4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Sunday, January 27, 1985 Student overcomes misfortune (Continued from Page 1) college education and support her parents who had lent financial support when she was divorced. Her sons agreed she should return to college. Allen recalls dreams of studying at night with her boys. But those dreams were cut short when, two years ago, her sons dived in- to the Detroit River to rescue five children trapped in a car which had rolled off the bank. They saved the lives of the five strangers, but lost their own. ALREADY registered for freshman courses at the University's School of Dentistry, Allen enrolled in the fall. But she found herself stymied by grief and guilt. 'This has really pushed me. I have to show the instructors that I'm going to make it this time.' - Doris Allen dental student Concentrating on her studies was dif- ficult. She purposely went to bed early the nights before major exams. She says "survivor's guilt" kept her from pushing herself to succeed. You can . . . advertise your skills, / 0 .- "I hardly spoke to anyone," she recalled. "I stayed to myself and con- sciously avoided people." SHE DROPPED out of school in December. But having turned her back on her previous career, Allen sought counseling and began taking hard science courses at Wayne State Univer- sity. She had not turned her back on dental school. This past summer Allen worked in a low-income dental clinic in Detroit. No longer needing to earn a hefty salary to support her children, she said she would like to split her time between a private practice and public clinic work when she graduates.. At the moment, she hopes to obtain a research grant to study alternative means of funding dental care for the poor and the unemployed. HAVING RESOLVED her feelings of guilt, Allen re-entered the University's dental school this fall. She said her reversal is like "noise in the background you're not awae of until it stops." She smiled and reflected, "I didn't know how bad off I was the first time. It's like a cloud has been lifted." She feels a camaraderie with her classmates-several of whom are also older students-that she said was not there before. "I FEEL SO much closer to the classmates I have now. I know (the other students are) probably not much different. I know in any group of 120 people you're going to find kind of like a bell-shaped curve of personalities-so the change is definitely me," she said. Her first term grades reflect her new attitude. She earned all A's and B's while carrying a 22-credit hour cour- seload. "She definitely knows what's going on. Nothing is going to stop her," said classmate Keith Allain. "She's more laid back than most of the others. She's not so uptight." ALLEN EMPHASIZES she is not a cutthroat, though she is determined to succeed. "Some people may feel competitive and don't want to help others. But if I can know something and explain it to someone else, that only reinforces what I know," she said. Allen has quickly formed close frien- dships with several classmates. One classmate, Beth Alderisio, calls her every morning to wake her up in time to get to class. "I HAVE THIS real problem with getting up. I'm late for school a lot," Allen said. She imitates her friend's daily call: "Get out of bed, you bum! I know you're there." Professors have been supportive of her decision to face the challenge of dental school again. Some remembered her from her earlier attempt and welcomed her back to the University. She laughed as she recalled a professor who checked one of her assignments and teased, "You probably have that left over from when you did it two years ago!" ALLEN'S GAZE grew solemn as she said, "This has really pushed me. I have to show the instructors that I'm going to make it this time." Allen's family remains a key part of her life. Nearly every weekend she drives to Detroit to visit her 78-year-old mother and her 82-year-old father. She spoke especially fondly of a two- year-old niece whose parents asked Allen to be the girl's godmother. "At first it was hard to open up again," Allen says. "But that little girl sure did work her way into my heart. I'm devoted to her." "I feel great now. I can't be an in- spiration to my boys. I can't be a good provider for them, but I still have something to offer the community. Maybe I can inspire other people, and other people's children.' get rid of an unwanted pet, and find fulfillment, tell your friends how much you care, ha PERSONAL AD (764-0557) IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press and United Press International reports Yale strikers reach contract NEW HAVEN, Conn.