THE
16,1987 July
Vol. 85, No. 60
VISTA
Thursday Edition
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Regents approve tuition increases By J Burst Student Writer On July 10,1987, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education took action regarding changes in general and certain special fees and nonresident tuition. President Bill Lillard released the rate schedule which will become effective with enrollment for fall term, 1987. Tuition hike for the fall semester will mean an increase of $3.50 per hour for lower divsion classes (freshman and sophomore) and $5.25 per hour for upper division classes (junior and senior). Nonresident fees will be increased $7.70 per hour for lower division, $11.55 for upper divison and $15.40 per hour for graduate division . Students who have already paid for fall classes will not escape the increases. "We will notify all students who have already enrolled and give them the opportunity and ample time to pay the difference", said Nick Widener, comptroller at CSU. The tuition hike, in i dollars and
cents, will mean that a student enrolled in 16 hours of freshman or sophomore level classes for the fall will now pay $325.60, an increase of $56.00 over last years fee of $269.60. Students enrolled in junior and senior level classes for 16 hours will pay $376.80, an increase of $86.00 over last year's fee of $292.80. Graduate students enrolled in 16 hours for fall will pay $457.60 as opposed to last year's fee of $345.60. This is a 32 percent increase, or $112.00 more than last year. Nonresident tuition increases will be 21 percent for lower divison classes, from $36.60 to $44.30; 28 percent for upper division classes from $41.50 to $53.05. The largest increase will be for nonresident graduate students, 33 percent, raising fees from $46.85 to $62.25 per hour. This means a nonresident graduate student carrying 16 hours in the fall will pay $995.50, or $245.90 over last year's fee of $749.60. Some students at CSU feel that
the increase is necessary for quality education while other students question whether they will be able to attend in the fall. "For the money, the education is better,"said Mary Butler, a nonresident student who attended Penn State last year. "You get more hands on experience with the smaller classes and you also get to know your insturctors and advisors. That is something you can't do at the larger universities," she added. "I paid five times more overall at Penn State as a resident last year than what I will have to pay here in the fall as a nonresident," said Butler. "Even though I understand the necessity of raising tuition to better the education system, I don't feel that some students will be able to continue their college educations if it keeps increasing at its current rate," said Jack Money, CSU student. In 1984, the tuition was increased from $13.90 to $15.30 for lower division students and $15.15 to $16.65 for upper division students.
LA auditorium undergoes change By Jane Vesper The Liberal Arts auditorium is undergoing a remodelling job under the direction of Jim Poe, manager of Mitchell Hall. "An improved space for activities which are related to creative writing and playwriting classes was needed; therefore,the new stage and lighting system will benefit performances in those classes as well as guest speakers and seminars," said Dr. Bill Parker, assistant dean of the College of Liberal Arts. "The Liberal Arts auditorium was originally
designed as a lecture hall and it was used as such for several years, but the needs have changed with the growth of the creative studies and writing areas," said Poe. "The facility can still be used as a lecture hall but the capabilities have been expanded to meet today's needs," he said. Poe, who designed the improvements, said the cost for the stage, sound booth and lighting system is roughly $3,500 and will be ready for graduation the end of this month as a rain alternative.
Photo by Bill Taylor
The Liberal Arts auditorium will soon double as lecture hall and theater. The remodel job, which began earlier this semester, is expected to be completed by the end of the sum mer term.
The last tuition increase was in the fall of 1986 when rates were raised from $15.30 per hour to $16.85 for lower division students and upper division students paid $18.30 instead of the previous $16.65. "One thing many supporters of the tuition increase fail to understand is that schools in other states with higher rates have more money for scholarships and grants than Oklahoma schools do," said Money."Students don't always
have to bear as much of the load, particularly if they are involved in athletics, drama or music," he added. One thing both supporters and opponents of the tuition increase agreed upon however, was that the most education for the dollar can be acquired at CSU. "Even after the rate increase at CSU, our tuition rates are still cheaper than last year's rates at O.U. or O.S.U.," said Widener.
Oklahoma State Regents For Higher Education State Capitol, Oklahoma City General Enrollment Fee and Tuition Rates Per SCH in the State System 1986-87 Actual, and 1987-88 Proposed Rate Increase 1986-87 1987-88 Per SCH Lower Division
Comprehensive Universities Regional & Senior Universities Junior Colleges Upper Division
Comprehensive Universities Regional & Senior Universities Graduate Division
Comprehensive Universities Regional & Senior Universities
Percent* increase
$21.25 $25.70 16.85 20.35 12.50 15.10
$ 4.45 3.50 2.60
21% 21% 21%
24.85 31.50 18.30 23.55
6.65 5.25
27% 29%
30.60 39.50 21.60 28.60
8.90 7.00
29% 32%
$55.20 $66.80 36.60 44.30 31.00 37.50
$11.60 7.70 6.50
21% 21% 21%
65.20 82.60 41.50 53.05
17.40 11.55
27% 28%
80.50 103.70 46.85 62.25
23.20 15.40
29% 33%
Nonresident Tuition** Lower Division
Comprehensive Universities Regional & Senior Universities Junior Colleges Upper Division
Comprehensive Universities Regional & Senior Universities Graduate Division
Comprehensive Universities Regional & Senior Universities
*Rounded to the nearest 1/2 percent.
**In addition to the General Enrollment Fee.
Budgets required for final approval By J. Money Summer editor The budgets for CSU and its five sister institutions for the 1987-88 fiscal year are among topics that will be discussed by the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges at its meeting tomorrow. Assistant Vice President Lindsey C. Owsley said CSU will receive about the same amount of money as it was appropriated for the previous fiscal year, approximately $20 million dollars. "This money, in addition to the estimated fees to be collected by the university from students, is used to maintain the physical plant, pay teaching salaries and operating expenses for the administration, library and other similar operations on campus," Owsley said.
