1993-1994 The Times (Peru, NE) - issues 1-8

Welcome Back!

EVERYBODY'S BACK in the swing of things. PSC students, as well as faculty and staff, are finally settled in for the 1993-94 school year. Numerous activities and events for PSC students are scheduled for upcoming weeks. •• photo by Todd. Gottula

and Haugland start student newsletter

by Shanda Hahn Centennial Complex, and Ivan Wineglass, Director of Delzell

This fall, the Office of Hall. The Pinnacle will nave Residence Life, Campus Activities eight issues annually. Board (CAB) and Intramurals are Articles are submitted b y sponsoring a newsletter called The reporters for The Pinnacle in CAB Pinnacle. and Intramurals. If a student

According to Erin Sayer, wants to submit an article, they Assistant Director of Residence must live in a residence hall and Life and advisor to The Pinnacle, the article must pertain to the it was started because Residence Office of Residence Life, CAB or Life, CAB and Intramurals wanted· Intramurals. The Pinnacle doesn't "a creative way to get information cover sports, plays or other to students living in Residence campus activities, unless they are Halls. We 'wanted something fun Intramurals or pertain to Residence to read that would inform studentS Life or CAB. of activities going on in the If you are interested in sponsoring activities." submitting an article you need to

Along with Sayer, Dan ·meet the above criteria. To find Haugland, Director of Residence out more information, you can .Life, will also be advisor to The contact one of the co-editors, Pinnacle. This years co-editors are someone on hall staff or the Office Steve Warren, Director of of Residence Life.

Changes at PSC include new outdoor recreational facilities

by Todd Gottula

A sand volleyball court, three new outdoor basketball courts and other improvements greeted PSC students when they returned this fall for the start of classes.

Besides the construction of the new athletic courts, work to repair cracked and broken sidewalks and steps was also completed. The concrete work meets Americans with Disabilities Act requirements being phased in at PSC.

M()re trees and shrubbery have also been added as part of the continuation of the "campus beaµtification" effort initiated by Dr. Robert Burns two years ago.

But according to students, the biggest and most noticeable improvements--and the reason many will spend more time outdoors this year--is the addition of four new recreational courts ·built this summer.

Outdoor basketball courts have

been added near Delzell and Morgan residence halls, and basketball and sand volleyball courts were built near the Centennial Complex dormitory.

"Steve Butler and Barb Lewellen are doing a great job in providing recreational facilities that make PSC even more attractive to students," said Dr. Burns.

Butler and Lewellen, who are in charge of student affairs and student programs, were instrumental in getting the new courts built.

"Our goal was to provide things to do which are available at all times," said Lewellen.

Lewellen said that while some organized use of the courts such as intramural sports and tournaments is planned, they were built primarily to provide recreation during students' spare time.

And students have taken

advantage of the facilities.

"Building the courts near the dorms was a good idea. Now there's something to do outside besides sit around," said PSC junior Dan Ketelson. "I'm glad the college is doing something to make campus life better."

In most cases, the improvements are being funded by student-generated fees. Most of the improvements were requested by students themselves through a poll conducted by and of the student body.

Lewellen said outdoor recreational facilities were definitely wanted by PSC students.

"It's obvious that the students are enjoying the new courts. Every time I drive by the dorms I see people using them," Lewellen said. "I'm glad that we were able to do something that the students appreciate."

1993 flood damages local property Peru residents still recovering

by April Czaplewski

The flood of 1993 brought extensive damage to homes, farmland and roads in Nemalm County. Much of this damage still remains.

Several families with Peru State connections were directly affected. Edna and Harold Patterson of Fifth Street in Peru accumulated four feet of flood water in their home.

Bea Patterson, Adult Basic Education volunteer coordinator of PSC and her husband John, son of the Pattersons, assisted them in fighting the flood.

When the rain water threatened the Patterson home, they resorted to sandbags and water pumps. The family and friends filled bags with sand and placed them around the yard. They continued this project from July 12 - July 21. The family alternated shifts in watching the water pumps pump excess water from the yard 24 hours a day.

On July 22, the big flood hit right athome. literally.

Within ten minutes, rain water gushed into the Patterson home. The Pattersons attempted to stop the water by hurriedly moving the sandbags. They did this by forming a human chain.

Fifteen minutes later, four feet of water stood in the Patterson home. July 22, Edna and Harold Patterson evacuated what was left of their home and moved to the Oregon Terrace Apartments, according to Bea Patterson. Ruined sheetrock, lost appliances, slimy

while

'gunk' squishe

to think about

"We squished along side to side, moving sandbags down the line from the yard to the house. If you bumped into something, you wondered what it was. There were thousands of leeches in the water.

"You'd just watch them squish by while 'gunk' squished between your feet But, you were too busy to think about it," said Bea Patterson.

carpet and a crust of a yard were the remains.

"At the time, when it happens, you don't think about what it's gonna' be like later. Later, the trees were dead. There's crust and slime over everything. It really hits home when you see it.

After all this, there was the deciSee "Flood" on page 9

Improvements make PSC an enjoyable place to be

Providing students with the necessary skills to survive in the world after graduation is something all colleges are expected to do. But doing things to make a student's life outside of the classroom better is often an important aspect that's overlooked by college officials. PSC knows that there's more to a student's college life than studying, so they're doing things to make time spent outside of the classroom more enjoyable.

We, The Times staff, would like to commend the college for the numerous improvements that have been made on campus.

Renovation of restrooms and showers in Morgan Hall, a new electrical transformer, a water softener and new appliances in the Morgan kitchen greeted students when the residence halls opened this semester. A lot of fresh paint and new furniture and decorations have been added to Delzell Hall, and improvements to study rooms at the Complex, Morgan and Delzell have been made.

Cracked and br6ken sidewalks have been repaired, a new study/recreation room on the lower level of the student center has opened, the serving area in the cafeteria has been completely renovated and redesigned, and new outdoor basketball and sand volleyball courts have been built.

Nearly all of the improvements are being funded by student-generated fees. Most of the improvements were requested by students themselves through a poll conducted by student organizations.

We, The Times staff, are glad to see this. Sometimes it seems as if student-generated funds often go towards improvements in areas that students aren't directly involved with. It's always good to see firsthand how our money is used to improve things.

Thousands of dollars have been spent in hopes of making PSC's campus and buildings rn.Pre pleasing. The improvents made will benefit every PSC student in some way. That shows that the money was well spent. ·

Many individuals have put in a lot of time and effort into making the campus more attractive and enjoyable for the students.

Those efforts are to be commended!

Procrastination's a PSC problem

Shane's World ..

problems. It forces them to spend all their money on No Doz and Mountain Dew for those late night cram sess10ns. For children, it is what motivates them to drag out their Ninja Turtle collection ten minutes before bed time. It is what has led me to writing this column at midnight the day before it is due.

While we're on the subject of Adam and Eve, it is most likely their fault that most Americans seem to have a fear of fruits and vegetables. It would also appear that Madonna's family tree stems directly back to Eve, thus explaining why she feels more comfortable with her clothes off.

by Shane Buresh

Another semester is in full swing, and I would like to welcome all of you back and offer 'my best wishes for a great fall term. If your first three weeks have been like mine, however, they have been difficult, aggravating·and frustrating. I am not sure what the cause is for your scholastic hardships, but as for me, I have been bitten by the bug formerly known as procrastination. Although all of us have experienced it, procrastination takes on a different meaning for each of us.

For the elderly, it is the word which provides the reason for staying at home and watching Julia Child instead of attending bingo. For adults, it is the explanation for why every mail carrier in America receives overtime on April 15. For adolescents and young adults it is the cause of their financial

Now that we have discovered this bad seed planted in each of us, it is time for us to locate its origin. I have pondered and pondered trying desperately to narrow ·1t down, and I have formed several hypotheses, both of which deal with genetics. For those of you who are like myself and believe in creationism, there is my hypothesis that procrastination originated with Adam and Eve and has since been carried in our genetic pool. It is my belief that procrastination was Adam's and Eve's physical and psychological response to being exiled from the Garden of llien. When they were thrown out into the real world their first reaction to work and wearing clothes was to put them off and resist. After all, work was painful and unpleasant, And how were they to get that full body tan wearing clothes. As they resisted they in affectively started whathas been modified over the years into procrastination.

My second hypothesis resembles more closely the theory of evolution. I have concluded that procrastination is canied in the genetic map of some prehistoric man, who most likely belongs to an unknown tribe. It is my belief that the tribe members were hunters. When they would kill a dinosaur or other large game, they would celebrate for weeks eating and drinking. If procrastination is genetically linked, like I believe it to be, then the even bigger question is what do we do about it? Since we all suffer from procrastination at one time or another, the most effective approach may be a united effort. If we all strive to destroy its harmful effects, then we may be able to create a slight genetic mutation in our genes. In this way future generations will be procrastination free. As you finish this column be thinking about the part you can play in weeding out the villain procrastination.

Don't put your family on hold

by Christine A. Barton

In the past few years I've noticed that my morals and values have begun to change. This is just a developmental stage in the life of a human being. Many of the issues that I was very rrr<.tch for, I find myself becoming very much against.

I have always been an advocate for women's rights, but I become an opponent when women's rights begin interfering with the family unit. Many women are faced with the fact that they need to work to bring in extra income or, if they are single

parents, to bring in their only source of income. These women work hard to find day care for their children which resembles the way they would raise them. In my mind, these situations are necessary, and I do not judge these women. I've been in these situations before and know that these are the only means of putting focxl on the table and keeping clothes on the kids' backs. However, when women use their work as a complete escape from the responsibilities of motherhood-feeling that this is their duty in upholding their beliefs in women's rights, then that interferes in the

family unit.

Even women who don't work may find that outside interests such as college, civic groups, volunteer work, etc. may become priorities to them.

I have found myself in this situation while attending college. College was my number one priority then came my children. I felt like I had been slapped across the face the day I realized that my responsibility to my family was being put on hold. My children were not holding: they were growing and maturing and needed somevery

Please see "Family" on page 3

Uesus' drinks Whiskey in Waco

by Richard Graham

This article contains fictionalized account. a me with a map and a list of places

Censorship isn't usually a topic you would expect to be discussed in a bar outside of Waco, Texas. But then niether would you expect Jesus Christ to buy you a shot of whiskey. But on a hot, sweltering night in July, God reached his hands down and laid yet another twist of cruel fate on my shattered psyche.

I was on a mission o f temporary leave of absence from my high school because of a vicious slander campaign headed by my principal to eradicate my "ilk". When I placed a pumpkin with a knife stuck in its head and a note saying "YOU"on his front porch, the games got really dirty and my guidance courselor thought a vacation would do me good. "Go see Mexico," he advised me. "And on the way, how about delivering a couple of pounds of marijuana to our good buddy Fernando?" Sounded like a good chance to let things settle down and have a relaxing vacation. My guidance counselor supplied

to stop and meet up with some contacts. Tony's Snakehouse outside of Waco was one of those places.

I entered the run-down bar at about 10. p.m. dusty and thirsty. I seated myself on a red vinyl barstool and turned my attention to the band playing behind me

The lead singer I guitarist played a white Gibson with a picture of Dr. McCrann pasted on the body. Tht sight of a personal hero on a guitar in Waco, Texas brought a pleasant grin to my face as I ordered up a bottle of tequila. I poured myself a shot and watched the show. The music in itself was quite awful. Like listening to Simon Joyner on PCP with the bible opened up to Revelations.

When the set was done I waved over the mysterious singer I guitarist and offered him a drink. He walked over with a certain grace and arragonce only Pat Bucchanan was capable of. As I later discovered, Pat Robertson would have been a closer resemblence. He pushed his glasses up his beak nose and

offered me his hand. "My name's Dave, but people like to call me Jesus."

"Does Jesus like tequila?" I asked. He shook his head no. "I only drink whiskey."

So I ordered up the first round of shots, bottled up the tequila, and asked myself if God knew where his son was on a Saturday night.

I asked Jesus about hi s rock'n'roll act and what the deal was with the New Age lyrics of " the ' Seven Seals of the Apacolypse" and the "Seven Headed Dragon". "Doesn't that convey a confused message to all those good christian's in this world, Christ?"

"Are you implying censorhsip? Bartender, another round for me and my friend here"

The night rattled on. Jesus went on quoting scripture, the Omaha World Herald, and Art Linkletter. The whiskey rattled on, also

(to be continued)

"Family" from page 2 , ,------------------------------------------------------- important guidance from me.

I hope that mariy of the students I felt that I needed to make a deci- school, but I will only have one who do not yet have children will sion between my children and my chance to raise my children. remember my words. Children are education. I decided that Ineeded to I can complete college later than I so very precious. For only 18 short slow down with college. I can had planned and still be able to years out of their lives we can be continue with my education, but at enjoy my children as they are grow- there to shape, nurture and guide a slower pace. I will probably al- ing. After they're grown and on them. ways have the opportunity to go to their own, I can dedicate my time in Don't put them on hold. They

the pursuit of graduate school. don't stay there very long.

Language links us to a deeper, greater reality·

by Doug Kerns

Language pervaries each one of our lives., Almost nobody ever gives it much thought, though. I, however, never take anything for granted. I believe the language we speak is an integral part of the way we think and who we are.

Reality is a giant stringy stew in which all parts, regardless of their remoteness, are linked together in a immense cosmic dance. For us, the thing linking the whole mess is language.

The words 'revolution' and 'revolt" have the same Latin root, re - back + volvere - to roll. The w,ord 'evolution' (e - out + volvere - to roll) is interesting. It conjures images of Yin/Yang and Grateful Dead stickers: Those crazy Romans!

Let's look at another interesting word, justice (from the Latinjus ) One definition is conformity to the · law. I always thought of justice as · being a moral thing, not a legal thing. Perhaps its both. Orneither. ·

BARBARA LEWELLEN, director of Student Programs, and Nicole Miller, Student Senate president, assemble furniture for the new multi-purpose room in the basement of the Student Center. This area has computer equipment and tables and chairs and opened for use this semester.--photo by Kent Propst

Nine new 1 faculty join PSC staff

by Jodi Hytrek

The 1993-1994 school year at Peru State College has begun. There are many new faces on the campus, including nine n.e w faculty members. The following is some information on each of the new faculty members:

Dr. Bill Clemente

Dr. Bill Clemente is one of the new additions to the English Department at PSC. This· year he is teaching courses; such as, freshman and advanced composition, appreciation to literature, non-western literature, composition and creative writing.

Dr. Clemente has taught college-level courses for the past 14 years. He received degrees in Comparative Literature: at San Diego State University (BA) and the University of Oregon (MA and Phb).

He was a graduate assistant at the University of Oregon for a number of years and a full-time instructor for three years at Ripon · College in Ripon, WI. While completing his dissertation, Dr. Clemente taught part time at the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh.

Dr. Clemente feels very niuch at home at the English Department at PSC. He feels they will work together, making· certain that the college's needs and student's expectations are met.

Clemente is married to Dr. Linda Clemente who is an Associate Professor of French at Ripon College. They have two children, Cary, age 7, and Leah, age 6.

Dr. Sara Crook

Dr. Crook, who has taught at PSC as an adjunct instructor for nine years, is now the new political science/history professor at Peru State. This semester she

parkers wi II be ticketed starting Oct. 1

by Doug Kerns

On· Oct.. l, campus security will begin ticketing cars parked in spaces west of the T.J. Majors · building reserved for Nebraska Business Development Center clients.

The reasoning behind the change in policy is !he audit reports received from the Small Business Administration. ln the reports, recurring comments focus on having parking available for clients of NBDC

Cars without NBDC guest parking permits will be ticketed in order to avoid jeopardizing ·the relationship beiween the NBDC and agencies '"hich fond it.

is teaching World Civilization up experienced so far at Peru State to 1500, American National and looks forward to a productive

· Government and American year.

Constitutional Law. She has a Margaret (Peggy) Jones BS in Social Studies and a Masters and Doctorate in Political Margaret (Peggy) Jones is the new Science. Assistant Professor of Art at Peru

· Dr. Crook would like to develop State. This fall she is teaching more course offerings in the Art Appreciation, art exploration, political science departments such lettering and 3-Ddesign. as, "Congress and Public Policy, Peg···g·y. received her BA in art ··"Politics and the Media", ''Women from Notre Dame and her MFA in in Politics", or "Public ArtfromUNL. She has taught Administration". ·

She hopes _to bring in guesl six years at Metro Community College and two years at UNL. speakers for specialized topics and , She has three goals for herself at encourage computer literacy ·Peru, including: teaching, through assignment of computer · community service and her own projects. artwork. She hopes to make art

She and her husband, John, live trips available to her students on a farm south of Nebraska city including trips to Chicago, Kansas with their two children, Allison, City and Minneapolis. age 7, and Amanda, age 5.

Dan Daily

Dan Daily is the 'new band instructor at PSC. During fall semester, he is teaching all applied lessons for woodwinds, woodwind methods, and is directing all the bands.

He has a BS and a year of postmasters' work from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, where he was a graduate assistant. He also taught at Indiana State University, where he received his MS.

He comes to Peru after teaching K-12 band at Greater Macedonia Christian Academy in Montgomery, AL. His wife, Suzanne is Asst. Professor of ceramics and sculpture at Auburn University in Montgomery.

At Peru, Daily would like to build on what{ias already been accomplished and increase enrollment in the program. He would like to incorporate the new computerized music lab in several areas of musical studies. He very much likes what he has

Dr. Tom Klubertanz

Dr. Klubertanz is the newest addition to the science department at PSC. This semester he is teaching human anatomy, ecology and mammology. He received his Doctorate in Entomology and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Iowa State, during which time he taught several Entomology labs and lectures and was a research assistant in pest management. He is a ·native of Southern Wisconsin and was drawn to PSC because of their good teaching philosophy and the opportunity to contribute. His objectives are to develop or encourage student interests in ecology, behavior, wildlife management and insects. He hopes to do this both in the classroom and with his diverse "student-involved" research programs. New activities will include computer teaching aids and hands-on laboratory exercises. ·

INTRAMURAL ACTIVITIES FOR FALL 1993

Dr. Mary Mokris

Dr. Mokris is one of the new professors in the English Department at Peru State This semester she is teaching composition and literature.

She received her BA from Barnard College, Col um bi a University; her MA from the University of Chicago and her PHD from the Univt:rsity of North Carolina She has taught at High Point University and Greensboro College. In 1981 she had poems published in Barnard Writing and is currently working on a novel.

During her teaching at the college, she would like to use a variety of approaches to keep things interesting.

Dr. Phil Phillips

Dr. Phillips is the newest addition to the Business Department at Peru State. This fall he is teaching Principles of Economic Development and Advanced Economic Development.

He received his BA and MA from the University of Illinois and his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. Most recently, he was the Director of the Office of Corporate Relations and Community Development at the University of Illinois.

Phillips joins us at Peru from Champaign, Urbana, IL for the opportunity to teach and to work directly with community development groups in the small campus atmosphere.

At Peru, he hopes to continue the work done by his predecessor, Bob Shively. He also hopes to work with communities in creating overall action programs, in business retention and in meeting the unique needs. of the various communities in the region.

Phillips and his wife Betsy have

five clllldren: Elien, Eric, John, Julie and Colleen.

Kathryn Rempp

Kathryn Rempp is the newest addition to the education department at PSC. She is teaching Language Arts methods, math methods (elementary), human growth and development and education psychology this semester.

Rempp has been in the education field for IO years, both as a teacher and administrator. She received her BA in education from Yankton College and her MA from South Dakota State University. She is currently enrolled in a specialist program at the University of South Dakota. She comes to Peru from South Dakota.

Kathryn's goal is to help prepare teachers to meet the challenges of education in a changing world. Kathryn is married to F<.ev. Barry Rempp.

Dr. Nestor W. Sherman

Dr. Sherman is the newest. addition to the physical education department This semester he is teaching wellness, firstaid, racquet sports, measurement and evaluation.

Sherman has a doctorate in Physical Education with a specialization in measurement and evaluation. He comes to Peru from Houston where he was working in the cardiology department.

Sherman wants to bring some computer technology to the college wellness classes. He would also like to become active -in local and state programs related to wellness/PhysiC<ll education. In the future he is interested in speaking at various public schools.

He and his wife, Leticia, have a one year old daughter Alexandra

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Entering 85th season

Peru Players announce upcoming productions

PERU,Peru Players has announced its 85th season, a series of classic productions, between modem and traditional.

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Dangerous Corner by J.B. Priestley is the season opener scheduled for Sept. 29-0ct3. The play is a psychological mystery with unexpected twists and turns. Arthur Miller's modern tragedy, Death ofa Salesman, is the second presentation, playing Nov. 17-2't

The first play of the spring semester Feb. '13-27 will be A Midsummer Night's Dream, William Shakespeare's magical comedy that combines the antique comedy of Greek mythology with the robust humor of the Elizabethan stage.

The last play of the season is Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, called by critics the "wittiest play in the English language."

April 20-24 are the dates for this final production of the 1993-94 season.

All plays are presented at 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Season tickets are available from members of Peru Players Drama Club or by writing to the club at PSC, Peru, 68421. Season tickets are $7 per person and contain a bonus ticket good for any production. Jhdividual tickets, at $2 per person, will be available at the door for each performance. All tickets are for general seating.

Phi Beta Lambda members successful at national level

by Jason Esser and Julie Bauman Rewrite by Doug Kerns

Business students from PSC once again demonstrated they can compete on the national level after another .good showing at a national contest.

Six PSC students represented the college at the 1993 Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference July 10-13 in Washington, D .C.

Senior Mike Joy placed 6th in

Four seniors win scholarships

Computer Concepts, Charles Hamilton placed 3rd in Buman Resource Management, and senior Angie Bischoff was a member of the 2nd place "Battleof the States" team. Bischoff also made the final round in the "Ms. Future Business Executive" competition.

Other members -competing were senior Steve Epler, junior Brenda Black, and junior Gayle Steiger

Phi Beta Lambda held its first meeting Sept. 9 in TJM room 114 at 11 am.

by Amy Bremers

·PSC's Division of Business gives out four scholarships every year. This year's scholarship winners are Lori Gerking, Kris Kubert, Toni Adams and Vicki Busboom, all seniors.

Gerking, a Business Administration major with ai1 Accounting option, and Kubert, a Business Administration major with an option in Management and Economic Development were awarded the Business Division Scholarships this fall. Juniors and seniors of any business major may apply for this scholarship, by letter, to Chairperson Dr. James Thomas in the spring.

Thomas appoints a committee which makes recommendations and then selects the winners.

Scholarships consist of contributions from Peru's Business Division faculty. The amount and number of scholarships depends on how much is contributed. The two seniors were each awarded $250.

Adams, a Business Education major, won the Nona Palmer Scholarship. This scholarship is given out in the fall and is awarded to a junior or senior Business Education major. The same committee makes recommendations in the spring and the amount.also varies.

Busboom, a Business Administration,/ Accounting major, won the Nebraska Society of Certified Public Accountants Scholarship. Every spring, the Society awards one $400 scholarship to PSC. Carol

advisor to PSC's Accounting Association, makes a recommendation to the Business Division as to who receives the scholarship.

The People's Natural Gas scholarship(s) is awarded in the spring. The company awards it to ?SC which in tum hands it out to l student(s) in advanced economic development courses.

The amount and number of scholarships varies from year to year.

All four scholarships are awarded based on outstanding academic achievement and demonstrating a contribution to the college. The full amounts are awarded in one payment and can be used for any part of the college cost.

Ruck, accounting f..rnfessor and rr===A=c=c=o=u=N=T=IN=G===;i Business Division students and faculty busy over the summer ASSOCIATION FALL MEETING SCHEDULE

by Teresa Monnette

PSC's business division received recognition in several areas over the summer according to Dr. James Thomas, chairman of the Division of Business.

Kris Kubert, a senior business major, is the new student representative from PSC to the Board of Trustees. Also, Wayne Gerdes, a 1993 PSC graduate in business administration, passed all four parts of the CPA examination.

The PSC accounting association will receive a student chapter Award of Excellence certificate

1993

;"rom the Institute of Management Sept. 7 (Tuesday) Accountants. This is the third year S t 23 (Th d ) in a row that PSC's association has ep · urs ay received the award. The certificate will be officially presented at a re- Oct 5 (Tuesday) gional meeting in Lincoln this fall. Oct. 21 (Thursday) Dr. Thomas and Dr. Kermit Mowbray, associate professor of Nov. 2 (Tuesday) business,havebothhadpapersac- Nov. 18 (Thursday) cepted for presentation. Thomas's paper will be presented at the an- 1 Dec. 7 (Tuesday) nual meeting of the Southern Mar-\ keting Association in November of, ,· All meetings will be 1993. Mowbray's paper is to bel I held in TJM 326 presented in January 1094, at the 1I beginning at it a.m. AREUEA program in Boston. I '===============:!.I

THE CAST OF THE PERU PLAYERS season-opening play, Dangerous Corner, rehearses a scene from the upcoming show. Scheduled for Sept. 29 - Oct. 3 in the College Theater, the play is a psychological mystery with unexpected twists and turns. photo by Todd Gottula

Burns anticipates change, progress for 1993-94 year

by Doug Kerns

Change and challenge when faced by good people can yield excitement and progress, PSC Pres. Robert Burns told campus faculty and staff at an assembly to begin the 1993-'94 school year.

And he promised the group plenty of change, challenge, excitement and progress as the year unfolds.

"The future is not something we enter; it is something w e create," Dr. Burns told the approximately 150 faculty and staff members during the recent assembly. The assembly was sponsored by the Peru Chamber of Commerce, and began with the introduction of several new faculty, professional and support staff members.

Times funds provide computer

by Barbara Van Der Kamp

The Peru State Times, with the help of Michael Steadman, a senior psychology/sociology major at PSC, raised approximately $3,000 during the last academic school year for newsroom equipment A Macintosh Classic II computer and a Polaroid Press Kit were some of the items purchased.

Steadman was responsible for selling ads, maintaining receipts books and checking the final a<lcopy. Most ads were local; however, smne were sold by phone to businesses in

Omaha, New Jersey and Texas. Times\ ads are sold by the column inch, and range in price from $2.50 to$145.

The camera equipment that was purchased with the money raised creates half-tQne pictures, which are photos with millions of little dots like. .on a television screen. This the ture to be pasted directly onto the newspaper layouts which saves time and money because the staff doesn't have to send these pictures to a

printer to get half:tones ma<le. About his position, Steadman said, "I just sort of walked in and took the job." Steadman insisted his success was definitely a team effort, and he gave credit to. Jackie Dalton and Barbara Balm, two Times' staff members from last year. Steadman lives in rural Auburn with his wife Michelle, his son Josh and his three daughters Ruth, Rachael and Debra. This year's Ad Manager is Teresa Monnette, a sophomore pre-dental hygiene major.

''We have done an excellent job of recruiting new colleagues," Dr. Burns said. "They are people of talent. who hold outstanding credentials and who show great promise."

Dr. Burns paused briefly to reflect on the past year.

''We have achieved a great deal over that period," he said. ''We had less money to do' all the things we might want to do," he said. "We cannot do everything when our resources are limited, but we do many things very well."

Dr. Burns indicated one task facing the college is preparing for upcoming visits by PSC's two nationai accrediting agencies, the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and the National Council for Accreditation

Dr. Burns ofTeacher Education (NCATE).

North Central will send a team to campus in April to evaluate PSC's progress toward developing a comprehensive budgeting process and toward establishing a system of allocating resources on a 'programmatic' basis.

NCATE will evaluate PSC'1: teacher education program in 1995 as ·part of their regular accreditation process.

Other goals listed by Pres. Burns are to continue to concentrate on undergraduate instruction, focus on retention of students, to continue to improve the physical environment of the campus, expand on- and offcampus offerings, and improve diversity on campus.

ABORTION CARE

by Amy Hartgrave

Health and counseling offered invites all PSC students to stop by and see what's up in the

sion of Pam Henderson,

the

The family planning clinic held monthly, provides testing and counseling on family planning. The Well Child Clinic, offered several times a month, is available to any child regardless of residence or income. For patients under 21, im- · munizations are given free of charge. Hu shots are also being given Mondays through Fridays, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. An additional $8 fee is charged for this service.

PSC counseling services include birth control counseling, blood pressure screening, education,

nutritional counseling and urine testing. A professional counseling service started last April, is available · to students for up to five free sessions. Anyone with questions, problems, or just needing someone to talk to is encouraged to contact Beth McCumber, counselor. She can be reached between 10 am. and 2 p.m. on Wednesdays, and between 2 p.m. and6 p.m. on Thursdays. All meetings are strictly confidential and McCumber can refer a patient to other counseling services not available in Peru.

The PSC Health Center operates on a walk-in or appointment basis. All appointments for any type of health or counseling service can be made by contacting Henderson between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday by calling 872-2229.

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Believes individual can make difference

Smith gives advice to new students

by Thomas M. Hyde

Caring faculty, terrific opportulity, a preference for undergraduate education, and the belief that an individual can make a difference at PSC were the reasons that Dr. Terry Smith gave for coming to Peru. Dr. Smith is the new Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Previously, Dr. Smith was an administrator at Northeast Missouri State in Kirksville. He said the schools are similar in that both are public institutions. However, Dr. Smith's previous school was a larger liberal arts school with selective admission. He also felt that PSC was different because it has the potential to be very special due tO its size and that its main activity is teaching.

Dr. Smith's first priority as the new Vice President of Academic Affairs is the accreditation of PSC. Dr. Smith must find a way of assessing student learning in classes other than by tests. To do this he must find out what information is needed and then he will be able to make a decision. Another demand · facing PSC because of accredita.

1993 theme 'PSC' Under the Big Top

Homecoming to be a circus

by Keely Goldberg

Get ready for the circus - it's PSC under the Big Toj:>! That's the theme for Homecoming '93 and it is fast approaching. The 71st annual homecoming will kick off with Spirit Week starting on Sept. 27. It will end with a dance after the football game on Oct. 2. Spllit week is being coordinated by Barb Lewellen. Each day a different activity is scheduled. Groups in charge of these activities are Morgan Hall, the Campus Activity Board, Delzell Hall, the Complex and Jntramurals.

Another highlight will be the Homecoming Parade on Saturday. Campus clubs and organizations are encouraged to get involved. Cash prizes are awarded to the top three

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floats as well as to the best decorated vehicle. Those interested can contact Vince Henzel via campus mail or at extension 2441. Entry deadline is Sept. 21.

This year's Homecoming football game will be played against Northwestern Iowa with plenty of halftime entertainment. Other events will be a window painting contest, a.Il alumni - varsity basketball game and the crowning of the '93.'94 Homecoming Royalty.

Events this year are being planned by a homecoming committee which is composed of PSC faculty, staff, Peru Mayor Dick Stich and student representatives Marcie Goracke and Melissa Rippen. Questions about Homecoming can be addressed to

Kent Propst through campus mail or at extension 2225.

The agenda for homecoming day is as follows: ,

9-10:30 a.m. Alumni Reception

10:30 am. Parade

11:30 am. Lunch

1: 15 p.m. Induction of 1993 Ath letic Hall of Fame recipients

1:30 p.m. Kickoff - PSC vs. North Iqwa

Halftime· band performance, and coronation of '93'94 Homecoming king and queen

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tion is to have a systematic programmed budget. This requires that academic and other budgetary concerns achieve consistency with the mission of the college and money available.

One of the \more immediate concerns that br. Smith must deal with is upper division classes with low enrollment. The new vice president of academic affairs said that low enrollment in classes such as Shakespeare is to be expected. However, he realizes that even with low enrollment some classes in a student's major are a necessity.

Dr. Smith, who at one time thought of one day becoming a college president, now entertains no such dreams because he likes the purely academic part of administration and dealing with faculty and curriculum.

Smith, who holds a doctorate in Political Science from Michigan State University, said that the change from teaching to being an administrator was quite accidental and felt he would one day like to go

back to teaching. He believes the best administrators are those who reluctantly leave teaching and plan to go back someday since they know more about the faculty and students that way. Dr. Smith rates being a full tenured college professor the best profession because of the freedom of lifestyle, good pay and unfettered intellectual life.

Smith's advice for incoming stuwas as follows: make studies your first priority and you'll never go wrong, don't be afraid to ask for help and take good care of your freedom and have fun.

Dr. Smith had this to say about his long-term goals about PSC: "If you want the best bachelor's degree in the state, go to Peru. There is no reason that this can't one day be said by people across Nebraska about the college. I think Peru has an opportunity to be a beacon of higher education where we can achieve quality and excellence everywhere." With Dr. Smith's enthusiasm, this goal is entirely possible.

Parade seeks participants

by Doug Kerns

The 71st annual PSC Participants in the parade are Homecoming celebration is asked to contact Vince Henzel, coming soon, and PSC is seeking parade director, to reserve a spot in participants, Pres. Robert Bums the parade. has announced.

The event will be held on Sat. Some of the other events Oct. 2 in Peru, Dr. Bums said. scheduled include 1993 Athletic p Hall of Fame ceremonies, an This year, SC students selected · alumni reception, homemade food as their Homecoming theme "PSC Under The Big Top." stands downtown, a drama

One of the highlights will be production, and the annual the annual Homecoming parade, to Homecoming football game, Dr. begin at 10:30 a.m. Cash prizes Burns said.

\vill be awarded in the categories PSC is sponsoring the event in of floats, decorated vehicles and cooperation with the City of kids in costume; other entries are Peru, the Peru Chamber o f welcome to participate but \VOn't Commerce and the Peru Historical be eligible for prizes. Foundation.

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Any Business major or anyone interested in a business-related field

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Next Meeting: October 7, 1993

DR. TERRY SMITH, PSC's new Vice President for Academic Affairs, comes to Peru from Northeast Missouri State University in Kirksville, MO. Smith holds a doctorate in Political Science from Michigan State University. photo by Kent Propst

Rape can lead to guilt, emotional trauma and pain

The following commentary was written by Dr. Steven Butler, vice president for student affairs.

by John "Stu" Stewart

Support Services receive funding

PERU- The Student Support Services program at PSC has received continued funding from the U.S. Department of Education.

The Department of Education has approved the program for the next four years, PSC President Robert Burns said. Funding for this year totals $155,124, a two percent increase over fiscal 1992-93 levels, and will total at least $620,000 over the next four years.

"This external funding is extremely important to our students," Dr. Burns said. "I am very pleased with the work which resulted in this success.

"Steve Butler, vice president for student affairs, Dr. Gabriel Fadeyi, program director for Student Support Services, and others have worked hard," the president said. ''I am convinced that our visit to Washington last fall was important to this success."

Dr. Bums also expressed his appreciation to Nebraska Congressman Douglas Bereuter and U.S. Senators Exon and Robert Kerrey for their support of Peru State's grant application. All three contacted the U.S. Department of Education on behalf of Peru State.

The grant allows PSC to employ

and train personnel to serve eligible students deemed at-risk according to federal guidelines. To qualify, students must demonstrate financial need, have a disability and/or be first generation college students (parents cannot be college graduates).

''We had to prove there was a need at Peru State for the Student Support Services program," Dr. Fadeyi said. "We based our request on statistical evidence, which showed that approximately 75 percent of our students were eligible, and we demonstrated the success of our program."

Almost 40 PSC students worked for Student Support Services last year as academic tutors or peer counselors, and Dr. Fadeyi anticipates a similiar number of student employees this year.

"So you can understand the impact of this special funding on our campus," Dr. Burns explained.

Peru first gained federal funding for Student Suppon Services in 1990. Funds provide for two fulltime professionals, Dr. Fadeyi and Greg Mitchell, student intervention coordinator, as well as a full-time secretary and two other professionals who work on a part-time basis.

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Rape is the violent physical assault by one person against another with the sexual organ, causing both physical and emotional trauma; it is not a sexual act. One out of every six college women is subjected to rape or attempted rape. Peru State is not immune from such heinous cnmes.

There are two types of rape: stranger rape and acquaintance rape. Most rapes on college campuses are by persons the victim knows and trusts, an acquaintance. Acquaintance rape is just as serious, just as much a crime, as stranger rape.

Acquaintance rape may start during a seemingly harmless date or when someone is alone with a "friend" in an isolated place. It often involves alcohol use by the victim and/or the assailant. Alcohol intoxication on the part of the victim dulls senses and instincts. Alcohol on the part of , the male assailant lessens 'ilihibition and gives a false sense of machismo.

The male rapist has low selfesteem and poor self-image; his manhood is in question and he forces someone to sexually submit to prove his manhood. Of course, the opposite is true. The act of rape only proves that in fact the male is incapable of caring for · another person and developing a mature sexual relationship.

The trauma for the victim may last a life time; there may be emotional trauma, guilt, physical pain and even death-not only from the attack but from sexually transmitted disease and AIDS. The threat of being raped again is always present.

Every student must take responsibility for his/her own personal safety. Always use your senses and avoid situations that are questionable. Keep car and room doors locked at all times. Don't walk alone at night. Women must make all their signals consistent and say "no" with conviction; do not give mixed messages to male acquaintances. Males must understand that "no" means no, and that at any point in a relationship either person can stop the action by saying "No." It is never OK to use force.

Improved communication between men and women is the best way to lessen the chances of acquaintance rape.

PSC has policies that prohibit sexual harassment and assault. For assistance you should contact the Student Affairs Office in the Administration Building (8722213). If you are assaulted you should contact the authorities immediately. They will assist you with counseling, medical examination and/or legal protections.

Confideniality and concern for the victim's well-being are paramount If you are on campus, contact your Hall Director or dial9-911; if off-campus call the Sheriff at 911.

involved in on/off campus DR. GABRIEL F ADEY I, program director for Student Support active clubs and organizations. Services, has been instrumental in getting funding for PSC from the U.S. To apply call 1-800-328-4444. Department of Education. The money will total at least $620,000 over the

four years. _photo by Kent Propst

"Flood" from page 1 ;...·

sion of what to do. The family decided to rebuild no matter what it took," said Bea.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, Red Cross and govermnentalflood relief agencies have substantially provided financial aid to the Pattersons. The family is hopeful of completing the remcxleling by Thanksgiving.

Other families were affected in other ways.

Janet Hawley, secretary of the Division of Science and Technology, and her husband, Chuck, part owners of Hawley Farms Co., lost one-third of their crop to the flood. Chuck and Janet, of Peru, farm3,600 acres along with Nancy Hawiey, accounts payable clerk, and her husband John.

In June of 1993, the dikes gave :mt. Water began rising on the Federal levies surrouncling the Hawley's bottom land, said Chuck.

In July, 1,200 acres of com and beans were under water. "There were places with 10 feet of water; 6,000 pound fertilizer tanks were floating around like canoes," said Chuck Hawley.

The flood waters seeped into the Hawley's bins. Seventy thousand bushels of white com were threatened. Ten thousand bushels became saturated.

Nancy Hawley said, "We had 70,000 bushels of white com to haul. We were hauling across a

bridge that was literally floating. Trucks would go along the bridge, and it would sink down. They'd drive off the bridge, and it would pop back up. The next day, the bridge wasn't there. It was gone."

The Hawleys had flood ins\Jrance on the grain in the bins, but not on the flooded acres. Chuck explained this entire experience as "one to learn from. You learn to buy more insurance."

Finally, even people who had no damage to their property are affected.

For example, approximately three million dollars in road damage was estimated by Larry Bohlken, Nemaha County Commissioner. And an estimated 66 bridges were damaged or destroyed. Between 75 to 85 percent of these bridges will be repaired. Funds will be provided by FEMA, the Department of Roads and the Civil Defense.

FEMA will provide 75 percent. The Department of Roads and Civil Defense, together, will provide 12.5 percent. The remaining 12.5 percent is Nemaha County's responsibility, said Bohlken.

FEMA specifies ·that each project must be estimated at a $250 minimum. The Deptartment of Roads ·and Civil Defense holds a $3,000 minimum. Any project estimated below this rate will be the county's responsibility.

Outreach program 'Class' awards a grant to PSEA

by Lori Leth

The Peru Student Education Association was successful this year in applying for a grant from the National Education Association through the Outreach Program called "Class."

The grant will allow education members to gain experience in teaching students. It also allows them to improve community relations in cooperation with the National Student Education Association.

The grant is designed to give urban children and with .ipecial needs experience in a farm setting. The education will include a field trip to the Emmy Gifford Farm in Bellevue on Sept. 24.

The money from the grant will

be used to provide supplies and materials to educate the children from Peru and Auburn about agriculture.

The PSEA will begin working with the students Sept. 20. They have designed a unit plan consisting of activities before the field trip and an assessment of what the children learned after the field trip.

According to Richard Marcoux, secondary special education/psychology major, "We chose it because in dealing with teachers in Auburn and Peru in fifth grade classes, we found that most of the students haven't had this type of experience even though they live in a rural area."

''Peru State College is the only college in the state of Nebraska that has this grant," said Marcoux.

Campus safety addressed by PSC Student Senate

by Doug Kerns

At the Student Senate meeting of Sept. 8, Pres. Robert Bums expressed ·his concern with the safety of female students who walk on the PSC campus at night.

Some other issues addressed at the meeting were fees for l.D cards, plans for the Homecoming

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Sat. 18 Football game against Dana in Nebraska City. Apple Jack game.

Sun. 19 Intramural Flag Football at practice field 5 p.m. Campus Activities Board Ping Pong Tourney in lower level of Student Center at 7 p.m. Mon. 20 Intramural coed soccer registration through Sept. 28 in the Student Center. Intramural Flag Football 5 p.m. rues. 21 Aeolian II recital 3enford Recital Hall 8 p. m. 'IJontraditional Students vote for Homecoming Representatives. [ntramural Sand Volleyball at the Complex 5 p.m.

Wed. 22 V o 11 e y b al l against Graceland at AWAC 5 p.m. Intramural Sand Volleyball 5 p.m. at the Complex. Thurs. 23 Intramural Sand Volleyball at the Complex 5 p.m.

Fri. 24 PSC Volleyball Fall parade, and the absence of cable Choir T. v. in residence halls. m Fme Arts Building

The most animated discussion Sat. 25 Football. against 1 of the meeting was about the Chadron at Beatrice, NE .. shortage of parking stalls. Some Flag Football at students who li\'e in Morgan or practtce field 5 p.m. Sun. 26 CAB P i t c h Delzell halls must park in the tourney in lower level of Student Centennial Complex lot. "Girls Center at 7 p.m. Intramural Flag have to walk to Football 5 p.m., practice field. Morgan at mght, srud Burns. Homecoming events to be "It's not safe." ced . b announ . Bums said that etter Mon. 27 Intramural Flag hghtmg on campus h;lp Football at practice field 5 p.m. the P.roblem. 'We re Wed. 29 Play "Dangerous · 1;tt hghts. on. top of Corner" in College Theatre 8 buildings as secunty lights. This p m supplemental to the old · 30 Play "Dangerous hghts. Corner" in College Theatre 8 p.m.

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TJM 315, 316 and 317 for all planning to student teach spring semester 1994

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October

Fri. 1 Applications due for December Grads (Masters). College play in College Theatre, 8 p.m.

Sat. 2 Homecoming Parade at 10:30 a.m. Homecoming Dance at 9 p.m. College play in College Theatre at 8 p.m. Sun. 3 College play I n College "Theatre at 2 p.m.

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Unmarked graves still lie just north of Morgan Hall?

*In April of 1917, Professor W, F. Hoyt was taken for a German secret agent in Nebraska City. His chemicals were confiscated because police thought they were a German bomb.

*The PSC Bobcats used to be the Peru Normalites. Shortly after that the football team was called the Bobcats and the baslretball team was called the Bobkittens.

*The baseball coach in 1917 was also named Coach Johnson.

*There used to be,a cemetery on the east one-half of the block north of Morgan Hall. In 1875, the cemetery was moved to where it is located today. However, some unmarked graves remained and during construction on the property the graves w ere uncovered. They hope they uncovered them all.

*The first principal and first preceptress of the Nebraska State Normal School (PSC) was Prof. J. M. and Mrs. McKenzie.

*Proof that Nebraska was once covered by a sea can be found on the Peru State Campus. The limestone rock used in the

PSC music major Debra J. Wherry will present a junior piano recital on Sunday, Sept. 19 at 2 in the Benford Recital Hall, Jindra Fine Arts Building. Wherry will perform works by Haydn, Chopin, Schumann, Satie, Debussy, and Rachmaninoff. There will be no admission charge for this recital, and everyone is invited:

DID YOU KNOW?

little unknown facts about PSC.

by Shanda Hahn

Jodi k foundation of the Auditorium and Science buildings was once the foundation of Normal Hall. It was quarried about 21/2 miles west of Peru. While being quarried, a multitude of fossilized marine animals werefound.

*The original survey of Peru was done by W. H. Dunbar on ?vfay 11, 1857. The first official post office opened'Oct. 9, 1867. Daniel C. Saunders was Postmaster.

*The first child born in Peru was Mary Medley on Nov. 16, 1857

GENNIE PTACEK (left) attends to accident "victim" Brenda Vonnahme during CPR training at Peru State College. Both Ptacek and Vonnahme are members of the college residence hall staff this year, and all staff must be CPR certified. Vonnahme is from Portsmouth, Iowa and Ptacek from Lincoln. photo by Kent Propst

Lady Bobcats.victorious over numerous schools

by C. Crooker they faced the nationally ranked Lady Broncos. Peru State lost the

"I think we have the talent to be match, which lasted nearly four an extremely good team this year." hours, in five sets.

This is how third year The Lady 'Cats then took to the volleyball coach Jim Calendar road again. They traveled to the feels about his 1993 PSC squad. Washington University Invite in

The team won their season- St. Louis, MO. The 11etters won opener in a big way, stomping the opener of the Invite in three South Dakota-Vermillion in three sets against Fontbonne, Mo, and sets. dropped .their second match to

The Lady 'Cats then traveled to Trinity College of Texl;ls later that Marshall, .MN, where they won day in four sets.

their first four games in the The next morning PSC faced Southwest State/NAIA Classic. NCAA Division III, and They defeated Columbia, MO, nationally ranked Thomas More Northwestern, IA, Montana Tech, University of Kentucky. PSC and Montarallo, AL. PSC lost its defeated them in four sets. Later next game in three sets to the host that day Peru defeated Kalamazoo, team Southwest State. The MI, in four sets to come home varsity netters came home with a with a third place finish. fourth place finish after dropping As of press time, the Lady their final game to Northwestern. Bobcats held an 8-4 record after After returning from the long facing several nationally ranker! road trip that began on the first of teams on the road.

September, PSC had to load up PSC's next home game will be again and travel to Hastings where against Graceland College on Sept. 22.

PSC's

Malcom

receives NAIA Player of the week

Peru-Peru State cornerback Alex Malcom has been named the NAIA Division II player of the week for his play in Saturday's 32-25 win over Missouri Valley.

Malcom, a junior from Tabor, IA, collected four tackles, three blocked kicks and three pass breakups as the Bobcats evened their record to 1-1 overall.

The 5-11, 180-pounder blocked a 27-yard field goal his second of the season in the first quarter with the Bobcats trailing 7-0. His first blocked punt of the game was recovered by teammate Nick Maher and retmned 40 yards for a touchdown to pull Peru State to within 13-12 with 6:31 left in

Intramural sports start with a bang on campus

the second quarter.

Malcom added a second blocked punt of MVC's Rob Godard in the third quarter. The Bobcats took over at the Vikings 40-yard line and scored four plays later on a 15-yard touchdown run by Anthony Lee to take a 19-13 advantage.

In just two games, Malcom has already broken the school record for most blocks season with six. His total includes two punts, two field goals, and two extra points.

The Bobcats resume action this Saturday against Dana College in the Applejack Bowl in Nebraska City at 7:30 p.m

by C.T. Crooker

Intramural sports have already kicked off on the PSC campus this year with coed flag football starting off the action on Sept. 9. Coed sand volleyball will begin on Sept 21, a new addition to the many activities offered in intramural play. Sand volleyball will be played at the new court installed at the Centennial Complex. Soccer players will be able to register their teams for coed soccer anytime between Sept. 20 and 28. Coed 4x4 indoor volleyball will start on Nov. 2, with sign up dates r"\lllning from Oct. 18-26. · Daily activities that are open to men and women alike will be offered, beginning on Sept. 22,

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Other special events include a mens and womens punt, pass and kick competition on Oct. 13. An 8-ball pool tournament open to men and women will be held on Nov. 10.

Coach Jerry Lefever will be in charge of the events again this year. If you have any questions or comments pretaining to intramural activities please contact him.

This Saturday at the Applejack Game in Nebraska City.

7:30 p.m. Kickoff

1993 PERU STATE VOLLEYBALL team members include (from front left) Kelly Ward, Jackie Egger, Lee Dvorak, Tracy Cochran and Stacy Fitch; (second row) Misti Munson, Jennifer Dappen, Cheri Spiegel, Raylene Walker, Mary Sughroue, Jenny Froeschl and Jenny Dowding; (back left) Crystal McGinness, Laura Williams, Jill Parker, Kim Micek, Marcy Barber, Kristi Cummins and Andrea Graff. Emily and Theresa Sherman aren't pictured.

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Father-son duo broadcast PSC football game "You sound

We dread it as children. Everybody tries to avoid it as a teenager. And we don't like it as adults either.

Listening to people compare you to your parents can be a horrifying experience. Especially if they still wear bell bottoms, wide belts, polyester- shirts and listen to songs by Mobie Grape.

Unfortunately, I experience this all the time.

"You look just like yol!r dad. You sound just like your dad. You act just like your dad," people say to me.

It's not that I don't like my dad. His bell bottoms, black-rimmed glasses and Three Dog Night albums were thrown out a long time ago, so I'm not embarrassed to be seen with him in public. It's just the fact that every time I think I've developed my own personality and characteristics, somebody will come up and say "Bey Randy, how are you doing?"

The worst part is that half the time they don't realize that they called me by my dad's name.

My dad, entering his 19th year as a radio broadcaster for the PSC football team, asked me to help

just like your dad"

him do last week's game on the older fellow, wearing a PSC hat radio as a color commentator. and blue sweatshirt with overalls, I worked for two years at an walking towards. me. He was area station covering high school obviously a PSC football fan. sports, so I wasn't scared at all Thinking that he might come up about doing the broadcast. The and talk to me about the broadcast, part that scared me was the I tried to avoid him. comparisons to my dad that I He caught up with me and knew would follow. asked if I was Todd Gottula. (I

Time-Out With Todd ...

by Todd Gottula

It was the first time we worked together, but the broadeast went smoothly. I've listened to my dad do hundreds of games on the radio but it took working by his side to make me realize just how good a broadcaster he is.

The fol!owing day I saw an

Mathews, Mi lier take over as PSC assistant football coaches

by Matt Uher

Two new coaches are roaming the sidelines for the PSC Bobcat football team this fall.

The new assistant coach is Mark Mathews from St. Paul. He was coaching in Pleasanton up until a weekbefore football started when he was hired

He taught secondary physical education and art and was the head football coach and boys track coach and coached all junior high _athletics. Mathews will not be teaching any courses at PSC.

Monday and moved Saturday, but since practice has started, things are beginning to run a little smoother," said Mathews.

was almost afraid to but I said yes.) He commented that he's listened to every PSC football broadcast that my dad has ever done. He went on for a couple of minutes, saying that he thought my dad was the best sports broadcaster in the Midwest.

I chuckled and let him talk some more.

Then he said it. He said what I had been dreading the whole time.

"You helped your dad do the game on the radio yesterday didn't you?"

"Yeah," I said.

"You're probably not going to believe this, but you sound just like your dad," he said. "I couldn't tell the difference between your voices during the broadcast. Has anybody ever noticed that before?"

If he only knew

PSC u-ps rec.ord to 1-1 with win

· Miller

'"The primary reason why I chose PSC is financial reasons. I was only hired on as a part-time teacher at Pleasanton, and here I'm assistant football and head softball coach," stated Mathews.

Reactions by the players to the new coaches have been difficult to pick up. "It's hard to judge, I feel that they've accepted me,' explained Mathews.

Mathews

The transition was hard considering that he was notified only a week before he began. "It's been hectic. I heard of the job on

Defense plays a big role in football and calling the plays for the defense this fall will be Defensive Coordinator Kevin Miller. He also• will be the Tutorial coordinator of Student Services.

by Matt Uher score by Valley on yard run by Hart, but the two-point atOn Sept. 11 the Bobcat football tempt failed. Wi.th 6 :3S left to go in team traveled to Marshall, MO, for a football match-up with Missouri the game, Mo. Valley scored on y all SC th ·th another four yard run by Hart. The ey. p entered e game wt extra point was blocked by Malcom. an 0-1 record after losing to Doane The Bobcats scored two more in the season-opener. The Bobcats defeated Missouri Valley 32-25. times to taice the victory. They Mo. y alley scored in the first quar- scored on a 69 yard pass from Eaton ter on a 12 yard touchdown pass by to Rucker, and on a 22 yard pass from Eaton to Lee. Eaton comquarterback Jimmer Hart to receiver pleted 15-29. passes for three touchMike Jbbe. The extra-point was downs with one interception. successful and PSC trailed 7-0. PSC answered the score in the second Rucker led the Bobcats in receiving quarter with a 24 yard pass to Mike with seven catches for 161 yards Rucker from Jason Eaton. The two and two touchdowns. PSC' s leadpoint conversion failed.

Missouri Valley then answered with a 13 yard run to make the score 13-6. A blocked punt by Alex Malcom with 6:31 left in the second quarter allowed Nick Maher to return the ball 40 yards for a touchdown. The two-point conversion failed.

Peru started the second half just as they ended the first; with another score. This time Anthony lee scampered 15 yards and Bon Khanthasene kicked the extra point The fourth quarter opened with.a

Nike

ing rusher was Lee. ' He had 17 carries for 74 yards.

Defensively for the Bobcats, Steve Gaines and Andrew Beckford led the team with 10 unassisted tackles apiece. Gaines led all tacklers with 14. Beckford had 13, Dellyn Feighner 10 and Branden Bender 7. Gaines also recovered a fumble. Alex Malcolm blocked two punts that led to touchdowns, as well as an extra point.

The Bobcats will play Dana in the Annual AppleJack Bowl in Nebraska City next Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

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LINEBACKER BRANDEN BENDER drops back in pass coverage in an earlier game. Bender had seven tackles in PSC's 32-25 win over Missouri Valley on Sept. 11 photo by Todd Gottula

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TIMES I Students study bottom of glass

by Todd Gottula

The following story is the first of a two-part series on partying and drinking at Peru State College.

Sophomore Dan Ketelson and a friend stood in the hallway of a Peru State College dormitory and sipped beer from plastic cups. Inside, other · PSC students squealed over shots o f "Permafrost."

At this party during homecoming week at PSC, students tilted their head back and let their friends pour the cinnamon and peppermint concoction into their mouths.

Ketelson and his friend, both 21, talked enthusiastically in the quietness outside the party.

"You <;an call just about anybody and they'll know about IO parties," said Ketelson. ''There's not a lot to do in Peru, so peoJ?le go out and drink."

The "Bud House," "Bates Motel," and the "Brown House"

are three houses in Peru known for their parties.

PSC junior Branden Bender,

"We let people sleep over if they're too drunk to drive. We usually have between 10 and 20 people sleep at our place the night of a big party." PSC

junior Branden Bender who is one of three people who live at the "Bates Motel," said he hosts parties about two nights a week.

"We party almost every Saturday night and most Tuesdays," .. said. "We have a lot of fun, anP get pretty crazy, but we al ways try to keep things under control."

Clinton's Community Trust Act to benefit PSC students

by April Czaplewski

Would you like to go to college for free?

On Sept 21, Pres. Bill Clinton signed the Community Trust Act, approving college students and high school graduates to trade public service work for college tuition money.

Jn this program, the federal government will designate community organizations and will create a new Corporation of National Service, called "AmeriCorps."

This corporation, lead by Clinton's national service director, Eli Segal, ·will make grants to states, public and non-profit organizations and colleges and universities.

In addition, AmeriCorps will provide service in helping applicants fmd community service jobs in the locations and fields of their choice.

Community service is needed in areas such as helping the homeless, cleaning the environment and assisting police in duties or teachers in schools.

For Angie Petersen, elementary education major, this community service could provide teaching experience as well as fmancial support in paying off student loans. She explains it as "killing two birds with one stone."

Students completing two years of community service can trade $4,725

·a year toward college tuition or student loans. They may also receive

· $7,400 a year for living expenses.

· In addition, "health and insurance and child care benefits are provided.

· Participants must be 17 or older·

·and hold a high school or general

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Bender and his roommates try not to let people drive home drunk, and they attempt .to keep all minors from attending their bashes.

"We let people sleep over if they're too drunk to drive. We usually have 10 and 20 people sleep at our place the night of a big party," said Bender.

At the "Bud House," located on main street about three blocks north of campus, over 300 people attended a party on the night of the Homecoming dance last week.

Sam Walkup, who lives at the house with four other PSC students, said, ''We love throwing big parties, but we hate cleaning up the next day. It's not uncommon to have 10 or more big trash bags full of cans and bottles."

Students also party in. their dorm rooms. Although drinking on the PSC campus is prohibited, students say it goes on all the time.

"You'll see people leave with empty backpacks, and they come back 10 minutes later with full backpacks--and they're shaped like twelve-packs," said PSC Resiclent Assistant Paula Czirr.

See "Partying" on page 10

Chocolate cream pie!

JASON WERNER, a PSC junior, comes up for air while participating in the homecoming week· pie eating contest. Approximately 20 students entered the contest. For more on PSC's 1993 homecoming celebration, please tum to page 6 of this issue. photo by Todd Gottula

Dorm cable remains unplugged

by Amy Hartgrave

For many returning Peru State stu.dents last year's topic of possible cable hook-up in the donns has been swfacing many questions. According to Mr. Dan Haugland, director of Residence Life, the possibility is not unhopeful. There have just been too many drawbacks PSC has encountered along the way.

In a survey taken by last year, participants were polled as to which they would prefer in their dorm rooms: cable t.v., telephones, or microwaves and refrigerators. Cable t. v. hook-up won by a landslide. Due to this response, · Haugland looked into block book.· ing cable for each donn.

For several reasons, it was decided that cabfo hook-up would not be economically feasible for students at the time. The cost of room and board has already gone up since last year due to maintainence in the dorms arid the rising cost of utilities. The added cost of cable would have placed an aditional $50-60 on each student's bill. Because of this original rise in expense at Peru, and due to the fact that an exact dollar amount was not reached with the cable company, it was, according to : Haugland, ''not considered feasible : to hook up cable."

Haugland is very optimistic about future cable hook-up in each of Peru's Rooms at Com-

plex have already been wired for future cable installation. Haugland has also spoken with the Student Senate about a plan similar to one done in Chadron. Peru students would be once again asked as to what they would prefer in their dorm rooms, and a vote using ballots would be taken.

Hopefully rates for cable installation will come down in the near future, and if students still feel that cable t v. is what they want; then the service may possibly be installed in Peru's dorms By giving the students a voice in the matter Haugland feels students are able to say ''Ya, .this is the best for me."

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Women in a jock? How about

Shane's World ..

menJn hose and heels?,

unrealistic, even impossible, but it is safe to say that some role reversing has been occurring for quite awhile. No, I am not referring to the 80's craze of sex changing, where with a little plastic and a good doctor a man could be transformed from a logger into a centetfolcl, but rather I am referring to the essay.

up, or wearing pantyhose. I am positive, at least from the male perspective, that the only task more tedious than putting on pantyhose would have to be shaving one's legs. It is going to take one extremely sharp pair of sheep sheers and four excellent barbers to cut the hair off my ' legs.

by Shane Buresh

It happened just like clockworlc. I was sitting on my bed reading my English assignment and wondering what valuable information I could bring to you, when I inadvertently slipped into one of my exciting visits to the Neighborhood of Makebelieve.

I just couldn't seem to keep my attention on the essay we were to read. It was entitled "Tom's Husband," and it concerned the idea of a gender role reversal. Consequently, when my mindwandering began, I started to contemplate the possibility of a world where all the men were women and all the women were men. , Could men and women handle each other's worlds either at home or in the wo:k place?

I realize that you may have never contemplated such a mass transformation, and it seems

11 Quote of the Day

Tom, a character in the 1884 story by Sarah Orne Jewett, "Tom's Husband," finds himself stu<:k in the home and possessing better home-making skills than his wife.

Rather than wasting these good skills and his wife's business talents, Tom allowed his wife to run the family mill. It isn't long after his wife goes to work, however, that Tom becomes restless and resents his wife. For this reason I still have to wonder, what would be the result if men and women switched gender roles?

"' I believe it is safe to say that a total gender switch would thoroughly fail.- If men can't even vacuum the floor, how are they ever going to walk in high heels? Besides, I 'm not sure about the rest of the American male population , but I can tell you flat out I am not turning cartwheels at ffieffiought of putting on make-

I am also certain that a female switch would fail as well. How many women are going to remember to wear a "jock" while playing football? Also, I am positive that it would take them some time to be able to stand at a urinal.

The idea of man and woman transformation could have great global significance, though. Gender reversal would help us break our monotonous and stereotypical behavior.

Additionally, a project like a gender reversal would help the Ointon administration. It would allow those people to cut comers on the budget, while still doing something worthwhile for the people.

Instead of having our tax dollars being dumped into developing the Star Wars satellite, we could spend them on developing a bikini for a size-36 waist.

-'All extremists must be shot'

by Richard Graham

The opinions expressed in this article do n o t necessarily represent the -views of Dr. McCrann or the Peru Times, with the exception of maybe the copy editor.

The ordeal lately on the abortion issue has a new twist. Doctors are being shot down going into clinics, hospitals are being fire-bombed, and now

Operation Rescue has devised new tactics of harassment.

I was planning on writing a hallucinogenic vision of Professor X and me visiting graves of dead poets and writers, but once again, God threw the dice, and I lost.

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I was driving into Peru at about "Yes! Yes! I see it now, six in the morning when my car almighty Sunspot Machine. We suddenly lost power. Being a will take no more of this radical native of Alien Territory, I was feces that lies and stinketh upeth accustomed to being interrupted in the very freedom thou hast my menial tasks by higher beings. provided."

This day was a little different. "This is also a war against This was the day the Sunspot fascism, my holy tool. Pro-lifers Machine herself spoke. wish to set up yet another "Thou must arm thyself with government service to dictate your thine knowledge of automatic apathetic lives, to tell you how to weapons and become one with think, to spend your money Professor X (name witheld due to enforcing laws that the rich could his lawyer's insistence). Thou avoid. Yes, truly man has sinned." must travel with the blessed And then, she was gone. But as angels, the Grateful Dead and the dust was clearing, I could hear vindicate Almighty God by the chanting, " 2,4,6,8",10. why visiting the blasphemous Pro- all your leaders men?" Yes. It Lifer's Operation Rescue and is a battle against mild l y the knife of vengeance in old men who meddle their hypocritical backs whenst m the hves of women. they lie sleepeth." see "Extremists" on 3

"Laughter is a tranquilizer with no side effects."

-Arnold Glasow

MELISSA RIPPEN (LEFT) AND NICOLE MILLER provide leadership for this year's Student Senate. Miller says one of their primary goals for this year is to increase "Senate visibility."

--Photo by Shanda Halm.

Journey to exotic Ireland and kiss the Blarney Stone

by Barbara Van Der Kamp

Thanks to the effort's of Dr. Charles Harper, professor of speech/ drama at PSC, we can get our passports ready to take flight on May 26, 1994, and travel to the island of Ireland. Included in the tour package is the option of traveling on to Scotland and London. Fly into the world's first duty-free airport at Shannon, board the private bus and be guided into the rich heritage and cross-fertilization of two cultures, The Republic of Ireland.

