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Child Services continues to seek funding for daycare By Madhumathi Krishnamurthy

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CO Child Services Center is still striving to obtain funding to launch their Daycare Facility, Preschool lab, and Diagnostic/Treatment Center programs, said Mary Montfort, professor of curriculum and instruction. UCO's Women's Caucus supported the program in an earlier interview with The Vista and recognized the need for day care on campus. The caucus also suggested that the day care should take assistance from the Department of Human Services (DHS). Designs for the center include a multidiciplinary or interdiciplinary approach to the delivery of services. The center proposes the consolidation of various departments involved with the special needs of children. This includes the existing speech and hearing, reading, math and counseling clinics. Montfort plans to raise $3 million from children's foundations in Oklahoma City in order to build the facility. The campaign was set up as a result of a survey conducted in April 1998. Response to this survey was overwhelming Montfort told The Vista in an interview in spring 1998. "There hasn't been much development since and we are still trying to get the money to set up the programs," Montfort said. In the campaign booklet the proposed center said that approximately 12 degree programs with 1,600 students will benefit from the development and implementation of the treatment plans. The booklet also said that the center would be one of a kind among American universities and provide graduate students a model practicum as well as a priceless service to families throughout Oklahoma. <

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Top gun... Cadet Cody Hollenbeck, battalion commander, takes to the air to make a save during a game of volleyball at the ROTC's Welcome Back Barbecue last Friday. The campus ROTC organization provided free hamburgers, hotdogs and other picnic foods to students, faculty and staff. (Staff photo by Sara Morrell)

New program recognizes graduate students' works By Madhumathi Krishnamurthy StaffWiller

CO's Graduate Office has received a $10,000 award from President Roger Webb's office for a proposed new program for graduate students. Innovative Projects, a subcommittee of the Graduate College

Planning Group, established a Graduate Research Conference to give graduate students the opportunity to submit, present and publish papers in a public forum. The piogram resulted from a campus-wide strategic planning process initiated last year by President Webb. Committees throughout campus were asked to submit proposals.

"It will give students a chance to get their papers published and put it on their resumes," said Dr. Jan Hardt, assistant professor of political science and chairman of the sub-committee. "We're hoping for a good response from students, but we need help from faculty to encourage students to

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New campus bookstore not filling needs

eed a pencil, notepad or stapler? If you used to get your office supplies at the UCO campus bookstore, you're out of luck now. Need a blow-up chair, a picture frame or a best-selling book (as if you have time for recreational reading)? How about a candle you're not allowed to burn on campus? Then you're in luck, because the Barnes & Noble store that has taken over the campus bookstore sells those items. Fortunately, Thompson's College Stores, across University Dr., still carries office supplies. The Barnes & Noble campus outlet also will not allow students to charge text books against their financial aidâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;an invaluable luxury that was provided by our old bookstore. As a result, the lines of people trying to buy books on the first day of class, when financial aid was disbursed, stretched nearly to the back of the store. How many classes were missed because students refused to leave a line they had been standing in all morning? How much income has the store, and the university, lost because necessities like staplers or transparencies were unavailable? What was it we were supposed to gain by privatization? Blow-up chairs?

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or that we feel we deserve osh, I hate responding to this, but it is not some Steven because I know he "shocker" that we're gets his kicks by upsetting supposed to be outraged people. However, I have to respond to Bil I Clinton's biggest problem is that he's about. this one. I personally am much What convoluted thinking! p ublic domain and when he makes a angrier about Steven's Comparing women who don't think mistake, everyone knows about it. weekly column which the same way he (Steven) does about regularly puts down women, the President to women who are in minorities, and in fact, abusive relationships? Am I the only anyone and everyone who is one who thinks this is way off the wall? We've all run into people like —Martha Anderson not just like him. I realize that is nothing requiring The him. Those who make it a point to Vista to run a column with an question our judgment, beliefs, and our opposing point of sanity if we don't think the same way A.7276,77," view...however, it would they do. uninsured children to have health coverage. You know, no one forced Monica Everyone has both good and bad in them. certainly be refreshing. (sic) I have just two more things to say to Mr. Lewinsky into that encounter. She didn't tell I feel you have to look at the two and see if Linda Tripp that she was coerced or the good outweighs the bad. Bill Clinton's Wedel: First, so that you don't dismiss me as abused—in fact, she seemed pretty proud of biggest problem is that he's public domain a "radical feminist," I have been happily the incident. and when he makes a mistake, everyone married for more than twelve years and am the mother of three wonderful sons. In addition, whether the President is able knows about it. Second, men didn't "let" us have the vote. to keep his pants zipped has not in the least Why are women satisfied with his nonaffected his ability to reduce the budget apologetic explanation? I don't believe it has We won the right through the sweat, and yes, deficit; pass the Family and Medical Leave anything to do with some inherent need to be the blood of thousands, probably tens of Act; pass the crime bill, which put 100,000 abused, as Steven seems to think. Leaders thousands, of suffragettes. Those rights, more police officers on the streets; or pass throughout the centuries have had incidentally, that will be passed on to your the Children's Health Insurance Act (which, mistresses. I am more inclined to believe that daughter. Think about it. for a partisan such as Mr. Wedel, I should for the most part we, as women, have been note was co-sponsored by a Republican conditioned to believe and accept that men —Martha Anderson Senator), which will enable thousands of have affairs. That doesn't mean that it's okay UCO Staff and Alumnus

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participate," Hardt said. Students will be given an opportunity to introduce their work before an audience during the Graduate Research Conference, giving formal presentations running less than 45 minutes. "We are hoping to have at least 50 graduate students who will be interested in submitting papers," said Dr. Clyde Jacob, dean of the Graduate College. "We think that this is a tremendous opportunity for graduate students. It would be a good educational experience and enhance the overall graduate education." For more information contact Hardt at 9745840, or Jacob at 9743341.

