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No. 26
Thursday Edition
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
King to be honored A student reception honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be held Monday in the Heritage room of the University Center at Central State University. The event is being sponsored by the Black Peer Counseling Center of CSU and activities will begin at 2:30 p.m. The reception will be an informal gathering of faculty, staff and students in recognition of the first year that Dr. King birthday has been a holiday. King is well known for his struggles for human rights during the 60's. King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize before he was
assassinated on April 4, 1968. The sponsor of the reception, the black peer counseling center, offers services for all races, according to Victor Driver, chairperson. While the centers original objective was to serve minorities, their role was expanded to all students to meet the demand for tutors. Located in the room 213C of the Administration Building, the counseling center is staffed by students committed to helping other students overcome obstacles and get degrees he said. The staff can help students with career counseling and refer them
to financial assistance programs including scholarships, grants and loans, Driver said. While unable to provide funds for free tutoring, Driver said the counseling center serves as a liason between students needing assistance and the student volunteer tutors. Driver said the costs of the tutoring must be negotiated between the two. Some students tutor for free, Driver said, while some charge as much as $5 per hour. When possible, the counseling center can arrange for the tutor to be paid through the University's College Work Study Program, Driver said.
Slain leader remembered ble end, taking the position he did, it was just a matBy Susan Garrett Monday will be the day that many Americans will ter of time," she said. Williams went on to say that King was non-violent remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Joyce Williams, a CSU student majoring in oral in his actions and messages, but he was the target of communications/public relations, remembers King's acts of violence. "The media focused in on Dr. King," said fight against injustice easily. Williams. "He used the media as a tool to show he Williams said she participated in civil rights could turn the other cheek." demonstrations in the 1960's while she was attending Williams explained some blacks were apprehensive college at Delaware State. about joining with Dr. King. "They were afraid of "This National Holiday is a great way for America what might happen to them," she said. to commemorate a great leader," Williams said. Williams expressed concern for the lack of "Dr. King accomplished a treat deal. He let people knowledge and interest some young people today know we were out there. have with King's stand on injustice and the freedoms "He believed in equality and justice for all. This he gained for them. "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice was our constitutional right. "Dr. King had a way of getting attention," said everywhere," — Martin Luther King Jr. from a letWilliams. "If he had lived we would be a lot further ter he wrote April 16, 1963 from the Birmingham, ahead. We all knew he would probably have a horri- Ala. jail.
Professor says plan ahead for tests By Curtis Killman Editor Preparing for that big test can be a difficult one, but it doesn't have to be, according to Dr. E. L. Petty, professor of professional teacher education. Petty, who has authored several books on the test taking process, says the ideal way to prepare for a test is to study throughout the semester. If a student follows Petty's process of studying material, then he said by test time only a quick review should be necessary. Never, Petty said, should a student study right up to the hour before the exam. Instead, Petty believes students should put the books away 24
hours before the test. Studying, or cramming right up the last minute scrambles the brain and is counterproductive. The following is Petty's stepby-step process to prepare for those fearful finals. "When developing your test taking skills you should begin at the time that you're reading and taking notes in class," Petty said. That approach is what Petty calls the SQRRRAI approach. Petty says the student should use a seven step approach to studying material. The method involves surveying, questioning, reading, reciting, reviewing, applying and integrating material. "If a student will use that ap-
proach," Petty said, "then they don't have to wait until the night before the exam to start studying. "They're already ahead of the examininaton because they have a broader base to draw from than the person who just merely studies for the test." Survey the chapter first. Read the summary at the end of the chapter prior to reading the actual chapter. From the summary, the student should develop a set of important questions that the student needs to answer as he reads the chapter. After the questions are formulated, Petty says it's time to apply the three "Rs". — Read the material with the
questions in mind. — Recite the answers to the questions. Interact with the reading material. "So many students will tell you `I can't concentrate' and the reason they can't concentrate is because they're not thinking," Petty said. "All they're doing is just looking at words." — Review the chapter. "The principal of learning is reinforcement, you reinforce your learning by being exposed in a number of different ways to a material," according to Petty. The last two steps, probably the most the important, are commonly never used, Perry said. Apply and integrate the
material. Make it a part of your mental thought. "A lot of people stop there and they say, 'I've read, I've done it , now I'm ready for class tomorrow."' Petty said. "That is not it. You should immediately apply what you learned. "For the student who doesn't do a lot of thinking, this is kind of hard," Petty said. "But, for the student who enjoys thinking, the integration process makes it neat. "And sometimes you have a eureka experience, which means you get a breakthrough on how that whole thing fits into the total scheme of the career you're planning for or of the life that you're living."