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~ 2 '-bL 3 Issue I.O Nia.y' 4, I.994c Editor Goodburne honored ■ receives three state awards BY JAY McDONALD STAFFWRITTlR On Saturday, April 9, five ·members of The Polemic staff ;journeyed to Port Huron for the annual Michigan Community •College Press Association Con- Jerence. ; Held at St. Clair County :Community College, the confer- ence played host to fourteen 1community colleges, each com- ·peting for awards in various 'writing and design categories. Suck Community College. "The paper was more of a team effon this year than it had been in the past," says adviser Sonya Titus. "Every year, The Polemic improves and I expect it to happen again next year." The staff learned a great deal while attending the confer- ence, and they plan to incorporate much of that knowl- edge into next year's issues. "We need to get more stu- dent feedback in our stories," commented staff writer Scott Reed. "Whether we're writing about a retiring instructor or re- viewing the latest production at Alpena Civic Theatre, we need to hear from the student body." Layout editor Jen need to work on bringing our lab equipment up to date to match those of other schools." Titus commented that one of the major weaknesses of the staff this year was that "journal- ists tend to be free-spirited people who usually miss dead- lines." Along those same lines, she felt one of the major strengths of the staff was that "journalists tend to be free-spir- ited people who are creative thinkers." She also mentioned she liked going to the full-sized newspaper page and always felt good about the paper's content. The Polemic will be under- going quite a few changes next year within the paper and within the staff. DonMacMaster,chair• L... _____ .a,~..:.. 1he Polemic staff walked away with five: an honorable m1:ntion for Best Sports Column, won by Jeremy Williams; an honorable mention for Best Stu- dent Ad Design, won by Jen Goodburne; a second place sward for Best In-depth Story, "'Won by Jen Goodburne; a first place award for Best Graphic Il- lustration, won by Jen Goodburne; and a first place award for Turkey of the Year, won by Shawn Dempsey for re- porting that chemistry instructor Doug Huizenga is an alumni of Goodburne feels The Polemic staff, "did a great job, especially when we had so few people." Goodburne thinks the paper will improve next year, "but there must be more staff writers to make it happen." person of the Workplace Craig Brown represent,; Phi Theta Kappa as he congratulates chemistry instructor John Singer Partnership Program, willbetak- on receiving the "Warm Fuzzy" award. ing over as adviser beginning in September. Everyone involved is Photo by Linda Simpson One aspect that needs im- provement, according to Titus, is the equipment. "We really ~t;~:::~i';:"d,olh, Awards make peonle warm and fuzzy Any ACC student is invited 1:" to join the staff, and contribut- ing writers are always welcome. BY ANGEL\ BFAUBIEN STAFF WRITER Literary conj ere nee slated In order to recognize help-ful faculty members, Phi Theta Kappa established what they call the "Warm Fuzzy" committee. ■ authors Piercy and Estleman featured Members heading this com- mittee are Chairperson Julie Smigelski, Craig Brown, and June Plume. BY DoN F!LARSKI STAFFWRITF.R The Alpena County Library will again sponsor The Thunder Bay Literary conference at the Alpena Civic and Convention Center this year. The conference, in its fifth year, will be Septem- ber 29 &30. The library will accomplish this with suppon from Friends 'of the Library, The University of Michigan Undergraduate Li- brary, Michigan Library AS'S<Jciation, Michigan Center 'for the Book, Michigan Humani- ties Council, and Community Foundation for Nonheast Michi- gan. During the two day event the Michigan Author Award will be presented. Michigan authors must first be nominated for this award; a final winner is chosen by judges made up of librarians and academicians. Other awards will be pre- sented for best submitted short story and poem; these individu- als are chosen by a separate Judging committee at the Uni- versity of Michigan. . Comest re<iuirements, k\Jidelines, and deadline infor- m3tion for shon story and poetry ~nlries are available at the Al- pena County Library. Registration materials will ~ mailed out in June to lase year's participants. These mate- rials will include copies of last year's winning stories and po- According to Judi Stillion, assistant director of the Alpena Public Library, this year's key- note speakers are Marge Piercy and Loren Estleman. Piercy is described as a mainstream fiction writer, nov- elist, poet and essayist. The topic of her talk will be the inner sen- sor. "She's a real flamboyant dynamic reader," stated Stillion. Piercy will do a presentation in addition to the keynote speech. Estleman is a former jour- nalist for a Detroit area newspaper. "He worked the crime beat," Stillion said. "He has also written some40-50 nov- els." The reason for bringing the conference to the Alpena area, Stillion explained, is "There's not too much of an opponunity for people in this area to take advantage of literary and cultural things. It's often costly to expe- rience these things and they are often far away because we're a rural community. " Contacting authors is a lot of work. "I can't give away my sources," Stillion said with a smile. "We try to get phone numbers and we contact other libraries where presentations have been made already. We try to go directly to the individual because you get not only a bet- ter rate but you develop a rappon that you can't through an agent." Authors are paid an hono- rarium, in addition to their food, lodging and travel expenses. In return, authors present work.