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Vol. 85, No. 55
VISTA
Thursday Edition
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
AAUP endorses task force overhaul
of Oklahoma higher education plan By J. Money Summer editor The Executive Committee of the Oklahoma Conference of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) voted last week to strongly support a report released by the Higher Education Task Force, chaired by James R. Tolbert III. The task force was formed and ordered by the state legislature to investigate Oklahoma's higher education system. The report of the task force, called "Oklahoma's Secret Crisis," said Oklahoma's higher education system needs several changes to bring it up to a level of excellence. The task force report calls for several changes to propel the system toward a level of excellence. These changes include the use of standardized testing to measure student achievement during their schooling, the establishment of merit scholarships for both graduate and undergraduate students and the enforcement of core curriculum for all students. Assistant Professor Jimmie L. Rogers, local AAUP chapter president, said the task force has made good recommendations for getting higher education back on track, especially by calling for testing to monitor students. "Too many students can get around the classes which require them to write research papers, or use another form of high level skill communication. "Even though this country has a 98 percent literacy rate," said Rogers, "not every person can comprehend, and students who don't have to work with these things often can't communicate."
Rogers said the standardized testing along with more stringent enforcement of the core curriculum would stop these problems. "One test should be administered before the student starts to school, just to find out where their communications skills are at. The other test should be administered to students during their junior year. If they needed help in any areas, they would have time to go back and get that training before graduating," Rogers said. Rogers said merit scholarships would help motivate students to try harder in classes, and do away with the "need" portion of most scholarships.
"Almost all scholarships are based upon need. For example, is the student female or male, how much money does he/she make, how much support does the student receive from home, and other questions are taken under consideration before scholarships are awarded," Rogers said. "What we need is a number of good scholarships for students based on their ability to do well in classes, regardless of the careers they have chosen or their genders or financial status," added Rogers. Rogers said CSU does pretty well in maintaining a core curriculum for students, and added a lot of thought goes into a decision before allowing a student around
Employees receive awards
Watson said the committee has taken into account how much extra money has come in so far during the current calendar year, as well as the revenue expected to be generated by the new tax package passed recently. The extra money, Watson said, will be set aside into a special trust fund. He said the state really won't start to feel the money from
The task force also made recommendations to the legislature concerning the recruitment and retainment of highly professional faculty members, and a modified role for the regents in the system. Dr. Lillard said CSU has variety and quality that attracts the kind of faculty and staff members the report calls for. "We advertise regionally as well as nationally for our open positions. One position we advertised recently drew 68 applicants from across the nation," Lillard said. Press Secretary David Blakeman of the Oklahoma State Regents for. Higher Education said Monday the Regents agree with most of the recommendations made by the task force for improving the higher education system. Blakeman said the Higher Regents met with the task force during its evaluation of the system and, after the report was released last January, to try and work out solutions to the problems. "The Regents agree with the task force on most solutions to these problems, except for three things," Blakeman said. "The task force wants to close the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, consolidate three Oklahoma City institutions, and put all the institutions in the state under one board of regents, except for O.U. and O.S.U.
Four CSU employees received Employee of the Year awards, presented by former Governor George Nigh (pictured far left) and Dr. Larry Williams (far right).
Pictured from Left to Right are:
Christopher Liggins, Lawanta Mace, Carlos Billen and part-time employee AnseIm Effiong. Mace was elected by her fellow employees, and the others were selected by the maintenance department administration.
Budget constant By J. Money Higher education will be allotted the same amount of funds with next fiscal year's budget as this year, said Senator Phil Watson, a member of the General Conference Committee on Appropriations. The committee was formed by the legislature to work out a budget for the next fiscal year before July 1.
a core class. "Those classes are there because that's what students need to learn in addition to their majors," said Rogers. CSU President Dr. Bill Lillard said this school does a very good job of maintaining a comprehensive core curriculum. "In fact," said Lillard, "CSU is the role model of all the institutions in the state in this area. Our core curriculum is constantly undergoing change, it's evaluated each year. One recommendation we are considering right now is adding the requirement of a foreign language class to the core. Computer language is also considered foreign language," he added.
the tax bill until next year, however. Watson said unless anything unexpected happens, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education would be allocated approximately the same amount of money as during fiscal 1986-87. "We didn't want to make any cuts in education, and the tax package passed recently will make that possible," said Watson. Press Secretary David Blakeman of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education said that even if appropriations to the system remain about the same as last year, there are some other factors which could influence the amount of money a school will get. "We have to take into account the amount of students enrolled in
each institution, and other costs must be taken into consideration as well," Blakeman said. Blakeman said if all these factors remain similar to last year, then CSU will have about the same budget for this following year. He added, however, if appropriations to higher education are cut, the slack will have to be picked up at the expense of students. "A tuition increase would be necessary to counter a budget cut," Blakeman said. CSU President Dr. Bill Lillard said CSU will operate next year on a "stand-still" budget, and added if the budget is cut, it will only be a slight one. "If we do get the budget cut, students will have to pay more tuition, but not any great amount," Lillard said.
"But," Blakeman continued, "the regents are working with the task force for different solutions to problems those actions were designed to help, as well."
Ryan stays here
Dr. Barbara Ryan
By J. Money Dr. Barbara Ryan, scheduled to retire June 30, will stay on at Central State University until the resolution of the South Eastern Oklahoma State University (SEOSU) president search, said Dr. Bill Lillard, CSU president. Lillard said he plans to ask the Board of Regents for Oklahoma Colleges during a meeting later this month for permission to keep Ryan on. Lillard said Ryan agreed to stay on for the good of the institution until Dr. Larry Williams either returns from SEOSU or appears not to be returning. Ryan was hired to the school 28 years earlier as an instructor of physical education, and has since advanced up the ladder to associate vice president of administration.
