Un iversity of Central Oklahoma
TUESDAY February 14, 1995
The Student Voice Since 1903
$4 technology fee Valentine's Day: may cost students A lover's $1.2 million annually delight One of the most popular gifts given this season is also an 'aphrodisiac' For chocolate connoisseurs at UCO and all over the world, St. Valentine's Day provides yet another reason to indulge in their favorite love food. In America alone, 1.17 billion pounds of milk chocolate are consumed each year, states an article in the Feb. 1995 issue of Mademoiselle. "It is the perfect food," says Linda Sexton, director of the Firehouse Art Center, a community art complex in Norman. The Center recently celebrated its 13th annual chocolate festival on Feb. 11. "Everybody loves chocolate—people cut everything from their diets (except) chocolate," Sexton said. Sexton claims chocolate's intoxicating blend of 500 flavors and its equal combination of fat and sugar have a positive
Chocolate: "an intoxicating blend of fat and sugar" impact on our bodies. "Chocolate (releases) serotonin and endorphins—brain chemicals that send us 'feel good' messages," she said. Ir See CHOCOLATE, Page 4
Students planning to enroll for the fall The administration should be cornsemester this year can expect to pay an mended for coming up with a lower fee added "technology fee." than OSU and OU's $5 to $19 fees, said "Students want certain services that SGA Senator David Tackett. the university has not been able to proPart of the technology fee is of direct vide," said Dr. Jerry benefit for the student. It Legere, assistant vicewill include services such president for enrollas library databases, Students want cer- Internet, E-Mail, computment management. "The university er labs, a kiosk and a tain services that the voice cannot meet these response system, needs and demands university has not which will include selfwithout establishing enrollment by telephone. been able to provide. The system will, howevsome sort of revenue." The basic objective —Dr. Jerry Legere er, be put off until the and goal of the fee is assistant vice-president, second year. UCO enrollment management "A committee was put to make students computer literate, and to together in November let them gain access to technology and last year. They worked through December personal information such as class sched- and into January discussing the major ules, semester grades and transcripts, said constituency of what was going to come Dr. Legere, who spoke at the SGA meet- out of the student technology fee," said Dr. Legere. ing Feb. 6. Dr. Robert Epstein, assistant professor UCO is proposing to charge students $4 per credit hour, which comes up to of general business, said the fee is a good idea as UCO is behind in technology. about $1.2 million a year. "The entire environment is changing A portion of the first part of the fee to a computer-needed environment." will be established this fall.
Professor 'revs up' prizes from L.A. game show By John Clanton
Staff Writer Students who enjoy The Price is Right will be able to watch UCO professor Roberta Sloan win a brand new car on the Feb. 21 episode. Roberta Sloan, a theatre arts professor at UCO, won a
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new hammock, children's clothing, a calculator, a bathroom scale and a new Mercury Tracer. Sloan, who was in Los Angeles with 1994 UCO graduate Ginny Godfrey, was given tickets to the show by a game show official on the street. Godfrey and Sloan said they weren't even thinking about
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going to the show before they were given tickets. "It was the farthest thing from my mind," said Sloan. The two decided to accept the tickets even though they were skeptical about winning, said Sloan. Standing outside in the freezing rain for two hours Sloan and Godfrey made a deal: "I said, 'if I win something, I'll give you half and if you win something,
you give me half.'" Godfrey decided that half was too much, so the two decided on one-fourth. Toward the middle of the show, Sloan heard Rod Roddy pronounce those famous words, "Roberta Sloan come on down. You're the next contestant on The Price is Right!" It was destiny, she said.
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QUEEN
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The runoff elections, held Wednesday, finally delivers the crown for freshman queen.
UCO wrestlers end their regular season by winning the final 2 matches at home last weekend.