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Nicaragua: a long way from revolution oy ueDoran janes Of th« EmaraM Nicaragua has come a long way since it won its independence four years ago, said Dr Julio Aviles during a forum presentation Thursday at the Wesley Center. Aviles, co-director of the Nicaraguan Commision for Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, was the key speaker at a forum sponsored by the Eugene Council for Human Rights in Latin America Speaking through a translator, Aviles told the 30-member audience Thursday, "the Nicaraguan government has now made the commitment for preser vation of human rights." After extensive bloodshed, Nicaragua won her in dependance from the Somoza dictatorship in 1979 The United States had backed the Somoza government continually and had occupied the country from 1912 to I933, he said With a gleam in his eye, Aviles related the progress made in Nicaragua’s past four years of freedom "Our illiteracy rate has dropped from 50 percent to 12.5 percent," said Aviles Nicaragua's adult education and university programs account for the rise in literacy, he said With 20 percent of government funds now going towards health care, every Nicaraguan is ensured free medical services Nutrition programs have improved the Nicaraguans' diet, and new day care centers have met the demands of the recent surge of working mothers, Aviles said "Women's rights have taken a great step forward," he said "40 percent of our government workers are women." Nicaragua's 85,000-member working class gained security through thp formation of 1,078 labor unions in the last four years, Aviles said Reform also occured in land ownership, he said About 80 percent now belongs in the private sector "After the revolution, the government handed over much of the land to the peasants " With the introduction of a democratic system, the citizens aquired the right to vote in 1985 " But not only elections make democracy, but also the action of the people," said Aviles The severe social injustices, such as torture, impri sonment of political figures and the death penalty, ceased with the downfall of the Somoza regime, said Aviles Aviles justified the recent military build up in Nicar agua "We are constantly in fear of invasion We don't want another war. but we are determined to Keep our freedom," he said Locally, the Eugene Council for Human Rights in Latin America has been very active in assisting the Nicaragua reform, said staff person Sherry Drobner The council is collecting surplus and sample medical supplies from local hospitals to send to Nicaragua and also is staging benefit concerts, lunches, and public awareness presentations, Drobner said A forum featuring Isabel Cardenas, director of the Santana Chirino Brigade and Dr Orlando Lopez, from the Archbishop Romero Relief Fund, will discuss the current strife in El Salvador on Thursday at 7:30 p m in the Wesley Center Peer tutoring program provides homework aid Students who don't under stand indefinite integrals in their calculus class or who can't conjugate verbs in French need not despair. Peer tutoring at the Learn ing Resources Center may be able to come to the res cue "There are students who need supplements to the traditional mode of instruc tion.-' says Dave Hubin, center director "Some students need an additional instructor and more help than the faculty can provide in office hours Peer tutoring can provide an additional way of explaining some thing " The center concentrates most of its tutoring in math related and foreign language courses "The social sciences are more elusive We used to claim to tutor all courses, but 90 percent of requests came in math and language courses," says Hubin "It is also difficult to tutor social science-type classes You just can t come in and ask a history peer tutor to explain the French Revolution, but you can explain how to run a computer program." While students are linked with a peer tutor for the entire term, the program is not meant to foster a depen dency on tutors. ‘The tutoring program should allow students to ul timately handle subsequent courses on their own and provide for more indepen dence It should wean the students of the need for tu toring," says Hubin Peer tutors are selected on the basis of an Interview and faculty recommendation They also must have received an A or a B-plus in the class themselves The tutors are paid through work-study funds which Hubtn says "leaves out a lot of good people. " The 30 to 40 tutors select ed each year have training sessions three times a term that cover recognizing learn ing differences, helping to prepare for exams and gen eral interviewing skills Tutors are available tor subjects including account ing, chemistry, computer science, math, physics, sta tistics, economics, English as a second language, French, Spanish, German, Chinese and Japanese, The service costs $30 per term Eiiii I II 0 Corner 13th * HHyard rot* from the new Sacred Heart addition ■ ^ p ftftfmrmnftftfln-Mw^nnnnnnnnnnn |jj Z%f*4*jro HJtjrBAK.ur*\ I ^■aaaaaaaoaooaaaaaaaaaaaaaam^: _ *i£-i oad^BStbaa Phone 343-6234 _ir, 0080000000 <T 1 I I ^ I I I I I Special Peking Dinner For 2 or More offer good Mon.