The Michigan Daily-Sunday, September 27, 1981-Page 3 TA sermnar raises student issues THE DAILY CLASSIFIEDS ARE A GREAT WAY TO GET FAST RESULTS CALL 764-0557 WELCOME TO DASCOLA STYLIST " 4 BARBERS * NO WAITING * UNISEX Liberty off State ..........668-9' East U, at So. U ..........662=03 By PAM FICKINGER What do you do when your views con- Iflict with your students' views? How do you motivate students in- the }classroom? k These questions and many others without easy answers were raised yesterday during a Graduate Em- ployees Organization, conference on teaching for and by teaching assistants. A NUMBER OF graduate students expressed concern about how to get un- dergraduate students to think critically. Many TAs said students are more willing than they should be to ac- cept what they read and are told. They ;should ask more questions, said Joe Summers, a graduatse student and ,teaching assistant in American ;Culture. Students who simply take notes without really listening to lectures worry graduate students and faculty, many conference participants said. Summers said he has had students in class with good cognitive skills without the capacity to think critically. MANY STUDENTS distrust them- selves, Summers said, adding that they are afraid to "think, feel, talk." TAs must help reverse this process, he said. "Students expect you to have the right answer," said American Studies TA Barb Winkler. But, she noted, in- structors have to be careful to not present just their ideas, but a wide range of ideas. A THERE'S A SENSE of "social fatalism," Summers said. Students are afraid and so they adapt to society rather than try to change it. Benjamin Ben-Baruch, a teaching assistant in sociology and history, said a possible solution would be to ask students help determine what topics should be covered in a course. That's one way, said Ben-Baruch, to deter- mine students' backgrounds and to learn what they want from their education. Others said time and course structure often did not allow enough flexibility in the curriculum to permit this exchange. Conference participants expressed other worries, too. Ben-Baruch said he was concerned about what students are getting out of high schools. Students have learned to verbalize ideas, but then writing skills are poor, he said. Linda Kaboolian, a graduate student in sociology, facilitated a workshop on sexual harassment of female teaching assistants. Harassment, said Kaboolian, is "any kind of conscious or. unconscious exploitation ... in a power relationship." An example of a power relationship is when a student becomes involved with a professor, who has power over the student, she said. Women as University educators was another topic of discussion. Valerie Suransky, an assistant professor in the School of Education said, "Women need to ;nae a strong statement about their own values and their own needs (par- ticularly women with children) and this should be given recognition." There is still a conflict between mothering and academics, said Eleanor McLaughlin, a graduate student in Asian Studies. That conflict, she said, can lead to psychological problems. "Women still sense they have to make a choice (between career and family)," she added. - 3:30pm ROBOT MONSTER 9pm THE MANIAC 1:30pm THE BLOB 7pm ATTACK OF with Phyllis with Steve THE KILLER Diller McQueen TOMATOES SUNDAY HIGHLIGHT Assistant Secretary of Defense Lawrence Korb is one of a number of speakers who will address the Annual Meeting of the Associaton of NROTC Colleges and Universities, to be held in Ann Arbor today. Kolb and others, including University Vice President and Chief Financial Officer James Brinkerhoff and Rear Admirals Kenneth Shugart and Lee Levenson, will speak at the meeting, which will continue until Tuesday at the Campus