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Show Openings 1988 News - Page Seventeen CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS Centorprovjdos assistance for ethnic students By Edward Ruiz Chronicle assistant news editor University of Utah ethnic students for a support system to helRthem obtain a successful college education need look no further than the Center r Ethnic Student Affairs. fJV' provided . services minorities and the educationally disadvantaged, said Augustine TrujiUo, director of the center. 1 he center has separate advisers for each of the four main ethnic groups at the U.: Chicano, Native American, and Asian. However, any ethnic minority can use the services of the center Although each of the advisers is to handle all students, many of the students eouipped who come into the center prefer to speak with an adviser who has a similar ethmcbackground, Trujillo said. Afro-Americ- an rr Students wfin vici't tha i i . j nun ciiici in areas neip such as academic planning, counseltutoring, personal ing, career counseling and financial aidassistance For students who are Utah residents and receive financial aid Trujillo said the center can help pay for tutoring fees and special class fees. - ' Other services the center offers are assistance in time management and in identifying personal interests, talents and skills, as well as help with to maintain a balanced course load. scheduling classes Although the center does not offer any scholarships, Trujillo said they do help students find minority scholar-lege- s 6 U' md 813(111316 scholarships at other col- -- . Besides the four minority group advisers, the center has two peer-stude- advisers who also counsel nt One of the peer advisers,. Linda Hamala, got involved Honors courses: hidden treasures By Tamara Hardestv Chronicle assistant editorial editor The University of Utah honors program is one of the secrets on campus. The U.s General Catalog describes the honors as one that "offers promising and highly motivated u students i undergraduate nnnnrtimUia. lxoo lu uiuauen v anaj .i . academm enncnCr tneir a nmoram an preparation for graduate work." The pretentious title and ostentatious description are ironicallv misleading Hnnnre Prnmom r,- x5n- i i Gummings warns. "If you are into elitism, this is the wrong program." Housed I uuuumg jus i un rresiaenis JLu-cle- , the program uUi5 is a lesson in the axiom that vou ?! can t judge a book bv it's cover. . The program offers challenging courses for the student fiwno wants to do mora than 'Wt not k may be the toughest classes you will ever love. The rennirpmpntc tn 5-not Jtivv., . . r . uic jjiugrain are iainy stringent (a current or projected GPA of 3.3 or better) and the course work is, well, challenging. The projected GPA .iUUuu w loot ouuiks mm xxxgxi scnooi graaes. CumminPS i nnOkot - o-- was mnrlr tn nnint wi umi me uiuHiain. xxas f nn hnrH mm font l "TLanH wai x .1 . luics, www ic - tn ....iTir lie wuiKinp O nnnnnip .11111111 in r nr n imviiii 'it' rncei y uo wiiiik iimsRrvino .luuuiii uusjiuic ,: ngh academic standards," he said.'. 1 a suggested Prospective student with a low , hi,vmu5uiu uic jjiugicuxx. oiuuenis wno demonstrate creative ability or leadership potential mav Still be- admittfid Thp iHoa ;c :.nr.V iiui tiu auiuxxxtxiXLaXX ixclude anyone. "If vnil thinlr vmi ran tto1i it uy, r -jiiicuvo xi, SaiU. ibome of our best students havo had n It . best-ke- pt - - 1 - 1 U ... 1 1 XI 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 XW 1 . v nt -- : - . 