4 Page 6-8-Thursday, September 4, 1980-The Michigan Daily Two programs alleviate classroom drudgery By BONNIE JURAN Many University students who sit through lectures day after day and struggle through endless textbook readings often wonder about the prac- ticality of the knowledge drilled into them. All is not lost for these students, because two University programs allow and encourage students to put their acquired knowledge to active use. Project Community, which is listed in the Course Guide as Sociology 389 or 1 ducation D312, consists of ap- proximately 30 different programs in three major areas-Innovative Tutorial Experience, Inmate Project, and Consumer Help. Students most of- ten receive three credits for a combin- at ion of "site work," a weekly seminar, apd a mandatory journal, according to Linda Moses, director of the Inmate Project. STUDENTS WHO OPT to volunteer in the Elementary School Tutoring Program spend two half days per week in an area classroom. They're also required to attend a seminar led by a teaching assistant from the School of t_ ducation each week to discuss their on-t he job experiences. The no-credit Volunteer Income Tax program requires students to par- ticipate in two training sessions before they re allowed to assist people who earn less than $15,000 per year with their tax assessments.. According to Moses, University students have had a consistently low error rate in their calcultions. Students who participate in the Washtenaw County Jail Citizens Infor- mation Service program work from 6 p.m. to midnight one night a week assisting people recently booked for committing an alleged crime. Accor- ding to Moses, the volunteers most of- ten call employers to explain the whereabouts of their employees, help in raising,.bail, and provide referrals to areas agencies. LSA SOPHOMORE Cecla Lobin said she found her work in Project Com- munity especially rewarding. "I found it better than my classroom experiences," she said. "My job in- volved directing a play with another student from here. It was an intense challenge, our actors were a group of inmates from Jackson Prison." Having gained experience in one program, some students opt to spend the following semester as a co - ordinator of the project. A co-ordinator spends an average of 10 to 15 hours per week in a program for which he or she may receive pay, Moses explained. She added that credits may only be ob- tained for additional work outside that of being a co-ordinator. PROJECT COMMUNITY programs are offered both fall and winter term and may be added to a student's course lod from the first day of class through the period of drop-add. Information about the program can be obtained in booklets distributed to interested students during the school year. Project Community volunteers are assessed $15 for transportation and administrative costs. Project Outreach, or Psychology 201, differs from Project Community in several ways-it is rooted in a different University department, has an added "academic component," and offers students programs in a wider range of areas, noted director of Project Outreach Georgie Ferris. Project Outreach contains 30 "set- tings" in 11 different project areas and requires four hours of field work, atten- dance at a one hour lecture, and par- ticipation in a one hour seminar per week for an average of two credits, Ferris said. THE HIGHPOINT program allows participants to interact with mentally handicapped children in classrooms, swimming pools and recreation areas, Ferris continued. Students who work in the emergency room of a hospital help a patient's family cope with the emotional trauma surrounding the in- cident. Volunteers at the Chelsea Retirement Center organize activities for the elderly inhabitants of the facility. The lecture series is headed by a graduate psychology student who in- vites professionals in the area to speak on a subject related to a specific project. During the group discussions, students are encouraged to "integrate material from the lecture to their field placement," she said. At the end of the term, Project Outreach volunteers are required to submit a five-page paper relating the lectures, group discussions, and field placement work. Students can add a Project Outreach program to their schedule after the mass meeting at the beginning of the year where the fundamentals of the program are explained, Ferris said. The fall mass meeting will be held Tuesday, September 9 at 7 p.m. in Hill Auditorium. ., °I r . , ,;' E. IN 1979, STUDENTS stormed a Regents meeting to demand University divestment from firns doing business in South Africa. VOCAL STUDENTS HA VE BECOME SILENT SAfrica: A dyingiss NMI By DAVID HARRIS The 180 shouting students, faculty members, and other local citizens crowded into the Regents room, where they demanded that the University divest from firms doing business in South Africa. When the Regents refused, the protesters' wrath grew, as they shouted several chants in defiance of Interim President Allen Smith's calls for silence. Just over a year later, last spring, a divestment rally was held on the Diag with the ob- jective of mustering strength for a march to the Ad- ministration Building, where the demonstrators wished once again to display the support the movement had behind it. In marked contrast to the earlier protest, the pro-divestment ad- vocates had to cancel their proposed march as less than 50 students gathered on the Diag. The disparity between the two rallies' is indicative of how the fierce activism, of 1979 has disintegrated into the relative indifference of 1980 with this issue. It is ironic that in a year which has seen both the resurgence of racial strife in South Africa. and the introduc- tion in the Michigan House of a series of divestment bills, that the activism among the university community seems to have all but exhausted itself. Explanations for the decline of the divestment movement, according to divestment activists, center around the lack of immediacy the issue has for. most students as opposed to, for exam- ple, the anti-nuclear movement or the "Save Women's Studies" movement. They also suggest the dwindling in- terest is not restricted to the Univer- sity, but' in fact is a nationwide phenomenon. The main body of the Regents policy towards the investments in South Africa is contained in a March 1978 resolution. It is