Dfflce8118Ce Movie givi:i co working w·o ldm ca 1look at the stress of the r . Page3
Lasting effect
I\MtllJle personalities
Erruption of Montserral volcano con!inues to attect students. Page 3
Six actors play 57 different roles in MSU's latest theater production. Review on Page 2
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THE W ICHITAN arY24, 1999
The student Newspaper of Midwestern State University
Vol. 77, Issue 18
ame Over Ladies' basketball coaches dismissed after .500 season _
JASON L ~ WRENCE_
Editor
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After 1wo )'l":1r( ('lf up, a nd down( Lu.Iv ln.!1;in~ mwnm head Coxh knii1f.·r H ull and J~s 1,1 ;1111 kff
knkms were lin-d M1md;1\ Under Hull. rlw LaU}' l ndi:11 1~ •·n111p1kd :1 2fi -2~ ri:rnrd. mdudin!! :1 po~t -,ca,,,n pla ~·uff :ipp1:arallL'l'
b,1 year Th,~ ye.If. lhc L1Jll'' w,: 111 l l - 1' aml m1"ell till· p<"( l-~ l·:,,rin hy nnly one !!:1111•·
L,10\.:ing h::irk . Hull , :11d th,: pn,crnm ha , m:1tk ,nnw l.!:1111( dunm: :i, cn:id1 • .. Thl· kid" Wl' hrnucht m d1\I ,, ~real Jnh:· I lull ,:ud. rl'.i·ar111g m hn lirst n:..-n.11ti111.? d :1,:- ··w,: \\f.'rl' 1,n thl·riehltr:t\"k__ _ Hufl pomll·J lu ,cn:ral h1!!h hf hh of th,: ,,::1sDn. , ud1 :I!\ \"ktDric" (lv,:r Ah1km: Chn~1i:m :mJ Wl•,1 Te.\:1~ A&~I. who l1 eJ for th,: Lolll' S1:ir C'llnkr,:nr.:l· d1.unp1unsl11p Allh1•u~h 1111: L;1Jy l11Ji..1n" , 1:,r1ed llll' 'l'J\nn ,, 1th J rl·~rl·l·lahk •J -5 r,:l·ord. p1ohkm, wi1h 111JU rll' ' ,,..,,11 :m1Sl'. "Th:11 \ rl·:, ll y hur1~ ~,Jur depth . That m:tkl'' 11 re:1 lh h:1rd nn :1 kine r,1,1d lnp ,'" I-l ull ,,ud " Bui I wnuli 11 ·1 k·1 111~ Jud, the th:11 :" :m l'\l'tl,l' Thl· L:idie, \\''-'fl' 9-: w11h ,1,,r1inc ]>1'1111 gu:ml knmkr Griffin. wh~, 1111:-~l-d 1mu;h 1•f thl· ,l·:,,Cln h..·,::iu,c ufmiunc , "Th:,1 :i bn: r huu~ ,,f t;1km:· Hull ,:ud. "'Thac·,.·:1 11,1 l• f c:<pl'fll'11r.:c.'" I-l ull :-:lid , hc did m•t "'-: lic\'e 1111,:-• i1,:r llm•·
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oCoach Jennifer Hull and Assistant Jett Jenkins watch the Lady Indians from the sidelines during last Sa turday's 95-67 loss to West s A&M. Both coaches were dismissed Monday atter a 13-13 season Phofo by Dawn Hensley
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layers, colleague shocked at Hull's dismissal DAWN HENSLEY
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The Wichitan Th.:r1· .uc nu rnlc k:l(h or unc -hnto npl:am the d1s:ippom1111g 1i:rt1t1on of wom,:n·s hc:id ha~kct ncoxh Jcnnifo r Hull. a..:rnrding collCJgws ;md play,:r:, llk' annou n1cc men1 came :l'i a •d 10 her tcJm and collcagu1;" 11hwk 11 \ a1,1,-fu1 :· m,:n ·~ head h Jc:- IT Rav ~aid. "I was J1 sd by 11 Jerinifer is agrea l fril.'nJ
