3oard of Trustees pprove LB 247 Without Opposition
by Mike McCoy
LB 247, a bill passed by the Unicameral and ruled on by the State Supreme Court was given approval. without opposition, during a meeting of the Nebraska State College Board of Trustees Sept. 1 . on the Campus of a Thousand Oaks.
The legislative bill, authorizing a study of higher education in Nebraska and the transfer of Kearney State to the University of Nebraska system, was accepted by the trustees after a short briefing by board chairperson. Celia Ann Lagreca. This decision capped off a fairly routine meeting of the bqard in j;),e Uve Oak Room of the PSC student center.
The bqard, which meets nine to l;entJmes;;;, year3.sth_e ne.ecl~rises., covered. toplcs r1;1riging from reports by the college presidents fo those of the subcommittees.
After wel:ccimes and approval of the.agencl1;1'and minwtes, Or. Jerry Gallentine began the first of four reports by each college president tl"le trusteE!s.
Dr. William Snydertointroducetwo PSC student organizations. PSEA and PBL. Each organization briefed the board on its continuing commitment of promoting student involvement and its exposure of members at a national level. In other business a progress report was presented by Dr. Snyder to the Physical Plant and' Revenue Bond Committee. The report involved a proposal to bring PSC up-to-date and on-line with the computer hardware and software of today by adopting the Apple and Macintosh systems on campus.
The meeting was acljourned following, the <!RProval of LB 247, and the announcement of the next meeting. was made by Chadron State College President Samuel Rankin, to ~e held at .csc in coruunc:l:ion wli:h theJr homecomil;ig week activities.. •
More Parking Available
by Cathie English
The number one priority for PSC, accqrding to '!lee President Sill Snyder,. is to create a sense of· ownership for all programs on campus. "Whether it be students, faculty, administ,;at:ion or alumni," said Dr. Snyder, "this is tf'teir college."
Snyder. who began his' duties as vice president on JWY 1 , feels he needs to cor11munic~te to achieve this goal. Someone has to make decisions., he said, b1,.1t .we need open channels. "People's opinions are v,alued,'.' stated Snyder. News-In-Brief pg, 4
campus Scene pg. 5
Oa ssifieds pg. 6
-Sports , pg. 8
The greater ownership. he .explained, was reflected in the summer's General. Studies Committee which include.d members of' the Faculty Association and the Student Senate. Snyder said these people were given a. chance to review. the presentprogram.
Snyder, a Pawnee Qty, NE native, came to PSC in 1 970. Accoroi@to.Kent Propst, director of.. Colfege Advancement, Snyder taught from. 1970- 73 and rejoined the PSC faculty in, 1979. Snyder, who earned his S.S. in history and his M.Ed and Ed.b. degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, feels that his position as a former instructor will help to develop a better relationshipbeween faculty and administration. '11t gives you a certain amount of c,;edibllity you ask p~ple to h~lp e>ut/' he said. Snyder-also said he feels that not all of the students' needs are being met. He Js qptimistic aoout the Honors Program, though, and s.;,'id he believes •• it comes back to creating a. greater ownership. Snyder stated. "lf we focus the commitment,· the Honors· Program will be top-notch:" According to Snyder, it will give students the opportunity to stretch their academic.limits. "tliketoseepeople perform, to go to their limits in
athletics, music or academics," he stated.
On the other end of the continuum, Snyder: feels that the• students who are Linder prepared for coUege, "'."ill benefit: from .the Title Ill federal grant which will Snyder Con't--Pg. 6
PSC presi,:;lent opened with --~~H~,..., the fot,.1r Bobcats that Ali-American picks adcl.ing that two students had also been touted as pre-season Academic AU-Americans. Gallen° tine then presented a report on his waste disposal and. gasification project as an alternative energy resource. Following the report, trustee member Wayne Nuckolls praised PSC •for its involvement with the community and Peoples Natural Gas Company.
The' academic programs report brought Peru State Vi:Ce President
by O'lris Denker
A $30,000 parking. facility located north of Delzell Hall w!llbereadyfor use next week. accorgi!"\9>' to Mr Jerry Joy, Dean of Stuae1;tj::Affairs. The new facility is designated for commuter anq Delzell residen:t parking.
"There are 35 5Paces available to tommuters. in the main.parking lot and 10 spaces along '\:lie street for Delzell residents," said Joy.
Lise of the parking facility was based on proportion e>f. need for commµter student.s, De•lzell, Morgan:, and Complex residents, and faculty. It wlll alleviat~ some of the parking problems. but Joy feels that there is a need fo~,;; more facilities.
"We could use 30 to 40 morespaces for commuter, .parkir,g and 25 more • for Delze!lt. arid • Morgan residents," said.Joy... • • He. also wants students to know that there is • commuter parking available b't' the new water tower as well,
The project, whi¢b. was. started on July 30, could have. been ready for use·· at the beginning of the semester had there not been rain delays, The Moran's of Peru and Big .River Coi:istruction Co. of Nebraska City· were th.e two companies contracted for the new facility.
Dr. Snyder, Vice President discusses programs with Cindy Janssen; Student Trustee for PSC of the Nebraska State CoUeges. Photo by Ann Cosimano •
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The Peru State 1'"'imes Makes Its Debut On Campus
Welcome AII students to PSC 1
5ome of you \Nill notice some changes in the first issue of this yea,··s paper.
'Ne have a new name. The college ne\Nspaper',; first publication in 1892 \Nas named The Normal Courier. Then, in 1905. it became The Normal I, Journal. Its sucessors have also ! ~::;.:':»:::~~~ 11
j 1989. it is The Peru State Times.
IIAlso, \Ne are printing in Nebraska City, so our paper \Nill look and manage like most newspapers. Ho\Never, \Nith the help of Paula. Winkelman, director of Printing Services, the copy layout is still done by our
staff in the print shop on campus.
We \NOuld like to thank Kent Propst, director of College Advancement: Dr. Gallentine, PSC president: Dr. Holtz, and Student Senate for their guidance and support in making these changes. Wealso\Nantto thank Ken Anderson, associate professor of art, and Heath Miller for the art\Nork done on The Pero State Times flag. Thes,c; changes would not have happened \Nithout help from these people.
If \Ne can be of any assistance to you, please let us kno\N. For The Peru State Times is truly a representative of its college.
--The Staff
:-, THE PERU STATE TIMES
Musicians & Audience Need Each Other
by David M. Edris
The beginning of the school year is always an. exciting time, especially for the freshman students. It is a time to meet new • people, to experience new things, to le.~rn new ideas, and a myriad of other things that are a part of the freshman experience. Also one must not forget the return of the rest of the student popi.ilation for they too are a part of the excitement of the new year. For the upperclassmen the beginning of the school year means renewing old acquaintances in addition to meeting new people, experiencing more new things·, learning more new ideas, and hearing more new sounds.that to them can only mean one thing--the school year has officially begun with all of its attendant excitement and sounds.
The sou_nds of a college are the things that have always been the most intriguing to me. Unfortunately, too many people are so totally bombarded with sounds of every kind and from every dir!=lction J that most of them don't ever really take the time to listen to any e>f them.· It's a pity because many times the 'sounds one hears can reveal a ·great deal of information. For example, if one enters V.H. Jindra Hall atalmostanytime of the day or night he can hear music being practiced, performed, rehearsed,and yes,.even cursed at occasionally by some frustrated
"The performance of music is one of those elements of life th.at is not life sustaining but seems to be a necessity for sustaining the. soul."· ·,
musician.What these sounds say is that a handful of dedicated musicians are trying to improve upon and carry on a tradition that is as old as mankind.
What is there about singing or playing an insVument that would make a person want to sit in a practice room hour after hour, to achieve that elusive· ideal called
perfection. The performance of music is one of those elements of life that is not life sustaining but seems to be a necessity for sustaining the soul. Witness the fact that the earliest musical forms were used as ·.,1:! part of the church
cannot see music that some people are having some sort of psychedelic experience? Who can say? Everyone's experience, whether it be as a performer or a listener, will be unique.
Orie o'f the exciting things associated with college life is the opportur\ity to learn new things. The Department of .Music at PSC provides opportunities for the experienced as well as the novice performer. One of the. greatest misunderstandings of many new s;tudents is thinking they ha veto.be music majors in order to join a campus musical· organization or that they possibly won't be good enough to be included. The fact is that a significant majority of students performing in PSCmusical organizations are not music majors nor are they all virtuoso performers; anyone who has had some musical experience in high school is probably qualified to participate.
David Edris service and were intended to uplift the soul •during the harshest of times.
Perhaps tl,e urge to perform can be explained as simply being necessary for self-gratification, satisfying the ego. Perhaps the urge is to please others through performance and in return to be pleased by the listerner's applause· and approval. Perhaps it is· a combinati9n of both. Perhaps it is something altogether different; however, tl,e urge to perform is still there.
Of course not every performer has the.some degree of skill nor the same amount of desire to perform. Likewise,. there are those individ~ls who. do not perform but are afficionedos of music and will attend concerts/ at .every opportunity. Some have a greater degree of. skill at perceptively listening than othe'rs do and. therefore, are able to eruoy and aooreciate a musical work. more fully than others. M.tsic exists in time. ~e people have .likened musical sound$ to colors Ar:e we then to assume •that since .we
''The truth is inescapable-- we. performers and listeners. need each other- "
One very exciting fact about the Department of Mµsic's performing groups is the amount of growth they have experienced .in recent times. The Concert •Oloir. ·has grown in the past two years under Dr. Toomas Ediger(s direction from a small. choir of 23 to an impressive • choir of 70 voices!, The band has made a •tremendous _amount of progress in. increasing its numbers from a band of only 1 l'n9mbers, to a band of nearly 50 1T1Etmbers who are so full of excitement and enthusiasm it. quickens the:. pulse just·· to ··hear• them rehearse. ·Mr. Larry Van Oyen certainly deserves credit for all his hard work in building the l:>and. •Membership in a music organization is forprac;tically everyone, not just a few elite musicians You. should probably Muslc-COn't on pap. 6
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• Beginning Journalism ·.
Dr. Dan·Holtz· The Pen.a State Times welcomes.i:ill letters to the editor. • • All letters to the editor. cartoons. or articles would be signedandwiltbe be published at the discretion of the editor.
The Peru State Times reserves the right to editbll letters to the.editor ; Editorials, unless sigried, relect the opinion oftl':I!=!. Peru State Time~ Send materials to: Editor, the Peru State Times, Campus Mail, Peru State College, Peru, Nebraska, 68421.
•Peru State Times staff (from front left) are Laura Winegardner. Chris Denker, Cathie English, and Vicky Smith: (Back Row from left) Amy Snyder, Mike McCoy, and Amber Fabry. Not pictured is Mike Morrison, Ann Coslmano, Jackie Colling and Deanna Swales. Photo by Mike Morrison.
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Day Care Facility Opens
A sizeable crowd was on ha'ld Wednesday evening for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Peru Day Care Center In the lower level of the T.J. M;ooors Building at Peru State College. Among those participating In the ribbon cutting were (front from left) Stephanie Shrader, President, Peru Day Care Board of Directors; Janice Heridtkl'!s, Peru Day Care Board Member; Dr. Jerry Gallentine, President, Peru State College; Connie Bridgewater, Director, Peru Day Care Center; and Jerry Joy, Dean of Student Services. The Center is operated by a private non-profit corporation which !easies the spa.::e from the college. The Day Care operation recently returned to the T.J. Majors Building after a complete enovation of T.J. Majors. The Center accepts children of not only PSC students, faculty and staff, but from the general public, too. Photo by Mike Harris
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check it out for yourself. however. and try to cash in on the camaraderie and experience a true feeling of esprit de corps.
The Department of Music at Peru State College also provides opportunities for the experienced as well as the novice listener. During the course of the school year there will be a variety of performances on campus ranging from stuoe11t concerts to professional concerts, usually free of any admission charge. You can't find a better bargain anywhere.
The tone of this article has shifted from philosophical to commerical which is something I has hoped to avoid, however, commercialism isnecessaryforthe care and feeding of the musician. Concerts are advertised, performers are advertised, all in the hopes that a crowd of listerners will to cheer the performers on to higher levels of achievement so that a mutuai moment of ecsatcy is experienced.
The truth is inescapable--we, performers and listeners, need each other if we are to exist in harmony with the universe and each other {Wow! That's really heavy). Become a generally educated person, expand your horizons, and join a musical organization or the next time you see a musical event advertised on campus, do yourself a favor, take a few moments out of your schedule and go feed the musicains. It will not only boost their ego, it will make you feel better for having become a part of prolonging that mystical aura we call music.
Snyder from Pg. 1 Board Needs VoluRteers
become·· effective Oct. 1. One ,. hundred percent of the· $1 72, 7S9 gi'arit will be financed with federal funds; In Snyder's opinion, the gr<:1nt will "address the.ir needs, but: the ultimate. responsibility is the student's:· • , S,nyder also addressed. the)ssue of stµdent growth, .He '.said the number of students has ir:icreased m.ore rapidly than the number of teachers; "The student/teacher ratio has grown. We don't have en~ugh full-time professors," he stated. Wi.thinthe nex:t~o years, • Snyder said he will work on a rnore sophisticated program of review. "A. serious program review procedure may help us allocate our resources and utilize what we already nave," he said.
!:>r. Snyder, who lives in Auburn wi~-•his.wif.e Shirley and children, S¢'o'tt, Amy, and Amanda, emehasized that ff a better ref~.t:Jonship and a greater o\lj,(tiE;1rship are achieved for all pn:>grams on campus, this will create the criteria to "measure the mai'i.:- •
The Placement Office director, Linda Warren, is asking for volunteers to serve on an advisory board. The board's purpose will be\ to keep the Placement Officeup-todate on developments that relate to•employrnent in each major.
The members will approve new policies an~ give input on what.can be done to help each m.ajor in the college begin a job search, The board will also be the first to know of placement activities and will have the responsibility of carrying information (5Preading the word) back to"their divisions.
Representatives will• be chosen from ·each of the following areas: accountir:19,. li9eral illrts,. business administration, agribusine;,s, education, computer science, •Parking frc,,m. Pg. ;t
The rise in parking permits this year from $5 to $10 was not. related .to paying for the parking .lot. In addition to sec;urity purposes, Dean Joy said that the revenue •will be used for resurfacing existing parking lots.
industrial management, math/sci• • ence, and psychology/sociology. The only obligation for representatives will be to attend meetings and to participate •in 'placement activities.
Interested students are asked to pick up. a form in the· Placement Office, AD 30f:i. Each campus organization is asked to submit names
The members chosen· thus far • are Nei.I Lunzman, Otis Crumpton, M.arcia Stevens, Erin O'Grady, Nancy Overpeck. Brad Hytrek, nm Bohling, and Todd McGowan.
Senate Revi.evv
What exactly is Student Senate about? Well, here it goes. "We, the members of the Peru State Senate of Peru State College, desiring to provide a form of government for the expression of student views and interests: to maintain academic freedom, academic responsibilitiy and student rights; to improve student cultural and social welfare; to develop better educational standards, facilities and teaching methods; to supervise and work with student programs on student activities; and to foster the recognition of the rights and responsibilities of students to the sch<,0I and community, do hereby establish this constitution." To accomplish these tasks, Senate feels it is our responsibility to inform you, the student body, of the issues. Therefore, Senate will be submitting an article summarizing the current Student Senate topics.
Student Senate began the academic year Aug. 18 and 19 at their annual retreat at Big Lake Camp. President Jerry Gallentine and Dean Jerry Joy spoke to senate members on Friday evening. They expressed the importance of student representation through Student Senate and our responsibility to the student body. Tentative goals were discussed, committee orientations were held, and the activity calendar for the year was reviewed.
Topics which Senate are currently involved with include:
-College Affairs passed second round approval of a Drug Policy which will affect faculty and students. A non-discrimination Policy gained first round approval.
-The Homecoming theme was changed to "PSC World Tour".
-Food Service Committee will be meeting Sept. 14at5:00p.m.
Student concerns will be acknowledged.
-Senator-at-Large appointments were approved. New appointees are Joe Camey and Lori Broady.
• The Organizational Fair will be Thurs Sept. 14 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Student Center. Everyone is welcome.
-Traffic solutions {parking) are being investigated.
-Campus Beautification continues. Please note the new building signs and sidewalk.
For your convenience, Student Senate minutes, including new policies, are posted outside the Student Senate office. Further inquires may be answered by your Student Senate representatives whose names are available, also, outside the Student Senate office. We look forward to working with you this 1989-90 school year!
PBL Seeks New Members
Are you ready to have fun? Are you ready to get involved? Are you ready to team something? Are you 'rea·av to n:1~et'ne1'v··peopte"ancr gp
places you've never been? Well, then you are definitely ready to "Capture tt,e Magic" of Phi Beta Lambda.!!
Phi Beta Lambda would like to introduce you to one of America's strongest and rapidly growing international association. The purpose of this business organization CPBL) is to combine classroom instruction with the working environment. PBL provides valuable information and experjence that will prepare you for the career of your choice
There are many activities you can be involved with through•PBL; business meetings, competing in l:>usiness events,. corporate tours· and speakers, interviews, c.ommunity proj~ts. and trips to such places .as. Dallas,. Chicago, Denver and Washington• O.C The ful"\ keeps shining through and the f: education!<eeps flowing in.
Singers ·· Selected for. Choral Groups
Auditions for both Madrigal Singers and Misty Blues have been held, and Or. Thomas Ediger, director of choral activities, h 9 s released the names of the students selected.·
Yoices serving tpe Madrigals this year are sopranos Amy Ammeter:, Holly Mor;gan; ••• R.<::>bin: Anderson. Amber Fabry, R.e~e Joh!'lson, June Strasil, and Buffy Nielsen; Altos Michelle. Kimball and Kristi Scott; •. .Tenors Robert Matthies, Mic.hael McCoy, and CoreyO!sberg; ;A.rid bass .Rick Reisen, •D<:>ug Henke, .:John Funkhouser, and Pat Vendetti.
• Representing the Misty. Blues _show Choir will be sopranos Robin Anderson, Brenda Lampe, Amy Ammeter, and Lynnea
gl!jtarist De,,ma McAlexander; and Rod Hackbart on the drums. Lynn i:,tunter will serve as the choreographer for this ·year's g·roup, The Maqrigal Singers first
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Vicky Smith
As PSCbeginsa new semester.a nevv Branch Manager is found at TM!, Peru's telemarketing firm.
The Peru office, the first of its kind ;ocated on a college campus, is pa rt of Telecommunications Marketing, Inc., a nation-wide company based in Dallas, TX.
On Aug. 1, 1989, Pat Giittinger replaced Kathy Swartz as the head of the Peru branch.
Prior to accepting this position, Giittinger had worked for TM! as a TSR. telephone sales representative, for three months and as a floor manager for 16 months. On Jan. 1, 1989, she resigned her position at TM! to start her own business.
When Giittinger was asked to return to TMI as Branch Manager, she was "delighted" to accept the offer tecause, "It's an opportunity to work for a company I have a lot of faith in."
Giittinger feels qualified for the job because she works well with people and does not jµdge others by what she hears. She prefers to get to know someone and watch how they perform their duties, then make any judgements.
She asked the PSC students to give TMI that same consideration.
Giittinger said that although working at TMI is notforeveryone, each person interested in a job should check TMI out for himself.
daytime. and then add hours if they find they can handle them.
Giittinger said the starting pay for a TSR is $5.00 per houror$3.50 per hour plus commissions, whichever is largest.
TM! works with the students, Giittinger said, "If a student needs to change a .work schedule to coincide with classes, or needs time off for class, we will arrange schedules with them. But the students also need to work with us." This can be done. Giittinger said, by telling the managers as soon as a student knows when a change will be needed and by making up missed time as soon as possible.
Giittinger feels working at TMI will help students learn to accept responsibility and to manage their time better. These skills will help them all during their lives.
What may not have been a suitablejob for one person may be a perfect job for another one.
According to Giittinger. the studies of students must be their first concern. Students should not overload their schedules with work. They should start out at TM! with the minimum nights required, two week nights and Saturday
Honors Program on Track
by Hank Behling Honors Program coordinator, Dr. Anthony McCrann, is attempting.to get PSC's program back on track.
The Honors Program is 15 sem,i;ister hours starting .with. an interdlsdplinary course, 20th Century Issues, and .continuing with .12 hours of honors courses in avcinety of fields.
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.• f"or students to enter the Honors Program they must 'meet one of the following crite.rla: 1 >.An ACT composite of 24 or higher, 2) a 3.3 grade point average for 12 college credit hours and a ranking in the top one-fourth of their high school graduating clas$, 3> a grade point average 9f 3.3 for 12 collegec::redit •hours as a non-traditional student, ·-4) Written permission from the Honors .committee for students with special •abilities or achievements.
·The Honors Program. according
to Dr. McCrann.willallowstudents to take classes in a seminar-type atmosphere where more indivjdual attention will be available.
Dr. McCrann said the program accents academics and will· allow students to make friends easier in their al"E!a 9f interest.
Participation in the program is also indicatE!d on a student's permanent collE!ge record and graduates will be recognized at commencement
Dr. McCrann is teaching the only honors course offered this semestera.t PSC, Hp 101, but said, "I will be disappointed if more • honors courses are not offered by the end of the semester."
On SEIPt. 7, some members of the Honors Committee met with.about 20 students to discuss what classes and activities would· •bi;!. included in an Honors Program.
Giittinger plans to have an opendoor policy with the TSR's, the PSC administration and the surrounding community. This policy she feels, will help everyone concerned benefit from the presence of TMI on the Peru campus.
She asks that anyone interested in TMI call her or drop in and chat or ask questions, "I will really enjoy meeting them."
Resume Book
A book containing resumes of PSC seniors is being compiled by the Placement Office. This book is· professionally bc:>unq by the PSC print shop and is· sent to over 400 employers, most of them in Nebraska.
The Resume Book last year attra.cted companie$ suc.h as Square D and Union Pacific to recruit at Peru. Some very nice salaries were offE!red.
• Seniors are encouraged to pick up a form from the Placement Office, AD 306. The office types the resumes in identicalf9rmats for all students..
The resume==,canalsobl;!usedto begin c1 credential file_ (written refe!'l?nces). They are giyen to: on-campus interviewt:trs for prescri;!ening, o.r to any employer wishing ti, recruit PSC gradua~s. •
The deadline to tum in the fOrml.i! is SE!pt. 29 so .the bOok .can be typed and sent to the pubHsher by Dec. 1
Water Improves In Peru
by Deanna K Thorsland
Peru's water has improved much since last year due largely to the new water tower and treatment plant.
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The old water tower, built in the late 1920's, only he.Id an estim,ated 60 thousand gallons of water. •I ne water, wt?.!ch was rusty and aln::iost unfit to drink. held significant doses of manganese and iron.
A new water plant, completed June 28, purifies the water which is piped into the new 250 thousand gallon water tower. Jack Hamilton, city council. member and assistant .professor of business, explained J:,.ow th.e water is treated; •• "TJ:,.e•tank pl.imps water into a big cell t() oxidize the rlnanganese and
iron and goes down through sand: chambers w.here the iron an~ rhahgiin~se are deposited. From; the tank the water is pumped into1 the water tower." J
Hamilton_ also wentontosaythat2 none of the supply lines to users•'! homes had been replaced, but a rEj!gularsystemofflushingoutfir hydrants pnce a month greatly reduces the amount of rust within the pipes.
• The total project, which held a \ budget of $1,2 million, ended up'! costing over $1 .4 millon, This costJ was in part paid for by agrantfrornf the Farm and Home Administra-£ tion. The other one•half million W~$ p~id for by the users of water.
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Pat Gittinger
Person of the Week
by Vicky Smith
When the name Jim Frerichs is spoken. the first reaction most people have is, "He's always there when he's needed."
Jim is a senior at PSC majoring in Accounting and Business Mangement. This is also the fourth year that he has received a Drama scholarship at PSC.
Jim says it surprises people when they hear he is combinino busines~
up to and including the upcoming The Biggest Thief in Town which will mark his tenth performance.
When Jim is not on stage, he is working behind the scenes, often doing more than his share of the dirty work. Jim's efforts in the theatre earned him the Distinguish· ed Drama Award in the spring of 1989. He shared this award with Tim DeJonge and Jeff Heinz.
Jim is currently involved in Phi Beta Lambda, Accounting Association, Management Associ· ation and Peru Players. He is in charge of publicity for the last two organizations.
According to instructors, coworkers and friends. Jim always gives of himself, whether to help a cause or a friend.
Russ Beldin. Jim's academic ,;3dvisor, says Jim is a hardworker bot.'1 in and out of school, "Jimmy has initiative above the normal student." This is shown by the fact that Jim has started his own mowing and odd-:iob business in Peru. Beldin added, "Jim found a job in Peru because he made ajob."
Campus Cliques... Peru Players: An All-American Season
by O,ris Denker
1908: Organized by Mrs. Daisy B. Nettleton Taylor. the Peru Dramatic Oub had its first meeting recorded on Oct. 22. with the reading and adoption of its constitution. It's first production was Land of Heart's Desire.
1989: Under the direction of Dr. Royal Eckert and Dr. Olarles Harper, the Peru Players i•s entering into the 81st year of existence. The first production of the year will be The Biggest Thief In Town, in an All-American season.
Through 81 years, the club has experienced several names changes.
Land of Heart's Desire, the first play presented by the club in 1908.
The Biggest Thief In Town is set in Shale Oty, CO, spring 1948. The spotlight on Mount Miracle goes out indicating that one of the richest men in America has just died. Bert Hutchins, the local undertaker, sees the chance to make,a killing (pardon the expression) if he can get the funeral before the Denver morticians have a chance. Aided lily his cronies, the doctor. druggist, and newspaper editor, he gets the "body"; and then the fun begins.
Any student that would like to be a member must come to the meetings and pay dues. Meetings are every other Thurs. at 11 :30 a.m. in the College Theatre.
"We talk about activities we do to raise money and how to spend it," said Robison.
Besides Robison, other officers include Andy Donovan, vice president and Tracey Todorovich, secretary /treasurer.
and drama. But he likes it because the two different activities give him a change of pace and a chance to meet different types of people.
Jim's appearances on the PSC stage began with Mornings at Seven his freshman year and run through most of the ensuing plays
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/ l One of the many new faces on •mpus this fall is Barb Lewellen.• .wellen began as .Student 'tograms Co_ordinator qri June 1 . ijler job includes the planning and , 4Pordinating of student social f:tivities.
!According to Lewellen, "Pro-' • ms are off to a good start. We d excellent· attendance at .our dance, movie, Big Brother/Big Party and the all-school
Along with school, theatre, organizations and his own business, Jim also serves on the Peru Volunteer Fire Department and is considering joining the Peru Rescue Squad.
When asked if he thinks it is boring to attend PSC, Jim answered, "I haven't had time to be bored."
"The club has always been in existence, but it has had several ~ai-ries When I came to Peru in 1975, we took a vote and the decision was n1<,de to be called Peru Players," sa'id Dr. Royal Eckert.
On the 75th anniversary of the club in 1983-84, the club presented three plays representative of the 75 year span. Among these was
If you believe in American enterprise, el'lioy humor a bit on the macabre side and like a touch of romance, then this play is definitely for you.
Peru Players will also be presenting such plays as Death of a Salesman, Vaudville Tonight, and Brighton Beach Memoirs.
According to Heather Robison, president of Peru Players. "We have about 18 memebrs this year and there are quite a few freshmen."
"Every member of the student body is welcomed to join. There are many opportunities to meet people in the theatre. It may be a lot of hard work, but it really is fun and rewarding," said.Robison.
The Biggest Thief In Town will be presented on Sept. 28, 29a·nd 30at 8:00 p.m. and Oct. 1 at 2 p.m. The cost is $2.00 per person.
There will be an added premiere viewing for students only. All students are invited for a private preview performance on Wed Sept. 27, at 8 p.m.
Start the year out right--be entertained by the Peru Players.
College too Gets 'Thumbs Up' For Now
by Hecht & Smith
There'.s an innovati.ve way for new students to enterPSC life. It's a class.c;all!&d Q:IIIE!ge 100: Thisclass was broughtto PSC by ~rry .Joy, dean of student affairs. Aft~r attendjng •c1 seminar in Columbia, s.¢ Joy returned to PSC with plans· for· ·implementing a SE!ries. of·. lectures designed to involve new students in PSC life. The Student Affairs· personnel worked with. Joy in' developing the courSE!, Which is similar to courses offered • l:>y other coJleges l'lationwicte
.,Joy sai.d., ".The rel!son for this cia~s is to make students aware of whl!t ls_ availa_ble at PSS: .and ~o exp.ose students to what 1s
non-traditional calendar has been set for the first semester. 50 pairs of roller skates have • been purchased for dorm_ parties. and. this year's skating rink schedule and movie schedule has been set• for the year.
Many of the school danc;i;:s have al.-eadybeenplanned irlc:luding Cats on· Holiday for Homecoming and Ryno from Sweet 98 for Halloween.
• • Activities such as_ these Will keep Lewellen very busy. and it is her \ ellen and the student groups hope that there Will be something '3, ~e works with have. tried to for everyone during the· school t~hedule a large variety of events year.
'..•.·.·1.·w•.··~p'::;s.o~ld. appeal to eve···ryo. ne. on "lapplledfortheposltionbecause
•· • l knew the work would be
\ •iSome of these events.are Craig • lnterestingandchallengingandalso '. • rges, "Magic of the Mind " on because • 1 ervoy workii,g With '.,S/i!Pt.12,intheStudentC.enter:the people. I have a great group of }'lue ~ra~ 0-Usad!& music Conc:!&rt students I work with bOth jn ::f Nqv 9, spor:isored by F>SC~NCA: programs and senate. School spirit:_ ~tilff-'. the- Near ,'Gr:eat. an Omaha' , Jao. ic;.ian on Nov. t3:°hypn.otist.Ji"!' a~ \Jnfty are important to .me. I :latin; and the Emmy Gifford 9t.lE!RS. I am heavy on Peru Pride • ren's Theatre. because I am very proud of PSC. It addition, the travel schedule makes. n,v day to see school spirit #.s been planned for the year, the on our campus." f
happening.'' Stude~t rec1ction to tf:lisdass for the most part•seems,positive.
During the 15 ~lass meetings. the students will hear a variety •· of spe".lse~~f1tm 4al/ i!S~ej;:t~j 9<f campus life.· Topics included are study habits; organizations; getting• along. health services and career plannlng;.Joy said," It will help if a st,u~f"l!:;~n visit .e~ch .we!llk wU:b peqple from student services and identify problems instead of waiting until the end •of the 5elT!e!Ster.
Requirements for the class are: .1.) Attendance at .all meetings. 2. > Each student must•also attend six • activities consisting of two organizational, two c:ultural and t\,,vo athletic activities.
Jennifer. Nelson, s:irE!-•major'. advisor, said going to thes.:.:.· activities writ .oet the· ..• stuct,n~ more involved in ~ampus.life, "And we l:lave found the. morE! inyolved students a.re the ones that do best academically,"
Oiristoi:>her Selby, freshman; agreed. "it gives me a chance to meet people. • Nelson said, "Although this is a required class. it is different from other classes It .is informational.'' She adcfed it is designed to keep students from becoming frustrat~ ed by not being able to find solutions to their college life prOblems. This class provides students with• a knowledge of where to go to get help.
Deanna Thorsland, sophomore, sees a need for the .class. "We're exposed to th.em (class speakers) so we can talk to them if we have problems/! '
Hunting Se.~son is upon us and Hogfe•s has all your hunting needs; Shot Guns, Rifle~ Hand Guns, Cov~r 500 in stock), Archery and All Hunting Accessories and Llcense.
OFFER GOOD TILL 9-21-89
Jim Frerichs
Ban.,ara Lewellen, Prograffll! ~rdlnator, plans activities with Jodi .ffytrek; Photo by Anh Cosimano
PERSONALS
Dear Ondy--Congrats on your job witl::I "State Farm". You deserved it. Hope to see you at Homecoming.
••Friends
What Is lt?••What is Student Senate? Student Senate is the student body's connection to the administration. Senate is here for you, the student. to listen to your concerns on campus issues. To better inform the student body. Senate will be publishing a summary of the Senate minutes in each issue of The Peru State Times. We are glad to be of service to you.• ·1989-90 Senate
Angella·· We miss you! The Staff.
NOTICES
NOTICE--AA meetings every Monday 7:30 p.m. in the Health Center Lobby.
NOTICE--Doctor's hours in the Health Center for first semester are Wed. 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Appointments preferred, but may be seen on a drop-in basis. Call 8723815, ext. 2229, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon.-Fri., for appointments.
NOTICE-·Basketball Oleerleaders and Yell Leader Tryouts--Sept. 21 and 22. All interested individuals should see Jodi Peterson/sponsor, in the Health Center. for application, information and details.
Seem$ everybody's seHiny pizza these days. The grocery store. The ice cream parlor. Even the corner gas statton. So whose is bes_t? Well, consider the ingredients. Real cheeses of 100% whole milk. Finest quality meats - pork, beef, Canadian bacon and pepperoni -:-without soy extenders. Delicious mushrooms. Fresh vegetables.Special sauces, and a delicious French-Style crust. If you coul_d find such a superior pizza, you know you would buy it. That's why Breadeaux Pisa· i_s the ONLY·ptace in town for YOUR ~tyle pizza! Gourmet pizza is our specialty, not our si.deline. So the next time you pull in at that gas station, do yourself a favoc Fill your tank, not your tummy!
PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS-·
Review sessions covering all three portions of the PPST will begin Wed Oct. 4. If you are interested. please contact David Phalen, T JM 300, for further information.
AUTO SALES
FOR SALE--1984 Regal Limited Buick. Blue. Good Condition. $~,500. Call (402) 872-6975.
Anyone wishing to put Personals In the Times needs to have them mailed by Sept. 21. Mail them to Peru State Times, Campus Mail, Peru State Colleae, Peru, NE 68421.
New Faculty Join PSC
by Kellie Maifeld ship, Accounting I,
Three new faculty have joined and in the future will be teaching the Business Division at PSC. They mostly management classes. are Mrs. Carol Ruck, Mr. Harry Tabata and Dr. Kermit Mowbray.
Ruck is the new accounting teacher. She received her B.S. and M.S. in accounting from California State Ur'iiversity at Oiico.
Ruck is teaching accounting, Cost Accounting and Business Finance.
She is also sponsoring PSCs Accounting Association, which is a member of the Nationa I Accounting Association. Tabata is teaching Salesman-
He received a B.A. in International Business from the University of Washington at. Seattle and an M.B.A. at Auburn University-Montgomery. AL.
Dr. Mowbray
Business Division suite in T.J. Majors Hall. WEVE
Hairstyling for Men & Women Wolff Tanning Bed (with face tanner) Paul Mitchell Products
9-6 (Monday-Friday) 9-4 (Saturdays) WALK-INS
We invite you to stop in and get acquainted. Whether you're having trouble with a class or roommate. or just want to talk we'll try to help. Come in and visit with Pastor Osborne, our campus minister. in T.J. Majors building room 103.
PERU CHURCHES
St. Clara Catholic Church Sunday Mass--11 :00 a. m. Wed. Eve. Mass--7:15 p.m.y Peru Community.Church ·::
OK, all you PSC students who are low on cash and need some bucks to spend Homecoming Weekend, listen up.
Spirit Week starts Sept. 25 at 7:30 p.m. with Bobcat Water Olympics, and continues throughout the week with various activities and lots of prize money for the winners.
So. iet'::;justgetup off our duffs and participate and enjoy Spidt \/\leek '89.
There are activities planned with everyone in mind so take a break frorTJ. the routine and get involved.
SPIRIT WEEK ACTIVITIES
A-S-S-A-S-S-I-N-A-T-1-0-N G-A-M-E A-L-L W-E-E-K
Monday, September 25
7:30 p.m.--Bobcat Water Olympics CAWAC)
Tuesday, September 26
7:00 p.m.--Bed Races (Downtown Peru)
7:30 p.m.--Quiz Bowl (Live Oak Room)
9:00 p.m.--Movie "Roger Rabbit" (Live Oak)
Wednesday, .September 27
7:00 p,m.--Bobcat La11d Olympics
9:00 p.m.--Up Sync Contest (Student Center)
Thursday, September 28
6:30 p.m.--Powder Puff Football
7:00 p.m.--Scavenger Hunt
&:00 p.m.--College Play (College Theatre)
Friday, September 29
8:00 p.m.--College Play CC6ilege Theatre)
After. the Play- 0 Pep Rally (Old Gym) Bonfire ( 1,A. Parking Lot)
Movie "Roger Rabbit" (Benford)
Saturday, September 30 (HOMECOMING D.AY)
111 :00 a.m.-;:Parade
1:,:30 p.m.--Bobcat Football (Oak Bo01)
8:00 a.m.--College Play (College Theatre)
9:00p.m.--Ucmce.(Student Lenter)
Students
Working
More
(CPS)--More than half of all "traditional age" college students work at least parttime, the American Council on Education CACE)estimated Sept. 4.
'The ACE, the umbrella group for the nation's college pre:lidentsi combed·. through 1988 employment stat$ to find tnat nearly 54 percent of students between 16 and. 24 yea rs old had Joined the labor force, up from about 42 percent in 1 97:2.
About 54 percent of the students with joqs worked between 15 and 29 hours a week, although 10 percent worked at least 35 hours a week.
Even more older students are juggling work and school. Of the 5.3 million collegians over 25, abot.Jt74 percent had a job in 1988. They worked an average of 37 hoyrs a week.
Most, it seems, work to avoid big bills in the future. •
"Rather than face' a large debt burden when they graduate, many needy students have chosen to work their way through college," said ACE President Robert Atwell.
"The neediest of students, who often come -from academically disadvantaged bac:kgroundsr must divide their concentration· between work and study, with a good chance ttliat .academics will suffer in the long run," Atwell said.
Other reasons for the increase in students as employees is the growing number .of part-time· students • over 25, and a decline in th& pool of 16 to. 24 year-olds, spurd~g employers to offer. gr~ater. incentives to ~ttract .workers in •1:hat age group, ~dd~d ACE Vice Presid1:1nt Elai~ El~Khawaj; •
Body Snatchers! A local undertaker and three close friends Cleft to right: Pat Vendetti, Jeff Hinz, Andrew Donovan, and Jjm Frerichs) make off with the body of John Troybalt, one of the richest men in America, in Peru Players production of Dalton Trumbo's play 'The Biggest Thief in Town'. The Homecoming show will
on
1. Photo by Ann Cosimano
Brauck Replaces Nelson
by Amy Snyder
Positive word of mouth has recently provided PSC with an addition to its coaching staff.
Gndy Brauck, Peru State's new head volleyball coach, said she was attracted to PSC because of the good things she had heard. "NAIA
Cindy Brauck coaches from around the area had nice things to say about the school." Brauck replaces Jennifer Nelson as the Lady Bobcats begin their 1989 season.
lntramurals
by Dawn Bowsman
·Toe PSC intramural season is here and underway. This semester the college will be offering a variety of sports to anyone who .,isn't involved in that particular varsity sport.
Patsy Shea, intramural sports coordlna•tor; said men'.s and .co-ed flag football; men's and women's, flag fo9tt;iall: men's, women's and co•Ei!d. 'iolleybaU; and mud volleyball a~e. on;'the list of activities. Shea
Brauck is a graduate of Southwestern Missouri State and has tt,ree years previous coaching experience as a graduate assistant at that college.
When asked what her expecta• tions were. the Highland Park, IL native stated that since she has never coached at the NAIA level, it was difficult to predetermine anything.
Coach Brauck is however, pleased with what she has found. "There are a lot of good athletes on the team. And l am also encouraged by the .facilities on campus."
She went on tosaythattheteam is working hard to adjust to her style of coaching. In the pre-season she and the team agreed to focus on one rally at a time, one match at a time, buttoultimatelypeakatthe end of the season. "We're gearing our training toward districts. We're working on systems and individual skills, whatever it takes."
The Lady Bobcats begin their season with seven returning players and 11 newcomers. And if things come together for Brauck and her team. there will be more good things to be said about PSC by the end of the v,;:,lleyball season.
Underway
also said, "Jam always open to new ideas for different sports. Aerobics and water sports are possibilities, depending on the interest show!'I in them."
Rag football started Sept. 6 and will last f,;:,r five to six. weeks. Notice of the next sport to be played will be posted in. the Old Gym. Sign up sheets are also available in the intramural office, lo,z:;ated in the Old Gym.
Inside Sports ... Little League: From Fun To Performing
by Amy Snyder
Summer is great. But will it ever be as good as when you were 10 years old? You remember. the swimming pool, fire flies, a new found interest in the opposite sex, and little league.
Uttle league. From May until August it seemed to be the force that drove the universe.
You ate with your hat on. slept with your new glove and centered your existence around every Tuesday night game. You knew when you raced onto the field that life could get no better. After all, the fans were there to cheer your glory. And even at your most embarrasing moments there was always Mom.
Those were the days. It's those kind of memories that make you wish you were a kid again.
But things in the world of little league have begun to change. The kinds of things that make you question if being a kid will ever be the same.
This summer was my sister's first year in softball, so naturally she was very excited. After every
practice we'd go over what had happened, and we both looked forward to her first game.
When that Tuesday night finally arrived, lwasdisappointedatwhat I saw. Little league had been taken from t.f-\e hands of the players and was placed instead in the minds of adults. No longer was it a game of learning or a chance to have fun. It now relied on seemingly professional strategy and an idea that winning was the only goal. Havlng a good time was now only a semi-possible side effect.
The seriousness with which the coaches guided their teams was unreal.. The kids were under constant pressdre to perform. and I wonde,.-ed what that pressure would feel like at the age of ten.
Well, soon the contest was underway, and I began to accept the new atmosphere. l told myself that these kids would be better prepared to compete in the future, and eventually I became wrapped up in the game.
But that's when it happened. The straw that broke this camel's back. A young girl that l had labeled
prospectively athletic dropp,9d a fly ball. the chance to end the inning. Looking around for her parents, l \AJas expecting the cou1-tesy clap and "Good try, Honey." frorn her mother. ln:stead, the following rnessage rar19 through rny ears~ "Cathy! Wher(;;: is you1" hE~ad? We've worked on those all summer. Can't you keep your mind on the garn<? for two seconds?"
I was stunned. And you should have seen Cathy. She might have just as well been playing in the World Series. l couldn't believe that her own parents would think that one dropped ball could resµlt in such serious tragedy• It seems like kids these days do too much performing and not enough playing. l understand that the world is changing, and that the strongest will survive.' l also realize that our future lies in the performace of our youth. But I can't imagine what it would be like to be planning for my future at the age of ten.
wonder if C..athy will remember being a kid. l wonder if she's evt:r b,een allowed to be one.
.Bobcats Avepge Loss, Start Season
by Russ Waring
The Peru State football te.am started the year ,;,ff right, Sept, 2 wjth a 38-30 victory ove:r .the Vikings of Missouri Valley.
The Bobcats ave;nged last year's: 21-7 loss at the hand$ of the Vikings by controlling.both·'sides of the ball for' most of the game. The cats jump~d on top 7 -0 when fullback.James Jerry scored from 1 yard out Ron Shane.yfelt added t!'1e extra .point to cap the six play 36 yard drive that saw· quarterback Nate BradleY• connect oh three of four passes, hitting .three. different receivers.
However, when Viking Mike Polk returned. ,thee ensuing kickoff 88 yards for the TD, the lead .was • cuttci 7-6.
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The next big play catne.whE.m Bradley hit M&rk •Whitaker for 28 yards arid a score. Shaneyfelt added the .extra point and Peru .led 14-6.
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The, offense continued Jo roll "'s wingback Scott Gerdes grabbed a tipped ~ss from Bradley arid. rambled €for a third TD. The grab capped a sever\ play drive,. and Shaheyfelt's •kick made the score 21-6. Peru State.
On. the er,suir\g· kickoff, the cats attempted an onside. that caught MissouriValley offguar:dasAdrian Witty came. up with. the .bait Elradley then hit.Gerdes on .a V:,eu designed screen play ;that went 55 yan;ls for the score., IA(ith the PA17 making the score 2&:6 just 13 ·seconds into the second. quarter" Coach Shea gave a lot of credit to lineman Gill Meyer for $Pr'itiglng the play.
, Not to be • outdone the Peru defense. came up bi!ii as they shut • d.own an. eight play Viking drive by holding on folJrth and one. The defense didthe same thing ,;in their next series after one of Bradley's pa~seswas intercepted. But tvvo plays later Bradley was sackeafor
Peru ,Stlatii'.s offimsive line plows· {udow. filt';SOphomore run~irig back
Mark Whitaker <U to carry the ball through during the Missouri Valley bout on. Sept. 2 at Aubum 1-!igh Sc;hool football field The game was spo11sored··by the AublJl"n.•sports~oaj:ers.and •·was· a. ·community i:elation~ l)rojec;t for the college, Peru .Stale played before a enthusiastic. grou.r> of fans and beat the Vikings 38--;30. Photo by Bonl')ie Henzel
& safety, and the $C6re went to 2& 8.
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• Three plays later the Vikings found themse1Ve$ in the end. zone, down 28·14 after again faili'ng to. convert the PAT. • Peru came out ro,r the thircl quarter regrpuped. In the first • offensive seti.es, the cat$•marched 42 yards on a fivep(ay drive ending with a, TD by Jerry. Shaneyfelt's kick made it 35-1,4.
To start the 'fourth quarter, Shaneyfelt boot:ed a 27. yard field goal. The score was now 3$-14.
The Vikings scored on an 8 yard pass and made good on the 2 point conversion to c:ut the lead to 38-22; The 8 point. score was soon repeated making the score 38-30.
Shea seemed pleased with the re$ults as'well as the effort of the /entire team. He noted that the defense's· agressiveness made things happen, and; th.at th.e offense "proved.capable of moving the eall through the air or on the ground Shea did however ·express ·some concern over· the fact that the Cats tu.med the ball over 7 times to the Vikings 3 times. The. coach announced that lineba.cker Lind was gi~en defensive player <;>f ;\:he week honors for his t 7 tackles, • 7 unassisted and 2 for losses. The offensive award was given to Gerdes for .his 312 all-purpose yards
"Make it lega eople are gor' this wit
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State Colleges Need To Stand On Their Own
by Mike McCoy
When State senator Jerome Warner of WaveflY presented LB 160 before the state legislature last year, there was almost immediate resistance. The bill's basic purpose was to slip Kearney State College from under the power of the State College Board of Trustees and into the University system.
KSC had valid reasons with which to back this proposal. but still the many questions left unanswered by thi~ bill were more than some people could swallow.
There was uncertainty everywhere, as.one-by-one institutions in both the University and State College systems began to express their opinions and question the whole idea of transferring KSC. The UNO faculty and administration along with the UNL student body. each spoke out against the merger. Even the University Board of Regents could not endorse any measure that would facilitate a transfer.
Meanwhile, rallies on the state college campuses at Chadron and Wayne each showed definite disagreement with LB 16O's intentions. These objections resulted in another bill LB 760 introduced by state senator Sandra Scofield of Chadron.
LB 760 woµld have given each of the four. currernt state colleges the title•s of state universities, serving ~egional areas. The campus at
Chadron would have been renamed Northwester·n Nebraska State University; Wayne. Northeastern Nebraska State University; Peru, Southeastern Nebraska State University; and Kearney would have remained under the Board of Trustees as Central Nebraska State University.
The bill was pressed, and support was shown during hearings of the legislative subcommittee on higher education. Chadron State College President Dr. Samuel Rankin and a good portion of the student body at CSC. during actual visits to the hearing and through satellite linkups, testified in behalf of LB 760. •
But even though both LB 1 60 and LB 760 each had their points. neither, in the end, were strong enough bills to carry a decision nearing this much weight on the future of higher education in Nebraska.
Thus entered LB 24 7. the
On Sept. 14 the firm held a hearing at PSC. This is where, I feel, the whole idea of this study gets off track.
ultimate compromise in the mind of the -state legislature. This bill underlined a study of higher education in the state college
Letter's To The Editor
Dear Editor:
A Quick note to express my congratulatiorns for a great first issµe of ·the Times.
ln terms of composition. this is probably the best-looking student newspaper l have ever seen produced at Peru State College (which kind of hurts, considering I worked on the Ped for three years as a student)
The subject matter; too, ~as great. Everyone, regardless of their own personal. interest, should have found something interesting and useat;>le in this publication.
Bestclf all, it was the first one of the_ year--always the hardest to get out and to get right. With quality like this in the first issue.
rm anxiously awaiting more !
To you and your staff. best wishes, ar:,d keep up the good work!
Kent Prc;,pi:.t, College Advancement Director
Editors Comment...
The comments from 'these people. have b,een ;,reatly appreciated by our staff, !~ th!ll"re is anyone wishing to make remarks about o.ur pape'r. please feet free to bring it to our attention. Thus tar. these are
system and the inevitable transfer of KSC to the University system at the end of the study in 1991.
Enough support was gained in the legislature for LB 247 to be passed, and $250,000 was allotted to carry out the study.
Currently, Widemayer and Associ 9 tes consulting firm is traveling and hearing testimony at sights across the state.
On Sept. 14 the firm held a hearing at PSC. This is where, I feel, the whole idea of this study gets off track.
During the Board of Trustees meeting earlier this month. I had a chance to talk with some of the trustees and gather their opinions on the study. For the, most part comments were upbeat about the bill and after board chair CeliaAnn LeGreca briefed members on the legql advisement to approve LB 247 by its attorney, the board voted 8-0 to carry the bill.
Dear Peru State Times Staff:
I wanted to drop you a note to tell you how pleased l was with your first issue of the new "Peru State Times". The articles we~e interesting and news-wdrthy ! Also, the new tabloid paper and print .really have added a touch of class to our school newspaper. Congratulations on a job well done,- f look forward to reading future issues.
Jennifer Nelson; Special Programs Coordinator
Dear Editor:
I was greatly impressed when I picked up the first issue of the newspaper today, The format change has improved its look',: but the writing and editing were the most outstanding feature~ You've put together a first-rate • publication, and l tobk forward, to reading future issues. Keep up the good work. £>avid 'Phalen
the only letters to the editor we have received. We look forwarcl to hearing from you be it nlfgative or positive.
• Laura Winegardner, Editor
affordable and credible institu.tion, that will continue serving Southeastern Nebraska to its fullest potential.
To me, the people who testified might as well have handed the panel the student recruitment handbook.
But what I thought and what occurred, I felt, did nothing to open any doors of progress. To me, the people who testified might as well have handed the panel the student recruitment handbook. It vvas a public relations blitz. A total of 18 speakers bombarded the panel for nearly 31 hours, proving hovv' necessary, how great, how' competitive and how successful PSC has become. They. basically tried to get the point across that "our institution is infallible and that
waste of tax dollars, he thought. this reevaluation is.
Morrissey said that the \A/hole study is just a facade to make the KSCtransfer look good He said, no matter what the consulting firm's evaluation finds, the Kearney State move will be rubber stamped.
Morrissey also pointed out the sobering fact that the underfinanced State College System had grown 19°10 in the last five year·s. while the University's growth has stagnated, showing where the real reevaluation should occur.
This and many points Morrissey made concerning the University's dominance over th,c, state colleges may let this panel in on what is really happening to the State College System of today.
"If we don't present the problems, how can we expect any answers?"
Trustee member Keith Blackledge we wish we had more time to tell expressed his opinion of the bill as a chance to reevaluate the system and to open new doors for the state colleges in the futu·re.
This is the idea I held when I \Nent to cover this hearing for my article. This was a chance for PSC to truly poirtt out the deficiencies in the areas they feel cpuld use reevaluation. rt was also a chance to discuss funding and new. programs the college feels_need to be considered to keep PSC an
you how good we are. but this is all the time that you have allowed."
It started me thinking, after awhile, "If this is all PSC is going to address. whatdoesitexpecttoget out of this study?" "If we don't present the problems, how can we expect any answers?"
My state of disbelief d_uring the hearing, seemed to build until I heard former Board of Trustee member and former chairman Tom Morrissey's testimonial on·yvhat a
I think once they (the state colleges) can stand on their own two feet instead of worrying wha l a University minded state legislature might take away from them if they push th,c,ir position too far, maybe our system will be able to walk alongside the university as an equal at.accomplishing what it set our to do, rather drug behind _THE MACHINE, on a leash. than being BIG REQ
Legalize Drugs and Decrease
by Amber Fabry
In 1919 Congress passed the 18th •Amendment prohibiting the intake of alcohol. This started the Prohibation Era and a wave of crime. After prohibition was outlawed and alcohol became legal, crime decreased because no one had to break the law to drink. !tis my personal opinion that if all drugs were made legal crime would decrease again.
Now. don't get me wrong. I'm not advocating drug use. still think
Frankly
drugs are horrible and mess up be no need for them. This is another example of how the crime rate in the United States would decrease.
lives. Think for a moment, though, about what would happen if drugs were made legal but very highly taxed. As far as drug busts and arrests are 2oncerned, they yvould be eliminated. I realize that drug related crimes such as stealing would still· exist. but would• our country be any worse off than it already is?
Think of all the IT)Ob rings that wouldbeeliminated. They would be non-existent because there would-
lf the drugs were highly taxed. the go~ernr,nent would be able to .•• decrease the deficit, and these taxes could also be used to help educate our young.
I think a plan like this will take a lot of work. But with a little effort from everyone our country will be a better place to live.
Sixties Styles Lose Student Support
(CPS) Sixties music may still be in concert halls, but the sixties fashion craze that afflicted many campuses last year is suppose to be over.
Levi Strauss & Co the giant San Francisco-based jeans manufacturer, said the trend's epitaph is found in the results of its survey of 1,400collegians ri 1 O U. 5. and four foreign impuses.
Asked what looks were "not in," 83 percent of those polled listed sixties-style looks such as bell bottoms, peace signs and smiley faces as stuff not to be seen in.
Even tie-dyed t-shirts are losing favor, asserts Levi's spokeswoman Debbie Gasparini. "Clearly, college kids aren't making or buying them."
But it seems lots of them haven't gotten the rne.ssage from Levi's yet. "In Chapel Hill, (the sixties look has) never gone. You see a lot of it around," said Billy Dillon, manager of Beach Connection, a surfing shop popular among students from the University of North Carolina ( UNC).
"Plenty of people wear tiedyed clothes," added Nicole Breck, a Connecticut College senior.
And at the University of Maryland in College Pi:irk, "There're stiH tie-dyes running around," reported senior Keith, Paul,
"Patches, the Deadhead look, peace symbols there's a lot of that on this campus," added senior Dana Rudnick, who works at University Boutique, a popular Maryland haunt.
"There's a certain facination among students with the sixties," observed James Comb, a professor of politics and pop culture at Valpraiso University in Indiana. "A lot of them wished they kind of lived through it, although very few people look good in it."
The Levi's 501 Report, conducted by the Roper Organization, indicates that collegians regard backpacks, stereos and, of course, blue jeans, as their most essential possessions.
T-shirts, black-colored clothing, leather jackets and miniskirts also rate high.
Foreign students from Milan, Paris, Tokyo and Toronto, included for the first time in the annual surveyy, had strikingly similar tastes to their American counterparts.
The only differences were how their clothes fit and what sort of accessories they chose. Americans like it loose and casual, while the foreign choice is for a tighter tailoring and dre.ssier accessories.
"Kids in Europe are trying to take on an "Ethnic look" this year with Guatemalan belts,
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Israeli jewelry, exotic beads and anything that looks like it came from somewhere else.
Combs guessed it reflects the changing mixture of America's "melting pot" and the growing fascination with different cultures.
"Fashion is a way to ease into different sorts of cultures," he mused. ''.It's a playful way of. dealing with things."
"But it's really mysterious why they pick up on certain things and not others."
University of Idaho students are picking up on "the New Age look," wearing lots of flowery clothes, says Ana Pena of Rock Bottom, an off-campus shop. Also big are jackets styled after the World War I chemical warfare coats, which students like to pair with baggy jeans.
Baggy clothes are a bit at UNC, too, says the Beach Connection's Dillon. "We have 90-pound girls corning in to buy extra-large sweatshirts all the time."
Vet at Maryland, baggy clothes are fading fast. "There comes a time when you say Tm tired of looking like a sack of potatoes,"' Rudnick says.
Instead, more tailored clothes are coming into favor, "especially as. you get plder and have to start thinking about a business wardrobe," Rudnick explained.
mith, Secretary/Treasurer and Amy Mahan, Club Reporter. (Front Ro 1-r) Cathie English, president and Laura Winegardner, vice president.
General Studies Undergoes Changes
by Laura Osborne
The PSC general studies program is undetgoirig its first major change since,1g72, The special committee has been established to deal with the process,
Committee chairman is Dr. Spencer Davis. professor of history; committee members are Gayle Hytrek. coordinator of sponsored programs; Stan McCaslin. professor of computer science; Tom Shea. athletic director; Ralph Thorpe. professor in education, and Linda Warren. director of placement,
The co,'.nmittee composed a preliminary report on the .project over the past summer stating the suggested changes and their purpose, This report was distributed to faculty and staff members who have been asked to respond with their own suggestions and proposed course outlines by Oct, 1 The Student Senate will be. asked for its comments on the plan as well.
According to Dr. Davis. the change is due to four reasons-
The first being the need to keep up-to,date with a changing world. ·This can be difficult pecause each
teacher feels his or her class is important.
The second reason stated by Davis is that the entering students have different basic skills and expectations of what they want to do when they leave PSC.
Thirdly. the college must give in to political forces of federal and state government as well as public opinion, Davis said. PSC must be accountable for the money it is receiving from the public.
Finally, Davis stated. the program is being changed to better coincide with the new college Mission Statement. which calls for a strong general studies program. program.
Basic grounds .for the change, according to Dr. William Snyder, PSC vice president. are the general studies program is composed of courses the college feels a generally educated person should have. Over the past 18 years. the reasons for.these courses have been forgotten. Now. Snyder said. there is a need .to re-define what a generally educate<i person .must: know and to adjust the .courses to meet these criteria.'
The proposed chanqes are a recategorization of the required courses a few new headings, such as the Per·spectives An:,a which will focus on health and human relations. A new sophomore or rising junior exam is being considered. This test would ensure that students moving up into the junior level have learned the material of the general studies program. This testing procedure is presently in use at Nebraska Wesleyan and some Missouri colleges. according to Warren.
Other proposed changes include vocational and placement pretesting of freshmen which will help them choose a suitable major fielq of study. requirements of writing in every course. new teaching techniques and methods that would be added to lectures. and tougher math requirements.
After receiving the responses of the faculty and staff. the committee will compose a final repart which will be submitted· to the Academic ·Affairs Commission and the College Affairs Commission. The committee hopes to have the nevv'program in effect tly next fall.
New Senators Take Office ENGLISH CLUB MEETING
by Dawn Waskowiak
Re~entfy. S~ud~rit. Senate appointed two; :~t'-iderts and ,; '.lol~<;~d-twof teshm~rt to serve,on
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· gofng on on campvs/ said Miller. /•··l'h,e ;newly~elected_ freshmen '.h<,l~e;~ny gqats in tfliJld-
Morns gr;eed: she too_ wants the freshl'l'J~ntd .get_iovolyed more in '·• • car;ne:µ~i,activiti;s, •.•
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•• arJq8rnrnunity relations and Rules of $eilate standing ,committee. "~dicat1n9. as much time and
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obstacles to accompUsh this.year,"· saJd Morris
' .Lori Broady arid Joe Corney are the· newlv0appainted members•.of , Stl,d~nt .~net~. !'l1e;;ming ;•they aPJ)liecf fpr the positiop ~rn;i were •interviewed for the o~n positions; ',
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As a member of':the'. Senate, Broady 1Nould like to acc;OfT!plish a 900d go-between of. the• students and the fi=',culty, so when a student hai:; a complaint. it will be heard.
Corney would like to see. m.ore non-traditional involvei;nent ar:ound the school and more community awareness of school activities.
Both appointees wereinvolvedin stude.nt government in high school and thought it would , be worth the time and effort to get involved in.Student Senate at PSC.
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Senate
The PSC Student Senate held meetings on Wed, Sept. 13 and Sept. 20. Goals were set for the year.
Senate goals set were 1) to improve communication throughout the campus; 2) to increase public relations with Peru and surrounding communities; 3) to review and organize constitutions for all campus organizations; 4) to enrich the academic environment; 5) to continue to develop Nontraditional involvement; and 6) to increase sports diversity, in both intramurals and varsity sports.
Attention students living at Nicholas/Pate and Oak Hill! Do you realize that you do not have anyone representing you? If you'.re interested in becoming a member of the Student Senate please contact a senate member or one of
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importantly) be a resident of either Nicholas/Pate or Oak Hill. Well we're ready for homecoming and almost have Spirit Week completed.
Congratulations to Debbie Morris and Sonya Miller who recently joined the Student Senate as the Freshman reps.
lnotherareasithasbeendecided against allowing the Non-traditional Committee to become an official college body.
Two new courses have been approved-·Math 340, Statistics; a,:,d Business 375. Accounting Information Systems.
We're currently looking into having a haunted house for Halloween; a ski trip to Breckinridge this spring; the condition of the typewriters available for student use. the advisors.
Events <;=oming up include: To be eligible to apply for this· Grandparent's Day on October 10 position vou must be a fuU time student Cenrolle,:;I in at .least 12 and T_J_ Majors Hall rededication on Oct. 12. hours at -Peru), have a minimum The complete minutes for both cumulative GPA of 2.5. not be on meetings are posted on the bulletin any type of probation. and (most board outside' the Senate Office.
Aeolian 11 Holds Recital
by Caitlin R,· Lopez Ori Sept. 14, 198!). c!t f~.m. a Faculty. Recital. in tile· 'Behford R~ital HaUopened PSCs ''.Co~ert • Seasc,n'( for.~89·'90. •
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We invite you to stop in and get acquainted. .Whether' 'ic::rutehaying:trouble with a c~a.:~::i o,:'.h;rq,~!'l'1ate •oriust : 'w;a!'itto ta'lk we'll try to help. '0::>rrte -in•and visit with Pastor by Deanna K. Thorsland
Flve members sit before the ?cc used· as the ch,§iirperson reads off .the alleged violation(s) and their rights. Then a ptea of guilt, innocence. or no contest is heard. arid 'a decision is.reached.
This' process of the psc Student ,Judicial Soard and Resident f)irector Dan Haugland was started i.r\ the fall of 1 988 by t;he request of stµdents. in the Student Senate office. ::n-1e boa.rd is made up of five stud~nts who are appointed by the .Student Senate. • •
D~~:,,'H~u~,a~d, dealt :i><~.lvsiVery ,; with violators before the Judicial •• ~3o<;1r9 was formed and.feels that the boa.rd has done a good job.
"The fir,st year it Cthe Judicial ·B<,.;1rd) was very trial arid enior," Haugland stated.
This year·s .recital began with an int:rb\:ilici:ion by br: Ediger :and then the first :pie~e'. "Petite RhapSQdy for Trumpet Op. 124''..' Each piece Jbe recital11V<:1s pert9 rmed by· ·thereafter.was introduced by/Dr • Aeolian 11. the ·faculty duo ·of. or~ Edris. who explained that the title of their sec9nd piece "Scher2::o". was an Italian word forjoke. David Edris. professor ol'. mu~ic, playing the trumpet; and Dr. ,Th·.omas E'.diger. assistant prof'Jssor of piano and V!Jice. playin~ithepiai:io. Theywerejciin~. by Mr. Lawrence Van .Qyen. director of bands and his alto saxophone.
Aeolian II has created a tradition that has had the two PSC instructor~ doing the firstrecital of the year, for the past ten years.
In 1979. when Dr: Ediger arrived .inPeruDr. Edrish9 dbeendoingthis first recital on his own with • assistance from friends or nired musicians.
Since their .f_irst. perfomance, together. the two professors have remained together as-Aeolian II.
This year .Aeolian II had some assistance. •Van Oyen joined Dr 'Ediger •in a performance of • the "Fantaisie Impromptu." • - ·Toe final piece. "Premiec Solo de Comet a Pistons", was performed by Dr. Ediger and Or,.Edri$, after·a short introduction t:o the pieee by Dr. Edris.
The point system was start~d :®'~bi:>~ne, our c:a mpus four years ago so thatall stuqents minister. in T.J. Majors would be treated equally. Each 1:!.1,.1ilding room 103. student is given four points. Every time an act is committed that warrants discipHnary .meas1J£eS. the .;ludicial Soard .is. calleq on to, hear the case and render a decision.
A student who loses one to two and a half points receivesa warning of probation. .lf that student exceeds four points lost, they are suspended. The board has the option. to cancel a stµde9t:s .hou?ir19 or to_ sµsp.end the offender, depending on the severity of the violation.
Thfs is the. last year that the Judiclal 1;3Qard willbe.ona trial basis. Haugland sa~s_that the positions of the board may become elected.
PERU CHURCH~
St. Ct•ra Catholic Church Sunday Mass--11 :00 a.m. 1/Yed, Eve; Mass---7:15 p.m. •Peru.Communityc:hurch Sunday Scho.ol--9:30 a.m. Worship Service-;~10~45 a.;tn.
The chur;c;hes of Peru.. warmly \iyelcom~ Jhe ~tudent~. of >Per;u _·sta.te· tp• all of•·· their activities. They hope that the students wm. • consider .the chu~h of their chp<>sin.9, t;h'elt church h'c:>me while attending Pero Sta~. ,' '', '·,,, " · ',,,,_,
"It's fun an9 we. like to do it." said Dr. • Eaiger when asked wh_at motivating factor has kept the duo
After the. recital. refreshments were pc'ovided and served by PSC's chapter' of Music Educators National Conference (M.E.N_C.) in Diddle Court in .thA Fine Arts Center. 'The audience took this qpportunity to speak with Aeolian II and Mr. Van Oyen. Approxima'tely 5() students;• faculty and persons from the community attended this first recital. Another recital by Aeolian II is.to be .held in February.
oUeges Face Brain Drai
(CPS) - Campuses 1Nil1 ,;uffer a shortaqe of at least 6,000 professors by the end of the centurv' unless they start luring more students into grad schools now, a nevv ~Yinceton Univer~ sity Press report predicts.
Half the::- nation's carrq.)USl~S already don't ha'../G er1ough t0:achr::~r·s to Ii :ad ,.Ol.ffSC!::~ thi:.:; r.-JII, thr:: ArnF:ric.::-1n Co1..Jnctl on Ecllicatic)n e~;tin1,:-1t"c:d in Auc;ust. f·)cinceton S,"JVS the r"ii:::\:v r~eport. by Williarn G. Bovver1 ar1d Juli(=? Ann Sosa, is the first statistical confirmation of the trend, Bowen ar 1d Sosa see the worst shortages in humanities and social sciences cour~ses, rather than in the science classes previous studies have highlighted.
"We need to increase overall production of ne1N Ph.D.s by t1No-thirds," Bowen said. "In the ; humanities and social sciences, we need to double the current numbers," College professors, of course. must have doctorates, which they earn in grad school. During the past decade, however, the number of students opting togo
on to grad school instead of into the job market has d1Nindl<ad. Tho.current crop of p,-ofessors, mean1Nhilo, is aging and will be retiring during the next decade.
B01Nen and Sosa projected 'that, through 1992, th,cre 1Nil! be 1 .6 pE:ople competinq for eactl op(:_-•r1 coller;-Je t.edchinq position. By 199l-200?, thc~n-? vvill tH:::· only .83 canc!ld,;:d:~:':c::. f or-c•.:_H_ h job, _·;ith onfy 30.93/! candidatt.:::'..:, to h!I 3 7-,,091 positloni,j ,rv-l tton\vfde\
• Enlightenc:>d policies can be adopted to increase the, pipeline, so that the short,,ges we , < fnvisio\1 _do r;t'?~ co~Y}E; to pas~.
• Bo1Nen advised.
He suggested shortening the time required to earn a Ph.D incn.:::asing the number of fello1Nships offered, and improving the amount of money they. pay to grad students to something closer to a living wage.
The shortages vvill be \Norse in some places than in others. The 14-campus California State University ,system. for one, vvorries it will be unable to fill I 0,000 to 1 1 .000 teaching posit:ons during the next 1O to 15 years.
BUY A CARMEL APPLE!
Seems everybody's se1iin1; pizza these days. The grocery store. The ice cream parlor. Even the corner gas station. So whose is
Well, consider the ingredients. Real cheeses of 100% whole milk. Finest quality meats -.pork, beef, Canadian bacon and pepperoniwithout soy extenders. OeJicious mushrooms. Fresh vegetables. Special sauces, and a delicious French-Style cmst. If you could find such a superior pizza, youknowyou would buy it. That's why Breadeaux Pisa· is tlte .ONLY place in town for YOUR style .pizza! Gourmet pizza is our specialty, not our si(leline. So the next time you pull in at that gas station, do yourself a favor. Fill your tank, not your tummy!
PERSONALS
CONGRATULATIONS--To Pam and Kevin Cosgrove on the birth of their daughter, (Kasey Lyn--6 lbs, 2 oz Sept. 20)
Pumbkin Ears Don't vvor ry
hor i, •ybee \:va'.::> wron9. \/ou werQ r 1qht' ! Ar~pn't they always·?-Ccconut
Sugarbeat -Hey do ya war;,a go to thi' Lincoln game) Tell rne on f r 1day ! ! ~--Coconut
SHAR--Wr,ere·s the new abode going to be'Y)7)
DG -Good luck with student teaching and your non-english speaking students'
Pumbkin Ears-, Thanks for the ride down the Amazon.--Honeybee
HOWABOUT IT--Lt;t's vote
Sharlene Most tor Homecoming Queen '89 ! !
Sakuzi's -Get a clL,e l_eave your~ hats at home and pants up'·Sugarbeat. Honeybee&Coconut
Biff -Stay out of the L,athroom all ready !--Coconut
Bee & Jen--Let·s layoff the bottle for a day' OK>
Sid--Sorcy to hear about your staqe fright '·•Coconut
New Ideas -At Cafeteria
by Hank Beliling
PSC has a new Food Service Director with a few new ideas.
Food Service Director, George Morrison said, "We've got some good ideas to break the monotony in the cafeteria."
The "monotony breakers" are not just a change in cuisine but also in the atmosphere and the traffic flow in the cafeteria.
Morrison said thal the "weekly monotony breakers" will be directed at a ch'!-nge in setting possibly a noon time talent show. The ·_·monthly monotony _breakers" vviH include such activitie.s as an r;la.waitan 'lua:u ei';~t¢~k- in;ludeci,'iri tlie men;.,; •
Mor'rision is hiring n.ew people to'eithEir repface or fillvacancies in the~ateteda.
Morrisi.on stated that the Bob l~ni formerly a homey-type atmosphere. is n·ow tryinc.i to cater" to the stude.hts who use it most. ':,We're tryir1~ to n:iake the BobJnn into a hang-out for the non~tra:clitkmal students'"
A;sistant manag~,- of the Bob lnh, Ruth Hightower, comment· e<::l on some of the changes the Bob Inn has undergone. Some people have already j9ined the
coffee club where you get your own personalized mug and free refills.
Hightower stated the table cloths and booths, in addition to the expanded salad bar and daily specials are nice. Hightower said that Rhonda Morrison, manager of the Bob Inn, would still like to see a bulletin board mounted on the wall.
George Morrison said. "lt:s frustrating when something goes wrong." He used the Sept. 19 pizza problem a:;; an example.
"Throughout the meal period, \here· we,·e times wher;i the pizzi;i was cold, We would like tb see the people that get here at 6:00 get the same food and treatment from •the ,.,taff as those who arrive at 5:00."
Morrison h9pes to limit these incidents through his expanded manageme.nt system.
"One of my biggest concerns is one which I have no control over." Morrison added "If someone would just fix my water, I'd be happy." Morrison went on to comment that the high iron and magnesium content in the vvater makes the food taste different and the dishes harder to clean.
Grandparents' Day Set
On Oct. 10,. 1989, Peru will be hosting "Grandparent's Day"which is a special day set aside for grandparents of freshman to visit the college's camp'us. lf a student does not have grandparents, he/she may choose to invite friends or relatives to share the day with them.
activities and events are r:,anned throughout the morning.
6-. David Pippert will perferm his ··O,emiaitry Magic," there WlHbe an
Job Well Done--Congrats \o the PSC Bobcats on their 71-6 v,ctor·y over· the Bulldogs'
Pumbkin ·Ears--Why do ya call him honeybee·? Have you ever seen his feet, pig9y te>L'.t !--Coconut
Note of Praise--Way to go Marchrng Bobcats! You are the greatest! Keep up the good work. I'm very impressed.
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED--Part-time vvor·k is available at Breadeaux Pisa at 1010 Central Ave., Auburn, NE Pleaso apply in Person.
Players Get Big Laughs
The Peru Players stole laughs when the 12-member cast staged The Biggest Thief In Town, which opened Thurs., Sept. 28.
Dr. Royal Eckert directs the comedy which can still be seen in the College Theatre on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 1 at 2 p.m. Admission is $2, or special season passes can also be purchased.
Dalton Trumbo's The Biggest Thief In Town involves a previously honest undertaker who turns dishonest, _at least· temporarily; a wealthy citizen who turns out not to be so wealthy, and who is presumed 1dead but isn't; and various other twists and turns of the plot
Cast members include Mike Gerhard of Omaha,. Scott Allen of 'Cozad, Fred Miner Jr. of Louisville, John Furj<houser of Elk Creek, Warren Roberts of Falls City, Jeff Hinz of Beatrice, Susan Brown of Nebraska City, Jim Frerichs of Nehawka, Olr.is Selby of Bellevue, Jill Blankenship of Uncoln. Andy Donovan of· Lincoln, and Pat Vendetti of Omaha.
Heather .Robison of Elk Creek will be the stage manager.
Library Adds 'Newsbank'
Have you ever wished you could find a copy of a newpaper article you read a fevv months ago? Did you ever wish the New York Times covered more topics that were relevant locally or at least to the Midwest? Wl1y is it only possible to find old nc~wspaper ar~tic!es in sporadically clipped vertical files. vvhere they yellovv and cr"urnble soon after filing?
Now there is a solution to these Ql)estions. The PSC Library has added a new service to providc0 this previously Inaccessible infor-rr1a tion. The source is called Newsbank. A monthly subscription to Nevvsbank includes copies of newpaper articles on a wide variety of topics in the microfich,0 format. Over 600 nevvspapers, including the Omaha World Herald and the Lincoln Journal contribute to this vast "'clipping file" on microfiche. Furthermore, five
Missouri towns. six Kansas towns, and six lovva towns are also represented with nevvspaperselections.
In addition to a paper index to the file, the Libr·ary has acquired an electronic index. Not only the tt1ou"::>and~:; of QE·)ner·al 1nb.:~rc~st Newbank ar-ticles are indt ·xed on this CD-ROM disc, but ,,lso ar tick0 s available on inter!ibra1 y !o:1n iTo!Yi libr·ari1~s subscr·ibing to 1non:specialized Newsbank sc:r·v1cc:s. The r·apid, f!asy rnanipulation of cornputer searching opens up this whole nevv area of information for library users.
The basement of the Libr·ary houses a comput<>r· vvith CD-ROM drive set up to search the Newsbank index. Currently the Library r1as only the July 1989 microfiche, but the previous year and current monthly additions are expected to arrive soon.
Everybody's favorite is at ...
... Wheeler's Dairy Chef
• All orders prepared for our dining room or to take home.
•Callus at 274-5036 to have it ready when yoU come. Across from Post Office Auburn. Ne
grt show given byformer students. a computer workshdp, and various other tours and demonstrations all over campus.
Everyor.e is encouraged to actend. At n·oon, a meal will be served by the food service. Students will then be able to get their pictures taken_ with their grandparents., relative, or friends.
For more information please contact the Placement Office in AD 306 ext. 2243.
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TUESDAY/ SATURDAY
1989 Senior & Junior Royalty Finalists :
( Left) Senior Queen Candidates front row l-r: Kristi Olberding, a health and physical education major from Falls Oty; Liz Jessen, an English major from Bloomfield; and not pictured, Pam Davis, a physical , ·ducation major from Cozad.
King Candidates are back row 1-r: Bret Fritch, a business administration/management major from Palmyra; Kim ·vrtiska, an elementary education msijor from Table Rock; and- Doug Schleeman. an industrial technology and education major from Culbertson.
(Right) Finalist for Jtmior Attendants front row 1-r: Amy Beck. an elementary education major from Columbus; Toni Bates. a psychology/sociology major from Council Btufb. IA; and Amy Snyder, a business adm,nistration/mam,gement major from Aub, irn. (back row 1-r) Darrell Wring, a health and physical education major from Deerfield Beach, FL: Kevin Kite, an accounting major frorn Shenandoah, IA; and Kory Lind. an accounting major from Lincoln.
(Left) Sophomore Attendant finalist front row 1-r: Amy Fossenbarger, an eJement;ary edt ,cation n;iajor from Brock: Lisa Gellett, an art major from Falls Oty; and Missy Hoffart, a psychology major from Auburn. (Sack row 1-r) Cornelius Riley, a physical education major from Deerfield Beach, FL; Jeff Janssen. an accounting major from Sterling; and Jason Brewer. an elementary edu, ation major from Gr·etna.
(Right) Freshman Attendant flnalists front row 1-r: Robin Anderson, an elementary education major from Amherst; Sonya Miller. a pre-major from Omaha; and Paula Czirr, an elementary educati0n major from Superior. (Back row 1-r ): Todd Gross. a pre-major; from Earling, IA; and Robert Wright, a psychology major from Omaha (Not Pictured): Terry Clark. a pre-major from Auburn; and Mark Whitaker, a business administration/management major from Albany. GA.
PSC Marching Bobcats
The PSC Marching Bobcats will again entertain us. They will bn marching in the Homecoming Parade as well as performing during the game and in the Band-0-Rama at half-time. This years band has approximately 50 members and is under the direction of Mr. Larry Van Oyen.
Bobcat Football Action
The 1989 Fighting Bobcats will take on the Warriors of Midland-Lutheran in a game slated to start at 1 :30 p;m. Head Coach, Tom Shea's C:ats', ranked24 in this.weeks NAIA poll after blasting Concqrdia 71-6 last Saturday, are working on achieving ""another "Bobcat Blowout" for PSC 67th Homecoming.
CON'T FROM PAGE 1 All of the computers are DTK other labs are closed. If needed, Computers, which are IBM 640K there are four computers left that compatible. The monitors are can be installed where demand is Packard Bell and the printers are greatest." Panasonic KX-P1180.
PSC Awarded Large Federal Grants
Laura Osborne
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Peru State College has been awarded three federal grants for· a total of $343,402 for the 1989-90 academic year. Gayle Hytrek, coordinator of sponsored programs wrote the letter applications for the_ grants.
According to Hytncek, the firsf grant received by the college was the Funding for Improvement of Post Secondary Education grant. It is .a 25 criont.h grant of $82.25.c. in 1 federal funds. The money will be used for the establishment of 2, fulltime ·drug and alcohol abuse education office. speakers that will come to the campus and community activities offered through the school districts of the surrounding area.
The focus will be placed on the drug and alcohol abuse education office. The office will service PSC students, faculty and staff as well as the Peru community. Its purpose will be to develop procative, preventative policies on drug and alcohol abuse.
Gayle Hytrek
receive the same amount for the next two years if the college uses its first year funds in accordance with its proposed spending format.
skills found to be vveak and to provide faculty developmont activities. This center will house IBM and Mac Into sh computers and will provide three full-time positions.
The final grant received is the Title 8 Cooperative Education Grant. This vvill provide $88,490 a year for five vears if the college follows pr·eliminar·y spendino formats. A full-time director· for UlC' Cooperative Educational lnte,·nship program will be hired with these funds as well as a part-time secretary and four part-time codirectors.
l11rough this program. students will be able to work at a job within their intended field vvhile attending school, during a semester they are not attending school or during the summer. In addition to pay. Hytrek said, the students will receive college credit hours for a semester if they work full time.
The computer rooms in the halls will be open Monday thru Friday from 8 a.m. to midnight and on Sunday from 4 p.m. to midnight. On Saturday and Sunday until 4 p.m., an RA will be needed to open the labs. The Student Center lab will be be checked out from the desk attendant or RA. Each student is responsible for providing their own paper for the printers.
The second grant is the Kyle 3
The Professional Write. Professional Dictionary, Lotus 123, Strengthening Institutions Grant. D·Base 3 DOS and Poly Star/Twill This grantisfor$172.759infederal funds for this year. PSCiseligible to be provided in each dorm but must
open on Monday thru Friday fr·om 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
The hall labs are to be. used only by; re.sidents of that halt, but·the Student Center lab is•! open .to everyone.
Haugland also said that all of the computers will be library accessible.
Home,;orning Parade (entries meet in _l.,.A. Parking Lo.t) 1:30 P.M. , Bobcat Football (Oak Bowl) 8:00 P.M.
College Play (College Theatre) 9:00 P.M.
Dance (Cats on Holiday, SC)
PUZZLE SOLUTION
Hytrek said this money will be used to set up a Teaching-Learning Cfnter (TLC). This TLC vvill assess all incoming freshmen in basic skills of reading, sentence structure, .arithmetic and beginning algebra. It will also include computer R,rograms to help students build
Mrs. Hytrek feels that this is an exciting time for the college as there is now another opportunity to help students. Presently, she is conducting vvorkshops on writing letter,, of application for grants for other teachers.
Bennett Wants Tougher Drug Policies
(CPS) 0 -Following up President George Bush's Sept. 5 declaration of a "war on drugs," W/uiam Berlne.tt. Bush's. ''drug, czar," tr\r~at~necl,~o £Ut off' ,fiP<JIPSlal aid tostucferits1wfiogo•t9colleges tfi'at don't have "tough", anti·dryg policies.
Concerns• at/out students' privacy a.swell .as a sheer shortage of campus man'power, however, led som:e observers to believe·a big national crackdown or:i student drug·users probably won't happen in the near future.
Colleges already have to have anti-drug programs in place., Bennett said He wants them stiffened.
Bennett defined "tough" as a program like that in Anne Arundel County,. Maryland, where schools expel any students caught selling drugs. Students caught consuming the stuff are suspended, and then turned over to the police
Bennett, head of the U.S. Department of Education during the Reagan administration and now director of the National Drug Control! Policy Office, said ~he goal of .the program was to prevent straight students from slipping. "down a slippery slope of drug use" and, for others, "to get them to stop."
To get federal colleg!= loa:is and grants, students already have to sign a statement that they don't or won't use illicit drugs.
Their school officials. moreover, already are required to have antidrug "programs" in place.
However, the Education Dept.,
which oversees most federal {NDSU), for one, already has'"rUies college programs, has few formal to prohibit drug ;and altoHbl on rules for what constitutes an campus." said Nona Wood 'of acceptable "anti-drug program."~ NDSU's student affairs office.
.•. ThEe definition of an accepta.ble Wood. added "penalties depend on '.Prngram was so loose when' the ~Verity" of the of'f~n/ie;tiE!nd .Bennett/ rushed the requirement may range "all .the way y;om into law in 1987 that Ron Bucknam. then the Education Dept. 's drug prevention director, quipped that warning.to·expulsion."
We've kicked students c,~£ 1 of school for drug use," said •.Uian "a school.'s (anti-drug) program·, Newman, legalcounselfortll~l'i\tecould consist of a college dean standing on the campus quad at midnight shouting 'Don't Do Drugs ! if that's what the college wants.
• In ·April. an anonymous ,;sµeechwriter" further confused the definition of • just how the federal ·government wanted colleges to enforce anti-drug rules by inserting in a schedulec;I spee,cH by current Edcuation Sec. La.uro Cavazos a proposal to Hav~ campus Montana Univergi.ty System "however, they wol..llc:ln't ,be .expelled from school before (getting) due process."
Amerfcan Ovil Liberties; !(Inion Director Ira Glasser called .Bennett'.s ideas "count productive and cynical" pro that "attempt t9 fool the p believing 1:17.at prohibition tan when all the evidence shows cannot."
No one, moreover. fores. students surreptitiously inform the major campus efforts to tra. government if their classmates • down drug.using student;lr, were using drugs.
.Cavazos quickly backed off the proposal before delivering the speech, but not before the prepared text had been released to the press.
Making Bennett's Sept. 5 proposal to expel certain students work would also pose legal problems for campuses, some observers said. Would students accused of selling drugs on campus be expelled even before they go to trial in the years after being arrested? Would a· student who used marijuana suffer the same p(;lnalty as one who sold crack?
regardless o'f.• the. propbSE;ld n, financial aid requirEement:
"If we Have pi"Oblerh9 .vvithdrµ~ we go outside to ,the citipqjiceJ,r sheriff. The campus he(€: J~st doesn't have enou?h f P;OU~e officers)" to monitor student;~ • use closely. r~port~d Cha director of university p McNeese Sta.te Loufsiana•.
security Director Everett Eaton added, "I don't know that it will affect large public institutions such as OSU bec;ause we have strong drug
Dwain Myers of Four States Office Products in Auburn installs one of the new computers at the Complex.
HOMECOMING
Campus Scenes
Person of the Week ,Campus Cliques .. "
an enerqetic, hardworking, art student who maintains a level of excellence in hi'.a work that we find in more mature artist~--;_ He's capable of solid research and incorporates this knowledge into his work."
Dr. Leland Sherwood. pr·ofessor
Heath Miller
by Vicky Smith
Reiger Rabbit or David Letterman? Either way PSC's art department has been kept or. its toes since the arrival of .Heath Miller. junior:-. three ·years ago. In each of those three years he has received an.art scholarship.
Heath.was c1 memberot the first freshman cl,iss to use the new art facilities in the basement: of the old gym; and he has put those. facilities· to good use.
Last year. Heath. designed the art work for· ·the Delzell shirts and plans a Delzell Two shirt for this year.
He has done. 59me car.toon work for the PSC papen notablY last yf!,ar·s "Trad'.'.• and. "~oncTracl." c::.artoons, a~1 h~s''dcme some c::ommerc::ial ,art wor:k for his hometown ot Beatri~~'. '·
Heath alsti•-helped design the mobile displ$lY bC>a~d for the Student Senate last year. It was 1',i'sed at tht.S years tee Cream Social. Heath's advisor. Ker, Anderson. 'assistant pr of<"ssor of art. is very serious about.Heath's ability He's
What's "On
The Tr..lbe" This Year? The Yearbook Staff Knows!
by Chris Denker· Vrtiska.
of art at PSC. says the quality of There are a varietv of television Heath's work sets the pace for the shows "On The Tube"-thisfall. Your restoftheclass. Hisworkisunique favorites are starting their in that it stands out. p~emieres, while a whole set of
And Heath's work certainly does new ones are making their debuts. stand out. In fact some of his work Did you ever stop to think that PSC is life size, such as the life size could be related to TV shows? paintings of David Letterman and Jack Nicholson which. keep him Not only did the yearbook staff constant company in his studio at think about it, they have • the art· center. Hi;:!ath. says he is designated the 1989-90 yearbook "impressed with something that is with the theme "On The Tube." Big." He is presently working on a 4 foot by 4 foot painting of Organizationsandathleticsarejust Nicholson's head. two of the many groups that will be Heath feels he has received a lot related to TV shows. of experience in art at PSC and has "The staff brainstormed and taken an active part in campus came up with abm,t 10 ideas, and activities. He has belonged to the then they voted on them," said Art Guild for three years and Paula Winkelman. yearbook served as the secretary his adviser. sophomore year.
The staff, which has -nine Heath's fellow st, ,dents think of .members, meets every Wed. night him as a friend and took·to him for • at 7:30 in the print shop. Members guidance- They also look to him as • in_clude Rebecca Staley. editor; a scapegoat for many practical Jennifer Kresak, assistant editor; jok• •s within the art department. R3tricia Tynon, copy editor; Terea Thus. he is, known as the Roger Fischer, photo. editor; Darrin Rabbit of the art department. Goering, assistant photo editor; David Letterman has been an idol Oan Brewer. 9'ris .Selby and ¼<im · to Heath, and.ll,.tdv 'fh.1elsen.juni9r, • thinks.Heath is a lot like Letterman. With.all his joking around'.'~~tt, takes, ! ,is· art. very .:,edously and plans to .·use it in his future. either commercially or_ in teaching. • Dri." 5herwood. says H.eath has been' an asset to the "' t. department ·and· -the ·quality of HEcath's work shows that" Nebraska has a lot • ot good potential.
Janssen Con,stantly On The Go At P~C
trustworthy. outgoing and ·meets people of all ages very well. I expect great things of her."
Fellow students describe her as being very well organized, extremely pleasant to be around, and sincere.
Now that all this praise has been showered on Ondy. let's. see what she has· done with her talents.
Cindy is an Accounting, Management. and MaU1 major who has ·excelled. academic.ally. Last s.ummer she placed third in mark~ting in th•~- National PE3L, Professional Business League, contest. Third place may seem a couple of steps down. from first but Qndy's third .place was. only one point behind the first:p1ace winner
Cindy Jans~n by Vicky Smith
She's cl1eerful, bl'.Jsy; ¢onscientious. and thoro~gh: Sounds lil<e the perfect student? Well, Qndy :.Janssen, senior, may not be • perfect i:?ut according to those who kr;iow her\ she.comesclose. pr. sm Snyder. vice-president of PSC, says, "She has a g.ood analytical mind that allows her to see problems and find solutions:"· Linda career planning and placement. says, "She is
This was Ondy's third entry into the National PBL contest. On her way to these nationals. she earned seven awards in the state PBL
Woman's Athletic Association. served as last years secretary; representative to the stud.ent senate; and was recently appointed by Nebraska Governor, Kay Orr,, as the Pe~ Student Representative to the State Board of Trustees.
'"' 'aOridy would like any students having any concerns abo1..1t college to contact her SQ she can. convey the~ concerns to the Sta't:e. Boar:,J.. Ali four. year!i, of her ·college career. Ondy has worked in the office of career planning and placement on a fellowship.
Cindy is a.lso involved ifl intramural volleyball, basketbaU and softbaU and worked as a camp counselor during the summer helping chfldren with problems. And how does Cindy feel about PSC? "I've gotten a ·heck of an educatior1 here. l'v,a had so many opportunities that most kids never dreamed of because of PSC." contest.
