University of Central Oklahoma
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TUESDAY April 9, 1996
Clinton speaks to UCO, friends By Gayleen Langthorn Staff Writer President Clinton said it was good to be back at UCO and added, "Most of the students were in grade school the last time I was here." He explained the importance of the Heartland scholarship committee meeting, the purpose of his visit to UCO. "It's a sad but ironically appropriate time...we just suffered a great loss," he said referring to the plane crash. involving Secretary of Commerce, Ron Brown,. He reminded the audience that those aboard the plane went to Bosnia with expectations of modest personal gains, but their work in Bosnia would have created jobs for Americans.
"Ron Brown never forgot where he came from," Clinton said. A year after the bombing, he said we all need to ask ourselves two questions. The first, "What is our responsibility?" He mentioned college educations for those who can't afford it and his proposal for tax deductions for families paying college tuition. "The world you live in offers more opportunities to succeed if you have a good education," he said. His goal is to have all schools connected to the Internet by the end of the decade. The second question was "Where do we go from here?" Clinton used this platform as a jump point to talk about the antiterrorism bill presently before
Congress. The proposal includes: • markers that go into explosives so they could be identified after an explosion, • explicit authority that prohibits terrorist groups from raising money and, • the best technology available for our law enforcement. Clinton said he believed that "we can do that without jeopardizing the civil liberties of Americans." He said the Oklahoma City bombing was an act of terror and terror can have two faces. The "homegrown" variety like the Unabomber or the poison gas bombs in the Japanese subway, and the imported terrorism like the World Trade Center VSee SPEECH, Page 3
UCO reaches out to bombing victim caregivers through health workshop By Kelly Crow Student Writer The University of Central Oklahoma will expand its outreach to area health care professionals at a workshop entitled "Pulling Weeds and Other Strategies for Healing." The workshop, to be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 17 in the University Center Grand Ballroom, is designed to help those directly or indirectly
involved in the rescue, relief and care of the April 19 bombing victims and their families. The cost for the workshop is $10, which includes lunch and workshop materials. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Sponsored by the UCO departments of nursing and funeral services, the University of Oklahoma College of Nursing, the Oklahoma Nurses Association and the Oklahoma Nurses Foundation, the
workshop is open to both health care professionals and the general public. Topics to be discussed at the workshop include: recognizing and honoring nurses and funeral service personnel involved with the bombing, providing strategies for coping with grief related to traumatic events, and promoting healing of those involved in the disaster. President William Jefferson Clinton addresses students and For more information, call the public in front of UCO's Old North. (Staff photo by 341-2980, Ext. 5000. Laurette Graham)
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HISTORY Find out what Old North would say if she could give us a UCO history lesson.
SPORTS Stanley Ridley is one of UCO 's track and field participants to set records.
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VISTING
Sex Therapist Marty Kein comes to UCO's Pegasus Theater to share insights on the sex game.