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`Happy-faced angel' Friends remember Jill Temple's enthusiasm, positive outlook on life By Sandi Craig
SlaffWriter sea of bright, yellow happy faces decorated the dorm room of Jill Temple and symbolized who she was, according to friends of the UCO sophomore, who majored in special education. Temple, 20, died June 10 at Baptist Medical Center, the day after her 20th birthday, due to complications from an infection following surgery May 22 for a brain tumor. Temple was diagnosed with the tumor earlier this year, according to friends. "She just wanted to make it to her 20th
birthday," said Jamey Keffer, "She was also a very a senior theatre arts major. active member of the "We discussed it the other Resident Hall Association day and we think that it was and worked as my such a Jill thing for her to assistant for about a make it to her 20th birthday. month," said Stephanie That's our Jill—that if she Buzzard, administrative was going to die, she was assistant at Auxiliary going to turn 20 first," said Enterprises. Alicia Henthorne, a freshman "Jill spent a lot of time vocal music education major. helping out with her Temple was a residential younger brother's assistant (RA) in West Hall elementary class," said during the 1997 fall semester Buzzard, whose daughter Jill Temple and part of the 1998 spring was in the same class. semester. However, she had to resign "It's real sad when you lose a person, because of her illness. because she did so much for so many
people," Buzzard said. Henthorne said Temple was involved in everything and she was all about making this campus better—especially the dorms. She was a real big supporter of the dorms." All the RAs agreed that she had the most school spirit. "Everyone in West Hall, if they did not know Jill, they knew of Jill. She was the most visible and most involved," Keffer said. "I was an RA at the same time and wt. were sort of a team—we worked together and planned things together," Keffer said "She had the most energy of anyone I
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Enrollment numbers continue downward trend at UCO Rising economic problems in Asia have caused a decrease in international student enrollment this summer, said Dr. Ronald Paddack, director of the International Office at UCO. Enrollment is down from 1,052 last summer to 951 students this year. "This decrease is largely attributed to the economic crisis in Asia," Paddack said. "The countries most affected by this turmoil, like Malaysia and Thailand, are our best feeder countries," he said. According to UCO enrollment statistics, other nations like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal have seen only minor changes in enrollment figures. "I don't believe the Indian subcontinent will play a major role in the overall change of our statistics, even with tensions due to their recent nuclear activities," Paddack said. The graduation of a large number of international students
Eastern Europe and some from the Middle East. A majority of the international students at UCO originate from Taiwan, which has a total of 262 students this summer. "You've got to remember that our figures of enrollment are very close to OU's, even with the absence of certain programs like engineering or medicine, and absolutely no recruitment budget," Paddack said. "This can be attributed to the successful recruitment efforts of the International Office," he said. According to Paddack, the university is optimistic about Fall 1998, since there has been a significant increase in applications from new European countries. "We will continue to be eager for the economic crisis in Asia to be resolved as we have enjoyed such wonderful students from the affected countries," he said. '4(
International student enrollment drops by 101 students
Paddack this spring, and students working full-time in the summer has contributed to the overall decline, Paddack said. "It is going to take some two to three years before the Asian problems are resolved so that we can see increases in students from those countries. However, last semester we had students from 90 countries," Paddack said. In recent semesters, there has been an influx of students from
By Madhu Krishnamurthy
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said. It was at leas AJC0 is down from .6 percent partly due to th List year effects of Hous approximately 5.6 percelit,, according to Bill 1017, whit became law in 199 Jerry Legere, assistant vice president of and required all enroll rn e n t Oklahoma teachers to ",mariagemeilt. do more ..Y.raduat work, he said. There are 5,780 'Graduat students enrolled in enrollment peaked • undergraduate studies for the 1998 summer 1992 and by no Legere most teachers hav semester, compared to 6,126 students last year, he said. completed the additions Legere said he thought the requirements of FIB 1 017 most important reason for the Legere said. Enrollment is down in al decline in undergraduate enrollment was that 83 fewer colleges, except the College o courses were offered this Business, which showed a summer. He said the 10.5- percent increase. Both th percent decline in international College of Education and titv student enrollment was another College of Mathematics at reason for the total enrollment Science showed an 1I perceH decline in enrollment. decline. The College of Liberal Enrollment figures also indicate a 9.1-percent decline in enrollment declined by 11 the number of graduate students, percent. oars 1,659 students last year to 508 this year, ;
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