Owsley said the only thing the appropriated money does not pay for is the Auxiliary Enterprises division, which generates the funds to pay for itself. Owsley said the university expects to collect $8 million for fees during the next fiscal year. Regent Bowie Ballard will also present the results from competitive bidding for projects planned around CSU's campus at tomorrow's meeting. The four possible projects that were up for competitive bidding are light fixtures for Wantland Stadium, the replacement of the roof on the Business Building South, an acoustical grid ceiling system for the Art and Music buildings, and a Hydraulic cylinder for an elevator in the University Center.
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Opinion Page Reagan plays smart move By J. Money Both Senate and White House staff officials expect an extremely tough fight before Robert H. Bork is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Editorial Bork has been nominated to a position on the court being vacated by Justice Lewis Powell. Powell has decided to retire due to health problems, and because he was what is known as the "swing vote" on the court, the fight over Bork's nomination will be a donneybrook.
President Reagan knew just what he was doing when he nominated Bork to take Powell's place. Powell was what many called a "center of the road conservative." By that, they meant even though Powell had conservative origions, he tended to vote liberally as much as he voted conservatively. James K. Kilpatrick, in an editorial published in The Daily Oklahoman, said that Powell was known for his deciding vote during the 15 plus years he was on the court. Powell sided with the conser-
vative half of the court when it dealt with criminal cases. In the court's dealings with social cases, however, Powell sided with the liberals. Yes, Reagan knew exactly what he was doing when he nominated Bork to take the place of Powell. Bork is known as an ultraconservative, and if his nomination is confirmed by the Senate, he could change the way the court rules on cases for at least the next decade. Groups concerned with people's rights are scrambling to organize lobbying efforts and public support against Bork's confirmation.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peoples, the National Education Association, People for the American Way and the National Organization for Women are all planning intense lobbying efforts to defeat Bork's supreme court bid. With all of these organizations and a democratic controlled Senate, it would appear the logical thing for Reagan to do would have been to nominate another "middle of the road conservative." But Reagan still did the smart thing. What better route could he have chosen?
'Condominium' prices too costly for student By Kevin Hunter After having read the latest statistics on my chances of catching AIDS, and since I wish to continue my endeavor to further the cause of the sexual revolution, I decided it was time I face up to reality and take the prescribed measure of a condominium purchase. Guest Commentary Having come to that conclusion, I was faced with the decision of where to go and buy the above mentioned unmentionable. Knowing the prices of drugs today, I ruled out drug stores and decided on a large discount store which advertises the lowest prices in town for all my needs. Not knowing where in the store to go for my condominium purchase, I asked a Norman Rock wellesque
The Vista (USPS 661-700) Editor Jack C. Money Associate Editor Kathryn Fletcher Sports Editor Mary Butler Director/Executive Editor Hank Mooney Administrative Publisher Dr. Ray Tassin The Vista is published as a teaching instrument for journalism students under the Department of Journalism on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the regular school term, except during examinations and holidays, and on Thursday only during the summer term at 100 N. University Drive, Edmond, Oklahoma 73060-0196. One-year subscription rate $7. Second-class postage paid at Edmond, Okla. "POSTMASTER": Send address change to The Vista, 100 N. University Dr., Edmond, OK 73060-0196.
grandmother-type shopper for advice on my purchase. She referred me to her real estate agent who offered FHA-VA financing. Financing? For simple condominiums? I decided if he truly had the best deals in town and it would further the cause of the revolution, I should follow her advice. The real estate man, who vaguely resembled an FBI agent, assured me he could provide me with the best prices on condominiums and gave me a cup of coffee while he looked through his desk for a listing. Thumbing through his listing, he asked what size condominium I was in the market for. After many calculations on his calculator, he told me he could have me in a condominium in about a month for $65,000 with ten percent down, if I paid the points. $65,000? Points? Ten percent down? Needless to say, I have not yet made a condominium purchase. I am a student who earns only minimum wage. If the best price I can get on a condominium is $65,000, I will have to do without. It is no wonder AIDS is spreading so rapidly.
Tuition increase rational decision
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Even if Bork is not confirmed to the Supreme Court, Reagan will still win, because he has successfully diverted attention away from the Iran-Contra hearings. Not too much attention has been diverted as yet, but as the time draws nearer for the court to convene and Bork's confirmation hearings begin, more and more attention will be drawn away from the Iran-Contra debate to Bork's confirmation hearings. If Bork is confirmed by the Senate, that will just be icing on the cake for Reagan. His real goal, pulling attention from the Iran-Contra hearings, has already been partially accomplished.
