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THE January 25, 1990 Vol. 88, No. 29
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Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
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Academic dishonesty penalties enforceable By Kamal MazIan Staff Writer About eight cases of academic misconduct by Central State University students were reported during the last 18 months, and most were given failing grades while others resulted in disciplinary actions, according to Dean of Students Dr. Dudley Ryan. "In each of the cases, there was not a reasonable doubt that they were guilty," Ryan said. "As a general rule, all the professors I have worked with will not tolerate cheating in their classes." According to "The American Freshman," a na-
tional survey of first-year students revealed student cheating is rising. In 1988, about 37 percent of students surveyed said they cheated on a test in high school, and 57 percent copied another's work. Both statistics are an increase from 1987. Ryan said CSU students resorted to a variety of methods, including copying exam answers from someone else or from handwritten notes, plagiarizing a term paper and falsifying university office records. For instance, Ryan said, a complaint was made about a student charged with academic fraud: altering office records such as the student's transcript. Please see CHEATING on page 8.
Funding sought
Class growth sparks need
By Debbie Blossom Staff Writer
Off with the old ... Jeff Franklin and David Anderson remove shingles from Old North Monday. (Photo provided by Daniel Smith)
... On with the new
The growing popularity of their chemical dependency program and dealing with the influx of new students are important considerations for the Central State University sociology department, said Dr. Richard Rettig, department chairman. "We have two part-time teachers qualified to teach these classes in chemical dependency, and as of this spring semester, 105 newlydeclared majors in this field," Rettig said. Dr. Clif Warren, dean of the
college of liberal arts, said the unexpected growth in enrollment caused an immediate need to implement long-range plans. "A request for program expansion was already in the department's 10-year plan, but the increase in program enrollment was a big jump from last year," Warren said. "We knew it would be large, but not this large." Statistics provided by Institutional Research and Planning show the college of liberal arts had 2,904 students enrolled last semester, and 507 were pursuing sociology degrees. Rettig said new students for this
major did not all enter the program from within the sociology department; many were from other colleges on the campus. "There are not very many programs available nationally for this degree, and there is not another program here in Oklahoma," Rettig said. Most areas of concentration offer students a three-part plan; a degree, an option to a degree such as the chemical dependency program, and a minor, Rettig said. "We want to make this a degree program, not just an option to a degree," Rettig said. Please see GROWTH on page 8.
Campus detective Forbes spoils morning for burglar By Mark Schlachtenhaufen Managing Editor While most Edmond citizens were just getting out of bed Tuesday morning, Ed Forbes, Central State University Campus Police sergeant, apprehended Brian Cole Edwards during a possible burglary. Forbes held the suspect until Lt. Gregg of the Edmond Police Department responded to the call. arriving on the scene to arrest Ed-
wards, Forbes said. About 8 a.m., Forbes' wife noticed an unattended 1989 Datsun pickup with its engine running in front of a neighbor's house on High Hill Road in the Meadowlakes addition of Edmond. Forbes' wife said she called the neighbors, who said they knew nothing about the car. Forbes' wife alerted her husband and called 911. The CSU detective proceeded outside armed with a pistol, una-
ware of the number of suspects involved, Forbes' wife said. Forbes waited for a suspect to appear, at which time he revealed his police badge to the suspect. Additional officers from the Edmond Police Department arrived to search the house for fingerprints. "I was not worried about the chance there might be more than one person involved," Forbes said. Please see FORBES on page 8.
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Campus Police Sgt. Ed Forbes reviews reports in his campus office. (Photo by Lawanda Lavamway)