Gas tax hike may effect enrollment By Mark Spears Staff Writer
Vista photo by Glenda Jackson
CSU commuters had to contend with both slick roadways and the antics of other drivers as Oklahoma streets and highways were made hazardous by ice and snow Tuesday.
Of all the colleges in Oklahoma, CSU is more than likely be the hardest hit campus because of the five cent per gallon tax increase. CSU has students who commute from as far as Woodward and as close as two blocks so some will be hit harder than others. "Every little bit hurts but I don't think we will see a major drop in commuter enrollment," said President Lillard. Lillard also stated that he doesn't feel it will have a major affect on commuter enrollment if the price of a barrel of crude oil keeps going down. One such student is Christie Lanham, of Moore, who commutes an average of 420 miles per week. Lanham who goes to school five days a week and works at CSU on the weekends thinks all of the students will be hit hard by the tax increase. "The money I make now will not stretch as far as it did last semester," said Lanham. Lanham, who spends an average of $140 per month on gas now, stated that she has already cut out excess running around to make ends meet. Going by Lanham's results she will spend an average of seven dollars per month more, or $63 a school term and $250 over the course of her education. As most people know in some places gas has gotten below the dollar mark. "The price of gasoline has finally gotten below the dollar mark only to be pushed back up over it again," said Lanham.
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Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Vol. 81, No. 33
University offers health program By Mark Spears Staff Writer
Hospitalization would seem to be the last thing on a college students mind. However, if serious accident, injury or illness occured how would a student pay for the costs. CSU offers a Student Health Care Program from Keystone Student Insurance Company that offers group rates to all CSU students. This policy costs an average of $11.41 per month. This sounds like a good deal, but like all good deals this one has good and bad points. Jim Foster, director of the Business office at Mercy Hospital, said — "to me it is a good policy compared to commercial coverage such as Allstate." The policy will pay $80 of room costs which is about half of what a room will cost. It also covers 100 percent of the miscellaneous services. "One problem is if a single girl gets pregnant it will not cover any of the costs," said Foster. Bing Bingham of Leebco Marketing Associates agrees that it is a good policy for the price but does have its weak points. "They are able to offer a good rates because college students are
usually in good health and it is also a group policy," said Bingham. Bingham said that one of the strong points is that there is no deductable, which is a price the student would pay before the insurance company would begin to pay the bills. The policy also covers outpatient care, something that most policies will not do. Although it will not pay for a visit to the doctors office unless it is outpatient care. "It also does not pay for the services of a private duty nurse unless it is part of intensive care. This policy will pay for 100 percent of intensive care charges," said Bingham. Foster said that the cost of intensive care at Mercy Hospital is $350 a day. If a student needs surgery this coverage will pay $850 dollars maximuum for the surgery, but as Bingham pointed out most students are not going to need major surgery and this will cover the costs of most minor surgeries.
child delivery and surgery this is a very good policy," said Bingham. According to Tom Cravens of Allstate, when comparing this policy with a comparable policy for a commercial company such as Allstate it is noted that for child delivery coverage you will have to pay double what you would pay without this coverage. For a comperable plan from a company such as Allstate, it would cost $557 per year for a man and $784 per year for a women if it is single coverage. "I would recommend that a student get the cheapest coverage possible because he is not likely to get sick and placed in the hospital," said Craven. "If the person buying this policy has no coverage at all and you take into consideration what it covers this is a bargain and I would recommend it," said Bingham. "Once you get out of school this policy will cost about $60 a month or about $1,000 per year for a husband and wife," Bingham commented.
This policy also pays in case of accidental death or dismemberment, something other policies do not do. "With the exception of room,
'83 spring semester enrollment increased 5.3 precent over '82
Vista photo by Glenda Jackson
Icicles hang like Spanish moss on a small tree near the cor-
ner of S. `W. 59th and Pennsylvania Tuesday afternoon.
by Joe Park
In this issue... VICA to hold contest...page 3 University leaders to be chosen...page 4 Will grades get the job?...page 5 CIA sponsors `Love-A-Fair'...page 6 Mackey signs with CFL club...page 7 Southwestern routs Bronchettes...page 8
Central State University recorded a record spring increase, figures released today revealed. Total enrollment for the spring semester reached 11,273, an increase of 563 compared to 1982 for 5.3 percent gain, Dr. Bill Lillard, president, reported. This year's spring total is the highest since 1977 and exceeds any other year in the university's history. The 1977 total was 11,428. However, figures were compiled differently then and observers say comparisons cannot be made. Graduate increase accounted for the major part of the 1983 growth with 292 more than in 1982. The 10.6 increase amounted to more than half the total growth.
The freshman-sophomore level gained 194 students for 4.6 percent. The smallest increase was among the junior-senior level, which reported 77 more students, gaining 2 percent over a year ago, Lillard explained. Enrollment by Full-Time-Equivalent (FTE, based on 15 hours for an undergraduate and 12 for a graduate) was up 1.5 percent with all levels reporting a gain from the previous year. Total FTE was up 116 from the previous year. Again, graduate enrollment accounted for most of the increase with 6.2 percent. Total FTE is 7,663 with 1,494 graduates, 2,906 junior-senior level students and 3,263 at the freshman-sophomore level.