The Vista February 27, 1992

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THURSDAY February 27, 1992

Patrol nabs driver; dummy in custody FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) --Sheriffs got word of a blond woman, bound and gagged with ropes and a handkerchief, being driven along rural roads south of Dallas, and took up chase.

The car was pulled over on the Lake Whitney dam Sunday while a second patrol car blocked off a possible getaway attempt. As it turned out, the passenger with the blond wig was a life-size plastic doll.

The dummy, dressed in a shirt, skirt and boots, was in police custody. The car's driver, about 40, was admonished but not detained.

The driver told the officers he was playing a joke.

Blackmarket rumors false, Zhitnikov says WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia is trying to overcome the perception that vast amounts of Western aid ends up on the black market rather than in the hands of people who need it.

"We want to use this opportunity to tell you we are able to ... get the aid we receive to the people who need it," Alexander A. Zhitnikov told a news conference Monday at the Russian Embassy.

He cited an assessment by the International Red Cross that only 3 percent of aid sent to Russia is lost. " As for reports that up to 60 or 70 percent is siphoned off into the black market, Zhitnikov said those estimates are "just not true."

American arrested BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — An American woman with more than 7 pounds of heroin in her luggage was arrested Tuesday at Bangkok International Airport, customs officials said.

The woman, identified as Jackie Lynn Sample, 38, of Texas, was stopped by customs officers as she prepared to board a B ulgarian Airlines flight to Sofia, according to a statement issued by the Customs Department.

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Students at the University of Central Oklahoma bring of wind and rain that accosted the UCO campus Monout their best weapons to defend against the onslaught day. (Photo by Mark Zimmerman)

Regents near decision

By Sam Powell Staff Writer The State Regents of Oklahoma Colleges took another step Friday in their journey to find a new president for the University of Central Oklahoma.

Executive Secretary Bette Leone said the regents met in executive session and decided to accept the recommendations of the advisory search committee. They voted unanimously to choose from a final field of 11 candidates.

Although the regents refused to release

candidates' names, Belva Howard of Tulsa said the interview process would soon begin, and the 11 applicants would be given further consideration.

The board will initially invite six applicants for interviews prior to the regents meeting, March 20, she said. The interviews are tentatively scheduled for March 15 through 16.

Leone could not confirm the interview dates but did say they would be held before the regents next meeting.

"I am in the process of getting it scheduled," she said.

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SGA frees scholarships

By Pam Thurman Staff Writer One supreme court justice was approved and three senators were sworn in Monday afternoon when the University of Central Oklahoma Student Government Association met in the Senate room.

The Supreme Court Justice, Jeri LaNier, was approved and immediately swore in the three senators, Sandra Clemens, Frank Hudson and Brett Taylor.

The first day for the new senators was filled with debate as a resolution calling for the establishment of scholarships for international and out-of-state students came to the floor.

International and out-of-state students

are required to pay higher tuition fees, regular activity fees plus an additional $15 that goes into the activity fund. But these students don't benefit from these fees like Oklahoma residents who can apply for scholarships paid for out of activity fund, Ng said.

According to a campus activity fund budget report, the university gave scholarships totaling $346,538 to Oklahoma residents from the 1991-92 activity fund. Nonresidents received no money for scholarships during that same year.

The resolution passed 14-13 after a lengthy discussion.

Ng, who receives a scholarship from a company in Malaysia said, "These students should share a piece of the cake because of the activity fees they pay."

A young fan watches UCO's basketball action during Saturday's games against Abilene Christian University. (Photo by Mark Zimmerman

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February 27, 1992

Students need more elbow room

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jingle that lives in the hearts of ad men everywhere,"Get a little closer, don't be shy." Closeness is something UCO students are forced to acquaint themselves with as enrollment continues to grow and the university continues to ignore the consequences of an over-crowded campus.

There is no room to be shy at UCO. The walls are closing in as classes become a standing room only affair the innovative students tote their seats to class along with their textbooks. Of course, this is assuming they have books. Required texts are a rare commodity as enrollment demands far exceed bookstore supply. In fact, books are as rare as parking spots. Drivers who ease their way onto campus anytime after 8:30 deserve a physical education activity credit for the mile-long hike to class they endure.

The shortage of seats, spots and supplies clearly show the university's inability to meet the demands of an increasing enrollment.

Open enrollment allows the university to accept more students than can be more than just adequately handled.

The quality of education suffers because of this. UCO's edge over both OU and OSU had been the strong studentto-teacher ratio offered by UCO's smaller enrollment. Personal attention was something UCO students could expect from the smaller classes that UCO offered. That was then.

Personal attention is the last thing that UCO students can expect now, as each additional student is added to class roll sheets. Classes are rarely closed at the recommended enrollment of instructors, and instructors are forced to reduce their students to seating charts and Social Security numbers instead of names. Attending class is becoming as personal as filing an income tax form.

UCO has no option other than limiting enrollment. Limiting enrollment may deny some individuals a college education, but what kind of education does an overcrowded and ill-supplied campus offer? Expansion of facilities and a following increase in staff must come before the enrollment is allowed to completely engulf a campus that is already bulging at its seams.

As UCO gets a little closer to another semester, the enrollment issue must be dealt with. Asking the students to borrow each other's books and to share seats may be a great way to teach them to overcome their shyness, but at about $775 a semester , UCO students expect more for their university.

—Linda Thievon

UCO journalism major

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Violation of King's dream

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r. Martin Luther King, Jr., once had a marvelous dream for our nation. In 1991, however, the University of Central Oklahoma conducted another (as implied by its title) racially discriminatory pageant: The Miss Black UCO Pageant.

I once had the pleasure of meeting Rosa Parks. I congratulated her for having the strength to do what was right in the 1960s. I

would feel ashamed if she knew I taught at a public university that 30 years later was still allowing a racially biased pageant.

The pageant is an insult to the courage, work and suffering of Dr. King and Rosa Parks. I challenge the university administration, the Faculty Senate and the Student Senate to end this blatant racial discrimination on our campus. If the pageant is allowed to continue,

please do the following: 1. Stop declaring that "UCO does not discriminate on the basis of race."

2. Do not publicize the event during the period of Dr. King's birthday holiday. I'm pretty sure this was not in his dream. Today he would be disappointed and offended.

