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Y er Novem 25, 1986
E Vol. 85, No. 23
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Tuesday Edition
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Regents lease CSU acres for oil, gas exploration By Shannon Blockcolski
Samir Khokhar demonstrates his skill with a paddle during the East Hall Ping Pong Tournament. Khokhar won first place in the three week long competition, held in the East Hall game room.
Editor Oil and gas exploration will begin on the CSU campus in December, according to Dr. Bill Lillard, CSU president. The Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges and Universities in a meeting Friday announced that Baron Exploration Co. gave the highest bid, $640 per acre, for approximately 192.89 acres of land, Lillard said. "The Regents took sealed bids from several oil exploration companies, then held an auction," Lillard said. CSU will receive $10,000 for surface damages and $125,000 for the land, Lillard said. If oil is struck, CSU will be paid threesixteenths of the royalties.
"If they punch a hole in the ground, even if they don't strike oil, we get $135,000," Lillard said. The money will be put into the education and general fund. The two basic sites which Baron thought looked productive, Lillard said, are north or east of Broncho Fieldhouse and in the vicinity of the fire station. "It will not be close to any building, and most Oklahomans are used to seeing oil drilling equipment anyway," Lillard said. "With the modern electrical drilling facilities, there will not be much sound produced. I can't anticipate any disturbing factors." The two-year contract includes a stipulation that, if required, all of the visible equipment must be
Gov. Nigh's plans include teaching By J. Money
Student Writer As the time for Gov. George Nigh to step down approaches, speculation on what his plans are increases. "I have not yet decided on what I'm going to do ... I intend to work, and would have been very pleased to run again for Governor if the law would have allowed." Nigh said he intends to do several things on a part-time basis. "One thing I would like to do is to write a couple of book length anecdotes about some humorous situations I have found myself in during my political career," said Nigh. The Governor has considered several options revolving around educating the state's young people, he said, but does not wish to teach full-time. "Various colleges and universities have inquired if I would be interested in teaching, both in this state and beyond ... I've even been offered a position at Harvard," Nigh said. Nigh added, "I don't want to be strictly a classroom teacher, where I am required to be there and give tests. That would tie me down in regard to other things that I would like to get accomplished during this period of my life as well, such as writing books and spending time with my family. Nigh said he would rather be an asset to programs that already exist in the state, giving guest lec-
tures and seminars at the six regional universities in Oklahoma. "The topics I would like to lecture about are the ones that I have worked with closely over the years and that I feel are very important for this state's young people to know about," said Nigh. Nigh said he feels the university is becoming more and more prominent in the economic development of Oklahoma. "I strongly feel that economic considerations should have a closer tie with government," Nigh said. "Because of this, I want to lecture on economic education as well as government, and hopefully tie the two together." said Nigh. Nigh said he hopes to be able to lecture to high school and junior high students as well as college students. "That is one reason why I'd like to spread my lectures around to the six regional universities in the state ... That would allow for junior high and high school students living in a particular college region to be able to come to that institution to hear a lecture without having to go clear across the state.' ' The Governor has not yet decided where he will base his operations from, but has discussed with Dr. Bill Lillard, CSU president, the feasibility of having an office at CSU. "I would like using CSU as a home office because of geographical location, it's close to where I plan to live. Another
reason I would like to use that school is that my wife as well as my two children have attended CSU, so I am more familiar and comfortable with the school," said Nigh. The retiring Governor is proud of the accomplishments in education made during his career in politics, he said, in particular the advances made in vocationaltechnical education. "We boast the number one votech program in the nation when not to long ago the program was almost non-existent," Nigh said.
"We also have dramatically increased the salaries for the common education teachers, but they are still much underpaid." Regardless of whether Nigh teaches full-time or lectures on a part-time basis, he has made it clear that he has no desire to be paid state funds for the work that he does. "Several friends have approached me about possibly setting up a trust fund to compensate me for my time, but I don't want any kind of state funds for my service," said Nigh.
Students hold campus rally without university permission From Staff Reports An anti-apartheid rally was held noon Monday on campus without the university's permission, according to CSU Police Chief Bob Roberts. The students protesting, led by Renard Abyar, CSU student, stood on the meridian under the American Standard Life Sign along 2nd Street, carrying signs saying, "CSU Divest." "We won't make them leave, as long as they are not disturbing the peace," Roberts said. Abyar said the CSU Police took some of the demonstrators' student I.D.'s, and said they would be given to Dudley Ryan, vice president of Student Services.
"Oklahoma University just recently divested their stocks with companies doing business with South Africa, so we hope to create a snowball effect," Abyar said. Abyar said that even though Edmond is a conservative town, some people still care about the situation in South Africa. "I think people are pretty shy, they don't want to do anything until they see someone else do it," Abyar said. The students were protesting the stocks the CSU Foundation owns in companies with holdings in South Africa; Borden, Inc., General Motors Corporation, Exxon, Westinghouse and Xerox, Abyar said.
painted with CSU's colors. "In this time of financial need, we look for any possible additional revenue for the University," Lillard said. "The leasing was competitive, and was handled through the Board of Regents."
Senate fails graduation fee change By Shannon Blockcolski
A resolution submitted by Bill Smith, student senator, exempting students not attending the formal graduating ceremonies from paying the $25 graduation fee failed Monday at the Student Senate meeting. "Wouldn't these people who want to attend the graduation ceremonies have to pick up the extra cost?" asked Skip O'Hare, student senator. Smith replied, "That would be possible, but it isn't fair to make a student pay for something they don't participate in." In other Student Senate business, Jeff Shilling, Student Association president, said he had not yet made a decision on the resolution requesting the Student Senate hold a book fair for all of the discarded books from the Max Chambers Library. "When I took this office, I thought I would never have to veto a resolution, especially one passed by consent," Shilling said. "But Dr. John Lolley (library director), made two comments which caused me to investigate the situation further. "Lolley said 'The books are no more than junk.' I replied, 'Is that why they were sold and thrown into a landfill a few years ago?' and he said 'That's what they are good for."' A resolution authored by April Eck and Terry Brown was submitted to the Student Senate calling for a change in parking for the students and faculty of CSU. The resolution stated that students with parking and housing decals should be able to park in any of the designated student parking areas within any 24 hour period; and faculty members should be able to park in any of the designated faculty parking areas within any 24 hour period.