Inn. Topics to be discussed at the meetings include status of women in the navy, the role of universities in the education of military officers, and the role of NROTC instituions on campus in the event of a reactiveation of the draft. FILMS Cinema Guild-Stavisky, 7 p.m.; Last Year at Marienbad, 9:05 p.m., Lor- ch Hall. 2nd Annual World's Worst Film Festival-The Blob, 1:30 p.m.; Robot Monster, 3:30 p.m.; Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, 7 p.m; The Maniac, 9 p.m., Michigan Theater. AAFC-Beatlemania, 7p.m.; 200 Motels, 8:40 p.m., NLB 3. Cinema 2- Repulsion, 7 p.m.; Cul-de-Sac, 9 p.m., Angell Aud. A. Mediatrics-101 Dalmations, 3:15, 5, & 7 p.m.; MLB 4. PERFORMANCES Ark-Lost World String Band, 8p.m., 1421 Hill. The Stage Conpany-"Hold Me," by Julius Feiffer, 3 p.m., Canterbury Loft, 332S. State. Ars Musica-Concert, Pachelbel's Caon in D, Teleman's Suite In A Minor foi Recorder, Handel's Alexanderfest Konzerte, and Marais' suite from Alcyone Tragedie, 3 p.m., & 8 p.m., At. Andrew's Episcopal Church. For info. call 662-3976. Organ Recital Series-Brandon Spence and William Welch, 7 p.m., St. Peter's Episcopal Church,Tecumseh. PTP-Mirandolina, 8 p.m., Mendelssohn Theater. Canterbury Loft-Peter Alsop, folksinger, 7:30 p.m., 332 S. State. MISCELLANEOUS Breakthrough - Meeting of disabled students, 2 p.m., Mich. League Rm. D. Alpha Chi Sigma-Spaghetti Dinner, 4:30 p.m., 1319 Cambridge. East Quad Chess Club-Chess Simultaneous match by Grand Master Vuk- cevich, 1 p.m., Michigan League Library. Wholistis Health Council-Ayurvedic seminars with Dr. Robert Svoboda. Call 662-4673 for more info. Karma Tehgsum Choling-Discussion on Buddhist texts, 4 p.m., 734 Foun- tain. - Hillel-Kosher deli dinner, 6 p.m., 1429 Hill; Israeli Folkdancing, 7 p.m., 1429 Hill; Meekreh deli dinner, 6p.m., Markley Concourse Lounge; Meekreh Apples & Honey Planning meeting, 9:30 p.m., East Quad Green Lounge. City Parks & Recreation Dept-Open House at Mack Swimming Pool, swimming & diving exhibitions and free refreshments to commemorate opening of MackPool's fall season, 1-5 p.m., Mack Pool. Guild House-Brunch meeting, "Why Are We Here?" Graduate Women's Network, noon, Guild House, 802 Moroe. Rick's American Cafe-Hard Corps band, tonight. MONDAY HIGHLIGHT The Gamma Pi chapter of the Alpha Phi Omega National Service Frater- nity will sponsor a blood drive Monday through Thursday for the benefit of the American Red Cross. Hours of the drive, which will beh eld in the Michigan Union, are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. FILMS AAFC-Creature from the Black Lagoon, 7 & 10 p.m.; It Came From Outer Space, 8:30 p.m., Angell Aud. A. Cinema Guild - The House on Chelouche Street (free), 8 p.m., Lorch Hall. MISCELLANEOUS Americans for Democratic Action-Mass mtg., 7 p.m., Union Conf. Rm. 4. SACUA-Meeting, 2:30 p.m., President's Conference Room, Admin. Bldg. Applied Mechanics-Lecture, Carl Popelar, "Fracture of Viscoelastic Materials," 4 p.m., 246 W. Engin Bldg. Economics-Lecture, Wayne Passmore, "TROLL Econometrics Program (Part I)," 7:30 p.m., 102 Econ Bldg. Chemistry -. Lecture, Inorganic seminar, John Margrave, '"Metal Atom Reactions With Water, Ammonia, and Other Lewis Bases: Matrix Isolation Studies," 4 p.m., 1200 Chem. Bldg., Extension Service-Annual meeting, Association of NROTC Coleges & Universities, Campus Inn, 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Eclipse Jazz-Registrationm for Improvisational Workshop, Union box of- fice. Hillel-Rosh Hashanah services, Orthodox 7 p.m. at Hillel, Conservative 7:15 p.m. at Power Center, Reform 7:15 p.m. at Hillel. Chabad House-Rosh Hashanah services, 7:30 p.m., 715 Hill. Guild House-Poetry reading, Lyn Coffin & Anna Nissen, 8 p.m., 802 Monroe. Women's Field Hockey-'M' vs. MSU, 4 p.m., home. UM Square Dancing-free lessons, meetings every Monday night, 7 p.m., Union. Florida police arrest wantedDetroit arsonist ASun photo A mateur and Commercial Photofinishing w s- 54 e S.