The Vista April 14, 1983

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CSU magazine published as student training tool By Terri Carpenter The Central Issue is a magazine that will be a supplement to The Vista. It is a sixteen page magazine that will be placed inside The Vista

Vista photo by Glenda Jackson

Maintenance department fills in the ditch around Howell Hall after waterproofing the building's basement walls with tar Friday. The basement wall had been leaking from the recent bad weather.

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Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma

the latter part of April. "What we tried to do was get articles that we thought would interest the students. They range from an article about an ROTC lady who is also a mother to a story on Dr. John Brothers who lived through the depression to an article on pari-mutual betting to a science fiction story," said Kathie Slutter, editor in chief of the magazine. "The magazine is a training tool to give students practical experience on putting a magazine out. It is a project of the Advanced Magazine Editing class that will give writing, editing and production experience to the students. We hope it will be out the next to the last issue (of The Vista)," said Dr. Stan Hoig, advisor of the magazine, professor of journalism and Bronze Book editor. "Most of the work was done by students in Dr. Hoig's Magazine Editing II class. It started out as a journalism project but it ended up mostly being just our class. It was partly for a grade but mostly just for experience," said Slutter. Other students who worked with Slutter on the magazine were Ilene Coventry, art director; Tonda Howard, photo editor; Eva Galipeau, editor; Colleen Garside, editor; Melissa Vierheller, editor and Larry Barney, editor.

Vol. 81, No. 48

Impeachment brought against senator The Student Senate brought impeachment proceedings against Student Senator Lee Allen in their March 28 meeting. The executive committee brought charges against Allen of conduct unbecoming a student senator in a special meeting of the Faculty Senate Personnel Policies Committee meeting and factually incorrect reporting of the committee's meeting to the President. "The Personnel Policies Committee held a special meeting to receive student imput in regard to their proposal of 82-19 concerning parking registration fees and parking fines," said Joe McCourry, president of the Student Senate. "Danesfar and Buttry were the other two senators (with Allen) appointed to go to the meeting. The appointed senators were supposed to try to work out a reasonable compromise. They were instructed to use diplomacy — not to seek confrontation. After attending the meeting, the senators were told to give their reports on the outcome of the meeting to Joe McCourry," said Rodney Davis, Student Senate parliamentarian. "The two senators said Lee Allen blocked and obstructed efforts to compromise and he argued about issues that weren't relevant to the parking issue. They also said Allen caused the meeting

to be delayed and cast a bad light on the entire senate body," said Davis. "The three senators said that the faculty said proposal 82-19 couldn't be changed because it was already on the floor, but they (faculty) would introduce the student opinion before the entire faculty body for a vote and, if passed, would allow the senate recommendations to be incorporated into the proposal. "Lee Allen said the faculty was belligerent, wouldn't consider the request and looked at themselves in a prestigious position. The conflicting reports and Allen's behavior prompted a meeting of the Student Senate executive council to bring impeachment proceedings against Allen. The executive council is composed of Joe McCourry, president; Tami Fischer, vice president; Mike Cook, secretary and Rodney Davis, parliamentarian. There were two charges: conduct unbecoming a student senator and factually incorrect reporting of the faculty parking committee meeting to Student Senate president. Danesfar, Buttry and Heaney testified at the executive committe meeting where they reiterated what had transpired at the faculty meeting. Student Senator John Buttry said that Allen and a member of

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the committee started arguing about who paid the most taxes, which took up most of the committees time. "We were briefed on what we were supposed to going in there and work out. Things we were told were OK with the Student Senate," said Buttry. "But he went there to state his own views." One senator said Allen's behavior did not warrant charges. The executive council has the authority to conduct an impeachment trial without presence of the senate body, but the council chose to put the charges before the senate body where a two-thirds vote is required. The senators who had attended the faculty committee meeting again testified and the senate body was allowed to ask questions. Allen didn't have any witnesses to testify in his behalf. The vote by the senate body on the charge of conduct unbecoming a student senator found Allen guilty 23-yes, 10-no and 1 abstention (abstentions do not count in the two-thirds). Allen was found not guilty on the second charge—factually incorrect reporting to McCourry by a vote of 20-yes, 11-no and 3 abstentions.

These recommendations for sentencing were approved by the Student Senate body by a vote of 24-yes, 8-no and 2 abstentions. Allen was not deprived of any of his rights as a student senator except for the one week period during the trial he was not allowed to vote on any issues or express his opinion concerning any issue. "I'm not aware of any charges; this is news to me," said Dr. Glenda K. Owens, professor of math and computer science and Faculty Senate member. "Yes, he did attend one of our meetings. Following that meeting,

I received a call from the Student Senate president offering an apology of the young man's conversation or actions or whatever at the meeting." "Well, he showed lack of respect primarily. The committee discussed his actions following his departure," Owens said. "The only way I know that this got back to the Student Senate was through the other students. We as a group of faculty did not say anything to anyone about it as far as I know. If he's being reprimanded, it's coming from his peers, not from us."

The executive council, after the vote on the charges, recommended to the senate body that the punishment be as follows: Allen would receive a Letter of Reprimand for his conduct at the faculty committee meeting. It would also offer information to help Allen learn proper conduct. The letter will be in the Student Senate history book, but it will not go in his university records at the administration office. The history book is a matter of public record and is located in the Student Senate office. Allen would also be censured by the Student Senate body. This means to put a "stamp of disapproval" on Allen's actions.

Vista photo by Craig Clark

Charly McClain, Country and Western singer, performed before an estimated crowd of 1,000 Wendesday night in the Broncho Fieldhouse.


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