Vol. 46 Issue 12 Westark Community College Ft. Smith, Arkansas 72913 Apnl22,1993

The Student Newspaper of Westark Community College

Open registration begins April 26 by Deborah Hurst

The end of the spring semester is near, and we all know what that means. Is it time for summer vaca-tion? No, it is time to register for summer school at Westark.

Westark offers day and night classes during all three summer ses-sions. Registration maybe completed upstairs in Fullerton Union. Stu-dents may begin their registering pro-cess at the Information Booth in the Union. New students will need docu-ments such as high school transscripts, other college transcripts, placement test scores, and immunization records.

Open registration begins April 26

and continues through July 9. Anyone can register from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Thursday and 8 a .m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Registrations will be accepted until the first class meeting.

"To help speed up the registration process, students need to fill out a trial schedule to take with them to see their counselor," Roger Young, director of counseling, said. "Additional changes to the schedule may be made by the counselor due to class closings, etc."

Former and current Westark stu-dents may register for a maximum of three hours or one class each session by telephone. Just call 788-7411 or 788-7235 after May 1 or 785-7153/785-

Finals Schedule, May 3-7 Day Class Times 8:00-8:50 MWF, MW, WF 11:00-11:50 MWF, MW, WF 2:00-2:50 MWF, MW, WF

***ALL Sections of Economics <I & II) 8:00-9:20 11:00-12:20 2:00-3:20

TR TR TR

10:00-10:50 MWF, MW, WF 12:00-12:50 MWF, MW, WF 4:00-5:15 MW

***ALL Sections of Accounting (I & II)

* 9:30-10:50 12:30-1:50 4:00-5:15 7:00-7:50 9:00-9:50 1:00-1:50

TR TR TR MWF, MW, WF MWF, MW, WF MWF, MW, WF

Exam Period Monday Monday Monday Monday

Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday

Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday

Thursday Thursday Thursday Friday Friday Friday

8:00-9:50 11:00-12:50 1:00-2:50 3:00-4:50

8:00-9:50 11:00-12:50 2:00-3:50

9:00-10:50 12:00-1:50 4:00-5:50 2:00-3:50

9:00-10:50 12:00-1:50 4:00-5:50 7:00-8:50 9:00-10:50 12:00-1:50

* Includes classes which start at 9 a.m. on TR. Includes classes which start at 12 noon on TR. Instructors will announce room schedule.

Evening Class Time/Day 5:25-6:40 MW Monday only 6:50-8:05 TR Tuesday only 6:50-8:05 MW Wednesday only 5:25-6:40 TR Thursday only

Exam Day/Time Monday, May 3, 5:30-7:30 Monday, May 3, 7:45-9:45 Tuesday, May 4, 5:30-7:30 Tuesday, May 4, 7:45-9:45 Wednesday, May 5, 5:30-7:30 Wednesday, May 5, 7:45-9:45 Thursday, May 6, 5:30-7:30 Thursday, May 6, 7:45-9:45

7045 prior to May 1. Hours for telephone registration

are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday.

Telephone registration is for Westark students only. University Center students must register in per-son. Telephone registrations will be accepted for Summer I, April 26-30; Stimmer 11, April 26-May 7; and Sum-mer m, April 26-July 9.

"Students may facilitate registra-tion by making sure they have all the necessary paperwork completed be-fore trying to register/' Young said. "This includes trial schedule, immu-nization records, and financial aid papers."

All tuition and fees for registra-tion for Summer I are due the next business day after registration; Sum-mer n, June 2; Summer EI, July 6.

"I've attended summer school for some of my harder classes and found that it was easier because instructors couldn't seem to cover as much mate-rial and classes seem to go by a lot faster," Rick Keisman, business man-agement major, said. "I would recom-mend summer school to anyone."

Summer I begins May 10 and ends Junell . Summerllis Junel4-Julyl6 and Summer m is July 19- August 19.

Graduation set for May 7 For Westark graduation candidates

and Arkansas State University-Uni-versity Center candidates, Friday, May 7, will mark another goal at-tained.

Graduation will be held at the Fort Smith Civic Center at 7:30 p.m. with 473 (tentative) walking for Westark and 14 walking for ASU-UC.

Guest speaker will be President Joel Stubblefield, and presenters will be (for Westark) Dr. Terry Barnes and (for ASU) Dr. Larry Williams, dean of off-campus programs and continu-ing education, ASU. Invocation and and Benediction will be by Fr. Jack Harris, Rector, Trinity Jr. High.

