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Opinion
page 4 • February 19, 1997
Editorials
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Eva-Marie Ayala, editor in chief
Sarah Baker, associate editor
Nolan Shaver, ne campus news editor
Patrick Pannett, nw/se campus news editor
Sandra Escobar, south campus news editor
Andrea Cagle, entertainment editor
Andy Pham, sports editor
Heather Thomas, editorial cartoonist
Ellie Markovitch, photography editor
Antonio Romero, Jr., director of advertising
Clayton Gardner, computer assistant
Stacy Hagstrom, computer/graphic designer
Eric Luecker, business/production manager
Diane Turner, editorial adviser
Dr. Joe L. Norton, adviser
what he did to it before
he set it down in front
of us.
We asked to speak.to
the manager. We told
him the whole thing, in-
cluding the “baby” line.
“Your name is not
baby?” he said.
Talk about sexism.
The manager said he
would talk to the guy,
and apparently he did
because the waiter came
for education goals
President Bill Clinton, in his state of the union address, spoke on
his 10-point challenge for American education two weeks ago.
Clinton wants to set national educational standards with national
tests in 4th grade reading and 8th grade math. He wants to make
sure there’s a talented and dedicated teacher in every classroom. He
wants every student to know how to read well by the end of the 3rd
grade. He wants to expand Head Start and challenge parents to get
involved early in their children’s learning.
Clinton wants to expand choice and accountability in public ed-
ucation. He wants to make sure schools are safe, disciplined and
drug-free, and he wants to instill American values. He wants to
modernize school buildings and help support school construction.
He wants to make the first two years of college as universal as high
school.
Clinton also wants to help adults improve their education and
skills by turning the many federal training programs into a simple
skill grant. And, he wants to connect every classroom and library to
the internet by the year 2000.
Clinton’s 10-point challenge is noble. Education needs to im-
prove, and we need teachers who actually care about what students
do. Today many teachers do not seem to care about what students
are doing because they are too scared of students.
If students are not properly educated today, then tomorrow will
end up being a world of trouble.
How are we supposed to govern the world if we do not know
what we are doing?
School needs to be interesting. Education should be exciting so
students want to come back and learn more.
It is time someone started paying more attention to education.
Clinton seems to be on the right track.
Clinton has proposed a tax credit of up to $1,500 for each of the
first two years of post-secondary education and a $10,000 deduction
for college expenses for parents jointly earning $100,000 or less.
This proposal would help students now on financial aid. Many par-
ents do not make $100,000, and it is hard for them to send their chil-
dren to college.
Ideally, Clinton will stay on the right track and continue his
ideas on education, so our educational system will not continue to
go down the drain.
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“My main concern right now is
to modify the new change on wel-
fare benefits. I know there are a lot
of elderly, poor, and immigrants
who will lose benefits. Immigrants
who live here legally and pay taxes
can’t get help, and I don’t think
that’s right.”—William Davila, 29,
computer science, NE Campus
“President Clinton needs to
work on education reform and wel-
fare reform.”—Rhonda Kemp, ed-
ucation, NE Campus
“Make the world a better
place.”—Kham Phanmaha, 19,
undecided, NW Campus
“I think anything and every-
thing needs to be done for students
and the middle class.”—Karen
Gregorre, 20, child development,
NE Campus
“Tax cuts, strengthen foreign
policy, and let go of the healthcare
bill. Basically clean up his act!”—
Nancy Wilson, 46, business, NW
Campus
“Eliminate the national debt by
balancing the budget, and not em-
barrass the country any more than
he already has.”—Chase Tenney,
19, undecided, SE Campus
“I think more money for educa-
tion reform; there are more students
each year and just not enough
money. Lower interest rates for
housing and loans to boost out
economy. I think America needs
real money in our economy and not
all these credit cards and debts.
President Clinton needs to concen-
trate more on America and pro-
grams for us here.”—Dan Daniel,
41, psychology, NW Campus
Career students, those who attend college and build up excessive
credit hours, might need to change their degree plan.
Students who rack up more than 170 credit hours trying to get
their undergraduate degree might have to start paying up to four
times the normal tuition rate in order to free up their spots at the
four-year universities.
Many four-year universities have to turn down students who
apply, because of overcrowding. Proposing a solution to this prob-
lem, John Sharp, state comptroller, wants Texas to join four other
states, Florida, Montana, North Carolina and Utah, in charging ca-
reer students extra.
Current tuition averages $2,250 per year for in-state students.
Sharp is suggesting increases which would charge some students
more than $8,000 a year.
Exceptions would be made for double-major students.
This increase in tuition for select students is a good idea. Get-
ting into a four-year college is already highly competitive because of
over-crowding. Receiving financial aid from the school is even
worse.
Many times good students are not admitted into the college they
want. Many good students are denied financial aid.
Increasing tuition at the already exorbitant rates would lower
student populations and allow students who normally would not
have a chance to get into a four-year college the entrance they de-
serve.
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Poll Compiled by Kate Brown,
James Ramey, Andy Wolfe.
the attitude of that one waiter and
manager, 11 girls will never return
to the joint. ,
Our waiter had several prob-®
lems. Apparently he assumed that ®
with such a large group of young
women, he could slack off on his
customer service.
This is not true.
He did not write down our or-
ders, even when he got them,®
wrong.
He did not apologize, even
after we talked to the manager. —
Needless to say, we left one®
penny for a tip. "
The manager was wrong in not
treating us like adults. We were
very offended at the way he han-
dled the situation, and we are nqt
done yet. I am currently writing aH
letter to the Hard Rock district of-®
fice.
