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ALS offers tutoring options ■ Academic Learning bervices provides both group and individual sessions to students who want additional help By Diane Huber Oregon Daily Emerald Now that midterms have passed and finals are just weeks away, some students may be starting to panic over the prospect of less-than desirable grades. But Academic Learning Services in the basement of the EMU offers students many tutoring options, some for free and some for a fee. Tutorial supervisor Kim Lilley said while many students use the tutoring services, many more stu dents could be benefiting from them. She said some students are embarrassed to turn to the ALS for help. “I want to get rid of the idea that tutoring is remedial, when, in fact, it can be the difference between an ‘A’ and a ‘B’ in the class,” she said. ALS offers small-group tutoring for many University courses, in cluding first and second year math, rrencn, bpamsn, chemistry, eco nomics and physics. Each group is led by a tutor or GTF, and as many as six people meet two hours per week for $80 per term. Students can also drop into ALS’s free math or writing lab in 72 PLC anytime between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. ALS also provides lists of indi vidual tutors in a variety of sub jects. Prices range from $7 to $9 per hour for lower division classes and $9 to $11 an hour for upper divi sion classes. Lilley said the ALS does the best it can to accommodate all of stu dent’s tutoring requests. ALS tutors must have received an “A” or “B+” in the related cours es and are required to have two fac ulty recommendations. Lilley said the ALS is always looking for tu tors, but currently math tutors are in the highest demand. Environmental studies major Thomas Ebert has attended the free “Math 111” session offered from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday in 106 Deady. Ebert said all departments should offer a study session. It really makes the material make sense and provides some thing extra for courses that just don't hit home in 50 minutes,” he said. “It’s a simple concept that does a lot of good.” Business major Baba Moussa is an ALS French tutor. He said the hardest part about tutoring is work ing with students who seem to “take their education for granted” and wait until the last minute to fo cus on classes. He said the only time students come in is from eight to 24 hours before midterms. Journalism major Melanie Lessen said she was recently having trou ble in her French class. Because she is planning to study abroad in the winter, she wanted to have a firm grasp of the language. She found Moussa’s name on a billboard out side her French class. “My grades have improved dra matically — from ‘D’s to ‘A’s,” she said. “Baba doesn’t care about the price or the time, as long as you are learning French,” she said. Diane Huber is a student activities reporter for the Oregon Daily Emerald. She can be reached at dianehuber@dailyemerald.com. News briefs Students celebrate Indian festival Saturday The Students of the Indian Subcontinent will cel ebrate Diwali — Indian Festival of the Lights— at 7 p.m. Saturday in Agate Hall on E. 18th Street. The festival is celebrated in almost all regions of India and is mainly seen as the beginning of the new year. The celebration will include dancing and an In dian feast. Admission is $5, which includes din ner catered by Taste of India. Rally will include vigil Members of the campus community will con duct a “Stop the War in Afghanistan! Peace March and Rally” at 4:30 p.m. today in the EMU Am phitheater. The event will include a candlelight vig il, speakers and music. ONLY ON THE WEB Features online Laid-back backup Reserve quarterback Jason File is footloose and down-to-earth as he waits his turn to shine on the field. 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