August 26, 1999 - Southeastern Oklahoma State University

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Volume 8(J), Number 2 Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Durant, Oklahoma, 74701 August 26, 1999 

ShoivMe the Money 

Financial Aid Available to Those Who Qualify 

Shay Jones 

If you are one of the 

estimated 75% of Southeastern 

students who receive financial 

assistance than you have probably 

been to the Office for Financial 

Aid. You have seen the long lines 

and felt the frustration. 

According to Sherry 

Foster, Director/Veterans 

Coordinator: Student Financial 

Aid, there are several different 

types of financial assistance 

available to students, all of 

which flow through this 

office. 

One reason for the 

long lines is that the 

employees working in this 

office are adviced to, "Do as 

much as you can,-for the 

student, the first time they 

are there," Foster said. 

Enrollment Deadlines Loom Near 

The Pressure is On 

Melissa Monroe 

The semester has offimated enrollment system 

cially began and most students which is convenient for many 

have met each of their classes at students. It enables students 

least once. However, the to enroll by using a touchtone 

Registrar's Office has still had phone. Before calling, stu 

long lines of students enrolling dents should already have 

and doing their last minute drop their schedule figured out 

and add business. Many are still and have the zap numbers 

working out their schedules to written down. This system 

best fit their needs. 

gives many options and will 

If you are one of those walk you through enrollment 

students still needing to enroll in step by step. This system 

something, you better hurry. The will ask for Student ID No.'s 

last day of enrollment will be Sep which are often social secutember 

1st. 

rity numbers, and also for 

Student's who will be at Pin No.'s which is a four digit 

tending Southeastern for the first number chosen by the stu 

time this semester need to go to dent and entered into the 

the Office of Enrollment Man computer. However, teleagement 

(A101). They will give phone enrollment is only 

the final admission approval and available to students want 

assign an advisor. 

ing to get in a class that has 

There are currently two not met yet. 

ways that you can enroll, either in Any student who is 

the Registrar's Office or by Tele wishing to enroll in another 

phone Enrollment. 

class or just wishing to get 

The Registrar's Office is out of a class, better do so 

located in the Administration quickly. The last day for 

Building on the first floor (A100). dropping or adding a class 

This is where you need to go if you 

have questions concerning 

changes in your schedule or if you 

will be on September 1st. 

Tuition and fees may 

be paid by mail or at the Busi 

need to enroll for this Fall Semesness Office in the Administer.tration 

Building (A208) or 

You can also enroll by the Auxiliary Services Office 

Telephone Enrollment by calling in the Hallie McKinney Stu 

(580)924-6202. This is an autodent Union. 

Some students are one of the most common handbook each year. The 

afraid to ask questions but questions asked is, "How much handbook describes the type 

according to Foster, all the can you make and still qualify?" of aid and the requirements 

people behind the counter are Financial eligibility is based on for eligibility needed for each. 

full-time, with at least a year of several factors, such as income, This handbook is free and can 

experience. 

assets, family size and number be found in the Office for 

"They wouldn't be at of family in college. 

Financial Aid, located in the 

the counter if they couldn't For students wanting Administration Building, 

answer these questions," information on the types of aid Room 107. 

Foster said. 

available, the Office for For students wishing 

According to Foster, Financial Aid puts out a to receive assistance, the 

Dancin' in the Streets.... 

Improvements Made on Campus 

Added Lighting Brightens Safety Concerns 

NON-PROFIT ORG 

U S POSTAGE 

Financial Aid Office offers three 

basic types. 

Grants are a form of aid 

which does not require 

repayment or that work be 

performed. Grants are available 

to needy undergraduate 

students. Some of the grants 

available at Southeastern include 

See Aid 

page 4 

photo by Charles Coley 

Newly weds Dancin' the Night Away....Southeastern Students Heidi and Justin Johnson take full advantage of the mood 

and the music to get up close and personal. The Street Dance, whicn was part of the Welcome Week Activities, had a 

pretty nice outcome last Thursday, despite the still warm night temperatures. 

Lauren Moffitt 

Has anyone noticed "We have also been 

that the parking lot by the BSU doing quite a bit of landscap 

and the baseball field is a lot ing that we started last spring," 

lighter, thatthere is no parking Hallman said. There is new 

at the parking lot behind the landscaping on the loop in 

Fine Arts building after 12 a.m., front of the Fine Arts building, 

and the new 15 minute loading and the west and the east side 

and unloading at Choctaw of Morison. "We still have 

Towers? 

some to do, but stopped be 

Well, if you haven't, cause of the hot weather." 

these are all new changes that Hallman has a meet 

took place last spring semester ing Wednesday, August 25, to 

and over the summer. discuss upcoming projects. 

"There were safety con "We are going to talk about 

cerns with the lighting down repairing the sidewalks, doing 

by the BSU, and we also put renovations in the Morrison 

additional lighting north of and Science buildings, doing a 

Shearer Hall," Fred Hallman, lot of maintenance work 

director of the Physical Plant, around campus, and remodel 

said. The new lighting now ing the Choctaw Towers," 

allows more students to park Hallman said. Choctaw dorm 

down by the BSU. 

residents, don't get too excited, 

The parking lot behind Hallman stated that only the 

the Fine Arts building is closed most important things would 

at 12 a.m. and reopens at 6 a.m. get done. 

