The Vista Feb. 9, 2006

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2006

City warns students: No parking Violators will be towed or issued citation

by Heather Warlick Staff Writer

City officials said they will begin to impose fines on UCO students who park in the dirt lot on the 200 block of East Campbell.

Claudia Deakins, Director of Marketing and Public Relations for the City of Edmond, said that the property is privately owned and, because homes have been cleared from there recently, students have been mistaking the property for a parking lot.

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UCO catcher Miguel Moctezuma is congratulated by teammates after hitting a homerun in the Bronchos' season opener Feb. 7 against St. Gregory's.

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"The property owner has the right to have the cars towed away or code enforcement can issue citations," Deakins said.

Terry Humphrey, Code Enforcement Officer for the City of Edmond said that there have been up to 25 cars parked illegally on the property at any given time. He said that UCO students should be more respectful of the neighborhoods surrounding the campus.

Humphrey said that many homeowners surrounding UCO complain regularly about illegal parking and about litter from students.

see PARKING, page 4

Study of paranormal beliefs garners national interest

by Nathan Winfrey Staff Writer

UCO's Dr. Gary Steward Jr., associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts, is receiving national attention for his recent study of trends in paranormal beliefs among college students.

The study was conducted with colleague Dr. Bryan

Farha at Oklahoma City University.

Farha has appeared on "Larry King Live" and "National Geographic" to present his findings.

"He actually had the idea," Steward said.

Steward said Farha found a 2001 Gallup poll that listed 13 paranormal beliefs such as extrasensory perception, psychic or spiritual healing, telepathy, haunted houses, demon possession and aliens.

"I've always been very interested in religious movements,"

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Steward said. Cults and Followings, Deviant Religious Movements and Sociology of Evil are some of the courses Steward teaches at UCO. He said he did his dissertation on the metaphysical movement.

"I've had this interest for at least 15 years and this is what the bulk of my research has entailed," Steward said.

He said he and Farha thought it would be interesting to conduct a poll that would focus specifically on college students, since the

Gallup poll selects random people of all ages.

They used the same form as the Gallup poll, which allowed people to indicate whether they believe, are uncertain or don't believe in the paranormal.

Their study covered universities in Oklahoma and Texas, including UCO. Over 400 surveys were tallied, but hundreds more were thrown out because they were incomplete.

"Then we simply crunched the numbers and looked at simple frequencies along all categories," Steward said. He

see PARANORMAL, page 4

Marin announces new 'International House'

by Nathan Winfrey

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Olympians will help raise money for U.S. Olympic Committee

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by Alex Gambill Staff Writer

Gov. Brad Henry, Olympians and Paralympians will attend the "UCO Night of Champions" fundraiser for the U.S. Olympic Committee 6 p.m. Feb. 10 in the Nigh University Center.

"This year we decided to have a celebration to celebrate our partnership with the United States Olympic Committee," said Charlie Johnson, UCO news bureau director.

UCO was named an official

Paralympic training site Dec. 12 and has since hosted a powerlifting training camp Jan. 13-15.

"We are one out of a total of eight communities involved with USOC," Johnson said.

"Through this partnership we are able to host time trials, powerlifting and other training events," said Shelly Ramsey, UCO event coordinator for Disabled Sports and Events.

Special guests will include

see CHAMPIONS, page 3

UCO softball team prepares for debut The Broncho softball team enters the 2006 season ranked No. 17 in the nation.

See Sports pg. 12

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by Vista photographer Midori Sasaki

A saucer magnolia blooms on the east side of the Max Chambers Library Feb. 8. The tree typically blooms in early April.

A Healthy Dose Vista health columnist Callie A. Collins offers advice to young women for lowering risk of osteoporosis.

See Opinion pg. 2

Staff Writer

Juliana Marin, vice president of the International Student Council, announced that the organization will obtain 310 Hurd St. for use as an international student sorority house at the ISC meeting Feb. 6.

"We worked so hard to try to get a house last year and it just didn't happen," Marin said.

"This year, everything is falling from the sky."

"It's not only for girls, it's for all of us," Marin said, promising the house will also be used as a site for off-campus international events after it becomes theirs in June.

"I'm more than thrilled. I'm super excited because I think this is going to be great for UCO and like nothing we've ever had before," Marin said.

She said people have already begun donating beds and other

by Vista photographer Travis Marak

Zelma Barnes of the Oklahoma Blood Institute tells the ISC about the blood drive at UCO Feb 8-9. furnishings.

