Southeastern Massachusetts University - Scrimshaw Yearbook (North Dartmouth, MA)

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4 i yr 'W A- 'si Steven G, Carriere Colleen lVl Caswell Flavio F Cosme Chris: You're really native to the community then! Do you hold on to the old cultural background and incorporate it into your daily lifestyle? Paul: Yes, the Chinese background particularly. lVlost of our meals are Chinese..we don't sit down with forks and eat pizzas. We have chopsticks and eat rice, sausage, stuff like that. Chris: Do you see a difference in the way you would pursue studies and the way Americans do? George: Oh yes. Sure. The Chinese way of studying is having to memorize everything. They don't get involved in other books until the first one is memorized. You have to memorize everything in class and work real hard. But in America you just get what the Professors taught you, read some and when'it comes to finals or exams you study maybe the night be- fore. l think we really have different education- al systems. I wouldn't say the American way is the best. Although they do have a tendency to father a wide range of knowledge. Like what vve have here is Textiles, but besides Textiles we have classes in humanities, social sciences, may- be psychology. I think it's good because you have a broad, general knowledge more than just what you might specialize in. v Chris: SMU is noted for it's Textile dept., do you feel feel this dept. is a good one? Paul: There's always room for improvement. lt's get- ting better. Programs are being changed around. We have a new dept. head. Chris: How do you feel about the campus as a whole? Do you feel isolated over here? George: l think we have a general problem on this campus with a lack of communications, not only between Group one and Group two, but right in this build- ing alone. But in general I don't think we are getting a good integration of students. Every- body tends to stay within their dept. People don't want to get involved either. l'm involved with the Graduate Students Association and, al- ways, it's only a few faces that want to do the work. So many students come here and don't do anything but wait to get out. This is bad. Chris: Do you think this happens at other schools as well? George: No. l came from 6 iU0l0f COHGQE arid we had 50 many things going on: basketball, softball, lAllC9 P- HGQQGVTV Robert J Guarnieri

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Alan G. Coutinho P. QOQQGUIY interdept. ping pong, chess, drama competitions, debates. We are still in college here. A lot of things can be done but there is very little here at SMU. I think an active faculty could help. But even they are a problem N sometimes they do even talk to each other. We don't have any good leaders to give us examples, so that the students might get together with the faculty. Another thing at SMU is that there is very little happening at night. we do have movies, but the library closes up, labs close as soon as the pro- fessors Ieave. If you want to do extra work you can't get in. Do you both live off campus? Yes. ln the heart of the city llaughterl. We both have a bird's eye view of the dump yard. The streets are all torn up. Hey, l'm glad to get out and come over here! llaughterl C1 DEAN MACEDO Jim Hi Dean Macedo. What's on your mind? Macedo: Well l'll tell you...l'd like to take Buzzy out for a drink. Jim Oh that's nice. How about a picture of you and Buzzy together? Macedo: Oh sure. Buzzy: Alright! Love it!Oh! Blackmail!! We're gunna send five pictures out to your wife tonight Jim Fine... Macedo: O.K. Jim...ah...what'S gunna happen to these photos? photos? Jim Oh, Yearbook... Macedo: .... Jesus ci Peter C. George Richard IVI. Forman g DouQ'35R- Ford an C V7 an 3- 9- :J O es IVI. FTW Ja ult CU en an 3 V3 C as D