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NewPlains Review publishes ninth journal By Julie Jordan Stall iller

he Woman" is the latest journal published by the NewPlains Review, and Director Gwynne Hunter calls it "the most ambitious and successful yet." The NewPlains Review is a student publishing group, started by Hunter in the fall of 1985. Each journal features the original work of writers, artists, scholars, and university students. The work varies from historical articles to poems. "The Woman," published in November, is the ninth journal the group has produced. Once a theme is chosen, letters are sent out to solicit articles from colleges, said Hunter. From start to finish, the entire process takes about two years. The theme for this years journal is "The Challenged," referring to those mentally, physically or socially

challenged. Hunter said that 60 percent of the submissions are monitored staff generated projects. This is done to enhance the quality of the work. The staff juries the submissions and decides what will go into the journal. "We are very, very careful that everything submitted is juried anonymously," Hunter said. The last stages include editing and finding the lowest bid press. Hunter said "The Woman" was printed in Seoul, South Korea. "I stress teamwork," Hunter said, "We can't do it unless we are a team." The NewPlains classes offer academic credit to upper-class and graduate level

students in English, Journalism, Creative Studies and Graphic Design. The first class is an overview of publishing. The students edit, jury, sell, and create their own web site. The goal is to make students familiar with the publishing industry. "It is unique, hands on work," she said. Some of the class activities vary from semester to semester depending on what stage the publication is in. This semester the class is focusing on marketing, Hunter said. The class also includes copyright lectures and guest speakers such as Jim Watson from the Graphic Design department

The class requires a considerable amount of work and is only for students who are motivated and fascinated by the publishing world, Hunter said. "Don't enroll in this class because it fits your time schedule," she said. NewPlains Review is a member of the Rocky Mountain Book Publishers Association (RMBPA), a trade group of independent publishers and university presses. NewPlains has been a member for three years, and has their title published in the RMBPA catalog and represented at all major trade shows and book fairs. Membership in RMBPA offers opportunities for wider readership and a stronger publishing future. A publication must be invited to be a member of RMBPA and it is considered an honor because they base their invitations on quality and consistency, Hunter said. The NewPlains Review journal costs $15 and is available at Best of Books, Borders, Full Circle and the University Bookstore.

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Cause for foul odor near Broncho Lake remains unknown By Mark A. Schneberger StaffWilier

f you smelled something stinky near Broncho Lake last Wednesday afternoon, it probably wasn't the guy walking next to you. Rather, it may have been a large pocket of sewer gas or something similar, students speculated. Many students and faculty were overheard complaining

about an odor which began wafting across campus in the afternoon of August 26, and caused some to hold their noses in disgust. It was concentrated heaviest near Broncho Lake and the Communications building, but could be detected as far away as the Liberal Arts building parking lot. Andrew Jensen, freshman, said that he first thought elephants had been brought to campus as part of Stampede

week. He described the odor as "nasty." "It was the worst thing I'd smelled in a while," he said. "I hope they find the (cause) and fix it." Another student joked and said she thought the school had changed its mascot to the skunk. "It's really bad," said Jerri Crawford, sophomore. "I think it's probably sewer gas or something." Lennis Pederson, Facilities Management director, said he

was unsure what the smell could have been. He did not speculate about the cause of the obnoxious aroma, which had subsided by Thursday morning. Pederson said he was not made aware of the smell until Thursday afternoon, and was not notified of the situation by anyone in his office. "We might have had calls about it here, but I was not told about the problem until today. Students were well aware of

the smelly situation, however. Kristen Perkins, Student Oklahoma Education Association president said she couldn't help but notice the strong scent—which she thought was produced by something burning. "I smelled it when I got out of my car and it kept getting worse the closer I got to the center of campus," she said. "It wasn't as bad as a dirty diaper, but kind of like a stinky burning building. It was awful!".(

List of young college students' 'needs' growing By Ann Jacobson CollegeP s

ll the comforts of home — and then some. That is what today's college freshmen are demanding for their college digs. Take 17-year-old Katie Lusk, an entering freshman at Purdue, for instance. Like a growing number of teens, she has a taste for java. "We didn't get her a coffee maker. We had to get her a cappuccino maker for 130 bucks," said Katie's mom, Sue Leatherman of Elkhart. By comparison, when Leatherman was entering her freshman year at Drake College in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1970, the packing list was different: "I took nothing: a stereo, my alarm clock —

actually, it was an 8-track tape player— some sheets, a comforter, a wastepaper basket and my clothes." Leatherman could get everything in the back seat of her car, but now you need a U-Haul, she added. While Katie's belongings didn't travel to West Lafayette in a U-Haul, it did take three cars to haul all her stuff, related her older sister, Anna Lusk, a Purdue senior. A recent national survey issued by Best Buy Co. Inc., shows that such nest feathering at colleges and universities today is likely to be the norm rather than the exception. In fact, when asked to name the one thing they could not live without in their college rooms, 39 percent of school year freshmen responding to the survey named a computer or a word processor. Compare

that to the freshmen of 30 years before, who were equally torn at deciding between an alarm clock and a typewriter. Are today's college students more appreciative of music than the baby boomers in 1967? You might be inclined to think so when you consider that the survey also showed that almost one third of freshmen lugged at least 50 music CDs to college last year, compared to the 68 percent of freshman in 1967 who took no more than 10 music albums to college. "The first year of college is usually the most expensive. I'd say the first year, it's going to put you out a couple of thousand dollars, after that, it starts decreasing," Anna surmised. Who is paying for all this stuff? "Mom is," added Anna, whose VCR is among her most prized possessions at college.

"I've got to record my soaps when I'm in class," she laughed. Eighteen-year-old Ryan Graham, a freshman entering the University of Cincinnati, hopes to feather his college nest with a few hand-me downs from his dad, Doug Graham. before he sets off for college next month. "If it's stuff I need for school, my parents will probably pay. If it's stuff that I want, I'll have to pay," Ryan guessed. "My dad had his office remodeled, so I got his old office refrigerator," said Graham. He is also hoping to get his hands on his dad's computer. "He's wanted a new one and I think this might just give him an excuse to get it."

