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March 24, 1994
Midwes tern State Universi ty
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By Alan Moser
By Alun Moser
SlatrWritcr
Staff Writer
Little Rocle Former municipal Judge David L. Hale pleaded guilty Tuesday 10 two federal conspiracy and fraud charges and was whi sked away to a new lifo - Jt lcast rcmporarily _ as a grand Jury witness in the Whircwater investigation. Mr. Hale pleaded guilly to defrauding the U.S. Small Business Adminis1ra1ion of S900.000 in a new two-count indictment covering a "patrcrn of conduct " between 1985 and 1991. The new indicrment superseded earlier charges of alleged wrongdoing in 1988 and 1989. Mr. Hale's Capital Man agement Services Inc. made the $300,000 loan in 1986 to Susan McDougal. a panner wilh Mr. Clinton and his wife , Hillary Rodham ClinlOn. in lhe Whirewatcr Developmenl Corp. Hale fac es a maximum senrenec of 10 years in prison and a fine of $500.000. A rcpon released Monday by the U.S. General Accounling Office said SBA oversighl of Hale's firm "was clearl y inadequarc." By the time the SBA placed Capital
Sruden1.s intercs1ed in becoming involved in Siudent Govern ment should pick up fo rm s rn Clark Student Center room 106. or 1he vice pr~ident for student services Hardin in o ffi ce Ad mi nis lration room 112 Deadline fo r registration is 5 p. m. Friday. In ?rdcr to be eligible for a pos 111on on the sludcnt govcmmen r, one must have
hecn a student at MSU for
1,,,0 rq!ul ar semesters or one
rcgul.:t r semes ter an<l two summa tl'.rm s preceding the clcct1ons and a junior at the end of the scmcs ta in which
dcc tcd . O nl! must ulso carry
The main purpose of the President is relaying information from the students to the administration.
at h.:ast nine semester hours
during tenure in office and must have a cumulati ve grade pnint a\'cragc of at least 2.5. Pos iti o ns availab le arc
president , vice president and secreta ry.
Two senators from each
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stude nts must be aware of. Becomin g
St u de n t
undcrgradua1e class .ind one
fro m the graduate class will also he elected. The freshman class wi ll elect its senators during the fall elections.
Scnalors must he enrolled in ill least six scmcslcr hours amJ have a cumulative grade poinr avcrJgc of at least 2.0. Elect ions will he held
1h a1 one is au1oma1i cally a member of the admi nistrative council, the intcrco llcgi,11c
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Chemical spill forcesiIDlllediate eva cua tion
Depa rt me nt arri ved and cv:u.:uatcd the snack har area nce it hcga n its ve ntilation o forced A chemical spill the evacuation of rhc MSU proccd ure.,. area bar post office and snack The Hazardous Material in Clark Student Center mateTuesday after a bollle of un it used an absorbing the acid. then acetic acid crashed to the rial to soak up and remainder the up mopped noor. they se t up fa ns 10 ventilate MSU Police Chief H.G. the area . In order to ventilate. Ev,ns said the United Parcel the Fire Dcpar1mcn1 removed Service was de li vering a the outer window in rhc post package con tai ning the ac id office and broke out the pane al 9:35 a.m . when the bouom of gla.~s in the inner window. of the box gave way. The area was declared The MSU police were safe and reopened al 11 a. m. called 10 the scene and the 1ha1 same day . The UPS delivery man sought medical post officl.! was evacuated. The Hazardous Material allcnti on, hut no one else was -1111i1 of the Wichita Falls Fire inj ured. Cindy Kahler Bell
SL-.rr Rcport~r
crew During MSU's Spring Break, the cast, director, and three members of Terra Nova put on the play at the lnstituto y de Estudios an Superiore s de Monterrey in Chihuahu a, Mexico, on March 18 before of a udience of 1400. The show's director was Don Henschel, professor Olsen, Benjamin include right Theatre_ Members of the cast from left to Daniel Ouzts, Gregory Jones, Bart Noggle, and Tommy Carey.
Graduates have hidden assets EDITOR'S NOTE: This is
uatc \ w11 ho ut spec ific proks~ion;il !raining tend to
lhe firs ( column in a four• pa rt series on job search
do wn g rade thei r ahilitks and
Bv Cheryl Woodruff
1hc s tart hy taki ng a cl o~c
strategics for graduating wi nd up under em ployed. Thc smart ones hil the students. ground runnin g right from
The smart ones hit the ground running right from the start.
