The Vista Sept. 21, 1999

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SEPTEMBER 21, 1999

Former professor, wife arrested recently for raping 5-year-old girl; bond set at $70,000 each

By Ercilia Zolkiewicz StairMier

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ormer UCO professor, Dr. Craig L. Robinson and his wife, Kimberly Robinson, were arrested on child rape charges at their Edmond home on Friday.

Each of the two suspects was charged with one count of rape by instrumentation and two counts of lewd, indecent acts with a child under age 16, said Capt. Bob Carson, operations commander for Oklahoma County Sheriff's Department.

The charges stem from the alleged abuse of Kimberly

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Robinson's 5-year-old daughter.

Dr. Robinson is the child's step-father.

The girl was removed from the home in May 1999, when the Oklahoma Department of Human Services contacted Edmond police to place the child in protective custody.

One of the Robinson's neighbors made a suspected abuse report to DHS in late April, said Jim Turner, Edmond police detective.

A DHS worker cannot place a child in protective custody without either police assistance or a judge's approval.

"You have to have reasonable

suspicion to begin the investigation," Turner said.

The alleged incidents occurred between Sept. 1998 and April 1999.

Edmond police began a fourmonth criminal investigation of the activities surrounding the alleged crimes.

"When you have probable cause, then you can make the arrest," Turner said.

The Robinsons were booked into Oklahoma County Jail at 1:30 a.m., Sept. 11. As of press time, the couple was still in jail.

At the arraignment hearing, Oklahoma County Special Judge Russell Hall set bail at $70,000

Craig L. Robinson (left), former assistant professor of sociology, and Kimberly Robinson (right), were arrested recently on charges stemming from a four-month investigation into allegations that they were molesting and raping Kimberly's 5-year-old daughter.

UCO professor settles out of court recently

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Sara Morrell, junior public relations major and RA of West Hall, decorates her window with "Gallery Glass" prints.

First she used "Liquid Leading" to outline the images and then filled the images with color.

The paint has a stained glass effect and can be peeled off at any time.

Photo by Shauna Hardway

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r. Christopher F. "Kit" Givan still teaches students despite a three-year investigation into his classroom conduct. Givan is a tenured creative studies professor.

Angela Minton alleged that Givan had exposed himself to her in 1993 and 1994. She also alleged Givan made suggestive, lewd comments and made obscene telephone calls to her.

Minton also alleged that Givan sexually assaulted her during a party given at his home.

Jim Priest, attorney for Givan said the two had a consensual romantic relationship. Priest said the relationship was well within UCO faculty conduct codes.

Givan and the university settled out of court with Minton, according to a Daily Oklahoman

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SEPTEMBER 21, 1999

DPS hires two CLEET certified security specialists

By Robyn Lydick StailWriter xtra eyes and ears are patrolling the campus, and Captain Chris Wooldridge is pleased.

"The security guys give us extra eyes and ears," said Wooldridge, the public information officer for the UCO Department of Public Safety (DPS).

DPS hired two security specialists last spring to assist the full-time officers.

Both men are certified by the state to be unarmed officers.

Each officer carries a flashlight, radio and handcuffs, but no pepper spray or batons, Wooldridge said.

"The security specialists are another option for us,"

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(Left) Krystan Hamilton, freshman, leads P.J. Prince (right) during a recent Begining Acting class project. Participants covered their eyes with hadkerchiefs and allowed other students to lead them throughout the campus. The goal was to teach the students to trust one another.

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University of Colorado rape case sees progress

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Wooldridge said.

"They are assigned specific duties, such as checking buildings and windows. They look for possible security problems like open or broken windows, or doors left unlocked," Wooldridge said.

Security specialists also check the emergency call boxes in the parking lots and the safe walk phones inside the buildings, Wooldridge said.

UCO looked at hiring a private security company, Wooldridge said.

"We basically decided to hire specialists on as a full-time division of the department."

According to the fiscal year 1999-2000 proposed budget, two full-time officer positions were eliminated and four security specialist positions were created.

In addition to the two security specialists, DPS has 12 student officers, eight full-time officers and six supervisors.

"We are looking to hire two more security specialists," Wooldridge said.

Applicants must be CLEET certified prior to applying, Wooldridge said.

— Photo by Chieko Hara Beau Leaf (freshman, vocal performance major) participates in the Beginning Acting class project. Right, Sue Ellen Reiman, who teaches the class, experiences things from the students' perspective.

OULDER, Colo. — Three more of the six suspects wanted in connection with the abduction and rape of a student at the University of Colorado at Boulder have been arrested.

Police in Green Bay, Wis., arrested the men Sept. 14 while conducting an unrelated investigation, Boulder Deputy Police Chief Jim Hughes said.

"They (Green Bay police) observed three Asian males who ran from them," he said. "The officers gave chase."

Boulder police confirmed that the trio were suspects in the Aug. 29 attack of a UC-Boulder student whose name has not been released. The 20-year-old woman told police she was abducted and raped by six men before being released two hours later.

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Human Resources Department, Dr. Robinson resigned in July for Continued from front page "personal reasons." each.

Dr. Robinson's professional Carson explained the average colleagues at UCO were also fee charged by a bond company hushed about his arrest. to post bail for an inmate is 10% "I' 11 have to decline of the bail. comment," said Dr. Joan Based on Luxenburg, Carson's average, chair of the the Robinsons Department of would need to pay Sociology and the bond Criminal company $7,000 Justice. each to get out of "I don't jail. know that this A preliminary prompted his hearing is leaving UCO," scheduled for Turner said.

Sept. 28 at the "There Oklahoma County Jim Turner were some Courthouse.

Edmond other things Dr. Robinson going on as police detective well." joined UCO in Aug. 1998 as a Due to the full time assistant nature of the professcir in the investigation, sociology department. He was Turner would not elaborate. the chemical dependency "We've got enough evidence instructor. to prove the case."

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"Maneater" student newspapers stolen OLUMBIA, Mo. — Student journalists at the University of Missouri are still trying to determine who stole about 6,000 copies of the Maneater, the campus' newspaper.

The Sept. 7 theft angered

student editors and reporters, who reported seeing two students taking stacks of newspapers from bins scattered around campus.

Police haven't named any suspects, but the newspaper has its own suspicions.

Paul Wilson, the newspaper's

Givan Continued from front page

Priest said the settlement was not an admission of guilt.

UCO agreed to pay a portion of Givan's $45,000 attorneys' fees, according to a story in the Daily Oklahoman.

Minton is upset that Givan continues to teach, her attorney, George Freeman said.

UCO officials said they agreed to a settlement to save taxpayer money.

"This case has been rattling around in the court system for six years," Wiseman said.

"We concluded that it would cost the taxpayers a lot less to settle it than to try it."

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Givan said the sexual harassment allegations were part of a "witch hunt" by UCO administration.

UCO is required by the terms of the settlement to reimburse Minton for her educational expenses and pay damages. The university is also required to closely monitor Givan.

Givan has been monitored, said Bill Wiseman, director of public relations. Givan recently married a former student.

The University will revise its sexual harassment policy as part of the settlement.

editor-in-chief, told the Iowa State Daily that he suspected friends wanting to protect the reputation of an AfricanAmerican student leader on campus may have taken the papers.

Wilson pointed to a Sept. 3 story about Damon White, a former student at the university who has been missing for six months. According to the Maneater, White, former president of the Legion of Black Collegians and the campus' chapter of the Iota Phi Theta fraternity, was homosexual and HIV-positive.

His family believes one of his former lovers may be responsible for his disappearance. They aired their claims to the newspaper because they say they've gotten very little help from local police.