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UCO to host regional counselors' workshop By Julie Jordan

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he UCO Office of Prospective Student Services and Scholarships is hosting a UCO Counselor Only Day, from 10 a.m. to noon, Sept. 4, in the University Center ballrooms. The counselor fair provides high school counselors throughout Oklahoma with UCO recruitment information they can take back to their high school students. The fair is open to high schools in the immediate area of Edmond and Oklahoma City. Approximately 125 counselors are expected to attend, said Dana West, UCO prospective students representative. "Each region has its own fair and we are hosting the central region," West said. "The purpose is to give them information about each university." The information handed out will include scholarship

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Warning label receives little attention By Katie Hawk stafnififier

he UCO parking permits may not only be costly, but the instructions, "PERMIT MUST BE REMOVED WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION," may be misleading to new students. In an informal survey of UCO students, responses varied from, "waste of ink, stupid and silly." Other students wondered why the statement was there, but never inquired. Of the students surveyed, 10 do not take the statement seriously, three do, one is indifferent and two do not have their permit yet. An anonymous business management senior who does not remove their permit said, "It never fails that the one time I would forget to replace it, would be the day I got a ticket." Students should not worry though. "It's just a disclaimer," said Greg Tunnell, Parking Services manager. In other words, UCO will not be held responsible if the permit blocks the vision of a driver and causes an accident. "If it's blocking your view, then take it down," Tunnell said.

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Carrie Ware, speech pathology sophomore, considers removing her parking permit. (Staff photo by Sara Morrell) "As long as a person can see without any obstructions, then it's okay," said Sgt. Nicki Smith, Edmond police officer. It is not mandatory for students to remove their permits while driving and there are no repercussions, said Tunnell. The permit instructions are like pillow instructions, "IT IS A VIOLATION OF LAW TO REMOVE THIS TAG," in that it is simply a disclaimer.

CHICAGO—Thanks to NetVote '98, students can register to vote without ever leaving home. The website—sponsored by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), MCI and Rock the Vote — can be found at www.netvote98.mci.com . The site states that the cyber-registration is a joint effort "linking generations, young and old, through the powerful combination of civic participation and our latest technology." Using the site to register is simple. Just follow the directions that apply to your state. Two to three weeks after completing the online application, you will receive a card—already addressed to your state's Secretary of State—via snail-mail. Check it for accuracy, sign it, and drop it in the mail. There's no reason to even lick a stamp; the postage is paid for. The process is a direct result of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, commonly known as Motor Voter, which allows people to register at their department of motor vehicles or at various public assistance agencies. The Act also required the Federal Election Commission to create one uniform application that can be used to register voters in all 50 states. —By College Press Services

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Don't bet on dead roommate for good grades By Mark A. Schneberger Shiffigriter

CO dorm residents will not get straight A's if their roommates commit suicide during the semester, despite stories circulating across campus this week. That's the official word from Andrew Naylor, East Hall area coordinator, who said he has heard the suicide rumor and hopes students won't take it seriously. "I know the rumor. It's totally not true," Naylor said. "While Student Services will do all they can to support those (grieving) students, the most they can actually do is encourage the professors to give students incompletes and let them make up the work:" Many freshmen, every year, hear a version of the roommate rumor sometime

during the first weeks of class. Mindy Estes, sophomore, said she heard the rumor last year from her sister, who swore it was true. "It goes something like this: If your roommate commits suicide in the residence halls, while you're in school, you'll get straight A's for the semester," Estes said. "When I first heard it I thought it was true, but then I talked to a (resident adviser) and she said it was bogus. I think it's sick." Several students said they've heard similar stories this year about the rumored suicide policy. For some, the versions were changed so that dorm residents are given a 3.0 grade average that semester. Others, though, said they heard that grieving former roommates get first pick of the best rooms the semester following

a death. All students claimed they heard about the policy from an acquaintance whose friend got good marks after a dorm tragedy. This year's resuscitate of the dorm death rumors come suspiciously close to the recent release of the film—Dead Man on Campus. The movie centers on two failing college freshmen who discover a death clause in their university's charter, which assures them of straight A's if their roommate commits suicide. The students then do all they can to assure that they receive the good grades, at their roommate's expense. UCO is not alone in facing rumors regarding tragically raised grades. Jan Harold Brunvard, author of a book on urban legends "Curses! Broiled Again!" researched the dorm suicide

rumor and said it exists on almost every U.S. college campus. "If there's a college campus in the country that does not have a 'suicide rule' legend, I've yet to discover it," Brunvard wrote. "And if there's (a school) that does have such a rule on the books, I haven't found it yet either." Jake Hyatt, graduate student, said he's attended several schools across the country and feels Brunvard's assertions are accurate. He said he heard similar roommate rumors while an undergraduate in Texas. "I'm embarrassed to say this. But when I was a freshman, my friends and I heard the stories and actually joked about ways we could bump off our roommates," Hyatt said. "That was 10 years ago. The rumors were lies then and they're still lies. " <

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Continued from front page "I plan on taking a TVIVCR combo, an American flag to hang on my ceiling or wall, a stereo, and I'll probably bring a bean bag chair," Graham concluded. "I'll probably have a lot of pictures of motorcycles and motorcycle-related items for decoration." Meanwhile, the Mishawaka Grape Road Meijer Store was teeming last weekend with fresh-

faced college students-and their parents. With so many purchases to be made to achieve that homey ambiance in the dorm room, it must not be considered so square today to be seen out in public with your parents. Tim Corbett, store director, said most college students come in to the store this time of year with their parents in tow. "Their gold cards are bigger, I guess,"

he speculated as to the reason why. To capitalize on this area's current influx of college students, the Meijer store has a display set up to emulate the well-dressed dorm room. The display that features items like a futon; a desk; a lava lamp; a University of Notre Dame thermal blanket; chairs that unfold into beds; a mini stereo system, and a flashing light

("kind of like a police car light," said Corbett), has attracted a good deal of attention from students. "It's gets real easy to get into the several hundred dollar range," when students are shopping for college, said Corbett. "You buy a futon and that's $130. Fold-and-snap desks go for $170. We sell a lot of lighting to college students."

Popcorn poppers, another freshman must-have a mere 20 years ago, are "out," replaced by microwaves which are "in." Refrigerators, and the old standby when this reporter entered college in 1977—the cooking hot pot—are items you might typically find on a college-bound student's list, Corbett said. "The next year then, it will be like only a couple of suitcases and some toiletries."

