Valparaiso University - Beacon / Record Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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3 ii i 3 i i t i 2 1618 E l3? Around The World Larger-Scale World Events Mirrored In VUis Calendar ACO N Leaving Home, Moving In Souboum, Cameroon, Aug. 26 - A few died in their sleep without knowing what had hit them. But most of the inhabitants of this hamlet in northwest Cameroon were not so fortunate. Some were eating dinner when a cloud of poisonous volcanic gas erupted Thursday night and slowly choked them. Others tried to outrun the toxic cloud and were discovered by rescue workers lying in the mud along the dirt road leading out of town. Still more were sprawled with other family members in front of their homes. They had been unable to stag- ger any farther. Before dying, they had stripped themselves of clothing in a desperate attempt to escape the searing heat of the volcanic cloud. This account emerged today from interviews with rescue workers and survivors in Souboum, one of the four villages whose population was almost wiped out when a geyser of volcanic gas shot up through the thatched huts and mud-brick homes in the valley below. Classes Start Hilton Head, SC, Aug. 23 e The nations governors called today for a radical restructuring of the public school system, including legislation that would give the states authority to declare districts that fail to meet basic standards iibankruptf, then take over and reorganize them. In a 173 page report released as the National Governors Association opened its annual convention here, the governors said both teachers and school boards should be given more flexibility in improving their schools, but also be held accountable for much higher standards than they are now. The iibankrupth features of a state takeover would be the ex- treme remedy, according to the report, iiTime For Results. In the report, which reflects the view, as Governor Kean of New Jersey put it, that iieducation is now good politics? the governors said legislation was needed to iiprovide for the education of children in districts that cannot or will not res- pond to repeated evidence of systemwide failure and repeated ef- forts to help local authorities control the situation?

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F RESHM EN: New Pieces for the Mosaic As a freshman R.A.-to-be, I remember reading through the room- mate questionnaire and wondering how the housing office ever paired them up: one liked hard rock music and the other classical; one was from a large city and the other from a rural town. Would they survive without kill- ing each other? Could the diverse group live compatibly on one floor? I wasnlt the only apprehensive one, either. Most of the R.A.s wondered how to be supportive, but strict at the same time. Saturday arrived too soon and at 8 am. the freshman began to arrive. Some were nervous about starting over, some excited to be leaving their parents. However, the overwhelming feeling in the halls was excitement. As soon as the parents left the real trial began. Could everybody handle their independence? Orientation week was interesting. I was bombarded with questions about classes, professors, student life, ac- tivities, sports, etc. Soon, however, everyone settled into a routine and began to form new friends. To keep in touch I started hanging open-ended statements in the bathroom. live learned that they wish for the same things I do: sleep, money, more time, easier classes, a visit from their sweetheart . . . They say college ha taught them how to: order pizza, tali quick showers, sleep in class, and prc crastinate. And they like Valp because of the independence weather, and friendships. As I get to know them I realize the are no different from my upperclas friends. The diverse group of his school graduates I met on that firs day have grown into a tightly meshe family. Of course theylre still i dividuals with traumas and conflict but like most freshmen they hav each adjusted in their own way to lit at VU. -Tammy Smit