The first day's travel to Killarney

Senate sets goals for year

by Amy Bremers

The Student Senate bas been busy so far this year. Already the group has "cleaned up" the town of Peru, set up a homecoming display, accepted a new sponsor and is preparing to sponsor a blood drive and party.

·. According to Nicole Miller, president of the Senate, one of Student Senate's goals is to have increased "Senate visibility." A way of increasing visibility is through community involvement. OnWednesday, Sept. 15, variolis members of the Senate and community members cleaned up Peru. They pulled weeds and picked up trash around the town.

Scott Krichau, freshman representative, volunteered for this service. He stated, "It was fun and exhilarating helping out the community. There was a good turn-out; everyone who showed up helped a lot, and you can really tell the difference (in the appearance of the town)."

Another activity the Senate participated in was s.etting up a homecoming display. On Sept. 25 members of the Student Senate set up a display in the Peru Museum, located in downtown Peru on Fifth Street.

The new Student Senate sponsor is Dr. Sara Crook, associate professor of political science and history. Crook is pleased.with her new role.

"I view the opportunity to work with the Student Senate as being very appropriate for a political scientist. I look forward to working with the student government at Peru State College," she said. ·

The Student Senate also plans to sponsor a blood drive. This is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct 19, from 9 am.-3 p.m. Contact a Senate representative for more information, as not all is currently available. On the door of.the Student Senate office, which is.located on the first floor of the Student Center; is always a posted schedule of times. each representative works in the office. Each senator works an hour per week. ·

The Senate is also sponsoring a tailgate party that is in the planning process. The party will be in cooperation with the .Peru Chamber of Commerce and is being planned for the Oct 16 football game. It will be held in downtown Peru, and the main purpose is, "to improve relations between the townspeople and the college. Also, we hope to get more people downtown to support the Peru businesses, " Miller said.

Other goals the Student Senate

has for this year are administrative visibility (realizing administrators are people too) and traditional and non"traditional student interaction. Presently, members of the Senate are working on ways to accomplish these goals. ·

An idea the Senate has for this year is to clean up the Alumni (Foundation) would. include painting, cleaning and yard work. For plans such as this one, any student can and is encouraged to participate. If a student sees a sign for some activity, he or she can just show up.

Besides the ideas and plans already set forth, Miller states, " as far as this year, we don't see any major issues." Last year, the major issue was the smoking policy in areas such as the Bob Inn which didn't have any ventilation. Because of many complaints, the Senate fought for a no-smoking policy. The nopolicy was put in action during the second semester of the school year.

Miller said, "Student Senate meetings are always open. Anyone can listen, input ideas, or even simply walk in the (Senate) office with ideas." Meetings are held every Wednesday et 5:20 in the Burr Oak . room of the Student Center. "Anyone is certainly welcome," Miller said.

"Extremists" from 2 the Lord. No one is spared. story: when women are in the

Professor X was willing. We had to load up on Amyl Nitrates (for his heart condition) and I found my old guidance counselor to pick up some M-16's. We decided we would travel as a food stand, selling grilled cheese sandwiches at all Dead shows. And at every stop at lar¥e metropolitan areas, such as Baltunore, we paint our faces in Day-Glo paint and we act out our drama in the name of

The Pro-Llfe movement did not recovery room after having an count on someone like me to roll abortion, the Operation Rescue along. I am also a fanatic. I 'freaks climb up to the second know a lot about. 'automatic story with a ladder (where the weapons and how to obtain them.I -recovery room is) and scream in am also getting really pissed off, the window, "Mommyespecially when I hear how .Mommy, why did let 11 them Operation Rescue takes down tear my head off with phers? license plate numbers of people The time is coming to take a ·going into clinics, fmds out who definite stand. I used to believe they are, and notifies their entire that we would and could come to a community. Another horror .compromise. No more.

allows one to view The Ring of Kerry which is Ireland's spectacular coastal highlands. Take a buggy ride at the Gap of Dunlow and that evening enjoy a medieval banquet at Castlerosse Hotel. Wexford is an ancient Medieval Seaport town where you can visit the Blarney Castle and kiss the Blarney Stone.

In Dublin, Ireland's capital, you can visit St. Patrick's Cathedral, where satirist Jonathan Swift was once Bishop. Tririity College library is the home of the Book of Kells. Perhaps visit The Abbey Theater or the Peacock Theater in The Abbey Building before retiring to the Skylon Hotel for the evening.

In Sligo, you can watch a sheep be sheared and in Galway· use your free time to film the countryside or relax at the Ardilaun House Hotel. Limerick is where you'll be able to drink some sherry, eat some Irish Stew while the villagers entertain you with Irish folklore and music.

The cost for the 11 day trip is $2128, with the Scotland option being $2800. The cost is based on the number of people going and drops as more people sign up and pay the $150.00 nonrefundable deposit. Deposits are required by Feb. 7, however Dr. Harper said,"the earlier the better''. The cost includes round trip airfare, accommodations in first class hotels, a full Irish breakfast everj. morning, private bus and guide, dinner where.indicated in the brochures ·and a medieval banquet. Travelers are responsible for their own lunches. The rate of exchange fluctuates, however the 1993 Worldbook Yearbook states it is presently at $1.85 per Irish pound. Currency conversions can be made •at any airport.

The tour is being handled by Triple S Travel of Rock Port, MO, and Brandon Tours of Ireland. Brochures with more information will be available soon in the The Continuing :Education department and ·in Dr. Harper's office in the Fine Arts building room 206. Dr. Harper says he loves to travel and he would love to talk with anyone interested.

'The phone number is 872-2272.

·October

Fri. 8 Soccer at practice field, 4-7 p.m.

Tues. 12 Soccer at practice field, 4- 7 p.m. Volley ball against UNK in Al Wheel er Center, 7 p.m.

Wed. 13 Men a n d Women's Punt, Pass and Kick Contest at practice field, 5-7 p.m.

Thurs. 14 Non-Trad Coffee hosts a speaker from Student Support Services at Laurel Oak Room in Student Center, 11 a.m.

Fri. 15 Mid-term Soccer at practice field, 4-7 p.m.

Sat. 16 Football game against Llndenwood at Oak Bowl, 1:30 p.m.

Mon. 18 Ghost Hunt sponsored by CAB 18-20. Chemical Awareness Week, speaker on LB922 Multi-cultural curriculum witli Donna Polk of the Nebraska Urban Indian Affairs Commission in TJM 114, 10-12 p.m. Registratip.n for Coed 4x4 Volleyball in StudentCettter, 1826.

Tues. 19 Student Senate sponsors Red C r o s s Bloodmobile.

T;burs. 21 Movie, Scent of a Woman in Student Center, 9 p.m. Pumpkin Carving Contest sponsored by CAB in Student Center, 11-1 p.m.

Fri. 22 Movie, Scent of a Woman in Delzell Hall, 9 p.m.

Sat. 23 Movie, Scent of a Woman at Morgan Hall, 9 p.m. Sun. 24 Movie, Scent of a Woman in Student Center, 9 p.m.

Mon. 25 Candy Pumpkin Guess sponsored by CAB in Student Center.

Tues. 26 Organizational Fair in Student Center, 11-1 p.m. Halloween Costume Dance, 9 p.m. High School Show Choir Clinic 26-27.

Thurs. 28 Fall Break. No classes 28-29. Sat. 30 Volleyball against Washburn in Al Wheeler Center, 7 p.m. Football vs. Iowa Wesleyan in the Oak Bowl at 1:30 p.m.

HAIR AFFAIR/HAIR DESIGN

Smith forms advisory board

by Amy Bremers

Dr. Terry Smith, vice-president for Academic Affairs, has formed a student advisory board.

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want to make sure it has everything the group this year. it needs, but also that it's user · Nicofo Miller, president of the Stufriendly," Smith states. dent Senate, recommended the folSmith also plans to ask his advi- He says he hopes to "use this group as a sounding board for academic policies and procedures for programs and publications." 1n·general, Smith wants to make sure he has·contiriuous communication with the student body at PSC. · The most important and pressing thing Smith wants the boord to work on is looking at the student catalogue. He hopes to have it revised in ti.me for pre-registration around mid-April. According to Smith, student involvement concerning the new catalogue is important. "We

sory group to read and discuss a lowing people for Smith's student form he recently drafted. This fonr advisory board: Kris Kubert, Kris concerns a plan for allowing stu Meskee, Ivan Wineglass, Angela dents to register themselves rather Bischoff, Keely Goldberg, Toni than having to go through an advi- Cunningham, and Gina Meier. One sor. more student, who has not yet been After these two major issues are chosen, will also serve on the board taken care of, Smith's plan is to "I'm pleased that the Senate is have the board consider other campus policies that ought to be looked at. Students are encouraged to take problems or suggestions to the advisory board, since looking at policies and discussing campus problems will be significant activities of

by Chad Atkins

Before going to Comer" I had negative thoughts of what to expect from the Peru Players. Could these actors truly imagine a serious setting in a

*The firs! campus thinking play without action? organization was T h e My ill feelings increased as the Philomathean Society. It was h mainly for those students of the fett1.ale actors began t e literary society.. introduction. I instantly thought

taking ownership of the advisory board," Smith said. 'This will allow me to work directly with the Senate through the advisory group."

Davis' love of music results

gift for Music Department

PERU-Jeanne Remington Davis' She also did choreography for the

love of music for PSC swing choir at PSC, then under the have resulted ma gtft students are direction of the late E.d Camealy.

going to love.

But then something happened.

*In 1964, the lighting system "naptime" as the constant ti.de of was redone at the Oak Bowl to questions and answers came from increase the facilities to 80 1500- the Peru Players. watt bulbs.

*Delzell Hall is named· after Within ten ininU,ies of the start of W.N. Delzell who taught in the the show the basic ideas were Mathematics Department in established and the Players started 1905. He was later appointed to "become" their parts in my Dean of men in 1921. Delzell retired as Dean Emeritus -0 f 1938 ····eyes.·Many times throughout and died in June of 1940, the play I knew what the

*PSC greatest men's outcome would be only to be basketball scorer was Omer delighted by another hyist Meeker. His records of 1622 points, single season record of 622 points and his 57 total game points still stand today.

*An observatory,_ built by Dr. J.M. McKenzie, once stood on the land where the T.J. Majors building now stands.

*PSC is the third oldest teacher-training college west of the Missouri River. It is only outdated by Emporia, Kansas and See "Did, you know" 8

Fall Break

No classes Oct. 28-29 ,

Classes Resume Nov. 1

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"I wanted to give the piano to Peru brought forth from one of the Ms. Davis has donated her Fender State mainly because of my respect actors. Rhodes · stage piano to the PSC for Peru's curriculum and because Tricia Kruse was the strongest music department. The retail value of the quality of education I got actress on stage with her of the instrument has been esti.- there , " she said. "I wanted it (the love/hate relationship with the mated at around $1,500. piano) to go somewhere where it Chatfield brothers. Although her A lab supervisor at St. Mary's would be used and appreciated," Character Olwen could have been Hospital in Nebraska City, Ms. she added. more upset during her account of Davis is a 1978 graduate of Peru "Support from our graduates, like the death o[ Chatfield. Marcy State. She and her four year old son Ms. Davis, is very special to Peru E.ddinger also portrayed a quality Devin live in Nebraska City. State," President Robert Burns said. image of the misguided young The Ord, Ne. native majored in ''This piano will.be of great use to women who had secrets of her biology at Peru State but "hung · our current and future students." own to share. arotmd with music majors," she said.

I felt the ending could be ----------------------. decided two ways. Did Robert Chatfield actually kill himself along with the destruction of the firm? Or maybe the unhappy couples went on living in lies and danced the night aw a y without turning at a "Dangerous Comer."

MIDWEST BUSINESS SYSTEMS

JEANNE REMINGTON DAVIS OF NEBRASKA CITY recently presented a Fender Rhodes stage piano to the PSC music department. On hand to accept the gift were (from left) Dan Daily, assistant professor of music; Dr. David Edris, chair of the humanitites division; and PSC President Robert L. Bums. photo by Kent Propst

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community service job openings by Thomas M. Hyde will be distributed among colleges, high schools, community centers and job placement offices. -

Student opinions are optimistic, yet not so trusting. For example, Geri Dirking, a freshman pre-radiologic technology major, views "the whole idea too good to be true."

Petersen holds a similar view. She says/'I thinkit'sa great idea, but considering the source. (Clinton), I'll believe it when I see it going into effect."

Others see the Community Trust Act as a source of binding our nation and community closer together.

Dr, Victor Ferre, professor of education, states that "even though our nation has been built upon selfreliance and individual initiative, I feel that society makes more progress if people cooperate and work together." ·

Kris Kubert, PSC senior · Economic Development/Business management major, is PSC's ne"'. student representative to the College Board of Trustees.

Kubert wanted to become a student representative to of Trustees because she felt it was "a position of honor and a way to see how PSC was run. 11 She was a finalist among three candidates. On graduation day she w a·s informed by Governor Nelson that she had been appointed to the position. She does not actually vote, but gives her opinion on issues concerning the students. The Board then takes her views into serious consideration and then decides how it will vote on a matter.

During her term on the Boai:d of Trustees, Kris would like to expand and continue improving the campus. She said that most people don't see the improvements

(RIGHT) PERU STATE STUDENT REPRESENTA·

TIVE to the Board ofTi:ustees of the Nebraska State Colleges, attends the board's meeting held on campus Sept 17-18. Rick Kolkman, a board member from North Platte, is shown to Kubert's left (photo by Kent Propst)

taking place on campus because safety is improved before anything else. She said that the Board has a priority list of projects and that the library is second and the Hoyt Science Building is fourth on that list.

By being on the Board Kubert has gotten a taste of political power and an idea of how complex the college system is.

Kubert hopes to provide the

Board with a student view of matters that come before the governing body. She also wants to make students more aware of the Board of Trustees and what they do.

Kubert would either like to go to graduate school or get a job dealing with Economic and Community Development.

The Nebraska State College Board of Trustees is the governing body of the state colleges. Six of the seven members are appointed by the governor and approved by the legislature for a six-year term. The remaining member is the State Commissioner of Education.

There are three student representatives on the board who are appointed by the governor. Students are- nominated to their positions by their respective campuses.

The thiee subcommittees to the board are Academic Affairs,

Student Life and· Personnel;. Business Affairs; and Legislative Affairs/Public Relations. The board appoints a president for each college.

The Board of Trustees met at PSC on September 17-18. The purpose of this meeting was to have a "report card" on the college. This new approach provides the board w i th information about the accomplishments of each state college and its goals and objectives in the coming year. PSC was the first of the state colleges to be assessed. by this approach. The board was very impressed with what it saw while visiting the campus.

Trustees approved professor emeritus status for Dr. Barrett, Dr. Hahn and Dr Sherwood. They also approve'd spending approximately--$58',000 for an erosion control project at the AW AC and electrical projects at the IA building and theater. Finally, the board approved a final report of summer enrollment. At the other state colleges enrollment declined by 1.5% but PSC's enrollment numbers were up 55.8%.

The Board of Trustees also attended a dinner where they met PSC business leaders and public officials from the area. The meal consisted of ·food grown or manufactured in the ·immediate area.

The Board of Trustees will next meet in Lincoln on October 15.

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Various PSC clubs make a success

by Lori Leth Homecoming

'93, PSC "Under the Big Top," proved once again that PSC students know how to have a good time.

Several events and contests sponsored by Intramurals, Residence Life and Campus Activities Board comprised Spirit Week. Spirit Week began Sept. 27 and ended Oct. 1.

On Monday, Morgan Hall held a Car Bash west of the Complex Lot. CAB sponsored an M&M Guess in the Student Center.

Tuesday's activities began with a contest of guessing the professor who's been at PSC the ·longest and a Pie Eating Contest in the Student Center. Both activities were sponsored by CAB.

Wednesday, Delzell sponsored a Football Throw at the practice field and CAB held a Baby Picture Contest.

The Oldest Building Contest was held on Thursday, and the PSC Cheerleaders sponsored a Pep Rally.

· Friday, Intramurals sponsored Frisbee Golf and the winners of the CAB sponsored events were posted. James Russ won the M&M Guess, Scott Krichau determined the oldestbuilding on campus, Wendy-Oliver matched the administrators with their baby pictures and Alex Malcolm ate the most pies.

The day of homecoming was filled with events. An Alumni Coffee was held at the Peru Museum at 9 a.m., an'd the parade began at I 0:30 a.m. The parade line up consisted of 54 entries.

The winner of the float contest Was the Peru State ITE CI ub

float. Second place was awarded to the Peru Players/ Art Guild float and the PSC Management Association won third place. PSC vs. Iowa Northwestern kicked off at 1:30 p.m. in the Oak Bowl.

At half-time of the game the homecoming royalty were announced. Freshmen attendants were LaToya Brown of Lincoln and Jason Stinson of Tecumseh. Sophomore attendants were Melissa Rippen of Johnson and Randy Czech of Omaha. Marcie Goracke of Tecumseh and Shane McGooden of Doniphan were chosen as junior attendants. Nontraditional attendants were Pam Cosgrove of Nebraska City and Charles Barnes of Lincoln. Runners-up for Homecoming

Queen were Sarah Gaines of Watson, MO and Amy Berkey of Macedonia, IA. Runners-up for Homecoming King were Ivan Wineglass of Omaha and Andrew Reed Jr. of DelRay Beach, FL. Sheri McMullen of Shenandoah, IA and Ryan Harshaw of Holton, KS were selected as Homecoming Queen and King.

Later that evening Peru Players put on "Dangerous Comer" in the College Theatre.

The cast consisted of Tricia · Kruse, Brian Steele, Darren Marshall, Michelle Muir and three new-comers to the stage, Krista Hatfield, Paul Tuttle and Marcy E.ddiqger,

After the pla)"Btudents had the option of attending a dance at the Student Center. The dance was sponsored by CAB and featured Complete Music. The dance featured a variety of country, hip· hop, and billboard music

Peru caught up in Homecoming

Oh, no! Clowns. invade downtown

by Doug Kerns.

PSC ''Under the Big Top" was a fitting theme for the 7lst annual homecoming. Jn the course of Spirit Week and Homecoming '93, students ate as much pie as possible in five minutes, smashed up a car with a sledge hammer, whooped it up at a parade downtown, and cheered the Bobcats on to a dramatic fourth quarter comeback. After all the excitement one might be left a bit winded.

If students had an intense desire to destroy something on Monday night, they went to the €ar Bash sponsored by Morgan Hall. The mood was primeval as otherwise 'peaceful' academies destroyed a car with sledgehammers.

Cries of "Fore!" echoed on the PSC campus on Friday as frisbees flew 'almost' unerringly toward their intended trees in Intramurals' Frisbee Golf tournament. Students who parred the course were gi_ven free PSC t-shirts for their efforts.

On SatJJrday morning downtown Peru was invaded by the 'circus' of the annual Homecoming Parade. Clowns abounded, and the air was electric with laughter and the music of the PSC Pep Band. One of the clowns, junior music major Sarah Schneider, said, "It was quite a treat to be able to terrorize infants without having to worry about being identified."

but fate was cruel, and the 'Cats rally fell short.

The CAB sponsored Homecoming Dance offered a variety of music to suite any taste, including country, hip-hop, Top 40, and slow dance songs. The beautiful decorations added to the ambience as students danced the night away.

and Thousand Island dressing - all on Grilled Rye bread for an authentic New York taste!

At noon Tuesday, hungry chocofanatical students gathered in front of the lunch-time crowd to see who could down the most chocolate pies in five minutes. Of courl'le, use of hands was not allowed. ·One of the contestants Sara Anton; said, "The pies rather revolting, but it was an interesting cWtural experience."

In somewhat of a prelude to finals, students exercised their powers of deduction in efforts to determine the oldest building on campus, the professor who's been here longest, and how many M & M's were in a jar.

Floats, the products of long hours of labor, cruised jovially down the crowded street amid cheers of delight. President of the Student Senate Nicole Miller said, "The parade was great and there was a l.ot of. participation from area businesses."

The Homecoming football game, the reason behind all the madness, at first appeared to be a , big downer as compared to the rest of the homecoming festivities. But even being down by 23 points through three quarters was not enough to quench that old Bobcat spirit. Crushing defense and a fourth quarter offensive onslaught brought PSC within three points,

All sources interviewed unanimously agreed that Homecoming '93 was a success. Director of College Advancement Kent Probst stated, ''We thought it was a great success. The committee felt it went as planned and that students, faculty, alumni, and townspeople all enjoyed the activities a lot." Barb Lewellen, advisor to the Campus Activities Board, said, "There was more student participation this year. They had a lot of fun with the "Under the Big Top" theme."

"FORE!"

Sophomore Rick Olsen takes part in PSC Spirit Week's Frisbee Golf competition. All participants wh? P?rred the course received a free t-shirt. The event was sponsored by Intramurals, and was one of numerous act1V1ties held throughout Homecoming week.··Photo by Shanda Hahn.

Steve Warren

by Shanda Hahn

You may have seen him eating dinner at the Student Center. You may have seen him wandering the PSC campus. Maybe you've seen him at 2 a.m. when he was to ask you to "please quiet down" at the Complex. Who is he, Superman? No, it's Steve Warren.

W is the new, and only, Resident Director at Centennial Complex. The soon to be 24 year old came here after being a Resident Assistant at the University of Northern Iowa for two years. It was here that he received a B.A. in political science.

Even though this is his first R.D. position, the job is what he expected it to be. Since he is the only R.D. at the Complex, one may have expected problems, fortunately there's been nothing major.

"It's not that big of a deal. Things have ran smoothly and the R.A.s have been a great help," said Warren in reference to being the only R.D. at the Complex. He went on to say that since this is a relatively new position, Dan Haugland, Director of Residence Life, has been flexible in his setting up hall government and working with the R.A.s and staff Warren's goals for the Complex are to work more witli hall programming, getting students more involved and overall improving the Ii ving environment of residence life.

So far.Warrens best experience at PSC has been move in day because it gave him a chance to get to know students and the R.A.s better.

So, why Peru? "When I was first applying for the job I heard about this one. I applied and came down for an interview. I really liked the campus. A week later, Dan (Haugland) called and asked if I wanted a job. In a sense PSC chose me," said Warren.

PSC offers flu shots

Influenza is a viral infection of the nose, throat, bronchial tubes and lungs that· usually hits between Novembei and April.

Health experts' best guess is that the coming flu season is going to be a bad one.

The harsh Beijing flu is expected to hit the U.S. this fall, and a new variant of the strain means that most Americans will not have any natural immunity against it

If you want to reduce your chance of catching the flu this winter, PSC is now offering flu shots. Hu shots are being given in the PSC Health Center in A. D. Majors Hall on Mondays through Fridays from 12 noon to 4 p.m.

The cost for the flu shot is $8. It is

payable by cash or check at the time of your injection.

Most people have no side effects from flu shots. Only 25% of people have soreness for a day or two at the injection site. However, a small number of people experience a slight fever or achiness within 24 hours of the injection.

Your shot will begin to provide its protective effect after one or two weeks. The amount of protective antibodies in the body is greatest one or two months after vaccination, and then gradually declines.

Because each year's flu vaccine is different, it is necessary to get a flu shot every year. Yearly flu shots are about 75% effective in preventing the flu. If you do get the flu, they lessen the severity.

"Did you know" from 4 San Jose State in California.

*Jiranda Fine Arts building cost $500,000 to build and was opened in the spring of 1%6. It is built on the site of the first library and music hall.

*PSC admission passed the thousand mark for the first time in 1965 when 1041 students registered for the fall semester.

Basketball began at PSC in 1902. We lost to Lincoln High School, 6-18.

*In 1920 the football team set an all time scoring record for PSC in a game against Kearney with the final score being 103-0. In this game Adam Traudt scored seven touchdowns, setting a record that has yet to be beat.

*It took one year to complete Delzell Hall, from 1938-39. The cost was $189,000 and was financed by revenue bonds.

*The first college faculty was made. up of two people, J.M. Macken7ie and his wife Mrs. Mackenzie. They taught their first term on Oct. 24, 1867. Mr. Mackenzie's salary was $1500 and .Mrs. Mackenzie's was $800.

*The first PSC paper was established in 1892 and was called · The Normal Carrier.

*Al Wheeler, head football coach from 1938-60, totaled 129 victories and 56 losses. A l Wheeler. Activity Center is named afterhim. ,

*PSC has won more that 50 percent of all their athletic. contests.

Acne is a problem for all

Double Stop!

The Lady Bobcats, who have a 24-10 record, are ranked 21st in the the latest NAIA Division II volleyball poll and have won 13 of their last 14 games. photo by Todd Gottula

by Joseph P. Bark, M.D. Dermatologist

The following article contains the author's opinions.

Pimples or whiteheads form when the plugged materiat breaks through the wall of the oil gland. But the most severe form of acne occurs when whiteheads, blocked from any opening to the skin's surface, rupZits, pimples, pizza face--no ture and cause inflamed sores to matterwhat they're called, it's prob- develop. ably acne. Everyone's seen it, and There's a lot of misinformation some of your friends may have it about the causes of complexion now. Actually, 80 percent of people problems, from old myths to superget acne at some time in their lives. stitious folk tales. But a few things But, left without proper treatment, are known to be true. For instance, severe acne can sometimes scar skin dermatologists know what aggrafor life. vates acne. Certain cosmetics, esWhat is this annoying disease? pecially the oil-based kinds, and Acne is a condition in which the oil certain habits, like leaning on your (or ·sebaceous) glands become hands, can make acne worse. plugged up and then swollen, sore Sports equipment or workout or reddened. Physician researchers clothing also promote acne; parhave traced the onset of acne to the ticularly helmet chin straps, shoulblological changes that take place derpads ortightspandex·garments.

a8 people mature during adoles- Menstrual periodS or too much sun cenee Increased levels of hormones can worsen acne. And if you spend through the body pro- a lot of time on the telephone.be duce changes that include greater sure to keep the receiver clean of production of skin oil (sebum) and makeup and skin oils, too. enlarged oil gJands. Acne isn't caused by dirt, but it is in m0st cases, the oil spreads onto important for teens to wash two to the'-swface through the pores and tlu:ecl times a day with a mild soap produces oily-looking skin. When and warm water. Wash thoroughly pores get. clogged, blackhead! enough to clean skin, but gently to forms.:- BlaCkbeads are the nlildest avoid irritation. type of aaie. Some prodllcts

do well at controlling mild forms of acne. These include benzoyl peroxide preparations, salicylic acid or sulphur and resorcinol products. Special soaps and alcohol-soaked pads may also help, but avoid harsh scrubbers or cleansing grains--overuse of these can also aggravate an existing pr?blem.

Prescription antibiotics are sometimes needed to clear up tougl!er acne cases. Antibiotics taken internally can also be effective. These should only be used under the supervision of a dermatologist.

Acne may affect your self-image and the way you relate to other people. If it bothers you for more than a few weeks, or if it appears to be worsening, with pimples turning into large cysts, talk to your parents about seeing a dermatolo- · g!st, a physician who specializes in skin, hair and. nail problems. For

more information on acne, send a stamped, self-addressed business envelope to the,Amerfoan Acad-, emy of Dermatology, P:o. Box 681069,Scha!iinbtirg,IL 601681069.

Volleyball

,team

on a roU;

rated 21st in national poll

by C.T. Crooker

As of press time the PSC second with 32. Egger has a .373 volleyball team accummulated a setting percentage, setting 1240 of 24-10 record, winning 13 of their the 1378 total serves so far this last 14 matches, and secured a 21st spot in the national poll.

The Lady 'Cats defeated Washburn University on th<road in four sets on Sept. 27. On Sept. 29, they travelled to to face College of St. Mary.''Peiu beat CSM in three straight 15-9, 15-13, 15-9. ·, ...

PSC then traveled tO.:St. Joseph MO. to begin the Missouri Western Invitatic.>n·al. · Peru lost their opening gaine to· Central Missouri State in·'tmee: setS': ':"ftikiaciy 'Cats then came back to defeat Fort Hays. State; KS J1i1souri.Wi:Stern, ru;td · S1J9Cess1vely m, four sets apiece. ··

, .Jill Parker year. Egger leads the. team in digs as well with 380. Sophomore Jill Parker, junior Andrea Graff and Micek have 262, 252, and 245 kills respectfully, equalling almost half of all the kills put down by

1993 HOMECOMING ROY ALTY. Sheri McMullen and Ryan Harshaw were crowned queen and king of PSC's 1993 homecoming at halftime of Jast·Saturday's football game against McMullen is from Shenandoah, IA, while Harshaw is a native of Holton, KS. photo by T'.>dd Gottula ·

PSC SENIOR KIM MICEK, right, and freshman Tracy Cochran reach above the net for a block attempt in an earlier home volleyball match against Emporia

Weichel named to staff

by C.T. Crooker

Peru State College ha8 hired Tina Weichel as PS C's staff accountant.

Weichel joined the college professional staff in mid-August as PSC's first-ever staff accountant, according to President RoOert Burns.

A native of Nelson, Weichel double-majored in accounting and business management at Peru State. She also has an associates degree in accounting from Southeast Community College at Beatrice. ·

Responsibilities will involve both accounts receivable. and

Six new staff members join PSC

by Jodi Hytrek

There are many faces on campus that students see, but not everyone is sure what these people do. These people are the staff members who work behind the scenes to ·make people's lives at PSC a little easier. This ye;:rr, PSC welcomes six new staff members to this group.

DEL YN CLIFTON

Dely:µ Oifton is filling the new position of Computer Operator I at PSC this year. He is in charge of the maintenance of the tape files, physical installation of wiring and equipment, end-user support and updating of the student data base.

ALICE HAMILTON

Alice Hamilton is the new academic credentials techniCillJ1 in the Registrar Office at PSC. She develops and maintains permanent records and grade reports.

Students see her many times during the year, especially during drop and add. She is also in charge of keeping progress sheets up to date.

Alice has taught business edueation at two public high schools, a vocational training center, Southeast CommUnity College in Lincoln and.PSC. For the past five years, students may have seen her working at the Bank of Peru.

Alice has been living in Peru for 21 years.

Cindy is originally from\ Springfield, NE, and moved here nine years ago for a business opportu-. nity. She is married, with four stepchildren and her 15 month old son, Christopher.

NANCY STRITTMATTER

Nancy Strittmatter is not a stranger to the PSC campus. She worked as secretary in Career Services, which was formerly the Placement Department, for six years. Her new job as staff assistant to the Vice President of Student Affairs is a new challenge for her.

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accounts payable. Her work will involve state funds, federal financial aid (Perkins Loan) programs, and revenue generated by the college ·through such things as dormitory rental fees, as just a few examples.

Fortunately, Weichel had worked in the PSC business office on a part-time basis since last March and thus had a chance to learn more about the college's programs and procedures. At the present, much of her time has been spent poring over books and manuals or working on a computer.

"I do like to deal with people, and the job will eventually allow me to work with others around

Delyn works mostly behind the scenes by giving end-user support to the different department's, but does work directly with students during registration.

graduated from PSC in July of 1993 and did an internship and work-study in the computer center for over 1 112 years.

Delynhas livedinPeruforover 16 years. He is married to LeeAnn Clifton and has a daughter, Jessica. who is four.

CINDY DAPPEN

Cindy Dappen is the athletic assistant to all the coaches and the athletic director. ·She helps with Intramurals, AW AC scheduling and physical education classes.

campus," she srud.· {£really like Before coming to Peru, Cindy Peru State because it's friendly worked as a secretary/receptionist and a nice place to live, and most · for a private investigative firm in of my family is nearby." Lincoln, worked for five years for

On-Campus Bloodmobile

Student Senate is sponsoring a blocxhnobile drive Oct 19 (fues.) from 9 am. to 3 p.m. If interested in donating please contact Barb Lewellen lft: 872-2252 or Pam Henderson at 872-2229. Please make the chOice to save a life!

Marriott's Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach, MD, and most recently worked at lst National Bank in Falls City.

She works with students in lntramurals and assists students with work study. She is always available to answer any questions athletes may have.

Cindy is originally from Dawson and graduated from Dawson-Verdon High School. She is currently living in Falls City.

CINDY MORAN

Cindy Moran is the new Administrative Secretary for student support services. She provides administrative support to the director, student intervention coordinator and tutorial coordinator. She also assists program members with various tasks, including resumes and Nebraska Career Information tern.

She is instrumental in assisting students with their resumes and accessing the NCIS. She helps students understand what Student Support Services are and what the need to do to apply and qualify.

She has 13 years experience in the secretarial/administrative field with extensive computer knowledge in such areas as banking, telecommunications, nuclear industry, architecture and retail.

Nancy monitors budgets in the Student Affairs. area, designs and produces brochures and she just finished a student handbook and retention report.

Nancy is originally from Atlantic, IA. Her husband, Dick, 'teaches and coaches at Auburn High School. Nancy has two children, Brent, who is a senior at PSC, and Brad, who is a freshman atUNL.

BRENDA WHISLER

Brenda Whisler is the Physical Plant Secretary. She works with students on the issuance o f parking permits and helps them with the process of appealing parking tickets.

Before to coming to PSC, Brenda was employed for ·three years by an attorney in Auburn as a secretary. · Brenda was raised in Mead, NE and came to Peru in 1980 to attend college. She has two children, Ashley, age 11 and Benjamin, age four.

CAROL RUCK (LEFf) AND VICKI BUSBOOM review a recent issue of the Nebraska Society of Certified Public Accountants' newsletter. Busboom, a PSC junior from Filley, has been awarded a $400 scholarship from the Nebraska.Society of CPAs. Ruck, a PSC assistant professor of business, is a member of the Society'. jphoto by Kent Propst

"Partying" from page 1------------------------Czirr said enforcing the alcohol rule in the dorms is the hardest part of herjob.

"It's tough because most of the students know how to hide it from us. Plus, nearly all of the residents are of legal drinking age. It's hard to explain to somebody who is old enough to drink that they can't have alcohol in their room," Czirr said.

College students cite the usual reasons for drinking's appeal. They meet people at parties, relax under liquor's influence and forget about the pressures of school.

"It's fuii. and a good way to release tension. And it's something to do at night," said PSC senior Amy Berkey.

Rob Edwards, a student at Iowa State who was visiting Ketelson, said drinking, like books and tests, is part of the college experience.

"It's social. You learn things you can't learn in books," E.dwards said.

At the party in the ·PSC dorm, Ketelson watched ·as numerous students took more shots of "Permafrost."

"People do some crazy things when they party.," he said.

When asked if he drank to "get drunk," Ketelson smiled.

"It depends. ·.Sometimes I try to drink so much that I forget my name. Other times I kick back and drink one ortwo beers before bed."

One credit hour classes available

PERU-Two weekend workshops are being made availabk by the Continuing Education's Program at Offutt Air Force Base in Belevue.

The first workshop will be held on November 5-7. This is a management workshop (Mgt. 455K) called "OSHA Regulations."

The second workshop, also a management workshop, wiH be held on November 3-5. This workshop is titled "Benifit Programs" (Mgt. 457K.)

Both workshops are offered for one hour of credit. For more information contact the PSC Base Education Office at Offutt at (402) 2931?M.

Students abuse alcohol; PSC addresses problem

by Todd' Gottula

Drinking on college campuses is as popular as ever, researchers say, even as the number of alcohol education and counseling programs on campuses is at an all-time high.

Administrators at PSC have increased their alcohol-awareness activities as concern has· grown over drunken driving and alcohol's role in campus crime and vandalism.

The college has a licensed alcoholism counselor, Beth McCumber, who is available to students. She· provides evaluations and colID.Sels and tests students who think they might have a drinking problem.

PSC officials have also addressed alcohol abuse in their freshman orientation classes. These programs, however, have apparently not substantially affected drinking habits.

Dan

Haugland,

PSC Director

of Residence Life, said, ''Unfortunately, research suggests that college students still consume alcohol in large amounts W e seem to have a more informed student, but we haven't changed their drinking habits substantially."

An informal survey of students at PSC determined that 32.4 percent of male respondents and 21.7 percent of female respondents said tha.t they had done poorly on a test or a project because of drinking. Seventeen percent of men and 13 percent of women said they had sexually taken advantage of another person or been taken advantage of in an alcohol-related incident.

"We have students here who abuse alcohol and have a problem, but I don't think partying at PSC is any worse than at other schools," said Haugland. ··

Department of Education continues to provide funds

PERU - The U S Department of Education has notified Peru State College of its decision to continue funding PSC's Cooperative Education program for a fifth year.

According to PSC President Robert L. Burns, the Education Department has a;warded Peru State a $36;-916 grant, which funds 25 per cent of the program; Peru State is required to match it with 75 per cent funding, or $110,748.

Funding provided

Since the program was initiated at Peru State in 1989, the U.S. Department of Education has provided $405,756 for the program. Under new federal guidelines, PSC will not be eligible for additional Coop Ed funding for several years.

"Coop Ed, when done carefully, can be a student's most valuable educational experience," noted Dr. Burns.

Cooperative. Education is a

program designed to allow PSC students to gain practical experience related to their academic major or career choice, according to Ted L. Harshbarger, director of Cooperative Education and Career Services at PSC.

Students get experience

Students are able to put into the theories and textbook knowledge they have gained froQJ. their college classes. Businesses or individuals who employ PSC Coop Ed students have an opportunity to employ trained individuals whose knowledge can benefit the company, Harshbarger aided

The students earn academic credit from Peru State and, in most cases, are paid by their employer as well. Over 700 students have been served in the first four years of the grant, Harshbarger said. Students in virtually every academic program at PSC have participated in.Coop Ed.

Holtz presents paper

PERU-Willa Cather and Streeter Aldrich are the subjects of a paper that Dr. Dan Holtz of PSC was invited to present at the 28th annual meeting of theWestern literature Association.

The paper is entitled "Olafarians' in Willa Cather and George 'Babbittism' in Bess Streeter Aldrich." Holtz says it comnares

Jlle ways in which Nebraska authors Aldrich and Cather, in some of their early works, presented characters who spent much of their time pursuing material wealth.

Holtz is an associate professor of F.nglish.

The WLA meeting runs from Oct 7-9 in Wichita, KS.

BEER DRINKERS DAN CLAYTON (seated) and Rob Edwards, who were visiting a friend who attends PSC, prepare a "Beer Bong" at a party in one of PSC's dormitories during homecoming week. Bonging beers, which is popular among college students, is a quick way to drink large quantities of beer. A bong is made by attaching a hose to a plastic funnel, and can allow a person to drink as many as five beers in about three seconds. · photo by Todd Gottula

Hendricks doesn't let handicap slow him down

by C. T. Crooker

Gregg Hendricks was diagnosed with cerebal palsey when he was two years old. But his handicap, which he was born with, hasn't slowed him a bit.

Hendricks came to PSC from Plattsmouth, Ne., where he was a student manager for the high school football and track teams. He was also a student manager in basketball for three years; He played basketball his freshman year,and pitched for a summer leagrie baseball team.

Several things attracted Hendricks to Peru. One was the small size of the college and it's "family" type atmosphere. · The other was a chance to continue as an equipment manager.

"One of the first people I ralked to was Coach Meadows," Hendricks said. "l asked him if they needed any help and he said yes." Hen.chicks is the full time equipment manager for the football team and he assists in managing the basketball teams as well.

Hendricks enjoys the managing job because he feels that he gets to interact with the players ·and coaches. It also keeps him close to

the athletics that he wishes he could participate in.

"I feel that I could have possibly been an athlete at the collegiate le:vel, butmy high school coaches never really gave me much of a chance. Managing allows me to be a part of the team.

Hendricks doesn't feel that his handicap really restricts him at his managing position. He said he does have trouble doing some particular things in a hurry though.

"Sometimes during a football

game I'll have to hurry and fix

helmet or something,

be difficult, but I've pretty much learned to deal with it"

Hendricks says he gets·down at times because he feels the athletes don't appreciate all of the .extra effort he puts into the program behind the scenes. He appreciates getting the chance to be a part of PSC athletics, but his dream would be to contribute in another manner.

"Sometimes when rm statnding on the sidelines and my _team is behind.I get tears in my eyes," Hendricks said. "I'd give anything to put the pads on and. help them out,..

Riley a positive role model

by Jodi Hytrek · an Omaha World Herald All-State

In college, students and faculty College 1st Team Defense pick. meet many new people throughout He also helped lead the Bobcat the years. Some of these people football team to its first-ever make an impact on their lives in National Championship, which .some way, and they are never Riley says was the highlight and forgotten. No matter what paths most memorable game of his their lives take, they still wonder career at PSC. what that person is doing. Such a person, is Cornelius Riley.

Riley arrived at PSC for football practice a couple of weeks before school started in 1987. His high school athletic director heard from Peru State via former PSC coach Tom Shea, and Riley took the next plane to Peru.

Riley excelled in football at PSC for four years.

He was first honored for his Jootball talent in 1989 when the Omaha World Herald selected him to the All-State College 1st Team

applying to ,Police Department in Boca Raton, FL and hopes to get sponsored through the police academy.

Recently, Riley visited the PSC campus and watched the Bobcats defeat Dana at the Applejack football game. ·He stated that he misses football, but he stays involved by helping coach in a summer football program every year. He said he also misses the his former classmates and friends that he made while attending PSC. · Along with trying to get into the police academy, Riley is trying to substitute in the school system.

When asked about his role in the community Riley said, "I want. the youth to have something good to look at. I 'Nant them to see and understand that all cops aren't "pigs".

In 1990, Riley was an Honorable Mention NA I A Division II All-American, an AllTri State Conference 1st Team and

co·rnelius Riley Defense. He also received AllConference Honorable Mention · In 1991 • Riley graduated from honors. PSC with a B.S. in Education. He tried his luck with a .professional team in the Arena 'Football League, and is currently working ;,tt King Oldsmobile in Florida. He is in the process of

He added, "I want to be a positive role model and let people know that they can do everything they want to do."

lntramurals are in full swing

by Matt Uher

Intramurals are in full swing with flag football going strong and soccer beginning this week. Rag football has been on since Sept. 7.

As of Oct 3:nVo undefeated teams were still left, but the battle of the unbeatens took place Oct. 4. The standings as of Oct. 3 were: (1) Automatic Tee's and In Sane, 5-0 (2) Weapons, 2-3 RFQD .and Team Bud, 0-5.

Soccer began this week with five teams entered. The teams were set up in a tournament format- most likely double elimination.

T earn applications for 3 on 3

Basketball were due Oct. 4. There will be three men's divisions and two women's divisions consisting of collegiate, competitive and recreational. The toUrnament began today, Oct 8.

One activity that is complete is the Sand Volley ball Coed Tournament. "I thought the Sand Volley ball -tournament turned out very successful", stated Jerry Lefever, director of Intramurals. First place was captured by Makin' it Tough, and second place went to the Whiskey Drinkers.

Other activities that are'available for both faculty and students are the non-competitive activities. Jogging,

lifting, and aerobics are the noncompetitive activities that are in full swing now, and anyone who would still like to join can contact either Lefever or Kelly Burnside.

Upcoming activities that will be taking place over the next couple of weeks are Pass, and Kick-. registration beginning Oct. 13 and Coed Volleyball 4-4 (indoors)registration from Oct 18-26.

''We would lii'ce to see continued participation in all activities whether it be competitive or non-competitive. The more teams and participants that register the greater the excitement is of participating." said Lefever.

PERU ST ATE STUDENT equipment manager Gregg Hendi:icks is pictured here with PSC Head Athletic Trainer

a. John Gabriel. Heqdricks assists Gabriel on the football field as well as on the basketball courts. Hendricks was a

and that can •team manager in high school as well and wanted· to continue being a part of the athletic teams here at Peru. · photo by Vince

PERU STATE Dappen dives for a ball in a recent home volleyball match. PSC's next home game will be Oct. 12 against the University of Nebraska-Kearney at 7:00 .p.m. photo by Todd Gottula ·

floor to Center gym be replaced

·PERU-Pres. Robert Burns has announced that the PSC Foundation Executive Committee unanimously. has approved the use of foundation funds to replace the floor of the Wheeler Center.

Turnovers prove costly as 'Cats defeated 23-.20 :by Northwestern

by Matt Uher

Turnovers proved costly for the Bobcats in Saturday's loss to Northwestern. The Red Raiders intercepted seven of PSC quarterback Jason Eaton's passes and recovered five fumbles. The Red Raiders did all of their scoring in the first half.

After a Lanny Iles' punt Northwestern scored with 11:37 left in the first quarter on a Lance Baatz run. The kick was successful and PSC trailed 7-0.

J'he Red Raiders took advantage of an interception and Van Dyke kicked a 28-yard field goal to make the score 10-0 with 6:01 left in the opening quarter.

Northwestern took advantage of a 49-yard punt return by Greg Terpstra scoring six plays later on a DeWey Hupke run. Van Dyke's kick was

good and the score was 17-0 with 2:03 left in the quarter

The Red Raiders last score was fueled by another interception.

Northwestern scored on a Adam Tyrrell dive over the goal line. The kick by Van Dyke failed ending the scoring in the firrft half at 23-0.

The Bobcat defense held the Northwestern offense in check in the second half. The defensive charge was led by Steve Gaines who had 17 tackles and one interception for a 67-yard return. Branden Bender recorded 12 tackles and Matt Bletscher had 8.

The Bobcats mounted a charge in the fmal quarter. Eaton hit Pat Ray for a touchdown with 14:54 left. The two-point conversion failed.

After a Northwestern fumble, Jeff Schwang scored on a run of threee

yards and with Bon Khanthasene's kick, the score stood at 23-13 with 10:55 left in the game.

PSC scored again after a Chris Lang punt Then on a Eaton pass to Ray with 55 seconds left to play The extra point try was successful by Khanthasene making the score 23-20.

The Bobcats kicked an onside kick and recovered it, giving the PSC offense a chance to produce some last second heroics. But it wasn't to be. Northwestern' s defense stiffened and the game ended on an Eaton interception to Winterrowd. PSC dropped to 2-3 with the loss. The Bobcats will next play on Oct. 9 when they travel to Lamars, IA, to play Teikyo-Westmar University.

Items donated for PSC auction; Athletic department will benefit

PERU-PSC will hold an auction on ''The response to our request was Saturday, Oct. 23 at the new Lied overwhelming. We were pleased Conference Center in Nebraska to receive many fme items, many of City. · which are valuable and are considProceeds from the auction will ered collector items." benefit the PSC athletic department. Food and beverages will be availApproximately 1.50 items have been donated from past and present professional athletes and sports personalities, according to Athletic Director Dan Johnson.

The items available for bid include

- - autographed baseballs from Don Mattingly, Wade Boggs and Whitey Herzog

- -books autographed by Wayne Gretzky, Joe Paterno, Al Unser, Jr. and Tom Landry

- - an assortment of clothing from the New York Yankees, Oeveland Browns, Tom-Sneva and Evelyn Ashford and

will be similar to the original, and it will be colored and striped. Several steps remain in getting clearance - - autographed pictures from such from various state agencies and for- sports figures as Steve Avery, Troy mal bids from companies Aikman, Isiah Thomas, Nolan Ryan in doing the project, etc. and Johnny Bench. TJie college

The new surface for all four courts, the track mid the surrounding areas also received the actual scoresheet The anticipated cost is in the range used by announcer Keith Jackson of $110,000. of ABC Sports in the 1982 Ameri-

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Johnson said the college reserved the multi-million dollar lied Center as a drawing card. The auction will begin at 6 p.m. and admission is free to the public.

''We are very excited to be holding this auction at the lied Center," he said "This being the first event of its type, it's nice to be able to hold it in one of the nicest facilities in Nebraska.

ITEMS AVAILABLE FOR BID!.

able, Johnson srud, and raffles for non-athletic prizes will also be held. For more information on all of the items available, contact Johnson by calling the Peru State athletic department at (402) 872-2207.

TIGHT-END TOM FARRELL turns up-field after making a catch in PSC's 23-20 loss to Northwestern last Saturday. Farrell, who had four catches for 15 yards in the game, had a 9-yard reception at the end of the third quarter which heli:-d set up PSC's firnt -touchdown. photo by Todd Gottula "'

autographed cleats, worn by former Kansas. City Chiers running back Christian Okoye, and a football signed by fonner NFL quarterback Bart Starr of the Green Bay Packers, are two of the many items donated to PSC for its upcoming auction. Proceeds from the event will go to the PSC athletic department - photo by Todd Gottula

TIMES

Positive changes being made in downtown Peru

by Jodi Hytrek

What does a good fast food restaurant, a dance hall, a Keno a dime store, a lube shop, a casino, a music store and an improved laundromat have in common? These are things college students at PSC would like to see in downtown Peru.

The Peru Chamber of Commerce and City Council have been working with several of their committees to address the concerns and suggestions of the students. The two committees that have been instrumental in this task are the Economic Development Committee and the Downtown Improvement Committee.

"Our goal is to get more

Students drinkirig to get drunk; many outgrow thrill of partying

The following story is the second of a_ two-part series focusing on the consumption of alcohol at Peru State College.

by Todd Gottula

Mike, like many other students from PSC, .was attending a party at one of the local Saturday night 'hot spots' in town.

The big party tonight was at a friend's house in Peru. It had everything that parties held by PSC students usually have; women and men of all ages, loud music, smoke, shot glasses, beer bongs and alcohol. LOTS of alcohol.

Mike, who asked to not have his full name published in this story, stood in a corner all alone. Thinking he was Colonel Sanders, he offered a special on fried chicken to every person who walked by. After drinking the equivalent of 18 beers, Mike could barely stand up. As he attempted to leave the party, he fell

down a flight of stairs eventually landing on his head.

When interviewed the next day, Mike said he didn't realize how he had acted.

"I drank way too much," he said. "I felt pretty stupid when my buddies told me the things I was saying and doing at the party. I don't remember a thing from last night," Mike said.

Although many studies have shown that fe"'.er college students are drinking today, those who do ate liK:ely downing more at a sitting than their predecessors. For many, the primary goal is to get drunk. like Mike, most students at parties drink so much that they can't recall their actions.

"It seems that today students try to get as drunk as they can when they drink," said PSC Director of Residence Life Dan Haugland.

'That's a very typical college way to drink. They want to get that

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kick. .They're thrill-seeking in general at this age," he added.

Jason Timson, a freshman at PSC, agrees with Haugland. He said he drinks about four nights a week and usually gets drunk.

"I believe in a long, prolonged derangement of the senses with the goal of achieving the unknown," Timson said.

Studies indicate that alcohol remains a key agent in academic and social problems on American campuses. According to interviews this month with PSC faculty, staff and students, the correlation between alcohol on campus and either being a victim of or committing a crimefrom vandalism to assault and rape-is indisputable.

"A lot of things go on,that harm people in one way or another as a result of a person drinking too much. The sad thing is that the person affected by it, usually the victim, See "Alcohol" on page 10.

interaction between the college students and the downtown businesses. We want the students to realize what there is downtown for them.," Stephanie S hr ad er, chairperson of the economic development committee, seated.

For the past few years, the Chamber of Commerce and downtown business owners have banded together to make Peru a place where students will shop, bank, eat, do their laundry, get their hair done and socialize.

At the beginning of the year, the Economic Development Conimittee reviewed the positive changes that have been made in downtown Peru over the past few years. Among these were, The See "I::awntown" on page 10

PSC to spend $500,000 on numerous

PERU- PSC may soon be able to spend about $500,000 to purchase new equipment and to improve existing equipment and facilities. That announcement came from Dr. Robert Burns, PSC president, at a general meeting of faculty and staff on Thursday, Oct. 21.

Burns said that the go-ahead to spend the money, which will be available from Cash Funds (moneys collected from tuition, athletic ticket sales, non-restricted fees, etc.), still awaits approval from the State Board of Trustees at its November meeting. He said, however, that the Trustees know the .request is coming, and he doesn't

"expect a problem" in getting approval.

He also said that PSC "should feel proud" that people here have managed campus resources well. "We've planned well... and have managed well."

The list of items to be funded includes allocations to a wide range of campus programs. The largest proposed allocation -$125,250- will go to putting in place a Student

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Information System, which will require such things as computer software and funds to maintain the equipment and to train and pay the personnel and programmers necessary to run the system.

Other large allocations will go to upgrading and remodeling two buildings. The main floor of the Old Gvm has been tabbed for $90,000 to refinish the floor and to rerair and upgrade other area5. 'The Library will receive $25,000 for first floor carpeting and furniture, plus acquisitions to the Library's holdings.

Additional large amounts will go to the purchase of computer equipment and to improving student recruitment. The Applelle computers in the computer writing lab in Room 203 of T.J. Majors will be replaced by Macintosh equipment at a cost of $68,800 and $32,000 has been set aside to buy computers and printers for 16 faculty offices. Additionally, $44,720 has been set aside to aid in student recruitment in both the Omaha and Lincoln areas.

NUMEROUS POSITIVE CHANGES have been made in the downtown Peru area over the past few years. The Peru Chamber of Commerce and City Council have been working worth several of their committees to address the concerns and suggestions of PSC students. on how to make living in Peru better.--photo by Todd Gottula

Students lack dedication in the classroom

According to a survey ability ha8 decreased. Over are receiving an adequate distributed by The Ti mes. half of the teachers surveyed education. staff, there seems to be a are assigning less work this Admittedly, the results of discrepancy how year and they are frustrated these two surveys cannot be well PSC students thmk they student perforinance in taken as a co m p 1et e 1y are doing and how o u r class. · accurate representatiion of instructors feel about our A professor in the the entire student and faculty per-formance. Humanities Division said, populations. we

A teacher survey was. "Some (many?) at The. Times are quite to selected today seem to have or intrigued by the contrary mstruct?1:8· mru_nly _fro!Il the no of b1h opinions expressed by the Humamt1es D1v1s10n. A and this lack of .attitude 1s teachers and students. Since survey w as reflected their attitude both cannot be right, we are d1stnbuted to vanous PSC. toward assignments and more inclined to agree with

The results toward attendance. There the reachers. acqmred from the student seems to be little desire to What is the root of the su_rveywere in direct contrast learn, to grow, or to change problem? Why are we more with the results from the in many of today's young apathetic as the years go by? teacher survey. people." Why does student ability

The teacher survey The student survey decline? indicated that indicated that m?st students Is it the lack of family apathetic than 1 n feel they are domg a good guidance? Are the schools at years an_d more job academically and. that fault? Should they be likely to be absent without an they have a good responsible for providing as compared to about school. The maJOnty counseling and high selfpre.v10us years. It also of students feelthat college is esteem to students whose md1cated that average student helping them and that they parents are unable to do so?

Have students become so accustomed to low standards that they actually do believe they are doing well, while iheir professors disagree?

Another professor in the Humanities Department comments, "Until parents demand more from the K-12 system, there is little that can be done at the college level."

Unintentional discriminatibn is everywhere

Shane's World ..

crimination only involves people, because it by no means does so. Every day each of us discriminates between objects, events and the things we say. When we decide to purchase something as simple as a notebook folder, we often make the chOicefor. the one we want on the basis of color.

by Shane Buresh

Here you are once again, ingesting another healthy dose of written medicine from Shane's literary medicine chest As I try ·to fill your usual prescription of curing words of wisdom, it will be your job to act a<; a good patient, while trying to discriminate between fact and fiction.

What's that? You have never , discriminated against another? I find that hard to believe, for all of us have been both the villain and · the victim when it comes to discrimination.

If you can remember back to your days on the playground, every recess when the time came to choose teams for that all important football game, you can bet there was discrimination.

If you were the kid who was six inches shorter than everyone else, then you know exactly what I am talking about

I do not want you to acquire the misconcepti.on that · disc

I myself, as a blind person, have on many occasions felt.the bitter chill of discrimination, and like you I also was not often aware that I was being discriminatory or being discriminated against. Many times what people feel is only being courteous or helpful ·to those with disabilities is actually blatant discrimination.

For example, this pa&t summer I needed the battery changed in my braille watch. A braille watch is the same as any other watch, except that the face lifts up, and you can feel the hands as well as the different positions on the clock.

Watch battery

I took my watch into a jeweler and waited for the battery to be changed. When the whole procedure was finished, I discovered that the jeweler did not charge anything for the service. I must admit I thought nothing about it and, in fact, was. even glad. Later, however, it

became clear that I had been the victim of discrimination.

I realize that this example seems relatively minor, and I must say that if this is the most I will ever be discriminated against, I will be happy. At least I was not discriminated against in a negative way, although I do hate being the jeweler's charity case.

Outright discrimination

After hearing the horror story of outright discrimination last weekend at the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) state convention, I must consider myself lucky.

The NFB is a nationwide consumer group, which seeks to improve the lives of the blind. It does this on many different levels, but one of its primary functions is to fight legal battles concerning discrimination.

For example, many times the NFB will help blind parents retain custody of their children when the state tries to take them away, solely because the parents are blind.

Last weekend I had the opportunity to meet a of the Omaha chapter of the NFB who came face to face with discrimination. One day last May, this blind woman decided she would go to a salon and receive a tan. She had tanned on many different occasions, so she

did not foresee any problems.

When she arrived at a certain salon, which I can not mention for legal reasons, she discovered that because she was blind and, therefore, could not fill out her own infonnation card, the owners claimed she was violating company policy. She proceeded to argue that it was improper to keep a blind person from tanning solely because of their blindness, but to no avail. So she went strai?ht to the NFB.

Immediately the NFB sent a second blind person, this time with a guide dog, to the salon. The NFB's reasoning was that it hoped the owners would not violate dog laws. There are laws which state that wherever a person with a dog guide goes, the dog is allowed to go as well. The dog had no effect though. Neither the blind man nor bis dog were even allowed in the lobby.

The NFB fights back

The NFB quickly brought a discrimination law suit against the salon and called in the media · They picketed in front of the salon for blind rights. As soon as the NFB presented their opening arguments in court, the salon owners lawyer pleaded guilty to all the discrimination charges.

Even though the NFB received the results they wanted to, I want

to know why it has to take such drastic action to prevent discrimination. Every day thousands of Americans are discriminated against on the basis of their disabilities, race, gender, religion, economic status and beliefs. This is no wonder, since as I mentioned before, we often are not even aware of our discriminatory acts.

Prevent discrimination

Therefore, the only way that we are ever going to end discrimination is to all make a personal effort to evaluate our own actions. So the next time that you think you are more intelligent than someone just because they were not born in America, I ask you to pause for a moment and think again. If any of you have a disability or are interested in learning or working with those who have disabilities, keep on the look out for a new group that is being created on campus. It is called the Association of Challenged and Enabled Students (ACES), and it is open to anyone who is interested in disabilities.

Well, my fellow Peruvians, until we meet again, keep your heads in the books, your hearts and souls with God, your hands to yourself and your eyes on the opposite sex.

It's not cool to be smart

Happy Halloween PSC

by Richard Graham

I want to start this article out with a little bit of philosophy I stole from Kurt Vonnegut Jr. It goes something like this: You are what you pretend to be, so you must be careful about what you pretend to be. Please, for all of you culturally illiterate, don't be distressed at all the people and ideas I am about to quote, because you won't really need to know this later on in life. For all of you intellectuals, I sincerely hope that you just got the joke.

Moving right along, I would like to make a general statement about the student body: it's not cool to be smart. And so we pretend not to be. Do you ever wonder what Socrates would think about our' education system and our learning disciplines? Probably not, because you're a victim of fashion, politics and laziness. But you are the pioneers of the future.

Praise Jesus!

The little survey the student body filled out reads that we are more interested in academics than sports. Give me a break. In sociology there is a "thing" called the Hawthorne Effect. That's when people know that they are being observed, they tend to act differently, lie, or even better, pretend.

So now we see that officially, it's not cool to be smart, but we'll try to fool the "authority" into believing that we really care. If we really are concerned about academics, then why is the English Club so down in

members? Why is it when I walk past "Professor _X's" I hear him sobbmg (and it has nothing to do with _his habit, either)? Why lyserg1c acid diethylamide usage higher?

Next up, Halloween. This is the best time of the year to pretend to be something not. Now I am sure that all of the apathetic zombies in the world do know of Rush Limbaugh. But let's establish the fact that listening to Rush does not an intellectual make. (It's also popular to be conservative oh God, when will it end ) Anyway, I'm sure that the rotund (fat) fascist has informed you of the Iowa City School District Equity-Affirmative Action Advisory Committee's letter about being "sensitive" towards the choosing of costumes. Forget all about it. Dress up in what you like!

Now personally, Halloween is practically every day. But as for October 31, I really don't know what to wear. I was thinking about dressing up as George Will and carry a garbage sack so I can have more candy than anyone else.

In conclusion, I would like to add on to E.D Hirsch's famous list: Alien abduction

Acapulco Gold

Art reflects life

Bomb

Breasts

Freedom of Speech

Godzilla Tattoo True Love

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On Wednesday Oct. 20 in the student center 89 student surveys were distributed and returned. Of those who filled out the survey 17 were seniors, 14 were juniors, 23 were sophomores, 34 were freshmen and one was a n undefined 'other.'

During the same week, 13 teachers completed a separate survey.

The purpose of the two surveys was to compare and contrast the attitude of randomly · selected students and teachers on

the subject of apathy at PSC. 'Apathy' is defined as lack of interest or indifference.

A section of the student survey was. allotted for comments. One senior Elementary Education major wrote, "We need to have more holidays to relax and enjoy the easier things in life such as Nintendo tourneys, beer drinking, and women."

A freshman sociology I prelaw major stated, "Some professors are better than others.

Student Survey

People at PSC seem more concerned with beer than books."

A sophomore special education I language arts major said, "I'm in a major slump this semester but I have no reason why."

A senior p s y ch o I o g y ! sociology major wrote, "I am mostly disc.ouraged because many of my teachers are unpredictable, and I am often unsure of where I stand grade-wise."

1. Do you feel that you are recieving an adequate education at PSC?

YES: 74.2% NO: UNSURE: 19.1 %

Do you feel that you are doing a good job academically?

YES: 61.8% NO: 14.6% UNSURE: 23.4%

Do you feel more discouraged with college this semester than in ·previous semesters?

YES: 41.1% NO: 50.0% UNSURE: 8.9%

On average, do you think your professors are doing a good job?

YES: 73.0%. NO: 7.9% UNSBRE: 19.1 %

How many classes have you intentionally skipped this semester?

NONE: 17.1% · 1-5: 68.2% 6-10: 10.2%

11-15: 16 or more:

How many hours per day do you spend doing homework?

NONE: 10.2% 1/2: 27.3% 1: 11.4%

2: 25.0% 3: 18.1 % 4 or more:

Approximately how many pages do you read per day?

NONE: 17.0% 1-10: 53.4% 11-25: 14.8% 26-50: 51-100: 101 or more:

Do you feel confident that college is helping you?

YES: 77.0% NO: UNSURE: 16.1 %

Are you more concerned with sports or academics?

SPORTS: 13.3% ACADEMICS: 73.3% UNSURE: 13.3%

Do you feel that you ha.'\'e a good attitude about school?

