TH E YZ~Tg Feb. 23, 1982
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Vol. 80, No. 40
OTAG recipients may see increase The Senate Committee on Education has drafted a plan to redefine the Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant Program (OTAG), which will mean an increase for CSU students. The plan, contained in the Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 400, would raise OTAG awards from an annual maximum of $500 to $1,000 and the percentage of tuition covered from 50 percent to 75 percent. "The average award on campus is about $230 a year," said Rhonda Freeman, financial aids director. "We would be looking at an increase to $345." The number of students on 1981-82 Otag money is 350. The new plan would set the family "effective income" level at $20,000 and would also open OTAG awards to part-time and graduate students, based on priorities to be established by the Regents for Higher Education. The current ceiling is $12,000.
To be eligible, part-time students must be enrolled in at least six semester hours. The regents will determine the maximum number of hours students must carry to be in the program. Senate bill was passed 47-0 in the Senate and has been passed on to the House Committee on Higher Education for consideration. In 1982, 8,572 students were given $2,040,736 in OTAG awards. The program is funded on a 50-50 basis by legislative appropriation and Federal funds. OTAG was established in 1974 by the state legislation and has not been updated since then. One problem the program may have to face, even if it does pass the House, is a lack of government funding, said Freeman. President Reagan has announced that the program will not be federally funded beyond 1982-83. The state may have to fund the program 100 percent, she theorized.
Vista photo by Michael Keen
Dr. Margaret Hamilton and her general biology class found the call of spring too much to resist Monday. The class moved outdoors to enjoy the sunshine, and the cool breezes most of the buildings on campus do not provide this time of year.
Alligators in central Oklahoma?
Colorful history subject of documentary By Kim McConnell An alligator sunning itself in a water fountain? It was once a common sight at CSU, according to Lim Peacock, film, television and pre-med student who is preparing a film on the history of CSU. "We'll have a picture in the film of a live alligator. You don't find many alligators in Oklahoma. It didn't live too long, though," he said. "Still, you don't equate alligators with Central State University." Peacock is working on his film project, entitled "The Golden Years — a History of Central State University" as a practicum in film and television. "A lot is being done on campus in video tape and television, but not a lot in film. That's what I'm in-
terested in — that's my real love," he said. "I realized that no one had done anything that was really a film from the beginning of the college to the present time." "We would like a 15 to 30 minute insert for pay television," he added. "But that is further down the line." Much of the material for Peacock's film was collected from the campus museum in Evans Hall, under the direction of Royce Peterson. The curator allowed him to go through the entire collection, including old files that haven't been open in 20 years, to document his project. Peacock said he found many interesting bits of history, some of it, unfortunately, not pertinent to CSU.
"I found an old film of Eisenhower in World War II addressing his troops. It looked like it was in pretty good condition," he said. Many of the old photographs used in the film were gathered from the museum.
"That's what I'm interested in — that's my real love." "The campus was really beautiful at one time. It has a lot of trees and was gorgeous in the fall," Peacock said. "There was a lot of vegetation around and the walkways were lined with trees that had grown over at the top.
At one time in the early 1900s, CSU was in the same
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football conference as OU
and OSU. "They were infected with a disease of some kind and died. Some were torn down to make way for buildings, but a large majority died from the disease. They were planted with the college was first established and were there 40 or 50 years," he added.
Peacock will attempt to combine animation and special effects to make his film more interesting than the normal documentary. "We want to make it pretty Hollywood, not your average documentary," he said. "It will be based a lot on the HBO (Home Box Office) series 'Remember When'. I want to make it lighthearted; bring out the funny aspects," he said. Incidents, he added, that in-
Center and – Thatcher Lake" are now. The University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University used to be in the same football conference. Peacock hopes to complete the film by April and may go around to several local television stations
Animation and special effects will be used in the documentary in an attempt to make it more interesting.
to see if it may be aired in conjunction with Oklahoma's Diamond Jubilee project. The top priority, however, is to use the film as a public relations project for the campus.
elude a warning to students in the early 1900s that drinking Coca-Cola was a "very serious thing" as it caused extreme nervousness. There was also a time when football on campus was banned because it was considered too violent. "They couldn't play for a number of years," Peacock said. "It was 1922 or 1923 before they were playing on a conference level again." Peacock also discovered that the school stadium was once located where the University
The biggest problem Peacock has encountered with the film is trying to limit it to only 30 minutes.
Much of the material for
the film was gathered from the museum in Evans Hall. "It really is a pro-CSU type of film," he said. "I am hoping some civic group or some organization will say, hey, that's a neat idea because I am going to donate it to the media center when I'm finished. I'll donate it regardless of what happens. "The biggest problem with the film," he added, "is keeping it at 30 minutes."