May 5, 1994

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Mexico' s challenges/ MSU•s oppor tu nities

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\·olume 72, N umber 26

May 5, 1994

Midwest ern Sta te Universit y

The 'Wai-Kun', MSU tradition could be axed

B., Kelly Web b Mobley f.Ai t.o:-

1993 -94 sc ho,11 year •. th at

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cent o f the stud\!nt hody. In the pas1. th,.; yc:i rbook h as be en fun ded by Muctcnt all:'ca u0 ns and hook ,a les. Th i,; year an ad vertising firm \\'JS co ntrac-l!:d to ,;ell ad\\.:rt1 i;, ing · - :in cndt.!J \ Or \l. h1c h has . acc o rd ing to Ath i~a 1e.1rboo k. Ja n..: l c 1~hnc r. pro \ L' n le ss · The se na te tabled lhc i,. lhJn socccs.s fu L sue until ne ~l fall deJayi ne: a Dr. Ho v.a rd ~I. Farre ll. final decision fo r Lhis schOoi v1cc pri:-...c;ic.kn t for c;tudt: ni and Lt.'"rm . Jdmmist rativc ~ rv1cl!$,, sa id Harde r la1e r sa id lh« h._: . a d \ crusi ng ( tn the ycarho\1k l cJu'K: of in:idcqu.:uc \ ludcnt is · kin d of tack; ."' He ad de d :iu ppDrt. administratio n "ltlfl· th;n H did not work and did p u n .ind h ~c 2u ,:.: Studcn 1 nm genera re a.,;;, much re\ cnuc Allnl .:Jt1 o n<. Co m m1tt..x c ut a., \t.·as ex pected. fu ndin g f o r the J 99~ -95 · s ome of the p,·op lc ap · ~hno l yc.1 r . 11 will he dt!f, - prnJc hed ." he s.:ud . .. we re not ,_J lt to 1mposs1hlc for lh t: , t:i..ff comforta h lc w hen lhL') wi.:n.: tu <.o ntinu;.; publ 1\ h 1n l! lh ..: :ip proac hcd ( \I. 11h th e ~ales ~c2r boo k. puc h l • In l!cft.: nsc n i 1hi.:- ,·.. - Jr• An,1 u:i.l fltJh l!c:itm n c u ,t 1-. hoo k. FJ rrcll ,aid, .. ht·ff,rc I J;>prn x 1r:iatcly S20.000 Of the f,( )() yca r hool.., o,de rc<l let a trad1 11o n c:o . I w:mt 10 13-..t ) ~Jr th cr~ ari.: sti ll 15 fl P\'C ll my lx.- 5' 1 \ hot.Le ISh nc r said the I 99.1-9J l::i: U!1pa!d io r 2nd in .stor.Jf: t: . Tt ,J J tc onl :,. 550 ; t:11 rh r10l. s s t udc m app ro pri au n n ,,:i~ h~·. c ht:c n <1 rdc n.:d fo i lh c SJ.4 20 w11h the e, pcctJIIOn The dea th o f an old MS U tradi ti on may be as close as next fall. "Wai -K un· edi tor. \ fan Herckr. s ubmitted a stu• dent s.:natc hill ir. the April 2 1 SGA meeti ng that would dLSConunue pu blication o f the

th at adverti s ing s ale s and honk sJh:s wo uld ma ke up th :.! d1ffL' rcnct.!. Alth ough this was decme<l inadequ att.! tu 1hc nee ds for 1993 -94 , that ap • propn atr ons wa.1; rl~du ced for th e 1994 -95 !.choo l year 10 S2.420. Farre ll SJ.i d that wi thin 1hc next few days he will meet with th e Stud ent Appropria ti ons Comm ittc t! 10 sec if adjustme nts can be made The fo1c of the -\\'ai- Kin " is di;rx: nckni upnn the revenues an<l SGA .Jction taken nc:~t f..tll. The: - \\ ".:11 - Kun - h:tJ. bee n

a lo ng-s tandi ng trad it io n si ne~ 192 5. It \\'a!. puhli s h~d hy th.: srndcn1s nf the \Vic hita Fall, Juni or Coll ege (\VFJC). Ed itor of th i.:- fi rst vo lumt: wa.s Hele n Kn o tt s. a 19 25 gr,duJte o f WFJC. The sia ff dcd1 cJ tcd !he ye arbook 10 D,. James \V i lliam C.Jntwd l.

