Term: 200404	CRN: 41011: Moot Court
Student Name	Comments: What jeanne knows you've learned; what you know you've learned;
Anderson, Theodore M	The Wandering Theodore who was working with Pat and who carried the fun house mirror to the car. Theodore, I'll turn in a B for you. But I do need evidence of learning to put up here. jeanne
Bass, Sharon Y	Sharon, I'll turn in a C- because I need evidence of learning. I know this was a difficult semester for you, and I'm assuming you will get the rest if your material in to me. jeanne
Bland, Kasey D	Confusing with Kasie Boone. Please clarify. jeanne
Boone, Kasie Fatima	Music Project with Melody?"Hi Jeanne - There is alot that I have taken from this class, which will be very difficult for me to sum up in such a short memo. But I did want to address a question that I felt needed clarity. When I hear you talk of dominant discourse, the first thing that comes to mind is exploitation. Exploitation, to me is knowing that this situation is happening, but you sit there and continue to let it occur. Knowing what WE ALL know and allowing the destruction, the hurt, and the pain to continue without change is a true dissappointment. A little girl asked me the other day what will happen to us, now that Bush is still president? I had a very hard time explaiining that it is up to ALL of us to make changes in order for this world to be on an eye to eye level. A lot of our knowledge starts from the home and if we are not sitting our children down and explining the needs and wants of society, expoitation will never end. I love how you expressed that there is no separation. There is no "us"and "them, and until you said that I realized that I was apart of the problem. We, as human beings need to understand that in order for our socialized attitude to become exposed to illucutionary discourse, primary goals need to be in motion, creating change throughout the world, but also continuing to spread knowledge of respect, discipline, and equality. . . . Thank You, Kasie Boone. habermas.org" Very insightful comment, Kasie. Its a damnded good explanation of dominant discourse. Lots of threads for discssion there. And thanks for getting back to me so soon. jeanne
Burnett, Raquel Christina	Need evidence of learning. F until I find it. jeanne
Carlos, Janeth	"Overall your classes were a great experience we have learned that our voices need to be heard in order for us to transform our society. We need to address our concerns and make people aware of issues. We must speak out and demand answers to problems that are disregarded. "Actions speak louder than words". Transform_dom was a great experience" Message No. 2045 Your extensive report in the substantive courses shows the effort you took to experimentally confirm for yourselves that dominant discourse can be changed if we take enough action to make others aware. Well done.
Charles, Dashaun Latwain	Respect Table and Exhibit."Hey Jeanne, everyone is relating their project to what they have learned in the class. I relate life to the experience and knowledge of your lectures and website (DEAR HABERMAS). I did two projects; one on the elements of respect and the other on telling authority (the police) what they want to hear. I also made the flyers and posted them, as a way of letting our voice be heard. I just wanted to let you know personally that you have broadened my outlook on life. I now go through day by day recoginizing the acts of dominant discourse which is what we hear throughout society; what has been socially constructed. My actions now seek to look beyond our social construction as a way of learning and understanding the other in regards of being more effectively related (illocutionary discourse). Throughout the semester as a group we have acted on encouraging and motivating others that despite their circumstances they do matter in governance discourse (considering all valid claims and making decisions that effect us all). We have acted on voting in the 2004 election, informed our campus on various perspectives of respect, and also collaborated on changing our societal structures by putting on our exhibit. I give 2 thumbs up to both you and Pat. THANKS!!! Dashaun Charles. Message No. 2198. Dashaun, your fist project for the Respect Table was beautifully done. It made the whole effort of the table a success, and we got lots of signatures, which I hope to put into a report as soon as all the learning records are up.Your continued efforts right through the exhibit helped make it work. Thank you. jeanne< "Community day is put on to help the less fortunate inner city people. There are alot of donations and stuff given to the inner city people. We give clothes, cars, food, and things of that nature. None of you will actually be able to participate in helping because we plan throughout the year. I was just inviting everyone to come out and join us and see our actions on changing dominant discourse. It's wonderful just to see the people come. Some come hungry and leave with food, some come walking and leave driving, and others come needing clothes and leave happy. This event is very big throughout the community of Los Angeles. Last year alone we served 32,000 people. There will be giveaways from elcectronics to clothing; it's big." Dashaun Charles. Message No. 2243. Dashaun I love the way you put that, "join us and see our actions on changing dominant discourse." Inspiring. jeanne
Clark, Derrick Dewayne	Need evidence of learning. May have more than one Derrick Need clarification. jeanne
Collier, Audra Bernice	Have material to put up.Would help to hear from you. jeanne
Cortez, Fanika C	Jeanne, in this class I have learned so much that is very difficult to just cut it down to a paragraph. For example I have learned that when you have people come together and form a discourse you can achieve many things as opposed to letting things just happened and being silenced. One of my very first Governance discourse that I conducted was at the school where I work as a T. A. There was a man from the union who was trying to organize us so that we could petition to form part of a union and receive benefits from the district. Well everything sounded rather good but as I came to find out, the small district in which I work, Lennox, is currently still facing trmendous budget cuts. Which meant that if the union petition did go through 99 employees would have to be let go, because there just isn't enough money to pay our salaries and benefits. There was a list made available that showed how many people would have to be let go, but the union representative was denying such a list. So I put what i have been learning in class to work and did some research. I met with the principal at the school and I talked to a friend of mine, who happens to work closely with union related issues at her school. Unfortunately what I found out was that more than half of the staff hired by the district was going to be left without a job. I finally met with all of the aides that I work with and told them what was going to happen to all of our jobs. We were all shocked and i have to say that we came together as a team to look at the pros and cons of joyning the union. We had a discussion and came to an agreement that most of us felt comfortable with. Not everyone agreed, but ofcourse I wasn't expecting everyone to agree. The representative has still made an effort to try and convince us to sign his petition but I feel that I have made a difference because I was able to provide my co-workers with enough information to make an informed decision that will affect all of us and the quality of teaching that goes on at our school. Before being a part of your class I would have never taken the initative or the time to try and make a difference. I wouldn't have the tools on how to approach the situation or what to do with it. Now for some reason, everyone expects me to speak out for them because they feel the way I used to Silenced. Well I'll tell you what, we are SILENCED no more." Fanika Cortez. Message No. 980. Fanika, this is a wonderful story of your activity in the field. This is one of the disadvantages of magic numbers, new technology, and the 300 students that resulted: sometimes I missed a message. I would like to include this in the Online Exhibit, though I realize you didn't mean it as an exhibit. Perhaps together we could set it up. Please email - after the holidays is OK. Good work. jeanne
