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Aviation students watch a fellow pilot practice a spot landing in preparation for national competion at Western Michigan University 

Flying Savages compete in flying and ground events during the week-long individual and team competition, (photo by Kim Bumstead) 

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speaker talks Art exhibit honors bombing victims 

of Renee Laney 

"The Celebration of the Spirit" exhibit fea focus on creative and spiritual serendipity 

renewal through 

the arts. The School of Arts & Letters and the 

Louis Rabineau, a champion 

of innovation 

in higher education, received the E.T. Dunlap 

medal at the lectureship series on Monday, 

April 14. 

Rabineau spoke to students and faculty 

Monday morning in Montgomery Auditorium. 

He spoke ofthe importance ofhaving a mentor. 

He also talked about serendipity, which are 

the events that change your life. He discussed 

how serendipity affected his career and life. 

He explained how he was working as a 

waiterduringthe summerbefore going to gradu 

ate school. On his first day he dropped a tray 

see SPEAKER, page 8 

On Friday, April 1 8, Southeastern students 

will take time to remember the Oklahoma City 

Bombing that occurred on April 19, 1995. At 

2 p.m. the Student Government Association 

(SGA) will host a briefprogram in honor ofthe 

victims and survivors of the bombing. 

From 2 to 4 p.m. the university community 

is invited to a special showing of the "The 

Celebration of the Spirit" exhibit. The exhibit 

documents a four-day interdisciplinary arts 

workshop conducted by 

Institute and designed especially 

Faculty prepare 

for distance learning 

We'll 

probably use 

it to deliver 

course work 

to our two 

higher 

education 

centers in 

Ardmore and 

Idabel. 

Jo Wiley 

vice president 

Kim Bumetead 

ern. 

Distance learning is coming 

the Oklahoma Arts 

for survivors 

and families of the victims of the Alfred P. 

Murrah Federal Building bombing. 

to Southeast 

This doesn't mean that a student can sit at 

home and watch his or her favorite professor 

on cable TV. Distance learning requires stu 

dents to be at a remote site equipped with 

interactive televisions. Also, a complete de 

gree program will not be available at remote 

sites. 

"We'll probably useitto deliver coursework 

to ourtwohighereducation centers in Ardmore 

and Idabel," said Joe Wiley, executive vice 

president of academic affairs. "It will save 

time for faculty members who now have to 

drive to those locations." 

Threerooms on thethird floor ofthe Russell 

building arebeing equippedwith distancelearn 

ing equipment. 

According to Wayne Coston, director of 

instructional media center, "one room seats 35 

to 40 people, one seats 30 to 35 and a 

people 

smaller room seats25peop]e^_JIopefolly, 

see FACULTY, page 8 

tures large black and white photo murals ofthe 

and es 

gathering at Quartz Mountain, poems 

Green Eggs, 

Hamlet published 

David Willie 

says written by workshop participants. 

"The exhibition tells a powerful story about 

the ability of the creative spirit to build hope 

and faith in the future and to create commu- 

nity," said Mary Y. Frates, president of the 

Oklahoma Arts Institute."It is of historical 

significance to the people of Oklahoma and to 

the nation." 

The "Celebration of the Spirit" was con 

ceived as an opportunity to directly and posi 

tively impact the lives of those who were 

affected by the tragedy of April 19, offering 

them an environment in which they might 

For the past six years Southeastern's School 

of Arts and Letters has offered students a 

chance to publish their work in a studentjour 

nal titled Green Eggs and Hamlet 

"Dean Pate has been very supportive ofthis 

project," said Randy Prus, associate professor 

ofEnglish, humanities, and languages and fac 

ulty advisor of Green Eggs and Hamlet. "We 

have been very happy with the contributions 

we have received." 

The book is set to come out around April 24. 

It has approximately 20 writing entries and 1 8 

pieces 

of art work. 

"There was a call for submission," saidPrus. 

"The students involved decide the entries that 

eventually are published." 

"We selected artwork from a group of work 

that was in a recent student show," said Greg 

Reimen, assistant professor of art and faculty 

advisor ofGreen Eggs and Hainlet. "Dan Hoke 

took photos of the show, and we used the 

photos 

to decide. " 

There will be a poetry reading from selec 

tions in Green Eggs and Hamlet on Thursday, 

at the Sidewalk Cafe. 

April 24 at 7 p.m. 

Red River Arts Council (RRAC)will bring this 

exhibit to the Visual and Performing Arts Cen 

ter for an official second anniversary of the 

bombing Tuesday, April 22, at 6:30 p.m. for 

the Red River Arts Council Arts dinner. 