• Cindy's immediate future Ondydoes.notspendaUhertime ·- :involves preparation for-the CPA think'.ng: of what _\Nill help just her, ( Certified Public Accountants; S_he. 1s 1nvolved in many camp_us M'. ·_: A , organizations. notjustasa member examir,.i,tion th.ilii coming•. 3 )1\· .• but. as an active officer. These test. •$he says; almost no one include: Afpha· Chi, presently pa!i,:;;esthefirst:t:ime: lh Cindy'i,spare (?) time she. likes serving as vice-president; PBL, preseC1tly state president; tc,piddle around outside with her Accounting Association. presently .animals and be with herfrieD<fsariq president;. Alpha "Mu Omega; Family. •
photographers; and the yearbook. she feels that it's the only way the college can have a yearbook. She went on to say that it would cost $35 to 40 anywhere else and that students will appreciate it five to 10 years from now~
Annette Bollen. artist/writer. A variety of topics are discussed at the meetings. "We discuss what we want to put into the book, photography coverage of upcoming events. and • we work on the yearbook itself," said Winkelman.
Students are more than welcome to join the yearbook staff. They should have some journalism in college. but if they have had exPerience with yearbooks in high school, they should come talk with Winkelman.
She feels that students should
So, where is the 88-89 yearbook?
"I want to apologize to the students, because the book isn't here yet, said Winkelman. "It should be here by December."
However. Sampling '89 will be well worth the wait. It features a variety of people in pictures, contains eight color pages. and has profiles on the faculty. Wonderful sign up to take yearbook forcredit. surprises are promised. because but they car:i also take it for no there. are pictures of pe~ple who erect.it.
Toe yearbook made its return two years ago after being out of existence for f2 years. It was brought back primarily through the efforts of Dean Joy and ·the Student Senate. according to Winkelman.
Although mat1Y students_ don't approve of ~e mandato~y fee for· are. least expecting it. Winkelman wants to remind e~ryone on campus to let her staff members._know when even1:s • and meetings are taking place. In order to c:over them accurately and sufficiently in the. yearbook, the staff needs to be made aware of ·,1:hem.
Located on the upper level of the Stude.rtt C8-ht~r'.
ackfield 'Bowls' Over Owls
by Russ Waring
"/\"maybe for· apple. but on Sat S,:,pt. 16, "J" was for Jerry, as in James Jerry. who along with Mark Whitaker rushed Peru to a 41-1C victo,·y over their arch rival the Tarkio Ovvls.
The Cats', vvho novv lead the se,·ies 33-18-2, vver·e led by the two backs vvho ran for a total of 335 yards. Whitaker 244 on 21 carri, ·s tor 3 TD's and Jr,r-ry 91 on 1 7 can-ies for one TD.
The Cats' offensive domination kept Tarkio's offens,:c, off the field for much of the game. helping the PSC defense control Tarkio's quarterback, Oliver, vvhom Coach Shea says "has the quickest fe,-•t l'v,e ever seen in a quarterback," and running back. Joe Powe. vvho rue,hed 18 times for 201 yards and one score,
The Owls got on the board first vv,th a 30 yar·d field goal to gain the lead. for the fir·st and last time.
ll1e Bobcats were the next to score. vvhen quarterback Nate Bradley hit wide receiver Garriet Blair on a play action pass for 30 yards and the score. Ron Shaneyfelt's kick capped the 5 play 65 yard drive, and the Cats led 7-3.
Bradley vvho completed 13 of 23 passes for 155 yards and two TD's
went into the c.Jame ranked fourth in NAI.A Division II passing vvith a 299 yar·d passing average and s,~venth in total offense with 307.5 yards a game. Shaneyfelt vvent in fourth in points per gamr, vvi th a 7 .5 aver.:1ge.
The Cats scored on their next tvvo possessions when Bradley hit tight end Mark Fritch in the end zone from 7 yards out, and then Whitak,,r took a pitch and rolled in for the score from one yard out to cap a 9 play 46 yard drive. The score vvas 20-3.
'On the first play of their next series the Ovvls, Povve. rambled 53 yards for the score. Kory Lind blocked the kick. and the scor·e was novv 20-9.
Pen counter't:d on the next series going on a 49 yar·d drive that ended with J,0rr·y gaining the,• TD from the one.
Ted Riley scored the two point conversion on a fake kicf< and Peru vvent up 28-9 to end the first half scoring
Neither team could manag,o a ·., score in the third quarter,' but fourth quarter savv Tarkio start off vvith a 41 yard run for the next TD making the score 28-16.
The Cats offense then took control and marching 60 yards on
·11 plays, that ended vvith Whitaker waltzing in from 7 yards out. The Cats novv led 34-16.
Whitaker capped the scoring with an ~O yard romp, that savv him break two tackles, then out run the Ovvls to the goal line, changing his field several times. Shaneyfelt added the extra point to make the score Peru 41. Ovvls 16.
Shea gave -credit to both Whitaker and Jerry for their performances, as vvellastheentire offensive line for giving the tvvo backs the room to run. •
On the other side of tr,e ball the coach cited the linebacker crew. who combined for 30 tackles. as \,veil as the defensive· backs. who gave up just 27 passing yar·ds while playing man to man defene,,e.
Shea did however, say that the team rnust become n-1ore consistent, that they'n~ still a little peak and vallt~y."
The Cats· proved they had vvr1at it takes to achieve consistency when they rolled over the C.oncordia Bulldor.3s on Sept 23 in the Oak Bovvl with a score of 71-6.
The Cats' vvill be in action Sdt Sept. 30forthe Homecoming game aqainst the Midland-Lutheran Warriors. Kickoff time is slated for 1:30.
few Players
Grad)uate
·ccPS)--Fewer than one in five football and basJ~etball players at many colleges.ever graduate, a congressional report said Sept. 9.
The report, vvritten by the General Accounting Office (GAO). promises to play a major role .in. the current debate .about a proposed law to torce scnoo1s to reveal their players' graduation dates.
during game action Sept. 23.
Bobcats Move Into Top 25
The Peru State College football team moved into the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division II footbi"lil ratings this week for the first time in the 1989 season.
The Bo.beats. 3-1 ave.rail following their 71·6 blowout of Concordia College last Saturday at. the Oak Bowl. received 75 votes to. hold the No. 24 spot i,:. the third poll released Monday afternoon from the NAlA na.l:ional office in Kan!;ias City, MO.
Two former Peru State opponents. Missouri Valley and Net:>raska Wesleyan both with 2records, are 14th and 15th rE:\spectively with 205 and 182 votes.
A future _Bobcat. foe, Chqdron State, mo_ved up to the No. 12 spot vvitt.> a 4-0 mark and 267 points.
Westminster CPA) College, 3-0, received 524 points'toearn the.No. .1 ranking.
41 • 1 victory over T~rkio. (Photo by Chris Selby)
Bobcats On The Offensive
The PSC football team has the nation's third best offense while three PSC players rank among the top110 individual leaders, according :'to:the second National Associcictioq of fnter.cotle.giate Athletics (NA,lAi Division II football report. for the week of Sept. 18·22.
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Tbe Bobcats have rolled l.!P 4£31 .q • yards per. game in posting a;: 2~i ·rec-ord thus far; bu.t neitherof )Perq State's team t:,ushlng or passi.r~ averages; 221,7 and. 259.3 re-spectively, made.the top ten. ~on Shanefelt. a s9phorriore from ·Omaha, is. tied. for seventh _in 'kick scoring with three oth_ef
piayersat€;:i.Opergame. The Millard. South graduate is sr.1cond ori the squad '!"ith 18 points, includirig 1 f of 13 PAT'sand'2 of 2 field. goals: HalfbacK·Mark \Nhitaker is .l'.)in'th among Qfx,isi9ri rt rushfTs IIVith_ a 131_ ;~ t~veras;:e j'.)er cont~st Tl1e,_s8, 160,~9:7'nc:t( sophornor:e frQtp •• lnw<:>~, ~f; hp;s gi;lined 3~5 yards arid. th;e~ t9uchdo'-'llns on •39 ' attempts., :high(iglited by his 2~"' •ya-,:d ,effo'rt ifi .41 °16 triu'mp. over TarKici (MO) College, Sept. 16. Chad !::rickson, a sophomore :from ·Emerson, IA, ranks ninth in puntin!;J with a 40.4 average o_n 10 attempts;
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"There is no justification for any athlete to be abused by a college sports program, and then left without an educati<:>n,'.' Sen. Edward KE:\nnedy • <'DMass) said.. in re.te<1:.ing the report. /-;,,,;
GAO 'ie~a~iri~c.f In it, th.e National Coll<;'giat~ Athle;:tic: •Association <NCAA)'. statistics<; portraying·;holll('.b,as1<.eW~r1' players on .97 \'rpajor'' cam teams did_iq.5lass:i'Fhirt:y•fi the -97 tei:lffiS ~raduate~:'tt'~m ,zero .to 29 Pe,!'d;,nt/ of their µlayers;
Orily eight of. th'e P!'.?:_~J~s graduated as' rrian'y a!s <'.86 percent pf .their pl,aye:rs. :/ Of 103 "major" college football programs. the GAO found 14 graduated from zero to 209p of their playe,'s,
NCAA Executive Richard Scht:.iliz has said he c,pposes the law ttiatlwould requir;e colleges .to•._publishathl_etes' acac;i<;mic progress. asserting it violates •.. th•eir rigtits toJ~fivacy•an~ that ·•.·~fh ~usine:ss shouldremain an iril'f~rnal .NCAA ma~r
Peru State had picked up 15 votes in the previous ranking.
Pei'u State hosts Midland• Lutheran this Saturclay in the• 67th Homecoming game at l :30 p.m. the Oak Bowl.
he Bobcats. celebrate their 33rd victory of the Apple Bowl with a
Scott Gerdes eludes tacklers as he glides his way to additional }'.ards
oming Back To School \Nasn't Easy,:But It's Been Positive
by Cathie English
They are both psychology/ sociology majors, but this is where the similarities end.
Cathy's day begins at 7 a.m. She might do a few chores before she drives from Nebraska City.
Deb'sdaybeginsat5a.m. She gets herself ready. drinks a cup of _coffee and wakes her kids up before she leaves her house in f-"alls City at 6: 1. 5.
Cathy Martin•and Deb Adams are non-traditional students. Martin commutes two days a week and on the weekends for classes. Adams. drives every Monday. Wednesday and Friday.
Martin. who bE;gan her studies in January 1 988, spends her days off studying. When she's not studying, she's running_ She runs five miles, 4-5 days a week. '"~unning is some.thing I don't like , do, but I like:j:h~ way it makes 0 feel," she' said .• The PSC or said she .has always been ,, c;y person· with organiza'riends and sports. Martin ··on· the days I'm not in school, my time belongs to me."
Adams, who is two hours short of junior status, began her college c;,reer in August 1987. A single mother with five children, , she spends Tuesdays and Thursday studying. "I try not to
summer they like to go fishing and hiking.
Martin said the reason she came back to school was because she had been a full-time homemaker and her children vvere getting to "that" c;ge. "My youngest just graduated from high school," she stated. "I wanted something to give personal fulfillment." Martin also said she came back to become qualified for a particular job--one that gives purpose.
comfortable," she said. Adams was driving home from Lincoln after house hunting, vvhen she savv the PSC sign on Highvvay 75. "I had enrolled at Southeast Community College which meant I had to wprootmykids l just didn't feel right about. it." She Efecided to drive into Peru, and she enrolled that day. "I don't really have one
vvants to. be employed· in the social vvork field. "I'm not sure whether I vvant to vvork vvith young kids or older people." she said.
For Marti.n and Adams. coming back to school wasn't easy. Martin said, "I vvas very nervows about going back to school. being with recent high school graduates." Adams said it vvas culture shock. "I vvas scared to death it vvas like going to school vvith my kids," she said.
Cathy Martin spend time on studies vvhen the kids are home," she stated. ''If they have homework, we all sit around the table for homevvor·k • hour." Her -tone was serious when she explained hovv the kids feel ignored if she studies all the time. Adams said they like to rent movies· for family· entertainment, but in the
Adams said that she alvvays wanted to come back because She quit high school at 1.6. "I alvvays fE;lt bad that I didn't graduate," she said.· She continued by saying that_ she had always loved to read and learn, soshecompletedherGED at PSC. ~dams stated, "At first I did it for me, then I realized having an education vvill help my kids. It sets an example," Martin said she chose Peru because of the proximity and the reasonable cost. She had taken a summer course at UNO and felt it was so, impersonal. "Peru State makes you feel
Adams specific career goal," Martin stated. She said she vvould very much eryoy working in the
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'High Tech World' All Part Of A Day's WorkAtPSC
by Ross Udey
The lnd<1strial Techilology program (part of tl,e Division of Science and Technology) emphasizes the practical application and understanding of 1%*!'+:;';echnology in today's society. ··''.reas of study include industrial ';:hnology education. industrial i,agement technology, constru;,n technology, power and iinsportation ~-.;'i:~chnology and lectronics/robotics. Students also 'irticipate in various courses in the •;;//irrrculum to /fqJfill technical • learning in th~;_·z_1;1eheral studies 'j\(jlquirements. '";-h
• The ITE staff includes three full• faculty members. Dr. Lester Russell has beeri.'·teaching for 34 years a_nd _is the institution's senior faculty member. • Dr. Russell teaches in the area of electronics and materials prbcessing, along vvit,h professi91+al ed~cation courses.
Mr. Rob Evans_ is beginning his 12th· year on the PSC staff, and teai;:hes ln the area of communication; including technical graphics· (drafting), pho~9graphy,. and graphic commur-iic:J;ition as .well as professional voca'tional courses. Mr Ross Udeyteachesintheareas· of manufai;:turing and construction and hs in this third ";,,ear of service.
Mrs. Kathy Volkmer has served as the ITE Department secretary for tt,e past 6 years.
Tbe AV Larson-building COl;ltains the facilities for- the technology prQ§rams. Six laboratories and ctas'S:roonis allow experierices.:Jn a
Despite the fact it· wasn't easy, Adams and Martin agree that it has been a positive experience coming back to school. Martin said that college has been a good experience because she has gained more confidence. "When I'm in the vvorkpl~e. I vvon't be at a disadvantage because I'm older," she said.
According to Adams. "It's been a terrible fear that you vvon't fit in." Novv, she stated, "Nomatterhovvtoughitgets if I don't get an A or B. ·1 don't vvorry about it. I take it one day at a time."
number of technological areas. with a numbec _of "high tech" Students take a vvide variety of machines. coursework in tt,eir degree Two student organizations' for program in areas such as electronics, technical graphics, graphic comr:nunications. material processing, construction and manufacturing.
The laboratories of the !TE building contain a variety_ of industrial equipment utilized thro\Jghout the department ~including. hardware and _software for training in G:>mputer Aide,d
majors include the industrial Technology Club and Epsilon Pi Tau CEPT),
The Industrial 'fe_chnology Qub. for all ITE rrtaJors and other interested students. _provides_,, opportunities for- developing leadership skills along with giving them opportunities to expand their experiences in the field. of technology
Activities of the IT Club include homec·oming fl<;>ats,. the a_nnual toymaking proje.ct with th,e local Kiwanis Oub and money-making prcijects to help defray the expeflses of the annual field trip to outstate industries and confer· eri~es._ EPT (International Hbnorar'y Professional Fraternity of Technology Education) membership is limited to students who are upper cfu~smen •nd have distinguished themselves in. the field of i.ndustrial technology, Yearly activities include helping IT club· with homei;:oming float. Drafting (CAD), G:>mp.uter Nuerial initiating newly -elected members Controlled machines CCNC)., 'of EPT and eruoying other ,social robotics Z!,nd elei;:tronics. and professional activ_ities deemed F.aculty and students are worthy by the.member's. awaiting the October arrival_ of Annual events, ,of the ITE equipment to incorporate department include Fall Open CA,D/CAM (Computer. Aided , House r6r area secondary school Man\Jfacturing). into the curric~ industrial technology teachers ahd ulum. This high technology their students_ and a workshc;,p in equipment allowSPSC stu,i,:le9ts ~9 the spring for teachers ofa'rea high_ eXRerience high. tg~ctj'iiri; r'Prk\99., -schools.
Activities at these e'vents include demonstrations on ,equipment, guest speakers and contests for the students,
In May the 11th annual Industrial Technology Fair and Competition will be hosted by the industrial technology department:
This competition brings 3(;)0 ·students and their teachers from· area high schools to PSC to display projects and compete. in various contests. Approximately 600 plus entries into the fair and competition are received each year. The fair ends with an.awards ceremony recognizing outstanding students and schools.
The 1989·'90 year for the ITE department looks to be a busy and exciting one. Many events· and activitie_s fill student and fao;Ity " calendars even though the scho.ol year hasjust begun.
Pfacement rate for !TE graduates have been among the. highest in th.e college. In past years. the program has trpditionally been male dominated. Because of changes in technology .there are now many opportunities for women in the field.
In fact, some industries are competing for females with this educ~tional background. Of. the total class of 1989 PSC.graduates. '.the hi.ghest -~~lary re.ceive8 \/\las •fro.m the tTE department, and_ this'' pecrson was a female.
Student~ a.re invited to com~ p.t:\d see wha.t. the
Deb
college setting and may
her master's degree. Adams
Inside Sports ...
Varsity Sports Need Expansion
by Amy Snyder
Peru State College is on the move.
It is corning out of a period of contentment witll a once mediocr~e status and is taking the steps necessary to move forward in n1any areas.
A lot of hard work has been done to improve the student's academic surroundings and the College's community relations. The school's overall outlook for the future is improved.
With this constant effQf't and consistent success, the word is getting out. PSC is a place to be proud of.
ft is my opinion that for an institution's package to be complete, every aspect of it must be allowed to grow. In this respect I believe that ;the variety of varsity
athletics offered by th,c, school should be expanded.
Athletics on a college campus are very important. Not only do they give students a physical outlet and a chance to compete, but they also spread a certain reputation and respect that directly reflect the atmosphere of the school.
Our current programs have done a lot to recruit a number of students ·and supporters. An addition of at least two more sports could only increase those figures.
Examples of possible options are tennis, golf, swimming and track and field. The facilities and· equipment for these sports are already located on campus, or can be easily accessed in the surrounding area.
-Intramural Football Scores-
Additional costs such as uniforms and travel vvould have to be worked ~nto the school's budget at an affordable rate.
While I realize that this is not an easy task. I think the future receipts in the form of quality students and boosted school spirit vvould more than compensate.
At the beginning of the vveek I spoke to Dean Jerry Joy. and he assured me that the subject of more varsity sports has been discussed at length. He said that it has been placed on a list of longterm·goals for PSC
This topic has come and gone many times in the past. But I truly believe that Peru State is ready for such ,n addition.
A lot of positive things are being said and heard right now, and a lot of people are becoming aware that PSC is far and away more thanjust mediocre.
What better time or atmosphere could there be to offer the
Michalski ·Meets Chang-es Posi,ti~~ly
by Amy Snyder
Michalski
haven·t held her down.
As co-captain of this year's Lady 8obca.t Volleyball team, Michalski feels that everyone is adjusting well to the techniques of new head
coach, Cindy Brauck. She feels that since a majorty of the team is new, the 'transition has gone smoothly.
"Her (Coach Brauck's) philosophy of coaching is good, and she is ve,ry open minded. Always positive," Michalski said.
As. a result of this atmosphere, some strong points were cited, such as. team unity and strong physical e'ndurance.
Looking toward the end of the season. Michalski said that the team is constantly preparing for districts. New techniqu'l=s, patterns a,nd hits are being introduced.
"If we can learn to play more co0sistantly and keep our momentLJm: we vyjU be ven/ competitive in our district."
Michalski h.as sho,wn her own personal competitiveness· many times. Spe earned. the. honor. of Aq,demic All-American. a0d made albconference. team la'st. year.
Already
recognition at the Briar Clfff Invitational at Sioux City. IA: Expressing an appr,eciation for the support that the team has • recei.vecl from students, faculty and staff, she said, "Against Doane, we to~tty loved the tans They helped build momentum and kept us going.''
She encouraged continuous support, and hopes that attendance will increase.
When asked what her feelin,; were about leaving PSC and its 'volleyball program, .Michalski responded, ".It's going to be rougr because I really like it. It means a lot to me because I've spent a lot ot hours in the gym. I've become ver.y close with the team and with the coaches."
In regard to a young squ9 d, Michalski commented that thi.s years freshmen were very well recruited. She believes that they wilt contribute a lot this season and is very optimistic about their potential success in the future. FRIDAY
Serving as football cheerleaders for the 1989 season are (front row 1-r) ,Jqdi Rjnne, Stephanie.Hay, Teri Miller, (b<3,ck
Sonya Miller.
Senior hitter Kaylee Michalski keeps the. play alive with a dtve for th~ ball as teammates watchlfrom the, sideline.
Gallentine's Gasification Project on the Way
by O)ris 1Denker
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• 3 00% incr.ease from the According to PSC 'President contra.ct rates. Jerry Gallentine; the ~ollege This meant an $80,000 used coal as·a fµef;supply up increase. infuelcostthat would until 1967. At that;:time, PSC have had a heg,ative impact on
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1Ab~r'd of examiners fn:>m· the National Council df Accreditati<m of Teacheir Education (NCATE) will be. ori t:c1mpus. Monday Oct.! 16 through Wednesday pct. .18. NCATE is •responsibl~ for the accreditation ·.·. c::>f pr:qfe~sional education units for the. preparation of professional school personnel at basic and advanced levels. The examiners Vl(ill observe classrooms, student teachers, field schools, facilities. and faculty. The board will also be talking to students and f?culty.
Graduating from c1n NCATE q~credited school will be valuable to education students in the job market, according to Dr. Jerrold Hanson, .chairman of the division of education and dean of graduate studies. ~:we have a traAsient society," said Hanson. "It is uAlikely that most graduates will stay in
counties in Nebraska according dependent upon outside to University of Nebraska • sources. It is an economic • forestry personnel; Also. flood deve,.lopnie,.d:l:i\etfort that woul~/
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Environmental concerns year. It would be located in the have been addressed by same place as the present preparing a conservation and physical plant, because th.ere is environmental quality policy a lot of space to hold it;;· st~tement. It inclu~es • Funding is also a.vailable. operati9r;i~1 .•• ,.standar:ds .which "GQ~Ei!'r,,n9r. Orr.has allotted. $1/:·•·· enforce '. str;i<:t'. .;;i~~~'rence to m.i.·Hi ~r(: f rqro t tie EX X oij• • • proper b,ctrre~til))s)t;l:l!Cht1'iques.· •· Over'cl"icti;ge:.fl;Un'ci to thE!E3Clarc:t; .•.•• •• : YJi i!.l)F· ~e,p1n9 ·'Jwitt:\• • ·rei;;pon$jl?!Ei> i;\;9f; •TrUstees.· for.••• 9'ic:idr¢n• ~rid·•. c&~i~iotrii1f,
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south.east Nebraska.0 .He ~id .tha t •• graduating from .a'n i.nst.itution with ·NCATE accreditation says to othe,:. states that your instjtution has h b • 1 , oth
• sorne standards.
Harn;;or:i/WhO ~as previous ; experience with • the National Council qf' •Accre.ditation of Teacher Education. said there are three possible results of .the NCA TE process: straight accreditation. deniai of accreditation or accreditation with stipulations. With the stipulations, an institution .is given a time period to correct any existing problems and .then may reapp;ly for accreditation
The five categoriek studied by the NCATE .board of examiners are the following:. 1 ) knowledge base for professional education, 2) r:elatioAship to the world of practice, 3) student;,,• 4) faculty, and 5) goverance ·and resources. ,ln these categories there are 18 standards and 94 criteria that must be met. Some of the standards .and criteria include general studies, professional courses, field scb,ools, cooperating teachers, student r'eguirements, faculty and administration.
.Hanson, who had one:yearto prE;;!pare for a process that usually takes 2-3 years, said there will be ·no major changes in the departmentinthefuture. "Th~re will be a tightening up of the programs that already e)5:ist," he said. Hansch stated NCATE--Cont. Pg. 4
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d •.. h. t tested on campus to. determine wood ·•. ·gassification. • o er means o, prov1 1.119 .ea • and steam to its physical plant. th eir efficiency as alternate "My idea isootonlyto make the T.wo .swd.ie. $ wer·e·· cqmpt , energy sou~c:es. plant ecooomicall•t e.fficient, let~d.andtheuseofwoodasa "A. new dimension is thJ:rt:'.1;>ot .to. also use.it; '5'/a.h primar)I' so1,1rce of energy li'eat landfills contain 40. percept E\!ducational unit," ~~f<lf/ Dr. was recommended. • material paper and cardboard • •• Gallentine. "It can be Oi!.!eid for that would be possible to bum.'' ' demonstra.tions. and )J'keeps Wood is readily available. in said Dr. Gapentine. theenergysourceinNebraska. the. surrounding area. It is When there is another energy renewable a_nd releases The project, according to Dr. crisis,. we want to be in a minimal pollutants. There are Gallentine, has several• position to not have to worry 95,870 acres of stc1nding advantages. The .wood is a about it.''. timber in the seven corner renewable resource that is not
Students Need To Exercise First Arnendnient
by O,ris Denker
The First Amendment has been interpreted as meaning that no government. federal or state, can place "prior restraints" (that is, censorship) on the press except under very narrowly defined circumstances, according to American Government: Institutions and Policies.
The Peru State Times is a medium for the first amendment. The paper is a place to inform, entertain and persuade. There are stories about sports, ,organizations, campus events and meetings. There are various columns and ; editorials.
Is there anything missing?
Yes! One area that gets minimal input is Letters to the Editor.
Whv? That is the question being posed to you. The college paper is a perfect place to air out your concerns, to ask questions, or to give praise that might have gone unnoticed had you not said anything.
Every person has an opinion about things that not only happen on campus but occur in everyday life. How do you ever hope to accomplish a goal or get something changed, if no one knows about it?
This is your paper and the
members of this staff are here to serve you. We report the happenings on campus and focus on people that make things happen. If we s:an't help you specifically, we can direct you to the people that can help you with a problem. If someone should be recognized or praised for a deed. write a letter to let us know.
Now the Times is not a National Enquirer. As a newspa'per, we have a code of ethics, and we will not print a letter that is not signed and contains information that cannot be verified.
However, if you have legitimate concerns and
comments, we want to hear them.
For example, the decision to make an art gallery was a fantastic idea. The campus will be b~tter because of it, and it generates positive publicity for the a rt department. However, do you wonder how the decision was made for the location?
The gallery takes the place of two class rooms on the first floor of the fine arts building. Many classes were located in those two rooms. How do instructors and students feel about being relocated? What is your opinion?
How do you feel about the_
changes in the college news paper? The name has changed and so has the format. What about the content and types of stories that are put into the paper? What would you like to see more of?
Last issue, we printed letters of praise that we had received,,for the changes in the newspaper. However, we also want constructive criticisms, so that we may continue to strive to improve your paper.
The campus can only improve with your help, and it can all start with a letter. We challenge you to exercise your first amendment. This is your college newspaper--use it!
Art Gallery's Location Is Questioned Letter To The Editor
by Cathie English
There is an art gallery being constructed on the PSC campus. I want this college to have an art gallery. Art has always been a love of mine, and I am looking forward to viewing the works of many talented artists. I appreciate art and understand it. What I don't understand is why there wasn't more consultatjon with students and 'r~culty concering the_ decision for the gallery's location.
Various opinions .have been expressed on the PSC campus over the' last two weeks concerning the development of a new art gallery. Many students.and !?Orne instructors have questioned the use of Jindra Fine Arts rooms 104 and 105. One reaion for concern is the permanent loss of classrooms and in particular. the loss of the first floor classrooms for handicapped students.
faculty question this move is the recent controversy over the lack of office space for aqjunct faculty in the same building. There are some who
may think it is absurd to create an art gallery when instructors need adequate offices to go about the business of educating.
It is a state law that every building be handicapped accessible.
If the Joss of classrooms is a concern, apparently it i_s because of a shortage of classrooms. Yet there is a list of 24 classes posted on the floor of room 105, all of which have been reas~gned to different rooms in the Jindra Fine Arts. T.J. Majors or Hoyt Science buildings. This indicates that these classrooms were available.
it is a state law that every building be handicapped accessible. Thisla\11/requiresan elevator if there is more than one floor)n a facility. The Firle Arts building has an elevator, although it may not be maintained as it should be. lf
this is the case, then the maintenance should be improved.
Students may sympathize with acljunct faculty over their lack of office space. Students know better than anyone how unnerving it-fs to share a dorm room in which you have to house your furniture, desk, books and other personal property. They also know how hard it is to study wher_;,i they are constantly interrupted by either students, loud music, or an unco9perative roommate.
Adjunct faculty do have a right to complaiR, but before
the building projects toward the acquisition of works of art.
Certainly, a permanent art gallery may become a drawing point for artists around the country. This, in fact, would create an atmosphere of culture and b.eauty • for the students, faculty, administration and surrounding communities.
If there is a controversy concerning the new art gallery it is because there was a disregard for student and faculty input concerning the location decision. Students want to voice their opinions
PSC has approximately $16,00.0 to purchase art work from one percent of the construction cost of T.J. Majors.
anything is accomplished, the students will have to take a stand. They can accomplish this by contacting the Student Senate.
Students, in general'. would p'robably agree that we need an art gallery. It is in line with the philosophy of ,t!-)e school to become a cuJtural center for. southeast Nebraska. There is an immediate need for this gallery in order to display the entries of the Competitive Art Exhibit for the T.J. Ma.iors Building. PSC !-\as approximately $16,000 to purchase art work which was made possible by a state law providing one 'percent of the construction of
If there is a controverst concerning the new art gallery: it is because there was a disregard for student and fa,culty input concerning the location decision.
@oncerning problems on the "Campus of a Thousand Oaks."
Dear Editor:
I wish to extend my deepest gratitude to Peru State College: I refer to the Memorial Service for Chris Haddad on Thursday, Oct. 5. It was a beautiful service that was entirely appropriate for a beautiful person like Chris.
My life was affected by O,ris Ha<;:ldad, and I miss her very much. 0,ris was a very special person who touched many, many lives at PSC. l believe I ·speak for all of Chris's friends when I say that her loss is deeply felt in 'our hearts.
I have always been proud to be a student and a staff men::t>er of PSC, but nE>ver have I felt prouder than when I realized the depth of devotion that PSC has for its students, fac:::ulty, and staff, exemplefied by Chris's memorial service. I felt a love th rough out that service that lwillnotsoonagainfeel.
Perhaps a student rnay have had a brilliant idea on where this gallery might have been built. This is our campus. We want it to be the best it can be, but it has to begin with us. Very
THE PERU STATE TIMES
Pete MacNaughton and Jamie Reichart work on the new Art Gallery in the Jindra Fine Arts Building, in what were formerly room!'i. 1 04 and 1 05. The Art Gallery is scheduled to be finished by the end of October.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Whosoever would be a man must be a Nonconformist.
--Ralph Waldo Emerson
Dr .. i Leaky In Omaha
by Cathie English
If you are interested in the "Origins of Mankind," you will want to attend a lecture by Dr. Richard Leaky, internationally reknovvned paleoanthropologist. Leaky will be speaking in the Music Hall of the Civic Auditorium at 8 p.m. on Wed Oct. 18.
According to Mr. Dan Cox, assistant professor of education at PSC, Leaky and his father have been leaders in paleoanthropology throughout the 20th century. Cox said the Leakys have been responsible for major discoveries and are b~st known for their research in Africa.
Ticket prices for the event are $20.00 group tickets ( 10 or more) or $25.00 for an individual ticket. If you would like more information about the event, group rates or transportation contact Dan Cox, TJM 213, (872-2399)
From The Other· Side of ·the Desk ...
Like Snowflakes, People Are Individual
by Daniel J. Cox, Asst Prof. of Ed
I love snow.
This comes as no surprise to those who know me. Most of them
Just think I'm crazy. But it's more than that. I make sense of the world through analogy and symbolism and snow is my best metaphor. •
Each individual flake is a unique perfection: one of the strongest, most self-supporting structures in nature; one of the most fragile and ephemeral. By itself, each is a special crystal capable of reflecting light back upon itself ol refracting light into a new direction or diffracting light into its brilliant spectrum.
Collectively those little· stars blanket the earth. Allowed to settle gently, they change the harshest landscape, softening, smoothing, sculpting. Driven by the wind, they chisel away at the ground and at the resolve of even the most hardy soul.
Beneath that mantle there are no sleepers. Spring reveals the changes wrousht in winter: new growth, refreshed appetites and energies, a landscape at once more uniform and different. The promises of spring are built on winter's foundation.
Snow is my metaphor for dreaming, for human potential, and
the possibilities of the future. These are, also the metaphors of my professioh. Education is that quilt that covers the earth, every part and parcel, mountain and desert-softening and sculpting a landscape both uniform and different. Education .suppfies the •••essential atmosphere for dreaming and the materials for building. It provides for each unique individual countless opportunities and energies for reflecting, creating, and for becoming a part of an allencompassing oneness with the world, without losing that priceless singularity.
Now is the winter of our discontent in education. The critical , winds howl and push old snow1nto grotesque, crusted drifts or leave bare great, dark patches of earth.
Here is death in winter0 -when the changing is denied an<:! there is no new snow.
But the season is still young. Eager eyes and hearts are watching for signs of fresh snowfall, anticipating coming adventures.
Before a future spring reveals what changes this winter has conceived, there will be the storm. Vast clouds • are gathering. Those who Will be teaching will be the transforming blizzard. Our snows will cover the earth with uniqueness and solidarity, the need to be one together, and we will spend our energies reflecting and bending
•GIVE ME A CALL FOR THE FACTS ON LOW-COST AUTO INSURANCE
Services Honor Haddad
by Laura Winegardner
A PSC student and staff member died after sustaining severe injuries in ,:cm automobile accident near Crete on highways 33and 77 Friday morning, Sept. 29.
Christine Elizabeth Haddad, 22, was pronounced dead about 9:30 a.m. Tues., Oct. 3, at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.
of the Peru State Education Association for two years. a PSC ambassador, and a member of the college activities board.
In addition, Haddad was a resident assistant in the dormitories and was named to Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges. She was the recipient of the Laure Firoved Scholarship, PSC Presidential Scholarship and the PSC Leadership Scholarship.
Chris was known as a contributing founder of the PSC nanny service.
On May 8, CJ-iris accepted the position of admissions counselor for Peru State College.
Memorial services were held Thurs Oct. 5, in the Benford Recital Hall. Funeral Services were held Fri., Oct. 6 at the Methodist O.urch in Milford. The burial followed at the Evergreen Home Cemetery in Beatrice.
Haddad attended PSC from 1 985 to 1 989. She graduated last May with a degree in business administration/management and with a business education
1 teaching endorsement.
and <:reating so that new generations of people can see this 1;>eauty in thems~lves:
Like the snow, teaching is always for someone else. Snow is not snow for its own sake. It's the earth's waterer and insulator and, cJS I've said, one of its sculptors. Teachers do the same, nourishing those they guide into the world, protecting them from its storms by helping each one to become his or her own best navigator. Even the cold \s part of it. It's crisp, clean, bright, and keeps us moving. All charqcteristics of good teachers.
This winter in education may frustrate us: blocking old roads,, stalling us out, freezing us into numbed ineptitude when we're not prepared. But it will also keep us moving: searching for·new roads, driving us to more efficient performarn:e, cracking loose the fossil shell of sameness. It will be a wonderful snow,, great for making snowpeople
The temperature's dropping. I can't wait.
Haddad was active as a varsity cheerleader for four years and was also a member of the Student Senate for, three years, a member of Phi Beta Lambda
for three years, a member
The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, gifts be made to the Peru Achievement Foundation, CJ-iris Haddad Scholarship Fund, c/o Campus Mail, Peru State College, Peru, NE 68421.
As a representative of this college, the Peru State Times newspaper wishes tp express its deep condPlences. We will all miss O.ris
Alcohol Awareness Week
The week of Oct. 15-21 has been designated "National Alcoho Awareness Week." It is the goal of PSC to reduce alcohol misus through the education of students. The following is a ca!endaro activities .no one should miss.
OCTOBER 16--7:00 P.M.ITJ MAORS, ROOM 104
Shame Based Family Dynamics. Gene Dill, Director of Out Patient Treatment at the Fanily CounGiling Center of Olathe, will conduct this seminar concerning family systems that prod_uce "shame." The two-hour program demonstrates how dysfunctional families often create adults _with a wide variety of problems.
OCTOBER 18--7:00 P.M.ITJ MAJORS, ROOM 104
ADDICTION, RELATIONSHIPS, AND RE.<,;OVE.RY. Eleanor Miller shares her story in song, lectt.-1re, video, and personal experier;ice. This program is designed to aid individuals in examining healthy and unhealthy choices in daily living. •
OCTOBER 19··11 A.M./STUDENT CENTER CAFETERIA
Mocktail Happy Hour
Chris Haddad
Stress Course 'Offered
A popular course on methods for managing stress is being offered by PSCon the weekend of Oct. 14-15.
"Stress Relief" (Ed 350x) will meet from 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 1415, according to Bob Baker, dean of continuing education at PSC.
Dr. JoAnn Owens-Nauslar
will teach the one credit hour course, to meet in Room 212 of the Jindra Fine Arts Building. Participants will learn to analyze stressful situations. and to develop a program of diet, physical activity, and time and stress management
For more information. or to preregister, contact the Continuing Education Office by calling 872-3815.
Persons of the Week
Jessen
by Vicky Smith
Shows
"A nice surprise, I was really surprised." That was how Liz Jessen felt when she was crowned as this year's PSC Homecoming Queen.
Liz is a senior majoring in English and Physical Education.
According to Dr. Clyde Barrett, professor of English at PSCand Liz's academic advisor,
,,Surprise
sports, because of the time needed for practice." Dr. Barrett said a good student involved in sports must be well organized, and Liz is just that.
Liz is a member of the varsity basketball team. She received All-State Honorable Mention in basketball her sophomore year and is serving as co-captain for this years squad.
PSC was definitely the right choice for Liz, "It's been good to me." She feels the school 1s small enough to allow a student to get to know the teachers well. And the teachers are willing help, even with personal problems. Liz said, "It's (PSC) great. It's like home !"
SENATE REVIEW
The PSC Student Senate held meetings on Wed., Sept. 27 and Oct. 4,. Homecoming is over now, and we would like to thank everyone for their support.
The Student Sena.tel Programs float was awarded second place.
Senate is looking into building an organizational information display which would be located outside the student center building. The display is to be dedicated in memory of Chris Haddad.
Congratulations to Ron Smith who joined the Senate as the representative from Nicholas/Pate/Oak Hill.
The Library Committee met recently and reported plans for improving its automation system. The upgrade in the automation is dependent upon legislature. Mr. Paul Kruse, director of
learning resources, stated that he was confident that it will pass and so PSC will be on line with other media centers in the colleges and universities of Nebraska.
Additionally, there is a preliminary study going on concerning the funding for a possible five story addition to the library.
The Library Committee is looking into the possibility of pr,i vate donations as the main source of funding for the library addition. For more information, contact Mr. Kruse or any of his staff in the library.
Senate President, Kelly Tynon, and Vice-President Kim Vrtiska. and Student Programs Coordinator. Barb Lewellen, are attending a Leadership Conference in St. Louis. They will be giving a report to the Senate about the conference when vve
meet on Oct. 18.
The Traffic Committee will be meeting this week and will be looking into the lighting situation in the Morgan Hall parking lot, designated areas in the new parking lot, and having the log in the IA parking lot made to be more visible.
Other committees reporting we re:. Community Relations which requested • that the college write to the state concerning lack of lighting at the intersections of highway 75/67 and 67/136; General Studies Committee will now include a Student Senate membef; The Bill of Rights Committee will continue to work on the PSC Student Bill of Rights.
The complete minutes for both meetings are posted on the bulletin board outside the Senate Office.
NCA TE Cont. From Pg. 1 that the education faculty' meets to review their programs, goals and objectives.
Liz is proving herself to be " quite capable.cis a student, which is difficult when a person is also involved in varsity
After graduation Liz hopes to move to the east coast and teach. According to those who know her. teaching is a profession she should do well in because of her aca.demic and athletic abilities. her friendly personality and her ability to equate well with her students.
Schleeritan Feels Honored
by Vicky Smith
"It was quite a surprise. 1was very honored; it was quite an • honor." Those were the feelings of Doug Schleeman when he learned he had been , elected as this years PSC ! Homecoming King.
Doug is a senior majoring in Industrial Technology and Education.
Rob Evans. assistant professor of Industrial Arts and Doug's ac;3demic advisor. says, "Doug is a mature Jndividual who accepts responsibility and carries through with the jobs he takes on."
According to Evans, even • wi~ all the time demanded of -..__ Doug for football, he is still very active in both the Industrial Technology Oub, in which he is serving his second year as president, and Epsilon Pi Tau,
an honorary academic
efforts. He also received th,e most improved offensive lineman award his sophomore year.
After graduation Doug would like to teach Industrial Technology and coach football in Nebraska. The possibility of ' coaching college football is in
PSC Faculty In Illinois
It was back-to-school for PSC faculty Dr. l:.ester Russell and Rob Evans when they traveled to Illinois this week.
The pair spent the week with the Cardinal Engineering Co. in Galesburg, tL:learning how to use new computerized equipment that PSC will soon acquire.
Dr. Russell is a professor of industrial arts, and Evans is an assistant professor of industrial arts.
his mind, but first, he wants to fraternity for Industrial see how he likes coaching high Technology Education school football. • students.
Mr. Evans summed Doug up Doug plays offensive center by saying, t'Heisanexceptional for the PSC Bobcats and has stl.ldent; l wish we had more earned· a scholarship for his students like him.
The professors received training on. Computer Numerical Control (CNC) operation on a lathe and a milling machine. PSC will install similar equipment purchased for the Applied Arts department through federal vocational grants (Carl Perkins Grants) awarded to the college this past spring.
He expressed that the college has three areas ·of weakness. "We are weak right now in .human relations preparation of teachers. We need to· work towards understanding other cultures," he stated. Hanson also said that education students nee<;l more preparation working. wi~. e,c'ceptional students an<if. computers. • "The teachers need to kno~ how to use computers, but they also need to know how to use them in the. classroom , and curriculLJm,'' he said. • Hanson stated th:;t even though PSC:: is weak in theSEj! areas, he .feels we are well ahead of a lot of colleges. Wheo asked whether he though PSC would be accredited. Hansq;; said, "Yes, PSC will make ij;;'~,·
a=.--i . ., Oct. 13 & §at.., Oct. 14-
Management Association Members include (1-r) Bob Lewellen, advisor; Neil Lunzman, former president; Deanna $wales, public relations; Christie D!i!,ione, treasurer; Welton Juilfs, president; Rolinda Saathoff, secretary; •Jeff Ford, vice president;. and Bret. Fritch, membership cl;!airman.
•CLEP Helps Adults Continue Education
Does anyone e nj'oy exams: for students in the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP). the ansvver may be yes.
CLEP vvas founded by the College Board and the Carnegie Corporation in 1967 to help adult students begin or continue their education. The program tests people on knovvledge ,acquired in a variety of vvays--in school, at vvork, in the military or through re.ading and personal -:experience. Participants can then use their scor~s to earn college credit.
CLEP participants can choose from 30 subject examinations in fields such as accounting. psychology and foreign languages.
for Diane Aimone. a ,secretary and mother of ,three, taking ·the CLEP ge1;1eral exams enabte her to earn 21 credits in her. first
semester as a part-time student at Montclair (N.J.)
State College. Without CLEP. it vvould have taken her almost tvvo years to earn those credits.
Aimone is one of a grovving number of adult learners vvho • are unable to attend school.. full-time because of vvork and family obligations. Studies, done.by the College Board shoV\f that 45 percent of students studying for undergraduate degrees today are 25 or older; that figure is expected to rise to 50 percent by ! 993.
According tQ Orlando Toro, Director of CLEP at the College Board, 256 colleges in Nevv York, _New Jersey and Connecticut grant credit through the program: "CLEP operates as a program of the college.
Every school has its ovvn policy on hovv credit is granted. so it's best for students to approach each school individually."
Peru State College allovvs 16 credit hours earned by CLEP exams. Linda Warren, placement director, gives the exams.
Students using CLEP can also save dollars on their ec:h.ication: while ea.ch -credit at PSC costs $38.50, one CLEP exam, worth three credits, costs $37.00.
Many students use CLEP credit.s to waive entry-level requirements, allowing them. to place into mor~ advanced classes. "CLEP exams can replace introductory~level • courses· or count as a general studies." CLEP exams are administered every month. For more information, inquire at the Placement ,Office, in AD
.Dr. Ferre Co-Authors T~o Articles
by Betty Hecht
Dr. Victor Ferre, PSC professor of education, has '.recently had tvvo articles he coauthored published in educaj:ional journals.
One of the articles was entitled "Predicting Performance on the National Teacher Examination's Core Battery." Ferre co-authored the article with Dr. Paul Egan, former ass.ociate professor of psychology at PSC.
From information gathered over a period of three years from 100 PSC students sampled, Ferre and Egan compared ACT and NTE
(National Teacher Examination) scores and determined a correlation between the two scores of general knowledge. "From the students entering ACT scores, we vvere able to predict the student's NTE. score four years later upon graduation from college vvith almost 90 percent- accuracy," said Ferre.
Ferre had a second article published in 1989 in the Perceptual and Motor Skills Journal. The article vvas entitled "Learning Disabled Students' Performanc'e on Visual ··and Auditory Spelling Tests." Ferre e<;>-authored the
Swing Choir To Perfor.m
by Davvn Waskovviak
PSC vvill be holding the 18th annual High School Swing Choir Oinic Oct. 24 and 25.
Thirty-five schools will be .attending the event representing classes AA, A, B, C and D. According to Dr. Thomas Ediger, director of choral activities, this is the largest number of schools to ever participate in the event.
Some of the participating schools are Lincoln Southeast, class AA; Grand Island Northvvest, A; Nemaha Valley from Seneca, KS, B; Sidney, IA, C; and Southeast Consolidated. D.
The groups vvill be judged on vocal.and visual abilities. vvhich include musician ship, choreography. stage appearance and overall effect. Each group vvill get 25 minutes to perform, and then a clinician vvill vvork vvith the svving choir to make any suggestions on hovv they could improve.
There vvill be one trophy awarded to the best group from each class.
Dr. Ediger stated, "Emphasis is to help the groups get better, since it is so early in the year."
The c0-sponsor of the event are the PSC Music Department and the MENC Chapter at PSC.
The PSC shovv choir Misty Blues. ~ill be performing both days, at 1 :50 p.m. on Oct. 24 and 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 25.
Spring Semester
Student Teachers APPLICATIONS FOR SPRING SEMESTER STUDENT TEACHERS ARE DUE ON OCT. 15. BRING APPLICATIONS TO THE EDUCATION OFFICE IN THE T.J. MAJORS BUILDING.
article vvith his wife •Louise of the Nebraska Educational Service Unit No. 4.
The article concluded that among those students diagnosed as learning disabled there was no significant difference between scores received on visual and auditory spelling:tests.
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Non-Traditional and Commuter students take part in a picnic hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lewellen on Oct. 4.
Sports Inside Sports ...
Marching Bobca~s Put Pep in Home Games
by Amy Snyder
This season the Bobcat football team has got it all together.
They've got a strong line, an agile quarterback and an outstanding kicking game. Oh, and there's one more thing, they've got a pep band that will bring you to your knees ! Complete with a flag corps, this year's Marching Bobcats are building an image that will rock the Oak Bowl for years to come.
Decked out in uniforms of blue, the band has left it's mark across the area. Its performances in both the Apple Jack and Homecoming parades and halftime shows have gotten people's attention.
While sitting at the Apple
Jack game, overheard a number of comments that resembled my own disbelief.
"ls that Peru's band? Are you sure? I know they have P's on their suits, but you can't count the members on your hands. And I can hear them clearly way up here. They must be imposters."
But imposters they are not. These Peru State students can play a rendition of the school song that finds even the most reserved spectator up and clapping.
The discipline is obvious. On the street or on the field, they move together like a finely tuned machine. Practice and made near-perfection.
Out of the ranks, however, and half out of uniform, PSC's musicians provide one of the
most energetic pep clubs k11,own to small college football. They cheer, they sing, they harass, and they have a lot of fun. (They also give the rest of us something to watch when the game gets boring.)
What more can I say? The PSC Marching Bobcats deserve a huge round of applause for their talent. their size. their cheers and their jeers. It takes a lot of work to put all of that together and come out successful. A lot of people don't realize it, but a lot more people appreiciate it.
So the next time you see a football player, tell him good game, and the next time you see a band member, tell him good show. Because a game in the Oak Bowl wouldn't be the same without him.
Bradley Transforms the Bobcats
by Richard Layson Ill and Russ Waring Nate Bradley (50) tra•nsfer from Rutgers University has transformed the Bobcats into a 'premiere_ passing attack and has,le<::! Peru toa 5and lrecord;-• Bradley, born in Madina N.Y,, attended Barringer High School in Newar:k N.J., where he 'started his football career. 'Although he can remember playing street football since he could walk, he did not play organized football until the tenth grade.
The hardest transition from Rutgers "to,. Peru, wasn't the size of the school butratherthe size of the town. He has adapted well because he currently holds a 2.9G.P.A.and is. also passing for more than 225 yards a game.
After playir;ig as many years as he has I was curi0us what his most memorable game was. He told me that it was this yearts homecoming game against Midland Lutheran College.· He did not throw a single interception in 32 attempts, he completed 1 7 .of those passes for 295 yards, and he also threw 3 touchdowns. The Bobcats are nqw 5 and 1 after beating ninth ranked Chadron State 24 - 17, ,and next week Peru takes on Northwestern away.
During the offseason Bradley's commitment to win
doesn't stop. Bradley lifts weights, plays pick up and intramural basketball, and is in the National Guard. Bradley does all this because he is working towards goals tha.t he sets after.every season. -After
Wesleyan game where he threw for 366 yards, he was in the top ten in the nation for • passing in the NAIA Division II. The Bobcats destroyed Concordia and Midland all around so he was unable to stay in the top ten but with his last performances it looks asif he will be right bacl:< iA contention. Bradley credits a lot of his playing to his offense. He says "With the time that my line gives me I'm able to see the entire field and hit an open receiver, plus with the quickness of my backs coming out I'm able to hit one of them."
"He knows what·he is doing out there. 'Nate reads the defense, hits the open man, and is maturing into a premiere quarterback," said 'receiver Gary Blair.
"I'm always comfortable with Ski as quarterback. He knows how to adjust after seeing the defense," said. running back Mark Whittaker.
Cats Climb To 15 Spot
The Peru State Bobcats climbed five spots in the latest National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division 11 poll announced Monday afternoon.
The Bobcats, 5-1 following last Saturday's 24-17 upset of Chadron State, received 241 points to hold the No. 15 spot in the fifth rating of the season, released from the NAIA office in Kansas Oty, MO. Chadron State, previously unbeaten and ranked No. 9, fell to 17th.
Two former Bobcat opponents moved up in the polls as well. Missouri Valley, 4-1. jumped from 10th to 8th while Nebraska Wesleyan. also 4-1, climbed from 1 2th to 10th.
Westminster (PA) College, 50, maintained the No. 1 ranking for the fifth consecutive week with 522 points.
The Bobcats also lead in NAIA Division II scoring with a 48.6 average, and rank second overall in total offense with a 490.4 yard output.
• Individually, halfback Mark Whitaker was ninth leading scorer in the nation with 10.80 average per game. He is a sophomore from Inwood, NY.
Coach Tom Shea's Bobcats also received strong support from the kicking game. Ron Shaneyfelt was cited as the national leader in kick scoring with 47 points and a 9.40 average while punter Chad Erickson, a sophomore from Emerson, IA, ranked second with 42.4.
Shaneyfelt, a sophomore from Millard South, has booted 29 of 30 point-after attempts and 6 of 6 field goals.
J-V's Have 2-1 Record
by Amy Snyder
With a record of 2 and 1, the PSCjuniorvarsityfootballteam has been looking good.
An interview with student coaches Randel Korbelick and Rod Olson revealed that despite a •lack of depth, this year's squad has competed well with area teams.
While the competition has tended to play a group of more .experienced players. the coaches felt it necessary to concentrate on the lower classmen.
"Our J-V program is set up for the kids wh,o don't play varsity," Olson commented. "In order to keep interest in our program, we_havetogivethem a shot, a chance to show their stuff."
Like any junior varsity program, the ultimate goal is to build .for the future. Korbelik believes that PSC's players have th.e skills to fill in well at the varsity level.
"Our defense has been shutting pepple down. You don't see too many youngteams with this kind of talent."
been set by Ted Riley who r1as compiled a 104.7yardpergame average and Terry Golden with an 88. 7 yard average per game.
Sam Pfeifer ,tops out J-V rushing with. a ·per game average of 42.7 ya~ds.
Although the team has no specific J-V practice time, the coaches have been pleased with the results. Korbelik said, "For. the time we have to prepare for the J-V games, they are doing a 'tremendous job."
Injury and illness have recently plagued the team, but Olson hopes that a rapid recovery will allow the team to play a few more games. Even if they only play one or two more, he· believes that his season's experience has been helpful for everyone involved.
Olson and Korbelik said. "We (student assistants) really appreciate this responsibility. lt has been a great opportunity for us and the'players."
last year's season his gocils were to win and also make the playoffs but ·he also wants to throw at least 225 yards a game. If you'r.e follqwing Bradley and the Bobcats', they are winning. he is throwing for more than 225 yards a game, and it looks like we are on our way to the playoffs.
After the Nebraska
"I feel very comfortable with Nate back there. He is a leader as well as ·one of the best quarterbacks ttiat I have played with," said running back Scott Gerdes.
Bradley is a Psychology/ Sociology 'major, and ,fter attending PSC would like to go to graduate school somewhere on the east coast. I also asked Bradley about some major influences in his life (thinking, some other great quarterbacks) and pe • crediited his parents as his major influence.
With three more games left in the season Bradley is confident on winning.but will not take any team lightly. It looks like the Bobcats are well on their way to tAe divisior:i playoffs.
Dave Foster, Louie Lantz and Jack Perkins have been leading the teams' solid defense effort. After three games they have totalled 24, 19 and 19 tackles respectively.
Olson believes that the offensive" squad also has a sense of maturity. "Our offensive line has been a surprise. They are extremely consistent, hard working and well disciplined for guys their age."
Leading the offensive effort has been freshman quarterback Adam Ker:r. Kerr has completed 49 out of 85 attempted passes fora total of 731 yards over three games.
Receiving standards have
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Lady Cats Struggle With Wayne
The Lady Cats continued their losing skid at home Tues., Oct. 10 against the Wayne State Wildcats.
The Lady Bobcats, opened their home schedule with a straight-set victot·y over Doane but tnen droppeo Do<-K· to-back decisions to Hastings and Nebraska Wesleyan.
"We've played sever·al tough, tough teams at home this season," said Peru Coach Cindy Brauck.
The Lady Bobcats honored the Jayvee-varsity double header Grandparents Night Brauck was hoping to play exciting ball and get fans involved, especially the
grandparents in the stands watching.
Tuesday's Gontest was the second of the season bebNeen the squads. The Lady Bobcat"? claimed a 13-15, 15-13, 15-12, 1 5- l 7 triumph at the lndepende n t League tourney in Kearney, NE, back on Sept. 23 behind Kaylee Michalsl-<i's career-high 22 kills.
Wayne State defeated the Lady C.ats 13-15, 4-15, 16-14, 15-4, 15-10. They were led by hitter Shelly Lueders a 6-1 junior from Wayne, NE who is fifth in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) District 11 in blocks vvitha 1 .3 average, and eighth
in kills with a 3. 1 average pee game.
The bulk of Peru State's attack came from Mickalski and junior f-<risti Deleeuw. Michalski has a 2. 7 kill average per game, while Deleeuvv averages 2A kills per game.
Sophomore Margo LaBrie, also a tean1 leader, leads the Lady Bobcats in a•ss sts with a 5.2 average per gan,e.
The Lady Bobcats, now 6-10 for the year look to end a threegame losing skid when they host the Kearney State Antelopes on Oct. 18 at 7:30 in the Al Wheeler Activity Center.
Bobcats Shoot Down Chadron Eagles
by Russ Waring
that included big hits from
The Peru State Football Tearn, Cornelius Riley, Bob Hansen, and ranked 20th in the nation, headed Darrel Wring among others, as well west for an old fashioned show as an interception by Tony Uhlir, and down with the ninth ranked Eagles the breaking up of a Masek field goal of Chadron State. The battle was attempt as time expired in the half. devastating, but after the smoke Chadron started the second half had cleared, and the shoot out was by scoring on an eight yard drive over, it was the Cats who were left that gave the Eagles a 10 7 still standing, and the Chadron advantage with 11 23 remaining in State homecoming crowd.of 1,500 the third gazing in awe as the Cats The Cats jumped right back on celebrated the 24 .- 1 7 victory with top, putting together a 12 play drive the "Dog, Hor~ Dance'.',· which that er,dec:I with quc;1rterback Nate. rt:}akes the !<=key Shuffl~Jook like a Bradl~y hitting Scott Oercles from squa. r.e.cda n.ce.>
after Shaneyfelt's kick was 24 - 17 in Peru's favor with JUSt 311 left in nie fourth.
The Cat defense then put the clamps on an Ea51le last ditch effort by holding on fourth and nine ,
pqSS.
Peru strucr; first .when {UIIJ:i,c1ck 5haQeyfett's kick put Peru .back on Jqmes Jerry sh~l.li¢d ttlc)t he wa:s •.· top 14~v 10. with 5: 36 left. ifl the
he broke outside an<:!. out rc)n .the
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•.. u t e agtes wout ntdie, as • they scored on .their next series.
• stdre.: !Rm 5tlan¢ytelt'.s kick 9<)1/e going 66 yqrds in four plays to Peru a 7 --o leadwil:h lO:SSJeftin regc)in.the lead at l7-14,with5:36 th.e. first left in tt;,e third.
, Peru had a great all around team effort, with almost everyone contributing. Some of the leaders include Bradley connecting on 20 • • 36 passes for 251 yards and one score, Jerry rushing 15 times for 108 yards, and both Catterson and Gerdes ~abbingslx passes.for 103 and 63 yards respectively. On the defensive side Korey Lind led .IAlith 12.. t.=ickles, •• fol.lo1,1,1ed t;>y •Corne.Uus Riley with. 11, • as well. as Bob Hansen, .Brett Jordan, Tony UhUr, and Adrian Witty, who al! •totalfed • eight.. the Cats travel to Northwestern •next Saturdc;iy fn hopes of .making even l;>igger strides towards the playoffs andtne
Ho\.ve.ver, on ttleir rie~t series Chadron State. kicker Jay Masek The Cats fou,ght back themselves
• made goocton a 48.yard field goal as Shaneyfelt kr,otted the game at attempt th_atcut the leac.1 to I - 5 17_- l?with a 27 y.=irdfleldgoafthat \vith 7 :49 remaining in the first. ended a 15 play drive, with less than a mfnute gone in the fourth.
Masek's kick ended th e firSl half The Cats offense then put the scoring, as the Bobcat offense final points on the board IAlh!=h Jerry continued to move t.he ball, but bowled in from two yards out The failed •to put any points on the board, as an app·arent Garrret Bia.Ir score 1was set up hy one of the reception in the end zone was ruled games· biggest plays, a pass from
• incomplete, and a Shaneyfelt field Bradley to widere~e.i\;ler;corey goal attempt sailed wide left. Catterson, who made tpe ,srab;over Meanwhile, the· Cat defense rose to the Middle, broke a tackle, ···and
the occasion, keeping the Chadron _rambled 48 yards before being
offense off .the board with big plays brought d.own on the two. The
Majors Hall A 'Major' Attraction
was then more of a liability. PSC officials had already identified problem areas in an earnest plan to renovate T.J. Majors.
Some of the problem areas included inadequate fire exits, poor heating and cooling systems, inaccessibility for the handicapped, and a plumbing and electrical system that were in need of repair.
Funding for the project becam_e the next task. Senator Don Wesley had introduced LB 21 8 which ca lied for the renovation of Morrill Hall at UNL. An appropriations committe.e adde.d an amend~' ment to the bill that called for the renovation of T.J. Maiorsa_t PSC and 2! Kearney State project.
The Nebraska legislature passed LB 218 on May 26. 1987, and Governor Orr signed ·the bill into law qn May 29. 1987: It provides::l $2,025,000 for the project.
Second Visiting Scholar Is Former U.S. Ambassador
by Steve Epler
William Edmondson, former United States ambassador to South Africa from 1978-1981, will be the featured speaker during PSC's second annual Visiting Scholar Program, Oct. 31 to Nov. 2.
•psc President Jerry Gallentine celebrates the rededication of T.J. Majors Hall, as students, staff,, alumni and Board of Trustees Members look on.--Photo by Ann Cosimano by Chris Denker
"This truly is a unique day. lt exE:lmplifies the revitalization of our campus,•· said PSC Pre.sident Jerry Gallentine, as he· began the rededication program of the T.J. Majors Building on Oct. 12, in TJM 114.
The festivities got underway with an open house at 10a.m. Visitors ,were welcomed to tour the building and were
served refreshments by _the Student Senate.
The culmination came with the - program at 11 a.m., followed by a ribbon cutting ceremony· to officially celebrate the rededication of the 73-year-old building.
Faculty, students. and those directly and indirectly involved in the projec;t came together to recognize contributions. thank you's and well wishes.
Board of Trustee members Jean A. Lovell and Wynn Nuckolls were in attendance. Also present was forme1· Board of Trustees member
Thomas Morrissey .•
According to Lovell. a 1985 tour of T.J. Majors left her with an appalled feeling. Something needed to be done, because "60 percent of the hours produced at this college are from this building."
What had once been a premiere building on campus
Senator Lowell Johnson spoke of the renovation as "truly making something old very new. It will serve the current and future needs of the campus."
Former Governor Robert Crosby read a letter from Govex:nor Kay Orr. who .could not aherjd the event.
• • •
Oncty Jan·sseh, senior. and Robert Lewellen. assistant professor of 'business. represented the student*and fac~ty response to the renovation.
"The building needed tc. be updated to meet the future needs of education," said Janssen.
She also went on to c;ite improvements in the environment: temperature control, -better lighting, and handicapped accessibility.
"Atmosphere does make a difference," Janssen said.
"Tax payers got much more for their money than to build a new building," said Lewellen. Lewellen summed up his thoughts with a correlation • between T.J. Majors and the Taj Mahal. Taj Mahal means the best of building. Both have the same initials TJM.
The Visiting Scholar Program, according to Ken't Propst, director of college advancement, is a program focused on former PSC scholars or people tied to the Peru community who have gone on to national or i_nternational acclaim.
A Peru resident from 1 939 to 1951 , Edmonson joined the army during World War II. He attended summer school at Peru in 1 944 and 1948. ln 1950, he graduated from UNL with a degree in international affairs.
Edmonson will be speaking at a reception, which is open to all students at the Student Center on Oct. 31 from 3-4 p.m. The reception will be i::tosted by the Student Senate, Alpha Chi, Honors Program students and the Student Multi-cultural committee
Edmondson will als:o speak on Nov. 1 at 8 p.m: in the Benford Recital Hall and Nov. 2 at 11 a.m, ih the College• Auditorium, followed by a question and answer session. Both sessions are open to the public. He will also visit a number of classes.
His topics will include South Africa, ethics in government, Apar.theid and U.S. poticy, and career opportunities in government.
Edmondson is now semiretired and works for the government on an as-needed , basis.
Psc to ask Legislature For More Faculty & Funds
An effort to convince the Nebraska legislature •of the need for more faculty and funds at PSC wiB be mounted due to action taken at the October meeting of the state college goyerning board.
The Nebraska legislature will • be asked to once again approve some $86,000 to add faculty members in communications and natural science, and $30,000 in instructional i equipment funds.
Those funds were approved I by the 1989 $tate legislature. 1 but were later vetoed by the ' governor.
PSC was also authorized to seek an additional $300,000 from the legislature to implement the first phase of the wood/biomass gasification plant. The,.,college has already been earmarked for $500,000 in Exxon ·corp. oil overcharge funds, but that figure isn't sufficient to get the project underway.
Meanwhile, PSC was told to continue negotiations with H.DR Engineering of Omaha for engineering work on the Continued on Page 4
i, Trustees also approved a I plan for an ~dditional $86.000 "emergency request" for two additional faculty positions at PSC. The legislature will be asked t<:> consider funding the positions due to the rapid growth of the college.
William Edmondson
Questions Arise Over A Need for The Student Bill of Rights
by Laura Winegardner
We students seem to feel. that we need to spend our time in writing the Student Bill of Rights, an action which is currently being pursued by the Student Sen,3te. This action is a waste of our time.
We already have a Bill of Rights that was signed in 1 798;
check. At this time I say to them, "you will teach me English 401, and for this I give you this check."
In short, my PSC relationship is a business deal. If the college doesn't supply the education, I take them to court. If my check bounces, they take me to court. Maybe it is time we look at our college education as a
I find the Bill of Rights as simply. my over-andabove contractural Rights. and for me. my education at PSC is no more than a contract.
1t ensures "the fundamental rights and privileges guaranteed to a people against violation by the state." I find the Bill of Rights as simply, my over-and-above contractural rights, and for me, my education at PSC is no more than a contract. Student Senate cannot write something that has already been written.
Each semester contract with PSC; sign a I sign a business deal.
Let me go further yet. A man walks into a pizza parlor; he tells the baker he wants a supe.r duper pizza. So, the
Sometimes I feel that students get carried away they seem to think they are Olympian Gods.
Letter To The Editor Students Comment On
Dear Editor,
We \,jp~1cr Hke to express our disgust over the article appearing on page 2 of the O(:t. 13 issue. ln.;,the article Cathie English manages to take a positive addition to PSC and turn it into a controversial issue.
Her article centered on the new art gallery being constructed in roomS\ 104105 of the Fine Arts.J;>uilding. Her arguing points are the loss of first floor classrooms for handicapped students, lack of office space and disregard for faculty and student input.
First we want to say that we have heard only positive commeots about the new gallery. The idea for the gallery has been thought about for three years. Our first· year here in 1986 the entire art department consisted of • three classrooms and two offices in the F.A. building. Between semesters the art department moved to the vacant basement of the old gym leaving the 2 offices and 3 classrooms vacant with the intention of using some of the vacated space for a gallery. Even with the gallery occupying 2 rooms. the Fine Arts still gained two offices occupied • by Dr. Davis and Dr. Holtz and one classroom, now Julia Perry's office.
AU the work done to convert the gym into an a·r:t center (painting. carpentry,
buifding studios, etc.) was done by the art students and professors. Again this year students· and faculty' are volunteering their time on the gallery. Due to this the· cost will be less than half the original estimated cost.
Yes, the handicapped (and non-handicapped) students will loose two first floor classrooms but gain one easily accessible cultural center. The condition of the handicapped elevator is the responsibility of maintenance, not of the gallery.
As far as office space i goes, as ml:!ntioned before, there is more office space now that the art department has moved. If the gallery wasn't moving in would those classrooms be made into offices anyway?
We don't believe there was a disregard for students and faculty input concerning the location of the gallery. What more fitting place than the Fine Arts building?
Cathie English does state that the gallery will be the display site for the T.J. Ma.ior·s Competitive Ar:-t Program. an art competition with entries pouring in from as far as Boston. Mass. She also says it may draw artists from across the country, but she neglects to mention our very own art students.
The gallery will serve as a place for poetry readings and small musical groups.
To graduate with an art
I think it is time that we cease this super altrustic idea of the Student Bill of Rights.
baker: gives him super duper number seven for $7 .95. This is a <'ontract; each person has rec~ived something of equal value.
Sometimes feel that students get carried away upon entering college. After entering college, students seem to think they are the Olympian Gods. In reality, we are students.
Students choose a college for the sole purpose of "receiving an education." We are in a contract that best meets our demands. It is no more than this, and I think it is time that we cease this super altruistic idea of the Student Bill of Rights.
Art Gallery
degree from PSC every senior stode_nt must have an art exhibit.
Previously the work was displayed in the cases io the Fine Arts, but they couldn't accomodate •sculptures or large. works. Now the art students will have an appropriate atmosphere in which to display their work. This will provide· a ._[Tlore professional image for the students and the school.
Peru has an excellent art program. We both feel it exceeds that of UNLin many ways. In our three years here we have seen the art program grow rapidly and have noticed as the facilities improve so does the student work and spirit. It wouldn't surprise us if in the future Peru attracts many more studeqts to join in it's progressive art program. We hope you attend the gallery opening, it will speak for itself.
Sincerely,
Susan Arnold Jamie Reichart '
EDITOR'S COMMENT:
We feel this is a good letter and we printed it in its entirety as requested. However. we would like to· remind all writer!';, that we reserve the right to edit all letters to the Editor. Also we would like to welcome a new staff member to our team. His name is Olris Selby. He has taken the position of staff photographer.
We the Students of Peru State College, in order to secure a more perfect institution of learning, establish justice, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of academic enrichment, for students now and in the future, do maintain and establish this Bill of Rights for the Student Body at Peru State College.
1. I have the right to attend classes which are small enough to receive personal attention and to have access to faculty members.
2. I have a right to concentrate in a field in which I am exposed to teachers representing various backgrounds and philosophies.
3. I have a right to challenging, rich and diverse curriculum provided by a competent faculty.
4. I have a right to a revised catalog and class schedule to which courses are updated in every area of study.
5. I have a right to current academic resource centers with materials and equipment pertaining to the curriculum.
6. I have a right to live in a safe, secure and sanitary environment.
7. 1 have a right to expand my education through a wide variety of intellectual, cultural, and extracurricular activities.
8. 1 have the right to professional medical and counselinc:J services.
9. 1 have a right to a quality education at an affordable price.
1o. I have the right to an education that will prepare me for my career or graduate school.
Do a Little--Give Blood
by Amber Faery
t_ have always wanted to help society in my own way. I can't do very much. but I can do a little-.:! can give blood.
On Thurs., Oct. 12, I went to the Uve _Oak Room ln the Student Center where the Bloodmobile was located.
I had never given blood before, so. I was extremely nervous! After going through the procedures of confirming myb[oodforuse, lwasready. I have to admit that it did hurt a little, but my nurse helped me immensely by talking the entire time. It kept my mind off what was happening.
After it was all over, the ,.Bloodmobile volunteers made
,me stay and eat cookil?s--they were very good--and drink liquids. This .made me slightly angry beca1,.1se: I was ready to leave ! I am thankful now that th'ey did this. because even after they finally 1et,, ,ego, I felt dizzy and had to go home and rest. I wonder if I would have even made it home if I had left the. building right away. Looking. back on the experience, I realize that what I did, ~as a,good thing. It may have hurt, I may have been dizzy, and I may have had a sore arm, but it was all wor:th it. The blood they took from me will help someone else. My blood might even save someone's life.
'Quick Fix' Not Answer To National Drug Problem
by Dan Holtz
"Quick fix." It's an expression 1Nhich 1Nas born 1Nith drug use and the drug trade. In that context it referred to a junkie INhO, in his self-delusion, INas trying to "fix" himself quickly 1Nith an injection of heroin.
No1Nadays, ho1Never, the expression is usually used in a INider context. It refers to somebody or something trying to "fix" a problem, any problem Unfortunately, the "fix" is usually shortsighted or selfdeluded.
Dr. Dan Holtz
And I wonder if our nation's response to the drug trade, no matter how much money, time and bureaucracy it involves, isn't, in its alA(n way, shortsighted. The sensc1ti-onal elements of the situation--the gangs. the murders, the millionaire drug dealers-receive so much attention that I wonder if we as a nation aren't focusing too much ·attention at the wrong end.
The simple fact exists that if there vyasn't such a demand for drugs we INOuldn't have a problem with drugs. Why in a nati-on that is as rich,
prosperous and po1Nerful as ours, do we have so many people who want to entangle their lives in the _web of illegal
Most drug users are 18 to 40 years old and have jobs."
narcotics?
Undoubtedly, many of the
or accountant 1Nho has wasted his livelihood and, sometimes, his life on illegal drugs. And, again, we've got to ask, "Why?"
For it's ironic that in a .time when many of us are so materially successful and comfortable that we're disemboweled by this struggle.
So we mightaskourselves,in what ways is our society different from what it was 20. 15 or even 10 years ago? Undoubtedly there are a number of differences, but one thatjumps to mind 1Nhen I think of the problem with drugs is the disintegration of the family.
has so many ways to amuse itself. We have cable TV, video games, countless professional - athletics, S.FJOp~until-you-drop malls, VCRs, fast automobiles, private planes; private swimming pools, hat tubs and you name it. We have ski trips to Aspen, gambling trips to Vegas and myriads of other weekend getaways. By and large we have excitement and escape galore.
Yet, for some reason, some people still want more. For what are drugs but a means of escape, a quick fix. an extra dose of excitement? And if this users are disenfranchised people, often from minority groups. INho see little hope of making their way in the wat·kaday vvor!d. Born into poverty and the crime-ridden areas of our cities, they are often undereducated and, therefore. underemployed. They may turn to drugs as a means to escape or as a means to thumb their noses at a society that has neglected them.
In that conte;<t, their rebellion or their indifference is largely understandable. Why s_troke as· society that has s!,;1pped you in' the face?
Much more puzzling, however, is the great number of users who don't necessc1rily fall into this category.
that \Ne'vc vv·orked so hard to create is so ~Jrcat, th2n vvhy ·are so many turning on and tuning out?
So I suggest once again that maybe we are paying too much attention to the wrong end of the problem. Ci-iminals run the drug trade, but armies of Americans commit crimes against themselves daily, when they look for some illusjve answer in the guise of illegal drugs.
America has more one- rapid-fire. materialistic 1Norld panc,nt i'cirniliec, now than it has ever had, pad:icular·ly among minority groups. The crumbling of the family, ho1Never, certainly is not limited to minorities, as divorce rates haver at or above 50 percent for Americans in general. Moreover, we no1N have more families 1Nhere both parents 1Nork outside the home than at any other time in our history. Children need stability, emotionally as 1Nell as
"Children /,eed stability emotionally as well as ma'tf!rially, and our society, in too ..Jany.cases, simply isn't giving it to them." •
According to the official report' materially, and our society, in an President Bush's National ,too many cases, simply isn't Drug Control Strategy, most. giving it tb them. drug users are 18 to 40 years
Perhaps, tao. our problem old and. have jobs. Certainly, arises because \Ne 9 re a some of those jobs include ' society that is too much minimum-wage floor sweeping or flipping hamburgers at a devoted to imagf"s, excitement • fast~food joint. and immediate gratificatian--a society that is sometimes
Yet, we've aH heard stories of losing its way morally and the up-and-coming physician, spiritually. Never before in the stockbroker, la1Nyer, teache~ history of man has a society
New Alpha Chi Members·
by Elaine Henderson
Eighteen new members were inducted into Alpha Chi, PSC's academic honor society, on Oct. 22, at 3. p.m. in the Jindra Fine Artsbuilding.
To be eligible for Alpha Chi, a junior or senior must r;:1nk ih the upper 1 Oo/oof the class, have no incompletes and have carried at le&st a 24 hour class load during the previous two semesters.
Alpha Chi, started at PSC in 1980, has chapters in every state and sponsors both a regional and national convention, occurring during alternate years. Wichita, KS. will be the site of the Region IV convention in the spring of 1990. States included in Region IV are Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota. Colorado, Montana, Missouri. Minnesota, Kansas and Nebrdska.
"'And un:til they, until we as a society, find a better an:swer than that kind_ of >quick fix, throwing out billions of dollars to control millionarire drug· dealers· may be little more beneficial than a quick fix.
EDITOR'S. NOTE: Dr. Holtz has been writing a column for area newspapers. This piece contains parts of one of those columns.
Officers for½ the 1 989°90 school year are Cathy Martin, student delegate elect; Sheri Matson, president elect;· Lori Broady, secretary/treasurer elect; and Gay Grimm, vice president elect.
NelN junior m_embers include Cathy Martin, Sheri Matson, Tamara Surette, Lyle .Edmonds. Catherine English, Becky Huppert. Cynthia Studer, Amy Snyder, Lori Broady, Mark McQuire.,,, and Vicky Smith. New senior members inducted were Susan Bergmeier, Gay, Grimm, Robert Talbert. Van'essa Wheeler, Julie Tubbesing, Paula Darling and Jode.ne Werner.
Returning members include Betty Bricker, Ellen Kruger, Barbara Fossenbar·ger, Cindy Janssen, Nancy Overbeck, Robyn Roesener. Jill Grancer, Chris Matthew-Morgan and L!nda Plager.,
At either convention any Alpha Chi member ma')(present a piece of work (composition.· art, music, etc.) in their major field.
Pi Sigma Chi Keeps Busy
The women's sorority of Pi Sigma Chi has been very busy.
They have ten returning members and have elected the folio-wing officers for the 1 98990 school year.
Sigma Chi members have been sporting all kinds of enthusiasm.this year.
They participated in the week long homecoming spirit
SSA
games in cooperation with the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity. and took. part in the Apple Jack parade and the PSC Homecoming parade.
The Sigma Chi's have been fortunate enough to have gained five pledges. this semester. The pledges include Trisha Tynon, Tina Popken, Sherry Ahrends, Tina Kamsey and Stephanie Moore.
As a community service project, the Sigma Chi members participated in the bloodmobile drive which was held in the Student Center Oct. 12.
Elects Officers
by Jill Grancer
The Society of Social Awareness held their first meeting on Thurs Sept. 28. Elections of new officers were held and goals were set for the 1989-90 school year.
New officers are Sherry Verhuel. president; Dan Sikyta. vice-president; Michelle Hoffart, se.cretary-treasurer; and Jill Grancer, public • .relations
The club's first project is to create a safer environment on campus for all students.
The initial step in this project will be to invite Dean Joy to our club meeting on Thurs., Nov. 9. Anyone interested in this project is welcome to join our meetings.
SSA meets the second and fourth Thursday of each month at 11 a.m. in the Jindra Fine Arts.Building, room 211.
Funds--Continued.from Page I wood/biomass gasification project. If negotiations with HDR are successful, PSC was authorized to extend a contract to HDR. In another matter, the Board reaffirmed its capital construction priorities for the four state college system. PSC's library renovation and addition, estimated at $2.9 million, is the number two priority for construction funding amongst the 5tate colleges.
The top priority for capital construction funds for the system is an addition to Founders Hall at Kearney State College. The state legislature will be asked to approve the capital construction projects during its upcoming session.
Finally, the Trustees authorized PSC to implement the "Non-Resident Scholars Program" if it wishes. Academically gifted students from Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, South Dakota, Wyoming and Colorado who meet strict requirements can qualify for the program.
Dr. Jerry Gallentine, PSC president, indicated PSC vvill investigate the non-resident scholars program before deciding whether or not to put it in place.
The lntervievvs .Begin for Students
she sits pensively on,a hard. wooden chair and glances put of the comer <Df her eye at the 'immense.door 20feet_away. A glance at her. w~tcl:i and the constant c:licking of he_r fingemaiJs. 1againSt th.e _arm Of · the cnair show signs of •nervousness.
She brushes her hair off her shc;>ulder and straightens the jacket of her blue ~uit. She takes one more qulckinventory of herself· making sure she is prepared.
It's _time. She stands up and smoothes. out her skirt while 1;,aking - a deep breath, Sne bends down to grabthe le;,ther portfolio and checks .to .make st.Jre her pen works. as she scribbles oha. scr:-atch piece of paper.
She walks confidently to 1:he door an!iil gives• it two sharp knocks. A strong male voic_ereplie 7, "Come in;"
Her clammy hand grasp_s the
door knob and turns -it carefully. It creaks open; and she boldly steps tl}rough the doorway. She wipe.s tiler hand on her skirt as she_ closes the door.
She~strides over to the desk and reaches to shake the outs_tretched han,d offered to her. Introductions are maeie, and eac_h takes a· seat.
Let the. interview begin
Many seniors in the bt.,1siness department have been experiencing s_imilar feelings and a ri ><"ieti e.s. Se VE: ra I companies have been on campus the last· few ··weeks interviewing PSC students for future employment opportun° ities.
Many seniors are L1ndoubted 0 ly going through simi_lar schedule.s like senior' accounting Z manage m irn t major,· Theresa GlockeL' •
She has gone through interviews with - IBP, IRS. and State Farm o~e:rthelastcouple of weeks, She also att~ndetj a
call back .interview with an_ accounting firm in Salina, KS. This was an interview tha.t included a day and a half full of activities
According to Glockel, the inte.cviews have varied. While some ·intervi_evirs were conversation,;11 in the way they asked their questions, otners. seemed to drill the questions.
Many seniors di_scuss how tney feel their' interviews have_ gone. Although they are in competition with each othe.r for jobs: .it Is comforting to know that each is encouraging the.other to do well.
.f•',. ', It is definitely a stressful and busy time for.the seniors of the ·i business department. Not only are they interviewing with several companies, but they arealsobalancingtheirclasses, work loa.d and activities.
The ._ne_xt time you see a ficl,geting senior walking briskly across campus in a blue suit, gehtf.y step out of the way and give words of encoun;igement.
NAA Students Tour Jtic:bbs North
On Oct. 10two PSCstudents, 11m "Bohling. and Amy Fossenbarger, slipped on their best dressed business suits and headed for' Lincoln.
Their destination was tlie ..lacobs North Printing Company. Ttrh and Amy are: both officers for the PSC Accounting Association ar\d were given the OPPOrtunity to • tour Jacobs North for .1:he student SJ?onsorship night that was
held by the Cornht,.!skia.r 'Chapter-National ·Association of Accountants (NAA).
The tour was directed by _ Bonnie Myers, an employee of JafobS North and a member of NAA. She. started off ,\IVith a description of the company's background and their current market standing.
This description included an explanation of which employes over 90 people. Also, she
Person of the Week
by Vicky Smith
"I vvant to make a difference." This is one of Sheri Matson's reasons for returning to college after starting a family.
Although while in high school Sheri thought she would never want to be a teacher, she is novv a junior at PSC majoring in Special Education/Elementary Education.
Sheri changed her mind about teaching after developing a nevv awareness of the need for teachers vvho care more about the students than the teaching job.
Sheri said, "Education is at the center of our society. We need our people to be· educated. Our children are our future."
Sheri's an'=vver was, "I want to do everything I can to promote my daughter's education and life experience."
Sheri has found help at PSC. Her co-education students all vvant to be teachers concerned vvith the future of their students.
Sheri started her education at Kansas State University. After her freshman year she left school and married Jeff Matson, now a business man in Sabetha. KS. A year later she ·had her daughter and began thinking more about the future.
Although Sheri finds many problems in dealing vvith the responsibilities of being a vvife, mother and commuting student, sh<c;_ enjoys attending PSC.
"I like the smallness of PSC." she said, "You don't feel out of place here. On a big campus you're nobody, and no one is friendly. Here everyone· is friendly."
described how plans for expansion have begun, so future growth of the company _is anticipated.
On Nov. 14, NAA will again sponsor another student ~ponsorship night. -This means two more e~ergetic Accounting Association members will be able ta learn.as much about a company as 11m and Amy did about Jacobs North.
She realized the need for caring teachers after the birth of her. daughter, Jenna, 31 years ago.
The question that bothered Sheri was, ''What will happen to my daughter if she gets a teacher who cares.only about. keeping her job?"
Sheri has been involved in the Peru Student Education Association CPSEA). since last. ·year.On Oc_t. 23. 1989. she vvas inducted into Kappa Delta Pi, and on ,Oct. 22, 1989 she was inducted into Alpha Chi. Sher:i will be serving this year as the president .of Alpha ·Chi, Dr. Esther Divney, professor of education, f~els -Shed will 'meet her goals. "She's going :to be a cracker~jack teacher. She wlll apply all the ideas .she has gaiqed in her college ,expei::· ience. She will be .an asset to any· schoql •system. She-· Will also use what she has learned, at horhe which will give hfir; ,, children a head. start.
Great-Grandmother Goes For A Diploma
by Dawn Bowsman
Sitting at home in her crocheted slippers, rocking in her· favorite rocking chair knitting mittens and scarves for her many grandchildren and great-grandchildren_ may be the description of a typical 72year-old woman. but not that of Marge Ely.
It's tr·ue that Marge has children. grandchildren and even a great-grandchild, but she still doesn't quite fit this description.
Instead of sitting in ·her favorite rockin9 chair. Marqe will probably be found in her favorite histqry class~She's not behino the desk tea chins,. but. in front of it learning/
Marge is one of tr ,e olde",t full-time· students at PSC. She is a second semester junior majoring in history. "I always read about peoPlf.' who· returned to college lah•r in lite.•· Marge. s.aid. "and on· my 70:th
birthday, I decided it was now or never." So Marge headed to Peru in the summer of 1987 and registered for classes.
When Marge decided to return to college almost 55 years after she graduated from high school, she said, "I couldn't have done it without my husband's support." Marge has been happily married for51 years.
Marge found it easy to fit in at PSC. "It's great here. I had no problem at all. I like all the people here. They make rne feel like I really belong."
No matter how mu, h homework Marge has or how many tests she has to cram for, she says she never qets
discouraged. "I can only do the best I can do," she commented.
Marge wanted to finish college mainly for selfsatisfaction. She always wanted to graduate but is just now getting time for it. When she gets her diploma. she plans on "framing it and hapging it on the wall."
The only thing she doesn't like about her return to school is being called a "non-traditional student". "There's nothing "non" about it. It's more like a returnin9 student," she said.
She feels the term nontraditional qivr's a negative rc,ference, and she •,ays there's nothing negative about it. even at age 72.
Gallentine Elected to Board
The Nebraska Committee for the Humanities has elected Dr. Jerry Gallentine. president of Peru State College, to its Board of Directors.
Dr. Gallentine was chosen during tt1e NCH.'s fall meeting. .He was notified in a letter from NCH chairperson Jo Ta~lor of Wayne. He will serve for a :three-year term on the 23° member NCH board.
The NCH supports programs in areas such as literature, history and philosophy. Most of the programs sponsored by the ·NCH are carried out by other groups with support and
Computer Lab Reorganization
PSC
funding made available through NCH.
Recent activities supported by the NCH include museum exhibits. lecture series, a Chautauqa program, and radio and :television broadcasts in the humanities area.
The NCH is affiliated witb. and impli=men:ts the objectives of, the National Endowment for :the Humanities.
Dr. Gallentine, PSCpresident since 1982 will soon attend an orientation session at the NCH headquarters i,::i Lincoln. His first formai NCH meeting will occur in January.
Computers Play JV/usical Chairs
by Dawn Bowsman
PSC has recently been µiayir,g its own version of musi<::,al computers. According to Dr. Willi.am Lorigley, professor of computer science ' PSC, the changes in I.oca·tio n and ent are due to the ing of T .J. Majors. e'computers for Busines.s ,:1'9 have been moved. from IA ) to 'rJM 202. Most Apple II e 1,bmputers have been placed in ,('JM 203. • • '
Science 102 now has one Apple)lle, an 8-user PC AT. a 5user .O. T&T machine. two VAX termipals and two early Macintosh computers. The library 'has an Apple Ile,· a 4enith, a Macintosh, VAX ~emi~ls for the On-Line Public Access catalog and a .CD-ROM comp!\stfa!r for ~ducational lj');erat:i;ire seaicties.
"1'.f',·'·\~.·.·.[he •• •,·.Ap·.•p. le .'.' and the Appl~ If '.'\:.:is computers are bemg ~1,oved .to IA 24 for use with Intermediate BASIC. The Grappler Aus prlnter cards whichican handle graphics
correctly are t.o be rE¼locat:ed to the renovated Apple II Plus computers.
The Zenith andthe IT clones in T JM 202 can be used with P<: versions of several word
processing packages that can be checked out through the Business Oivision The students must provide :their own data disks and paper. The Multi-AT in Science 1.02 has a few word processors available but they require, differe:nt techniques than the ; ,Zenith computers.
Dr. Longley stated that rriahy of the pirated copies pf Appleworks will no longer work on the Apple If e computers due to changes in hardwc:lret The library has one Appleworks ••• Program customized for the library Applfa! II e and several other copies customiz.ed to work in T JM 203 and Science 102 on. three h01Jf7f~4>8r\/e.
The Jab in T JIV!,202. is open on· Monday, Wednesday and Thursday .from 7 a,m, to 10 p.m.; Tuesday from 7 a.m, to 6:30 p.m.; Friday from 7 a .m. to 4 p.m.i and Sunday from 5 p.m. to 1O p,rri'. Oasses may be held
SENATE REVIEW
The PSC Student Senate held meetings on Oct. 1 1 and 18. The Student Bill of Rights is shaping up, but we still want your ideas. A copy of the current draft is available on the student senate bulletin board. Please stop by and read it. These are our rights and we want students input. Let any senate member knovv vvhat you think about the Student Bill of Rights.
The political committee is working hard at obtaining a complete list of all active organizations on campus. Has your organization submitted a current list of officers, advisor. and a copy of the consititution?
The organizational information display is fast becoming a reality. The bricks and display case have been donated. Not only one, but two masons have volunteered their services in supervising the construction. A blueprint of the display should be available on campus by fall break. We are planning on asking for volunti=ers from all the organizations on campus for a building party in the spring.
The former ambassador of South Africa will b~ on
campus Oct. 31 -Nov. 1. The Student Senate will host a reception for the ambassador, William Edmondson, on Oct. 31 at 3 p.m. in the Student Center. All students and faculty are invited to attend.
We're investigating the possibility of having a bus service to take students from surrounding towns to school and back. If you are interested tell someone in Senate. We need to know if there is interest :to get this going.
The Student Center Stereo System is going to be installed by fall break. The re-dedication of the T.J. Majors building was a success Survival kits for finals are in the works The non-trad commuter coffee at Dr. and Mrs. Gallentine's home was enjoyed by over 40 students In academic affairs. the general studies report is being reviewed for possible approval And· finally, the Jog in the IA pa rkir,g lot 5itill stands valiant guarding the campus fr9m cqmmuting,;t:errorists. Complete mi n'utes for both meetings are pc:>~ted ori 'the • bulletin bo~r';d q/i.rt:slde :the Senate Offit;a, )
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by cathie Englishl
during these times. but students ca.n use the lab as long as courtesy is shown.
