f I If; I J J I I I If'• I I Lumberjack SUMMER WORKSHOP The Learning Skills Center is offering a workshop in College Survival Skills from July 27 through July 30. The workshop is a 4 day study skills course to help students increase reading speed, improve textbook retention, take better notes, improve memory and concetration, listen more attentively, prepare for and pass exams, and manage time and control stress. There will also be information about admission procedures, registration, financial aid, scholarships and career selection. The course will cost $25.00 if you Jive within the district and $35.00 in state. Tuition is subject to change pending college approval. The 4 day course is between 5:30pm and 9:30pm each day. Students are requested to check in at 5:00 the first day of the workshop. Instructors for the program include the ACC Learning Skills Center staff and volunteers. The program takes place in NRC Campus. Registration can be done in • advance any time before July 24, 1987. Forms can be picked up at the Learning Skills Center. : if - ~ -~ :-,-,--.~,,- -~ I T I I J t " I ,,_ 6 May 1987 LIBRARY--PROS & CONS Looking for the pros and cons of and issue? The ACC campus library has three series that will help: Ideas in Conflict, Opposing Viewpoints and Congressional Digest Ideas in Conflict (IC) and Opposing Viewpoints (OV) both present their material in the same · format. Each book in these two series are on a different issue. In addition, within each book are different subheadingts. These subheadings containg the pros and cons about that aspect of the issue. Som~ of the issues discussed in these series are: IC: Political Murder in Central America, the AIDS Crises, Pornography, Sex- ual Violence. OV: The Arms Race, Chemical Dependancey and Censorship. The ideas in Conflict series is still being processed, but the Opposing Viewpoints series is available. It is recommended that you look under ~he title of the series to get a listing of al f..--•uu-- available. The Congressional Digest also gives pros and cons, mostly on political issues. One example of a subject in this series is Bi-lingual Education. The Congressional Digest is located on the magzine rack. These sources can be used for panel discussions, debate teams, · reserarch papers, or just to satisfy your curiousity, It is also wise to know how the opPQsition feels about an issue. Improve your ·study r habits -with SUBLIMINAL r -,PROGRAMMJN(i JSIX CASSETTE $189 1. Sharpening Learning Skills 2. Improve Study Habits F 3. Speed Reading 4. Reading Retention - 5. Memory 6. _ Passing Exams 30 day, 100% PRIDNIA VISITS CAMPUS Representative John Pridnia took attending the class, most of whom time from his busy schedule to visit thought it was quite.informative. e Henry's political sci- Pridnia gave his weekend schedule ence class Thursday, April 30. to the class, showing how busy he Prtdnia represents the five coun- was. When asked, "How do you get ties of Alpena, Montmorency, Pres- _ any help from the legislature?" he que Isle, Cheyboygne, and Alcona. replied, "You had better lobby or He travels these districts to find the someone else will." needs of the area, then travels back to to emphasize this point, Pridnia Lansing to the House meetings every then gave the example of the Part- Teusday to represent these areas. ridge Point road repair, why the citi- He currently sits on fiye com- zens of that area received state as- mittees: tourism and recreation, sistance in getting their road repaired environment and conservation, cor- over the people on Werth road. poration and finance, public health, Again, he stated, "They lobbied for and liquor control. the funds and received the help." He is the only representative who Other areas he covered in his 90 is the vice chair of two committees,- minute speech were: how he contin- liquor control and tourism/recreation. ues to help tourism by having fish Pridnia stated that the main prob- planted off the northern shores of lake J lem in his district is getting the Huron, and how he is lobbying and re counties to "work together for their ceiving help with improvement of the • common good." Every county fights highways in his district. ~ith o~er counties instead of pool- Pridnia talked about his ideas on mg ~ir.resourse ~d, therefore, education- what is needed to improve nothmg IS accompl15hed. the school systems in Michigan. He . People always compare the roads stated the lottery sales are a farce be- and tourist attractions of the western cause for all the money they collect side of the state to that of the Lake that way, the same amount is deduc- Huron side, and wonder why they ted from the general fund, so nothing have it so much better. Again, Prid- is gained. J nia pointed out that those countr,c-;· Instead of using this for revenue · money-back guarantee! - FMany other individual • programs for worked together in hamony for their (the lottery), he would like to see the common good. state adopt a straight millage a- $ 35. 00 per tape. For more information Fca/1 Mike Downing - (517) 739-3482 This bill will change the work- man's compensation laws and, ap- parently, help attract business back to Michigan. He encouraged people to write to the Legislature and re- quest inf<>nnation on this bill. . Pridnia ended his speech to a round of applause from the students mount,-lower than what is presently being collected, and the State to give schools monies in proportion to the amount of actual students enrolled. He ended by talkingabout work- ing hard on Bill 67 and explained somewhat about what the bill's con- tents and why the people should sup- port it