The Vista September 29, 1987

THE September 29, 1987 Vol. 86, No. 9

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Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma

Senate defeats SIS expansion

By Elaine Coleman Student writer The Student Association Senate voted to defeat a resolution supporting the expansion of the Student Information System (SIS) during the Student Senate Meeting, Sept. 28, held in the Council Room of the University Center.

The resolution, introduced by Sen. Bill Smith, had proposed to expand the SIS through an increase in the number of programs available, as well as the number and location of access terminals on campus.

Smith presented the features of the proposed bill to the senate and pointed out that the new SIS programs, as well as the increased number and location of terminals would help to provide easier and faster access to a larger amount of knowledge that would be of interest to the student body.

Sen. Farshad Werner questioned the economic feasiblity of the expansion.

"If we were a prospering university, it would be a good idea. But we don't have the money," he said.

Sen. David Fuller supported Werner's opposition and added that he felt that the proposed expansion might pose a security problem.

"With this system," Fuller said, "private information would be accessible to anyone who wants to see it."

The Senate defeated the resolution by a vote of 7 to 6.

Shilling also announced the appointment of the following administrative committee members: Carla Kraus, Embry Giddings, and Jerry Blansett, traffic appeals; Bill Smith, council on academic affairs; Bill Smith, admissions and advisement and Lisa Coen, Kim Voynar, and Sue Starkey, publications board.

Also appointed were Carol Green, Sue Starkey and Lisa Coen, health committee; Bill Smith and Glen Kilgour, library committee; Jerry Blansett and Evan Pierce, religious emphasis; Glen Kilgouyr and Jeff Aynes, student conduct and Kim Voynar, Jeanie Bernardy and Michele Gallman, cultural arts.

Going down Dr. Malcolm Coby, associate prof. of curriculum and instruction takes, his turn on the hot seat of the dunk tank that was set up in Thatcher Lake Friday.

Students offered revenge

By J. Money The Student Council for Exceptional Children (SEC) gave students and others a chance to get their least favorite students or professors all wet Friday.

The professors and students took turns in a dunk tank for a good cause. Proceeds from the afternoon's activities went to needy organizations around Edmond such as the Meadows, a center for young adults who are mentally handicapped through ac-

cident or birth and the Genesis House, a home for abused kids.

SEC member Julie Arreola said the organization donates the money it raises to various schools and charities.

"In fact," she added, "if someone comes to us with ideas about charities which need help, then we look into what we can do."

Arreola said the organization focuses on special education but is open to all education majors. Ac-

tivities the group conducts include going to conferences to keep up on the latest advances, throwing parties for children at the University of Oklahoma Medical Center during the holiday season and coordinating games during the Special Olympics.

"Not only do members get to help needy children and adults," Arreola said, "they also get first hand experience in working with the agencies who deal with handicapped kids."

SSSS conference attended by 250

of the SSSS conference and CSU sociology professor, opened the conference by saying that he

Dr. Godfrey Ellis, assistant professor of family relations and child development at Oklahoma State University and a consultant at Clayton's agency spoke about incest in families.

"Those who have been subjected to incest have given up the role of victim and learned to rise and build upon what has happened in the past," said Ellis.

hoped everyone participating would leave with a new attitude and approach in the way they viewed human sexuality.

Dr. Lawrence Clayton, SSSS president, said this (the conference) was a new effort for the Oklahoma chapter, and added that it turned out better than anyone had hoped.

"The Oklahoma chapter of SSSS was started in 1985, with just a few members. This conference would have been impossible a few years ago," Clayton said. "We have followed on the footsteps of giants such as Kinsey and Masters and Johnson. SSSS is now the premier organization in the field."

Clayton, an ordained Luthern minister who also founded the United Methodist Counseling Service, gave credit to Irving for organizing the first state conference of this kind.

Topics addressed at the conference included incest and gender roles.

"The taboo on dealing with incest may be as strong or stronger than incest itself," Ellis added.

Ellis admitted he did not know the exact statistics on incest, as numerous cases go unreported, but estimates that approximately 100,000 children are victimized each year. Ellis also estimated that one-half of the females and onethird of males have been sexually abused.

Also speaking in a workshop on gender roles was Ari Kane, director of The Human Outreach and Achievement Institute in Boston.

Kane said that he hoped to change the attitudes of those present in the workshop.

"There are approximately eight million cross-dressers in this country," Kane stated. "In this society anything that deviates from the norm is defined as deviant or sick.

We are taught when we are sick to go to a professional or a doctor.

But mental deviance is shied away from by most doctors."

Two hundred and fifty people attended the first state conference of the Society of the Scientific Study of Sex (SSSS) which was held last weekend in the Liberal Arts Building on the CSU campus and was attended by 250 people.

Dr. Lewis H. Irving, chairman

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Chairperson Jo Ann Adams helps members of the Art Club sort through a collection of art belonging to former-Gov. George Nigh. The

art will be displayed on the fourth floor of the University Center.

