The New Library: bigger, better

The New Library:
bigger, better
The recently opened 2.1 million dollar Westark Library, 150 percent larger than the old Holt
Building facility, has a 6 0 , 0 0 0 volume capacity nearly
50 percent larger than the 4 5 , 0 0 0 volumes currently
on the shelves which had jammed the old library.
The Holt Building w i l l be renovated by
January into classrooms and office space for the
English department.
Features
Is mandatory testing the answer?
page 4
Is education and prevention the
answer?
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Leslie Thomas
Melissa Mitchell
John Popa
Irene Moore
Keith Rogers
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Smoking policy among issues
to be
addressed
by president
By Anthony Caton
A pay raise of up to 2.5
percent, for instructors and
clerical w o r k e r s , is a
possibility this fall, according
to President Joel Stubblefield.
in addition, expansion of the
Science Building and
implementation of a new campus
smoking policy are to be
addressed by the WCC Board of
Trustees, Stubblefield says.
"Mahlon Martin (director of
Arkansas
Department of Finance
and Administration), has informed
state agencies and institutions
of higher education, that they
have the authority to implement
merit pay increases, to
instructors and clerical workers,
of up to 2.5 percent,"
Stubblefield comments.
"The
question that remains is whether
or not the state will provide the
revenue." Stubblefield says he
has sent a letter to Martin
asking him if the money is
forthcoming.
"If the state
awards the funds, I will
recommend at the next Westark
Board meeting (September 15) the
allocation of up to a 2.5 percent
raise to all personnel who have
performed satisfactorily."
A wage and hiring freeze has
been in effect at Westark for
some time, due to budget cuts.
Westark's total budget for
1987-1988 is $8.9 million, a cut
of some $1.7 million.
Only an
additional $124,000 is projected
above the $8.9 million for next
year.
Roughly 80 percent of
Westark's funding is provided by
the state.
The remaining 20
percent is from student tuition.
Expansion of the Science
Building is another subject
Stubblefield will bring to the
Board's attention this fall.
"We
JOEL
STUBBLEFIELD
are out of lab and classroom
space in the Science Building,"
Stubblefield remarks.
"Our next
brick and mortar project will be
the Science Building." On a
related subject, Stubblefield
says the Board is hoping to award
a contract in September for
renovation of the Holt Building.
"On completion of the project, we
will have seven additional
classrooms and six faculty
offices for the English
department."
Concerning the much talked
about widening of Grand Avenue,
Stubblefield says the future of
that undertaking is uncertain.
"The city planners are still
targeting next spring as a start
date, but there is a referendum,
by Fort Smith property owners,
aimed at trying to stop the
widening."
Grand Avenue would
eventually consist of five lanes,
running from Waldron Road to
North Tenth Street, with
construction to begin at Waldron
and Grand.
Westark would lose 10
to 20 feet of property, but would
gain a lighted sidewalk at the
north end of the campus.
"If the
city begins construction in the
spring, we hope the highway
parallel to the Westark campus
would be completed by next
summer." An additional street
widening project, on Waldron
Road, is at least three years
from a start date, according to
Stubblefield.
A new campus smoking policy
will be going into effect
shortly.
"The state has mandated
that each institution's chief
executive officer publish a
smoking policy by September,"
Stubblefield remarks. "I
appointed an equal number of
smokers and nonsmokers on staff
to render an opinion on this
issue.
I now have that opinion
and it will be presented to the
Board on September 15."
Designated smoking and nonsmoking
areas will probably be
established in each building.
Also on the burner, is
expansion of Westark's parking
facilities.
"There never seems
to be enough parking spaces on
campus," Stubblefield comments.
"The Board is always looking for
peripherial parking and if we
find something reasonably priced,
we will approach the Foundation."
Stubblefield also revealed
plans for the State Board of
Higher Education to meet on the
WCC campus October 8.
This will
coincide with the dedication of
Westark's new library.
Also,
beginning in January, Westark
will begin celebration of its
60th year as a college.
"This is
the beginning of an exciting year
at Westark," Stubblefield adds.
"Our new library complex has been
completed, enrollment is up and
everyone is upbeat about the
future."
