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Inside War in the Persian Gulf coverage — Page 4. News A support group is formed to help s tudentswho have friends and family in the Persian Gulf. Page 4. Commentary The hazards of stow driving in ‘A Word in Edgewise/ Page 6. Feature Sue Sisley juggles schoofwork, theater, and being president of ASNAU. Page 11. Entertainment NAU Art Museum and Galleries, located in the Creative and Communication Am building, return to their original home m Old Main. Jan. 28. Pap 11. Sports The Lumbeijaek men's and women's swimming tea New Mexico State. Pace IS. Dave Steiner.' The Lumberjack Volunteers man petition taWesduring Tuesday 's Peace Week Teach- In on the Guff Crisis. See Page 4. N A U professors give high schools poor grades By Jim Rathbum The Lumberjack Jo McRae, freshman undecided major, says her first semester at NAU was “pure torture on the brain, especially English.” “I took the tougher English classes in high school, but no way was I prepared for college. Every time I went to write something 1 constantly had to look up how to do it right," she said. Her experience is not unique. Many NAU freshmen aren’t making the grade when it comes to being prepared for college. A recent survey asked full-time NAU faculty members to evaluate the effectiveness of high schools in preparing students for college, based on their experiences with NAU freshmen. Most faculty members polled in the anonymous survey indicated high school graduates arc unprepared for college, but disagreed about whom to blame and how preparedness could be increased. Some said the answer lies in restructuring school curriculum. “Muc h less time wasted on nonacademic playtime such as music and art," said a professor from the College o f Creative and Commun i-cation Arts. An other professor from the sa m e college said students need to spend more time studying art and music because they' help clarify thinking. Others said students need to accept more responsibility for their education. “Students seem to shv away from the challenging courses," said a professor from the College o f Arts and Sciences. “They need to start learning for the sake ofknowledge, not just to get a passing grade." The survey, modeled after the 1980 Gallup Poll on Education, included 11 quantitative questions and one qualitative question. One of the first questions asked faculty members to assign a letter grade to high schools for their performance in preparing students for college. Twenty-four o f the 205 respondents (11.5 percent) gave Bs, 2.6 percent gave B minuses, 48.1 percen t gave Cs, 2.6 perren t gave C See S U R V E Y , Page 2 REPORT CARD English Composition DReading Comprehension I) History C-Mathematics D-Geography D Average Grade D C O M M E N T S : JYeeds to ivork harder in ‘Lnglisfx Composition and ^Reading Comprehension. Student is not prepared for college coursework. Jon AngelfTht Lumberjack. Thursday, January 24, 1991 5iOUTHWrf!T K 1 C P 0 P V K M B K 1 I >.6 27 E A iT YAfJDRI.fi DP , r P K W ) , TX 7 9 9 0 ' L t h f Northern Arizona University • Flagstaff, Arizona Volume 86, Issue 2 © copyright 1990 Former student dies in highway accident By Kurt Kenimerer The Lumberjack A former NAU student died of head injuries when her car went off the road live miles south of Cordes Junction on Interstate-17 Monday. Kristina Marie Winch, 19, was declared dead at the scene o f the accident, according to the Departm ent o f 1 Public Safety report. Winch attended NAU through last semester before transferring to the Northern Ari/.ona 1 nstitu Le ofTechnology. A passenger, Sandra Lee Skaggs, 24, was admitted to Phoenix General Hospital with a probable broken leg and other unknown injuries. DPS and witnesses said the automobile nearly went o ff the left side o f the road and the driver overcorrected to the right. The automobile then wentoff the right side o f the road, hitting an embankment and (lipping onto its side. Winch ‘partiallyejected through the windshield” said Dan Kirk, an advertising major, who saw the accident. “I saw the driver outside o f the window b efore the car even stopped,’1 Kirk said. “I don’t think they ware seat belts,” he said. DPS concurred with Kirk, saying the automobile ‘ had seat belts installed, but they were not in use by either (the driver or passenger).” Investigating officer Mike Fane believed seat belts in use “would have prevented the fatality.” Kirk and driver M ichelle McGeough, a sophomore business major, witnessed the one-vehicle accident as they drove about 100 ‘ I ’ ve learned something from this. I w ear (a selt belt) all the time now, even just going to class/ — Dan Kirk, Accident witness feet behind Winch’s vehicle. Neither Kirk nor McGeough said they wore seat belts as a normal practice