THE January 22, 1987 Vol. 85, No. 28
VISTA
Thursday Edition
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Student activity fee allocation How is the student activity fee divided? The CSU campus activity fund budget for the 1986-87 fiscal year is divided into four categories: athletics, 64.1 percent; campus activities related to instruction, 26.6 percent; miscellaneous, 5 percent and journalistic function, 4.2 percent. Below is a chart listing all of the activities, organizations and events receiving funds from the student activity budget. The names marked with (*) bring revenue into the campus activity fund budget. DESCRIPTION: Athletics Adm inistration Athletic Trainers Baseball-Men Basketball-Men (*) Basketball-Women Football-Men (*) Golf-Men Non-resident Fees-Men Non-resident Fees-Women Scholarships-Men Scholarships-Women Softball-Women (*) Sports Programs (*) Sportscast ing Tennis-Men Tennis-Women Track-Men Track-Women Wrestling-Men TOTAL Campus Activities Related to Instruction American Theatre Festival Applied Mathematics Art Festival Association of Women Students Band Travel Choir and Glee Club Travel Choral Festival (*) College Bowl CSU Fillies Drill Team Cultural Arts Debate Scholarships Debate Travel Drama Scholarships Ebony Choir Entertainers Travel
$25 , 160 $4,840 $16,000 $34,600 $17,350 $118,500 $5,200 $14,300 $2,500 $255, 660 $54, 960 $13,200 $500 $4,000 $5,000 $5,500 $13,100 $4,470 S31,890 $626,730
$3,670 High School lnterscholastics Homecoming $9,300 $8,000 Honor Awards Assembly $8,710 Kaleidescope Dancers $10,000 KBLZ $2,800 Literature Enrichment $500 Mortar Board (*) $13,000 Music Festival (*) $4,000 Musical Theatre $3,850 New Plains Review $600 Panhellenic $14,630 Rally Leaders $1,500 Religious Emphasis Week Science Fair $4,000 $10,500 Stage Band Travel $14,000 Student Senate (*) $8,000 Sundays at Central $17,000 Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Play $17,000 University Contingency S260,040 TOTAL Miscellaneous
Black Heritage Week Black Peer Counseling Campus Beautification $13,500 College/High School Relations $4,370 Federal Matching Funds $1,600 Indian Heritage Week $1,000 Miscellaneous Campus Activities $18,800 Miss CSU Pageant (*) $1,220 Other Minority Groups O $2,000 ROTC $2,450 TOTAL $2,700 $15,000 Journalistic Function $16,000 $24,390 $16,000 Other Printed Documents $1,450 Yearbook (*) $2,500 TOTAL
$4,200 $9,410 $10,000 $1,000 $3,200 $2,500 $10,000 $6,000 $600 $2,360 $49,270
$3,000 $38,460 $41,460
Cuts to affect summer semester By J. Money the CSU budget. "I am certain we will have a Proposed budget cuts could af- Dr. Bill Lillard, president of summer semester, but we may fect the summer class schedule, CSU, said the 3 percent budget have to reduce the amount of according to Dr. Bill Lillard, CSU cut would not affect the class classes offered," said Lillard. president. schedule offered in the spring The problems for CSU and A six-part-plan to help put semester. other state institutions are worse Oklahoma financially back on "80 percent of our school's than the 3 percent budget cut, track was outlined in a statement budget allotment is destined for Lillard said. recently released by Gov. Henry currently contracted employees "Because half of the fiscal year Bellmon. for this semester. Contracted is already Over, a 3 percent budget The plan recommended a 3 per- employees are on semi-annual or cut fot the current fiscal year cent budget cut for all state agen- annual contracts, and can't be ter- would really mean a 6 percent cut cies, which would result in the loss minated because of budget when it's enacted into law by the of 1,000 jobs. One agency to be restraints," said Lillard. governor,7 said Lillard. affected if the proposal passes is There is a definite possibility, "An even worse problem for us the Oklahoma State Regents for Lillard said, the budget cut would is having to cope with taking 6 Higher Education, who oversees affect the summer semester. percent of our budget out of the remaining 20 percent the school has to spend," he added. Lillard said the budget cut, when finalized by the governor, would have a very definite effect on the institution, even though the courses offered would not be cut. "We will have to make cuts by By Joe Ballew kidney and a fractured lower reducing (or eliminating) the outA collision Jan. 15 involving a