—Jim Watson

UCO faculty

Commuter offers parking tips

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am writing in response to the "need of a parking garage" on the University of Central Oklahoma campus that has been a growing student concern. I am totally opposed to any type of multi-level parking facility on campus. There are several reasons why I feel a parking garage is not feasible.

First of all, the idea of there being a problem of not enough parking spaces available is absurd.

There are plenty of parking spaces on or around campus. The area to the west of Broncho Field House has more than enough available spaces for commuters. Now it might not be 50 feet from class, but I can't think of one person on campus that a four or five minute walk to class would not do some good. There is also plenty of street parking available. I personally am a commuter and purposely avoid UCO parking lots when I can. I also don't have to wait ten minutes or more through traffic in order to get out of the campus lots during the 11:30 a.m. rush.

Another aspect I would like to point out is the cost of a multilevel concrete parking garage. A three or four level garage that would hold 1000 to 1500 cars

would be a multi-million dollar project ($3 million or more). Now if you were to say that 20,000 students an UCO (an over exaggerated estimate) had to pay for this through a flat fee or tuition hikes, that would mean on a minimum project cost of $3 million every student would have to pay $150 in order to pay for this structure! Although it is likely that funding would be over a long time span, I believe that the university could use the money for improving our educational facilities. If the university really found it necessary to add additional parking, they could use the land on the southeast corner of the campus and pave it for more parking. Using this vacant land incorporated with some additional street signal lights would not only be more sensible and less of a headache, but would cost only a fraction of a multi-level parking structure.

If the university were to be lucky enough to come across this enormous amount of money, there are several other obastacles once this parking garage is completed.

Who is going to direct traffic and what happens if a wreck occurs or somebody's car dies on the ramp going out and it won't start, block-

ing all traffic trying to exit? The remainder of the people left are going to be stuck. A parking garage would be a disaster to try to keep traffic flowing smoothly, giving us more problems than we already have.

Also, you might think about what kind of time you will waste as you drive up the various levels looking for a place to park, only to find that when you get to the top there are none. If you think we have a parking problem now, where will you park when the construction of this garage takes place and what about all the additional construction traffic?

The solution of solving the UCO parking problem does not lie in multi-million dollar multi-level parking facilty, but in the laziness of the commuters. If commuters would not be so lazy and park there cars in the aisles of the parking lots waiting for someone to leave, and park a little farther away and walk to class, then neither the university or the students would have to fork over big bucks to park closer to campus.

—Jason McMinn

UCO commuter

February 27, 1992

Gorgeous grades vs. great guys

By Julie Taylor

Guest Columnist There are two things in the world that can lower your grade point big time in the blink o' an eye: being afflicted with an illness that chains you to your Sealy Posturepedic for four weeks in a row, and meeting a new and exciting cute boy. Luckily, my student grade status is being affected by the latter, but my lowering grades still cause me to eat lots of chocolate marshmallow sundaes out of depression. Even though my boy is mucho marvy, my less-thangroovy grades suck in a major way. So I wanna tell you why I choose to spend more hours thinking of the coolest boy I know, than thinkin' about the History of the United States since 1877. Listen up.

Column OK, numero uno reason why I find it hard to go to los clases is because I stay up until way after Letterman leaves the screen too many nights to be with Jason, hippest fella in our zip code. Then, when Wilson Phillips blares their good morning call out of my clock radio at 7 a.m., I usually can't force myself to leave the sheets and face the world. Somehow a cheesy Elton John cover tune doesn't quite provide enough motivation to leave Dreamsville. And even the prospect of missing important notes isn't enough to drag my butt outta bed. In fact, the only notes I seem to be interested in are the ones Jason writes to me at work. I know, I know—I am so lame. Feel free to gag at any time.

Another reason my grades are slipping faster than an old lady on ice is because I think about him a lot. I'm talkin' a whole, whole lot.

Like I'll be sitting in class and concentrating on geography, taking notes, nodding when the teacher looks my way, smiling a whole heck of a lot and all of the sudden I'm writing his name in the margin, thinking about what he said the day before, stressing out over what I said the day before, freaking out. I am in eighth grade, I swear. Next thing you know, I'll be sending notes that say "Do You Like Me? Circle Yes, No, Maybe" and wearing his I.D. bracelet.

Man, I wonder if he has one.

February: Black Heritage Month Oklahoma native tested legal system

By Penny Owen Staff Writer Entering law school demands certain standards. The basics include a high grade point average, a passing LSAT grade, the ability to interview well and white skin color.

This criteria may be absurd today, but it is exactly what Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher faced in 1945 when she applied to the University of Oklahoma Law School and was denied entry because she is black.

The "Jim Crow" laws were in effect then, which allowed separate facilities for blacks, as long as they were equal. However, Oklahoma offered no equivalent black law school.

Not willing to be shut out, Fisher, who had graduated with honors from Langston University, chose to take the racist lawmakers to court.

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the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) counsel Thurgood Marshall, who later became a U.S. Supreme Court Justice, tried her case in the Oklahoma courts. Oklahoma refused to budge. It offered to pay Fisher's out-of-state tuition and said that offer satisfied the equality requirements.

The case reached its pinnacle during a battle before the U.S. Supreme Court, where the precedent was set to allow blacks an equal higher education.

In fact, it took the Supreme Court only five days to decide that Oklahoma was wrong in denying Fisher entry to OU. Typically, a Supreme Court judgment takes at least 25 days.

"The decision came back so fast it caught all of us by surprise," said Fisher, who has spent the last 40 years practicing law and teaching in Oklahoma.

As the first black to enter OU Law School, Fisher did for Okla-

In class, Fisher sat at a segrehoma what Brown vs. Board of Education did six years later for gated desk and ate at a segregated blacks nationwide. She impelled cafeteria table, both roped off from whites. It wasn't until a year the crumbling of segregation.

However, Oklahoma kept fight- after she entered law school that ing Fisher's entry. Once the Su- Marshall won another case banpreme Court decision was handed ning physical segregation in down, Oklahoma decided to cre- classrooms. ate a black law school just for "I never did have any problem Fisher. They hired three attorneys and set aside space in the state with the students, though," said capitol.

