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‘Men's. basketball tournament Friday and Saturday evening East Campus gymnasinm Student Senate Undergoes Changes CAMPUS UPDATE Volume Seven Issue 4 Alpena Community College November 14, 1984 Women Veterans Honored For the first time, the nation will pay. special tribute to its 1.2 million women military Veterans. ~ President Reagan has signed a Congressional _ resolution proclaiming Nov. 11 - 17 as “National Women Veterans Recognition Week.” The reso- lution calls for an observance to “‘create greater’ public a- wareness and recognition of the contributions of women veterans, to express. the na- tion’s appreciation for their service, and to inspire more re- Admi Affairs Harry N. Walters has urged all VA facilities to plan appropriate programs to em- phasize VA's role in serving women veterans, “Women have played a vital part in the defense of our country from the legendary. Molly Pitcher of our American Revolution, through all other conflicts and in peacetime,” Walters said. ““They were on the beaches at Anzio nursing the wounded, they were pris- < soners of war in the Phil- lipines, and’ they have piloted our military aircraft.” Women veterans make up. 41 percent of the 28.2 ‘million total veteran popula- tion Latest figures on estimated population of women veterans in selected states follow: Illinois - 45,600; Indiana - 23,000; lowa - 12,100; Ken- tucky 13,100; Michigan - 39,100; Minnesota - 18,100; Nebraska - 6,700; North Dako-. ta - 2,200; Ohio - 48,700; South Dakota - 2,500; Wiscon- sin - 20,200. Since President Reagan named Walters to head the VA in December 1982, a number rator of Veterans of steps to improve service’ to women veterans have been taken, including the appoint-- ment of an 18 member Advi- sory Committee on Waren Veterans.” VA medical centers are also developing a formal plan for. the care of women veterans and to identify. any barriers to their care. Though the majority of health problems for which women veterans are being treated are not gender- related, provisions of gynecol- ogic care to both inpatients 5 y n VA medical facilities are being corrected in line with the VA policy of providing equal care to all veterans, male and fe- male, Walters said. Other facts about women veterans, according to. the Vet- erans Administration: * 36 percent of women vet- erans served during peacetime ‘only. -* One. of every five women veterans is at least 65 years old. * California has -the largest women veteran population (149,800), followed by New York (74,100), Texas (72,800), and Pennsylvania (55,500). Collectively these five states accounted for 37 percent of all women veterans living in the United States. *The women veteran popu- lation is expected to increase slowly but steadily throughout the next several decades. * The elderly: women veter- an population is projected to grow at a slower pace than that for males, according to VA. Law Enforcement Takes Field Trip Jackie Sommerfeld : When 16 ACC Law Enforce- ment students recently visit- »ed various Michigan Police little did they “expect to becpme trapped in Departments, an. elevator while on tour. . Instructor Herm Bordewyk }-and many of his law enforce- ment’ students were busy tour- ing many. police: departments on: October 31, through Nov- ember 2. This’ was one of the four class field trips Bordewyk offers to his students during a two-year law enforcement pro- gram. the op on the three- excursion, the students were riding the elevator from the department’s shooting range when the elevator became jammed between the basement and first floor. After many attempts to unjam the ele- vator, the department called repairmen to the scene from Detroit. After a crowded 1% hour wait and failed attempts to fix the jam. the last resort was to call the local fire dep- artment, where 16 law en- ‘forcement students and in- tructor Bordewyk were tescued by climbing through. the top of the elevator escape hatch. Fortunately, everyone was ©.K. and obtained some good hands - on experience: Patience. The students began their tour at the Michigan State Police Crime Lab at Bridge- port, where they were guided through the many depart- ments for processing Lecturer, Police Sgt, John Willmer explained various routine techniques such .as fingerprinting, drug analysis, ballistics, and blood and urine (Contiaved - page +) By Agatha Sytek ‘ The Student Senate is a group of students organized as a committee to represent the interests of all the students on campus. Without — students there would be: little need for a senate. Freshman student sen- tate representative, Kelli Gates expanded on that idea by stat- ing that the students’ willing- Ness to present ideas to the~ senate keeps the organization It is those ideas that start the action and get eles done: he ast few months ties’. At the beginning of the fall semester members of the ‘senate were selected through a ;process of acclamation. A standard election was not held ‘because there were not enough petitions filed to hold an elec- tion. z Shortly after the senate was established President Frank Pickard chose to resign be- cause he felt he could not devote ample time to the or- ganization. Upon: his resigna- tion acting Vice President Jim Webber was appointed presi- dent. After a brief service in the office, Jim also chose to resign due to reasons similar to Pickards. The. president's seat was immediately filled by Lynne Amend. Amend, who was elected’ vice president after Webber became presi- dent, automatically assumed the presidency. when Webber resigned, Despite it’s quick, unexpect- ed changeover in officers, the senate now has a strong,en- thusiastic body of officers and. members, The members in- clude: President, Lynne Amend; Vice President, Darrin Lightner? Secretary, Mary umber of “internal difficul’ three menber eeonmnitee Music is the universal | language of mankind Senate Organizes Moreau; Treasurer, Matt Par- cells; and Parlimentarian, John Kent. The six freshman repre- sentatives include: Gary Carl- son, Kelli Gates, Don Graffer, Brian Patin, Richard Scott and Val Willis. The senate’s ad- visor is Frank McCourt. hel ed_whether “internal conflicts’ will affect the representation of the sen- ‘ate, Gates responded that the “senate is capable of represen- tation comparable to that: which was. exercised before the changes. The organization 3 is confident in their ability.’ Their. current activities in- ude: of the senate working towards the possibility of establishing a designated parking area for motorcycles. 2) The planning of a Senate/ Faculty Administration ban- Quet to be held on December 6, 1984. The senate, along with representatives of the var- jos athletic programs on cam- pus will meet with Faculty/ Administrative members. Each representative will deliver pre- sentations on the happenings within their organization. The aim of the presentations is to form communication between the student groups and facul- The student senate’s objec- tive is to work hard to meet the student-body needs; but they need to be made aware of those needs. Gates added that students are welcome to attend the’ senate meetings. The meetings are-held every Tuesday at 11:15 AM in RM 103 of Van Lare Hall. Stu- dents with ‘ideas may write them on paper and drop them. off in the various student sen- — ate representative mailboxes located in McCourts office at Van Lare Hall.