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Volume 3 ••••• a March 16, 1994 !Pol 1"1 111111 1 111 , .. , 11 1111111! Student intern receives award~~ Ii I 111111 Iii 11 iliil 11 ■Maintains 3.9 grade point average l~~ Actl'on Ll'ne BY ANGHA BEAUBIEN Spragg) were accepted this past ii'I} S1AFF WRflER summer Selection was based .... -ft.1 r a ir1• on scholastic achievement and ~ (:) ,~ V ~ '.? I> Why are smok£rs al- lowed to take away others• rights to brealhe clean air by standing and smoking in door• way,? completion of prerequisites. ~ '7 Schalkofske admits she has AGH Radiology intern Li.pda Scha1kofske received an award of $500 from the Society ::i~~~ ~:;'~~ .f Sl~~":ut~= Page 2 - Li.so Shayttr Smoking is not allowed in buildings (meaning within the doorways). If anyone is smoking in a building an inci- dent report can be filed in the Student Services Office (VLH 101) and appropriate action will be taken. See Student Handbook pages 25-26. Cur- rently there are no restrictions on students who smoke out- doors. D of~~o~~!i~:=:~7o~r stu- dt11ts from Alpena to enter the program offered through A C, Alpena General Hospital, Mid-Michigan Community C liege. Schalkofske maintains a .9 grade point average, and w rks 32-40 hours weekly as an in rnatAGH. Schalkofske participates at A H working four days a week t( learn "tricks of the trade.• F r example, following textbook p1 cedures, students learn tech- n ues such as taking pictures, sitioning patients for exams, e sing patients for flatshots, the nursing program, lost in1er- es1, and began to look in10 different areas of lhe field.• When she discovered the Radi- ology program, she found ii suiled her needs because she likes "technical work as well as working with people." Allhough Linda enjoys her clinicals, classes and studies, she stresses the dedication one must have to make it lhrough lhe pro- gram. The RT program does not offer normal college breaks or time off between semesters. Fall semester for Radiol- ogy students ran from August 30 to January 7, spring semes- ter extends from January 8 to June 6, and the summer semes- Students also travel 280 ter is June 7 to August 19. les to Mid Michigan Commu- In addition, the students n y College in Harrison, once a must work one holiday and one k, for a six hour day of weekend a month. c ses. What keeps Schalkofske Action Line is a regu- lar, infonnational column which answers questions posed by students. Questions dealing with Alpena Commu- nity College may be dropped off at The Polemic office in BTC I 10, placed in the mail- box located in lhe lobby of BTC or they may be given to any staff member. The RT program is large going through this 1ime-consum- ugh for twenty-one students. ing, three year program, is her owever, they must maintain an strong desire to get a job as an Intern Unda Schalkofske participates in on the job training at I) percent (a ·c• average) in X-Ray Technologist. "There is Alpena General Hospital. •ch class. Five hospitals par- a lot of pressure to find a job,• ipateintheprogramlhisyear, Linda states. "I don't want to i,h Ludington to be added next work for minimum wage • · Out of approximately in the future she would like to ye~ Schalkofr,ke also said !hat ele 'n applicants for the pro- perform Cat Scans, an occupa- gr , Schalkofske and three tion which in most places, smoke detectors in the Alpena othe students (John Blanchard, involves more on-lhe-job train- area show a low 30-40 percent. Ther a Bussey, and Cindy ing. Benefit art show slated BY KENDRA JoNP..S STAFF WRITER the Empty Bowl Program ben- efiting soup kitchens, Wade's students decided to help Alpena's poor. Profits will go to Bill For the second consecutive Daugherty, Depanment of So- y ear, Laurie Wade's advanced cial Services, and put into ceramics students are putting on SAFFE, or Save Alpena From an Art for Humani1ies show to Fire Emergencies. benefit the low income house- "Considering what's going holders. The exhibit and sale of on concerning fires in Alpena, ceramics will take place at the this is a good deal,• Wade com- United Methodist Church on Ri- mented. Profits from the sale of pley, April 15 from 7 p.m. to the ceramic products will pro- 9:30 p.m. vide smoke detectors for low Mimicking a project from income families in the area. the Detroit Free Press article on Statistics