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Thursday, November 9, 2006
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Sneak Preview
Saturday, Nov. 11 is
sneak
preview.
This is
a
great oppportunity for
the SOSU family to welcome high school students and their families
to the university and
share information about
campus life. Events start
on campus grounds at
10 a.m. and last until
kick-off at 2 p.m.
Tailgate Party
The Beat ECU Tailgate
Party is
also on
Saturday,
Nov. 11.
For only
$5 people
can receive food, drink
and a T-shirt. The event,
which is hosted by the
SOSU Alumni
Association, last from
12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.
VPAC Gallary
For those who missed
the opening reception of
the Paula Platter and
Royce Prentice Original
Design Quilts, don’t
despair. The quilts will
remain on display in the
VPAC until Wednesday,
Nov. 22.
Documentary Film
making
Students who
are interested
in taking part in
a documentary
film after spring
break should
meet at the Student
Union on Nov. 15 at
noon. Faculty and parents are also invited to
attend.
Battle of the bands
Monday, Nov. 13 is the
last day that
entry fees and
applications
can be
turned
in. The
Battle of
the Bands will
take place in
the SOSU Ballroom on
Saturday, Nov. 18. Call
745-7483 or 745-2906
for further information.
Top Ten Freshmen
Tommorrow at 3:30 p.m.
the top ten freshman of
SOSU will be honored in
the Russell Auditorium in
room 300.
Baseline Bash
Tonight, at 8 p.m. in the
Bloomer Sullivan Gymnasium, the Baseline
Bash starts. Win prizes
while showing pride in
our SOSU basketball
team.
INDEX
News..........................2
Opinion......................3
Editorial
Person on the Street
Perspectives
Cartoon
Entertainment/Lifestyles...4
Review
Puzzle
Humor-Scope
Fashion
Recipes
Lifestyles..........................5
News................................6
Campus Community.........7
Club news
Campus Community.........8
....Non-traditional news
Photo Page......................9
Sports.............................10
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Volume 87 No. 12
‘Big Bang’ on SOSU campus
By Elizabth Dillow
Staff writer
A 17-year-old Bennington
teen caused an estimated
$3,000 of damage to the
Southeastern Campus Police
Building and an on-site estimate of $9,000 to three vehicles that were hit.
The teenager was driving a
1993 Ford F250 east on
University when he struck two
vehicles parked on the south
side of the road and proceeded
to hit and drag a third parked
car into Third Street before
continuing into the west side of
the new building at what most
witnesses describe as “a fast
rate of speed.”
The damage done to the
Campus Police Building
included knocking out a substantial portion of brick and
structural damage.
SOSU Campus Police
Director of Safety and Security
John Clouse said the building
sustained, “pretty substantial
damage.”
The Durant police officer
who responded to the scene,
Patrolman Russell Harkey, estimated the damage to vehicles
on site.
The 2003 Ford Mustang has
an estimated $3,000 of damage.
The second vehicle hit, a
1997 Ford F-150, was estimated to have $2,000 of damage.
The 1994 Honda Accord that
was struck last with a $3,000
estimated damage.
The truck the teenager was
driving was estimated to have
$1,000 worth of damage.
Clouse also said, “I’m sure he
totalled one vehicle. The
Mustang sustained major damage to the ... entire left side.
“The pick-up sustained substantial damage to the door.”
“The guy was speeding and
crashing into everything. It was
like Demolition Derby meets
America’s
Dumbest
Criminals,” said Sam Broiner, a
SOSU student and witness to
the accident.
“His initial story was that
someone jumped into his
truck,” Durant Police Officer
Lt. Johnny Rutherford told the
Durant Daily Democrat.
“He said that whoever stole
his truck was the one who
smashed all of the cars.
“But witnesses observed him
getting out of the driver’s side.”
The teen was issued a citation
Do students
lack skills?
By KAREN MAPLE
Managing editor
Recent studies which suggest that high school students
are not prepared for college
have raised grave concerns to
many colleges and universities.
In many cases, the studies
point to rising costs to higher
education in tutoring, remedial
classes and other necessary
tools to assist students
on the road to their
degree.
According
to a Jan. 19
report,
“ M o r e
than 50
percent of
students at
f o u r- y e a r
colleges
and
more
than 75 percent at two-year
colleges lacked the
skills to perform complex
literacy tasks.”
The findings of these studies
at college campuses addressed
three types of literacy. Students
were asked to analyze news
stories and other prose, understanding documents and having
the math skills to balance a
check book and figure out
restaurant tips.
In most cases students at both
community colleges and four
year universities showed intermediate skills on what is considered moderately challenging
tasks, such as finding a location
on a map or calculating costs
when ordering office supplies.
Analyst Paul Copperman has
drawn a sober conclusion.
“Until now, each generation of
Americans has outstripped its
parents in education, literacy
and economic attainment. For
the first time in the history of
our country, the educational
skills of one generation will not
surpass, will not even equal,
will not even approach, those
of their parents.”
While the average citizen of a
generation ago is more literate
and exposed to more mathematics, literature and science,
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“the average graduate of U.S.
schools and colleges today is
not as well-educated as the
average graduate of 25 to 35
years ago,” the scholastic study
and report Rising Above the
Gathering Storm announced.
This 2006 report was a follow-up to the wake-up call
report A Nation at Risk, both
presented by the National
Academic Press.
According to a special
report from the High
School Survey of
S t u d e n t
Engagement,
three-fifths of
students in
public two
year colleges
and
one
quarter
in
four year colleges and universities require
an overage of at
least one year of remedial course work simply
because they are not adequately
prepared for the academic challenge of college life.
Perhaps an even greater concern is the finding that “more
than a quarter of four year college students who must take
remedial classes, end up leaving college after the first year.”
While recent studies seem to
point the finger for low proficiency of college students to
secondary and elementary
schools, a new report by the
Literacy of America’s College
Students found that “the majority of college students nearing
graduation from both four and
two year institutions still lack
proficiency at skills to perform
such tasks as comparing the
unit cost of food items, interpreting a chart about blood
pressure or, alas, comparing
viewpoints in opposing newspaper editorials.”
The good news in terms of
education are findings of a survey by the American Institutes
for Research which showed
college students are “three
times more likely to possess the
See SKILLS Page 2
HENRY CECIL/The Southeastern
Courtesy photo
At top left is the teen’s truck
where it hit the Campus Police
Building wall, knocking a hole
in the wall and causing an estimated $3,000 structural damage to the building and $1,000
damage to the vehicle. Top
right is the back end of the
Ford Mustang that was hit first
for an estimated $3,000 of
damage. Right is the Honda
Accord that was struck last, an
estimated $3,000 of damage.
Courtesy photo
for unsafe driving speeds, driving off the roadway and driving without a valid license.
The Durant Police
Department said the local city
authorities will decide if any
more punishment needs to be
taken.
Harkey said the teen refused
any drug tests, but he added
that the teen’s appearance did
not lead him to believe that
substances were involved.
“I didn’t detect any [smells of
alcohol or drugs] in talking to
him after the accident,” said
Harkey.
Close encounter of the horned-kind
entrance.
when asked. “I just realized he
“He had fallen like he was had to of been right behind
stunned,” Dickerson said.
me.”
Sophomore Morgan
She said the buck looked full
The buck left evidence with
Dickerson had a campus
a scrape of blood beside the
experience on Friday, Nov. 3,
door and on the sidewalk.
she is not likely to forget in a
(Both were still evident as of
long time.
yesterday).
Dickerson said she had just
Dickerson said the buck
walked into the Fine Arts
stumbled to his feet and manBuilding on her way to work.
aged to regain his balance
“I bent to get a copy of The
before leaving the area “dazed
Southeastern before going
but steady.”
upstairs when I heard this loud
The campus police were
crash.”
notified of the charging buck.
The elementary education
grown and she thinks it had a
No sign of him has been
major turned around and was
good size rack on it.
reported since the inital
shocked to see a buck had
“I have no idea how many charge on the Fine Arts
charged beside the west door
points it had,” she laughed Building.
By KAREN MAPLE
Managing editor
SOSU student honors
veteran and great uncle
By DAVID C. REED
Staff writer
Veterans Day, as the name implies, is a day
to honor those who have served or are serving in
the Armed Forces of the United States.
Many of the country’s veterans who are still
alive fought in World War I, World War II and/or
Korea.
They may have fought in Vietnam, the Gulf
War and/or the Iraqi War.
A World War II veteran of southern Oklahoma
who recently passed away was Herman Alvie
Reed. His story is both interesting as well as a
reminder of what some veterans have faced.
Reed, who was living in Love County, was
drafted into the service on Jan. 4, 1943. He was
shipped to Fort Sill for a few days before being
sent to Atlantic City, N.J., for the rest of the winter.
Reed was moved to Richmond, Va., where his
Courtesy photo
regiment, the 926th Engineer Aviation
Past and present veterans receive recogRegiment, was officially formed.
In August the regiment was transported to nition and appreciation on Veterans Day.
Camp Shakes, N.Y., where they boarded the The story of Herman Alvie Reed lives on
Queen Elizabeth for Scotland. After reaching through in his family’s memories.
Scotland, the troops boarded a train for southern
shipped in.
England.
They also dug L-shaped trenches to protect
In England, the first order of business was to
construct what they needed to survive. They
See VETERAN Page 6
built buildings out of pre-built sections that were
Happy Veterans Day
to the men and
women who have
served and are serving in the United
States Military!!
