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opinions, even if those opinions are considered unorthodox or Staff Writer unpopular." imagine a library with no ALA reports show that copies of Catcher in the Rye, Of although a book rarely reaches the Mice and Men, or I Know Why banned status in the United the Caged Bird Sings. States, libraries receive hundreds American Library Association of challenges each year. (ALA) fact sheets suggest such a According to their website, a situation might be possible if not challenge is defined as a formal, for librarians and protectors of the written complaint First Amendment who filed with a library or fight censorship. school about a "So many people From Sept. 22 – 29 book's content or libraries and bookstores appropriateness. in the community across the country will These come in the raise awareness of our request such form of reports from rights to free speech, parents, library users material — they by participating in and administrators. Banned Books Week. Karen Bays, want it." This event encourages manager of Edmond library users. and Public Library and readers to celebrate member of the —Karen Bays challenged, restricted, Intellectual Freedom Edmond Public removed, or banned Library manager Committee, said books in the United Edmond public States. library's Banned Books Week "Develop Yourself: Expose display will focus on both recently Your Mind to a Banned Book" is challenged books and classic this year's theme. literature like Huckleberry Finn According to the ALA, and To Kill a Mockingbird. Banned Books Week "celebrates Religion, sex, fantasy, occult the freedom to read what we want themes and offensive language are and the freedom to express our standard grounds for attempted
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censorship, she said. Books dealing with sexual content are among the most recently challenged at the Edmond library. Mommy Laid and Egg: Or Where Do Babies Come From? is one book that has received several parental complaints for its selfdescribed "hilarious portrayal of one of the most difficult discussions faced by parents." Bays described the book as juvenile, yet fairly accurate illustrations and explanations of sexual PHOTO BY LIETH LAWS conduct. She said some Student worker and sociology junior parents prefer their Melissa Clay prepares her cart to shelve child ask them for that books in the Max Chambers Library. particular type of — they want it," Bays said. information, not the library. She said if the library receives Although it is the target of parental complaints, the library more complaints, they might justifies its decision to include it relocate it to a more ageappropriate section of the library. on the shelf. "So many people in the community request such material See BOOKS, Page 5
Regents approve fall activity fee increase
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Staff Writer eturning UCO students may have noticed an increase in the student activity fee this semester. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education approved the increase during the May 25, 2001 meeting. UCO's student activity fee was increased $1.15 per credit hour to the maximum allowed by the Regents board. The fee was raised from $4 to $5.15 per credit hour. This brings a total of $336,000 available for student activities, said Charlie
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Johnson, News Bureau director. became effective on July 1, "UCO had the lowest 2001—the beginning of the student activity fee in 2001-02 fiscal year, said Brian Oklahoma, now we are equal to Downs, president of UCO most other state universities," Student Association (UCOSA). Johnson said. UCOSA received $118,571, There was an informal or about 35 percent of the total student vote on Oct. 25, 2000. student activity budget, he said. The vote was in favor of the "$83,000 or 70 percent of activity fee increased by 82 to what UCOSA received was set 18 percent margin, he said. aside for one-time funding of The vote was brought to Dr. student activities, campus Kathryn Gage, Vice President of events and programs," Downs Student Services who presented said. the fee increase proposal to "$23,714 or 20 percent went President Roger Webb. He took to a true reserve in case our the proposal to the Regents funds were cut by the university Board meeting in May. or student activity fees, and The increased activity fee $11,857 or 10 percent was put
into a Rainy Day Fund," he said. "Two groups discuss and put forth the final recommendation," Gage said. UCOSA and the General Conference Committee on Appropriations (GCCA) review the recommendations the Student House and Senate make, based on student organization requests, she said. "We. try to fund those things that benefit as many students as possible. We look at the event and the attending students." • Log on to www. thevistaonline .com 24 hours a day for campus news or to sound off on current issues.