Marin also reminded the council that the Latin American Student Association is hosting Latin Night, a dance party in

see ISC, page 4

DVD review: Elizabethtown The Vista's Nathan Winfrey reviews the latest effort from Cameron Crowe, director

See Entertainment pg. 9

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OPINION Febuary 9, 2006

THEVISTA Editorial

Photography

Matt Cauthron, Editor in Chief Courtney Bryce, Managing Editor Trisha Evans, Copy Chief , Ashley Romano, Copy Editor

Brett Deering, Photo Editor Midori Sasaki Travis Marak

Advertising News Nathan Winfrey, Staff Writer Christina Purdom, Staff Writer Melissa Wilkins, Staff Writer Heather Warlick, Staff Writer Alex Gambill, Staff Writer Desiree Treeby, Staff Writer

Elizabeth Ervin, Ad Director Tyler Evans, Ad Designer

Cartoons/Illustrations Cary Stringfield

Secretary Nancy Brown

Sports Kristen Limam, Sports Editor Teddy Burch, Sports Writer

The Vista is published as a newspaper and public forum

by UCO students, semi-weekly during the academic year except exam and holiday periods, and on Thursdays only during summer, at the University of Central Oklahoma, 100 N. University Dr., Edmond, OK 73034. Telephone: (405) 9745549. The issue price is free for the first copy and $1 for each additional copy obtained.

EDITORIALS Opinion columns, reviews and commentaries represent the views of the writer and not necessarily the views of The Vista Editorial Board, the Department of Mass Communication, UCO or the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges. Editorial cartoons do not necessarily represent the views of the artist. The Vista is not an official medium of expression for the Regents or UCO.

Adviser Mark Zimmerman

LETTERS The Vista encourages letters to the editor. Letters should address issues and ideas, not personalities. Letters must be typed, double-spaced, with a maximum of 150 words, and must include the author's printed name, title, major, classification and phone number. Letters are subject to editing for libel, clarity and space, or to eliminate statements of questionable taste. The Vista reserves the right not to publish submitted letters and does not publish anonymous letters.

Address letters to: Editor, The Vista, 100 N. University Dr., Edmond, OK 73034-5209, or deliver in person to the editor in the Communications Building, Room 107. Letters can be e-mailed to editorial@ thevistaonl ine. com .

Cartoon by Cary Stringfield

STAFF EDITORIAL An editorial cartoon ran in Tuesday's Vista that has caused some rumblings around campus. It was about another cartoon, one that has caused much louder rumblings on a much larger scale.

The cartoon it depicted originally ran in a Danish newspaper. It was a caricature of the prophet Muhammad wearing a bomb on his head instead of a turban. The cartoon eventually circulated throughout the Muslim world, and violent protests ensued which continue today. In cities throughout the

Middle East, embassies have burned and dozens have been killed.

The Vista cartoon, by our very own Cary Stringfield, depicted two Muslim extremists discussing whether riots were an appropriate reply to Danish cartoons that mock the prophet Muhammad, or if a nuclear bombing was in order.

Given the severity of the reaction to the Danish cartoon in Afghanistan, Syria and other Middle-Eastern nations, when I saw Cary's cartoon, I wondered if it was wise to run it. It's not

that I thought we'd incite riots, but I knew it would ruffle some feathers.

But in the end, there was no question about it. It was an opinion, and we can't silence opinions we believe are valid simply because they're unpopular.

Any newspaper editorial, whether it be written or drawn, is meant to provide an opinion about the news. Tuesday's cartoon was no exception. It used imagery and symbolism, not to mention a little bit of sarcasm, to comment on the current situ-

ation in many Middle-Eastern countries.

But make no mistake, it was not a commentary about Islam, as I've heard some say. It was a commentary about extremism.

Not only that, it was a commentary about the possibility of weapons of mass destruction falling into the hands of extremists. To me, it said, "All this...over a little cartoon! Just imagine if these people had nukes!"

Now, if it said the same thing to you, I can see how some might mistake the phrase

"these people" for meaning "Muslims." That's why I wanted to clarify our intentions.

The cartoon wasn't meant to depict all Muslims as murderous rioters. I don't believe that all Muslims are murderous rioters any more than I believe all Christians dress up in white hoods and go lynching.

The cartoon was meant to depict the increasing danger of religious extremism in the nuclear age.

If it was taken out of context, that's unfortunate. But again, that's why I wanted to put words

to the picture. Editorial cartoons always provide the most powerful images. Unfortunately, they're also the most ambiguous.