The dinner will include the announcement 

of the recipients of the RRAC Arts Scholar 

ships and Arts Appreciation Awards to those 

individuals who have supported the RRAC's 

mission in arts education. 

Members ofthe community are encouraged 

to plan to attend the exhibit opening and din 

ner. For information call, Connie Taylor, pub 

lic relations, 924-0408. 

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George Kaiser, CEO of Kaiser-Francis Oil Company, talks with John 

Massey, Robert Masters, dean of the School of Business, and 

President Larry Williams after presenting the 1997 Massey Family 

Lectureship on Tuesday, April 1 5. (photo by Kim Bumstead) 

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Deadline 

causes 

dreams 

by Russell Gray 

Where shall the midnight deadline 

take us tonight? I'm sure are asking 

yourself. 

Well, fear not brave reader, there is 

sure to be something that will excite you, 

offend you, adversely effect your mental 

well-being, or fulfill your need for qual 

ity narrative... 

I had adream the other night. A dream 

that dared wake me in a startle from my 

tormented slumber. 

My eyes, open wide before the dark 

ness, could see a faint glow from the stars 

on my ceiling and walls, outlining the 44 

northern constellations, and 18 from the 

south. 

My ears, able to detect the whispers 

from the minds of madmen, scanned left 

to right in search of the slightest tone. 

I could have felt the breath of a ghost 

against my flesh. 

At such times as these, I do not reflect 

on my resolve toward a calm, rational 

demeanor. 

I simply wait, and wonder, and fear, 

and I think, why has this dream upset me 

so? 

1, 22-years-old, light brown hair, dark 

brown eyes, tried to envision a mountain 

summit, to pacify my nerves. 

I saw nothing more than a Raven sit 

ting on a pallid bust of Pallas, and a 

lunatic with an ax chopping through my 

door. 

I had a dreadful feeling that if I re 

turned to sleep, the dream that created 

these images would return. 

What is it, I know you now wonder, 

that could frighten a sensible, reasonable 

person such as myself? 

What twisted dream could bring on 

this anxiety like Jack and Jill fetching a 

pail of water? 

The dream I had, late one stormy 

night, was simple, both in shape and 

meaning. 

Plus you the dream has to 

ijealize 

have some relevant social point, or the 

tyrannical editor will refuse to print this 

masterpiece of story weaving. 

I dreamed that the words, bleeding 

heart,replaced thewords caring and sym 

pathy in our language. 

I dreamed that tomorrow meant noth 

ing more than making more money. 

I dreamed no one paid a second 

thought when they heard the last Sibe 

rian tiger in the wild wasjust found dead. 

I had a dream... 

I did not return to sleep that night. I 

was afraid I would dream some more. 

Since the beginning oftime children have 

always had to wait for some things. 

When you are 12, you want to be 16. 

When you are 16, you want to be 18. At 18, 

most students long for 2 1 . 

What is it aboutthe twenty-first year that 

makes most party lovin' college students 

go crazy? 

They are finally old enough to buy the 

beverage they have had to sneak and pry to 

get. 

Whether it be beer, or Boones, or maybe 

even the occasional margarita, 21 seems to 

be the age when the maximum party level 

can be reached. 

That is fine. That is good, if that is what 

you want. Or is it? 

At this point in time the legal drinking 

age is 21, in some countries it is 18, and in 

even other countries the legal age 

What is the responsible age? 

is 13. 

The other night I was walking into my 

house and a guy stopped me and asked for 

my help. 

He told me he had driven across a bridge 

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Under 

near my house and his car stalled because 

he had driven through water a foot and a 

half deep. 

I quickly agreed to help him and we had 

his car pulled out of the water. 

He and the friend he was with, I found 

out later, are both in the ninth grade. 

I did his buddy a favor and took him 

home or wherever it was he was staying. 

Now wait a minute, let me look at my 

pocket size book of laws for a second ! 

Yep, that is what I thought. I was right 

when I said the legal drinking age was 21. 

For a second I thought I was mistaken. 

I have never been a drinker. As a matter 

of fact drinking has never really appealed 

to me. 

Losing control of my 

age 

drinking 

problem? 

senses for a while 

does not sound like a good idea to me. 

I mean what if I was called on the phone 

for a contest to win a million dollars? 

If I could only answer the magic ques 

I would be the winner. 

tion right, 

But DANG!! F m drunk, and I am totally 

void of all intelligence. 

by David Willis 

There are a million big ones down the 

drain because of a large dose of fermented 

beverage. 

I am not saying if you are old enough 

don't drink. I'm saying don't be stupid. 

But honestly, is a lb-year-old kid old 

enough to act responsibly while drinking? 

Well, my 

home was not all with it. 

answer is no! The kid I took 

From what I understandhis parents don't 

care that he drinks. 