From the Editor
Mandatory testing is a start
By Anthony Caton
Three and a half million people
are carrying the AIDS virus;
270,000 people have already had
some AIDS symptoms; 176,000 people
have died from AIDS.
Exaggerated figures? Far from
it. These monstrous numbers are
predicted for the United States
only four years from now by the
Center for Disease Control in
Atlanta. With no cure for AIDS on
the horizon, mandatory testing is
needed to slow down what some
people feel is the "bubonic
plague" of the 21st Century.
While Surgeon General C.
Everett Koop and the American
Medical Association have stopped
short of endorsing mandatory
testing, both support limited
testing.
In fact, the A.M.A.
voted in June for mandatory AIDS
testing to be extended to prison
inmates and immigrants. This is a
start, but does not go far enough.
Tests should also include hospital
patients and marriage license applicants. Going one step further,
the remaining population should be
required to submit to an AIDS test
by a family doctor or local health
center. Those individuals testing
positive should be notified immediately.
The main reason to test the
general public is the growing
number of heterosexuals acquiring
AIDS. In fact, nondrug-using
heterosexuals will account for 5
percent of AIDS cases in 1991, up
from one percent in 1984. Unless
a person has been celibate or
monogamous for the past eight
years, anyone is a potential AIDS
v i c t i m — m a l e or female; gay,
straight, or bisexual. As simplistic as it sounds, it is true;
when you have sex with a person,
you are having sex with everyone
that individual has ever had sex
with.
In that regard, when you consider documented cases of a homosexual male having sex with 100
men in a single weekend (and not
all the partners are strictly
gay), the magnitude of the possibilities boggle the mind.
In
addition, so called "swingers
clubs" specialize in group sex,
From the Students
which could include any combination imaginable.
This disease is not limited to
San Francisco, New Orleans, and
Houston either. In Arkansas, 39
deaths have been reported in the
past two years to AIDS. These
figures do not include deaths attributed to pneumonia or cancer,
triggered by AIDS, which would
dramatically increase the 39
figure. Little Rock,
Fayetteville, and Fort Smith are
higher risk areas because of substantial gay populations.
While mandatory testing is a
hard pill to swallow, the alternative is harrowing.
If the current
trend continues, 15 million
Americans (or roughly 6 percent of
the population), will be infected
with the AIDS virus in 20 years.
AIDS would become the number one
killer in America. Testing would
indicate who is an AIDS carrier
and hopefully that individual
would not indulge in pernicious
behavior. Mandatory testing
should begin immediately.
Should A I D S testing be voluntary or mandatory?
For people who donate blood or
sperm, AIDS testing should be
mandatory. Also, people who are
imprisoned or who are applying
for a marriage license.
If AIDS testing was mandatory,
it might help stop the spread of
AIDS because you would know who
has it.
DIANNA L. FORT
CAROL HOBBS
What penalty (if any) should be imposed on a person who
knowingly transmits the AIDS virus?
The person who transmits the
virus is in a sense committing
murder, so the same action should
be taken against him that would
be taken against a murderer.
JULIE BREWER
I think the person should be
given the death penalty, because
he or she is possibly putting a
"death sentence" on whoever he or
she gives the disease to.
MARTHA GRIFFITH
Computers ease stress
of English composition
Freshman Tina Carey will tell
you.
So will Jim Martin and John
McCormack.
They will tell you
what English instructor Joy Lowe
already knows.
They'll tell you
that all those essays required in
English 1203 class are easier to
complete and learn from when composed
on a computer.
whole paper."
She thinks students
getting to see their writing in a
printed form aids in learning.
"They can evaluate sentence structure and punctuate more clearly
when they see it on the screen."
Lowe also feels the computers increase student creativity and experimentation.
"Some students
feel more at ease trying different
structures and styles when they
A section of Lowe's freshman
English class this summer used the know they can insert and delete
IBM PC computer lab in Gardner 205 quickly without having to write
to construct and revise class
complete versions."
assignment essays.
It's a "joy"
to students who are enthusiastic
about the less burdensome chore of
Tina agrees. "I like to brainwriting and rewriting those
storm on the computer because I
essays.
can stop, look, and change just
like that."
"It's great," says Tina.
"When
I get my paper back, all I have to
Lowe has been teaching freshman
do is insert the revisions into
English with computers since last
the computer and a revised version fall and this fall two other
gets printed.
