The Vista Jan. 31, 2006

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Tuesday, January 31, 2006

MLK III to speak at UCO

Keondra Butler crowned Miss Black UCO

by Melissa Wilkins Staff Writer Keondra Butler, marketing major, was crowned Miss Black UCO 2006 Jan. 28 at Mitchell Hall.

Ten contestants competed for a chance to win the title, an $800 tuition wavier and a chance to compete in the Miss Black Oklahoma Pageant in June.

The first runner-up was Teara Flagg, political science major, while Sharae’neica Burrell, marketing major, was second runner-up.

Johna Davis, biology major, and Cynthia Childs, industrial safety major, were also in the top five.

Former Miss Black UCO, Tanischa Williams, senior com-

FREE TO STUDENTS Son of civil rights leader to speak Feb. 2 in honor of Black History Month

by Nathan Winfrey Staff Writer Martin Luther King III, the son of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. will speak at UCO Feb. 2 in the Nigh University Center Ballrooms at 1 p.m. to kick off Black History Month.

Sponsored by the Black Student Association, Diversity Round Table and the Student Programming Board, King will deliver his speech, “My Father’s Dream, My Mission,” said student programming board adviser Brooke Wilson.

The event will also feature the UCO Ebony Gospel Choir, followed by a student-led remembrance walk around campus at 2:30 p.m.

“This is an opportunity not to miss,” Wilson said. “This is student activity fees put into action and an opportunity to see history in the making.”

Tickets are free to UCO faculty and students with a UCO student ID, and will be available Jan. 31-Feb. 1 in the Nigh University Center across from the food court. Only one ticket will be given per student ID, and for everyone else admission will be $5. No reserve or advance tickets will be available.

Nathan Winfrey can be reached at nwinfrey@thevistaonline.com.

see PAGEANT, page 9

by Vista photographer Brett Deering

The new Miss Black UCO, Keondra Butler (center), marketing junior, is joined on stage by first runner-up Teara Flagg (left), political science sophomore, and second runner-up Sharae Necia Burrell, marketing junior.

UCO ethics club to host contest

by Christina Purdom Staff Writer The UCO-Ethics club is hosting a contest where students create the most ethical solutions to real-world problems. The registration deadline is Feb. 3.

Teams will be given a business scenario that involves an ethical dilemma. Joe Walker, president of UCO-Ethics, said the team will write an essay that explains the dilemma, who it affects, and the ethical solution.

“Sometimes you come across issues and you have to think ‘Who does this affect?’ It’s not always black and white,” Walker said.

Teams consist of four members and each must have a dif-

ferent major. Only one graduate student is allowed per team.

Finalists will go to Tulsa to compete for up to $1,000 in cash prizes. Food and transportation will be provided for the finalists, Walker said.

“If you don’t understand the ethical issues in today’s business environment, you will not be able to succeed,” said Walker.

UCO-Ethics is a new chapter of Oklahoma Business Ethics Consortium, or OkEthics.

The UCOSA house and senate approved the UCO-Ethics club unanimously last semester.

Walker said finance professor Allen Arnold brought the club to UCO after attending an OkEthics meeting.

Arnold, along with Dr. Michael Shirley, dean of Business Administration, and Dr. Katherene Terrell, Accounting chair approached Walker with the desire to start a chapter at UCO. By the second meeting, 145 people, including students and faculty from every college, had come to learn about the new campus organization.

“When it’s not just professors and students, it’s the deans coming—that shows how important [the organization] is,” Walker said.

UCO-Ethics is open to all students, faculty, and staff.

Dues are $5 a semester or $8 a year. Meetings are open and free to non-members.

Meetings are held monthly and guest speakers discuss various ethical issues that workers encounter in today’s business world, Walker said. The most recent guest speaker was Dr. Cynthia Rolfe, vice president of Information Technology at UCO. At the UCO-Ethics meetings a drawing is held for the club to pay $10 of the $18 fee for students to attend the next luncheon meetings of OkEthics.

The OkEthics meetings are held at the Petroleum Club in Downtown Oklahoma City.

Guest speakers also attend as well as more than 300 members including state senators and rep-

see MAG, page 5

by Trisha Evans Copy Editor Economics Professor Dr. Sue Lynn Sasser was one of eight professors selected to go to Lithuania for an economics education study tour Jan. 13-22.

The National Council on Economic Education, which is funded by the U.S. Departments

see ETHICS, page 5

from Staff Reports

“Journeys,” a student-produced magazine featuring the stories and photographs of UCO journalism students from study tours in Europe, New Mexico and New York, will be released this month in conjunction with the opening of a new computer and photography lab in the Communications Building.

“A Historical Journey” chronicles students’ month-long trip to England, Italy, Ireland, France and Wales during summer break with stories and photographs.

“It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience,” said Lauren Hyer, journalism senior. “It gives you

'They understand what it takes to survive in a global economy'

Photo show kicks off opening of new lab

Student magazine chronicles study tours

by Nathan Winfrey Staff Writer

Economics professor returns from Lithuania

An open house dedication of the new UCO Mass Communication Department computer photography lab and student photography show will be Thursday, Feb. 2 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the UCO Communications Building.

The new 20-station lab and digital cameras were funded by a $113,000 grant from the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation “We are deeply grateful to the foundation for its commitment to excellence in journalism education for our students,” said Dr. Terry M. Clark, chairman

by Vista photographer Midori Sasaki of the department which houses A student photograph from El Santuario de Chimayo in Chimayo, New Mexico that appears in the new the only four-year photography student travel magazine, "Journeys." see LAB, page 5

UCO wrestlers pitch shutout Bronchos jump to third nationally in latest poll.

See Sports pg. 12

Students redesign museum Students in the Department of History and Geography are redesigning the Laboratory of History Museum's 'Pioneer Gallery.'

See News pg. 3

Dr. Sue Lynn Sasser of State and Education, selected educators from all over the United States, Sasser said.

Sasser said she spent a lot of time in classrooms where they visited K-12 schools and two universities, and spent an afternoon with 25 future teachers.

After meeting students who are required to take economics courses in college, Sasser said she wondered why even a basic money management course is not required in most U.S. colleges.

“Why is it that their kids get it and our kids don’t?” Sasser said. “They understand what it takes to survive in a global

see ECON, page 4

Should you visit 'Big Momma?'

Vista Staff Writer Melissa Wilkins reviews the comedy sequel 'Big Momma's House 2.'

See Entertainment pg. 8

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Opinion

January 31, 2006

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with Kim Roberts, UCO Young Democrats member and Senator

The Grinch is trying to steal my student loans! Just before Christmas, our Republicanled Congress voted to severely slash federal funding for student loans by $12.7 billion—the most severe reduction for financial aid in our nation’s history.

