The Vista October 14, 1986

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Ski trip set for '87...page 5

Bearkats hit CSU 21-17...page 6

Chairman learns from past...page 8

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Vol. 85, No. 13

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Tuesday Edition

Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma

Dean forbids campus anti-apartheid rally By Shannon Blockcolski An anti-apartheid rally scheduled for Friday morning did not occur because of lack of planning, according to Dudley Ryan, dean of students. Yet Renard Aybar, a student who originated the idea of the rally, said, "Ryan said as individual students we could not gather on campus with or without a sponsor unless we were a specific campus senate approved organization," Aybar said. "Part of the problem was that they came to me last Monday wanting to hold the rally on Friday. They needed to schedule a speaker, and it takes at least two weeks notice to do that," Ryan said. Abyar wanted to hold the rally on Friday, he said, because it was the National Protest Day for South African Divestment Sanctions. "We were going to protest with

picket signs and a speaker, Opio Tourie, chairman of the Oklahoma Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression," Abyar said. "We strongly disapprove of the amount of stocks the CSU Foundation has in companies with holdings in South Africa." According to Merril Lynch Reality and Skip Wagnon, director of the alumni association and the CSU Foundation, as of Friday the Foundation owned $46,505.02 worth of shares in Borden, Inc., General Motors Corporation, Exxon, Westinghouse and Xerox. "All of these companies have holdings in South Africa," Aybar said. According to Aybar, he first approached the Afro-American Student Union about the rally, and went with AASU president Sherill Sims to talk to Ryan. "Dean Ryan said it would be fine to have a rally if we had spon-

sor consent, but due to miscommunication, the sponsor, Lamona Evans, did not have enough information to say whether she could sponsor us or not," Aybar said. Aybar then contacted John George, political science professor, about sponsoring the rally. George said he would, and Aybar decided to move the proposed rally from Thatcher Lake to 2nd Street below the CSU marquee. "The second time I approached Ryan, he first said we could not gather as individual students. He then said even if we were an organization, we could only gather on Thatcher Lake or in a classroom," Aybar said. "Any other location was out of the question." Ryan responded, "There is no way we could approve something like that in that location because of the traffic hazard. If anything happened it would be the university's fault."

Aybar said after Ryan denied the students the permission to assemble, he contacted the City of Edmond about using the sidewalk in front of the university. "The person I spoke with said he would call me back. When he did, he said I would have to work it out with the university," Aybar said. Curtis Nunley, another student involved with the planning of the rally, said Ryan told him the rally could not take place in front of the university because it would "obstruct traffic." "He also said he didn't want the public to think the opinion of the people rallying was the opinion of the whole university," Nunley said. Both Abyar and Nunley said they felt Ryan's decision about the rally violated the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, which states "Congress shall make no law ...

abridging the freedom of speech; or of the press; or the right of the people to peaceably assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." "A group of individuals can gather in certain locations on campus, depending on what the goals are. Yet we cannot disturb them unless we receive complaints about their actions," Ryan said. "We've done a lot of things that I personally don't agree with, but we just want to be sure everyone has the same opportunity to express their opinions." Abyar said Ryan provided him with some alternatives, such as going through the Student Association or approaching the CSU Foundation directly. "I think he defeated our purposes. His alternative routes were too subtle and he wanted us to keep this quiet. We will definately have a rally, this is a challenge now," he added.

State candidates offer platforms at workshop

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The CSU Jazz Band Number Two per- sent their first concert of the year tonight at 8 in forms a spring concert under the direction of Lee Mitchell Hall. Rucker, music instructor. Both jazz bands will pre-

From Staff Reports U.S. Congressional Republican Candidate Mickey Edwards is one of several political candidates speaking this week during the "Campaign '86" political science workshop. The workshop is being held from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in the Liberal Arts Auditorium. Tonight the speakers will be: 6, Robert Kerr, Democrat candidate for Oklahoma lieutenant governor; 7:15, Phyllis Gault, Republican candidate for Oklahoma corporation commissioner and 8:30, Donna Compton, Democrat candidate for U.S. Congressional District 5. Wednesday's speakers are: 6 p.m., Tim Leonard, Republican candidate for Oklahoma lieutenant governor; 7:15 p.m., Denise York, president of the Oklahoma League of Women Voters and 8:30 p.m., Dr. John Folks, Oklahoma state superintendent of public instruction. Speaking Thursday will be: 6

p.m., Cole Finnegan, campaign manager for Jim Jones, Democrat candidate for U.S. Senate; 7:15 p.m., Lee Slater, secretary of the Oklahoma State Election Board and 8:30 p.m., Joe Park, Democrat candidate for Oklahoma House District 81. Two speakers are featured on Friday: 6 p.m., Mickey Edwards, Republican candidate for U.S. Congressional District 5 and Ellis Edwards, Democrat candidate for Oklahoma state treasurer. Following the speakers at 8:30 p.m., the workshop participants will critique the program and analyze each candidate's presentation. O.G. Moore, assistant professor of political science, said he expects more than 200 students and several Edmond residents to attend the 18th annual workshop. All students that have enrolled in the class, "Campaign '86," will receive one hour graduate or undergraduate credit for their attendance, Moore said.


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