Editorial: Prison work camps pg:2
Master-minded pg.4
Ex-C.S.U. pitcher sentenced pg.6
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THE July 12, 1990
Vol. 88, No. 60
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Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Dorm heads quit; policy blamed By Erin Mitchell
Staff Writer
Administrative and policy changes may be the reason for at least two head residents at Central State University residence halls to quit, said Scott Lumry, East Hall head resident. All four head residents have quit in the past month, Lumry said. "Carroll Van Duyn took over as manager of resident housing in December, and with help from other housing administration made some changes," Lumry said.
Despite repeated attempts to contact Van Duyn, she was unavailable for comment at presstime. "I feel a responsibility to quit in the better interests of the residents because I don't think I could continue to project a positive attitude," Lumry said. Although he has applied elsewhere, Lumry will leave without another job to go to, and will work his last day this week. With the change in administrative staff came some unexpected results for full-time residence staff, Lumry said. "We all expected changes—we wanted changes—but we expected to be involved in making those changes," Lumry said. "We
were left out of the decision making, and then we were all sort of taken by surprise when we weren't included." "We just received memos on the policy changes," Lumry said. Lumry said minor problems were never examined by the entire housing staff. "If a resident has a problem with a rule, or anything else, I would like to be able to discuss it with him and find out why he has a problem with it," Lumry said. "I don't see them (the new administration) listening to the concerns of either the residents, or the staff," said Debbie Blanke, West Hall head resident. Blanke will leave to be director of resi-
dence life at Cameron University in Lawton after summer session. Tamara Nagel and George Tetteh, former head residents at Murdaugh and Thatcher Halls who recently quit, were not available for comment at presstime. "The new administration is very business oriented," Blanke said. "They want to make all the decisions with an attitude like 'I know what's best and you don't.'" Lumry said the future head residents will have a hard time getting cooperation from residents when they are reported for every minor rule infraction. Please see POLICY on page 8.
President's assistant to settle complaints By Kamal Mazian "I would appreciate and expect that immediate attention be diStaff Writer rected toward (any) complaint or Central State University Presi- problem, and that it be resolved as dent Bill Lillard has assigned his tactfully and expeditiously as assistant, Ed Pugh, to hear and possible. settle complaints the president's "It is my philosophy that our uloffice receives from students, fa- timate goal is to achieve a reasoculty, staff and the community. nably efficient and effective oper"One of my responsibilities will ation to satisfy the needs of our be as a liaison between Dr. Lillard students," wrote Pugh, who graand the university community, to duated from CSU in 1972 and has receive and recognize the nature been teaching geography part time of the complaint or problem," said since fall 1987. Pugh, who was appointed by LilWith every complaint, Pugh lard to the position last March. said he will seek an explanation "I try to do two things: direct the from the appropriate vice presicomplaint or problem to the right dent or dean on "what the problem person or office, or if the problem is" and "how it was resolved." is complex enough, bring it to Dr. Since early June, Pugh said he Lillard himself," Pugh said. has received seven academic and "However, 99.9 percent of the administrative complaints from problems are resolved where they students. should be." Last fall, Dr. Lillard had a clash "In one instance, we made an of words with three students who exception to a student to take a gathered 1,100 signatures on a workshop late in summer because petition complaining about class she had to undergo surgery during sections at CSU. "Any operation as large as CSU the first week of the workshop. "But that's an extreme case. If will occasionally experience manyou start making too many excepagement problems. When they octions, then it's not fair to the other cur they should be honestly dealt students," said Pugh, who is curwith in a timely manner with prorently working on his doctorate in fessionalism," Pugh wrote in a memorandum June 7 to CSU vice geography at the University of Oklahoma. presidents and deans.
Grant from state to fund AIDS project By Jana Potts
Staff Writer
It ' s hot! As temperatures continue to rise at Central State University, John Rolan finds himself on top of a "hot-tin—roof." Rolan, CSU employee, replaced a worn-out compressor in the air conditioning unit above KCSU-2 in the Communication Building annex. (Photo by Ken Freeman)
The Oklahoma State Health Department awarded a $25,000 grant to Central State University for an AIDS testing and education program which will begin in August, said Peggy Foster, director of counseling and testing. Confidential testing will be offered through the program and a counselor will be hired for preand post-counseling, although the majority of the money will be spent on AIDS education, Foster said. "We're trying to get out as much information as we can to the students," Foster said. CSU and Langston University are the latest Oklahoma colleges to receive the grant. Oklahoma State University received a $40,000 grant last year and the Health Department is negotiating a $40,000 contract with Oklahoma University, said Ron Toth, State Health Department AIDS division director. At the end of June, 638 AIDS cases had been reported in Oklahoma; 104 of those reported since January. Seventy-four cases were reported from January to June last year, marking a substantial increase, Toth said. The total number of HIV positive cases in Oklahoma is 812.