Students choose art for institute

By J. Murphy Patterson Student writer "Get Miss Piggy out of there," said Art Department Chairperson JoAnn Adams Wednesday to members of the CSU Art Club.

The students were sorting through artwork loaned to CSU by former Gov. George Nigh.

The collection, donated by Oklahoma artists, was given to George and Donna Nigh during their eight year stay in the Gover-

nor's Mansion. The works chosen by the Art Club will be displayed in an exhibit in the University Center, complementing the Nigh Institute of State Government.

"The works emphasize the state's role in involvement with art," Nigh said.

Art students Jim Bothwell and Hoang Levan found an acrylic portrait of an indian on a maple leaf one of many unusual items in the collection, which includes

needlepoint, oil, acrylic and pastel paintings. Other notable items are two watercolors of the White House, given by President and Mrs. Jimmy Carter.

Miss Piggy, portrayed in blue jeans and looking less glamorous than usual, was among the favorites of the Art Club not selected for the exhibit. Adams said carpet and plants will be added to the area to help identify it as part of the Nigh collection.

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Opinion Page Bomb threat scares editor

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Associate Editor An eye-opening event occurred Sept.

24 in the Communications Building. At 10 a.m., a person called KCSC radio station and said he was going to carry the United States—Iran conflict to CSU and had planted a bomb in the Communications Building set to go off in one hour.

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Commentary So did the campus police inform the department chairpersons, rush over and evacuate the building? No, what they did instead was to throroughly search the building. After careful consideration of the facts, the building was evacuated, 40 minutes after the threat was made.

Several students, faculty and staff members could have been killed or seriously injured during that period of time if the threat wasn't false.

Even though the caller said the bomb would go off in an hour, the campus police should have evacuated the building immediately. Should a bombbuilder really be trusted to have the timer set accurately?

Perhaps the campus police were avoiding a panic. But couldn't they have done it without endangering many lives in the process? Most people would probably like to know if they were "sitting on a bomb."

Fortunately, the threat turned out to be a hoax, and no bomb was found.

Yet it is not very reassuring to know the campus police may have put many lives in jeopardy while they were evaluating the situation.

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Should media expose past flaws?

By J. Money Gary Hart went down and out of the Democratic presidential race when he was exposed doing something wrong by the news media. Now a second Democratic contender, Sen. Joe Biden, has met the same fate.

Biden decided to withdraw from the list of contenders after he amitted to plagiarism and false claims he once made about his academic achievements.

Commentary Both the Hart and the Biden incidents have raised questions about how extensively the background of each candidate should be checked.

Background checks are not mentioned in the Constitution as a prerequisite for election to the presidential office.

Indeed, if such checks were required to be conducted on each person that claimed candidacy for the job, the task would be monumental.

In addition, such requirements might cause a sharp narrowing in the field of people interested in running for the chief political office.

But, the media has decided to undertake this task and expose whoever does not meet the public's expectation of what a good presidential candidate should be.

What do the people of this country want in a president? I think they want honesty, integrity, common sense and experience.

Did either Hart or Biden fail to live up to those expectations? And further, how far back should the American people look to determine if candidates are qualified or not?

Clearly, Hart did not exercise common sense when he involved himself in a relationship outside of his marriage.

What about Biden? He admitted to committing plagiarism while he was in law school. Did he have the knowledge

and common sense then that he has now?

Granted, people who run for public office must expect their personal lives will be examined to some extent. But, to what extent is considered fair?

Biden has done a good job in the Senate, proof can be judged by the fact he heads the Senate Judiciary Committee. Then what he did while in law school was committed by a different person than the Biden we know today.

And what about Gary Hart? It was rumored that his marriage had not been going very well and was apparently headed for a divorce before his meetings with Donna Rice were exposed.

Hart subsequently cancelled his bid for the race because of an indescretion which hurt no one but his family and himself.

Is the media being fair in choosing which of the candidates will be exposed, or are they just catching who they can?

That point is very controversial. It is entirely possible that every candidate who runs for political office has a skeleton in his or her closet.

True, some candidates have their skeletons hidden better than others.

But if one candidate is exposed for doing something wrong, then other candidates should have their wrongdoings exposed as well.

It is not clear to me if the media will do an adequate job in its effort to keep the political arena free of people who have done something wrong in the past.

Further, if the goal of the media is to knock someone out of a political race, it isn't fair. Media people should judge the dirt they uncover before they publicize it.

One basic question should be considered before publishing something which could ruin a candidate's political career.

Is the incident clearly indicative that the person would not do a good job in the position he or she is running for?

Before the 1980s, all a person who was considering running for political office had to consider was how qualified he or she was to do that job.

Candidates now will have to consider what they have done in their past as well.

It is bothersome that the news media has gotten into the business of discrediting potential office holders by exposing mistakes they have made in the past.

The media's intervention is prevalent on the local level. Newspapers in particular are locally owned by local businessmen who must make ends meet to survive.

