THE YISTg June 30, 1983
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Vol. 81, No. 58
Union drops lawsuit against CSU, Regents By Price Oswalt
and Matthew Driskill Central State University and the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges have been released from the lawsuit brought by the Board of Trustees for the Oklahoma Memorial Union, Inc., at the University of Oklahoma. Sally Gilbert, representative for the attorney s handling the case for the Union trustees said, "the only comment I have is that CSU and the Regents have been dismissed from the suit and have been notified." CSU, the Regents, and student Ken Shade were being sued as a result of damages caused by a "punk rock" concert held in the Memorial Union in December, 1981. The concert caused $6,000. worth of damages to the Union. Assistant to the President, Carl Reherman, had advised The Vista` the university had not heard from Mr. Shade since that. time." Upon further investigation The Vistalearned that Shade is currently enrolled for the summer session. Attempts to contact Shade by telephone received no response. He was contacted outside the Liberal Arts Building at noon on Wednesday. Shade said he was not presently represented by counsel. "I had an attorney that also worked for O.U., and due to the conflict of interest, he will not represent me. He is finding another lawyer for me though. I should have one this week." "I had no trouble enrolling this semester," Shade commented. When asked if he would talk to the administration, he said, "sure, when I get an attorney." Shade told reporters he had been employed by the CSU Media Center until September 1982. "I left work at that time for another job... then I decided to come back to school this summer."
Dr. Michael Dunn, KCSC general manager, said, "Ken told me that he wanted to do a benefit concert for the station. I told him fine, but we would not put up any money for the bands or the hall." "We (KCSC, CSU) have had a benefit concert before," Dunn stated. "Myself and Barbera Norman, chairman of the Oral Communications Department, signed the contracts for the club where it was held and for the bands. We raised about $500." Dunn said Shade had told him the concert would be 'new wave. "I couldn't stop him from doing it. If someone wants raise money for us, how could I stop them? I told him that he would be responsible for it and I didn't know that he was using KCSC's name." Dunn said,"I told him the concert would have to be a freebie and we (KCSC) received no money off the concert." When asked if he knew how much Shade charged for admission, Dunn said, "I don't remember him saying." Reherman said he was notified Wednesday morning that the case against CSU and the Regents had been dropped. "Sally called me this morning and told me. Being dropped is enough...I didn't pursue why." "She wants us to help her find Shade. I told her we would," Reherman stated. "I also told her we had heard that he was enrolled in school this summer." When asked if any action would be taken against Shade from the university, Reherman said, " we only do that for academic, disciplinary or financial reasons. He is not in trouble with the university. We have no control of his off time business. I sincerly feel he will have a hard time getting a job with KCSC again...but we are not looking for a pound of hide. I think if he is to be found in fault, that will be enough."
Vista photo by Michael Keen
Tuesday evening rains caused some students to look for boats rather than sidewalks to get to their 7:30 p.m. classes. Heavy rains in the Edmond area caused minor flooding and two bridges were damaged because of the heavy downpour. More rain is forcast for the area Saturday and Sunday.
Enrollment sets new record A record 8 percent increase in Central State University's summer enrollment was reported by Dr. Bill Lillard, president. These figures are an increase compared to the 1982 summer semester. With a headcount at 6,133, the 1983 summer semester full time equivalent marked a 6.7 percent increase. The largest increase in the student population was noticed in the freshman classification with a 13.6 percent gain, and sophomores, up 10.1 percent. Women comprise 58 percent of the total enrollment for this summer. This is a 1 percent decrease compared to last summer's figures. An age distribution analysis for summer 1983 shows that 18 percent of the student body is under 21, 30 percent between 21 and 25 years of age, and 52 percent over 25 years old. This represents a 1 percent shift from the over 25 to the under under 21 age group for summer 1982. The average age of CSU summer student is 28. The Internationl student group rose 20 percent from last summer with Hispanic and Asian students increasing 13.9 and 15.2 percent, respectively. The
only decline in the race /ethnic classification was in the American Indian group showing a decrease of 14 students. Black students also increased by 9.4 percent. As a comparison of percentage distribution of total enrollment by county, state, and foreign country, figures show that 67.3 percent of the students reside in Oklahoma County and 3.6 percent are from Canadian County. All in-state students during the summer make up 89.3 percent of the total. Out-ofstate enrollments are 1.4 percent and foreign students comprise 9.4 percent of the total, officials reported. Most out-of-state students are from Texas and Kansas and the majority of the foreign students are from Nigeria. Comparing the total student credit hours produced by the 5 academic schools, the School of Mathematics and Science demonstrated an 15.7 percent increase from last summer. This was attributed to a marked increase in students enrolling in biology , mathematics, computer science, and physics.
Insurance forms required for autos The Department of Public Safety will begin implementing the amended compulsory insurance law, beginning July 1, 1983. Oklahoma vehicle owners who purchase license tags after July 1 must provide proof of liability in-
surance coverage on the spot. One copy of a Security Verification Form must be surrendered to the tag agent, or mailed to the Oklahoma Tax Commission if the motorist is obtaining tags by mail. Insurance companies have been
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providing two copies of the Security Verification Form to policyholders since Jan. 1, 1983. The remaining copy is to be kept in the vehicle at all times. If the driver is stopped by a trooper or other police officer, he must show the form on demand. If the driver is involved in an accident, he must show his proof of liability insurance to the other parties involved. Drivers who cannot supply proof of insurance will be charged with "Failure to Carry Valid Security Verification Form". Conviction carries a fine of up to $250, up to 30 days in jail, or both. In addition, his driving and registration privileges will be suspended until he can show proof of insurance for six months. Before he can recover his license,
he will have to pay a reinstatement fee of $35 to the Department of Public Safety. "A driver who operates a vehicle owned by someone else should remember that the compulsory insurance requirement applies equally to both the owner and the operator," said Public Safety Commissioner Paul W. Reed, Jr. "Every driver should protect himself by carring an Operator's Security Verification Form with him at all times, " Reed said. "However, unlike the Owner's Form, the Operator's Form is an option for insurance companies to issue. If the driver's insurance carrier does not issue an Operator's Form, he should not drive a borrowed vehicle unless an Owner's Security Verification
Form is carried in it," Reed said. Vehicles not used on public streets or highways, such as antique automobiles, are exempt from carrying a security verification card. Other exceptions include governmet-owned vehicles, fleet vehicles which are self-insured, taxis, vehicles operating under a permit from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission or Interstate Commerce Commission, and those bearing out-of-state tags. During 1982, 28 percent of Oklahoma traffic accidents-nearly 25,000 of them, involved uninsured drivers. Until the law was amended, these drivers could not be pinpointed unless they were involved in an accident.