I don't have to reEnglish instructors, Ann Dawson
write the whole paper."
and Barbara Bartlett, will each
teach a section in the computer
lab.
The journalism Newswriting I
Lowe feels this is the biggest
class will also initiate this
advantage to using the computers.
method of instruction this fall.
"This eliminates the stress of revision for students," she says.
"They don't need to rewrite a
As Tina says, "It's so easy."
JOHN M c C O R M A C H C O M P O S E S his essay using
software instead of pen and paper.
T I N A C A R E Y R E V I S E S her
essay without having to rewrite.
J O Y L O W E DISCUSSES transitions with Jim
Martin, (photos and story by T o m Walton)
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the end to
By Irene A. Moore
Is the sexual revolution
over? The answer is yes
according to a survey of students
and area residents.
It seems the
fear of catching sexually
transmitted diseases, especially
AIDS, has sparked the beginning
of the end of casual sex.
Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndrome, or AIDS, has gained
national attention as children
carrying the virus are barred
from public schools and the
homosexual community is viewed
with suspicion, mistrust, and
subtle discrimination. The
statistics for current and
projected cases are alarming,
however, each number represents a
person, a victim of a deadly and
misunderstood disease.
AIDS is contagious and
-although there are over a
thousand cases of undetermined
origin, the most common methods
of transmission are sexual
contact, intravenous drug use,
and blood transfusions. Since
sexual promiscuity and drug use
are personal choices, an
individual decision will probably
determine who many of the future
victims are.
Over half the victims reported
since 1981 are dead. As yet
there is no cure, only treatment
and prevention. AIDS is forcing
a new morality on this generation
while lawmakers consider
mandatory testing for various
high-risk segments of the
population.
"
Young adults age 18-29 are
increasingly aware, according to
the survey, of the potential
consequences of casual sex and
one-night stands. Not only have
they become more discriminating
in choice of partners, but they
are also more likely to consider
celibacy or monogamy a safer
alternative.
Over half
the victims
reported
since 1981
are dead.
Although gays are not the only
ones susceptible to AIDS, they do
account for 66 percent of the
reported cases and often suffer
public intolerance as a result.
Last year a mother in Chicago
sought to deny her ex-husband
overnight visitation privileges
with their two daughters. He is
gay, has a steady lover, and
lives in San Francisco. No
verdict has been reached yet, but
his own daughters are not allowed
to spend the weekend. This man
choice monogamy over abstinence;
however, being in a high-risk
group, he has subjected himself
to the disfavor AIDS has focused
on gay men.
The segment of the gay
community questioned fears this
and more obvious forms of
discrimination should mandatory
testing be imposed. Certain jobs
and opportunities could be closed
to those testing positive
(positive results only mean that
one has been exposed to the
virus) regardless of whether or
not the individual has developed
AIDS. The media have hyped the
statistics and covered individual
cases for six years and still
people refuse service from gay
waiters for fear of contracting
AIDS. Parents are forcing
infected children out of public
schools, yet there is no danger
in social contact with AIDS
victims.
There is a growing minority,
according to the survey, who are
realizing a person with AIDS is
still a person, whatever else he
or she may have been or done.
Facing certain death from such a
controversial and stirring
disease can't be easy on the
victim or anyone else involved.
Thus compassion becomes a
necessary component of any
treatment program.
The most effective methods of
fighting AIDS will be through
education and prevention.
Ultimately, this lies with each
individual considering pre- or
extra-marital sex or intravenous
drug use. Personal
responsibility and knowledge are
the most powerful protection
currently available against AIDS.
casual sex
Season
features
Tonight
Show'
drummer
Bv Kassie Cassel
"I expect this year's Season of
Entertainment to be the biggest
seller we've ever had," predicts
Stacey Jones, director of Student
Activities.
While this year's Season does
feature both new and returning
talent, budget cuts have had an
effect on the lineup.
"Due to the Drama Department
being dropped, we have three less
events on our calendar, but on
the flip side of the coin we also
have productions of A Christmas
Carol and the Mr. Jack Daniels
Original Silver Cornet Band
starting their national tours
here."
"When that happens, the
company sets up residency here,
rehearses here, and begins their
national tour here. Last year,
A Christmas Carol did that and
they're doing it again this year.
