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THE June 22, 1989
Vol. 87, No. 56
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Thursday Edition
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Regents to decide tuition-aid changes
State regents' public hearing slated at CSU By Keith Purtell Student Writer The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education will hold a public hearing on proposed changes in admission standards for the nine regional universities June 26 at Central State University, according to Jeanie Edney, director of communications for the regents. The changes in admission standards will be discussed at the hearing at 10 a.m., Edney said. Although the meeting will be mostly discussion, some of the items on the agenda are "action items" and may be decided on, she said. "There will also be discussion of proposed changes in the Oklahoma Tution Aid Grant program," Edney said, "admission standards at two state medical colleges, fee waiver scholarships, concurrent enrollment by high school students, and proposed changes in policy regarding nonresidents, and the dependants of P.O.W.'s, M.I.A.'s and firefighters." At noon there will be a joint meeting with the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges, which is the body that directly oversees CSU, Edney said. The meeting at CSU is part of the regents' practice of holding their functions at different schools around the state. All nine regents will attend, as will the chancellor and several of the vice chancellors.
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By Kamal Mazlan Staff Writer Central State University students applying under the Oklahoma Tuition Aid Grant program will know by the end of June if they will be eligible for aid this fall, Student Financial Aid Director Sherri Hancock said. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education will hold a a public hearing on a proposed policy change to the OTAG program that would qualify more students for tuition grants. The hearing is planned at 2 p.m. June 26 in the University Center. The regents are expected to further examine the proposal at the scheduled hearing and to possibly vote on the policy during
their meeting that same day. In their last meeting June 2, the regents proposed to increase the amount of the award current program participants will receive because most state colleges and universities are raising their tuition and fees for the 1989-90 academic year. At the meeting, Oklahoma Higher Education Chancellor Hans Brisch said the state Legislature had approved a $2 million increase in the OTAG program and a $1.5 million hike for the regents' academic scholars. Brisch said the increased funding for 1989-90 could mean an additional 2,485 students statewPlease see Tuition aid on page 8. -
Chapel dismissal upheld in ruling By Bretta Barritt Staff Writer The Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges on June 15 upheld in a unanimous vote the termination of former Physical Plant Director Nimrod Chapel by Central State University officals. The vote was made in a closed session at the State Capital Complex in the regents' regular monthly meeting. The ruling exhausts all administrative procedures concerning Chapel, said Scott Fern, legal
counsel for the regents and the six regional universities. At issue at the board's hearing was whether the charge of insubordination as grounds for Chapel's termination was justified, said board member Linda Grantham. "Yes, there was enough information to support the insubordination, enough that there was no doubt," Grantham said. "The board voted unanimously." Chapel's attorney, Robert Nigh, had argued that the admi-
Women consider Pill risks Karen, a 21-year-old college student had an appointment to see her gynecologist in February. She was planning to ask for a prescription for the Pill, but just before her appointment a news report linked oral contraceptives to breast cancer. She asked to be fitted for a diaphragm instead. Was she over reacting? Or Smart? No one can say for sure. Some cancer specialists are warning women to be careful about taking the Pill. Most gynecologists agree, however, the benefits outweigh the risks. Carolyn, a former CSU student who has been on the Pill for five years says, "Every kind of medicine has side effects. Risks are always at stake, but the
Pill has worked great for me and I will continue to use it." The controversy began when an advisory com-
mittee to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) met early this year to evaluate three new studies that showed an increased incidence of breast cancer among women who took the Pill. "There is an increased risk of breast cancer in Pill users, no matter how long they have been on it," stated Dr. Samuel Shapiro, professor of epidemiology at Boston University School of Public Health. Of 834 women he surveyed, about half of whom had breast cancer, the Pill appeared to cause double
the normal risk of developing breast cancer before age 45. The cancer risk seemed to increase with length of the Pill use: Women on the Pill for 10 or more years were estimated to be four times more likely to develop breast cancer than those who had Please see Pill on page 8.
nistration's disciplinary review hearing for Chapel on March 28 was a violation of due process. He said the group of administrators who conducted the internal investigation concerning Chapel was the same group that held the hearing and made the recomendation to fire Chapel. But Fern said Blanche Washington, director of personnel, made the recommendation to CSU President Bill Lillard, and she was not involved in the internal investigation.
Nigh also said that based upon the evidence Chapel presented at the disciplinary review hearing, the decision to terminate Chapel was "arbitrary and capricious." Fern claimed Chapel had three opportunities to provide the university with the information officials requested prior to his disciplinary review hearing, and he had refused. Fern said Chapel did supply information on the day of the review hearing, but his prior Please see Chapel on page 8.