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April 13, 1989 Vol. 87, No. 47
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Thursday Edition
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Faculty discuss CSU research
Cast members of "cosi fan tutti" rehearse a song. The Edmond Central Historical Opera production will be presented at 8 p.m. April 14 and 15 and 3 p.m. April 16 in Mitchell Hall. Clockwise from left, Pamela Green, Staci Lisman and Steveanne Kleck.
Terrill's ballot ban upheld By Lori Miller Student Writer The Student Association Senate voted Monday to uphold an election board's April 4 decision that removed Randal Terrill from the Association's presidential ballot. Terrill's removal was based on two grievances filed against him by his campaign opponent, Joe Stehr. One filed April 3 claimed he placed campaign material in the Oklahoma Room of the University Center without permission, and the other alleges Terrill told the football players that Stehr wanted to abolish the team. According to the election board, there was no other alternative but to remove Terrill from the ballot for violating campaign rules. Terrill officially appealed the
election board decision April 5 to Senate Speaker Daniel Moore, sending his appeal to the senate body for a hearing. New evidence was not allowed to be presented in the senate meeting. During an appeal, it is the job of the senate to judge the decision made by the election board based on evidence available at the time the decision was made, Moore said. The election board and Terrill were allowed time to present their cases. The issue was debated, and individuals of the senate were allowed to speak for or against the decision. After hearing the evidence, the senate voted 11-2 to uphold the election board decision. Terrill said he will appeal the decison to the SA Supreme Court
within the week by submitting letters to Election Board Chairman Jerry Blansett, and to Supreme Court Chief Justice Jeanie Bernardy. Terrill said he feels the senate decision was biased and that due process of the law was not followed. Stehr said, "I feel that the election board has established guidelines and rules, and when running a campaign if you violate those rules there must be some sort of penalty. Otherwise there would be no need for rules and regulations for candidates to follow." Monday the senate also approved constitutions for decision sciences and BACCHUS, and approved Leslie Garr as the new historian.
By Kamal Mazlan Staff Writer Dr. Clyde Jacob, vice president for academic affairs, on Wednesday urged graduate faculty at Central State University to invite more of their outstanding students to their on-campus colloquium. "I would like us to involve more students (graduate students and teaching assistants) to the colloquium in certain research areas. This is to provide an opportunity for the students to see what you're doing and what faculty research is all about because they might become faculty someday," Jacob said while opening the 5th CSU colloquium in the Council Room at the University Center. About 70 graduate faculty participated in the colloquium, which is sponsored by the Graduate College at CSU on the ongoing theme: "To Enrich Scholarship." According to Dr. George Avellano, acting dean of the Graduate College, about 15 graduate students were also invited to the colloquium as observers. Jacob said 48 proposal papers were received for discussion at this year's colloquium, an increase of 50 percent from last year when 30 papers were submitted by the graduate faculty at CSU. Jacob said expansion of the colloquium is the result of three factors—greater commitment by CSU's administration to support faculty research programs, increased research budgets and the development of an equipment enrichment program. "Last year," Jacob said, "we developed for the first time the equipment enrichment program, which is designed to enhance research equipment to be purchased, to repair old equipment and to technogically update
equipment on-campus." (The Vice President for Academic Affairs manages the program, which was allocated a fund of $150,000 last year. The fund was used mainly to purchase scientific equipment for the College of Math and Science and to' update research equipment.) Jacob said there has been greater interest and commitment by graduate faculty within the last three years, which contributed to significant improvements in the quality of faculty and teaching functions at CSU. "I feel there is a strong relationship between research and teaching. Obviously, graduate faculty involved in research are on the cutting edge of things happening within their fields and able to translate that information for classroom purposes," Jacob said. After the opening, the colloquium was divided into five onehour sessions, with three graduate faculty in one session, to discuss the 48 papers. The sessions was held in five rooms at the University Center—Council, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Osage and Senate. In the sessions, 32 papers from the College of Math and Science were discussed, seven from the College of Education, six from the College of Liberal Arts and three papers from the College of Business. A college-wide graduate faculty meeting was also held at the Council Room to review the Dean of Graduate College yearly report for 1988 and other matters. The final program of the colloquium was an organizational meeting of the Human Rights and the Animal Welfare committees, which drew the guidelines for CSU's policy to protect the rights of individuals and animals in research.
FBI agent discusses bureau's role, jobs By Rick Taylor Student Writer
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FBI Special Agent John Luton discussed job opportunities with the FBI at a meeting of the Sociology and Criminal Justice Club on April 10 in the Liberal Arts Building. Luton opened the meeting by asking the club members,"What
is the FBI?" He then explained how the FBI operates and why it is strictly investigative. The FBI does not prosecute a case and will not investigate unless local authorities agree to prosecute, Luton said. Luton explained the many areas that are available for work with the FBI. He told them about
the radio network the bureau operates and the radio and electronic technicians who maintain it. Opportunities are also available for computer operators, engineers and technicians. The FBI also uses chemists, geologist, and others and almost all science fields, Luton said.
Applicants for FBI work must be 23 to 35 years old. They also must have a four-year degree in one of five programs: accounting, law, language, science, or a diversified degree. They must then have a satisfactory leadership and work history of at least three years, Luton said. If these requirements are met,
the applicant must then pass a written test and an interview, which is conducted by three FBI agents. The applicant will be asked questions pertaining to educational background, employment, hobbies, and current events. The interview is designed to assess the applicants communication ability and self confidence, Luton said.