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2The Daily Tar HeelThursday, September 26, 1991 3 Gordon-Gray recipient stresses By Thomas King Staff Writer Joy Kasson is starting her 2 1 st year at the University and plans to keep teach ing until administrators kick her out. "I'm going to teach forever," said the professor in the curriculum of Ameri can Studies. "I love teaching. It keeps me invigorated." As an undergraduate, Kasson stud ied American history and literature at HarvardRadcliffe. She came to UNC in 1971 from Yale graduate school with a Master's degree in American Studies. "It was a wonderful opportunity to come to the University," she said. "My husband and I got jobs at the same time, so that was an extra incentive. This is a great place to live. I've really enjoyed the students that I've worked with the graduates and the undergrads. It's so challenging." Kasson is one of six professors se lected last spring to receive Gordon English conversation provide learning with By Josh Boyer Suff Writer This fall, not only was Ana Salas Cardona in a new school, but in a coun try where people didn't speak her lan guage. Like many other newly arrived foreigners, Salas-Cardona needed to improve her English. The UNC English Conversation Part ner program and the private English as a Second Language courses are two ways people in her situation can receive help. "When I arrived, it was hard to un derstand people. I have a problem with Southern accents," Salas-Cardona said. From Seville, Spain, Salas-Cardona is a teaching assistant in the Spanish department. In Spain, she had been an "English major, but she still wanted to improve. She found help from the En glish conversation program. For eight years, this program has linked foreign students, visiting schol ars and their spouses with American students. Each pair meets for at least an hour a week, allowing the foreign part ner to work on conversation skills. Marisa Crowell, a junior English major, is Salas-Cardona's partner. Crowell said she signed up because, "My grandfather was from Spain, and so I understand some Spanish customs, but this will help me understand more." Salas-Cardona said she wanted to Milton's 2-fer Sale! v All Shorts; large group knits, and cotton sport shirts at 2'fer $29! Seersucker alhcotton sportcoats, reg. $175 each 2-fer $98! 1 ' The Fall I reasons i . A JHtltnn s (Elntfjtng (Eupbnarfr 1 63 E. Franklin Street, Downtown HOURS: Mon.,Tues., Wed., Sat. 10-6:30 v Thurs. & Fri. 1 0-9 Sunday I -5 SOr.1ETff.lCS IT TAKES AN ARMY TO PAY BACK YOUR COLLEGE LOAM. Paying back your college loan can be a long, uphill battle. But the Army's Loan Repayment Program makes it easy. Each year you serve as a soldier, the Army will reduce your college debt by lh or $1,500, whichever amount is greater. So after serving just 3 years, your college loan will be completely paid off. "You're eligible for this program with a National Direct Student Loan or a Guaranteed Student Loan or a Federally Insured Student Loan made after October 1, 1975. And the loan can't be in default. And just because you've left college, don't think you'll stop learning in the Army. Our skill training offers a wealth of valuable high-tech, career-oriented skills. Call your local Army Recruiter to find out more. Staff Sgt. Dlankcnship 929-4820 ARMY. OS ALL YOU GUI OS. Gray professor ships. Her honor ary chairmanship will begin July 1, 1992, and will last for three years. The Gordon Gray Professor ship is sponsored by the Bowman and Gordon Gray Profile family to recognize outstanding teach ers of undergraduate students with a chairmanship and a salary supplement. When people talk about Kasson, they usually emphasize the fact that she is very personable and really cares about what is going on in her students' lives. "She does a lot of very careful and thoughtful advising with individual stu dents, more than some that I know," said Townsend Ludington, chairman of the curriculum in American Studies. "As teacher, scholar and adviser she seems to me to be exceptional," take part in the English Conversation program to converse with someone one-on-one. "This is the first time in my life that I have a partner to speak English to. In Spain, I felt silly speaking to Ameri can students in English." Their weekly sessions are informal. "It's not like we have a fixed pattern. We go to the mall; we cook Spanish food," Salas-Cardona said. "Or we go to the grocery store," Crowell added. "I proofread her papers, too." She said they spent more time together than the designated one hour per week. The American partners need not know the other's language. Crowell, how ever, does know Spanish. "Her Spanish is better than my English," Salas Cardona said. "When I first met her, we spoke in Spanish," Crowell said. But then they started speaking in English, she pointed out, because the purpose is for Salas Cardona to improve her English. What does Salas-Cardona think of her new surroundings? Understanding her professors isn't hard because she had English teachers from England and the United States in Spain, she said. "The hardest thing to understand is the (teaching) methods. They are very different in Spain." The English Conversation Partner program is run by Ann Deutsch. "Stop and think about if you were in another Poplin Suits and Seersucker Suits, reg. to $275 2-fer $ 138 Large group pants - cotton, wool blends, wools 2-fer $38 started with a bang & these super give-aways give you all the more to enjoy Milton's! Ludington said. "In whatever subject she's teaching she always gets rave reviews from students. Those seem to me to be the qualities you are looking for in the Bowman (sic) Gray Profes sorship." Students who have studied under Kasson said they liked her friendliness and the nurturing aspect of her teach ing. Anu Mannar, a senior journalism