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By Jarrod Briley StallWriter

Athletes at UCO may soon be able to complete the enrollment process before all other students, if a recent student athletic committee proposal is considered feasible by the administration.

Before the proposal becomes a reality, it must first make its way through a committee of officials from enrollment services, which has the power to veto the proposal. "The only commitment the committee has made is that we will review it during this semester and render a decision by the end of the semester," said Jerry Legere, assistant vice president of enrollment management.

Although Legere's committee is the first hurdle the proposal must overcome, he made no guarantees about its fate and gave no indication of how the committee may vote.

If the committee accepts the proposal, it will forward it to Corneliius Wooten, vice president of administration.

If accepted by Wooten, the proposal may be forwarded to President Roger Webb, who will have the final decision to ratify or veto it.

However, the proposal will not likely go any further than Wooten, Legere said. "I don't think it will have to go to Webb. I trust Dr. Wooten to decide whether to go through with it or not."

The proposal is the brainchild of the Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC), a special interest group composed of student representatives from various athletic organizations. SAAC promotes the goals and objectives of student athletes.

Chris Sorrells, senior finance major and president of the SAAC, said the proposal was created so that athletes' training schedules would not be in conflict with their class schedules. "Most classes are offered in the afternoon. If a lot of classes are offered in the afternoon and

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Community College 12-0 —Photo by Shauna Hardway Computers, coffee mix well in new Cyber Cafe

By Trent Dugas StaffWrlter

In a dark corner of the University Center cafeteria lies an eyesore of exposed pipes, hazardous missing floor tiles, unused equipment and direct entry into a loud, greasy hardworking kitchen.

Most students choose not to sit near this area eating their lunch or, talking to friends.

This will soon change.

In the Feb. Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges meeting, President Roger Webb went to bat for UCO students to approve an estimated $200,000 construction job.

The old 89ers' Cafeteria serving area and dining room in the University Center is the site for a new "Cyber Cafe," and is scheduled for completion in 1999.

The new cafe will have a 24-hour computer lab with Internet access, a big screen television, a cafe and a cappuccino bar. "The Cyber Cafe will be operational so you can go in and get something to eat and go work on the computers," Director of Architectural and Engineering Services, David Stapleton said. "During after hours, when the food service area closes, the students will still have access into the computer lab."

The design of the cafe is part of a student project facilitated by Dr. Kenneth Larson, associate professor of Human Environmental Science.

Larson said students in his Commercial and Contract Design class worked in groups and designed the cappuccino bar.

Lennis Pederson, director of facilities management, said the Cyber Cafe is yet another added feature to UCO. "It's a trend," Pederson said. "A coffee house setting is great, and what better place to have one than at the university. V See CYBER, Page 2 "People can come and gather and have that kind of companionship, and at the same time be able to break away and get onto the Internet." —Lennis Pederson, Facilities Management director