How valid a choice can a newspaper publisher make about publishing the dirt of a political candidate running for local office?

The question of the affect it might have on the ability of the candidate to do the job is not most prevelant in such a case.

One thing a publisher might look at involves how much money he makes from the candidate. If that doesn't make sense, consider this.

Most political candidates on the local level are involved in the business community as well as politics.

Businesses run advertising in the newspaper.

If the publisher decided to expose a candidate for something the candidate has done wrong in the past, he would run the risk of losing the advertising of that candidate's business.

This decision would carry more weight if the business the candidate is involved with is one of the major advertisers in the newspaper.

Such things may or may not be happening, but it is important for everyone to recognize that the potential for the problem exists.

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News: World, state and local Iraqi jets hit Iranian tankers Iraq claimed its jets hit four oil tankers along the Iranian coast with missles in a 20-hour period ending Sunday evening.

Iraq has issued a new warning concerning a full scale war if Iran doesn't accept the United Nations cease fire.

Iran replied it would pursue its "holy war" against Iraq until President Saddam Hussein has fallen.

Persian Gulf shipping officials confirmed three of the Iraqi attacks.

Ethiopia faces famine, drought After three years of relief, Ethiopians are again facing drought and famine, according to David Morton, director of operations for the United Nations World Food Program in the capital, Addis Ababa.

The fields of grain in the northern, central and southern parts of the country are parched. Morton said Ethiopia needs approximately one million metric tons of emergency food aid for 1988 to avoid a famine.

The lack of rain was unexpected, Morton said, and it breaks a cycle of drought that came every 10 years.

Book says Saudis aided Contras The late CIA director William Casey asked the Saudi Arabian government for aid to his secret anti-terrorist force, according to a forthcoming book by journalist Bob Woodward.

The book contains details of what Woodward claimed is Casey's deathbed confession of his knowledge of the diversion of funds from Iran arms sales to the Nicaraguan Contra rebels.

The book has already been attacked by Casey's widow, Sophia; the Saudi government and Sheik Mohammad Hussein Fadlallash, leader of the Hezbollah faction in Lebanon.

The book alleged Fadlallah accepted $2 million to stop attacks against Americans in Lebanon.

Tribe official seeks federal help Whether or not Indian Smokeshops in Oklahoma will be able to continue and get supplies will be fought out in court at Washington D.C. The chairman of the Potawatomi Citizen Band Tribe, John Barrett of Shawnee, said he will decide what action he'll take after the court hearing. Barrett has brought suit alleging that the Oklahoma Tax Commission has conspired to cutoff of smokeshop supplies from Kansas and Texas.

The Tax Commission has filed several law suits challenging the tax exempt status of Indian smokeshops, and claims not to be responsible for the cutoff of supplies to the dealers from whosale distributors from Kansas and Texas.

The Tax Commission claims the state is losing millions of dollars in taxes each year because of Indian smokeshops.

Ceremony featured 'pizzazz More than 300 attended the Arcadia Lake opening ceremonies Saturday morning at Spring Creek Park, despite the lake contamination, according to an Edmond Chamber of Commerce spokesperson.

Edmond Mayor Carl Reherman said several thousand people visited Arcadia Lake's three parks Saturday, and he was pleased with the opening ceremonies.

Edmond officials recently learned that channel catfish five-years-old or older in the lake were contaminated with chlordane, an insecticide and the Spring Creek Park drinking water was infested with fecal bacteria.

The Edmond High School choral group Act II performed while four boats passed the crowd displaying flags of the United States, Oklahoma, Edmond and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

NFL strike claims first casualties The first round of games was claimed by a strike over the issue of free agency in the NFL. Owners are preparing teams of non-striking players to begin playing games scheduled for the second week of the season.

Coach Don Shula of the Miami Dolphins said yesterday that the games played by non-striking players won't be as sophisticated as games fans are used to watching, and some striking players warned that replacement teams could pay a price for defying the strike.

Senator gets on gravy train To the editor: So, out of the more than 14,000 students attending CSU, there was an astonishing turn-out at the polls of 260 voters! Let me get out my pocket calculator and see, that's less than two percent of the student population. My, my, what an interest in politics we have here!

If this is any indication of what politics is like in the real world, the future is looking brighter and brighter for me every minute.

I had never considered politics as a career before, thinking of myself as basically too honest, but two percent! Let's see, if there are 374,000 registered voters in Oklahoma county and all it will take for me to get on the government gravy train is the majority of 7,480 votes, hey, look out Washington!

Two percent, that's two people out of 100. I always wondered how our state is able to raise taxes time and time again. I would be willing to bet there are more than 7,480 state employees in Oklahoma County alone.

I understand there will be another sales tax vote on Oct. 13.

If all the state-employed supervisors were to require their underlings to go cast their ballots (hmmm, I wonder which way they would vote), it looks like Oklahoma residents will be forking over more money in sales tax.

