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St. Mary’s student weekly • Volume 81, No. 10 November 22,1993 • St. Mary’s City, MD 20686 PHOTO BY NORINE ROWE During a tour given to members from the SGA and The Point News, Dr. John Underw ood shows one of the research labs in the new science building, where faculty and students can set up long-term experiments. BROOKS E. SCOVILLE editor-in-chief Since December 17, 1991, when the ground was broken at the new science building site, the St. Mary’s College community has been anxiously watching its construction. Next week, after almost two years of waiting, the college will finally be the proud owners of a brand new $16 million high-tech natural and physical science facility. The new building, which covers 60,000 square feet, was designed with special care and sensitivity to the unique historical and environmental surroundings of the area. “I think this is a really exciting time for the college. A lot of hard work has gone into getting this facility and it is a vibrant addition to the campus,” said Dr. John Underwood, Vice President of Administration. “It was a great group effort between the administration and the science faculty to design the building. Others have contributed to the building, like the Business Office, who was in charge of buying the equipment, and the Facilities Office, who managed the construction.” The building is unusual in that most colleges have science buildings which look like big boxes, but the administration wanted it to be more in keeping with the rest of the college. “We wanted the building to enhance the campus by its location and become the college’s focal point at (See SCIENCE, Page 6) j§ a jb f|§ ^ ^ to be delayed further AARON KOOS staff xvrHer GeneraTs afftce as late :as: last Fri- Contmued \ the: College • and American Cable j over the 36 channel cable system have frustmiedresideote whs looked forward to returning to an installed system thi$ semester.. Although the College recently forwarded what hoped to be the final draft of €h&i ' contrac^toiAr^nc^Cabl^ acc&rd- i rngto General Manager Phil Spmiit. at American Cable, changes were being made by the State Attorney “Tbesenewchanges will go b a ck to my : contract d ep a rtm en t;’ said Sptodt who would aote iab o ra te on th e specific alterations b u t would say th a t %oirie are simple changes b u tsom e are issu&thaiare; causing u s some problem.” I $pindta&b quieted rumors that ; the delays were the result of American Cable's parent company TCI merging with Bell Atlantic; “It •Ilf (See CABLE/Page 6) Delgado-Gaitan delivers speech DANA FEHLBERG staff writer CAMPUS ALERT North of the college on Park Hall Road, Rt. 489, a sexual assault occurred on Thursday, Nov. 4, 1993, at approxi«ately 3:30 P.M. A young voaan nas Jogging alone then she Has assaulted The unfortunate reality is that danger can happen to seibers of our cosfiunity at any tine. Our hope is that sith a little forethought one can prevent ham or loss. When nalking, Jogging or biking oW caapus please take the following precautions: * TAKE A PARTNER ALONG OR CO IN A GROUP * HAKE SURE IT’S DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS * ALWAYS CARRY A DEFENSIVE DEVICE (EX. MACE, WHISTLE, ETC.) * WHEN FEASABLE. ALWAYS LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR DESTINATION AND YOUR APPROX. TIME OF ARRIVAL AND RETURN * PLEASE CONFINE YOUR EXERCISE TO CAMPUS This is a copy of a flyer that was sparsely distributed around the campus. Many students, faculty and staff feel that the incident was not publicized enough. See related editorials on Page 3. The majority of the 25 million Latinos living in the United States are Mexican-American immigrants. On Wednesday, November 17, Dr. Concha Delgado-Gaitan, a professor at the University of California at Davis, spoke about the school performance of these people. Dr. Delgado-Gaitan has done extensive educational research in a Mexican-American community in Carpenteria, California. Her research challenges the common notion that hispanics enter the school system with disadvantages and these account for their failure in school. Most educators agree that if parents are reinforcing school lessons in the home, their children will succeed in reading. There is also the common belief that Hispanic parents either simply “don’t care” or “don’thave enough time” to care about their child’s education. In the Carpenteria school, the Hispanic children were often put in the lower level reading group. The investigation of Delgado-Gaitan discusses what parents of children in higher level reading groups did in the home in orderthat their children were placed in those groups. Surprisingly, Delgado-Gaitan found no significant differences between what was done in Hispanic households than what was done in caucasian households. In fact, Hispanic parents often sat with their children for hours trying to help them with assignments. However, the parents had very little grasp of the English language, which caused them to become frustrated with confusing directions. The children often failed to complete assignments, resulting in a downward spiral of failure. Dr. Conch Delgado-Gaitan, a professor at the University of Califomia- Davis, spoke about the school performance of Latino children. The parents in the Carpenteria community were eventually able to help their children because they learned to adapt themselves to the “culture of the school.” The implication of Delgado-Gaitan’s study is that the problem is not “that parents aren’t communicating with the school” but that “the school doesn’t communicate with the parents.” Parents and school officials established open lines of communication to better understand the progress of their child. Important information began to be transmitted in Spanish. Delgado-Gaitan says that her project is “not finished” because further success “depends on continued communication between school personnel and parents.” j v i& v d & ' ' Letters to the Editor 3,4 The Pendulum of History, a commentary 5 A tour of the science building 6 The Brits fight back 7 Roaches, roaches everywhere 8 Consumerism and the SMC student 9 Comics: Lost in the Woods contest 10,11 Women sailors ranked first in the nation! 12 Science building to be turned over to college