Df rtlllll' :md ,o i-, k i f knkm , 1Hulr, .i"1,1ann. :m<l I ju~, hJtc: ,,:c ing ou , :,t: hool gcm ng in1n lhh mold. 11 you will I though! ,he wa, duinf :i finc Job·· ··1:,.:rv1mL· ·, J1,.ipp01 11tcu:· frc,h • mao guarJ MmJy lfruwn ,aid., "\~c ha\'C a Int of 1111:1.,:d ,:moti ons She •~ a grt·3t p,:r )OH. and we all got :ilong wl' :ir,: 111;r,·ous ahoul nc::ll )"\;:If . )0 ,w · II ju.SI sc:e what hapJ)l'nS.. I-l ull 1~ the third coach 111 two yc:m, to l'k.: fir,:J b y tJ1e a1hktu.: d,:partrn1cn1. and tlus was onl y hc1
~.:on,t yc.ir ;i- head ,·na..:h Hull led lhc Lady lmh:m, 111 a f)fl'-l •-.c::i\on h.:rth la,t y,::ir. and 1hc leJ m 1111 ):ted lht• pbyoff, 1h1, sc:i,nn hyw11; game MS U ,pl11 tlw -.c:3,Dll IJ -!J. hJ, i11g " " uf Iii.: Sl'\'c:ll h,t ga me, lh:il woulJ hav..: c:nsur ell 1h plac,: 111 1h1; LSC 1nurn:m1en t Ti i,: ·•JS-' 99 team wJ-. I-l ull', fir"• ch:ml·c: t() rccru 11 bd 1,:, fur lhc lnJ 1:m~ "/·kr fi r.,1 fL"LTIHllll!,! [!IUllp wa~ gooJ . :111d I 1h1 nk w1 1h :1 l1!llc h11
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cv..:ry1h111g w :1, !:!0111 !,! firw :· Ln111h:ir1I ,,11d '"St11lll" Ill lh c~p,i,'lcJ II h,,:,:aU,l' 1\'l' didn 't nrnkl· till· pby1•fh W,: wae all di~appL•Lll ll·d." Brown ,:ml F.:l lliW l·nadie, .ir,: di~app1•11 1tcd 111 lhl' ck.·1, 1n11 t1, lei !l ull gn "' It', 111,1 1111fi1rt u11al,: h,:c rnw wc:'rc: l11.~111g roac hes ll'fl :uni right :md \\·e·rc :1II fril·nds.'' Kay ,:11<1. -- 11 mak..:~ it luugh o,·er hc:r,: now E,·cf)•N11ly·,: jtbl :1 11 1\ll' disappoi nl tJ." "DiJ.:1ppnintl·d i, ju:-t a good wmd
h •r l'l'l'f)'hvdy 1 r.111 · 1 'fl<.."a~ li>r :111 thl' n,:1.::hl·:-. t,111 I ~111111 11·, ,11ml·· thrng th:11ha, h111hl'h'.l ,1II thl' ,:,,;1.::h,·, 1wt·r h,:rl' ... h,· , :11d Nuw 1ha1 till' -.·:1,1111 1, ul't·r. h111h ,·l•a..:h Hull :md knk ins 11 il l h..· looking Jor 11~·1, job, d,t·11hcrt·. :mJ MSU 1, ,:,;1mluc11ng .1 11.111011w1<k ,.:ard1 for a ncw 1'0,1~·h. "Wt· 11 ill ~ ln1pd11I." Brnwu s:uJ "I hopl· l'Vl'ryonc come-:- ha,·k .. md w,: ('an h:ivc a ~lrt•ll ~l'r 1,:: 11n .mJ t""': morl' , m:cc,~ru l ·
egents approve fee increases Elders stresses medical prevention JASON LAWRENCE_ _ Editor in Chief Regent!> approved an mcrc:ise in m fee:-:- and the acadcnuc rcor~ 11011 of the uni\'ers ity las1 "l_though1 ii went very well." said ·oman Kay Yeager. ''We had e in-depth discussion of issues
n.:·\~:s:i, ins~~~ ~elimf~~· will a."' from $10.94 10 $ 12 per kr hour beginning next fa ll . ~ lluden, ~erviee fee fond s such ngi a.\ Artist -Lecture S,·ries. t\ n, Government and other scrl'he computer use fee wi ll eao;c from $3 10 S5 per semester Room r.ues will increase by 5 ~ nt.
