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New organization works to end
alienation of low-income students
■The Working-Class Student
Solidarity offers support and
resources for working-class and
first-generation college students
By Anna Seeley
Oregon Daily Emerald
While sitting in her political sci
ence class, senior lone Mueller lis
tened while her professor pointed
out differences between a low-in
come student’s performance in
school and a middle-class student’s
performance. He asked the class
why they thought there was a dif
ference.
“Because poor people are igno
rant,” one girl said.
The professor tried to point out
that was not the case, but the rest of
the class seemed to agree with the
first girl.
“The class assumed everyone in
the class was middle class,”
Mueller said. “I was too upset to
even raise my hand to say any
thing.”
This inspired Mueller to create
the Working-Class Student Solidar
ity for other students who feel
alienated by the assumption that
everyone on campus comes from
middle-class backgrounds.
WCSS is an organization for low
income, working-class and first
generation college students that
provides support, referrals, re
sources and educational opportuni
ties to members to assist them
while attending college. One goal of
the group is to inform people at the
University that low-income stu
dents do exist on campus, Mueller
said.
“University life in general is tra
ditionally a bourgeoisie communi
ty,” she said. “It is very alienating
for students who don’t come from
the same background.”
Mueller created the program by
designing an internship with the
Women’s Studies program. The in
ternship was sponsored by Student
Support Services and led to the es
tablishment of WCSS in January.
Mueller said one difference be
tween a low-income student and a
middle-class student is they learn
to be students later than middle
class students do.
“A working-class student learns
how to be a student by the end of
college, whereas middle-class stu
dents come to college already
knowing that,” she said.
Physics Professor James Brau
said he has been aware of students
who work as well as go to school.
He said if a student in his class
came up to him with problems jug
gling school and work, he would
offer to talk with them on how they
can manage their time.
“I probably wouldn’t give them a
break on turning in assignments,
but rather help them find a way to
do their work and turn it in on
time,” he said.
Mueller said WCSS members
have talked about how others as
sume everyone is middle class in
their own classes and study groups.
She added how scary and frustrat
ing it is for them to say, “Hey, I’ve
got a different experience.”
WCSS member Sophie Smith
said low-income students “don’t re
ally identify that well with the mid
dle class student lifestyle,” and the
group gives them a chance to ex
change ideas and educate them
selves about ways to deal with that.
“We are going to incorporate
guest speakers, such as professors
who are also first generation college
students about what they did to get
where they are now,” she said.
The group meets every Thursday
from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Multicultur
al Center. Since its creation, mem
bership has grown, but the group is
still looking for more members.
“We are a relatively new group,
and I hope membership grows,”
Smith said. “We are really eager to
get more involvement from stu
dents.”
Anna Seeley is a student activities reporter for
the Oregon Daily Emerald. She can be reached
at annaseeley@dailyemerald.com.
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cisco 49ers.
But, Howry says, it’s pretty cool
to say you played ball at the same
school as Rice.
Hayes was a dangerous receiver,
Howry says, with many skills and a
venerable knowledge of the game.
He took Keenan under his wing
and taught him the intricacies of
footwork and route running.
“He would really help me,”
Howry says.
During his sophomore year at
Los Alamitos High School, Keenan
decided to dedicate himself to foot
ball and shelved baseball and bas
ketball. His senior season proved to
be a break out year, as he snared 73
receptions for 1,320 yards and 17
scores, earning All-American hon
orable mention from USA Today.
He wasn’t heavily recruited by
college programs coming out of
high school, he says, because at 5
feet 9 inches and 170 pounds, he’s
not a prototypical wideout. But his
height fuels a competitive spirit
that still burns.
“I don’t have 4.2 or 4.3 speed, so I
have to use every bit of ability I have,”
Howry says. “I can’t be similar (in
ability) to a taller guy, I’ve got to be
better. That’s always motivated me.”
That determination could help
him graduate in 2002, his fourth
year of college, with a bachelor’s
in psychology. He’s always been
fascinated by why people act the
way they do, and what makes
them act that way.
If professional football isn’t an
Kim Samitore for the Emerald
Junior Keenan Howry has evolved into one of the best recievers in the team’s history.
option, he’ll apply his psych
knowledge to teaching and coach
ing — professions he says are de
pendent on the ability to under
stand and connect with others.
But the junior has plenty to
keep him busy until making a ca
reer decision, with seven games
remaining in the Duck’s season
and a rigorous Monday-through
Thursday study and practice
schedule that begins at 7:30 a.m.
and ends at 7 p.m.
He wouldn’t trade the long hours
for anything, though, he says, be
cause football and college are
teaching him lessons he’ll need for
the rest of his life.
“Everything isn’t always going to
be perfect,” he says. “How well you
adapt is how well you succeed.
Pretty soon I’m going to find out
what real life is like. Sometimes in
life you have to do things you’re re
ally not comfortable doing. Just like
football, sometimes in a game the
other team forces you to do things
you don’t want to. You’ve got to be
able to adapt.”
A skill Howry has learned well.
Eric Martin is a higher education reporter for
the Oregon Daily Emerald. He can be reached
at ericmartin@dailyemerald.com.
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