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Page 7 '°L 3~I.ONiay-4, I.994 Tenured teachers work both sides of "moat" DEB HASKE STAFF WRITER velopment of the remedial math, English and reading classes. Once these classes were devel- In August of 1963 when oped and implemented, they Gerald Hardesty, Chairman of became a benefit to everyone at the Industrial Technical Depart- the college. ment, started working at ACC, Although Hardesty has Johnson Street was called the seen no increase in the percent- "moat." It not only separated age of tech students needing Van Lare Hall from Besser remedial classes, he has seen the Technical Center, it separated the generaJ student population liberal arts from the technical change. Hardesty commented, programs. "I see young people less com- Along with his students, mitted to studying and really Hardesty spent the first semes- doing something with their ter setting up the machines in lives." the machine shop and assisting "Over the years my teach- in starting and refining the pro- ing technique has improved but grams. I have become less tolerant," Many of the tech programs commented Hardesty. "Maybe that are now two year degree it is the greater generation gap." and certificate programs and ap- Another change Hardesty prenticeships started out as one has observed is an increase in year "man power" programs. thenumberofwomentakin_gtech Hardesty is proud of assisting in classes and students seeking to the upgrade and development. upgrade their skills. Buchner and Hardesty were ho;iored at ACC's Third Annual For a period of time these jobs were shipped out to foreign countries but they are now be- ing brought back. There is a boom in manufacturing areas be- cause our economy would not survive without them. One change Hardesty Staff Retirement and Recognit{on Dinner. would like to see at the college Photo by Linda Simpson Hardesty is most proud of developing good tech programs and teaching with a "good bunch of guys." He doesn't enjoy the paper work. A change which Hardesty strongly influenced was the de- is a full time job placement and Teaching has been a con/ he will do when retired will be recruitment program. "It would suming job for Hardesty. Most his "honey dew" projects. sell the college and all its pro- days are from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. "Honey do this . . . Honey do grams," commented Hardesty which has not left him with that ... tt "It would be a way to best serve enough time for his family. His Between these jobs, he our students." wife Ann Hardesty also teaches hopes to enjoy fishing, hunting "A community college is in the Alpena Public School sys and reading. Hardesty is also meant to serve the community tern and they have a son anl planning to spend two or three and in order to do this, we must daughter in college. months cruising the coastofBrit- have people who produce Hardesty plans to teach one ish Columbia with his wife. goods," commented Hardesty. more year and lne first thing.!j' MacMaster to advise The Polemic BY Scarr REED STAFF WRITER on a daily newspaper in For this, he spent time in a shel- Marshall. ter to get a feel for what goes - - - -- MacMaster says he then on in the lives of the homeless. This fall, The Polemic is needed more of a challenge, so going under new management. he went free-lance, which he Donald MacMaster, director of now thinks was "probably a rash the Workplace Partnership Pro- move to make." But during this gram, will be replacing Sonya time, he wrote several cover sto- Titus as adviser of the newspa- ries for The Detroit Free Press per. Sunday magazine, which were MacMaster has a lengthy published in the mid-1980s. and interesting background in the He then went on to work field of journalism. for seven years at The Ann Ar- Around the age of twenty, bor Observer, a city feature he earned a Bachelor's degree magazine that MacMaster found from the University of Michi- very demanding. He worked at the Observer on a free-lance basis and got paid by the story. "I didn't live high on the hog," he says, "but I learned a lot." MacMaster has been at ACC for three years and ac- cepted the adviser position because he sees all the effort that goes into the paper and he would like to be involved in the pro- gan. Afterward, he got a job "Sometimes it would take He feels the responsibili- writing for 7he Alcona County a month to write a story," he ties of an adviser should be to Review, a weekly newspaper out says. keep the paper on target, to make ofHarrisville, where he received During his stay at the Ob- sure the copy is fair to who a salary of one cent per word. server, MacMaster wrote a writes it and to who is being Afterward, Mac Master number of features, including a written about, to make sure there spent one year as a sports editor story on the homeless problem. are no glaring errors, and to sup- ""' To,"" ........ """"" '-"• '"'""' - port the students in producing something that is theirs. Writing for a newspaper, he adds, can be "a good learn- ing experience because you can learn a lot about a lot of things." Titus, current Polemic ad- viser, says of MacMaster, "In looking around for someone who could fill the position, I looked at his Workplace Partnership publication and was very im- pressed. His training, practical experience, and enthusiasm for newspaper writing were strong points in his selection. He'll be a great adviser." MacMaster will still keep his current position with the Workplace Partnership. He be- gins as Polemic adviser officially in September. Dot Gonia, Jason Harris and Drew Downs pause to talk at the Alpena Mall's kickoff to Volunteer_"(eek.Photo by Linda Simpson ~£ qARPvolunteTh~ ~~"e~~:e,'!a!,,.~~~~~~-oe".~'!81£,:S':;., STAFF WRrrER was a high-energy, interactive, ser make a paper etching of his ppaple I met will be valuable youth-Jed session focusing on a uncle's name on the Vietnam r~urces in my future as a vol- project last summer in the flood War Memorial. u¥teer and the friendships I Chosen from a field of 200 ravaged Midwest. Developed Also, presentations by acquired will last a lifetime." applicants, an eight member during a service-learning reflec- Massachusettes Senator Edward team of the Youth Volunteer tion period, this youth initiated KennedyandPennsylvaniaSena- The highlight of the trip for Gonia was, "Standing back and pi;oudly watching our youth vol- unteers present their program, being creative, humorous and real crowd pleasers." She also stated, "I survived the 1,600 mile round trip in a mini-van on the insane Pennsylvania turnpike, under major construction." Corps presented a workshop at the National and Community Service SuperConference '94 held April 20-23 in Arlington, Virginia. The Alpena team joined 89 other selected present- The team consisted of five teenagers from the YVC, Joel Kaiser, Drew Downs, Stacy Black, Melissa Brown and Ja- son Harris; YVC program director Dot Gonia; VolunTEEN coordinator Merrill Downs; and YVC team leader Gwen Downs. collaboration involved the YVC tor Harris Wofford and Youth of Alpena, the YVC of the Quad Service America Co-Founder Cities (Illinois and Iowa) and Roger Landrum were attended several agencies in both com- by the team. munities. Role plays and a skit "This was an experience centered on the cooperation nee- the group will not soon forget," essary, obstacles faced and the said Harris. He further com- skills required to organize a mented, "I believe that it not project of this magnitude. only was an educational experi- ence for us, but also for those Future plans for the YVC While at the conference, that we could help understand includeanintensivesummerpro- there was time for the group to that volunteering could be an en- gram for teens ages 11-18. These visit several memorials and joyable and rewarding teams of teens will perform ser- monuments. One of the most experience." vice projects throughout the moving experiences, according Does volunteering make a community. DEB HASKE STAFF WRffER Business Instructor Brenda Buchner, the other 30 year vet- eran at ACC, began working on the other side of the "moat"in Van Lare Hall in January, 1994. She had been an instructor at Munising and a substitute teacher at Alpena Catholic Central prior to her ACC hiring. Buchner also has witnessed a number of changes in her ten- ure here including the addition of a large support staff and work study for students. ACC's first President Stanley Van Lare had the only secretary on campus when Buchner was hired. In the Business and Human Service Department where Buchner teaches most of her classes, dramatic changes have occurred, notably and most re- cently, the advent of the computer programs. With all the changes in the business field, Buchner is assist- ing in developing a new curriculum, office technology, to replacesecretarialscience, which better describes what is now taught at ACC. At the beginning of her career, teaching was stimulating and fun but it has become " . week job because of preparation and correction for five different classes, and I now have to go to summer school to just stay cur- rent." Teaching