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THE February 20, 1990 Vol. 88, No. 36
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Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Phones to connect computers By Kamal Mazlan
Staff Writer The Central State University computer center will install $12,000 worth of equipment next fall to connect 22 student dial-up ports to the campus computer network through Southwestern Bell Telephone, ac-
cording to Director Maithreyi Manoharan. "The equipment, called Gateway, will service Central State University students to gain access to the computer network to do their coursework from the privacy of their homes or offices, instead of commuting to campus," Manoharan said. Purchase of the equipment was approved
Friday by the Oklahoma Board of Regents for Oklahoma Colleges at their meeting on the CSU campus. To use the service, a student should meet three requirements: • enroll in a course that utilize IBM 9370 or VAX 8600 computers; • contract for service with Southwestem
Bell and pay $40 installation charge; and • have a personal computer with modem. Southwestern Bell Telephone installed a dial-up data network last year, called Microlink II, in Oklahoma City and the surrounding area. CSU purchased the necesPlease see PHONES on page 8.
Student leadership vetos tuition hikes By Andrew Smith
Staff Writer
"Last year we agreed to the tuition increase," Shilling said. "We believed the state would help out. We're reversing the steps this year. We believe the state has to make the first step in giving money to higher education needs." Shilling explained that the traditional four-year plan is placing a greater financial burden on students. "Students who attended school four years ago are finding tuition increases unbearable," Shilling said. "They had no plans for tuition increases when they started school." Tuition appropriation would offset an increasing high cost of tuition, but according to Shilling, the needed appropriation would be $73-76 million. "If the state comes up with half the appropriation," Shilling said, "then the tuition would be half as severe. Getting the full $75 million is not likely."
Representatives from twentyeight Oklahoma colleges and universities attended a meeting of the Oklahoma Student Government Association (OSGA) Friday and Saturday to voice opposition to any tuition increases without state appropriation. The primary issue was to pass a bill halting proposed tuition increases followed by statutory changes relating to student activity fees, said Philip Elmore, CSU student association senator. "The different schools unified in passing the bill," Elmore said. "It sent a message to the regents that we were against tuition hikes." According to Jeff Shilling, executive director of OSGA, the primary reason the resolution passed was negative sentiment about improper appropriation of college and university funds by the . Please see VETO on page 8. state.
By Andrew Smith
Staff Writer
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Out in the cold David Lee, Oklahoma City junior, chips away at ice left behind from an arctic front which passed through the state Wednesday and Thursday. Classes for many Oklahoma City area students were cancelled and many more delayed Thursday morning. (Photo by Tim Earley)
Math faculty hope to raise interest By Erin Mitchell
Staff Writer An alarming decline in interest in mathematics among high school and university students was recently examined at a joint conference of the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America. Four faculty members from Central State University's College of Mathematics and Science attended the annual conference Jan. 17-20 at the Commonwealth Convention Center in Louisville, Ky. "We realized that we were all facing somewhat similar problems, like the lack of math majors, high dropout rates, a shortage of
SA senators push for copier idea
mathematicians in the work force and the crises that have evolved as a result of these," said Dr. G. Kay Owens, dean of the CSU College of Mathematics and Science. Dr. L. Gillman, president of the MAA, delivered a speech titled "Teaching Programs That Work." Highlighted in his speech were five teaching programs being used in certain parts of the country and making a significant impact on mathematics education. "The colleges that implemented these programs experienced a much higher success rate that the colleges that did not have these programs," Owens said. "This was because these new programs used methods of teaching that attracted the attention of students by showing them the scope and ap-
plication of mathematics in real world situations," Owens said. Owens, who is chair of the OklahomaArkansas section of the MAA, headed the CSU delegation. Also attending from CSU were Dr. Donald J. Boyce, chairman of the department of Mathematics and Statistics, James H. Yates, professor of mathematics, and Dr. Dale Woods, associate professor of mathematics. "The conference was very successful, with over 3,000 members attending," Owens said. The conference covered a wide range of topics relating to mathematics, such as humanistic mathematics, teaching undergraduate mathePlease see INTEREST on page 8.
A resolution requesting administration consider placing a copy machine in each college was passed by the Student Association Senate in a brief meeting Monday. "Primarly what this resolution does is give each college a copier," said Senate Speaker David Slane. "Students would have greater access to copiers instead of running off-campus." According to Slane, an estimated annual $5,000 would cover four copiers. Administration would determine revenues by adjusting the cost per copy. "Our estimated cost would be like $1,30Q per copier," Slane said. "Maintenance would be covered under the same policy we have now." The Senate gave the resolution to the housing committee, who expressed approval and passed it with no amendments, Slane said. A special research committee consisting of several senators last semester conducted a study to figure cost of copy fees, Slane said. After talking with students on campus, the committee acquired enough information to provide a resolution to aid the student body with their needs. "I believe that this would be beneficial to so many students," Slane said. "This policy is unique in that the dean of each college can assist with the administration to seeing extra copiers get to their college," Slane said. "Even if the admiPlease see COPIER on page 8.