TH E WI CH ITA N Midwtsttm Stale Unh·trlily
\\'r dnt>wb~·. Stptt"mbtr 5, 1990
N{ilitar cutbacks sink RbT...,,,-u,,_C prog ram \ fiJlt
The McGaha Building 11,•ifl
Operation Shutdown \hdwestcm's ROTC s1uden1s and profes~or\ .... 111 \ ".H. :llC' the \kGaha Building by September 199 1 The program 1~ one of
Senator endorses Haywood ,,,,~
1, ,11r, , tm.1 Stn. Pini Gramm and Tom
ib)""''ood staged a press conference last 11,,cd:. OUlSldc Bohn Science Hall 10 booSt support for lhc Republican
j PartyGr:lmm, currently running for a second term. o ffe red his help IO H.a)""'ood m his bid for clccoon as
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1D1s1m·18 I suue n:prescmaovc against
IDi:mocrat John H1rslu .
fbywood, nicknamed "Mr. \\ 11.ard" by his s1udcnu while teach -
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Midwestern, said thn.t
, 1hr J) J11.'3rcof the un1vers11y's 1ml)QC1 I on people Ul tfHS are3 and plans IO 1SUJ'POM
us concerns.
Jr his campaign LS successful, H.ar,••ood Glld he Wtll ask 10 be alisiincd to I.he committees for higher tducauon, pubhc cduca11011 :md 1n:!1,1stry and commerce. T hrou&:h tus u,,ol\'cmcni wi th higher educu1on, tit mt.ends to sponsor Midwcs1cm 's fuurspcc1al 11cm reques ts, The ncms mclude fonding for the Youlh Oppor1unitics Unlimited. Th( program targets poc.cnual high 11::hool dropouts and allows them IO lllcrul !he uniVCl'SII)' IO gain English ald math cred11s. Midwc.s1em also •'.lnts add1uonal m1oorily schol~ s.~1p!, and fCholarsl'u ps auncd 111 rccn111111g high achieving studcnL'l. as trt:11 as the csU1blishmcnt or the Ccn~ for Sc.cnufic and Tcchnologica1 S1udJcs. The Center's inm will be to help tohsr problCll'lscaused by lCC.hnology. fix has hamrdous waste mat.crial d!sP0S,ll, and collec1 mforma1ion on lhe ~SI discoveries. It will also aJl011,• Sllldcnts to take courses .ind pin spec11l lr.11mng. P.ayv.,ood said he was intcrcsted m the pro,rx:t because of us emphasis on lhc environment, but 11,•h1le he rat1ill/ls scnous :11bc:x.n the concerns. be u)d he 1s •ho rca!Jsuc, Accc:nd,ng IOlbywood, we should find a ba.lan;;c between progress and pro10Ct1ng the ls m:11de by Midjcn"r.;;:e~ "(Slcm are cxuemcly modt._U, l-u}""'oodsa1d. Forc.umple, l.heCoo• 1tr .,..ould be located 1n 11n olre3'1y
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Mid more funding for M1dwcS1tm ~I don't behc ve W1th1ta Falls u
&tiling 1l!. fatr share," Haywood said .
three m TexH J.nd or 50 a"- rO"-S 1hc na111m for.:cd to )hut 11~door" due to cu1bJ.d, ,. in nunpo" c-r b> 1hc: Anny
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bC' m1UlflJ •L~esmooflag«I profCS"iOl'S and stOOCflts whtn the ROTC pro· gram shuts its doOfs due ID m1hwy ~1bacb According 10 LI Cot G2, m Webber, m1hUlf}' S(ICOCt prof(.'l,ot, Midwcstcm was one 0 1 three un1ver· sillcs m Tcxa.1 and of 56 3C10« the n:mon ((.'l'Ced 10 tcnninarc thcu dcpartm('llb M' SeptcmOCr 1991 The dcc&Sion ....