Hours for students use at TJM 20.3 will be arranged through :the Education Division and posted outside the. lab a few· days in advance. Science 102 will be open until 10p.m.on ·Tuesday-Thursday.
Assistants are also available to help students with problems that may arise.
QUOTE OF THE DAY... What is riatural is never (,lisgraceful. --f;.uripides
"The thing about farming is :there is nothing between you and· :the., world," says Io,wa farmer and poet Michael Carey. in th.e Time magazine article "Bitter Harvest."
Des Moines Register writer
Eric Aspenson tells about how carey "harvests verse on (an) Iowa farm." Carey, who practices "no-till farming," is a native New Yorke.r. According to Aspenson's article, Carey•
seeing• it forth~ firs,t time. "lt'.s all newto m~ 0 It's al{Peautlful.'~ said carey.
Carey. who ~~med.an MFA in English and Creative Writing from the University of Iowa. is :the author of three books, The Noise the Earth Makes (Poems: 1 987), Starting from Scratch (198aa8~).ahd Hone~t Effort (Poems, s.urnmer 1990).
He has been.oominated four times for the Pushcart Prize: Best of the S.mall Presses. He serves as· the Po••t-inResidence • for_ th~. Missouri,. Nebraska, aod Iowa. Arts Councils and.has been a guest writing instn,ictor at several midwester:n cofleges.
carey will c.onduct a poetry reading on Wed,, Nov. Sat 7:30 p.m. in :the Benford Recital Ha":, of the Jindra Fln.e Afts buildrneff • This reading is open to :the public, free of. charge and a reception will follow in the Diddle Courtyard. •
The family and friends of the late ·Chris Haddad have eitabl1shed a scholarship fund at PSC.in her memory. Gifts to the Chris Haddad Memorial S<;:holarship Fund can be sen( to the Peru Stat,a • College •Foundation, Peru State College, Pe.f'.U, NE • 68421. •
p.m.
Michael Carey
said he can articulate about farming so eastlY because he's
Marge Ely
PUMPKIN HUNT
OCTOBER 31--ABOUT CAMPUS
l Pumpkins will be hiding all over campus on the morning of Oct. 31. Every pumpkin has a number find your pumpkin and bring it to the programs office for a prize
601~6TO
SKATE
FRIDAYS--6-9 P.M. For Special Parties
Contact Amy Fossenbarger or the Programs Office
COME SHOPPING ON KANSAS CITY'S FAMOUS PLAZA OR VISIT THE NELSON GALLERY ... $5 TRAVEL CHARGE..SIGNUP IN PROGRAMS BY OCT. 31.. ..
Children's Holiday Has Celtic Roots
by Dawn Waskowiak
October 31, the day little children dress up in crazy costumes and go trick or treating, is just around the corner. Many people may think Halloween is a day someone just thought up; well it's far from that.
Halloween. also known as All Hallows Eve, was originally a Celtic fe'.,tival for the dead which was cel<';'brated on the last day of the Celtic year. Oct. 31.
In earlier time in Europe, it was believed that witches, warlocks and elves would take the form of cats and would fly on this night.
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The Celts believed in two gods, the Sun god and the god of the dead. whom they worshiped on this eve.
Halloween also involved rituals involving methods of foretelling the future. Omens
Sibbs Cautiously Optimistic
by Richard La.,/son
Ill he will most likely miss the first 1 few games. "Once we get over
The 1989-90 PS~~ Men's the injuries, we will progress Basl;-,etball team ~ens the into being a .successful 'i~ason early in No'f!mber. The basketball team," senior co}3obcats play in Szete against captain Todd McGowan said. ~::he D~ne .Tfg_p's on Nov· 7 • but "Since we have a lot of new tdilefor~ ·. they play tpe players, our first few games alumni the fourth. will be very important, because looking at its toughest if we get on a· r'oll, we will be ule in the nine years that tough to beat," said co~captain John Gibbs has been at Brett Richards The •Bobcats > ,···. helm. "I'm cautiously are a. younger team with only. 'x:lbtimistic. We play Cal Poly for two seniors and four Juniors. :fthe first time, and they have a but according to Gibbs, they all i:;;iood program and a school of play together, and .the guys $16,000 students. have a.great.work ethic. Gibbs
We also play Cal State • also feels very· fortunate to Bakersfield in a .Division II have a right-hand. ·man like tournament and Northwest assistant Coach Dave Jensen. Missouri State, all on the road. The student c:oaches are exbut if we are healthy, we will player Mike Martin and Royce have another winning season." Drake.
The Bobcats were the be.st There arn many things that .defensiveteaminthestatelast need to happen for !3 year, and Gibbs feels they will successful season, and senior ,be even better. Rebounding· is co-captain Rodney Frederick "also going .to be a key, because said "The beginning of ~e ~Peru plans on running some., s,e?l;son is going to be a very ifast break offense. Since the important key. Thi:;! last three "team is smaller, look for some years that I have been here, we 'quick scoring. have started in the hole. We
The Bobcats are plagued were able to have a good year .with early injuries. Marc lastyear,butitcouldhavebeen 'Crocket, a 6-8 freshman, has a a lot better. l'.rri looking forward •knee injury which has been to this year, because I feel that bothering him. On Wed Oct. we are all working toward a ';:1a. it was announced he will common goal, and that is to .need orthoscopic surgery, so make it to Kan~s City "
such as apple parings th(own over the shoulder or nuts burned in the fire were used to foretell marital prospects.
The idea of using costumes for door to door trick or treating was brought about in the twentieth century.
The jack-o-latern, which·was once made from a turnip. is now made by carving out the
fruit of a pumpkin. It is thought that the name jack-o-latern ,s derived from that of a night watchman.
So. on Oct. 31. go out and have fun. but always remember there could be a flying cat lurking in a crack in the wall or just behind the corner waiting to capture its next prey.
PRE-REGISTRATION TIME!
Pre-registration for the coming spring semester will be held Nov. 6 through Nov. 10. A $20 deposit must acco,,,pany all registrations.
You may pick-up your registr-ation packets in the Registrar's office according to the schedule outlined below.
Seniors--90 hrs plus
Juniors--60-89 hrs Oct. 30 Oct. 31
Sophomores--30-59 hrs Nov.
Build On Strong Base ... Davidson Believes Lady Cats Tough
by Amy Snyder
Head Women's Basketball Coach Wayne Davidson believes thathis '89-90 team is going to be tough,
After losing a talented group of seniors la:St year. he realizes that most area teams are looking for PSC tu be in a rebuilding situati,m, He states. however, that this is not the case.
"We return three people this year that have started for the past two to three years'. Liz Jessen, Carrie Menges and Marsha Stevens are providing us with a strong base on which we can l;>uild," Davidson said.
The Lady Cats • find themselves with eight returning players and one junior college transfer. Other spots are being filled by a t'reshman class of ten, the result of an outstanding recruiting year.
Looking to key on his three
returning post.s; Davidson stated that the team will emphasize a much stronger inside game than in the past. He was also pleased to note that with several sophomore and .transfer guards, "We'll be as quick as we've ~ver been," Still concentr.ating on upcoming scrimmages, the squad realizes that season play is just around.the corner. With this in mind, they've set some goals that they • intend to achieve in every contest.
Primarily, the team is looking to be very strong in both offensiVe and c:fefensive rebounding. Offensively. according.to Davidson they will attempt to explore all pos~bilities for fast breakinq.
In the event that a fast break segment fails, patience will be emphasized so that ball movement and floor ·balance can be achieved.
Looking down the schedule,
Davidson pointed out that some of the better teams come ~- • from right around:. this area Doane College wiJI be returning the most' vete.rans, and both Midland College .and Hastings wilf be corning b~ck with good 'teams. He also cited Kearney
State, saying that they have had one of their:best recruiting seasons in the history of women's basketball.
In closing, Davidson ref18ated that his team may catch a few people by surprise.
"We do have some younger players. but with a blend of experience. We're trying to put the, new players into our system and see that they fulfill the jeUing process. With this combination we anticipate a solid season."
The season opens Nov. 14, when the Lady Cats host Central Methodist.
Kaylee Michalski and Lynda Hein (8) bump the ball during game action against Kearney State, while Lori Alexander (4) looks' on.--~to by Mike Morrison
Lady Cats Bounce Back
Improvement This has been the key word for the Lady Bobcats as they bounced back from a loss to Kearney State to do well in the Nebraska Wesleyan lnvitat·1onal.
After a los,i t<;:i Kearr,ey State on Oct. 18, the Lady Cats went" on to improve their season record to 11-16 with'4 wins and 1 loss at he Nebraski:J, Wesleyan fnvitational in Uncoln on Oct. 2021. •• • •
The Lady Cats <:iefeated Chadron State (15-1 1, 1 5- 7). College of St. Mar.y (9-15, 15°11, 15°4). Dordt College (15-4, 16-14), and Colleiw of St Mary for the second tir, ,e with scores of C1614, 5-15. 15-10).
They ldst to Midland-Lutheran ( 15-14. 15-8) in the quarterfinals, to take fifth place in the tournament.
Kristi Deleeuw and Kaylee Michalski were,named to the AHtournament team.
Cats ·oominate Westmar
The PSC football team continued their first-quarter dominance. Oct. 21 by p6wedng to a 28-0 lead ofi the way to a 52-14 win over Westmar at LeMars, IA.
Nate Bradley ha.d anoth.er fine game, passing for a school record 289 yards and four touchdowns. With the first-quarter thrashing of Westmar, the Bobcats have outscored their opponents 1 38-23 in the firs.t
period. More importantly the victory guaranteed the Cats at least a tie for the Tri-State Conference title.
PSC's first scoring drive went 76 yards on eight plays with Scott Gerdes plunging the final yard with 12:41 remaining in the first quarter. Mark Whitaker also had a good day, catching scoring tosses of 65 and 6 yards and running 40 yards for another TD.
Ladies 'Man'
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Line Well In Co-Ed Flag Football
by Amy Snyder
Football. They say it's a man's sport.
Now I'm not sure who they are, but they've obviously never seen a game of co-ed flag football at PSC.
On the surface it looks. typical enough.
Prior to the kickoff. the girls are instructed as to what role they will play in the course of the game. Secure in the fact that they will contribute very little. they listen patiently. politely agree and continue on with conversation of the days' activities. Seemingly unaffected by the upcoming challenge, they stand together at one end of the field and exchange stories concerning how much they don't know about the game. Fingernail lengths are checked, and rules are briefly reviewed.
It is during this time that the guys .on the team choose to throw. catch and kick the ball in every imaginable fashion. Crucial plays arexelived. and at least five pseudo Super BoX111ls are wdn. Despite the tack of professional experience, these guys are experts. For the time being, their confidence is high.
Unexpectedly, however, it i,s announced that a guy cannot pull a girl's flag, and that a guy cannot throw to another guy. A crucial blow.
Panic. The girl's will have to pass and receive. Panic. They will have to run with the qall. Severe panic. They will have to score.
The teams reset their strategies, and the contest· begins. Afraid at first to utilize their female talent. both teams gain little yardage. As the game moves along, it becomes evident that allowing the girls to actively participate is the 7,
only way to score. It is at this time that some invisible force turns PSC girls into women of the grid iron. All fingernails aside. blocks are thrown. passes are caught and touchdowns are made. As a matter· of fact. some of them play down right mean.
I think it's safe to say tt1at most of the guys are surprised at the way their female classmates can play. Caughtup in the excitement of competition. it becomes easy to forget which gender is supposed to be
the pros.
Many of you may not believe this, but we've got some serious, untapped tale-,ton this campus. Given a little respect and a chance to do their thing. there are some girls V\,hO know how to do more than just polish their nails.·
Football. They say it's a mans' sport.
Well, as far as I'm concerned. they can keep it. But if they need any help, I know just th1cgirls to call on.
Riley's Game Is 'Special
Cornelius Riley isn't just the second-leading tackler on the PSC football team; he's also 'Mr. Special Teams'.
Cornelius Riley
The junior from Deerfield Beach, FL. was named the National Association of Intercollegiate,; Athletics (NAIA) District 11 'Player of the Week'c after recording 12 tackJes and a blocked p1:.1nt which was recovered for a touchdown in the Bobcats 5027 Tri-State Athlet.ic Confr:rence win over Northwestern CIA) College Oct. 14.
PSC Ranks Ninth .• ,n NAIA
The Bobcats moved LIP to ninth place to top a group of three Nebraska colleges on the rise in .the latest NAIA Division II top 25 football poll released Mon., Oct. 23.
Nebraska Wesleyan. the Bobcats only loss. this season, s.it next door at the number 1 () spot, while top rival Chadron State jumped to the 17th spot in the poll.
The Bobcats finish their regular season play Oct. 28 in the Hall of Fame Gdme against the Benedictine Ravens with kick.off scheduled for 1 :30 p.m. in the Oak Bowl.
According to KAUB sportscaster Randy Gott-
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Riley, a 6-1. 180 pounder, blocked the second attempt by Northwestern's Chris Fisher back 22 yards into the er ,d zone where it was r·ecove,s,d by defensive end Reggie h,."-,d olph. The tae,;:hdown gave tAe Bobcats a 13-0 lead with 9:06 left in the operi1'P,1;1 quarter.
It was Riley's fifth career blocked kick, inclyciir'ig< the second this season for a score. In a 71 -6 rout of Concordia ( NE) College on Sept. 23. Rile,Y;,u. blocked a p,mt of 38 yards· behind the line of scnmma9e where it wac, returned six yards for a touchdown by cornerback Bobby Stephens.
Riley, a former first team Alt~ State selection at Deerfield Beach High School, is second to linebacker Kory Und in tackles with 64. He also has one fumble recovery, one pass broken up and six tackles for losses of 14 yards.
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Week-By-Week Improvement
Propels Cats to Playoffs
by Russ Waring
"We had just one goal this year," stated Ton:-i Shea. PSC Head Football Coach, "to feel like \Ne improved \Neek by \Neek."
So ho\N do you improve on beating a nationally ranked team like Missouri Valley the first game of the season·? My guess is to make it to the playoffs. and that's \Nhat the PSC .Bobcats did.
They marched. their. way1to an 8-1 record anq its first ever playoff birth. Tj;le>~ats ar~ one ;qf_J4:s-t;:; ;f6, tean:-isltf11Fr:na~;;iipg •. in. j !the; ~AJADlYAsioh ri"racekwhkn
In accomplishing this feat, the Cats have ami::lssed some p.i::etty •· impressive numbers. They outscored their opponents 402 to t66 and outgained other. t_eams 4,413.yards; to 2,694,
Several players have put some· big numbers UP as well.
War Cha99es Edmondson's Career
PSC's Vi sting Scholar. William ~dmondson, s<:1id his initial career interest was law, but his interest mov:ed from laW to teaching and, ultimately, to ititernational affairs.
Edmondson, Who was on campus Oct. 31-Nov. 2, said he i:i'tudi.ed debate in high school and wanted to go into law because, "I like to: argu~."):-.1.~
ranked tenth nationally in both individual total offense anc' individual passing offense. with an average of 256.66 and 259.22 yards per· game, respectively.
Running back Mar-I, VVhitaker ranks fifth in the NAIA Division !I scoring \Nith 12 points per game, \Nhile his counterpar·t Scott Gerdes ranks ninth in punt returns with a 12.32 yard average.
Punter Chad Eric_kson tanks sixth in punting with a 40.59 average, a11d kicker Ro,n ShaneV;feit's s;22 points .per ,;game tops in the nation few kicked scores.
Even with. all these putting up such impressive numbers. offensive coord}nator Blake Falkner believes \Nhat sets this team apart is ''the kids d_on't get real involved \Nith stats."
He goes on to, say they're also unselfish," an.d there are Quarterback Ni::lte Bradley is Continued on Page 12
i:ook courses• ,at Peru State Teacher's. CdUege •• that Would be helpful to' him i_n his law career, W_orld War II changed hisplans. While; commiss_iorid in the Army in post-Wj';lr Germany, Edmondson said, he had an opportunity to do a. great deaf of reading, "I read a lat. about international. •law" he said. "! wanted to learn.how to prevent wars a_nd how• to secure. treaties.,.to prevent \Nars like World V\(91'.' IL'' • After e.xtens,ve study in various colleges, Edrr,pndson entered the State Department which led him to spend mostof his career in Africa. As Ambassador to South Africa. he said the most exciting thing that Occurred was the declaration of persona nongrata •for three· military personnel. An. air <:1ttache, assistant air aftache and crew chief fle\N their aircraft into a restdcted area. "They disobeyed _a· specific. prder," _he said. Consequently, $9.uth Africans broke into •• the
aircraft, and ; the. news was broacic:ast •e>n South Afr:ican television. Eventually,. Edmon-· son ·said, the plane .and the milifary p~rsonnel were flown out of the. country X •
The process of jolnt demarche was aJso an exciting aspect of pis tenur:e in South Africa, c1ccording to Edmond· son. Under the Carter administration, the· Western Five Power co~tract g'r:oup, which include.d .the five western members of the UN Security Council, met and worked Jointly to. condvct negotiations in Sou_th Afric9 Edmonson said th_e usui:lcl process is for each country to go into South Africa on a separatei 6asis to <::onduct negotiations. • • Edmondson; who grew. up in and around Peru,_ said that_his. rura.1 background, \Nhich • produced a certi::lin_ d~gree of ingenuity and adaptability'.- hi:id t,Vi!:1itin9 -ScholariWilliam Ei:lmondson
at s6meadvantagesinhisye91"'.S!!'.l. •. ,reception1 Oct. 3.t
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Scott.Gerdes runs for yarc:iage agctinst·Benedictine Photo.by· Chris !:ielby
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Photo by Ann Cos_imano
Student ''Mentality'' adds to
by Mike McCoy Parking Wars.
The never-ending saga of the PSC student in his desperate struggle to beat three other cars to the closest parking space available to class in the morning, continues
Yes, you know who you are. Whether you're a commuter, a local living off campus, or just a lazy complex dweller, you're all quilty of following your own nature.
"I am totally convinced that students don't want to walk any distance to get to class," said Dean Jerry Joy after assessing the parking problem that still lines the streets of Peru. "And reallyhowdoyougo about breaking that kind of mentality?"
Yes. you know who you are. Whether you're a commuter. a local living off campus. or just a lazy complex dweller. you're all guilty of following your own nature.
Well the city of Peru might take the job of breaking that lazy streak in all of us as it is considering writing citations to these violators.
But why has it come to this in the first place; isn't there enough parking on campus? I think a better answer to that question is. where is it?
But why has it come to this in the first place; isn't there enough parking on campus? ! think a better answer to that question is, where is it?
If you're a commuter student and haven't either noticed the new commuter lot north of Delzell or are passing it up on purpose, it has been sitting empty nearly every day since it opened in September.
"We've tried to make the commuter students aware of the new lot, but it hasn't
on cars."
Well if anyone has noticed the empty commuter lot, it has been the Delzell dweller. Now if you live in Delzell or Morgan, you have a parking dilema of your own that makes you appreciate the in1portance of on-campu!c parking, because basically, for you, there isn't any. At least not enough.
So with the shortage of parking space at Delzell and the vincinity of the new lot, some Delzell residents are asking the question, "If the lot isn't being used, why can't we park there?"
Because, the lot was allocated to the commuter students because of need, and right now that's about the only purpose it serves.
Before this semester it was decided that a set number of spaces and permits be sold to accommodate each portion of the student body. This plan hoped to utilize, to the fullest extent, the parking space around campus without leaving anyone out.
seemed to make any differ- Because the administration ence,"commentedJoy, "We've realized.there was not nearly even resorted to putting.notes. enough parking space for .the
Student Bill of R~ght,~ Not J_µ~t
An'Obligation, a.1s.o a Rallying Point
by Spencer Davis
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Since I have assisted in dra •ing the proposed Student Bill of Rights, I was naturally dismayed to see the editor of the Peru Times attack the very motion of a Student Bill of Rights. But Pl3r:sonal feelings are inconsequential c9mpared to the fact that the arguments presented in the editorial are entirely insufficient tq support the editor's case.
Part of the editorial consists of ad hominem abuse, which may be emotionally satisfying but is logically of no value. Even as personal abuse it is too implausible to be effectfve--accqsing PSC students of Olympian airs just isn't a believable insult.
The second part of the edit9rial is an analogy. To be legitimate. an analogy must present at! thl3 relevant points of similarity and all the relevant points of contrast between the two objects of the analogy. This analogy has not been carried out, The motion of a cdntract, developed to its full scope. supports the con'cept of a· Student Bill of Rights rather'than undermini11g i.t.
Students signing !-IP for classes are not really in the position of a pi;zza cust~mer making a single transaction with no long-term consequences.• "Q,e studentis signing up fora cours,athatispartof a degree program and is making .;i decision with. many long-range consequenceis. The c<?ns'umer purchasing pi:zza .can ch9ose from a. numb,ar of local .vendors or can choose one of many substitute.s for pizzas. In this area PSC is for many pe~ns the only available provider of baccalaureate edU<;;,ation.
Pizz<.J is ayailable from a private seictor entrepreneur. PSC credit hours are generated by a branch of the state of Nebraska. The pizza cu~tomer pays the fuUprice of the pizz.a. The student pays a part·of the cost of the college course. The hypO:thE:?tical pizza customer is interested in the pizza and nothing else'. The c9llege student is often interested tn activitiecsat a college beyond the courses such as extra-curric~Jar activities .and intramural sports, clubs andorganizations. The pizza customer can put down his money and leave .as soon as h.e pleases. The college stuc;lent will typjcally have to be on campus and use c:af1Jpus ,facilities The. factual case for equating the educational process with shoving plzzas acrqss th.e c9unter is.Just not very strong.
Considering all these points of difference,'college really canndt be compared to a one-shot commercial transaction. But if we think of "contract" in the wider sense of mutual obligations anc conelative rights, the concept of contract is.valuabfe;Wehave tti begfn by recogtiizing that the obligations of this institution extE';lnd far beyond just providing a quantum of credi.t hours--the college is committed to living up :to its Mission Stateme.nt; the college is committed.to conditions laid d.own by the NCA TE (National .Council for Accreditation .of Teacher: Education) and North Central accrediting agencies; the St.a.te ofNeb.raska and the federal government mandate many regulations; .Board of TnJstees' policies are further obliga'tion$;·:the coUege catalog is a commitment, The point of all these regulations is t9 provide students an opportunity to achiE';lve an eclucation of real benefit. It is a convenience t9 s1..1mmarizethe existing obligations of the college in the fqrM of a Student Bill of Rights. Surely there is nothin~ improper in alerting students to their existing rights: • • •
In another sense a Student Bill of Rights is more than .a useful summary of the existing obligations of the college to its students. It is an initiative, .;i possible rallying point for the students who w;;mt to insist upon a quality education at PSC I would hope that the editor of the Peru Times would contribute to·this process by helping refine a student bill of rights rather th.an rushing to dE!fend the arbitrary sway of the administration.
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commuting student, the new lot was given to the commuters to relieve some of the congestion that lined the streets of Peru. Morgan and Delzell parking onlyallocates86 and 96 spots aL capacity,
coming spring semester We are considering maybe switching the upper Delzell parking lot with the ne\A commuter lot to make thL (commuter) lot closer to the campus, along with a few other·
"If the lot isn't being used, why can't we park there?" Because, the lot was allocated to the commuter students because of need, and right now that's about the only purpose it serves.
respectively. These numbers are shy at least 25 spots apiece of each dorms' need, so the excess was moved to the complex where parking space is in more ample supply.
"Last year we gave out parking permits to everyone, and all year we had people complaining that they had paid for a (Morgan, Delzell, or Commuter) permit and there was no place to park (in those designated areas)," stated Joy. "This year we wanted to avoid the same situation."
"Re-evaluation is constantly needed because of the changing needs of the student body, and W"! will start looking at different ideas for next fall around the middle of the
revisions," added Joy. "Students are vVelcome to voice there opinions to their student representatives or at any upc;pming student. sen.:ite
No1N I know that this editorial may do very little in changing a commuters' parking habits orin settling the stomach of anyone who lives in Delzell or Morgan if they're forced to park their cars up at the complex. But maybe I've opened up enough peoples' eyes to get them involved in helping work out this travesty against the driving student. After all, you can't start an engine without th.e key.
De'°,r Editor:
Last August those PSC. students vvho ar·e on thee nx~al r::ilz~1n laid out cash so"n,2V'v·here betv,.;een S~6i 0 and '.£490 fa, the right to be on the ?0- 15 or 10 meal plan Tr,e i·na nage1T1ent of ,~1-:-ierlcan rood takes this expenditure seriously. We knovv that each bf you or your pa,·ents vvorked very hard Fc:ir that amount of money, or if you had to borTovv through student aid, you \,vi!I have to pay that arnount back vvith interest.
vVe knovv you have the right to ,cexpect and demand the best possible ser·vice and product fo, that price. The n1anagernent of American Food. pledge to you that we intend to provide you with our ser•Jice and product in the very best \Na\' we know.
We know that at times this semester all has not always been as you might have expected or desir·ed. We apologize for that! But, we are trying our very best to get the rough spots straightened out. We will not be satisfied until this is done.
Dear Editor:
To dispel unrealistic expectations, rnay we point out the actual price we at Arnerican Food get for each meal breaks dO\,vn to $1. 34 per student. For tliat price. American Food must furnish you all th,'! c?ntrees. vegetables, desserts and bever·ages you can eat or drink. Please keep that price in mind as you judge our "meals.
We are not suggesting that the above price is an excu~~e for us to run out of food or· bever·ag,c, at any meal. But we a,-e saying that we can not p,:ovide you the same rneals ;~ou may have enjoyed at home when price and cost 'Nas not so restrictive or the sarne meal that you may be able to get at a restaurant for considerably more money.
Our pledge is to keep improving until you and we .3gr·ee that for· the price you pay you are getting the best possible service and product available.
George Morrison, Director, Food Services
' In the Peru State Times editorial in the Oct. 27 issue, the contributing editor seemed to jump to' a conclusio_n without taking her sunglasses off.
For example. doesn't the editorial's autf'io(thinl$ tne stu,dents of PSC deserve an updated catalog? The current catalog lists several courses that are no longer being offered. How can students structure their curriculum with non-existantcourses? In addition, many mutually necessary courses in certain fields within the same departments have conflicting times. Many of these courses are only offered every other year, making it nearly impossible at times for students to keep their,eduq;1tion on a • prompt schedule. This would all be covered by the· proposed Student Bill of Rights.
The proposed Bill of Ri,ghts would give the.students of PSC the right to expand their education through a wide variety of intellectual, cultural and extra-curricular activities. This is a valuable part of the educational system here at Peru.
ln the editorial, the author said that "students are here for the.sole purpose of receiving an education." lt is the opinion of many on campus that the intellect,ual. cultural and extracurricular activities are an important part of this education.
The founding fathers~ of th_e -United States wrote the Constituti~n and the Bill of Rights as a guideline for the general populace. State and local government, clubs, organizations and the proposed Students BBi of Rights all use this guideline as a basis for their individual. bylaws and rules.
Don't the students of PSC deserve a Bill of Rights tailored to their particular needs?
Olympian Gods:
Cheryl Gilson
Merv Barrett
Deanna Swales
St.:?ve Watton
Lori Broady
Irritations Lead to Stressful Moments
by f:3etty Hecht
l expected changes in my life when l decided to go to college. I knew that there vvould be deadlines, exams and stress. But. I never expected all the little irritations that I've encountered.
Of course, I expected to study and to take examinations over the material that was presented. But. have you ever noticed the rn,imber of times a good. movie is scheduled the night before a major exam?
One of the major irritants of Fall is courtesy of Mother Nature. This airborne assailant makes it appearance when· ever the need for concentrsition is at its height. This tiny, buzzing Kamikaze takes gr·eat delight in doing loop-the-loops in the immediate vicinity of your face and head \Nhen you're trying to study for an• exam or finish a five page paper. There
is nothing cornmon about the , off and on Machine triumph,_. con,mon housefly. again as the papec disappearc:-
Anothe,.. annoycJnce I've encountered is strictly man• made. This miracle of modern science keeps beverages cold and is supposed to deliver a product upon insertion of the proper change. Some of these dispensers are even supposed to give change. Vet. how many times have.you been the victim of one of these ar·m-less bandits? This becomes a primary source of sti-ess especially when I'm in the first stage of withdrawal symptoms from lack of caffeine.
Speaking of n,an-made problems, put yourself in my place in this scenario. I've just spent two hours typing and putting finishing touches on a research paper. I type the last few corrections into the computer, and the lights blink
News-In-JJriej
Honorary Frater~ity Inducts New Members
Ten Peru State Co.liege historian::' students were inducted into New inducteed include Lori the national honorary educa- Broady, a junior social science tion fraternity Kappa Delta Pi major, Betty Hecht, a junior this year, said Dave Jensen, language arts major; Becky sponsor of the PSC chapte.c of Huppert, a junior mathematics Kappa Delta Pi, major; Dawn Johnson, a senior The organization is open to language arts and English juniors Who rank in the upper major; Sheri Matson, a junior fourth of their class and who elementary and,. special plan to enter the field of ed,.ucaton major; teaching after graduation. Mark McQuire, a junior Five of the inductees will physical science major; Bernice serve as officers for the coming year. Jensen said. They include Betty Hecht, presid~·nt; Becky Huppert, vice-president; Lori Broady, secretary; Bernice Patterson, treasurer; and Sharon Wuertz, Patterson, 2 senior art major; Cynthia Studer, a junior elementary education major; Alan Veraecke, a senior math and physical science major; and Sharon Wuertz, a junior elementary and special education major.
frorn screen and f'nen1or·y bank. ·on a stress scale of on,c, tG ten, this little fiasco rates ,c, nine.
Yes, it is difficult to escape the minor irritations of college life. Even those trips horne can be stressful. It appears that the Highway Patrol has a ccpv of the college calendar·, because every weekend am:: holiday break, you'll find one ot their· radar units set ur, sornewhere to catch the unsuspecting. homewiJ ,·c bound college student. As 2, cornmuter, I am especially avvare of this phenomenon.
Having surviyed a couole nf semesters of these continuous minor irritations, I look forwar-d to graduation 'imd less stressfL1i existence in the real world.
1 Party to be Hosted for Graduates
A graduation party is being planned to honor , the December 1989 graduates. The event is to be held Thur., Dec 4 at 8 p.m. in the Burr Oak Room of the Student Center.
The PSC Placement Office is hosting the event. Al! seniors are invited to attend to wish their classmates success and congratulations. Faculty, friends, and family are all welcome.
Linda Warren, Placement • Director, hopes the reception will become an annual event. She said, "Most December graduates return in May .for the ceremonies, but others do not. It would be a letdown to take .your i<:)st test and walk away without. a good-bye from this institution. We would like to give these people one last m~mory for all their har·d work."
A grand opening ceremony Thursday evening attracted approximately 200 visitors to the new gallery, located in the Jindra Fine
at PSC. The first exhibition included works that PSC is purchasing for permanent display in the T.J. Majors Building after the exhibit. Photo Complements of PSC College Advancement.
cHR1sTMAs FORMAL TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW IN THE STUDENT PROGRAMS OFFICE. YOU MUST RSVP BY DEC. ;1 H SO HURRY!!
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Recent tests of G)i/F,ge seniors t·1ave tndicatt-;:d an al!P.i;~i~d ''knovvledge dt?fici(:!ncy ,·· but 3ci y t}·1e i"nos-t ::=;t?r·iou::::; pr·o(_:,'. r, f,::Jt...:in9 today·::;;'c1·op stud<=::;+1\:s i::.:: ,j, ·1 "irr1a~1i:·i,::1ti.::,r·1 cJ,:;,·t-ic:.i,.~nc> \/Ve ;·1,;c:(::-;cl to lo<-:>k ;· 10 .,:.._.1r··t.h 2~r h: ·-:i.r the r~>.:,-:uset\ they <Ji\,re hJr rr-,;:.;s!ri~i class· to flr1r:.! :.t.ir evidr~nce.
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Says Apartheid Mµst End
by Chns ~.-,..,,.._.._.,.Denker___________
'Aparth,2id is.the-product of a 1,)n9 evolution." said Bill ·Edrriondson, former U.S. .::,moassador to South Africa. E.:drnondson, the key speaker .·, the second annual Visiting :.Scholar Progran1, presented 21 1.-,~, ·h •rt-? <::in South African 2::,).;,r-theid :.'lrKl U.S policy. HE spo}-<.;~ 11~1 thi::1 areas of ,-;:,;,":cation, '30dai conduct and -~~~~(::,norr1ics :n South Africa; as /·../€•Has p1::1.st r!J!d r>rt:?sent U.S.
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L) improve the econom·/, ''•::ime!ands were establishE:,d.
These homelands were the areas in which different tribes of. South Africans .lived. In theory, the minority whites believed that b';:'. dividing the blacks into their· tribes, they would be minorities a;,i weli, said Edmondson.
Each homeL,,nd would hopefuliv cii?veiop 'eco_nomicaliy into indep,:,;ndent. states. This theory dk,1 not succ:eed, said Edmondson, because the blacks didn't ,2speda1iy want it, They saw themselves as Bi.ad: Aff',can;;.
On the flip side, the whitE? sector economicaliy grev,,, and there vveren·t enough skiiJed pe0Plt1 to fii\ the Job~3, "ln th8 1970's blacks were, sougt·,, t.o perform skilled tasf<'.',, that had peen n1eii'1nt for whiten,'r said' E1tTICH1:dson i;"fhe r.~~:fc:t·,12:, they WfJ r·r?- • in.te9rated ecor,omkait'..r but seg:r-eg,:J tf?t'.:i ·'"YO!iticali)l t:! --id socia'.l·/
'"'fhct 't~-_;hft12 t'ttinoht'/ go ,•::-r-n rr1t:nt. thou9ht it \,tv·a·~ takin9 steps !n ti"'1t?, ri9t·1t directicn bv adoptin;i a ne cc.n?titut'cm in ·198-4, i-lovvever, Biack._AfricFtnS savv it as a step !ct the 1,.,-vrons.J dirE-:ction. ;:,\ tricarn-eral. fegis!ature of Asians, co·tor,eds~ an'( vvhitr2s occLtrred. -rh~.?re vvas no Biack Afcican n.:::p;-r-2:Set1t:~t bo;-1 in the 5JO\/•=:=~rn, rn,~:-r,:t. 'vVhathasthe U.S. policy been .toward Apartheid in South Afdca·;1
ol!t 2in embargo on selling arms ,
to'South Africa to distance the
U.S. from· apartheid. The U.S. goverrn-r.;ent could not conaone the political ideotogy of Apa rtheld, .said. Edmondson.
The ·C21rter administration warned· thc:at lJ.S. and South African relations wou!d detenorate unless th.en2 I.ND.~, a movement away fr-on, Apart• heid. The U.S. was denounced, so the U. S': }_)t.rt: restric:do:·1s t,:::-. · bloch:. r·1uc1ear fuel shipn1ents and declined to participate in officiai.-sports ,nvotvements.
During the Reagan administration. the ·comprehensive Anti-Apartheid ii.ct: of 193,3 was passed dUE' to continu<2d poHcP:-. r·epr·ession and violenc,0 'n S::.'vth l-'<.fric2,, Congress r.1assec, ti~1:.0) act over ,a R~agan veto.
The· Susi•, -administratio,; V\/i$>hes not only 'to participate ;:•1 th..::1 pot:'i:ic~al (.)(OC<?SS but ai:E;o to pt.rt· a. tirru:::. table for the end of ,A.~k1cth'l::!fcJ,/ ,sa.id, 2drnond3or1, ''in 'Ch!3 ;.Q}":Q ;--•; .!( L incHvid1.:Jr.:ti A·ftican ~rtat~is :-nav hav::2: .;;;.1n infiuencE in South ;~frtca, bu<: or·dy, the irih'ab'ii:ant:,.5.can cl·;;,3nQt.~ ?t," sa\d Edrr,an¢s;,>n. ,.
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_Dr. Harper's Liking For Travel Leads To Adventure In Emerald Isles
by Caitlin R. Lopez
Summer 1990 is lurking in the shadows of PSC's fall and spring semesters. For this year's seniors. it means being turned loose in the job market ::,r looking into furthering their education. For the freshmen, it means finally going home--it's been a long year. But for others, it means Ireland.
Through PSC's Continuing Education Program, Dr. Charles Harper, professor of speech and drama, is taking a tour of Ireland. This tour is open not only to PSC students and faculty but to anyone interested in visting the Emerald Isles.
The purpose of this trip is "have fun!", as Dr. Harper puts it. But for students interested in increasing their credits, arrangements can be made for
If You. Like To Sing ...
MENC. ls For Everyone
by Lqura Osborne
Do you walk down the street humming your favorite tune? you fine! yours elf compulsively switchin~ any radi.o vvJthin your reach? Do you go to the record stores ofa mall before going anywhere else? If you answered yes to just one of the above questions. then. it is safe to say you enjoy music. PSC ha sjust the club for you.
The Mus(c Educators National Conference (MENC) is a student operated organization with ;a chapter at PSC. According to chapter pre!;,ident Tom Doran, anYonewishing to join may do so. It is not a requirement to be in music classes or to be i:!. music major. According to th.e IVIENC chapter constitution, anyone with "an· interest .in furthering music education and performance" is welcome•·to join. All information concerning meetings and • other club •business is postep by the band and choir rooms.
Officers
"The dub is operated by Peru State students with two faculty advisors," said Becky Ha.milton! cfiapter historian. Dr. Thomas Ediger, associate professor of music, and Mr. Larry Van Oyen. instructor of music, are the advisors of. the student chapter
Officers are Tom Doran, president; Doug Henke, vice 0 president; Ed Ankr.om, • secretary; Bev Svoboda,
treasurer; .and Becky Hamilton, historian
"Tfie •. offli;:ers are really> involved this year and,i re.ally work together as 8 team,''
Doran said. He added that the group as a. whole i.$ doing more this year, "We have the best MENC chapter in the state We do a lot of activities."
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Co-Sponsors· Eve.nts
The club co-sponsors many events oh the PSC campus wit.h the music department, according to. Hamflton. The swing choir andjazz band clinits are organized by MENC as well as the spring solo fair and the homecoming band-o-rama; all. of which are for area high schools. Hamilton also said the organization c::ondcicts \ts own fundraising partially 'through ;the activities it sp9n~prs.
A<:::cording to Doran, the state MENCconvention will be N9v. 15-18 Grand Island High School. .At the convention, Doug. Henkec.wilLberµnning for the ·chair representjng .all college s-t;'ldent members on the Nebraska·Music Edµcators Association board. TheNMEA, a professiona I student education organization is the parent. chapter to MENC college chapters in Ne~raska ''MENC helps gjve experience for. what :i student~ rnigh'.;t: encounter if• they proceed )n the rnuslc professioh, 1'boran· I said.
So, ifyou tove or even if you merely eruoy•music, check into MENC.
some "small paper" or research project in regards to the tour. Theatre and history majors, in previous years, have found this to be an ideal opportunity to both travel and receive college credit.
This tour was created by Dr. Charles Harper in 1977. because of his love for travel.
The first of these tours took place when he was a professor at Northern Michigan University. It turned out to be such a success that when he transferred to PSC in 1 978, he continued to make this an annual trip.
The tour also includes extension options of an additional three days in Scotland or an indefinite stay in London. These are at an additional cost to the tour price.
Holliday Goes On Holiday
Dottie Hollidaydirectorofthe PSC Nebraska Business Development CE?nt1;;.r (NBDC), has traveled thousanqs of miles, put in numerous evenings anql • weekends at wo.rk, and ti.as ttte sati.sfaction
she was selected to receive an expense-paid trip to the national convention of the Assoc.iation of Small Business Development Centers, held at Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
H<:DHiday was one of twq Nebraska NBDC directors chosen. based on an ability for "meeting and exceeding performance standards," according to NBDC guidelines.
The trip to the national' meeting is offered ··as an incen.tive for NBDC ,CeRter Directors," according to the official guidelines. Dkectors were evaluated 'on 12 different criteria ranging from "Client and. Community Relations'' to • "Client Reports and Success Stories."
Bob Bernier of the NBDC
of· knowing she has ,assistecf ! Center il'.1 Oma.ha was the other• scores of southeast Nebraska" Nebraskan vvho attende~ the businesses and residents. 1 confereni;:e; There are .other That in itself is. reward NBDC offices in Lincoln, enolJgh'. but an added bonLts Wayne. Keiarney, North Platte, came. eai:-lier this. month when .Chadron and Scottsbluff.
This year. tour participants will see a typical Irish family at daily chores or attend a medieval banquet at Bunratty Castle. Drives through the luch, green countryside will be frequent, moving from little Irish village to little Irish village, until reaching the 'rugged north of lreland'--Killybegs, one of the most important fishing villages.
This tour also includes a stop in the capital city, Dublin. This stop will include a visit to St. Patrick's Cathedral and a dinner and evening at the world-famous Abbey Theatre.
For those interested in the tour, either as a continuation of education, or just for fun, Dr. Harper can be reached at the Jindra Fine Arts Building. room 106b. Think about it. Summer is just a few short months away and so is !rel.and.
Messiah Rehearsals Begin
Sirigers .if\tE:i.r1;;st.ed in
• tal5ing; part in. a community • i choir performance of sections of Handel's "!Vle'!;,siah"• are invited to begin attending Monday • evening •rehersals at Peru State College; The rehersals are held from 7:30:.9:30p.m. in Room 111 of the Jindra Fine Arts Building, said Dr. Thomas Ediger, PSC professor of music and the director of t:he "ME:issiah'' pe.rformance:
The •community choir will perform the masterpiece on Sun.·Dec. 10at4p.m.onthe PS.C campus.
For more· information, contact Dr. Ediger at PSC. 800-742-4412 or 872~3815.
MENC officers for 1989-90; pictured from left to right are Doug Henke, vice president; Ed Ankrom, secretary; Becky Hamilton, historian; and Tom Doran, president. Not pictured is Bev Svoboda, treasurer. Photo by Ann Cosimano
Ticket sales for Peru State College's first-round NAIA Division II football playoff game have begun.
The Bobcats. 8-1 and champions of the Tri-State Conference, have qualified for the playoffs which begin Sat., Nov. 18. The only question is who the Bobcats will face--and ,where.
Peru State has made a bid to host the first-round playoff game on Nov. 18 starting at 1 p.m. in the Oak Bowl, and "we fell fairly certain we'll get a bid," according to Tom Shea, PSC football coach and athletic director.
The NAIA was very encouraging. but official pairings and sites won't be announced until Sun., Nov. 12 through the NAIA at Kansas Gty.
PSC officials are going ahead with plans to host the contest. Shea said. Should the NAIA
choose not to award Peru State the host site. the college will fully refund all ticket sales, Shea added.
The ticket prices are $8 for both reserved seating and general admissin if purchased in advance. All tickets will be $10 the day of the game.
Tickets can be bought through the PSC business office. To order, send a check or money order payable to "Peru State College"to: Playoff Tickets, Business Office, Peru State College, Peru, NE 68421. There will be no "will call" ticket orders.
Shea added that tickets for students are $4 in advance, but a current student ID must be presented--therefore. no mail orders are allowed. There is a limit of one student ticket per ID.
For information, call the PSC Business Office.
Photos•by Chris Selby.& Bonnie: l:{em:el
Layout & Design by Laur;a Winegardner
1. Peru State vs. Midland-Lutheran
2 Peru State vs. Midland-Lutheran
3. Peru State vs. Midland-Lutheran
4. Peru State vs. Midland-Lutheran
5. Peru State vs. Benedictine .6. Peru State vs. Benedictine • 7. Peru State vs. Northwestern.· 8. Peru State vs. MidlandsLutheran •• 9'. Peru State vs. Benedictine ,13obcats Vanked ~ixth
The national playoffbound Peru State College football team advanced three spots in the latest National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics {NAIA) Division II poll re.leased Monday from l Kansas Gty, Mo_. Coach Tom Shea's Bobcats, 8-1 overall following their 33-8 triumph over Benedictine (Kan.) in this .year's season-finale capturing the Tri-State Athletic Conference title, moved upto No. 6 with 408 -points.
The rating is the highest
foi; _a Peru State squad .since , 198.1, when the Bol::lcats were 2-0 and ranked seventh.
Three fprmer Bobcat opponent_s were also among the NAIA's' Top-10. Missouri Valley jumped from fifth to third. Nebraska Wesleyan from 10th to seventh, and Chadron State - which upset No. 2 Carroll (Mt.) College 41-20 at home • vaulted from 17th to 10th., Westminster (Pa.) College •retained the .No. l spot for the seventh consecutive week with all 21 first-place votes and 526 total points.
Pro-Choice Rally Scheduled Citrin Offers
A pro-choice rally in Lincoln Nov. 12 vvill send the message to state lavvmakers that Nebraskans do not vvant further government interference in their private lives, rally organizers said.
• Pro-choice supporters from across the state will gather on the North Steps of the State Capitol at 2 p.m. for the "Mobilize for Women's Lives" rally. The rally will feature speakers, music and information. It is sponsored by the Nebraska Pro-Choice Coalation and Nebraska Voters for Choice.
"We are holding this rally because we believe the Nebraska Legislature needs to receive a clear message that they as government are not welcome in our family relationships, our bedrooms.
Ambassador Continued From 1 Africa. "When I went into a rural area I could relate to the people by telling them I was raised on a farm." He said it was helpful because he could be empathetic with the black people. "It was also helpful in dealing vvith the Afrikaan speaking people. many of whom were also from .a rural background."
While he vvas ambassador, Edmonson said. he insistedthat his officers stick to the facts. By sticking to the facts, he said, there vvould be no use.of terms that would destroy the possibilities of negotiations. He safd that he wanted his officers to use "nouns instead of adjectives," because the nouns or facts speak for themselves.
Edmondson's career in 1ntemationc;1I affairs resulted from a decision to take the foreign service exam instead of the civil service exc;1m. He said. many of his colleagues. were assigned to positions in vvestern Europe, but he felt challenge.d by his first assignment in Dar es Salaam. Tanganyika. Even though he has traveled all over the vvorld in his career. Edmondson 5?id that his biggest limitation was the lack of for:eign languages. "Many .of my colleagues liave a vast range of linguistic ~bility," lie sa.id: "I would. have had a Wider range in the foreign service if I vvould have hand ,more linguistic ability."
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our bodies, or our churches or synagoges," said Elaine Waggoner of Lincoln, president of Nebraska Voters for Choice.
Pro-choice rally participants are asked to dress in purple and white, the traditional colors of the vvomen's suffrage movement, and to bring banners and signs supporting the right to choose.
"We a re mobilizing statewide pro-choice supporters to action because we believe in the fundamental right to privacy in making personal decisions concerning family planning," said Elna Peirce of Omaha, president of the Nebraska Pro-Choice Coalition.
Similar pro-choice rallies will be staged nationvvide Nov. 12.
Abuse Class
A course to help adults deal with the problem of child abuse and child neglect will be offered on two Saturdays at PSC "Child Abuse and Neglect" ( Psy 298x/590x) vvill be held on Nov. 11 and Dec. 2. Dr. Anthony Gtrin will teach the class, being offered for one hour of either undergraduate or graduate college credit.
The class will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in room 212 • of the Jindra Fine Arts Building.
The class will emphasize a basic understanding of the problem of child abuse and neglect, and will include instruction on some basic detection skills. The course is applicable for both teachers and non-teachers.
For more information or to preregister, contact the PSC Office of Continuing Education.
Business Luncheon Offered
A business luncheon will be held on Wed., Nov. 15at 1 p.m. to give seniors an opportunity to eat chicken with a fork and not their fingers.
Linda Warren. •Dil'ector .of Caieer Planni11g .and Placement, is hosting the event to belp students prepare for intervievvs. She reports that she had found most second interviews involve a business luncheon. She says, "Students need to prepare for these inter~ vievvs ancl •to learn what is expected of them. Cafeteria manners vvon't go."
The Career Strategies class (College 400) will be in attendance as a class
assignment. Other guests are the Placement Advisory Board. All students are vvelcome to make a reservation in the Placement office, AD306, Faculty members have been invited. to serve as mc;,nitors for infractions; of the etiquette. Mrs. Warren. reminds stud~nt?'itii;; mui:;:h easier to hear criticism and learn rules while yol.l <:1re here at PSC:::. To lose cajob opportunity or to be corr'ected by a boss is a , serious con.seq1.1erice of not being prepared." Neverthe~ less.; the Wednesday. lunc.heon • is expe!==ted tp be an·erooyable activity.
The cost to· students not on the meal plan is $3.00.
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PS•~:: proposition C)Y havirv;.1 <::i"c r-egistration -rhe str2reo :n piece,.: of (·1 t.: s y st E! rn ::, E--! ,.,. o 1··n 12 .::; 00·21-ational. ,L,.n idea vvas pt -:~:..-;c~r1b.~d tu ha vc~ a \Ne!!ness cla.S:::; .:-:1ddE::d to the cata!oq. It \/\JOuid inc!ud'-~ c-:i sectiut1 on stn:::'.~;:;s n1anagernent.
Tl1e .Stlldf-?rlt bill c)f nqht:s 1·:-=: be1_ng ,Norkecl on. Cornplet,2 minutes are <:J\,'ai!ab!e: fc: niaclinq on the buiietin boa,r! outside the Senate O·.'fic2.
PLACEMENT ,ACTIVITIES
Dec. 15
Nov. 14
11 a,m. Workshop--How& 'Where to· Look for a Job, Nov, 15
l p.m, practice·:
Nov. 21
. 1 ·t a.m. Workshop--\Nhat to Buy for the .Interview
Nov. 30.
11 a,m. Placement ~dvisory Barad Mtg. Oec.4
8 p,rn,---Reception ·for December
Deadlir:ie for State Farm resumes Math major·s, stude11ts wi'th 12 hrs of science
Feb. 5
State Fann intervie_w at Lincoln
Apri!S PSC Career Fair
Linda Warren, Director j, AD 306 j
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by Deanna f<, Tt,ors!and The pn:iduction of The Glass Menager'ie wi\i be held from. i\lov. 1 6 -1 9 at the PSC Coileg1c;, Theatre,, •
AccordinfJ to oc·. Ch;srles Harper, director of speech anc;; drarna, Ti,E, production is ··rnemor'y· play", in which the narr--ator· is taken back to thG' 1 930's in an attempt
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states Dr. Harper. "there vvili be no sCt.7:nery vvhat~sn 12:ver :tJ---i(:"! focus is ·on and lights to cn?ate rnooc:f"
Donovan. Penny Louis'. wiilbe performed ir·• Located
According to [)1 Carol ··appas, assistant p:·ofessor of 3ioiogy at PSC, the Research in '. lndergraduate 1'°!:3titutions/ Research Opportunities for· \fv'omen CRUI/RO\/\!) grant she •·eceived in 1988 to do research '.,n Cuiicaides Ca type of biting s'iy) is benefitinCJ not only science but PSC'.s students as 1Nell.
Last spring and this summer Dr. Pappas, Men-y Holliday, 'C::llen !-<:n.1qer, Davin Holman, Steve Moyer and f\Jick Jones 'event on collecting trips in a ·,1ar·iety ,c)f locations. The statec, they visited ranqed f,om •Nyoming to Connecticut and !'rom Florida to Texas. Holliday, •s1ho is a junior biology major.
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said thev •,.A.1ere nut to collect the ·1 4 knovvn species of tree hole breedin9 Culicaides in order to dehcrTnine variations fr·om the center· to the perifa in physical char·c:icteristics.
Dr. Pappas and the students collected spec·in,;,,ns fro:rn about 50 diffencent sites and retained approximately 1 000 styrofoam cups of t,·ee hole "muck" The purpose for· this collecting was to gather the fly • specimens needed for the r·esearch. Holliday also noted that daily examinations of the cups during the sun7mer vvere necessary to watch the developn,ent of adult flies.
species of Culicaides and their ,,. conc2nti·ation. Once the optirnai (the area of greatest concentration) and the marginal (the area of lesser concentration) regions are found. then studies found on the variation of the species are enter·ed in the computer. ln this vvay we can study the variation of the spc"'cies thr·oughout it's range s,;3id Dr. Pappas. Holliday also noted that keyboarding skills come in handy when computer time is as precious as it was this last summer·. Holliday said. "Bugs don't take the weekends off. So it takes dedication and sometimes a little determina-
Holliday said once the adult flies appear identification tion." She felt she was putting begins. \/Ve must identify each together a puzzle. "I. want to see vvhat it's going to look like."
ndustriai Technology and Education
Open House and Workshop Thursday.Nov. 16, 1989
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
9:00-9:30 a.m. Registration
9:30-10:30 a.m.
Open House*
10:30-11 :15 a.m.
Workshop Session I (select one)
a. Photography Simplified
b. Telecomm·unication/Bulletin Board
c. Home Energy Auditing
d. CNC Milling
e. Flexible Manufacturing System
f. CNC Lathe
11 : 15 a.i:n.-1 :00 p.m.
Special Activities
11·:15 a.m./Campus Tour
11 :45 a.m./Lunch (on your own)
12:05 p.m./.Sigl)-up for student competition (IA 2)
12:45 p.m./Judging .df Student Competition and Awards
1 :00-1 :45 p.m.
Workshop Session ll (select one)
a. Photography Simplified
b. Telecommunications/Bulletin Board
c. Home Energy Auditing
d. CNC Milling
e. Flexible Manufacturing System
f. CNC Lathe
1 :45-2:00 p.m.
Wrap-up and Evaluation
* The Open House will include a tour of the inpust'tiai .Technology Labs, a variety of demonstrations, and "hands-on" activities.
Fund Drive Successful
A verysuccessful campus fund drive concluded with a 115% increase over last year's gift total. $11,130 was received from 92 campus .employees. This compares with $5, 168 from 55 donors last year.
One hundred sixty-seven fi;l~Ulty, support, administrative and affiliate staff were approached to give to the campus drive. Leading the way among 'campaign units'.with at least 750/o participation \/1./.fore the Business Dlvision Preside n t''s Office Student Affairs Library Business/ Registrar Office first floor Administration Building and the Education Division.
Key persons responsible for their co-workers participation in the campus drive for those honored campaign units are: Jack Hamilton ar:id' Gayle Hytrek, Linda Moody, Nancy Strittmatter, Linda Warren, Dan Haugland, Jim Mulder, Kathy Tynon, Marilyn Sayer. Ralph Thorpe and Jack Hytrek. Betty Hefflebower and Lyle Mc.Kercher were the drive's co 0 chairs.
Person of the U7eek
by Vicky Smith
"He's a very positive advertisement for Psc.·· That's what Dr. David Edf'is, professor of music at PSC said about Doug Henke, sophomore. Dr. Edris, Doug's academic advisor, 1 continued, "Doug is bright. dependable, takes the initiative and is enthusiastic in what he does. He is representative of a lot of the students we see at PSC."
has been active in rnany music activities such as playing in last year's State Convention. He is this year's vice-president of tr1e Music Educators National Confe,·ence CMENC), and he is presently running for a Nebr·aska State Collegiate Chair of MENC. The election will be held in November.
On Nov. 3, 1988. Doug married Chr·istina, a high school music colleague. Doug said marTiage has matured him, "I can't think only of rr1yself anvrnor·e."
Christina, a freshrnan at PSC. is a business major with a rnusic :-ninor, Sh(~ said studying music yvith Oou<J is ha rd because of the competition. but it also gives therr1 rnore time to shance.
Doug is majoring in music education and piano performance. He attended UNO for one semester but was dissatisfied there. After talking t9 a student of Dr.' Thomas Ediger, associate professor of music, Doug attended a Recruiting Fair at PSC, liked what he saw and decided to attend the Campus of a Thousand Oaks.
Doug feels the move has been a good one for him. He thinks the instructors at PSC are great but overworked, and students should take this into consideration when judging teachers.
Since coming to PSC Doug
Doug is not worrying about the future right now. 'Tm just trying to get my studies done. Music is such a broad field; teaching. performing. private studies; I'm open to whatever comes up."
Along with his other activities Doug also keeps i • busy with PSC interests. He serves on the organization~! ' board of the Multi-Cultural Committee and is involved in campus affairs. "I support the proposed Student Bill of Rights and\ hate not being categorized. I'm a nontraditional student, but l don't get any non-traditional information." He would like to get more involved in nontraditional activities.
Doug spends his spare time working at Breadeaux Pisa in Auburn.
Doug Henke
Inside Sports .. e~ Final Exam Schedule
Good Crowd Support Boosts Success for Bobcats
by Amy Snyder
Success isn't found in flowery pep talks or preseason promises. It isn't found individuals, and isn't found by taking short cuts.
A good place to find it, however, is at PSC. Coach Tom Shea and the Bobcat Football team seem to know success pretty well right now, and come Nov. 18. they'll be looking to define the word just a little better.
On that day, our 1989 TriState Conference Champs will take part in the NAIA Division II Playoffs. Lead by a group of well respected seniors, the Cats will take their awein sip ring teamwork and compete at the national level.
No one can deny that a team with such proven talent, ability and unity deserves the best of everything. They have represented PSC in such a positive way that our entire institution can be proud. And for that, we owe them something.
W.e owe them every last drop of schooi spirit, every "Go Big Blue" \ivia can ·muster; and
every melodious "toot" in our Pep Band. To make a long story short, we owe our Cats the best *? !# fan club that PSC has ever seen.
In the past, crowd attendance has been good. Most students were seen clapping when we scored, and some brave souls, fresh out of Wilie's even shouted now and then. But the time of mediocrity is over. The team has moved on to a higher level of play and so should the higher fans.
A suggestion would be to designate an area solely for the representation of PSC students. Upon seeing a group of fellow classmates, don't wander off into your own corner of the bleacher universe. Find the people in blue and plant it. A crowd has the potential for being much louder than a scattering of small groups. Not only will our fighting Bobcats be aware of our presence, but so will the refs. Moving on to game time· etiquette,.there is none. If the mood strikes you, yell. Even if it's nonsensical. Chances are 'everyone will thihK'that it was
PSC Players Key Victory,
PS'C running back Mark Whil:;fker a_nd linebacker Kory Lind, who· keyed the Bobcats1 33-8 Victory over Benedictine in the regular~season finale, have been. named to the Tri-State Athletic Conference Players of the Week.
Whitaker, a sophomore frorT) lnwocx::I. NY, ·rushed 19 times for 159 yards and scoreq on runs of S, c:1nd 1 yard. He also :aught four passes for an additional 40 yards.
Whitaker, who tepped the 100-yard rT)ar-1,( for the fourth time this season and produced his second-best rushing output. gave the Bobcats a 12-0 second-quarter lead with is 5fard jaunt. capping a 72-yard, 7-play drive. The lead grew to 19-0 with 3:39 left in the third :ieriod on his touchdown fr<:>m :he 1.
Other offensive nominees
were Craig DeHaan of Northwestern, Mark Dundas of Westr'nar, and Benedictine's Mi.ke Moriarty.
Lind, a 200-pound senior from Lincoln, NE, matched his season-high with 17_ tackles, including severi unassisted. _He also had one tackle for.a loss of 1 yard as the Bobcats held the Ravens,-the top·rushing tec:1m in the Tri-State. with a 2;i0.4 average per game, to just 107 yards on 58,attempts.
Other defensive nominees were Freddie Anderson of Westmar, Clint Loveall of N-orthwestern, and the Ravens' Scott Miller.
Lind, a .graduate of Southeast High School, .lead the Bobcat defense vvith 118 tackles. Whitaker, .a 5-8, 160pounder, is the Bobcats' top ground gainer with 902 yards.
The victory clinched the first-
the guy next to you.
Chances are everyone will think that it was the next guy. Utilize every chance you have to make it known that Peru State has arrived. Stand up and clap when the school song is played. If you can't find the beat, just follow someone else's lead. (Band, you'd better play loud. Most of us have left the responsibility to coordination to the team.)
Finally, and maybe most important, we need to show good sportmanship. Now you don't have to curtsy or bow or offer up the only free bathroom stall to an opposing fan, but please, for the sake of the team, be civil. We want to be remembered for how well our team fought the battle, not our fans.
With this free advice, I leave you to yourselves. Go color a banner or make up a cheer about the referee's mother. Just so long as you do something for the cause. Because success can be boosted with good crowd support. And that's what we want. Succes.s. •
Earn Honois
ever National Association ot Intercollegiate Athletics (NA!A) Division ll post~season playoff berth for the Bobcats, ranked No. i5 nationally. Peru State also e9ded a six-game losing skid to the Ravens while improving to 8-1 overall and 3-0 in the conference.
The following schedule is for the on-campus exam week of December 11-14. Please inform your classes when their exam period is and alert them to the exam week policies below.
Monday, December 11, 1989
Original Class Time Exam Time 12:30 T 4:00 M 12:00 M 11 :00 M Tuesday, December 12, 1989 Original Class Time 9:30 T 3:00 M 8:00 M 8:00 T Wednesday, December 13, 1989 Original Class Time 10:00 M 11 :00 T 2:00T 9:00 M Thursday, December 14, 1989 Original Class Time 1:00 M 2:00 M 3:30 T
NOTE: Original Class Time indicates the first class meeting of the week or only class meeting of the week.
EVENING CLASSES
1) If the class meets once a week, then the exam period is during the scheduled class meeting.
2) If the. class meets more than once a week and begins at 6:30 p.m., then the exam period is 6:00-a:OO p.m. on the first day of the week that the class meets.
3) lftheclasi:.meets more thanohce a weekanqbeginsatS:00 p.m., then the examperiodis8:30-10:3Qp.m. ontheffrstdayof the week that the class meets.
NOTE: If you have a·ny questions about the exam. schedule, do riot .hesitate. to contact Dr. Snyder in the Administration Building.
--DON'T MISS PETER--
On Novemeber 13, Peter The Near Great will entertain PSC students with his magk:al tricks. Shows at t 1 a.rn .and noon. So, don't tum your head, you might miss a trick
several players who would have even better numbers in a more conventionally styled offense.
That unconventionally styled offense. the run-and-shoot, ranks fourth in the NAIA Division II total offense witr 490-33 yards per game. averages 44. 7 points per game. and has more weapons than the Contr·as.
Falkner goes on to say even with all that talent, the people who really make it happen are the boys on the offensive line. They have given this years team an extra dimension, something he's seen in few other run-and-sr1oot teams, "a running game, they're able to pass, block or clear the way for ball cacriers.
On the other side of the ball, those who have followed the Cats have seen the improve, ment that's taken place throughout the season.
Defensive Coordinator Paul Wyczawski sees several reasons for the improvement. This includes the shifting of
Coach Gibbs Stacks Up Best Talent For Bobcat Basketball Team's Season
Peru State College mens basketball coach John Gibbs said this year's four-te 9 m PSC Invitational CQuld stack up as the best talent-wise in the tourneys' five-year existence.
"! think 1A1e're going to have the be.st· field of teams since we've starte.d hosting it," he said. "lnfact. lt could be one of the. best tourna,ments of any we'll play in this year with the exception of the Northwest Missouri State tourney in Maryville."
A goqd .exaimple of that, Gibbssaiid, would be ParkCMO) College. whom the Bobcats meet Frk:lay at 8 p.m in the ·AWAC.
"l think this will be the best Park te.am in.a long time," he said. "They have mo.st of their players back from la.st year and l knolN th,ay had a good year of recruiting. They're beginning to make an impact in the Kansas Oty arei:!."
The 6:30 p.m. contest Friday between Doane •and Bellevue could be a matchup of two NAlA District ll title conten~ ders, Gibbssaid
"I've said before that Doane could.be one of the favorites to win the District this season," he said. "And Bellevue. just destroyed Briar Cliff in a preseason scrimmage last week.
Three... Peru State: Colle'ge Deleeuw; a 5-10 middle hitter: volleyball players have. been from Waverlyled Peru State in named to the 1989 All- blocks with 80; while finishing Nebraska 'lndependeril>Le~gue second in ktlls (214) and team, chosen by a vote cit' the passirig efficiency (Q5.0%). league's coaches. Neitzke, a reserve her first Senior hitter Kaylee .two seasons.; finished second Michalski was the lbne Peru ···in blocks with 55, and. fifth in State playeFselected to the 6- kills with 1"06 in herfjrstyear-as/ member first squad, wh.ile a starting outside hitter'. juniors Kr,isti Deleeuw and Holly Michalski, a co-captain; and Neitzke • were both • second- Deleeuw were _both named 'to team choices. the All-Tournament,. teal'Tls •.at Other,first team picks were Nebraska Wesleyan and Briar Shelly Lueders of Wayne State, Oiff during the regular seasb_n. Kristen Braun of' the College of The Independent league is. St. Mary, and Kearney State's comprised of· Kearney, Barb Miller, Robin Wilkinson Chadron, Waiyne,;the College of and Jenni Mau. St. Mary and Peru Stat!:!, Michalski. a repeat selection. The Lady· Bobcats, 11-17 in led the Lady Bobcats in kills the regular season, were (247), ace serves (46) and defeated by .Kearney State in passing efficiency (96.7%), the NAIA District II Playoffs, The 5-11 nativeofOrdwasalso. which ended thei.r 1989 second in digs with 165. campaign.
it. wa.s the best BeHevue team he's ever seen."
Gibbs said the Bobcats must not overlook Park, a team they defeated three times last season;
"O~iously we want to win our own tournament. but the big thing is we have to get to the finals.first," he said. ''That's a key game (Park) for us, We don't w 9 nt i:o be ln a pbsition of having to play Doane or Bellevue fbr third place."
Gibbs said he hopes the Bobcats can continue their tradition as a stronQ homes court team. evidenced by last yeai·'s 10-3 mark.
"Historically, ;we've. played well at home in the past," he •said; "The one thing) like about hasting a tburnament is that it give's usa c:puple ofexti-a home games.
TURKEY. BOWLIN;G
• STUDE'NTP.ROGRAMS IS MAPPV TO ANNOUNCE TURKEY BOWLING TO THE PSC STUDENTS. COME TO THE STU.DENT CENTER ON NOV. 15 AT I 6:30 P.M. THIS IS AN EVEN'T THAT .EVERY,;...,. ONE SHOULD ATTEND!!
personel, the growing process of a fairly young team, and the learning of a new defense."
In searching for the key player on this defense, Wyczawski mentions just about everyone.
Kory Lind has probably come up with the big play as often as anyone, as he leads the team with 118 tackles. He's followed by Cornelius Riley with 82, Steve Rassmussen and Tim Herman with 61 and Bob Hansen with 58 (twelve which \Nere sack's).
Bobby Stephens led the team in inter·ceptions with 4, Scott ,,'.3ullivan and Ten-y Clar·k followed with three each, Juan Steele grabbed two and Tony Uhler, Lind, and Gerdes one.
In talking with any of th('? coaches you'll find that they all stressed the one-game-at-a· time theory, and it paid off.
Who knows, if the Cats stay focused and can find a way to improve on last week, Christmas may come early in Peru.
Writing Contest for Poems, Stories, and Plays
Th,e Silas SurnrnEi1~s· Writinc_;i Contest has becornf::- 3 vehick~ of Pxpr,'0::;sion f-or U10Sf•' student \l\,'c·1ters \Nho have a dPsire to 1Nritc poems, shor·t storie'::> ,Jnd i:,,la\tS. ThQ Silas Summers' Writing Contest has been designated to give writers a chance to express themselves and to be jwdged by experienced professionals whose'flfe wori,< ·is liter21ture. -AI_I eritries wiU be considere_d for publication in the Sifting • Sands, PSC's literary magazine, of course, winners will be published. This is chance for faMl\e and forturne--909d luci,<. everyone,! Cat(!\gories··1. Poetry 2, ·Short· Story 3. Drama Rules
1. Label each page of each piece of your work with your name ani:l work. • 2. Submit a. copy ln the labeled box at :the front desk in the. library.
3. If you want your work returned; please SASE.
4. There will be a first. se~ond a_nd third place winner in each category: prize's·ii!'lii1; $25, $15 and $10in each category.
S. Persons may submit as many selections as they wish in each category, submit each -separately.
6. Deadline for entries is 5:00 p.m. January 15, 1.990.
7, All selections _will be considerecl for publkatlon in_ the Sifting Sanps.
Frankly Speaking
The 1989-90 Bobcat Basketball Team is made up of (back row 1-r) David Jansen, assistant coach, Mike Martin, student assistant, Chuck Miller (40), Rod Federick (42), Mark Crockett (52), Andy Dunlop ( 51 ) , James Bell ( 44) ,· Royce Drake, student assistant, and Head Coach, John Gibbs. ( Front row 1-r)Otis Crumpton (22), Dustin Warner (24), Rob Wright (12), Tod McGowan (14), Brett Richards (10), Brad Thompson (30), Bill Richards (20), and Darwin Johnson (31 ). Photo Complements of PSC Sports Information
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Stµdents past and present have enjoyed lounging on the front steps of Morgan Hall since 1929
Dr. Citrin Offers Child Abuse Classes
by Cathie English
Dr. Anthony Otrin is in the process of teaching the Child Abuse/Neglect class. on cc1mpus this semester. The classes are held for 7½ hours on two· Saturdays. It is only one workshop in approximately 50 that he has conducted in the past year.
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According· to Dr. Citrin, associate professor of education, the workshops are attended b'y teachers, social service and law enforcement people, and high school • students. He recently conducted a workshop in Ainsworth, NE, that was attended by faculty from 20 school systems. "These workshops are for anybody in the community," he said.
Dr. Otrin; who began the workshops in 1978, said he became involved with cbild abuse and neglect because, "I came from an abuse background and I wrote my doctoral dissertation on it." He said abuse and neglect had an impact on his life, and it has an impact on other kids as well.
According to Or; Citrin, author of All the Victims arid Victims All, the workshops .focus on how to identify an
abused child. He said th~re are seven major types of ·abuse and neglect. Of these areas, there are three types of abuse: physical. sexual and psychological; and four types of neglect: failure to provide food, shelter and clothing, medical and dental care and supervision. Dr. Otrin said,. "For every reported case of abuse there are three cases that go unreported." He also stated that 10-20 percent of all children suffer from abuse or neglect'.
In addition to conducting. a~.use/neglect workshops, Dr. Otrin serves as an expert witness and consultant to private attorneys, prosecutors and/or social services in child abuse cases. At present, he is involved with four legal actions involving child abuse. In these legal cases, Dr. Otrin said, "I regard myself as someone who continued on page 9
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Halls Celebrate Birthdates
, by Deanna K. Thorsland
William N. Delzell Hall and Eliza Morgan Hall celebrate their birthdays this month.
W.N. Delzell men's dormitory was built Nov. 1939 at a cost of $189,000. The project was financed by revenue bonds and governement loans. Delzell was dedicated in 1942 in honor of William N. Delzell who served as PSC's vice president until 1921 and dean of men until 1938.
In 1 943, Delzell was known as the "ship" when it wa~ taker overbythenavytohou.senaval cadets who used the dorm as a training facility.
Eliza Morgan Hall was named for Miss Eliza Morgan who was the housemother and dean of women in the original Normal Hall. The new women's dorm wasbuiltin Nov. 1929,atacost of $50,000. It vyas the first building to be financed by revenue bonds
Plans to completely renovate and remodel Morgan Hall are in
the works. According to Dr. Jerry Gallentine. president- of PSC, plans to renovate Morgan are long range and could start in 1992.
"My current intent is to keep the interio;- and historical content intact," said Dr. Gallentine.
Complete renovation of Morgan Hall would cost approximately $750,000 to $1,000,000 and would be financed by the state. This plan, besides ]::,ringing the dormitory up to fire safety stand.ards, would also update the plumbing and rooms and make easy accessibility for the handicapped.
Dr. Gallentine also said that a committee made up of students from Morgan Hall governement will advise architects on needed changes within the hall.
Students will be housed in the west wing and parts of the east wing of Majors hall while the renovation and remodleing process is underway.
Last Minute Heroics Lift ·Baker Univ. Over Bobcats
by Richard Layson
\/Vhen I watched the Nebraska-Colorado game earlier this month, I thought I had seen the most exciting football game of my life, but for those of you that witnessed the Peru StateBaker game you know I was obviously'wrong.
The Bobcats hosted the Wildcats of Baker University for the first round divisional playoff game on Sat. that ended up in a disappointing 30-27 loss.
The 3, 183peoplethatsawthegamewatched Bakerconnect on two long passes to take Baker to a 14- 7 lead going into the second quarter'. •
In the second quarter. quarterback Nate Bradley was injured on a running play, bringing in backup (SO) Jeff Ogden to lead the Bobcats to their next score and to cut Baker's lead to a 17-14 halftime deficit.
In the third quarter Peru was shutdown and Baker opened up to a 24-14 lead. Peru came alive in the fourth quarter scoring twice. Scott Gerdes exploded for 44 yards on a punt return to cut the lead, then with time running out Bradley hit (JR) Garriet Blai,:- to set up a James Jerry touchdown.
The crowd was growing impatient. The game clock stopped i continued on page 11
Overcoming the Gottas ... Learning to Conquer Daily Stress for Pe a k Pe r f o rm a ,n
Editors note: Robert J. Kriegel, Ph.D. --best selling author, former All-American athlete, ·and mental coach for Olympic and world class athlet_es--lectures and consults with major corporations worldwide on peak performance, leadership and strategies for dealing with change. Kriegel recently took part in a national tour of college campuses sponsored by the makers of Nuprin Pain Reliever.
To :·emind you how to be a peak performance thinker, Kriegel and the makers of Nuprin have developed a 'pocket coach' of tips for ' combating pressure and pain. For a free copy write to Nuprin, P.O. Box 14160, Baltimore, MD 21268.
The alarm sounds. "6 a.m. I've really gotta hustle. I've gotta finish that outline, talk to Professor Jones, stop by the lab, read 100 pages for my noon psych class and be at vvork at 3 p.m.
Today's college campuses are pressure cookers. In fact, the Nuprin Pain Report; the first national study on pain in American document· ed that more people 18-24 -suffer from stress and pain than any adult age group ..
As I've toured the country visiting college campuses, students tell me the most common causes of their stress are: too much to do, too little time; exams; money; relationships;
intervievvs; family and career choices.
Stress: Bad or Good?
So, get rid of stress. Right? Wrong.
Stress is neither good nor bad. Hovv you handle itcan be. Learning to make stress vvork for you can help you concentrate better and think more clearly under pressure, have more energy, be rnore creative and make college more enjoyable.
But many of us handle stress poorly.
Some people panic and vvork too fast under stress. Others procrastinate. Neither response is productive and both are caused by vvhat I call "sabotage thinking"--common. reactions to stressful situations that vvork against rather than for you.
Tvvo common types of sabotage thinking are "the gottas0 and "the can'ts."
Gottas and Can'ts
Let's look at the ~ottas and methods to overcome them.
The gottas usually occur vvhen you think you have too much to do and too Iitt!E:! time to do it: "I gotta study for two exams I gotta call financial aid about my loan I gotta get a date for Friday night "
Walls Fall for Germans;
by Olris D.ienker
.t climbing up and· helping each 'other onto the wall. They were I witnessed something dancing and , singing~ Most , incredible a couple of weeks importantly. there were smiles ago. I was watching "Good on everyone pictured--smiles Morning America," and it was from ear to ear. their major topic of the day.
I wasn't born vvhen it happened. and I don't know all of the history concerning it, but I saw the joining togethe~ of people to dance on it.
,.Young people, divided f~milies, and political· factions joined to celebrate the fall of th~<wall~ The Berlin Wall was opened after, East Germany's de,cision· to lift travel restrictions on its people.
I can only imagine the exuberation and excitement the Berliners are feeling right now. However, I caught a glimpse of it because of the wonders of television.
It was like a city vvide party
There was no East or West Berlin. only Berlin. People
The gott-..as make everythinq seem harder than it really is. You get into the panic zone, rushing to get it all done. You vvalk too fast, tall,; too fast, think too fast. vvrite too fast. eat too fast. You can't concentrate or think clearly. You make careless mistakes, blank out on exams and forget things you already know. Everything seems like a life or death proposition.
I vvas talking to juniors at U°C Ber·keley vvho had a bad case of the gottas about a forthcoming exam. "I gotta get an A," he said I asked vvhat vvould happen if he didn't.
If I Don't Get An A ...
"If I don't get an A, I won't keep up my 4.0 average. Then I'll never get into a really good graduate school, and then lvvon'tget a top job and then I'll never make a lot of money "
By the end of his discourse. not getting an A on this test vvas akin to his life being ruined. ••
When he stopped and thought about vvhat he'djost said--that if he didn't ace this test his life vvould be dovvn the tubes--he started laughing, "I must be crazy."
He was not crazy, just not thinking clearly or realistically. Manyofusgetthatway under pressure. This type of
desperation thinking makes us overreact and causes panic. The cure is to shift from irrational to ratidnal thinking. Do a reality check. When you get the gottas take a deep breath, exhale slowly and ask yourself, "What is the worst thing that could possibly happen?"
"How likely is that to happen?"
Not the End of the World
This type of reality thinking puts the gottas in perspective. Sure, not getting an A would be a,drag, but it wouldn't be the end of the world nor vvould it land this A student in the ranks of the homeless.
there's alvvays going to be things you gotta do.
Remembering Past
Victories
... Looking at past wins helps, too. After all, he already had a 4.0 average, and had done well on difficult exams before. Reminding himself of his past success on similar exams helped him, relax and restored his confidence.
Gaining control of your thinking will help to turn desperation reactions into peak performance actions. Learning this early in life will be invaluable in the future. because no matter vvhat you do or vvhere you do it,
THE PERU STATE TIMES
4 Cathie English
, Amber Fabry Reporters· , . . . Beginning Journalism Adviser· Dr. Dan Holtz The Pen.i Stat~ Times welcomes all letters to the editor. All Jetter~ to the editor. cartooni,. or artich,?s st10, ,la be •c;iqni,,d and w,ll be pu1>1ist1ed a,t the discretion of the editon;.
Toe Peru State Times reserves the right to edit all letters to the editor Editorials unless signed. r<-~tle, t th<~ op1nio1, ot t.t Peru State Times ~nd ma~riais to: .Editor, the Pen.i State Tln;ies. Campus Mail, Peru State College. Peru, Nebraska,.68421.
Americans· Take Fr:eedom for Granted
subject to travel restrictions, We are witnessing history while we 1can go wherever and , t.af{ing place. No one could wheneve'r we •want, and we • possibly know that an event don't have to give a reason for of this magnitude would qccur our travel. in our lifetime. The possibilities East Germans must apply to for- reform are realistic, and although we cannot predict the extent of the implications. change is taking place. The falling wall is proof. •
"These people were not only rejoicing over their symbolic reunion. but it seems to me they were rejoicing over a new found freedom. This is a freedom they've only dreamed about. A freedom that I've known all my life."
These people were not only rejoicing over their symbolic reunion, but it seems to me, they were rejoicing over a new found freedom. This is a freedom they've only dreamed about. a freedom that I've known all of my life.
As I sat and watched, thought ,about how we take our rreeaor11 •. ur !rl• 011wu. vve·re fortunate to have all of the opportunities that are available to us. East Germans are
establish permanent residence in West Germany, vvhile we can live any place that we desire.
We are free to vote in elections under whichever political party vve choose. However, many of us do not. take advantage of this freedom.
We live in a democrac\,, and we ha:ve freedom of $PE!ech. .Would I be able to write this editorial in East Germany? I doubt it.
~*c;eption; stu t;!'ieif;)creasirigly ar,it;f',,:; p r6p~r"tx da qfa i;Je $ 0 :3,~-: -\ not'anjs
"When work needs to- be done, she is,there and does it well." This is how Robert Lewellen, assista~1t professor of business, _described Miriam Duckett, She worked I hard, on the invitati_ons for William Edmondson's visit l and is always b~ight ano , pleasant sa,id Levvellen.
''j J'yliriam sp.ent tvvo years on active duty with the U.S: Army after graduating from '1igh school'. She is n~vv involved in the· Ar·,my R.eserve and the ROTC: 1 1)r0Qram· at PSC
! She became in'volve6 with I the military througl7 her , father. now a retired I rhilita"ry recruiter' ·I '
Association.
One of her biggest fields of concern is her tvvo-year-old son, Alex.
After Miriam graduates. from ' PSC _she vvill be commissioned a se.cond lieutenant in the Army Reserve.
Miriam Duckett
Coilege s•reel parties ha·ve raged out of control at several schools in 1ecer:it weeks: Near Michigan State University, pqrtiE!rs· toss, a fence. onto d bonfire Oct._ 14 • :cps, MATiH~W GOEBEL-THE STATE NEWS
SENATE REVIEW Who's Who Among PSC Students
The PSC Student Senate held meetings on Wed., Nov. Sand Nov. 15.
A meeting of all organization presidents was sponsored by Student Senate on Thurs., Nov. 9 at Gty Hall. Over 20 organizations were represented. Dr. Gallentine discussed the importance of organization involvement by the student body. Other items discussed were revisions of constitutional directory and the organizational Christmas party on Dec. 4.
The Senate also conducted a survey concerning the possibility of an escort service being made available on campus. The service would be a safety measure offered to students after dark to escort them to their destination. The results indicated desire for this service. The Senate will be discussing details of a service with Dan Haugland and Dean Joy.
A new committee h,;;ts been set up to help update procedures concerning faculty advisement for the students. Three senate members have been asked to sit on this committee.
Graduate Council representative reported the availability of graduate classes to undergraduate students.
A memo has been sent concerning the condition of the typewriters in the library. The Student Bill of Rights is a top priority; a final draft will be presented at the next Senate meeting. Senate has voted to support the addition of tennis courts to Peru State Campus.
Complete minutes are available for reading on the bulletin board outside the Senate Office.·
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"Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges" has selected 34 Peru State College students for inclusion in its 1990 edition.
The 34 seniors were nominated by a PSC selection committee. The 34 were chosen on the basis of academic achievement, service to the community, leadership in extracurricular activities, and potential for continued success.
They join a group of students selected from more than 1400 institutions of higher learning in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and several foreign nations.
Outstanding students have been_ honored in the annual directory since it was first published in 1 ~34.
Students from Peru State College to be included in the directory include:
Sisters" ·eanned
CCPS)--After hearing reports of the fourth rape of the semester, University of Missouri at Columbia officials in mid-November banned alt "little sister" programs at campus fraternities.
"The environment surrounding the little sister programs. makes it more conducive,, for sexual abuse or alcohol abuse to occur," said Don Graham, Missouri's associate director of residential life. '
One victim is a little sister, and another had been invited to .become a little sister. Three of the rapes occurred during or af.ter fraternity parties.
Greek leaders say they are getting a bad rap.
"The rapes weren't because of the little sister program. Guys would have been drunk anyway and would have done it regardless of a party or not," said Julie .A.ndersohn, president of Sigma Pi Uftle • -sister program.
"The problem of date rape
--NOTICE--
"Child Abuse And Neglect" ,c DECEMBER 2, 1989
8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
F.A. 212
For more' information or to pre-register contact the PSC office of Continuing Education.
/,'' goes much further than fraternities. We're, just easy scapegoats," said 0-.ris Wilson, president of Pi Ka~ Phi.
Brian John Andrews, a history major t from Coon Rapids, MN; Timothy H. Bohling, an. accounting and business management major f.ro.m • Tecumseh; Be-ttiY Bricker; a bJology and chemistry major from Nebraska Qty;
Debra Jeanne Buell, an
"The press seems to be elementary education major focusing on the greek system, from Peru; Nancy J. Burgert,
but rape and alcohol abuse is a problem of society, not just fraternities," added Jeff Garrett, president of Missouri's Interfraternity Council.
"Banning little sisters won't change anything, said Wilson, whose fraternity does not hav~ little sisters.
"Regardless of the ban, the basic party scene on campus will continue. (The ban) will have no major efJects," Wilson said.
The ban is just one part of a solution, said Cathy Scroggs, director of greek life at UMC. ''It won't .solve !:f1e problem, byt it's a step," she said.
Sixteen of the 35 fraternities on campus disbanded their U-e;tle Sister prdgrarhs in '1981 when the National Inter-fraternity Council discouraged them.
NOTICE
On Nov. 29at7p.m.inthe Old Gym, Shawn Matzen will be conducting a self-defense workshop for women. This is Matzen's second workshop at PSC. His first, held. last month for Morgan Hall residents, was so successful that he decided to conduct:'a second one.
Matzen. a former PSC student, received self defense training in the Air Force. He is currently stationed at SAC in Omaha.
This workshop is free and open to· all women in the community •. Participants are encourc1,ged to wear loose'tiittipg clothing. Residence Life is sponsoring the workshop
Area Support Group Meetings: AA every Monday evening at 7:30 p.m. in the ,Health Center Lobby of Maj9rs Hall. For inf9rmation ,on NA (Narcotics Anonymous) and Eating disorders Support Group meetings contact Adele Evans or Jodi Peterson in the College Health Center.
an elementary-education major from Burchard; Paula Jean Darling, a business management major from Nebraska Gty;
Pam Lynn Davis, a physical from Plattsmouth; Holly Ann Meyer. an elementary education major from Bern. KS; Patricia L. Musil, a business management major from Shubert;
education and coaching major John Richard Pleis, an from Holdrege; Barbara Jane accounting and busienss Fossenbarger, an elementary management major f,-om education major from Brock;··. Talmage; Roger Lawrence Tamara Rae Freeburg, an • Pokorny, an accounting and elementary education major business management majoF from Plattsmouth; !\'lark E. from Bellwood; Jennifer Sue Gleason, an electronics arid robotics technology major from Colorado Springs, CO;
Jill S. Grancer, a social science and psychology major from Morrill; Barbara Ann Heft, an art major from Fairfax, MO; Lynda Loueen Hein, an elementary education major from McCook;
Amy C. Henzel, a business management major from Virginia
Cindy Kay Janssen, a mathematics and business major from Sterling; Tami L. Johnson, a physical education major from Ashland;
Ellen L. Kruger, a prepharm.acy arid biological science Fl')sljor frqmatownville; Neil Wt;llter Lunzrpl:lnn, a business management major from Auburn; Sharilyn Faye McMahon, an elE'lmentary education major from ,Auburn; Anhe Marie Masters, an, elementary equcation ry,ctloF
Reichart, an elementary education major from Murray;
Robyn Rae Roesener. an elementary education major from Cook; Angelia J. Rohwer, a language arts and English major from Ft. Calhoun; Cheryl J. Sej;.s;ora. an elementary and special education major from Burchard;
Elizabeth Lynn Smith. a mathematics major from Northboror, IA; Bette Jean Somers, a business management major from Aubun:1: Robert Steven Talbert, an elementary • education majqr from .Omaha;
Julie Ann Tubt:>esing. elementary ed4catip,q .mc1,j9r, from Steinauer; Jane. Elizabett;i Tutt, a bu~iness management, and acC0IJ.'i):ting major,. from. East Alton, fL; a.nd Donalq. Christophe,:Umland, an E;nglish; and histgry major. from, Weeping Water.
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Tom Wingfield
Amanda Wingfield
Laura Wingfield
Andy Donovan
Vicky Smith
Penny Gibons
Jim O'Connors John Funkhauser
Directed by Or. Charles Harper
Assistant Director /Stage Manager Pat Vendetti
Light Design Jeff Hinz, Fred Miner
Glass Menagerie Is A HeartbreaN
by Chris Denker
A drab and dreary apartment set in mid-1940's St. Louis is where we begin with Tennesse Williams' play The Glass Menagerie."
The Peru Players presented a spectacular rendition of the play Nov. 16-19, in the College Auditorium. •
The play revolves around the Wingfield family. Amanda Wingfield is a mother who wants the best far her children, Tom and Laura, but instead she alienates herself from them.
Vicky Smith does a tr:emendous job as the interfering mother. She portrays a woman with southern ties through a believable accent.
Tom is a frustrated man. He works in a warehouse, but his desire is to write. His mother's constant nagging causes him to stay out late. He is often berated by Amanda, because he has many of the same traits as his father, who left them many years ago.
Andy Donow;!n is brilliant as Tom. He makes the audience believe that Tom is not only a character but a real person. He conveys the feelings of a trapped man.
1,manda worries even more about her da\Jghter Laura, who possesses a physical defect that is exaggerated in her mind. This is coupled with the fact that she is extremely shy. The only thing that ls really important tdher is her glass menagerie. She constantly cleans and.cares for the glass figurines.
Penny Gibbons shows usa frail young woman in Laura. Her nonverbal communication is fantastic. \Ne know who Laura is because of her facial expressions and physical movement.
. Amanda desperatei asks Tom to bring sd finally concedes t1•··•. O'Connors to come 1 Little does anyone•I that Laura had a er~•. two are left alone"' Laura shows Jim he' unicorn. j A shared kiss give) like tt;ie unicorn's hor+l knocked over, and thE is betrothed to anotH John Funkhauser O'Connors. He is ins: others.
Jim leaves, and Am' leaves as well to jo, closes, the audience'!' break awayrrom he Tom has done. '
The Peru Players'd only did the cast po • • ·audience in and held; • ' the dramatic effect• 0 • for the lighting design a success.
• Best of luck to the regional competition•·
Photo Credits
Photo # 1 by Arin Cosimano Director Dr. Charles Harper proving a point to Andy Donovan (Tom Wingfield).
Photo # 2 by Mike Morrison
Penny Gibons (Laura Wingfield) and Aridy Donovan (Tom Wingfield) play out the menagerie.
Photo # 3 by Mike h, AQdY Donovan (T frustrated man.
Photo # 4 by Mike M John Funkhauser': Wingfield) and Arid The Glass Menage
;,,Success
:s.tofind a man for Laura. So, she from work home for dinner. Tom ,other's pleading and asks Jim
but this is the same Jim O'Connors r in high school. After dinner, the ·e is hope for romance in the air. ured figurine in the menagerie, a
-ice another glimmer of hope, but a's heart is broken, the unicorn is ;;borken, and Laura learns that Jim nan.
the audience a caring rrian i.n Jim in his thoughts and· reactions to
leftto console he; daughter. Tom nechant marines. As the curtain ith. the feeling that Laura needs to ~r te find a. life of her own. just as
nmendablejob with this play. Net ~ose of seriousness that drew the :>ut: thf¾.lighting effects completed IZ andFred Miner were responsible, ,eir.eifforts helped t:e .make the play
tieo as it participates to qualify fer ,p'\erican College Theatre Festival.
