Mickey Edwards to Two tracksters shine visit campus...page 5 at meet...page 7
THE March 27, 1986
Vol. 84, No. 43
Photography student wins award...page 8
VISTA
Thursday Edition
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Senate kills bill to ban communists
Defenders of America, an entrant in the college bowl,
practiced answering sample questions Tuesday at the Liberal Arts Auditorium. DOA, which consists of the team members (from left)
Photographic services: Dan Smith
Scott Birdell, Gavin Prince, John McHale and Leslie Moore, will be competing against other teams 9 a, m. to 5 p.m. April 18 and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 19 in the Liberal Arts Auditorium.
i Nutritionist: Eat food instead of vitamins By Susan Garrett Vast amounts of vitamins are flooding the markets and consumers are spending their hard earned money on vitamins instead of food, says Mary Roseman, dietitian and CSU's home economics instructor. "There is a lack of knowledge of good nutrition," Roseman said. "We're being bombarded with fallacies like convincing the public they need vitamin-mineral supplements.
"If we eat properly we wouldn't need the vitamin supplements. The $40 some people spend on vitamins could be spent on food," Roseman said. "There is a lot more pleasure in eating than taking vitamin pills." The American Dietetic Association is wrapping up a month-long effort to educate the public on nutrition. March is National Nutrition Month. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services outlines seven dietary guidelines to follow: ■ Eat a variety of foods. ■ Maintain desirable weight. ■ Avoid too much fat, saturated fat and cholesterol. ■ Eat foods with adequate starch and fiber. ■ Avoid too much sugar. ■ Avoid too much sodium. ■ If you drink alcoholic beverages, do so in moderation.
Roseman said if too much water soluable vitamin suuplements are ingested, such as B-complexes and C, the body will eliminate any excess amounts. Roseman warned that overconsumption of these vitamins is unnecessary. Vitamin supplements that are fat soluable such as A, D, E and K are stored in the body. Large doses can cause toxicity (poison in the body's system) if too much is stored up she said.
Prof to make bid for state office By Mark Beutler Political science professor Tom Guild announced March 19 his intention to campaign for the State Corporation Commission, his second candidacy in two years. Citing a one-year moratorium on utility rate hikes, Guild a republican, is calling for a "peaceful revolution" at the ballot box. The moratorium will be accomplished, he says, by two of the Corporation's three commissioners voting against any particular rate increase in a one year period.
"I'll be one of those two votes for one year," Guild said. "All I need is one of the other two cornmissioners on any given rate hike to vote with me and we've got our moratorium. We can accomplish that without any legislation and without any constitutional changes at all," he said. If the moratorium was challenged in the courts, Guild says his goal would still most likely be accomplished. The purpose behind the moratorium, according to Guild, is to have the utility companies face the same economic problems
that other businesses are dealing with. Guild said that his plan would send the commission a clear message that while everybody else is having to tighten their belts, utility companies should sacrifice equally with the rest of the state. Defining another part of his platform, Guild said he will propose rescinding the 25 cent directory assistance charge. He will also propose a repeal of the Fuel Use Act which requires utilities to invest in coal-burning facilities. Guild, a political science pro-
fessor at CSU since 1979, first entered the political ring in 1984 when he ran for the Corporation Commission. His campaign was unsuccessful, however, when incumbent Democrat James Townsend was elected to the post. As for his "peaceful revolution," Guild said that will be a major point in his campaign. "We need to show the commissioners that we've figured out the game they're playing, we know it doesn't make sense, we know it defies common sense and we're mad and we're not going to take it any longer," Guild said.
By Kim Voynar A student can't be banned from joining the Student Senate because of his political beliefs, according to the result of a vote taken by the Senate Monday. The Senate killed a proposal to ban admitted communists from serving on Senate. Nelaine Mason, representing the Continuum Committee, said it was the opinion of the committee that such action was unconstitutional. The resolution said a confirmed communist senator is "a slap in the face" to those who died fighting communist agression. "This Senate and university stand for freedom to all people," the resolution continues, "and communism threatens this freedom." The resolution asserts that because an admitted communist (Rick Garcia) was a senator, a "freedom-loving American" was denied a position in the senate. Sen. Dan Sharpe, author of the resolution, said "They (communists) don't believe in what we're trying to do. They shouldn't be in Senate." Some senators felt it would be a contradicton for a communist to serve on Senate, which represents a democratic form of government. However, several senators felt Sharpe was contradicting himself because his bill suppressed the freedom he claimed to be trying to protect. "I don't like Communists," Sharpe replied. "I just don't think they belong in Senate." Sharpe claimed he was just trying to protect freedom. "I think the controversy was a little much," he said. In a letter distributed to the senators, Garcia and CSU student Chris Covert criticized Sharpe and his bill. In the letter, Garcia and Covert claim that communism is founded upon the idea that production of goods should be based upon people's needs, not the greed of a few wealthy families. "If Sharpe likes the idea of working to survive while the wealthy sit back and rake in the profits, then it is well that he should hate communism," the letter read.