Fisher, now retired and writing her Oklahoma City Attorney Jer- autobiography. "When I had to ome Henry called it a "broom start class two weeks late, they closet" school and Harvard and loaned me their notes and books Princeton law school presidents and tutored me until I caught up." testified that the school was a Guarding against racism takes sham. eternal vigilance, said Fisher.

By this time, other blacks were "All we can do is keep working lining up to attend law school. OU on it. I think my generation did a President George Cross finally delot of work, but I got the idea that manded that Fisher be allowed in. the generation after me thought it "Dr. Cross took the bull by the horns and said, 'Let her in now,"' Fisher said. "He was really embarrassed by it all."

was all taken care of. I urge people to use their vote, their spending power, anything outside of violence to fight it." V

Luper continues work for blacks' civil rights

By Penny Owen

Staff Writer Most people wouldn't dare include their arrest record on their resume.

But Clara Luper does, because being arrested 26 times as a civil rights activist is something she's quite proud of.

And, as a leader in the black community, she is equally proud of the more than 200 awards and citations she has been given for her part in dozens of business, political and club memberships.

Luper made her first impressions during the volatile years of integration by setting many milestones for blacks. She was the first black student to enroll in the History Department of the University

of Oklahoma; the first black vice president of the Oklahoma County Teacher's Association; and the first black vice president of the Oklahoma City Social Science Teacher's Association.

She was with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in many of his marches for integration, and herself led marches to Lawton and Tulsa to integrate an amusement park and public facilities.

All the while, she said she did what she does best. She taught high school youths to live in an integrated world.

Although she has retired after 43 years of teaching in Oklahoma City, Luper is still the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Youth Advisor for Oklahoma, the Miss Black Oklahoma Pagaent

I was there when parents would come to my classroom and say 'Get that nigger away from my children.'

—Clara Luper

Black leader but especially for a poor black woman from Hoffman, Oklahoma,

who, during the days of segregation, worked as a farm hand, elevator operator and maid.

She remembers the struggles.

"I was there when parents would come to my classroom and say 'Get that nigger away from my children,"' Luper said, but chuckled when she recalled how the children would cling to her in protest.

Her current project is researching the Oklahoma Department of Human Services payroll records to insure that blacks are getting their fair share of pay.

"But I look for progress," Luper added. "I see progress when I see young people working together out on that football field. The beauty of this country lies in the diversity of its people." V

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She also hosts a weekly radio program called "A Visit With Clara Luper," on KTLV radio station.

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I'm acting any age for the first time and it sorta feels good.

So the deal is: flike Jason. I want to see him a lot. But I also want to graduate at some point. So in the next coupla days I'll probably come to my senses and decide to straighten up my act. Until that happens, I'm just gonna think about him some more, write his name a zillion times and wear a perms-grin 24-7. Deal with it. V

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Sexual harrassment: Can it be defined?

1DID 14P,49,1PC. OAV Al3oUr IP? 1•100keg "A recent survey indicated that 90 percent of all females who are employed in the United States have experienced sexual harrassment in some point in time," she said.

Irving said women send signals to men to entice them in their direction or push them in the opposite way. Women can read other women's signals, but men have difficulty interpreting accurately or inaccurately those signals, he said.

"The behaviors from one to another may be incorrectly interpreted so the response back may be based on an inappropriate evaluation of the signal sent. If you feel like you're receiving some kind of positive stroke, and you return it, is that going to be perceived as something inappropriate or something acceptable? That's where our problems lie," Irving said.

Even more profound than the issue of sexual harrassment is that society may be approaching a sexual witch hunt mentality, mirroring the era of McCarthyism, Irving said.

"We are now in the Jesse Helms era of sexuality. So consequently, we are being bombarded with sexual decisions that are really issues of invasion of privacy and issues of confusion because the issues have not been addressed before," he said.

The witch hunt mentality has not yet surfaced at UCO. During 1991, only one sexual harrassment complaint was filed, said Blanche Washington, UCO director of personnel services.

Samaras said he has not seen any sexual harrassment between faculty and students at UCO. Jennings said she knows of seven students who have felt they were sexually harrassed. Some told her about their experience and wanted advice as to what to do next.

"If it was about a faculty member I told the student to go see the department chairperson," Jennings said.

By Allen Norbury Student Writer

Is it a dirty joke? Is it an unwanted sexual advance? What is sexual harrassment?

Like the song says, "Love is a Wonderful Thing," but is it in a work or school environment?

The mystery of this subject lends itself to the complex sexual behaviors between men and women, and consequently, is difficult to define.

"I don't have a definition," said Dr. Lewis Irving, a University of Central Oklahoma sociology professor. "The problem with sexual harrassment, in trying to get a fixed definition, is that it covers a number of various behaviors," he said.

"Signals and signs extended from one to another can be interpreted in so many ways. To say something is sexual harrassment is extremely difficult. That's one of the things that has given people so many problems," he said.

Dr. John Samaras, a UCO business professor, said sexual harrassment is anything that occurs in the work environment that makes the individual uncomfortable.

Samaras gave an example that if two men were telling a sex joke within hearing range of a woman, or showing nude pictures of a member of either sex in view in the workplace, that could be defined as sexual harrassment.

"In deciding if it is sexual harassment, it applies to the individual," he said.

Dr. Sandra Jennings, a UCO associate professor of business, defined sexual harrassment as "any unfavorable advance which would include physical contact, verbal abuse or anything that could be viewed as a put-down because of ones gender."

Anytime a student or faculty member feels put in a threatening position as far as receiving grades, promotions or salary increases, it would constitute sexual harrassment, Jennings said.

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Irving said what appears to be happening is that since sex is just now really becoming a highly studied concept since the mid-part of this century, it has gained strength as a scientific tool to counter these issues.

"We have a lot of confusion as to what is going on in our culture.

That's where I think the whole ele ment of the sexual harrassment outcry is, is in the confusion going on," he said.

In a lot of situations, it is one person's word against another's, Jennings said. "According to recent cases, sexual harrassment is in the eye of the beholder," she said.

"What we are is so sexist in our culture we can't look beyond," Irving said.

"We've got to start opening up and understanding and recognizing that people are human beings regardless of male or female," he said. V

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Upscaling the fast-food image helps meet the more sophisticated demands of older fast-food patrons, said spokesmen of large chains such as Burger King, McDonald's and Wendy's in Dr. Michael F. Jacobson's book "The Fast Food Guide".

