University of Central Oklahoma
THURSDAY September 23,1993
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Regents to discuss fifth college proposal at October meeting Woman forced to swallow cocaine at gunpoint MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) — The Muskogee County prosecutor is weighing charges after a Muskogee woman allegedly was ]Forced at gunpoint to swallow cocaine to hide it from police. Trina Wilkerson, 24, collapsed Wednesday after a police chase of a van carrying her, her boyfriend and another man, police said. Boyfriend Delbert Newton and Jerome Thompson bailed out, but Newton told police after he and Thompson were captured that Wilkerson had been forced to swallow several rocks of crack cocaine during the chase, Capt. Tom Spriggs said. Thompson, has denied making the woman ingest cocaine. Wilkerson was not able to give a statement after collapsing. She has not regained consciousness, is on a respirator and "is showing very little signs of anything," Spriggs said Monday.
Universe mostly 'dark matter,' say astronomers NEW YORK (AP) — Astronomers say they may have gotten their first glimpse of the mysterious "dark matter" that makes up as much as 90 percent of the universe. In reports presented Monday in Italy, an American team and a French team said they have evidence that dark matter is made up of billions of objects the size of Jupiter or larger called MACHOs (massive compact halo onjects). They are stillborn or very dim stars. Charles Alcock of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, said it is impossible to be certain that dark matter has been seen until more examples are observed.
By Roy Howe Staff Writer
Artist at work Darnell Gepfold paints a portrait of Old North for a project in his painting class. (Photo by Mike Simons)
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University remains on censure list of professors By Terri King Staff Writer
After 26 years, the University of Central Oklahoma still remains on the censure list of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). As a result of the censure, prospective professors who may be considering applying for a position at UCO are informed that UCO is under reprimand. "We are a very mobile profession. A lot of people will not make application to be a
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A proposal for a College of Fine Arts will go before the Board of Regents for Oklahoma Colleges at its regular meeting Oct. 14 and 15, said George Nigh, University of Central Oklahoma president. The plan would remove some departments within the College of Liberal Arts and place them in the proposed new college. Last week, Nigh addressed questions and concerns from the 11 department chairs of the College of Liberal Arts. "It was an informal meeting," Nigh said," "but the chairs voted unanimously to recommend to me that I ask the regents for permission to create a College of Fine Arts." Nigh said that the Chairs voted for the new college with the understanding that, if approved, the faculty affected would have an input "as to what goes where."
Faculty members have expressed concern regarding their input about the new college. "As you know, I think it would be helpful if there could be some kind of written outline of the general reorganizational plan so the faculty could better provide input..." said Christopher Givan, professor of creative study, in a Sept. 9 letter addressed to Clifton Warren, dean of the College of Liberal Arts. Concerns also arose when initially faculty had only three days to express their concerns to Warren about the new college. "No one should be overly concerned at this point," Nigh said. "I have an obligation to consider all suggestions." According to Givan's letter, he understood the proposed College of Fine Arts would include Schools of Music, Theater Arts, Visual Arts and Communication.
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faculty member at UCO ( because of the censure). We don't know who may have read it and didn't apply," said Dr. Thomas E. Guild, associate professor of business and president of the UCO chapter of the AAUP. The censure is the result of the firing without due process in 1967 of tenured professor, George A. Benz. In a series of correspondence last summer between the AAUP and UCO president George Nigh, the AAUP presented guidelines for UCO to be removed from the censure list.
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UCO Creatives Studies Chair D r . Christopher F. Givan returns from a year of teaching in Hong Kong.
"Our principle concerns are... the soundness of the university's faculty regulations when measured against (AAUP) supported standards of academic freedom, academic tenure and academic due process; and redress for the faculty member, Professor George A. Benz," the AAUP stated in its letter to Nigh. In Nigh's letter to the AAUP, Nigh stated that the current administration, faculty and staff of UCO were not accountable for what happened in 1967. V See CENSURE, Page 4
Homecoming Photospread
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9 Photospread includes pictures of Laff Olympics, parade and queen candidates