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Austin Deuel's depiction of one of the bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War fought on Hill 881 South April 30,1967.
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her honor Tuesday at Koehler Cul-
f tural Center.
The other two, Dr. Jerome
Students who go on probation in
their last semester because of more
part of my job."
Brown said most of her work en-
for whatever reason, had one bad
semester.
These students probably would
graduate.
Present policy stipulates students
must complete nine hours and re-
move the probation status before
they can graduate.
"It didn't make sense to impose
By Jose Zuniga
Associate Editor
for the future.
To not study the past is to lack
culture or any country to be aware
of its past to give itself meaning and
personality."
Brown received an associate of
arts degree from the college in 1972.
She graduated from the University
of the South in Sewanee, Tenn., and
is doing research at the Institute of
Archaeology at Oxford University
to get to earn a doctorate.
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been helpful throughout my career,"
Brown said.
Brown said some people question personality.
’ ' "It is absolutely essential for any
aldez added the office
stringently enforces the
regulations and monitors
this area at least three
times a year.
The district asks for a decrease in
fines from $4,545 to zero.
Of the four students identified
with manual miscalculations in the
cost of education, Valdez noted in
every instance students were un-
derawarded instead of over-
awarded. Therefore, the district
should not be asked to pay back the
$542 fine the department is impos-
ing.
The district's offices also have
moved away from the manual cal-
culation and have adopted a new
system in accordance with the De-
partment of Education.
Concerning citings dealing with
students awarded financial aid while
they had accumulated more hours
than necessary for a normal degree
plan, Valdez noted while the four
students cited were not monitored
in compliance with federal require-
ments, the students were eligible for
the funds.
The students had surpassed the
72-hour credit limit throughout the
award year. Valdez requested the
$400 fine be negated.
In the area of files containing er-
rors or omissions in the statement of
educational purpose and non-com-
pliance with registration with Selec-
tive Service, the director noted many
omissions or irregularities were
madeupforinaltemativestatements
of educational purpose.
Valdez said the institution can use
this statement as long as it is present
in the files before disbursement of
funds. He noted the financial aid
offices have initiated more detailed
requirements on statements.
fter reviewing the 1986-
87 financial aid audit, the
district has decided to
appeal 100 percent of the
fines and penalties levied against
the three colleges for alleged non-
compliance with federal regulations.
In a letter sent Oct. 31 to Molly
Hockman, director of the Division
of Audit and Program Review at the
Department of Education, financial
aid director Guadalupe Valdez and
district Chancellor Ivory Nelson said
many of the citings in the 1986-87
audit were unsubstantiated or were
excusable under the circumstances
the district faced during the audit
period.
"After reviewing the audit, I sat
down and saw I concurred with only
two of their findings which
amounted to about $200. I felt it
would be an insult to the depart-
ment for us to send them a check for
$200 and tell them we disagreed
with the other $14,000 in fines," Val-
dez said.
Valdez said the grounds for ap-
pealing the citings were that many
■ of them were in compliance and that
because of the volume of documents
the offices have to deal with, proc-
essing and updating files is often
behind schedule.
The director added each student
file averages 14 to 18 pieces of docu-
mentation. Multiplying 10,900 files
at this college by the average of 14
documents would give the office
about 152,000 pieces of documenta-
tion to file.
In addition, Guaranteed Student
Loan documents require six addi-
tional pieces of paper, college work
study adds up to 12 and verification
of files designated by the applica-
tion processing institution in Iowa
add from six to eight more pieces of
paperwork.
"While our filing has improved, it
is still a big concern that is currently
being supported by a temporary
employee and four work-study stu-
dents," Valdez said.
As to the citings in satisfactory
progress, the district appealed on
the ground that upon Valdez being
hired, student records in question
were suspended upon review in May
1987.
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Day brings Vietnam, Korea memories
By Brian Barry
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Scholastic probation status for
students at this college will continue
to be determined on a semester-by-
semester basis, but the combined
summer sessions will count as one
semester.
The Academic Affairs Council
passed this recommendation Oct.
20 at its regular meeting.
The current policy, outlined in the
college catalog, indicates only classes
taken during fall, spring or midterm
enrollment count toward removal
of scholastic probation status.
Dean Ruben Flores, chairman of
the scholastic probation committee,
said in an interview Nov. 2 includ-
ing the summer sessions would
shorten the time some students
spend on probation.
"We feel it's a much fairer sys-
tem," Flores said.
The revisions in academic policy
will go into effect along with the
Dr. Kenneth Shumate, vice presi-
dent of academic affairs, has reor-
ganized the scholastic probation
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bers to examine the issues involved
with enforced scholastic with-
drawal.
The ad hoc committee expects to
deliberate the procedures used to
place students on and remove them
from enforced scholastic with-
drawal.
"What we're looking at now —
whatever system we use is going to
involve guidance," Flores said.
Flores said students who re-enroll
after enforced scholastic withdrawal
would be served best by a counsel-
ing system to help them decide
which courses to take and how many
hours to attempt.
Too often students come back to
of the college's outstanding former
student awards for 1988 said Tues-
day.
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fun."
She said some of her poems were
I was told* by my adviser in high published in a magazine, but she
school that if I came to SAC, I would add£d jokingly that none had made
archaeologist and Oxford Univer- never go anywhere else. That no
sity lecturer, attended a reception in other college would accept me."
her honor Tuesday at Koehler Cui- Brown said the most important
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Under the present guidelines a
academic standing in the fall of 1989. part-time student who goes on pro- than one course still will be required
The scholastic probation commit- bation at the end of the spring se- to complete nine hours in good
able to attend.
