Lady Lions, Lions open

home season tonight

Ponytails flew as Wendy Newman looked for the open teammate over Michelle Thomas during Blue!White action.In the men’s scrimmage, Kevin Williams seemed to enjoy going against Wayne Embry at midcourt, (photos by John Horne)

Lion PrideEditor-in chief

Anthony Caton

Assignments Editor Terry Vincent

Layout Editor Melissa Parks

Activites Editor Kassle Cassel

Darkroom Manager Martha Bulau

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Sports Editor John Popa

ReportersMelissa Mltchell-Weaver

Irene A. Moore Carol Rosson

Photographers Karla Hall

Dana Stallings Cyndi Owen John Home

Director Tom Walton

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Holt renovation, parking expansion head improvement projects

A different Westark exists today from what existed last fall. The campus prepares for the next decade with its appearance changing to meet future needs. After 18 months of renovation, phase I of campus improvements is almost completed.

The current modernization of buildings on campus began several years ago. 'The students and faculty see a need, bring it to the staff planning meeting at the end of the year, and take the proposal to the board,” President Joel Stubblefield explains.

The rise in enrollment to over 3,700 students prompted the Board of Trustees to approve proposals for major expansion of electronics, humanities, computer facilities, and many others.

The Student Union facelift, completed last spring, was the first project accomplished” It’s got a more pleasant atmosphere,” says Rob Peterson. Marsha Buergler, secretary in the counseling center adds, T h e offices are more visible and modern”

With the completion this summer of the new library, the Holt Building is being renovated forclassroom space. Seven classrooms along with

offices will accomodate the English department, which is housed now in the Technical Complex. Remodeling will be completed early in 1988.

Renovating the ceramics classroom in the Ballman-Speer Building to house the public information office along with the development office will finish work on that building. Furniture for the north entrance foyer is also planned.

Since the refurbishing of Echols School, the health occupations division moved to Echols, leaving the Gardner Building free for more computer labs, with that expansion due to be finished in January. Phase II of Gardner, integrating more electronic labs, will be finished July 1988. Also by next summer, completion of a new parking lot east of the library and resurfacing of the lot south of the Union will conclude major campus improvements for 1987- 88.

Expansion of the Science Building, according to Stubblefield, is probably next to be considered.

by Carol Rosson

In recent weeks it has become more apparent President Ronald Reagan will not leave the White House in 1988 without at least one arms agreement with the Soviet Union. Except for a brief setback in mid-October, U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz and his Soviet counterpart Eduard Shevardnadze have been working feverously to iron out an agreement eliminating medium-range missiles in the European Theatre. Overall, the agreement (in its current form) would be an ironic way to top off President

Reagan's presidency. Reagan has for many years opposed any bi-lateral treaty between the superpowers. Here is the crux of the proposed INF Treaty.

All U.S. intermediate-range nuclear missiles, including 224 ground-launched cruise missiles and 108 Pershing II missiles would be eliminated. On the Soviet side, 441 tri-warhead equipped SS-20s would go. (Other missiles are involved in the proposal, but are not as significant)

Before any agreement is ratified with the Soviets, three major questions need to be answered:

* Will U.S.S.R. missile reductions be verifiable with on site inspections by the U.S. military?

* How will the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) adjust to the proposed reductions?

* What is the willingness (or lack of) by President Reagan to suspend research on the Strategic Defense Iniative (SDI) in bargaining with the Russians?

On the verification question, the Soviets are not too fond of the idea of American military personnel inspecting their missile sites. Indeed, the 'on site’ verification issue lead to breaking off of super power talks last month. Like

America's Tomahawk and Pershing Ms, the Soviet SS-20s are mobile, so spur- of-the-moment on site inspection is very important. U.S. spy satellites alone cannot tell us whether the Russians have destroyed their missiles.

In regards to NATO, many European leaders feel with the phasing out of medium-range missiles in Europe, eventually the Soviet Union will be able to threaten their continent, while sparing the United States. In fact, on ABC's Nightline, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger stated because Soviet conventional superiority will not be reduced, some Russian leader in the future might feel the U.S. would not enter a Soviet-European confrontation. This would leave West Germany (among other countries) vulnerable. If the U.S. continues to station 330,000 troops in the European Theatre, that fear would be lessened.

