University of Central Oklahoma
TUESDAY February 22, 1994
The Student Voice Since 1903
Effect of Zapatistas on sister city vague By Jennifer Palmer Staff writer
Although rebellion is popping up around Mexico, University of Central Oklahoma officials seem to be unafraid of possible damage to their new "sister city" program starting with a local university in Puebla, about 50 miles southeast of Mexico City. The Zapatista Indians of southern Mexico, who are fighting for government reforms and electoral reforms, have been setting off conflicts and rebellions throughout the southern Mexico regions. Sparked by the government's elimination of the Mexican Constitution's promise of land for all peasants, the Zapatistas have exhibited their anger with a series of guerrilla-style incidents with the brunt of attacks in Chiapas. Puebla is "not involved or threatened at all," said Carl Reherman, director of the Nigh Institute. Reherman and UCO President George Nigh plan to visit the Universidad Popular Au tonomal Del Es tado De Puebla (Autonomous University of Puebla) in the city of Puebla during the week of spring break. "This is a rebellion of the peasant class for basic freedoms. The conflict is over 100 miles away, through mountainous regions. The (Mexican) Embassy officials have said
nothing to us about this conflict," said Reherman. "This reminds me of Pancho Villa who led a Mexican rebellion over a hundred years ago. There has always been unrest, and conflict seems to travel slow," said Dr. Marcia Hakala, chairperson of the UCO foreign language department. "S ubcomindante Marcos," an estimated
politically involved. He writes daily letters to newspapers and has invited "virtually the entire press corps," "The Dallas Morning News " reported Feb. 11 But college students in Mexico are "much more active politically" than many U.S. students seem to be, said Hakala. "College students take very firm posi-
mid -to -late 30-year-old, green-eyed male and the emerging leader of the "Zapatista movement," is determined to get students
tions on these issues in Mexico," said Hakala. "These Zapatistas... have written to the
major universities asking students for moral support. They want help learning to read and write," Hakala said. The Zapatista rebels announced their anger with an attack in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas on New Year's Day, threatening to march to Mexico City and overthrow the president. "The Dallas Morning News" reported last Thursday that about 70 armed men were seen in the southern state of Oaxaca, about 50 miles southeast of Puebla. Possible armed bands in the nearby state of Guerrero, bordering Puebla and Mexico City on the southwest, have also been sighted. In addition, a group of about 300 sympathizers in Puebla are calling themSee PUEBLA, Page 3
UCO offices present satellite conferences Matt Williamson Student Writer
Three campus offices are working in concert to bring satellite conferences to the University of Central Oklahoma. The office of Academic Affairs, the UCO Media Center and the UCO Computer Center have combined efforts to present another satellite conference Thursday at noon in Conference Room No. 1 of the Commu-
nication Annex. The theme for this session is "Classroom Design with Technology in Mind." This session is the third that has been held on campus. The previous two were last semester and focused on maximizing multimedia for campus use and technology across the campus. The program originates from the Institute for Academic Technology (IBM/University of North Carolina Partnership).
Designing classrooms that best meet curricular requirements and configuring classrooms to address the technology shift in teaching and learning models are two subjects slated for discussion at the conference. Terry May, from the office of Academic Affairs, urges faculty and administration to attend. "It's no longer a question of chalk and blackboard," said May. "It's now CD-
ROM and we are trying to become as informed as we can about technology." The UCO Computer Center is funding the satellite fees for the campus. The cost of receiving is $295 for each session and include the right to tape the session for reference materials. Maithreyi Manoharan, director of the UCO Computer Center, said her department funded the sessions because they are service oriented.
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Follies UCO students audition for the UCAB Central Follies.
Games coming
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UCO's women 's basketball team will be playing their last home game this week
CPR Training
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ROTC cadets learn CPR and other first-aid methods.