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Tampons may be harmful to womens' health, study says

By Apoorva Mandavilli

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EW YORK Attractive young women sashay across college campuses everywhere wearing the latest flattering fashions and gossiping, laughing, chatting and flirting with confidence and abandon.

But ask any of them about their own bodies and what happens inside them, and they're almost sure to shrink back in awkward silence.

Posing a few general questions is likely to reveal that many young women know much less about the tampons they insert into their bodies every month than the things they choose to eat, drink and wear.

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By Trent Dugas

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CO students, throw away your blue University of Central Oklahoma handbooks—a new and improved one has arrived on campus.

Jerrod Marcum-Noftsger, assistant vice president for student services, and the Student Affairs office has put together a new student handbook.

Noftsger said he hopes the new handbook will create an increase in readership because it is easier to read and information is easier to find.

"By putting it (insert) into The Vista, students who pick up that issue will at least once in the semester have a copy of UCO policies," Noftsger said.

The new handbook was Page 6 condensed from over 100 pages

Administration estimates that nearly 70 percent of women use tampons.

Because of their size, easy-touse applicators and ability to minimize the "ick factor" of menstrual cycles, the small, cylindrical tubes are particularly popular with young women.

Labels on tampon boxes often say little about their contents -except that they are made of cotton and rayon.

And, much like cigarette packs, each box comes with a warning. In this case, it's about the risk of toxic shock syndrome, or TSS. Despite the health risk, few women know what causes TSS (The Staphylococcus bacterium is the culprit.), and even fewer

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down to 24.

It was consolidated and deleted, Noftsger said.

He said the blue handbook was disjointed with repeated information and had discrepancies between UCO and regent policy.

"It was a product of the last 20 years of adding stuff," Noftsger said.

The information that was deleted was placed into respected department literature or handbooks.

He said information that was in the old handbooks that did not refer to policy was given back to the departments they came from.

"The handbook is no longer and advertisement book," Noftsger said.

"It is a new look for a new millennium."

This new procedure by UCO is also saving money. Printing

the old handbook cost UCO over $14,000 for 7200 copies.

The new handbook cost $2,200 for the same number of copies.

"We are thrilled," Noftsger said.

"I hope the UCO community will find it a valuable resource.

This is, in my opinion, a great example of Dr. Webb's vision of a seamless university community."

Dr. Terry Clark, chairman of the journalism department, said The Vista is doing this as a service to the entire student body.

"We believe student rights are critical and anything the press can do to strengthen student life is a public service," Clark said.

"The cost was nothing and benefits a great deal of people and contributes to the essential role of the press on this campus."

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Fashion troupe holds first TAMPONS Continued from page 5 make an effort to learn about it. meeting, discusses future trends Much of the confusion about

By Fachaitte Kinslow

StaffWriter e UCO Fashion Troupe had their first Troupe luncheon and meeting last Tuesday in the Human Environmental Science living room.

- Fashion Troupe is an organization that invite guest speakers to cover the various fields in fashion marketing.

The group is also invited to attend a variety of workshops in the spring.

The luncheon began at noon with members fixing plates of sandwiches, chips, dip, cookies and lemonade.

Jennifer Cole, fashion marketing senior, called the meeting to order with an introduction of officers.

Fashion Troupe officers for the

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1999-00 year are: Cole, president; Courtney Halle, vice-president; DaJuana Collins, secretary; Matt Christ, treasurer; Tara White, historian; Amber Locke, senator; Arelyn Whited, promotion; Tracey Taylor, publicist; Kelly VanBurean, newsletter; and Amy Waters, philanthropy.

Sponsors are Dr. Darlene Kness and Dr. Tana Stufflebean, fashion marketing instructors.

Topics discussed at the meeting were: group T-shirts, Adopt-aStreet, flyers around campus, establishing club colors, and Fashion OK. A vote of $10 per year, to cover expenses was voted on and approved Students do not have to be fashion marketing majors to join.

For more information call Kness at 974-5785 or Stufflebean at 974-5807.

dioxin and tampons centers around the process used to bleach the cotton and rayon contained within the applicators.

Chorine-based bleaching processes, once used by tampon manufacturers, release dioxin as a byproduct.

The controversy is over how much dioxin is in the tampons and whether the government adequately regulates the manufacturing process.

The FDA and tampon manufacturers contend that because the bleaching process now in use is an elemental chlorine-free or ECF, which does not produce dioxin, tampons are safe for use.

"There is no science, no facts, and nobody that puts their name behind the rumors," said Martin Petersen, Director of Public Affairs for Playtex Products, one of the three largest manufacturers of tampons.

Women's Health Research, a Washington-based advocacy group for women's health research issues, responded to consumer concerns earlier this year and investigated the claims.

"As far as we can tell, it's all urban legend," said Beverly Dame, director of communications for the organization, adding that the group's medical board findings were consistent with the FDA results.

Although there is no conclusive evidence about dioxin's effect on humans, the Environmental Protection Agency classifies dioxin as a potential human carcinogen.

Because of the EPA' findings, the FDA tested tampons and found that they contain amounts of dioxin at nearly undetectable levels.

"Like a teaspoon in a lake that is 15 miles long and 20 feet deep," said Dame, whose organization is frustrated with the amount of attention that the issue has received.

She said that there are many more urgent and important problems in women's health that need to be addressed.

Dr. Stephen Safe, a dioxin expert at Texas A & M University, said he believes that every individual is exposed to dioxin on a regular basis because it is found in many things in the environment.

For instance, fish, meat, dairy products and paper products all contain some amount of dioxin.

"People who say they can't take a single molecule of dioxin are being unrealistic," he said.

Christine Malossi, a 19-yearold student of dramatic literature at New York University is unflustered by the rumors.

"You hear so many rumors about everything, about things you eat, drink or just in the air. It seems silly to believe any of them," she said.

"And anyway, I'd still use them because they're too much of a convenience for me."

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Campus debate team to participate in first tournament

By Robyn Lydick

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he UCO debate team is making plans for their first tournament of the

semester.

Eight members of the team will head to Overland Park, Kan., to compete in crossexamination (c-x) debates.

There are 11 debaters this year.

This year's resolution, or topic, argues the pros and cons of economic sanctions with Cuba, Iran, Iraq, North Korea and Syria.

Each team, or pair of debaters, must be prepared to debate either side of the issue, said Jan Hoyden, communications instructor and sponsor of the team.

Students competing at Overland Park are: Jamie Evans, John Potts, Bethany Tkach, Janna Lehman, Chris Valencia, Steven Foster, Brent Greyson and Brian Johnson.

UCO debates under two organizations, the Cross

Examination Debate Association (CEDA) and the National Debate Tournament (NDT). The resolution is shared by both associations, Hoyden said.

UCO has been a contender for the debate titles in the past, Hoyden said.

"In 1990, our teams made it to the triple octa finals," Hoyden said. "That's equivalent to making the first round of NCAA tournaments in sports."

The Overland Park tournament is mostly a regional event, Hoyden said. Teams from the University of Missouri at Kansas City, Southwest Missouri, the University of Kansas, Kansas State, William Jewell College and Emporia State will also be competing.

UCO does not compete with many other colleges in Oklahoma, Hoyden said.

"Most other (Oklahoma) schools formed and compete in the Great Plains Forensic Conference."

UCO stays in the CEDA and NDT for chances at national titles, Hoyden said.

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Gates gives $1 billion to minorities

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HICAGO— The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged to give $1 billion over the next 20 years to pay for scholarships for academically talented minorities from low-income homes.

It is by far the largest contribution ever to American higher education.

The establishment of the new financial-aid program comes three weeks after the Gates family combined two separate foundations.

That act created the wealthiest philanthropy in the United States.