Most experts feel President Reagan will not bargain with the Soviets concerning SDI and that the U.S. will continue research on the 'Star Wars' program. Reagan has repeatedly said the Strategic Defense Initiative is more important than any U.S.-Soviet arms agreement The Russians probably realize anyway, that implementation of SDI is 5 to 10 years away and by then they may have a space shield of their own, or some offensive weapon that might penetrate America's shield.

If the United States can verify Soviet removal of missiles eliminated in the proposed agreement, keep the current number of U.S. military personnel :atNATO and continue research of SDI (with the intention of implementing then an arms pact with the Soviet Union would be pursuable. If any of the aforementioned ingredients are left out of the formula, an arms agreement with Russia would only weaken America's defensive posture.

by Anthony Caton

REMEMBER TO VOTE TODAY!

Y o u r vote is needed today to both help alleviate tremendous traffic congestion on Grand Avenue and help ensure the continued growth of Westark.

Recent studies have shown Grand Avenue is second only to Jenny Lind Road in average volume of traffic among major city-owned and maintained arterial streets. Grand Avenue is also the most dangerous thoroughfare in Fort Smith, registering 297 accidents since 1982.

By voting for the widening project today, Fort Smith will be able to widen Grand Avenue to five lanes (four lanes and a center turn lane). This will no doubt make Grand Avenue a less congestive and dangerous street for students, faculty and staff, but also improve Fort Smith’s overall traffic problems as the city continues to grow into the 1990s and beyond. The widening will also help encourage students in the future to continue to attend Westark by guaranteeing a convenient access to the campus.

V O TE FOR TH E G R A N D A VE N U E W ID E N IN G P R O JEC T TO D A Y .

ClubsPTK

electsofficers

Phi Theta Kappa elected officers at their October 21 monthly meeting. President is C.J. Allen, an accounting major. She has spent five years in the U.S. Navy stationed in Meridian, MS, Pensacola, FL, and Guam. She plans to transfer to the University of Arkansas.

Vice President Kimberly Reed, an elementary education major, graduated from Lavaca and plans to transfer to Southern Nazarene University.

Donna Helmer, a speech pathologist/elementary education major, serves as secretary. She works with the Kistler Center and is president of the Beard Elementary PTA. She plans to transfer to the University of Arkansas.

Reporter Beth Milkes of Charleston plans to transfer to Arkansas Tech University. She majors in mathematics/gifted and talented education.

Sandy Zimmer serves as Historian. An accounting major who graduated from Southside, she also plans to transfer to ATU.

Kimberly, Beth and Sandy all participated in WCC’s Gifted and Talented Program for high school students in 1985.

Faculty sponsors for Phi Theta Kappa are Dr. Carol Horne and Sharon Winn. PTK meets monthly on the third Wednesday at 12:45 p.m. in the Science Lecture Hall. All members are urged to attend.

PTK officers are: Donna Helmer - secretary, Beth Mikles - reporter, C.J. Allen - president, Sandy Zimmer - historian, and Kimberly Reed - vice prersident. (photo by Martha Bulau)

Members of the Engineering Club are: Steve Scott, Ken St. Amant, David Moore, Bob Harris, Mona Landry, Terry Wicks, Jeff Ross, David Gross - vice president, Brian McKee - president, and Sam Heintz - sponsor, (photo by Carol Rosson)

On your mSTOP!

Required for the first time in 1986, warning labels were added to all smokeless tobacco packaging and print advertisements. Also enacted was a ban on all radio and television advertising . chewing tobacco and snuff.

Cigarette smoking can be both physically and psychologically addictive, making it difficult to quit. Teenagers most likely to quit are those who’ve smoked a low number of cigarettes per day, have high educational goals and acknowledge the health risks of smoking. Success at quitting smoking increases with the number of efforts made: about 48.5 percent of adolescents who kept trying eventually succeeded, with about half of the successes occurring after the second try.

Nurse Polk encourages everyone to join the Great American Smokeout on November 19. Millions of Americans across the country will take a break and try not to smoke for 24 hours. "How about you? Or, if you don’t smoke, adopt a smoker for the day and promise to help that friend get through the day without a cigarette,"

by M elissa M itch e ll-W eaver

The Great American Smokeout celebrates its 11th year on November 19, and student health nurse Ellene Rebsamen-Polk invites everyone to join in helping millions of Americans give smoking a "kick in the butt."

"Get Ready" begins Wednesday, Nov. 18, and is the day set aside in preparation for the Smokeout. This year’s theme is "Take A Breather."