of families using Leader trainees sought BY MELODY SHARP STAFF WRrrER nity college out of the ten colleges attending camp. Teams come from states in the Mid- AlpenaCommunity College west, including Pennsylvania, is looking to recruit to students Minnesota, Wisconsin and Ohio. to attend the National Collegiate "One of the most interest- Leadership Conference Camp to ing things about camp is meeting be held August 7-13, at Camp olherstudentsfromdifferentcol- Miniwanca located along the leges and finding out !hey have eastern shore of Lake Michigan. the same problems that we do- ACC would like to send student apathy/ commented representatives from various Amy Betosk.i of the current campus clubs to camp. Students Leadership Group. must have good references and In the next few weeks Max be returning to ACC in the fall Lindsay, assistant dean of stu- of 1994. Students also must have dents, Vernie Nethercut, been involved in groups or stu- director of The Volunteer Cen- dent government or have a ter and last year's group, will strong academic record. be choosing this year's partici- The camp allows students to participate in collective lead- ership groups, working as a team in different settings. One goal of lhe teams is to develop an action plan to bring back for the benefit of the col- lege. Last year, ACC's team developed the action plan of en- hancing the image of ACC in the eyes of the community. ACC is the only comrnu- pants. Due to the generous amount of community donations, from foundations and businesses, the cost to students is only $25 plus food expenses to and from camp. Anyone interested in devel- oping their leadership skills and in attending this camp, contact Nethercut by March 31, in The Volunteer Center at BTC or at ext. 335. In Michigan, 64 percent use de- A cc d t k ~ectors,'.111datotalof84percent stu ents a e m America are users. La~t year, the Art for Hu- manities project raised $2,000 that went into a bank account at the Social Service department. Homeless and low income fami- art trip to Chicago lies used the funds for medical Bv Scarr REED emergencies SrAIT WRrn'R The exhibit will be a gala evening of hors d'oeuvres, mu- sic by the Bifocal Brass, and most importantly, the showing of Wade's talented ceramic stu- dents. "The ceramics make beau- tiful, functional gifts,• stated Wade. She described an assort- ment of vases, vessels and platters. Wade also stressed the purchases are tax deductable, just as a donation would be. Local businesses such as Print Plus, and the head of the public information office, Carlene Przykucki, are also do- nating !heir time and effort to the 5how by providing refresh- ments, invitations and flyers. On Thursday. April 21, hu- manities instructor Terry Hall ai:id alt instructor Laurie Wade will be supervising a trip to Chi- cago for any interested ACC students. Organized by Wade, the trip's main focus is to allow stu- dents a first-hand experience of viewing major art exhibits. Wade says, "To be able to 11.,ok at an original Van Gogh or Surrat is just a wonderful thing." She strongly encourages anyone to take part in the trip. Students and faculty will car pool from Alpena to Flint Prom there, they will take an Amtrak train into Chicago. A numt'ICr of exciting ac- tivities have l)een planned for the stay. Thi:se indude visiting the Chicago Institute of Art. the Field Museum, the Shed Aquarium, a special exhibition entitled "One Hundred Years of American Photography,' and the play 'Shear Maddncss at the Mayfair Theatre Porty spot~ have been re- served with quad occupancy. and all of them are filled. There is even a waiting list The cost of the trip is $136, which includes train fare, tick- ets for the play, and lodging at the Essex Hotel. located on Michigan Avenue. The studeni.-. and faculty will re1urn to Alpena on Satur- day. April 23 A protest written in the snow by the health science building draM attention to the outdoor smoking habits or the nursing students. What's next? Tar and reathers? Photo by Linda Simpson Students bound for windy city Page 3 Is cleanliness a dirty word at ACC? Page 4 Member offended by campaign Page 5 Topper popper Redenbacher offer Page A toast to ACC's drinking policy 6 Page 7 Come on down: The Price is right Don't forget Spring break begins at 5:00p.m. on March 30 and runs through Apri/4!