Morehead State University - Raconteur Yearbook (Morehead, KY)

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Miss M,S.u. Helped by contestant Susan Adams Gem, last years winner, Glenda Haney crowned Joy Stephanie Kinney as the new Miss M.S.U. Kinney is ajunior from Louisville. PHOTO B Y: Kevin L. Goldy Winner of Tuesdays evening gown competition and the interview, Marrialana Prince, from Grayson, Flrst runner up in the 87 Miss Kentucky pageant Angela McClure, from Ashland, and Tuesday nights talent competition winner, Cynthia Patrick, from West Union, Oh. All spent many weeks in preparation for the two nights of the pageant. PHOTO BY: JeffColquhoun Kinney takes herfirst walk as reigning 1988 Miss Morehead State University. Kinney won a $1500 scholarship as well as other prizes. PHOTO BY: Kevin L. Goldy Miss M.S.U. 169

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Dreams become a Reality And the new Miss M.S.U. is . . . con- testant number 13, Joy Stephanie Kin- neyl These words capped oftthe 1988 Miss M.S.U. pageant, which took place on April 18th and 19th at 7:30 in Button Auditorium. The pageant featured ap- pearances by Miss Kentucky 1985 Lau- rie Keller, Miss Kentucky 1987 Elizae beth Gray McDowell and Miss America Kaye Lani Rae Rafko. Also featured at the pageant were Angela Kay McClure, an M.S.U. stu- dent who was the first runner-up at Miss Kentucky, and the reigning Miss M.S.U. Glenda Rene Haney. Haney made it all the way to fourth runner up in the state, a first for the winner of the Miss M.S.U. pageant. Haney also was a preliminary swimsuit winner in the Miss Kentucky pageant. Kinney commented that she would like to perform as well as Haney in the state pageant. iiThe Miss America program is not for abeauty queen or a professional performer. It is for some- one who wants to compete and show her talent, while representing her country, state or communityfi said Kinney. Talent, said Miss Kentucky Eliza- beth McDowell, is what sets the Miss America pageant apart from other pageants. uFifty percent of the Miss America pageant is talent, which makes the competition more intense and the pageant more exciting. McDowell went on to say that ev- ery contestant has the same wish when the names of runners up are being announced. In spite of what may have occurred during the contest, or what she thinks her chances are, I think every girl wants her name to be called during the crown- ing portion ofthe evening. You just cant help but hope, McDowell said. 'vBut it takes more than just hope to make it to the top. Miss America Kaye Lani Rae Rafko believes determination is what make winners. iiPerserverance and hard work pay oiffi Raiko said. iiIfyou want something, go for it. Simple determination means more than money, good looks and talent combined. Events 168 Ratlto, a Monroe, MI nurse, found time to talk to University nursing stu- dents the day of the pageant. iiAs I have traveled I have found that I have become the national spokesperson for nursing as well as the Miss America titlef, said Rafko. Kinney, the Universityis Miss America hopeful, won the Monday night evening gown competition in a stunning green sequined dress with double spaghetti varsity nursing students PHOTO BY 1219r Colquhmm straps. Tuesday night 5 evening gown competition winner was Marrialana Prince, who wore a white sequinned gown trimmed in gold. Prince was also the winner ofthe interview competition and Tuesday nights swimsuit competi- tion. tThe contest was divided into two nights of judging because of the large number of entrants, which was origi- nally 20.l Monday nights swimsuit competition winner was Stacey Rosette Johnson, who was a top ten finalist in last years Miss Kentucky Pageant. Monday,s tal- ent winner was Georgieana Lester, who as choreographers, sang a popular country and western song called iiDown the Roadfi The Tuesday night winner of the talent competition was Cynthia Anne Patrick, who played a jazz flute solo entitled iiBaroque and Blue. All of the preliminary winners were awarded $200 scholarships and silver trays. Finalist of the pageant were an- nounced in order from the fourth run- ner up to the winner. The fourth run- ner up was Georgieana Lester, who received a $250 scholarship. The third runner up, receiving $500 scholarship, was Cynthia Anne Patrick. The second runner up, Mar- rialana Prince, received a $750 schol- arship. The first runner up, receiving $1000 scholarship, was Stacey Rosette Johnson. Kinney received a $1500 scholarship, crown, one dozen roses and a photograph from Wrightis photography. All contestants who took part in the contest won a Miss American Contestant Pin and tanning sessions from New Image. The final- ists all received trophies and roses. The staff director of the pageant was James A. Morton. One of the goals I set for the pageant was to get g, more students involved in its produc- V tionf, Morton remarked. iiOne ofthe 1 best ways to do this as far as I can see is ; to give them real responsibilities, rather than just labor. Students who were assigned to posts ofresponsibility included direc- tor David W. Cyrus and producer Su- san J. DeArmond. Students also acted musical ar- rangers, set constructors, lighting and audio directors and costume designers. These students and faculty made the pageant a special night for the contes- tants, who were the real stars of the show. The feeling of the pageant was summer up in the words of Laurie Keller, Miss Kentucky 1985 and emcee ofthe contest: iiEvery girl leaves here with a crown on her head: its the ones who try, make improvements and stick with it through thick and thin who really win. T e By: Karen Craigo

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Events 170 mmom M8138E I I What really happened? Marine Lt. Col. Oliver L. North, was a key official in the plan to finance anti-government rebels in Nicaragua with money from arms sales to Iran. In testimony before the Iran-Contra hearings in Washington, North became somewhat of a celebrity. AP PHOTO It has been referred to as Irangate, the Iran-Contra Affair, and Iranamok, but no matter what it is called, it still means the same thing. This event marks the most serious and far-reaching scandal to hit the United States government since the Watergate affair of the early 19703. The story which first surfaced in November of 1986 after the Lebanese magazine Al Shima leaked the story, has become increasingly more complex as the months have gone by. As more de- tails became known, it became less clear who was responsible for what. The Sen- ate and House Committees which held public hearings Iune-August of 1987 on the scandal were hindered by these facts: many documents were destroyed before they could be examined; key wit- nesses provided contradictory testi- mony; Central Intelligence Agency tCIA1 Director William Casey died be- fore he could be interrogated about CIA involvement; Israeli witnesses were pro- hibited from testifying by their govern- ment, and several witnesses exhibited selective memories, including Rear Ad- miral John Poindexter, former National Security Adviser, who used variations of 111 cannot rememberi, 184 times during his testimony. The key figures in this scandal were Robert McFarlane, who served as the National Security Adviser until his resig- nation in 1985; Rear Admiral John Poin- dexter, who succeeded McFarland and served until his resignation in 1986; Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North, a na- tional security council member, who was fired by President Reagan in 1986; retired Maj or General Richard Secord, a businessman who helped in the negotia- tions with the Iranians and who con- trolled the money in the Swiss bank ac- counts. Another key person was Manucher Chorbanifar, an Iranian arms merchant who served as the main inter- mediary between the United States, Is- rael, and the moderates in Iran. Other figures who played a role in the scandal include: Adnan Khashoggi, a Saudi millionaire, who apparently was the key middleman in the US. weapons transfer to Iran; Donald Gregg, a former CIA agent, who set up operations at 110- pango airfield in El Salvador which served as the staging center for flights to