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Finance club eyes wall street By Barbara Howry Student Writer

Bush announces budget proposals WASHINGTON (AP)—Bush administration and congressional bargainers announced Sunday that they had forged a package of tax increases and spending cuts designed to make a five-year, 5500 billion dent in the federal deficit. The pact, announced by Bush at mid-afternoon in the Rose Garden, will avoid a chaotic disruption in federal programs that would have begun at midnight. Bush appeared with top congressional leaders at his side, and said "I do not welcome" the tax increases but deemed them necessary. Bush said the terms of the budget plan would serve to stimulate economic growth and lessen the nation's dependence on overseas oil. The higher taxes include an increase in the federal gas tax of eight cents a gallon, a boost in payroll withholding taxes, and a new tax on the sale of lux items:-**0#1,nt;****1•4* . "••• In one of the final battles, Bush abandoned his effort to win a reduction in the capital gains tax rate.

High court hears busing arguments OKLAHOMA CITY (AP)—The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments today in a case some are calling the most significant school desegregation case since the Brown decision 32 years ago. The case now before the Supreme Court is based on a motion filed by the NAACP after U.S. District Judge Luther Bohanon ruled in 1985 that the federal court could not intervene to stop the school district's neighborhood school plan. That plan abandoned forced busing for students in kindergarten through fourth grades. The Brown vs. Board of Education decision in 1954 wiped away the doctrine that racially segregated schools were acceptable as long as they provided equal education opportunities. ////-//' ///,/,//// Please see WORLD WRAP on page 8. ",/ ////-/ /, ///7 /6 ,'• /,//

A cash scholarship award of $25,000 and a trip to the Bahamas is waiting for the winner of AT&T's Collegiate Investment Challenge, said Dr. Billye Peterson, assistant professor of business eduction. Participants will be set up with a fictional $500,000 brokerage account and a phone number, enabling them to trade on the New York Stock Exchange. "The 800 phone number students use is directly linked to the trading floor of the stock exchange," Peterson said. "They are allowed 50 free calls during the competition." The student who has the highest portfolio value when the market closes Feb. 28 will win the $25,000 grand prize. The top 10 students also receive cash scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $10,000, and the week-long trip, Peterson said. "This is real-life stuff," Peterson said. "It helps students keep up with the economy and gets students involved with the business world." To encourage participation of Central State University students, the finance club decided to offer two incentives for those who participate, said Randy Ice, assistant professor of finance and club sponsor. "There will be scholarships awarded by the finance club to the top three finishers that are club members," Ice said. "The scholarships will be for $75 and $50." In addition, the first five finance club members that sign up to participate in the challenge will receive a $10 discount on the entry fee, Ice said. Business professors said they hope at least 50 CSU students will participate be-

cause this entitles the university to be on a national list of top colleges. While the number of CSU students who participated last year was not available, Ice said he believes interest on campus is better this year. "This is a broad-based program that I think would be very interesting for students to take part in," Ice said. Each month, students will receive a portfolio statement with the latest standings of individuals and colleges, Peterson said. The students are not given grades, but a profit and loss statement. AT&T started the Challenge three years ago with the help of Phi Beta Lambda, a na-

tional business club, Peterson said. The competition now has three more cosponsors, USA Today, Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Champion USA. The deadline for entering is Oct. 27, and the cost is $49.95 for materials. Challenge trading begins Nov. 1. Registration forms can be picked up in the business building and must be returned to Peterson's office in the Business Building north, Room 21. For more information contact Peterson, Ext. 2832, or Ice, Ext. 2157.

Celebrants at the Freshman Queen dance pose fora picture. Related articles on pages 4 and 8. (Photo by Paul McEntire)

Officials dispute study's findings Developmental faculty say remedial programs are vital By Mark Schlachtenhaufen Staff Writer Some students might not complete their education at Central State University if developmental programs are cut as suggested by a higher education report, developmental officials said. "He's (Dale Parnell, report author) not looking at what we do in our program," Phyllis Jarrett, curriculum and instruction instructor said. "It's not just remedial." Jarrett estimates that one-third of her students have remedial-level skills. She said the remaining two-thirds have college-level skills and primarily attend courses to im-

prove reading skills. Both graduate-level and post-graduate students use the program. "I've had several kids go to med school and they just couldn't read fast enough to pass that (entrance) exam." Jarrett and Marilyn Talley, reading clinic graduate assistant, said they would observe future administration recommendations evolving from the report, including course cutbacks. Both Jarrett and Talley said the developmental program has a place at the collegiate level. "A major need, I feel, is improving our students abilities to learn while they're here," Jarrett said. "You don't have a right

to take people into a college program if you don't make an attempt to meet their needs." The program serves students in nursing, pre-med, pre-law, and those who want to pass graduate exams. Graduate level international students also take advantage of the program to brush up on English. "I think the best thing you can do to support the program is to make it as good a program as you possibly can," Jarrett said. "The students enroll in it because they hear it's a good program. That's how we get the majority of our students." About 100 students take developmental reading courses each semester. Please see

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