October 15, 1997

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octobcr 15, 1997 • Volunic 76 Issue 7 S__t u _d e n

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Anniversary Specia·I The Wlchltan takes a look at MSU's history In this speclal anniversary edition. Pick up a copy for complete coverage of Homecoming and anniversary activities

Game to watch The Indian football team travels to the Un iversity of Texas at Arllngton to host Texas A&M-Kl ngsvllle at 2 p.m. on Saturday

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nn1versary celebration a week away JEN~ : :ic!:~~ERY_ _ _ J)lh annh·er..ary celebration is just ti- comer, and the Office of Public lnfonn:u ion and the Office of Alumni Rel:ui?nS arc busy spread ~ng the word and prepanng for the big week. The week is significant for three differe nt rca1111 sons. 'This whole week is the 75 th an~iversary, • g and Paren1s· Day:· Director of jJorm3tionJ:mus Buss said. ,tck. the Of1kc of Publi~ l~formllllt 751h annivcr~ry inv11a1mnsto ,A the gener.11 publ ic. Invitations to

fa~ulty 3nd ~taff were sent out on Oct. 13. GA President Aaron Young sent lcucrs 10 :~~ ~:~~\n~~~~:~~~:~s to infonn them of

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There will be a tabloid section in 1hc Times Record News that explains the history of MSU as well as a list of activities for the week. A~s have been bought in various nc":spapcrs m towns around Wkhita Falls 10 not1_fy everyone in the area about the 75th anniversary. ~e Office of Alumni Relations has been ~lmlmg brochures on the upcoming activi'. 1cs 10 MS U alumni. They have been receiving a lot of reservations for the golf toumamcm and the fi sh fry. A number of mcct!ngs have been taking place to go over details 11.nd set up arrangement~ for lhe 75.1h ann iversary. •·wc·ve been mcctrng with different student ;ind faculty

Kingcade is also working whh student ambassadors to persuade them 10 help with different acti\'itics during the week. "A lot of it is fun," Kingcade ~aid. "Every detai l has to be eo,·ered. We wnm everyone to come and hnve a good lime because this is a special time in MSU's history" The fe,qivities begin on Tuesday, Oct. 2 1. with the annual ribbon-1ying . Students participate by tying maroon and gold ribbons on the trees amund the eampus. DysFunkShun JunkShun will be playing at the nH-school picnic on Wednesday, Oct. 22 . Thursd;iy, Oct. 23, will start off early with 1hc p:mcuke breakfast for facu lty. st:1ff and

groups on campus to get the word out:· director of al umni relations Sherry Kingcnde "There 's a lot of cornnmnic:ition going

students 111 6:45 a.m. The breakfast will be held in the Mesqui te Dining Hall . Complementary tickets must be picked up in the Public Jn fonnntion Office in the Hardin Building. Room 11 0. by noon on Oct. 21. The Opening Ceremony starts at 11 a.m in the foyer of the Hardin Bui lding. The Gates of Hercules unveiling takes pl:ice :it 3 p.m south of Bolin Science Hall. "MSU Mi lc.'\toncs;· a multi-media .~how. wi ll be presented in the F:ii n Fine Ans The:itrc at 8 p.m. Complemcnt:iry tickets are ;l\'ailable in the Public lnfonnntion Office in the Hardin Building. Room l 10 The torchlight parade. bonfire and laser light show will trike place at 9:45 p.m. on the .~outh side of campus. The Student :md Alumni Reception starts al 10:30 p.m. at Sikes House. Friday, Oct. 24, begins early at 7 a.m. with

the Ex-student 's Associa1ion Golf Tournament ::it Weck.~ Park Golf Course. To register. call 689-41 21. The Maverick Barbecue begins :it 11:45 a.m. :ind ends at I p.m. :n D.L. Ligon Coliseum. This function is by invitation only. The Annual Fish Fry 1akcs place from 5 to 7 p.m. al the Outdoor Education Center. Tickels cost S8. C:ill 689-41 21 10 purchase a ticket. TI1e Anist Lecwre Series presents comedian George Wall ace in Akin Auditori~,4\ .... 8 p.m. Call 689-4 117 for ticket infonnation. The Alumni Awards Ceremony lakes place Saturday, Del. 25. from JO to 11 :30 a.m . in Akin Audi1orium. After the ceremony, the ..Sunwa1cher" Statue Dedication and ~iowa Tribe Ceremony begi ns on tht; ,so~.th side of the Clark Studenl Center. ·

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JENNIFER TILLERY

Associate Editor

The Wichilan in the "good or day<· chewing gum and · ' in the boys· room . were the only prohlcms officuls had to deal w11h. ~~cy have to worry ahou1 -"l11dc111., ~moking