If nothing else, I wanted to state plainly what opinion the cartoon was meant to depict.

If you accept that statement as genuine and are still offended, we welcome your feedback as always.

Matt Cauthron Editor in Chief

Give your back a break by lowering your risk for osteoporosis A

Dose Athleticism among female college students usually tops a list of healthy activities that constitute an ideal lifestyle.

Improved cardiac function including lower blood pressure, muscular elasticity and stress management are among its many benefits, but osteoporosis presents an unlikely result few competitors expect to see in their early 20s.

Bone density doesn't just

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affect your grandma's generation. More young women now discover that they too suffer from weak skeletal structures that make them more likely to fracture or break bones, and experience arthritis pain at ages previously unheard of by medical professionals.

Organized sports and similar activities that emphasize low body weight, such as swimming, gymnastics, figure skat-

ing, track and performing arts like ballet or theatre, often require a svelte figure that isn't natural to the majority of participants.

Strict diets to achieve that supposedly ideal weight often cut out all dairy products, including milk, yogurt and ice cream, due to their high proportion of calories per serving. Regardless of physical activity, making major dietary changes without first consulting a nutritionist or deciding to regularly skip meals can easily convert into eating disorders, which perilously reduce body weight and hormone levels.

Amenorrhea, the absence of a menstrual period for more than three consecutive months, can be a final result of irregular periods, and the lowered estrogen an atypical cycle implies also depletes calcium levels.

While men don't usually fit

the at-risk profile, more cases among wrestlers, runners and skiers with anorexia or bulimia have garnered recent media attention that highlight the role of testosterone in bone-mineral maintenance.

Certain inherent characteristics make some individuals more prone to develop osteoporosis. Ethnicity plays a significant role, as the most affected groups continue to be women of Asian and Caucasian descent.

Extreme behaviors, all of which can be modified, also tend to factor in both diagnosis and treatment. Exercising either excessively or not at all, avoiding calcium-rich foods such as dairy and leafy green vegetables, smoking more than three cigarettes a day or drinking large quantities of alcohol are potential contributors.

Unfortunately, many women only discover that they have osteoporosis after an X-ray

reveals that what was believed to be a minor injury is actually a fracture that hasn't been properly treated. Check with your doctor if the above symptoms sound familiar, but a pro-active attitude creates an excellent series of daily habits that can help prevent further damage.

Recommended calcium intake for young women is currently 1,300 milligrams, and should be increased for those who are pregnant or nursing.

Calcium supplements remain a popular alternative, but they should complement rather than substitute dietary sources.

Add a yogurt cup to breakfast, drink an extra glass of milk or exchange fried cod for broiled salmon. If you're lactose intolerant, try fortified citrus juices and snack on almonds.

Weight bearing exercise is also an excellent preventative measure. You don't have to invest in dumbbell sets or

gym memberships to increase strength and flexibility. Walking is considered one of the best and cheapest methods that uses body weight to your advantage.

Rather than buying into the latest infomercial equipment, take an extra stroll around the campus, parking lot or grocery store.

A bone density scan, known as DEXA (dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry), detects even a one percent overall density loss and will confirm your exact status in regard to osteoporosis.

Quick, accurate and painless, scheduling the scan at a local hospital's radiology ward is a good first step toward professional assesment.

For more information about osteoporosis for the twentysomething crowd, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website at www. cdc.govinchs/datainhanes/databriefs/osteoporosis.pdf.

CAMPUS QUOTES: Compiled and photographed by Travis Marak and Midori Sasaki.

Do you believe in the paranormal?

"Heck yes. I hope one day to be a paranormal myself."

"Yes, my best friend is a ghost."

"No, I figure once a person is dead, they don't have much to say."

Lindsey Jacobson

Wade Conceicao

Jonathan Nazari

Matt Jones

Theater, senior

Advertising, junior

Political Science, junior

Public relations, junior

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Program offers free tax help to UCO students, faculty and staff Accounting students receive practical training

by Heather Warlick Staff Writer

UCO students, staff and the public can have their income taxes filed by for free until April 11 through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program.

More than 80 accounting students are filing taxes as a requirement for their Tax 1 class and this is the 9th year UCO has offered the program.

"Originally, one of the main reasons we did this is to help the international students," said Dr. Mary Sheets, profes-

sor of accounting and director of VITA. "We had learned that international students are sometimes kind of mystified by the U.S. tax system, and we wanted to help them learn it."

Sheets said the program offers business students handson experience.

