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TODAY IN HISTORY In 1956, Elvis Presley entered the music charts for the first time. "Heartbreak Hotel" began its climb to the number one spot on the pop listing, reaching the top on April 11, 1956. It stayed at the top for eight weeks.
Josten's is the company that UCO uses to print their diplomas. Staff Writer "It is possible to print the specific ome UCO students are upset about major, but our responsibility is to print the diplomas they will receive, on the diploma what the school sends. which make no mention of their We follow the customer specification," specific major. said a spokesperson for Josten's. "You spend at Jennifer Roybal, coordinator of least four years graduation support services, says it is "You spend at least studying a specific possible to have your major put on your four years studying subject, then you diploma through Josten's, but is unsure don't get the credit why UCO doesn't do this. a specific subject, for it on your Jerry Legere, assistant vice president diploma,," said John for enrollment services says UCO's then you don't get Fluetter, senior policy is common. the credit for it on computer science "Many universities in Oklahoma do major. not include the specific major on their your diploma." Fluetter, who diplomas," Legere said. "We do include became aware of this this information on the students policy when a friend transcript." —John Fluetter of his graduated in By comparison, the University of senior computer December, doesn't Oklahoma (OU) and Oklahoma State science major understand why University (OSU) include not only the UCO won't include this specific specific major but also the specific minor information. of students on their graduation diplomas, "When I first found out about it, I according to graduation officials from called UCO to find out why," said OU and OSU. Fluetter. "They told me that it wasn't Legere went on to say, "a diploma is possible to include the specific major, so more for ceremonial purposes. You get I called Josten's and found out that it See DIPLOMAS, Page 9 was possible."
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UCO student Josh Worden receives his diploma at the Graduation ceremony last December. Diplomas from UCO do not include students' majors, unlike diplomas from OU and OSU.
Students gather outside West Hall as the Edmond Fire Department oversees the smoke that engulfed the dormitory Feb. 19. Fire was ruled out as the cause of the smoke.
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Many residents living in Staff Writer West Hall stated that they est Hall residents were startled when filtered out of the residential coordinators and a dormitory about DPS officer knocked on every 5:30 p.m. Feb. 19 as smoke door and attempted to from an overheated furnace evacuate the building. "My room had been engulfed the 1st floor. "We had air and electrical smelling like burning rubber, problems with the heater," and I told my RA [Resident said UCO refrigeration and Assistant] to come in there. mechanical technician Les She called the other RAs and Staley, who was there to they brought DPS," said 1st investigate the ventilation floor resident Cassie Cook. Students living in the crisis. The Edmond Fire facility stated that neither Department was on the scene residence hall officials nor to oversee the situation, but DPS pulled the fire alarms. "As soon as I opened my later ruled out fire as the cause of the smoke. . door, I saw smoke and the Jan Oxford, secretary for smoke alarm went off," said the Edmond fire marshal said, sophomore West Hall "We [the fire department] resident Markesha Guess. ventilated and deodorized the "When they smelled smoke
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they should have pulled the fire alarm." One student stated that a 3rd floor resident pulled the fire alarm when she became concerned that some students would not get out. "I thought they did a fine job knocking on all of the doors, but why would we leave if we didn't hear a fire alarm?" said freshman West Hall resident Stephanie Beard. Residents remained outside the building as mechanical technicians, along with residential employees and police guarded the premises and searched for the cause of the incident. Students were allowed back into the building shortly after 7 p.m., when the site was ruled safe. •