Well I say ifkids are going to drink, their 

parents should be there with them and then 

if the whole family gets in trouble they can 

all be locked away together. 

In other countries they teach responsi 

bility with drinking, and it is not such a big 

thing. 

Kids in America don't understand the 

consequences of their actions. 

Drinking is just another thing tossed 

their way with the expectation they will 

know-how to handle it 

Amanda 

Cox, 

senior In 

psychology 

"Twenty-one, because when 1 8- yearolds 

get to college they tend to " 

go wild. 

bucktoothed and backward 

The fossil record of the so called "Nebraska 

Man" is this: he was scientifically built from 

one tooth of an extinct pig. The so called 

"Neanderthal Man" was proved to be a hoax, in 

1958, by the Int'l Congress ofZoology and Dr. 

A.J.E. Cave. They concluded that the skeleton, 

found in France, was that of an older man, of 

the modern period, with severe arthritis. Next 

on my list carbon dating 

In the June 1970 issue of the Creation 

Research SocietyJournal it was reported that a 

living mollusk was Carbon- 14 tested and found 

to be over 3,000 years old. In the 1 968 Novem- 

ber issue ofScience, volume 162, evolutionists 

tised the potassium-argon method to test the 

strata in which Leakey's "Nutcracker Man" 

was found. Their conclusion, 1.75 billion 

years old. The same strata was Carbon- 14 

tested, in 1969, and the conclusion was 10,000 

years old. In 1970, Dr. Whitelaw, a professor 

of nuclear engineering, tested it. 

His conclusion, 7,000 years old. Which one 

is correct? I am not sure ifeven they know. 

I could go on citing fact after fact, to 

prove my point, but to be gracious to you 

readers I will make my conclusion in this. 

Evolution is just a theory, a good theory, 

but it lacks any support. 

Creationism is also a theory, the correct 

one, but its proof lies in realm not accepted 

Joe Public". 

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I am not a fool, backward, devoid of an 

open mind, or uneducatedbecause I believe 

that God (Jesus) created everything, in 

cluding dinosaurs. It takes more faith to 

believe in evolution than it does to believe 

in creationism, at the least you need to have 

a big imagination. 

Ijust wonder why it hasn't been declared 

a religion and kicked out of schools like 

creationism has? It is possible, stranger 

things have happened. 

Joseph J. Jackson 

junior, political science 

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The date for Savage 

cheerleader auditions has 

been set. There will be a 

clinic on Saturday, April 1 9 

from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tryouts 

will be Saturday, April 26 

at 9 a.m. For more 

information contact Liz 

McCraw in the office of 

Student Life. 

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There will be a retirement 

reception Monday, April 28 

from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. The 

presentations will be made at 

3 p.m. All employees are 

invited to attend. 

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elebrat 

Alpha Sigma Tau is 

celebrating 65 years of 

sisterhood. The 

Southeastern Chapter invites 

all Alpha Sigma Tau 

supporters and alumni to a 

reception celebration on 

Thursday, May 

1 from 5:30 to 

7:30 p.m. at the Southeastern 

Sidewalk Cafe. For more 

information please call 924- 

7979. 

There will be a Super Savage 

Leaders training session 

Friday, April 1 8 at 3 p.m. in 

R300. 

mfc>or 

The Southeastern vocal 

music department will present 

the University Chorale and 

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in concert 

at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 

28 in the Fine Arts Recital 

Hall. 

tutoring 

There is still tutoring available 

for math, psychology, 

chemistry, accounting, social 

sciences, physical science 

and physics. For information 

or to schedule an 

appointment call extension 

2558 or come to North hall 

114. 

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If you know of any news 

briefs that you want to be or 

should be put in the 

newspaper call the briefs 

editor at extension 2696 or 

come by the student 

publications office in FA203. 

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This weeks Student Senate 

question of the week has 

been posted. Do you have 

any comments concerning the 

intramural athletics at 

Southeastern? This includes 

any complaints, praises or 

requests about basketball, 

softball, football or volleyball. 

Please call the senate office 

at ext. 2352 and leave a voice 

mail. 

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Listen to "Delirious with Dave 

and Aubrey" in the morning 

and you can win a car. You 

have to listen to win. There 

are eight mystery words that 

will be given between now 

and Monday, April 28. For 

more information about this 

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fliers around the halls or call 

in the morning between the 

hours of 7 to 10 a.m. 

weekdays. Your requests are 

welcome. 

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If you are interested in taking 

a Water Safety Instructor 

course at the end of May , 

please call continuing 

education at extension 241 6 

before Thursday May 1 . 

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The Southeastern 

Instrumental Music 

Department is proud to 

present the Southeastern 

Jazz Band in Concert on 

Thursday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m. 