-Thur. Includes: Egg Flowers, Velvet soup Appetizers: Fried Wonton Fried Shrimps Mar Far Chicken Entree Chicken Almond Sub Gum Chow Mein Pineapple Sweet & Sour Pork Barbecue Pork Fried Rice Tea or Coffee & Fortune Cookies OPKN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK 11AM TO 10PM. DAILY LUNCH SPECIAL *1.93 BEER & WINE ORDER TO GO Plenty of parking adjacent to the building SAVE *2.00 *39.5 parson Reg. $6.00 per person II I I I I I Academic information available from department peer advisers By Sandy Johnstone Otttw Em«r«M Need to know about group requirements, who the best professors are or what to do about a problem in a class from a student's perspective? Turn to peer advisers “There's something special about students helping other students." says Jane Degidio, director of the paraprofessional program "They vary in age, but they're going through the same experiences “It's nice to talk to someone in the same boat that has been trained to help you get through it. You would get a different answer if you asked me a ques tion and you asked a peer ad viser." And peer advisers usually have better information than the average student "Don't believe everything you hear from other students who aren't peer advisers,” she says “Unless you know the ins and outs of the school it's easy to get the wrong advice ” The program supplements the faculty advising program, Degidio says. “Peer advisers do not replace faculty advisers,” she says. "Peer advisers want students to link up with the faculty adviser in their area of interest. Fourteen departments offer peer advising. Each department sets up its own requirements, but most require an interper sonal communication skills class, a basic academic advis ing course and a two- or three term commitment “We are real concerned about giving out correct information," says Degidio Renee Mona-Lusky, peer ad vising coordinator in the busi ness school, says peei advisers are important because of the constant change in graduation requirements for the University and business school Students also may feel more comfortable talking to peer ad visers about a personal conflict or problem in a class, she says And peer advisers sometimes can tell them which channels will get something done Randy Martin, peer advising coordinator in the psychology department, says a “caring attitude” is the most important qualification for a peer adviser ‘ We encourage people to come in even if they don't have a academic question,” he says Mona-Lusky points out that the peer advisers also gain valuable experience "Interpersonal communica tion skills are vital when you work in an organization, no matter what the job,” she says “Students can get that exper ience here, but a lot of students go through school without it They may never get that basic work experience which entails getting along in an organiza tion." Peer advisers can also get credit through the Department of Educational Policy and Man agement by doing projects such as setting up a newsletter, tutor file, referral file or internship file. EOSC looks for president LA GRANDE, (AP) - A na tionwide search for a new pre sident at Eastern Oregon State College is expected to begin within two weeks. Tom Madden, associate professor of English and jour nalism and chairman of an 11-member search committee, said a description of the job is being written. He said the college will ad vertise in newspapers and mail job descriptions to colleges A deadline probably will be set for late November or early December. Correction An article appearing in Friday’s Emerald incorrectly stated that the maximum fine for paying late tuition is $50. The actual maximum fine for paying tuition late this year is $100, according to the University bu siness office ■ a* uo STUDENT HEALTH CENTER ° FLU VACCINATION Influenza vaccinations will be given at the University of Oregon Student Health Center every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 8 to 9 a.m., beginning October 13th and continuing until the end of fall term. Only one injection is needed. Students may receive the vaccine at a cost of $2.50. Faculty and staff are charged $3.50. Annual flu immunizations are recommended for people with in creased risk of complications from lower respiratory infections, including: 1. Persons 65 years or older. 2. Persons with any of the following: heart disease, compromised lung functions, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, chronic severe anemia, and conditions which compromise immune mechanisms. For more information call the Student Health Center at (686)-4441
