The Wichitan
\lotume 73, Number 15
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Thursday,Feb. 9, 1995
Certificate program offered
College Day gives high school look at campus life
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pat""IS and guests for Col: tcgc Day activities is near the J .000 mark. Barbara Merkle. director of school ,c:1:uions, said Monday lhat 401 prospective Students~ SS9 parenlS and guests had mtde reservations for Satur day's event
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The event is staged each
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year. Merkle said. to show off ~e university , give ad!fllssions and fi nancial aid mforl!'atlon and general! i ~ov1dc. informatio/ th o~pcc11vc students nod . c1r ~arcnts receive frform::ition about college 1
. arc _high school junior's and seniors from Texas. but there are a couple_ from Arkansu_and Lou1sian~. Merkle SI.Id. Ho~cvcr, &tu~ nts no,1r:·~&tStered can ~tiU Part!c pate m the evcnlS
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The schedule of events 1s
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ft:notl<iuntAPPOW Student Regbtrat1on Fain Fine Arts Center Atrium General Welcome Dr. Jesse W. Rogers Vice President. Acedemic Affairs Fain F,ne M Center Theater Student O"-ntatlon Phillip Birdine, Deon of Students Chad Bridwell. Ass. Director Fain Ii-le Arts Cenl&r lheate, Campus Tours MSU student Ambassadors and Student Hom Academic Dept. Vlstts MSU Faculty SIUdenl Activlttes Fair Clark SfUdent Center Meetin g Rooms Athlete Meetings Clark Sludent Center Atrium
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10:30 om
Parent/Guest Reglshotlon Clark Slvdent Center Ah/um Cconttnuous through 10:30om.) Campus Tours MSUstudent Ambos$odors& Studnet Hosts General Welcome Barbaro R. Merf<Je, Dir. of School Relotlons Dr. Louis J . Rodriguez. Uriv. ~ -
C"on.ge Daf-rec:epllon Parents. guest. faculty, ondstoff
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Clark S/vdent Center Atrium Parent/Guest
Onentotlon PhiiKp Birdine, Deon of Students Barbaro R. Mende. Dir. of School Relations Fain Fine Alts Center !heater
Olh,v CPd't:Y pqy Ac/lv!U.S MSU Bookstore Open 9 om-1 pm
Clark Student Center MSU High School Art Competition Opening 11 om-1 pm Fain Fine Am Cente, Foye, Gallery (facing West Campus DflveJ
MSUSchqq{6'44:lfiqa• Slqff ijorboro Romos Merkle, Director Chadd J Bridwell. Assistant Director Dixon Baily. Assistant lo the Dlrecior Carol Peirson. Administrative Assistant
The Di visi o n of Continuing Education. in an effort 10 help prepare stu~nt.s for work in manufactunng,
plans to hold a Gen eral Manufac1uring Cert1f1c a1e program (GMC). Program da1cs have not hccn set. The program is designed to broaden partici pa nts' knowledge in i nduslrial safety. measuring tools. interpe rsonal skills and automation. Those interested must first be accepted into 1hc GMC program. Acceptance Takln& advantage or 1he Ftbruary "1ummer." Christopher is b~.on math, ~ding and Michael Dtlmark and Ser&10 Puer10 enjoy a sunshine break mechanical rea.sonmg t<;:sts. bttween d llllltt. The winter weather In Wkhlla Falls has made These assessmcnL'I are given hudllDH with un,...ally mud lemperatuns. a1 no charge.
Accounting Society offers tax assistance The MSU Accounting So- Center. Room 204 o n the following days; Tuesdays 12:30 • 2:30 p.m. Thandays 7 - 9 p.m. Saturdays 10 a.m. • 2 p.m. Those seeking 1ax assi.,tance for their 1994 income taxc.S, should hring the following items 10 the sessions: 1994 W2 forms. a ll 1994 1099 fonns. 1994 .schol~hip informa11on. 1heir 1993 tax (Spring Brc:ik) and April I 5 return, and informauon about {Easter Break). any other income you had m Sessions are held in the 1994 {lottery winnings. c1c.) Small Business Dcvd opment ~~~1ftd~~ti~ff:~na~i~~c!n~ MSU stUdcnts and-..,,,,io,th rough 1he Volunteer In come Tax Assistance (VITA) Program. a program of the Internal Revenue Service. vrrA sessions began Feh. 2 and will continue through
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Counseling Center awards $200 to contest winner Alpha Omega was awarded $200 from Lhe MSU Counseling Center. according 10 Debr.i J. Higginbotham, dircc1or. for their entry in the center's 1994 Alcohol and Dru g Awar e ness, Responsibility and Education (ADARE) contest. The
AUSTI N (AP)·-Dig city mayors me t with Gov. George W. Bush on Monday -.d rcponcd th:11 they arc "in S)'nc'' abou1 g~uing tougher <xt young criminals. Bui sever.JI mavors voiced dieir opposi tion J10 another ltgislalivc push Bush hacb .legalizing carrying conccak-d
""dguns. "Therrt's a reaso n why IIOst of our poli<.:e chids b,·e said 'no· to 1ha1 bill. ~y think it's danF,t·rous." Slid Mayor Bruce Todd ~1f ~Uj(in, who chairs th1.· l~i~hl· group Mayors Uni1ed on 1(e1y. Cri me.: and Law Bafortcmrm Bills now.mo ving through ~ l.eg1sl:u urc wnuld allov.• tJ.arts to be hr.:cnSt.'d 10 carry ~aled weapons Former _emC1crat1c G ov. Ann kiciards vetOC'd a (t}t), m~·.1«lft calling for a \latt.:w11.k ~ on th¢ question.