See ·Wai -Kun ' page 2

New regents named G o\, Ann R ic hard \ has r.1mi.:d th ree nc'A regents ln r \ 11dwc~1c m State U ni \·a ,;lly: K.-.:. ·hrvn /,nnc Y~:.igi..:r J nd 1 1!:m ,!d \llh1t1; Jr . ho th ufW • d11~ fJIJ ,;. and Eddie W aL'-O n ,,, DJJ h ,;, A ll thrci.: icrm s w ill cx pire f-cb 25. 2()()( 1, 'Y t: accr. ,S..t . 1, hc ing .JP · prn n1i.:J io J -..ccu nd t1.: nn and c urr c n tly 1~ thc chJ1rv.ornJ1n 0 1 the ho~rd o f rc.:gc nt,. Sh1..· ' ,..:,: Jf.,,_ n1pluycd and ,;c rvc , a~ lliJ1rwo m J. n fo r thc \V 1ch11 a hill -.~\V 1i.: h1t:.i Cou nt y ~l ull~Purpu<,c Ev t.: nt, Cs.: nt t ~,a , d ~ n t 1...- Boa: r Yc:1gcr 'J,..1_, na of J m:.c.. tor.-. fi 5 _.,, l 1,ll:.:f!t: fro m IYX . · I lnok forward w drnrd· tc , \ i.:rvt· o n the: ho.i tir1 .rnd / ,w,. hrng !li e \un tin~ cd rn ,grc" of M SU ." ~ lL' sai · V/;:!',(111, 59 . , .. rcpl c1c in g

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!Jn gw n J·it• I\ \Jt'l' ch:..i irmJn of TC Eh.·,.:trn: \ \'Jhon 1, J rn c mhcr c,I lhL' EJ1 ~o n [ kl · trK Jn\tHuh;. J r1<..I th i.: A.., ..,,11. 1J 111rn o f Ek <. 1m. CPmpJ11 1l'' Ht.: 1,; al c;o m\'1 ,hc: d v. 11h th L' Tt:xa.\ :,nd D:dl.1, Chamh1.:r1.. c,f C o m m...- rcc. 1he Tc::r.J , !{1.:~cJ rch L1..·af Ul'. l hc T~x:.i.s A, · ~oc 1:.ttJon of T :i:i. p:i;a, an <l thc T1..·x;i.\ Bu'- ln~ '-" :rnd EduI ca 11un Coa li~;o~ I tt J' m th n i.:c lJlt 11c g,)~"c rn or s.:x pr...-s!.c t t 1c ~ dc nc~ \'} a ppnlin I ~~ t hoar . ·r~;m ~ lCII :i I ~I 'll!! i :, t: i:..i t. ,cr. <:d. I l oun nd 100 ~'. f Hl }! hut rcw.Jnl rng a ti~ tli c l' .x p..: n cnci.:. fo rwJ1rtl 11 :in ·1ttnrni.; y Wal.~ 1 .sai j9 \\'hill.' , with\

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dorm itory w-.s.-. built wUh a gil t Tht- McC ullough-Trigg Hnll wn, derl ka lt"d al~ ccr cmo n)' Ma y 3. Th e o r th e rihhonr('utUng. In thtur S2 million from Adalina and Man·in McCullou gh. The pie.lure is c,;en t,;; ; A1faline McCuUough; r board s\·ISU lhe of chalrpenmn Yenger, Kay ure , r. to fordronl. I. n und frftnd.s. :ind l'tts ldenl Loui.~ Rodriguez. In the rtttr art' Mr!'. McCullough .Ii i;:r.1ndchildrl.'