YES: 65.2 % NO: 19.1 % UNSURE: 15. 7 %

Teacher Survey

1. Do you think students are more apathetic than in previous years?

YES:8 of.'13 (61.5%) N0:3 of 13 (23.1%) UNSURE: 2 of 13 (15.4%)

2. Do you assign less work than in previous years?

YES: Lof 13 (53.8%) NO: 6 of 13 (46.2%)

3. Since you have been teaching, do think average student ability has increased or decreased?

INCREASED: 0 of 13 (0%) DECREASED: 9 of 13 (69.2,'.&l

4. Are students more or less likely to be absent without an excuse as compared to previous years?

MORE LIKELY: 10 of 13 (76.9%) LESS LIKELY: 0 of 13 (0%)

5. Are you frustrated with yom· students' performance? YES: 8 of 13 (61.5%) NO: 4 of 13 {30.8%)

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Nebraska teachers to be honored

Lincoln-Here's your chance to honor a teacher who has played a significant role in your college experience. Nominations are being sought for the Nebraska State College System Teaching Excellence Award, an annual recognition of outstanding teaching at a Nebraska State College. The $3,000 cash award is underwritten by FirsTier Bank in memory of former State College Board of Trustee member George Rebensdorf. Nominations may be submitted by faculty members, academic administrators, students or alumni. The deadline for nominations is Nov. 19, 1993.

The paramount consideration for nomination for this award is the teacher's wilingness to undenake those activities which will enhance and expand the learning experience for the student. Consider these qualities:

*development of innovative teaching techniques and regular applica-

lions of those techniques in the classroom;

*presentation of course materials in an interesting, stimulating and scholarly manner;

*demonstration of sensitivity to and respect for student inquiry and discussion, both in and out of the classroom;

*evidence of such other traits, techniques or qualities employed or possessed by the teacher to enhance, strengthen and encourage the student to actively and enthusiastically enter into the learning process.

The nominee must present an active and positive record of service to students as an academic, professional and/or personal advisor, and ·must demonstrate that he/she has actively undertaken involvement in faculty development programs such as research, continuing study, selfinitiated study an.d academic short courses, and has applied the knowI-

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edge and skills derived to effective teaching.

All full-time tenure track faculty with a mini.mum of three years continuous employment at a State College and teaching a minimum of 15 credit hours during the academic year shall be considered eligible for nomination for the State College Teaching Excellence Award.

Previous recipients of this award are Don Welsh, Don Kaufman and Robert Lind, Kearney State College; Cornell Runestad, Cliff Ginn and Russ Rasmussen, Wayne State George Watson, Jr., and Lois Veath, Chadron State College; and Carol Pappas, Peru State College

Nomination fonns and procedures are available through the office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs of the College. All nomination fonns must be returned to that office by Nov. 19. Nominees will be notified by Dec. 3.

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Catalog

to showcase over 100 Nebraska-made products

KEARNEY -More than 100

Nebraska-made products are showcased in a 24-page color catalog to be released in November;, "The Good Life Gallery" retail catalog is a project of EMRG, a Kearney technology-based marketing company that is helping· many Nebraska companies market their products.

''To the best of our knowledge, this is the first statewide gift catalog featuring Nebraska-made products," said Cindy Evert, director of communications for EMRG. "However, we view the Good Life.Gallery as much more than a catalog, it is a tool for market-driven economic development and creating jobs in home-based and smali businesses, and in rural areas."

Of the 45 companies whose products are featured in the catalog, 22 are in commu_nities with populations under 6,000 ( 15 under 1,500, and 14 have rural route addresses. Most of the products displayed in the catalog are made in home-based or microenterprises; all are members of the Nebraska Home-Based Business Association. Only members of the newly-fonned, non-profit association can be considered for matketing through EMRG.

"We have found Nebraskans want to purchase Nebraska products, but it has not always been easy," Evert said.

"Additionally, people outside Nebraska or former Nebraskans are also interested in buying products made here."

Among the 120 items the catalog features are note cards, wheat and fabric weaving, Christmas and sandhill crane items, cloth and glass articles, rustic and finished wood products, jewelry, neckties, books, dolls, posters, sculptures, honey variations and salad dressing.

"We hope people will keep the catalog after the holidays and help us support these Nebraska companies year-round," Evert said. ''The number of top quality items being produced in the state amazed us, but it also demonstrates the amount of pride Nebraskans take in their work."

The Good Life Gallery is a product distribution of EMRG including a retail store in Kearney's Hilltop Mall, access to national gift markets and an upcoming Buyers Guide. To receive the catalog, call 1-800243-6698. For information on the Nebraska Home-Based Business Association, call 308236-5454 or write NHBBA, P.O. Box 2139, Kearney 68848.

Auburn teacher to present forum

spect through the educational process.

This forum will be held in the live Oak Room in the Student Center on Nov. 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

PERU- A forum on "high school sure on the students' lifestyle and life" will be presented on Nov. 11, how the students feel they achieve 1993. individual self-esteem and self-reChet DeVaughn; instructor of psychology and American goverment at Auburn High School, along with 15 of his psychology students, will be the presenters. This forum is being sponsored by members of Nancy Emerson's Sociology of Education class.

This forum is intended to inform PSC students as well as the professional staff about contemporary issues involving attitudes, values, and motivational factors of contemporary high school students.

Some topics which will be explored are the effects of peer pres-

Devaughn graduated from McCook Senior High School. He earned his undergraduate certificate from the University of Northern Colorado and his masters from Northwest Missouri.

He is presently the head basketball coach at Auburn High School and next year will add a sociology class to Auburn's curriculum.

fhree honors classes offered

Peru-According to Dr. Anthony which satisfies the general studies McCrann, Honors Program coordi- aesthetics requirement. nator, three courses will be offered in Dr. McCrann said that all three the spring semester: Contemporary classes will offer important opporAsian Culture (HP204), Science and tunities for students to broaden their Society (HP205) and Making Sense: educational horizons through a high Art in the World (HP201.) level of student participation and

Mr. Harry Tabata, assistant pro- inquiry via a seminar structure. Dr. fessor of business, will teach HP McCrann pointed out that there has ·204 in which societies and cultures been strong support for the program of Far Eastern countries along with both frqm President Bums and from current issues of importance to the Vice President Smith. This proUnited States will be studied. This · gram is unique in that it targets class satisfies the general studies, ,academicaly gifted students, pronon-westem studies or human rela- vi ding them with educational lions requirement, but not both. expereinces that are both challengDr. Larry Pappas, professor of bi- ing and stimulating. Students who ology, will teach HP 205. This successfully complete the Honors course will focus on the scientific Program are designated as Honors method and the impact that science Program graduates. They are recJas on society and individuals. This at Commencement and on ;lass meets the life science, general their permanent college records. tudies requirement. should rememht-r th<>t

Dr. Daniel Cox, associate profes- enrollmg m one or .; .or of education, will teach HP 201 classes does not obligate to

continue with the program; however, Presidential , Board of Trustee and Non-Resident Scholarship students who meet the eligibility requirements of the Honors Program are required to enroll in at lea8t one Honors course during their first year at PSC. To enroll in an Honors course, students must secure a permission slip from· Dr. McCrann, whose office is in Fine Arts and whose phoneois 872-2285. If students have question concerning eligibility requirements to take ors colii:ses,Jhey can consult their advisors, meet with Dr: McCrann or read page 172 in the 1992-94 "Peru State College Catalog."

Dr. McCrann said it is important for interested students to be sure to sign up for honors courses during the pre-registration period. Without solid support from eligible students, the Honors Program cannot develop and thrive.

Kappa Delta Pi

PERU-Brenda Vonnahme, a senior English and special education major, is president of the PSC chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, a national honorary teacher education group. She is pictured with chapter sponsor Frank Ferrante of Peru State.-photo by Mark Starner

Miller play deals with dreams

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by Barbara S. Van Der Kamp

'"Death of a Salesman' had Broadway maJever of excitement from ,llie it drew out of town raves. last month. Last week on Brbadway itself, it caused even greater excitement, drew even wilder raves-'Superb,' 'Majestic,' 'Great,' 'A play to make history."'

That is what the "New York Times" had to say about the first production of "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller.

The play was first performed at the Morosco Theater in New York, Feb. 10, 1949, receiving the Pulitzer Prize and The Tony Award of that same year. Catholic World (Feb. 1949) had this to say about the original production of "Death of a Salesman." "Here Is a great American tragedy, shattering to the audience, overwhelming in its implications, cutting to the root of poisonous fruits, of the success rule oflife."

Peru State college will present Dr. Charles Harper's production of

Pianist Ferri peforming _on Nov. 2

'ERU-Carol Ferri, who has deighted audiences at home and with her recitals, will Jresent a special recital at PSC on fuesday, Nov. 2. Featured comosers will include Scarlatti, ,hopin, Copland and Leschetiz.sky. 'he second half of the recital will eature Russian composers such as ·zriabin, Rachmaninoff and illbalevsky,

The recital will begin at 8 p.m. in PSC's Benford Recital Hall in the Fine Arts Building. ,Admission is free.

One New York Times critic hailed Ferri's. "virtuoso perfomance" and· another Times reporter praised her "ample technique persuasive interpretive insight...real skill and style."

Reno.wned as a recitalist, chamber musician and soloist with orcnes-

tras, Ferri has been on the music faculty at Kean College of New Jersey for over 13

She was graduated cum laude from the Philadelphia MllSical Academy and pursued her graduate studies on a scholarship to the Julliard School. The p1,1blic is invited to attend this very special recital at Peru State, made possible by the support of Jo Davis of Nebraska City.

"Death of a Salesman" Nov. 17-21, 1993. Show times Wednesday through Saturday will be at 8 p.m. Sunday there will be a matinee at 2 p.m.

The cast is as follows:

Darren Marshall Willy

Tricia Kruse .Linda

Brian Steele ................... Biff

Charles Wake ................. Happy

Travis Shallenberger Bernard

Michelle Muir The Woman

Tom Fenn : Charley

Mathew McNiff Uncle Ben

Chris Reynolds Howard

Sara Anton .Jenny

Dizrre Dunlap Stanley

Krista Hatfield Miss Forsythe

Mike Gerhard Waiter

When asked why he chose this particular play, Dr. Harper said, "It's challenging for myself and the actors, and it's an American classic."

The directing and stage design are being done by Dr. Harper. The lighting will be done by Mike Gerhard and Heather Cohrs, and

the stage managing will also be done by Heather Cohrs.

The play takes place in Brooklyn, NY, during the 1940' s. The stage is set for the dream world of a 63year-old, big- hearted, big-talking, travelir.g salesman, Willy Loman

He has been selling for the Wagner Company for 33 years in the New England territory and realizes he has outlived his usefulness when he is discharged from his job.

He has two grown sons, still living at home. He also has a loving yet bewildered wife who is always defending him to their sons, and a brother, Ben, who left to searchfor the father Willy never knew and to find his fortune in Alaska.

Darren Marshall, a senior accounting major at PSC, who plays Willy, had this to say about how he feels playing such an important part in such a well-known play. "It's an honor. I'm excited about it. It's rewarding, a lot of hard work and fun."

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I. SPECIAL PIANO RECITAL will be presented at PSC on Nov. 2 by >ianist Carol Ferri. The recital, which will include music from composers :uch as Scarlatti and Chopin, will begin at 8 p.m. in PSC's Benford Recital lall in the Fine Arts Building.

Clemente is 'colorful' with kids

creativity and imagination. Oemente said that the kids had a lot of fun doing this, and also used poetical devices such as alliteration without even knowing it

Another thing Clemente's groups did was to write "ROY G

"Orange is like small animals." "Red sounds like an accident." "Green tastes like orange juice .with salt in it." "Indigo is like my brother's singing." "Red tastes .like popsicles." "Purple reminds me of throwing my brother in a trash can." "Orange killed blue

by Amy Bremers

Dr. Bill Clemente, assistant professor of English has found that kids, no matter how young, can be very creative. This year is Clemente's first at PSC, and already he has also started teaching elementary kids.

Clemente has taught at the University of Oregon, Ripon College in Wisconsin, and the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh.

Clemente said, "I've taught 1 creative writing to kids before for five years during the summer in Ripon." Meeting him at a dinner, Mitzi Hoback, Gifted Coordinator at the elementary· school in Murray, found this out. Later she called Oemente and invited him to come teach creative

writing to second and third graders at the school. These classes included Mrs. Gallagher's and Mrs. Rusher's second graders and Mrs. Myrtue' s and Mrs. Waters' third graders.

On Thursday, Oct. 14, Oemente volunteered his afternoon to go to Murray. The first thing he had his classes do was write a group poem. Hoback, who helped Oemente, went around the room and recorded what each child':: "wish" was. F.ach child was asked to have an animal, a color, and a place in his/her wish. Various students for: a pink penguin in a brown devil who lived in Texas, and to live in Hawaii by the green water with a pet dog.

The purpose of this exercise was to stimulate the students'

BIV" poems. This allowed the children to use and create "rainbow" similes and metaphors ·by writing phrases such as "blue is like " and "green is "

Here are examples of things some of the students wrote.

A Pink. Peru

I wish L wasiia; pink penguin in Peru.

I wish that I was. a purple pumpkin in paradise!

I wish that I had a pu,r,ple.,puppy that lived in

I wish I was blue in Brazil. We wish we had a. black bat in Brazil.

I wish I had a blue horse in Brazil!

I wish I was a blue bear in Benin.

I wish I was a coral cat in Madagascar.

I wish I was a black rat that knew how to drive.

I wish I was a blue Flamingo in France.

I wish l was a blue cat that learned to two-step in Texas;

I wish I was a cream-colored crocodile in Colorado!!!!!

and.made blue red."

The idea of this was to "get the kids to think creatively. For each of the colors they would also use their senses in the metaphors," Clemente stated. "It's a good exercise to bring out imagination. When you ask kids to write a rainbow poem, they go wild."

Hoback has already invited Clemente to return later this semester to work with the same groups. Clemente hopes to expand the program next semester to include Murray's fourth and fifth graders. He also hopes to possibly travel to other elementary schools to share his ideas.

About the creative writing program Oemente said, "I have fun doing it. I like to work with the little kids. When you see things clicking (in their minds) it's a lot of fun." Oemente feels good when he makes kids laugh and get excited. "As a teacher, it reminds you of the importance of what you do. It's a lot of work, but very refreshing, and, well, f I"un.

·Lottman follows father's lead a firefigh r

by Thomas M. Hyde hospital and saved. Such is the It's five a.m. example oLwhat firefighters and Outside, the wind gives a EMf's in Peru face in the line of banshee cry as it twists the snow · duty. falling over the icy landscape: 'This is what Brent Lottman, a The driver of a car has lost PSC freshman from Diller, has control and is now lying in a decided to face. Brent's father is ditch. The six occupants are also an EMT. While growing up seriously injured. A farmer finds Lottman attended numerous the wreckage while checking on emergency personnel workshops his cows and calls the Peru Fire with his father. and Rescue unit.

During his final year of high Minutes later, beepers alert school, Lottman took the Emergency Medical Technicians necessary 110 hours of classes (EMT's) and firefighters to the and practical experience needed to scene of the accident. Many of become an EMT. His 110 those called are PSC students and hours of training to be an EMT jump out of bed to answer the consisted of learning CPR, how call. A short time later, they to apply splints, cns1s arrive at the scene of the accident. intervention (attempted suicides, The .d.omestic,disputes), poisonings,.

Brent Lottman extrication, transporting patients, communication and the studying of wounds.

Lottman also had to spend ten

hours observing doctors in a hospital emergency room. To become certified he had to take four written and three practical tests. Lottman said infectious diseases are now stressed due to the rise in cases of mv and hepatitis. In general operations rubber gloves are now a must

Once certified, EMf's have to have 30 hours of training in workshops every three years and take a CPR refresher course each year to remain certified.

After coming to Peru Lottman decided that he also wanted to join the fire department.

"I've always wanted to be on a volunteer fire department. Ever since I went with my Dad to the fire hall while growing up in

Diller I've wanted to do it," said Lottman. His father has been a firefighter for nearly 25 years.

In Peru new members of the fire department attend weekly training sessions supervised by the chief. Once this is over members train once a month. Unlike the big cities, there is no test for 1ocal firefighters. He likes being a firefighter and EMT because it is a good way to meet people through the different events that Peru's Emergency Services sponsor. He also likes helping people in times of emergency.

Lottman said there are now 28 members of Peru's Emergency Services, fourteen of whom are PSC students.

"/have fun doing it. I like to work with ... kids. When you see things clicking (in their minds), it's a Jot of fun."

Dr. Bill Clemente

DR. BILL CLEMENTE WORKS with a classroom full of children at Conestoga Elementary School in Murray. New to the PSC faculty this year, Clemente has taught creative writing to grade school stuents for a number of years.--photo provided by Dr. Bill Clemente

False information about diets The fatter you are, the more often you should eat

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PSC students donate blood

by Amy Hartgrave " 3, 4, 5, squeeze" was the phrase heard by more than 55 eligible volunteer blood donors while they squeezed on a small red ball, which helped to pump the blood being donated into small plastic bags. This event, the first blood drive Peru State College has sponsored since 1989, was held Oct., 19 in PSC's Student Center.

PSC's Student Senate sponsored the blood drive run by American Red Cross workers from Omaha.

According to Cheryl Perkins, one of the workers, this chapter of the American Red Cross covers all of eastern Nebraska, southwest Iowa and northeast Kansas. Fifty-five productive units needed to be collected in order to reach the blood drive' s quota for the day. Of the 70

volunteers who had previously registered to give blood, not including cancellations and walk-ins, this goal was reached by early Tuesday afternoon.

Because of the success of this blood drive, Peru has the possibility of sponsoring a future blood drive. The blood collected Tuesday will aid more than 90 counties in the general vicinity.

PERU ST ATE STUDENT KORI KONOPX:Atakes time to give blood at the PSC Student Senate sponsored blood drive on Oct 19. The drive, which was run by American Red Cross workers from Omaha, was the first PSC has sponsored_ since 1989.--photo by Shanda Hahn

Cheerleaders a 10-pack of Peru State spirit

by Keely Goldberg

There's a ten-pack of cute spirit youngsters performing with the at PSC-- a ten-pack of women, cheerleaders at half time of the that is! And just who are they? Homecoming game.

The PSC cheerleaders, and their As a club, they must raise job is to get you pumped! But funds for all their uniforms and that's not always an easy task... · equipment. In addition to selling f f balloons, the cheerleaders plan to Imagine standing in ront o a offer cheerleading clinics during crowd of 1000 people now try basketball season. Check out and picture getting them to their new uniforms, paid for by yell especially when your team their own initiative and enernyl is down by quite a few points.

Not a simple task, to be sure. · As you can see, cheering is

In preparation, the girls must much like any other sport. It learn endless chants and cheers to requires dedication, strength, keep you and the team spirited. stamina, quick thinking, Not only do these Lady Bobcats coordination and a healthy sense of spend at least 9 1/2 hours a week practicing, but they must also humor. However, cheerleading know the rules of all of the sports also requires the patience and they support. On top of that, to get out in front of and motivate their own sport requires that they the crowd. practice daily, doing their cheers, After. a rough start toward the chants and stunts, in addition to beginning of the year, due to aerobic training and weight lifting. sponsorship problems, the · In addition to cheering, the cheerleaders are out a raring to go! girls also engage in many other New sponsor, Bill Clemente, and activities. Under the direction of coach, Melissa Friedrichson, have returning cheerleader and captain, been major contributors to the ' Jennifer Hurt, the cheerleaders help cheerleaders' success. The girls at dances, participate actively in Jiave- attended away games in homecoming a'Ctivities, and ·have Beatrice and Nebraska City and judged a kids' will also travel to the upcoming competition at the tailgat.e party m game at Nebraska Wesleyan. -downtown Peru, with the The 1993-1994 PS C '

cheerleaders

Debbie

Jennifer Hurt,

DID YOU KNOW? I

little unknown facts I about PSC.

by Shanda Hahn

Jodi H rek

*20 years ago, Nemaha eounty fell victim to a flood in the latter part of the year. The Lehr farm, four miles southeast of Auburn was the worst hit. Because of the lateness of the flood, the farmers remained optimistic.

*20 years ago, the Bobcats finished the season with a 2-1 record in the Nebraska College Conference and shared the NCC Crown with Kearney.

*T. J. Majors hall used to be Peru's high school.

*50 years ago, downtown Pem consisted of three grocery stores, a dry goods store, a dime store, two drug stores, a dry cleaning business, a harness shop, a blacksmith's shop and two doctors.

*If the candidates for admission at the Peru Normal School were not personally known to the Principal, they were required to furnish certificates of good moral character from some reliable person.

*Dorm costs for the fall term used to be $5, for the winter term, $4 and for the spring term, $3.

*Peru was first named Mt. Vernon.

*Classes taught at the Nebraska State Normal School in Peru in 1874-90 included; Rhetoric, Latin, Morals and Manners, Mental Philosophy, Astronomy, Logic, Moral Philosophy and Elocution.

A SPIRITED GROUP of PSC students is serving as 1993-94 cheerleaders. They include (from front left) Debbie Maifield of Rock Port, MO, Jennifer Hurt of Dannebrog, Mikki Lytle of Beatrice, and Angie Selling of Lexington, and (back row from left) va] Richardson of Grand Island, LaNette Fernandez of Omaha, Carrie Myers of Dannebrog, Charlo Greene of Omaha, Tobi Ramsey of Treynor, IA and Christa Myers of Dannebrog.-photo by Kent Propst

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Richardson, LaNette Hernandez, Their sponsor is Dr. Bi 11 captain;

Maifield, Mikki Carrie Myers, Charlo Greene, Clemente, and their coach is Lytle, Angie Sellin, Val Tobi Ramsey, and Christa Myers. Melissa Friedrichson.

1New class to be offered,

.iterature Fights and Refights of Civil war

by Barbara Van Der Kamp

not supported by historical fact. The form of instruction will be

"It's out of the ordinary; it's not mainly large-group discussions of iust fiction, it's poetry, autobiogra- the material being read and lectures y and history too," said Dr. Dan about the authors and the time peJ:foltz, associate professor of En- riod beingstudied. Some smalh glish. "It" refers to English/History group discussion will also be used. 498: literature Fights and Refights Dr. Holtz said the idea for the the Civil War, which will be offered course came froni a seminar he atnext It can also be taken tendedin the summer of 1993, enas an elective by history majors. titled "Southern History and Interdisciplinary in nature, the FaulknersFiction," which was sponcourse covers history as well as sored by the National Endowment English. The prerequisite for this for the class is junior or senior standing or English 498 is broken down intc permission from the instructor. The five units. These include, the Rise class will be offered on Tuesdays of the Planter Class, Abolitionist and Thursdays at 2 p.m. and is worth Literature, the War on the Battlehree credit hours. It can be substi- field and the Home Front, Recontuted for English 325: American · struction and the Aftermath of the literature II by English or language War, and the Rise of the Jim Crow arts majors. South, the legalized form of segre-

Dr. Holtz said, "The key event in gation that came into being before \merican history was the Civil the tuni of this century. War." English 498 will examine Some of the issues that will be how the Civil War and Reconstruc- covered are State's Rights vs. Fedtion have been portrayed in Ameri- eral Govt. race relations, equal can literature from 1840 through rights, segregation and democratic the early 1930's. principles.

An objective of this class is to This class will study questions nake connections between litera- such as, "What sort of people were ,ure and history. Another objective southern slave holders?" and "What s to better understand how litera- values and aspirations governed ure can reinforce and, undermine and/ or influenced their lives?" 'popular history," beliefs which are

Polk speaks on education MultiOct.18

jy Dr. Spencer

Donna Polk, executive director of the Nebraska Urban Indian Health Agency, was a guest speaker on campus on Oct. 18. Her topic was "LB 922 and Multi-cultural Education.-"

Ms. Polk currently teach-es "Multi-cultural Education for Teachers" for the College of St. Mary (Lincoln campus) and drew 11pon teaching experience times in her presentation.

According to Polk, the State Board of Education has just <Ssued its- guideline ·for multicultural education. This guideline, Rule 16, directs school districts to comply with LB 922. fts purpose is to meet all needs of students in the classroom, especially in transmitting knowledge of historical contributions of minority members to Amercan life.

The State Board of Education will determine compliance and can deny accreditation to a school system. Until schools can afford iew texts, supplementary mat;rial will have to be used. Polk Jelieves that· action would be mfficient; the State Board of will probably approve >f a program of supplements in

PL!mpkin Carving Contest!

the next few years.

At the same time, teachers will need to overcome the negative stereotypes and positive information on ethniJ groups. The law also requires staff development; Polk noted.

In response to a question Ms. Polk admitted that small school systems may have teachers who resent and oppose putting the material into the curriculum but, she stated, that is an acceptable price to pay. The purpose of the program is not to induce guilt in the majority but to create greater understanding for all. Minorities have had to, and have Jo, understand the majority culture. This was sdf-defense. Now the will be asked to learn a little about the cultures of minorities, she stated.

Polk concluded by urging the audience to obtain copies of Rule 16 and study it for themselves.

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LANETTE FERNANDEZ AND CHRIST A MYERS take part in the pumpkin carving contest held last week in the PSC Student Center. The contest, sponsored by the Campus Activities Board, had approximately 20 students participate.--photo by Shanda Hahn ·

"Downtown" from page 1 ··---------------------------

Hair Affair moving into a new include: Charles Lanning, Kris a grant from OPPD to replace the building, the construction of the Kubert, Jamie Brownfield, Richard trees in the sidewalk on the east new post office and the hew fire Marcoux, Nicole Miller and side of the street. She also had the station. New businesses moved others. idea of having community into the downtown including The One of the ideas that was members sponsor flower pots Print Shop and Robyn's Nest, thought up at a brainstorming downtown. Anyone sponsoring a which used to be a·honie based session between the city and the flower pot was in charge of shop. ·New owners have also students was the recent tailgate keeping the pot planted, watered coine to shops in Peru includ1ng party downtown. The Student and weeded throughout the Decker's Grocery Store and Hotel Senate and the Economic growing season

\Vhiskey. Development Committee planned According to Shrader, new ideas

"This is the best group of down- this activity which consisted of a are being worked on by the pep rally, a sidewalk chalk committees at this time. town business people we have had drawing, a hairy leg contest and a Newcomer packages, including in several years. The attitude of the junior cheerleading contest. packages for students, business people is more pro-active

The PSC cheerleaders and pep are being put t©gether with basic than what it was even five years band participated in the activity. information including where to ago. It is very positive and upbeat, Dan Daly, PSC band director, and. hook up utilities and get cable there is a real unity there. They all Bill Clemente, PSC cheerleading service and coupons from Peru want to work together to promote sponsor, were also instrumental in businesses. Peru,'' Shrader said. making the tailgate party a There will be a representative from

The business people are not the success. the Southeast Nebraska Railroad only group that has set a goal of fulie Cotton, owner of the Hair Association to speak to the Ecopromoting Peru. This year, the Affair and chairperson of the nomic Development Committee on Student Senate made it one of Downtown Improvement. theprogressofthetouristpilssenger their goals to become more Committee, has also received help line from Nebraska City, through cooperative. with the community from. the Student Senate. PeruandintoBrownville. Business to increase their visibility as well Throughout the summer, Julie has district signs have been ordered for as Peru's visibility. One of their led volilnteers in a weekly cleanup Peru and should be up soon encourof downto.wn Peru. In September, · affi .; rth f standing committees, the agmg tr 1c to conunue no o

she mentioned the weekly clean-up Del ll Community Re 1 at ions sessions to Student Senate ze ·

PSC FACULTY MEMBER Rebecca Hasty poses with University of Committee, has been hard at work

Anyone who is interested in Nebraska head football coach Tom Osborne J·ust before Nebraska's game last representatives who then helped ·-'" · thi · meeting with the City and more huormation on ngs gomg week-end at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln. Hasty was honored by the with one week of clean up. · p ff Chamber officials to brainstorm on m eru or to o er University's coaches for her work with UNL's student/athletes.--photo

Julie is overseeing several · h new ideas. Members of the suggestlons, may contact t e provided by Rebecca Hasty projects that the Downtown E · D 1 Student Council that have been ImprovemeuL Committee is in conom1c eve op men t , H.

attending the various meetings charge of. They recently received or Stephanie Shrader

"Alcohol" from page l

lets it go without mentioning it to anyone," Haugland said.

Mike, 21, said his grades have been affected by his drinking. When asked which semester he got his lowest grades, he thought for a moment, then smiled.

"They've all been pretty bad;" he said. 'Tm settling w:Ji a 2.0 gradepoint average. Drinking has definitely hurt my GPA, but I'd rather go out and party than study. I figure I might as well have some fun while I'm away from home. Why not?

:My parents are paying for school."

While many college students feel that college and drinking go hand in hand, there are those who disagree completely. One such student is lYan Wineglass, a senior at PSC. · He doesn't dririk alcohol.

"I like to be in control of my ac-

tions as much as possible. Seeing how stupid people act when they've had too much to dririk makes me want to stay away from it even more because I don't want to look like them," Wineglass said.

Other students agree with Wineglass, but also have other reasons for not dririking.

Shawn Gerdes, an industrial management major from Auburn, said he's cut down o1i. his partying because of his family. Gerdes has a wife and a 17-month-old son.

"I can't go out and party all the · time like a lot of students because I have a fafilily to take care of and look after," Gerdes said.

While a high percentage of college students at PSC get involved in the drinking scene, some former PSC students feel most students

with UNL student/athletes

outgrow their pallsion for partying. They cite the responsibility-of having a job, paying bills andraising;a family as reasons for cutting back on the amount of dririking they take part in.

Sherri V erHuel, a 1m PSC graduate who holds a degree in psychology, said most people realize shortly after graduating that the kind of partying that took place in college is one of the first things to change in their lives.

"I think students who drink a lot in college eventually reacb a point in. their lives when they get tired of sitting around and drinking all the time," V erHuel said. "They realize that there are things more important than seeing how many beers they drink " can

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When she isn't teaching speech communication at PSC, she has assisted in the UN-L tutor/mentor academic program for the past four years at the Hewit Academic Cen-

ter. Five visiting coaches viewed the strength complex and were given a slide presentation and personal demonstrations about the facility. They also toured the press box and photo deck, saw a film about the academic center, attended a luncheon on their behalf, had their pictures taken with Coach Tom Osborne and saw the game and press conference following the game. They also received autographed footballs from the coaches and players.

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Bobcats roll to 58-9 win!.

Gaines, Lee, Eaton have big day

by Matt Uher

The Bobcats broke out of their two game losing streak with a convincing 58-9 win over the Llndenwood lions on Oct. 16.

The bobcats set the tone early by scoring on their first play of the game. The first touchdown came when Jason Eaton connected with Shane McGooden on a 76 yard pass. The point after kick by Bon Khanthasene was good and the score was 7-0. Peru State also scored on its next possession on a pass from Eaton to Terry Rice. Khanthasene PAT put PSC on top 14-0.

Later in the half Lindenwood took advantage of a McGooden fumble on a punt return, and eventually scored on a 43-yard field goal by Keith Swartz to close the gap 14-3. - J

Dellyn Feighner, a senior safety, picked off a pass and returned it to the three yard line of the Lions on their next possession. The Bopcats took advantage of the turnover when Rick Olsen plunged in from one yard out for the score. The kick

was successful and PSC led 21-3.

The bobcat offense scored three more times in the second quarter. The_ scores consisted of a. 34-yard pass from Eaton to Rice, a 24-yard pass to McGooden from Eaton and one-yard run by running back Jeff Schwang. PSC led 42-3 at halftime.

PSC's first sci>re in the second half came after linebacker Branden Bender intercepted a Lions pass, giving the offense another opportunity to score. The offense did just that when Khanthasene kicked a 24-yard field goal--his first of the season--making the score 45-3.

The PSC defense, which dominated the entire game, never quit. They produced numerous big plays.

After PSC's field goal, Lindenwood took possession of the ball. But their drive ended when Alex Malcom blocked a punt and Chad Olson recovered the ball in the end zone for another Bobcat score.

Lindenwood did break the plain of the goal line once in the fourth

quarter on a Jeff Jefferson run of three yards. The two-point conversion failed making the score 51-9.

The Bobcat's scoring explosion finally ended on a run of 55 yards by Anthony Lee for the touchdown.

Both the offense and defense of the Bobcats piled up some impressive statistics. The offense had 475 yards of total offense; 299 yards came on passing and 176 were gained on the ground.

The leading rusher for PSC was Lee with 133 yards on only five carries. McGooden led all receivers with four receptions for 150 yards. Eaton completed 14-24 passes for 299 yards, no interceptions and four touchdowns.

The defense was led by Steve Gaines whu finished with 1 8 tackles, followed by Bender with 8 and• Jermaine Sharpe with 7 tackles.

The Bobcats were idle last week but returned to action on Saturday when Iowa Wesleyan came to town. Results of that contest will be published in a future edition of The Times.

Netters place thirdin tourney, rated 19th in national rankings

by C.T. Crooker

After a third place finish at the Avila Invitational in Kansas City, MO, on Oct 22-23, the Peru State volleyball team has accumulated a 35-13 record and is 19th in the NAIA National Volleyball Poll.

Tournament action

PSC opened up competition in Kansas City against Lindenwood College out of St: Charles, MO.

Peru won in three sets by the score of 15-3, 14-16 and 15-8. The Lady 'Cats then went on to defeat Sterling, KS, in two sets 15-6 and 15-7. Rockhurst College then beat PSC for the second 'time this year by a 8-15, 10-15 score. Rockhutst beat Peru back on Sept. 17 in the opening round of the Graceland Invitational in Lamcni, IA.

PSC bounced back from its loss by defeating Llndenwood for the second time in the tourney. PSC

won this time in two strong sets 15-2, 15-4. Peru then had to meet up with the nationally ranked and NIAC rival Hastings Lady Broncos. It was the third time this year that the two· teams met.

PSC lost the firsf>.two games this year taking them five sets in each match. Once again PSC couldn't break the mold in.Kansas City. The Lady 'Cats won the first set 16-14 but dropped the second and third sets 4-15 and 6-15 to take the loss.

Individual efforts

Some outstanding individual efforts were turned in by PS C players at the tournament in Kansas City. Junior hitter Andrea Graff ousted 11 kills hitting for a .409 average against Sterling College in two sets, and added eight more in the second match against Lindenwood which only went two sets. Graff was named

,, to the All-tournament team for her efforts.

Sophomore Jennifer Dappen served five aces in the first game versus Lindenwood to aid in the PSC victory, while sophomore setter Jackie Egger had 31 assists in the same match.

The Lady Bobcats wjll play host to the Peru State Classic in the AWAC on Nov. 5 and 6.

defenders, while Bender added eight tackles and an interception to his season totals. ·--photo by Todd Gottula

Volleyball team .,,has

35.,.13 record

Fan support should be better

Success!

The Peru State volleyball team is changing the meaning of that word this season.

The. Lady Bobcats, who have won 24 of their last 28 matches, are arguably the best NAIA volleyball teams.in the Midwest.

But if you've attended any of their home matches this season you wouldn't know it by the fan support!

There are numerous fans who show up to wateh PSC, but they're usually quiet stiffs who fail to make noise as they watch the game.

But the lack of. noise doesn't bother me nearly as much as the lack of support from PSC's student body, faculty and staff. J,,ooking into the· stands one probably wonders if PSC actually has people from the college who care.

To the people who show up to cheeron the volleyball team, keep up the good work. To those of you who haven't made the effort , to show up and support them, listen to what you're missing.

The Lady Cats' are ranked 22nd in the latest NAIA volleyball

poll. They have a 35-14 record, and are vying for the top seed in the District 11 playoff standings.

As a team they lead the distrkt in kills, digs and assists per game.

Coach Jim Callender's squad is also second in attack-percentage, service efficiency and percentage.

It amazes me how a school can be having such a good year in a sport, yet have so many people ·fail to show up to cheer for them.

Time-Out With Todd

by Todd Gottula

The PSC volleyball team is obviously 01.e of the best around. Their team statistics andrankings prove it The team is good, but the level of individual talent is

'Automatic Tees' win intramural flag football title

also very high. PSC has individuals statistically ranked in the district in different categories.

Jackie Egger is PSC's top individual entry, ranking first in assists with a 12.43 per game average. Egger, a sophomore setter, is also ninth in serving and tenth in digs.

Six other Lady Bobcats are listed in the Top-10 rankings. Kim Micek is fourth in passing, and sixth inhitting and aces per game. Kristi Cummins is fourth in attack percentage and Mary Sughroue ' is third in passing.

Andrea Graff is fifth in kills per game,JillParkerissixth in blocks and ninth in hitting and Tracy Cochran is sixth in passing. With thatkindoftalentl'd think people would want to attend games. It's pretty sad when PSC has a nationally ranked volleyball team with' extremely talented players, yet they play in front of small crowds wh<'> won't make any noise.

It's time for all students, faculty and staff at PSC to get out and support the volleyball team. Not becaQse they're good, Because they deserve it! , "

by Matt Uher

The PSC Intramural program is gaining speed as each day and week passes. Three more activities were recently finished and another three are on their way to getting started.

The past two weeks have been hectic for the Intramural department and Intramural Director Jerry Lefever. However, everyone involved said they are pleased with all the success the activities have been showing.

"I've been real pleased with the tum out we've had in all the activities, especially the co-ed soccer tournament," stated Lefever.

Co-ed soccer finished earlier this month with "Milwaukee's Best Light" finishing first. They had a perfect 5-9 record in the round robin tournament.

Flag football finished this last week with "Automatic Tees" going undefeated and winning the title, while "In Sane I'm Da Brain", whos. only two losses came to the champions, got second.

The Punt, Pass and Ki ck contest was won by Mark Fritch, with runner-up honors going to Chris Raabe. The women'& division was won by Angie Auback with Sarah Gaines picking up second place honors. The 3/3 outdoor basketball tournament was also recently completed. The Intramural department set up the tournament into. three divisions: collegiate, competitive and recreational. Only the collegiate and competitive divisions were able to be played out. Winning the collegiate level was "Playground Legends". The runner-up team was "Once Again It's On". The competitive level was won by "The Cowboys" and second place went to "Heller's Heroes".

Upcoming intramural activities scheduled for both teams and individuals to enter are as follows: Coed 4/4 volleyball, Nov. 2-Dec. 2; 8-ball Pool Tournament, Nov. 10 at 6 p,.m. in the Student Center; co-ed wiffleball tournament, Nov. 21-22.

Egger ma.kes presence known; helping lead team to success

by C.T. Crooker

Many people have been talking about the success the Peru State volleyball team is having this year. They have compiled a record of 35 wins and 13 losses while playing against some pretty stiff competition. All of this success might not have been possible had Head Coach Jim Callender not been successful in recruiting setter Jackie Egger.

Egger is a sophomore at PSC and a graduate of Silver Creek High School. She decided to come to PSC due to the fact that Coach Callender recruited her very heavily, and because she knew that there was a spot opening up at the setter position due to the graduation of Margo LaBrie.

"I felt I could play right away. The team was young and I felt like I could make a difference and help tum this program around," Egger said.

She definitely didn't waste any time in making her presence know. Starting as a true freshman for Coach Call ender's squad, Egger set five single season records. She set the record for most assists , in a season with 1,849, most assists in a game (10.16), most service attempts (866), most ' service aces (105) and the most

609.

game on October 23.

Egger credits Callender with a lot of the success she's had. She noted the fact that he has a lot of commitment to winning.

"I appreciate all he has done for me. He has had a lot to do with my success as a player. He has made me a lot of what I am today," commented Egger.

When asked if she feels any added pressure to perform ab o v e everyone else because of all of the records that she holds, Egger responded, "No, I don't feel any added pressure. I can't feel pressure now because my only concern is that we go to Nationals as a team."

Egger said she still has goals she wishes to accomplish before she graduates from PSC. Goals that she still hasn't accomplished. They include making it to the National Tournament and being named an All-American.

Egger, who also serves as 'la PSC team captain, has become a respected team leader in her first two years at PSC.

"She led the team last year and we look up to her to get us out of tough situations. We look to her to help get us up before games," fellow teammate Jill Parker said of Egger.

Hastings

Egger feels that one problem the Lady 'Cats are still trying to overcome this season is winning the big game.

'J' St. -Auburn

"If we can start winning big games and beat Hastings we will go to Nationals." Egger said. One complaint that Egger has deals with the fan support at PSC. "I don't think people realize what we have going. We are a good team," Egger said. "I want this school to be known not only for its football program, but for its volleyball program too." 1002

*Specials*

Every Thurs.- $.59 Hardshell Tacos

Every Sat..- "All you can eat" $4.95

THE PSC CAREER ASSIST RECORD was recently broken by setter digs in a season with

Jackie Egger. Egger, shown playing in an earlier home match, had 3,601 Egger also recently set the PSC career assists at press time. The sophomore setter is· also a team captain on career assist record. She pushed her this year's PSC volleyball team.--photo by Kent Propst total to. 3,601 after the

Watch out-fer the bird!

PSC in "Virtuality" recently. Students played against one g , and other m a VIrtu?I reahty game. Besides avo1dmg the other player, you had to watch out for prehistoric birds which could drop you anywhere. --photo by Shanda Hahn

Former faculty member . $s.1 million paid to

TIMES

Campus Activities Board attends recent conf ere nee

by Lori Leth

Last Saturday PSC's Campus Activities Board checked out the National Association for Campus Activities Heart of America Regional Conference. The conference was at the Ramada Inn & Tower iri Topeka, KS.

NACA conference

The NACA Conference was held Nov. 11-14. It featured a variety of educational sessions, showcases and an exhibit hall. PSC's CAB took 16 members to the conference. Melissa Rippen, president of CAB, said the members attended NACA because, "It gives us a better idea of what type of entertainment is available to bring to PSC."

Workshops

The members attended the educational workshops in the morning. There were several sessions to choose from. The

sessions gave students information on programming, leadership and publicity.

Mainstage

In the afternoon the students attended the mainstage. This program showcased a variety of acts, from comedy to musical performances. This gave members of CAB an opportunity to see the acts they would be buying for PSC.

Exhibit· hall

The next activity that the members attended was the exhibit hall. Here, students were able to meet with the agents and the talent to get information on the acts. It was also a good opportunity to get to know the people they would be working with.

The NACA conference concluded with an awards banquet and another mainstage showcase.

• leaves his estate to PSC Nebraska lottery gomg strong

PERU-A gift estimated at between $700.000-$800,000 has been given to PSC from the estate of the late Dr Clifford Harding Jr. ('44), President Robert I. Burns has announced.

The bequest stands as the single largest gift ever presented to Nebraska's first college.

Dr. Harding passed away in May 1992 in Devon, PA. The formere PSC faculty member left a fourth of his estate to the PSC foundation.

"Such gifts as this one from Professor Harding's estate can make it possible to do great things for our students and the region," Dr. Burns said.

Much of Dr. Harding's

estate was in the form of investments, art and jewelry, so the final gift amount is still being detenilined. Dr. Harding placed no restrictions on the way the gift can be used.

A native of· Hamburg, IA, Dr. Harding majored in history at PSC and returned to campus to teach in that field in 194748. he taught history and political science at West Chester PA University from 1953 until his retirement in 1989.

The Middle East was an area of special interest to Dr. Harding. his late wife Parvin, who also taught at PSC in 1947-48, was the daughter of the Iranian attorney general i under the. Shah of Iran.

winners

More than $5.7 million has been paid to lucky winners since the Nebraska Lottery began selling tickets on Sept. 11.

Jim Quinn, Acting Lottery Director, said, "A total of $4,816,802 has been paid so far on winning tickets between $1 and $20. An additional $894,050 has been paid to winners of prizes of $50, $100, $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000. II.

In all, the Nebraska Lottery has ·paid out $5,711,302 on a total of 2,082,142 winning tickets.

Of those wimiers, in the "Nebraska Match Three" game, 33 of the 63 $5,000 top prize tickets have been claimed, along with 2,902 of the $100 winners and 198 of the $500 winners. Sales in the first game have passed the $9,000,000 ticket mark

In the second game, "$10,000 Money Match", ten of the 50 $10,000 top prize tickets have been claimed, and $1,000 winners number 30. Game Two sales are nearing 2,000,000 tickets, just two weeks after the official start of the game.

"Threre are still dozens of $5,000 and $10,000 prizes remaining,"

Quinn said, "And 170 of the $1,000 tickets are available."

The Lottery has repaid, with interest, its initial state general fund appropriation. That payment represents money borrowed from the state general fund between the time lottery legislation became law on Feb. 24, and Oct 6, the first date revenue from statewide ticket sales was collected from Nebraska Lottery retailers. ·

Projected first year sales for the Nebraska Lottery have been set at

$30 million.

Fifty percent of the money handled by the Nebraska Lottery will be returned to players as prizes. At least 25 percent will be available for educational and enviromental grant projects.

After prizes and expenses, approximately $8-10 million is expected to be raised in the first year of the Nebraska Lottery. Proceeds will be used to fund grants for special enviromental projects and innovative education programs. Disbursement of funds will be as follows: 49.5 percent to the Education Innovation Fund, 25 percent to the Fnviromental Trust Fund, 24.5 percent to the Solid Waste Landfill Oosure Assistance Fund and the remaining one percent to the ComGamblers Assistance Fund.

Seperatism a danger to be avoided Multi-culturalism: a two-edged sword?

.The term "multiculturalism" is a catchy word which blankets an entire range of interests and policies. We at the Times are interested in the social and educational effects of multi-cultural legislation and multi-cultural orgariizations. Some. perspective on the issue can be obtained in recent literature on the subject. In "Cultural Literacy" by.E. D. Hirsch it is stated that "however laudable "[multi-cultural education] is, it should not be the primary focus of national ·education. It should not be allowed to supplant or· interfere with our schools' responsibility to ensure our children's mastery of American literate culture."

Andrew Hacker states in

"Two Nations" that "on campuses, liberals urge a more multi-cultural content for the curriculum, which can mean compressmg courses on Shakespeare to make more room for offerings with less traditional origins." He worries that "whites will be compressed into a single 'European' culture" and that the seperate stories of white origins will not be addressed. He goes on to say that some black educators see attention to non-black cultures as a distraction from "black students' attention to their unique heritage."

Two recent events on campus concerned multicultural issues. One was a seminar by Donna Polk, executive director of

the Nebraska Urban Indian Health Agency. The subject of the talk was multicultural education in grades K-12 as described in LB 922. Polk did very little to assuage fears that multicultural additions to curriculums will detract from other important areas of study. Another important event which concerned multiculturalism was a recent forum on interrace relations at PSC. One white woman who was currently involved with a black man said that sl!e was learning more about the black subculture from him and his family, but failed to produce any evidence that he knew any more about AfricanAmerican heritage than would a learned white person.

Love.and trust hard to regain

Writer wishes to remain anonymous

Have you ever been in love? Did they break your heart? You dido' t think it was possible to love again. Tt surely wasn't possible to trust again. It took awhile, but you crawled back on your feet. You gave that someone a chance. You tried. You tried harder. Oh, you tried too hard. They hurt you too. "It's hopeless," you thought. The pain is overbearing. It's too much to handle. There's an emptiness inside you. You're searching for something, anything to fill that space, that loneliness.

This was the life of Samantha Rae. Her mom and dad were divorced when she was five. Ever since then, she's been a protector.

When mom and dad separated, she took are of her little brother. Samantha just didn't know how to take care of herself. She didn't feel she deserved care. After all, she was rejected rejected by her own flesh and blood.

To Sam, her dad was everything. \Vhen she did see him, she adored him and hung on his every word.

Whate,·er dad wanted, Samantha liccm1e She only desired his acc. She wanted to know he 1\ as a smart little girl.

l'Yery little thing about

songs he sang to her. _ Sam still didn't believe in herself. Sam also remembered the late She was still missing something. nights at the bar, attempting to get What was it? dad's attention. Samantha did not know. She went Dad was an alcoholic. on searching everywhere. She

As Sam became a big girl, so did looked in men, bottles and books. the emptiness inside of her. She One day, someone gave her a book only wanted to be'loved. entitled, Handle With Prayer. Sam -Eventually, Sam's image of her gave it a try. In this book, the author father transfered over to other men. \ explained how to find the answer to She always went for the guys that confusion and emptiness. were a challenge. That was the only Samantha prayed a lot that day. way she could really gain accep- She had always believed there was tance. She thought, "If they like a God, but she dido' t understand me, heck, I've got to be a worth- Him. She was afraid of Him. After while person. Or, am I?" all, He's a father. She just couldn't Again, whatever she thought the trust father's. guy wanted was what she l?ecame. Deep down, Sam believed that if Samantha was dependant on men's she submitted herself to the Father, approval. Life was wonderfnl as she'd have to become what she long as they approved. thought He wanted perfect. Sam In high school, she thought that knew she couldn't be perfect. she'd gain acceptance by getting That day, a whole new world skinny. Sam didn't eat. When she opened up. She talked to God. She was hungry, she'd see his face and opened up to Him, expressed her go exercise. fears and found comfort. For the Sam was anorexic. first time in her life, the hole began Even when she was skinny, the to be filled. empty hole -was not filled. The Samantha found the answer. She more she searched,'the more she couldn't believe it. God actually hurt. accepted her? Infact, He loved her She went on searching. so much that he gave up His only

In college, she noticed guys at son. parties. She became drunk once in Sam still cannot quite grasp the awhile. 'There, that fills the empti- fact that He's the one father who ness," Sam thought. won't leave her, the one father she The next day, the emptiness was can trust. back and bigger than ever. Samantha's emptiness was to be Sam had boyfriends. One was not filled with new knowledge; knowlenough. The alcohol, the men and edge that was the truth that she the approval still wasn't enough. was loved.

There is a group at PSC whose chief concern is multi-culturalism and race relations.The purpose :of the Student Multi-cultural Affairs Organization is to develop mutual respect, toleration and understanding among students.

Dr. Spencer Davis, sponsor of the Student Multi-cultural Affairs Organization, said that it is important for college curriculums to be concerned with content, not social agenda. He believes that in order for American history to be taught adequetly, minority cultures, most especially black, must be present. "To deny any student the chance to know about [Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells and Martin Luther King] and to have the

chance to as pi re _to achievementS such as theirs, is to morally impoverish American history,. beyond excuse."

Concluding his essay "Multi-culturalism in Practice", Dr. Davis states, "[Multi-culturalism] is not a separate curriculum, not a new guise for a now antiquated radicalism, but a strategy for enriching the study of our past."

We on the Times staff feel that if radicalism becomes the prime motivator in a multi-cultural agenda, a growing division between cultures could be the result. However, if programs are implemeq.ted with due prudence and foresight, multi-culturalism could mean an improvement m American society.

}raham reviews Krassner's book

>Y Richard Graham

)he craziest thing Paul Krassner

·as ever done, according to him, s go crazy. Though you may ind yourself disagreeing with his onfessions, his memoirs of an :tltemative" lifestyle will entice. ou. The book is Confessions fa Raving, Unconfined Nut; an issault of Krassner's memories'hat number in sheer surrealism. Krassner is the man who ntroduced Groucho Marx to ,SD, stood on trial with his pal \.bbey Hoffman for his days with he Chicago 7, and even hung out ·ith Squeaky Fromme. Krassner ; a man who has not only gone ,ver the edge, he cmnps out 1ere.

111e book is put out by that old 0lk duo, Simon and Schuster; nd it sheds light on psychotic pisodes that leave you vondering how Krassner kept his rain entact. If I had any stars to ward, I would give Confessions r a Raving, Unconfined Nut the .rion constellation. _Bravo Paul, ravo.

3raham explains all

v Richard Graham

..;cently, my editors asked me hat I'm all about. Now even ough tills is a redundant and neralized question, it is ptimate. So for the sake of adership, I will give a slight troduction to my personal ;liefs.

edaration of Principles: I think crack cocaine should : legalized because of all of its 'luable uses. Some examples: ::an be used as a rather effective perweight. When it snows tside, people can use it on their lewalks. to keep people from ling.

I believe all women upon tlie of 17 must be given by the vernment a .357 magnum to fend tlieiµselves from d.run,ken >bbering Joey Buttafucco's.

I believe tliat long haired dogs .::mid be shaved bald.

Art is the essense of love. ive is tlie essence of too much 1drigo 151.

Matriarchy is bliss.

Dr. McCrann is God. Mr. · 1le is Vice-God. Dr. Clemente 3ecretary of State. Dr. Pepper 1cks.

All books are gifts from wen.

All short haired dogs must ve long hair glued on them. id the person who glues on tlie can't sniff the glue. Also,

the dog hair must be dyed purple, so all hippies can say tliey saw tlie purple haired dog Lou Reed sang about in the Velvet Underground.

9. Jimi Hendrix's Star Spangled Banner should become our national antliem.

10. All orgasms cmne in different sizes,_ colors and textures.

11. Froot-loops and bi'rd excrement do not a bomb make.

12. Dharma can be found in children's artwork, unless it's a cross dipped in a vat of urine, where usually you will find a lot of crazy Christians.

13. Robert Maplethorpe may have been gay, but he's not talking.

14. I think i:m 1gay, in spirit. ; ,

15. I think everyone's gay,

16. Dark is not the opposite of light, it is tlie absence of light.

17. The protestant work ethic!has dissappeared, to be replaced by carpal tunnel.

18. Everyone must watch "Easy Rider," "Taxi Driver" and "Debbie does Dallas pt. 3" in order to grasp true cinematic vision- all in the name of Cocteau.

19. Communism works, do you?

There you have it, just some of the sociopolitical beliefs I strive for and will write about eventually (and you thought I would rip off Orson Welles, didn't you?) Ciao.

l'm assuming that the recess10n doesn't affect PSC. The reason i have made this assumption is hePSC has enough monc: lo sper,; (l'm guessrng 56.000$8,(;• 1( 11 on all the TV'<: m the entr) of e;.,_i, I ·uildrng inste2d of spending t11a1 of monc: on something 1i;r re useful.

These :elcl.rsrnns are used as bulletin boards to students and facultv of \.\ltat is happerung on l ah' a: s thought that all of the posters, signs and pamphlets suited tliat I guess I was wrong.

:Vfany other students and I are wondering why the amount spent on these TV's didn't go elsewhere'' I think this moncv wonld have been more beneficial ;f used as f!nancial aid, work study or even improvements around campus.

I guess spending mqney on the TV's didn't seem li.ke such a bad idea to tliose who approved it since tlie money is part of tlie students tuition and "other" fees which we are unaware of how it is spent until it has already been decided by an elitefew.

Silcty years of dust washed off Pipe organ restored by community

by: Jodi Hytrek

in record time, and work began to

Three years ago, the Peru Com- restore the organ. munity Church had a problem. The To save money, volunteers dedipipe organ in their church, which cated their time in helping the techhad been built in 191 O, hadn't been nician itl cleaning and restoring.the played in over 30 years and their organ. over 40 volunreplacement organ was in need of teers working on it under the supergreat repair. · Vision of the technician," explained

PSC sponsors program; 40 students obtain GED

by Todd Gottula

Using money from a special grant, Peru State College is currently sponsoring the Adult Basic Education. program that helps people to obtain their General Equivalency Diploma.

The prograII1, which provides free adult tutorial services to people in 11 counties in Southeast Nebraska, has approximately 350 volunteers from 22 counties who help support 1iteracf ·rhe'volunteers also recruit students to take the GED exam. A GEJ?, of a high school diploma.·

Instruciorswh()) teach the program in the x(lrious,C(,Ilµnunities are paid with money which comes from the special grant. The grant also funds the salaries·for 10 staff members.

'This program•fits into the role and mission ortlie eollege which is to.serve thecomtnunity," said Barb Bender. Bender is an authorized GED ;j .

Bender said that each year ap·proximately 180 stude11ts enroll in the Adult Basic Eci.Ycati.on program so they can the GED test The on teach-

ing people.how to read, write, do math and learn English as a second language. About 40 students eventually pass test and earn their GED.

Bea Patterson, volunteer coordinator of the program at PSC, is in charge of training and recruiting both s.tudents and volunteers.

Patterson said that PSC has been very supportive.

''The .C911egeprovides a GED testing center on «arnpus, and provides office space for us," said Patterson. "PSC is an authorized test center for SE Nebraska," added Patterson.

Patterson said that the Adult Basic Education program has also benefited students at PSC. She-said students have been employed as interns in education, special education and foreign language.

Like students, the college also benefits from the program.

"A lot of times students who pass the GED exam go immediately to the PSC administraton building and enroll in classes," Bender said.

"It's definitely a positive situation for everybody involved," she con-. eluded.

gregation.

After years of work, the pipe gan was rededicated in a celebration on Sunday, October 25. Dr. Margot

Woolard, adjunct assistant professor and head of the Church

In April of 1990, the Peru Com- Wilson. Explaining the time conmunity Church Council appointed suming work she said, "Every piece .a committee to investigate the fea- had to be taken out of the organ sibility of restoring the church pipe chamber. Not one pipe, screw or organ. Weighing all the options, bolt was left. Sixty years of coal the congregation voted to restore dust was washed off of every piece." the pipe organ under the direction According to Wilson, volunteers of organ technician, Richard came from the entire community. Lorenzen, as soon as money was Everyone pitched in, including those available. that were not members of the conAccording to committee treasurer, Mary Ruth Wilson, $45,000 was needed to fund the restoration. Over the next few years, donations began pouring in and fund raisers were conducted. The money was raised

Help available to flood victims

Organist Training Program at UNL, was the guest organist. The celebration was a revisitation to 1912, when the organ was first dedicated. Members of the congregation tha; spoke during the program used the names of congregation members of 1912. Skits and programs were done in 1900's clothing. Nita Pryor, who was an usher during the first dedication was on had for the festivities.

On Dec. 12 , the Pe.ru Historical Society is having a "Christmas StroJ! Through Historic Peru". The church and the restored pipe organ will be featured during the stroll along with five area homes and Morgan Hall. The organ will be played throughout the day with the Madrigal Singers from PSC presenting a concert. Tickets can be obtained from any member of the Peru Historical Foundation Board.

Forums to be held on disaster aid

Beginning in November, the Ru-

mation on all types of aid, including ral Response Hotline (formerly aid from the United States DepartFarm Hotline) and the Legal Aid ment of Agriculture, American Soil Society will host a series of com- & Conservation Service and the munity forums on how farmers and Fann and Home Adniinistration will others can get federal disaster assis- be available at each communitv fotance. mm Debt restructuring

Federal disaster aid is designated tion will also be available. to help Nebraska preserve the eco- The community forums will be nomic health of our communities held in the following towns on the by eo1Ilpensating people who have following_ dates: Crete, Fairbury and suffered losses from this summer's Beatrice on Nov. 22 and Nebraska severe weather and floods. Infor- City and Falls City on Dec. 10.

Additional forums will be held iu January and beyond at selected Io. cations. However, people interested in disaster assistance may want to attend the earliest possible fonur because some of the disaster assistance programs do have application deadlines.

For more information and for the sites of the community forums, please call Christine Briggs-Morgan at the Rural Response Hotline toll-free, 1-800464-0258.

THE ADULT EDUCATION STAFF attended the Adull Basic Education· Congerence in Kearney on Oct 9. Attending members were Marianne· Grady, Sharon Kruse, Wilfred Gomez, JoAnne Heath, Bea Patterson and Michelle Steadman--Photo courtsey of Adult Basic Education Staff

Final Exam Schedule

Tue following exam schedule is for the on-campus exam week of Dec. 13-16.

November

Fri. 19 Play Death of a Salesman at 8 p.m. in the College Theatre. Volleyball Bi Districts at the AWAC.

Sat. 20 Play Death of a Salesman at 8 p.m. at the College Theatre. ·

Sun. 21 Play Death of a Salesman at 2 p.m. in the College Theatre. Intramural 4X4 folleyball.

Mon. 22 Intramural 4X4 volleyball.

Tues. 23 Men's basketball against Benedictine at 7:30 p.ni. in the AWAC. Women's basketball against Graceland at 5:30 p.m. in the AWAC.

Thurs. 25 Thanksgiving Vacation.

Fri. 26 Thanksgiving Vacation.

Mon. 29 Intramural 4X4 volleyball. Registration for Coed innertube water basketball.

December

Wed. I Intramural 4X4 volleyball. Choir Tour.

Thurs. 2 Intramural 4X4 volleyball. Movie Aladdin in the Student Center at 9 p.m.

Fri. 3 Movie Aladdin in Delzell Hall at 9 p.m.

Sat. 4 Women's basketball against NE Wesleyan at 3 p.m. in theAWAC. MovieAladdinin. Morgan Hall at 9 p.m.

Sun. S Choir concert at 3 p.m. in the College Theatre. Movie Aladdin at 9 p.m. in the Student Center.

Mon. 6 Gift Guess sponsored by CAB at 12 p.m. in the Bob Inn. Water basketball at 6 p.m. in the AWAC.

Tues. 7 Christmas Dinner at 6:30 p.m. and Dance following in the Student Center.

Wed. 8 Band concert at 8 p.m. in the College Theatre.

Thurs. 9 Non Traditional Student Christmas Coffee.

Fri. 10 Madrigal Dinner at 7 p.m. in the Student Center. Last day of regular classes.

Sat. 10 Madrigal Dinner at 7 p.m. in the Student Center.

Men's basketball against Hastings at 7:30 p.m. in the AWAC.

Mon. 13-16 Final exam week.

Fri. 17 Semester ends at 4 p.m.

Business-like students

Industrial Tech Club gets .involved in many projects

by Barbara Van Der Kamp

20 active members. 0

Dues are $5 per year. Fund

The "Peru State Times" is featur- raisers,including printing T-shirts ing campus organizations, and the and holding raffles proVide for one ·Industrial Technology Club is the or two big trips a year. first in a series.

Every year ITC helps the Peru ITC's purpose as stated in the by- Kiwanis build toys which are sent laws is "to derive, defme and foster to a distribution center for the the professional ideals of industrial underprivledged. When I asked technology. To assemble students Jeff Colgrove, a member of ITC, primarily interested in industrial what he liked best about the club, he technology, to friendship, · said, "I like the way we help out and promote interest i?, with kids who don't have toys." He the industrial program. told me last year they made todcller Casey Hakenkamp, a member of toys, dump-trucks and cars. ITC said he likes ITC because "it ITC members have toured the keeps everyone interested in indus- John Deere plant in Waterloo, IA trial technology affairs." and the Cessna plant in Wichita,

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by C.T. Crooker

The Peru State volleyball team made history again last Friday by beatino Doane in three straight "' • ! sets to give Peru State College 1t s first ever District 11 .championship on Friday, Nov. 12.

The PSC netters also tied a school record for most wins in a season at 41.

"It was great," coach Jim Callender said of the victory vs. Doane. "We played well and intimidated Doane a little bit, I think. Now we're just trying to get geared up for one more win to get us into the national tournament."

The next win that Callender is referring to will be a test for the Lady 'Cats indeed. They will be facing Carroll College out of Montana for the schools first shot at a National Championship.

Wesleyan in the District 12 fin on Nov. 13. The Carroll Coll\ Saints are a young team (only t seniors) yet very experienced, they won their way into National Tournament last ye The Saints have put up impressive 32- 7 record this. y( and are currently rated 26 m Nation.

Starting time for the game set for 7:30 p.m. at PSC's Wheeler Activity Center. T winner of this match will recei an automatic bid to the 19 NAIA National Tournament San Diego, CA on Dec. 2-4.

A few updated statistics sho setter Jackie Egger leading team in setting percentage at .3 percent, with a total of 2,0 successfull sets. Andrea Gra Kim Micek, and Jill Parker le the team in kills with 470, 4 and 407 respectfully. Micek a leads the team in aces with 98.

DOUBLE TROUBLE Marcy Barber and Emily Sherman go up for a block against Doane in the championship match of the District 11 tournament. The Bobcats defeated Doane 16-14, 15-8 and 15-11 to advance to the Bi-District playoff match.

