student pay raise February 10th page 1
THE January 24, 1989 Vol. 87, No. 27
Miss CSU Pageant photo layout page 4 and 5
Lady Bronchos pull off upset
basketball page 6
VISTA
Tuesday Edition
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Proposal may up research at CSU
Misty Attebery (center) is shown with runner-up Kimmi Morris (left) and second runner-up Monica
Doonkeen after being crowned Miss CSU Saturday night. (Please see related photo layout on page four and five.) (Photo by Daniel Smith)
Students receive pay hike By Jerry Pierce Staff Writer Minimum pay for all Central State University student employees is being raised from $3.35 per hour to $3.75 per hour effective this month, Vice President for Administration Joyce Mounce confirmed Wednesday. The pay raise proposal was submitted by Mounce to CSU President Bill Lillard for approval and made possible by an increase in university funds resulting from increased enrollments, Lillard said. "We thought a 40 cents an hour raise was a step in the right direction. We're happy to do it," Lillard said. The decision to raise the students' minimum pay was made by Lillard and Mounce to partially offset tuition increases and in anticipation of a new federal minimum wage law. A tuition hike for fall 1989 was approved by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Dec. 5, raising the overall tuition for CSU students by approximately 18 percent, and an increase in the federal minimum wage has been discussed in the U.S. Congress. Lillard said that if such a law is passed, the transition to the increased minimum wage might be easier after this pay raise. Student employees working in University Center and university cafeterias and dormitories, which
are part of the university's auxiliary enterprises, were given approval for raises to $3.75 last fall, said Robert Fields, director of auxiliary enterprises. "We planned this back last spring on our budget," Fields said.
Pay raises for full-time auxiliary enterprises employees were given last summer, Fields said. Mounce believes this may be the first time the university's minimum pay has exceeded the federal minimum wage.
By Jerry Pierce Staff Writer A proposal that would require Central State University's fulltime faculty to participate in research to maintain graduate teaching status was presented Thursday at the faculty senate. "One of the ways CSU can enhance its reputation is to become a more active research institution," said Randall Jones, professor of political science and a member of the university research committee. "That could result in a stronger university, a more advanced university, and a general improvement in the reputation of the university." Faculty Senate Proposal 88-7, as originally stated, would require the research to be validated by publication in refereed journals and would set the maximum graduate faculty teaching load at nine hours per semester to allow more time for the research. A normal load for a graduate faculty member is now 12 credit hours per semester. The proposal contends that research would enhance the
university's teaching effectiveness, funding and status. It also maintains more research is essential for future doctoral programs at CSU. The faculty research committee will reword the proposal this week to define the validation criteria for the required research. "I think a lot of people are concerned about this requirement. It might be putting undue emphasis on research in refereed journals. There are other avenues of creativity," Jones said. One of the problems with an increased emphasis on research is that teaching effectiveness may be decreased instead of increased, said Dr. Judith Coe, assistant professor of administration, vocation, adult and higher education. University's that place a high emphasis on research tend to have more graduate assistants teaching classes normally taught by graduate faculty, Coe said. She contends that students suffer rather than benefit in such instances.
Date rape big concern on campuses By Rhonda Shalaby Student Writer Date or acquaintance rape has recently emerged as one of the most widespread crimes committed on college campuses. It is also the most unreported and potentially the most psychologically damaging type of sexual assault, according to a recent Ms. magazine story. A recent graduate of Central State University, who will be called Miss Jones in this article, was raped by her date while she was a freshman at another university. "It was devastating," Jones said. "It ruined my life for a while." Sexual assault victims experience profound emotional trauma. Although victims react in different ways, common responses include initial feeling of shock and disbelief; intense fears about personal safety; and feelings of anger, shame and selfblame, according to a booklet published for rape treatment centers.
"It took me a long time to be able to trust people again," Jones said. "I felt guilty, and I couldn't stand myself. "I remember one time driving 100 miles per hour on a highway with my eyes closed, hoping I would die." In a recent survey of over 6,000 students from 32 U.S. colleges, one of every six female students reported having been a victim of rape or attempted rape during the preceding year. College students are more vulnerable to rape than any other age group. Nationally, the majority of reported victims and offenders are of college age, with the rate of victimization highest among 16- to 19-year-olds. "I was a virgin, a freshman far away from home. The guy was a little bit older, so I looked up to him. I felt so betrayed," Jones said. Many of the acquaintance rapes committed on college campuses follow similar patterns. Acquaintance rapes often occur at frater-
nity parties or in student dormitories. Frequently, the students involved in these assaults have been drinking heavily or using drugs. The frequency of rape is grossly underestimated in law enforcement statistics. And underreporting is much more common among victims of acquaintance rapes than victims of stranger rapes, the booklet states. Jones was among those who did not report her rape incident. "That was back a few years ago when you didn't talk about it" she," said. The only person Jones told at first was her roommate. "She was fooling around with all kinds of guys, so she didn't really understand. "I told my mother about it a couple of years later, and she was blaming me for it. She told me I shouldn't have put myself in that situation. It totally blew my mind," Jones said. Jones said her husband, whom she met about two years after the rape incident, was the first person
that was sympathetic to her. "He threatened to shoot that guy (rapist) with a shotgun, which really scared me because he would have gone to jail," she said. "If a girl says 'No', they (some men) think she's just teasing him. They should respect that (`No'). "To a guy, it doesn't affect him; it's just another night. But it can really mess up the girl for life," she said. It is suggested in the booklet that every college develop and distribute a clear institutional policy against rape and other forms of sexual assault. In addition, a Central State University counseling center booklet recommends three strategies for preventing date rape: for the woman to decide what she wants out of a sexual relationship; to speak up, and not let a man assume he is going to bed with her; and to insist on being treated with respect. Jones said she is still not over her rape. "I still have nightmares about it."