"We had a lot of students that "We don't have enough 

live in the dorm parking in that money to do everything, just 

lot, and we wanted to keep it the major things." 

open for the commuters and According to Hallman, 

the faculty," Hallman said. there is going to be about two 

photo by Sarah Martinez "There's plenty of parking at to three hundred thousand 

Let There Be Light Some people have noticed that the parking the BSU, and down by the base dollars worth of improvement. 

lots around campus are a little more bright than they used to be. ball field. There's also addi Hallman has been at 

Duringthespringandsummersemesters, new lights wereadded tional parking north of the Southeastern for a little over a 

to the BSU parking lot and by North Hall. The new lights give a technology center and com year and came from Paul Quinn 

sense of security to those who park in these lots. 

puter science building." College. 

Calendar of Events 

August 26... 

Hispanic 

Multicultural Society Welcome 

Party 6:00 p.m. 

IFC 4:30 p.m. 

Hallie Conference Room 

SGA 6:30 p.m. 

President's Conference 

Room 

August 28... 

SOSU Football vs. 

Missouri Western State 

2:00 p.m. Away 


International Student 

Orientation 7:00 p.m. 


Sorority Rush In 

formation Panel 5:30 p.m. 

Magnolia Room 

September 1... 

Organization Fair 

10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Front 

Lawn 

Lunch on the Lawn 

11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 

September 2... 

Student Government 

Candidates Meeting 5:30 

p.m. UC225 

Casino Night Frater 

nity Rush Party 7:00 p.m. 

Ballroom 

September 3-4... 

SOSU Volleyball at 

TWU Volleyball Tourney 

INDEX 

Page 2. Charles in Charge 

Horoscope 

Page 3 Yale Prof Arrested 

Assault Reports Not Required 

Page 4 Religious Organizations 

Memos 

Page 5 New Ph.D's 

Get ID'ed 

Page 6 New Player Kicks off Season 

Page 7 Savages Against Missouri Western

2 GTrje £l>outf)eagtern 

Column by 

Charles Coley 

It's nearly the third 

week of school and I still can't 

believe it. After an initial haphazard 

attempt at writing this 

Column, I now sit writing on 

my second try. You see, my 

dreaded enemy...I'll just call 

him Mac(intosh)...chose to delete 

my entire column. After 

much cursing and fussing, I began 

again. So without much 

fanfare, here goes. This inhales! 

The lines are still long 

:and the cafeteria food reeks of 

trichinosis. And the parking. 

What is it with the parking? 

You would think that college 

students would be able to successfully 

stop their vehicle in a 

designated space and then 

travel the rest of the distance to 

class on foot. You would think. 

But then again...thinking has 

never been a strength of most 

Southeastern students. 

There is a mad dash 

; every morning to cram into the 

last available handicapped 

! parking space. This is a per- 

• sonal affront to those students 

who truly require a handicapped 

spot. I realize the spaces 

are much larger, spacious, 

roomy, and affordable. Howi 

ever, it is merely a parking spot. 

; Perhaps every single parking 

space on campus should be designated 

as handicapped. I see 

this as the only viable solution 

to our current dilemma. Moreover, 

I would label the majority 

of the student body as "handicapped." 

After 

all, we attend 

Southeastern, 

don't we? 

entertainment 

that SOSU now looks presentable. 

Those guys are great 

at...uh...maintaining. Nonetheless, 

there are still portions 

of our campus that closely resemble 

that great tourist mecca, 

Charles 

A 1 - 

though I admit 

I'm no Harley 

enthusiast, I am 

still baffled by 

the presence of 

more than one 

motorcycle in a 

single parking 

space. I really 

don't see how 

this bit of 

Charge 

curbside gymnastics 

is accomplished.Besides, 

it's been 

over twenty 

years since the 

filming of the last episode of 

C.H.I.P.S. 

I will now take the time 

to applaud the efforts of our 

wonderful maintenance 

people. It was through their 

hard work and dedication in 

the blazing sun last summer 

Turkey. 

An annual tradition occurs 

every year, especially during 

these first few weeks of 

school. It enables even the shyest 

of freshmen to transform 

into a creature completely unlike 

their high school image. It 

Tips for Battling 

Nonperformance 

Paul Kuromoto 

Ka Leo O Hawaii 

(U. Hawaii) 

(U-WIRE) HONOLULU ~ The For some, nonperformance is newspapers, books, milk cartons, 

' first day of the fall semester -- the not a choice. Through an unfortu candy wrappers. Do crossword 

; official first day of school —incites nate (or fortunate) set of circum puzzles and add up the prices of a 

j a Jot of thinking about the topic of stances, a student is forced to drop few things in your head without 

; success. Counseling sessions and out. For these, there is no re using a calculator or cash register. 

| Ka Leo editorials urge prepara- course, no negotiation. But for Argue semantics with your friends 

. tion and ambition. For the 83 those who actually decide whether (but don't get personal). Then hit 

: percent of University of Hawaii or not to drop, it would be wise to the books again as soon as you 

: Manoa students who do not drop consider the ramifications first. can. 

' out during their first year here, Noncompletion of courses over Self-talk 

_this advice is invaluable. 

a semester means two things: A communication class I once 

The remaining 17 percent is an firstly, the semester for that class took spoke of "self-talk" —things 

oft-maligned band of de facto is lost and secondly, it may have to you say to yourself to keep your 

brothers and sisters. Some of be made up again later anyway, self going. Self-talk for 

these simply do not "persist" after effectively doubling the time com nonperformers is essential be 

the first year. This means dropmitment for that class. 

cause complacency is not going to 

ping out of school entirely to travel But while time away can be a get anyone an education. 

