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The Wichitan
Volume 73, Nu mber 4
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Thursd a y, Oct. 6, 1994
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Non-traditional students have different needs (Editor's nole: This is the firs t installment or a twuparl series concerning the s pecia l n eed s a nd progr a ms ror no n• t rad iti onal s tudents at MSU.)
Uy Charles Cage Staff Writer MSU administrators arc working to meet the: needs of non-cr:iditional students even though the detimtion of s uch s1udcnts is unck ar. Since traditional students arethose h<:twcen the ages of 18 I() 25. non-tradilion:il StU• dents migh1 be students not fi ning 1his category .. i.e. students more th:in 25-ye.1rs• old. fanc Lcishnl!r, :issist.1n1 dean of students. said. Bui, Lcishner sol.id, it's dif• ficult to define "non•tradi• tional." Leishner said :is the percentage of non·tradilional students increases, - non•trl· di1ional" students become "traditional" students. "Some schools have actu· ally coined the term 'nl!w traditional s tudents: ·· Lcis h• nersa.id. Barbara Merkle, dircc1or of school rel:itions. said each MSU department must hy necessity crca1c its own ddini -
J ack Gladstone • Montana Recording and Performing Artist
Native-American artist presents 'Circle of Light' Oct. 11 M idwcstcrn's Ar1ist-LccSeries Committee will
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present Jack Gl;idstonc. a Native American . with his show ,the "Circle of Life" at 7 p.m. Oct. 11 in the Akin Auditorium. Gl:ids1onc is an awanlwinning sinti:r , sonpvritcr
and s1orytcllcr ;iml a di rect descendant of Red Crow. a Blac kfr: c t Ind ian chi ef. Gladstone, the son of a Blackfeet
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Gcrman-Amcn can mother. communi cates hi s dual her-
itage. giving his audiences a multi--.:ultural pt.·~pt:,t_ivc. . In his show 1hc "Cm.:lc ol Life." GladsWnl talks about the metaphysic of n:it~rc, o~
the ccolog il·al ~pintuali~Y·. ol v:irious Indian tnbcs. Living m 'balance' with natun! and understand ing the 'ci rcle' of
life were k.ey IO knowing the
Creator. Rela1ions hips with animals such as Chi! wolf and gri1.zly will also he discussed. The show wil l also honor t wo im po rt an t nat ive American figu rl!s whose tall!nt and vis111n inspired their pcopk s and krt a legacy for all Americans: Thunder Rolling Ovl!r lhl! Mountains (Chid Jnscph. Ne1. Perce) and Bright P:i1h (Jim ThorJ>I!. Sac and Fox). A,<1, he tours thrcmghout the United States. Gl.1ds tonc hlends his cn.:ative talen1s to communicate 1he heritage of na1ivc 1\ merit.·ans and ex• plains thi.: role they play in s haping modcrn American i:ulturc. In doing so. hc hopes to "help brid~c the ga_p of undi.:rs tanding th.it r.:x1sts he· tween this country's mJin· stn:am cultu1\: and that of till' original Americans."
Glads tone eve nt uall y launched a full-time pcrfonning and recording career in 1987. opening for the likcs of Bonnie Raitl. Li v111 gston Taylor. Mil:hacl Martin Murphy and GarriS('l n Kctlor. He was recently nominated for one of the l(lp acts for 1993 by t he Nation:i l Association fo r C;1m pus Activities. an organization for colleges and universities in• volved in campus entertain • ment. Jack"s s how. "Circle of Life," will feature :in inter• weaving of songs. srnrics and visual imag.cs fo..-using nn thl! history. mythology and cul· tun: of nativi.: Amcri,ans. Tickets may he purcha-.cr.l in the.: Cl:lrk Stud~·nt Ci:ntl'r Office. room IOJ. Students admission is free For more infonn a1ion l"Jll 689-4510
thi: value of an ed11c11ion. "Its great. I h:ive cnJOyed it. ·· Jeter said. She has scrn th~ campu~ change O\'cr th1: yeJl.\o. " I have heen through 1hr~·c presidents. When I , Jll\c here. t hl.'re were I AUii s1Udcnts: now 11 1s rnure 1h :1 n 6.000. ~ Jeter ~:.iid. ft As long a1,, I led \1.dl. I want to come tu " or~... k tcr said. It is c11mmi1mcn1 like this th:it singles 11u1 MSLI. Rn• drigue1. SJ1d. Thi: Jb1lity "not only to anr:.11.:t 4uality [X'l1ple but to ret:im 4u:.ill1y. ·
students. he s:iid. However. ~social dcvd• opmc.:n1" is an important component of a l'Ollcgc education for all students. U.:ish· ncr said. Some non-tr:iditional stu• dents just come 1(1 class and leave, Lcishncr said. But oth· ers missed the soci.1lization college offers and "jump into" college later in life. she said. "Those students :ire obviously gening something out of it." Leishncr said. One organi za tion fri:• quented by non-tradition::il studencs is 1he Student Gov• emme nt Association. Farrell slid. Farrell said non-traditional student participation shows the v:ilue that students place in the SGA as a forum to express their concerns and suggestions. "If the non-tradition:il stu• dents don't find the org:iniz.a• tion c ffec1ive , they don't show up.ft F::irre\l said. "You can tell how tht!y feel by their attendance." Par t two will present MSU's programs -- past, presen t and ru t ure -designed to ser ve the needs or non-traditional sludents.
