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beThe change has been n.'Commcndcd t cause 0 ~ the .i_dministrati\'c hnsslc the cc causes, wh ich will only increa~c when telephone rcgi s1ration nnd add/drop con:ic-~ onlinc in spring 1998. . R~gcnts will also consider the foll owing Hems: • Rcnovn1ion of L'lmar Fain H:ill. The S1 project would mean a new ch:ur 11ft, new. heating and cooling sys-

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Page 3: The ins and outs of applying for financial aid

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. • Authori1.mion to pursue special items m ~e . 199.9 lcgislati\'C session. The Admm1strntmn is asking for approval 10 seek. fu nd.~. from the Tc.,;as Legislature for mstruct1on:il suppon. csrnblishmcnl of :m Aca~cmic Development Center. and upgradmg student computer labs

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JASON LAWRENCE

Student debt has more than doubled since 1991. As Congress debates the future of financial aid programs in higher education, what can students expect? And how much is it going to hurt?

ristmas seem s to be starting a little early this year. The Fantasy of ~Is dlsplay was set out last Wednesday - nearly three weeks Ere Thanksgi vin g. Photo by J. C. Garcia

Edi1orin Chier

Pennanz s:iid many ~tudents :ind pnrcn t~ have not been saving to p:iy for college. or they have not been saving enough. These stu de11ts arc left with little choice but 10 take out a loan, she said. Another foctor contributing to the incrc;1se is older sludents returning to college. "A lot of the students :ire coming b:ick for more traini ng," Penn:1nz said. These students often t::ikc out loans to cover living expenses, ~!r;'.ell as p::iy fo r other needs such as d.iy

us1ask any col1cg.·e student - it's not , cheap to get a higher cdue::ition. 1 Between the tugh cost of tuition · ;md low s:i larics. it's h::ird 10 keep the hudgct in the b!:ick while in college And more and more. students arc 1uming to fin:mic al :iid - especially student Joans to fin.ince 1heirdcgrces. According to a survey recently released by The shrinking ::ivailabi!ity of gr:i.nts. which "'Nellie Mac, the country's largest nonprofit student le nder, nc::irly 60 percent of s1udcnts do not have 10 be repaid. could also be causing a number of students to apply for loan~. take out lo::ins to pay for college. The National Student Loan Survey. which Average student ::iwards from programs such sampled almos1 1.100 undergrndua1e ::ind :is Pell :md Supplemental Educ:i.tion Opporgrnduate borrower.-. also reported the ::iver- tunity grants have declined sharply over the :ige student loan debt has more lh,m doubled p::ist dcc:idc, according lo the College since 1991. Students today owe an average Board's repon ''Trends in Student Aid: 1987 of S 18.800 in loans. compared to S8.200 just to 1997." • $.he s11,iq·Q.W:;.or tlle g~ps h_arde~t hit by , ~ .• six yem ago. The loan survey also showed that college financial aid programs is inde~ndcm stutuition :ind fees nre increasing ;11 ..1 level dents. who are nol claimed as dependents their parents' ta:.; returns, bcc::iusc those stutwice that of innation. MSU Director of Financial Aid Kathy dents have a difficult time quali fying for Pcnnanz said s1udent~arc increasingly using grants. Often. independent students are manicd student loans for a number of reasons. "The cost of education is going up," she but do not have children. The government s.iid. "Unfortunately. we've gone up in the - - - - - - - - - area of student loans more th::in anything."

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Cowboy representatives tour campus NICK EATMAN

Sports Editor 1orepresenrn1ives

of 1hc Datl:is 1!lofs c::imc to the Midwcstem t campus Tuesday 10 see the fiits,forapossiblesitc for their :=rtr trainingc::impncxtJuly. :.-,xc Mays, director of footb::ill tllions for the Cowboys, und his ~~ Steve Carichoff, made a ~ lhree-hour 1ou r of the en tire ~ • checking out various

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acil111es,"Vi_1.cc. Prcs1dcnt fo.r and Adm1m s1rati vc SerHoward Farrell s:iid. "They tt~ out our dining halls, re.s1i~ alls. weight room and tram~ ms. l lhink they were very

~ 1r~hh;~t~Scu~:~~?c~~~~~~ -in presenting the campus for ib!e. site. said the Cowboys tahves discus.~ed imponant that h.ive been brought up by faculty and st udents .talked about the entire range .cs going on," Farrell said .issues such as parking and ,and blcachm for t.he fan s Were ull brought up and we •e have the righ t foci lties ::ill

, , They were very open and up front with what they were looking for. ,, - Dr. Howard Farrell, VP of Student and Administrative Services the way arou nd." Farrell also suid Mays and C::irichoIT were very pleased with the uppcar::mcc of the campu s. "They were very complimen1ary about the qu.tlity of the university," Farrell said. "They also were very complimentary ::ibout our .~tudents und the cle::in liness of our cnmpus Those arc things they said they just don·, see a lot of on other campuses" Farrell said the Cowboys, who would not discuss the situations with other schools in Lhe running . wil l try to make a final d~cision wi thin the next six weeks. While Farrc!I said he believed the representatives were very pleased

with 1he unive rsity and its different ::ipsects, he nlso said he admired the manner of Mays and Carichoff. " I w::is very impressed with lhe professionalism that they h:td," Farrel l said, "They were very open and up front with what they were looking for." As u whole, Farrell said he believes the visit w;1s a success :ind th inks it was another positive showing for the school. "I think the visit went extremely well." Farrell said. ''As far ,1s the quu!i ty of this un iversity, it wasn ' t \'ery hard show ing them around here. "We think our facilities on campus arc second 10 none."

This sign welcoming the Cowboy representatives to Midwestern sat outside the collseum on Tuesday. A decision from the football team is expected within six weeks . Photo by JC. Gama

EDITORIAL

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FEW AND FAR BETWEEN I.hi~ . ,, ill 1h1~ ,cm1.·,1cr C\'l'r t•ml' 1 It ha, hi.·t.·n mmt· than 1,,0 month!,incc lht· la,1 t1ml' we h:1d a hrt•.i~ and 1!1c Th:111~,~1\111~ hc,lltl:w• a~ , 1dJ [Wtl \\Cd..:,.;\\\,\~ .

