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~POLEMIC Vol 2, Issue 6, December11J992 I Campus Notes] Art students and faculty visit DIA Upward Bound tutors are needed at Alpena High School in all basic language skills. Tutors will be paid minimum wage. Please con- tact Donna Mullen at 356- 616 i ext. 260. Christmas wreaths are available_ from Bonnie or Nancy, VLH 102, for $10 each. Benefit is for Shelter, Inc. The wreaths can be seen in Van Lare Hall at the front desk, the Learning Center, and the VLH door. Congratulations to Laurie Wade, December' s Lumber- jack of the month. The award recognizes her sum- mer program, "Artragious", and the expansion of the art department through her ef- forts. Volunteer Center attains grant BY SARAH LINDSEY OPINIONS EDITOR BY KIM WISNIEWSKI STAFF WRITER On November 5, ACC stu- dents, along with art instructors Laurie Wade, Joseph Donna and Humanities Instructor Terry Hall, traveled to the Detroit Institute of Art. The Institute, which consists of three levels of art work includ- ing Graphic Arts and photog- raphy, Medieval and Twentieth Century, American, Italian and Spanish, was open to the pub- lic. Although many exhibits were closed due to budget cuts, when asked by the students the guards were kind enough to open a few select rooms so students could view art works such as the works of Picasso. Humanities instructor Ter~y Hall said, "l'think it's sad that the institute has been a victim of budget cuts. I think the institute is doing a good job. It (the trip) was really nice." Some of the more interest- ing and favorite forms of art for the students were the Modern and Pop Art Sections and es- pecially the Detroit Industry Mexican muralist work. The mural on all four walls of the room explains a theme. The East Wall, for example, has in the center · panel, an infant cradled in the bulb of a plant, which represents life's origin and human dependence on the land. A.C.C. student, Pennie Schulwitz said, "It was fasci- nating. It was nothing like you would see around Alpena. Another area found to be interesting to the students was the European 19th Century paintings. The trees, people, and the frames that border them are very detailed. "A revelling exchange of mind, love, and beauty cultivated into three- dimensional space," were the thoughts of Dan Smith, another A.C.C. student who was "to- tally overwhelmed" by the art work in the institute. Greektown was the next stop for the group before head- ing back to Alpena. While there, they chose to eat at a Greek restaurant called Hellas where a few students tried the , "octopus." Instructors and students alike agreed it was well worth the trip aboard the cold Lum- berjack bus. A $25,000 grant has been awarded to ACC's Volunteer Center, which they will use to begin a Youth Volunteer Corps (YVC) in Alpena County. The grant was awarded to ACC b the Michigan Community Ser- vice Commission and the De- partment of Labor. · 100 more junior and senior high school students. Volun- teers for the projects will con- stitute "a real cross-section of the community," according to Vernie Nethercut, director of the center. The grant money will be used to h\re a part-time coor- dinator, who will be in charge of making arrangements, in- cluding choosing and placing students for the projects. Also team leaders will be hired to work directly with the vol- unteers performing the work. during the summer. Environ- mental beautification, home care and maintenance, tutoring, and helping build a Habitat for Humanity house are some of the projects which may be performed by the teams. Now, ski lodging is affordable The YVC will be an expan- sion of the VolunTEEN Center which operates at Alpena High School and currently places about 80 volunteers each year. With this grant, the Volunteer Center would like to involve The YVC will conduct two spring weekend team projects and four two-week sessions Pull line of artists supplies New Items for spring Semestec "I'm really excited about it," Nethercut said. "Students will gain a community service experience and learn how to work together. Hopefully we'll develop some life-long volun- teers." BY TINA JoNES STAFF WRITER "What is there to do dur- ing semester break?" seems to be a common question on campus. Well, here's the answer: ski! Ski world famous places such as Taos Ski Valley, Squaw Valley, Snowmass, Telluride, Silver Mountain, A CC Bookstore With the semester coming to a close and Christmas just around the comer i t is Pre-Christmas Sale - ~t day for book refunds Jan. 22 l 99~ Books offer luting time to purchase those discount items , !Free Poster with any ourchase Financial Aid Starts Jan 4-22 1993 · Financial Aid Start Up Sales Bookstore/Spring Semester dates an d Hours: Jan. 4-6 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Jan. 7 Closed due to Huron Shores Jan. 8 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Jan. 11-14 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Jan. 18-21 9:00a.m.-7:00p.m. Jan. 22 value so doea your.future! ACC book buybackDates Dec. 15th and 16th 9:00 A.M-6:00 P.M. Dec. 17th 9:00 AM.-4:00 P.M. Huron Shores buybackDate: Dec. 11th 2:00P.M-5:00P.M Spring Semester academic books may be bought now cash only! Killington, Aspen, Stratton o ain, e emar , ac - son Hole plus many more. Join - American Youth Hos- tels (A YH) and stay at one of their hostels. 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