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September
Vol. 85, No. 3
VISTA
Tuesday Edition
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Resolution submits discount card plan for students, staff By Shannon Blockcolski A resolution proposing the development of a CSU Student Association card offering all enrolled students and school employees discounts was brought before the Student Senate for discussion Monday. Written by Kim Voynar, chairperson of the student activities committee, the resolution states the C.S.U.S.A. card would provide food and/or merchandise discounts in accordance with the Edmond local merchants. "OU and OCC are using these cards this year, and it will not cost the university any money," Roger Acebo, director of public relations said. The resolution suggests a task force begin the process of developing the discount card system. In other Student Senate business, Student Association President Jeff Shilling submitted
the proposed 1986-87 budget for approval. The $18,710 total budget is appropriated by the administration from student activity fees and federal funds, according to Shilling. "I plan on following the budget this year, since last year's budget wasn't followed," Shilling said. The Student Association received an increase in print shop and travel expenses and a $50 decrease in the student wage fund. According to Shilling, he increased the president's contingency fund from $500 to $1,000 to compensate for unplanned expenditures and activities. The senate will vote on the budget September 15. The senate also approved the appointments of Jeanie Bernhardy as historian and Spencer Weyerman as deputy speaker. Kristi Saul was hired as Student Senate office secretary.
Photographic services: Dan Hoke
Students dance to video music at a Welcome Back Week bash held Thursday in the University Center Council Room, sponsored by the Student Association.
Focus: student pregnancy
Clinics offer care for a 'very real problem' By Shannon Blockcolski Editor
This story is the first in a three part series on issues and problems concerning students and the places that provide help, encouragement and counseling for the students in these circumstances. The number of teenage pregnancies appears to be on the decrease in Oklahoma, according to Oklahoma State Department of Health spokesman Dick Gunn. In 1985, 8,410 babies were born to mothers age 19 or younger, compared to 8,807 born in 1984. The fertility rate, or number of live births for every 1,000 women in a given population, was 63.2 in 1985 for teenagers 15 to 19. "Although the number of teenage births appears to be on
the decrease, the problem of teenage pregnancy is still very real in the state," Gunn said. According to the health department, in 1985, one out of every four 19-year-old women had experienced a live or still birth. Approximately one out of every eight 17-year-old women had experienced a live birth or fetal death. At least 2,300 young women in Oklahoma did not graduate from high school in the 1985-86 school year because of pregnancy, Gunn said. "Our communities need to continue to become involved in reaching students and making a difference in their lives," said Dr. Joan K. Leavitt, commissioner of health. Beth Camblin, director of the CSU Student Health Center, said
most pregnant students go home or to their own private doctors. Yet Sandy Roberts, nurse in the Student Health Center, said there are several places in Edmond and Oklahoma City offering help for pregnant women. "I usually give them the names of private doctors in Edmond, Planned Parenthood, the clinic at Mercy Hospital and the woman's clinic at University Hospital," Roberts said. The first thing the nurses at the health center do when a female student comes to her and says she might be pregnant, Roberts said, is tell them not to take any medicine. They then recommend an Early Pregnancy Test, available for $10 at several drug stores.
"The EPT's success rate is good, and it helps those women who don't want anyone to know or don't have a car," Roberts said. Professional Nursing Care, Inc. 1701 E. 2nd, provides newborn care, home health natural family planning information and pregnancy tests, said Shirley Roy, director. The Pregnancy Testing Center is located at 422 S. Bryant, and Advice and Aid in Problem Pregnancy offers free, confidential pregnancy tests at 2412 Classen Blvd. Family Planning Services, 9204 N. May, and Family Care Clinic, 12 W. 33 in Edmond, provide birth control and pregnancy tests. Planned Parenthood, with two locations at 619 NW 23rd and 730
Asp in Norman, provides birth control, prenatal care and pregnancy testing. Planned Parenthood uses a sliding payment scale based on federal poverty guidelines. If a woman's income falls withing a zero percent category, she is not charged for birth control or medical services. Anyone with an income over the zero percentage is charged from 20 to 100 percent of total costs for treatment, said Jackie Isamay, education director at Planned Parenthood. "We do ask for donations, and we are re-evaluating our payment scale so it will become simplier to figure payment charges," Isamay said. "Our main goal is to provide all women affordable gynecological and counseling services."