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Show THE THUNDERBIRD • SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY • MONDAY, APRIL 18, l 994 • PAGE 3 New economics degree Witt discusses cultural harriers to be offered at SUU BY TIFFANI BAN Thunderbird Staff Writer The SUU College of Business, T echnology and Communication's business administration department recently received approval to establish a new interdisciplinary degree in econom ics. The intent of the degree is to provide analytical and policy making skills witl1in the framework of an issue of inte rest to students. Examples of career opportunities associated with this degree would include working with government or business as an environmental policy specialist, or more traditional jobs in banking, public administration, or business. This degree would also be an excellent preparation to graduate studies in natural resources, law. economics, or other social and natural sciences. The degree requires a core of 57 credits in economics and mathematics, and then allows students to select areas of emphasis in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, Financial Economics, International Trade, Political Economy, or Quantitative Economics. An open option is also available fo r students interested in designing their own program. These a reas of emphasis will allow students to take a minimum of27 upper-divisio n credits in allied fields such as biology, fo reign languages, math, computer science, political science, etc. For more information regarding the Interdisciplinary Degree in Economics, contact Paula Willmore in room 108 of the Business Building, 865-8 157 or call John Groesbeck, assistant professor of business administration, at 586-7784. Young Native Americans face cultural barriers growing up in America, said Shirley Hill Witt at Thursday's Convocation. Witt pointed out that there are more than l 6 million Americans with Native American ancestry and mo re tha n two-thirds of them do not live on reservations. However, most of them grow up in extended fam ily households and live in poverty. The cultural barriers tl1at she spoke of are a result of the way they are raised. Witt said that Native American children are brought up without the emphasis o n competition that is so prevalent in average American households. Each family member is supportive of the others, and competition, even between siblings is very rare. "Sibling rivalry creates capitalists," Witt said when she explained why most Native Americans raised their children in such an atmosphere. Also, .Native Americans believe that children have just recently come from tl1e Great Mystery and if are abused in any way they will return to the Great Mystery. Therefore they are brought up in permissive households, taught by verbal and quiet instruction. When tl1e children are old enough to attend school, even more problems arise. At home, they are taught to respect their elders and to not look tl1em in the eye so when they attend white schools, tl1e teachers reprimand tl1em for not speaking up in class. Also, the language barrier is a big problem for many Native American ch ildren. They sometimes speak a different form of English . The most unknown of the problems, said Witt, is that Native American children have different d ietary needs. For instance, only northern European people and their descendants can easily digest the lactose in milk. In a study conducted by Witt, 99 out of l 00 Native Americans who were given milk in large doses became very sick. These dietary problems, Witt said, often manifested themselves in the peoples' physical appearances. As the children grow, and when tl1ey are adults, they face many other racial barriers. Witt said, "Native Americans are the only people in the country who have to prove who they are." 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