March 25, 1993

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Volume 71 , Number 2 l

Thur.day, March 25, 1993

MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY

Men's basketball team claims 3rd place in NAIA tournament

I T Koht Dulu• Corru1>cn1d~nl

· 1 wish I could think of a iood 1okc 10 tell you right now but I Cln't think of any " Gcnld S1ock1on. men's he:a'd

baskcth:ill coach said, ~ he s1rug1;lcd through the post~mme prc~s conforence S~HJrday night i n Kmnsas

City.

The Tribe had Just been dcf7atcd, hy Hawaii Pacific Umvc,stty, 85-84 having as many as 1s in the

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M idwcs1~rn took home

1h1rd-_pl:11:c trophies after entering the tournament unseeded a~d unranked hy the NAJA seeding committee. The! loss ended the year one game wly , rinishing Midwcstcm's season at 25- I 2. The third place finish w;,s the Indians be.I.I showing at the n:uional level since 1979. The Indians run at lhc n:i.uon:il 1itlc bci:in O\'Cr I week ago wuh a win over the no. 7 S<Cd. Geneva. Pa. The 73-~8

1hc brough1 victo ry Pcnnsylvanian's 28•2 ~cason to an end and advanced the Tnhc to the second round to focc Central Washington. The tcnlh-sredcd Wildcats fought the Indians down to the win:: before MSU's freethrow shooting closed the door for a 78•74 win. ··At the dl.,tril-t tournament one of our fans told me to tell the guy~ 10 shoot every free throw as 1f it was lh..: one tha.1 would win the game," Stocklon said. "and in lhc first two games we did ex:1ctly th:tt" The Indians shot an amazing 44 of SS from the line as a team, for a 79.4 percent shooling mark for lhose two games. Next up was Minnesota• Morris. another unseeded am.I unranked squad that had knocked off the no. 2 seed At.usa Pacific, Ca. in the first round. "l w.:a.\ concerned with thc discipline and in1elli1ence of

the Cougars. but we played perhaps one of our best games of the year as a team." Stockton slid. Led by the p:u sing :and leadership of senior pointguard Rich F:mna. and the thf(l!-point !Ouch of Corey Shead. Ull! lndians held a lh·epoint lead at intermis...;ion be·

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~ cond The Sea Warrior~ ui.cd 3 23-2 run in the first half 10 go up 25- 10 before the Trihc slowly worked iL.; w:1y t\ack into the contcsl, trailing only by four at the half. 38-'.\4. •1 couldn't stop 1hc clock lO stop lhe run hcc3use with the iclevision timeoulii you 31\: only alloued three for the giroe by the NAIA,• S1ock1on 53.id. lbc game was Lclcvi-.cd loc;,Ily on Channel 3. After lhc half lhc game became a seesaw affair I.hat saw both 1eams make runs. Midwestern Lied the game at 54-54, only to w3tch Hawaii Pacific reel off eight slr.liJhl

Y.O.U. hiring soon By Dula Sltac Rtporter

Youth Oppori un itics Unlimited. the summer program for disadvantt1.gcc.J te<'nagcrs. will he hiring soon. Or. bqucline Cueva\, director 3nd founder of Midwc~tcrn St:atc's progr;am , says they will he needing s1udcnt~ 10 fil I m:my diffcrcm positions: includ111g her 3dmrnistrative :wi stanL Employccs will take children to sick call. the dentist. rick up mcd1c;i1ion and gla~ses. and oche r adminmra1ivc chores. One mu\ t he 21 and have a ,·alid dnvcr"s liccn~t· for 1hi\ J'l,ISlllun The same re · qmrt·nwnts .apply 10 1hc poJ..11,on of as~i~iani job ck:n:lopcr. Thi,;; ix:r.,on wil I

t.'.lkc the Y.O.U. ~tudcnts tO

their part-time jobs, leach modules on work skills and fill nut government forms required as documcntation. A tutM C()ordinator is needed plus tulors. Tucor1, will work wi1h student skills in high i;chool malh. Te3ching assistanL\ for high school English and Math arc aJ.\O needed. Peer counsek,rs will h\·c in the M1dwe\lcm state t1orms wilh the students, supcrvi.,,ng and going on field 1rip~ wi1h 1hem to plnccs hkc Six Fl:ii!S- They will work Friday through Sunday. Rc.hcf peer coun• sclors for Monday through 'rhursdlly arc also nctck:d. Two nigh! ~upervisors lO p.1trol the dorms from 10 p.m. 10 2 u.m, a.re needed. This positic,n includes 11

1992-93 MSU Indians Indian pl•ytN rr.-.m hotlom 1,n .r,: Chr" (h,,rrt. Arthur Hunt, J•mt~ St,••ll. Cony Shnd. Klch t .rln., Coach Blab Brown uld J im Ad•rm (hununry coach) Standlnc from top lcR an:C~ch Jtff K•y, lr•lnu, J ot t' lckUt, JMM P•ly, G rtl S!,w.-rt. Dart B,ulty, Kury 8r11q. 1-:rul WllrWa•, t:harlk S•aer, W. Colllm, Coach Maril <.:r.U., Co.ch Gtrakl Stockton. and David Block (ho,-ary 0

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for a 62-54 lead. The Indians fough1 hack before 1hc Sea Warriors m:u.lc three s tra1gh1. two threcpomt.:rs and a long jumper, 10 pu!,h the lead back to eleven w1lh four minutes rcm,uning. With the score 17-66. Midwestern made one final

dcsperalt run.