,cmc:,.ta l l1i, wou ld 1101 nnl ) provide 1hc ,1mlcnts ,dth :l little rc,1 and n=la:\alillll. b111 it would abo ullm, proft·:-,c1rs .i hit uf time to c;itch up wi1 h ,0111c of the lhin!!s thcv mav hnn: ~en pulling off d~IC to 1ack oi· lime t\ddi nt? a Fall Brc:1k would a!-.o adJ time- to the end of the fall scmc:,.tcr. but it would he wor1 h iL

II ,("c:m, lih· ion.-,a ,mn: \.,;1hnr l>,t) ,,·cdt·ml an{\ !ht.· ,hun hrcak fn1111 d;1,,t·, it hri.1ui::lu a\01111. The lm.:a~, in 1hc ~f:lll ,cn;l' .. li.:r .ire ,n , pai:cd llll l th:11 the 1hc l\\O :md a half month~,-- - - - - - - - - - ~ It woul<l not bet" '"" Loh<'r have to be :m Da~ :inti cntin.• week like Th,nk,,i,ine Spring Break make ,lmh:nt~ i,;: just a long \o,;c inkrt.:!\I • weekend to alanJ c,cn quit luw students 10 ~oi n\! lo ,;ome ~o home would ~fth~irclo<sc,. sullicc. The monnto- ~ - - - - - - - - - - - ' Th is wo uld n) of the ,pring ~e me:,,tcr is broken prohably im:reasc all l'ndancc in !he \\ ith Spring Break. making student:,, l:111cr parts of 1hc se mester am.I therego to cb,!\ for a ma'(imum of aboul fore help the s1udcnts do better on two mnmh~ w11hm11 n hrcak. bu! thei r finals in Dccc mhcr. there :10:: no hrcak!\ hetwccn Labor .-\s it sta nds. s1mlc nts musl de;.11 Da\' and Than\.. ,!!i,·im!. wi1h the monotony of the :-emcs1cr The uni,cr,1ly ,h~ould con,idcr and find a way to gel enough mot iva:1dd1ng a f ;.1 1! Rrc:1k 10 1hc sc hed ule. tion to M to 1h:1t 8 o'clock class and maybe ,omctimi: in thc mi<ldk of stud} f1~r 1hose remai ning tcs1s. Oi.:1ohcr. in order 10 !!i\-c ,1mknts .I The Thanksgi\'ing holidays wi ll lmlc tim1.· off in 1hc ~ middle of thi: jlb l nul ge t hi.=rr.: soon enough.

Midwestern State University should cons1 der adding a Fall Break

Opinions expressed In the unsigned editorial represent those of The Wichitan editorial board, consisting of the editor in chief, associate editor1 news editor and sports editor. The unsigned editorial does not necessarily represent a consensus of the entire Wichitan staff.

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Columnist discusses her addiction to talk sho\v1 BAIDQET SWEENEY

Tho Wlchltnn I nt'\Wlh1111c.hl I'd ,a)' ii - m~· life 1, 1\1)1 that t,Jd. 1'111c:1n ,wm•whcrc l·ll'f)'ihl) in ,\1ui:rk;1 a 1mm i:- Hin\ ht,'\\\Cl'll tu, wifc :md lmcr. Someone·~ hmthcr is : , crm,drc~~ing lli.:tcro•l':<U:i\. Wr:. know thi, 1~ true - 1hr,e pcopk arc 1hc tiulk of trJsh TV. Tai).. show [!Lll'.,b h:11c ii hud . Thr~c :n-c till' pc-opk i,i life 11 ho arc a~luctcd h} nlicu\. These ntt! 1hc mother:. w11h IJ·)'C:1r• ,,Id ~l'Xually :icti1e girh TI1c\Curc the men whn ,pill L'lllh,1rr.,~,in,!! ,ccrct, to lo~·ed one~ !Ill 111111011111 TV These pe11pk Jt1S I aren·tnorm:11. But I OOmiL I :un one nf the million, 11 h(l tune in cicry 1..bv 10 w.i1ch 1hc~e weir• due,. If ii is n ~101,: "'i1h ,trifc or utmor111:ilill', mv rc mu1cfiml\\h1.·channcl Wl;ieh ·hrinp my mlc~ fN 1r:1.sh TV ch:11111cl :-urfin~. Ruic N1i , 1: if lhl' ln1st'sm1me isot"l~cur,:, ii is more 1lrnn li)..d v a good ~ourl·e for trn~h. lh1w m:my rCmcrnhcr CarniL''!_ I rcmemnt!r her hes! ,how w:1~ surpn\e fl'tmi11m. She reunited n wnma11 wi1h a chi ldhood fricml who lwd hccn pla,tii:ully i:11han1.·ed . lier friend trnd heconll' ;m C:<tll · ii; J:mrcr with hrc.i~l\ so l.tr£l' \he kepi 1cu1 maker.- in hu ~ines,. Suhp11i111: plastic ~urgcry equal~ serious r.uini!~Ruk No. 1: .1hnomrnli1y equals ou1r:1• seous. ou1r.1gcou~ equ:1\~ fig lu s, n~1d fight~ :ill ~o hark 111 r:1tin~s. I 1~·:is w:11chmg krry Spnngcr, 1hc mosl !-CTIOU\ purveyor of tr:t!>h TV, 1his morning. He hml a 1r:i11sgc11dcr man gening m:irricd to a 11·0111.1n on the show. k ny al'tl had :l fornk!r ~uC SI 011 lhe show who c:<prcssed ;m interest in datiug 1he trJmgemkr·s 1i.n1cec. Reno, lhe Jr.lllS· gender, WJ~ uffende<l lhat this nrnn 111an1ed 10 date hi~ fi:mcce ,n he au:ickcd lhc man 1ertially .iml physically I lll\'C light ~. krry Springer is "di1c:· 11c i, the king. !he grand mnstcr and .ill -ti me wi,ard uf tal k ~hnw weirdoism. 1-k ha!\ lhe ht•q lopic', aml the mos! ac1ion-p:1..-kc<l fights in the hu,inc~!>. TI1is guy h:ts lo be 1hc only 1.mc in talk ,how land who employs eight bouni:crs w hreak up fi gtm

