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Show Page 2 Wednesday, October 18, 200CW At LANCE "inc t0i 'Th A G --JBaMRuSi 4 ILK 11, I, 14 II. 6:30 p.m., WSU's Ott Planetarium will present a ktar show, 'The Sky Tonight." The program "Dancing with Uiosaurs" at 7:30 p.m., Lind IHure Hall, $1-2, 626-6855. J'lfep.m., WSU's Small Busi- ii&s Development Center will jjliold a NxLevel workshop on iT3(fnaging and growing a l toiness, Wgy-Davis Qam-, . 131, $295, 626-7051. j:5o p.m., a free star party ' and telescope-observing tf V' 'session, observatory north of the planetarium. f a.m., Curling clif238rB- ' opportunity for the public to try the sport that will be held at WSU during the j 2002 Winter Olympics, Ice 'Sheet, $5, 399-8751. 7 p:m.,.WSU's Small Biisi-' ;, " ness Development tenter will hold a luncheon seminar "Marketing Magic," WSU-Davis Campus; $30, .626-7051. , Z paTL,. WSU women's volleyball game against Montana, Dee Events Center, $2-$4, 626-8500 or 1-800-WSU-TIKS. , -p;.m;,m conjunction wun ; WildcarFamily Weekend, Family Foursome Gold Outing, Pleasant Valley Golf Center (5600 S. 500 E. ; Washington Terrace,) $4, Wildcat Family Weekend, "Fraternal Disorders," a murder mystery dinner, Sherherd Union Gallerv. .815-.;626:-7535. -ii vrn ... I 11 finn imoTiAM inr i- : Wildcat Family Weekend, " movie "American Tail: Mvsterv "ptthe flight Monster," free. f.:nieaYef;-626-7535. '. T-p:m., In conjunction with '"'ir:r;-J4- ir 1 j ::galactic bowling and billiards, "1": I, 1 TT4 TWt 1 I oiiruueru union wildcat Continuing Events October 18-21, 7:30 p.m., 'WSU Performing Arts Department will present "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown," Val A. Browning Center Allred Theater, $5.50-8.50, 626-8500 or 1-800-WSU-TIKS. October 18 & 19, 7:30 p.m., WSU Performing Arts Department will present Ballet West in 'The Taming of the Shrew," Val A. Browning Center Austad Auditorium, $6-26, 626-8500 or 1-800-WSU-TIKS. GamnuSel! Native American contribution deserves respect, sneaker says Native Americans have contributed much more to American culture than they are given credit for, Alvin Whitehair told students Thursday night in the Eccles Con- . ference Center. : ; Whitehair is a representative form of government among . Iroquois tribes. "The five civilised tribes showed " settlers how a democracy would '... .work," hesaid. . "The' five tribes helped establish the Constitution and Declaration of Independence because they already had one." , These claims were elaborated updn in a video "More than Bows oi Arrows .''According to the film, Benjamin Franklin visited with Iroquois chiefs as he was making the Albany Plan, an early attempt at forming a colonial government. Navajos were the key to victory in the pacific theater during World War II, Whitehair said. The code they, developed helped defeat the Japanese. The Navajo language is largely visual, he said. "How can you break a code that's visual?" he said. "If it hadn't been for Navajo code . . talkers, this would be a Japanese society," Whitehair said. "The war was happening so fast, and the Japanese won the early battles because Japanese were breaking all the codes. When Navajo code - talking started, the US began winning again." Other contributions include Pueblo architecture, canoes, kayaks and much of the food we eat today. Whitehead said that 50 to 60 percent of the food of the world today came from Native American cultures. Matthew Flitton The Statesman nrFN5ifiWif5l IIIlllUIMil I GWU students watched closely after attack on US Navy George Washington University administrators are closely monitoring GW students studying in tie High: 70" C Low: 43 1 Ssinstilno a, High: 65' C Low: 49" Sunny Friday vi High: 66 C Low: 49" Sunshine f the Middle East after violence erupted last week and when 17 sailors and officers were killed in what appeared to be a terrorist bombing of the American destroyer U.S.S. Cole. GW has 10 students studying in the Middle East, mostly in Israel, said LaTasha Malone, an adviser in the Study Abroad Office.Gayler Adler, who graduated from GW in May after studying anthropology and Judaic studies, is now studying in Israel. She and 81 other Americans live in Ibim, a center for Russian immigrants in southern Israel located about 15 minutes from the Gaza Strip. Adler said she can hear the helicopters that carry soldiers flying over the town constantly. "A lot of people are scared , but I have studied here before and I know things are usually not as horrible as they sound in the media," Adler said. "I also have lots of friends from GW... here. They all seem to feel similar. I think everyone shared the feeling of helplessness That we can do nothing but sit and watch... is frustrating for us all," she continued. GWs Study Abroad Office is trying to contact students via email to find out where they are staying and if they are safe, Malone said. "Our role would be to facilitate the communication between the program and the students and the program and the parents," Malone said. 'They're still our students and we want to make sure the parents know what's going on." Junior David Deckelbaum said his friends who are studying at Hebrew University in Jerusalem feel safe. "I think a lot of fhe students that are there right now want to stay," he said. "I think they feel by even leaving, that's the wrong thing to do." GW President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg said he felt confident students who are abroad are safe. "They know what the circumstances are and if they feel threatened the decision to stay or come home is a personal one that they've got to make with parents using the best information they can get there," he said. (CORRECTION In Monday's edition Initiative A was inaccurately identified as Proposition One. Letters Please submit to the The Signpost offices in person or e-mail to tbarryvveber.edu, lroskellevvveber.edu, mgrayvvLber.edu or call 626-7974 for more information. I, l,.. - . - ,-"' M - , - I .- Owen Staples attempts to study stress management while being kept company by a couple of wildcats. College tuition rates continue to soar, study finds Tuition at public and private institutions has doubled over the last 20 years, while the median family income has risen 20 percent since 1981, according to the study. In the last year alone, the cost of a four-year degree has risen 5.2 percent at private institutions and 4.4 percent at public institutions. According to the study yearly tuition, fees and room and board increased: $814 at private four-year colleges, $16,332 this year vs. last year's $15,518; a 5.2 percent increase;$148 at public four-year institutions, $3,510 vs. $3,362; a 4.4 percent increase; $490 more at two-year private institutions, $7,458 vs. $6,968; a 7 percent increase; $56 more at two-year public institutions. $1,705 vs. $1,649; a 3.4 percent increase. DITHERED TV I TS by SfBn Wal fc3&tiK2000 The study also broke down tuition costs by region and found the most expensive private four-year education comes from the New England states at $2 1 ,2 1 5 per year, while the average in the Southwest clocks in at $ 1 1 ,965 annually. Results from the study weren't all grim, however. While a college degree may be more expensive, employers are paying more for those who attain a four-year degree. Students who enter the work force are getting paid 18 percent more that those who graduated 20 years ago. Students who attain an advanced degree are making 27 percent more than their decades old counterparts. The study also found that financial aid given to students over the past 10 years has increased to match the steeper tuition bills. For the 1999-2000 school year, students got 15 percent more aid than they did for the 1989-90 school year. The bulk of recent aid came from the federal loans at 5 1 .4 percent, or $35. 1 billion, with institutional and other grants making up 19.4 percent at $13.3 billion. www dtwits.com IT I" mm - po fes to sei Pr be st pr sis St( fa sa fo W( Pt St 1C sa in loi th ci d h h; at S( S id & si jc cl CI ir a L |