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• _ A Proud Part
of the
Texas A&M System
Thursday, February 25, 1988
NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATION
Postage Paid
USPS No. 133
Stephenville, Texas
76401
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TSU student
is charged
with murder
Part-time Tarleton State Universi-
ty student Shawn L. Wharton, 19,
was indicted on a murder charge by
a Palo Pinto grand jury, February
18, in connection with the January
9 beating death of Casey Delbert
Davis.
Sheriff John Turpin and Deputy
Tommy'Parker arrested the Mineral
Wells native at the law offices of Rit-
chie, Ray, and Tarlton, where he
was awaiting the officers.
District Court Judge David
Cleveland set Wharton's bond at
$100,000 which was posted.
A story in the Mineral Wells In-
dex by Gary Adkisson quoted
sources as saying that a forensic lab
had determined that Davis' injuries
were consistent with "being kicked
about the head and face." Wharton's
boots were sent to the lab along with
Davis' body.
The lab report was apparently
crucial to the case according to those
sources.
Stephenville attorney State Senator
Bob Glasgow will be the lead at-
torney in Wharton's defense.
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Ag Farm to get pictures for the upcoming caught in the act. (photo by Caroline Plugge)
Tragedy of AIDS is examined at seminar
By SUSAN STOPFER
Editor
The TSU community received
firsthand information on the
medical, ethical and human aspects
of the AIDS tragedy during a recent
seminar in the Student Center
ballroom. The seminar was spon-
_ sored by the Baptist; Student Union
and featured three speakers,
Stephenville Doctor Bobby
Donahue, Ethicist Scott Allen, and
Don Mathis, a 21 -year-old AIDS
victim.
Dr. Donahue was the first
speaker. He defined AIDS (Ac-
quired Immune Deficiency Syn-
drome). "AIDS," he said, "is a
disorder which damages the body's
ability to fight illnesses and
infections."
The virus is carried in body fluids
such as blood, semen and urine. Ac-
cording to a handout from the Fort
Worth Health Center, it may also be
present in small amounts in saliva.
The.virus is spread by direct contact
with the fluids of an infected
persons.
This occurs most often during sex.
It also occurs commonly among in-
travenous drug users. A/pregnant
woman can pass the virus to an un-
born child.
The time between cpntact with the
virus and manifestation of symptoms
may be from six months to several
years. Symptoms include extreme
tiredness, swollen lymph glands
(neck, underarm; groin), persistent
low grade fever, severe night
, sweats, unexplained weight loss
(more than 10 pounds in two weeks),
shortness of breath, dry cough,
severe diarrhea (for a month or
longer), and recurring rashes and
infections.
In answer to questions from the
audience, "Does France have a cure
for AIDS?", Dr. Donahue said,
"There is no cure for AIDS at pre-
sent, there is only prevention."
There is a drug called AZT which'
was recently released in the US for
AIDS treatment. It slows down the .
progress of the disease. However, it
is no cure and the drug must be taken
indefinitely. 1
Prevention measures include use
of a condom during sex, not sharing
toothbrushes or razors (these may be
contaminated with blood), and not
sharing IV needles. A cleaning solu-
tion of one part bleach to 10 parts
water is recommended for general
sanitation.
"In 1982, AIDS was clinically
defined, there were 262 victims in
the U.S. then. By August of 1987
that number had increased to
50,000," said Donahue. The
estimate is that by 1991, 250,000
Americans will be diagnosed as hav-
ing AIDS." It is believed that 1:5.
million US citizens currently carry
the virus. "AIDS is closer to home
than you can imagine," he said.
"Everyone has the potential of hav-
ing AIDS."
Dr. Donahue said that anyone who
feels he/she could be infected with
the virus should go to a clinic and
request a test for the AIDS antibody.
"This test currently costs between
$40 and $50 and will show if a per-
son has come in contact with the
virus, whether or not he has yet
developed AIDS," he said.
The next speaker, Scott Allen,
spoke on the moral issues of AIDS.
"Do not stereotype this disease," he
said "it can happen to anyone."
Allen said that there is currently a
Legislative Task Force on AIDS to
find out what the state can do to help
AIDS victims who are being turned
away by their communities, their
families, and even their churches.
He urged everyone to decide now
how to net "when (not if) they are
confronted with a friend or a family
member who has contracted AIDS.''
The third speaker was Don
Mathis, a Houston AIDS victim. "I
was a bisexual drug dealer with an
average of 10 different sexual part-
ners every week. After three times
in jail and two attempts at suicide,
I decided I needed something else in
my life," Mathis said.
He said he began going to church
and was saved seven months before
being diagnosed, in February 1987,
with AIDS. "When I found Christ
I thought I could go on with my life
and never be touched by what I'd
been," he said. "In those seven
months, I had been reaching people
for Christ and had led 75 people to
Christ at the college I was atten-
ding." He also had redeveloped a
relationship with his family.