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To the editor: Price increases never are popular among consumers—certainly not during a period of economic anemia such as that which has gripped Oklahoma for half a decade. However, CSU students ought to consider rationally the merit of the tuition hike proposed by the legislature. Oklahoma has a deservedly poor reputation for support of public education. Economic-development studies have underscored this dismal shortcoming repeatedly, and a report prepared by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education reinforces it. In a comparison of 1986-87 required tuition and fees for resident undergraduates at 54 senior colleges in the 10-state Midwest region, Sooner State universities occupied the cellar. Oklahoma's schools ranked 44 through 53; CSU's costs lingered at 51st. Tuition and fees rar-c,„d from $1,389 at
the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs to $590 at Texas A&M UniversityGalveston. The median charge among the 54 schools was $900—compared to $642 at CSU. On the average, Oklahoma's college students pay only about one-fourth of the total cost of their education. One-third would be a more appropriate ratio, for several reasons. For one, Oklahoma's taxpayers are compelled to shoulder too great a portion of the cost of public schools. Universal education indeed benefits society as a whole, albeit indirectly. It enhances productivity by opening doors to meaningful employment for the capable and competent, thereby raising the quality and quantity of goods and services. Yet the very people who benefit directly from a college education in Oklahoma do
not carry a proportionate share of its financial weight. Another justification for a tuition increase is that languid school salary scales continue to drive Oklahoma educators into the arms of more generous neighboring states. But the legislature cannot loosen the strings on a purse that's already deficient. At CSU, the funding plight is so severe that the university cannot afford to provide "Scantron" computer-graded examination sheets, which cost only pennies each. Students must supply their own stock. Various research studies have calculated that on average a college degree is worth an extra $100,000 in salary over the course of a graduate's career. For such a handsome potential return, CSU students should be willing to invest a few more dollars to acquire that diploma. Mike W. Ray
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Dimension News: World, state and local Testimonies disagree at hearing After six days on the chair in front of the joint select committee investigating the Iran-Contra affair, Lt. Col. Oliver North turned over the position to his former boss, Robert McFarlane. McFarlane told the committee members that North's testimony was "passionate in delivery," but also said major areas were untrue. McFarlane said he disagreed with North's testimony on the following points: McFarlane said North did not keep him abrest of activities conducted. He did say North would update him from time to time, but he was not informed of all of the activities North was engaged in. North had also said he believed that the National Security Council (NSC) staff was exempt from the Boland Ammendment, which for a time restricted direct U.S. aid to the Contras. McFarlane said he was aware that the Boland Ammendment restricted the NSC. McFarlane also said he was never a part of a full service operation to the Contras as North alleged during his testimony.
Tax Commission funds run dry Thirteen hundred Oklahoma Tax Commission employees were told to stay home from work without pay Tuesday when the Oklahoma Tax Commission ran out of funds. Gov. Henry Bellmon and legislative leaders worked into the late hours Tuesday night to try and work out a compromise so the agency could go back into operation. The funding bill has been hung up because the legislature and the Governor couldn't get together and pass a bill that included the reforms Bellmon had called for earlier in the legislative session. The Senate and the Governor have agreed on several compromises, but none the House will agree upon. Senate Leader Rodger Randle, D-Tulsa, said the Senate's role in the current battle has been to get the Governor and the House together.
Seized money returned to girl Money that was seized from a nine-year-old girl by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for payment on her grandfather's owed back taxes will be returned. The girl, Carmine Fisher of Junction City Oregon, had recently opened her savings account of $70.76 when the IRS seized it. When the girl's mother, Bettye, received a bank statement showing the funds were taken, she notified the grandfather, who in turn went to the nearest local newspaper, the Register-Guard, who published the story the next day. The IRS relented and decided to return the money to Fisher after the newspaper was distributed.
Backhoe prompts fight over speed bump issue A backhoe tearing up speed bumps in a Miami Oklahoma residential area caused an angry confrontation between 40 residents from two adjacent housing additions early Saturday morning. Residents of the Eastgate housing addition had the speed bumps installed to hold the speed limit to 35 miles per hour. Opponents said that since the bumps were allegedly constructed through private funds, the bumps, which are on a public road, are illegal. The opponents of the bumps, led by car salesman Warren Welch, said the bumps are too high, have caused damage to vehicles and hinder emergency vehicles from getting into the neighborhoods. Attorney Ben Loring, Eastgate resident and leader of the supporters of the bumps, said they were constructed after two children were injured by speeding cars on the road in 1982.
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By Yash Bhagwanji Student Writer Hermann Hesse would have been 110-yearsold on July 2. He would have been. People say he listened to a Mozart sonata on the evening of August 8,1962, retired in good spirits despite a heart condition, and died in his sleep the next morning. Hesse's departure was a profound loss for those who knew him well; for he was a magician representing the Hermetic Circle and a unique being of flesh and blood at the same time. "The purpose of books," Hesse said in 1911, "is not to make dependent people still more dependent, and even less to provide those incapable of living with a cheap illusion and substitute for life. On the contrary, books have value only if they lead to life and serve and benefit it. Every hour spent reading is a waste of time unless it gives the reader a spark of strength, an intimation of rejuvenation, a breath of fresh air." This enthusiasm would make me go half-way around the world to find a book if I thought it essential to my needs because I have absolute veneration for those few authors who have given me something special.
