Cowley College - Tiger Daze Yearbook (Arkansas City, KS)

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POWER DEBATE - Wolfe Creek nuclear power plant employed 3 000 workers to have the plant plant raised some questions with consumers. state news state news state news state news state news state news ready for use by' next year. The 52.67 billion iPhoto by Gary Collinsj Kansas Plan dopted to improve education, teachers state wide The Kansas Plan, adopted by K-NEA with the support of Gov. John Carlin, attempted to improve education state wide by addressing three broad areas, and by specifically looking at teachers. A result of different concepts developed by various groups at dif- ferent times, the Kansas Plan is a single effort to put together one cohesive program for the good of all Kansas teachers. According to Gene Buinger, Superintendent of USD 470, the bot- One hitch did spring up when the processes overrar. the mated costs by S500,000. This rougm about a substitution of an utomatic sprinkler system in place of make detectors and fire escapes. espite this change, the head of the Prison System said the in- would not be subiected to any risks because of the cost nter in Winfi, ld lem of Kansas through local facility With the center so closely located to CCCC its effects were obvious. The most evident one would be the sharp rise in the number of corrections maiors in the criminal investigations department. CHECK IT OUT-Many officials inspected the vacant buildings at Winfield State Hospital to voice suggestions for its conversion to a minimum security pre-release center. iPhoto by Don Shrubshellj tom line of the Kansas Plan is higher teacher salaries. The goal is to get Kansas teachers to national average in three years - a modest proposal that doesn't seem to be getting very far in the legislature, he said. Teachers' salaries are not adequate and we have to find a solution to this before we make much progress in education. Another aspect of the Kansas Plan dealt with better preparation and cer- tification for potential teachers. This called for testing of teachers, and required a certain grade point before entering education, and once they start teaching, an internship period, Buinger said. Internship is different than student teaching. They will actually be hired and receive a salary but they will be supervised by a teacher and an administrator for the purpose of proving teachers abilities and ultimately determining whether they should remain in the teaching profession. The third problem addressed in the Kansas Plan was in-service education. This is currently one of the big con- troversies facing the profession. It in- volves improving the training studen- ts receive before they go out and teach, Buinger said. I feel colleges are doing a much better iob with this. Teachers need a strong background in their subiect areas. The importance of these points was stressed by the fact that Kansas is en- tering a period of shortage of teachers. I feel this is one concern, that students in college are not opting to enter education in sufficiant numbers to meet the demand. Marginal people will be hired in this period and become teachers of the future, Buinger said. lt creates an on-going problem. The bottom line is, if you have sufficiant salary, you'll attract capable young people. current events!27

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Wolf Creelg Plant CHUSBS C011 l'0VCl'Sy HS COIDIJ 8 IOII H2315 As the 52.67 billion nuclear plant neared completion, the public became aware of one unanswered question - who wouldpay for Wolfe Creek? A panic swept the state with the misconception the consumers would be forced to pay for 94 percent of the power plant in one huge rate hike. The House was quick to pass a bill granting power to the Kansas Cor- poration Commission to regulate the Wolfe Creek plant. The Senate was not so quick to hand over that much authority and continued debating the issue. Should the bill pass, KCC would have the authority to exclude from rates any costs stemming from management imprudence, plant inefficiencies and so-called excess generating capacity- the ability to generate power not needed to meet customer demands. The proposal would also allow KCC to phase in rate increases and prohibit some finance carrying charges from being included in rates. Wolfe Creek supporters stressed the unwanted reliance on natural gas, saying the cost, efficiency and availability of the fuel is a liability. KG8.E, along with KCP8.L say any ex- cess power will be swallowed up within a few years because demands for power will rise while they quit relying on some of their old, natural gas-fueled power plants. For this reason, the utilities felt the bill for Wolfe Creek should be passed to the ratepayers. Ratepayers, however, did not agree with the companies. Newspapers across the state were bombarded with letters expressing pros and cons on Wolfe Creek. While some commended the attempt at alternate sources of energy, many of the public felt the plant was a bill they didn't want and couldn't afford to pay. Cabbage Patch Dolls win the hearts of thousands across country As with every Christmas there are always a few items that really catch on as the 'perfect gift' and eventually o e L... cAasAGs PATCH cnAzs - Adopting dolls became the In thing for students like Staci Jlmison. lPhoto by Gary Colllnsl 26fcurrent events Wx l Q We become scarce. Such was the case of the Cabbage Patch dolls. These lovable dolls became the craze of both the young and old across the state. The creation of Xavier Roberts, the Cabbage Patch dolls first originated in Cleveland, GA, as soft sculpture dolls designed by Roberts at his studio called 'Babyland General' four years ago. They sold from S100 to S200 each depending on the amount of detail. The main attraction of the doll was the fact that when it was purchased, it was also adopted making the buyer a parent. The demand was so tremen- dous that Roberts made a deal with Coleco Industries to mass produce the dolls making the dolls more af- fordable, selling for 330. Stores that sold out their stock of the dolls were unable to get more un- til spring. Many children who had their hearts set on a Cabbage Patch doll for Christmas were undoubtly disappointed in Santa Claus as 1983 will be remembered as the year of the Cabbage Patch drought. Pre-releas reduces overcrowded p In Kansas, as in many states, a pressing problem threatened to ex- plode at the cost of both lives and property. The problem was the over- crowding of prisons. Gov. John Carlin recognized the problem and he, with the cooperation of legislature, instantly reacted with stop-gap measures. Part of this measure included the opening of pre- release centers in Winfield and Topeka at the cost of 51.6 million. At the time the legislation was passed, Kansas was only IO short of having its prison population reach it's capacity of 3,800. The centers, which will house non- dangerous inmates who are within 90 days of being released from a Kansas penal institution, are designed to re- orient inmates with the outside world so they would be less likely to return to prison. The prison-release center in Win- field is to be located in the unused facilities at the Winfield State Hospital. The facility will house 144 inmates with a 16-man work crew that arrived in late February from Hutchinson. The first inmate is to arrive on June 16.