# " S -U Detroit (UPI) - A Detroit man, wanted in the firebombing of a southwest Detroit home in which four teenagers died, has been arrested in Florida, police said. Pedro Medina, 22, was captured Friday by FBI agents in Fort Lauder- dale. He iswanted byDetroit homicide police on a warrant charging him with arson and four counts of murder. FOUR TEENAGERS were killed Aug. 2 in the early morning firebom- bing. The victims were identified as Elisio Alva, 19; Jerrardo Alva, 18; Maria Alva, 15 and a neighborhood friend who was spending the night, Tanya Valdez, 17. Two other men are being held in the Wayne County Jail in connection with the killings. Frank Colon, 28, was cap- tured by police in London, Ky. Louis Cabrerra was arrested by Detroit and Dearborn police in a Dearborn super- market where he worked. Police said Medina, who was arrested by FBI agents without incident, was planning on leaving for Mexico the day of his arrest. Detroit FBI spokesman John An- thony said Medina reportedly said he was tired of running from the law, and was glad that part of his ordeal was over. Medina was reportedly living ,in a hotel for the last two weeks and had secured a job as a painter's helper in the Fort Lauderdale area. Medina is currently being held withoutbond in Fort Lauderdale, pen- ding extradition proceedings. Same Day CoI o r Pr int: In before 9 a.m. - Out after 5 p.m. (weekdays only) One Day Color Print- Out after 5 p.m. the next day (weekdays only) Available at 3 Locations 1. 1315 S. University, 994-0433 2. 691 S. Maple 663-6529 3. 3180 Packard 9x73-0770 Iranians execute pro-U.S. dissidents' We use Kodak paper... for a good look. L ANKARA, Turkey (UPI) - Guerrillas shot and killed three election officials in Tehran and firing squads executed another 22 dissidents accused of being members of pro-American groups, Tehran radio said yesterday. Three of the gunmen who attacked the election officials were killed by revolutionary guards in the shootout on Friday, the radio said. It was the first reported violence linked to the Oct. 2 elections to choose a successor to slain president Moham- med Ali Rajai and to elect new deputies to parliament, whose ranks have been depleted by assassinations. The three slain election officials were canvassing in Tehran's northwestern Kan district for a large turnout at the polls when the guerrillas ambushed them, the broadcast monitored in Ankara said. AT THE SAME time, the radio said firing squads killed 22 "active mem- bers of the Mojahideen Khalq guerrilla group and "other mini-groups linked to the United States." The deaths brought the total number of executions in Iran since the ouster of former President Abolhassan Bani- Sadr in June to 1,189. Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini told Iranians on Friday that they must turn out and vote for a new president as a "religious duty." IN PARIS, Mojahideen guerrilla leader Massoud Rajavi called for a total boycott of the elections and urged his armed followers to use their weapons whenever necessary in a terror campaign to stop the balloting. An underground Mojahideen force has been carrying out hit-and-run at- tacks against the Islamic regime for some time. Said to consist of more than 50,000 young men and women, it is led by Rajavi's aide and Mojahideen "military commander," Moussa Khiyabani. Since the executions began, 101 Islamic clergymen have been assassinated, 74 of them in a single bomb attack June 28 on the ruling party headquarters in Tehran. WRIF and Dr. PopperAnuc uffu~u u.E~12 WRIF CITY Be an anoel I________________________________ V 4 1! 1..*..y* n