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Bilingual program
non-English studen
FINDLAY, Ohio (AP) ? Rosa Garcia reme
ficultics of growing up where English wasn't sp
as she tried to get by in an American society v\
language was accepted.
Now a senior in the Bilingual-Multicultura
Findlay College, Garcia works to help other
Mexican-Americans avoid such problems.
"1 know more or less how they feel," Gar
never spoke English in my home until 1 was 12
came to the schools in this country, 1 had to st
STUDIES SHOW that by the year 2000, Hi;
the largest minority group in the United States
three-year-old program at Findlay College
graduating substantial numbers of bilingual te<
Already, a pipeline of sorts is developing
1,200-student liberal arts school and Houston,
for bilingual teachers is acute.
Bilingual education involves teaching studen
jects in two languages - English and their nati\
"We're getting in on something right win
there," said Jean Nye, who heads the college's
one of two bilingual-multicultural progra
graduates are certified by Ohio. The other is
University.
"THE NEED for these teachers in Ohio is t
other states, she said.
Some Hispanic pupils are found in most
schools. Of 8,000 non-English-speaking studer
estimated 50 percent are Hispanic, said Jennifer
tant in the Ohio Department of Education.
Nye got her idea for the program from a cl
and taught called "Practical Spanish For
Teachers and Social Workers." She also focus*
dissertation on teaching English in junior h
Puerto Rico.
"I'm a person who believes that language ha:
Nye said. "Even if our students that we train h
special bilingual program, they'll be be*.'er tea
IN THE three years the program lias been <
ment has grown from seven to 64 majors. Mo
Spanish with English, but other languages can
English, Nye said.
"The main purpose of bilingual educatii
English," she said.
In 1980, the Ohio Legislature passed a lav
teachers should be certified. Concern over
grew from a 1974 U.S. Supreme Court decis
tional help had to be provided for studer
language was not English.
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April 5, Thursday
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TOWARDS HEALTHIER BUSINESS: C
3 p m. Russell House, Room 327A
TOWARDS CJHtAIIVt MMW
4 p.m. Russell House. Room 327A
TOWARDS HEALTHIER THINKING
4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
VARIETY NIGHT at the GOLDEN SPU
7:30 p m Gambrell Auditorium, Room 1!
MAKING SENSE OF HUMOR THE M/
AND HEALTH featuring DR JOEL GO
Dr Goodman is Director of the Humor f:
New York He has authored eight books
quarterly mngazine Joel tins been feature(
and numerous radio programs, newspap
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USC's Open Door Health Fair yesti
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Dflered, enroll- . .
students who were shot to deal
st are pursuing .
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hau been drinking killed the
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on is teaehing V, .
mission to a party. He was lat
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. this incident as an example win
such programs ... , . . ,
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. ... He called it the worst crime
its whose lirst ... ...
history of USC .
There have been other majoi
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N. PRESENTS
D\ ^reec^om to 'au9h an^
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I tunity to express oneself
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have long been understood as
y important and valued aspects of
^/life. Researchers are now exploring
these same areas in a new light, and
3 finding humor and creativity to also be
al components of health and well being
84 Health Enrichmnent Week sponsored
? Open Door Health Enrichment Program
/arious aspects of humor, creativity, and
lationally and locally known speakers will
ictures, discussions, and demonstrations
3d to inform, stimulate, and entertain. All
free and open to the public. Make plans
to attend any or all. Call 7-2782 for info,
day
3 3 p.m. HEALTH and FUN FAIR e
Patio
lesday
) p.m Russell House, Room 303
IEALTHIER EATING
p.m. Russell House, Room 303
iEALTHIER SEXUALITY
loom 302
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REATIVE ENTERPRISE
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!\GIC OF LAUGHTER FOR LEARNING
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'roject at Sagamore Institute. Saratoga Springs
and is the Editor of LAUGHING MATTERS, a
j on national television including P M Magazine,
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tli at a committed at the school, but not all
u who ha\e ended in arrest and conviction.
three More than a year ago, $30,000 was
icci ad- stolen from an unlocked Coliseum
er con- vault during a Willie Nelson concert,
s cited Stokes said though he lias ideas about
ere iwo who took the money, he does not have
death. enough evidence tor an arrest.
in the Stokes blamed the robbery on what
he called "bad procedures." He said
r crimes the vault door was open, the room was
lliiiiiill 7 w' i! I
THE NEW DUI LAWS ARE TOUGh
GETTING TOUGHER. IF YOU'RE
GUILTY, YOU COULD FACE JAIL
SION, A STIFF FINE OR WORSE. /
YOU IF YOU GIVE HIM A REASO
YOU HAVE TO ASK YOURSELF IF I
WAY TO AVOID IT IS SIMPLE: IF Y'
NOT TO DRIVE.
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Photo by Stei .ien Mori" j
nes Fobin arte Lamar Bonkright at
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unlocked and no one was assigned to
euard (he money. "In I'aet. mam people
were eoiny in and out ot the room
to gel cot tee from a machine that was
near the unlocked vault," Stokes said.
HI-' SAIl) the oul\ clue to the crime
was a man seen wearing blue jeans and
a cowboy hai. He identified himseh as
bein^ John Wayne, a id said lie \\as a
menuKi of kelson's ..-oncession ^roup
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TIME, LICENSE SUSPENVND
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