It will be called the Gates Millennium Scholars Program and will be administered by the United Negro College Fund with help from the Hispanic Scholarship Fund and the American Indian College Fund.

The program will get underway next fall when it begins to provide $50 'pillion a year for 20 years to cover the costs of 1,000 annual scholarships to be distributed annually.

The grants will go to "high achieving" minorities and will be renewable for each year of a recipient's undergraduate work as

long as he or she maintains at least a 3.0 cumulative grade-point average.

The program also will continue financial support for graduate work for eligible students who pursue advanced degrees in education, engineering, library science, mathematics or science.

"It is critical to America's future that we draw from the full range of talent and ability to develop the next generation of leaders," said Bill Gates, chairman of the Microsoft Corporation.

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Midwife program opens at University of Kansas

By Amber Stuever

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AWRENCE, Kan. — The University of Kansas School of Nursing has received a $1.3 million grant that will give birth to a new graduate nurse midwife program expected to get underway in the summer of

2000.

The nursing school will collaborate with the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Fort Hays State University and Wichita State University to develop the first program of its kind in the state — which is largely medically under-served, leaving many women without prenatal care.

Nurse midwife programs already are established in schools such as the universities of Missouri, Colorado, Minnesota and Texas, and have been growing in demand around the nation, Schorfheide said.

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Children: a big embarrassment, columnist says

By Celie Rabalais StaffWriter

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A person can find oneself in an embarrassing situation today if that person happens to be a parent.

It doesn't matter the age of the child; if they can, they will embarrass you in public at every given opportunity.

They may not mean too, but they do it none-the-less.

Of course, there are times that they will humiliate you purposely, for fun.

And, if they know that there is a particular thing you detest or fear, they will use that knowledge to their best advantage.

So, as a parent, it is best to hide your hate for unkempt rooms, funky dyed hair and ragged jeans.

Instead of fearing

inoculations, tests, vegetables and teaching your child to drive, put on a front of bravery.

If you don't you may end up in a mortifying predicament you may have avoided.

For example, the other day I was shopping with my 17-yearold daughter.

"Mom, will you buy us this," she asked.

"No," I said.

"Why," she demanded to know.

"Because," I answered.

"Because why," she countered.

"Because it's embarrassing to be seen with. Now put that down before anyone sees you with it," I told her, sneaking a look around the store to see if anyone had noticed the exchange between us.

"Come on mom, you bought it once before," my daughter

said, holding the object up in the with you buying this," she asked, air for all to see. rolling her eyes.

"Put that She was down, now," I looking at me said. I could as if I had lost feel my face all logical flaming to a thought. bright red.

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enjoying my discomfort.

"Buy it, and if anyone ask, I'll tell them it's mine."

By this time I just wanted to leave. I could hear the snickers and giggles from the people around us.

"Fine. Just hide it under something," I snapped.

"Lookey, mom, I put it under the chocolate, chips and colas. Is that okay with you," she asked in a snide voice.

"Fine, but you're paying for this. I'm going out to the car.

See you in a little while," I said, then all but flew out the door.

I could feel hundreds of eyes boring into my back as I fled.

Just as I reached the exit, I heard my daughter call out to me, in a sweet, angelic voice.

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College pressures may lead to anorexia, Arkansas student says

By Becca Gardner

CollegePressWriter Editor's Note: The name in the following story has been changed to protect the identity of the source.

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uring the summer before her junior year in college, Ashley Holmes stepped on a scale at her doctor's office and weighed herself for the first time in months.

Her weight had dipped to 75 pounds, 35 pounds less than her normal weight of 110 pounds.

"I didn't realize how thin I was," Holmes said. "And I saw that I weighed 75pounds, and I just cried. That's what someone in sixth grade weighs."

Holmes, 22, now a senior at the university, said her eating disorder began at the beginning of her sophomore year, when she was transferring to the

University of Arkansa and having problems with her boyfriend.

Raised in an active family, Holmes said she had always exercised and watched what she ate, but started to control her eating habits in a stricter manner, when her life became more stressful.

"I couldn't control anything, but I could control that," Holmes said. "There's so many pressures in college, and eating is an easy thing to control."

After a few visits to a health center for a stomach virus that would not go away, Holmes was approached by a concerned doctor who contacted Holmes' parents about her weight loss.

Holmes said her parents told the doctor they would watch her and thought that everything would be fine when Holmes returned home for the summer.

"I don't think they wanted to

accept that there was a problem," Holmes said.

Living at home for the summer, classes and a job at a hospital helped Holmes avoid family dinners, and she said she would often tell her parents that she had eaten more of a meal than she actually had.

"I would eat a bagel for breakfast, and then I would eat something small for lunch," Holmes said.

Her parents finally realized the seriousness of the situation during a family trip to Chicago, when the physically exhausted Holmes "could hardly walk across the street."

When they returned home, Holmes' mother made an appointment with her childhood pediatrician.

"My mom told me I was going to the doctor, and I was so mad," Holmes recalled, "I didn't think there was a problem."

When she realized she weighed 75 pounds, Holmes said she was upset, because she was a perfectionist, and anorexia didn't fit into the image.

"Even now I can't believe that.

People wouldn't recognize me, I'd lost so much hair. It wasn't me anymore. I'd lost myself."

Holmes described her early days of treatment.

"It was hard, especially at first," Holmes said.

"It was like I had permission to eat. I'd be weighed twice a week, and I'd see a psychologist once a week. They put me on anti-depressants."

"Awful" is Holmes description of having to look at pictures of herself at 75 pounds. She had her mother take the pictures at the recommendation of a therapist.

She said she does not look at them anymore.

Now, Holmes has quit seeing a psychiatrist after two years of

treatment and sees a therapist.

But her treatment has been as costly as it has been lengthy, and she is in a dispute with her insurance company over payment for a $500 blood test that it labeled "unneeded."

"Right now I have a $700 medication bill I'm paying off," Holmes said, adding that she also pays for her therapy.

Homes was asked what she would say to someone with an eating disorder who is not seeking treatment: "I learned that I didn't have control over it and it had control over me. I hated where I was at in life. I hated it. I just wanted to be normal again. I wanted to look normal and feel normal."

"You have to want it," Holmes continued.

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Stafffriter "Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States."

These words would not have been heard at UCO without Farrell Rosson, assistant director of facilities management, and his team's hard work and preparation for President Clinton's visit to campus in 1996.

Now, after seven years in facilities management, Rosson is retiring at the end of September to pursue hobbies and travel with his wife, Pat, of 41 years.

"It was one of the more difficult and demanding tasks that I was responsible for," Rosson said.

Not only was there the normal

problems with any kind of activity, but to add all the precautions and safety measures for a Presidential visit made it especially trying, Rosson said Rosson joined UCO in 1993 as projects manager. The first project that Rosson did was to bring three UCO buildings —Wantland Hall, The Art Building and The Music Building up to the American Disabilities Act standards.

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The facilities management department is always a busy place with good and rewarding work, but its time for me to relax and travel, Rosson said.

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West Virginia college disciplined recently for not reporting crimes BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — West Virginia Wesleyan College failed to report 27 incidents of burglary and marijuana possession as well as one aggravated assault as required by federal law, investigators with

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ADISON, Wis. — Hundreds of students at the University of Wisconsin walked out of classes Wednesday to protest a tuition hike that many didn't learn about until they returned to school just a couple of weeks ago.

The Associated Students of Madison (ASM) organized the demonstration and an outdoor rally criticizing state legislators for the tuition increase, which will raise bills for Wisconsin residents by about 10 percent and bills for out-of-state students by 13 percent.