For example, Burger King added ceramic-tiled floors, brass planters and railings, etched glass and subtle lighting to many of its restaurants.

Some refurbishments scream with excess, like McDonald's in the New York financial district which now has black marble, mirrored atriums, chandeliers, palm trees and flowers for each table.

Instead of Ronald McDonald, patrons are greeted by a uniformed doorman and wooed by a baby grand pianist. For two dollars a cup, coffee machines dispense cappuccino and espresso.

Another McDonald's in Columbus, Ohio, added Italian marble and original artwork.

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Kentucky Fried Chicken sent its mobile restaurant to a Texas jazz festival, while Taco Bell parked its operation at a Minneapolis airport.

In spite of the conflict between health and fast food, many hospitals have welcomed the business.

And, in turn, hospitals have become sites for fast food chains to market healthy foods.

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Not only that, some hospitals report huge declines in business for their in-house cafeterias since allowing fast-food aboard.

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On the other hand, pizza can be fattening. The same two pieces of pizza with hand-tossed crust contains 500 calories, 40 percent fat and a lot of sodium.

Too much cheese means cholesterol overkill and the thicker crust pizzas mean more calories and fat.

Leaving the cheese off the pizza reduces the fat by 80 percent and the calories by 40 percent, though most of the calcium is also lost.

said to be quite tasty.

Still, two slices of thin crust pizza have half the fat of a Big Mac. Dominos Pizza dishes up relatively moderate proportions, eliminating some calories and fat.

Domino's small pizza is also about 75 percent larger than the small Pizza Hut pizza; their medium is about 16 percent larger and their large is about 10 percent larger.

The saltiest pizza ingredients are olives, sausage, pepperoni and anchovies.

Two advantages of pizza outlets are they rarely serve fried food (Mazzio's claims no fried foods), and they often have salad bars.

Mazzio's boasts a full variety of low-calorie salad dressings.

Another great source of calcium is yogurt. One small cup of non-fat yogurt from TCBY provides 12 percent of the RDA of calcium; a large cup provides 21 percent.

A huge gap in calories and fat exists between frozen yogurt and ice cream. For example, an 11 ounce Frosty at Wendy's has 520 calories and 18 fat grams; a 10.5 ounce sugar-free yogurt cup at TCBY has 210 calories and no fat at all. V

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12 receive awards

By Traci McKnight Student Writer Twelve art students received art fee waivers this semester from the department of visual art and design.

The students that received art fee waivers were: Pamela Adams, Deanna Davenport, Jeremy Disbrow, Denise Eley, Ginger Freeman, Kyle Malzahn, Diane McMahon, Matthew T. Smith, Adam Trickey, Randy Wallace, Mike John Wallo and Jennifer Wise.

To qualify for art fee waivers students must submit a transcript of credits; financial aid forms; six works of art in a variety of media, or slides of the work; and an enrollment form with at least three art courses. Freshmen must sub-

mit a letter of recommendation from art teachers or faculty members.

The money is divided among the students based on how many credit hours each is taking and who will be most benefited by each amount.

The art fee waivers did pay the majority of tuition costs for most of the students.

There is no limit on how many times the students can submit work to apply for the waivers.

"I submitted once before and I didn't get it and I submitted again and I did," said Eley.

The visual art and design department offers art fee waivers in the fall and spring semesters. V

Lab director visits UCO

By Roger Groce Staff Writer

Ruth Gordan, custodian at the University of Central Oklahoma, at work in the University Center.(Photo by Mark Zimmerman)

UCO custodian enjoys work

By Shene Murphy Staff Writer There has been tremendous improvement since Ruth Gordan, a University of Central Oklahoma custodian, has worked at the University Center, said Willie Maxwell, manager of Central Cafeteria.

"There are people who never get any credit for the job they do," said Maxwell. "But she enjoys her job and goes the extra mile to serve the auxiliary."

Custodial Supervisor, Karl Ritterbusch, said that everyone in the University Center is very pleased with Ruth and the exceptional job she is doing.

"Ruth is very good help and is always willing to lend a hand if I

need her," Ritterbusch said.

Maxwell said people enjoy her because she is one employee who has pride in her work.

"Some people need to be recognized, and a pat on the back is better than a paycheck," Maxwell said.

"This is the first job that I have received a 'thank-you' or any kind of recognition from anyone who actually appreciates my work," Gordan said.

Sherry Tuggle and Ellen Johnson, fellow co-workers, said she is a pleasant person to work with.

"She gives no one any problems, and she is always smiling," Tuggle said.

Gordan said she works very hard to support her four children,

and she stresses the importance of getting an education to them.

"I push them very hard to go to college to get a degree," she said.

"And I won't let them sit out and rest a semester, because I know I never let up on them."

"I attended UCO for a semester, but I had to work," she said. "But I plan to finish and get my degree, probably in computers."

A.K. Rahman, director of auxilary services, said he wishes he had one or two employees like Gordan.

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Dr. Thomas 0. Bush, retired United States Naval captain, is associate director of the laboratory and head of its magnet systems division.

The controversial $8.2 billion laboratory, directed by the Department of Energy, is currently under

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According to the Los Angeles Times, the project attracted much criticism because of its increasing production costs, currently estimated at close to $11 billion, an increase over the original $8 billion.

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Senate passes college-aid bill WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate last week overwhelmingly approved a bill that would increase aid to poor and middleincome college and weed out institutions that abuse the assistance program.

The 93-1 vote completed Senate reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, which now goes to the House. The legislation is estimated to cost $17 billion in the first year and almost $57 billion over five years.

The bill would allow more middle-income students to be eligible for the Pell Grant program by raising the family income limit to $42,000. The limit now is around

$30,000. The maximum grant would increase from the current $2,400 to $3,600 in 1993 and to $4,800 in 1997.

Pell Grants, first created in 1972, are provided to low-income students who need help paying for college. They were created to reduce the need for loans. But officials said a typical student aid package that was 75 percent grants and 25 percent loans a decade ago is 75 percent loans and 25 percent grants today.

This year, the program provided more than 3.8 million students with grants averaging $1,452. V

Americans not lazy WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are working more and playing less, according to a study that found an increasing number of people stressed out by the demands of job and family.