Governor Hunter; Has a nice ring to it, eh? Heh, heh, I promise not to do anything while in office to jeopardize my pension. Or, let's see, if it only took 36 votes out of 14,000 to get elected to the Student Senate, that's about one fourth of one percent, so in

Oklahoma County I would only have to land 935 votes to get a seat down at the Capitol. Shoot, I can anger more people than that with just one letter to the editor in The Vista.

But, I'm getting way ahead of myself. I've just barely gotten on the gravy train here.

Back to earth at CSUSA, Student Association President Jeff Shilling wants the senators to decide when and where we want to go (at the students' expense) for our fall retreat, and to quit quarreling among ourselves and decide which of us get to go to New Orleans with Mr. Shilling (also at the students' expense).

Well, they say the first hog to the trough gets the slop — oink, oink.

Kevin Hunter

Attendance policies differ in 'real world' To the editor: "The dog ate my homework," "I was involved in a midnight fire at sea," "I was at home awaiting a call from the President," and "My doctor has just advised me I only have two weeks to live," are some common excuses. There don't seem to be any original ones these days.

I am amazed at the patience and tolerance of some of the instructors at CSU. Each of the kind human beings I am referring to teach in the journalism department. I have seen them tolerate everything from absences of students on the days their reports are due to allowing those who

miss tests to take them at their convenience. It's not that I don't appreciate them giving a student a second chance. But I have this old-fashioned belief that the students are the ones responsible for making sure they attend classes on test days or when assignments are due.

Having attended CSU at night, I know the attitudes of the evening teaching staff differ. Since many of the instructors have fulltime jobs at which they spend at least eight hours a day, they are less likely to make arrangements with a student for make-up work.

One journalism instructor expressed intense aggravation that

the class had not read an article he assigned and placed on reserve in the library. A roar of under-thebreath mutterings expressed the expense of making copies and not having time as the reasons for avoiding the assignment.

It is considerate of the staff to allow for make-ups, unless these result from irresponsible behavior. The same consideration will not be given in the "real world." After all, college is a place to prepare for a career.

I would be interested in knowing of a company that would tolerate an employee who constantly misses important meetings. Real jobs, as well as college courses, impose deadlines that must be met. If a student is unable to function responsibly in college, he will likely have difficulty in an everyday work situation.

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On Stage...

"The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds," Oklahoma City University Theater's production of the Pulitzerprize winning, play will be performed at 8 p.m., tonight through Saturday and at 2 p.m., Sunday. Call 521-5121.

"Prisoner of Second Avenue," The Nue Arts Theater Co. presents this Neil Simon comedy, in a dinner theater format. Dinner begins at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. on Oct 2-3 and 8-9 in the Desert Oaks Supper Club. 900 S. St. Paul, Midwest City.

Call 732-2249.

Music...

Gary Morris, will perform at the opening of the PRCA Championship Rodeo at the State Fair of Oklahoma.The show is 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Call 948-6700.

Sawyer Brown will perform at the Rodeo at the State Fair of Oklahoma, 7:30 p.m., Thursday. Call 948-6700.

T. Graham Brown, will perform at the Rodeo at the State Fair of Oklahoma., 7:30 p.m., Friday.

Misc...

Epicurean Competition Members of the culinary profession and fans of good food will get together for the Oklahoma City's first Epicurean Competition, benefiting the American Lung Association of Oklahoma. The judging begins at 4:30 p.m., Sunday Oct. 11, at the Fifth Season Inn, 6200 N Robinson. The doors open to the public at 5:30 p.m. Call 524-8471.

Look At The Book The Firehouse Art Center, 444 S. Flood, in Norman, is sponsoring a four day fair, Oct. 1 through 4, featuring demonstrations, lectures and story telling that relates to the art of making a book. There will also be a book sale benefiting the Norman art center. Call 329-4523.

Draegon Gate Studios A showing of etched, beveled and stained glass by Marrilynn and Gary Adams of Draegon Gate Studios will be featured through Oct 9 at Frame Master Galleries, 3226 S. Boulevard, in Edmond.

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High school teacher turned principal Rick Latimer (James Belushi) grabs two students (Troy Winbush, left; J.J. Cohen, right)

and attempts to convince them what high school students should and shouldn't do, using the threat of violence.

Students 'Principals' tested

By Kristin Haase Student Writer Life has given high school teacher Rick Latimer (James Belushi), a bum rap. His wife is divorcing him, his social activates are comprised of bar room brawls and the school board has given up hope on a teacher who is more of a problem than the students.

Just when Latimer realizes that things could not get any worse the board of education gives him his toughest assignment: the principalship at Brandel High.

Brandel High is the worst school in the district. The majority of the students are deliquents and the teachers are afraid to try and remedy the situation.

After getting over the initial culture shock, Latimer is determined to put and end to the rape, drugs, street fighting and gang intimidation. He sets out to teach some self respect and compassion to the students. Easier said than done.