Compounding students' frustration is the estimated $1 billion tax surplus the state legislature has touted but

announced will likely not be put into the University of Wisconsin system.

Student protesters, chanting "freeze tuition now," gathered on the campus' "Library Mall" -some apparently skipping lectures, others attending with the blessing of their professors.

One passionate member of the ASM demanded that the crowd make as much noise as possible and then ordered them to be silent.

"That is power," he said, "and as students, we need to use that type of power to fight."

He went on to compare the tuition increase to the old concept of "taxation without representation."

"The energy here is incredible," senior Trevor Kearns said during the event.

"But ultimately I wonder how

effective our response will be."

Kearns agreed with the popular sentiment that because of the state's budget surplus, there was "no reason" for a tuition increase.

UW junior Lily HoyerWinfield said she hopes the students' momentum continues.

"While I agree wholeheartedly with the cause at hand, I wonder if a lot of these people came just to be seen and get out of class."

Her skepticism may not be unfounded. Many students walked past the rally and on to class.

What legislators, who meet just down the street from the university in the State Capitol building, took from the message remains to be seen.

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ATON ROUGE, La. – Larry Foster, a captain on Louisiana State University's football team, was arrested on a purse-snatching charge after several students chased him down and identified him as the culprit.

A judge set the starting wide receiver's bail from the East Baton RougeParish Jail at $10,000.

Coach Gerry DiNardo released a prepared statement saying that Foster would not play in Saturday's game against Auburn.

"I have tremendous concern for Larry in this situation," DiNardo wrote.

"As a football team right now we are moving on, but as a family we are concerned about Larry."

A student said her purse was stolen Monday while she sat on a campus bench.

Several other students said they watched the theft and chased Foster into a bathroom in a building about a half-mile away.

Foster was confronted as he left the bathroom, and he identified himself before walking away, campus police reported.

The purse, missing about $20, was found in the bathroom, reports also noted.

Foster was expected to be one of the Tigers' leading receivers this year.

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John A. Heidingsfelder provided the only testimony recently before a six-member jury supervised by Lawrence County Coroner Sharon Steffey.

The jury ruled Norman's

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Heidingsfelder said Norman's body, found lying in a cornfield several miles from her home, showed no signs of skeletal trauma, but he also noted there were signs in Norman's apartment, indicating the young woman fought for her life, including bloodstains and overturned furniture.

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✓ Arrest Allen Yancy was V VandalismThe window in stopped at Universtiy and Hurd for a defective tail light. It was Room 127 of the Music Building determined that he was driving was reported cracked by some under suspension. Yancy was unknown object. issued a citation and released on ✓ Larceny The victim his own reconginzance. reported his wallent was taken Sept. 7 from his room in East Hall.

• Larceny The victim ✓ Medical Call DPS Offices, reported the theft of a digital EMSA and the Edmond Fire camera. He stated he left the Department responded the camera near a water fountain Central Cafeteria on a subject

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Elway retires after 16 year career D

ENVER — The smoke lingered, like the memories, framing a larger-than-life-sized photo of a man holding a trophy.

That man does not play football here anymore.

He has drifted out of Mile High Stadium with the smoke and taken with him the number synonymous with his legend, leaving behind a vacuous fog where a hero once made the throng believe that he, like the photo, was larger than life.

John Elway said his final good-bye - and there have been many - at halftime of Monday night's game against the Miami Dolphins.

Dressed in pomp and pyrotechnics, he sauntered to a stage at midfield, an apt vantage point to receive his final encore.

Elway has always been in the middle - of the huddle, of the action, of the spotlight.

As cameras flashed and pompoms waved and the old

building shook one last time from an Elway moment, cheerleaders ran for cover from falling fireworks.

The reality was descending on everyone. This was his last drive, and although it ended in jubilance like all the others, the smoke that followed him out had to sting the eyes.

Elway became the 16th player in the Broncos' Ring of Fame, but he stands alone in Denver sports history for the sole reason that he actually won a ring.

Make that two.

His No.7 will never be worn by a Bronco because it simply carries too much weight.

Before Elway took the stage, owner Pat Bowlen called him, "The greatest Bronco to ever play the game. ... The greatest quarterback to ever play the game."

And with that, 100 little No.7s, congregated beneath the stage in their white jerseys and toothy smiles, held their arms a

mile high.

And 400 cheerleaders, in their orange T-shirts and toothy smiles, waved their pompoms as if to say hello and goodbye to the winningest quarterback in NFL history.

Elway grabbed the microphone like a fumble, held his tears tight, and talked about beginnings, Super Bowls and fans.

He's always had a way of getting these people riled up. He may have lost a step, but not a bit of charm.

"I'm going to clue the world in on this Mile High magic," said Elway.

"They can talk about the altitude, they can talk about the field, they can talk about everything, but the key thing to Mile High magic is you."

They cheered, of course, as though it was a 40-yard touchdown to Mark Jackson or Rod Smith or some other Broncos' receiver who had to

have been cheering, too.

The crowd had already sat through a video montage, a choreographed salute, a tearjerking procession of Broncos greats come to see the greatest.

They were ready for an Elway fourth quarter.

As he spoke, the man was dwarfed by the legend - a gigantic photo of himself, holding the Super Bow1XXXII trophy after the win over Green Bay. "That was the happiest moment of my career," Elway said.

But this final one has to rank.

As his wife Janet cried in the background, and the little No.7s saluted him in the foreground, Elway smiled in the light like he always seemed to do in the pocket.

"I'm so happy that the Baltimore Colts traded me here, you can't believe it," he said.

"And I'm going to say this. I'm going to miss you, but I'm not

going to be far away, because I'm going to be a Denver Bronco forever."

He walked off like the leading man after a Las Vegas show.

Cheerleaders tried to escape the fireworks, as all the little No.7s sprinted after Elway.

Everyone was running from the aftermath.

When the second half finally resumed, the only sign left of the Broncos' leader was his name, unveiled next to Louis Wright on the Broncos' Ring of Fame. Even Elway's framed jersey was nowhere in sight, lost in the smoke.

But you could still hear the noise - just ask the Dawgs in Cleveland, the cheese heads in Green Bay, the secondary in Atlanta, all of whom know from experience that John Elway _doesn't leave town without a bang big enough to ring in the ears forever.

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HICAGO - For years, college football coaches have debated the best way to prepare a team for conference play. Is it better to load up on creampuffs or take on tougher teams?

An answer could come when Michigan meets Wisconsin Saturday, in the Big Ten opener in Madison.

The Wolverines have defeated Notre Dame and Rice. Wisconsin staved off boredom in victories over Division I-AA Murray State and Ball State.

The Wolverines this weekend will visit unbeaten but unranked Syracuse. Wisconsin visits Cincinnati, which just lost to Troy State.

"It's a double-edged sword," Michigan coach Lloyd Can said.

"I think a very, very difficult non-conference schedule prepares your team for some of the later challenges - if you don't get off to such a bad start that it demoralizes your team."

Wisconsin coach Barry Alvarez said the undemanding schedule has allowed him to give walk-ons game. experience. He dismissed the possibility that the Badgers needed a sterner test to prepare for the Big Ten season.

"We were criticized for our schedule last year and it certainly didn't seem to hurt us," said Alvarez, whose 11-1 and sixthranked team shared the Big Ten title.

LaVar Err-ington: Coach Joe Paterno will view videotapes of a tussle between star linebacker LaVar Arrington and Pitt punter Greg DeBolt during Penn State's 20-17 win Saturday. Arrington drew two personal fouls. "(Arrington) is such an emotional kid and such an intense player, every once in a while you get carried away," Paterno said.

"It appears that he probably got carried away some, and he can't do that."