They should have known bel-
ter. We were 11 women, including
a journalist.
/^Xur waiter should have
I ■ known not to mess with 11
college girls with an atti-
tude. On top of that, one of them
was a journalist.
He should have known he
would go down.
And he did.
Last Saturday, I went with 10
of my closest friends to the Hard
Rock Cafe in Dallas.
We had reservations for 7 p.m.;
but since we were lost, we were 45
minutes late; and, therefore, our
reservations were canceled.
We were upset about the hour-
long wait but not as half as upset as
we were about the poor service.
My friend Courtney asked for
a drink refill. When the waiter
came back with it, my friend Molly
realized she needed a refill also.
“You’re going to have to ask
for it at the same time, baby,” he
said.
Courtney and I decided to split
back.
“Thanks guys. I’ll probably
get fired now,” he said, without
apologizing for his rude behavior.
I am writing this, not only to
whine about my less-than-positive
experience, but to talk about cus-
tomer service.
My friends and I went to the
Hard Rock Cafe with nothing else
in mind but to have fun.
It is a shame that because of
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We, the family of Jim Wor-
den, would like to express our
appreciation for every kindness
shown us in his unexpected
passing.
To enumerate all the
thoughtful gestures of friend-
ship would be impossible. The
kind expressions of friendship
and support demonstrated
through calls, food, visits, let-
ters and cards was overwhelm-
ing. Jim was a caring person,
and we know he would have
been deeply moved by the sup-
port for him.
As a member of the Board
of Directors for “The Warm
Place,” Jim would be very
pleased that his friends sup-
ported it with gifts in memory
of his death. “The Warm
Place” has such capable leader-
ship that we know it will con-
tinue to deliver help and hope
to many people in the metro-
plex in years to come.
Jim invested much of his
life in Tarrant County Junior
College. During his tenure,
Jim was gratified by the growth
in quality of education and stu-
dent enrollment which the fac-
ulty and staff of TCJC has ac-
complished. We wish for you
continued success as your new
chancellor leads you into the
n^xt century.
f Thank you for your friend-
ship and caring. We appreciate
it very much.
— Sincerely, Dolly, Tim
and Mike Worden
The Collegian
828 Harwood Road
Hurst, IX 76054
phone: 515-6392 fax:515-6767 e-mail: editor@fastlane.net
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“I think President Clinton I
should focus more on religion. He |
needs to get Christianity in his life.”® |
—Catrina Coffman, 19, psycholo-"
gy, South Campus |
“President Clinton needs to I
focus on gay rights. They need
equal opportunities and he isn’t
doing enough. I don’t know ifa
they’ll ever do enough!”—Brooke®
Yother, 19, nursing, South Cam-
pus I
“President Clinton needs to re-
look the gun law issue, the right to
carry guns in public places. There’s
enough violence. We don’t need to ■
carry guns everywhere. Also, the; |
welfare issue: some will be kicked
off and some of them really need it. |
Minimum wage is another thing. £
Single parents can’t live off mini- \|
mum wage as it is now.”—Barbara ■
Frazier, 37, Career Center Office ■
Assistant, South Campus
“He should do everything he
said he was going to do the last
term.”—Crystal Lamb, 18, the-
ater, SE Campus
“President Clinton should keep
his promises from last term.”—■
Debbie Smith, 19, undecided, SE ®
Campus |
“President Clinton needs to
work on the pregnancy rate, the>
homeless, mentally ill, and low cost- |
housing.”—Kristii Sillers, 21, ra-
diology technician, NE Campus H ■
“Do lots of good for everybody ®
in the country.”—Scott Wolfe, 2\,
pre-med., SE Campus
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a chicken-caesar salad,
so we ordered one
with two plates. The
next time we saw our
waiter, he pointed at
Molly’s grilled chick-
en sandwich and said,
“That’s y’all’s” to
Courtney and me.
We told him we
ordered a chicken-cae-
sar salad, not a chick-
en sandwich. He
rolled his eyes and
went back to the kitchen.
The next time we saw him he
brought us a chicken-caesar sand-
wich.
I had it.
“No, I don’t think so. We or-
dered a chicken-caesar salad. SAL-
AD!” I repeated the word slowly
and loudly to make sure he knew
this time.
He eventually brought us what
we ordered, but there is no telling
Student Poll
Advance given on Clinton goals
I “Within his second
(\ term, what accom-
XZI plishments do you
think President
Clinton should
achieve ?”
“First, balance the budget. Sec-
ond, I think would be to help make
the United Nations stronger so we
can get peace back in Bosnia.
Third, help the American poor
working class. The minimum wage
hike was a good thing. I think as
far as insurance and medical bene-
fits, I hope that he can work on
Congress to get some kind of
healthcare for the poor.”^- Kelly
Baldwin, 35, dental hygiene, NE
Campus
“I think President Clinton’s
biggest accomplishment in the next
four years would be to get im-
peached! I think he is dishonest and
focuses too much on welfare and
foreign affairs. He doesn’t focus
enough on people who work for
themselves and do not take govern-
ment benefits for granted.”—
Tiffany Hahn, 20, child develop-
ment, South Campus
“Definitely lower taxes! He
needs to work on crime and punish-
ment.”—Crystal Wells, 20, psy-
chology, NE Campus
“I think President Clinton
should pay more attention to the
younger generation, focusing on the
drug use and education.”—James
Cassady, 21, art/business, NE
Campus
“He should make abortion ille-
gal and reform social security.”—
Scott Cornatzer, 27, SE Campus
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