The Vista April 16, 1996

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University of Central Oklahoma

TUESDAY April 16, 1996

The Student Voice Since 1903

Moment of silence to observe day of bombing By Mary Reinauer Staff Writer

A memorial service will be held at approximately 12:40 p.m. April 19 with a candle-lighting ceremony in Mitchell Hall. Dr. Joe Johnson, interim dean of the April 19 at 9:02 a.m., UCO will join the nation in college of business, will be the master of ceremonies. Thompson said in order to reduce the risk of fire, observing 168 seconds of silence. The moment is meant to honor the victims of the participants will not hold candles. Instead, Johnson will Murrah Federal Building blast that claimed 168 lives light all 168 candles on the stage. Tentative plans for the program include two songs last year. Three of the victims were UCO students, said performed by the UCO Choral Society and three songs Jeddie Botsford, secretary of the Alumni Association. Seven alumni, five former students and one part-time faculty member, were also among those killed in the bombing, Botsford approximated. In addition, at least eight UCO students lost relatives, she said. The President's Office asks that radios be tuned into 90.1 FM KCSC in every classroom and office in order to synchronize the moment of silence throughout the campus. UCO President George Nigh said he wants the moment of silence to coincide with the proclamations issued by Gov. Frank Keating and President Clinton, said Susan Thompson, director of student activities and chairwoman of the committee that coordinates bombing memorial events at UCO.

by individual singers, who have not yet been selected. Others will read poetry. "A lot of the things going on at the Myriad are somewhat exclusive for families and survivors of the bombing," said Thompson. The Student Government Association (SGA) is donating the 168 candles for the ceremony. SGA will also make and donate commemorative ribbons to be given to participants. The committee wants to issue a flower to all participants and is still looking for a florist who can donate them. Botsford said the time (12:40 p.m.) was chosen because most Friday classes have been dismissed by that time. The candle lighting will begin at 12:30 p.m. and will take about nine minutes, giving students time to get from their classes to Mitchell Hall, she said. Johnson said scheduled classes will be held and it is up to individual instructors whether or not to excuse absences. The Y-Chapel will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 19 for those who wish to have some quiet time. Ji6 YSee RELATED STORY, Page 4

Students contest lack of say on issue of technology fee

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ome UCO students are concerned that they will be left out of deciding how their technolgy fee will be spent. The technology fee, the $4 per credit hour that students pay when they enroll, was implemented last fall to pay for various new services throughout the university. An oversight committee comprising administration, faculty and students was established to decide how the technology fee funds are spent, said Dr. Dudley Ryan, dean of student services. But members of the committee decided that subcommittees were needed from each college to determine where and for what the money would be spent in that college. "Some students are concerned their voices are being left out of a Faculty Senate resolution deciding how the subcommittees will be made up," said Ryan. Derrek Belase, a student representative currently serving on the

DAMAGE CONTROL... A firefighter from the Edmond Fire Department hooks a hose to a fire hydrant on the north side of Lake Arcadia near 2nd Street. The grass fire broke out around 1 p.m. Thursday, threatening several homes in the area. (Staff photo by Bill Wilkinson)

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INSIDE TODAY AWARD

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Heartland funds 4 Sports 6, 7 Around Campus ... 11 Classifieds

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The Sponsor of the Year award ties among three finalists April 12.

SPORTS Mathew Thompson returned to help spark the UCO tennis team to three victories this weekend.

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two areas honoring outstanding marketing teachers in Oklahoma.


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