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Reader's responsibilities go beyond classroom duties 1 \\,1, 11pp:.ilk1.l \\Ith th,: ,u~gc,twn 1h:11 atK·nd.1nl·c po!1i.:ic, 1c:1d1 fl'' [,._!ll,1h1li1~. 1 ;1111

a J:! year i•ld ,1u1.kr11. and rc:-poi1'ihdil~ i, C\.ntl~ \\hat kc.:1h 111c fro m ):.c Uing toda•"

,om,:th\,. I h;11e· the r.: ,rx.m,ih1hty ''.I a Xfl )Car old fot hcr-rn-lJ111 lw11, hhnd. l·npplc<l Jllddiffi . i: uh . If H1u had rnui wav. wrn 11uul<l be Join,; ,11~-J~ 11 11h 1ill"! tif the ;1un-tradi1ion:1I ,tmh:m, at Mst · I do c1cry1t11ng I po"ihly l·;m 11.1 h,:;u.l ofl pwM,:rn, thal m1gh1kccp me from ,d1m1l. hut n111hrn~ I h:11c k:1mcd al cnllcp.c } Cl ha, ~lll'll llll' !he ,kill, (II pruUt11.:c m1r,1dc, I ))J1d tor In) d;1,",:' anJ 11 ,huuk! he up 10 mc ii I ,11\l·nt! or mil. Gl·Hmg 1wte, frnm ;i rl;1"m:1te doc , not fC l unc the tr.tdl· . Thn,e m1tc, h,1\e to Ix· rcad. ,1u<l1e<l ,ind added In

fnr a pa!-,int ~rJdc. To get lhat in formation and ~1u<ly 1, n:,pnnsibili1 y. So if you were to hu~ ,umelhing at Scar, and take it home, but nol u-.c it. doc~ Scar!> ha\'c the right to bill 1nu c,1rn c,r tu take it back'! I think not. Docs \ 1si.; ha\'c 1he right lo im·ade our homes and l·hcck our ~tu<ly hahit, w ,cc if i1 warran ls 1hc gr.1<lc wc get'! I Lhink no1 Gel a life. or maybe -.omc rc,porn,ihilty .mtl your opinion mal very v.ell ch:mgc. I h:i\c \\a11cd a long time 111 fini,h col lege ,m<l 110w you wanl 1tl 1akl' i1 .iway. I :im ,urc ther :ire a lot of tired c:<cu--c, for wh)' ,1u<len1~ mi,, cla", hut fr.111kl y. I am too hu,y to 1hink of 1hcm. I ju~l ha1•e a LOT OF RESl'ONS IUILITY.

Yvette Quinn

The Wichitan welcomes letters of opi ni on from students, faculty and staff. letters should be bri ef and without abusive language or personal attacks. letters must be signed by the writer and i nclude a telephone number and address for verification purposes, letters will be edited for grammar only.

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Sports Editor Nick Eatman

Photography Editor J.C. Garcia Advertising Director

Shannon Norris Accountant Paul Fleming

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Adam Chavez Brandon Torres Photographers Michael Fitzsimmons Marla Lawry

David Edwards Alisha Ferguson Chris Fisher

Amanda Hamilton Jennifer Herrell Jennifer Jarvis Wayne Moore Anthony Newberry Jaime Silva Bridge! Sweeney Jennifer Tillery Miscilda Vllal Hai-Te Yang Clrculatlon Manager

Kirk Coney

Amber Lehmann Angle McClain

Teannelte MIiier Ad Reps Greg Bacus Donne Paylon Kim Tacke! Alex Tsybin

Advi ser Jim Semott

C,:,r)•rirltt O l9'J7 ~ Wiclt1tan 1s "mem~r of the- T~ /otcrcolkgiilc Prw MSOl.i~IKln. Thi: WkbiWI ,e.,;ef\·ts Ult' ns:111 10 etln any m'1tcri31 s11bmi11td fPl' rubllQtioo. Oplnio1t~ CAprtUeei In 1'be \ltichilan do oot ne~ily ,cnc.:1 tho."' or I c..m,cmus uf the staff, student bod)', flt11by. 1he AdminiW'l!OOII or the Bo,vd of Regent, of Midv.'t'Slcm S!:!te Uni\•tn.il)', fim copy of Ult paper is free of charge: lddit~ copies are $1.

' Hey, is it too kJte lo schedule Prairie View A&M!"

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College newspaper editors under fire for decisio JASON LAWRENCE

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:·;1::r/~l'.~1 t~ I <lo11·1 lhink rmahoul 1ogct fired. But with what's happening to college newsparcr editors the~e days, ii looks like none of u~ is safe. Take my tounlcrpart at the Uni,·er~ity of Tcxas. Colby Angus 81:1ck, for cxamplc. Me's in trouhle for running some conlro• versial L'liitori.il cartoons in the Daily Tex:in making fun of an artirm:itivc .iction ad\'Ocatc. Critics claim 1he c:mouns hu<l rnci.11 overtone\ :in<l that Blm.:k u~cd the l'artoon

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CO!lfidcncc. Black may even be 0111 of a job when the Texas Stu<knt Publica1ions Bo,m! mcm Friday to address the problem. Now I do11·1 .igrcc with the stalcment Black·~ car1oon made. but his job shouln't tic 011 the line ci1her. ll·s

