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' ' '.WcBmUm^. .Wednesday, Oct. 15,1986, page MSU name problem like CSUF-FSU Editor's note: The CSUF-FSU university name controversy appears not to be ende¬ mic to Fresno; a similar problem has arisen at Southwest Missouri State Univer¬ sity, or MSU. SPRINGFIELD, MO (CPS) — These days. Southwest Missouri State University students wear sweatshirts that display the logo of a college — Missouri State Uni¬ versity — that doesn't even exist. Some 110 miles away, at the University of Missouri at Rolla, students are ticked off about it. Sweatshirts, anger, accusations and ter¬ ritorial instincts have surfaced ever since some SMSU students and administrators started lobbying to convince the state legislature to change the name of their school to a more-euphonious Missouri State University. Besides sounding better, "the name change will help with accreditation.'' said Stephen Howell, an SMSU junior. It will help "separate" SMSU from the state's tongue-twisting collection of other state schools like Southeast Missouri State, Northeast Missouri State and Northwest Missouri State universities, Howell said. To one administrator, who requested anonymity, "our current name ha* a regional stigma attached to it" that could be cleansed with a switch to Missouri State. "Thc university has developed enough and is continuing to develop to warrant ttje change," said Paul Kincaid, director of SMSU's university relations and a sup¬ porter of the name change, which the campus administration is promoting in the legislature. "It's time our image catches up with reality," Kincald said. To the opponents, changing SMSU's name to Missouri State would be mislead¬ ing, if not downright uppity. "It's their perogative," said Ron Hines, an official at the state's other SMSU — Southeast Missouri State University — "but it's not your name that attracts stu¬ dents, it's the quality of education." "SMSU is a regional institution now, and it fulfills its mission very well," said Robert Francis, UMR'sstudent president. "It allows people who are not (University of Missouri) material to go to school and become functioning members of society." Francis doesn't want SMSU elevated to the ranks of Kansas State, Michigan State and Oklahoma State, insisting the Mis¬ souri State name would "imply a research university." And before anyone knew what was happening, Francis said "SMSU would want to become one of them." "That," he said, "takes big dollars." "I feel if the state needs a better research center, they should upgrade U M instead of creating a new one," he said. "I don't think anyone here considers this as a threat to the University of Mis¬ souri," the anonymous SMSU adminis¬ trator replied. "We do not have any great designs to duplicate whay they have." Opponents are confident for the moment the legislature won't rename SMSU any¬ time soon, but note state Gov. John Ash- croft is a former SMSU professor. An Ashcroft aide, though, said the gov¬ ernor has not taken a stand on the issue yet. Such heat is not uncommon when col¬ leges try to change their names, however. Prolonged statewide political fights broke out in recent years when Minot State College in North Dakota tried to change its name to Dakota Northwestern University and the University of South¬ western Louisiana campaigned to become the University of Louisiana. Some people at Metropolitan State College sporadically have promoted chang¬ ing the school's name to something more identifiable with Denver, where it resides, but never have overcome alumni and faculty resistance to the idea. In mid-fight in 1984, a Louisiana State University official called USL's name change request, which is ultimately won. "silly, selfish and self-centered. ' In 1984. North Dakotavoters ultimately rejected Minot State's name change, apparently for fear a fancy new name would require fancy new"funding. SINGLES Continued from page 4 ■v soak before that all-important first flush. Christmas is a very messy time of the year and the Christmas tree is the primary reason. However, this holiday evergreen provides each modern single with a wonderful opportunity to be tasteless on a grand scale, so it should be considered a -necessity. (The Christmas tree also presents a yearly opportunity to make a classic modern single statement: what else can be worth its weight in gold one day and not worth the effort to look at the next?) This is where the garbage dispose-all can come into play. After December 25, simply break off a small piece of the tree each time you go to the kitchen. With plenty of running water, deposit the section in the dispose-all. Pine needles, because of their size and shape, will sometimes require a disposing agent, so save all of that holiday fruit cake and merely deposit a hearty slab a few seconds behind the tree section. Your tree will be a thing of the past by mid-January. These are just a few ideas and tips that, when followed carefully, will greatly improve the domestic life of the modern single. However, life as a modern single is more of an acquired spirit than a learned skill; in addition to how daily activities are handled around the home, the following important rules should be kept in mind: 1.) Monthly rent or condo payment should never exceed the dollar amount of monthly car payment. 