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February 1995
It's never
too late for
resolutions
By ALLISON WATERS
It's only a month into the new
year, but with hectic school and work
schedules, many of you are probably
beginning to slack off on your New
Year's Resolutions such as studying
more efficiently, exercising more
often, saving more money, etc. For
those of you who have not yet made
any New Year's resolutions, or those
of you who have decided that your
original resolution is a little boring,
South Texas offers an excellent op-
portunity for you to make good on a
resolution and help your community
at the same time: the Travis Elemen-
tary Tutor Program. Professor Rich-
ard Carlson coordinates this program,
which pairs South Texas students
with Houston elementary school chil-
dren who need tutoring assistance.
Second-year student Ginger
Durham volunteers approximately
one hour per week at Travis, where
she tutors a student named Raul. Raul
has improved his grades under
Ginger's tutelage and, for the first
time, has passed spelling. Over the
holiday break, Ginger and Raul went
to Astroworld's Holiday in the Park.
Glenn Airóla, a third-year
STCL student, also volunteers at
Travis. Glenn tutors a 10-year-old
named John who, unlike many of the
other Travis Elementary students with
STCL mentors, did not need tutoring
but, rather, needed a male role model.
Glenn says that although they do
work on John's school work from time
to time, they mainly spend time talk-
ing or playing basketball together in
the schoolyard. Glenn says that the
experience of being a mentor has
been extremely rewarding; he said
he really became aware of what a
difference one person can make
when he took John to an Oilers foot-
ball game. When Glenn arrived to
pick up John, John's whole family
came out into the yard to greet him
and thank him for being such a good
friend.
Amy Guss, a first-year teacher
at Travis Elementary, said that the
mentor program has been excellent
for the students at the school. Al-
though the median income level for
the school is on the rise, Travis is still
a low- to middle-income school with
many children who come from bro-
ken homes. As a result, many of the
children need extra attention and as-
sistance with their studies. Guss said
the program' s main impact is to boost
the self confidence of the children.
More mentors are needed for
the children at Travis. If you are
interested in becoming a mentor,
please contact Professor Carlson.
Speaking of New Year's resolutions...
Annotations asked the STCL faculty for their New Year's resolutions. Among our favorite replies:
Professor Zinnecker: "I resolve to memorize the piano solo Malagueña"
Professor Mitten: 'Take life one day at a time and live it to the fullest."
Professor Collett: "To say 'no' to projects that I don't want to do."
Professor Cauthorn: 'To quit complaining and to keep my priorities in the correct order."
Professor Moya: 'To become less of a Type A' and more of a Type B' personality."
Professor Moore: "Not to believe students when they say, "I like your dress," and "I loved
your class."
Professor Rosin: 'To not make tacky comments about my (17-year-old) son being lead
singer in a death-metal band.
Professor Miller: 'To have as many suits in my closet as (Assistant Dean) Gerry Treece."
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