911CIIRCJIE "q 711[Irl!!1, November 22, 1983
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Vol. 82, No. 23
Symphony broadcast preempts grid contest
Hanging of the greens Tracy Land, left, and Tracy Evans prepare Christmas greens and decorations for the annual Feast of Carols Madrigal Dinner, a Christmas dinner. The event will be held Dec. 1 at 6:30 p.m. in the University Center Ballrooms. —
By Mike Sherman Editor In the late 60's a televised football playoff game between the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League was interrupted because the programers at NBC had a prior commitment—Walt Disney's "Heidi" was scheduled. That contest became known as the "Heidi game." Central State football fans experienced their own "Heidi game" Saturday. CSU wasn't in the playoffs. Neither were they interrupted on television. But when KCSC, the campus radio station, preempted the broadcast of the CSU-Eastern New Mexico football game with the Bronchos driving for a potential tying score in the fourth quarter, the "Prairie Home Companion game" was born. The Bronchos went on to score a touchdown and tie the game with little over a minute left in the game. The game ended in a 28-28 tie, but KCSC listeners didn't hear the action. Instead of the last minutes of the closest game of the year, they got "Prairie Home Companion," a live broadcast of the Minnesota Symphony. "It was taken off because of a prior commitment," according to Dr. Michael Dunn, director of the station. "We have a live broadcast every Saturday at 5 p.m. and
in a typical game things were out of hand by then. When you're beating a team like Langston 49-7, you should go to your live broadcast. "But I had no idea it would be cutoff in a close game. It was just an error in judgement. I called and tried to get through to the station, but I couldn't get through the switchboard." Coleman Hull, the disc jockey at the time of the interruption, said the decision was made because of the prior commitment. Hull also said he would do the same thing if the situation was to reoccur. Hull said the station had interrupted the broadcast of one other game this year. Hull said he received one threatening phone call before he left the station. For protection he called Campus Security and locked all of the station doors. Charley Newcomb took over for Hull as disc jockey shortly after the game had been cutoff. Newcomb said about 15 students from the residents' halls rushed over to hear the rest of the game. The line with the broadcast from Portales, NM had not been cut off so the students were able to hear the rest of the game, he said. Newcomb said he received at least 20 calls, most just asking for the score of the game. However, there were a few threats.
Banowsky addresses faculty
Oklahomans have 'inferiority complex' By MaryGaye Franklin Staff Reporter Oklahoma University Dr. William Banowsky challenged Oklahoma educators not to be satisfied with mediocrity and to strive for excellence in education during a speech here Thursday. Banowsky spoke to the State Conference of Faculty Organizations at a luncheon during their fall meeting on Thursday. "I wish that Oklahoma was less satisfied with mediocrity," Banowsky said. "Some how back in the past Oklahomans got the idea that they couldn't be the very best intellectually, culturally, academically and perhaps socially. "I think it is this inferiority complex that makes Oklahomans I
so rabid about their atheletic programs." Banowsky noted that the largest gathering in the state was at Owen Field in Norman when OU plays. He said that was because it was the only thing of national importance that Oklahomans could attach themselves to and that the fans get very impatient when OU loses a game. "I wish Oklahomans would get more impatient about the fact that Harvard has more books in its one library than all of the libraries in Oklahoma put together," Banowsky said. "Harvard has 15 million books and the largest library in Oklahoma, which is at OU, just got its 2,000,000th book last week. "Its no wonder that they don't
•• in this ssue. . Special report: The legacy of JFK page 4 & 5 Bronchos drop from top spot...page 7 Weekend sports round-up...page 8
take Oklahoma seriously in Massachusetts as an intellectual or cultural force," Banowsky declared. "They think Oklahoma is very adept at the viseral or physical, Havard wouldn't want to schedule us in football." Banowsky told the educators that during the past few years OU has purchased 400,000 books at a cost of $30 per book. They have spent $12 million on their cornputer system and raised the faculty salaries by 45 percent. Banowsky pointed out that the University of Texas has five Nobel Prize winners and four Pulitzer Prize winners on their current faculty. He said that the only way for a university to attract people of that calibre is with large endowments for research. "Oklahoma has yet to produce a Nobel Prize winner," Banowsky said. "You know who cares about that. In Oklahoma people worry about whether or not their people make All America. "Oklahoma has Rhodes Scholars but Nobel Prize winners will be more expensive and I'll tell you how expensive. When Oklahoma is willing to pay men and women $75,000 per year to do nothing but research. That is the hardest and most politically unpopular part of building a great
university. The point is Oklahoma can make it." "The University of Texas has an endowment of $1.6 billion per year. OU's endowment is about $70 million and that sounds rich because in 1978 it was about $15 million. Not counting the millions that have been dispensed to our foundation for work we have done, we have about $50 million sowed in permanent endowment," Banowsky said. Banowsky said that Oklahoma has had fove or six years of historical gain when other states were in the depths of a depression. Now Oklahoma is experiencing financial difficulties and he hoped that it would not mean that Oklahoma would lose the gains it has made in improving higher education. "All along my concern has not been last year or this year but whether those years spelled a transition in which the momentum would be lost and Oklahoma would return to business as usual," Banowsky said. "We are not in a race between excellence and paralysis, we are not going to close the doors of the universities in Oklahoma. We are in a race between excellence and mediocrity. That has always been the race." Banowsky said that as long as