2.) Buy with credit cards (commonly referred* to by the modern single as "plastic") whenever possible. 3.) Never vote. 4.) Never watch Public Television or listen to Public Radio. 5.) Never listen to music with more than three chords or one time signature. 6.) Never patronize a bar that doesn't require at least a one hour wait in line; once inside, never order a drink requiring less than six ingredients, or a name with less than four syllables. 7.) Remember that the National En¬ quirer is a newspaper. 8.) Remember that "Entertainment Tonight" is a news show. 9.) Never refer to Elvis Presley by his full name. Refer to him either by first namfc only, or even more impressive, as "The King." 10.) Restrict all purchases of literature to What is sold at supermarket checkout stands. 111) Always believe everything you read. 12.) If you wear designer jeans, always have them dry cleaned. 13.) If you plan to purchase a VCR, rent to own. f AKE ATDK BREAK. ^T- Keep awake with a TDK break—and 4et your mind unwind. It's amazing what an hoUr with great music on a great tape can do to im¬ prove your grades. TDK audio cassettes are designed for peak performance on every cassette deck. No matter which TDK audio cassette you choose, it'll capture all the dynamic energy of every beat, from molten rock to dazzling digitallysourced music. Take your mind off the grind. Unwind with TDK audio cassettes today. No other tape can beat'bur grades. &TDK THE ART OF PERFORMANCE. tok is ttw aaani Pndag m*****unr of 4fod floppy c* •
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Title | 1986_10 The Daily Collegian October 1986 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1986 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
Description
Title | October 15, 1986, Page 5 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1986 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
Full-Text-Search | ' ' '.WcBmUm^. .Wednesday, Oct. 15,1986, page MSU name problem like CSUF-FSU Editor's note: The CSUF-FSU university name controversy appears not to be ende¬ mic to Fresno; a similar problem has arisen at Southwest Missouri State Univer¬ sity, or MSU. SPRINGFIELD, MO (CPS) — These days. Southwest Missouri State University students wear sweatshirts that display the logo of a college — Missouri State Uni¬ versity — that doesn't even exist. Some 110 miles away, at the University of Missouri at Rolla, students are ticked off about it. Sweatshirts, anger, accusations and ter¬ ritorial instincts have surfaced ever since some SMSU students and administrators started lobbying to convince the state legislature to change the name of their school to a more-euphonious Missouri State University. Besides sounding better, "the name change will help with accreditation.'' said Stephen Howell, an SMSU junior. It will help "separate" SMSU from the state's tongue-twisting collection of other state schools like Southeast Missouri State, Northeast Missouri State and Northwest Missouri State universities, Howell said. To one administrator, who requested anonymity, "our current name ha* a regional stigma attached to it" that could be cleansed with a switch to Missouri State. "Thc university has developed enough and is continuing to develop to warrant ttje change," said Paul Kincaid, director of SMSU's university relations and a sup¬ porter of the name change, which the campus administration is promoting in the legislature. "It's time our image catches up with reality," Kincald said. To the opponents, changing SMSU's name to Missouri State would be mislead¬ ing, if not downright uppity. "It's their perogative," said Ron Hines, an official at the state's other SMSU — Southeast Missouri State University — "but it's not your name that attracts stu¬ dents, it's the quality of education." "SMSU is a regional institution now, and it fulfills its mission very well," said Robert Francis, UMR'sstudent president. "It allows people who are not (University of Missouri) material to go to school and become functioning members of