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··My police chief and I arc very opposed to this, just because of people's behavior," she said. ~Righi now. you know whal it's like when you're driving down the freeway and somebody cuts in front of somebody else. You may get some hand gestures ... but that's a liulc bil different than someone who is. maybe int0xicatcd or not knowing wha1 they're doing, allowed to have a concealed weapon,'' she said.
"We seem to be really in sync with him. .lnd !hat's very important if we're going to get any1hing done," Ms. Rhodes said. " It was a very encouraging meeting. and I h::ivc hi gh hopes for 1he (legislative) session."
Tht.: mayors arc pushing five maJor ideas: Reducrni; iu\'enilc possession of h::imlgun!I by making 1r:1nsfcr of a handgun to a JU· vcnilc a felony, and hy requiring ~O days au1oma1ic detcn11on for ju\•c niles in The mayors said the con- posscs,.ion. The mayors also cealed weapons issue didn'1 want 10 conf1-'Catc c,:m; and come up during 1hc ir meeting revoke driver's hl't'nscs of jufed . al lcas1 fro m our with the governor. Rather veniles convictl.'J of carrying l' o,pc,:un: . thc mort' gun~ they focused on proposals by wt•apon~. ~ou han: on the i.trc~t iht.: Bush and 1hc mayors to .-\!lowing p11li,1.· !('I kt·t·p ;non.~violence you'rt! going 10 toughen juvenik justice laws. fingerprint and photo tile~ ( 1! . That was a key Dush cam- juvemlcs ,in J \t:11cw 1Jr.: hahave " Wolff said. · M~yor ~hry Rhodes of paign issue and one of has ~•s. , us Christa called the priori1ics since t.ik mg office lncrc.1:-in~ \ late fac1ht1c'i ~~~r to carry bill ~re.all)' tcr· last month. to hou!lc 1uvcnik cnmm.ih . nfy1ng."
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Friday
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Morw- Board's entry placed Satur~ay Ftbrua~ 11th second. The conte st is held 7 ..... CoUe,e Day Preview ror annually and is sponsored hy biPIC'.bool Jmdttsand teniors the MSU Counseling Center aDd lbdr -...,:_,_ csc Its purpose is to promote Sunday awareness, responsibility and February 12th education to 01hers abouI drug and alcohol :ahusc s., p-. Phi Sigma X2f'lfll OlCCting. Hospitality Renn, CSC Higginbotham added.
Governor Bush promotes concealed weapons for Texans; Texas mayors say "no" Bush, a Republican who defeated Richards in November, says he would sign a ~right to carry" bill. "It's going to make for a ..: more peaceful world. an~ I J.ust re• s~ ctfully disagree with opponents. he said Monday. , Although the ma ~~rs group hasn't 1akcn a pos111on on the concealed weapons t,dl. several indi v1_dual ~~Y· ors j oined Todd i~ _vo1cmg ihcir personal opposumn. San Anwnio May~r Nd son Wolff said his cuy has iakc.:n w on{:. ac1ion to reduct! the number of guns on thi.!
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Creating a mandator y minimum sentence for violcnI gang offenses. Molding parents liable fo damages in crimes commiucd hy their children. Todd said 1hc mayor s found Bush "rccep1ivc on almost every point"
7 - 1:JI p.m. Tau Kawa f.f!Silol mctting. E:..-StUUCIIIS' Dining Room.CSC
Monday Ftbruarv 13th I un. • S p.na.. Valentine'• Day flower sale, CSC
Noon • I p.m. BSU lunch/bible scudy, Ba[ll~ I Student Unioo 7:JO p.m. Men') Dlbkc1ba.lJ -
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"The leg1sla11on w~ pre M:nted 1s lcgi~lation that hC concurs with. and we're gr.11c ful for tha1." add¢d Dallas Mayor Steve Bartk•u. Arli ngton Mayor Richard Greene said thr.! combined c f. forb of the governor and h1 g city mayor-.; 1ohould gi\C an aJdcd hoo~1 10 such lcgl'la
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l uesday February 14th
ll a.m. • 5 p .,n. V:dcminc·s Day
llowcr~.CSC Noon · 9 p.m. U 1.L Crt'I!>~
Examination Dcho.tc. csr Lounge & P.uomlo 104- IO'J 12:lfl • I p.m. Chi Sigma lunch ~
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lfospit11h1y Room.
5 • 6 :JO p.m. Bahai' Club mcc11.ng. 110\piUtluy Rnom, CSC 6 p.rn. WCNnc.:11·~ 8a.-.J:c1hall · Cameron Unweo.ity fl!' f.awmn. OK 6:)0 · 9 p.m. ' faenmg at Carne11c~c.li 11rier. CSC Dallto<>m ~- 10 p.m. C'llclc K fnlem.'\Uona..l metlm~. BSII 100
\\ ednesday He prl'd1t1cd that """ t.:'r February 15th go,ng 10 tl'C .ilmo\t crimpk IC' <,ucce~"' m thc:-.c m1 t1at1vc Noon • 1 p.an. M orw Boon! during th 1:- h:g1~13ll \C \C~ Society luncbcon. CSC 104, lOS, \ Ion . and l \ a result. ,a fe 107 c1tit-\ 1hrtlughou1Texas." Noon • 12:50 p..m. D11(1tl-.C
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