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De dicati on held

lly Brian llalla rd A~,ocia lt" Edit or

More th an 200 MSU facu l1 v, sl nff. studcn 1s and fri,;nds of Midwestern Stale Un i\·crc; ity gathcrcd under an L L P !·Ii..: ,_.. ri.: rbcin £! Dr. nn:rca..c;t sky al IO a.m. May 3 D:.iv 1d Jr A lk n o f \Vk h ita for thl' dedication of McC ul f-:1/1,; wh0x· tam c xpm:d. Ill'. lough -T ri£g HaU. Adaline and Marv in J\ikcJ rm.:d .i h:1chdm'~ di.: gn;c at lo n g-tim e ~f SLt <1nd iJ J D a1 Texas Cu ll o ugh . T ..: ch li ni, cr, il) S c h o ol of s uppo rters of r..·tS U, mad~ a LJw Whll L' ,.., :1 mt: nihcr or gifl nr $ 2 million to build the 1hc St:.itc.: o ~ir ,11 Tc.:x as and studc.: nt donni tory. A fter a ro und of speeches thL' Tt:xas D1.,1r11.:t :md Cuu111 y Att nrncv, A" oc 1:..i11nn. l ie is by rcprcsc nrnttvcs o l various al-.o nn ih..: h11:1rd n f tlircct11rs MS U int c rt' SI groups. a nf 1h..: T:1f1 ( \1 u11 , di n g Ccn - pa 111t ing o f Adali ne a nd Marv111 ri.kCu llough was un · kr. vc1 lc<l. Two nhbo n-cu tl ing <.:ere1~~..:\:.'~-~~~ hc.~'r :::,: 1 1 !-trong fr.:e l1 ng,; ahu u1 lhl.'. l~du - ~;unk~ w~ n.~llh L'l d~ th~ ~rst b~ nJ ri~~~~ n:, u~ti~~'-'~y h/~·scc~ and 1,. ;-i uon I rccc 1vcd :11 tvt Sll K ay Yeager. prcs idt.! nt o f th e lonk fo rw a rd lt 1 making :. i gents. re of bourd I t a th hool c11nt nhu 11on to ;1 sc Gui.:s ts were al so shown care \t.:ry r11ud1 a hout, " ht!

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"Thi s has bee n a fun . del ight fu l project for us . cv\.! r since we gave th e surprise check for rhc dormito ry I ll MSU . Th~ onl y disa ppo int mcn t is tha [ Ma rvin <l i<l n't livl! to sec it finis hed." said M rs . McC ull oug h a t th e ckd icati on ceremony. McC ull ough died Dec. 11. 1993.

" Thi s is sta te of lhl' an hous in g fo r our s tu c.k:nL~.·• commt! nt l'd Prc.sidt·n t Louis Rod ri guez. atld ing 1h:1t he had to wnrk very ha rd to get th e McCull nughs to accept the nam ing of the bu ild ing after them. Thc ncw donn is lhr1.!C stori cs hi gh a nd cn n house 75 studcnL.; organized in i-.uitcs of fo ur. Four roo ms art:: eq uippe d f or handicapped Sluden1s. The f:icility wus drsi gncd by the ttrc hi1 ectc; W i ngkr and 1~ 1~~~: r,~~;.~ Sharp so that three noors can o . !;:l.' e n1rancc to th e huilding and be ad ded laLCr at mi nimal cx1hi:: sccon cl oo 1hc west en• pe nse. lt h ns a bui lt-In security system. lr:l ll CC.

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Poteet Inc .. a \Vichna Fa ll s firm. served as ge neral contrac tor on thi.: project Special gues ts at rhe d c J1eut ion ceremony were: Mrs . McCullo ugh'., dau gh1er Linda Decker and he r husband Jo hn . he r Sl1n Tom m y McC ullough and his d 1ildn: n Edward. Elk·n. and Ma rgaret. (11 addililrn to Ye.ager. her hushand Fran k. Rq;c nt Gary .S hori.:s ancl h is w ill · Manha. Regent ~1arvJ 0Jrwin . ..inJ Rcgl.'. nt Hnrold \Vhi1.. - Jr. wl.!1\! present. Yca !!cr s;ud sht! had knuwn .. th e t\tcCullough: a lmo:-1 all he r lilc . "This p,:ll'licu lJr girt of Ada line and Marvin M,Cull o ugh denotes the i r l·on fitlc nr..:e .. i n MSU tod ay and for the [uturc."' Shan11on lJugh. gr,utu:ttc 1n

and sc ience po l iiical pn.:sidc nl of th e S tud e n t Gu ve rnm c r.t Assoclu tion . thank ed 1hc MeCulloughs on hchnl r of the students.