"Americans are starved for time," said researchers at the Washington-based Economic Policy Institute, a liberal research group that draws funding from labor unions, foundations and corporations.

Their study of work and leisure habits found that the average American worker puts in about 140 more hours on the job every year than he did two decades ago and is less willing to take paid days off.

That means a lot less leisure time, the study said, and "increasing numbers of people are finding themselves overworked, stressed out, and heavily taxed by the joint demands of work and family life."

The study was written by Juliet Schor of Harvard University and Laura Leetc-Guy of Case Western Reserve University. Schor is the author of a book on the same subject, "The Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline of Leisure."

The study found that full-time workers put in, on average, 138 hours more a year in 1989 than they did in 1%9.

The economists then looked at commuting time, and found that people were spending more time getting back and forth to work.

Figuring in the rise in work hours, commuting time and the decline in days off, the economists said Americans are spending 158 hours more each year on work — or an extra month.

"The Japanese statements about Americans being lazy and not wanting to work are not based in fact," Leet-Guy said. V

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Greeks similar in scholarship

By Mark McMahill Student Writer Kappa Sigma, Sigma Kappa.

What's in a name?

Over the past three or four years the UCO fraternity and sorority's main similarity has been scholarship. The similarity continued into the fall of 1991, when both houses finished first in their respective organizations.

The Kappa Sigma fraternity finished the fall semester with a 2.61 house grade point average, including both members and pledges.

They have taken the Intrafraternity Council grade title six of the last seven semesters, with the only disappointment coming in the spring of 1990 when they finished second.

The Sigma Kappa sorority finished the semester with a 2.75 house grade point average including both members and pledges.

Like Kappa Sigma they have also lost once in a long string of grade awards. Their only disappoinment came in the spring of 1991 when they, too, finished second.

The Kappa Sigma Intrenational Fraternity teaches its members and pledges that scholarship is everything, and awards undergraduates in many different ways.

The highest honor possible is the silver bowl that is given to any chapter that receives six grade titles in a row. The UCO Kappa-Pi chapter itself gives out a fulltuition scholarship to the member with the highest GPA over two semesters.

Many different awards and over $90,000 in scholarships given out a year to chapters all over the country.

The Sigma Kappa National Sorority also stresses scholarship to its members and pledges. The highest scholarship honor given out is to be awarded four stars which is earned by chapter excellence in numerous areas.

The UCO chapter has earned a two star award and is currently working to earn the highest honor.

The chapter has also been awarded silver pitchers, which are given to chapters with high grades on their respective campus.

The chapter has many study programs in progress including a scholarship dinner, required study hours and study buddies. V

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SPORTS

Poll climbers

Cox rebounds with steallar cage season

Bronchos rise to No. 15

By Justin Harper

Sports Editor Central Oklahoma's mens basketball team stormed into Saturday night's game versus Angelo state with their first ever NCAA II ranking and stormed out with their first ever undefeated home season, posting a 109-98 victory in front of 1800 raucous fans at Broncho Field House.

UCO came into the game ranked 19th in NCAA II and tied for first in the Lone Star Conference. With the win the Bronchos improved to 20-5 overall, 8-2 in the LSC and jumped up four spots to 15th in this week's poll.

The Bronchos bolted to an 11 point lead at the half with a 51-40 margin. Alex Wright had 12 points and Ron Shields added 11 to pace the team in the first half, however the Rams shot a blistering 60 percent from the field cornpared to UCO's 45 to stay in the game.

The lead changed hands seven times in the first half before Roderick Gregoire's alley-oop sparked an 8-0 run for the Bronchos and a 24-20 lead. UCO never trailed again.

In the second half it was more of the same as Reggie Evans hit for 19 points on his way to a team high 25. John Thompson scored 28 for the visiting Rams. ASU closed the

Sports Editor Never let it be said that UCO's womens basketball team can't fill up a box score. The Lady Bronchos immitated their male counterparts and turned their game with Angelo State into a run and gun scoring fest, thumping the Rambelles 97-72.

The lady Bronchos fell just shy of scoring 100 points but still won by the largest margin of the season (25 points). Ironically the Lady Bronchos did break the century mark earlier in the season in a game at ASU.

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Staff Writer Surprising players have driven Central Oklahoma's women's basketball team to the top of the Lone Star Conference this season, and no player has been more of a surprise than Ton'Nea Cox. The 5-10 junior center from Shawnee High School in Louisville; Ky., has developed into one of the league's best overall players and ranks among the NCAA II rebounding leaders.

Statistics alone, however, are not as surprising as the obstacles Cox has overcome.

Cox is a single mother, having given birth to a son in the summer of 1990. She's also the first in a family of 10 children to attend college and is a brodcasting major.

"The main thing that keeps me goiing is my son," Cox said. "A lot of people counted me out when I got pregnant, but I know I'm going to make it. I think where there's a will, there's a way, and my will is strong."

Cox has gone from averaging 6.5 points and 6.6 rebounds last year to 16 points and a league-best 13 rebounds per game this season, and she's quickly approaching the school single-season rebounding record, needing just six boards to set a new mark.

"This year I'm playing a while lot more relaxed," Cox said. "And we've jelled as a team.

"I've taken a lot of coach (John) Keely's attitude. He says that we should play our best and the wins will take care of themselves. It seems to be working.

"I don't want anyone to pat me on the back. I just want people to remember that as long as you have fire in your heart and the desire to succeed, you can accomplish anything." V

1. California (Pa.) (25-1) 2. Jalcsnvle. St. (Ala.) (24-1) 3. Virginia Union (22-3) 4. Phil. Textile (21-3) 5. J.C. Smith (N.C.) (22-5) 6. UC Riverside (22-3) 7. Washburn (Kan.) (21-4) 8. S.D. State (20-4) 9, Pace (N.Y.) (21-3) 10. Brdgpt. (Conn.) (19-6) 11. Wayne St. (Mich.) (20-5) 12.N.H. Coll. (20-5) 13. Mo. Western St. (20-5) 14. Kent. Wesleyan (18-6)

15. Central Oklahoma (21-5) 16. Troy St, (Ala.) (21-5) 17. Cal. St. Bak. (21-5) 18. S. Colorado (19-6) 19. S.C.-Sprinbrg. (21-4) 20. Delta St. (Miss.) (22-5) Others receiving votes: Alaska-, Anthorage, Grand Val. St. (lAicil), Mo. southern St., Norfolk St (Va.), N. Dsticout, Rollins (Fla.), St Rose (N.Y.), S. Coritt, St

UCO'S Ton'Nea Cox goes strong to the hoop as a Texas A&I player defends. The junior from Louisville, Ky. is leading the LSC and is seventh in the nation in rebounding with a 12.6 per game average. (Photo by Tim Parham)

Chen shuts out UCO

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gap to four points at 63-59 with 14:29 left in the game but could get no closer as the bronchos built the lead up to 21 at the 7:14 mark.