This concert is open to the 

public. More information on 

this concert, such as exact 

location, will be posted at a 

later date. 

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ital... 

The Southeastern music 

department proudly presents 

Ken Johansen, faculty 

member of Southeastern, in 

concert. The recital will take 

place Tuesday, April 29 at 

7:30 p.m. in the fine arts 

recital hall. 

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for fall... 

Pre-enrollment for the fall 

1997 semester is April 14-18 

See your advisor for a 

schedule card, advice on 

which classes to take, which 

classes are still open and 

booklet of classes available 

next semester. 

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For those who are looking 

for work on campus this 

summer, there are two job 

openings at the library. 

There is one regular work 

position and one work study 

position. Both positions are 

student assistant in the 

circulation department. 

These jobs are open for the 

Summer 1997 semester 

only. If you are interested 

please call Janeen Zho at 

extension 2245. 

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If you are graduating on 

Friday, May 9 and you live in 

the dormitories, please tell 

your dorm manager or a 

resident advisor by today. 

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The geography department 

is taking a field trip that will 

earn you credit hours. The 

"Summer Tour" is a field 

study of south west 

Oklahoma that is worth three 

hours of geography credit. 

The trip will be Friday, June 

6 through Sunday, June 8. It 

is listed in the summer class 

schedules as GEOG 4743.1 

under the geography section. 

If you are interested in taking 

this class contact continuing 

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Savages sweep ECU 

The Savage baseball team 

swept another doubleheader 

from East Central University, 

7-1 and 1 1-0, in Ada on Tues 

day, April 15. 

They sweptthedoubleheader 

here on April 8, 2-0 and 5-4. 

The Savages are now 29-4 

overall and lead the Oklahoma 

Intercollegiate Conference with 

a 12-0 record. 

CoachMikeMetheny's Sav 

ages moved up five spots to the 

number eighth position in this 

week's NAIA poll. 

"We'll find out this week if 

we're one of the best teams in 

the nation," said Metheny. 

"We're playing Dallas Baptist 

(today) who is number five in 

the nation and Oklahoma City 

University (Tuesday, April 22) 

who is number nine. We're 

going to get a real good test." 

Besides those four away 

games, the Savages will host 

Northwestern in two double- 

headers on Saturday and Sun 

day, April 19 and 20. 

Theteams are trying to make 

up 

rained out on April 12. 

a doubleheader that was 

Cary Ammons pitched a 

complete-game two-hitter in the 

opener against ECU. 

The sophomore southpaw is 9- 

0 on the season and 1 8- 1 in his two 

years at Southeastera 

"They (ECU) got 

one run on 

him and broke his scoreless inning 

streak," Metheny said. "He had 

over 20 scoreless innings coming 

into the game." 

Randell Kelley led the Savages 

going two ofthree at the plate with 

three RBI and two runs. 

Kelley was named OIC Hitter 

ofthe Week for his play last week. 

Thejunior outfielder was seven of 

15 (.466) with three doubles, one 

home run and seven RBI. 

He is hitting .414 on the season 

with seven doubles, two triples 

and two home runs. 

Joel Gonzalez and Tony Ramos 

were two for four each and Romos 

drove in a run. 

Dale Boatwright also pitched a 

complete-game two-hitter. He 

improved to 5-1 on the season as 

the Savages won in a five-inning 

run-rule shutout in the nightcap. 

Drue James paced the Savages 

going 

three for three with a run 

scored, a home run and an RBI. 

Ammons doubled twice, scored 

a run and drove in two. Ramos 

also doubled, scored a run and 

drove in a run. 

Josh Briscoe was one for one 

and drove in a pair. 

The Savages have four players 

hitting over .400 this year. 

"Corey Coggburn, Drue James, 

Cary Ammons and Randell Kelley 

are all hitting over .400," Metheny 

said. "That's kind of unusual for 

us. We have a team batting aver 

age over .350 and that's real high 

for us at this time of the year." 

The Savages are aiming at host 

ing the OIC tournament if they 

continuetheir dominacein confer 

ence play. 

"We're 2-0 against Northeast- 

em, 2-0 against Southwestern and 

4-0 againstEast Central," Metheny 

said. "Those teams will be in the 

playoffs 

ment." 

in the four team tourna 

The Savages 

will host Dallas 

Baptist on Wesdnesday, April 23. 

The Savages play 10 games 

during the next week with several 

outings against top ranked NAIA 

opponents. 

We'll know shortly whether or 

not they are one ofthe top teams in 

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Cherubino (Emily Rogers) holds Countess Almavia's (Betty 

Wintle) hand while singing in "The Marriage of Figaro." 