See Ded ication page 2

B~~;flts of flood project become murky On 1l u; J own , ,ck:. , umt: Editur'.s No te : This is lake n:,frknt " m:iy fi nd thdr th e seco nd of a tw o•parl SC· ho:11 Li nck , 3UO y:ir<l '- fro m ri c, on the Hollida y-Mc· th e: wa te r'\ t: d!,! l' , ;111 J . Gr~th <:reek fl ood control dc pcndHlb upo n w hat tht: Cl ly projec t. lnfor_matio!1 was co un c il dccidc\ to u,i.:. thl· ~alhercd bv Cindy K. llc!l, Ju; w prnpci 1y fnr. r0cH·ai_a on:..il ,L ~~ acc c s , 111 t he lak c -. C ai;c, C huck Ri ch a rd so n I-lacks, Ku. c -. pccrn lly ,h ~- w ci. t 'I lk ·Ell io tt, A bhy (.ockard, Bratt c,Jul d be cu l 011. ~lils tcad, Drew ~tyers Wic h ita fa ll ; M,1 yo r T o iden ti fy the hcni°~~! ~1i c h::1t~I Lam as!-.. urn J_ til t• Jr,d lo~sc~ to w hom 1hi: -~:c~ ct ,mmun ll)' 1h01 th.:n: w ill m, • nw rl: pro pc n.y d:t1n :1gl' hi.'. · \\' •c hHa Onod co n1rul Ui..: w1·11 make a d1ffcrc11cc. the c,,u -.t.: <'f OoPding. l fowcvcr . b kt:: r..·s1d1..· n1., tL,r ity llccomt.:.~ mu rky . . il l cx pi.:r i1..· nct: :i prn pn ty M<;U will he ". i>"nc:,~~~f 1; nd 1 g l· , cun s idc11ng wa ~cr an ~i w11h 1he 1.:3 le ~ I -~ w ill 110 ·' II rcct.:.!.'- Jbuu t :mo y~1d , rh c ll ood , o nt; th~~·h0 r ur· ~~m lh l4 prl.'. c;s.: nt s h fl r~l m 1.: '.. · n: a r fo lt, nga fl oN1. 1ho ~ cs1>t.·c iall y un the Wl' \l \ H ll ' r1J du , C,(.I rhc prl~f; ;gY·, ,:w J 10 jJ Ih i.iugh th c pr, rt c d SR75. he q1111i; 1-_._ p .,i ng 111 twncfn ,uh~tar~11 ~,1~ n y th t.il a di ffL•r~ml' to lo0 i.. Jl yl1ur s uhJ..!~ l 1,1 t,a d , yard ;1111.J ~· a ll 1li:,1 l'\ • tlt: \'1:lrJ plng tht: ;11 1/ no h1 11 gc:. 'k. w u ul t.l hl·n· hac k then.: ." Lum , ai d. 1 ll nod rng . 1hc ~• >' nc r:111.:d h> P T hi.:rc ::i.ri:m.s 111 h<" a Ll 1f ,:, fn lr um t JX~'> r.<' ti 11 v.tl l in nr 1ni o11 b)' C u > m:!.! f ·re lh.tt clC"vcl o p mc nt . d;:r~mncl ~ , juc t: r Bill PJrkc r wh o he pn,;,c;1 hk for l.i l ~ l'J !ll \' ., rl"r th1.• 13 lc wa1 e1 w, 11 i t ··

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-Mayor Lam main al 976 t.:k\. al1 on, JU 'i l as