Oklahomans are satisfied with mediocrity there willbe mediocrity. But that he feels that it is time that Oklahomans became as determined about excellence in academics as they are about excellence in atheletics. "We are in the right place at the right time and Oklahoma has to decide whether it is going to be a major or a minor sunbelt state and that decision will have to be made in the next half dozen years," Banowsky said. See BANOWSKY, page 3
Dr. William Banowsky
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Opinion Page Dramatized holocaust leaves death images By Matthew Driskill Associate Editor The bells tolled, people looked to the sky and the world became a raging inferno. Fireballs and radiation swept over the face of the planet and the people wept for themselves, their loved ones and the planet that used to be so beautiful and full of life. Editorial Images of death and the scene of radiation searing the skin from the people's bodies were sent all across America. Through the magic of television, the beginning of the end of the world was transmitted over the air waves in living color. That was the scene portrayed Sunday night as ABC broadcast the movie, "The Day After," about a nuclear war and what might happen to an average mid-western town if one were to occur. As I watched the show I came to ask
Who's handing out the authority here? Letter to the Editor: Dear Mr. Sherman: I have a question for Anne Lynch concerning grade inflation: who ordained you? Bill Campbell We'd all need ear plugs if people made as much fuss over prosperity as they do over adversity. Balguy
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myself many questions. Why can't the American government and the Russian government work together to solve the problems of the world, instead of frightening its people? Why can't we work toward feeding the hungry and sheltering the homeless, instead of fighting each other in remote parts of the world like Grenada and Nicarauga and El Salvador and Lebanon? Is it just youthful idealism that makes me ask these questions? Is it folly to want to make the world a better place to live, with no fear of selfdestruction? Why can't we spend some time and look into our own minds and struggle to find the answers? Could we not better spend our time trying to improve man's lot on this earth rather than pitting man against man all the time. What happened to all the dreamers—the people who looked at things and dreamed of a better way and worked toward that goal? I think it was Robert Kennedy who once said, "There are those who look at things as they are and say why. I dream of things that never have been and say, why not." Perhaps we should take that thought and ask it of ourselves. We haven't got anything to lose except the earth—and our lives.
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Administration must act
Student photo lab deteriorating Letter to the Editor: Does the administration of this university have no pride in its journalism department? By looking at the deterioration they have allowed the students' photo lab to fall into one would hardly believe that they care if they even have a photojournalism department in the university. When one first goes down into "The Black Hole of Calcutta" as it is unaffectionatly known to the students who must go down there to do their class work, the first thing encountered is large holes in the concrete walls and standing water covering the floor of the passageway. This is not only unsightly, it is downright dangerous. Those concrete floors are menacingly slippery and a number of students have slipped and fallen. Thank God that none of them were seriously injured! Then again if one of them were to be injured, maybe the ensuing lawsuit against the university would make the administrators sit up and take notice of the problem. When one finally gets safely over the obstacle course to the actual lab itself they are still encountered with standing water and holes in the walls. The plaster is falling off the walls and ceiling not only is this ugly, it causes a tremendous dust problem that makes it
almost impossible for students to make a decent photographic print. Has the administration never heard of electrocution? Because that's what is going to happen one of these days to an innocent student down there while working with the electrical equipment they must use to make prints. It is a well known fact that water and electricty do not mix. Yet there is water running down the walls around the electrical outlets where the enlargers are plugged in and the students in this area are also usually standing in water. If the administration does not feel that this is a hazardous situation then they have no conception of danger. Just a few weeks ago the lab had to be closed because the conditions down there became so bad that the photography faculty feared for the students safety. This kept the many students enrolled in photography from being able to do their work for their photo classes. The students at that time became so disgusted they banned together and signed a petition imploring the administration to get off their backsides and do something about the situation. It is not that this is a new problem that those in power were not aware of until now. It has existed for many years and has been brought to their attention many times in the past.