-u b:lsoJ wictly on numbers and OOI qu.tluy, Webber said. Dunng the l~ I fe w yc:lf'S Mid11,'Cstcm tw failed to meet the cn1ma or V,klusong 15 cOO'ln11.ss1oncd offlC'as. and the Army sck'c1cd viulkr progr3ms to d1sconunuc-. Wt bbcr ~ thc qwhty of the St.udcnts in 1hc un1vcr.i1ty's rrogr:im ranks ,,.ccpoonally "''CJI "' 11.h other colkgcs Wuh rc-giard 10 scores:. Mkl· ,.,:stem IS 111 the iop 15 OUI of 100 rhooh Accon.hna 10 Wtbbcr. the un1,en:1t) 11,•aJI al.so sufftr t,n.,.nca.ally as a rnull o f the loss of ,nromc brwghl IO b) the su~Jcnts l'h<" one-)ell/' deadline w1 ll :1illo111 ~ or ll':t s1utkn1s 10 fim, h 1he pro• gr:tm at 1',ISU by complttm~ boUl thcv Jun,or and scn1<ir years s.unull#l\co\J\ I)' The rcm:un,ng sludenb will 1ransfcr 10 ocher colkgcs at the go\·t rnnl('nt's upctlst. Webber s.:ud UIC' ~ udcnlS 31.so
"All universil~s art ha ving problems since tire Army p111 a cap on 1111mbtrs." h:ll,·e the ortion to qwt Lbc ~ ram brcau!ilC of lhc cl<¥urc. but all I.he MSU c1uk L1 h:l\"C chosen lO either fmohclasses ~or tr.lllsfc,. The schol~h1p w1nnn1 will roce1vc aU benefits and the S100 a month pay io :all cadets will be continued for lhosc complcung the progr.un early The m il1wy science must also choose 3':U VC pro fc..~ ducy, a d1fferentc.olkge or rw,.:ment. • A ll Ufll\"Cl~UCS .ue having problem.1 Smet the Army pot ;1 cap on numt'Cn.• Wet-bcr said . for ex::implc. Tex:115 A&M Umvtrsny recorded 100 s rudents w,.stung 10 conllaet. bul oould ooly IICC.C-JU h:Jlf thal number The Anny could sec a mllllpo.,.,·cr drop of 140,000durmi; the I\C.\I year. Webber s:nd He looks for more um \i:JS1t1es 10 be h11by futwc tkcrc35CS. Tc.utdJdn'1t.:lke as n13nySlrikcs 3S other sL-itts. according ro Wt bbcr. ArkanSJ.S k)s1fh·c of its programs bcc:t1.1sc: of the rcducuon.
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m lhc nghl place 3l the n gbl Umt.. The pcnon.a.ble and twd-w.'ORing head mx.h of the MSt.: fOOtNU lndt:1.1\S. now in h1.1 Uurd ye# as cnUlus13SlicaUy oplm\JSUC, and al the s.3mc umc. fc31lessly rt3IIWC m his obscrvaoons about his tc..im, Midv.csiern and h1msc1r. When asked atoouf for an hooesl assessment of his youne: team's ch3ncc.s lhis SC1'ion h.: hcsuaicd bcfort is rtason.i.bk," Cllcfulh· s:iy1ng. and the~ 4Utekly added. · t,ut, growing and coming together as a te.Jm lS oor
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He g,,·es ~vcnl reasons for last )'t'.ar's d1c::ippomtmg record ,,,.hich only had a ·2• 111 the wm column. bu1 do(.-.sn ' t hcs 113lC one bu in mcnooru ng himself fl.f)t. · M)' biggest mu W e -.·ss not enough LC1Jl\\l,orl and tO,J he soud in CJ.• much ·x ·s :tnd pl:un mg hl.li role m the 89 loC.l.SOn. A$ for la.st ) elll'•.~ I.C.lffl itself. Calcote s:lld, ·we g01 riJ of the CJ)'· bjblCS .. He ~ J bC!ote. tht M:.1500 Started th1~ )"e:tr he :md his Maff pu:ked a. ~council of IO pb)crs,"' who cOtJld handle a l<b53nd .:OII\.Clllf'jlC on h:uJ w()fk . J Udu..lc and iogrthcnll'~ .. ·w e only ro:1u11cJ pl.1yc" '4ho could p!.:ty, and 110"" we ha,c leader~ whowilJ J.pcal. up," he s.ud 1ndc.x't1b· ,ng the 10. )Ulltc~f whic h heno&c..d arc noc e\·c11 swnen He D , e,y coocemed about the ~ ticdule chJ.nge brought J.bvul by tflc add1uon of :moth<".t :.<.h0ul Olar,ltn-
