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The Wichitan
Volume 73, Number 6
Thursday, Oct. 20, I 994
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Legislators said to be considering reductions in optional retirement By Charles Cagt StaN' Writtr Rumors :ibound 1ha1 1he Texas st.lie lcgis!J.1u~ may rcducr higher educators' hcnefi1s. Chuck Hcmpste::id. cxecuti\'e dircc1or of the Texas Association of College Teachc:rs. said. Hempstead :i.ddrcssed :i meeting of the local TACT eh:ip1cr ycstt·rday. The rumored rt'duc1ion m hcndi1s wou ld come from reducing Texas' -opuonal re· t1rcm ent program" as opposed w the s1:ite's · 1eachcr rcuremenl sy!.tcm : l-lempstcaJ s:iid. The ORP program would he l'\'duccd from 6.23 percent to fl percent, ~,hus throwing
us b:i.ck 11110 the dark Jges,K Hempstead said. TACT hc lp..:d es1:1.tilish ORP ;1pproximately 27 )'CJ.rs 31::0, he said. Tom Hoffman. a$soc1ate professor of English Jnd \'ice presidcnl of TACT. s.iid many MSU faculty sw11chcd from TRS to ORP in the late 60s due to good _in1en:s1 r:ncs. Hoffman said !he s1:ite may a11emp1 to Kd1vidi.: and c:onquer~ Texas higher educa1ors hy offering a 1empor.iry s:ilary increase m rc1urn for a decrease an bcncfiu. Other issues TACT will address in the upcoming lcg1sl:itive session will include scparale accounlll'iihty for te:ichini; .lnd other funds :i.nd increasing overall Tex:is rev-
cnucs for so th:1.1 higher education apprnpri:it1ons c;;in be mcn:a~J. Hemps tead promised 10 coniinue to ....'Ork with Texas higher educators while lobhyin~ . 1he lci;1sla1urc 1his session. He .llso encouraged MSU educ:itors to suppon TACTs efforts hy writing and c:illing their Sllle Jegi.slators. TACT has approxim:i1ely 1200 memhcrs state-wide :ind 75 members in MSU's chap• ter alone. Hempstead s:i.id MSU 1s leading TACTs membership drive. ha,•ing dnven memhcrship from .SU las1 year 10 75 this ye3r. For more mformation about TACT. contlCt Hoffman. 689-4125.
New requirements for teacher ed. Uy Anita Smith
Reri:.rJ:~1.5 in the Division of Education will now be required to p:irtidp:ne in a
screening interview for admission to 1he Teacher Edu-
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. d Cl·nema Club 0 rgamze By Christine Dreher
Reporter The newest s1uden1 organi1.ation on the M,S.U. campus is 1he Cinema C luh. a lilm-viewing and discussion i!roup designed for anyone in1crcs1cd in fi lms. The mi.:m bcrship fee of S5 per scmcsti.:r will cover mos1 pl:mni.:d C\'CntS, The Cinema Cluh hdd its fir:.t meeting on Ckt. 6 ;11 7 p.m. m the media room cif the ~1offet L1hrary. S1udcnlS :ind facu ltv members d1sc uss1:d the bc'nclil\ of ha,•1n!_! more exposure to d11fon:n1 fd m.'PropMl'd events include guest ) [X',1kcrs lnim 1hi.: 111 · f il m s pe,:1:il dustry. scn:emn1=, and 1rips 10 Jrca Cllll'-~ hl , icw fi lm.. nol a\'a1l :ihle in Wu;h11a J.all-.. T he nc,:1 rt1l't·11n f 1s schcdukd for lk1. 27 al 7 r.m. 111 the L1hrar)' ~1cdi:i room. l11i.: dub is planrung IO v. at,. h J Hallowt'cn-rl·l:i1cd mo\'1e, po.~ihly ~N,isfr.:rJtU; • :i s1lent. prc-DrJcula vampire mo, 1c Thi: t·n·nt ,, Lil he
open to those who w1!>h 10 :iuend. Two fi lms will be shown each month. including shon 1rips to the mt.:troplcx arc:i for viewings. An m1rcr:ic1ive dis• cussion will follow each showin~. Cinema Cluh i:. the ri.:vival of a duh th.it cx1s1cd in the la1c 70's :inJ t!Jrly S(J's •• The Fol'\'1i;n Film Senc!.. That or· gani1.,:11ion w:is started b~ Dr. Baird Whulock. dean ol hu· mani1ics from 197R until 1989. Th:it f:rOup concen• 1r:i1cd on fori.:ifn films. whereas the Cinema Club wil l focus on :ill types of film'i. The Forc1fn Film Scrn:'i y. JS. JI 1imi..·s. {'r(l)S•hStt·d under 1-ioth lht' hum:rnnii:s Jnd dr:imJ d.:p:irtmcnts. :ind 1:iken thH'luf:h rnntinum!! c_ducJt1on. 11 t rrnlJ tx: tJkt·n lor ('r..:dit. The C1nrn1J Cluh i...innnt t-,c tJkcn f1 r ..:rt·dit. I Im, c,·c:r. 11 1, ,iren to Jny0nc 1n1en::.1eJ . Or. \\' hi1l1Kk h.ir.l ~uc:h J followin!! in Wid11ta FJII ~ lhJt hi.: \\',IS J~kcd to CCllOt'
back for :i. numhcr of )'Cars. af1er his retirement m Mame, 10 present a WL.'Ck fcsli\'JI m lilms. One of his dcvmcd c:i.mpus fans. Billye Ruth Goss. direc• 1or of continuing education. s:i id, -He rc:i.lly made the Foreign Film Series m1t:n:s1ing. The discussions were grea1. :i.nd he hroui;h t out wondcrfo l idl'l!. in people.~ The Cinema Cluh is pl:rnning 10 hrmg Dr. Wh11lock to 1he campus in the sprin g scmcs1er for anmhcr fc~li\·al Facuhy ar.l\l~ors :ire Dr. Ro hen Johnson. a~soc1a1c professor of Eni:hsh, .lnd Dr. P:1 1nc1J Murphy. :idJunL'I facuhy of English Other faculty memhcrs who will he inYohed :i.re Dr. E.L. Smuh. :issociatc prole:.snr of En• gh:.h. Dr. Dirk Lindemann, :i..s.sociJtc prof.:..-..-.or of histC'I I)'. Dr. Lynn HOgf!Jrd. coordin:i• 1or of fofi!ign l:in1=uages, :ind Dr. LindJ Hollahaugh. a5si.-.· t:int prr,fossnr nf 1ore1gn l:ingu:ii;cs.
