: ..,. It1 + C _ --- 4 rt h \ l i .., ,,,,, . iil 1 /" ' I ".-- :. v= v . "' " Y' I W W~J is) r1l 413 The Michigan Daily-Thursday, September 4, 1980-Page 19-A 719 N. UNIVERSITY 665-4355 Make Us Your Headquarters For: pTimted 8aktfgs ... g'eo 1 atced~s... CPtA tand ChatN ' . . .. * * Fin SdecR .6 Adique Peke Watcke * Friendly Service at Reasonable Prices *M (Dbis.. .. . , ' Tips- for studying at the Grad By NICK KATSARELAS Aformer friend of mine, explaining her con- I itious absence for our date last Saturday evening, id me how she wound up studying at the Graduate Library all night. After informing her the Grad closes on Saturdays at 6:00 p.m., she reddened, blurted out something about being late for work at Mr. Tony's on State Street, and ran off. I contemplated this poor girl's misinformation con- cerning the Grad (and about recently-closed restaurants). She is only one of many students who possess a wealth of questions about libraries. This promipted me to write a column offering advice and ormatiofi on the Grad, granddaddy of University braries. F4rst of all, if you want to study, go directly to the stacks. But if you want to have a social evening with an academic orientation, then the reference room is theplace for you. There are certain rules of etiquette that, one should observe . if one wants to "study" there: 1), Walk into the reference room looking good; people are watching you. Your hair must be greomed; your coat, buttoned correctly. Tidy up in the.lobby before entering. 2) Determine beforehand whether you will go to the right or the left side of the room; your in- alone. You should go with son decisiveness will be noticed instantly, and people will someone you haven't seen since din point and laugh. 9) Every so often, loudly tap y 3) Do not choose the first seat you arrive at; you calculated nervousness. Or better ! are discriminating in your taste. - Make sure you impinge upon the 4) When you finally do choose your seat, remain the angry person next to you. Loud standing for a pregnant moment. Look about you and your frustration. But remember, th, get your bearings. This also provides the chance for in this. It just means your work your friends to locate you when they want to come means your classes are hard, whi over for the quarter-hour breaks. pre-med, pre-law or pre-business, w 5) OcyursmBrush be making a hell of a lot more moni 5Once you are seated, get 111fortabUe. Brs person next to you, which means your hair again, push up your glasses, and for God's pyor nexttyouo'ih}ie." sake, be certain your collars are buttoned down. Pile yo) Ic if ou t lke it. 10)It s oay o tke na. Fold your books neatly before you, making just enough table, and gently place your head noise to distract the surrounding people. them. Warning: Breathe out of 3 6) Do you have all your supplies? You should don't, you will snore or, worse y probably have multicolored hi-liters, kleenex, clean up your drool quickly. change, breath mints, pencil sharpener, time 11) You are now ready for anothe schedule, and candy, as long as it's in an annoyingly- 12) Lastly, never, but never 1, crinkly wrapper. before 10:00 p.m. "That person is 7) Whether you use them or not, certain books everyone will say. You will be c must be laid out for all to see. Pre-laws must con- colleagues and shunned from all acs spicuously place Gifis' Law Dictionary before them, Once you have mastered these ru while Barron's Guide to Medical Schools is a must for for next week's lesson: how to goo t, pre-meds. the Grad without being smashed in 8) Now you are ready for your break. Never take it doors that open into each other. Gridders may receive academic support system By ALAN FANGER Copyright 1980. The Michigan Daily The University Athletic Department may. establish a program to provide "comprehensive academic support" for= the Michigan football team, The Dagy has learned. 1ie program would cost more than $30;00O to operate during the 1980-81 academic year and would be im- Rleinented and managed by the Univer- sity' s Reading and Learning Skills Cen- ter , If THE department adopts the plan, it Would be the first such program to be instituted in the country, according to officials at two Big Ten schools and the National Collegiate Athletic Asso- ciation. Neither football coach Bo Schem- be hler nor Athletic Director Don laham were available for comment ye terday, but George Hoey, the atljetic department's academic ad- viser, confirmed that the program is cloge to becoming a reality. We're just working out some of the bugs," he said. Two of the "stumbling blocks" facing the program, Hoey ad- ded, are the degree to which upper- claspersons will participatae in it (froshpersons will be required to par- tic ate), and certain elements of its jo tent. A COPY OF the proposal reviewed by The Daily stated the program, which would extend throughout the entire academic year, would be divided into fotr phases-assessment, action plans, treatment, and evaluation. The first two phases would bring together players and counselors from the reading center to review a player's past academic history and design "in- ividual support plan." Freshpersons oiild meet with counselors on an in- diidual basis, while upperclasspersons would participate in group planning. Mlore than 85 per cent of the prgram's budget is targeted for the treatment phase, which would consist of seven courses. Courses would be of- fered in such areas as "power learn- ing," time management, remedial reading and writing, reading strategies, and academic writing. In the last course, athletes "will work on kapers that have been assigned to them in their regular courses." HOEY SAID if the plan is implemen- tetl this fall and judged to be successful, the department may expand the program to include all University athletes. Jeading and Learning Skills Center Director Dr. Rowena Wilhelm said many team members had previously Program administrator David Patten said other University schools are con- sidering the establishment of similar programs, but added that they are also in the planning stages. Patten stressed that if such a program is implemented it would not be the first of its kind to assist certain groups of students at the University. He said that several University schools and colleges, including the Schoold of Public Health and Dentistry, have worked with the Center in establishing academic support systems. "WE DON'T HAVE anything even remotely close to the proposed academic program, said Mary Homan, a spokesman for the Ohio State Univer- sity Athletic Department. "What we have is a study table, where an athlete, if he is falling behind in a class, can go and receive help," he said. Dale Meggas, a spokesman for the NCAA, was equally surprised by the scale on which the plan was being con- sidered. "I've never heard of any program like that," he said. The University administration has apparently decided to allow the athletic department to develop the program without outside interference. Alfred Sussman, dean of the Rackham School of Graduate Studies and former interim vice-president for academic affairs, said, "We don't normally enter into the substance of such negotiations unless there is a problem." SUSSMAN, HOWEVER, said the program could be beneficial to all athletes if it were "a total learning ex- perience where each athlete is treated fairly. "No single program can accomplish all the things we need to do," Sussman said. "(The team members) need a total context where their special problems are considered." University President Harold Shapiro said he had "no direct knowledge" the program was being considered. The program proposal states it recognizes' "the outstanding and dedicated student/athletes that epitomize the University of Michigan athletic program have had to absorb and withstand unique pressures and stresses, along with demands on their time beginning early in their school ex- periences." "As a result," the proposal continues, "it is not always reasonable to expect each to possess the same academic Use Daily Class ifieds , ; :, 1 r u. r r. 'j, , ' - --.._ _ [ ". i t On S 1 I i1 h