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he Rambler
The students' voice since 1917
October 14, 1998
Fort Worth, Texas
Vol. 81, No. 17
Southern Association reviews MBA program
Makla Montgomery
StaJ) writer
The Southern Association of Colleges
conducted a three-day review of the school
of business' MBA program and school of
education's Distance Learning program to
evaluate the efficiency of the graduate pro-
grams.
The report will be given to Wesleyan in
one or two weeks.
The review team met with students,
administration and faculty to examine the
programs, the mission of the program, the
extent to which the program fulfills the mis-
sion and the resources required to fulfill the
mission.
The purpose of the review was not to
evaluate accreditation but it was a result of
substance change with the addition of the
MBA program in fall 1996, according to Dr.
Louis McLain, dean of the school of busi-
ness.
"We feel good about the process. We
believe that our evaluation was objective
and favorable," said McLain.
"I believe that the evaluation team will
confirm what we believe about ourselves.
We are experiencing success in mission ful-
fillment, but there is an acute need for addi-
tional resources."
The MBA program has increased
enrollment from 52 students in 1996 .to 114
students this year. The MBA students gain
experience by working with area chambers
of commerce on corporate retention studies
and strategic plans;
• "They could feel the love in the MBA
program," said Dr Benjamin Newhouse, a
review team member from Tuskegee
University.
The review team suggested an increase
in MIS and management faculty.
emeiA I
"We believe that our
evaluation was objec-
tive and favorable.''
-Louis McLain
McLain said the school of business will
take the suggestions very seriously. He said
he hopes to meet the need of additional fac-
ulty in these areas and in public relations
and advertising.
Wesleyan currently has one MIS pro
lessor, although more than 100 students
major in MIS, with no full-time manage-
ment professors.
"We would also like to add MIS con-
centration at the MBA level," said J. Lee
Whittington, a management and economics
professor.
The Southern Association of Colleges
also examined the Distance Learning pro-
gram in the school of education, which
allows teachers to obtain a master's of edu-
cation.
Dr. Joy Edwards, director of graduate
studies, said she believes the team will give
the program art excellent review.
The purpose of the Distance Learning
Program is to develop better teachers by
enhancing their teaching skills. It is a six
semester program in which students are
placed into study groups with faculty men-
tors.
There are study groups throughout
Texas but most of the students are concen
trated in the Metroplex and San Antonio.
"1 think the team was very impressed,"
said Edwards. "We hold the same high stan-
dards for distance learning students as on
campus graduate students."
The team suggested the school of edu-
cation implement an on campus orientation
meeting for the distance learners. It also
recommended better allocation of resources
for both graduate programs, according to
Edwards.
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Photo by James Pfal'fengut
Henry Mancini gets down as Philippe Baugh plkys his bass
guitar at a recent performance of the Texas Wesleyan jazz
band in the Law Sone Fine Arts Center on Oct. 12.
Trial will begin for campus shooting suspect
Jason Lamers
News editor
The trial for Jose B. Munoz, who shot at an on
duty security guard in May, is set to begin some-
time in June 1999.
According to a police report, John Adamson
was fired upon by Munoz, 36, of Fort Worth,
while driving in the security truck on campus.
According to the police report, Munoz shot at
Adamson five to six times with an automatic 9
mm. pistol. All of the.shots missed Adamson.
Munoz was taken into custody later that night
at his home at 3310 Ave G. and spent a few days
in jail before posting bail. Munoz is charged with
criminal attempt murder.
In the police report,
Munoz's wife, a member of the
house cleaning staff, said that
Munoz was drunk and extreme-
ly mad at her because he
thought she was having an
affair with one of the security
guards.
Fort Worth Detective J.
Phillips who worked the case,
said there was no proof of the
relationship and that it was
almost impossible because Mrs.
Munoz could barely speak a
word of English.
Phillips said Adamson was
shaken up and left his post as a security guard soon
after the shooting. Joe Rodriguez, security manag-
er, said Adamson left for a better paying job.
Even though Munoz lives close to campus,
Rodriguez said he does not believe Munoz is a
threat to the Wesleyan campus any more.
A number of criminal acts on campus in the
past two weeks have Officer Allen Speed,
Wesleyan's neighborhood police officer, working
longer hours to catch suspects. *
"I'm having to change my outlook and work
longer hours," said Speed.
Speed has reported a number of incidents
involving student vehicles parked on campus.
On Oct. 6, Speed arrested an 18-year-old man
ripping a cellular- phone antenna off a
student's car. The man was charged
with theft and given a ticket for failure
to identify himself correctly, said
Speed.