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expects to compkti: all interviews in umi: for early registration in No\'Cmhcr. In addilion 10 the interview. Capps said all 19941996 :ipplic:ints mus1 h::ivc :a GPA of :it le:ist 2.6 •· :i one• point incrc:i.sc fwm the previous requirement. Then: will :;ilso be :i. more in-depth :inalysis of c:ich applicant's TASP scores. Capps s:iid :ill requirements must he met for :i.dmis.sion 10 the TEP. He said the rc;i.son for thc.sc changes arc 10 help choose the best lpplic:lllts for field b:i.sed education. which ·infuse 1he lc:amin; process with pr:ic•
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MSU students attend Dallas conference By Howie Prince
Reporter There is :i. need for greater enrollment of minority stu• dents in graduate progr:i.ms, .said Dr. Franklyn Jenifer, president of the Unn·ersity of Texas in DJ\bs. during his kc)·nntc address :1.1 a leader• ship workshop Oct. IJ and 14. Eighteen MSU students were exposed to enhanced leadership Sl)'le techniques while :i.th:nding the workshop. The Iheme of the workshop was · Rise. Unite. Sc11c the Future The ~,udcnts :ilso p:inicip;11cd in st'.5sions :i1mcd at strcngthenm!! the f:imily unit, dc:ilm~ wnh the Tens Judi• c1ary system :ind devdopment of h::idership styles \\htch will fosti.:r positl\·e socill ch:in!!CS. Oku Okd:r.:, dm:c1or Bridwell Courts Hall. led the ~ISU cktc~:iuon. "The a11end mg of <;uth leadership wtirbhor~ i~ part of an oni;,,m~ trJmm~ program by the Hou~mg 0111c..: aimed at cr~·:itil1£ :i. 1:.idrc of s tudent k :iJ~•r, 1in th..: MSU campus Th:ll r,n:-.cn1.1t11m 1s :,,,:htcJukd p.m. Seh,·r.lul.·J lnr futun.: r r..:!-,.'n• who, m !urn. :ire 1'\ fl"eled to Im :",lo, . I Jt Sr m. m Cllrk IJtiC'ln~ ;m: Dr. Rulh M,1rr11,\ . PJ" on 1h1, 11Jmmg Ill thC' S1ur.lrnt Ccnh:r 1 h,·J1;;r. l $S1.\tJnl profc5s11r 11f music. dl•11n,.~ 01-d.c ~J1J. On Ko, 7. Dr. Ern,•s1 ,\ S1uJt·n1'> rl.'. p,,·,.:nkJ \I.'\ OiiH·r " 111 prt·,;r.t \\' mJ <If Dr. 8Jrhl1J K. l·k tungcr, :i,Ch:incc m ~c,uth ,\!11t·J . /\ w~1:i1i; pmfr.~sor <'f nur,mg; crJI mm1•n1, 1,1.:.:ini tJ!Hln~ c.1mr,1~." 1rduJin,! th;: ,,n 1Jti.: ... ,w J Hoi:;Jrd. l\ilil~t·:?I ln1,•1J.:tmn Ar, Dr. L)nn r tioJl.'h D,n,·r \\ l"''tlJle p1 ofi.: ....,r , f Fn.-n.:11. .inJ Dr Bl.11.k \111,knt l 111011. K1 nn,:th I lknJ r1i..l..~,•n, :'\.\r\CP. (), •: :•li/Jl h , 111 111,!'Jn ~ S·u,, :'\• Jr.J the p: ,_., .,r ,1I "11,1,,1·, :::c' :~.\ ,~•· ..1J,:nl H ,:1 \\ ..,,,. .1lh n
Dowd to speak at Nov. 1 Forum By Mario Sii;al:1 Rt portl'r Two Faculty FC1rum PL\'.'-C~ltati on.'i will he hc:ld 1n No,•cml-ier. Dr. John .-. Dowd, a-.s1st:in1 ,,rorc:-.'-11r ilf l'ducalhlO. "'ii! ,peJJ.. 1' n (JuJlil.itn i.: R:,t·.11~h J llJ Ttk'uri..·111..'J I M1Jo.:b Ci..1rn~, 11~· tu L.ntll\t:r thc 1Ai.. '. 1..n l'i ilik, of 'ii..h11d Supi..·1mh.:11Ji..·nt,
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ques1ions and one sccn:irio. with an opportunity for each studen1 10 give :in :i.nswer first. He said the 30-mmutc in• tervicw wall evaluate skills. problem-so lving and the overall impn:.ssion given hy lhe s1udcnl. E:lch screening panel will consist of :it le.lSt 1wo educ:ition faculty members and one from .lno1her dcpartmenL Applic:i.n!S can prepare for the questions .lnd :ire encouraged to do so by cont:1c1ing the division office. All pans of the screenmg count equally and will be forw:i.rdcd 10 the Tc:icher EducJ1ion Commincc. Capps
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