THE September 27, 1988 Vol. 87, No. 9
ATISTA
Tuesday Edition
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Events planned for homecoming Homecoming festivities began yesterday at Central State University and will continue through Saturday. The following events and competitions have been scheduled by the University Center Activities Board and for University FEST for students, faculty and alumni:
Tuesday: • Starting yesterday and continuing all week is the Treasure Hunt. Clues are displayed daily on the marquee directing participants to a prize valued between $75 and $150. • Stuff it contest at Broncho Field House pool at 3 p.m. Five members of six-member teams stretch a swim cap until the sixth member can fit inside. Then they pull him the length of the pool. • Wet sweatshirt contest will be held at Broncho Field House pool at 4 p.m. Members of six-member teams will swim across the pool and give their wet-sweatshirt to the next swimmer in a relay. • Jello tug-o-war planned for 6 p.m. at Thatcher Lake. Contestants will engage in tug-of-war across a pile of Jello.
Wednesday: • Mud volleyball finals 3 p.m. at Thatcher Lake. • Mini-marathon, 6 p.m., beginning at Thatcher Lake. Pairs of participants will run a race while passing a football back and forth.
Thursday: • University FEST will begin, with tents set up at Thatcher Lake. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 5:30 to 8 p.m., booths will be in operation for various organizations offering both activities and food. • Pie throw auction is planned for 3 p.m. Students may bid for pies to be thrown at faculty, administrators or student leaders. • Obstacle course at 6 p.m. Students will run races alternately with flippers, in sacks, on tricycles, with eggs in their mouths and between rows of shaving cream.
Friday: • University FEST continues from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Thatcher Lake. • Egg toss, 6 p.m. at Thatcher Lake. An egg will be tossed between participants without touching any part of their bodies. • Four-legged race, 6:30 p.m., Thatcher Lake. Teams of three will participate in races with their legs ties together. • Simon Says, 7 p.m., at Thatcher Lake. • Homecoming Dance, 8 p.m., at Broncho Field House. • Bon Fire and Pep Rally, 9 p.m., outside Broncho Field House.
Saturday:
Dr. Marcia Harala, Dr. Roberta Sloan and Dr. Clyde Jacob Jr. chat during the faculty reception Friday in the University Center. (Photo by Daniel Smith)
Election draws few voters By Mark Mitchell and Tim Earley Student Writers Only 92 students turned out to vote in the general election Wednesday at Central State University. They approved the new Student Association Constitution and filled five seats on the Student Senate, according to Randal Terrill, Student Senate historian. Final election returns indicate fewer than one percent of the student body participated in the election. But low voter turnout may be a thing of the past under the new constitution should CSU President Bill Lillard accept it because
it will not restrict students to voting by college, said Lisa Coen, Student Association president. The current constitution restricts students to voting only for candidates running from their respective colleges, and the student voting population is separated into four college subdivisions. Only students from the College of Liberal Arts were allowed to vote in the senate election, but all students were eligible to vote on the constitution, said Coen. "It's an empirical example of voter apathy on this campus," Terrill said. Coen also said poor voter turnout may be attributable to lack of election publicity and the large
number of students who commute to and from CSU. The new Student Association Constitution was approved by a vote of 83-9. Nine students ran for five Student Senate seats representing the College of Liberal Arts. Forty ballots were cast, and the winners were: Jeff Blansett, 19 votes; Justin Blansett, 18 votes; Bret Purser, 18 votes; Howard Nelson Pelphrey, 17 votes; and Timothy Kalman with 17 votes. Coen said she hopes to present the new constitution to CSU President Bill Lillard sometime this week. The new senators were sworn in Monday.
• University FEST continues from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. • Pre-game pep-rally at 10:30 a.m. at Thatcher Lake. • Football game 2 p.m. at Wantland Stadium. During halftime, the homecoming queen will be crowned, and winners of contests will be announced. Students will be admitted free with a CSU ID.
CSU student Brett Turner jogs with his dog, Shilo, near Murdaugh Hall.(Photo by Dagmar Peery)
Music theater option
Music degree instituted Central State University's music department has instituted a new music theater degree. CSU is the only state school to have such a degree with an interdepartmental curriculum, said Tamara Long, associate professor of music. Upon graduation, a student pursuing this degree will receive a bachelor of music degree with a music theater option. The courses taken over a four-year period will draw from many departments including drama, dance, music, oral communications and creative studies, Long said. Such exposure to the other art forms will assist the students in developing all facets of their talent, she said. "When I first began to visualize
this degree, I found that far too often music theater was located in one department, and the curriculum was heavily weighted in that area," Long said. "This seemed unfair to the student. Talented people are usually creative in more than one field." Long, whose credits include television and Broadway, said special emphasis will be given to receiving an education degree with an additional year of college. All teachers of music and drama need to know how to direct, choreograph and execute sets, lights and sound, she said. Aside from the education, the most important aspect of the degree will be geared toward getting a job in the professional world, Long said. She has design-
ed a specialized interviewing and auditioning class she hopes will help students accomplish this goal. "This course accomplishes in two semesters what it took me 10 years to learn in New York," she said. The course will include such topics as getting an agent, proper dress and attitude, auditioning procedures, contracts and resumes. "We also do in-depth work on stage fright and nerves. All this needs to be brought into balance and under the control of the performer. It is done through a series of relaxation and visualization techniques and by a good shot of knowledge about the way the business is run," Long said.