Westfield State University - Tekoa Yearbook (Westfield, MA)

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Dukakis At WSC The Governor of Massachusetts, Michael Dukakis visited WSC on Thursday, December 4th to get firsthand ideas about educa- tion and the re-organization of higher education. The open-forum type meeting was well organized and run. Opening remarks were made by the Governor, Harvey Roazen as president of the Academic Federation, and John Mahoney as president of the Student Senate. The floor was then turned over to the overflow crowd for questions and comments. Professor Tetrault of the philosophy department spoke first. He mentioned the low morale of the state college students and suggested that at state colleges, a second class education is offered to second class students. Professor Russo spoke to the question of scholarships for the state college students as opposed to those for private college students. Paul McGuire, a student, spoke of his educational experiences at WSC. Marilyn Denny was the final speaker approaching the topic of vocationally orientated vs liberal arts education. At precisely 4:00, the governor and his entourage had to leave. Although he appeared specifically interested in the comments made him, the majority of the audience remained skeptical as to the effects of this visit.

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Something New For WOA In addition to holding Alice Doesn ' t Day and helping to sponsor Jill Johnston, the Women ' s Organization for Awareness in the fall were given a room to set up a Women ' s Center in the Student Union. The group set immediately to work and opened the Center at the beginning of the spring semester. Radical lesbian feminist Jill Johnston, nationally renown author of Lesbian Nation and Gullible ' s Travels spoke at Westfield State on November 21, 1975. In a very informal style, Johnston spoke of her involvement in the national women ' s movement and shared her ideas about how feminists at Westfield should approach the campus. Johnston spent a great deal of time addressing the gay commu- nity of Westfield and listening to their unique problems as individuals and as a group. Admitting the problems facing both feminists and homosexuals, Johnston expresses much hope and encouragement for both movements. Jill Johnston was sponsored by the Sexual Identity Awareness Organization the Sex Education and Counseling Service, the Philosophy Club and the Women ' s Organization for Awareness. 21