Cross, Shirnee	Meetings in office. Have material. Will get it up. jeanne
Dale, Lori A	Need evidence of learning. "I sent this message to your dearhabermas email and it was sent back as a delivery failure. The message was do not forget that my project was on elder abuse and working the exhibit. My project was on elder abuse and working at the exhibit. I also worked with voter registration and the Democrats. The project was with Brenda Davis. who is in your soc 367 370a 370 595." Lori Dale. habermas.org. Thank you, Lori. Sorry about the mail bouncing, but that's why I asked you to use transform_dom. jeanne this email is on behalf of my classmates whowere in your sociology 367, sociology 395 Carolyn Gray sociology367, and Anita Reese sociology 395 they have no access to the interent. Therefore i am sending this email on their behalf. These two student were also on the project we did for the exhibit on elder abuse. . . . Lori Dale. Habermas.org Lori, thank you for letting me know about the elder abuse study. We moved so quickly at the exhibit that it never occurred to any of us that I didn't have a full list of the participants. I'll fix that (tomorrow) on 395 a nd 367. But Carolyn Gray and Anita Reese do have access to the internet during regular semesters, at least in the lab, and certainly through me and Pat in our offices. They need to see that they provide an evidence of learning. I'm sure you all understand that evidence of learning is essential to my being able to give grades, as is the internet. How did they follow Dear Habermas and tranform_dom??? Enjoy the holidays. jeanne
Davis, Brenda	Need evidence of learning. "I sent this message to your dearhabermas email and it was sent back as a delivery failure. The message was do not forget that my project was on elder abuse and working the exhibit. Please do not be irratated for this reminder. The project was with Brenda Davis. who is in your soc 367 370a 370 595." Lori Dale. habermas.org. Brenda, I think itwould be appropriate for you to contact me yourself. jeanne
Decter, Renee	lots of community and field work reported; project on racism, with activity piece for youngsters. Project on Racism shared with class and others, and at Exhibit. jeanne
Dunn, Shirley	Shirley, I'm grateful for your record keeping. And it was wonderful to watch you and Shantise figure out the frustrations wrought by the univesrity's contracting out of activities we wish we could do ourselves.Maybe one day there'll be a forum for discussing that.
Ekeke, Felicia A	Presence and activity. Need evidence to put up. A, while I'm looking for the mesages.
Flournoy, Tara R	lots of effort to share in my office; thank you; Parking Project and she talks in the library. "Jeanne, I'm unclear about what it says by name as far as the learning record for soc 370. it says A while Waiting for parking evidence? If this is what I learned during the parking project, I learned that through dominant discourse we got the topic of Parking and its problems, out to the student population. We helped raise the question of where is all the money that is being recieved (through the raising of parking passes) because it is'nt going towards making more safe and adequate parking. We even brought up a few solutions of what could be done(multi-level parking structure). We have several names on a petition that was given to you, that we need to take it a step further and get it to the "right" people. . . . Thanks again to you and Pat. Happy Holidays, Feliz Navidad y prospero ano nuevo..Jessica L. Graham Yes, Jessica. I have all the papers here on my desk, and will do the interim report and get it to the administration. So I knew you had all completed evidence for your A's. I was just hoping that one of you would pick up on it and answer me as you did. Thank you. I'll put your response up for the group. Once agan, thank goodness for transparent grading and Happy, Happy Holidays. jeanne
Francis, Muna Vernanda	Just found your name. Have material to put up. A, while I look for it and get it up.
Garcia, Armando Rafael	Solid evidence of sharing field work; "We also have to remember that democrats pretty much had a block vote with the working class but they seem to have lost it. I really think the party is having some identity issue that the administration took advantage of. The democrats left workers out there alone... and the moral right was there for them." Good issue, Armando. I wonder if we could find a union organizer to talk to us about this experience.
Garcia, Veronica	"I often share what I’ve learned in class (your lectures, dear habermas and transform) with my friends and fellow coworkers. They are impressed with the issues that are brought up and by your method of teaching. Your teaching style is so refreshing. I have never had a professor who treated her students as an equal and inspired us to think "outside the box." From the first day of class, I knew the class would be interesting and non-traditional. Unlike some of my other classmates, I was not concerned or skeptic about what I would learn in your class. . . . I learned the importance of having and respecting the naked space. The energy in the room is much different than having the chairs in a row. The simple fact of being able to face each other and listen to one another is awesome. I learned not only to listen in good faith, but to do my best to understand what others have to say even though I may not agree with them." Veronica Garcia. habermas.org Veronica, this sharing is the essence of changing the dominant discourse.
Gipson, Sherry Lynn	evidence of concern with community issues; A, while looking for evidence to put up.
Goldsberry, Bryan Demond	Have material. Will upload.. jeanne
Graham, Jessica L	Parking Project. A, while waiting to put up parking evidence. "Jeanne, I'm unclear about what it says by name as far as the learning record for soc 370. it says A while Waiting for parking evidence? If this is what I learned during the parking project, I learned that through dominant discourse we got the topic of Parking and its problems, out to the student population. We helped raise the question of where is all the money that is being recieved (through the raising of parking passes) because it is'nt going towards making more safe and adequate parking. We even brought up a few solutions of what could be done(multi-level parking structure). We have several names on a petition that was given to you, that we need to take it a step further and get it to the "right" people. . . . Thanks again to you and Pat. Happy Holidays, Feliz Navidad y prospero ano nuevo..Jessica L. Graham Yes, Jessica. I have all the papers here on my desk, and will do the interim report and get it to the administration. So I knew you had all completed evidence for your A's. I was just hoping that one of you would pick up on it and answer me as you did. Thank you. I'll put your response up for the group. Once agan, thank goodness for transparent grading and Happy, Happy Holidays. jeanne
Green, Deiandra I	Project on cleanliness and sexual risk. Deiandra, I would appreciate if you could add a brief paragraph of specific explanation. I'll help. jeanne A
Hawley, Angelique Micheline	Working with Parking Group.
