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THURSDAY July 13, 1995
UCO welcomes new journalism prof
Cost of dorm life to rise
By Paisley Krout
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he rent prices for dorm rooms on the UCO campus will be increased for the 1995-96 school year. The new cost for a single room for one semester and the cheapest meal plan available, which is the 10meal plan is now $1,319. 35. The new cost for a double room for one semester and the 10-meal plan is $1,088.35. Increasea in dorm rent prices are due to a five percent increase in the cost of food, said Carrol Van Duyn, the UCO housing director. A)
Jill Kelsey, APR (Accredited Public Relations) is the newest addition to the journalism department . at UCO. Kelsey will be teaching Introduction to Advertising, Principles of Public Relations, and Public Relations Case Studies in the fall. Kelsey isn't a stranger to UCO. She has been an adjunct professor at UCO for the last five years. Kelsey taught Public Information Methods her first year and Principles of Public Relations for the last four years. With her Kelsey brings vast experience from the public relations field. She has been involved in everything from print journalism and to non profit freelance public relations. Excited about joining UCO full time, Kelsey explained her
enthusiasm. "There is a great commitment between the students and the faculty at UCO. The professors are on-campus and are accessible to students," said Kelsey. "There is such a wide range of ages here at UCO. Every single class develops its own personality." In addition to real-world experience, Kelsey's educational background is strong. She has a masters in both Journalism and Mass Communication and Educational Technology, plus a bachelors degree in Journalism from the University of Oklahoma. "I knew I wanted to teach journalism and that desktop publishing was the way journalism was heading, so Educational Technology fits in very well," said Kelsey. So far, she will not formally
be sponsoring any organizations in the journalism department. However, Kelsey is currently secretary of the Oklahoma City PRSA (Public Relations Society of America). She is also active in IABC (International Association of Business Communicators) and is looking forward to getting students interested too. "IABC doesn't Professor Jill Kelsey looks forward to have a student group communicating her 'real world' experion campus, but stuences. (Staff Photo by Jaconna Aguirre) dents are eligible to join for $25 a year. The meetings teach lies in her desire to bring are off campus, but they are students and professionals close-by," said Kelsey. V See KELSEY, Page 5 Part of Kelsey's motivation to
Dating: Double standards on the decline among the sexes By Jonathan Koelsch
Guest Writer Do double standards exist between men and women regarding dating? Many men and women seem to think so. For instance, is it socially unacceptable for a woman to ask a man out? Dr. Kaye Sears, professor and coordinator of the family and child develpoment program at UCO stated that many people in her marriage class think that standards are changing. Though, the majority of students in her class are single. "Many of the women say they wouldn't have a problem asking a man out,"
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Sears said. "Women are paying for the date in some cases." Whitney Wheeler, a senior psychology major at UCO asked an acquaintance out on a date during high school. "I really enjoyed it. I took him out and paid for everything," she said. "I think sometimes a guy needs a girl to take control....When a woman experiences asking a man out, she can sympathize because she realizes what a man goes through." Jerry Streets, a junior psychology major at
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Philips University in Enid, and a summer UCO student, was asked out by a girl recently. "I liked it. For once, it was nice to know all I had to say was yes or no," he said. Dr. Robert Doan, professor of psychology at UCO said that there is a double standard to some degree. "Some call an outgoing man `assertive' and an outgoing woman a 'bitch,'" he said. "The social double standard puts
When two people fall out of love, they often haven't a clue on how to end the romance. See John Clanton's 50 possible ways to tell him or her goodbye.
men in a superior position. In the 80s and 90s those issues have been brought into question with movements like feminism. " Another relative notion is the belief that men who sleep around are considered "studs", but women are considered "sluts". Streets was familiar with this notion. "I don't agree with it, though. I think men can 11 be sluts too." 3 "In the society we live in we've formed this image...of what the ideal
male or female should look like, act like and be like and we try to squeeze ourself into that mold," said Wheeler. "For men a symbol of the ultimate 'maleness' may be the number of notches on his bed post, while for a woman that is considered a `slutty' action. We (women) are supposed to be sensitive, reserved and not get dirt under our fingernails." Streets said, "Why don't women treat promiscuous men with the same disgust as they do other promiscuous women? Girls are perpetuating the double standard on their own sex," Doan agreed. "They (women) do perpetuate the standard. I don't think they do it willWee STANDARDS, Page 4
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UCO softball coach Dr. Gerry Pinkston has been selected to enter the National Softball Coaches Association Hall of Fame
The 1 Vista's John Clanton and Joy McNutt review Judge Dredd and The Bridges of Madison County.