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Local Iowa City Press-Citizen Page 3A Friday, December 8, 2000 To contact us: Assignment editor Tricia Birt Phone: 3373181, ext. 418 E-mail: newsroom@press-citizen.com Fax: 834-1083 Hours: M-F, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Salvation Army plans brunch, open house Salvation Army is having an open house and brunch from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday and again Dec.16. The brunch will include juice, coffee, fruit mix, ham and scrambled eggs. The brunch will offer a chance to see the services the Salvation Army provides and tour its facility. Minority students get Coleman's ear By Sara Langenberg Iowa City Press-Citizen University of Iowa President Mary Sue Coleman got an earful of ideas and complaints Thursday from a group of African-American and Latina Students who are disappointed they don't see more efforts to keep minority students on campus. "We see people of like culture and race in brochures and in orientation, but then when we come to UI, there is a lack of diversity and a lack of funding (for programs that support minorities)," said Lavar D. Lard, former president of the UI Black Student Union. "You can provide all the academic support, financial aid and tutoring you want, but without giving (minority) students the chance to connect in their personal lives on campus, it will do no good," said Latina student Inez Cruz. "I've had several Latino friends who had counselors for all these different things, but they never connected and they left." Coleman and UI Dean of Students Phillip Jones agreed to explore implementing some of the ideas the students brought to the table, such as reviving a program that introduces freshman minority students to each other before classes begin. "If you can bring people in a week or even a couple of days before classes start and have some programs for them -- something more than a five-minute video -- it will help them start the semester in a better mental state," said African-American student Elaina Livings. "I think we are hearing loud and clear that we need to help students make connections once they are here," Coleman said at the end of the meeting. Jones and UI used to have a similar program that was replaced with a less intensive program several years ago. "We go through periods when students either do or don't want to be singled out as minorities. Maybe we are in a period when students do," Coleman said. Already, UI's minority recruiting efforts include sending recruiters to Chicago, sponsoring a program about financial aid on a See DIVERSITY, 5A
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Local Iowa City Press-Citizen Page 3A Friday, December 8, 2000 To contact us: Assignment editor Tricia Birt Phone: 3373181, ext. 418 E-mail: newsroom@press-citizen.com Fax: 834-1083 Hours: M-F, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Salvation Army plans brunch, open house Salvation Army is having an open house and brunch from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday and again Dec.16. The brunch will include juice, coffee, fruit mix, ham and scrambled eggs. The brunch will offer a chance to see the services the Salvation Army provides and tour its facility. Minority students get Coleman's ear By Sara Langenberg Iowa City Press-Citizen University of Iowa President Mary Sue Coleman got an earful of ideas and complaints Thursday from a group of African-American and Latina Students who are disappointed they don't see more efforts to keep minority students on campus. "We see people of like culture and race in brochures and in orientation, but then when we come to UI, there is a lack of diversity and a lack of funding (for programs that support minorities)," said Lavar D. Lard, former president of the UI Black Student Union. "You can provide all the academic support, financial aid and tutoring you want, but without giving (minority) students the chance to connect in their personal lives on campus, it will do no good," said Latina student Inez Cruz. "I've had several Latino friends who had counselors for all these different things, but they never connected and they left." Coleman and UI Dean of Students Phillip Jones agreed to explore implementing some of the ideas the students brought to the table, such as reviving a program that introduces freshman minority students to each other before classes begin. "If you can bring people in a week or even a couple of days before classes start and have some programs for them -- something more than a five-minute video -- it will help them start the semester in a better mental state," said African-American student Elaina Livings. "I think we are hearing loud and clear that we need to help students make connections once they are here," Coleman said at the end of the meeting. Jones and UI used to have a similar program that was replaced with a less intensive program several years ago. "We go through periods when students either do or don't want to be singled out as minorities. Maybe we are in a period when students do," Coleman said. Already, UI's minority recruiting efforts include sending recruiters to Chicago, sponsoring a program about financial aid on a See DIVERSITY, 5A
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