major, said, "She likes her students as much as the subjects she teaches." According to Jolayne Keller, a senior American studies and anthropology major, Kasson is readily available for her students if they want to talk and takes a personal interest in them. Although she began her college ca reer as a science major, Kasson later decided she wanted to study something that would give her a broader view of the world rather than focus on one dis cipline. "Even as an undergrad I wanted to bring things together synthesizing programs friendship country. You'd want a friend to talk to and ask questions," Deutsch said. A lot of the American partners have been overseas and have had someone help them out. "They want to return the favor. There is a lot of empathy and idealism on the part of the people who do this work," she said. Kenya, Finland, the Soviet Union, Saudi Arabia and Chile are just a few examples of the foreign students' na tive countries. The majority, however, are from Asian countries. 'The program is working fine. We have a great percentage of successes. People make life-long friends," Deutsch said. She encouraged more foreign students to sign up. "We have people just waiting to help someone." Another way to improve English skills is through English as a Second Language programs. "I don't speak German with Ger mans or Spanish with Spanish speakers. We speak English from day one. It's like opening upanew world for people," said Pam Rice, an ESL tutor. Another tutor, Lorraine Scott Smith, saw her program as an alternative to language programs in public schools. "I'm a maverick, I guess, because I don't believe in the over-glorified, old methods. I like to achieve specific goals in a time frame. This doesn't happen in public schools." Smith taught in public schools for 18 years. She also doubts the value of lan guage tapes. "You can't learn by recit ing sentences like a parrot," she said. Smith tailors the program to the stu dent. Whatever the student is interested in is the subject of their conversations. To achieve a basic level of compre hension in Smith's program, students take at least 24 sessions. Each lesson costs $25; the student rate is 10 percent less. ESL courses and the English Con versation Partner program are available to students of any level of English pro ficiency. 033-4444 FREE BEAR with any Balloon Bouquet Delivery oner ends 9309TNCNB Plaza mm riff Beginning with your very first set of diagnostic tests, Ronkin will give you the skills, practice and support you need to clear a path straight to the graduate school of your choice. And you'll have the satisfaction of being your best. Call Ronkin today. tn. Q"! uJ IIICIIIIII1 HIM 306 W. Franklin St. (Formerly Fowler's Grocery Store) 932-94QO individual rather than specializing." She tries to incorporate different branches of knowledge such as history and literature into her teaching by tak ing an interdisciplinary approach to her classes, she said. "Some people are only interested in the specific branches of knowledge; I'm interested in the way they connect and interrelate, and to me a lot of the excitement about teaching is trying to help people think in different ways." Keller said, "She introduces you to stories that go untold by encouraging original and creative thinking and de signs her classes around practicing that. "She gives a lot of feedback on your work so you can improve; she sets up clear and useful assignments to create a healthy and comfortable learning pro cess instead of one that is stressful or overwhelming." Kasson said she felt there was a di chotomy in her responsibility to the University. "I feel that a teacher at a university like this is in two halves. One involves my own learning and research and the obligation to stay current with Beckett's 'Endgame' success through design of stage, actors' performances By Beth Formy-Duval Staff Writer The West End Project Theater Company at Carrboro's ArtsCenter opened its second bimonthly presen tation Friday with Samuel Beckett's "Endgame," a bizarre story of post apocalyptic characters searching for some meaning to their existence. The effect of the play was challenging for both the audience and the actors. The story centers around what may be the last four members of the human species living in a bunker after an unspecified catastrophic event that has left the countryside gray, barren and lifeless. The characters try to sort out the angst, loneliness and unhappiness of their condition. The performance's success is a re sult of the excellence of the stage design and the performance of the actors. The West End stage provided an intimate environment for the produc tion of the play's stylistically simple sets. The stage set the mood of the wasteland condition with metal poles that framed a single room. In the cen ter of the room was a chair that, though - it looked like .an old. dentist's chair,;; was actually a crudely made wheel Campus Calendar THURSDAY SARR, Students for the Advancement of Race Relations will meet in 317 Bingham. 3:30 p.m. JOB HUNT 101: Basic information on how to use the UCPPS office will be held in 210 Hants. 4:15 p.m. JOB HUNT 102: Resume Writing Workshop for seniors and graduate students will be held in 210 Hanes. Sponsored by UCPPS. 5 p.m. The Black Graduate Women's Support Group offered by the University Counseling Center will meet in 2 1 3 Union. All black female graduate and professional students are welcome. 5:15 p.m. The Black Interdenominational Stu dent Association (BISA) will hold a Bible study in the Union. Check Union Desk for room number. 6 p.m. Free Tutoring in French 1-4, Spanish 1-4, ECON 10. STAT 1 1 & 23. CHEM 1 1. BIOL 1 1 and MATH 10. 16. 17. 18. 22. 