But Latimer is strong willed and persistant. With the help of Jake Phillips (Louis Gossett, Jr.), Brandel's head of security, and Miss Orozco (Rae Dawn Chong), a teacher who cares, Latimer beats the system.

"The Principal," is a reflection of reality, reminding us that everyone has a chance to succeed in life, regardless of their background.

"The Principal" is an action drama that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

"Nowhere To Hide" contemporary western Barbara Cutter (Amy Madigan) is an ex-Marine helicopter pilot, turned wife and mother, who finds herself in a situation more terrifying than any she was confronted with in the military.

Cutter's life becomes a tangled web of deception, intrigue and survival of the fittest, when her Marine husband Rob (Daniel Hugh Kelly), is murdered by unknown assailants. Cutter has no clue to the reasons surrounding her husband's brutal death. The

only information she has is that she and her six-year-old son are the next targets.

Cutter relies on her instincts and training as a former Marine to keep one step ahead of her pursuers. At the same time she is attempting to uncover the truth about a conspiracy that has unjustly tarnished her deceased husband's reputation. She must survive, but there is no time to lose, no one to help and nowhere to hide.

As Cutter tries to unravel the truth, she finds that her faith in others is easily misguided.

In the course of her search, Cutter eventually finds someone who will help her, an old and reclusive friend of her husband's.

Yet, even then, she must rely on herself for her and her son's survival.

When she finally unmasks the answer to this violent riddle, she searches out the assailants responsible, and seeks revenge.

As the battle between Cutter and her enemies escalates, the stakes they are playing for grow higher and higher.

"Nowhere To Hide," is a modern version of the classical story of good against evil, with Cutter playing the role of "The Duke" and where helicopters have replaced horses.

This marks Amy Madigan's first starring role since earning an Academy Award Nomination as Best Supporting Actress in 1985 for "Twice In A Lifetime." This picture may bring her that well deserved statue.

The movie's space age technology and suspenseful moments will have you looking for a place to hide. It provides great fun and excitement, but also the emotional impact necessary to achieve a tug at the heart stings.

Chicago concert crowd pleaser

By Kristin Haase The rock group Chicago gave a concert Wednesday night Sept. 23 under the stars at the Oklahoma State Fair. And what a show they gave.

The crowd was pleased with the music they played which included a mix of old hits and some that have topped the charts more recently. People of all ages danced in the aisles or up on their chairs while the band played. The band appeared to be having having just as much fun on stage as the crowd was having in the stands.

The group is composed of some of the most talented musicians in the industry. Most members are original but, Jason Schreff, who replaced Peter Satera as lead singer, is amazing. Peter is a tough act to follow but Jason does it perfectly.

Bill Chaplin who plays the keyboards is not an original member but he has been with the group for several years. Chaplin was originally the star of his own

band in the the seventies called "Sons of Chaplin."

The original members are Robert Lamm, keyboards; Walter Parazeider, saxaphone; Lee Loughmane, trumpet; James Pankow, trombone; and Danny Feraphine on the drums.

There was a young guitarist who is not named on their album but should be. He played a couple of solos during the show. They were excellent.

The group showed versatility as members took turns playing various instruments throughout the concert.

Even as popular as the group is, it is also very down-to-earth.

Chaplin, Schreff and Lamm backstage after the concert were all very nice and friendly. They seemed to take their fame casually and modestly.

They said their main concern is to continue making their fans happy. Judging from the success of Wednesday night's show, that won't be a problem.

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Student trades in baseball for microphone

By Shannon Blockcolski Associate Editor A former CSU baseball pitcher is enhancing the stage at the Oklahoma Opry with his first love, singing.

Dale Valentine, a 23-year-old junior, has performed Country

and Western music for two years in smoked-filled bars and road shows.

"My music varies from the Western swing of George Strait to the up-tempo Country style of Dwight Yoakam," Valentine said.

Valentine said he has always

Campus shorts Heritage committee to hold meeting The Black Peer Center members will hold a black heritage committee meeting from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Liberal Arts Auditorium.

Broadcasters to plan homecoming event Alpha Epsilon Rho broadcasting organization members will meet 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the T.V. Annex, room 1.

Members will discuss homecoming plans, future fund raisers, upcoming speakers and national and regional business.

English scholarship available Applications for fee-waiver scholarships are being accepted by the English Department. Oklahoma residents who are full-time students and will be English majors or minors can apply, according to Morrisine Chandler, chairperson of the fee-waiver scholarship committee.

Of the scholarships, two will be based on need and merit and three based on merit alone. The $300 scholarships will be available for the fall semester.

The deadline for completing the applications is Oct. 28. The forms are available in the English department office, LA room 101B.

Reporter to discuss interview guides A reporter for the Journal Record Publishing Company will discuss the art of interviewing at the Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi meeting 3 p.m. Sept. 30.

Presidents' Club to conduct meeting Members of the Presidents' Club will conduct a meeting 5:30 p.m. Oct. 6 in the Central Cafeteria Dogwood Room.