, another path, such as working or liability, it may potentially be an Remember that (most likely) 

raising a family. 

asset. An honest assessment of there are other people in your own 

, Others do not drop out com your maturity may save you a se high school class that aren't doing 

pletely, but rather withdraw from mester of slacking and poor marks. nearly as well as you are. Remem 

' several classes, which pushes back That semester can be spent getber that education is an ongoing 

estimated dates of graduation. ting the "party" out of your system process and whether you're in 

Editorials rarely address that or working, which is one of the school or not, you're learning es 

. other educational eventuality. I best motivators I've ever had to go sential tools through theyears that 

. have personal experience with this to school. Most kids straight out may make your chances for suc 

,'foe. Arriving here fresh out of of high school aren't likely to get a cess even greater in the long run. 

'high school, I found that I simply "real" job, so they'll do menial or And you can always think about 

' was not ready to be handed exclu tedious work for very little pay. those who actually end up going 

sive control of my education — Eventually, the torture that was away to expensive mainland col 

freedom to decide whether to even school starts to seem FUN in comleges, can't cut it there and come 

"''go to class at all. Suffice to say, I parison. Hell, anything's better home. 

"; never did. 

than work. 

Which brings me to close with 

And so I dropped out. The Handling nonperformance. the most important thing 

'capstone to my choice was that I This does not refer to the time nonperformers must do — never 

didn't even bother to drop my immediately after dropping lose hope in their own educations. 

'classes — leaving me with four classes. Most nonperformers Keep coming back for more. Even 

[lovely F's that still impair my GPA. handle that quite well. I, for ex 

9 J 

I took some time off, then attended ample, went out and had a beer. 

tually you'll find yourself read to 

take the experience by the reins 

" a community college. Upon re- What this refers to is the "getting and give it your best shot. And 

. turning to Manoa, I found that I back on the academic track" to then it will be over. 

"had acquired a far different out finish one's degree. 

Hopefully by then, you will have 

look on education. From this ex First, my advice is to increase learned what it takes to make it, at 

perience I can offer the following the level of school again as soon as your own pace, on your own terms. 

."advice for other potential possible. The longer one spends Who knows? Your knowledge of 

^nonperformers, or anyone who out of school, the harder it is to the "real world" may enhance your 

feels like they are in an educa drag one's self back. If this is not chances over those of others who 

tional "funk." 

possible, at least try to keep your came out of college with a degree, 

,' The onset of nonperformance. mind sharp. Read everything: but never really grew up. 

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is entirely possible for the high 

school skank to evolve into the 

freshman virgin. It's all about 

image, baby! My personal favorite 

is the high school dweeb 

who hopes to subtly blend into 

the jock 

crowd. Bill 

Gates meets 

TroyAikman! 

After rushing 

his fraternity 

of choice, this 

same individual 

will go 

on to discover 

that his tolerance 

for alcohol 

is the same 

as that of a titmouse. 

Our 

heroic dork 

will eventually 

flunk out 

of college, enter 

the service, 

and soon find 

himself on a 

U.N. relief mission in a far-off 

land named after a popular 

holiday fowl (GO TURKEY). 

I've heard that normal 

people (in other words, the 

people that regularly read this 

column) spend 10% of every 

day spreading gossip. I would 

off the mark 

never use that amount of personal 

time on gossip; it would 

be more like 75% for me. And 

believe me, there is more than 

enough gossip to go around. 

Spread the love! Between the 

escapades in the Towers and 

the sexual antics of the Music 

Department, everyone's tongue 

should be wagging (no pun 

intended...well, ok...it was). 

Freshmen...I promise it 

will get better. I realize I included 

this bit of trash in last 

week's column, but a little bit 

of redundancy never hurt anyone. 

Enjoy the week! Get 

involved on campus (what 

you're thinking is right...I was 

well paid to write that). 

I think I'll head out to 

the parking lot and see how 

many Eric Estrada (of 

Telemundo fame) look-alikes I 

can scrounge up. I hate that 

C.H.I.P.S. dip. 

CHURCH BULLETIN 

TYPO OF THE WEEK: 

The associate minister unveiled 

the church's new tithing campaign 

slogan last Sunday: "I 

Upped My Pledge—Up Yours." 

by Mark Parisi 

What's Happening?? 

lite Want to Know!! 

Shay Jones 

sjones.southeastern@hotbot.com 

(580)924-0121 ext. 2587 

Jodie Duke 

jduke.sauage@hotbot.com 

(580)924-0121 ext 2696 

Southeastern Staff 

S t aff Contributors 

Charles Coley 

Kim Shelton 

Melissa Thompson 

Todd Fischer 

Sarah Martinez 

Production Manager 

Melissa Monroe 

Faculty Adviser 

Janet F. Reeder 

Sports Editor 

Michelle Newman 

Advertising Manager 

Billie Mocabee 

August 26, 1999 

Horoscopes 

By Kim Shelton 

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.19)j 

Decision making will be a ke£ 

factor in your happiness this 

week. Don't make snappy judgments, 

and you won't fall flat on 

your face. Try on a new attitude 

this week. 

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) 

The one you love could be the 

only one for you. Try and treat 

them with that special loving 

touch that only you have. I see 

bells in your near future...hint 

hint...it could be wedded bliss. 

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20) 

Somebody will try and come between 

you and those that you. 

love. Don't allow that to deter 

your friendships with those 

around you. Try and be a little 

more conscious of the decisions 

that you make. 

ARIES (Mar. 21-April 19) 

It is said that what doesn't kill us 

makes us stronger, so don't become 

discouraged. Try to be 

more positive in your outlook on 

life...no one wants to be around 

a sour puss. 

