Oral Roberts University - Perihelion Yearbook (Tulsa, OK)

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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

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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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Concerts, Movies, 'n More Bringing Entertainment on Campus ovies, concerts, banquets. They're the little extras that add spice to college life, and they are made available to us by our Student Association. Student Association is an organization of students whose main responsibility is to produce activities and services for the student consumption and to also represent the students. It is SA who gives the students a chance to voice their opinions and sugges- tions, and it is also SA who brings such con- venience to our campus as the student bank, change machines, and campus cleaners. This group of students also works hard each year to bring movies to campus that we can enjoy in the midst of our studies. They also bring fun and creative homecom- ing activities, and elegant and romantic banquets in both the spring and the fall. Because SA leaders are all students, they are one of us and are more sensitive of needs and desires than an outsider would be. They, too, are learning to survive away from home and want to help make this transition as easy as possible for their peers. Although SA provides many convieniences to us, their hard work often goes unnoticed and is taken for granted. SA, we commend you for a job well done. - Riley Duggan he beat goes on at ORU! From Old Gospel to Christian Con- temporary to Country, each year a wide variety of top singers D1 aa C appear at ORUls Mabee Center. This year, top musicians such as David Meece, Kenny Marks, Truth, Bill and Gloria Gaither, Randy Travis and the Judds have graced our campus with their music. Having so many great groups perfomi right here on campus makes it extremely convenient for ORU students to enjoy their favorite style of music and their favorite groups. But, not only do our students like to listen to good music, we also enjoy making beautiful music. The ORU Symphony Or- chestra, Concert Choir, University Chorale and Bell Choir gave their annual Festival of Carols Concert in Christ Chapel in Decem- ber. While it's true that ORU students do spend much of their time in studies, who says they don't like to have fun and enjoy good quality music as often as possible? - Riley Duggan 5 E 5 Enjoying yet another successful Fall Banquet are SA officers Doug Wittman, Scott Moder, Greg Mad- den, Tom Freiling, John Lovell, and Bobbi Reilly. Students are able to save their pennies as SA sponsors numerous concerts and movies on cam- pus at reduced rates. SA Vice President for Fi- nances, Scott Moder, selling tickets to a campus movie. I Student Association Events