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CAMPUS UPDATE Volume 6 Issue 9 Alpena Community College, Alpena, MI > January 18, 1984 Meets Thursday Night Will Decide on Fi oresi try/, Athletics On Thursday, January 19, the Board of Trustees of Alpena Com- munity College will meet in poss- ibly one of the most important sessions in college history. On their agenda will be two hot issues currently rocking ACC; the fate of the Forestry program, and the fate of the athletics program. The Forestry program is being considered for elimination because of declining enrollments in the pro- gram. In the past several years, en- rollment in the program fell from approximately 90 students to just over 20. This, according to sources close to the issue, is because recruit- ing was eliminated from the college budget several years ago which makes the out of district enroll- Another brought up recently is the change of curriculum in the Forestry pro- gram to add more agriculture and landscaping courses which would transfer to a larger four year school. It.is the belief of some that many local. students would come to this college for at least one year and transfer elsewhere, after getting some basic courses out of the way. Agriculture is a big business in northern Michigan, and if local interest could be generated in such a revised program, the benefits for ACC could be great. But now the decision is up to the Board of Trustees. Whether to pay heed to the current numbers and figures and eliminate the prostarn, or save Sign Language Course Offered 26 students are enrolled in Sign 120 offered Tuesday instruc- The course, according to instr tor Patricia Stark, is designed! for the family members of the hear- ing impaired, those who may deal with the hearing impaired through their careers, and those who have'a general interest in the language. The course is not, however, recommended for those with’ im- paired hearing because of its’ fast pace. Stark reassures that those ‘inter- ested need no prior instructi enroll in Sign Language also guarantees that those’ ‘who complete the two consecutive’sign language courses will use the’ fin- ger alphabet and the signs for words, phrases, and sentences effec- aif ® tively. As instructor of the hearing im- paired in Alpena‘s Intermediate School District, Patricia “Stark should prove to be an excellent sign language instructor. R For the past several months, the Student Senate of Alpena Comm- unity College has been dealing with the question of the reinstatement of varsity athletics at this institu- tion, Their main question is, “Do the students actually want an athletics program?” Well, through another gallant eff- ort on their part, the Senate has conducted another poll, using the Administration’s figures as to how much money would be paid by each student to support an athle- tics program. Late last week and early this week, the Senate manned polling stations at two locations around campus with a simple yes or no question. “‘Do you support rein- statement of varsity athletics at this college based on a fee of $12.50 per semester for full time students, and $7.50 per semester for part time students?” A student activity fee in this amount would raise the needed $30,000 to run the program. “Conducts _ Athletics Poll Another issue the Board must deal with at their meeting is the on- going question of the reinstitution of varsity athletics at the college. The Student Senate has conduct- ed several polls of student opinion on the subject and, crude as they may be, all seem to come up with the same result. Students favor it’s return on an overwhelming basis, and are willing to pay for it. But whether this is enough to allow the Board to make the proper de- cision on the issue remains to be seen at the Thursday night board meeting. The Student Senate is urging all students to attend this very. impor- tant meeting to voice opinions on aese: one ee issues which As of Monday evening, about 260 students had been polled and 83 percent of those favored it’s re- turn based on those figures. The main question that students had was which sports would be enacted. A total of five programs would be enacted for the 1984-85 year in- cluding men’s and women’s basket- ball, men’s and women’s cross country, and men’s golf. There is al- so the possibility of other sports programs being offered further down the road, if there is an inter- est. However, five are needed now to allow A.C.C. back into inter- collegiate competition. The important thing to note is that this-fee is not a hike in tuition, but isa student activity fee which is “exactly what it implies; money for student oriented activities. The figures garnered by this lat- est poll will undoubtedly be pre- sented to the Board of Trustees at their meeting on January 19, where they will decide the fate of the ath- letics program once and for all. Casino $ $ Night The’ Campus wig! Board has unveiled plans for the first Casino Night of the year to be held on Wednesday, January. 25, at the Hol- iday Inn Holidome. According to CAB chairman . Scott Fowler, this years’ Casino Night is guaranteed to be a success. Nearly five hundred dollars in priz- es are to be given away to the lucky winners that night including a ster- eo system, camera,Ghetto Blastery clock radios, and many other val- uable prizes. Also, door prizes will be given away every fifteen minutes ed that is Seicied to attend. “Casino Nights are Sieve the most successful events on cam- pus during the year,” Fowler said. So find your lucky rabbits foot. and put Casino Night on your cal- endar. YOU could be the big win- her! zs © 9 ° Children’s Lit Class Offered by Kevin R. Schalkof Although it pe been around for a while, the Children’s Literature course at ACC has never been in the limelight. The class, currently being taught “by Judy Stillion, provides second . semester freshmen and sophomores witha better understanding of the development and uses of Children’s Literature. Also, students learn modern methods ‘of. analysis of both fiction and non-fiction prose as well as poetry. Approximately 12 students are enrolled in the class which provides — three required credits to students — majoring in the education field. Judy Stillion is a librarian at th af popes foamy ee