Upon his diagnosis with AIDS, he
said his faith was all that remained
to him. "When I realized I would
have to have a roommate for the
summer session, I told the student
who was assigned to be my room-
mate that I had AIDS. He told
university personnel and they asked
me to leave almost immediately," he
said. "I am not allowed to visit my
family at all, not ever". His church
also drew away from him, sug-
gesting that he "leave town and ad-
mit himseif into a hospital."
Instead of giving up, Mathis said
he faced his death and began to live
the life he had left in a way which
would educate people about AIDS
and also help those who were af-
flicted with the disease. "You can't
'My Fair Lady'
opens Friday
The Tarleton State drama
department will stage the musical
'.'My Fair Lady" February 26-27
at the auditorium at the Clyde H.
Wells Fine Arts Center. Curtain
call is set for 7:30 p.m. both
nights with a matinee scheduled
for 2:30 p.m. on. Saturday.
The world famous musical
written by Lerner and Loewe in-
volves well over 250 costumes,
the.TSU band, singers, dancers,
and numerous other individuals
fulfilling technical and support
functions.
According to Dr. ivlary Jane
Mingus, the director of the show,
"Everything is on schedule and
looking fine."
Tickets are $5.25 for TSU
students and senior citizens and
$6.25 for adults. Tickets can be
purchased at the door and reser-
vations are available by calling
the TSU box office at
817-968-9634 weekdays.
Democrats race
for White House
imagine the importance of a hug,"
he said in response to a question ask-
ing what could be done by the
average person to help support an
AIDS victim. "Human contact is so
important and being turned away by
all who have ever professed to love
you is very discouraging."
"You can't get AIDS by shaking
im>*\>alltd,"• lie-Said.'•" J
Still, at the end of the hour-long
discussion, no one rushed forward to
shake his hand. In fact, very few
people even went forward to meet
him.
By MICHAEL BOLTON
A&E Editor
The following two-part series
summarizes the ideas of the major
candidates. Part one focuses on the
Democratic party; next week the
Republican position will be
presented.
Michael Dukakis
Wants improvement of conven-
tional forces and opposes the
Midgetman Missile program. Sup-
ports the INF treaty and a 50-percent
cut in strategic weapons if the
Soviets follow the lead. Favors
research of SDI but opposes deploy-
ment. Dukakis would reduce the
budget with spending cuts and the
stabilization of a $500 million fund
to create jobs and expand growth.
Opposes a balanced budget amend-
ment. Dukakis proposes improving
existing tax enforcement before rais-
ing taxes. Desires creation of a one-
time amnesty tax program to collect
the $110 billion in taxes not paid by
individuals and companies.
Dukakis wants temporary relief
for specific industries hurt by foreign
imports. Opposes the Gephardt
amendment and an oil import fee.
Dukakis opposes aid to the Contras,
wants a cease fire in the Persian
Gulf, an arms embargo to Iran/Iraq
, and the creation of a multilateral
peacekeeping force. The former
Massachusetts governor strongly
favors a women's choice for abor-
tion and public funding for that pro-
gram. Supports child services.
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Favors cost-efficient weapon
systems. Supports INF and cuts in
SDI. Wants to reduce the deficit by
$41 billion by 1993 through a $44
billion cut in military spending and
slight cuts on farm subsidies. Sug-
gests tax increases for the wealthy
and an oil import fee. Wants in-
creases on tobacco, liquor and lux- ,
ury item taxes.
Hart opposes tariffs and quotas to
help the trade deficit. Opposes fur-
ther aid to the Contras, suggests us-
ing diplomatic and economic in-
itiatives to stabilize crisis situations.
Wants to focus more on Latin and
South America, Africa and Asia.
The former Colorado senator favors
abortion and supports child care
services.
Albert Gore
Supports INF and opposes deploy-
ment of SDI, although favoring
limited research. Urges the super-
powers to shift to a single warhead
mobile missile as a deterrent to
nuclear first strike.
Gore opposes the Gephardt
amendment but supports some trade
restrictions in difficult situations.
Gore supported U.S. intervention in
Grenada, Libya and the Gulf, but
opposes aid to the Contras, Likes the
Aries peace plan but wants full com-
pliance by all parties including the
Sandinistas. Gore opposes a con-
stitutional ban on abortion but does
not support public funding of the
program; he has also voted against
abortion options for women in
prison. The Tennessee senator sup-
ports child care services.
Richard Gephardt
Suggests canceling MX and B1
bomber systems. Supports INF. ad-
vocates test ban on nuclear weapons
above one kiloton. Wants SDI
research scaled back to laboratory
level and testing banned for the next
10 years. Gephardt would reduce the
budget by $30-40 billion annually
with widespread spending cuts and
increased revenue. Opposes balanc-
ed budget amendment. Supports an
011 import fee and closing of tax
See CANDIDATES - page 2
Senate hopeful Coffey
to visit campus March 1
TSU News Service
Jesse Coffey, a Republican can-
didate for the State Senate, will be
on the campus of Tarleton State
University next week to discuss the
future of higher education in Texas.