Susanna (Ashley Owens) accompanied with a guitar in 

Opera Theatre's spring program, (photo by Kim Bumstead) 

Jazz 

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The Southeastern Jazz Band 

hosted ajazz festival on Saturday, 

April 12. 

The world renowed jazz trum 

peter Allen Vizzutti cliniced area 

high school jazz bands and also 

performed at the festival concert 

that night. 

"Vizzutti conducted afive-hour 

clinic in which each high school 

band received a 45-minute slot," 

vsaid Michael Miles, Southeastern 

band director. 

jazz 

The night performance, which 

included performances by the Dis 

10% 

trict High School HonorJazz Band 

and the Southeastern Jazz Band 

which played with Vizzutti, was 

standing room only with 450 plus 

people watching the bands perfor 

mance. 

"Allen Vizzutti is regarded as 

the best technical trumpet player 

in the world," said Miles. "The 

crowd enjoyed him so much he 

played two encores." 

"It is amazing for the students 

to be able to experience talent of 

this caliber," said Miles. "The 

faculty here are exceptional, but 

Vizzutti is the absolute best in his 

field. 

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Sigma Tau Gamma celebrate 

Jennlpher Kruchowakl 

Sigma Tau Gamma is having 

their annual celebration, known to 

everyone on campus as "Frontier", 

on Saturday, April 26. 

Frontier is 54-years-old and is 

rumored to be the oldest celebra 

tion of its type on campus. 

Frontier has changed a little bit 

in 54 years. They had the same 

theme and a dance, but here the 

similarities stop. The celebration 

in the earlier years was for mem 

bers and alumni only. 

"Frontier ir mainly to bring our 

alumni back and celebrate, but it is 

also for everyone else's enjoy 

ment," said Craig Simmons, presi 

dent of Sigma Tau Gamma. 

Frontier is now open to every 

one and includes a barbeque dur 

ing the day and a party at night. 

According to Simmons with all 

the publicity over the Kappa 

Sigma' s "Spring training" party 

the Sig Tau's are taking extra pre 

cautions. 

"It(Frontier) will be alittle more 

planned out," said Simmons. "We 

will have security there, and try to 

control who comes in. We're 

going to try to keep a list." 1 

This year's celebration will be 

located on Old Cobb Highway, 

three miles north on first street. 

Run raises money for sorority's philanthropy 

Members of Sigma Sigma 

Sigma (Tri Sigma) sorority will be 

sponsoring a 5k Run on Saturday 

April, 19. Everyone is invited to 

participate and the money raised 

will go to the Durant Humane So 

ciety and the Robbie Page Memo 

rial, their national philanthropy. 

"I think it's going well so far, 

said Andrea Pyle, senior, biology 

and Tri Sigma member. "We're 

having a good week and getting a 

lot of help from people here at 

Southeastern." 

Twenty-five Southeastern teams will compete in Springfest 

XIV Monday, April 21 through Friday, April 25, on the Southeast 

ern campus. This year's theme is "This Mud's For You." 

"Springfest is for everybody," said Liz McCraw, director stu 

dent life. "Faculty, staff and students are invited to attend all ofthe 

special events, and to route for their favorite team." 

More than400 peopleparticipatein ' 

Springfest annually, and it s 

a great time to enjoy the beautiful weather, have a great time and 

relax before finals according to McCraw. 

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This year's schedule of events is as follows. 

Monday, April 21 games begin 

1-7 p.m. 

Mudvolleyball 

Mini Golf 1- 3 p.m. 

Kickball 1- 4:40 p.m 

Twister 7 p.m. 

Savage Scandals 8:30 p.m. 

Student Talent Showcase 

Prices for registration are $15 

for adults and $12 for children and 

students. All paid participants will 

receive a T-shirt. Registration 

forms are located at the Durant 

Computer Store and the Durant 

Area Chamber of Commerce. 

Springfest Schedule 

Mudpit by Towers 

East side of front lawn 

Intramural Field 

Amphitheatre 

Amphitheatre 

Marshmallow Stuff During Scandals Amphitheatre 

Tuesday, April 22 

Mudvolleyball 1- 7 p.m. 

Kickball 1- 4:30p.m 

Obstacle Course - 1 2:30p.m. 

We Keep Utility Poles Standing And Careers Expanding 

A national leader in wood preservation, employee-owned Osmose Wood 

Preserving, Inc. inspects utility poles throughout the United States. As we 

continue to grow, we're looking for self-motivated individuals to join our 

Foreman Training program. Since our need for managers is increasing, this 

is an excellent career advancement opportunity. 