,gfield) performing the part• of a
'(:;:onnors),
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Vicky Smith (Amanda
Wingfield) on the set:of
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DECEMBER 4, 1989
PLACEMENT ACTIVITIES Elections for Delta Sigs
Reception for December Graduates--8 p.m./Burr
Oak/Everyone Welcome
DECEMBER 15, 1989
Math and/or Computer Science ( 12 hrs) Graduates Resume due for State Farm Corporate Headquarters
The Delta Sigma Phi Social Fraternity elected new officers for the 1989-90 semester. The new officers are: PPST sign-up deadline
JANUARY 15, 1990
Deadline for summer job applications, government
employment.
JANUARY 26
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January 27, 1989
PPST Test
FEBRUARY 15, 1989
State Farm interview
APRIL 5, 1990
PSC Career Fair
PSC PLACEMENT OFFERS YOU
*Telephone to call employers. The Placement Office can be used as a message center Let us help you land the BIG ONE!
• Graduate School fellowships. assistantships, stipends, exams: info for education majors. a good idea for all graduates.
*Graduate • School fellowships. assistantships, stipends, exams: info in Placement.
* Resume preparation assistance--see Linda Warren
*0-edential file service--written references. a must for education majors, a good idea for all graduates.
* Job listings--hundreds of openings.
* Information on how to look for a job and where. salaries. odds
* Be Sharp--practice interviewing, know how to took
* Free workshops, 11 :00 Tuesdays
* 0-edit Course. 1 :00 Wednesdays
* Let us know what job you're looking for We can help!
Other business included the addition of a new affiliate group called the Deltettes.
The Delttettes were incorporated into the Delta Sigs program due to an interest shown on campus by a small female group. The group is constantly growing. The main functions of the Deltettes is to help the Delta Sigs with college projects, community service projects and having fun.
In return. the Delta Sigs will assist the Deltettes with studies and provide them with a-place to go when tired of the dorm.
The Deltettes are, showing a promising future and are building a good foundation.
If anyone has any_questions about the Delta Sigs or Deltettes please call :872-9435 and ask for Mike Harris.
Scientific Research Favored Over Bible
HSPS)·-A policy battle in an i obscure California state cqmmittee mqy._set a precedEmt .for the,• •way biology clitsses are taught nationw'ide, enc:oura.ging teachers to favor evolution over "creation sc;Jence". as- an e,xptanation of.•. how life developed.
Some campus, biology professors called- it a victory for science education.
In issuing new guidelinis,for; what should be taught' iil Ca:lifornia schools. a part of the state•s Curriculum Commission voted. Sept. 28 to tell teachers to concentrate on the theory of evolution in their classes.
"Evolution is the central organizing theory of biology. and has fundamental importance in other sciences as well.
creationism, teadiers should professors who refus.~d fo feel free to say, "sorry, but teach "creation science." that's not a question of Professors on , isecula_r science," the guidelines added:· •• campuses compla,in that Fundamentalis.t Christ.i.an students from high; schools parents have pres~ured, an that teach "nonsdentific. enormous number of school dogma such as creationism" distnctsfri recent Years to§iVe / 'te'rid t6 's16w down entire .ttie BiblicaJ explanation • of classrooms when they get' to creation--that. God created the college, said Lauence Mueller, a • universe in seve.ri days about ·University of California at Irvine. 10,000 years ago--equal time in· biology professor. classrooms with evoluti·on "It cr~_ates problems when theo_ry. we get students who· are
The view gained some unal;>le to Collect evidence, support on some college •evaluate and develop theories c:amp~ses as well. in science," he said.
In March, 1988, an evangel- "They grow up thinking a icai Christian group survey document such as the Bible is found that 59 percent of the as credible as scientific 150 University of North Dakota research. The. two clearly' • students it asked believed in address different areas of hu,man experience_."
It is no more controversial in scientific circles than gravity or electricity.'.' the guidelines read. creationism, and that 87 percent thqught. it should be taught in school~. several colleges controlled by the Southern Baptist Conventiqn even fired
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Final Exam Schedule
The following schedule is for the on-campus exam week ot December 11 -14. Please inform your classes when their exam period is and alert them to the exam week policies below.
Monday, December 11, 1989
Original Class Time 12:30 T 4:00M 12:00 M 11 :00 M Tuesday, December 12, 1989
Original Class Time 9:30T 3:00M 8:00M 8:00 T Wednesday, December 13, 1989 Original Cass Time • 10:00 M • 1.1:00T 2:ooT • 9:00M Thursday,·December 14, 1989 Original aass Time 1:00 M 2:00M 3:30T OPEN
NOTE:. Original Class Time indicates the first class rrie~ting of the week or only class meeting of the week. •••
EVENING CLASSES
1) If the class meets·once a week, then the exam period is during the .scheduled class meeting.
2) If the class meets more than once a week and begins at 6:30 p.m then the exam period is 6:00-8:00 p.m. on the first day of the week that the class meets.
3) If the class meets more than once a week and begins at8:00 p.m., then the exam period is 8130-'10:30p.m. on the first day of the week tha.t the class meets.
NOTE: If you have any questions about the exam schedule, do not hesitate to contact Dr. Snyder in the Administration Building.
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'open•t11e me',i;ting '\x/ith- a:''few ~peakers from' the firm of Pea~ whrds .of vyisdom.' This time; ~~it~~t~:~lt1tY!1:t~:::;; t:r~~~tttr·:1Et~;,~t7~~,r:t:., ;Jjr,:; Muen;~, "an' a~dit ~~per-' giving his presen;tati<:>n on t!,e 'f, ani1ifaim'is@~ned%fl,eir;;.: \i:~Mt.1!i'~a ;/ti/ ~~~se. r:rtcitio. n•,.s·i v,;tit.h cci~.me.nts • • • ' h I '• tr'• ' ,., d ,, ' ,,.;-N,®TI<:Jz.,,~ {\. 1otr~t81t~~t •··" i~:1!:~!f~e/::/; , •,••v
that Ron had gone from being a Hankins-, Bal?Y' was named >•rock '; band <crnero)?~r :to a : t,ap,, , i, , • Sa::tr>,9ina • :Ma ri'e; ,::t,;,1:aOki1r1•s: •i., ~o~·~~,ltan~<i;e/:six,'~tir~rt iei:ir$-. i<·1 } ••. i'or}it,J.;I".). -;2~{-67 <intWich!Jtk
·. ', •: , • · · · · ·· · ' r•. './4t1 ,sel~tioo~wlil b~ ~onlli!dei:ed for pub/ic:ation in the Sif:tlng, Sands, <•'The play we Ti,eel is respons.ej:otl;leAIDSepidemi;;: mernoers • of the, Gay and,
irrespon~ible:" added Pat.JI When it premiered on LesbianAUiancewere verbally ~umme~s. chairman of Citizens Broadway in t985, s9me gay att€lcked vvhef! they ""'ere D~manqing_ Standards, formeq " gr¢ups: condemned. Kramer f~r wr:itir:ig slogans on sidewalks in :>rima/ily' to oppose th,e ptJblk:izing tne little-known prepa rat'io;,, for •·•National scheduled Nov. 15-20 student scourge, clairriing it would Coming Out Day, Oct 1'1: :>•roduction at SMSU •. in Springfield. It asked SMS'tl President Marshall Gordon to ;;top th.e play from opening. "4'here's.nothing edtJcationaJ, there's nothing artistic about t,'' , S1.,1rrimers ,c:ontended. ''We t~ke ·• strong exceptiofl ,to the • anguage, to the portrayal of 1omosexu9 1ity and its political
OPEN INVITATION RECEPTION FOR DEEEMBER GRADUATES
December 4, 1989
., 8:00p,m. :'aurr Oak, Student Center
• hosited by , Placement :.¢veryone weicome: graduates students faculty :,,., friei,ds family
Preventing Child Abuse
frorn pg. t ~,., ,,, represents the best il".)ter:est of the child .! c::an say what is the truth," •
Or. Gtrin stated that money h;fnot to his advantage because. he' • does(l't :take a case jtJst becaus13 someone offers him , ,,money. In lieu of charging hi.s clients for his service, he asks
When asked whether he thotjght the workshops should be a required course, Or. ,Gtrin rep(ied, "Yes, lthinkit~hotJldbe required: it should be required of all pqtential tE:lc!fher~;.ip the state ofNebraskci;•• He said.the s:tatE! .of Nebrask~. m~ndates by statutes, that, teachers' be required to be reporters of child abuse. btJt, he saic:t, "Weare not adequately training them to be reporters." ,I that they contribute money to the "Child Abuse/Neglect Education Fund" es:tablished through the Peru 5:tate College Foundation, Gtrin said, "This IT)Ohey assist.s ',. faculty in'; attending child abus~ Work~• shops.''
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Inside Sports ... ''Team Effort" Campus--wide as PSC Prepared for Post-Season Playoff Game
The closing of the 1989 football season came to PSCas cold and as hard as the weather that accompanied it.
The Bobcats were defeated 27-30 by Baker University in a heartbreaking contest that is guaranteed to be remembered for many years to come.
Flashbacks of what could have been will be long lived in the minds of everyo,ne. Fortunately, however, there will also be the memory of the way in which this single game brought together an entire campus in an effort that can easily be deemed victorious.
Good Things
A lot of good things happened at PSC a.s a result of the game, and they are the kindsofthings that reveal the exciting future tha:J;ties ahead for Peru State.
An interview with Dean Jerry :Joy: ·and Business • Manager, Ste\/e •Johnson, revealed the
large amounts of cooperation and hard work that went into the hosting of the game.
When asked about the overall attitude of the campus going into the game. Dean Joy said. •"The attitude at PSC is outstanding. Among th_e students, among the faculty and staff. everybody. If everyone wasn't really pulling together, we wouldn't have gotten the ball game."
Efforts to Make PSC Host College
As a result of this joint effort, organizational committees were set up before PSC received the acceptance of its final bid. Everything from advertising to·.,concessions to parking was covered, and PE!Ople from every division of the institution responded.
Decidjng .to ~Eft •things rolling before Peru was named the official site was thought about long and hard.
"Jerry Joy and l had decided •
to approach it as if we were going to get it", Johnson said, "and then back off if we didn't."
But on Sunday, Nov. 12, the NAIA accepted the final bid of $12,600, and Peru became the host college of the first-round playoff game.
At this time. the entire process went into full swing. Steve Johnson was appointed as the Host Institution Coordinator. Jerry Joy became the NAIA Game Administrator, and Kent Propst was named· Communications Director.
Everybody involved began to focus on their area of responsibility, and according to Dean Joy, the Game Committee was accountable for most of the yvork.
Not For Profit
0 Financially, the game didn't promise much to compensate everyone for their efforts. But Johnson feels that what PSC did receive is much more
C6-ed Awarded Tryout fo.r Rugby Team
(CPS)--A Uhiversity of Arizona woman has won her fight for a chance to play on the school's rugby team.
A campus disciplir~ committee ordered the team to give stu<,!ent Jodi Orliss a chance to try out.for the team Oct. 12, threatening to deny the team studeptfees and the use of UA facilities if it refused.
DenyingQrliss the chance to try out violatEald UA's "non~ •• disc:rimination" polic:ies, said Ann parker, student ac.tivitieis proQram coordinator.
OrHss filed an official complai11t _agf!inst the rugby club Sept. 20. charging the club -refused to let her.play on .the i team b.ecause she is female. :;:, "It's a contact sport, and that's ·; what I wanted to;plf!Y ," Orliss (said.
w, Orliss, a power lifter who -1/ competes for the American i:Drug Free Powerlifting ;Association, has b..ench ~pressed 175 pounds and· dead ~iif-1-ed 355 pounds.
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But rugby is completely new to her. "I've never played it in my life," Orliss said. "But it doesn't seem that bad. I'm sure\ I'm going to play on the beginnin_g team:"
"It's really becomet an issue
when it didn't have to be," claimed club President Larry Carnicelli. "There are guys on our team, myself included, who were taught that you don't hit a girl," he said, "Rugby's a very physical sport."
Cocaine Use on the- Decline
(CPS)--Fewer college rep~rted using coc:ai~e. athletes are using cocaine, but Howev§r, about 89 percent mor.e are drinking alcohol, of. the athletes said they had chewing tobacco and iruectlng consumed alcohol in the past anabolic steroids than four year. About 5 percent of years ago, .a study released in athlete.s said, they used mid~Noven:Jber suggests. steroids a ~fightthcreasefrom • Only5percf;:!ri19f,;1botit~.ooo 1985. student pthletes sur:v,eyep • SeparateJ.y{' a 1986 Ohio nationwide l;>yJVlichigah•State .State L!niver:sity survey found University researchei.rs said • that 20t~i2!3perc;:egtof¢ollege they had used cocaini c:1U;ing C athl~tes nationwide used the Pc!St year, compf!rec:l to l7 • cocaine ,pr marubaha at least percent in 1Q85. In the same once a week. survey, 16 percent of the general college .population
--NOTICE--
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Basketball Cheerleaders for ¼• 1989-90--All interested individuals need to attend a meeting on Tues., Nov. 28~t 3 p.m. in the Health Cente.r Lobby. If you are interested but cannot attend the meeting due to a class conflict, call Jodi Peterson., at the Health Center prior to the meeting time.
important than a dollar amount.
"The funds we receive from it are not that substancial. Important to us, is obviously the value of having it here and bring recognition to the school."
Pride
and Recognition Being A Winner
"Every student wants to be involved with a winner. Whether it's in band, football. drama. whatever. It develops pride within the student body. If you've got that pride when you talk to people, it makes them want to be a part of it.
With the way things turned out, I think the student body should be proud. Not every institution in the country could pool its ideas and energies and pull something like this off. Not only should we be proud of our staff• and faculty, but we should be proud of ourselves. We have been allowed to become part of an historical event.
And the football team should be extremely proud. This was the first appearance of a PSC football team in the NAIA playoffs. Without them, we could never have experienced this accomplishment.
The team challenged themselves and as a result challenged the entire school. They've done something for this institution that cannot be measured by points or touchdowns or. trophies.
Proud of our Team
They've given us pride. Not one of us, or a group of us, but PSC as a whole. Thank you guys. we owe it all to you.
In closing, Dean Joy and Mr. Johnson would like to thank everyone who helped make-the game possible.
"A lot of p~ople deserve special thanks for all their help. But we'd like to start by thanking the football team."
The 1989°90 Lady Bobcat Basketball team will be represented by (front row 1-r) Kim Horsham, Mary Miltenberger, Janelle Henderson, Stacy Williamson, Diane Pokorny, Sheila Sughroue, (middle ro:w 1-r) Head Coach Wayne Davidson, Brenda Erickson, Dawn Carlson Laura Mandery, Becky Berg·, Student Manager Sharlene Most, Student Assistant Coach, Chris DeMarque, (back row 1-r) Marcia Stevens, Carrie Menges, Liz Jessen, Dennise Haverkamp, Staci Dennis, Jenny Polowy. Not pictured are Tracey Shannon and Assistant Coach Vince Henzel. Photo by Don Jaeger •
Jessen and Menges Lead Lady Cats
The selection of seniors Qlrrie Menges and Liz Jessen as co-captains of the 1989-90 Peru State College womens basketball team didn'*-come by accident, Head Coach Wayne Davidson said.
•• dtalso came as no surprise.
"They're really the best and most obviou?· choices we have," said Davidson. "As.in the past. both have demonstrated .good leadership ability off the ";floor as well as on the floor.
"But in order for us to find 'success this season, it will be ?'very important that they kontinue 1:o provide leadership
to help the entire team."
Menges, a P°'Ner forward from Bennington, NE, and Jessen. a center from Bloomfield, NE, were chosen by a recent vote of their teammates.
Davidson said the new captains assumed their responsibilities long before the voting took place.
"Really from day one, they've done an excellentjob of being a positive influence on the team," he said. "they're smart players and I think they sensed that's I/I/hat their role was going to be this season."
As the only two full,time
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working with 12: 12 left in the fourth quarter and seemed to ·indicate some significance to the outcome of the game. Turnovers plagued the Bobcats all game and with less thatn 1:hirty seconds in the game, Baker's quarterback connected on a bomb to take Baker to the Peru ten yard line. From the ten the quarterback hit Leonard Jen~ins for: the score, and to take Bakertoa 30-27 lead.
Peru got 1:he .ball back, and was driving. Just then a voice from noWhere announced, "three seconds left in the game." With not much choice, .Peru had to try a 54 yard-field goal. The kick fell l',hort. but because of an offsides penalty, Peru's Rori Sfianeyfelt got another try. Trying a long 48 yarder into 1a whirling wind just missed and Baker ended up with the win.
Despite the Bobcats loss, fans from everywhere came out and congratulated the team. From the loo" of the field after the game it might look as if we had won. I think the fans just wanted to thank the team for an exciting game and a heck of a season. It was an outstanding gamja and to end an outstanding season.
To all the players and ~oaches on behalf of all of us that followed your season, were looking forward to seeing you next year. Congratulations and Thank You
Comments Prior to Game
The Times reporter. Russ Waring interviewed some of the players Friday. Nov. 1 7, before the playoff game on Saturday. Some of the questions he asked were: "What was the biggest difference between, this Peru football team and other teams in the past?" "Why is this team so successful?" and "What does it feel like to be in the playoffs?"
Some replys were:
Steve Rasmussen--We have a wellbalanced team, with a kicking game, passing game, running game and defense. We just put it together, and i think it helped us."
After four years. we worked hard. and it's about time we got something.
Scott Gerdes--We have more of a mesh. We all get along real well. We have a kind of a team Jove that I've really never had with any other team. We play together well, and we keep each other up in bad times and good times.
starters back from last year's 23-9 squad, Menges and Jessen will also be called upon to provide more scoring and rebounding pllnch. Davidson said.
"Carrie has been a tremendous rebounder the past two seasons. and led the Oistrict last year and even was listed amongst the national leaders at times," he said. "And Liz has been a.n excellent offer1sive rebounder and ran the floor extremely well in our fast break for a big perscrn."
"But this year, they're both -going to have to pick up the slack from the seniors •who graduated."
Davidson said each player's individual skills and accomplishments speak for themsteves.
The Lady Bobcats opened the season "Tues., Nov. 14 hosting Central Methodist College in the AWAC.
Pat Haxton--Leadership and the way we play as a team we're real dose, everybody gets along with everybody, and everybody pulls for. everybody. when they're on the field. That helps a lot,
Nate Bradley--Strictfy, lead1:1rship from our offensive line. From a leadership standpoint, they're very assertive and they help.rne_ out on a lot of calls.
Customized Textbooks Create Tension
·(CPS)--Collegians may soon be buying "customized" textbooks that might include bits and pieces from different books, sections of articles and even writing by their own professors if a new concept int,-oduced by McGraw-Hill, the nation's second-biggest college text publisher, catches on.
The concept would allow pr·ofessors to design their own textbooks deleting unwanted chapters, and adding items such as personal notes, study guides and a syllabus.
"Textbooks," dee la red McGraw-hill chairman Joseph Dionne project, same." in announcing his "will never be the
McGraw-Hill's effort effectively would make "professor publishing" legal. Students and professors often create their ovvn texts, assembling parts of other peoples· work to fit their classes, and then reproducing and binding them at campus copy shops.
However, without proper permission, the practice is illegal. The Association of American Publishers has sued Kinko's, a chain of copy shops, charging the firm has helped professors illegally reproduce copyrighted materials for their classes.
McGraw-Hill, on the other hand, woµld pay ' copyright hol.ders and, using software and typesetting technology developed for the company by Eastman-Kodak, prodqce
better-looking, more readable texts than the homemade, photocopied versions assembled on campus.
Under the plan, professors would scan a computerized data base for what materials they wanted from an original text, study guides and supplements and related journal articles. They could then add their ovvn class notes and syllabus to create their own book.
The firm says it can ship out the customized book--which would include a table of contents and be bound in a personalized cover--within 48 hours of receiving the order.
The price, claims Sanjeev Rao, senior marketing director, would be about the same as a regular textbook, no matter how few books a professor orders. Normally, publishers' prices drop only when bookstores order a lot of books.
McGraw-Hill would arrange all permissions and royalties for any copyrighted materials used.
For next falls pilot program, only the supplements to one book--"Accounting: The Basis for Business Decisions" will be accessible.
Ultimately, McGraw-Hill hopes professors will be able to order cu.stom books for any class in its data base.
"This is wna:t professors have tol,d us they want," Rao
by Kevin Cosgrove
As a member of the staff at PSC:, I am undoubtedly excited about _the achievements of the 1989 &beat football team. As a:n exmember of the football program, ! must say I_ am experiencing many emo~ tions
Every August the players c~me in, and every year·the coaches and players set goals. The main goal of every team is to make it to the play-offs. Every team I was a member of set forth to accomplish this .goal, and we always seemed to .cpme up a little short. Well, the '89 &beats have achieved this goal, and I must admJt that I arri. a little jealous.
I am happy for all the players and coaches who have worked so hard to • make this dream come true. Being an ex-player, I can imagine how great it must feel to finally know all the hard work has paid off. I don't think a lot of people know how much work is
"Most teachers and professors complain that they can never· fincJ a textbook that really meets their class needs properly," said L. Mark Stone of Henry Ansbacher, Inc., a New York-based investment bank that specializes in media mergers. "This ability to customize textbooks seems to address that complaint."
Yet at least one professor complains it violates his sense of what a book is.
"Whoever came up with this has never read a book," said Peter Fritzsche, a history professor at the University of Illinois in Champaign. He called the idea, among other things, "obnoxious" and "disgusting."
"Books are to be bought," he said, "not packaged."
On a campus of 15,000 students. he said. a different title might be ne,=,ded for everv single selection. Maintaining an ample inventory wichout overordering, Carpenter said, would be almost impossible.
Currently most textbooks that are overstocked can be returned to the publisher. Carpenter saiu, but it would probably be difficult to return a customized book, meaning stores would order the books that leave little or no room for changes in class size.
"If a professor decides to let five more students (than originally planned) into his class. they won't get books," ·carpenter predicted.
Lundak Leads. a Full Life
by Russ Waring
The man in the commercial speaks, "Say you're pretty good." Not that big of a deal. Right? Maybe not, until you find yourself in church and the same man is preaching. or in class and that same man is teaching.
That man is Dr. Joel Lundak. who is in his first year as a fulltime psychology teacher at PSC after having spent six years as a part-time teacher. He is also an Episcopalian minister at churches in both Seward and York.
Dr. Lundak has four children and two stepchildren. He and his wife Nancy have been
married for six years. He says that even with his busy schedule he stilt has time for his family. Although his Sunday mornings <:'lre obviously taken, the afternoons are left for. "family time."
While Dr. Lundak also enjoys running and lifting weights, his other hobby is a little bit more uncommon. He likes to act in commercials and has appeared in some aired on 01annel 1O • from Lincoln. He started acting about six months ago and really enjoys it. He says that it doesn't take up too much of his time.
Let's see now: actor, preacher,• teacher, family man, I'd say that's pretty good.
TEN YEARS AGO TODAV: Shiite students set fire to an American flag a top the embassy in Tehran, and the Iranian •government troops paraded across the flag at the American Embassy.
I have had a tough time all season sitting in the stands and watching the games, but I am really glad that I was asked to help in securing the bid to host the first-round game. I think that my getting caught up ih all those events has kept my mind off the game.
The person that I would like to congratulate first and foremost is Coach Tom
away from the team, but feel Coach Shea deserves a lot ot credit. He is a great motivator and knows how to get the most out of a person. Let's. be rea.listic though; we can all see that he h~s got some great talent to work with,
Although I have felt many emotions throughout the season, I must say that lam and always will be proud to be a &beat.
Kevin. Cosgrove, Computer Center Manager season.
Dr. Joel Lundak gives Debbie Morris some advice.
Photo by Ann Cosimano
Faculty Enjoy 12-Hour Students
by Betty Hecht and Elaine Henderson
The end of the semester marks a milestone for PSC. It's the first semester \Nhen most of the full-time faculty have had only a 12-hour teaching load. Prior to this semester, most of the full-time faculty had taught 1 5 hours or more per semester.
In practical terms. this means that a professor no\N teaches four threechour courses instead of five per semester or that a professor teaches three, three-hour courses and spends the additional three hours• in student instruction, such as directing plays or marching band.
The general feeling on the PSC campus by _the administration, faculty and students about this change is a positive one. The 12-hour load, which is
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standard in the college teaching profession, according to most of the faculty and administration interviewed. will allow more faculty more time to prepare for classes. to meet individually with students for advising and to keep current in their field.
When commenting about the 12 hour· load. Dr. Spencer Davis. associate professor of history. said, "On the surface, I think it's a matter of justice. The 1 ;2-hour classroom teaching is a standard load. PSC is staying in step with other (similar) institutions." Dr. Jerry Hanson, chairman of the division of education and. psychology, a'greed saying, "NCATE ( Nationa_l Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education) calling for a 12 hour load is simply addressing those institutions which are not in the.
mainstream to get there."
Dr. Jerry Gallentine, president of PSC, sees the 12 hour load as a benefit to the college. "It allows faculty members more time to prepare for their classes. It allows them more time to do scholarly activities, which translates into better course work. It allows more time to prepare and do a better job of community service activities." In addition, the faculty will have more time , to spend on the ongoing , pro1;ess of curriculum evalua- • i tio., and monitoring of I pro;:irams, according to Dr. ! Hanson and Dr. Gallentine.
A concern raised by the 12hour load pertains to the decrease in •classes offered. Jack Hamilton, assistant professor of business, said, Continued on Page 3
Cooperation Aims to Attract Employers·
Eight colleges in Nebraska have formed a consortium to atti:-a.ct major c.ompanies to interview graduates: Bellevue, College of St. Mary; Concordia, Dana, Doane, Hastings, Midland and Peru.
Placement directors have found that empfoyers with limited recruiting budgets and limited recruiting time simply cannot get to all of the college campuses in Nebraska, even though employers are very interested in the quality of graduates from small schools. Furthermore, each school alone cannot. fill a slate of
candidates, thereby giving recruiters further evidence that they cannot afford to visit individual campuses.
Consequently, the placement directors from the eight colleges have approached (either in person or by phone) all the employers who interview at UNL. Thirty-five companies, to date, have expressed an interest in the consortium.
The interviews will be held in Omaha at College of St. Mary or in Lincoln at Southeast Community College. The interviews will follow a fivestep format.
To date two interviews have been scheduled. One is with State Farm Corporate Headquarters in Bloomington, IL . a company that has already been to Peru. The recruiter is a Peru grad, Boyd Marquardt. who suggested the idea for the consortium. Gndy Sayer, a 1988 graduate,, is working at State Farm in the data processing department. Math majors and students with 12 hours in computer are encoura~ed to sign up.
Four Peru accounting students have been flown to B1.o.omf.ield for se·cond
Continued on Page 3
* Recruiters·wm contact only one placement director, Unda Warren in Peru.
* Peru will schedule interviews, notify the other campuses and collect resumes t:o be sent to the recruiter in advance.
* The candidates to be interviewed will be pre-screened and· pre-selected by the recruiter. who will notify Peru of his/her selections.
* Peru will schedulethe interviews and notify each college, plus the Peru stuc;fents who will be interviewed.
* Students who cannot participate must observe a two-day cancellation notice policy. Fifty alternates can be called and the slate will remain full.
!Dr. Royal Eckert was honored Nov. 11 at
!Anniversary of
other special guests. He had been a i director at the theatre before coming to Peru.--photo by Ann Cosimano
Faculty Shortage Felt:
-Women/Minorities
Needed
by Cathie English
PSC does not have an adequate representation of women or minority faculty, according to Vice President William Snyder. Faculty and students also feel there are not enough full-time instructors.
Dr. Snyder said he would like to have more women and minority faculty. He said, "We'd like to see a reasonable mix, but the reality is we don't get many applicants." He stated it is reasonably rare to get women applicants and even more rare to get minority applicants. Snyder asked, "How do you develop a strategy to attract women ,and minorities to a rural environment?''
Snyder.said at present he did not have a plan or strategy. but he hoped to develop one within.the next year.
Ms. Nancy Emerson, instructor of social work/sociology said, "We don't have enough women instructors our Student Bill of Rights states that we need more women and minority faculty." Emerson said an institution cannot expand these ideas without a diverse group of instructors. She also said.she thought the m;aiority of women have been in education, "We pigeon-hole them into certain areas."
Two students commented that the'llfaculty problem is not just a lack of women or minority faculty, but a lack of full-time faculty. Leland Lockard.junior. stated, "We need more full-time professors. The student population is going up, so we need a better student-teacher ratio." Betti,, Hecht, a transfer student from Seneca, KS said that as a PSC English major she hasn't: had a woman teacher yet. "f think there should be a woman in
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Why could'n't PSC's future be a great day on the courts, on the mat, around the. track or even Ori :i:b.e green? • i ··.• : •
Think~~c:,ut it. Ahtgh:ichool senior' bra 'student a:i:•another college saying to themselves. "Hey, Peru State College soun<?D Ii~<?'( great p}pc.e t? go. l mean••not• only do they:offer a ~:~st:~f~:~:~~ff~i~~tt::~ football team, and solid men's and women's basketball teams, women's volleyball and softb<:1lli and a grei:lt q~seball prograr'r:i· as well. B(j:i:iWfiere's Peru, •;;1pi;f I heard'/if1/iii.,f/ PSC doesn't have tn~t' many students.
In my opinion the sports mentiori,~c:;l. above ,re k.\nd of like th.e fol.jr basic foqq groups. 'Everyobe r{eeds thE1m: but it's sure rik:e 'to have a Snickers once in awhile. What I mean by that is, tennis anyone? A trip around t~.e t.rack or;- a. r;-oll on the ~<:1t?. I r11ean vyrestling. I'll give it tp:yqu straight; r vyant a tenni~ ·team,, and l'V:ei:ta'lked to
',, wl!,,,-1',, " , • other students whO would love What A~i to happen' ~6ach? for Peru to take on some new "First off, there has to be sports. interest." Wellthenthatisupto Myobjectiveinthisarticleis us gu.y:s,and girls; .get 'to pbint out that rjiore SPOr'i::~-· .intereste8'.}:?:You also h1;:1ve to cou)d increase the enrollment look at c:e>rh~etition. /Iii.there ~tPSC. • .•. • .,._ ·•·) going to bel'eA'ough c6rnpetition Peru has had track and to play other schools." In wrestling in the past, but they getti_ng sports, Pe.:u may a~so jyst didn't wprk out. /The.. need to get new facilities. For reason was the;~tate had :i:d •example,<We have an indoor ~ 0 1~!:~l::;i:::~t '. ::ckwtt\~t:1n;~!d
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department has a budget. The something out with Auburn or state had to make a cutback in Nebraska Gty. Cash flow is 1986 so the sport or sports that also a major consideration. .W,ere notaba~io;:fqQc::I group•got:.;' First, we. Would need• more axed; •• money.from the state,.and we .. J spoke ;iiti{ >"]"om s~e;;i /.' .Would needtq hire mar~ faculty athletic director/football ••• as well:
coach, and I asked about the To me, I don't like things too possibility of some new sports. complex. What used to make 1'1'1:'s ,an exce\terjt possibili.'1:Y'." •·· sense tp me before ,.sp'eaking Tr?tck' is whai:.J.9oks like.:.a with Tom Shea wasi/more pr:'i9r,i,t:y sport, \Fr~tk and c,:~~s student:s,.n-1ore money, Right. country need •about 50 ~80 That may·not be the··case; but people fora good team. He also as far as I'm concerned, I'll buy mentioned golf, and that other my own little yellow fuzzy balls and see you on the courts. ga.~~, wfiat's th.e ni:iln,e Agassi, no 1:1:lnnis. Alr:,igrit tennis, ~he .• word (Peru tennis) 9 lone ·ls·•· going to attrac:i:mol'"e studerits.
Nemaha County Considered 'l\liucle.af. Duni'p Reguire$.Seve~al Tests
by Daw11 Waskowiak
Do you know what Nuckolls. Boyd and Nemaha counties all have in common? Well, if not, l'll fill you in •. ;.. •. .•• ···• ; • : • .••.
U.S. Ecology wants to place a nuclear wf.$te dump ~tone of the .three locations named above, This might be a good idea for Nemaha cour,ty in that it vyiH bring in more people, because 9f more job opportµnities.
But, on the other hand, if the decision was made to place the dump in ·Nemaha county and something ·would go wrong, a large 'liability suit could be brought against the state of Nebraska.
To this date there have been no decisions made about where the dump will be located. There are many sfudies that have to be conducted before the decision of where to place the dump is made.
Some of the tests that have to be completed are geological, hydrological and metorlogical tests on the earth and the air that are found at the locations.
The dump will be made of grade structure concrete, formed into cells, and those cells are where the waste will be placed. The grade of the waste placed in the cells will be grade A waste, which is the lowest radio active waste. Two other classes of radio active waste are Band C. Class C is the highest radio active. level of all three classes.
The dump would be active for a maximum of 30 years or until it reaches full capacity of five million cubic feet. Once the dump is full, or the 30 years have run out, it is then covered with clay, sand and soil. The area will be fenced in and will not be used again. •
Upgrade Lot
Complex Parking Truly an Experience
by Deanna K. Thorsland
Parking at a PSC parking lot is always a true adventure, but trying to drive through one of the lots without running into another car is a hazardous experience.
As I drive around the campus, I see cars parked bumper to bumper, and it isn't a pretty sight. The lots almost look like upgraded junk yards.
T3ke for instance the Centennial Complex's gravel parking lot; you know the one. It starts out as a bumpy mountain that eventually levels out into a confusion of gravel and randomly parked cars. No one knows just how to park. and consequently cars are hit or scratched when one tries to round1a comer, back out or park.
Now I know that some of the problem stems from the student driver~-but l also happen to know that not everyone owns a small compact car. You can't fit a s'1iP into a sardine can--it's as simple as that.
Okay, there are a lot otlstudents and faculty who will tell you there is not a problem with the Complex parking lot. These people have probably never reallyexperiencedwhatH:isliketocomeout the next morning only to find.a fre;;;h .s.cratch or. dent in your only form of transportation.
Instead of raising the parking permit rate to build a parking lot for commuter students who really don't use it, PSC should have utilized i.ts funds to pave the Centennial parking lot with line markers so students would kno.w how and where to park. If you do not feel this is a realistic idea, just talk to some of the students who live at the complex. You'll get an earful. ""'
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One thing many think of is receiving gifts. Young children to college age people are wondering what they will get. What will be) 1.Jr:\.der thei tr'¢!e? A new toy' that Ci:ill'.l perform s$v:eral different trick,s arid empties Dad's wallet:> Or will therce' be a •;clqz;en roses fro.rfi your "HorilE!y'?
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Well I don't know what's under your tree. I do, however, know what's under Glenn. Kirchhoff's. Glenn is a retired man who lives just north of thE! Hwy 50 and Hwy 34 interchange. And what's under'Mr. KircfiHoff 1s:tree is h!siw.hble farrrlste~a
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•• c6've/ giant s~~lptures in the fro'rit yard to'~.· M~de out of junk metal and the sweat of Mr. Kirchhoff's brow are Wily E. Coyote, the Road Runner, a dragon and a few others.
These sculptures are lit ir:\. .certain places :to make them ! appear to be a!ive.
• When I last 'tjal~ed with Mr·. Kir.9Hhoff. he ~ii~. that his c;!JsP:iav might be a little smaller this year. He also noted that one of his neighbors, Kerby Drake has a good display this year.
Both"of these gentlemen have worked v, ry hard in creating triek displays; There are also m1ny other,lightdisplays aro~nd ±:fiat area.
if you don't.get your ~ew 1:oy or your c;iozen roses this year, take a spin by the I 1wy 34 and Hwy 50 interchange. There's plenty of scenery for all to enjoy.
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The Mulder Challenge ...
by Jim Mulder
Recently over ,30 -Psc· students were inducted into Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges. These students were selected based on their achievement of a 3.25 gradepoint average and extensive involvement in extra-curricular activities.
Jim Mulder
PSC students have been elected to state and national offices in a variety of organizations, including Phi Beta Lambda and the Student Education Association of Nebraska. We also have seen a long tradition of excellence continue in Peru's placing in the state and
national business contests.
Students in the Science Division will be presenting papers at conferences in San Antonio and Hawaii. As usual, Alpha Chi members will read their papers at the annual conference this spring.
These are but a few of the examples of academic excellence currently being pursued on campus. Would you like to be a part of these and other endeavors in academic achievement? You can! There is a wide variety of campus organizations in both extra-curricular and academic areas eager for your involvement.
Career Changes
In A Lifetime
A person can no longer look at college as a solution to their need for training in their careers. (I say careers because it is estimated that a person will change careers seven times before he or she retires.) Instead a person should be using their time in college to develop the skills needed for life-long learning. Some of these ideas can be seen in .the new general
education requirements for writing and mathematic skills across the curriculum. As a librarian, I hope the reading, writing and research skills learned in college will continue to be used throughout a student's life, but these interests must be cultivated now.
Honors Program
One program which students interested in academic challenges should consider is the PSC Honors Program. This program is described in detail in the college catalog, but briefly it is a selection of courses created to stimulate thinking in new areas arid perspectives. It begins with an interdiciplinary course. entitled 20th Century Issues. Students interested in further information on this program should contact Dr. Tony McCrann, the Honors coordinator.
I would like to challenge all PSC students to get involved in all areas of campus life. In short, be all that you can be at Peru and in your future.
by Hank Behling
"We don't feel bitter. We just want better pay and recognition of the job we're doing at PSC." says Mrs. Sara Crook, an adjunct faculty member in social sciences.
Mrs. Crook made these comments in connection to a proposal written by the adjunct faculty at PSC. The proposal, endorsed by the PSC faculty association, would increase the flat rate pay of the acliunct s. This proposal was presented to Dr. Snyder, PSC vice president.
Dr. Snyder must now take up the proposal with Dr. Gallentine, PSC president, if something is to be done.
The proposal, along with the flat rate increase, includes extra pay for senior adjunct faculty, adequate office space, and inclusion of acliunct faculty in the college catalog.
The acliunct faculty haven't had a pay increase since before 1984 said Mrs. Crook. Their present flat rate is $300 per credit hour. If a particular teacher has a 12 credit hour per semester load, which is maximum, the salary for the school year would only be $7,200, said Mrs. Crook.
Mrs. Crook also noted that the acliunct faculty are not included in the health or retirement plan at PSC.
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each department. and I think we should have more teachers," she said.
Dr. Spencer Davis, associate professor of history, said the Humanities Division tried to hire a woman for the English department. He said that PSC could not attract any of the three candidates to this area. Davis also said there is a shortage of full-time faculty.
According to Dr. Esther Divney, professor of education, it is not: a matter of whether instructors are women, minorities or men. "What matters," she said, "is whether you know your topic. As long as you're a good teacher and you have a special interest in your topic." Divney said women haven't had as many opportunities as men to show their capabilities. She also said there are l"IOt enough full-time teachers. She felt full-time faculty really make the college. "Adjunctfacultydon'thavethe possessive spirit that knits the college together, We r:ieed full; time faculty who care about it and who will tend to it."
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interviews, they included Traci Monson, Theresa Glockel, John Pleis and Gndy Janssen.
The State Farm interview is scheduled for Feb. 5 in Lincoln, resumes are due Dec. 15.
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The second consortium • interview with Conoco for accounting majors on Feb. 13.• Resumes are due Dec. 1!:;i. Placement .for these candidates would •be in. Ponca Gty, OK; Houston, TX; or Wilmington} DE.
As more companies set dates, the Placement Office yvill be advertising the deadlines for resumes. It would be very nice for/ thpse interested to get •'started
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•:students do not think 'that it (the 12 hour load) is beneficial when _classes close up." Cheryl Gilson; psychology I sociology area. "It increases the amount of time a student mus spend at PSC to get a degree in this area .because of lack of faculty. It forces students _to take weekend classes, night classes and summer classes in addition to an already full schedule," said Gilson. The issue of lack of faculty ls a concern. "Peru has grqwn so much with Dr. Gallentine and there haven't been instructors hire.d for the increase in
students,'' said Dr. Long, professor of science. Dr. Davis also said that, "the school has had an enormous growth. (The) president needs to give (hiring of more) faculty his highest priority." Dr. William Snyder, vice president at PSC, sees the hiring of additional adjuncts, however, as .;;. re.al possibility. since the funding is not available for the hiring of permanent full-time faculty. So, while there is a need for the reclyction in faculty work loads. questions are raised about the needs of the students and PSC. With
lncreased growth in the student population and a decrease load by faculty, how will the students be able to get the: classes they need? Who is going to teach those classes? Exactly how big are classes going to. get if new faculty aren't hired? Are faculty workloads going to be increasE;!d by more independent studies? If so; where will. that time come from? Will the variety of non-elective courses be severly reduced causing gaps in the education of the students?
preparing resumes and cover letters by attending the Placement Workshops on Tues. at 11 a.m. or registering • for the credit course College 400. Juniors are welcome and encouraged to be in the workshops or the class.
The consortium is focusing on quality companies in Nebraska, although out~of: state companies have expressed anintere~t. The consortium has. a goat. of possibly five • iritervieyvs this spring with the project.in full forc.e next fall.
Other companies who have said they wquld schedule. (iiates are Bonanza and K-Mart.
Prize Offered
December 31 is the ®adline for entering the American Poetry Association's contest. Entry is free and everyone is welcome to enter.·
The Grand Prize is $1,000 and the first prize $500. In. total. 152 poets will win cash and publication prizes V\LOrth $11,000.
"Every student who writes poetry should enter thi!!l cor:itest, ou·r .late-st $1,000 winner is a student. Students also won 24 of the other prizes," said Robert Nelson, publisher for the association December
break sho4ld give students the chance to enter before the deadline."
Poets may enter the contest by sending up to six poems, each no more than 20 lines, name and address on each page to American Poetry Association, Dept. CT-90, 250°A Potrero St., P.O. Box 1803, Santa Cruz, CA 95061 Entries should be mailed by December 31. A new cc:intest starts January 1.
Each poem is also considered for publication in the American Poetry Anthology. a feaqing collection of today's poems.
5""3wn Matzen. a for"?er PSC student exhibiting a hold during a self-defense workshop for women sponsored by Residence Life.a-photo by Mike Morrison
by Vicky Smith
"Vice
Person of the Week
President, Mountain Plains Region
Amy C. Henzel is a senior majoring in business administration and management at Peru State College, Peru, NE." This is part of an article in the Nov., 1989 issue of Tommorrow's Business Leaders introducing the newly elected national officers of Phi Beta Lambda (PBU, a national business fraternity.
lhe article goes on to say "A two-year member of PBL, she has served as state and local reporter, state vice president, and public relations chairperson. In addition, she has held positions in the Student Senate and Women's Athletic Association at her college. As vice president, Henzel plans to increase membership in her region by 25 percent, publish the Mountain Plains Region newsletter, and publish a regional networking directory.
According to this article, Amy sounds like a very busy person. But the author of this piece did not get all the information. Amy is even busier.
She is also. studying for an endorsement in sales management and a minor in computer science.
Along with PBL, which :takes 10 to 15.hours of.her tjme each week,. sl'ie is also
working to support herself through college. She worked at TMI last year and is working with Julia Perry, secretary for the Humanities Division this year.
She also served as resident assistant in Davidson/Palmer during her junior year. "That's what got things started," said Amy,
region where the instructors are as personable and willing , to help."
In another article in the same issue of Tomorrow's Business Leader, Amy gives us her outlook on life. The article is entitled Fire Under Control (reprinted in this issue of the Peru State Times).
Amy takes the advice she gave in that article; she is very enthusiastic, especially about PSC. "Be enthusiastic about being here ( PSC). I was always told these are the best years of my life, and they are. Students should get excited about challenging themselves."
Perry said, "Amy is an excellent worker, responsible and takes on work on her own. On days I'm gone she takes over the office in a professional manner."
"that's what got me interested· in human resources and mc;3nagement." Now she would like to be involved in those arE!aS in .her career, along 'with interior de~ign and real estate.
Amy loves the individual attention a. student get~,at PSC. "I don't thin~ you c.ould find .another college in our
Amy feels she got her .enthusiasm from her family. She is fifth in a family of eight children. She was separated in age from both her ol.der and younger siblings by several years so. • ''I hung around with my Morn a lot. I don't want to let her down or myself either,"
Amy hopes all PSC students use the college to build their futur-es, ·"Don't overl6okar,y opportunitiy, 1t may.be the· last chance yo4 have fo do something; Live eac:h day.like it was your last:"
PSC .Groups Go On Tour
The fall Concert Tour by Peru State College music groups this year • included stops ·at. high schools in Auburn, Ashlpnd,Greenwood, Blue Hill an:d Sutton, accordirig to Dr. Thomas Ediger, professor of music.
The tour trav.eled Wed., Nov. 29.and Thurs Nov. 30. It concluded with a Sun., Dec. 3 performance in the College Theatre.
Th.e audiences heard pE!rformance,s by th,e 68member Concert Choir, the 16member Madrigal Singers, and the 20-me.mber Misty Blues .Show Choir, Dr. Ediger said. Students who made return visits to their high schoo[s were Amber Fabry, Becky Ha:.milton, Michelle Kimball, Kristina Kawalek, and Allison Lewellen, Auburn High School; Renee' Johnson, Blue Hill High School; and Rick Reisen, AshlandGreenwood High School.
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PBL Members Featured Prominently
A pair of Peru State College students active in the national honorary business fraternity Phi Beta Lambda are featured prominently in the November issue of the group's national magazine Leaders.
1n Magazine
Gndy Janssen, senior and Amy Henzel, senior are both pictured in the magazine. Miss Janssen is on the cover, and Miss Henzel is pictured twice on inside pages.
Miss Henzel is a national officer with PBL, serving this year as Mountain Plains Region vice president. She was pictured with the other officers who were elected at PBL's national Leadership Conference last August.
She is also pictured in a directory of national officers.
Miss Janssen is one of six delegates representing countries around the world with PBL chapters pictured on the cover of the quarterly magazine. She is the Nebraska state president of PBL.
Enthusiasm Sparks Ideas
When I received information on campaigning for a national office, the lefthand corner of the package contained these words written in bold, red letters: Handle With Enthusiasm. 1 Hold.ir'!g the Pi=!Ckage, I W/:IS reminded of little children opening presepts, surprise parties, birthdays and the lfke.
Enthusiasm has beendefined as "the dynamic motivation that stirs. the imagination and drives the :Planned idea to sµcc:ess; Many .of us too. often.accept the humdrum form of' .daily living without making an honest. effort to.achieve a more active way 6f life.' J·believe.thegreate~t humcm need is the·· cheerful, confident, .hopeful, creative vitality we calf'' Enthusiasm.. • • • • • •. ,"'f"""' In hisbook Enthusiasm Mal<e$ a. Diffeienc~. NormanVihc;ent Peale found total agreement among writers.that enthusiasm is. the,pricelE!SS ingredient of.Personality that pchieves !Jap,::>ine!:ls and. self fullfillment. • • • •
.• •.•• lr~plem~!'lting' a planned idea !:>rings with itg'reat odds pl'!~ many risks.: Butif cine never risks; one wHI never succeed, To me.,· enthusias.m is the spark that sets ideas .on fire. Although.•· t'he fire isbtazing hot, itm1:,1stremain under control, not allowing anticipation' to run•i:lw.;iy·•without benefits ofjudgement or reason.· A <:ontrolled • .fire is the only one that burns • Sl,lCCe~s~ully. Author ;,li:!C~ London ~nee said; "I WQUld rather be! a. superb meteor with every.atom of me in magnificent glow than a sleepy and permanent Planet." The proper function of.• , man is not simply to exist but .to risk living enthusiastically. • •• ', •11ooked again at the letters on the outside of .the package. 'A controllE!d fire began to flare. My hands could no longer wait to review the contents inside the huge envelope, and once again 1· was three years old.
In the. future, When you receive an FBLA-PBL package marked,. Handle With Enthusiasm, get excited, ctnd don't qe afraid to spark a controlled fire. • by Amy Henzel
National Vice President, Mountain Plai.ns Re!Jion
Members of the Misty Blues Show Choir perform during on~• of .fo4r performaces while on tour to area high schopls.--. hoto0by Ann Cosimano
The PSC Student Senate held a meeting on Wed., Nov. 29. There was no meeting held on Nov. 22 because of Thanksgiving.
There will be a basketball tournament held at Peru on Feb. 3 and 4. We need volunteers from organizations on campus to help out with the tournament. We are recruiting teams from surrounding communities to play in the tournament. For more information on the tournament contact the Student Senate office.
We are looking further into offering an escort service. We have the support of the Society of Social Awareness (SSA) and will be working with them in setting up a system here on campus. If interested in getting involved with this project contact either the SSA or Senate.
It was voted to support placing a working typewriter in the computer lab of each dorm.
The stereo system is in and working.
The Bill of Rights is going on to the Student Affairs Committee for their approval.
The survival kits will be coming out for finals week.
The complete meeting's minutes are available on the bulletin board outside the Student Senate office.
Welcome to the "Big Apple"
Nannies In New York
Students who 'are iriteres.ted in spending the summer i.n New York Oty subu.rbs are inv.ited to cohtact.l.Jndi;i Warren in the Placement Office; If yc;,u're lopkir,g for' adventure, int;rigue, ar,d travel to. the "aig .Apple," this is the plan ·fofyou.
• buririg the • summer of 198€!, PSC sporisored five stl.idEmts c!S r,?rinies in New York. Trudi Bullock, a.fouryel:3r v1it:eran, initiated the program - ~long with. Chris' Ha~dad, a one-year veteri;in, The students' were given a full day of tri;lining in preparation for the trip and were assisted in preparing a credential file of references and' qualifications.
In: 1989 three students were involved in the program: Becky Hamilton, Lori. -Land and Deanna· Magee.
The PSC Placement office advertises in Lpng Island newspapers and finds
Nanny placement for the students. The office also· has a contact person in New York to check out the ··'families befor~ placement 'is agreed upon.
A very successf:.il and 'enjoyal;:>le summer .was reported by the Nannies. The students formed a support 'gro9p for one another and were able to spend their days orf. together touring the city.
The PSC Nannies are available to· ans)Ner quesc tibns. The program is highly. recommended for teacher candidates wh_o want experience to add to their resumes. "And the salaries aren't bad either," reported Linda Warren, placement director. Inquiries can be directed to her office.
A meeting is planned for • those interested the first convo period of the new semester'--Thursa, Jpn. 11 at 11 a.m.
All Students Urged to Enter Contest
by Mike McCoy
The Silas Summers Writing Contest is an annual event sponsored by the English Club, strictly for students attending PSC. That's you !
But many people are obliviQus to the fact that the contest even exists, what it's all about, what types of material they can submit, and "Who Silas Summers was, anyway?"
The man, Silas S~mmers, for whom the contest is named, was a former professor of English at PSC from 1960 to 1972.
His contributions continued to the college and the community following his retirement until the early 80's, when after the sudden death of his wife and the loss of his eyesight, he decided to move to Colorado to live with relatives. He passed away in 1987 of a heart-attack.
Other than being the initial contributor to the contest which bears his name, Summers is probably recognized most _ for his part in - bringing :the Nebraska. Writers <:onferEince, th.at c;li;:tracted the likes of Maria·n Marsh Brown and .John Niehardt (pbetlaureate of l\lebri;iska at the tii-ne>, to t:Qe. Campus. or a •• Thous.and 9a.ks in the late 60's.
The Silas Summiars Writing ·.Contest,_, itSEllf, i.s .similar to oth~r oollege contests and, ag~in, is •• only for students enr-olled at PSC. Tbere arEl :three cat:egories that can be ent;er'ElCf into_: fiction, poetry and drama: AH ehtries must be. submitted by Jan'. ·1,S. • •
Then the entr.ies are reviewed by a panel c;;f judges from outside ti-le college. Last year's.Judges were from CalState University at Bakersfield. This. year's pariel has not yet been.announced.
''Most people are afraid to turn .in their·. own )Nriting: because they feel it isn't good enough," commented English Cl-ub advisor an_d English professor Dr.·. Anthony McCrann. '.'Take a chance wi.th your own work; you can't be Objective."
Prizes for first. second and third place are: $25, $15 and President and Sifting Sands editor, Cathie English. "l would
• 4 There will be a first, second and third place winner In each category: prizes are $25, $15 and $10 in each category, • S, Persons may submit as many selec:tlons as they wish in each category. Please submit each separately.
6. Deadline·
English Club president, Cathie English, displays past issues of the Sifting Sands.--photo by Mike Morrison
$10 respectively, and cqntest likEl to see t)tem cornpElte and wir1nE1rs will be published in the gain some r:ecognition!" spring issue of t.he Sifting Sands, (a magazine published The editor. of the Sifting once a year by the Engiish Oub Sand~ would like. to encpurage students who. have a ''penchto showc.ase writings by PSC. ant for art" and would'" like to studentsf • ~t:?e"their artwork.published in ;;I believe we. have sqme. the 5.ilnds to submit· .·their exce.llent write'rs on this-. wotk, also, to the English dub c;arhpus.''. added English Oub for publication. ; •
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I DUE TO AN ERROR AT THE PHOTOGRAPHERS THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS SHOULD HAVE THEIR PHOTO RETAKEN ON JAN. 15 DURING FEE PAYMENT. IF YOU DIDN'T GET YOUR PHOTO TAKEN LAST SEMESTER AND WOULD LIKE TO BE REPRESENTED IN THE 1989-90 YEARBOOK YOU ALSO NEED TO GO ON JAN., 15. RETAKES ARE FOR ONE DAY ONLY, SO DON'T FORGET TO SHOW UP.
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Michael Twitchell
Robert Wright
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Marta Silverste,in
Marc Crockett
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Kim Kling
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Micki Hough
Doug Schleeman;Tony Martin
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Tina Henzel
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Organizations Join Forces
The Student Senate has come up with an idea for a memorial for 01ris Haddad, a former PSC student and staff member who died in October after,an automobile accide_nt.
The Senate along with other PSC student organizations, is organizing the construction of a bulletin board to be located in
front of the bookstore.
Q-ir..isty Pickrel. daugl".)ter of Dean Joy, is' designing the bulletin board, - which will be similar to the one in front of th!;! administration building. \ Many student organizations will be raising money at a basketball tournament on Feb. · 3 and 4, 1990 to ·pay for the. bulletin board. The bricks were
donated by Dean. Joy. The bricks will be laid by Paul Kruse, director of learning resources, and Jack Hamilton, assistant" professor of business on April 21, 1990 in an arrangement similar to that of the brick arrangement of the Student Center.
The bulletin board will also have a plaque attached to it honoring Chris Haddad,
PERSONALS
Yearbook Staff: Merry O.ristmasand Happy Holidays! Be ready to work after break!•The Boss
Shar--Hope you had a Happy Birthday! You surely didn't tip too many of those brown bottles did you?
Di--Good luck with the interview. I hope you get the job.
Chris--Keep that shutter clicking and stay out of trouble!
Volleyball Mania--Watch for it Coming soon
Congrats--Way to go Bobcats 12 players on the Tri-State Conference Team!
Parking Delima?--Walk to school.
--THANKS GUYS--
THANKS AGAIN TO THE GUYS OF DELTA SIGMA PHI WHO SAVED BRANDON WHEN HE WAS INJURED. THANKS TO GREG FOR RUSHING US TO THE HOSPIT/\L. YOU REALLY SAVED A LIFE.--Meri
DON'T FORGET--GET YOUR MUG RESHOT ON JAN. 15 DURING FEE PAYMENT
Jen, Beck, & Kel--Keep up the good work and get lots of rest over the holidays, you'll need it.
NOTICE--Messiah Community Concert. Dec. 1O. at 4 p.m. College Auditorium.
FOR SALE--Polish Nizzinny Puppies $40 They look like miniature Old English Sheep Dog Ready for O.ristmas Registered and wormed see Paula in the Print Shop if interested.
NOTICE-- The Print Shop will be closed from Dec. 15 at 5 p.m. until Jan. 2 at 8 a.m. Thank You and Have a Merry O.ristmas-Paula
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Math and/or Computer Science (12hrs) Graduates Resume due for State Farm Corp. Headquarters. • PPST sign-up deadline
JANUARY 11, 1990
Nanny Meeting 11 a.m. Ad 304
JANUARY 1 S, 1990
Deadline for summer job applications, gov't employment
JANUARY 26, 1990
Career Fair--Government Employment, Kansas City. transportation available
JANUARY 25, 1990
Campus Interviews--Summer Employment Camp Carol Joy Holling (Ashland)--sign up for appt.
JANUARY 27, 1990
PPSTTest
FEBRUARY 5, 1990
State Farm Interview
APRIL S, 1990
PSC Career Fair
CONSORTIUl\!'I INTERVIEWS Coming up ~atch for dates
ACCOUNTING
Conoco--Feb. 13 or 15
Resumes by Dec. 15
ALL MAJORS
Bonanza. K-Mart
Rod Frederick goes up for two at the Peru Invite held Nov. 10 and 11--Photo by Chris Selby
Lady Cats _Split Games
by Amy Snyder Simpson College. Things never
The 'Lady Bobcat basketball quite came together for PSC, tea_m increased their record to and the game ended in 6 wins and 1 loss this past Simpson's favor, 63-60. weekend with a pair of home Stevens was out in front court matches. once again with 24 points, but Hosting Dana College on Dec. rebounding was very evenly 1, the PSC team soundly spread. Adding 14 rebounds defeated their vb;;itors with a each were Stevens, Carrie score of 64-48. Menges and Liz Jessen
$enior Marcia Stevens came Ma·ry Miltenberger, Dawn. away with a team high 14 Carlson, Janelle Henderson and rebounds, while sophomore.,- Menges were_ each credited Michele Marschman added 9. with two assists.
Stevens also lead in scoring with a total of 1 7 points. Second in scoring was Liz Jessen with 11
The following night the Lady Cats were defeated by
The PSC team will be on the road this week \l'\lith games at Concordia and Doane. They will return to the AWAC on Dec. 9 to host Midland-Lutheran College. The contest begins at 2p.m.
MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY
Here it goes again: Another PSC team is headed for the top.
If you haven't already heard, the PSC Men's Basketball team is on a roll. As of Nov. 30, they've chalked up an impressive record of 8 wins and 1 loss, (and that loss came against an NAIA Division II school).
Head Coach John Gibbs believes that this success is a direct result of two major strengths.
"Our kids have really played well together and worked very hard. There are teams in the area with better talent, but we are able to make up for any deficiencies by doing what we have to do to win."
"So far this season we've done an excellent job of doing that."
Pressure Situations
If you've seen the Bobcats play, you may think this an understatement. You see.iJhe team is getting quite a reputation for their ability to come back from behind. Way behind, as the case was when
Men's Basketball Aims High
the Cats came from a deficit of ed in the team's success than in
1 7 points with two minutes and 33 seconds left to beat Bellevue College and become the 1 989 champions of the Peru State Tournament.
According to Gibbs, the team spends a lot of time practicing just those types of situations. He believes that this has built the team's confidence level and has allowed them to handle pressure situations effectively.
Unity
Also contributing to their success are feelings of unity and strong leadership throughout the squad.
Senior forward Otis Crumpton said, "I think we have·great team leaders and excellent chemistry. Our ability to stay focused is also in place."
The centralized effort can be seen just as well on paper. Statistics so far have been pretty evenly spread. When asked about individual standouts, Gibbs stated, "l hate to single anyone out. Our kids have done a good job of accepting their roles on the team. They are more interest-
individual scoring."
Nationals
With this attitqde and the talent on the team, the Bobcats have no place to go but up. uke any other team, they've set their sights on making it to Nationals. And according to Todd McGowan, a senior forward. they are going to do just that.
"As of now, we can have no doubts about making the National tourney. We have to contfhue to improve and grow as a team and execute our talent to its fullest."
Coach Gibbs sees this as reachable.
"We'd like to be top seed going into the playoffs. If we stay healthy and work hard, we can do it. Our advantage will come second semester because mostofourgamesare at home. We've always played really well here."
The next home g'a.(ne is Dec. 9 against Central Metr,o,c:\\st. So ·oo sure to mark your calendar:' , you won't,vvant to miss it!
Sixteen Years Ago Today
O.J. Simpson of Buffalo became the first pro football player ever to rush moi·e than 2,000 yards in a season. Four other players topped the 1,000-y~rd mark. The offensive surge by runners has been credited to the increasing use of,zone defenses. which discourage fong passes. There is no telling how many more yards Jim Brown of the Cleveland Browns might have gained undewthe increased use of the zone defense.
DAILY SPECIAL-S
Tri-State
T1Nelve Peru State College football players 1Nere named to the 1989 All-Tri-State Athletic Conference team announced Monday from the conference Information Office.
The Bobcats, 1Nho captured the conference title and qualified for their first-ever NAIA Division II national playoff appearance, dominated the squad with seven selections on offense and five on defense.
Westmar CIA) College landed six players on the 28-member
Team Announced
their most productive offensive season in school history, ranking second in the nation in scoring offense. fourth in total offense, and tenth in passing offense.
The 6-2, 195-pounder from Ne1Nark. NJ, became the only PSC player ever to pass for 2,000 yards or more in a single season. He set school records for most completions C181 ) . attempts (332), yards (2,550), touchdowns (23), and highest average per game (255.0).
backer," Shea said. "Normally, you go into a meeting like that hoping for just one and not two."
Lind. a 200-pound senior from Lincoln, 1Nas one of four repeat choices on defense along with Benedictine's linebacker Marty Kobza and saftey Terrell Thames, and North1Nestern's safety Brent DeHaan.
Lind 1Nas the leading tackler in the conference • 1Nith 1 18
c_a_tt_e_r_s_o_n
squad. chosen by a vote of the conference's coaches at a meeting in Omaha, INhile runner-up Northwestern (IA) and Benedictine (KS) each followed 1Nith five.
"Overall, 1Ne 1Nere very pleased with the results of the voting," said Peru State Coach Tom Shea. "l was very happy for the kids; We had a lot of people whopl<3yecl very, v.ery well thfs • season, which afforded us the opportunity to. make tlie national playoffs."
"It was good to see them recognized by other coaches."
PSC players named on the offense include quarterback Nate Bradley, split end Cory
Just a sophomore, Bradley also became Peru State's alltime passing leader 1Nitha t1Noyear mark of 3,934 yards, and the career leader in touchdolNn passes with 34.
"Whitaker, 1Nho tied for sixth nationally in scoring with a 12.0: average, was joined in the backfield by Kelvin Pearce of Westmar. who gained a high of 1,014 yards in the conference, and Northwestern's Craig DeH~an and Kyle Achterhoff.
Catterson anf? Gerdes, who finished 1-2 in the .conference in receiving, were unanimous picks at" wide receivers. Westmar's Brad Holloway, a
stops through nine games, although Westmar·s Robert Johnson, also a first-team pick, recorded 129 but in 11 games.
Hansen. 1Nho transferred from the University of Wyoming. led the Bobcats and the NA!A District 11 in quarterback sacks with 12, afte~ switching from linebacker to the defensive line. Sullivan, who missed half of !9 st .season with an injury, • came back this year to be the Bobcats' most co·nsistent defensive back, leading the unit with 47 tackles and five pass break ups. He finished fifth in Members of the Tri-State AllConference team will compete
Twelve Honored by World-Herald
Sophomore quarterback Nate Bradley, INhO guided the Bobcats to their first ever NAlA Di"(ision II playoff berth. wa.s chosen, along with linebacker Steve DeShazer of Kearney State, as an Honorary Captain of the World-Jie.raJd ~Jl-~'!=ate C::ollege Team.
PSC place seven players on the first t§lam, as many as Chadron State (4) and Nebraska. Wesleyan (3) combined, with 12 Bobcat standouts, altogether, given mention.
' The first team included offensive selections Bradley; senior Pat Haxton; sophomore Mark Whitaker; sophomore Cory Catterson; an.d sophomore Ron Shaneyfelt. Defensive: senior Kory Lind and· junior Cornelius Riley.
1 Sec·ond team honors went to sophomores Bob Hanson and Scott Gerdes. While senior Dave Addison and sophomores Tim Herman and Chad Erickson were given honorable mention.
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Cattei;-so.n, slotback Scott Gerdes, guard Pat Haxton, center Doug Schleeman, running back Mark Whitaker • and place-kicker Ron Shaney~ felt.
The defensive selections were linebackers Kory Lind and Steve Rasmussen, tackle .Bob Hansen, .corner-back Scott Sullivan and punter Chad Erickson.
Bobcats earning honorablemention were defensive tackle Tim Herman, offensive gtJard Dave Addison, saftey Cornelius Riley, fla.nker Garriet Blair, offensive tackle Tony Maher, and defensive end Reggie·· Randolph,
Bradley, who replaced Northwestern's Kirk Maasdam as the first-team quarterback, directed the. Bobcats through
sophomore, was the tight end choice.
Up front, Haxton. a preseason All-American pick, and Schleeman were joined by • Kevin Poeckes of North• western, Tim Kluempers of Benedictine. and Herb Moore of Westmai::-, the largest of the quintuplet at 6-- 7, 290 pounds.
Shaneyfelt, the Bobcats' small but effective special teams weapon,. led the nation in kick scoring with 74 points and an 8.22 average per game.
The sophomore from Millard South booted 47 extra-point a~empts •and 9 of 10 field goals:
"The only thing I was surprised with, a_nd · very pleasea too, is ~at we got more than one person on the offensive line and at .line-
the conference in interceptions with a 0.33 avera_ge per game. for All-American honors with other All~Conference •teams and lndependen:t school which have been allowed to nominate up to five players per team. regardless of position.
The All-American teams, to be selected by committEi!es representing the NAIA-Football Coaches Association, will be announced on Tues., Jan. 16, 1990, from the NAIA's office in •. Kansas Qty, MO.
RUBOSHKE-S
Intense competition during intramural Volleyball Play.--photo by Ann Cosimano
Dr. Carol Pappas watches while Peru State College senior Ellen .Kruger enters scientific dat~ into a PSC computer for one of Ms. Kruger~s research projects. The two recently returnl!d from a ,nat,Qnal conference in Hawaii at which Ms. Kruger won a top honor.--photo provided by college advancement
• Another All-Time High Gallentine Ups, Enrollment
; For PSC •President Jerry Gallentine, the fall 1989 enrollment is just a part of·the plan. another goal achieved in a l4lng-term building effort.
• But the fall 1989 final ~prollment of 1 , 724 is more t.han that. It's more than ~hother all-time high, t.he seventh consecutive fall that Nebraska's first; college. has <'I.thieved record enrollment.
,,~ ; The headcount is a special milestone for PS.C and for Dr. ~allentine, because during his tenure at PSC, enrollment has more than doubled.
·•. The enrollment of 1 , 724
$ows an. increase. of 3.7 percent over last fall's record
of 1,663, PSC's full-time equivalency figure, achieved by dividing total credit hours by 15 (a standard load for college students), ·also increased by 3.7 percent, from 1,100 to 1,141.
Still, Gallentine refuses to take credit for the achievemen~. Instead, he points to the strong faculty at the college; h,ard work by the staff in student services, and most of all, the students.
"More young traditional-aged • college students realize that good jobs in the future will increasingly depend on a college education," he said.
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Kruger Is First Undergraduate to Win
Prestigious 'Young Investigator Award'
Ellen Kruger wasn't even U.S.
supposed to be eligible for the The selection committee competition, much less win it.
But the Peru State College senior came away as corecipient of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene's "Young Investigator Award" anyway.
Kruger and Dr. Carol Pappas, associate professor of natural science at PSC, attended the ASTMH's annual meeting last month in Honolulu, Hawaii. Kruger's research project involving the Asian Tiger Mosquito had been submitted for the group's "Young Investigator Award."
Entryrequifemehts had to be waived, however, since only graduate-level students or post-doctoral scientists were supposed to have been eligible.
No undergraduate student had ever before won the award until Kruger came along. She, along with Dr. Misha Pless of the Center for Disease Control, were judged co-winners by the five member selection panel.
Paneiists included Dr. Phillip Loverde of the State University of New YorkBuffalo, Dr. Thomas Unnasch of the University of AlabamaBirmingham, Dr. Bruce Eldridge of the University of California-Berkely, Dr. William Kammerer of the Hershey (Pa.) Medical Center, and Dr. Carole Lo11_g of Hahnemann University in Philadelphia, Pa., committee chair
Kruger's presentation featured her ongoing research into fdentifying different populations of •fhe Asian Tiger Mosquito, a known carrier of infectious diseases abroad that is now makrng its way into the
"was very impressed with the quality of (Kruger's) work, and doubly impressed when they found it was done by an undergraduate student," Dr. Long said.
Dr. Long emphasized that Kruger received no special consideration based on her undergraduate status. "Her work was judged on its own merits, before they (judges) knew she was an undergraduate," Dr. Long said
Dr. Lohg polled the judges.to
make certain Kruger's work would be allowed into the competition, which featured research efforts by over 50 other young scientists from the U.S. and abroad all at the graduate or post-doctoral level.
Kruger found out just prior to the ASTMH's annual banquet that she was a winner. Sharing her excitement was Dr. Carol Pappas and 1987 PSCgraduate Genelle Grossman, a graduate assistant research scientist at Harvard University, Continued to 10
Recommefid~tlons Find Clppositlon
•Higher Ed Study Complete
by Cathie English
Former, state college Board of Trustee member Tom i Morrissey, Tecumseh, said the.consultant's report·, "Toward· More Effective Governance and Coordination of Nebraska Higher Education" is an interesting report and analysis of the Pr.oblems of higher education in Nebraska.
Morrissey said the report was not far off the mark; the solutions proposed however, were. "The solutions," stated Morrissey, "will only aggravate the problem."
The Widmayer & Associates report, published in November, recommended total reorganization of higher education in Nebraska, with separ:-ate governing boards for each of the three campuses of the University of Nebraska and the four state colleg~s. The report also recommended a "new" Board of Regents that •would have "certain limited authority and coordinating responsibilities for the seven public senior insitutions." The new board would include "six members to be elected from the respective congressional districts, and five members to be apponted by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate."
Dr. Jerry Gallentine, PSC president, said the report dealt with a tot of complex issues and he was not in 100 percent agreement or disagreement with the report. "A lot of questions are unanswered," s.tated Gallentine, '.'a lot of issues need to be clarified." • •
Gallentine said there may ;:be both positive and negative aspects to a locaJ governing board for each campus. He said he Continued to 1 O
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"by Caitlin.R. Lopez
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Do we need more guards on campus, or guards on students' mouths? This is a serious question that should be contended with by all involved with PSC. Is Peru really that dangerous, or is it the "word-of-mouth" that's really the prob)em?
PSC contracts United Security Incorporated of Omaha for .•tq.e .s.o.le purpose of prntec:ting.us A sec:urity guard. walf<s .tl:le >gi'if>i,th.ds l;letween 5 p;t,i;an\:t'.2 a;n,, every night. He,.sec;:ores<all \jpq~~/.on l:>uildings, ke~jj~~rtE!Yepytfor a·ny misdoiri~s;;~·h.d.trie~ ;;to•ens;ure that students Walking to and from buildings. ih the
reason to incre.ase security on campus, because "we really don't ha~e a problem."
Howeve_r. there are isolated instances that cause you to wonder. For e.xample, there are broken windows caused every now and then by people fooling around, or there is last year's little mishap with the food services building. c 1t'.21Ppeared that sorne>sh:idents. were caught- break/ng .and 1eQ~~ring into the f6ocl.9er,:vice$;. building, but upon•forther ipve~tigation, it wasdisc:!=>"vere.d .that the employees .weren'(t e,;;ien.iocking·the doors; • • • • • • '.Thfsis Peru, notOrnaba. The,mostexcitingthi~g,tdhap~en~t •. a'i PS<: dance is perhaps. s.cimeone getting a little carried away and falling through a wall or window. UNO dances, I hear, are quite eventful.
Guards are placed at UNO dances because the administration there is afraid that someone will become trigger-happy and start shooting again; How many times has this happened at Peru?
_'Qr how many of you have heard about the rapes that.have : $.UPP?:sedly taken pllace 9n campus? How many of you were •· ~moh.g th9se tc:;, t~U about these rapes~ And yet, how many of you kriew ttie ;actual facts?
"· :'"·,' ,', '.•\, "'< i".'t::·.· ·,.,,· < .' '. .·.·,,, , Acc<f5[ping]:? Ci:tf'l:'lpus Security. thes;e rape_s n":ver took place , on cam~us: Talk arid speculation helped to drc1::.1late true worry • and concern over· a problem• that did not exist. Certainl¥ it's •
something to be';'ic:autious about, bi!it I'm afi-aia that: some
people blew this out of proportion.
A result of this concern for the safety of PSC's female population was a crash course in the fine art of defending oneself against prospective attackers.
One Sunday evening, d1::.1ring the fall semester, Shawn Matzen, a former student currently st,2.1tion~d '.3tOmaha with the Sec141fiit<!~!il:~},;~ave thi.s couicJ~ 'cit',~'·r;Yia\-i'datory dorm meeting, ,1'1:'iis:(W~s•'isuch a success,tha:the gave this course again, lateriotHe:Jernester.. "./ • x.'.>;" { This, (.fiaiafi;dfe~tlYneededand a~predia.t:ed;A1i"women. and ~::;~?t~:te°f~dl~:lware of hof:;t~:C.r~~~~-5:1': themselves ••
Another solution to this would be an escorting service. What do you think about an escorting service? Not much, obviously, for the idea seems to have died.
It sounds like a good idea though. When a girl has to walk home from Delzell or the Complex after a late night st1::.1dy sess.ion. fc-l.:tt,er; th:c1ri walking .alone in the d_ar:-k :c1n.d scary PSC night, she can call tt\e Escort Service tJ.o'tUne, and abra-cadabra an es.cori:'Wifi:appear. This cha.i-mfng escort would then walk her-;fion:ie', ari~:tthe young darp9~.fit)~distress would be safe. '·
By Dawn Bowsman
Have you ever purchased anything and then thrown it away without opening it or :;,,,,,l[:>:in..~j:~,•9\J:t? _Most likely ye:;, ·· <ansWer .is '!No, of cours • • •
•.:,f:hihk:h ppens when you buy a" meal plan and then don't eat all of the meals? Yot:.1 certainly don't get a refund; you waste your money.
Some PSC students are having ;this very probter;n., •,Studeryt:s'.\'¢n the 10-meaf; plap ar;e usuaU.Y those. who donitec;1t breiili~fas't: or those who vv9fk ;t
For all prac:ti'c.il i~:eents and purpJs,~s, this sounds to b.e a : i· and arer'i!t,here for most of;the 'solution to.the ''rapie problem." But'hciW many.of yot:.1 young mea.fs •. '.sc:;,metimes th~:iii ladies wo;;ld use or even admit to using this service? Moreover, pe ciple ••• •sta Y ,he re on • th~ h'15w many of yo1::.1 young men wquldbewaiting on the other end weekends, a.nd if they j1::.1st of that linej1::.1st raring to walk a total stranger home? Besides, is happen to have any meals left, it really necessary? they wo1::.1ld like to be able to use them. They can't. The 10-meal
"There's usually no problem," says Fabry. He comments that plan is to be used only Monday Christmastime and the end of the spring semester usually thro1::.1gh. Friday, not on the bring aboL,1ta.little'.thievery, but nothipgi:!:hatCcln'ipus Sec1::.1ritiy ,Weekends. • can't handle. "It's nothing to get excited c;1bo1.1:t.'.'
Disgruntled studen:tl> COf'l:'lplain, Wc;;(n:{ and spread groundless .J..,hen th~ 19:1T1ec:1I plan Was •i-urpors, I see no problerri.s~ith PSC Cclrnpus Security. We seiero introduced i:\,\,o years ago, it tp' b.e :a, pretty safe lpt, an.d talyyays feel secure. Th~· 0171Jy\. c O u l d be .u.s ed. ' on the dangiar'pus thing about t,JS is ouf mouths, or do you reallyfeeL weekends. ~fng theffirst year that we need to ,".beef-up0 secUrity'?
"Pride" Stirs Memories of Martin Luther King, Jr.
By Cclthie English
My alarm woke me upat6:15 as usual and I forcedmyself out of bed and convinced myself to put on my _jogging suit and aerobic shoes. I slipped the U2 Rattle and Hum tape into my walkrnan and begrudgingly started my aerobic routine. By the time I had reached the cool dowri stage, I felt really great, but the thing I felt the greatest aboutwas the last song onthat ~ide or the tape. It was Pride (In the Name of Love), and the day was Monday, Jan. 15.
For those of you who don't know about U2 or the song Pride. you won't realize how appropriate and coincidental it
was l chose U2's tape on that particular day. Bono, the group's leader, wrote these lyrics: "1;::arly morning April
• four/ A shot rings out" in the Memphis sky/Free at last/ They took your life/They could not take your pride."
Many of 1::.1s don't rem.ember
• the day Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot. Many of us don't remember his famous "I have a dream" speech in Washington, D.C. We may see film footage of both these events, but we don't remember how we felt or what we thought on those
• days in history. Many of us
• don't even really know what Martin Luther King, Jr. stood
for. Not really. Yet, w,e shoult make an effort to understand what his life and vision were all about
We ceilebrate George Washington and Abraham Lincoln by teaching elementary students about their lives and legends. We know about the cherry tree and the log cabin. We know about the general and the lawyer. We know they were presidents: ·What do we know about Martin Luther King, Jr.? Will we immortalize his boyhood? Will we· learn about where he went to school, 'to college, to seminary? What will we team about Reverend King? Will elementary school children construct silhouettes of him someday?
At the end of Martin Luther King, Jr. day I made an eni;;rY in my daily journal: .:•1 listened to Pride (In the Name Qf Love)this morning. How appropriate. I do dedkate • this • da"· to his memory." I felt that it was necessary to do something significant on this day set aside in his memory.
I believe that it is important for us to make a conscious and deliberate effort to honor this man. We should honor him by learning abo1::.1t him. We honor him most when' we gain an understanding in our soul of what he stood for. We must gain wisdom of his prir:iciples ant1 beliefs. Just as we have come to understand _that Washington and Lincoln' stood
for liberty and the rights of man, we must understand that King stood for this and perhaps even more.
Whatever eac::h individt:.1al chooses to do is personal, but it is vital to honor and remember him. Apathy does nothing, wisdom does something. You may take part in Black History Month. you may attend a rally or a film, you may read a book or. perhaps you may choose to folloW L,J2's example: "For the Reverend Martin Luther King, SING. In the name of love, what more in the name of love."
for it.the respOnse,;;;asn'tvery
high. Administration took th.at to mean that the students didn't want it, so they converted it into the "convenience plan," which means no weekends.
I don't k'now whether it's supposed to· be •a convenience for the food service or the college, but it certainly doesn't seem to be a convenience for the st1::.1dents.' The 10-meal plan should include meals any time during the week, and now that it's had exposure, it deserves another chance. It's our money and 01::.1rmeals, so why can't we eat whenever we want?
'(HE PERU STATE TIMES
published bi-monthly
Managing Editor , , Laura Winegardner
Assistant Editor ·.· Mike McCoy
Editorial Assistant ;··, Merri Johnson
Aiotography Consultant , Ann Cosimano
Alotographers • Mike Harris O,ris Selby
Advertising Manager ; • ·. Jackie Colling
Sports Editor Amy Snyder
Lead Reporter , Cathie English Reporters Beginning Journalism Adviser , Dr. Dan Holtz
The Peru State Times welcomes all letters to the editor. All letters to the editor, car·toons,orarticles should be si!C}ned anrj will be published at the discretion of the editors.
The Peru State Times reserves the right to.edit all letters to the editor Editorial~. unless. signed, reflect the opinion of the Peru State Times. Send materials to: Editor. the Peru Si:ate Times., Campus. Mail, Peru State Colfege, Peru, Nebraska, 68421.
BETWEEN THE LINES Board of Trustees Consider Positions
The Nebraska ~gisiatµre·s L.B. 1141 and L,.R>239CA:are
)! ,: ,\',) 'vitotks For
•• • 1among items>oni the agenda <> · < ' beingi discussed at ttle 1'regular Studerits ••• meeting of the'.• $tate <:;q!feg.e Board of Truste~s:;Febf\f:cZ. Legislative bill L.B. 1141 would change the governance univers(tfes, \/VOUld each 'have their own: bo,i).rq:3' (?f trustees. L. R. 23~<:;:A ,is a constitutional amendrT'lent '/4tiich· establishes the new board 'of regents with authority • •• to <co6rdinate the seven •• public colleges and universities.
As of Jan. 1, 1990, the coordinator of the Fund for the of postsecondary educational Improvement of Post-Secondary Education grant is in place. institutions and create a new
The State College Board of
He is Gene L. Engel, and his office is located in room 340 of Board of Regents for Nebraska Trustees has endorsed a study Student Health. His primarv duties are to assist students with Higher Educ a ti O n. The which calls for restructvring of related to chemiql de1?e1Jdency and educa:tior abpu:t proposed bill 1()1~:n;ld ,~li.ry::iiriate ::s~it~~6~::~ P 0st secondary
'Thee$ .~,e. Stllr spedfic
BoarQq'fTt\:.1$'tees. "However;?' wi9'. are-> ·s~pportive of thii} restn,.1ctt.Jririg as recommended ~. ifrthe appr6priate balance is main~ined)'6r the institutionef "' be)i9,rd; .e>f l:r:LJstees and the new!. ), .•••••,•• board of regents." • • •••
The Boa rd is scheduled to testify on the bills before the Leg i sla tu re's Education Committee next week. Other
'f 1'.Qff1c,e hours~ a.m;,;:tp;lp,m, Monday through F1:1day. The .\Nebraska Sta.ti:! ,c:;;9.(legt:is. 1The detailsyett8be res6lved," said ';''i.{~'!t~('Y$.ili:ln riumber 1 is ~~4ij/1,:,To\i1iqtect confidentia#:1:y'and )state colleg!='..s!an~ the Celann ~Greca;. ch.air of the le'.gi5l~ti9n yvhich may '!:he••S:tate. Cc:Hlege System ~=~t,1i': <:Ii is.cussed ;:···
an~~!~!~:;:;i:at: :r~~!!:~~;:nv:;:~:l~ by a s~udent and
will give you an idea of :the life issues that Engel's office will deal With.
He ca h't ~~Y!'rr:t sorry .because he cari.'t n:~member what he's d~ne·.:tg pe ~qrry about. •• • .•· .• • ··.·..
Do those. Vqc;apt eves know he doesn.'t revolve around people ancFlove?· • '
''• "
But that alcohol revolves around him.
Do those vacant eyes know why he drinks,)
Do they kr.nw whose fault it is?
Do those vacant eyes know his family rarely sees him sober?
Do those vacant eyes know how many years of his life he's wasted. o.n al.coho!?
I do. Sixteen long". hurting years.
Do those vacant eyes !'<now how long I've wished for a sober Dad?
One who could say "No, I don't drink."
Or one who only drank on those special occasions. po those vacant eyes remember any of the few good times we had::>
No. he probably had too much to drink.
Do those vacant eyes know my love fo1· him is growing less?
Do those vacant eyes realize my dreams?
Those dreams are fading now.
I know this one certain dream of mine will never become reality.
He lives for alcohol; he'll die because of it.
Those vacant eyes will haunt me forever.'
--July 1981, Anonymous_ lf you can identify with_ any of the above, you are welcome to call or stop bv and see Gene or come to the Open Al-Anon meeting in the En,er·y Oak Roof);) Monday and Wednesday 4-5 p.m. and Fridays at 11 a.m to noon. Weal! experience pain now .and then. but suffering is optional.
Club Meeting
English Club Meets
Thurs.,, Feb. 15
11 a.m. Lib. Conf. Room ' HAVE YOU MAILED IN YOUR OWN DRUG/ALCOHOL SURVEY??
Ad. ve~tisir:19 Conven'tion For 1Stud_ ents'
Students repeatedly ask the Placerpent Office to bring more employers to campus, according to Lind.a Warre(1. PSC Placement direc::tor :•'
Warren said she/has .found that employers i:n the advertising-print bdsiness' do • .·not go to campuses; Furthermore. they don•t e.ven .advertise openings. Word-ofmouth' and "who you know" are the, methods of recruitment.
Consequently, Warren advises students interested in advertising to attend the "Meet The Pros" con;,tenti_on,_.Feb, 22 and 23 at the 'Holiday Inn
by Joan Hazard
The cast has been selected, and rehearsals are underway for Vaudeville Tonight. a Peru State College Drama and Music Departments' musical review to be staged in the College Auditorium, Feb. 22~25. Nar'n'ed .to principal sjnging/acting·roles are juniors Michelle Kimball and Mike McCoy, sophomores Amy Ammeter and Pat Vendetti. and freshmen Amber Fabry and Corey Olsberg.
Acting/singing in the chorus will be seniors Tom Doran and Jim Frerichs. juniors Stephanie Kroeger and Michelle Hoffart. and sophomores McAlexander and Donovan. Deana. Andy
Appearing as actors/actresses/ comedians will be seniors .Chris Haussler and Jeff Hinz, junior Fred Miner. Jr., and sophomores Heather Robison, Patricia Tapee and Tracey Todorovich. Sophomore John Molzahn will be a juggler.
Pianist for the production is
The La Flesche Sisters
The Omaha Tribe in Transition Speaker: Anne Diffendal of Lincoln
You and your classes are invited to attend on February 8, 1990
12:30.p.m.
Benford Recital Hall
This is for Sara Crook's Nebraska History Class
The program is funded by the Nebraska Committee for .the Humanities and sponsored by the Women's Histiky Committee.
Central in Omaha.
·It is a convention of advertising firms designed to acquaint stude(11:5 with the industry •,;{>,/> •. 1
Last year; PSC stµdent Julie Williams, sold a paiiltil'lg for a bank's year~end report at the student. show. •
The shovv gives students an opporturiity to take their portfolios and see what other students are doing. The portfolios that received· the most interest. according to Warren, showed the student's skills with gra.~h'tcs and printed material >'The portfolios should
junior Doug HenK.~
An interview with Dr. Royal Eckert (drama) revealed that he and Dr. Thomas Ediger (music) have incorporated authentic songs, skits, and comedy. routines from. the era of.vaudeville, 1880-1930, in.this' show. He said that vaudeville was this nation's version of the music 'halls of England.
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be small enough to fit on a table with the pages. identically mounted.
Other .activities·include touris, , .· o( ad a:.9encies, TV and rad{C?.; 1 ,studios,, : nEj!Wspaper office~r·'t.·. and i:>rfrit shops. :,',•.·' -
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ballroom in which students can "work the room" getting information, making contacts and having some actual interviews.
The Placement Office will ta~ia'1:.,,e.J;vat1,. Students can upif(i~tj $033 1 ·,
Dr. Eckert st;~ssed that Vaudeville Tonight is designed to be family entertainment; however, in the verrnacular of: that, "babes in arms are not encouraged to attend."
Admission is $3.00; the.re will be no discounts. Curtain is at 8 , p.m Thurs. through Sat., and 2 p.rri. on Sunday.
Move Over Mary Poppins
Would you like to spend the summer in New York Gty and ::,ain great job experience as a nanny? If so, your opportunity ,s here at PSC.
The PSC nanny program is in full swing and students interested in becoming a '5Ummertime nanny are .~ncouraged to pick up an 3pplication at the Placement Qffice.
"The purpose is to give students experience in travel 3nd to teach them how to nandle situations with a new
placement director and sponsor of the program. Pay averages ··$125 per week, plus one-way airfare.
In the past, PSC has sent approximately five students to New York per year. Last summer, three girls were placed as nannies in the Nevv York Gty area. They vvere senior Becky Hamilton, junior Lori Land, and sophomore Deanna Magee.
"I really eruoyed being a nanny," said Magee, "It taught me a lot about responsibility
the summer."
"One of the best benefits for the girls had to be the fact they got to see the city and learn about the different cultures," said Warren.
Families looking for nannies are screened very carefully before anyone is placed in their home. Neighborhood and community backgrounds are also checked, said Warren.
"I didn't know what to expect about the family when I vvent to Nevv York City," stated Magee, "but after a vvhile you seem to make yourself fit in."
PERU PLAYERS AND THE PSC MUSIC DEPARTMENT PROUDLY PRESENT
by Merri Johnson
If you've attended a Peru Players production in the last tvvo years, you've probably seen Andy Donovan. The Uncoln native is just a sophomore but is already preparing for his seventh appearance on stage at PSC
Donovan brings expertise from both his art and speech drama ma:)ors to the Peru Players. In addition to acting, he designs and paints scenes. The nature of play production demands regul,fr attention to duties, says Donovan. In that respect, he explains, his drama interests currently take precedence over art.
Acting appeals to his enjoyment of "moving people" to laughter or tears, says Donovan. The satisfaction he once derived from entertaining grade school classmates novv comes from a theatre audience. It is especially gratifying, he says, to be told in person that his performance was povverful enough •to make someone cry.
That power was evidently apparent in his portrayal 9f Torn Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie last. fall. H.is performance earned him an Irene Ryan nomination. As a result, he competed in the annual American College Theatre Festival in St. Louis last month.
Judging was based on a five-minute performance with a partner and also monologue. The PSC actor chose scenes from Death of a Salesman and Brighton Beach Memoirs. Local playgoers can judge Donovan for themselves vvhen the Peru Play1ers present the latter. play this April.
Although he didn't survive the initial cut in the Festival
competition, Donovan said he vvas happy vvith his shovving.
Dr. Charles Harper, cosponsor of the Peru Players, Andy Donovan also praised I;)~novan'.s acting. Harper a'ttended the Festival and estimated the field of contestants at over 250.
•Donovan's future is not cast in bronze just yet. In addition to art and drama studies, he will soon add education courses to ob\ain a teaching:certificate. That certificate, he says, could enable him to move to an area offering more theatre opportunity. Hi:;; goal, he says, .is "to ultimately get into professional stage or screen."
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·Cooperative Education Program Lets Students Get an Inside Look at Jobs
By David•Schoonover
• • .The job markt:1: in toctay's :'>,v\Sij_} .,)j,\,;/, r/;, ",\ ' ' , , ',, , ,. ,; A'~~e,t;y! •de,na11~$' a Jo,t of qtiallfications: Sometiin~;; it's not only what you know but who you know as well, It also dema.nds experience, and PSC Js offering :that experience with the Cooperative Vocational • Education Prqgram.. • • The Cooperative Vocational Education ·Program is an internship a. student does at a
Ted Harshbarger business or job related to his or her major field of study. For example, an accounting major could work an internship at.an accounting firm.
