University of Central Oklahoma
TUESDAY • December 5, 1995
The Student Voice Since 1903
Spring sprouts new campus parking lots Computer Science Building, and south of Wantland Hall. Rosson said some confusion arose between faculty and students regarding Students frustrated with the lack of the parking area west of the Liberal Arts student parking will find more student Building as to who the lot was assigned parking lots when they return for the to. Rosson said the lot is a Faculty-Staff spring semester. "The greater change that students are lot and that permanent signs will be going to find will be in (the new) posted to avoid future confusion. Student 9 and Student 10 parking lots," Central Cafeteria workers will be said Farrell Rosson, project coordinator given 10 reserved parking areas in the parking lot north of the cafeteria. at the Physical Plant. Rosson said the Faculty-Staff 9 and Students who wish to have parking Faculty-Staff 10 parking lots, both problems addressed can pick up a located at the corner of University and parking lot survey form at the Physical Ayers, would be changed to Student 9 Plant and mail . it to Rosson at P.O. Box and 10 lots. 119. The Faculty-Staff 4 parking lot south The forms will be handled by one of of the Liberal Arts Building will be the four subcommittees on parking changed to the Student 4 parking lot as problems. "We know there are still some basic well. In exchange, the staff and faculty will problems with parking," Rosson said. receive two 24-hour parking lots at the "But we have eliminated some basic M lot near Thatcher and the Faculty- concerns so that we can address Staff 8, located west of the Math and newer problems that will develop." 4
By Rob Gallavan Student Writer
Here comes Santa Claus... Children swarm to Santa's side as he arrives at the Presidents' Club Children's Christmas Party held Friday in the University Center Grand Ballroom. (Staff photo by Joy McNutt) See related story on page 3.
UCO's Office of Outreach reaches out to students By Gayleen Langthorn Student Writer The Office of Outreach oversees continuing education, the Nigh Institute of State Government, KCSC radio station, globalization, the Edmond Language Institute, the Donna Nigh Gallery, the UCO Press (an academic publisher) and the Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame.
• Continuing education This did not exist on the campus until 16 months ago, said Carl Reherman, executive director of the Office of Outreach and director of the Nigh Institute. Continuing education includes the intersession credit and noncredit classes, off-campus classes and travel/study abroad tours like the "Washington Leadership" class to be offered Spring
Institute is to respond to the nontraditional educational training and research needs of state government. The institute grew out of the Distinguished Statesman-in-Residence Program which began in 1987 when George Nigh was appointed Statesmanin-Residence by UCO President Bill Lillard. In recent years, the institute has • Nigh Institute of State Government The mission statement of the Nigh V See Outreach, Page 5
Break 1996. ACCESS Oklahoma is another continuing education project which uses a live interactive network to link students and teachers at UCO, Oklahoma City Community College (OCCC), Francis Tuttle Vo-Tech and Crescent, Deer Creek, Edmond, Putnam City and Western Heights public schools.
INSIDE TODAY THE BEATLES
INDEX Editorial
YOUNG FASHION
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Campus Quotes .... 2 Around Campus 19
Sports 12,13 Comics 18 Classifieds 20
The Fab Four find a new generation of music fans.
Children parade their new clothes in fashion show
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SPORTS UCO softball coach Gerry Pinkston was named to the Softball Hall of Fame.