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will be informed of its exact
4ocation during the summer.
Those who do not will have
their $45.00 deposit refunded
and will have to search for
off-campus housing.
ADDITIONAL COM
MENTS: Though the contract
submission ran smoothly,
minimal preparation was
performed by
_Campus Ad
ministration. Throughout
most of the night there was
nobody but the students
themselves to guard against
Teen sex to be family matter
By Jay A. Exner
On 19 February 1982, Health and Human Services Secretary
Richard S. Schweiker formally proposed a regulation whereby
family planning clinics would be required to notify parents
when their teenagers receive prescription contraceptive drugs
or devices.
The proposal would have clinics notifying parents within 10
days after giving any prescription contraceptive to an
"unemancipated minor" age 17 or under. However, the rule
would effectively cover girls only, since condoms distributed
to boys at a clinic are non-prescription. Clinics would waive
the notification if it "would result in physical harm to the
minor by a parent or guardian."
"It is paradoxical that parents must give written permission
before a child can go on a field trip, but when drugs and
devicds with potentially serious health consequences are
prescribed, federal policy until now has not recognized paren
tal involvement and responsibility," said Schweiker.
Several organizations do not side with Schweiker's proposal.
The YWCA and the Girls Club expect a rise in unwanted
teenage pregnancies, should the Reagan administration en
force the regulation. Other organizations feel that such a rule
is .``an invasion of the privacy of teenagers." The proposal also
runs counter to specific laws in 30 states and the District of
Columbia.
In a news conference, President Reagan endorsed the rule.
The public has 60 days from when the rule was officially pro
posed to comment.
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line-jumpers and gate
crashers. A Security man was
on duty most of the night, in
case of trouble. Had any large
brawl developed, this
reporter feels that- one wat
chman would have been
unable to quell it before so
meone would be injured. A
prominent and trusted cam
pus student, who asked not to
be identified, reported to the
Collegian that she had offered
to organize and assist in
monitoring the line. The
Business Office irately refus
ed her. Due to deadline, the
Business- Office could not be
reached for comment.
Student and faculty discuss attitudes
By Lisa Bosak
Recently, several students
and instructors at the
Highacres campus were ask
ed to state their views on stu
dent attitudes and educating
techniques, and the possible
ways that both can improve.
Hopefully, the opportunity for
the students .and faculty to
voice their opinions will bring
about some positive changes
within the curriculum of the
Highacres campus.
The instructors that were
interviewed seemed to react
similarly to the first question,
"What are students looking
for?" They feel that students
seek a challenge, and an
education that broadens their
outlook, which will help
prepare them for a future oc
cupation.
The question of students' in
terest in their classes brought
about some :varied opinions
from the instructors. Mr.
Lawrence Biacci believes
there is interest on the part of
his students. "Their interest
and cooperation allowed me
to have large classes without
difficulty." Another agreed.
"We have a pretty serious
student body." In contrast,
one instructor said, "Students
want to learn, but they don't
want to pay the price of
preparing for them!'
The instructors were asked
about information they felt
they could provide students
that would be helpful later in
the students' life. Mr.
Nicholas Skimbo said, "We
must encourage students to
be active participants. If they
sit back, the world will pass
them by." Others felt the in
structors could attempt to
prepare students better in
such fundamentals as basic
r'ath and listening, since high
schools fail to do so. Dr.
Joseph Marchesani believes
that "Students feel there's a
lot of things wrong in the
world. Instructors can take
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this attitude and make it
more useful. Students believe
it is easierlo criticize than to
provide intelligent alter
natives."
Instructors were then ask
ed to comment on the cur
riculum and whether it was
too strict or too lenient. One
prof. felt the curriculum was
appropriately lenient. "It's a
positive way to encourage
students to take responsibili ,
ty." Another disagreed.
"High standards are needed
because of a lack of work."
One instructor believes that it
doesn't matter if the cur
riculum is strict or lenient.
"If instructors have a rapport
with students, even if they are
strict, students will enjoy the
classes and learn."
It was interesting to find
that instructors knew what
type of teaching students
preferred and to discover
that many students disagree
with the techniques many of
"We must encourage
students to be active par
ticipants. If they sit back the
world will pass them by."
the instructors employ, as
will be illustrated later in this
article. Dr. Carl Frankel
feels that "visual aids and
humor are important to build
positive attitudes. However,
as students mature, they
should learn to enjoy serious
scholastic presentations."
One instructor pointed out
that students prefer a smaller
number in a class, and that
lecture is not always the best,
but certain classes are
limited to a lecture technique
because of the large number
of students. Instructors don't
feel that students have dif-
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ficulty because of large
classes at Highacres, since
most instructors are accessi
ble after class.
The students who were
questioned were first asked if
they felt that teaching at thp
Highacres campus can be im
proved. Not surprisingly, all
who were interviewed had a
variety of suggestions that
they believed would be
beneficial to their learning
abilities. Many students sug
gest that the instructors use
more flexible outlines, stay
ing away from "straight out
of the book" teaching; they
prefer that the instructors put
more of their own research
into the classes. Many
students dislike lecture
classes; others would prefer
more interesting lectures,
where the instructor could
relay information to the
students. with the use of ex
amples. Some felt tests could
become too technical at
times, and that they have dif
ficulty studying for these
tests because instructors "try
to pack too much in too little
time." Other students sensed
an unnecessary separation
between students and
teachers. Todd Deschang
suggests that instructors be
"more receptive to their
students."
Students were asked what
type of teaching techniques
they prefer. Missy Miller said
"she preferred" less formali
ty, but I still want to get
something out of the class."
Most students seek a close
rapport with An instructor
with whom they can relate,
but feel that many instructors
do not speak on a student's
level.
NicholasSkimbo
When questioned about the
communication (or lack of it)
between students and faculty,
about one half were satisfied
with the communication bet
ween the two. One student
said he got the impression of
"go away" from some of his
profs.
Lastly, students were asked
about the instructors' interest
in their students. A few
students feel that "the in
structors try to make a good
impression, but they really
don't care about you." Others
disagree. Tim Kyle said,
"Yes, they show interest.
They might not do stuff for
you, but they make you do
stuff for yourself." Randy
Lewis feels that "an instruc
tor's interest is based on the
student's actions."
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