look al their .skills and a good look at the big picture ~of a particu lar licl d, then fillin g When looking for their the pieces to~cthcr. for~e1 the idea th at you firs t .. real" jobs. college grad have no n:lc van t expl!ricncc. package and verbalize them . 1lum an rl!snurccs consul The ski lls yo u've developed in schuol, part-time johs and 1,1111, Lynn Nemscr, who deex tracurricu lar activilies arc veloped and conducted career ;he same ones you'll need .'icminars and workshops for wh l!n you work for a lihcru l ans graduates at the corpora tion. You just need to University of Pennsylvania, lcnrn how 10 ide ntify. says any co llege courses
a~d Greg Ptacek College Press Service
FCA plans prilretrea
Fellowship of Christian . 0f the (or thei r ann ual Spring The Red Ri ver Chaple~ Chaparra l in Wichita Athletes (FCA) are ge~1n 2n2g 31 Retreat 10 be held Apn f FCA is seeking college stu. Falls. O The Red River Ch~pu,'r th •msclvcs 10 the discipline of dents who hav': subm_'ttcd h • R Reneau. MSU Huddle's the Christian hfc, said Jo n · . f r those studen ts who can be a "adopted dad." They arc also looking 0 . . high and high school positive role model. The retreat is open to J_u n~ornon Chrislians, hoys and ' Chnsuan . athletes. non-athletes sidenL said FCA Hudd le girls. fi r athletes. · However, rc p_ Huddle MSU E. J. Collins, j~in the organi,_ation. he 1s "a rime of Christian fe ll~'j';;~~'fo 81 You do not have lO be an . ma·or from Copperas Cove. said. Collins is a senior nurst1;jsu 1ndian h!Lskctball 1,:am. an FCA leader for the TX. He la 5 guard for the. 1. If anlon~ is inre res tcd 11 be ; 1g6R9-7752. Please len~e spri ng Re1re.at, con tact C~t~eeds 10 hear from you Y • h, Your name and numher. .30 p.m. Thur..duys. ,n I c April 1. 7 MSU's FCA Huddle meets .. C Hos i it roQm.
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ship, the firm had cost the agency s:u milli on. The agency said ii was unabl e IO fully analyze the loan to McDougal and several other firms because the records were incomplete and several people were unavailable for interviews. Washington A $1.25 -a-pack increase in the cigarette tax was appro ved hy a House subco mm illce Tuesday to fi. nance health reform , including subsidies to help small businesses insure their employees. The bill would expand Medicare to cover the uninsured and require all employers to help buy insu~ance for workers and 1he1r families hy 1997. Firms with more than I00 workers would have to provide coverage by _ 1995.
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prcsidL' ll l. Shann on Pugh. said there arc num erous n.:spnn sibil1tics in student gove rn ment p ro.r,; pcct1vc
you've taken arc rclcvanl. "Ask yourself wh:tl you did in college. You read, researched, e., plored, analyzed, summari zed , wrote," she says. "Thosl.! arc crnployahlc ski lls and talcnLS. Those arc th ings yo u do when you have ajoh. Almost :1II hum an r.,;-~ourcl!S executives who recruit liheral ans graduates say they arc looking fo r people who have wc ll in ski ll s de vel o pcd cornm unicn.tion, leadership and teamwork. 111ereforc, he surl! to emphasize th ese qualities on your resume and in you r interviews.
ln onkr to convince yo urself and po ten li al employers who may read you resum e or intervi ew, you should nuke a list of the 1.·our~cs you took tha1 involved teamwork, leadership or communica tion . Also make a list of lhc organ i1.a1ions you hclunged to. offices you held and an y other ex1r:1curri cular activiti es in whkh you were involved. Write down the skills you developed in lhcsc activities. Herc an! snml.! words and phra.ses that wilt help you
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Spain becollles the largest consulller market in Europe Editor's note: This Is ~~/';:i:::•s~~1::;ntr.:~~~~1: with inlernalion nl t rade and investment Uv Brian Ballard A.~ocU&t .. Editor
Government del egations from Germany, Denmark and Spain spok<' 10 more than I00 students , profes.1ors and ~usincss people on the ::i.dvanrn gcs of investing in the cro111Jmics of !heir respective coun tries Fe b. 17 at Clark Student Center. The Europeans visi ted
vclop a strategy for taking
Budowski said he began
~~~n~i: :~s J;~~rt:ii~r ~i~; and MSU 's Bureau of Dusi- Bend was an American pri ness and Governmen t Re - vatcly owned . medium -size pro duct s agricult ura l search . company foc u;cd on tl1e doU.S. company ••panels mcstic U.S. ma rkcL Its into global market Michel Budowski rcpre• products were lemons, ors~ntcd the province of Mur- angcs, to ma ro pas!<· and c1 a, Spam , ar the conforcncc. proccsscJ citrus. The comp~ny was •orri Now director or U.S. investmen Ls fu r Murcia. he fi rs t caJly inlCgrall.-d sln,:e ii grew, and distrlbut,:d ill proce$5Cd, learned abou1 the province while em ployed by Riv,·r products It owned 10.00u n4 111 Cahforni;J. lrt ()f ~cru California. of Bend Company Budowskl WM hired in Soon af'ler llud,lwst/ Mned IY86 by R lvt'I Bend 10 de- it the C1lnlpaoy w,,n1 pubhc
~~~ ~crvst: 5o~_e J; ~~l~n';°~f disp osab le inco me. the Un11ed Stales and Cln~da hn d 24 percent. Wes te rn Europe h,d 25 percent. and Asia had 18 percent. Japan alono acco unted fo r 17 pcn'ent of i\~ a·~ diSj'!m:!ble income. Siner Rivet !lend llln;;id)I ~joyed a lli&b market 1h11rc 1n the lJrut«l Sl'l~-Callada marl,·1. ! urn ,.-i, llud,i w1kl
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