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THE May 3, 1990
Vol. 88, No. 54
VISTA
Thursday Edition
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Bronze Book brouhaha yields differing accounts By Kamal Mazlan Staff Writer Central State University administration does not plan to shut down the Bronze Book, but some costs will be reduced, according to a written statement by Joyce Mounce, administrative vice president. "It is just a rumor," Mounce wrote. "We are still going to have a CSU yearbook."
1990 Bronze Books available to students The Bronze Books are available for pick-up, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday in the yearbook office on the south side of the Communications Building. Bronze Book Editor Leah Tennison said the yearbooks were almost delayed two weeks by a printing error. "The cover is not the color we specified," Tennison said. "The publisher has apologized for the mistake, but we can't get them re-done in time to distribute them effectively." Students not attending summer school are encouraged to get their Bronze Books before leaving. The office will be open through the summer for others. For more information call 341-2980, Ext. 5107.
However, Dr. Ray Tassin, journalism chairperson, said the plans were more than a rumor. College of Liberal Arts Dean Clif' Warren informed faculty of the plans at a meeting Thursday, Tassin said. Warren said Mounce told him the administration is considering shutting down the yearbook because of a lack of interest. Not many students picked up the yearbook because it is distributed late in the semester. Also, Warren said Mounce was unhappy with a picture in the 1988 yearbook showing two students holding beer glasses in a liquor store accompanying the article "Pass the Glass." Lu Hollander, former Bronze Book adviser, said distribution of the yearbook is the important issue, rather than students not picking it up. "If we can work out a distribution system whereby students can pick up the yearbook at a convenient spot, then there shouldn't be a problem," said Hollander, who teaches magazine editing part time. Hollander said distribution is not the sole responsibility of the yearbook staff. "The administration needs to be involved, too, because the yearbook should be placed in their offices, and also the University Book Store," Hollander said. In her response to Mounce's inquiries about the alcoholism story, Hollander said she explained to Mounce the process she (Hollander) went through with the Bronze Book student staff on editing and content. "I have no problems with the story at the time or today. Partying and drinking by some students is a Please see ANNUAL on page 12.
Retiring prof leaves legacy By Debbie Blossom Staff Writer Anyone who knows Dr. Ray Tassin will probably agree; it seems as if there is nothing he hasn't done—except retire from teaching, and May 10 he will do
just that. After 29 years at Central State University, Tassin will leave the journalism department he founded in 1965. "It has been really something watching these kids come into the department over the years," Tassin said. "One of the things that I will probably miss will be the kids." Watching students develop from freshmen to graduates has been a big reward, Tassin said. "I've tried to teach them to do it the way they would have to do it
Dr. Ray Tassin on the job," Tassin said. "I've tried to teach them professional skills." Acquiring teachers with professional backgrounds, and not just teaching skills, has always been his goal, Tassin said. "I wanted the faculty I hired to
be professionals, meaning they had worked at jobs in their fields for at least five years. I didn't want them to be just theoretical," Tassin said. "I think this has been the single most important factor in making the program go." "We now have 1,100 enrollments per semester, 320 declared majors in the field, and the equivilent of seven faculty," Tassin said. With a newspaper background that began in high school, Tassin said there has been quite a shift in how people perceive news and how newspapers have changed to accommodate the influence of television on journalsim. "Newspapers are getting smaller in their format, they are now more like magazines," Tassin said. "What they cover best are Please see TASSIN on page 12.
Look ma, no hands! Todd Hallock, looking like a NASA shuttle astronaut in training, sticks to a wall of Velcro in University Center. Money collected by the Pepsi-sponsored wall benefited Students Against Driving Drunk. (Photo by Ken Freeman)
State law office will be regents' legal aid By Ann Hamilton
Staff Writer
The Board of Regents for Oklahoma Colleges decided to dissolve its legal division in its regular monthly meeting Friday at Durant, said Dr. Betty Leone, regents' executive secretary. Regents will utilize the attorney general's office in the future, Leoni said. "In my opinion, utilizing the attorney general's office will ... secure the level of legal assistance they (the • regents) need," said Scott Fern, legal counsel to the regents. "They are discussing hiring
somebody (in the attorney general's office) to provide regular attention to the legal needs of the regents, and I whole-heartedly support the move," Fern said. Fern resigned last month, and indicated that he will have no comment about his personal situation until May 31, his effective
date of departure. In addition to Fern's position, two board staff members and an executive assistant postion were eliminated by the decision. The office was created a year ago. Regents recommended the dissolution move due to the expense of the department and the lack of need for it, Leone said.