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Opinion Page Personal attack editorials not necessary To the editor: Like most students who read the Vista, I have been following the editorial letters with an open mind. My reaction to these soap-box speeches has ranged from whimsical curiosity to utter outrage. Many of these letters are well written views of what the writers perceive as problems and/or solutions to those problems. Unfortunately, the larger majority of these letters have the tacky and uneducated, hypocritical smack of personal attack. Many individuals who respond to some letters on emotional issues end up attacking the authors of these letters
with a self-righteous vehemence that neither justifies rationality, nor supports the objections the rebuttalist voices. Some of the rebuttals are little more than slanderous character attacks and smears. I have noticed that when an individual writes an educated, informative editorial on an issue containing moral assessments, values or ideologies considered socially unpopular, this individual is attacked and his/her personal character and judgement assaulted. I know; I was a victim. I've written articles on abortion, homosexuality and a few other highly debated issues. In every rebuttal, the issues
Congressional embargoes invade presidential power To the editor: By authority of a joint resolution of Congress in May, 1934, President Roosevelt prohibited American arms manufacturers from selling munitions to Bolivia and Paraguay. He charged the Secretary of State with enforcement of the embargo. In a case connected with the embargo, the U.S. Supreme Court held the resolution affected a situation entirely external to the U.S. and came under the foreign affairs category. Congress could not invade the field. Further, Congress could not narrowly define the powers of the foreign affairs field so as to govern presidential actions, particularly in the negotiatory stages. Since that time, various pieces of legislation have been passed that limit the presidential power in foreign affairs, such as the War Powers Resolution.
The Vista (LISPS 661-700) Editor Jack C. Money Associate Editor Kathryn Fletcher Sports Editor Mary Butler Director/Executive Editor Hank Mooney Administrative Publisher Dr. Ray Tassin The Vista is published as a teaching instrument for journalism students under the Department of Journalism on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the regular school term, except during examinations and holidays, and on Thursday only during the summer term at 100 N. University Drive, Edmond, Oklahoma 73060-0196. One-year subscription rate $7. Second-class postage paid at Edmond, Okla. "POSTMASTER": Send address change to The Vista, 100 N. University Dr., Edmond, OK 73060-0196.
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The embargo against Iran was a similar intrusion into the foreign affairs area. The sale of arms and spare parts was clearly an abrogation of the congressional embargo. The Supreme Court could conceivably end up with the question in its lap, did Congress invade the field of foreign affairs by issuing an embargo? Was it a legitimate function of congressional power? Since it seems likely that criminal charges will be filed in relation to the Iran-Contra scandal, there exists a definite possibility of a sharp defense lawyer casting Congress as the real culprit. If such a thing happens, the administration will be exonerated and justice will be served. Even if Congress is not out of line, justice will still be served by the work of Special Prosecutor Lawrence Walsh. The checks and balances theory works after all. Cliff Blanken
weren't confronted. They were sidelines as I was accused of many "crimes against humanity" for which, my hands to this day are unspotted. I feel the Vista should edit out personal attacks against character and keep the editorials and rebuttals issueoriented. No doubt, I will be attacked in the next issue or so by a number of "Defenders of the peoples rights to free speech." I'm not suggesting we eliminate that right, merely that we exercise our judgement and show true educated intelligence by confronting the issues and not the people. That's what causes fight and wars,
isn't it? Confrontation of people? We all desire fair and equitable solutions to our problems, but you (we, us, everybody) seem uninterested in solving these problems through any means other than character assassination and militancy. "We want peace and we'll kill anybody who doesn't!" No, I don't think so. Please, those of you who wish to rebut this (or anything for that matter), try diplomacy, tact and kind words instead of insults, cries of ignorance and force. A drop of honey is more desirable than a gallon of sewage. Keith Knowles
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America should search for missing soldiers To the editor: It is the pride of the American people that so many young men have gallantly served their country over the last two centuries. These men fulfilled their obligation as Americans, when their fellow countrymen and their government called upon them to defend the rights and principles they believed in. Now it is time for the government to fulfill its obligation. Forty-nine Oklahomans called to serve in the Vietnam conflict were reported missing in action and are believed by many to be prisoners of war, forgotten by the country they were called upon to defend. It is unknown for certain whether these Oklahomans and other servicemen like them are still alive. But, many informed individuals believe they are. Officers that have been awarded the highest possible commendations say they have witnessed American soldiers being held against their will. Family members and loved ones,
determined not to forget their sons, or brothers, or husbands that were sent to battle, say they have been deceived by the government, and claim enough has not been done to ensure the homecoming of all Americans sent to fight in Southeast Asia. In Smith vs. Reagan, a lawsuit now pending, two former Green Berets, together with family members, charge the government with suppressing valuable information on the possibility of live prisoners of war in Southeast Asia. The plaintiffs have affidavits signed by numerous persons, including the most highly decorated soldier in the United States, saying they are convinced that countrymen are alive and being kept hostage against their will. With so much evidence supporting the belief that these Americans are still alive, it is unknown why the government will not at least investigate the matter more thoroughly. The situation should be made top priority by government officials, as it is
top priority in the minds of the families involved. It would seem these leaders cannot see beyond their own public images or political aspirations to feel the hurt of a mother who has been told her son was one of the soldiers indentified as still being held in a prison camp in Southeast Asia— a mother who's son was reported missing in action 18 years ago, at the age of 21. Or to feel the hurt of another woman, who has raised three children by herself, and is still fighting her own battle after being deceived and literally laughed at by members of the agency designed to help her find her husband's body. Though there may be reason, these people are not calling names, or even asking for apologies. They say they only want the government to make a valid effort to investigate the live sighting reports, and to have their sons, husbands or brothers returned to them. It is time their requests are heard. Paula Nayfa
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News: World, state and local Summit brings attacks on yanks As the summit went into formal stages Tuesday, a car bomb was exploded in Rome near the United States embassy, injuring one woman and causing panic in the street. At about the same time, two rockets were fired from a fifth floor room of the hotel across the street from the embassy. No injuries were reported in that attack. Police said the two missiles were directed toward the American and British embassies, and that the car bomb attack was related to the same suspect who allegedly committed the missle attacks. Police said they found a home-made rocket launcher in a room being occupied by an oriental man, who had rented the car that blew up in the street. A group calling itself the Anit-Imperialist International Brigade made calls to news agencies in London and Rome claiming responsibility for the attacks. Police said they think six people were involved in the attacks, which all happened within a 40 minute time span.
