CSU Professors conduct biologic studies
THE April 24, 1990
Vol. 88, No. 51
VISTA
Tuesday Edition
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Mounce to solicit Input for activity fee expenditures By Kama! Mazlan Staff Writer
Shoot the moon! Brightly glowing in the evening sky, the orbiting moon is captured in eight exposures arranged in a familiar terrestrial pattern. (Photo by Steve Wann)
Earth remembered
Managers of Central State University campus organizations are encouraged to participate in a 1990-91 student activity budget hearing, tentatively scheduled from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 3 in the Administration Building, Room 210. "They can ask for anything in the hearing, even additional money to fund campus programs, but it should be within our estimated revenue (from the student activity fees)," said Joyce Mounce, administrative vice president. "The allocation each organization gets depends on student input (at the hearing) and how much money we will collect from enrollment. "Our estimated revenue from
student activity fees for 1990-91 will be the same as last year, about $957,000 based on a student enrollment of 14,000." Student activity fees are currently set at $3 per credit hour. "Most of the 45 campus organizations have written and submitted their budget documents and questionnaire," Mounce said. In the questionnaire, a campus organization should state its main purpose and function, its activities, the number of students served, its estimated income, and the impact on the organization if it is not funded next year. In the budget requests, the organizations are given two choices: plan A or B. Plan A reduces the overall campus activity budget by three percent, while Plan B allows for an unchanged budget. Please see BUDGET on page 8.
Observance celebrated Pay hike may affect
By Jane Hill Student Writer
Company, a major oil refinery in Tulsa; and Phillips Petroleum Company, Oklahoma's largest corporation. Phillips planed a month of educational activities in cities around the country.
Sunday marked the 20th anniversary of Earth Day, a national observance of environmental issues. CitiThis spring, the National Wildlife Federation, in zens, organizations and corporations across the counconjunction with Hughes Research Corp., conducted try participated in anti-pollution activities and rallies a telephone survey of 500 undergraduates ages 17-24 in observance of the first Earth Day in 1970. enrolled in four-year universities or colleges. A former Oklahoma City firm, United States PolThe survey concluded that 95 percent of responlution Control Inc.. now in Houston, is a hazardous waste handling and disposal firm. The company rec- dents believe Congress should pass laws to protect the environment, and 75 percent believe recycling ognized Earth Day with a series of activities. "So many times people have associated us with the newspapers, glass and cans should be required by problem but we're really trying to be part of the solu- law. tion," said USPCI official Gary McCuistion in the Also, 69 percent believe problems are getting April 15, Sunday edition of The Daily Oklahoman. worse, not better, and 76 percent thought they could A city of 100,000 people may waste 3.75 tons of personally help. toilet bowl cleaner, 13.75 tons of liquid household Rallies took place in cities like Washinton, D.C., cleaners and 3.44 tons of used motor oil annually, Boston, Chicago, and Los Angeles. ABC aired "The which contaminate soil and ground water, McCuisEarth Day Special" Sunday night. tion said. Celebrities from Jane Fonda to The Teenage MutTwenty years ago, rallies were aimed at U.S. big business. But this year big businesses took part in ac- ant Ninja Turtles participated in rallies and appeared on the ABC special. tivities instead of being targeted. Recycling depositories were set up in Oklahoma Many citizens took action on their own. Planting a and Texas. Proceeds will benefit groups like youth tree on Sunday was one activity. Depositing newspapers and cans at locations marked with recyclable centers and fund education programs. Local and national companies that participated in barrels was another way to participate in activities. Earth Day activities included: Amoco Corporation, Conserving energy and water are other ways to Oklahoma's largest natural gas producer; The Sun contribute in the effort to save the environment.
work-study program By Debbie Blossom Staff Writer
The April increase in the federal minimum wage to $3.80 may strain some college work-study programs and lead to fewer campus jobs for the 1990-91 school year, according to an article in the April 4 edition of The Chronicle of
Higher Education. The article noted the wage increase is starting as the federal college work-study budget is decreasing, and with changes that will require colleges to pay a larger portion of student wages. Sharon Martin, Central State University budget director, doesn't predict any major changes with the work-study program, even though CSU will have to fund a larger amount of the bill in the upcoming year.
"In the past, CSU paid for 25 percent of work-study wages and the federal government paid 75 percent," Martin said. "However, we now have to pay 30 percent, and the government will pay 70 percent." "I don't forsee any change here, all of our managers know the importance of students working in the departments on campus. We see students as high priority," Martin said. Martin indicated the budget could accommodate the increase. In early April, Administrative Vice President Joyce Mounce said CSU's expenses would increase by a million dollars for next year, and one of the reasons was the increase in student wages. "If we don't receive more money from the state legislature, we Please see WAGES on page ti.