The Vista February 2, 1993

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University of Central Oklahoma

TUESDAY February 2, 1993

The Student Voice Since 1903

Regents talk back on television By Roy Howe

Staff Writer

Russia plans radiation cleanup MOSCOW (AP) — Russia plans to spend more than $100 million dollars to clean up radiation and care for people in a large swath of the Ural Mountains contaminated by decades of leaks from a secret weapons plant, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported today. Russia will invest a total of 11.7 billion rubles (about $120 million) in the region around the Mayak plant near Chelyabinsk. More than half the money will be used today compensation and provide health services to an estimated 450,000 people who have been affected by radiation, it said.

Suit filed in Edmond seal fray EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — The use of a cross on the seal of the city of Edmond is being challenged in a lawsuit filed by a Unitarian minister and four other people. The American Civil Liberties Union had threatened Thursday's action for months after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a lower court order that said religious symbols should be removed from two city seals in Illinois. The lawsuit claims the cross on the 27-year-old seal violates the constitutional separation of church and state. It asks that the cross be removed.

Personal income up WASHINGTON (AP) — Personal incomes rose 1 percent in December, helping boost earnings for the year by 4.7 percent, the government said last week. The department said personal incomes had increased just 3.5 percent in 1991, little more than half the 6.5 percent gain in 1990 and barely beating the 3.1 percent inflation rate. In December, incomes totaled a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $5.19 trillion, up from $5.14 trillion a month earlier. The department attributed the increase to accelerated bonus payments to employees in the securities industry, subsidy payments to farmers, bonuses for autoworkers and retroactive Social Security payments. T' See World Wrap, page 5

For the first time, talk back television brought Oklahoma college and university regents and trustees from throughout the state together to focus on teacher preparation programs. The Wednesday televised session utilized the University of Central Oklahoma's Media Center located in the Communications Building. The prototype featured ten institutions and was part of an ongoing regents education program. The exercise is required by law and designed to give governing boards a better awareness of their duties. "The 1990 legislature passed a law saying that there should be an education program for all higher education regents and trustees appointed by the governor after January first, nineteen ninety-one," said Jeanie Edney, public relations director for the state regents of higher education. The regents are required to take 15 "clock-hours" of continuing education she explained. Wednesday's gathering provided two-hours for those who participated. Cindy Ross, associate vice-chancellor for the state regents, said the education program is sponsored by the State Regents for Higher Education. "It's to give them (regents) a greater understanding of their roll and responsibilities as regents in the review of academic programs and education policies," Ross said. "The programs are sponsored so that they (regents) can serve as effectively as possible." Present at the gathering were UCO's governing board, the Board of Regents for Oklahoma Colleges, and Curtis Englebright, dean of the school of education at Southeast Oklahoma State University and coordinator of teacher education for the state regents. Also attending, were Mary Hodges Morgan, state regent, and State Regents Chairman Donald B. Halverstadt. The meeting focused on teacher preparation colleges in Oklahoma and a recently completed review of these institutions by the state regents. "A team of 12 individuals, eight from

Oklahoma, conducted the review and instruction system," Edney said. presented their recommendations to the Ross echoed Edney's commendation state regents," Edney said. saying "It was first rate." J.T. Sandefer, chair of the review team, "I want to thank President George Nigh was the keynote speaker for the program and the administration for allowing us to and addressed general concerns facing have this meeting today," she said. teaching universities. "Everyone has been very gracious and Topics included: How can marginal helpful." teacher preparation programs be deleted? Institutions participating in the talk b engagement were UCO, the How can technology be used to back strengthen programs? And how can University of Oklahoma, the O.U. Health teacher preparation colleges have Science Center, Northeastern State excellent programs with limited University, Tulsa Junior College, Phillips resources? University and Ardmore Higher "We were pleased with the talk back Education Center.

Miss UCO 1992 Marcie Barrett Heather Geery Saturday night in (left) congratulates Miss UCO '93 Mitchell Hall. (Photo by Wes Hale)

Honor Roll Editorial 2 Letters 2 Around Campus..7 Comics 7

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A record number of UCO athletes were named on the UCO Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

Financial Aid This is Financial Aid week. The Financial Aid office has helpful hints and useful tips forUCO students.


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