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Racial inequities rising in southern colleges By College Press Services CHICAGO--Efforts to desegregate colleges and universities throughout the South are having little impact, and the percentages of black students seeking higher education are either stagnating or growing worse, according to a recent study of 19

states. The study, conducted by the Southern Education Association and titled "Miles to Go" tracked the number of black freshmen, degree earners and faculty members. Nine of 19 states reported that the proportion of black freshmen on public campuses declined between 1991 and 1996.

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Sights of Stampede Week by Sara Morrell

Above: UCO students are hypnotized by Dr. R. E. Bellows. The participants are watching an imaginary sad movies showing on an imaginary screen above the audience's heads. Right: UCO football players try a new game, Bukaball, at the Intramural Sports Information booth. Hundreds of students visited nearly 100 booths promoting campus activities, organizations and area businesses as part of Stampede Week. Below: The UCO campus is filled with returning and new students for the fall semester. Classes began Monday, Aug. 24.

Jarrett Jobe conducts a tour for new freshmen on Orientation Day, Sug. 22. Students were able to find their classrooms before school started to avoid being lost on their first day.

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Women's volleyball team finishes 3-1 in tournament By Darrell J. Weidner Bronchos took the next three in the match. Sportstoikr Central The Oklahoma volleyball squad opened its home season competing in the Quality Inn North Invitational tournament over the weekend at Hamilton Field House. On Friday, the Bronchos opened the tournament by defeating Adams State in a four game match. The Grizzlies took the first game of the match with a score of 15-3, but the

(2-15, 2-15, 10-15) to claim the season opener. The Bronchos offense was lead by middle-blocker Lex King. The Midland, Texas sophomore earned 13 kills in the match. King earned 155 kills in 119 games during the 1997 season. The Bronchos defense was lead by outside hitter Adriana Crovador who earned 12 digs and two block assists. Crovador also had ten kills

Crovador, the 1997 AllLone Star Conference-North Division honoree earned 331 kills, 393 digs, 49 ace serves, and 45 blocks during the '97 season, finishing seventh in the LSC for kills. The Texas A&MKingsville Javelinas handed the Bronchos their first defeat of the "98 season on Friday evening. The Javelinas defeated Central Oklahoma in three straight games (15-12, 15-13, 15-9).

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Time for a quiz on 1998 college football By Andrew Bagnato

formula by which the major polls and computer rankings and strength of schedule are multiplied by the average SAT score for the starting lineup of each team, minus the number of chicken wings consumed on a weekly basis by the right guard. Q: So there will be controversy again in the postseason. Is this a bad thing for college football? A: No. And it's not a bad thing for society, either, if it keeps ESPN analyst Lee Corso off the streets. Q: Speaking of ESPN, last year the cable network tried to hype its games by promoting "Judgment Day" in college football. What gimmick is on tap this fall? A: "Appeals Day," with live coverage of Notre Dame's effort to get the Joe Moore verdict overturned. Q: Why is Sept. 5 shaping up as an enormous day in college football across the country? A: There are five games pitting preseason Top 25 teams. In the East, No. 1 Ohio State goes to No. 11 West Virginia, No. 10 Tennessee visits No. 17 Syracuse and No. 21 Southern Mississippi goes to No. 13 Penn State. In the Midwest, No. 5 Michigan plays at- No. 22 Notre Dame. And out West, No. 18 Washington visits No. 8 Arizona State.

Collegeress CHICAGO - Summer seems to be overstaying its welcome, perhaps because the nation is obsessed with the Roger Maris home run-record chase, not to mention the daily drama of the National League wild-card race. But don't be fooled, students. The harbingers of autumn are popping up on campuses across the land. Listen closely and you can hear the gentle hiss of grades being inflated. Or maybe the Delts are tapping a keg. So crack open those loose-leaf binders and sharpen those pencils. It's time for a quiz on the upcoming college football season. And please, scholars: No spitwads. Question: Is this being graded? Answer: Yes, Mr. Katzenmoyer. Q: How does the new superalliance work? A: Simple. The top two teams in the nation will meet in the Fiesta Bowl Jan. 4 in Tempe, Ariz. Q: But what if only one team goes unbeaten? Who gets the other bid? And what if no one goes unbeaten, as happened in 1993? How will the superalliance sort that out? A: It will use a complicated

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Eastern Division. And John Blake of Oklahoma had better win sooner than later. Q: Why do Big Ten insiders believe this will be Hayden Fry's last year at Iowa? A: The Hawkeyes open with Nebraska in 1999. Q: Will Fry be missed? A: Sorely. In an age of political correctness, the tall Texan speaks his mind unabashedly and colorfully. And he will always be remembered for racially integrating the Southwest Conference while coaching at Southern Methodist in 1966. Q: Why did Army join Conference USA? A: It couldn't resist that -natural rivalry with Houston. Q: How bad is the Big East? A: It lost its four bowls last year but kept Rutgers. Q: Speaking of the Big East, has Temple ever considered dropping football? A: Intentionally, at times. Q: Who has the best cheerleaders? A: Beside Notre Dame's? Q: Is there really a player called Ben Gay? A: He was considered the top prep running back in Texas last year, but there was a problem when he enrolled at Baylor. The NCAA considers him a partial academic qualifier, which means he can't play as a

freshman, though he may eventually regain a fourth season of eligibility if he makes progress toward a degree. Baylor is sore about the ruling, and it is appealing. Q: Is Kansas State for real? A: Ask Nebraska on Nov. 14. Q: K-State hasn't beaten the mighty Cornhuskers in a while, has it. A: The last time it happened was four days after Richard Nixon's first presidential election victory. Q: After belittling Tennessee for making repeated appearances in the Citrus Bowl, is Florida coach Steve Spurrier more humble after spending New Year's Day there? A: Just as Bill Gates is poorer after taxes. Q: Texas running back Ricky Williams is also a prospect in the Philadelphia Phillies' organization. Michigan .quarterback Drew Henson is also a prospect in the New York Yankees' organization. Florida State quarterback Chris Weinke played in the Toronto Blue Jays' organization. Is there anybody out there who can't play baseball? A: Michael Jordan. Q: Whom did Michigan call to perform the 5,500-seat expansion of Michigan Stadium? A: Bandwagon Enlargements Inc.