Apparently, education is low on Congress’s list of priorities.

If it became law, this raid on student aid would shrink the amount of guaranteed loan money by the federal government, forcing interest rates higher. The United States Student Association estimates these changes would add several thousand dollars in interest payments to student bills.

Interest rates for parent borrowers would jump from 7.9% to 8.5%, force student borrowers

to pay a fixed rate of 6.8%, and Pell Grants will remain frozen for the fourth year in a row.

This is despite the fact that tuition has risen 45% at fouryear universities since 2001.

The bill would also cut $2.2 billion used by the Department of Education specifically to direct and deliver financial aid. This would endanger the safe and timely arrival of financial aid to students nationwide.

The record-setting cutback toward financial aid is part of an effort to balance the budget (along with several other cuts to desperately needed programs, like Medicaid, Child Care, etc).

Others say the drastic cuts are in the works in order to finance the Republican’s tax cuts to the wealthy. Whatever the excuse,

Letters to the editor Response to last Tuesday's "My Turn" piece by Jaylynn Pound of the UCO College Republicans.

I don’t disagree for a second, however, I think this is a problem that goes way beyond higher education. It seems that most people who speak up on their political views are completely ignorant in what they believe and those who actually are up-to-date and have something valuable to say, both conservative and liberal, don’t generally speak up. I don’t know. That is life I suppose.

-Chad Lee

If you’re a member of a campus organization, if you’re a faculty/staff member or if you simply have something to say to the UCO community, The Vista wants to hear from you. If you have an idea for a “My Turn” piece for the editorial page, e-mail it to editorial@thevistaonline.com with your e-mail address and telephone number. You may also e-mail a ready-to-publish “My Turn” submission to editorial@thevistaonline.com. Submissions should be between 300-500 words in length.

this is wholly unacceptable.

Politicians tell us ‘children are our future, we must invest in it.’ How, then, is gutting financial aid funding an investment?

Shouldn’t Congress make it more affordable to go to college, instead of leaving students out in the cold? “[This bill] fails our commitments to the education of our children. Our promise to leave no child left behind should not be a political slogan – it should be a solemn promise,” proclaimed Senator Ted Kennedy.

Our illustrious Senator, Tom Coburn, said “It’s really a simple question—pay now or charge it to your grandchildren. We were sent here to make hard choices.

This bill is a start. It should go much further.”

If this bill does go any further, our future and that of our children will be very dark indeed. I don’t drive a fancy car, and neither do my parents. We cannot afford for this bill to pass—literally. I value my college education. I’m going to venture out on a limb and guess that you do as well.

Please remind our Senators and Representatives in Congress that you need your student loans.

Don’t let Congress push college further out of reach.

Kim Roberts -UCO Young Democrats

Tuition payment penalties should be loosened I am a junior transfer student from the University of Oklahoma. I commute from Norman, and I am returning to school after taking time off to be a mother. I am concerned about the tactics enforced by the financial aid department concerning the late fee applied to students after a certain deadline.

My reasons for being concerned are that I do not feel it is just and fair to charge students a $40 late fee when it is the systems fault. Since I am a transfer student my fall grades were required to process financial aid for this institution.

Those grades were not available to me until the semester had ended, which caused the process to be delayed.

It was difficult enough to transfer institutions, and try to accommodate the financial aid

department with all the necessary documents to then be charged, because the process took longer than expected.

The deadline to pay tuition in full was January 6, 2006, and classes did not start until the following week. My financial aid was not distributed until last week, and I still have not received my loan check.

I am upset because I do not feel I should be penalized because the financial aid department took too long to process my information. At all of the other colleges and universities I have attended the late fee was not instilled until the second or third week of class, allowing financial aid to process the extreme amounts of transfers.

When I researched the topic a little more, I found out there is a Late Payment Penalty Waiver

offered in the financial aid department. I filled it out and stated my reasons for wanting the late fee waived. I received a prompt e-mail informing me I did not qualify because all of my information was not submitted by November 22, 2005.

If I am still attending school at OU in November, how is it possible to submit my grades by that deadline? I know it is only $40, but I commute from Norman, and with gas prices the way they are, that is a tank of gas.

My solution is to delay the penalty until all financial aid documents can be processed.

If the only reason tuition is not paid in full is because of financial aid, there needs to be a special grace period for those students.

Leila Purcupile

CAMPUS QUOTES:

Compiled and photographed by Midori Sasaki and Travis Marak.

Do you think there is a "liberal bias" among UCO professors?

“I think some professors tend to push political views onto students more forcibly than others.”

“No, because over the years I think they have realized that people have changed.”

“No, I've never had a problem with it.”

“I think so. It seems like they promote their ideas instead of what the book teaches.”

Samara Buckner

Riley Hahn

Laura Johnson

Michael Martin

Nursing, sophomore

Undecided, sophomore

Business, freshman

Psychology, junior

News

January 31, 2006

Students redesigning section of history museum

by Christina Purdom Staff Writer Students of the Department of History and Geography are redesigning the Laboratory of History Museum’s Pioneer Gallery in Evans Hall.

Dr. Carolyn Pool’s Museum Studies class will spend the semester developing exhibits and remodeling the gallery, which focuses on the establishment of the university.

Pool, the Director of Museum Studies, has overseen the museum studies students for 11 years. Each year the class remodels a different section of the museum.

“In my classes, students will write papers and do research on the history of the university, which we then use as our source for developing the exhibits in the museum,” Pool said.

Pool said the museum houses artifacts dealing with the history of UCO as well as the state and country, such as Native American artifacts, artifacts from the World Wars, photographs and items from the Oklahoma Land Run. “It’s a training ground for my students,” Pool said.

“Students who graduate from the museum studies program go on to work in museums all over the state and region.”

Jason Harris is one student who works at the museum.

He will be presenting tours of the museum to grade-school students as well as offering historic reenactment programs to area grade schools as a living history interpreter.

“He dresses up in the historical outfits and gives speeches,” said Jessie Hopper, graduate student of History and Museums Studies. “He’s very, very good.”

