Tutoring...
entirely different concept of the
world. The white world is viewed
from a linear perspective down to
the square buildings. Indians, on
the other hand, think in the cir
cular. It’s uncomfortable to sit in
a square room, -it is an entirely
different concept.
“Also, the Puritan work ethic is
foreign. In the past, we only had
to work for what was essential.”
According to John most Indians
don’t have special problems in
adjusting to the system. “We
were taught the white way. But,
since the movement we don’t
want the white way. We don’t
want to be a machine; we are
searching for our own values and
traditions. Just like everyone
else, we are looking for things we
value as a student.”
But, many of the students have
come from low quality schools
and John says, “We try to
remedy this poor background
with tutors who can teach
reading and study skills. Tutors
have to get into the students head
and learn from the student as
well as teach. It is a mutual
learning process and it can be a
beautiful thing when it works.
“A lot of students, though,
think a tutor is a blow to their
ego. But, we try to encourage
them, because we don’t want
them to flunk.”
According to John, “Many
people think Indians have it bad,
because they only see a few of us.
i But look at all of us who have
made it.
Our foremeost problem is we
were trained in the white man’s
ways and now we are trying to
find our own traditions.”
SESAMEX
SESAMEX, an acronym for
Spanish-English Speaking
Amercan Mexicans, assists
Mexican-American students to
cope with the University. Only 10
per cent of the students on the
program graduated from high
school, and only 5 per cent of
those had above a 2.5 G.P.A. The
majority of the student either
had below a 2.00 G.P.A. or never
completed high school and in
stead took an equivalency test,
according to the tutorial director,
Alfonso Cabrera.
But, Alfonso says, “Those
students who are making it are
the one’s who took the
equivalency test or had below a
2.0, because they are really
working harder. They are more
motivated. But, for those who
dropped out, it is hard for them to
get set in the routine again of
going to classes and studying.
“We need tutors who can teach
them how to study and use the
material as the professor expects
and explain the reading.”
“The University is a learing
experience with others on a
personal level. Many of our
students have never come in
contact with other minorities and
whites, thus, we emphasize living
in the dorm so they can contact a
variety of DeoDle in large
groups.”
According to Alfonso, “Many
students feel their classes are not
relevant. But, the purpose is to
get a broad base of knowledge
they won’t get otherwise. They
have to learn the significance
behind the course. It is difficult
for a student who has not gone to
school; it is hard for them to
accept. This is where tutors can
be the solution to the student’s
adaption.”
One of the major pressure on
Mexican-American students
Alfonso says, “is political issues
and the Chicano movement. A lot
of students stay away from this
area because they don’t have the
time to get involved. They are
here to get an education.
“Also, their home community
is looking at them. Their success
or failure is a reflection upon
their community and family.”
Other problems which the
students face, according to
Alfonso, is that of being bi-lingual
with only about a fifth or sixth
grade vocabularly in English.
Also, their study skills are not
equal to those of an average
student, nor is their com
prehension well developed.
Alfonso says, “the tutor is the
main key to helping the student
improve comprehension.
“Many of the students consider
themselves to be second class
citizens,” which creates added
problems. “Trying to talk to a
professor weighs heavily upon
them They are sensitive and put
off easily since Anglos make
them up-tight. The complex has
been ingrained in them and they
believe the stereotype them
selves.”
"We are trying to make the
students self-motivated in
dividuals so they don’t have to be
led around by the hand. They
have to learn to stand up on their
own.”
Tutors can help the student
learn, but Alfonso says, “They
need a lot of patience with a
person who has never learned the
basics and study habits.”
Information on Tutoring
The programs are primarily
interested in tut' ~s who are
willing to teach in their major
area of study. They desperately
need literature and comp tutors
as well as science and math ones.
Other areas are sociology,
psychology, history, an
thropology, business, speech and
the professional schools.
Tutors can receive three hours
practicum credit through the
education school, and some
departments such as English,
anthropology, psychology and
speech are giving tutoring
credits to majors. If you want
credit through your department,
find out if it’s available.
For those interested in tutoring
the best route would be to call the
tutorial director for the program
you are interested in. They will
be able to provide specific in
formation about their programs.
It is still possible to tutor and
receive credit for it this term
since the drop-add deadline is
today.
Soap opera
Monday
By ETHEL KOSAR
Of the Emerald
A new and hopefully suprising show will enter the
PL-3 lineup Monday at 12:30. The program is en
titled “The Library of Our Lives” and will make its
debut into the world of educational television. The
series of events centers around a widow who
decides to reenter the educational scene as a
student. Frieda Hyman plays Abigail, who’s
decision to live with her daughter, Sara (Cathy
Bradford Senior in FAA) poses an interesting
problem, since Sara’s boyfriend, Bill, played by
Allan Gross, graduate in speech, lives with her.
All of this is just the beginning of a series of ac
tions which will explore “all issues-actual and
imagined” that accompany the scenes on today’s
campuses.
The seven week series can be followed every
Monday and Wednesday at 12:30 and 9:30 p.m.
Charles Deemer, graduate in English, is writing the
r
script with the help of students. Based on the soap
opera idiom they want to give viewers “a quality
product.” The approach is totally professional.
Deadlines must be met and the pressure of filming
is great.
The program has an acting company of 47. The
types of people seen on present campuses will be
represented on screen. There will be a variety such
as a narc, a chief of police, a pregnant student,
basketball players and gangsters, a milkman,
radicals, a vegetarian, an astrologer, gays,
feminists. Also entering the picture in the future
will be a black psychoanalyst and his secretary and
Vietnam veterans.
Total cast and crew number 117 people. Cameo
roles will be arranged for some local celebrities.
The show is being taped at the facilities of Lane
Community College. David Norris is head of
broadcasting at LCC and technical director for the
soap opera.
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They get a baby of their own. She gets the joy of
making it.
The ASUO Cultural Forum Presents
Mose Allison &
Kenny Burrell
January 21
in Jazz* Concert
Two full performances
7:00 and 9:30 p.m.
* EMU Ballroom
Tickets $3 — general admission
Chrystalship and EMU Main Desk
- and at the door
WOMEN!
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Now for,,
College Junior
Program:
An exciting summer month.
It may help you
plan your future.
The College Junior Program is an ac
tion-packed course, open only to young
women who have completed their junior
year of college. It’s timed and planned to
give you an insight into the opportunities
offered to college graduates as officers in
the Women’s Army Corps.
Summer preview of opportunities
as an officer.
As a cadet corporal in the Women’s
Army Corps Enlisted Reserve, you spend
four summer weeks at Fort McClellan,
Alabama, with other students from all over
the nation. They’re busy weeks of training,
and learning, and fun, shared with new
friends. Towards the end of this time, you’ll
spend several days at Fort Benning, Georgia,
where you’ll see and meet your male Army
counterparts. You’ll watch them demon
strate military tactics, and join them in
social activities.
Please send me information on the
College Junior Program.
Mail to: US Army Recruiting Main Sta.
300 S. W. Madison St.
Portland, Oregon 97204
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