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Bronchos should continue the tradition of dominance By Darrell J. Weidner SportsWIlier

he Central Oklahoma Bronchos will begin their charge for the Lone Star Championship on Sept. 5, when they travel to Alva to face Northeastern Oklahoma. The Bronchos will face the Rangers with 13 returning starters from last years 9-2 team that shared the LSC-North Division championship with the Southwestern Oklahoma Bulldogs. The Central Oklahoma Brochos are picked to win the LSC-North Division. Among the returning starters is juinior tailback Reggie Donner. Donner has been picked as the

pre-season LSC-North Division leader and player that the media player of the year. says I am," said Donner. "I look forward to the "I am coming into the year challenge of trying to be the healthy," said Donner. "The only problem I had is with a little back stress during the first week of practice, but I am over that," said Donner. Despite missing four games last season, Donner was second in the league in rushing, averaging 109.7 yards per game. He rushed for 768 yards that lead to nine touchdowns in 107 carries, averaging 7.6 yards per carry. "I look forward to playing with these guys," said Donner. Also returning to the Bronchos is starting linebacker Johnny Luter. Luter sat out all last season Head football coach Gary with a knee injury that he Howard suffered in pre-season drills last

August. "I look forward to getting "I'm not worried about the out on the feild and playing knee," said Luter again," said Luter. "I have worked it and I feel I "The Central Oklahoma am at 100 percent." Bronchos are looking forward to having a healthy year," said head coach Gary Howard. "We can't get over confident going into the first game, and I don't think we will," said Donner. "We overlooked Southwestern last year and I think we learned from that, not to go in thinking we have already won. We won't overlook Northeastern, because we are worried about Kingsville," said Donner. The Bronchos will open their home season against Kingsville at 2 p.m. Sept. 12,, Junior tailback Reggie Donner at Wantland Stadium. -41(

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Home runs rescue baseball once again By Paul Hagen CollegePtess PHILADELPHIA — In the beginning, there was inside baseball. And it was good. John McGraw, Little Napoleon, managing the original Baltimore Orioles. Wee Willie Keeler hitting em where they ain't. The holy trinity of the hitand-run, the bunt and the stolen base. Ty Cobb. Baseball in the deadball era was a chess match. Managers played for one run from the first pitch, knowing that just might be the difference. A cover of Harper's Weekly: A Journal of Civilization featured a pen-and-ink drawing of men in straw boaters crowding around a city street corner as a kid on a stepladder posted inning-by-inning scores from around the big leagues. The date was Sept. 23, 1911, the caption simple yet eloquent: "The Ruling Passion." There was no way of knowing that, eight years later, the first outlines of the Black Sox scandal would plunge baseball into crisis. Rumors, later confirmed, that eight members of the Chicago

White Sox had taken money to lose games to the Cincinnati Reds in the World Series shook the nation just as surely as accusations against O.J. Simpson did decadeslater. Fans were confused, angry, suspicious. Then along came Babe Ruth. Flamboyant, charismatic, Ruth became the perfect sports hero for what later would be defined as the Roaring Twenties. He hit 29 home runs in 1919, then considered a flabbergasting number. He followed that in 1920 by hitting an incredible 54 homers. Baseball had been saved. And it never would be the same again. Not everyone applauded this evolution, of course. The purists were appalled by what they viewed as an uncomplicated, unthinking, swing-from-theheels approach. In his excellent biography, "Ty Cobb," Charles C. Alexander notes: "In the same years in which Ruth's prodigious home runs were helping to revolutionize the sport, Cobb's attitude toward the mighty Yankee slugger became increasingly contemptuous. It was more than the natural rivalry of two great stars competing

within the same league. It was also the special rivalry of two men who represented radically contrasting approaches to the game. Cobb appears to have grasped early and completely the fundamental threat Ruth posed to his whole set of values." No matter. The owners couldn't help but notice that Ruth helped the Yankees draw a major league record 1,289,422 in 1920. When the magnificent, new Yankee Stadium was dedicated in April 1923, the distance from home plate to the rightfield foul pole was just 296 feet, forming an inviting porch for the lefthanded-hitting Ruth to aim at. This was not a coincidence. Home runs now were the official elixir of major league baseball, guaranteed to cure whatever ailed the game. Give the people what they want. "Home Run Derby," starring Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays and Harmon Killebrew and other stars of the era and filmed at cozy Wrigley Field in Los Angeles, still has the power to command our attention on The Classic Sports Network.

The home run contest that has become an official part of the All-Star experience drew as much interest at Denver's Coors Field this year as the game itself. Maybe more. This has been a constant through the years. Did Bob Gibson have a mind-boggling 1.12 earned run average for the Cardinals in 1968, the same season that Boston's Carl Yastrzemski led the American League with a .301 average? Quick. Lower the mound. Tighten up the strike zone. And it was done. Hall of Famer Earl Weaver, who managed the present incarnation of the Orioles, liked to cackle that his secret to success was "good pitching and three-run homers." Periodically it is muttered darkly, mostly by pitchers, that the authorities have gone overboard in their zeal to see home runs disappear over distant fences. Usually, the suspicion takes the form that the balls themselves have been made more jet-propelled. It is an accusation that is ritually denied. Reporter to then-NL president Bart Giamatti at the 1987 AllStar Game in Oakland: "Is the

ball juiced?" Giamatti: "No more than I am, sir!" Maybe. But this much seems certain. For the second time this century, the home run might just be saving baseball from itself. After the crippling strike of 1994, the owners made a sobering discovery: The only thing worse than a World Series that might have been fixed is no World Series at all. The 1994 Fall Classic was rubbed out by stupidity and greed. Labor woes dragged into the next spring training with the farce of replacement players in major league camps. And when it was all settled, owners discovered to their chagrin that the fans weren't of a mind to forgive and forget, to compliantly file back into the stadiums to buy the warm beer and the cold hot dogs and mindlessly root, root,root for the home team. Attendance fell drastically. Baseball, the pundits intoned, was in critical condition. The sport started to rebound last year when Mark McGwire and Ken Griffey made a run at one of baseball's most sacred records 61 homers in a season, set by Roger Maris in 1961.