"Dressing the wound hurt. Everything that has happened to me since has hurt. But sometimes when I find the key and climb deep into myself where the images of fate lie aslumber in the dark mirror, I need only bend over that dark mirror to behold my own image, now completely resembling him, my brother, my master." I cannot resist the opportunity to present some more of Hesse's endings: "I understood it all. I understood Pablo. I understood Mozart, and somewhere behind me I heard his ghastly laughter. I knew that all the hundred thousand pieces of life's game were in my pocket. A glimpse of its meaning had stirred my reason, and I was determined to begin the game afresh...One day I would be a better hand at the game. One day I would learn how to laugh. Pablo was waiting for me, and Mozart, too." ("Steppenwolf") "Govinda bowed low. Incontrollable tears trickled down his old face. He was overwhelmed by a feeling of great love, of the most humble veneration. He bowed low, right down to the ground, in front of the man sitting there motionless, whose smile reminded him of everything that had ever been of value and holy
Guest commentary As with human beings, it has always seemed to me that books have their own peculiar destinies. They are drawn towards people who are waiting for them and reach them at the right moment. They are made of living material and continue to cast light through the darkness long after the death of their authors. Regarding the above, Hesse said, "Almost all my prose works are biographies of the soul. They are not stories, entanglements and tensions, but basically monologues in which a single person is portrayed in his relationship to the world and to his self." The first of Hesse's books which I read in the summer of 1982 was "Demian." It made an extraordinary impression on me. Thus Hesse has always been more than a writer or a poet. He is a spiritual guide not only for me but for whole generations of men. Demian is not actually a physical being, since he is never separated from Sinclair, the character who narrates the book. In fact, Demian is in the depths of all of us. In other words, Demian is the essential Self which remains unchanging and untouched, and through him the book attempts to give instruction concerning the magical essence of existence. This message is not literally specified within the book; rather it is hinted at magically. Also, this symbolic truth can only be understood intuitively, but when it appears, it enlightens the whole being. That is why for the past several years I have been able to walk through the streets everywhere feeling something new has come into my life. Please, enjoy the book's ending:
in his life." ("Siddhartha") "Lovely," was the reaction to these endings by Kurt Vonnegut, an American author. In "Why They Read Hesse," Vonnegut explained quite well the American youth's love for Hesse in the 60s and early 70s: "He is clear and direct and well translated, and he offers hope and romance which the young play hell finding anywhere else these days. And that is such a sunny explanation." And searching for the darker, deeper explanations, Vonnegut asked a young drummer, college dropout and an admirer of "Steppenwolf," why he thought the book was selling so well. "The drummer said that most college people were experimenting with drugs and that "Steppenwolf" harmonized perfectly with their experiences," Vonnegut said. "I thought the best part of the drug experience was that everything harmonized with it—everything but the police department. The drummer admitted this was so," Vonnegut added. Vonnegut declared Hesse the modern man who told tales of quest best and cited "Siddhartha" to be the most innocent tale of seeking and finding. My sentiments exactly, plus my love for the man. I will best remember this quote: "I am a poet, a seeker, and a confessor, obligated to truth and sincerity," said Hesse. "I have a charge, albeit small and confined: to help other seekers to understand and to cope with the world, if only by assuring them that they are not alone."
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Michael Keaton gambles with 'The Squeeze' Calendar... CSU Summer Alumni Jazz Ensemble 8 p.m. July
19th at VZD's, 4200 N Western. Free Watermelon and Concert with the CSU band
at 7:30 tonight at University Center.
Governor's Conference on Small Business 8 a.m. to
6 p.m. July 21, CSU University Center.
On Stage... "Present Laughter,"
presented by the Dollar Stock Company of the University of Oklahoma, 8:15 p.m. every night through Saturday at The Corner Stage in Norman, 771 Asp. For more information call 364-0207. "011ie Follies,'
presented by Performing Arts Community Theater, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Artsplace II, 20 W Main, Oklahoma City. "As You Like It," July 17-19, July 24-26 and July 31-Aug. 2, Hafer Park, Edmond. "Oliver," presented by Edmond Community Theater, 8 p.m. tonight through July 18 with matinee performances at 2 p.m. Saturday and July 19, Judd Theater, Oklahoma Christian College, 2501 E Memorial Road. For more information call 478-4452.
Music... Billy Idol with special guest The Cult 7:30 p.m. July 20, Star Ampitheater, Frontier City. Al Jarreau with Chaka Khan 8 p.m. July 23, Zoo Ampitheater. Crosby, Stills and Nash
with special guest Mason Ruffner, 7:30 p.m. July 19, Star Ampitheater, Frontier City. The Beastie Boys with Run DMC 8 p.m. July 23, Myriad. Orchestra Auditions for Summerstock Community Theater's production of "Oklahoma!," 2 to 5 p.m. July 19, Council Road Baptist Church, 2900 N Council.
Misc... Artsplace with jewelry by Miki Lippi, weaving by Sue Moss Sullivan and ceramics by Greg Zeorlin through Friday, 20 W Main. "Facets of Modern Art," 1 to 4 p.m. weekdays
through Aug. 30, 3113 General Pershing Blvd, state fairgrounds. For more information call 946-4477.
By Kathy Fletcher Associate Editor "The Squeeze," a new release from Tri Star Pictures joins "Tin Men", a recent production from Touchstone Pictures, in character concentration and confusion on the subject of "Bonanza." In or near the beginning scenes of "The Squeeze" Michael Keaton, as Harry Berg, is playing poker with some nasty looking thugs of unknown origin while at the same time musing of the origin of Hoss on "Bonanza." "He just didn't look like Little Joe or Adam," Berg said to the visible displeasure of his card playing cronies. He also denounces the Cartwrights as snobs and insists that Hop Sing, the cook, was grossly underpaid. These discussions are not a central and intricate part of the plot, but "Bonanza" is an underlying theme that follows a definite pattern throughout the movie. Berg uses the title song from "Bonanza," of which he actually knows the words, as a personal fight and victory song.
The real story begins when Berg is sent by his ex-wife to find an important long black box in her apartment. He finds the box plus a dead body, so naturally he goes to find his ex-wife to enquire about her strange furnishings. Instead, he finds two thugs in the hotel hallway who also want to find his ex and/or the long black box. Berg is left beaten, bemused and bewildered. Titus, the heavy sweating hit man, is portrayed by Meatloaf. He is granted only one real line in the whole film so I can't say much about his acting ability, but his sweating ability surpasses all. Berg is aided by his alimony back-payment summons-server, Rachel Dobs, portrayed by talented actress Rae Dawn Chong. She has also been hired by the bad guys to get the box from Berg, although she doesn't realize that the bad guys are bad or that the box is dangerous. The black box turns out to be an electro-magnet that has the power to scam a lottery game. Berg plans to use it but Dobs
plans to turn him in for it. When the villains threaten to kill Dobs if they do not receive the box, Berg has to make an important decision. "The Squeeze" is barely a passable movie scraping by with the help of some vintage Michael
Keaton as an unlucky loser in trouble and some comic help from versatile actress Rae Dawn Chong. It's not a blockbuster or a sidebuster, but it is Michael Keaton, and he could even make a day at the Ponderosa seem like fun.