"Some students figure out after doing this that they like taxes and want to go into it as a specialty," Sheets said. "Some students decide that it's not really for them."

Sheets said to bring a photo ID, social security cards and all of the W-2 and 1099 forms for 2005.

She said international students are required to file a federal return even if they had no income in 2005 and they must bring their visa and passport as

well.

Sheets said the most important thing to bring is patience.

Taxes are filed on a first-comefirst-served basis and she said that since the preparers are students, it might be a little more time consuming than going elsewhere.

The services are available in Thatcher Hall, Room 347 and in the Thatcher Hall Living Room on Saturdays.

Days and hours of operation are: Tuesdays, from 2 -4:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

The services are not available during spring break.

Heather Warlick can be reached at hwarlick@thevistaonline.com .

by Vista photographer Midori Sasaki

From left: Al Sachi, Thefan Kurkniawan, Dr. Mary Teal, assistant professor of accounting, and Danna Hogue file tax returns.

CHAMPIONS: Gov. Henry to attend

by Vista photographer Travis Marak

Jard Tinnon, psychology junior, gives blood during a blood drive sponsored by the Oklahoma Blood Institute Feb. 8.

from page 1 former Olympic gymnasts Shannon Miller and Nadia Comaneci, the first gymnast to receive a perfect 10 in the 1976 summer Olympics, and two-time Paralympic gold medalist powerlifter, Kim Brownfield.

Ramsey said students have volunteered to run a silent and a live auction that will raise money toward Olympic Committee programs in Oklahoma.

"Shannon Miller has supplied some auction items," Ramsey said.

She said other Olympic memorabilia will also be auctioned.

"Everything we raise here will go towards USOC programs in Oklahoma," Ramsey said.

Shan Gray, Edmond Olympic artist, will be auctioning a sculpture of a bald eagle titled, "Peace Through Olympic Games." Gray is one of eight artists hired by the Olympic Committee chosen nationwide to create a piece for the U.S. Olympic team and the Torino, Italy winter Olympics. Gray created the sculpture of Shannon Miller in Edmond's Shannon Miller Park in 2001.

Members of the 1980 U.S. hockey team, portrayed in

the movie, "Miracle," have donated jerseys to the auction.

Ramsey said travel packages including a Cancun, Mexico vacation will be auctioned.

Individual tickets cost $150 a person and $2,500 for corporate tables. To buy tickets call 974-3151 or 9733152. The event is black-tieoptional.

Alex Gambill can be reached at agantill@thevistaonline.com.

Here's a bright idea...

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Meet with a financial planner. Or start a carpool with one.

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PARANORMAL: Study draws national interest

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from page 1 said the results were nearly identical to the national poll, except for some "interesting exceptions."

Far fewer Oklahoma college students believe in extrasensory perception, telepathy, communication with the dead, astrology and reincarnation than the national Gallup poll.

"What we find interesting about these special cases is that they tend to be beliefs that are proscribed by conventional religion," Steward said.

He explained that "Prescriptions are the 'thou shalls' and proscriptions are the "thou shalt nots."

"These are things you don't do if you embrace conventional religion and in this context I'm really talking, about the religion that dominates this region and that's Christianity in its various forms."

Areas that relate to Christianity, however, such as demonic possession, remained almost the same both locally and nationally.

Steward said he expected more skepticism as people attained more education, but he found that a greater percentage of believers in all paranormal categories.

"That was really contrary to what we expected," Steward said. "In other words, freshmen believed less than seniors or graduate students."

Steward said there are two problems with the survey he and Farha could not fix because they were committed to reproducing the exact survey used by the Gallop poll, which caused their findings to become misrepresented in some publications.

"I criticize the instrument that was used, but because we wanted to compare the Gallup poll, we were married to it," Steward said.

He said the way some questions were worded could have misled student responses. For example, a question asking about belief in psychic healing includes the mind's power to heal the body, something that people may believe in, but not necessarily psychic healing. These are called methodological

problems and may affect the results, he said.

One of the methodological problems is that the results are not applicable to all colleges. He said Oklahoma's location in the "Bible Belt" likely affected the results, as could age, experience and the media.

"When you begin to flesh out the belief system of humans, you find out that we are quite complex," Steward said. "We couldn't take this sample and say it applies to college students across the country, there will be regional differences."

Another issue Steward and Farha have never stated a cause and effect relationship has existed between college and paranormal believing.

"We never stated that there was a cause and effect between college and paranormal believing," he said.