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The Southeastern
Thursday, November 9, 2006
SOSU announces Top Ten Freshmen
Southeastern announced the students selected as Top Ten Freshmen for 2005-06. A committee representing Faculty Senate, Student Life and university staff selected the recipients based on academic achievement, campus involvement, leadership and references from faculty. There will be a recognition ceremony to recognize their accomplishments at
3:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10, in Russell 300.
Mandi Brock
Christabelle Daradal
She is a biotechnology major
from Sulphur Springs, Texas.
Last year, she completed 40 service hours. She is involved in
many campus activities, such as
President’s Leadership Class,
RHA, BCM and the Student
Programming Board.
She is from Durant and has a
career goal of nursing. She is an
active member of the Catholic
Student Association and Green
Club. She has served as secretary
and treasurer for the Green Club
and as secretary for the Catholic
Student Association.
Steve Libick
Aaron Hightower
He is a chemistry/biology
major from Ardmore. This
freshman is a member of the
Savage Storm football team and
was elected by his peers to be a
freshman representative of the
Honors Advisory Council. He is
also involved in the BCM.
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She is an English major
from Durant. In Spring 2006,
she was elected to serve as a
student senator in the SGA.
She currently serves as secretary for the Honors Advisory
Council. She is also involved
in CSA and Sigma Tau Delta.
David Gomez
Jennifer Lee Hatch
He is a chemistry major
from Madill. He was selected
as a member of the 2005-2006
President’s Leadership Class
and has served SOSU by taking a leadership role in
Parents’ Day, Big Blue Bash
and other campus activities.
She is a music education major
from Denison, Texas. In only her
second year, she has established
herself as a leader by being
selected as a drum major for the
Pride of Southeastern Marching
Band. She is in Kappa Kappa Psi
and MENC.
Jami McAdoo
He is an aviation sciences
major from Denton, Texas. As a
first year member of the SOSU
flight team, he was selected to
attend the national flight competition and is now co-captain for
the flight team. He was a member of PLC.
WELCOME BACK TO CLASS
Jessica Emge
She is a biology major from
Rush Springs. She is pitcher for
the Lady Savage Storm softball
team and serves as host for
prospective student athletes,
providing them with the challenges of being a successful student athlete.
Crystal Price
She is a broadcasting major
from Durant. In her first year at
SOSU, she distinguished herself
as a radio personality for KSSU
and took the opportunity to provide the regular updates about
campus activities to the university and campus.
Liz St. Clair
She is a math education
major from Antlers. She is an
active member of the Alpha
Sigma Tau sorority and was
elected as the secretary and
etiquette chairman. She volunteers for Habitat for Humanity
and Relay for Life.
SKILLS -- from page 1
skills necessary to tackle such
tasks as the adult population in
general.”
Although the literacy report,
available at the Web site
pewtrusts.com, agrees that graduates are lacking in many areas.
They state this “inescapably leads
to the conclusion that this is a
problem that extends to colleges
but is deeply rooted in elementary and secondary schools.
The three forms of literacy measured were prose, document and
quantitative. The study found that
“too many students lack even the
basic skills that possession of a
high school diploma should guarantee.”
“Colleges may work to bring
students to proficiency, but college is an inappropriate and
expensive place to offer remedial
education,” the site contends.
The extra money and time in
remedial education is more than
many students can handle. It adds
the burden of time, finances and
for some students it’s psychological.
Most remedial education courses can cost the same tuition as
regular classes but the courses
don’t count toward a degree.
Page 26 of the 2005-2007
Southeastern Oklahoma State
University Undergraduate and
Graduate Catalog reads, there is a
“Supplemental Remedial Course
Fee (zero-level courses) - $30.00
per semester hour.”
According to Kyle Stafford,
director of SOSU Admissions
and Recruitment Services, “students are paying nearly $150 per
credit hour for a zero-level course
which is 31 percent more than a
student paying for a regular credit.”
Robert McCabe, author of
Unprepared Students, wrote,
“Even with aggressive school
reforms in place in many states,
every year over one million academically unprepared students
enter higher education and are in
need of developmental, or remedial education services.”
In 2005, the National
Assessment of Educational
Progress reported that the testing
of 300,000 students nationwide
showed that 82 percent of high
school seniors were not proficient
in math and science.
This is a large drop from a study
conducted 10 years earlier.
The National Center of
Education Statistics recently
revealed that “only 30 percent of
college graduates can read a complex book and extrapolate from
it.”
Michael Gorman, president of
the American Library Association said, “That’s not saying
much for the remainder.”
He is talking about the 69 percent of college graduates who
cannot read at, or above, a proficient level.
“The quality of schooling is far
worse today than it was in 1955,”
Nobel Laureate Dr. Milton
Friedman recently wrote in the
Washington Post.
The 2005 study, Reading
Between the Lines, contends that
“In today’s more technology-oriented and competitive world, the
U.S. should be producing much
higher SAT results with real
diplomas reflecting real mastery
of all subjects, especially with
three times more real spending
per student.”
Both the study, Reading
Between the Lines, act.org; and
A Nation at Risk, ed.gov/pubs/
NatARisk; share similar results
when revealing national results of
ACT scores.
“Based on 2005 ACT-tested
high school graduates, it appears
that only about half of our
nation’s ACT-tested high school
students are ready for collegelevel reading.”
Many educational institutions
are trying to combat these numbers and help ensure that students
who graduate their institutions
are educationally prepared for
careers and/or furthering their
educational goals.
Programs like SOSU’s Upward
Bound and other TRIO programs
are showing positive influences
to high school students in helping
to ensure college readiness.
These federally funded programs often face limitations in
funding support.
Dixie State College in Utah
found that 30 percent of their
incoming college students
require “developmental education” to bring students up to
speed. (desertnews.com).
Susan Ertel, head of Dixie’s
Developmental Studies Department said, “It’s unethical to let
someone walk into a college class
without testing them to see if they
can benefit from that class.”
Every student who enters Dixie
has to take placement exams and
anyone who falls short is required
to take remedial testing.
Students can enter college with
stellar ACT scores and 4.0 GPAs,
but John Francis, senior associate
vice president for Academic
Affairs at Dixie, points out that
many students “stopped taking
math after their sophomore year
of high school and haven’t
worked an algebra equation since
age 16.”
Several SOSU professors, all of
whom would only speak off the
record, admitted to having concerns about the growing number
of students in their classrooms
that are unprepared for college
work.
Joy Cornelison, director of the
SOSU Learning Center, said that
according to her available data,
Southeastern has little cause for
concern.
She provided as an example,
statistical data comparisons ranging from the years 2000 to 2005
(See Page 8).
Sandy Decker, director for
SOSU GEAR UP, said “Oklahoma higher education institutions are working in partnership
with programs.”
The programs that she gives for
example include the Oklahoma
Higher Learning Access Program
(OHLAP),
Gaining
Early
Awareness and Readiness for
Undergraduate programs (GEAR
UP), and TRIO Programs of
Upward
Bound
Program,
Upward Bound Math-Science
Program, Talent Search, Student
Support Service and Educational
Opportunity Centers Program.
According to Decker, “Senate
Bill 1792, Achieving Classroom
Excellence (ACE) shows Oklahoma is providing a framework
for all school systems to implement standards, curriculum and
assessments with the rigor and
relevance necessary for Oklahoma students to be prepared.
Opinion
Thursday, November 9, 2006
Page 3
The Southeastern
EDITORIAL
Negative campaigning incessant, yet effective
Negative campaigning has been
rampant recently, but now that
Tuesday’s elections are over,
hopefully they will disappear, if
only briefly.
The reality of the matter is negative campaigning is a fact of life.
Just like we know that death is
ultimately inevitable, we all have
come to expect negative ads.
But do they work? While many
people admit they hate negative
campaign ads, the truth is they
have changed some voters’ decisions, for better or worse, in the
past and present day.
Presidential campaigns are
especially littered with ads from
each candidate discrediting the
other candidate in some form.
In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat opponent John
Kerry attacked George W. Bush’s
military record. Bush, in retaliation, fired back with reports
against Kerry.
This year, Democrats and
Republicans running for the
Senate and House ran negative
ads more often than ads promoting their values. However, it is
interesting to note that many of
Republican Senate candidates
tried to distance themselves from
President Bush, whose policies
have caused his approval to
remain relatively low.
In a poll, freshman Jessica
Cook, junior Karl Safe and senior
Mike Davis said negative campaigning is “pointless,” “not necessary” and “unfortunate.”
“It’s like my dad says,” Cook, a
music major, said. “Who’s the
biggest loser? Who are you going
to choose?”
According to Cook, some negative campaign ads make her not
want to vote at all. However, she
added that they play an important
role, especially for states that
elected new senators, because
these representatives make important legislative decisions.
Safe, a communication major,
said it has never changed his vote,
but he “looks down upon it still.”
“In general, negative campaigning is only important if there is a
serious truth that is not being
told,” Safe said.
“I try not to pay attention to ads
I think are stupid. I only listen to
the issues,” Davis, a political science and history major, said.
“However, as a political science
major, I know for a fact that they
work.”
Society as a whole is fascinated
with the scandals and dirt thrown
on candidates today. However,
negative ads are not always in
candidates’ best interests. Some
can actually make people vote for
the opponent.
Despite all the complaints it is
always the bad news, not the
good, that draws our attention.
This week’s editorial, written by Jamie Carrick, reflects The Southeastern staff’s collective opinion.
Letter to the Editor
Person on the street
TO EDITOR:
I don’t understand Austin Lewter.