Let us hope that it does not take a serious accident and a lawsuit for thousands of dollars to make the administration take action and provide the photo students with decent working conditions. A Frustrated and Fearful Photo Student
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Vice president retiring
State,local, world news Gunmen murder 3 k
Three people were killed and seven wounded as two gunmen burst into a Protestant church Sunday night and opened fire on the crowd with automatic weapons. Police said the attackers killed three men who were standing at the door handing out bibles and then fired into the crowd of men, women and children. The attackers kept firing at the worshipers through the wooden walls of the church as they sped away from the scene. A group calling itself the Catholic Reaction Force claimed responsibility for the attack, but police said the name was probably a cover for the predominatly Catholic Irish National Liberation Army (INLA).
Alcorn bidding farewell to CSU By MaryGaye Franklin Staff Reporter
Alvin Alcorn will be saying farewell to CSU Feb. 1, 1984 after serving 24 years as executive vice president of the university. Alcorn gave his letter of resignation to President Bill Lillard on Oct. 10. "I made my decision to retire this summer after an automobile accident that has left me not feeling too well," Alcorn said "Besides I'm 65 years-old and it's time to bring in younger, vigorous thinkers.
Mexican elections violent Violence flared in the Mexican state of Oaxaca as voters cast their ballots in special elections following a bitter campaign between communists and Mexico's governing Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Two men and a woman were shot to death and 20 people were wounded in a clash between factions of the PRI in the town of Magdalena Tequisistln. Some 1,200 people were marching down a street in the town and when they came to the polling booths they were met by 30 armed men who opened fire on the crowd.
Alvin Alcorn
Alcorn and his wife, Naomi, were involved in an automobile accident, while on vacation, Aug. 5, in Dalhart, Texas. Alcorn received cuts and bruises, but no serious injuries. His wife suffered a fractured vertebra and according to Alcorn, is on the mend. "The load here has been increasing rather than decreasing," Alcorn said, "but I feel that the university is in very good shape." Alcorn is a former school superintendant and worked for the State Board of Education in the finance department prior to coming to CSU. Alcorn, in his 24 years here, has overseen the finances of CSU. He participated in the purchase of land for the university which increased the campus size from 40 to 200 acres. He also budgeted and administered the building of 23 buildings on campus, including the Liberal Arts Building, Max Chambers Library and both wings of the Administration Building. Alcorn has been a board member of the Edmond Chamber of Commerce for 17 years. He is an active member of the Edmond Housing Resources Board, the City of Edmond's Economic Development Committee and the
Walesa calls for struggle The leader of the outlawed Solidarity union, Lech Walesa, called for a "struggle" Sunday night to protest the Polish government's plan to increase food prices. The statement came after Walesa met secretly with underground union workers. This was Walesa's most dramatic gesture in months and some said it was likely to cause increased worry by the government over possible reprecussions by the people if they go ahead with the plan. The subject of food prices is particularly sensitive to the government bnecause similar price increases in the past have led to food riots that toppled the governments in 1956, 1970 and 1980.
Mayor names committee Oklahoma City Mayor Andy Coats named an 18 member committee to suggest ways to spend an estimated $240 million in new tax dollars that could be raised if voters approve a one-cent sales tax increase in an election Tuesday. Coats admitted the move was to promote publicity for the election. If approved, the new tax would go to projects such as sewer and water line improvement and fixing streets and bridges. The tax would go into effect Jan. 1, 1983 and would expire on Jan. 1, 1990.
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Cuba wants equipment back The only remaining Cuban on the island of Grenada said his country wants all the equipment that Cuba used to build the new airport on the island, returned to his country. Gaston Diaz said said he would not leave the island until he received a positive response from Americans in charge of the island. Diaz said Cuba spent more than $35 million on construction equipment for the airport, located at Point Salines, about a dozen miles from the capital at St. George's. The Cuban government is also demanding the return of a Cubana Airlines plane parked at Pearls Airport, the island's only commercial airport. A spokesman for the U.S. State Department had no comment on the situation.
