A LEG UP AT THE LAB; UPWARD BOUND HELPS TEENS EXPLORE SCIENCE.Byline: Kevin KEVIN Keepers of the Eternal Vigilance of the Islamic Nation (fictional, from White Teeth by Zadie Smith) F. Sherry sherry [from Jérez], naturally dry fortified wine, pale amber to brown in tint. The term sherry originally referred to wines made from grapes grown in the region of Jérez de la Frontera, Andalusia, Spain; today it may refer to any of the Daily News Staff Writer As students in the Upward Bound Upward Bound is a program of the United States Department of Education, the goal of this which is to give high school students who are in categories that make them less likely to attend college (such as low income, parents who didn't attend college, and living in rural areas) the program at California Lutheran University Mission statement The University's mission statement is as follows: "California Lutheran University is a diverse, scholarly community dedicated to excellence in the liberal arts and professional studies. looked through their microscopes Tuesday Tuesday: see week. , their instructors said they could just as clearly see bright futures for the students themselves. High-school-age students who want to participate must show enthusiasm, decent grades and an aptitude for math and science, said Joy Brittain, director of the math and science branch of the Upward Bound program. Students qualify for the program by either coming from low-income households or by being the first in the family to plan to attend college, Brittain said. Some participants meet both criteria. ``You don't come here unless you want to better yourself,'' she said. The federal government spends about $250,000 to run the six-week program at Cal Lutheran. ``They're provided everything from the transportation to the pens and pencils,'' Brittain said. Students attend classes from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. four days a week. ``They're taking higher-level sciences,'' she said. ``They really challenge the students. They make the students aware of what college life is like.'' Every Wednesday the students take a cultural, educational and recreational field trip. ``It's not just studying, studying, studying because we still have fun,'' said Karina Villagomez, a third-year participant from Port Hueneme Port Hueneme (wī'nē`mē), city (1990 pop. 20,319), Ventura co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; founded 1870, inc. 1948. It has an artificial deep-sea harbor and is the site of a huge naval construction-battalion (Seabee) center. . Many students know they enjoy science, but use the program to help them find their niche. ``My first year here I had no idea what I wanted to do,'' said Manuel Monge, who was starting his third summer in the program. The intensity of college classes made high school science seem tame in comparison, said Michael Fernandez of Pasadena. ``You get confident,'' Fernandez said. ``That was so much easier compared to this.'' In one lab Tuesday, students tested blood samples as a foundation for later lectures on antibody production, DNA fingerprinting DNA fingerprinting or DNA profiling, any of several similar techniques for analyzing and comparing DNA from separate sources, used especially in law enforcement to identify suspects from hair, blood, semen, or other biological materials found at and AIDS screening, said Ken Long, a professor of biology at Cal Lutheran. In the program, the instructors' credentials CREDENTIALS, international law. The instruments which authorize and establish a public minister in his character with the state or prince to whom they are addressed. If the state or prince receive the minister, he can be received only in the quality attributed to him in his credentials. and expectations are higher than in high school, said Mary Grace Busto of Hawaii, a second-year participant. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1--Color) Peter Chavez, 18, examines samples through a microscope at Cal Lutheran. (2--Color) Manuel Monge, 17, left, Michael Fernandez, 18, Janett Hermosillo, 17, and Michelle Hammer, 16, work on lab projects through the Upward Bound science program at California Lutheran University. Tom Mendoza/Daily News |
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