-Yale University and the union representing its blue. collar workers reached tentative contract agreement yesterday, averting a strike white-collar workers had vowed to join and students had warned must not occur. George Conte, the president of Local 35 of the Federation of University Employees, emerged from the talks shortly after 4 a.m. and said he was "happy to announce" the agreement. Conte said the tentative pact, unanimously supported by the union's negoiating committee, will be submitted to the 1,000-member union tomorrow night for ratification. He would not give further details but said, "We both made concessions. I think it's going to be a good contract we both can live with." The decision brought relief to students, many angry over the labor troubles that have disrupted campus life since Sept. 26 when Local 34, representing white-collar workers, began an 11-week strike. Shuttle mission remains secret CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.-The mystery deepened yesterday over the fate of the "Big Ear" spy satellite carried secretly into orbit by the military shuttle Discovery to listen in on the Russians. Two rocket-firing six hours apart were programmed to propel the radio in- telligence satellite from the shuttle's 170-mile-high orbit to a 22,300-mile-high orgital parking spot south of the Soviet Union, according to defense sources. The performance of the two-section rocket, called an inertial upper stage (IUS), was critical not only of the success of the mission for the national Security Agency, but for the next shuttle mission scheduled to begin 3% weeks from now. Another IUS is scheduled to push the National Aernautics and Space Ad- ministration's second tracking and data relay satellite from the shuttle Challenger into the stationary orbit where a satellite's speed is synchronized with Earth's retation. Sen. Jake Garn (R-Utah) is among the seven-man crew for next month's mission. .« Minister qits Lebanon cabinet BEIRUT, Lebanon-Education Minister Selim Hoss, the leading moderate in lebanon's unity Cabinet, submitted his resignation yesterday .over the government's failure to cope with factional bloodshed and a worsening economic crisis. Hoss' resignation came amid Lebanese radio and newspaper reports that Israel was preparing to remove its troops from Sidon, a mainly Sunni Moslem seaside community in southern Lebanon, by tonight. There was no immediate comment form Israel. Hoss, also the labor minister and a Sunni, submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Rashid Karami just hours before an emergency meeting on security matters and the economy between Karami and President Amin Gemayel. It was not immediately clear if Hoss' resignation would be accep- ted. Karami said later the Cabinet would hold a special session today to discuss the Israeli troop withdrawal and the collapsing Lebanese currency. Special measures lifted the Lebanese pound yesterday to a rate of 10.75 to one U.S. dollar, up from a disastrous 12.10-to-one Friday. Pope arrives in Venezuela CARRCAS, Venezuela-Pope John Paul II arrived yesterday in Caracas to elaborate civil and military honors and four festive "Days of Jubilation" to mark the start of the pontiff's 12-day trip to Latin America. President Jaime Lusinchi, on hand with his full cabinet, shook hands with the pope after the waving, smiling pontiff stepped down from his Alitalia airliner and kissed the ground. Groups of schoolchildren cheered "Si Si Si, El papa esta aqui" (Yes Yes Yes, the pope is here), "long live the pope" and "the world loves John Paul." In his welcoming speech, Lusinchi said the pope was visiting Latin America in a moment of "serious crisis, with serious disturbances," but that he was greeted with "hope and happiness." Auto strike ends in settlement WENTZVILLE, Mo. - A tentative settlement was reached yesterday in a 12-day strike over work rules by 3,100 United Auto Workers union members at a General Motors plant here, company and union officials said. UAW Local 2250 walked off the job Jan. 15, halting production of front- wheel drive Buicks and Oldsmobiles, in a dispute over a proposed pool of special workers. The workers would be more extensively trained and higher paid than other workers, and would be assigned work according to need. The company said the program would be more efficient than permanent job assignments. The union said it would weaken the seniority system. Neither side would elaborate on the details of the tentative pact, which was reached at 3:10 p.m., according to Christine Brandt, a GM spokeswoman. A union trustee, Berta Avila, said a ratification vote probably would be held Monday or Tuesday. Work rules usually are negotiated at each auto assembly plant, separately from the national contract on wages and benefits. r much, much more, wit I I r r I' 14 be Micrigan Baig Vol. XCV - No. 97 The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967 X) is published Tuesday through Sunday during the Fall and Winter terms and Tuesday through Saturday during the Spring and Summer terms by students at the University of Michigan. Sub- scription rates: September through April - $16.50 in Ann Arbor; $29.00 outside the city; May through August - $4.50 in Ann Arbor, $6.00 outside the city. 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