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The Rambler
Suggestions for spring sporting
Employment Opportunities
Allison E. Wood .
News editor
Spring fever.
Most students probably have it by now, if'they
hadn't already acquired it before spring break in
March. So what do you do when it's 80 degrees
outside, the sun is shining, the birds are chirping
and you just can't focus on your school work?
Activities around the Wesleyian campus art;
numeroust Rollerblading is a good and fun \va>
to exercise, games of football, frisbee, tennis, and
sand volleyball are easy enough to come by as
well as the ever-popular sport of sunbathing. But
if you're looking to escape the campus and expe-
rience a little of the Metroplex, here are some
suggestions for different things to do to help you
pass the time until you feel you can go back
inside and study:
Take a trip to The Ballpark in Arlington
and see u Texas Rangers game.. Bleacher seats
are only $4 per person, grandstand are $6.
Parking can be found around the perimeter of the
lot for free, if you're willing to park on the grass
and walk. The next home games are Tuesday,
April 30, and Wednesday, May I against the
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Seattle Mariners. To order tickets or tind out
more about the games, call 273-5100.
*The Botanic Gardens are in bloom right
now and make a great setting for a picnic, or pos-
sibly a quiet place to study.
*Ride the Tarantula Train around Fort
Worth, li is led by a steam engine that is cele-
brating its 100th birthday this year and retraces
the Chisholm Trail across the Trinity River. For
more information call 625-RAIL.
Two other good sites for picnics include the
Water Gardens in downtown Fort Worth and the
law n at the Kimbell An Museum.
*Visit the Fon Worth Zoo and its special
exhibit. Master s of the Night: The True Story of
Bats. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the
weekends. Tickets are $5.50 for adults and $3
for kids. Wednesdays are half-price days.
*Wet 'N' Wild opens its doors on May I I,
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. General admission is
$22.75 for adults.
*Si\ Flags is currently open on the week-
ends with hours as follows: April 26. from 2
p.m. to I I p.m., April 27. from 9 a.m. to 11
p.m. and April 28, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The
park is open daily beginning on May 11.
Tickets are $29.93 plus' tax for general admis-
sion, and $36.89 plus tax for a two-day pass.
*40 miles of bluebonnet and w ildflower
trails can be seen at Emu's Bluebonnet Trails,
April 20 and 21, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For
more information call 214-87-VISIT.
*Fossil Rim Wildlife Center is 50 miles
southeast ot Foil W orth and is open from 9
a.m. to two hours before sunset General
admission is $ 12.95, For more information call
817-897-2960.
* Visit the Southwestern Bell. Colonial
Golf Tournament at Colonial Country Club.
May 22-28. Ticket prices are $85 for a week
pass, $35 for entrance on Wednesday, Saturday
or Sunday, and $25 for entrance on Thursday
or Friday. For more information, call 927-
4278.
Help wanted:
Scouting out summer jobs
made easier for students
Tekisha Slack
Staff writer
Looking for a summer job?
According to Loretta Hennard,
administrative assistant of the stu-
dent career and testing services,
there are a wealth of summer jobs
out there but very few takers.
Inside the career and testing
services office you will liiul a bul-.
letin board with dozens of
multicolored flyers boasting many
types of summer jobs. There are
positions for summer camp coun-
selors, public relations and
marketing firms, and even ads for
caricature and airbrush artists at Six
Flags.
According to Hennard, Exxon
is sponsoring some great summer
jobs this year, including paid
internships. Many of the summer
jobs require that you be a current
full-time student who will be
returning as a student the following
semester.
Wesleyan's career and testing
service not only has numerous list-
ings for summer jobs but also has
many listings for part-time and full-
time jobs all year long. The ser-
vices center also provides other
career services, including career
counseling, coordinating student
hiring on campus by providing a
listing of positions available along
with all the required forms and per-
sonal guidance.