before witnessing the accident. “I’ll wear it all the time now because you never know,” McGeough said. Kirk agreed. “I’ve learned something from this,” he said. “1 wear (a seat belt) all the time now, even just going to class." Arizonans now face a $10 fine for a first offense and up to a S25 fine on additional infractions if caugh t not wearing a seat belt when an officerstops them for any traffic violation. The law, which went into effect Jan. 1, exempts vehicles made in 1972 or earlier and a few other specialty vehicles. Phone cards provide direct connections By Jennifer Etkin The Lumberjack On-campus residents who were home for the holidays found an extra piece o f mail that contained a “personal security code” card. The cards, installed in conjunction with AT&T College and University System (A C U S ) and Telecomm-NAU, were designed to allow students living on campus to dial long-distance calls directly from their residence hall rooms beginning Jan. 8, said Ralph Berg, manager of the Telecomm-NAU program. By using the cards, students can dial long-distance direct without using a calling card number. The bill can be mailed to their NAU box number or their permanent address, Berg said. This sy stem will cost on-campus students 5 percent less for their long distance phone calls than off-campus students. The program was organized last summer due to student demand for a direct dial program; however. many students do not understand the card’s importance, Berg said. “1 threw it out when it came to the house. I didn’t even open it," said Laura Landin, a sophomore elementary education major. Berg said he received phone calls from students asking about the new service and letters from students wrho said they did not wan ta phone credit card sent to their homes. “This is not a credit card," he said. “It is a good service and can make (long-distance tails) a lot easier on students.” The program will re-route longdistance calls to new telephone lines, which will result in fewer busy lines. Currently, a glitch in the system has forced students to use the access code to dial an 800 number. This has caused confusion among students who use telephone services that require 800 numbers to gain access to their billing program. The glitch will be remedied in tw'o to three weeks, Berg said. Photos by Dave Steiner/The Lumberjack Top, Charlie Freteiuco and Tony Ross march in Monday night's Marlin Luther King Jr. candlelight march. Above, Rona Fennessy, a senior anthropology major, and Michia Guy, a creative writing graduate student, bow together during the closing prayer of the commemorative service. Marching forward, marching for King By Erika Thure T he Lumberjack About 400 XAU students and Flagstaff residents carried candles t and marched through campus Monday night in observance o f slain ' civil rights leader Marlin Luther King jr. Commemorative services held following the march included m u enterw nrncrr* prominent local speakers. The Black Student Union sponsored the civil rights event which included other issues, from local concerns about Arizona’s lack ofa King holiday to worldly concerns about the war in the Middle East. “I think it’s real important that we keep the dream alive and we let people know that even though there isn’t an official state holiday, the students want one,” said TaschiaReed, sophomore microbiology and pre-med major and member o f RSL\ Students are not the onlv ones who want a King holidav. Speakers such as NAU PresidentEugene Hughes, Flagstaff Mayor Chris Bavasi and State Representative Art Hamilton recognized Jan. 21 as an official holiday. NAU has recognized a King holidav for four vears. Arizona’s controversial King holidav issue was noi the only area o f concern addressed at the local event. “I feel the goals of the march are to recognize the MLKholidavard to support a cause that helped make America a better place,” said Chris Waddell, sophomore business major. ‘This is also a tirr.i- to recognize how far we’ve come and how far we have to go in terms o f race relations.” “Not onlyisthisa commemorative service, butwe’re trying to stress that he was adamantly opposed to war, which is a time lhar wc-’re in now,” said Mario Harris, president of the BSU. Although the BSU sponsored the event, other student groups represented included People for Peace, MEC.hA, the Hispanic Honor Society, the Gay Academic Union, women’s groups and other student groups, Harris said. “It’s not just cultural groups. It’s a combination o f everybody,” she said. President Hughes was happy with the outcome of the event. “I ’m very pleased with the turnout tonight. I think thar weprobablv I have more people here tonight than we have had for am march since we’ve started these on Martin Luther King Day,” Hughes said.