According to Peter Montgomery, Presidents Club publicity chairman, a free dinner will be served during the informational meeting.

Businessman to offer financial tips A program on the ABC's of Financial Planning, with speaker Jack Kimbler of IDS Corp. will be presented by the CSU Dames 10 a.m. Oct. 3 in the University Center Faculty Lounge.

OPS to present slides on Air Force A slide presentation on the Confederate Air Force will be presented by the Oklahoma Photographic Society 7:30 p.m. Sept. 30 in the Communications Building, room 212A. The presentation will be made by Steve Holman, founding member of OPS. Holman also will discuss photographic opportunities in Oklahoma.

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"I want to do what I truly love.

I don't want to be 40-years-old, looking back and regretting my life," he said.

Besides singing once a month at the Oklahoma Opry, located in Oklahoma City, Valentine performs for the Country Music Review in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area and several Saturday night music reviews around the state of Texas. He said he lives for the time when he's on the stage.

"Performing gives you that high or rush you could never get from anything else," he said.

"You have to have a lot of confidence, though, because you are opening up your emotions to praise and ridicule on stage."

Born in Wisconsin and raised in South Dakota, Valentine came to CSU to play baseball, but quit to pursue his singing career. Yet he said he is still active in physical fitness.

"I keep in shape on my own better than when someone is telling me what to do, and I give it 100 percent," Valentine said. "It works the same way in music, you have to have faith in yourself, give 100 percent and use every aspect to make it."

Valentine's short term goal is to tour one year from now and within two years release an album with singles on the Billboard chart.

"Success and national appeal comes from marketing. You have to make yourself happy and touch as many people as you can," he said.

"My attitude is, what you see is what you get," he added.

Valentine said he is interested in writing his own songs, but it takes most of his time to promote himself as a recording artist. He has received 200 songs from writers in Oklahoma City, and hopes to use some of them.

Nashville is the next step in Valentine's career, he said, but he always wants to keep a home in Oklahoma.

"I've been told by many people I should go where the spotlight is brighter, but I like Oklahoma City and plan on staying here anyway," he said. "I just wish my family was closer."

Valentine said his advice to other aspiring CSU students is to pursue every goal.

"Don't let anything stop you, the main thing in life is to be happy with yourself and have a positive attitude," he added.

Country singer Dale Valentine pursues his career on stage at the Oklahoma Opry. Valentine is a former pitcher for the CSU baseball team.

Photographer captures underwater panorama

By Laura Hughes Student Writer Lenard Brakebill, a senior in photographic arts of journalism, has taken his hobby to the depths of the ocean by taking underwater pictures.

His under water. pictures have been displayed at Casady Square Shopping Center, Edmond Arts and Crafts Festival and the Sheridan Century Center.

Brakebill began diving as a member of the Boy Scouts Explorer Post 604 when he was 15-years-old. His first diving trip was to Bonaire, off the coast of Venezuela. He lived in Grand Cayman off the coast of Cuba during the summer of 1984, and took employees of an Oklahoma company diving while they were there.

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Besides working several hours a week to pay for his diving trips, Brakebill is an adult administrator for one of the Edmond Explorer Posts. He lectures on photography, teaches diving and travels.

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Lady netters champs • at Emporia tourney

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Sam Coss digs one out for the Lady Bronchos against Midwestern State Friday night in Broncho Field House. Despite dropping the contest in three games, the CSU crew has steadily improved in their first two weeks of competition.

The Lady Bronchos will host Southern Nazarene University at 7 p.m. Thursday night and Abilene Christian, CSU's first Lone Star Conference match-up of the season, Saturday at 2 p.m. in Broncho Field House.

Lady Broncho softball 2nd in shootout classic Kicking off the dedication of Oklahoma City's new Softball Hall of Fame Stadium, the Lady Broncho softball team topped rivals Oklahoma City University and the University of Oklahoma tz capture runner-up laurels in the first annual Hall of Fame Shootout Classic last weekend.

CSU bounced back from a tournament opening defeat at the hands of Oklahoma State, 2-0, to beat OCU 3-1 and OU 3-2. The Lady Bronchos wound up in the final game with another shot at OSU and the tourney championship.

Gladys Griffin, CSU's three time All-American hurler, held the OSU outfit scoreless through six innings. But a Lady Broncho fielding miscue, a sacrifice bunt and a pair of OSU hits put two runs on the board for Cowgirls.

CSU's bats were silent in their side of the seventh, giving OSU a 2-0 tournament championship win.

Led by junior stalwart Kerryn Whittaker, the Lady Broncho women's tennis team captured the Emporia State University's Woman's Fall Intercollegiate Tournament last Friday after winning 23 different matches in the all day affair.

Whittaker, a standout All-American from South Port, Austrailia, swept through four straight matches in the number one singles bracket to win the tourney's top championship.