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against lhe co-editor:-. who 11ert 1 guilty by the school's at.lministral:~ One cdi1or. Mar1 v Bc:ird, 11"J 1 ~' 1

for.a..~cmestcr .pu1·unU.cr d_i,~.·1pli batmn for lhe . rest of her 1tm~.II \'en;ity, and ordered 10 perform i service. The othcr ed11or.graduJll1+ Vivck Rao, was also required in

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Student loan defaults decrease JosH DESKIN Assoc1a10 Edi1or

ll1in~ ,1\-.;m1 the fumrc for a moment. \'011 arc 1m1ha_M} 1111:,bining youN.'lf siuini,: at a Ill.'\\' hnmt· l'llJ 11ymi_:tife .11r111ay~y<iu:m:dri1·i11g;noundin :i m..:cncw,p, lr1 , c:.ir. i'i nnc (lf thi~ will Ix- poi,..,;ihlt•.1 ho11~h. u11k,, y1rn t1fl',1hlr top:1y h:n;k wur,tudl' nl lo.111~. 1 Pc:~~-~~~~~~-~c_,\: 1 1c~~i~\\~:~:~~l:~111~~'.~~ r11::~~ttl~c:iu~:'.t1~,i[1:u;1i~~,ci~~-~'.~- <:~:~::::;t,i'~,:::t "Ll'11dt"r, h!ntt 10 lo\(' 1111d of ,wdent, 11, llll'Y Jl'f:1ul1 on 1hc1r -iudcnl lo:m~. ··The fiN thin!_! 1h111 happen, i~ the tkfaull i, mml':iruu11dfm111pl:lrt•r,,pl:11•t" l.11an J1•f:iul h c1m1c had to lmunt 1he uni,·cr..ily 11.:pont·1I In the Cn.'tlit hurL·:rn:· l\:n11;u11 ,aid . ..·111c tkl?uh ~hcl\\·~ up .i, :1 hhp ,,11 ~our t·rt·dit hi,t('I:'·" :L,wdl "i\ lot of ,wdcnts d1in' t und1•f\t:1nd why we l':11\' She ,.iiJ 1h,, mah·~ i1 n1':uly ittqli,,~ih!e 1n i:c1:1 kmg-tmnln,m 11hcthl'r or 1101 1hcy rt·p:iy their 111:in~... l'cnn;11'11 ,,iid. "lf tht' ddault r:111.· }!t i , tno hi~h. \\'C arc ·n1cn.· J!,11:, )Our 111•11· hou~e :md m·11· ru1 She ~md other ct11isc11ut·nn·, inc lud1· J!i1mi1h - forced lUl'lll propr,1111,. Wt· lhen h"l' 1hr ngh1 lll mcm nf waJ!e,, hoh!1 1111 rnlkgc rccnri.l, :111J t·1c11 ulll't l•thcr fin:.inci.11 .iill ,ud1 \'dl Gr.mt, " She ~uitl the ddault r.uc h,h 1k crt·;1~t'd in Tl'Cenl ln\\u(im·lllllCl:1.\1\' fll nJ, "Loan rn,1, even inoca~c with the ii,ldition:1! ye:11, The Jcf.iult r:ttc fo r ~-\idwc,rcm St:'llC in ft,c:.il ch:111=-c, ol :morncy,· frc J. ,111tl 11e11:1l!ic, <Me,M:d 11 htn the ,tulknl default~ ... ,he s.iid 1t·:1r 19'-J] 11·11, 1,1..1 pcrrcnt E\"cn thuui;h a ~1uden1 111;1y out ht· ahk !n pay · Thc r.i!e for 1995 (lhc m1iq rcccnl year rcpor1cJ ) h:tl·~ n h1:111. Pcnnam ,:ii<l. the k1a11 aj!encic~ :m: 11," 9.9 pen:crn. up from 8.-4 f)l:rrcm in l'J?-l u~ually will int lo WClrk with lhe stutll'llt~ l'c11n;iri1, ,aid thl'll! :irt· two main 1h111g~ m "LcnJn, wilt hem.I m-cr b:11'k\\'arJ, fu r ~111dents n:1 ncrnber:,ho111 ~tudenl lo:m, 11 !10 c:1111101 repay their 1.. an~;· ~hl' ,:.id. 'l ..cmlc:' " It i~ 1·c:1:· impot1anl th:it ~Mlcm~ h•cp !!nod 111!1 work wi1h the ,111dcm,1f1 ht·y willjus1ge1111 recurJ, of cx;1c1ly how much thry h:ll'C hom,wecl 1:umac1 11i1hche lcndct\a11Jc., p!ainuichcmll'h:11 1hniughrn11 cnlkgc." she ~aid . "Studcn1,; ~hr,nld the pn1hlc 111 h" :d,o ,1ay wi1h the ,:tme lcnda from ye.ir to year 10 She ,,11d the 11,u.il ,ulutwn i, tu dcl°l'r the pay- keep fffl111 ~p1l':1ding 1ht- lnnn~ out"

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i'ut11rc "It's going 10 he hu.,inc,~ ;1\ 11,ual." ~he , aid. "We 'rl" not going 10 ~cc 11 101 nf t-h:1ngn in linnncio l aid i11 the 1998-99 ,·car." · Preliminary :ipplil':tlions fo r lhl' 199!.Pl'-J yeararc:ilre:idyout, Pennar11. saiJ,and they arc ~imil:.r to the applicalicm, for 1his Yl':ir. She snid if any 111:ijorl"hangc, wl'rl' ,;urning, the .ipplic:itiun~ woulJ he eon,idcrnhly Jit1m: nl l'l'1m:.in1. ,.iiJ ~he :iho doc, nm knnw wh;1llOl'Xfll!l"lfru1111hc11pcnm ingro11ndof rl':1u1huri1.:11ion. Prnpo~nl~ often come :,cross ha dc~k ;mJ l'lli.l up dc:1d lhll!c day.~ lmcr, ~he s:1id "0nl'1hing Iha! you'll sec wilh fina m: i:il aid i~ you never know what wi ll happen until i1·~ in concrete," she said f>l't111:irt1.said she alsoexpl'tls Congrl's~ to make some rllangc., 1hac will ht'lp indi:· pendent ~111dcn1s.

