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OLEMIC December 30, 1977 Alpena Community College, Alpena, Michigan Vol.9 No. 4 Board Of Education Overrules Public Sentiment By Mike Murphy : Be employed here. Since ACC secretaries belong to issue than high school sports. If we cut sports the same union that K-12 secretaries do, if an here (A.C.C.) we lose students, if we lose students, : With $681,000.00 being cut from the Alpena elementary school secretary, for example, gets cut we lose revenue due to the state aid system and . Public Schools System budget for the remainder Ut of a job, they can bump one of the college's tuituion. If we cut college sports (basketball in par- of the 1977-78 school year, it’s natural that some Se¢fetaries out of a job if they have the seniority. ticular) we would lose approximately the same that cuts be made at the college level as well as K-12, S°me secretarial positions may be cut altogether we'd gain.” Referring to spring sports at ACC Dr. According to college President Dr. Charles Donnelly, also, though no decisions have been made yet. Donnelly stated that no decisions have been made ACC receives 1.5 mills from the school budget The supply department is another area that will yet concerning golf, which is about the only spring Though there has been no talk of cutting that yet, ‘ceive attention. The purchase of supplies for the _ sport here. < some services will be reduced. Custodians, who remainder of the school year will be held to only Since an economic belt-tightening seems to be the _ belong to the same union that the K-12 custodians the barest, absolut necessities. do, will get a reduction in 1 “to help out. nights a week this school will not get cleaned. level sports, since all K-12 sports have been cut Other cuts will be made in the secretaries out, Donnelly replied, “College sports is a different order of the day, students EAS do all ey, can Student Senate Loses Two Members ~ by Rich Lamb An election will be held early in Febuary to fill the vacancies of two members of the ACC Student Senate. They will be to replace Lorraine Manitowabi, a sophomore who has ‘tesigned, and freshman Virgina Beadle, who will not be attend- ing ACC next semester. It will be announced in the Splinter concerning the exact date petitions will be available. Other Matters Before TheS.S.: —The matter of the pedistrian crossing on Johnson é Street was discussed. President Gary Besaw named two alternatives to putting up warning lights; en- forcing the legal speed limit, or lowering the speed limit to 25 miles perhour. Also pointed out by Besaw was that the matter is now out of their (the Student Senate) hands. A follow-up letter to the city of Alpena was suggested: cont'd on page 6, col. 3 Learning Skills Center Relieves Academic Burdens Can you write an essay test with confidence? Do multiple choice tests give’ you multiple night- mares? Do your notes and outlines look like cross- word puzzles? If you have answered “yes’’, to even one of these questions, maybe it’s time to seek out _ some exam-taking tips. The Learning Skills Center has programs_on test- taking, how to study for tests, using the library for research papers, and how to complete a research paper, from start to finish. These programs are set up with tapes, slides and workbooks so you can learn at your own pace, or breeze through for a quick review. In addition, there are programs to improve your ability to listen effectively, to show you how to write technical reports, to write about (erate: and to write essays. There are only 13 more shopping days left until Exams. Prepare yourself and get rid of the pre exam jitters. :