I The Michigan Daily-Friday, February 4, 1983-Page 3 Inmate Project sends 'U' students to local By BECKY BERNARD Jackie DeGroat said she was nervous the first time she entered Milan .Federal Prison. She knew she would encounter things she wasn't used to but still didn't know what to expect. After talking to several prisoners, however, DeGroat, an LSA senior, discovered they were "people with families and jobs. People that just hadn't made it in society." DEGROAT'S experience was not very different from that of other par- ticipants in Inmate Project, which of- fers Unviersity students a chance to learn about the criminal justice system through actual experience. At the same time, they can earn two sociology or education credits. Project Inmate is a part of Project Community, a University community service organization which offers college credit to students to work at public agencies in southeastern Michigan. "The whole concept of Inmate Project is that you learn best by doing," said Kathy Edgren, the program's director. THIS SEMESTER, volunteers are working with inmates at Cassidy Lake Technical School, Jackson State Prison, and Huron Valley Men's and Women's Facilities. Other students are working with juveniles at! the Maxey Boys Training School in Green Oaks Township, Huron Residential Services for Youth, Inc., and the Washtenaw County Juvenile Detention Center. Volunteers who do not want to work inside institutions can work with disabled ex-offenders, as attorney's apprentices or in other court positions. 0 prisons In addition to providing academic tutoring to inmates, volunteers offer a number of diversions from prison life, Edgren said. These include slide shows, dancing, music, exercise classes, and sporting activities. Students even help inmates organize talent and fashion shows, Edgren said. AT THE juvenile institutions, volun- teers teach inmates job finding skills, how to improve their study habits, and how to apply to college. EDGREN SAID the inmates ap- preciate the students' efforts. "We're someone from the outside. It's impor See INMATE, Page 6 Daily Photo by ELIZABETH SCOTT Kathy Edgren, director of Inmate Project, talks about the program which offers University students the chance to work at various prisons and correctional facilities in southeast Michigan. Arms control nominee apologizes WASHINGTON (AP) - Kenneth Adelman, fighting for his confirmation as arms control director, said yester- day the administration will make a decision by mid-February on two test ban treaties that have languished since the mid-1970s. Adelman, testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, also apologized for being "overly cautious" last week when he told the committee that he hadn't thought about such issues as whether a nuclear war was win- nable. It isn't, he testified yesterday. ADELMAN, NOMINATED to head the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, raised criticism with his lack of answers last week, and Committee Chairman Charles Percy had threatened to hold up his nomination until the administration moved on the two test ban treaties. In yesterday's testimony, Adelman had answers. He said a nuclear war, even if limited at the outset, would spread because "pressures would be toward escalation." "There would be no winners in a nuclear war," he said, although he declined to explicitly say that the United States couldn't "prevail" in such a conflict. ON WHETHER THE United States or the Soviet Union could survive a major nuclear war, Adelman said, "No. . . It would change the fundamental nature of the world, the fundamental nature of human life. It would be such a cataclysmic event that it would be horrendous." PRESENTS His answers to the questions brought praise from Percy, who said they were-RAPTURE "much more satisfactory" than his Liberty 994-5360 earlier testimony. TAKE THE LEAD Help New Students Discover the University of Michigan BE A FALL ORI ENTATION LEADER Pick up applications at the Orientation Office (3000 Michigan Union) or call 764-6290 for further information. *an affirmative action non-discriminatory employer* Application Due Friday, February 18 -HAPPENINGS- Highlight ABENG, the minority support organization of East Quad, presents the nin- th annual Minority Arts and Culture Festival. The festival coincides with Black History Month, and is composed of cultural presentations from dif- ferent ethnic groups. Today's activities include a women's workshop, an art exhibit, and a gospel concert at 8 p.m. in the RC Auditorium of East Quad. Films Alt Act-Spellbound, 7 p.m., Murder on the Orient Express, 9 p.m., MLB 4. CFT - A Hard Day's Night, 7, 8:45, & 10:30 p.m., Michigan Theatre. Mediatrics -On Golden Pond; 7 & 9 p.m., MLB 3. AAFC - Bad Girls, 7, 8:40, & 10:20 p.m., Nat Sci. CG - Swept Away, 7 & 9:15 p.m., Lorch. C2 - The Man Who Fell to Earth, 7 & 9:30 p.m., Aud. A, Angell. Pilot Program - The Point, 9 p.m., Red Lounge, Alice Lloyd. Performances School of Dance - Thesis Concert, "Gallery: A Dance Concert," Lynette Kessler, Alan Lommasson, & Jonathon Urla, 8 p.m., Studio Theatre, Dance Bldg. PTP - Diary of a Madman, 8 p.m., Trueblood Arena, Frieze. Symphony Band & Wind Ensemble - Concert, 8 p.m., Hill Aud. School of Music - Violin Recital, Laura Ross, 8 p.m., Recital Hall. Ann Arbr Civic Theatre - An Evening of Ionesco, 8 p.m., Main Street Theatre. Ark - The Paxton Project, 8:30 p.m., 1421 Hill. Community High School - West Side Story, 8 p.m., Community High School. Speakers Germanic Languages & Literatures - Wolfgang Pordzik, "German American Relations", 4 p.m., West Conf. Room, Rackham. South and Southeast Asian Studies - Two Films, Mekong & Tongpan, 7 p.m.; Bag Lunch, Karl Hutterer, "Banchiang: A Lost Bronze Age & Ar- cheological Politics", noon, Commons Room, Lane Hall. Natural Resources - Robert Hann, "The Resurgence of Forestry in the Lake States," 3p.m., 1040 Dana Bldg.I Guild House - Ann & Don Coleman, "Cuba Today: Reflections on a Recent Visit," noon, 802 Monroe. Museum of Art - Katherine Aldrich, "Jean Paul Slusser: 1886-1981," noon, Art Museum. Russian & East European Studies - The Armenian Odyssey, Lucy Der Manuelian, "Diamonds, Dragons, and Crosses: The Art of Armenian Rug Weaving,"7p.m., Rackham Amphitheatre., Electrical & Computer Engineering - Melvin Shaw, "Recent Research in Amorphous Thin Film Devices," 9a.m., 2306 E. Engin. Bldg. Meetings Tae Kwon Do Club - Practice, 5 p.m., Martial Arts Room, CCRB. Duplicate Bridge Club - Open Game, 7:15 p.m., League. Int'l Student Fellowship - Mtg., 7p.m., 4100 Nixon. Spartacus Youth League - Class Series, "Revolutionary Marxism Today," 7:30 p.m., Conf. Room 6, Union. Folk Dance Club - Dance Class, 8 p.m.; Request Dancing, 9:30 p.m., Third Floor Dance Studio, corner of William & State. Society of Women Engineers-- Dinner, 6 p.m., Business Mtg., 6:30 p.m., 311 W. Engin. Bldg. Theatre & Drama - Auditions for "Beggar on Horseback," 4:30 p.m., Rehearsal Hall, Power Center. Kiwanis Club - 57th Annual Kiwanis Club of Ann Arbor Sale, noon, Kiwanis Club Activities Center. To submit items for the Happenings Column, send them in care of Happenings, The Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, MI. 48109. a Ug At TRW it's what we're all about. We've created an environment encouraging people like you to define and go after your individual professional goals. So when you work with us, you'll get a personalized approach to your technical growth. An approach that includes .. . An informal atmosphere t.hat encourages insightful thinking. 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