15th Street News (Midwest City, Okla.), Vol. 19, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, December 7, 1990 Page: 2 of 4
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PAGE 2 - 15TH STREET NEWS - FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1990
RSC mourns loss of two colleagues
Delegation asks for Norway for Model UN
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By Sarah McKim
Staff Reporter
Some people view the world situation with pessimism,
but 600 of the brightest and best students from the south west
region will do their best to improve the world as they gather
at the University of Oklahoma Jan. 30-Feb. 2 for the annual
Model United Nations.
Among them will be six RSC delegates: MarcianaLeaton,
chairperson, Stephanie Potts, Candice Prentiss, Michael
Kirk, Ron Dixon and Scott Steward. Karl Heugle, political
science instructor and Model UN sponsor, chose the
delegates.
Rapid changes in world politics during the past year arc
certain to provide this year’s Model United Nations with
new challenges and opportunities, Heugle said, and RSC’s
delegates say they arc looking forward to this learning
experience.
Delegates will meet in the White Forum, which will be
set up to replicate the United Nations in New York. Each
participating college and university will send fourdelegates,
except those who are in the Security Council, who will send
five. They act as if they arc actual UN delegates, speaking
and voting from the perspective of the nation they represent.
“This is a good opportunity for students who arc
interested,” Leaton said. She said the Model UN can
benefit anyone interested in debate, International Court of
Justice, diplomacy, politics and concerned citizens. A
political science major, Leaton plans to become a teacher,
and she thinks the Model UN will give her a deeper
understanding of international relations.
Each of the delegates submitted a paper in order to help
Model UN sponsors determine what country the school
will represent. Most of the RSC delegates wrote on
environmental topics, although they could also have chosen
to w rite on Eastern Bloc political refugees or Liberia.
“We chose Norway as our first choice,” Leaton said.
“Environmental issues are very important to them because
of their dependence on shipping, fishing, oil, etc.”
Delegates all voiced different reasons for choosing
Norway. Leaton said Norway is a neutral country, making
the team’s research and policy decisions less complicated,
other relatives and many friends.
A Steve Leone Memorial Scholarship for Computer Science is being established
through the RSC Foundation. Contributions may be made though the office of
Business Affairs in the Administration Building.
Dr. Terry Britton, LRC director, dedicated the LRC’s ornament in the hanging of
the greens ceremony Dec. 4 to Leone.
LRC posts extended hours
Learning Resources Center hours have been
extended to provide students additional study time
for finals Dec.10-18.
Hours will be 7:30 a.m.-11 p.m. Dec. 10-13,
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Guinn suggests tasteful gift
1 Stephen Alan Leone, RSC computer lab assistant, 33,
| died Nov. 29, at Midwest City Hospital, after an extended
battle with Friedreich’s Axtaxia. Funeral services were held
Dec. 1.
Bom in Ada, Leone graduated from Midwest City High
School. He was working on a bachelor’s degree from Okla-
homa City University. He previously attended RSC and the
University of Oklahoma.
Leone is survived by his parents, Drs. Bette and Joe
Leone: his sister, Gina Nelson; his brother, Mikele Leone;
Newsletter to go to troops
Students interested in corresponding with the
Oklahoma troops stationed in Saudi Arabia may
write columns and articles to be put in a Christ-
mas/New Year’s newsletter, student Marguerite
Wunderli said. Nearly any subject is acceptable
except religion and politics.
Anyone wanting more information may leave a
message for Wunderli at 733-7400.
William Damascus Howell, RSC warehouse supervisor,
died Nov. 15 in his home, after an extended illness. He was
70. Funeral services were held Nov. 20.
A native of Wewoka, Howell lived in Midwest City
approximately 10 years.
Before coming to RSC, he owned a bowling alley. At one
time, friends say, he considered becoming a professional
bowler. He later was involved in a car accident and lost his
leftarm. Hequitbowlingforaprolonged period. In 1990, for
the first time in 11 years, he decided to start bowling again.
Howell is survived by his son, William Edward Howell
Jdiis is a good opportunity for
students u>fio are interested.
Support group to meet Dec. 18
RSC’s Need A Friend Group, a support group
for the handicapped and open to all students, is
scheduled to meet Dec. 18 from 3:15-4:15 p.m. in
SSB202 for the final meeting of the fall semester.
Anyone wanting more information may call
733-7407.
and his wife, Melissa, stationed in Munich, Germany; sister-in-law, Lena Howell;
nephew, James F. Howell; and niece, Martha Dearing, all of Midwest City.