Michael Keaton and Rae Dawn Chong worry about what the bad guys are going to do next in a chase scene from "The Squeeze."
'Adventures in Babysitting pokes havoc filled humor I
by Luann Lucado wrecker driver who inadvertently involves the foursome in a large car Student Writer smuggling ring. The theatre employees wore buttons that said, "Don't !! with the One of the best scenes is set in an all-Black blues bar where the fourbabysitter!" and after watching Touchstone Pictures, "Adventures in some try to hide from the car smuggling henchmen. Chris and her Babysitting," I understood why. charges land on stage and are told by the bandleader, "No one leaves The babysitter, Chris, portrayed by fresh faced Elisabeth Shue, was this place without singin' the blues." supposed to have a date until her boyfriend cancelled. Having no other They proceed to relate their problems to the audience and with help plans, Chris consents to babysit the Andersons' daughter Sarah while from the band, end up singing the "Babysitting Blues." they attend a party. Meanwhile back at the bus station, Brenda's glasses are stolen, she is Sarah is portrayed by nine-year-old brown-eyed Maia Brewton who harrassed by a gun-toting bum and she tries to buy a hotdog with a twosteals many of the scenes with her wide-eyed innocence, humor and party check. courage. She envisions good always conquering evil. Cartoon character At the same time, Chris and her charges encounter two opposing "Mighty Thor" is her hero. gangs on the subway, have to take Brad to the hospital, break in on a Sarah's brother Brad and his best friend, Darrel-Stray Dog, porfraternity party, recover the station wagon from a mechanic that trayed by Keith Coogan and Anthony Rapp respectively, decide to stay resembles the "Mighty Thor," catch Chris's boyfriend Mike with at the Andersons to oogle Chris. another girl and end up saving Sarah from the car smugglers at the ofThe complications began when Brenda, Chris's best friend calls. She fice building of the unsuspecting Andersons, who are attending their ofis at the downtown bus station and because she has had a change of fice party. heart about running away from home she is in desperate need for Chris Back at the bus station, Brenda has retrieved her glasses from a bag to rescue her. lady, but is barely holding on to her sanity. Chris, Sarah and teenagers Brad and Darrel pile into the station "Adventures in Babysitting" is definitly an adventure in light fun, wagon and head into the big city of Chicago for what seems like an easy good humor and very likable characters. Perhaps with more thought mission. and creativity it could have delivered the best laughs of the summer, Their troubles begin with a flat-tire, no spare and a considerate although for some it still will, and for some it already has.
Governor to promote small business at conference By Deborah Moseley Student Writer Small business is Oklahoma's number one growth industry according to Governor Henry Bellmon. He is inviting future and present small business owners to Central State University to "catch the spirit" of this growth. The first annual Governor's Conference on Small Business will be from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 21, in the University Center. "Experts tell us that over 70 percent of Oklahoma's future growth will come from small business companies with fewer than 500 employees," Bellmon said in his open invitation. "Small business is big business in Oklahoma," he said. "Issues and regulations affecting this important sector of our economy are of vital concern to us all." The conference will feature issue sessions on World Trade Opportunites; Marketing and Business Education; Government Purchasing and Procurem- ,AL;
Manpower, Payroll and Insurance; Regulation and Paperwork; and Financing, Taxation and Bankruptcy. Governor Bellmon will discuss "The State and Small Business" during the afternoon session. Secretary of Education William Bennett is scheduled as keynote speaker. An all-day services fair, open to the public, will be held in conjunction with the conference. Representatives of nearly 40 state/federal agencies and private organizations will be available to discuss ongoing assistance programs for small business. "As the home base for this oneday conference, CSU can demonstrate its strengths within its staff and faculty to provide a link between academia, the community and the small business owner," said Pamela Bryan, director of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at CSU. CSU is developing a niche for
small business, meaning it's creating an environment best suited for the Oklahoma small business owner, according to Bryan. Through CSU small business courses and SBDC assistance programs, entrepreneurship can blossom by linking ideas and people, she said. Bryan and her SBDC staff are preparing for approximately 1000 participants from chambers of commerce, small businesses, legislative offices and public and private agencies throughout the state. "Often the small business owner is handicapped by lack of expertise in some area of his operation," said Bryan. "He is unaware of the services available to him to fill those weak areas in his business. At this conference, each participant can form a coalition of contacts to better run his own operation. "When Governor Bellmon and several Oklahoma business people
attended the Washington, D.C.
Update on Small Business, they realized the need to create a statewide network for small business," Bryan said. She added that since small business contributes 80 percent of the gross product for the entire state, Bellmon agreed to endorse a similar Update Conference here. Small business owners often feel isolated and voiceless when it comes to dealing with the bureaucracy, according to Bryan. "This conference will provide Oklahoma small business owners and legislators an actual forum to update Washington instead of waiting for Washington to update them," said Bryan. Advance conference registration of $15 per person (includes lunch) can be obtained by contacting the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, 6601 Broadway Extension, Oklahoma City, OK 73116. Forms for registration are also available at SBDC offices in the University Center on the
fourth floor.
