PinErIE YISTg August 31, 1982
Vol. 81, No. 2
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Murdaugh cafeteria closes indefinitely; girls move to Central The girls of Murdaugh Hall have lost their cafeteria to CSU's maintance crew indefintely and some of the residents of the oldest of the two women's dormitory aren't exactly enthused about it. Central Cafeteria, which in the past has been occupied by only East and West Hall students, will now accomodate Murdaugh inhabitants. Although Housing Director Robert Fields has insisted that the current arrangements are not permanant, the cafeteria in the basement of Murdaugh Hall could be closed for as long as two years. "We all enjoy the opportunity to meet new people," said one coed, "but, the lines and the inconveniece are a bit of a hassle. It was nice to just be able to get up and go right to breakfast." Residents of East and West Hall also complained about the lines. The space once used to feed the girls is now being used by maintance workers to store supplies needed for construction to be done within the hall. The project, which was to include some remodeling, repairing and work on the fire safety devices, was scheduled to begin at the beginning of the summer semester. However, due to complications, the work was never started. "We had scheduld to do all of the work before the students returned in the fall," explained Fields, "but, it was slow moving because of some difficulties in the contract bidding procedure." The move of Murdaugh's residents presents Fields and his staff with a new problem. In addition to keeping busy trying to fit a overload of students into the already crowed dormitories, they will be tasked with coping with the problems which may come with a crowded cafeteria. Fields disclosed that work on the air-conditioning systems in East and West Halls was also slated as a part of the contract, but that this would not be dealt with at the present time.
Yet Fields sees no such difficulties arising. "I don't believe the lines are nearly as long in Central Cafeteria as they were this time last year," he said. In order to cope with a larger group to feed, changes had to be made in the operations of the cafeteria. The staff has been increased and workers from Murdaugh have been moved to Central. Student worker positions have still yet to be filled and Fields said this will be done in the next few weeks. Vista photo by Daniel Smith
Also, two lines will be in operation for all meals except for breakfast to speed things up, and the seating has been adjusted to accomodate more students.
Bruce Mitchell, Edmond right, practices his CPR (cardiopumonary resuscitation) training as his instructor Linda Ruhman, left, looks on. 'CPR Saturday', held last Saturday in CSU's Wantland Hall, was sponcered by CSU, the Oklahoma County Red Cross Chapter, NBC-TV and the city of Edmond to help train the citizens of the community to be prepared in CPR emergencies. Approximately 100 persons of all ages attended the sessions.
Harassment, grade disputes
Students can air grievances through board A graduate student receives a B grade because his instructor has been told by another instructor to "Watch out for this guy." A young mother returning to school is penalized two grade levels because she missed three class days taking care of her sick child. A female student is constantly harassed by her professor to go out with him. What these three cases have in common is they involve a grievance against a teacher. On August 19, the office of the vice president of Academic Affairas issued a memorandum revisingd the Student Grievance procedures to the faculty, department chairpersons and deans at CSU. The memorandum replaces the old procedures of the Grievance Commitee in which the student and instructor involved each chooses an equal number of committee members from the faculty and—or student body. That committee would then hear discussion from both parties and recommend an appropriate action.
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Recreation facilities open. . .page 3 Rifle corps selected for fall. . .page 5 Media institute discusses ethics. . .page 6 Bronchos defense previews. . .page 7 Will drugs and sports mix?. . .page 8
According to the new appeal proceedures mentioned in the memo, students who questions a faculty members behavior in a relationship with a student, or feels that he or she has received a unjust grade may choose one of three steps to take. The student may take part in a optional discussion with the instructor in an appeal of professional ethics. This, however, is a mandatory in the instance of a grade appeal because only the instructor has the authority to change a grade. A second step allows a student to submit a formal signed statement of the grievance in the case of a violation of professional ethics. The statement must be submitted to the dean of chairperson of the particular school within one calander school year from the date of the incident. The dean or chairperson will then hold meetings with the instructor and student within the two weeks following in order to evaluate the grievance and submit recommendations in order to reconcile the differences between the two. A student may also appeal a grade by submitting a signed petition to the dean of the school, identifing the himself, his section and stating the issue in question and justifying the students position. The School Grade Appeals Committee then hears the positions of both parties, reviews them and the dean makes written recommendations to the instructor and student. If the student or instructor is dissatisfied, they may proceed to a third step.
A request for a hearing before a university appeals committee must be turned in to the vice president for academic affairs. The members of the committee will be selected from a student panel and faculty panel of each school.
The memo states that the committee will evaluate the position before it allows parties to present their positions and evidence. The committees' conclusions and recommendations are then submitted to the vice president.
Security without lead as vandels strike lot Three trucks, parked on university property, were broken into sometime Sunday night or Monday morning according to Jim Dunn, CSU campus police chief. The vehicles, all of which were parked in the resident parking area north of East Hall, were reported Monday morning, said Dunn. "A radio was stolen from one truck while another was missing a small amount of change. The third had been vandalized, but no possessions were taken," he said. Dunn said the vandal gained entry to two of the vehicles by smashing out the wing window on the passenger side while a third may have been opened with a clothes hanger. He added that although he planned to increase the patrolling of the area around East Hall, no arrests have been made in connection with the break-ins. Dunn also urged anyone who has had a vehicle broken into to notify Campus Security so they may establish a pattern or identification of any missing articles. The break-in is the first disturbance reported since students returned for the fall semester. One victim of the vandalism claimed that he counted as many as eight vehicles which had windows smashed. John Burruss, an East Hall resident said that he learned from a friend that his truck had been broken into and when he went out to check, he saw more than three similar instances. "I counted five trucks and three cars that had the windows smashed," said Burruss. Burruss said that although the wing window in his truck had also been smashed, none of his tapes were missing, and he was unable to report the incident to security. "I called them and waited for an officer for an hour and a half, but no one ever showed up," he said. "They said I would have to bring my truck over there because they were swamped with calls."