Now we've got the Jack Daniels
Band also doing it — and I find
that accomplishment by a community
college phenomenal."
There are new additions to the
list such as Concert Cabaret,
featuring a mixture of comedy and
music by Canadian couple Ingrid
and Robert McDonald, "Tonight
Show" drummer Ed Shaughnessy's
concert with the Westark Jazz
Band, and the musical Singing in
the Rain.
Associates) that's producing it
also did Can Can and Brigadoon,
and they've always done an
excellent job. These tickets
will be selling to the public for
$10 or $12--they've been sold
elsewhere for $30.
It's just
going to be an unbelievable show,
and if you know anything about
theatre or have seen the movie,
you know this isn't one to be
missed."
Jones talks enthusiastically
of the Ed Shaughnessy/Jazz Band
concert too.
"Over the last three years our
jazz band has just been getting
better and better, and we were
able to get Ed Shaughnessy to
come perform with us. Before the
concert in March, we're trying to
arrange a music clinic with him,
but we won't know for sure about
that one for about a month."
Besides the new talent, Jones
is also looking forward to
returning shows such as The
Marriage of Figaro and the
aforementioned Mr. Jack Daniels
Original Silver Cornet Band" and
A Christmas Carol.
Last year, A Christmas Carol
came here and sold out both
nights it was scheduled. We
added a third show right after
Thanksgiving, which no one
thought would do well, and it
also sold out. We also did a
successful show for the Girl
Scouts.
The all-time most requested
show, Mr. Jack Daniels Original
Silver Cornet Band, is returning
for the first time in three years.
The Jack Daniels
turn of the century
they're nothing but
Everyone has a good
performances," says
WCC students are admitted to
all Season of Entertainment
events free and may pick up their
tickets when they become
available two weeks before the
performances at the Student
Activities Office downstairs in
the Fullerton Union. The general
public may purchase tickets when
they become available or order a
package for $40 entitling them to
admission to all events.
The Marriage of Figaro
National Opera Company Oct. 8,
WCC Instrumental Music
Ensembles
Nov. 17,
Concert Cabaret
A Christmas Carol
Kent Martinez,
Nov. 27-28 , "Simply Kent" April 12,
WCC Choir Concert
Dec. 1,
WCC Jazz Band Concert
Dec. 8,
*Singing in the Rain
Jan. 17,
*Mr. Jack Daniels Original
Silver Cornet Band
Jan. 27,
March 10,
*Ed Shaughnessy and the
Westark Jazz Band March 22
WCC Instrumental Music
Ensembles and the
WCC Choir
April 19,
*To be performed at the
Civic Center
"One of my friends who's seen a
lot of famous shows like A Chorus
Line, saw it (Singing in the Rain)
in Dallas, and he was blown away-he said it had the best scenery
he'd ever seen. Their props,
including a rain deck, and
equipment are in three 18wheelers--all of which we've got
to set up in a day. In fact, the
show is so big that it was
questionable whether we could fit
it into the Civic Center.
"The company (Music Theatre
Band features
music and
fun.
time at their
Jones.
ED SHAUGHNESSY
Fort Smith
Volunteers reach out, touch students
Forty-nine faculty and staff
members called over 1,200
students this summer to encourage
them to enroll for fall. "We
tried to reach over 2,000
students this July who were
enrolled for the spring term but
who had not re-enrolled for this
fall," says Penny Pendleton,
director of recruitment and
placement.
The telemarketing project has
two major goals, according to
Pendleton. It encourages fall
enrollment, plus it offers a
great opportunity to do some
positive public relations with
students and their families.
"Many faculty volunteers received
thanks from families who
appreciated our efforts,"
Pendleton states.
1,990 students were called.
286 had disconnected phones, 475
never answered, but 1,229 (or 62
percent) were reached. Of the
1,229 students actually talked
to, 602 (49 percent) said they
would re-enroll and 212 (17
percent) said maybe.
