B • *>u v * a - > Non-profit organization U.S. POSTAGE PAID Durant, Okla. Permit No. 117 Friday, January 24,2003 Campus news, campus views from Southeastern Oklahoma State University Volume 83 No. 15 Campus calendar - Do you have an item for Volunteers exemplify King' s dream * The Southeastern's Campus Calendar? Include dates and contact phone Students, faculty, community members lend a hand to others numbers. Fax them at least By SARA STANGLIN ful range of responses from the a week in advance to 745- Staff Writer crowd, from "amen" to laugh­ 7475, or e-mail us at • ter. [email protected]. While many students were A first for this year were the sleeping in and enjoying a day Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Closing Time' off from school on Monday, a Service awards. "The Time is Out of special group of student volun­ Three students received these Joint," a presentation of teers decided to make some­ * awards. Each student was given Theatre at Southeastern, thing of their holiday. a plant that represented a differ­ closes today, 7 p.m., in the These students, along with ent aspect of King's goal. University Center, Room faculty members and members Recipients were Keenan 300. General admission is of the surrounding community, Williams, Dignity; Regina $2, and the production is got together to celebrate the Johnson, Freedom, and free for all SOSU students birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Kimiywi, Peace. with an ID. Call 745-2696 Luther King Jr. • Following the rally, the group for ticket information. See SARA STANGLIN/The Southeastern To this group it was not just a SARA STANGLINfThe Southeastern headed down to the Magnolia Award winners (left to right) related story on Page 5. day off, it was a day on. It was Estimates said that nearly 70 volunteers turned out Monday. Apartments, a married housing were Keenan Williams, their chance to show that Angela Monson unit recently placed under the Regina Johnson and Gloria King's dream did not die with Gloria Kimiywi, master of Bryan Dailey. control of Southeastern's resi­ Sen. Angela Monson will Kimiywi, with the symbolic him. ceremonies for the service, Dailey received a (standing dence life office. speak at 1 p.m. Tuesday, plants they received. The day began with a cere­ introduced several honored ovation for his rendition of There the volunteers spent the Jan. 28, in the Student mony, which included a slide guests, including SOSU "His Eyes On The Sparrow." rest of the day beautifying the They also worked on assem­ Union Ballroom. The lec­ show and floral tribute, honor­ President Glen D. Johnson. Johnson spoke along with complex. bling playground equipment ture is free to all SOSU ing the life and work of King. Musical celebration was pro­ several other faculty and staff After being broken off into that was donated by a local students, faculty and staff. Erna Childress, campus land­ vided by ambassadors from the members, but the focus of the groups, the workers scraped business. scape, was asked to create a Choctaw Nation, the Coffey rally was on what the Rev. Greek life chipping paint, raked and gath­ Overall, every one of the vol­ memorial to honor the late civil Memorial Church of Christ, in Adrian Drake had to say. ered leaves and trash, as well as unteers lived a little part of The sorority and fraterni­ rights leader. Denison, and SOSU student, Drake's speech got a wonder­ cut back hedges. King's dream. ty recruitment kickoff begins Wednesday, Jan. 29, in the Magnolia Room, What those parking spaces? from 6-7:30 p.m. For more information, contact Amy Chapman in the office for student life, at 745-2840. Blood drive SOSU's first blood drive of 2003 is set for 11 a.m. to 4 p.nL Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 29 and 30, in the SOSU Ballroom. Zane Williams Zane Williams, singer and songwriter, performs at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, in the Savage Grill, as part of SOSU's Coffee House series. The show and the coffee are free. JOE McCLOUR/The Southeastern A worker from Special Transport, Inc., of Garland, Texas, sets up the con­ plant will "make substantial improvement" to the ability to regulate heating struction office for the new central plant in the parking lot north of the Math Graduate lecture and cooling, according to Fred Hallman, SOSU physical plant director. Building. The trailer will be there for about a year*, and the new central Don't miss next Friday's construction package in The Southeastern. Dr. Mark Spencer of SOSU English department will lecture about graduate school at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nominations for faculty SOSU Foundation an Jan. 30, in the Morrison Building, Room 319. All SOSU students are invited awards being accepted 'advocate' for students to attend. By JENI MAPLE Then in 1998, the effort worker. Also, the faculty By