Behrend collegian. (Erie, Pa.) 1971-1988, October 13, 1988, Image 3

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    Gamble
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a few points that it will affect their
interest in introducing a new course
or topic of discussion.
Gamble offered some ideas to
encourage teachers. He suggested a
center where teachers could go for
advice and helpful hints on
improving their techniques.
Hopefully, this confidential service
would give faculty a new
perspective. Gamble said, "We
should do what we can to let the
best kind of teaching prosper,
instead of bringing our stop
watches to class:"
The lecture, which was held in
the Reed Lecture Hall, was attended
mostly by faculty.
Kanty
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students to have telephones in their
rooms. Presently, their are five pay
phones available, which, according
to one resident, are often out of
order, sometimes for up to a week
at a time.
Wilson said she is generally
pleased with life at Kanty, but feels
that, since rent is higher there than
on campus, the standards should be
at least as high.
The residents' next , move is to
seek legal counsel concerning their
rights and health codes. Commuter
Council president Joseph
Cunningham plans to visit officials <
at University Park within the next
two weeks to discuss the situation
with officials there.
Cunningham said that the trip to
UP. is necessary because none of
the administration at Behrend has
enough experience in this area.
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October 13,1988
Racism Drives Black Students from
White Campuses
The
, , ~ , Oberlin College," they felt their
(CPS)—Many black students drop redoubled efforts to recruit more white classmates focused much
out of predominantly white colleges black students for this fall. on co ] or rcgar( i black
because racial prejudice and Some reports indicate the efforts are programs as "separatist" activities
discrimination leave them feeling working. that encourage isolation, Penn said,
lonely and isolated, Oberlin Minority admissions at the Ponn concluded that improved
University researchers say. University of Texas, for example, "retention can be gained only
Selective, predominantly white reached an all-time high this fall, through programs affecting students
institutions are very similar in The University of Colorado reports th ey are enrolled at Oberlin,"
nature, said Patrick Penn, dean of u 33 percent increase in minority such as academic support.
Oberlin's student support services, enrollment.. Black students often cite financial
at a Sept. 20 conference of the But the number of black students at problems for leaving school, but
National Council of Educational the University of North Dakota effects of financial * aid
Opportunity Associations in dropped by almost half this fall, packaging on retention are
Washington D.C. Metropolitan State College in inconclusive, Penn said.
They are basically white systems, Denver has not increased its 15.3 "Grants scholarshins and work—
and white systems are percent minority enrollment for study jobs have beenreported to be
discriminatory to non-members." four years, despite attempts to do positively related to retention,
Although Oberlin's overall so. The University of Illinois has whereas large loans reportedly
graduation rate is 70 percent, 20 been more successful in raising contribute to attrition. However,
points above the national average, minority enrollment, but the these relationships are weak," the
only about 55 percent of the black percentage of blacks and other report said,
students at the liberal arts school minorities attending the school is The researchers recommended
cam their degrees. still much smaller than the state’s changing financial aid packaging,
Inadequate financial aid packages, percentage of minorities. developing programs to increase
insensitive, sometimes hostile And keeping black students on sensitivity about racial prejudice
white student populations and poor predominantly white campuses, and stereotyping, and upgrading
academic support programs cause Penn contended, is the real trick. student support services as ways to
many blacks to leave white colleges Black students at Oberlin told Penn, keep black students on mostly
before receiving their degree, Penn whose study is called "Black white campuses,
reported.
His findings come at a time when 9 9
efforts to expand opportunities for • •
minorities are losing momentum, •
according to "One Third Of
Nation," a report issued in May by
the American Council on Education ®
and the Education Commission o;
the States.
In response to the study and to the
escalating racial tensions on scores
of campuses during the last two
academic years, many schools
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