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Survey Says Bureau for the College Stores $250,000 survey is the research questionnaire, this picture of Research & Educational arm of the National Association general attitudes emerged from Foundation, provided for the of College Stores, a trade America's college and university first time an in-depth look at a association with more than 2,700 compuses: separate and important force in college store members and 1,000 Fifty-six percent think sex America's social-political- associate members across the before marriage is always or economic picture — 12.5 million U.S., Canada and other countries. sometimes wrong, while 95 students with over $20 billion in Based on responses from 4,349 percent believe sex outside discretionary annual spending. randomly selected students who marriage is always or sometimes The Foundation that funded the answered a 29-page wrong, and 69 percent prefer postponing marriage until they have achieved other goals. Seventy percent believe that cigarettes are harmful and 48 percent indicated they would not "We'll probably make up our even date someone who smokes. Plans are underway at Moore said. "I want them to Ix)ngwood College for a "creative realize that anyone can be in the faces in clown make-up in one or Eighty-four percent think more sessions," Moore said. dramatics" program for theatre. It doesn't require special cocaine is harmful and 62 percent children, to be offered for five talent, just dedication and self- "Behind make-up or a mask, it's believe marijuana use is also easier to be somebody else." weeks in Febrauary and March. confidence." unwise, but only 10 percent feel The final session will be a that way about alcohol. She is designing the program The program will be directed by Melanie Moore, of New for first through sixth graders. "showcase" to which family and Canton, a 26-year-old mother of Enrollment will be limited to 10. friends will be invited. "I think the children will have two who has returned to Longwo- The fee is $35. a great time and will come to love Sessions will be held on od to major in theatre. A stage veteran, Moore is Saturday mornings, February 7- the theatre," Moore said. "That's active in the Waterworks Players March 7, from 10 a.m. to noon, my goal." Moore says she was "an Army and had major roles in their Moore said. The "little theatre" recent productions of Cabaret in Jarman Hall is being brat. I've lived all over the U.S. and The Most Happy Fella'. She renovated to provide space for and in Germany. I started school also appeared in high school the children's activities and in a real kindergarten in Berlin." productions and has worked with close-to-the-action seating for the (Kindergarten is a German word j other community theatre audience. The program will that, literally translated, means j include get-to-know-each-other "children's garden.") companies. When she attended Longwood "I want to give children an idea exercises, improvisations, of what it's like to be on stage," pantomime, and short skits. the first time, Moore majored in music. "I sing — and play the piano a little," she said. All of her interests have come together now B in the theatre major. Dr. Chuck McCarter, head of Longwood's department of visual and performing arts, said the children's program is "exactly the kind of thing I'm interested in developing. The department has resources and talents that can be used to meet the needs and interests of community residents of all ages." The Creative Dramatics for Children program is part of Longwood's Community Arts School and will be coordinated through the Office of Continuing Studies (non-credit section), in cooperation with the department of visual and performing arts. To receive more information Dr. Chuck McCarter, Melanie Moore, and Dr. Pat Lust make and registration forms, call plans for Longwood's program ta "creative dramatics" for I/)ng wood's Office of Continuing children. Moore (center) will direct the program. Studies at 392-9256.
The nation's college students are more conservative in their attitudes about a wide range of subjects than the generation which preceded them, according to the most penetrating survey of college student attitudes ever undertaken. Student Watch '86, conducted by Simmons Market Research
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Seventy-three percent favor the death penalty, and 69.9 percent think abortion should be legal. Respondents expressed their political views and alignments; 37 percent considered themselves Republicans, 31 percent independents, and only 28 percent listed themselves as Democrats. Doctors, scientists, and professors are highly respected by students. But reporters, government workers, and politicans had better mind their "public image," because 60 percent, 47 percent and 70 percent, respectively, of students (Continued on Page 5)
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