Haynes, Vanessa	sharing of info on props, thank you; "I have seen students encounter at the community college levels is the cost of books. Most of the students qualify for fee waivers as well as financial aid which covers the fees. Books and transportation seems to be the problem for many of them. The fee increase I beleive affects the persons that are just above the poverty level and may have to subsidize their cost because they are unable to qualify for a complete fee waiver. Education is an investment. I remember Jeane in class one evening going over the things we were missing here at CSUDH. Many of the schools that she was addressing have fees that are far more than ours.everything has a cost. Our school participated the rally against fee increases, but they were increased. Maybe now we can look for ways to avoid paying back some of the loans have any suggestions!!!!! Message # 776." Vanessa is bringing up an important related issue: the cost of books. I'd also like to point out that the fee increase applied to all Cal State colleges, and ours is one of the least well-funded, and one with many needs. You'd need to check the budget to see how schools compare in their learning amenities. Or maybe Jose could help us through information he gets through the Student Association. "I believe that everyone should have an opinion. However if anyone decides to become personal they probably should exchange email addresses and take it to another level. We may not all want to engage. So lets just be sensitive of each others feelings but try to remember that there is a freedom of speech issue here. If someone offends you please let that person know we are all adults. If that person continues than I believe it is harrasment. If that person does not respond with leave me alone or I would not like you to address me that way than the person may be enjoying it as well. This is one of the reasons I never like chat room....Lets enjoy!!" Message 773. Vanessa, I think it even goes a little further. Like we have the right to define the goals of our forum and ask those who don't share those goals not to play. jeanne Message 804
Hooks, Deloria Lasha	Need evidence of learning. F until I have it. Jeanne
James, Brenda Joyce	"Hey Jeanne. . . was looking through learning records and thought i'd help... Brenda Joyce James was with us doing the parking project and in soc 367 in the "Felicia,Will, and Jessica" corner. Have a great Holiday. Thanks for a great sememster. Jessica L. Graham Message No. 2345." Thanks ever so much, Jessica. Thank goodness for transparent grading. jeanne "Jeanne, I'm unclear about what it says by name as far as the learning record for soc 370. it says A while Waiting for parking evidence? If this is what I learned during the parking project, I learned that through dominant discourse we got the topic of Parking and its problems, out to the student population. We helped raise the question of where is all the money that is being recieved (through the raising of parking passes) because it is'nt going towards making more safe and adequate parking. We even brought up a few solutions of what could be done(multi-level parking structure). We have several names on a petition that was given to you, that we need to take it a step further and get it to the "right" people. . . . Thanks again to you and Pat. Happy Holidays, Feliz Navidad y prospero ano nuevo..Jessica L. Graham Yes, Jessica. I have all the papers here on my desk, and will do the interim report and get it to the administration. So I knew you had all completed evidence for your A's. I was just hoping that one of you would pick up on it and answer me as you did. Thank you. I'll put your response up for the group. Once agan, thank goodness for transparent grading and Happy, Happy Holidays. jeanne
Johnson, Yolanda Lynnice	"In response to the issue of double parking, it doesn't matter if it's UPS, FEDX, a mother or even a grandmother, it's ILLEGAL. The accidents that have occurred and that have been blamed on double parking, are just that, accidents. For an example, the mother who was unstrapping her child from the carseat in front of the daycare when another driver hit her from the back, that was an accident. That driver was not paying attention to what he or she was doing. An auto accident or a child being hit by a moving car, can happen without someone being double parked. There must be a reason as to why double parking is illegal!!!!!" Message # 753Yes, Yolanda, double parking is illegal. In what way does that help us solve the problem, which we as drivers must solve, of the complex issues that must be solved in the inadequacy of our streets for present traffic conditions? Simply saying that double parking is illegal does not address the underlying issue. In illocutionary understanding we are trying to understand why people behave as they do, and how we might alter those behaviors to make them safer for all of us in navigating inadequacies we can't immediately repair. Or at lest make people aware of the effects of their choices in such situations. That's what this course is about. I'd like you to show how the issue fits into our class issues, and how we might transform our dominant discourse to improve the conditions that lead to double parking. I think you may be inappropriately defining dominant discourse. Recheck it, and reflect that to me. This should help with the choice and development of your project.
Juarez, Yvette	Lots of Poetry and planned poetry readings for next semester. Strong contribution to the obesity project. "I have to agree this semester has been a blast. I mean taking 24 units and working two jobs has been like WOW. In taking your classes soc 367 and soc 370 I was very happy and enlightened to see what can actually take place in a class. there are many of us that were or maybe still are in the box but your course made me think a little bit more of respecting people and their actions, beliefs, ideas, just like you made it a very safe place on trasform to do so. I think that this course has made me aware that I can speak my mind and others will listen and tell me what they think and why they see things in that way. Dominant discourse influences our lives . . . . We can all be heard and we all have one voice, but look at that voice how it was strong in the Naked Space and how we made others on campus aware of our issues?" Yvette I know you had a lot going on this semester. And I am grateful that you just stepped out and started writing your poetry and sharing it with us all of a sudden. You need to tell me what the stimulus was. We all enjoyed your poetry, and I'm really sorry that the exhibit moved too quickly to include the poetry readings we had planned. Maybe we can manage to set up a reading in the Spring. And, yes, I guess I am a little farther out of the box than most, but we all have answerability, which includes the right to come and go from those boxes. Remember interpassivity. It's important, too. jeanne
Lopez, Nancy M	"I have learned about the importance of getting more involved with issues that concern me and the people around me(e.g. elections). Be more proactive and investigate. SOC 367 has provided me with the neccessary resources and links to help me investigate issue that have been discussed in class. In addition, the course has helped me enjoy communicating online andreduce my anixety level." "Lori, these are good conclusionary statements about what you have learned, but they fail to give me specific examples of your learning. Read the learning records for examples. As I continue, I will probably find some specific examples you have posted on transform_dom, but you could help by eeking me on where they are. jeanne. "Being a part of your class was a pleasant experience for me even though your style of teaching was different from the norms. However, I think that you have helped me realize the importance of Dominant Discourse. The class was great and being apart of the exhibit was very educational, informative and creative. (These are conclusionsary, Lori.) Some of my favorite pieces in the exhibit were: The Balance of Life ( the best piece in the exhibit, simple but very creative), I Am Somebody - this piece focused on acceptance, goals, determination, poverty, and stuggles), Choose sides - this piece focused on racism or unity as you choose. Got Parking? (I especially like how they diplayed a parking structre overcrowded) (good speificity) , Stereotypes, Domestic Violence, and Are You A Swan?. . . . Overall the exhibit was constructed very well and we have Professor Curran, Pat and all the students that helped to thank. Great Work, Guys". This is more of what I was looking for, Lori. Which project did you work with? What was your specific interest? jeanne "Hi Marcy, My name is Lori Thomas and I am enrolled in SOC 367.I would like to join your group because I can totally related to almost everything that is listed in your email. Another concern that I have is professors who do a poor job at teaching and keeping their class organized and under control. I have taken several courses with professor who didn't know what they were doing. As a result, the class organization and motivation declined as the semester went on and in the end we didn't learned much but received a decent grade. Please email me with you opinion and all the details about the project.Thanks Lori 