Marshall University Marshall Digital Scholar The Parthenon University Archives Spring 4-21-1987 The Parthenon, April 21, 1987 Marshall University Follow this and additional works at: https://mds.marshall.edu/parthenon Recommended Citation Marshall University, "The Parthenon, April 21, 1987" (1987). The Parthenon. 2457. https://mds.marshall.edu/parthenon/2457 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives at Marshall Digital Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Parthenon by an authorized administrator of Marshall Digital Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected]. --Tuesday------------------------- April 21, 1987 ~ The Parthenon Vol. 88., No. 95 Marshall Universitys student newspaper Huntington, W.Va. Grads to do more than reminisce Alumni return "Marshall at 150" will be shown. By Lisa R. Graley T""wo prominent alumni will conduct Reporter seminars Saturday morning. Banking Alumni weekend, focusing on Mar­ executive Richard D. Jackson will pres­ shall's 150-year birthday, will not ent "Kiss Your Bank Goodbye" at 10 merely provide former students with a a.m. and motion1 picture producer John chance to relive glory days. C. Fiedler will speak on film-making at As part of the program, the old chap 11 a.m. in Room 2W22 of the student who wore the raccoon coat while wav­ center. ing a Marshall penant will also have Thursday brings "Alumni Night at the opportunity to attend seminars on the 'Theater" with the Marshall banking and film-making. Theater production of "Mousetrap" at However, the weekend will not be 8 p.m. in Old Main Theater. Cost is $4. strictly educational. A Sesquicenten­ The 50th annual alumni awards ban­ nial ball plannedfor Saturday night at quet happens Saturday at 12:30 p.m. in the Radisson should let grads kick up the Don Morris Room of the MSC. their heels. Honored will be Distinguished Alum­ nus, Community Achievements and See Alum~i, Page 8 Distinguished Service Award winners. The reunion classes of 1937, 1947 and The J. Flippan Orchestra will be 1962 will also be recognized. Cost is playing. The ball is open to anyone, not $12. only the class -of '37, but also '87. Other alumni events include campus Townspeople are also welcome. Tickets tours, a cliampagne reception at the are $35 for couples and $17.50 for home of Marshall President Dale F. individuals. Nitzschke, a luncheon for the 50-year The ~stivities begin 8 p:m. Wednes- · class hnd the Grand Class (pre-1937 day in the Alumni Lounge of the Mem­ alumni) and a celebrity reception at the orial Student Center. The documentary Huntington Civic Center. Fracus,in Holderby Student plans legal action after being arrested A student arrested last week during the parking lot. an incident at Holderby Hall said Mon­ When he ran upstairs he found about day he plans to take legal action 20 people in the hallway arguing. The against Marshall police. people were apparently the same ones Larry G. Ward, Beckley freshman, who were standing on the lot. They was charged with the assault of officer came upstairs when a bucket of water Doug West, who was responding to a was dumped from Ward's window. disturbance call April 14. McElroy said he requested Ward to go back into his room and everyone Donald L. Salyers, director of public else to leave the halls. The halls had safety, said, "The student physically cleared when West arrived answering · struck one of our officers in the chest." a disturbance call, McElrl>y said. Ward said he didn't strike West and During a discussion between Ward added that there were witnesses. "I do and West, someone who had been out­ plan to take legal action against the side came on the floor. An argument Mars.hall police." ensued between Ward and tbe student Holderby resident adviser Jeff'McEl­ over a personal dispute. The students roy said he was on duty when he had to be restrained by West and the received a call at the front desk from resident adviser. Ward was arrested Ward complaining about some noise and charged with assaulting a police coming from outside the building on officer. Sundae on a Monday Students prepare a 30-foot banana spllt Monday on the Memorial Student Center plaza as part of Sprlngfest week. The project was sponsored by Campus Crusade for Christ Mu,llarky drops election appeal By Anita Kniceley waived her appeal. Reporter Mullarky was a candidate for repre­ sentative to the Board of Regent's stu­ The final appeal made concerning dent a dvisory council. She was the student government elections has disqualified for having material been dropped. within 50 feet of the polling places on Helen Matheny, head election com­ election da y. · missioner, said Wednesday Judith Several other students were disquali­ Mullarky, Huntington junior , h a s fied fro'm tpe ~l~ t,i&n . I Tuaday, April 11, 1917 The ParthalOII Beyond MU From The Associated Press State