The Rambler (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 19, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 30, 1996 Page: 1 of 8
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RUTH IS IN HERE! (SEE CENTERFOLD!)
October 30, 1996
Vol. 79, No. 19
Fort Worth, Texas
A student-operated newspaper spooking the Texas Wesleyan community
Wesley an students help save man's life
Three Meals on Wheels volunteers detect natural gas, dial 911
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Tekisha Slack
,Stuff writer
Gina Phillips, Tina Taiclet and
Herman McKissic are tired of being
called heroes. The three Wesleyan
students who helped save an elderly
man's life last Wednesday, would
much rather be called humane than
heroic.
Last week, Phillips, an English
major and the volunteer coordinator
for Meals on Wheels and two other
Wesleyan students, McKissic and
Taiclet, were making their usual
rounds on the Meals on Wheels route
that the university adopted about a
year ago. As the three volunteers
made their way up to the house on
Campbell Street, they were bom-
barded with a strong odor of gas.
After McKissic continued to
knock on the door for a few more
minutes in an effort to get Jerry
Barnes to come to the door, Phillips
convinced McKissic to get off the
porch because of fear for his safety.
Phillips called Nedra Cutler, volun-
teer coordinator at Meals On Wheels,
and Cutler then called a neighbor of
Barnes' who came over with a
wrench to cut the gas off. Cutler also
called 911.
911 responded right away.
Phillips said about the rescue that
"the neighbor who turned off the gas
was a critical point," and that it might
have cost Barnes his life "if that gas
had continued for another two or
three minutes."
According to McKissic, even
though the 89-year-old man was con-
scious by the time the firemen and
paramedics got to him, he was
already salivating very heavily from
the effects of the gas fumes.
See Rescue, page 2
Photo by Rachael Stevens ■
Despite detecting a gas leak and perhaps saving 89-year-old
Fort Worth resident Jerry Barnes' life, Meals on Wheels mem-
bers Gina Phillips, Tina Taiclet and Herman McKissic (1 to r)
say they don't feel like heroes.
District 24 congressman Martin
Frost addresses his audience
yesterday. More than 40
students attended his speech,
which addressed educational
issues. The Democrat spoke at
11 a.m. in room 217 of the
Armstrong-Mabee business
building.
Photo by Arigie Easley
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The lazy voter
The Rambler provides an overview of the presidential candidates for you last-minute types
Stephen English
Editor-in-chiif
Republican Party: Hob Dole
Bob Dole was born July 22, 1923
in Russell, Kan. He served in the
Army in World War II and was
badly injured in combat in Italy.
He lost the use of his right urm as
u result of the injury.
Career: Has served in the U«S
House of Representatives and the
U.S. Senate, including holding
positions of Senate minority and
majority leader. Lost Republican
presidential nomination in 1981) to
Ronald Reagan and in 1^S8 to
George Bush.
Platform: Reducing income and
investment taxes, balancing the
federal budget by the year 20()2.
Abolishing the Internal Revenue
Service.
Primary criticism against candi-
date: His age (73).
Democratic Party: Hill Clinton
Bill Clinton was bom Aug. 19,
1946 in Hope, Ark. He has a
degree from Georgetown
University, was a Rhodes scholar,
attended England's Oxford
University, and holds a law degree
from Vale University.
Career: Was a law professor at
the University of Arkansas, served
as Arkansas attorney general,
Arkansas state governor and pres-
ident of the United States.
Platform: Protecting entitlement
programs such as Medicaid, pro-
tecting student loan programs,
reducing the budget and helping
the middle cla.vs.
Primary criticism against candi-
date: His character (alleged
involvement in Whitewater).
Reform Party: Ross Perot
Ross Perot was horn in 1930 in
Texarkana, Texas. He graduated
from the U.S. Naval academy 20
years later.
Career: Started Electronic Data
Systems, a data-processing com-
pany, in 1962—the company that
made him a billionaire. Has
served on a number of federal and
state government commissions,
which dealt with such issues as
Vietnam prisoners of war, drugs
and education.
Platform: Against the North
American Free Trade Agreement.
Believes the government should be
run like a business. Has expressed
disdain with "politics as usual.*"
Item contains material from the-Fort
Worth Star-Telegram. .v-'iv *
Students concerned
about education,
say forum results
Tekisha Slack
Sta ff writer
Some 74 percent of Texas
Wesleyan students say that a value
centered education should be top
priority. Other objectives Wesleyan
shoul focus on include individual
attention, 42 percent; graduate pro-
grams, 35 percent; integration 34
percent; and residential envioron-
ment, 34 percent.
. The Student Government
Association (SGA) - and the
Wesleyan administration, provided
the student body three opportunities
to discuss the proposed five-year
goals and objectives for the univer-
sity. The 2001 forums were held
Sep. 25, 26 and 29 whemnearly 200
students attended. Surveys were
completed by 111 students, indicat-
ing their preferences in the ranking
of objectives.
The results were then com-
piled and tabulated by SGA advisor
Sctma Maddox using a computer-
ized statistical package known as
SPSS. The data was grouped
according to general objectives and
facility planning. The data was then
arranged into tables to make the
results more reader friendly.
The results indicated that the
students want and appreciate quality
education that focuses on individual
talents and capabilities that will also
enhance skills that will be valuable
in, society.
The general objective items
that were continually placed on the
bottom of students' priority list
were those pertaining to alumni and
diversity.
The second portion of the sur-
vey asked the student to. prioritize
objectives relating to plans improv-
ing the physical facilities of
Wesleyan. Some 23 percent of the
students ranked housing as a num-
ber one priority; 21 percent indicat-
ed that parking should be number
one; and 18 percent think the food
service should receive priority
attention.
The students gave less of a pri-
ority to issues such as university
boundary definition, entry/gatqs,
computer labs and a new student
center.
Open ended comments were
also included on "having the issue
of diversity shoved down our
throats."
Results of the survey can be
viewed at the SGA office located in
the Brown Lupton Campus center.
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Perhaps more parking
would have protected
Steve Moody's truck
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