What's.the Job L.ike?
"It giyes the student an idea of wha:t the jc>b is going to be like," said Ted Harshbarger, director of the program .e!J PSC. "The student can decide "yes," this is for me or "no," this isn't for me."
The main problem for the
program at PSC is that virtually no one knows about it yet.
"'.here wer~ only 13 people who did the internships : the first semester, and there are just 31 this semester as of today/' he said. "Studerytsjust don't know aboµt it."
"One of the reasons•it's not knowr is becaus,e. it was only open to the bu;siness division before; now it's open to everyone. We have added science and technology,, education; physical education' and humanities. It now has all the major fields of study," said Harshbarger.
Program Benefits
He also said the program has many benefits. It provides guidance and exploration of·· careers, and hands-·on experience and it monitors the student's performance and progress. Students also earn credit for graduation.
"The student can apply 16 hours of .the internship towards graduation. \>Forty hours of internship equal one college credit," Harshbarger said.
The internshlp program is also open to nearly everyone and can start at any time.
"We have what you would call an open enrollment. It's primarily for juniors and seniors but we also want second semester sophc>mores to apply," Harshbarger said.
He also said it isn't hard for a studen:t to enroll
"All a stuc:lent has to do is talk with the divisional coordinators or come to the Administration
Warren Sees 'Good Times' Ahead for PSC Graduates
Linda Warren believes "It's a good time to be a college graduate," and she has the figures to back it up.
Mrs. Warren, PSC's career planning and placement director, reports the college placed 99 percent of its graduating class of 1988 \\in jobs, primarily in Nebraska.
• Figures for 1989 are not available.
The figure is based on the number of grads who report to Mrs. Warren and \Nho are seeking employment. Of the 212-member class of '88, 166, or 78 percent reported. Two were not employed.
Mrs. Warren believes most of those not reporting already had jobs and didn't bother to return her survey. "We usually hear from the ones who don't have jobs they tend to blame me," she laughed.
Of those students reporting, 80 percent were employed in Nebraska, with the remainder spread from Massachusetts to California.
Building and fill out an application form. One of the coordinatqrs will discuss the program With the student and then help them • find a job,'; Harshbarger said.
• The divisional coordinators are Robert Lewellen(Business), Oarence Eash(Science and Technology). Larry Brown(Education and Physical Education), and Don Schwartz<Humanities).
Apply Now For Summ~r
i
Right now, the program is taking applications.for summer work
"The businesses really want students to start applying now so they can be ready for the summer," Harshbarger saie\;
The program can set the student up wherever he or she wants. Internships are primarily in southeast Nebraska, surrounding areas of Missouri, Kansas, and Iowa, but they can also be. set up in Omaha and Lincoln.
The main thing, Harshbarger said, is just to get the word out about the program.
--OPEN HOUSE--
_Au students, faculty and staff are invited to an Open House in Administration 105 Feb. 14, 1990, from 9:00 a.m. to noon.
The Cooperative Education, ~ontinuing Education, Adult Basic 1Educ..ttio" and· Title Ill Depar.tm!:!r\ts '!111;1.re c.osponsoring this •event. Valentine's Day refreshments will be served.
For the class of '88, a couple trends stand out in Mrs. Warren's view.
"The highest salaries in the class went to females," she noted. "Also, backgrounds in the education field help, even in careers outside of teaching; people in management are expected to teach others" in business arn;I industry, she said.
An eight-year review of placement trends at PSC reveals some interesting trends as well. The college has averaged a 93 percent placement rate over that period, with the class of '88s rate of 99 percent tops. The class of '84 had the lowest rate at 89 percent.
Only four percent of the class of '88 went on to gradu 9 te school. The eight-year average was 10 percent. Mrs. Warren believes a strong market for college graduates has encouraged students· to begin employm1::nt immediately.
Graduates of PSC's Science and Technology division had the highest average starting salary, $2.2, 600. Business graduates averaged $18,200, education majors, .$1 7,800, and humanities, $11,700.
PSC Celebrates
Another positive development has been a sharp rise in average teaching salaries.· Beginning teaching salarie!:> for the class of '87 were $14,650, and one yearlaterthataverage g~w by over $3,000.
•Black History Month
by Dawn .Bowsrt1an
_PS~ is once ag13Jn addres~in,g the historical and current events that co_ncem minorities through Black History Month. Black History Month was originally started nationwide in the I 970s but has been. celebrated at PSC for only seven years.
The month was originally planned by Student 'Services, until· 1ast year when the Multicultural Committee was formed. The committee, aside from,. pla.nning Black History Month, also takes the grievances of min?rities to Dean Joy and President Gallentine. The• group is curre?tly_ working on and revising a const1tut1on to meet Student Senate guidelines.
This • year's calendar is full of social events and guest speakers.
•:we. tried to arrange the schedule so. there was at least one social event and one speaker each. week," com_mented Dr. Spencer Davis, advisor to the Multicultural Committee.
The activities of the month are as follows:
Feb. 5- Trivia show at 8 p.m. in • the Student Center Cafeteria.
Feb. 7 have breakfast with Ricky Cross from 7:15 a.m. to 8:30a.m. in the Live Oak Room. of the Student Center;
Feb. 8 enjoy speaker Glen Mitchell, Om_a~a Public School Principal for lndlVldual Studies, who will present "Big City to Small College" in the Live Oak Room of the Student
Center from I t a.m. to t p.m/
Feb. ll head to the Live Oak Room at 7 p.m. to see the film Do The Right Thing;
Feb. 13 features. speaker Bob Armstrong, Executive Director of Ort1aha Housing Authority, h~ will bring ,10 light many controyersies when he presents '\Public PolicYand Descrimination" in the Bur Oak Room of the Student Center from 11 a.m. to I p.m.
Feb.· 14 brings the Talent/Step Show in the Student Center Cafeteria at 8 p.m.
Feb. 15 speaker Gene Crump, Deputy Attorney General, State of Nebraska, will inform everyone on "The Civil Rights Movement Today".. He can be heard in the Benford Recital Hall from 11 a.)Jl. to I p.m.
"I am very interested in seeingJhat students and faculty go to •these activities. I feel that .the speikers have some valuable things to say that will interst everyone," stated Dr. Davis:
"The activities may be ·pta~ned during Black History • Month," commented Angie Har~in. president of the Multicultural Committee, "but they are spon{ored for the school. This month isn't just fot:the minorities, it's forevery~µe!"
Diane Thomas and ·vi M~lone will also be speaking this mont~, but will be included in the next issue of the Times with the rest of the .Black History Month events.
Teamwork Pays Off Big For Bellevue Natives
by Ru$S Waring
The PSC men's basketball team is having another impressive season, as they are one of the top teams in District 11 due in a large part to six young men from Bellevue.
One scan down the PSC roster reveals that six of the players come from the Bellevue area. They are Mark Crockett, Phil Davidson, Bill Richards, Brett Richards. Dave Schoonover and Rob Wright.
Schoonover is from Bellevue East, while the rest come out of Bellevue West. which is headed by Bill and Brett's dad, Lanny Richards, who is a graduate of PSC.
According to Coach Gibbs, all six came out of high school "functionally sound." Gibbs also said that they're a good group of kids, that make a good positive impact.
The group feels·that coming from the same town helps them play together, as they know each other's moves, and capabilities. They say that it helps off-court, as well as
they're all good friends.
As a group they average about 26 points per game and have 120 rebounds and 134 assists.
The man doing most of the damage is Brett Richards. He's third in District 11 in scoring with 20. 7 points per game, seventh in assists with 4.3 a game.
According to the last District 11 report, he is also r ,inth in accuracy from three-point range, connecting on 82for 193 for a .425 percentage,, and forth in free throw percentage, hitting 92 for 106 for an .868 percentage.
While Brett is the one grabbing.most of the headlines, according to Coach Gibbs, it's just a matter of time before the rest get their dues.
Gibbs went on to say that the basketball team continues to get more kids from the Omaha area. as they are "finding out the positive things about Peru."
One of those positives has to be that these guys are going to be around for the next couple of years.
'8"ttt Richard•, third In Dlstrkit 11, attempts to scor:e against Mldland.-photo- by Oiris Selby \
' Brad Thompson anq James Bell are the two _Jun.ior College transfers this year. Tho,mpso~ transferred from Moberly, MO and Bell transferred from Ranger, TX.--photo by Ann Cosimano ·1
And Look
by Mike McCoy
"We still haye better basketball to play," stressed coach Wayne Davidson after his girls drubbed Benedictine CKS) 108-56 at home.
In that game 13 players scored, three of which achieved personal bests. and four school records were broken. This all from a team that wasn't even picked for the top five of the district (preseason).
"At the start of the season most teams in the district didn't even give us a chance to be considered a contender because of the loss of six seniors from last years squad."
Currently the girls are 13- 7 CJan. 29) and the No. 2 independent te<;1m in the state.
There are a combination of reasons why the girls have been so successful. The most evident, however, would have to be the play and leadership of seniors Carrie Menges. Liz Jessen. and Marcia Stevens.
to Playoffs
"The seniors have provided outstanding leadership and have had quality playing time in the past," stated Davidson. But a great deal of their success he believes is due to the key play of the underclassmen and their ability to mature into positions. "We are becoming a •very competitive team and I am pleased with the level in which we have achieved ! believe we have proven that we have a shot at the top spot (Independents)."
Hea.ding into the last month of play, Kearney State is the top independent in the state. The top three independents make the district playoffs with the No. 1 team drawing a first round bye and the home court in the semifinals.
"Each (game) heading into the end of the season, is vital for the playoff picture. We are scheduled to play Kearney State twice before the end of the season and must achieve at least a split with them to be seeded No. 1."
Janelle Henderson goes for three as Liz Jessen waits for a rebound.--photo by Chris Selby
Uz. Jessen shoots for two against Doane on Jan. 15.--photo by O,ris Selby
• Scot Kohout attempts to shoot over the Doa~,j ;!ft defense in game action on Jan. 13;-.;photo b:y,i,~,;r Oiris Selby
Lavout and Design by Laura Winegardner'
Gov. Orr Proposes Stronger Penalty
(CPS)--ln trumpeting aggressive new anti-drug campaigns, the governors of Georgia and Nebraska made punishing college students a central part of their state-of-the-state adresses in mid-January.
In Nebraska. Gov. Kay Orr asked her legislature to force students at the University of Nebraska. and Chadron, Kearney and Peru State colleges to sign statements that they are "drug-free". before they can enroll.
Also under Orr's proposal, students convicted of a drug offense would have to go into rehabilitation. On their second offense. students would be
kicked out of school.
Students would be readmited Orr said, "after the second offense if they proved they've been rehabilitated."
"It's absurd," complained NU student government member Deb Fiddelke, "to single out students. Education shouldn't be used as a political weapon."
Similarly in Georgia, Gov. Joe Frank Harris introduced a bill to let state colleges suspend students convicted of drugrelated offenses during the term of their arrest. Violators would receive no credit for work completed during the term, and no refunds would be available.
Earlier in the school year, Illinois Republican state Rep. Jerry Weller said he would introduce a bill to give preference in awarding state aid to students who provide a clean urine sample. Under the plan, students who submit to a drug test and come up clean would get preference over an equally qualified applicant who refuses to take the test.
Already, students who get federal grants have to sign a statement promising they don't and won't use illegal drugs. Additionally, college officials are rquired to have some kind ot anti-drug program in place.
New Teaching Learning Center \Nill Help Both Students and Teachers
by Kiell M. Brandt
members who meet Tues. and Peru State has added a new Thurs. to develop and test material that can be used to aid their teaching.
academic program this semester, the Teaching Learning Center, located in T.J. Mqjors 304, that is aimed at students and faculty.
The Center currently has developmental material for reading and writing, material for word processing, and The Center, run by David spread sheet programs for Phalen: former director of th e students in accounting. The Communication Skills Center, Center's goal i 9 to acquire more hqs two main functions.-- One material for other classes and function of the Center, uses. according to Phalen, is to test all new·studentsforplacement The center.is financed by a in classes during orientation.~:v-ernment grant of $180,000
• • • . a year for· three years, after
The second main function 1s h. h t· th h 1 -11 h for µse by .selected faculty w ic ,me e sc 00 Wt ave
New .::1: Courses •• Offered Through Educational TV
Two coHege-l~vel classes offered by PSC by way of the Nebraska Educational Televi·sion Network are stiil accepting enrollment, according to Bob Baker, dean of Continuing Education at PSC.
Both courses "Economics USA'.' and "Art• of the Western World" actually began last week, but enrollment V)(ill be accepted for a short time
to support the program.
The Center now has nine Mai;intosh and nine I.B.M. compatible computers and is open for student use on Mon., Wed., and Fri. from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
"Causing some confusion," says Phalen, isthefactthatthe Center's computers now only use three-and-a-half-inch hard diskettes.
Phalen said, however, that he is working on getting a disk drive that can transfer data from fb,e-and-a-quarter-inch disks to the hard diskettes.
M'·usic
shaped'2qh Century ~ericari economics.
"Art of the Western World" {:Art 306T) is a two credit-hour class airing Saturday afternoons from 1 :00 to 2:00 p.m. It •is the study of art _that has come to· define Western visual tradition from ancient Greece to the. present.
For students who enroll lal:e, the first few classes are longer, Baker said. available on videotape through "Economics •.-U$A" ( Econ the PSC media center. 221T). is a three credit-hou~ •• For more information or tb class: airing Friday morning·s register, t:all the PSCOffic:e of fro•m·: 6:3.0 to 7 a.m. on Continuting Education at (800) Nebraska • ETV. The course 742-4412 or (402) 812-3815 ex.amines. eyents that have weekdays.
Fraternity Chooses New Leaders For a New Vear
Pern:,, N~b
Four young men have B~en elected as officers of the Delta Sigma Phi social. fraternity at Peru State College for 1989-90, Oiosento serve as president was Michael,Harris Ill, a senior electronics/robotics technology •major and the son of Mrs. Della :Anderson of Olney, Ill. Mark Gangwish. a sophomore business agriculture management major, will be vice president. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Gangwish of
Juniata, Neb.
Pave .Matzen was elected secretary. He is a freshman business management major and ~the son of Mr. and Mrs. Oua'ne Matzen of Ft. Calhoun, Neb.
The new treasurer will be Brent Hawkinson, a freshman computer science mqjor. He is the son of Glenn Hawkinson of Apple Valley, Minn.
The PSC chapter of Delta Sigma Phi is the campus's only nationally affiliated social fraternity.
SENATE REVIEW
The PSC Student Senate held meetings on Wed .,Jan. 10, 17, and 24.
The Men's Town Team Basketball Tournament will be held on Sat. and Sun Feb. 3 and 4. We have 14teamsp_articipating. The games are scheduled to start at 10:00 Saturday morning and will run until 9:00 p.m. that evening. Play on Sunday at 12:QO. Volunteers are still needed- ·from campus. organizations to help out with the scoreK.eeping and timekeeping. If you're interested in helping out it's not:too late to contact Kelly Tynon at the Student Senate, Office. The games are open to the public. There will be conce_ssions and swimming facilities available too.
The Senate has decided to support a proposed athletic fee. The fee is going to be used to upgrade the intramural and varsity sports available at Peru. The Sen.ate has adopted 'priorities for the utilization of the fee as follovvs: 1) to complete the baseball and softball fields\by fall of '90; 2:D to build four to six tennis courts by fall of '90; and 3) to establish a track and golf program by fall•-of '91.
A forum sppnsored by the Student Senate was· held on Thurs., Feb. 1, during convo. Feedback from this forurn will be used in making the decision on implementing the athletic fee.
There are currently two surveys being circulated. The Senate would like your cooperation in completing these. One is sponsored by the Counseling Center. It deals with alcohol and .drug abuse. The Center needs your input in identifying areas which are pertinent to our campus.
The second survey is sponsored by Vice President Dr. Snyder. It is concerned with summer school ahd the classes that will be offered.
The Senate has sent a memo to Dan Haugland and Dr. Gallentine, conciprning the parking at the family housing at Nicholas. We are in support of a plan that will ticket once and tow the car on the second offense.
We are working on getting the menus from food service.on the information channel (channel four), Paul Kruse sent a •memo from the media center inviting organizations to advertise their e've'hts i?:lnd onthis cn;an~ef: 5 1 \·0 '
Club Elects New Officers
The Peru ,State College MENC (Music Edt,1cators National Conference) held a regular meeting on Jan. 25, 1990.
Topics of discussion were. the Aeolian II (faculty recital) on Feb. 8, at .8 p.m., tpe Piano Extravaganza on Feb. 3, the annual Band Tour (to Kansas Oty) on Feb. 14 and 15, and a band concert oh Feb. 15 at 8 p.m.
The. public is invited and encouraged to attend all of our musical activities.
Election of the 1 990 officers was then held. This year's officer team will consist of: President Amy Ammeter; Vice President Rick Reisen; Secretary Renee' Johnson; Treasurer Anji Pott~r; and Historian Paula Czirr.
We are looking forward to a fun, musical year and hope you all will come and Join us.
SKATE
FRIDAYS--6-9 P.M. For Special Parties
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Elections for Student Senate will be held on March t and 2. •The positiohs-available ihclude President/Vice President:, :eight Senators-at-large, one Senator from each residehtial hall, two Senators representing the commuters, and two Se(lators to represent the Non-traditional students.
Petitions can be picked up at the Senate Office. These petitions are due Feb. 22: Theprerequisitesforthesepositions are full time student and a GPA of 2.5. A forum will be held at Benford Recital Hall on Thurs March• 1 at 11 a.m. presenting the candidates for these offices. • \.
May Graduates Applications In Must Get By."Feb. 9
Application for May 1990 graduation is due in the Registrar's Office on or before Friday, February 9. The appropriate forms are picked up at the Registrar's Office and returned to this office along with a $1 5 application fee whicn must accompany the forms. It is the student's responsibility to file an application.
It is anticipated and expected that studen.ts will .complete degree requirements on or before the.· graduation date. Those include correspondence courses, extension •.courses; T. V. courses, etc. Incomplete grades are also not appro• priate.ptudents qpply for only one degree.
Students who are plannir19 ~..:, graduate in July 1990 may apply as a July 1990 degree
ca.ndidate on. or before Friday, February 9, if they wish to participate in the May 1 990 commencement exercises. .Peru State College provides undergraduate'stadents three graduation dates during the academic year. These .dates are December, May and ,July. Degrees are granted in ;May and July. while December graduates receive a statement of completion in December and their degrees the following May.
There is' one formal co.mmencement exercise held each· y_ear daring May. December graduates and May and Ju~y candidates for degrees are all invited to attend the commencement exercises. The invitation is· a part of the application for graduation process.
Offic·iai Educatior1 Observers Predict
Decade of "Dizzying" Classroom Changes-
(CPS)--Higher education vvill probably be dr·astically different from vvhat it is today in the 21st Century, novv just a decade avvay.
Technology, expanding at a dizzying rate, vvill affect campuses in every vvay imaginable, observers agree.
"Incredible technological changes are just a decade avvay," predicted Martha Church, presicient of Hood College in Maryland.
Changing dc-'mog;·aphics vvill determine the makeup of tomorrovv's classroom, and colleges vvill have to come up vvith nevv programs to serve the needs of future students.
Other areas will also be affected:
Enrollment:
The Department of Education. in a December study titled "Projections of Education Statistics to 2000," predicts enrollment vvill fluctuate during the 1990s, but ultimately vvill increase from 12.8 million .in 1988 to 13.4 million by century's end.
A 1988 College Board report pr..edicted that half of the nation's college popula'::ion will be made up of. students who ar~ at least 25 years old, who
often have jobs and families.
Ten years ago observers anticipated enrollment would cras'h during the 1980s, 'Nreaking havoc on campuses and forcing as many as 200 schools to close. The influx of "non-traditional" students already has served to keep the crash from occurring.
By the mid-1990s, bla.cks and Hispanics vvill make up a third of • the traditional college-age population,· and most schools are expecting a corresponding fraction to enroll in college.
Increasing minority enrollment, of course, has been on nearly everyone's agenda, but efforts haven't alvvays been successful. Last January, the American Council on Education (ACE) a college president's trade group in Washington, D.C., discovered black male enrollment had actually fallen from 470,000 students in 1976 to 436,000 in 1986.
Tuition:
Come 2007, tuition at private universities will average $46,515 a year, Research Associates of Washington predicts. Public research university tuition will be$ 7. 715 per year, vvhile public four-year college tuition will average $6,152 for a year.
Slightly Off Campus
Faculty:
While some campuses already are smarting from a lack of professors, a Princeton University report released in September vvarned colleges vvi// suffer a shortage of at least 6,000professorsby 2000.
The Education Dept. thinks the number of faculty vvi// increase by 4 percent, from 741,000 in 1988 to 771,000 in 2000. Perhaps out of necessity, Church predicts "vve'II see an enlarged arena of people vvho belong in academia," including people with backgrounds in government and industry.
And, she adds. "We need to be especially diligent about vvhat's missing most: minority faculty."
Other:
In its look at the beginning of the next century, the Education Dept. predicts more women than men will earn doctoral degrees for the first time. Women also will continue to earn more associates, bachelors and masters degre.es than men. The department also has forecast that higher education spending will rise 24 percent, from $115.5 billion to $144.4 billion.
Dr. Jack Hytrek Honored In Education Publication
he will be listed in the 1 989-90 edition of "Who's Who in American Education."
The publication is produced by The National Reference Institute, based in Owings Mills, MD.
Dr. Hytrek has been on the PSC faculty since • 1979. In addition to his classroom duties, he oversees placement and supervisiol') of PSC student teachers.
Dr. Jack Hytrek
Dr. Jack Hytrek, professor of education at Peru State College, has been notified that
Dr. Hytrek received his bachelors and masters degrees from Chadron State College and his doctorate from the University of Northern Colorado.
Women's Enrollment Up·
Nearly Doubles This Vear
(CPS)--For the· first time ever, more vvomen than men are attending college, the U.S. Department of Education reported in mid-January.
The number of women registered for classes on the nation's campuses has almost doubled since 1970, the Education Dept. report, "Fall E,;rollment in Institutions of
High Education, 1987," found. In 1987, there were 6.8 million women enrolled, compared to 5.9 million men, the report added.
"There's a greater independence among women now," explained Donna.Shavlik of the Am~~rican Council on EEiucation's office of Women.in Higher Education.
Coast to Coast Miscellania From ttie World of Acade.mia
An Alarming Strip Show
RAs evacuated residents of a University. of CaliforniaRive rs id e dorm in late November when ·a woman dancing a steamy striptease in a lounge inadvertantly set off the building's fire alarm.
The alarm was triggered.by a smoke machine the stripper, who was hired by male hcill residen'J;s "as a_ resj'.5onse" to female residents' hiring of a male stippar earlier in the term, was using in her act.Primal Screams In Psych Class
was doing the wave." Degrees. Degrees Everywhere. But Not A Diploma In Sight
Tampa, Fla., bad check writer Jeanne Brooks, 3'2, was sentenced to the maximum 15 years in prison when Judge 1 Susan Bucklew. discovered Brooks' plea for leniency--in vvhich she had cited a sterling record as a scholar and a teacher--included entirely false claims that Brooks had degrees from both Holy Cross and Georgetown universities.
The state of Missouri has A huge, 1600-student shut down #an accrediting introductory psychology cl;3ss agency that apparently would at the University of Toronto • approve c1ny college that had "a was abruptly disrupted when building, people and $860" to many students, heeding .a pay for an accreditation cue given them at 12:25 P,11'1. on certificate. Nov. 21), began shouting as To investigate the "Inter• loudly as they could. •• national Commission for Students said they had been on:ianized by a classmate who had seen a Molson beer ad in the Vprsity, -~he campus paper, urging rea_ders to "scream (a Molson sloga_n) out at. the top .of vo.ur 11'.irrgis during a psychql~yJ~cture."
Madison, Wis., police arrested a man in late December they say has.spent the last five years stealing shoes from people at campus libraries at Illinois State University and the universities of Wisconsin-Madison and Illinois at Champaign/Urbana.
The unnamed suspect reportedly struck when studiers absently would kick off their shoes under tables or get up to get a drink of water.
• Police found 80 pairs of shoes.in the man's apartment.
And Then There•s The One About The Yalie With A Sense Of Humor
And Then There's The "'"One About The Yalie With A Sense Of Humor
presses and replaced them in student mailboxes with "parody" issues of the Yale paper, Yale Managthg Editor Andrew Wexton graciously
said, "For some. reason Cornell imagines there's a Cornell-Yale rivalry. I mean--the Cornell Daily Sun--who the hell are they?"
Prof. K.:itl'ier'ine Covell was ,particularly upset by_ the incident beci3use tl':)e big class has been difficult to control all year. "The first day (of the term)," she told the Canadian University Press, "everyone Schools, Colleges and Theological Seminari~s." run by a husband-and-wife team, state Asst. Attorney General Erich Vieth set up a bogus Eastern Missouri Business College, had the agency review the qualifications of a faculty list .that included the name of the pig from the tv show "Green Acres," and won full accreditation.
Utterly bamboozled when Cornell pranksters, intent on punctur:ing a little Yale pomposity, stole into New Haven in the dead of night, intercepted copies of the Yale Daily News rolling off the
But Will They Take Him To Jail In A Toe Truck?
DRESS FOR SUCCESS ... FASHION SHOW
If you want to see the beautiful people, be in the cafeteria at 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 12. The following individuals will be modeling
Jason Brewer
Lori Broady
Pam Block
Tammy Cross
Otis Crumpton
Amy Fossenbarger
Cinda Goodrich
I Jill Grancer
1 Bevin Gerkensmeyer
Charla Greene
Rosetta Gipson
Julie Harney
Patrick Ray
Janelle Henderson
Ron Hackbart
Stephanie Kroeger
Tammy maydield
Dorrine Mc Kinney
Michele Marschman
Todd McGowan
Sylvia Obryant
Angela Owens
Kelly Tynon
Kim Vrtiska
Heather Waring
Adrian Witty
• This event is sponsored by the PSC Placement Office, directed by Linda Warren. The purpose is to show students how they should look for interviews and the Career Worlo, so all of the attire will be business suits.
• The emcee is Pam Sherwood-Cosgrove of the PSC Admissions Office.
• Clothing stores sponsoring the show are from Eastpark Plaza in Lincoln: Landon's, Tailored Woman, Cheryl's Fashions, and Casual Corner.
• A professional model, an instructor from Nancy Bounds School of Modeling, vvill be at the rehearsals to teach proper technique.
• The models' hair styles will be provided at no cost by The Haircutters in Aubutcn.
• Entertainment will be provided by the PSC Misty Blues 'Show Choir, with pianist Doug Henke.
.:..psc Recovery 'Meetings--
AA Meetings--7:30 p.m., Mondays/Student Health
NA Meetings-c8:00p.m., Thursdays/Student Health
Open Al-Anon Meetings--4 p.m., Mon. & Wed ./Emery Oaks Room
Open Al-Anon Meeting--11 a.m., Fridays(Emery Oaks Room
For Further Information on area· recovery call 872-2348.
AA is Alcoholics Anonymous, the originator of twelve-step recovery.
NA is Narcotics Anonymous, twelve-step program for drug dominated lifestyle J
Open Al-Anon is a twelve step program for people whose lives have been affected by someone else's chemical use or physical or emotional abuse. This twelve-step program is a loose-knit voluntary c'onfederation of people who gather to share their experience, strength and hope with each otherforthe purpose of improving their own lifestyle.
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could not predict how the change to a local board would affect PSC without knowing the specific roles and duties of the proposed board.
·Morrissey felt having .local boards would make "turf wars" even worse than they are now; /He envisioned each institution coming to the coordinating board with their independent • requests i;lnd needs. "It would be totally uncoordinated. Who is going to be the. boss? lt·would be chaotic," he said.,Morrissey stated that he thought all board members should be appointive. "When f was on the board I represented all the people of Nebraska notjust one institution."
According to Morrissey thei;-e is no need for any big changes in higher education in Nebraska, with the exception of the university president system. "The president system hasn't worked," he said. He also stated that UNLshould have a board of regents and that perhaps UNO and the Med Center combined should have a local board of trustees because of their siz~.
"Nothing needs to be done with the state college Board of Trustees," according to Morrissey. He said the campuses are flourishing, and compared to state colleges In neighboring states, "our state colleges look awful good. It's lil<e the old saying goes, 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it."'
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It doesn't seem so much a reflection on my work, but on that of the group Cat PSC),"
Kruger said. "The grant that D,. (Carol) Pappas got that allowed us to get the proper equipment; the grant that Dr. Larry Pappas got to provide student stipends; Dr. (Jerry) Gallentine ( PSC president) agreeing to send us to the conference
"Still, I was pretty excited, and very surprised, when 1 found out I won," she said.
Kruger, who will graduate from PSCin May, still has a few things to wrap up before deciding between grad school at Penn State, Iowa State, the University of Tennessee, or Notre Dame.
She will enter a similar competition sponsored by the American Mosquito Control Association in Lexington. Ky. in April. She also has a few scholarly papers to submit for publication.
Kruger is a 1 976 graduate of Nebraska City High School. She has a 12-year-old son, Adam.
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"In the case of our older, frequently part-time students, they are seeing the need to return to school to upgrade their skills and to stay abreast of current technologies," he added.
The fall C1981) be-fore Gallentine came to PSC, enrollment was 852 students total. This year's 1,724 students marks an increase of over 102 percent.
..,, 'Tm proud of our growth, but by the same tok_en, we aren't quite where I'd like us to be," the Kansas native said. Provided that the college gets adequate funds, Gallentine believes Peru State is capable of achieving enrollment of around 2,000.
Feb. 5--Corp. Fitness Tour Omaha Feb. 12--Fashion Show 7 p.m./Cafeteria
Feb. ZZ 6c 23--Meet The Pros Omaha
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
--ATTENTION--
Government Seized Vehicles from $100. Fords, Mercedes, Corvettes, Chevys. Surplus Buyers Guide. 1602-838-8885 ext. A 185 7 4.
--ATTENTION--
Government Homes from $ 1 CU-repair). Delinquent tax property. Repossessions. Call 1-602-838-8885 ext. GH18574.
--NOTICE-Job Opportunity
National Marketing Firm seeks mature student to manage on-campus promotions for top companies this school year. Flexible hours with earning potential to $2500 per semester. Must be organized, hardworking and money motivated. Call Elizabeth K. or Myra at (800) 592-2121.
PER,",'ONALS
R.J.-- Trixy and Star refuse to participate until they receive their T-shirts.--From ??
NOTICE--SSA Meeting, Feb. 8, 11:30 a.m. Fine Arts 211., Please Attend.
Big Shooter--When's your next video party??-•K & M
Dr. Harper--Where is your van??
Mr. America--Where are·you??
Lost--One gas pump. If found call KT.
WANTED·-Pisces tady who is looking for good times ! Reply Box U.R.4.ME
TT--You are wanted on Mondays and Thursdays you know the place and the time be there--Aloa
Trixie--Hows the air up there?
Dean Joy--Happy 49th ! ..
Don't Miss The Fashion Show in the Cafeteria on Feb. 1.2 at 7 p.m.
Found--One, van, call I found it and. describe to retrive.
Congrats-- To Coach Shea and his wife on their new baby boy!
HAVE YOU MAILED IN YOUR OWN DRUG/ALCOHOL SURVEY??
--ATTENTION--
Hiring ! Gover;nment jobs-your area. Many immediate openings without waiting list or test. $17,840-69,485. Call 1-602-838-8885 EXT. R18574.
SUMMER CAMP I OPPORTUNITIES
NE)braska',:; Most Beautiful Camp, YMCA Camp Kitaki, located on the Platte River, is seeking applicants for the following positions: Boy's Counselors, Girl's Counselors, Lifeguards, Waterfront Director. Wrangiers. Craft Instructors, Maintenance Person, Ass't Cook and Health Care Supervisor. Applicants must be available )ate May through mid August. ( Possibility of earning college credit for working). Call or write: Camp Office. 1039 P Street, Lincoln, NE 68508; (402) 475-9622. i}J_..,
••NOTICE·We would like to thank all of the students, staff and teachers at PSC who donated clothes, food, time i;!nd ·money to help us after our fire. We'll alway~ remember the thpµghtfulne.ss and generosity you've shown. Thank you and God Bless--Love, Cheryl Mikkelsen and Family
James Bell scores two for Peru on Jan. 23 against Midland.··
photo by Olris Selby
Cats -:}Drop Close Contest
To Bellevue, Beat Midland
By Phil Davidson
The Peru State men's baskE!tball team took their number-one-in-the-state NAIA rankings into games last week against Bellev',le College and Midland Lutheran.
In front of a standing room only crowd, on Jan. 20, against Bellevue, the Bobci:!ts led most of the game, only to loose on two last-second free throws. Rod Fredrick had 21 points, and Brett Richards chipped in 1 7, to pace the Cats, while James Bell and Andy Dunlap helped control the boards, Although Bellevue had an incredible at-home record of 24 and 1 over the last two years, Coach John Gibbs '," said, • "We played \/ery well 'I, enough to win the ballgame." When asked for his comments on the game, Richards, who hails from Beillevue, commented, "I felt empty as I headed for the locker room. It was a tough game to lose." The final score was 73-72, Bellevue.
On Tuesdav.. January 23, the Bobcats entertained Midland Lutheran, After the tough loss to Bellevue, Coach Gibbs told the team that this was a big game toward the playoffs. As the game progressed, it was obvious that he was not going
Inside Sports ... Demanding Fans Add "Spice" To Games
By Amy Snyder
Face it. There's nothing like a good close game of basketball to bring out the expert in everyone. I mean honestly, where else can you analyze a problem, formulate a hypothesis, freely offer your opinion about something you know relatively little about and not be held responsible?
Everybody.does it. Whether it's a bad pass inside or a coach's last-second decision, every person in the crowd has an opinion on how the game could have been or should have been improved.
In many cases, the urge to criticize is stimulated by· a desire to be recognized. Recognized as what, I don't know, but it seems tbat many· otherwise timid people feel quite at home screaming amateur comments at professional coaches. Unfortunately, however, in an attempt to gain personal ego support, many people's mouths get way ahead of their brains.
No Margin For Error
"Cmon Coach ! Get the ball to your big shooter!"
to be disappointed. Relying on tough defense from Brad Thompson and Todd McGowan, and the-scoring of Richards and Fredrick, who had 23 and 21 points respectively, the Bobcats led by as many as 18 points twice. The final margin of victory was only six points. Frederick said, "We got a nice lead, then we got sloppy; but it was a big win." The final score was 8781, Bobcats.
The Cats are now 15-8 overall, and 8-1 at home. With eight_, games left before the district playoffs begin, it is the ultimate goal of the team to make the national tournament in Kansas City. Richards added, "Our ch13nces of getting to Kansas Gty are very good, but we need to get the home court advantage in the playoffs, and some great crowd support."
--Speaker--
Gene Crump
February 1 o. 1990
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Benford Recital Hall
Jindra Fine Arts Building
A profound statement. wonder if the coach would consider such a daring move?
But coaches aren't the target of all the grief. Some is aimed at the players. It seems that a few spectators find it hard to believe that during a contest that involves rigorous physical and mental exercise a person could allow themselves to make a mistake. I don't know. It must be something about the uniform that provides the players with an aura of perfection, because when a mistake is made. it's usually the player's motives that come into question.
"What did he do that for? What's wrong with him?"
Couch Potato Coaching
Now I realize that these remarks are generally not intended to do any harm, nor are th_ey directed at anyone personally. I only ask these "arm-chair" coaches and players to consider a few things,
If you# had worked ·and trained for :the past three months to make yourself an asset to your team, and
someone who hadn't exercised vigorously in the past four years constantly cut down your efforts. how would you feel?
And if you were a coach, and had at least 10 years of experience under your belt only to have your knowledge questioned by an underwater basketweaving major, how would you feel?
Meeting Challenges
As a player or a coachoeach new game brings a different challenge that must be faced with confidence and skill. Whether or not that challenge is met effectively is the responsibility of those who wear the uniforms and call the plays.
The input of the fans should not be expected to directly influence the decisions of the team. Instead it should be utilized as a motivational tool and as a po~itive show of school spirit and support.
A good crowd can add a lot to a close ball game. And a good team truly appreciates the presence of a good crowd.
Haxton, Lind ·Honorable Mention
Shaneyfelt ls All-American
Peru State College place
kicker Ron Shaneyfelt was named to the 1989 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics CNAlA) Division II Football All-America first team announced January 16.
Two Bobcats, linebacker Kory Und and offensive guard Pat Haxton, were both honorable-mention choices in the announcement from the NAIA office in Kansas Oty, Mo.
Ron Shaneyfelt _______
"I'm really happy for Rori,'' said Peru State coach Tom Shec:1. "He had the stc:lts this year and is right where he should be. He had an excellent year and the consistency we were looking for. He had one of those seasons a young man in his position dreams about."
That's for sure. Shaneyfelt, a 5 foot 8 inch, 160-pound sophomore from Omaha, didn't kick at all for the· Bobcats as a freshman. But last fall he led the nation in kick scoring with an 8.22 average per game. He booted nine of ten field goals and converted 47·of 50 extrapoint attempts during the regular season.
The Millard South graduate b.roke a single-game record with 15point;sina 71-6mauling of Concordia College at PSC's Oak BoWI. He made nine extrapoint tries and booted two field goals, including a 50-yardet;.
Shaneyfelt's selection marks the second time in ·three years Peru State has landed a kicker on-the All-America team. Brian Levin of Granite Oty, Ul., who closed out his career with 45 field goals and 225 points, was chosen to the first team in 1987.
Shaneyfelt edged out Chadron State's Jay Masek, who gained second-team honors.and Nebraska Wesleyan's Lee Jameson, an honorable-mention choice.
Shea said he was glad to see Haxton and Lind earn honorable-mention accolades, but was hoping for higher honors.
"Kqry and Pat were both excellent football players for us," he said. "I'm pleased they received .the recognition they did, but I guess in the back of
my mind I was hoping one or the other would get something higher. But there was a lot of competition this year, and as a result of that, they didn't get in."
Haxton, a six foot, 260-pound senior, was a team captain and emotional leader of "The Hogs", Peru State's veteran offensive line. The quintuplet was a key factor in the success of the Bobcat offense, which ranked No. 2 in the nation in scoring (44.7 ppg), fourth in team total offense (490.3 yds/gm), and tenth in team passing (272.1 yds/gm).
Only five linemen were chosen for each of the first and second teams. A total of 15 players were listed under the
team, while defensive end Shane Alexander gained honorable-mention status.
The teams were chosen by committees reoresentinq the
Pat Haxton honorable-mention.
"Pat's name was passed around a lot at the selection meeting," Shea said of the Norton, KS. native who transferred to Peru State from Garden City Community College. "So I know he was given careful consideration and was respected by a lot of the coaches.''
Lind, a graduate of Lincoln Southeast and three-year starter, led the Bobcats in tackles with 128, including 118 during the regular season.
The five fpot ten inch, 200the Week following a 17-tackle State Athletic Conference with an average of 13. 1 tackles per game. Westmar's Robert Johnson actually finished • as the overall leader with 129 stops, but played one game more than Lind.
Lind, who closed out his career as PSC's No. 2 all~time tackler with 400 stops, was named the Tri-State Player of the week following a 17-tackle performance in the Bobcats' 33-9 final victory over Benedictine which clinched the Bobcats' first-ever national playoff berth, Peru State, 8-2 overall - the second highest wiri total of the 1980s-finished with a No. 6 ranking in the NAIA Division II poll.
Last year, th-e' Bobcats landed offensive tackle Brad Smith on the All-America first
Kory Lind
NAIA Football Coaches Association CNAIA-FCA). Tobe eligible for All-America consideration, a player must have been selected to an AllConference team or nominated by a member institution which was classified as an Independent. independent schools are allowed to nominate up to a maximum of five players, regardless of position.
February 3-4
Town B-Ball
By Troy Sedam
The PSC student organizations will be hosting a Men's Town Team Ba sketba II Tournament to be held, Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 3 and 4, 1990.
Leading 3-pt. Shooter Miltenberger Consistent
Mary Miltenberger may be a freshman eligibility-wise on the PSC women's basketball team, but Head Coach VVayne Davidson said her play this season has been well above that of a rookie
points per game) and steals ( 1 7), and is third in assists with 26.
"She's really had two roles this year," David/;on said. "Early on, we had her starting at the shooting guard position, but then she became one of our first subs off the bench after we switched to a big (tall) lineup.
"In several games already, she has come in and made her first shot and given us a lift in key situations."
Tourney Set
The earnings from the tournament, according to Lori Broady, tournament chairperson, will be used for an org9nizational bulletin board, that will display the names and meeting times of all campus organizations. The bulletin board is to be a memorial to Chris Haddad, a Peru State graduate .and former admissions counselor,
The tournament will feature a double elimination format and will be held in the AWAC Sports Center. Teams from nearby towns, such as Auburn, Nebraska City and Tecumseh have r<=;gistered to play. as weli as teams from Lincoln and Ralston.
The approximate starting time on Saturday is at noon with action continuing until 8:00 p.m. Sunday's schedule is from 12:00 to 6:00 p.m.
"At this point, Mary has come in and been one of our most consistent threats from the qutside," said Davidson, PSC's fifth-year meritor. "In fact, she's our leading three-point shooter.
"Mary has also played a good team game in terms of defense and handling pressure. Really, she's had just an outstanding freshman year to date."
The 5-foot-8 inch guard out of Stratton, CO, leads the Lady Bobcats in three-point field goals made •ca), attempted (24), and best percentage (.333).
Miltenberger;: is also fifth on the team in b;;th scoring (6.3
Two of Miltenberger's top performances have come against top-notch competition. She scored 1 1 points on 5-for-8 shooting at No. 10 Doane College on Dec. 7, and 11 points again at_ home versus the Tigers Sat., Jan. 13, at PSC's Al Wheeler Activity Center.
Her season high is a 12-point • effort in a 70-56 triumph over Daria College in the season's third game.
Miltenberger said she is pleasantly surprised by her ability to contribute as a freshman.
"I'm doing better than expected to this year," she said. "I'm getting more playing time than I ever dreamed of.
"When Coach Davidson was recruiting me, he said he was graduating four guards and that I would have an opportunity to play right away. But I didn't think it would be so soon and so much."
The concession stand and the swimming pool win be open during the tournament. There is no admission charge to. the tournament, although admission to the ·swimming pool will be 50 cents. Broady says she encourages everyone to come and watch the hoopla.
ALAN R. SMITH photographs paper embossings
Jan. 11-Feb. 25, 1990 Art Gallery Jindra Fine Arts Bldg.
Coach Wayne Davidson goes over a team play with Lady Cats at Grandview on Jan. 16.--photo by Ann Cosimano
Mary Miltenberger
ANN BURKHOLDER paintings
Athletic Fee Discussed at Student Senate Forum
By Amy Snyder
A proposed $10 athletic fee was the topic of a student for-um held in Benford Recital Hall on Tuesday, January 30.
The fee would be added to all students' fees and would be used to accomplish a priority list of goals compiled by Dean Jen-y Joy and the PSC Student Senate.
Kelly Tynon, president of Student Senate and coordinator of the gathering, began the session by introducing the purpose of the fee. She noted that each prioritized item had been discussed on campus many times in the past, and that this fee would assure a realization of these goals. The list is as follows:
• 1) Completion of the baseball/softball fields west of the Centennial Complex by fall of 1990.
2) Installment of tennfs courts, complete with basketball hoops and lights by fall 1990-spring 1991.
3) Expansion of varsity athletics by adding a track and golf program in the 1991-92 school year.
Tynon went oh to explain that these additions to PSC went hand-in-hand with the goals of Student Senate, and, therefore, the Senate had ·voted to support the fee.
The ·next speaker, Erin O'Grady, president of Women's Athletic Association and Varsity Club, continued support of the proposal by describing the fee as a "major plus for the entire campus."
She believes everyone cou_ld benefit from the possible
increased enrollment inspired by these changes, and from the sense of pride that would follow.
"Varsity athletes will not be the only ones to benefit from this," O'Grady said. She stated that 450 students are involved in intramural athletics and that the·y too would profit.
Dean Jerry Joy then took the stand and provided yet another outlook on the situation. He discussed the difficulty in allocating funds for such projects, and looked back- on the Student Center fee and the gains that the college has i received from such a "valuable asset."
The final speaker, Athletic Director and coach, Tqm Shea, reiterated many of the points previously made. He sees the baseball/softball complex as a necessity to the teams and noted that the baseball team has been forced to play home games in Auburn and Tecumseh in the past. He also said that funding for the team to travel comes out of the players' pockets.
Continuing. he revealed that the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics District 11 has banned PSC from playing any softball games on the city field. "We owe it to these people to give them a place to play."
Shea's final comments referred to the ability of new programs to "sell" our institution to incoming students. He· spoke of the renovation of the library and the influence it had on people's view of the school. continued on page 11
Work-study Funding
By Cathie English
There is no indication at all that PSC \/\{ill receive any new money for the college workstudy program, according to Peggy Groff, coordinator of work-study and financial aid secretary. College-work study pays $3.36 per hour, but, according to Groff, PSCwill not raise the wages until July 1 , even though minimum wage will increase April 1.
Groff said work-study job allotments average $750 a year per student, but with minimum wage going up, the financial aid office may have to limit the number of people who will receive work-study jobs. "We may pay the same amount. but put fewer people on," she said. Groff said they would like to see a raise in the allotment to $900.
Joanne Catlett, a junior who works for the placement office, stated that it wot.lid make a big difference for her if minimum wage is increased. "I oay a babysitter and it will ·1elp," she said. Catlett said if :hey raise the minimum wage, ,·ederal and state government funding should allow more noney.for college wqrk-study. She also said if they have to 'imit the number of wor~-study 1obs, it would hurt" the placement office as Well as other offices. "The placement
Uncertain
office gets really bus\, and they need peqple to work," she said.
Amy Henzel, a fifth-year senior who works for the humanities department, said she is concerned about the depletion of funds for college work-study. "The federal and state government should put more money • into this program," she stated. Henzel said if there are students who are willing to work, there should be jobs available to them Henzel said she thought the raising of minimum wage would make work-study more of a job market situation. She said. "More people would be in competition it could be beneficial and produce better work-study students."
Groff said that there were \\60 work-study students as of July 1 , but since then some i-,ave graduated or quit. She ,,aid non-traditional students , continued on page 11
Dean Jerry Joy Discusses the advantage of the proposed $10 athletic fee at Benford Recital Hall on Jan. 30--photo by Mike Harris •
Students Issue Challenge: PSC Growth Is Up To All Of Us
By Laura Winegardner, Amy Snyder, & Kelly Tynon ••
A • sort of "hurray-for-meand-to-hell--with-the-rest" attitude has developed against a proposal to add new athletic facilities at PSC.
The proposal calls for the completion of the baseball and' the softball fields west of the Centennial Complex, the installation of tennis courts, complete with basketball hoops and lights, and the expansion of varsity athletics by adding a track and a golf program.
This action will require an additional $10.00 student fee.
If you are a thinking person you have to conclude that this proposal will only help Peru.
Certain students ;3gainst the proposal justify their opinions -with the statements, "I live 14 miles a-way and -will never use if- Why $hould I .pay for it?" or
"Why can't we get money through other means, like fundraisers?"
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If you are a thinking person, you have to conclude that this As students. we often place the responsibility for growth and development of a campus upon the faculty and administration.
proposal -will only help Peru. Without a doubt, we will gain in the development of new intramural, varsity, and community programs. We should not only consider how this would benefit us individually, but how this would profit our college as a whole.
As students. we often place the responsibility for growth and development of a campus upon the faculty and administrat;ion. Is this responsibility correctly placed? We think not !
Each of us has something to
give, but an environment in which it can be given will not exist until we first give opportunities to our fellow students and the community of Peru, which is also kicking in money to support these projects.
Stude.9ts who were concerned about the additional fee or the proposal had an opportunity to voice their opinions on Thursday, February 1, at a student senate-sponsored forum. However. hardly anyone showed up, yet, we are still hearing opposition against this action; we want to know why.
We have also heard rumors that this proposal -was "railroaded" through the senate. How can this be when all concern2d were given the opportunity to comment at the forum?
It's time we get on with the business of obtaining ari education, and make a contribution to the future of PSC students and the community of Peru.
Letter to the Editor ....
Dear Editor.
Last September a parking lot north of Delzell Hall was opened for use by commuters. I enjoyed using the lot because it was closer to the Jindra Fine Arts Building where most of n 1y classes were held. However, I have had a difficult time using the lot in the past month or so. It isn't that the lot is full. The lot rarely has more than seven or eight cars in it. The condition of the lot makes it impossible to use.
Last week my car was parked in the lot for one day.
I walked through ruts filled with water to get to my car. The gravel that did cover the lot has disappeared into the mud. I'm surprised people aren't getting stuck. I almost did.
As a commuter, I appreciate the convenience of ·a parking lot so near the campus. There was a raise in parking fees so that this lot could be built. Since the lot is now a fact. I see no reason why it can't be maintained so that it is us·able.
Betty Hecht
'Some Patented Methods For Beating The Clo~k, The Alarn:,ing Confessions of a Certified Snoozer
By Amber Fabry
The"atarm rings{ and (just lie there. I have to trick myself into -waki~ up some mornings. !
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You probably assume that the _111ind is not very "on the batr'. When it just v\/akes up. Thisisfalse. My mind is more cunning and devious -when it's half asleep than at any other time of day.
For instance, suppose I want to wake up at 6:30and go run around the campus a couple of times, do some situps, shower, and read the ne-wspaper while l ·eat my Crunch Berries atbreakfa$t, I f::lave to eat fast, (say, 15 minutes) so I can leave for i,class at 8:0Q. I .don't really 0 want to do all those things that early in the momi11g, but • I try • to main.tain high standards.
Th9 t $Ort of morning doesn't sound too bad, does it? That's because you're one of those people for whom waking up is one of life's great pleasures. You probably dream about the delight of waking to the sound of alarm clocks. Loud bleeps, soft bleeps, and all sorts of crazv sounds that alarm clocks make really get you excited. You are also totally deranged t You see, I have to fake
myself out by setting my alarm dock for 6 a:m. It has one .of those snooze features so that I can just smack it on its little head, and it lets me sleep for another eight minutes CVes, I'm sure you know about these.) I have to trick myself into thfnking that I ha-ve another half hour of,, sleep. I don't know how I do " it, but I can always make eight e.xtra minutes feel like a half hour. So far so good. But let's look at how it works in real life:
6 a.m. The alarm clock niust have gone off, but for some reason I don't remember hearing it.
6:08 a.m. I feel myself turning over, and" my ar~' reaches out and smacks the alarm clock on top. "SMACK!" I hear. ·Then I don't hl3ar anything again.
6:16 a.m. Repeat 6:08 ~.m., only the "SMACK!" is louder.
6:24 a.m. Repeat!
6:32 a.m. The alarm sounds, and I look at the red numbers of the clock. I'm already two minutes late, so I· might as well make it an even ten. (The morning is the only time I can calculate numbers this· -well.)
"SMACK!"
6 :40 a .m. tt's definitely too
late to run around campus,.
To make sure I get up at 6 a.m. tomorro-w, I put the ala rm clock across the room, behind thE'! bookshelf and pile stuff on top of it. The logic here is that by the time I uncover the clock, I'll be a-wake enough to deal with the fact that !have to getup. I reset the clock for 7 a.m.
6:57 a.m. l'mbarelyawake and expecting the alarm to go off any second. Right right Now! Right Now! Right the alarm, doesn't go off, and I drift back to sleep.
7:22 a.m. My dorm room is brighter and warmer. Birds are chirping, and I hear others going to brealjfast. Finally, I feel ready to start the day. "
Then I suddenly realize I must have set the clock wrong. I bolt upright, feeling something like tarantulas creeping up my spine. I leap across the room, frantically uncovering the clock. Its shimmering red numbers burn into my soul the fact that I've totally blown it. I'm history. I've had it. So long. Finished!
Beiit::!ve it or not, I make it to class on time. My blouse is a little -wrinkled, though, and I didn't have • any Crunch Berries. (This makes up for the situps I missed.) I've
forgotten my notebook, but I borro-w some paper from the person in front of me. She rips it out of her notebook. And, by the way, "you wouldn't happen to have an extra pen?"
Tomorrow this isn't going to happen. I've got it all
figured out. I'll get a screwdriver and remove the snooze button from my clock; then I'll put the clock at the back of my closet and hook up the alarm to my stereo loudspeakers. which I'll set on both sides of my pillow
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. SAT Test Deemed Unfair
Carter Woodson's Dream History Month Comes True With Black
by Spencer Davis
In the 1920's the historian Carter G. Woodson began the movement for an officially designated annual commemoration of black history. Woodson's hope - long frustrated - is now a reality. February is now recognized as Black History Month. and each February countless events across the country are dedicated to this purpose.
favorably, I believe. with those sponsored by UNO.
This year the planning and conduct of Black History Month activities is under the general supervision of the Multi-Cultural Committee. The executive officers of the committee - Angela Hardin. Reginald Randolph, Garriet Blair. Nathan Bradley, and Tinya Jackson - have already done a lot of work. By the end of the month, many others will have contributed their efforts.
The schedule of events covers a wide variety of interests and combines social activities with current affairs. In particular l would stress the value to all Peru State College students of attending the lectures of Vi Malone ( 1 1 :00 a.m. on Feb. 22), and Diane Thomas (11 :00 a.m. on Feb. 27).
Recognition
It is especially appropriate for educational institutions to be actively engaged in celebrating Black History Month. The faculty, students and administration of Peru State College should be proud of the way in which our Black History Month activities have improved over the last few years. The events on our campus compare very
On a college campus. the celebration of Black History Month serves three purposes. In the first place it provides an opportunity for AfricanAmerican students to develop a more reflective and informed sense of their heritage and identity. In tfie second place it' provides the means for the re;,;t , .Qf the student body to confront
the difficult and sensitive issues of our nation's history. The third function of Black History Month has been stated eloquently by Vincent Harding. "It is often this way: women and men who look carefully, persistently into the face of history are often rewarded with breath-taking surprise"s-· and a host of questions We no longer consider it noteworthy to be confronted with our stunning human capacities for harsh. ruthless, and inhuman oppression. But considerable evidence shows us that we are yet capable of being amazed by unexpected revelatiqns of the great. still largely untapped human potential for resistance and hope, for compassion and grandeur, .for courage and visionary self-transcendence-even when pressed against all the walls that oppression has created. In the annals of our own young nation, no greater repository of such unexpected testimonies to the recreative powers of the human spirit exists than the history of the black struggle for freedom, equality. and social transformation."
(CPS)--The anti-SAT (Scholastic Achievement Test) movement gained more steam Jan. 24 as the leaders of almost 50 national education groups called on schools to· stop giving students standardized. multiple choice tests.
The groups, organized by FairTest, a Cambridge, Mass.-based critic of the SAT, urged schools to create "performance portfolios" to replace standardized tests as measures of students' educational progress.
Such a change, of course, would drastically alter the way colleges decide who to admit.
"It would change things quite a bit," said Gretchen Young, assistant dean of admissicns at Georgia State University.
Young, who says SAT and ACT scores help make fair judgments on potential students' success, predicts GSU would put more emphasis on students' high school courses, grade-point averages and extracurricular activities if test scores were abolished.
Monty Nei'll of FairTest contended that, by relying on multiple choice test scores, schools, hoping to prove themselves by amassing high scores, have switched to teaching
students how to pass memory tests instead of teaching them how to think.
Neill, along with groups such as the American Federation of Teachers, Council for Basic Education and the Institute for Learning and Teaching, proposed that schools do away with worksheets and drills, and instead, have more hands-on projects.
"In public education, daily work is controlled by multiple choice. We believe it is more important that students understand things such as the scientific method rather than to memorize facts," Neill said.
Hoping to diminish the importance of test scores that, in turn. could deter some students from applying to certain campuses, 44 colleges announced in October they would stop reporting the average SAT scores of their new freshmen. They agreed to report only the range of scores.
Babson. Hampshire. Lewis and Clark. and Simmons colleges, Carnegie Mellon, Harvard, Syracuse and Texas Chrhstian universities, as well as the universities of Michigan, Rochester, Tulsa and Washington were amohg the schools that agreed to report ranges of scores,
By Merri Johnson
Person of the Week
For some people, college may be an institution primarily fo• "book learning." But not for Tinya Jackson. There are fm, extra-curricular activities she hasn't tried.
From cheerleading to Student Senate to PSC 'Ambassador, and nearly everything in between. Jackson has been involved. She vvas the 1989 female winner of the Black History Month pageant, and a homecoming queen junior attendant last year.
Currently, she is responsible for getting bands and disc jockeys for Student Programs events, and is president of Sigma Sweethearts, the "little sisters" of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity. The Multi-Cultural Committee, for which she is secretary. was co-founded by 1. Jackson last April.
Dr. Spencer Davis, advisor to the Multi-Cultural Committee, describes Jackson as "ener; getic and sort of an activist by \ nature someone who gets involved."
/ Jackson said .she and the ; l other.fou.nders felt that the f "needs of foreign students ·j were hot be'ing met" on i campus Two of the commit) tee's goals were met. quickly; J the inclusiol"'l of an official i dt~qiminat.ion policy in the t st;:udent handbook, and the I estabU.shn,ent .of ten $500 i. n,inority. ~hqlarships.
Tinya Jackson
Another goal of the MultiG.iltural Committee was to open a weekend club to provide an alternative to drinking as entertainment. That task has now been taken on by a separate committe'elfi!!lnd - you guessed it - Jackson is a member of that group, too.
Oub Underground premiered on campus on February 9.
Jackson continues her policy of involvement in her position as an assistant manager at Valentino's restaurant in Nebraska Oty. She supervises younger employees who, she says, often {ISk her advice.
Leadership opportuniti~s and social involvement have been two. of the most important aspects of her career at PSC, says Jackson.
Now that her college career is winding down, where will Jackson channel her energy?
Efforts .. Net For Local Big PSC Rewards Student
• A s~ort story by PSC stu<:lent: Cathie English has been selected for •publication ir:i a national. literary journal.
Mrs. English's "On the Radio" vvill be published this spring in The Rec:ta11~le, .the. national .publicatiop cif Sigma Tau Delta. The Rectangle should be out in April.
"The···Rect,;1n9le receives manuscripts from more than 400 Sigma Tau Delta chapters, and b:::irrlpet;:ition for the publication is stiff," noted Dr. Helen Lojek. of. 13!:)Jse Jldaho) State University, editor of The Rectangle.
"On the Radio" is the story of a young widower left to raise a six month old child. Mrs. English called it "a story of hope," with a theme of m.;iking the best of your life.
Thei W.qrk. Will also b1a • considered for the 1989>90 .Sig111.;i Tau. Del.ta Writing Awards. Dr. Lojek noted.
Mns. English' is a Junior majoring in language arts and English with a degree 1n teaching. She is the current president of English Oub.
She is considering both an option to stay with Valentino's, and the possibility of working for AT & T.
AchancemeetingwithanA T & T sales manager aboard a flight to Jacksonville, FL. led to formal job offer, explains Jackson. If A T & T can locate her closer to Florida, she'll go for it, Jackson says.
Although she graduated from Bellevue High School, Jacksonville is home. Wherever ·she goes. Jackson vvill take fond memories of PSC with her. "I've traveled around the world as a military brat," she says. "but last year was the first time I was actually on a real.farm."
Jackson says she learned to do without big city conveniences after transferring from UNO. The friendly atmosphere and quiet, peaceful beauty of the Peru countryside are two more reasons she has "cherished staying in this small tovvn", home of the Campus of a Thousand Oaks.
34 Schools Get Down to Business
·sy Lisa Ann Connolly
On February 22, PS.CwiWhost the 1 7th Annual High School Business Contest. The contest starts with the general se.ssion at 8:30 Thursday morning in the cafeteria and ends at approximately 2:00 that 'afternoon.
There will be a total of 34 high schools from southeast Nebraska, southwest Iowa, •and northwest Missouri participating in the contest.
"The top business students from each high school are picked to take part in the contest by competing in their area of knowledge," said Jack Hamilton, director of the business contest.
Students are presented a· test in a certain category and must have it completed within a set time limit.
"Dispelling Myths" Thomas to Present Paper
By Joan Hazard
PSC faculty member Dr. James E. Thomas received vvord on Feb. 5 that his paper, "Dispelling the Myths Behind Family Supportive Policies: Costs, Liability. and Male Participation," will be published in Proceedings of the Midwest Academy of Management. Dr. Thomas will present his paper in person at the Academy's convention in Milwaukee, WI, in April.
In April, 1989, the Ame, Society for Industrial Secur, published "The Dead Spot Caper," an article on grocery store theft by deliverypersons, in Security Management. Dr. Thomas has studied the problem of grocery store theft for 15 years and conducts loss prevention seminars through• out the United States.
Dr. Thomas and his wife, Linda Thiede Thomas, assis• tant professor of management at Creighton University. co· authored "The ABC's of O.ild Care: Building Blocks of Competitive Advantage," which appeared in the \1\/inter, 1990, issue of the Sloan Management Review published by Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Thomas noted that the Sloan is one of two premier executive management journals in the nation (The Harvard Business Review is the other.), and said: "It is very rare for schools the size of Creighton, much less PSC. to be represented in a publication of this stature."
Dr. James E. Thomas
This honor i.s the third of its kind awarded within the past year to Dr. Thomas, professor 'of market!ing. and chairperson of the business division at PSC.
Not resting on his laurels, Dr. • Thomas• has submitted an article on computer theft from small groce.ry stores to Decision • Sciences lnstitute's convention.
Club Underground Is Set To Get Dances Underway
By Laura yVinegardner
A newly organized club supported by student senate and Dean Joy became official on Thursday, Feb. 1. Sponsored by Dan Shouse, it is known as Oub Underground.
Every Friday and Saturday night, Oub Underground will provide D.J. music from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.inthebasementofthe Student Center.
The night club for PSC students is geared "to' generate an interest for students to stay on campus," stated Shouse. "We are. also pushing a non-dri nk1 Pg environment for students," commented Ursula McLendon, a committee member.
"We hope to give Peru a little bit more notoriety, and we hope the students will give us their full support and help in keeping this club alive," said Keith Br:ookshire.·
The club has planned dance contests, door. prizes, and ot;her contests, such as the best sexy walk and the best dressed. The club hopes to generate money through donations and a cover charge of $1 .00 at the door.
D.J.'s for Oub Underground are Ted· Riley, also known as "Mr. Get Down," Mark Whitaker. also known as "Markee. Scratch," and Keith Brookshire, also known as "D.J. Silk.''
She and her husband Jerry. a Fairbury native, live in Peru. Cathie is the daughter of. Mr. and Mrs. Jdhi'l Cave of Silver Creek.
Sigma Tau Delta is the ,nternational English Honor Society. PSC ha.shad a chapter since 1926. Dr. Oyde Barrett, professor of English. is the PSC chapter advisor Poetry & Prose Reading
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At 1 :30 there will be an Award.s Ceremony in the Auditorium for the students. "The top five students from each category will receive a certificate. and the top three schools1 overall will receive a trophy," said Hamilton. "Also, the top two .over-all schools will receive a scholarship to PSC."
There a.re many benefits for the college and high schools. PSC.gains recognition from the high schoqts involved and busi.ness majors gain experience from volunteering help to the Business Department.
"The high school students gain poise and confidence," said Hamilton. "It makes them feel good about themselves ."
Shouse also stated, "+he night club atmosphere is. to involve all students. It is notjust a black club "
Anyone interested in Oub Underground may contact E>an • Shouse, Keith• Brookshire.•· .Ursula McLerrdon Tinya Jackson; or Sylvia· O'Bryant.
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by Gene Engel
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pt,'lencv;:r:i~ P(J(: that R~.S,Y\s when pe6ple,fall in lc:iy~./T,t,'le ielemeni$'.i}qf love-~c~rln$J, sharing;•.Jti<;tl;!rstand//jg; ~.Od cooperation--are mutually and equally expressed as the relationship develops.
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•· • '• v• • --,;x • • • ,,;:rt.,, , :"''·· •• • • was noif:ed'that many times. the tour schedule iricluded • BARITONE SAXOPHONES: · the arldicted person would stops at Fairfax (Mo.) High John Molzahn. -,i: School and Rushville (Mb.) High complete treatment and be
• • • :TR~MP"7TS: Jason Brey-,er, d d" ted to recovery and ':<?cnool on Wedne~ay. Feb.,J~L'\, Steve :ms,1/Tina K(>waJE!k, Jay • e 1.ca •.. ·
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and at ),;Inion Star (Mo.) High Koziql: i¥1ana McA.le,x.}~nder, famnx only .to .find t ~m/$chool anci ..Johnson-Broe~ sdqtt 'Sare/ Jiu Scott:{ Denys sf¥lvei;; drunk or d.ivorce or (Neb.) High School on StiaferandF.;;dStemple. l::>o~.si:x:to18months.later. Thursday,. F:eb. 15. • •• ., r¾ -.~ ;;; It wa)j;.;~•t.a.ter note.ct that·
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PERCUSSION:. AmyOBOE; Laur1=1 Osborne. Arnmet!=r., Paula Czirr, Tom CLARINETS: Lisa Dann. Lauri Doran: 0 Ron Hackbart, O'ouglas Jilg, Brenc:ia Lampe and Tom Henke, .Holly Morgan and Jay Sudik. Wickham. I
Don't Come 'Round
(CPS)~°Key West hasjo1ned the ra,nks of resort towns that don't want college students to invade them during Spring Break.
Officials at 210 colleges and universities .re·ceived letters from Key We!:it city manager Ron Herron in late January, asking ttiem to encourage students to spend spring break elsewhere. Herron also noted Key West's hotel rooms cost $1 OO-to-$300 a night, and that alcohol isn't allowed in public areas.
Last year 20,000 students vacationed in the 2-by-5 mile ,island. Hotel officials are a.fraid that 40,000-plus will show up this· year if some
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action isn't taken~ "If not confronted, spring break could take Key West on a wild renter coaster ride where the last leg, ir::ievitably, is straight downhill to ground zero," concluded the Key West Hotel and Motel Assoc:;iation.
Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Palm Springs also officially try to •discourage students from vacationing there., while Daytona Beach, one o.f the few remaining places that still seeks spring break tourists, has di~patched a "task force" to tour colleges to ask students to behave civilly.
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Classical Focus
• Wayne State College faculty sound in transcriptions o.f Dr. Jay o•leary and Dr .Beverly Schubert songs by Liszt ·and a Soll will present a recital in set of variations by Rossini. Benford Recital Hall on the PSC • Following intermission. campus, Monday, Feb. 19,atB •sevefal aspects. of ;~(Jntem~ p.m. There is no,, admission porary sound ar;e introduced· charge. such as neo-classic' dryne~s •
Dr. O'Leary is th(!:! division and humor in rondos for piano head of fine arts at Wayne by Bartok and Ginastl,ira. avant State and principal oboe in the garde improvisations and Sioux Oty Symphony Orches- unusual timbres in Takacs' tra. Dr. Soll is the director of "Essays in Sound," and the lush the College's Center for impressionism of the '.'First ·eu1tural Outreach. Rhapsody" by Oaude Debussy, The program, entitled "Essays in Sound," explores the rhythmic .energy and improvisatory aspects of music •of the Baroque era in an oboe concerto by Marcello, and a Handel· keyb®rd suite. and then the virtuosity and expressiveness ofl .Romantic
Sixty-Six Students
By Cathie English
A two-to-one majority of students recently polled by the Peru State Times hold at least part-time jobs, regardless of the class load they carry. Of 100 students surveyed, 66 percent have part-time jobs through private employers, college work-study" or internships.
Among those surveyed, the percentage of employed students is approximately equal across all classificatiqns. ranging from a low of 21
Perc-ent Of Employed
percent of the seniors to a high of 29 percent of the juniors.
Slightly over half of the respondents considered themselves to be nontraditional students. Work sites were also nearly equally split between on- and offcampus locations.
Jobs duties varied from secretarial, sales, health care and custodial to supervisory positions and participation in the National Guard and Navy Reserves.
Terau Frye/Dlvill!ion of Bulllineslll--photo by Oiris Selby
Ron Saf/Hardees--photo by Ani;i COsimano
LeeAnn Clifton/Placement Office--photo by Chris _Selby
.Jodenilt Glaseman/Admissions Offlce--photo by. Chris .Selby
Steve Messlng/Ubrary--photo by_ Chris Selby
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Student Programs Sets
Times for Fun Run/Walk
by Amy Snyder
A five mile fun run and five mile volkswalk are scheduled to be held at PSC on March 31 Sponsored by Student Programs, the proceeds of the event ,will be used towards a scholarship fund on campus.
The run will begin at 9 a.m. under the marquis located near the T.J. Majors building.
Walkers in the volkswalk will set out at 9: 15 a.m. and follow \he same course as the runners. The course will cover all terrains, including a stretch of highway and rural routes.
Proceeds for the scholarship fund will be collected with pledges gathered by participants. Upon registration, st:..idents will receive a packet with necessary materials for collection.
Age divisions for the running event have been set for both men and women as 12 and under, 13-29, and 30+.
Medals for the top two finishers in each division v'e-ill be awarded. The volkswalk is a "just-for-fun" activity, and. therefore, no prizes will be awarded.
All entrants in each event will receive a T-shirt on the day of the race. The entry fee is $5for adults and $3 for children 12 ahd under. Deadline for entry is March 8. Late entries will be accepted; however,anypeople who enter after March 8 vyill not be guaranteed a T-shirt.
Entry fees can be sent to the Student Programs Office in care of Barb Lewellen. For more information call 8722252.
PBL Has Busy Semester
It's second semester and Phi change.
Beta Lambda has captured the maglc with the many activities that have been going on.
One of the highlights of this semester was the alumni panel. Paul Stanosheck, Doug Duis. Michelle Mifflin, Troy Rippen. Dean Fahrenholtz, Jodi Harshbarger and Jeff Teten took time out of their schedules to talk to the group. They spQke about the "real world" and how Phi -Beta Lambda helped to prepare them for this
We also have some exciting things coming up. In April, we will be going to Lincoln for the State Leadership Conference. Last year was a tremendous success. as we hope this year will be.·· Also, at the end of April is.our. annual spring trip; TIJis year we will be .going. to Denver. Many tours and sp!,i!akers • will be involved in this trip al!;:mg·with the fun.
PSC Needs Canvas.sed
NBDC • IS Key to Business Growth
By Merri Johnson
The Nebraska Business Development Center ( NBDC) became a part of PSC in 1987, following Presiden_t;,Gallentine's ., active pursuit <:>f the service for southeast Nebraska. The purpose of the NBDC, directed by Dottie Holliday, is to provide. free consulting _services to small businesses. Thatpurpose
Bill Support Is Topic of State~ Boa-rd
, Affirming the stance they program with Trustees. The took in Decerriber, the _Board of latest estimate on the total Trustees· of' the Nebraska cost of the projectisjust over State Colleges expressed $800,000, PSC President Jerry continued support ,for a bill fp Gallentine noted. • ••• • the Nebraska legislat1.1re to Trustees also heard concern restructure gover.nance of about heavy instructional loads public higher education. at the campuses. President
The Board discus~ed their ;Gallentine noted that PSC had approach durii;,g ·a· monthly not; been authorijzed by the meeting, held Feb. 1 and 2 in state to hire new full-time Uncot,.;>state college officials faculty in "about five. years," planned fo testify before the ; despite consistent enrollment Legislature's Education gains each year. Committee on Tuesday (Feb. Because of that pattern, 6), explaining their support. stupent-to-faculty ratios are TrusteesalsolearnedofGo\l. becoming unacceptably high, Kay Orr·~ decision to direc.t ,up boar1 members were told. to $1 milli9n in oil overcharge • The Board approved the funds to Chadron State allocat.ioh of L.B. 309 College'.$ wood burner project. maintenance funds at the The Governor had initially colleges; For PSC, funds include recommended the funds be $2,000 to complete the chiller dJvided between the CSC replacement project in the project and PSC's wood/bio- College Auditorium and $8,000
• Wheeler Activity Center.
Trustees also approved i'ssuahce of over $5 million in reveriu'e bonds for new ··dormitories at Kearney State ·eouege;
D;, Gallentine noted that occupancy in PSC residence nails continues ;to grow along with enr~llment increases, and pointed out that the PSC women's dormitory, Morgan Hall,..,turnec! 60 years old th.is fall, while the Delzell Hal! men's dorm turned 50.
He pointed out that Robert Shively of Norfolk will join the PSC staff in April as the • college's econom.ic development director. In addition to working with business and industry in the region, Shively will help PSC develop an economic development academic program. mass project. for roof repair work in the Al ; Another half~million was to ;,;;_;..;;.;;.;.....,.;... -, be used for weatherization projects at all four state college campuses. The Board will seek to redirect the $500,000 to the PSC project.
The engineering firm tt:iat put together the wood/biomass project for Peru State, HOR EnQineering, Inc , was on,hand • Thursday • to review the •
complements the mission of printing equipment. and the the college as a regional center expansion was underway.. for economic development, as Roberts says he expects to well as education. ultimately employ 12 to 14 Evidence of the value of the people, all of whom will be local center's services is reflected in residents. the rncen·t expansfon of Any smaJ/ business I or ! Roberts • Business., Forms of individual interested in_ stai:ting Tecumseh. Roberts first met a • business in sou~*east with Holliday in March 1988to Nebraska is eHg_il:>/,e;:;, for discuss the possibility Qf adding assistance from the ,;NBDC. forms manufacturing to his Funding for this nation.wide existing distributing business. program comes from the Small He credi.ts HQlliday's _Business Administrati9n and a_$slst~·nce in. P;r.~parin.~ the individual states. Supportis' -,financial projections as 'a. key ,., alsoi prQvided b.Y tJ,e _educa- ; element in his successful tional institutions housing the search for financing. Last c:enter. The Peru Center is one November; the long funding of eight regional centers in,~ process concluded in the Nebraska and is located in delivery of the necessary ro~_rr;i,248,of T. J. MajoFs"Hall.
Articles to
Donald R. Schwartz, (acljunct) faculty in humanities, has published three articles in the just-relea0sed Notable Women.
In The. American· Thea.tr~~ A Biographical. Di-.~t;i,.o;nary. Schwartz's entries are.'. "Gertrude Berg," "Mary Martin,"• and "Lillian Russell." The work is considered a major addition to the library reference shelf and the 1 Theatre and <:;oromunications. research collection.
In 1989, Schwartz's novella, The Curse of .the Days, was published under The International University Press imprint; and he had two one-act plays produced at The Neighborhood Theater in Baltimore.
Schwartz is thEfrecipient of numerous. aw.a rd?., •, has had over 1do articles, reviews, criticisms, an'.d stories published, and won a national playwriting contest in 198~.
Recently, Schwartz was appointed humanities coor-
Dictionary
dinator' .for .the- Cooperative( Vocational Education Intern- • stiip- program, to assist h.urna nities studeq:ts in cooperative internships. He_;; has been at PSC for five years, • Schwartz resides P~rmanently io Qmaha with his wife' and soq 'ft
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SENATE
The PSC Student Senate held meetings on Wednesday, Jan. 31 and Feb. 7. The Men's Town Team Basketball Tournament was held on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 3 and 4. We had 16 teams participating. Martin Jewelry from Nebraska Gty won first place prize of $100. Second place prize $85 went· to Auburn. Third place prize $60 went to Koch Auto of Dawson.
Thanks to all the organizations for their help. Over $500 was raised for the organizational board. The Student Senate will be sponsoring an "appreciation dance" for all the organizations involved at the end of March.
A forum sponsored by the Student Senate was held on Thursday Feb. 1, during convocabon period. The majority of those that attended were in favor of the athletic fee. The proposal .will be presented to the Board of Trustees when they meet next in March.
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2 deadline to r:~':;;erve a spot on Peru State College's spring tour to Ireland and Scotland is fast approach-:.. ing, noted tour director Dr'. .Chet Harper, professor of speech and drama at PSC.
A $150 deposit must· Rccompany the reservation, Dr;'.\Harper: noted. The group is limited to 25, and over half of the spots have been reserved 'already, so a quick response is ad~sed, he said.
The tour departs May 31 and ·.• returns June 14. Participants .can stay longer if they wish, but arrangements for that \ opt;_ion must als? be made well
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Senate will be held on March 1 and 2. The positions available include president/ vice president, eight senators at large, one senator fror:p each residentia I hall, two senators representing the commuters, and two senators to represent the non-traditional students.
Petitions can be picked up at the Senate Office. These petitions are due Feb. 22.
The prerequisites for these positions are full-time student status and a GPA of 2.5. A forum will be held at Benford Recital Hall on Thursday, March 1 at 1 , a .m., presenting the candidates for these offices.
A resolution was pas513d to get two of the parking spaces by the marquee outside of T .J. Majors changed to be 15 minute parking spaces for the safety of those who use the day care center.
Complete minutes for these Senate meetings an~. available on the bulletin board outside the Senate office and in the Bob Inn,
TKE's Look For Growth A Shuffle in the Greek System
by Mike McCoy
Ready for a shuffle in the Greek system folks? Then let's introduce only the second social fraternity to grace the Campus of a Thousand Oaks and the first in eight years, Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE).
"The campus is ripe for another fraternity.» commented Ken Anderson, Art Djrector
Tour, Deadline Nears.-
in advance, Dr. Harper said.
The tour -will arrive in Limerick, Ireland" ;;;;,a-•:---spend eight days in that country.
Travel will be_ by private motorcoach. -Dr. Harper "customized" the tour himself, emphasizing it is not like a typical "package tour."
Highlights in Ireland include Limerick, Kerry, Galway, Slago, Connamara. Dublin, Tiperary, and the Rock of Cashel. One evening will involve a medieval banquet at an Irish castle, and apother inclu(:les a performance at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin.
The group will cross the_ Irish
Seabyferryto Wales, then bus through.,. the Lake District to Edinboro, Scotland. After ,-tourmsr the' SeettisfL c::ountryside, participants ride the train to London for a return to the U.S.
Total cost of the tour is $2,425, including round trip airfare, hotel accommodations, some meals, admission to all scheduled attractfons, • and more.
For. addit_ional information or a brochure, \l\lrite Dr. Chet Harper, Peru State College, Peru, Neb. 68421 or call (402) .872-381~ortollfree (800) 7424412 weekdays.
·t~e;che's Win Comes As Big Surprisee•.
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'"':•BY dave Schoonover
i,(Crr:'om l3bE!che, a history major
·• at pen.i State, proved e:><actly w!,y he's a history major by wtrming the Norman Schlusser '•Award • for the best history
··,\essay.
> "I wro_te the paper for an /independent study for my history class and ti:,en I found
l:(OU:t I r,'?n :t:his contest," Boe.che
••• S§;lid.; B9eche wrote about "'1~E!'drgiil'McClellah; •· a Union
• <senerar during the Civil War. , The paper was about his life d\iring the war.
"I've. always .been real '{j'6,terested in the OviLW9r and I've always been interested
• 0 •~taut him."
Tom Boeche
McOellan wasn't known just for being an_ 9rdinary •war, general. ''H.e. was. rea·i controversial; A lot of people didn't fi!;<e hir:n. Some .did and some didn't. He interested me because _he \l\las so controversial," Boeche s 9 id. Every p'aper that was turned in for. a history class was eligible for the _contest._ ;:i, q::iyple o.f we.e.~.?§l9~)gll>;l;. a letter in the maU~ayir:g I \I\IOfl. thisi. aw:;;,ird for r,.;y ei:.say: I didn't realize I was up for' it," Soeche said. That's when Boeche found •out about the cash prize. "I got two hundred dollars for winning. l thought ·not bad, not bad at all.'"
at PSC and a UNO TKEFraternity alumnus, who spoke briefly to prospective members at the organizational meeting of the TKE's on Feb. 6 in the Student Center.
Sixteen students attended the meeth·1g, which organized the colony. Sophomore Andy Donovan opened the meeting and sophomore John Molzann put a motion on the floor to establish a TKE Colony at P5C. Following' a second to the motion by• sophomore Trent Shannon. the vote by the group was unanimous, and the motion was carr.ied.
Now 'the ~roup must wait until the National Committee m.akes a decision on whether to accept or deny their petition for
By Popular Dernand our hours have been increased N Q W
colony status. Once the colony has been recognized, it must wait at least a year before it can petition for a National Charter.
"One of the reasons why we organized this fraternity is. so each member will ·have the chance to grow metitatly and socially in a gr'ot..tp, and a chance to participate more in co!lege activities, in turn. to make the college, g-r,ow," stressed A'ndy Donovan, organizer and appointed colony lea<:;ler: of the TK,E's.
Donovan • and th<!.'!,{ TKE's would like to •,j;'linyone interested irtJioining them to make it to their next meeti~g in the Bur Oak Conference Room in the Student Center on Tues., Feb. 20 at 11:.30 a.m
A night of keyboard pleasure was enjoyed by those attending the 'Piao Extravaganza' at the College Theatre· on Feb. 3. The musical bash was presented by the PSC Music Department and Williamson Baldwin-Organ of Dawson.--photo by Chris Selby
NA. is Narcotics Ap9nvrrous; twelve-step pr,ogr,~rn-f<;fr ~rug dominated lifestyle.
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A.cash reward is ••Ing offered to anyone"who •• produce the name/names of the penon or persons responsi•I• for the vandalism of a reel Che¥elle Mall•u parkecl'/o,n .the ~orner •of Ho~ and 7th stNt~, on Jan. 18. The c•r was parked with the drivers door toward •8th street. Someone c••e •Y and ran a key clown the side of a.•rancl new·paint 10•.1 want to know who clicl It. Any help finding •the''" 1tt1rson/persons will •e rewarded with cas,. If you have information a ..ut this crime plea~• contact the PSC Times Editor or phone 274-4185.
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Davidson Believes Lady Cats A Good Bet For HOrne Game
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ·cNAL-.) District 11 playoffs are scheduled for May 10-12 at Omaha.
• Last season, the Lady Cats matched the school's second1:ighest win total ever, earned .an unprecedented fourth consecutive post-season t·ournament berth, and produced an impressive 16-4 record at home.
With approximately two weeks of the regular season remaining, Peru State College women's basketball coach Wayne Davidson said the playoff picture for his Lady Bobcat squad appears pretty certain.
"I think we would have a solid chance to play the first round ,. at home," Davidson said Thursday. "If that's the case. I think we would host Hastings or Midland."
The Lady Bobcats, 15-8 on Feb. 12. are waging a battle with Kearney State for the top Independent spot in Nebraska.
Peru State is currently No. 2 with a 3.04 Krause Kount _rating, white the Lady Lopers
hold the No. 1 spot with a 3.16 index.
As of Feb. 12, Chadron State, 6- 7, would qualify as the third and final Independent team with a 2.16 index rating, and Wayne State, 3-20, was at 1.95.
The top three Nebraska Intercollegiate Athietic Conference (NIAC) schools and the top three Independents will advance to the six-team NAlA District 11 playoffs, scheduled to begin on Tuesday, Feb. 27 at host sites.
The No. 1 team from each league, currently Doane and Kearney State, will receive first rouno byes.
NIAC teams, however, are seeded based on the final conference standings and not the Krause Kount index.
Davidson said Peru State's chances of overtaking the Lady Lopersforthetoplndependent spot are slim.
"They're ahead of us enough that you would have to project them No. 1," he said. "At this point in the season, they have such a lead that it's hard to pick up any ground.
and Illness Bug Lady Cats...
"What it comes down to is we have to win all of our remaining games, with possibly one loss, and we have to have them lose several times. Maybe three or four on the road."
Kearney State's remaining schedule is favorable, but not a lock. After Peru State, the Lady Lopers will close out with road games at Briar Cliff, Mount Marty, Southern Colorado, and Colorado Mines.
"There's still a chance, but agair., it's very, very slim," Davidson said. "But there are a couple of possibilities where if they lose several and we win, it could come down to fraction points of deciding who's No. 1 ."
Peru State plays two of its finaht:hree games, Grand View and Hastings, away from the Wheeler Center. A win against a winning team on the 5-4-3-21-0 scale is worth five points. A loss would be worth just one point.
Peru State has been the No. 1 Independent each of the past two seasons. Last year, the Lady Bobcats wound up as the · District: runner-up with a 23-9 ledger and their highest'postseason finish ever.
As They Near District Playoffs
By. E?hil Davidson
The toughest t;est for Peru's Lady Bobcats may not be their opponents: it might be sickness and injuries. Six members of the Lady Bobcats' varsity squad have been sick or injured as the team prepares for district play.
Injuries were evident as Peru traveled to Kearney on Feb. 3 to challenge the Lady Lopers. A good Kearney pre.ss and domination inside from the Lady Lopers' big people. combined with Peru's injuries, letj to a 75-38, victory for the Lopers. Coach Wayne David-
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son stated, "Wedidnotlooklike ourselves. It was the first time we got blown out all year, and I think injuries,r.ad something to do with it.
With the Kearney _game ,.behind them, the Cats are looking ahead •to games that will help get them ready for districts, including a Feb. 13 rematch with Kearney, and also games with Grandview, Briar Oiff, and Hastings. Coach Davidson stressed that all of these games are important so • that we are playing well as we go into districts.
When asked what the keys were as the Lady Bobcats heade.d down the .home stretch, Coach Davids.on said, "We. have to continue to get excellent play from Dawn Carlson and Liz Jessen, as well as get our other players healthy."
With three games left, Davidson concluded, ~'It is important that we get excited and play basketball the way the Lady Bobcats can."
ATHLETIC FEE--CONTINUED FROM
Student concerns were directed at the accessibility of these facilities to all students. In response, Dean Joy expressed his agreement that at times, recreation facilities could become congested. By getting the spring teams out of the AWAC and onto their own field, however, a lot of that problem could be alleviated, he said.
are more eligible for workstudy because many of them have· children or are single pa rents. "Non-traditionals usually have a greaterflnancial need," she said.
Groff al_so sai.d that people who have their application in by May 1 will "definitely receive priority" when work-study jobs are assigned. She said college work-study is funded by a certain amount from the federal government, which is matched by state funds. Groff stated, "Once the money· is gone, it's gone."
Some discussion was made of transforming the old gym into a running track with handball and basketball courts, but these changes would come further into the future, according to Dean Joy.
Another major issue of providing money for the staffing of such programs was brought up, Dean Joy again said that such concerns wovld be dealt within the future.
At the c;:onclusion of the session. Tynon expressed the opinion that a general consensus in Nivor of tli"e\fee had been reacAed.
Diane Pokorny shoots against Wayne State Feb. 9 in the Al Wheeler Activity Center--photo by Chris Selby
Bobcats Pull-Out Barnburner
Brett Richards, and Brad Thompson, who combined for six three pointers in the half. Even so. the Ravens were able to take a 49-45 lead behind the shooting of Jason Wyrick and Pat Giller, who Gibbs says is "practically unstoppable," and is "as good an offensive player as we've faced."
The second half started in much the same way, as the lead changed hands several more times, but with 10:09 left Bill Richards hit a three-pointer to give PSC a 78- 75 lead. The Cats never again looked back, as the inside game of James Bell, Rod Frederick, and Todd -McGowan, along with some big foul shots, shut the door on Benedictine.
Gibbs was pleased with the offensive play but said that the Cats still need to play bet~r defense and rebound better. He cited Bell for his inside play, which the Cats had missed the past two games C10 points, 1 1 rebounds), as well as Brett Richards C11-17, 32 points, six three pointers), and Frederick (9-12, 20 points, 8 rebounds) for all having outstanding games. Other important stats include Crumpton C16 points, 4 rebounds), McGowan ( 13 points·, 5 assists), Thompson C13 points, 5 assists), Bill Richards (5 points, 5 assists), and Marc Crocket (2 points, 1 block). The Ravens were led by Giller's 31 pts. and Wyrick's 20.
By Russ Waring
The signs • across campus stated that "The Bobcats want you" to come to the Benedictine game, aiid if you happened to be on hand for it, then you saw what coach. Gibbs called "a barnburner."
The Cats shot 59.6 percent from the field;. knocked down some clutch free throws, and
turned the ball over only eight times on the way to a 111-105 victory over a. Raven team that had won six straight. The first half S?W the Cats jump out early, but the lead exchanged hands all half long, as both teams were hot from outside.
The Bobcats got most of their scoring form the outside bombing of Otis Crumpton,
THe Bobcats have four games remaining, probably the biggest ~of which is a home game against Bellevue on Feb. 15, as the Cats battle for tops in district 1 r:-·· The last two Bellevue games have been decided in the final seconds, which leaves Coach Gibbs and the Bobcats, "Hoping for another good turnout," for what very well could be another "barn burner."
Bobcats Open Season On the Road
The Peru State College baseball team will open a 43game schedule on March 14 with a double-header against Doane College at 1 p.m. (CST) in Crete, Neb.
The Bobcats, 22-1 9 a· year ago, will also meet the University of Nebraska.-Omaha (UNO) on the road before hosting their first home games against St. John's (Minn.) University in twin-bills on March 18 and 19.
"We've got a really good nonconference schedule this yea~:• said Peru State Coach Paul Wyczawski. "Then we hit another¾ tough stretch in la·ce March and early April with teams like Northwest Missouri, Wayne and Kearney."
The Bobca+:s' home slate will include St. John's, Gustavus, Bellevue, Hamline - the only planned 9-inning contest -
Wayne State, Doane, Kearney State, Midland-Luthe.ran, Nebraska Wesleyan, and Dana, the season finale on April 29.
Peru State will play its home games at the Auburn Legion Field.
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during a late night aerobics session, a part of the PSC Football teams winter conditioning • agility drills.
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Junior Brett Richards shoots the gap for a shot against Benedictine.
Freshman Patrick Ray works out
Janssen's Tern, To End Soon,
Ne\N
Representative Needed
~.9ffice_ of the Boardof Trus;t~es for the Nebraska Stat~ ..• College System has announced that a search is t:.tnd;~eway for a student trus~e frc:>m each of the state
Student trustees are accorded full membership and participation except that they are nonvoting me.mbers and are exempt from certain personnel matters.