TAURUS (April 20- Mav 20) 

Love will find you no matter 

where you are. Don't allow the 

negative attitudes of others to 

influence your decisions on life 

and love. 

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) 

They say that distance makes' 

the heart grow stronger...don't 

believe them. Keep in close contact 

with the one that you love, or 

distance will do the obvious and 

force you farther apart. 

CANCER (June 21-July 22) 

Try and be the leader for once 

and not just the follower. Leadership" 

qualities that you never 

thought that you had may just be 

the key to a wonderful future. - 

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) 

Loved ones and friends may 

find it hard to deal with your personality 

sometimes, but that 

doesn't mean that they care any 

less. Don't judge people on 

what they look like, look more on 

the inside and you may find a 

friend where you once thought 

you had a foe. 

VIRGO (Aug. 23- Sept. 22) 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!! Try 

and have a wonderful month. 

Don't let the opinions of others 

that you care about be the key 

factors. Think positive and don't 

let the negativity of others affect 

the positive way that you look on 

life this year. 

LIBRA (Sept. 23- Oct. 23) 

Thoughts of forever are not for 

you this week. Don't plan your 

life around that "special someone". 

Try and live in the present. 

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) 

Friendships can be destroyed 

with a simple word, so be careful 

what you say. Don't try and be 

arrogant, because that will only 

make trouble for you. Be kind 

and friendly to those around you, 

and life will be far more tolerable. 

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22- Dec. 

21) 

Sincerity is one of the most 

positive attributes that you have. 

Use it and this week will bring 

prosperity and happiness. 

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August 26, 1999 WQZ £§>out|)ea£rtern 3 

Legalized Abortion Linked to 

Reduction in Crime Rates 

Wenhsin Lee 

The Stanford Daily (Stanford U.) 

(U-Wire) Stanford, Calif. --Anewstudyco-writtenby Stanford 

University Law School Prof. John Donohue is receiving nationwide 

attention. The unpublished study, "Legalized Abortion and Crime," 

suggests that the legalization of abortion in the 1970s has contributed 

to a decrease in crime in the past decade. 

The two researchers, Donohue and economist Stephen Levitt 

of the University of Chicago, argue that women whose children would 

have been most likely to commit crimes as young chose to abort their 

pregnancies in the 1970s, thus decreasing the amount of young criminals 

in the 1990s. 

The study is currently being circulated among economists and 

criminal-law experts, and it has 

received acclaim from Judge Richard 

Posner of the 7th U.S. Court 

of Appeals in Chicago. 

In a statement to the Associated 

Press, Posner called the 

study "a striking, original, rigorous 

and persuasive - although not 

conclusive - demonstration of the 

commonsensical point that unwanted 

children are quite likely 

not to turn out to be the best citizens." 

Donohue and Levitt have 

been working on this study for the 

past two years, and they have already published several papers together. 

"We never thought we would be besieged by the press over 

this," stated Donohue. "It is surprising. For a long time I dwelled in 

relative obscurity." 

For the past two weeks, Donohue has been invited for interviews 

on both television and radio programs. His house and office 

were flooded with calls, even as he prepared for his trip to Yale 

University, where he will be spending fall semester as a visiting 

professor. 

Along with praise, Donohue and Levitt have also received 

criticism from pro-life groups who claim that the study supports 

abortion rights. 

In a statement to The Guardian, David O'Steen, executive 

director of the National Right to Life Committee, called the study 

"bizarre," and he claimed that it does not give a convincing argument for 

abortion rights. 

"You mean killing babies in the 1970s led people in the 1990s to 

do less shoplifting? I can't believe that any significant percent of the 

population would argue that we should kill unborn babies to affect 

whatever they say is being affected," O'Steen stated. 

Claiming that the point of the study is not to support abortion, 

Donohue stated that the study merely explains a causal relationship 

between abortion and crime rate. 

"I am very removed from the whole abortion debate. I am just 

a scientist trying to figure out 

•••"•••••«»mmmmmmtmrnammm what the facts are, and I leave 

the debate up to other people," 

Donohue stated. 

You mean killing babies 

in the 1970s led people in 

the 1990s to do less 

shoplifting? 

However, the controversial 

thesis has some critics calling 

the study racial eugenics, because 

it suggests that a decrease 

in poor minority children born 

in the 1970s contributed to the 

drop in crime. 

"I don't think it's our job as 

economists and scientists to 

withhold truth because some 

people are not going to like it," 

Levitt said. 

Levitt argued that the aborted children would have been the 

ones "most likely to be unloved by their mother, to have faced intense 

poverty and to have had tough lives." 

The researchers state that legalized abotion may account for as 

much as half of the overall crime drop in the United States between 1991 

and 1997. Donohue also suggested that the study allows for skepticism 

about the other asserted causes for decreased crime. 

"People say that increased incarceration and increased policing 

on out streets are the reason swhy crime is falling, but perhaps these are 

not the root causes," Donohue said. "The negative implication of the 

study is that perhaps we should not be spending so much money on 

police and prisons." 

Donohue believes that a goal is to reduce the number of unwanted 

children. 

'Heart of Dixie' License Plates Prevent Progress 

John Boyd 

The Auburn Plainsman (Auburn U.) 

(U-Wire) Auburn, Ala. — 

I've been taught to respect where 

I come from. When it comes to 

family, I'm unwavering. When it 

comes to my school, I'm solid. 

When it comes to standing up for 

an overused, cliched, Old South 

echo that reverberates nearly everything 

wrong with this marginal 

state, I must refuse. 