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The ,x1uc-,.1.JOn t"'11m111tc ,..111 t-e rupon.,,blc for cdUl'-11ung the gcnc:,al m<"mbcnh1p Md the campus com-
munuy on :all aspects ol umcnc pru-hre , ..... ue.>. 1111.:ludmg pc,i.Juu.l, lt gal. t-1ologic:t.J sndetJuc:tl 3.\f'C('l'l The )0(131 service comm1tt.ce -.-.111 promote :ind m,1n.;tgc volunteer J\l'OJCCIS 3K.hng J)Cr")()f1S SU(h as precnallt ""omen, po~h :tbort.ion ,,_omen, men :affoc11::d by .ibalion. d uldrcn. the tlderly ond the handicapped The fund ra1~mg \'.()lnllllllCC \\'Iii b.: m cturgeof funl.l r;usmg proJOCls. The Collcg1.:m~for L fccom t1tu· 110fl r~111 res 30 C:\CCUll\'C board coos1..crng of a prt\1dcnt. ,·ic:c-prest•
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a, i,,:..-1 r-11._ When lhC So,•1ct Union't economy coUa(l!iCd and US m1htar) q,tnding dccrc,sod, cold W:&r t.cn· 1t0ns cased and njUOfl~ tthucd, And when the world's b3ck wa: turned, • dcscn madnun cak:ulhi.1 JJO""'cr gn.b of a d.:fcn.s,deu. oil uch coontry Unguarded, 1he 1yrant pounced. Now while >hi('K. planc.und sold ~11 from other nauons lie poised f0t au.ttk aga1nsc more Ul3fl I m11liof, 1~ 1 soldiers, S.lddam HuSlCtn'! dtadly lfllC'nllOJIS:arc bemg teahl cd. Two MSU profcsson, Dr. Michael Prcd:a. dir« IOI' or the d1vuJOn of pol1ti.,'JI st:iellO(, and b mes llogg.ud professor of Englrsh wtlrn vasiung lr:tq U11s 1ummcr heard the bcgmmng.s or a d1sun1 roar and w1mc5S..">Cd fir) t hand lhc cultural Wf· mo,I of a nation loni: accustomed to l)T.mmc rule f>n..-d:t left lr:aq only S IA (bys before hostages wen: W.cn. Allhough
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M1ct,..·cst.cm St.:ue l.:n1 vcn:1ty Collrg1ans for l1(e u, an nf f ~ of TeJ....S CoHcg~ns fCtf U (e founded by Joe POJffllll bu11~ 1ndcpc:ndcnt · \\ c. :uc mdcpc"ndcnt orgarw.ahon~ th.,1 hlvc lhc s;imc \tC""s and gnal\." Campbell s:,.J
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sun..e 1n 3 debate ~ d by the Un1vel"'\ny Programmmg Bo3td m F<t,n,.,ry
Colkg1ans for Life mec1 on the 3«0nd Tuc.s.1.'ly o f c,·cry month m room 180of Cl..u k StudcntCen1er For more mformattOn call C1Unpbcll at 692-245-' or Pel.sue at 72:l-0426
Hoggard, Preda commen t on Iraq
perienccd ie..ni. TilC l.W double-game loflnal ,n
•~hdwc<,tern is almo~t like 3 high sc. hool,• he !,,lid 1n response to a o.jlk~I0,1 .1boot l.ulljlUS lcfe lie g:m~: the Lick of dornuwy space ti lhc f'CJ-.<,n for i low student involvement ,n c.unpu~ ac11v1ue). CakOlt: )Jlil Lhcn.: •~. "no'-:IIIIP\b l11e. • 1ttJ U'oC th{'rC a,en ' t enough SIUdcnl~ \\ hll Jt..UUII) 11\'C.1nJ M).LJ]11.t here Ile rccogm,cd the L:ue:c nturihcr
March 3 1. Cl.ll'Tcht (\fh,trs art Campt,<11. PfC$ldenl; Pamcb Ptl.suc, nct-presi• dent; GenJC" Jobnton. business man.ig<"r. aud Teresa Wilson,
"Th3.t d.cb:ttc really helped lD show lhc need for :a pro-lift 0ri:ilniu · tion,~ i he J:lld. Mt mbcnh1p to Ulc org:uuzation ·~open IO .ill enrolled stuJcnu:, faculty. stiff and rcg1sicrcJ alumna, TIie.re arc currcndy 25 mcmbcri. Mt mbcf'h1p will be itrontcd only upon a complc.uon of an applicallOf'I, ra11ficauo11 by :a m:t,or11y vote of lhc C:utTVll members 1n auendancc: :ind pro rau P3) mcnt o ( the cun cnt dl.lCS amount.
