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2 • The Red and Black • Tuesday. Apnl 30. 1996
BRIEFLY
LOCAL
Athens resident reports attach on Barber Street
An Athens resident reported two men attacked her on Barber Street
Friday The 31-year-old victim told Athena-Clarke County Police the sus
pects grabbed her and tried to drag her down the street. She fought with
them and was struck in the fact*, police said. The victim was able to break
free and run down the street She hid at an unknown location for a while
before calling police The woman suffered several injuries. Her right eye
was swollen, and she had a bump on her left cheekbone Her hands and
arms were scratched, and there was blood on her shirt, police reports
said She was treated by EMS personnel at her residence. The victim de
scribed the suspects as males in their late 20s to early 30s. One won* a
red ball cap and a blue and white checken*d shirt. The second suspect
won* a white T-shirt and blue jeans Police have no suspects at this time,
said Hilda Sorrow, ACC Police spokeswoman
- Mary Sue Kopecko
Stephenson to contest Under for 11th District
Georgia's newly drawn 11th Congressional District, which includes
Athens-Clarke County, will have competition for the seat in Washington,
D.C. Tommy Stephenson (D), a state n*pn*sentative from the 25th
District, wili challenge John lander (R» for the office lander is the U.S.
Representative from the 4th District and is moving into the new 11th.
He was unopposed until Stephenson entered the race last week. When
the districts were redrawn, Athena-Clarke County was left without a sit
ting Congressman Stephenson has been in the State House since 1992
and has spent the past two years as Majority Whip He was also a
Jackson County Commissioner from 1989 to 1990 and served as Mayor
of Commerce from 1980 to 1986.
Alumnus named director of Piedmont's Athens Center
A University graduate was named the first director of Piedmont College’s
Athens Center Sharen Denero earned her doctor of education degree at
the University. She has campaigned for school reform across the coun
try and was a member of the Advisory Board of the Harvard University
Principal s Center She is currently the principal at Clarke Middle
School The new campus will open on Prince Avenue in May. and class
es will start June 17.
- Andrew Healan
UGA TODAY
Meetings
• Then* is a black faculty and
staff organization meeting to
day from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Room
140 of the Tate Center.
• FROG will have a coffee hour
today at 7:30 p.m downstairs at
Blue Skv Coffee For information,
call 357-1707
• SGA will have a senate meet
ing today at 7 p.m in
Demosthenian Hall
Upcoming
• Creative Consultants will
meet Wednesday, May 1. at 6:30
p.m. in the Tate Center. For in
formation, call Heather at 543-
>982
• Golden Key National Honor
Society will meet for the "Best of
America* program, Wednesday.
Mav l, at 5 p.m. For information,
call 543-0712
• Gravelfish Creative Writing
will meet Wednesday. May 1.
from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in Room 144
of the Tate Center. For informa
tion. call Matt at 613-5536.
• Cannabis Action Network
will meet Wednesday, May 1, at
8:30 p.m in Room 144 of the Tate
Center. For information, call
Alanna at 543-8687.
• The Political Science Society
will meet Wednesday. May 1. at
5 30 p m in Room 302 of Baldwin
Hall For information, call Anna
.u 613-7M8
• Students for Environmental
Awareness will meet
Wednesday. May 1, at 7 p m. in
Room 213 of Memorial Hall
• The Christian Science
Organization will meet
Wednesday. May 1. at 11 a m in
Room 144 of the Tate Center. For
information, call 353-3107.
• Phi Alpha Delta i pre-law will
meet Wednesday. May 1. at 7
p m in the Lovejoy Courtroom of
the Law School For information,
call Michael at 613-2909
• University Council will meet
Thursday. May 2. at 3 30 p.m in
the law School Auditorium
Announcements
• Then* wall be a blood drive to
day from noon to 5 p.m in the
Georgia Hall of the Tate Center
• Christian Campus
Fellowship will have a free meal
and worship today at 6 15 p m. at
1080 S MiUedge Ave For infor
mation. call 548-9625
• Baptist Student Union will
have a worship service today at 8
p ra at the Baptist Center
Georgia football player Paul
Taylor will speak
• “Step-Families: Myths and
Realities” will be presented as
part of the relationship woes to
day at 2:15 p.m in Rtwm 145 of
the Tale Center
• PR Day is today from 2 to 7 30
p m in the Drewry Reading
Room of the Journalism Building
Public relations proforawmaU will
speak For information, call Tina
Hoffman at 36549660
MULTICULTURALISM: to be or not to be?