Back In the real world T:iking nut s111dcm lo:.111' ran lead 10 sc~·· cral prohlcrmafccrgraJu,11ion, the Nellie Mac ~uf\·cv found Th iny-~i.\ (ll'rcen1 of tl1e ,urvcy rc~pnndcnr.~ ,:iid repaying their s1udc111 loans h:,J 1::iu~ed thl'm more hardshi p than lhcy haJ antil"ipalcd. T11 l'nly-six percent ~:iid they would 1:i kc nu1 fcwc rlo:m, if1hcy h;1d it tn du :.ill Ol'cr ag:1in l.nJth h;wc al~o 1::1u,cd ~tudcnts to dc l.iy ,cveral 111:.jor life decision~. A 101:il or .lO pcr1:c111ha1·e t!claycdpureha., ingaht1u, c, whi le 31 pcrccm s:1iJ they arc w:.iiting tu purch:i~c :i e:ir hcc:iu.,c of their loans. Additionll_ly. 22 percent said they hal'c del ayed h:il'ing childrc11, :md 15 percent have put off ge lling marril'tl, :.tClWding 10 the ~UTl'Cy

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The ins and outs of the financial aid process at MSU THE W ICHITAN

l ltc Finand:il Aid omcc encourages :1,111dl'nts npplying forlinand:d ,,id 1,,bcgin the ripplic:t1ion proce~, c:trly. . . "We u,se s1Udt· n_1~ 10 bcgm I~ fi~~nr1_:il ;1i<l jlfllCt' 5) a~ qmtkly as pos~1t,lc, s:.t1tl Fiu:mci:il Aid Dirt(IOr Kulh)' Pcnnrt111.. Th\' fi n.t ~lcp is 10 submit lhc1998-~l) Fret• 1\pplic:11ion for FC'dcr,d Studcn! Aid (fli\FSA). which n:11uircs income tax mfnrm:ition from both lhl' ,rntlcnt~ and 1he p:ircnr~11f depcnden, ~rudents. . 'Ille :ipplicaiion can be ohtamcd from lhc fi nuncial 1\ id omrc. and a renewal fom1 will be ~cnt to ~ludcnts who fi led 1hc fum1 1:,~1 year. , Srndcnts can ol~o apply by con1:iclmg www.fofsa.cd.gov 011 the lntcme1. '!11c compurer l:ih in ;\1emoria1 Hall is C<[lllppcd for this rmces,. . , Swdents who h:11·c m,1 n:ce1\'ed 1he1r rcucw:11 f0nn bv the end nf Dcccmhcr shnuld C{ln!:lct clie Fin:10dnl ,\id omrc co oh111in .i paper funn , Pennant. said. After the forms arc proces~J. student!> will receive :i 1:upy of !he FAFSA report, which they musl check for 11ccuracy. If :ill 1hc information i~ com:ct, lll person~ who pro\'idcd infonm1tion for ~he fo~ must sign it ~nd submit it to 1he Fm.inci:11 Aid Office. If :any inform:ition is incom:cL the com:ctcd fonn musl be rcrumed tn the Dcpanmcnt of Educ:ition. . Once the Financi:il Aid Office rctc!l'e~ the F,\FS;\ results. ii will infonn ~tudents of whii:h infnnnation it .~till needs. Student~ ,tiould hC' awnrc of 1heir current :academic progress slatu!., hl'..:au~c il may alfoc1 eligibility Mtcr all n.·quiml infomialion is ~obmil• tcJ :mJ de1cm1inc<l fo he corrcc1, swdcnts will be e\'aluatcd for thi.: Pell Grnnl, stall' grants, work-study aw:,rds and/or s!Udent loan, Summer :.iward~ :ire dctcnnincd bcfoll! Fall and Spring awards. TI1e Financi:il Aid Office will then m:iil awurd letter,; !(l student~. who must indicate which nw:.irtls they will :,cccpl. StudenL~ .icccpling loans mu~t romplc1c :1 lfla n :ipplil'ation fonn. This paperwork must be returned rothc FinaueialAidOfficc.

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fn,• IO MSU ,1u1knt, and :ilumni lhl· On\! alumna in rartk ul:lf "as un:i11-Jn' ..cn ·1n ·~ nffcn•d. ··wry liltk c111ph:1:-,1l 1\·J:-. pl:il"t'U on c:.m:L·r \\ 'd-.•:n,· II• Hurc,·r•R.1m1. m.n I raJ..t· H\llf e,i un-.cl_m~. CIL"n during my fi nal ,l.'mor )>\'Ille,• . • N1k:pk ...c • tl·r." 19'>7 gr;11Ju:i1e Rl·nec Lal'kl'~ s:,id. Thi- 1t.1lL' mrn 1, 11nh•rtun.)h:h . ,, in the , 1).·,1bu"In all faiml,, I mus1 . .:a, th:it in !he cru~h ul l.1r. 1'1 111Jn) f'.'Oj\k. m,:luJmi:· cnlkf C ~r.klu;uc,. );e Um~ n:-:tJ~ In frJdU:tlC i ju, t lll'\ Cr wok lhl' \ l,m~ ,1 t11knh rr,·c1, ..- J qu,11 u~ l-Ju,.11wn :ind 11 111..: ,~ lfl\\:'\lig.11l' wh:11 -:i,•nicl•, they r rm·ickd. t-ot my kJm ~h.·r h1 11f ~r.1J11.1IL' from in ,11111111,n, an ll J11l' r ~1:tdu:ilion. I t.l1d 111'! think that lhl') ,x..,a l n,._·\, lhl' 1,p11111h th:11 w,·n: a,;ii\:ihlc 111 l\l1uld hdpmr.' 1hcm lhll\c1,•r. othl·r s1udL·n1~ are 1\cll :111 .,n·. "I \ lt,1v.,·,tcrn S 1:11c ·, C1rt' L'f Pl:rnnmg and think c1rcer ,1·n il\:, i~ c~c1::llc111 ," Jami·, Zinkl', l'l.1n·r11rnt \ en 1\\.·, 1, :I\ Jil,,l'ik tu ;111,rnJL•nt~ .ind Ju111or_intcm:ition:11 lrJtk m:ij11r. :'>:Jill. ':Till' ,·:tri• r1, LIi -t·n Kc, th:11 1hc1· t1frc r i, :1m;111nl!. ·n1l·,· :ilunuu 111 r,.•1n1 1hcm 111 1h,• nfhl tlm:rnun. "Our 11ffirc 111frr, ,·:m:c1 rnun,i:l ini;. wor~ hc~,t mod, inll.'l"\'ic11,, h~lp )ilu w11h n:,un;l''· unit ,h,,r, 11n v. ru1ng r.:, umc,. 1111cr.u:v.mg Jnd Joh hnld t'\'lnfc n·nl'c' t(I t..:ar.:h nmlcnh;llll"Cjot, intl'r• ,c,1r.:h ,J..1 lh :· Tom Wh:i, kn. Jtrl'\"l!'r ol 1·,1n-i:r 1 ICl\illl! , \;. 1l1 1." \\'ha~ k n ~a1<l iht· ,1tlk ..: .11,o hamlk., l'teJ,:ntial -er. ,,·~••- -.:m.1. ,1Jding 1h;;1 JII nt the ,cr.rl'c, ;1n: WAYNE MOORE