Hopper is registering the artifacts in a museum software

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CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENTS n The UCO Young Democrats will meet Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 3 p.m. in LA room 128. Jari Askins, Oklahoma House Minority Leader and Lt. Gov. candidate, will be the guest speaker. Attendees are urged to bring a donation of bottled water or Gatorade to help Oklahoma firefighters as they battle wildfires accross the state. n The Homecoming Activities Board will host a poster sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Jan. 31 to Feb. 2 next to the convenience store in the Nigh University Center. n Students interested in hearing Martin Luther King III speak can pick up tickets from the Student Programming Board from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 30 to Feb. 1 across from the food court in the Nigh University Center. Students must present their I.D. card. n Campus Life will host UCO Blazers Night at 7:35 p.m. Feb. 3 at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City. For more information contact Campus Life at 974-2363. n UCO Career Services will host the Spring Career and Internship Fair from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 1 in the ballrooms of the Nigh University Center.

Students should dress professionally and bring copies of their resumes. Men must wear ties and women wearing skirts must wear hose. For more information contact UCO Career Services at 974-3346. n The Department of Theatre will perform “Comic Potential” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9-11 and 1 p.m. Feb. 12 in Mitchell Hall.

Tickets are $4 for students with an I.D. n The Oklahoma Blood Institute will hold a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 8-9 in the Nigh University Center across from the bookstore.

by Vista photographer Midori Sasaki

Jessie Hopper, graduate assistant for the UCO History Museum, shows the game ball used in the first UCO football game. program and taking inventory of the collection.

“The students are very involved in developing programs. It’s part of their training in the museums studies program,” Pool said.

Students of the Museum Studies class developed a Success Central Power Point

presentation as well as a historic campus tour.

“We’ve been working with Success Central…to help the students connect with UCO,” Hopper said.

Last year the museum studies class made large introductory panels for the museum.

The panels introduce each

section of the museum which museum in 1915, Pool said. is divided like a timeline, “It’s meant to be a laboratobased on the different names ry for student learning,” Pool the university has had start- said. “We want to encourage ing with “Territorial Normal other departments on campus School of Oklahoma (1890- to use the museum for research 1904)” and ending with “UCO and training.”

(1991-Present).”

Christina Purdom can be reached Former UCO professor, at cpurdom@thevistaonline.com.

Lucy Hampton, established the

n UCO and the City of Edmond will celebrate the Olympics with a benefit, “Night of Champions”, Feb. 10 in the ballrooms of the Nigh University Center. Speakers include Olympic legend Nadia Comanceci, Shannon Miller, former Olympic gymnastics coach Paul Ziert and four-time Paralympic powerlifting champion Kim Brownfield. All proceeds benefit the U.S. Olympic Committee program in Oklahoma. For tickets call 974-3151 or 974-3152.

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January 31, 2006

Abbas doesn't want Palestinian aid cut

ECON: Professor returns from tour

Hamas and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas asked the international community Monday not to cut aid to the Palestinians, as world leaders met to discuss the fallout from the Islamic militant group’s victory in last week’s parliamentary elections.

Ismail Haniyeh, a Hamas leader in Gaza, promised that foreign aid would go only toward helping ordinary Palestinians and said a Hamas government is ready to have its spending monitored. He also said the group is ready to negotiate the terms of continued foreign aid with the international community.

European Union foreign ministers called on Hamas to recognize Israel, renounce violence and disarm. The EU leaders, meeting in Brussels, Belgium, threatened to cut off crucial financial assistance if the demands were ignored.

“The onus is now on Hamas to renounce violence, to accept that the fundamental democratic principle is that matters are pursued by arguments and peacefully and not by violence,” British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said.

Abbas, who met with visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday, appealed

economy.”

Besides the mandatory economics course students take, they are learning about trade and international relations, she said.

Sasser also said the Lithuanian students are learning foreign languages which better prepares them for the global economy.

Lithuania is on schedule to join the European Union this year but has delayed changing its currency because of the economic complications that could arise.

“They are really concerned with inflation and stabilizing prices,” Sasser said.

The transition will make a huge difference on the price of goods, Sasser said. The lita, Lithuania’s currency, is now 31 behind the dollar. When they make the switch, the lita will fall to the euro 6-1.

“That will make a significant difference on their purchasing power,” Sasser said.

While in the country, the group toured the Central Bank of Lithuania and met with the officials in the Ministry of Education.

Sasser said the government

for the West to continue giving aid.

Western donors funneled about $900 million into the Palestinian Authority in 2005 to pay salaries and finance desperately needed infrastructure projects. Failure to pay the 137,000 people on the Palestinian Authority payroll could lead to massive layoffs and ignite violence in an area bristling with guns.

Hamas won 74 out of 132 seats in parliamentary elections Wednesday to Fatah’s 45.

President Bush said he would not support a Palestinian government made up of Hamas unless the group changed its policy.

“The Hamas party has made it clear that they do not support the right of Israel” to exist, Bush said after a Cabinet meeting. “And I have made it clear that so long as that’s their policy that we will not support a Palestinian government made up of Hamas.”

Bush said Hamas, which won a decisive majority in last week’s Palestinians legislative elections, must get rid of its arms and disavow terrorism.

Leaders of the so-called Quartet of Mideast mediators -- the United States, the European Union, the United

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas Nations and Russia -- were meeting in London. On the eve of those talks, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Washington wants other nations to cut off aid to the Palestinians.

“The United States is not prepared to fund an organization that advocates the destruction of Israel, that advocates violence and that refuses its obligations” under the Quartet’s “road map” peace plan.

The threats to cut off foreign aid, which makes up nearly half the Palestinian Authority budget, came after Israel’s acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday he will stop the

Regional Weather Report AP -- Mild daytime temperatures are to continue across Oklahoma with dry conditions returning to most of the state, though there is to be a chance for rain in some areas by the middle of the week.

The National Weather Service said Monday night would be clear with lows from the upper 20s to the mid 30s.

Tuesday is to be mostly sunny and highs are expected in the 60s statewide.

Partly cloudy skies are forecast for Wednesday with a chance for showers or thunderstorms in southeastern Oklahoma and highs in the 50s to the mid 60s.

monthly transfer of tens of millions of dollars of tax rebates to the Palestinians if a Hamas government is installed.

Abbas called Israel’s move “severe.”

“The European countries must understand that the Palestinian people are in bad need of this aid,” he said. “I hope to god that they will change their positions, both Israel and the European countries” Hamas, which has carried out dozens of suicide bombings against Israel, has been trying to soften its image since its election victory. It has said its aim is to clean up corruption and chaos in the Palestinian areas and has played down the conflict with Israel.

The group is poised to lead the next government, boding poorly for Abbas’ aim of restarting peace talks. Israel refuses to talk to Hamas, and the U.S. and EU have branded it a terrorist group.

Abbas said Monday he would talk to Hamas over the next two weeks about forming a government. After meeting Merkel, he said: “We reiterated our commitment to the peace process through negotiations and according to international legitimacy.”

from page 1 officials are concerned with ‘brain drain,’ as the talented and educated leave the country because of low wages.

