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THE July 6, 1989
Vol. 87, No. 58
,ITISTA
Thursday Edition
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Nigh says his goal is to educate
Loan defaulters face lawsuits Attorney general aids collections
By Lori Miller
By K. Mazlan and B. Barritt
Staff Writer
Former Gov. George Nigh, following his announcement not to run for governor, said he is motivated by a desire to educate, not to govern. In an office interview Friday at the Nigh Institute for State Government, the former high school history teacher said he made the announcement to remove any speculation about him seeking a third term as governor. In addition, Nigh said he wanted to make it dear to everyone that what he does at Central State University is not politically motivated. "I enjoyed being governor. It was a major decision not to run," Nigh said. "But I enjoy my life at CSU. I particularly enjoy the classroom and the opportunity to lecture." Regarding other administrative positions at CSU, Nigh said no one has asked him, and he has not considered anything other than what he is doing now. Nigh, who will be inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in November, said it is his objective, at the Nigh Institute, to expose CSU students to basic politics through his experience and through contacts made while in public office. Nigh currently conducts lectures for various classes about government and politics.
Staff Writers
Miss Central State University Misty Attebery waves to spectators Tuesday morning in Edmond's Independence Day parade. (Photo by Dan Smith)
Former Central State University students in default on education loans may soon get slapped with a lawsuit from the state attorney general. The attorney general's office entered into a contract with the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education in December to assist in the collection of defaulted loans, said Craig Sutter, assistant attorney general. This contract was one of several initiatives taken by the state to support federal government initiatives taken to reduce the growing number of student loan defaults. Since January, the state attorney general's office has col-
lected more than $27,500 from delinquent borrowers. State regents have turned over loans totalling more than $660,000 to the attorney general. Thirty-eight debtors negotiated repayment schedules for their loans after the attorney general's office sent notification of legal actions planned for collecting student loans in the state. In addition, the office has filed lawsuits against 82 delinquent borrowers for payment and have 97 more cases pending in the latest effort to save the Guaranteed Student Loan program (GSL). Oklahoma has more than $42 million in GSL defaults, Sutter Please see LOANS on page 8.
CSU faculty ads flawed,c staff says By Ann Hamilton Student Writer
Advertising produced to announce faculty openings at Central State University is untimely, ill-placed, and sometimes in conflict with the faculty handbook, according to several CSU department heads and professors. "I'm sick of it," said Dr. Mary Jane Riley, general business professor and 22-year CSU faculty veteran. "It's like we don't really want the best people, because we're trying everything we can to see that people don't
apply for our jobs. "In general, I feel that people have been pre-selected for positions and then the position announcement is written to describe that person. I also believe that, in the past, the administration has required us to limit ourselves to on-campus applicants, telling us that we need continuity ... we have been forced to consider people that have been disqualified in the inti tal screening." Dr. Fred Grosz, chemistry department chairman, said the procedure, if any exists, is lack-
ing both in and larity in effectiveness. "This year we have been gi-
ven the opportunity to fill a position on a permanent basis," Grosz said. "We had five candidates that applied, of which only two were physical chemists (the type CSU was hiring). It
was an extremely small applicant pool. "This is not to say that people are not interested in Central State University, or our department; and it is not to say that there are not physical chemists available. To me, it says that
they (the office of academic affairs) did not advertise in the right place and at the right time. "If a chemist wants a position, he looks in Chemical Engineering News. He does not look in The Daily Oklahoman or The Dallas Morning News," Grosz said. "Only a very small percentage will look in The Chronicle of Higher Education." Ad placement procedure, according to Kayla Davis, assistant personnel director, starts with the department chairperPlease see FACULTY page 8.
Former addict has mission By Bretta Barritt Staff Writer
"I'm not a policeman for God," said Michael Evans, 24-year-old co-founder of Ministry for Youth. "I do not judge people and neither does God." Evans was carrying his cross in front of the Baptist Student Union Friday—the arm of the cross hung over one shoulder, the rest of the weight of the cross on a roller. "When school gets started back in the fall, I would like to come to the Baptist Student Union and see about holding a revival on campus," Evans said. Evans was a heroin addict before he moved to Oklahoma. Now he is married and has a one-
year-old son—and a mission. That mission is to remind people of Jesus and His meaning in their lives, Evans says. The cross he bears isn't meant to represent Jesus' plight, but to remind people of Him, Evans said. To Evans, the cross represents freedom and deliverance, he said. "I would like everyone to understand I'm not a freak...I'm just trying to bring Jesus to the people. I want them to know that he's real and not out there in the clouds somewhere," Evans said. Evans and his wife began their youth ministry before their son was born. The ministry of six people meets every morning for prayer. The Please see MISSION on pago 8.
Michael Evans, co-founder of Ministry for Youth, carries a cross Friday near the Baptist Student Union. (Photo by Stan Pollard)