VIEWS/OPINIONS
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HILTO
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Readers, p rticul rly
p ren , ple e h r thi
column with high choolers,
college tuden nd
guidance co elo.
If you are a tudent read­
ing thi .ple e h re this wi th
others and take leading role
by tarting a tudy group at
your chool.
Contrary to popular belief,
tudents do value education,
although at time their at­
titude m y imply the op­
po ite.
SOMETIME , IT may
not eem cool to be studious.
As an educator and parent, I
see many students wi th high
aptitude being led by what
they may think is a cool at­
titude.
Likewise, I also see many
students being examples
under the "right" conditions.
HILTON: HIGHER
EDUCATION highly recom­
mends that tudents par­
ticipate in study groups.
There are built-in advantages
to this over the traditional
method of studying alone,
athough we do recommend
utilizing both.
In the case of parallel
studying, we mean that some
members could be studying
one subject, while others are
studying something else.
The fact that you are working
as a group erve a an incen­
tive.
Studying in a group also
says that it is okay to want to
be smart. It also represents a
pooling of knowledge.
ANOTHER IMPLIED
advantage is that a study ,
circle increased the motiva­
tion to study. If you regularly
see others studying, you are
more likely to join the
process.
Another major advantage
of studying together is that it
produces bonding.
Friendships are formed.
The idea of study groups is
not new, although many stu­
dents still prefer to "wing it"
alone. We believe that many
students are just not en­
couraged to realize that study
circles are simply another
form of peer group bonding.
Just as there are organized
sports teams, social clubs and
after-school informal groups,
study groups also serve a
valuable purpose.
A key for students is to
understand that they are al­
ways moving between
groups, depending on their
interests or expertise. This is
healthy and normal.
mo t trildng e ent in early
o the 92 pre identi 1
c mp i n i the emergence 0
con erv ti ve televi ion
omment tor P tric Buch n n.
Thi former inn Re g n
p echwriter, who po e ed no
pr vio el cto I e perien ,ran
un ctedly strong against Bush in
Ia t month' New H mp hire
primary.
B ttering Bu h t every
opportuni ty, Buchanan run on
one central th m. The candidate
declare th t "his campaign is about
dumping George Bush and putting
America first again." Every difficult
que lion pre ented to Buchanan
yields impli tic answer.
The federal government's too big
nd too bureaucratic, you as ?
Buchanan responds that he would
"freeze federal hiring," consider
"cutting farm subsidies," permit
private firms to compete with the
U.S. Po tal Service, and " ell off
power stations and airports." If
Congress refuses to play ball,
Buchanan would "let the
government hut down," permittin
"politi blood b th."
For th corporatio ,Buchanan
favors th total elimination of y
pita! gai . He explicitly
condemns B h for incre ing the
minimum wage by one-third, nd for
upporting the meric n Wi th
Di abilitie Act. Buch n n
denounce ffirmative ction and
co ider multicultural edu tion
sini ter plot to de troy We tern
civiliz tion and culture. But the
greate t controversy urroundin
Buchanan concerns hi espousal of
racist and anti-Semitic view.
Due AN BAS eOIJ)LY
calculated that there will be only 0
Republican "�ntrist· in the 1996
Republican primari Secretary of
State Jim Baker.
Republican conservati could
be divided between Vice P dent
Dan Quayle and Ho Seaelary
Jac Kemp. Bucbanan's run today
will permit him to eltablish a
network of dedicated campaign
wor elS and fi.nandal dono •
With �wd insight, he realizca
that his prominent media on
CNN, combiDed ilba bold move to
challenge BUlh thi year, would
IT e G T 1991 Civil
Rights Act, Buchanan insi tha� the
"sons of middle American p y the
price of reverse discrimination."
White mall busines men are 10 ing
"contracts because of minority
et-aside ." If elected, Buchanan
vowed to purge the federal
government "agency by agency, and
root out the whole rotten
infrastructure of rever e
discrimination, root and branch."
Dr. MIJll1d1l, .r."'_ u
Professor of PoUdctIl S •
History, U1IivenUy of C:otoNlIOt
Boulder. ·AlGnf. Color lJW'
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READERS WRITE
good. It's time for a change. A
erious change that only we as a col­
lective people can make.
It's time citizens of this country
did more good than damage. It is
time that we really commemorated
all of those who have died for and
because of us fighting to give us the
right to vote, not to vote, mold and
bring forth proper candidates to vote
for, and mo t definitely make sure
they do what's best for the people.
NOASA has organized a travel­
ing peekers panel, a united effort of
various leadership organizations to
speak during voting season (March
1992 through November 1992) at the
historic predominately Black col­
leges on the topic of "The Power Of
The Black Vote"; the impact that the
Black vote has within the United
States political structure, and to
properly educate, predominately, the
Black students and surrounding
communities on proper voting pro­
cedures (not to be confused with
voter-registration).
It is very important that each per­
son knows his right as a human being
as well as a citizen. It is very impor­
tant that each knows their actual
practicing powers as a human being
as well as a ci tizen. . ,
. Your support and cooperation is
desperate! y needed and will be very
much appreciated. Please arrange
for us to speak to your student body
and surrounding community as soon
as possible. We must try to make a
great difference in the November
1.992 election.
United we stand. Divided we do
indeed fall.
Mallkah S. Shabazz
President
Child Hunger
and Poverty
o ar Editor:
I want to thank you, with all my
heart for your articles on the issues
of Child Hunger and Poverty, and the
use of the material from the UNICEF
1992 "State Of The World·s
Children" Report. This Is truly Jour­
nalism at its finest. The difference
such coverage makes cannot be
measured, but each person be­
come aware of the injustice of thl ,
needless suffering and loss, that can
now be ended within a decade if we
only have the polictical will. To act
as you have, is a measure of your
humanity and the heart and vision of
the entire staff of your paper.
This and the other services you
provide to our community are
remarkable, and stand in stark con­
trast to the typical (albeit larger and
more powerful) standards of most of
our print media.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank
you! ,
Brian Callahan
Pleasant Ridge, MI
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The power of
the Black vote
We are clearly the majority. We
have been used and abused in this
unfair political structure of the
United States Government, to say the
least. We have listened to promises
of white candidates, put them into
office only to find that we've done
much more damage to ourselves than
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ALTHOUGH IN MOST
groups the statement of "what
do I get out of this group?" is
usually not explicitly stated,
it is still a key reason for par­
ticipating.
Remember that study
circles will work best without
rigid rules. But in order to be
effective, leaders must
emerge to develop the ground
rules. Again, please share
this column with others.
HILTON: HIGHER
EDUCATION is designed to
dialogue with college and
world readers. education is
ongoing and certainly not
limited to classroom study.
Let's talk: (714) 899-0650.
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