367. . . Hya Lori, this is Nancy thanks for sharing your situation! I myself have had professors or classes like those you speak of, in where "yeah i received a decent grade, but what exactly did i learn?" Scary and sad! We will definitely use your example in this project as well, so now lets get to the logistics of the project. Marcy and Iand anyone else interested in this project, (like Paul and yourself) need to figure that part out. We were thinking of doing some kind of "pop- up" poster (kinda like a pop-up card) with all the problems and/or scenarios we have faced here at Dominguez. Any other ideas please peeps let us know. By the way Marcy and I only have Jeanne for Moot Court, so we are always there, and will be there tomorow at 1pm. Thanx for the input! . . . Nancy Lopez, Moot Court . . . . Hello Nancy, Sorry for not repsonding sooner. As of today I am still working on creating a poster board that displays a professor in front of an empty classroom looking confused because the classroom is empty. (I am still looking on the web for some pictures but if I am unsuccessful I will draw it. ) Then I am going to have several 3x5 yellow pieces of paper around his head with have different headings as to why the classroom is empty. (e.g. unprepared lectues, no structure, lack of motivation, confused, little experience, don't care). In addition I have been speaking to many of my classmates about there feelings about the topic. Please let me know if I need to add or delete something. . . . Do you think it would be a good idea to title the poster "ARE YOU AWARE OF THE ISSUES THAT CONCERN US?". . . My poster board is going to be red with yellow writing. I have already confirmed with Jeanne my project idea during 11/18 class meeting. I will submit the final draft on Monday 11/29.. . . Lori SOC 367" Messages No. 1239, 1275, and 1476." This is a wonderful example of how you can work together in a commuter college. ; "It's Nancy Lopez one of the students that would show up to Moot Court on wednesdays who did not have you for any of your other classes. You always checked up on me to make sure i was not lost and kept up with the rest of your classes; which i did via transform. I have not sent you my "what i learned paragraph" yet, but i will, so sorry but these past two weeks have been rough and confusing for me. Just wanted to remind you that i'm here, I particpated in transform,shared a piece in the exhibit with Marcy Madrigal and Lori (sorry, Lori i forgot your last name) Thomas, I think. jeanne as well it was called "these are the things that concern us" in regards to all the ongoing issues that we put up with at Dominguez, and you can also look in your book(s) for my name too where you wrote it down a couple of times for participation and so on. My Eek will be with you shortly. Have yourself a good one! Nancy Lopez." Message No. 2335. Nancy, I had already put up Marcy's description of your poster work. I'd like for you three to send me the issues you raised so I could include them in the interim report of the exhibit. I'll be glad to hear what you learned, but there's no particular hurry. You had your A at the start of the semester, remember? jeanne
Madrigal, Marcella Marie	"I have learned about the importance of getting more involved with issues that concern me and the people around me(e.g. elections). Be more proactive and investigate. SOC 367 has provided me with the neccessary resources and links to help me investigate issue that have been discussed in class. In addition, the course has helped me enjoy communicating online andreduce my anixety level." "Lori, these are good conclusionary statements about what you have learned, but they fail to give me specific examples of your learning. Read the learning records for examples. As I continue, I will probably find some specific examples you have posted on transform_dom, but you could help by eeking me on where they are. jeanne. "Being a part of your class was a pleasant experience for me even though your style of teaching was different from the norms. However, I think that you have helped me realize the importance of Dominant Discourse. The class was great and being apart of the exhibit was very educational, informative and creative. (These are conclusionsary, Lori.) Some of my favorite pieces in the exhibit were: The Balance of Life ( the best piece in the exhibit, simple but very creative), I Am Somebody - this piece focused on acceptance, goals, determination, poverty, and stuggles), Choose sides - this piece focused on racism or unity as you choose. Got Parking? (I especially like how they diplayed a parking structre overcrowded) (good speificity) , Stereotypes, Domestic Violence, and Are You A Swan?. . . . Overall the exhibit was constructed very well and we have Professor Curran, Pat and all the students that helped to thank. Great Work, Guys". This is more of what I was looking for, Lori. Which project did you work with? What was your specific interest? jeanne "Hi Marcy, My name is Lori Thomas and I am enrolled in SOC 367.I would like to join your group because I can totally related to almost everything that is listed in your email. Another concern that I have is professors who do a poor job at teaching and keeping their class organized and under control. I have taken several courses with professor who didn't know what they were doing. As a result, the class organization and motivation declined as the semester went on and in the end we didn't learned much but received a decent grade. Please email me with you opinion and all the details about the project.Thanks Lori 367. . . Hya Lori, this is Nancy thanks for sharing your situation! I myself have had professors or classes like those you speak of, in where "yeah i received a decent grade, but what exactly did i learn?" Scary and sad! We will definitely use your example in this project as well, so now lets get to the logistics of the project. Marcy and Iand anyone else interested in this project, (like Paul and yourself) need to figure that part out. We were thinking of doing some kind of "pop- up" poster (kinda like a pop-up card) with all the problems and/or scenarios we have faced here at Dominguez. Any other ideas please peeps let us know. By the way Marcy and I only have Jeanne for Moot Court, so we are always there, and will be there tomorow at 1pm. Thanx for the input! . . . Nancy Lopez, Moot Court . . . . Hello Nancy, Sorry for not repsonding sooner. As of today I am still working on creating a poster board that displays a professor in front of an empty classroom looking confused because the classroom is empty. (I am still looking on the web for some pictures but if I am unsuccessful I will draw it. ) Then I am going to have several 3x5 yellow pieces of paper around his head with have different headings as to why the classroom is empty. (e.g. unprepared lectues, no structure, lack of motivation, confused, little experience, don't care). In addition I have been speaking to many of my classmates about there feelings about the topic. Please let me know if I need to add or delete something. . . . Do you think it would be a good idea to title the poster "ARE YOU AWARE OF THE ISSUES THAT CONCERN US?". . . My poster board is going to be red with yellow writing. I have already confirmed with Jeanne my project idea during 11/18 class meeting. I will submit the final draft on Monday 11/29.. . . Lori SOC 367" Messages No. 1239, 1275, and 1476." This is a wonderful example of how you can work together in a commuter college. ; "It's Nancy Lopez one of the students that would show up to Moot Court on wednesdays who did not have you for any of your other classes. You always checked up on me to make sure i was not lost and kept up with the rest of your classes; which i did via transform. I have not sent you my "what i learned paragraph" yet, but i will, so sorry but these past two weeks have been rough and confusing for me. Just wanted to remind you that i'm here, I particpated in transform,shared a piece in the exhibit with Marcy Madrigal and Lori (sorry, Lori i forgot your last name) Thomas, I think. jeanne as well it was called "these are the things that concern us" in regards to all the ongoing issues that we put up with at Dominguez, and you can also look in your book(s) for my name too where you wrote it down a couple of times for participation and so on. My Eek will be with you shortly. Have yourself a good one! Nancy Lopez." Message No. 2335. Nancy, I had already put up Marcy's description of your poster work. I'd like for you three to send me the issues you raised so I could include them in the interim report of the exhibit. I'll be glad to hear what you learned, but there's no particular hurry. You had your A at the start of the semester, remember? jeanne
Malfavon, Cynthia	"Overall your classes were a great experience we have learned that our voices need to be heard in order for us to transform our society. We need to address our concerns and make people aware of issues. We must speak out and demand answers to problems that are disregarded. "Actions speak louder than words". Transform_dom was a great experience" Message No. 2045 Your extensive report in the substantive courses shows the effort you took to experimentally confirm for yourselves that dominant discourse can be changed if we take enough action to make others aware. Well done.