spine. He said he is "feeling better of-state travel funds, reducing the CSU student and an on/duty Ed- and wants to get back to school." costs of our utilities and taking mond police officer has come Chesser said the cars skidded the balance out of equipment, under the Departmental Review together for 110 feet and his car material and supplies," said Board of the Edmond Police. rolled another 50 feet onto a curb. Lillard. East Hall resident Terry Lt. Mike Wooldridge, Edmond Chesser, 24, suffered multiple in- Police spokesman, said both One program not in danger of juries after he was hit broadside drivers were issued citations. being cut, Lillard said, is the Colwhile turning into a parking lot on Chesser was cited for failure to lege Work Study Program. South Rankin. According to signal a left turn and Johnson was Another point in Bellmon's Chesser, Patrolman Ken Johnson cited for excessive speed. proposed plan possibly affecting was clocked at 48 mph in a 20 Wooldridge said Johnson was the university, Lillard said, is a 6 mph zone before the cars hit. the major cause of the accident. percent tax on gasoline. The addChesser was taken to Edmond No further disciplinary action was ed tax could cause less students to Memorial Hospital where he was taken against Johnson as he was commute to school in the future, treated for a concussion, a bruised on his way to another call. decreasing enrollment.
Building proposal clarified, delayed By Shannon Blockcolski The authors of the building Editor proposal contacted 81 student A revised resolution recommen- organizations, Knopp said, and ding the administration purchase "everyone was positive." an activities building was "100 percent of those polled postponed for a vote until Feb. 2 were in favor of the building," by the Student Senate she added. Wednesday. Research had been done on the Roger Acebo, student senator possibility of using one of the and former director of public rela- older buildings on campus, such tions, nominated the resolution be as Evans Hall and the old Presipostponed because he "felt the dent's Home, Knopp said. situation should be researched "Using these buildings would more." be impractical, and they would The resolution was submitted have to be completely Jan. 12 by Suzanne Knopp, stu- renovated," she said. dent senator, along with a Jeff Aynes, student senator, adbuilding proposal authored by ded, "Even if the buildings could Student Senators Jeff Aynes, be used, we (Student Senate) William Campbell, Kirk Killion, could not get ahold of them due to Knopp, Kristi Saul and Jeff Shill- some administrative rules." i n g , Student Association Knopp said Auxiliary Enterpresident. prises charges student organizaThe resolution recommended a tions to use a room in the Univerbuilding be constructed for cam- sity Center. Yet Robert Fields, pus organizations' meetings and director of Auxiliary Enterprises activities. The funding, not to ex- said the Student Association is not ceed $500,000, would come from charged for a meeting room, ofthe student activity budget. fice space or activities since it In the revised resolution, represents the entire student body. Knopp stated the construction of Other student organizations the building should be started by such as the East Hall dorm counJuly 1987. cil do not have to pay for using Knopp said some students may one of the four meeting rooms have misconceptions about the available to student groups. A stuproposed building. dent organization only pays $80 "The money for this building of the regular $200 cost to rent the will not come out of the same University Center Ballroom for budget as the money for more activities, Fields said. parking lots would," she said. Knopp said, "If the building Richard Passey, vice president proposal is approved by the adof the Student Association, said, ministration, the student activity "The student activity budget cur- fee paid by students when they rently has very little access from enroll will not increase." The curstudent organizations (less than 6 rent student activity fee is $3 per percent)." credit hour.
Student, policeman wreck: one hospi talized, both cited •
Vista photo by Kevin Hunter
(From left), Kathi Swink, Jonna Moser, Alisa Alldredge, Kyndal Keyser, Andrea Gamble and Toni Schneider kill time due to cancelled classes by "bobsledding" at Wantland Stadium.