Northwestern State University - Potpourri Yearbook (Natchitoches, LA)

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Students in classes ranging from math and English, to any of the sciences, are often Doing (Extra) Time Hands-on experience is often the greatest teacher, and that ' s how science and pre-med majors through the years have put in to prac- tice what they ' ve learned in the classroom. But recently labs have been instituted for other students, usually those having troubles in a particular area. top: Students who have trouble with the English language or with any English courses, can find help in the language lab in Kyser Hall. right: Melissa Canales lends a hand to Taylor Townsend in the math lab. The controversial lab was instituted in the fall with a $10 charge for students. 22 Labs

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left: Local attorney John G. Williams speaks to students about the role of law in mass communications. In addition to Gresham ' s comments on the jour- nalism world, students attending Journalism Day were lectured on the subject of law and its impor- tance in communications. Natchitoches attorney John G. Williams highlighted for the audience im- portant areas to remember about law and the media. John Jones, yearbook representative from North- east Louisiana University, gave an informative dem- onstration on convenience of using computers for yearbook work. Ron DeFatta, advertising manager for Southwest- ern Electric Power Company, handled a session on public relations and Nolan Bailey, assistant profes- sor of photography, enlightened students on photog- raphy and its place in journalism. Mike Staggs of KSLA-TV and George Cook of KNOC were on hand for students interested in broadcasting. Representatives from the newspaper industry were Nelder Dawson, editor of the Alexandria Daily Town Talk, Betty Bigner, an assistant entertainment edi- tor of the Shreveport Journal, and Don Walker, head of the Natchitoches bureau of the Shreveport Times. Some of the most important things to develop, said Dawson, are a sense of fairness, objectivity and truthfulness. Journalism Day was successful in bringing high school students together with professional journal- ists and allowing them to benefit from their first hand experience. above left: Don Walker, Nelder Dawson, and Betty Bigner share with the group important areas to remember in the newspaper world. ' Jl M above; Grits Gresham, outdoorsman and longtime Natchitoches resident tells the audience of his good experiences in journalism. left: Nolan Bailey explains how photography and journalism are related. •Journalism l)av 21

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left: Nursing student Rosemary Henry puts in lab hours in the new Nursing Education Center. below: Darien Slaughter conducts an experiment for his chemistry lab. The language and accounting labs are uti- lized for those students who have trouble with the English language or writing and reading skills or with accounting concepts. But the math lab, which was instituted in the fall semester, was made mandatory for stu- dents making below a 70 percent on a math test. A $10 fee is charged for students who must use the lab. The failure rate of students enrolled in math classes prompted the math department to counteract with the lab. Dr. Walter Pine, professor of mathematics, said that people need to give the math lab more time since it is a new requirement. In the long run, it will only help students if they give it a chance and effort. Some students feel that the math lab isn ' t worthwhile, while others feel that it is quite beneficial. It has helped me to understand, said Mike Taylor, but you must also be will- ing to learn the material, not just have the tutor do all the work. In comparative anatomy lab students like Billy Miller dissect sharks to learn and understand their various parts. Labs 2:)