The 242-pound Arrington outweighs DeBolt by nearly 60 pounds. But DeBolt, who scored a pin in his first match as a walk-

on with the Pitt wrestling team, held his own in the encounter.

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Photos by John Frair, UCO photo instructor

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On Aug. 1, 1966, Charles Whitman shot and killed 16 people and injured 31 others from a tower at The University of Texas.

The tower was reopened Wednesday.

John Frair, photography instructor here, was working for United Press international then and took the above photos while on assignment. They appeared in newspapers throughout the United States.

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Professor recalls University of Texas shooting

By Trent Dugas

Stan Writer

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lone gunman stood on the 231-foot tower sniping innocent people below.

Police officers, local hunters and citizens positioned themselves on the ground and shot back at the gunman.

No luck.

Planes flew overhead shooting at the gunman.

No luck.

The Texas Rangers used automatic weapons trying to stop the gunman.

No luck.

Three hours later, the gunman was killed. A police officer made his way up the tower and shot the sniper. But not before he killed 16 people and wounded 31 others.

On Aug. 1, 1966, Charles Whitman arrived on campus at the University of Texas (UT) with deadly intentions.

He killed six people in the lobby of the tower and then took the staircase and elevator to the top. , He then proceeded to kill 10 more people from the tower with a telescopic rifle. Whitman became the most popular massmurderer of the time.

The tower was closed in 1975, partially because of the Whitman incident and suicidal people were jumping from the tower to their death.

On September 15, 1999, (UT) reopened the tower for tours. The university board of regents spent $500.000 on renovations.

August 1, 1966, John Frair, current UCO photography instructor, sat at the dinner table in his house trying to enjoy lunch when the telephone rang.

His employer, United Press International (UPI), nonchalantly asked him if would go by the University of Texas after his lunch break. They had been listening to the scanner and heard about a shooting on the campus. Frair consented.

Officers constructed barricades around the campus, not allowing anybody in or out.

Since Frair knew some the officers, they let him past the

barricade to photograph the scene.

Frair was one of only two photographers during those deadly three hours on the Texas campus. Frair was the last nonofficial person let on campus.

For the next three hours Frair dodged bullets and escaped death while shooting

brush while maneuvering into different positions.

Every move he made was a danger to his life but he continued to photograph and help move injured people to safety.

"Your adrenaline is pumping so much that you feel invincible," Frair said.

"You sit down to rest and say, 'what the heck am I doing here? At that point, I started thinking, 'Do I want to get out in the middle of the street or do I want to stay behind this building where it is safer?"

Frair said he never thought about his own safety until he sat down to rest.

"We were photographing people that had been wounded or killed, ambulance drivers and police officers 1 that were shooting back at the tower," Frair said.

"We also took —Photo by John Frair, UCO photo instructor pictures of the Officer Romero Martinez after shooting armored car that and killing Charles Whitman. Whitman came in to pick up shot and killed 16 people at the the wounded."

Everything University of Texas on Aug. 1, 1966. photographed on the scene during those photographs. three hours was photographed by "It was a fun day," Frair said. either Frair or the other "It was something that was photographer. different. It broke up the Frair's photographs have been monotony for the month." used by the media many times.

Frair said he could hear Life, U.S. News World bullets rip through the trees and Report, Time Newsweek and

many newspapers in all languages published his photographs of the shooting.

Though many of his photographs were printed many times he does not receive any royalty from publishing and he must pay for any copies.

"One of the problems we ran into with the news wire service is we did not keep any of our images, because at the end of each day they were air-expressed to the New York office," Frair said.

"UPI's philosophy is that they hired your talents along with your body. So anything we shot, even on our days off, belonged to them."

UT plans to spend the renovation money for the tower installing a safety barrier, elevator modifications, refurbishing public areas and providing wheelchair access.

Frair said he agrees UT's decision to reopen the tower.

"I see nothing wrong with it," Frair said.

"I don't think something like this will happen again. I think it was one of those freak occurrences that happens but there is no guarantee that it won't (happen again)."

Frair said he ended up with about 20 rolls of film that day and many of the photographs also were used as models for various television show that aired coverage about the incident.

The photographs showed perfect examples of what the scenes looked like, where people were and what the props should look like.

Only one thing amazed him, Frair said.

He said since none of the television shows made about the incident included a photographer on the scene, he had no chance to choose a Hollywood star to portray himself.

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Reader says creationism theory is flawed

H

ow can "dumbing down" a public school's science curricula better prepare students?

Let's talk about what the evolution theory has contributed not just to the study of science but to human kind.

Fact: Legitamate scientists never refer to a scientific theory, such as evolution, as fact — contrary to inferences made by the articles author.

Fact: The result of scientific knowledge is never absolute truth. It is, instead, an openended question.

The theory of evolution, unlike creationism, is subject to experimentation, prediction and revision.

To creationists these pursuits are irrelevant, because they believe they possess the "truth" as set forth in the Bible.

In their view, scientific

theory, or evidence that contradicts the Bible, must be in error, because the Bible — actually, their particular interpretation of the Bible — cannot be mistaken.

The author of the article is obviously a follower of Henry M. Morris. She was not using "science-speak" in her article, she was using "Morris-speak."

Morris is the founder of the Institute for Creation Research in San Diego.

Morris has stated: "The only way we can determine the true age of the Earth is for God to tell us what it is.And since he has told us very plainly in the Holy Scriptures that it is several thousand years in age, and no more, that ought to settle the questions of terrestrial chronology."

These views are most definately not applications of the

scientific method or even comon sense.

Creationism, based on religious doctrine, is (believed by followers) to be absolute truth. And that is not science, that is religion.

Scientists fully recognize that the most one can get out of science is strong probability.

However, this probabilistic knowledge has been powerfull enough to enable humans to conquer smallp[ox, build airplanes and conceivably, oneday, turn water into an almost endless source of inexpensive, clean (alternative to) nuclear energy.

Science does not, and I repeat, "does not," deny the existence of supernatual phenomena.

Creationists cannot seem to understand that science can only deal with subjects that lend themselves to experimentation.

Until someone designs a satisfactory experiment to test the existence of a supernatural creator, science is both mute on this point and not particularly interested in it.

Additionally, scientists are the first to acknowledge that in terms of a hypothesis, the evolution theory is a much weaker theory than any theory of physics.

Nevertheless, the evolution theory has made modern farming, life-saving drugs and ecological planning possible.

Science as a source of knowledge is clearly powerful, but it is also limited: It cannot address questions of ethics. It cannot help people define their values. And, for many people, the knowledge necessary to deal with these kind of inquiry is religion.

Finally, a believer who

experimentally tests his/her faith commits blasphemy. A scientist who does not experimentally test his/her hypothesis commits error.

To juxtapose religion-based "science" and scholarly science is simply nonsense.

"Us against them," is not the mentality scientists want.

Both sides need to end this vacuous discussion and realize that teaching modern biology without involving evolution is as ridiculous as teaching chemistry without involving atomic theory.

The seperation of church and state is essential to a free society.

When applied as our forefathers intended, it allows science and religion to comfortably co-exist. One does not abrogate the other.

Dr. Jan Richter Associate Professor Kinesiology and Health Studies

Take time to make amends; time doesn't wait, columnist says

By Naha! Halley

CollegePressWriter OFor two years, I didn't call. I never sent an e-mail or a letter.

My friend Shah and I were on good terms, of course. We were simply studying and finding our paths at different universities hundreds of miles apart.

I thought I was too busy to get in touch with a guy who had been a brother to me since I was 8 years old.

Snobbery? Perhaps.

Stupidity? For sure.

My parents didn't tell me what really happened for three days. I did, after all, have a horrible case of the flu, and they worried about how I would handle the news.