As a Foreman, you will manage a team in the inspection, preservative 

treatment and restoration of wood utility poles. To qualify, you must enjoy 

outdoor work and be willing to travel on temporary assignments within your 

region. 

In addition to comprehensive training and advancement opportunities, we 

offer: 

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Family medical insurance 

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Paid vacations and holidays 

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Traveling stipends 

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Stock ownership plan 

401 (K) 

Production bonuses 

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V 

We will be on campus interviewing 

April 25, 1997 

Contact Placement Office 

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Front lawn 

Earthball 4- 7 p.m. 

Scavenger Hunt 6 p.m. 

Fun Flicks noon - 6 

Make your own videos 

Wednesday, April 23 

Mudvolleyball 1 :30 - 

5 

p.m. 

p.m. 

Kickball 1-4:30 p.m. 

Earthball - 3 7 p.m. 

Egg Toss 1 p.m. 

Tug-O-War TBA 

SGA vs Faculty Volleyball 8p.m. 

Thursday, April 23 

Lunch on the Lawn 1 1a.m. to lp.m 

Mudvolleybal 

Pool Relay 

- 3 

Kickball TBA 

5:30p.m. 

Obstacle Course TBA (finals) 

Earthball 4 p.m. (finals) 

Street Dance 9 p.m. to 1a.m. 

Awards 10:30 p.m. 

Savage Body Contest 1 lp.m. 

Institute will honor former 

David Willis 

The Southeastern Fine Arts 

Department announced at it's an 

nual Fine Arts Gala a $50,000 en 

dowment that was given to fund 

what will becomethe StegerPiano Institute. 

TheInstituteis beingestablished 

to provide a permanent means to 

honor Ruth Steger, who was a 

highly regarded faculty member 

of the Music Department for 25 

years. 

"This endowment is given in 

her name to honor the legacy of 

teaching she gave 

to Southeast 

ern," said James Wintle, professor 

of Music Theory. "This will help 

bring 

to fruition her dream of a 

IITT III 

music program ofthehighest qual 

ity to Southeastern." 

Each year a concert pianist of 

national reputation will be invited 

to Southeastern for a two day resi- 

t dency. On the first day of the 

residency the artist will present a 

public recital. 

On the following day the artist 

will conduct a master class for pre- 

college students. 

The students will be chosen by 

competitive audition to participate 

in the class and be critiqued by the 

visiting artist. 

According 

to Wintle the audi 

tions will attract the finest talent 

available in theregion and provide 

an opportunity for these gifted in 

dividuals to come to the South- 

Registration will be from 8 a.m. 

until 8:30 a.m. on the front lawn of 

Southeastern. The race will begin 

at 8:40 a.m. and trophies will be 

presented 

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at 10 a.m. 

For mote information contact 

Ali McCaughey at 924-9288. 

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recognized artist, and be given a 

rareopportunityto learnfromsome 

oneoftheircaliber. Ontheevening 

of the second day a public recital 

featuring the classparticipants will 

be presented. 

"AneventlikethisdemonstraVs 

to prospective college music stu 

dents, parents, and the public the 

level ofcommitment to excellence 

that exists at Southeastern," said 

Wintle. "This a means of effec- 

tively competing to attract the type 

of talented individuals who will 

provide a core of excellence upon 

which to build a total music pro 

at Southeastern. Which 

gram 

should favorably compare to any 

school in the region." 

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Counselors 

needed for camp 

Students can receive four credit 

hours and a $60 a week salary by 

being counselors for Camp Suc 

cess. 

T7ie tuition for the four hours 

will also be paid. Camp success is 

sponsored by the health, physical 

education, and recreation (HPER) 

at Southeastern. 

department 

The camp will be August 3 

through 8. It is on the Oklahoma 

side of Lake Texoma about 10 

miles outside of Marietta. The 

camp is for children with special 

needs and about 25 to 30 counse 

lors will be needed. 

According to Roberta Wescott, 

HPER department chair, there is 

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some concern that students would 

not know aboutitin time to sign up 

because it is not posted in the sum 

mer schedule. Some might think 

that it is not being offered this 

summer. 

"They'remaking theinternsdif 

ferent this year, and everything 

taken after summer school is con 

sidered to be on the fall schedule," 

said Wescott. 

There will also be a camp at 

Camp 

Rio Roxo which is located 

north of Gainesville on Highway 

99. It will be June 1 through July 

19. 

For more information on the 

camps contactWescott atext. 2669. 

Students direct 

one-act plays 

Jannipher Kruchowski 

After a semester of performing 

plays directed by others,the the 

atre students at Southeastern are 

trying their hand at directing. 

Theatre at Southeastern will be 

hosting the annual student directed 

one-act festival Friday and Satur 

day, April 25-26. 