From page 1
research, at three local area schools. They do
fieldwork and collect data on things such as
parental involvement in schools, the meaning of
race for young children and the community
Student evaluations of the program, which
includes 27 students, were good. Deegan said
Many students said in their evaluations they
are glad the school is preparing them for a di
verse world
There's a glaring reality for the need for cul
turally responsive teaching." Deegan said.
The program is "an effort to build on stu
dent's personal, memorable, learning experi
ences in a diverse context and relate these expe
riences to what it takes to become the best you
can be in the present culture of schools," he said.
"Diversity is pervasive — it’s everywhere you
1 Vegan said diversity in the curriculum is
important because it allows students to have a
systematic way of discussing diversity which
would otherwise be ignored by students.
‘1 tend to think as a teacher, the classroom is
a public forum "
The College of Education is also looking to
change its overall curriculum.
Jenny Oliver, a professor in the College of
Education, gave a presentation at the last com
mittee meeting to discuss cultural diversity and
how the college is looking at incorporating mul-
ticulturalism.
The college’s approach was “bottom-up,"
Oliver said, meaning the incentive came from
faculty and students.
The college formed its own committee, which
examined issues and hopes to combat all form of
discrimination in society, Oliver said.
“There was a consensus in this college that
this is an important issue," she said.
Social Wort*
When social workers get out in the real
world, they have to work with diverse groups,
said James Pippin, associate academic dean of
Social Work. The school’s multicultural require
ment is designed to meet accreditation stan
dards.
"It makes sense within a school of social work
that they would have that requirement," he said.
Students are required to take onelbuhfe'ei-
Iher in Women’s Studies or African American f
Studies, but as of (all quarter 1996, fltudenis
will have to take two courses.
The school’s requirement focuses on these f “
two groups since Georgia's social workers deaJ^V~>
mostly with women and blacks. ' 7 -
He said it wasn’t difficult to implement <•<
"It’s never been an issue for us," he said. I
Pippin said he likes the idea of a mulUcultur »
al requirement for the whole school, but the Is
sue should be decided by each school or college.
At the last ad hoc committee meeting to dis
cuss cultural diversity, Margaret Robinson, an
assistant professor for the School of Social Work,
gave a presentation about the school’s require
ment.
During the presentation, Robinson said re
quiring students to take diverse classes is im
portant.
“It’s a different mind set because students
know they will deal with diverse populations,"
she said.
Health insurance options available for all budgets
• Georgia Girl applications an*
' due today and can be picked up
i on the second floor of the Butts-
Mehre Building between S a m.
I and 4:30 p.m. Interviews will be
| conducted May 7. 8 and 9
| • Rev Joe Reggin will speak on
“Predestination: Fact, Fiction,
or Faith?* today at 8 p.m. at the
| Presbyterian Student Center,
i 1250 S Lumpkin St. A dinner
I will be at 7 p.m. For information,
call 548-5932
!
• The Worldwide Discipleship
Association will present Jim
1 redale, who will speak on "Why
Religious People Hated Jesus." to
day at 8 p.m. in the Pharmacy
Auditorium. For information, call
769-6943
• Patricia McAlexander will hold
an academic assistance writing
workshop. •'Taking the Regents
Writing Exam.” today from 3:30
to 4:30 p.m. in Room 115 of
Milledge Hall. For information,
call 542-0477.
• Review and help sessions
for STAT 200, 421. 621. MS 312
or any other introductory or ap
plied statistics courses are every
Tuesday from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in
Room 502 of the Journalism
Building For information, call
542-0471
• The Speech Communication
Association will present Pam
Paepcke, assistant buyer for Belk.
Wednesday. May 1. at 4:30 p.m.
in Room 214 of Terrell Hall For
information, call 546-8724.
• The UGA Fencing Club prac
tices every Monday and
Wednesday from 8 to 10 p.m in
Aerobics Room A of the Ramsey
Center. For information, call 542-
5623
• “Finding light in Your
Shadow” will be presented as
part of the Lunch and Learn se
nes Wednesday. May l. at 12:10
p.m m Room 145 of the Tate
Center.