Professor's Perspectives
Sunman~, ID I.he TIAA confCR'nCC and lhe effete u will tuwe on hu UICJ.• 11, hich cac.h confcrt.nee member met tw..c lt'I the s.,.,nc sc;i.son •> ~ replJCCd by a loClic.duk tJ1at includes )()me formld.lble non-conference oV· pol'K'nts thJt CJPC•:u.e on • folJ .,;cholanl'up b.&s1, :ti 01,poscd IIJ \he non KboUJ'~ up TlAA. "Even though I.hey don·1wun1 111 the eoofcrcm:e ch;;mpionsh1p. ltk:5C' (non-confcrcn::c) g;unc:, w,11 h.a\e a lot to dov. ,th the pl;i.ym' ronf1dcnce and atutudc," Calc:O(e ~ pb1ncd He went on to 13)· lh:lt since lhc lnduns only mctt cor,fcrcnce foes once, ·every i;.MTIC u 3 mu~t-wm Sltl.UIJOfl,. and lfut Uus b vcs hUk: opport11nt1) for t llpenmcnuuon "This 1s the only non-scholarship coofcrcncc 1n the tounll)·: Calcote pomt.xl Oijl "You don ' I go Olli llld ""' 111 lhc National Ctumpionsh,p an 1hrr<" years." Tht hr.ad fOOlb.all coach .Jl.:ircs the s.3111cop1n1on a.~ most other faculty members and !he 3dmuustr.llton about M,dweiicm·s pt'CSCTII and fu.
m.:ap1ty oflhc mcmbcrJup pre.sent at lhcclectKJn Tnm ofoff.icruonc)·cat beamrung on April I :md ending on
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Hus.'lt'in's assaull was unsuspected. i:IW cluu
Prt'.da ),)NJ he · 11 ;\°lb Oil\ IOUV from die )C('ond or th11d dJ.y 1hat 11 really was brewing: Prcdl !hul.l. -1 saw on lht nl.lm h1s h11,•ay gom¥ 10 Ir.Ill 1wo d1v1s1ons or lraqw II\IOP• \\ Ith Russian-built wnb , armored 1)Cfson.ricl earners :and mobile ho.,q>1Llls oo their ,,,. 3)' to Ku.... .ut ." Pn:J.i )JIJ hi: rcalJLCd !he l,:'':s\ ll)' of the SIIUJliCNI \\hen 1\.:- )(JW trjO)J)(Xl IIUCk$ \\'tlh k.itcllcn tables tiod sof.a 111 lhe c...-.1v.u1 • 1he) ,,,.c,,; 111m1ng.- he ~.ud.
Hoggard Another sign Preda saw was the apptatarceor ,hc Kuw-J11J Oag m traq. "In m:r.ny arc;i.s. un MJUt cornc rs ,lhe Kuwa1t nugatto1npan1cd the lr4q flag.- Pnx1a said lnq hus now declared Kuwait 10 be lhc 19th SUl.tem lrnq. ~
Dunng h1.5 v1~1t, PrcJ.a s.i.id t1': a ne""SfXIPC'-r wh,rh \l.1tcd Lhc
rcusons ¥thy Ku...,·::ut should be ~ ocxcd by Iraq. 1nc ~ s 1s con11ol!td
by Hussein m th,~ liOC1ah)1tL i;o,crn
mcm -Every d.:ty lhc pap,.:1s wcrt: CIIIIC ILIOg Kuwai1; P'rt.:dl ,,..11d Bcs1dc:s thc11 \\CJhh, PrcdJ \.Jld lhc Olhcr Cfll.(1~ns .rga1n)t Ku.....aiU!I \\O.:rt that they conllo lk l.l land wh1,..h lrikjl) k it hl!o.lOtlC'.lll:, OClongcd ID them Alsooo.: of K11..., j 11·~ m11;::ir ,111fir.:ld~cn...scros:i.:s lhe bonk r hct'Nccn Iraq and Kuv.1111, Con~(jll(lllly lraq
Preda -.i.·anu control ov.-r I.he enurc to-Jc, • Prclb SJ.Id. The Iraqis ~w lhc Ku.,.,, ull.s as lWO- faCcd.
'"They were conscrvau,'C and rchi;.iou.s :it. home 11,ilh lhc.11 fAm1hcs 001I.ht)' ,,,.ould Ire.JI l.bghdiad hke ~ Vcc,j s whcRth.·y came .. Prcd.:i V(llC"-'\I hi s fears 10 otha prolcs..ws on Lhr.: tour and 11,'3S accumJ or not 11nder,q;m.1m, the Arabs "I toldlhc1n.· Pn.-d.:1~1d, "Iraqi ' s nrc not l)fical Arabs." Like h11 ~OUlllry, S::iddam Hus~ '" hlS sho,.,, II lh,11 he IS nOl I lypJCal Ar..ib. Mjny r~g.11J Hu,~m ~ lanauc:11, hul PrcdJ d1-..:ii;rccs. ~, d.,n ' 1~ on~:Jc( hun Ciui11uc.1I: Preda •..-11J "l ie 1s im~.ri:thsuc. He wants to build an empuc. And ht w ,11115 tocontn,11t: "«' lr-J q, Page 3