University of Central Oklahoma
THURSDAY March 4, 1993
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Committee votes 6-3 for four ceremonies in May By Heide Brandes
Terrorists target Americans more
Staff Writer The Student Advisory Commencement Committee voted six to three last Wednesday in favor of having four separate graduation ceremonies for each of the colleges on campus and voted unanimously that the ceremonies be held in the Dale Hamilton Fieldhouse (presently the Broncho Fieldhouse). Unlike previous years, the names of the graduates will be announced as part of the ceremony. The committee was made up of representatives from each college and from the Student Government Association, the President's Leadership Council and the President's Club. The plan calls for the colleges of business, education, liberal arts and math and sciences to hold a separate commencement ceremony in the Dale Hamilton Fieldhouse at different times. "I am pleased we can implement the recommendations of the committee," said President George Nigh. "What is important is that this is what the students recommended." "The most important thing this year was that each student's name be called," said Elaine Paparonis, committee representative for the Student Government Association. "Every student will be named and recognized for years of hard work. This is important to both the students and the parents. " In the past, graduation was held in the stadium. Paparonis said she felt having the ceremonies in the field house would be better. "This will be great for family members who might otherwise suffer from health problems due to heat," she said.
WASHINGTON (AP) —Roughly half the world's terrorist attacks are directed at Americans, but only a handful have been carried out on U.S soil. Americans have taken for granted that they were safe from terrorism at home — and for good reason. Of the 557 terrorist attacks logged by the State Department in 1991, only five occurred in the United States. Yet 55 percent of worldwide terrorist attacks in 1991 were directed against Americans or Americanowned property , according to the State Department.
Food stamp rolls hit record in '92 WASHINGTON (AP) — The economy may be showing signs of recovery, but the number of food stamp recipients is still rising, to a record 26.6 million people in December, according to the latest government statistics. The report showed increases in every region of the country, but particularly in the Northeast, Mountain Plains, Southwest and Western regions. The previous record was 26.4 million in September 1992.
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Malcolm Leak soars for a deuce during the Bronchos' Lone Star Conference-clenching victory against Cameron Saturday. The win gives UCO its third conference championship in the last three years. (Photo by Wes Hale)
stadium bleachers would be set up at the south end, Simpson said. "The seats would make a big oval," Simpson said. "Hundreds of seats would be available and everyone would be facing the stage." Graduation ceremonies will be held over a two day period set for May 7 and 8.
SGA compromises, passes bill
Married couples may see tax hike on higher incomes WASHINGTON (AP) — President Clinton's tax plan has an unadvertised extra bite on high-income Americans — a greater tax penalty for marriage. The income tax traditionally has extracted a higher tax from couples at some earning levels, compared with what two single people with comparable incomes would pay. This "marriage penalty" would be worsened by Clinton's deficit-reduction plan, which includes a new 36 percent top rate and a 10 percent surtax on those with taxable incomes over
"Apparently, (last year) they had to call the ambulance out a couple of times for people who had problems due to the heat." Nigh said he doesn't foresee any major problems with the plan. "We won't have to worry about rain," said Nigh. "It will have controlled temperature and it will be set up for maximum attendance." On the other hand, some committee members cited more problems due to the plan. "I still think there will be more chaos and not near as big of a deal," said Tobey Simpson, representative for the President's Leadership Council. "I talked to a lot of students and not a single person wanted it. There's not going to be enough room. It just takes common sense to see that they won't fit." The field house has 2,200 seats available. "There are 800 graduating seniors in the college of education," Simpson said. "I know I'm going to have at least 15 people come to see me graduate. There are going to be people coming in from out of state and there's not going to be room. And, how are we going to get handicapped people in and where are we going to put them? On the floor?" In addition to seating problems, Simpson said the plan would segregate the college. "I've got friends that I've known for four years, we have the same scholarship and we're all graduating together," he said. "We're all going to graduate at different times and I can't go see all of them." A previous plan called for the graduation ceremonies to be held on the football field with the stage at the north end. Besides the stadium seating,
By Tim Linville
Staff Writer Representatives from universities around the state passed a bill concerning the tuition increase proposal of the State Regents of Higher Education at a meeting of the Oklahoma Student Goverment Association last weekend.
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"The bill says the students will support a 6 to 7 percent increase in tuition if there's only a 3 percent decrease in the state appropriations for higher education," said Elaine Paparonis, speaker of the University of Central Oklahoma's Student Senate. Earlier this year, the state regents called for a 10 percent tuition hike and
Gov. David Walters called for a 9 percent cut in appropriations. "It's basically a compromise, we're tying to look at things realistically," said Joaquinn Stevens, 'UCO Student Government Association president. "No one wants to pay more, but we understand that some cuts are necessary."
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Comedian Mark Nizer entertained a small but enthusiastic crowd last week. Nizer's act included a variety of juggling
UCO President George Nigh explained the proposed master plan to faculty and staff members last Thursday.
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