Nation World U.S. trade rep wants· action from Japanese ... TOKYO - U .S. trade representa­ panies when public organizations tive Clayton Yeutter was quoted buy supercomputers. Monday as saying Japan's efforts Kuranari also was quoted as say­ to stimulate its domestic market Frankly speaking, we need action rather than debate. ing Japan was drafting measures to '' promote foreign participation in the, were insufficient and that the Uni­ U.S. trade representative Clayton Ycutter ted ·states wants action rather than construction of a new $7 billion words. __,, , international airport in Osaka. ________ _________ _ In a meeting with Japanese For­ So far, four U.S. companies have eign Minister Tadashi Kui-anari, been awarded contracts by the com­ Yeutter said Japan's first priority Yeutter later told the priv3!e semiconductor market· to U.S. pany in charge of the New Kansai should be to stimulate domestic forum, the Shimoda Conference, products. Airport. demand to reduce its rnassive global that the United States was not Japan denies it has violated the "As Washington has a strong trade surplus. singling out Japan in an effort to pact and called the U .s.- sanctions interest in the project, we hope to "To carry that out is important resolve its trade deficit. unfair and discriminatory. receive specific measures leading to and in the past year, this has been The Foreign Ministry official - The Foreign Ministry official a market truly open to the world," insufficient," a Foreign Ministry quoted Yeutter as telling Kuranari quoted Kuranari as saying today, Yeutter was quoted as .saying. official quoted Yeutter· as saying. that Japan should expand imports "We hope for the earliest possible Later today, Yeutter told the "Frankly speaking, we need from the rest of the world and settlement" of the dispute. · Shimoda Conference in Oiso, which action rather than debate," he was especially from the United States Kuranari also said the govern­ promotes U.S.-Japanese ties, that quoted as saying. The official, and developing natio.ns. He also ment was making efforts to promote the United States is pursuing trade speaking on condition of anonym­ said Japan needed to change its purchases of U.S.-made supercom­ problems with other countries as ity, reported Yeutter's remarks as economic structure to promote puters and to allow foreign compan­ well as Japan. translated into Japanese. imports. ies to participate in Japan's "When we sign agreements, we Yeutter arrived in Tokyo on Sun­ Kuranari agreed that these points construction and telecommunica­ expect them to be fully imple­ day for trade talks with Japanese must be pursued,,the official said. tions markets, the official said. mented. With a $170 billion trade officials and to attend a private The United States had a $58.6 He said Kuranari handed Yeutter deficit, we will aggressively pursue forum on U.S.-Japan relations. His · billion· trade deficit with Japan in a set of guidelihes for Japanese solutions in other disputes too," he visit follows a U.S. decision to 1986, according to U.S. figures. government and related ·organiza­ said. - implement $300 million worth of The United States alleges that tions' purchases of supercomputers. "We will, of course, do the same tariffs on Japan's computers, power Japan broke the 7-month-old accord The Kyodo News Service said the with our other trading partners. tools and other products in retalia­ by selling computer chips at guidelines stated Japan would Witness our similar stance with the tion for its alleged violation of a unfairly low prices in third coun­ make sure foreign bidders are given European Community on an agri­ trade agreement. tries and by failing to open its equal treatment with J~panese com- cultural dispute in January." WVU buildings to get facelift; Tired of carrying· your pennies? Mutiny quelled by pr_esident painting·and repairs needed Two-bit stamp.may lighten load af~er resignation of ar~y chief MORGANTOWN - Two WASHINGTON - BUENOS AIRES, West Virginia University Postmaster General Pres· Argentina• President buildings, both on the ton R. Tisch said Monday Raul Alfonsin accepted National Register of His­ that 25 cents "seems like a the resignation of his toric Places, will un_dergo logical amount" to charge army chief. of staff Mon· repairs next-summer for for a first-class stamp . day, 20 hours after he weather damage and archi-· under a rate increase that persuaded military officers tecturally flawed additions, may take effect in 1988. , to peacefully end a three-day mutiny that officials say. "We are thinking of raising our rates in 1988," challenged Argentina's fledgling democracy. Facilities planner Eric Anderson said the Tisch said on NBC-TV's "Today" show, adding In a terse announcement, the government said masonry on Stewart Hall and the Purinton that "we haven't made the decision yet." Gen.