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"Creepy CmwHng" m:idc no scn~c wh3ttSOl.' \'t:r. The bes! :md only WNd Ill 1b c nhc 1his song: rnnfusing. The lyric~ we re masked hy the overptw,•cring heat. The , ingcr just mumhlcd 1he words .. Mary Mury" was definitely a m e1ch of the imagination . ,\ fcmak voiCl' chm11 s tht: C:1tholic "Hoil Maf)'.. over and over ,11 1he begi nn ing nf 1hc song. 171c son¥ h:i, a hard rod !,cat wilh tcchno tr:i.c k dunng the chorus. r-or 1he mos1 p,in. lhc srici ally im.lk:1i11g lyric:-. .ire overpowered by 1hc music ..Sm:ilhown" lwd a smoother sound. I fell mi~ted since lhc lyric~ pro\'Cd to he poli tit ally rnoti\'ated. If you Wtl llt to ge t ,1 d1.ingc. make !he music something that calb in my mind for a d1angc, nut mu~ic that call s fo r a nap. By 1his song. I saw the need fo r a theory. In lhc music industry, somc lhings work wel l for ~omc people . For insta nce, Alanis ,\forrisc\lc picked ,mg~t as a Iheme and matched her music. She left no lis1cna eonfu.~cd a\ to wh<1l she meant . Contlu~ion: Pic k a Iheme and write an arr.rngcmcnt to match. Ano1hcr song. another socia l indictment·

··1Want ,\ fore .. i~ .:i focu,cd hil on , <N..:io l pro • grJ lll.\, 11H: :,.ong ,t!I, the tht:mc al ihc hct,?in • ning wi1h 1hc c11 1111c ... l'lca.,c ,ir. l'tl li ke ., omc more." Again. powerful \\nrd, hidd...:11 in the 1cdmc1hc.1t Finall y "Scapcgnal., b 111urc or le" the cul min:111 011 of 1hc polit ically mnt i\;itt:d alhurn. It i~ a contlcmn:alion of curren t "Kl · c1y. The group i~ n11t ~hy in lcui11g l now thl·rc h ;,lway., ., ,unconc to hlamc The la:-.t li ne of the CD rnnli nm my gut fee lin g 1ha 1 1h i., t1lbum i, not ;1 11 happy-fu• Judy. The ~pcakcr ~;1y,. "Bny they , urc can knock 11ut a political tt'. ne.". Overall, I W(>ul·d· have prdcrrcd some1h111g hght and h:ippy 1.1 the lyric ~ h:•d hccn nrndc lo ma1ch. was lclt feeli ng !here w:is ~omt: rc;1,tm I , hnu ld h:i1c my govem1cn1. ~fayhc Churn huw;1111h:i intends the album 10 be a subli mi nal me ,., age at ,nmt: ,oe1al reform. If so, I rc:i lly hate being !ricked. I mean, I like angst and rc \oll a\ much"' the I

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JOSH DESKIN

when one of their mcmhcr,; was struck wi1h c.mcer ··one of Kapp;l Sigrrn1·~ mcmJ; Jncffon to ra ise m~ncy for hcr~ a l Ea~tcrn New Mc., ieo w:L, , ~merican ~;mccr.Soc1c1y, the di:ignosed wi 1h cancer," hi: saicl ··weju, t wanted 10 do ~omcthing 7:t;;i~\~~~er;~ ;;c~~re th,11 wo uld help him ;i nd !he 1 : 1~~1~ A111c ric111 C.111ccr Snt'ie tv at llll' : from Por1;1lc., 10 Wich i1,1 s:ime1 imc ." · M:ir,tun ~aid Msu·~ chapter ~r3 Si.gma mcmht·r~ h:_1\'c will take ovn lht: ru nn ing in ~collect.1ng tlnrwuon, tP.g1\·e Mat1tlor. Tcx:1~ . ;rnd wi ll 1ake the pe Amrnc:m Can~c.r.Soc1cty ·lie h3\'C hcen ~ohc1t111g don.i- game hal l tht· rcq ofthev.:ay .. It b :ihout 300 miles from c, and gi\ ing 1ht: ~(lllOr>, 1hc 11,Y of.citht:r don:11111g h~· thl' E:l'(ern Nt: v.· Mex ico tn Wii.:hita :k or ;u~t :i n at don:it mn:· F:111 ~. so c;tl·h member will ha\'C tJ MIDtcm . who i~ Ka ppa lu run ahnut 4 mile~ 101a1: · : ~:;l~~l~l l~~~l~::~~l~:~'.;~ l'l·larwm ., aid Ht: al ~n ~:1id MSU is providing ,r,(l betv.'ec n thl' two chapter~: ~phomore Richard D:ivi, . . a a hus to fol lo\1 alone hchi nd the sib:r of ,\·~SU's .chapter, ~aid group and th.it ~o~e member~ ~ got 1hc rde;i tor thi, even \ may fn!low in thei r car~ . A5socia1e Editor