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oevcr been in a si tuation where l"vc SCl'll anyone it.~sophomore Flav ien William.~ s,1id nasked ifhe knew how much smoking goes on. ~!e student Race Jone~ said , .. Firsth;md. no. If I 1 going to guess. rd_~ay ~ome. 11 wou ld be the drug ~ than alcohol or c1garl'tlcs." ~s1udcnts don" t knuw if goes on or nol. "] h:we ,ilea. I don't ever sec it goi ng on:· rrcshman S:ira nlysaid. lt seems like only a small minority of students al 5U docs know that mariju:iua smukin " goc,o on

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Editor in Chief Movies .Jbout col lege life in the I.Jte I960s and early 1970s usual ly show about as m:my bongs .is textbooks. And to many college studenL~ in their late teens and early 20s, it almost seems like everyone was stoned out of their minds during the whole "sex. drugs and rock 'n' roll"era Bui accord ing to two Mithvestem State officials who were students in the 1970s. 1he atmosphere at MSU wa~ different from that clcpic1cd in movies and on TV Director of Universil y Devclopme111 Anne Oppcnnan said studen1s were usually disc-rec! about

their marijuana use. " If you weren't sure of the people who you were in ~o_mp_any with. then you just didn't start smoking u J0111l m front of them," she said A_lthough students were discreet. Oppcm1an said, marijuana u.~c wasn't a 1otal taboo. "_It was prelly much acccp1ed, s~c said. "Peopl_e did11'1 Judge you one way or the other 1f you did or dtdn't." Oppennan said attiludcd may not have changed rnuc_h since then, but she has. a differcn_t pcrpccli\'C on the issue: " I won't say thfll 1l was u different atmosphere, but i1 was just a different age.''

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raternities raise money for charity

Midwestern State University has hired 3 new director for the Clark Student Center. According to Dean of Studen1s Jane Lcishner. the new director is Dai l Neely. Unlike in years past when the CSC director also served as assistant dean. Neely will only be 1he Director of the Clark Student Center. "The title of assista nt dean seemed to take precedence over the real lit le of CSC Director/Assistant Dean," Lcishncr said, "so we dee id• cd to just drop the assist.till dean position .. He leaves Penn sy lvania State University. Mont Alto c:unpus. where he served as coordinator of Student Ac1i vitics/Studcn1 Center. He also served us adviser to the Student Activit ies Council ,rnd advisor to WRMA. the student run radio station at Pennsylvania Stale University. Neely returns to Wichita Fa lls and MSU after a five-year absence: he earned his bachelor of business administration in finance degree from Midwestern in 1992. While at Midwestern he was a member of Phi Chi Theta, membership educator for Tau Kappa Epsilon and an orientation peer counselor. He then went on 10 eam his masler's of science degree in counselor education at Emporia Stale University in 1995. Neely is set 10 begin his job as CSC director on No\'. 3.

Finishing touches

iunted houses to scare up cash for worthy causes in area

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:/~u:~~:~~:e~j, to : some cas_h for the mentally challenged 1 of Wich1t~ County. 1 1he past nme years these fra ternities. 1~~~ loc~I c~ariti~s. have been keeping ~tion alive u~ Wichita Falls. O~•cr the ~'.grna Nu. m collah?ration w11h the ~ 10 n of Re1ardcd Citizens, has been 1J~ haunted house. '

TI1cir huunted house is located on Tenth and Broad, across from lntemational House of Pancakes (11-!0P) in the old Pioneer restaurant. TI1i s year they have a lot of new ideas including The Hall of Horrors. "The rooms are smaller this year, but we h:wc made Lhem much more exciting than last ye::ir," said Jame.~ Miller, President of Sigma Nu. " TI1e const.ruction has allowed us to hang out together. And the acli\'eS who arc r:ot around much get 10 meet and interact with the pledges. " he adds About 25 members of Sigma Nu, along with 8 volunteers from ARC began construction about three weeks ago and have been working on wec~cnds. ll1eir doors will open ?n Satu~day Oct. 18, and will be open every mght unu l Halloween. On weekdays. they will close al IO pm and on

weekends al 11 pm. The price per person will be $4. Children 10 and under and groups of more than ten will be $2.50 per person. The haunted houses normally raise $3000 to $4000 and this year 1hcir gout is to make much more. :n,e fund s will go to providing more recreallonal ,md social programs for the menuilly ret:irdcd. The funds will also go towards developing ud~h nnd yo111h summer camp as well as educauon progr.tms. ~.11ppa Alpha, along with the Children 's Miracle Network started construction on their haun1ed house about two weeks ago. About 50 members have been working on the haunted house. TI1is year. their haunted house is located at 1hc corner. of Midwestern Parkway and Jacksboro highway. next to the old McDuff

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Artist Jack Stevens puts finishIng touches on the Sunwatcher statue. The gift from the Ex•Students Association was up on Tuesday. Photo by Angie McClain

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