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THE December
Vol. 85, No. 26
Thursday Edition
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Seasons , reeting Lillard foresees no budget cuts at CSU next semester By Shannon Blockcolski
Lditor Despite the estimated $363 million decrease in state revenue for the next fiscal year, beginning July 1, 1987, CSU should not suffer any major budget cuts next semester, according to Dr. Bill Lillard, CSU president. "Gov. Henry Bellmon said during his campaign, and has repeated often since then, that there will be no further cuts in education," Lillard said. "Unless there is a recent decrease in state revenue, we have enough money to finish out the school year and work towards providing the maximum number of sections." The State Equilization Board met in December to project the state of Oklahoma's revenue for the next fiscal year, Lillard said. The $363 million decrease was
based on a crude oil price of $15, he added. The board will meet again in February to give the final word on the revenue for fiscal year 1987-88. "Nothing at this time says what our budget will be next year," Lillard said. "I don't forsee any major problems for next semester, though." According to Lillard, Bellmon predicts the worst case scenerio would be that at the end of June, the state would end up with no extra money in the bank for July. If hit by budget cuts, Lillard said CSU's revenue from the oil and gas exploration would not offset the decrease in funds. "Every little bit helps, but you are talking about a $30 million budget with only a $135,000 pro-
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fit, which will not make too much of a difference. "Yet the profit will help when you are trying to cut back during the year in educational supplies and equipment," he said. During a recent meeting of the college of Liberal Arts, Dean Clif' Warren said he was expecting an 18.7 percent cut instead of a 15 or 8 percent, as Bellmon mentioned in his request for university budget cut recommendations. Lillard said he had no idea where Warren heard that figure, "the only cuts ever mentioned were the 8 and 15 percent cuts." Also during the meeting, Warren mentioned that CSU has only one support person for each faculty member, while Oklahoma University has five to one and Oklahoma State University four to one.
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Health department expects epidemic of Tiawan Flu virus By Kim Voynar
Associate Editor Although there is no widespread epidemic of the Taiwan Flu virus at the present time, Phyllis McKee, director of the Immunization Division of the State Department of Health, said she anticipates seeing it within the next month. However, some Edmond schools are already reporting higher than normal absentee rates. Sequoyah Middle School
had 240 students absent Tuesday out of a total enrollment of 1,300, according to the attendance secretary. The attendance secretary at John Ross Elementary said 50 students out of a total enrollment of 641 were absent Tuesday. At Edmond North Mid-High, 106 out of 940 students were absent Wednesday, which the attendance secretary there said is "about twice as much as normal."
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The attendance secretary at Cimarron Middle School also said absences there were about twice as high as normal, with 71 out of 1,007 students absent Wednesday. Clegern Middle School had 22 out of 218 students absent Wednesday, but the attendance secretary there said most of these absences were due to an outbreak of chicken pox. The Health Department has been running cultures in the EdContinued on page 8
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