“Bill had an acuity for detail, and he did the best possible job he could,” Dr. James
Branscum, vice president for for Business Affairs, said. “I personally have lost a
friend, the community has lost a friend, and the college has lost a friend.”
For those struggling with finding just the right
। gifts for Christmas, birthdays, anniversaries or
other special occasions. Dr. Marcia Guinn, child
development instructor, suggests something with
taste — a Global Oklahoma Cookbook.
Prepared in conjunction with the festival of
cultures, the 136-page soft-bound edition sells for
$5 and contains not only recipes from all over the
world, but numerous histories and anecdotes about
specific dishes.
Cookbooks may be purchased from Guinn, Ext.
7449, Dr. Voncille Winter, Ext. 6315, or Gwen
Atkinson, Ext. 6239.
a plus since all but one of RSC’s delegates arc newcomers
to the Model UN this year.
At the same time, Norway is a revolving member of the
Security Council, which would give them a stronger voice
and veto power.
Prentiss said she has a friend who lived in Norway, and
she has found it an interesting country with a somewhat
different moral standard from the U.S.
Steward lived in Norway himself for a short time, and he
said he is intrigued by its proximity to the Soviet Union and
the delicate balance it must maintain because of that.
Other choices RSC delegates listed were Germany,
Australia, France and England.
Leaton said she will learn this week if they will represent
Norway. Delegates will then research all they can about the
country’s economics, history, political alliances and other
factors so they will know how that nation might respond to
whatever issues arise at the Model UN.
Delegates will present resolutions, debate issues and
respond to simulated crises during the conference. Out-
standing teams arc honored, and the best resolutions of the
conference will be forwarded to the UN for consideration.
All of RSC’s delegates say they think the United Nations
needs to have a stronger voice in world affairs.
“Global issues make us all interdependent now,” Potts,
a political science/pre-law major, said. “The UN needs a
stronger political stance over global policies, and we need
a better understanding among people.”
Prentiss, who aspires to a career with the CIA and the
UN’s International Court of Justice, said the world needs
an international code that people will adhere to.
“Condemnations arc not enough,” she said. “The UN
needs stronger teeth.”
Dixon, another pre-law major, said he is somewhat
pessimistic about the UN’s ability to effect global control.
“At least historically, we have too many nations to work
effectively through the UN,” he said. “They all work for
their own self interest, not the world’s.” However, he said
he docs see the UN as effective in giving countries time to
cool off and think before reacting.
Kirk said he has paid more attention to UN actions since
his involvement with the Model UN team, and he is hopeful
about the Mid-East crisis, because he sees the world trying
to cooperate through the UN.
“The U.S. is not the world’s police,” he said. "We need
to work more through the UN.”
Steward, who served on last year’s delegation, said he
has come to appreciate the need to thoroughly understand
and apply parliamentary procedure and knows the difficulty
of getting things past the bureaucracy.
All the delegates agreed UN invol vementand cooperation
is the hope of the world. They said they look forward to
learning more about its workings.
While they believe, at this point, their participation will
have little impact on the UN or the world, they say each
person who understands its purposes and potential adds to
that hope.
Fundraiser tickets go on sale
Tickets for RSC’s Women’s Association
fundraiser arc on sale at $1 per ticket. Tickets are
available from the Student Center information
desk and from Women’s Association members.
Items to be given away include an afghan,
Christmas angel, Christmas centerpiece and gift
certificates of $25 and $15 from Malihini Hair
Design. The drawing is scheduled at 2 p.m. Dec.
13 in the Student Center lobby. Anyone wanting
more information may call 733-7356.
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Magazine invites entries
Deadline for entries in Pegasus, RSC’s student
magazine, is Dec. 18. Entries should be turned in
to the Humanities Division office or to Carl
Sennhenn, HUI 14.
Students may submit essays, short stories,
poetry, artwork and photographs. For further
information about submissions, students should
nick up entry forms in the Humanities division
office.
7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 14,10 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 15.
1-8 p.m. Dec. 16and 7:30-11 p.m. Dec. 17-18.
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Photo by Tricia Allspaw
ON TOP OF THE WORLD, Norway is first choice of RSC’s
delegates to the United Nations, from left. Candice Prentiss,
Ron Dixon, Stephanie Potts, Marciano Leaton, Michael Kirk
and Scott Steward.
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