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• • District Attorney investigates Edmond Police Department OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Edmond police officer's lawsuit against a supervisor and the city of Edmond has prompted an investigation by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and the Oklahoma County district attorney. District Attorney Bob Macy said Monday his office and the OSBI are looking into allegations of wrongdoing in the Edmond Police Department. Officer Mark Biggers filed a $3.4 million civil lawsuit last week, alleging Capt. Ben Daves repeatedly tried to convince him to change a July 3 traffic accident report that Biggers investigated.
AIDS group passes out condoms in OKC OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Members of the Oklahoma City chapter of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, or ACT-UP, passed out about400 condoms andpamphlets on "safe sex" at an Oklahoma City school before being asked to leave the campus. Many students took packages of condoms and pamphlets from the group. Some refused and some took the packages and tossed them on the ground. After the campus police asked the group to leave the campus, they moved across the street.
Oil imports rising WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States probably will import three of every four barrels of oil it uses within two decades, a congressional agency said today. The Office of Technology Assessment released its report only days before the Senate plans to begin considering abroad-reaching national energy program. It is likely to be used as am munition by those senators who seek to open an Arctic refuge in Alaska to oil and gas drilling. See WORLD WRAP back page
THURSDAY October 31, 1991
Royal scandal Homecoming Queen Jennifer Davis (left) has been accused of rules violations in the conduct in her campaign for election. (Photo by Mike Simons)
Queen's campaign under scrutiny By Larry Rogers
Staff Writer
Confetti wasn't the only thing thrown at the University of Central Oklahoma's 1991 homecoming queen, Jennifer Davis. Accusations of election rule and budget viola dons were also flung her way. Queen candidates Kristy Blackwood and Lisa Goodwin filed a grievance last Wednesday with the Association of Women Students (AWS) alleging that Davis did not properly account for money spent on her campaign and that she failed to have her signs taken down by the specified time after the elections. A panel consisting of the president of AWS, Lori Kroll, and members Tara Laubach, Robin Ropp and Lisa Craddock heard the grievance last Thursday and found Davis guilty of the infractions after about an hour's deliberation, Blackwood said. Homecoming queen contest rules allow candidates to spend no more than $50 for campaign materials, and state that all signs must be removed by 8 a.m. the day following the election. Blackwood, Davis and Goodwin all said they spent $48. Candidate Jenny Parton said she spent $49, and Joanne Wong could not be reached for comment. "She (Davis) didn't have any receipts," Blackwood said. "I had receipts even for glitter I used."
My goal in filing the grievance was to bring the association's attention to the fact that the rules need to be enforced. —Kristy Blackwood Homecoming Queen Candidate
But Davis said she interpreted the requirement differently. "I don't feel like I did anything wrong," Davis said. "Most of my materials were do-
nated, and I asked at an AWS meeting how to account for donations. They told me to write down what it would cost if I was to go out and buy it, period. In the guidelines it says nothing about receipts." Davis dismissed the allegations that she didn't have her signs down on time.
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I don't feel like I did anything wrong.... In the guidelines it says nothing about receipts. —Jennifer Davis Homecoming Queen
"I went to a meeting a week after the elections and took with me some of the other candidates' flyers I found still hanging up," Davis said. The panel decided to ban Davis' sorority, Sigma Kappa, from sponsoring a queen candidate next year. Davis has appealed the panel's decision to Dr. Dudley Ryan, student services dean. "I felt the panel was biased against the sorority," Davis said."I won't even be here next year." Panel member Craddock said she could not comment, and Kroll could not be reached. Ryan said he would not make a decision in the matter until he had "gathered all the facts." Dr. Deanna Land, associate student services dean would not comment on the panel's decision. "I told the girls that what went on in the meeting would stay in the meeting," Land said. "This was a disciplinary matter and should remain between the student and the school." "My goal in filing the grievance was to bring the association's attention to the fact that the rules need to be enforced," Blackwood said. Goodwin later withdrew her name from the complaint. "After I heard both sides of the story I decided to drop the issue," Goodwin said. V
Fall enrollment starts next week Enrollment for the spring semester at the University of Central Oklahoma will begin November 5 and class schedules are available tomorrow at the enrollment center in the Administration Building. Alphabetical order of last names will be used to classify enrollment dates and the schedule will begin with H—P. "We rotate the order of last names so the same students don't get an advantage," said Darrell Gilliland, registrar. The schedule for graduate students and seniors will be: • Tuesday, Nov. 5, last names beginning with H—P. • Wednesday, Nov. 6, Q—Z. • Thursday, Nov. 7, A—G. • Students who miss their scheduled day can enroll on Friday, Nov. 8 and Monday, Nov. 11. The schedule for juniors will be: • Tuesday, Nov. 12, H—P. • Wednesday, Nov. 13, Q—Z. • Thursday, Nov. 14, A—G. • Juniors who miss their scheduled day can enroll Friday, Nov. 15, and Monday, Nov. 18. The schedule for sophomores will be: • Tuesday, Nov. 19, H—P. • Wednesday, Nov. 20, Q—Z. • Thursday, Nov. 21, A—G. • Sophomores who miss their scheduled day can enroll Friday, Nov. 22 and Monday, Nov. 25. The schedule for freshmen will be: • Tuesday, Nov. 26, H—P. • Wednesday, Nov. 27, Q—Z. • Monday, Dec. 2, A—G. • Freshmen who miss their scheduled day can enroll on Tuesday, Dec. 3. Open enrollment will be Dec. 4—Jan. 10, and late enrollment will be Jan. 13—Jan. 27. V