Oral Roberts University - Perihelion Yearbook (Tulsa, OK)

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News Points Nloney, Morals and Nlaneuvers ctober 19 - The Crash of '87. Images of 1929, when boom turned to bust. The bull that had - stampeded Wall Street for al- most five years collapsed, and the bear came out of its cave. It's a meltdown, said the Chairmen of the NYSE. We really don't know what is happeningf' said President Reagan on the day that wiped S500 Billion from the market value of U.S. securities. It was God tapping us on the shoulder, remarked as- tute Dallas billionaire H. Ross Perot, A waming to get our act together before we get a big shock. Regardless of the reasons, the second stock market crash had occurred, fifty-eight years less ten days after its predecessor. Now as then an anxious nation would watch the boards daily to determine where the economy and each person's future dreams were heading. What does this mean for ORU and its students? Will a resulting recession squeeze out a family's ability to fund a private educa- tion? Will the costs of tuition, room, and board increase? Will financial aid dry up? These questions will only be answered as the shock and aftershocks settle and the damages are assessed. One thing is certain: Oral Roberts University was bought and ii at A fllsw, . ,A Q.,-, lf From Newsweek to the Tulsa World, students can keep up with the most current news. Catching up on all ofthe latest national and intema- tional news is Victor Kong, a Business major. if News paid for by faith in Jesus Christ as its corner- stone. And so is each student's education. There is something to think about. Did anyone notice that shortly after confidence in giving to ministries failed, so did the market? Would it be too outlandish to think that there was a connection? - Craig Arban ooking back at 1987, it was one of crisis, both home and abroad. President Reagan began the year : fighting Congress on taxes, cutbacks and the Highway Bill. In April, the United States placed economic sanctions on Japan, forcing that country to revise its economic policy of protectionism. Later in the month came news of the scandal in- volving the US Marines, as well as the Moscow Embassy incident. A law legalizing about half of the nation's illegal aliens was introduced by the govern- ment in May while those offered amnesty were also given the opportunity to become American citizens. The Iran Contra hearings became a popular topic in May, and stayed in the spotlight for most of the summer. Economic indicators, meanwhile, were showing a gloomy future, with the main problem be- ing inflationary tendencies in the forecase, and the ever-growing deficit. It appeared that the 1988 Presidential race would be a walkover for the Democrats until Gary Hart admitted to adultery. Al- though his wife forgave him, the press did not, nor did the public, and Hart dropped out of the race. This raised questions not only among Democrats, but also the press found it needed to reexamine its role. General Secord testified that he had ar- ranged funds for the Nicaraguan Contras and the President was implicated in the Iran-Contra Affair. In June, a New York court ruled not guiltyi' for the Goetz case. This sets a precedent in the courts in favor of self-de- fense. The TV screen's of the nation were all showing the same picture in July - Oliver North. While admitting to breaking the law, he cut such a good figure as the underdog that some even wanted him for President! From August onwards, the mounting pressure of the Iran-Iraq conflict, and the presence of a large U.S. fleet there was the biggest issue on the news, along with a leadership crisis and a strengthened Repub- lican Party. Pat Robertson was called new blood by Dole. Finally, in Decem- ber, came the Gorbachev-Reagan Summit. - Chris Szabo

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, N Reaching 0ut Spreading His Love he Oral Roberts University School of Medicine is unlike any other medical school in the - world. Its sole purpose is to pro- duce medical missionaries - compassion- ate healers who know how to combine medicine and prayer so that they take all of God's healing power wherever they serve throughout the earth. All of ORU's medical students are re- quired to go out on a short-term Healing Team mission during their fourth and final year of medical school. To do this, they must raise their own finances through fam- ily and friends, local churches and mission- ary organizations, or out of their own pockets. This year, more than half of the 46 medical school seniors had served overseas - the most any graduating class has ever had. It is through these healing teams that students receive the chance to put God's word into action in their own lives. - Riley Duggan USlCz The art of combining tones that are pleasing, ex- pressive or intelligible. Yet, when we add ministry to music, it takes on a new meaning. Through praise and worship the Music Ministries Teams are able to show people Chnst's love and minister to God at the same time. Hlt's important to remember that praise and worship isn't always for us, says Music Ministries Director Monica Amstutz, 'Llt's for God. Music Ministries strives to build the characters of those who have the talent and desire to minister in music. Excellence and anointing through song and ministry. That's what Music Ministries is all about. - Gina Megna Sharing Jesus' love, Music Ministries Team, Frontline, represented ORU across the nation this summer. The group, Undivided, ministered in many churches as well as on the streets of New York City during its summer tour. Music Ministries 23 f Sl

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1 Providing quality health care to the Tulsa area, the City of Faith successfully combines prayer and medicine. ln November, the City of Faith reorganized its clinic. s the City of Faith Health Care Center continued to grow and adapt to the changing needs and demands of its community and patrons City of Faith officials decided in November to transfer management of the center tower clinic to private physicians who would form their own medical corporation to operate the facility. The transfer, completed in the spring, al- lowed for doctors to become more person- ally involved with their patients and more directly responsible for better health care, while it relieved significant financial burden on the Oral Roberts Ministries, which had been subsidizing the clinic since its in cep- tion. Richard Roberts proclaimed that the move was A step forward for the City of Faith, for Tulsa, for the physicians, and es- pecially for the patients. Dr. Jon Calvert, chairman of the City of Faith's Board of Directors, confirmed that he believed the change would allow doctors to continue to be true to the original mission of the City of Faith. Calvert said the clinic physicians would remain committed to the University's School of Medicine and the driving concept of medical missionary teams. - Mike Jeffries ff' News i 25 f