Her father, Daniel Brown, ac-
cepted the award for her.
taken herlo such places as England, tion, bar none," Brown said. "He daily in forming my thoughts, has ity.
was very inspirational." been helpful throughout my career," "In the same way, any culture that
"On the practical level, he gave Brown said. has no memory of its roots also lacks
me the ability to learn to write in
Feb. 1, 1968, Alexander finished
his tour and left Vietnam. professor, fought in Korea and Vi- Hogue graduated from the U.S.
More than 5 million veterans etnam. He disputes the public opin- Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md.
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Daniel Brown, daughter Lisa Brown and President Max Castillo
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Staff Writer
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it into the Oxford Anthology of
English Poetry.
"I am one of those people who still
thing she got at the college was con- some day is going to write a best-
fidence and the realization the world selling novel," Brown said.
Weynand and federal District Judge was full of helpful people.
Edward C. Prado, were honored y • - • - - —
April 12; however, Brown was un- after the reception, Brown spokeof into people's personalities and deal-
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"John Igo was probably the most Brown said Igo's writing instruc- depth of personality* Brown said,
imaginative lecturer that I have ever tion is what helped her most. "A person with no memory who
"The approach to writing, espe- has amnesia is lacking in personal-
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served during the Korean War era ion that Vietnam vets have been
of 1950-1953, America's "forgotten shortchanged.
war" on the 38th parallel. Three "I flew at the height of the Viet-
professors here were officers dur- nam War. I was shot at and hit a few
mous photograph was taken on ing the conflict. times, but we did more with less
Harvey Hogue, management recognition than in Vietnam."
professor, fought in Korea and Vi-
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As war photos go, the picture
ranks alongside the smooching
sailor on V-J Day, the sobbing
French citizen watching Nazi
troops march into Paris and U.S.
Marines planting the flag at’Iwo
Jima.
The picture is the 1969 Pulitzer
Prize-winning photo capturing
the spur-of-the-moment execu-
tion of a Viet Cong at the hand of
a South Vietnamese general.
A Vietnam veteran attending
this college, Thomas Alexander,
says incidents such as these were
more common than reported at
the time.
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Alexander is one of more than
2,000 veterans attending or work-
ing at this college. Along with
two other students and three pro-
fessors, he shared experiences and
observations of the military for
Veterans Day today.
Veterans Day honors America's
27 million veterans with ceremo-
nies at Arlington National Ceme-
tery in Washington, D.C., in
addition to countless nationwide
observances.
Alexander, an education major
and retired Air Force master ser-
geant, witnessed a similar killing.
He saw an officer carry out a back-
alley murder just after landing in
Saigon to begin his one-year tour
in December 1966. Alexander had
gone into downtown Saigon to
get a haircut and was waiting
outside a barber shop.
"I was sitting about 20 feet from
it. He was a Vietnamese officer.
People were getting pistol-
whipped like there was no to-
morrow."
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He eventually reached colonel dur- alert because they hadn't exchanged
ing a 37-year Air Force career that the prisoners yet. We were con-
began in 1943. stantly loading the planes with
Hogue remembers life in the battle bombs and guns, thinking the North
zone. The troops in Korea were on Koreans might start the war again,
alert for 11 months before a truce William Thomas, management
was signed.
"There was a very high state of See Veterans, page 4
mester could require up to a calen- standing to graduate,
cumulative GPA calculation for de- dar year to get off probation, Flores
termining probation. said.
Flores said the cumulative method The new system is "a more effec-
would benefit good students who, five way of evaluating their current ' committee and directed its
status," Flores said. "It enables a
person to get off probation sooner."
The council also passed a recom-
have no trouble bringing their GPA mendation to allow students who
back up to the required level, Flores go on probation because of a D or an
said. F in one course during their final
Other students, especially those semester before graduation to re-
attending part time, could find them- peat just that one course,
selves on probation for extended If they complete the course with a
periods if the cumulative GPA cal- C or higher, they will be certified to
culation went into effect, he said.
"The probation process should not
be used to castigate; it should be
used as an academic alert system,"
Flores said.
The inclusion of credit earned
during summer sessions for removal that upon students who had failed
ofprobation status is a major change, just one course," Flores said.
Outstanding student credits Igo
as most imaginative, inspirational
By Thomas A. Porter "She has honored one of us," said slip into publication on the creative
News Editor Charles Tollefsrud-Hansen, pro- side or write essays. He has made it
, fessor of foreign languages, who in- very easy for me to do the writing
Professor John Igo's writing in- troduced Brown at the reception.
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ing the personalities of people and said she never had regretted her de- tails writing non-fiction although she
In her acceptance speech, Brown
of countries, one of three recipients cision to come to this college.
"I had been advised in high school
that perhaps I should go elsewhere.
selling novel," Brown said.
"It would be about people. My
In an interview with The Ranger strong point with writing is looking
Igo's contribution to her career.
"John Igo was probably the most
Although Brown's journeys have had during the course of my educa-
Spain and Italy, her journey to this
college introduced her to Igo, whom
she called "the most significant pro-
fessor of her undergraduate years." such a way that I could quite easily her concern for the past instead of
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