MSU's pressure defense Warriors. Farina's 28-foot threeproduced lhrcc 1umovcrs and the Tribe pulled t,3clc to lhrcc pointer with two seconds rewith a 15-4 run, before maining pulled the Trihc ~ack HPU's Lemar Young made to within one. but the Indians one of two free throws for an could not stop Lhc d ock and 85-81 lead with 24.2 seconds left It was to he Young's third straight game to score the winning bucket fc: the Sea

l■seepage6

Education-for-services

free dorm room. Dr. Cuevas said. People who can u:ach sports and cr.afts in the evenings 3rc welcome 10 apply. she said. "These positions will he very parttimc."

Applicants mu.st have a 2.5 GPA and Or. Cucv;is said she prefers lhat they be at least sophomores. "They must have great SO· ciaJ ma1urity." Dr. Cucvas said. 'The program will op• eratc from June 4 10 July 30 and will serve 90 SIU· denlS this year. Posilion~ will st.an training in late May or early June . Applications and job dc.scriptions arc available in room 117 of O'Oonahoc.

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Local banks not affected By Loru

M. Arrlaalon

R~portu

In an effort to s1reumline a

student loan pro~ram 1hat costs taxpayers S5 billion a. year m defaults and administnui,..c t OSL\. lhe Clinton administration is proposing direct lending from lhe government to the student. bypassing banks 1n the process. Banks m Wichita Falls will feel little dm:ct impact of President Clmlon's direct lending pro• pma.l ponfon ofhis educationfor- service program •· as local banks do not make direct Mudcnt loan). However, the Banking Co ns um er As~oci:ation. an organization cump()scd of banks who provide stuc.lcnt loans. ts lobbying Congrcu to block this rroposal. Cucrcn1ly. thc government pays hanks to issue loans to \IUdcnts at low interest rates, thrn rays 1he interest rate~ wh ile the student allends ,;chool. Ir 1hc student later defaults. !ht! governmenl ab• ~ort-i~ the lo~\. Under the proposed system. to be phased in by fi~·.11 year 1997. !lludcnts would borruw directly from thl· go\'ernmcnt 1hrnugh the colk gl''s financial aid office. Student.s would then repay !hdr loam; wilh a ()l'rtcntagc of 1hl'ir post gradua1ion income or 1hrough puhlic scrv1..:..: t'ic.:forc. dunne-, ')r aflt!r i:ollcg.:. The Internal Revenue Scn. ii:c would get involved wnh coUccung loan payment\, \ hJrply rt·du..:ing the risk of loan dt•foulls. ~ A t;n..•at many profossiC"nJI pt..•oplc Jcfault on their stu\knt lt1ans. and at kast lh1s will allln.1.· some manner of p:iymcni.M !>lid Dale Cha.stain of Parka Square Bank. While 1n1t!rv1cws indicate most local h.m~ns support the plan, m1nc <.•f the local hanks process \tudent loan~ locally, ac1ing msll.'ad as brokers for

other banks or refcrn ng s1udcn1s to larger offices in Dallas or other citic...;. The Tc;us Guaranteed S1utJen1 Loan Corporation. a nonprofit public corporation cs13blished by the Sutc ofTexa\ 10 administer federal student loans in Texa.;, currently has 250,000 louns in default. amounting to $900 million m uncollectihle paymenl.S. The Tc.:xas Guaranteed Student Loan Corpora1ion·s legal representative suid 1hcy have h3ndled S4 billion in loans 10 1.5 million sludcnts since thcirincorporation in 19kl. ~The evidence is over• whelming that the federal government will save money and that we'll make college more accessible to mon: people and reduce paperwork massively,· 11ays Senator Paul Simon, 0 -llhnois. Two recent rcpom from the Govcrnmen1 Accoun1ing Office project savings of ahout S1.3 hilliun in the first year of impkmcntation. While the CBA admits that the current system is inefficient. JS Arringmn B:rnkcrs & Student Loan Overhaul cited in a recent Congressional Rcsc:irch Service report. they would rather work with the admimstrJtion m !rimming lhc costs of 1he cum.:n1 proi!rJm. ,ays Jeff Bcrding of Clohan & Dean. thr law firm rcpre.sc:nling lh~ CBA. He said the proposed pro~rJm would make ttle Dcpa rtmcnt of

Educa1ion a bankmg institution and the college financial aid offices lending agencies. They have no exp,,:riencc and would not he as .:fficicnt, he said. However. financial aid offices have had experience wi1h direct government Siudent loans with 1he federal Perkin~ loan program. a sucC\:.S.."-ful• .smaller program colleges cum:ntly administer Many college adminis1ra1urs say direct lending will be easier because the govcmmcnl will be responsible for loan servici ng 3nd collec1ion . Bcrding said the CBA is also concerned !hat by utilizing a phase-in f'JfOl!ram. Lhe administration would limit s1udcnts' access to loans. Roger Murphy. ttlc Department of Education. .said lhe implcmcn1a1ion of 1hc plan involves a very dclihcratc process of law and that lhc l).:partml·nt would implement 1he program a-. smoothly as possihlc 10 en• sure students receive the a.-..s1staocc 1hry need. Derdm~ said start-up and admimstrativc costs could cat up s3vi ngs. saying smaller college.~ would be hit hardest hy increased work lo:1d m a time of d1..x-n::a."-Cd funtling 10 higher educational m.;111u• tion.,. Congres1; appnlVed a lest program during 1hc la.~t session to implement dir1,.-ct

lending at varioui.: educational

l■ seepa.ge5

Opera workshop scheduled The mu~ department will pre.,cm an opera work.tlopon Apri12-3,at 8p.m. inAlcin Auditoriom. ltisdirecltd by Dr. Don Muwcll.prnfcs.sorof muiic.Dr. Rolll Mom>w, assistant professor of music and Bolin chair of piano. •and £1)(.$1 director Dale Smith.

Admislon Is ftff and Ille public ill la•ltcd and encoonpd lo tlknd.


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