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FullText | St. Mary’s student weekly • Volume 81, No. 10 November 22,1993 • St. Mary’s City, MD 20686 PHOTO BY NORINE ROWE During a tour given to members from the SGA and The Point News, Dr. John Underw ood shows one of the research labs in the new science building, where faculty and students can set up long-term experiments. BROOKS E. SCOVILLE editor-in-chief Since December 17, 1991, when the ground was broken at the new science building site, the St. Mary’s College community has been anxiously watching its construction. Next week, after almost two years of waiting, the college will finally be the proud owners of a brand new $16 million high-tech natural and physical science facility. The new building, which covers 60,000 square feet, was designed with special care and sensitivity to the unique historical and environmental surroundings of the area. “I think this is a really exciting time for the college. A lot of hard work has gone into getting this facility and it is a vibrant addition to the campus,” said Dr. John Underwood, Vice President of Administration. “It was a great group effort between the administration and the science faculty to design the building. Others have contributed to the building, like the Business Office, who was in charge of buying the equipment, and the Facilities Office, who managed the construction.” The building is unusual in that most colleges have science buildings which look like big boxes, but the administration wanted it to be more in keeping with the rest of the college. “We wanted the building to enhance the campus by its location and become the college’s focal point at (See SCIENCE, Page 6) j§ a jb f|§ ^ ^ to be delayed further AARON KOOS staff xvrHer GeneraTs afftce as late :as: last Fri- Contmued \ the: College • and American Cable j over the 36 channel cable system have frustmiedresideote whs looked forward to returning to an installed system thi$ semester.. Although the College recently forwarded what hoped to be the final draft of €h&i ' contrac^toiAr^nc^Cabl^ acc&rd- i rngto General Manager Phil Spmiit. at American Cable, changes were being made by the State Attorney “Tbesenewchanges will go b a ck to my : contract d ep a rtm en t;’ said Sptodt who would aote iab o ra te on th e specific alterations b u t would say th a t %oirie are simple changes b u tsom e are issu&thaiare; causing u s some problem.” I $pindta&b quieted rumors that ; the delays were the result of American Cable's parent company TCI merging with Bell Atlantic; “It •Ilf (See CABLE/Page 6) Delgado-Gaitan delivers speech DANA FEHLBERG staff writer CAMPUS ALERT North of the college on Park Hall Road, Rt. 489, a sexual assault occurred on Thursday, Nov. 4, 1993, at approxi«ately 3:30 P.M. A young voaan nas Jogging alone then she Has assaulted The unfortunate reality is that danger can happen to seibers of our cosfiunity at any tine. Our hope is that sith a little forethought one can prevent ham or loss. When nalking, Jogging or biking oW caapus please take the following precautions: * TAKE A PARTNER ALONG OR CO IN A GROUP * HAKE SURE IT’S DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS * ALWAYS CARRY A DEFENSIVE DEVICE (EX. MACE, WHISTLE, ETC.) * WHEN FEASABLE. ALWAYS LET SOMEONE KNOW YOUR DESTINATION AND YOUR APPROX. TIME OF ARRIVAL AND RETURN * PLEASE CONFINE YOUR EXERCISE TO CAMPUS This is a copy of a flyer that was sparsely distributed around the campus. Many students, faculty and staff feel that the incident was not publicized enough. See related editorials on Page 3. The majority of the 25 million Latinos living in the United States are Mexican-American immigrants. On Wednesday, November 17, Dr. Concha Delgado-Gaitan, a professor at the University of California at Davis, spoke about the school performance of these people. Dr. Delgado-Gaitan has done extensive educational research in a Mexican-American community in Carpenteria, California. Her research challenges the common notion that hispanics enter the school system with disadvantages and these account for their failure in school. Most educators agree that if parents are reinforcing school lessons in the home, their children will succeed in reading. There is also the common belief that Hispanic parents either simply “don’t care” or “don’thave enough time” to care about their child’s education. In the Carpenteria school, the Hispanic children were often put in the lower level reading group. The investigation of Delgado-Gaitan discusses what parents of children in higher level reading groups did in the home in orderthat their children were placed in those groups. Surprisingly, Delgado-Gaitan found no significant differences between what was done in Hispanic households than what was done in caucasian households. In fact, Hispanic parents often sat with their children for hours trying to help them with assignments. However, the parents had very little grasp of the English language, which caused them to become frustrated with confusing directions. The children often failed to complete assignments, resulting in a downward spiral of failure. Dr. Conch Delgado-Gaitan, a professor at the University of Califomia- Davis, spoke about the school performance of Latino children. The parents in the Carpenteria community were eventually able to help their children because they learned to adapt themselves to the “culture of the school.” The implication of Delgado-Gaitan’s study is that the problem is not “that parents aren’t communicating with the school” but that “the school doesn’t communicate with the parents.” Parents and school officials established open lines of communication to better understand the progress of their child. Important information began to be transmitted in Spanish. Delgado-Gaitan says that her project is “not finished” because further success “depends on continued communication between school personnel and parents.” j v i& v d & ' ' Letters to the Editor 3,4 The Pendulum of History, a commentary 5 A tour of the science building 6 The Brits fight back 7 Roaches, roaches everywhere 8 Consumerism and the SMC student 9 Comics: Lost in the Woods contest 10,11 Women sailors ranked first in the nation! 12 Science building to be turned over to college |