JENNIFER HERRELL

The Wichita n Local in1ercs1 in 1hc fi d d of medii.:al imaging tt:chnology has grown signit'ican! ly on-r the pa~I rcwyc:irs. It is an arc.i ofh ealth carc that many hc licvc is grca1ly ove rl ooked and undeveloped One nf the tlri l' ing fo rces hchind the growlh and mai ntcnancc of this ricld is profe ssor of rndi olog-

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Pro cal interest in educational funding in hi~ ticld . a member of the Wi chi !a Falls Society nf Radiological Scientists, .ind is involved in the Chair of Faculty Affairs, an organ izmion "crt:mively designed for educating Lhe facu lty and fa culty development" Outside of MSU, he enjoys playing tcnni~ with fell ow faculty members and snowskiing. preferably in Colorado. He be lieves halancing pmfc,sional happiness with personal happiness is one of the most irnpor1an t goa ls in life . 'Those th ings." he says. " e.111 be a:-. imponant to rnc as a good lecture."

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Picht' s contract not renew ed THE W tCHITAN

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nl'cr 1he pa-t fin: years." .\kBl'C Picht in 1993. s:iid then: 11';L~ never any problem." bc1wcen Picht and the ,aid in a pre~, rclc;1..c. A nationwide ,c:1rch for :i replace- players. "Thercdcfinitlcy w:i~n·t a ch:iracwill hL·gin immed ia1ely. 1111cm 1er problcmforhim,"Pinkcnon saitl McBce,;ml. Piehl . "ho served 1110 yc;1r~ a~ a of Picht "I 1hink 99 percent of the 1 1 : ~\~i~i:~ 1!i~~~rfi~~·:h ~:~r:d ~~ Lady Indians to !" o 10.win !>ea.,nn~. Sad ler agreed with Pinkcnon that MSU\ junior ou1,idc-hi11er and 1herc was ;1need for a change. °' If gelling a new co;ich i, what '~ 19% 7'A1A All-Americ:in M:mdy Pinker1(111, who IL-d the team in kills going 10 help 1he team. then I think

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111 ~.;~e~~~~~i :~~·~e fi rst. it make~ it . .ca.-.on-upcni ng lo.-.s 10 Northern h:trd hccausc they' re so defcnsi~cCulorJdu, oricn led," Trimhh: ~ilid. "Even lllter i\·ISU and Nonhcm ColorJdo were they SCMCd. v.·e thought we .could tkd for l>CCOlll.l in !he. \'Olini; for lhl' !>till get :i go;1 I. hut oncc- :ig;un we Grc:il l>l:1ii1.~ Rq;ion. Nit in the fifth didn ' t 1akc :idv(lnmge of the oppor1ic-hrc11kcr, hcad,tu-hcml play. tl~c 1 Ludy Indians 10~1out !'tccau~ nf Iheir ;~)::~:;hc weather 100~ a wrn for the worse. It ~1ar1cd .~ lccting ! :1~e/~~~;\1::~ r~~;~!;:~:rs and the wind hlcw !he .\ lcCI into 1hc MSU. :h the third te:tm from 1hc foccs of 1he MSU players. n:~ioo. w;L~ ld1 out of 1he playom :L\ "The weather wa!> a big fac tor, but only the top two temns from each no! an excu~e." Trimble said. . region advance. In 1hc fina le, the Lady Indians "We 1uld the women :ii the hc~in- ou1shot the L'1dy Buff~ 10-9. bm nin{!. nf lhl' .-.c:isun that every g.ime MSU fe ll IO 1-2 ag.:iinsl WfAMU counts when you 're looking for a hid:· head us~i,tant Jeff Tri mble illi~;c~~~~d defeated the Nor1hcassaill. "We' ll ha\'CIn keep our player~ lcm Sltllc L1dy Reds 6-1 on fromgct1ing injured1md1.1kcital:iil S:1turd:1y 10.1dv:incc to the finals .. casicr intr.1ining." Stephanie Keiser led the w:iy w~lh The Lady lndim1s fini shed their goals in the conte~ l. while sc,1son in the Lone Siar Conference two S:irJh Bars1ad. Becky loumrnnent Sunday, losing 1-0 in 1\nt:ela Boyd. Wooten ~c_ored one and Holly the l'h11mpion~hip game to the West Athey go.ii apiece for the ~1dy Indians. Tcxn~ A&M L.idy Buffs Boyd scored firs! for the Lady The Lady /ndi:ms h:id the wind at :1 1-0 lead at thei r hac k.~ in !he firl>t h:1 lf but lndi:i.ns 10 give MSU a couldn ' l fini sh :iny of their fi ve fi rst h:ilftimc. Boyd's goal wa.~ set up by cross pass from the wing ~y Athe~. lrnlf !>hOI~. Keiser scored four mmutcs mto "You have 10 lake advanlage in 1h:i.t situation. Wc h.idafcw chanccs the second h;1lf with a sliding kick in