JOE McCLOUR News Editor was expanded to include a member may choose to use Managing Editor Scholarship info Faculty awards Students, faculty, adminis­ third award encompassing the money as a one-time Students, staff, faculty With the economy in its worst tration and staff are being outstanding service to the salary bonus. The Southeastern Foundation and administration can shape since the days of the Great offered an opportunity to university. After the nomination peri­ offers 280 different scholar- now nominate their choic­ Depression, it's no wonder that ships. recognize and reward those Each of the four universi­ od, nominees are notified. enrollment at the nation's colleges es for faculty awards in Approximately 90 percent of members of the SOSU fac­ ty schools presents members At this time, the nominees and universities has increased. the areas of teaching, serv­ ulty who have made out­ of its faculty with the three those scholarships offered are may submit a letter or other :yyy. ice and research. Because not everyone receives for current students. standing achievements in awards, for a total of 12 form of documentation for scholarships upon graduating high Nominations can be made the areas of teaching, awards given each year. The Foundation disbursed on the SOSU Web site the Faculty Senate to con­ school ~ and a number of these new ,315 in scholarships for the research and service. Although the school of arts sider along with the nomina­ students may be older, more experi­ (www.sosu.edu) until Jan. • 2001-02 school year. Nominations for this and letters recently merged enced people looking for a career • 31. tion, but such documenta­ • The Foundation has estab­ year's awards can be made with the school of science tion is not required. change ~ some of them may find lished 54 new scholarships in Tutor/counselors on the SOSU Web site; and technology to form the Some faculty members that the very economic downturn the past four years. www.sosu.edu, until Jan. 31. school of arts and sciences, that has driven them to college also The Southeastern may even withdraw their "We're hoping to get more "we've maintained that threatens their ability to complete Upward Bound program is names from consideration. student participation this split," said Clark. their chosen degree program. Foundation as a strong advocate for now accepting applications Clark says this usually only year, especially for the The awards, given at the Like many other universities, them as they strive to meet their for summer 2003 happens if the faculty mem- teaching award," said Dr. staff and faculty banquet in Southeastern has a plan for students educational goals. tutor/counselors. ber feels someone more Bryon Clark, chair of the April, include $500 who, for one reason or another, may "We, and the private donors who Applications are available deserving has been nominat­ Faculty Senate. stipends. This money is need a little financial assistance - establish these scholarships, are in in the Upward Bound ed from the same school. When the awards were applied to the next school the Southeastern Foundation, Inc. service to the students and truly office in Hallie McKinney, It is then left to the Faculty originally given in 1994, year and may be used for According to their Web site, the want to see them succeed at Room 104, and must be Senate to vote by secret bal- only awards for teaching equipment, supplies or "(Southeastern) Foundation exists Southeastern." returned with a current for the sole purpose of supporting and research were offered. salary to hire a student See AWARDS Page 2 In addition to all of this, the transcript by Feb. 14. the activities of Southeastern Foundation is continually adding Oklahoma State University by pro­ Free tutoring Habitat for Humanity viding private funding, scholarships new scholarships, with 54 new ones Student support services and other assistance which will ben­ established in the past four years. SOSU students Jeff offers free tutoring to all efit the university and our students." Applications are currently being Burkhalter and Jamie SOSU students in the In the process of fulfilling this accepted for the 2003-04 school areas of math, accounting, Haney (center) level a mission statement, the Southeastern year, but the Foundation recom­ yard along with two stu­ finance, business statistics, Foundation offers 280 different mends all applications be in by dents from OSU. chemistry, government, scholarships, with approximately 90 March 1 for "maximum considera­ Burkhalter and Haney history, music theory, percent of them being for current tion," according to the Web site. participated in a Habitat students. physical science, physics Applications can be downloaded for Humanity project in In actual dollars, the Foundation and Spanish. Schedules from the Foundation's Web site, are available in North Los Lunas, N.M.