There will be three plays pre 

sented at the festival. The first 

play will start at 7 p.m. on both 

nights and will be presented in the 

University Center Complex. 

Amber Harrington, senior in 

theatre, is directing "The Hairy 

Falseto" written by J.I. Rodale. 

Latha Champion, senior in the 

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of dishes and quit. He got ajob at 

the state department of education 

and planned to work for the sum 

mer, he stayed for eight years. 

"The job at the state education 

department was fascinating," said 

Rabineau. 

In a second speech on Monday 

night, Rabineau spoke before re 

ceiving his medal. Inhisspeechhe 

discussed four things. 

They 

were: 1. The lessons 

people can learn from E.T. Dunlap 

and other leaders of education. 2. 

What leaders have in common to 

make them stand out as leaders. 3. 

atre, is directing "Hop Scotch" 

written by Israel Horowitz. Jason 

Kirkpatrick, junior in theatre, is 

directing "They Call It the Sugar 

Plum" also by Israel Horowitz. 

The student directors held audi 

tions, chose their own scripts and 

chose the people to fill the parts 

needed in their productions. 

"These productions are part ofa 

two semester course for advanced 

theatremajors," saidJohnAddison, 

instructor of theatre at Southeast 

ern. "This is their final project for 

the second semester." 

For more information, call 924- 

0121 extension 2217, Mondays 

through Fridays 

5:30 p.m. 

between 2:30 to 

What makes a leader, a leader in 

stead of a manager, and what is the 

difference between the two. 4. 

What changes in leadership will 

be needed in the 21st century. 

"Mentoring is a hidden treasure 

for leadership in the 2 1 st century," 

said Rabineau. 

He said that mentors not only 

provide tools for their students but 

they also learn from their students. 

At the dinner acheck for $5,000 

was donated to the lectureship se 

ries by the Sallie Mae corporation. 

It was presented by William 

Arceneaux. 

the 

outheastern 


Robert Oliver, associate professor of accounting, enjoys a hot dog and beverage provided to all faculty after 

the photograph was taken honoring Williams' "Decade of Excellence" at Southeastern. President Larry 

Williams and others check their watches as the "late" Joe Wiley, executive vice president of academic affairs, 

arrives for the faculty photograph taken last week, (photo by Kim Bumstead) 

Chorvettes ready to perform show 

David Willis 

The Chorvettes are preparing to 

perform their biggest show of the 

year at their annual spring show. 

This year's show is titled 

"Rhythm and Jazz." The group, 

composed of 18 members, will 

present a show consisting ofa wide 

variety of music from rhythm and 

blues to alternative and every thing 

in between. 

There will be a two and a half 

hour show featuring group num 

bers as well as solos, duets, trios, 

ensembles, and anything else imag 

inable. 

"The crowd should have a good 

time," said Mary Ann Craige, pro 

fessor of music and Chorvette di 

rector. "There is alittle something 

for everyone." 

The show will also feature stu 

dents from Durant Middle School 

Show Choir, directed by Deborah 

Rains and assisted by Kimberley 

Hajkowski. 

There will also be kids that 

participated 

in the Chorvette's 

Song and Dance Clinic, a 

children's clinic hosted by the 

Chorvettes to introduce area chil 

dren , first through sixjh grades, to 

song and dance. They will dance a 

couple 

of numbers to showcase 

their hard work on all of their 

dances. 

The material that will be per 

formed at Spring Show will be a 

of what the Chorvettes 

preview 

plan to perform while they are on 

their trip to England, Scotland and 

Wales, which is set for May 12 

through May 26. 

They will travel to 12 cities 

throughout the countries and per 

form numerous times within the 

14-day span. 

"The lives of composers such 

as Purcell, Hoist, Britton and 

Vaughn Williams will hopefully 

^s*^ 

have more meaning as the students 

experience the cities and towns 

where they were born, composed, 

performed and died," said Craige. 

"Some of the performances will 

actually take place where these 

composers actually worked and 

performed themselves." 

The Chorvettes invite every one 

to come out and see "Rhythm and 

Jazz." The show will cost $5 for 

adults, $3 for children and senior ' 

citizens. Southeastern students are 

admitted free with a valid I.D. 

The performance dates are 

April 25 and 26 at 7:30 p.m. in 

Montgomery Auditorium. 

Children learn how to write creatively 

Clint Goad 

"Anyone with a good imagina 

tion canbe an author," was a major 

theme presented to local children 

*by Dave Sargent at this year's 

Young Authors Conference. 

Hie conference, hosted by Con 

tinuing Education on Monday, 

April 14, is an annual event at 

which children are motivated to 

use their creative writing abilities. 

