University of Central Oklahoma
THURSDAY March 3, 1994
The Student Voice Since 1903
Bosnia Professor offers perspective on conflict that won't go away By Anthony Tompkins
Staff Writer
To understand the cauldron of hatred and violence in Bosnia-- a difficult task for Americans half a world away-- one must first grasp the significance of a host of cultural, religious, ethnic and historical problems. This is the advice of Dr. Louis S. Furmanski, assistant professor of political science at the University of Central Oklahoma, who offered his prospective this week on the conflict even as the cease-fire shattered and Serbian shelling once again gripped Sarajevo. The latest round was in retaliation for the downing of four Serbian light ground attack aircraft by two U.S. F-16 fighters. The Serbian planes were shot down Monday for violating the NATO controlled nofly-zone over Bosnia Herzegovinia, said British Sky Television Correspondent Aernout Van Lynden.
The Serbian aircraft were said to be on an offensive bombing run into central Bosnia, said Van Lynden. "The Serbian pilots were given two warnings to turn back or surrender. They did not, and they were shot down," President Bill Clinton said. "This is the first time since 1949 that NATO has fired shots in an act of aggression," said Van Lynden. Fighting persists in the Bosnian cities, though the Serbs are still trying to remove heavy artillery from the exclusion zones around Mostar and Sarajevo, said Van Lynden. There are concerns that the heavy weapons withdrawn from the exclusion zones will be used in other parts of the country, Furmanski. Snipers and other armed military personnel continue to roam the hills inside the NATO exclusion zones, said Furmanski. History Yugoslavia, now Bosnia Herzegovinia, • See BOSNIA, Page 13
UCO Health Center confirms case of rubella on campus By Roy Howe
0 Staff Writer One case of the disease rubella was confirmed on campus late last week with others pending, said Susan LaForge, Student Health Center director. So far, LaForge said, the extent of the disease's presence at the Universi ty of Central Oklahoma is to a group of males in their 20s who, except for the one confirmed case, are awaiting the results of blood tests. She said students who share a class with the infected person were notified, but others could be vulnerable if they have spent time in a closed area with the infected pupil. "Righ t now, it's not widespread if we can
keep it to this group of students." The person who tested positive and those students awaiting blood tests do not live in campus residence halls, LaForge said. The disease, also known as German measles, requires two weeks to diagnose and carries symptoms which resemble a cold's, she said: "A runny nose, cough, sore throat and a rash that starts at the head or arms and travels to the trunk or the legs." Although a person can get pneumonia from the disease, most people recover after the cold symptoms, during which treatment can require up to five days of isolation. "The most danger of rubella is to pregV See RUBELLA, Page 4
A UCO student sheilds herself as she walks in the snow. Edmond was hit by a storm Tuesday. (Photo by Chris Smith)
Equity officer to hold open forum on policies Sheila Nunnelee
he will help the public to become more Student Writer informed about equity issues that could affect employees at UCO. Rick Dimit, University of Central "My function is to respond to internal Oklahoma's equity officer, will be avail- complaints that the university receives," able for questions concerning issues af- said Dimit fecting policies on sexual harassment, He also works with office civil rights faculty conduct and hiring and dismissal and sexual harassment practices during the Open Forum at 2:40 "The forum will be informative, and it p.m. March 17 in the University Center. is good to learn about the concerns on The forum will be open to everyone, campus of students, staff and faculty," and questions are encouraged. Dimit said. Dimit will be able to answer questions The forum is sponsored by the Faculty concerning university policies. He said Senate.
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Arts
Letters to the Editor ... 2
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World Wrap...6 Around Campus .... 15 Comics 15
Baseball UCO art students
will represent the university at a local gallery's student art show
UCO's baseball team starts off the season with a victory.
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Crime reports The UCO Police Department released its 1993 end-of-the-year crime reports.