• Ondy Kay Janssen of Sterling is currently the student trustee from Peru State College. Other student trustees include David Noble of Oiadron, representing Chadron State. College; Darci Dillman of Morrill, representing Kearney State College; : and Dave Skalka of Deweese, representing Wayne State College.
requires that the student senate, or a similar body, nominate froni each campus three candidates for consideration by the Governor.
The Board office has asked the current student trustees to initiate the nomination process and work with the student senates • on their respective campuses to secure three ca11didates.
Students Say Some Cheating Does Go On
by Cathie English
cheating took place in an
The Peru State College introductory psychology Catalog contains a State- course. "The tests were multiple choice, and students ment on Plagiarism and O,eating on page 235, but it just wrote down A, B, C, or D does not address the issue of from th e book, and used them during the test." disciplinary action by th e A number of students said college for students "caught ir, that a lot of cheating happens the act." The sta tement does in the media class. One student give the definition of plagiarism, said that many students, though, a nd also st ates, during the media test, have the "copying.during an examination andthe:useofi.llicitmemoranda multiple c_hoica answers written on small notes or on <e.g, crib n.o't:es) dufin9 '.an their hands; A PSCJuniorstated • examJ.natjon constJ,tytes• that_ a wofk~study ~tJdetJt· cheati~'... __ ·. / .• • CiclSi:" y~ar) •¢opled te~\'for • PSC Vice President .Wiiliatn courses in the and thflry gave Snyder said that the college did the tests to students. make ;:in attempt at a cheating policy at one time, but said. it A senior student stated that wasneverfollowedupbecause there Was cheating in the it is difficult to write down classes in his area of study, but specific types qt discipline for he felt that it was prevalent in cheating. "The circumstances th e general studies courses. vary: it is hard to pin down sp~_<:ifics ahead of time," ·he Mr. Harry Tabata. instructor stated. of business, said that students are forced to cheat because of
Dr. Snyder said that a the pressure from our society, cheating policy would have whether it be in the busienss limitations because, when a world or the educational field. student is caught cheating, it entails a Judgment call on the "One reason is unless they (students) get A's or B's a lot part of the inSt ructor. of prospective employers "Basically,_the instructor has won't talk to them," he said. latitude in terms of determining Tabata said because of this the severity of the offense,"he attitude, there has been grade said. Many times the instructor inflation. "The attitude has will fail a student for the changed for employers and examination or for the course, students; employers don't he said. want "average" students," he
Dr. Snyder also said he stated believes that cheating is a Tabata also said that faculty problem on every campus. A are partly to blame for the number of students, who cheating that occurs. "Most asked that their names be • instructors don't give back withheld, said that there is tests, but some instructors cheating occurring at PSC. One give the same type of test over freshman student said tha_t Continued on page 11
c~lleQli!'S at Kearney, Oiadron,
• e• a11d Peru. Student
•
rs to the board 1';1
student bodies
beginning April 29,
endi11g !ylay 1, 1991.
To apply for the position, fill out the application form and solicit three letters of recommendation from fac::ulty. but not administrators. The application deadline is March 5. If you need more information contact Dean Joy in the • Administration_ Building, or Gndy Janssen at Morgan Hall. ef# Board of Trustees policy
Does Anyone Need To Cheat?
by Cathie Engjish
We live in litigious times. During the past week, I l,:::,arned just how true this statement is. It is not easy to gather information on the subject of cheating. It is a subject veiled in secrecy. Ambiguity reigns. lnstructo1·s want to talk, but they don't want to be quoted. Students also want to talk, but they don't want to be quoted, either.
We are creating a society that says we have to be perfect.
The discussion of cheating made me begin to think that many of our instructors have Ph.D.'s in diplomacy. In the Jan. 14 Omaha World Herald article, "Colleges Look for Answers to Halt Cheating Problem," James Flanery writes, "Several instructors are said to be reluctant to report incidents of cheating because of the time required to prove it and fear of lawsuits."
The fear of being sued has created careful and discrete
individuals in most professions.
The fear of being sued has created careful and discrete individuals in most professions.
Medical doctors, in particular, obstetricians, pay a high price for malpractice insurance.
Most doctors will not testify against a colleague. They have to stick together. Our litigious spirit has reached apoint when even attorneys live in fear of the lawsuit. Lawyers sued for malpractice? Certainly.
We are creating a society that says we have to be perfect. Instructors should ensure students an "A," doctors should save every patient, and attorneys should win every case. l can't say I blame any of the instructors for not speaking up about cheating. Perhaps they fear that their amount of liability insurance isn't adequate. Perhaps they wonder if their state education association would r~ally stand ti>ehind them.
HOnors Committee
By Dr. Anthony McCrann •
Once in a television interview l remember former President Jimmy Carter explaining_ how he arrived at the title Why Not the Best? for his autobiography. Carter described an incident from yea rs earlier when he had been a young naval _officer and how during an interview for a position with the nuclear submarine program he had been grilled by the inspecting officer, the imperious, redoubtable Admiral Hyman Rickover. "Have you always done your best?" the Admiral asked. '.'No," Carter answered. "Why not?" Rickover asked. Carter wasn't sure 'why not'; he knew only that he was disappointed in himself, and he resolved to extend himself as far as possible from then on. Students need to ask themselves the same question that Rickover asked Carter.
Extending Yourself
To extend yourself as far as possible--that is the opportun~ ity the Peru State College Honors Program offers you. You get to work with other students who are wellprepared and highly motivated, ani:I you get to engage in a more serious level of inquiry. You will .:>e recognized a.t. commencement, and your participation y,,ill oe noted on your permanent rec:;?rd. Obviously,
After considering all these things, I am still left wondering why teachers, doctors or lawyers, should be afraid of practicing the profession they have been trained in. But what if they cheated? That's a scary thought. If they did cheat, then they should face the consequences. They should be afraid.
As I think these thoughts, I begin to recall my beginning journalism class. I hear the stern words of Dr. Holtz. He talked about ethics, malice and' slander. He incited the fear of God in us. I took it very seriously. At the same time. I
"You
can't squeeze blood out of a turnip."
am a little grateful that I rent a home, that I own one car (an '82 Buick with over 150,000 miles), that I don't have a fulltime job, that my personal assests are less than $5,000, and that I owe money on a student loan. As a friend once advised me, "You can't squeeze blood out of a turnip." I am lucky.···I can sleep soundly tonight--like a turnip.
Exparids
being an Honors student will make you more attractive to future employers and to graduate schools.
How To Apply
You apply to the Honors Program through me, the Coordinator. The requirements are listed on page 22 of our current catalog. The program isn't for everyone; you need to have • a good gr3de point average, high class standing, or the requisite ACT score. But if you do qualify, why not try? l would offer a money-back guarantee if you are not satisfied except for the fact that this doesn't cost you any more money. And, since most of the courses currently offered are also General Studies options, you won't • wind up accumulating extra credit hours. You can't lose. Finally, you shouldn't worry about the courses bein\;/ more difficult; if you qualify for the program, you.• are honors material. What the courses will be is_,more exciting.
Advantages For the College
What's in it for the college?
Professors find that the opportunity to work. with talented a.nd enthusiastic students in s.malt .ci.sses stimulates them to stretch themselves as well and to keep their couN;;e material_ fresh.
Letter to the Editor ...
Dear Editor:
Aren't we going a bit far with the proposal of a $1 0.00 athletic fee added on to every students school fees?
I agree that $10 from everyone would improve athletic facilities at PSC, and that this program deserves it, but so couldn't such a fee be assessed for the science, art. and library arrangement items which I have already paid for twice. Funding for such things should be covered through the state taxes not continually "added on" for individual items parking, health, yearbook, etc. The list keeps growing. Besides, I thought monies collected through college tuition went into the state general fund and could not be earmarked for specific areas/improvements. (Ex: parking fees collected at PSC do not stay here for improvement of our parking facilities.)
I already pay taxes that fund colleges as well as pay tuition, and I don't feel it is fair to single out one program for special funding when all programs would benefit from. such an arrangement items f.::,;- which I have already paid for twice.
Also, efforts to involve students to stay in Peru on weekends through school-arranged activities. coupled with the reduced number of traditional students enrolled in summer school that would use the new facilities, doesn't seem to warrant the large amounts of money that would be generated by this fee.
Questions: Once the financial need was satisfied (whoever heard of that happening), would the fee be removed ( whoever heard of that happening!) How else could the money be raised? If there really is so much campus interest, why isn't there better attendance at the athletic events (except by facultyP Who would be designated to oversee the construction of these additional facilities and who would determine what criteria would have to be met to satisfy the initially stated goals?
Additionally, lam a "thinking person" that still objects to this fee, and the concern l hold for this college as a whole (not my own interest area) has prompted me to. write these comments. If l had known about the previous forum, !would have attended.
B.J. Patterson
"UNL credits new Honor~ Program for rise in freshman enrollment" read a head)ine in the Omaha World~Herald a few years back. We hope for the same positive result here at Peru. Everyone wins when a college-increases its enrollment of strong students; it feeds on itself; success breeds success.
Where We Stand
Of course, the success of the Honors Program cannot rest upon the shoulders of the students alone. Encouraged by the strong support of the administration during the last year, the Honors Committee has expanded its efforts to create a program of which we can all be proud. We have • witnessed a dramatic increase in the number of course offerings, provided opportunities for students to meet and interact with visiting scholars, •sponsored a trip to hear· the internationally famous paleoanth ropologist Dr. Richard Leakey, and currently are planning exciting trips and events for next year. We anticipate that-the budget for Honors trips and events will be increased, and we are investigating. the possibility of having a special seminar room or lounge reserved for the use of Honors students.
Dear Jerry:
It was so thoughtful of you to let me know of ti']e schedule for Women's History Month.
Unfortunately, my scheduler informs me that traveling to Peru to attend one of the events will not be possible. The commitments I have with the Legislature will keep me from what promises to be some exciting events.
Pleasiknow that if my plans change your invitation will be given every consideration.
Sincerely,
Kay A. Orr
Between The Lines ...
DRUG & ALCOHOL SURVEY RESULTS
by Gene Engel
As promised, we are going to start a series of articles on the results of the Drug and Alcohol Survey. A total of 14 pages of information is being compiled._ We have not digested it all at this point, so we will be serving it to you in courses. Consider this week as being your appetizer. Graph one tells you who participated, and we note that those responding to this survey indicated that 61 7o/o of the students are working. This compares favorably with. last issue's survey on who's working. We doubt if the campus has a ratio of 2.5 females to one male, but if that is true, Admissions has a real marketable item.
Graph .two tells you at what age the residents rir-s-c used chemicals. We note that the respondents that have never used or experimented range from a low of 10.40/o for alcohol to a high of 99.096 for steriods. We wish to point out some interesting facts that the average student began to experiment with alcohol between the ages of 12 and 15; however, when we look at experimentation for marijuana and cocaine, we find that the pe<;1ks are somewhere. between ages 16 and 25. This fits with the ideas that we just don't sneak down to the corner supplier and start with the "hard stuff." The illness of GRAPH ONE--WHO PARTICIPATED
addiction is a process of growth.
First it's "experimentation" (usually alcohol), then it's "discovery" (Hey, this stuff does something special for me fit in, acceptable. etc.), then "experimentation again," then "discovery" and on and on until the biochemistry of the 1:?ody is orchestrating the behavior without control.
The main point is that we do not have to "live under the bridge" (only 30/o of the alcoholics live on skid row.)
• to be out of control. We don't have to use every day to be out of control. The acid test is, "Do I say (crave) I need a chemical fix (alcohol, marijuana, cocaine. etc.) to be ok with the life situation I'm in at this moment. If I'm honest with • myself. then I have to look at why I need to numb feelings.
For many of us, we have no choice. A friend of mine describes addiction as the "feel good disease." When I experience emotional discomfort, my neurotransmitters process a message that "there's better living through chemistry," and I act. That's addiction. A codependent sees this behavior and doesn't understand and assumes blame (if I just loved them '\ more.cared more, understood better, shared more, cooperated better and etc.)
This, folks, is the "Addictive Bogie," tl'le music of emotional distress that causes the addict to dance and romance their chemical of choice, while th·e codependent stands by watching that significant other have a love affair with their chemical of choice.
From The Other Side Of The Desk...
she has reopened every last I by Dottie Holliday
Female entrepreneurship is as American as the flag, apple pie, and motherhood!
Yes, that's right. Women business people are responsible for all of these symbols of our good life.
We all know that Betsy Ross made the first flag. But did you know that females operated businesses which sold "eatables," which included apple pie. Or did you realize that in 1898, Shirley Gillman advocated centralized nurseries and centralized cooking facilities for working women's conveniences.
Dottie Holliday
This tradition continues. Todciy there are_ millions of wor:neti ·vvhb qli\tnan9.mang!=! businesses. "
Think about women from your home towns who operate busi_nesses. Consider the economic impact these women have 011 your community.
Duri17g Wornen's History Month, it is fitting that we honor ·our forebearers and salute our contemporaries.
Several areawomen come• to my mind as I think about women in business.
Maxine Moul in Syracuse pre.sides over a multi~million dollar printing t:>usine$S.
Mary Tauchen Whitehouse owns and operates several diverse businesses in Falls Oty. Even thou.gh all of her businesses were destroyed in a fire. last year,
one.
Becky Engle in Nebraska Gty used her determination to succeed in a "man's world" to become a stock broker.
Carol Wheeler helped turn the financial position of the Bank of Peru around after she became involved in its operation. Today she is its executive vice-president.
Nine women in· Auburn recently opened Country Handmades and Collectables. This cooperative allows each of them to sell their hand-mc;1de goods-many of them sewn--and complements one another's talents.
Tecumseh's economy is bolstered by Liz's Flower Shop owned by Elizabeth Fox.
Two women from Humboldt and Stella carry on the American tradition with their culinary talents. Wilma Geyer and Jana Anderson, a mother-daughter team, of entrepreneurs, own the Wooden Spoon Catering Service. Jana Anderson also operates The One Stop Shop in Stella. Among the many home "made "eatables" they prsj:)are-is apple pie.
Maren •1 , ~en~Y'Balluf:? is opening Quality··bare'. for~ Kids in Peru. This child cari\;i' center continues the tradition of pro;viding centralized child care first conceived by Shirley Gillman· over 100 years ago.
The list of female entrepreneurs in southeast Nebraska goes on ancl on. If you or someone you know wants to car'ry on this tradi¾ion, come visit the Nebra.ska Business Development Centf:?r in Room 248 of the T.J. Mqjors Building.
We provi.de free assistance to people male or female who wish to continue the American way of •free enterprise,
--New Spring Styles
by Merri Johnson
PSC isn't exactly a mecca for foreign students; there are only a handful.. of nonAme~icaris• enrolled .h,ere. One might won'.der hov/1:hey ever heard of Peru State in the. first place. Perhaps, like Wei Hoe Chong of Brune}. they have a stat~si_de pen pal. ,..
Wei.is.typical of many young people in ,;Brunei who .attend colle\je abroad. Bru~ei i~ a tiny country located on the northwest coast of Borneo off • the Malay .Peninisula.
Con::t;e~!tion to ,get into college Js stiff, •she -says, because t_here are so few post• secondary schools. She is somewhat unusual in coming to the U.S however.
Australia is actuj:illy the country of choice, she says. It is thousands of miles closer: Perhaps· rt1ore impo~·ntly, a diploma from an American school may b<::! viewed suspiciously. The reason, Wei explains, is that fake ciiplomas origir::l'a~jrlg .· in • the, 1..1.S. cast doubt on .the credibility of an American .education.
• Despite the drawbacks, Wei decided to come. Nebraska's tuition rate was a big factor, srifi);.said, and PSC's proximity to Omaha gave it the edge over • ' Kearney and Chadrcm. Having;;( frienp in th~'Midwest probably helped, too.
Wei began corresponding with. her Wisconsin pen pal a.bout five years ago. He
arranged for someone to meet her at the Los Angeles ir1ternationaJ airport when she .arrived last August.
·.' Wei has been used fo '' traveling ba~I~ally on herpwn ,' since she was 12. But stepping off that plane in Los Angeles was a whole new experience.
adjusting. except for one thing. "Food is the problem for me," she says. Americanized rice just doesn't. cut it. LJnf<:>rtUl'1· ately. j;he confesses/ ''I am a poor cd<;>k';'' So she has'added cook b6ok'reading to her stamp and coin-collecting hobbies to learn how to prepare her own 0,inese-style food.
.•.. There 'are diff.~re-r\ces
' •• besides foqd, of course. She •• comments that p~ople here "shout so much," in contrast to jthe calm and quiet manner she
• grew up with.
There is also less emphasis on "numbers" in her ~ountry. Wei cort1pai-ed her hometown of Miri to Lincoln in size. But she pointed out that there are no city limits signs announcing the populatic:m, so she really. isn't sure.
·knew. tram te1e~1sicm that America was a big place, but she wasn't prepared for i;he,r;eaJ thing SIJe admits ,she .:was. "shi:>cked'.' by the rat.ii:1I .ffii~; somethir\g'..)she wa:;n't used to. And there were ··~uch tall people!" she laughs.
To add to her confusion, Wei had no idea what her contact persom .• .t(l)c,ked like:,. e,xcept th.at hewas Asian. The.y.finally foun9 ·. e~ch other\; im the terminal when she spotted him holding a sign with her name on it.
Now that she's been r:iere for seven months, Wei says she's
Her PVJn ra,mily has a pretty healthy ''population.'·'. Wei refers to herself as being "sandwiched" among her two brothers and four sisters. Her father isa'cbuilding contractor, and her rrio~er is a tra.fiitional homemaker;.
Will sh~ ~~turn to B~unEii after graduation? Pr9J;:>.ably oniy to visit, Wei says. Job opportun• ·itt,es tr:iere are' not very promising. She prefers to stay io _the U.S. if she can find employment.,· Her second.· choic·e is Singapore. She is hopeful that economic development there will create a demand for computer science degrees. •
The Student Senate held meetings on Wed., Feb. 14and 21
The general·,·studies recommendations.have made secondro,und approvaJ. :through the College Affairs. Committee'., If approved by the. Boa rd of Trustees, they will be implemented in the fall of '90.
The Non-residents Scholar Program is being evaluated by the College Affairs Committee. The program will offer in-state t1:.1ition rates to st.udents fr:om beighboring states. The details on the prograrri are still being worked out:. Its purpose is to attra·ct students,.from othef, ,,states with good acad~mic backgrounds to PSC.
The Student Representative to the Board of Trustees. Cindy Janssen, reported that LB 1141 will be going in front of the State Legislature in March, As part of the reorganizationofthe coll~ge system In: Nebraska ,:thEie will be the creation of alckal Board of Trustees for each college.
As the bill is currently written, the board is to includ;k a student representative vvho would have a voting right. However, the bill also includes the elimination of all the student representatives that are curren.tly at the. ,state level. F9r. m.ore information on this bill. contact.Representative Janssen. '.
The Eliza Morg.;.I'.) Assessmet1t C:Ommittee i~ peing formed to look into the re~o,;ation or rvior'gan HaII: ·The purpose of the committee is to. come up with a detailed proposal to be presented to the State Legislature. Hopefully· we may .see .some renovations beginning within ayear, •
The Campus R!;!cycling Corprriittee is looklngfor yourhel~ in cre.;ting slogads\tp get the ~ecyc:)ing effort e>ffto a good start. Ariy ~tudent interested in helping the committee is invited to attend the meetings. lf you have any additional ideas, turn them into the student programs office.
Senate elections are being held on the first and.second of March. The new representatives will begin their i:errr\ March 28 • after the annual Senate panquet.
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• At the rie xt meeting: the Sehate ._,.;,iii be voti"ng oh th iii Scrotl of Service and the Senate Scholarships. The Scroll of Service Award winner is chosen from among the whol_e student boi;!y. If you have any nominees for this award, contact .a Student Senate member.
'Turr' Goes Over The River And Thr:ough The Snow
by Laura Osborne time., uniforms were puHed on. I '.'So this is. what ,they •call was well .awake by the time I. morning.; hllh?'! I asked Mr-. Van took, mv,- place amongst,' tne Oyen. We.were in the.rime arts band Soon, the_studentswere building at f:>; 15 a .m,t F~. 14. ' seatl;!d • before :us an\'.'-1 our ·• "Yes," .he answer~ with a -concert bega£1 •. It flashed, PY smil~ iitnd an exdted sr:,arkie in· quickly, ,though; and before .1·. his eyes and voice.. • • knew !t we were on the. race dc;;n•t like it," I answered: with time. again, removing There I was, eyes barely open, uniforms and reloading the suitcase in hand. standing by equipment on the bus. the table of doughnuts and With a sigh I on<;:e again sat •orange juice ready to board the down in my seat on the bus. I busfortheannualbandtour,as looked up and saw Mr. Van Mr. Van Oyen would say. Oyen standing at the front of Notivation certainly didn't the bus. What was that? What exist with me. i mean, there I did he say? No, it;s too good to was, trying to act awake or be true ! The next scheduled even alive, and the sun wasn't stop had cancelled school for even showing signs of coming th e day! up.yet! Through the.yawning I Happily l sat looking out the managed to load my suitcase window as Jim began to take us and horn on the bus before through the wet, neavy snow, choosing· a seat and collapsing ,to our hotel in Kansas Oty. in it. I seem to remember Upon arrival at our 'fine hearing Mr.·van Oyen calling Holidome, lmanaged·tofindmy off names, and the bus driver suitcase and then my room. l telling us his name was Jim as looked forward to an evening we began to move, qut the of relaxation. Then I heard hext thing I recall is arriving in it; we had to get back on tr:ie Fairfax. bus we. Were 'going to the I _smiled,, th.e sun was up l r;nall. could now function. As lilting We took off in the sleet, snowflakes began to fall, I accidents all around us. There retrieved ~Y horn and entered was one problem bigger than the school with my fellow band the weather ,Jim kept making members. strange turns. Then, all of the Hurriedly, chairs, stands and , sudden, I understood, Jim was equipment were pushed to lost. After an hour, we reached theirproperpositions. lnrecord the mall, tense after counting
so many accidents along the way.
lr:radditi.on to tl':li~.- m,y worst nightmare came true, t ·was bken .·~·. ,a shopping center when I had virtually rio·mo.ney. For,:tnh:o~r:anctahalf,Jand·two. of my good fnends.niariaged to amuse our.selves·· bV mer~ly looking at the· store's merchandise (except for two posters which I had to buy).
Finally we left the mall ! had lived through the greatest shopping • crisis r had ever faced.
It was a shorter ride back to the hotel; Jimdidn'tgetlpstthis time. There l heard the nevvs that made me so happy I almost cried. The next morning I wouldn't have to get up before the sun because another scheduled school had cancelled. I spent the rest of the evening in celebration.
I almost Jurriped when the phone rting the next morning for our wakeup call. Soon I was once again seate.d on the bus, now on my way to Johnson, NE. There. the pectic work of performance onc.e. again was completed.
We left Johnson for Peru the end of the ·•turr" was at hand. Oh no! I couldn't believe it; Jim ha_d missed the turn to go east to Auburn! "Ah, no problem," I thought with a
sigh of relief. Good •ol' _Kent Stutheit, i.o know!e.dgable about•· driyin_g techniqu'e, s.traiglitenecf Jim :'.oo.:t- Before I k11ew it. Kent; had- use.d his i gt'eat. skill, and· we were he~ded in: the properdirE!ctio~.;
We arrived in Pet1,1sore, tired and cranky, but·· we were h?me. Even though we had one concert left that evening. 1was happy to be back. I got off the bus and ;thanked God I was able to say gooc;ibye to driver Jim.
·•BOARD OF TRUSTEES•· ·APPLICATIONS DUE Do you want to VOICE the •· opinions of the student body to the Soard of Trustees? If ,SO, appty -for the Student Trus.tee position.·· Applica· ••tion deadline is Mar-ch 5. 1f you' ;,ee<i more' information, ' contact Dean ,Joy; in the Administration Building,. or Cindy Janssen at Morgan Hall. NOTE-· Reference letters are not due until March 7.
•CASH REWARD•
A cash reward is being offered to anyone who:' can produce the name.tnames of. the person oti persons responsible for the vandalism of a reel: Chevelle Malibu parked on the corner of Hoyt; ancl 7th street, on Jan .. 18. •The. car was parked. with the . drivers cloor towarcl 8th street., Sonaeonecame by ancl rona key clown the sicle GI• a broncl,new paint iobll want to know who cllcl lt.c Any help flnclln9 the . person/persons w.111 be< rewarclecl with cash. If you have Information about this crime please contact the PSC Times Editor or phone 274-4185. -Thank You
Women's History Month Cunningham Awaits for New Arrivals
by
Women's History Month Committee
A series of March events in celebration of Women's History Month is being planned by Peru State College.
All events are open to the public, noted PSC Student Programs Coordinator Mrs. Barbara Lewellen, and most are free of charge.
The "Women's History Month" schedule includes:
Monday, March 5 - at 6:30 p.m. in Room 304 of the Hoyt Science Hall, four PSC student re sea rchers--Kate Matthews of Omaha, Merry Holliday of Auburn, Betty Bricker of Nebraska Gty, and Ellen Kruger of Peru--will discuss their research efforts and findings.
Monday, March 5- at 7:30p.m. in the College Auditorium, the Actors Ensemble of the Emmy Gifford Children's Theater will perform a family-oriented program. Admission is $2.50 for adults and $1 for children. students and senior citizens. Sponsored in part by a grant from the Nebraska Arts Council and by PSC Student Programs.
Tuesday, March 6 - at 8 p.m. in Benford Recital Hall, gospel and jazz singer Katherine Davis and pianist Sidney James Wingfield will perform. Their performance has been described as a cross between "classic and Chicago blues, gospel and jazz." Sponsored in part by PSC Campus Ministries and by Peru State Advancement. Inc.
Thursday, March 8 - at 12:30 p.m. in Benford Recital Hall, Bertha Calloway of the Great Plains Black Museum will make a presentation on "Important Black Women in History." Sponsored by Phi Alpha Theta.
Monday, March 12-6:30p.m. in Benford Recital Hall, a panel discussion will focus on the topic of "Women in Male-Dominated Occupations." Sponsored in part by the PSC Sociology of Women class and by Pi Sigma Chi sorority.
Tuesday, March 13-at7p.m. inth_e Live Oak R9omofthe PSC Stuclent Center. former Japanese businesswom~n Takako McCrann will present "The Culture of Japan Compared to the U.S " •
Thursday, March 15 • at p:30p.m.in the Live Oak Room of the .PSC Student Center, Nebraska author· Shirley Leuth will present "Laughter is the Sunshine of the Saul." A $4 fee '_iricludes a soup and salad dinner with Mrs. Leuth.
For more information.about any of these events contact Mrs Lewellen py calling (402) 872-3815 or tall free ~t 1-800:2212-4412 we,?kqays. •
Weekend Class Offered
Basic skil_ls in detecting cibuse ancl neglect will be the focus of ,n::ln' upcoming weekend Clas$ at e,:Psc.
Dr. Anthony Otrin will teach • 1 'the course, offered far one "''tiour of undergraduate··· or 'graduate credit in psychology. also from 8:30a.m.-4:30p.m.inthe T.J.·Ma:iors Building. • • • For mo.re information or'ta pre-register call the PSC Continuing· Education office-at (800) 742-44,12 or (4Q2) 8723815 weekdays.
The class will meet an two Saturdays, March 3 and • 1O, tfrom 8:30 a.m. ta 4:30 p;m. in T.J. Majors Building, r.aam 1~. Graduate students can ad.d a • h-,later session far two more hours of graduate credit. The contin_ued studie.s section will rn?et ari' Marc::h 31 ancl April 7,
by Merri Johnson
These days, PSC student Toni Cunningham anxiously awaits four new arrivals to her family. No. the Auburn resident is not expecting quadruplets. But her cockatiel, Tobie, is.
Luckily for Tobie, she resides in the Cunningham's spare room. In the cockatiel's native Austrailia, the bird's meat is an aborigine entree, says Cunningham.
The female cockatiel is protective of her clutch (eggs) and fans her tail to hide them from curious humans. Her mate. Dagmar, takes his turn incubating the eggs and will help feed the babies later, Cunningham says.
By holding an egg up t9 the light of a candle, she has been able to detect the bird's heartbeat and observe it pecking at the shell.
Cunningham plans to give this first crop of birds to friends, but she adds that she hopes to be supplying pet stores within six months.
The expectant cockatiel couple share their room with four more i:::ockatiels.-Sadie, Nat, Tyler and Seth~~and a South American l\landay whose name is.as colorful as his plumma$e. , Dudley Odie O'Dooley • sports flaurescent green, .turquais1;:(and royal blue feathers, and orange legs.
Quizzed an her choice of names, Cunningham joked that she had ''always liked stupid al)irin,al riam'fs.'' In fact, Sh'f has ·alwa.ys. liked animals,,.-af a'.ny • kind. As a child, she says the: usual pets weren't allowed, so she adopted "anything you could catch. in.the cre_ek'.'half a mile· from her home,· including • toads ¢r even cralivdads.
f3ut C:unnirighi:\m•s exot.ic birds require more diligent care than crawdads do, She. estimates that two hours eac:h
day go into preparing their death. special diets and cleaning their What do her husband and ,cages. Once the cockatiel three sons think of Cunningchicks hatch, she will transfer ham's miniature aviary? They them to a separate incubator good-naturedly put up with the box and hand feed them with a sometimes raucous singing and syringe for five weeks. Hand an occasional peck. The feeding tames the birds, - family's two dogs and cat increasing demand for them as aren't quite as accepting, she pets, which can fetch prices of says. otis, Kokee and Louie $140. prefertostayclearoftheflying
Despite a II the work, boarders.
Cunningham says there are Cunningham's concern for r~~wards in addition_ to the her birds_· is typical ; of. her monev. The male cockatiels • attitude toward all animals. It canbetaughtsongsandsimple • comb_ines ·19ve and a serious phrases and tricks. When they sen~ 9f r~spansibility far her whistl'? fl:1e Nebrask,a fight pets with an appreciatianfqraU song, Cunningham says she wildlife, regardless of the knows they're happy. • status or beauty qf the Dudley is an escape artist, creature; ., •• , according to his owner. She has It's no surpri:ze that her first had him in four different cages • .career ~hoice was that of trying ta. outsmart .birpt.' v~;erinarx. <ClSSistant. \HOW• G:unriingt,arin cautions that,·. ever,--a back iniury pr'evented even "tame 0birds will fly awciy her. from pursuing that c:;;ourse. if given the chance. For these She is rfo.w majorjnj;f in birds, that·. would be certain • psychalag¼ and sociology.
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Cunningham coaxes camera-shy Dudley with a kiss. One of her cockatiels watches from his cage.--photo by Merri Johnson
Contest VVinners Chosen
by Laura W_inegardner
The 1990 • Silas Summers writing contest results were announced Monday. Feb. 19.
In the poetry category June Strasil, afreshmanelementary .education major, took first place with The,Myth. Thomas Hyde, a sophomore English : l'Tlajor, wa5· aiN~rded secondplace with his '·j\:jbem. entitled :, ' ,,, +·: ,•• '.', '·,, Lopp ~aef1'1. Catnle .English. 9 _ junior language.' art$ major. :a!t~ird ,,_;ith .qif POf=rri Birth B,fii,;tuty, (;athie English:,p;ISO- took first and !;econd place in the short story category for Parabutate and The Long Shot. The
It's Quiz
by Steve Epler
On March 13, 14 and 15, area high school students will invade PSC to compete in the annual High School Quiz Bowl.
The Quiz Bowl is an academic competition. Each school may enter one or more 4-meml;)et teams. Last year, 95 .teams from 52 schools competed. Most schools are within 100 miles of PSC.
Tragedy of Dick the Tick by Judy Truelsen, seni.or, was awarded third place.
The judge in the poetry category for this year's contest was Richard Wyatt, who currently writes for the Long Island New York newspaper.
Judging in the short story category was Dr. Lallrie George, wtio 'is 1:>rese:htly a professor at : the New York Institute of Technology.
Entries for the contest included.42 poems and 11 short stories'. • Alt' entries will be considered for publication in the 1990 Sifting Sands.
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team members anc;lcoaches.
Second-place tea.ms receive a trophy, a $200 scholarship to a student • of the school'.s choice, and PSC t-sh1r-ts for all tea_m members and coaches.
Third-place teams receive a $100 scholarship and t•shirts, -..while the fourth-place teams receive t:sshirts.
Last year, Savanna, MO, Springfield~Plattview, and The competition will be held West :Nodaway, MO won the in five rooms on the lower level large, medium and small school of the T.J. Majors Building. divisions respectively.
"Courageous Voices" Speak to All
As Women's History Month Begins
Congress designated March as "Women's History Month" with Public Law 100-9, passed in March 1987. The purpose is to recognize and celebrate the many contributions women have made to our nation's history. This year's theme is "Courageous Voices Echoing in Our Lives."
Why women's history? Why a whole month? Traditional history has tended to focus on his-story. the account of men's striving for geographic. political and economic superiority. Considered within this context, much of his-story leaves out her-story. viewing women as passive on the stage of life.
Women's history provides a new perspective for looking at
Tax Help
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Troy Sedam Volunteer Income Tax Assessment (VITA) is helping people prepare their tax returns Mondays, 12 to 2 p.m., and Tuesdays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., until March 27 in the Emery Oak Room of the Student Center. •
Amy Fossenbarger, vicepresident of the Accounting •Associatrcm> said,.' ":lney a[re doing it as a community project. There is no charge for the service, and anyone in the area is welcome."
the past, a perspective which honors the richness and diversity of lives of the many women who came before us. Women of previous generations who have left their mark on our society provide important role models for our daughters and sons as they endeavor to envision what their own lives might hold in store.
Women's history also celebrates the lives of common women from all walks of life, women whose everyday struggle for survival in a growing nation made possible the lives we lead today. It is in the lives of such women, whether grandly eloquent or steadfastly ordinary, that
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Fossenbarger said, "You don't need to bring your income tax forms, but you do need to bring your W-2 forr(ls or any other documents that will be needed. They will take your papers, make photo copies, and have everything returned to you in about a week."
VITA ;s.i:l nationwide project d911e .every year by -:c::c::04ntinf.l st4d,ents. Many of the· community's elderly people use it, but it is meant for students and other area residents as well.
inspiration and vision for the future can be found. National Women's History Month encourages us to recognize all of the women in our communities and our nation, now and in the past. who have been beacons of compassion, courage, and conviction. Numerous activities.ha Ve been planned by Peru State College's Women's History Month Committee. We challenge you as an academica I l y-m i nded and· sociallyconscious person to come expand your horizons by attending the events and activities planned by our committee.
R & L's
NIGHT CLASS
Cformerly Willie's)
Stan Steele and the Thunder River Band March 2 & 3 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
The first day of competition • The co~petiti'ons will start - will see schools wi th 400 or each day at 9:30 a.m. and end more students competing. On at approximately 6 p.m. the seconp day, teams from schools with 86-399 students will compete, and on the third day, teams from schools with 85 or less students will compete.
The first-place teams receive a trophy, a $400 scholarship to a student of the school's choice, and PSC t-shirts for all
Volunteers are needed to help with this event. Three people are needed in all five rooms every half-hour to read, keep time and score.
For information or to sign-up as a volunteer, contact Lori Gottula in the Administration Building or at extention 2356.-
June Strasil Cathie English
Thomas Hyde Judy Truelsen
Racism dies hard Student Unrest--Racial Tensions Build
CCPS)--No fewer than seven campuses were disturbed by racial confrontations, cross burnings and charges of insensitivity in mid-February.
Students at Bradley, Villanova and Slippery Rock universities, Cabrini and Vassar colleges, the University of Illinois and the New School for Social Research in New York all found themselves contending with some sort of racial problem.
There was no common cause of the disparate, unrelated incidents--which have erupted at scores of schools throughout the 1989-90 school year-but some observers blamed the racially segregated lives most students led before getting to campus.
"Part of the problem is not enough education in the (precollege) or college system in terms of what to do about feelings of conflict or tension," said Richard Anliot of Pennsylvania's Human Relations Commission. "Students on college campuses are coming from all-black or allwhite schools,"
Many of the problems have been in Anliot's own state.
At Cabrini College ir;:i Pennsylvania, officials on Feb. 11 discovered the word "nigger" scrawled over a poster naming college staff member Tyrone Carr, who is of Caribbean descent. It was the 8th incident of racism on the campus in 13 months.
The college's 1,200 students-about 4 percent of whom are black--were ordered to attend a campuswide meeting with college President Eileen Currie Feb. 15 to discuss the outbreak.
At Villanova, also in Pennsylvania, students say the school unfairly treated a black stuqent who tried to steal a piece of •fruit out of a school dining hall by demanding he present identification.
The student refused, and local police arrested the student.
"Some students allege had he not been black, he would not have been asked to give identification," Villanova spokesman Eugene Roune said.
A pre-dawn fight between black and white students Feb. 11 at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania and a cross burning later that day has resulted in the arrest of two student wrestlers, both of whom were charged with ethnic intimidation and harassment.
In New York City, some students at the New School for· Socia.I Research charged administrators were racist for allowing a certain poster, which depicted a caricature of a black man, to be displayed in a campus exhibit. •
Students, professors and deans Feb. 14 discussed the poster,' which was shown last fall as part of a 350-piece Shin Matsanuga collection shown at the school. It depicted a black man whose face was dominated by the whites of his eyes and his white lips. It was originally used in a 1983 advertising campaign for a Japanese soft drink.
"The main aim is to protest racism, sexism and homo-· phobia," saic:i George Argyrous, ' an economics grad•~~udent:
New Visions Call for Old Work Ethics
by Joan Hazard
Dr. Mitchell believes that put anything in, you can't take
"We are approaching the America's vision can com-: back anything out." twenty-first century and into focus, but it won't as long Of particular interest to the .,dynamic things are going on as facts like the following are Peruvians was Dean Jerry around us," said • Dr. Glenn true of this nation: In Los Joy's early influence on the Mitchell bt:;1'1: he maintained that Angeles, urban males, aged 15° • speaker. Joy; PSC's dean of Americ.a is not .paying 20. are, to all intents and student affairs. was instru••. attention that our. "vision" is purposes,.lbst because .of their: meAtatin Dr. Mitchett's carving , pr~sently faint _because of "the involvement with drugs and his career in Nebraska. He was j~gr::edients we're putting into have _been written off as.non- .one of the Doane :College: tt,"8e.wasrefe'rring tbthe get: existent. In Germany today28. : c~ch~.s.who,'epi.1ited :·a•fi~le tjc:h quick'' .:tttitude that .has • percent·9f the:upper fourth of hot-sh9t,quarter~miler,,•i, in .pr. r~r:>.laced the "day's. work Nr: a. high $Choo!. graduating classes Mitchell's • words; •from Port day'spay''princ:jgleuponwhich 99 tq college;. in. FranC:e,-the Arthur~ 25 yei3rs a·go. Or. th~ nation wasfot.mded.. figure is·.21. percent; in. Great. Mitchell earned his bachelor's :pr, Mitc~ll.,theprincipal Of Britain, 16 percent; in the U.S., • degree at : Doane and his • Om,ah'l:i'.'s lndividua'l Studies .four percent.. • • • postgraclyate degrees at • F?ublic ~thqol; deUvered his· Dr. Mitchell warned that if UN-0. speech in Benford Recital Hall we can'tkeep our youth in our on Feb, 22, as part.eoo.f' the schools;. we will "pay twice,'' celebration of Black History because vve will need to build Month on campus •.. .Some .3q bigglarjai.ls. He said that the students, faculty.. members, young are qµick to emulate .and staff composed an adult attitudes. Consequently, attentive audience. • j7e believes that each of us has Some of the dynamic events· .a. .responsibility to set an Dr. Mitchell hact reference to example by'striving to attain a were positive ones, such as the personal· vision that will help Berlin \/\(all c9r:ning dowri a'nd our young people to underPepsi and McDonalds do_ihg: stand that (quoting one of his 'busfoess' in Rµssia; 'however. former coaches) ".If you don't he .cited. some sobering ones, too., like Japan's virtually "owriing" Hawaii and the absence of a11 Americanhotel in Washington,
AU students planning to itudent teach in the fall of 1990 should have their applications in to The Education Office by March 15, 1990. Applications can be
YEARBOOKS'WILL BE IN ON MARCH 22. YOU MAY PICK-UP YOUR BOOK AT THE PRINT SHOP
TANNING SPECIAL
12 sessions/$29 00
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New Pool Hours Announced
New hours for public use of PSC's Al Wheeler Activity Center and Pool have been arranged, PSC Athletic Director Tom Shea announced.
The gymnasium will be open from 7 to 10 p.m. on Wednesdays and from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sundays. The pool is available on Wednesdays
from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Sundays from 2 to 4 p.m.
Peru State faculty and staff swimming will be from 12 (noon) to 1 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Shea said the new hours will rem;;3in in effect until mid-fVlay, with summer hours to be announced around June 1
PSC First To Host New on March 5 "Road Show"
A family performance by the Emmy Gifford Children's Theater: will be held at PSC on Monday, March 5.
The show. entitled "The Family Theater," will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the College Auditorium, according to Mrs. Barb Lewellen, student programs coordinator.
Admission to the performance is $1 .00 for children, senior citizens and students while adult pric;e js $2.50.
The Family Theater fea'ttires
From Paper to Art
the Professional Actor's Ensemble of the Emmy Gifford Children's Theater which recently celebrated its 40th Anniversary. This season ma.rks the first time the Theater has staged a "road show."
The program is sponsored in part by a grant from the Nebraska Arts Council.
For more informatipn or to purchase tickets contact Barb .Lewellen in the student programs ·office:
Childs To Exh'ibit Works
Handmade paper assem- studied at Saint Mary's College blage by Nancy Childs will be on- in. Rome~ ·a r1d recefv-eB a exhibit at PSCfrom Mardi 1-28, bachelors- deg_ree from the. noted Ken Anderson: ps·c:• L.Jniversity o.f. Nebraska, assistant professorof'art. ;.t.incoln. She is a·· visiting
The-exhibition will open with instructor at UN-L. a reception for Ms. Childs in • Her exhibition is being Benford Recital Hall of the Jindra Fine Arts Building on presented as part of PSC's Women's History Month Thursday, March 1 at 7 ·µ.m.
The public is invited and there is cel~bra.tion. PSC has applied for • • a grant from the Nebraska Arts no charge:+• Councir to underwrite part of Ms. o,;;;~s.. a Uncoi~ resident:'.·. the expense of the exhibition ·,. •
SOMETIMES IT TAKES AN ARMY TO PAY BACK YOUR COLLEGE LOAN.
Paying back your college loan can be. a long, uphill battle. But the Army's Loan Repayment Program makes it ea~y. .·. Each year you serve ·as a soldier, the Armywill reduce your college debt by 113 or $1,500, whichever amount is greater. So after l?ervingjust 3 years, your •college loan will be completely paid off.
You're eligible for this program with .a National Direct Student Loan or a Guaranteed Student Loan or a Federally Insured Student Loan made after October 1, 1975. And the loan can't be in default. .... .1\rn;ljust becau~e you've left college, don't think •• )1ou'Ustop learning in the Army. Our skill training offers a wealth of valuable high-tech, career,oriented skills. Call your local Army Recruiter to find out more. Contact Staff Sgt. Reacus Gibbs Lincoln, NE (402) 483-2221
Your Role as Student WHAT IS NECESSARY NOW
JS Tt;i8'::r.:vou SHOW YOUR SUPR9'.ft'.T\BY PRE.:::_ REG[SJ!ll::BING FOR H6NORS
COU~•SE,S iFOR NEXZJ" FALL
Four courses are scheduled: 221 Principles of Economics II (section 2); HP 101 TvventiethCentyry:: .J$ 9ues; 23.? •Energy Csectjon 2); and. RE. 100 csecti8r ?j,we reaHi.~'tj:n;at not everyone will be satisfied vvith this selection; the more successful the program is, howti!ver,. the wider the ~:~~~t~f!~:r:c:f·i?:i~~
Trustees Scholars, Presidential Scholars. and Non-Resident Scholars vvill be required to enroll .in .f-:lonors course.s This will rri~l;(i,:! the prdgtameven ,,,:,y,.••,:,,.,,,,~,,.. s1!rongeri[,;~i.lt it wilhals6'mean that a,:rlarge~. gr,-0up,:of'sft'.iaents will be competing for a limited number of spaces. It is. then, incumbent upon you to take Honors c:::oµrses whenever the opport~riity present; itself. At present/· to be considered an Honors graduate you need to complete fifteen semester hours in Honors courses. If you begin .pow; you should·ha.ve no troublli:l • meeting this .~equirement;,Jf'yeu procrastinate, you may have problems. Why Not The Best?
A college stands for many things but, most importantly. for aspiration. A strong desire for high achJevement, qr
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a.spiration, .is also the by Dr. Vic;,tor.Ferre f6undation ~·Po.n. ·.".which ···.••.a. n.,: • Dr. Vic'tor Ferre and hisWife. honors program stands. In an Louise, have had an article editorial last July the Nebraska published in the December City News-Press described 1989 issue. of the Nebr:aska Peru. State Colkege as .Journal ofSpecial Education. ".provid. ing stro.ng .··.1~adersh.ip
The articl~; concerr:ilng a for Southeast.Nebraska :•'as···
a;'f6rumforideas'andcultur~";(. recent 'Study done by the and as an "energy center for Ferres, is titled "The Results of the region."That'sprettygood. Individualized Social Skills 1thip~: % , .'i•/. ; .). ,'~~:;:n;~~,,Tl~~~in';iBi~=biea~ >•Ji.1st.a few hightS::ago I vvaS:
·tt',f;hi~o~:~ii~~i~:~~~f~• :.J~~:e::ii·;:f,f;~c;~;ht~··~s;, while Mrs. Ferre is a school ed on a .!ate night television shovv. He was trying to sum up psychologist vvith Educational Service Unit# 4 in Auburn, t")isyiew of hO\IV i:Q)iv.e an acti.v.e • ··,·•·· The stud.y involved Jt~d~nts :~~;t~e. i~Qt!~;:r oi~e~:t/ from the.N~fuaha Vall~y 5¢F)ool :G~:.J;;,pr, as F?riastde.nt Carter,.' system•ari,d!:was don~ dLJring , s8id it-- '.'why not the best?" the 1988-89 school year. The purpose of the study vvas to >,
see ff individualized social skill training sessions ·woUld significahtiy improve th~. selfconcept 'of learning • disabled students ln relation to such areas ':IS academic achievement and group interaction.
The res.ul.ts of the. 1:3,tudy, accordihg t:6 the 'Fl:!rres, '.indicate•, that the tfairi1ng sessions did indeed bring about improvement. The Ferres have also co-authored other articles for professional, education. j0Ur,11als. •
LINDA.WARREN, DIRECTOR/AO 303
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MARCH 12 COVER LETTER
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MARCH8
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MARCH 13& 14
Career Fair/Kansas Oty (sign up for a ride)
You ca11;pick up your book in the Pri~t Shop Mon.-Fri.
8 a.rn. to 5 p.m.
;-~Quote of the Day-"When the wine is in, the wit is out." ~-Shakespeare
--PSC Recovery·:IVleetirags--
• • AA Meetings-- 7:30 p.m., Mondays/Student Health
Open Al-Anon Meeting--11 a.m., Fridays/Emery Oaks Room
For Further Information on; area recovery call 872-2348.
AA is Alcoholics Anonymous, the originator of twel.ve~step recovery.
NA is Narcotics Anonymous, tvvelve-step program for drug dominated lifestyle.
Open Al-Anon is a twelve step program for people whose lives have been affected by someone else's chemical use or physical or emotional abuse. This twelve-step program is a loose-knit voluntary confederation of people vvho gather to share their experience; stren!;Jth and hope vvith eachotherforthe purpose of improving their own lifestyle.
--Pre-Registration' Schedule--
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a.m, Freshmen K-P 10:00-11:30a.m. Freshmen Q-Z
1:00-2:30 p.m.. Freshmen A-D
2:3()..4:30 p.m. Freshmen E-J Fri March
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Small Town, Big Success Frederick Is 'College
By Phil Davidson
When Rod Fredrick first stepped on the campus of Peru State College, he was not sure how he would fare in basketball at the college level. Being six feet-four inches and having played center in high school, Rod wondered if maybe he was not meant to be a college player.
F:od led the state in scoring with over 30 points a game his senior year at Trenton, a class D-1 high school in southwest Nebraska. Rod has proved to himself and others that he can succeed at the NAIA level. This season he is averaging 15 points and six rebounds a game for a Bobcat team that has the most wins in the state.
Although he has put up big numbers the last twu years, when he was a freshman, coach John Gibbs told him that he wanted him to be a defensive player. While his scoring has increased, Rod is still considered one ot the top defensive players in the state.
Rod is successful off the court as well. Majoring in computer science, he has accumulated over a 3.0 GPA, which is even more remarkable considering he finds it difficult to get lab time with his basketball schedule. Although
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including his teammates, who voted him a tri-captain this year. Teammate Brett Richards said, "I love to play with Rod because he always works very hard, he's team oriented, and he is a great person off the court."
When asked what he thought of his college days, Rod replied, I've had some good times, and college has prepared me to go out and be successful in the business world." He has proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that hard work can have great revvards.
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his study time is valuable, he manages to read and play cards with friends, as well as fish, whenever possible.
Rod has gained the respect of many people• on campus,
One of Rod's immediate goals is to advance to the NAIA men's basketball tournament in Kansas City. Rod is so pumped up for district play to begin, he has even said he might get a flat-top with his number cut in the back of his head.
Rod's long-term goal is to be a comp,,ter programmer, and he is currently looking for a job in the Omaha area. "If anyone can find me a job, I'll take it," he says.
Bobcats Lose to Mid-American Nazarene
by Russ Waring
The PSCcageteamfellto 1712 on the year in a loss to the pioneers of Mid-American Nazarene by a score of 78-88, in a ·game on Feb. 20, in the AW AC. The Bobcats had bea.ten Mid-America earlier this year by a score of 85-80.
The Bobcats. who never led in the contest, tightened things up I.ate in the first half, as Brett Richards hit a trey, and Andy Dunlap knocked one down from inside with 1 :33 remaining in the half to close the gap to 34-38. But a pair of three pointers by Pioneers Trent Cole and Bill Elliot made the score 34s44 at the half.
• The second half saw the Pioneer lead grow to 13 (6073), before a three-pointer by Brett and a basket by Brad Thompson • and free throws
from each of them closed the gap to 70- 73.
From there on baskets by Rod Frederick, Bill Ric!1ards, and James Bell kept t:1e Cats close. but Mid-America hit their free throws down the stretch to come out on top.
The Cats hit 50.8 % from the field (28-53, and 5-12 on 3 pt. shots), but only 41.2°;0 from the line (7-17), while the Pioneers shot 57.1% (20-35, and 8-14 from the field), and 70.6% from the line (24-34). Brett Richards led PSC in '.,coring with 18 points, followed by Thompson 16, Bell 10, Frederick 9, Dunlap 8, McGowan 7, Bill Richards 3, Crumpton 1, and Milner) Bell had nine rebounds, and Thompson had six assists to lead the Cats in those categories.
Coach Gibbs said that the offense played well, but that '..'the defense is a big concern going into the playoffs." He stated that the defense was better earlier in the year than"l't has been of late, but that the team has been looking better in practice since the MidAmerica game.
He also said that the Cats have to stay out of foul trouble, something they've had some difficulty doing in the past few gc1mes.
Gibbs also said that PSC will probably host Hastings in the first round of the playoffs, but in doing so will take on a.tough task as Hastings has gone to nationals the last two years and has "got to be looking to make the trip again." The same trip the Cats have to be eyeing themselves.
Continued .from page 1 and over," he itated. Tabata said it is the responsibility of the faculty to.chanl;Je the tests.
Dr. Anthony McCrann, assistant professor of English, stated that one way to avoid cheating is to give essay exams. He said that the best way to avoid plagiarism of ,essays, was to make the students• assjgnments unique and individualized.
According to Tabata, students who cheat through• out their college career are only "kidding themselves." He summed .it up by stating, "they will get caught out in the real world. One of these days, it will catch up to them."
STUDENT SENATE FORUM
A Student Senate Forum will be held in Benford Rec;tat Hall on Thurs., Man::h 1 . The 1 990-91 Student Senate candidates will debate on issues concerning our campus The .forum will begin at 11.a.m. and lastunril
begin at 11 a.m.andla.stuntil approximately noon.
It is important that trie, student body be aware of the opinions of the candidates.
--CONCERT•·
An evening of blues,jazz and gospel by Katherine Davis and Sidney James Wingfield is scheduled for Tues., March 6.
The concert, begins at 8 p.m. in the Benford+ Recital Hal!, and is open tothepublk: free of charge.
Wingfield has received wide acclaim for his piano and vocal style. He has recorded with the likes of Son Seals, Luther Allison and Mick Jagger, and has toured Europe eight times.
Ms. Davis "has one of those voices that hits you like a rock," according to the Chicago Tribune. Her credits include the Mongreal Jazz Festival and the Chicago Blues Festival.
The performance is being co-sponsored by PSC Campus Ministries and by
Todd McGowan -hoots .for two during game action against the Northwestern Red Raiders on Feb. 24.--photo by Mike Harris • •
Rod Frederick scores against Bellevue during game action on Feb. 22.--photo by Ann Cosimaho
Jessen
Joins 1000-Point Club
.Liz Jessen scored a game, season and career-high 27 points, including the 1,000th of her collegiate career, to boot Peru State over Briar Giff College 88-80 on Thurs., Feb. 22.
Liz Jessen
Jessen, a 6-0 senior center, hit nine of 15 shots from the floor and nine of 12 free throws to surpass her previous season high bf 24 points against Tarkio (MO) College on Jan. 30.
The victory, Peru State's fifth· in a row, improved the Lady Bobcats to 19·8. ov.erall and' 10:-5 at home. 'Briar Giff .dropp_e9 to 21-f:i.
Jessen, the Lady Bobcats' leading scorer with a 13.0 average per game, scored 15 of her points in the second half and reached the 1,000-point plateau on a basket with 18:05 left which pulled Peru State to within 48-40.
She became only the fifth playedn school history to score 1 ,000 points or more in a carE!er; joining fbrmer standouts Linda Shepard of Lincoln (1,905), Connie Viner of Emerson, IA (1,589), Tammy Freeburg of Plattsmouth ( 1,030) and Alice AndersenSabye of Omaha (1,021).
Jessen was presented a souvenir game ball at the ·conclusion of the contest by Head Coach Wayrie Davidson.
The 27-pointeffort increased Jessen's career total to 1 ,013 points heading into Saturday afternoon's season finale at Hastings College.
Jessen also pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds against the Lady Chargers. Marcia Stevens contributed 18 points for the Lady Bobcats, while Carrie Menges and Dawn Carlson both added 14.
By Amy Snyder
State B-Ball Tourney Is Great Equalizer
It's funny how things change when you pack up and go to college.
The transition is subtle. Given the entire span of about five or ten minutes following high school graduation, "children" are passed into the world of adulthood. For many socially-remedial people, this change allows little time for • adjustment. Eventually, however, everyone somehow learns to effectively play this newfound role with skill (or.asmanywilldotheir entire lives, they soon learn how to fake it).
But how does it feel inside? Within your head it's not as cut and dried as a simple change of title. You realize that you are in college and that you are, no matter how you fight it, becoming closer to being an ac!ult. But what about all the carefree, exciting things that you weria allowed to enjoy just yesterday that l'JOW show signs of· a lack of maturity? What is proper "adulthood" etiquette and what is stric:j;ly taboo? •
Fortunately, for th.e sake of those still young at heart., athletics provide an outlet • for physical, l"!'.lental and vocal tensions without exposing those unwanted childhood qualities
Take, for instance, the High School State Basketball tournaments. Caught up in the excitement of the games, no one pays any attention to how you act, how you dress or how old you are (or are supposed to be). As long as you're cheering for the right team, the people around you don't care if you belch, cuss or use double negatives.
I think that says something about the way people really are. The idea of becoming an adult is very exciting right up until the time you turn into one. It's so easy to project how you will act in the future, and even easier to find fault in the way current adults behave. But when the actual responsibilities of adulthood are handed down, there is generally a tendency to shy away and deny the role.
Lookir.g back at .the state • tournament, I see a prime example of this.
In high school, the desire to be accepted as a mature member of society .tends _to dominate the thoughts of girls and guys. What better place than the state's capital city. packed with oolook~rs • from across the area. is there to display this ability to act like adults?
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Lady Bobcats
by Amy Snyder
The Lady Bobcat basketball team finished off their regular sea son play with. two important victories.
A defeat.of Briar Cliff College Thurs., Feb. 22, at. the Al Wheel.er Activity Cente_r found players and fans on the edge of their seats.
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Starting out slow, the Lady Cats ended up behind, B6-44 at the ehd of the first half. The team .shot only 4 7 percent from the field and seem_ed to be overpowered by Briar Oiff's ability to move the ball.
Second half proved to .be much more rewarding, however, as the Peru team increased its field goal percentage to 55.3 •percent. Along with improving • its shooting game, the .t.eam responded to Briar CHtf's offensive attack with a good strong, consistent defense, PSC ended the game on tap with a score of 88-80.
Aside from the team victory, Thursday night was an important night for one of PSC's seniors. Liz Jessen broke the 1000 career point mark with a total of 27 points during the garhe. Je.ssen also contributed 11 rebounds.
Other leaders were Marcia Stevens .,with 18 points •and Michelle Marschman with 1 O rebounds.
The Lady Bobc.ats. then
are chosen at least a week in advance. Words are chosen with caution and sentence structure reviewed.
Conversely, there is the attitude of the full-fledged grown-ups.
Walking through the doors of the gym and feeling th<c, excitement in the air, a desire to be a kid again and play just "one more game" takes over. Looking back at an over-glamourized athletic career brings many to the opinion that a chance to return to the life of a 17year-old would be better than winning the lottery.
Accepting the fact that winning the lottery is moreprobable. these adult dreamers settle in to watch the games. What better place than the state's capital city, packed with onlookers from across the arei:l ( wh9 will never see you again),J~ there to. throw caution to the wind and scream and holler like a . teenage yell leaqer?·
Lguess what .I'm trying to_ say is• that the word .:li;:lult is just that: a word. It's not a matte·r of how soon you get to it, or how many people call you ma'am or sir. Sooner or later. through triumph or tragedy. adulthood comes to everybody. whether they want it to or not;
found success on the ro<}ld as they traveled to Hastings Sat., Feb. 24, •
Again the PSC team played a close game, coming out ahead with a final score of 71-67.
Leading scoring and rebounding again was Jessen with 22 and nine respectively. Stevens, Marschman and Carrie: Menges. added eight rebounds .and Stevens and Menges contribu-. 'tf#d 12 points ei:l<;:h .•
Liz Jessen scares against Briar Cliff an Feb. 22.--photo by Mike Harris· •
Friday; 1\1arch 16, 1990
Morgan Looks -To Close
by Mike McCoy
Eliza Morgan Hall opened its doorsfor service, as Peru State Colleges' first women's dormitory in 1 929. Now, over 60 years later, administration is hoping to close those same doors in May of 1991.
"The building is 61 years old, and needs a lot of general improvements," stated PSC President Jerry Gallentine. "Basically, it needs a facelift inside."
Morgan Hall is currently the only wood framed structure
Plans In The Making
Plans to renovate Morgan Hall in the spring of '91, have made PSC President Jerry Gallentine optimistic of future plans for construe> tion on c:ampus following its completiory.
' "We need to e_nlq~ge the t' science building {Hoyt Halt). and the College Auditorium," ' commented Gallent:ine. "Also the Ubrary project needs funding to add an addition onto the southend.''
The addition to. the library will be paid for by tax dollar's if and when the state legislature approves funding for the project. "We are storing 35,000 volumes out \ of the building The project
has been in the planning for four years now There is also a possibility of organizing a private fund drive to raise the money."
As far as future housing on camp~1s for PSC students "We are looking (fqllowing the repov.ation of•"Morgari)' at •building some •additional •apartment-ityle buildings on campus," stated Gallentine. He went on to add, however, these were just ideas and a lot of things will have to be considered (other than the library) before ahy of these projects can be written down on paper as concrete proposals.
~umors Unfounded... Casey's Coming To Peru
By Merri Johnson and Laura Osborne
Despi-te· rumors to the contrary, Casey's General Store corporation does plan to open a convenience store in Peru. Talk of the new business • began several weeks ago and has been surrounded by uncerta.inty in recent days.
Michele Goebel, Peru city clerk, said on March 6 she had heard there was some doub:t about Casey's actually locating in Peru, perhaps due to the possibility that the city would annex the property proposed for the sto.re. The site purchased by Casey's is near the south end of Park Avenue, just outside city_ limits.
PSC Athletic Director Tom Shea also stated that he had heard a similar story from a Peru city employee.
But Les Knust, director of Casey's store development, said such talk is "strictly rumor." In a telephone interview on March 7. He
confirmed· that Casey's is committed to building in Peru. Accordir;ig to Knust, the preliminary paperwork is done, and the construction will begin when the weather permits.
Don Lamberti, Casey's chief executive officer, said the store will be operated by the company's corporate office in Des Moines. A manager, assistant manager, and approximately ten other employees will be hired.'
Lamberti stated it is Casey's policy to pire local people. He estimated that the minimum wage for part-time employees would be $4 per hour. He was unable to say if any local contractors would be used in the construction.
The stare will sell gasoline and the usual convenience store items, as well as pizza, sandwiches and donuts, • all made fresh on the premises, Lamber.ti emphasized.
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(used by students) standing an the Campus of a Thousand Oaks. This could present a fire hazard to residents according ta Jerry Joy, Dean of Student Affairs at PSC. "We can isolate a fire in Delzell and the Centenial Complex (the all-male and coed residence halls on campus) because they are concrete structures and each room can be sealed off. However, this is impossible in Morgan because of its wood structure."
"The building is okay the way it is," stressed Gallentine. "We are not being forced to do ar,:iything; these are our awn precautionary. measures and gerie;raJ upgrc1ding pf the facility:··
Current plans for renovation are expected to cost nearly $1 million over 10 times the cost of the original structure, which wasjus:t under $100,000. "We want to gut the building. taking out anything that is wood and replacing it," commented Joy. "We would also like to see three major improvements come out.of this project. One, a new "heating
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system; two, renovation and modernization of the bathrooms; and three, if it is feasible, installation of air conditioning."
(Gallentine stressed that the air conditioning proposal was high on the priority list, but was not a given, and that there may be more important things students could benefit from.)
To gain student opinion on i the renovation project, a committee in Morgan Hall was organized by Dean Joy. This committee organized the collective opinions of Margan re.sidents in what they would like to see changed or upgraded. Morgan RD and subcommittee member Angelia ••• Ronv;,~r. •c'omrriehfedt ·••1 really hc1ppy that' admini$tra.:: i tion is taking under consider- ' ation what the students would like to see changed;''
Thei collective suggestions were put into a priority list form arid presented to Dean Joy. "l was impressed with the students• cooperation and how realistic: their proposals were," commented Joy, who added, "now we will run down this ,. Continued on page 5 ,
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By Susan Brown States'
writer Marj Charlier. for the Wall Street Journal story, Is the Uni.ted educationdl system lax in its "13ack to Basics."
Without these skills, concentration on the three R's'=> If one is to take the word of a recent Wall Street Journal employees cannot function
••• yo(Jngsters graduating from high school with grade school skill levels in reading comprehension and basic math. This is shown in college entrance exam scores. also.
<qo.¢etto · ss percent of thewdrkforce is "intermediately" literate. In
lessons we try to teach them? Where does the responsibility lie? This is one of those rare occasions when one person can make a difference.
These are only a few of the questions :i·we ,must /all ask
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not here. Not only do the business training programs
Cox Educational Services, a consulting firm in Dallas, TX states there.are an estimated 23 million Americans who are functionally illiterate. ·; Thfi.! work place can attf1,!st t9 ;tiiiis:,1.Jndeniable occurrence i3S e>.ther words, 1;t"tefy·• 1Jecad ~nd ~eitc) Businesses are fii:,c;linQ' • comprehend at a.fifth- to hi nth> rn'b'rl~dftenthannot,theymust. ~rade level. Most\ivOrk.plac:e
' /; ''.;\9penalittleredschoolhouse rlii!ading materials' 'rE;i'quire ,. , in <y~urplant or office and you 'twelfth-grade r;eading ••• lia.vel ' ~o ,tr/e work or the school skills. This puts th;,;, workplace in big trouble operationally.
" open a little red schoolhouse in. your plant.or office.and .YOI.I do the. work of '. th~ school .system. all o~er again~.. •
5ystemi''.~1f'·:~~,f'\;'1gain. This goes by the fancy .name of remediation, and if you do it right you get graduates like Dorothy Watson."
Watsor:i. a black single mother, age forty, took advantage ,Qf the educational facilitiesather;j91:> site and now is a highly trained arid valuable employee with a greater potential than she had dreamed possible a few years ago. T'"'is report comes from
Yet, this is notjust a problem. cited by the expected high-tech fields. Even factory workers. are experiencing difficulties. Factories often find .out about ., illiteracy problems When thfi.!Y rnust move an eri)pld¥~e frpm a • fa.mi Hca r; ,. maph i rHat' :t,Q an unfa'mili~r .orifi.!. Supervisors; fin9 Jh.EfE?rnployees unable t<;> ' operate th:e unfamilia.r machinery simplybecal!lse they cannot read. the operational instructions written on them. It is an all-too-often "sad-buttrue "scenario.
As a future teacher, I am appallfii!d, yet compelled.to seek. answers to remedy the situati'on. "But how? How are we as teachers, now, and in the future, failing· to educate our students? How are we to inSPire. students to learn the
News-In-Brief
need gearing op; •but young people mµst-'••aaoi;i.(, a less cavalier attif\.Jde'.'toward learning.
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Americary. s.t:J~~nts, 1n an international study cif 13-yearo Jd s compiled by Karin DeVem.ita, rated last place in math proficiency. although a whopping 68 percent felt they were "good at mathematics." Compare this to Korean students iri the sa!Tle.test bank and you • firicj .:that.· only 23 percent thought they were 'ig.ood at mathematics"; the Koreans grabbed first-place .in the same study.
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Perh~ps if i~ss emphasis wen,t placed on athletics, as most Americans seem to prefer, and. more emphasis placed on basic academic skills, we could get back on the right track.
• Now, befpre everyone gets upset, I am not against sports programs. They are an important part of the overall school program. But schools should not sacrifice academic
deviloprn2~( for a great football team. either. I have seen schools that purchase
Perhaps if less emphasis were placed ~n.athletics as
and acaderriic skills, we could get back on the right track. new footba
,; . i instead of much-needed text books. and learning aids for the classroom. These classes are left without enough textbooks to go around. But the football team looks great! ,,; L.et'.5 .gfi,!t back on frac:~
in the future. Don't throw away our future and that of our children. Tomorrow is at hand, and the future can be bright for those who are willing to give a little extra.
Separating the Men from the Noids
By Paula Winkelman
Working with a diverse group of people has caused me to set up my own system of categorizing people. They range from "workers" ·to "combos." As you read, estimate which category you might fit into.
Paula Winkelman
I will start things off with my favorite category, "workers." In my eyes workers are the people who work hard; take on projects that belonged to someone else; volunteer to work without pay in order to help :the system work; and give up benefits for the betterment of the business or institution.
Another likeable tn,~it. of we>rkers is that they put in i/nextta tim.e on every proJec~ •• lnordertomakeitasgoodas <\flecycl1ng . ..
they possibly can.
Now, I enjoy working with a ··worker" because I don't have to listen to complaints, moans or groans as I do with the second type of people in my system, known as "whiners."
"Whiners'.' are impossible to work with and tend to complain constantly about being overworked. yet manage never to miss a break or a lunch hour. Another "whiner" trait is the ability to look like they are over-worked. "Whiners" tend to do a good job when they work, but complain constantly of having to do it.
After "whiners" ruin a good morning, in walk the "get-a-longers." The "get-alongers" have the ability to do just enough work to get by. They don't go out of their way to find work that needs to be done, and they do only what it takes to remain employed.
Type four. known as the "pass-a-longers," take work handed to them and then pass it on to another person to do. They then take the finished project and introduce it as their work. You know the type, they butter their bread with other peoples butter. All in all, "pass-a-longers" are likeable •~~le, but in the wo~place;
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-PSC President Dr. Jer:-rry \'.;<5allentine said the recyling ;;;/project on campus will be a f/,\f'~hands-ori" learning experience .,tz,J:fe>r PSC students imd staff. ~r{!'Since we are an educational ~ef\!nstitution, we should be in the 7,fL~forefroryt in establishing this oa\;ctype of project/' he said, ~'. Gallentine stated, "We ,want students and staf.f to participate, understand and learn what is going on·· and why."
Gallentine a_iso said the college is taking a strong philosophical position in establishing a recycling project. "We need to do our share to conserve and prcq~ect our environment," he stated.
President Gallentine said the committee has made
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tend to put a kink in the flow of work.
On my growing list of people types enters the "brown-noser." "Brownnosers" spend the largest part of their day sucking-up to the boss. The remainder of the day is spent leaning against a file cabinet. doorway. or wall complaining about the boss. It is this type in my category that l have absolutely no use for;
Last but not least in my system is the "combo." The "combo" can be a combination of any of the afore mentioned. For example, you can have a person who is both a "worker" and a "brown-noser." They are the type that work really hard but any free time they might have is spent sucking up to the boss. Any combination of the afore mentioned would be a useable category.
I know it takes all types to make-up the world. But, wouldn't it be great if we could take a little bit out of each category and come up with a perfect worker?
Na. I don't think so. because different types tend to make the work more exciting and enjoyable. I guess it does take all types t_o make up the world and Im diverse workplace
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project this summer. Galleritine said the Food Service will play a large role in two a5Pects of the recycling. process. "Food Service will contribute to the compost heap and will also sort and separate glass. and plastics," he said.
The project will also include the recyling of _aluminum cans, according to Gallentine. "We will have receptacles around the dorms," hE: stated. He said the dormitories could get involved with recycling by using the money constructively to improve the dorms.
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A third aspect of the recycling project is to sort and separate white paper from computer paper. Gallentine said that any type of white paper is saleable to recyclers. He also said money from computer paper could be given
back. to the vario1.,1s computer labs on campus to defray cost for supplies.
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Gallentine said the most important thing right now ii!. fc5" publicize. the. project. Lori Gottula, ·chairperson. of the recycling committee, said the committee is in the process of planning a contest to give the project a name. Gallentine said the committee will judge the crinte. t because they will know what name best fits the project.
LIVE LOBSTER GIVE-AWAY
Win. a live LOBSTER on MARCH 26 during CASINO NIGHT. Raffles. are 25¢ each. NOTE-°Food service will preparE:l if necessary. SPONSORED BY STUDENT PROGRAMS
Vive La
by Joan Hazard
"I thought that the test was hard, and I was taking it in my first. and only language, which I'm sure you weren't." Tile young woman, Emebet Tadesse, to whom this comment was addressed, smiled and replied, "My third."
France. (Lake Forest is a suburb of 0,icago.) She was surprised to be chosen, because she had not applied to study overseas.
Emebet would have been in the 11th grade in her own school, but she was so advanced in her studies that she was placed in 12th grade honors courses at Lake Forest.' She graduated in the spring with co-valedictorian honors and was awarded a scholarship to the University of Olicago. There was just one catch--she was only 16 at the time.
Her parents would not consider letting Emebet take advantage of her scholarship because she was so young and the university and rnetropolian Chicago were so large, so she returned to France for a year
Emebet Tadesse
You find that this petite native of France, who is a blend of Ethiopian and Italian, speaks and writes fi_ve languages, speaks three more dialects, and knows a little SwedishFinnish Yiddish. ( Her eyes twinkle when she adds this last bit. It seems she has a favorite aunt-by-marriage, who is Swedish and Finnish, and speaks ',fiddish.)
As if all this were not sufficiently exotic to make one mervel to find Emebet living in a dorm (Morgan) on a small college campus in Peru, NE, you discover that her. father is the Ethiopian ambassador in Nantes, France, and that 'her mother, who is associated witfi World ~r,)kds a mef'!lber ~fi;_he Exileci Etfliopian royal family. In Nebraska, this is not your ordinary garden-variety family background. •
Emebet's matriculation at PSC can best be explained by :going b.ack in time to 1987, when she was selected to attend Lake Forest High School in Lake Forest. IL. for the 198788 school year as an exchange student from her school in - /''
She could not begin college there because, in France, passing a baccalaureate test is required for college entry. and you must be 18 to take the test. Passing this test is the equivalent of attaining a twoyear degree in our American colleges. (Emebet celebrated her 18th birthday on Jan. 31 of this year.)
She began a campaign to be permitted to enroit at PSC and her parents finally agreed to let her come. Interestingly, Emebet has found the "feel" of the PSC campus very similar to that of the boardin~ school she attended in France from the t;!_l"}'le she was nine. It, too, was lgcated in_ a very smau·town and was a compact community within itself.
•• Asked- th~~,i~he~-~uel;i~on: "What language do you dream in?" she responds, ''In French:' So what does this poised but unaffected young c;e>smopolitan like te> d_o in herspare moments? $he· admits; she's addicted to reading romantic novels._ This French: import is not all .that different: frorn the domestic product:. • •
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You're eligible for this program with a National Direct Student Loan or a Guaranteed Student Loan or a Federally Insured Student Loan made after October 1, 1975. And the loan can't be in default. And just because you've left college, don't think you'll stop learning in the Army. Our skill training offers a wealth of valuable high~tech, career~oriented skills. Call your local Army Recruiter to find out more.
Contact Staff Sgt. Reacus Gibbs Lincoln, NE (402) 483-2221
Clark Seeks Championship • 1n Trials
By Troy Sedam
Todd Clark, a PSC freshman, is striving for a national championship in Trials Competition, after finishing second last year. What is Trials Competition, you ask? Clark says, "It's an obstacle course for motorcycle riders that tests a rider's balance, endurance. and abilities in controlling the brakes, clutch and throttle."
Trials is scored much the same way as golf; the person with the lowest score wins. Clark said, "You score one point each time your foot touches the ground, but you can't have any more than three points as long as you make it through the obstacle. If you go out of bounds, five points are scored against you."
Tr"ials competition forces the ride:r to overcome 90 degree inclines, ride over huge boulders, balance across logs, and turn around in four-foot squares. Clark said, "There are also some different characteristics about a trials bike. First, there isn't a seat, so the rider has to stand up. It's also slower .::than most motorcross .bikes but has· a much quicker · acceleration. They also use a softer tire that .grips rocks better."
Clark started riding: motorcycles with his older brother when he was about seven years old. His brother wanted •
to race motorcross, but his father thought it was too dangerous, and asked him if he would like to try trials. Clark's brother started him in the sport at about 13 and started tutoring him. Todd said, "I owe much of ,ny success to my brother."
Trials riding is comparative to gymnastics in that it requires absolute concentration. • A rider has to have great balance. I have spent as much as 30 minutes standing on my bike without moving or touching the ground," said Clark. When a rider is out on the course. the tires are his legs, and the brakes and throttle are his nervous system telling him what to do."
Clark said, "You need to be in great shape because you have a lot of hills and rocks to climb and quite a few turns that you have to bounce and pick up your bike to get _. it turned around inside the boundaries. Most courses ta_ke from six to seven hours to complete.'•By the time you're fihished, you're pretty exhausted."
Clark is a training officer in the Midwest Trials A,ssociation (MWTA), which has members from • Omaha; Lincoln, and Kansas Oty, MO .Oark said a training offic·er helps out younger and less experienced riders.
Two years ago Clark finished
fourth in high school competition and second last year in the support division. He hopes to bring home the gold this year. Todd has nine national races this year, the first in Texas at the end of this month. He will also race in Pennsylvania. Arizona, Illinois, Wyoming and other states.
The National circuit takes the riders' best five riders to determine the champion. If Clark wins this year. he could have a chance to go to Europe on the national team. If Clark gets picked to go, he would have a chance to ride in the Trials DeNation, an international team meet where American riders will try to underscore their European adversaries. Clark says that the European riders are usually pretty good because Trials is more popular in Europe than in the U.S.
Besides the national meets. Clark also has about 40 other meets to go to, 12 of them in the MWTA Conference. Clark says having a lot of meets will help, since he doesn't have as much time to practice as he did in high school.
(;)ark runs and trains for the,:meets every day, but he creqfts his parents for most of his success. Todd said, "Wi.thout my parents supporting me both financially and emotionally, I never would have made it this far."
Come· Back to Club Coca-Cola
Spring Break is just around the corner, and if that isn't enough, so is Club Coca-Cola!
The we.ek' PSC students return from spring break, Student Programs will sponsor their annual Spring Fling. This year's Spring Fling will. consist of a wee~ full of activities such as Casino Night, a talent show, , a 3-D movie, a: fun-run, and of • course, Club Coca-Cola.·
Club Coca-Cola is a CocaCo la/Reebok s sponsored dance that features door prizes, special effects, all the latest hits, and a 300fooctvideo screen.
The dance, held at PSC _last year. met with such success that PSC Student Programs decided to: give it another go, but with a few changes.
• Last year's• dance was spons9red by Coca-Cola alone; this year Reebciks has been added as a sponsor., In. accordance with. this, a pai'r. of Reebciks will be given away as a prize. In addition,_ St1.,1der1t Pr()9rams is adding free t-shirts on~: a first-come-first-serve ·_bais.
As with any event sponsored by PSC Student Programs. this event is open not only to PSC students, but. citizens of the surrounding-communities, also.
At last year's dance, 50-100 people at the dance weren't PSC students. That number is expected to increase this year, as Student Programs is making the effort to sell tickets in the high • schools of· surrounding towns.
Tickets •are $2 and sold in · advance or. at the· door. All proceeds to benefit Special Olympics.
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For those· who were at last
year's Club Coca-Cola dance, this will be a repeat performance; but Stephanie Kroeger, president of Student Programs, says, "This year it will be bigger and better!"
.So mark your calendar: March 29, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m Club Coca-Cola ! Just groove it! !
After finishing second in the N~tional Motorcycle Trials last year. ;freshman Todd Clark finds the river to be an easy obstacle.--photo by Mike Harris
:;;;n:AmY •. ~nY~~f• Presid,iint>:1El~t and J.ason
•· .itHe positions,against Stephanie Kroeger and Jeff Jannser;i in the election held March 1 and 2. some way for most of my life," she said. Snyder~s father, Dr. William Si,yder, has:qeerra PSC faculty member fqr:-,,a:1;qtal of 13 years(and is cuirently vicepresideiit. •
On Thurs., April 5, 40 looking for women and employers will be in the AWAC minorities. looki~ for students to hire. First Data Resources, a \\~!c:?~~f~~~\P··~.·emlb.~e.:~~!
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• Everyori.~/.stiould st01:f:;tp !see Aliundergrac:ILJat~swouldaiso Job Service (Nebh3ska benefit, possibly finding an Department of Labor). They internship. Students may even often have openings for good• ,.,be,able to finda,summer job,as. : paying, white-collar .positions, ?!e··~p(v:r>eesreanltedc./~r:nJ:)s w i In be'!; and th~y be the,ontyp1ace , "'' • • ••• where th,c\t}ob is advertised.
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All of the '21rmed serVices will·' every major. Psych/soc. be .represented and many majors should see the graduate colleges and medical Dep,:\rtmentpt;.So,cialServices,. colleges,, Method.ist;, ,UNL ;t;ti.e/t!Jebraska: Sta'!;~ Patrol, ~nd: Physici~•r:i~'.Asst UN!i: M~pical '\the State Pre>bat;km Adrniniss > Cent e••'r'••; > Kans a s. ,., s;t•a: t e , : 't'ratibn' the Pe~ce Corps, Jncl• Creightc,h>Aiso attending is an state personnel. Auburn dentist, Dr. Steve The FBI is looking for Schulte.
accoqnting maj~r-s, womenand Students who want to make '1y~?resideo*0~1~~t. --Pho~~/#>y;/),1ike Ha:r.rl~'. ;: • • 'rni~e>fities inii,p~r(:liular: lh9~1 , a lot ofirnQniay shouldtatk§the !--:oi,-,--,,.-.;......,...;...-;._,..,....;...•:...··~··;._,.;.....--.;....;....;....;...___.;....;....;...;._;._,-I im~rested ir,j'f"ir'.'trf"ffic control : finarici~I ~rv:ices rec:ruit~fs. •1n new~o~ii .;•1 care a,.i(ota6out it'. .StiQ,~li:i see tti~!fl!!~,e,ral Avic:1~pr;i.,. other. ~~t~iastudents,:fisht for I've been connected with ,it in Administration. They are also : these jobs anc;t. w'ouid not Amy Snyder and Jason Brewer vvill take over as
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Business majors should see Ao,igbs, Brown, :Shc:ie Fit, Pi~.•· , ; f~ilJ~/ :!e~~!f·m~~:s70~.~J<,:;:{ aMohe with COBOL cary ~if'•···. Union Pacific. The fair is sponsored by the Pla<:;E:lment Q.ffi.ce. Lind·a•• ·.•·· 11:~;te:~1:~~t;:nt-::gt•:• .; would ·hke td help meet, greet; carry or have lunch shouldsee Linda Warren in AD 303.
Ev,~~·lf you are'ri6tlooking fc,r·····;.; :11ttt:;~j~~~tfs:1it0n;~:t~~'.;ic:·•·· touch with the real world. Mock interviews will be available by the faculty. Sign up in/1:lla:cement fqr"•irii' app'oit\'i1:&:r ro~~(A door pfi~\li/ill begivli1li thfueigh a draWi11g'tl1,.a studel'.ft w!i6'1ttends • ',,
-u~f1:m we rul~St:Of funds;!:;/ ·.'.bids fo;.\~~hstructiok.Qri~e··a ••• '.{\it Would b~oi:>"timistic t6 SlaY ,• bid hai\f !±>e,en accel!),t~d and when the project will.start, but appro;_;,~d by the B<::>ard, we'd hope that it could get construction. commences.'' underway during the summer If apd when renovation of •91;•:.i stated ~c\llent1ne. c:orriryi,ences. IVlclJ'."98n Hal.I \,'.Vlll .i "Hopl!;ifully tl,e projec:\ttdpld be PE! c:ogipletely ~Jc::,~~ for over a • '.,· completed by the beginning of y:ea~ >Now eyeryonE:1's question ••• the fall se.mester of '92'." is ' 0 WJ-\ere wiil the· ~iris move •• during· the renovation?''
programs and is active in band and .choir. He is a. junior· majoring in elementary education, with a minor in music.
Shyder is a junior business administration/English major.
She writes the column "Inside Sports" for the Peru State Times, serves on the college affairs, political, and recycling committees, and chairs the student judicial bdard.
Snyder points out that her close relationship with this 5 d d c • campus is te~l'.?ered by h~r- nY. ~F an ..,r7wer cam-, t D C 11 .•. paigneii;! .' on a 'par--1:ii:ipation ;e:x:penence,c:1 .•.••. d!ane • o. ege .1.n .• ·,, • 'Crete, during .her freshman platfeir'm; committing th em- ,:yeqr. Toat}ba'ckground 'gives selves to ii:,vcilve'·' more : her added ihsight into 'vvhat students in campus activities. does and doesn't work on Pr'esident-elect Snyder says, college campuses, st->e says. "People need to be solicited for Snyder transferred ',o PSC in their iripUt." Her .ri.;hhing mate. the faUof 198$. • • • • seconds. that. philosophy,· saying it is "our job to find out Brewer currently serves. as those ideas." movie chairman of student Brevver suggests an incentive avvard as one way to encourage participation in student events. In addition to g'enerating enthusiasm and 0;;nergy among the student 6ody. he sees his role as one of public relations, "making sure the vvord is spread. 'look what Peru State is doing.' " Snyder brings serious committment about PSC to her •
PSC Grad IS Honored
, Glenrock, WY - Sidl')ey ~ple!i3ate, a PSC graduate )lyhO also graduated from Peru l;j/igh School in 1948, is retiring f:r-bm Converse County School ji?istrict No. 2 in Glenrock, WY; ~fter 31 years of service.,
•"In 1989, Applegate ·was fipminated for the Distinguish.Eld Principal Program of the Wyoming ~Association of l;clementary School Principals. ;if: He has beeri the principal at @lenrock E;:lementary for more • ~an 27 years.
_'.:. Applegate has also been ~ctive in the Glenrock Lion's :<;nub, is one of the founders of tj?i~ Glenrock Parent-Teachers t ociation, and at one time ed as chairman of the • • tral District of the Wyoming·. entary Principals Associan., a:nd his wife Sarah will.
celebrate. their 38th annivers sary in April.. The couple has three children and two grandchildren. They plan to remaii:, in Glenrock.
Toe building is planned to be financed by the sale of stcl!te revenue bo.nds, with,the Board of Tru.stees acquisitioning the funds for the project. ''It is the Board's decision to make, upon our recommendation, to even approve the project. Then it goes to the state legislature whebe ·they. can approve,· turn down, or modify our proposal," There it goes back to the Board, and financing for the project starts The sale of revenue bonds is made to fund our project and then we seek out
Specificalr;t. only 100 spaces in,,.A,;,D. Majdrs have been , r~seir-ved for girls' us.e so far, But ·there is spectJlation tha.t. a floor ·in·. Delzell (undetermined at this time) will be converted to all girls.
Other changes that will occur during the '91-'92 school year, as far as living on campus is coocerned, are that there wiU be no private rooms and some students (in the larger rooms of Delzell) will be required to take on two other roommates.
Dr. George E. Mann East of old Post Office Nebr. CHy, NE 873-6180 .Dr. Gregory V. Mann .131 North 3rd lfK:Uffl$8h, NE 335-~
Fond farewells to precede travels ... . Lyle McKercher To· Retire· This Spring
By Joan Hazard
Lyle McKercher, assistant professor of mathematics at PSC, will retire at the end of the 1989-90 school year. Asked what he would miss most, he didn't hesitate, "I'll miss the students," he said. Then he confided to this reporter (a contemporary), "Th0y keep you young." And he will miss teaching. But there are other things that he and his wife. who is also retiring, would like to invest more time in doing.
Mrs. McKercher is a teacher, too, having ta.ught at Peru's elementary school since 1967. She currently teaches first grade, but has taught at the second-and third-grade levels.
McKercher mentioned that the two of them account for a total of 67 years of teaching.
Some of the "other things" are traveling, collecting more antiques (which McKercher then rebuilds and refinishes), and spending the winter months in kinder climes. McKercher plans to do more working with stained glass, and says he actually enjoys gardening and yardwork.
The McKerchers have three sons who live in three different areas of the U.S. Some of their planned destinations will, thus, be Sioux Falls. SD, where Scott
Activity Center. A.O. Mqjors Hall (originally, a dorm), and the Centennial Complex have all been built since he came. An addition was built onto Morgan Hall, and the Library, the Old Gymnasium, Hoyt Science Hall, the Auditorium, the Administration Building, and T.J. Majors Education Building were all remodeled during his association with the college.
The students numbered fewer than 400 when McKercher came to PSC from Sioux Rapids, IA, where he was high school principal for nine is a pediatrician; New York • years. City, where Rob is a scenic His secretary characterized artist; and the Los Angeles area, where Mark is a computer analyst. All of the McKercher sons are married, and there are six grandchildren with whom the Peru McKerchers will be getting better acquainted.
McKercher has been teaching at PSC since the fall of 1959. Asked how the campus has changed over the years. he said that the Latson Industrial Arts Building, tne Student Center, the Jindra Fine Arts Building, the Al Wheeler
McKercher as "not ·an easy teacher, but one whose students come to appreciate him." McKercher, himself, says: "I have always expected my students to accept responsibility." Senior Tracy Monson and junior Lisa Whitten both expressed instant concern when told that McKercher would be leaving. If they are representative of McKercher's math students, his, ;teaching philosophy has indeed made him keenly appreciated.
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Gasey's locates SO percentof business," the store• win have aclded, "competition is good for its stores.in towns with under an effect· on downtown everyone." 5,000 people In ~ru, the merchants. ; 1~asey's ''has a good college pqpulatron will supply Complex residE:!_r1_t _Ron repytc!ti.gn," in Gil Wilson's th~ customer: .base, Lamb_ertr Shaneyfelt confir;a:iep that. hE:! opi11jon.,.~s a.<member. pf the :;;aid. Centennial Complex, JuSt would switch from' Shop-EZ •· Peru ect>nomic development three blocks from the store ,
site, houses about 200 people, and Corner Market to Gasey s committee, Wilsor:i :5ays he has according to Dan Haugland due to the proximity bf Casey's _heard no opposition to the PSC director of residence life.• to the Complex. store 50 far.
ALthough Lamberti stated Barb Morris, manager of ·• tnat' he doesn't "anticipate Shop7EZ, agrE:!ed that it "would p4tting anyone out of mean competition," but she
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Pi Sigma Chi Review
Last .fall Pi Sigma Chi initiated four pledges into their organization. These new members are Sherry Ahrends, Stephanie Moore, Tena Popken and Tricia Tynon. The new pledge for spring semester is Stacey McKeever.
Jill Scott had to resign as news reporter because she will be busy. She has entered her professional semester and the girls at Pi Sigma Chi want to say good luck! Tena Popken has been elected as the new news reporter.
Last November we held a Rock-A-Thon to benefit Easter Seals. We also had very successful fund raising efforts for ·1 Halloween apd Valentine's Day.
The Sigma Chi members helped out by going door to door asking for donations; You will be c!ble to. see tt,e Sigma Chi members in Auburn.on March 31 and April 1.for a bunny hop to ber1efit Easter Seals.
On March 4 we had a sponsor tea--those invited were Dr. · Gilmore, Mrs. Gibbs.· Mrs. Hanson and Mrs. Moody
··•. We would like to thank Dina Musil for all her hard work as our sponsor. We .will miss her. ,
SENATE
The Student Senate held meetings on Wed Feb. 28 and March 7. Congratulations to the 1990-91 Student Senate president and vice-president, Amy Snyder and Jason Brewer. Congratulations to all re-elected and newly elected senators. The new Senate will begin their term on Wed., April 4.
The Morgan Renovation Committee reported to Senate they will be meeting with the Eliza Morgan Hall Committee to devise a prioritized list of building improvements. Approx·imately $800,000 to $1 million will be needed to bring the building up to fire and safety codes.
