Central State University
THURSDAY April 18, 1991
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Law dean replies to student article WASHINGTON (AP)—School officials this week criticized a student's published claim that blacks enrolled at Georgetown University's law school are less qualified than whites and said a faculty and student panel would review the matter. The article in the Georgetown Law Weekly was "a misleading mix of opinion and data," law school dean Judith Areen wrote. She noted that the author, Timothy Maguire, worked in the admissions office last year under a condition that he would maintain the confidentiality of information he saw there. Areen responded in a letter to an article published last week in the student newspaper by Maguire. He wrote that white students accepted at the school had significantly higher test scores than blacks.
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Financial aid policy upsets some seniors By David LoBaugh Staff Writer Some Central State University students are upset about the financial aid office's policy concerning the cut-off date for financial aid. Under CSU policy, undergraduate students with 124 hours and no bachelor's degree must file an appeal in writing with the financial aid board, comprised of three administrators, to receive more aid, according to financial aid Director Sheila Fugett. "Basically, federal guidelines indicate that an institution must have an academic progress policy by which they measure how long a student can receive financial aid and every student getting federal financial aid must sign a
statement every year with this information on it," Fugett said. The seven students that contacted The Vista were all seniors and all faced, or had faced, appeals. Deborah Adkins, a senior social studies education major, said she received her letter and only had 122 hours on her transcript. "I tried to ask the guy working at the financial aid desk about this, and he told me I had to file an appeal. I tried to ask more questions, but he just walked off," Adkins said. Another senior, Jack Smith, said he didn't know if he'd bother to appeal his case. "I think the main problem is accountability of financial V See LOANS, page 4.
Legislative bill criticized Taylor says plan restrictive
TULSA (AP)—A Louisiana oilman who formulated a college tuition plan for low-income students said Monday that the Oklahoma version falls a little short. Under a plan by Patrick Taylor, which was signed into law in 1989 by Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer, students in Louisiana could have tuition waived if they had a 2.5 grade-point average, met course requirements and scored at least a 20 on the American College Testing exam.
INSIDE EDUCATION The push for quality education has ushered in a myriad of ideas of testing and quantifying the present system. A three part series concerning assessment testing and explores its potentials.
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SPORTS CSU baseball senior first baseman Curtis Underwood smashed his team-best 10th home run of the year Tuesday, and the Bronchos hit five all together, but ORU both games of a twin bill.
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A similar tuition-waiver bill in Oklahoma, sponsored by Sen. Maxine Horner and Rep. Don Ross, both Tulsa Democrats, is too restrictive and "very disappointing," Taylor said. The Oklahoma bill has passed in the Senate and House and now returns to the Senate with some amendments. Ross said the plan will be worked out, and some
Blowin' in the wind Professional kite flyer Mike DeBell hauls in his handmade kites south of the Liberal Arts Building Sunday. (Photo by Andrew Woon)
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HIV: a virus with no discrimination By Corina Ormsbee Student Writer Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome do not discriminate against gender, sex, race, age or anything else, said Debra Porter, Central State University health care project director and AIDS education director. Cindy Pettigrew, an Oklahoma City resident, is no exception. She was diagnosed with leukemia in 1984. She went in and out of remission and was starting to get a positive attitude about her illness when her doctor discovered a fungus infection in her stomach. She had several tests, including an HIV test. The 26-year-old, blue-eyed blonde was diagnosed as HIV positive. According to her doctor, the infection was Cindy's first HIV symptom. Cindy said other than lack of energy she had no other symptoms. "When I was diagnosed with leukemia almost my entire church came up to visit me at
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the hospital. When I was diagnosed with HIV no one came up to see me. The four months I was in there, I was calling people and begging them to come see me, but no one did," Cindy said. She said she knew nothing about HIV. She just knew that people were dying because of AIDS and that people with HIV can progress to AIDS. "For about eight months I laid on the sofa waiting to die. All I'd heard was people died, just like that. Then, I was watching TV and Michael Jackson came on with 'Man in the Mirror.' That song just hit me. "I started crying. `If you want to make a difference in the world, make a change.' I looked
at myself and saw that I wasn't doing anything good," she said. Cindy started going to support groups. She said she had gone to a support group right after being diagnosed but felt out-of-place. She was the only female in a room of homosexual men. "But, it turned out that the gay men were the most support I'd ever had," said Cindy. Cindy said her mother and sister had difficulties with the fact that she is HIV positive. "My family didn't know how to handle all this. My sister, well, I wasn't really welcome in her house. She thought you could get HIV or AIDS through casual contact. I sent all kinds of letters to my sister. It took a year for her to come around. "My mother still thinks you can get it through casual contact. We live in the same house and she doesn't use my bathroom. She doesn't go in the kitchen. She's really afraid. I tried to educate her and tell her you can't get it that way.
V See AIDS/HIV, page 4.