Nolte shines in new film...page 4
Matmen whip Adams St...page 6
THE February 18, 1986 Vol. 84, No. 35
Ad students to swap cultures...page 8
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Tuesday Edition
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Helping hands
Some buildings to be closed?
Measures sought to conserve funds
Practicum student
Marty McCharen Charen and others like Paula Pittman work with
works with 3-year-old Jamie Carl on tactile or- hearing impaired children in the pre-school proticulation therapy at the Regional Pre-School for gram. See related story, page 5. the Hearing Impaired here on campus. Mc-
Senate kills proposal to raise parking fines
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By Kim Voynar The Student Senate defeated a proposal to increase parking fines Monday. The present fine for a parking violation is $3 for the first nine weeks of a semester and $5 for violations thereafter. The suggested revision of the fines included increasing the fine for wrong zone parking (ie. C-1 in C-3 lots) to $10 and the fine for parking in an unauthorized zone to $15. The resolution also suggested charging $5 for registration violations. It was also suggested in the resolution that the fines for parking meter violations and pullthrough/backed-in parking in an angled or one-way drive area be
changed to $5 for the entire semester. Author Bill Smith defended the resolution by saying that it would help protect those students who aren't breaking the law. He also said that stiffer penalties might decrease the number of violations. In debate, several senators pointed out that the student body would probably not support the proposal and that they would be hurting themselves by endorsing it. Smith said that another reason he wrote the resolution is that OU and OSU have parking fines of $15 to $20 while CSU hasn't changed its rates for at least 10 years. The resolution failed by a vote of 9-6.
By Curtis Killman Editor "It is not the end of the world," Dr. Bill Lillard told the Faculty Senate Thursday concerning the projected state budget shortfall. Revenue saving measures, such as closing down some buildings this summer and cutting back on air-conditioning and heating, are being looked at Lillard said. The president said that although the proposed state budget reductions will probably result in some CSU cutbacks, he doubted that full time faculty would be laid off or that faculty would have to give back some of their salary increases that they received this year. Lillard said CSU would probably save some money by either delaying the rehiring of or eliminating positions that open up due to attrition. Fifteen faculty have already announced their retirement this year Lillard said. Lillard said he was against a suggested concept of state employees taking one day off a month without pay as a measure to save funds. But, he said he may not have any choice if someone else mandates furloughs. "That's no solution to maintaining quality as far as I'm concerned," Lillard said. "We can solve our problem on the campus of Central State University. It will
be difficult, but we don't need these additional mandates." Lillard said administrators are looking at ways to reduce CSU's $1 million utility bill to save money. "It's conceivable that you and I before this school year is over will be complaining about the temperature in the classrooms," Lillard said. "Because, we may have to make the classrooms a little chillier, nothing real dramatic...and also this summer we may have to up the thermostats two or three degrees." Administrators are also looking at closing down some campus buildings this summer that normally would be open. "Do we need every building open during the summer time?" Lillard asked. "Do we the custodial services?" If 10 percent could be saved on utilities, Lillard said that $100,000 would be saved. Lillard also said that faculty should not have to take acrossthe-board salary cuts. He said the proposed tuition hikes for Oklahoma higher education students would help alleviate the budget shortfall. "I think we've subsidized education long enough," Lillard told the faculty. The president said he believed that the students should help solve the state budget woes.
Nickles says economy needs to be widened
Sen. Don Nickles
By Jerry Gorman Republican Sen. Don Nickles spoke on topics ranging from Oklahoma's economic shortfalls, terrorism, to organized crime Friday before a packed audience in the Liberal Arts Auditorium. Nickles was asked about outlets to Oklahoma's state budget crunch. The senator said that Oklahoma needed more government jobs like those provided by Tinker Air Force Base. Nickles was also asked about summer internship programs for government services, interna-
tional terrorism and The Federal Witness Protection Plan. Nickles said summer internships were available and he encouraged students to participate in the programs. He also said that international terrorism is definitely a widespread problem in today's society. The Senator explained that the Federal Witness Protection Plan is a program that will protect known criminals who turn a state's evidence against other known criminals such as organized crime leaders.