How would you define a non-traditional student?
Manny Carenzo age undisclosed "A person that's economically selfsupporting and over the age of21."
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Shane Perry age 19 "(A person) not coming out of high school
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and going straight into college."
Vicky Paulson age 50 "Someone that has gone out and worked or raised a family, then decided they needed the education or needed to change career fields."
JeterNan Geem awarded 25-year pins 25 ·)'-'ar scrvi--c pin!<> w~ilc By Nc,·ille Lewis sewn ri.:t:cived 20-yeJr p1!1s. As.sodatc Editor In all . 78 un1vers1~y Two M SU e mployees cmployL•cs '~'L'ff ho.norc~ tn stood ou1 among honorel·s .at six cate~on i.:s which ,also a service pinning ,,:cn:mony indudL·d li\'C, JO and 15-ye~r and luni.:hcon hdd Sept. 2~service. m lhe CSC BallnlOm. Both k:ter Jnd Van Gl.-cm In rCCO!,'.ni twn nf 1!11 rt.Y oinr.:d Mid,H'i-tcrn in 1_964 )'cars of service to the um· ~nd still ,kri, . _• pkJ,urc lrom vcrs11y. Blllvc Jcti.:r. a lihrary as~1s1ant alld Dr Henry Van ilic~~jl,~~~-k II i~ the ~tmh:nts' Gecm. assi'H.:i:lll' proiessnr dedKat11m 1h.1t m:11-.~·!<> ,_i1 ;n• of finance and bus 1ncs, ·oyahk w teJL·h lll"H' . • \ :rn administ r a t i on. wery h eC'1Tl said. "~la) he tt i- r)l' · prc~n1cJ pins hy Dr _Lot11 5 t·ausc Sil many ,,,.,,rk par~Rodnguc, . ~!SU p1l· ~1dc~1. timL' and ha, c l\1 p.ty for iheir Eight others. 1ndu<l 111~ cducati\Jll. Thi.!)' unJl!rstand several profcss11r~ n:el·1,·l·d
uon based on 11s fu nction. For example, )ltudt:nl rcla· tions considers any student who did not auend college di• rectly after high school a nontr.1di1ional studenl. Merkle said. Merkle said non-traditional students have different needs. especially in how they hecome acquainted with the university. While Midwestern offers orien1:11ion anti Spi rit Oay!. for all students. those: events appeal more to incoming traditional freshmen, Merkle said. -we h:1vcn't isolated [non• traditional students] into 3 group. It's something we should address." she said. Merkle said, however, th::it m:iny non-traditional students would rather receive oricnta· tion information in ;i less time-consuming manner. ·Time is precious to non• traditional students," Howard Farrell. vice president for stu• dent and adminim a1ivc ser• vices, said. Non-tradition:il students value ch ild c:i re. career planning. health care services. :ind family ac1ivi1ies but don't value "campus life· as muc h as tradition.11
Missy Ellexson age 20
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''Someone who didn't come to college directly out of high school."
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KayCee Hale age20
:1 "Someone who has come back after a long . . period of time."