"We have never stated that college means or leads to more paranormal believing," Steward said, "But it is interesting and I think it opens up discussion and discourse and perhaps some more research in this area."

He said that if he continues this research, he would like to craft a new survey that he could test for validity and reliability before doing any research.

Steward he does not hold any beliefs in the paranormal.

"I strongly doubt the veracity of any of these paranormal dimensions," he said.

"Most of what I have seen can be explained to other factors that were not paranormal."

"It's really created a flurry of interest," Steward said.

"This kind of interest tends to fuel more interest and I would hope that researchers across the country would pick this topic up and continue the research."

Kevan Campbell, creative studies graduate, said he doesn't know if aliens exist.

"They could exist. I'm open to the idea they could exist, I just don't know for sure."

Campbell said he does not believe in telepathy or other psychic phenomenon, but that he believes in demon

possession and the possibility of haunted houses.

"I don't know for sure if they're haunted, but I believe there are different spiritual things that go on in houses," Campbell said.

Kyndal Black, public relations senior said she believes in psychic phenomena, outof-body experiences and aliens.

"I think it's very selfish of us to think that out of all the planets and all the universe that we're the only ones that God put beings on," Black said.

Barrett Dye, political science junior said, "All of my paranormal stuff has to do with the spirit world like demons, and I guess ghosts can be a form of demon. I don't know."

He said he was in his dorm room earlier this week when his roommate's horseshoe fell off the wall, the toilet seat slammed shut and he completely lost phone service, all within 10 seconds of each other.

"Sometimes I wonder if it's really real," Dye said, but when it comes to aliens, he said, "No chance."

Cassie Neahring, marketing sophomore said, "My belief in the supernatural goes with my faith. I believe there are angels and demons on the earth."

When it comes to faith healing, Neahring said she is skeptical.

"I think that God does any healing on the earth, but I believe that he listens to people's requests. I believe that it has to do with his will, not peoples' power," she said.

"I think humans are spiritual beings and their spirit never dies," Neahring said when asked if she believes in ghosts. "Once our souls leave the earth, we don't have a choice to come back. And if you're in heaven, you won't want to come back."

- She said she doesn't rule out the idea of aliens, but that she doesn't have any strong beliefs about it.

Meredith Scott, community health freshman, said, "I don't think ghosts are real."

She said she is not sure about demon possession, but that she doesn't believe in

aliens, reincarnation,or mindreading.

"The mind is way too complex and there's no way anybody could ever read a mind. You can read emotions on someone's face, but I don't think you can read a mind ever," Scott said.

Erin Abernathy, pre-med freshman said she doesn't believe in aliens and reincarnation, but that she does believe in demon possession and she isn't sure about psychics or ghosts.

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there, but I haven't experienced anything for myself," Abernathy said.

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

PARKING from page 1 Deakins said the ordinance against vehicular trespassing allows the property owner to have the vehicles towed at the car owner's expense.

The fine for parking on the dirt lot is $100.

"They really don't want to issues the citations, they just want to let students know so they don't park there any longer," Deakins said.

Heather Warlick can be reached at hwarlick@thevistaonline.com .

the Murdaugh Hall Lobby 7:30 — 9:30 p.m. Feb 10.

Two representatives from the Oklahoma Blood Institute asked for international students to participate in a blood drive that will be held 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Feb. 8 and Feb 9 in front of the bookstore in the Nigh University Center.

"We just want to invite you all to become a partner in this," said Jennifer Beatty, institute representative and former UCO student. She said 100 hospitals rely solely on the institute for their blood supply.

She said participants in the blood drive will receive a Mardi-Gras-themed T-shirt and beads.

ISC adviser Jalal Daneshfar said that all international students are required to file income taxes with the Internal Revenue Service even if they do not have income.

"This report has nothing to do with immigration, but it is a requirement," Daneshfar said.

He said there is free income tax assistance available, and that there is a provision for missed reports if a student has failed to report their earnings in the past.

The first meeting of the International Women's Day council has been held and there are still positions open, said Abisola Obisesan, Medical Technology senior. She asked students to donate items for an international auction, and said she needs volunteers to decorate

for the event and serve as ushers, and other duties.

"That brought in more money than anything else did last year," said Glenn Freeman, immigration adviser.

Jonathan Nazari, political science junior and president of the Iranian Student Association, motioned to allocate the $125 Obisesan asked for, and the resolution passed without objection.

The Kenya Student Association will host a "Hotel Rwanda" movie night 7 p.m.

Feb. 21 in Pegasus Theater in the Liberal Arts Building.

