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  • inian news March 24,1999 WCU BLOOD DRIVE Sponsored fy Afyha Kappa Apha/Soror&y inc. Alpha PbiAjpba/Fraternfy Inc. Tuesday, March 30 Wednesday, March 31 12:30 pm -6:00 pm University Center Grand Room (3rd Floor) Urgent Heed For All Blood Types!!! American Red Cross Carolinas Blood Services Region Want to be a part of the LMP team? Come to the lly aafwlVtiKlMfirafiil piarch 28th UC Catamount Room 9:00 pm Free For more info, on this and alioWs adds call 7306 or 7479 'The Playgroup' Advocates Child Development Center on Campus by Jeffrey Sykes Staff Writer The lack of child care on Western's campus is the focus of The Playgroup, an organization which meets on the UC Lawn on Wednesdays. Comprised of 19 children representing 16 different families, the group was formed this semester to bring the issue out into the open. Organized by Dr. Marilyn Chamberlin, professor of Sociology, the group has grown each week. "Everytime we hold The Playgroup we gain another person on our list," she said. Ages of children range from four and a half months to four years. Chamberlin's daughter Sophie is a part of the group. Her reasons for starting the group were various. "The lack of child care meant I wanted my daughter to have a chance to interact with other children. We also wanted an informal network for parents to share common concerns about child care solutions," Chamberlin commented. While the group currently consists of the children of faculty, they are open to stu dents as well. On campus there are as many as 40 faculty members with children of child care age. Many parents voiced their concerns over a lack of child care facilities. "We thought about moving to Waynesville just for child care reasons," said Craig Pepin, member of the History faculty. "The only way to find good child care seems to be through word of mouth." While a doctoral candidate at Duke University in Durham, Pepin and his wife, then a graduate student at UNC-Chapel Hill, had access to daycare through Victory Village, a child care facility associated with UNC and the Carolina Medical Center. Lee Zaleon, director of Victory Village, said their facility in Chapel Hill was a success. "Victory Village has been in operation for 46 years," she said. "It was organized for students, but was expanded to serve faculty of the university and hospital staff." Currently they serve 60 children from the university and 60 from the hospital. Pepin added that "child care is good for tit $dt<wAee XH mmiOMl ALTERNATIVE H STUDENT HOUSES Spacious and Beautifully Furnished Private Bedrooms/Private Baths in Quad-Style Suites Shared Living Area and Fully Equipped Kitchen CALL 293-5465 NOW LEASING SUMMER SESSION AND FALL 1999 the school to attract and keep young faculty. The same is true of students." Leslie Costa, a part-time instructor at Western, spoke of the arrangement her family utilizes in the face of non-existent services at Western. "We split time with another faculty member," she said. "I taught in the morning while she watched my son and she taught in the afternoon and I watched her's." While at Harvard University, Costa witnessed first hand the system in place there. "An ideal option for a university would be a co-op daycare, with a regular small core of child care workers. They could have teachers and parents come in and work as their schedule allows," she said. Her 16 month old son is part of The Playgroup. Faculty and staff are not the only ones affected by Western's child care situation. Andrew Gordon, a non-traditional student at the university, is the father of two daughters. "Previously because of my wife being sick or having to go to the doctor, I've had to miss class," he said. "All my professors have been good about it. They know I have children." Gordon was an SGA Senator and attempted to bring the issue to the forefront. "They did not have the same concerns as myself. I don't think non-traditional students are well represented in the senate," he said. When asked why he thought Western had no facilities for students with children, Gordon was firm. "It's not as good a business decision as buying computers," he said. "It's not like the children are the future or anything. If it was seen as a priority, we would already have it [child care]." However, Western is moving forward slowly. "We had a child care facility in Belk many years ago," said Dr. Jane Hall, member of the university's Task Force on Child Care. "We've been working on this for 12 years. We have been working to develop the center in a way for it to be high quality. We are working in partnership with Mountain Projects. They would have the grant and we would work with them to develop the program." "There was a Child Development Center ready to happen," said Lisen Roberts, assistant professor of Human Environmental Science. "Equipment was bought by our department. It is owned by the university and it sits in storage," she said. Dr. Hall urged understanding. "There has been so much misunderstanding. There is a new chance for everyone to work together and to have their voice heard."
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