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Mayor's Economic Development Council. He is currently active in securing new industrial development for the Edmond area in order to promote a balance in ad valorem tax income for the public schools and to provide jobs for CSU students. Alcorn's most recent honor was to be one of six Edmond residents inducted in to the Edmond Hall of Fame in June. Alcorn says that his family is happy about his decision to retire. He and his wife are planning to travel and he is planning to do some writing. "The first thing I am going to write about is some of the comical occurances that have happened on college and university campuses. They are mostly things that have happened to others although some happened to me. Some of them are real good," Alcorn said. President Bill Lillard announced last week that a selection cornmittee has been formed to evaluated candidates to fill Alcorn's post. The committee members were selected from different sectors on campus that will be working with the new vice president. The committee members are: James Perry, vice president of academic affairs; Coleen Maxwell, school of business; Robert Fields, head of auxilliary enterprises; John Cage, department of funeral services; David Hart, dean of math and science; Nimrod Chappel, head of maintence; and Price Oswalt, representing the student senate. Perry was elected chairman. Advertising began Nov. 1, and applications for the position will be accepted until Dec. 5. At that time the committee will begin evaluating the applicants and will make their recommendations to Lillard by Jan. 4. Lillard will make his choice from those submitted and will announce it to the Board of Regents at their Jan. 20 meeting.
Banowsky continued from page 1
"The population trend is now being set, the industrial and high technology trends are now being set and nothing is setting these trends so fast as the quality of the universities and colleges in the sunbelt states. The fact that Oklahoma has not arrived in the area of higher education is not a sign that we should be depressed," Banowsky said. "It simply says that Oklahomans should be more determined and not want to lose the gains that have been made. "I have seen the projections made for Oklahoma for the year 2000 and we have an excellent position in terms of the people who will be coming here. When they arrive we should let them know that there is nothing more important to the people of Oklahoma than building excellent institutions of higher learning."
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Twenty years 11 Kennedy challenged Americans to succeed By William D. Parker There is a belief that if you were alive and old enough to understand the tragic events that occurred in Dallas, Texas, on Nov. 22, 1963, you will also remember specifically where you were and what you were doing when you received the word that our president, John F. Kennedy, had been struck down by assassination.
Recalling the tragedy I shall never forget that moment, frozen in time for me, when I heard of that infamous event. That moment came for me as I was poised to step from my car at the Marine Corps Air Station in Hawaii. I was then a newly-commissioned second lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps, serving in my first command. As I reached to turn off the car radio, the news flash came: "John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, is dead by the hand of ' an assassin." The feeling that came over me was one of complete despair. As we look back on that tragic day in Dallas, there are as many unanswered questions about the potential presidency of JFK as there are opinions about the accomplishments of his 1,037 days in office. If one were to list some of the most notable accomplishments of JFK's presidency, the list would have to include: the creation of the Peace Corps; the development of a strong and growing economy with a low rate of inflation; raising the conscience of Americans about the concerns of Civil Rights; the beginning of the New Frontier that was to lead to the Great Society; arms control and detente with the Soviet Union; a successful conclusion to the Cuban President Kennedy (left) addresses a gathering in Lubbock, Texas during a campaign stop with Lyndon Johnson in September, 1960. Kennedy is greeted by supporters (right) and gazes out at the crowd (lower right).
. Missile Crisis; the race for space; and hope for all Americans about who they were and what they could become. The hope was especially evident among the youth of America who rallied to Kennedy's call to, "Ask what you can do for your country." There were also failings in the Kennedy administration. Probably the most notable failings were the Bay of Pigs and the early beginnings of the Vietnam conflict. However, there are those who believe had Kennedy lived and followed through with his plans, there would have been none of the wider involvement of American forces in Vietnam which came later during the Johnson administration.
'My brother made all of us proud to be Americans.' Sen. Edward M. Kennedy Now, 20 years after his assassination, the myster and mystique of JFK, what happened in Dallas ari. what might have been are still with us. The reflections we have, the questions we ask, the answers we seek in November, 1983, a demonstrate the profound impact that Kennedy presidency and personality had upon this country. Without question, at least in my mind, he was man of hope, vision, courage and a daring lea& who raised the social conscience of our society challenged it to be better than it was and to strive tj fulfill its great potential. Maybe, the legacy of the Kennedy years can be be summed up by the words of his brother, Senate Edward M. Kennedy, when he said, "My broths made all of us proud to be Americans." Twenty years later, the legacy, the hope, the drear of Camelot and the charisma of the man live on. An Dallas—Nov. 22, 1963—remains a moment frozen , time.