Mansour, Sawsan	"Ok, here's an update... I just called Mr. Mark Cartwright (Parking Administrator) again and found out that he's gone for the day (at 3:30pm)!!!! Unbelievable!!!! I never received a call back this morning so I decided to leave him another voicemail. Let's see if he calls me back tomorrow. . . . Secondly, I contacted Steve Frieze, the Executive Director of the CSUDH Office of Instituional Research, Assessment and Planning, to get the most current enrollment numbers for Fall 2004. Hopefully, he'll call me back with that information. If not, I will try to get the figure from ASI?!?!?!?!?! Anyone else have any suggestions?" Excellent example.Sawsan, of the frustration of doing field work. Remember, those statistics on parking are readily available at Cal State LA. "Jeanne, I'm unclear about what it says by name as far as the learning record for soc 370. it says A while Waiting for parking evidence? If this is what I learned during the parking project, I learned that through dominant discourse we got the topic of Parking and its problems, out to the student population. We helped raise the question of where is all the money that is being recieved (through the raising of parking passes) because it is'nt going towards making more safe and adequate parking. We even brought up a few solutions of what could be done(multi-level parking structure). We have several names on a petition that was given to you, that we need to take it a step further and get it to the "right" people. . . . Thanks again to you and Pat. Happy Holidays, Feliz Navidad y prospero ano nuevo..Jessica L. Graham Yes, Jessica. I have all the papers here on my desk, and will do the interim report and get it to the administration. So I knew you had all completed evidence for your A's. I was just hoping that one of you would pick up on it and answer me as you did. Thank you. I'll put your response up for the group. Once agan, thank goodness for transparent grading and Happy, Happy Holidays. jeanne
Mayor, Inez Gloria	Now we all know that having a felony and trying to get a job that actually pays enough to have a decent living is going to be very hard to fine. Anyways he or she is trying. Years go by maybe ten, twenty years go by and times are low, maybe he or she lost their job or just cant make ends meet and they steal food or medication for their kids. Do you think they should be put away for 25 to life.message #497; good use of personal narrative to achieve illocutionary understanding;
McElroy, Corey Mason	Corey, Have I got a deal for you. jeanne. Need your evidence of learning. B without evidence.
McElroy, Veldafern	evidence of sharing with family; A on basis of oral discussions, but want you to learn to use computer. jeanne
Miller, Jason Maxwell	"Although I believe that this election has been a extroadinary civic experience for the masses, I do think that it has exposed America as two different countries; separated by black and white, rich and poor. I don't believe the rigid divisions existed until the Clinton administration--and the subsequent scandelous attacks aimed at him from the right. . . . The Republicans vowed to never give up power again (by hook or by crook). And here we are divided by the national version of the Southern strategy; divided of course by the party led by the 'uniter'." Good set of issues, Jason. Check out
Mohammed, Nuru M	Regular presence, but Nuru I need some info from you for learning record. B until I hear from you. jeanne
Moody, Shannon Lynn	Need evidence of learning. F until I have it. jeanne
Moore, Murjani Seneica-Kena	Need evidence of learning. F until I have it. jeanne
Morris, Delphene O	community sharing clear on transform_dom responses; A while searching for missing evidence. Have maerial. Will get it up. jeanne.
Nettles, Carol A	Presence in class. Need some info for evidence of learning. B, based on oral exchanges, without evidence
Oatts, Kimberlie M	Presence. Need some info for evidence of learning. C based on oral exchanges, but no reminders of substantive content, without evidence
Owens, Charmaine Cecelia	Strong classroom exchanges. Need evidence for learning. B+, based on early discussion group and classroom participation, without evidence.
Piz, Celia	evidence of sharing with Spanish community; Families Caught Up in The dominant Discourse of Immigration A Mother Deported, and a Child Left Behind Good job on field work that led to this inclusion of social issues. jeanne "Hello Vanessa, . . . I haven't forgot about you I still have the Domestic Violence Hotline numbers for you. Sorry I couldn't make it to class on Tuesday. I will be up in Jeanne's office on Mon. after 2:30 and I will be leaving at about 3:45 I have a class. If you can make it E-Mail me before Monday. . . .Thanks . . . Celia Piz. Message No, 1641"Celia, that's ok. Tuesday is the exhibit if you could make some copies for handouts and place a copy on line that would be nice. email me later ok I'll be waiting. hope you have a safe holiday...Vanessa" Message No. 1720 "Celia, I don't think that i can be there i'll be at work. but i think the hotline numbers are great. could you give a copy to jeanne so that she could place them on line (habermas) also could you please make some copies so that we can place them next to the display tuesday and wednesday.... i will be on campus about 4:30 p.m. tuesday to help maybe i'll see you then. thanks, vanessa haynes (women in poverty "grad")" Message No. 1721.This is a good example of working collaboratively over distance, finding alternative solutions, making things work on a commuter campus. Congratulations, you two. jeanne Just wanted to remind you that I Celia Piz, worked on the Drunk Driving Project with Jenny Silva, and Alex Pineda. In our project we addressed the dangers in drunk driving, along with statistics on deaths, and accidents. We also included information on how families become victims too. We provided a hands on activity, where people remove pictures of wrecked cars, and underneath uncover a picture of a girl laid out in the pavement who was hurt do to drunk driving. This points out how even if one tries to remove the wreck, what is done can never be undone. There are so many innocent lives that are taken do to drunk driving. We also addressed the laws that come into play when drinking under the influence. In addition, we provided copies of Alcohol free drink recipes, tips on how to approach friends who have been drinking, and tips for children who find themselves in a vehicle with someone who has been drinking. I really enjoyed putting this project together. I hope it helped people become more aware of the dangers in drunk driving. . . . Through my experience in your classes I learned that in order to transform our society, one has to bring people to conscious awareness of issues that bother us in our community, share the harms of these issues, express our ideas and concerns through actions and words. Through your courses we had the opportunity to do this through collaborate learning. Transform_dom made this easier. Thanks for this opportunity it was a great experience." Message No. 2062. I am very pleased that you managed to work together and do such a great job on the project. I am also delighted that we have plans to take this project into the schools to let students play the games and talk about the concept of frozen words and frozen actions that we can't later undo, in both Spanish and English.