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Item number | 1991_01_24 |
Creator | Northern Arizona University. Associated Students. |
Title | The Lumberjack, January 24, 1991. |
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Date | 1991-01-24 |
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Collection name | Northern Arizona University: The Lumberjack |
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Oral history transcripts | Inside War in the Persian Gulf coverage — Page 4. News A support group is formed to help s tudentswho have friends and family in the Persian Gulf. Page 4. Commentary The hazards of stow driving in ‘A Word in Edgewise/ Page 6. Feature Sue Sisley juggles schoofwork, theater, and being president of ASNAU. Page 11. Entertainment NAU Art Museum and Galleries, located in the Creative and Communication Am building, return to their original home m Old Main. Jan. 28. Pap 11. Sports The Lumbeijaek men's and women's swimming tea New Mexico State. Pace IS. Dave Steiner.' The Lumberjack Volunteers man petition taWesduring Tuesday 's Peace Week Teach- In on the Guff Crisis. See Page 4. N A U professors give high schools poor grades By Jim Rathbum The Lumberjack Jo McRae, freshman undecided major, says her first semester at NAU was “pure torture on the brain, especially English.” “I took the tougher English classes in high school, but no way was I prepared for college. Every time I went to write something 1 constantly had to look up how to do it right," she said. Her experience is not unique. Many NAU freshmen aren’t making the grade when it comes to being prepared for college. A recent survey asked full-time NAU faculty members to evaluate the effectiveness of high schools in preparing students for college, based on their experiences with NAU freshmen. Most faculty members polled in the anonymous survey indicated high school graduates arc unprepared for college, but disagreed about whom to blame and how preparedness could be increased. Some said the answer lies in restructuring school curriculum. “Muc h less time wasted on nonacademic playtime such as music and art," said a professor from the College o f Creative and Commun i-cation Arts. An other professor from the sa m e college said students need to spend more time studying art and music because they' help clarify thinking. Others said students need to accept more responsibility for their education. “Students seem to shv away from the challenging courses," said a professor from the College o f Arts and Sciences. “They need to start learning for the sake ofknowledge, not just to get a passing grade." The survey, modeled after the 1980 Gallup Poll on Education, included 11 quantitative questions and one qualitative question. One of the first questions asked faculty members to assign a letter grade to high schools for their performance in preparing students for college. Twenty-four o f the 205 respondents (11.5 percent) gave Bs, 2.6 percent gave B minuses, 48.1 percen t gave Cs, 2.6 perren t gave C See S U R V E Y , Page 2 REPORT CARD English Composition DReading Comprehension I) History C-Mathematics D-Geography D Average Grade D C O M M E N T S : JYeeds to ivork harder in ‘Lnglisfx Composition and ^Reading Comprehension. Student is not prepared for college coursework. Jon AngelfTht Lumberjack. Thursday, January 24, 1991 5iOUTHWrf!T K 1 C P 0 P V K M B K 1 I >.6 27 E A iT YAfJDRI.fi DP , r P K W ) , TX 7 9 9 0 ' L t h f Northern Arizona University • Flagstaff, Arizona Volume 86, Issue 2 © copyright 1990 Former student dies in highway accident By Kurt Kenimerer The Lumberjack A former NAU student died of head injuries when her car went off the road live miles south of Cordes Junction on Interstate-17 Monday. Kristina Marie Winch, 19, was declared dead at the scene o f the accident, according to the Departm ent o f 1 Public Safety report. Winch attended NAU through last semester before transferring to the Northern Ari/.ona 1 nstitu Le ofTechnology. A passenger, Sandra Lee Skaggs, 24, was admitted to Phoenix General Hospital with a probable broken leg and other unknown injuries. DPS and witnesses said the automobile nearly went o ff the left side o f the road and the driver overcorrected to the right. The automobile then wentoff the right side o f the road, hitting an embankment and (lipping onto its side. Winch ‘partiallyejected through the windshield” said Dan Kirk, an advertising major, who saw the accident. “I saw the driver outside o f the window b efore the car even stopped,’1 Kirk said. “I don’t think they ware seat belts,” he said. DPS concurred with Kirk, saying the automobile ‘ had seat belts installed, but they were not in use by either (the driver or passenger).” Investigating officer Mike Fane believed seat belts in use “would have prevented the fatality.” Kirk and driver M ichelle McGeough, a sophomore business major, witnessed the one-vehicle accident as they drove about 100 ‘ I ’ ve learned something from this. I w ear (a selt