"1g '1;11E11r..Ni. February 2, 1984
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Vol. 82, No. 33
Measure would
Former CSU student dies By MaryGaye Franklin Associate Editor Former CSU student, Carl Sloan, 19, was killed in a skiing accident Sunday, at Angel Fire, N.M.. Sloan was found at the base of a tree just off the edge of a beginner's slope known as Headin' Home, according to a spokesman for the resort. Apparently he was skiing down the slope when he struck a tree, authorities said. He was given emergency medical treatment and was later pronounced dead by doctors. According to Sloan's mother, Betty Sloan, he had gone on a skiing trip with two of his friends when the accident occured. She said he had been skiing several times in the past. Sloan attended CSU during the 1983 fall semester working toward a degree in business, according to his mother. But, he had not returned this semester saying he wanted to take some time off. "He said he wanted to take some time off to work and decide what he really wanted to do," Betty Sloan said. "He was planning to come back to CSU as soon Vista photo by Jon Bielich as he decided what wanted to major in." Doug Gordon of the Killer B's goes for the tip-in against Sloan worked part-time in the members of the Rude 2 Crew in an Intramural game. The Rude 2 circulation department at the Ed- Crew won 56-36. See intramural results and standings on page 7. mond Sun since September. Sloan was born July 25, 1964. A native of Arkansas, he moved from Little Rock to Edmond in 1971. According to his mother, Sloan enjoyed playing basketball at the By Melissa Mercer YMCA and with the Henderson This in itself is admirable, A native of Hamburg, GerHills Baptist Church basketball however in Wilhelm's case, each many, Sonja Wilhelm came to team in Edmond. acheivement requires an added efHe was a member of the Ed- CSU two years ago to obtain a fort—Sonja Wilhelm is blind. mond swim team and also played teaching degree in German. While With the help of friends and tennis at Kickingbird in Edmond juggling 19 hours of classes and family to take her where she needs during the summer and had student teaching, she has mainto go, Wilhelm student teaches at recently joined the Racquet Club. tained a 3.92 grade-point average Northwest Classen High School Sloan graduated from Edmond and still manages time for a few 12 hours a week while attending hobbies such as ballet and music. Memorial High School in 1982. CSU Mondays and Thursdays. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alan Sloan of Ed- Rising interest in classics main cause mond, brother Brett also of Edmond, paternal grandmother Eunabel Sloan and paternal greatgrandmother Myrtle Adams, both of Warren, Ark. and maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Fort of Little Rock, Ark.. Due to an increasing interest in "The demand has not only Services were held Wednesday, classical and jazz music, CSU's come from students but from at Baggerley Memorial Chapel, student operated radio station, listeners of all ages," explained Edmond. Burial was in Memorial KCSC 90.1 FM, has expanded its Dr. Michael Dunn, station Park Cemetery. programming to 24 hours, seven manager. days a week. "I received phone calls from people working the late shift in hospitals and convenience stores who wished the station would stay on all night." Dunn said that the new format will be basically the same as before with slightly more playing time given to classical music. Enrollment up despite budget...page 4
abolish tenure By Traci Baucom A recent bill introduced into the Oklahoma House of Representatives would abolish teacher tenure in Oklahoma public schools and if the bill's author has his way, he'll introduce a bill in the future that would eliminate tenure for college teachers. The bill, HB 1576, was introduced by Rep. Bill Lancaster—D, Wagner and Muskogee county. Tenure is a status granted after a trial period to a teacher protecting him or her from summary dismissal. "I think that teacher tenure has disintegrated teaching to the point of mediocrity," Lancaster said. "We have a lot of teachers that work very hard and very diligently for three years and then realize it would take an act of Congress to dismiss them. They get very lax." Lancaster said that although his current bill will not affect higher education, future bills authored by him will. "Colleges absolutely need to abolish tenure," Lancaster said. The problem, however, is not as severe in higher education as in the public schools." Lancaster said if even one lax teacher in the state is being protected by the teacher tenure law, it is one too many. He feels if a child gets three or four bad to mediocre teachers in a two to three year period, he or she is ruined. "Teachers are hiding behind this cloak of tenure," Lancaster said. "I know they are or I wouldn't have introduced the bill. "We have too many administrators that won't document the portfolio of the individual teachers to determine which ones are good or bad," he said. Lancaster is also against the teacher's pay schedule. According to him, all teachers were not created equal. He feels incentive programs should be implemented for the dedicated teachers, the ones with the ability to impart knowledge and motivate children. Although Lancaster authored the measure, he is not optimistic about the bill's chances of survival. "These guys (Oklahoma Representatives) always vote for whatever is good for re-election," he said. "They don't want to pick a fight with the teachers. I'm just hoping to stimulate some thought on the issue." Lancaster says he doesn't anticipate the bill getting enough votes to get it out of committee.
Handicap no problem for student "I want to help students to learn" she explains. "I have a good rapport with them. You never know, I might be the right person to teach them German." Time is a precious commodity for Wilhelm, not only because she is a busy women, but for other reasons as well. She cannot study as a sighted
KCSC boosts programming
In this issue...
Lebanese student adjusts easily...page 4 New applied math degree offered...page 6 Spring schedules listed...page 7 Intramural results and standings listed...page 7
KCSC employees around 18 students who work part-time during school, two part-time and two full-time employees. "With the rest of our staff,
students will not have to stay up all night to work at the station," said Dunn. "There also will be more security at the station and the equipment will run better with no time breaks in between." The extended programming has been made possible by a fund drive which raised $90,000 from listeners. "This fundraiser was by far the most successful one the station has ever had," said Dunn. Latest ratings for Oklahoma City AM-FM radio stations placed KCSC 15th out of the 28 radio stations in the metro area. "The station will continue to get better and better," said Dunn.
person can. Her text books are on cassette tapes, to which she must take the time to listen rather than read. Many times the manufacturer will not have a particular tape in stock and Wilhelm must hire a reader to read the text to her. Both tapes and readers are time consuming as well as costly for one who is both a student and a student teacher. Wilhelm has been able to attend school so far with the help of scholarships, grants and financial aid, but this semester she said she would be receiving little, if any financial aid. Wilhelm's favorite hobby is ballet. She loves to dance as well as listen to music and as a result of her blindness, her hearing is more developed than a sighted person's would normally be. "It becomes more than the sense to which sighted people are accustomed," Wilhelm said. "I can feel when someone is looking at me. I can hear it," she said. Wilhelm has taken several ballet classes at CSU, together with swimming and voice. She says she would like to try waterskiing someday, but has not yet found the opportunity. "I don't come upon any obstacles that I can't manage," Wilhelm said. "I'm not afraid. I see WILHELM page 3