The Arkansas Lung Association has an exhibit scheduled November 18 featuring a cancerous lung, brochures on smoking and stop-smoking kits. The Smokeout is an upbeat, good-natured effort to encourage smokers to give up cigarettes for 24 hours.

Nearly 24 million of the nation’s 54.5 million smokers participated in last year’s event, topping all previous records. Public awareness of Smokeout day reached an all-time high last year, with nine out of ten adult Americans aware of the day’s purpose.

Smoking is on the decline, according to studies completed by the American Lung Association. Smokers in the United States today are in the minority as nonsmokers outnumber smokers by more than 2 to 1.

ark! Get set!

Dickens' classic returns for residencyThe musical "A Christmas Carol' returns for the seventh time on Friday

and Saturday, Nov. 27 and 28. What makes this so unusual is for the fourth year the national tour has started at Westark with a residency.

That's got to be some kind of record," says Stacey Jones, Director of Student Activities. "But there's no way I can verify that. The Mr. Jack Daniels Original Silver Cornet Band will be doing the same thing here in January."

Residency means the entire production is put together during a week prior to performances.

Under other circumstances, the show would have started on November 30. Westark had to schedule the performances for the Thanksgiving weekend to get the residency, according to Jones.

"We get a lot of people in that week. I guess everyone's got their family in and it's a good thing for them to do. Plus it gets everyone in the (Christmas) mood."

Last year the show proved to be so popular the company performed extra shows. Westark possesses that option for this year.

'I want to see how well the tickets sell for two nights before I add a third on. We can do it, it's no problem, but I'd like to see a sell-out for both Friday and Saturday nights before we add Thursday (Thanksgiving evening) on."

So far ticket sales "look good," according to Jones.The show follows Dickens' seasonal standard, but with a twist: it's the musical

version."It's a lot of fun for everyone," says Jones. "We hope to draw 500 people

a night, which is as many as can be in the Breedlove Auditorium without violating the fire codes."

The tour's production, brought here by Bill Fagan Attractions, appears in the Breedlove Auditorium both November 27 and 28 at 7:30 p.m. The Girls Scouts also rate a special matinee performance Saturday afternoon "which should bring in about 400 kids," says Jones.

The reserved seating tickets are on sale now. As always, WCC students get in free, others pay $6.00.

by Kassie Cassel

Ensembles, choir schedule concertsAn instrumental ensembles concert, under the

direction of music instructor Henry Rinne, is set for 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 17, in the Breedlove Auditorium as part of the Season of Entertainment package.

They will perform standard wind-band literature, orchestral transcriptions, and chamber music.

Saxophonist Don Bailey, director of the jazz band, will perform Rossini’s "Variations' as a special feature.

The concert selections also include Beethoven's T w o Military Marches," excerpts from Handel's "Royal Fireworks Music," Divertimento No. 4 by Mozart, Robert Sheldon’s "A Bayside Portrait,” and Henry Fillmore’s "Americans We."

In addition to these full ensemble pieces, three small ensemble works will also be performed including "Easy Winners," a Scott Joplin rag transcribed by Gunther Schuller, a Mozart piano sonata movement transcribed for a string quartet, and a saxophone quartet.

Admission is $2 for non-season ticket holders. Tickets are available in the student activities office in the student union, or at the door the night of the concert.

This semester’s WCC choir concert will feature music selections ranging from the 1900s through the 1940s. The concert, titled "A Sentimental Journey," includes "Give My Regards to Broadway" from the early 1900s, "For Me and My Gal from the 1910s, "I’m Looking Over A Four-Leaf Clover" and "Carolina in the Morning" from the 1920s, "All The Things You Are" from the 1930s, and "Swingin' On A Star" from the 1940s.

Additional selections performed by the instrumental ensemble will include "Mr. Sandman," "In the Good Old Summertime" and "Anchors Aweigh.". The concert is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 7:30 p.m. in the Breedlove Auditorium.

By Melissa Mitchell-Weaver

State theatre festival begins tomorrowSometimes life doesn’t get any more ironic.

Westark hosts the state level competition of the American College Theatre Festival this week without the benefit of a drama department (temporarily suspended due to budget restrictions), and without the benefit of the former drama instructor (on sick leave recuperating from a heart attack).