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Tau Kappa Epsilon members, (from left) Ryan Hendricks, Sean Gollob, Doug Talley Mike Daugherty Geoff Kaven, Greg Hansen, Eric Caldwell, raised over $100 at a car wash Sunday in the Maytag Repair parking lot on Broadway. Hansen and Caldwell recently attended a leadership workshop to prepare for the fraternity's 100th birthday in January. (Staff photo by Sara Morrell)

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hree members of UCO's Tau Kappa Epsilon recently traveled to their fraternity's national conference in Lawrence, Kan. to help coordinate its 100th year anniversary. Members Jeff Britton, Eric Caldwell and Greg Hanson attended the conference in early August along with eight other chapters from the midwest. The events, recognizing the fraternity's 100th anniversary on Jan. 9, 1999, will resemble a New Year's Eve celebration at midnight , Britton said. "Learning about the centennial celebration was the best part of the conference," Britton said. Eight host cities, across the U.S., will be linked via satellite with some of the

fraternity's famous alumni's, former president Ronald Reagan and football player Terry Bradshaw. Members of UCO's chapter will celebrate the anniversary by attending one of the events in either Boston, Mass., Atlanta, Ga., Bloomington, Ill., Kansas City, Mo., Los Angeles, Calif., New Orleans, La., Philadelphia, Pa., or Pittsburgh, Pa. We want to join others in the celebration so we can say we were there," Britton said. The conference also offered seminars on recruitment, marketing, budgeting, events planning and interpersonal communications. "The seminars offered recruitment techniques...and motivated me to recruit harder," Britton said. -4( -

or those with a healthy appetite and a taste for good food here are some hints to the tastiest joints in town with a variety of international cuisine at a reasonable cost. • Pizza lover? Cici's Pizza at 1520 E. 2nd Street and Bryant serves an all you can eat buffet for $2.99. They offer garlic bread supreme, pasta primevera, vegetarian, spinach, beef, pepperoni, taco, and plain cheese pizzas with a salad bar on the side. No delivery. For take-out call 3411112. • Egg Roll Express serves Chinese fast-food for dine in or take-out orders, around $5 a meal per person. Located at 1529 S. Boulevard at the corner of 15th Street. For take-out orders call 348-9667. • Do you stay up late? For all those midnight cravings, Denny's is open 24 hours, serving steaks and omelets, hash browns and pancakes, burgers and fries at an affordable price. Full breakfasts served at all times. A rendezvous for students at 1100 E. 2nd Street. Call 330-9400 for more details. • If you dig Mexican, El Chico has everything; Quesadillas,

chimichangas, burritos, enchiladas, fajitas, soups, salads, sandwiches, and a variety of tex-mex food. A regular Mexican Cantina with a choice of American food as well. Hot and fast lunches cost anywhere from $4-$12, combos cost $8 plus per person. For restaurant timings call 348-5510 Located at 2601 S. Broadway. • Like to have romantic dining out experiences at exotic restaurants? Ajanta Cuisine of India serves hot and spicy authentic cuisine from the Sub-continent. Dinner and lunch buffets with a choice of vegetarian curries to a variety of meat dishes, spicy pickles, dessert and fruits, all for $6 per person on weekdays and $8 on weekends. Located at 122nd and 11919 N. Pennsylvania Avenue. For reservations call 752-5283. • Try the Olive Garden Italian Restaurant for an exquisite dining out experience. Dinner and Lunch entrees include Lasagna classico, chicken, veal or eggplant Parmigiana, Fettuccine Alfredo, Cannelloni al Forno and much more with prices ranging from $5-$12 per entree. Soups, Caesar salads, Italian style pizzas, desserts and beverages are also available. Located at 2639 W. Memorial Road. For both dine-in reservations and takeout orders call 749-8188.

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Raven Society gently tapping at UCO door By Madhu Krishnamurthy representative. StaffWriter

CO students are proposing to start a new literary club on campus where literature fanatics can unleash their creative minds. The Raven Society, overseen by UCO sponsor Dr. Amy Carrell, assistant professor of English, has not yet received its official status and authorization from the university. The Raven Society was founded by Dr. David Yeagley professor of humanities. The name for the club is based on an Edgar Alan Poe poem, "The Raven," which is also the society's emblem. "We're hoping it can be a society of intellectual pursuit and appreciation of America's finest literature," Yeagley said. "Our main focus is to emphasize original American values, to look at modern issues through the eyes of our greatest authors." The club is not restricted to the study of Poe's works alone, but rather aims to look at a variety of 19th century poets and writers. "Even though the society is based on Poe, we will be concentrating on a broader range of literary works because some people may be interested in contemporary work as well," said Gretchen Keifer, Raven Society

Currently operating under the guidance of Yeagley, the reins of the club are largely in the hands of the students. "I have left it entirely up to the students and they can make whatever they want of this society. The key is about creative freedom and expression," Yeagley said. The management of the club is in the hands of Keifer. She is responsible for publicizing the club, drawing up the mission statement and planning the dayto-day workings of the society. The club will soon be on the web for students. However, membership is not restricted to UCO students alone. Club member and UCO student Calypso Harvey is in charge of designing the society's web page. Harvey is also in charge of producing accessories for the society's promotion and advertising. The Raven Society is eager to raise funds for club activities. The club plans to sell T-shirts, mugs, caps and totebags with the raven logo on them, Harvey said. The society's first meeting will be conducted from 8 p.m.midnight, Monday, Sept 14. It will begin with a discussion on literary history and thought. For additional information, call Keifer at 721-1020 or e-mail the Raven Society at Ravensoc@aol.com .

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Don't be homeless Suggestions offered for student housing on or near UCO campus By Madhu Krishnamurthy the Housing Office for either a what you're looking for. A brisk swimming pool facilities and Call 341-7911 for more stammer f you're new in town and don't know your way around, here are some suggestions for housing on or near campus. • Students can sign up for a dorm room to meet their needs.

one or two bedroom apartment. Apartments come with refrigerator, electric stove and dishwasher. Complexes are regularly patrolled by police officers. Basketball and volleyball courts are available for use by tenants.