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national news national news national news national news national news national news Day After prompts student concern On November 20, ABC aired a movie that depicted the horrors of a nuclear war. The Day After may very well be the most controversial film of the year as the public became aware of a no-win nuclear situation. Kansans especially became aware of the movie with the filming location in Lawrence. I had always thought of Kansas as a small state of no great importance except for those who lived here, sophomore Lisa Kahrs said. lt was kind of scary seeing that whole movie of destruction taking place in this state. It didn't leave much room for hope as far as I'm concerned. For science instructor William Forrest, the movie was not as traumatic as it could have been. It really didn't tell me anything new, he said. ln fact, I believe if a nuclear war actually occurred it would be much more severe than the movie showed us. The question of survival was one asked frequently after the premiere. l can't believe all those people would have lived in an actual war, student Tracy Wahlemier said. The way some of those people suffered was realistic and tragic but I think it was for effect and in real life more people would have died sooner. 'KNEE' ericans as Winners take medals nn events never before dominated by US When the 1984 Winter Olympics came to a close in Sarajevo, Yugoslovia, the United States team looked back atthe results with satisfaction. Even though the U.S. did not quite meet their goal of-winning 12 medals as they did in 1980, the American team emerged winners in events usually dominated by the powerful Swiss and Austrian alpine teams. They won five medals in the alpine events, three of which were gold. This was considered a record since the U.S. had never won this many medals, or gold medals at one time. Phil and Steve Mahre, Colorado twins, finished first and second in the men's downhill race. This also was a first-time event for the U.S. Califor- nian Bill Johnson who was awarded a gold medal in the Olymic downhill as well. The women swept first and second in a skiing event for the U.S. team with the giant slalom race. Debbie Armstrong captured the gold medal by beating out teammate Christen Cooper who grabbed the silver. The remaining medals captured by the U.S. team were won on the ice. Scott Hamilton won the gold medal in men's figure skating while Rosalyn Summers won a silver in women's figure skating. The brother-sister pair of Kitty and Peter Carruthers cap- tured the silver in pairs figure skating to bring the total of medals to eight. 28fcurrent events In the Public's Eye Although Michael Jackson has spent 20 of his last 25 years as a per- former, it was not until last year that his success as a soloist was un- disputed. Switching from station to station on the radio gave proof of his success as songs Billie Jean, Beat lt, That Girl is Mine, Human Nature, P.Y.T. lPretty Young Thingl, Wanna Be Starting Somethin,' and the title track to this record-breaking album Thriller. For the first time in history, seven songs on the same album hit the number one position on pop char- ts, causing the public to iokingly com- ment the title of the album should be 'Greatests Hits' rather than 'Thriller.' Prior to the Grammies, Jackson received even more publicity during MANY MICHAELS - Melvin Potter was Cowley's own Michael Jackson, performing at Talent Shows and Casslno Night. Potter was lust one of thousands who imitated the superstar.