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NOVEMBER 10 1998 FEATURE
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Lewd act, sexual assault reported in two incidents By Jarrod Briley
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sexual assault and a lewd sex act, both of which occurred on campus, were recently reported to the UCO Department of Public Safety (UCODPS) by the two UCO women involved in the unrelated incidence. A woman (name withheld) reported to UCODPS on Oct. 29 that a man approached her from behind, grabbed her breast and then ran away. The assault occurred at approximately 7:23 p.m. near the southeast corner of the Lillard Administration Building. The woman received no physical injuries from the assault. "She said the suspect was a Native American-looking male, about 25 years old. He was wearing a white or gray Eskimo Joe's T-shirt, denim shorts and glasses," said Capt. Chris Wooldridge of UCODPS. A separate incident occurred at approximately 4:25 p.m., on Oct. 28, in the UCO No. 6 parking lot, directly west of the Edmond Area Chamber of Commerce Building, A UCO woman (name withheld) was walking to her car and noticed a man standing next to a vehicle parked near hers. According to the police report, the woman first thought that the man was smoking, but soon realized that he was masturbating. The woman drove to the University Center and placed a phone call to DPS to report the incident. The suspect is a white male in his early 20s. He has brown hair and was wearing a plaid shirt, bluejeans and brown leather boots. Anyone with information on either crime should contact < UCODPS at 974-2850.
Above left: UCO sophomore, Brandi Goforth, adds dye to a T-shirt Wednesday in the Chemistry lab in Howell Hall. She said she was thinking of a suitable gift for her friend and decided to tie-dye a T-shirt, using her friend's favorite colors. Above right: Freshman Elizabeth Watters, an art education major, works on a tie-dye project in her chemistry class. The Chemistry Club sponsored the event as a fund-raiser. Students bought the T-shirts for $5 and were free to design their own T-shirts. (Staff photos by Negeen Sobhani)
Fitness center's funding separate from needed repairs By Jarrod Briley
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lthough UCO's Art and Music buildings are in need of repair, the $7 million fitness center funds cannot be used to correct the problems, said Keith Weber, research assistant to the office of the president.. . "The Board of Regents has guidelines concerning how a university may use student funds," Weber said. "One of those guidelines says that we (UCO) can't use student funds for (repair of buildings)," Weber said. He said that UCO has received no grant money, nor has UCO been allocated any funds from the state. UCO was recently allocated $2.5
million from the Oklahoma Board of Regents. The money may be used for building repairs or for the construction of the fitness center. Weber could not be reached for comment. In addition to explaining why funds were not being spent for repairs, Weber also addressed the concerns of students who feel that the fitness center is not needed at UCO. Weber said the center would provide space for UCO facilities that are outgrowing their current buildings. The Student Health Center (SHC) is one such facility, Weber said. Labetta Wallenmeyer, director of SHC, said the health center would be provided with classrooms in the fitness center, which would be used for health education.
Wallenmeyer also said SHC's current facility provides patients with little privacy because the medical examination rooms are located directly in front of the waiting area. Although the examination rooms are enclosed, doctors cannot step outside the rooms to discuss a patient's condition with nurses without other people overhearing, Wallenmeyer said. The fitness center will also provide space for nursing students to practice giving fitness evaluations, Weber said. A formal survey to assess students' desire for the facility has not yet been conducted. Weber said that the UCOSA was partially responsible for doing such a survey. "As senators, it's their responsibility to talk to the organizations that they
represent, and the people in those organizations, and get a feel for what they want. I'm going to assume that they've done that," Weber said. "A lot of the input (from UCOSA members) is in support of the fitness center and we (the administration) like that, because we like the idea (of a fitness center)." Weber said the fitness center would likely be located in front of Hamilton Fieldhouse, but may be located on the campus soccer field if the current soccer field could be relocated to a different site. "(The fitness center) will absolutely not be on a parking lot," Weber said. Construction should take nine to 12 months and will begin next fall, if all goes according to plan, Weber said. <