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alk Regulars at The Learning Center may have noticed that Audrey Voight-Julian was conspicuosly absent during the fall semester ... the truth is that she was on a sabbatical. She spent the time working on her master's degree in counseling at Central Michigan University. She has been working on the degree for a year and a half to two years, and will finish in December of 1993. Her degree will allow her to council in the personal field; she already councils in the academic and career fields. In order to finish her degree, Voight-Julian will travel to CMU one day a week. Let's wish her 'welcome back and good luck!' The TLC Topic of the Week is tutoring. Tutoring at The Learning Center is free to any student at ACC. . Whether you' re having specific problems or just want to keep m good review there is a tutor waiting to sit down and work with you. ' , All subjects taught at ACC are covered at The Learning Center. The tutors employed by TLC are students who have taken the course which they tutor here at ACC. TLC policy matches tutors and tutees by subject and instructor, so you can feel comfortable that you won't be led in the wrong direction. Each tutoring session ends with a quick evaluation; these may be confident. If the tutor you have been matched with does not fit your needs, or you don't get along, you may say so in your evaluation or simply request another tutor. If you would like to set up an appointment, contact Tutor Coordinator Jewel Lancaster at Ext. 270 or drop by The Learning Center anytime. w ;:i: PO LEM IC Vol 2, Issue 7, Janua,y 27, 1993 • Former staff told to take a cruise Today the paper is yellow and frail, but its pages still tell quite a story of speaking out for one's own beliefs BY Scorr KING STAFF w RITER The year was 1969. Pro- test over the United States in- volvement in the Vietnam con- flict raged in many universi- ties and colleges across the ' country. Alpena Community College was not an exception. This is a story of how the college newspaper The nm- be r-Cruise r, evolved into the first incarnation of The Po- lemic. , In 1959 the Timber- . Cruiser was created. This publication was to be used as a training aid for journalism students and also as an outlet for news, but one thing the Timber-Cruiser did not have was an explicit policy guaran- teeing freedom of the press. . By late 1969 this lack of policy was to cause controversy and ultimately the demise of the Timber-Cruiser. In the fall of 1969 Myron David Orr, advisor of the Tim- ber-Cruiser since its incep- tion, resigned and in Novem- ber, Terry Quinn, an English instructor assumed the posi- tion. The main job of the advi- sor was to check all the copy that the editor submits to see that it was journalistically cor- rect, which means. free of any libalist content or other mat- without · approval of the advi- sor. In a recent interview Taber reflected, "What killed me was, who were they [the ad- ministration] to tell us [the press] what we could and could not do?" So he published with- out advisor approval. The issue itself contained stories that encouraged stu- dents to boycott classes in or- der to attend moratorium func- tions. Since the stories were not labeled editorial and since the paper carried the school seal, concern was expressed by the administration. It was thought there could be confu- sion in the general student body, that the articles reflected the college's official policy. This made for a serious situa- tion at the nmber-Cruiser of- fice. "Wha ~"""""' , who were they to tell us what we could and could not do?" John Taber, former editor of The Timber-Cruiser. issue. The Timber-Cruiser was no longer a paper exclusively produced by the journalism · program. It became a paper that the student body could express its views in. The name of the paper changed to The Polemic to reflect the new policy. Polemic, which by definition means of or involv- ing dispute, fitted this pur- pose. A publications board was formed in light of the "mora- torium" issue. This board, comprised of students, fac- ulty and members of the com- munity would now hire the editor and advisor to the pa- per · and also settle disputes between the editor and advi- sor thus preventing another incident like the "moratorium" issue. Though the board would have come into existence even- tually, Boyer said "[Taber's] action, certainly hastened it to happen." Whatever became of John Taber? He now resides in Florida with his wife and two children. He works at a hospi- tal as a Diagnostic Ultrasound Technician. Asked if he would he have done it again, Taber replied, "I'd have done the same thing again for sure. The climate was right." ter deemed unacceptable for fi■.ii;■,;;;iii~;.;;;;;;~;.;;;;;;~~~~ffl~~~~;;;;;;;;;~ffl~~~;;;;;;;;;~;;,i publication. Lawrence Boyer, head of the English department at that time, had to react to this breach of journalistic ethics. Boyer reflects today, "I didn't want anything to do with this." But being the head of the depart- ment Boyer and the Dean of the college had to act. Find out what's a Buzz on campus ,....... . IIDOUSine, by Diamond Limo 137 First St. Alpena, Michigan 49707 (517) 354-4817 Editor John Taber and his staff were putting together what ultimately would be the last publication of the Timber- ,Cruiser - the infamous "mora- torium" issue. As Taber and his staff were assembling stories for the pa~ per, two features were sub- mitted and turned down. These Taber and his staff were suspended for a short time and Taber was also relieved of his duties as editor. Publi- cation of The Timber-Cruiser was suspended temporarily. By ELAINE KOSLOSKI STAFF WRITER ACC's Buzz Network can be heard several times daily on W ATZ AM and FM radio. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ rejections prompted Taber and Changes came about as a result of the "moratorium" The station's goal is to keep the community informed with these 30-60 second spots on college events, sports, clubs and forums . . • Duffy's Discount Computer & Supplies "'Products priced to save you money." 118 South Ripley Street Alpena, MI 49707 (517) 356-6946 his staff tuut out the issue •••••••••••••••••••••••• • •••• Mon .-Fri. 9:30-5:30 Sat. 9:30-5:00 . .. MICHELLE"S PET WORLD 125 W. Chisholm St. Alpena , MI 49707 Complete line of: Pet foods and supplies · Fish · Birds Small Animals · Reptiles · "The station is making a generous contribution to ACC by running these spots free of charge as a service to keep students informed," says Carlene Przykucki, director of ACC's public relations. So if you want to know what's what at ACC you might tune into WA TZ and catch the phone owner 1 t t b (517) 354-3588 Michelle I utflow a es uzz. ····························~-~ .....