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Old North clinics benefit students, community By Jane Vesper Old North Tower is home to several clinics which benefit CSU College of Education students as well as children in the community who have various needs. Undergraduate and graduate students receive practicum credit for work in the Speech and Hearing Clinic, Reading Clinic and Special Education Preschool. Dr. Scott McLaughlin, assistant professsor of speech/language and pathology, said between 75 and 100 clients are accepted in the Speech and Hearing Clinic for the fall and spring semesters. Speech and hearing services are free to CSU students and their families and non-students are charged a nominal fee. Usually graduate students test clients to determine specific needs and the clients, which are adults as well as children, work with students on a one to one basis. "Probably 80 to 90 percent of our students are preparing for careers in education" McLaughlin said. "However, masters degreed students are qualified to work in hospitals and private practice." Karen McGrath is director of the Special Education Preschool which serves children who have special needs such as physical, mental or behavioral problems. She has been director of the preschool since 1969. Children from three to seven are usually referred from social service agencies. The program also works closely with the Edmond school system. McGrath said that children are
accepted into the preschool according to the number of university students enrolled in the special education courses. There is usually a waiting list, she said. "Throughout the semester we stress improvement in academic skills, social skills and especially increasing the self-esteem of the child as preparation for public school attendance," she said. "Also, when the children leave here, a defined program follows them to their next school placement," McGrath added. In a third clinic, children who are thought to have reading related problems are tested and diagnosed at the Reading Clinic in Old North. "Acceptance into the program is based on the child's reading expectancy which is determined by the testing," said Barbara England, director of the Reading Clinic. "There is a nine to twelve month waiting list most of the time." The Reading Clinic is part of the masters program in reading and the graduate will be certified by the Oklahoma State Department of Education as a Reading Specialist. "Working with children who have reading or language related problems gives students valuable practical and clinical experience," England said. The three directors agreed that although the clinics are separate, they all work closely together and when it's appropriate, try to refer and provide services to each other.
Photo by Jane Vesper
In Old North Tower Speech and Hearing Clinic CSU graduate student Trisha Boss helps John Blobaum practice his sounds while watching himself in a mirror.
CSU student receives recognition in magazine photo contest By Kathy Fletcher Associate Editor Alan Childers, a CSU senior photojournalism major, was chosen recently as a finalist in the Photographers Forum magazine student photo contest.
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Childers entered two color and three black and white photographs, although each photographer is allowed only one winning photograph. Childer's color one-minute time-exposure of the Rainbow Ride at the State Fair of Oklahoma '86 was included among the finalists which were the top seven percent of all entries. "I was just walking by the ride and I thought it would be a good night time exposure," Childers said. "You wouldn't have been able to see this picture without the help of the camera."
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Sweet, sour job poses challenge "Managing is like holding a dove in your hand. Squeeze too hard and you kill it; not hard enough and it flies away." Tommy Lasorda, Los Angeles Dodgers manager By Mary Butler
Sports editor The hours are long. The pay is slim. The awards are scarce. The job sometimes carries the responsibilities of a parent, the stresses of an air traffic controller and the pressures of the president. "And no matter what you do with what you have, one team always loses the game," said Abe Lemmons, head basketball coach at Oklahoma City University. The coaching profession is often enticing, but the glitter and fame of the select few who fill television screens and sportpages is deceiving. "If someone goes into coaching and views it as a job or if their doing it for the money or the prestige, they probably won't be successful," said Dr. Phil Ball, Associate Professor of Health and Physical Education at CSU. Ball spent 28 years as a head coach. For thirteen years, from 1964-76, he directed the Broncho football team to an 82-46-6 record, manufactured a 1972 conference champion and produced 26 All-Americans. "Most folks who coach are at the stage where they'd pay someone to let them coach," said Ball. "Coaches receive the satisfaction of knowing that they've made a worthwhile contribution to another person's life and that they've made a postive contribution to that person's overall well being. "The rewards of coaching greatly cover-up the minor disappointments you experience along the way," said CSU's men's tennis coach Francis Baxter.
"Coaching is a good life," CSU athletic director John "Skip" Wagnon said. "But a person has to realize that if you eo into athletics to coach, you'll take on a whole different life style. "Your life will revolve around coaching because of the hours. You're family has to realize that. It's important to have an understanding wife and children who are interested in athletics and support you. Otherwise you won't spend very much time with them," Wagnon said. Lemmons has coached men's basketball at major universities for 31 years. He has compiled a 584-304 won-loss record and last season led his OCU Chiefs to a 34-1 record. The colorful coach lends a different perspective to the coaching profession. "I'm sure I'd rather be doing something else. You know what they call the guy who finishes last in medical school? They call him Doctor," Lemmons said. "It's an easy job if you make it," said Lemmons. "But some coaches can't stand the heat," he added. "Everyone knows the winner is not always the best and the loser is not always the worst," said Baxter. Lemmons talked about former CSU basketball coach Buddy Armstong. "He's a good example of what can happen to coaches," said Lemmons. "Buddy was hard to beat. He was an outstanding coach, but he just wasn't winning so something had to be done," he added. Lemmons has also picked on
The faces of coaching, CSU mentors in action. Clockwise from the top left, wrestling coach David James and student coach Billy Ried at last year's national championships; women's basketball coach John Keely and his assistant; baseball coach Billy Hunt, and Broncho offensive backfield coach Boone Copeland with quarterback Reggie Smith.