Sasser said the teachers in Lithuania make between $300 and $400 a month.

Sasser said she learned how to conduct study tours and lead a similar study tour to another Eastern European country next year.

Sasser said she enjoyed Lithuania and would like to go back and have more time to sightsee.

Sasser said she loved the ornate Gothic and Baroque style architecture.

“The inner city of Vilnius was built in the 1400s and 1500s,” Sasser said.

“The people are just incredible,” Sasser said. “They are so proud of their heritage and their accomplishments.”

Trisha Evans can be reached at tevans@thevistaonline.com.

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January 31, 2006

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MAG from page 1

by student photographer Robert Crauthers

An evening view of the Avon Canal in Bath, England, where UCO journalism students took a travel writing and photography tour.

LAB from page 1 degree program in Oklahoma, with more than 30 hours of photography instruction.

“With the rapid change in digital technology, we simply could not keep pace with industry demands without the generosity of the Ethics and Excellence foundation,” Clark said.

In addition to the dedica-

tion of the lab, visitors will be able to view more than 50 student photographs on display in the building and lab, all printed with equipment from the lab.

The new student magazine, "Journeys," featuring student travel photography and writing from the last year, will also be presented during the open house.

“We’re extremely proud of our students and invite them, parents, photographers and interested people to come view our facilities as we celebrate their work,” Clark said.

More than 60 students are currently majoring in photography in the department, which also has about 750 other majors in journalism, public relations, advertising, broadcasting, corporate and interpersonal communication. Graduates of the UCO photography program are among many of the top photog-

raphers in Oklahoma, working for many newspapers and operating photo studios.

The UCO photography program is growing with more than 70 majors, and students receive instruction from professional photographers. Photography instructors include Dr. Woody Gaddis, who founded the program; John Frair, formerly of UPI; Mark Zimmerman, formerly of The Edmond Sun; Dr. Charles Simmons, USAF retired.

something that you don’t get in the classroom, it gives you much more actually experiencing these things.”

Sites students visited include the Eiffel Tower, William Shakespeare’s birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon, Roman bathhouses, abbeys and castles including the Tower of London.

“When you get to get out on your own and you’re in different countries you have to learn to get around and function,” Hyer said. “Especially if you don’t know the language.”

The Europe study group was in England during the July 21 London bombings and captured the city in the wake of the event with their writing and pictures.

“When we got to London, the security was definitely heightened,” Hyer said, “but it was pretty safe. People were freaking out here more than we were.”

“An Enchanted Journey” follows another group of students through their fall break exploration of New Mexico, an expedition spanning the Rio Grande Gorge, ancient churches and the Taos hot air balloon festival, among others.

Students on the New Mexico trip visited the church of El Sanctuario de Chimayo, which is famous for “holy dirt” blessed by priests that is said to have healing powers. The “miracle room” is filled with discarded crutches from people who have been healed, said Ashley Romano, journalism sophomore.

“A classroom can only teach you so much,” Romano said.

“You get to experience something different, especially if you’re not in the same state. If you have the opportunity, do it.”

Public relations student Jodi

Huff’s travel through New York with professor Jill Kelsey and her husband, OSU professor Roy Kelsey, and nine OSU students for the Madison Avenue & Careers in Advertising extension study tour class is detailed in the segment “A Metropolitan Journey.”

Another Travel Reporting trip to Europe is planned for July and will take students through Britain and Ireland.

Participating students receive three hours of upper-division elective credit and will learn to write articles and take photographs for travel magazines. $250 deposits are due March 1.

For more information, call Dr. Mark Hanebutt at 974-5576.

Nathan Winfrey can be reached at nwinfrey@thevistaonline.com.

ETHICS from page 1 resentatives, community leaders, and business owners.

Among the list of previous speakers are Lt. Gov. Mary Fallin, and Martha Ries, vice president of Boeing.

Students interested in UCOEthics can visit their website at http://www.libarts.ucok.edu/ uco-ethics.

Christina Purdom can be reached at cpurdom@thevistaonline.com.

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January 31, 2006

Miss Black UCO

by Vista photographer Brett Deering

Keondra Butler, marketing junior, cries after being crowned Miss Black UCO 2006 Jan. 28 in the Mitchell Hall Theater. Butler will receive an $800 tuition waiver, expenses paid to compete in Miss Black Oklahoma and to attend the Big 12 Conference on student government.

by Vista photographer Brett Deering

Tanischa Williams, Miss Black UCO 2005, interviews Sharae'necia Burrell, marketing junior in the Miss Black UCO 2006 pageant Jan. 28 in the Mitchell Hall Theater.

by Vista photographer Brett Deering

Cynthia Childs, industrial safety and psychology junior, performs "Heaven's Gate" Jan. 28 at the Miss Black UCO 2006 pageant in the Mitchell Hall Theater.

by Vista photographer Brett Deering

Keondra Butler, Miss Black UCO 2006, performs her monologue "Class Reunion" Jan. 28 at the Miss Black UCO 2006 pageant in the Mitchell Hall Theater.

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ABC news anchor, cameraman seriously injured in Iraq explosion the swelling,” Brokaw said on NBC’S “Today” show.

The doctors didn’t know for ABC News anchor Bob sure whether shrapnel penetratWoodruff, seriously hurt ed Woodruff’s brain, but they by a roadside bomb in Iraq, were removing additional shraphas shown signs of improvenel from his neck area, Brokaw ment and may be airlifted to said. He said Woodruff’s family the United States as soon as had also learned more details Tuesday, the network’s news about the explosion from witpresident said Monday. nesses.

A hospital official said body “Immediately after the armor likely saved the journalexplosion he turned to his proist’s life. ducer and said ‘Am I alive?’

Cameraman Doug Vogt, also and ‘Don’t tell Lee,’ and then he hurt in the explosion, is in betbegan to cry out in excruciating ter shape than Woodruff but pain,” Brokaw said. doctors were pleased with how Woodruff and Vogt, an both handled the transfer to a award-winning cameraman, U.S. military base in Germany, were embedded with the 4th said ABC News President Infantry Division and travelDavid Westin. ing in a convoy with U.S. and “We have a long way to go,” Iraqi troops near Taji, about 12 Westin said. “But it appears that miles north of Baghdad when we may have also come some the device exploded. An Iraqi distance from yesterday.” solder also was hurt.