Faculty and staff who
volunteered to make the calls
were: Rita Adams, Don Bailey,
Mandy Baker, Barbara Bartlett,
Carmen Beshoner, Ruth Burns,
Brenda Cantwell, Dennis Cash,
David Craig, Dee Davis, Ann
Dawson, Calline Dipboye, Ron
Formby, Odene Forsythe, Steve
Henderson, Harold Hile, Laurie
Holmes, Barbara Hutcheson, Stacey
Jones, Sondra LaMar, Bill
Lacewell, Don Lee, Nolan Lickey,
Jennifer Lovett, Joy Lowe, Kent
Martinez, John McKay, Leon
McLean, Lee Mynatt, Diana Payne,
Penny Pendleton, Cheryl Peters,
Cabe Peters, Ellene Rebsamen
Polk, Eric Priest, Margaret
Newell, Bill Remington, Rick
Ritschel, Sharon Shuffield, Ray
Sparks, Don Tannehill, Mecca
Tanner, Nancy Vandett, Tom
Walton, Emma Watts, Sharon Winn
Jim Wyatt, David Young, and Roger
Young.
"Thank you for volunteering
your time and support in calling
students this summer," says
Pendleton. "It takes everyone
working together to build the
enrollment of our college."
Deadline nears for joining Pride
By Melissa R. Mitchell
Pride of Westark is an organization of student ambassadors
representing Westark Community
College. They assist the
president and other college
officials in greeting and
hosting visitors to campus.
strong leadership and good
academic and public relations
skills. They are students of
various backgrounds, ages, and
lifestyles who come together to
tell the Westark story.
Students interested in
applying to become a member of
the Pride of Westark should pick
up an application from Student
Activities Director Stacey Jones
or Director of Recruitment and
Placement Penny Pendleton.
Pride members are best known
for their recruiting efforts as
they visit high schools to talk
with interested students about the
advantages of attending Westark.
Also, Pride members represent and
Interviews are September 9,
assist at special events and
10, and 11. Students selected to
activities.
be Pride members will receive a
Pride of Westark jacket along with
Pride members are outstanding
a $100 scholarship per semester.
Westark students who demonstrate
Class begins soon for job seekers
Getting ready to look for
work? How do you begin?
Diana Davis is program
coordinator, and the class is
sponsored by the Single
Parent/Homemaker Program in
cooperation with WCC. Free child
care is available with advance
arrangements.
A free employment preparation
class for job seekers will be
offered September 14-16 on
campus. The three-day class
includes job search techniques,
resume preparation, interview
techniques, and more. Classes
For more information, call the
meet in Breedlove 111 from 9 a.m. Choices Career Development
to 3 p.m. with an hour for lunch, Center, 785-7081.
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Lion Pride
September 1, 1987
Sign-up now for intramurals
It's not all classwork at
Westark.
In fact, for the
athletically inclined, the
intramural season is fast
approaching.
Last, but not least, a form of
the national past time, softball,
is slated for the spring.
Sign-ups will run from March 14
t o March 2 5 ,
Sign-ups for Flag football
opened August 24 and continue
through Friday, September
If
basketball is your game, there
will be a five-on-five tournament
with sign-ups beginning October
19 and closing October 26.
In
the spring, a three-on-three
basketball tournament will be
held with sign-ups opening March
21.
Sign-ups will close April 8.
Persons interested in signing
up for intramural sports should
contact Coach Louis Whorton at
the Westark Gym.
Individuals may
sign-up or entire teams can
sign-up.
A tennis tournament is
scheduled for September 21-23.
Herrara makes cut
in national tourney
The Westark Golf Team competed
in the NJCAA national tournament
in June at Odessa, Texas. While
the team failed to make the
36-hole cut, Alfredo Herrara did
compete all four days.
He shot
rounds of 73-73-79-71--296.
Alfredo will return to WCC
this fall for his sophomore
year.
"Alfredo will be the team
leader," says golf coach Ron
Richard.
Richard, a four-time state
amateur champion, won the
prestigious Trans-Miss amateur
golf tournament this summer played
at Kansas City.
He also won the
Fort Smith City Championship.
He
finished second in the state
amateur this summer to now
professional John Daly, a former
Razorback golfer.
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"Participation has been down
the last couple of years,"
according to Coach Whorton, "but
I'd like to see a very full,
active slate of activities this
year."
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11
Lion Pride
September 1, 1987
with 12 returnees
Baseball Lions welcome 44 recruits
By John Popa
After hitting the recruiting
trail during the spring and
summer, the Lion baseball
coaching staff can start
concentrating on the upcoming
baseball season.