Call the Housing Office at 974-2752 or 974-2746 for more UCO offers several meal plans information. in conjunction with the rooms. Prices range from $1,391 per • Do you like to sleep in? semester to $2,690 for two Casa Mia Apartments is only six semesters and $745 for the minutes away from school on summer. Alternative meal plans foot. A single bedroom costs are available at 14 and 10 meals $459 a month with all utilities per week. UCO also accepts paid. The apartment comes with payments by installment an outdoor swimming pool and according to length of contract to laundry facilities. Located just accommodate students. north of Liberal Arts Building on 900 E. Wayne Street. For more details contact the Housing Office at 974-3344. Call 341-0466 for more information. • Graduate students or those with a family can apply through • Summit Apartments may be

eight minute walk will get you to laundry room. Located just east information. campus. The rent is $415 per of the University Center, month for a two bedroom between Bauman and 20 S. • If you're a sports person then Oxford Oaks has the apartment. Summit offers a Bryant. facilities to satisfy your taste. It fireplace as well as laundry Call 341-2161 for more has swimming pools, basketball, facilities. The complex is located tennis and volleyball courts, just off Ayers at 600 N. information. baseball and soccer fields, plus a Blackwelder. • Kennedy Place Apartments sauna and gym for workouts. Call 340-8147 for more has spacious town houses, single A single bedroom comes with and two bedroom apartments a washer and dryer, a private information from $325-$395, with water bill patio and balcony at $455-$465 a • Room with a friend at paid. Kennedy offers a month. Located about a mile Bryant Grove and cut your rent swimming pool and outdoor away from the university on in half. Monthly rates are only space for barbecues. Located 1920 E. 2nd Street. $385-$405 with the water bill north of Wantland Stadium at paid. If you have children, 1010 Kennedy Avenue. Call 348-2431 for more information. there's a playground plus

AUDITIONS UNIQUE ACTING PROJECT FOR EXPERIENCED MALE AND FEMALE ACTORS PRIMARY MALE & PRIMARY FEMALE (appearance: 20-30 year age range) ALSO NEEDED: WITNESS/FRIENDS (appearance: 17 50 year age range) EXPERT WITNESSES (appearance: 30-60 year age range) (Those in secondary roles need not be experienced actors.) -

Using an improvisational approach, the primary actors will create the lives of college students making friends and then developing problems in their relationship. This will lead to a mock trial for acquaintance sexual assault which will be presented from 10 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, October 28 in Constitution Hall as a feature of Alcohol Prevention Week sponsored by COSAFE and the UCO Counseling Services. It will be open to all students and the public. The other actors will develop characters to fit the plot as it grows.

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ALSO NEEDED: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR CAMERA ASSOCIATE & PRODUCTION COORDINATOR [Production hours will be few until the final weeks]

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ake a break from television comedy, and see otkinal UCO comedy live in Oklahoma Yep, believe it or not, comedy acts sprout from the dry land of-UCO. One-hit Wonder, a six*memb6r comedy sketch group, sods their audience into a,knon-stor. whirl of la t glitet. At 9 $.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3 at the'triektown Brewery, located on the cornet of Sheridan and OklahOma, the group will be stirring up lainhter in the upstairs&hanquet roomThe' two act Brewery performance JaStSaboht one hour and 30 r7 inutes. Get there early because seating is limited to,;419olii There Vitas Standing room only when the group last perfOrmed at the BrevViry. AdMission is $5 '"Patrons must be 18 y&ars of age or older to enter.

The group performs sketch material that ever have one again," Chauncey said. And so, One-hit Wonder it became. incorporates cortette singing and During intermission, the group plays oneinterpretive dance, creating mature audience satirical material, such as "Nipple Pockets" hit wonders such as "Come On Eileen" by Dexy's Midnight Runners and "Safety and "Too Gay." The group was organized in 1995 when Dance" by Men Without Hats. The name of their group has no five of the six members attended UCO. bearing on their comedy career. In Members include former UCO students fact, the group has several highlight Mitch Baker, Dave Bewley, Chris Chauncey, performances. Dustin Fasching, and Matt Brown. Also In Austin, Texas, the group included is Shane Haas, former was the opening act for University of Oklahoma Bob Zany, a famous student. stand-up comic, at "We all hinted we Capital should do City this when we Comedy were in school Club. together. We had a In April, the meeting and it all group performed went from there," at the Big Baker said. Stinkin' The group is International currently performing Comedy Fest in with only four of its ch B Austin. The group original members. ne-hit Won has performed at Brown journeyed to several other comedy New York City to clubs in Austin and pursue his writing Oklahoma City as career in rock opera. well. Texas, but still Haas moved to Austin, In 1996, the group performed at the UCO composes music for the group. "It's kind of like Saturday Night Live, but Pegasus Theater. As for their future, "We'd like our own more like Monty Python or Kids In The Hall. Ours has more flow—we have TV show, but we just want to be funny," said Baker. transition," Baker said. Do they ever take anything seriously? The name of the group, One-hit Wonder, "Only twice," said Baker. derived when Chauncey thought they should "A year," added Bewley. name themselves after a one-hit wonder So, come and laugh back-to-school stress band. "A one-hit wonder band is a band who away with One-hit Wonder. has one famous song, and then they don't

