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Show UV 1 Vy SOUTHERN UTAH STATE COLLEGE, CEDAR CITY THE THUNDERBIRD CLASS GIVES WOMEN A TURNING POINT The face of higher education is rapidly changing in America. Not only are older, students returning to the classroom in unprecedented numbers, but many are unique for another reason they are single parents or displaced homemakers. The number of families, the vast majority headed has increased dramatically. the between of women by ages These families are subject to a number of extreme economic disadvantages precipitated by the womans lack of experience, education, and draconian employment standards limiting a womans role and salary despite affirmative action legislation. The latest government statistics bear this out. Notwithstanding a predominence in the workforce, women still find themselves concentrated in clerical, sales, and service jobs generally lower paying positions with few women occupying positions in management and the professions. Another social pressure point, displaced homemakers, compel women, many in their 40s and 50s, into the workplace for the first time after the death or permanent disability of a spouse. Lacking the social or employment skills, and facing cultural and age bias in their search for a job, many of these women resign themselves to a lifestyle of poverty or worse. In an attempt to correct this problem, a number of programs have sprung up across the nation in recent years. Locally, the Turning Point program is bringing to displaced homemakers and single parent families the resources needed to compete in the job marketplace. The programs goal is to integrate participants into society as family unit. competent members of a comfortable, It accomplishes this goal by helping participants build individual learn the value of support systems, and develop responsible, successful behavior. We feel that these are worthwhile objectives in light of the fact that a growing percentage of nontraditional students at SUSC are single parents or displaced homemakers attempting to escape the trap of substandard salaries or federal welfare programs. We also feel, however, that one of the most pressing problems facing the single mother is the collection of child support. Subscribing to the belief that a man bears equal responsibility federal and state legislation is needed to find these in errant fathers and compel them to pay either by direct support, or if need be, by attaching their wages. Enactment of such legislation would go a long way in alleviating what has traditionally been thought of as a womans responsibility. The Turning Point program stands as a fitting reminder to all that the role of women has been changing and that we must acknowledge this change through support if we are to continue progressing as a society. MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1990 A PAGE 4 11 single-pare- 18-2- self-estee- child-rearin- g, Were innocent, says radio journalist TO THE EDITOR: , I am fully aware of the time and energy that I personnally devote to my own news broadcasts (which, incidentally, contain information that I have obtained from the Associated Press and newspapers such as USA Today rewritten, not plagiarized). I see no reason to write a column unless it can be done well. After reading Dowers attempt g at journalism, two questions came to mind: 1. How can a claim of long-terplagiarizing be submitted when Dower clearly stated that April 1 1 was the first time that he had ever watched an entire episode of SUTVs Newsline. (Maybe this is a poor attention span problem.) KGSU-FM- Generalize: 1. To render general rather than specific. 2. To draw inferences or a general conclusion (from). 3. To think or speak in generalities. sad Generalization a commentary on todays society that is perpetuated by narrowminded and ignorant individuals. Such is the case concerning the recent Access column penned by Jeff Dower. Dower, it appears, feels the need to lump the combined staff members of both KGSU-Fand SUTV into a conglomeration of thieving yellow journalists. As a staff and news production personnel member of hard-hittin- Did anyone else notice a blatant contradiction? The news on SUSCs radio station, KGSU, is nothing more than an abbreviated reading of The Thunderbird, followed a few scant paragraphs later by, I also recognize that the culprits are only a select few.... Well, what is it, Jeff? Is the problem all of us, or only some of us? For someone who had the our audacity to question journalistic integrity, I think the problem, Jeff, is you. In the future, be a good little journalist and get your facts straight first. Barbara J. Clark Dowers assertions of plagiarism false TO THE EDITOR: The Thunderbird VOLUME 84, NUMBER 51 Misinform: v.t. to give wrong information to. Perhaps Mr. Dower would consider the above definition d plagiarism since I copied it word-for-wor- Editor Kathleen Midgiey Associate Editor Natalie Coombs Opinion Director James Spainhower Photo Editor Jeff Dower Arts &. Leisure Editor Jason North Sports and Outdoors Editor Brent Richey Production Manager Lynn Dennett Ad Representatives Brent Richey Earle Severance Faculty Adviser Larry Baker The Thunderhird is published each Monday and Thursday of the academic year by and for the student body of Southern Utah State College and is not affiliated in any way with the Colleges department of communication. The views and opinions expressed in The Thunderbird are the opinions of the publications individual writers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the institution, faculty, staff or student body in general. The unsigned editorial directly above is the opinion of The Thunderbird as a single entity. Letters to the editor must be typed and include the name and phone number. Only the name will he printed. Names will not be withheld under any circumstances and the editor reserves editing privileges. Letters must be submitted by noon Fridays for Monday editions; 5 p.m. Tuesdays for Thursday editions. The Thunderbird: editorial offices in SUSC Library 103; advertising in Library 102. Mail at SUSC Box 9384, Cedar City, UT 84720. Phone (801) or from Websters Dictionary! How unfortunate to have one of our own, a communication major, be so misinformed in the hasty allegations made toward the broadcast entities of this college. First, I must acknowledge my stance on this issue. I am a former member of The Thunderbird and am well aware of the happenings at both ends of our colleges media spectrum. I realize the professionalism The Thunderbird offers and have no intention of lessening the papers credibility as I make great effort to point out the naivety of their photo editor in regards to the mass media world. Lets get Sen. Joseph Biden (a poor example) out of the way. Indeed, he was cited for plagiarism 22 years ago. However, it was in an attempt to graduate from law school that he submitted someone elses completed work. Dowers use of Biden as an example has absolutely no relevance to his allegations, and therefore becomes invalid. If Mr. Dowers definition of plagiarism holds true, the The Thunderbirds sports writers are also in violation. When the basketball team is playing away from campus, how does The y Thunderbird get its information? From the KSUB broadcast, of course. Never have I seen any credit given them in The Thunderbird. play-by-pla- Time to address Tom Brokaw. Not picking up The 'New York Times to get his news stories? Ha! He would be a fool not to. Perhaps if Mr. Dower had been paying attention in (or even attending, possibly) his COMM 114 Newswriting class, he would have learned the term newsmixing which is the common practice of (CONTINUED ON PAGE 6) |