The Vista March 5, 1991

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Central State University

TUESDAY March 5, 1991

The Student Voice Since 1903

Students give nod to fee hike By David LoBaugh Staff Writer

UN council OKs allied demands ED NATIONS (AP)—The UNITED Security Council on Saturday overwhelmingly passed a resolution dictating allied demands that Iraq must meet before a formal cease-fire is adopted in the Gulf War. Under the resolution, Baghdad must return all prisoners of war, abducted Kuwaitis and plundered property; accept liability for war damages; rescind its annexation of Kuwait; and disclose the location of mine fields and booby traps. The resolution allows the allied coalition to resume the war if Iraq does not swiftly cooperate with the council's conditions.

Drug firm recalls Sudafed capsules RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (AP)—The maker of Sudafed decongestant capsules ordered a nationwide recall Sunday after the discovery that cyanide tampering was linked to a death and an illness. "Consumers should avoid taking Sudafed 12-Hour Capsules and return all Sudafed 12-Hour Capsules to the store from which they purchased the product," manufacturer Burroughs Wellcome said in a statement. Last month a Tacoma, Wash., woman died from cyanide poisoning and another woman from Tumwater, Wash., was treated after becoming seriously ill, reportedly after taking Sudafed 12-Hour Capsules laced with cyanide, a federal Food and Brut! Administration official said.

Jet crashes in Colorado Springs COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP)—A United jetliner with 25 people on board crashed in flames near the Colorado Springs municipal airport Sunday morning, and there were apparently no survivors, authorities said. United Flight 585 en route from Denver to Colorado Springs crashed at 9:55 a.m. four to five miles south of the airport, the Federal Aviation Administration in Washngton said. There were 20 passengers on board and a crew of five, the FAA said. A witness said the the plane banked sharply, veered and then crashed virtually nose first, exploding in a big ball of fire. The plane narrowly missed houses and apartment buildings; at least one person on the ground was injured.

OKLAHOMA CITY—Student representatives from Oklahoma universities voiced conditional support for a six-year tuition plan adopted by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education at a public hearing on fees and tuition Friday. "Students are prepared to pay their fair share as long as the the purpose of the monies be identified clearly and that taxpayers match their fair share of the increases. And I agree with both of those concepts," regent Chairman George Kaiser said. Student government association members from Central State University, Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma said they supported tuition in-

CSU students contribute to campus operations compared to other universities. Statistics compiled by the budgeting office at CSU reveal that students pay about 35 percent of their total educational costs while OU and OSU students pay only about 25 percent of their costs. Deputy Speaker Jason Snow read a resolution passed by CSU's student senate that approves the plan if legislators match tuition hikes with new appropriations and funds are more equitably allocated. "After listening to the other speakers and the regents' reactions, I feel students will face a tuition increase next year," Lyne said. An issue CSU speakers did not address is a proposed increase in student activity fees. CSU administrators have requested that the current S3 a credit hour fee be increased to $4 a credit hour. V

Detection testing to track program success, failure By Penny Owen Student Writer Central State University's College of Liberal Arts could begin a standardized testing program as early as this fall in an attempt to detect deficiencies and track improvements as part of a new 10-year plan. The plan, initiated last year by Liberal Arts College Dean Clif' Warren, outlines projected goals for each of the 14 liberal arts departments and methods for realizing those objectives by the year 2000. Liberal arts programs will, in the future, include testing entering freshmen to determine strengths and weaknesses and earmarking areas needing improvement, Warren said. Testing liberal arts students in their major prior to graduation will also be mandatory, and will help students and faculty track progress, Warren said. The test will not determine eligibility for graduation, but it must be taken. "It's not going to be anything fatalistic, but it will assure that when our graduates get out they really know the subject matter," he said. Department committees will create tests in accordance with national standards, but gear them for students of this region, he said. Testing will apply only to new students as they come into the system, said Dr. William D. Parker, sociology professor and assistant dean.

Hanging out! ROTC cadets Terry LaFrance, left, and David Gibson take up the slack in a safety line while Tellecia Jones shimmies across a rope bridge during physical training exercises here last Friday. (Photo by Andrew Woon)

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creases if state appropriations for higher education also increased. They also stressed the need for annual evaluations of the plan, taking into consideration the stability of the state's economy and the rate of unemployment before new increases are approved. Higher education Chancellor Hans Brisch told the group that the six-year plan did not mean that increases would take place every year without evaluation. "We will address increases at the end of each year in the six-year plan, and if circumstances dictate we should not increase tuition, we will not," Brisch said. Two CSU student senators expressed concern for the regents' tuition plan, which would raise tuition about 9 percent every year for the next six years. Sen. Deborah Lyne expressed concern about the disparity between the amount

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CAMPUS College students are more likely to face the realities of violent relationships today than ever before. Studies show dating violence affects about 75 percent of today's students.

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SPORTS Howard Moore placed U 2nd, leading Central State University to a runnerup finish at the NCAA ll wrestling championships. No Broncho placed higher than second.

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