Invitations have been sent to all organizational presidents inviting them to an appreciation dance which will be held March 28 at 9
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p.m. at Wheeler Inn in Auburn. All volunteers at the Chris Haddad Memorial Basketball Tournament are encouraged to attend. A memo has been sent to Dean Joy concerning the annualawardsbanquet. Due to the lack of participation in the past. consideration was given to cancelling the banquet for a few years to build up interest. Senate members believe the banquet is important to the fifty percent who do attend. Senate proposed replacing the banquet with a reception and adding an RSVP to the invitation. If you have any opinions on this matter, please contact any Senate member.
Complete Student Senate minutes are posted on the bulletin board outside the Senate Office.
Tickets to Raise Funds
By Laura Osborne
The PSC chapter of MENC is conducting a raffle fundraiser which began March 8 and will continue through April 9.
The c.Jub will sell , hances for two tickets to the Whitesnak'e concert on April 28. Bad Englii5h will be the opening act.
Tickets can be purchased from any MENC member. One chance costs 50 cents and $1 will buy three chances.
The club will have a booth at the Spring Fling Casino Night on
March 26 in the Student Center. Tickets may be purchased throughout the evening, and books of concert ticket chances .will be raffled off every hour.
Tickets will also be available for purchase April 3-5 in the student center over. h..11)C:h serving hours. • The final drawing for the winning ticket will be held. f'.>9 April 12. In the event of concert: cancellation, a comparable cash prize will .be awarded.
English Club Hosts Noted Nebraska Poet
by Cathie· English
The PSC English Cub will host a poetry -reading by Nebraska State Poet William Kloef~orn in the Benford Recital Hall of the Jindra Fine Arts Building on Thurs., April 5 at 7:30 p.m.
at NWU. he taught in the English department at Wichita State University in Kansas.
A Kansas native, Kloefkorn has several collections of poetry, including. Alvin Turner as Fanner, Not Such a Bad Place to Be, Platte Valley Homestead, and most recently, Where the Visible Sun Is and Drinking the Tin Cup Dry. The title of the collection he is on is
Dragging the Sandcreek For Minnows.
He has been published Jn numerous journals, includir19 the Prairie Schooner. So.~ Dakota Review. Kansas Quarterly and Midwest. Quarterly. Kloefkorn has also given readings and conducted workshops across the country from the University of the University of
Kloefkorn, professor of English at Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, will also take. part in a day full of activities, including speaking to visiting· students in the PSC Early Entry Program, visiting several classes and informally meeting groups of students on campus;.
Kloefkorn, named State Poet in 1982, has taught at Nebraska Wesleyan since 1962. Prior to his api:,ointment
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Faculty will conduct the interviews, practice up and get ~ome help Sign up in Plactment, AD. 303, by APR]J. 1.
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If you are missing a hairbrush or perhaps a pair of prescription glasses, maybe you should check-out room 31 O in the Administration Building. This is where lost items are taken so. they might be found by the rightful owner. The following is a list of items which are now residing in room 310. Could one of these items be yours?
1 pair sunglasses
1 pair prescription glasses/ clear plastic frame
1 pair prescription glasses/ brown plastic frame in maroon case
1 blue, contact-lens case
1 bottle Shopko Saline Solution for sensitive eyes
1 navy, knit glove
1 rust-colored, suede glove
1 pair, ·suede/knit gloves
1 pair navy/red, leathertype gloves
1 gray/leather type glove
1 brown/white, knit, ski cap
1 set, apricot-colored earmuffs
1 pair green, sweat pants
1jeanjacket
1 gray, sweat shirt
1 child's Peru State Bobcat tshirt
1 pair white/gray, Nike sports shoes
1 emptied billfold:· Cfound in library)
1 hairbrush
1 purple umbrella
1 "Kwik Koffee Kup"
1 tan, leather-type notebook
1 maroon, 1990date book
1 orange/vvhitefoy, stuffed bear 1988 Nebraska Oty High School Yearbook
1 Harbrace College Handbook
1 Roget's Pocket Thesaurus key with red 'S' chain keys with pink heart chain key with "Vice Propane Co." (of Stella) chain keys with blue, "Franklin Life" chain other less-easily identified keys
If any of these items belong to you ancl you wish to retrieve them, head on up to room 310 in the Ad Building today.
--PSC Recovery Meetings--
AA Meetings-- 7:30 p.m., Mondays/Student Health
NA Meetings--8:00p.m., Thursdays/Student Health
Open Al-Anon Meetings--4 p.m., Mon. & Wed ./Emery Oaks Room
Open Al-Anon Meeting--11 a.m., Fridays/Emery Oaks Room
For Further Information on area recovery call 872-2348.
AA is Alcoholics Anonymous, the originator of twelve-step recovery.
NA is Narcotics Anonymous, twelve-step program for drug dominated lifestyle
Open Al-Anon is a twelve step program for people whose lives have been affected by someone else's chemical use or physical or emotional abuse. This twelve-step program is a loose-knit voluntary confederation of people who gather to share their experience, strength and hope with each other for the purpose of improving their own lifestyle.
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A cash reward Is Hing off•~ to an••ne who 'can produce the .na•el'names· of the penon or penons responsl•le for the van•alls• of a r" Chevelle Mall•u park" on the corner of· Hoyt an• 7th street, on Jan. 18. The car wai park" ; wi,h , the •riven •••r to:w~rcl 8th street. •Someone came by an• rapakeyclo:wn'the si•eof a bran• new paint lob. I want to know who •1• 1t. Any help fin.Ing the penon/penon1 will be reward" with cash. If you have Information altout this crl•• please contact· the PSC Times Editor or phone 274-4185.
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Brown Leans on Veterans of Women's Softball
The same players who have done it before in the past decade for the Peru State College softball team will have to do it again if the Lady BoBcats are to start the new decade off successfully, Coach Larry Brown said.
"We've got some good hitters and a strong pitching staff," said the second-year mentor. "Hopefully, we'll be strong defensively, too.
"l think we can be competitive with everybody on our schedule. But that means our veterans are going to have to carry the burden."
Last year, the veterans came through for Brown in his coaching debut at PSC, finishing with an 18-17 ledger.
Eight letterwinners ·a~d six starters returned for Peru State, scheduled to open the 1990 <::ampaign and a new decade .of softball Tuesday (March 6) at Wayne State.
The Lady Bobcats' strength, Brown said, will be pitching.
Peru State returns its entire • staff from last season, including right-handers Erin O'Grady~ Kri?ti Deleeuw, and Ondy Grossman.
O'Grady, a senior from Council Bluffs, IA, finished 7-9 last spring. with a. 2.43 earn~drun-average. She is 38-3~ overall in her career, including an 18-16 mark as a freshman C'87) when she earned first-team All-District.
"I look for her to come back with a strong senior year," Brown said. "She draws all the opposing team's top pitchers because she's our lead pitcher. If she wasn't always going up against ;a No, 1, she would have had a better record last year."
The Lady Bobcats, however, return only one-fourth of their infield. The biggest change will be the double-play combi.nation, which lost shortstop Lynette Matthews and second baseman Elaine Ferin - a first
team All-American - to graduation.
Sophomore Bridget O'Neil is scheduled to start at third base again, while Deleeuw is penciled in at first. Brown said sophomore Teresa Frye will get the nod at shortstop, and senior Ann Masters will move from the outfield to take second base.
"I think Bridget is one of the better third basemen in the District," Brown said of the McCook, NE, native. who was second on the team last year in batting •C.346) and hits (37).
"Kristi will be a great player as well now that she's going to play more regularly at first."
Deleeuw, a second-team AllDistrict pick last season who led Peru State with 23 runsbatted-in, rotated between pitcher, catcher, and first base.
"Teresa Frye_ is going to be a good one, too, I think," Brown said. "She has good range and a strong arm. Ann (Masters) isn't blessed with a lot of natural talent, she's just a bluecollar worker."
Masters' position change leaves a hole in the outfield,. which returns sophomore Kim Horsham in left, junior Kelly Tynon in right.
Horsham, from Wahoo, NE, earned .second team AllDistrict as a rookie. She batte.d .307 .and had 15 RBl's in the leadoff spot in the order.
Diane Pokorny, a freshman from Bellwood. NE, and a.member of the Lady Bobcat basketball te;arri, will oc~upy the vacant centerfield spot, Brown said. • •
"We shoul.d have a good outfield as well," hesaid:!'They all have. pretty good speed and good-gloves."
Tami Peterman, a varsity member of the PSC volleyball team last fall,-will start behind the plate.
"She's a really good
defensive catcher," Brown said of Peterman, a freshman from Hastings, IA. "And she's starting to hit the ball too. She hasn'tplayedinovera year. but she's got good athletic ability."
A key to the Lady Bobcats' success, Brown says, will be staying healthy.
"We must stay away from injuries," he said. "We don't have the numbers and consequently, we don't have very many subs.
"Last year we didn't have anybody hurt all year. That's the way it has to be this year, too."
Brown said the Lady Bobcats' practices have been encouraging.
"I think we're on par with last year's team," he said. "Not having the numbers to work with has some advantages too. You get more accomplished in a shorter amount of time."
Fredericks, Richards, Jessen-All-District
By Dave Schoonover
Three Peru State basketball players were named to the NAIA All-District toarc: th;cc rast week. Rod Frederick, a six-foot four-inch' senior forward, and Brett Richards, a five-foot teninch junior guard, were named
from Peru State. Chadron State. Concordia. Dana, Doane. Hastings, Kearney State. and Wayne State. Bellevue College fields only a men's team.
Frederick, who became a starter this year, was the Bobcat's second-leading scorer and second-leading rebounder.
Richards, who transferred from Bellevue College before last season, played first full season at Peru and became the
district to be one of the few players selected," he said. Jessen, who scored the' 1,000th point of her career in the season finale, closed her
Rod Frederick to the men's District II (Nebraska) • basketball team. Lii Jessen, a six-foot senior forward, was named to the tert~memb.er Al·l-District women's team.
The All-District teams are selecteq by district coaches
Liz Jessen career by making the. AllDistrict •team.
"I was very surprised I.made the team. It's a great honor to pe selected among so many: great players."
• Todd McGowan honorable mention men's squad while Stevens and Carrie Meng made honorable mention the women's team.
By Amy Snyder
"It doesn't matter if you win or lose, it's how you play the game."
For some time now I have diligently believed in this quote. Everything in life, as I see it, should be rewarded for what was learned from an ex,..,, perience,_ or for how hafd the person involved tried, or just for how much fun it was.
Unfortunately, 'the way it turns out, we usually break things down into two· categories: ti~es of winning and times. of lo~ing.
During the course of a basketball season, wins and losses are easilyt'ecorded. You either have the most points at .the end of the game, or you don't. It's a case of simple math, and it's figured the same regardless if the team is NBA or city rec.
But there are many other dccurre·nces in life that are not this cut and dri.ed. Just when you think you're up by at least ten or 11 points, life sometimes
puts on a full-court press that stops you in your tracks.
At times'like these, the line between victory and defeat can become pretty clouc;ly. Everyone handles such a setback differently, but the first response is usually thoughts of injustice. At this stage, it doesn't seem fair. How can you be expected. to compete when life comes with no. rule book?
The answer is that you can only use what you've previously learned about the game, and now you know a • little more. Not only will you be better· able to handle such situations yourself, but you will ' also be equipped to help out the next person that goes through it.
Another hard •thing to deal with is a feeling of confusion when you try to sort out the , overall picture. On the surface,
• it may appear that the only
• outcome is severe. loss. It is • important at this time to
remember the good things you received by Jetting yourself be committed in the first place. It's easy to tell yourself that next time this grief can be avoided by not becoming involved. Isolation, however. is a sure loser.
The way to win is to evaluate. all the gains that were made before the grief hit. lf being involved made you happy just once. or built your selfconfidence, or taught you something about yourself. then you are clearly a winner. Loss is a hard thing for everybody. Nobody gets used to it, and nobody likes it. ft is of life though, and rule booK or no, it has to be dealt with.
The best thing to do .is let yourself feel it. After your emotions have had time to adjust, your head dm start working on a solution. Find strength in other people, ai;ick always •remember that ever:1c,;, life can't keep a press forever.
Brett Richards squad's leading scorer.
"I felt it was a great honor to be picked l:>y the coach.es in the
General Ed To
by Joan Hazard
tion, and three hours of
The 1990-91 school year will speech.
usher in a new set of General The "perspective area" is Education Program course divided into two categories-,..equirements for students science and heritage and :ommencing their under- human relations. Six hours of ;1raduate studies at PSC. The science will be required--three :>urpose of a General Education in a physical science and three Programistopreparestudents in a· life science. (One of the to be lifelong learners, science classes must have a lab according to Dr. William component.)
Snyder. PSC vice president. He Under heritage and human indicated. too, that "time was relations. a student will need spent developing an under- three hours each of literature, standing of our student body· aesthetics (music, art, drama);.
Based upon this understand· nonwestern studies (Asian. in!iJ, we have identified areas of African); western studies studentneedsintermsofbasic CEuropei;!n heritage); Ame.ri• skills and what is often cal!ed can studies; and human liberal education;" relations; plus two .hours each·· Students• will be. enc:puraged of wellness classe~ and activity
··. to fu.ifUL most•,of• the.~,ger,ie@I ~li;!sses (RE;;)~.,.. • requirements during their first Eacb "perspective area." two years, becaµse these course must reinforce the courses will provide a useful "basic skills area" by ( 1) background for subsequent inclucling .a significant amount classes. of written work, (2) providing Termed "basic skills" will be challenging college-level five hours of mathematics-· reading, (3) when appropriate, th ree i.h math concepts and including the personal two in statistics (the statistics computer as a learning tool, (4) course will· be a simplified including stugentspeechesand version, not Statistics 340). requiring effective listening, three hours of computer and (5) when appropriate,
six hours of composi- incorporating the impact of
Chang,,e • IO Fall
technology.
All entering students will take a placement test of basic skills and will have the opportunity to test out of the basic skills courses. There will be an examination at the end of the sophomore year covering basic skills. All students entering their junior year will be required to take the exam. Consequences for failure have not been fully determined according to Snyder.
Course numbers will begin to change and "old catalog" students will substitute new courses as presently required courses are eliminated.
As noted by Dr. Spencer Davis. who chair,ed the Summer Committee oh Gen~[a! Education, the teachers of the various required courses will be the first to feel the effei:ts 9f the new requirements. They , will, in many instances, need to revamp theirteaching methods
in order to incorporate extensive written work. outside reading, etc. He pointed out, too, that the administration will need to stringently limit the number of students per section in the required classes. because correcting papers will be an infinitely more time-consuming process for instructors.
Dr. Davis stressed that the committee sought input from individual faculty members as well as the Academic Affairs Committee and the College Affairs Commis:;;ion. Other cqmmittee • members were Tom Shea, instructor of physical education; Gayle Hytrek, director of the Title I.II Grant.; DrrRalph Tt:iorpe., as~ociate prpfessor of education; Stan Mccaslin, director of data processing; Linda Warren, director of career planning andplac;ement;/ and Rhonda Stafford, student representative.
Committee Additional Recommends· Student Fee
by Cathie English
On the heels of the athletic fee addition to student fees comes the recommendation of yet another fee. Computer committee members Dr. Victor Ferre, .Dr. Daniel Holtz, Mrs. Gail Hytrek, Mr. Mark Fegan, Mr. Kevin Cosgrove, and Mrs. Linda Staples, have recommended a computer fee to raise funds to employ computer lab .coordinators and lab assistants.
Dr. William Snyder, vice president, said that student fees at PSCare well belowthose of other colleges. According to the PSC 89-90 catalog, the student center fee, programs fee and health fee total $63:S0 for a semester. According to the 88-89 catalogs of Kearney State and Wayne State, the comparable fees total approximately $75 and $160, respectively. At UNI,.., accord~ ing to the 89-90 catalog, the university program and facilities fees are $1 24 for students taking 7 credit hours •or more. The UN L catalog also stated there ~ere other special lab and special services fees.
Dr. Snyder said the new
computer fee would raise approximately ·$20.000. He stated, "We would hire three peep.le to manage and· supervise the computer labs: the two labs in T J Majors and the lab in the Hoyt ~ie(lCe Building." He said that in addition to the managers. the college would hire lab assistants. Snyder added that students would be hired for these positions and that the managers could possibly do an internship.
Snyder said that having managers and lab ,assistants would increase accessibility to the computers. •• 1 he labs would be open four hours on Saturday and Sunday plus be open every evening." He said that it will be ir,;iportant to keep the labs open because freshmen will begin taking composition classes on tt1e computer next fall. Snyder said, "Rewriting on word processors makes it easier for students to use the best method for writing. sci we will feel more pressure to keep the .labs open."
In addition to longer lab hours and greater utilization • by CONTINUED··PAGE.
Maturity In Question Students' Right to Vote
1-:>y Merri Johnson
For anyone who has not yet heard the news, the voting age is about to be raised to 35. Or maybe 66 would be better. That's how old State Sen. Lorraine Langford is. and she seer.is to be Nebraska's resident expert on the topic of when individuals become mature enough to have voting privileges.
excu-u-u-se me! I'm 37, and I'm still in the process of raising my children. I can't wait to finish the job and automatically become as wise as the Senator.
It's true that parenthood gives one a perspective that noni:;arents can't fully appreciate. But many people never have children. Is their judgement forever impaired?
According to Langford. supporters of student voting rights are all about 25 years old. and \P presumably still. wet beh/nd the ears.
Langford went on record last month agoinst giving student representatives on the State College Board of Trustees the power to vote in their posts.
According to Langford, supporters of student voting rights are all about 25 years old, and pre~umably still wet behind the
She wrote off the supporters' arguments with such sage remarks as, "They haven't raised children." Well,
( can't wait to finish the job and automatically become as. wise as the Senator.
The Senator's futher assertion that the "18-20 yearold probably makes the worst decisions in the world," is a tad unfair. I don't know if any research exists documenting the relationship of age to bad decisions, but there is plenty of evidence in the news that increased age doesn't equate with smarts: the S & L failures, the Iran-Contra scandal, and the national debt are not the fault of 18-20 year-olds.
Langford appears to be a victim of youth phobia. One vvould think' the issue here is giving complete control of our campuses to the student body. We're talking about one student on • a six-member boan:if. one student the caliber
Challenged
The Senator's further assertion is that the "18-20 year-old probably makes the worst decisions in the world."
of Cindy Jannsen, PSC's current student Board representative.
Jannsen has maintained a 3.99 GPA. earning membership in Alpha Chi, the honorary scholastic fraternity. She holds responsible positions in addition to that of student representative on the Board of Trustees; she also serves as a voting member of PSC's Student Senate and is currently state president of Phi Beta Lambda. the business student fraternity.
I agree with the Senator that having an odd number of voting boa rd members is preferable to an even number that could result in deadlocks. But a better solution to that problem would be to add another member.
Senator Langford has. already apologized for insulting students by het: remarks. Now she should go one step farther Jnd admit the lack of logic in her own reasoning.
Dormitory Vandalism Ups Education Costs
by Amber Fabry
The students of Peru State College should be commended. They have done a great job of walking on the sidewalks instead of the grass and. have treated our campus like the beautiful place it is. There is only one problem: the residence halls.
The residence halls are sometimes vandalized by students who think it's a "great gag" or"a lot of fun." Well. why not? It's not going to hurt them if the legs are broken off a couch in a·· loung·e, or many of the easily accessible' ·c1~fng supplies a,-:e ignorantly wasted, right? This is entirely incorrect. What the majority of the students living in residence halls don't realize is that, although Peru State College is state-funded, the residence halls are not.
Kissing-Miss Pen_elope Climactic
The International Honor Society in History, Phi Alpha Theta, has found an innovative way to raise money for its activities. With the help of five wild and crazy guys ~Dr. Bill Snyder, vice president; Dr.
When a window is broken or similar vandalism occurs, the students responsible feel that they are getting away with something because they don't have to pay for what they've done. This is a misconception common among students. The reality is, in the long run, they are paying for it. Actually all of the dorm residents pay for it.
Statistics show that P.~C exhausts a large sum of monEfY ea~h year for dorm main~en;c, ar;1ce. Some of these maintenance costs go _toward repairing •and, replacing - lounge· co0t:. dorm room , furniture, brbken windows,' with the latter being the mostco
costs are decre 9 sing. figure for the 1989-90 year. though, could be more, drastically reduced_ if the students would realize that all of us are payiog the cost of these repairs.
ly, by popular demand, Dr. Spencer Davis won.
So, in light of the fa...:ts," the' only solution is that students should take res, ,onsibility for their actions. With this in mind, studen.ts must make a conscientious effort to help upkeep the dorms. and thus reduce the cost of residence lif:e. James Thomas, Business Division chairperson; Jerry Joy, dean of student affairs; Dwight
Garman, financiai aid director; and Dr. Spencer Davis, associate professor of history), and five creative Oorox pigs, over $1 00 -:Vas raised.
Phi Alpha Theta members sat in the Student Center for the week preceding Spring Break collecting contributions which ied to the climactic event of kissing Penelope the Pig. The contestant whose Oorox pig earned the most money won this piglific honor at CasinoCarnival night during Spring Fling Week.
lt was a close contest, as Dr. Thomas ar:id Dwight Garman conspired together by putting an additional $5.00 each in Dr. Davis's Clorox pig. Consequent-
Phi Alpha Theta wishes to thank Dr. Snyder, Dr. Thomas, Dean Joy, Dwight Garman and Dr. Davis for participating in this once-in-a-lifetime event. (Anyway, that's what the contestants hope.)
we· also wish to thank Jeff
and Lori Broady for donating the two adorable baby pigs used in the contest.
Keep an eye out for future • fundraisers like "Dunk the Professor."
Biggest Entry Level Since 1985
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The District History Day Contest held at PSC on Fri.., March 16 was a roaring success. The sixth annual contest drew its biggest entry level since its inception in 1985.
Over 50 stµdehts from " Sterling High School, Cones• toga Public Schools and St. John's School fri Plattsmouth participated in this year's contest.
In addition to winners in the five categories (historical paper, individual project, group project, individual performance, group performance. individual media performance and group media presentation), an overall winner was selected from among the entries of graduating seniors to receive a oneyear tuition waiver to. PSC. Chris Waddle, a senior at Sterling High School, was awarded the scholarship for his individual project.
The 7.th Annual Distrjct History Day Contest is tentatively scheduled for Fri., March 15, 1991. The theme will be "Rights in History."Thecontestisopento grades 5 through 12 in Cass, Otoe, Nemaha, Johnson, Pawnee and Richardson counties.
The district coordinator for • the PerucontestisMrs. Sara B, Crook'. social science instructor • a,t PSC.
Every semester, during fee payment week, students pay various costs such as the Student Center fee, food service meal plan, and health fee. Among these are the dorm fee and deposit. For those of you who don't know, these two fees pay for the residence halls; the state of Nebraska does not.
From The Other Side Of The Desk ...
• by Kent Propst
Today's lesson is on "organization."
Now, those of you who know me will ask--and rightly so-"What the heck does he know about being organized?"
A valid question, since my office on a good day looks like an advertisment for the Fire Hazard Hall of Fame. Some of the finest custodial staff around have struggled mightily. only to be defeated by a force beyond comprehension: The Propst System of Organization.
It's an incredibly simple plan, really, and one that might even work for you. (If it does, I suggest you seek professional help immediately).
The secret, in a word: stacks.
The key is stacks of materials cnat have a similar theme. Forget the old inbox/outbox plan, or file cabinets. Just get lots of desk and table space, and start stacking. • "Diabolically clever," you say. "But how does it work?" "Work?". I reply incredulously. "You mean it's s'posed to work? l thoughtjust having a plan was a triumph."
Actually, sometimes it does work. ( Well, okay. maybe not--but it might ! ) . I walk into my office in the morning, anxious to get to work. (I'm one of those bizarre and rare "morning people.") Eagerly, I eye my stacks. !get into my."blank notebook" stack and get one out. Then I get into my "black- or blue-ink pen that actually works" stack and grab a writing utensil.
I then dive (sometimes literally, if it's big enough) into a stack. It doesn't matter which one. I carefully search through all the materials in the stack, making a random list of "things to do." When finished. I get another blank piece of paper from my appropriate, aforementioned stack, and revise that "things to do" list into a "things to do in order of priority" list.
I do the same thing to each and every stack. When I'm done, I have between 11 and 39 "things to do in order of priority" lists, depending on the number of stacks on my desk. (Obviously, I have fewer stacks on hand when the State Rre Marshall is around campus.)
Since my desk and table are always covered with stacks. I take my lists someplace else (now that I'm in an office with no carpet, my tile floor works fine), and make my famous "Comprehensive, in order of priority, things to do list."
By this time, it is usually about 2:10 p.m and I am exhausted.
So. I call in my secretary and say "Jackie, what do I need to get done today?" She tells me. I do it.
This system is virtu~lly flawless, provided you have that one key ingredient: an organized, efficient staff
Try the Propst Plan. And remember, you saw·it here first.
lAisconcluct reported .
;uspenslon for··carnpus Paper
y Joe Vulo_pas, Jeff Griffin and ohm-Paul Cardoso
CCPS)--Student leader~ at.
>ennsylvania's MiJtersville Jniversity, citing election •iolationsanda failuretoptinta ertain column, slapped The inapper. the campus paper, vith a two-week suspension /larch 15. • The student government's ction, said Mark Goodman of he Stu_s:;ient Press Law Center , Washinton, D.C, "ls patently nconstitutional under the Amendment."
"'It's Just plain an offensive :ob.on: They <:ion't even do this 1 South ,oodman added. anyrnbre,"
The suspension is the first to ,e reported this term, ,oodman said, although a iml!ar controversy erupted in 'eb.ruary 1989, at Duquesne Jniversity. also in Pennsyi~ •ania, when student politicians 1bn.iptly changed the locks of he ,paper's office in the middle •f the night. T"hey claimed the idii:or of The Duke was guilty of nis¢onduct.
With. a iittle more than twohir'ds. of i;he 40-member /lillersville student goverh~entpr'esent, the vote was 121 in favor of stopping the ,aPc'Elr; ·with srx members ,bstainihg.
Ttie student politicians cited riolations in last semester's 1ev½spaper elections and. the 'ailure ·• of the. editor-in-chief, 'llho has since resigned, to run 1 certain student column.
The suspension of the weekly paper is set to start March 28, but university )awyers are going to decide whether the suspension is legal, said Millersville Vice President for Student Affairs Gary Reighard. , "Because of the importance of the matter, we will take the recommendation of the Senate before the legal counsel to be certain that there are no violatipns of the U.S. Constitutiqn and the freedom of speech amendment," Reighard said.
Many have already decided the susp~nsi,;m is illegal.
"To cease publication," said Journalism Prof. Paul Belgrade, "is beyond the right of anyone."
"It sort of bothers me tt;iis is student-qri-student," added Snapper adviser Ralph Anttonen. "and I find it very ~trange to have students trying to stifle others:"
"It was wrongdoing by the MillersviUe_ University Student Senate to susp·end the newspaper," said Charles Williams. president of the Black Student Union.
Yet student government member Kathy Rinino said the journalists deserve the Stt..ispension.
"We are nere to be educated," she told the Intelligencer Journal, the local paper. "We are· not here to be on a newspaper."
Nearby campus papers, including those at Franklin and
Degree Not Required
by Gene Engel
The grass is getting green, the birds are singing, the flowers are beginning to emerge, and a young person's thoughts turn to ______
You don't need a c,.:>llege degree to fill in that blank. The problem is not the answer. The problem is. "How fulfilling a relationship will I be able to have?"
By reviewing the results of our recent survey. we might be able to give you a few clues as to whether your expectations will be met. If you are a female and hoping to find a male that doesn't presently drink, you have a one-in-three chance of finding Mr. Right. If you're a male, you have a one-in-two chance of finding Ms. Nice. If you would like to have a relationship with Mr. Moderate, you'll have a one-in-three chance of finding him, and for you guys, the chances are the same of finding Ms. Middle-of-the-Road. If you're looking for a challenge in your mate selection, and you're female, you have a one-in-three chance of finding Mr. Problem, and for you fellows, it's a one-in-five chance.
The problem is compounded with alcohol. This predisposed condition makes you susceptible to seek out the more challenging type affiliation. People that come from homes where "better living through chemistry" was the rule, generally believe that they have the capacity of cause, control and cure a person's dependency, none of which is true. They've been taught that living on the edge is the norm, and they seek out that type of partner. A friend of mine describes an alcoholic relationship this way, "We don't have relationships, we take hostages, and come in heat from time to time."
If you were raised in a dysfunctional home, and don't want to carry that baggage into the family that you hope to develop, there is help available. Yes, we do have an education and prevention program on campus, and there is something you can do. It is in your power to break the cycle, and you can experience all of the folfowing promises You'II know a new freedom and happiness, you'll not l'iegret the past nor wish to shut the door on it, you'll comprehEind the worq serenity. your' whole attitude. and· outlo_o~· on, life. will ._change and you'll intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle you.
Marshall College and Eliz.abethtown College, have offered to helpThe Snapper print during the suspensions.
.-THANKS GUYS-would like to express my appreciation to this years Student Programs members and Student Senate. metnbers---lt has been a privilege to work with all of you. You are a real class act Thanks so much, Barb
Special note of a speaker to be on campus Tuesday, April 10 at 11 a.m. in the Live Oak Room: Ann Hoschler, domestic violence counselor for the YWCA in Omaha, will share with you the effects. of violence in the home. Ms. Hoschler is a dynamic speaker and a must for anyone planning to work with people. Come join Ann as she describes what it's like living in that "House on Elm Street.•1
Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. --Abraham ,Lind:oin
Trustees Approval Give -~ SENATE REVIEW.
Lower tuition rates for top out-of-state students attending PSC and higher room and board rates for on-campus students were okayed March 16.
The Boa ··.J of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges approved both programs during their regular monthly meeting. held in Lincoln.
The average hike in room rates at PSC is 5.38 percent, while the meal plan increase averages 7. 1 7 percent.
Returning students living in PSC residence halls will not face increases because PSC has a staggered rate allowing continuing students to pay the same rate they paid when first coming to PSC.
For example. a current freshman paying $560 per semester to live in W.N. Delzell Hall will pay that same rate
next year. An incoming freshman next fall will pay $605 for the same room.
Trustees okayed a nonresident scholars program for Peru, Wayne and Kearney State Colleges for next fall. Oladron State has had such a program for the past two years.
Under the plan, students from states adjoining Nebraska and who meet one or more of three criteria can attend PSC for resident (in-state) tuition rates.
The Boa rd heard a report from Dr. William Snyder, PSC vice president, on the newly revised general education program, which contains new requirements for a bachelor's degree.
Trustees gave their okay to Dr. Gallentine's request to seek proposals from architectural
firms fortherenovation of Eliza Morgan Residence Hall. PSC's on-campus women's dormitory. Peru officials are hoping to completely renovate and modernize the 60 year-old facility within the next two years.
Dr. Gallentine reviewed recent activities on the PSC campus. including Women's History Month events; the PSC High School Business Contest. which drew over 500 participants in February; and the formation of a campus recycling committee.
He also mentioned February's Piano Extravaganza involving over 90 area pianists; basketball coach John Gibbs' charity free throw event; and the presentation of 13 papers by PSC science students in professional journals and/or meetings.
High School Jazz Clinic Sat.
Fifteen jazz bands will be involved in PSC's 16th annual Jazz Band Cli;.,ic and Competition on Sat., April 7:
• Antonio J. Garcia, coordinator of jazz studies and assist,ant professor of music at Northern Illinois University, will serve as guest clinician, noted Larry Van Oyen, director of tbie PSC Jazz Band Clinic.
An alumnus of the Eastman School of Music. his works have been recorded by jazz ensembles on Mark Records. He has been honored by ASCAP and the Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festival, meriting a
commission from agencies affiliated with the National Endowment for the Arts.
As a freelance trombonist, bass trombonist or pianist, he has performed with •over 70 nationally-rer:iowned artists including Ella Fitzgerald and the New Orleans Symphony.
Garcia wilt solo along with the Peru State.Jazz Band at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
Jazz bands sched1..1led to perform on Saturday morning in the College Auditorium
·include: Conestoga {Alvi'n Hubbard, director). Boys Town (Catherine Ludgate), Souths
'9•Pin ·Tournament· Set
Spring is f1ere' with spring comes .the fifth annual Delta Sigrria Phi 9~Pin To1..1rnament. The tournament has seen tremendous success in .the past few years, growing from only about 60 entries to almost· 300 each of the past two years.
The success has come from involving businesses in. the tournament. Tw0 years .ago the fraternity sought donations from local businesses for weekly prizes for high game and high series for men's and women's competition. Something new this year: ii a $25 cash prize for overall high game and high seriesjn the first w~ek
•of competition.
9-pin tournament rules make it easier to ge,.t higher scores. A strike can be obtained the traditional way or by, knocking. • down nine pins on the first ball. Another difference is that the bowie I¾ never has to pick up a split: A split on the first ball is automatically scored as' a spare.
The tournament is held in cooperation with· Aub.urn Lanes, The tournament started on March 31, and runs for five straight weekends, ending on April 29. 6/eryone \S invited to Auburn Lanes to join in the fun.
FlagCorps Looks.To.Fall
by Laura Osborne
The PSC flag corps is searching for ladies to fill cpen positions for the 1990 fall season.
The flag corps works with the marching band in the fall ,;emester, perfonning in parades and half-time shows. The group practices an ;,verage of three to five times a w,,ek, which includes the three
band class rehearsals.
A person does not need f!aS,, experience to apply to join the group. Applications will be taken April 24~26. Interested parties should contact Laura Osborne, Room 220, Morgan Hall. Applicants are asked to leave their name, address, and a list of any previows flag experience.
The 1989-90 Student Senate Banquet was held Wednesday March 28 at Wheeler Inn in Auburn. The banquet was attended by administration, present and newly elected Senate membe!"s and their families and friends.
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President Kelly Tynon handed down the gavel to newly elected President Amy Snyder. Tynon reflected on the goals set and attained by the 1 989-90 Senate members. All members were presented with a certificate of appreciation for their service and dedication to PSC.
ihe Scroll of Service Award was presented to Jill Grancer and the Student Senate Scholarship to Kim Vrtiska.
ihe Scroll of Service Award is presented toa senior who has shown leadership qualities and contributed to the betterment of PSC. The Senate scholarship is awarded to a Senate member who has contributed "extra" time to Senate. Both of these awards are voted on by Senate members.
The new Senate members began their duties on Wed April 5.
Out-Of-State Equality
east Consolidated (Tom Stevicks), Blue Springs, MO (Robert Walker), Walnut, IA Junior High (Mike Gibson), and Omaha Burke ( Muri Mickey).
·Afternoon performances following the PSC Jazz .Band with Mr. Garcia include Nebraska Gty (John Cooper), Pawnee Qty (Doug Phillips), Wahoo (Bill Reece), Millard (Davis McElroy), Auburn (D'ennis Ehmke), Beatrice (.Bruce Greenwe11), Belton, MO High • (Lee Hake). and the Belton, MO Combo (Lee Hake).
Admission to the event is free.·
Top students from states adjacent to Nebraska who attend PSC will not only find it rewarding, but they will also be rewarded. PSC President Jerry Gallentine announced. meet high standards to stay in the program throughout their college careers.
Those students from Iowa. Missouri, Kansas. Colorado. Wyoming and South Dakota who qualify will pay the same tuition rate as Nebraska residents, starting this fall.
·The savings could be significant. Gallentine noted. For example., Nebraska· residents attending PSC currentjy pay $3850 per credit hour, .while non-resident students pay $62.50.
Over a college career in which 125 hours at minimum is needed for a· college degree, students could save $3,000 or more.
Only those students whci meet one or more of three
criteria are eligible for the program, Gallentine pointed out. And they must continue to
Students must either have a cumulative 3.5 high school grade point average on a 4.0 scale, or rank in the top fourth of their graduating class, or achieve a composite score of 24 on the ACT Test or 530 on the SAT Test.
PSC hopes the progr:am will increase the cultural diversity of its student body, enhance occupancy in college residence halls. and ,increase the number of students with top academic abili1;y; Gallentine said.
" For more infc;m:nation about the program, contact the PSC Office of Admissions at 1 (800) • 742-441 Z or (402) 872-2221.
1989-90 Student Senate members: (Front Row I-r) Barb Lewellen, sponsor; Jill Grancer; Shari Blum; Kely Tynon, president; Kim Vrtiska, vice president; Jeff Janssen. (Second Row I-r): Dr. Leland Sherwood, sponsor; Cindy Janssen, Board of Trustees rep; Cheryl Gilson; Laura Broady; Sonja Miller; Kelly Moore; Diane Gress; Amy Fossenbarger; Ron Smith; Lyle Edmonds. (Back Row I-r): Joe Corney, Terry Sample; Rolinda Saathoff; Amy Snyder; Deb Morris; Mike Harling; and Kris Citrin.--Peruvian Photo
.Studies Show Sex Habits
CotJege women haven't want to be named. "There's group use condoms, ohe would changed their sexual habits room for more advocacy," she tiave to wonder what the 'pmuc;l;:1 during tne past 15 years. said. proportion is in other groups,"
despite the threat of AIDS arid NevE1rtheless, women who he said.
other. sexually transmitted had their partners .use "Students" nave ;to protect
New Executives and 1 7 Senators Start April 4
The presidential and vice Ciayburn/Mathews Hall will presidential team of Amy be represenced by • Amy Snyder and Jason Brewer has Fossenbarger, a sophomore been elected by the Peru State accounting and art major. College student body to head Nicholas/Pate Hall arid the the 1990-91 Student Senate. Oak Hill housing complex will be Seventeen PSC students represented by Florence have been. elE\cted Sehator§, ; StuckwiscH,' a>sophomore too, noted Mrs. Barb Lewellen, math and computer science student programs coordinator. The new Senate took office , April 4.
President Amy Snyder is a junior majoring in business administration and English.
Vice President Jason Brewer is a junior elementary education and music major.
Chosen as Senator to represent Davidson/Palmer Residence Hall is Dan Ric ha rd son, a sophomore business management major.
Sonya Miller will represent Eliza Morgan Hall. She is a freshman business management major.
Jeff Janssen will represent W.N. Delzell Hall and is a sophomore accounting major
PSC commuter students will be represented by two Senators. Lori Broady. a junior social science major and Denise Meyer·. a sophomore business management major. major.
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:~:;~;f?tsfound. ·. 1989. said. Joanne HElllebr;arip. of trie • pioneering liqrarian Mary Jones.
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Non-traditional students will be represented by Cheryl Gilson. a junior psychologysociology major. and by Vicki Smith, a senior language arts and speech/drama major.
Eight students were elected Senators-At-Large, including: Shari Blum. a junior elementary and special education major.
Ann Cosimano. a freshman business management major.
Tom Doran, a senior computer science and music major.
Bevin Gerkensmeyer. a junior psychology-sociology major.
Mike Harling, a sophomore business management. and business administration major.
Stacey McKeever:, a junior element-a ry and s,pecia I education major.
Jones, the first lil:!r:a.rian at the University of Net:;>,r:aska. was: a ''.pioneer' of uniW;ersity ~tudy by tvyo Cal1forrna Stephen Zinner. w'ho CQ•' .A4~C?,Ci9;tiori ip theewa~e pf.the recently •PUQlished QY Dr. 'pro'fessors cnar:ged' 'that as ~authored the su~vey \ivith campus sex lies study releasec:i •S,han;,p Me:Gaslin of PSC. m.,rwasathird_ofthen'ation's William· ·Mc:Ccfrma:cRbf'·tne M.arcn t2 by prof~ssors at. 'Mc:Casli:n is•'assbciate' ,d;qJ!egians had lied in orc;ler to 51:at~ University of New' York CaHf,,ornia State Unive.rslty• professor oflibrary science and l:Aa•':'.e se>;<, Vllit;J:") pomeppe. , • . ,Health Sciences, Center' •and , Nor-#1r:idge aqq ,the-,.Universitv thet:echnicalser"'.ice~ librariap;.
•libr:ariansnii:>l'' t,11ccas1in::'n'~ted. She ¼as 'also the "vfeifi'm of ·se:ildescfimtnatioh'; durir'lg her ti3rm fr:om '1892~g7,, 'McCaslin wrote_, Jones resigned,~,; 1897 "tp 'e~ape an atmos~~re of acrimony." ffhe Brewn study. indicated· B,rown colleagues Dr. Barbara • of Calif.oroi~-1.p~,,,Angeles. She has been on the PSC ptaff abot.1t the same number of , DeBuono; Maxim Daamen and ; 'i~esults df the Brown study since 1971. college w0men:'.c8a percents-. R.dger Willia~s. said thatwhiie wer:~ based on questionnaires Her article, "The.' Displace-
M•Wfc•Whsa'ld tl;:ley were sexµaJly active th,e 'co.n<;lom statistic is filled Oi:.it. bY wdmen whq mentofMaryJones;'''appeared :v'jC~in a survey ,dQpE! in 1~7p: ,. e,nc,o~~~girig, .rt stiU isn't researchers described only as in the March issuJ 'of the "~,~p~t 21 perc~r:'it pf today's c:br-nfortir19.' attending the same "large national magazine. American ·:\Women sakl they'c;:1 nad mo_re_" "lfl~ss than 50percentofthe private university in the Libraries. The timing of the
, McGaslin's article chronicles the achievements, as wen as the setbacks in Jones' career. American Libriilries is available in the PSC , librar:y for those interested in reading Mc.:Gaslins article. than six parj:ner5. Compared to women in this educated college Northeast." article coincided with Women's 22 percent.in 1.975. History Montn.
Tl;:le results concerned the .researchers, who noted that 1$ind of promisct.1ity doesn't_ bode well for the wome,n'!:; survival during the age of AIDS.
They suggest '.'that public health campaig11s have not had ., a substantial influence on the habits and behaviors of these well-educated young .adults," the researchers wrote in the study, which was published in the March 22 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Fifteen percent to 20percent of the women said they knew somebody with AIDS, but about half said they only occasionally worried about 'getting the disease.
Public education efforts about safe sex haven't been very effective, agreed a r , rnia State University,;;tudent who didn't
"Peru State College
SENIOR ART EXHIBITION
You are cordially invited to the OPENING RECEPTION Monday, April 23, 1990 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Jindra Fine Arts Building Peru State College Peru. Nebraska
Non-traditional students, commuter:s, and off campus students are invited to take advantage of an opportunity to learn how to find a job. The Saturday event wiU take place on April 28 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Linda Warren, placement director, is hosting the workshop at the request of students who have found it difficult to attend the credit course, career Strategies College 400, or the Job Search worksl;:lops held I during the school week. I
Topics covered will include credential files (collecting written refer:ences) resumes, cover letters (letter of application), job se,arch (where to and how to look fora job), interviewing, and dress for success.
Register in the Placement office AD 303 or phone (800) 7424412. There is no charge or fee for attending.
Mrs. Warren reminds students that ther:e is much more to finding a job than getting a r:esume ready. This workshop will prepare students for the hard work that lies ahead. "The job search is probably one of the most stressful times of life. tne uncertainty, the pressure. On a scale of 10, this time of life has to be a 9. But being prepared and knowing wh't to expect can alleviate much of the str:ess," says Mrs. Warren.
Casino night brings oµtthe gambUn9 bug.
Crowd.favorite.s Don•Ho and his "Tin,ycs·af;>t
Dancing the night away with Club Coca-Cola.
Lip .sync category participants add excitement to the talent show.
!i&in,,1i,pff their winning talents.
..Money! Money! Money! We've got to get more money!"
Club Coca-Cola finds Jason Brew.er .still 4'.in love with· a McDonald's girl."
Lucky Lenny the lobster considers changing his name.
Voice instructor Theresa Coffman works with a highschool participant during an individual critique at the 1990 PSC Solo Fair held Friday, March 30. A total of 94studentsfrom 10area high schools attended the event.--photo by Mike Harris
No Easy Task ... ROTC Builds More Than Character
by Troy Sedam
According to sophomore Ted college either, but after he Leadership and excellence: Riley, "ROTC is very m.otiva- chose to come he decided to what do these two words tional to the students, not only take ROTC. Wring said, "I saw mean? in making them leaders, but ROTC as a chance to develop
If. you're an ROTC (Reserve also in developing quality leadership skills and to travel." Officers Training Corps) students." An ROTC student Last year Wring went to Ft. candidate, they mean getting must carry a 2.5 GPA to remain Knox, KY and this summer will up, running and doing eligible. trav~r to Ft. Loui~;WA. ·•·· "'1 {,,,,, :, ,'~\ calistf111mics at 6:30 on Monday: Riley said,-.''lj'oihed the ROTC_ These highly motivated
and Wednesday. They ·also so I would have an alternative individuals are doire mo.re than mear;i.,-.exactly what they say: career choice." Riley is. an wearing c:i·. ur;i.iform. These leader~hip excellence_. • educa.tic:m major and says if he • young. people are. America's
Every Thursday the PS~ ca:i't find ~teachingjpb where next leaders.
ROTC candidates put on their \ he can also c::oadr\. he will
BDU's (camouflage. unifdrms chqose .tht=O r:nili:t,a_r:y as' his fortl'iose Whti"dori't:knowwhat ·career· BDQll's are)-'. 'Ori' Thursdays, •• '''.i:,sc•s ROTC progr~m c~mes ROTC candida'tes nave frortitheDoaneCollege•system teadership·instn.ic::tiondasses. and instruc:tdrs come from As Victor Spencer,' a PSC Crete. Besides Cl~sses during freshman. said, •·we learn to the week, ROTC candidates take charge of situations and train for six weeks di'.irihg two control. the environment of their summers .• These around us." training periods are similar to Spencer really didn't plan to basic training, but students are go to college; he had originally taught more leadership skills, planned to go straight to the such ashowtotakechargepnd military. He came to PSC on .a give orders, as well as receive referral and saw a great them. chancetogointothemilitaryas Darrel Wring, a PSC junior, ah officer. hadn't previously planned on .•.
Environmental qnd Recycling Committ€:!e is running a contest for students interested in naming this project.
Submit all entries to Dr. Gallentines office, AD Building 201. The name should include the college. DEADLINE IS APRIL 12, 1990.
The committee seeks to improve campus understanding of environrnental issues with such programs as campus-wide recycUng of paper, aluminum, grass clippings, etc.
The committee prefers that suggested"'ttames not be limited to recycling only. as projects in the future will possibly expand beyond this.
Social Work Class Raise Curricul urn Concerns
by Group Work 340 Class teacher for
For the iast two years, the social work class known as Group Work 340 at PSC has developed and mobilized a number of ideas that would benefit students majoring in social work and possibly increase the chances of these students gaining employment in the social work fields.
This article represents the col'.)cerns of many students in regard to the social work option here at PSC. Through research we have discovered that many of those courses listed in the PSC catalog under the Social Work Option will not be acceptable credits for a Masters Program at UNO or other schools. A main concern is acquiring accreditation by offering needed classes in the field, rather than courses which generate from other fields of study, i.e. sociology or psychology.
The need for social workers ,. has increased by 45% across the nation. There are many students in psychology/ sociology and social .work prograrr1s here at PSC. More and rr.orei people will become interested in entering this field because of the challenge and person-to-person interaction that comes with the job.
Therefore, PSC. should consider having a fulltime
Aspedal performance by the •. Concert Band and Jazz Bahd /:It, • Peru State College has been s~t for Wed April 11 , The concert begir:is at 8 p.rn ir;i the PSC College Auditorjum, according to director Larry'van .Oyen.
Among highlights will be. a trumpet solo. by Dr. David Edris, professor of music and chair of the PSC Humanities Pivi_sioh.
The concert is open to the public free of charge.
the Social Work
Option program. This is a requirement for accreditation. Additionally, the state board examination must be taken to • become a certified social • yv9rker. This exam. c;oljld be given on campus, as is the PPST test for education majors. The cost of the test is $100-120.
The financial stress of the cost could be reduced if a pretest study class were offered. Students majoring in social work, psychology and sociology want the opportunity to meet with school officials to deal with these issues, as well as to strive for a top quality education.
The 1 990 Group Work 340 class is conducting a survey targeted at students at PSC and area high schools to determine interest in building another accredited program that would attract man, students and more funding, and satisfy the needs of those students here now.
The aim is not to eliminate existing sociology /psychology courses, but to provide soci;o work classes that ar.e bett~ correlated with an ac~reditev. program in addition to the existh-1g classes.
,He<is a u.nique and funny n;ian. R.oss.!s TV credits include Evening At the lmprov, Comedy Toni~ht, Showtim~s. Laff, lmprov ., Tonight, and Comic Strip Live SEE ROSS .ON APRIL 11 IN THE STUDENT CENTER AT 8:00 P.M.
* New fashions arriving daily
* Fabulous. looks for campus
* Name brands for guys & gals
* All at reasonable prices!
Person of the Week
by Merri Johnson
Kim Vrtiska's Student Senate colleagues awarded him the Senate Scholarship for dedication. at its recognition banquet on l'V1an::h 28. The outgoing Senate vice president is a worthy recipient of the honor.
Kim Vrth,ka
The Senate vice president is automatically chairman of student programs committee, and that means a lot of behindthe-scenes work.
Spring Fling Week in March was his biggest challenge, Vrtiska says. He estimates that he spent 40 hours that week' alone on program committee activities. And those 40 hours didn't include the time he put into soliciting monetary support from area merchants for _the week's events.
Vrtiska doesn't come across as the, high-powered. takecharge type. but he gets results. His individual efforts raised over $1 ,000 for t-shirts and door priZl:!s, as well as free pop and· snacks for the .Clul: Coca-Cola dao:e:
"Even during the "off weeks," it wasn't unusual to find Vrtiska spending 20-25 hours per week planning other events. like the Emmy Gifford Road Show, bas.ketball tournaments and noon-time magic shows.
Admittedly, some of his drive comes from a need to be "on the move all the time." He may hav~ acquired that trait from his parents. His father, Floyd Vrtiska. farms near Table Rcx:k and serves in appointive positions on numerous boards. His mother, Doris, is village clerk and a former teacher.
Public service could be in his future. Vrtiska hints. although right now the senior education/ coaching major is preparing to teach at the elementary level. He will student teach next fall.
Vrtiska originally came to PSC on a track scholarship. Unfortunately, the track program was dropped the next year for lack of funds. The situation was so bad, he says, "We looked like ragamuffins when we went to meets" in uniforms that didn't match.
Not surprisingly. Vrtiska supports the recently recommended athletic fee as a necessary means of attracting more students. He says PSC's lack of athletic programs and facilities is not the norm, and PSC is disadvantaged because of it.
Vrtiska's honest appraisal of PSC's shortcomings· demonstrates his ability to serve with dedication and still • r.1aintain objectivity. It is an ability that will serve him well in his career goals.
Stress Relief Workshop
The popular "Stress Relief Workshop" at PSC i.son¢e again <:>ffered for one hour of college credit on the weekend of April 7-8 in Room 105 of the T.J. Majors Building.
Dr JoAnn Ovvnes-Nausler will teach the course, to meet from 8 a.m. -5 p.m. bqt:h days.
Methods of stress management. analyzing stressful situations, 'and developing a
program of diet, ph.ysi'cal activity. arid time and s.tress management techniques will be covered.
For • information or to preregister,, contact the PSC Office of Continuing Education bY calling (402) 872-3815 or toll free at 1 (800) 742-4412 weekdays.
Registration will also be accepted at the first class meeting.
A cash reward is being offered to anyone who ican produce the name/ names of the person or persons responsible for the vandalism of a reel . Chevelle Malibu parked on the corner of Hoyt and 7th stnet, on Jan. 18. The car was parked with th~ drivers door toward· 8th street. Someone came.i.y,;anclNnakey clown the side of •·•rand.new painti•h. l.wantto•know who did it. Any help fincling the person/persons will be nwarclecl with cash. H you have information al.tout this crime· please contact the PSC Times E.clitor or phone 274•4185.
"Business or Education" Job Opportunities In Your Field?
Ninety percent of all students enrolled at PSC end up majoring in some area of the business or education fields. What are their chances of finding jobs in their chosen fields?
Dr. James Thomas, chair• person.of the .Business Division says, "We are in prosperous times overall;· our. economy is basically good, and jobs are relatively available."
'What kind of jobs are available? Nancy Strittmatter, placement secretary, says, "In the business area. we are finding that degrees in computer science and accounting are popular right now with many of the companies we are in contact with."
Dr. Thomas adds, "There is starting to be a trend away from manufacturing and agriculture. Instead there is starting to be a trend toward the service areas. These include information processing, marketing, sales, promotion and computer service." Dr. Thomas add.s that most of the •Computer Fee continued from page i students, Dr. Ferre·. professor of education, ~id that having lab coordinators and assistants would cut down the potential for theft of computers. Ferre noted most colleges that do not have a campus computer organizer are in the process of acquiring one. On the other hand, he said some campuses. like Wayne •.State·•· are. discontinuing the p·ositi_on •because it's ·so expens.ive. Ferre· also. said. "We are requiring our .students to be computer literate. We need a person in the .labs to assist students."
According to Snyder and Ferre: the responsibility for maintenance and replac::ement of the machines would remain that of the college.
job opportunities are located ·in t the metro areas like Omaha, Council Bluffs and Lincoln and also areas like Grand ls.land, Hastings and Kearney.
In the education field, according to Or. A.J. Hytrek, director of student teaching. most of the jobs are in the science and special education area. but math and the language arts also have a large number of jobs available.
Dr. Hytrek says, "There is a good supply of teachers in the Midwest. It is important to look hard and be aggressive."
"Don't restrict yourself to location. If you are willing to go to the job. chances are you will get one." Dr. Hytrek followed that by saying that there is a shortage of educators on either coast or in the Sunl;\elt.
One of the most important departments in this school for those juniors and seniors getting ready to locate a job is the placement office.
PE~U STATE TIMES N.EEDSTWO ASSIST. El:>ITO.~S. FOR THE FALL
Experience in editing and ne~spaper pas:t;e-up is ne<;:essary. •Tuition ,i remis, • sion available ' • .• Contact: Dr. Holtz to apply. FA 203/Ext. 2267. •
goes out of her way to get students jobs."
Some of the ways she does this include setting up a credential file for any interested student. She also ha.s a monthly newsletter !is.ting many job opportunities. If a job comes around that she thinks is good for a student. she will notify the student and help in any way she can, Strittmatter said.
Todd McGowan, a senior accounting major says, "Linda Warren has been a tremendous help in guiding me in the right direction."
Dr. Thomas adds these important tips on starting the job hunt. "Students must register with Linda Warren. You must start as a junior. visit as many career fairs as possible. and become familiar with interviewing."
Finding a job may seem difficult,· but students who start early and take full advantage of the placement office should receive their just reward-.
--A TTENT!Of'i--
The PSC Flag Corpshasopen positions for the fall of 1990. Previous flag experience is not necessary! Interested parties should contact:
Laura ·Osborne Room 220. Morgan Hall
Applications will be taken April 3 24-26. Please leave name. address' and list of any: previous flag corps experience.
LENTEN BREAKFASTS
Thursday Mornings 7:30 a.m.
APRIL 5 & 12
PERSONALS
Tony--Caught any birds lately?
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
I ATTENTION-HIRING! Gov! ernment jobs--your area. Many immediate openings without waiting list or test. $17,840--$69.485. Call 1 (602) 838-8885 EXT. R 18574.
Market Discover Credit Cards on your campus. Flexible Hours. Earn as much as $1 0/hour. Only ten positions available. Call 1 (800) 950-8472.
FUNDRAISERS
WIN A HAWAIIAN VACATION OR A BIG SCREEN TY PLUS RAISE UP TO $1,400 IN JUST 10 DA YSHH
Objective: Fundraiser
Commitment: Minimal Money: Raise $1 .400 Cost: Zero Investment
Complete application before April 1.Q and attend orientation on UNL Campus on April 10 and 11. Clnte rviews)--See Dr. Schwa.rtzin FA 106formore details.
APRIL30 Workshops (res1,.1mes, etc., your choice) 1 2--Ad 304
APfillL 30
PPST registratjon deadline
JUNE 23
PPSTTest
--NOTICE-· Job Opportunity
National Marketing Firm i ::;eeks mature student to rna, ,age on-campus promo"' or-,r " >r top companies this school year. Flexible hours '-"' tn -,arning potential to '.£ 2500 per semester. Must ::le organized. hardworking and money motivated. Call i::lizabeth K. or Myra at (800) 592-2121.
••INTERN NEEDED-For State Legislator Spencer Morrissey Summer 1990 Fall 1990 Spring 1991
See Placement for details AD 303
A Goldmine Of An Opportunity credit. no salary
·-HELP WANTED·· SENDS
Life Skills -:Y-rainer. Part time (20-25 hrs/wk). no over-, night, women's residence,. must be 19 years of age, high school education or equivalent. Call Dian·e Mayer, 274-4996 ; .Deadline 4/14i90.
--Summer 0pportun1ties··
KAUB Radio Announcer.
KAUB radio station in Auburn, NE needs an announcer on Thursday, Saturday and Tuesday mornings. For details see Dr. Schwartz in FA 106,
JOB SEARCH WORKSHOP
• Saturday, April 28, 1 Qgo 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Peru State College Fo,r Commuters, Non· traditional & • Off-campus st1..1dents NO CHARGE!-LUNCH $4.00. Workshqps 9:00 Credential Fil.!;JS 10:00 Resumes 1 1 :00 Cover Letters 12:00 lnterviewin9 1 :00 Job Search 2:00 Dr'.;!SS for Success Sign up in Placement AD 303--Don't Delay
--1.NTERSHIP PROGRAM-·
Ted Harshbarger Director 872-2420 ----AD 105
Division Coordinators
Robert Lewelleri .;Business
8.72-2290 -·TJ Majors 2.38
Clarence Eash Sd. & Tech
872-2250 -...------ IA Lab
Larry Brown ; Ed/PE
872-2204 ___ Majors 2;16
Don Schwartz Huma.riities
872•2~69 ____,.· FA 106
Potter--Do you want a chair to go with those glasses?
Lisa G.--The best a man can get.--H & H
Stallion & Abdul--How about a game of spades !--G & A
Bondos--Let's go for a swim out by the river. Oh! I mean the stream.
Hupp--1 can't beleive you skipped class Shame.· shame naughty girl !-G
Danny--When's the big day???
Bone--Are you hungry for any Gerber baby food???
Steph--Have you needed a designated walker lately?
Booger--Need a Kleenex??
Bondos--You guys are great!-SH
Potter--Do you want to hear something really funny??
Heather--This is a Malox Moment?--Love ya, Sand A
Neeners--Would you like a shot of Tequilla???--GAL
Spencer--Love them oinkers??
Robin·.•Have you fallen off .any chairs la1:ely???-;S •
Hank-•Which end burns?--Love ya, Stacey
June--Have you had any late night visitors lately???--H & H
Brett--lf you evergetoutofthe shower and finish your homework, come down sometime
Paula--Sorry about your fish. The support group is there for you if you need them .--SH
Lady Di--Have you had any more impwre thoughts??••Love ya, Mother Teresas•·
Mikie H.--lt_is now past time to get the lead out !--Guess Who
Dig--That tie • and your smile make you look g9rgeous.
Mike 1\/i--How's the Jove life??? You skinny dude you.! ·
Todd \& Mike 0 ,Scared of it?•• Love ya, Clayburn •1.7
Kelly'T.--How about a round of Puff The Magic Dragon One more time!
Amy--Have those air bubbles popped yet?--Love ya, your roomie
Kim~•Lo.ve that Mic Look!
lar:i--Prac:tke. YO~f",: ~o-itep-~ Lov~Amy. •
Laura 0:-Ho.w abqut you and I punching you know who right in • the you kn~w whi;it ! •
Dr Hytrek~ 0 Are you r1?ally going to run away with Shirley Lue.th? • • • • ·,. •
Coach Wy--Hear you are planning on leaving. Give me one night to try to change your mind.-·??
Kent--Who are you trying to kid?--L.
Tony--Should I forget about St. ..Joe or what?-- You shouldn't say things you don't plan to carry out!!!
Hey Larry--1 heard the 1990 Blazers are coming equipped with life preservers !--TAZ
KSL--Watch out for those light poles sometimes they seem to just jump out in front of you !·SAM
WAR--No more four a.m. visits okay--what would your girl think?--Lindsay
Ted H.--Have any apps yet???
Angelia--Congrats on landing a teaching position ! We knew you would!
Susan--Stay away from Bellevue!
Shelly-- The dogs are· loose, papers are due and cL.tio is comming !--Love ya--S & A
TMRF--Let's start working when you are suppose to.-Sharky
Gerber--Oh No! It's a life crisis! Your socks don't match your sweater!--G
Congrats--Hey Dr. H. congrats on your fellowship in Lit.--Your dedicated & crazy Times Staff
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THE HAIR AFFAIR·
Bring in a friend for any Service over $10.00 Cincludin·g tanning) and recieve 3 free ta,,ning sessions ($15 Val~e) EXTENDED SPRING HOURS... Mon.-Fri.--9-8 Sat.--9-4 Julie Cotton Linda Sayer
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Rightfielder toReturn
PSC starting rightfielder Jeff Paulson 1Nas expected to return from an injury this 1Neek, according to baseball coach Paul Wycza1Nski.
Paulson,' a sophomore from Council Bluffs, IA, suffered a badly sprained ankle after falling do1Nn a flight of stairs at his home t1No 1Neeks ago.
Paulson hitting .322 this season, did not play but 1Nas present on crutches for PSC's March 27 15-9, 7-0 losses to Bellevue College at the Auburn Legion Field.
In his place, Wycza1Nski platooned junior Ken Hatten, a starting pitcher, and sophomore Chad Erickson, normally a' pinch-runner specialist. The t1No combined to go 0-for-5 against the Bruins 1Nith four. strikeouts.
Paulson is a key hitter in the Bobcat lineup, usually hitting clean-up or fifth.
We've had a little adjusting to make," Wycza1Nski said. "I've moved Todd Merical into the No. 4 hole, and Bret Fritch, 1Nho had been hitting seventh or eighth, has been moved into the No. 5 hole.
"Because he (Paulson) has only been out for a short 1Nhile, it's hard to tell 1Nhether 1Ne'II stay the same or shuffle some more."
Although Paulson has struggled some1Nhat this season offensively, Wycza1Nski said the Bobcats INill still miss his bat. As a freshman, Paulson 1Nas a pleasant surprise 1Nhen he hit .376 in 31 games, and scored 26 runs.
"I don't kno1N if the other people 1Nho INill be playing that spot, can hit as \Nell or any better then he," he said. "He hasn't gotten untracked yet this season. Basically, he has sho1Ned good contact at th,, plate, but just hasn't had the hits fall for him."
"I've always contended, if a player keeps making good contact, sooner or later it's got to start dropping. It's just a ,atter of persevering."
With Paulson hobbled, the Bobcats will also lose an arm from their pitching staff. The Lewis Central graduate is 1-1 with a 3.86 earned-run-average (ERA) in 7.0 innings.
;"With all the rain we've had now, we wouldn't have used him 9\JiC?h amyVl/i:!Y, '.' Wyczawski 'Said.-" lf:we only play two. games h.i::re • and two games the.re. we'll go l::lack to our regul~r rotation. But if we have games rescheduled and end L'P playing two or three double-headers in a row. then we're going to need his a~m. on the mound.';
Errors
The PSC baseball team picked up a couple of wins over spring break to move their record to 5- 7 as of March 24.
The Bobcats went 1-3 during a four-game series with School of the Ozarks (Point Lookout. MO) on March 21 and 22 and earned a double-header split with St. John's (MN) University on March 18.
During two games with College of the Ozarks on March 22, the Cats rallied to score four runs in the top half of the seventh inning to post a 9-8 win in the nightcap. Designated hitter Steve Shaw drove in two runs 1Nith a base hit, while second baseman ShalNn Semler and centerfielder Kevin Heller both supplies RBI singles to highlight the PSC comeback.
School of the Ozarks wen the opener, 9-1, though, after sweeping PSC 10-5 and 6-3 on March 21 PSC Coach Paul Wycza1Nski said, "It was a trip, unlike the first one \Ne made earlier this year, 1Nhere 1Ne didn't play as well as 1Ne could have. Probably the biggest factor 1Nas our defensive lapses. We didn't appear to play aggressively at all.''
PSC committed nine errors-five of whic,h came in the 9-1 setback--in the four games tombined, and Wyq:aski said the Cats didn't execute properly.
He did, ho1Never, praise the efforts of PSC's pitching staff.
Gibbs Awards 11 Varsity Letters
PSC men's basketball coach
John Gibbs has awarded varsity letters to 11 members of the 1 989-90 Bobcat basketball team.
Junior guard Brett Richards and senior forward Rod Frederick, both named to the All-District team this season, head the list. Richards, a twoyear letterman since transferring from Bellevue College, averaged a team-high 21 .4 points per game and shattered the school single-season threepoint record with 125 field goals. Frederick, a four-year recipient, enjoyed his best season with career highs of 15•;5 points and 6.9 rebounds, while shooting a team-leading 54.9 percent from the floor.
The Bobcats, who finished the regular season as.the No 2 Independent team in the NAIA District 11 , earned the right to host Hastings College in the opening round of the playoffs for the second straight year, posted the third-highest win total in Gibbs' nine-year tenure with_ a 17-14 ledger.
The list of letterwinners by clc:tss, including position. h9~town and highschool in Pclt;entheses, includes:
·seniors: forward, (Trenton):
Rod Frederick, Trenton, NE, and Todd McGowan, guard/forward, Memphis, TN (Kirby). •
Sophqmores: Bill Richards, guard, Bellevue '(West); Andy
Dunlap, forward, Omaha ( Ralst9n); Chuck Milner, forward, Council Bluffs, IA. Freshmen: Rob Wright, guard, ,Bellevue :~<West); and Marc Crockett, center, Bellevue (West).
Crumpton, who transferred to Peru State from Wentworth, MO Military Academy along with McGowan in 1988, is a senior academically, but has one season of eligibility remaining.
Cost Cats Wins
"We had some pretty good pitching out of a number of different guys," he said. "Ken Hatten did a nice job. He only walked two and 1Nas around the strike zone the whole time."
Wyczawski also said Mike Fitzpatrick did a nice job of pitching and that Rich Huff threw resonably \Nell tao.
In the games with St. John's, PSC won the first game 8-4, INhile the Johnnies claimed the nightcap 13-4 at Auburn Legion Field.
In the first game, shortstop Darrell Berry sparked a four-
run sixth inning with his twoout, bases-loaded walk. PSC second baseman Shawn Semler then drove in Phil Burlingame to make the score 6-4, and the Johnnies committed an outfield error to score two more runs for the final margin.
Freshman pitcher Mike Fitzpatrick earned the victory in relief of starter Mike Starner.
In the nightcap the Johnnies out-hit the Cats 10- 7 and capitalized on six PSC miscues. Junior pitcher Rich Huff, 0-1 , took the lass.
March Games Rescheduled
The PSC baseball team has rescheduled a pair of doubleheaders which were postponed in March due to bad weather, Head Coach Paul Wycawski announced.
The Bobcats, who were rained out March 14 at Doane, will make up the District games 1Nith the Tigers on May 3 at 4 p.m. at Crete.
Peru State has also rescheduled its double-header with UNO slated for March 16 but delayed by a snowstorm March 1 5--for April 24. The first game with the Mavericks will begin at 2:30 p.m. at the College World Series Park in Omaha.
Wyczawski's Bobcats were 5-9 on the season as of March 27.
MOTHER/DAUGHTER WEEKEND
April 6 6c 7, 1990
APRIL 6
3 p.m.-6 p.m.
Mother's arrival on campus at daughter's residence·hall
6 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
Registration: $12.00--Uve Oak Room, Student Center
6:30p.m.
Welcome--Uve Oak Room, Student Center
6:45 p.m.:7:45 p.m.
Dinner--American Food Management/Live Oak Room
7:45 p.m.-9 p.'m.
EntertaiQment ! ! ! !
9:00 p.m.-????
Activities in Morgan Hall:
*Third Annual Mother /Daughter Game
*Trivial Pursuit
*Card Games
*VCR Movies
*Free Time
*ETC.
APRIL 7
10:00 a.m.-noon
Continental Breakfast
(Served on the Belle of Brownville Riverboat)
Note--$5/person additional charge
12::C:.O p.m.-2 p.m.
Bobcat Bookstore OPEN
(Located i;. the Student Center)
WORLDS OF FUN
APRIL 28--$14.95
Ride the Zambezie Zinger, Timber •, Wolf, and the Orient Express. A day full of good times for you and your friends
SIGN-UP IN PROGRAMS BY APRIL 20
Sweep Highland O'Grady Pitches Gem
Erin O'Grady pitched a one-hit shutout and recorded a career-high 12 strikeouts, and second baseman Ann Masters drove in four runs to lead the PSC softball team to a 4-0, 10-4 sweep of Highland Community College March 20 at Highland, KS.
The games, which officially don't count on PSC's overall winloss record, were the first for the Lady Bobcats since opening the season on March 6 at Wayne State.
O'Grady, a senior righthander from Council Bluffs, IA, struck out at least one batter in all seven innings, had two strikeouts in five of the seven frames, and fanned the side in the fourth.
The Thomas Jefferson High graduate had a no-hitter broken up with a two-out single in the bottol'l] of the seventh.
The Lady Bobcats took a 2~0 lead in the second on Tami Peterman's RBI triple to score third baseman Bridget O'Neil, and Kelly Tynan's single to score Peterman.
Peru State increased its margin to 4-0 in the seventh on Kim Horshman's RBI ground out and Masters' sacrifice fly to leftfield.
Peterman, a freshman catcher from Hastings, IA, finished 2for-3 with two runs scored.
The Lady Bobcats exploded for a six-run fourth ir:ming to take a commanding 9-1 advantage in the nightcap.
First baseman Dawn Reitmajer, freshman, Wahoo, hit a sacrifice fly and Masters scored on an O'Neil single to make it 30 in the top of the third.
After loading the bases to start the fourth, Horsham walked to drive in one run, Masters tripled to push three more across, and o'Neil and shortstop Therea Frye added run-scoring singles to cap the inning.
Masters, a senior from Plattsmouth, finished 3-for-4 with three runs scored and three RBl's. O'Neil, Frye and Tynon each collected two hits.
Cndy Grossman, juniorfrom.Lincotn, allowed just two earned runs and sc.attered five hits to earn the victory. The Lincoln Southeast grad walked one and struck out three in her first • complete :game of the season.
The Lady Bobcats, 3-1 overall including th.e Highland exhibition games,. were scheduled to host Mioland-Lutheran College April 3 at 5 p.m. at the Auburn Softball complex.
by Amy Snyder
Spring isn't just for baseball anymore.
Just ask any member of the PSC volleyball team, and she'll tell you that it's a good time of year to play their sport too.
According to Head Coach Cndy Brauck. members of the PSC team are keeping their skills tuned by weekly practice and weekend tournaments.
Sponsored by Hinky Dinky of Auburn, the Peru Squad has joined the Metro Volleyball Association (MVA) of Omaha and has traveled the surrounding area for tournament play.
Brauck hopes this type of activity will maintain levels of conditioning, teamwork and organization throughout the team.
"Even though I think the girls sometimes wish they didn't have any athletic commitments right no1N," Brauck said, "this helps them budget their time and allows them to have 9 lot of fun."
In preparation for their wee.kend contests, tne team holds_ practice sessions two times a week. Brauck stated that the main purpose of the meetings is to work on
Deleeuw and Softball a Success Story
By Amy Snyder
Softball has been o port of
Kristi Deleeuw's
life for a long time.
Deleeuw started playing when she was eight years old, .and has participated actively ever since. Among her many fond memories of playing, Deleeuw stated that her most memorable moment came during her senior year in high school. While playing for the KFRX team out of Lincoln, she hit a home run over the fence to end the game and clinch the state championship title for her team.
Her success story didn't stop there, however. In the fall of 1987 she brought her talent to PSC. Wi.th scholarships to play both · volieyball and softball. ·Deleeuw has met the challenge •;;of college athletics very well. ·~Last season she 1Nas ranked ;)10th nationally in hitting.
Despite her individual triumphs, Deleeuw believes strongly in the concept of the team.
"Being a team player is something that everyone should experience," she said. "lt'sjust a great feeling, like you are a part of your own. little family."
Expressing a preference for a small college atmospher~.
Deleeuw _noted that she is very pleased ith her softball career at Peru.
"I am very satisfied with PSC.
Even though we vvork hard, 1Ne ril\,vays have a lot of fur;.
Kristi Deleeuw
Everybody is friends wiU1 everybody, and it's easier to play with people you are close to. 0
Deleeuw, who plays first base and pitches for the Lady Bobcats, feels the outlook on the season is good. She said tl")at despite a rough~lcoking start, this season's team has a lot of talent and leadership qualities.· The team's goals include winning several
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individual skills and conditioning. Jump training. lifting and running are all activities used to keep the players in shape.
Outside of the fitness aspect, Brauck hopes to spend time working on a defensive attack.
She noted, "If I had to pick a focus. it would be defense. That was our main weakness last year, and we hope to use this time to our advantage and get a jump ahead of other squads in the area."
Brauck also stressed the fact tnat participation by
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members of the team is independent and not in association with the college athletic program.
To further the team's ability to play on a competitive level and to bring other schools from the area onto PSC's campus in the off-season, a Friendship Tournament will be held on April 22 in the AWAC. So if you want a break from home runs and double plays, come down and spend the day with the volleyball team. They've got a lot to show you.
Spring Football in Session
The PSC footba II tea rn opened spring practices April 2 searching for replacements on the offensive line and at linebacker, while implementing some new offensive and defensive schemes.
"Our No. 1 goal is to solidify the offensive line and see, when we're done with spring ball, who we have in our program that can fill those spots," said Peru State Coach Tom Shea. "If not, we have to make sure we recruit the people who can do the job."
tournaments and finishing win a winning record.
Home games will be p,ave<J 1r. Auburn this year, and Deleeuw was asked ta comment on this "Playing in Auburn isn't as bad a shaving to.travelasfaras Nebraska City. however, it INOuld be nice if we had our owr, softball field so that we coulcJ build a better program."
In closing, Deleeuw gave full support to Coach Larry Brown and asked for the support ot PSC students and tans.
"Coach Brown 1s a good coa_ch th3i;t wants to get the job done and'havea good time, too. He is willing to take the players· views into c.onsideration, and that is important to us."
"We should ha_ve a really good season this year," Deleeuw concluded. "We would like to have good crowd support. I think we'll be a fun team to watch."
t Deleeuw ts a junior business administration major frorh Waverly.
The Bobcats, who finished 82 lastfall and earned theirfirstever NAIA Drvision II national playoff berth, return only one starter to the offensive line-tackle Gil Myers.
Peru State loses four seniors up front in t:ai::kle Tony Maher, guards Pat Haxton and Dave Addison, and center Doug Schleeman, who along with Myers\ were appropriately dubbed ~'The Hogs."
"We're going to work very, very hard with the offensive line this spring," Shea said. "They need to gain experience quickly, and the spring affords
us an opportunity to work with them individually."
The top prospects include guard/center Dave Hoatson, 2 220-pounder from Hersoey. NL who s.aw considerable action la.st fall; •Chuck Tram, a 250pound transfer from Anoka Ramsey (MN) Community College, who sat out the '89 ·sea.son under eligibility rules; and Mitch Gu.thrie. a 225-pound guard'from Norton, KS.
Overall, Peru State returns16 starters~-nine on defense and seven on offense--and 40 letterwinners from last year's Tri-State Conference Championship squad.
Another priority this spring, Shea said, INill be to find replacemecits for All-Conference seniors Kory Lind and Ste.ve Rasmussen at linebacker.
"When we first came here, that wasn't the case. We've added some new people into the. program. but now we're keeping them here. The way you get better is to develop some consistency from year to year."
WHITESNAKE
Monday, April 23, 1990
Mr. William Kloefkorn, Nebraska State Poet Laureate, autographs one of his many publications in print for sophomore Anette Bohlin dOring a reception. --Photo by Ann Cosimano
Kloefkorn Visits ...
State Poet Charms PSC
by Joan Hazard
William Kloefkorn, Nebraska's State Poet, charmed his audience with his poetry and his personality on Thursday evening, April 5, in PSC's Benford Recital Hall. The event·was sponsored by the college's English Club., lub president Cathie Engllsh introduced the poet to the 200 students, faculty members and area.residents in attendance.
Kloefkorn's subject ma.tter ran the gamut from observing a deer drinking at evening to giving step-b'y-step in.structions for making his mother's potato soup, or from recalling the strange pain of parting with a cherished pocketknife to demonstrating that a poem written in iambic tetrameter--in this case, Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"--can be sung to the tune of "O Tannenbaum."
Speaking of writing, Kloefkorn ot ,served that "a lot of poems come out of first experiences." And he said, too, that for everyone there are words which are always fresh, some of them for him being "milk," "fingertips," \quilt," and "breath."
PSC student Bill Panec commented afterward that "you felt ti~"' you were really seeing all the stuff he talked a.bout."
There are 12 volumes of Kloefkorn's poems in print, and his work hc!s been included in a numl:;>er, ,f the nation's prestigious poetry journals.
Kloefkom teaches English at Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln.
Success in Science ... Program Sets High Stand~rds
by Mike McCoy
What do Peru State College, the University of'. Minnesota, Notre Dame, Louisiana State University, The University of California-Berkley, Colorado State University and Texax A & M have in common? All of these institutions had representatives who took par·t in the third annual Student Research Competition, sponsored by the American Mosquito Control Association, held in Lexington, KV, April 2.
With the exception of the four represeintatives from psc: all participants involved in the competition were graduate students. But a high school diploma and "a lot of work," accordirig to freshman Andrea Brown. were all it took for her to become the first undergrad: uate student to ever win the prestigious competition.
"My research has always been good,". comrne nted Brown, "but probably the most important thing was practicing the presentation and getting the delivery down."
Brown's .research paper' was titled "The Distribution of Two Pupa.I Forms of Culicoides paraensis." Her research was funded by a National Science Foundation grant to Dr. Carol Pappas, PSC associate professor of. natural.science.
six Acdes albopictus populations in North America based on curticular hydrocarbons." Her work was funded by a research grant from the National Institute of Health, also awarded to Dr. Carol Pappas. Third place in the competition went to Sharon Spaulding, a graduate student of Texas A & M.
This kind of success in the field of research by the science department may come as a suprise to those who are unfamiliar with the prngrarn, but not to Dr. Larry Pappas.
high, But students that have conducted research under the superv1s1on of Dr. Larry Pappas, fpr the past 11 years, and his wife Dr. Carol Pappas for the past five years, have always found success.
Along with Brown's award, the science department has gained two other prestigious awards in the past year. Kruger received the "Young Investigator Award" from the American Socie\y of Tropical and Medical Hygiene, as well as a scholarship for being "The Outstanding Student Interested in Entomology in North America."
Since 1981, the research of 21 students at PSC has also res.ulted in ¢4 presentations at scientific meetings or the publishing of their. resea.rch in scientific journals, includlng The Annuals of the IEntomolContinued to 'Page '\ 2.
Dr. Larry Pappas
professor of biology. "I've always felt that our students have proven their ability : 0 stated Pappas, "We just didn't have the funds to support the research. ln the past couple of years,·, however, we've received grant money, where before our research funds were budgeted and distributed .through Academic Affairs.",
Since 1988, grants in excess of $130,000 have been made to the PSC science department, supporting a.II aspects of the program, but mostly to finance research ,during the summer when "most of it ta,kes place," according to Dr. Larry Pappas.
Dr. Carol Pappas
In the actual competition, "I wasn't intimidated at all," stated Brown. "I didn't go into the competition with the idea of winning anything. lexpected Ellen (Kruger) to Vl,'.in; it. was never in. my mind rd :do that well."
Ellen Kruger, a PSC seilior from Peru, placed second in the competition with her research paper entitled "Relatedness of
Research in, the science department, headed by, Drs. Larry and" Carol Pappas, concentrates specifically on Evolutionary Biology, a: field both professors are very familiar with. "lt is a very large area of scientific research," commented Dr. Larry Papp,fs, "There's. a lot. of ways to go with it."
Recently the influx of recognition. to the department and its students' accompUsh- 1 ments has been at an all-time
Procrastinators Meet The Challenge
by Dawn Bowsman
To put off intentionally and habitually. Sound familiar? That's what Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary defines procrastinate as. My mom calls it laziness. I call it challenging. For one thing, challenging sounds better than the other two, and if you think about it, it's true. Anyone can write two ten-page term papers. write 20 summaries of 20 different magazine articles, write and eight five-minute speeches, and, in the meantime, do all of the regular weekly homework in four months, but it takes skill, brains, ;3nd experience to do all of the above injust three weeks. That's only 10 short days to us procrastinators because we never study on the weekends.
"How do procrastinators do it?" you may be asking. The answer is easy; it's the stress, thepressure, the all-night study sessions that get the procrastinator's blood pumping and adrenaline flowing.
Waiting to the last minute brings out the competitor in all of us. We're racing against the clock, trying to get our work in at the last possible second.
Now some of you may be thinking that procastinators are just being dramatic, just wanting others' sympathy. and you may be right. yYho's to say that Tom Cruise or Elizabeth Taylor weren't procrastinators in their college days? Great actors may have become actors because of their ability to play up an upcoming deadline.
I know, not everyone who is a procrastinator is going to be the next John Wayne. but procrastination can be used in many different occupational fields.
In the business world, for example, your boss may ask you to plan a meeting or dinner party with only a day's notice. A normal person would panic, but not the procrastinator: he just says "no problem."
Procrastination can b<::? helpful in daily life too. When income tax time rolls around, the procrastinator doesn't have to spend two months in advance worrying about the return; the procrastinator just waits and worries about it in one all-night session.
College is the perfect place to develop procrastination. What other time in your life can vou do four months' worth of work in just two months, twice a year? November and April are the procrastinator·s time to snine.
Procrastination is an art that needs to be nurtured to its fullest extent. Procrastinators need encouraging just like everyone else, so if you know a procrastinator, give them some attention and who knows, you may just be helping out the next Marlon Brando or Jimmy Stewart.
Athletes Want Allowance· Raise
by Phil Davidson school year,
but those
On many fall >Saturday students notengaginginextraafternoons, Memorial Stadium curricµlar, activities, have the in ·uncoln, NE becomes the opportunity to find a job to help thi~d-largest •city in the state. supply their spending funds.. Why? The Cornhuskers are True, most athletes d_o get playing, and when they play, some kind of scholarship to thousands of people pay good help pay for tuition, board and money to watch. This.is true at books, bl,lt.after that tt,ey are every • major:- ·college in the left to fend for themselves. United States and to a lesser Some athletes can rely on degree at all colleges. parents for cash, but often
When was the last time you 'parents can't afford to give attended a collegiate sporting them much money, leaving event? Students at PSC have a th_em in a difficult situation. wide variety of options when All students need money for choosing a spectator sport. In things like. laundry, supplies, the fall there is football and shampoo, etc as well a::s an volleyball. In the winter, occasional date, movie, latebasketball, and in the spring • night snack or some new the~e is baseball and softball.· : clothes. If a student athlete So whatever the time of year, doesn't have the money for there are always student ; these things, he can choose athletes co'mpeting. i one of two options: He canjust Success at a sport usually miss out on this part of the takes a year-round effort. college experience, or he ·can When you throw in academics, borrow from a friend, but if he student athletes are left with does thi.:s he wi!I eventually end little free time. especiqlly when up having to repay the loan their sport is in season. With v0hat?
This brings up the. money College athletics at the question. Every .student must Di,,ision 1 level bririg in answerthisquestion.d.uringthe tho:.isand,s. ..doHar.s Jo Jrie,ir
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respective schools. Some of this money could be used to give student athletes some kind of.allowance each month to t,elp them live easier and not have to depend on others to get them by.
I'm not suggesting a tot; fifty to a hundred dollars a month would be enough for most athletes to cover some of the,ir expense:s, and it wouldn't break the institution.
This needs to start at the bigger scho0lc, and move on to schools like ours, wher th,..:re are also many students who could use a lift to get them by, The next time you see the AliAmerican running back. it might not be in th, 1dzone, it might be at M, .r flir,ping_. hamburgers tor s, ',n,,, • rnuch-' needed cash,
Perilous Parking Problem
by Dave Schoonover
There is an issue at Peru State with which I am very upset. It is the condition of the parking lot at the Centennial Complex. It's an adventure just to get a parking spot.
.Now the parking lot I'm talking about is the so-called gravel parking lot. The first problem is wl ,en I enter the lot. There are several major "bumps" that nearly send my head through the roof of the car. Then I have to be careful not to drive over the pipe sticking out the middle of the ground. I had a flat tire earlier this semester and that pipe is the prime suspect. If I'm lucky enough to get past the pipe I make sure to look out for the mini-version of the Grand
Canyon. These holes are too big to c. ill holes. They're huge pits and they could seriously damage a car.
Then there's the fact that the lot is always muddy. The presence of mud is not actually life-threatc,ning, but hey, who wants mud all over the outside of their car, the inside of their car. not to mention all o:ver themselves?
My solution?
Very simple. Pave the damn things. It will solve all those problems, plus it will help keep the dorms a lot cleaner. People won't be tracking mud in all the time.
So plea· .e, Administration, put cement down on the parking lot. Put blacktop down. Put anything down.
Censorship vs. Expression
by Lisa Connolly
"Warning: May contain explicit lyrics descriptive of or advocating one or more of the following: nudity, satanism, suicide. sodomy. incest. beastiality, sadomasochism, adultery, murder. morbid violence, or any deviant sexual conduct in a violent context, o_r the use -of illegal drugs and alcohol. Parental Advisory."
Thl-;; may · soon be seen on certain albµm covers if a piece of federal fegislation. Bill 1406,becomes law. Is this right? l:s it going against the Fircst Ammendment Right provided for us in the Con~titution?
The bill states that a large fluorescent yellow sticker with the warning cited above in bold black print will be placed on the front cover of compact discs, records and tapes containing such materials
I'll admit, some albums are demented and offensive. But the yellow sticker is too general and could give false ideas to the person buying the albums. If anything, having the sticker on the albums will encourage one to buy them to see how bad they really are.
Bill 1406 won't stop people from buying these albums. and it definitely won't stop all the bad things from happening in the world today. Music can't be blamed for someone's actions. If someone is going to smoke a joint or kill another person, it's not beca.use they listen2d to Gun's Roses or 2 Live .:rew. People control their own lives.
The , next thing you kr;ow, ·everyone's favorite '?c')g commerc1a I will be \'n, television "this is your brain. .T.his is your brain on rock·n: roll get the picture?" ••
As everyone can tell, l);:r1 ., against labeling music. I'm n~t admitting that l live for this type of music, but I do believe people have the nght to play what they want. If albums by Bon Jcwl, Easy-E or Ozzy Osbourne start getting banned, what's next? Laws ha;ve already banned certain books that have great impressions on American literature.
Where does it all stop? If you don't like what you are hearing, all you have to do is.turn it off'. Freedom of expression. freedom of art, that is what it is all about.
Jump on the Ecology Band Wagon
With Earth Day right around the corner and every politician and environmentalist jumping on the ecological band-wagon, it isn't hard to under-stand the excited response of every concerned citizen in the world. And world involvement is what is called for by those who wish to save our planet. But save the planet at what cost?
It is well and fine to say that the smog encircling our cities is bad for our health. We all have heard the rhetoric about clean air acts, industrial emissions, and smog alerts. It also comes as no surprise that automobile exhaust fumes, chemical toxins, and industrial wastes are equally ,;ignificant in the pollution of our planet. Yet to change our world overnight is a feat even the most talented bureaucratic magician cannot accomplish.
If one is to believe John F. McManus, spokesman for the John Birch Society, it is not only improbable, but impossible, as well. According to the Birch Society's viewpoint, it is inconceivable to inconvenience anyone for the sake of improving the environment. They swear it is all a plot aimed at eventual global control.
The Society spouts facts and figurEes of pollution emissions analysis, both natural and man-made. And they tell their readers that even if the reports were factual and regulations were followed to the letter, it would make little if any difference in the ozone layer or breathable air contaminant content.
The environment, according to the Society, can't have precedence over such things as industrial productivity or progress. And we must have progress, no matter the cost to our environment. rhen. on the other hand, you have the other side of the ecological coin. This includes the environmentalists who watch-dog industries and protest nuclear facilities. They try to change a lifr time of bad habits and mismanagement by those who want to make a buck without the hassle of to! owing new governmental guidelines.
The sanctions imposed upon the industries make it even more difficult to continue "business as usual'· in an already volatile market place. With job losses due to plant closings, it's a "no win" sn:uat1on. I he real losers are the very people the sanctions an, meant to protect. It becomes increasingly difficult to understand the actions of these activists, when you can no longer provide the nece· ,sities ot life for yourself and family.
This is not to say that environmental issues should be ignored. On the contrary, they are most important to all of us. But perhaps a tempering of demands should be in, ,rder. The "planet before an., idea is a little too radical in its idealism for most of us to live with. A more realistic approach ,night be more acceptable t.o an eagerly awaiting public.
William Satire, a New York Times columnist, came up with aninterestingfive-pointplanthatbears looking at. (The complete plan can be seen on page 13 of the Tuesday, April 17 edition of the Omaha World-Herald.) It goes something IH,e this:
1. If it doesn't trigger a depression. ease up on the carbon dioxide.
2. D, velopment by otf-\,er countries needs to take place, and our own, life styles need to be protected.
3. The "Green Seal" of approval may not be the best ideology to follow unquestioned aod unchecked.
4. Put a higher value on growth than on limitation. Suicide by self-strangulation is never a good idea. People live on this planet, too. ; • • •
After much consideration, I have come to the Conclusion that. Earth Day, for the most part, is a good idea. Yet. I also believe a tempered plan of action needs to be implemented to reduce the pollution problem and protect the land, sea and air of our precarious little blue ball.
It is inconceivable to expect anyone to return to the cave-man existence demanded l:)y "nyircmmental extremists. It is equally troublesome to swallow the Birch .Society's "damn the torpedos; full speed ahead" line of thinking. Temper the two, and you cl_rrive at a happy medium that most of us could live with.
