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April 8, 1982
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Vol. 80. No. 50
Measure last resort •
Parking may include tow charge Vehicles are still being towed away on campus because of unpaid parking violations, but there has been a decrease in the number, according to Jim Dunn,
According to Dunn, vehicles are towed when they have accumulated five or more unpaid parking tickets or are illegally parked in handicapped spaces.
ment of his fines and any towing charge. "The principal goal in hauling them off is to identify the vehicle -- to find out who it belongs to,"
chief of Campus Security.
The cost to the student is the pay-
Dunn said. "If that individual
comes up before we tow it, since we can identify the vehicle, there is no sense in hauling the car away. It's up to the wrecker to decide whether or not to charge." He added, that on the average, 200 parking violations are given per day. There are 6,000 registered vehicles on campus. Students, on the average, college one to two tickets per semester. The attitude on campus toward the security policy is generally favorable, according to Dunn. "Sometimes the attitude is 'darn you caught me!' Most understand, some are hostile, some break down and cry. Most just think they can get away with it," Dunn said.
Someone pays the price of inattention.
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He emphasized that towing is strictly a last resort measure. "This is the last resort. The big thing is to get the car identified. In many instances, it is a decal violation that prompted the tickets. If they come in the same day to get
one (a decal), we will probably cancel the ticket," Dunn said. "Half of the violations are decal," he added. "The other half are from students taking up staff parking -- which we don't have enough of anyway. They don't want to pay attention to unpaid tickets. This is the final blow to get their attention." The unpaid tickets have an effect on other areas of campus life as well, Dunn said. Not only are cars towed, students will be placed on financial hold, which means they cannot enroll for the next semester, they cannot cash checks, or may not graduate. "If they make some attempt to contact us and have a relatively good explanation, we will put them on financial hold and give them their car back," Dunn said. "Most, however, know what the system is and run it to the wire. They may get the ticket at the beginning of the semester, but not pay it until the end. It's not really a big hassle."
Conservatives copy liberal tactics By Melissa Vierheller If your company is running behind its competitor, despite the fact your product is equal to theirs, the problem may be in marketing. Therefore, it might be a good idea to find out what the competition is doing that you're not.
This is the concept behind the strategy the conservatives used to defeat supposedly unbeatable liberals in the 1980 elections, according to Richard A. Viguerie, one of the founders of the new right political movement and author of a book, "The New Right: We're Ready to Lead."
Senate petitions available for student representative Student Senate was asked to consider a new resolution, 82-166, by special orders at their weekly meeting. The bill, written by Mary Kelly and Tim Reese, called for Gov. George Nigh to convene a special summer session to resolve the Equal Rights Amendment. Special orders failed on a division vote. The effect of this division will be to send the resolution to committee. After the committee report, it could be considered at the last regular meeting of the senate.
Other senate business was the resignation of Sen. Craig McVay. Secretary/treasurer Suzie Quigg told the committee chairs that committee reports are due at the last senate meeting on April 19. Senate petitions are still available for the April 14 election. Any one interested may pick up an application in the senate office, located on the fourth floor of the University Center. The filing period ends at 5 p.m. April 12. Petitions must be handed in to a senate officer or the senate secretary. Elections will be held April 14.
Viguerie spoke at CSU Monday evening as part of CSU's Colloquoium of Distinguished Scholars and Statesmen series, "Edging Into the Eighties." The series is sponsored jointly by the political science department and the Bureau of Government and Public Services. According to Viguerie, the liberals were utilizing tax exempt foundations and indepentend expenditures, stressing single issue politics and encouraging conservative ministers to get involved in politics. So the conservatives did the same, but soon realized it was not enough, Wiguerie explained. They
weren't reaching the voter on the grass roots level. The solution was another method the Democrats had been using, direct mail campaigns. "In 1968, the liberals nominated George McGovern with the help of direct mail and in 1980, the conservatives elected Ronald Reagan by using direct mail," said Viguerie. Viguerie added that without direct mail, there would be no conservative movement. Looking at the results of the last election, it is obvious that a conservative movement is on the
"up swing."
However, how long can it last especially since President Reagan's popularity seems to be dwindling? In response to these questions, Viguerie said, "We're in the middle of a historic battle between the left and right that began in 1968 and will probably last until 1984. I could go either way." If pressed however, Viguerie said he is betting on the conservatives. "The conservatives have the technical know-how, the young leaders and knowledge of the issues to govern this country. I'm convinced we will prevail."
In this issue. . Students' crazy excuses. . .page 3 Navajo highlights week. . .page 4 Indian folk dances. . .page 5 Workshop emphasizes Washington. . .page 6 Broncho track wins two. . .page 7 Baseballers split twinbill. . .page 8
Vista photo by Harry Tonemah
Richard Viguerie, one of the founders of the new right political movement, talks to Melissa Vierheller,member of the "Around Campus" staff. Viguerie was on campus Monday to speak on the differences between the conservative and liberal movements.