The powerful serve and volley specialist, expected to be one of strongest players in District-9 this season, was unchallenged until the tournament's championship match.

Rolling through all four matches in straight sets, Whittaker surrendered only five games in her first three matches before Washburn University's Stacy Cook pushed her to a 6-3, 7-6 effort in the deciding match.

Whittaker prevailed and not only won the singles championship, but also walked away with tournament's Outstanding Player award.

Raquelle Wilette, a junior from Laguna Beach, Calif., and newcomer Jenni Biswell produced seven wins on the day for the Lady Bronchos and met each other in the championship round of the tourney's number two flight.

The CSU duo each swept three straight matches before Biswell got the best of Willette in their final match, 6-2, 6-3.

Kerry Parker, a Bartlesville native, won a trio of matches in her bracket, while freshman teammate Julie Skelton, also representing the Lady Bronchos in the number three flight, rallied for a pair of wins.

Parker was bested by Jodie Fort from Baker University in the championship match, 6-4, 6-2. Fort eliminated Skelton in the semifinal, 6-3, 6-2.

The Lady Bronchos also managed to win six doubles matches in the tournament, including the third flight championship.

Parker and Skelton picked up CSU's lone doubles crown after winning three matches in straight sets. The pair topped a Baker University unit in the final, 6-4, 6-2.

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Griffin, going the distance in all four Lady Broncho games, picked up a pair of wins. The righthanded senior threw a three hitter against the Lady Chiefs and held the always potent Lady Sooners to six hits.

Freshmen Shelley Potts provided Griffin with a first inning cushion against OCU, ripping a homerun to left field in her first at bat. Sheryl Dawson, a junior transfer from Hutchinson, Kan., provided a pair of RBI hits in the tourney.

"This was an exciting conclusion to our fall season," said coach Gerry Pinkston. "This tournament was some of the best playing that a CSU team has done in a long time," she added.

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CSU's baseball and softball teams, starting year-round workouts during the first week of classes, prepare early for their spring season with fall scrimmages and conditioning drills. (clockwise from the left) Shawn Shaw, a returning Broncho second baseman, completes the backside of a double play. Bo Ekiss, a sophomore transfer, pulls up a little early on an infield grounder. Trina Resler, a versatile Lady Broncho, throws a little batting practice. Pam Martin, an All-District-9 shortstop, backhands a one-hopper; and Jesse Nunes, another Broncho newcomer, takes a breather before finishing up a round of batting practice.

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By Mary Butler

The Yanks are out of it. The Giants are almost home. Minnesota may surprise the world and the Mets and the Cards will take it to the wire, again.

Confused? Relax. It's time for the World Series, that inevitable autumn classic that creeps up at just about the time ghosts and goblins take to the streets and football gets serious in Oklahoma.

The bats are cranking and the pitches are flying, but the major leaguers aren't the only ones applying a little fall sweat.

The CSU baseball and softball teams are getting ready for their own classic.

In just one hundred and fifty-three days, CSU's diamond crews will open their seasons. And just to be sure they'll be ready, they started practicing last month.

Coach Bobby Hunt's baseball team opened their fall campaign on the first day of school.

"We've got a lot of young kids, a lot of

people we need to see," said Hunt. "We use the fall to look at our freshmen and transfers," said the Broncho mentor in his 26th season.

"We also use the season to get our arms in shape and keep them that way so we won't have to stretch them out all over again in January," added Hunt.

In addition to running daily practices, the Broncho crew will play three scrimmages this fall. Their first contest is scheduled against Seminole this Saturday at 1 p.m. The Bronchos will also tangle with Oscar Rose on Oct. 8 and 13.

An Alumni game is slated for Oct. 24, the day Hunt anticipates ending his outdoor workouts and turning his team's focus to grades and weights.

"The team will be conditioning and weight training when they have time.

They'll also be pitching and hitting in our outdoor batting cage all fall," said Hunt.

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"But the main thing this fall is to get on our grades, that's our number one thing, that's why we're here," added Hunt.

And what about the pitching and hitting?

"We want to qualify for the District-9 tournament, that's our goal right now," said Hunt.

The Lady Bronchos started things off a little slow this fall, they waited until the third day of school to start practicing.

But Coach Gerry Pinkston's crew already has a month long season of games under their belt. The Lady Bronchos have played nine games and participated in a tournament that included the top four softball teams in Oklahoma.

"The fall season to me is like pre-season football," said Pinkston.

"It dosen't count and the number one thing is to give all the girls a chance to get acquainted. It's a chance for the coach to see what new players and returners can do together," added Pinkston.

After turning in "one of the best weekends of softball in CSU's history," last week, the Lady Bronchos are taking a few weeks off.

But in two weeks, Pinkston's team will be at it again. The Lady Bronchos will be weight training and participating in aerobic conditioning.

After a dozen successful seasons, Pinkston will also add a new twist to her fall repertoire. The Lady Bronchos will be entering a fall fun-run to maintain their endurance.