BOBCATS WIN!!! The PSC volleyball team, ranked 17th in the final N1 •• week by defeating Doane College in three straight sets. A first-ever NAIA r. when PSC hosts Montana's Carroll College in the NAIA Bi-District playof Al Wheeler Activity Center. The winner of the match will receive a bid to San Diego, Ca. --photo by Kent Propst

ALL-TOURNAMENT SELECTIONS! PSC volleyball players (from left to right) Jill Parker, Jackie Egger and Kim Micek were named to the all-tournament team of the PSC Invitational held Nov. 5-6. The three were also named to the All-District team along with teammate Andrea Graff.

Carroll earned it's spot with a 15-4, 15-6, 15-2 win over Dakota

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BACK ROW SPECIALIST RAYLENE WALKER <lives for the ball in last week's District 11 tournament. PSC's 41 wins equals the single-season record for most wins by a PSC volleyball team. ·

FUTURE STAR Ashley Liss, the 5-year-old sister of PSC setter Jackie Egger, gets her hands on the team's first-place trophy at the recent PSC Invitational. Ashley is the daughter of Jeff and Pat Liss of Silver Creek, Ne.

Financial Aid office to offer help to students filUng out new form

This November and December, students for the first time will receive a Renewal Application for federal aid from the U.S. Department of F.ducation.

This Renewal Application, according to Dwight Garman, director of Financial Aid, will be sent to the permanent home address students put on last year's application. The purpose of this application is to reduce the amount of time required to complete the application for federal aid by SO percent.

Early in the spring semester, the Financial Aid Office will offer workshops on how to complete this form. Students should bring their Renewal Application form from home when they return for spring semester. Exact times and dates will be announced later.

Workers damage water line; college suffers minor damage

by Doug Kerns

The Student Center suffered minor damage to floor tiles recently because of standing water in the basement.

The five inches of water in the food service kitchen was caused by a damaged a main underground water line. The line was damaged during the construction of a car wash near Caseyis General Store.

Employees of Servicemaster worked until I I p.m. on the night of the problem to ensure that there would be no smell from the stagnant water.

Other effects of this mishap were 'toilets backing up rather dramatically in several buildings on Campus and a loss of water in all buildings in Peru for part of the·day.

Tru.stees approve PSC's request to spend $500,000 cash surplus

The Board of Trustees recently appi:oved the request by PSC to spend $500,000 in surplus cash funds. The trustees expressed their pleasure in the ability of the College to manage its affairs in such as way as to have a cash surplus. The approval was unanimous.

Tht> college is now dealing with the Department of Administrative Services in Lincoln to bring the dollars into the budget.

The Board of Trustees accepted unanimously the PSC Foundation's offer to provide the funds to replace the flooring in the Wheeler Activity Center.

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Education program changing

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Last year began a new college catalog. With this catalog came some changes in the education program.

Dr. Jerrold Hanson, chair of

the Division Education and "' Psychology, said the changes have been going on for a couple Residence Life has initiated three new recognition programs for the of years now. The purpose of the campus including Student of ·the month, Resident Assistant of the changes made in the education Month and Hall of the Month. A nomination committee made of Peru State College faculty and staff selectedJhe Hall of the Month, with program are, "to provide students nominations coming from students for the remaining two awards. with practical, in-class, Ii ve Morgan Hall was selected as Hall of the Month which received a experience to improve their traveling trophy and a plaque that will be placed in the Student Center. to enter the teaching Brenda Vonnahme, third floor RA at Morgan was selected as RA of the field, sru.d Hanson. The new Month. ·shanda Hahn, Morgan Hall resident, was selected as Student of • program's main purpose is so the Month. ·

'Death of a Salesman' continues

The Peru Players present Arthur Miller's <!.rama, "Death of a Salesman" Wednesday, Nov. I7 through Sunday, Nov. 21 in the College Theatre. Performance times are 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.

Amy Rut is scholarship recipient

Amy Rut, sophomore from Nebraska City, recently became the winner of a SI,000 scholarship from the National Federation of the Blind of Nebraska. The award was presented at the Federation's conventio\1 Oct. 15-17 in Columbus.

Zook's recipe has winning flavor

Becky Zook was the winner of the $50 first-place prize in this year's Chili Cookoff held in the Student Center on Friday, Nov. 12.

Second and third-place winners were George Morrison and Sheri McMullen, respectively.

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that students graduate ready to become full-time teachers.

The entire Education Department, made up of seven to eight faculty members, worked on the changes. They talked with graduated students, conducted surveys and follow-up studies and talked w.ith people associated with the public school system. There was also an advisory committee made up of public school teachers, principals and other administrators that assisted in making possible suggestions for changes.

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THE PSC ACCOUNTING ASSOCIATION has been for the third consecutive year presented with an Award of Excellence by the national Institute for Management Accountants. Carol Ruck (left) is the faculty sponsor; Julie Ramsey Bauman of Falls City and Lori ·Gerking of prepared the report which resulted in the award; and Tony Rieschick is Association president.·photo by Kent Propst

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by Amy Hartgrave

'Tm sorry honey. I didn't mean to hit you. It won't happen again. I promise. Just listen to me next time

Have you heard these words before? If so, chances are you are a victim of an abusive relationship. Whether you are married or dating, male or female, statistics show that 28 to 40 percent of today's young adults are involved in some sort of abusive relationship. This includes physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, all equally damaging to those involved. Ninety-five percent of those being violated are women, although a small majority includes men. Most relationships do not start out violently. The signs of abuse may at first be so subtle the person being attacked may not notice for quite some time what is happening.

What makes a person abusive"

According to Ann Alden, cliel}t

advocate for Project Response located in Auburn, many abusers are involved with drugs and/or alcohol. Once they are treated for this addiction, the abusive behavior in many cases will stop. These people are once again in control of their own bodies.

Other abusers have grown up in environments much like the ones they are creating, or are victims of something devastating. Many are just born "naturally mean," states Alden. For these types of people, changes in their violent nature is often difficult because it is something that has been built into them.

Abusers will often tell their partners that no one else could possibly love them. They may possibly make rules as to how their partner dresses or wears their hair or makeup. The victim will generally be blamed for the. actions of the abuser.

"She made me do it. Someone needs to keep her in line. That's how men show feelings, through

aggression."

The abused will no doubt at first try to cover up the abuser's actions usually saying, "He only hit me because he loves me. Next time I'll try to listen. to him better. It won't happen again. He just had a bad day. That's all."

The abuser will stay with her partner for many reasons; Many feel such a strong bond of love that they are unable to break it even when it involves their safety. Others are threatened with their lives, or the abuser threatens to commit suicide, if the victim tries to leave.

As one victim states, "I really thought he was going to kill himself, and I love him too much to let him do that. I'd rather be knocked around a few times than to know he killed himself because I left him."

One woman who has ended an abusive relationship says, "I stayed with him because I loved him, and I kept thinking it would get better. But it only got worse.

When he hit my baby for the first time, that's when I walked out."

Many victims stay in the relationship, according to Alden, because of what is known as the "honeymoon phase." In this state the abuser seems honestly sorry for what has happened and may even place the blame on himself,

there is a problem and that there is help out there, the cycle will continue.

If you are an abuser or are being abru;ed, there are people out there who care about you.Counseling sessions for men are held in Nebraska City. For women a support group is held in Falls

promising it will never happen again. Such is usually not the case. After a brief period of the honeymoon phase, violent episodes reoccur. Marriage and pregnancy will only make matters worse.

Whatever the abusers' reasons for their actions, the victim needs to understand that he/she is not' alone. There is no excuse for violence of any sort, but until both parties are willing to admit

City, Auburn, and Nebraska City. A twenty-four toll free hot line is open seven days a week including holidays. Just call 1-800-4565764.

If you are in an abusive relationship, get help. If your partner is unwilling, then help yourself. Take back the control of your life by giving yourself a second chance at a healthv relationship. Break the Break the abusive cycle.

by April Czaplewski

Imagine You are at the dance club. You see him. You cannot believe it. He's really here. "Boy," you think, "I really hope that aerobic class has paid off!" Then it · happens.

You make eye contact.

"Oh my gosh, he's coming toward me," you say to yourself. Suddenly, you hear a deep masculine voice whisper, "Do you wanna dance?"

In disbelief; you stutter, "What?! .I mean, uh yeah."

After a few dances, he gasps, "Boy, you sure can dance! What do you do to stay in shape?"

You nonchalantly reply, "Oh, I've been taking an aerobic cla_ss. No

As he looks you up and down, he seductively states, "Well, I can see it pays off!"

As you stand in awe of his compliment, a loud voice disrupts your thoughts. "Well, dudes and dudettes, we're gonna slow it down a bit. So, grab that guy or girl who's caught your eye and hold on tight!"

Casually, you take his hand. He smiles and lays his hands around your waist You smirk because you remember that only weeks ago, your waist had three inches of fat on it! Do you attempt diet after diet and never see any results? If so, pay You are missing one important ingredient aerobic exercise.

Aerobic exercise conditions the heart and lungs by increasing the intake o( oxygen. If you are able to talk during your work-out, you are practicing aerobic exercise. If you are unable to talk, you are practicing anaerobic exercise. This means your body is not getting enough oxygen. \Vhen you cannot talk, you should decrease the intensity of your work-out. -

Some examples of aerobic exercise are running, power walking, dance aerobics, biking and swimming. Aerobic fitness is also continuous. Therefore, weight lifting is not considered aerobic.

Aerobic exercise can be very beneficial to you if done correctly and faithfully. For you to see results, it must be. practiced three times a week. These sessions should last between twenty and forty-five minutes.

When regular exercise is practiced, the positive results can be everlasting. As mentioned before, you can improve your looks as well as your attitude.

Along with burning calories, exercise suppresses your appetite. Obviously, when you aren't hungry, you won' teat. \Vhen you don't eat, you lose weight. You can't go wrong! As a result, body composition changes. Fat tissue turns to muscle, thus resulting in a tone body.

Are you one that laughs at the thought of aerobic dance? Do you

imagine yourself stumbling tlrrough the motions and chuckle heartily') Well, contrary to your embarrassment, aerobic dance actually improves coordination and flexibility Just hang in there.

Aerobic exercise can also benefit your inner bO'dy: Due to the increased of oxygen intake, your heartd6esn,'t.have to work as hard. Therefore, y<;>ur heart rate is slower. ·

Are you thinking,"But, exercise will make me tired!?" or "I just don't have enough time!?" By raising your metabolism, aerobic exercise ironically increases your alertness. Also, as we said before, your resting heart rate decreases with exercise. As a result, \vhen you do sleep, you will sleep more efficiently. This means you ma.y}1Qt require as much sleep as YQ!MM before. Therefore, you will have more time for aerobic exercise!!

Aerobic exercise positively effects all vital organs. When practiced regularly. it also aids in qwck recovery from illnesses. It reduces hypertension and keeps your body healthy.

If you are interested in more idormation, read the book entitled Let's Train! by Linda Ymmg. If you are interested in joining an aerobic class, intramural aerobics meets at 4 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Old Gym. No registration is neccessary.

"I stayed with him because I loved him, and I kept thinking it would get better. ·But it only got worse." -Abuse Victim

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Paintball becoming popular

by Ronnie Britt

The following storj iS a first-person account of a recent paintball game compiled by Doug Kerns, Times copy· editor, from notes provided by Ronnie Britt

On Oct. 31 several PSC students participated in the sport of paintball. Paintball is a combination of "tag" and "hide and seek," but it is much more challenging and sophisticated. Although there are many different game fonnats, the most popular is "capture the flag." The object of the game is to go out and capture the other team's flag while protecting your own.

\\'hile you are trying to capture a flag, you also try to eliminate opplayers by tagging them with a paintball expelled from a special carbon dioxide powered paintgun. Games usually have a

Long reaches the sky; purchases Cessna 150

by Thomas Hyde

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defeat.

The day of the game was a little brisk, but we still had a great .turnout, about30 people, most of whom were PSC students. Upon arrival everybody received the rules and safety precautions and then a paint ball gun, a mask, and I 00 paintballs. From there we were divided into two teams of about 15 each, signified by orange or yellow arm bands.

It may be that some of the firsttimers were very nervous at first, but soon everyone was getting into it and having a great time. This is game that anyone can play at any pace that they want. If you think you are in great shape, try running froin paintballs all day. If you are out of shape, you can stay in a fort and shoot at people as they run by.

Another paintball game is planne.d for the spring. This will be the fourth time Husker Paintball Adventures has assisted in the organization of such an everit.

Flight. One 0f man's great obsessions starting with the observance of birds. In this century, humanity has become like the bird through the Wright Brothers. Many people, through this sensation of existing on the wind via the plane, have experienced some of t he sensations of a soaring bird. People like Dr. Daryl Long, professor of science. In Iowa, many ytars ago a young farm boy watched as his neighbor's plane flew over his father's field. He watched as the plane made a graceful shadow over him and dreamed of being up there too, of inhabiting the same altitude as birds.

That. farm boy was Dr. Long and he became certified as a pilot 25 years ago. He had taken 20 hours of instructed flying and 20 solo hours. Finally he passed the test. Now he could soar over his own fields and see the world in a more serence perspective. Dr. Long found it a great way to relax and to get away from his problems.

After having his license for 25 years another drerun became a reality for Dr. Long: his own plane. This summer he bought a Cessna 150 Acrobat, a two passenger plane. He usually Hies on Sundays in the early afternoon or evening and never 11ics in bad weather.

Dr. Long said that the most difficult aspect of becoming a pilot is lm1ding and taking off and he said that anyone wishing to be a pilot should be highly motivated.

Dr. Long spoke entlmsiastically about his experiences as a pilot · and for aviation in general, just like that young Iowa boy many years ago.

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in a game of paintball. The yellow team consisted of Gary Jackson, Ron Bntt, Ryan Aaron Gnffm and Chris Gomez, front row and Dean Griffith, Jo Britt, Jake Strange, Tony Fernandez, Enc Rhodewald, Tony Featherstone, Stan Griffin, Randy Grahm and Dave Ratzlaffe .••

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'Volleyball awards given; four players earn honors Coach, Meadows sets goals

The NAIA District 11 has honored Peru State College's Jackie Egger, Kim Micek, Andrea Graff and Jill .Parker as being among the best volleyball players in the league.

Egger, a sophomore from Silver Creek, and Micek, a 6-foot senior from Grand Island, have earned a spot on the 12-player 1993 AllDistrict first team. Graff and Parker both received honorable menqon selection.

Four other schools - Hastings, Dana, Doane and Nebraska Wesleyan - joined Peru State with two All-District picks, while Concordia, Midland-Lutheran each landed one. A total of 12 players were chosen for honorable mention honors.

Egger led the District in1 assists throughout theregular season, dealing out a 12.4 average per game. She was also among the Top-10 leaders in digs (3.8) and serving percentage (.942).

Micek flourished as a middle hitter in the PSC lineup after malting

Alex Malcolm victorious in pool tourney.

by Matt Uher

The Intramural department continues to have successful activities. ''We are really having a lot of success with the non-competive programs like the lifters club, aerobics and jogging," stated Intramural rector Jerry Lefever.

The only competition completed since the last paper was the 8-ball pool tournament. Alex Malcom beat John Campin to win the event. Currently, there is a co-ed volleyball tournament being played. There are 12 teams entered in that competition.

Upcoming activities for the competitive portion are the co-ed Wiffleball tournament and innertube basketball, The lifters club has 24 peopleparticipating in the program, the joggers club has 10 and the Aerobics program has approximately 30 people.

"Continued applicants in each activity will allow these programs to grow and become even more successful," explained Lefever.

the adjustment last year as a transfer from the Central Community College-Columbus. She finished the regular season sixth in the District in attack percentage at .303, and second in service aces with a .61 per game average.

Graff, also a transfer from CCC-· Cohnnbus, proved to be a big offensive addition to the PSC arsenal. The5-foot-10 junior from Osceola, Neb., led the team in kills per game (3.2) and total attacks.

like Micek and Graff, Parker was a front-row force for PSC. She led the Lady Bobcats in blocks all season, ranking eighth in the District at 0.93 per game. The 6-foot-2 sophomore from Auburn made a tremendous improvement hitting-wise this year from her rookie campaign, and placed eighth in attack percentage at .2<J"7.

Hastings' Nancy Farmer was tabbed District 11 player of the year, while Dana's Patti Stevenson got the nod as District coach of the year.

'Cats drop finale to NWU

by Matt Uher

The PSC football team was looking to end its season on a positive note last Saturday against Nebraska Wesleyan. Coach Monte Meadows made a few comments the day before the season finale about how the team was preparing, how this game measured up to the rest of the · season and the goals he had for the Wesleyan game and next season.

''We're not preparing any differently than any other game practicewise, but we !Yant to end the season with a good taste in our mouths," stated Meadows.

Meadows said some changes have to be made before every game to try to add a little somethillg different.

"We are just changing our game plan to adjust to Wesleyan. We have to change to what the team offers," explained Meadows.

Sometimes coaches put measurements on the last game of the season. Coach Meadows said, 'This game we want to play the way we· should have played throughout the whole season. We want to bring the whole team aspect together; special teams, defense and the offense.

"We've tried our best with the

Scoreboard goes up

injuries we've sustained throughout the season; however, we are back to full strength. We want to end the Season With a win, II added Meadows.

The end of the season brings to mind goals for next season, and Coach Meadows explained a few.

"Our main goal is to recruit and to ·fill the key positions left vacant after this season. Also. we need to become a stronger, more physical team. The offensive goal is to develop a strong running game and to maintain our threatening air attack.

Defensively, we want to keep our consistency and improve our pass defense," the coach said.

The Bobcats lost their final game of the season in a heartbrealcing fashion against Nebraska Wesleyan, 13-7. PSC tried mounting a comeback in the fourth quarter, but fell short when they ended their last possession by turning the ball over on downs.

Wesleyan scored twice in the first half, and the Bobcats' only score came in the final quarter.

Wesleyan scored in the first quarter on a Casey Head run of two yards with a Jeremy Gardner

They scored again in the second quarter when Shane Carr scampered eight yards for the score. The PAT kick failed.

The defense for the Bobcats stiffened throughout the rest of the .game, holding Wesleyan scoreless in the second half.

Alex Malcom led iliePSC defense with 9 tackles. Nick Maher had 7 and Chad Olson finished with 6. Branden Bender and Dellyn Feighner added an interception each to help keep the Bobcats in the game.

The offense eventll;llly scored with 10:20 left in the fourth quarter. Mike Rucker caught a one yard pass from Jason Eaton with Bon Khanthasene adding the PAT kick.

The rushing leader for the Bobcats was Anthony Lee, who finished with 49 yards. Jason Eaton completed 26 of 47 passes for 290 yards and two interceptions.

Lee led all receivers with 3 catches for 68 yards. Terry Rice had 6 catches for 58 yards and Shane McGooden had 4 for: 55.

Baseball ,field improved. HINKYDINKY

When the words "play ball" are yelled out at Peru State College this spring, baseball fans will likely notice several improvements in the honiefielch,.

Two projects which have already been completed incl.ude the installation of an electronic scoreb.oard just beyond the leftfield fence and an electric power poll behind the infield backstop.

Another improvement to the PSC Complex field currently underway is the addition of concrete slabs inside the backstop. These have been poured in front of the home and visttor dugouts, coaches boxes, batting cage, and fungo boxes, which are used for batting practice during pre-game warmups.

Walkways were also· constructed from the dugouts to the batters boxes, and an arch was placed outside the batting area at homeplate.

The concrete fixtures will later be covered with an indoor/outdoor carpet similar to astroturf, providing not only a better appearance to the field but a, safer playing "In thc::}).ilst, we just have not been able to the money into the field like we would have wanted to," said.

Peru Ste,:: baseball coach and ath-

letic director Dan Johnson. "Not that we were being overlooked but rather that wejust did not have the funding at all."

''This year, the administration made it very clear that the college is committed to helping athletics in any eay possible. The year end money that was made available to us was a very pleasant surprise."

Johnson's assistant coach Jerry Lefever and Bobcat pitchers Scott Kohout and Tony·Duffek have all taken an active part in the projectsto the point of performing most of the work themselves.

After the preliminary dirt work and forming was completed, PSC maintenance employees Eldon Kistner, Bob Judd, Fred Gfeller and Gerald Stuck lent their support to the venture by pouring the cement.

The scoreboard, donated by Pepsi Cola Company of Humboldt, ha4 been in the college's possession for several years but remained age due to lack of funds to ms.tall it.

PSC President Dr. Robert.Burns said OPPD contributed the poll and ,electrical power to the field, whicl,l could facilitate a press 1?9x cession stand in the future.

Coming off 27-6 season

Cagers have tough act to follow

District Champion. NA I A Division II National Tournament qualifier. PSC record holder for most wins in a season. A preseason ranking and a District Coach of the year honor for John Gibbs:

The PSC men's basketball team is coming off a dream season a year ago, but head coach John Gibbs knows those accomplishments are well behind his 1993-94 squad.

The Bobcats have several lioles to fill from last year's squad, which finished with a27-6 record and made it to the final eight of the national tournament. Gone are seven valuable seniors, including All-American's Ivan Wineglass and Fredd Ward

''We're very inexperienced and young," said Gibbs. "I think we'll be the kind of team that improves as the year along. I feel like

we'll be a good team before the and Paul Calloway, both transfers season is over, it's just at what from Central Commuriity College point is that going to happen. in Hastings, Jim Burge, a 6-foot-4 That's the question."

junior forward who transferred

PSC will rebuild around senior from Iowa Western Community co-captains Scott Doan and Todd College and Ryan Kier, a 6-foot-4 Gottula. Doan, a 6-foot-5 freshman from Lincoln East, who forward, averaged 7.5 points and was an All-City and honorable hit 41.5 percentfrom the 3-point mention All-State forward. line as a 'super-sub' last season. Gibbs, in his 13th season as Gottula, who became the first head coach at PSC, said he doesn't NAIA Academic All-American in like to use the word "rebuild" the program's history last season, when talking about the '93-94 chipped in 4.8 points while hitting over 56 percent from the floor.

The only other experienced returnee is sophomore Daniel K\ng, who appeared in 21 of 33 games last year as a backup point guard.

To be suc.cessful, the Bobcats will need big contributions from the newcomers on the roster. Among them are Cedric Brown

Women's hoop team sets lofty goals in '93

by Shanda Hahn

With a record of 21-10 and winning the District 1 1 in Nebraska in the 1992-93 season, the PSC Lady Bobcat basketball team has set some lofty goals for this season.

team.

"It's a situatio.» where we graduated mote players In one year than any time I've been here," he said. "Of the 19 people in our program, 14 are new and four of the five returning have only been here one year. Basically, they don't know what to do in our system yet."·

Hoops' honchos!

PSC

the pre-season. They are Nancy Barry and Angie Hubach.

"I think we have the chance to be a pretty good basketball team," Davidson said. "The real question for us is how well the freshmen and transfers can give us strength

Coach Wayne Davidson said off the bench because the people the team has set two major goals who have played here before are for the season. "Our first is to be one of the top college women's _and what it takes to basketball teams in Nebraska. wm. 'lo White enters the season as the The second goal 1s to reach the h l' l d · t al · sc oo s career ea er m s e s

and get · (242) and blocked shots (77). She mto a nalional tournament. al eed nl 24 · t .,,. h so n s o y pom s nJ reac

Returning letter winners the 1000 point plateau. Last include seniors Tamir Anderson, season the 5-foot-10 forward Ama'lda Nannen and Lora White; averaged 13.5 points per gaine and juniors Sarah Gaines and Angie 8.1 rebounds to earn All-District Wilson and sophomore Jill Parker. and honorable mention All-

With the exception of Gaines, honors. who sat out last season with an 'With four semors gradualing, injury, all starced at one time or we hope that this year will be a another last season. Also, two ·great year for them," said freshmen have played very well in Davidson.

BASKETBALL CAPTAINS (left to right) Lora White, Todd Gottula, Tamir Anderson, Sc.ott Doan and Amanda Nannen are expected to lead their respective teams this season. All five players, who are entering their senior year, played key roles on last year's national tournament qualifying teams.--photo by Vince. Henzel

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Faculty senate new at PSC

by Thomas M. Hyde

"Shared governance is hard work. The easy part is approvillg and setting up a faculty senate, the hard part is making it work." This is what Dr. Terry Smith, vice president for Academic Affairs said about the proposed faculty senate.

Dr. Smith elaborated by saying that shared governance is a way to share power among all groups on campus.

Long before Pres. Robert Bums came to PSC, Faculty Association had ideas about forming a senate. When Dr. Burns came to interview for the position of college president, the executive committee of Faculty Association talked to him about having a senate. ·

Once Dr. Burns became the college president in May of 1991, he .gave Faculty Association copies of senate constitutions of other colleges to give them examples to work with.

By Dec, of 1992, Faculty Association's executive committee sent their first draft to D( Bums. The following Dec. the second draft was submitted. He said he .will probably suggest some fine tuning to it.

Dr; Bums favors the idea since he bas always been at institutions where there was a strong faculty senate. He also believes it makes

a college stronger; it gets faculty involved and makes things move faster. He felt that as a result of having a faculty senate that, in the future, PSC would run more smoothly because better informed decisions and choices would be made.

Finally, Dr. Bums felt having a faculty senate was a more organized way for him to find out what is going on. He said that he will still ask faculty their opinions while he is on campus.

The senate will bring a number of changes to the PSC campus. It will help the faculty have more direct involvment in academic affairs and it will eliminate Faculty Association,

Faculty senate will also change academi.c affairs and other committees to a governing body within its organization. Instead of the current Academic Affairs with division chairs and two faculty members with and vice president of academic affairs presiding, it will consist of the senate members, with.the Vice President for academic affairs and student senators as non-voting advisory members.

Once approved senate will have a chairperson who will call the meetings and become its principal spokesperson, a parliamentarian who will advise the chair on procedures. Each division will

have a member and eventually Dr. Bums hopes that adjuncts can also be included. However, many of these details are still being worked out.

Dr. Burns also felt that organization would make circulating new policies by the Board of Trustees easier because the Chair of Senate would have the responsibility

Once elected, members will have two-year terms. Elections will be held every year.

The senate will meet once a week unless there are no items on the agenda. Faculty senate has to be approved by the faculty and finally by Dr. Bums and the Board of Trustees.

Eventually there will be four senates student, faculty, professional staff, and staff. All uf these groups will have a similar setup.

Dr. Bums said that there is no real cost to it. He went on to sav that' there will be no room set aside for it and that the money for copies and postage is already there.

Dr. Burns also said, "It's a matter of getting bits and pieces together. Now that fee payment is over, the process wi!i move quickly. The Board of Trustees will look it over and be very supportive since we arc in It's just a fonnality

See "Faculty Senate"

• · on page 10

PSC students to work with inmates

by Lori Leth

PSC students will soon be working with prison inmates.

Peru State College has received a grant of $546,474 funded by the U.S. Office of Correctional Education.

This grant will run over a period of three years giving upper division students in education, psychology and sociology a chance to work with prison inmates in Lincoln at the Department of Corrections.

The program began this

October and students expect to be working with the inmates by March. Right now the students are enrolled in one of the two, three credit hour psychology classes required for this program.

Psychology 460 is instructed by Dr. Joel Lundak, assistant professor of psychology and coordinator of this program, while Psychology 465 includes a practicum and is instructed by Dr. Nester Sherman, assistant professor of physical education.

PSC students will be working

with inmates that have the lowest reading levels and the least formal education. Students will work in programs to increase social and literacy skills and to prevent domestic violence.

PSC will also offer courses to the prison staff such as multicultural education and the psychology of incarceration to help them deal with inmates.

According to Lundak, this program will give students "experience with a difficult population. It will depart from

conventional learning."

After completing the program with PSC students, the inmates should be able to enter into programs of education offered by Southeast Community College.

"The' goal is to. bring the inmates up to a higher standard of educational performance," said Lm1dak.

sec instructors offer basic , adult education, literary courses, pre-release and pre-employment training and business courses for

college credit to about 300 inmates said Gene Hruza, Corrections Development education coordinator.

PSC will offer help to 150 inmates f rorn the Li n col n Correction Center in 199-l. Jn 1995 inmates from the State Penitentiary will oe added and prisoners from the Community · Corrections Lincoln unit will be added the following year. As many as 500 inmates could eventually participate.

DARRELL EURE OF THE URBAN LEAGUE 6f Omaha spoke at PSC on Monday, Jan. 17, as part of Martin Luther King Day program. Eure, long active in civil rights movement, recited some of Dr. King's speeches and discussed his thoughts on where America stands in regards to Dr. King's work.-photo by Kent Propst

Lack of action explains missing issue of ·Times

We, The Times staff, would like to inform the students, faculty and staff of PSC as to why there was no fifth issue of The ?:imes published last semester.

Due to a communications problem between the staff and the administration the last issue of The Times was not published.

Efforts were made to resolve the problem by Dr. Dan Holtz, Times advisor, and the staff beginning in September with verbal requests on the status of the budget Written requests to the administration followed in October through November. Our efforts were met with acknowledgment, but not action;

After the fourth issue was published Dr. Holtz and the staff received a letter from the printers stating their reluctance to print the next newspaper unless payment was received by the end of November. The staff held a meeting to discuss the topic and came to the conclusion that unless the budgetary problem was resolved, there could be no fifth ·issue. The problem was not corrected in time.

At the end. of last semester, The Times staff did meet with Dr. Terry Smith, vice president of Academic Affairs, to resolve this problem and discuss administration/staff relations. Dr. Smith explained how the communication breakdown occurred and discussed with the staff how to avoid this problem in the future. Dr. Smith also discussed the administration's role in assisting with the success of The Times.

To prevent further communication breakdowns and misunderstandings, one of our editors will be in constant contact with the administration on issues of importance to students so that future conflicts do not arise.

We apologize to the students and community for the gap in coverage and to our advertisers for the inconvenience. The Times is back on track with all but one staff member. We are looking forward to serving the campus and community with the same quality of news reporting as in the ast.

Gottula hands editing chores to new chiefs

The Times would like to thank Todd Gottula for the three and a half years of hard work and excellent reporting he has given to the Times and its readers.

Gottula turned over the managing editor jX)Sition to Chan Crooker and Lori Leth last semester. After taking the Beginning Journalism course his first semester at PSC and taking pictures for the newspaper, Gottula took over as managing editor in the fall of 1992.

Gottula won several \ebraska Press As.sociation awards last year, including: first in Best Hard \'ews Story, fust in Best Edi tori al, second in Best Feature Photo, third in Best Sports Photo, and third in oot Photo spread. Gottula won more awards at the contest than am other writer photographer, or ' You can continue to rea<l more of Todd Gottula's work in TI1e Auburn Pr..:::;3 'l;1bune, where Gottula is currently employed.

Herbivore speaks her min

by Amy Bremers I'm a

herbivore:

"Oh, I could never go without eatThis past Christmas, tl1ousands, ing meat." Geez, how much of a maybe millions, of Americans sat wimp are you? Have you no deterdown to a nice, big turkey dinner. I mined, strong will that you just 9!11' t was not one of those many people live without a certain food and avoid who ate an innocent, slaughtered exploiting your less-intelligent evoanimal in order to celebrate and lutionary relatives? give thariks for this great nation of ''wen, vegetables are alive too." America. Call me call me a First of all, I have to eat something, rebel; call me a carrot·killer, but tell and I choose to eat life fonns that at nie how anyone can call this a free least have decent lives while they country when millions of animals are alive. This is opposed to, as I arekeptinrestrictivecagesorroam- mentioned earlier, life fonns that ing restrictive pens, and hundreds we keep in often dark, tiny, smelly are massacred every hour for the cages to live oi1t their pathetic lives sole purpose of us hwnans partak:- until we slay them. ing of their oncecalive flesh. Secondly, humans are a type of Yes, I am a vegetarian. I'm dam animal. Whether you believe in proud to be one too. My body is free evolution - that humans originated from animal fat, cl:iemicals used in from animals-, or whether you simthe 'process of killing and packing ply compare us hwnans to animals meat and, most importantly, ani- and notice how many similarities mals' dead bodies. My body and exist between the two classes, obvisoul are innocent of murder and ously we are some type of animal. have been for more than six years. This might seem far-fetched, but to Consider these points: Slaughter me, meat eating is a fonn of cannihouses contaminate countless mun- balism, and l personally refuse to bers of rivers and streams by dump- participate in that vulgar activity. ing animal wastes and remains into Now for my favorite: "What do them. you eat?" Ha! Well here's just a If only half of the area we use to short list: cereals, breads, cheeses, feed cattle was planted with veg- potatoes, ice - cream, rice, spaghetti, etables or grain instead, all the other pastas, soup, peanut people of the starving third world cookies, cakes, green beans, peas countries could be fed. and ,yes, carrots too. You get the Here are just a few common thitigs idea. people say to me upon "Wliy do you eat dairy products?

They come from animafs." Sure, they come from animals, but we don't have to kill the cows to get their milk! I understand that some dairy fanns have inhumane ways of treating their cows, but the few that I have seen have been very commendable. Also, if you've read Animal Fann, you would realize that cows must give milk, or they would burst!

"Where do you get youx protein?" According to many articles I've read years ago and to common knowledge among the vegetarian population, certain combinations of foods work together to give a person a lot of protein. For instance, the combinations of rice and peas, and pasta and green beans, will give a person just as much protein as an eight-ounce steak Also, foods such as nuts, eggs and cottage cheese contain high amounts of protein.

Lastly, "Why did you become a vegetarian?" To tell you the truth, it started the day after Thanksgiving six years ago, and I stopped eating meat because I felt sorry for the poor turkeys t11at were killed. The main reason I remain a vegetarian, however, besides tl1e reasons I've already stated, is this: I love the animals God gave us. I don't want to hurt tl1em, exploit them or eat them.

Animals are my friends, and I don't eat my friends.

Tholt$8

THE TIMES EDITORIAL STAFF for spring semester includes (from front to back) Lori Leth, co-editor; Tom Hyde, features editor; Chan Crooker, co-editor; Shanda Hahn, assistant editor; Jodi Hytrek, ad manager and assistant editor; Doug Kerns, copy editor; and Matt Uher, sports editor. .\ot pictured is Jay Koziol, photo coordinator.--photo by Dr. Dan Holtz.

PSC students react to 8- grade . on NSEA survey of state schools

Nebraska high schools recently recieved a B- grade in a Gallup Organization poll. President of Nebra5ka State Association, Craig Christensen, feels ·that "We have A+ schools in this state," and that several underlying facts were forgotten in the headlines. We at the Times asked students from the area to grade their high schools and to comment on bow well high school prepared them for

Jenny Heine, special ed. major. Centennial High School, York. Graduating Class: 45.

Grade: B-. ·

"I believe that my high school prepared me for English and science courses, but it clid not place enough iniportance on art and math. I also feel that there was not enough variety or class choices. 11

Cami Hooker, Junior art/psychology major. Ralston High School. Graduating class:

290. Grade: A-

"I thinkmy high school prepared me for college well. We had all resources available as far as tutoring, career testing, study skills class, counseling; and a computer to help with finding out about colleges and careers."

Trust impossible in modern life

Skepticism a must for survival

relate. us. That was until time one of mv fellow men by Shane

Buresh

Hello, my fellow Peruvians. Through these columns you and I will once again walk hand in hand, sharing our thoughts, hopes .and dreams; when we are finished there may be even a few valuable tid-bits .of inform.ation.

Gail Case, Senior art major. Hamburg High School, Hamburg IA. Graduating class:

Grade: C+.

"1 don't feel that it was my high school that prepared me for college; It may have as far as knowledge in particular subject areas, but it takes much more than that knowledge to succeed."

(Not pictured)

Brad LaSalle, Fresh. art/English major. Auburn High School. Graduating class: 52.

Grade: B-.

''High. school clicln't inake a difference in my 'college career.' Not to say it was a bad school; I just don't think it made a huge deal to my particular interest in life."

David Radke, Soph. _pre-major. Nemaha Valley High School, Cook. Graduating class: 35. Grade: C-;

"There- was no incentive to apply myself in high school. College life is drastically different. 11

(Not pictured)

Kimberly Schnitzer, Soph. artf psychology. Lourdes Central High, Nebraska City. Grtlduating class: Sevai. Grade: B-

•"The high school I attended was too small to provide an adequate academic base for college. There were classes which prepared me in the areas of English· and applied sciences, but the school was ing .in areas like math and vocational education:."

Yes, we are both counting on and trusting one another to provide the necessary. tools to grow and expand as human beings. I trust that you will be entertained and possibly become more open IIliuded after these words. Likewise, you trust that these words will be wbrthy of examining and that they will be written in a and responsible fashion. Incredibly, through the reading and writing of these columns you and I have built an intimate and trusting relationship.

I realize as you read this you are beginning to think that I am insane for thinking that we have a relationship, and that may be true. To be honest with you, until. a few w.eeks ago I would have been finding myself a psychiatrist for believing that these columns

arsons caused fires in both who has never grown up can Australia and California, which decide to explore the concept of caused me to realize that we matches and send my life up in trust people we don't even smoke. know, in ways we don't even Being under the thumb of our realiz.e. fellow man is by no means This idea of trusting our lives limited to 'fire'. What is to others is to me the scariest preventing some psychopath because, frankly, I don't always from climbing on top of the trust my life to myself. It administration building with an makes me shudder to think that automatic weapon an.d shooting I. even if I lived a. relatively us at random? l perfect life, which is entirely When I was younger l always I impossible , someone I don't wished I could live in the pasc l ev,en know., has the ability or bring the values of the past '1' todestroy everything that I to the present. I longed for tlw worked so hard for. days when people could c: ! f?r the trusted and did thing:; for '?1H; l Cahforma Fires Some another because they w1mtM ' i person or persons, w h o not because thtrc · according to Freud would still something in it for tlL. be stuck back in the oral stage, Now I realize that most of c1,, decided that it would be fun to society has no t·alth: ''crnctur·; play boy scout and start a fire. to correct .and, of greed Before long however, they had and self-righteous'°. ;s, no one more than enough ·fla...'lles to can be trusted. roast marshmallows. Therefore, we rnust Suddenly, some half-bake' s through life being sk\:ntical of bright idea was consuming one another, and (k·ixr<ildy thousands of acres and homes. trying to establish as r:Hnv This is not only frustrating to trusting relationships '·s mebutfrightening. possible. Weil, my fellow Apparently, I am going to Peruvians, I trust that yov w, 1 : have to live the rest of my life take care_of yourselves un1il '>'t: j in fear worrying that at any meet agam.

by Tad Deja

Health Center extends hours Tw PSC st dents h

The Health Center is now offering counseling services on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 6 free to enrolled students _and will be kept A certified counselor from St. Mary's Hospital in Nebraska City conduds the consultations. An appointtnent can be made through the health center.

PERU--Two PSC all-stars of an academic nature have been nominated for the 'USA Today' newspaper's All-USA Academic Team.

Toni Adam and Lori Gerking are i

While at Peru State she was an officer in the campus chapter of Kappa Delta Phi. national education honorary and in the Student Senate.

Scholarship deadline is March 1

The deadline to apply for foundation scholarships is March l. Pick up an application in either the Admissions Office or Financial Aid

Non-residents must renew aid

Any student "":ho is a of the Non-resident Scholars Program renew their scholarship each semester. Contact Susan Udey, busmess manager, or Dwight Garman, director of Financial Aid before fee payment of the fall semester if you have maintained the required 3.0 cumulative grade point average.

Tour heading to Ireland

Any student interested in the Continuing Education departtnent' s tour of Ireland from May 26 through June 6 may sign up with Dr. Charl\!S Harper, professor of speech. The following week is available for an additional tour to Scotland. More infonnation is obtainable from Dr. Harper.

Intramural registration starts soon

interested in registering for Intramural Coed Basketball may register from Feb. 22-28. The tourney will begin on March 1. Registration for ping pong will be Feb. 22-28 and play will begin March 7.

New format for campus movies

PSC's Campus Activities Board will introduce a new format for showing movies. The movies will only be shown one time but popcorn and soft drinks will offered during the film. ..,,,.

Application deadline Feb. 18

The deadline for students applying for the student position on the Board of Trustees is Feb. 18. Contact Barb Lewellen, C.A.B. advisor at 2252 for an application. Three finalists will be selected to meet in the governor's office for afinal interview. The selectee will succeed Kris Kubert starting in June.

"Malcolm X" to .be featured

February is Black History Month. C.A.B. is featuring the movie "Malcolm X" in the Student Center' on Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. Also, the Live Oak Room will host a diversity workshop in the Live Oak Room, Feb. 15 at 6:00. There are only 40 openings, so anyone interested must pre-register in Barb Lewellen's office. Then, Dr. J.C. Combs will speak about black music and jazz on Feb. 24 at 12: 15 in the College Theatre.

· PSC nominees. Sixty top students from American colleges and universities will receive academic honors when winners are announced in the national newspa- · per on Feb. 21.

She has been a member of the Alpha Chi national academic honorary and of the Peru State Education Association. She was also a peer tutor for Student Support Services and was active in intramural sports. ·

at the Brock Grain Co. since 1984 and secretary of the Butler/Binion Group in Brock since 1989--she maintains her spotless grade point average and is active in campus organizations.

She is a member of Phi Beta Lambda business club, the PSC Accounting Association, Alpha Chi national scholastic honorary and the PSC Management Association. She and her husband Kent live near Brock with their two sons, Cory and Kyle. Office. ·

W1llllers Will be sleeted by a panel of educators. Selection criteria "are designed to find students who excel not only in scholarship but in leadership roles on and off campus," acwrding to Peter S. Prichard, 'USA Today' editor.

Toni Adam Adam completed· work on her bachelor of science in education degree last month. She majored in business education and in business administration-management, and posted a 3.% grade point average.

She completed her student teaching at Tri-County High School.

Lori Gerking

Gerking, a junior majoring in accounting and businesss administration, has a perfect 4.0 grade point average. She plans to become a certified public accountant after she earns her degree from PSC.

Gerlcing credits the support of her family for making it possible to succeed. Despite the demands of family and work--she has been assistant manager and bookkeeper at

· The All-USA award program is co-sponsored by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges, the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, and by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.

Alpha Chi inducts new members

pha Chi song and enjoyed a reception held in the Diddel Exhibition Court of the Jindra Fine Arts Building.

In order to be considered a member of Alpha Chi, a student must meet certain requirements. The student must academically stand in the top ten percent of the junior or senior class and have completed at least 24 credit hours at PSC.

This exclusive organization "promotes good scholarship for the good of mankind," says Dr. Edris. It also provides a life-time membership.

"Once you are a member, you are always a member," states Dr. Edris

Alpha Chi also entitles the members to monetary competi.ti.ve scholarships. These scholarships are priced as much as $1,SOOforunder,graduates and $1000 for graduates. These are based upon a submitted application and composition. Lavilay from Tecumseh. , by April Czaplewski

"Ye shall know the truth, and the truth and the truth shall make you free" is the Alpha qn motto. On Nov. 30, 1993, 17 PSC snidents were inducted to such truth.

· This National Coll¢ge Honor Scholarship Society held their installation ceremony for the Nebraska Delta Chapter in the Benford Recital Hall of the Jindra.Fine Arts Building. Doctor David Edris, chairperson of humanities, Doctor Spencer Davis, associate professor of history and Doctor Anthony McCrami, associate professor of F.nglish inducted the new members.

Marshall. The secretary is Angela

M. Lavilay and treasurer is Lori S. Gerking. The student delegate is Michelle L. Larson.

Pres. Joan A. Christen explained the acceptance of officer responsibility. The members sang the Al-

Every other year, the Alpha Chi members have the option to atterid the Region-Four Convention. This year, it will be held at Pueblo, rado. On the opposing years, Alpha Chi also sponsors national conventions.

THE PSC CHAPTER OF ALPHA CHI nat:tonal scholastic honorary has elected officers for 1993-94. They include (from left) Student Delegate Michelle LarSen from Liberty, Treasurer Lori Gerking from Brock, Vice President Darren Marshall from Harvard, President Joan Christen from Tecumseh and Secretary Angela

The sponsors of Alpha Chi installed the chapter officers. The president is Joan A. Christen and

February

Tues. 1 Intramural Coed Gym Hockey Captains meeting at 7 p.m.. Intramural Men's and Coed basketball in the AWAC at 7 p.m.

Wed. 2 Intramural Men's and Coed basketball in the AWAC at 7 p.m.. Intramural Coed Gym Hockey in the Old Gym at 7 · p.m.

Thurs. 3 Intramural Coed Gym Hockey in the Old Gym at 7 p.m. Intramural Men's and Coed Basketball at 7 p.m. in the AWAC.

Fri. 4 Intramural Coed Gym Hockey in the Old Gym at 7 p.m. Intramural Men's and Coed Basketball at 7 p.m. in the AW AC. Sign up for Country Swing and Two Step dance class.

Sun. 6 Intramural Men's and Coed Basketball at 7 p.m. in the AWAC.

Mon. 7 "ESP-Magic of the Mind" Craig Karges at 8 p.m. in the Student Center. Men's Basketball against York College in the AWAC at 7:30.

Tues. 8 Aeolian II Concert at 8 p.m. in Benford Recital Hall.

Intramural Men's and Coed Basketball in the AWAC at 7 p.m.

Wed. 9 Intramural Men) and Coed Basketball in the AWAC at 7 p.m. Movie 'Malcolm X" at 7 p.m. in the Student Center sponsored by CAB. Women's Basketball against TeikyoW eslmar at 7 p.m. in the AWAC.

Fri. 11 Men's Basketball against Hastings at 7 p.m. in the A WAC. Applications for May Graduation are due.

Sat. 12 Women's Basketball against Concordia at 3 p.m. in theAWAC.

Sun. 13 Intramural Men's and Coed Basketball in the AWAC at 7 p.m. Band Concert in the College Theatre at 3 p.m.

Mon. 14 Intramural Men's and Coed Basketball in the AWAC at 7 p.m. Valentine's

Dance in the Student Center at 9 p.m.

Tues. 15 Diversity

Workshop sponsored by CAB at 6 p.m. in the Live Oak Room. Intramural Men's and Coed Basketball in the AWAC at 7 p.m.

Wed. 16 Intramural Men's and Coed Basketball in the AWAC at 7 p.m.

Thurs. 17 Men's Basketball against Midland Lutheran in the AWAC at 7:30 p.m.

Mitchell named director of Student Support Services

by Shanda Hahn

Gregory Mitchell has been named the new director of PSC 's Student Support Services (SSS.) SSS is designed to assist firstgeneration college students, those with financial need, and/or those with learning disabilities. Such students are designated "at risk" and statistically less likely to be successful in college.

Mitchell was formerly the organization's Student Intervention Coordinator. "This is the person that interacts with students on a daily basis and can have a positive influence on students' academic success," said Mitchell.

Mitchell has worked with SSS, which is funded by a recently renewed grant from the U.S. Department of Education, for nearly three years.

Now that Mitchell directs the program, his first goal is to find someone to fill that spot of Student Intervention Coordinator. His goals are to also increase both the "quantity and quality" of SSS, which currently offers programs for peer mentoring, tutoring, and personal, career and academic ·advising.

GREG MITCHELL IS THE NEW Student Support Services director at PSC, · shown here with PSC senior Susan Marshall, administrative coordinator intern fer the program. Mitchell was recently appointed to head the federally-funded program at PSC and previously was the Student Intervention Coordinator for the program.-photo by Kent Propst

by Barbara Van De.:,r

Kamp

dues required for membership.

This is the second article in a se- Funds are raised through car washes ries pertaining to PSC organi:Za- and bake tions and clubs. It deals with the I Everyone 1s encouraged to Fellowship of Christian Athletes and be a part of fellowship. (FCA). · Darnell says it's "definately

• • • • tha· not JUSt for athletes."

FCA 1s a nallonal orgamz.allon t Wh ked ha f th k en as w t are some o e see s to create a positive environ- 11•. 11 FCA h d th ac Vt es as one m e past ment for students through fellow- d h 1 d f th f t ship and fun. The advisor for Peru's an as P anne "or e u ure, FCA is men's basketball coach John Darnell answered, College WeekGibbs. Officers are Scott Daniell, end of that's where 200 president; April vice- plus college kids get together a president; Jim Burge, treasurer and retreat, bake ChrisJessica Denetell, secretary. tlan cI:mces and Casual get togethers are held in the Darnell also that cCA ts not Student Center basement behind the like a. church, tt s JUSt a group getTV ·room at 6:30 p.m. every ' ting together: to have play games Wednesday night. There are no , and have Bible studies. ·

SUMMER CAMP OPPORTUNITIES

Nebraska's most beautiful camp, YMCA Camp Kitaki, located on the Platte River, is seeking applicants for the following positions: Counselors, Wranglers, Lifeguards, Waterfront Directors, Assistant Cook, Crafts Instructors, Adventure Trail Guides, Nature Director, Archery & Riflery Instructors, Steward. Call or write: YMCA Camp Kitaki, 1039 P Street, Lincoln, NE 68508 or call (402) 9225. OR ask for one of our application _at_ your Services Office.

Still in the planning stages in the tutorial area, SSS hopes to soon be offering a walk-in-tutorial service and tele-tutoring which is a number that vou can call for information and to ask questions. The tele-tutoring will be offered during the evening hours. If you have a question or need information, call SSS will try to answer your question the next day.

This semester, SSS is sending out a calendar of events to keep it's members informed. Also during the semester, a new program will be started offering students a chance to win a student planner, by Day Runner. To be eligible, the student must use any of SSS' s services during that week. On Friday, the staff will place the names in a box. The winner's name will be drawn out and they'll be notified to come in and pick up their planner.

Mitchell has a masters degree from Golden Gate University in San Francisco and a bachelors and associates degrees from the University of Maryland-College Park. He retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1990

The

These positions as well as many others will provide money for college and retirement benefits. For more information call today:

The bells are back in town

by Thomas M. Hyde

Installed on Aug. 8, 1985, the chimes have been a familiar, pleasing sound to some and a nuisance to others.

Pres. Robert Burns regularly receives comments on the chimes, and they are probably the issue he has the most feedback on.

Even Beavis and Butthead have an opinion. "Uh, why don't the bel!s w0rk, Beavis?"

"Who cares? bells suck."

"You better watch it Beavis, · bells don't suck. They're coool."

"If they're so cool, how come they like, don't work."

·"Cuz, like I told them to turn them off."

"No way."

'1 didn't. But wouldn't it be like cool if the bells like played AC/DC or somethin'?"

"We're there dude."

English Club announces winners for Silas Summers writing contest

Peru-Creative writing yielded rewards for seven Peru State College students, winners in the 1994 Sil& Summers Writing Contest at Winners in essay, short story poetry have beep. announced by Dr. McCrann, associate professor of English at PSC and sponsor of the college Qub.

Judging this year's entries was Paul Niesen, a faculty member at the University of WisconsinOshkosh and advisor of the Wisconsin Review.

All winning entries in the Silas Summers Writing Contest will be among those published in the PSC literary magazine Sifting Sands, scheduled to be printed in April.

Writing Contest winners

include: Leo E. Trimmer, first place in essay; Andrew Rikli, second place in essay; Jean E. Gibbons, third place in essay; Rick Fowler, first in poetry; Robin Payton, second in p0etry; Bill Lockwood, third in poetry; and Robin Payton, first in short story; Tamara Kratzer, second and third in short story.

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Unknown to Beavis and are not affected by warm or cold Butthead, the chimes weren't weather. turned off, but currently don't The chimes are played oneightwork because of a bad wire track tapes. Fabry said that they running from the monitor to the can be programmed any way speakers. desired. Once they are repaired, However, according to Ron the chimes will have a song before Fabry, director of the Physical classes begin in the morning, one Plant, the chimes should be fixed at noon, and a final one at six in a short time and wili play as when they tum off. Dr. Bums they have before. He also said said the chimes are not played at that this was the only the second night because of the community. time tb.e chimes have had to be The tapes Dr. Bums has are repaired. The first time was when. Christmas, patriotic, color song, Maasrowe, the company who classical, and general. manufactured the chimes, installed "I wonder how we can make a new deck relay and belt on Feb. AC/DC play every quarter hour." 22, 1990. The chimes are programmed to The monitor plays tapes and the bong every quarter hour. On the sound travels to be played by hour, they proclaim the time by speakers in the top of the old the number of bongs. gym, where Beavis and Butthead are now trying to climb. The mechanism of the chimes Costs little to run and the chimes

Silas Summers winners are pictured as follows. Front row: Robin Payton, Short Story 1st. Poetry 2nd; Tamara Kratzer, Short Story 2nd, 3rd. Second row: Leo E. Trimmer, Essay 1st; William Lockwood, Poetry 3rd. Back row: Dr. Anthony McCran, English Club Advisor; Jean E. Gibbons, Essay 3rd. Not pictured: Rick Fowler, Poetry 1st; Andrew Rickli, Essay 2nd. --photo by Doug Kerns

PSC actors compete in regional festival

PERU -Seven PSC students exited stage right for the regional American Collegiate Theater Festival from Jan. 19-23 in Kansas City, MO.

Four students Tricia Kruse, Darren Marshall, Kris Meeske and Brian Steele participated in acting competitions for a chance to advance to the national ACTF meeting, according to Dr. Charles Harper, professor of speech and drama at PSC.

Fellow PSC students Heather Cohrs, Marcy Eddinger and Mike Gerhard attended the regional convention and related workshops in areas such as set design, lighting, costume design and o.thers.

Approximately 300 midwestem college and university theater departments were represented at the regional meeting, Dr. Harper said.

The four PSC actors participated in the annual Irene

Ryan acting competition. They were selected by judges, theater professors from other midwestem colleges, based on their perfonnances in recent Peru State theater productions, Dr. Harper said.

Each will have five minutes on

stage at the Festival, during which they presented scenes from two different plays, one of which must be a monologue, Dr. Harper said From an initial poOl of about 300 actors a group of35 semifinalists will be selected.

Only two actors from the

regional assembly will advance to the national ACTF meeting, held each year at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

Heather Cohrs is a junior from Bennington; Marcy Eddinger is a freshman from Valparaiso; Mike Gerhard is a junior from

Brian

Omaha; Tricia Kruse is a junior from Fremont; Darren Marshall is a senior from Harvard; Kris Meeske is a senior from Pickrell; and Brian Steele is a senior from Fort Dodge, IA.

Shakespearean play

Mr. Big has 93 s big album opening soon at PSC

Guitar & Pen by Stu

Well the spring semester has begun here at PSC and that means thaf the time has come for me to list the Top 10 Albums of 1993. I always exclude live albums, because the material on these has already been released. In other words AC/DC Live and Ozzy Osbourne live & Loud will not be on here.

1. Bump Ahead - Mr. Big, 2. Counterparts - Rush, 3. The Sound ofWhite Noise - Anthrax,

4. Exposed . - Vince Neil, 5. Arcade - Arcade, 6. Undertow - Tool, 7. Edge of ThornsSavatage, 8. War of WordsFight, 9. Face the HeatScorpions. 10. Sex & ReligionVai.

I'm going to spend.the rest of

the semester finishing up some projects that I started last semester in this column. I'm also going to tell you about local bands that I see, even if their great, or even if they suck .I will still review them. To start this I saw a band at "The Wall" in Beatrice on New Years Eve, calledEscape. This band is made up of four players. The guitarist is pretty good and the bass player plays the bass in similar style to that of what a rhythm guitarist would play, so in other words I never actually heard him play a song with a traditional bass line. But what he did play fit what the rest of the band was doing. The drummer was ok in spots, but did have points in certain songs where he, for lack of a better word screwed up. The singer is good if you are looking for a Bon Scott!Brian Johnson sound. They did covers of Bryan Adams "Summer of 69" and Poison's "Your Mama don't Dance" in the AODC voice. So it was unusual or different On a scale of 1 to 10 I rate these guys a 6. The Album of the Month is Bump Ahead by Mr. Big. This album is incredible and the reason

why is because, you rarely find a band that can' tread water with one guitarist and one bassist. Very few bassistS out there can keep up with Billy Sheehan and very few guitarists can shred like Paul Gilbert. Eric Martin is no slouch in the vocal realm and Pat Torpey just beats the hell out of his heads.

This album contains some lethal ballads as_ well as some hot heavier tunes as well. If you love good rock and roll, then this is right up your alley.

My third guitar player that I'm going to look at is, a bassist instead of a guitar player. This issue's pick is Billy Sheehan, I thought since I was on the topic c:i Mr. Big, I might as well cover him. He is one of the most important bassists of the last 'decade, if not thee most important Nobody in the history of the bass has anywhere close to the speed and accuracy of fretboard histrionics like him, because he started out as a rhythm guitar player. His early band, Talas as well as his past work with "guitar-god" Steve Vaihave set the standards of bassistguitarist interactions.

by Amy

Bremers

four years. That way, during a four year span, a student will get a taste ''The course of true love never did of (everything from) the Greeks run smooth." "What fools these through the modem." mortals be!" If these two quotes Eckert stated that although the cast sound to you like something from of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" the movie "Dead Poet's Svciety," was not difficult to choose, he hated you• re close. If .you've seen that not being able to cast everyone who movie, you'd know that parts of the tried out. play "A Midsummer Night's TI1e cast is as follows: Dream" were shown.in it, and now Hippolyta Krista Hatfield that play is coming to PSC. Theseus Brian Steele "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Egeus .John D. Wharton by William Shakespeare, will open Hermia Tricia Kruse at PSC on Wed., February 23, at Lysander Spencer Duncan 8:00 p.m. The play is a farcical Demetrius Chris Gibbs comedy that involves four plots Philostrate Katy Duryea Goering go.ing on at the same time: One, the Helena Heather Cohrs wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta;. P.eter Quince Diarra Dunlap two, the "romantic square" of four Nick Bottom Darreri D. Marshall lovers; three, a group of workmen FrancisFlute Aaron Wisdom (called t4e Rustics) practicing a play Tom Snout....Rendall Wymore for the wedding; and four, fairies in Snug David Radke the woods having arguments and Robin Starveling Rick Fowler bringing the lovers together. The Puck Becky Malloy plots get all mixed up and compli- Peaseblossom Sarah Schneider cated, but "it all unwinds at the Cobweb Marcy Eddinger end," Dr. Royal Eckert, professor Moth Tobra S. Ramsey of speech and drama and director of Mustardseed Nelene Riley the play, said. Oberon Brad LaBalle

In the 18112 years he has taught at Titania ......... Kristine Meeske PSC, Dr. Eckert has put on four The curtain opens at 8 p.m. on Shakespearean plays. These are Wed. through Sat., with a 2 p.m. "Much Ado About Nothing," 'The matinee on Sunday, Feb. 27. Two Winter's Tale," "The Comedy of weeks later, on March 11 and 12, Errors" and "A Midsummer Night's the play will travel to the Lied CenDream," which was performed 18 terin Nebraska City, and give two years ago. performances as a dinner the.A.ccording to Dr. Eckert, PS(: tries ater. The time for is not

Tricia Kruse

Kris Meeske

Oarren Marshall

Steele

Happiness can become habit formin

by Amy Bremers

Don't worry; be happy. Ever heard that phrase? It's a good idea. Some people think that happiness comes along with a specific eventgetting an "A" on a hard test, finding the perfect guy or gal or turning 21.

However, that's not the way happiness operates. If it was, people would ·be disappointed and depressed most of their lives, Humans can choose to be happy; nothing has to necessarily happen.

Acci>rding to "Cosmopolitan's" Oct. 1993 issue, happiness becomes a habit through practice. There are eight guidelines to follow in order to acquire this habit and to be happy.

l. Cancel any negative feelings that come to you. React to bad situations calmly and accept that you're not always going to be able to control them. "Consult with others and look for positive ways to deal with the problem," Erin Ginley,

freshman art major, said.

2. Always be open to the smallest chance for happiness. Leann McCoy, former PSC student, said, 'Tm happy when I wakeup and see that the sun is shining." Concentrating on little chances for happiness and the positive moments of your life will enhance your opportunities to be happy.

3. Act as if you are happy. Practice smiling and telling yourself you're happy. Give thanks often for little things. "If you give thanks often, you'll realize what you do have all the good things in your life as opposed to the bad," states Stephanie Jones, junior exercise science major.

4. Go out of your way to make other people happy. "Take people 'out to dinner, leave friendly notes, actually do the dishes for once," says Felicia Duncan, junior elementary education major.

When someone does something

that makes you happy, openly acknowledge that and "do something nice back," suggests Duncan.

5. Think of a particular person who has contributed to your happiness and focus on that person. What is it that he or she does to make vou happy? Or instead, focus on par-

cusing on past happy times will often cheer you when you are down and give you the strength you need to bring you back up. Kretsinger adds, "When I saw that the kids trusted me, no matter how down I was, that (trust) cheered me up."

6. Don't be critical of other

7. Instead of trying to make yourself 100 percent happier, aim for only one percent happier in many different ways. Spencer Duncan, sophomore elementary education major, thinks that is a good idea. 'There's no way you can make yourself feel 100 percent happier. You have to realize you will have your down days," he says. "It's much easier to try to be only one percent happier."

8. Fake happiness until you've achieved it. Act as though you're perfectly content, and imagine that you are.

ticular people rather than a single person. When Derek Kretsinger, senior elementary education major, has felt down, certain children have cheered him up. Thinking back on a practicum of his, Kretsinger states, "A teacher being able to help students out and being able to have students trust you (are two) of the most happy things there are." Fo-

people's faults. Give others the benefit of the doubt, and you'll avoid those negative thoughts that stand in the way of happiness. "If you are ·critical of other people, you yourself will have negative feelings, causing you to be unhappy," says Sheri McMullen, senior marketing and management major.

Of course; a person is not going to be happy all the time. To be happy every minute is unrealistic. However, happiness is within everbody's grasp, and to achieve it only takes a little practice

Just goes to show you that Bobby Mcferrin has four good words of wisdom when he sings "Don't worry; be happy."

CommQn sense key to staying warm Caffeine a health hazard?

by April Czaplewski

Do you shiver at the thought of hiking through mountains or snow to get to class? Does the thought of piercing ice blowing in your face leave you trembling in di!:gust? If you are one who does not enjoy the cold that comes with winter, listen closely.

There are several s -ategies you can practice to battle against this "!>one-chilling weather. The first of these is listening to Mom. Mom always said to eat a hot meal. Well, Mom was right. If you eat a hot meal, your body will risP- in temperature.

Mom also said, "Eat your SP.inach." Again, Mom knew what was best for you. Spinach is high in iron which ha<l been found to alter thyroid metabolism. This metabolism regulates body Other iron-rich foods,include• poultry, fish lean red meat, lentils and any leafy green vegetable. In addition, what you drink also influences how this cold weather affects you .. Drink a fot of fluidS, such as hot cider, herbal tea and

broth. They prevent dehydration, which decreases your body temperature. Also note that consuming caffeine may produce negative results. Caffeine constricts blood vessels, which effects your circulation. When circulation is hindered, your blood flow is affected, cooling the body even more.

Smokfug alSoilids in directly decreasing body lemperature. Cigarette smoke helps form plaque in your arteries. In addition, nicotine also affects the body's circulation.

Drinking alcohol produces the same effect. Initially, alcohol increases blood flow, temporarily causing warmth. But, the heat is soon lost, and your body temperature is drastically reduced.

t t Understanding how Jo warm your feet and hands is very important in keeping warm. These exposed body parts are the ones that always seem to be the most affected by cold weather.

One exercise, practiced by the

U.S. Anny, involves your body, specifically your hands, to better endure the cold. This technique trains your hands to heat up in the cold by adaptation.