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Math-Science dedication held Citizens reap benefits, praise by Lon Walker

On April 16, a giant step was made toward fulfilling the 25-year master facilities plan with the dedication of the new Math-Science Building.

Guest speaker for the event was Gov. Jim Guy Tucker.

"This is a great day for Sebastian County, and this is a great, great day for the state of Arkansas," Gov. Tucker said.

"This is a celebration, cer-tainly, for the students who will find new opportimity here. It is a celebration for your commimity. But I want to assure you it is a celebration for the state of Ar-kansas."

The 82,500-square-foot facil-ity was financed through a tax millageof Sebastian County resi-dents, which generates approxi-mately $2.1 million per year for the College.

"The words 'thank you' seem to be a terribly inadequate way to express our appreciation to the tens of thousands of Sebastian County taxpayers who brought this building into reality," Presi-dent Joel Stubblefield said.

"We trust, however, that when the citizens see this superb structure and all that it contains, to include the classrooms, labs, and state-of-the -art instructional Graduation plans set (Continued from page 1)

"This is my first year here, but I've heard it's a very good pro-gram," Dr. Barnes said. "It'll be very personable and have a lot of great memories."

Procession will first be by Westark faculty and staff, then students, followed by the ASU-UC students. Immediately fol-lowing the ceremony, the Col-lege will host a reception in the exhibition hall.

The graduates, family and friends, all staff, trustees, and guests are invited to attend. For more information call Robert C. CullinsJr.,director of admissions and records, (501) 785-7100.

Governor Jim Guy Tucker addressed the crowd of about 550 who attended the Math-Science dedication April 16, President Joel

Stubblefield toured the facility xmth representatives of the Arkansas State Board of Higher Education and local and state legislators.

photo by Calvin Welch equipment, and when those at-tending the dedication see the words 'Citizens of Sebastian County' on the nameplate, that each person will take great pride in knowing that his contribution helped to bring this building into a reality," Shibblefield said.

Dr. Sandi Sanders, vice presi-dent for student services and University Center operations, said the University Center would not have been possible without community support.

"This facility is a tribute to the community spirit always in evi-

dence for Westark programs," Sanders said.

Ceremonies began at 1 p.m. with President Stubblefield greeting those in attendance.

Refreshments included a huge celebration cake in the shape of the Math-Science Build-ing.

Special guests included mem-bers of the Arkansas State Board of Higher Education, who held a meeting on campus, and the presidents and chancellors of Arkansas's 32 public colleges and universities.

Former Westark speech instructor

of 15 years

December 6,1941-March 13,1993

Visiting Artist, club bring Richards to campus Author transforms lecture hall into Old West by Jonathan Gipson

For a short time Tuesday, April 13, Gardner Lecture Hall was locked in a time warp which took it back to the days of the Old West and the American cowboy.

As part of the Visiting Artist Series, the Different Drummers Club sponsored the lecture/re-cital featuring western author Dusty Richards.

Richards grew up in Arizona. As a child, he was captivated by the silver-screen cowboys like Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, and Hoot Gibson. In high school, his love for western writing and western novels began.

"During class when things got boring, most of the kids would draw pictures in their notebooks, but I would write a western short story. One day the teacher caught me. Luckily, the bell rang before he could read the whole thing to the class," Richards said. "Every time I had to do a book report, I would read a western novel. I

could read a paperback western overnight."

While in Arizona, Richards lived the life he loved to read about. He worked on cattle ranches throughout Arizona. Yet even though he was working on the ranches, Richards always had time to write.

Richards started out writing short stories, and to date, he has sold about 30 short stories to vari-ous western magazines.

"To write a book takes a lot of determination and a lot of stick with it. The key is to write on what you know and what you believe in," Richards said. "If you start writing, write all the time. Practice writing every day."

Through determination and a lot of book publishing compa-nies, Richards sold his first novel. Noble's VJay, to M. Evans Pub-lishing Company.

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ocal ivriter Dusty Richards spoke about his recent novel Noble's ' Way when he came to campus as part of the Visiting Artist series.

photo by Jonathan Gipson

his obvious love of those bygone days tell me that other novels will surely follow/' Bud Spruell, reviewer for Etc. Magazine, said.

He has since written and sold three other novels. From Hell to Breakfast, By the Cut of Your Clothes, and All Is Not Lost,

"I think I was influenced early

in life by my mother reading Will Jones's novels to me. The Gene Autry and Roy Rogers movies and the whole western genre left their mark on me/' Richards said.

Along with being an author, Richards is also the agriculture reporter/morning coanchor for Channels 40/29.

Math-Science dedication April 16, 1993

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