Vista photos courtesy of Jim Argo
By Dennie Hall FLASH! Such a startling alert on the teletype can galvanize any newsroom to frantic action. Used only on the most momentous stories, decades can pass with no news worth that forboding signal. As a young journalist I had not seen a "flash" before Friday, Nov. 22, 1963. I was news editor of Nashville's afternoon paper and had just put the finishing touches on the city edition when the wire began to move on one of the century's biggest stories.
'Flash' brought news of the end of Camelot era
Kennedy and the press Many of the front page stories were pushed inside at the startling news that President John F. Kennedy had been shot in Dallas. The hectic four hours that followed were filled in remaking the paper's city edition and then getting out the final edition of the day. Not until I reached home just at the start of the evening news on television was there any time for reflection. As the camera followed the slain president's casket being taken from the plane in Washington, I began to feel the full impact of what had happened in Dallas that afternoon. As I sat there, my mind flashed back to the Nixon-Kennedy "Great Debates" of the 1960 presidential election. It had been a time of intense excitement. Two candidates for the nation's highest office were slugging it out, and it was now possible—as the Age of Television was coming into full bloom—to watch it all brought into the living room. Kennedy largely was a product of television. His relaxed manner and his quick wit and facile tounge contrasted in the first debate with Richard Nixon's tenseness, "preachy" tone and haggard look. A Kennedy observer and author, William Manchester, contends that agreeing to debate with Kennedy was "Nixon's biggest blunder in his political career—until of course he became president." Kennedy believed that with television he could go directly to the people. Most newspaper publishers, themselves predominatly
Republican, tried on their editoi Democrat. And young he was. k ever elected president. Only TI‘ when William McKinley was as With a glitter that reminded tractive familiy captured the newspaper publishers who op "good copy." Kennedy's first presidential Presidents since Woodrow Wils press, but three of them, Hard quired that questions be submit and Eisenhower dictated no sue' press conferences to be filmec television stations, which could i chose. With Kennedy, the roug was televised "live." The record crowd of repo necessary to move the conferenci Department building. Pierre Sall written the JFK never had few press conferences he held in N‘V, Salinger writes: "The pre de. challenge to his knowledgeabiE afterward, for an appraisal of I Kennedy watched his press c and frequently was critical, hot cording to Salinger. Whereas Eisenhower's press rambling, Kennedy's were shart give and take, and it was the be else. But Kennedy's press contacts ferences. He counted many news had been a reporter himself for service. Also, he used television fog m gives an example: "The meist
Nov. 22, 1983 § The Vista § page 5
ter: The Kennedy legacy Editor's Note: Twenty years ago today, John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was shot in the head as his motorcade made its way down a "Dallas city street. The nation has not been the same since. At 1:30 p.m. on that November day in 1963 television and radio newsmen told the country and the world that the youngest president ever elected was dead. The impact of his death was such that any person living then can recall with detail their activities on that tragic day. Few other events in the course of history have had such an effect on the populace. Symbolically, Kennedy's death sounded the begining of a turbulent decade—the 60s. His death also left Americans with many unanswered questions. What if Kennedy would have lived? Would Vietnam still have been the story of the decade? Would 57,000 Americans have died there? The president planted the thoughts of greatness in Americans, but would his
pages to defeat this brash young nedy at 43, was the youngest man dore Roosevelt, who took office sinated, was younger. Hollywood, Kennedy and his atmtion of the nation. Even the sed him realized Kennedy was ress conference made history. had set regular meetings with the ;, Coolidge and Hoover, had reI in advance. Roosevelt, Truman olicy and Eisenhower allowed his rith edited versions available to excerpts in later newscasts if they tnd tumble quizzing by reporters rs and photographers made it 0 the auditorium in the new State er,--Kennedy's press secretary, has than 400 media people at the 62 ington. wa always 'up' for his half-hour and poise and was always eager, performance." ference tapes whenever he could )f himself and of the staging, ac-
iference responses were dull and nd brief. He seemed to enjoy the ;how in Washington or anywhere nt beyond the frequent news con°n among his personal friends and hort time after his World War 11 titan press conferences. Salinger mastic of JFK's appearences, 'A
actions match his rhetoric? These questions have been left to the dreamers. To give readers an insight into 1,000 days of the Kennedy presidency The Vista asked Dennie Hall, professor of journalism, and Dr. William D. Parker, professor of sociology, to address various facets of the Camelot era. Matthew Driskill, associate editor, has written on the myth of Kennedy that those born too late to remember him must deal with. This is by no means a comprehensive study of the man and his deeds, but merely an overview of an era which many Americans consider the brightest yet darkest in our history. America has come a long way from that dreadful day in Dallas. A man has walked on the moon. Civil rights have been granted to all Americans at least on paper. But Americans have not come so far that they forget, or so far that they can erase that question from their minds—the question of what if?