Vogt was filming a stand-up “Doug was conscious, and report with Woodruff and both I was able to reassure him we were standing in the open hatch were getting them care. I spoke of an Iraqi military vehicle when to Bob also and walked with the bomb went off. They underthem to the helicopter,” said went surgery in Iraq before ABC senior producer Kate Felsen, who had been working with Woodruff for the past two weeks.

The injuries were a blow to ABC News, still recovering from the cancer death of Peter Jennings in August.

Woodruff and coanchor Elizabeth Vargas assumed Jennings’ old job at “World News Tonight” earlier this month.

“Bob and Doug AP were in Iraq doing ABC news anchor Bob Woodruff, center, talks to U.S. soldiers Jan. 29 prior to what reporters do, trying to find out being injured by a roadside bomb.

by David Bauder AP Writer

being flown to Germany.

“They’re both very seriously injured, but stable,” said Col. Bryan Gamble, commander of the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in western Germany. He said both men were heavily sedated and under the care of the hospital’s trauma team.

Their body armor likely saved them, “otherwise these would have been fatal wounds,” Gamble said.

Woodruff, the new co-anchor of “World News Tonight,” had serious head wounds and broken bones, and Vogt also suffered head injuries, ABC News said. The network said the mens’ wives were at the hospital and talking with doctors Monday.

Former “NBC Nightly News” anchor Tom Brokaw said Monday that he had spoken with Woodruff’s wife, Lee. “The doctors had told them once they arrived that the brain swelling had gone down. In Bob’s case, that had been a big concern. Yesterday they had to operate and remove part of the skull cap to relieve some of

what’s happening there upclose and firsthand. All of us are mindful of the risks and the dangers,” Vargas said Sunday night in a closing note.

Woodruff and Vogt had been riding in the Iraqi military vehicle, considered more dangerous than U.S. military vehicles, so they could report on the war from the Iraqi soldiers’ perspective.

Westin, speaking Monday on “Good Morning America,” said the risks news personnel face are assessed every day in a country where there were 221 attacks by explosive devices last week alone. But it’s important to cover the news, he said.

“We all know there are substantial risks,” Westin said. “At the same time, what we do is report the news. We report the stories such as Iraq, and it’s a dilemma we struggle with all along because frankly, we don’t get to report as much in Iraq as we’d like to because of security.”

Woodruff, 44, a father of four, has been at ABC News since 1996. He grew up in Michigan and became a corporate lawyer in New York, but changed fields soon after a stint teaching law in Beijing, where he helping CBS News during the chaos of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protest.

Vogt, 46, is a three-time Emmy award-winning cameraman from Canada who has spent the last 20 years based in Europe covering global events for CBC, BBC and now exclusively for ABC News. He lives in Aix-en-Provence, France.

“He’s the cameraman we all request when we go to the field because he’s so good, a fantastic eye,” said ABC News’ Jim Sciutto, who is covering the war in Iraq.

On CBS’ “Face the Nation”

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ABC news anchor Bob Woodruff poses in ABC's 'World News Tonight' studio in New York.

Sunday, anchor Bob Schieffer abandoned his commentary to wish Woodruff and Vogt well.

“It just hit us all like a lightning bolt because we’ve all been there,” Schieffer later told The Associated Press.

Dozens of journalists have been injured, killed or kidnapped in Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein.

Jill Carroll, a freelance reporter for The Christian Science Monitor, was kidnapped Jan. 7

by gunmen who threatened to kill her if the U.S. didn’t release Iraqi women in custody. She was among 250 foreigners who had been taken captive in the country since the U.S. invasion; at least 39 of those foreigners were killed. Carroll is still believed to be held in Iraq. ___ Associated Press Writer Jan Sliva in Landstuhl, Germany, contributed to this report.

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January 31, 2006

Finally, an 'Evil Dead' video game worthy of its B-movie roots

by Nathan Winfrey Staff Writer Hail to the king, baby, Ash is back. Nineteen years after Bruce Campbell sawed off his own demon-possessed hand and replaced it with a chainsaw in “Evil Dead II,” his demonslaying alter ego returns, this time in video game form, picking up the trail of the sinister Necronomicon, the book of the dead, in “Evil Dead: Regeneration.”

Available on PC, Playstation 2 and X Box, the story begins at the infamous woodland cabin of Dr. Knowby as if the timetraveling events of the third movie, “Army of Darkness,” never happened. Ash is taken to Sunny Meadows Asylum, but must escape when his doctor finds the book and unleashes the minions of hell upon the sleepy seaside town of Port Turnham and surrounding areas.

“Evil Dead: Regeneration” is the third video game inspired by the cult B-movie phenomenon, and is the only one worth touching with a ten-foot pole.

Campbell himself voices the one-handed hero and delivers those tasteless, hilarious oneliners with all the misogynist gusto of the ‘80s cult classics.

Long before the “SpiderMan” films, director Sam Raimi wrote and directed the original “Evil Dead” in 1981 and later its sequels with the help of his brother Ted Raimi, who voices Ash’s half-“Deadite” midget sidekick Sam in the new game. Unlike most video game sidekicks, who are annoyingly stupid yet you must protect them at the risk of failing missions, Sam can handle himself just fine, pulling off the heads of monsters with an off-hand wisecrack and a resulting gush of blood. And it really doesn’t matter if Sam dies because he’s already dead. In fact, you’re encouraged to kill him and have to sometimes to advance to new areas, whether it’s punting his flaming body across a chasm to light a torch or tossing him at waiting enemies, Sam quickly regenerates in a storm of anger and profanity.

Not really zombies because technically they’re still alive, cackling “Deadites,” vicious monsters and jangling skeletons blast apart at the end of Ash’s

“boomstick,” and his unceasing ingenuity yields him the ability to make new weapons to attach to his handless arm out of piles of junk with a proficiency even MacGyver never reached. These improvements, which include a showy but weak flamethrower and an essential grappling hook gun, can be cycled through with his standard chainsaw after you come across the materials with which to build them, and often all three are required during more advanced puzzles and boss battles.

New abilities are offered to Ash in this installment, such as the opportunity to possess his diminutive sidekick at certain points to sneak through small tunnels and poison gas and the ability to transform into “Bad Ash,” a nearly unstoppable killing machine temporarily imbued with the power of the dark forces you are so desperately fighting against whenever your yellow meter fills.

Part adventure game in the vein of the “Zelda” series, though admittedly dumbeddown quite a bit, and part mindless actioner, “Evil Dead: Regeneration” mostly makes up for its shortcomings with the unique style of the movies which spawned it. Especially in the first couple levels, it’s as if you are playing the movies, and it’s this attention to detail and loyalty to the subject matter that make most of the glitches and repetitive situations forgivable.