The slogan is a symbol of 

a heritage many Southerners 

refuse to separate themselves 

from. That's fine I euess, but when 

that heritage is so closely related 

to slavery, I don't see the need to 

jump up and down defending it. 

Why not, out of respect 

for the multicultural movement 

that will continue to enrich Alabama, 

stop protecting slavery days 

slogans? 

Alabama is the "Heart of 

Dixie," or as the American Heritage 

Dictionary puts it, the Heart 

of "those states that joined the 

Confederacy." 

Let's not kid ourselves by 

of ignorance saying the Civil War 

wasn't about racism. It was the 

kindling to the slavery bonfire. 

Alabamians shouldn't 

abandon all reference to our state's 

sordid past, but I can't muster the 

Dixie-devotion to be proud of it. 

Alabama pride coughs in 

the exhaust of fancy rides, clunkers, 

lemons and dune buggies. 

The issue here is not bad 

taste (not that I would ever assume 

Dixielanders have bad taste), but 

about a stupid law. 

All Alabama license Dlates. 

except the school and environmen 

tal tags, must carry the slogan. To 

make it optional is fair, but mandatory? 

That's ridiculous. 

So this slogan is a piece of 

our heritage, and is supposed to 

remind everyone what Alabama 

is, and where it came from: it's 

meant to remind everyone where 

Alabama's heart 

really is. 

As I walk to my car, I know 

I'm in Dixie. And those who suffered 

the blows of Dixie discrimination 

see it too. What is it 

suonosedto remind them of? 

They're right in the heart of it. 

Yale Professor Arrested 

for Bail Violation 

M. Ari Behar 

Harvard Crimson (Harvard U.) 

(U- Wire) Cambidge, 

Mass.—Yale Professor Antonio 

C. Lasaga was jailed again last 

Friday, after prosecutors alleged 

he violated the terms of his federal 

bail bond. 

Until his arrest last 

week, Lasaga had been in home 

confinement while awaiting trial 

on federal and state charges, including 

sexual assault and possession 

of child 

pornography. He 

has pled not guilty 

to all federal and 

state charges. 

On Friday, 

the government 

filed a successful 

motion to 

have Lasaga's 

bond revoked, 

claiming that he 

had obstructed 

justice and violated 

state law and 

the conditions of his bail bond 

by "surreptitiously" accessing 

computer files belonging to a 

potential witness in the federal 

case, according to Kari A. 

Dooley, senior litigation counsel 

for the US Attorney's Office. 

She said Lasaga did so through 

the Yale computer system. 

According to Dooley, 

federal agents originally arrested 

Lasaga on November 18, 

1998. He was subsequently 

charged with possession and receipt 

of child pornography. 

He was arrested again 

on December 9,1998 and placed 

under home confinement after 

he allegedly came into contact 

with a minor who was a potential 

witness. He was permitted 

to leave his home under limited 

circumstances, Dooley said. 

Then, on December 21, 

the New Haven Police depart 

ment arrested Lasaga again. 

State prosecutors charged him 

with two counts of sexual assault 

in the first degree, two counts of 

risk of injury to a minor and two 

counts of promoting a minor in 

an obscene performance, according 

to Senior State Attorney David 

Strollo. He was released on 

$250,000 bail. 

Strollo said the state has 

not taken any new action against 

Lasaga as a result 

of the most 

recent incident, 

but said 

his office was 

currently investigating 

the 

matter. 

"He has 

not yet been 

charged with 

anything as a 

result of this 

latest incident 

by the state of 

Connecticut," Strollo said. 

Lasaga could not be 

reached and his attorney, William 

F. Dow III, declined to comment 

on the case. 

"I prefer to try my cases 

in court, not in the press," he 

said. 

The director of Information 

Technology Services at Yale 

University also declined to comment 

because a federal investigation 

is currently in progress. 

Lasaga was master of 

Saybrook College at Yale until he 

resigned on November 6, 1998. 

He is also a professor of geology 

and geophysics at Yale. 

Lasaga earned his Ph.D. 

in chemical physics from Harvard 

in 1976. He also served as a lecturer 

in Harvard's department of 

Chemistry and Geology from 

1976 to 1977. 

Turkish Students Seek Help 

Ann Hester 

Oklahoma Daily (U. Oklahoma) 

(U-Wire) Norman, Okla. 

Sahabeddin Yalcin, a philosophy 

graduate student who has 

— Suat Kasap spent two days try family in Istanbul, said that he ini 

saying the slogan has nothing to 

do with the Civil War. and lets not 

choke ourselves on the shackles 

ing to find out if his parents were tially had trouble getting in touch 

still alive after an earthquake hit with his relatives because they were 

their home in northwestern Tur unable to return to their homes. 

key on Tuesday. 

"There is fear of disease 

"I looked at lists of the because they don't have enough wa 

Who Would Oust Mister Rogers From His Neighborhood? 

dead and wounded on the Internet 

and called about 80 

numbers, anyone I 

ter and can't get enough medical 

services," 

Yalcin said. 

knew i n Turkey," said 

"These 

Kasap, an industrial 

people need 

Teague Von Bohlen 

engineering Ph.D. I looked at the shelter. 

Colorado Daily (U. of Colorado) 

candidate, on Sun 

They're liv 

lists of the dead 

day. "I found out they 

ing in tents, 

(U-Wire) Boulder, Colo. — This year makes Mister Rogers' for cooking, for home improvement, and even for children's education. 

