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From
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n ard Unive ity
announced that i n p i-
nt Dr. ell Rude tin,
it bro ground in
rust of all, unli e mo to
. pred rs, ell Ruden
tine do not po an un
dergraduate degree from
vard. Second, the previo
twenty-five presidents were of
predominantly of Anglo-Saxon
heritage. Rudenstine father
a R ian Jew and his
mother is a first generation
ltali American.
A third re8SOn-sometimcs
not often stated the other
two, but nonethel as ig
nificant-is the fact that he has
a student affaiIs wor bac
ground.
A Harvard University p i
. dent who once �". ved dean
of students: Who would have
ever thought it? Of course, it
does not hurt to have occupied
that position at Princeton Uni
versity.
I FOCUS on his tudent
affairs experience because for
many in higher education
worting in student affairs, we
are often led to believe that
student affairs, student devel
opment, student services, etc.,
are second class and deadend.
Well, say it ain't so, Neil.
Likewise, for example, at
The Johnson C. Smith Univer
sity in Charlotte, North Caro
lina. That institution has also
been led quite ably for ome
time by anotberstudent affairs
veteran, Dr. Bob Albright.
Ablbright and Rudenstine are
not alone.
For many people of color
interested in careers in higher
education, an entry level posi
tion in student affairs may be
ideal.
WHAT ARE SOME of the
traditional areas in student
affairs or related departments?
Admissions and recruitment,
ccunsellng, financial aids,
housing, ethnic centers, tutor
ing, community sevices and
TRIO programs.
In some instances, depend
ing on the institution and the
administrator's academic prepa
ration, he or she may also have
an opportunity' to teach a course
or two.
. How does one parlay this
early experience into senior
level position? This is what
one Vice President for Student
Affairs suggests:
DR. EVIN V. GRIFFIN,
Vice President for Student
Affairs, West Virginia State
College. "My first administra
tive position was Counselor/
Director of Financial Aid. In
retrospect, the. experience and
knowledge developed in this
position provided me the basis
to help deal with current crisis
in the financial aid arena.
"My doctoral studies were
finished by the age of thirty
and my experiential base was
limited. Important professional
contacts were made through
attendance and presentations
at conferences and workshops
and I became interested in and
was successful in having some
of my research published.
!'The young administrators
who espire to be a VP Student
Affairs should bave an admin
istrative and leadership style
that encourages and nurtures
collaborative ventures. The
VP for Student Affairs must be
viewed by all arees of the col-
lege and not a specialist in one
particular area. "
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CATION is daigned to dia
logue with college and world
remJers. Education is ongoing
and certllinly IIOt limited to
cwsroom stJUly. Let's tIllk.
(714) 899-0650.
VIEWS OPINIONS
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PEACE, FREEDO BELO GS'
TO YOU!
VICTORY IS OURS,
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READERS WRITE
ichigan brainwa d
h public .on pri on
For many years no Michigan
general volin public been de
liberately brianw bed, manipulated
and motivaiCd by sdf«lVing, elected,
government officials. These elf
same officials do not care about their
constituents, they care only about
their own personal interests.
A good example of the public
being manipulated and brainwashed
was the now famous 'Proposal B,'
voted upon (I believe) in 1978, and
enacted in 1979. This proposal bas
not helped out our state, no, it has
furtherhindered it. I, too, w guilty
of being led by _these elf- erving
politicians, I voted for it prior to my
incarceration.
ONCE GETTING to. prison in
1985, I felt the full implications of
Proposal B. I had the opportunity to
read Proposal B in its entirety. In all
honesty, bad I known. back then all'
contained in Proposal B, I would
never have voted for it-in fact, I
would have beenastaunchopponent
to it. I would have actively led the
fight in Lansing, at that time, to stop
its induction as a law.
Tbe media really didn't bdp much
either. I can not recall any medial
service then, publishing Proposal B.
in its entirety.
THEY ALL chose a few care- '
fully edited key sentience and pub
lished those. So the public was fur
ther mis-lead.
All Propo at B bas done is over
taxed an already over-bmdeoed penal
system. And why, I ask you? To line
ihe purses and pockets of our greedy
politicians. The Michigan Depart
ment of Corrections turned out to be
Mr, Blanchard's un-doing.
TIlE DEPARTMENT needs to
be entirely re-<lone--tbe best way to
tart is for the public t-large to wis.;
up and repeal Propo al B (contl'Blj
to bat you've been told, wareho �
ing people' no elution to crime);
throw out the corrupt taft' of the
M.D.O.C., and insist the M.D.O.C.
is cleaned up and out.
,
THE PUBLIC bas been brain-'
washed by the government for d
long that it will take years to correct
the problem. What the public isn't '
told is that it takes approximately
$26,000 a year to house one inmate:
Now consider there are some 30 to
36,000 inmates in the system-it's
simple mathematics.
It's no wonder they want the
systemcrowed-and I believe, if the
public were to find out the truth, the
M.D.O.C., in alllikelih0<>!1. doesn't
pend ncar that actual figure, but.
less, and someone pockets the ex
cess. It bears closer investigation.
THERE ARE alternatives to
incarceration; however, for those
already incarcerated there are many
(even violent cases) who have sin
cerely reformed their lives and de
served a chance. But there are two
major obstacleS to their earned chaJxe
in society:
Proposal B, and dollar signs in
someone's eyes and pockets!
Michigan, make a stand and wake
up! It's your tax dollars.
IF ANY of you would like fur
ther information on Proposal B, you
can write to me at:
Mr. Samuel Bogue Jr. 181187 :
Brooks Regional Facility
2500 Sheridan Rd.
Muskegon, MI 49442
and I'll gladly try to answer any
questions you have. WISe up aad
learn how you, as a tax payer, have
been totally fooled.
Wanted: Gun Control
1990 ushered in a new decade
by breaking a frightening record.
23,438 Americans were murdered
last year - more than in any single
year of the previous decade - ac
cording to the FBI Uniform Crime
Report. Firearms were the weapo
of choice in nearly 6:0 percent of the
murders. And handguns alone ac
counted for nearly 50 percent of th .
total.
It becomes harder and harder to
rationalize the growing violence
around us when we realize that the
arees with the fastest-rising levels of
violent crime are rural states, Arkan
sas, Iowa, and Oklahoma, among
others, all had higher increases in the
rate of crime than did New York City
. last year.
TEN YEARS AGO, while serv
ing P Secretary to President
Ronald Reagan, I hot in the
bead by a man who easily purchased
a handgun over-the-counter. Since
tbat time, there been mounting
press Ute on Congress to pass legisl -
tion making it more difficult for crimi
nals, drug addicts, and the mentally
ill to obtain handguns.
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This year, Congress passed a bill
requiring a waiting period and back
ground check for the purchasers of
handguns - a proposal long-advo
cated by law enforceme office�
nationwide. The measure, known as
the Brady Bill, will soon go to Presi
dent Bush's desk. But, the hardcore
gun lobby continues to fight � Brady
Bill, and is vigorously lobbying Pre&i
dent Bush to veto this life-savujg
measure.
PRESIDENT BUSH needs k>
from us - the other guy ; the folks
Without millions of dollars or armies
of lobbyists. I bave a fast and easy
way for you to send a message to the
President. Just caU1-900-226-4455
and leave your name and address. A
letter will be ent in your name to the
President letting him know you sup
port the Brady Bill. the call will only
take two minutes and the·$2.75 cost
will appear on your phone bill.
We can quell the random vio
lence which threate each and ev
ery one or . We can make our
neighborhoods afer. We can end
our children to chools free from gun
violence. A phone call from you
today can tart 8y.
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