Some glitches, however, are not forgivable. Occasional hang-ups and other run-of-themill bugs are to be expected, but on one level in particular, I encountered two glitches that were so severe, like items not appearing that are crucial to solving puzzles. I finally had to restart the level. This should never happen.

The producers may have nailed the style, but the substance is pretty thin and the graphics leave much to be desired. This is especially noticeable in levels set in cities overrun by monsters. While its contemporaries offer truly believable urban sprawls (think “Grand Theft Auto”), “Evil Dead: Regeneration” often looks and plays like something on the Nintendo 64, and with the first of the next generation consoles already out of the

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gates, the grandson of what gamers are playing on now or in the near future is not on par with what people have grown to expect and deserve.

Another complaint is the game’s length. At about ten hours long, it’s easily knocked out in a week, and if you know what you’re doing it should take much less time than that. There are about 20 Easter eggs that can be found throughout the level that unlock hidden videos you can watch from the menu screen. Most of these are hilari-

ous segments of an interview with Campbell. Others give a glimpse at what went on behind the scenes and showcase production art.

The voice work is top notch. The near-constant banter between Ash and Sam rarely repeats itself, and just hearing Campbell reprise the role that made him a cult superstar is

enough to make the game well worth the low retail price of $20. That’s about a third of what most new games cost.

This is truly an “Evil Dead” game made by and for fans of the series, and until Raimi stops dragging his feet with those “Spider-Man” movies and brings us the long-promised “Evil Dead 4,” this will have to do.

Nathan Winfrey can be reached at nwinfrey@thevistaonline.com.

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Martin Lawrence makes return trip to 'Big Momma's' worth it

by Melissa Wilkins Staff Writer Martin Lawrence is back as Malcolm Turner with the original cast of “Big Momma’s House” in the sequel, “Big Momma’s House II.” In the first movie, Turner goes undercover disguised as Big Momma in an FBI operation. After solving the case and getting the girl in the end, Turner gives up his position for a regular day job.

In the sequel, Turner’s expartner is killed in the line of fire and he decides to solve the case on his own with the help of Big Momma.

While solving the case, Big Momma realizes there are other problems to solve with the suspect’s three children.

Undercover agent by night and nanny by day, Turner becomes the hero all in a day’s work.

Nia Long also joined the original cast for the sequel, playing the role of Turner’s pregnant wife.

The film didn’t seem to flow and the story line is weak, but

with Lawrence in the lead role, the comedian manages to save the day. The first half hour of the film is slow, but after that, the laughs begin and don’t stop until the end of the movie. As Turner, as his alter ego, Big Momma, Lawrence proves that he is the king of comedy.

As a rule, the sequel is never as good as the original film— but Lawrence proves this theory wrong with his comical acting.

If you’re looking for a movie with a pointless plot to make you smile, Lawrence accomplishes this with each costume change.

Bringing in $27 million in the opening weekend, the film remains in the first spot.

Big Momma’s house II is rated PG-13 for sexual humor and drug reference. Distributed by 20th Century Fox, the movie is in theaters now.

Melissa Wilkins can be reached at mwilkins@thevistaonline.com.

Weekend box-office 1. “Big Momma’s House 2,” Twentieth Century Fox, $28 million.

2. “Nanny McPhee,” Universal, $14.1 million.

3. “Underworld: Evolution,” Sony, $11.1 million.

4. “Annapolis,” Disney, $7.7 million.

5. “Hoodwinked,” Weinstein Co., $7.4 million.

6. “Brokeback Mountain,” Focus, $6.3 million.

7. “Glory Road,” Disney, $5.2 million.

8. “Last Holiday,” Paramount, $4.8 million.

9. “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” Disney, $4.4 million.

10. “The Matador,” Weinstein Co., $3.8 million.

PAGEANT: Butler crowned Miss Black UCO from page 1 munications major and contestants kicked off the pageant with a dance routine filled with fast moves and fancy footwork.

Each contestant competed in front of a panel of seven judges in the categories of swimwear, career wear, formal wear and an on-stage question.

Kaycee Primm, biology major, received the award for Miss Congeniality while Tailor Barnes, fashion marketing major, received the Businesswoman of Tomorrow award. Flagg was chosen by the audience to receive the People’s Choice award and the award for Best Talent.

Butler also won a $500 wardrobe allowance for Miss Black Oklahoma Pageant, a diamond tennis

bracelet and an all-expense-paid trip the Big 12 Conference on Black Student Government.

As the pageant came to a close the Ebony Gospel Choir sang in honor of Lyndale Walls, the pageant’s founder, who died earlier this year.

Walls’ family was present.

Throughout the pageant a single red rose sat in a director’s chair just off the stage to represent Walls.

AP

Melissa Wilkins can be reached at mwilkins@ thevistaonline.com.

'Big Momma' tops weekend box-office AP -- Moviegoers embraced a supersize momma in a wig and a governess who tames an unruly brood as family-friendly films dominated the weekend box office.

“Big Momma’s House 2,” with $28 million in estimated

Martin Lawrence as his alter ego Big Momma in 'Big Momma's House 2,' which topped the box-office last weekend. ticket sales, turned in the second-best January opening ever, trailing only the $35.9 million scored by the 1997 release of a special edition of “Star Wars,” according to Exhibitor Relations, which tracks boxoffice results.

As in the original “Big Momma’s House,” Martin Lawrence layers on the bulges and dons billowy, floral-print dresses, along with a wig. It was followed by another new release, “Nanny McPhee” starring Emma Thompson, with $14.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates.

“Audiences are obviously in the mood for some lighthearted films,” said Paul Dergarabedian, president of Exhibitor Relations.

A week after the vampire thriller “Underworld: Evolution” led the pack, the marketplace is proving “adaptable to all these films.”

Bruce Snyder, president of domestic distribution for Twentieth Century Fox, said the popularity of its “Big Momma” films rests with Lawrence’s comic appeal.

“People like the “Big Momma” character, pure and simple. She’s funny, she’s sassy, but it’s a guy underneath there,” Snyder said.

“Underworld: Evolution” tumbled to the third spot, with $11.1 million in sales, a 59 percent decline from its strong first week.

The fourth spot was claimed

by the new release “Annapolis,” one of three Disney films in the top 10. The story of a quick-fisted undergraduate, shot on location at the U.S. Naval Academy, pulled in $7.7 million.

“Hoodwinked,” an animated update of the Little Red Riding Hood story, fell to the fifth spot, off 29 percent from the previous week, with $7.4 million in sales.

Oscar contenders proved resilient, turning in modest drops in attendance weeks after their release. The cowboy romance “Brokeback Mountain,” in its eighth week in theaters, ranked sixth with $6.3 million in sales.