Alex Ogunde, from Nigeria, requested $750 for the International Pageant, which will be held March 31.

Entrants will be limited to one person or one male and one female from 20 countries. If more than 20 applications are received, they will go through a selection process, Ogunde said.

Marco Rodriguez, general trade junior from Venezuela said President Roger Webb loved the idea of the International Journal and will write a letter to include in the first volume, which will come out later in the spring.

Nazari said he is in the process of getting the journal recognized as an official student organization.

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

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Bush calls for ending Social Security death , Islamic officials benefit, cutting benefits to dropout survivors call for end to riots

by David Espo AP Writer If President Bush gets his way, the venerable $255 Social Security death benefit will fade into history. And 16- and 17year-old high school dropouts will lose their monthly survivor payments.

Not, however, if Democrats get their way.

"The Republican Congress has given a whole new meaning to the term 'women and children first, — Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel, chairman ofthe House Democratic campaign committee, said Tuesday.

"There they go again," said New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, who heads the party's Senate campaign effort. "They can't resist trying to cut Social Security, and to cut a survivor, a widow or widower's benefits, it just shows how warped the priorities are in this budget."

White House officials defended the proposals, included in the budget that Bush submitted to Congress on Tuesday and estimated to trim costs by $3.4 bil-

lion over the next decade.

"Children who have lost a parent need every assistance and encouragement we can provide, and everything the federal government can do to encourage them to stay in school and get an education makes it that much more likely that they can succeed," said Scott Milburn, a spokesman at the Office of Management and Budget.

"Linking benefits to school attendance provides that encouragement and is, in fact, currently the rule for 19-year-olds.

We think more children can be helped by lowering that age to 16," he said.

Congressional aides said Jo Anne Barnhart, the Social Security Commissioner, had told them during a closed-door briefing on Monday that the $255 one-time death benefit has become an administrative burden, since it is not paid in all cases.

Mark Lassiter, a spokesman at the Social Security Administration, said the benefit "bears no relation to what a person's funeral expenses are

or to any of workers' earnings levels. We believe that eliminating it is not going to cause an appreciable financial hardship to a survivor."

Lassiter said the benefit is paid in cases in which a surviving spouse was living with the deceased at the time of his or her death. It is also available in some cases for a surviving spouse who lived apart and for some surviving children.

Administration officials said the payment began as a burial benefit in 1939 to assist families with funeral expenses. The amount was set at $255 in 1952 and, until 1981, the payment was made directly to funeral homes, they said.

Bush's budget includes a proposal to change the calculation made for Social Security disability payments for people who also receive worker compensation benefits.

In addition, it calls for the Social Security Administration to implement a new system to obtain accurate information about the state and local pensions paid to retirees who also

qualify for federal retirement benefits.

Together, the proposals relating to disability payments and state and local retirees would save an estimated $2.8 billion over the next decade, according to administration estimates.

Unlike a year ago, Social Security did not figure prominently in Bush's legislative agenda. Then, fresh off a reelection campaign, he urged lawmakers to overhaul the program to create personal savings accounts while cutting back on future benefits for workers who are younger than 55.

Democrats rallied in opposition, and Republicans shrank from the political challenge of remaking a program that provides benefits to millions of elderly voters.

The budget the president submitted to lawmakers this week renews his call for the changes. This time, there is no evidence he intends to push for their enactment.

in Afghanistan Four protestors killed

by Amir Shah

AP Writer

Police shot four protesters to death Wednesday to stop hundreds from marching on a southern U.S. military base, and Islamic organizations called for an end to deadly rioting across the Muslim world over drawings of the Prophet Muhammad.

"Islam says it's all right to demonstrate but not to resort to violence. This must stop," said senior cleric Mohammed Usman, a member of the Ulama Council _ Afghanistan's top Islamic organization. "We condemn the cartoons but this does not justify violence. These rioters are defaming the name of Islam."

Other members of the council went on radio and television Wednesday to appeal for calm.

It followed a statement released Tuesday by the United Nations, European Union and the world's largest Islamic group urging an years in the state Legislature man for scalping tickets to a end to violence. before resigning in connec- Hornets game after a plain"Aggression against life and tion with his January 2004 clothes officer claimed he property can only damage the guilty plea to conspiracy was offering tickets for $5 image of a peaceful Islam," and perjury charges stem- over face value. said the statement released by Sean Simpson, 26, was Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu of the ming from illegal contributions to the unsuccessful arrested before the Hornets Organization of the Islamic 1998 congressional cam- basketball game Wednesday, Conference, U.N. Secretarypaign of Walt Roberts. The police said. He had 39 bas- General Kofi Annan and the EU City Council decided to ketball tickets on him when chief Javier Solana. he was arrested. change the street name.

