I Volunteer work inspires students 4community service allows The Michigan Daily -Thursday, November 9,1989- Page 5 Duderstadt eats at East Quad to discuss RC issues students to work in by Susie Ogden so that the Most 13-year-olds are concerned Severa about their appearances and their students d popularity. Many are nervous about in faciliti high school and worry if their par- ents will extend their curfew for the Projec sphool dance. psycholo This, however, isn't true in all dents th Stefanie Brown, a third-year nurs- ithis prog ing student and Mott Children's Juveniles Hospital volunteer, described a 13- leged chit year-old who has just been diagnosed problems, as having intestinal cancer. Psychr The boy has been isolated from ween his peers and has recently undergone between t major abdominal surgery, Brown currently said. His typical adolescent problems classes. save been clouded by excruciating Instea pain and fear. tres, stu a rog Occupying one of two single examprog rooms in the Sixth North tutorse-exmpe t diptrics, this teen is surrounded by tutors tw children between the ages of five and dren at t t8. The younger children share ing Coop rooms so they can hang out together The k and entertain each other. tored, he The boy's peace of mind, on the have fun. bher hand, hinges upon his visitors aren't dc ad the staff on Sixth North. The like watc staff is a close-knit group of profes- in a lesso sionals and volunteers, and they can watching relate to the kids on the floor. watc Rudni "Even though you get down on mend the yourself when the patients seem so likes chile miserable and angry with you at the know if y4 t eginning of the day, they never I'd sugge want you to leave when it's time to stuff... (b go home," Brown said. "The small it, don't." hange (of pace) that you provide Projec ach day allows the patients to relax communit dents. Th VICTORS fers a s Commun Continued from page 1 Additi (now) than they did 25 years ago. Donald H Just because one Black man is for volunt ejected to governorship, (it) is not houses ch news." treatment Cruse said he did not think the who are h esults promised any better future for sity Medic plack politicians. He said there are The h 0ing to be a few "token Blacks" by volunt holding national political positions. two three Cruse rejected the notion that Volun more than a few Blacks could is a cha b ecome governor of major states. genuinee "te electoral system would not the comm permit that," he said. !With the increasing presence of lacks in politics, analysts say the Republican Party may have to make its agenda more accommodating to Blacks. In the past, the Republicans have not had much success in recruiting Black candidates. "Their platform and policy debates in Congress do not demonstrate strong commitments to nnany issues black voters are nterested in," Traugott said. "The issue is fairly complicated especially for female Republican leaders," he addd. Many analysts have attributed the victories to party-line voting and, most of all, to the abortion issue. "It was mainly a party effect moderated by race," said Traugott. "In some races, abortion did simulate people to go out and vote." hospitals eir bodies can heal." al University courses give he opportunity to volunteer es like Mott. t Outreach, a two-credit gy course, offers LSA stu- e opportunity to interact ple in the community. In ram, students work with in detention, underprivi- ildren, people with medical cand women in shelters. ology Lecturer Jerry Miller, rdinates the program, said 600 and 700 students are enrolled in project outreach d of sitting through lec- dents choose and participate am that interests them. For LSA senior Gary Rudnick o elementary school chil- he Arrowwood Hills Hous- rative. ids don't come to be tu- said; instead, they come to Rudnick said, "Even if you much work done, the kids Ding something worthless hing TV... and you sneak n or two while they're not ck said he would recom- program to someone who iren, but added, "The kids (ou don't want to be there... est it if you like kids and ut) if you don't want to do t Outreach isn't the only ty service program for stu- e Sociology Department of- imilar program, Project ity. onally, the Ronald Mac- House is always searching teers. This 24-room facility ildren receiving outpatient t and parents of children hospitalized at the Univer- cal Center. ouse is run almost entirely eers who each work at least -hour shifts a month. teer work, said Dr. Miller, nce for students to get a experience with people in unity." by Roberto Sanchez University President James Duderstadt discussed the present and future role of the Residential College with the college's students, faculty, and administrators over a cafeteria dinner of lasagna yesterday evening. The meeting was held to inform the President of the RC's future goals and how they might converge with his plans to diversify and enrich the University community, said RC Director Herb Eagle. Among these goals were increasing minority enrollment, appointing more RC minority faculty, and enriching the RC curriculum. The Residential College is a small school within the LSA college, which provides students with a more personalized education in the liberal arts. It emphasizes studies in languages, the humanities, and the social sciences, through the use of smaller classes and more individualized attention for students. "We want to attract, retain, and educate well a multicultural student population," Eagle said . "We wanted to be in (Duderstadt's) thoughts... Some of the things we would like to do would cost a lot of money". Eagle said Duderstadt was "understanding of the values of the living and learning experience which we (the RC) provide here." Duderstadt commented that the RC "is the kind of experience I would love to give to every student." "We wanted to be in (Duderstadt's) thoughts... Some of the things we would like to do would cost a lot of money." -Herb Eagle, director of the Residential College Although the meeting was generally informal and good spirited, not everyone agreed with what Duderstadt said. Julie Enszer, an RC senior attending the dinner, disagreed with Duderstadt's view that the University is a bargain for in-state students and well below peer institution fees for out-of-state students. Taking a break Angela Taylor takes a few minutes service to get a little fresh air. JOSH MOORE/DaiNl off from her job at East Quad food LaGROC criticizes an ROTC by Mike Sobel Daily Staff Writer The relationship between the University and its Reserve Officers Training Program Corps (ROTC) chapters has remained placid despite the controversy at other colleges about the military's policy of not admitting homosexuals. Article 39.10 of the Department of Defense Policy cites homosexuals as a "security risk" and states that "homosexuality is incompatible with military service, that it affects the ability of the military to estab- lish discipline and to maintain morale." This policy applies to all branches of the military at all levels, including ROTC. Controversy erupted at the Uni- versity of Minnesota when the stu- dent president told the campus paper that "I can't understand why (homosexuals) would want to sub- ject themselves to the ridicule of be- ing in the armed forces." Several groups consequently tried to impeach him. Col. Peter Buley of the Univer- sity's Air Force ROTC, however, said, to his knowledge, this has not been an issue at the University. Homosexuals can attend ROTC classes, he added, but they can't go through the program and be com- missioned. "These are called 'special students.' No information about sexual preference is required," he said. Brian Durrance, a Lesbian and Gay Rights Organizing Committee (LaGROC) organizer, said a woman has just been asked to leave the ROTC program because of her par- ticipation in LaGROC. Durrance said the group has been working for some time to change the University's Board of Regents bylaw 14.06. The bylaw prohibits discrim- ination based on race, color, creed, gender, religion or ethnic origin, at the University, but does not include a clause on "sexual preference." Durrance maintains "one of the reasons the regents haven't changed that by-law is because they want to keep ROTC on campus." Durrance also said the CIA has been prohibited from recruiting at the law school because of a similar policy towards homosexuals. "Our position," he added, "has been that if you are openly gay, you are not a security risk. (ROTC) must allow gay men and lesbians to par- policy ticipate. We insist the University protect us. If ROTC be banned from campus, so be it." Regent Deane Baker (R-Ann Ar- bor) said, however, "The position of the University is entirely in line with the U.S. and state constitu- tions" and the ROTC "provides op- portunities and services to the young people of Michigan," such as schol- arships. But Durrance said, "If you are openly gay, you can't get an (ROTC) scholarship." 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