Hall calls shredding protecting Fawn Hill spent her second day on Capitol Hill Tuesday in front of the joint congressional committee investigating the Iran-Contra affair. During her questioning Tuesday, Hall said she didn't feel she had done anything wrong, and that her activities of shredding, altering or removing sensitive documents related to the affair caused her no concern. Hall, Lt. Col. Oliver North's secretary at the national Security Council for a period of four years, said she had not read the documents she was required to type during her employment, but said from skimming the documents while she typed she did pick up a feeling of supporting the Contras. Hall said during the hearing she wished a lot of things could have been done differently, and that perhaps if Congress had voted the money the Contras needed the hearings and related events would never have happened.
Test designed to spot AIDS virus presented to offset donor scare Dr. Ronald Gilcher, director of the Oklahoma Blood Institute, said the agency will soon begin to use a test designed to spot the actual AIDS virus. Meeting Tuesday with donor recruiters, Gilcher said the 1,000 pint a month drop in donations was probably attributed to the AIDS scare. Gilcher said the new blood test would hopefully help to quell the fears people have of getting AIDS through blood transfusions. The new test, he said, will eliminated the window period experienced with the antibody test by testing for the actual disease rather than a body's response to it. Gilcher said the test would be brought into use within three months, and that the cost of the test would raise the blood processing fee paid by hospitals from $48 to $51.50 for each pint of blood used.
McAlester vows to rebuild plant After a fire, believed caused by two workers retarring a roof using a blow-torch Monday afternoon, McAlester officials are vowing to rebuild the Kenson-Kickernick lingerie plant. The company, which began operations there in 1977, employed 110 workers, and was the largest employer in McAlester. At least one local company has offered to loan mechanics and spare equipment to the lingerie company, who has been offered two options by a non-profit city organization, the McAlester Foundation, on the reopening of the plant. The first option involves buying a building owned by a former clothing plant which has shut down, or moving into a new building which could be completed in 60 days, paid for by the non-profit organization. Kenson-Kickernick could lease the new building from foundation.
Balance or bias on a job?
To the editor:
The words, "Entrenching Reverse Bias" heralded a March 27 editorial in the Daily Oklahoman objecting to a U.S. Supreme Court decision which upheld the use of voluntary affirmative action by an employer to correct workplace imbalances in a traditionally segregated job category. In the case referred to, "Paul E. Johnson, Petitioner v. Transportation Agency, Santa Clara County, California, et al.," the court held that it was all right for the agency to select a qualified white female, Diane Joyce, for a road dispatcher job instead of a qualified white male who received a two-point higher score on the interview portion of the promotion criteria. Man cheated?
Johnson alleged that the county violated Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act when it considered sex among other factors in promoting a woman under a voluntary affirmative action plan. "The U.S. Supreme Court continues to scoff at the Constitution, saying discrimination in the workplace is all right as long as the victim is a white male," scolded the editorial in the Oklahoman. Then, in what might be construed as empathetic language, the editorial writer said, "It would be pretty hard right now to convince Paul Johnson that his rights weren't impeded." A mere two days before, Johnson, aged 62 and now retired and living in Siquim, Wash., was quoted as saying, "I can't believe it." His reaction is probably not unlike that of millions of working women who have tried without success for decades to break out of low paying and traditionally female jobs. The conservative propaganda perpetuated by the Oklahoman, implying that the rights of white males are being trampled and that this decision, among others, will result in excesses of affirmative actions favoring minorities and women can be misleading. Such conclusions are not based upon facts, but upon myths and beliefs accepted without question and without exposure to critical tests. Women shut off
It is well-documented that women have been shut off from male-dominated jobs and have been almost exclusively confined to certain low-paying jobs despite affirmative action plans which have existed for years. For example, U.S. Department of Labor statistics 18 years apart show that women have made up, and continue to make up, well over 90 percent of workers in such jobs as housekeepers, secretaries, typists, keypunch operators, telephone operators, dressmakers and seamstresses, professional nurses, maids and babysitters. Comparison of Department of Labor statistics easily ascertains that even with affirmative action plans in place, very little move-
ment from such positions has occurred. It is unlikely that there will be a great onrush of females into jobs held traditionally by males due to this Supreme Court decision. It is not reasonable to believe that white males will be hurt to any great extent. Most certainly, they will be no more harmed in the future than women and minorities have been harmed both overtly and covertly in the past. The myth of reverse discrimination was canonized in the 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case of "Regents of the University of California v. Allen Bakke," when the Court formulated the issue of the case as a choice between "better qualified whites" and "less qualified blacks." But a number of minority students admitted under the "special admissions program" had GPA scores higher than the mean scores of whites who were admitted. In retrospect the success rate of the special admission students ranged from 91 to 95 percent, and one study noted that "some special admission students have surpassed the achievements of their white classmates." Those who allege reverse discrimination may not know that Bakke was denied admission to medical colleges that had no affirmative action programs and perhaps no blacks, and that there is strong evidence that he was denied admission not because of an affirmative action plan but because of his age. It seems apparent that Bakke, a WASP male, had been stung and he exercised the constitutional rights he would deny others all the way to the Supreme Court. College considered race
There it was confirmed that the University of California Board of Regents was within its rights to consider race along with other criteria in determining admissions to the college. Specifically, Justice Powell said: "In such an admissions program, race or ethnic background may be deemed a plus in a particular applicant's file, yet it does not insulate the individual from comparison with all other candidates for the available seats." Major victory
Considering the short length of time which has passed since the Bakke decision, it is perhaps a major victory for women that the Supreme Court determined in only eight years to uphold the same rights of women to enter traditionally segregated areas which it upheld for blacks in 1978. This is emphasized by the fact that American women were given the right to vote a full 50 years after blacks obtained that right. Nonetheless, the myth of reverse discrimination continues to contaminate the thoughts of many Americans. According to Justice Scalia in a diss ,niting opinion joined by Chief Justice Rehnquist and Justice
White: "Women eager to shoulder pick and shovel" are not systematically and intentionally excluded from traditionally segregated job categories; rather, because of longstanding social attitudes, women themselves judge such jobs as undesirable. Scalia therefore criticizes the majority of the Court for using Title VII "to overcome the effect not of the employer's own discrimination, but of societal attitudes that have limited entry of certain races, or of a particular sex, into certain jobs." On the face of it, Scalia's argument makes sense. But if the dispatcher job to which Joyce was promoted was undesirable, then why did she take certain, strategic steps in order to be considered for it? And what right does Scalia have to arbitrarily hypothesize what jobs women will or will not find undesirable, regardless of reasons? Justice Brennan's delivery of the opinion of the Court shows that Joyce had served as an account clerk for the county from 1970 to 1975. She applied for a road dispatcher position in 1974, but was deemed ineligible because she had not served as a road maintenance worker. In 1975 Joyce transferred from a senior account clerk position to a road maintenance worker position, becoming the first woman to fill such a job. These actions make it apparent that at least one woman, Diane Joyce, willingly shouldered a pick and shovel in order to gain experience necessary to qualify for a promotion to a skilled craft job category in which none of the 238 position in Santa Clara County were occupied by a woman. Findings listed
Other findings of the majority opinion which discredit the argument of reverse discrimination were: 1. The agency's plan emphatically did not authorize blind hiring. 2.The petitioner, Johnson, had no absolute entitlement to the road dispatcher position since seven of the applicants were qualified and eligible, and the agency director was authorized to promote any of the seven. 3.The agency's plan was intended to attain a balanced work force, not to maintain one. 4. Substantial evidence showed that the agency sought to take a moderate, flexible, case-by-case approach to effect a gradual improvement in the representation of minorities and women in the agency's work force that established realistic guidance for employment decisions, and which visited minimal intrusion on the legitimate expectations of other employees. 5. There was ample assurance that the agency did not seek to use its plan to maintain a permanent racial and sexual balance. Reverse discrimination? Hardly! Just the coming of age of affirmative action programs.