President Bush called upon Simpson was then taken governments Wednesday to stop Stipe said he had no to the Oklahoma County the violence and protect the lives objection to the billboard.

"It's all right with me if jail and was later released, of diplomats overseas. some friends of mine want on $750 bail.

"We reject violence as a way An Oklahoma City ordi- to express discontent with what to do it," Stipe said.

"I don't know who put nance forbids ticket sellers) may be printed in a free press," from charging more than 50 Bush said after meeting with the sign up." cents above the price print-, King Abdullah II of Jordan, who ed on the ticket. Another ased demonstrators to "express ordinance requires anyone their views peacefully."

OKLAHOMA CITY selling tickets in a public In Baghdad, Iraq's top

Oklahoma news in brief TULSA (AP) -- The police department has added three investigators to its homicide unit in response to an increase in violent crime.

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Shiite political leader criticized attacks on foreign embassies by Muslims.

"We value and appreciate peaceful Islamic protests," said Abdul Aziz al-Hakim. "But we are against the idea of attacking embassies and other official sites."

Meanwhile, a U.S. military spokesman said the United States and other countries were examining whether extremist groups may be inciting protesters to riot around the world over the cartoons that have been printed in numerous European papers.

Hundreds rioted outside the U.S. military base in the southern city of Qalat on Wednesday, throwing rocks at Afghan police.

Police tried to clear the crowd by firing into the air, then were forced to fire into the crowd, provincial police chief Ghulam Nabi Malakhail said.

Four people were killed and at least 20 were wounded, he said.

The protesters then set fire to three fuel tankers waiting to deliver gas to the base, Malakhail said. He said U.S. troops fired warning shots into the air.

A U.S. military spokesman, Lt. Mike Cody, said he had no details on the incident.

Eleven people have been killed in the past week as thousands have protested in a dozen Afghan cities and towns to march against the cartoons, which have been reprinted in various European media after first appearing in a Danish newspaper in September.

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School of Music to host 'Jazz & Romance' night Faculty ensemble to provide romantic jazz for Valentine's Day event at Jazz Lab

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TRAFFIC RELATED 12:52 a.m., Feb. 4 A driver was stopped for speeding on Ayers Street and Chowning Avenue and was cited for driving with a suspended license.

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AP -- Skies are to remain clear to partly cloudy with cool days and cold nights across Oklahoma through the end of the week.

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The UCO School ofMusic will be hosting the second annual Jazz and Romance Night 8 p.m. Feb. 14 at the UCO Jazz Lab. A faculty ensemble will play romantic jazz tunes while guests will be able to dance and feast on fancy desserts, said project coordinator Audrey Henderson.

Henderson said the school of music has decided to make the event annual because of the success it had last year.

"The school handled it really well; the music was really awesome all night.

I had a lot of fun," said Rebecca Teeters, a vocal music education senior and attendee of last year's event.

The cost is $25 per person and includes desserts and drinks. The profit forom the event will go to scholarships for students of the school of music, said Dr. Kathleen Wilson, director of the School of Music.

"It's very elegant, very fun, and the money goes to support a worthy cause," Wilson said.

The event is open to all, but reservations should be made in advance, as seating is limited, Henderson said.

The faculty ensemble will include Brian Gorrell, Danny Vaughan, David Hardman, Lee Rucker, Dr. Kent Kidwell, and a student will play the bass.

"It's a place you take your date out after dinner for desserts and dancing," Henderson said. "You can spend some quality time with the one you love on the most romantic day of the year."

The Women's Music Society will help set up and run the event.

"SAI (women's music society) volunteers for a lot of our events," Henderson said. "They will help run the reception's table and help with clean up."

Henderson said about 80 people attended the event last year and she hopes for about 120 this year.

Henderson said she expects the turnout to increase because the price for the event dropped 50 percent.

"Everyone who came last year loved it and said they would definitely come back," Henderson said.

It is a formal event, so guests are asked to wear cocktail dresses or business attire. The Jazz Lab is on Fifth Street and Littler Avenue.

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Foundation funds high-tech photo lab with $113K grant Lab offers professional equipment for photgraphy majors

by Heather Warlick Staff Writer Faculty, students, and guests gathered to dedicate the new digital photography computer lab Feb. 2 in the Communications Building, Room 103N. The lab was funded by a $113,000 grant from the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation.