keeps Buchner, a single mother of four, busy, but she realizes the value of a pro• fession for financial stability. She empathizes with students who are single mothers seeking a secure financial base. She also enjoys watching students blossom with increased seJf confidence as they become aware of their abilities to im- prove their lives. Buchner is a teacher who becomes involved with students, encouraging them to be their best. "We [teachers} are here to serve our students, to support them, to help them make the best they can of their lives," com- ments Buchner, "not discourage them." These rewards are part of the reason Buchner will not re:- tire for a while. When she retires she plans to experience all the things she has been too busy to do because of work and family. This semester Buchner is learning to play golf. With her other interests, needle point, reading, gardening, cross•coun- try skiing and travel, Buchner rather a burden," commented will probably be as busy when Buchner. "It is a seven day a _sh_,_,e1_;,_"'_"_sh_,_;s_no_w_. -~ Bushey competes in Boston Marathon BY SHAWN DEMPSEY NEWS EDITOR about 3 hours and 45 minutes, which is about 15-20 minutes longer than she would normally run. She didn't even check to Not too many years ago see how she placed among the when 38-year-old Monica 9,000 official entries. An addi- Bushey had just started run- tional 5-6,000 bandits -- people ning, she listened to friends who didn't qualify -- also talk about marathons and raced. thought, "No way!" And now, Enjoyment is the reason she chuckles, "Here I am, talk- Bushey runs. She learned by . ing about those marathons." seeing the stress in others that Bushey, a counselor in she doesn't want to become The Learning Center, just re- caught up in racing and become turned from competing in her too competitive. She feels first Boston Marathon along "There are enough things in life with friends Stan Mischley and that are really difficult that we WayneChristopherson. Bothof have to do. Why take some- the men had competed in the thing that one does for pleasure : race before. and turn it into an experience . The trio ran for different that's not pleasurable?" reasons. Christophersonranfor Bushey only returned to a good time - to do well in running a year ago after being the race, that is. Mischley and diagnosed three years previ- Bushey also ran for a good ously with Degenerative Disc time -- to have fun with no Disease and a congenital ab- · particular pace. Bushey says, normality. Most of her doctors . "I didn't even tum on my had told her she wouldn't run : watch." again, but one gave her some . Running for fun really al- exercises and told her to try · lowed her to enjoy the race. them if she wanted to run She met and talked to people again. After two years, the ex- : from Ireland, Japan, and vari- ercises worked. ous parts of the United States. When first diagnosed, it "It was the first time I've ever was very difficult for Bushey really run a race that I haven't to talk about her illness be- raced." Taking an easier pace also let her check out the crowds. Mischley, she says, estimated there were 3/4 of a million people along the sides of the course. "It's a really big party for them," Bushey explains. "It's a st.ate holiday in Massa- chusetts so there are folks all along the course who are bar- becuing, beering, and partying. H The crowds were cheer- ing for the average, middle of the pack runners, which sur• prised Bushey. To stand out in the race, the runners wear spe- cial things like t-shirts with their names on them. Her fa- vorite shirt said, 'My teacher ran the Boston Marathon,• and it was signed by all of her stu- dents. "You don't see that in most races." The Boston Marathon is the standard length of 29.2 miles, and Bushey finished in cause, she explains, "I want people to know me for my abil- · ity and for what I can do rather than what I can't do." Before her illness forced her to stop, Bushey ran for three years. At first, not run- ning was difficult; she missed the friends she had made. But taking up biking and swimming and making new friends made her realize that if she couldn't run, there were things she could do. Bushey does plan to con- tinue running. In May, she will compete in the Bayshore Mara- thon in Traverse City. Next year, she plans to run in the Big Sur Marathon which runs along the California coast. And of course, Boston h:isn't seen the last of Bushey. In two years, the Boston Mara- thon will be celebrating its hundredth running and Bushey hopes to be there -- running and having f4n.