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Volume 3 :Issue a ,-.,1.111 ~Pole1nic 11,.i1 i:1i·11 111,,.,. i'li:p'iil Staff and students work to pass millage 111 1 1 1 ■ Community labors to educate voters about the issues before Action Line the February 1 election day. Action Unc is a regular, informational column ""hich answers questions posctl hy stu- dents. Questions dealing with Alpena Community College may be dropped off at The Polemic office in BTC 110, placed in the mailbox located in the lobby of BTC or they may be given to any staff member. Action Line qucs- h tions leltcrs, articles and correspondence must be suhn11ttcd 10 The Polemic office at room 110 in Besser Tech. no later than the following dates dur- ing the sPring 1994 semester: ■ Feb. 2 for Feb. 16 distribution ~; ■ March 2 for March 16 distribution ■ April l for April 13 distribution ■April 20 for May 4 distribution Unfortunately there are no Action Linc ques- tions this issue. Perhaps it was the cold weather or the start of a new se- mester that left the Action Linc question box empty. Send your questions in and read yours answers in next issue of The Po- lemic. BY Dl'"'l!NF KONWINSKI COPY EDITOR Due in large part to the one mill levy approved by vot- ers in May of 1989, "we [ACCJ are a very different place today than we were five years ago," says Director of Public Relations Carlene Przykucki Since that time, ACC has seen a variety of improvements, including a constant upgrading in lab technology, new programs such as Utility Tech. and a new hoiler The original levy of one mill, equivalent to approximately $500,000, has expired, and now ACC officials are asking voters in 1he communi1y IO renew it The money is needed to cover opera1ional costs "h's critical" that the mill age pass, said Donald ;"iewpon, presidem of ACC. He is very optimis1il.: that area citizens will pull through Feb. I when it comes time to vote Between now and then. Newport hopes students will help w,tl, the t:1,1,1._ hJ..otk hct\ ~ 4-9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays in the basement of the GTE huilding downtown "It can be fun," said Przykucki. "We have recent graduates and students on our lists of people IO call," she en- couraged Przykucki also suggested geuing a few friends together and panicipating for an evening Numerous faculty and staff members are also volumeeriog 1heir time IO man the phone hank Newport and Prz~ kucki don't ex peel students to make all the contact~. They have been working since hefore Thanksgiv ing to bring information to the puhlic. and all was going smoothly until J,in. 4 That's when "iewport found out the ti,t!IOI language originally adapted ti} the Board nt Trus1~~ W;t_\ otisnlete under a new law I accept that perhaps I ~hould have known about the changed re4uiremcnts - hut I didn't, " Newpon said." .. Our ballots had not hccn printed yet, so at least we didn't have tn do them over" The h\1ard met in ~pecial session Jan. 5 to ratify the new required ballot language, which divides the one mill into two component'! T' first con ists ot .8916 'lf a mill rcpresi:nting the re dm:ed millage r.ttc lc·•ied due to gro"tl ,,i the district"s a.\sei;sed \"aluall duing the pa~t five ye s Newport stresses the re- newal is nothing new as far as ddditional taxes go II i~ also no1 rela1ed, in any way. 10 the new Student/Com- munity· Business/Learning/ Resources Center that has been started, as some people tend IO believe If the millage fails, pro- grams may be cut, and tuition will likely climh. said Newport. mill !~:0;;;t~:i;7irti1}n8~/:~: Faculty and students are placing calls during phone bank. one mill n( levied Photo by Linda Simpson Ballot Language Modified BY 01 NIis! KONWIN.~KI Cory EnrroR presenting millage renewal re- quests changed the way it's been done for at least 40 years," com- The ACT Board nfTrustces mented Newport. "I wouldn't met in special session Jan. 5 to say that these different require- approve tW(I new hallo! proposals ments are obscure provisions, but for the Feb. I election when vot- 11\ey are not commonly known to ers decide on !he renewalofa,me ny college officials." mill - five y~ar levy for college On ACC's previously ap- oper<!llng expensc proved ballot, the amount being The meeting resulted when snugh1waspresentedinastraight ACC Pre ident D1in<1ld t\t-wpon. ·ard manner: one mill C(insuhed with Lansing Jan. 4. for a period of five years ~e\\ pnn leilfl!ed ol new prnvi fr I 994 through I W8, inclu- sions in the state law, requiring a SJ , for the purpose of providing break down uf the amount being funds for operating expenses.• levied The new law necessitated These requirements for D overhaul of the above ballot language. It now present<; voters with two figures • .8916 of a mill represents the reduced millage rate levied due 10 growth nf the district's assessed valuation over the l;1s1 five years. The ponionof one mill not levied would he restored by . 1084 of a mill The two figures add up to one mi!L the initial amounl being sought by ACC officials "Now we are asking voters to vote "ye.<;" on !he two propos- als necessary to renew that same millage rate," Newport stated Please see millage feature on page 3 Second director resigns within one month BY Scarr REED STAFF WRfrER with a bachelor's degree m School District until 1983 That teaching in 1973. year, Mullen graduated from From there she went Central Michigan University straight to teaching at the With a master\ degree in Coun- On January 4. Donna Traverse City Intermediate seling Edui:ation Mullen resigned after one .--~-~---,--,---- year of being the Direcrnr of Educatinnal Talent Search here at ACC, Her resignation takes effect January 28 Prior to this. !Vlullen was the director of ACC's Upward Bound program Both of these programs are federally funded, and their ohjectives are to assist high potemial, low-achieving high school students in completing their high school educations and in obtaining secondary educa- tion degrees. They also assist adults who have "stepped out" on their edu- cations Mullen's association with ACC began in 1969, when she was a young mother of six. She gradu- ated a year later with an associate 's degree go to M~:!~~g;: ;!ien~~~ Donna Mullen is packing to leave to another position. versity~whereshegradualed Photo by Linda Simpson At Mid-Michigan Commu- joy. Because of the changes µity College, Mullen directed a there's no longer an opportu- program for special needs stu- nity for me to grow dent~ until September, 1986, professionally." when she returned to ACC as Mullen cited a statement the Upward Bound director. During the seven years as UB director, Mullen saw the program grow in numbers and the addition of Posen High School as a second service area school. Grant writing increased 1he UB budget from $173,000 tn $250,000 In January, IW3, Mullen was assigned a~ director of the Educational Talent Search Pro- gram, where she instituted the first advisory board, smoothed relationships with area high schools and authored a new grant applicatioo Mullen has specialized in by Albert Camus in summing Mullen cited a statement by Albert Camus in summing up her feelings. "Without work all life goes rot- ten. But when work is soulless, life stifles and dies." up her feelings. "Without work all life goes rouen. But when work is soulless, life stifles and working with culturally diverse dies." and special populations of Stu- Mullen wishes to thank dents and adults for twenty ACC for giving her a position years. which required many diverse On leaving ACC. Mullen roles and opportunities to be says she is resigning "because self-directed, and allowing her changes in administrative struc- to direct a program which posi- tures have restricted my abilities lively affected the lives of so to work creatively, to take the many youths in this area risk to live more authentically. On January 29, Mullen 10 work at something which will join her husband al home br;rgs a fullness of purpose and in Plymouth, MichigaJ'. = c::, ~ ~'C~ 'Pla.r1{,6' Page 2 Student Senate hands out Free Money! Page 3 Everything you ever wanted to know about the millage Page4 Elementary are learning more at school than their ABC's Page 5 ACC students are having trouble with their ACB's Page 6 New area hangout has "old' style Page 7 Walk-on walks over the competition Don't forget to vote for the millage on Feb.1