the way the success of a coach is measured. "Just once I'd like to see the win-loss record of doctors right out in front where people could see them—won ten, lost three, tied two," said Lemmons. "Some players are better than others. Some teams are better that others. You try to win ballgames
Pro ball trainer realizes dream By Mary Butler
Sports editor "The only reason I ever wanted to be an athletic trainer was to work for the Texas Rangers baseball club," a guy named Greg Harrell said as he shared some of his boyhood baseball stories. "I used to spend whole summers listening to the Rangers on the radio. I'd pick up a rubber ball or tennis ball and just bounce it off a wall for hours while I listened to games. "There were a few summers that I listened to every single inning of every single game. I caught a lot of flack, but the Rangers were more important to me than any of my friends," said Harrell. Twelve years later, the young athletic trainer sat in his office in Port Charlotte, Fla., talking about his new job, training for the Port Charlotte Rangers, a class A affiliate of the Texas Rangers in the Florida State League. "It's a dream come true for me. I've followed the Rangers since 1975. This is what I've always wanted," Harrrell said. After turning in more than 3,100 hours in the Broncho training room, Harrell was gradated from CSU and certified to be an athletic trainer in 1986. Harrell spent four and a half years under the watchful eye of CSU's head trainer, Jeff Mckibbin. During that time Harrell was responsible for both the Broncho football and basketball teams. "Everything that's come to me, everything I have right now, I owe to Jeff Mckibbin," said Harrell. "When I came to CSU I knew nothing. He taught me everything I know," he added. Harrell's job in professional baseball involves quite a bit more than putting the talents he picked up at CSU into practice. "Not only am I responsible for injuries and all the things that go along with training a team, but I'm
also responsible for the equipment, the laundry, the batboys and a lot of other stuff in the club house," said Harrell. "At this level, the trainer oversees a lot of things. The futher you advance in baseball, the more your responsibilities revolve around just being a trainer," he added. One of Harrell's most prized goals is to move up through the baseball ladder and eventually train in the major leagues. "The ultimate job for me would be training in Arlington for the Rangers," said Harrell. "Right now I'm only part time. I'd like to become full time. But realistically, I'd have to put in at least 10 years in the minors to make it to the majors," Harrell said. The toughest part of Harrell's job in the minors is finding time to be a trainer. "With all the other responsibilities I have, sometimes it's just real hard be a trainer," said Harrell. "Sometimes this job's a lot of fun. Some days it's just a job. You really have to enjoy baseball or you just wouldn't make it," he said. Game time is Harrell's favorite part of the job. He talks proudly about his Rangers. "We're the only team in the Ranger's organization that has a winning record right now," Harrell said of his team that's resting in second place in the Florida Leauge with a 51-48 record. Of course Ranger baseball is what makes athletic training worth while for Harrell. "A lot of this just wouldn't be worth it if I were working for any other organization," said Harrell. "But I try not to worry. God brought me here for a reason. He's in control," he said. "I hope all this keeps going, but no matter what, I'll always 1-s_ proud of this," said Harrell.
and get your guys out of school. You should measure your success by what you get out of a team, not by a win/loss record or other's opinions," said Lemmons. Ball finds the rewards and successes of coaching to be more subtle. "It's not the great athlete you have an impact on. It's the athlete who was a troubled kid. Ten, fifteen years down the line, they seek you out and tell you they appreciated you. "They hated your guts before and you probably just tolerated them when they were around, but then you find out they look upon you as being a real influence in their lives," Ball said. "That influence is kind of frightening sometimes," said Baxter. "The responsibilty you have because of that influence is frightening," he added. "But you have an opportunity to help develop good life style
habits in your players," Baxter said. "We have a tremendous opportunity to influence studentathletes. Far more than what we'd like at times. It's actually way out of proportion," said Ball. Baxter tries to keep everything in focus. A proper perspective on winning and losing provides a key to measuring a coaches success. "It's important not to overemphasize winning and losing. There are a lot of other positive things to be gained," said Wagnon. But it's Baxter, the tennis coach, who provides an illustration to tie it all together. "Above the gate at the entrance to Wimbledon is a sign that says `When you meet winning and losing and learn to treat those imposters the same, then you have achieved success,"' said Baxter. "They key word is 'imposter'. Winning and losing are imposters. They're not real. They're not what it's all about," Baxter said.
Former Broncho linebacker named to Washington post Pat Ragsdale, a 1968 CSU graduate and former Broncho football player, has been appointed principal deputy to the head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in Washington D. C. Ragsdale, a Cherokee, will be serving Ross Swimmer, also an Oklahoman, on an interim basis. Ragsdale replaces Dr. Ronald L. Esquerra who left the BIA on tune 1. The CSU graduate's duties include overseeing BIA budget, data systems and personnel operations. Ragsdale has been involved in
government service for twenty years. He began his career as a summer laborer for the BIA and after serving in the military, accepted the position of tribal government services specialist in Muskogge in 1972. He later assumed BIA jobs in Flagstaff and Phoenix, Ariz., and Fort Duchesne, Utah and returned to Oklahoma in 1984. Ragsdale participated on the Broncho football team for four years under coach Phil Ball. The former offensive guard graduated from CSU with a B.A. in History.
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CSU serves-up inaugural volleyball slate From staff reports
Lady Broncho Volleyball Fall Schedule Date
Opponent
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,44 .) Kim Spicer (left), a former Lady Broncho, and an unidentified teammate, double-up to foil an opponent's spike attempt in one of the last games played at Wantland Hall in 1984.