Every UCO starter scored in double figures. Wright finished with 21 and Shields with 19.

James Morris chipped in with 14 points and hauled down a gamehigh 12 rebounds. Evans had nine assists to go along with his 25 points. The Bronchos shot 45 percent from the field for the game.

Jana Flanagan led UCO with a game-high 21 points and Ton'Nea Cox popped for 18 to go along with her game-high 12 rebounds.

Bobbi Hardy also had a good game, scoring 18 and dishing out 10 assists. V

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UCO's Lisa Oliver and Amy Douglas each rapped base hits in the bottom of the first inning, mounting the Lady Bronchos' only serious threat of the game.

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`Smart shopping' makes environmental difference

By Angela Mitchell Student Writer There is no good answer to the environmental problem, but if everyone shops smart, everyone can make a difference, said Michele Pitt, spokesperson for Keep Oklahoma City Beautiful.

Pitt said since everyone buys groceries, everyone has the capability of helping out the environment through "Source Reduction." Source Reduction means preplanning a trip to the grocery store and buying and using products that are safe for the environment.

John Wiessinger, environmental specialist, said plastic is not environmentally sound because it will not breakdown in a modern landfill.

Modern landfills are designed to be air-and-water-tight to prevent oozing and settling, which can release dangerous substances.

But if there is no air or water, there is no decay. In many landfills, you can dig up newspapers from 10 years ago, he said.

An alternative to plastic bags and paper sacks is to follow the Europeans example and bring bags from home. The best choice is several sturdy canvas bags with handles, Pitt said.

Shopping smart starts with taking a good look at product packaging, she said.

Packaging accounts for about 30 percent of the weight and 50 percent of the volume of household waste. One dollar out of every $10 goes to product packaging, said Ellen Dougherty, an environmental advocate.

Avoid all products overwrapped in plastic or styrofoam.

Plastic can take up to 80 years to breakdown on land and styrofoam never breaks down, Dougherty said.

Pitt said when shopping for

items packaged in bottles and cans, always purchase the aluminum cans. Aluminum is easily recycled and more environmentally sound.

"If you have to purchase glass or plastic, keep in mind ideas of how it can be reused around the house or workplace," said Pitt.

"Some jelly jars are being made to serve as drinking glasses after the jelly is gone."

Shopping sound also involves buying recyclable paper products.

Look for products that are made with recycled paper and are recyclable, she said.

Avoid papers that are bleached.

These are usually the pure white sheets. They are made with chlorine which creates highly toxic dioxins. Also avoid paper that is dyed or printed, Pitt said.

Smart shopping is simple if everyone plays their part. It just might be the key to saving our future, she said. V

Brian Parr and Valerie Langston perform a role play at a recent panel discussion on date rape at UCO. The panel included Georgie Rasco and Cari Routh of the YWCA Rape Crisis Center, Dr. Lewis Irving, Janis Chapel and Dr. Harold 0. Schweizer.(Photo by Pam Thurman)

Drug, AIDS education needs funds, director says

By Angela Mitchell

Student Writer Oklahoma education in the future will include more than reading, writing and arithmetic with the help of House Bill 1017, the state's education and tax reform bill, said Dan Wright, director of Comprehensive Health for the State of Oklahoma.

Wright spoke at the Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Club meeting Feb. 20, on the University of Central Oklahoma campus.

Wright discussed several changes that HB 1017 will bring into effect during the next school year.

"The greatest change will be the `Learner Outcomes' which will go into effect in 1993," he said.

The "Learner Outcomes" is a concept that students should be taught certain skills before they graduate, no matter what class the material is learned in, said Wright.

He said households are no longer "Beaver Cleaver" style; many are single parent homes. The basics, such as math, English and history and also AIDS awareness, are now being taught in the schools.

"Now AIDS is a major issue because of its all time high," said Wright. "Once you've had a couple of friends die from AIDS, you wake up and realize it's really happening."

Wright said many Oklahomans believe reading, writing and arithmetic are all that is needed in school, but that belief is wrong.

Schools should also be teaching fitness and drug education, he said.

Oklahoma has rejected drug 12th. education in the school systems The survey results showed that because of budget cuts. And 92 percent of the Oklahoma seWright said he expects a battle be- niors said they had tried drugs; the fore drug education becomes part national average is 91 percent. of the curriculum.

Thirty-eight percent of OklaA drug survey was conducted homa students said they had throughout the Oklahoma school smoked marijuana; the national system for two months during average is 44 percent.

1990. It included 4000 to 5000 "Everyone needs to stop with students in the 6th, 8th, 10th, and the 'It can't happen in Oklahoma'

attitude; it can and it is."

He said many people blame the school systems for the lack of education in unfunded areas such as fitness and drug education. But the blame should fall on everyone for not shouting for funding.

"If we expect to make a difference, we're going to have to scream louder," he said. V

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• Tiaras will hold its organizational meeting at 7 p.m. on the fourth floor of the University Center. Upcoming projects include fund raisers and community service. For more information, contact Lori Page at 478-1609.

• HUGS will meet at 12:30 p.m. in the Regents Room in the University Center. A representative from the Edmond Youth Council will speak on family issues. For more information, contact Diane Altsuler at ext. 2635 or Jan Chapel at ext. 2581.

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In March • BACCHUS will meet at 2:30 p.m., March 2 in Conference Room 8 of Evans Hall. The program topic is "Safe Spring Break Week," and all new members are welcome. For more information, contact Sarah Kohlwey at ext. 4134.

• Horizons Unlimited will meet at 3 p.m., March 3, in Evans Hall, room 13. Special guest will be Paul Mengwasser from the UCO bookstore. For more information, contact Arleen Church at 943-0765 or Scott Tarrant at ext. 4682.

