University of Central Oklahoma
THURSDAY July 18, 1991
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What was once feared is now understood. Oklahoma experienced a partial eclipse July 11. The best viewing areas were in southem Mexico and Hawaii. The next total eclipse will not occur until the year 2132. (Photo by Daniel Smith)
Enclosed habitat project underway ORACLE, Ariz. (AP)—Eight environmental pioneers will be sealed inside a 2.25 acre terrarium which duplicates the Earth's ecosystem for a two-year period beginning September. The project is intended to develop solutions to problems from pollution to waste management and pest control and will serve as a prototype for future space habitats. A glass and enameled steel frame with high-tech apartments, offices, labs, a library and recreation room will support four men and four women. The crew will share a rain forest, savannah, fresh and saltwater marshes, desert and an agricultural plot with 3,800 species of plants and animals.
District Attorney says system failed OKLAHOMA CITY (AP)—An 18-year-old burglary suspect shot by a 71-year-old Muskogee woman less than a month after being released from a detention center is an example of the state juvenile justice system's "total failure," said Oklahoma County District Attorney, Bob Macy. Tommy Cunningham and two other men are charged with a Muskogee County burglary after Geraldine Brown shot Cunningham when she heard her door being kicked in. Cunningham was 13 when he was placed in detention for the 1986 clubbing death of an Oklahoma City man.
Fall activity fees climbing By Jeanette McAmis
Staff Writer
With the 1991 fall enrollment at the University of Central Oklahoma, inflation will hit student activity fees for the first time since 1982. Student activity fees are being increased to $4 per credit hour in order to cover increased budget requests by campus clubs and organizations, said Joyce Mounce, administration vice president. The State Regents for Higher Education
approved the increase in June, after reviewing a UCO committee report. "We have projected $265,000 as an expected increase in budget, from the additional student activity fees," said Mounce. The UCO budget for campus activities listed expenditures of $928,983 for 1990-91. For 1991-92 it lists projected expenditures at $1,101,693. "This is the first year we've had a committee to go over the various organization budget requests and give us reasons to justify the fee increase," Mounce said. The committee was made up of student
and faculty representatives. Dr. Deanna Land, student services, served as committee chair. The fee increase was greatly needed according to Mounce. "We were in such a crunch three years ago that many things, like wages and such, were being paid for out of the E and G (education and general) budget," Mounce said. To justify the increase, student organizations and clubs submitted formal requests for budget money. After the budgets were V See Fees,
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Associate Professor of physics Philip C. Cloud aligns his Questar telescope so students and the public can get a first-hand look at the solar eclipse. Two additional projection telescopes were also set up for viewing. (Photo by Adnrzej Tutak)
Dentist with AIDS loses practice SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP)—A dentist infected with the AIDS virus had his license suspended after a colleague told state officials he was too sick to practice. The Georgia Board of Dentistry voted Thursday in an emergency meeting to suspend the license of Dr. Ronal Marasco of Savannah on grounds he was too sick to practice, not because he has AIDS. The board had received a letter from a Savannah physician Wednesday detailing Marasco's condition, said Deputy Attorney General, Stephanie Manis. A full hearing is scheduled for Sept. 10, when the state will decide whether to warn Marasco's patients, Manis said V See World Wrap, back page.
Scholarship developed said. "We would like to award and recognize these leaders." Student Writer The scholarship is for full tuition up to two semesters, approximately $1400. To retain the scholarship the following fall, reStudents who demonstrate talent and outstanding achievement in the areas of leadership, organi- cipients must maintain active in campus clubs and zation and communication may apply this fall for organizations, earn a 3.0 GPA, be enrolled in a mithe new University of Central Oklahoma nimum of 12 credit hours each semester and participate in all required President's Leadership scholarship. The scholarship recognizes students who are Council activities. To be eligible, applicants must have a cumulanot recipients of the Presidential Leadership Scholarship, which is only awarded to graduating high tive GPA of 3.0 or above, have completed at least 20 credit hours and be an Oklahoma resident. school seniors. Applications are available at the dean's office "Some of these campus leaders may not have known about the Presidential Scholarship or may or the Student Activities Office. Applications are have applied, but did not receive it," Thompson due November 1. V By Tina Northcutt
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