30th year on television. And if some people had their way, it would also 

were alive two days 

So what's the use of paying for shows like "Nova," "Frontline," "P.O.V.," 

and wounded on they can't 

be his last. Who in their right minds would want to oust Mister Rogers 

later, but it wasn't 

live in the 

"This Old House" and, of course, "Sesame Street" and "Mister Rogers' 

from his own neighborhood? Who would want to give Big Bird a pink 

until yesterday that I the Internet and temporary 

Neighborhood?" Well, besides the lessons in correct apostrophe place 

slip? Who would want to rid the world of one of the last bastions of 

heard my mom and 

ment, all those shows are still available on a single channel. They were 

called about 80 homes for 

integrity on broadcasting? 

father's voices 

ever. More 

the first, and they still do it better than most. 

Congress, of course. Or at least an overly vocal segment of it. 

again." 

numbers, anyone immediate 

And more importantly, they're still available to everyone, and 

Mister Rogers and shows like it have been quietly entertaining and 

The indus 

needs are 

not just those who have the $35 (and often more) to spend on basic cable 

I knew in Turkey. 

educating the American public for more than three decades, and now, 

trial engineering 

food, water 

every month. We as a nation have sadly not moved past the need for 

in return for all these years of 

graduate student's 

and medical 

equalizers like PBS. There still 

faithful service, they are threat 

parents live in 

supplies." 

exists a need out there for a freely 

ened with extinction. But that's 

Adapazari. 

Other 

available channel to teach impov 

nothing new here in America. 

Kasap and 

problems 

^ 

erished 5-year-olds how to count, 

After all, this is a country that 

other members of 

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or to invite their parents to under 

OU's Turkish Student Association 

puts elders in group homes as 

the quake include lack of utilities. 

stand history or science or human 

though their age were contagious. 

want to work with other campus 

"All these important things 

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behavior or even how to hang a 

This is not a land of "Won't You 

i 

groups to raise money to help are just gone-water, electricity, 

door properly. It's all important, 

Be My Neighbor." This is still a 

people affected by the earthquake. natural gas," said Sezai Ucan, Turk 

and because a fat-cat Congress 

land of "Not In My Backyard." 

"Since we have a small ish Student Association member 

man has forgotten what it was like 

Turkish community at OU, we are and research associate at Sarkey's 

Even after 30 years. 

— if he indeed never knew — not to 

relying on help from other groups 

Sure there have been mistakes made by a few PBS stations. 

Energy Center. 

have $35 to spare each month, well, it's no excuse to throw some of our 

But mistakes are made all the time by government-supported institu 

and organizations," Kasap said. "If Aftershocks have kept 

most beloved and highest-quality programs into the pit of commercial 

tions. If Congress played by their own rules, and withdrew funding Darwinism. 

they want to help, they can call us many residents living away from 

from a program that made an error in judgment, they wouldn't even 

and we can guide them." 

their homes, including Kasap's 

So won't you be my neighbor? 

exist anymore. That argument was all smoke and mirrors for the 

Kasap said Turkish Stu parent's. During the quake, pic 

It's a simple request, an invitation that all of us 35 and under 

ongoing debate that has been going on for a number of years now — 

dent Association members would 

probably accepted when we were younger. And the author of that line, 

tures and glass were shaken to the 

that PBS has outlived its usefulness for America. 

help campus groups organize ground and the refrigerator fell 

Mister Rogers, is a perfect example of what PBS can do. It's a message 

fund-raising events or set up an 

The original aim of PBS was to offer to all Americans some of of acceptance, understanding and love that he offers day to day. And 

over. Kasap's father went into the 

OU relief fund if they are inter 

the culture, education, and entertainment that only the upper classes aren't those the qualities we've all been saying are missing from our 

apartment three times after that. 

once enjoyed: history, art drama, literature and children's education. 

ested. 

world lately? The very things bemoaned as lost after Columbine? But 

"The second time, the 

It was free, so long as you owned a television. And we as a nation 

The death toll in the quake 

there they are, being offered to you and to all of us. And they're in 

apartment was shaking with an af 

deemed it necessary to further our society, to nurture us psychologi jeopardy. 

has surpassed 1200 and some oftershock," Kasap said. "He decided 

cally and spiritually. So what has changed since then? 

ficials have predicted as many as 

So here's to 30 more years of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" 

three times was enough. Another 

In a word, cable. With the boom of cable television came and the quiet magic of shows like his. PBS deserves to live. Although it 

40,000 fatalities. More than shaking may be enough to destroy 

"niche programming," a thing that has made in the minds of some has done amazing things for our culture, there's so mush more to be 

115,000 buildings were demol it." 

people with limited vision made PBS obsolete. We have channels for done. 

ished or rendered uninhabitable 

history, for the arts, for science and information, for documentaries, 

by the quake.

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Religious Organizations 

Offer Comfort, Support 

Southeastern Home to Wide Variety of Religious Organizations 

Charles Coley 

for freshman. The Wesley Many students are not 

College organizations Center holds weekly programs aware of the programs these 

provide the opportunity forstu- such as Tuesday Night Explor- groups offer. The BSU hold? 

dents to become involved on ers, which is a discussion Vespers every Thursday night 

campus. These organizations group dealing with topics of at 9. The other Christian orga 

cater to a wide variety of inter spiritual concern. 

nizations (Catholic Student Orests 

and groups. Religious or According to Jon ganization, Canterbury Society, 

ganizations on any campus of Heath, Director of the BSU, Chi Alpha) meet weekly. The 

ten recruit the largest number maintaining an active pres Church of Christ Student Bible 

of students. 