Conversation with the President,' was seen and heard on all TV and radio stations on the evening of Dec. 17, 1962. His own office was the setting. An audience of millions heard his candid appraisal of the triumphs and disappointments of his first two years in office. Never before had the American public had such an intimate glimpse of a president; his personality, hia mind at work, his sense of history—and his sense of humor." At times, though, Kennedy could be petty. A case in point is his cancellation of the White House subscriptions of the New York Herald Tribune. Theodore Sorenson, a top Kennedy aid, said the president was upset by the paper's tendency to "adopt an oversimplified and smart-alecky style" in place of straight factual reporting of the administration. Another example of displeasure came in a May 9, 1962 news conference in which Kennedy was asked about his attitude toward the press. Kennedy replied that he was "reading more and enjoying it less." Kennedy was sometimes accused of trying to "manage" the news, a charge that has been aimed at a number of other presidents both before and after him. Charles Roberts, now retired from the staff of Newsweek and who had a close relationship with Kennedy, acknowledges that JFK indeed did manipulate the media. At the same time, Roberts says that Kennedy opened "a new era in political communication." Moving to the Kennedy assassination, it is apparent that television played a part in the grieving process. Wilbur Schramm, an expert in communication research and theory, said the 150 million viewers of the funeral apparently had a sense of participating in a national act. Seeing the funeral march and the rites, Schramm said, gave the viewers an opportunity "to experience a real catharsis of grief if they wanted to." Now, 20 years later, we often hear people say Kennedy's rhetoric was better than his record—a mere two years and 10 months—and maybe there really was more style than substance. At any rate, many of us who experienced the Kennedy years felt that those times were special. There was a stirring of the human spirit. ...And since 1 have never felt young again.
'Youth' met Kennedy through history books By Matthew Driskill Associate Editor
For my generation, those born in the 60s, the name Kennedy conjures up images from the past, stories of Camelot, the Peace Corps and the race for space.
Kennedy: The myth It brings to mind the myth of a man that we never got the chance to experience for ourselves and whom we only know through stories in the history books and television specials. We never got the chance to be captivated by JFK's charm, nor learn of the magic through which he won the nation's highest office and held the people spellbound for 1000 days. An assassin's hail of bullets shattered the world this very day, 20 years ago. It cut short the life of a man who, had he lived, might have done more for this country than any other president ever has. But we will never know. My generation will never know the entire story because we only know the myth, the aura of Kennedy that's left after the murder. Many of the people that I have talked with, who were born too late to experience Kennedy, feel that they have been cheated, that they never got the chance to know the man who could make an audience rise up and go forth into the world to do his bidding, to make the world a better place. "The torch has passed to a new generation of Americans," Kennedy said. The torch was passed in 1960, but in 1983 it seems as if the flame is growing weak. No longer are the young people surging into the world with a mission in their hearts. The goals
have shifted and the torch moved to a back burner. It is said that John Kennedy could bring out the best in people, that he could make a person feel good about himself and want to do something for the world. Where are those kinds of leaders today? The Kennedy legacy lives on despite his death. The Peace Corps is still functioning, providing relief and help to many developing countries. And the space program would make Kennedy as proud as a father with a newborn child. But what about the critics of Kennedy, the ones who called him a playboy and a president who really didn't accomplish anything? To be honest, I really can't refute those people. You see, I didn't get the chance to know the man, I only know the myth that's been left behind. But if believing in that myth can make me a better person and a better American, that's fine. Kennedy said, "I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other people or any other generation. The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it—and the glow from that fire can truly light the world." To speculate about what Kennedy would would have done had he lived is pure folly. The myth of John Fitzgerald Kennedy lives on, even 20 years after his death. To take what's left of the myth and go forward should be the goal of our generation. To take up the torch and light the world—the mission we should follow.