First, while in a warm room, place your hands in a container of warm water for three to five minutes. Then, go into a freezing room and again dip your hands in warm water for 10 minutes. By repeating this process, the blood vesels are conditioned to open despite the cold weather.

An additional hand-warming exercise, practiced by skiers all over the· world, is called the wincbnill effect. This is practiced by pretending you are a softball pitcher. Swing your arm downward behind your body and then upward in front of you at about 80 twirls per minute. This hand warmer forces blood to the fingers, thus resulting in longer cold-endurance.

If you are interested in more. information, read "Home Remedies."

by April Czaplewski

To consmne caffeine or not to consume caffeine; tliat is the question! Do you remember hearing that caffeine is a health hazard ?

Or do you remember hearing that it is a mild stimulant labeled as a headache-healer, an astluna reliever and a fat burner? Maybe you are one who has heard both stories. So, which one is true? Or, are both statements true? Listen closely, and you be the judge. Do you believe caffeine really causes birth defects? In 1980, the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) cautioned pregnant women to avoid caffeine because studies had shown it causedbirth defects in rats. Ironically, the amotll1ts given to the rats were outrageous compared to the normal amounts humans con-

fee stimulates this response. Women, if you are consuming caffeine during your menstrual cycle, listen closely. Consuming caffeine during this time is known to result in irritability and menstrual discomfort.

• What are the positive effects of caffeine? Well, according to Manfred Kroger, Ph.D., professor of food and science at Pennsylvania State University, it makes your heart pun1p faster. This results in stimulation of the muscles which causes fat to burn easily.

Caffeine may also help increase physical endurance. A theory proposed by researchers at Ball State University is caffeine moves stored body fat int> the bloodstream. Here, it is burned as energy and increases the stamina.

What effect does caffeine have on sume. those with asthma? It has been Caffeine has also been linked to proven to open up the. narrowed the cause of FBD (fibrocystic breast bronchial passages that cause shortdisease). This involves pain- ness of breath. ful noncancerous lumps on breasts. Caffeine may also have negative Researchers at Ohio State Univer- side effects. Too much caffeine sity discovered that when women may result in restlessness, insomnia stopped consuming caffeine, these and headaches. It may also trigger • lumps disappeared. Yet, when re- panic attacks or hot flashes.

cently studied, 2,200 women found When your body becomes addicted

noconnectionbetweenthisdisease to this stimulation, other sicle-ef-

and caffeine. fectS occur. As a result, when it Barry R. Davis, M.D., conducted does not receive as much caffeine a study which linked coffee intake as it.is used to, your body experiwith increased cholesterol. When ences symptoms of withdrawI. be studied over 9,00) people as part Therefore, headaches, jitters, irritaof a nationwide program, he found bility and sleepiness may occur. that cholesterol levels were a lot So, if you plan to wean yourself higher in people who drank two or from caffeine, do so slowly. more cups of coffee a day. The only Whether you consume caffeine or problem is researchers do not ex- not is up to you. Now, you know the

''There's no way to make yoursel t feel 100 percent happier. You have to realize you will have your down days. It's much easier to try to be one percent happier." Spencer Duncan

Graduating students Lottery funds to be split 4 ways choose ·pop·.ular U.S. c1t1es

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, by et to the Solid Waste Landfill Nebraska Department of Governor Ben Nelson received Closure Assistance Fund and Revenue, headed by Balka. MIAMI,FL-College students

gradilating this year may want to consider moving to Bast!. ID. Nashville, TN or even Springfield, MO. Believe it or not. these are i:he three most popular large U.S. cities Americans moved to in 1993, reports Ryder, the nation's largest truck rental and leasing company. in its annual survey of where Ameri-, cans move each year. Ryder lists large cities as those with more than 100,000 residents.

If looking for a smaller city to move to, graduates should consider, Grand Junction, CO, Jackson.TN and Billings, Mf. These are the top three most popular small cities Americans moved to in 1993, the survey reports. Ryder lists small cities as those with less than 100,000 residents.

"Our survey indicates that Americans are moving to small and midsized cities outside the Northeast where job opportunities and economic growth appear to be on the rise," says Jerry Riordan, president. Ryder Consumer Truck Rental. Consumers cite affordable housing, job opportunities and better quality of life as the main reasons for mov-

ing to the8e cities."

Ranked by the ratio of inbound to outbound moves the 10 most popular destinations in 1993 with populations above 100,000 were:

1. Boise, ID

2. Nashvil),e, TN

3. Springfield, MO

4. Sioux Falls, SD

5. Richmond, VA

6. Tucson, AZ

7. Madison, WI

8. Minneapolis. MN

9. Colorado Springs, CO IO.Columbus, OH

The 10 most poplar destinations in 1993 with populations below 100,000 were:

1. Grand Junction, CO

2. Jackson, TN

3. Billings, Mf

4.Lima,OH

5. Elmira, NY

6. Zanesville, OH

7. Meridian, MS

8. Hattiesburg, MS

9. Panama City, FL

10. Wilmington.NC

the first transfer· payment of $34,733 (1%) will go to the "Nebraskans said they wanted Nebraska Lottery money in a Compulslve Gamblers alottery,andl'mpleasedthatwe check totaling $3,473,245. The Assistance Fund. were able to meet that demand check was issued by M. Berri The payment represented 25 and use lottery revenues for some Balka, state tax commissioner on percent of all Lottery sales very exciting and worthwhile Dec.15. between Oct. 6 and Dec. 11. On projects. Education. and the

The money will be divided Oct. 6; the Lottery paid back environment are two of the most among four trwit funds and used money used for start-up costs and critical investJ.nents we can make for grants. (49.5%) began operating on its own. in Nebraska's future,,; will go to the Education _ "The response to our efforts commented Governor Nelson. Innovation Fund, $868,311 - has been very pos1't1.'ve, and we're F f f Lo uture trans er o · ttery (25%} will go to the proud to be able to make a fund proceeds are planned about every Environmental Trust Fund, transfer of this size," said Balka· 90 days. $850,945 (24.5%) will be given The Lottery is a division of the

Nebraska vets can receive aid

OMAHA-Nebraska Vietnam Veter.ans and their families can now receive assistance. The Great Plains Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) has contracted with the agent orange class.assistance program to assist Nebraska Vietnam Veterans and their families.

The program is based on referrals to existing services in the state. Call the PVA at 1-800-258-1855 or (402)398-1855 if yoti have any · questions or need assistance.

"Faculty Senate" from

March."

Mentalist Karges to psyche out PSC

by Thomas M. Hyde

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Mr. Hamilton, associate prof of business and "In this day and age of computer president of Faculty Association, technology remember this-felt that response from the faculty technology is wonderful-- but the has been favorable. most incredible the most Hamilton that PSC is the fascinating is with you onJy college m Nebraska and the right now. It's your mind. Learn Midwest not to a faculty to use it and let it help you to s.enate He also said _the your full potential; it's North_ <;entral Accreditation hm1ted only by your Association wants faculty to have imagination." more involvement in This · quote portrays the government. · personality of The committee. of mentalist Craig.· Karges. He Faculty Association spent an hour

a weekfor·two years on writing the constitution. Hamilton felt thatit is a good way for faculty to get involved and that the project, on. the whole, has been very amiable and that there .will be no

major changes for the PSC community.

Hamilton felt thatthe only disadvantage to faculty senate was that they must work to earn their voice. "I don't see it as a disadvantage, it is a part of my job and I feel it's the right thing to do. I tis a team effort right now:"

Hamilton also said thatreplacing the current organization with faculty senate must be done so that there is nq. -gap in represe:o,tation He Mso said that Dr. Bums will ask''lhe student senate if it wishes to modify.

" Hamilton went fur,ther to say, I hope everybody takes their tasks seriously and it will continue to do.the quality job that academic · affairs has done."

travels the country every year thrilling audiences in corporate presentations, conventions and college auditoriums· with his stupefying displays of ESP. He has entertained audience sizes from 25 to 2,000 people. His routine includes predicting making tables lmking three finger rings together reading serial numbers from dollar bill while blindfolded and making predictions. He was Awarded Entertainer of

the Year by the National Psychic Entertainers Association. He wrote a book specifically for other perfon:ners, received the Certified Speaker Professional designation and won "Campns Entertainer of the Year?' and Novelty/Variety Entertainer of the Year."

He often appears on television talk shows and has co-produced and starred in two half-hour television shows for PBS as well as a 90 minute show on cable. In a challenge to skeptics,

Karges has offered $10,000 to charity if someone can prove he uses plants in the audience to accomplish his feats of psychic skill.

Craig Karges will perform his "ESP-Magic of the Mind" for PSC on February 7 at 8 p.m. in the Student Center.

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Ruck elected to CPA g.roup

Carol Ruck of PSC has been elected to membership in the Ameri'an Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

An assistant professor ofb1JSiness at PSC, Ruck teaches and advises students in the accounting program.

She also serves on the Accounting Careers committee for the Nebraska SocictyofCPAs. Ruckhas been a member of the PSC faculty since 1989.

The AICPA is the national professional organization of certified public accountants, with over 310,000 · members in public practice, industry, govememnt and education.

Bobcats improve record to 5-13 I

by C.T. Crooker

The PSC men's basketball team met up with the William Penn Statesmen on Jan. 20 in the AWAC.

William Penn, with a record of 2-10, wouldn't get much going against the Bobcats either. Shooting only 30 percent from the floor in the first half and turning the ball over seven times, they only put 31 points on the board at intermission.

The 'Cats, on the other hand, shot 65 percent from the field, including 13 from senior cocaptain Scott Doan, and nine from the other senior co-captain Todd Gottula. PSC went into the locker room with a coffiforuible 12 point lead.

The Statesmen did rally late in the second half to make a game of it, but thanks to solid defense and 12 more points from Gottula the Bobcats sealed a victory for their fourth win of the season.

Gottula led all scorers in the contest with 21, and added seven boards to boot. Freshman Ryan Kier and sophomore Dan King added 18 and 16 points respectfully.

Jim Joy and Erik Danielson

were the top scorers for the John Gibbs said, "It's good to see Statesmen in the game with 15 that they're (the teams) hard work points a piece. is· paying off with some success.

Two days later in the AW AC It does -get discouraging if they the 'Cats met up with the Teikyo- don't geta win once in a while." Westmar Eagles. Coach Gibbs also added this PSC hit the floor shooting comment. "Our kids are good from the floor again in the extremely young but they are first half with a 62 percent field continuing to work hard and we. goal percentage, though they only are extremely pleased with their· shot 33 percent from the charity progress. Right now they are still stripe in the first half. Kier led all learning to when scorers at the intermission with you put 10 or 12 new kids 11, and Doan added seven. together on a team that plays a big Peru cooled off some in the part." · second half only shooting 56 When asked about their goals percent from the field, but picked for the'rest of the season Gibbs up their free throw shooting to 68 stated, "We're striving to improve, percent. PSC had several players we said at the beginning of the in double figures in the scoring season that we wanted to be a column with King adding 12, Kier good basketball team by the end of tallied up 13, Jim Burge put in 14 February and that is what we're reaching for." points, and Doan led the PS C scoring attack with 16.

The second straight victory for Lawerence Snodgrass proved to the 'Cats upped their record to 5be the only real offensive threat 13, and the loss dropped the the Eagles had giving them 24 of Eagles record to 3-16. their total 63 points, 15 of which The Bobcats will host Coach came in the second half. Scott Jensen and the Dana College Warner was second team with 11 Vikings in the AW AC on points.

Monday, Jan. 31, at 7:30 p.m. And will then travel to Doane on When asked about the two Feb. 2, the tip off for that contest victories at home Head Coach. is set for 7:30 also.

Intramural activities hot despite cold weather; 11 teams in b-baU

by Matt Uher

Winter activities are in full swing for the Intramural department. 'This is probably our busiest time of the year with basketball, joggiligf,. aerobics, lifting, and gym hockey all starting this month,"

Jerry LeFever, coordinator of

intramurals.

MIKE MARONEY served an internship with the PS C intramural department last semester through PSC's ·cooperative education program.-phoi:o. by Bev Ramsey

Intramural basketball has eleven teams entered in the men's division and two teams in the coed division. The men's division will _be played in a

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round-robin format with a tournament at the end of the season. The coed teams will play a five game series

Coed floor Hockey begins the first week of February with the ·captain's meeting the first of the month. Jogging, lifting, and weight ·lifting started up right after break. The only change in these activities is that aerobics is being held in the old weight room until the. baseball and softball teams move out of the Old Gym.

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Lady 'Cats getting hot; 7-1 record since finals

by Matt Uher

Lady Bobcat Basketball is defjnitely getting hot when it counts. Last season the Lady Cats started a win streak over finals and this '93-'94 team is definitely not any different.

·Coach Davidson has his team to form for the final month of the season. The Lady Cats have been playing quality ball the last month. They have gone 7-0 since finals.

The Lady Cats had a couple of key Wins over Missouri Valley and W estmar. The Missouri Vcilley game saw the Lady Cats shoot 77% the secon,d half and 59% for the whole game. The Lady Cats shot 29-49 fot the game.

Coach Davidson explained, "Most teams we've played haven't been quality teams but, the next month of games will definitely be a test to our talent."

- The Lady Bobcats played in a key match against UNK that will definitely have a measure of how they are coming along.

Thursday, Jan. 27, the Lady Cats play 14 ranked Hastings who probably have the best talent they've had for years.

The Lady Bobcats do have some things to iron out if they want to keep their success going strong. "Our main key is to get Jill Parker up to the level we know she can play. Also, Lora White is starting to get her game back to where we like it, but we will definitely need her even more down the stretch because of her experience," stated Davidson.

"We've had excellent guard play and they probably have lifted this team to the level we need to be at. Also, Tamir Anderson has played good and she has been another key to our success," quoted Davidson.

The Lady Bobcats look like they will be battling for a spot in the National Tournament again this year. So, let's go out and give them the support they deserve. Show some Bobcat excitement!

PSC SENIOR CENTER, Tamir Anderson goes up strong for a lay-up against UNK last Friday night The Lady Bobcats were edged by the Lady Lopers, 68-65 ending their long winning streak.

Doan vs. Doane

Bills will be denied again

Dallas will win another ring

company are deeper and more talented than the forty-niner defense. I think they'll slow down Emmit Smith, Troy Aikman, and that talented Cowboy offensive line.

"The Way I See It"

by C. T. Crooker

The Buffalo Bills are back! Sorry folks there's nothing anybody can do about it. The Bills have been blessed with a sacred fourth shot at winning the world championship in. Atlanta Georgia this Sunday. Will they do it? I highly doubt it.

Although the Bills looked impressive in their 30- 13 romp of a played-out Kansas City Chiefs team, they won't be able to muster enough good fortune to win in the Georgia Dome against the Dallas Cowboys.

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The Cowboys themselves were equally impressive, shutting down the explosive offense of the San Francisco 49ers. Emmit Smith was just too much of a force for the Ninersdefense to handle. But, I believe that Bruce Smith and

Last year the Dallas Cowboys humiliated the Bills in a 52-17 blowout at the Super Bowl in Pasadena, CA.

The Bills looked far too impressive last week against Montana and company to allow the Cowboys to push them all over the field like they did iast year.

Last week. Thurman Thomas established himself as one of the best post-season rushers of all. time by putting his name up there in the records with the elite running backs to ever rush in the NFL. Thomas did this by rumbling for 186 yards against Derrick Thomas, Neil Smith and the Chiefs defense.

Although both teams have very powerful and talented running games, I think the team that passes the ball effectively will win the game. I'm afraid that the running game will turn out to be somewhat of a stalemate.

The Bills have Thurman Thomas, and Dallas has Emmit Smith.

Smith recently suffered a severe shoulder separation but

has managed to p l a y magnificently through the pain in the last two games against the Giants and the 49ers. And won the NFL rushing title again, despite missing the first two games of the season due to contract negotiations.

Thurman Thomas, as I previously mentioned is coming off of one of the best performances in playoff history. I don't know who's going to win the rushing war; you make the call.

The edge in the passing game, however, has to go to Dallas. Wide receivers Ivlichael Irvin, Alvin Harper, and tight end Jay Novacek are just that much better than the Bil!'s receivers. Although the Bills have Andre Reed and Pete Metzelars in their arsenal, the overall speed of the Cowboy defense will shut them down.

The way I see it, the Cowboys will pass for double the yards that the Bills will. This will be the nail in the coffin, the hole in the ground, and the funeral procession all in one for the Buffalo Bills. That's right, the poor old Bills will limp hQme with their Buffalo tails between their Bill's legs with their fourth straight Super Bowl Defeat. Dallas Cowboys 38, Buffalo Bills2l.

thletes named 'All-Americans'

All-American· selections for season. The mark could be a the fall sports season are out. national one as well; but the PSC landed two football players NAIA does not compile records and a volleyball player to the on blocked kicks.

Malcom also collected 7 2 Steve Gaines, and tackles aild led the defense with cornerback Alex Malcom were five interceptions and 29 pass named to the 1993 N AIA breakups. " Division II All America second "I think Steve and Alex played team. as well individually this season

a better year than we did," he said. "If we had, I think it would have highlighted their accomplishments even more."

The type of students -and individuals they are makes me very proud of them."

and considering every setter that was at the national tournament, I think it's really, really an honor."

"I have two feelings on the ·as anyone I've seen here in three matter," Peru State Coach Monte · years," said Meadows. "With Meadows said of the Steve, his numbers. could have announcement. ''I thought either been even higher had he not been of them could have made the first injured going into the last game. team, but given the record we had He was a leader on the team by they were fortunate to each make example, and his statistics speak the second team. In either case, of his detemiination and the effort they were certainly deserving of he gave on the field. thehonor."

Gaines and fellow linebacker Branden Bender were also named to the NAIA 1993 Division II All-America Scholar athletes. Gaines and Bender become only the second. and third Bobcats to earn All-America honors for academics in the pro gram's history:

Gaines has a 3.87 grade point average in elementary education. He was the Bobcats' leading tackler on the season with 138.

Bender majors in business administration-management and has a 3.52 grade point average. The junior from Nebraska City collected a career-high 90 stops in '93 to place second behind Gaines on the defensive unit.

With Egger averaging 12.5 set assists per game, the Lady Bobcats posted a 44-16 record this year and earned the school's first berth in the NAIA championship tournament. Their season also included a record for the most victories, as well as PSC' s first District 11 and Bi· District titles.

"I don't know if there is

The hard-hitting Gaines, a anyone walking around the senior from Watson, MO., country who achieved what Alex registe-:ed a team and career-high did in terms of blocked kicks. He 138 tackles from his inside' was very consistent week in and linebacker spot. He had 93 out for us qefensively, too." · unassisted stops, incbding 12 Meadows said the selection of behind the line of Gaines and Malcom· shows the Malcom, a junior from Tabor, respect they earned despite Iowa, set a school record with IO playing on a below .500 team. blocked kicks in the Bobcats' 3-7

Seventy-five athletes were. chosen to this year's ScholarAthlete list. To qualify, a player must be a junior or senior starter, have completed one term at their nominating institution, and maintain a cumulative point-average of 3.50 or higher· on a 4.00 scale. ·

For Peru State College setter

Jackie Egger, this year's performance was worthy of national recognition.

"Unfortunately, we didn't have

'This is one of the highest honors any athlete can achieve because it distinguishes them on and off the field," said Coach Meadows. "Branden and Steve are leaders by example on the field, but they work equally as hard to excel in the classroom.

The sophomore from Silver· Creek, NE, was named to the NAIA first team volleyball AllAmerican team. Egger is the first player in school history to be named to either the first, second, or third teams.

"I think she had the stats and credentials she needed, so it would have been tough to not put her on the first team,"· P SC Coach Jim Callender said. 'The fact that she was a sophomore

The All-America honor follows an impressive list of individual accolades in '93 for Egger, who was named to the All-District 11 and All-Region teruns. She also gained selection to five All-Tournament teams durin_g the re_gular season, and was chosen District player of the week once.

Egger, a secondcyear starter and co-captain, led the District in set .assist average during the regular season. She topped the nation in that category as well, according to stats compiled by the American Volleyball Coache& Association in late

Four Tigers look on as PSC seniQf co-captain Scott Doan shoots for two against Doane <;:ollege. The Bo6cats lost.gie contest in the AWAC on Jan. 12, but will get another shot at Doane on Feb. 2, in Crete. --photo by Kent Probst

Who's the ass?

Anonymous patron enables class to view cultural events in Omaha

by Lori Leth

This semester PSC' s Honors Program has added a new class, HP 201: Making Sense--Art In The World. HP 210 is a three hour course that will be offered each spring semester.

This course is one of three others offered in the spring. Others include HP 204: Contemporary Asian Cultures instructed by Harry Tabata, instructor of business and HP 205: Science and Society instructed by Dr. Larry- Pappas, ·professor of natural science.

Making Sense--Art In The World is taught by Dr. Dan Cox, professor of education. Cox believes that this class "provides students with experiences they don't normally get in Southeast Nebraska and at the same time allows them time .to discuss these experiences."

According to Dr. Anthony McCrann, professor of English and coordinator of PSC' s Honors Program, "these [classes] go across the genres."

An anonymous patron of arts and education has donated $1000 to PSC' s Honors Program for use in HP 201. This money will provide students with the opportunity to attend several cultural events.

In February the class will attend the ballet of "Beauty and the Beast," visit the Omaha Ballet School and tour the Orpheum Theatre. They will also view Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night's Dream".

March will take the students to the Old Market and the Bemis Foundation Alternative Worksite in Omaha. In April HP 20 l will receive,-a guided tour of the Westem Heritage Museum and a docent tour of the Joslyn Art Museum. The class will also travel to the home of Michael Strauss, principal violinist of The Omaha.Symphony. Later that evening they will attend "Russian to the Core" presented by The Omaha Symphony.

Fall classes available to next semester' s honor students are HP

J Butler, Smith address Student Senate

by Doug Kerns

On Wednesday, Feb. 9 VicePresident for Student Affairs Dr. Steven Butler and Vice-President for Academic Affairs Dr. Terry Smith talked to the student senate about accreditation of PSC, an increase in the cost of food and rooms, and the addition of cable T.V. to all residence halls.

In April 1991 PSC was given a ten year accreditation on the conditions that it improve the way it allocated its resources and that it have an assessment plan. On April 11-12 of this year two -administrators from other colleges will come to PSC to determine if these criteria have been niet.

Dr. Smith said that there are three components to ' the assessment plan. The first is a sophomore portfolio. Smith said, "In each of your general education classes something that you do .as part of the class, typically it could be an answer on a final, will be photocopied and become part of the portfolio. During the second semester of your sophomore year, you will meet with your advisor to talk about the contents of the portfolio. It is because Peru is small that we can have a project like that."

The second part of the

assessment plan is senior competency. !Dr. Smith said, "Every discipline will have some means of asssessing whether or not you are competent in the methods and the subject of that discipline."

The third part of the assessment plan is assessing student attitudes, which will consist of exit interviews for seniors and a survey by the ACT Corporation. "The net result is finding out an awful lot about you as individuals, your academic programs, facilities, services, personel, and curricular and noncurricular programs so we cau 'make your degree even more

101: Twentieth Century Issues taught by McCrann, HP 400: Ethics and Social Justice taught by Dr. Spencer Davis, professor of Social Science and HP 212:

Introduction to Non-Western Musics instructed by Dr. David Edris, professor of Music.

Admission to the Honors Program is based on the following criteria. A student must have received a 24 or above on their ACr, haved maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.3 for at least 12 semester h0urs at PSC and a ranked in the top quarter of their graduating class and have received permission from Dr. McCrann to enter the Honors Program. Non-traditional students must also have maintained a grade point average of 3.3 for at least 12 semester hours ac PSC.

Wilmes to talk on women's issues

by Jodi Hytrek

PSC education instructor, Barbara Wilmes will be speaking of "Women in Education" <)n March 10 at 12 p.m. in the Burr Oak Room to celebrate Women's History Month.

powerful than it is now."

Dr. Butler addressed the issues of the food rate increase and the increase in room fees. He said that the administration was going to recommend to the Board of Trustees that the cost of the meal plan to students increase by 2.5 percent. "The increase is based upon the cost of living index and food costs. There has been no increase in the last three years," he explained.

There will be a six percent increase in the cost of on-campus housing, three percent of which is the cost of having cab Ie T. V. available in all residence hall rooms.

In general, she will he speaking on how life is seen through a woman's pcrspecti ve and the history of being horn female. In particular, she will he discussing the struggle for gender equality in education and providing documentation for this. Wilmes has also asked two recent PSC graduates to come and address what thev ha v c encountered iii "the world" and how PSC prepared them !'or this

"It is an honor to he asked to speak. I want to express that women should hold onto then goals and not let soc1et: or anything stop them," \\"ii mes explained.

Opinions

Food policy for on-campus

We, The Times staff, would like had several students upset for the past fow plan policy, Board policy# 9016,. w,ill IJ,egin students living on campus to contractfor:W.7f program. This policy does exclUde Hall and Oak Hill Housing. i : · ,: .·

Actually this has been the Board policy all along, Wayne and Chadron State have been in p<lli.cy for some time. However, there was some eonfusion a.tPSQ. PSC has failed to meet the policy's t?ya1lo\Ving upperclassmen on campus the choice .a rrieal plan or not The College has faJJ

According to Dan "The number' of students this changewiJl

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Dear Editors:

Every month I grab an issue of The Times, sit down and thumb through it. I get caught up on current events that might affect me as a college student. I also read the popular Bobcat Man to find out whose spine gets ripped out this month.

However, this month seemed to be different when I came to the Iappiness can become habit forming" article. I thought I 1 would expand my horizons by taking time to read it. I thought to myself. "Have people become so disillusioned that they must tum to some book or magazine to find the answers to problems facing us every day?" I think not: pain is a daily par! of our

Rush releases 20th album Steve Vai is the god of guitars

Guitar & Pen by Stu

Pink Floyd is releasing their album on March 24. The album is entitled "Awaken To The Sense Of Reality". A tour will follow, starting in Miami, with stops through Ames and Kansas City. All I know at this point is that the tour will be an all stadium one and they are using a blimp in the shows. It should be a sight to see.

On March 28th, Mr. Big will be perfonning at the Royal Grove in Lincoln. If you read the last column you certainly know who they are by now. Aerosmith will be in Ames at the end of this month.

The Album of the Month is Cowzterparts by Rush. Contrary

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to what some people say this album is a lyricist's dream. It's very complicated to follow, and a non fan of the trio will view it as a step backwards because most of the keyboards are gone. "Stick It Out", "Cold Fire", and "Animate" are some of the brighter spots on this release, but all the songs are good. You could say these guys are the 'Timex of Rock 'n' Roll"; after 20 albums they still don't miss a beat.

On the local side of music, Mother Tung is back in Beatrice and according to B rian Barnhouse (lead guitarist) they will concentrate more on local shows for awhile as well as writing and performing originals. More on their homecoming in the next issue.

The fourth guitarist that I'm covering jn a series, is none other than Steve Vai. For years he was the driving force behind the group Whitesnake. On the album Slip of the Tongue he handled all the guitar parts when Adrian Vandenberg was injured. He created the first seven string guitar and played it like he was born with it. Why,_you may ask? His

response: "Because I wanted more out of it, and the range I have now is unbelievable." He released an album entitled Passion and Warfare, and I guess you just have to love guitars, because honestly it sounds like one gigantic solo. His latest band, named Vru,,has had some success with their release Sex & Religion. Now that he has an actual 'band' around him, his playing should be seen and heard by the masses. Most people just cringe when they think of him playing because he is so good. I mean he just touches the instrument and out come these sounds that nobody else can make. It's magic.

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lives: pain from breaking up with a girlfriend, losing a loved one, failing a test or even losing that big game. People need pain, I need pain. Without pain people will never become mature adults.

My point is that I do believe in happiness, but I also think that true happiness can only be achieved by going thr9ugh pain and dealing with it, not by pretending to be happy. Pain and bittemes.s is all part of the process of growing up and dealing with that pain will give you strength as a person. Faking your happiness will only end up hurting you in the long run if you don't learn how to deal with life's problems.

Daniel E. Huss

Dear Mr. Huss:

We, The Times editors understand your views, but we wish to point out that the "Happiness Can Become Habit Forming" article's purpose is not to tell readers to avoid pain but to provide ways to deal with everyday life, including pain. In no way did the writer wish to suggest that a false manner.

Lori Leth and Chan Crooker Co-Editors

Shane thinks love is like an airplane

Or maybe a season or a thermometer

'Shane's World ..

Hello my fellow Peruvians, and welcome to "Shane's World," my little literary laboratory. The place where I convert my opinions into social hypothesis, and then pass them on to you my guinea pigs for this vast experiment we call life. It is an arrangement which I truly LOVE, being able to communicate with you and at the same time having the opportunity to test and prove my social theories.

WellO.K! Maybeyouareright Perllaps true love was a bit drastic and inappropriate for our writer/ reader relationship. While I Care about each and every one of you a great deal, value enormously your opinions and responses to my work, and enjoy immensely sharing thoughts and. feelings with you on various topics, I must admit that we could hardly call our feelings true love. After all, true love is Romeo and it is the willingness to give your own life for another person. True

love is unconditional and is the emotional support of people whom you can rely on and know that they always have your best interests at heart True !ove may also simply be a deep, long lasting and never changing commitment between two people. Basically love is what you make · of it. True love is as individualized as the people who experienceit l.ovedependson your values, background, respect for yourself and others and expectations for yomself and your loved ones.

life and relationships and find out what love is to you. Upon further inspection you might talre the scholarly approach' and agree with Webster's Dictionary, which defines love as a passionate affection of one ·person for another. Maybe you will live the rest of your life only thinking that love is a score of zero in tennis. Who knows, you may never discover what love is to you.· I will however tell you that after close scrutiny I have determined what love is to me.

LOVE ISA THERMOMETER.

Love is a word which we all know and use on a daily basis, but how many of us actually understand if and can say we have experienced it?

The latter question is much easier to answer, since all of us experience love in one capacity or another. Whether we actually · understand and can achieve it for ourselves is another thing. Country recording artist Clay Walker summed it up best when he said, "I know what love is. What's it to you?" With Valentine's Day just passed and love definitely lacking in the world, I think that 'it is an important time to examine your

No, I don't mean a glass cylindrical rod filled with mercury and used for determining the temperature of an object I do however, mean to imply that love .acts. as and serves the same purpose as a thermometer.

First of all, both love and a thermometer are divided into very distinguishably marked· levels which we call degrees. In love these degrees range in intensity· from the average 98.6 (reassuring love that you feel toward your Aunt Martha and Uncle Mel) to the fever pitch, filled embrace that can be. seen on any movie f6r rent to those over 18. The latter will also be explained

Stu thinks senior's life full of pits

Not enough options after graduation

by Stu ...

Well, my college career is almost over, or is it? fve always thought that your senior year was supposed to ·be the easiest I certainly didn't think it would be filled with massive amounts of stuff to do. Lo and behold, the mythological goddess of reality appeared and sadly intervened and told me that I was mistaken. Well, actually she laughed in my face.

rm sure that many of the seniors at this fine American institution have also heard her laugh. Why, with interviews, internships, resumes, etc where does our fre«< time exist? Ah yes, we fortunately get to think of that when we are sitting there deciding on where to relocate. Choice A: You could move to the real world where you get to deal with ient and all that glorious stuff.

Choice B: You could move back home and wort in the family.OOsi-

ness. Choice C: Go on to graduate school. Finally, choice Ji>: Take up another degree and study for five more years, in other words become a true 'professional student'.

To start of with, rio one in their right mind is going to jump up and say "Give me choice B !"because after four years of freedom the thought of living under your parents roof turns the stomach. No offense towards Mom & Dad. Choice C is a bit better but not much, because most of us are tired of higher education. Choice D also falls along those same1ines.

Hence we .are leftwith choice A

In other words grab your collared shirts, black socks and nice shoes and go get the interviews. And do not forget the tie. Clip-ons will do justfme.

Next, you need a phone and some hot numbers to call. This means phone bills, phone bills, and yes

in greater detail in my first book. "On Top of Old Smokey All Covered with Sweat." like a thermometer love can be IJSed to make us feel safe and to filake our lives healthy. Usually the thermometer will give a reading of 98.6; we know that we have the love and support of a certain group of people known as our family and friends. On occasion, however, 'the thermometer gives us a higher reading; on occasion we encounter that certain person who wil1 raise our love level. Wait a second! Now that I think about it love is more like the four seasons than a thermometer. After all it does seem to follow a certain cycle and can change very drastically from one time to another. Love can travel from blistering hot summer days of passion or anger to the bitter chill of a winter's rejection, with plenty of perfect days in between.

On third thought love is most like an airplane. It can take off very' quickly and sore for

:housands of miles and generally land safely. Without warning though, just when you think it ::onld fly forever, it can crash and burn in a blaze of fire.

To be perfectly honest I am not sure what love is, but I do' know ·itcan be your best friends imsPing you to achieve goals you never thought possible, and at the same time it can be your worst enemy turning you into a weeping foolish child. No matter who you are, what you have done, where you came from, and where you are going love is the one thing you want and need most.

Well, my fellow Peruvians, until we meet again remember• that love is like a calculus problem. With enough diligent work you're sure to get it right

Students try their hand at writing Japanese poetry

The following Haiku poems were written mostly by students from Dr. Clemente's Creative Writing class.

'1Iaiku'' by Brenda Vonnahme

Frost dripping off the trees flows like crystallized cascades freeze over again.

'December" by Chris Raabe

Downy SI..-yward Roats

Pure, Billowy Poison Grows Bulging, Tumbling Ice

more phone bills. Then comes applications and resumes. Happy! Happy! Joy! Joy! Ah life is grand. Don't forget about practicum for all you future teachers out there. I have managed to miss out on that because I have never had the burning desire to want to be a teacher. I was at times a 'living hell' for some of my instructors, and fll be the first to admit it. I can't imagine having some students out there similar to me. -

Well; the lighter side is that each of us can hope and pray we win the lottery. That's a comforting thought We have as gocxl a chance of we do of becoming the head of a ·major <:<>rporation two weeks after we leave college.

· The final piece offood for thought is that a senior's life is not a bowl of cherries, and if it is there are far too many pits.

"dusk ablers" by Thomas M. Hyde

horses single file amble over foggy hills dusky homeward miles

"Stereotype" by Travis Shallenberger

Long-haired hippie freak Leather jacket filled with drugs Or so elders say

''IJaiku" by AmyBremers

He wakes me again. As I pull warm covers up, Warm fur brushes nose. ·

''Haik"u: Haight-Ashbury" by Doug Kerns

Dawn shows the gray grit of peace and love in the cracks along the curb-edge

"l-Jaik-u" by Dr. Bill Clemente

Hard stands shivering oak white wooded sea harbor thcrt red-tailed sentry silently sleeps

"Haik"U" by C.T. qookcr

·I see ::iy breath frL-czc My face stings with a numbness Coffee waits at home.

"Love can _travel from blistering hot summer days of passion or anger to the bitter chill of a winter's rejection, with plenty of perfect days in between."

February

Sat. 19 Women's Basketball

against York at 3 p.m. in the :\WAC. Men's. Basketball

· against Park College at 7:30 p.m. in the AW AC.

Mon. 21 President's Day.

Intramural Men's and Coed

Basketball in AW AC at 7 p.m.

Country· dance lessons in Live Oak R90m at 7 p.m. ·

Tues. h Eric Jolly

Basket Weaving· in the Studenf Center at 10:30 a.m. "Bingo fo1

Food" in the Bob Im1 at 11:3C

a.m. Storyteller Eric Jolly in Student Center at · 1 p. m.

Comedian Jay Vermetti in Student Center at 8 p.m.

Wed. 23 "Midsummer Night's Dream" m College Theatre at 8 p.m. Principal/Counselor Day.

Thurs. 24 Dr. J.C. Combs will lecture and perform jazz

· music in the College Theatre at 12: 15 pm. "Midsummer Night's in College Theatre at 8 p.m.

Fri. 25 "Midsummer Night's Dream" in College Theatre at 8 p.m.

Sat. 26 "Midsummer Night's Dream" in CoHege Theatre at 8 p.m.

Sun. 2 7 "Midsummer Night's Dream in College Theatre at 3 p.m.

Mon. 28 Country dance lessons in Live Oak Room at 7 p.m.

March

Wed. 2 Tryouts for "Importance of Being Earnest" in College Theatre.

Thurs. 3 Faculty, Staff and Administration Talent Show in Student Center at 7:30 p,m.

Fri. 4 Midterm.

Sat. 5 s Baseball against Hastir.gs at Complex at 1 p.m.

_Sun. 6 Choir Concert in Student C'enter at 3 p.m.

Mon. 7 Pre-registration for fall classes. Country dance lessons in Live'Oak Room at 7

p.m. Comedian Sam Griesbaum in Student Center at 8 p.m.

Tues. 8 Pre-registration for fall classes. Men's Basketball in AWAC at 7 p.m. Dance in Student Center at 9 p.m.

Wed. 9 Pre-registration for fall classes. B a r bar a l lutchinson' s "Coffee House Act"· in Student Center at 8 p.m.

Thu..S. 10 Pre-registration for fall classes. Speaker Barb Wilmes in Student Center at 12 p.m

Fri. 11 Pre-registration <for fall class. Last day to drop Y.ith a "\V."

Mon. 14:18 Spring Break.

Civil War buff to speak at PSC on camp life and other aseects

Ile has given talks ab<>ut the W<'lf PERU-Would you like a chance to around the area and also worked as · : look into the past? That opportu- an extra during the filming of .nity will be available for everyone the movie "Gettysbmg." That movie at PSC next week. is based on the Pulitzer-prize win-

Everett Brailey, a Civil War buff, ning novt?l "The Killer Angels." will talk about camp life and other Brailey's talk is sponsored by the aspects of the war, including arms PSC English Department. And

d · · · Tl l.1-.· 104 Brailey, who will be in uniform, an ammumtlon, m 1v.liiJOt'S beginning at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, will be speaking to the "literature Feb. 22. Fights and Refights the Civil War

Brailey, aminister from Johnson, c!ass taught by Dr. Dan !Joltz, assois a member of the First Nebraska ctate professor of English. EveryRegiment of Civil War reenactors. one is welcome to attend.

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Dan Daily will perf-orm

Dan Daily, instructor of music, will p6form his first recital at PSC on March 1at8 p.m. in the Benford Recital Hall. Daily will play the flute and will be assisted by Dr. Thomas Ediger, instructor of music; Kermit Mowbray, instructor of business; and Olen Briggs, sophomore music education major. Works by C.P.E. Bach, W.A. Mozart, Claude DeBussy, and Bernhard Heiden will be featured among others.

Day Care appoints new people

The Peru State Day Care has appointed new people to supervisory ·positions. Kori Konopka, senior elementary/special education major, was appointed associate director and Kelly McAdams, PSC employee, has been appointed assistant

Country dance lessons offered

Country dance lessons will be offered in the Live Oak Room at 7 p.m. beginning Feb. 21 and will continue weekly through March 28.

Cherokee artist will be featured

Eric Jolly, a Cherokee leader and artist, will display his basket works on Feb. 22 at 10:30 a.m. in the Student Center. At 1 p.m., he will perform his storytelling skills.

Black music will be presented·

Dr. J.C. Combs will perform jazz and lecture on black music history in the College Theatre on Feb. 24 at 12: 15 p.m.

F!re-registration begins March 7

Pre-registration for the fall 1994 semester is March 7-lL Pick up packets from your advisor and sign up for classes.

First play of 1994 to. be featured

Peru Play Production will present "A Midsummer Night's Dream" from Feb. 23-26 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 27 at 3 p.m. All performances are in the College Theatre.

Art gallery featuring new exhibit

The PSC Art Gallery is now featuring works by Nancy Wurtele and Charles Tim-Ballard

Education majors don't have it easy say students, instructors

by Amy Hartgrave program anyone can come into."

''Yeah, those education majors Before a prospective education only go into that field because it's major can begin taking methods and easy major. I mean, if they courses, he or she must first pass did any work it would be a the Pre-professional Skills Test, a miracle," remarked a PS C test many individuals must take sophomore when asked his view several times. Once in the on education majors. If you are an education program, a student needs education major, there is a good to maintain a 2.5 GPA, which is chance you have heard comments not required by other majors at such as this. · PSC.

Concerning the courses required Hytrek continued by pointing to receive a degree in education, out that, "Comparing methods one PSC professor stated, "I think courses with 300 level courses in they spend more time on how to other majors is like comparing teach and not enough on each apples and oranges. If you look at subject area." methods courses form an academic

Ruth McGuire, a junior perspective, such as reading a lot construction technology major, of hard research and taking a lot of commented, far as education, tests, the methods courses aren't classes are pretty much worthless. those kinds of classes." Why are you spending four years The purpose of these courses is in education classes when the only to provide the student with the real thing that is going to help qualities needed to run and teach a you is the experience?" good classroom. Once students

Is receiving a degree in have made it through the time education really that simple? Not consuming methods courses which according to Dr. Jack Hytrek, require considerable out-of-class professor of education. "We do work, have spent at least 100 have a very definite entrance hours of practicum time in an requirement. It is not just a actual classroom, and have

maintained their GPA, they arc eligible to student teach. This requires the student to spend l 0 to 16 weeks student teaching before they can receive his or her teaching certificate. No other major at PSC requires a student to spend this amount of time in onthe-job training.

According to Dr. William Snyder, professor of economics, "Even if one major is softer than m!other, I think our general studies is rigorous enough. One can't simply slide by in any major."

A former education major who is now studying business and sports management states that, "Education is definitely not easier than business."

Lance Larabee, a 1993 PSC graduate in accounting and business management, said, "I don't believe that education majors, being the role models for the future of the world, have it 'easy,' especially once they get a job. With all the crap they put up with from the students, no matter what age , teaching has to be one of the most stressful jobs."

Six honored for heroic acts

by Shanda Hahn

On Feb. 2, six Peru students were honored for their acts of public service and "heroism" in a special ceremony held by PSC' s Student Senate. Nicole Miller, president, and Melissa Rippen, vice-president of Student Senate, presented the awards.

Jeremy Martensen, freshman business major; Aaron Bailey, senior physical education, special education and coaching major; and Mark Wemhoff, freshman biology major were recognized for rescuing PSC student Barry McGooden from a truck wreck on Dee. 10. The vehicle was already on fire when the trio arrived at the scene and removed McGooden from the truck.

Bailey, Martensen and Wemhoff were also honored by the Peru Rescue Squad for their 'Life Saving Efforts." According to Carol Carpenter of the Peru Rescue Squad, "If it wasn't for

Fairies to invade Lied Center

by Shane Buresh and Amy Rut

Caution!! Elizabethan fairies, no larger than bees, will soon be invading our very own college theater as well as the lied Center in Nebraska City. You should be on the lookout for these tiny creatures with names like CobWeb and PeaBlossom, who in Shakespeare's time were thought to have been born after angels and before man.

Dr. Royal Eckert, professor of speech and drama, and the Peru Players have provided these fairies with a home on a stage "in close approximation" with that of Shakespeare's day. This is complete-with a small thrust stage which juts out from the main stage and extends nearly to the front row. As

in Elizabethan theater, the scenery and props are being kept to a bare minimum. The set consists primarily of a giant all-purpose log, a few stools, chairs and a table and sketchy paintings of a forest.

According to Dr. &kert, the main excitement and challenge of this production is not recreating Shakespeare's Globe Theater, but rather in making the set portable enough to be transported to the lied Center for two dinner theater performances. For example, the original creation of a twelve-foot drop.had to be shortened to nine feet in order to accommodate the lower ceiling of the lied Center.

You can see all of this and more in the Peru Players production of

Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Nights Dream." Dr. Eckert stated that because of the play's easy-tounderstand prose fonn and four cleverly inner woven plots, it has become one of Shakespeare's most popularly produced plays.

"A Midsummer Nights Dream" will be presented Wednesday, Feb. 23, through Saturday, Feb. 26 at 8 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matineee performance on Sunday, Feb. 27. Admittance is by season pass or a $2 ticket available at the door. Two special dinner theater performances will also be held at the lied Center on March 11,and 12 with times and prices to be announced at a later date.

So follow the lied of the fairies and escape the winter blues with "A Midsummer Nights Dream."

them, all we could have done was put out a fire."

Also honored were A 1 ex Malcom, senior sports management major; Laura Peaslel(, junior pre-nursing major; and David Gulizia, junior education major. They were recognized for coming to the aid of Tom Cunningham, an Auburn High School wrestler, during a December wrestling match. After being put into a certain wrestling move, Cunningham was semiunconscious and par ti ally paralyzed. Malcom and Gulizia, who are Auburn High School assistant wrestling coaches, held Cunningham and immobilized him for approximately 20 minutes until the local rescue squad, which included Peaslee, arrived. Cunningham is recovering from the injury and is reportedly doing fine. Thanks to the quick thinking of the six honored PSC students lives have been saved.

PERU-- JERRY BEACH (left), principal of Auburn High School, was on hand to help honor Peru State College st•;dents Alex Malcolm of Taber, IA, and Laura Peaslee and David Gulizia of Auburn at a PSC awards assembly Wednesday, Feb. 2. The students were honored for assisting with a seriously injured Auburn High School wrestler during a match at Auburn in December. -photo by Kent Propst

CAROL CARPENTER of the Peru Rescue Squad awards Jeremy Martensen ·(left) and Aaron Bailey with certificates for their "life-saving" efforts. Also honored but not available for the photo was Mark Wemhoff.--photo by Kent Propst ·

Students air complaints about lack of maintenance in Delzell

by Shanda Hahn

''We' re trying to do our part but we just aren't getting a response," said Ivan Wineglass; resident director of Delzell hall, when talking about the maintenance of Delzell.

Over the past few years, Delzell has been renamed numerous things such as "the zoo" or "hell." But why?

Wineglass isn't sure why the names came about, but maintenance is a major concern for the residents of Delzell. "Students 'Yeeldy, if not daily, are handing in work orders for clogged sinks, not having heat in their rooms, or for urinals that are not working."

Wineglass feels that in the

past students may have accepted the poor upkeep of Delzell but someone needs to become concerned. The upkeep needs to reach a higher level and stay there, not in a few years, but as soon as possible. He also feels that, "students need to be held responsible for their actions."

Look around I>elzell. Not too bad, or is it? What about the holes in the walls and floors of a firsJ floor bathroom, improperly wrapped heat pipes in a student's room, an uncovered heating unit on the third floor; or a broken window that has been incorrectly fixed?

"Maintenance is providing a service. The students are the customers. If maintenance is

unable to do the job or if they do not want to do the job, thev should be replaced." Wineglass went on the say, "we shouldn't have to accept or tolerate bad or improper work of any kind or an unsafe area to Ii ve and study in."

Once a work order is placed, feedba-:k is needed. "We need to know how much of a priority our request is, where it stands. We also need to know when the job will be completed and if it will not be compleied in the near future, why?" said Wineglass.

Wineglass concluded, "It is not like we don't have ideas on how to fix the problems, don't care, or don' t report them. We do and to the proper authorities but we have yet to see the results of our requests."

Karges amazes PSC crowd

By Thomas M. Hyde

Craig Karges said what he does can be divided into three parts gimmick, psychological, and psychic. Karges further explained this by saying that he uses psychology to reinforce the people have about psychic

phenomena. He is able to do this by using tricks and gimmicks. However, Karges also said that ·some of his act is purely psychic ·because he has no idea how he is able to perform them.

Karges, the mentalist who performed at PSC on Feb. 7,

that his wife travels with him half the time and serves as his agent.

He has been performing since 1980 and his uncle taught him the business.

Karges mentally prepares for the show while traveling to it. Most of his act uses the power of suggestion such as guessing what object a subject is holding. However, his last trick of the evening involved guessing which of three guns was not loaded with blanks.

He advised the audience that if they were appalled by the trick that involved the use of guns through Russian roulette that they could leave until it was over and then return to hear his ending of the show. Karges's last trick did involve an element of danger, in that if he was wrong, the blank would have discharged by his ear, causing some damage to his ear and minor bums. 0 f course he guessed correctly.

Besides performing he does many lectures for the American Society for Psychical Research and the Parapsychology Psychic Phenomenon Association.

WINEGLASS, DELZELL HALL director, points out a damaged neat radiator on the third floor of his dormitory.--photo by Shanda Hahn

JASON STINSON, A DELZELL HALL resident, points out an uncovered pipe in his room on the main floor. He says the pipe is hot to the touch and poses a hazard.--photo by Shanda Hahn

CHUCK WAKE, RESIDENT ASSIST ANT from Qaybum-Matthews, waits to pull the trigger on magician/mentalist Craig Karges. Karges was playing a version of Russian Roulette in his act in the Student Center on Feb. 7.--photo by

Limiting sugar intake likely to stop mood s s

by April Czaplewski

'Are you in a bad mood? Do you find yourself happy one minute and depressed the next? Are you looking for an end to the mood swings? If so, listen closely. The cause of your mood swings may only be a sugar cube away. What kind of an effect does sugar have on your body? At. first sugar replenishes your body ·with energy and gives you a "sugar-high." After this "high," your blood sugar level drops suddenly, leaving you tired, depressed and craving sugar. Head and stomach aches

sometimes accompany such symptoms.

You may have heard that sugar is only bad for children. On the contrary, the older we get, the harder it is for our bodies to tolerate much sugar. Many children do experience hyperactivity; however, their blood sugar levels return to normal quickly. The main. concern with children developing a sugar-dependency is the dependancy usually carries into adulthood.

This addiction has been found to increase the storage of fat, causing obesity. It has also been

known to cause depression, diabetes, heart disease, nervousness and excess blood fats.

How do you stop the sugaraddiction? First, you must realize withdrawal from sugar will be difficult. For some, it is as difficult as a smoker giving up cigarettes.

Moderation is the key. Total sugar deprivation all at once may lead to psychological depression. Some ways to gradually reduce i'SC. DATING

your sugar intake are:

1. Replace sugar with honey, molasses or apple juice concentrate. These contain vitamins and minerals and are released much slower into the blood stream. Replacing sugar with saccarin and nutrasweet has not been proven risk-free.

2. A void fast and processed foods.. They contain an abundance of sugar.

3. Realize that maltose, com sweetener,.dextrose, fructose and

sucrose are names used for sugar.

4. Read labels and eliminate any food source which lists sugar in the top five ingredients.

5. Ameliorate sugar-cravings with fruits and vegetables. These contain natural sugars that will renew your body with vitaminenriched energy. If you want to find out more on how to maintain a healthy body, read "Let's Train" by Linda Young.

Campus minister eager to work with students

by Jodi Hytrek

There is a new man on campus. He is here to help students, faculty and staff in any way he can. He is here to teach, to counsel and to provide fun and activities for people to get involved in. He is our new Campus Minister, Barry Rempp. Rempp has been an ordained minister in the Church of Christ for. 10 years. He and his wife, Kass, came to Peru from Scotland, SD where he was a minister in the United Church of Christ for over three years. Kass Rempp is an instructor in the Education department at PSC'.

In Nebraska, the United Ministries in Higher Education (UMHE) is the Campus Ministry program of four protestant denominations; the Christian Church, the Presbyterian Church, the United Church of Christ and the United Methodist· Church. It's goal is to continue these churches as well as all -Christian Churches in higher education through presence a n d participation, not only in the lives of students, faculty and staff, but also in· the' contemporary issues and future of higher education. ·.. I

In addition to PSC, there are

campus ministry programs at University of Nebraska campuses at Omaha, and Kearney, Chadron State 'College and Wayne State College.

Mr. Rempp is in the process of rebuilding PSC' s UMHE. Last semester'was a transition period between campus ministers. Students can look forward to many new activities coming their way.

With the help of his Peer Minister, Kim Payne, a sophomore elementary education student, Rempp plans to bring,; speakers, fellowship groups, bible studies and much more to campus. Payne will be working with students getting them more involved in the programs.

Rempp and Payne have set up Bible Study sessions at 7:30 p.m. in AD Majors- room 320. They are also working on adding another night of bible study during the week.

For more information about Campus Ministries, call their office at 872-6805. Anyone is welcome to stop by the Campus Ministries office on the second floor of AD Majors, room 320. Rempp' s office hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 2: 15 p.m. to 4 p.m.

KIM PAYNE (LEFT) WILL ASSIST BARRY REMPP, PSC's new campus minister, in building the campus ministry.··photo by Shanda Hahn

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Renovation of residence halls to ba completed by Dec. 1995

by Lori Leth

PSC hopes to have six renovation projects completed on the residence halls by Dec. 31, 1995.

At the Centennial Complex the preliminary speculations include projects pertaining to the installment overhead lighting, the replacement of picture windows with more energy efficient double paned windows, and individual room thermostats which will allow residents to control the temperature of their suites.

At Morgan Hall, the projects include a water s.o ft en er replacement system and a new fire alarm system.

Delzell Hall is also expected to receive a new· fire ala.rm system.

Currently PSC is taking bids from architectural firms and on Feb. 10 the prelitninary selection brought the number of firms from 14 to four. ·

Next the bids go to a committee with two members from the Board of Trustees, three members from P S C ' s adtninistration, one member of the State Building Division and a member of the Office. This committee will decide on which architectural firm gets the ·nid. ·

PSC was awarded Stripper Well Funds from the NE Energy Office to complete the projects of individual room thermostats and new windows at the Centeruiial' Complex. According to Dan Haugland, director. of Residence

Life, these projects are part of a plan to enhance "euergy efficiency and conservation" at PSC.

In 1992 the college participated in Energy management studies. The found problem areas for PSC and these areas are going to be taken care of to "save [the college] money down the road," said Haugland.

The projects of overhead lighti11g and alarm systems in Morgan Hall and Delzell Hall were tagged on the architectural bids. These renovations will be paid for through Contingency Maintenance. which is a surplus fund that the college requests back to complete projects on the· residence halls or the student center building.

Chamber sponsors jail and bail to raise money .

PERU-Putafriendinjail--andfeel ofjailtimetobeserved.

FOUR-TIME CAMPUS ENTERTAINER of the year, Barbara Bailey Hutchinson, will entertain PSC students on March 9 in the Student Center as

part of the Women's History Month Activities. _

Hutchinson to perform at PSC

Award nominee. Recently she sultriness of jazz and the sincerity A "Jail and Bail" program will be business revolving loan fund and was voted "Best Solo Performer" of coThunetryf.. al t. t f h Id p Th da F b 24 b p

good about it. will go toward establishing a small by Jodi Hytrek

On the heels of several activ- and "Best Acoustic Performer" in m ac 1v1 y or e m eruon urs y, e ·. usmesstrammgprogrami.n em ities celebrating Black History Women's History Month is on f: 8 Th Econ kn th Rural Ent A a survey of over 3,000 campuses. rom noon to p.m. e OIDIC • own as erprtse s- Month, CAB is getting ready to Her voice is instantly Thursday, March 10 at noon in Development Committee of the s1stance Project (REAP). help the students find ways to recognizable as the voice who the Burr Oak Room. PSC Peru Chamber of Commerce is According to Stephanie Shrader, celebrate Women's History· sings, 'When You Care Enough instructor, Barbara Wilmes will sponsoring the fund.raiser. REAP is an independent small busi- Month in March. to Send the Very Best" and "Good be on Women in The program works this way: a ness association oflocal small and The month of activities begins Times. Great Taste" for National Education. sponsor pays to have a warrant is- start:up business owners. Tue local with a discussion on women in advertising campaigns. Hutch- nicoughout the there suedforthearrestofafriend,fam- association has monthly meetings law by former PSC students, inson's style incorporates the will several m the ily member or co-worker. The combining a program of business Ann Cosimano-Rice and Lisa rhythm of light rock, the acoustic· cafetena to students, as "criminal' will then be apprehended training and niiero ]rums tailored to Gottula. Cosimano-Rice and of contemporary folk, the well as an exhibit m the Student Gqttula are both currently Center and jailed, for public display, at the association members' attending Creighton Law. Tuey · Grannie's Cafe in downtown Peru. Warrants are on sale and can be will be in the Burr Oak room at The jailed offender can either serve purchased at Decker's Food Center, noon on March 2. his/her time or can pay to have the Bank of Peru or at the Business Barbara Bailey Hutchinson, themselves bailed out, according to Office at PSC. four-time winner of the ''Campus Stephanie Shrader of the Econmic For more information contact Mrs. Entertainer of the Year'' award, Developmnet Committee. Shrader at 872-6255. In the mean- will be visiting our campus on Pri $5 " 15 · f March 9 at 8 p.m. in the Student 1orevery mmutes time. start making a list o those Center. Hutchinson is an enteryou'd like to see jailed! tainer, songwriter, and Grammy

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Health plan 'headed for triage?' File y_our tax return early

by Doug Kerns

• Does it make you feel safer to know that you live in a nation where the most advanced health care technology and the highest · paid, best trained doctors are available to you if you become sick?

Does it bother you to know that one in seven citizens of this country have no health insurance?

And does it trouble you when you see, on television if not first hand, underequipt and understaffed public hospitals virtually overrun with patients with ailments ranging from broken toes to severe gun shot wounds?

Perhaps these feelings are analogous to the general concern, which came to media promiiience as early as 1991, that there is a health care crisis in the United States of America.

Is it prudent to call the state of our national health care system a 'crisis?' In this region it may not seem so. Director of PSC Health Services Pam Henderson believes that we have it better here than in some other sections of the U.S. "We are fortunate to Ii ve in this part of the country because we do take care of problems. Whether

they have money to pay for it or not, people get taken care of."

She does, however, ·feel that, 'There is a health care problem in this country."

What are some of the proposed · solutions to this national 'crisis?'

Former President GeOrge Bush's strategy was to expand coverage by handing out ltealth care vouchers for low-income families and contain costs by holding down spending on Medicaid and Medicare, as well as encouraging those of middle incomes to join managed care facilities. If issues play any role in the election process, then this could mean that the majority of voters did not feel that this solution was.equal to the problem.

First Lady Hillary Clinton's plan is to provide universal care for all citizens regardless of income or employment status.

Other countries like Germany, Japan, and Canada have universal coverage; however, these nations also have cultures in which legal mandates actually work. How well will a federally sponsored universal health care plan work in the U.S.?

One concern is that health care

to· avoid errors, problems

will be rationed and we will not have the option of which physician we want and at which care facility we want to be treated. The early bird gets a quicker rePres'ident Bill Ointon said in his fund and according to the Internal Oct. 27, 1993 delivery of his Revenue Service, people who file wife's health care plan to early usually make fewer mistakes Congress that, "We have too too. many choices-- costs in our If you send in your return now, system that are the direct result of there's a good chance you'll get your personal decisions made by the refund check within four to six American people that lead to weeks, the IRS says. If you wait rampant inflation based o n until March or April, it can often personal irresponsibility." So as take six to eight weeks and somea compromise for universal health times longer. care, we all must sacrifice some Here are some tips that can cut or' the choices we have grown downonerrorsandhelpspeedyour used to. tax refund to you.

What is the likelyhood that the *Write the full name and, if age one Clinton health care plan in its or more, the social security number present form will actual} y be of each dependent you claim on the passed into law? Many frontofyourform. lawmakers on both sides of the *Get a W-2 form from each empolitical fence feel like "Time" ployer you worlced for during 1993 magazine's Michael Kramer that, and attach it to your return. Most "Slowly but surely, Bi 11 banks and businesses are also reClinton' s health-care plan is quired to give you a year-end stateheaded for the triage unit." Even ment, usually a Form 1099. the staunch democrat chairman of *Sign your return. If you're manied the Senate Finance Committee and file a joint return, both husband Patrick Moynihan says that, and wife must sign.

"Anyone who thinks [the Ointon *Use the pre-addressed label that plan] can work in the real world came with your tax package. as presently written isn't living *Mail your form in the pre-adin it."

dressed envelope that came with your tax package. Be sure to put enough postage on the mailing envelope.

Tele-Tax has more good ideas to help you. Tape number 303, for example, focuses on common errors people makeon their returns. Check your tax package for a complete list of tape numbers and subjects. You can listen to Tete-Tax messages any time of the day or night by calling toll-free 1-800-8294477.

Carol Ruck of PSC has been elected to membership in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

An assistant professor of business at PSC, Ruck teaches and advises students in the accounting program.

She also serves on the Accounting Careers committee for the Nebraska Society of CPAs. Ruck has been a member of the PSC faculty since 1989.

The AICPA is the national professional organiz.ation of certified public accountants, with over 310,000 members in public practice, industry, govememnt arid education.

outh violence on the rise in- '9 s

by Amy Bremers

Youth violence is a serious problem everywhere in the United States. Although national statistics show that crime is declining slightly, violence among the younger generation is increasing.

Locally speaking, most people at PSC have heard about the triple murder in Humboldt recently.

Teena Brandon, Llsa Lambert and Phillip Devine were murdered when two young men, Marvin Nissen and John Lotter, entered the house the three were in and killed them.

In Paducah, KY, three 16-yearolds and one 14-year old mimicked a carjacking spree shown in the movie "Menace II Society." The four kidnapped a teenager, killed him, and took his car. Then, after forcing another teenager's car off the road, they shot him also. The four teens watched the movie before planning their crime.

Schools have their violence also. Areport from a University of Michigan study showed that nine percent of eighth graders , ten percent of tenth graders and six percent of twelfth graders cany some type of weapon to school at least once a month.

Last August, a student.in an Atlanta, GA high school opened fire in the cafeteria, killing a fellow student. The murdcmJ student and

the killer had had a fist fight the day before.

Near Chicago, IL, after a football game last September, a 15-year old walked over 10 the rival school's mascot and shot him in the head.

LastJanuary 18, Scott Pennington, 17, came into his FngliShclass late one day, killed his teacher and a custodian that walked in and held all his classmates captive. Pennington was imitating the main character in a Stephen King short story entitled "Rage."

According to a reCeht survey done at PSC, 100 percent of students asked said that youth violence is a definite problem United States today. The only problemf that are seen by some students as more serious are those of the homeless situation, AIDS and especially, drugs However, as Cathy Schnell; sophomore language arts major, pointed out, "Drugs can breed violence in youth."

Amy H;artgrave, senior elementary education major, said, "To a small extent, it's the television's fault. Kids see the way supposedly is, but it's mostly the parents' fault. Parents should tell their kids what is right on T.V. They should tell their kids that jusl because something is on television, it doesn't mean it's righl"

Rick Fowler, a freshman second-

ary education major, said, 'There's have the main responsibility for needs to get in there more. It no way anyone can blame an inci- programs and such, but the federal shouldn't put abused kids back into dent of violence on a T.V. show. government should make the guide- their abusive homes, because that's The criminal had the weapon. He lines saying 'you should do this, the main way kids learn to be viohad the gall to pull the trigger. He you need this, etc.'" Vonnahme lent."

·had his free will. No movie or also beli11ves that "definitely we Jen Berck,junior accounting maanything else had a decision in that need stricter penalties for the youths jor, also had a suggestion. "In my The movie industry glorifies vio- that do commit crimes." school we were taught about weaplence, but it does not tell someone to Schnell said that because the vio- ons and how to use them. We saw go out and do what he sees." Jenee is not only increasing on the what a weapon can actually do to a "Kids wouldn't do something they streets but also in the schools, "pretty human. This may teach people how saw in a movie and blame what they soon we will have to have metal to be violent, but at the same time it did on watching it if their families detectors and guards" in schools. gives many people an awareness gave them a strong .basis in know- Hartgrave stated a way tliat might that might work to reduce youth ing what's right and wrong," stated help decrease violence among violence."