• The Inlrafratemity Council
j is accepting scholarship applica-
i tions now through May 3. All
greek men in good standing are
j eligible Applications can be
picked up in Room 216 of
Memorial Hall For information.
| call 542-4612.
• The University Tutorial
Program offers free tutoring in
math. English, sciences, lan
guages. some business classes
and more For information or to
make an appointment, call 542-
7575
• The Athens-4 Tarke County
Department of Leisure
Services is now accepting appli
cations for its summer aquatics
staff Applications can be picked
up at the ACC Personnel
Department in the courthouse or
at Memorial Park
By MAT MATICH
Staff Writer
Your next birthday or that
hard earned diploma may bring
new found independence, but you
should be prepared to face an of
ten overlooked responsibility -
health insurance.
Coverage under your parent’s
policy may no longer be available
once you graduate or reach a cer
tain age. This usually occurs be
tween the ages of 22 and 25.
Even if you're young and fit,
today's rising medical costs make
health insurance a must.
"A lot of people in that age
group say this isn't going to hap
pen to me." said Johnny Sharpe,
an associate with AFLAC, an in
surance company.
"But then it does and who
pays for it? Those they love most
- their family." he said.
The uninsured could lose ev
erything they own trying to cover
medical expenses should a chron
ic illness strike, warns Sharpe.
“They [medical expenses! will
wipe out all your family has
struggled to earn throughout
their life." he said
If you find yourself uninsured,
there are insurance options avail
able to suit your health condi
tions and budget
Your Money
These policies differ in cost,
type and length of coverage.
Transitional, or temporary, in
surance can provide the same ba
sic coverage as long-term policies
at a lower cost and for a shorter
term, said Tim Collins, an ac
count representative with
Metropolitan Life.
Transitional policy rates can
be $10 to $30 cheaper per month
than long term policies. Sharpe
said
Seniors who expect to hook a
job with insurance benefits short
ly after graduation, will benefit
from transitional insurance.
Collins said.
Transitional insurance can
run from one month to a full
year, depending on the insurer,
but can’t be renewed after the
first year
One disadvantage of transi
tional insurance, is that any ill
ness or injury lasting beyond the
policy’s terms, is counted as a
preexisting condition on your
next insurance policy, said David
Bell, a life and health insurance
specialist with Chasteen
Insurance Agency.
Should you contract some
chronic or terminal illness, such
as cancer or AIDS, you’ll be foot
ing all future medical cost on
your own. he said.
Whether you're graduating or
have simply outgrown your par
ents’ policy, long term insurance
policies are best because of the
security and flexibility they pro
vide. Bell said.
"If you’re healthy, go ahead
and get (long term) coverage." he
said. “We can get something ul
tra-cheap. but at least you’ll have
something to protect you in the
long run."
Long term policies can be set
with varying deductibles and pre
miums to match your situation.
Premiums, your monthly cost,
vary depending upon your demo
graphic profile and coverage.
Gender, smoking and drinking
habits and other demographic
characteristics shape premiums,
as well as the size of deductibles.
Deductibles are the initial
medical costs paid by the policy
holder.
The deductible is customarily
figured annually, but can be set
on other time tables. The larger
the deductible, the cheaper the
premiums.
Beyond the deductible, most
standard policies follow a pro
gram calling for the policy holder
to pay 20 percent of costs up to
$5,000, Bell said.
In a worst case scenario, the
policy holder would pay $1,000
plus the deductible. The policy
holder can have this additional
payment rate set at another per
centage, such as 50 percent, to
decrease the cost of his premium,
he said.
You can get a long term policy
with a large deductible and lower
monthly costs, while still main
taining the option of increased
coverage as budget and insurance
needs change, Bell said.
Long term policies provide life
long financial security because
they can be renewed indefinitely
regardless of what health condi
tions arise, he said.
“All you're doing is protecting
your assets," Bell said.
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RACE
The Great National Fault Line
The Southern League Presents:
Jared Tavlor
Author of Fat ed With Good Intention?*
Wlm will *peak on the di^iMroitN effects ot multicultural America
Wednesday. May 1st
7.30 p.m.
Tate Center Reception Hall
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