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The Thanksgiving Holiday for CSU will officially begin at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23. All administrative offices will close at that time and will reopen at 8 a.m. the following Monday. The Max Chambers Library will also close at that time and reopen the following Monday. Central Cafeteria will close after the noon meal on the 23rd and reopen the following Monday. Students with meal tickets can obtain the evening meal on the 23rd in the University Center Oklahoma Room. Students remaining in the dorms are encouraged to contact the head resident for information concerning the dorm's operating schedule.
CSU Collegiate DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) announced today that they are sponsoring a campus—wide canned goods food drive to benefit disadvantaged families. The food drive will take place now until Dec. 2. All cans collected will be donated to the Christmas Connection, an Oklahoma City service organization which provides aid to local underprivileged families during the holiday season. Donations of canned foods and personal items will be accepted from both campus organizations and individuals. These items may be taken to HE 200, 2 to 4 p.m. weekdays. Cash prizes of $75, $50 and $25 will be awarded to
those organizations donating the most cans, although DECA has challenged all organizations to donate a minimum of 75 cans each. For more information call Elaine Seizinger at 341-2980 ext. 741 or Kelly Queri at 340-8013. Elaine Seizinger, president of CSU Collegiate DECA, and Dr. Jimmy F. Thrash, teacher educator of DE marketing at CSU, announced today the upcomi n g CSU DECA mini—conference was held November 15. Approximately 800 students from across the state, enrolled in DE marketing classes, attended the competition in various marketing competitive events and attending workshops directed towards upgrading their skills in marketing and distribution. The
mini—conference was sponsored by the CSU Collegiate DECA chapter.
SCEC The Student Council of Exceptional Children (SCEC) is selling giant coloring books which can be purchased on the second floor of Old North or in the Special Education office, ON 109. The books cost $4 with the money from the sales helping disadvantaged children.
Psi Chi Psi Chi, the national honor society in Psychology, will be holding their next meeting at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov 30 in Old North, room 204. Plan for the Christmas party will be discussed and all members need to attend.
Pre-Law Club The Pre-Law club will meet at 7:30 p.m. tonight in the Liberal Arts building, room 116. Elizabeth Wert, represenitive for the Kaplan institute, will speak about the law school admissions test and how the Kaplan institute can help students prepare.
OPS The Oklahoma Photographic Socity is a newly formed campus organization. Anyone with an interest in photography is welcome to join. There is a one time initiation fee of $15 and after that, only $5 per semester. The OPS will meet 7 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of each month in the Journalism Hall of Fame room.
There will be a brass quintet recital at 8 p.m. Nov. 28 in the Music Building Recital Room. All sudents are invited to attend.
The President's Club is sponsoring a party for underprivileged children from 3:15 to 5 p.m., Friday, Dec. 2, in the University Center Ballroom. Approximately 85 children from Edmond will be participating in the program. The Military Science department will hold the Third Annual ROTC Turkey Shoot from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2 in the Edmond National Guard Armory, located south of second street on Bryant. Weapons and ammunition will be provided by the Military Science department. The event is open to all CSU students and Edmond and Guthrie high school seniors enrolled in Junior ROTC. For further information contact Sgt. Ron Moeller at 341-2980, ext.417, 418 or 419.