Lewter’s comments a few weeks ago in his
segment in the Perspectives feature (The
Southeastern, Oct. 5) was either profoundly
confused, deliberately misguided or he was
commenting on a completely different issue.
The topic of the week (admittedly vague)
was: “Should protesters be allowed to picket
at military funerals?” The responses by Mike
Davis and Kat Harvey both clearly referred
to the nationwide protests by members of the
Westboro Baptist Church (WBC). The ministry of Reverend Fred Phelps is unabashed
in its belief that many of the ills that befall
the U.S --, including U.S. service members
being killed in Iraq and Afghanistan -- are a
direct result of the USA turning away from
God and allowing the homosexual lifestyle to
flourish.
Phelps’ parishioners routinely protest at the
funerals of American’s killed in Iraq and
Afghanistan with large posters declaring that
“God hates fags” and stating that soldiers die
because they support a government that does
not outlaw homosexuality and turn toward
God (and if you don’t believe me, Google
“God hates fags” and see what you come up
with).
The responses from both Mike Davis and
Kat Harvey specifically refer to the WBC
and their protests at military funerals.
However, Mr. Lewter immediately launched
into an attack against “these disrespectful liberal jerks that are protesting at the funerals of
our troops ...”
Did I miss something? Does Mr. Lewter
actually believe Reverend Phelps’ followers
as “liberals?” That is ludicrous! How far to
the right would you have to be to view the
members of the WBC as liberals?
Is Mr. Lewter really that far right or is he
instead referring to some other unnamed
“disrespectful liberal jerks” who are protest-
ing but that he does not actually bother to
mention? Mr. Lewter’s comments are confusing at best and deliberately inflammatory at
worst. I don’t understand.
A couple weeks later (The Southeastern,
Oct. 26) Mr. Lewter penned a column titled
“GOP Congressional candidate has my support.” In this article Mr. Lewter detailed the
recent troubles of Mr. Tan D. Nguyen, a
Republican Congressional candidate in
California. Mr. Nguyen says he is tough on
illegal immigration. So far so good.
However, somebody with Mr. Nguyen’s
campaign mailed a letter to 14,000 voters in
the largely Latino district informing them that
not only was it illegal for illegal immigrants
to vote but that it was also illegal for immigrants to vote.
Mr. Lewter finds scandalous the facts that
the county Republican chairman asked Mr.
Nguyen to resign, that some commentator
found the letter to be “obnoxious and reprehensible” and that Governor Schwarzenegger
believes that this action may be a hate crime.
Mr. Lewter then confidently lectured us on
the law. He stated, “Only American citizens
are allowed to vote in general elections in our
country. That is plain and simple.”
Really? More accurately, only U.S. citizens
may legally vote in primary and general elections. And among those U.S. citizens are
many, many immigrants, including Arnold
Schwarzenegger and Tan Nguyen.
Mr. Lewter then digresses and once again
beats up on “the left” for failing to accept the
law because “they may have a hard time winning elections.”
He is clearly implying that “the left”
encourages illegal voting by non-U.S. citizens but provides no evidence. He also doesn’t understand why “the left” doesn’t seem to
comprehend that Mr. Nguyen isn’t against
immigration -- he is just against illegal immigration. But this isn’t really the point, is it?
The germane issue here is that Mr. Lewter
completely misses the point!
The letter that Mr. Nguyen’s campaign sent
out to Californians was patently FALSE. It is
not illegal for immigrants who are U.S. citizens to vote. Immigrants who become naturalized citizens can indeed vote legally and
yet they remain “immigrants.”
The reason so many people have condemned Mr. Nguyen is that the letter in question was not a mere accident. The letter was a
blatant and deliberate attempt by his campaign to intimidate legal Latino voters and
prevent them from voting through the
unfounded fear of arrest.
Not surprising is the fact that Latino voters
tend to vote more often for Democrats and
therefore any suppression of the Latino vote
will harm Democrats more than Republicans.
Now THAT is plain and simple.
The suppression of minority voting through
intimidation is nothing new, but it is clearly
anti-democratic and undermines the very
basis of our republic.
Yet Mr. Lewter’s comments would seem to
indicate that he is in favor of such intimidation. Is he? I don’t understand.
Ultimately, I am left with two possibilities.
First, that Mr. Lewter is either incapable of
understanding the “God hates fags” ministry
of Fred Phelps is not a “liberal” organization
or he is deliberately attempting to tie the two
together for political gain.
Second, Mr. Lewter is either incapable of
understanding it is possible to be both an
immigrant and a U.S. citizen at the same time
or Mr. Lewter is deliberately spinning this
story to beat up on his favorite bogeyman -“the left.”
I do not know which. I guess I just don’t
understand Austin Lewter.
DR. STANLEY J. ALLUISI
chair of department of aviation management
bY JOSH McMULLIN
Each week, Southeastern students, faculty,
staff or workers will weigh in on an issue concerning SOSU or the Durant community. This
week’s question is: Will the results of this
year’s elections help bring balance to the country, or will it just make things worse?
Robyn Hilt
senior,
graphic
design
Brad Hill
senior,
communication
“I think having a
Democratic majority is
going to cause a lot of
conflict, because the
President and the
Democrats won’t see eye
to eye. I think its going to
make things worse.”
“I think having a
Democratic majority
will be a good change,
because the Democrats
have different values
than the Republicans. I
think the Democrats will
do good for the
American people.”
Jay Clark
sophomore,
math
Craig
Andrus
junior,
advertising
and public
relations
“I think it will be better
because Democrats are
pro-black. I don’t mean
that in a racist way, but I
think that we need to have
a voice.”
“I think that the results of
this election will be positive for the country. It’s
time for a change.”
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Perspectives
from different ends of the political spectrum
D
D
etermined
The Determined Democrat, Intuitive Independent and Resolute Republican provide readers with
their own insight regarding an issue relevant to the current political environment each week.
This week’s topic is: Stem cell research
I
ntuitive
ndependent
emocrat
by Keith Watkins
As there is
a great deal
of controversy surrounding
this topic,
it’s necesWatkins
sary to get
all the information before
coming to a conclusion.
First, stem cells are very
important because they
can form into any kind of
mature cell, like muscle
cells, nerve cells and the
like. In unborn children,
they form the cells which
replicate to form bones,
nerves, etc. In adults, they
regenerate dead and dying
cells.
Second, stem cell
research in itself is not the
issue, but rather where we
get the cells that are going
to be tested.
We can get them from
adults, which is our
nation’s current direction,
or we can get them from
embryos, which is what
many people, including
Michael J. Fox, who has
Parkinson’s Disease, advocate should be done.
The controversy with
embryonic stem cell
research is that in order to
obtain the cells, the
embryos (I call them
babies) must be killed.
So, should we allow
embryonic stem cell
research or not? To be
frank, this research doesn’t promise a cure for
people like Mr. Fox.
In fact, some tests conducted on mice injected
with stem cells even
developed cancerous
tumors.
This is by no means a
black and white issue, at
least from a political
standpoint. For some of
us, it carries with it serious moral and even spiritual implications.
Don’t cheat yourself by
simply believing the first
thing you hear. Go out, get
as much information as
you can, and vote your
opinion in the next
election.
V
S
by Austin Lewter
b y Kat Harvey
If you have
taken Biology,
you may be
familiar with the
topic of stem cell
research.
As a student of
Harvey
science, stem
cells have harbored my interests,
but also my ethical code has
blown my cat-like curiosity out of
the water.
I am opposed to the means of
harvesting stem cells, except
from the adult population. The
embryonic stem cell research
only offers “hope,” but at what
cost?
I understand some of the technicalities of stem cell research
and it may offer a solution to
some of humanity’s problems,
but here is a scenario to
consider.
A scientist could harvest the
cells at the expense of an
embryo. He studies the cells and
continues his research, but never
finds a “cure” and the scientists
dies of some illness.
But what if the embryo,
instead, was planted inside a
surrogate mother via in vitro fertilization? That embryo could
develop and grow up into
another scientist. This scientist
could then find “cures” for diseases without using stem cells ,
including a cure for the disease
the elder scientist contracted.
So, the two scientists save
each other’s life, as well as the
lives of millions of people.
This is just one of an infinite
number of possibilities.
Given this, I agree with
President Bush’s decision to
advocate adult stem cell
research and limit embryonic
research to existing cells and cell
colonies. This way more “lives”
are not taken and the ethical
aspects are not as conflicting.
There is also an alternative to
stem cell harvesting as long as
abortion is legal. Researchers
could use remaining stem cells
from the aborted fetuses.
I am not an advocator of abortion. In fact, I would detest it if
there weren’t extenuating circumstances where abortion is
necessary.
What’s worse is politicians use
the topic for campaigns ,and it
was on some ballots this
election.
What can I say? It’s politics. All I
can do is vote according to my
heart’s convictions.
R
R
esolute
epublican
V
S
Here it is
two days
after one of
the most
monumental
off-year elections in histoLewter
ry and it’s
time to talk about stem cell
research. It may not seem
like a relevant topic at this
juncture, but it very much
is.
In fact, President Bush
vetoed a bill calling for
government funding of
stem cell research. This is
the only time President
Bush has exercised his
veto power since he has
been in office.
According to poll results
Tuesday, we will probably
see the veto come out
more often than not in the
next two years (but that is
neither here nor there).
The issue at hand is not
the actual science of the
research. I think the majority of people polled would
agree that stem cell
research is beneficial to the
medicine of mankind.