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Problems in education examined at seminar By Kathy Fletcher
Calendar... American Nursing Review seminar in the Liberal arts building auditorium June 15 - 19.
On Stage... "Oliver" through June 1 4 , Cabaret Supper Theater, Fort Sill. For more information call 351-4519.
Music... The Burton Band Monday through Saturday at the Park Suite Hotel Looking Glass Lounge, 1815 S. Meridian. Second Fret songwriters contest with cash prizes for original songs. Contest begins at 9 p.m. June 11, 3009 N. Classen. Hawkins and Delear a high tech folk duo, at the Second Fret, 9 p.m. June 13. MiSC••• State Fair of Oklahoma accepting performer applications beginning June 1st for the outside stage shows at the 1987 state fair, individual and group entertainers. For more information contact Patricia May at 948-6700. Metropolitan Library System read and discuss groups have organized courses for discussion of major prize-winning writers and scientists. Edmond chapter will meet form 2 to 3:30 June 22. For exact location and more information call 235-0571. Oklahoma Czech Inc. is looking for girls (16 and over) and children (5 - 9 years old) of Czech descent for the queen, prince and princess contest. The pageant will be Sept. 20, entry deadline is Sept. 1. For more information contact Joanie Jezek Jedlicka at 524-3125 or 721-9275. Vision The precious treasure, a traveling eye exhibit offering • free eye screening opens Saturday at the Omniplex, Kirkpatrick Center, 2100 NE 52. Aerospace America '87 air show June 20 and 21, Will Rogers World Airport. Canterbury Arts Festival sponsored by St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Edmond, 12:30 to 6 p.m. June 14, Hafer Park. National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center, Western Art collection, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, 1700 NE 63. "Unseen Seas" Omniplex Science Museum offering 15 electron micrographs of small sea creatures through July 19. For more information call 424-5545.
Associate Editor Dr. Joan Raymond, superintendent of Houston Independent School District, said that the purpose of education is not as pure as it once was in her keynote speech to the OWEA (Oklahoma Women in Education Administration) workshop Monday. The Conference 1987 workshop, titled "Survival Year 2000 - Management of Human Resources," was held on campus June 8 and 9. In her address Raymond said, "There are many differences in today's students and we know how to meet those differences through an academic program." "If we are going to measure what comes out of our public schools then let us not forget the problems that went in," she said. Raymond said not every student should follow the same path through four years of high school. Also, not every student should be expected to attend a university. Belinda McCharen, coordinator of guidance with the State Department of Vocational and Technical Education, agrees with Raymond that not all students should pursue the same level of education. She would like to see more vocational and technical education incorporated into public schools. McCharen said research in-
CSU students gain admission to grad schools By Kathy Fletcher
Dean David Hart, College of Math and Science, said graduates of the 1987 class from the College of Math and Science admitted into pre-professional schools have been announced. "This past year was very successful for us," said Hart. "We thought we had some good candidates and apparently the preprofessional schools thought so too." Hart said acceptance depends on four factors. "GPA is of course important and dental and medical schools have their own national exams," he said. "Also the students must present letters of recommendation from their undergraduate universities," Hart said. "Finally, students are interviewed by the preprofessional schools themselves. Applicants selected to attend the University of Oklahoma Medical School are Chalmer Gregg Carter, Steven Dill, Mike McCarty and Richard Passey. Also, Helen Spalding, Thai Tran, Roger Young and Gail Joslin. Alternates for admittance are Bruce Hall and Bradford Stephens. Vernon Jenkins gained acceptance from the Tulsa Osteopathic School. Students chosen for admission into the University of Oklahoma Dental School are Ricky Drew, Steve Laster, Trena Stewart, Ricky Willingham and Jeff Wilson. The Oklahoma State University of Veterinary Medicine has accepted Marty Brinkley, William Brian Hall and Jack Herring.
dicates that 60 percent of high school graduates in Oklahoma enroll in Oklahoma colleges. At the end of an eight year period, only 17 percent of those have achieved a four year degree. "We need to look at the individual needs of each person rather then trying to fit them in a mold," she said. "I would like to see earlier assesment, perhaps at the junior high level." Kara Gae Wilson, president elect of OWEA and superintendent of Glenpool Public Schools located near Tulsa, said the Oklahoma compulsory age requirement is another problem in education. "The age requirement is currently 18, but I think 16 is reasonable," Wilson said. "The motivation to stay should come from the student, not the school." Wilson also said that for the future people are looking at new funding approaches such as voucher systems, in which schools offer different curriculums and essentially compete for students. Another point brought out in Raymond's key address was the legislature plays an expanded role in the delegation of curriculums and teaching procedures, a role Raymond feels is to much. "The mission of education is to maximize the potential of each and every student," said Gina Haury, regional administrator at the State Department of Education. "But, we are allowing people, the legislature, to tell us how to maximize." "We need to work with students through conseling and guidance from eighth or ninth grade," Haury added. "They know how they feel and, even though they are young, they know what they like to work with." In closing, Raymond said "I wonder what the students - our 2000 leaders - will think of us. We must provide leadership to them
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Dr. Joan Raymond delivered the key note address at the 1987 conference of Oklahoma Women in Education
Administration, held June 8 and 9 in the University Center. Women from across the state attended the conference.