ence in campus affairs is one Center also offers weekly pro 

Whatever a student's of the best benefits of joining a grams such as lunches. 

beliefs, it is often comforting to religious organization. Heath SOSU is also home to a 

share fellowship with those of feels that the organizations do very unique organization, the 

similar faith. Southeastern of not exist merely for stressing Muslim Student Association 

fers a wide variety of religious specific religions and denomi (MSA). Although its numbers 

organizations and all maintain nations. Rather, they exist in are not large, its members share 

an active presence in campus order to give students the op fellowship and a deep faith. 

affairs. 

portunity to worship with Because Islam mandates prayer 

Eric Huffman, 98-99 those of similar faith. five times daily, the group gath 

photo by Charles Coley president of Chi Alpha-Assem "We're not pushing ers every Friday at 1:00 p.m. for 

Mr. David Christy, director of bands, leads the Southeastern Marching Band across the field, bly of God, feels that religious any particular denomination," a special prayer called Jumma. 

during a practice session, last week. The marching Band will provide the halftime entertainment, organizations should reflect the Heath said. "Find a local The MSA works in close 

as well as the national anthem, at SOSU football games. Under Mr. Christy's supervision, the needs and concerns of the cam church and get involved." conjunction with the Interna 

SOSU Marching Band continues to grow each year. 

pus. According to Huffman, Both the Wesley Centional Student Association. The 

joining these organizations ter (Methodist) and the MSA also works with the Chris 

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would be beneficial to any student. 

"Just get involved and 

Church of Christ Student Bible tian groups on a regular basis. 

Center (Alpha Omega) have Whatever a student's be 

off campus facilities. Other liefs maybe, religious organiza 

Continued from page 1 

check out a little bit of everything," 

Huffman said. 

Christian organizations include 

the Canterbury Society 

tions offer the chance of getting 

involved on campus. 

SOSU is home to sev for Episcopalians and Chi Al "Know your belief and 

the Federal Pell (Basic) Grant, video. The video is about 20 out a new permit. 

eral Christian groups, ranging pha (Assembly of God). then choose an organization that 

Federal Supplemental minutes long and covers the Southeastern also offers from the Baptist Student Union "Our goal is to provide will enhance or encourage you 

Educational Opportunity basics of having a loan and what alternative types of financial aid to the Catholic Student Orga a place of Christian fellowship in thatbelief," Christina Teague, 

Grant (SEOG) and the is expected of the students. including Bureau of Indian nization. The BSU also offers where students can come," sophomore English education 

Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant "The more they know, the Affairs Grant (BIA) for students activities such as a noon lunch Charles King, Director of the major, said. 

(OTAG). 

more likely they are to pay it with a degree of Indian on Wednesday and The Door Wesley Center, said. 

Loans are monies back," Foster said. 

hertiage, and Departmental 

provided to students which Students who are Scholarships. Departmental 

must be repaid. Generally, 

student loans have a low 

interest rate and permit long 

term repayment. 

Southeastern offers two 

receiving loans for the first time Scholarships are for students 

need to watch the video before who meet academic standards 

their paperwork will be in a particular academic field. 

processed, Foster said. 

According to Foster, the 

Another option for best time to apply for financial MEMOS 

different types of loans. The students needing assistance is aid is as soon as the new 

Federal Perkins loan (NDSL) 

as only available during the 

summer semester and has a 

5% interest rate. The Federal 

student employment. The 

Federal Work-Study Program 

provides part-time 

employment for students who 

applications come out. New 

applications come out before 

Christmas, but students cannot 

submit them until the first of 

The Office for Continuing Education is offering the following computer 

courses throughout the Fall '99 semester. For more information, call (580) 924- 

0121, ext. 2416 

Stafford Student Loan Program are enrolled at least half-time the year. 

is divided into two categories and demonstrate financial The majority of financial 

based on repayment terms. need. 

aid applications require 

The Federal Subsidized Regular-University information found on W2 

Student Loan allows students Employment provides part- forms or information only 

to borrow money from private time employment for students available after taxes have been 

lenders, with a variable interest enrolled at SOSU. This done. 

..rate. Loans are not repayable program is for students who do According to Foster, the 

until you graduate, leave not qualify for employment biggest mistake students make 

-school, or drop below half-time. under the Federal Work-Study with financial aid is their 

: There is also a six month grace Program. 

signature. Students need to 

period before repayment Students who wish to use make sure that their parents 

-begins. 

student employment as and themselves have signed all 

The Federal Unsubsidized financial aid must first fill out a the appropriate papers. 

Student Loan Program has the work permit. The permits are For students who get 

"same terms and conditions as available in the Financial Aid everything in on time, financial 

j?the Federal Stafford Loan, Office. 

disbursement will be on 

• except that the borrower is According to Foster, September 2. For students 

• responsible for interest that student workers need to fill out receiving OTAG, disbursement 

accrues during deferment a work permit once per will be in October. These 

periods and during the six academic year. Because disbursements will be in the 

month grace period. 

summer semesters are Student Ballroom. 

According to Foster, the considered to be trailer For more information 

Department of Education semesters, Foster asks that about financial assistance call 

requires all students receiving everyone working during the (580) 924 -0121, ext. 2406. 

Computers: Microsoft Word 

Course No.: 0113-4402 

Instructor: Brenda Neyman 

No of Classes: 3 

Class Meets: September 

14- 28, Tuesdays 

Time: 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. 

Place: M100D 

Fee: $80.00 (MOUS 

certified textbook 

included) 

Computers: Microsoft Access 

Course No.: 0113-5402 



Class Meets: October 

5-19, Tuesdays 

Time: 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. 

