T1-1E
Apr„ 5,1988
Vol. 86, No. 45
VISTA
Tuesday Edition
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Election committee rules out candidate
By J. Money The Student Association Election Committee disqualified a candidate for student president Friday because he failed to notify the committee that he could not attend a required meeting outlining rules for the election. Lee Allen, who resigned from the senate in February, said he mailed a notification two days in advance of the meeting noting that he could not be there because of a work commitment. But committee members said that since the letter was not received until the day after the meeting, Allen did not fulfill his requirement to attend or notify the board if he could not. After being informed of his disqualification, Allen presented the committee with a 1983 senate resolution requiring Student Association candidates to submit
with their applications petitions signed by at least 100 students. Allen said he was the only candidate with 100 names on a petition and therefore the only valid candidate. But Glen Kilgour, chairperson of the election committee, said the Student Association Constitution passed by the student body in 1985 gave the election committee the power to set the number of signatures required for candidates. Kilgour said the committee agreed in early March to the 50 signature rule, and cited bylaw 114 of the 1985 Student Association Constitution as authorization. But Allen contended that the 1985 constitution said nothing about election requirements and added that it did not nullify legislation previously passed.
Allen also charged that Jeff Shilling, current Student Association president, violated election rules by circulating a letter indicating he would be running for senator prior to the campaign period. Kilgour said the election committee ruled that Shilling was not campaigning for office because the letter was only circulated among senators and not the student body, but Allen said he saw copies of the letter circulating in Central Cafeteria after Shilling released it. Allen said he was considering filing a lawsuit against the Student Association if the issue is not resolved before the election. The election is tomorrow. Students may vote from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. and again from 5-7 p.m. at the Activity Corner of the University Center.
High school grads to face tougher standards in fall By Julie Gillen
Student Writer High school graduates who wish to attend Central State University next fall will face tougher entrance requirements. Susan Thompson, high school relations, said that exceptions are being made for students that score in the top 5 percent on the ACT. The ACT test must be taken before a student can enter a fouryear college or university. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education approved guidelines several years ago which require the completion of eleven mandated high school courses before students can enter a fouryear college or university in Oklahoma. Bob Kick, coordinator of junior colleges and technical pro-
grams, said the eleven required courses are 4 units of English, 3 units of mathematics, 2 units of laboratory science and 2 units of history. Students who neglect to take even one of these courses will not be able to enroll for the 1988 fall semester. But, those who have not taken all the required courses in high school can attend if they pass a test given by the college or university, or if they make up the courses at a two-year college. Students attending a two-year college and want to transfer to a four-year college must also meet the admission standards. High school graduates who enroll before the 1988 fall semester and students who graduated before 1988 are not re-
Faculty senate this week to consider tenure change By Ryan Cocklin
Student Writer A proposal to allow the years faculty members spend on ternporary full time status to count toward tenure status will be brought before the faculty senate April 7 at 2:40 p.m. in the Council Room of the University Center. Dr. Frances Alsworth, chairperson of the personnel committee of the faculty senate, said the proposal is designed to shorten or eliminate the time faculty members spend on temporary status. "The Faculty Handbook does
not address the policy of temporary full time. We want to put the standard policy for temporary faculty into writing. We are trying to eliminate as much as possible the status of temporary full time and get back to hiring faculty under tenure track status," said Alsworth. Because of a regents policy which states no more than 65 percent of Central State University's faculty may be tenured at any given time, the proposal would have no effect on the time a faculty member must teach before being tenured.
quired to have all eleven courses. According to Dan S. Hobbs, acting chancellor of higher education, the guidelines were set with the intention of improving the caliber of perspective college students. "Students respond to expectations which institutions have for them," he said. "If we have low expectations, we get low performance."
John Wendell Simmons, Jr., chairman of the Centennial Commission, addressed the group at its inaugural luncheon Thursday. The group will continue to meet between now and Central State University's 100th birthday. CSU's centennial begins on Dec. 24, 1990. (Photo by Dan Smith)
Election lines drawn
Presidential candidates declare goals, plans for upcoming year By Keith Purtell
Student Writer Three candidates for president, one candidate for vice president and 14 candidates for senator were recognized by the Student Association Election Committee Friday. The presidential candidates outlined goals they would pursue if elected. Lisa Coen, a junior and an accounting major, said she has four objectives. "I believe in continuity from term to term. The student association has progressed so much in two years, yet there is room for even more positive changes. "I've been around and know the ins and outs," she continued, "people know me, and I know them." Coen said she also wants to work to give students more con-
trol of the budget and would like to see if it would be feasible for students to see a professor evaluation before enrolling in classes. "I have a continuing interest in the needs of the commuter students," Coen said. "I am a commuter myself, so I understand there are parking and other problems that need to be dealt with." Steve Heffernan, a junior and physical education major said, "I would like to see more student involvement in campus activities. I don't want to see this be just a school where the commuter students spend three hours a day, and then leave, without at least knowing about the many other on-campus activities. "Even those with families," Heffernan continued, "can get free family entertainment on campus." Heffernan said he would also
like to see greater student involve-
ment in the senate so that "it does not become just 30 people sitting around thinking up legislation. "We need more feedback from all the students so that they can have outstanding leadership and have a say in what they want changed," Heffernan added. Steve Hines, a junior oral cornmunications broadcasting major, said, "I would like to continue to work with student activity fees to get more of it under student senate control. "I also would like to meet with the heads of campus organizations, look at their goals, and coordinate the senate's activities with other organizations." "My main goals," Hines said, "are to increase student participation in campus events and to increase student input into campus government."