30 A 31 will be held until University Square, Chapel Hill eat in 929-0296 take out Custom built BurgersStuffed Spuds? Vegetarian SandwichesOSalad Bar? OSalad Platters0Beer and WineO f$And Much More Visa and Mastercard gladly accepted. Conveniently located in downtown Chapel Hill facing Granville Towers 133 W. Franklin St. lunch and dinner A UNC Tradition Since 1983 106 W.Franklin St. Downtown Chapel Hill (next to Pizza Hut) 942-PUMP 4711 Hope Valley Road (Hwy.751&Hwy.54) , Woodcraft Shopping Ctr. 493-8595 DTH Buy any size of i second yogurt or equal or lesser value at half-price! I I (excludes shakes & flurries 'toppings extra) I I not valid with any other offers good thru October 6, 1991 attention Joy Kasson the exciting new developments in my field, but that is something you can do in libraries. 'Teaching in the classroom is a real 'Gov (seated) and 'Hamm' in 'Endgame' chair. At the back of the stage, on a raised platform, sat two large barrels, labeled "his" and "hers." Colorful ma terial draped over the metal poles pro vided the only bright color in the room. The atmosphere was like a vacuum of death. ,. ... What was 'most intriguing for the audience and the actors was the stage 8 p.m. on second floor Dey Hall. Sponsored by the Student Government Tutoring Program. Come watch "Eye of the Storm' and discuss multiculturalism with Robert Porter of the AFAM department in Connor Lounge. Food will be served. 7 p.m. Marine Action Committee will meet in the Campus Y Lounge. Questions? Call 932-9285. 7:30 p.m. Chimera, UNC's science fiction club, will have a gaming sampler in 21 3 Union. Come and try out new games. 8 p.m. Habitat for Humanity core group leader ship meeting will be held in the Campus Y Lounge. ITEMS OF INTEREST The Collegiate Black Caucusissponsoringacanned food drive. Please drop non-perishable food items in the box in the Black Cultural Center today and Friday. The Black Cultural Center invites you to view Angela Medlin's "Blackground" in the BCC until Oct. 21. he GU pump 12 Price Yogurt our delicious Yogurt Pump mmimmti !" ' " rrif' (( V in teachin i interaction with people. It's not jus telling things that you think about, find-' ing out what other people think antt working with them. I love the combina-. tion of thinking my own thoughts and sharing that with other people." The most rewarding aspect of teach ing is watching someone go through the1; "Ah-ha" factor when students see something they didn't know before, she said. "It makes the subject coherent to find common threads and themes." Elizabeth Gorsuch, a senior English major, said, "She sees beyond the ev eryday world of homework and tests and gets into what learning really is alt about being yourself, discovering who you are and what you can do to1 express that into the world." Kasson's most recent achievement was the publication of her book Marble Queens and Captives. It was a long project on sculpture in the 1 9th century,'; focusing on representation of women.'' Ludington said: "One thing thar stands out about Joy is how thoughtful she is about ways to teach. She is really : a very concerned and caring teacher." ,; that sat right on top of the audience. . Sitting in the front row was an experi-. ence that at times made you anxious. . The theater itself was more like a classroom or a workshop than an au-. ditorium. The audience sat on three . sides of the stage and not more than five rows back, which enabled the audience to interact with the charac ters. At times, the actors stepped be yond the realm of the stage and en tered the audience close enough to touch those seated at the front. This approach worked, letting the audi ence participate in Beckett's work. The only distraction with this concept . came at the end of the play when a curtain fell to reveal a fire exit sign. Oddly enough, this occurred at the end of the play, and the glaring red light cut through the darkness that signified death. It made the audience empathize with almost all of the claus trophobia of living in the tiny bunker with nothing outside but wasteland. The second factor that contributed to the success of "Endgame" was the incredible acting by all the perform ers. Hamm, played by Ann Church, is a character who is trying desperately to end the game of living. His goal is 1 .. M.I See ENDGAME, page 7 Student Health Services is forming a Diabetes support group. Call 966-6562 for more information". ' The 1992 Yackety Yack will be on sale from 10; . a.m. until 2 p.m. this week in the Pit. IM-REC Sports: Today the home run derby, men's and women's divisions, will be held on a drop-in basis. ; The UNC Math Contest is available in the matt-' physics library, 365 Phillips. Experience "A Night in Africa' at 8 p.m. Friday in " the Cabaret with the N.C. Central dance group, "The Ebony Readers." Call 933-5835 for more informa tion. The Loreleis will present their first two-night a ' cappella, "Wham Jam Thank You Ma'am,' at -, Playmakers Theatre at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets are on sale all week in the Pit. Register to Vote in the Pit between 10 a.m. and 5 ' ' p.m. until Oct. 4. Bring a picture ID with your birth, date and proof of local address (phone bill). A Corrections The Sept. 24 Daily Tar Heel Uni versity brief "Search helps graduate students find grants" incorrectly stated students must wait one hour for the two-part search to be pro cessed. Dottie Baker, research ser vices librarian, said students are asked to set aside an hour to fill out both parts and for the information to be processed. The hours the search is offered at the Research Services Li brary were cut because librarians were having problems getting access to campus computer lines. The Sept. 25 story "Sororities sym pathize with loss of charter, consider implications" incorrectly stated that Pi Beta Phi sorority had 54 pledges this semester. The group had 55 pledges. The DTH regrets the errors. DTH yogurt and get a
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