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Show Theft Service Continued from page 12 Continued from page 2 Decker Lake Youth Center The Decker Lake Youth Center, a juvenile justice services facility, is just one of four places Cassie Powers Psychology of Women students are working with this semester. The class is split into groups, with each group visiting a different location. Psychology of Women covers how women have been oppressed through the ages, what has changed, and what hasnt changed, said a student in the class, April Torres. Powers students are working with girls who are in juvenile justice services. We take what we learn in class and tiy to teach that to the girls and help empower them and see what they can do to better their lives once they get out, said student Steven Richards. Students visit their volunteer location once a week, one hour at a time, for a total of eight weeks. The girls at Decker Lake range in age from 14 to 19. They are not the stereotypical stubborn bad girls who dont care about their future, said student Megan Martinez. Our girls have actually given their futures a lot of thought and are educated on their goals. They just need help and the opportunity to achieve them. We teach : the girls mini lessons about the discussions we are having in class. Weve taught the girls about finding new perspectives on life, college life, m feminism, gender stereotypes, body image, h, and said Martinez. We try to incorporate activities in our lessons whether it be art projects, games or physical activities, like volleyball, to have fun with the girls and hopefully make something stick out to them, said Martinez. After each visit, the psychology students are instructed to write a reflective piece about their experience. We evaluate ourselves as teachers, how effectively we are presenting the information to the girls, and what can it actually do for them, said Richards. Reflective writing allows students to critically think about and engage in dialogues about new and often unfamiliar experiences. I was but the Initially very nervous, girls eased meeting my fears. For me its broken stereotypes, said Torres. As the only male Decker Lake volunteer in his group, Richards has had a unique service-learniexperience. Its eye opening in a lot of different ways, said Richards. Its like a foreign world that I walk into every single week. It helps me better understand the world around me. And for Martinez, her time working with the girls has inspired her to continue volunteering at Decker Lake for her senior project. It has given me the hands on experience with adolescents that I have always been interested in and an opportunity for me to help my community, said Martinez. The Road Home of The Road Home, a local homeless shelter, is one two local community groups Christine Seiferts technical writing class is working with this semester. Seiferts students wrote how-t- o documents to address needs some of the of The Road Home residents. We created technical documents to aid the search for basically anything that The Road Home residents might need like food, shelter, medicine and clothing, said student Jessica Smith. Prior to writing the documents, students toured The Road Home and researched their individual topics through interviews and audience analysis. The most meaningful experience of our service-learnin- g project was taking a tour of The Road Home and matching faces with the stories weve been reading about, said student Ashley B abbitt. The technical writing students will compile their how-t- o documents ranging from how to dress for an interview on a limited budget to how to write a resume at the end of the semester. The compilation of documents will be given to case workers at The Road Home, which will be used during meetings with residents. ng One of the most commonly reported missing items are text books. j of police, Long. They can then take those books to our bookstore or one of the retailers here in the city to resell and turn a profit. Campus Patrol may contact the SLCPD to report a crime. We are not the police, said Long. We can citizens arrest somebody, but thats about it. In October, 13 crimes were reported by Campus Patrol. SLCPD were contacted for seven of those crimes. Its impossible for Campus Patrol to find every missing item with 25 security cameras around j j j j j i J j ! j i ! j Manor Friendship a senior Friendship Manor, housing facility, is the second community group Seiferts class is working with. Were helping them use technology and trying to demystify the technological innovations of the last 20 years, said Smith, so that they learn everything from online shopping to just turning on the computer as well as Facebook, email and Microsoft Word. Working with senior citizens has required a great deal of audience research and analysis in order to best serve the Friendship Manor residents. Friendship Manor is another opportunity to study an audience and adapt to their needs. Our class goes a step further by conducting usability tests and getting to know members of our community, said Babbitt. Service-learniallows students to dive deeper in their studies and apply what they learn inside of the classroom out into the community. Were not just doing service to do service, but doing service for a ng It only takes a second for somebody to walk by and snag a book, and theres a big market for those texts, said the former Salt Lake City chief i self-estee- self-wort- said Long. Somebody can take a pair of wire clippers and cut right through it. Expensive bikes require expensive locks. j j campus. Although several more will be installed near the Meldrum Science Center, not one camera is located at or around the residential halls. With the current policy the way it is, students can have their friends over to spend a night or two. This gives nonstudents access to the dorms, said Long. He said students living in the dorms should lock their door when they leave even if its just for a second. At the time of publication, four crimes had been reported in November, three ofwhich were theft. j j j ! j j j j ! j A campus crime log ' , . " j r V, ; j ! . j . !r - . 4 at j purpose, said Smith. s Getting Involved For more information on service-learniclasses or how to get involved in the Salt Lake community, con- tact Julie Tille at jtillewestminstercollege.edu or stop by the Center for Civic Engagement in Walker. f westminstercollege.edu pdf campuspatrol ng ( J crimelog2009.pdf i Mama Africa Feli AnneHipol StaffWriter VOLUME XLIII: ISSUE 6 WESTMINSTERFORUM.NET NOVEMBER 10,2009 |