based on the promise that the only firms the University will divest from are those that do not respond to requests for affirmation of the "Sullivan Principles," or their equivalent. The Sullivan Principles (established by Rev. Leon Sullivan) call for: " desegration of facilities " equal and fair employment prac- tices " equal pay for equal work said the firm had refused to comply with their guidelines. Thus far, Black and Decker remains the only instance in which the RegedLs- have divested from, a firm refusing 10o pay at least lip service to the principles Also in May, the practices of G.,. Searle, a pharmaceutical company,, came under close scrutinization. yut after meeting with Searle's vice president for corporate relation,, University Vice President for Finanoia ' Affairs James Brinkerhoff said, nV have been assured that there is su stantial similarity between the prac- tices of Searle and the Sullivan Pi-l ciples." Campus. activists, however, led, hy the Washtenaw County Coalitiph Against Apartheid (WCCAA) feel that2 the 'Regents have avoided opeur discussions of divestment. On the other 4 side of the coin is the opinion, once ex- pressed by Regent Deane Baker (R; Ann Arbor)., that "there are a lot.-of; evils in the world. Apartheid ranks among Ike largest ofthem. We o viously can't right all 06h evils in ,tbei world." There is a similar controversy aEto whether the University should assumo a political role in its business .practices or maintain as neutral a political position as possible. Baker maintained it is not the place of a university6 make moral judgments.. "If we start making the judgments," Baker said, "then other people will make judgmeqr ts on us." The opposing view is a university is perforce a political entii and must accept the accompanyin responsibilities. , About 55 per cent of the Universi y's NEWCOMERS TO the University can look enjoyable moments with friends at mealtime. Daily Photo forward to spending many, Course registration often quick and easy TME CONERVAIORY featuring . Piano Salad Bar " Steakburgers & Unique Variations. * Homemade Soups (including Clam Chowder) " Quiche " Burritos " Ful Course Meals " Daily Happy Hour (Continued froiA Page 2) "WE'VE FOUND THAT those who come through after orientation for the first time are lost,"he said. "Last year, for the first time, we designed a slide show to show the process." Registrar's Office staff showed the slide show in campus dormitories during the fall of 1979. This will also be done this fall, Kerunas said. Handicapped students may register for classes somewhat differently, due to access problems at Lorch Hall, Kerunas said. "They can go to the Registrar's Office at 1524 LSA and have their materials processed there, on the spot or in a day or two," Kerunas said. Students need several materials in order to register for classes through CRISP. A Student Verification Form (SVF), indicating name, address, and class rank, is required. These are available in the lobby of the Literature, Science and Arts Building for LSA students. Other schools and colleges either mail the forms to students, or have them available at their offices, Kerunas said. Students also need an Election Worksheet, filled out indicating the meeting times of desired courses. Overrides, forms allowing students to register for full classes, may also be needed, Kerunas said. Students can determine if courses are full by checking the closed course board at CRISP or by calling Checkpoint 10 (764- 6$10). IF A DESIRED course or section is closed, students can have their names placed on a wait list, if it is available. Students also have the option of securing overrides enabling them to enter closed cougrses. Overrides can be obtained from course instructors. Students also need their yellow plastic identification cards to register. These are validated for the following term each time the strident registers, Kerunas said. Since its beginning in 1975, CRISP has been housed in the second floor of the Old Architecture and Design Building, recently renamed Lorch Hall. CRISP's room once resembled a cavern, but im- provements have been made. "It looked like a.barn," Kerunas said. "We finally convinced the Office of Academic Affairs to spend some money to fix the place up." The Office of Academic Affairs paid for the carpeting, put down in May of 1979, that now covers the once-bare floor. The Registrar's Office bought some of the plants that now dress up the room, Kerunas said. "It was all done in an effort to make it more cheery, and a little warmer," he said. "It wasn't only for the students, but also to keep up staff morale." ......... ..." ......*.".,'*. Campus activists led by the Washtenaw County Coalition Against Apartheid ( WCCAA) feel that the Regents have avoided open discussions on divestment. On the other side of the coin is the opinion, once expressed by Regent Deane Baker (R-Ann Arbor) that "there are a lot of evils in the world and apartheid ranks among the largest of them. We obviously can 't. right all the evils in" the world." ' 'a #4i 'X Try our MUSIC & MEAL DEAL! Eat In our restaurant and receive free admission to the Nightclub. :;s <: .. ON: - 994-5360 11-9 Sot; 4-9 Sun 516 E. Liberty (NEXT TO SECOND CHANCE) I-, I-l On the corner of S. State S Will ia4 4' 41 -' 4t. R'I.M~4 u' 4' x: 4' SPAC GAM 1'AD ' 4''ER OFF-CAMPUS HOUSING PROBLEMS? 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The Regents holdings are tied up in corporations, doing business in South Africa, imd. therefore would be affected by a° wholesale withdrawl of stocks, bonds and loans from that country. This would not necessarily be detrimental to the Univesity, as the recent experience of Michigan State University (MSU), would suggest. Twenty months after MSU divested from such firms, it walked away wit i almost a $1 million net profit. This was, accomplished by what Trustee Blanche Martin called "prudent, divestiture"-divesting only when it was economically profitable. The Regents have adopted a "sit tight" attitude, saying that divestment would be a great financial strain on then University. In addition, they are skep-1 tical that divestment from firms doing, business in South Africa would provu helpful to the countries oppressed blacks that constitute over 80 per cent of its population. ..... Af w _ A A- s a A. _ Ann Arbor's LW$ST Copy Prices! -ri NFW ACCP.IfflPY a.