Quesada, Steve	I liked the understanding I thought I saw when we talked about your talking to your son about education. Sharing our learning and our changing identities with our families is an essential part of changing the dominant discourse."Why I came back to school at my age: At first school was not a place I wanted to be in. It took alot for me to come back to school, especially at my age. I didn't have the desire, will, or the energy to come back. All that change when my son was born. I wanted him to have a better live than I. I wanted him to have a great future and not to depend on a weekly check from an employer as I did. I had to be a good parent and role model for him. I had to set an example by teaching him that school was great place to get ahead if one desires" Message No.2046. Let's consider why you need to be a good role model to your son. What's he going to need? Think of the support you didn't have when you started back to school. How can we help change the family discourse to make your child's efforts at school better supported by the family?
Richie, Andrea	Why doesn't the state take this money and create a rehabilitative prison system that provides education, counseling, therapy and job training to inmates rather than treat them like shit? (Excuse my language.) I know that this will probably never happen and if it does it will be way after my lifetime. I believe that people are capable of changing and unfortunately some will never be able to change their lifestyle or behaviors, but that doesn't mean that we give up on everyone. The prison system is a money maker for our government and just another way of keeping the lower clas in its current stauts, uneducated and without power. message #505: Think about ontological hope and Freire and all of us working to make it happen. This provides the germ for field activity that we, just we alone, in tranform_dom and undertake to make a difference. we need to connect, and then to break action into small doable steps;
Rincon, Ana M	"We titled our exhibit BEAUTY. . . We are working on an exhibit, which expresses that we are all beautiful. Most of the research on race, showed how race mostly serves to label people. We realized it was a social construct, which holds no scientific merit. There are too many variances in humans geographically, culturally as well as phenotype. We learned that by fitting people into nice categories has only caused more problems in our society. It has caused many problems and misunderstandings. Many people have different definitions of race. Not many people know the true meaning of this word. As humans we are 99% alike. Yet Anthropologist have not done enough to educate the public on these similarities and rather there is a focus on the differences. We felt that an exhibit on the similarities is the best way to remind us that it’s really about the human race." Message No. 1648. Good project. Look forward to seeing it. Maybe you could fit in New Skin, too.
Rodriguez, Maria D	"Overall your classes were a great experience we have learned that our voices need to be heard in order for us to transform our society. We need to address our concerns and make people aware of issues. We must speak out and demand answers to problems that are disregarded. "Actions speak louder than words". Transform_dom was a great experience" Message No. 2045 Your extensive report in the substantive courses shows the effort you took to experimentally confirm for yourselves that dominant discourse can be changed if we take enough action to make others aware. Well done.
Romero, Gina Rochelle	"For my Field Project ( moot court class), I passed out flyers to encourage staff and students throughout the campus to come join us at our exihibit. I was pleasantly suprised that many people did not just throw them away. Some were very interested in what I was passing out. I explained to the what the exihibit was about and why they should go. This was a great experience for me." Message No. 2086 Thanks for reminding me, Gina. "Dominant discourse calls our attention to the negative experiences in society that an immigrant faces in schools, workplace and other social gatherings. As an immigrant (illegal or not) the minority will always be looked at differently and judged by the jealous elite in society who think the immigrant should be limited to what jobs they should have or what postitions they can hold in the proffessional world. They don't mind if one of their "own" is at the top of his game at a big prosperous company, but when the child or relative of some minority person comes along and takes their spot right out from under him/her, things get very awkward and it becomes so evident that those "visible social stigmas" (as per Jeanne's words, ie: eye/hair color, built, gender, ethnicity) are the only aspects considered into whether or not he/she is deserving of such high positions. Not once will they ever consider the fact that it could have been the person's education and expertise that pushed them to the top. Most of the time, people fail to see beyond those visible social stigmas that are presented on the outside. Dominant discourse gives us a chance to bring up such topics that are rarely ever brought up and discussed because we have learned to accept things the way they are. It's more convenient to just let things go on as they are, but I've realized alot of situations in life can't be taken lightly. The exhibit gave us a chance to express our feelings and thoughts on a range of topics we aren't accustomed to elaborate on as much." Message No.2069.
Sanchez, Cindy	"Jeanne, it is amazing to see how much more I was able to learn by making projects for your classes. As you might recall I did a project entitled "Cada Voto Cuenta" (Every Vote Counts). I had such a great time going out with my colleague and trying to get the Latino population to vote this presedential election year were truly a major difference was needed immediately. I was extremely proud to see that many peple did care for the propositions and the candidates that were running for president. This project made me more confident. I now know that many things can be achieved and all it takes is courage to speak to make other more aware and truly want to make a difference because at the end these aer issues that affect us all as a whole." Message No. 1996Cindy, be sure you make sure I get this project up on the Internet Gallery Show by sometime next week. I'm tired, and you need to nag me. I know we were having trouble getting pictures exchanged, but we'll have time next week. jeanne
Sanchez, Erin	"Jeanne, I have learned a lot in your class this semester and I thank you. The most important thing that I have learned is to respect others with different perspectives, especially republicans. I am glad that I took your class during the elections because instead of loathing the new president I am trying to respect and have faith in him. . . . . Also I thank you for discussing current events in your lectures and online. I am a full time student and work full time. I am usually too busy to stop and read the newspaper and see what is going on in the world. . . . You had asked me to send you a picture of my project on respect for your online gallery. Somthing is wrong with my camera so I am unableto send it. I will try to send it to you next week. I really enjoyed the gallery as well. There were some very intresting and educational projects. I am sure everyone who visited the gallery loved it. Thank you for your hard work. Erin Sanchez" Message No.2353. Erin, I'm glad that you learned that there might be better ways of coping than "loathing" the President. Even when we're disappointed with the governance outcomes, it's important not to give up on illocutionary and governance discourse. And I'm particularly glad that you are keeping up with current events through the site. Transform_dom and the website will continue weekly for that purpose. I hope you'll stay in touch. jeanne
Sandoval, Miguel	Need evidence of learning. What group were you with? A, while I hunt for evidence. jeanne
Smith, Kristie J	"Hello Jeanne, Thanks for getting back to me. The project that I did was on respect. Its was the one with the children on it. What we were trying promote with our project is that if you teach children respect at an early age they will more than likely grow up to be respectable adults. all of the problems in our society stem form a lack of training. Some people are not taught as children the skills that they need to help them the rest of there lives. I learned many things in this course, but the most important thing that I learned is that people need to get involved. Every single day we here and see people complaining abut social issues but the majority of them are not getting involved because they figure they will not be heard. You showed me that are few voices can make a difference, if they are serious about that particular issue. I also learned that you have to get to the core of the problem we need to investigate and identify the underlying issue, them maybe that will help us out. The majority of my messages I sent directly to you but the messages that I posted on transform dom are # 166, 205,672,675,822-824,1306,1857. I hope this helps because I am really concerned. Sorry this message was so long. Thank You, Kristie Smith. Kristie, I've been working constantly with putting up learning records in the 20 hundreds. Yours weren't getting picked up because they were from earlier in the semester. It would have been a good idea to use transform_dom. You must have missed our saying that in class a zillion times. Who was working with you? Shouldn't this project go up for them, too? I'll get to your earlier messages later. jeanne "I worked with Sherry Gipson on the Respect Project." Kristie Smith. habermas.org. Thanks, Kristie. Glad we got all that straight. jeanne.
