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CAMPUS UPDATE, April 4, 1979, page 2 editorials Make Spring Fling a Family Thing A fling is a short period of un- restrained indulgence of one’s im- pulses, according to the dictionary. ACC students planning and ob- serving the annual Spring Fling try to keep this in mind. Not only is it a rite to celebrate the warm weather and escape the confines of the classroom. to indulge in outdoor games and foolishness with friends, it also marks the start of the pre- exam period. A pleasant way to make the transition. Unfortunately, having a Spring Fling takes more than giving in to impulses. It takes money, planning, workers and plentiful and apprecia- tive guests. A lack in any of these creates problems—all very real pro- blems but not without solutions. The way and to what extent the problems are solved depend on the students and reflect the priorities they have set for themselves. It’s much the same every year, with the exception of the new semester calendar which puts the date of the party a few weeks earlier, and the new drinking law which bans alcolholic beverages for persons under 21 years. But a beerless party may turn out to bea blessing, considering the senate is hort of cash | beet Ss Cost Fling but, because beer was sold, minors were not welcomed. This meant that people with children. would come without spouses or hire a baby sitter. Or, they could bring their children. Last year, two ACC. students, aware that minors were not allowed into the picnic area, chose to bring their children. They were promptly stopped by students from the law enforcement club at the entrance to Island Park where the Spring Fling picnic was 2 held. EE: some change, the SEND was che and allowed to proceed. The children had a marvellous time exploring the island and ob- serving adult party customs of the college variety. The little ones tore up and down the sandy hills, waded in the river, gorged on picnic food and had a fine collection of beer cans by sundown. The older chil- dren played a few games but mostly stared gazed in awestruck admiration at cool college students shaving inflated balloons with popsicle sticks. Since beer is no longer a part of ACC parties, the question of whether or not children of students should be allowed to attend Spring Fling is no longer valid. However, we feel that a change in policy and what it means should not go unmentioned, especially if the senate and council decide to hold another picnic. If this is the case, we urge the senate and council to extend a warm welcome to children of students, staff and faculty at ACC. It would be particularly appropriate to do so this year since it is the International Year of the Child. ELECTION, continued from page 1 In an interview with Stew Olm- stead, Alpena Public Schools’ direc- tor of personnel, CU learned that there are. 456 teachers in the Alpena school district; 333 in the K-12 system and at ACC there are 58 full time and 65 part time. These figures include librarians and coun- celors. Salaries range from $11,277 for a teacher with a bachelors degree at the public school level to a top salary of $19,717 for teachers with a masters degree at ACC. The teachers’ salaries are only part of the salary budget which is $10,061,067 for the Bien Public Schools alons government, if the property tax is greater than 312% of the complete household income. When state income taxes are filed, 60% of the difference between property taxes and 3%% of the income will be re- imbursed. “This is particularly beneficial to senior citizens,” said a secretary at the Alpena Office of the Department of Treasury Revenue. Property owners in Alpena and Preque Isle are paying 27.98 mills for the running of the schools plus .48 mills debt. The 7.98 is the finit set by statute. The rest, 20 mills, expires this year and voters must decide whether to vote in 23 or 25 mills for operational costs. This would be an additional 3 or 5 mills. ~ If the voters turn down the 23 and the 25 mills, the schools are left with 7.98 mills,” says Stan James, director of the County Equalization Department. lf the property assessments are based on half the market value of the home, and the average home is worth $40,000, the amount paid for increased millage would be an additional $60 or $100 annually. wafb report Iranian oil shortage stuns American By Jerrianne R. Hayslett Cars, three abreast, stretched for miles waiting for gas. But there was none. The stations were closed. People with containers of every description lined up for heating fuel. Their wait, too, was futile. Trucks had stopped delivering food to mar- ket, garbage piled up at curbside, constr uction sites fell silent and de- serted, city streets were empty. A scene from a futuristic movie? No. A slice of reality from the im- mediate past. These were the streets of Tehran, Iran on January 2, 1979. Little more than a week earlier the traffic hus- tled, the people bustled and con- struction sites boomed. But an order issued by a rather obscure Islamic clergyman in far off Paris, France sent lran’s work force out on strike. The country’s econ- omy fell and with it fell the oil le- vels of its limited oil reserves. Ex- tensive power outages punctuated every night, public transportation came to a halt and by the end of the old year, Tehran was a city out of Repercussions from Iran’‘s oil-strike and the ensuing policies. of the new revolutionary government to limit country like the United States which Scholarship for females over 25 It was announced today that fe- male students over the age of 25 may apply for finaneial aid from the BPW Foundation. The awards range from $100 to $1,000 for one year, and may be used for full or part time programs of study. According to the foundation, the - scholarships are designed to assist older women seeking job-related skills and who are within two years of graduation. Applications are available from . The Scholarship Bank, 10100 Santa Monica # 750, Los Angeles, GA. 90067. Enclose a stamped, self-ad- — dressed envelope. ELDERS, continued from page1 There's no educational prerequisite for any of the 39 weeklong non- credit courses which range from world politics, “hands-on” television production to popular culture. Participants in last years program remarked that the experience was positive and did much for their self-esteem. is addicted to the rich black goo? Unless it can break the habit, endure the withdrawal pains and become more self-reliant by developing al- ternate energy sources, keeping ther- mostates at 65 and speedometers at 55 mph will seem like utopia. The experience of living in a fo- reign country offers many lessons. But for many Americans in Iran the one that really hit home was the need to replace a good slogan’ “’Dou- ble Up America’’ with a more ap- propriate one “Wake Up America’’— and take action! Women health course offered The Wurtsmith Center of Alpena Community College is offering a one semester hour course on wo- men’s health care issues during the spring semster. The women and health course will be offered on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, from 5:30-7 p. m., and is scheduled for May 1 through 31. The physician-patient relation- ship, various aspects of gynecology (reproduction, menopause, surgical procedures, and cancer) will be Jane Roberts, an Air Force nurse, who was the Community’s Women’s. Advocate at her former assignment in Wiesbaden, Germany. Her re- sponsibilities in that position in- cluded organizing “‘a comprehensive women’s advocacy program to ad- dress the multi-faceted problems women encounter within sexist social institutions—particularly the Health Care system. Jane Roberts indicated that “| feel a lack of knowledge exists regarding health and ‘body’ issues. This has far-reaching implications “in terms of promoting negative body image...and the notion that women’s bodies are for others to do with as they choose.’ She adds that “academic courses - of this nature can be extremely informative and very strategic to women’s freedom to control their lives.” Registration for the class is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday, until April, 13, and on April 30 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The course is open to interested women as well as men. For ad- ditional information please call 739- 1445. _ fee awsion CAMPUS UPDATE in the East Campus on the ACC campus. Printed by Community College. Editor, Mary Kelley Assistant Editor, Elizabeth Littler “Advertising Manager, Alana Faulk Sports Editor, René Johnson Photographer, Denny Heine a medium of Alpena Community College published bimonthly, September thru May, except during vacations and examination ee by the students of Alpena Community College, Alpena, Michigan. 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