The issue at hand is gov-
ernment funding. Our federal government has no
place using taxpayers’
money to fund any medical
research.
Period! End of statement.
The left wants to paint
an image of a right that
could care less about the
plight of the ill. The matter
is not helped by the rants
of Republican infotainers (a
term coined by the New
York Times), such as Rush
Limbaugh.
What? You may be asking what a Republican
columnist, such as myself,
is doing down-playing
Limbaugh and citing the
New York Times.
Well, every once in
awhile, I surprise myself.
Limbaugh does not speak
for me or the values of my
Ronald Reagan/Barry
Goldwater brand of conservatism.
The point is we have
military families on food
stamps and gas is still over
$2 a gallon. Our government should be funding
other things, not stem cell
research.
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Thursday, November 9, 2006
Palahniuk’s ‘Lullaby’ a twisted good read
were all read the same poem
before he or she died.
Until then, Streator had been
Chuck Palahniuk, author of
living in seclusion, saying "The
the best selling novel-turnedbest way to waste your life is
movie “Fight Club,” has been
by taking notes. The easiest
darkly deviant from the norm
way to avoid living is to just
since his first novel, “Invisible watch. Look for the details.
Monsters,” was rejected by
Report. Don't participate. Let
publishers for being “too disBig Brother do the singing and
turbing.”
dancing for you. Be a reporter.
Be a good witness. A grateful
Book review
member of the audience.”
Palahniuk’s works have been
Streator learns that the poem
met with great disgust and fas- can kill only by being thought,
cination by both readers and
becoming a dangerous tool for
reviewers.
even a well-balanced, moral
Known for his black irony,
individual.
deep satire and special attenStreator, who has memorized
tion to seemingly insignificant the poem, goes on an accidendetails, Palahniuk has put his
tal killing spree until he
best in “Lullaby.”
describes it as “a bad habit.”
Carl Streator, a bland jourThen Helen Hoover Boyle
nalist hiding the pain and loss
enters the picture with her pink
of his wife and child, has stumhair, expensive jewelry, hauntbled on to a very strange coined real estate and the answer to
cidence: all the children who
Streator’s questions.
have been dying from Sudden
The poem they both know
Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
and have used is a culling
By ELIZABETH DILLOW
Staff writer
make a big profit, as well as
being a “psychic assassin.”
Boyle and Streator are joined
by Mona, Boyle’s Wiccan
assistant, and Oyster, Mona’s
eco-terrorist boyfriend.
The four set across the
country to destroy all copies of
the poem, but it gets more
interesting when they start
looking for an extremely powerful book of magic, The
Grimoire.
Palahniuk’s story is a slow
poem, an ancient African lullaone,
paying attention to
by to end the suffering of a
insignificant
details that
dying loved one.
become
as
important
to the
Unfortunately, the song got
reader
as
they
are
to
Streator.
into the wrong hands: the innoThe story does lull in the
cent and loving hands of parmiddle,
during a road trip that
ents trying to read their chilshows
duplicates
of the same
dren to sleep.
scene.
We learn that Streator and
Even the lull is entertaining,
Boyle have even more in comas it adds depth to Palahniuk’s
mon than they ever expected:
characters (something he had
they both accidentally killed
their spouses and children with failed to do in his first writings).
the culling song.
The reader learns of the
Boyle now sells haunted real
estate that will turn over fast to exploits of Oyster and allows a
nown for his
black irony,
deep satire
and special attention to seemingly
insignificant details,
Palahniuk has put
forth his best in
Lullaby.
K
FINDING NON SENTIRE: Sidewalk Slam
by Kat Harvey
Palahniuk’s US print edition
of “Lullaby.”
certain fondness to grow for
this estranged quartet in their
quiet cross country drive.
Intermittent through the
novel are jumps to the present,
where Streator and a man
named Sarge are chasing down
miracles.
These breaks in the linear
story occur every few chapters
and usually include some com-
mentary on the past by
Streator.
“Lullaby” was published in
2002 as Palahniuk was coping
with the murder of his father
and his own decision to pursue
the death penalty against his
father’s murderer.
In “Lullaby,” Palahniuk
finally diverges from the
“squandered by society” characters who fight societal ills
head to head.
In a manner that previous
characters would have considered “soft” and with which
they would be uncomfortable,
Palahniuk gives normality,
struggle and depth to his new
characters.
“Lullaby” is a work of sharp
prose, dark humour, black
irony and fascinating social
comparisons.
Palahniuk has a tendency to
be repetitive, but with Lullaby
he has really outshone all of
his previous books and has created a genre all of his own.
Humor-Scope
It’s not your typical Horoscope.
By Josh McMullin
Zodiacs from Zen Master Butt3rs for the
week of Nov 9-16
‘The Outsider on the Inside’
by Kat Harvey
This serial story will run throughout the semester. The next posting is Thursday, Nov. 16.
Characters:
Iiorlin -- has been kidnapped
from the village; engaged to
Rune. His secret past has
come back to haunt him.
Rune -- a kind and caring
woman who also has a deeper
past; Iiorolin’s fiancé.
Shiran -- seems to be an old
colleague of Rune’s, but he is
not an average person.
Last week on “The
Outsider on the Inside,”
Rune was running to intercept Iiorlin and his kidnapper, while Shiran was
reporting in to HQ.
REMsin, REM Sleep
Inter-neural Network, was
a dangerous program
Iiorlin developed in the
early stages of his life at the
Institute.
He named it for how it
functioned.
When the subject was in
REMsin, they were electronically connected by
wireless neuron transmitters that controlled the subject’s movements and coordinated them to the patterns of muscle movement
made by the host port of the
transmitters.
By using this, the host is
able to use the five senses of
the subject, as well as detect
the five senses of themselves.
There is only a limited
amount of danger to the
host.
The only danger is, if the
host is not mentally skilled
to handle it, it could cause
an unwanted release or
brain damage.
As Iiorlin developed it, he
made it to where only a
probe was injected and no
neural surgery or external
devices were required.
“Shiran, report!” shouted
the gruff man in the center
of the Command Center.
“Yes, Sir!” Shiran
responded abruptly. “Rune
is headed toward the projected intercept course.”
“I see. Shiran, do you
understand the coded message Rune left on your signal; after all, she is the one
who created you,” the gruff
man said.
“Yes sir, and after I have
delivered the decoded format, I will take leave from
the organization,” Shiran
replied.
“What?!” everyone in the
chamber bellowed in astonishment.
“Once she finishes this
mission, she will permanently leave the organization and I with her. As you
y
S
t
i
r
b
co o p
e
Cel
said, I am her creation, it is
only fitting. But, now to the
message,” Shiran said.
“When she says ‘The alpha
is with the pack, there is no
lone wolf,’ she is saying, to
put it frankly, ‘I am getting
married and your code
name is therefore invalid.’
Now I bid you adieu.”
With that, Shiran was
gone.
“Heh, that was just like
him, ’tis a waste to let him
leave, but there is no way
we could get him back, even
if we wanted to. He could
have at least made his hologram not look so real,” the
gruff man said.
Outside of HQ, Shiran
pulled the cables out of his
body and unplugged the
organization’s trackers and
finished the Complete
Android Information Wipe
program Rune designed.
“Legally
Blonde”
beauty Reese
Witherspoon,
30, and
“Crash” star
Ryan
Bell
Phillippe, 32,
unfortunately didn’t sign a
prenuptial agreement when
they wed in 1999. The two
announced their separation
Oct. 30 and issued this statement:
“We are saddened to
announce that Reese and
Ryan have decided to formally separate. They remain
committed to their family
and we ask that you please
respect their privacy and the
safety of their children at
this time.”
Ryan and Reese have two
children: daughter Ava, 7,
and son Deacon, 3.
Witherspoon has already
hired divorce attorney
Robert Kaufman.
And what is the cause for
the split? Phillippe has
recently grown close to
he would blatantly cheat
on Reese in public,” Scott
told Us magazine.
Actress Abbie Cornish
has dismissed reports she
is to blame for the
breakup of the Hollywood
glamour couple. The 24year-old says the reports
are false.
With no prenuptial
Courtesy photo
agreement, the financial
Reese Witherspoon and Ryan
blow will be big for
Phillippe are separated.
Witherspoon if the couple
Australian co-star Abbie
ends up divorcing.
Cornish. The two were in
Earlier this year,
Austin filming the indie film Witherspoon surpassed Julia
“Stop Loss.”
Roberts as the highest-paid
For a married man with
actress in Hollywood, comtwo children, Phillippe was
manding $29 million a
rather open about their affair, movie, while Phillippe comreported Us magazine in a
mands roughly a mere $2.5
recent issue. The magazine
million per film.
cites a clandestine dinner
Under California law,
that supposedly happened
without a prenup, earnings
last month.
during a marriage are dividAccording to Us, Texan local ed 50/50.
Lauren Scott witnessed
Sources on both sides say
Phillippe and a blonde, who that there’s no talk of reconfit Cornish’s description,
ciliation but that the divorce
kissing at sushi restaurant,
will be amicable for the sake
Kenichi, Oct. 10.
of the children.
“I was pretty shocked that
11-2-06 solution
This is the solution for
the 11-2-06 “Original
Sudoku Puzzles.”
Check out our next
issue for the solution
to this week’s puzzle.
Original Sudoku Puzzles
By Jamie Carrick
by Katheryn Bell
‘Legally Blonde’ star has split ending
Aquarius: Buy a rare animal such as a platypus
or a penguin for a pet.