Smith, Marilyn Genine	Need evidence of learning. F until I have it. jeanne
Soleimani, Pedram	"I couldn't agree more that we need to come together in large numbers to defeat the outrageous Bush scheme to privatize social security. This is a guy who is all for welfare as long as the receivers of it are corporate CEOs. I think we can, if we stay united, can have an impact on Congress. We need to remind the republicans in Congress that they did not get a mandate. That 48% of the American people were against them and our voices will be heard." Message No. 1652 OK, Pedram, you voice very well the social issue agenda of the left perspective. Now use the Naked Space Gallery time to make that position understandable to others, who may be confused by the dominant discourse of Dubya's We're Never Wrong.
Summers, Shirley A	"Overall your classes were a great experience we have learned that our voices need to be heard in order for us to transform our society. We need to address our concerns and make people aware of issues. We must speak out and demand answers to problems that are disregarded. "Actions speak louder than words". Transform_dom was a great experience" Message No. 2045 Your extensive report in the substantive courses shows the effort you took to experimentally confirm for yourselves that dominant discourse can be changed if we take enough action to make others aware. Well done.
Tejada, Wilmer	Parking Project, and participation in that whole group of 367. A while I work to put up Parking evidence of learning.
Thompson, Felicia M	considerable sharing on transform_dom; Parking Project and whole to-do with Rudi. "Jeanne, I'm unclear about what it says by name as far as the learning record for soc 370. it says A while Waiting for parking evidence? If this is what I learned during the parking project, I learned that through dominant discourse we got the topic of Parking and its problems, out to the student population. We helped raise the question of where is all the money that is being recieved (through the raising of parking passes) because it is'nt going towards making more safe and adequate parking. We even brought up a few solutions of what could be done(multi-level parking structure). We have several names on a petition that was given to you, that we need to take it a step further and get it to the "right" people. . . . Thanks again to you and Pat. Happy Holidays, Feliz Navidad y prospero ano nuevo..Jessica L. Graham Yes, Jessica. I have all the papers here on my desk, and will do the interim report and get it to the administration. So I knew you had all completed evidence for your A's. I was just hoping that one of you would pick up on it and answer me as you did. Thank you. I'll put your response up for the group. Once agan, thank goodness for transparent grading and Happy, Happy Holidays. jeanne
Thorn, Stephanie K	good participation in class; "I appreciate you writing back concerning your thoughts about Scott and his actions. I too find them to be incredibly heinous. When I think about what poor Laci had to suffer at the hands of her killer, it makes me sick to my stomach. If you are interested, visit Courttv.com. Click on the "news" link-you can find transcripts, pieces of evidence, etc. that are related to this case. For instance, I found out that Scott was having an affair with a woman when he was a senior at San Luis Opisbo AND married to Laci. So not only was he having an affair with Amber Frey but he was also messing around in his younger years. If anything he is a cad. He is definitely spoiled and probably thought all of mommy and daddy's money would keep him from being locked behind bars for the rest of his life. Thankfully justice is prevailing in this instance because at least he will never be free to roam the streets and hurt anyone else. This is what Jeanne's been talking about in Women and Poverty---the idea of "white privilege"--Scott and his family thought that, because he is white, good looking, and from the middle class, he would be made invincible to the criminal justice system. At least one white privileged person who comes from money won't be able to harm anyone ever again. Does this send a strong message? Yes it does. It will let other WASPs (White Anglo Saxon Protestants) know that, if they commit a crime, there is a great likelihood that they won't get away with murder. It sets a precedent that we need in society. It's a shame something like this had to happen to a beautiful young woman with so much promise--but by sending him to jail forever or to death, we are sending a message that society is not going to accept this kind of behavior from anyone--including the WASPs. And yes, Darcy, I too believe Scott is a sociopath. Before he was hired to represent Scott, Mark Geragos was quoted on Larry King as calling Scott, if he did indeed commit the crime, a "sociopath" also. so we are definitely not alone in this assumption. It's amusing that his own lawyer feels this way about him. An interesting case--I'm glad we are engaging in it." Message No. 2118. "wanted to email you a reminder of my projects for the exhibit. The first one that I took part in is the "Music" project with Melody and Kasie. It was fun to contribute to that project (and I must give props to Kasie because she did a lot of work pasting and putting the wonderful finishing touches on the poster board---thanks again, Kasie!). It was a wonderful opportunity for me to reflect on what music means to me. Music is a huge part of my life and sometimes we all take those minute things for granted. Contributing to this project allowed me to focus my attention on something I truly love. . . . My second project and the one I worked on extensively alone was the "Manners 101" poster board. I had a lot of fun putting this one together. I got the idea when you were talking about dominant discourse during one of our Women and Poverty seminars. It started getting the wheels turning in my mind that, in order to change society, we must start by changing one person at a time. Many times we don't listen to one another because they have an opinion that runs so contrary to our own beliefs. We automatically tune them out and don't take the time to listen to them. Sometimes we can be so close minded in society and in doing this, we completely miss opportunities to grow and learn how to adapt. Manners are a necessary component towards instituting change in dominant discourse in our society today. If we can't be polite, how do we expect others to listen to us as we voice our opinions? It is pretty difficult. You can get a lot further in life by being sweet and nice rather than nasty and cruel. We are living in the Christmas season and I can think of 2 individuals (The Grinch from How the Grinch Stole Christmas & Ebineezer Scrooge from a Christmas Carol) who were rather unpleasant to be around. No one wanted to listen to them! No one cared what they had to say because they knew it would be negative. Once they changed their tunes, people warmed up to them. it's the same way in society today. If we are nice, treat each other with respect, and show one another courteosy, we have a chance, a real chance, to change the way our society works. It's worth a shot, don't you think? . . . Jeanne, I have truly enjoyed working on the Naked Space exhibit. So rarely are sociology students given the opportunity to take what they have learned in THEORY and applied it to REAL LIFE. Most of the time, we sit in classes and ponder what to do theoretically. In your class, we received hands on experience and I am so thankful for that. Thanks for this unique and amazing opportunity to CHANGE DOMINANT DISCOURSE." Message No. 2081. Stephanie, I'm glad we did the exhibit. I agree that it comes closest to letting you really make the learning your own. On the other hand, I may never get all these learning reports up. jeanne
