January 20, 1983
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Vol. 81, No. 29
McCourry outlines senate objectives By Mark Spears Staff Writer
Student Senate President Joe McCourry has one major goal to accomplish this semester — "to gain the respect of the students and to get them involved in the senate." "We have to have the support of the students to get resolutions passed," said McCourry. "One of the biggest problems for the senate is to get a resolution approved by the Board of Regents. Our resolutions must go through the administration then to the Board of Regents for approval. However, most of our resolutions don't get past the administration." Among McCourry's other concerns are the conditions students
Joe McCourry
live under in the dorms. McCourry pointed out that students who live in the dorms or plan to, should read the fine print of the housing contract. The contract states that the university is not liable nor responsible for the loss of, or the damage to any students personal property for any cause whatsoever. Yet authorized personnel can enter a student's room to make periodic checks for health and safety hazards and to make repairs. Consequently, if a university employee comes into your room and damages something, the university is not liable even though they damaged it. "I plan to make some changes in the dorm regulations that concern the people who live there," said McCourry. McCourry also stated that the senate is keeping a watch on the food situation in the dorms with the Resident Hall Association. "I also plan to make changes in the regulations imposed on campaigning for campus posts in the dorms," said McCourry. "We also plan to take a survey to find out if students would like to leave the two day fall break, eliminate the break, or add one class day at the end of the semester and have a full-week break at Thanksgiving," said McCourry. "By combining forces of the faculty and the students, through our faculty student committee, we hope to gain a greater voice in the decisions that happen on campus," McCourry said.
Vista Photo by Daniel Smith
The "Civilized Tribe" (left to right: Ronald Lee, Clifford Parrett, Joe Fine, Chris Cord, Clyde Conner, Jeff Kidwell and Murray Butler), winners of the National Dixieland Jazz Championship, perform a tune for the regular university band.
Jazz band blows away competition By Kathie Slutter
Seven CSU music majors won the National Dixieland Jazz Championship at the National Association of Jazz Educators convention in Kansas City, Mo. Saturday. The seven members of the "Civilized Tribe" are Joe Fine, Edmond, clarinet; Chris Cord, Yukon, trumpet; Jeff Kidwell, Edmond, trombone; Ronald Lee, Millwood, piano; Clifford Parrett, Oklahoma City, banjo; Murray Butler, Del City, tuba; and Clyde Conner, Grove, drums. The "Civilized Tribe" was formed when Dr. Kent Kidwell, associate professor of music, received a letter about the contest.
"These guys expressed an interest in the contest and worked hard," said Kidwell. "They practiced during their free time and even came to school during Christmas break to practice." Each member will receive a $1,000 scholarship and the opportunity to tour nationwide with musician Tommy Newsom of the Tonight Show's NBC Orchestra. A press conference in New York will kick off the tour which will last for approximately three months. Guest appearances on Today, the Mery Griffin Show and the Tonight Show are scheduled, according to Kidwell. "Civilized Tribe" was one of 80 groups nationwide who sent in
College Press honors Vista By Mike Sherman The Vista, has been honored by
the Associated College Press (ACP) with a rating of All American for the second consecutive semester. The honor, awarded to collegiate and high school papers after a comparative evaluation with other publications, went to The Vista staff for the second semester of 1981-82. The ACP is a national critical service sponsored by the Universi-
ty of Minnesota School of Journalism. Judging is based on the frequency of publication, enrollment and printing process. Past ratings do not affect present scores. Hank Mooney, director and executive editor of The Vista, said the honor required a "lot of hard work on the part of the entire staff and reporters. "I think this shows what can be accomplished here if everyone involved is dedicated to producing a
In this issue. . Journalism fellowships offered . . .pg 4 White belts out gospel . . .pg 5 Freshman hosts 'Around Campus' . . .pg 6 Henderson cracks the line up . . .pg 7 Three points crush Bronchos . . .pg 8
good product," said Mooney. "Like any other organization, we've had times which try your stamina and will; but, obviously it was worth it." The Vista is a learning tool, used for the purpose of informing students and faculty at CSU. Every element which goes into the production of The Vista was critiqued by Billy W. Fields, a professional newspaper journalist, and designated with a numerical rating. The Vista received 3,595 overall points — enough to rate the paper an All American by over 400 points. "The Vista is a good collegiate newspaper which strives issue after issue to inform its readers of campus news," said Fields. "The effort by the editors and staff is the reason for the success." The Spring semester staff for 1982 consisted of Kim McConnell, editor; Barbara Boatman, associate editor; Twyla Cowan, associate editor; Robert Slankard, sports editor; Michael Ard, advertising manager; Donald D. DeVault, circulation manager and John Finney, pasteup artist.
The Vista was given a rating of "Excellent" in areas of production such as the scope and balance of news sources, timeliness of news, writing, editing and photo content. "Very good" marks were awarded in opinion feature stories, sports and feature pages, editorial writing, range of opinion content, headline writing and presentation and photo quality. The All American honor is only the fourth for The Vista since it first published in 1903. The ACP bestowed the 1977 and 1978 fall staffs with the honor. Mooney said that although he was pleased with the honor his staff had earned, he felt the purpose of The Vista was not to "collect awards and certificates. "It is important to remember that this paper is a learning tool," emphasized Mooney. "Students are to use the newspaper to sharpen their skills so they will be prepared to enter the professional field. At the same time, they have a responsibility to the Central State community to report the news accurately, and in a timely, objective manner."
audition tapes to the contest sponsored by Southern Comfort Distilleries. They were chosen as finalists along with Fullerton College and College of the Golden West, both of California. "The other two bands were veterans," Kidwell said. "They had performed Dixieland before. But our band was enthusiastic and nervous because it was a new experience. Our group had a charm about them that was appealing." The name "Civilized Tribe" represents the Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma. "We borrowed the name from state history," Kidwell explained. "We wanted it to have some local color. "Dixieland jazz is an important, truly American form of music," Kidwell added. "It's a forerunner of pop music that started as a primarily instrumental form. Artists like Chuck Berry and Fats Domino had a sort of Dixieland style. There has been a noticeable rise in its popularity recently." CSU's music department will gain not only substantial recognition from the contest, but will also receive $2 , 500 for the championship. "We plan to put the money in our general fund which goes mostly for equipment and the music library," said Kidwell. Also, we will use some of it to pay back the band expenses for things like uniforms."
Correction In the January 18th issue reported Alvin Alcorn as saying. "As long as the money has been appropriated, it cannot be cut in that year." It should have read:"As long as the money has been appropriated, it cannot be cut in that year if collections have The Vista
been made."