THE January 26, 1988 Vol. 86, No. 28
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Tuesday Edition
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Preliminary hearing setsFoster trial date y B
A man accused of attempting to shoot a Central State University professor and student has been bound over for trial in Oklahoma County Court. Gary Bartholomew Foster, 41, charged with two counts of assault using a deadly weapon with intent to kill, will stand trial Feb. 16, according to court records. Foster was arrested on CSU's campus Oct. 9 after allegedly attempting to shoot CSU professor Virginia Peters. Foster, police said, apparently had mistaken the teacher for another person. Police said Foster walked into Peters' office, and asked if her name was "Peterson." After Peters told the man her name, police charged he pointed a gun at her head and pulled the trigger. The gun misfired, however, and Peters fled her office, holding her door closed after getting into the hall. The man who shot at her left
her office by climbing through a window.
A CSU student saw the man, and thinking he might be a thief, gave chase. A short time later Foster was tackled near Mitchell Hall. Another student arrived to help restrain him. During the struggle between the students and Foster, a gun discharged , but no one was injured. Foster, a 1971 graduate of CSU, was arrested once before in March 1986 on a first degree manslaughter charge, but the charge was dropped in April 1986 because of insufficient evidence.
Photographic Services: Dan Smith
Mounds of snow still blocked some parking spaces around campus last week. The warm up was put off track Monday, but is expected to rebound today.
Condoms
Foster was implicated in the death of James Peterson, an Oklahoma City man. Peterson died from a gunshot wound, fired from a revolver Foster was found carrying.
Lillard expected to decide
Foster said that he fired the gun in self defense after he was attacked by Peterson.
Student Association President Jeff Shilling said Friday that CSU President Bill Lillard will release his decision later this week on
By J. Money
Students offered dance, movie Welcome Back 1988, sponsored by the Student Association, is offering two nights of entertainment this week. A video dance is planned for 8 p.m. today in the University Center Ballroom.
Welcome Back Week also will offer students the chance to see a movie. "Ferris BueIler," starring Mathew Broderick, is planned for 8 p.m. Wednesday, also in the University Center Ballroom. "This is one of four annual events the senate sponsors," said
Jeff Shilling, Student Association president. Shilling said students at the dance will have chances to win movie passes and posters, and also would be able to eat and drink at no cost.
87-109, a resolution recommending the dispensation of condoms through the Student Health Center. The resolution requests that students have the opportunity to purchase condoms confidentially without parental consent. Students would have to pay for the condoms, but would not have to pay more than it costs the university to get them. Lillard, Shilling said, apparently believed the resolution had been approved under a catch-all resolution which the senate passed to approve legislation declared null and void by a CSU Supreme Court decision. Another resolution, 87-107, calls for the formation of a nondiscriminatory policy by the university against people with AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). Lillard had said during a Dec. 9 interview that the Oklahoma State
Regents for Higher Education had been conducting meetings with representatives from different schools in the state to formulate guidelines for this school and others to follow in setting up policies. Shilling said Friday that the committee is done with its work, and that he expects to be presented with its results this week. "Once I have that," Shilling said, "I will present it to the senate. If they find the guidelines acceptable, after passage I will send it on to Lillard." Shilling said Lillard promised approval of that resolution, provided it could be modified to meet the regents guidelines. Dudley Ryan, vice president of student services, could not be reached by press time to obtain a copy of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education guidelines.
Enrollment shows increase By J. Money
Vista photo by Kevin Hunter
Mary Butler, representative for Sigma Delta Chi, looked bored at the Organizational Fair held Jan. 20. Organizers of the event have stated they will provide groups more time to prepare for the fair. (Related story page 8).
Central State University's Spring enrollment is showing signs of breaking last semester's total of 12,477 students. With one full week left to enroll, CSU's current enrollment stands at 12,279. "It's going up every semester," said Darrell E. Gilliland, acting director of admissions and registrar. Gilliland said CSU is two percent ahead of where it was at the start of the last week of enrollment last year. This follows the 1987 Fall semester in which enrollment also increased, setting a record for that semester at 13,866. That semester
posted a 3.4 percent increase over its counterpart in 1986. Full statistics on this semester's enrollment won't be available until after the time allowed to enroll ends. Dudley Ryan, dean of student services, said his department is doing everything it can to expedite the enrollment process. "It's a team effort," Ryan said, mentioning the cooperation of Joyce Mounce, assistant vice president of personnel and Clyde Jacob, vice president of academic affairs. "At some point," Ryan said,"I am worried where we will put everyone. We are not quite at the saturation point."