A candidate in the District 22 senate
race, Coffey will be appearing in
room 118 of the Humanities
Building at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March
1. He is being sponsored at TSU by
the Stephenville Chapter of the
Texas Association of College
Teachers.
Born in Dallas County, Coffey is
currently a farmer and hoinebuilder
in Sanger. He attended Southern
Methodist University and holds a
Standard Certificate from the
American Institute of Banking. He
also graduated from the School of
Banking of the South at Louisiana
State University. Coffey was an
assistant vice president at the Vic-,
toria Bank and Tpust, vice president
of the Denton County National
Bank, senior vice president of the
Continental Bank of Fort Worth, and
president of the First National Bank
of Sanger prior to going into private
business in 1971.
His community service includes
participation in the United Fund
Drive of Denton County, the Den-
ton Chamber of Commerce, the
Rotary Club, the American Red
Cross (Denton County), the Kiwanis
and the Denton Community Theatre.
He is on the Advisory Board of the
Wadley Blood Bank, a member of
the North Texas State University
President's Council, and the Long
Range Planning Commission for the
City of Denton.
The public is invited to hear Cof-
fey speak and to ask questions abouti,
current issues in Texas which con-
cern them. i . !
Dick Smith scholarship
winners named for spring
TSU News Service
Twenty-one Tarleton State
University students were selected
as recipients of the Dick Smith
Scholarship for the spring 1988
semester.'
Among' those were six Erath
County students. They\ include
, Biology major Michael Copeland
of Dublin: Hydrology major Paul
Coplen " of Stephenville:
Chemistry major Judy Johnson of
Dublin: English major Kari Mar-
tin of Stephenville: Chemistry
major Mark Morvant of Stephen-
ville: and History major Stephen
Wilson of Stephenville.
Others receiving the scholar-
ships include Pre-PharmUcy ma-
jor Jodena Anthony of Henrietta:
Toddy Busch, Engineering, Glen
Rose: Kayla Duke; English.
Desdemona: Felicia Filler, Pre-
Med, Bedford: Brian Gosdin.
Pre-pharmacy. Glen Rose: Mica
Gromatzky. Biology. Hamilton:
! Jim Mitchell. Biology. White
Deer: Clay Padgett. Pre-Med,
Hurst: Alfonso Pino. Pre-Med,
Gorman: Amy Rogers, Social
Work, Ranger: Terri Schrank,
Pre-pharmacy. Early; Aaron
Schultze, Pre-Vet. Garland:
David Wood. Chemistry.
Pflugerville: Phillip Wright, Fort
Worth: and Virginia Wong.
Geology. Malaysia.
Named in honor of the
longtime chairman of the
Tarleton Department of Social
Sciences, the Dick Smith
Scholarships are available to
students from the School of Arts
and Sciences. The scholarships
are $1200 per academic year for
undergraduates and are awarded
based on academic achievement.
Bargains flower at Horticulture Center
By DIANNE BALES
Contributor
Are you tired of the endless,
brown winter and long for the green
of spring? TSU's Horticulture
Center on Washington Street might
just be the answer to your doldrums.
The Horticulture Center has two
large greenhouses filled with a varie-
ty of greenery for even the brownest
of thumbs. The prices are very com-
petitive. The most expensive plants
are $8 for hanging baskets of
swedish ivy, wondering jew, and
pepperomias. The least expensive is
just 25 cents for a very respectable
2 [/i-inch pot of just about any plant
you would want, including flower-
ing plants and succulents,
' Keep an eye out for specials. Last
week you could get a large begonia
for only $1 or a hanging basket of
miniature jew for just $3.
For those of us with a really black
thumb, the Horticulture Center will
lease plants and rotate greenery.
They are also available for any ques-
tions you have.
The students in Horticulture pro-
blem courses and work-study pro-
grams do most of the work. The
plants that are selling now were
started last fall. "The sales pay for
all plant materials, labor, and insec-
ticide," said Connie Fox, lecturer
and technician. "We average about
$200 'every Friday. The busiest
months are December, April and
May."
The bedding plants should be
ready by April and May. They plan
to have petunias, peppers and
tomatoes "if the mice don't eat all
the seed," said Fox. Reluctant to put
out any mouse bait because of the
children that come with their parents
on Fridays, Fox sees much of their
planting dug up by the little rodents.
Fox is proud of the eight or nine
foot-tall bouganvillia which is in full
bloom right now.
The center is open on Fridays
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and
generally remains open through the
noon hour.
J
Cindy Prestridge chooses from a wide variety of bargain pric-
ed plants at the TSU Horticulture Center, (photo by Dianne
Bales).
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