'David (Young) had a heart attack and is in the hospital right now, so we’re covering for him,” reveals Stacey Jones, director of student activities. 'David (Young) had preparations well underway before his illness, though,' acknowledges Pauline Plummer, Jones’ secretary.

'It looks like he’ll be out for the remainder of the semester,’ continues Plummer, 'but it’s all (both Young's recuperation and plans for the festival) going all right. Together with Joy Lowe's (humanities division chairman) help, we’ve got everything under control."

Six Arkansas colleges will participate in the festival, with one of those productions possibly chosen to advance to the regional level in Ft. Worth. From the regional competitions, eight colleges will be invited to perform their production at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D C., next spring.

Arkansas Tech University, ASU-Beebe, Arkansas College, Southern Arkansas University, University of Central Arkansas, and Ouachita Baptist University will participate in the festival.

Tickets for the individual productions cost $4. WCC students will be admitted for $2. Groups of 20 or more may purchase tickets for $3 each. 'All proceeds from ticket sales go into running the festival,' says Plummer.

Students interested in working the festival should contact Jones in the student activities office. 'I encourage all drama students to volunteer, as well as any other interested students,’ says Jones.

The festival, which begins tomorrow, runs through Saturday. The following is a schedule of the performances.

Wednesday, Nov. 11, 8 p.m........ ArkansasCollege - "The Lady's Not For Burning."

Thursday, Nov. 12, 1:30 p.m........ OuachitaBaptist University - "Metamorphosis;" 8 p.m.......ASU-Beebe - "Balloon."

Friday, Nov. 13, 1:30 p.m.......Arkansas Tech

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Indians attack Westark tonight

The Lady Blues Dance Squad made their first appearance of the season at the Blue/White game.Julie Belcher, Lori Pitchford and Julie McQuade performed during the squad's ' dress rehearsal' for tonight s first regular season performance. (photo by John Horne)

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The 1987-88 Lions and Lady Lions open (heir home basketball schedule tonight against ASU— Beebe in the Westark Fieldhouse.

The Lions easily defeated ASU-Beebe twice last year, but they think this contest will provide a stiff challenge because the Indians are fairly unknown due to a coaching change this summer and the loss of many players from the '86- 87 squad.

’ ASU will have a whole different system from what we saw last year,’ assistant coach Wes Kaundart reflects.

Wes has taken over the head coaching duties, while his dad and head coach Gayle Kaundart recuperates from a minor heart attack suffered a few months ago. How long he will have to miss is still unknown.

The Lady Lions, on the other hand, who are coming off their best season ever, will be out for revenge tonight against the Maids, the team which knocked the Lady Lions out the state tournament last year.

’ We want to redeem ourselves from losing to them in the state tourney on our home floor,’ head coach Louis Whorton says. Both WCC squads opened regular season play November 2 at Southern Baptist, and it wasn't a good night for either team.

The Lions ran into a hot shooting Southern Baptist team, as the Eagles came back from a 34-32 halftime deficit to squeak by the Lions, 76-71. The score was tied at 65 when the Eagles Troy Gramlich hit a three pointer and Joe Shaver hit two free throws to give Southern Baptist a 72-67 lead with less than two minutes remaining. Freshman Preston Ivory hit a three pointer for the Lions with seven seconds left, but two clutch free throws down the stretch gave the Eagles the win. Sophomore Roderick Brown led Westark scorers with 17 points. Sophomore Eddie Guinn scored 13. Sophomore Brett Lewis and freshman Preston Ivory added 12 apiece for the Lions.

In women’s action, the Lady Eagles scored 14 unanswered points in the second half to earn a 72- 65 victory over the Lady Lions, who made a desperate comeback that wasn't enough. Freshman Leona Hubbard hit a 20 footer with 42 seconds left to make the score 71-63, but the Lady Eagles controlled their offensive scheme well against the Lady Lions full-court trapping press.

-UPCOMING GAMES-Coming up for the Lions and Lady Lions, who

both participated in the Bi-State Pre-Season Tournament this weekend, are home dates Saturday, Nov. 14, against SAU-EI Dorado and Monday, Dec. 7, against Seminole along with trips to Murray State, Monday, Nov. 17; Central Baptist, Monday, Nov. 23 (men only); Kilgore College, Tuesday, Nov. 24 (women only); Northark, Monday, Nov. 30; and SAU—Tech, Saturday, Dec. 5 (men only).

