TgE 121[1rill■ Feb. 2, 1982
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Vol. 80, No. 34
Black heritage spotlighted
Fashion show to open month By Sharon Hill February has been declared "Black Heritage Month " nationally and locally. The theme "Black Innovators of Oklahoma" was chosen by the Black Heritage Committee of Oklahoma. It is based on black people who shape the future of the state. "The committee consisted of several faculty members and a few interested students who wanted to see black heritage month happen," said Randy Hunt, committee chairman. "We started meeting in October of 1981 and we worked very hard to plan activities for this month." The activities began Tuesday, with a brunch from 10 a.m. to noon in the Heritage Room in the University Center. Tonight there will be a fashion show from 7 to 9
p.m. in the Ballroom of the University Center. Thursday there will be a panelist question and answer session from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the Liberal Arts Auditorium. Panel members are Dr. Jere Roberson, professor of history; Dr. Donald Halberg , professor of education and psychology; Dr. Ron Johnson, professor of psychology; Deana Land, associate dean of students; Tim Reese, president of Student Senate; and CSU graduates Ronald Dumas and Andrea Marigny. Advisor Calvin Fairbanks will moderate the program. A semi-formal dance will be held, Feb. 13 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in Ballroom C on the third floor of the University Center. "The Man," a movie starring James Earl Jones about the first
black president of the United States, will be shown at 7 p.m. on Feb. 16 in the ballroom. On Feb. 17, there will be a luncheon from 12:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in ballrooms B and C of the University Center. Tickets cost $2 and the menu is beef brisket with barbecue sauce, augraten potatoes, salad, apple pie and tea or coffee. Tickets may be purchased from any committee member. Luncheon speakers will be Jerry Hunt, administrative coordinator at City Service Oil Company and Harvey Vic, geologist at City Service Oil Company. Hunt will speak on the business aspect of a black person and Vic will speak on the scientific role of blacks in business. Continued to page 3
Vista photos by Michael Keen
Thomas E. Cronin lectures to a student audience in the Liberal Arts Auditorium Monday morning.
Draft reverse masked by foreign crisis a
By Kim McConnell President Ronald Reagan got away with his total reversal on draft registration by timing his announcement with the uprising in Poland, according to Thomas E. Cronin, noted presidential authority. Cronin is on campus for a three-day lecture series on the presidency sponsored by the Department of Political Science, the Bureau of Governmental Services and President Bill Lillard. "He backed up President Carter. It was contrary to what was said during the campaign," Cronin said, adding that Reagan realized the Selective Service Act would save time, if the soldiers were needed. "It was an interesting example of contriduction," he said. The draft registration issue could be an controversial one for Reagan, according to Cronin. Public sentiment seems to be very clearly divided by age, with student reaction mixed, but adult sentiment strongly in favor of the measure. Cronin seemed to have some reservations about Reagan's registration plan.
"It is easier to get involved. The tradition in America has been no peace-time draft. We're half-way to draft." he said. Another area of public and governmental debate for Reagan will be his newly announced federalism plan, the administration's answer to cutting down the federal budget. "He wants to shift some programs that are costly back to the states," Cronin said. "He'll absorb some popular programs, but the greater responsibility remains on the state level." The new federalism plan has critics on either side of the political spectrum, according to Cronin. Right-wingers charge that many states will not raise taxes, while left-wingers criticise Reagan for not taking into consideration state equity . He added that Oklahoma seemed to be in good financial shape with its oil supply, but some areas of the country may be in for a rough time. Cronin did have some positive words for Reagan's plan, saying that his idea was a predictable one. "Reagan has been very consis-
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tant the past 15 years—less government and return power to the private sector," he said. The new federalism may have the added bonus of getting better people involved in government at the state level. With the power centralized in Washington, D.C. , Cronin said, the talented politicans tend to gravitate there, where there is more up.ward movement. There is no clear-cut way to predict the influence the new program will have on inflation on the state and local level, Cronin said, but he did note that national inflation has decreased from 20 to 14 percent, which may or may not be attributed to Reagan. Unfortunately, Reagan has still not managed to balance the budget, a major campaign concern. "Reagan could balance (the budget) if he would forgo defense spending and tax cuts. He chose to have a huge tax cut," Cronin said, adding that the president hoped the tax cut would stimulate the economy via the "trickledown" theory. Reagan has had a surprising amount of success with Congress and the public and the secret seems to be his popularity. Cronin compared him to an "adult Mr. Rogers," a man who manages to combine the grandfather image of Dwight D. Eisenhower with the wit and style of John F. Kennedy. Cronin cited as a positive Reagan goal his impressive record with Congress, but conceded that while inflation is down, unemployment is up, with 10 million people in the U.S.
without jobs, a figure roughly equivalent to three times the population of Oklahoma. The budget is also more out of balance that it was when Reagan took office. "I think he reduced taxes too much," Cronin said. "I don't think supply-side economics will work." Whether or not Reagan is successful with his programs may not be known for several years. If they are successful, Reagan will be a very popular figure. "If he fails, he could be less
popular than Jimmy Carter or Hubert Hoover," Cronin said. Cronin seems to feel that the biggest problem Reagan, as every other president, has experienced is that people expect far too much from one individual. "We need more than one leader if we're going to make the system work," he said. "The president is expected to solve all the problems, all the problems the public sector can't make money on. It's virtually a no-win situation."
Morning fire fails to wake students Alarm-plagued West Hall experienced a fire Thursday morning that failed to trigger the dorm smoke detectors and wake sleeping residents. The fire, which occured at approximately 5 a.m., destroyed a mattress located in a resident's room on "A" floor. According to Robert Fields, director of housing, the fire occured when the resident apparently fell asleep in bed while smoking. Fields added that the alarms failed to go off because the fire was not smoking enough to trigger the smoke detectors. The fire was detected by another resident who was passing in the corridor and smelled the smoke. There was no damage to the room or the dorm, except for the mattress, according to Fields. The mattress had been drug outside the dorm by the resident-in-charge, G.A. Barton, and was sprayed by the firemen at the scene. No one was injured during the incident. Ironically, Friday afternoon a smoke detector malfunctioned and set off the alarm system in West Hall, causing the evacuatinn of the dorm. Firemen checked the smoke detector and reset it, said Fields. Fields added that the smoke detector system in West and East had been completely checked in December and received a written okay. There has been only one other fire alarm on campus this semester, according to Fields. Murdaugh Hall expreienced an alarm when a piece of toast caught in a toster and burned, setting off the smoke detectors.