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Nov. 22, 1983 § The Vista § page 7
CSU falls from top spot
Winning streak ends at 15 with 28-28 tie
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By Mark Spears Sports Editor For the first 15:04 of the Bronchos battle with the eighth-rated Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds it looked like a repeat of CSU's 49-12 rout of last year as the Bronchos ran up a 20-0 lead at the start of the second quarter. But, from there on it was all Eastern New Mexico as the took advantage of CSU turnovers to score 28 unanswered points and give the Bronchos their biggest scare of the season and a 28-28 tie Saturday in Portales, NM. After the Bronchos big win over Langston two weeks ago, it seemed that Coach Gary Howard's bunch would ride into Portales and role over the troops of Bill Kelly. That's the way it started out as th CSU defense stopped the passing attack of the "Throwin' New Mexicans" and the Bronchos took a quick 6-0 lead with 10:38 left in the first quarter. The Greyhounds passing attack was unable to get off the ground as they were forced to drive into a stiff 30 mph wind in the first quarter. After a punt of only 22 yards the Bronchos once again drove down the field to their second score of the game. CSU running backs Joe Hayes (56 yards) and Bruce Vann (97 yards) split time carrying the ball on the 10-play drive with quarterback Randy Page keeping for the four yard touchdown run. A missed twopoint conversion held the score at 12-0. ENM quarterback Kevin Kott was then intercepted on the Greyhounds first play after the kickoff by cornerback Lester Baldwin. Ten plays later Hayes busted over from five yards out and Vann carried the ball over for the two-point conversion to raise the margin to 20 points with 14:56 to go in the half. Everything looked just fine until Page had the ball stripped from
him on CSU's next possesion at the ENM 18 yard line. Now with the wind at his back Kott was able to get on track and drive the Greyhounds down the field for their first score. On the drive Kott (30-54-2 for 335 yards on the day and four touchdowns) was six for six passing with the big blow being a ten yard touchdown strike to Steve Jackson. With the extra point the score stood at 20-7 with 3:56 to go in the half. That's the way the half ended and for the CSU fans that were at Greyhound Stadium they didn't realize that later in the game they would be wishing that that was where the game ended. ENM had the wind in the third quarter and they took full advantage of it scoring 14 points and taking their first lead of the game. After a CSU punt Kott once again threw the New Mexican's down the field for another score this time hitting wide receiver Dave Wilson for a 12 yard strike to make it a 20-14 game. After an exchange of punts the Greyhounds only had to drive 35 yards for their next tally with Kott once again throwing for the score this time to running back Chuck O'Brien from nine yards out to give Eastern their first lead at 21-20 with 2:41 left in the third quarter. The Broncho offense could not move the ball into the end-zone against the wind, but as the quarter ended things began to look up as CSU would now have the wind in the fourth quarter. Unfortunately for the Bronchs, it didn't work out that way as the Bronchos were unable to take advantage of a Fred Henderson interception early in the fourth quarter when Page returned the favor throwing one to ENM's John Moyles. With 6:13 to go in the game Page once again had the ball jarred loss and Eastern recovered at the CSU 17 yard line to set up its
final score of the game. This one being a eight-yard pass from Kott to Jackson to make it a 28-20 game and all but shut the door on CSU. With 5:05 remaining the Bronchos had the ball at their own 33 yard-line and a there was a flicker of hope that CSU could tie the game up. The Bronchos drove down field with the big plays being a 26 yard reception by tight end Chris Edgeman on fourth down and a
six yard reception by Vann to set up a fourth and one at the one yard line. Reserve fullback Michael Cowert came in for a injured Vann to bull his way in for the score and set up a dramatic twopoint conversion by Vann. Vann came back out onto field after being help off to carry the ball around the right side for the tying conversion. ENM then ran out the clock, content to take a
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Fullback Bruce Vann, No. 23, dives over the goal line with just over a minute remaining in the game to give the Bronchos a 28-28 tie Saturday against the Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds.
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28-28 tie against the No. 1 team in the nation. The Bronchos finished the game with 197 yards on the ground while the defense held a hapless Greyhound running attack to 32 total yards. The tie dropped CSU from first to second in the final NAIA poll and also ended the Bronchos winning streak at 15 games. CSU will host Saginaw Valley Mich. in the first game of the NAIA playoffs on Dec. 3.
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By Mark Spears Sports Editor Due to the lack of space and a unusual amount of CSU sports action over the weekend the following is a round-up of all the action that took place over the weekend:
Round-up To start it off the Broncho football squad had to come from behind to tie the Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds 28-28 Saturday. The tie dropped CSU from first to second in the final NAIA rankings and they will begin the playoffs at home against seventh rated Saginaw Valley Mich. on Dec. 3rd. The Bronchos also placed eight members on the All-District Nine first team and six on the second team. They swept the player of the year honors with quarterback Randy Page winning the offesive award for the second year in a row. Linebacker Ed Desherow was named Defensive Player of the Year and Head Coach Gary Howard took the Coach of the Year honor. Members of the first team include Willie Henderson, Daric Zeno, Page, Joe Hayes and Rod Davis on offense. The defense included Desherow, Tim Stone and John Preston. The men's basketball team up-
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Wednesday at 1:30 against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. The CSU cross country team went to Kenosha, Wis. to compete in the NAIA national meet Saturday. The Bronchos finished the meet in 17th place with 463 points. The women's baketball team traveled to Goodwell and picked up their first win of the season, a 78-71 decision over Panhandle State. Jackie Eckels led the Lady Bronchos with 26 points and Carrie Tucker tossed in 17. Tucker also had nine assists and seven steals, while Leigh LeGrande led the team with eight rebounds.
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