The Vista April 21, 1983

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April 21, 1983

Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma

Vol. 81, No. 50

Albert believes education comes before the military By Mark Spears Staff Writer Former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Carl Albert, has been on campus since Tuesday as a guest of the political science department. Albert, a native Oklahoman, was Speaker of the House from 1971 until he retired in 1977. He had been Majority Leader of the House since 1962. He served through five presidents terms and he supported Lyndon B. Johnson's civil rights proposals even though his district was generally opposed to such legislation. Albert was instrumental in the passage of Johnson's domestic program during the mid-1960's. Albert could be the best person to talk to about presidential performances since he has met and associated with the last six who have served terms in that office. "I not sure that Reagan is one of the really well hosted presidents. I don't know Reagan as well as I have known other presidents in the last several years, but I think he is very dynamic and very successful," said Albert. "He's a good lobbyist and he probably works a little harder than most presidents that I've known." Albert commented that Reagan's theories are partly correct and a lot of them are wrong such as in his military and education policies. "I don't think you can say `here, this is the military and the heck with the rest of them (policies).' You can't have a military priority without having an educational priority," he said. "You've got to start in the classroom. You can't have a great Army and a great Navy and a great Air Force unless you have trained, educated young men and women. "I always put education as one of the top priorities." Albert believes that one of the biggest issues in politics today is the military struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union. "I think in many areas we are ahead of the Soviet Union and in many they are ahead of us. I would take relative to the position, say, between the Soviet Union and the United States at the time of the Cuban Missle Crisis, we are not as well prepared. "I'm not saying we are poorly

prepared, I'm saying we are not as well prepared as we were then," said Albert. Albert commented that at the time Kennedy was in office we had seven times more power than the the Soviet Union, but we don't have that now. He doesn't know if we are equal, ahead or behind. "It's good to be ahead, but when you have as much atomic power as the Soviet Union and the United States has today, you have a whole lot. When you are able to destroy your country once or twice you're just about as well off as if you could destroy it 12 times," said Albert. Albert believes that a lot of talk between the Soviet Union and the U.S. today seems to be in the area of a nuclear weapons freeze. "If the Soviet Union and the United States would both agree to do it (weapons freeze), OK. But I don't think it will get anywhere whether we pass a resolution favoring it or not. "I mean that, I don't think it (weapons freeze) is a good thing to try, but you're not going to have a freeze in development of nuclear weapons between the United States and the Soviet Union because of any statement or resolution that either one of them passes just right now. I'm sure of that," he said. Another issue that was brought up at the press conference was the difficult time the public education system is having in Oklahoma. "I think we should continue to give it a high priority. I think Oklahoma should. Oklahoma has had some setbacks but we were flying way ahead of the crowd for so long we could do a little bit of everything. "Of course, those in authority should try to test to the validity of everything. I don't think we should give money to schools for nothing, but I think the quality of the education in the United States is one of the name pillers of our whole future," said Albert. "I believe that the state of Oklahoma right now is able to fund its public education, from the primary grades to the post graduate schools, sufficiently to keep our young people abreast of everybody else in the country." Albert also commented on the way the press was handing stories coming out of Washington. "I think they (press) usually do a pretty good job. It's hard for a

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politician to analyze the press, because the politician isn't interested in doing things that don't have to be done— that aren't entitled to be top priority. "The people in the press have to produce news everyday, and I don't know if they always report the right news. Next year is an election year and as of now the democrtatic party has six possible candidates for president. Albert, a democrat, was asked who he might support and what he thought of the race as of now. "My son is campaigning for John Glenn, but I'm not campaigning for anyone just now myself," commented Albert. "I'm sure that the best known have an initial advantage. I should think Mondale has the initial advantage, but whether he will maintain it or not, I have no idea. "I'm not sure yet which one I want," Albert concluded.

Vista photo by Daniel Smith

Carl Albert, former Speaker of the United State House of Representatives, was on campus Wednesday for a press conference with the local and state press. Albert is the guest speaker for the political science department.

Hall doors locked at night for security By Twyla Cowan He noted that there would probably be more of a protest from the men if their doors were locked. Associate Editor This year another change has been made in the "As far as I know, the men don't seem to be policies and procedures of the CSU resident halls. A bothered," added Fields. "But it is an unpleasant exregulation to lock all of the women's dormitory perience for a woman to be taking a shower and have doors at 2 a.m. each night has been added. a man open the curtain. There is more of a conseAccording to Robert Fields, director of housing, quence of a woman being raped than a man." the doors are now being locked for security reasons. Fields also said that some parents were concerned "We were having problems with men on the about their daughters being in the dorms. floors," stated Fields. Because of the problems this decision might cause, Last year the front door was unlocked all night a few services have been arranged to compensate for and an RA (Resident Assistant) spent the night at the it. If a student plans to be out past 2 a.m., a key may front desk. At certain times it was necessary for her to leave in order to check the other doors. be checked out to them for that evening. However, According to Chief Jim Dunn, campus security, the student must return the key by noon the followwhen the RA's had to leave the door unattended, ing day. If they don't, a fee will be charged. The money from these fees goes into an operating acthat left an opportunity for males to enter. Fields said that the danger here is that if the count for the dorm, according to Fields. "We want the keys in order to keep security," he women feel that there is an open door, then they indicated. "and handing out a permanent key to might feel it is alright to have men in. Locking the doors was a joint decision made by everyone would be out of the question. We might as Fields; Mildred Hust, assistant director of housing; well leave the doors open. If we loose several keys Dr. Dudley Ryan, student services; Dr. Richard Mit- then we would need a new system. We already have chell, vice president of student services and Deanna locks and keys for that." Only resident students who work may check out a Land, associate dean of students. Their decision for locking the doors was not to permanant key. "If a student works, we work with them," added force the women to stay in the dorms after certain hours. Fields. "It wasn't meant to inconvenience anyone," exAnother alternative that has been assured to the plained Dunn. "The upmost thing is the safety of the occupants in the dorm. You never know what's go- female residents is help from campus security. "At least two campus security officers are on duty ing to come into the dorm. Just as one individual each night," said Land. "If the girl stops by the could care less, the next person would." In the fall, the first semester to have the changes, security office, a dispatcher will call a campus officer. They know what RA to call to open the door. there were some complaints about inconvenience.. "Initially we did get quite a few complaints," said They will even drive the girl to the dorm if she requests." Land, "but this semester we haven't had any." "The only inconvenience is having to stop," addFields also stated that what students did was indeed their own business, but the whole purpose of ed Fields. Even with all the security precautions taken, prothe regulation was security. "The resentment I felt was that we were trying to blems still arise. "This year security checks all the doors," said lock them (residents) up," he explained. "It's just a Fields. "When they see doors propped open, they matter of adjusting to the system." Also, Fields and Dunn both agreed that there was close them. Girls prop them open for various adequate notification, such as signs on the dorm reasons." "When they do," added Land, "they permit doors, about the new situation. However, Fields did anyone to wonder into the dorm." admit that there was a possibility of the signs being When a male student is found in the dorm after torn down. Even though the women's dorms are the only ones hours, he is taken to the dean of men and and the locked at night, there hasn't been a big number of female sees Land (dean of women). Continued to page 3 complaints from the women about discrimination.


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