In addition, On November 20 and 21, the Lady Lions will travel to Paris, Texas, to play in the Paris Community College Classic along with teams from Fort Hood, Texas, Paris, Texas, and SAU El-Dorado. The westark squads will both host their own annual classics on November 27-28 (men) and December 4-5 (women), respectively. Teams from Paris, Texas, SAU—Tech, and Connors State will participate in the men's tourney, while teams from Connors State, Fort Hood, Texas, and Philander Smith College will compete in the women's tourney.

-BLUE/WHITE RECAP-Westark fans probably missed the best and

wildest Blue/White games ever as both squads played crisp, exciting basketball, according to the coaches.

In the men's game, according to the scoreboard, the Blue team prevailed 52-49, while the scorebook said the score was tied 51-51. A three point shot by Eddie Guinn was not credited which led to the error. Anyway, sophomore Roderick Brown led the Blue team with 12 points, two coming on an exciting tip-in dunk and another two coming on an alley- oop dunk. Freshman Jason Goslee displayed his outside shooting ability as he hit for 10 points. Sophomore Kevin Wiliams also added 10, with six points coming on three point shots. Sophomore Brett Lewis lead the White squad with 14 points.

In the women's contest, Freshman Diane Danials scored 16 points as the White team took a 41 -38 decision over the Blue. Freshman Cenda Wy scored 10 points while Sophomore Babette Dots added nine for the white team. Sophomore Tracy Lumkus led all scorers with 12 points for the Blue team in a losing effort.

by John Popa

Briefs

Grand Avenue special election

todayThe special city election for the Grand Avenue

Widening Project is today. All registered students, faculty and staff are encouraged to vote.

No classes will be held Wednesday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veteran’s Day. Thanksgiving vacation begins at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25, through the weekend.

Lion Pride has published in previous issues that ise cafeteria service busses tables. This is incorrect. Itudents and staff are asked to return trays and dishes to the kitchen window.

Interested in becoming a Bleacher Creature? Contact SAC president Jerry Jay or any member of SAC.

Marketing class joins telecourse line-upWhat is a telecourse? A telecourse is a convenient

alternative for acquiring college credits without regularly coming to campus or leaving home. Lessons are televised each week during the semester on the Westark Channel (channel 17 on the Fort Smith Cable TV system) and are available for further review in the Westark Library. Students complete the regular enrollment process, attend orientation, watch the television program and complete the required assignments and exams. Participation in the optional review sessions conducted before each test is encouraged. Each course is coordinated by an instructor who is interested in each student's success and available to assist students with their progress.

This is the third semester for Westark to offer telecourses. The courses offered this fall included Computers and Their Applications, which has been offered every semester; Principles of Economics, which has been offered for two semesters and Introduction to Business, which has been offered every semester.

The telecourses offered this spring will be Computer and Their Applications taught by Brenda

Cantwell, Principles of Economics taught by David Craig, and a new telecourse on the screen - Marketing with Gary Smith instructing.

Beginning in the fall of 1988, plans are to offer four or five courses each semester.

Anyone 17 years old or over can enroll. However, the student must have access to W estark’s television station. The tuition for a telecourse is the same as for all other credit courses. Class materials include textbooks, workbooks and other traditional instructional supplies.

Each of the telecourses will have four examinations. Students will be required to come to campus for the tests. For student convenience, exams will be given twice, once in the evening and once on the weekend. In addition to viewing the telecourse tapes, students will be given reading assignments in the textbook and some written homework will be required. The instructors will provide students with postage-free envelopes to mail in their homework assignments.

Students enrolled in Computers and Their Apllications will be required to come to campus for three labs during the semester (two hours for each lab). To reduce the number of times students are

required to come to campus, every effort will be made to schedule the lab time on test days.

Each student enrolling for a telecourse will be required to attend an on-campus orientation. Three orientation sessions will be held and students may chose the session most convenient for them. Orientation sessions will be conducted in the lecture hall of the Gardner Building. Students will receive a complete course outline including a schedule of when a telecourse will be aired, course objectives, requirements, and examination and review schedules.

The lessons are 30 minutes long. Each week, two lessons will be shown for each course. Some weeks a third tape will be shown. Each lesson will be shown three times a week. The week after they have been aired, tapes will be placed in the Westark Library for students to review. Students with VCRs may wish to tape the lessons from TV for later viewing.

For information on enrollment, contact the Westark Counseling Center.

by Terry Vincent