belt) all the time now, even just going to class/ — Dan Kirk, Accident witness feet behind Winch’s vehicle. Neither Kirk nor McGeough said they wore seat belts as a normal practice before witnessing the accident. “I’ll wear it all the time now because you never know,” McGeough said. Kirk agreed. “I’ve learned something from this,” he said. “1 wear (a seat belt) all the time now, even just going to class." Arizonans now face a $10 fine for a first offense and up to a S25 fine on additional infractions if caugh t not wearing a seat belt when an officerstops them for any traffic violation. The law, which went into effect Jan. 1, exempts vehicles made in 1972 or earlier and a few other specialty vehicles. Phone cards provide direct connections By Jennifer Etkin The Lumberjack On-campus residents who were home for the holidays found an extra piece o f mail that contained a “personal security code” card. The cards, installed in conjunction with AT&T College and University System (A C U S ) and Telecomm-NAU, were designed to allow students living on campus to dial long-distance calls directly from their residence hall rooms beginning Jan. 8, said Ralph Berg, manager of the Telecomm-NAU program. By using the cards, students can dial long-distance direct without using a calling card number. The bill can be mailed to their NAU box number or their permanent address, Berg said. This sy stem will cost on-campus students 5 percent less for their long distance phone calls than off-campus students. The program was organized last summer due to student demand for a direct dial program; however. many students do not understand the card’s importance, Berg said. “1 threw it out when it came to the house. I didn’t even open it," said Laura Landin, a sophomore elementary education major. Berg said he received phone calls from students asking about the new service and letters from students wrho said they did not wan ta phone credit card sent to their homes. “This is not a credit card," he said. “It is a good service and can make (long-distance tails) a lot easier on students.” The program will re-route longdistance calls to new telephone lines, which will result in fewer busy lines. Currently, a glitch in the system has forced students to use the access code to dial an 800 number. This has caused confusion among students who use telephone services that require 800 numbers to gain access to their billing program. The glitch will be remedied in tw'o to three weeks, Berg said. Photos by Dave Steiner/The Lumberjack Top, Charlie Freteiuco and Tony Ross march in Monday night's Marlin Luther King Jr. candlelight march. Above, Rona Fennessy, a senior anthropology major, and Michia Guy, a creative writing graduate student, bow together during the closing prayer of the commemorative service. Marching forward, marching for King By Erika Thure T he Lumberjack About 400 XAU students and Flagstaff residents carried candles t and marched through campus Monday night in observance o f slain ' civil rights leader Marlin Luther King jr. Commemorative services held following the march included m u enterw nrncrr* prominent local speakers. The Black Student Union sponsored the civil rights event which included other issues, from local concerns about Arizona’s lack ofa King holiday to worldly concerns about the war in the Middle East. “I think it’s real important that we keep the dream alive and we let people know that even though there isn’t an official state holiday, the students want one,” said TaschiaReed, sophomore microbiology and pre-med major and member o f RSL\ Students are not the onlv ones who want a King holidav. Speakers such as NAU PresidentEugene Hughes, Flagstaff Mayor Chris Bavasi and State Representative Art Hamilton recognized Jan. 21 as an official holiday. NAU has recognized a King holidav for four vears. Arizona’s controversial King holidav issue was noi the only area o f concern addressed at the local event. “I feel the goals of the march are to recognize the MLKholidavard to support a cause that helped make America a better place,” said Chris Waddell, sophomore business major. ‘This is also a tirr.i- to recognize how far we’ve come and how far we have to go in terms o f race relations.” “Not onlyisthisa commemorative service, butwe’re trying to stress that he was adamantly opposed to war, which is a time lhar wc-’re in now,” said Mario Harris, president of the BSU. Although the BSU sponsored the event, other student groups represented included People for Peace, MEC.hA, the Hispanic Honor Society, the Gay Academic Union, women’s groups and other student groups, Harris said. “It’s not just cultural groups. It’s a combination o f everybody,” she said. President Hughes was happy with the outcome of the event. “I ’m very pleased with the turnout tonight. I think thar weprobablv I have more people here tonight than we have had for am march since we’ve started these on Martin Luther King Day,” Hughes said. |
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