Keri Welch, senior secondary edu- young people. "Students should be "No matter what, there will be cation major. made by the government to stay in T · 'W ' Shall her school until they graduate. At the some type of violence among youth rav1s ease en ger sru.d somewhere," said Chris Lewis, a that, "Nowadays kids are taught by age of 16, some kids get bored in ' freshman Elementary Education society that th re' h d school, drop out and find there's e s sue espera- maior. However, hopefully, with tion in the wo Id that th onI nothing to do outside of school ei- " r e Yway more awareness of the problem and to resolve i"t i·s by 0 1 ther, except toJ"oin a gang and get v1 ence. its possible solutions, the rate of Everybody's · 'J ts N ' into drugs." Another solution she saymg us ay o, youth-committed crimes and but dru deal th "th posed was that, "Social Service g ers are e ones Wt lence will decrease. all the money, and kids see this.

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Bobcats seek district title

PSC baseball team to kick season off this weekend

by Matt Uher

This article contains opinions of the author.

Spring must be just around. the comer. The birds are singing, the sun is shining, and the PSC baseball players are playing their first four games in Oklahoma City, OK; and Manhattan, KS. this weekend.

The Bobcats are very optimistic. of the '94 season. The team has lost some good, solid ballplayers and leaders from the ' 9 3 campaign due to graduation. The losses of Scott Kohout, Will Raftery, Dave DeBoer, and Kevin Heller along with other players will definitely be felt, but with good experience returning and a few new recruits coach Dan JohnsQn hopes to win 35-40

· games this season.

'This team can definitely break the all time win record this year with all the talent we have on this team", explained Johnson. The Bobcats had the talent last year to win the District title, but it slipped through their fingers.

"Winning districts and continually improving in every game is our· main goal ·this ·

season", stated senior Brian Coburn.

This year's Bobcat team has definitely more depth and the depth isn't just in numbers. "Our depth is depth you can count on and have anyone come off the bench and be able to play", said Johnson. Scott Kier also explained, "Our strong points are our depth along with our experience".

New-comers are also a big asset to the Bobcat baseball team. 'The help of freshman Steve Young and the new transfer that came in this semester, Wes Patch, are also a positive part of this team," stated JQhnson.

If there is a weak point on this team that has players and coaches a little nervous, it is pitching. The nervousness is not from doubt that they can do the job; it

·comes from the shortage of ·pitchers. The Bobcats went from having a surplus of pitchers last year to only having a handful this year. "Pitching is probably our weak point just because we don't have the depth as we did last year," explained senior Mike Maroney.

Strong points on this Bobcat baseball team seem to be overflowing. Hitting and fielding are two things that the Bobcats showed in Fall that they could definitely do well. "We are looking to hitting and fielding to be our biggest two assets," stated senior Greg Larsen.

Another big part of this team is that they get along together so well. "You never see just one baseball player around on campus

it is three or four baseball players you see at a time. This team is tight and we have a lot of team unity which will definitely be a help in winning the district tournament," stated Larsen.

The first two games in Oklahoma City won't be much competition, but the Bobcats can't afford to take the games lightly. The Bobcats play Kansas State on this Saturday and

they will test the Bobcats on how well the team really is, but you can't weigh the whole season on ·two games.

The rest of the competition for the Bobcats will challenge them up until districts and throughout district play. 'W c al ways expect good competition and you can never under estimate any team", explained Coburn.

Being a on this team I

can definitely vouch for this team's ability and balance. Coach Johnson wasn't joking when he said that this team can win 35-40 games. this .season. I'm excited and enthused for that first game out at A. B, Ritche field when the Bobcats play Hastings in the first week of .March.

This team will be exciting to watch with their good offensive and defensive skills; it won't be one of those mythical boring baseball games. Come out and support the Bobcats in their quest for a district championship.

Bobcats lose at home to Bellevue College Bruins

Doan shoots 50 percent from three point range

by C.T. Crooker

Last Friday, Feb. 11, the PSC Men's Basketball team squared off against the Bellevue College Bruins in the AWAC.

Senior Scott Doan led all Peru scorers at halftime with 13, and had the most rebounds with five. Sophomore Dan King added nine points of his own in the first half. With these efforts the 'Cats went in at the half with a 33-28 lead.

Things gradually changed in the second half as the Bruins stepped up their defense, and lit the nets on fire shooting 71 i)ercent from the field in the second half.

Joe Gonyea started things off by drilling two three-pointers in a row at the beginning of the second half, despite PSC's Doan hitting one of his own. Steve Logan had the hot hand for the Bruins all night though, with 13 points at halftime and adding 19 more in the second half to seal the win for Bellevue, 78-67.

Bellevue's Logan led all scorers on the night with 32. Doan had 21 points, including shooting five for 10 from the three-point line, and] eight boards. While King added 20 · points of his own on the night for

This year's senior baseball players include(back row) Greg Larson, Scott Kier, Chris Michael, Scott Bullock (front row) Brian Coburn, Tom Krill and Mike Maroney. --photo by Matt 'Uher

PSC FRESHMAN FORWARD Ryan Kier defends a Bellevue Bruin on his way to the hole during a recent game in the AWAC. PSC lost the ball game 78-67. The loss drops their season record to 8-19. Peru faces Park College here this Saturday night at 7:30 for the last home game of the. year.

photo by Matt Uher

the Bobcats.

The win upped the Bruins to 7-22 on the year and the loss dropped the 'Cats to 8-19.

Catch the Bobcats in their last home contest of the year on Saturday, Feb. 19, against Park College at 7:30 in the AWAC.

Lady 'Cats pick up victory

Quit picking On little girls against Concordia at home

"The Way I See It"

by C.T. Crooker

Is anybody else sick of hearing about Tonya Harding? I'm so sick of hearing about this Tonya Harding - Nancy Kerrigan episode that I'd like to smash Tonya Harding's knee out myself. What is the athletic world coming to? Monica Seles got stabbed in the middle of a tennis match and Nancy Kerrigan got bashed in the knee with a club or a pipe or something. What's up with these bullys picking on women skaters and women tennis players? How come you never

see anybody attacking a football player in the middle of a football game, or a professional wrestler in the middle of a match? If someone wants to impress me jump in a stock car in the middle of a NASCAR race at 2(i() miles per hour and assassinate the driver.

Perhaps the craziest stunt of all was the idiot that thought he could take Holyfield and Bowe both out of the ring with his parachute. This guy watched too many James Bond movies.

Whenever one of these· unspeakable acts occur it always reminds me of the time when a fan at a Chicago Bears game thought he should be the running back for the opposing team, and Dick ButkuS promptly dropped him on his keester. That was the good old.days, though; now the idiots are tried in a court of law and set free like the famous appendage dismemberer, Mrs. Bobbit.

Back to the subject at hand now, what should we do with these people? I mean, you've got to admit that though these crimes are cruel and unjust there is a certain comedy in them. Maybe we should let the crazy parachutist attempt one last jump after Holyfield and Bowe work him over and readjust the parachute. Nancy Kerrigan would probably· lose a battle against Harding's bodyguard; however, maybe they could hold him down on the ice and let her land on him after one of her magnificent Triple Lindy manuevers. We could tie down the man that stabbed Monica Seles and let her serve 300 tennis balls at his forehead. This stuff has got to be stopped. The way I see it, the Oak Bowl is a prime spot for the government to disarm some nuclear weapons on a gameday next fall, and the AW AC is just waiting for a terrorist attack. Take cover everybody!

Intramural updates; new champions in gym hockey and co-ed basketball

by April Czaplewski

Two intramural team champions were crowned recently. A hard fought race in men's basketball continues, and ping pong and weightlifting will begin in February and early March respectively. A recounting of intramural highlights follows.

Month: February- March

Past Activities:

Co-Ed Gym Hockey: "Fire On Ice" were awarded champions of the Gym Hockey tournament The members included Shawn Exner Matt Uher, Chris Raabe, Dan ·LaJoie, Kari Ortmeyer, T nya Mayfield, Jen Slattery and Jill Patker

Co-Ed Basketball: "Egger's" were awarded champions of the Co-Ed Basketball tournament. Jackie Egger, Nicole Vetter, Andrea Graff, Jody Jansky, Jen Schultz, Kevin Heller, Dan laRose, Ryan Harshaw and Ivan Wineglass were members of the number one team Second place was awarded to "Draggin' A."

CuJTent Activities:

Men's Basketball competition is still going strong. As of Feb.7, each team's standing is as follows: "Auggies Doggies" is 4-0, "Fi Slamma Jamma" is 3-0, "Mike Buck.er's All-Stars" is 2-0, "Never Personal" is 3-1, "Six Pack" is 1-1, "Misfits" is 2-2, "Bastards" is 1-2, "B.Y.E." is 2-3, "Not Yet Over the

Hill" is 1-3, ''Well Hung Jury," 'The Bench Warmers" and "Vertically Challenged" are all 0-2. The top ten scorers of men's basketball are Ryan Harshaw from "Fi Slamma Jamma" with 97 points, Scott Kier from "Auggies Doggies" with 63 poiritS,{:hris Reeves from "Misfits" with 60 points, Phil Wemhoff from "Not Yet Over the Hill" with 55 points, Chris Wright from "B.Y.E" with 53 points, Kevin Diepenbrock from "Six Pack" with 51 points, Todd Shanks from "MisfitS" with 49 points, Stefan Clark from "Never Personal" with 47 points, Scott Hesse from "B.Y.E." with 43 points and Scott Bullock from "Fi SlammaJamma" with41 points.

Members of the Jogger's Club, Aerobic Club and Lifter's Club are still achieving athletic perfection.

Future Activities:

The ping pong tournament registration begins February 22 and ends Feb. 28. Weightlifting registration begins March l and ends March 8. The weigh in is at 6:30 on March 10 in the weigh room.

The Co-Ed Ultimate Frisbee registration begins March 7 and ends March 11. Captains will meet at 6:00 on March 21 in the AWAC. Anyone interested in men's and women's badminton or tennis must register between March 2124.

Aerobics, lifter's and jogger's club will continue throughout the semester.

Highlights:

This spring the Intramural program will offer at least 15 activities. Come join the fun!!

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the Lady 'Cats. Tamir Andersen added 20 points herself, while ripping down 14 rebounds. Andersen and Nannen added more than half

Crooker scorers in the contest with 24, while The Peru State Women's Basket- Nannen added 23 for PSC to lead ball team improved their record to 17-8 with a home victory against Concordia in the AWAC on Feb. 12.

It was a see-saw battle the entire of PSC's total scoring in the game, first half; yet PSC held on to a three and White and Andersen brought point lead at· halftime, 34-31. down 28 rebounds together. Sarah Concordia guard Trish Pinneo led Gaines added six assists, and all scorers at halftime with 13 in- Nannen had seven of those as well. eluding a three-pointer. Senior for- Lora White added three blocked ward Tamir Andersen led all Peru shots and Andersen stuffed two scorers at the half with 10, Andersen herself. also managed to pull in seven boards PSC's three-point shooting was in the first half as well. definately deadly to the opposition.

The second half was the Amanda Shooting 43 percent from downNannen show. Nannen, a senior town helped open up the inside for forward from Nebraska City, NE, the Lady 'Cats. drilled five three pointers in the Catch the nationally ranked PSC second half, as well as shooting Lady Bobcats in their last regular seven of 15 from downtown for the season home game against York game. College on the afternoon of the 19th.

Concordia's Trish Pinneo led all

ThJs year's intramural Co-ed Gym Hockey championship team, "Fire On Ice," consists of -Shawn Exner, Matt Uher, Chns Raabe, Tonya Mayfield, Kari Ortmeyer, Jen Slattery, (not pictured) Jill Parker and Dan Laloie. --Photo by April Czaplewski

Fight under investigation

by Todd Gottula

This story courtesy of the Auburn Newspapers, Auburn, NE.

Property damage to the Peru bar Hotel Whiskey and minor injuries were the result of a Friday, March 4 fight involving Peru State College students and some Peru locals.

Witnesses said the fight, currently under investigation by the Nemalrn County Sheriffs Department, resulted from numerous racial slurs made toward some of tl1e college's black students.

Nemaha County Sheriff Angelo John said, "tlle fight was between some minority students from tl1e college and some Peru men. But much of tlle speculation by witnesses tllat it was purely a racial incident hasn't been proven yet. A lot of white students wer;:; also volved."

Witl1 the help of numerous wit·nesses, tl1e Auburn Police Department and the. Nemaha County Sheriff's office, the Auburn Newspapers developed the following account of what happened.

Heated ·Argument

In the early morning hours of March 4 at about 12:30 a.m local residents of Peru became involved. in a heated argument witll a group of black Peru State College students outside the bar Hotel Whiskey. ·

After the initial· argument, a PSC student allegedly tried to enter the bar with a gun, but was

mmed away by an employee. The student left and returned to tlle bar witllout tl1e weapon.

After another exchange of words between the local men and the students, one local man left that argument, went to a truck.and got a shotgun.

As the local man was reentering the bar a fight broke out between him and the PSC students. A PSC student was

eventually able to wrestle tih: <'till away from tl1e Peru man JurnL tl1e fighting. Nurnerou\ · townspeople and Peru ·:· 11c: students eventually joined iik· altercation Which wiine-;,C\ ';!\ lasted nearly 15 minutc:s. Th•: h::.r was soon cleared as the fo:!Hin·! spread onto the main 11i Peru.

Dr. Bill Clemente. a PSC Lnglish professor who lives near the See "Fight" on page 14

Tension brewing in recent weeks say some students, townspeople

By Todd Gottula

Some Peru State College students and residents of Peru say the type of fight tl1at occurred on March 4 in the town bar .and spread onto main street is a result of racial tension tllat's been developing during recent weeks.

Ivan Wineglass, a senior Business Management major at Peru State College and Resident Director of tile men's dormitory, feels tliat racial ·unease is increasingly becoming a problem in Peru.

"TI1ere's a large number of people in tl1e Peru community who perceive minorities as a group of people they are forced to relate to," said Wineglass. "In a sense tlleir racism is disguised because they agree to tolerate outsiders even though they wish we weren't here."

· Per.u Mayor Dick Stich said he

wasn't aware of am· ririor r<1l·;:" problems in Peru. · ·

"Every time l'm in ecru ,: , peaceful," Stich sJiz.L Tm i\'>I usually here at night su ! cm't what tl1e atmosphere is like 1hc·1t but t11ere haven't been ::nv !ems in the daytime."

He added, a ii 11u, fight was a result of racial slurs directed toward Peru State from local citizens."

Stich was angry tha1 ti.Jc rnc 1.dent at the bar occurred.

"If there was a prior prnhkrn between the two groups inrnh·l'd. it should've never been into a public place. l'l·l·111 had notlling to do with the IPl·;!I establishment." said .Stich. 'J(, too bad the bar recei·;ed property damage because a hunch of people didn't use their heads hefore actSee "Tension" on page l l

Coach Davidson reaches 400 game mark

by Matt Uher

A coach dreams of the day when be might win 400 games, and that dream recently came true for one PSC coach, Dr. Wayne Davidson. Coach Davidson is PSC head women's basketball coach. He has been at PSC since.1981 and took over .women's basketball in 19S.5.

Any coach needs an inspiration to start coaching. and Davidson was definitely no different. "When I was in high school, I was a varsity player, and I had to

coach a 7th and 8th grade team. My team won the city championship, and that is when I decided to coach," stated Davidson.

Since that time Davidson's teams have had a lot of success. "Success makes you have a lot more enjoyment in life. Also seeing your athletes having success puts enjoyment into my life and theirs," explained Davidson.

Coaches always have a certain number of goals they want to obtain in a season because goals

allow the players to achieve rememeber was at Dodge City, things they thoughtthey couldn't. KS. St. Mary's had just upset

Coach Davidson explained that his New Mexico State of Highlands. goal is'to work hard. He feels We turned around and beat St. that if everyone works hard in Mary's at the buzzer by two practice, school and games, you points." can achieve the goals that come Another big game that lingers in with hard work. Davidson's mind is when he was ·coaching for this long and coaching at Tarkio College in winning this many games, Coach Missouri. His tean1 beat a ver. Davidson has lived through a powerful Central Missouri number of memorable games and University team by approximately moments. Here are a couple of 10 points in a tournament at "old files" from Coach Davidson's Tarkio. memory. lane. "My big win I. The question was raised: do you

keep in touch with your -after graduation') "lt"s tough t;l keep in touch ,\·ith all th·: pla:i:r' that I have coached. Tl1c plau.:s l get a chance to sec them is al umm games, and if they go into coaching sometimes ! get tht: opportunity lo go and watch one of my former players That µamt: that ffarkiol won O\t:r Central Missouri State the guy who made {tile winning I hasket went on to he the hcsl high school coach in the Kansas Cit\. \ 10 See "Davidson" on psge !6

head women's basketball coach , talks strategy with hts

The Lady 'Cats won the game to give Davtsdson

by Bonnie Henzel

No snow days Violence calls for acti n; despair to student$ stop racial discriminati

\\ h\ weren't dasses cancelled on Wednesday, Feb. 23? "J.bat's \\'¥twe at 17;,, l'ilnes wou.iJ like to know. It was the worst weather of the winter' and we have not bad a snow day yet this year. )Ved#ed it!, And now \\ith this horrible spring thing happening all anliindus;itlooks like our hovs are dashed! .·

Here arc some logical rcasous why having class was a bad idea: /

I) \\n)· put our commuters in peril by having them driveiri d<lnger(ms conditions? Amy Reese, a commuter studentf1:0nrNebraskaCity, said, "I felt it was a mistake not to .call off classes because of the: amount ofoff-campus studentS and professoci who live out of town. The: State Patrol was even advising against travel."· ' .:

2) Some of PSC's classes were cancelled, why not all? complained that after she did drive to Peru. she found that one ofher classes. had been cancelled. · :<

3) All other area schools were dosed that day because ()fbl()mng snow and drifts. Why should the youngsters have aii theflJ11? \VllY11<?t; let us college students spend a day sledding andJ:nfilding ·.

4) Student unrest! Snow days are necessary .for the stmtent's'. psychology. We need a day off once in while to break the monotoriy of school life. Give us snow days or give usF's! ···... < < .

5) Thanks to some enterprising students, noticeshad been putup declaring no school, so why disappointeveryb()dy? />

So why weren't classes cancelled? Acoording toDt; Steveri>BU.tler; Vice President of. Student Affairs, college is dosed and class.es .are cancelled "only when it is severe as far asict:

concerned.

But what about snow?. Don't we call !snow.(fuys' 'Vltit";e reason? Maybe they should be called 'ice and rain days'sb we don\ become confused.

· Perhaps we donit real snow something thatwill workjustas welt there is no school, then is there?

Reviewer says Shakespeare play 'effect_ive, entertaining'

by Amy Reese

The Peru Players production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was very ei1tertaining. The various elements of this production blended well a:llowing us to follow the action of the piay without becoming confused.

The set was very effective. It gave the audience a sense of traveling from one scene to another. The fairies added to the effectiveness of this technique by giving the audience a visual image of the changing scene.

The costuming and the casting worked well together to crwe .vivid images for the The costumes enhanced the characterization by dressing the compatible characters in similar clothing. This helped the audience stay with the flow of the story which could be confusing to rhose who are ·not familiar with it.

The casting was wonderful leading some members of the audience to ask if the play was altered. One example of this was the scene when Hermia and Helena were arguing. The use of

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words like tall and dwarf-like in that scene were made more effective by the actua:l physical differences in the characters.

The pairing of Hermia (Tricia Kruse) and Lysander (Spencer Duncan) was incredibly effective. They just looked like they should be together, as did Helena (Heather Cohrs) and Demetrius (Chris Gibbs). Many other characters added zest to the production. Nick Bottom (Darren Marsha:ll) was hilarious: His active, a:lmost overbearing flair added spice to the play. Robin Starveling (Rick Fowler) was also a strong character. Although he didn't have many speaking parts it was impossible not to notice him and not to fa:ll into a fit of laughter at his actions:

The Peru Players production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was- refreshing. It brought laughter to anyone who saw it. Use

by Lori Leth

March 21 has been declared International Elimination of Racial Discrimination day.· Maybe that's the day most people have been waiting for to address the issue of racial discrimination in southeast Nebraska. Is that why no real action has been taken to improve racial relations in this area?

The event that took place March 4 at Hotel Whiskey could have been prevented if more people in authority had taken responsibility. There is no legitimate reason for one man to point a gun at another man because they are of different races. There is also no legitimate reason for this situation to be ignored. The people of this community do not have to tolerate such acts.

Get ready PSC for this year's Spring Break!

by Doug Kerns

Winter is effectively over, and the time of rebirth has begun. Welcome Spring!

One can almost hear the bestia:l mating whoops of thousands of young college students bound for 'their choice of Spring Break destinations. Fort Lauderdale, South Padre Island, Key'''west.. they conjure images of buxom bikinied ladies, the flowery odor of sun tan lotion, hopeful lusty boys fully armed with prophylactics, gleaming convertibles loaded down with the nation's beautiful gently cruising wide sun-baked streets.

Or is this too pretty a picture? Perhaps a more realistic one would consist of drunken, halfremembered nights of cheap sex and faulty frivolity, a capstone of a misspent adolescev.ce; wild wandering sun-burn'i drunkenness, heat-stroke headaches, the vague odor of dried vomit Or having your pocket picked, winding up in the local jail and having to call Mom for bail.

How will history record this peculiar American cultural phenomenon? We glorify the young, the free-spirit, yet acculturation demands sacrifice. Live it up while you still can, my comrades.

Spring Break: Last bastion of free love or ridiculous pre-adult sex fantasy? It may be both. but either way, it really doesn't matter to me. I'm going to Chicago.

People in positions of authority are not the only ones at fault. Anyone who has ever listened to a derogatory racial comment and has not spoken on the other man's behalf is at fault. Anyone witnessed racial hos,tility and ignored it is at fault

Individuals must take responsibility. Business owners and school administrators must not tolerate this:behavior.

Racial discrimination is not' only a problem for Black Americans. It is a:lso a problem for white Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans and people of a:ll other races.

My question is if this problem affects everyone, why is it allowed to continue? Why has racial discrimination been aliowed

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to go on for so long in southeast Nebraska? I don't think ifs because people are unaware of its existence. Perhaps it has to do with the economic conditions in southeast Nebraska. Maybe its because there isn't much social interaction between races in this area.

Much of the answer may lie in a lack of multicultural education. If that is the case then the problem needs to be corrected. It is time to take action.

Although I don't have all the answers, I would like to cha:llenge you to come up with some explanations.

I encourage any comments readers may have on this issue in hopes that we can work together towards a solution.

Correction to the Jan.

· 28 Issue of the Times. Susan Udey, PSC business manager, is not the contact person for students who want to renew Non-resident Scholars scholarships, as was noted in this earlier issue of the Times.

Home schooling can help kids

And it may be better than public system

by Amy Bremers

Do you ever wonder why parents home school their children? Would you ever consider doing it?

I say to parents and students who plan to be parents in the future; if you have time enough, 'do it! At least for two or three years, commit to spending more quality time educating your children and allow them to receive probably a better education than they would at a public school.

As a seventh and eighth grader. I was one of 375,000-1,000,000 Americans who are home .schooled every year. These two years proved a wonderful, enjoyable and totally educational experience for me, and I heartily recommend anyone who is considering home schooling his or her children to supply their young with the same experience. Read on to find out why.

There are four main reasons parents decide to home school their children. Many decisions are on religious views. As my mom, Lowse Bremets, stated, "What the children were learning in school was contrary to our religious beliefs. There was, and is, a lack of acknowledgement of God in the public schools."

The study of evolution also plays into this. I don't believe in this theory, and many others don't (it is a theory), but public schools teach it Do schools teach the "theory" of creation?

Another reason for home schooling is that parents don't want their children exposed to drugs, guns and violence. A lot of violence occurs in the public school system. Dallas Public Schools alone confiscated 150 guns last year. Also, public schools often neglect to teach moral values and the difference between right and wrong. Schools today tend to crank out students who are pumped up with multiplication tables and seeing Spot jump, and don't worry about if the students know it's wrong to shoot somebody.

Quality of education is a major reason for deciding to home school. This was a factor in my family's decision, although nowadays a better quality of education is even easier to obtain at home through the use of the personal computer. Students can learn many subjects much faster on a computer and with a more oneon-one basis when parents teach along with the computer's help than when in a crowded classroom with

lines of children waiting for their turns on the machine - if the classroom is lucky enough to even have a computer.

Home schooling allows more variety in learning than a public schools does. My little brother learned memorization skills from playing games. I learned about how plants grow by worlcing in my own little My siblings and' I learned about nature by going to parks and finding different kinds of bugs and leaves, and viewing constellations from an observatory. We also were able to learn about music by taking private, relatively inexpensive piano lessons.

A 1990 survey conducted by the National Home Education Research Institute of Salem, OR proved that home schoolers are not behind in their education. According to this survey, children who are home schooled rank as high as the 81st national percentile in math and the 84th in reading. From personal experience I know that when my siblings an<J. I returned to public school after two years of home schooling, we found that we had already learned most of the things our peers were learning!

When parents home school, they

have opportunities to give their children 'field trip experiences not ofiered in public schools. My family had the opportunity to visit and had the time to really appreciate the exhibits at Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha. We took trips to Neale Woods and Fontenelle Forest. These trips are definitely easier to arrange and do with fewer kids!

The local chapter of the Nebraska Home School Association arranged field trips also. These allowed us i:Q.teraction with other children our ages and opportunities to visit places not allowed to a single family. We went to the main post office in Omaha and discovered how the mail system works. Also, our group was able to watch a play in the Emmy Gifford Children's Theatre, and afterwards go backstage, see how everything was set up and meet the actors.

People often ask me if I missed interacting with my friends and peers. I tell them no. I still was able to hang out with all my buds. Also, home school offered me much more socialization than public school did. Socialization in the public schools consists of mostly sitting in seats and listening to teachers. Of course there is recess, and gym class and

My mom put us on softball and baseball teams, enroled us in library clubs, took us swimming in the afternoons and allowed us many other social activities in which we were able to interact with our frienos and peers.

Home schooling is legal in all 50 states. Only one, Michigan, requires parents to be certified to teach their children. However, contrary to thoughts of many people, there are regulations for home schools. Over half of the states require national achievements tests; most states require certain subjects to be taught and a certain number of days of instruction; and almost all send some type of official to conduct a surprise check up of home schools. Home schooling for a couple of years is an excellent alternative for those who have the time. If the children are given plenty of social activities like my family was, they will enjoy the experience of spendiug time with their parents and learning things they wouldn't have a chance to in public schools. lunch, but there is not half the socialization that I received in home school from interacting with my siblings.

Insanity defense no excuse from past

Shane's World

up their duties and sing and · -danct while serving the customers. This was something I had never s.een before, and 1 loved it. After all, it. was a combination of of most beloved things, good music and food.

by Shane Bursesh

Hello my fellow Peruvians. As I bring you this installment of "Shane's World," !feel another one of my occasional waves of inSanity creeping over me. I am hoping thatif I tell you about it, ·it· will disappear. ·l certainly hope · so, for if. it is anything comparable to my last episode, there is no telling what might hllppen.

Once upon a time, a.bou.t two years ago, I was sitting in a little Italian restaurant, in Charlotte, NC; enjOying·the entertainment and company · offriends. Ii was one of those establishments where the waiters and waitresses double

While I sat there entertaining thoughts about how much fun it would_be to wotk ill a place like this, our waiter gracefully glided up to my t'lble, put his hand on my chair, and with · order pad in hand completed the (lnal notes of an incredible version of "The Rainbow Connection." He barely had time to catch his breath before he politely askedu8 if he could take our order. It was like seeing Frank Sinatra working at McDonald's. Because of outrageous :prices and I decided to have a half order of the d3ily special, a sea food pasta, with fresh ingredients from the Atlantic Ocean.

''Outrageous" was not the word. This so called half portion COLL()SAL! It was so gigantic thatiJ would

have even taken Oprah ten knew our waiter was singing

minutes to devour. Write the Songs" with a Fork-full after fork-full, I noodle and a clam wrestled with the long noodles sauce make-over. and shrimp, trying to win a I realize that this story seems losing battle 'and put them ludicrous but no more so than away, but I simply could not using the insanity defense as conquer · the enormous an explanatfon for our expanse of pasta. As the behaviors. This defense is waiters notes pierced the air, not oDly unnecessary, but it all I could hear was my · also allows for many of our mother's voice nagging from citizens to literally get away across the years. ''Shane! you with murder'- "Eric and Lyle better finish every bite or Menendez." else!"

I am not saying that those I just couldn't take it who suffer years of abuse do Something in me · not deserve some finally snapped. All those compensation: It is just that years of parental food abuse an eye for an eye went out of had ultimately brought me to style when the new the brink of insanity and then caifie in If you used violence pushed me over. As a faithful tci right every wrong ever done predecessor ofl.orena Bobbit, to you, then we would have a I cannot remember what took · second civil war. place, just my thoughts from All I can say is that I am glad before and after. that most people don't have When the waiter broke into a black outs at such critical Barry Manilow medley and times like Lorena. This could headed toward out table, I be a really bad habit during , became so infuriated and sex. frmtrated at my expense and I am also thankful that the inability to complete my meal majority of the people on this that I picked up my bowl and planet do not take things into took aim. The next thing I their own hands like Mrs. ·

Bobbit. Lorena sure believes in cutting right to the chase and she really took a slice out of life. It is just unfortuante that she didn't realize how big a slice she took until she was in the car.

The insanity defense is not only allowing United States citizens to kill one another with an excuse from the past, but it is self-defeatmg to our progress. The worst part is, however, that by not passing a reasonable verdict because of sympathy, our JUries arc giving the go ahrad for such stupidity in the futu.-e. Abme victim or not we must all be held accountable for our actions. If we as citizens·start -. taking away the constXJucnccs for unacceptable hehavror, then we are setting ourselves up for true dismembcnnenL

Well. my fellow Pernrnius. until we meet again 1cmemher the words of Susan Power as she screamed at the top of her lungs, with a jelly doughnut in one hm1d and a <:aloric counter in the other, \\' c llHL\l "STOP T!Wl\S,.\\ITY

E.dlger, Wilmes up for award

sion since her arrival.

PER U-Studcnts usually reap the rcwarcb of teaching exeellerice, but two PSC faculty members are candidates for a teachmg excellence award.

Dr. ·1bomas L. Ediger, professor of and 13arbara Wilmes, instructor of education, have been nominated by PSC President Robert L. Burns for the 1994Teaching Excellence Award from the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges.

One outstanding educator from among the faculties at Peru, Chadron and Wayne State Colleges will win the award. The winner will be.announced at"94 Commencement exercises on May 7, and honored at a Board of Trustees meeting in Lincoln on May 12.

The award includes a $3,000 stipend supported by an endowment from FirsTier Bank and managed by the Lincolri Foundation, in memory of the late George Rebensdorf, a FirsTier official and former State College Board member.

This )'ear will mark the 10th anniversary of the Tcaching Excellence Award.

Dr. Ediger joined PSCin 1979 and has risen to the rank of full profes-

sor of music. His bachelors degree is from the University of NebraskaLincoln and his master and doctoral degrees are from the University of Northern Colorado.

Dr. Ediger is director of choral activities and conducts the PSC Concert Choir, the Madrigal Singers and the Misty Blues Show Choir in addition to his teaching duties.

He produces the Madrigal Christmas Dinners and coordinates annual High School Show Choir Fes-

New campus group forms recently

about those with disabilities. While Thi; article contains-opinions of exposing the non-disabled to tlie the author. life of the disabled, ACES will also

by Shane Buresh

serve as a voice for the disabled and

If the universe were a Las Vegas their families casino, then each one of us would If you have'a disability, know be a hand dealt to our parents in this someone else. who is disabled, or high-stakes poker game called life. are simply concerned with the chalW c are each comprised of various lenges of a disability, then you know cards known as ·our talents, person- how, important the volume of this alities and abilities. For some of us, voice can be. Raising tlie level of these cards are extremely resource- awareness and breaking down steful and can easily be assembled into reotypes are the first and most im- a winning hand. portant steps in ensuring thatno one

The rest of us, including the learn- will leave the card table emptying and physically disabled, must handed.. The more ACES people rely on a clever poker face to help have in the hole, the more effecstren;,othen the weaker caids .we have lively they can makethe hands dealt been dealt. This is why each of us to themwinners. can benefit at one time or anotlier Why don't you .become an ace for from having a secret ACE in tlie yourself and others by makinga hole. straight run over to Room 300 in

A new group on campus called · T.J. Majors at 3 p.m. every second ACF.s has been created to help en- and fourth Wednesday oJ the sure that if the ante is raised on you, month? Because we are still assemyour opponents cannot force you bling the game and would greatly O\lt of the game. ACES, Associa- appreciate the cards you will bring tion of Challenged and Enabled Stu- to the table, we are willing to deal dents, is a support and information you in for free for the remainder of group for anyone affiliated with the semester. See you at the game! PSC.

If you want more information, ACES seeks to expose the non- please contatct our sponsors, Greg disabled to the proper experiences Mitchell, director of Student Supwhich will better enable them to port Services, or Barbara Wilmes, have a more realistic perspective instructor ofeducation.

tivals and the Solo Fair for high school musicians. In 1990, he established the first Williamson Baldwin/PSC Piano Extravaganza, which last year attracted nearly 230 sity and post masters work at the pianists fromth.e four-state area and University of Kansas. Presently capacity audience of 650. she is a doctoral candidate at the Dr. Ediger is active in several University of Nebraska-Lincoln. fessional organizations and ·holds She teaches in the areas of early or has held office in some. He is a childhood education, special educomposer, gives privatemusic les- cation and psychology. Wilmes ·sons to student.s of all ages, has has been active in the PSC Strategic helped raise tens of thousands of Planning Committee, tl1e Admisdollars in private support for PSC sion-Retention Committee and esmusic programs and regularly per- tablished charter chapters and is forms both individually and with advisor for both the Student CounDr. David F.clris as part of the PSC cil for Exceptional Children and duo Aeolian II. the Association for the Education

Her acadeinic credentials include bachelors and masters degrees from Mankato Minnesota State Univer-

Prior to joining PS.C, Dr Ediger of Young Children chapters. was a teaching assistant at _., Prior to joining the PSC faculty the Umvers1ty of Northern Colo- she was an instructor and re!!istrar rado and was director of music at at the former Tarkio Missouri ColSchool District in lege. Wilmes also has taught in Moultne, GA. LeCenter and Waterville MN

"I hope that my passion for music, Jn 1992 she established and the arts, performance and the entire tinues to' direct PSC's annual Job is contagious," Dr. Olympics, a competitive vocational Ediger training program involving students

A nallve of Aurora, Dr. Ediger with disabilities from across a threeresides in Nebraska City. state region.

tive change in families and our society, that education."

One of her most valuable contributions to.PSC involved updating the special education teacher curiculum. These changes helped gain approval for PSC's special education program in 1992 from the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NATE).

Married and the mother of four, she is active in school and church Barbara Wilntes has only been with Her philosophy is "to teach with PSC since 1990, but the Rock Port; joy," and she is "proud to be in.MO resident has made a big impres- volved in the best vehicle for posi-

· work when not teaching or working on her doctoral degree. Wilmes is a native of Cleveland, MN.

Students offered intern positions

Junior economic development major Jason Esser of Nebraska City and post graduate sociology/psychology major Lora White of Omaha have been selected as interns for District One State Senator Floyd Vrtiska.

MARK FRITCH PICTURED HERE with PSC Biology Professor Dr. Larry Pappas has been awarded a science scholarship based on a research project Fritch completed at PSC.-photo by Kent Propst

Fritch wins a research scholarship from Mosquito Control Association

PERU-Senior biology/chemistry Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus majorMark Fristch of PSC bas won and Aedes bahamensis from one a regional scholarship based on a another based on egg characterisresearch project he presented re- tics. II cently in Colorado. ·Fritch is the son ·As the winner of the student comof Mr. and Mrs. Gary Fritch of petition,hereceivedthe$.500Gerald Palm Hollandsworth Scholarship, noted yra.

The student research competition Dr. Larry Pappas, PSC professor of was part of the 1994 meeting of the biology.

West Central Mosqµito Control Students from universities and Association meeting held Feb. 15- colleges inArirona. Colorado, New 17 in COiorado Springs, CO. Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, WyoAs part of the competition, Fritch ming and Nebraska were eligible to presented a paper entitiled Colllpete for the award, Dr. Pappas opmenf of methods to distinguish ·· ·added. ·

"Even though PSC is 75 miles from Llncoln, that doesn't mean Peru students shouldn't have a chance at internships which are primarily given to students from Lincoln students," Vrtiska said.

Esser said that he chose to interview for the position because he felt

"that the knowledge of wocking with government will help me to have a better understanding of what it is like for communities to go through a step by step process of obtaining economic development funding."

White said, "I'm really excited about the challenge that this position poses and I hope to put the knowledge I've learned in the classroom to use in real situations. Hopefully this chance will encourage other PSC students to apply for future internships with Senators."

The internships will nm the length of the 60 day legislative session, which ends in mid-April.

DR. THOMAS.L. EDIGER

BARBARA WILMES

March

Fri. 11 Last day to drop classes with a "W."

Sat. 12 Baseball against Ottawa at 1 p.m.

Mon. 14-18 Spring Break.

Sun. 20 Women's softball against Avila College at 2:30 p.m.

Mon. 21 Country dance lessons in Student Center at 7 p.m, Wed. 23 High School Jazz Band Clinic.

Sun. 27 · Baseball against

Benedictine College at 1 p.m. · Band Concert in College Theatre at 8 p.m.

Mon. 28 Country dance lessons in Student Center at 7 p.m.

Thurs. 31. Baseball against Keru11ey at 1 p.m.

April

Fri. l Holiday Break

Sat. 2 Baseball against Rockhurst at 1 p.m.

Mon. 4 T w i s t e r Tournament at 8 p.m. sponsored by CAB. Sand Volleyball Tournament at 5:30 p.m. sponsored by Intramurals.

Mon. 4-8 Spring Fling Week.

Tues. 5 Barb B-Q picnic sponsored by Food Service.

Comedian J.R. Brow at 8 p.m.

Tues. 5-7 High School Quiz

·Bowl.

Wed. 6 Regency Singers in College Theatre at 8 p.m.

Thurs. 7 Spring Fling Dance at 9 p.m. in Student Center.

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Reaccreditation at stake for PSC

by Doug Kerns

On April 11-12 two administrators will come to PSC to determine whether or not the college will receive a ten year reaccreditation.

The orgailzation responsible for college accreditation in this area is the North Central Association. Serving as an accreditation official is voluntary, and administrators are chosen on · the basis of past expertise in the 'area in which the college may be lacking.

The original visit was in April 1991, and the four administrators on the accreditation team granted PSC a teri year accreditation .on the condition that it develop a comprehensive budgeting process and an outcome assessment plan.

The purpose of the upcoming visit is. to assess how well PSC has complied with these two criteria

When asked how the budgeting process is different than before April 1991, Dr. Terry Smith, vice-president for Academic ·Affairs, said, "There essentially wasn't a plan for the expenditure of money. What we'll. be doing with program budgeting is

looking at all of our programs, academic and non-academic, at how they are staffed, what kind of library resources we have, what kind of equipment we have, what kind of demand that there is for the program, and what is the support for it in general education.

"Armed with that information, we can talk about the allocation of various scarce resources and put money in the programs where there is the prospect for student success. ,, Dr. said that the first

plan at the Feb. 9 student senate meeting. It consists of a sophomore ponfoiio, a senior competency test, and an assessment of student attitudes. There are four regional accrediting associations in the U.S., and each is a voluntary organization. Dr. Smith said that, "Institutions are pretty much obliged to be accredited by them in order to get certain state funds andfederal student aid. It is really disastrous for a public institution especially not to be accredited."

Terry Smith

step in giving PSC a sound fiscal base was taken by President Robert Bums in the elimination of a $1.5 million deficit. The second step is to insure that "the planning and resource allocation of the future will be a, rational and envisionary process."

The second part of the accreditation requirement is that a student assessment plan be put in place. Dr. Smith outlined this

Speaker to discuss racism as theme from 'Huck Finn'

PERU- "Huckleberry Finn and Racism'.' is the title of a presentation Dr. Fran Kaye will make on March 24 at PSC.

Dr. Kaye, editor of the "Great Plains Quarterly" at the University of Nebraskalincoln, says her talk focuses on how Mark Twain's enduring novel is really the "great American tragedy." She says this because she believes blacks and whites in the novel fail to achieve true

friendship.

The English Club is sponsoring the talk which complements two· courses taught by Dr. Dan Holtz: "American·literature Il" and "Literature Fights and Refights the Civil War." The talk will begin at 7 ·p.m. in Room 212 of the Jindra Fine Arts Bldg. The Nebraska Humanities Council is providing funding for the program.

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So, it may seem that accreditation associations have the power of life and death over colleges, but are there positive benefits? "Yes, it is kind of a hammer," said Dr. Smith, "but it also requires you every ten years to take a look at your mission and your resources and in a systematic way prove to yourself and an external agency that you' re doing it right."

Dr. Smith felt that the steps taken will be adequate to ensure PSC's re-accreditation. He said, "We' re very confident that what

Holtz publishes Faulkner article

PERU-Dr. Dan Holtz, associate professor of English, has had an article,publishedin the Winter 1994 issue of the "Teaching Faulkner" newsletter.

The article, titled "Faulkner as a Framework for Studying the Civil War," explains how William Fa\Ilkner's fiction provides a philosophical basis for a course Dr. Holtz is currently teaching, "Literature Fights and Refights the Civil War." .That course compares literary and historical accounts of the war and its aftermath.

The "Teaching Faulkner" newsletter is published by the Center for Faulkner Studies at Southeast Mis' ;souri State University in Cape '.Jirardeau, MO.

we've done is going to not only meet the requirements that they've set, but I think it the potential perhaps of being a model for other institutions in our time."

The two administrators con1ing to evaluate PSC are Dr Jack Robinson, director o J Institutional Research and Planning at South Ea:, t Oklahoma State and Dr. RolanJ Barden, vice-president for Academic Affairs at Moorehead State in Minnesota.

Most of their time will be spent in structured in_terviews with administrators and faculty; however, they will also meet with the student senate execmive committee and, "There will also be an open meeting where anybody who wants to talk to them cafJ. come," said Dr. Smith.

Kappa Delta Phi hosts career fair

by Lori Leth

On March 3 Kappa Delta Phi, an honorary teachers organization, sponsored the Teacher Educaiion Information Fair from noon until 2 p.m.

The fair featured two speakers, Richard Schoonover of Bellevue Public Schools and Kirby Eltistle of Millard Public Schools. The two spoke on several issues of importance to future teachers.

According to Mark Starner, vice president of Kappa Delta Phi, the speakers, "gave us insight on how their schools arc progressing and they provided us with information to help us in our job search."

Other topics included, application for jobs, salaries, joh placement, and retirement plm1s.

Stamer commented that he was very pleased with the speakers. 'The fair provided us with some very valuable infonnation."

To become a memhcr of Kappa Delta Phi a student must have an overall grade point aver:ige of 3.0, 72 hours of , ollege credit. and a grade point J\·erage of 3.3 as an education m;._or.

"I think it has the potential perhaps of being a model for other institutions in our time.".

Jolly comes to PSC

Cherokee storyteller big hit

by Amy Bremers

"Storie:; change:> every timi: thn're told,"said Eric Jolly on his Yisf t to PSC 22.

\\'ho among you likes to tell stories·> 'I· ou cmJd learn a few lessons from Dr. Eric Jolly, storyteller supreme.

Joli y, the recognized Cherokee \'ational Storyteller, has been telling stories for almost all of his 37 vcars. He and his siblings learned the art of creating and interpreting stories when young. The kids carried a "sparrow's basket" with them throughout the day, and when they found some things that were interesting to show, into the baskets the items would go. Later in the day, when the family was all gathered, the children would take turns ing about the items they had discovered.

Jollv, who is of the Bear Clan of the cherokee tribe and speaks eight languages, traveled back and forth from the Land Grant for Cherokees in Talaquah, OK to Rhode Island while growing up. Then, after receiving his graduate degree, he settled back in the reservation for a few years.

This storyteller keeps busy. Jolly is a member of several Indian counsels. He weaves baskets (some of

his projects are exhibited at the Smithsonian Institute) and gives presentations on basket-weaving. Jolly works at UNL. He does

haved.

Not all of Jolly's stories had hints of retribution in them, although most had morals. The story of the 'possom's tail taught the dangers of being egotistical. Another, a story about the problems horses and snakes used to have, taught listeners to respect others. Lastly, the story of the little sparrows and the. great eagle taught that different beings can live in peace and harmony.

Dr. Eric Jolly

"mostly administrative jobs. I'm not currently teaching, but when! do (teach), I teach psychology and sign language," he said. Jolly wears a small braid in his hair, which is a Cherokee symbol of a teacher. Of course, besides ail those things, Eric Jolly tells stories and teaches them. In a year, Jolly gives over 150 presentations and class lectures. "Stories are told to educate adults," Jolly smiled, "and to get children to behave a little." The story of "Stone Coat" gave an example of how to discipline children. This story featured Stone Coat, an indestructible creature who kidnapped and killed children who ran away or mis be-

ATTENTION GRADUATES!

If you are graduating in May or June and have received a Perkins Loan \vhile attending PSC, you are required to have .an "exit interview," according to Tina Weichel, staff accountant. -...

Weichel says to stop by AD 101 to schedule this interview. Interviews will be held the two weeks prior to finals week. These weeks include April 18-22 and April 25-29 (Dead Week). All interviews must be scheduled by Friday, April 8.

How did Jolly get started "professionally" telling stories? Ten years ago, he was asked by the the Cherokee Pow Wow Circuit (a group across the country composed of storytellers and dancers) to be the storyteller for the 125th commemoration for the Trail of Tears. The Trail of Tears was a government forced· march of many Indians - or Native Americans- from the east coast to Oklahoma.

Jolly enjoys very much telling his Cherokee stories and hopes to spread an important message through his presentations. He stated, " I hope that listeners will learn new ways of thinking and will add one more tool to their means of communication. I'd like listeners to recognize that all cultures have traditions that everyone can learn from." Jolly teaches thi.s message through his stories; now we just need to listen.

DR. ERIC JOLLY GAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS at PSC on Feb. 22, including one on basket weaving which highlighted his Cherokee ancestry. Jolly later spoke on the topic of storytelling. He is assistant to the chancellor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.-photo by Darren Marshall

Tax help being offered at PSC

by Amy Lyn Hartgrave

Do those tax forms have you singing the blues? Never fear. Once again PSC' s Accounting tion is participating in the VITA 01 olunteer Income Tax Assistance) Program.

With approximately .15 of the 25 students who are members in PSC's Accounting Association volunteering, any local person can receive help in preparing their 1040EZ and 1040A forms.

This free-of-charge service fulfills both local and national goals for the Association. Being affiliated with a national organization, PSC's assodation strives to earn the Award

of Excellence. One of the criteria for this award requires each charter to do a project in community service. PSC has been sponsoring VITA since 1988, one year after they were approved for a charter.

·And, since so many campuses are involved with VITA, many future employers, Carol Ruck, "look for this type of involvement on an employee's resume." Ruck is assist.ant professor of business and Accounting Association advisor.

The VITA program at Peru will be offered on both Tuesdays and Wednesdays through April 15. On Tuesdays this service is available in the lower level of the PSC Student Center from 9:30 a.m. to noon, and

from 6 to 7 p.m. in T.J. Majors 104. On Wednesdays assistance is given from 11 a.m. until noon in the upper level of the PSC Student Center. If anyone is unable to fit these times into their schedule, more convenient times may be arranged with the student volunteers. This may be done by contacting Ruck at (402) 872-2266 weekdays.

Inhalants are common household products with fumes that are inhaled to get high. Are there potential inhalants in your home? For more iofonnation, caU l-800-648-4444.

"I listeners will learn new ways of thinking and will add one mQre tool to their means of communication."

AWAC•••••• Al Wheeler Activity Center FA••••• Fint Arts

March 14-18

June 6

ACADEMIC CALENDAR

Preregistration for Five-Week and Wockshop Terms in the RcgiStrar"s Office, Administration Bliilding General for Five-Weekand Workshop Terms in the Live Oak Room, 8:00-12:00 noon. ·

June 7 Graduate and Undergraduate Classes Begin.

June

Juoc 8 17 Last day to register or change registration for Five-Week and Workshop Term classes. Last day to aA>ly for degree and/or teaching-endorsement. ·

July 4 Independence.Day holiday observed.

-------REGISTRATION PROCEDURES:-----

Prengistntion Preregistration for the Summer Session (any term) will begin on March 14-March · the Office of the Registrar. Registrations are taken in person on a firSt-come, first-served basis.

Prengistntion by Mail (Not '.'PP£opriate for degree seeking

Undergraduate students who wish to enroll for on-campus courses pnmanly for occupalional or personal interest may do so by completing the registration form on the last page.

July 7

July 11 Five-Weck Undergraduate and GraduateTerm ends. Sefond Five-Week Graduate Term begins. RegiStration in TJM '1JJ7.

July 28 Workshop Term ends.

·J\ugust II Five-Week Graduate Term ends.

OF CLASSES------

All dames lore orhedaled ror Mond.,. lhrough Thursday unlns DOied in Khedule.

---ADMISSION TO THE SUMMER SESSION---

Students seeking admission to lbe Slll1UllC£ Session must meet the .reqliirements for t!Je applicable SIUdent category.

Calqoryl

C1mm1ly enrollaJ undergmdluite s""1ents al Pe111 State seeking a degree from Peru State. You are acromatically admitted to lbe summer session and may preiegiSter or register on the designated registration days.

Categmy2

Degrre-sed:ing undergradllllle stwlents from other colkgu punuiirg supplemental courie.work. You must submit a statement from your Vice President for Student Affairs or Registrar stating that you are in good standing and giving app£oval for the COUISe work you plan to pursue at Peru State.

Caktory3

Fim-lime, 'mnsfer, posr-grru/JIQte, and readmitted students seeking an undergraduate program at Peru State. You must meet the following requirements: · ·

l) Compkii: and return die Application for Admission to the Office of Admissions.(Room 302 Admin. Bldg.)

2) Pay aSlO admission fee. ·

3) Submit of YOl!I' tnmsa:iin from high school and all previously attended colleges.

4) Stibniit a Cf1>Y of your ACT or SAT test scores. (Not aPi>licable if you have earned 12 or more semester hotm: of college a-edit;)

5) If you nave previously attended a college(s) other than Peru State, you must have transcripts from other institution(s), and you must co""lete and. return the" Student Transfer .Form" which is available from the Office of Admissions.

Catq;ory4

Siudenls pursuing course worlcfor occupational. or personal. interest with no intenJion of seeking a degree/ program at Peru State. ·

Yoo may preregister or register on the designated ·registration days. Report to the Admissions Office for a pemtitto register: · Catq;ory5

Gmdriate Smdents

l) .Graduate Student: A student pursuing a Program of Study leading to a Master's Degree is a graduate student. To be classified as a graduate student, a student must meet the requirements for admission to graduate studies. ·

2) Non-degree Seeking Student: Ail individual holding an undergraduate degree from an accredited four-year institution, and not seeking an advanced degree, is a non-degree seeking Student. Non-degree seeking students may enroll in graduate courses with the approval of the Dean of Graduate Studies.

A non-degree seeking student may apply in writing to the Dean of Graduate Studies for permission to change to a degree program. 11te graduate Dean and the appropriate academic department will review the student·s previous work and offer a decision as to the applicant's acceptability.

Completed materials must be on file with the Office of Admissions by the dates outlined in the Summer Session Registration Procedures or considerable delay in the.student's registration may occur.

$20 DepositAJI students (no waivers) who preregister must pay a $20 deposit The depo&it IS awlicable the payment of tuition and/or fees when.total financial obligations are paid. Students who preregtsler and fail lo attend forfeit their deposits unless they cancel their registration in writing through the Office of the Registrar at least five days before the beginning of the term.

Tuition anc1 Fees , ·

Tultioii and .fees m&y be paid in total when preregistering. If they are not paid then, i! the responsibility to settle hi!llter account at the Business Office on Monday, June 6. Twbon DO! paid by the first day of class will be assessed a 15% late fee.

General Registration

A general registration will be held on Monday, June 6 in the Live Oak Room from 8:00 a.m. - noon. Students who have nO! preregistered should register then. Tuition and fees are also payable at the bme of registration.

Students are encouraged to register during this general registration even though their class may start at a later time. This procedure will help identify if individual class enrollments are suffic:ient !o offer the class. Registrations after the beginning of a class will be charged a late regislnbon fee.

Student Credit Hour Limit

Undergraduate students.are limited to 6 credit hours over five weeks. In extraordinary circumstances, the appropriate diViSion chairperson may.approve an additional 2 hours.

Graduate students are limited to 6 hours per five-week term. who have been admitted to may petition to the Graduate Dean to i;arry an overload. The maxJmum course load for the 10 weeb JS 15 hours.

Course Numbering Five hundred level graduate courses are open to qualified upper divmon undergtlilluates. Six hundred level courses arc open to graduate students. Dean of Graduate Studies approval needccl

jEXPENSESI

I REFUNDS I

Withdrawal from college. (Not to be confused with dropping a class.)

Proportional tuition refunds are made to students who withdraw from the College within the first two weeks of the fiveWeek and Workshop term.>. Fees are not refundable unless they are collected in error. The following refund schedule of tuition applies to official withdraw.als from the Five-Week and Workshop terms.

after they hegin. The refund Khedule for workshops or.more than len .days is proraled as .a percentage or the dass sessions remaining. No refunds are granted for any workshop after 40 percent of lhe sessions have been held. First time sludents al Pern Stale College are under a separate refund policy. See Financial Aid Office for details..

Withdrawal from a class

There is no refund because of a reduction in credit hour load after the last day to change a schedule.

Senior business major having completed 45 semester bow:S of business major including: Bus 229, 339 and F.con 220, 221)

Junior standing; permission of instructor; permission of chairperson)

WORKSHOPS

1994 SUMMER SESSION • PREREGISTRATION BY MAIL (Peru Campus Undergraduate Courses Only)

Students who wish to register f,>r on-campw.< courses primarily for occupational or personal intereslmay do so by mail. Students seeking admission to the College to pursue a degree or other academic program ·must first contact the of Admissions. Currently enrolled undergraduate students at Peru State should report to the _Office of the Registrar to preregister.

A $20 PREREGISTRATION DEPOSIT IS REQUIRED. The deposit will he applied toward tuition and/or fees when the registration process is completed. The deposit will be refunded if the class is filled or canceled.

Preregistrations are accepted on a first-come, first-served ba5is provided the $20 deposit is included. Students who register, but fail to attend the class, forfeit their deposit unle.ss they cancel their registration through the Office ol' the Registrar at least five calendar days prior to the start of the class.

Students will complete their registration and pay the appropriate tuition and fees on Monday, June 6.

I REGISTRATION FORM

Have you ever enrolled in a Peru State College credit class? (Peru campus, off-campus or while in high school) 0 No 0 Yes

I have lived in Nebraska since,____________ (month) (year)

PLEASE ENROLL ME IN. THE FOLLOWING SUMMER CLASSES AT PERU STATE COLLEGE

Five-Week Term D Workshop Term

TITLE

I Enclose your $20 deposit (Check payable to Peru State College) and mail to: Office of the Registrar

Peru State College · Peru, NE 68421

, Pastime is relaxing

Dr. -Bill's no bird-brain, bu..t . • •

by April Czaplewski

Is it Superman? No, I think it's a plane! No- IT'S A BIRD!!

· Dr. Bill Clemente, assistant professor of English,· has discovered a cure to .collegeinduced stress that is cheaper than therapy.

As a sedative, Dr. Bill put up five feeders on the tree facing the south side of the Fine Arts Bldg. He's named this tree the "Good Oak."

Because he's away from his home iii Ripon. WI, this relaxing technique serves as a reminder of his bird-feeders at home. "I don't have a life," laughed Dr. Oemente On the contrary, when he comes onto the campus, robins and cardinalsgreet him.

Everyday Dr. Bill peers out of his office to find a variety of birds. He says, "Each one has its own personality." Recently, Dr. Bill noticed his favorite Cardinals mating on the "Good Oak." With the aid of binoculars, he viewed

the male cardinal luring the female cardinal by flashing a· seed. Soon, Mr. Cardinal placed the seed in Mrs. Cardinal's beak and they kissed.

Dr. Bill says the chickadees are small and 'very cute. They cari be easily identified by their constant at one another.

Dr. Bill described the whitebreasted nuthatches a8 aggressive little tanks. "Nobody messes with them," he noted..

"When I get frustrated with grading papers, the birds bring relaxation," Oemente said. "you

Volunteering important to many

can't expect too much from them. After all, that's why you call them bird-brains!" laughed Dr. Bill. He also says that when the birds come, they attract more birds 'The robins get curious", says Dr. Bill. "Other birds come to check it out, smoke cigarettes and talk."

Woodpeckers eome to literally "chew the fat." Dr. Bill has provided a chunk of suet (beef fat) as one of the feeders for the birds. '

Watching birds also provides entertainment off campus for Dr. Ciemente. This spring he wants to travel to the Platte River to visit the sandhill cranes. He says it is "just one more fun thing to do." Dr. Bill says abird-watCher is able to "meet neat people and go places you wouldn't go."

The birds are for everyone to enjoy. If you are interested in supporting Dr. Oemente, see him for donations.

Cates, Ware speak PSC class

cial Problems class. They spoke on inter:related subjects such as the community, family and volunteerism. The Social Problern8 class has been discussing the family, its influence and its impact on the community.

Cates spoke of P. U.R-F.. People United For Families. The organization was formed in 1987 by concerned citizens of Nebraska City.

nization has had on the families in the society.

On the evening of March 7 F.ulanda

Cates from the Nebraska Job Service and Teresa Ware from the spring semester of the Community Organization. class were guest speakers at the Contemporary So-

P.U.F.F. has been responsible for helping begin several programs in City like· Project Response, the latch-key program known as Kids Oub, the case cqordination program, and the most recent tutor program. Cates emphasized the positive impact the orga-

"Tension" from page 1 ing."

"A lot of local people put forth no effort to understand differences in race," Wineglass said. "It's pretty sad when students can't go to the local bar without being verbally abused or having racial slurs directed at tllem."

Mayor Stich agreed.

Ware spoke oilier year as a Volunteers In Service To America (VISTA) volunteer. She explained the VISTA program and how.it .is similar to the new Ameri-Corps that President Clinton has initiated. She spoke of her other vohmteer jobs such as her position as case coordic nator for _the case coordination team Cates spoke of. Ware. explained her responsibilities as the case coordinator and the positive influences and knowledge gained by her volunteer efforts in her community. Ware emphasized how we as a society need to pull l.ogether to help build a stronger community.

,Shawn Mclucas, a minority student at PSC, said, "I don't think everybody who lives in the community is racist. But a handful of racist individuals can niake a whole area look bad."

Dr. Bill Clemente, a PSC English professor who helped to break up tfie March 4 fight, &aid.

Every Thurs.- $.59 Hardshell Tacos

Every Sat.- "All you can eat'' $4.95

"The community of Peru needs the - college students' support," Stich said. "Locals betrer stand that minority students at PSC help to support this community by patronizing the businesses. They deserve to be served and treated properly."

"I· think t11e racial tensions in t11is community need to be broughtout in t11e open and taken care of so tl1ings don't get out of hand in t11e future.

"We don't need t11ese kinds of t11ings going on in our area. It's ridiculous," Clemente added.

When I get frustrated with grading papers, the birds · bring relaxation. [But] you can't expect much from them that's why you call them· bird brains.

Dr. Bill Clemente

Eulanda Cates and Teresa Ware

DR. BILL CLEMENTE checks out the birds in the tree in which he's placed feeders. He says he's cited 17 species of birds.--photo by Thomas Hyde

Professors Perform

Graduates give. presentation Numbers go up for women in law

by

Lori ,Leth

considered the property of men "Discrimination is still with us and were not allowed to enter into but women are in the profession contracts or to own businesses. and the numbers are growing."

This was a quote from Lisa Gottula, a 1992 PSC graduate with a B.A; in History.

Gottula and Ann· CosimanoRice, a 1993 PSC graduate with· a B:A. in Psychology and Sociology; came to PSC March

· women in law. The presentation was in conjunction with Women's 1-iistory Month. · Gottula and Cosimano-Rice currently attend Creighton Law School.

There was ·no real value to a woman's life.

Fortunately times have changed. In 1870 the first woman received an accredited law degree and in 1950 Harvard began admitting women to their law school.

2 to give a presentation on Beginning with the decade of the women's movement there occurred a demand for legal

services so many women responded. And the number of women participating in law is still growing.

Cosimano-Rice said that in your first year of law school, "You become a different person. You learn to think like a _lawyer." She also said that it is very important to involve yourself in as many extracurricular clubs and activities as you can. Not only will they show but they will help you to grow intellectually and · d ev el op friendships to help with feelings of self-doubt.

Gottula began the pres_entation pointing out that women have been voiceless in America until just recently. Women were

Gottula concluded by stating that "What's needed in the legal field is not a stereotypical feminist viewpoint," as some people think, "but rather greater participation by women."

Cosimano-Rice spoke on what it's like to be a law student. She gave insight as to which classes to take in undergraduate school, and teaching methods used by instructors at law .school.

Majors - that are considered helpful in law school include history, English, sociology or psychology, and business.

The teaching method used in law school is very different from those used in traditional college classrooms. The method is called the Socratic method. A lot of the education comes from the student teaching himself. There is not much professor instruction. Students are called upon to explain cases, and professors are there to guide the student to the correct answer. If the student moves in the wrong direction, the professor gives gives no indication.

Cosimano-Rice recommended a book on what it is like to be a law student for those interested in pursuing a career· in law. The book is called "ONE-L" and was written by Scott Turow.

Combs discusses, plays

African-American music

by Thomas M. Hyde North by

the Big Dipper.

On Feb. 24, Dr. J.C. Combs Slaves sang because they were performed i.n the college theatre forbidden to have instruments. for Black History Month. In the 1820' s, the minstrel He used his musical talents to shows began. Whites mimicked illustrate the theme of musical the slave dance and put on black development through Afro- face (burnt cork) when they _American history. performed. Blacks a 1 so

His first topic was slave work participated because it was a way songs. He showed how the for them to get work.

slaves worked in rhythm through Frnm the minstrel show call and response. · evolved the blues, the only form Combs said that many of the of music begun in the United songs had double meanings such States.

as "Follow the Drinking Gourd." At the end of his show, Combs played the xylophone and did This song was actually about a some scat singing (making up way for slaves to find their way your own tune).

DAN DAILY, DIRECTOR OF BANDS, aceompanied by Dr. Thomas Ediger, director of vocal music, shows off his talent at a receital on March 1. ·photo by Jay Koiiol

Lanning & Larson attend history

symposium at Kansas Museum

The conference consisted of tlrree sessions pertaining to ilie various jobs iliat are available to history majors. Larson attended ilie museum, archives, .and educational outreach program workshops, while Lanning attended ilie workshops on education, archives, and editing and publishing.