society." Francis doesn't want SMSU elevated to the ranks of Kansas State, Michigan State and Oklahoma State, insisting the Mis¬ souri State name would "imply a research university." And before anyone knew what was happening, Francis said "SMSU would want to become one of them." "That," he said, "takes big dollars." "I feel if the state needs a better research center, they should upgrade U M instead of creating a new one," he said. "I don't think anyone here considers this as a threat to the University of Mis¬ souri," the anonymous SMSU adminis¬ trator replied. "We do not have any great designs to duplicate whay they have." Opponents are confident for the moment the legislature won't rename SMSU any¬ time soon, but note state Gov. John Ash- croft is a former SMSU professor. An Ashcroft aide, though, said the gov¬ ernor has not taken a stand on the issue yet. Such heat is not uncommon when col¬ leges try to change their names, however. Prolonged statewide political fights broke out in recent years when Minot State College in North Dakota tried to change its name to Dakota Northwestern University and the University of South¬ western Louisiana campaigned to become the University of Louisiana. Some people at Metropolitan State College sporadically have promoted chang¬ ing the school's name to something more identifiable with Denver, where it resides, but never have overcome alumni and faculty resistance to the idea. In mid-fight in 1984, a Louisiana State University official called USL's name change request, which is ultimately won. "silly, selfish and self-centered. ' In 1984. North Dakotavoters ultimately rejected Minot State's name change, apparently for fear a fancy new name would require fancy new"funding. SINGLES Continued from page 4 ■v soak before that all-important first flush. Christmas is a very messy time of the year and the Christmas tree is the primary reason. However, this holiday evergreen provides each modern single with a wonderful opportunity to be tasteless on a grand scale, so it should be considered a -necessity. (The Christmas tree also presents a yearly opportunity to make a classic modern single statement: what else can be worth its weight in gold one day and not worth the effort to look at the next?) This is where the garbage dispose-all can come into play. After December 25, simply break off a small piece of the tree each time you go to the kitchen. With plenty of running water, deposit the section in the dispose-all. Pine needles, because of their size and shape, will sometimes require a disposing agent, so save all of that holiday fruit cake and merely deposit a hearty slab a few seconds behind the tree section. Your tree will be a thing of the past by mid-January. These are just a few ideas and tips that, when followed carefully, will greatly improve the domestic life of the modern single. However, life as a modern single is more of an acquired spirit than a learned skill; in addition to how daily activities are handled around the home, the following important rules should be kept in mind: 1.) Monthly rent or condo payment should never exceed the dollar amount of monthly car payment. 2.) Buy with credit cards (commonly referred* to by the modern single as "plastic") whenever possible. 3.) Never vote. 4.) Never watch Public Television or listen to Public Radio. 5.) Never listen to music with more than three chords or one time signature. 6.) Never patronize a bar that doesn't require at least a one hour wait in line; once inside, never order a drink requiring less than six ingredients, or a name with less than four syllables. 7.) Remember that the National En¬ quirer is a newspaper. 8.) Remember that "Entertainment Tonight" is a news show. 9.) Never refer to Elvis Presley by his full name. Refer to him either by first namfc only, or even more impressive, as "The King." 10.) Restrict all purchases of literature to What is sold at supermarket checkout stands. 111) Always believe everything you read. 12.) If you wear designer jeans, always have them dry cleaned. 13.) If you plan to purchase a VCR, rent to own. f AKE ATDK BREAK. ^T- Keep awake with a TDK break—and 4et your mind unwind. It's amazing what an hoUr with great music on a great tape can do to im¬ prove your grades. TDK audio cassettes are designed for peak performance on every cassette deck. No matter which TDK audio cassette you choose, it'll capture all the dynamic energy of every beat, from molten rock to dazzling digitallysourced music. Take your mind off the grind. Unwind with TDK audio cassettes today. No other tape can beat'bur grades. &TDK THE ART OF PERFORMANCE. tok is ttw aaani Pndag m*****unr of 4fod floppy c* • |