For two of those days the virus robbed me of my voice. I was bedridden and feeling very sorry for myself.

But Shah had died. Without a warning, a farewell, or one last conversation with me.

When I lost my friend, my sense of balance disappeared.

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Some things reminded me too much of him, while others didn't seem to do him enough justice. I wanted to stop feeling the pain, but I didn't want to forget his memory.

I wanted the rest of the world to halt for a while and mourn with me, but at the same time was grateful for the rest of the world's insistence that I move forward.

I did everything I could to avoid repeating the mistakes I made with Shah in other

relationships. The week he died, I called every single person who was mad at me. (Because I was the editorial page editor of my college paper, the list was fairly long.) I told each person, usually through tears, that I didn't care whose fault what was. I was tired of fighting and just wanted to save our friendship.

I called friends and relatives I hadn't spoken to in months, begging them to forgive my tardiness and to keep in touch more often. I took a mental break

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from constant studying to pray and to reflect on where my life was heading.

There were hours when I just sat around watching people, wondering about their lives and how they dealt with pain.

There were the crazier moments as well. I once sat on a bench at 2 a.m. and bargained with God to somehow bring Shah back so I could talk to him one last time, even for a minute.

There was another time I left in the middle of a class to cry in the hallway. Even now, six months later, I burst into tears on occasion.

Shah taught me a lot during his lifetime of only 23 years. His sense of humor attracted people.

His genuine kindness made them firm and fast friends. He was one of the very few people I have met who truly lived life with vigor and pure intentions.

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No p for predators Few crimes are more heart wrenching than the rape of a child. And Craig Robinson, former UCO assistant professor and his wife, Kimberly, were recently arrested for commiting just such a crime.

For an adult to inflict such injuries to anyone is unconscionable, but to inflict such injuries to a child, especially their own, is unfogivable.

People involved in such crimes do not have a conscience. They see the world in a demented light and have no fear of consequences.

Such people have no hope of being rehabilitated.

If justice exists, the Robinsons will be convicted and spend the rest of their lives in prison.

In a world of nearly 6 billion people there is no room for perverts who prey on helpless children.

The jury should take no pity on these two sick predators.

They should be convicted and sentenced for life.

John Luffy /The Vista

Fort Worth shooting reflects Malcolm X's words

By Bob Sanders

CollegePressWriter

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ORT WORTH, Texas --- Shortly after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, a man who was then one of America's most despised leaders had microphones shoved in his face as he was asked to give his

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University of Central Oklahoma Student Rights and Responsibilities UNIVERSITY OF 1999-2000

CENTRAL OKLAHOMA I: Introduction A. Purpose The freedom of individuals to inquire, study, evaluate, and gain new understanding and personal growth is essential and must be protected against suppression.

Reasoned dissent plays a vital role in the university. But freedoms cannot be protected or exercised in a university that lacks order and stability. Therefore, the purpose of the statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities, and the incorporated codes of student conduct and student ethics, is to inform the student body of the policies that are essential to the normal activities of the University of Central Oklahoma.

It is the intent of the university to ensure that students neither lose their rights nor escape their responsibilities as citizens.

Student Rights and Responsibilities codifies and

specifically clarifies the rights and responsibilities of student members of this academic community.

B. Student Honor Code The University of Central Oklahoma does not tolerate dishonesty such as cheating, violating the integrity of examinations, plagiarism, or knowingly furnishing false information to university faculty or staff. In addition, forgery, alteration, damage or misuse of official university documents, records, or identification cards is strictly prohibited. Violation of this trust may result in penalties up to and/or including expulsion from the university.

C. Family Educational Rights

and Privacy Act Public Directory Information and Student Access to Official Educational Records at the University of Central Oklahoma designates the following student information as public or directory information:

Division of Student Services study/degree program, educational institutions previously attended, degrees and awards granted, educational background degree(s) held and date(s) granted and institutions granting such degree(s).

Category Ill

and permanent address, e-mail address, telephone number(s), classification, dates of attendance at UCO, enrollment status (full time, half time, or less than half time).

Date and place of birth, participation in officially recognized organizations, activities and sports, weight and height of participants in officially recognized sports. This information may be disclosed by the institution for any purpose, at its discretion.

Category II Major field of

Students may withhold disclosure

Category I Student's name, local

Table of Contents I Introduction

II Academic Policies, Rights and Responsibilities Ill Student Policies and Disciplinary Regulations IV Sexual Harassment V Racial and Ethnic Harassment Policy VI Conduct, Rights, and Responsibilities of Student Organizations VII UCOSA

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Appendices A. Drug Free Schools Policy Statement B. E-Mail Policy C. Electronic Document Publishing Policy D. University Department of Public Safety E. Concealed Weapon Policy F. UCO Policy for Pedestrian Safety On The Campus Sidewalk System G. Tornado and Security Protection H. Fire Protection I. Sexual Assault J. Weather Closings K. Guidelines on Infectious Disease for the University of Central Oklahoma L. Department of Residence Life M. Summer Attendance After Spring Suspension N. Enrollment 0. Enrollment Refunds P.Remedial Courses Q. Address or Name Change R. Degree Audit

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of any or all categories of directory information under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. Forms requesting the withholding of "Directory Information" are available in Enrollment Services, UC 124.

The University of Central Oklahoma assumes approval for disclosure unless a student specifically requests the withholding of "Directory Information".

In accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, it is the policy of the university to release personally identifiable information from the educational records of a student, without written consent, to university officials (faculty, staff and agents of the university having responsibility for working with that student in admissions, registration, advisement, counseling, teaching, financial aid, payment of fees or any other activity directly related to the student's academic program, or pursuant to law or governmental regulation).

Attempts by other individuals or organizations to access student records without the express written consent of the student are considered a violation of university policy and federal law. Examples of violations include, but are not limited to: 1) illegally accessing information from student or faculty information terminals; 2) misrepresenting themselves to obtain another student's transcript, semester grades, or class registration; 3) using a student's ID number without his/her permission to gain access to other university services.

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A. Notice In accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, eligible students are entitled to access official educational records directly related to the student, including the right of inspection and review.

Requests for records kept in Enrollment Services should be directed to Enrollment Services in accordance with university regulations. (Parents of a dependent student as defined in Section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 are entitled to access to official educational records of that student.)

B. Access Rights The right of access shall include: A. The right to a list of the types of educational records maintained by the institution and directly related to students; B. The right to inspect and review the content of those records;

the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974; D.The decision shall be rendered in writing within a reasonable period of time after the conclusion of the hearing.

D. Liability and Responsibility Notice Whether enrolled in an oncampus class or in a UCO internship, practicum, course, or activity involving domestic or foreign travel, the student is responsible for his or her own medical treatment and is liable for his or her actions. In the event of injury or illness while participating in a UCO sponsored activity, UCO cannot approve a claim for treatment or reimbursement.

Information on insurance is available in the Student Health Center. Also, a number of reasonably priced insurance policies are available from the private business sector. Each student is strongly encouraged to invest in the appropriate coverage.

physician, psychologist, or other recognized professionals are not open for parents' or students' inspection. Students or parents may, however, have an appropriate professional of their choosing inspect such records, "upon providing written authorization".

Certain college, departmental and administrative officers at the university have a legitimate interest and need for information contained in the students' records and are authorized access to this information as necessary.

Information may be released from a students' records to appropriate persons in connection with an emergency if the knowledge of such information is necessary to protect the health or safety of a student or the university community. The following factors should be taken into consideration in determining whether records may be released under this section: (a) the seriousness of the threat to the health or safety of a student or the university community; (b) the need for such records to meet the emergency; (c) whether the persons to whom such records are released are in a position to deal with the emergency; and, (d) the element of time being a crucial factor in dealing with the emergency.

