Central State University
TUESDAY February 26, 1991
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Senators push for free tuition By Karen Adkins Staff Writer
Allied troops in Kuwait City, Iraq DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia (AP)---Arnerican and allied troops have stormed Kuwait by land, sea and air since Sunday and have wrested pieces of the emirate from Iraqi forces. U.S. paratroopers are reportedly holding outer edges of Kuwait City. The huge Desert Storm offensive, striking along a 300-mile front, has also swept up into southern Iraq in the largest American-led invasion since World War IL All ied casualties are "remarkably light" and thousands of Iraqi prisoners have been taken since the ground war began Sunday, said commander Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf. No information was available on Iraqi casualties. Led by hundreds of tanks, troops from 11 nations raced across the de sert battlefield, at times under pounding rain. Aircraft screamed in low, attacking through greasy black smoke from 200 oilfield fires. Hours after the invasion started, Saddam Hussein went on official Iraqi radio to urge his troops on. "Fight them and show no mercy," he said. A Soviet spokesman said Sunday that a "very real chance" at a negotiated peace had been missed, and Bush had acted with the "instinct for a military solution." Reports on battle action are sketchy, because the Desert Storm command issues only limited information, and dispatches from reporters in news pools at the front are slow in reaching rear areas.
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wo Oklahoma state senators are pushing for Senate Joint Resolution 14, which would eliminate college tuition at state universities for Oklahoma residents. State Sen. Bernice Shedrick, chairman of the Senate Education Committee, and Senate Majority leader Darryl Roberts, DArdmore are expanding the duties of Task Force 2000 to get more funding for higher education. "It's my sincere desire that every Oklahoma resident who truly wants an undergra-
duate degree have the chance to receive one," said Shedrick, D-Stillwater. "The resolution is aggressive and rather ambitious," said Dr. Clyde Jacob, CSU's vice president for academic affairs, said. "It should be carefully reviewed with special attention being paid to its long term economic and social implications," he said. If free tuition becomes a reality, then colleges must maintain current admission requirements and academic progams, Jacob said. "There must not and cannot be a reduction in the quality of academic standards," he said. Shedrick asked Task Force 2000 Tuesday to examine the feasibility of the resolu-
Students rally for higher ed support By Ron Jenkins Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP)._
coalition of college student government representatives lobbied legislators Tuesday, saying it was higher education's turn for a bigger share of the state revenue pie. In addition to increased funding, the students are urging approval of Gov. David Walters' $300 million capital improvement plan, much of which would benefit colleges
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and universities. Walters has proposed a $60 million increase in higher education funding. The Higher Education Day lobbying effort was on behalf of students at all state colleges and schools, said Chris Williams, a University of Oklahoma junior. He said the coalition represented student groups at 25 institutions of higher learning. "In essence, you could say we are representing every student in the system of higher education," Williams said. "What we are saying is that we are willing to do our share, now it's time for the
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state to do its share," added Ty Wilson, another junior from OU. He was referring to a resolution adopted by the Oklahoma Student Government Association, which supports in principle an Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education plan to raise tuition over a six-year period to match peer institutions. The resolution strongly advocates that the Legislature give only single-year authorization of the tuition plan, citing unpredictable economic conditions in the state. V See RALLY, back page.
Puppy love? Trina Higgins, a freshman business major from Mustang, takes time out to make a new friend last week in the Liberal Arts Building. (Photo by Peter Werts)
County to vote on sales tax proposal OKLAHOMA CITY (AP)—Oklahoma County voters will go to the polls today to decide on a temporary 1-cent county sales tax supporters hope will bring a $1 billion United Airlines maintenance facility to the state. Officials have said the United plant would employ between 5,000 and 8,000 people by year 2000 with an annual payroll estimated around $225 million, It is projected the plant will create an additional 5,000 spinoff jobs and pump $700 million each year into the local economy. The question before the voters is on a 1-cent county sales tax for 33 months to subsidize construction of the maintenance facility. The sales tax is expected to raise about $120 million.
tion, as well as methods for funding it. "By allowing the public to voice their opinion and having the task force evaluate the proposal, I believe we can continue to make better changes in our entire educational system," Shedrick said. Task Force 2000 is the citizens group that previously was involved in the passage of House Bill 1017, the $230 million education bill. A possible one-half cent sales tax is linked to the resolution, Shedrick said. The increase would earn about $78 million. The resolution does not apply to students seeking graduate degrees, and students will still be required to pay for books and housing. V
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PROFILE The Hitler analogy has 11. time after time to rally Americans to support U.S. foreign policy goals. Does Saddam Hussein' s acts of aggression compare with those of the Nazi despot.
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SPORTS Senior David Foote scored 28 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as CSU improved to 22-5 by thumping Cameron 90-80 for a share of the LSC hoops championship.
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