• The Student Council of Exceptional Children will meet at 12:40 p.m., March 4 in room 208 in Old North. Special guest is Jane Rauh speaking on "Attention Deficit Disorder." She will provide current information and answer questions for parents, teachers or anyone working with children. For more information, contact Karen McGrath at ext. 5283.

• The Circle K Club will hold its organizational meeting at 5:30 p.m., March 4, in the Evans Hall Conference Room. For more information, contact Jalal Daneshfar at ext. 2377.

• The International Office will take a group of international students on a road trip to Claremore, Okla. at 8 a.m., March 7. The group leaves from the campus police parking lot. Transportation cost is $5. The last day to register is March 4, and seating is limited. Students interested should register early. For more information, contact the International Office at ext. 2377.

News items for publication in Around Campus must be submitted at/east one week in advance. Forms are available in The Vista office and should be printed or typed. Information will not be accepted by telephone. Items may be run for two weeks prior to the event depending on space.

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WORLD WRAP Continued from page 1

Goals cause driveway hoop-la MASON, Ohio (AP) - Basketball hoops in driveways have residents slammin' and jammin' in a court - of law.

A community association has tried twice, and failed, to ban hoops from being placed in driveways along the street in the 2,400-unit Landen development near the Kings Island amusement park northeast of Cincinnati.

The association, which sets and enforces rules in the development, is now considering appealing to the Ohio Supreme Court.

THE VISTA

Selection Continued from page 1 Even though all the candidates will not be interviewed, Leone said the entire group is still in the running, and no names will be released until the final selection is made.

"It's really still a field of 11," she said. "We will release the winner's name when chosen."

NEW YORK (AP) Consumer confidence in the economy plunged in February to the lowest level since 1974, when the nation was gripped by a severe recession, according to a widely followed survey.

The Conference Board, a business research group, said its monthly index of consumer confidence reflected a deepening pessimism about the outlook for the U.S. economy, with fears of rapidly rising unemployment and inflation.

Its index for February dropped 4 points from January to a reading of 46.3, the lowest level since December 1974.

The index, based on a 1985 adjusted base of 100, is calculated from responses to questions sent to 5,000 representative households nationwide, covering topics that range from homebuying plans to job security.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Travis Tritt decided to drop his biggest hit from concerts after he was injured by a quarter thrown by a fan.

Fans traditionally throw quarters at the country star when he performs "Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)."

But one of the coins sliced him above the eye at a recent show in Bristol and forced him to leave the stage, said his publicist, Nancy Russell.

DEADLINES: All Classifieds MUST be submitted by noon Tuesday for the Thursday publication and by noon Friday for the Tuesday publication.

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Your friends overseas can qualify for college entry In six 4-week terms or less. Master teachers, TOEFL-oriented. Applications $30. $600 per term. Overseas representatives needed now! Visit 1015-F Waterwood Parkway, Edmond. Call English Language Center at 348-7602.

EXPERIENCE SUMMIT ROCK GYM. One of the finest indoor rock climbing facilities In the nation has come to Oklahoma City. No experience or special equipment necessary. Open seven days. You have to see it to believe it. Located In the Santa Fe Club.

840-1817.

Condominiums for Spring Break $24 per person per night/off beach $27 per person per night/beach front 1-800-422-8212 ATHLETES ONLY: Performance fuel for the body. Endorsed by OU gymnastics and basketball teams. Ideal for cydists and weight maintenance, etc. Call 424-7687.

PAKISTAN STUDENTS ASSOCIATION-

All Pakistani students are Invited to a welcome lunch at Masjid Al-Salarn 2/28/92 Friday after prayers.

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Heart disease death rate drops ATLANTA (AP) - The U.S. death rate from heart disease - the nation's leading killer - fell 6.3 percent in a year and contributed to a 2.3 percent drop in the overall death rate, federal health officials said.

Overall, the nation's death rate dropped 2.3 percent from 1988 to 1989, the latest statistics available, the national Centers for Disease Control said last week. The decline in heart disease mortality was a major reason; it accounts for about a third of U.S. deaths.

Dr. Randolph Martin, a cardiologist and professor of medicine at Atlanta' s Emory University said new heart drugs, angioplasty (clearing the arteries) and surgical advances have "clearly made a difference."

Edmond resident with college degree will type your term paper or thesis (APA, Turabian, etc.) for $1.50/page. Gall 341-1029. $ COLLEGE MONEY $

CLEVELAND (AP) - A judge Friday dismissed rape charges against Joseph Simmons, the rapper "Run" in the group "Run DMC," after his accuser told the judge there was no evidence to support her charge.

The 22-year-old Cleveland woman told Cuyahoga Common Pleas Court Judge Donald C. Nugent she agreed with the prosecutor's decision to seek dismissal of the charges.

The woman had claimed Simmons, 27, of New York City, attacked her after a concert in downtown Cleveland on Aug. 9. The three-member group, known for hits such as "Walk This Way," had performed at the city's UrbanFest.

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Reasonable rates. Jo 340-0366.

GIFTS BY STEPH

Stationery Notebooks Gift Baskets Wreaths Earrings Embroidery/Needlework Baby Quilts Travel Baskets Photo Albums For price list: Steph, P.O. Box 1115, Edmond, Oklahoma 73083 NO DIETING and no diet pills. Lose weight now for summer. A fat burner, vit-

amin drink that actually works! Call Chris at 636-0863.

WORD PROCESSING/Typing

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Laser Printer, Reasonable Rates, Prompt, Accurate Service. Flexible Hours to adjust to your schedule. For Information Please Call 721-8813.

LOVING CHRISTIAN mother in spacious

house will care for your children while you are at school or work, 341-7967.

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Contacts 2 pair $99. Complete frame & lenses $55 & up. Visual exams by appointment. CAMPUS OPTICAL, 13 N. University, 340-1313.

I write resumes that get results! Let a professional write and typeset your resume.

10 yrs. experience. Laser output. Kathy, 359-1696.

TAX PREPARATION

Student Discount Fast Accurate Service EZ plus State 1040A plus State 1040 Starts at Tax 8 Typing Service Call Paul at 348-1005

ALASKA SUMMER EMPLOYMENT-

fisheries. Earn $5000plus/month. Free transportation) Room & Board! Over 8,000 openings. No experience necessary. Male or Female. For employment program call Student Employment Services at 1-206-545-4155 ext. 296.

