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Lumberjack, Issue 5, February'6. 1991 p2-2 |< - : - Have an interest? Campus clubs have an answer by Paula Taylor February is Community College Month and in keeping with the spirit of community college as an intregal part of the community, ACC’s special interest associations are keeping a hand on the pulse of the community = the organizations that effect Alpe: es has aoe professional These organizations Teacaene in a climate tempered by the needs of the surrounding community. The Besser Tech. Association, with Owen Lamb ~ faculty advisor, sponsors a variety of field trips to acquaint students with the drafting and graphics art programs in an ever expanding job market. Membership is limited only to the extent of having an interest in the drafting and graphic arts industries. Students do not have to be enrolled in either of these programs. The field trips usually involve out of town, over-night ions and are funded by the trips have included: The Buick, Oldsmobile and Cadillac plants in Flint, Auto Dyes in Grand Rapids, Steelcase in Grand Rapids, Saginaw Steering Gear and Amway Printing Process. BTA also functions as a support group to aid the techriical students with academic or Personal problems meets in | Alpena’s businesses and provide a service to the students as well as the community. to the state police academy in East Lansing, Maxeyville, a juvenile detention facility in the Upper The Nursing Association has Ms. Kathleen McGillis as its faculty advisor. This professional pe The Ww Enforcement. _ Peninsula and the Standish prison. association is open only to Club has Mike a as its Other activities will be Law nursing students. The main faculty advisor. Enforcement Career Day objective of the group is volunteer is actively mle it ue co-sponsored with the college, a work in the community in a community, public safety = at Alpena High —_ medical capacity. and Alpena ores a Girls Clubs. School, rape prevention Some of their activities include Some of the students served as ram in sassclaton with the working for the Red Cross during officers during a simulated tornado © Women’s Resource Center. For — blood drives, manning a first aid emergency. information on this program, Station for the Special Olympics,. me of the field trips contact Roy or Bonnie UrLaubin and volunteer work at the Senior planned for this semester are trips the Women’s Resource Center. nter -in blood pressure war IS Z g JHERE To Do 2 AROUND HERE? ( i 3 A 5 > Ps PL, rs J = Wuck! (@) oO — To BE oR... Gee, | a = 5G Res eee v s O 5 Cc AS 5 si % F FS esa WHoa ! wa be (Sony = PL VSR an eas Anyone interested in joining BIA should contact Owen Lamb. The Business Association, with Robert Fournier as its faculty Arbor. into some very ambitious plans for the club. They are looking into the prospects of joining the Business Professionals of America. This ization has special elements for the community college. In recognizing that the business club is a vibrant part of the community, membership is not limited to current students or even business students but is ‘open to alumni and local business By expanding mbership, Fournier fess that Student by Jackie Skaluba There are some words and phrases in the English language that bother me. Sometimes the: ‘source of my irritation is merely overuse, i.e., when the press ‘became enamored with ‘tarmac’ and it suddenly appeared in every story even remotely having to do with airports. At the other end of the spectrum are words shrouded in distorting prejudice. Right smack in the middle are words that are mind-boggling oxymorons. The obvious “holy war’ comes to mind. Just exactly how can a war be holy? *Student apathy’ also falls into is sometimes amusing, _ Sometimes , tragic . montage... of ... involvement .» unmatched words. The idea of student apathy is ~ one I wish to challenge. To be a student, an individual pursuing knowledge, would seem tobe just the opposite of apathetic. Couch potatoes are apathetic, students are vital and involved by defintion. If ‘a student isn’t attending may simply lie eee or perl poor Pei cisiolencing: ie student isn’t aware of the happening. soapbox platform about student apathy, because this campus hosts a number of very involved students. Maybe they don’t match ical ideal of ’the sand. maybe, they u< requineds ¢ scicc unnoner as prevails don’t attend every, or any, Student Senate-sponsored activity. In fact, maybe they don’t even know what happened the last time the basketball teams hit the: boards volunteer at Shelter, Inc., one is vice-president of Thunder Bay Recyclers, some moderate forums, while others become involved in student ‘government. I could go on. Apathetic? Perhaps disappointment in *student participation’ arises from the simple reason that students don’t know what’s available. So this month’s focus on campus activities is meant to entice you and inform you. This is our open invitation to You to join in the fun. No RSVP monitoring. They also conduct a raffle to fund purchasing new equipment for the nursing facili In addition G community: involvement, the Association sets up study group: arranges for tutoring and povidest a support group for the nursing student. Be a volunteer by Jackie Skaluba The Volunteer Center under the direction of Vernie Nethercut, at its new y location's in Besser Tech ee for any college student. Students may choose from a list of over one hundred possible positions ranging from short term commitments such as assisting ith directing a school play to nursing home or working at the Girls Club. The Center seeks to match students with their area of interest. Time involved usually averages 2 to 4 hours a week. by Jen Goodburne East carpus is a busy place in the evenings. From weight lifting to basketball, students have fun tic activity fees. Some activities have already begun, such as bowling and basketball. The organizational meeting for IM golf was held in December season is scheduled to begin in early May. There is still time to join many other activities. Scheduled in February, a Winter Olympics berCreek. throwing contest, a downhill relay race and free lessons will be available as -well as discount coupons for meals and skiing. Dates for floor hockey, softball, and a three-on-three basketball tournament will be posted throughout the campus and announced in ”The Splinter”. The is open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and the weight room Move sorougt Thursday from 7 Py..to,10,p. pie Ee