Speed also reported that on Oct. 6
four cars parked by the vacant apart-
ments on Benkley Street had their tires
slashed
No suspects have been found in the
case but Speed said the suspects may be
ffoni William James Middle School.
During the night of Oct. 7, a stu-
dent's 1993 Chevy truck Was broken
into and the CD player was stolen.
Speed
reported ^mul-
tiple hit and
runs in the
Wesleyan
parking lots.
"Students
need to report
these things
when they
happen," said
Speed.
If a person
accidentally
hits a car,
Speed said
the driver
must leave the relevant information in
order for the owner to get in contact
with him. If the people do not leave
information, they will be charged with
leaving the scene of an accident, said Speed.
Although security is present on campus, stu-
dents still must be aware of the dangers around
them. "I want students to know what is happening
so they can try to avoid these crimes,'.' said Speed.
Despite recent vandalism of cars on campus,
Rodriguez said Wesleyan has a low crime rate
compared to other universities in the area.
Wesleyan now employs 20 security officers.
Rodriguez said if students have to walk at
night, they .should walk in groups and in well lit
Photo by Jason Lamers
A dent in a tool box of a campus security
truck is evidence a shooting in May
Photo by Jason Lumens
A student's truck waits for the crime scene detectives to
arrive after being broken into at the Stella parking lot
areas. "If students feel scared about walking, they
can always call security and we will escort them,"
said Rodriguez.
To keep cars parked on campus safe,
Rodriguez said students should always lock their
cars and never have anything of value in plain
sight.
If anyone has information on any of these
crimes or needs to report a crime, contact Officer
Speed on his pager at 998-0527 or hi.s mobile
phone, 992-0190:
Theatre Wesleyan to perform as part of AIDS memorial
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Kelli Parker
Managing editor
Theatre Wesleyan will perform
two student-directed plays at Will
Rogers Center in conjunction with the
showing of the AIDS Memorial Quilt
during its national tour, Oct. 15-18.
The plays were both written by Roger
Dieleman. an alumnus of Wesleyan
who died of an AIDS-related illness.
"1 saw it as a way to bring the
community an opportunity to see
some of Wesleyan's shows and to
honor a former student who we lost to
AIDS." said Joe Brown, chair of the
theater department and a member of
the Quilt committee. Theatre
Wesleyan wrill be dedicating a square
of the quilt to Dieleman, as well.
One of the plays. Waiting for
Oprah, deals with the prejudice asso-
ciated v i«h AIDS in a comical manner.
It is set in a waiting room before panel
members arc to appear on the Oprah
Winfrey show.
Assorted personalities of the con-
servative (junior Brad Jackson).
Mavis the lawyer
Shameya Roberts), the gay
(freshman Casey Robinson), his lover
(freshman Brian Torres) and the hip-
pie (senior Jacqueline Gray) are
brought together. Freshman Rachel
Cooper plays the show's frazzled pro-
ducer.
The director of Waiting for
Oprah, senior Kerry Paul Watterson,
said, "While the Quilt is meant to
honor those who have left us, which is
a very disheartening matter. This play
reminds us of the humor in everyone's
lives."
"This play reminds
us of the humor in
everyone's lives."
• >
-Kerry Watterson
The second play, directed by
seniorp Melanie Waisancn, is callcd
Afterthoughts. Focusing on friends
that design t-shirts for an AIDS chari-
ty, the more dramatic side is shown by
people who have all been affected by
the epidemic.
Larry (freshman Keron Jackson)
has just lost his son, Vincent (fresh-
Beck) has a brother with the
disease and Danielle (junior Joy
Rosen) is dealing with the death of her
father. Isaac (junior Jonathon Peoples)
has just lost his job because of AIDS
and Martin (senior Glenn Franklin)
has a lover who has just died.
AI,so in the cast are senior Miki
Etwin as the ringleader and freshman
Dana DcLancy as a volunteer nursc.
Brown said, "For one of the plays
you need a handkerchief to dab your
eyes; the other you need a handker-
chief to wipe the tears of laughter."
All proceeds of the play will ben-
efit the NAMES project. Ticket prices
arc $5 per play.
In the South Texas Hall of the
Amon Carter Exhibit Building loeated
at 3400 Burnett-Tandy Dr., both plays
will show at 7:30.p.m. on Thursday
and a special benefit performance at 9
p.m. on Friday. Afterthoughts will be
performed at 1 and 7 p.m. on Saturday
and 1 p.m: on Sunday. Waiting for
Oprah will be performed at 3 and 9
p.m on Saturday and 3 p.m. on
Sunday.
Call the Theatre Wesleyan box
office at 531.-4991 for more informa-
tion
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