LIONS FUN PARK is now taking applications In all areas, including snack bar for Spring. Apply In person, M-F, 10-5, Memorial & S. Boulevard. Use west door entrance to Pro Shop.

WAITRESS WANTED at The Wolftrap

Club. Must be 21. Apply In person, 1109 S. Broadway.

NEED PART TIME help at Don Evans Window Tint. Call 341-4785.

OUTGOING, ENERGETIC, fitnessminded people needed to work on the exerdse floor of The Athletic Club. Aerobic & aqua-aerobic instructors also needed.

Apply at 1331 W Memorial Road. $40,000/yr! READ BOOKS and TV scripts. Fill out simple like/don't like - form.

EASY! Fun, relaxing at home, beach, vacations. Guaranteed paycheck. 24-hour recording 801-379-2925 Copyright *OKI OKEB WORK IN MOVIES

AMC Memorial Square 8 Theatre now hiring. MUST HAVE AFTERNOONS OPEN!!

Also some evenings, weekends & holidays. Looking for for friendly, customeroriented individuals. Apply at N. Penn & Memorial, NWOKC, Mr. Osborne, 752-2936.

$18.00 PART TIME help wanted evenings & $21.00 weekends. Ideal for college student. Apply $25.00 Gingiss Formal Wear, Quail Springs Mall.

PROFESSIONAL TYPING, term papers,

resumes, cassette transcriptions, Word Perfect 5.1, laser printer, reasonable rates.

Call 354-1606.

TYPING

College student will type your term papers or other college requirements. Call 722-2284.

"SUMMER JOBS"

The City of Edmond Parks & Recreation Dept. is now accepting applications for Summer staff, lifeguards, swim instructors, asst. pool manager, etc. Applications will be accepted from Jan. 15, thru Feb. 28, In the City of Edmond Personnel Office, 101 E. Hurd, or mail to: Personnel, PO Box 2970, Edmond, OK 73083-2970. The City of Edmond Is an EOE.

FOR SALE 1989 NISSAN Maxima, tinted windows,

power locks & windows, sunroof, security system, 5-speed, 359-0954.

1989 CIVIC, red, 3 doors, blaupunkt ste-

CHEAP! FBI/US. SEIZED

MARKETING POSITION part or full time, flexible hours, excellent pay for the right person. Call for interview, 720-2331.

Preschool Academy. Hours 9-2:55, M-F, 341-4314. Close to UCO. Standard of excellence In preschool education.

CALL TODAY 359-7444, ask for Susie

tions for wait persons. Apply In person Mon-Thurs, 11-6. Will work with school schedule. No experience necessary. Full and part time positions available for weekends and luncheons. EOE 948-7778.

PREGNANT

DO YOU WANT MORE FOR YOUR CHILD THAN DAYCARE? Call Churchill

TCI, the nation's leading telemarketing company, Is in search of team players!

We offer: • $5.00/Starting salary • Paid Training • Bonuses plus Incentives • Opportunity for Advancement If you are a sharp, articulate Individual

reo, sport wheels, leather interior, 30K miles, $5450. Call 340-0987 after 4 p.m.

FAST FUND RAISING ProgramFraternities, sororities, student dubs. Earn up to $1000 in one week. Plus receive a $1000 bonus yourself. And a FREE WATCH Just for calling 1-800-932-0528 Ext. 65.

Anxious, Need Help? We can help...The Pregnancy Testing Center in Edmond.

Free pregnancy test available. Call 341-3139 or 359-1400 for more Informal Ion.

TCI-DOIN' IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME!!

CIMARRON STEAKHOUSE, 201 N. Meridian Just N of Reno, now accepting applica-

Private Scholarships You receive MINIMUM of 8 sources, or your money refunded. America's Finest.

Since 1981. COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP LOCATORS, Box 1881, Joplin, MO 64802-1881. 1-800-879-7485.

RESUMES

Rapper cleared of rape charges

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THE CITY OF EDMOND has openings for

enthusiastic, personable individuals to work as Arcadia Lake . Park gate attendants. Excellent communication and pleasant people skills a must. Cashiering experience required. Flexible hours 20-40/wk. Responsible persons 18 thru senior citizens. Minimum wage. Apply at City of Edmond Personnel office, 101 E. Hurd, Edmond, OK 73034. Application deadline March 31. EOE.

$200 89 Mercedes 86 VW $50 $100 87 Mercedes 65 Mustang $50 Choose from thousands starting $25.

24-hour recording reveals details 801-379-2929 Copyright #OK1OKJC 1992 HONDA CIVIC LX, 5-speed, 4-dr,

blue, cruise, AC, am/fm stereo, power steering, locks and windows, air bag. 99% new, 341-2980, X4425.

FOR RENT STUDENT SPECIAL NO DEPOSIT

1 & 2 bedroom, pool, sauna, clubroom, minutes to UCO. 930 S. Boulevard, 341-7967.

NEAR UCO, one & two bedroom apartments, all bills paid, 320 E. Edwards, 340-9350.

STUDENT GOING OVERSEAS needs to sub-lease very nice one bedroom apartment for $250/mo until end of September (includes microwave & TV), 341-8563.

PERSONALS SPRING BREAK '92 with College Tours

CANCUN, $449. Air, Hotel, Parties, Nightly Entertainment! Call for more information & reservations. Teresa 1-800-395-4896.

BOOKS THE ARCHIVES

Cash for comics and books. Oklahoma's most Interesting comics and used book store. New comics every Friday! Classic literature is our specialty. 1914 E. 2nd, one mile East of UCO, 348-6800.

LOST & FOUND FOUND: February 13, black & tan male

German Shepherd. Found on UCO campus. Call 324-8883 for more Info.

FOUND: Ladles watch. Please come to The Vista office and describe, or call 341-2980, Ext. 5914.

LOST: Parker Sterling pen & pencil set in tan leather case, $20 REWARD. Lost on campus 2/17. Call Joan 359-7473.

TRAVEL VEL TRAVEL PASS Domestic & International Travel

Special fare to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore, Orient, Africa, Middle East, Europe, etc. Please call: (405)495-TOUR or 495-8687.

Ask for Kenny.