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April 7:
Vol. 85, No. 46_
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Tuesday Edition
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Student survey results released
Students want birth control at health center
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By Shannon Blockcolski Editor A majority of the students polled by the Student Association in its student survey said the University Health Center should provide contraceptives and usage information. The survey, written by a Student Association committee, was conducted in 31 classes: four in the College of Business Administration; six in the College of Education; 16 in the College of Liberal Arts; and five in the College of Mathematics and Sciences. The majority of the students polled were seniors, enrolled in 12-14 hours, between the ages of 21 and 25 who live within five miles of the CSU campus. On the questions concerning the student activity fee, 302 students felt the fee should be itemized from tuition charges on an in-
dividual's enrollment printout, while only 79 said it shouldn't. The majority polled also said the students should have control over 26-50 percent of the student activity budget, and that a committee with an equal number of administrators, Faculty Senate members and student senators should represent the students' wishes as to how the activity fee should be distributed. Also concerning the activity fee, 342 students, or 66 percent of those polled, felt the fee was not distributed fairly. 55.4 percent felt athletics should receive less money, while 20 students said it should receive no money at all, and 305 students said campus activities related to instruction should receive more money, while 141 said it should receive the same amount. The majority of students, 214,
felt the miscellaneous and journalistic function area of the student activity budget should receive the same amount of money. 16 students felt no money should be allocated to this area. On the question, "Should campus organizations receive a protion of the student activity budget," the majority, 225 students, said yes, while 188 said no. The majority, 273 students, said CSU should not adopt the satisfactory or unsatisfactory grading policy for mid-terms. Concerning parking, 251 students said they felt more parking was needed, but they were not willing to pay a parking fee, while 118 said they would pay a parking fee and 127 felt no additional parking was needed. Of those polled, 266 students feel it would not be more conve-
nient if CSU changed to a trimester system, while 122 said it would. 74 percent of the students polled felt the University Health Center should provide, upon a student's request, contraceptives and information concerning their use, along with information concerning sexually transmitted diseases, in a confidential manner.
On the topic of testing for sexually transmitted diseases, 400 students, or 77.2 percent polled, said the health center should provide confidential testing, while 67 said it shouldn't. The majority, 78.8 percent, of the students polled said the results of the student evaluations of the faculty should be made available to the students, while 52 students said they shouldn't.
Chess winners, resignation top student senate agenda By Samantha Spencer Student Writer The winners of the chess tournament, student senator resignations and the student survey results were announced at the Student Association meeting Monday. Two of the three resolutions up for a vote were passed and a committee was formed to handle decisions requiring attention during the summer break. The Student Association chess tournament winners are: fourth place, Brad Rollow 4-1-1; third place, Allen Greer 4-1-1; second place, Jaweed Lallmahomad 5-1; and first place, Mehdi Shaaf 6-0. Paul Hammond directed the chess tournament, with faculty sponsors Dr. John McDaniel and Dr. Lewis H. Irving. The results from the student body survey were reported, but Jeff Shilling, Student Association president, said no legislature will be written from the resuls at this time. The results will be given to the university president and vice presidents, Shilling said.
Two senator resignations were read, including one from Roger Acebo, defeated Student Association presidential candidate. A resolution making sack lunches available to campus residents on Sunday evenings passed by a voice vote. It recommended resident students be able to purchase, with cash, a sack lunch at the Sunday noon meal. A resolution requesting information booths be placed on campus to aid new students in the first week of the fall semester passed with two amendments. The Amendments called for the booths to be set up only in the fall semesters and to leave the manning of the booths open. A resolution requiring students senators to author legislation was defeated. Shilling gave a report from a national convention he attended in New Orleans over the weekend. He said he would like to see the number of student senators increase to 45, and they should concentrate more in specific areas, making their positions more defined.
CSU Young Democrats selected outstanding Oklahoma chapter 0
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By Shannon Blockcolski The Young Democrats chapter at CSU was named CoOutstanding Chapter in the State, with Northeastern State University, at the Oklahoma Young Democrats Convention Saturday and Sunday. Harry Meister, president of the CSU chapter, was elected for a third term as state vice president. The criteria for being selected outstanding chapter, Meister said, is the amount of work and service a chapter does during the year.
"We did a lot of work with the Jim Jones campaign and we worked on the political science workshop held in the fall," Meister said. "CSU has always been very active with the state Young Democrats, and therefore, with the entire democrat party." During the two-day convention, Meister said the delegates attended workshops and heard speeches by Lt. Gov. Robert S. Kerr; Ron Stahl, news anchorman who spoke on media and politics; Bill Bullard, newly elected state party
chairman; and Clifton Scott, state auditor. The Young Democrats is an organization for people from age 14-35, Meister said, but most members participate through college chapters. "Our big goal this year is to gear up for recruitment and organize for 1988," Meister said. "Our saying for this year is 'Look to 1988.' "It is a service organization, we do a lot for the state party, and, in turn, for the people."
Photographic Services: Dan Hoke
Le Ann Coynar (top) helps Asal gather Easter eggs during the President's Club Easter party at Fink Park.
Proposal advocates changing mid-terms By Shannon Blockcolski A proposal recommending mid-term grades be eliminated, except for D and F work, will be introduced to the Faculty Senate at its April 13 meeting. The proposal, authored by the Faculty Senate academic affairs committee, also asked notification of D and F grades be mailed to students' permanent addresses. The proposal stated the justification for the change in policy is the faculty and administrative work load involved in mid-term evaluations is not needed, since the vast majority of students do not pick up their mid-term grades. "Most of the mid-term grades are not picked up at the administration building, and it is a tremendous burden for admissions to record and store these grades," Gloria Auth, faculty senator from advisement, said. In other Faculty Senate business, 17 faculty senators have been elected. They are: Jane Calvert, Donald E. Fleming, Mary J. Riley, Clarence E. Gardner, Gene Hellstern, Melvin Lee, Anthony Graybosch, Anne Lynch, Francis Alsworth, Kenneth Elsner, Mari Scott, Kenneth Curl, Patricia Davis-LaGrow, David Bass, Cindy Colemen, Fred Grosz and David Martin. Alternates are Frank Simons, Judith Wakefield, Darlene Kness, Frank R. Frow and Ray Clanton.