B. The right to obtain copies of those records, which may be at the expense of the eligible student or parent. Parents of a dependent student as defined in Section 152 of the II: Academic Policies, Rights, Internal Revenue Code of and Responsibilities 1954 are entitled to access to official educational records of General Statement that student; The University of Central Oklahoma seeks to develop the whole individual and the skills needed for successful C. The right to a response from living. The educational experience is the institution to reasonable designed to enable students to requests for explanations and practically apply the knowledge and B. Record "Holds" interpretations of those skills gained to individual and social records; problems. The university promotes There are various "holds" that may an international understanding as be placed on a student's records E. The right to an opportunity well as an appreciation for the which would prohibit them from for a hearing to challenge the democratic way of life. being able to conduct business on content of those records the campus. The types of "holds" under subpart III of this part; are: admissions, library, Deans', and financial, registrar, advisor, A. ACADEMIC REGULATIONS enrollment, housing delinquency, F.The right to inspect and conduct, or loan delinquency.

Students are responsible for the review or to be informed of information contained in the official specific information about Should the student find they have university catalog. The catalog themselves which is one of the above "holds", they contains regulations governing contained in any material or should contact the appropriate programs of study, course document on more than one office to solve the problem that requirements, campus life, and student. created the "hold". other important information.

C. Hearing Admission of students who are C. Academic Appeal A. The hearing shall be Procedures currently under disciplinary conducted and decided within sanctions at other institutions must a reasonable period of time In order to provide a means for first be approved through the following the request for the students to pursue a solution to Office of the Vice President for hearing; grievances affecting themselves Student Services. individually, two appeals procedures B. The hearing shall be exist. The first enables a student to When a student requests his or conducted, and the decision her transcript be sent to another seek redress when the student rendered by an institutional institution, the university shall have believes a faculty member has not official or other party who the right to supply other academic met professional obligations to the does not have a direct information as may be requested student or has not behaved in an interest in the outcome of the by that institution. No information ethical manner in a professional hearing; concerning disciplinary action will relationship with the student. The be released unless such action is second allows a student to appeal B. The eligible parents or currently active at the time of student shall be afforded a the assignment of a grade. Any inquiry, or unless specific inquiry is full and fair opportunity to faculty member approached by a made about disciplinary action. present evidence relevant to student considering an appeal must the issues raised under inform the student of the availability Records maintained by a subpart C, section 99.20 of of these procedures.

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a) Appeal of an Alleged Violation of Professional Ethics 1) Direct discussion with the instructor (optional). The student should seriously consider the advisability of conferring with the instructor in question in order to attempt to resolve the grievance without filing a written complaint. It is quite acceptable for the student and/or the instructor to be accompanied to this meeting. All parties are to treat these discussions as confidential.

2) Mediation by the Chairperson and Dean. The student desiring mediation must submit a formal signed statement of grievance(s) by the end of the fourth week of the next semester in which the student enrolls after that during which the alleged violation occurs but in no case later than one calendar year from the date of the incident. The statement must include a clear description of the event(s) leading to the filing of the grievance and the specific remedy sought. It shall be given to the Dean of the College in which the instructor was teaching. Upon receipt the Dean and Chairperson or senior full-time member of the department if the chairperson is concerned in the grievance, shall meet to evaluate the merit of the grievance within seven class days of its receipt and shall meet with the student and instructor concerned within fourteen class days of its receipt. The purpose of the meeting shall be to attempt to reconcile differences through recommendations to the parties. The results of the meeting shall be reduced to writing, and signed copies shall be given to the student and the instructor.

3) A hearing before a University Appeals Committee. If either the student or the instructor considers the results of Step 2 unacceptable, he or she shall have seven class days in which to submit a written request to the Vice President for Academic Affairs a written request for a hearing before a University Appeals Committee. b) Grade Appeal Process 1) Direct discussion with the instructor and with the department chairperson.

The student must contact the instructor and the department

chairperson who assigned the grade and attempt to resolve the matter informally.

Contact with the instructor and department chairperson must be made within the first four class weeks of the next semester in which the student is enrolled after that in which the grade was assigned; but no later than one calendar year after the grade was assigned.

2) A hearing before the College Grade Appeal Board

If the student is dissatisfied after having completed Step One, the student has four class weeks in which to submit a signed petition of appeal to the Dean of the college involved. The petition must identify the student, instructor, course name, number and section, and must state the reason for the appeal and justify the student's position. Pertinent documentation must be attached and a specific remedy sought. a) UCO boards hearing grade appeals must: 1. obtain prior written and dated consent from the student 2. allowing committee review of student records at grade 3. appeal hearings.

4. obtain prior written and dated consent from the student if 5. witnesses are allowed to remain in the room and hear 6. information from the student records at grade appeal hearings.

7. if the student refuses to give written consent to the witnesses 8. hearing information from the student's educational records, 9. the witnesses must be asked to leave the room after giving their statements. b) Faculty and Staff of UCO should be informed that it is a violation of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) to disclose personally identifiable information from educational records to other students in connection with a student'seligibility to attend a particular class.

If the grade under appeal was assigned the semester the student graduated, Step Two shall begin at the start of the next semester. If the instructor assigning the grade has left the university before the start of the appeal, the department chairperson

shall represent the instructor in the appeal process.

The College Grade Appeal Board shall evaluate the petition, allow both parties to present their positions and evidence, then present its conclusions and recommendations to the Dean and both parties.

After reviewing the proceedings of the hearing, the Dean shall make written recommendations to the student and to the instructor. The instructor shall take any action deemed correct and submit a report within seven class days to the Dean, who has responsibility to inform the student and all parties concerned of the result.

3) A Hearing Before A University Appeal Board

If either the instructor or the student considers the results of Step Two unacceptable, then he or she shall have seven class days from notification of the instructor's action to submit to the Academic Affairs Office a signed petition for a hearing before a University Appeal Board. The petition must identify the student, instructor, semester, course number and section, and must state the reason for the appeal. The petition must also contain the specific remedy sought by the student.

The University Appeal Board shall evaluate the petition and allow both parties to present their positions and evidence. The Board shall then present its conclusions and recommendations to the Academic Vice President.

After reviewing the record of the hearing and recommendations of the University Appeal Board, the Academic Vice President shall notify all parties concerned of the decision.

When a grade is appealed the final action rests with the instructor who shall notify the Dean within seven class days of action.

The recommendations of the University Appeal Board and the recommendations of the Academic Vice President will be filed in the instructor's personnel files at the department and college level and copies provided to both parties to

the appeal.

4) Composition of Grade Appeal Board

Each college shall identify faculty and students to serve on a College Grade Appeal Board and a University Appeal Board. Each department shall elect two (one for departments in the College of Liberal Arts) fulltime faculty members to serve two year staggered terms on the Faculty Panel. The College Dean shall appoint from the Faculty Panel one of its members as the coordinator for a one year term.

A college's Student Panel shall be composed of full-time students who are majors in the college who have volunteered to serve for one year terms. A member of a Student Panel must have a grade point average of 2.5 or better.

The coordinator appoints four persons to a College Grade Appeal Board from the Faculty and Student Panels.

The two appointed faculty members shall not represent the department of the instructor who is a party to the appeal. Neither of the two students shall have been enrolled in the section in which the contested grade was assigned. The fifth member of the board is the chairperson of the department to which the instructor is assigned or the senior fulltime member of the department if the chairperson is a party to the appeal or otherwise disqualified. The coordinator of the Faculty Panel shall name as chairperson one of the two members from the Faculty Panel.