Sargent, author and child en 

thusiast, was the keynote 

speaker. He suffers from a severe 

FACULTY 

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money will be provided to equip 

the multimedia room in Russell 

100 with distance learning equip 

ment." 

From these rooms courses can 

be delivered anywhere a phone 

connection can be made to a facil 

ity with similar equipment Lo 

cally, this means courses from 

Southeastern can be delivered to 

other universities in Oklahoma. 

"East Central University is in 

terested in having somebody de 

liver an MBA (master of business 

administration) program to their 

campus," Wiley said. "We have 

talked to them about us delivering 

it(MBA)toEastCentral. Wehave 

also talked to them about deliver 

ing their nursing program 

here at Southeastern." 

to us 

"Us taking our MBA program 

to them and them bringing their 

nursing program down to us will 

benefit both institutions," said 

Wiley. 

The distance learning equip 

ment will be completely installed 

in the near future. This summer 

form of dyslexia, but uses the 

handicap as a bridge to reach chil 

dren, especially those who are also 

handicapped. 

He is dedicated to the beliefthat 

"where there is a will, there is a 

way." 

One of his goals in speaking at 

the conference was to inspire stu 

dents to enhance their reading and 

writing abilities for their own per 

sonal satisfaction and achievement 

in life. 

According to Pat Dunham, pro 

fessor of educational instruction 

faculty will have the opportunity 

to practice with the equipment and 

prepare for teaching courses be 

ginning with the fall semester. 

"Every department, every in 

structor that has a need, is wel 

comed and we invite their partici 

pation in making use of the facili 

ties," said Coston. 

The Dean's Council sponsored 

one faculty member from each of 

the four schools on campus to at 

tend the Teletraining Institute at 

Oklahoma State University. The 

faculty members received instruction 

on issues related to distance 

education. Brett Elliott (instructor 

in mathematics), Jamie Knapp (as 

sistant professor ofsociology ) and 

Debbie Barnes (assistant profes 

sor in business information man 

agement) also had the opportunity 

to use different types of distance 

learning equipment. Faye 

Mangrum, assistant professor of 

communication and theatre, will 

attend the institute in May. 

"It was an opportunity to get 

some feedback from facultv mem 

and leadership, one of the most 

features of the confer 

interesting 

ence was that students were able to 

meet an author and speak with 

him. 

"Our purpose in hosting this 

conference was to create interest 

in writing in the public schools. 

Getting to visit with an author was 

areal pointofinterestfor the kids," 

said Dunham. 

Students also submitted books 

for critique. 

"Students with the best stories 

are getting their books published," 

bers," said Barnes. "I think they 

(Dean's Council) want faculty 

members to feel comfortable with 

the equipment. If we are not com 

fortable with it, we are not going to 

incorporate it." 

According to B arnes, the equip 

mentis user-friendly and only takes 

a little bit of practice to use. 

"There are people on the cam 

pus to handle the technology part 

of it," Barnes said. "That's their 

role and area. I learned how to use 

the technology to enhance what 

I'm trying to get across to the stu 

dents. 

"As a faculty member, I am 

there to involve and interact with 

the students; not to be an expert in 

the technology. We're not going 

to be NBC, ABC, CBS or the FOX 

networks. We're not going to be 

perfect. 

"We're going to be faculty try 

ing to bring a message to the stu 

dents. As long as we keep that in 

the forefront of what we're trying 

to accomplish, we should be 

alright," said Barnes. 

added Dunham. 

The conference began with a 

general session in which all stu 

dents who attended were able to 

hear Sargent speak. 

After a sacklunch, students were 

able to visit with Sargent and have 

a book signing session with him. 

Following that, there were two 

mini- workshops on illustrating and 

binding books. 

"We're always eager to do any 

thing to bring students to the cam 

pus," commented Kay Hughes, 

director of continuing education. 

Distance learning will no doubt 

have an impact on the availability 

of higher education. The develop 

ment of Internet-based college 

courses will have an impact on 

whetheror not students have to get 

up, get dressed and go to school, 

whether at a college or remote site. 

"We're probably going to spend 

more of our efforts in the long 

term, not that distance learning 

won't be of some value for a long 

time to come, but we are looking at 

Internet self-paced courses and 

their value as opposed to how to 

find more and more sites we can 

deliveroverinteractive television," 

said Wiley. 

Both modes of delivery, dis 

tance learning or Internet courses, 

are not expected to change much at 

Southeastern in the future. 

"Our bread-and-butter, and I am 

convinced for the foreseeable fu 

ture, will be the traditional student 

coming to Southeastern, living in 

the dorm, enjoying campus life 

and those types of things," said 

Wiley.

April 17, 1997 - Southeastern Oklahoma State University

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