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T HE
May „ 1986
Vol. 84, No. 53
FINAL HOME
VISTA
Thursday Edition
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Tassel time: 1,728 earn degrees
The largest class to graduate from CSU, 1,728 students, will have their day in the sun May 9 at Wantland Stadium.
Four graduating seniors who have perfect 4.0 grade point averages have been named class marshals. They will lead the procession of 1,728 graduates during commencement ceremonies at 7:30 p.m. May 9 at Wantland Stadium. The four are Andrea Garman Decker, 2532 N.W. 33rd, Oklahoma City; Maria Ann Kriege, Edmond; Susan E. Marks, Edmond; and Deanna LaRee Troyer, Bethany. Mrs. Decker is a psychology major who is a 1981 graduate of Putnam North High School. She is the wife of Kevin Decker and the daughter of Robert and Connie Garman, Leesburg, Va. Her mother and father-in-law are Carl and Betty Decker, Oklahoma City. Mrs. Decker is interviewing for employment in the field of marketing. Mr. Driege is a nursing major. A 1982 graduate of Skiatook. Following her graduation, she will be employed as an intensive care unit nurse at St. Francis Hospital, Tulsa. Mrs. Susan Marks is an elementary education major. She is the daughter of C.W. Taylor, Toronto, Canada, and the wife of Dr. M.I. Marks. She is doing her student teaching at Northern Hills Elementary in Edmond. mrs. Deanna LaRee Hicky Troyer is a 1981 graduate of Piedmont High School where she was valedictorian. She is the daughter of Jack and Vivian Hickey, Yukon, and the wife of Tony Troyer. An elementary education major, she is a substitute teacher in Bethany.
Chinese visit to end; Next stop, home By Susan Garrett CSU will say goodbye to 64 Chinese students when the semester ends. The students are teachers and business leaders here for a one-year study program arranged by Dr. Donaldson Woods, an American educator living in mainland China. The Chinese students will have many experiences to share with their families, friends and coworkers. Four students shared these experiences with The Vista. Ma Liming is a 29-year-old computer science operator for a machine tools company in China. Liming said he will miss the library here. The Max Chambers library has more reading material than the college libraries in China "and in China we don't have computer terminals” in the libraries, he said. While our library had plenty of
"food for thought," Liming did have one nourishment complaint though. Liming says he does not like the Central Cafeteria food. He looks forward to going back to his home cooking. Li Xinxin is a 23-year-old English professor in China. She agreed with Liming. The cafeteria is not her favorite place. But, she does like the deserts. Her favorite — cherry pie. "In China we don't use fruit to make pies," Xinxin said. But Xinxin has learned to make it herself and plans to take the recipe home with her. Xinxin says the thing she likes best is the environment. The weather in the Liaoning Province is similar to Chicago's, she said. "It's too cold" back home, Xinxin said. There is a lot of green grass and trees in Oklahoma and
you have plenty of space to move around. She said in China it's so crowded with people and buildings that you "can't find a good place to rest." In our cities, green grass is hard to find, she added. Shen Lei does not agree with Xinxin's opinion of the Oklahoma weather. Lei is a 22-year-old computer science professor in China and teaches at the same college with Xinxin. "I don't like the weather here — it's so changable," Lei said. In China "you can tell all four seasons easily." However, Lei said he liked the transportation system in America. It's easy to move around here thanks to the many highway systems, he said. "You have so many cars and few passenger trains," Lei said. Liu Xiujun misses the crowds
of people. She says "people are very complicated" and she misses the interaction with her friends and family. Xiujun, 24, has a bachelor's degree in English. Xiujun works in the foreign affairs office in Liaoning where she is a American translator. Xiujun said she heard a lot about America while in China and it's nice "to see with my own
eyes" all that I've heard. "I think people in Oklahoma are more friendly than in other parts of the United States," Xiujun said. "I am finding out that people around this world are more alike than most of us think." But it's important that we try to accept each other simply as individuals with different cultures, she said.
'Goodbye Curtis' By Susan Garrett
Editor's note — I had nothing to do with this. "It's been fun," The Vista Editor Curtis Killman said. The position of editor "is the best as far as journalism experience." In the real world it will be hard for journalism students to find a job without hands-on experience,"
Killman said. Killman will be graduated this summer. He has taken a summer position as news reporter on the Midwest City Sun. Future plans include a move to Boulder, Colo., and work on a major newspaper. "I'll knock on doors until they let me in," Killman said.