THE YI~Tg March 8, 1984
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Vol. 82, No. 43
The Rockettes? — no, not the Rockettes, but the members of the Child Development Center are giving it their all in the talent show held Tuesday in the Home Economics building. Left to right are: Devon Manzer, Jenny Smith, Megan Turner, Tracy Taylor and Drew Upchurch. Vista photo by Daniel Smith
Senate tries new forum
Debate focuses on freedom of speech
In an effort to better student relations and make the Student Senate more accessible to the university population, the Student Senate held a debate and open forum Wednesday in the LA Auditorium. Joe McCourry, Student Senate president, said the debate and open forum was started in response to a newspaper editorial in The Vista during the fall semester.
The focus of the debate was on censorship with the resolution put forth that: Be it resolved that cen-
ning who argued against the resolution.
sorship is justified over freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
Galipeau and Graham brought up several points on the freedom of the press and freedom of speech as it pertains to the college campus. They pointed out the need for administrative censorship in some instances to protect the freedoms of students and faculty. Glendinning and Groenwald countered with the fact that if a publication is censored, it violates the absolute right of the First Amendment.
Members of the CSU debate squad participated in the event which featured Eva Galipeau and Beverly Graham who argued for the resolution and Karla Groenewald and Martin Glendin-
Editorial By Matthew Driskill Editor Wednesday, the Student Senate held an open forum and debate for the campus of Central State. No one needed a special pass to get in and no one had to pay to hear the debate. And with those factors in mind, it is amazing that only about a dozen people showed up. Granted the publicity was not what it should have been and hopefully in the future will be better, but as responsible citizens and students, we should make an effort to support the Senate in its endeavors and attend meetings that directly affect the student body here. N
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Since the purpose of the debate and the open forum was to try and promote student interest, no one came out a winner or a loser. Doug Duke, debate coach and professor of oral communications, said he was pleased with the debate Wednesday, but a little disappointed with the turnout of students which he attributed to lack of advance publicty. "Hopefully there will be more people there in the future if they decide to have another one," Duke said.
"I think it's a good thing and I think that the Student Senate is just trying to make available a place for the student body to air their views and be heard," Duke said. McCourry seconded the view of Duke and said he hoped in the future to publicize the open forum more and hoped for a better student turnout. McCourry mentioned that the next debate is tentatively scheduled for some time in April and that advanced notice will be given to the student body.
Not really says Guinn
Do computers solve all? By Melva Smith Are computers the panacea for administrative woes? Perhaps for enrollment but for counselors? Not always seemed to be the view of Donna Guinn, CSU coodinator of academic advisement. In a recent presentation to the seventh national conference of The National Academic Advising Association in St Louis, Mo., she provided academic advisers and administrators with information about the variety of comuputer screens and printouts availible to assist with the advisement of students. Experienced in this area, Guinn works with seven full-time advisers who serve 10,000 undergraduate students and 1,500 undeclared graduate students (graduate students being advised by the graduate office). She also works with the university's continuous computerized enrollment system which serves 13,000 students with a considerable amount of computer services available to assist informational needs. "The problems of collection of 'feeder college' equivalencies for development of computer printed degree checks is a topic of concern," Guinn said.
One of the problems is the organization of an advisement office to administer the new types of responsibilities, by what is often veiwed as a reduction of effort due to time the computer will save, she said. "The intent of the presentation was to share what advisers do at our institution with the philosophy that we want the computer to do what it does best—work with students and how it doesn't always work out that way," explained Guinn. "CSU was somewhat a leader in the field of computerized, continuous enrollment. The type of enrollment system we have is something representatives from other universities are very interested in and usually envious of," Guinn said. "The concept of the full-time professonal advisers with easy access to so much data fascinates many still struggling with information kinds of problems," she continued. Guinn said discussions evolved around the advantages of this set-up, which people involved in adviseSee Computers on page 3