now bacause they will be the future leaders of this country and the world." Other speakers at the workshop included Dr. Carolyn Hughes, assistant superintendent, curriculum and program development for the Oklahoma City Public School System, with "A Challenge for Leadership;" Dr. Mary Merritt, principal, Stillwater High School, with "Management Style Assesment." Also, Dr. Joan Curcio, assistant professor in educational leadership, University of Florida, with "Leadership is ... Asserting a Vision;" and Paige Perkins, Ex-
cel, Inc. with "The 4-Mat System of Learning" spoke at the workshop. The OWEA Cecil Yarbrough Award, presented to those whose actions have encouraged and enabled women to advance to leadership in the Oklahoma education community, was presented Monday to Dr. Betty Mason, assistant superintendent of Oklahoma City Public Schools. The OWEA Oklahoma Woman Administrator Award was also presented Monday to Dr. Kay Rogers, assistant superintendent of Frances Tuttle Vo-Tech Center.
Violence evident in 'The Untouchables' By Kathy Fletcher
Associate Editor Brian De Palma must have a great desire to make long, gruesome and violent movies. His latest endeavor from Paramount is "The Untouchables" and like a previous De Palma effort, "Scarface," it lives up to his reputation. Both movies present a sense of foreboding and a feeling of gloom that's not easy to shake. Neither is a family movie but if you are a fan of such fare then "The Untouchables" isn't a bad bet. Movie Review
Robert De Niro does a nice turn as bad boy crime boss Al Capone, who faces off with a good guy from the treasury department, Eliot Ness, portrayed by pleasing new screen presence Kevin Costner of "Silverado" fame. Ness early on predicts a fight to the finish as long as he can stay within the boundaries of the law. He soon learns that protecting the law sometimes means overstepping it. Sean Connery, who plays Irish beat cop Malone, is recruited by Ness. Connery, a little older and plumper than in his James Bond heyday, educates Ness on the Chicago rules.
"If he pulls a knife you pull a gun. If he sends one of yours to the hospital send one of his to the morgue. That's the Chicago way," Malone said. "That's how you get Capone." But how do you play these games with a man as truly evil and morally conscience free as Capone? In one scene he kills and mutilates one of his men with a ball bat at the dinner table while his army looks on in disbelief. It was a calculated move and one way in which Capone kept his troops loyal to the end by putting fear in their hearts. How do you play tit for tat with a man who will stop at nothing? Rounding out the team of the not so untouchables is Oscar Wallace (Charles Martin Smith), accountant turned gun toting badge carrier and George Stone (Andy Garcia), a trigger happy, sharp shooting rookie. The movie is a little short on plot and not very concerned with historical truth, but the performances and the direction are not to be scoffed at. The movie does give some insight into the private Ness as husband, father and man obsessed with the desire to beat Capone. We don't get much information
about the real Capone, but then it's hard to believe that anyone ever really knew or understood this man. The scenery in "The Untouchables" was wonderfully and realistically reminiscent of the 30's era. Capone lived in splendid and disgusting wealth, all through illegal bootlegging. He was determined to maintain and increase his riches even if it meant murder, tax evasion and buying off every cop and city official that could be bought, including the mayor. Capone was a changed man in front of the press, insisting that he never engaged in violence because, as he termed it, that would be bad business. There was, it seemed; an overload of violence but then I suppose the Capone ruled prohibition era Chicago of the 30's was violent. A word of warning to those who can't stand the sight of blood - early in the movie Capone tells this story: "I grew up in a tough neighborhood where we used to say you can get farther with a kind word and a gun than with just a kind word." I can't vouch for the kind words, but the rest of this philosophy he definitely lives up to.
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Stress inhabits daily living By Kathy Fletcher Associate Editor Stress, defined by Dr. Hans Selye the father of stress research, is the wear and tear of living. It is a daily fact of life for everyone. Stress is not dangerous unless there is too much, but how much stress is overstress? It has been estimated that 75 percent of medical complaints can be traced to stress. According to research, danger signs of overstress can include a pounding heart, dryness of mouth and throat, fatigue, trembling, nervous tics, insomnia, migraine headaches, stomach queasiness, back pain and appetite changes. Stress can also be a factor in mental health problems, contributing to feelings of irritability and depression. The problem though does not end here.
Depression is a symptom leading to suicide. Statistics from the Mental Health Association in Oklahoma county report that Oklahoma adolescents are killing themselves at a rate almost twice the national average. According to Willow View Hospital in Oklahoma City, suicide is the second leading cause of death for people age 15 to 24 in Oklahoma. Since there are many college students who fall within this age group - how stressful is college life? "These statistics do not necessarily mean that college is stressful," said Dr. Michael Knight, chairperson, CSU psychology and personal service department. "If you look at people in that age group who are not
attending college the suicide rate would be comparable. Dr. Knight does agree that college can be a stressful situation for some students, though. "Students are under academic pressure and trying to do too many things," he said. "Some of the students are away from home for the first time and having to deal with the peer pressure to fit in socially. That can be very stressful." In "The Stress of Life" Selye discusses some possible ways to combat the problem. "We cannot avoid stress as long as we live, but we can learn a great deal about how to keep its damaging side effects to a minimum," he wrote. According to Selye, people need to work on their adaptive responses to stress because once
exposed to it the scar can never be erased. Experts agree that exercise can help. It has been documented that the level of norepinephrine, the hormone responsible for happiness, increases its level in the brain after about 20 minutes of running. Breathing exercises and meditation are other remedies employed by some to combat overstress. Others turn to alcohol and drugs, but according to Selye these do not serve to alleviate the problem, only to hide it. Research by the Bethany Pavillion, a mental health service of Bethany Hospital, states that there is only one vaccine against overstress and that is common sense. They suggest talking positively to yourself, ranking
your values and making realistic goals. Common sense also tells us that stress will always be a part of life, although all stress is not harmful. "The amount of stress a person can handle depends on the individual,' ' Knight said. "Some people tend to thrive on stress, because it is not always bad." "Stress is very healthy to some people, in fact some people crave it and get very depressed without it," he said. "That's why I said you need to know something about the individual to understand how stress affects them." Selye, in his book titled "Stress Without Distress" wrote that stress can spur us to creative work and enrich pleasurable activities. Therefore, he said, we should learn to manage stress responses healthfully rather then trying to eliminate them altogether. .
