Rape investigation continues
Suspects held on $50,000 bond 4:
By Traci Baucom Associate Editor
Three of the six CSU students ar rested in connection with a gang rape last week in East Hall were ordered held on $50,000 bond each during a formal arraignment Tuesday. Those arraigned, according to the Oklahoma County District Attorney's Office, were: Timothy Stone, 21; Lester Ray Baldwin, 20, and Richard Hogg, 22.
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In addition, Oklahoma County Judge A.R. Swank entered pleas of innocent for the three. According to the Oklahoma City Police Department,
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this innocent plea is an offshoot of "innocent until proven guilty." The defendents will enter their pleas at their preliminary hearing set for April 30. The three are charged with one count of first-degree rape and one count of oral sodomy. It was reported Tuesday that Hogg, Baldwin and Erachetti L. Carr, 21, were released Saturday on a $10,000 bond after a jailhouse arraignment that allowed them to be released over the weekend. Sources in the D.A.'s office said yesterday that it was actually Dwain Banks, 24, Steve E. Brooks, 19, and Carr who were released Saturday and
are scheduled to appear before an Oklahoma County District Judge tomorrow for formal arraignment. Banks and Carr have also been charged with one count of first-degree rape and one count of oral sodomy. Brooks has been charged with one count of first-degree rape. All six have been released from the Oklahoma County jail and are back at school. According to George Tetteh, head resident, they are back in the dorms. President Bill Lillard says he doesn't feel this incident will tarnish the school's reputation. "I think most people, responsible
citizens, recognize that within any large group someone may have behavior which reflects favorably on the group and others may not," Lillard said. "I think we have gone past the stage of generalizing concerning groups of people because of the behavior of individuals. "This incident will obviously not have a positive influence, but in the state of Oklahoma, we judge people on their individual behavior. "We have 13,000 plus students here and I think we have reason to be proud of the behavior of nearly all of them," Lillard went on to say.
THE `vg11[9E7111. April 5, 1984
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Vol. 82, No. 48
Truk student's goal to help countrymen By Kathleen Olson "To go home and work" is what Poorly Mosses, an interna-
tional student here, anxiously awaits. After all there's no place like home and "home" for Mosses is a band of tropical islands located in the Pacific ocean near Guam. These islands form the small country called Truk. Mosses earned her elementry education degree in 1982 from Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. After that she decided to attend CSU for her graduate studies because of a recomendation from her cousin, who is also a student here, and because CSU was more affordable. According to Mosses, when she came to CSU there was only one Trukese student on campus. Now, there are about eight. Most Trukese students attend the University of Guam, she explained. This became the reason why Mosses chose to go abroad to study. She hopes to graduate next spring with a master's degree specializing in guidance and counseling. Mosses said that she finds the United States teaches much faster than her home country. "When I was in elementry school I was taught by American teachers from the Peace Corps." she said. "Most elementry teachers now are Trukese." She added that in her country school is taught in both English and Trukese. For recreation she attends many of the different functions offered to international students through the International Office. She also likes working part time in the International Office typing the monthly newspaper; International Outlook. Being a member of a large family of 10, Mosses said she misses home and is eager to return. "Oklahoma is crowded and big and Truk is so small," she explained. However, when Mosses does return to Truk she said she will take a favorable opinion of Oklahoma with her. "I like it. It has lots of different nationalities and... Central State is in Oklahoma."
In this issue... Insurance change angers staff...page 2 Debaters finish third in nation...page 4 Exile concert reviewed...page 6 Intramural results listed...page 7 Golfers finish second at Invational...page 8
Exile members strut their stuff for students here at a free concert held Tuesday. The concert was sponsored by the Cultural Arts Committee. See a concert review on page 6.
Baucom, Scott chosen for Scottish program By Melissa Mercer Traci Baucom, sophomore, and J. Steven Scott, junior, have each been accepted to attend the Scottish Universities' International Summer School at the University of Edinburgh in Edinburgh, Scotland, for the 1984 summer semester. Each also received a partial tuition scholarship of 250 British pounds. Two of sixty chosen from universities around the world, Scott and Baucom will participate in lectures and tutorial sessions presented by scholars from the different universities of Scotland. Baucom, a political science major, will study the social history of the British people as a specific field of concentration in her tutorial sessions. "I'd like to study United States and British constitutional law and compare the two," Baucom said. "The social history will help me understand the British people,
which I believe is the first step to understanding their politics." A funeral service major, Scott has chosen Scottish literature as a specific area of study. Originating in Edinburgh, his Scottish ancestry is the basis for Scott's interest in the literary works of Scotland. "They are a proud people with a turbulent history. I'm facinated with the Scots," Scott said. The spare time surrounding the two three-week sessions will enable both students to travel Great Britain and Europe. Scott plans to tour Scotland through the Highlands to the Isle of Skye while Baucom looks forward to seeing continental Europe. "I want to spend at least two days in the Louvre in Paris and at least two more on the Left Bank," Baucom said. "I'd also like to travel to Italy, especially to Rome. I also want to spend time in London and see some of the 'new wave' culture."
Promoting the scholarship recipients is Donald E. Hines, professor of Humanities, who attended the summer program last year. "It's one of the foremost universities in the world as well as one of the most prestigious," Hines said. "I want our university to be well represented in every aspect of the word." The curriculum promises intensive research and study, according to Hines. "We're expecting a lot of work," Baucom said. The University of Edinburgh celebrated its 400th anniversary in 1983 and enjoys a high standard of academics. In addition to attending the university, students will be able to see the Edinburgh International Festival, the largest art festival in the world, which corresponds with the end of the session. "I can't emphasize enough what an honor it is to be chosen to go," Hines added.