E June 23, 1988 Vol. 86, No. 57
VISTA
Thursday Edition
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Water rates to rise after July 1 at CSU 6
Dr. Clif' Warren (center) addresses the Oklahoma State Legislature after receiving an excellence in education citation on June 14 at the state capitol. See related story on page 4. (Photo by Daniel Smith)
Student sentenced for pizza thefts By Valli Covert
Student Writer A Central State University freshman has been sentenced to a 30 day suspended sentence, ordered to pay $76 in court costs, perform 40 hours of community service and pay restitution of $52.50 after pleading guilty to one count of petit larceny in Oklahoma County District Court as a result of a pizza theft on campus April 10. Jimmy Earl Brown, 19, of East Hall, was sentenced June 10 after pleading guilty to stealing two pizza's and one pizza warming
bag from Mark Walling, an employee of Mazzio's Pizza, 308 S. Kelley Ave., Edmond, who had been delivering pizza's on campus, court records show. Police are still searching for a second suspect in the case. An Oklahoma County warrant has been issued for the arrest of Eurel Taylor, 19, also of East Hall on a charge of grand larceny in connection with the case, court records show. Taylor is thought to be in the Houston area, CSU Police Chief Bob Roberts said. Taylor played football for CSU as a freshman, according to Mike
Auto theft results in 7-year sentence By Valli Covert
Student Writer An Oklahoma City man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for a November 1987 burglary of a truck parked on Central State University's campus. Calvin Willie Homer, also known as Calvin Willie Homer Jr., 21, of 137 N.W. 79th, pleaded guilty in Oklahoma County District Court on June 8 to second degree burglary and a related charge of attempting to elude an officer, according to court records. Homer was charged with breaking into a 1987 Mitsubishi truck owned by Eric Blakeney of Choctaw that was parked on the west side of Broncho Fieldhouse and stealing an AMFM stereo cassette player November 17, CSU police records show. Homer also pleaded guilty to attempting to elude an officer. That charge stemmed from a November 20 incident in which CSU officer Ed Forbes attempted to act on information from the earlier auto burglary, records indicate. Police reports show Homer attempted to elude Forbes by driv-
ing a vehicle south of the CSU campus at a high rate of speed, at times in excess of 80 mph, after he had been signaled by Forbes to stop. Edmond police joined the pursuit. The vehicle finally stopped after breaking down on the on/ramp at Interstate 35 and S. 33rd. Homer, police said, jumped out of the car and crossed the Interstate on foot. Officers followed him to a nearby travel trailer where they arrested him, police records show. Homer also pleaded guilty to three other charges, according to court records. The other charges included escape from custody; second degree burglary, stemming from breaking into the travel trailer where he was arrested; and concealing stolen property. Homer was given concurrent sentences of 7 years on each of the second degree burglary charges; 5 years for concealing stolen property; and 30 days, with credit for time served, on the attempting to elude an officer and escape from custody charges. He was also ordered to pay $432 court costs, court records show.
Kirk, CSU sports information director. "As long as they know we will prosecute, I think everything will be fine," Mazzio's manager Dale Wishon said. "If it happens again, I will cancel out delivering." Wishon said from now on Mazzio's will verify full names and extension numbers and deliver only to the lobbies of dorms. "Through a plea bargaining agreement, the felony count of grand larceny against Brown was reduced to petit larceny,"said Lori M. Standifur, secretary to Assistant District Attorney Brad Miller. "Brown was picked out of a police line-up by the pizza parlor employee," Roberts said. "What is irritating to me is some people think it was humorous, a $10 or $20 pizza." In addition to the legal proceedings, both men are being sought by Dr. Dudley Ryan, dean of students. Ryan said he also wants to question them about the incident. "Neither are available; we can't contact them," Ryan said, "They are not enrolled for the summer semester and are not yet enrolled for fall." "I'm glad they caught him," Wishon said, when told of the outcome of the case. "I think that will keep him from doing it again. Just catching him probably scared him. Someone tested the system and got caught." "I hope he learns from it," Walling said when contacted about the final disposition of the case against Brown. "Thirty days suspended isn't too good, but the fines are good." "If I hadn't been instructed beforehand not to take action, I probably would have," Walling said. "I'm more observant now, there's always a chance it could happen again, but if you worry about being robbed, you could become paranoid."
Central State University will be paying more for the water it uses starting July 1. At its June 6 meeting, the Edmond City Council decided CSU and the Edmond public schools would no longer pay a flat rate of $1.23 per 1,000 gallons, said Patsy Sandefur, assistant city managercity clerk. Water rates will now be assessed on a sliding scale equal to what the rest of the users pay, which translates to CSU paying $1.83 per 1,000 gallons of water used, Sandefur said. "We have a debt service to be met...," Sandefur said, "because of Arcadia Lake. It costs more to treat lake water than deep well water. We are using both to meet summer demands." The city will look at proposals for a declining block rate for the schools, Sandefur added. A declining block rate is for large water users as they use more water their cost per 1,000 gallons decreases. "We have to look at potential revenue," Sandefur said, "It is costing the city $3 per 1,000 gallons to treat and deliver the water. It was recommended by the finance comittee that the flat rate presently being offered CSU and the schools be deleted," because the city is operating in a deficit. "I have not worked with any council that wanted a rate increase in my 21 years with the City of Edmond," Sandefur said when asked about the increase. City officials were unable to provide figures before press time on how much it cost the city to treat the water before going on line at Arcadia Lake. Rate fixing is a responsibility delegated to city council members
by the city charter. Despite the rate increase, "rate study will be part of our (continuing) discussion," city manager Max Speegle said. "We will negotiate with large water users. CSU will be in that category." CSU has submitted a counterproposal to the city. "We went back and figured what the cost to us would have been for a calendar year," said Nick R. Widener, CSU comptroller. "From January 1987 through December 1987, actual cost was $73,879.95." We projected rates and refigured each month, and it will cost $120,502 at the new rates. "We have no real way to cut back on our water usage," Widener added. CSU doesn't use water sprinklers very much and we cannot control the amount of water used in the dorms and apartments." "I think there will be a lot of activity over the next couple of years," said Phil Arnold, assistant vice president for administration. "The city should look at a graduated reduced rate. CSU being thrown into the same category as residential, manufacturing and commercial users would effect us a great deal."
"We had in effect indicated that we are not as capable of passing increase on to our customers, like a residential or commercial user, Arnold added. "Right now in the very late throes of budget, we have to find $47,000." "We haven't received any word from legislators or regents on what our budget is for next year," said Sharon Martin, CSU director of budget, when asked if there are any projected cut backs.
Avellano named acting dean By Monica Kremeier
Editor Dr. George P. Avellano, chairperson of the department of marketing, has been appointed Acting Dean of the Graduate College by the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges. The recommendation was approved at the regent's June 17 meeting and will be effective July 1, 1988 through June 30, 1989.
University for the twelve years. Prior to this, he was a visiting assistant professor at Montana State University for one year, and an instructor at CSU for five years.
The appointment filled a vacancy created by the reassignment of Dr. Paul Lehman who will be returning to the classroom as a tenured professor. Avellano received his bachelor's degree from Eastern Illinois University, his master's degree from the University of Montana, and his Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma. Avellano has been a professor and chairperson at Central State
George Avellano