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Sept. 10 Midwestern State Wichita Falls Sept. 15 Texas Woman's University Denton, TX Sept. 18-19 Oklahoma Baptist Tournament Shawnee, OK Sept. 22 Oklahoma Baptist Edmond, OK Sept. 25 Midwestern State Edmond, OK Sept. 29 Okla. Baptist & Austin Shawnee, OK Oct. 1 Southern Nazarene Edmond, OK Oct. 3 Abilene Christian* Edmond, OK Oct. 5 Texas A&I* Kingsville Oct. 8 Southern Nazarene Bethany, OK Oct. 10 Eastern NM* Portales, NM Oct. 12 West Texas State* Canyon, TX Oct. 15 East Texas State* Commerce, TX Oct. 17 Angelo State* Edmond, OK Oct. 27 Abilene Christian* Abilene, TX Oct. 29 East Texas State* Edmond, OK Nov. 2 Texas A&I* Edmond, OK Nov. 5 Angelo State* San Angelo Nov. 7 Eastern NM* Edmond, OK Nov. 9 West Texas State* Edmond, OK * -- Lone Star Conference game
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Varsity spikes, bumps, sets and serves will once again appear on campus as the newly organized Lady Broncho volleyball program digs into its first match since the team was folded in 1984. The refurbished CSU team will battle Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, Texas, in their season opener on Sept. 10. The varsity program was dropped three years ago because of scheduling problems. A CSU press release said the team was dissolved because fewer and fewer state universities offered volleyball as a varsity sport. The sport was revived because the Lone Star Coference, CSU's new NCAA competitive organization, requires participating schools to field teams in men's and women's basketball, football and women's volleyball. "The volleyball program will allow more women to play sports who would not have had the opportunity otherwise," said athletic director John "Skip" Wagnon. "The team will provide a chance for more students to be involved in athletics and will help the university," Wagnon added. Featuring a 12 match conference schedule and an Oklahoma Baptist Universtiy tournament, the Lady Broncho team will play over twenty matches. Their first home contest is scheduled for Sept. 22 against the OBU Lady Bisons. Open tryouts for the team will be held next fall. Information about the program will be availiable on August 24 at a team organizational meeting. The location and time of the meeting will be posted throughout the Broncho Field House on that date. A coach for the first year program has not been named but will be announced soon, said Wagnon.
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CSU food service director oriented toward students
EXAMINATION SCHEDULE Summer Semester 1987 Classwork will end Thursday, July 23, 1987 at the close of evening classes. Final examinations will be conducted according to the following schedule: CLASS TIME
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By Pat Hammert Student writer On Willie Maxwell's coffee cup is a quote: "No More Mr. Nice Guy." However, the people that work with him say it is a joke, and , that he really is a nice guy who is easy to work alongside. Maxwell, who is director of food service for CSU's University Center, professes to be peopleoriented and especially studentoriented. Many of the approximately 35 food service employees are students and Maxwell tries to treat them like the adults they are. "One of the aspects I like about my job is dealing with people," Maxwell said. "I'm oriented toward the students because I was a student." Maxwell asserts that he wants nothing served that could be considered sub-standard. He buys the same products that cafeterias such as Furr's and Luby's buy—name brand sausage and grade A beef, he said. "We try to present attractive food in a good atmosphere. In the student cafeteria, we work on a five-cycle food schedule, for instance, meat loaf every five weeks, plus we do a special theme meal for the students each month," Maxwell said. "I try to think of them not as students but as customers." Maxwell likes to look at the positive aspects of his job. One of his pet peeves, though, is the amount of money he is forced to spend on tableware every semester. "It (the tableware) has a habit of walking off. I spend $800-900 a semester replacing it, which ends up costing the student," he said. Maxwell's domain is the 89er Cafeteria, the Redbud Restaurant, the Oklahoma Room and the deli on the fourth floor of the University Center. His domain also includes Several banquet rooms and three main ballrooms. Maxwell plans and supervises about 30 banquets, breakfasts and special dinners a month. Maxwell likes to serve different ethnic food at banquets. He may serve German food one day and Italian food the next. "I've got all kinds of cookbooks and I'm always looking for something new," he said. However, complications can exist. He relates the story of the time he planned a Chinese theme banquet for the Faculty Dames. He had ordered the food from the broker, ordered and received the
Chinese decorations, and the Faculty Dames had already had the programs printed. Three days before the banquet, Maxwell called the vendor to pick up the food. The vendor did not have it and couldn't get it. At the last minute Maxwell had to special order the items out of Dallas. "That was a traumatic situation," he said. Maxwell's days are dictated by the events scheduled for that day. Usually his hours are 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. However, he said, every day is different. "My days are never hum-drum. I might have a banquet for breakfast for 300 and one at lunch for 300 and one in the evening for 300, which makes for a 16-hour 11110011•••■.--
Willie Maxwell day. I like it like that, although my wife doesn't. She calls me a work-aholic," he said. Married for 20 years and the father of two sons, Maxwell attended CSU for two years before earning a degree in hotel and restaurant management from Oklahoma State University. He worked in food service at Will Rogers World Airport and later managed a local restaurant. Maxwell has been CSU food service director for more than nine years. The former Oklahoma City Star-Spencer basketball player has been mistaken for a pro-football player. In fact, when he was asked for his autograph by a group of high school girls who were certain he was with the Dallas Cowboys his nice guy image came through. "They kept insisting, so I scribbled them my autograph," he said.
Business conference offers alternatives, opportunities By Deborah Moseley On July 21, CSU will provide students a unique opportunity to meet Governor Bellmon and 1000 "movers and shakers" in Oklahoma small business. For $15 advance registration, students can tap into the statewide entrepreneurial spirit at the first annual Governor's Conference on Small Business at the University Center from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. "Being an entrepreneur is a hot topic today," said Ray Dupont, CSU collegiate entrepreneur. His club, now affiliated with the
Association of Collegiate Entrepreneurs (ACE), will be one of 70 organizations represented at the free all-day services fair, held in conjunction with the conference. Like CSU Career Day, this fair could change the manner in which a student approaches the job market. For some students, developing a business plan could be a better alternative to developing a resume. The convention will provide information and guidance to those considering that alternative.