The Vice President for Academic Affairs shall name a University Appeal Board by requesting the coordinator of the Faculty Panel in the college in which the appeal originated to name one student and one faculty member from the panels of the college.

One additional student and one additional faculty member shall be appointed from college(s) not the origin of the appeal. The instructor and student shall also select a fulltime instructor and a full-time student, respectively. The seventh member of the Board will be the Dean of a college in which the appeal did not originate who is selected by the Vice President and shall

serve as chairperson of the Appeal Board.

The chairperson of the Appeal Board has the right to vote.

He or she is responsible for promptly providing both parties to an appeal and all members of the board with copies of any appeal and other documentation provided by either party.

The chairperson is responsible for preparing the records of the hearing and providing them to the Dean in the case of a College Grade Appeal Hearing or the Vice President for Academic Affairs in case of a University Appeal Hearing.

The chairperson is also to provide copies of all hearing board recommendations to both parties to an appeal.

An appointee to a hearing board deeming himself or herself disqualified for bias or interest shall remove himself or herself from the case either at the request of either party or on his or her own initiative. The vacated position shall be filled by repeating the procedure through which the appointment was made. All hearing boards shall convene within two class weeks after receipt of a petition by the Dean or the Vice President for Academic Affairs and make their recommendations within seven class days after the final meeting.

All appeal boards shall follow the latest edition of Robert's Rules of Order with respect to procedure except where this document provides specific alternative instruction.

Members must always proceed in a manner which provides both parties due process. All hearings and records thereof are confidential. Hearings shall be recorded and a copy retained for three years. A copy of the tape(s) shall be supplied to either party upon request.

Both parties shall have the right to the active support of legal counsel at any hearing and for sufficient advance notice of any hearing in order to arrange for the presence of counsel.

The Board's written recommendation must include grounds for its decision and have approval of a majority of the members of the Board. All members must sign the recommendation, but a minority report maybe

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attached as a statement of reservations or a dissenting opinion. c) Academic Dishonesty Policy

Academic dishonesty includes, but is not confined to: plagiarizing; cheating on tests or examinations; turning in counterfeit reports, tests, and papers; stealing tests or other academic material; knowingly falsifying academic records or documents of the institution; accessing a student's confidential academic records without authorization; disclosing confidential academic information without authorization; and, turning in the same work to more than one class without informing the instructors involved.

Each student is expected to engage in all academic pursuits in a manner that is above reproach. Students are expected to maintain complete honesty and integrity in the academic experiences both in and out of the classroom. Any student found guilty of academic dishonesty, including, but not limited to the following, will be subject to disciplinary action: 1) Cheating on an examination or the preparation of academic work; 2) Copying from another student's test paper, laboratory report, other report, or computer files, data, listings, and/or programs;

faculty/staff or student to alter a grade.

9) Plagiarizing or appropriating another's work or idea without properly acknowledging incorporation of that work or idea into one's own work.

10) Unauthorized reuse of work or the turning in of thesame work to more than one class without informing the instructors involved.

11) Any forgery, alteration, or misuse of academic documents, forms or records, in hard copy or electronic format.

12) Attempts by unauthorized individuals or organizations to access student records without the expressed written consent of the student. Examples of violations include, but are not limited to the following: a) illegally accessing information from student or faculty information terminals; b) misrepresenting oneself to obtain another student's transcript, semester grades or class registration; c) using a student's ID number without his/herexpressed written permission to gain access to other university services.

cases where the instructor is unable to contact astudent, i.e. at the end of a semester, the instructor may consult with the Office of the Vice President for Student Services for assistance.

4) If after consultation with the student the instructor of record decides to initiate disciplinary action, the instructor may do one or more of the following: a) Require the student to complete a substitute assignment or examination. b) Award a reduced grade for the examination, assignment, or course. c) Award a grade of zero" or "F" or the assignment or examination. d) Award a grade of "F" for the course. e) Recommend to the Academic Dean more stringent disciplinaryaction (e.g., conduct probation, suspension or expulsion) by the university.

5) If disciplinary action is taken by the instructor that involves 2 b-i, ii or iii and the student agrees to the disciplinary action then no further written record is forwarded to the Chairperson or Academic Dean.

6) If disciplinary action is taken that involves 2-b-iv or v, the instructor-of-record must communicate in writing, within five (5) school days*, the actions taken and the reasons for them to the student, with copies to: instructor-of-record's Department Chair, and Academic Dean.

3) Using, during a test, d) Alleged Academic Dishonesty Procedure materials not authorized by the professor or instructor; 1) Instructor - of - Record: The 4) Collaborating with or aiding instructor-of-record is the individual responsible for the another person, without authorization, during an grade assignment. Other faculty e) Dean of College Procedure: examination or in preparing members who are participating in academic work; a course (such as in team-taught 1) Review academic dishonesty courses) and teaching assistants charges.

5) Knowingly and without are also expected to participate 2) Forward copy of instructor's authorization, in any appropriate way in letter within five school days* to using,buying,selling, stealing, assessing any penalties for the Office of the Vice President misconduct or dishonesty, and transporting,soliciting, for Student Services, along with in any appeal. copying or possessing in any comments from the whole or in part, the contents Academic Dean.

2) Instructor Procedures: In of an unadministered 3) When a student appeals an examination; instances where the instructor-ofinstructor's decision, the Dean record has clear and convincing of the College: 6) Substituting for another evidence that a student has a) gives the student notice of student, or permitting engaged in dishonest academic receipt of the appeal, behavior, the following another student to b) notifies the Office of the procedures will be used: substitute for oneself in Vice President for Student taking an examination or Services that an appeal is 3) The instructor - of - record shall preparing academic work; being made, discuss the situation as soon c) assembles the verification 7) Bribing another person to as possible with the student, documents, and explaining the allegation, the obtain an unadministered d) transmits the case to the reasons for it, and the examination or information College Grade Appeal disciplinary action(s) being about an unadminstered Committee. considered, and shall give the examination; e) Forwards grade appeal student the opportunity to committee decision to respond to the allegation. In 8) Attempting to bribe any Office of the Vice President Page 4 UCO Student Rights & Responsibilities - 1999 - 2000

for Student Services recommending further sanctions.

4) If the student withdraws from the course where the alleged infraction occurred with a "W", the student is still subject to the Academic Dishonesty process. In the event the complaint is confirmed, the students' "W" will be changed to an "AW" or "F". If the student's appeal is upheld, the 'W" will stand.

The AW grade is an administrative withdrawal in which the student is removed from class for disciplinary reasons.

5) Student Appeal of Alleged Academic Dishonesty: A student alleged to have engaged in academic dishonesty shall have the right of due process and review as delineated herein, should the student believe the instructor's action to be unfair.

If the student decides to challenge any disciplinary actions not involving a recommendation of suspension or expulsion as authorized in the Student Handbook under Student Conduct and Appeals, the student may file an appeal with the appropriate College Grade Appeal Committee within ten (10) school days* of receiving the written notice of action taken by the instructorof -record. No disciplinary action may be carried out while a case is being appealed. The student will use the following procedure in filing an appeal.

The responsibility for Academic Dishonesty cases shall be assigned to the individual College Grade Appeal Committees. The College Grade Appeal Committee shall evaluate the petition and allow both the student and instructor to present their positions and evidence, then present its conclusions and recommendations to the Academic Dean and both parties to the appeal. After reviewing the proceedings of the hearing, the Academic Dean shall make written recommendations to the student and to the instructor. The instructor shall take any action he or she considers appropriate and submit a report within seven class days to the Dean, whose responsibility it is to inform the student and all parties concerned with the result.

If the College Grade Appeal Committee finds that aninstance of academic dishonesty has