Cheryl Brown Henderson, chairman of ilie Brown Foundation of Educational Equity, Excellence and

Civil War life re-enacted at PSC

by Jodi Hytrek

"We all owe a great debt to those folks (who fought in the Civil War) because we have freedoms the rest of the world only dreams about," Caot. Everett Brailey expressed to the many students who attenµed the Civil War Literature class he spoke to on February 24. ·

Brailey is a Captain in the First Nebraska Infantry Civil War Re-enactors. This group has recreated battles and provided living histories for many festivals arid special events " around the state and surrow1ding states. ·Members ·of his. group have participated in such films as Amerika, Glory and Dances With Wolves. Recently, Brailey along wiili members of his.group were background artistsfor tlle movie,

Gettysburg. ·

Brailey has been ilie minister at St. Mailiews Luiliera11 Church in Johnson and St. John's Luilieran Church in rural Auburn for ilie past 22 years. He always had an interest in the Civil War

and saw an opportunity to get involved in re-enactments four

years ago. He jumped at the chance.

Research, spoke to the assemblage Brailey discussed :i.spects ·of at lunch. The Brown Foundation is ilie Civil War iliat many people a nonprofit organiz.ation established may not have read about in ilieir. as a tribute to .the individuals behind classrooms. He discussed camp life while showing ilie students

the 1954 Supreme Court decision, Brown v. Topeka Board of Education, which made segregation illegal.

Henderson mentioned a national park due to be completed in 1998, the centerpiece of which is one of the Topeka schools which allowed African-Americans to attend.

The final session was reserved for ilie graduate· application process, and the day ended wiili a tour of the museum.

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many of ilie items used by the soldiers to pass time such as cards, checkers and dominos.

He shared little known statistics about the war, such as the fact that one out of seven soldiers died in ilie war. "Disease was ilie biggest killer in the war. · Modern medicine is a product of the American Civil War. In the Civil War, we didn't understand anything about germs or sanitation," he expressed Brailey went on to explain, "One of the biggest wounds in the war was amputation. In every major battle of the war there were piles; piles of amputated arms and legs. The amazing thing is that most survived."

He demonstrated to the group how ilie soldiers of the Civil War loaded and shot their weapons. He also showed how the soldiers dressed and ilie different ways the uniforms categorized the soldiers. For instance. a soldier in the infantry would have crossed bugles on his hat, but a member of ilie calvary would have crossed swords on his.

According to Brailey, many of ilie sayings we have today came from the Civil War. For example, "Your name is mud", is named after Doctor Sam Mud who fixed the leg of John W. Booth and was iliough of as a

conspirator. We get the term, "hooker" from General I looker who provided prostitutes to his soldiers.

Brailey named some people who were involved in the war that arc now known for other things. Such as, General Wall ace went on to write "Ben Hur". A Captain of Scouts, Janies Butler, was actually James Butler Hickock, "Wild Bill". Arthiir MacArthur was a part of the Civil War and his son was Douglas MacArthur of\V\v1l.

Brailey also stated that slavery was only one part of the reasoning for the war. !\fore important! y was the issue of slaves rights. Be stated that the Civil War shaped the country. "Race problems were not sol vcd, but they were brought into focus."

"Through all the blood and suffering, a nation was forged. It was 'the United Stated arc .' before the war, but after the war is was, 'the United States is."'

If anyone is interested in getting involved with the First Nebraska, they may contact Brailey in Johnson. The I st Nebraska has their monthly meetings the second Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in Omaha. Everyone is welcome.

EVERETT BRAILEY explains the different insignias on union caps during the war while Ron Britt, PSC student, showed the audience the attire of a union soldier from the Civil War. -photo by Jodi Hytrek

Charles Lanning and David Larson attended a history symposium held at the Kansas Museum of History otiMarchS.

"Fight" from page 1 bar. was awakened by tbe fighting. l le said he drove downtown to see .·what was going on.

"When I arrived, there were a lot ofpeople yelling obscenities at each, other and fighting," he said. "The police weren't there yet, and I could see that nobody was trying to get things under control, so l yelled out to everybody that it was time to go home. I kept repeating myself until the crowd dispersed."

Clemente said he was surprised that most of the parties involved in the disturbance left when he told them to go home.

Ugly Situation

"I was basically interested in stopping the chaos before the situation turned worse." Clemente said. "Things were starting to get pretty ugly \vhen I arrived.'"

Brian Priess, a Psychology major at PSC who was at the bar with friends. said the fighting was verv sudden.

"Everything happened so fasi that I didn't know what was going on." Priess said. "I heard the door break and saw glass flying everywhere. The next thing I know guys are throwing chairs and punching each other."

Besides t11e broken window, t11e bm-. located at 604 5th street in downtown Peru, received only minor property damage because of the incident.

Gun Recovered

Rick Admns. PSC sophomore · from Falls Citv, said he turned the local man's gun over to the Sheriffs Dep:u-unent.

"A friend of mine was able to wrestle t11e gun away from tlie guy who pulled it from his coat outside of the bar," said Adams. "We went to the donnitory, called the sheriff and told him that we had it."

Ailluns said tliat the sheriffs dep<u-tmcnt cmne 10 the dormitory about I a.m. and took the gun as e:vidence.

Sheriff .I ohn said the fight started because of a prior problem hctween the smne two groups.

"Apparently the fight at the Peru har stemmed from an incident which took place in September or October," John sa1tl.

The sheriff said a police report was filed concerning lhe earlier in cident, hut h.e declined to comrnent on spct:ilics surroundi11g Urnt ·

"We've had no· cooperation from the pmties involved, so our investigation is continuing. We've' hasically run info a lot of dead ends while asking questions.

"It's h<u-d to control situations like this if · fail to cooperate with our i11vestigation," the She1:iff said. "If people in Peru 0011'1 have faith in law cnfon:emcnt. then the situation will rnntinue to get worse."

"Stmlcnts aren't talking hecausc . 1hcy'rc afraid of gelling expelled or punished hy college officials for. !.!ellill!.! involved," John said. "I lia\'e 1!0 due why the Iota! people won't cooperate."

Three employees .of Hotel Whiskey who \Vere working at the tin1c of tbe iriddentrcfused to he interviewed for this story.

'Ibey said owner Jc::ff Spaulding

should be runtacted first.

The Auburn Newspapers tried to reach Spaulding but· he was unavailable for comment

·Cooperation Needed

"We have to communicate with everybody involved and see if we can" find out what is going on," John said. "We-can't have people taking the law into their own hands. That's what we (law enforcement officers). are here for."

"The Sheriffs·Department will not tolerate this kir1d of immature behavior from either PSC students

or local residents of Peru," the Sheriff added.

No arrests have been,made, but John said his department is looking to file charges against certain individuals in the near future.

"Right now our main concern is dealing with the situation concerning the guns," he said. "We already have one gun as evidence and are steadily moving forward in our investigations."

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Men finish '94 season with loss

by C.T. Crooke.r

The PSC men's basketball team finished the season in an away game against the Bellevue College Bruins on February 21. Bellevue managed to beat the 'Bobcats for the third time this season, 79-68. Senior forward Scott Doan led the 'Cats in scoring with 22, and SeniorT?dd Gottula pulled down nme rebounds to lead PSC in that category. Doan led the Bobcats in scoring with 599 total points this season. Freshman forward Ryan Kier was second in scoring with 337

points. Doan also led the team in the rebounding category wi !h 234 on the ¥ear, while Jim Burge pulled down 158 boards. Scott Daniell led the team in free throw percentage shooting, with 81.1 percent from the charity stripe on the year. The team as a whole shot better than their opponents throughout the year with a percentage of 67.0, while PSC opponents shot 66.4 percent from the line. Doan also led the team in three-point field goals, making good on 79 three's (38.0 perc_:ent) in the '93-'94 season. Ryan Kier added 30 for the

Fi'Slamma Jamma

by April Czaplewski The top scorer was Ryan Harshaw Past Activities with 3ff7 points. Kevin Diepenbrock Men's Basketballhad over 120 came in second with 192 points. participants. Twelve teams fought Third place went to Phil Wemhoff a good fight, but Fi Slamma Jamma with 180 points. triumphed. Members included were On March 2, four teams particiRyan Harshaw, Kevin Heller, Scott pated in the Co-ed 21 Basketball. Bullock, John Nepple, Ivan Wine- The Pius members Tony Duffek glass, Greg Larsen, Dan LaRose, and Kari Ortmeyer won the toumaMark Fritch and James Ross. With , ment Alex Malcom and Mary ten wins and one loss, these cham- Sughroue of the Golden Touch won pions excelled. second place.

In a close second, Mike Ruckers On March 7, the co-ed Ping Pong All Stars fought a go0d fight with Tourney was held in the Student three loses and seven wins. Third Center. On March 8, Intramurals place went to Never Personal who held a Spike Night in the AWAC. won five games and lost six. These results are not available. Auggies Doggies received fourth Current Activities: place in the tournament. The Jogger's Club is still going strong. Assisstant Professor of

Young Lady 'C.ats begin season

in}ury. Matthews said that the team will miss her, but he'll just ask them to step up and fill in.

"She would have probably been our lead off hitter, so we'll miss her," Matthews said.

Bobcats from long r;mgc. PSC finished the season (J.22 on the year with a majority of this year's starters returning ne.\ l year. PSC will say good-hye to Senior co-captains Scot! Doan and Todd Gottula, howc>er

CO-CAPTAINS FOR THE PSC SOFTBALL TEAM this year are seniors Nicole Vetter (L) and Kelly Burnside (R).

by C.T.

Crooker PSC softball team Coach·

The PSC softball team is under Matthews stated that they are a new direction as they head into relatively young squad, yet they action this spring. The Lady have quite a bit of experience. · Bobcats' new head coach is Mark "Jen Slattery and Dee Gach pitched Matthews, who is also the last year, and Beth Cordry pitched assistant football coach. here two years ago; so we're

PSC has already begun season play with two games against Avila College and Sterling College. Peru lost those two games 6-5 and 14-3 respectfully. "Most of our practice time we've had to spend in the old gym, which affected our play in the first two games, because we didn't get a chance to work on much situational stuff. Even though we lost our first two games it was good just to get out and play," Coach Matthews commented. "Now we know where we stand and what we need to work on."

Business Bob Lewellen is in the

lead with 255 miles. Dan Haugland, director of Resi<lene.Life, is in a close second with 249 miles. Erin Sayer, assistant director of Residence Life, ic; in third place with 229 miles. As a group, the jogger's dub has mn 3 ,708 miles flus vear. The Lifter's Clnb and Aer;b1cs are still going strong.

Future Activities

Co-ed Frisbee will begin March 21. Registration is March 7-11. The captains will meet at 6 p.m. on March21.

Badminton for men and women will start March 28 in the A WAC. Registration is March 21-24.

Co-ed Softball will begin on April 7. Registration is March 21-29. The captains will meet on April 4 at 7p.m.

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-psc lost All District player

"This is my first experience young, but we have young coaching a women's softball team," stated Matthews. The only two seniors on the However, he did lead the St. Paul team are co-captains Nicole Vetter Legion Baseball team to two state and Kelly Burnside. Last year titles.

When asked about this years Jackie Egger for the season due to

Matthews said, "Our overall goal, I guess, is to improve on last year's record of 6-18. We want to improve every game and always strive to get better. It might take us a while to get adjusted, but as the year continues I think we will improve and be able to compete with the rest of the district."

The Lady 'Cats will travel to Missouri and Oklahoma over spring break and play a total of See "Softball" on page 16

SCOTT DANIELL GETS ASSAULTED as he goes for two in a game against Park College on Feb. 19in the AWAC. The Cats posted a 67-63 win, with Ryan Kier scoring 24 points.--photo by Bonnie Henzel

Jordan belongs on the court

play two sports as professionals. Both of those guys, however, played both sports, and excelled, at the collegiate level. M.J. hasn't played organized baseball since he was a Junior in.Jllgh school.

"The Way I See It"

·by C.T. Crooker·

Did Michael Jordan turn in his slam dunks for grand slams? 'Fraid not. Did Michael Jordan hang up his Nike "Airs" for outfield errors? 'Fraid so.

Michael Jordan gave every American sports-aholic exactly what they dreamed for. A downhome, quiet North Carolina T arheel that entered the NBA the greatest player to ever play the game and left the NBAa better one. I mean, he was the one athletic superstar everybody could agree on. Who's the greatest basketball player of all time?

Michael Jordan, of course.

Now "Air Jordan" has decided to try his huge hand at baseball. Major League error; Bo Jackson and "Neon" Dion Sanders were able to

Jordan says he's not afraid of failure. I, for one, am afraid of seeing my teenage idol fail, and I think that most sports fans are too. Here is America's · hero, the greatest thing to happen to basketball since they cut the bottom out of the wicker basket, whiffing away at fastballs on national T. V. Why? Why did this man cut short his illustrious basketball career to take a crack at cracking bats? He has more ruoney than God; heis the admiration of every athlete, wanna be athlete, and total non-athlete in the world. He has all the free time he could want to gamble or golf.

So far he hasn't proven that he can do anything for the White Sox except help them sell more merchandise, although that may be more important than hitting :400 these days.

I guess I'm just afraid that

Shaq will end up movies because he won't have to sweat as much doing that.

Dennis Rodman will end up making licese plates because, well, look at him man! Chris Weber will make millions, because he's good, real good. Hopefully Christian Laettner · will make an appointment with a barber, because his headband can't hold back any more, and Michael Jordan, the greatest of all-time will end u'p making a fool of himself instead of making. tee times in Vegas.

Somehow it seemed poetic, the way Michael "Air" Jordan walked away from the NBA at the height of his career, just after the death of the most important person in his life, his .father. Now, watching him struggle at something seems to take.away.from that perfect vision of a master. The way I see it, M.J. should have given us a couple more years of thrills and cheers on the hard wood, and left basebalJ to the boys of summer. Besides, I'd hate to see the look on his face after sliding homewithhis tongue hangin' out.

'Cats rack up (ecord of 21-10

by C.T. Crooker

The women's basketball team here at Peru State College racked up an impressive 21cl0 record as well as being rated for a large percentage of the season.

After losing five of their first six games the Lady Bobcats went on a roll of ten straight victories starting on December 4, running through January 15, when NCAA Division II foe University of Nebraska Kearney upset PSC by three points in the AWAC.

The Lady 'Cats won the Southern Midwest Conference championship by defeating Tei kyo- W estmar College of Iowa 120-60.

'!be temn then had to travel to South Dakota to face Northern State. the number one team In the nation. Northern State beat PSC in the district final 90- 74, spoiling Peru's hopes of going to the national tournament for the scamd conscct•tive year.

Despite the fact that Northern State is, 6·1--2 in the last two years of play Coach Davidson felt that

Trio set hoops' records

by Matt Uher

The record books will definitely have to be changed after this season of Lady B o b cat basketball. Three PSC records were broken this year: career three-point field. goals, single season assists, and career scoring.

Tamif Anderson, Amanda Nannen, and Sara Gaines were the athletes who altered these reoords. Anderson scored over 1,000 points in career as a four year starter. Nannen broke the career three-point field goal record. Gaines set the single season record for most assists.

Nannen and Anderson were awarded their basketballs after the game against Avila in first round district play Gaines recieve<J her basketball after the second game of district play against Mt. Marty

the Lady 'Cats put forth a tremendous effort. "It's really unfortunate that we're not in the national tournament right now," Davidson said. "Had they come to Peru to play I think we would · have beaten them."

"Overall, I feel that we had a very successful year," Davidson added. "We had a lot ofquality play out of a lot of outstanding players."

PSC ended up with nine different players with more than 100 points on the season. Senior Tamir Andersen racked up 526 points by the end of the year, as well as accomplishing the feat of scoring her l ,OOOth point in a Lady Bobcat uniform, while Laura White added 400 points of her own this season.

Two Peru women totalled up more than 200 rebounds this year. Tamir Andersen and Laura White pulled down 268 and 257 boards respectfully.

Amanda Nannen put her name in the record books draining 72 three pointers during the course

of the '93-'94 season.

Sarah Gaines led the team and added her name to PSC' s record books by dishing out 140 assists throughout the year.

Some impressive team statistics include Peru outscoring their opponents 2520 points to 1871. PSC also outrebounded their opponents throughout the course of the season 1387 to 966. Peru State added up 588 total assists while PSC opponents only tallied up 357.

"Softball" from page 15 15 games on the trip. Matthews mentioned that the highlight of the trip will probably be on Thurs. March 18 when they will -race Oklahoma City University, last year's runner up in the NAIA Division Il College World Series.

"We will get to play at Hall of Fame Stadium, where they hold the NAIA Division II Softball College World Series. It should be quite an experience."

Catch the PSC softball team in home action in Auburn against Avila College on March 20 at 2:30 p.m.

"Winning this award was a great feeling because it was not

"Davidson" from page 1 area for a 20 year span. Davidson said that the biggest thing is being able to see the men and women he has coached tum out to have successful lives. 'Tll always have wins that I remember that were special to me and the pta:yers."

A future plan for Davidson is fo have his team play well in South Dakota. Then he is going to step

only for me, but for the entire team because they helped me break this record," explained Anderson. Gaines commented that she didn't even know she was dose to breaking the record until Coach Wayne Davidson informed her of it before the last game.

"It just happened through the course of play," remarked Nannen. When Anderson had scored her lOOOth point the only comment she had was that she was "excited!"

Anderson is planning after graduation to go to work in Omaha at a job in accounting. Nannen plans to continue her schooling <1t graduate school in Denver, CO, in the area of sports psychology. Gaines has another year of school and eligibilty and plans on helping the Lady Bobcats in having another successful season.

down as the coach of the Lady Bobcats. He is going to continue teaching in the Physical Education program, and he wants to put in as much time making' this program just as successfut as his basketball teams were.

I would like to personally congradulate Coach Davidson on winning his 400th and wish him the best of luck in the future and thanks for all the memories.

RECORD BREAKING LADY BOBCATS, Amanda Nannen (L) and Tamir Anderson (R) were awarded their basketballs after the game against Avila in the fi'rst round district play by Coach Davidson. -photo by Bonnie Henzel.

New student catalog to be ready soon

by Amy Bremers ·

"A well written catalog should let students advise themselves," says Dr. Steven Butler, vice president for Student Affairs. The new Stu" dent catalog, which has been updated after two years of service for the 1992-94 catalog, is now in the process of completion.

The first draft of the catalog is finished, and proofing will be done soon. The anticipated time of completion for the new catalog is mid"June; however, the key information that incoming freshmen need is ready to hand out now.

Three major academic changes have been made in the new catalog.

First, four degree programs have been dropped. These are the- Associate of Arts in Early Childhood, the Bachelor of Science in F.ducation, the Bachelor of Arts in F.ducation and the Bachelor of Fine Arts in F.ducation. Very few students have graduated with these degrees in the past, and in order to make the catalog a little less complicated, these programs were deleted:

The four degrees that remain are the Bachelor of Arts, the Bachelor

of Science, the Bachelor of Technology and the Masters of Science in Education. Dr. Teny Smith, vice president for Academic Affairs, said that this change "doesn't change the meaning or the quality of the degree"; instead, a student will get a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree and then get certified in certain areas;

Second, the guidelines for Cooperative Education have been changed. The maximum number of hours for the program has been reduced from 16 to 12. Also, transfer students now have to have completed 15 hours at PSC before they will be allowed into Cooperative F.ducation.

Third, a new category called Directed Study has been implemented. PreviousJy, if a student needed a class to graduate that wasn't being offered when he or she needed it, the studenrtookit as independent study, which waionly available for upper-division classes. Rather than , substituting a class for one which isn't being offered, students can now take a class as directed study -

or can still substitute. Smith stated th.at independent study will now be! more of a ''scholarly enterprise" while "directed study will be mostly for students in a bind."

Several policy changes have been made in the new catalog. The "academic bankrupt" policy will allow students who have had a bad semester or two grade-wise to petition to remove up to two semesters of work from his or her GPA In order to be allowed to petition, however; a student must have had at least 15 hours of a3.0 GPA or 30 hours of a 2.5 GPA

The "incomplete" policy will pertain to students who may be facing an incomplete grade in a class. This policy, for students who choose to take advantage of it, will require that students sign contracts with professors which state that the students won't receive grades that semester but will have the next semester to complete the requirements.

Residence Life policies have been updated also. According to the new catalog, every student who lives in a residence hall will be required to

be on the meal plan. The ten-meal plan will be good for meals all week long, instead of only week days.

The food rate will go up 2.5 peret.. Butler said, ''This is the first increase in three years, and the amount ;vill still be the lowest in the state."

Also, reasons to be exempt from a residence life contract have been clearly specified in the new catalog. The policy concerning students with disabilities also has been updated. In the past, students have felt that the American Disabilities Act wasn't explained well in the catalog. In the new catalog, the ADA will be expanded and more detailed

been working on the new catalog since last se.mester. The group 'ooked at policies and came up with suggestions. Later, when the actual draft copy comes out, the group will look at every page and make whatever changes are necessary. The students who make up this ·advisory group are Ivan Wineglass, ·Kris Kubert, Kris Meeske, Angela Bischoff and Brent Lottman. Smith said that one of the goals for 'he new catalog is to ''tighten academic standards up so that policies will always support an increase in academic standards and make the academic experience be more sound

in order to make it more user friendly, The explanation of what the ADA is and students' rights concerning it was written with help from students Amy Rut, Shane Buresh, and Charle$ Lanning. Smith and his advisory group have

and complete." Through policy changes, alphabetized and more organized subjects and policies and more succinct and understandable language, Smith hopes the new cata1og will fulfill its goal.

Dappen, Snethen help

by Shane Buresh

Everyday each of us juggles the demands of our life with the expertise of a circus clown, carefully maintaining a balance between our classes, jobs, activities, families and other responsibilities. We place so much stress on these segments of our lives that we soon begin to take the most basic elements of life for granted. In rush to accomplish evactiyities such as grocery shopping and meal pl<'.Dlling become daily thorns that we wish we could remove from the bush of life. What if the tables were turned, though? What if we valued these activities? What if instead of thorns we saw daily tasks as seeds which

we are striving to nourish to better crates, particle board boxes a:.'a enhance our lives? What if we were various containers for Auburn Conmentally disabled and needed help solidated Industries. dfhe majority to accomplish what others take for of the revenues generated by these granted? products is returned to ilie clients in Then we would probably tum to a the form of salaries . program such as South Eastern SENDS depends on a well trained Nebraska Developmental Services and qualified staff, but it is volun(SENDS). SENDS is a 21 year old teers like Kristy Snethen and Jenprogram which provides residen- nifer Dappen who may be ilie protial care and employment for the- gratrl,'s· greatest assets. Resident mentally disabled. The clients at Coordinator Andy Rinldeff pointed SENDS are arranged in male and out that, "The volunteers allow for female group homes, are provided a lot of one-to-one interaction." with adult supervision, and are en- Rinkleff also said, '·'An opportunity couraged to complete as many of to have someone who is not a paid ·their living skills as , employee to be their friend is really The residents also work m two shops malting pallets, shipping_ See "SENDS" on page 10

KRISTY SNETHEN (RIGHT) PLAYS UNO with Glenda Elrod. Snethen is a volunteer worker for Southeast Nebraska Developmental Services in Auburn. --photo by Dr. Dan Holtz

"A well written catalog should let students advise themselves." Dr. Steven Butler, vice president for Student Affairs

Wariness the key' to avoid gossip

by Doug Kerns

Everyone of us, from the most exalted to the most low, can find himself or herself, if unwary, listening with less than a discerning ear to talk of conspiracies and turmoil, even when the proof for such talk is scant.

I often want to believe the lliost fantastic or unusual explanation for any particular set of circumstances. Although that explanation may not be the truest, will usually be quite a bit more exciting than what really occurred.

This need for agitation is interlocked with the equally powerful inclination to propound often extreme information without an adequate logical foundation.

Another motive behind the utterance and acceptance of fallacies may be that the parties involved have something to gain by their inattention to fact, so they are willing to let emotion overwhelm their reason.

There is a time in each of our lives for emotion, but discussion of serious issues should be tempered with at least some degree of sound, unbiased reasoning. Emotionally charged issues deserve careful thought, and unreasoned discourse forces all involved to choose sides in the conflict rather than to come together and resolve the difference, whatever it may be.

Commercialism of Easter pales next to Jesus Christ

by Amy Lyn Hartgrave

That time of year has passed again. Chocolate eggs and bunnies lined the store shelves. Supermarkets were no doubt selling more eggs than they do all year. Families held reunions, and there was a feeling of joy in the air. Easter has come and gone.

Easter is always a special celebration with my family. When I was young there was always the fun of picking out that new Easter dress and of deciding what color my sisters and I would dye our Easter eggs. There was also the candy hunt in the city park and of course the eventful morning we got to try to find where the Easter bunny (alias Mom) had hidden our baskets.

I, of course, would always make sure my basket contained one of those gooey Cadbury eggs. An Easter basket just wasn't complete without one of those!

My family and I also spent Easter morning in church. Through my childhood our Easter services were usually held at sunrise, and we would greet the dawn with hymns of "alleluias." To me this was and is still my favorite part of Easter. There is something so simple yet breathtaking about those Easter

hymns.

The Easter lilies on the altar always seemed to open wider, and the birds outside seemed to me to sing louder as hundreds of voices would join together in singing "Like the Golden Sun Ascending" and ''He Is Arisen." I never left an Easter service without on my arms and a warm feeling in my heart.

Easter is the holiday I think about today when times are rough and I seem to have no direction in life. When I become too entangled with the world and the commercialism of Easter, I focus my eyes on the one person who made Easter possible. If Jesus had not died on the cross and rose from the dead, life would have no meaning. Easter is as simple and as beautiful as that. As the words of one of my favorite Easter songs read:

"I am content! My Jesus livith still,

In whom my heart if pleased. He hath fulfilled the law of God for me, God's wrath He hath appeased. Since He in death could perish never, I also shall not die forever. I am content! I am content!"

McCaslio argues for public schooling

Dear Editors:

There are some valid reasons for educating a child at home rather than in the public schools; however, none of these were covered in Amy Bremers' editorial in the last Times. As a citizen who is concerned about the flight away from public education, I would appreciate an opportunity to explain the fallacy .of her arguments.

Some people think that it is only possible to get a religious education by staying heme fum scb.00.. While· I would agree that religious education has no place in a public school, it seems to me that most areas of religious education can be covered in the 17 hours per day plus weekends which are not spent in the school classroom.

In Ms. Bremers case, her parents went on to substitute religious doctrine (creationism) in place of science in the curriculum. I have ways pitied those who have such weak religious beliefs that they dare not let their children be exposed to

alternative ideas, in the obviously sincere belief that their own religion in innately inferior. Nevertheless, if they sincerely fear exposlire to logic and scientific prind.ples, they have a perfect right to avoid them. However, it should never be claimed that a religious educatiQD is in any way equivalent to a scientific education. Most parents want their children to have both.

It is true that there are far more guns, violence and drugs in the public schools than there ought to be. However, there are far more guns, violence and drugs in our entire society than there ought to be, too. Yes, for a while people can retreat tO their suburbs and ultimately into their houses, developing a strong case of agoraphobia as well as en- · couraging a false sense of security. Furthermore, children need to have parental role models who demonstrate possible ways to lessen the problems of society, rather than demonstrating how to ignore or hide from those problems.

It is true that the public schools do

not teach values or morals. Personally, I am glad that they do not, since the values taught would quite probably conflict with mi:Ile: Teaching values and morality, like teaching religion, is the responsibilty of parents and churches in our society. While it is clear that many parents have not taken this responsibility seriously, the public schools should (and generally do) restrict themselves to education about the wide variety of often contradictory beliefs and values which exist Leaming to negotiate a respectful, peaceful and even amicable relationship with people who have completely different value systems is one of the chief assets of a public school education. In our increasingly multicultural and global society, the importance of this benefit cannot be overemphasized.

In addition, Ms. Bremers claims that the quality of education is lower in the public schools than in the home. Ultimately, the quality of education depends 0n the teacher and the amount of individual time

provided to each student. Yes, if each family could afford to hire a number of specialized tutors for each child, we might improve the quality of education. Pragmatically, we ·should all instead campaign for the election of school board member who are committed to reducing class size and providing appropriate equipment for all children, not just the wealthy few.

Finally, Ms. Bremers claims that home schooling provided more variety than the public schools. I believe that precisely the opposite is the case. With a parent as teacher, a child is restricted to one very narrow world view. In the public schools the child will not only develop relationships with a wide variety of people, but he or she will also learn from many different teachers, each with a different perspective. The role of subject specialization is particularly important at the middle school and high school levels, where single tutors are, by definition, inadequate. What :Ms. Bremers does not seem

to realize is that publicly educated children also play memorization games, grow their own gardens, ·identify plants and animals, go to the observatory, take piano lessons, go to art museums and go on field trips. When parents volunteer as room mothers, help SupeIYise class field trips or lead a Scout troop, they .no longer teach about self-centered isolation, but rather give an example of altruism, community involvement and personal commitment In fact public schools even in isolated rural areas can provide an astounding variety of group activities which are difficult, if not impossible, to provide in the home.

Yes, it is important for all children to spend educational time with their parents. However, children need to learn from and in their community and society as well. It is not necessary to give up the advantages of a public school education in order to learn what your parents have to teach.

Sincerely,

Sharon McCaslin

Students compose sonnets

by Tad Deja

New work program starts in fall

PSC has started the PSCF Stipend Program which will provide a source of income for 15 students. Recipients can work up to 140 hours per semester at minimum wage for the library or any of the four academic divisions. Applicants must be a sophomore with at least a 12 credit hour loa<L Positions will not be determined by financial need. For more information, contact the Scholarship Committee. ...,,

NCC team will inspect campus

NCC accreditation team Dr. Roland Barter of Moorhead State University in Minnesota and Dr. Jack Robinson of Southeast Oklahoma State University will be here to inspect the schoOi April 11-12.

Board approves improvements

State College Board has approved funding for various campus 1Dlprovements. Among them, renovations in residence halls, needed electrical work and new equipment for c0stodians and the maintenance aew.

Piano players will show talent

On Saturday April 9, the PSC Williamson/Baldwin Piano extravaganza will take place featuring 300 participants.

PSC Athletes named All-American

"Dr. Bill's Sonnet Writing Contest" produced ·some excellent sonnets. Last month, Dr. Bill Clemente, assistant professor of English, held a contest in which his Creative Writing students were asked to submit sonnets for cash prizes. The top three finishers were Chris Raabe, sophomore, Chris Wright, senior, and Tera Stutheit, sophomore.

Mystery Man by Chris

Raabe

Drunken 4rgwnent turned bloody fight,

by Tera Stutheit

They have grown together over the years, Two sisters who have created a bond Of friendship. They share their laughter and tears. The younger of the pair is very fond of her sis', from her she's always learning. They listen to each other's problems and Share in each other's lives always turning To one another for a helping hand _ Together they'll be forever best friends A relationship as strong as theirs Is never ending, just as nature's winds Blow every day, each knows the other cares. Two sisters, two friends, who've grown together, · A partnership that will last forever.

unexplained mystery, where no clue is found, a howling death cloaked in the pitch of night, but you come and go with the slightest sound. Pain's cries fill your realm of cunning deceit as demons hear your curses and obey; ·

A Sonnet

by Chris Wright

hunting souls of those poor bastards they meet, Morning crept undetected as the free but m.y faith will be strong comeJ·udgement day. ran restlessly. The rhythmic drumming mixed with adrenaline caused not one but three Mystery Man, tantalizingly tasteless h • fl A l ' s ots to ee. t ast my shooting was fixed, food you make, serpent's apple lined with sin. as a doe stiffened, then dropped to a side. Firey pit filled with the famed and faceless. More rounds were audible and one more deer

The game is finished. Mystery Man I win! died. The long, lifeless, gold grass seemed to hide _ white tails and dark, glassy eyes filled with fear.

Seniors 1:amir Anderson and Lora White have been named basketball Mystery Man you've faHed. I've learned my lessons well.

All· Americans by the NAIA' s Division II selection committee. I'm heaven bound, so Mystery Man, "Go to Hell!"

Anderson W$ named to the 1m.94 second team while White received honorable mention.

With selection, Anderson becomes the first women's. player in history chosen to the All-American first or second teams. White 1s a repeat honorable mention pick for the third consecutive season.

Pondering the events before my cold finger squeezed the trigger, I recall an uncertain moment The deer had pranced bold and free. Their independence caused my hand to freeze. I took it all in, great numbers and beauty, which caused my semi-slumber.

Moul scheduled to speak at Fair

·· PERU-The PSC eighth annual Ca- temships and summer employment Development and former lieutenreer Fair will be held on Thursday, In previous years, employers have ant Governor of Nebraska. She is April 21, from 9 am. to 1 p.m. in-the conducted interviews at the fair and the recipient of an honorary degree Al Wheeler Activity Center. Many have even hired people on the spot from PSC. businesses, graduate schools and Harshbarger said the fair is an ex- Moul is active in many organizahigh school administrators will at- cellent opportunity for all students, tions including the Nebraska Intend according to Director of Ca- freshmen through seniors, to ex- vestment Finance Authority, Apreer Services Ted Harshbarger. plore the career of their choice and plied Information Management and Several of these administrators gain insight into the business world the Nebraska Research and Develhave expressed an interest in stu- Both students and faculty are wel- opment Authority. She is scheddents with majors such as educa- come and encouraged to attend. uled to speak and answer questions tion, business, computer science, This year's guest speaker is from the audience from 11-11:30 psychology and more. Employei:s Maxine Moul, director of the Ne- a.m. are also looking at students for in- braska Department of Economic Llsted below are those employers

Final Exam Schedule

The following exam schedule is for the on-campus exam week of May 2-5.

who have already registered to attend the Career Fair:

Businesses:

Army National Guard

Becker CPA Review

Brown's Shoe Fit Co.

**Camp F.aster Seal

Dept of Correctional Services

Dept of Social Services

The Finish line

Fust Investors Corporation

Fll'STier Bank

**Franklin life Insurance Co.

**Grace Children's Home ldelman Telemarketing, Inc.

IDS Financial Services

Internal Revenue Service

Job Training of Greater NE

Lady Foot Locker

**life Investors

Maxine Moul

lincoln Fire Dept.

Missouri State Highway Patrol

Nancy Bounds International

**National Consulting Systems, Inc.

**National Tire Warehouse

Nebraska Job Service

Nebraska State Patrol

Northeast YMCA

Peace Corps

Pi:uaHut

The Prudential **Runza

Simmonds Restaurant Management Inc.

State Personnel

Union Pacific Railroad

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Army

U.S. Coast Guard

U.S. Marine Corps Officer Programs

**USDA, Farmers Home Administration

Vanity

Graduate Schools:

Creighton College of Business

Administration

Creighton University School of Law

Nebraska Methodist CollegePhysician Asst. Program-UNMC

UN Medical Center

UNL College of Law

UNL Graduate Admissions

UNMC Dental College

High Schools:

Johnson-Brock Public Schools

Table Rock-Steinauer Public Schools

Tecumseh Public Schools

**Employer also looking for interns

The Career Fair is sponsored by the Cooperative F.ducation and Career Services Office with financial assistance from Student Support Services. Co-Coordinators of the fair are Stephanie Shafer and Janelle Moran.

HS students visit for Business Day

PERU-The first-ever Business Information Day held March 26 at PSC was a good learning experience for visiting high school students and their PSC student hosts.

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 6:00-8:00 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 at 8:00 p.m., then the exam period is 8:30-10:30 p.m. on the first day of the week that the .class meets.

"DEAD WEEK" POLICY

No exam is to be given in any class during the week before finals.

EXAM WEEK POLICIES

1) Students are not to make travel, work or personal plans. which conflict with the college's scheduled exam week.

2) Students are to take their examinations at the scheduled times.

3) In classes where a final exam is not appropriate there must be a significant and meaningful activity during the final exam period.

4) Any student with more than three exams on one day should consult with the Vice-President for Academic Affairs before seeking alternative arrangements.

NOTE: If you have any questions about the exam schedule, please contact Dr. Smith in the Administration Building.

Attention! K-Mart Shoppers

HOLLI HARLAN, A PSC SENIOR, is serving an internship with the K-Mart store in Beatrice this spring. Harlan, under the supervision of Chris Dawson and Caffie BoWman of K-Mart, is learning to set up in-store and advertising events, to supervise weekly eventS, and to learn about other facets of the retail trade.

Through PSC's Cooperative Education program, Harlan's internship allows her to earn both on-the-job training and credit hours toward her degree. -photo by Bev Ramsey

The PSC Management Association sponsored what they hope will become an annual event, according to Craig Hall, association Vice-president and a PSC senior.

Fifteen students from JohnsonBrock, Auburn and Humboldt attended the program. Sessions were held on topics such as accounting, marketing and sales, management and economic development.

Visiting students learned from PSC students about what it takes to succeed on the college level and beyond that in the job market. Emphasis was on jobs which are in growing demand in the field of business today, Hall said.

. 111a.m.-9 p.m. Sun.-Thur.I ' 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Fri. • Sat. I *Specials*

Every Thurs.· $.59 Hardshell Tacos

Every Sat..- "All you can eat" $4.95

Interested in music?

Take a look at MENC

by Jodi Hytrek

Recently, there was a jazz festival on campus that entertained ailot of people. Many of you are probably· wondering who was behind all that entertainment. The answer is MENC.

MENC is an organization on campus for anyone interested in music. Being a music major is not a ·requirement to join the group. Any student can be a part of the organization by just talking to a member to learn more.about it.

Dr. Ediger, director of choral activities, is the advisor. The recently elected officers are:

President•.Ray Topscher,a senior music education major; Vicepresident, Jen Baldwin, a , sophomore elementary education K-6 vocal major; Secretary, Andy Monroe, a freshman music performance major; Treasurer, Sara Bstandig, a sophomore. accounting-business management major and Historian, Kevin Topscher, a freshman· music ducation major.

MENC is a very active 1rganization on campus that not vnly brings entertainment to the campus, but also participates in on-campus activities, such as homecoming.

Here are just some of the .activities that MENC has coming up:

On April 9 at 7 p.m. is PSC's fifth Piano Extravaganza. This huge event has 18 piano's on-

McGuire wins essay award

ET A takes home two awards

b) Lori Leth The Epsilon Pi Tau Exemplary

In 1932 PSC's ETA Chapter Initiation was held for those not of Epsilon Pi Tau was granted its previously initiated into the charter to begin an organization international honorary for at the American Vocational professions in technology Convention in provided the individuals meet the Kansas City. proper requirements.

stage with two people playing at each piano at the same time. There are ten such groups. The audience will be entertained by over 300 pianists throughout the evening.

On April 12, MENC is conducting a high school solo fair to help area 8tt\.dents get ready for music contest. ·Area students will come to perform their solo's and get critiques from PSC instructors who will be judging them.

· On April 17 at 3 p.m. there is a faculty piano recital put on by Emily Davidson, instructor of piano.

On April 19 at 8 p.m. it will be the students tum to put on a recital. It is an honors recital for instrumental and voice.

The all choir concert is going to be April 26. Students should also be on the lookout for the band concert coming up.

All of the upcoming events for MENC are open to the public and students and community members are encouraged to attend. ·

If you are interested music and MENC you can learn more about it by contacting any officer and attending a meeting. The meetings are every Thursday at 11 :00 a.m. at Fine Arts 111. There is also a monthly news letter posted between Fine Arts Ill and 110 telling of their upcoming activities.

On March 22 and 23 of 1994

The initiation team consisted PSC's ETA Chapter returned to of seniors, Roger Stallbaumer, Kansas City for the International Shane Davis, Kurt Schlange, Technology Ed uca ti on , Association Convention, ITEA, to claim two honorary awards.

Tue first award was accepted on behalf of the EI'A Chapter by Roger Stallbaumer, president of ETA. This $200 award was presented to PSC' s EI'A for the most outstanding chapter in the central region.

The William · E. Warner Undergraduate Essay award was given to Ruth McGuire, a junior from Blair, NE, for a research paper on the research precept of the organization. McGuire's paper dealt with the importance of research in government and industry.

Two major events held at the ITEA Convention were the PsC'S ETA

Ralph Sabatka, Ronald Smith and juniors, John Ballue, and Ruth McGuire and Dr. Lester Russell, trustee of ET A. Russell commented, "We had an excellent exemplary initiation. Several of the Board of Directors said ours was the best initiation they'd ever seen presented."

Stores crack down on rentals

by Amy Hartgrave

Two area businesses have begun to take stricter precautions when renting videos to PSC students. Since last fall, Decker's in Peru has begun the policy of requiring PSC students to show some fonn of identification when renting movies. As Barbara Decker, co-owner of Decker's Food Center, stated, · "As long as we can look at something and know where the student is at, we have proof that they exist and a way to track them down."

This step _was taken when seven movies rented by PSC students in May, 1993, were never returned. Over Christmas break, 1993, four more videos were lost Due to the fact that I.D.s were never taken or false names were given, these videos were never tracked do"Wn.

Several students with overdue ·video rentals have also had someone else return the videos, thus avoiding any overdue charges. Both of these actions put a movie out of commission and result in a loss of revenue. With movies rang.ing anywhere from $70 and up, that process of asking for identification is simply a ''basic proCedure most businesses take to protect their inventory," commented Decker.

Tom Gulizia, owner of the Texaco station in Auburn, has gone past the step ofrequiring an l.D. His business has decided not to rent videos to PSC students at all. According to Gulizia, within the past two years nine movies have been lost from his

.business, all rented to PSC students. ,These movies ran around $75 per :video, not counting lost revenue.

ROGER STALLBAUMER ACCEPTS AN AWARD on behalf of EfA at the International Education Association Convention. Also pictured is Dr. Lester Russel, left and Ross Udey, right. --photo by Rob Evans

INITIATION TEAM are pictured as follows. Front row: Epsilon Pi Tau Exemplary Shane Davis, Ralph Sabatka, Ruth McGuire, Ron Smith and Ross Udey. Initiation and the International Back row: Rob Evans, Kurt Schlange, Dr. Lester Russell, Roger Stallbaumer Breakfast, hosted by ETA. and John Ballue. --photo by· Fred Weaver

Branden Bender and Kettie f4' Hilgenfeld stretch more than \::!) their imaginations in a rousing

gaine of Twister on April 4.

PSC students show their spring fever by playing hard in the sand.

Freshman Marcy Barber digs a volleyball in the sand volleyball competition on April 4.

PSC catcher Greg Larsen nabs the pitch after a UNK batter swings and misses on March 31.

A student prepares to send a n airplane sailing into the cool spring breeze on April 8.

Comedian J.R. Brow makes students giggle on April 5.

Photos by Jay Koziol

. I : Faculty meeting .. ,called by Burns in answer to Iist

by Doug Kerns

Dr. Bums called for a nonmandatory faculty and staff meeting for Thurs. April 7 at 11

·a.m.

The meeting was a response to a list of imputations arid word of a no confidence vote against Dr. Burns that was discussed at a recent Faeulty Executive Committee meeting.

Dr. Burns said, "[The document] bad in it some complaints that have been repeated over and over and are in my really personal in their orientation; that is, it is a personal matter and not a general problem." He added, "I thought that it. was time to address them head on rather than just not to respond."

Professor of speech and drama

Chet Harper stated in the April 8 · "Lincoln Star" that, "Some faculty have really been hurt terribly and some major concerns have not been addressed."

Faculty Ass'ociation President Jack Hamilton told the "Star" that the Executive.Committee has decided to call a meeting for April 14 to discuss their concerns resultingfrom the list that was brought to the wmmittee by four faculty bers.

Poet Donald Schwartz wins ·ep·i:c poetry contest

by. Jodi Hytrek

PSC has an accomplished · writer in its tnidst. .Donald· SchwartZ, who has been teacJµng English, spt:t)Ch and drama and organizational communications for the past ten years h3$;recently received top hon()fS in the Mellen Poetry Press Nationa}. Epic Narrative Poetry Contest.

Schwartz applied to submit a poem to the contest along with hundreds of others. Out of those, only 20 were. picked to submlta work. Schwartz's work entitled, "The Cross-Country ··.Run of· Josephine X Dreifus, a Tribute to.· Anton Pavlovich Chekhov's Journey to Sakhalin", was subsequently picked as the Winner and will be published later thi_s year by Edwin Mellen Press. of Lewiston N.Y.

The 95-page · epic poem

follows a young girl on her journey •. walking across the United States from the west coast to the east eoast She reads the story of Pavlovich's trek Russia. for purely humanistic reasons. ·The story of the young · girl parallels a time 100 years before and l 000 miles away from her trek.

Schwartz has been published over 100 times in the past 20 years. Along with his epi.c poem, most he a of short stones published lll literary magaiines. "Z and the Mosquitoes" appeared i.n S.L.U;G. Fest Magazine m November and "A Party in Omaha" was printed in Pleiades Magazine in December.

At the present time, Schwartz is working ol'.l a book o.f. biblical scholarship for :Jason Aronson Press. · ·

Reaccreditation visitis over; team still to decide

by Amy Bremers

On April 10, 11, and 12, Dr .Roland Barden and Dr. Jack Robinson visited PSC to determine whether the college will receive a 10 year accreditation from the North Central Association.

The visiting team- Barden, vice president for Academic Affairs at Moorhead State University in Minnesota, and Robinson, director of Institutional Research and Planning

Swing yourpartner round and round

PSC STUDENTS WERE RECENTLY GIVEN a chance to learn how to country dance. Mark Starner and Charles Wake taught various dances including the' Texas Two-Step, the Swing and the Pretzel. Many students took advantage of this opporttinity, which lasted throughout the month of March. -photo by Jay Kozio I

Students receive "Trio Awards"

at South F.ast Oklahoma State- arrived at PSC on Sunday night, April 10, and stayed here all day April 1I and 12. They met with faculty, staff, students and the administration.

On Monday, April 11, there was an open session for the team from 34 p.m. in the Burr Oak room for anyone who wanted to visit with them. Today, April 12, from 1-2 p.m. Barden and Robimon are meeting with the executive committee of the Student-Senate.

Wanna live, punk?

by Aprll Czaplewski

How would you like to eat all you wanted without gaining a pound? Are you looking for a way to feel great, look great and fight cancer at thc;1same ti1Ile?

Your answer may be only a box of Grape Nuts away. Grape Nuts is only one of the many foods containing an important source called fiber.

Yes, itis true. ·Because fiber is not digested, it acts as a sponge to soak up the bacteria in your body. This causes it to pass through your body, supplying calories and enezgy. However, your body does not absorb these calories.

In fact, people on high-fiber diets digest and eliminate a meal in 14 hours, as canpared with the 48 hours for the usual high-fat meal. As a iesult, the food doesn't

stay around long enough to nm1 into fat

Obesity, America's number-one health problem, can be eliminated by simply replacing fat with fiber. Dietary fiber helps satisfy the appetite and keep the digestive system running smoothly.

WARNING: Do you ever have repeated cases of diarrhea or constipation? If so, please pay close attention. You are atrisk of the cancer killer in America, colon cancer.

NOW, it is ti.me to add some serious fiber to your diet! This fiber could save your life. However, there are certain tactics through which to add fiber safely to yo\lr body.

First, introduce fiber very slowly to yoor body. Your,cbloo may be so used to high fat •d low fiber

PERU-Exceptional perserveranceitl · · designed to assist who are their Pero State college careers has statisticallyless likely to succeed resulted in Student Support Ser- college. vices "TRIO Awards" for three stu- For example, students from an dents, according to r>r. Robert . economically disadvantaged backBurns, PSC president. ground, or with physical or learning Charles Lanning, Beth Casey and disabilities, or first-generation colShane Buresh were honored at a lege students are eligible for the recent ceremony by Dr. Bums and Student Support Services program. by Dr. Steven Butler, vice president Shane Buresh received the ''TRIO for student affairs. Achiever Award" given to an ex-

The Student Support Services pro- ceptional student based on high acagram, funded by the U.S. demic achievement, superior charDepartment of ·Education, is acter, service activities andleadership, aceording to Greg Mitchell,

Eat fiber!

that it doesn't know how to handle the added bulk.

Secondly, Covert Bailey, author of The Fit-or-Fat Target Diet, advises people to aim for a tjrinimum of 15 grams of fiber a day.

"How do I add this fiber into my diet?" you ask? Well, you start by acquiring a knowledge of which foods contain fiber.

Such foods are fruits (strawberries, raisins, raspberries), vegetables (celery, sweet potatoes) and nuts and grains (oatmeal, Grape Nuts, bran flakes).

Also, if you read labels, your fiber knowledge will increase. However, if you would like to also aquire knowledge through books, read The Fit or Fat Target Diet by Covert Bailey and Let's Train by Llnda Young.

director of tlie SSS program at Peru State. Buresh is a sophomore mathematics major and the son of Mr.

and Mrs. Emil Buresh of Valparaiso. Beth Casey was awarded the "TRIO Dedication Award" given to a student for great dedication, effort and persistence toward their academic goals, Mitchell noted. She is a junior majoring in business administration and accounting, and she and her husband Dennis live in Nebraska City. Charles. Lanning gained the ''TRIO Pacesetter Award" for a student with superior leadership and extensive involvement to his school, community and/or profession. He is a senior special education major and the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lanning of Omaha.

NEEDED:

3 Student Workers for Library for 1994-95 School Year.

Must have GP A of 2.5. Students who do not qualify for Financial Aid/WorkstudyARE eligible to apply.

If interested, check with Library Staff by Monday,_ April 25.

Burns meets students

by Doug Kerns positions in some departments, PSC President Robert Burns the parking condition, and the and Vice-President for Student maintenance of the residence Affairs Steven Butler met with halls. "We've had complaints, students in visits to each PSC suggestions, compli-ments, a residence hall on March 29-April little bit of everything," said Dr. 5. Burns.

According to Director of Dr. Burns and Pr. Butler's first Residence Life Dan Haugland, stop was at Morgan Hall. Dr. "[Dr. Burns'] intent was to visit Burns said, "Part of the with students and listen to their complaints they were having concerns. He wanted to do it were things that their hall where the students would feel government can deal with." comfortable." Burns said, "The "Comments of the students idea is to go where the student is, have been interesting," Burns at a convenient time, and have said, "I can't say that there have him or her tell whatever it is they been any topics that are would like to say." suprising. But it is a refreshing

Pizza was provided by Dr. thing to have the students come Burns free of charge to students and say, is what we think, who attended the meetings. here is what we""would like to Topics brought up by students have done." were varied. Recurring issues Burns stated that, because of were the mandatory nature of the the positive results of the food service plan, the allocation informal meetings, future of instructors to fill vacant meetings are likely.

Seven join PSC Epsilon Pi Tau

PERU-Seven new members joined the PSC chapter of Epsilon Pi Tau during initiation ceremonies held the first week of March.

Epsilon Pi Tau is an honorary professional fraternity in technology education. PSC holds the charter for Eta chapter, according to Dr. Lester Russell, professor of industrial arts.

Dr. Gordon Gavin, who taught at PSC from 1%3-67 and is Emeritus Professor from Mankato MN State University, was the guest speaker and also received E?T's Distinguished Service Award.

PSC students initiated into Epsilon Pi Tau included Louis 0. Adkins III, a sophomore from Nebraska City; Jeff Colgrove, a senior from Auburn; John Genge!, a senior from Bellevue; Shawn Gerdes, a sophomore from Auburn; Dan Huss, a senior from New Virginia, IA; Sandra Martin, a junior from Nebraska City; and Alan Orf, a senior from Western

PSC students attend regional conference

PERU-Aaron Bailey and Mark Starner of PSC recently presented research projects at a regional sports medicine conference in St. Ooud, MN.

The projects by ·Starner and Bailey were among approximately 20 selected for the conference from those submitted by college and university students in Nebraska, Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota.

The was a regional meeting of the American College of Sportsmedicine, according to Dr. Nestor Sherman, assistant professor of physical education at PSC. Bailey's project, "Validation of Collegiate Football Testing," was judged by a panel of ex-

perts as the best project in the poster ;:ategory. He is a senior maj<Xing in physical education and special education, and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ricb3(d Bailey of Hattsmouth

Starner's research project was titled "Are Physcial Fitness Standards Dnrealistic or Are Students Fitter Than We Think?" He is a PSC senior majoring in health, physical education and special education and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Starner of Sidney, IA.

Starner and Bailey were joined at the conference by Dr. Sherman, a member of the American College of Sportsmedicine's regional committee.

PSC STUDENTS RECENTLY INDUCTED into the national honorary technology fraternity Epsilon Pi Tau include (from Jeft) John Genge!, Louis 0. Adkins, Alan Oif, Dan Huss, Sandra Martin, Shawn Gerdes and Jeff Colgrove.-photo courtesy i.fRob Evans ·

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"SENDS" from page 1

portant.responsibility is siniply be- Auburn Hospital. In addition, she already knew. ing a friend and expanding herself has worked with PSC"athletes. Jennifer and Kristy's wotk means while helping the clients to Jennifer's work as SENDS com- more to them than just time conShe said, 'They are such special pares favorably with her other vol- sUJlling career exploration. Jenpeople; they are so emotional and unteer work. "You get so much nifer said, 'The feeling you get is they help you realize the little things more out of [the clients], it seems. unreal by the thank you' s you rein life. I love being with them." These are people that want to ini- ceive you know it means a lot to LlkeKristy,JenniferDappen,jun- prove." Because of her mother, peopletoactiiallyseesomeonewho ior pre-physical therapy major from Faye Dappen, an employee at really cares." Kristy added, Dawson, also volunteers on a SENDS, Jennifer was already com- 'I feel like I have a bunch of new weekly basis. She assists six fortable when she stai:ted working friends whenever I see them; even SENDS clients in completing their· for the organi7.ation, which has been out in public they will always wave prescribed therapy workouts, a task beneficial in helping her, to teach and say hi to me. I like that a lot." similar to her volunteer work at the and adapt the therapy exercises she If you are looking for the opportu-

APRIL 12, 1994

nity to give yourself in a way that may change your life forever, all you have to do is contact Andy Rinkleff at SENDS. All that is required in the volunteer process is an application and a four to five hour orientation. Who knows what you might gain by following in the footsteps of Kristy and Jennifer. One thing is certain: you will grow as much as the people you are there to. help. After all, that's what SENDS is all about, "Letting your abilities grow."

Kristy Snethen is a senior psychology/sociology major from Falls City. She was introduced ·to the SENDS program through her community organization class, which requires some vohmteer work in the community. Kristy's duties include everything from bowling and skating to assisting with residential living tasks like shopping and cooking. Kristy feels that her most im-

April

Tues. 12 High School Solo Fair in Fine Arts Building. Intramural Softball.

Wed. 13 Softball against Concordia at 4 p.m.

Thurs. 14 Intramural Softball.

Fri. 15 Mother Daughter

Weekend.

Sat. 16 Mother Daughter

Weekend. PSC Orientation. Baseball against Bellevue at 1 p.m.

Sun. 17 Sports Banquet in the Student Center.

Mon. 18 Softball against Ncl>ruka Wesleyan at 5 p.m.

Tues. 19 Intramural Softball.

Wed. 20 'The Importance of Being Earnest" in the College Theatre at 8 p.m. lntramura1 Softball.

Thurs. 21 Career Fair" in AWAC at 10:30 a.m.

"Importance of Being Earnest" in College Theatre at 8 p. m. Baseball against Dana at 3 p.m. lntramural Softbal!,.

Fri. 22 ''Importance of Bemg Earnest" in College Theatre at 8 p.m. Arbor Day. Intramural Softball.

Sat. 23 "Importanee of Being Earnest" in College Theatre at 8 p.m. Baseball against Doane at 1 p.m

Sun. 24 "Importance of Being Earnest" in College Theatre at 2 p.m. Student Senate Banquet at 6:30 p.m.

Mon. 25 Intramural Softball.

Tues. 26 Choral· Pops Concert· in Student Center. Intramural Softball.

Wed. 27 Intramural Softball.

Thurs. 28 Intramural Softball.

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Season record at 6 and 18 3oftball team goes 3-2 in tourney

by C.T; Crooker

As of -press time the PS C s_oftball team had yef to play a game on home turf. ·The team is 6- 18 overall, 1-13 on the road and 5-4 at a neutral site.

The Lady Bobcats recently traveled to Quincy, IL where. they participated in the Quincy Tournament. Peru State went 32in the tourney defeating St. Joseph's College 2- 1, Lindenwood College 10-5, and losing to Quincy 10-3 on April 1.- The following day PSC was one for two dropping a game to Culver Stockton 2-0, and defeating· Illinois College 6-2.

PSC softball coach Mark Matthews said that the girls are starting to show signs of

"We'll look real good for a while, and then we'll have a breakdown for one inning. We just need to have everything gellfor us."

lntrainurals swing into Spring

Co-ed softball begins

by April Czaplewski

Past Activities

On March 3, 12 PSC students participated in Spike Night. Mike Webb, John Nepple, Misti Munson and Kelly and Jeff Cummins spiked the night away with first place.· With great competition, second place went to Aaron Bailey, Alex Malcom, Kristi Cummins, Jody Jansky, Mary Sughroue and Louie Lantz.

Eight PSC students competed at the Weight Lifting Competition on March 10. Kurt Schlange won the light-weight division. Alex Malcom came first in the middle-weight division. The winner of the light·beavy weight division was Kent Chase. Andrew Beckford, of the heavy weight division, also came in first place.

Andrew Beckford was titled the Best Coefficient Lifter.of the competition.

Co-ed Ultimate Frisbee was won by the Malcom's. Members included Alex Malcom, Scott Weyers,

Aaron Bailey, Adam Mrucom, Kristi Cummins, Stacy Fittb, · Tracy Cochran and Mary Sughroue. The Walker's were named campions of Co-ed Water Volleyball. Members included Rayline Walker, Jackie Egger, Jill Parker; Mike Bacardi and Jason Meilanen.

Second pla«e went ·to the Sughroue's Stephall the Open Tennis champion, -Was.named on. March. 29.

Mace Curry came in second in the Open Tennis Tournament..

The Co-ed Sand Volleyball Tournament took place on April 4, 5 and 6 at the Centennial Complex. First place went to Hot N Bothered. The team consisted of Alex Malcolm, Aaron Bailey, StacyFitch, Tracy Cochran, Kristy Cummins and Ryan Harshaw. · Second place went to Raylene Walker's team.

Current Activities

As of March ?.9, the Jogger's Club

is still going strong with Bob

Matthews said that the girls continue to work hard and improve every day. "We're getting close, we just need to get

ILady Bobcats'

· Lewellen in the lead with 293 miles. Dan Haugland is quickly catching up with 261 completed miles. Erin Kerry Brandt SS FR Florence. KY

Kelly Burnside C SR Council Bluffs ,IA Saver is maintaining third place with ···········

J Beth Cordry P SO Blue Springs 229 miles.

Jennifer Dappen OF SO Dawson

The Lifter's Club is also main- ' Rachel Duede 18 FR Carson. IA

·

over the hump."

Freshman· Rachel Duede has been quite successful at the plate so far this season with a .333 batting average, 11 RBI' s, which leads the team, and a slugging percentage of over 500.

Pitching for the PSC softball squad this year is Beth Cordry, with six gameit pitched and a record one win.and five losses and an ERA of 4.25, Dee Gach has a record of two wins and four losses and an ERA of 5.15. Amy Shirley has recorded one win and five losses and an ERA of 8.01, Jennifer Slattery has a record of two wins ano four losses and an ERA of 3. 7 5. Gach picked up two of her victories on April 1 and 2 in the Quincy Tournament against St. Joseph's, IN and Illinois College.

A roster and team schedule has been included below. Just a reminder, all home softball games for the Lady 'Cats are held in Auburn.

Theresa Sherman 3B FR

Amy Shirley P FR

Mandi Skidmore 3B SO

Jennifer Slattery P/UT SO

Tecumseh Lincoln Plattsmouth Omaha

Nicole Vetter 1B/DH SR Council Blufts,IA

PSC 's 1994 Schedule 5Avila/Sterling at Kansas City; 11 at Missouri Southern Invite; 12 atOklahoma Baptist; 14 Sterling at Davenport, OK; 15at Southern Nazarene OK; 16 at Central.Oklahoma; 17 at ::Jklahoma City Univ.; 18 at_ Cameron OK; 20 AVILA; 23 at Dana; 29 at York.

Dee Gach P SO Neola, IA taining its goals with 24 members. Kim_Hawkinson 1B so Omaha "th 20 · · · >t.;.

Angie Hubach IF FR Bolckow, MO Wt .over part•.etpants, w.e

SaraJustesen OF so Underwood.IA Aerobic Club continues to exhibit Tonya Kuker 3B JR Shubert strength and endurance. Aerobic Mikki Lylte :··············OF FR Beatrice Can Or1me1er IF FR Lincoln Club meml:>ers .are reminded to pick

Tonya Mayfield OF FR Seward up their t-shirts.

Future Activities

If you, are interested in the Jogger's, .Aerobic or Lifter's Clubs, they are ··offered throughtout the semester. Contact Coach Lefever for details.

Kelly Muhle OF FR Columbus

Ken Rice , OF FR Omaha

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Amu-· 1·2 at Quincy Tourney; 6 at College of St. Mary; 8-9 at NWMSU Invitational; 13 CONCOROIA; 15-16 at Doane/Kansas-Nebr. Challenge; 18 NEBRASKA WESLEYAN; 20 at Hastings; 22-23 at TWU/Godfather's Classic; 26 at Doane; 2? at Midland; 30 at Briar Cliff Invite. Mu.--1 at Briar Cliff Invite; 6·7 at NAIA District 11 playoffs. Co-ed Softball play began with Jen_nifer Schultz OF SO Tecumseh a meeting of the.team's capttans _Em_1_1y_she_r_rn_a_n ·.-·-···-·()_F_F_R--T-ec-um_s_eh-------------on April 4. The playing dates will be held throughout the month. of April. Games will be played on the softball and football practiece field.

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Baseball team beats Kearney in Peru, Raabe leads pitchers

by Matt Uher record and a 4.50 ERA.

The Bobcat baseball team is on a for the Bobcats was B.J. Colburn roll this season, and when (2-4), Dan LaJoie (1-3, double, UniversityofNebraskaatKearney RBI), Greg Larsen (1"3, RBI), came to town, it was no different. Raabe (1-3, RBI), and Young (1-3, The Bobcats sent Shawn Exner (4- RBI). 2) to the hill in the first game on the last day of March.

UNK opened the first inning with a lead-off homerun, but the Bobcats answered when Matt Miller walked and advanced to third base on a steal because of a wild throw by the UNK catcher. Scott Bullock then tied the game by bringing in Miller with a sacrifice fly.

'Cats Respond

Game #2

The Bobcats kept the heat on the Lopers in the finale when they destroyed Loper pitching, scored 11 runs on 14 hits aild won 11-4.

A big suprise this year is th pitching of freshman Mar Elsener; he has pitched 11 and has yet to give up an earne run. He is 1-0 with four Michaels and Kier lead t1, strikeout department. Michael h< recorded 37 K's and Kier has :: strikeouts. The team ERA is low 3.61.

Hot Hitting

Hitting has been just as strong the pitching. Leading the Bobca in four of the seven hittin categories is Bullock. He leads i andwalkedthree. Elsenercamein batting average (36-93, .387; ·relief striking out two to record his RBI' s (30), doubles (8), and 11lL 20th win of the year. scored (41).

Chris Michaels (4-3) allowed four runs, two earned on eight hits in six innings. He struck out four

'Cats ready to play!