Aries: Cover your entire car in Floam or better
yet, cover your friends car(s) in Floam.
Cancer: Try to get a job as a stunt double for the
upcoming “blockbuster” film Rocky VI.
Capricorn: Swim the length of Lake Texoma
naked.
Gemini: Cover yourself in honey and run through
a forest full of bears.
Leo: Build a life-size log cabin out of log cabin toy
sets.
Libres: Try and mix Ramen noodles with a variety
of different foods, such as cereal, refried beans,
peanut butter and apple sauce.
Psices: Buy Zen Master Butt3rs a Nintendo WII
and watch your fortunes improve.
Saggitarius: Give your significant other a special
gift this week. For example, a chocolate cake
topped off with fried chicken.
Scorpio: Learn the ancient art of hunting with a
boomerang.
Taurus: Support Zen Master Butt3rs for dictator.
Virgo: Get a tatoo of your best friend’s mother.
The goal of Sudoku is to place the numbers 1-9 in the empty squares, so that each
row, column and 3x3 box contains each number only once. The difficulty of the
puzzles will increase throughout the semester. This week’s difficulty is hard.
2
6
5
3
7
4
1
2
7
3 5 4
3 4 6 8 7 2 5
9 1 2
3
8 6
2
3
7
4
Lifestyles
Thursday, November 9, 2006
Page 5
SOSU Faculty Spotlight:
Dr. Kevin Krug
experimental designs.”
The department, as well
as the students, have profitDr. Kevin Krug is a fairly recent
ed from having Krug here.
addition to Southeastern. In this two
Colleague and friend Dr.
years time span, he has already earned
Wayne Dixon said “The
the reputation of being a talented, deddepartment has benefited
icated and student-oriented instructor.
from having him here in a
Krug is from Wilmington, NC where
number of ways. One way,
his father is a clinical psychologist.
being the subject matter
Krug was originally planning to work
and expertise he brings to
in that field as well; however, he was
Southeastern. Specifically
concerned about the strain which can
he knows statistics really
come from listening to people’s probwell and has given his stulems 8 hours a day 5 days a week.
dents lots of hands-on feedOne of his professors suggested
back in helping them masneuroscience and because of his interter statistics. I think he’s a
est in the brain, he decided to pursue
real asset to our school.”
this field.
Krug enjoys his job and
Krug received his bachelor’s degree
his department. “The colBOBBI GENTRY/SOSU Student
in psychology at University of North
leagues are really friendly
Carolina-Wilmington, a master’s in Dr. Kevin Krug has taught at SOSU
with each other and the stuexperimental psychology at Towson for two years.
dents are hard working.”
University and a Ph.D. in neuroKrug’s favorite aspect of
science at Baylor.
the job is working with the
Krug joined SOSU in the fall of 2004. He chose SOSU students and the material itself. He spends a lot of time
because he wanted to work at a school that put more preparing for class, on average three hours per lecture.
emphasis on teaching than on research. “Southeastern His “famous notebooks” are compiled throughout the
does emphasize research, but there is more emphasis on semester and he tries to stay at least one week ahead of
teaching and I really like working with the students.”
the class.
This semester Krug is teaching introduction to psyKrug believes SOSU is doing a great job overall, but
chology, introduction to research and writing in psy- feels the psychology department could be improved by
chology, cognitive psychology, and psychological sta- statistical programs and more staff. “We need the statististics.
tical programs for the students. We also need the comHe has previously taught physiological psychology puters so they can do this. The students have to be
and will be teaching psychology of learning next semes- exposed to using those,” Krug said.
ter.
“We also need more faculty. We have great faculty
When asked about his favorite class to teach, Krug now, but we’re kind of stretched thin.” Krug feels that
replies “I actually like the stat class the most. It’s not other departments need more faculty members as well,
that hard; once you know the formulas you’ve got it
See KRUG Page 7
down pat. I like the math aspect and lecturing about
By BOBBI GENTRY
Contributing writer
Sweets,
Ta
Treats &
Eats
By JAY CLARK
There are many ways to prepare good pancakes. For those
of use who are too cheap to buy Bisquick or just prefer to
eat a good old fashioned American favorite, this is a slam
dunk recipe.
Homemade Pancakes
Ingredients:
❏ 2 cups all purpose flour
❏ 1 1/2 tbsp baking powder
❏ 1 egg
❏ 1 1/2 cups of milk
Directions:
1. Mix ingredients together in a large bowl that can pour
batter easily.
2. Stir well, adding more milk to thin the batter or more
flour to thicken, according to taste.
3. Pour about 1/2 cup of the mix over a hot greased griddle
or a nonstick pan and allow it to cook until bubbles form
on the edges of the pancake and the bottom is a pretty
brown color. Flip once.
4. Cook until the other side is golden brown.
Jay’s Tasty Tip
Try something new, such as strawberry jam or marmalade,
and your taste buds will thank you.
The Southeastern
Student Health Services: Tips for Healthier Living
Health hazards of secondhand smoke
Provided by Oklahoma State Department of Health
What’s in secondhand smoke?
Secondhand smoke (SHS) includes
smoke from a burning cigarette, cigar
or pipe and smoke exhaled by smokers.
SHS is a complex mixture of more
than 4,000 chemicals, many of which
are strong irritants.
These substances include various systemic toxicants, mutagens and carcinogens and reproductive and developmental toxicants.
More than 40 of them have been
shown to cause cancer.
How hazardous is it?
It causes acute reactions in some people and it can cause damage to otherwise healthy nonsmokers, leading to
serious disease, even death.
For every eight smokers who die
from smoking, one nonsmoker dies
from exposure to secondhand smoke.
53,000 nonsmokers are killed each year
by secondhand smoke in the United
States.
It is the third leading cause of preventable death.
Immediate effects.
Thousands of Oklahomans are unable
to go safely to many public places
because of the risk of acute reactions to
secondhand smoke exposure, including
asthma attacks.
Tobacco smoke causes immediate
effects in many people such as eye and
nasal irritation, headache, sore throat,
dizziness, nausea, cough and respiratory problems.
SHS has been identified as a cause of
low birth weight and of sudden infant
death syndrome (SIDS). A World
Health Organization panel concluded in
1999 that maternal smoking causes
one-third to one-half of SIDS cases.
Cancer.
The EPA estimates SHS causes 3,000
lung cancer deaths in nonsmokers each
year. SHS also causes nasal sinus cancer.
SHS, which is largely unregulated in
Oklahoma, causes many more cases of
cancer than all federally regulated environmental carcinogens combined
(asbestos, benzene, etc.).
Heart disease and stroke.
SHS kills more Americans through
heart disease than through any other
disease. SHS places extra stress on the
heart and affects the body’s ability to
take in and use oxygen.
A 1999 study showed SHS exposure
increases the risk of stroke by 58 percent.
Breathing disorders.
Thousands of Oklahomans suffer
from airway obstructive diseases,
including 180,000 with asthma. These
people may have immediate reactions
to SHS exposure, some serious enough
to require emergency medical treatment.
In addition to asthma, these conditions include chronic bronchitis and
emphysema.
For asthma sufferers, SHS can cause
immediate danger by triggering attacks.
Public concern and prevalence.
A 1999 poll revealed 89 percent of
Oklahoma adults believed secondhand
smoke was harmful. 75 percent said
secondhand smoke bothers them.
And 86 percent, including three out
of four smokers, agreed with the statement “nonsmokers shouldn’t have to
put up with the annoyance and health
hazards of cigarette smoke at work or
in other public places.”
In 1999, 65.1 percent of Oklahomans
reported a smoke-free workplace. This
ranked our state next to last among the
17 states surveyed.
k ing the Runway withRachelTodd
The fabrics of the coming
cold months are super luxurious and will warm you
right down to your toes.
Clothing and accessories
are all about texture this
season.
Velvet is a huge staple this
year. You’ll find it on
sweaters, pants, blazers
and even shoes.
One cool way to
wear velvet
is to go with
a pair of
velvet
knee
shorts in gray
or black.
Pair it with a long slim fit
sweater and wear a thick
belt at your natural waist,
not on your hips.
Add some of those coveted
ankle boots and you will look
refined and sassy.
Another huge look this season is knit sweaters.
They are everywhere
in stores and all
over designers’
runways.
Sweaters aren’t
just plain jane
anymore; now
they come with
Todd
unique twists.
The really long ones can be
paired with jeans or worn over
leggings.
Add some flats or ankle boots
and this can be a look you can
wear for casual comfort or a
professional day at work.
Sweater coats are also in
again. They are like super size
cardigans and they are so versatile.
They can be thrown over
jeans, skirts and dresses. They
add instant elegance to any outfit, with the added benefit of
comfort and warmth.
Layer on a few gold necklaces
to add a little punch.
On the runway of Max Mara,
he featured long cable knit
sweaters with pockets and hoods
with built
in hats.
They
were
paired
with shiny
mini skirts
and leggings, creating the
perfect
mixture of
casual
glamour.
For a different look, opt for
winter’s elegant capes and
wraps.
They are luxurious, soft and
come in several different fabrics,
like cashmere, wool and cotton.
Again, you can wear them
over jeans or a little velvet or
leather mini and leggings.
These outfits are easy to put
together. They are cozy for the
winter months and full of gorgeous style.
Go out and find your great
runway-inspired look.
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Thursday, Ñovember 9, 2006
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hits Southeastern
SOUTHEASTERN STAFF
KSSU Radio Station and
the Student Alumni Council
have extended the deadline
to sign up for the Battle of
The Bands.