Surveyed students want evaluations made public By Sue Starkey Student Writer The summary report of a CSU Student Association survey conducted this spring shows that 78.8 percent of the 518 students surveyed believe the results of student evaluations of faculty should be made available to students. According to Darrell Gilliland, director of admissions and records at CSU, the evaluation, "CSU Student Feedback on Instructional Effectiveness," is the product of a recommendation by the Faculty Senate.
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Jill Humphreys and Terrance Tyler are shown here dancing at the "Jams Dance" sponsored by the Student Association on June 4.
CSU TV station adds news magazine show From Staff Reports CSU television, KCSU, has added a new show to their schedule. "Monitor" will focus on local, state and national issues. "Its format is unique" said Dr. lack Deskin, station executive producer. "The show combines the discussion aspect of a news magazine show with the timely presentation of network morning programs." "In essence we are combining the 'Good Morning America' and `This Week with David Brinkley' formats and incorporating them on a local level," Deskin said. The show is hosted by CSU junior Clark Powell and will
feature commentary by CSU's nationally recognized debators Drew Duke and Sandy Carroll. The show will address timely local, state and national issues. "Within the show itself," Powell said, "a ten-minute local news segment will be devoted entirely to Edmond news." "I think the show will appeal to those who are interested in more than headlines," Deskin said. "We will look at issues in depth and provide coverage beyond local news coverage." The show, which premiered May 27, is taped every Wednesday and will run at various times throughout the week.
Gilliland worked closely with the senate in formulating and refining the 12 questions on the form which became effective in the fall of 1985. According to Gilliland, questions on the form do yield reasonably accurate evaluations, but question number 12, "Regarding the course, would you recommend this instructor to other students," probably provides the most accurate response and more or less consolidates and summarizes all the other questions. Raymond Beasley, president of the faculty senate, was chairman of the executive committee responsible for developing and implementing faculty evaluations. Beasley said the project was the result of a directive by Dr. James Perry, former CSU vice president
of academic affairs. Beasley said that a major reason why some faculty members are apprehensive about releasing the results of evaluations to students is that there is evidence of misuse by administrators and students at other universities. "There have been some bad abuses in the past on other campuses," Beasley said. "A lot of faculty come here from other campuses and have had bad experiences." In addition to possible abuse by campus administrators and students, evaluations may not be accurate. "One has to be careful about interpretation," Beasley said. For example, according to Beasley, the very best faculty member in a given college may teach the very worst course, or students having to take a required course they greatly dislike may evaluate the faculty member as teaching the course poorly. "In reality, it may just be the course and the material," he said. Gene Hellstern, assistant professor of history and geography, said that he thinks the evaluation is a good device when used as it was originally intended, to provide instructors with feedback so that they can improve their performances. Beasley said that from an administrative point of view student
evaluations are used as a part of faculty evaluations along with tenure, promotion consideration, a five year periodic review of tenured faculty and the annual review of non-tenured faculty in making decisions to retain or promote professors. This fall the Faculty Senate will be reevaluating the form and current procedures. "Students wanting to see faculty evaluations would probably get better results by asking individual faculty members to share the result with them on a continuing basis," Beasley said. "Deans of colleges could maintain a list of the professors who would be willing to share the results and those who would not," he said. Dr. Larry Williams, vice president of administration, now temporarily transfered to Southeastern Oklahoma State University, said that he personally would not object to making faculty evaluations available to students as long as students fully understand what the purpose of the evaluation is. A student senate resolution recommending that the results of evaluations be made available to students along with a complete explanation of meaning and interpretation was passed by consent in April 1985, but no final decision has been made by Dr. Bill Lillard, president of CSU.
McGinnis creates historical spots By Jane Vesper "Days That Mattered: Today in Oklahoma's Past" is the title of a series of one minute spots currently being aired on radio stations across Oklahoma. Dr. Patrick McGinnis, professor of history at CSU has researched, written and produced the historical announcements. "This is something I've had in mind for quite some time," said Dr. McGinnis, who is also a part time announcer for a local radio station.
The project consists of at least 40 programs and is being funded by a grant from the Oklahoma Foundation For Humanities. The daily spots were started May 4 and will run at least through the second week in August. McGinnis hopes they can be continued beyond the initial grant period. "The historical series is not an official Centennial project," he said. "However, it is one of many possible ways to stimulate interest
in the upcoming Run of 1889 Celebration." Thirteen commercial radio stations across the state including Oklahoma City stations KKNG and WKY are running the series. The series is sponsored by the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters. "I have had excellent cooperation from Linda Saunders, executive secretary of the OAB," said Dr.McGinnis. "I doubt that this would have been possible without her help."
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Bronchos prime for NCAA task
By Mar) Butler
By Mary Butler
Sports editor
Tally up the spring totals, four All-American tennis players, three D-9 tennis titles, a pair of national contenders on the doubles court, a baseball team in the D-9 playoffs, an All-District centerfielder, a softball team ranked 6th in the nation, a three-time All-American pitcher, a track team ranked 17th nationally, and a national team wrestling championship. Then toss in two national football championships, 75-plus football All-Americans, seven more national team wrestling titles, an individual champ in each of the last nine years. And don't overlook the 73 athletes who turned out at least a 3.00 or better grade point average this term. And then call the CSU athletic program a sucess. The Bronchos are at just the right spot to make their NCAA transition. Easing in on the clutch this summer, CSU should be slipping into high gear this fall when they make their debut in the Lone Star Conference. Football's set to kick it all off. The 1987 schedule found its way to the sports desk this week and announced the Bronchos first conference race in 11 years. CSU has been an NAIA independent since leaving the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference in 1976. The first gridiron battle, slated for September 5, in Springfield, Mo., against Southwestern Missouri, marks the beginning of a new era. Riding their steady sucess, a crop of new recuits and an enthusiastic spirit for a fresh new set of challenges, Broncho teams should have no problem tackling. the NCAA challenge.
