Central State University
THURSDAY June 6, 1991
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Fireworks await new Iodation By Larry Rogers Staff Writer
The fireworks furor between Central State University and Edmond's Fourth of July program committee fizzled as school officials and festival representatives discussed alternate locations in a meeting Monday on campus. Edmond City Manager Max Speegle said he thought the meeting was positive and CSU officials had offered what he hopes will be a viable option for the festival committee's consideration. "We'll all work together," Speegle said. The festival, held in previous years at Wantland Stadium, was canceled this year because activities at the program might damage a new athletic track currently under construction, said Dr. Joyce Mounce, vice
president for administration at CSU. University officials offered the grassy area south of the Liberal Arts Building, or the practice field west of Wantland Stadium as alternative sites on campus. A site at Arcadia Lake is another option the festival organizers will consider, Mounce said. "At this point in the construction they will just have the asphalt in and it's very soft. It has to cure for 10 days before the final surface is applied," Mounce said. "The warranty on the track will not be valid if there is any kind of damage to that surface." The program could return to the stadium next year after completion of the track, but new precautions would have to be taken, Mounce said. Barbara Hutchinson, a resident of College View Addition, north of CSU, said in a letter to the editor of the Edmond Evening Sun, "Residents of College View Addi-
tion...greeted the news of no more fireworks at the CSU stadium with a sigh of relief." Hutchinson said vehicles were damaged by sparks and debris from the fireworks display about five years ago, and owners were never compensated by the fireworks committee's insurer. Hutchinson also expressed concern for residents' safety in the event of an emergency. Spectators park along both sides of Washington, Jefferson and Kennedy Streets leaving little room for emergency vehicles to pass. "Having the fireworks at the CSU stadium, enjoyable as it may be, is an accident waiting to happen," Hutchinson said in the letter. Jerry James, a representative of the Fourth of July Festival committee, said a decision is forthcoming. V
Jong Demoteverde represented Central State University for the second year in the NCAA 11 men's tennis championships May 10-16 at CSU. See related story on page 6. (Photo by Dan Smith)
Crozier continues fight for job By Larry Rogers Staff Writer
A Central State University political science professor's drive to avoid mandatory retirement hit a detour May 29 when U.S. District Judge Robin Cauthron overruled a request for a preliminary injunction. Assistant Professor of Political Science Leroy Crozier, 71, filed the injunction in an attempt to circumvent a law requiring retirement at age 70, said David Lee, Crozier's attorney.
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"The judge said that even though she ruled against Crozier it didn't mean she agreed with the (mandatory retirement) policy," Lee said. "We're going ahead with the suit. We are not going to give up." Lee said the law requiring mandatory retirement is being applied in a selective manner and is therefore discriminatory. "The suit asks that he be retained because the law requiring mandatory retirement is being applied unevenly," Lee said. "Our position was that the law should be applied evenly. There are other professors across
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the state who are retained after age 70." Because Oklahoma's colleges are under separate boards of regents there are different policies regarding mandatory retirement, Lee said. CSU's policy is left up to the administration and they don't apply the policy evenly. CSU President Bill Lillard said Crozier was granted an extension from retirement to help plan for the university's centennial celebration. The extension expired May 10. Several of CSU's faculty have applied
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men's tennis championships held on campus, May 10-16.