Musicians now have until
Monday, Nov. 13, to turn in
entry fees and applications.
The entry fee is $35.
The Battle of the Bands
will be held in the SOSU
Ballroom.
Competing bands
will be given 20
minutes for a
set.
This time will
include the set
up and break
down
of
equipment.
Drums
should
be
assembled
and
ready to carry on
stage.
Guitar and
bass players
should bring
their amps and pedals as
needed.
Sound equipment will be
provided for competing
bands.
First place winner will
receive $100 and a song
and/or interview on on
the SOSU radio station.
Second place winners will receive a
$50 prize.
For
more
information
on
the
event, call
745-7483 or
745-2906.
Applications
are also available on the second floor of
the Fine Arts Building at the
KSSU Radio Station.
Dieting for better gas mileage
By KAREN MAPLE
Managing editor
Weight loss organizations, medical
institutions and nutritionalist are known
for citing the many health benefits to losing weight.
Now it looks like a new reason may be
added to the list.
According to Associated Press Medical
Writer Lindsey Tanner, a recent study is
pointing to weight in a car as an overlooked factor in gas mileage useage.
In fact, people can spend less at the pump
if they lose weight.
“That’s the implication of a new study
that says Americans are burning nearly 1
billion more gallons of gasoline each year
than they did in 1960 because of their
expanding waistlines,” Tanner wrote in her
Oct. 25 column.
When one uses for an example the average cost of $2.20 a gallon for gas, this
would mean that people are now spending
about $2.2 billion more a year on gas,
Tanner points out.
University of Illinois researcher Sheldon
Jacobson, who is also a co-author of a similar study said “The bottom line is that our
hunger for food and our hunger for oil are
not independent.”
He believes that there is a relationship
between the two.
Jacobson said that there are a lot of ways
that people can reduce the weight in their
car. “Either by removing excess baggage,
carrying around less weight in their trunk,
or yes, even losing weigh, they will indeed
see a drop in their fuel consumption.”
He said that for a single driver the lost
mileage can be pretty small. For the typical
driver who puts less than 12,000 miles on
their vehicle yearly, Jacobson said the savings would roughly amount to 18 fewer
gallons of gas saved over a year with a loss
of 100 pounds.
Outside experts agree that the study
makes a lot of sense. Research from the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention found that heavy flyers contribute to higher fuel costs for airlines.
Kenneth Thorpe, a health care analyst
from Emory University said the studies are
just common sense. More weight in a vehicle is going to mean fewer miles per gallon.
Government figures show that the obesity rate among adults in the United States
has doubled from 1987 to 2003. The average weight for American men in 2002 was
191 pounds and the average weight for
women is averaged at 164, according to
the government figures. That is about 25
pounds heavier than in 1960, Tanner
wrote.
Jacobson, who is also an industrial engineer, conducted his research with Laura
McLay, a doctoral student in his
Champaign-Urbana lab.
Their conclusions are based on the
weight figures provided by the government and the driving habits of Americans
(2003). The study involved roughly 223
million cars and light weight trucks nationwide.
They estimate that more than 39 million
gallons of fuel is used every year for each
additional pound of passenger weight.
“The amount of extra fuel consumption
blamed on weight gain since 1960 (938
million gallons) would fill almost 2 million cars with gas for an entire year,”
Tanner wrote.
Jacobson points out though, that this is
only 0.7 percent of the total amount of fuel
consumed by passenger vehicles in the
United States every year.
Larry Chavis, an economist at the
University of North Carolina believes that
the estimates given in the study “are probably pretty reliable.”
“I don’t know if it’s going to encourage
people to go out and lose weight to save
gasoline, but even for individual families,
it could have an effect on their budget,” he
said.
Former CDC director and chairman of an
Institute of Medicine report on obesity
finds the studies “almost beside the point.”
Koplan, who is now at Emory University
said, “The wrong fuel is being focused on.
If your heavier, the most important fuel
you use more of is food.”
He pointed out that the answer is quite
simple. By eating less, driving less and
choosing more active means of transportation, people can reduce gas consumption
and help reverse the rising rates of obesity.
For those who are interested in learning
more about the direct link of weight loss
and fuel consumption, the study conducted
by Jacobson and McLay will be featured in
the October-December issue of the
Engineering Economist.
This is a peer-reviewed journal that is
published by the American Society of
Engineering Education and the Institute of
Industrial Engineers.
SOSU students volunteer to
clean up city at Trash-Off
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Student organizations from Southeastern joined members of the community in the
cleaning of the town of Durant.
SOUTHEASTERN STAFF
The Durant Trash-Off was held on Saturday,
Nov. 4.
SOSU Students, including members from
the Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority and The
Green Club, were on hand to help clean the
town of Durant.
Paticipants were provided trash bags, safety
vests and gloves.
Jennifer Garland, an SOSU student, said
they started at 9 a.m.
“It was very cold,” she said.
Prizes were awarded to the organization that
picked up the most bags of trash.
Garland said there were also unique awards
for things like “the most unusal piece of
trash.”
Germany, Reed was assigned to
driving trucks filled with
German prisoners. He recalled
at one point he was getting
ready to drive one of these
trucks, but the guard had not
gotten into the bed with the
prisoners yet.
Reed watched as the guard
handed his gun to a prisoner so
he could get in.
The guard got into the bed
and the prisoner handed back
the gun. Reed said that none of
the prisoners he was around
ever tried to escape.
One of the sad sights Reed
saw as he performed his duties
was the burying of dead
American soldiers. German
prisoners were assigned to dig
the graves, but there were so
many they could not keep up. It
was a sad sight for any soldier
to see.
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while in Europe. He often
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themselves from German air
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This shape allowed the men
to maneuver into one section in
case a plane shot down the full
length of the other part of the
trench.
According to Reed, food in
the army was fair, but not home
cooked.
An example of what they ate
were powdered eggs cooked in
what Reed called “tubs.” Reed
used so much ketchup to flavor
his food that he became burntout on it.
Not long after D-Day, Reed
was moved across the English
Channel and onto French Soil.
He and other troops jumped
into the water near shore and
left their footprints on Utah
Beach where just a short time
before, other men had sacrificed their lives to allow safe
passage.
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pontoon bridges that seemed as
if they would sink from the
weight of the truck as it was
driven across.
He also saw Adolph Hitler’s
Birches Garten hideout in the
Austrian Alps.
In early Dec. 1945, Reed
finally boarded a ship for the
United States. Reed said he
finally made it home after getting seasick, riding another
train, being discharged and taking two different buses.
Although Reed has passed
away, his story is a reminder
that there are still veterans alive
today that deserve to be honored for the service they have
given and are giving to their
country.
Veterans Day is a time for
everyone to honor and thank
the men and woman who have
served in the Armed Forces of
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Boots and BBQ a success Firefighters at Southeastern
By ELIZABETH DILLOW
Staff writer
The Alumni Scholarship
Endowment’s fifth annual
Boots n BBQ and Gold and
Blue auction was held
Friday, Nov. 3.
This fund has been in
works since 2002, when
the for Boots n BBQ was
held by the Alumni
Association.
The Alumni Association
has been waiting until the
fund reached $100,000
before they started awarding scholarships.
The first scholarships
were awarded for this Fall
2006/Spring 2007 school
year after the scholarship
pool reached $119,000 in
December 2005.
Three SOSU students
received a total of $4,100 based
on merit and need.
The scholarship is a
Foundation Scholarship applic-
able to all students who meet
The money for this year’s
the requirements.
fundraiser is still coming in,
but the Boots n
BBQ money has
already added
$2,000 to the
fund.
Grady
Hartman, from
the Office of the
Vice President
for
Business
Affairs said that
the number of
scholarships are
“based on the
total earnings of
scholarship
funds.”
The Alumni
Association is
figuring on proIn 2002, Boots n BBQ raised viding another three scholar$13,600, in 2003 $14,700, in ships next year for students to
2004 $19,200 and in 2005 apply for.
$19,100.
Burglary investigation ongoing
By KAREN MAPLE
Managing editor
On Thursday, Oct. 19 the
Biology Department was broken into. Campus Police
Officer Steve Harman was the
first officer on the scene.
“The dispatcher received the
call to the Biology Building at
approximately 8:40 a.m. on
Thursday morning,” he said.
He said that after he arrived
on the scene and saw the
amount of damage, he requested assistance from the Durant
Police Department.
“We have an excellent working relationship with the
Durant PD and always have at
the university,” Harman said.
In the past, Harman worked
with the investigative unit of
the highway patrol. He was
also a trooper for 27 years.
In the first discussion with
Harman, (last week) he
explained that they were still
putting together the value of
items loss and damage.
According to Harman, all of
the invoices from the department had to be gathered and
gone through and computer
services would provide an estimate on electronic equipment.
At present time, the dollar
amount is estimated at $750
and “the damage to doors, ceiling tiles, windows and computers will be in the thousand dollar range,” Harman said.
Officials were still waiting
for returns on numerous fingerprints and feel confident that
the case will be solved.
Harman said, “we have other
law enforcement aiding us in
keeping their ear to the ground
and touching base with their
various contacts.”
Harman said many things are
being looked into to tighten
security in campus buildings. “I
will be giving Walkup some
suggestions in our monthly
safety meeting.”
Some of his suggestions
include making sure that every
door within a building is locked
and closed before the last person leaves.
“Dr. Dixon has already implemented such a procedure,”
Harman said. The campus
police have also increased the
time spent at each building and
double-check the security of
doors and windows.