Rookie wrestlers tabbed All-stars From staff reports After helping the CSU wrestling team grab their fourth straight NAIA national team title last spring, freshmen Johnny Nimmo and Brett Beams continued basking in the limelight, gaining a pair of spots on the "Amateur Wrestling News" 1987 Freshmen All-Star Team. Sixty wrestlers are chosen nationally for the elite squad. Six grapplers are selected from each of the 10 collegiate weight classes. Only four NAIA wrestlers managed to make the list. Nimmo, this years NAIA national champion in the 150-pound class, racked up a 38-9 season record. He led the Broncho squad with 14 falls and won both the Fort Hays Open and the Southwest Missouri Invitational tournament. The Del City native defeated Ed Sernoski of Simon Fraser BC, 6-4 in his final season match to claim
the national title and walk away with the tournament's Outstanding Wrestler award. Beams, a 167-pounder out of Shawnee, was tabbed the top prep recruit in the country by "Amateur Wrestling News" last season and this year wound up with a second team slot on the classy freshmen list. The Broncho rookie pulled off a 26-7 season campaign and finished NAIA national runnerup. CSU's Jimmy Filippo and Shawn Fleming also made their way into the magazine, earning "one's to watch" status. Fleming gained a spot in the Broncho line up late in the year but managed to put together an 18-9-1 mark and a 7th place national finish. Filippo, a Moore product, tackled the 126 pound slot and qualified for the national tournament with a 28-14-1 season effort.
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Sports editor The red-faced reporter wound up a tad tardy for the interview. Actually tardy's a hit of an understatement. Six hours after the intended encounter, pseudoscoop junior phoned her unsuspecting subject to apologize for the blunder. "Well where have you been," queried the zesty high pitched voice. "We we're so worried. Where are you "Actually, I'm not too far from your house and . . ." "So you're still coming?" "I know it's late, but I sure would like to . . ." "Well come on out. We'll be waiting. But it's so late. Well, you'll just have to spend the night. Did you bring your pajamas?"
"Did I bring my pajamas." Scoop was looking forward to meeting the lady named Miss Emma Plunkett. So the reporter went on to Ponca City to interview the spunky former CSU professor about whom so many tales are told and by whom so many lives were changed. It would be a difficult task to list the countless activities, achievements and awards Miss Plunkett collected during her 38 years of loyal service to Central State. From 1929 to 1966 this dynamic little lady instructed countless students through endless hours of physical education classes, coached at least nine different athletic teams and almost single handedly organized and developed the CSU Health and Physical Education Department into one of the finest in the nation. Her many talents were diverse and she spread them throughout the college. She stage directed and choreographed musical performances, sponsored the freshmen class for twelve years, and taught Air Force and Navy "military communication and identification" classes to young officers at the military schools established on campus during World War II. In her spare time, she chaired the committee that planned and constructed the Max Chambers Library, was instrumental in building both the Broncho Fieldhouse and the student health center, and was faculty advisor of the first graduating class of graduate stdents in the summer of 1955. When the reporter arrived at her quaint little brick house in Ponca City, Miss Plunkett was ready for the interview. Memorabilia, yearbooks, textbooks, programs, photographs, and letters were neatly laid out. But nothing could capture as much attention as the delightful stories she told, or rather acted. The energetic professor communicates differently than most people. She dosen't just talk, she pokes, and pounces and glows. She dosen't simply tell a story, or even paint a picture. She lives her stories all over again. Of all the tales she told, the fish story tops them all. Off in a small boat on a lake one day, Miss Plunkett, "out of the clear blue," spotted an enor-
mous fish jumping in the distance. She ordered the young man piloting the boat to take her to that area of the lake immediately. He promptly obliged. Miss Plunkett's plan was simple. "Two people in the boat were to hold her feet and when the fish swam past, she would dive in after him and catch him with her hands." And so the fish passed and Miss Plunkett dove, and of course caught the fish. Sound like another tough to swallow fish story? The skeptical reporter thought so, then noticed a photograph of a young lady flaunting a huge fish framed along side an article that appeared in the Daily Oklahoman in August of 1958. The article listed eyewitnesses and attested to the authenticity of the story. "Of all the things, this is my most prized possession," said Miss Plunkett as she produced a copy of the 1938 CSU Bronze Book. She turned a few pages in the slightly worn book and proudly pointed to the dedication. "For her ready wit, boundless enthusiasm, limitless energy, charming personality, efficient work and loyalty to Central State Teachers College, this 26th edition of the Bronze Book is gratefully dedicated to Emma Willment Plunkett." Next to the yearbook is a copy of Sports Illustrated. Inside a special photo feature section captures the magical moments of the Masters Golf Tournament, the green jacket, the caddies, the course, the gallery and a picture of a little white haired lady sporting a colorful hat, Emma Plunkett. An avid fan of the Masters Tournament, Miss Plunkett attends every year. On her hat, she proudly displayes a crop of tickets from past tournaments. The now famous picture appeared in numerous issues of Sports Illustrated magazine and recently occupied a two page spread in Life Magazine.
Tucked under the Sports Illustrated, was a program from a circus Miss Plunkett had organized at CSU. "I just love the circus," she gleamed as she flipped through the flyer. One of her dearest projects at CSU, the circus was a unique display of talent that incorporated all areas of physical education as well as music and dance. The performances, involving hudreds of students, attracted spectators from throughout the state. Sitting next to the collection of momentos was a rather large bound book. A closer look reveals a dissertation entitled, "Emma W. Plunkett: Her Life, Career, and Professional Contributuions," by Virginia Peters. Dr. Peters, Professor of Physical Education at CSU, had written her dissertation on the lady who "next to my parents, had the greatest impact on my life." She speaks fondly of the lady who was so influential in her career. Occasionally, Miss Plunkett visits CSU. Dr. Peters welcomes her into her classrooms. "I've never seen a class disappointed after she's taught. She just grabs your attention and wraps you up in the palm of her hand," she said. The reporter had used up her precious time with Miss Plunkett. Having to settle for such a short time with such a wonderful lady, she felt cheated and wished she hadn't been late. Miss Plunkett stood in the driveway to wave goodbye. As scoop the reporter headed back home, she felt a tear creeping down her cheek. Sound a little too mushy? A bit tough to swallow? Another fish tale? No, Miss Plunkett had simply captured the heart of yet another student. A feat she had accomplished many hundreds of times before and, because of the enthusiasm and philosophy she has instilled in the teachers she's produced, will continue to capture for years to come.