- shops. This year's writing work- shops include self publishing and T. V. documentary and writing technique. A number of ACC English department instructors attended the 1993 conference. One in• structor, Dr. Richard Lessard, said the main reason he likes the involvement is, "I like to bring ideas back to my students." He plans to return again this year. Other presemers include: Doug Allyn, mystery writer; Julia Grice, science fiction and romance novelist; Gary Barflect, self publisher; Bruce Maxwell, At a regular meeting, PTK members submit a name of someone they notice is doing a beneficial job serving students. A poll is taken and the staff 1l1ember receiving the most votes is elected. The elected faculty mem- ber is suprised by a candy~filled ::lt;t oru~~ngr:~~~~ ~:~ dv MaooY SHARP Margaret Willey, young adult SirAFF WRITER author; and Wong Herben Yee, children's author. Raise the cunain for the rand finale to 93-94 Campus The honoree and keynote otes. speaker's books will be avail- You're on a "Carousel" at able for sale. There will again tf1e top of the world. You think be a book signing period for au- r◊u have more than enough cred- thor signatures. \ts to graduate. You might want The fee is $35. JO think again or stop by TLC For funher information m VLH 127 and get a Program contact Judi Stillion or Jeanne rrogress Review print out of Matuzak at the Alpena County f"Our degree requirements. Bet- Library telephone 356-6188, or ter safe than sorry. fax 356-2765. Would you like to be a ~------------------------~ Miracle Worker" this summer? "'l"r1T'S FUN fiJ "' ,,, TO GET IN SHAPE~fl'~ ::-f ~ GET -i" . . . ,{. l~@.~~~ FIT! ~ ONLY $49 00 CALL FOR /ALPENA -HEALTH • DETAILS ANO RACOUET CLUB must show valid studentl.D. 345_3900 \:490A::;:~35/ offerexpires5•3l-94 ~ rinere are rull•time and part- ime summer jobs available on campus. To register, contact The Career Planning & Placement Office in VLH 102. If "Stop the World I Want to Get Off" is how you feel, you may need to drop a class. Now is the time. Classes must be dropped on or before May 6. Complete a drop/add rorm available at VLH 107, have it signed by the instructor, and re- turn it to VLH 107. When your pockets are empty and your small change is not making the "Sound of Mu- sic" to your ears, there is a way to make some fast cash. Book Buy Back is May 9-10, from 9 a.m..<i p.m. and May 11, from 9 a.m.4 p.rn. at the ACC book· apple and a card. Custodian John Berg, TLC Coordinator Jewel Lancaster, Custodian Jean Nowak, Chem- istry Department Chair John Singer, and Service-Learning Director Julie Smigelski, have accepted this special recognition. "We wanted to show our appreciation to serviceable fac- ulty so that they might experience that warm fuzzy feel- ing," commented Smigelski. Smigelski collaborated with other students to come up with the idea, but never expected to receive the award herself. "I walked over to my desk and there was the warm fuzzy and I thought to myself, boy, store. Huron Shores Campus Book Buy Back is May 12, from 2-5p.m. Are your funds running low because you're making the money of a "Fiddler on the Roof' or been traveling like a "Gypsy?" You might qualify for financial aid or one of numer- ous scholarships. Forms are available in VLH 107 and TLC inVLH 127. Now is the time to hop on a "Streetcar Named Desire" and head over to VLH 107 to pick up all your graduation needs. Caps, gowns and tassels that were ordered are in. Announce- ments also can be bought for 30 cents. This is not "Nunsense;" it is for real. The Leurning Cen- ter will be open during the summer for your tutoring plea- sure. Counselors will only be available on a limited basis. Phone ahead for an appointment. Also, advisers are available by appointment only; after all, it is summer. And speaking of summer, 'break a leg' during your own Personalized Fitness class; PEIi 110 and 112 will be staning May 23 Golr classes are avail- able also. Sign up now for summer classes. New this fall on the cam- pus 'Marquee' will be Medical this looks familiar!" Singer received his warm fuzzy after providing assistance in the Science Olympiad Tour- nament. Singer confessed, "The many volunteers who assist in running the Science Olympiad are the ones who truly deserve this award. Without their help, the Science Olympiad Tourna- ment would not be possible. I would like to accept this award on behalf of these people who make the tournament possible." The "Warm Fuzzy" award has been a success bringing a lasting smile to the faces of se- lected recipients. Who will be the next to receive the "Warm Fuzzy?" Assistant and Human Services for Persons with Disabilities programs. Both of these will be associate degree programs .. "Cats" don't like water, but if you do, here is your chance to have a whole swimming pool. Intramural swimming is open to any ACC student or staff at The Plaza Pool on Thursday from 8-9 p.m. Bring your stu- dent l.D. One final act, campus hours are different for the sum- mer. All offices are open Monday-Thursday from 7 a.m. -3:30 p.m., and are closed for a half hour lunch. Friday hours are 7 a.m .• 12:30 p.m. Make your appointments accordingly. 'Lights, places everyone,' Student Senate will be having their final production Friday, May 6. The annual Spring Fling will be occurring. This is FREE to the whole campus. FREE food and volleyball. This is the 'Final cunain call' for Lumberjack or the Month. The honor went to John Singer, chemistry instructor. Due to the last publication deadline, information on Singer was un- obtainable. Campus Notes has been brought to you by Melody Sharp, official Den-Mother of The Po- lemic.