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Volume 3 :Issue 7 February H, IH4 Titus to assume new position ;= The Polemic searches ~ic~ What is the purpose of the TV In the VLH lounge? - Jason Fancher The TV in the VLH lounge will be broadcast- ing Channel 7, the area education channel. The college, in coop- eration with TC! Cable, will he able hl transmit college announcement~, course availability during registrati()n, and educa- tional information. K-12, CMU, L.SSU, and others may also be airing notices on this channel. "There is probably no limit [ regarding what can be hroackast\," says Di- rector of Planning Mike Hood, Has long as it ap- plies to the college or learning " Carlene Przykucki, director of public informa- tion, wi!l he in charge of what information will be aired. The system will be running in about three weeks for new adviser BY DoN F!lARSKI STAFF WRITER The college will soon be seeking a new journalism instructor to replace Sonya Titus, The Polemic Adviser, who has been elected humanities-fine arts chairperson ef- fective in September. Titus has advised the student newspaper for five years. She replaces Terry Hall, current department chair- person, who chose to give up the position to allow himself more time to paint and manage his newly opened art gallery. On her new, upcoming position, Titus says she sees it "as a new challenge" with duties that include schedul- ing classes, ordering supplies and representing the department's concerns. She also noted that she leaves The Polemic with real regret. "It's been an exciting place to be these last several years. You really know what's going on on campus." Titus also spoke of how much she will miss the relationships she develops with students in this kind of setting. "When you spend 12 or 14 straight hours with your staff laying-out the paper, everyone get~ to know every- one real well. I'm going to miss that opportunity. It may be hard to stay out of the office! But it's time to move on. A new adviser will bring new ideas and that will be good for the newspaper. H A replacement for The Polemic Adviser's position has not yet been found. Polemic Adviser Sonya Titus Photo by Linda Simpson ACC sponsors Science Olympiad for area junior and senior high schools New signs are posted along Johnson Street to discourage stu- dents from parking on the shoulder of the road. File Photo Parking solutions are sought BY JEN GOODRURNE The Besser Tech parking LAYOUT-EnrroR lot has 610 spaces. Kruse offered an altema- ln an attempt to prevent the tive solution to the new signs. bottlenecking of cars at the en- He believes that special permits trance of the Van Lare Hall for the 97 spaces of the VLH parking lot, signs were posted lot should be sold to students, in that area last week. first come, first serve, at the be- "No Stopping, S1anding, or ginning of each semester. Parking" has heen the rule on Other campuses across the the stretch of Johnson Street state -- including Wayne State along the perimeter of the lot, University and Mott Community hut now students will find that College -- have instituted this rule being enforced inside the policy. Mott has installed an lot a.'> well. electric arm at one of their lot'> The City Police have is- to ensure that no non-paying stu- sued ticket<; to students for dents park there. Students must standing on Johnson in the past. pay one dollar each time they "It's an accident waiting to park in the lot. happen. It's not a matter of if, "I'm not interested in mak- it's a matter of when," said Dean ing money, hut I'm worried Curt Davis. about someone getting hurt or The VLH parking lot "is killed," stressed Kruse. thebiggestproblemoncampus," "This proposal is not be- said Ted Kruse, ACC parking ing considered," said Davis. "I supervisor. don't believe we should charge According to Kruse, stu- students for parking. People dents line up 35 minutes before without the economic means to the hour and wait for space..'> to pay would he discriminated open up. "They waste all those against." He continued to say minutes waiting instead of cross- that parking is paid for by stu- ing the street [to the Besser Tech dents . . through the fines lot]. I've never seen that lot collected from parking violations filled," said Kruse. on campus. BY MEWDY SHARP STAFF WRITER While the world is wrapped up in the Olympics in Lil!ehammer, area junior high and high schoolers are gearing up for the Science Olympiad on ACC's campus March 12. A dozen school systems have en- tered contestants. Dr. Gerard Putz and Jack Cairns created the Science Olym- piad in 1983 to increase the interest in science and as an al- ternative to traditional science fairs and single-discipline tour- naments. After ten years the Olympiad has participants in all 50 states, totaling more than 12,000 in K-12 schools. Region 2 Science Olympiad Director John Singer has been involved with the Science Olym- piad for eight years. Five years Singer was a coach and the last three years he has been region director. Some of the science events include: Designer Genes, where individual students solve prob- lems in the area of genetics; Metric Mastery, testing students' skills of eptimation and measure- ment; Sfience Crime Busters, where stµdents will correctly identify liquids, solids and other materials in the shortest amount of time in ~ crime scenario; Tra- jectory Contest, where students will design, construct, calibrate and shoot a device capable of launching a tennis ball into a tar- get area of sand; and Name That Organism, where students will classify organisms accord- in9 to the five Kingdoms, Phylum, Class, Genus, or spe- cies. There is a total of 30 events. Judging and supervising event<; are 22 of ACC's own fac- ulty, volunteering their time and expertise for the Olympiad events. Schools participating this y1rar are, Alpena High, Thunder Bay Junior High, Cheboygan High and Junior High, Elk Rap- ids High and Cherry land Middle, Harbor Springs High, Inland Lakes High, Kalaska High, Ogemaw Hcighrn High, Tawas Area High and Junior High, Whittemore-Prescott High and Junior High and Elementary Center, Indian River Junior High, Inverness Elementary, Mio-Ausahle and Tawas City El- ementary. According to Singer the purposes of the Science Olym- piad are to improve the quality of science education, increase student interest in science and provide recognition foroutstand- ing achievement in science education hy both students and teachers. Spectators can see most of the events held on campus Schedule..~ will be posted and an awards ceremony will follow at East Campus gym at 4 p.m First and second place teams re- ceive trophies and individuals receive gold, silver and bronze medals After winning here, teams may move on to the state tour- nament to be held April 23, at Michigan State University, with winners moving on IO the na- tional tournament May 20 and 21, in Tucson, Arizona For more information con- tact John Singer. Photo courtesy of ACC Public Information Off,ce Dan Rothe and Fernando Brach or Roger City work intently on their science projects. Page 2 ACC Players get crowned again Page 3 Tutors stimulate more than brains Page 4 Students big losers Page 5 Aladdin comes to town Page 6 Students big winners Page 7 Skater speeds to success Attention: Mid-semes- ter break is February 21 through 28. Do NOT come to school!