“As you realize this is an
open campus unlike some campuses that can be only accessed
with electronic keys,” Harman
said. “It is everyone’s responsibility to make sure every day
that everything in every building is locked and secure.”
Updates of the burglary will
continue in The Southeastern
as they are available.
The Magic Flute at SOSU
The Magic Flute, an opera composed by
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart will be held
at the Montgomery Auditorium at 7:30
p m, Thursday, Nov. 16th in clebration
of Mozart’s 250th birthday. The
Southeastern students that will star in
the opera, include, Dane Cunningham,
Clifford Cox, Ashley Lewis, Mary
Harris, Jocelyn Batts, Beth Helm,
Megan Crews, Breck McGough, Mark
Monteith and Cheri Conway.
and is waiting for a reply.
Krug’s academic career did
not go smoothly. After spending high school not applying
himself and scoring poorly on
his SAT, he told his guidance
counselor he wanted to attend
college.
The counselor laughed and
suggested he attend a vocational school.
“By some miracle I got into
college. The only explanation I
have is maybe the files got
mixed up. Somebody else
probably got rejected.”
He scored poorly on his GRE
and was told by a trusted
instructor that he was not graduate school material. After
returning home and retrying the
GRE, he scored poorly again.
He applied to more schools and
was accepted by Towson.
When applying for Ph.D. programs he received numerous
rejection letters before being
accepted by Baylor.
Krug did not have the background in neuroscience that
many of his fellow students had
and found himself struggling
his first couple years.
He flunked neuroanatomy
At about 5:30 p.m. on
Monday Nov. 6, a student
noticed smoke in the hallway
of the Biology Department.
Dr. Diane Dixon, chair and
associate professor of the
Biological Department said the
fire department was called.
At that point, no one knew
what was involved.
“They sent out several trucks
and an ambulance and the
building was evacuated,”
Dixon said.
The problem ended up being
a drying oven that was accidently set too high.
“When the door to the oven
was opened, there was a flame
that was put out,” Dixon said.
Dixon said at first the fire-
fighters were concerned about
the contentsof the oven.
“It took a little while to contact the right people to find out
that it was just plasticware,
Dixon said.
She said she believes it was a
firefighter who carried the
smoking oven outside.
Dixon who has probably seen
a little more activity than she
enjoys
at
the
Biology
Departmen, said that smoke
leaked out.
“Thankfully the fire was contained within the oven,” Dixon
said.
SOSU goes French
New class offered to students
By SARA KENDALL
Staff writer
Staying in line with its mission to foster “the region’s cultural
opportunities,”
Southeastern has begun to offer
elementary French, taught by
Dr. Daniel Althoff, for the
spring 2007 semester.
This course has already
closed because it is full of students wanting to take French,
and walk-in enrollment has yet
to start.
Althoff said he is pleased students have taken such a strong
interest in French.
“Although not as popular
among students as it used to be,
French is still an enormously
influential and important language in the world today. And
there’s no doubt that being able
to speak even a little bit of
French gives you an air of
“T
here’s no
doubt that
being able to speak
even a little bit of
French gives you an
air of sophistication
and worldliness that
you just won’t find
with other popular
languages..
-- DR. DANIEL ALTHOFF
associate professor
”
sophistication and worldliness
that you just won’t find with
other popular languages,”
Althoff said. “I love Spanish,
but there’s just something
about that French style that’s
unique.”
There are already 21 students
wanting to take French in the
spring, and there is yet to be
one class full of students in the
other two language classes
(Choctaw and Spanish).
In fact, just in the elementary
Choctaw and Spanish classes,
the interest level is nowhere
close to the same interest that
students have expressed toward
French.
Two other languages that are
on the course listings that are
not offered here at SOSU are
Russian and German.
This interest in beginning
French shows that students are
gaining an interest in more
diverse languages, and that
they want more language classes offered at Southeastern.
Six days without Seventh Street
According to Eddie Harbin, interim director of the Physical Plant, parts of Seventh Street will
be closed for about 6 days.
Workers will do as much as possible over the weekend, he explained, but said that some incovenience during school hours would have to be endured.
Harbin had hoped that the closing of the street could be avoided.
Harbin said that the street will most likely be closed off during two time periods of three days
each.
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KRUG -- from page 5
and that SOSU needs more
library resources.”
In his free time Krug enjoys
going to the movies, exercising, and visiting art galleries.
Krug has published 7 journal
articles and one book chapter.
He has done research in a wide
range of areas including eyewitness memory, flashbulb
memory, antisocial personality
disorder, and memory from
textbooks.
The area of research he is
most interested in is memory.
During his favorite study,
which is also the one he considers most significant, he and
his colleagues developed a test
to diagnose foreign language
learning disabilities. He is currently working with Dr.
Stephen Verrill on a project
concerning forensic psychology and police use of force
which will appear in a criminal
justice encyclopedia.
Krug is also working with
Dixon, Dr. John Love and Dr.
Ed Mauzey on problem solving
abilities in student teachers. In
addition, he recently submitted
a literature review on the confidence/accuracy relationship
By Karen Maple
Managing editor
and was told if he flunked
another course he would be
removed from the program.
Later he also flunked neurophysiology and was shocked
and relieved when he was not
kicked out. “
To this day I have no idea
what happened. I have never
asked my advisor. It’s been five
years since this happened and
both he and I never mentioned
it again.”
“In grad school, a ‘C’ is failing. I almost failed neuropharmacology but got something
like an 80.2 or so. I actually
ripped down the final grade
posting sheet from that class
and still have it to this day as a
souvenir.”
Looking back on it, I probably failed 33 percent of the
exams I took at Baylor, yet out
of eight other students in the
program, I was the only one
who made it through.
The whole message with grad
school is that it is a “mind
game” and while intelligence
does help, it all seems to come
down to perseverance.”
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Thursday, Ñovember 9, 2006
Non-traditional news...
I thought this week I would
delve into the resources
available in scholarships and
grants.
I don’t know about you all,
but having an extra amount
of money is rather crucial to
my making it through a
semester.
I have chosen not to work
while my daughter is so
small.
I love spending time with
her when she gets home from
her daycare program, but
with this choice come the
consequences of money
being extremely tight and
hard to come by.
My getting a scholarship is
the difference in whether my
daughter gets Christmas gifts
or not.
Grady Hartman, who is
head of grants and scholarships was an obvious choice
for an interview on this subject.
The first exciting news he
informed me about is there
are about 10 scholarships
especially geared for non-traditional students.
In addition, non-traditionals are not, I repeat are not,
excluded from any scholarship offer.
Hartman emphasized several points in going through the
application process that were
extremely important.
You must fill out the application completely along with
an information sheet.
It is also crucial to make
sure that you update your
correct mailing address with
the registrars office.
Many grants are never
received because of a simple
mistake of the award letter
going to the wrong address
This year donors will give
Charlotte
Morrow
Contributing
writer
out $275 thousand in grant
money.
This money is strictly
financed through donors only.
Some donors like to remain
anonymous.
Often, donors will have
some sort of some requirement(s) attached to scholarships.
A scholarship may, for
instance, require a certain
GPA or involvement in some
type of extracurricular activity.
An approval committee
makes the final decision on
an application.
I was suprised to learn
from Hartman that many students who are awarded sholarships do not send appreciation notes to the donors.
If Hartman said it once he
said it a dozen times, “write a
proper thank you note.”
I could feel his pain and
embarrassment as he
described to me the lack of
courtesy many students have
shown.
It’s surprising that wen
these gracious donors just
give them money that any
student would lack proper
ettiquite by not taking the
time to write a letter of
thanks and appreciation.
Come on people. When
some one gives you money to
help you reach your educational goals, please just take
the time to write a thank you
note.
Not only is it the right
thing to do but it may make
the difference in receiving
future scholarships as well.
You never know. A donor
might decide that your lack
of appreciation doesn’t
deserve another scholarship.
The application process
starts on Jan.1 and the deadline is March 1..
All the available funds are
distributed by April 1.
At that time, students are
notified by mail of their
award.
That is also the perfect
time to write that ever
important thank you letter.
There were close to 600
applicants last year and only
300 will go out for this year.
People should apply early
and take time to complete
applications completely and
accurately.
Tking a few simple steps
can help ensure your success
toward graduation.
New funds are distributed
each school year. There will
also be three to four new
scholarships available in July
2007.
All of this is great news
don’t you think?
I would like to express my
thanks to Hartman for such a
wonderful interview.
Hartman was informative
and enlightening on this subject.
I could tell he really loves
his job and is excited to be
able to assist the students
toward achieving their goals
with the assistance of the
many available scholarships.
If there is a subject you
would like to have addressed
just e-mail campuspages
@gmail.com.
Jackman and Bale make magic
Borden's unsolvable trick, and
Borden spends his
Director Christopher Nolan
time sabotaging
teamed up with his brother to
Angier on stage.
create a dark tale of suspense
Both men make
and intrigue, starring Christian
huge personal sacBale, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett
rifices in their lives
Johansen and Michael Cain.
to become the ultimate magician.
Obviously perMovie review
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sonal sacrifices are
Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman
Based off the book by
necessary to do
play magicians obsessed with outdoChristopher Priest, “The
well in life.
Prestige” is a story of two rival ing each other in the recent box office However, in the
film “The Prestige.”
magicians, Robert Angier
case of Angier and
(Jackman) and Alfred Borden
Borden, they forget
machinest/inventor.