Vasquez, Dolores De Amor	I have been a little late in joining the group. For one, my computer literacy on a scale of 1-10 is about 1. All this stuff is pretty overwhelming. Secondly, I do come to class and do read all the emails and constantly engage in Dominant Discourse at home but they are always such long conversations that go into the wee hours of the morning and after you talked about not sending essays, well, I just kinda shirked back into my shell. Third, because I am only a resident of this country and all the talk lately has been about the elections I just feel like an outsider because I can't vote but am following the whole process ( I am doing something about that for the next election though-just have to muster up $400. and I will be good to go!) Lastly, although my email is what you see, I am enrolled in your class as Dolores De Amor Vasquez. Anyway, I have gleaned lots of information from your class and want to bring a few of my nieces and nephews to the Gallery to expose them to the wonderful world of "answerability". I'm glad you're getting used to the computer. transform_dom is probably the easiest way. And bringing your nieces and nephews helps bridge from the academy to the community and family; Lori, your project was far and away the favorite of everyone in the exhibit. You made the interaction with the mobile simple and impressive. We'd like to keep your project as a permanent part of our Naked Space Exhibit, and expand on your concept of interactivity. Great job.
Wilkins, George LaVerne	Project on fighting depression with biblical understanding. Send me material to put up for project. Adn do send me a summary of your learning. A, while I wait. jeanne
Williams, Cheryl Lynn	"I'm Cheryl Williams, the one with the "I Am Somebody" exhibit for our Naked Space. Your class opened my eyes to a lot of things happening around the campus at Dominquez Hills. The exhibit was wonderful and very educational. I enjoyed your lectures and willingness to help students with problems. I hope to get into your religion class in the Spring. Hopefully this E-Mail gets to you as I am also waiting to receive my grade for Moot Court and Grad Women and Poverty." Cheryl williams. habermas.org Cheryl, I'm glad you attended 370 because it did give us a chance to talk. You have taken a frightening experience and turned it into a way to empower others going through similar experiences. I love your dolls. If you ever decide to sell them, let me know. I'd love to buy one, especially for such a wonderful cause. I know you're never going to believe the syllabus which says you have an A, so I'll just tell you here. You have an A. To sign up for the religion session in the Spring do Independent Study. Betty Melton in the Soc. office will help you. peace, health, and joy, jeanne
Williams, Roslyn R	Material on racism. A for oral presentation.
Williams, Shantise N	Project: painting, that we lost, then found again. B, while I wait for written evidence to put up.
Williams, Shon O	"My thesis is due at the end of the spring semester. My topic is on Punk Rockers vs. LA street gangs (Bloods, Crips etc). The argument is that during the outburst of the creation of Punk Rockers and LA street Gangs, the mass media labeled the street gangs more harsh than the punk rockers. Consequently, the street gangs experienced a self- fullfilling prophecy. Charles Cooley in social problems discusses how white gangs are not labeled bad as black gangs are and as a result society and the gang members themselves develop a distorted perception. If a kid for example is constantly told that he is not a good child and that he or she is crazy, chances are that the kid will turn out to be bad and crazy. I am not arguing that the media is all responsible for how bad the black gangs turned out however I am saying that our perception of gangs were distorted via mass media!" Message No. 1588 "Shon, Very interesting. We brought up white privilege in class one day and it's crazy that it exists even in the most violent situations. I guess that's not new information. Best of luck on the project. Darcy" Message No. 1631 Now, we're getting down to academic discourse. Good work. jeanne
Wilson, Charles Franklin	Need evidence of learning. Class attendance, but little participation. C until I have evidence. jeanne
Winchester, Stephanie L	Have evidence. Will get it up. jeanne
Zamora, Maria	"Dear Jeanne, Soc 367 and Soc 370 made me realize that there is nothing wrong with opening up and speaking up our opinion. I have learned to respect other people's opinion. . . .There were many important topics to cover this semester due to the presidential election. I learned to open up and discuss about the elections with my family and friends. . . . The exhibit was a great experience. I was there both days throughout the day. At the exhibit I helped out with the Parking lot project. I helped out collecting signatures and providing people with information regarding the parking lot issues we have here at school. It was surprising that many people had no idea that there are about one-third parking spaces for the total amount of students enrolled at CSUDH, and that there are less spaces than the number of parking permits sold. I really hopes that this project motivates the students to speak up so we can get something done about the parking at school. . . . . On the first day of the exhibit, I noticed there was a project on 'Elder Abuse.' Since I had information on reporting elder abuse at work, I made copies of 'WISE- Senior Services' pamphlet and provided them for the project during the exhibition. More information on these services and how you can help can be found at http://www.la4seniors.com/ombudsman.htm . . . . Many people hesitate and don't report adult abuse. Everyone is encouraged to make reports of suspected elder abuse, for more information on reporting here's a good link http://www.canhr.org/abuse/abuse_reporting.htm . I was unable to provide copies of Soc 341, this form is may be used by any person, to report adult abuse. A copy of the form may be accessed at http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/pdf/SOC341.pdf . . . . This was a whole new and different experience for me. I really enjoyed seeing how we all have different opinions and that we will not always agree on a topic. But we can all voice our opinions and express our thoughts. . . . Happy Holidays! Elena Zamora" Message No.2303.Thank you so much for getting this in. I'm sorry that there were those of you I just couldn't find material for. We set up transform_dom too late in the semester, and my filing system isn't working perfectly. Your elder abus project was outstanding. More later. jeanne