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Mon.-Fri. 7:1 ■ 9:35 Sat & Sun. 2:15 4:45 7:15 9:35 ALIENS pg- 13 Mon.-Fri. 7:20 9:45 Sat. & Sun. 2:15 4:50 7:20 9:45 RUTHLESS PEOPLE r Mon.-Fri. 7:25 9:55 Sat. & Sun. 2:25 4:35 7:25 9:55 BACK TO SCHOOL pg- 13 Mon.-Fri. 7:10 9:40 Sat. & Sun. 2:10 4:40 7:10 9:40 STAND BY ME r Page 4/The Battalion/Friday, October 24, 1986 ‘Underground’ paper provides forum for unusual ideas at A&M 2463 By David Betz • Reporter An underground society at Texas A&M is rarely heard from and sometimes considered non-exis tent, but The Scunnupieccin, a monthly radical- moderate publication, is proof that a few liberals are alive and well at A&M. Marco Roberts, a senior political science major and the driving force behind the underground pa per, calls the underground at A&M “almost non existent.” But, he says, A&M has elements that are out of the mainstream and The Scunnapiecan (pro nounced scan-a-peakin) is one of them. The paper is named for Lynn Scannapieco, a former A&M student who Roberts says “did a lot to advance liberal causes at great personal cost.” He says she left the area after Spring 1985. The writers, Roberts and Michael Bise, wrote a description of the publication. It’s a paper that “seeks to provide Aggieland with news no one else will report (or probably cares about), an account of what is going on in the underground (if anything), and opinions.” Roberts, former president ol Gay Student Serv ices, savs the aim of the paper is to provide an al ternative forum for ideas. “We cover A&M events The Battalion won’t cov er.” he says. "Originally there was a lot of gay stuff in the paper. (But) I’m trying to make sure it doesn’t become a gay paper.” The paper does support gay t ights but is not a newsletter or medium for any particular organiza tion — it’s open to anything and will accept ideas and opinions f rom anyone, Roberts says. Even though the paper isn’t limited to liberal viewpoints, it occasionally appeals to the extremes, Roberts says. This explains die paper’s claim of be ing “direct from the center fringe,” he says. The paper is “very radical about moderate is sues,” Roberts savs jokingly. “The interesting thing about the paper is that it’s not as left-wing as peo ple think.” Most of the articles relate to A&M students, while editorials handle national and international topics. When Roberts published the first issue of The Scunnapiecan in fanurary, only 12 people received copies, lie savs, but since then circulationb creased to 300 copies. 1 le says response to the paper hasbeengi “ft’s been almost unanimously positive,It! "Overall, people have been very enthusiastic.’ The paper lias a rumors column and strips that Roberts says are popular with tkc; ers and each issue always has at least one graph of something amusing. Roberts sa\s the underground publiatin encountered some problems especially will cial support. fhe staff, he explains, is not very im when it comes to selling ads and advertisen negative view of The Scamiapiecan wheni fh st published because it stressed gay issues "Not many businesses want to be inn Roberts sa\s. “So far, most of the finance} come from me.” A small amount of monev also conies lit*; 30 people who subscribe to the paper,he Roberts adds that the paper wasdistribuicii evers month, but savs that mav soon change " 1 here is a good chance the nextissueif charged lot." Rnlierts savs. A&M offers GED program to workers By Polly Bell Reporter The Texas A&M Physical Plant is offering a General Educational De velopment Training Program for its employees to address the increasing problem of U.S. adult illiteracy. GED classes are held during regu lar work hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Physical Plant training and in formation office. About 20 employees have grad uated since the program began in January, and 19 are enrolled in the new class. Planning for the program began in December. At that time custodial supervisor Shirley Wineman and Gene Voelkel of the Physical Plant’s Training and Information Office approached Dr. Don Seaman in the College of Education and Alonzo Wood, director of the Community Education Center for the College Station Independent School District, for help in setting up the program. The College Station Community Education Program provided two in structors at no cost to the University. Individuals pay $10 for training materials and a standard testing fee of $4 for every GED test they take. To receive a GED certificate, indi viduals must pass tests in math, sci ence, social studies, reading and writing. YWelkel said employees who want to participate in the program are pre-tested with priority given to those who can complete the training in the shortest amount of time. “Our program right now doesn’t address the marginally literate,” Series to aid viewers in preparing for test By Leigh Ann Rogers Reporter “Operation Second Chance. ’a new series of television programs designed to help viewers prepare for General Educational Development tests, begins Saturday on KAMU-TV, Texas A&M’s public television station. KAMU Program Director Rodger Lewis said the goal of the program is to help the estimated 25 percent of local residents over age 25 who did not complete high school. “We re striving to call attention to the free classes in tfie area,” Lewis said. “A lot of adults who didn't grad uate from high school may be ready to lake the GED, but they don’t know it. A person can go to a class in their area and take a pre-test, then a teacher will eval uate the skill they need to work on or tell them if they are ready to take the GED now. “The biggest obstacle we have to overcome is the fear and embarrassment people have because they don’t have their diploma or can’t read or write. “Also, people think they have to wait until a certain time to start the program, but you can start the pro gram anytime. Teachers are at the classes to give indi vidualized help to students.” The television series consists of 43 programs pro duced In the Kentucky Educational Televkior work. KAMI will broadcast the programsSaiurd ternoons at 5 p.m. Lewis said he has also scti« three repeats of each program on McCawCabfc new Channel 31. Channel 31 repeats will be at 2 p.m. and9pj.: days and 10 a.m. Mondays so viewers havefourdt to see every program. Each program covers a basic skill in math,toe science. s<ki.»I studies or writing. The program!a deo dramatization to illustrate literature and;:: math to everyday situations, Lewis said. H e said students watc h the programs andteo plete exercises that correlate to the programs. Project Second Chance at KAMU alsooflcnnt lal serv ice for Ich.iI people interested in the CHI number is 845-5689. I he televised GED classes are free andtnii: fered foi one veai throughout Bra/osCountv Juds l ipton, producer of the GED sena “T1 lese programs are different in that we erar\ v ideos somewhat like MTV videos. We rator who is actually reading the words of with the story being acted out by actors speak.” All 9 I Las fror repi wor FRE sity Teri Voelkel said. “We re addressing the pre-GED level — those who dropped out of high school." The long-term objective is to mo tivate people in the marginally liter ate area to reach the pre-GED level, Voelkel said. Wineman said feedback received from supervisors indicates the grad uates have an improved sense of self-worth, higher motivation, greater productivity and less diffi culty performing individual tasks. Voelkel agreed, saving, “It’s a situ ation where everyone wins. Workers feel liciter about themselves and we get a more qualified worker. “1 just hope to run the program as long as there are Physical Plant em ployees who want to go to the exit a effort to obtain a GED.” Claira Moore, a recent 65-year- old graduate, said she thought it would be beneficial to get her GED cv en at her age. 11 w.in MimethingUudal mvself, she said. Bcmn/I dien and giandchildrtnaitij to death." 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