Back to the World Series. In about four weeks, the champion of Major League Baseball's autumn classic will be crowned.

So what's it have to do with CSU? In about 200 days the diamond champions of District-9 will be crowned. And, as Pinkston said, "If our success this fall is any indication of things to come . . . ," championships, both District-9 and World Series, are classically won in the autumn.

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CSUJazz band ensembles perform with jazz pianist The Central State University jazz ensemble will perform its first concert of the fall semester at 8 p.m., Sept. 29 in Mitchell Hall.

Peter Kraus, jazz pianist, will be the featured performer.

Originally from Plainville, Conn., Krauss has lived in Oklahoma City with his wife Lisa, a jazz vocalist, since 1973.

"I'm a working musician who plays from a jazz viewpoint," said Krauss, who has played weddings, clubs, recording sesions and with several big bands.

The CSU bands scheduled to perform with Kraus are the Jazz

Ensemble Number One, directed

by Dr. Kent. Kidwell, professor of music and Jazz Ensemble Number Two, directed by Lee Rucker, music instructor.

Jazz Ensemble number one, directed by Kidwell, received top honors at the Wichita Jazz Festival in Wichita, Kans., this spring.

The ensemble was one of a handful of jazz bands chosen to perform at the Walt Disney World Collegiate Jazz Festival in Orlando, Fla. Admission is free to the concert.

Nepali student surprised by U. S.

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Ananta Raj Pandey, the first Central State University student from Nepal, was excited to view the Statue of Liberty from the plane when he landed in the United States.

"But," he said, "although the statue impressed me, I soon saw the real world of America."

The real world that Pandey talked about is the world of slums that is soon evident to New York City visitors.

"I was totally surprised," he said. "In Nepal we only see good things about America, like weird Hollywood news. We see nothing about slums.

This is Pandey's first year at CSU, after a summer of working as a waiter in New York City, where he shared room and board with a Spanish family. Of New York City, he says, "It was a good place for travel, but not to live."

Pandey is a sophomore business economics major at CSU. "I heard that the business school at CSU was good, so I gathered information, liked it, and decided to come here."

Pandey attended the College of Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati his first year in the U.S. "My friend from Nepal was in Cincinnati and he told me about college in America so I decided to come here," he said. Pandey learned to converse in English after his arrival in Cincinnati.

"It was hard for me to go from a Cincinnati to an Oklahoma accent," he said. "My language is improving, but Americans still don't understand when I speak.

I'm used to people saying-'what did you say'?

"In Nepal I learned how to read and write English but not how to converse in English," Pandey said. His native language is Nepali, which is the official language of Nepal.

"Edmond is good, a lot like Cincinnati in life-style. CSU is bigger then the college in Cincinnati, but it is okay. The instructors here are nice. They help me with things I don't understand," Pandey said.

"I live with a native American Indian in East Hall. It is a good relationship," he added.

According to Dr. Ron Paddack, international student advisor, Pandey is the first student from Nepal to attend CSU. "I think he is a nice young man and will be a good addition to our campus," Paddack said.

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"Since I'm Hindu I didn't eat beef, but now I like it," Pandey said. "I won't eat it when I go home to Nepal, though."

Another change Pandey was forced to become accustomed to in the U.S. was discrimination.

"I have to understand it because it is the unfortunate nature of human beings," he said.

"It used to bother me a lot, but it seldom bothers me now. If I am discriminated against, it is their problem, not mine."

Pandey said he misses his family. He has one brother and two sisters, all married and living in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal.

His parents still live in Kathmandu, which is where Pandey, the youngest in the family, was born in 1966.

"They (my family) are proud of me, but at first they were a little scared about me coming to America," Pandey said.

"I miss the beauty and scenery of Nepal," he said. Nepal is an Asian landlocked country bordered by India and the Tibetan region of China. It is about 500 miles long and 100 miles wide, or slightly larger than the state of Arkansas.

The estimated population of Nepal in 1983 was 16 million.

Kathmandu, the capital city, has a population of 125,000.

"The village people of Nepal farm outside of cities, but we have industry in the cities and some factories in the countryside," Pandey said. Ninety-three percent of the people of Nepal are involved in agriculture.

Another big business for Nepal, according to Pandey, is tourism.

"There are no starviung people in Nepal like in other countries," he said. "But the per capital income is one of the lowest in the world."

Hard work and hard times are not exclusive to Nepal. "The Nepali don't know anything about the hard life here-they think it is all glamour with no poverty," Pandey said.

He continued, "the young people of Nepal are fascinated with everything American, from movies and cigarettes to hairstyles. There is a craze for America. People in Nepal think you can come here and get a job and have a good life. It is not fully correct. I saw the real America-no survival without hard work."

Pandey, who plans to return to work in Nepal after hisgraduation from CSU in 1990, said there are many things about America and Americans, besides the food, that he does like.

"Americans are real outgoing, friendly and free," he said. "They are straightforward people, and I like that."

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