The Vista February 17, 1983

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TIEIJE wlirisorIL February 17, 1983

Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma

Vol. 81, No. 37

Rewording of Student Senate's Constitution defeated by 13-12

Vista photo by Daniel Smith

Broncho football Coach Gary Howard, left, Ron Whiteley, center and Dannye Webb, right, reflect on the their National Championship season Feb. 9 during pre-game in the Broncho Field House. The event was held to recognize the National Championship team and let they officially present the NA/A trophy and other awards to the university.

By Tonia Sykes The proposed resolution which asked for correction of contradictory wording in the student senate Constitution and the by-laws was defeated by a 13-12 plurality vote Monday in student senate meeting. The Constitution states that candidates seeking a senate office shall be elected by a majority vote; the by-laws state election by a plurality. Resolution 83-107 would have changed the Constitution to agree with the by-laws. Vice-President Tami Fischer agreed that a correction is needed, but she said the by-laws should be changed to correspond with the Constitution. "Officers should be elected by a majority. In a plurality election, the final outcome can possibly be determined by a single vote," said Fischer. Senators supporting the resolution explained that election by a plurality would eliminate the necessity for a run-off which frequently occurs in a majority election. Lee Allen, co-author of the resolution, said, "Plurality will

USSR forced labor camp prisoner scheduled to lecture on campus By Eva Galipeau Victor Herman, a former prisoner in Stalin's system of forced labor camps in 1938, will be a featured lecturer 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday in the Liberal Arts Auditorium.

Vistor Herman

Herman's visit, sponsored jointly by the political science, the school of business and the Bureau of Government Services, is the first in a series of distinguished lecturers to be hosted at CSU this spring. Herman, a native of Detroit, Mich., moved with his family to the Soviet Union, where his father helped establish a Ford Motor Company plant in 1931. Herman became recognized for his prowess as an aviator and for setting an altitude record for skydiving. He also began to compete athletically for the USSR. As a foreigner during the Stalin purges before World War II, Herman was jailed in a labor camp in 1938, along with more than 300 of the remaining American Ford employees. He served in forced labor in remote regions deep inside Russia until 1948, completely oblivious to the war and its outcome. Herman was released and exiled to a town in Siberia, where he met

In this issue... Sadie Hawkins dance pictured...page 3 Jenks enjoys CSU career...page 4 `The Shadow Box' opens today...page 5 ROTC class offered in March...page 6 CSU players profit by USFL...page 7 OCU blows by Lady Bronchos...page 8 ■•■

his wife, a young gymnast. His marriage violated the terms of his release and was exiled even farther north and forced to carve a shelter out of the wilderness ice and fight continuously for his survival. His life in exile and the twenty year struggle to regain his citizenship and return to America became the subject of Herman's first book, "Coming Out of the Ice." CBS recently produced a television movie by the same name based on Herman's story. "Victor Herman's experience in the Soviet Union has furnished him with perspectives and insights about the communist system that should be made known to every thinking American," said Dr. James Caster, director of the Bureau of Government Service. Herman's two day visit to the campus will include a special showing of the CBS film, "Corning Out of the Ice," 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Frank Edwards, management instructor, will conduct the program and Herman will be available after the film to answer questions. He will also present a lecture at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in a program conducted by Caster. The lecture, "Might and Paradox in Soviet Russia," is based on Herman's second book by the same name. Both the film and the lecture are open to the public and will be presented in the Liberal Arts Auditorium. Each event will be followed by a reception in the Liberal Arts

faculty lounge where members of the audience will have the opportunity to meet and speak directly with Herman. He also plans to present student lectures for selected political science classes "Herman's appearance at CSU will be a significant contribution to an understanding of the total concept of Soviet life. He has been there. He has lived a grueling life at the hands of Soviet oppressors and he will be here to tell his story," said Caster.

make an election a one-time vote with a winner-take-all outcome." However, since the resolution was defeated, Allen said he will submit a new version at the next meeting because it is imperative that the contradiction be corrected. Rodney Davis, student-faculty relations committee chairman, reported a clarification of the term "tenure" as explained in faculty senate session on Feb. 10. According to Anne Lynch, faculty senate president, tenure developed because of failure to give a professor a specific reason for dismissal. Therefore, all tenure does is guarantee a professor due process prior to dismissal from the university. Explicit reasons must be given. Additonal information obtained from Lynch provided examples of valid reasons for dismissal — a physical or mental disability which would render the professor incapable of functioning in his specified role, incompetency and outright failure to perform responsibly as a professor. "Tenure does not protect any professor against retrenchment (cutbacks)," Lynch said. "If there is a financial crisis, any department that can possibly be cut will be. Tenure doesn't guarantee a professor's position." Senators Samuel Ajayi and Carmen Christianson lost their senate seats Monday because of absenteeism. According to Rodney Davis, parlimentarian, an absence occurs when a senator misses a senate meeting, fails to serve an office hour or a poll hour or is not present at an assigned committe meeting. Three consecutive absences or two unexcused absences, whether consecutive or not, constitute the loss of a senate seat. The only absence excused automatically is when a senator is fulfilling a student teaching obligation.

Vista photo by Koni Overturf

Southwestern repairmen splice a new section of cable in the Old North parking lot Tuesday. The old section of cable was damaged by the resent bad weather.


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