-l~Udent~ had mixed re:ic1lon to • ~e •ncrcases 11 s not good_;, Dorolhy Davis, a
se ni or social work major. smd ··W,: ' rc pnor collc8;e ~t_udcnt s. They shou ldn'1 k.:cp r:iismg JI .. Ki vett Gr,:shlm, a gradu:i1c hi slO· ry s1udc n1. said. ·•Jt doc_sn't bo1~er me. You 're pa)'mg for tlungs you re us ing. J dou' I ~cc how lhal's a prob]cm:· Y1cager ~aid ~he was c_s pcci~ ll y pleased w1~h the lon_g discuss ion about bringing a fu ll-time doclOr 10 c:i~ :I obviously is a concern of the students:· she said. Regents also approved !he_aea~emic reorganization o_f Lh_e u111vcrsJ1y from a system of d1vismns to col•
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college would ~- ~c:ide~ by a dean. mther than a _d1vmon chrc~tor. The College of Liberal Arts will also have an assoc iate deaf!. An associate ,•ice pres1den1 for acadmcmic affa irs wi_ll also be added 1o the administrJl!~n_. . Under the plun. the d1vmons of
pol~1ir:il ,;d~nc1; and puhl1c admini~tr:11 1O11 , s0<: 1.il and hchavi?~al s~1cnccs, fin e :iris and hunun111cs will merg1; inlo the Collcg..: of Li beral Arts. 1:Jie divis_ions of r:nac~.:m.itic~ and science will combm,: mlo lhc Colkgc of N::iturnl and Ma1hcma1ic:i l Scien.::cs. The di visions o~ health sc_icnccs, educatmn and husmess adm1~h1ration will conwn 10 colleges w11hou1 comhining wuh other di\'i!>ions. ··t th ink it wi ll ohviously disscmina1c some decision making and .iu1hori1y lo lowcr levels:· Yeager said. Sh,: s11 id 1hc dcc.cntraliza1io11 wi ll allow the ad rninistrotion tn belier
mccl students' needs. The proposal will now go the Higher Ed ucation Coordinating Board for approval.
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The adminislf"Jtion hopes to have the new structure in place by next fa ll.
D AVID GUNNELL
The Wlchitan "When I wa:- .t child. my mnlh• er told 111.:: 10 do 1wo things: Be hcallhy :ind be cduca1ed: · With 1his S1:1tc me nt . fnrm,:r U.S. Surgeon Gen1crnl Dr. Juycdyn Elders hcgan her discu~~ion of the fut ure nf hcullh l'arc in Amcrka in h,:r Ar1i:-1-Lcc· 1urc S,:rks pre~cntation Tuesday night in ,\km Auditorum. l kr lcc1ur,:, 111 kd ··Jk:1llh Cur,: in the :!IM C.:nlUf)',.. fon1J.cd on the cnnr,:p t u ( nh1l'a1ing A.tnt·ri..: an~ in the pn:vcnti on of heall hpn,hkms Sh1; suid most money SJ)l'llt on h1culth car,: in America is f01.:uscd on trcJting ,:xi~ti ng problem~ and only appruxi mately I pcn:-.:nl of 1hc money is spent on prevention. Elders said cv,:ry American deserves 4u:ili1 y medical atl,:n-
1ion. ··1f cvcry l'riminal ha~ a riglu ID a lawyer. cwry sick p,:r~nn trn~ a right to h.:alth carc.'" ~IK' sa id. "The U.S. is the b..-:-t pla1;l' for su.:k care III th1; world," sh,: said. ··wl' h:ivc a .~ick care -.yi,tcm. Wh:itwcnc,:1l isa hl·alth c;irc sy,.:lem." Elders outlined four h1;alth l·are a.::ccss problems: l3l" k o ( pruvidl·r.~. anJ thc difftn1llil'.S of li n:mcial acccs~. l'Ullural access and transpol1:tlil1n. She ,.:aid 100 rn:my provi1krs ar,: not in the ;ir,:;1s thal n,:cJ them most, primarily inn,:r-ci ty areas Eld.:rs also saiJ many pcopk need to Ix· eJucah:d about how to best lake car,: of th1cmsd"es. She s:1id th:11 uf all tl1.: pcopk who die prematurely, 50 J)l'rl.'ent die from bad hcahh habits, Mich a.~ smoking or drink.in,; . The uthcr SO J)l'rc.:nl arc due to l'O\·ironmcn-
1:il or g,:n..: lil· prubl,:11h Elckrs ab,n sa id 1h.11 the g:1p OC lwcc n ·· ha,·,:s and h:1\'e-1101-" is widen ing She ~a id puor cl1ihlr1;11 :'If!! ml·mb...-rs 11f tht· "5 I I club"; thl· children .ir,: hungry. hdpk:t:-. hmn,:kss. hugtcss anJ hop,:less "In many l·asc:.. it' s ,:a~icr to g.:t drugs than hugs for many i.:hil• llrcn," she said Elders also stn:sscd the 11uportance of compreh.:n)ll'l' s,:x cJucatio n for chi ldren from thl' tir;t through 12Lh gr..1,ks. Sh,: said 1h ;i1, while: 1c1cnag..: pr,:gnancy · r::u,:s haw falk n 1w1;r the last s,:\'na l yl·ar, , mu..:h progress sull hJs 1,1 "'-: made Dr. Elders i~ cum·n1l,· th,: 0111v Afril':tn-Aml'nl·an wom'.m to hold thc po)I of U.S Surgl·on Gc11.:r.1I. Shl· was nrnmnall'd for Surgetlll GencrJI by Pn:~1dcn1 Clmlon in 1993