The Johnny Cash biopic “Walk the Line” failed to climb into the top 10, but dropped only 5 percent from the previous week to land at No. 12, with $2.9 million in estimated sales.

“These films are still very robust, but it’s natural filmgoers like to see new films,” Dergarabedian said.

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Special Notices

LOOKING FOR A JOB OR INTERNSHIP? UCO Spring Career & Internship Fair, Wednesday, February 1, 2006, 10:30am to 2pm, NUC Ballroom, 3rd Floor. _______________________ ENGLISH LANGUAGE CTR ESL for Internat’l Students We offer a friendly environment with small classes of 4-10 students. Here you can prepare for university study, the TOEFL, and a successful career.

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CONSTRUCTION WORK Immediate openings PT/FT, no experience required. Hard work, good pay. Framing experience a PLUS. Edmond area, call 824-8954. ______________________

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Close proximity to UCO campus. Mon-Fri, 1-5pm, some Saturdays. Experience preferred, positive attitude and willingness to work A MUST. Must be self-motivated, trustworthy, able to work unsupervised. Call 341-9651. ______________________ NEED A JOB? Computer technician position for student with AutoCAD experience. Full time or part time. Close proximity to UCO campus. PEREZ ENGINEERING, 341-9651. _______________________ FARM & RANCH work with apartment provided in return for farm and ranch work.

Must know about cattle and horses. Yearround opportunity located 7 miles W of Edmond. Utilities furnished. Call 341-8392. ______________________ THE FUN, flexible job for your BUSY LIFE. McAlister's Deli is now hiring energetic, dedicated people. We offer a fun environment and good compensation. Best of all, we can work with your schedule. Hey, what good is a job if you can't have a life too? Appy at McALISTER'S DELI 1021 E 2nd St, Edmond 340-DELI _______________________ LOOKING for part time nanny Mondays and Wednesdays. Early childhood training or childcare experience preferred. Must love children and provide own transportation. Call Vicki at 752-4460 for more info. _______________________ EDMOND psychological office is looking for a part time secretary/ receptionist Mon-Fri. Must be people-oriented, able to multi-task, and typing skills are required.

Job duties include transcription, answering phones, and scheduling appointments.

Great for students. Inquire at 341-3085. _______________________ HABANEROS Mexican Restaurant is now hiring FT and PT for waitstaff, hosting and bussers. Experience preferred. Apply at 6833 N Broadway in Edmond (Waterloo & Broadway), or you may call 359-3319. ______________________ DOWNTOWN law firm seeks full time paralegal. Must exhibit good writing and communication skills. Please fax resume to 405-232-1675 or email to ryan@cunninghamandmears.com _____________________ LOOKING for violinist to play at February 11 Chinese-themed wedding. Prefer female child. Call Sonya at 354-7776. _______________________ SHOGUN Steak House is taking applications for servers, bussers, dishwashers and hosts. Apply at 11900 N May Ave (S end of North Park Mall) after 5:30pm Sun thru Sat. ______________________ NEED A JOB or Internship? Here are a few of the companies recruiting on campus. Productive Technologies, Jan 25; Randolph AFB, Jan 26; CCH Incorporated, Feb 15.

You must be registered with Career Services to interview with companies like these. Stop by NUC, Rm 338 or call 974-3346 for more info. _______________________

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Sports

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Golf, tennis, baseball AP sports briefs GOLF SAN DIEGO (AP) – Tiger Woods made an 8-foot birdie on the 18th hole Sunday to get into a three-way playoff, then won the Buick Invitational with simple pars as Australian rookie Nathan Green and two-time Masters champion Jose Maria Olazabal made crucial mistakes.

Olazabal, playing a splendid bunker shot on the par-3 16th, missed a 4-foot par putt on the second extra hole to hand Woods the victory.

For Woods, it was the fourth time in 10 years that he won in his first PGA Tour event of the year, and he became the first four-time winner at the Buick Invitational, played on a Torrey Pines course he played as a kid.

TENNIS MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Roger Federer won his seventh Grand Slam title Sunday, overcoming an early challenge from unseeded Marcos Baghdatis to win the Australian Open 5-7, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2.

The 24-year-old Federer won the Wimbledon and U.S. Open titles last year.

He will try to win his fourth straight major later this year on clay at the French Open– the only Grand Slam he has never won.

Baghdatis, a Greek Cypriot who had Melbourne's large Greek population behind him after knocking out four seeded players, had never gotten past the fourth round at a Grand Slam event before this year.

BASEBALL SAN DIEGO (AP) – Mike Piazza agreed Sunday to a $2 million, one-year contract with the San Diego Padres.

Piazza, 37, is hoping to catch about 90100 games this season, along with playing some first base and being the DH in interleague games.

The 12-time All-Star holds the major league record for most career home runs by a catcher (374). He has 397 homers overall, and is a career .311 hitter.

Piazza hit .251 with 19 homers and 62 RBIs for the New York Mets last year.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) _ The Oakland Athletics signed Mark Ellis to a two-year, $6 million contract Saturday.

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TENNIS: Outlook promising for UCO men, uncertain for UCO women from page 12 Czech Republic, was out last year with a back injury but returns this spring. Hladil placed third at the ITA Division II National Tournament in fall 2004. He will be playing in the number one position.

Christian Haugen, senior from Oslo, Norway, and Mark Johnson, senior from Devon,

England, are both three-year players. Peter Davis, junior transfer from Oklahoma State University and Javier Easton, junior from Santiago, Chile, are both two-year players.

Justin DeBruin, freshman from Oklahoma City, won 93 of 94 singles matches during his high school career.

“DeBruin is a good player, we expect great things from him in the future,” Baxter said.

Baxter is in his 36th year coaching the men’s team and his 26th season coaching the women’s program.

As a head coach, Baxter has built both the men’s and women’s team into strong pro-

grams that contend for Lone Star Conference and NCAA Division II championships every year. He has taken the men’s team to the national tournament six of the last 10 years, while the women have made two appearances in that span.

Teddy Burch can be reached at tburch@thevistaonline.com.

Wrestling Box Scores, Jan. 25

UCO 35, Central Missouri State 4 Wt. 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 285

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UCO's Heath Jolley, 197 pound sophomore, controls the Newman Jets' Chris McGrew on his way to a pin Jan. 26 at home.