UNK. then exploded with three more runs in the third inning. Thf Bobcats refused to. go away and answered with four runs of their own, highlighted by a homerun by Steve Young. The Bobcats put another run on the board when _ Chris Raabe connected for his first by Uher, out the pressure of thinking there· homerun of the season. For you avid football fans the is a game to prepare for on. Exner kept the Lopers in check season has kicked off with spring Saturday," said Miller. Spring until the seventh, when with two practice. The football players for football is usually a time for the outs they tied the score at six with PSC have been :working hard all coaches to evaluate new players a two-run homerun. Exner left the winter in the weight room and are and see what positions they might game allowing six runs and five ready to go outside to work on have to fill before the fall earned runs. He gave up 12 hits, fundamentals and find out what campaignstarts. struck out four and walked two they can expect in the fall. "This spring, defensively we are Mark Elsener (1-0) came in relief Spring football '94 started March looking for inside linebackers to and recorded the win after Bullock 24 and will end Saturday, April 16 replace the players we lost due to ripped a game winning ground rule with a scrimmage game. "We had graduation," stated Miller. Spring double, carrying the Bobcats to a 60 players go through winter ball is also a time for coaches to 8-6 win.

Hitting for the Bobcats was .led Also hitting the ball well ; by Miller going three for four and Colburn batting .345, LaJoi two runs scored. Other scorers .344, and Patterson .341. Chasin were Golburn (2-3, 3 runs scored), Bullock for that lead in the ruIJ Bullock-(2:3, 2 nins scored, 2 scored category is Miller (34) an RBI's), Raabe (2-4, HR, 3 RBI's), Colburn (33). Trailing by onl. Duncan Patterson (24, 3 RBI's), one in doubles is Matt Grewe Greg Bentz (2-4, 2 doubles), and Wesley Patch, and Raabe. Young (1-4, HR, RBI). RBI' s are also being contribute

Pitching Perfection

The Bobcats have been having a great year. and not just one part of the team has been standing out more than others. Pitching this year has so far been led by Raabe with six wins and no loses.

by LaJoie (26), Grewe (24) Young (25), and Raabe (23) Young is the definite leader i;

homeruns with eight. The tea; batting average is a good one • .327.

The whole staff has been pitching with a lot of confidence.

Scott Kier is 5-1 with four straight wins and aL77 ERA. Exner is 42 with a 3.79 ERA and Michaels rounds out the starters with a 4-3

The Bobcats look to keep thi success going with games agairn Midland and Rockhurst this wee and weekend. The Bobcats stand < 22-9 and are only five games fro1 tying the record for most wins in season. conditioning, and 15 other players justify players that have Bullock led the Bobcats with two that joined on after the fall season scholarships to see if they need to hits and-four RBI's. Also hitting will be practicing this spring,' be increased or taken away,

said the Bobcats defensi Vf explained Miller. coordinator Kevin Miller. The spring football scrimmag( 'This spring we are going to iron will be held during the morning of out our fundamentals and let the. Saturday, April 16: players go out and have fun with

Johnson rides out on Cowboys

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by C. T. Crooker

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Finally, yes finalf y the Jerry Jones - Jimmy Johnson Controversy has been solved. The media had a wonderful time picking on the World Champion Dallas Cowboys over this one. Is Jerry Jones nuts?!? This guy is supposed to be such an ingenious buSinessman. Are you kidding me? I'll admit I don't know much about mnriing a

professional football team, but I do know if I had a coach that turned a program around and successfully took a team to two Super Bowl championships you do not fire that person because your attitude can'tmake room for. hir.

Jones says that he had a few drinks and made a rarulrk off the record about Johnson and he meant nothing by it Really, does he need a face full of reporters to tell the trUth? Anyway, Johnson didn't lik;e Jones' comment and · ran to his yacht to sulk and think. Too bad Jerry, Jimmy decided he really didn't like what you said and decided to leave the Cowboys.

What is Jerry's next move? He pulls another swift one. Jones -went and hired one of the most controversial coaches in the history Of college football. He

hired former Oklahoma Sooners · coach Barry Switzer. A man who left his former position because he couldn't handle all the criticizm he was receiving from the college and fans over his drug and crime plagued program. Not to mention the fact that Switzer hasn't coached since 1989 and has no coaching experience whatsoever in the NFL. Switzer is an old friend of Jones however, from their Arkansas days.

Cowboy quarterback Troy Aikman is familiar with Switzer's style because he left Oklahoma after one year. Well Barry, you'd better hoi>e you don't lose Aikman again or you'll be ' run out of Dallas so fast Jerry Jones will have to fax you your last paycheck.

The way I see it, if it aint broke don't fix it!

Pitcher Shawn Exner. prepares to hurl a pitch during the March 31 game against the UNK Lopers. -ph.oto by Matt Uher

Constitution passes; senate in place

Faculty Association, and new s e co eges. tat 11 " "Dr. Burns has been very Th Process Of foundi.ng a supportive. of the process of responsibilities may take more e faculty time. Dr. Davis agreed faculty senate began before Dr. forming a faculty senate, offering that a senate would demand agreat Burns took the helm as PSC very good council and advise deal of time from members. He president See "Reaccreditation" stated, "It will take a lot of work. According to Dr. Dan Holtz, on page 10. Reaccreditation at stake

Another difference will be that faculty will report

North Central v1·s1·t over

FACULTY SENATE OFFICERS include Dr. Dan Holtz, chair-elect; Barbara Wilmes, scnator-aHarge; and Dr. Spencer Davis, chair. They will take office in fall semester 1994.--photo by Doug Kerns

by Doug Kerns

On Thursday April 14 the constitution of the new faculty senate was ratified and officers were elected. ·:

Professor of History Spencer Davis was elected chairman.

Associate Professor of English

Dan Holtz was elected chairmanelect. Barbara Wilmes, assistant professor of education, was elected senator-at-large. Dr. Thomas Ediger, professor of music, was ·elected divisional representative.

The faculty senate \\'. i 11 effectively replrl the now-defunct

Gottula places first in five categories

Nine Peru State Times staff bers won a total of 17 awards in the 1993-94 Nebraska Press Association (NPA) and Nebiaska Collegiate Media Association (NCMA) competitions. The results of both competitions were announced Saturday, April 23, during the NPA Convention at the Comhusker hotel in Lincoln.

Todd Gottula, editor-in-chief for the Times beginning fall semester of 1992 and continuing through fall semester of 1993, took 10 of those awards and part of another. And Trace Buesig, an English major who graduated in spring semester of 1993, won two awards. ·

Gottula's awards included a firstplace for Best News Series·in the Collegiate Member portion of the NPA competition for his series on student drinking at PSC. He also won four first-place awards from theNC:MA.

Buesig's awards were a first-place

for Investigative-In Depth Story from the NCMA for her article about a dump site at the edge of the PSC She also took a third-place for Best Spot News Story from the NPA, for the same story. Chris Raabe, a sophomore elementary education major, collected an Honorable Mentioo award from the NPA for Best Personal Column.

The NPA's collegiate members include all three of the university campusef;--Kearney, Lincoln and Omaha--plus .Chadron State College, Creighton University, Hastings College and Midland Luthern College, in addition to Peru State. The NCMA's members come from Nebraska's <>mailer colleges and include Dana, Doane, Hastings, Midland Luthern, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Peru State and Wayne State. NMCA received 151 entries for the 18 print categories of the contest.

Besides Gottula, Buesig and

directly to President Robert Burns , rather than to the College Affairs Co1Jncil, as was the case with the former body. According to Davis, this is a benefit because the majority of the members of the College Affairs Council are not part of the faculty.

Davis stated that there will be more faculty involvement in the new body. "The majority of faculty do want to play a larger part ill on-campus decisions," he explained.

Davis also stated that another advantage of the senate is that, "It would bring us in line with other

Times staff win 17 press awards

Raabe, other PSC winners included Barbara Balm, Shane Buresh, C. T. ·Crooker, Scott Holmes, Doug Kerns and Ray Topscher. Their placings and categories in the NCMA competition, plus Gottula's other awards, were as follows: Frrst Hace Awards: Feature Story. Sports Column, Feature Photograph and News Photograph for Gottula. Second Place Awards: Personal Column, Shane 1 Buresh and Sports Feature Story, C. T. Crooker.

Third Hace Awards: Hard Spot News Story, Investigative-In Depth Story, Ph()to Layout Spread and Sports Photograph for Gottula.

Honorable Mention Awards: Editorial Writing--Barbara Balm, Gottula ::ind Doug Kerns with Scott Holmes and Ray Topscher, cartoonists; Best Front Page Layout Design, Gottula; and Best Cartoon, Holmes and Topscher.

"It's very gratifying," said Dr. Dan Holtz, adviser for the Times, "to

by Amy Bremers

On April 10,Ti, and ·12, a team of two administrators from the North Central Association (NCA) visited PSC to determine whether or not the college would be reaccredited.

which has its headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, accredits both high schools and colleges in the Midwest and upper Midwest. A North. Central team which visited in April 1991 for a comprehensive visit granted PSC reaccreditation only if the college This team consisted of Dr. Jack was visited again in 1994 and Robinson, director of Institutional completed certain requirements. Research and Planning at South Dr. 'Robert Burns, president of East Oklahoma State, and Dr. PSC, said, "PSC had to establish Roland Barden, vice president for an effective budget planning Academic Affairs at Moorhead process, a realistic academic State University in Minnesota. See "Faculty Senate" The North Central Association, on page 10.

FIVE MEMBERS OF THE TIMES staff attended two statewide press ceremonies on April 23 at Lincoln's Comhusker Hotel. Staff members won 17 awards in the contests. Pictured are (from front left) Chan Crooker, Scott , Holmes and (back row) Ray Topscher, Todd Gottula and Doug Kerns.-photo by Dr. Dan Holtz see our students do so well, particularly because most of the colleges and universities we compete against have a journalism major. We do not."

Holtz also praised Gottula saying .he was " easily the most recog- · nized journalist in the NCMA com-

petition." Holtz went on to say that ·what 'Todd has done is phenomenal; however, Peru State has other students who are just as talented in journalism and other areas. When they apply themselves and keep at it, their results can be and, are, as noteworthy."

Academic woes carry over from one semester to next

The end of the semester is nigh (near), and the summer awaits. Three entire months. The sun burns.hotter in the sky, boiling the atmosphere into a seething cauldron of summer excitement. As this semester comes to an anticipated stumbling, bumbling conclusion of last gasp attempts to sacrifice sanity for the sake of the GPA (an acronym which holds the same warm place in our (The Times staff's) hearts as KGB, IRS and OPEC), jt may be a good time to muse about the semester just ending, the summer about to start and the hopefully anticipated new fall semester.

The currertt{and seemingly never ending) spring semester already is becoming nothing more than a quickly evaporating opaque sheen on our polluted TV baby brains as our natural healing abilities work to eradicate all the ill effects of four months of deep academic trauma. The long, thin shred of sanity, stretching all the way from last August, is at the breaking point, and when it snaps on next Thursday it will launch us, cannon-style, into the warm waiting arms of a summer-time of low brain activity and general reversion to a lower state of human intellectual and cultufal development.

And through the steamy haze of three months of this turgid, antiseptically American preservative-picnic season, the upcoming Fall semester can dimly be perceived, like a dangerous rock island seen at a distance through thick Scottish fog. It stands before us, a beacon of hope for a salvageable academic career; however, between here and there the path is fraught with dangers, both self imposed (procrastination) and externally supplied (exams).

So hold your-heads up, fellow Peruvians, 'fight the good and nary let thirie eye wander from the pinnacle of your great scholastic journey.

Oh, by the wav., have a nice summer.

'Voice of the Bobcats' speaks

Dear Editor, interview during football broadcasts rd like to take this opportunity to are unexpected visitors such as thank the citizens in surrounding former players, coaches and athcommunities for the support I re- letes from other sports. There is ceived as "Voice of the Bobcats" rarely time to get ''The College's" for the past 18 seasons. · I have approval before these impromptu received many telephone calls from interviews. citizens in the region questioning I have never interviewed anyone my recent resignation a8 announeer : who would do anything but praise for the PSC Bobcat Football Net- PSC. Any reference otherwise is an work. Since so many friends and insult to my integrity. former colleagues are concerned Secondly, Dr. Bums stated in his about the issue, I have decided to request that "The College may at · publicly explain my reasons. · any time and for good cause require

On March 11, 1994, Dr. Robert the removal from the College's preBurns, President of PSC, sent a mises and replacement of any of the Request of Proposals to local radio Contractor's emp!oyees." This stations asking for bids on a Bobcat means "The College" could have Sports Network, which included removed me from the Oak Bowl at requests to broadcast volleyball, any time for anything they deemed basketball, softball and baseball "good cause." games. How humiliating would it have

The bidding process and request been, after following this team for to cover other sports is µot what I 18 years, to be removed from the had a problem with. However, other campus for something Dr. Bums or things listed in the six page pro- his administration didn't agree with. posal greatly disturbed me. Just by stating this in the contract, a

First, the proposal included the hostile working environment is befollowing requirement: "A five ing created for any members of the minute show each half-time with working media from the very start. radio staff and representative of the Third. J:)r. Burns stated in his cover college's choice,_allowing time for that wanted to expand the statistics, and highlights of the game. sports coverage to sports besides College has finalapproval of guests football. However, this past basfor pre-game, half-time and post- ketball season when Falls City stagame shows." tion KTNC and I planned tp broad-

Not only is this an attempt to cen- cast seven games, we were told we sor any guests that I or the station would not be allowed to do so bemay have chosen, it would also cause KCOE in Auburn was given make conducting interviews under exclusive rights to basketball. these circumstances nearly impos- KCOE planned to cover less than sible. Many guests that I select to 10 games out of the 37 games on the

schedule, and the games we wanted to cover were not the same.

I was told that if I set up my equpiment to broadcast any basketball game, I would be removed from the premises. I do not have to tolerate this treatment. It's very unfortunate that PSC's current administration feels the need to fix something that wasn't broken.

As an avid supporter of PSC, my resignation was a difficult decision to make, but Dr. Bums' requirements and to control every aspect of my broadcasts have made it impossible for me to continue to do a professional job as announcer of PSC sports. I will continue to announce area high school games, · and I will remain a supporter of all local teams.

Thanks again to all the listeners, friends and former colleagues who have made my 18 seasons of broad-. casting such an exciting and enjoyable experience. · You'll be missed!

Randy Gottula

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President Burns responds

Dear Editor,

The radio broadcast RFP was issued (following questions from the region) in order to give a fair opportunity to any interested radio station ONCE THE CONTRACT WITH THE FALLS CITY STATION HAD BEEN SATISFIED. We distributed the RFP widely in this region, even though "'.e thought that only Falls City and Auburn stations would have very serious interest in the package.

The second purpose of the request was to move ahead in getting some radio coverage for games IN ADDITION TO FOOTBALL (realizing that football is the main sport in Nebraska, but wanting to give some exposure to our other teams). ·

For some time the College has had an agreement with the Falls City stat.ion which gave exclusive rights to broadcast football. Last year the College

had an agreement with the Aqbum station to broadcast all other sports. I did hold to the details of those two agreements because I saw them as binding on me. That is why no other station than Falls city was allowed to broadcast football last year, and no other station than Auburn was allowed to broadcast the other sports. I was attempting to be fair to both stations by honoring the agreements that were in place in each case.

Randy Gottula has done a fine job as the radio announcer for the stations in Auburn and more recently in Falls City. I have not ·registered any objection or criticism ·of his work

Unfortunately, Randy has assumed that parts of the RFP were written as references particularly to him or his performance. That simply is not true.

A major comment seems to be that by maintaining control of the "special programs," the

College would be guilty of violations of free speech. Again, this. is not so. The point of "control" is that the College will prepare a series of topics and speakers for use during the broadcasts (pre-game, half-time, etc.) as possible. For example, we would identify a student or faculty member to talk on the air about Black History Month at an appropriate time of the semester. Nobody would attempt to tell people what to say while on the radio or at any other time- -we simply would establish the schedule of topics and speakers. Free speech will not be a problem. If :i.t any time anyone observes what they believe to be a violationoffree speech rights, I hope they will report it to me and to others so that it can be handled. It certainly won't be a problem because of our radio coverage of sporting events.

Dr. Robert Bums

Accents ·believable 'Earnest; ls successful

by Shanda Hahn

The performance. "The · Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde was very entertaining. All elements of the play worked well together tocreate an enjoyable end'.result.

The ·performance was very easy to follow. All necessary background information·. or key points. were presented appmpriately in the f"irst .act The plotwa-1 otdered perfectlyaswell. Even though the end results were quite predictable, I still enjoyed it.

The actors/actresses did a wonderful job of using ·the English .accent. Facial expressions, gestures and body language helped outeven more to create the c:lesiJ:ro

The ongoing love problems of

usic loses identity, not musician Cobain's death is no loss

John, Algernon, Gwendolyn, and Cecily.kept you entertained and guessing· at the outc0me. Brian Steele, Richie Graham, Kris Meeske, and. Becky Malloy, as the crew of troubled lovers, were outstanding and helped to carry ·the play from the beginning to the ending; .· · The scenery and set design wru; perfect for the play. With no real background scenery, the foreground. design had extra stressed inip()rtance. Although it was still quite simple, the effect was just ··

All in all, everything combined a showing of the play. There were little; if atJ:Y• ncitieeable flaws, or mistakes to make the audience become Uninterested. The play held your attention throughout and kept you interested, laughing and wondering.

Child Care Survey

'ill.ease complete thefollciwing surveyifyou have a need for nighttime child care while attending night classes at Peru State.

I. If child care were availble by Peru Day Care; Developmental Center Inc. dmingnight ata cost c:L $2 an hour per child per night, would yQU,U.SC it?

__.Defmitely__Probably_Probably Not __Defmitely Not

2.Ifyes: For how many children? __

3. What is/are the cliild'slcbildren's age(s)?

G,uitar & Pen by Stu

Within the last two weeks, the music wood lost yet another soul.

·· Kurt Cobain was found dead in .his Seattle home. Along side the body were various fO(ms of ID and asuicide note. He was 27, and joined.· the ranks. of·Jimj .Hendrix and Janis Joplin. I was not a fan of him or his iµusic, come to think of.it. I ponder the thought; "Did the

music{ world loose anything?"

··Yes and No. The music world lost an identity, not a musician. With his death, it is safe to say that now somebody may replace Jim Monison, as the facial icon of all the ''Alternative Fanatics". His death was untimely, and I'm not advocating suicide, nor do I believe that these two can be compared in the same light. Many new albums are coming to the stores within the next three to four months. Slaughter, Jackyl, and Whitesnake's "Greatest Hits" are scheduled for July. Van Halen, AC/DC, and Firehouse are scheduled to release their l'atest releases sometime during the summer. Def Leppard, Extreme, and Dream Theater are releasing their stuff sometime next fall. Ted Nugent has a solo album C:oming out soon which he feels

will be the pivotal point in his career. Bruce Dickinson's second solo album should be arriving within the next two months

Dokken is reforming with all the old members, except George Lynch ,and Ozzy Osbourne is finishing up his next album, with Steve Vai doing the guitar work G.-eat White has signed a new record contract with 'Zoo Records. Ex - vocalist/songwriter, Jeff Ritter of Metal Ro5e is putting together a new band. No word as of yet what the name will be or who all is in the project, but rest assllred it will rock

That's all for this issue folks, 3l.ld as tl:iey say everything must eventually come to an end. As to who will be writing this next year, is unclear to me at this time. I would like to thank everybody who has read my column, issue

Having roommate problems?

Well then listen to this/

by Amy Hartgrave

with help from Amy Bre111,rs

4. How important womd the provision of _care be in your decision to attend night classes? ...,. _Very Important_Important_Unimportant_Very Unimportant

5. Would you take mw:e than one night class per week? Yes_ No_·_

6. Would your spouse attend night cla<is as well? Yes_ No_ Not applicable_

7. Comment/s:

If you would use nighttime child care, fill in the information requested below:

Name:

Please drop off this form at the Student Senate office in the Student Center.

Remember the summer before your freshman year at PSC? You were required to fill out one of those questionaires so that the college could supposedly place you with a compatible roommate one you wouldn't end up killing by the following May.

First, when you arrived at PSC, you no doubt went _through the initial excitement of trying to beat your soon-to-be roommate to the r90m so that you could choose the best bed. Then you got the chance to try to crowd two people and a load of boxes and suitcases into that. minute space which would be your home for the next eight months. Finally, there was that fun of either learning all about your new roommate or (if the roommate was already a friend of° yours) catching up on the summer's past events.

Well, here it is almost May again. Have you and your roommate survived living together an entire year? I know that this year with my roommate "Brem" has been extremely interesting. Last

, fall, she and I decided to take the gigantic step of renting an apartment together. It has probably been one of •he most unique experiences of my life so far ·

Once we got over the headache of trying to find a suitable apartment, we reached that hectic state of moving in. T.he first month was nothing but sheer excitement and fascination of having our own place. We spent forever trying to decide what picture went on what part of the wall, which corner the couch looked best in and where .the phone should be plac:OO.

Then the newness of the whole idea wore -off, and Brem and I became fairly incompatable roommates. We could prol,ably have won an award for being the world's worst roommates! I play my music too loudly when she tries to sleep. She leaves dirty dishes and food all over the kitchen. I always raid her closet and borrow her hairdryer (which drives Brem crazy). She never washes the ring out from around the bathtub. I never write down any long distance phone calls I make. She never helps clean the house.

Hmyever, when we look back

on all of the wonderful times we've had as roommates, all of those fights seem 'meaningless.

There are just too many good i memories that outweigh them: ' our housewarming party, otir first Christmas tree, all the nights we stay up late to talk, and the list goes on and on. I suppose that goes .to show you that even the most opposite people such as Brem and I can still make good roommates. If you call our house and listen to our answering machine, you'll hear a message something like this: "Amy and Amy are too busy fighting right now to talce your call. Ashley and Sammie (our rabbit and hamster) have not yet been trained 'to answt:r the phone. When we get through killing each other, we will return your call."

No, we're definitely not the world's best roommates; we' re not even close to being PSC' s best roommates. But our friendship over the past three years has been too good to let roommate squabbles .ruin it. Will we continue to be roommates next year? Well, of course! if we don't murder each c;>ther first!

,-fave any end-of-the-year questions?

Here are the" last-minute details

'lY Jodi Hytrek

Well students, it is that time gain time to clean up dorm ooms, tum in keys, sell back •ooks, take library books back nd eat that final meal for the emesterat the cafeteria. Below s some useful information for he end of the semester jobs to elp you remember all the rnportant things.

Library books are due fonday, May 2. Students will, owever, be able to use materials 1hile they are in the library. The ours for the library during finals 1eek are; Sunday, 7:00 - 10:00; fonciay through Wednesday, :30 - 11:00; and Thursday, 7:30 5:00.·

The Bobcat Bookstore will be finals week from 8:00 -

Joan joins PSC staff .as a personnel specialist

last May with a bachelors degree in human resource management from the College of St. Mary in Omaha. She is an Omaha native and the daughter of Rosemary Ryan and the late William F. Ryan.

She took a long route to a college degree and a position in higher edu.cation. After spending 11 years working for the Bakeis supennarket chain in Omaha, "I knew it was time to look for something with more opportunity for advancement," she said. ·

Ryan

PERU-For someone whose job title· includes the tenn "specialist," PSCs Joan Ryan has a job with a great deal of variety.

Ryan joined the PSC staff March 21 in the new position of personnel specialist, according to President Robert Burns. She will be supervised by Dr. Gregory Stauffer, vicepresident for administration and finance.

"As the personnel specialist, my duties run the gamut," Ryan said. "I'll be responsible for personnel recruitment, employee relations and the college Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity programs,

"I'll be working tO Update job classifications and job descriptions, as well as Updating personnel policies ap.d procedures--a program that must be done in conjunction with the other state colleges in Chadron and Wayne," stated Ryan.

Maintaining files on all PSC employees and working to see the college with state and federal employment regulations are other key assignments. ·

·Ryan graduated magna cum laude

So she enrolled.in college and worked her way through. She was a waitress in downtown Omaha, then got a part-time position with the Gallup organization doing interviewing and surveys--excellent training for a career in human resources, she noted.

For the year and a half she was with the University of Nebraska Medical Center in its human resources, employment and compensation department. She headed UNMCs "Bright Ideas" and "Lunch and Learn" programs for Med Center employees.

The Med.Center gave Ryan her first exposure to working in a college or university setting. Her first impressions of Peru State have confirmed her desire to make a career in higher education.

"I'm hoping this position will allow me eventually to move up in higher education. I hope to stay in the midwest; I like it here and my family is here," she said.

"My impression of Peru State is that the· people are friendly and coooperative, and Peru has a 'family atmosphere'--that's something I'm going to enjoy," she said. "I received my education at a small college and I feel most comfortable in this type of situation.

"It seems like a perfect 'fit' for me and I'm looking forward to the challenges," she concluded.

3:30 Monday thru Friday. Students can only sell back their books from 9:00 - 3:00 Monday thru Thursday.

The last meal in the cafeteria is the. dinner meal on Thursday night from 5:00 - 6:30. The Bob· Inn will be open through Friday at 4:30 p.m.

The IBM and the Apple labs in TJMajors will be closed finals week. If a student would like to use the IBM lab, they can contact Linda Staples or Mr. Hamilton in the business office and they will try to accommodate them. The students will only be able to work in the lab while there is no testing going on.

All students living in the dorms who are not graduating are

expected to be out of their rooms by Friday, May 6 at 12:00 noon. Graduating seniors may stay in the dorms until 2:00 on Saturday.

The students have to be sure the rooms are clean and.must be checked out by· an RA or an RD before they can leave. If they do not; the students forfeit their room deposit. If students are not coming back to the dorms next semester, they must also fill out a form and apply for their room deposit. The room deposit for the returning students will carry over into next year. It would be helpful for students to make appointments for check out with theRA or RD.

Hope this information will help you. Have a great summer!

Joan

Eckert, Jacobs to finish PSC careers

Eckert will continue storytelling pastime

by Jodi Hytrek

After teaching at PSC for 19 years, Dr. Royal Eckert, professor of speech and drama, is hanging up his hat to try new things. Eckert is retiring following the summer session of this year.

During his time here, Eckert has taught classes in the thCat:re , speech and literature areas. He says that his favorite classes are his design classes, Shakespeare and Children's Literati.Ire. "I like all of th<: classes I teach, however, fundamentals of speech is my least favorite."

Along with teayhing, Eckert has directed and designed over 48 plays and supervised over a dozen student directed, plays. "My favorite play I directed here is the last one. It is always the last one. In each play, just before it opens it is the worst one and then after it opens, it is the best one;''

During the past 19 years, the drama program at PSC has grown with the help of Eckert and his "partner in crime" Dr. Charles Harper. 'The department hasn't

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Royal Eckert

necessarily grown in numbers, but the theatre has grown," Eckert explained. "When I first came to Peru there were very few costumes, fewer props and even fewer set tools and flats to work with."

Now the theatre department has hundreds of costumes, a costume shop, a design room complete with a design computer, a scene shop with a full set of tools, a full set of flats, a room filled with props and furniture and a set of lighting eqwpment.

Seniors display work in gallery

The Senior Art Exhibition is now on display in the Art Gallery until May 5. Works by Tim Rice, Zoe Anna Harty and Melissa Creek are now being featured. ""

Ambassador positions are open

The Admissions Office has openings for paid student ambassadors next year. Pick up an application in the admissions office.

Baseball player sets record

B.J. Coburn has set a new school record by stealing 5 bases in one game.

ITE fair will take· place on 29th

LT.E. Fair and Competition will take place April 29 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Larson Industrial Arts Building and at the Wheeler Center. ·After the exhibition, an awards ceremony will take place,

Student Support rewa'rds two

Charles Lanning and Shane Buresh have been selected as the 199394 Student Support winners.

Stu.dents excel at PBL convention

PSC CJ:ayle Steiger, Steve Epler and JasonFortik qualified for the_ national Phi Beta Lambda business competition this summer in Anaheim, California. Brenda Black was elected to state PBL vice president.

Upon retirement, Eckert is going to do "things I want to do. I want to have a time in my life where I don't have to be somewhere unless I want to be there." He is going to put some time into storytelling and writing. He is scheduled to be one of the storytellers at the Seventh Annual Storytelling Festival this year.

He is definitely going to miss the students and faculty he works with. "In the theatre department there is more one on one work than classroom work so you get to know the students better. I · will miss that." He is also goirig to miss directing, especially Shakespeare.

·Jacobs plans move to western Colorado

"I've seen too many people work too long and stop enjoying what they are doing." Because of this, Dr. Don Jacobs, Professor of business, is retiring from PSC after 14 years of teaching. At PSC, Jacobs has taught many classes. including finance, accounting, economics, policy, industrial marketing, credit management and organizational behavior. 'My favorite class to teach is Business Policy. It's a

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Don Jacobs

challenge to bring all the other things the students have learned their college years mto play for one project. This is providing students with skills for the transition from academia to a full time work position."

Along with teaching classes at PSC, Jacobs has been active since 1985 in teaching offcampus courses in Beatrice and Milford. Half of his time at this point is sp.ent on loc.ltion teac:hing.

· Jacobs was brought io Peru in 1980 as a professor and as the chair of the Business Division.

He continued as Chair until Dr. Thomas came aboard in 1985. He has been a member of the executive council since I 981, has been president of the faculty association for four years and secretary for two years.

Dr. Jacobs and his wife, Barbara, plan on moving to Colorado to build a home outside of Pagoso Springs on tfie edge of the. San Juan Mountains. There Jacobs wil( w·ork on his hobby, woodworking. They will also be travelling to visit their chi! dren, five grand children and one !rreatgrandchild. 0

Jacobs said that first and foremost he will miss the students. "I will miss being a part of the development of students that want to further themselves in life." He will also miss the camaraderie. He will ·also miss the association he had with Mrs. Russell, who was his landlady for several years while teaching here: She recently passed away at 103 years old.

"I will miss most of all the students who have a goal and work hard to achieve it. It is great to follow them and find out that they have reached their goal via their education at PSC. Oh, and I will also miss :rvtr. Beldin' s practical jokes!"

NEW OFFICERS wei;e elected recently. They include April Czaplewski, Vice president; Doug.Kerns, president; and Amy Bremers, secretary/ treasurer. -photo by C.T. Crooker

254 eligible for_ May

Feighner, Tony Fitzgerald. Dougherty, Nancy Dyl, Julie Shaw, Marcie Shirley, Nettie Sikyta. so!1 Forttk, Boan Darlene One ?f the largest ?f stu- Mark Fritch, Penny Gibbons, Ni- Eisenhauer, Steven Epler. Steven Smith, Scott Speckmann, Gtll, Loretta Goggm, Douglas dents !n is eligible to cholas Gibbs, Jenny Goering, Debra Tammy Christopher Stangl, Joan Stepan, Gossard, Todd Hamre, Michael participate Spong Commence- Graeve Peter Grgun·ch Ginger Feighner, Barbara Focke, David John Stewart Brent Strittmatter Hummel, John Ingersoll, Edward t Exercises at PSC Those ex- ' ' F lli D ·d G dn D · l ' ' · · · · Hall, Lynne Harkness, Ryan ue ng, ar er, ame Thomas Sudik, Susan Sweet, Tho- Johnson, Ronald King, Steven erc1ses at 10.30 a.m. Satur- Harshaw, Deitra Hartman, Chris- Gauchat, Lisa Gebers, Laura mas Thomas, BelindaVernon, Kleinschmidt, Terrence Kruger.

7 ' m the Al Wheeler Ac- tina Hlavac, Tracy Hunter, Leann Bradley <J:erdts, Mary Patrick Vomacka, Samuel Walkup, Robert Kuhlberg, William Lange, and 254 students Johnson, Carolyn Krack. Rosetta Damn Teresa Ware, Dawn Waskowiak. Clifford Lawton, Darrell Lisee, qualify. Amy !.(roll, Melissa Lamb, Goeong, Bradley James Welter, Lora White, Jay

l•ASTER OF SCIENCE IN M h d Heller, Julie Holthaus, Michael pher Wright

1'.l Steven agnuson, Rte ar Hubert, Thomas Hyde, Stacy

EDUCATION: Deborah Albright, Marcoux, Rebecca McCarthy, John Irigersoll, &in Ingram, Kellie John- BACHELOR OF TECHNOL1onald Clarke, Sandra Hilding, McOainen, Rebecca Miller, Debra son, Eric Jones, Michael Joy, 0 GY: Adler, Kayleen

Those and the Shellane Law, Dawn Lockhart, Santosh Wickham, Chad Wilson, Ivan. Wmethey are seeking are the followmg. Jocelyn Ltmdak, Angela Magnuson, Harkness, Holli Harlan, Kevm glass Rhonda Wredt and ChristoStephen McCoy, Jon McKinney, David Mike, Ernest Miranda, Anthony Mitchell, Mark Neidig, Brenda Nissen, Lynn Nissen, Richard Nix, Daniel Oden, Robert Prokop.

=>auJ.ette Joy, Peggy Oliver, Dor- .Mohling, Craig Moraski. KristineKubert,BrettLandenberger. Amerson, An- Robert Rogers, Michael Roll, Shane Shook, Rock Tarnick, John Tennant, Vernon Thacker, Merle ·van Dyke, Dwight Volkmer, Wesley Walling, Jeff Weston, Alexander Zambrano, William Zeilenga and Gloria Zuniga.

>thy Reed, Ronda Reid, Steven Holly Morgan, Nancy Needham, Gregory Larsen, Douglas Larson, thony Benes, BodoVImtz, Joe )&yer, Alyce Weiss and Mary Roxann Penfield, Tena Popken, Kelley Madron Carmela Maire Boman, Corh!.s Bunas, Ralph Nenninghoff. Steven Prager, Christine Ramsey, Darren Marshall Susan Marshall' Burke, Terry Casey, Kevin Chavis, JACHELOR OF ARTS: Joan. John Sautter, Darcy Schuitz, JUiia Robert Matthies, Michell; Diaz, David Dietze, Gre;ink, Zoe Harty, Hope Schawang Scobey, Roger Stallbaumer, June McCaslin.Amv McGooden, Sean gory Dively, Shane Dolph, Robert nd Nancy Vogt Strasil, Stacy Taylor, Nancy Vogt McLucas, Sheri McMullen, Felicia Downs. and Holly Waring. Medley, Kristine Meeske, G.ina

rACHELOR OF ARTS IN EDUIisaAnderson,Patricia BACHELOR OF SCIENCE: Meier.

:ase, Jeffrey Harkness, Ryan Steven Allen, Spencer Anderson, D'Aun Meyer, Matthew Miller, foSorley, Amy Ortgies and Charles Tamir Anderson, Gary Barton, Amy Patricia Moody, Bruce Morehead, ·mith. Berkey, Vincent Birdsley, Vicki Judy Munn, Paula Mutphy, Amanda

OF SCIENCE IN

:DUCATION: Toni Adant, Robin lnderson, Angela Bischoff, Thoias Booth, Lisa Burlingame, Cheryl :heney, Randolph Cole, Melissa. :reek, Cindy Dierberger, Larrienna lisenbeisz, Kristen Ellsworth, Reecca Feagan, Joan Fedoris, Marcy

Graduation causing some ambivalence in students

Busboom, Jessica Cardenas, Nannen, Alan Orf, JUiie Parde, Kristopher Citrin, James Clark, Angela Phillips, Brian Plautz, Chris- by April Czaplewski Stefan Clark, Lisa Connolly, Mar- topher Pleake, Brian Priess, Rhonda

tin Corbett, Margaret Couiter. Puckett, Timothy Rice. you excited to have free time or are Todd Cox, Barbara Criner, Julie Linda Richardson, Tony you sad to leave your friends?

Are you ready for summer? Are me. I base who I am by the way I live my daily life." With this mind- · set, Ivan has accomplished the one goal he's sought, to finish school. Ivan has achieved the honor of being the first in his fantily to do so.

Cummings, Toni Cunningham, ·· Rieschick, Faith Rolfsen, Matthew Maybe you are one of the many Pauia Czirr, Russell Dalton, James Rush, Ralph Sabatka, Diane Sand- students leaving this year with Daubendiek, Shane Davis; Dave ers, Sherry Savener, Pauia Scharp, ambivilent feelings? If so, you are DeBoer, Linda Dennis, Peter Den- Todd Schelbitzki, Kurt Schlange, not alone. As the graduating class leaves Peru State, they leave with a sense of

On Saturday, May 7,over 200 students will end the year with an ex- hope for their future. Already, perience that will change their Moraski has applied for teaching lives GRADUATION. Ivan positions all over central and southWineglass, graduating with a B.A. east Nebraska. For hint, this change in Business Administrati9n and occurred long before graduation. Management, said, "In a sense, I'm He says, "Lately, I've put out more excited abont accomplishing some- effort because I know the kids will thing I've set out to do, yet at the count on me." _same time, the change brings anxiety."

When questioned about dreams and aspirations, Moraski talked Craig Moraski, receiving a B. S. in about his desire to teach health and Education with majors in physical physical education along with l-eeducation and health K-12, states, ing head coach of wrestling and "Peru's been a good time, but it's assistant coach of football. time to grow up and bear more Wineglass wants to help people responsibility." and to enjoy his career. He says, "I This sense of ambivalence is com- want to make a difference. I want mon among PSC students, but many everyone who comes my way to are anticipating the change as an walk away with a sense of hope." opportunity for growth. In fact, At 10:30 in the Wheeler Center, after five years of seeking a degree, · these dreams and aspirations may Wineglass said, "Status does not collie true for many graduating stumake me. Money does not make dents of Peru State College.

Krichau, Rippen to· head Senate

"One of our main concerns is getting students more involved in Senate and campus activities," replied Rippen.

Rippen ana Krichau ran as a team because they work. well together. This will bC the second term for both of them. Rippen, currently vice-president of S<:Illlle enjoys working with Campus Activities Board. "CAB is a big · part of my life," she explained. The team would like to see more student, faculty and staff .involvement on Senate activities. Students are encourage to attend the meetings to voice their opinions.

·Final Exam Schedule

The following exam schedule is for the on-campus exam week of May 2-5.

ON MARCH 8 AND 9 PSC students elected a new president and vice president Scott Krichau and Melissa Rippen may be the youngest leadership team ever. -photo by College Advancement ·

by Lori Leth

"Vote for Youth." On March 8 and 9 PSC elected two students who may be the youngest President and Vice-President team since Student Senate began.

Scott Krichau, a freshman art major and Melissa Rippen, a sophomore psychology and sociology major were elected President and Vice-President of Student Senate respectively.

Rippen and Krichau believe one of the reasons. they were elected may have been that students want to see someone elected to Student Senate who would be around for more than one year.

"Melissa and I are going to try to be very visible on campus so if students have a problem they'll be able to contact us easily," commented Krichau.

Other members elected to the 1994/95 Senate were Senators at Large: Andy Tynon, Tanya Teater, Jason Esser, Melissa Snyder, Marcy Eddinger, Marcie Goracke, Spencer. Duncan, and Craig Hall; Delzell Representative Shane Buresh; Non Traditional Representative Herman Vollman, Jr.; Davidson/Palmer Representative Chris Raabe; Commuter I Representative Kurt , V anLaningham and Chandra ' Mateer; and Morgan Representative Melanie Barry.

PBL students re,ceive· awards

by Jodi Hytrek

Eight Peru State College Business students, accompanied by Russell Beldin, Advisor, attended the Phi Beta Lambda spring State Leadership Conference held in Kearney, NE on April 8 and 9, 1994. Also attending the conference were Ted Harshbargar and Bev Ramsey.

Students, who competed against eight other Nebraska colleges and universities, brought home eleven separate awards. Brenda Black, junior,

was elected State Phi Beta Lambda Vice President. James Fender, junior; Steve Epler, senior; and Black t_ere named to Who'.,s Who in Phi tleta Lambda

Winning first place awards were Gayle Steiger, junior, Accounting II; and Epler, Impromptu Speaking.

Winning second place awards were Steiger, Human Resources Management; Epler, Management and Mr. Future Business Executive; and Jason Fortik, senior, Computer Concepts.

Winning third place awards

were Jay Grotrian, junior, Accounting II; and Epler, Public Speaking.

Winning fourth place awards were Steiger, Computer Concepts; and Grotrian, Business Principles.

Placing fifth in Economics :was Jason. Fortik. ·

Others participating from PSC included Tom Proudfit, junior; and Jason Esser.junior.

The students placing first and second place have qualified to attend the National State Leadership Conference in Anaheim, CA on July 9-12.

NOTE: Original Class Time indicates .the rttst class meeting of the week or only class meeting of the week.

EVENING CLASSES

1) If theclass meets once a week, then the exam period is during tJie scheduled class meeting.

2) If the class meets more than once a week and begins at 6:30 the exam period is 6:00-8:00 p.m. on the first day of the week that flie class meets.

3). If the class meets more than once a week and begins at 8:00 p.m., then the exam period is 8:30-10:30 p.m. on the first day of the week that the class meets.

"DEAD WEEK" POLICY

No exam is to be given in any class during the week before finals.

NOTE: H you have any questions about the exam schedule, please contact Dr. Smith in the Administration Building. "Your

1994-95 PBL OFFICERS INCLUDE the following (from left to right): Rhae Werner, president; Cheryl Bartels, parliamentarian/historian; Jay Grotrian, financial vice president; James Fender, vice president; Jennifer Draper, public relations; and WieSl'.r: st;creta:ry photo.by .Jav '<07ful

Everybody on!

TIFFANY ANDERSON:. OF PSC is working as a teacher's aide at the Southeast Head Start prograin in Falls City. She is a sophomore early childhood major from Falls City. The internship is made possible by PSC's Cooperative Education program, which allows students to both earn practical experience and credit hours toward their college degree. -photo by Bev Ramsey

PSC holds career fair

Maxine Moul speaks

It's good advice; run for your life

by Thomas M. Hyde

What? You've been bored all this time and have been looking for I can feel the endorphins taking something different? You're a tough effect like some slow working opi- competitor and want more miles ate. There is no pain now as my and more competition? Then I sugarms swing like a windmill in a gest long races such as the 12K (7.1 hwricane. There's only a little less miles), 15K (9.3 miles), half-marathan a mile left. I'm in an all-out thon (13.l miles} and the marathon sprint In the final iurn I feel a stitch (26.2 miles). What these entail are in my side. I can feel a little more long miles and lots of planning. left and go for it. None of these races should be apThis is distance running which proached without at least three can mean anything from track, road months of preparation. You'll want racing or the_ marathon. I see, you to do a lot of hills, a lot of sprints, have'neverbeenarunner and would and many miles. The diet you eat like to start. Well, in that case, I'll will be high in calories and carbohelp you. hydrates

You will want to start by going for If you want to enhance your perwalks not more than three or four formance during any one of these minutes: First just once a week for stages I have some suggestions. three minutes and then buildup the Working out with weights is very speed and duration until .you are good. What you want to do with the running. weights is not so much the amount What about a training program? but the repetitions. Remember, you Once you are to the running stage, want to emphasize endurance. you will want to go ahead and de- Another thing that helps is cross cide what your goal is. You must training. This means that you can remember to be patient. It will take do some swimming, biking, or even a long time before they may be martial arts to work different reached. Results will come, just muscles. Again, don't do too much keep to your program. You should when you start. As I said before diet never increase the miles you run by is important. And lastly, sleep. If inore than 10%. Anything over this ., _you don't get enough rest, you' re amount invites such injuries as more likely to be injured. Achilles tendons or stress fractures. There are some other questions Some days you will not want to run. that you might have. One of these is On days such as this you should probably entering races. That's think of something that you can easy. Look in the sports sections of reward yourself with at the end of the "Sunday World.Herald" and your workout "Lincoln-Journal." ThereiR almost

always one in them. You will want to note the day and time and there is usually a deadline for entries.

When you go to a race you usually wake up early, usually before the sun. It is also a good idea to eat four hours before a race so that digestion has taken place. Also it is good to get to the race early. That way you have agood parking spot and better access to a restroom. Also, you'll want to take along a change of clothes, deodorant, a towel, toothbrush and toothpaste, shampoo, and soap because there are usually showers at the larger races in Lincoln and Omaha.

In running the race you will want to start out at a moderate pace, and then get faster. That way your legs aren't as tired and you'll have more kick at the end. If you've been doing track worouts, you'll be surprised how many people you "dusf' at the end.

Remember to stretch before and after each run: Also, replenish you fluids.

What is so different about running from other sports? First it gives you more energy. In running, you notice and appreciete nature so much more. It also gives you time to reflect and relax. When running it seems that answers to your problems come so readily.

After that next hard test, run out to Casey's and try to stay out of the way of traffic.

by Doug Kerns

She noted that there was "a Director of Nebraska Economic number of people here from Development Maxine Moul graduate schools who are trying spoke at the annual PSC Career to encourage students to look at Fair on April 21 in the Al graduate level courses."

Wheeler Activity Center at 11

Moul was recently given an a.m. honorary degree from PSC.

Une of former Lieutenant Moul is no stranger to Peru: Governor Moul's main points in "I've known Peru for a long her speech was the importance of time. We used to have a paper being'literate as well as educated. here. It was the Peru She said, "Nebraska business. and "Challenge." We had it from industry are putting increasing 1973 to 1981." importance on a literate work-

Co-coordinators of the fair force." were Stephanie Shafer and Janelle

students."

Several alumni were present as representatives of employers: See "Career Fair" on page 10.

Another point she made was Moran. Exclaimed Director of the importance of "continuing to Career Services Ted Harshbarger, do lifolong learning beyond your 'They did everything!" college education." She :tlso As with last year's fair, there spoke about "the g 1oba1 were not as many students environment, the competition participating as were anticipated. that American companies are Shafer stated, "All the businesses l).avingfromoverseascompanies" said there were not enough and how the best way to meet that competition was through productivity and a quality workforce. ,

PSC SENIOR JULIE EISENHAUER"visits with 1. Michael Tesar of the Union Pacific Railroad during the annual Career Fair on April 21 in the Al ,Wheeler Activity Center. Eisenhauer was one of many PSC students taking advantage of the.event to visit with prospective employers, graduate school recruiters and others. The event was sponsored by the Office of · Cooperative Education and Career Services.--photo by Kent Propst

Liberal learning now important

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PSC holds meeting on VISTA program

allows AAC&U to build on its established work of helping graduate universities rethink how they are preparing graduate students to become the next generation of professors in our nation's community and liberal arts colleges, and comprehensive and research universities. ·

by Amy Lyn Hartgrave

Do you have that American dedication and spirit for volunteerism.? If so, VISTA may be just what you're looking for.

Onct- trained, volunteers are assigned to local sponsors in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands and Peurto Rico. Vohmte.ers live and work with the poor.

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"AAC&U proudly recognizes 1f analytical skills that liberal in its new name that the assoc:ducation imparts. iation is all its members, in their

Addressing the widening reality wonderful variety," says President Lha t more than ha If of its Paula P. Brownlee. "The strategic institutional membership is made planning of our board and staff, up of universities who, with liberal together with the name change, arts colleges, share a deep · point the way towards ensuring the sommitment to liberal education, a maximum impact of AAC&U's }ame change proposed by the progra·mming upon students, i\ssociation of American Colleges·· faculty and administrators in every :AAC) was approved by members academic setting."

Scores of universities have already applied to be the five lead institutions in the project. In 1993, the Ford Fou.ndation gave AAC&U $1.1 million to fund "American Commitments: Diversity, Democracy and Liberal Learning, " a multi-project initiative on multiculturalism that now has 60 colleges and universities working on curriculum reform.

VISTA, or Volunteers in Service to America, is a fulltime, year- long program for men and women of all ages who wish to commit themselves to increasing the capability of low income people.

On April 22, 1994, the Community Organization Class of Peru State College sponsored a VISTA conference. This conference, held in the Burr Oak Room, lasted from 9:30 am. to 12:30p.m.

This service will take them from settings in urban neighborhoods to rural areas and allow them to work with providing housing, eliminating hunger, promoting public health, battling substance abuse, preventing crime and increasing literacy skills.

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As a philosophy of learning, meeting at AAC's 80th Annual liberal education reaches across Meeting "Higher Education and d.isciplines and social and cultural American Creativity" in Wash- boundaries. AAC&U's work on 'ington, D.C., January 19-22. The the nation's campuses has turned 1ssociation's new .name is the that philosophy into scores of i\ssociation of American Colleges practical programs, workshops and and Universities (AAC&U). projects, publications and net-

Secretary of Labor Robert works that link academic disciReich la.uded educators at the plines to the needs of a changing meetingtelling them, "In this new world. :conomy we are entering, Needed Funds is essential. We have an Recently, the Pew Charitable educational system, a college Trusts provided $1.8 million to >ystem, preparing people for work fund a new initiative between the )1 which that principle has not association and the Council o'f always been followed You are in Graduate Schools (CGS) tha.t

"Higher education's primary role is to prepare students for their career choices as well as the responsibilities they will face as citizens in a democratic society, " says Brownlee.

"Such a citizenry must be skilled iu making difficult decisions for its communities, families and the workplace. This core belief has been upheld by our liberal _arts colleges through good times and bad. AAC&U's members believe that a liberal education is essential in every degree program, whether students are preparing for professional or vocational careers, or studying the arts and sciences n1ajors."

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There is good news to improve this bleak employment situation for new and near-future college graduates: Early preparation can pay huge dividends for students who \iegin planning for first jobs and careers while in school.

"As a senior approaching graduation, I was aware there would be stiff competition for me in the job 'llarket;" says Chris Thompson, a reeent grad who accepted a marketing position with a regional resiiential development company. "I was completely blown away by just !low tough it was to land a decent

Anne Johnson, state director of the Nebraska Office of Corporation for National and Community Service, and Fayette Carpenter, executive direcfor of Nebraska Office of National and Community Service, were invited as guest speakers tqdiscuss with PSC students and faculty the importance and function of the VISTA program.

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VISTA is· a branch of AmeriCorps and part of the National and Community Service Trust Act launched by President Clinton in hopes that _it will "strengthen the cords that bind us together as a people." Within the coming year VISTA will bring together 20,000 volunteers, and within three years, this number will reach 100,000. According ·to Johnson, 61.6 million dollars will go to support approximate! y 3000 VISTA volunteers for one year.

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"Faculty Senate". from page 1. during the process."

Dr. Davis commended Assistant ·Professor of Business Jack Hamilton, former president of the now-defunct Faculty Association, for his hard work in the transition to the new organization.

A member of the student senate will serve on the faculty senate as a non-voting member and liason between the two organizations in order to ensure c0mmunication and interaction between the two bodies.

"[The constitution of the faCulty senate] would take effect next fall 'subject to the Board of Trustees decision," Davis said.

"Reaccreditation" from page 1. planning process that was w1mected to the budget plan, and a student assessment program."

The recent visit focused on the first two requirements. Since the visit in 1991, North Central implemented the new rule of requiring every college to have a student outcomes- assessment program. North Central has five criteria for the program. The assessment plan must be: linked to goals and objectives of the college, carefully articulated and institution-wide, lead to institutional improvement, implemented according to a time line,,.and administered.

Since PSC's reaccreditation depended on recent visit, it waS'the top priority ofthe college for this past year. · ··

The chairman of the team indicated that PSC has met its , requirements. The comments of the team suggest that the college has overcome its financial problems and its practice of deficit spending. Significant progess seems to have been made in budget and academic plaiming, and the systems presented for the two seem to be acceptable for continued use.

Barden and Robinson met with the administration, faculty government members, Student Senate members "(both old officers and new ones), and the committee that wrote PSC's report for tbe visit.. The team also held an open session that anyone was invited to attend Besides talking with various members of PSC, the team looked at copies of budgets and files, and checked ·to see if PSC was doing the things the report the college sent them says it is.

"Career Fair" from page 8. Joe Davidson of Grace Children's Home, Mike Kinnison of the IRS, Jeff Teten of Union Pacific, Broce Haughton of Franklin Life and Jackie Kelsay, principal of Johnson-Brock High School.

Door prizes were awarded to several students who were lucky enough to attend the fair.

Junior Todd Schelbitzki won a Nebraska State Patrol hat.

Sophomore Linda Kingham won $20 from the Department of Social Services.

Sophomore Lori Gerking, Junior Tonya Kuker, Freshman Alena Meyer and Senior Aaron Bailey won Army National Guard Mugs.

Sophomore Rhae Werner, Senior James Lantz, Junior Jason Moilanen and Senior Phil Bender won Burger King coupon books.

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Senior Julie Parde won a Union Pacific portfolio binder.

Sophomore Erica Everson won an Idelman Telemarketing cooler ofp0p.

Mon. 2-6 Finals week.

Fri. 6 Semester ends at 4

Students who won prizes are: p.m. Baseball against Wayne. Sat. 7 Commencement at 10:30 a.m. in the AWAC. Alumni Baseball game at 2 p.m.

Senior Ryan Harshaw won a Oarinda Academy hat.

Senior Nicole Miller won a Union Pacific fanny pack.

Senior Judy Munn won a PSC

Moul summarized possibly the most important function of the Career Fair. She stated, "It opens studeQ.ts minds to the opportunities that arc there and maybe it will help them focus some of their college work toward opportunities that they see."

Tues. 24 Orientation.

The NCA team will now draft its report and submit it to. the next meeting of the Commission of Colleges and Universities of the North Central Associatron. Bums stated, "The Commission takes the report and then makes its approval or disapproval. After that we can make a full press release." This meeting will be held son1etimc in the summer, •. generally held in either late July or early August.

Softball team sees victory Lady 'Cats win Godfather Classic

by Matt Uher winning pitcher for the 'Cats was The Lady Bobcat softball team· Dee Gach. Gach gave up six won the Tei k yo-Wes tmar hits, one unearned run, and struck Godfather Classic this last out two. weekend. The Lady 'Cats went 3-2 with wins over Teikyo- Tough Loss Westmar, Grand View, and The Lady Bobcats ran into a Jamestown. tougher game against South

The first game was against Dakota losing in a heartbreaker, Grand View and the Lady Bobcats 5-3. The Lady 'Cats had one bad · won, 11-5. The game was inning and that was in the second highlighted by a five run third ·when they gave up four runs and inning. Power was provided by couldn't overcome the deficit.

Jennifer Slattery, Kelly Burnside, Leading the Lady Bobcats in and Rachel Duede. Slattery and hitting was Jennifer Dappen with Burnside had doubles while a double, Duede yvith a double, Dueded added a homerun. The and Burnside added a single. winning pitcher for the 'Cats was Pitching in a losing effort was Amy Shirley. Shirley allowed Slattery. Slattery allowed 10 nine hits, five runs, and walked hits, five runs(four earned), and

Game Two

Game two was against the host team Teikyo-Westmar. The Lady Bobcats trounced Westmar by a 9-1 score. This game was highlighted by the freshman duo of Came Ortmeier and Kerry Brandt. Ortmeier had a double and a homerun, and Brandt

Bobcats triumph over.Doane

by Matt Uher

The Bobcat baseball team played important double header this past weekend against Doane. The 'Cats need to sweep Doane for a better spot in the upcoming district tournament. The Bobcats did just that sweeping the Tigers and outscoring them 31 to 17.

·The Bobcats jumped out on the Tigers in the first game going ahead by 12 runs going into the fifth inning. The Tigers rallied and avoied the ten run rule by scoring four runs in the top of the fifth. The Bobcats then had to with stand a seventh inning rally by Doane. Doane scored six runs and had runners in scoring position when Mark Elsener retired the last hitter to save the Nike

win for Scott Kier. Kier recorder his seventh win while Elsener recorded his fifth save.

Hitting i1fthe..[irst game for the Bobcats was le4 by Scott Bullock. Bullock .went 2-2 with two homeruns and four RBis. Also hitting big for the Bobcats was Matt Grewe, Steve Young, and Duncan Patterson had doubles while Greg Bentz added atriple.

·Game #2

Game two for the Bobcats was highlighted when Chris Raabe recorded his eighth win breaking the most wins in a. season won by a Bobcat set last year by Scott Kohout. The Bobcats also posted a huge fourth inning scoring 15 runs on Doane pitching. Raabe

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went five innings giving up six hits, five earned runs, and walking four Tiger batters. Hitting for the Bobcats was done by the hole team. Leading the Bobcats was Bullock (2-2; double, 2 RBis), Dan LaJoie(2-2; triple), Young(2-2; homerun, 3 RBis). Also adding power to the hitting explosion Gri;:we, Matt Miller, and Greg Larsen hitting doubles. Homeruns were also hit by Patterson and Grewe. The Bobcats finish out their regular season with a home game on Saturday, April 30th against York College. Then the Bobcats have a week off for finals and will .begin district tournament May 12-14 in Hastings.

struck out two.

Bounce Back!!

The 'Cats came back in a big way blowing out Jamestown, 162. The big hitters for the Lady Bobcats was Slattery and Duede hitting doubles. Also coming through big was Ortmeier hitting a triple. Pitching for the Lady Bobcats in this big win was Beth Cordry. Cordry went five

innings, six hits, two runs(one earned).

The Finale

In the finale the Lady .'Cats lost to Minnesota-Morris in another close game, 7-6. The Lady Bobcats lead until a four run, sixth inning by Morris allowed them to take the lead for good. The Lady Bobcats tried to rally in the top half of the seventh with two runs, but the rally came up one run .short. Burnside highligted the Lady Bobcat hitting attack with a triple. Pitching in a close game but getting the loss was Shirley. Shirley allowed 12 hits, seven runs(four earned), walked one, and struck out one.

MVP

Three Lady Bobcats were mentioned to the all tournament team and one was given the MVP honors. The two Lady 'Cats named to the tournament team was Dappen and Duede. Brandt was given the tournament MVP honor.

Gottula resigns from job as 'Voice of the Bobcats'

by C.T. Crooker

This article contains exerpts from a April 12 article in the "Auburn Tribune" by Darrell Wellman.

After 18 years of service to Peru State C.ollege and the surrounding community Randy Gottula will no longer .be the "Voice of the Bobcats".

After viewing a request for proposals from the college for KTNC to serve as "flagship station" for the "Bobcat Football Network" Gottula decided he would be unable to .continue commentating Bobcat football games, as well as any other PSC athletic activities.

When asked what. memories most stand out in his mind from the 18 years he did commentary for PSC Gottula said he

remembers :the 1990 national title football game against Westminster of Pennsylvania, when defensive back Adrian Whitty intercepted a pass to seal the victory.

"Jerry Joy, former PSC coach ·and my broadcast partner for that game, and I were both almost speechless for a while 'taking in' See "Gottula" on page 12. Wanted:

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PE.RU STATE SOFTBALL PLAYER Kerry Brandt takes a big swing at contributed two. homeruns. The pitch while fellow teammates Jennifer Dappen and Kelly Bunside look on. This game took place at PSC's newly finished softball fi.eld behind the Centennial Complex. ·· photo by Vince Henzel

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lntramurals to end year with much accomplished

by April Czaplewski

Past Activities

Hot N' Bothered has won the intramural sand volleyball championship. Team members were Alex Malcom, Stacy Fitche, Aaron Bailey, Kristi Cummins, Tracy Cochran and Ryan Harshaw.

The Wild Ru.mas cmne in second. The Jogger's OUb raced to a fu_lish with\Greg Stauffer crowned champion. He accumulated 304 miles. Dan Haugland came in second with 276miles.

Erin Sayer came in third with 229 miles. In fourth place, April Czaplewski accumulated 196 miles. As a team, the Jogger's Oub ran a total distanc.e of 51.50 miles.

Current Activities

Co-ed softball is still going strong.

As of April 20, the Chico's Bailbonds were in the lead with a 3" Gottula" from page 11. the fact that Peru State was going to be the national champ."

Gottula did state that he will miss being involved in Peru State athletics.

"I love Peru State. It will drive me nuts not to do Bobcat ballgames. There were just too many requirements in the request for proposals that I can't live with."

'The many friendships that have developed with the college athletic directors, coaches and the media members from opposing schools stand out in my mind and will be missed."

"It is. unfortunate that Peru State sports is, in my opinion, surrounded by such a hostile

1 record.

Tied and closely following with a 3-2 record were the Malcom' sand the Berkey' s All-Stars. The Bast- Return had a 2-3 record. The Crunchberries had a 1-4 record The top two fmishers will play in the World Series.

The lifter's Oub is maintaining their athletic goals with 24 members.

With over 20 participants, the Aerobic Oub continues to develop strength and endurance. Aerobic OUb members, are reminded to pick up their t-shirts.

Future Activities

As the year draws to an end, the intramural staff thanks all those who participated in activities this year. They look forward to seeing you next year!

atmosphere that I no longer feel eomfortable being a part of it"

"One of the things that made my job .so enjoyable was working with professionals like Vinc.e Henzel and Kent Propst. Vinc.e is as capable as any sports information director from any with which I have become acquainted. His constant updates. on statistics throughout the games made it sound like we announcers were really 'on the ball'. He was constantly feeding information to the announc.ers."

Gottula does not plan to give up radio announcing altogether "I will do,.some announcing for K1NC and aify other freelance opportunities which might arise," he concluded.

Draft's like Russian roulette

not make use of every second of the time provided.

"The Way I See It"

by C. T. Crooker

I found my.self gluea to the television on sunday afternoon, _staring blankly at the screen, watching the best college football players in the nation being drafted into the NFL. I was wondering what it felt like to be in the sh x:s of one of these magnific, nt athletes. Hanging on every woi d of those overbearing announcers, anxiously awaiting one's destiny. The draft system is really quite amazing actually. The worst team in the league gets to select first, naturally. With the second worst team selecting second and so on and so on, It never goes exactly in order though; because of trades that occurred during the previous season, and trades that go on during the drafting process. Each team is allotted 15 minutes to make a decision on a pick or to work on trades with other organizations. This makes the process long and drawn out because very rarely does a team

Another factor that played an influencial role in this years draft was the new salary cap. The salary cap simply gives each team a set ammmt of money with which to pay their players. Therefore, several teams had to trade older, higher payed players in order to draft rookies. This resulted in an over-abundance of trades aJ1d some upset, big time players.

The first pick this year was a defensive lineman by the name of Dall "Big Daddy" Wilkinson, a Junior defensive lineman from Ohio State University. This mammoth of a man sports SUJX'.rior size, strength, and speed. Ha Ha Ha, ironic isn't it, that he has to go to the Cincinati Bengals, the most pathetic team in the league?

The second player to go in the draught (oops!! caught myself daydreaming) that's d-r-a-f-t was Marshall Faulk. Faulk is an awesome running backfrom San Diego State University, whom the Nebraska Comhuskers could have acquired out of high _school, but they wanted him to play defensive back. {OOOOPPPS !)

The mighty Huskers did have a player go to the Indianapolis Colts in the first round, however. Trev Alberts was chosen by this pitiful

ball club fifth overall in the draft

The whole draft process 1s kind of comical at times. Chris Bennan and company try to predict who will go where and why, and though they are right more than I would be, once in a while they will be totally off base and thus, finally, at a loss for words.

Joe Theisman did get on my nerves. This man, that is too old and beat up to even Play checkers, still thinks he's the best thing that ever happened to football. He thinks this even though he is confined to a booth a mile away from the turf.

How would you feel if you were the last player to go in the draft? I pondered this question for a while. Would you feel relieved, angry, or maybe even embarrassed? At least that person knows they won't be washing windshields for a living, not right away anyway.

I feel somewhat sorry for the players that are sitting on the edge, not knowing if they're going to get picked up or nol For those who do know, it has to be interesting to sit, waiting to see where they're moving to.

The way I see it, the draft is like Russian roulette. "Big Daddy" Wilkinson will make the big money, but he still got shot because he's going to the &'Dgals.

Whack! It's outta here! An obviously athletic yet so far unidentfied PSC student wallups a softball at an intramural softball game played at the Centennial Complex. --photo by Jay Koziol