The goal is to provide students
with needed financial support as
well as work experience. Career
and testing services is located on
the first floor of the Brown Lupton
campus center next to the book-
store.
Reed and writing go hand-in-hand
Jennifer Hill
Staff writer
For a young boy growing up in Brooklyn three blocks from Ebbets
Field, there is only one goal in lifeto play baseball. Unless, of course,
one counts the other dream — to be a cowboy.
So how does an aspiring baseball star/cowboy turn into a philosophy
professor? He reads. He reads books from a neighborhood storefront library
with books organized alphabetically by author and no division between fic-
tion and non-fiction, mystery and romance, or any other categories.
At age 14. in the 'S' section, Dr. Ronald Reed read French philosopher
"The basic philosophic question is essentially, 'How
should I live my life?"'
-Dr. Ronald Reed
John Paul Sartre. After that, he read a book by the Sophists, a group of
philosophers. He said he was hooked. From then on, and even now, Reed
said his dream has been to be a philosopher, a writer and a professor.
Now a philosophy professor at Wesleyan, he said those dreams have
definitely been achieved.
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He said his goal of being a writer has also been achieved again this year
with the publication of his ninth book, a children's book called Rebecca.
This time the book is being published in Brazil, in Portuguese. It will be
used in 300 schools in Brazil. Rebecca has also been published in the
United States. Germany and Taiwan.
Rebecca is a story based on Reed's 21-year-old daughter. Rebecca.
When the story first came out. she was 5. Reed also has written stories about
his. two sons, Jeremy and Adam. Reed feels he captured all three of his chil-
dren's characters in their stories.
Reed will travel to Brazil in-July as a keynote speaker at an interna-
tional conference on critical thinking.
Reed's bachelor degree is from Saint Francis College in New York, and
his master's degree comes from City University-in New York, He said he
decided to obtain his doctorate at the University of Western Ontario in
Canada because it offered him the most financial aid
Also, the university had the British analytic .'.philosophy which he said
he was most interested in at the time He said his main interest now lies in
pragmatism and applications of philosophy to real life events.
"The basic philosophic question is essentially, 'How should I live my
life?:* and the haste philosophic question for education is simply an extend-
ed version of that interest, ilow do I treat Children as students Reed said
In January 1968. Reed married his wife. Ann. who teaches reading
classes part-time Reed received his doctorate in 1976. when tie said the job'
market was had for people in his field tn 1979 Joe Mitchell, retired dean of
education, brought Reed to VYe.sleyan from New York.
"To me. Joe Mitchell represented everything good about education.'*
Reed said
Reed said his family then made the decision to come to Texas. Reed
said that it surprised him to see how alike Texans and New Yorkers are in
their identities.
"Pedplefrom Brooklyn arc always right about everything, and Texans
•well, draw \otir own conclusions." Reed said
Reed said the biggest impacts'on his life have come from his friends
and family. Events involving family and friends have naturally had the
greatest impact. One event that made a significant impact was the death of
his son, Adam.
He said another major influence in his life has come from books. One
of the authors who has had mlich impact is Thomas Wolfe.
"Some books make you think, and have a greater impact on you than
others," Reed said.
Reed said his biggest dream now is to get more published. He does not
feel his best work has been published and wants it to "see the light of day."
Reed said Wesleyan has become a home to him. He ■currently serves as
chair of the Faculty Assembly and he enjoys being involved in the day-to-
day politics of the university. He said he welcomes the opportunity to be
included in student issues and feels lucky to be able to view Wesleyan fr^pi
different perspectives. He has also been appointed as the university scholar,
which involves advocating interdisciplinary studies.
"I really love the university and the students here. We all have our prob-
lems, but we eventually get through them; Many interesting thinkers can be '
found here," Reed said. "It's a nice way to spend life."
THE RAMBLER HAS EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
FOR WESLEYAN STUDENTS
Editors and Writers are needed immediately
For further information
Call (817) 531-4871
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