(Bale), who become obsessed
everything important in their
The film goes back and forth lives in their quest to outdo
with outdoing each other to
between the two magicians,
create the ultimate trick.
each other.
who both become storytellers.
In addition to Bale and
Borden closes out his wife
In most films, we have the
Jackman, the film stars
and ends up losing her, and
Hollywood legend Sir Michael common theme of good vs.
Angier loses his lover and
evil. However, in this film,
Cain as Angier’s mentor,
assistant because of his obsesneither Angier or Borden are
Scarlett Johansen as Angier’s
sion with outdoing Borden.
good people.
sexy stage assistant and even
“The Prestige” is a great
Angier sacrifices everything film full of intrigue, mystery
the eccentric and renowned
in life to learn the secret of
David Bowie as a
and suspense.
By JOSH McMULLIN
Staff writer
Essay and art contest open to public
Southeastern Staff
Oklahoma State University
and the Oklahoma Tourism
and Recreational Department
recentyly announced a People
Speak About Parks contest.
This contest is a chance for
citizens to join in the celebration that commemorates
Oklahoma’s Centennial
Anniversary.
OSU and OTR are sponsoring this essay and
drawing contest to
find out what
Oklahoma parks
mean to the citizens
of the state.
The People Speak
About Parks contests are open to
Oklahoman residents from grade
school to adults.
Sponsors recommend that participants think about fun times
they have experienced in
Oklahoma parks. These parks
can include a neighborhood,
city, country, state park or federal recreation area.
The original essay should
have no more than 1,000
words in order to qualify, and
like the original drawing,
should tell what parks mean to
him or her. People are also
welcome to enter both contests.
Dr. Deb Jordan, who is the
project director, said, “If you
enjoy outdoor recreation, this
is a wonderful
opportunity to
share your
thoughts and
creativity. We
want to know
how you
enjoy
your
time in
a park.”
The top winners in each age
group will receive gifts and
prizes such as a two-day stay
for four at a state park lodge
or cabin, outdoor equipment
and gear and framed copies of
their winning essay and/or
drawing.
The winners will also
receive recognition by the
governor at the centennial celebration.
Winning drawings and art
work will also be displayed at
Oklahoma Welcome Centers.
Written essays and/or drawings should be submitted from
Nov. 1 until March 1.
People may visit the Web
site oklahomaparks.com or
okparks.okstate.edu to down
load the entry form and for
further information on the
People Speak About Parks
Contest.
People may also e-mail
[email protected].
All entries will be anonymously judged by a panel
and used in a research
project by Oklahoma State
University for the development of a statewide report of
outdoor recreation in
Oklahoma.
New SOSU Centennial logo
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Local artist and Alumni Association President Janie Umsted designed this new
Southeasteastern centennial logo.
SOUTHEASTERN STAFF
President Glen D. Johnson
recently announced the creation of a Centennial
Committee.
The committee is designed
to make plans to celebrate its
centennial in 2009.
The committee is compromised of SOSU faculty, staff
and administrators, alumni and
members of the community.
A new Southeastern centennial logo was designed by
local artist and Alumni
Association President Janie
Umsted.
The recently unveiled logo
will serve as the official
Southeastern logo through
2009.
“The logo represents a
dynamic combination of both
the university’s past traditions
and its future aspirations,”
Johnson “We are very pleased
to announce the centennial
logo to our university stakeholders.”
The Centennial Committee
will meet three to four times a
year to direct and review the
work of six sub-committees.
Those committees include
Fundraising, Service,
Historical Preservation, Events
and Celebrations, Publication
and Media Production and
Mailing, Outreach and
Communication.
The recent press release also
announced, “It is anticipated
that three or four major events
and one or more Centennial
Memorial Projects will be
planned to commemorate the
first century of Southeastern’s
service to the state of
Oklahoma and to prepare the
university to continue its journey into the 21st century.
Open doors can create hazards
SOUTHEASTERN STAFF
Leaving fire doors open can create safety hazards according to the SOSU safety deparment.
Doors can’t protect people or provide the functions they were designed for when people leave
them open.
The goal of the safety department includes
educating the SOSU family about safety concerns.
According to the Quarterly Safety Training
Newsletter, “Here at SOSU it is important to
remember no matter how busy you become a
regular work day the most important concern is
your safety.”
Fire doors need to remain closed after entry
and exit to protect people in the event of a fire,
according to the SOSU safety department.
There are three categories of fire doors the
recent newsletter article explained.
The non-fire-rated door provides limited protection from heat and smoke.
Fire-rated assembly are the fire doors that are
found on the campus. According to the safety
department, these doors are approved by the
National Fire Protection Agency #252.
These doors offer protection from severe fires
as well as hose stream exposure over a specified
time.
A smoke-stop door can provide a temporary
barrier against the passage
of heat, smoke and gas.
Doors can not protect
people or provide the
functions
they
are
designed for when people
leave them open. An open door can allow fire
into a building and areas that would normally be
blocked off. “Results could be fatal,” the safety
department warns. “It is of utmost importance
that the doors be closed every time they are
used.”
The fire rating of doors is easy to find by looking on the inside or outside edge of the door.
There will be a small tag that tells the specifications and what kind of fire door it is. The safety
department hopes they will also serve as
reminders to people to shut the doors behind
them.
The Oklahoma State Fire Marshall who has
made several visits to SOSU, agrees that leaving
fire door open is a major safety concern.
The SOSU Safety Department encourages
everyone to help protect the safety of themselves and others by closing any fire door that
has been left open.
It is important that everyone make the effort to
improve campus safety. One way people can do
this is to be alert to possible safety hazards such
as an open fire door can present.
IRS raises deductible mileage rates
SOUTHEASTERN STAFF
According to the Associated
Press, the Internal Revenue
Service made an announcement last week that can better
assist business travelers when
deducting mileage.
As of Jan. 1, 2007, the rate
will raise to 48.5 cents per
mile. This is the same rate that
“was temporarily imposed during the final months of 2005
when gas prices spiked in the
wake of Hurricane Katrina,” 18 cents to 20 cents per mile.
AP wrote.
Congress, who sets the rate
The rate for deductible mov- for deductible travel costs
relating to charitable services
has opted not to change the rate
now available, which is 14
cents per mile.
The IRS said that the change
of rates they have announced
are based on “an annual study
of the fixed and variable costs
of operating a vehicle, including or medical expenses in the ing purchases prices and fuel
upcoming year will raise from costs,” the AP wrote.
SKILLS -- from page 2
Findings by SOSU, 2001 - 05
These statistics were provided by Joyce
Cornelison, director of SOSU Learning
Center:
2000-01 findings against those of 2005-06.
For example, in English 2000-01, 16 percent (310) students were placed in a remedial course with 12 percent (222) passing the
test. Seventy percent of students were not
required to test.
In 2005-06, only 10 percent (198) of students were placed in a remedial course and
10 percent (184) passed the test. Eighty percent were not required to test.
Mathematics was not much higher with 20
percent (373) placed in a remedial course and
22 percent (405) passing the test in 2000-01.
Fifty-eight percent were not required to test.
The 2005-06 data showed that 12 percent
(233) were placed in a remedial course and
18 percent (347) passed the test. Seventy per-
cent were not required to test.
The 2000-01 reading statistics showed 16
percent (292) were placed in a remedial
course with eight percent (159) passing the
test. Seventy-six percent were not required to
test.
In 2005-06, 11 percent (198) were placed
in a remedial course while seven percent
(140) passed the test. Eighty-two percent
were not required to test.
Seventy-one percent of students were not
required to test for science in 2000-01. But
22 percent (406) were placed in a remedial
course and seven percent (132) passed the
test.
The 2005-06 statistics are 14 percent (277)
placed in a remedial course and 9 percent
(168) passed the test. Seventy-seven percent
were not required to test.
Photo Page
Page 9
Thursday, November 9, 2006
The Southeastern
OUT AND ABOUT CAMPUS
Top Left 1993 Ford F250 pickup after it
crashed into the side of the campus police
station. The vehicle was driven by an area
teenager.
HENRY L. CECIL/The Southeastern
Top Right Channel 12 news reporter
Nicole Holt was in Durant Tuesday to cover
election day.
STAFF /The Southeastern
Right Middle Construction workers laying
pipe west of the Science Building.
Below Construction worker behind
Montgomery Auditorium prepares to pour
concrete for sidewalks and delivery area.
Courtesy photo
Lower Left SOSU Student David Reed
(left) is greeted by Dave Hilton, program
director for KTRX radio station, Ardmore, at
the Career Fair in the ballroom last
Thursday.
Left Middle One of three cars hit by the
1993 Ford F250 pickup near the campus
police station last Thursday
STAFF/The Southeastern
STAFF/The Southeastern
DEBRA PETERSON/The Southeastern
STAFF /The Southeastern
JENNIFER GARLAND/The Southeastern
Above Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority and The Green Club members participated
in the Durant Trash Off on Saturday as a community service project. Left to
right; Brandie Dixon, Britney Haines, Sharla Wilson, Lara Keller, Kaylyn Weldon,
and Christabelle Daradal.
Upper Right Construction workers leveling for the sidewalks and delivery area
behind Montgomery Auditorium.
Right Three performers at the chorale concert include (top to bottom) tenor
Clifford Cox, Smithville; soprano Megan Crews, Lane; and alto Jocelyn Batts,
Ardmore.
Below The Southeastern Chorale proforms at fall concert Tuesday night under
the direction of Conductor Stacy Weger.
HENRY L. CECIL/The Southeastern
HENRY L. CECIL/The Southeastern