Monday, 56 players met with
the coaching staff to discuss the
1988 baseball season which begins
March 1.
Out of the 56 players,
are recruits including:
Donald Eveld, Brian Hodges, Steve
Inness, Robert Kujawa, Chris
Petrey, Julio Vargas, Mitchell
Waerea, and Mike Weindell, all
from Fort Smith; James Glover,
Brad Holmes, Shawn Nichols, and
Richie Rofkahr, all from Van
Buren; Tim Lumpkin and Patrick
Smith, both from Alma; Bucky
Fracne, Mike Neighbors, and Reid
Newman from Greenwood; Jamie
Scoggins from Lavaca; Steve
Williams from Ozark; Phillip Ward
from Waldron; Mike Simmons from
Mountainburg; Bryan Ross and
Brian Syfert, both from
CIarksville; Darrell Baker,
Anthony Holland, Jeff Page, and
Pryor Robertson, all from North
Little Rock; Toby McGee from
Fayetteville; Matt Andrews and
Dean Cheatham, both from Lincoln;
P. T. Plunkett from Mena; Jeff
Woods from Benton; David Williams
and Gary Williams, both from
Marked Tree; Reggie Rice from
Plummerville; Bobby Harper and
Jim Wiley, both from Tulsa; Bobby
Rodgers from Spiro; Kevin Ervin
from Bethel, Oklahoma; Tracy
Hohenstein from Claremore,
Oklahoma; David Merriman from
Morris, Oklahoma; Rick Elliott
from Mendin, Louisiana; Bo Siberz
from Des Moines, Iowa; Bart
Butler from Locona, Iowa; and
Chris Darnell and Mark Sharp.
In the next issue we will take
a look at the recruits for the
Lions and Lady Lions basketball
teams and their thoughts for the
upcoming season.
ft
H E A D B A S E B A L L C O A C H Bill
Crowder opens fall practice to
56 players.
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Recap
Record enrollments highlight summer news
tuition to earn transferable
credits during the summer
This summer Westark came alive sessions,
with news as summer enrollments
increased to a record high, Eva
Eva Pryor, secretary to the
Pryor retired after 28 years of
president, retired after 28 years
service, and a new vice president of service and says she is "ready
for instruction, Dr. John R.
for this new phase" of her life.
McKay, was unanimously
recommended by all those meeting
The new vice president for
him during his interview.
instruction is Dr. John R. McKay,
who comes from South Carolina.
"Dr. McKay is clearly the best
This summer enrollment
qualified applicant and will be
increased as more students took
an excellent addition to the
advantage of Westark's moderate
By Melissa Mitchell
Westark administrative team,"
comments President Joel
Stubblefield.
Dr. McKay w a s
selected after a national search
by a twelve-member screening
committee.
In other Westark summer news,
budget cuts force the dropping of
ceramics and a temporary
suspension of drama as Governor
Bill Clinton proposed that low
enrollment programs be the first
to be scrutinized in the cut.
"A
college needs a drama department,
and I hope the suspension is only
temporary," asserts President
Stubblefield.
Westark's Community Service
and Continuing Education Office
offered a "Communication Center
for Creative Leadership" program
for high school students entering
the 10th, 11th, and 12th grades.
Also, the new Westark Library
will house a Hall of Honor on the
second floor as the Board of
Trustees searches for an
appropriate way to honor those
who have meant so much to the
college.
Miss Lucille Speakman
and the late T. L. Hunt will be
the first inductees.
State panel
selects president
Westark President Joel
Stubblefield has been named to the
15-member Arkansas Higher
Education Study Commission.
Stubblefield was selected by a
panel of Arkansas college and university presidents and
chancellors.
The Commission will study
higher education cost factors,
ranging from overhead and teacher
workload to athletic deficits.
"This committee will address
issues that could effect higher
education in Arkansas for the next
20 years," Stubblefield says.
G I L E A G L E S R E T U R N S for his tenth trip to W C C to present
his one-man E S P / h y p n o t i s t show to be presented in the student union
Wednesday, September 9. The noon show is free to all.
The Commission will report its
findings and recommendations,
including any proposed legislation, to the Arkansas General
Assembly in January.