Finally. I think it is importantto realize that pollution is.a personal iteh"). Each of us can do our part to improve our surrounding areas:
Dispose of •waste properly. instead of trashing the highway; Insist on paper bags at the grocery store, instead of meekly accepting the plastic one. Use doth diapers, instead of disposables. Use chemicals wisely on our lawns,. gardens and in farming. Use organic farming as often as is feasible to do so.
Be aware of those companies that refuse to comply with E;nvironmentally safe practices. and boycott their products until compliance is met.
There is a lot that can be changed by each of us·doing our own part. The Earth belongs to all of us. It takes alt of us to make it a good place to live.
Edi~ors Note--_This article contains the opinions of the rep<;>rter.
Peru State College
SENIOR ART EXHIBITION
'APRIL 23 - MAY 12, 1990
You are cordially invited to t_he OPENING RECEPTION
Monday.. April 23. l 990 '/:00 p. m. - 8:00 p. m.
Jindra Fine Arts Building Peru State College Peru. Nebraska
COMMUTER COFFEE
P-1-C-N-I-C Thurs., April 26 11:00 a.m.
Outside the Bob Inn in the Student Center
Hotdog or Hamburger 1 .50/ea Drinks & chips provided by Student Programs Surprize balloons containing free food certificates. • SPONSORED BY STUDENT PROGRAMS
STUDENT SEI\IATE .Ff;)RUM Benford> Recital Hall April 24Il1 a.m. •
Holtz to
Dr. Daniel Holtz, assistant professor of English at PSC. has been chosen to participate in a Summer Seminar for College Teachers sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Dr. Holtz is one of twelve college and university teachers who will take part in the seminar entitled "Reconstructing America's Civil Imagination. 1845-
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The seminar will be held at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH, from June 18 to August 1 0, 1990, and will be conduci:ed by distinguished Dartmouth professor Dr. Donald Pease.
Dr. Holtz said the purpose of the seminar is to examine relationships between American literature and the complicated cultural issues that arose during and after the Ovil War and Reconstruction era in the United States.
Dr. Holtz was selected through a competitive process which invited applications from college teachers across the country.
Dr. Holtz, who came to PSC in 1987, is a member of the Executive Committee of the Nebraska Council of Teachers of English. He lives in Auburn with his wife. Alice and their two sons.
One Happened Today
by Troy· Sedam
Dr. Holtz sent me out to do an editorial column. I had never done one before and thought it would be a miracle if Igot it done, which made me sta.rt to think, how many miracles vve have seen inthe last schoolyear.
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The top one I can think of is the falling of the &erlin Wall. I never thought I would see that in a peacetime era,-;;which leads to another miracle I didn't think I'd see. Russia losing grips on its own people. It makes me think how· quickly and broadly the world can change in a short time.
Another miracle is, I can't seem to recall a terror,ist act on a U. s. citizen in the last six months. And who would've believed,that four Mutant Ninja Turtles would be a box office .success, We have also prover;i .a person can actually,sUr-v'ive qh cafetetia food for nine month$.'ln the d~rms the water was fil,ced in Delzell. and only a few short weeks; after we came back for second ~emester.
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It's also a miracle h¢w d.umb some people. can be. I think PSC should invest in a boxing club or something on that order so the vandals on campus will have some place to go to work off their frustrations.
Spring is finally back, bringing u.s new singing birds anci millions of multicolored blossoms. Every sp'ring brin~s new mirac;IE;s; one happened today. I did get my editorial column done. Now I have to work on.another miracle, my grades.
Get Credit A Vibrant Method
by Laura Winegardner
The Cooperative Vocational Education progra~ gives students a chance to utilize and experience his/her skills in a job-related situation. "You never know where the opportunity lies," said Ted Harshbarger, director of the program. The CVEprogramisa vibrant method in training and support.
!::itudents who are employed with a business or in a job relating to their major field of study can apply for college credit.
A student is entitled to register for one to 1 2 credit hours of the internship towards graduation. Forty· total hours of work equals one I credit hour. I
Divisional coordinators are there to explain the program to students and to help students find jobs.
This program can set students up "if they secure a : position on campus,. near campus. or away from campus; it makes no difference," st21.ted Donald
Schwartz. Humanities 441 coordinator.
A student must receive a wage in. order to be eligible for this program. Volunteer work does not meet the CVE requirement guidelines. In a recent interview. Harshbarger said, "Currently 43 placements have been secured. The program's goal is to place 85 students in a job related to their mc;tjor within a year."
Applications for enrollment are accepted from second semester sophomores, juniors and seniors. "A student can register anytime. and campus residency is not required," said Schwartz.
A student interested in the internship program needs to talk with his/her divisional coordinator. The divisional coordinators are Robert Lewellen (Business, TJM 238), Oarence Eash (Science and Technology, IA Lab), Larry Brown (Education and Physical Education, Majors Hall 216). and Donald Schwartz (Humanities. FA 106).
Person of the Week
by Merri Johnson
The PSC Science Division has produ·ced another notable student in freshman biology major Andrea Brown. Brown won the $500 first place prize in the third annual American Mosquito Control Association research competition, held in conjunction with the Association's annual convention In Lexington, KY earlier this month. Fellow student, senior Ellen Kruger. placed second.
Judging criteria included not only the technical quality of the research. but the poise and "vigor for science"
NOTICE
Registration is still open for the PSC boys individual basketball camp to be held June 4~8 at PSCs Al Wheeler Activity Center.
Boys who have complete the third through 11th grades are eligible to a.ttend the week~long sessions, to t;,e conducted by Peru :,State's men's coach John Gibbs, assisted by members of his coachfng staff, college• players, and area high school coaches.
For more information call John Gibbs or Jennifer Nelson at (800) 742-4412 or 872-3815.
demonstrated by the contestant. Those last two qualities are readily apparent as Brown discusses her 120-plus hours spent identifying the physical characteristics cif Cl.lllcoides -paraensis. That's sand fly to you and me.
11,is species of fly is much more than a household pest in Brazil and other South American countries. says Brown, where it transmits oropouche virus to humans. The virus generally produces flu-like symptoms that recur intermittently for weeks and may also be linked with some forms of meningitis. Brown explains ·that her research is designed to determine if two separate species of the fly exist. If so, she says, medical entomologists in South America could use the. information to develop control measures.
Brown's scientific prowess seems a paradox considering her youthful age of a mere 18. In fact, she
began the resea1·ch on the sand fly project while still in high school in Auburn. She focused on a medical career at an early age, and enrolled at PSC with the intention of going on to pharmacy school. But under the mentorship of Drs. Larry and Carol Pappas, PSC biology and science professors. she is now leaning toward entomology, Brown says.
Aside from her part-time job at the Clothesline in Auburn, Brown concedes that she joins in few activities outside her studies. "Spending all my time doing research" leaves little time for anytl ,ing else. she says. It is so consuming, she even dreams about the lab.
It will take a lot of stamina to pursue thos,? dreams into graduate school. "a given," Brown asserts with a smile. The evidence so far indicates that she is up to the challenge.
--PSC Recovery -Meetings--
AA Meetings--7:30 p.m., l\tionda'"ys/Studerit ·Health
NA Meetings--8:00p.m l"hursdays/Student Health
Open Al-Anon. Meetings--4 p.m., Mon. & Wed./Emery Oaks Room
Open Al-Anon Meeting-:-11 a.m., Fridays/Emery Oaks Room
For Further Information on area recovery call 872•2348. AA is Alcoholics .Anonymous, the originator of twelve-step recovery.
NA is Narcotics Anonymous, twelve-step program for drug dominated lifestyle. • • "
Open Al-Anon is'a twelve step program for people whose·tives have been affected by someone else's chemical use orphysiF9 1 or E!rTiotional abuse. This twelve-step program is a loose-knit voluntary confederation of people who gather to share their experience, strength and hope with each other for the purpose of improving their own lifestyle.
Andrea Brown
Kfoefkorn's Personal Side
by Cathie English
Bill Kloefkorn tells me he started writing about 18 years ago. We're sitting in the Bob Inn having lunch;He has a grilled turkey sandwich and I have a chicken sandwich. He drinks a cup of cof-f'.ee and I drink a Dr. Pepper.
"! wanted to playfootball,"he says. "I went to play football at Emporia State in Kansas."
Bil! says he nad some good English teachers in college and he found out he liked to read. He says he wasn't reared around book.s because his pai·ents were trying to rnake a living and ev1c;!r·ything. l·-le says he enjoyed writing in his freshman cornposition class and he edited the school newspaper.
Later during my 2 o'clod, class, Bill says he's a writer who is not above gimmicks. He, says he likes filling in the blanks. He writes on the chalkboard. "After _____ ___ decides to ___ "
The ·class fills the blanks with death George and eat broccoli.He instructs the class to write about specific things and answer que 9 tions attached to it. He tells ushe gets ideas for poetry in out-of-the way places. He. emphasizes that he carries a pen or pencil
with him everyday. and he writes
Someone asks him how he knows if a poem is good. Bill. stops and thinks about this a while. He say,"lt makes you tingle--it just gives you a feeling--if it surprises you." He tells us that Robert Frost said a poem had to be a delight. Bill says he thinks the delight is in the surprise. He says a good poec,rn leads to a thought or some kind of wisdom.
After dinner. Bill meets my son John Charles. He sayc; he can't believe it. My son is John Charles, too, he savs. He tells John about vvhen his wife ,Nas pr·egnant and hovv th,2y just knew it would be a boy. Tl1ey even bought rnaracas in Tijuana and had John Charles engraved on them. My son gets
store, and the next day at recess I tell him. He says Prove it. I even saw the name of the comic, I tell him. Submariner. Isn't that right? He says Prove it. l don't have to prove it, l say. I know vou did it and you !,::now you
~id it. So, he a big grin on his face and says, "She had a gid, didn't she?" Bill says , yes, but we saved the maracas and our next baby was a boy.
At the poetry reading in the evening Bill reads a poem from A Life Like Mine. It's called "Prove It." He captivates the audience:
I see Bubba Barnes sneak a comic book from. the rack in the Rexall drug
says. prove it, asseyes. Just prove it. You can go to hell for swearing, I say. Bubba savs Prove it. And for stealing. I say. and for not telling the truth. Bubba says Prove it. Prove it, you little peckerhead, he says. Prove it prove it prove it prove it prove it.
It's a good thing Bill Kloefkorn started writing 18 years ago. He's some writer. He's a poet extraordinaire. He~s a. story teller extraordinair~. too. But unlike Bubba Barnes. he· didn't have to prove it to me. I just knew it.
Mothers E.xperience Dorm Life
bv:;:l,.aura Osborne
q1;d;:lugs and kisses amid a few roses accompanied by joyful shrieks and giggles and maybe a few tears of utter happiness ~ick.ed off. the third annl.!al rnother--d.aughter weekend 'jai: PSC A$ mothers approach: ed Morgan Hall, suitcases in ''hal"ld, they were welcomed in the above mentioned ways by their daughters.
Morgan Hall was certainly a different picture for the next two days. Instead of the no.rrna.1 dreary bareness of the echoing halls, conversation and laughter l:>ounced through the building whlch housed th7 guests of the PSC girls. Everyone anticipated a funfilled two days.
It formally began with the banquet; The friends of each daughter were most cordially introduced to each mom, and the moms got to kn.ow each other as well. $miles were seen everywhere you looked. After a meal that was actually good
<which mc1de. some moms in particular question the not-so• good remarks of the past made in reference to the food), the .entertainment began.
The· Misty Blues provided their good time entertainment foHowed .by the special moments provided by a few of the daughters. A few tears came to the eyes'. brim as. through the poetry and music, these girls told our mothers what.we felt.at,out them, Next on the agenda was game time. A few :startling revelations w.ere made through the mother-daughter question and answer game. The mothers found that there is no single night of the, week that can be deemed "bar night" and the daughters deduced that the color. white can be particularly symbolic.
Following .the games were movies of all genres; Of course there was also the.time :t;c,tcillk for a whi.le before going to sleep. When time for sleep fi~lly arrived, our mother:s
discovered, why we go home for weekends and sleep the whole time.
The next day began with the ride to. BrOWl'l\/ille. Evenv,ially; everyone reached the boat.and we set off for a ride on the Missouri river with breakfast provided. It was a relaxing two ho~rs on the little craft, a bit chilly, but rel<.\xing. Many laughs were had by all as friendships of more. than one kind grew stronger.
The ride came to its close and everyone part·ed. Some mothers stayecl for a short while longer, some returned to their homes •and some. t_ook their daughters shopping. •
All iri all, the weekend was a great success. Time flew l:>yfor Ieveryone involved , but bonds were cre.ated in so many ways that won't ever be severed.
1 Between The Lines ... /Unreliable ... Word
by Gene Engel
Of Mouth
When I was a kid going to camp in the summer, there was a lgame we always plays, and it was the telephone game. Sometimes we were in a circle and other times in a long line, but the format does not matter as much as the rules of the game. One person wrote down a secret and whispered it to .the person to their left and that person whispered it to the next and so on until it reached the last person in the game. The last person stated the secret out loud and the statement was compared to the beginning version. It never failed that the two versions did not match at all. The lesson we learned vvas that word of mouth' is not a reliable form of commu~ication. especially vvhen we are sharing someone else's secrets.
Two examples of this old game at work today come to mind. One is vvhat you said in the survey as to what you believe other people ai-e using and abusing on campus. and the ot,,er is concerning the half-way house idea.
If vve are to base our program on what vvas perceived as !being the use levels on campus, then we would need to have a staff of about twenty. Don't get me wrong, l know that denial is a primary symptom of the disease of substance abuse and all people that abuse their chemical of choice minimize the eff,2cts it's having on others about them. There is a saying that the abuser is the last one to know that he has a problem. A friend of mine, Dr. Paul says, "He never abused alcohol or drugs, never once did he swear at or break a bottle, when a pill fell out of his pocket.he dipn't step on it. he always picked it,up with loving care, he abused people that got in the way of"0 his chemical of choicEi for that day." What is the truF,! level of use and abuse on campus? If we have observed what we have reported about others then maybe it's time to look at our own susceptibility to gossip. The truth is, has someone's use or abuse _of chemical.s caused.a ~ar to run down your che~k? If so, then there is a problem and it.need$ to be looked at. • Yes we have.been looking at th~ possibilities of starting ai half~way house on campus, The idea is as follows: There are a number of college age _s'tuc:lents.that b~gir, _their ·education every v:ear and because of their: use and'ai:>u?2 of subst;ances are forced to drop out cind enter treatment. The question is what happens to these peoplewhel"lthey complete treatment? Do tl,ey have a safe college environment to continue theif ~usation? Is it right to punish someone ,who has a disease? .When we began to look at the.answers to these questions, we found that there was little available-•for those who wished to get on with their lives. So we explored different ideas~One idea was to 'develop an atmosphere where they could achieve' academically and grow in recovery at the same·time Ca half"'IIV8V: housfi'J). Nationally,•this woLJld be a pilot program and wfi'J •• vvould not expect more than ten to 12 students to be admitted to the program per semester The type of canclidate selecte\ii would be students that - have showed promise and commitment. They would_· be individuals who.· desire a safe atmosphere (many times treated people go back home to. practicing families and it is tough to stay sober in that kind of if mess). So what's the benefit to you the current student? Vol.I' will have the opportunity to discover that recovery is not an event but a process. You'll discover that these students Will havethfi'Jsc:imewantsandneedsthatyouhave,andforso111e.of .,YOU •, Y.C/U'.llt.it19 _a_ true friend. •
••. om.my, read me a story," Kri~ti Scott, ~egs after ~it the festivities. • '
Bates and her morn register and fiH or..d.: th,2k questionnaire.
Robin Anderson and her mother_ take a break from- the s~..
to pose for a picture .on the Spidt of Brownville.
<>ms travel~d several miles to spend the d with their- daughters. Darci Chadwick's ame all the way from Connecticut and Heather %1,N~l<.ist•s traveled. from Minnesota.
Sharon Wuertz and Shari Blum look over some last minute details.
Marcy Ga:-ace
Winners in the 1990 PBL State Leadership Conference in Lincoln on April 6 and 7 were: ( front row l•r) Debra Pugh, Cindy Janssen, Colleen Boehmer, Jane Tutt, and Stephanie Bischoff; <second row l·r) Angela Bischoff, Jopene Glaesmann, Kelly Moore, Kyle Finke, and Jeff Chmelka; (third row I· r) Todd Blome, Tim Bohling, Scott Hahn, Mike Harling, Greg Zoubeck, Chris DeMarque, Jerry Heidelk, and Jeff Janssen. Not pictured are John Pleis and Amy Henzel. (PBL File Photo)
PBL Successful At Conference
by Jodi Hytrek
PBL Reporter
It was a very successful weekend .for Peru State College Phi Beta. Lambda. On April 6 and 1, P~ru State he;i;ided for the .State Leader• ship Conference in Uncoln.
• Because of many hours of preparation, everyone was ready. Friday started out with the fouP.hour testing·s$ssion. The participa(lts.then .went to the firstgene.@I session;buring this time the candid;;ttes for State Office started their campaign $,peaches and answered any questions. The • restofthedaywastakeriupby workshops and speakers. At the end of Friday was .the last general session. This was the one where the officers were ~lected. The results of this session were tremendous for PSC. for the third year in a row, PSC will have two officers at the .state level
( formerly Willie's)
State Vice President Jodi Hytrek
state Parliamentarian. , Jeff Janssen
Outstanding Adviser of the Y~'I, Russ Beldin
Business Decision Making Teamt, Third/Tim Bohling Stephanie Bischoff
Job Interview , , .,. First/Kelly Rae Moore Third/Tim Bohling
Impromptu Speaking ; , : ;. First/Jeff Janssen
Finance , .' .' Fifth/Jeff Janssen
Economics Third/Colleen Boehmer
Future Business Teacher : Second/Kyle Finke Third/0,ris DeMar'que
Future Business Executive First/Ondy Jans~en
Third/Tim Bohling Fourth/Jerry Heidelk
Who's Who. In Nebraska PBL ; Ofidy Janssen, Amy HenzJr; •• Tim Bohling,.& Stephanie Bischoff
Non-Resident
by Mike McCoy
Are you an out-of-state student currently enrolled, trying to transfer, returning for graduate studies. or plan on attending PSC? If you are and you meet the guidelines for application, you can enroll in a nevv Non-Resident Scholar Program being offered by PSC next fall. according to Jerry Joy, Dean of Student Affairs,
The Non-Resident Scholar Program has ,been initiated at PSC to offer students from outof-state the ability to 0ttend PSC at in-state tuition rates, if they meet specific guidelintc,s for qualification.
"This prograJTi is for students that ar·e fr-om states ac:Jjacent to Nebraska," stated Joy, "Anyone interested in enrolling in the program can come to the
admissions office and pick up a form,"
Students that enroll in the program are required to take one honors class their freshman year according to Dr. Anthony McCrann, assistant professor of English at PSC. "if the student vvishes to continue the program he can. if he doesn't he can get out vvhenever he wants."
"All students picking up a form must n:::,turri it to the admissions office by May 1 , " stated Joy. But due to the time frame placed on this pr·oject, he added they will pr·obab!y extend the application due date? till the end of this sen,e:c,ter·,
Students tr-ying to gc;t into the program must meet the specific guidelines listed beiovv,
Scholarship Guidelines
Entering/Current/Former PSC Undergraduate Students
Entering Freshman Student Cat /east one of the three following criteria
•
SAT
Entering Transfer. Student Cat least one of the four following criteria must be met to qu;:1/ify for the Non Resident Scholars Program)
• Earned a 1,cumulative college GPA of 3.00 or above ona 4.0 scale at last college of attendance •
• Graduated in the· upper one-quarter ot high school graduating class
• Earned a cumulative high school GPA of 3.50 or above on a 4,0 scale
• Scored a 24 or higher on the ACT or scored 980 or higher on the. SAT •• Student Entering wjth GED Cat least. onf? of the two. foUowing criteri,;1 must be met to qualify for the Non Resident Scholars Program) ' •
• Scored in the upper one.quarter of individuals taking the GED
• Scored at the 75th percentile ranking on each of the five GED tests
CurrentlFprmer PSC Undergradua,te Student
• '>:,
• Earn, ·d a PSC csumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on the 4.0 scale
Entering/Current/Former PSC Graduate Stl.ldent
• Earned-a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher on a 4.0 scale at last college attended.
• Earned a cumulative PSC undergraduate GPA of 3.00 or higher on the 4,p scale • Senate met April 4 and fL The meeting on the fourth was the first session.with the newmernbers. Anew e.xecutive committee was elected'. The Homecoming theme was disci.Jssed and Senate .decided to take suggestions from students t'.intil 3 p .m. Wed., Apr:il 25. Senate will then vote on suggestion;:;, narrowing them down tp three finalists. The final vote will be up tpthe student boc::ly, and a prize will be awarded to the winning entrant. ~The Organizational ,boa rd was a_lso discussed and it was decided .to add Troy Rippe n's ,""name to th'¥ memorial plaque. Senate also talked about the new nurse coming to campus. Lynne Reschke will begin her. work on April 23, 1990.
Discovery ... Williams and Williams for 1 990
Though Scott Williams is retiring in May after 24 years of teaching geography at PSC. students will still find the name "Williams" next to geography class listings for next fall.
He'll be leaving the program in trusted hands, as his wife Ann. will pick up where he's leaving off.
Mr. Scott Williams
Actually, the assistant geography professor won't really be "leaving" anything except the rigors of full-time teaching. He will continue to teach geology classes at PSC-about one class each semester, he anticipates.
When asked what he'd miss most in his retirement, he answered, "l really won't miss anything."
"I wili stiil have contact with students, and l'll be handling the geology area·-that's rec:1!ly my specialty," he s·aid.
V\/illiams also plans to attend geology conventions. and pursue a special· project-making presentations on geology and geography to area schoolchildren.
"!just got done speaking toa group of about 100 elementary school children at Calvert School in Auburn," he said. "That is the time to get them interested in the subject."
Geology and geography have obviously been lifelong interests of his. He was in his late 30s when he earned his bachelors degree at Arizona State University, but he alr!=!ady had a distinguished career in geology.
His work· as a geologist, primarily in the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, included the discovery of five minerals never before recorded.
After receiving his bachelors degree from Arizona State, he taught at Phoenix College and also began work on his masters degree at ASU, serving as a graduate teaching assistant.
It was then that Williams made his most important "discovery"--an ASU undergraduate student. Ann Dowling, who became his wife.
They have one daughter, Julie, who graduated from Peru State in '88. majoring in art and geograph_y.
After earning his masters degree .from •• ASU_ in 1966, Williams had two offers to teach on the college !evel--at college in Georgia, and ·at Peru State, both quite distant from his birthplace of San Francisco.
"There was never really any doubt that I'd take the Perujob; Dean (Keith) Melvin hired me on the.spot," he said.
Fike's Next
Th[s time Bob Fike means' it. Sort of: Fike put in his last day Thursday, April 12. He's already a retired Navy man.
said. "The second 20years, the Navy came first."
"The third 20 years of my life l devoted to my kids and grandkids," he added. ·
"I hope during my last 20 • years or so ,mywife Dotcanbe number one,,- he grinned. ··it seems like she's always had to come in second."
"I'm happy l took the job," he added. When he was granted tenure in 1973, the Williams family decided to remain in Peru for'the duration.
While he hopes to devote • considerable time to speaking with elementary school groups, Williams has strong feelings about the role a different age group will play in PSC's future.
"Our ( PS C's) future is through these non-traditional students--they are the lifeblood of southeast Nebraska," Williams emphasized.
He termed the growing number of older students at PSC "a positive thing--it's mainly the non-traditional students who get the 'top seats' in my class."
Williams doesn't plan for his retirement to be all work.
"I'll spend more time gardening and working with my flowers," he said.
But the conversation always comes back to schoolwork and geology.
"I want to take more field trips with ( PSC) students; to do more field work and to give more special lectures to grade schoo.l kids," he said.
"Hopefully, I've got another. 1Qgood years left, God willing," he said. "I'm healthier now than I've ever been."
Reputation is an idle and most false imposition, oh got without_ merit and lost without d~serving.
.• .'Shakespeare
V~ars
Now a.fter 21 years in the Navy and 22 at Peru State • College, Bob Fike's working days are over.
Sort.of.
Bob and 09t Fike have been married 40 years. Their son Ken and his family live in Peru, a,nd daughter Deirdre lives in Louisville, .Ky.
•CASH 1REWAR_D•
Promotion Given
TMI Corporation, the largest direct response marketing firm in the U.S has promoted Steve Matthews to Branch Manager in TMl's Oeveland center according to Tom Searcy, Director of Outbound Operations at the corporate headquarters in Dallas. Matthews joined TMI as a Telephone Sales Representative in Peru. NE and was promoted several times to Quality Assurance Manager, Sales Manager and Assistant Branch Manager.
A native of Omaha, NE. he moved to Indianapolis to serve as that center's Sales
Manager Trainer. Matthews graduated from Peru State College in 1988.
TMI currently employs more than 2,000 employees within seven TM! centers Lincoln and Peru, NE; Tempe, AZ; Arlington, TX; Oeveland OH; Indianapolis. IN; Arlington TX, in addition to Omaha.
TM l's diversity is reflected ' in its spectrum of available services including database management. direct mail, inbound and outbound telemarketing, order processing, product distribution, circulation fulfilment and information management.
For Fifteen Years
by Steve Epler
At the end of this ,emester. PSC will lose a great teacher and wonderful lady. Dr. Esther Divney, after 42 years of teaching, has decided to retire.
"Peru State College has grown tremendously in rDY 15 years here," said Dr. Divney. "Dr. Gaflentine has modernized the co.liege. Peru was a -well-kept secret when I started, but now, Peru State College is_ol'1 the map. Peru is a good place to • gb before graduate school. You're not just a number; you can be somebody."
Dr. Divney, who teache_s special -ed. taught fc:ir 27 years at various public high schools and elementary schools in Ohio. Colorado, and New Hampshire befcire coming to Peru. Dr. Dlvneyis very happy that she came :to Peru. and she ha_s no regrets. "PSC gave me the
opportunity to do all that I'm capable of," she said. That's evident in that she is the first woman full professor at PSC.
But. he noted, "I still have my shop• at home."
The native Peruvia_n and former Pen:.1 State student ·is ':_ anxious for retirement. and : do.es plan to spend winters in ¾warmerweather. ""·
11 "But Peru will always be my {home," he said, ,¼ ·•- ,''l'IT)_ goio~ to.Jnis9' i.:he best ; t,u't4ncli c;:if : 91.JY~- tliat I ever. '''."iworked. with" on the PSC ~maintenance staff, he said. Still, he's got the next 20 years lor so already booked.
, "I figure the first 20 years of limy life I devoted to myself;" he
A cash rewarcl Is being offered to anyone who can procluce the name/names of the person or persons responsible for the vanclallsm of a· reel Chevelle Mallllu parked on the corner of Hoyt ancl 7th street, on _Jan. I 8. The car was parkecl with the clrivers cloor toward 8th street. So~eone came lty ancl ran a key clo,i,n thesl_cleof
•a brt1~cl ne,., 1N1lnt lob.I ,iirantto;a.~owwho·cllcl It.
• Any' flncllng the --~ltte1'14tns,wlll be ;
• rewarclecl with cash.. H you have Information about this crime please contact ·ta.e··psc limes Eclltor. or phone 274•4185.
-Thank You
Dr; Esther Divney
Dr. Divneysayssheis.very happy to be retiring in Peru. She, plans to be a com.missioned lay preacher in h0•· church, and she will st,., teach iwo adjunct classes next fall.
)B OPPORTUNITIES
--NOTICE--
Job Opportunity
1·•J,c1tiona I Marketing Finn
-.-,,l<s mature student to ·: ciqe on-campus promo' Jr top companies this t,ool year. Flexible hours.
•.r, s_·arning potential to "-,()() per semester. Must .,,. ,ir()anized, hard1Norking
•: :: •• ")ney motivated. Call ·: ,,,,,0th K. or Myra at (800) 592-2121.
PER~",'ONALS
Shelly--Made any sudden stops :ately? Or have you been hlinded by the sunlight?-Concerned Passenger
Mis--Number one facto' says "I hate stress!" but I love ya'-JAG
Ted--1 heard about you this we<~kend !
Stacey--Trapped in any moldy sho1Ners from hell lately?
Mr. Beldin--When can I drive the Corvette?
Todd C--Oh Oh Uh Oh exlax attacks !--D & L & L
TM-'-some people can·t handle not b(•ing able to have everything they want, .Doesn't it feel good to be the one they really Vl(ant? .,,
CJ--Congratulations on_.all the aw;3rds. You deserve it all.
Oickie--Strap a pair on, but don't out do Glade !--K & L
Ange/a--Locked any keys in • your car lately?--Fellow Rock Porters
SA-· You never knew how bad it could be until you experienced it. How are those teeth marks doing?--DLM
Wags--ls the dt.mgeon really out of commission?
Hank--Nick Nick from the Nick Nicks.
Patty M--Happy Late Birthday!
••Love Kate & Laun
Kris C--Are you one of the guys yet?'??--The Girls
Happy Birthday Julee!!--Only one more year!!!!!
LA-• Watch out 1Nhose room you pass out in !--OLM
C·-1 hear your giving an enchore performance at T JM.---1'11 be there!
Creep•-You really ate the weakest!--Pookie
T. Tynon--The Yearbook staff is in need of your c!cSSistance thint<. youcansparea minute???
Ted H -Still applicants? looking for
Chris Matthews-Morgan-· Peru Humane Society! P-5. Niec• Mutant Ninja Kitty & Puppy!-Morgan Hall LI & KM
Girls--You are bunny ears! great! 1 ! gorgeous in You all did
CJ--Ho1N are those pre-game "Warm-ups" Ans1Ner that door!
Susan--Boys are GEEKS !--Leri
Brownie Nut Fudge--Are you in need of ne1N under1Near????
Abel-- There's a ne\N horror movie out--"Bibbs Returns"
JP--Ho1N's your little hood ornament?--Love "guess who?"
Trickle--Who 1Nill be the next one to play 1Nith your rubber ducky?
Lisa--Why the turtleneck????
Cory--Glad to hear the rumor mills have stopped.--Me
Keith (Roscoe)--Two Bucks? Don't you tell me I'm charging three!
Rich S--l'm hungry for an Egg McMuffin, but I didn't 1Natch any adverrtisement because I don't have a TV--Sexitary
Mark F--Are you sober?
Congrats Stacey--We're glad to have you as out sister!! !--Pi Sigma Chi
JR--Thanksformybeer!--justa friend •
# 24•..:congratulatiors on such a great performance! (Baseball that is!)
TT--Have you acquired ;3ny new T-shirts??
Angelia R.--Get a real Job & Ufe--People of Morgan
Michela--How about those apple chuncks?
Dani--Does the early bird ;3lways get the worm?
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Bwana--Grow it back. 1Erjoy. '!
Kite--1 give that cart1Nheel a •• 10" ! Don't you lie to me !
MC--Congrats on your job-you'll have fun !--Good Luck!!
Russ-- Love those shorts !
Mawk, Pate 21 & Dickie--l'm your friend whether you like it or not, but my check bounced ! All kidding aside thanks for being such great friends.-Loserd
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Cara--Us geeks magnets have to stick together !--Lori
Mark W--My mom's got your baby oil. she said to come and get it whenever you 1Nant to use it again.--DLM
Kate M--You have been a·great friend ! I <;ton't know what I wo1..1ld have done without you!•Loser
Tom 5--Where's my necklace? You also owe me pizza! ·,
Brett F.--lf you can't run with the big dogs stay on the p~rch !
Mawk--Y.ou awe a gweat fwiend .also even if you a1Nen't from are-e-are-e-are !--Guess!
Liz -A--Wear your seatbelt! Dodge those road blocks! Yea-1Nhatever !
Jodi H (socks)--Smile, it 1Nill all be over soon--the bars in Big WI are INa_iting !
Kim V-~Do you knolN where the print shop is located???
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Deanna--Keep up • the good work---you look great! Who needs night visitors 1Nhen you can have them an day long???
TT--Been hittin' the bottle lately?
SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE
A $500 Scholarship offered -·by D.PMA•Cornhusker Chapter for Computer Science Major (or equivaler;it), Junior standing or above. Minimal requirements. To receive application, contact DP.Ml:\.~ Scholarship, Box 80724, Lincoln, NE 68501 or ci:111 (402) 473-0;357,
1 Final Exam Schedule 1
1he follo1Ning exam schedule is for the on-campus exam week of May 7 -10. Please take note of 1Nhen your· exam period is and take notice of the exam week policies belolN.
I MONDAY, MAY 7, 1990
Original Class Time 12:30 T 4:00M 12:00 M 11 :00 M
TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1990
Original Class Time 9:30 T 3:00 M 0·:ooM 8:00 T
WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1990
Original Class Time 10:00M 11 :00 T 2:00 T 9:00M
THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1990
Original Class Time 1:00M 2:00 M 3:30T OPEN
NOTE: Original Class Time indicates the first class meeting of the week or only class meeting of the week.
EVENING CLASSES
1) If the class meets once a week. then the exam penod ,s during the scheduled class meeting.
2) If the class meets more than once a week andbeginsat6:30 p.m then the exam period is 6:00-8:00 p.m. on the first day ot the week that the class meets.
3) If the class meets more than once a weekandbeqinsat8 OU p.m then the examperiodis8:30-10:30p,m on the first day of the week th;3t the class meets.
NOTE: If you have any questions about the exam schedule. do not hesitate to contact Dr. Snyder in the Admini:::;trat,on I Building. , •
Make Job Hunting Easier
Non-traditional students, commuters, and off campus ·students _are invited to take advantage of an opportunity to learn how to find a iob. The Saturday event INill take place .on April 28 from 9 a.m to 3 p.m. Linda Warren. placement director, is hosting the 1Norkshop at the request of students who have round it difficult to attend the credit course. Career Strategies College 400, or the Job Search workshops held during the school 1Neek.
Topics covered 1Nill include credential files (collecting 1Nritten references) resumes. cover letters (letter of application), job search (1Nhere to and how to look fora job·), intervie1Ning, and dress for success.
Regis1:er in the Placement office AD 303 or phone (800) 7424412. There is no charge. or fee for attending.
Mrs. Warren reminds students that there is much more to finding a job than getting a resume ready: This workshop will prepare students for the hard work that lies ahead. "The job search is probably one of the most strE;lssful times of life, the uncertainty, the pressure. On a scale of 10, this time of life has tn be a 9. But being prepared and knowing 1Nhat to expect can alleviate much of the stress," says 'Mrs. Warren.
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Pitcher Boosts Team ... Left-Hander Leads Cats
Peru State College rookie pitcher Scott Kohout is quickly coming of age.
Last week, the freshman left-hander was the winning pitcher in a 15-5 victory over perennial District power Kearney State.
Wednesday, the_ Cortland, NE, native tossed a three-hitter to power the Bobcats to a 4-1 victory over Bellevue College in the first game of a double header at Bellevue East High S, hoot.
"Scott h. ,s done a real good job for us this year," said Peru State Coach Paul Wyczawski. "And, he's getting better each time out."
"I don't think he was quite as sharp against Bellevue as he was against Kearney. Still, he competed very well out there and got them out in key situations when it counted."
Kohout worked out of an early second-inning jam when the • Bruins put runners at first and second with only one out. He quickly retired outfielder Jarron Bradley on an infield pop up with just one pitch and catcher Tim Bilyeu on a fly out to rightfield.
The Bruins left two more base runners in the third when Kohout got Billy Smith on a fly out to left field. and designated hitter Doug Baugh on a line drive shot to third base. But Bellevue picked up its' lone run of the contest earlier in the frame when Geary Taylor walked with one out, stole second, and scored on Tim Stutheit's RBI single.
From then on, Kohout limited the Bruins to just a single by Robbie Reed, who collected two of BC's three hits, over the final four innings.
Kohout, a graduate of Norris High School, overcame a seasonhiqh eight walks, including four to Taylor, the lead-off hitter.
The Bobcats g ve Kohout the offensive support he needed in the sixth, pushing across three go-ahead runs off loser Don Losso, 4-3. Lefttielder· Wil Raftery, a Legion teammate of Kohout's last Y· ·ar. r·apped an RBI single to ma~e it 2-1. First baseman Todd Mel'ical followed with a sacrifice fly. and center·fielder Kevin Heller pok.ed an RBI single for the other two runs.
K9hout, who entered the contest with a 6.87 earned-runaverage CERA), struck out three in improving his record to 3-2.
Peru State's victory paid back the Bruins in part for their 15'-9 7• 0 sweep back on March 27 in Auburn. It also moved the Bobcats' District record to 6-6 overall, including a 4-2 mark in the first games.
"~fter the game he was feeling pretty good about beating them," Wyczawski said of Kohout. "My c, .mment to him was to exp~ct himself to throw like th.at every time out, notjust against gooc::i team~."
"He has the capability 1 o win games , if he can continue to impr;;ove from game to game."
The Bobcats, who dropped the nightcap 8-5; are 11-13overall.
Inside Sports ...
As A Rule ...
Learn To Keep Your Cool
by Amy Snyder
It's a tough job, but somebody has to do it.
The role of disciplinarian on a college campus is a hard one to play. No matter what the setting, people never seem to take too kindly to those who monitor what is right and what is wrong.
Despite the degree to which the accused really is at fault, he or she generally has at least a few words to say on his or her ovvn behalf. And rightfully so. I mean this America, right? We all have the right to be innocer ,t until proven otherwise. With some sense of dignity, we should all be allowed to present our case. Whether four-letter words more effectively get the point across is up to the individual, but generally a civil tongue gets you farther in the long run. But that's the law of common, everyday life. What about the life of intramural athletes? Should these underrated, over-qualified, finetUned athletic machines be allowed a different type of treatment? Should they be allowed to question the call of the referee just because their team· is losing? Can they .be 9 llowed to hold grudges and person 9 1 vendettas against their fellow cla$srnates who are reffing the game just to earn some work-study. money?
Is it right to shout obscenities all the way from the Student Center to the science building just because they didn't agree with a call?
Of course it is ! This is America. Freedom of speech and all that good stuff. Sure, it's O.K. to fly off the handle and say things you don't mean in the heat of competition. Sure, it's fine to throw a tantrum and make everyone stare at you. And sure, it's fine to hold a five-year grudge.
But what good will it do?
It might get you top billing in the campus gossip chain, it might get you a start on a good bleeding ulcer, and it might even get you a nasty personal in the Times.
What it won't do for you is let your tec1m have a good time and play the game. and it probably shoots your chances at the sportsmanship award. all to heck. • •
So when you find yourself in a sticky situationandyouarejust about to lose you ever~present cool, please remember the following tips.
Number one Count to ten .before you start to mouth off:. (No it's not too original, but I have to supply some type of researched material before I really sfart to B.S.)
Number two. Think seriously about how mlich impact this
Softball Team 'Better' Than Last Year --A TTEN:+ lON--
by Amy Snyder
For Head Softball Coach
Larry Brown. the 1990 season has been turning out about how he expected. With a nine win •seven loss record as of April ·1 O. he was pleased with what had been happening with his team. "We are. doing better now than we were at this time last year," Brown noted. "That's what you hope for, constant improvement."
Commenting about the team's standing after 14 games, Brown felt the greatest str.ength was batting. Statistics backed up his da1m, showing four players with a 300 plus batting average.
Bridget Q!Ni;?ill led the Lady Cats at that time with a .385. Following closely were. Kim Horsham-.362, Diane Pokorny-.361 and Kristi De!e.euwa341 _Brown explained that these averages are excellent for college softball.
Coach Brown recognized pitching as another strength.
: Erin O'Grady led this category after 14 games with a win-loss record of six and two. Brown
noted that Deleeuw and Grossman have also pitched well for the team, but at times haven't received the support from the field they need to win games.
Asked abt>ut the team's weaknesses. Brown reported that defense gave the Cats the most difficulty.
"Our biggest problems come from a lack of concentration
When we are not mentally ready to play, we make too mar:iy errors. Softball is a lo_wscoring game, and you can't afford to give up a run."
In practice, the team has consistently worked on fundamentals. The sessions were going well; however, Brown saw the team's biggest problem a_t that tirne as not being able to practice outdoors.
"We have had a bad practb:::e situation this year. With the football team having spring ball on the practice field, we have to travel to Auburn. The fields over there are nice, but it is ar\ inconvenience, and is expen·· sive." Brown stated that he can now easily sympathize
with the baseball team, as they have. had to travel to Auburn the last couple of years.
Going into the end of the season, Brown said the team's goal is to qualify for districts.
Noting that District 1 1 is one of the top softball districts in the U.S a berth in this tournament would be a great honor.
Aside from the' obvious competitive aspects of this year's team, Br.own commended the Lady Cats-for their ability to work together and have fun. Brown feels that as soon as a sport becomes a job, it is not worth doing Therefore, he is pleased with the moral on his team
"We really have a great bunch of kids on the team. We always have a lot of fun, and that's how it should be ."
BIG BROTHER BIG SISTER PROGRAM
Sign up for next year in the programs office.
The PSCFlag Corps has open positions for the fa 1: of 1990. Previous flag. experience is not necessary! Interested parties should contact:
Laura Osborne Room 220, Morgan Hall
Applications will be taken April 24-26. Please leave name, adqress and list of any previous fl 9 g corps experience.
•-INTERSHIP PROGRAM--
Ted Harshbarger Director 872-2420 ----AD 105 Division Coordinators
Robert Lewellen Business 872-2290 _ T J Majors 238
Clarence Eash Sci. & Tech 872~2250 _____ IA Lab
Larry Brown Ed/PE 872-2204 ___ Majors 216
Don Schwartz Humanities 872-2369 FA 106
incident really has on the full scope of your life. If in two days you will have forgotten it, then chill out. If in two years you will still lose sleep over it, then seek some type of professional help.
Number three. Think about your mom. She always told you not to pick fights. Besides, if she heard you cuss like that. she'd wash your mouth out.
Number four. Put yourself in the shoes of the referee or umpire. Remember that he or she doesn't have any real reason to make a call against you, and if there is a real reason, think about what you did to cause it. You're probably lucky this is the best~that could be done to get you back.
Finally, number five. Compliment yourself. If you get this defensive about competition you must think that you're pretty good. So tell yourself. Say, "I'm really good. So good that with all my natural-born talent and charm, I can easily overcome this misfortune. and win the game despite my disadvantage." (If you can say this to yourself, you might want to consider thi;? second part of number two.)
So just remember, without those offidals to umpir~ or ref the contest, there would be no intramural athletics. Now which •would you rathe.r deal with, an unfair call or a nonexistent program?
Dr. Leland Sherwood
From The Other Side Of The Desk ...
by Leland H. Sherwood
I am presently completing my fifth year, the second time a round as faculty sponsor for the Student Senate, and wish to take this opportunity to reflect upon some observations.
I continue to be impressed with the sincere efforts and dedication of students that donate their time to the college in filling leadership roles.
These individuals, according to Paula Winkelman's categories of people in the March 16 issue of The Times. can truly be identified as "workers." They volunteer their time, and work very hard on many projects in an honest effort to make the system work more effectively.
Paula indicated that this service was usually without pay. I guess I disagree with her on this point. There may be no monetary reward for many of these efforts, however the intrinsic values that result can be•seen over and over again. The personal satisfaction that comes from seeing a job completed and well done, and the lasting friendships that develop are indeed rewarding;
I have observed individual concerns emerge as a result of expressing strong feelings from both• sides of an issue; then discussions and eventual compromises occur. This learning and gro~th is indeed another reward that is irreplaceable in building one's character.
Senate members actively represent the students in many aspects of the system. I have vvatched them organize students by the bus load in an effort to make a forceful statement to the legislature. These efforts help to provide more diversity in programs. vvhether it be through increased funding for facilities, or as quality classroom experiences.
They question legislators vvhen increases in tuition or other direct monetary requests are being proposed. They initiate fund raising activities that assist indviduals and local campus projects; they vvelcome grandparents as part of their visit in the fall. They are catled upon to clean up after the homecoming events are complete. To rP.peat, I am impressed with this dedication.
I am sure many other students are just as involved in other organizations on our campus. and I hope everyone is part of this important aspect of college life. The old adage that on, ·s education should not be limited to credit hours completed or GPA seems applicable.
My observations lead me to the conclusion that all stud, ·nts can be revvarded if they look for and find a campus organization to vvork for and become part of. If you have not done so, vvhy not give it some serious thought?
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A large part of the program's succe· .s vvould also have to be attributed, according to Dr. Larry Pappas, to the academic freedom that the school gives them to do vvhat they want to do. "We have gotten a lot of help and support from administration," commented Dr. Carol Pappas. "The president (Dr. Gallentine) has always helped pay some of the expenses for travel to present our research:"
Currently four students have started on r·esearch for presentations next year. Along vvith Brovvn and Kruger, a freshman from Sabetha. KS, Shari Rumbauh. and a sophomore from Auburn, Tammy Surette. vvill vvork on individual research projects throughout the summer of 1990 in hopes of improving the 1990, in hopes of improving on the level of success that the program has already achieved.
"One of the judges from the
competition in vvhich Andrea vvon contacted me about a vveek ago. He said that vve are setting a standard in the science community, as far as the presentation of our material, that the rest of the schools are going to be forced to catch up with," stated Dr. Carol Pappas. "I just hope that by the time they catch up, we will already have moved ahead one step further."
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Program Will Promote AreaEconomic Growth
by Cathie English
Beginning with the fall 1990 semester, business majors and community leaders will be able to enroll in four new economic development courses.
According to Bob Shively, PSC's new economic development director, PSC will offer a ten-hour sequence of economic development courses. Shively, who has worked with the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce and the Nebraska F\Jblic Power
District, Columbus, brings over 35 years of experience in fulltime economic development to the new position.
Shively said there are only five other institutions that offer a degree in e.conomic development. He said the new program will be initiated with Business 400--Principles of Economic Development next fall. The other new courses include 401--Advanced Economic Development, Business
Peru State Times Wins Award
by The Times Staff
'T6e Pefu State Tfil;ies received a second place award last week from the American Scholastic Press Association for overall quality of the newspaper during the 1989-90 school year. •
The Times scored 81 O points on a 1,000 point scale, only 40 points short of a first place award. with 700 points being the minimum for a second place award. The Times, like all other newspapers entered in the contest, was judged on five categories: content coverage, page design, general plan, art (including advertising and
illustration~) and editing.
This is -th:a'fi;sttimein~ecent • year~- that· a PSC newspaper has been entered in a competition such as this, and ·br. Daniel Holtz, adviser to the Times. said he was pleased with the results. He. said, "Our overall score reflects the hard work put in by all of the stqff but particularly Laura Winegardner, the managing editor, and Mike McCoy, the assistant editor.
Dr. Holtz also said the award was particularly gratifying since the American Scholastic Press Association competition runs nationwide. •
Bob Shively
402--Community and Regional Planning and lTE 400-Community Facilities. According to Shively, the course will be offered in the day and in the evening on the PSC campus and may be taught locally ;to large community groups.
Shively,·., lJNLgraduate, said he wiUse.rve as a consultant to area chambers qf' eomme!'rte and econo'micdevelopersi"The majority of the work will be helping area economic developers," he stated. He also said he would conduct workshops and seminars in area communities.
He safd there has been the potential for growth in this area, but it hasn't developed like' other areas in Nebraska. "We have to market this area," he said;
Shively, who has done graduate studies at Georgetown and who has served as a Contlnuecl••Page S
Following Forum ...
Senators Back Fee
by
Steve Epler ribbons, and general maintenFollowing a public forum on ance.
April 24, the student senate A student who might not use voted the next day to support a the service provided will still be $10 computer users' fee. required to pay the fee. Joy which, if approved by the stated that all students will Board of Trustees, will be have this fee because it is added to student fees next fall. difficult to monitor all students Student Senate president. using the computer lab.
Amy Snyder, opened th e April Another student asked if a 24th forum attended by about 20 senate members and 15 lab assistant could be placed in other students in Benford the Industrial Arts computer Recital Hall. lab. Dr. Snyder agreed that this was a good idea and said the Dr. William Snyder. PSC vice- matter would be considered. president, said that a $1 0 computer fee, plus existing SenatepresidentSnydersaiq fees would still be less than the. if the fee goes into effect, lab total .fees at Chadron, assistantpositionswiltbeopen Kearney, and 1/1/ayne Stat~ to alJ students, AU qualified> c::olleges. '• ,, i?:Pt?lic:ants wmbe sc:r~~;n~dahd
Dr Snyder a_ lso explained • Selected for these lab dir'ei::tor that PSC's computer program positions.
• • •• is more advanced than those of Jerry Joy. dean of. student. the other three state affairs, vyill present this colfeges and that the $10 fee proposal to the Board of would help PSCkeepthatedge. Trustees for approval this"';-
Dean Jerry Joy explained that a $10 fee per semester, per student, would raise about $20,000. About $18,500 would go t9 full-time Iba directors and assistants, he said. The rest would go towards paper, towards computer paper,
Fithian and Gomontobe
Recognized
PSC COiiege Advancement Ors, Floyd Fithian and the late Neal Gomon will be named Peru State COiiege Distinguished_ Service Award recipients in ceremonies on Sat., May 12.
The two will be· recognized during Commencement exercises, set to begin at 10;30a.rh. in the Al Wheeler Activity Center at PSC, noted President Jerry Gallentine.
The late Dr. Gon,on. a longtime PSC president, and Dr. Fithian, whose distinguished career covers both education and public service were. approved for the. award by the Board of Trustees of the Nel::>raska State Colleges.
Dr. Fithian will also serve as the speaker for the 1990 commencement exercises.
Letter to the Editor ... Commander Clears Up Facts
Dear Editor:
I write this editorial not to disagree with the article, "ROTC Builds More Than Character," by Troy Sedam. but rather to clarify a few of the facts that were garbled by the reporter. The facts that are incorrect are where the program and instructors come from to teach the classes.
The program does not come from the Doane College system. It comes from the Creighton ROTC Department, which received approval by the Department of Army to hold classes on the Peru campus, although the Creighton ROTC Department does teach classes at Doane on Tuesdays.
Another fact that is incorrect is where the instructors come from to teach the classes. The instructors also come from Creighton University, not Crete.
I '::>elieve program is University Lincoln.
Crete's ROTC taught by the of Nebraska-
The final correction that needs to be made is a spelling correction. Fort Louis should be spelled Fort Lewis. Trust me, I should know because I spent six weeks from the past summer at that fine military installation.
Robert A. Stamps Cadet Captain, PSC Company Com!Tlander
Decided~y Non-Traditional Is Just the Right Thing for Joan
by Joan Hazard
I am a D.N.S. (Decidedly Non-Traditional Student). I'll acquire j1.; •,ior status in May; I'll turn 62 in June. There are good things and not-so-good things about being D.N.S. as opposE!d to being a traditlonal student.
•A good thing is that my jeans need not be modish, and I don't have to shell out big. bucks for state-of-the-art athletic shoes, because nopne is going to note nor care what I wear.
A not-so-good thing is that arthritis and chair/desks are nc Compatible. I tend to atrophy in a sitting position after 50 minutes in one of the critters. Sliding out and straightening up in one fluid movement are wishfu.1 thinking. ·I must dawdle until the classmate on my left has decamped and, then, use the empty chair to lever myself out .and up.
•Another plus is that there' is no pressing need for me to participate in campus organizations. i.e.: Student Senate, English Club, etc., because a potential employer's being swayed by my involvement in campus activities is a truly remote possibility for a gra'cl9ate eligible for full Social Security benefits.
But a minus is that l find myself becoming excited about newlyacquired skills and broadened knowledge, only to remember that employers aren't panting for people my age, so I will probably never have the opportunity to use my abilities with any marked effect.
A long suit: Being a brideof40years; lhavenoneedtobewhere the action is and am free to study during prime time wtien young people need to be out mingling. Thus, I never wake to find that the night has fled while I slumbered on an open textbook.
A short suit: I'm already steeling myself for the expression .on some young man's face wnen it falls his lot to be this grandmother's partner·in ballroom dancing.
A positive: It is gratifying to verify that old dogs CAN learn new tricks just as well as pups can.
A negative: It is sometimes downright awkward to antedate one's professors.
o; N.S. can also stand for Decidedly Not Sorry. And it does.' I am very glad I gathered my courage and came back to school.
A Nostalgic look back
... Where Do All The Good Titnes Go?
by Mike McCoy
Is it possible that we could let a little over eight months slip by us this quickly? It doesn't seem that long ago that we were introducing ourselves to newfound friends, or welcoming back old ones from the summer. But already we find ourselves in the familiar groove of repeating the phrases "So what are ya going to do this summer; Don't work to hard; Take care; or the ever popular, Catch you later."
For some this summer brings graduation and the send-off into the, quote-unquote, real world. For most. however, it's another three-month break and back to the grindstone. But for all it's a time to reminisce; a time to forgive and forget; a time to hold on or let go; and for some, a time to say goodbye. We've all had our moments this past year, and we've all had those times vve hope we can put behind us. But as a campus, overall, we've stuck together, taken the good with the bad, and that's what kept us strong.
The Highs/The Lows
From the thrills of victories that we all shared this past fall with the Bobcat footbalt team on their rise to the top. To the agony of defeat we felt when a last second field goal fell short, ending the first-ever national playoff appearance for the
Bobcats. To the tragedy of the loss of two recent PSC graduates, in a six-month period, making· us all aware how real death is and how much it hurts to lose good friends. Yes it's been an emotional rollercoaster of a year.
It was a year of records. An enrollment count of 1 , 724 students set a record for the seventh straight year. Ticket sales and attendance also reached record numbers for the drama department on campus as nearly 4,000 people total turned out for four separate productions by the Peru Players.
It was a year of successes. PBL was again in top form during the State Leadership conference held in Lincoln, as the business fraternity swept eight of sixteen categories during the contest. Meanwhile, the science department on the presentation circuit, following a long summer of research, collected three national honors and high praise for its students' research.
The 1989-90 academic year also saw a no-smoking policy established. And can you believe it, a Student Bill of Rights. Yeah.
With rededications, speakers, singers, entertainers, musicals. comedians, talent
shows, poetry readings, memorial services. career fairs, concerts, picnics, fashion shows, bed races, pitch tournaments. casino nights, pig kissing contests, intramurals, varsity athletes, Christmas Formal. Homecoming, the• playoffs. awards night,, and honor banquets. jazz band clinics, solo fairs, swing choir contests. lip-sync contests, Club Coca Cola, spring fling, spring break, and mega-dances to attend, if you are a student and didn't make at least one of these events, you better have somebody check your pulse.
A Fond Farewell
All in all, we've lived, laughed, loved, and learned a iot this year. The friends we've made and the memories we've shared will live on in our minds as well as our hearts.
So for now we say our goodbyes and close another chapter on this book we call life. But not before that last party, that last handshake, that last kiss, or ti ,at last hug farewell.
Going to school is a risk for anyone It's a chance that you might fail, a chance that you might lose, a chance that you won't·tit;in; a chance that you won't make friends, a chance that you might not have taken but aren't you glad you did.
A Clear Crosswalk Is Needed Now
by Martin Jacobsen
A college student has just gotten-out of her last class for the week. Her last exam has been returned and she has ea_med an "A." She has a date on Saturday, and plans to spend Sunday with her parents in her home town. As she leaves for the day, her thoughts are happy and her hopesare high. But
As she •cross.es the .street that runs between the commuter parking lot and the main campus, she is struck by a car, and her thoughts, her dreams, .and her skull are shattered.
When the driver of the vehicle is taken to jail, he is asked why he didn't stop for the .crosswalk.
"What crosswalk?" he asks.
"The crosswalk at the corner whe.re the. a.ccident occurred," he is told.
Anyone. who has crossed the street ih question knows what I'm talking about. A child of.ten (and manv·.such. children have probably noticed), can seethat •there is no visible cro!:>swalk at the location in question: Why is it gone?)t!s been tun over too many times. I W"""lder hoW long
it will be, before a student, a Peru citizen, or a child of ten is run over here, never to be seen again? I hope something is done by then.
Yet I can just imagine the type of excuses one may hear regarding this issue. "It's soand-so's responsibility!" Then so-and-so says it's suchand such's,and such-and-such says it's someone else again; and this goe,s on until it's left up , to God! (Whom we mayaswell ask since we'll all be praying for our safety by then anyway.) Or there won't be enough money, or they'll say that ·everybody around here knows•-
it's there anyway, or the everpopular "We were just getting to that."
All of these excuses are crap. For all intents and purposes, there.is no crosswalk between the commuter parking lot and the main campus. A little paint .and an hour is all that would probably be required to remedy this hazard.
I urge whoever is in a position to change this, to do so. Put a little paint on the pavement now, and there won't be a need to put a student, a Peru citizen, or a child ot ten Linder the pavement later.
RESUME BOOKS
A copy is available at each division secretary's desk for you to see. Because only 6 copies are left, please do not remove the book from her desk.
The resumes were voluntarily submitted by students, typed by Racement Office staff, printed at Auburn Newspaper. colated· and bound by Placement, and sent to 400 employers by Jane Tutt, an intern in the Placement Office.
PBL Elects New Officers
by Angela Bischoff
On April 26 the PBb.. chapter elected officers for 1990-91:
Mike Harling, president; Brian Boyce, vice-preseident; Scott Hahn. fincincial vicepr·esident; Jodene Glaesemann, secretary; Lisa Reeves. historian/parliamentarian; Angela Bi sch off, public relations.
Job Hunting Tips for Seniors
Linda Warren, placement director, urges seniors to keep in touch with her office this summer to check on openings. Scores of openings come in by mail every day, most of them on Mondays. The graduate should call (800) 742-4412.
The Placement Office receives bulletins from other colleges, from other states, and from Omaha and Lincoln. The openings are all published in a monthly newsletter, but often that information becomes old and the openings are gone by the tim!:'! the newsletter arrives. Mrs. Warren encourages grads to keep her office updated on their summer address so employers can reach them.
Employers often call and want resumes and/or credential files of all persons in a certain major. They may also ask that references be read over the phone. or sometimes the FAX is used in emergencies.
Graduates can still establish a credential file in the Placement Office, AD 303, or simply leave a resume that can be copied and sent as employers request.
Juniors Get a Jump on a Job
The Placement Office is encouraging all juniors to pick up a packet in AD 303. The packet includes materials to start a credential file for written references from faculty and employers. Also included is the form that will be used for the Resui'he Book which is sent to 400 employers.
Because the Career Fair in Lincoln fur all Nebraska college students is held in September, next year's seniors will want to have a resume ready before fall semester starts. Information on resume writing is available in AD 303.
COl)OCO ( Dupont) has already set an interview date of Oct. 8 for accounting majors. Employers will hire the best talent early and wait till May or June for them to begin work.
Accounting juniors should send a resume to Placement by June 1. Public firms interview as early as August or before, and only in the fall semester. The Placement Office will send the resumes to all firms in Omaha and Lincoln.
Juniors should also consider enrolling in College 400, Career · Strategies. which meets at 1 p.m. on Wednesdays. Job hunting strategies are taught in this one credit h?ur course.
Linda Warren, placement director. believes that if juniors get their "stuff" together before fall, their senior year will go much smoother.
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Dean Joy Wraps Up '90
by Jerry Joy Dean of Student Affairs
Here we are at the end of the second semester of the 1 98990 school year. Our enrollment continues to grow. I feel Peru State College is working hard and becoming a strong school in all aspects.
We probably have had more visitors to our campus this year than any other year since I have been Dean of Students. Peru State College has really become the hub of all activities in southeast Nebraska.
I know students are looking forward to the end of• the semester. and it will only be a short period of time until summer classes begin on Tues June? and fall classes on Tues., August 28.
To the graduates: I wish you all success. We have enjoyed having you as Per·u State College students. We at the College hope you will always have pride being Peru State
Sifti11p
College alumni.
We at Peru State College will also miss retiring faculty and
staff, Lyle McKercher, Esther Divney, Scott Williams. Bob Fike. and Mary Anna Gnade. Wt2 wish them all the best.
To Laura Winegardner and the staff of the Peru State Times: It has been a banner year for the newspaper. It is ::ertainly an excellent paper.
Sa11ds
PSC's Literary Magaz;ine A copy may be purchased from Dr. Anthony McCrann in the Fine Arts Building, Room 215 ••
TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1990
WEDNESDAY, MAY 9,
• 1) If the class meets once a week, then the exam periqd
I during the scheduled class meeting I 2) If the c1a·ss meets more than once a week and begirisc:1t6:30
I, p.m then the exam period is 6:00-8:00 p.m. on the first day of
I the week that the class meets.
p.m., then the exam period is 8:30-10:30p.m. on thefirstdav of
the week that the class meets.
I· NOTE: If you have i11f1Y questions about ~e exam sc~~dul~._do
I not· hesitate to contact Dr. Snyder In the Adrn1nis,trat1oi:'
Or. Lester Russell of Peru State College presents the Epsilon Pi Tau Laureate Citation to fellow PSC faculty member Rob Evans during ceremonies held April 20 at PSC. ·•photo by Peru State
Evans.Earns,
1 Students Don't Plan to Loaf
by Lisa Connolly
The grass is getting greener, the trees are starting to bloom, and the weather is getting warmer. This means only one thing: summer is nearing and many people have different plans for their vacations.
'Tm going to be a hanny. which I have done for the past two years. Junior Tammi Peterman, junior Tammy Mayfield, and freshman Fran Moreno are also going to travel to New York with me to be nannies," said junior Bevin Gerkensmeyer of Seward.
Coast-to-coast
Laureate Citation For Outstanding Performance
PSC College Advancement
Robley Evans, a member of the PSC industrial technology faculty since 1978, was given the Epsilon Pi Tau Laureate Gtation in ceremonies held Apnl 20.
The honor was bestowed up<:>n Evans by Dr. Lester Russell. professor of industrial arts at PSC, trustee .of the <::ampwii chapter of Epsilon Pi Tau, a11d a member of EPrs national.Board of Directors;
,. -ATTENT.101',!-
Student Program Members
Thapks for all your work this • year! You Were GREAT!
Kim & Steph
The award specifies achievement in a number of areas including excellence in teaching, support to the PSC chapter of Epsilon Pi Tau, distinguished service to the college and community, and leadership in industrial technology education., Dr.. RussE!U said.
Evans is an .assistant professor of i.ndustrial arts· at PSC.
"I'm qoing to Fort Lewis in Washington State. I'll be training at the ROTC advance ca mp to become Second Lieutenant for my future in the Army. After training camp, I'll go back home to Kansas Gty, MO. to work for my dad," said junior Lewis Goins.
"I want to do a lot of things when I get back to Florida. I'll be working at my dance club, fishing, swimming at the beach biking, shopping, and partying on the week~nds. I also plan to tilke my ii-1:tle $ister to Di$ney Worlc:i,_ and _I Y11c1nt.: to tal<e, c1 cruisE! trip to .the ,Baham,;1s," said Junior Adrian Witty. from Deerfield,. FL.
"My plans for the summer are to go to Rapid City, SD, and live with my grandparents. I hope to get a job in a gift shop in the Black Hills. I definitely want to stay clear of Bellevue," said sophomore Lisa Gellett from Falls Gty, NE.
Seeing the midwest
"The first two weeks of summer, I'll be at Fort Carson, CO. for my National Guard training. After l get back, I'll probably get a job in Falls City, NE or Hiawatha, KS and possibly take a summer class," '.,aid freshman Rick Adams from Falls City.
"I'm going to be working at Econo Foods, Lee's Restaurant and Richman Gordman in Lincoln. Then for fun, I'll play softball for a women's team and coach a volleyball team," said sophomore Deanna Magee from Lincoln.
I'll be working in Brock on my grandpa's farm, trying to save as much money as I
possibly can. I wouldn't mind travelling to upper Nebraska around the Niobrara River," said sophomore Tim Bowen from Brock, NE.
Staying Home
"I'm going to stay here at Peru and go to summer school and try to find a job. I'll be training to get ready for football season in my spare time. And maybe visit the zoo in Omaha to get away from Peru for awhile," said junior Dave Foster from Newark, NJ.
My plans are to work as a lifeguard teaching swimming lessons in my hometown. I may also be working at a volleyball camp. For fun, I'm just going to bum around and party," said freshman Holly War-ing from Cozad, NE.
"I think I'm going to summer school. Other than that, I might go to Colorado, but most likelv, it will be another boring summer at Brock," said sophomore Julie Harney from Brock, NE.
Survey Supports Class Goal
PY Gro~p Work 340 class
, The <'.;roup Work 340. class .cpmpleted a survey recehtly to • deten:niqe Jl'lter,estin social work in are;a higt,'i schools and on the i PS<;;: campus. They surveyed_ 781. high school stu9e.nts and 263 pc::;cstu9ents. The results are.as follows:' • • • • !,,,' HigbSchool
i!;-;,~ :"''e i~terested in the field ofsbcic:ll_work
78,396,wereynaware that PSChas a social work option 4q% VVO;Uld be interested in the soda! wbrk bption .Am,, State.College •
49% had an interest in the field of .sodal work
67% would like to. see mc:>re tea~hers arid funding for this field
The PSC Student Senate met on April 18and 25. Senate voted to hold a .forum on April 24 to hear students' opinions on the proposed computer fee of $10.00. At the Senate meeting on April 25, Senate voted to support the computer fee. Also discussed at the meeting was the selection of next year's Homecoming theme. Senate voted on all the ideas submitted to narrow it down to the top three. These three selections were voted on by all students on April 30 and May 1. The new theme will be the top vote getter. Student representative to the Board of Trustees, Qndy Janssen, reported that the selection process for Board Representative got revamped and was presented at the Board meeting at Wayne or. April 26 and 27. 'Also reported. was the Kearney name change. It is still in the Supreme Court, and LB 239Ca and LB 1141 will both be on the ballot in November.
Peru State College
APRIL 23·- MAY 12, 1990
Jindra Fine Arts Building Peru State College Peru.
53% wpuld be interested in taking social work classes
44% w_ould like the option to take Statistics of Social Work rather than Statistics 340 •
57% would like the opportunity to take Methods of Social Work Counseling
56% would like .social work _and criminal justice system classes
54% would like social service issues of the family classes
Group Work 340 hopes to make the administration aware of increasing interest in the area 'of social work. To overlook this issue would be an educational loss and a possibly a financial kiss for PSC:
Editor's note: These opinions are the opinions of Group Work 340 class and not of the newspaper.·
A cash rewarcl Is ..Ing offerecl to anyone who can produce the _name/names of the person or persons .,..ponsl•le for the vandalism of a ·reel Chevelle Mall•u parked on the corner of Hoyt and 7th street, on Jan. 18. The car was parked with the drivers door toward 8th street. Someone came •Y and ran a key down the side of a •rand new paint I••• •·want to know who did it. Any help finding the person/persons will •e rewarded_ with cash. If you_ have information a•out this crime please contact the PSC Times Editor or phone 274•4185.
by Merri Johnson
A "love of reading and ,-iting" transported Laura "gardner out of an •tic environment as a secretary in Tucson, into the domain of the print shop.
She has spent a considerable portion of her career at PSC among the chaos of the print shop, first as assistant editor of the Pedagogian in 1988-89, and as managing editor of the renamed Peru State Times the past t\No semesters.
Dr. Daniel Holtz. Times advisor, describes Winegardner as a "diligent managing editor" who "definitely has improved the quality of the paper." But she takes no personal credit for the praise, insisting instead that "every year vye (the staff) have /\forked as a team" and "no one person deserves any more credit than another." She attributes .the team's success to the-belief that every student staff member really wants to be part of the staff
per issue on story layout. advertising design and photo composition.
Despite her dedication, the editor acknowledges that the unavoidable deadlines of newspaper production preclude perfection. When the • finished product appears in print, she says, your reward is knowing you did your best.
contest, rece1v1ng a score of 81 0 out of a possible 1 000 points. Maintaining or improving that score will give her successor something tc shoot for next fall.
Winegardner graduates this month, but is confident she is "leaving the newspaper in great hands," as assistant editor, Mike McCoy is expected to assume the manager's duties.
Winegardner's work on the Times has amounted to more than mere credit hours earned toward her degree. The Auburn resident hopes to enter the field of newpaper journalism.
Peru State Secretary on Panel
JY Merri Johnson Business Division Secretary Unda Staples participated in a panel discussion with four other education institution •• secretaries at Arbor Manor in Auburn on April 27. The event was held in conjunction with National Secretaries Week. Staples, along with Eva Stark of FallGty Public, Ruby King of Bennett, Gay Fleck of Sterling and Terry Kerr of Tecumseh schools. answered questions regarding procedures and appropriate behavior in various scenarios that secretaries face in their positions. Staples estimated that 30 to 35 other secretaries from local school districts were in attendance.
Staples was invited to
She is keenly aware of the need for visual appeal in a newspaper and last fall • initiated the process of updating the paper's na.me and flag (logo). She characterStrai~ht _news reporting, isticaUy gives credit fbr t:he flag Winegardner says, is her design to'PSC art major Heath f ·t Miller; avon e category of journ• •Winegatdner put her tec:1.m's alism. But as managing editor.
• • • she has paid close attention to efforts to the teSt laSt fall. submitting tW9 issues of the the. <;letails of production· as Tl • • · m~s. to the American well, spending over 21 hours ?Cholastic • Press Association
Alumnus Speaks at
PSC Press Heh:,, ,, On Thurs., April 26, one hundred twenty high school students and their sponsors converged on the College Auditorium for the Peru Players annual Theatre Day. In the morning the students participated in four workshops dealing witr the various. aspects of theatrical production. The workshops were conducted by members of eeru Players and by Drs. Eckert and Harper. A matinee performance of Brighton Beach Memoirs provided the afternoon's entertainment.
The guest speaker for the Theatre Day was Peru alumnus, Karen Coover. Miss Coover is completing work on her Masters degree in Theatre at the University of NebraskaOmaha. Between bouts with the typewriter, in writing her thesis, Karen has had the opportunity to go on the Eastcoast tour of A Christmas Carol for the Omaha Community Playhouse and to star in a recently completed motion picture for Filmtown International.
The film. Power Slide. directed by Steve Lustgarten, will be
of this year.
While at Peru, Karen participated in 15 Peru Players productions working both on•stage and off, playing bit parts and leading roles. designing the lighting for over half the productions. She and. her twin sister, Diane, formed a singing duo, "Double Image," which placed as one of the finalists in the National College Talel'rt' Search. The· duo made an album of religious rock music, and one of the songs from their album hit the top of the charts for several Weeks.
1-<aren will complete her Masters degree this spring, and already she has several
Although attending PSC dictated opting for a degree in English because there is no journalism degree program, she says she is "very proud to be a Peru graduate." She is convinced that our "uneducated" and "specialized society" needs a four-year program in orde_r to_ be "expose<;I tc> every facet" of education, and she ;applauds PSC for accepting students that would not be able· to •. get into -. the university system.
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• In Winegardner's philosophy, ·the. "A" students as wen as those· needing "individualized 'instruction" are all part of the team.
Workshop
Linda Staples participate on the panel by the event's sponsor, Educational Service Uhit No. 4 in Auburn. She is a 1988 graduate of Tarkio College in Missouri.
New Orville Redenbacher Program
To Provide Funds for 10 Scholarships
PSC Press Release All applications will be The Orville Redenbacher screened by an independent Second Start Scholarship judging panel. The top 50 Program was designed to applications will then be assist the growing number of reviewed by a four member adult students who have advisory ,board made up of decided to return to college or educators in the field of pursue a degree later in life. continuing education. financial llurlhg. the first year of the aid c1nd • administration. The program, a st.ooo scholarship advisory board will<SE!lect the will be .made avai.table to each 10 recipients of th~ ~holar• ,'!>f 10 qualif'yin~ students from ship.
• • around the <;:9untry • For fprther infc;,rtnatiori or an To be eligible for the Orville applk:ation form cbntact the Redenbacher Sf/!cOnd Start : P.5.C Financial Ai<;I Offi7e, Schola~hip, st\:.tqents must be 30 years old orolderat the time of. apptic~tiOf.l; Recipients may. enrqtr' in'\'either an· ·associate,bac_helor .or graduate degree program at an accredited college or universitv, and can be either full or part~time students.
The deadline for application is September 1 , 1990. Recipients of the Scholarship will be informed in writing by Dec. 1, 1990. The grant will then be credited to the student's next academic term.
The Peruvian .(PSC Yearbook). needs a photographer. for the 1990-91 school year. Scho-larship money is available. If you are interested see Paula at the PSC Print Shop or call 872-2260.
sional .and aca em1c areas awaiting her decision.
All-Atnerican Shouse Returns
to Cotnplete His Education
by Troy Sedam
In 1979 Danny Shouse was an NAIA All-American at Peru State College. He averaged over 43 points a game and still holds many scoring records here.
He was also a 28-year-old nontraditional student, so the NBA overlooked him. When he left PSC. Shouse went to the European League and played for Armon of Reykjavik, Iceland• where his team won three world championships.
Matched Chamberlain's Record
In the European League, Shouse averaged over 45 points a game for three years in a row and accomplished something that only one other person in the history of pro basketball has done. He matched Wilt Chamberlain's single game scoring a record of 100 points.
Shouse also became an instant celebrity in Europe; he started doing commercials. He had clothing named after him and even had major shoe companies wanting him to wear their brands. Everyone knew .the na,roe and face of Danny Shouse<· 1-0is man, if anyone. shc:iulg .haye: made it • cdnd beer-\ Very'successful.
Tragic lesson l~frned
Shouse was soon to learn the most tragic lesson of his life, 'though. •After five .and a half years, he messed up his knee
badly enough to end his
When he
basketball career. came back home to Terre Haute, IN., nobody was pointing a finger at him and saying, "That's him," like they did with his former high school teammate Larry Bird.
into the same problem again.
When Shouse left PSC, he hadn't finished his degree. So he recently decided it was time to come back and get it. Since it has been over seven years since he left, he had to take more hours to get his degree because of changes in the curriculum.
Shouse said, "It will be worth it because without that piece of paper you really put a wall in front of your career, no matter how close you are to getting it."
Shouse said, "I came back to Peru State because Dean Joy really helped me out in getting everything ready." Shouse also added, "When you get to know Dean Joy, he is a great friend and a great credit to this college."
Finish your degree
Alcohol Destroys Lives
by Gene Engel
The semester is almost history. For some. that day of days is about to arrive and you'll be making. or hope to be making, MEGA BUCKS. and getting on with life. Graduation is an interesting time and I'd like to take a moment to reflect on some of the recollections and feelings of my day.
Shouse didn't give up, though. He is anything but a quitter. He said to himself, "I have been to college; I can get a good job." So he worked as an alcohol counselor at the Hamilton Center in Terra Haute, IN. He then became the first black prol:>ation officer in Virgo County, OH, but everytime he should have moved up, Shouse was overlooked. So he changed careers and became a .· chemical operator, but. he ran
Shouse says he really likes this campus. He says the people are really friendly and the upkeep and additions make it one of the prettiest campuses around. Heelsosays the teachers are great. If you have a problem, they are always glad to take time with you. Sha.use. said the. only thing he would like to see is more school spirit, since he believes it has really gone down since 1979.
Shouse plans on staying here to finish his education this time and advises students to, "Finish your degree. because it doesn't pay not to."
Play Attendance Reaches All~time High
by Laura Winegardner
The Peru Players ended their season with Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs on April 29 at the college theatre. Dr Charles Harper, director, stated "More students were involved with theatre on and off stage this academic year than in the past." He also noted •that attendance reached an alltime-high somewhere around 2500. He stated, "We did this
without an increase to our budget."
This past week's performance of Brighton Beach Memoirs casted Andrew Donovan, a sophomore art, speech/drama and education major from Lincoln, Katy Duryea a junior transfer from UNL major,ing in speech/ drama, and elementary musii::, Jeff Hinz, a senior speech/ •
Boeche Makes Presentation
by Laura Wineigardner
Tom Boeche; a history major at Peru State and the winner of the 1990. Norman Schlusser awa.l'.'i;l .• for the best history essia\,.,presented his paper on. "The Military Career of George McClellan" by invi~tion at.the Phi Alpha Theta1regional convention.
Boeche's essay was one of 19 papers presented at
the convention on April 7 in Lincoln. NE. The session to which Boeche presented was chaired by Dr. Spencer Davis and dealt with the nineteenth century in America.
Phi Alpha Theta is the national honorary society in history. The UNL chapter Zeta Nu hosted the regional conference.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
It's not over till its over
drama and English major, Brad Hytrek, a senior business administration major from Auburn, Sarah· Pate, a freshman speech/drama and elementary· education major from Lincoln, Jim. Frerichs, a senior accounting/business management major from Nehawka, Tr.ish Tape, a sophomor:e psyd:iology/drama major from. Beatrice, and Cathie English. a junior English/language arts and education major.
Upcoming events for the Peru State theatre include a May 3 performance by the Directing I Class Production at 8:00 p.m. and the May 6 performance by the Interpretative Reading class at 7:30 p.m.
-STUDENT SENATE-
Thanks for a f~n~ rewarding and memorable year. Good lu,=k to the 1990-91 student senate. You'll do great!
I remember that our neighbor was pregnant, and graduation clay was the time that God chose for her to deliver. Her husband had left her a week before, along with the two children they already had. I remember that she had no money. that the electricity and phone had been shut off, and she was heating the baby's bottle on the water heater pilot tigr,it. On graduation day. in the midst of labor pains, and having no other choice. she finally asked for help. My father-inlaw took her to the hospital. He arrived at my graduation ce'remony in time to congratulate me and my brother-in-law.
don't know what ever happened to that lady and her children. I did not know then that what was happening in her life was the result of atcoholi!:'m. I didn't want to see that, bacause her husband and I par:tieq together, a.nd there sure wasn't anything wrong with me. It isn't until now that l 'can .reflect on the events of that day and see more clearly wt;iat was really happening.
1 remember all the prnmises made to keep in to.uch with classmates. l remember all those plans that were, cut in stone. and how we were all going to be dch, and that now life was going to be O.K.
I don't remember grieving for the loss of t.he college setting once. I didn't consider leaving the safety of that campus and those friends as a serious loss But it was. and l sure did not
want to feel it, since boys aren't suppose to cry. Now, l can see the unfinished business of saying goodbye and thank you to friends and faculty. I now see how I was just like my neighbor's husband. We both abandoned loved ones for!"~· centered, self-indulgF Neither of us said good both of us left b, unfinished.
As lthinkback, lwasan<;. my neighbor for imposing or, me and my family on my very special day. How dare someone not see my needs and drop all theirs just so mine could be met. It took 20 mare years of this attitude for me to drive all away from me except my wife and two children. It was at this point that they said. "get help or get out," and I had no place to go. Drunks get to that point. and are the last to know it.
The hope I have today is that you won't have to struggle as I did. I hope you'll take time to finish your "business" witr friends. classmates an faculty. It's O.K. to grieve the Joss at graduation time. It's 0.K. to fell those feelings and. to cry those tears l hope you'll remember that "Tr,ue humility is not thinking of ourselves as small. Rather, humility is not thinking of ourselves at all."
I wish you well in whatever endeavor you find yourself. I will leave you With one piece of information you should always remember: If someone's drinking or uses of substance "'I causes one tear to roll down l • your cheek, then that person's use is a problem and;it needs to be looked at.
Student Assistance office will be open this summer; if you need to talk. Have a good. safe and fun summer. See you in fall.
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PERSONALS
o Everyone at Peru I've :nown--1 will miss you.--L.W.
~my •H.--Congratulations _on 'oµr graduation and the great :>b you have done for PBL. )on't forget the memories. :iOOD LUCK TO YOU! KEEP IN rOUCH !--Cindy
iherwoods-- Thanks for beir:ig ;uch SUPER Peru parents and riends. You are very SPEClAL ieople. I will miss you! Keep In rouch !--Love Cindy
lakAnn Jilg--Yo B***H, party m ! Stay out of trouble, or at eas'\: avoid it when possible. ~eep in touch or I'll hunt you iown-remember, some friends io keep in touch-•Wuv ya :leanerd
lllary & Co.--Good luck, stay in :ouch. Love that little one. she'll ,e grown before you know it! ! 5ee. ya in the summer.--Chris M :irM
::ryst;:tl--Have fun next year all -:iy yourwittle wonesome. Stay n touch, try.to keepthatphone ::>ill DOWN! And just rememb~r "SLITHER" and smile ,~-Chris M&M
Kim V--Keep shootfng' those profesors.·
Juli.a P-~Have fun trying to fill the dungeon, at least half Way decently anyway. Good luck in the f~ture ! and stay in touch. lt's.benn !;ireat working for: ya. 16,, been .a laugh riot! !-•Chris M&M·
Laura, Jim, and Ron-Congratulations and best of luck always--Susan
Dr. Barrett--Hey look-I got published !--Chris M&M
A Special Thanks--To all the applicants. The review committee is meeting so please wait by the phone for an interview ! Be sure to keep those gifts and money coming! I Can Be Brlbed!--One of the Single Males in the Ad. Bldg.
Steph--Who sleeps here? Open Mouth ha ha ha
Ginger Rogers--lt's been a great year! Thanks for helping me decide what to wear all those mornings. Have a great summer, see ya in August-Your roomie
J. Knowles--! can't believe you get in trouble in music, ha ha!-Kelli
D. Bowsman--lt's been real. The summer won't be the same without a belch or fart from you once in a while ! We'll share another bottle of wine real soon.--K.S.
Laura O.--Did you get your book reports c:Jone yet? Is the party at your house next year?7-D & K'
M. Curtis--Have a nice summer at camp. Be nice to the dogs, when you decide to get drunk again.--K.S.
Wheezy--Thanx for all your help this year. Sorry about your cat food, watch Bon a little closer. Good luck a.t UNO next year, don't kill the 'saur.--Bean
1 derbro--AII alone next yeartry to have fun. Don't skip too many classes, 'kay?--L8er• 1derbean
Kristen-- I hope you don't catch him in the Pizza Hut???
Thanks--To all who assisted in arranging the search for a mate for me ! If you ever need help in finding someone, I'll be glad to help ! ! !
CKJ--Love your interview attire !--CA
Jake (The Snake) 1--The picture on the wall must remain--refrain from muddy helmet.--lban~z
Bee & Jen--Thanks for all the ha rd work and time you put into the 1990 yearbook. It is greatly appreciated.--PW
T.U.--Make up your mind-which one do you want?
Shar--Lookin' forward to a fun summer in the big town of Peru?
Chester--Your beer goggles can't be that thick. And how did you break that toilet?--The Fellas
Darrin G.--You have to put in a lot of time this summer to make up for first and second semesters!!! !--The yearbook staff
Laura W.--Congrats on graduating. All the best in your endevours.--PW
Gayle--l'm not even yet???
HMB--Here's to ditches, late night drives, throwing rocks, Barney Rubble, and "Sandy". You're the best! • Don't ever forget to laugh babe!-Alcoholic No. 318
Chief Tinman, Goose & Poky-Best of Luck. It's alright being alumni as long as you're not scum alum--Maverick
Peru State College-~ Thanks for the wonderful education, special memories, and the many, manyopportunities lam very glad I chose. PSC and I would chose this college again. THANKS !--Cindy Janssen
Ro--Congratulations on your graduation! We finally made it. Good luck to ,,,¥ou in your BRIGHT future/ You deserve the very best. You are the GREATEST! Keep in touch (and I mean it D-•Love CJ
Abel--Wha: does it take to get you to take your foot off the gas--another night in jaiP??-Socks
BKL--lluvyou, M.G:B.Y.A. C-USoon--SMS'
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by Amy Snyder
·The actions of some can indeed be felt by others.
The majority of us, being students of higher;_ education, are able to relate to this concept. Since we were kids, we've all been told not to be selfish and have , at numerous times, been forced to obey the Golden Rule.
Bottom line is think before you act...
But how does this apply to life at PSC? Recently something happened on campus that brought the ability of students to think before they act into question. Because a few people chose to attend and participate ir. intramural softball under the influence, the entire • spring program almost met extinction.
In a discussio.n with Intramural Coordinator, Patsy Shea. I found out tha.t at the beginning of softball season. empty cans and bottles were being dumped out the windows of vehicles and were. being left around the field and bleachers.
As a result of this lfttering, Shea spent, time after the games cleaning up the mess students had left. Not only was
Responsible Acts Now Benefit All of Us Later
this an inconvenience for her, but citizens of Peru that live around the field also did not appreciate the trash.
Shea gets reassurance from the captains
In order to prevent a small problem from turning big, Shea called a meeting of all intramural softball team captains. She explained the dissatisfaction with students' behavior and debated whether or not to cancel the contests entirely. After getting reassurance from the captains that alcohol would no longer be brought to the fields by those participating, Shea decided to continue play.
The actions of a few can ruin it for everyone
O.K. So we .lucked out and got a second chance, But what if Shea hadn't wanted to let us try again? What if the actions of a few people had ruined the entire season for everybody? I think I know about 262 students who would have been very disappointed.
·The advice Shea gave was, "Use a little common sense
sense when you go down there to play. We are using city property, and they are letting us use it for our benefit."
Gra~ed.~eraisatimea~ place where the above mentioned behavior can be tolerated. However, when it begins to threaten campus activities and the hard work that coordinators and students put into them, it's time to find somewhere else to go.
Having fun should' be top priority
I guess the bottom line is that people need to think before they act. Despite the belief that having fun is top priority, first billing should actually be given to those around who might not appreciate the outcome.
It's not a hard task. In fact it's kind of like anything else. If you do it for a while, it becomes sort of a habit. and the,n you don't have to think quite so much beforehand.
Sogiveyourselfabreak. (not to mention those around you) and. give some thought to what you are doing. By thinking first•you can stilf'have fun, and so can everybody .else.
Kohout, Hatten Lead Bobcats
PSC Sports Information School held the Warriors hitless
What the PSC baseball team through the first three innings, needs most at this time in the and yielded Midland's only two season is strong outings from runs on a Ryan Richarson its starting pitchers. Head homer int he fifth.
Coach Paul Wyczawski said The ·Bobcats •led 2-1 after recently. three innings. 1:hen tacked on
That's exactly what the three more in the fourth to Bobcats got from Scott Kohout knock out Midland starter Ron and Ken Hatten against Lund. 4-3. Midland-Lutheran College on Centerfielder Kevin Heller, April 18. who had three stolen bases in
The victories raised Peru the contest, drove. in a run on a State's record to 13-13 overall, fielder's choice. and scored on a 8-6 in District play, and 7-7 at double by catcher Bret Fritch. home. It also marked the first Sophomore Chad Erickson, time the Bobcats ha.ve reached pinch running for Fritch, scored .500 since March 1.9. from third on a wild pitch to
Midland-Lutheran slipped to make it.5-0. 8-18. In the nightcap, freshman "'They both pitched pretty leftfielder Wil Raftery collected well for not having thrown in two hits, scored three runs and about a week's time," threeRBl'stopacetheBobcat vVyczawski said'. "Those two attack. reallyhavedevelopedastwoof Raftery, also a graduate of our most consistent starters·. Norris, hit his first ho.me run of ,So it's good to see them have the season, a 3-run blast good games, especially on the beyond the 330-foot mark.er in c;ame day." leftfield-:to give the Bobcats-a Kohout, 4-2. added Midland 4-0 advahtage in the first to his recent string of wins that inning. He also singled and ·also ii::icludes Kearney ·State, scored in the third, and.reached, and Bellevue. The 6-0 on an error and scored in1.:fie lefthander from Norris High fifth
Hatten. a 5-9 righthander, recorded a caree:--high 1C strikeouts and scattered seven hits to raise his record to 3-3.
"Although he's not very big: Kenny overpowered them at times/' Wyczawski said. "His control wa.s excellent. The only walk he gave up was in the la.st inning."
Senior Erin O'Grady finishes off her first ever no-hitter, enroutt? to 7-0 victory over Doane April 10. --photo courtesy of sports information Tynon, OtGrady, Masters .
Lady Bobcats Say Goodbye
by Amy Snyder With the 1 990 softball season coming to a close. the Lady Bobcats enter district play with a record of 15 wins and 18 losses. The close of thjs year's competition wiJL bring the loss of three seniors to the team. Through graduation or depletion of eligibility PSC will say goodbye to Erin O'Grady, I-Selly Tynon, and Ann Masters.
All of these players have had a great impact during their playing years. At the end of regular season play, Masters brought a ,271 b 9 ttingaveragetotheteam. She also ranked third in team statistics in the assist
category with 37. Tynon <;1dded to the team's effort by holding on to an .814 fielding percentage.
O'Grady led the pitching effort all season for the Lady Cats. Pitching nine out of the teams 15 winning games. She had a 2.4 earned run average. She allowed only 36 walks on the season and had a total of 57 strikeouts.
Not only will the Bobcats miss these players physical efforts. but the loss of their leadership and experience will also be felt.
The team will start district play by facing [)ana at Nebraska Wesleyan on Friqay, May 4.
full of action ... Intramural Softball. Warms Up Spring
by Phil Davidson
The softball fields at PSC have been full of action the last :ouple weeks as intramural so.ftball has invaded campus.
The temperature is rising, the days are getting_ longer, and many students are anxious to get outside and enjoy the fresh air and. get ir:i • a little e~ercis!=l to tone their bodies for long-awaited summer.
This seems; to be the general idea. among. students because.· 17 teams are now playing. These teams are put into three p'OQIS an_d_ play a schedule :tpat !µdes at,teast ,two ~mes a
week. After _the season, the three pools will combine. The top eight team~ record-wise will have •a playoff. giving the winning team brpgging rjghts til next year. Winning the game seems to be only one of the goals for these participants. Another goal is to see who can come up •with the best team name. Some of this year's best include All.Fed Up, Proud Flesh, Tappa K!=!Qa Early, and Enough Said. Intramural softball is intended for evervone and eac.h team is supposed to have ffve·g!.,!ysam.:$,ffvegirls>Jennifer
Kresak said, "I enjoy the physical exercise. and being around so many different people. It's a great opportuni1:y to get to know and meet new people on campus." Gil Myers agrees and adds, "It's a good time in. a competitive nature:• The next time you're sitting around your room complaining about 'nothing to do. come on down to the softball fields and cheer .on your favorite team, Laura w.--Thanks for "The Times" and thanks for' the • memories, •we'll alt miss ya, especic11ty WARD! Love~Seav.
