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Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Hazing charges sting fraternity Injured student threatens lawsuit By Valli Covert Editor in chief
Pat Richardson receives award from Dean Clif Warren. See page 5.(Photo by Kendall Roy)
Student lauded for achievement by academy The United States Achievement Academy has announced CSU student William J. Smith as a United States National Collegiate Award winner in the student government category. Smith was nominated for the award by Deanna Land, vice president for student services. He will be recognized in the United States Achievement Academy Official Collegiate Yearbook, published nationally. "Recognizing and supporting our youth is more important than ever before in America's history. Certainly United States Achievement Academy Award winners should be congratulated and appreciated for their dedication to excellence and achievement," said Dr. George Stevens, executive director of the United States Achievement Academy. The academy selects winners upon the exclusive recommendation of professors, coaches and counselors.
Fall enrollment open to everyone April 25 3,980 pre-enrolled for summer Enrollment for the 1989 fall semester at Central State University will open to all students beginning April 25, according to Darrel E. Gilliland, director of admissions and records and registrar. Enrollment for the 1989
summer semester has been open to all students since
March 9, and so far 3,980 students have pre-enrolled for the summer semester, Gilliland said. Regular summer enrollment continues through May 31 and the summer semester begins June 1. The last day to enroll for the summer is June 8. Some 2,944 students already have pre-enrolled for the
fall semester under a staggered enrollment system that was expanded this year to include separate enrollment dates for juniors and sophomores. The majority of students planning to enroll for the fall
will pre-enroll before the
spring semester ends May 12, Gilliland said. The Enrollment Center is located in CSU's Administration Building and is open 8-7:30 p.m. Mondays and 8-5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. CSU offices will be closed May 29 in observance of Memorial Day. Changes in enrollment procedures include elimination of the need for an academic adviser's signature on the enrollment worksheet of students who are eligible for selfenrollment. To be eligible for enrollment without an academic adviser's signature, a student must have all of the following: a cumulative grade-point average of 2.5 or higher, at least 30 total semester hours completed, at least 12 semester hours completed at CSU, and no admission curricular deficiencies.
A Central State University fraternity has been suspended from campus for two years and its president and dean of pledges removed from office in the wake of a hazing incident that officials say left two pledges injured, one of whom has threatened to sue to recover medical costs. Meanwhile, Southwest Region Vice President for Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. Randall Palmer III has promised to further investigate the March 28 incident in which Tony Bryan and Dwan Lamonte Jackson were allegedly beaten with boards on the buttocks so severely that Bryan had to be hos-
Watch urged for measles Central State University students should be leery of high school students on campus, as these students may be carriers of measles, said Ann Stewart, director of the Student Health Center. "We want people to be aware that there is a possibility of measles exposure from high school students on campus," Stewart said. Regarding the two CSU students reported Wednesday by the Daily Oklahoman to have measles, one withdrew before the communicable stage of the illness and the other has only been exposed, Stewart said. The Oklahoma County Health Department is giving measles immunizations for $10 from 1-3 p.m. Friday at the Edmond Guidance Center, 1400 S. Broadway, Stewart said.
pitalized and Jackson was referred to a heart specialist. Bryan's attorney, Stanley M. Ward, said Bryan, a varsity football player, was hospitalized for a week and as a result lost six hours of credit. CSU football coach Gary Howard said Bryan also missed two weeks of practice. "What we intend to do is make a demand to the state, local and national level of Alpha Phi Alpha and hope they...will pay for Tony's damages," Ward said. "The Bryans don't want to go that far (file charges). The Bryans would like to settle out of court." Jackson, a sophomore, said he also missed two weeks of football practice and about 10 days of classes. `Because of this violation I am suspending Zeta Sigma Chapter (of Alpha Phi Alpha)...from the campus of Central State University for a period of two years," said Dudley Ryan, vice president of student services, in an April 10 letter to chapter president Travis Cephus, adding that the two pledges were badly bruised and cut in the incident. Ryan said in the letter that before the fraternity may be reestablished, "it will be necessary that my office receive from the National Office of Alpha Phi Alpha, their written policy regarding hazing." Cephus and Dean of Pledges Ezell Ware were removed from office effective April 4, according to a letter dated April 6 and sent from Cephus to Ryan. It was unclear who removed the two from office. The pledge club has since been placed under the supervision of graduate adviser Lloyd Bingman. Please see Hazing on page 8.
General to give 'Salute to Armed Forces' By Bryan Warren Student Writer
Gen. Monroe W. Hatch Jr., vice chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, will speak at the "Salute to the Armed Forces" banquet at 7:45 p.m. May 2 in the Grand Ballroom of University Center. The Nigh Institute of State Government at Central State University will be hosting the salute. "A Salute to the Armed Forces" will pay tribute to the special aspect the military has played in Oklahoma's culture and economy, and the role Oklahomans have served in the
armed forces, said former Oklahoma Gov. George Nigh, head of the institute. Gen. Hatch was born Nov. 20, 1933, in New Orleans, La. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1955 with a bachelor's of science degree, earned a master's degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Oklahoma in 1969 and completed the National War College in 1974. He served as a courier pilot and flight examiner with the 7th Air Force at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in the Republic of Vietnam
from June 1969 to Oct. 1970, and served as commander of the 14th Air Division at Beale Air Force Base in California from March 1981 to Feb. 1982. Gen. Hatch held many administrative positions with the Strategic Air Command based at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. Among these more prestigious positions was chief of staff and vice commander in chief. His decorations and service awards are extensive. He was promoted to the rank of general on Jan. 29, 1987 and became vice chief of staff of the
Air Force in Feb. 1987. The "Salute to the Armed Forces" is the final salute of a four-
Gen. Monroe W. Hatch Jr.
part "Salute to Oklahoma" series sponsored by the Nigh Institute. Previous salutes have been "A Salute to Education and Economic Development," "A Salute to Congress" and "A Salute to the Big Red 'E': The J. Howard Edmondson Era." The salute will begin with a reception at 6:30 p.m. at the Edmond Sheraton. Reception entertainment will be provided by the 145th Army Band, and a banquet will follow. Entertainment will be provided by the Air Force Logistics Command Band of Flight.