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CSU professor continues legend Sports editor
When a school ended up with a Central State College "Emma Plunkett" physical education major on their faculty, the word around the country was "they got a dandy." The last of Miss Plunkett's students trickled throught the college shortly after her retirement in 1966, but one need not look too far to discover an original specimen of the coveted Oklahoma product. Dr. Virginia Peters, Professor of Health and Physical Education now in her 30th year at CSU, was hand-picked, straight out of the Broncho swimming pool, and led step by step to her teaching degree at Central State by Miss Plunkett. An energetic and enthusiastic high school basketball standout, the young Miss Peters loved sports and physicial activity. Often reminded by her mother "that there was more to life than basketball," she sought out and relished physical recreation. During her first few days at Central, the undecided undergraduate was taking advantage of the campus swimming facilities. After completing a two hour jaunt in the pool she was brought to the attention of Miss Plunkett by an upperclassman who had been lifeguarding at the time. Miss Plunkett took her by the arm, poked and bounced and talked and told her all about the profession of physical education.
A short while later, the thrilled Miss Peters enrolled in her first P.E., class, "Team Sports". Not long after, she agreed with her mother. "Yes, mother there are other things in life besides basketball, there's field hockey and badminton and tennis and volleyball and more and more," the glowing freshman informed. Miss Peters, the young physical education major, rolled through her first year of school. As a sophomore, she was hired by Miss Plunkett to work in the department and earn her education. By the time she was a junior, she was helping teach college classes. Well ahead of schedule, Miss Peters finished her degree requirements by the end of the first term of her senior year. At Miss Plunkett's insistence, she began student teaching and working toward her masters degree the following semester. She began her teaching career at John Marshall High School in Oklahoma City and decided to finish her masters work in the Rocky Mountains at the University of Colorado. After one year at John Marshall and one summer in Colorado, Miss Plunkett summoned her protege, a position had opened up at Central State. Under the watchful eye and direction of Miss Plunkett, Miss Peters began her teaching career at Central. Working side by side, watching and learning, the youngster blossomed into one of the finest
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teachers in the department. In 1966, the finely groomed instructor left Central on a sabbatical to pursue her Ph.D at Florida State. "I had seen the mountains, now I needed to see the ocean," she said. After one year of advanced study, Miss Peters completed her degree and returned to Central. Shortly after, she inherited Miss Plunketts Physical Education and Health Department, taking over the chairman's position.
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Thirty years later, her awards and achievements are too numerous to list. Among the most prized is the 1986 Oklahoma
Association of Health, Physical Education and Dance's award for Outstanding Scholarly Contributions.
Recreational facilities available for summer The CSU department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation has released a schedule of Broncho Fieldhouse facilities availiable to students, faculty and families during the summer term. The field house will be open every Monday and Wednesday evening, June 3-July 15, from 7-9 p.m. for swimming, basketball, volleyball, ping-pong, and weight lifting. A qualified life guard will be in the swimming area at all times, but children under 12 must be accompanied by a parent. In addition to the evening ses-
sions, the department has also scheduled the following activities: Weight Lifting: 2:00-5:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday at the Broncho Field House Recreational Swims: 2:00-5:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday at the Broncho Fieldhouse pool Fitness Swims: (lap swimmers only) 4:00-5:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday at the Broncho Fieldhouse pool Open Recreation: 2:00-5:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday at the Broncho Fieldhouse gymnasium CSU I.D. cards will be required.
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LUIS (Library User Information System) has replaced the card catalog in the CSU Library. The automated computer catalogue includes the same information that was available in the old card file system, call number and bibliographic information. The system also gives the student the ability to know a books location within the building and the number of copies the library owns. "The 1981 decision to purchase the automated system has resulted in more than 10,000 man-hours to convert from the manual card
Bellmon signs bridge pact From Staff Reports
The governors of Texas and Oklahoma met on June 5 to sign an agreement to build a new bridge over the Red River, near Durant. The bridge, which will become part of U.S. Highways 69 and 75, will be funded jointly between states. The Texas state highway department will have the responsibility of preparing plans and cost estimates. The Texas highway department will seek bids from contractors but their final decision is subject
to concurrence from the Oklahoma Transportation Cornmission and the Federal Highway Administration. "This will be a very historic and friendly occasion for the two states," said Governor Bellmon. "The last time the governors of Oklahoma and Texas met to discuss bridges in this area was in the 1930's and it wasn't a pleasant sight." Bellmon is referring to a showdown in 1931 between the two states. Some Texas residents were upset because Oklahoma had
opened a free bridge across the Red River. A Texas toll bridge had been operating nearby. A federal court injunction forbade the use of the free bridge and ordered it closed. Citing previous U.S. supreme court decision which gave Oklahoma jurisdiction over both banks of the river, Governor William "Alfalfa Bill" Murray ordered the Oklahoma National Guard to close the toll bridge and keep the free bridge open. After a series of court battles the debate ended.
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Tassin. "But the Supreme Court recently ruled that this was a violation of the first amendment." The Supreme Court was most likely influenced by the threat of the AIDS crisis in their decision, according to Tassin. Moreover, informing the public about sexual safety is the only measure health officials have as an AIDS prevention device. "Condoms are the best way to control AIDS," said Ann Stewart, head nurse of the Student Health Center. "It reduces your chances of getting AIDS whether you are a homosexual, bisexual, or heterosexual." "Condoms also keep down the transmission of other sexual diseases such as herpes and venereal warts," she said. "We would have to select an ad that would not be offensive to our audience," he said. It could be as long as two years before approval is made on the board's recommendation, according to Tassin.
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