The Vista June 15, 1989

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VISTA

THE June 15, 1989

1989-90 BRONCHO BASKETBALL RECRUITS

Vol. 87, No. 55

Thursday Edition

Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma

CSU loan default reports exaggerated, official says By Kamal Mazlan Staff Writer A June 3 newspaper report in the Daily Oklahoman that claimed Central State University's loan default rate ranked 11th among Oklahoma City area post-secondary schools is "not accurate," said Sherri Hancock, CSU student financial aid director. The news report stated 258 students, or 49.2 percent, of the total student borrowers defaulted on loans that were required to start repayment in 1986. "The report was written primarily for shock effect," Hancock said. "This piece of information is not relevant and totally taken out

of context . . . it does not address the whole picture. The report is talking about a small segment of CSU student borrowers during 1986." Only 967 CSU students are delinquent or in default on college loans amounting to $2.8 million as of Dec. 31 of last year, according to Hancock. CSU students delinquent or in default on loans represent only 13.6 percent of the 7,100 guaranteed student loans totaling $21.7 million made since 1965. "It means also that 87 percent of the students are paying back their loans," she said. On June 1, U.S. Secretary of Education Lauro Cavazos an-

nounced plans for corrective and punitive actions against schools with default rates ranging from 20 percent to 80 percent or higher. About 200 schools nationwide with a default rate of more than 60 percent will face limitation, suspension or termination from the government's student loan program beginning Jan. 1, 1991. At that time, schools with a default rate between 40 and 60 percent, which presently number about 450, will be required to reduce default rates by 5 percent a year or face the same penalties. Hancock said repayment has

Please see Defaults on page 8.

Crews remove asbestos By Bill Kramer Staff Writer Asbestos removal from university buildings is becoming an everyday job for a crew from the Central State University Physical Plant. "There is enough of this stuff on campus to keep me busy for the rest of my life," said Thal Liggins, asbestos supervisor at the Physical Plant. According to Liggins, the asbestos removal efforts are ahead of schedule as far as educating campus custodians about the hazards involved. "We have plans to educate the entire maintenance staff," Liggins said. The asbestos removal crew recently spent over 120 hours preparing to remove asbestos from an

air conditioning unit in Howell Hall so a new air conditioning unit can be installed, Liggins said. "There are always risks involved when asbestos is present, but the asbestos in this particular unit was not a health risk because it was well intact," Liggins said. Liggins said the asbestos in the unit is not a danger to the public at this time, but if disturbed by vibrations, asbestos fibers could have been released into the air. Liggins said the removal is not putting any of the faculty, staff or students at risk because of the effective removal process used by the Physical Plant crew. "We are taking things one step at a time and should have the job completed in about two days," Liggins said.

care being taken in removing the asbestos here," King said. Liggins said that the levels of asbestos in other areas of the campus are not high enough to expose students to health hazards.

(fiscalyears1988-90)

By DeWayne Smoot Copy Editor Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education last week approved a record-high $643.6 million budget allocation for

$30 million

$20 million

$10 million

FY '88 Total Allocated 1111 Budget

FY '89 Allocated State Money

Regents to decide Chapel termination By Bretta Barritt Staff Writer The Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges will decide today whether to uphold the Central State University decision made in March terminating Physical Plant Director Nimrod Chapel. Chapel was recently reinstated to suspension with full pay and benefits after being granted a stay order at the regents' April 19 meeting, according to Scott Fern, legal counsel for the regents. The order came after Chapel's appeal for a review hearing was granted and will remain in effect pending today's decision. A stay order is routinely issued in an effort to minimize economic strains on an employee while a review is underway, according to Fern. Chapel said he thinks the regents acted "responsibly" in granting the stay order.

The regents will review records from the CSU hearing in March when Chapel was officially fired for insubordination. CSU officials have defined insubordination in this instance as a refusal to perform work assigned by a supervisor under Section 9-2 of the employee hand book. Chapel's termination notice came in a letter from Blanche Washingtion, director of personnel, citing insubordination by failing to provide sufficient documentation about the alleged conflict of interest between Chapel's maintenance duties and his private business. The regents' responsibility, according to Fern, will be to decide if Chapel recieved a legitimate, lawful directive from CSU and if he complied with it.

Chapel said the university's original request for records may have, in itself, been illegal.

Changes aid CSU budget

CSU Budget *40 million

The crew will remove more potentially dangerous material in Murdaugh Hall later this month. Liggins said, "We will remove asbestos in the basement of Murdaugh Hall in the serving and dining area for our next job. It's not dangerous at this time either, but it must be removed. According to Dr. John King, professor of physics at CSU, the precautions being taken to remove asbestos in Howell Hall are satisfactory. "I'm extremely pleased with the

r A demonstrator carries a wreath at the Chinese pro-democracy rally last week. Related story and photos, page 4. (Photo by Stan Pollard)

FY'90 Allocated Revolving Funds

1989-90, following changes in the regents' funding allocation formula. The budget gives Central State University a 12 percent increase over last year's controversial allocations. CSU's $37 million educational and general operating budget allocation for the 1989-90 school year consists of $23.6 million in state

appropriated funds and almost $13.4 million in revolving funds. Revolving funds consist of student fees, tuition and other miscellaneous funding generated at the campus level. Regents approved the higher education buget by an 8-1 margin during a special meeting June 5. Regent George Kaiser, of Tulsa, abstained but gave no reason for doing so. In a media briefing held prior to the regents' special meeting, Vice

port after refinements were made in the regents' funding allocation formula. "One thing we tried to accomplish in this allocation model was to put as many absolutes in it (the funding formula) as possible," Smith said. He said last year the regents pooled the revolving funds and state dollars and then allocated them strictly according to selected peer schools in other states. This year, however, the revolv-

Chancellor Gary Smith said the allocations gained widespread sup-

Please see Budget on page 8.


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