J:m<l . 111c mayor stresst.:d that the co mmunit y must realize year!.. th;.it th L: l:tki.; is hdn g tran s"II yo u hJvl; p rc,pe rt~ 1ha1 fu rmccl from ,.1 rcc rcat iorwl Clllll t" '- up 111 lhi.: lak e. ) ou an; f,1dl11y to a 1l ood-con1 ro l

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v.·1~h th erc w.,s so me wu,, IO " Th e c it y h,.1., Sl:1tcd th;.i t pn.i 1,,·~111 that ,· L;1m said. · W L" \\'.JIil 1u ninrn 1a1n Laki.: T hi.: m.1 vor !- □ id 1h1.-. add1- \Vkhi1 a JS ;1 \'l:t h k r.. - sc1u1\ ·~ tum:il JOO )'arcts of land will for 1h1s t·omrn unity a fta ii l,,..:cn mt· 1.·. ity prn pc rty. dty re- has hcc n co n\ ~rt c U hl 1hi s .)pons 1hi li1 y and c11 y main - tl uc1d cn111 rol." Lam :-.J id , I.Ju l 1.1incd. II wtll nn1 go to thi.: di dn·t dt:lint· ··v1.1b k rL" • ,nurce,.•· now~la.k c.s1dc hnmc owncr. lfr ,J Hf btr,1usc u b rgt.: O n~c llic ,\rm y Curr,~ uf Eng1m.-t·rs fi ni ~ h t-◄.'- 1hc pm1c\·t ]:>cn:r nt agl' !"I I .ikl! W1 dlita' , ah ou t M ay J 99 5 , wt·ath e, s horelin l" is 1m \a ll'I ) o v. nt·d . pc rm11t1 ng, u l·0 mm iu cc o f "' 1h:it hctuml~~ " proble m . tal~ c11 11.t!U!. will pr11 p05c rccom · '-\'ht' 11 we sn.) \ \C \ \ J tll 1l1 a nd mcndall lir1s fo r tll t'. add it11111J I s ,)mc u f ) ou r IJ.;\ in uncy

improve the lak.~ , yo u·m ha.s1- Juke th at <ln n t r1.·. ati1c ,vha t'., cally going to bc helping a ~o in g to h;1 p pc n. I t hasn't da wne d c111 them how diffa• very ~m all fe w. '' Ln m said. 1hat bccauM! of ent the lukt· i~ go111~ to lllok.'" pa~ t and projccte<l prupa1 y hi.: s~ud . damagt! hy llondi n{!, "99 p.: rClyde Alderman Jr. a 50 ct·1H of tlu.~ PL' Op k of th is community will lk."ndit . hu1 I vc.Jr cil iLt.! n or W11.:h1ta F.ilb. Sa id mo\ t 1~oplc h~ know, pc n.:c nt will ht.• impuc h:d." ~a y sup port tht: IJ ke prnJct·t. Me te or o lo gi s t, Ouodin t in iht· w.11~rs hcd 1s cau ~cd hy scvt!ral f:ictu r:-. inLa ke-l eve l fl ap c ludi ng a111 ou11 1 o f r.J in 10 a Th~ A rm y Corps of Eng, . spt::c1 fh: 1i ml.', hum iJn y, land nce r..; dtsi gncd ilw plan., fnr saturati nn. lin,!!aing :-.ho \\'t:r,. 1.he La ke \~ u.: hll J pruj~ct Jmt aud ramfa ll di,1n hu1 io n. arc WlHk1n g w 11 h t he C'ity or Dunn g lh t· Jl nud l) I I lJ1C. W1 chi1a Fa ll.\ n n 1he no0<lr:iinfa ll rcadll.:d I 3.21 i nch ~, co1Hrol pruJ.:1. 1. ,.. h,i.:h Vi ill in May . Rai nl a ll J,,r a ll , ,i t' ost an t:Mi matc d S~ll 1111}1 11-,n. 198:! was on!\ 21.~l inch('9. Tlu s Jric!I nm 111rl 11 tk Avc rn¥c rni niJIJ fnr /\·lay 1, d11ri ng the projec:1.

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