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71CIRCJI January 19, 1984
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Vol. 82, No. 29
Downy flakes cause auto quakes With all the snow and ice that has deluged the Edmond area in the past few days, the effects on CSU have taken many shapes. Students may have noticed that some of their classmates are missing due to the poor road conditions. Jim Dunn, head of campus security, said his department has answered a few more accident calls and that parking seems to be the biggest problem. "We have people who park closer to the buildings because it's cold," Dunn said. "Then the professors gripe because the students are taking their parking spaces. "Also people have a problem parking in the lots
because the snow covers the stripes and also the handicapped zones." Dunn said most of the accidents his office has investigated have been minor and no injuries reported. "We did have one lady who came into a building and slipped because she had leather soles on her shoes and they were wet," Dunn said. "We took her to the hospital and had her checked out, but she wasn't hurt. I think her bottom was a little sore though." The Edmond area received three to four inches of snow Tuesday and another arctic cold front is expected to move into the state Friday. No additional snow is forecast.
.4) -* Vista photo by Michael Keen
Snow, snow, snow — All the recent snow may make for a beautiful landscape, but for motorists trying to make it back and forth to school, it makes for some tough driving. The landscape shown here was shot from the library before the most recent snowfall
Vista photo by Michael Keen
hit Tuesday. The drivers trying to untangle bumpers were caught in the snow on second street. Another cold front is expected to move through the state Friday, but forecasters say no more snow is anticipated.
Changes made to correct inconsistency By MaryGaye Franklin Associate Editor Changes have been made in the CSU grade policy concerning the marks of WP, WF, X and I, according to Dr. James Perry, vice
president of academic affairs. Perry submitted the recommendation for the changes to Dr. Bill Lillard on Nov. 28. Lillard approved the changes and they went into effect Jan. 9.
According to Perry at the time he submitted the proposal there was a grade policy being used that had been in effect for eight years. There was also a recommendation for changes in the grading system
Director remains optimistic By Traci Baucom Associate Editor Budget cuts, the hiring freeze and financial woes have beset CSU as well as other state institutions, leaving many folks down in the dumps as well as up in the air about the future. But Nimrod Chapel, maintenance coordinator, is optimistic.
"I'm as optimistic as a sharecropper," Chapel said. "I like to look on the positive side of things." The Maintenance department, like other CSU departments, has positions open but because of the hiring freeze, can't fill them. Because of budget cuts, they are looking at possible supply pro-
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blems. This doesn't faze Chapel. "I would rather dwell on on what we can do," Chapel said. "We'll make the required adjustments according to our budget. We will operate as effectively and efficiently as funds will allow." According to Chapel, the Maintenance department has a large storeroom with approximately $400,000 of supplies. Therefore, the effects of the budget cuts will not be immediately felt in his department. Chapel reports that Maintenance has been able to purchase salt and sand in order to combat the snow and sand on CSU streets and sidewalks. "There are priorities," Chapel explained. "Safety for CSU students is one of them." When asked about the future and the lack of personnel and if the budget cuts would leave the See MAINTENANCE page 3
which had been submitted by the Faculty Senate. That proposal by the Senate had been in place for four years without the administration acting on it. According to Perry the administration felt it could not approve it without some changes being made first. "I had discussed the problem with our grading policy in dean's council meetings for years," Perry said. "When I came into office rather than take the responsiblity which had belonged to my predecessor and try to generate a compromise, I decided to take the initative and generate my own personal recommendation." Perry said in a letter to Dr. Lillard that he feels the recommendation is a compromise between the old grading system and the faculty senates proposal. "It is a modification of both the present grading policy and the proposal submitted for consideration by the Faculty Senate," Perry said. The grading policy that was in effect before changes were made was as follows: I - incomplete, given when work is incomplete but could be made up at a later date. F - failure, given when students complete the term but fail to meet minimum standards for passing. Also given when students discon-
tinue class attendance after midterm and do not withdraw. W - withdrawal, given when students offically withdraw before mid-term. WF - withdrawal failing, given when students withdraw after mid-term and are failing at the time of withdrawal. WP - withdrawal passing, given when students withdraw after mid-term and are passing at the time of withdrawal. X - early drop, given when students discontinue class attendance before mid-term and do no offically withdraw. Marks of I, W, WF, WP, F and X carry no grade points. Marks of X, I, W and WP are neutral and in no way affect fhte student's grade average. WF is treated as an F in calculating grade point average. According to Perry, under the new policy the grades of WP and WF have been eliminated and replaced with W. W would be assigned when a student officially withdraws before the last day of classes for the semester. Faculty Senate also wanted to drop the WP and WF but they also wanted to put a time limit of ten weeks on the drop period," said Beverly Cox, faculty senator. Perry said, "I felt it was inconsistant in that the WF counted See GRADES page 3