December 7, 1982
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Vol. 81, No. 25
CSU accreditation
NCA team surveys campus By Mike Sherman Assistant Editor The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools sent a "focus-visiting" committee to CSU Monday to look at problems which had troubled the group during their last visit in 1979. The NCA accredits universities and colleges in this region of the U.S. In their last visit, the committee sighted the lack of influence the Faculty Senate had in academic affairs, along with a general problem in the area of academic leadership as their main areas of concern. Dr. John A. Flowers, provost and vice-president of academic affairs at Cleveland State University, headed up a group which came to CSU to "evaluate the issues voiced by the team that was here in 1979.
Vista photo by Craig Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus, David Anderson and Nancy Bresnehan, greet guests and serve Wassil to faculty and students at the third annual Feast of Carols held Thursday evening in the University Center Ballrooms. The annual dinner features madrigal characters, food and entertainment for the Christmas season. See related story and photos on page 4.
"We are here to access the circumstances on campus, particularly the faculty governance issues," Flowers said. Flowers, along with two other members, met with approximately 30 faculty members Monday in the Administration Building. The meeting gave the faculty a chance to express their views on the accreditation question. Flowers told the group of instructors and administrators that the NCA was not here to determine whether CSU should be accredited; NCA sent the
team to observe the circumstances on campus, and to recommend the date of the next visit. NCA normally visits each university or college under its governance once every ten years. However, after the 1979 visit to CSU, the group felt that an evaluation in the 1983-84 school year was warranted. Following their visit, the group will report to NCA officials who will make the ultimate decision on the date of the next evaluation of CSU. On the Faculty Senate, the 1979 NCA team's report stated that the faculty as a whole was generally uninvolved in the senate and questioned the body's representation of faculty members. It also pointed to a lack of cooperation between the senate and administration. In their annual report, the senate listed the concerns of the NCA and what they have done to correct the problems. The report pointed out that 72 percent of the Faculty Association voted for the continuation of the Faculty Senate. The senate has also published a monthly report and polled the association on major issues to guide its policy, according to the report which was submitted to the NCA team. During their visit, the NCA visited the various schools on campus. In addition, the group met with Oklahoma Chancellor of Higher Education Joe Leone.
Bronchos hammer USC; Northeastern next By Mike Sherman and Robert Slankard The CSU football team celebrated its return to the NAIA playoffs with a 61-20 demolition of Southern Colorado in Pueblo, Saturday. The Bronchos, who last competed in post-season play in 1979, waited only 31 seconds to score their first touchdown and continued the scoring spree throughout the afternoon. Quarterback Randy Page, who earned the honor of offensive player of the game, found receiver Willie Henderson on a 35 yard touchdown pass to begin the offensive explosion. The Bronchos went on gain 584 yards in total offense in defeating the fifth ranked Indians. The win set the stage for a showdown with Northeastern Dec. 11 in the NAIA semifinals. CSU will travel to Tahlequah for the contest which is a rematch of the Oct. 2 game. In the first meeting, the Redmen capitalized on several second half mistakes by the Bronchos to prevail 42-26.
Play-by-play broadcast of the game can be heard on CSU Cable 2. The winner of the Northeastern-CSU contest will advance to the finals to take on the Mesa, Colo.-Hillsdale, Mich. winner. The site of the final game will not be decided until after the two semifinal match-ups; however, CSU's sports information director Doug Folks said the deciding factor will be how much money the two remaining schools bid. If the Bronchos are able to get by Northeastern, Folks said the climate which CSU plays in would also be an advantage to the school in its attempt to host the game. But the highest bid will get the game, he said. In Saturday's contest at Pueblo, the Bronchos weren't thinking about a monetary bid for the finals or looking ahead to Northeastern. The team, which had been inactive for a month, ripped off the cobwebs from their pads and came out of the locker room "breathing fire." "We started out quick," said
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Jazz bands 'boogie' at concert...page 3 Christmas spirit alive at dinner...page 4 Black center welcomes student...page 5 Love receives award...page 6 Bronchos scalp Redmen...page 7 Lady Bronchos take top `dawg'...page 8
head coach Gary Howard, "and set the tone for the game. That was an important factor." Following the opening scoring pass to Henderson, Page engineered a ten-play, 54-yard scoring drive which he completed with a one-yard plunge to put the Bronchs up 13-0. Southern Colorado showed signs of life with a long scoring drive of their own—an 80-yard excursion through the Broncho defense, ending with an 11-yard TD flip from quarterback Dan McMinimee to Herman Heard. The Bronchos would light up the scoreboard for 34 points before the Coloradans would be heard from again. Page found Henderson again for a 31-yard strike to make it 20-7. On their next drive, CSU relied on halfback Steve McKeaver to do the work as he rambled 45 yards for the TD, and ran in the conversion for a 28-7 lead to begin the second quarter. Henderson then grabbed his third and final TD pass of the afternoon, a 32-yard bullet to make it 35-7. The Broncho offense was showing some of the same firepower it had all year— but they were not through yet. Kicker Craig Dawkins sailed the insuing kickoff towards USC returner Lloyd Day. When the ball got there, Day who couldn't decide on if he should return the ball, stepped out of the end zone and back in again and downed the ball to give CSU a two-point saftey. Dawkins ended the first half scoring by booting a 41-yard field goal to open the lead to 40-7. Southern Colorado showed
signs of life after the half, driving all the way to the Central 6-yard line before CSU defensive back Randy Preston intercepted a pass in the end zone and took it 100 yards for another CSU score. USC then scored on their next two possessions, the first coming on an 80-yard drive, ending with Heard going in from the one-yard line. The Indians third and final score of the afternoon came when McMinimee found receiver John Trahan on a 40-yard bomb, making the score 47-20. But after the two squads exchanged punts, the Bronchos were
on the march again. Page found tight-end Bob Campo on a 15-yard TD pass, and his replacement, senior Bryan Coffee hit Aaron Bruner for a 13-yard scoring strike to end the Bronchos scoring. On defensive side of the ball, nose-guard Derwin Cantley was named defensive player of the game. Cantley, who spent CSU's idle time nursing a foot injury, had seven tackles and two assists. Linebacker Ed Desherow lead the Bronchos in tackles with 15 and
10 assists.
Vista photo by Danisl Smith
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Receiver Willie Henderson snags one of his three touchdown receptions and hoists the pigskin in the air, waiting for the reaction from the rest of the Bronchos, during Saturday's playoff game.