Results Caruthers, UCO, dec. Wall, 7-0 Jones, UCO, pinned Duffendack, 4:36 Ruth, UCO, pinned Probst, 2:27 Timothy, UCO, tech. fall Luna, 4:31 (16-0) Leavitt, UCO, maj. dec. Johnston, 8-0 Petersen, UCO, maj. dec. Smith, 16-3 Hess, UCO, maj. dec. Chnoweth, 13-5 Meredith, UCO, dec. Johnson, 9-6 Jolley, UCO, pinned McGrew, 2:21 J. LeadingFox, UCO, pinned Jenlink, 0:39

WRESTLING from page 12 to third sets up a big week for UCO wrestling. The Bronchos host fifth-ranked NebraskaKearney on Feb. 2. The Bronchos beat Kearney Jan. 14 (22-14) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, at the NWCA Division II National Duals.

The Bronchos host top-ranked Nebraska-Omaha on Feb. 3. The Mavericks beat UCO 28-12 Jan. 13 at the NWCA Division II National Duals. The loss was the most recent setback for the Bronchos.

“We’re going to have a good week of practice,” James said.

“We have got some injuries and some guys that won’t wrestle.

Regardless of who we put in the lineup, I expect them to compete hard and give us a chance to win.”

Teddy Burch can be reached at tburch@thevistaonline.com.

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For more information on UCO intramural sports, including schedules and results, visit www.ucok.edu/wellnesscenter/i_home.htm.

SPORTS

University of Central Oklahoma

SPORTS BRIEFINGS

Steve Patterson has been named UCO defensive coordinator and assumes duties Feb. 1.

Patterson comes from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, serving as an assistant coach for six years, the past five as defensive coordinator. He was also interim coach during the 2004 season.

NEO went 42-14 during Patterson's stint, with the rushing defense ranked sixth naiionally.

UCO Baseball, Softball picked to win LSC North

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UCO junior transfer Peter Davis smashes a return in practice Jan. 25 at the UCO tennis courts.

INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL Tuesday, Jan. 31 Games begin at 7 p.m.

(Wellness Center and Hamilton Field House) Games begin at 8 p.m.

(Wantland Hall) WRESTLING Thursday, Feb. 2 7 p.m. vs. Nebraska-Kearney Thursday, Feb. 3 7 p.m. vs. Nebraska-Omaha

will respond to the pressure of a collegiate match is still an unknown. “In watching them play and seeing them practice, there is talent and their backgrounds show it,� Baxter said.

Julie Vo, a freshman from Moore, won a 5A state high school championship and was runner-up another season.

Amy Cabato, freshman from Richmond, Texas, was a super championship top 50 player in high school.

Dominika Kovacikova, redshirt freshman, has an outstanding ranking coming out of Pretoria, South Africa.

Kovacikova missed last season with an illness but will be

by Vista photographer Midori Sasaki back this spring.

Kim Kimak, junior from UCO's Dominika Kovacikova, redshirt freshman from Enid, is most likely out for Pretoria, South Africa, practices her forehand as freshman the season due to shoulder Amy Cabato looks on. surgery. “All of the members of this team are preby Teddy Burch paring for an interesting season that will be Sports Writer filled with highs and lows,� Baxter said.

On the men’s team, there is a feeling that this season could result in something great.

Long-time head coach Francis Baxter “Due to the strength of our schedule enters the 2006 men’s and women’s tennis and our conference, we could finish anyseason with optimism and concern. where from first to third or fourth,� Baxter “As I look at the men’s team, I am very said. “We just have to play consistent each confident because of the experience and match.� the talent,� Baxter said. “With the women’s The men’s roster has eight players and is team, it will be like sitting down with a good deep in experience and talent. novel, having no idea of the outcome.�

Tomas Hladil, sophomore from Vestec, The women’s team enters the season with seven players on the roster. Six are either Please see TENNIS, page 11 freshmen or redshirt freshmen, and how they

UCO shuts out Newman, rises in rankings

by Teddy Burch Sports Writer

UPCOMING UCO HOME GAMES

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UCO tennis teams prep for strong seasons

UCO selects new assistant football coach

An annual preseason league poll picked UCO's baseball and softball teams to finish first in the Lone Star Conference North Division.

Ballots by LSC North coaches, sports information directors and media representatives resulted in the defending North Division champion Broncho baseball team receiving all 13 first-place votes.

UCO's softball team, which won last year's division and league title, received 10 of 15 first-place votes. Sophomore Alli Blake was named the LSC North Preseason Pitcher of the Year.

Tuesday, JANUARY 31, 2006

The UCO wrestling team jumped in the national rankings from fifth to third, winning this week with a victory over Newman University 47-0 at Hamilton Field House Jan. 26.

The win gives veteran head coach David James his 275th career win and improves the Bronchos to 11-2 this season.

The Bronchos earned bonus points at eight weights with four falls, a technical fall and three major decisions and had a 24-1 takedown advantage.

Newman University is a member of National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The NAIA contains 350 small colleges and universities. “We have to keep this win in perspective,� James said. “Newman is a new team with fairly young talent. We have to understand this victory is just another step in a long season.�

The Bronchos picked up three first-period pins, with heavyweight Josh LeadingFox winning in the final match of the day. Heath Jolley (197 pounds) and Wes Ruth (141 pounds) also scored opening-period falls, while Earl Jones (133 pounds) needed 4:36 to record his second win in two nights.

Shane Caruthers put UCO out front early with a 7-0 victory at 125 pounds and Kenny Meredith pulled out a tough 9-6 win in the closest

match of the night over returning NAIA All-American J.D. Johnson at 184 pounds. Shea Timothy also claimed a 16-0 victory at 149 pounds.

Kyle Evans, ranked No. 2 nationally at 141 pounds, was unable to wrestle due to an injury. “Kyle had successful knee surgery,� James said. “We are going to miss him this weekend but we are optimistic that he will be able to return for the following weekend.�

The Bronchos beat regional opponent and No. 15-ranked Central Missouri State 35-4 Jan. 25 at Hamilton Field House. “The important thing about the victory over Central Missouri State is that, because they are in our region, we will be matched up against them again when its comes time for seeding (for nationals in March),� James said.

In the showdown at 133 pounds, sixth-ranked Jones got the quick victory over eight-ranked Mike Hansen. The Bronchos won the first seven matches to grab a big lead and ended up winning nine of the 10 weights against the Mules.

The win gives UCO an all-time record of 28-0 against Central Missouri State. “We felt going into the match that we were the favorite,� James said. “We performed the way that we should have.�

The consecutive wins and the jump in national rankings from fifth

by Vista photographer Brett Deering

UCO's Cort Petersen drives the Newman Jets' Jesse Smith to the mat in his 165

Please see WRESTLING, page 11 pound division win Jan. 26 at Hamilton Fieldhouse.

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