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February
Vol. 85, No. 32
VISTA
Thursday Edition
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Spring enrollment increases by 301 By Pat Hammert Student Writer Undergraduate enrollment for the 1987 spring semester is up 301 students from the 1986 spring semester, yet the graduate student enrollment dwindled from 3,350 to 3,205
According to recently released enrollment statistics and demographics for the 1987 spring semester, CSU has a total of 12,477 students, 4,070 part-time and 8,407 full-time. Of the students enrolled, there are 5,772 men and 6,705 women.
Out of the total 12,477 students, the freshman class is the largest with 2,586. There are 2,058 sophomores, 2,290 juniors, 2,338 seniors and 3,205 graduate students. The age distribution analysis showed the average age CSU
students is 27, with 21 percent under 21-years-old, 33 percent age 21-25 and 46 percent over age 25. More than 80 percent of the total students enrolled are white, with 8.2 percent black, 1.8 percent Indian, 1.5 percent Asian, one percent Hispanic and 7 percent
International. In addition, 67 percent of the students live in Oklahoma County and 4.7 Canadian county. More than 90 percent live in-state, 1.4 percent live out-of-state and 7.9 percent list permanant residences in foreign countries. Besides Oklahoma, CSU students come from 33 other states with 36 students from Texas, 24 from Kansas, 12 from California and 11 from Colorado. CSU has 992 foreign students with 444 from Asia. Malaysia boasts 181 students, Nigeria, 144; Taiwan, 88; Iran, 65; India, 44 and Korea and Vietnam 40 each. The College of Liberal Arts is the largest with total student credit hour production of 35,033. The College of Business Administration is next with 28,985 credit hour production. Each of the colleges show slight increases over the spring 1986 enrollment except for the College of Liberal Arts and the College of Special Arts and Sciences, which have fractional decreases in students.
Mayor to run for fourth term Photographic Services: Tom Gilbert
Tom Bates takes in the warm spring weather by relaxing on a bench near the Administration Building. Weather forecasters predict for Friday through Sunday fair skies and a
continuous warming trend with highs from the 40s to the lower 60s and lows from the upper 20s to the lower 40s.
Hazing problems not affecting CSU frats By Darren M. Hellwege Student Writer While reports of fraternity hazing have become more common at some state universities, Dr. Dudley Ryan, vice president for student services, said measures are being taken to insure similar problems don't appear at CSU. At the meeting of the Interfraternity Council Monday, both IFC president Tim Good and past president John Pellow said the organization's members need to go back and review their procedures on the subject of hazing. Ryan said he has not been made
aware of any cases of hazing on campus. An Oklahoma law bans hazing and calls for imprisonment of not less than two years and a fine of up to $10,000 for bodily injuring another student. The law also holds the individual student and the officers of the organization responsible for "any intentional injury including 'hazing.'" Ryan said one major problem with the Greek organizations has been grades. "That's just a commitment from within the group, and then an individual commitment from
each of the members. I'm always preaching about this," Ryan said. "I guess I'm getting on them, but we have to recognize our purpose for being here, and that's our acedemic pursuit. And the only way we have to measure this is the transcript and the grade points. So yes, I'll admit that I am continuously griping about that particular thing." Results from Ryan's emphasis were quick in coming, he said. There was a significant increase in several of the organizations grade point averages in the fall '86 semester.
Other problems at CSU fraternities also are being addressed by the IFC and Ryan. Fraternities have begun holding a "dry rush," not allowing alchohol to be served at fraternity rush parties. Ryan said, "I have the impression that some of the organizations are changing procedures at the recomendation of the traveling secretaries of their national groups who are coming by the house on regular visits. They are also inviting representatives of the IFC to come to their parties to observe."
From Staff Reports Carl Reherman, assistant to CSU President Dr. Bill Lillard, announced he will run for a fourth term as mayor of Edmond. As of 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Edmond attorney Paul Walters was the only other candidate filing for the mayor's race. The primary election will be held March 17. Reherman's opponent two years ago, Yvonne Nichols, told The Edmond Sun she would not run for the office this year due to her job as administrator of the appellate division of the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. Neither Walters nor Reherman could be reached for comment at press time. An increase in telephone rates to fund the 911 emergency telephone system for central Oklahoma will also be up for a public vote during the primary.