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APPLICATION DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 1 Return completed application to Admission n r: office, located in the Administration Building. Direct inquiries to Mark Barton or Marlynn Smith 586-774- 0 y y Aasfij? SUSC student Marty K. Hams died Tuesday carbon monoxide poisoning night of in the Cedar Middle School parking lot. Harris sealed openings in a borrowed car and recorded a message detailing despondency on a cassette tape while exhaust fumes entered the car. A memorial service was held Friday morning in the small ballroom, and funeral arrangements will be finalized this week in Portland, Oreg Harris is the son of Keith and Virginia Harris of Portland, and was a senior psychologylanguage major at SUSC Hams was president ot Alpha Cni Honor Society and of the Forensics Club. He participated in student government from '85 to '88 and won numerous national awards in forensic competition. Marty was someone who people deemed as having it all," said Forensics Director ruzari . Larson. He was good look ie, intelligent and gifted." he was diverse and and excelled at everything he did," she said. "He didn't accept second best," added Marty's foimer roommate, Stephen Fox, a senior, "from himselt or anvone. He could bring out the best in others. It was his way of saying he cared. In fact, he was more proud of my accomplishments than was." Sage Platt, assistant forensics coach, stressed Marty's strive for perfection, "When was coaching, Marty and spent hours upon hours reading poetry word by word until it was perfect It wasn't just the goal of perfection he was concerned with, but he was willing to take whatever was needed to be perfect " Harris qualified for National Tournament for three years and each time made the elimination rounds, according to Larson "Last year, he was seventh overall in the nation out ot 600 been entries," she said "This year he would-'vin competition fur a number one spot " Fox not un spent forensics time with Harris, but Harris, Allen and he played volleyball in the parking lot of their apartment complex. "We were in intramurals together. We took second plae, " Fox remembered "He was like a mom. self-induc- PUT YOUR COLLEGE DEGREE Air Force Officer DAWN DE BUSK e He was always on us and expected our best effort. Marty loved the sport and was a good volleyball player," he added. In high school, Harris played football and other sports. Although he was primarily involved in forensics during his past four years, Harris enjoyed other activities from student government to acting, according to Fox. He made up his mind to get a part in A Chorus Line so he tried out and got a part, said Fox. "Then he taught himself to dance and sing. When he went to rehearsals, he would stretch like a jock so other actors taught him how to stretch to become more limber. He received an award for best supporting actor," he said. "When A Chorus Line came on TV," added Allen, "we couldn't shut him up. He was singing'and dancing " Almost everything he did gamed him awards "He had over 100 trophies from his wonderful forensics career," Larson said "He took inaividual Sweepstakes, an award for participant who compete in a variety of divisions, at University of Texas, San Antonio, San Diego State and countless others." During this past competition he was in three tournaments and he came out with seven trophies, she said "He was the president ot Alpha Chi Honor Society and our forensic squad captain, which is an elected position of respect and credibility," Larson continued. "He was a Truman Scholar and received private scholarship money for his schooling," she added "He spent his first year at the Air Force Academy," said Fox, "but decided to come to SUSC because he was impressed with their performance during forensics competition " "His enthusiasm spurred me on," said Fox. "But his perceptions of himself were oft. Sometimes, he thought he didn't have any friends. He was overly sensitive," he added "The response to his death was strange The people who really didn't know him were devastated The freshman debaters said, 'Not Marty Harris' because they had idolized him and seen him as perfect. Those who knew him knew the pressure he felt to be peifect; but we knew his human side," Fox said. 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