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Continued from Page 13 slightly. In Virginia, 10 percent of graduates in 1977 were black; in 1995, 12 percent were. •Blacks are underrepresented in high school courses designed to prepare students for college. Though black students represent 18 percent of high school graduates, they represent only 5.7 percent of all advanced placement,high school courses. 'Only five states reported more than 10 percent black representation among fulltime, higher education faculty in 1996. The numbers are disappointing and not surprising, said Robert Kronley, the study's author. "Despite lots of discussion about how we are getting beyond race, and about how race doesn't really matter, race still plays a role in access to, and success in higher education," he said. Kronley also said states are less likely to improve minority enrollment in institutions of higher education until they become more comprehensive in their approach, preparing students for college as soon as they reach preschool. He urged campuses to create more programs that help minority students remain in college and finish their degrees, and to provide more need-based financial aid. Money stands between many African Americans and college, he said, adding that the study showed that in 15 states surveyed, the average black family's income was two-thirds or less than the average white family's income. The 19 states studied were Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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The Catholic Student Center will The Wesley Foundation is hold a Bible Study and Small Faith Chi Alpha, a Christian fellowship fellowship at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, offering a 12-Step Codependents group, will meet at 7:30 p.m. today in Sept. 8. For more information, call Anonymous Recovery Program at 12:10 p.m. Tuesdays in the Wesley the Heritage Room on the third floor Jason Simpson at 341-6300. Student Center, located at 311 E. of the University Center. For more Club, an Hurd, behind Thompson's Bookstore. Toastmasters information call Charlie Bunn at 848organization devoted to enhancing For more information, call Margaret 6620. public speaking skills, will meet at at 359-1749 or Cooper Ames at 341President's Club will meet at 4:30 12:40 p.m., Sept. 3 in Room 320B of 5450. p.m. today in the Dogwood Room of the University Center. For more The Wesley Foundation is Central Cafeteria. For more information, call William at 844-9139 offering open Alcoholics Anonymous infromation, call Kim Smith at 844- or Amy at 341-7403. meetings at 12:10 p.m. every 2307. The Catholic Student Center will Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and The Catholic Student Center will hold a Ropes Course at 8 a.m. Sept. closed Alcoholics Anonymous hold a Bible study and Small Faith 19. The cost is $20, and participants meetings at 12:10 p.m. Saturdays in fellowship at 7:30 p.m. today. For should bring their own lunch. For the Wesley Student Center, located at more information, call Jason Simpson more information, call Jason Simpson 311 E. Hurd, behind Thompson's Bookstore. For more information, call at 341-6300. at 341-6300. Margaret at 359-1749 or Cooper Ames at 341-5450.

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Association of Women Students will meet at 3 p.m., Sept. 14, in the Student Activities Workroom on the fourth floor of the University Center. For more information, call Angela Clark at 330-6060.

Toastmasters Club, an organization devoted to enhancing public speaking skills, will meet at 12:40 p.m. every Thursday in Room 320B of the University Center. For more information, call Amy at 3417403 or William at 844-9139.

Chi Alpha, holds general meetings at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, in the Heritage Room, on the third floor of the University Center. For more information, call Charlie Bunn at 848-6620. The Catholic Student Center

The University of Central keyring in March which had her professor's office in the Business Building. Oklahoma's Department of Public assigned UCO key on it. Safety (DPS) logged the following incidents from Aug. 13-25. Aug. 17 Larceny Two pairs of pliers and a screwdliver were reported stolen Aug. 13 Arrest Shad Jenson was stopped from Facilities Management. at Chowning and Thatcher for Larceny A woman's wallet was Larceny A VCR, fan, and several speeding. Mr. Jenson was driving canned food items were reported under suspension and speeding. He reported stolen from the first floor of taken from the Howell Hall/Science was released on his own the University Center. The wallet Building. recognizance. was later recovered.

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The Catholic Student Center invites students to attend Student Mass at 10 p.m., Thursdays, in the center located at 321 Clegorn Ave. For more information call Jason Simpson at 341-6300. The Japanese Conversation Club meets at 1:30 p.m., Tuesdays, in Room 2F of the Foreign Language Dept., in the Liberal Arts Building. For more information, call Takaakl at 844-0312. News items for publication in Around Campus must be submitted at least one week in advance. Forms are available in The Vista office, Room 107 of the Communications Building, and should be typed or printed. Information will not be accepted over the telephone. Items may run for two weeks prior to the event depending on space.

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Aug. 25 Larceny Ten to 12 cans of Coke and an assortment of candy were reported stolen from the Business building. Larceny Four pairs of pants were reported stolen from the laundry room at West Hall.

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Forensic science major talks about presidential sex, missiles and lies

ome people feel passionate about many issues. Some people only have one cause to champion. Others, like Lamarie Rutelonis, tend to take things as they come without getting too ruffled about anything. Lamarie is a forensic science major at UCO. She's 20 years old, a sophomore, and has a good sense of humor. When Lamarie first heard I wanted to talk to her about making a difference in society, she said she'd like to start a movement to put snipers on all the roofs around campus. Their job would be to shoot me in the knees. She laughed about it, and I did, too ... a little nervously, but I laughed. There was no one issue that stirred Lamarie's passions. So I had to prod her a little. I asked about President Clinton's most recent sex scandal. "I think it's a pretty raw deal that we accept it," Lamarie said. Still, she wouldn't commit to a position on the issue. "It's not my place to take a

stand on it," Lamarie said. Slowly, she warmed to the subject and eventually surprised me with some of her insights. "The polls say we don't agree with his (Clinton's) morals, but we think he's doing a good job," Lamarie said. "The economy is good, unemployment is low, but how can he be doing a good job if we don't trust him?" But at the same time, Lamarie wasn't ready to condemn the president. "What does it matter what he did behind closed doors?" she asked. The issue of possible perjury by the country's leader got a more definite statement. Lamarie knew what the president should do if he is guilty of lying under oath.

"He should resign," Lamarie said. But she wasn't sure Clinton lied, according to the letter of the law. "He's sneaky," Lamarie said. "It takes a lot of lawyers to figure out a way to say 'I did not have sexual relations with that woman' if something did happen." If Clinton should resign, Vice President Al Gore would become president. I asked Lamarie if she was in favor of Gore as our new leader. "No." She was adamantly against Gore as president, despite what she referred to as her own liberal beliefs. "Al Gore is a nightmare," she said. "He's always talking about trees and ecology. All of the U.S. is not going to recycle, but he wants to make it that Everybody should way." Who knows if take their own issue and Gore would he use dedicate themselves to it. the military to enforce his ideas? —Lamarie Rutelonis Speaking of the military ...

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What about Clinton's missile strikes against Afghanistan and Sudan? Lamarie had an interesting story about that issue. "We were all in a car and came to an epiphany that we are bombing people to take the focus off his (Clinton's) scandal," she said. "I think it was sneaky PR." Yet, if Clinton had any credibility left, Lamarie said she may be willing to accept his reasoning for the strikes. "If it shows we're not going to take [terrorism] any more, it's okay," she said. The Lewinsky scandal, Gore

as president and Clinton's missile strikes are all part of one drama taking place in America today. Lamarie is sure solving that issue won't bring about a perfect society. "No one issue is ever going to save the world," she said. But that isn't to say we should do nothing. "Everybody should take their own issue and dedicate themselves to it." I think my own issue, at least for the time being, will be checking the rooftops for snipers.

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