Place: M100D 

Fee: $80.00 (MOUS 


included) 

Computers: NT 4.0 

Course No.: 0113-4782 

Instructor: Chuck Easttom 


Class Meets: October 12- 

December 14, Tuesdays 

Time: 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. 

Place: M224 

Fee: $450.00 (Textbook not included, 

available at Campus Bookstore) 

Textbook: MCSE NT Server 4 Study 

Guide. Matthew Strebe, Charles Perkins 

and James Chellis. $49.99 

Computers: Office Pro 97 (Quick Course, 

not for novice computer users) 

Course No.: 0113-1872 

Instructor: Lisa Rogers 


Class Meets: September 7 - October 12, 

Tuesdays 

Time: 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. 

Place: M100D 

Fee: $100 (Textbook included) 

loans to watch an introductory summer time, come in and fill 

Computers: Microsoft Excel 

Computers: PC Upgrade and Repair 

Course No.: 0113-6402 

Course No.: 0113-2782 


Instructor: Chuck Easttom 



If you like 

Class Meets: October 26- 

November 9, Tuesdays 

Time: 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. 

Place: M100D 

Class Meets: September 1 - October 13, 

Wednesdays 

Time: 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. 

Place: M224 

Fee: $80.00 (MOUS 

Fee: $200.00 (Textbook not included, 


available at Campus Bookstore) 

included) 

Textbook: A+ Certification Training 

Guide. Charles J. Brooks. $49.99 

Computers: Microsoft Powerpoint 

Course No.: 0113-7402 



Class Meets: November 16-30, 

Tuesdays 

Time: 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. 

Place: M100D 

Computers: HTML (not for novice computer; 

users. Prerequisite: Beginning/Ad 

vanced Internet classes) 

Course No.: 0113-0202 

Instructor: Daniel Moore 


Class Meets: October 4,11,18 

Mondays 

Time: 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. 

Place: M203 

Fee: $50.00

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Striving to Succeed 

Ph.D/s Received by Professors 

Melissa Thompson 

Several Southeastern 

faculty members recently received 

their doctoral degrees. 

The hard work that was put 

?€>rth by these faculty members 

Will result in the greater quality 

of their departments. 

In the school of Arts and 

Sciences, two faculty members 

earned their doctoral degrees. 

i)r. Mike Fairley, instructor of 

communication, received his 

Ph.D. in communication from 

the University of North Texas. 

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of mathematics, receivedhis 

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"It feels like I've reached 

the first camp on a climb to the 

top of Mount Everest," Dr. 

Fairley said. It took him six 

years to achieve his goal, and 

he feels like he has only begun. 

There were two other 

professors who also obtained a 

Ph.D., Dr. Jane Hicks and Dr. 

Charla Hall. 

Dr. Hicks, instructor of 

business, earned her Doctorate 

of Philosophy in Information 

Sciences at the University 

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New Player Kicks Off Season for Savages 

Slovakian Transfer, Milan Smado, Goes From Soccer to Football 


A native of Banska 

Bystrica, Slovakia, Milan 

Smado first came to 

America in August 1996 as 

a foreign exchange student 

to St. Jo, Texas. Smado, 

who played on the World 

Cup Soccer (16 and under) 

in Slovakia, credits his host 

father, a head football 

coach, for introducing him 

to football. 

Milan Smado, junior 

Management major, has 

transferred from Midwestern nailed three of five field goals 

State University in Wichita Falls, that season. Beginning a new 

Texas, where he played for two season forthe Savages Smado 

years, to play football for the has set a personal goal for this 

Savages. Assistant coach season, "to be perfect on all my 

Turner, here at Southeastern kicks." 

played football with Smado at 

Smado speaks Slovak, 

Midwestern State. After Smado Czech, German, and English 

lost his scholarship Coach fluently and is studying Span 

Turner recruited him for Southish here at Southeastern. 

eastern. 

Smado studied English in 

For Midwestern State, Slovakia before coming to 

Smado hit 17 of 18 extra points America for the foreign ex 

in 1997 for the Indians and also change program but has only 

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been speaking itforthree years. 

According to Smado, only six 

million people in the world 

speak his native language, 

Slovak. 

Smado goes home every 

summer to visit his family 

and friends but plans to live 

here in the United States after 

he graduates from college. 

"Everyone has been 

really nice and I think we have 

a really good football program 

here at Southeastern," Smado 

said. 

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Looking to Snap Three-Game Losing Streak for Opening Day 


The Savage football 

team open their 1999 season 

against the Missouri Western 

State College Griffons this Saturday, 

August 28. This is the 

first two the two teams have 

played each other. Head coach 

Morris Sloan said, "Missouri 

Western is a very good team. 

They can score a lot of points 

and are very well coached. They 

are a mature team with a lot of 

veteran leadership." 

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defeated Alverson High 

13-10 to go down in history as 

the first opening day win. 

In 1913, the Savages recorded 

their largest win over 

Murray State College with a 

score of 101-0. The Savages 

largest opening day loss, 63-0, 

was against Southwest Missouri 

State in 1941. This Saturday 

the Savages are looking to 

snap a three-game losing streak 

on opening day. 

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to Western Illinois, 35-20. The 

Griffons last home game opening 

loss was in 1989 to Northwest 

Missouri State, 45-29. 

Southeastern is looking 

to secure their ninth winning 

season (.500 or better) in 11 

years. Southeastern is one of 

the two universities of the 11 

four-year colleges in Oklahoma 

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