1 VjlXXXXXXXXXXgS nmij t"WjCL.lOU hpg WE WELCOME The University YOU TO THE "U"! Of Utah Blood Donor is Program looking for healthy blood donors of all types. As a blood donor you become a vital element in the care of critically ill patients. There is a need for 75,000 units of blood or blood products each year in the state of Utah alone. The Blood Donor Center usually has a mobile blood drive on campus once or twice each month. We will also reserve time for groups or individuals at the Blood Donor Center upon request. For donating through our program, we will offer you a free meal or movie ticket. For more information. . give us a call. REMEMBER, RECYCLE LIFE GIVE BLOOD!! Once admitted to the program, students are expected to take at least one honors class year. If students fall per below this minimum participation requirement, thev v xj iciiioLaicxxxexxi. In addition tO takino nno rlacc nar ijOM U n at re8ular intervals. If the minimum " noA x . i0 iiui xuaxxxiaxixeu, me siuaent win be placed pnprobation. The cold catalog description and the g build- - "ij with the center two years ago through her paiticipation mMmc Polynesian Student Association. "I didn't know how to -I didn't get around know where to go for help," Hamala saidcampusabout her experience before her involvement with the center. She used the center for its tutoring services, scholarship information and personal counseling, and since men her college life "has improved greatly." ?m "woed in the center, they nominated me tor Who s Who in American Colleges, I was one of the 66 from the U. chosen for the honor," the fifth-yepeople student explained. "Once students are familiar with the system they stop by a few times a quarter," Trujillo said. "We become a main support system for them throughout their (at tne U.J. We get very close to our students and oftenstay we're a reference they use to find jobs." see ethnic" on news-pag- e nineteen "P.1 ar yYettfmm Ceritet I f JfxJ P 'fW 'w' . fl611 sterile-lookin- iu mo piugimix. ine army surplus i hnnsfi snmp nf tVio TrQrmont uxx uaxxxpus. ooiuirai AS VOU entfir. vnil aro nrootanucupic . .1 Vtir P. honors heartbeat. She, perhaps more than anyone at the U., can guide students to the most exciting classes, the -xux uxem, Decause ner u advice juo oMcv-xm.axx- y IS alwaVS Drerfinfir. hv rTPnZilictoriirnrT Perhaps she is a mind reader; at the very least she is an x u incredihiv nprrpntivo woman Tn r-- .v cuij' cvcm, sue is some j want one you will to get to know if you join the program. The front office exudes the kind of warmth that makes yuu wain 10 come in to just hang out and say, "Hi." If large, impersonal classes or the enormity of life in general has made you feel isolated, this is a good place to . r On tn Tool nni'nnn ITtnin. xxcver ioxxxc seems io iorget ui"4uc' name , your Viae o pmJln r i ann alwac JU, xxxxc a oxiiiic iui uxuse uxeary, j gray aays Detore Esther Radinger, assistant director of the program .. . i . V..." l Jix l .wamaH thot oluuculs ,Jnn &xxuuxuni De mumiaated. We mav x n kni ' . 1 ii,., The xxxvo . vipn uui wc axe iiui. ugioo, program's administrators try to put students at ease. The concepts of flexibility and excellence not only rnPYi ct This attitude is most evident in the choice of honors teachers. Cummings explained that the honors program U x l i .1 Finns oonnr toarhorn l lrtn Acia uxcxix ieauxx ",u"11'" or-ir- . wnai want. see "honors" on news-pag- e iney nineteen OfeneirrtMylir alessim tn a classroom.. ?QfauL tiv wins w wotk. wun, no viaawoaras, maps or charts. ..OCe used nasuhitrt nutli'nn kstit tin Give from the heart. records. yt., J .. tfi lame tflf I the hi in A ti -thedraf 'p x7Mrco5f rtrirf :7i5 wrrW jvtw the sameor all 'Who came to hear and ham ifeemrrteA inn fyi f ivtV txt7 - -- axt-- x. - w-w-- j m wlthfath..rHccfem ufiu i j I it iiti riniirc U7irn r mn? n I ria t forgiveness... a gentle man, a humble man,r(t iviun miiu wan wilt r in n r t n n nru ziuMm of tribute to Ods expertise or wisdom... and vet thlS OUiet Teacher from the hilhrffinliUr UncftA tflf WT5. fulfilled the hnoe ana rhatfasd tli 1ije ofmany millions... for what J-f-e tauaht bmuahr zAl-.heaven tn fsirrii in A vww t. fH(t HIIUI. rw 11 M Mrwfciifc,ii:i.--- t mHrmpm 7 w H tSi f i 4ii '""""" ") COME LEARN ABOUT JESUS! 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