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who the coach wi ll be," Pinkerton said. "But I think a disadvantage we wi llh,wcwill be in recruiting." Mi dwestern wcm 21 -10 :ind claimed the Texas lntcrcollcgi<1te A1hlc1ic 1\s~ocia1ion championshi p in Picht\ first season as hc:1d coach, he lping him g,1rner TIAJ\ Coach of the Year honors The Lady Indians were 26- 10 io 199.5. which i~ the founh-besl season record in MSU l'Ollcyba ll history. That yc,ir. MSU won only fo ur of it~fi r.I IO matches before r.1llying to wi n 22 of i1s la:i! 26, including a school- reco rd 16-match wi nning stre:ik. While ;11 MSU, Piehl ha~ co,Khcd one All-American (Pi nkcr1on). five :ill -confere nce se lecti ons. one league Player of the Year ;md an NA IA J\ 11 -,\ merican Schol.ir Athlete

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Butz. Morrison. ~ I.lit A1hey led a talented Mid· offense that ~cored 2.9 gr. g:imc. These four women c for31 of MSU's 60goalion•

The Midwestern Stale Lad y Indians' soccer team dom inated the all-conference team af1er posting a : :ng f ~~1~/~nddi: lJ- 1 mark in Lone Star Conference S_ccond team selcetionsi play this .~Cason. Ressa Morris. April Las.:iter, Meg semor forward Stephanie ke' Morrison :ind Catherine Bonner were freshman goalkccpcr lir.d,,a repc:iL~ on the fi rst team. an~~~~;~:~1s ~~~ };. goaJi tj Morris :ind Bonner, both sophoKiser recorded li1:e ~ let! mores, :inchorcd a defen~ that posted goals agarns1 a,Cf.! .i 0.85 _ h:id held and games 10 shutou!s in 21 Acudermc all-LSC stt; opponents to just 0.76 goals ;1 game. Morris w:1s the LSC Freshman of induded Sarah Ba~tad, \ the Year a yc:1r ago and continued lo Chaky. Sara Fu~l'O. Robinli and Las:itcr. imprc~s LSC rivab with her pl:1y. Bur.,tad fini shed with r~ Mi<lf1('lder Mel issa Bu1z. a sophomore 1rnnsfcr from 1he University of .ind 10 poims in 15 gama,~ Den,·er. was a first-lime ~lection Chaky, Fusco a_nd i\ 1urphv for MSU . Forward Becky Athey of 1hc LSC's stingiest dcfc . was al.~o ri tir.~t-lime selection.

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MSU ready for Classic TSU gives Tribe disappointing loss, 29-A IOI in an exhibi tion game. Junior Rich,1rd fohn!>on. a trnn~Ccr from Baylor. led the Tribe with l'lw ,\ hd11l''ll'ffi State men·, h;1., - 30 poml~ and 12 rl.'hound~. Vande rhih Un iver,ity 1ra n~fcr kl.'thall 1~·:im will ,tan the 1997,9S Charlie Bennc11 al~o contrihuted 'l.'a,nn ;1, the hu~t of ih own ;.,.\SI for Midwl·,tem w11h 20 poinK C/a"ie thi, 11wkend. The Indian~ al,o got help from ·1hi' Indian, wi ll pl.1 y s, NICK EATMAN

X-y;ird line Tarleton quanerbac k Ch:i.d Cnle\ pa~ into the cn<l zone was broken up IWCr the The l,1,t live lo~se~ for lhe hy two MSU defender.; and Midwestern State foothall 1c:1m head of lhc intended receiver. but 1heend ckof 1 bc 1hc in10 knocked then rea of variuu~ to ted credi he could ~on~ ~ud1 :lS lack of size or cxpcri- zone and into lhe hand.~ nf 1ight end Lofl en Swi nt for the go-ahead score. ft:c~p;1~~i;~:.no1 being ;1s 1t1hlctic a~ The Indian~ lried to march down for another score, but Marty But in fas1 Saturday's 29-28 IO!>), Mitchell's fourt h-down p:,s, fel l ~~<l~;~~~~ Stale. had luck i.\ what incompkle ;md the Tcx:m., prevailed "[\1Vi1sj us1u lu<.:kybren kthat l'ell lhi~J~~:,::~~r~~'.~ their way. That's how i1 goc., .,omc• ~:· MSU he:1d coach Hank two toudidowns in 1hc fina l 20 mi n- lime. McC lung s.iid. "It was very di.~.ip1 1 ~~~~· ir: :~11 11 :~:~u~:t.lle-winni ng pointing because of how we lo\l. not With MSU leading 2R-23 with how 1ve played." ju.,t over four minutes le ft in ihc The Indians· offense h:td nne of its game. the lndiuns had fon.:cd TSU hest performances of the .~cason netling 285 yards. The 203 rushing into a fourt h and goal from i1s own NICK EATMAN

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y.ird~ were the most by 1he Tribe in one game 1hi~ year. Tailh.tds lfoohic Thornton and Germom Jackson led the way. combining for three touchdowns Thornton. who became lhc fim 100-yard rusher of the season, hud the tcam·, longest mn of the ye.ir on :i 72•yard score in 1hc second quancr. Jack.wn r.m fur 80 yards and 1wo toochdownl>. before breaking his fi bula in Ll1e fou nh quaner. He will miss the kL,t g.une of the .<:e;1s1rn and is ouL of any action for the ncxl .,ix weeks. The Indians wil l look 10 fini ~h the .,casononapositil'enotc,afterseeing their 2- 1 record drop to 2-7 . Midwestern will take on Eastern New Mexim Univcr.;ity al Memori:il Sw<lium Sawrday at 2 p.m. McClung. alm1g with MSU

co;1ches Lou Mora and JimG] playe<l and coached at EN~t1 ··we au look forward 10~ them," McClung said. "h'm lil game fur me, and I sur\' W tohc:ttlhem" ENM U, 5-5. is comine olb pointing ovenirl'k! loM 10 \\ti A&M las1 week. 35-34. MS.I West Texa.~ 1wo weeks aeo, !, McClung s.iidthc gari"M: 1: tanl fur his team 10winfa1 rti.lSOnS. "I th ink weoweitloOUr .\"' give them a win in tht ir b4; McClung sai<l."They'vc ruj! to get where they arc. "lalso1hinkllwinin thrp

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