Dr. Terry Clark, Chair of the Mass Communications Department, said that the cutting edge technology in the lab will enable photography majors to keep pace with the demands of the industry.

Every monitor was alive with slide shows of student photography as Clark opened the dedication. He gave a speech and thanked those who helped with the lab, including John Frair, Mark Zimmerman, John Gillmore, Dale Knight, Sherry Sump, and, the Ethics and Excellence Foundation.

The new lab features 20 Macintosh G5 computers.

Each comes complete with 2 gigabytes of RAM, a Radeon 9650 graphics card, and a 20 inch widescreen cinema display monitor. The new Macs are loaded with the professional photo editing software, Adobe Creative Suite 2, which is avail-

able to students at a discounted price through UCONNECT. The new equipment will allow photography students to edit and manipulate their work with powerful software, scan photos from film with amazing resolution, and print photos with extraordinary detail, Gillmore said.

All of the photographs that hang in the Communications Building are the work of students and all were printed with the new printers in the lab.

"The lab has made things a lot more convenient," Zimmerman said. "It's great for students to be able to use professional equipment."

The lab is open to photography students Mondays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4-8 p.m. and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Also being celebrated at the open house was a new issue of the UCO magazine, Journeys.

The magazine features photography and travel articles by students who went on study tours to Europe and New Mexico in 2005. Free copies of Journeys are available in the new cornputer lab.

This year, students have the opportunity to study abroad in England, Wales, Ireland, and Scotland. The tour is planned for July 8-27. For more information, contact Dr. Mark Hanebutt at 974-5576.

Heather Warlick can be reached at hwarlick@thevistaonline.com.

by Vista photographer Midori Sasaki

Guests browse the new high-tech equipment at the opening of UCO's new digital photography lab in the Communications Building Feb. 2.

Sales tax holiday, Hornets legislation advances through Senate committee

by Ron Jenkins AP Writer Gov. Brad Henry's proposed sales tax holiday cleared a Senate committee on Tuesday, along with a measure to make Hornets' tickets exempt from sales tax.

Sen. Jay Paul Gumm, DDurant, is author of the measure authorizing a three-day sales tax holiday during the first weekend of August, coinciding with

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Suggested poster/exhibit topics corresponding to UCO's theme of CHARACTER, COMMUNITY and CULTURE include: Civic Leadership Civic Participation Community & Business Involvement Coordination of Course Objectives & Services Cultural Awareness/Identity Curriculum Materials for Service-Learning Democracy History & Traditions

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when Texas exempts back-toschool purchases from taxation.

Gumm is chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, which also passed a bill by Sen. Mike Morgan, D-Stillwater, that provided the tax exemption for the NBA team's ticket sales in Oklahoma.

"This tax exemption helps keep the commitment state leaders made to the Hornets when they first considered the move to Oklahoma," Henry said.

The New Orleans team chose Oklahoma City as the site for most of its home games this year and next after Hurricane Katrina.

"One of the biggest reasons the Hornets have been one of the best draws in the NBA,

averaging 18,000 fans a game, is because tickets in Oklahoma City are among the cheapest in the league," said Morgan, the Senate's top leader. "This legislation will ensure that continues to be the case."

He said his bill also would exempt from the sales tax the tickets of any National Hockey League team that might locate in Oklahoma.

The sales tax holiday would cost about $3.5 million, according to the governor's executive budget. It has been proposed for several years, but has never made it all the way through the legislative process.

Gumm was criticized by Senate Republican Leader Glenn Coffee, R-Oklahoma

City, for not placing GOP-sponsored bills on the agenda calling for elimination of the estate tax and a permanent cut in the income tax.

"It seems that Senate Democrats are more interested in spending all the taxpayers' money on big government programs than reducing the tax burden on the people of Oklahoma," Coffee said.

Gurnm said Coffee '"obvi-;_ ously has an agenda that is partisan in nature and I'm not going let one of his torrent of news releases affect how I go about my responsibilities as finance chairman."

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Mass Communication professor, Dr. Kole Kleeman and his two students, Meika Yates and Joe Nixon attended the Documenting Trauma and Terror in the Media, Flordia State University's film and literature conference Feb. 35.

"After we were there, my students realized they had something to offer," Kleeman said.

Yates presented her paper, "Graphic Images and the American Media: A Comparison in the way the Domestic and Foregin Bodies are Photographed," Nixon presented his paper, "Fear of a Black Planet," and Kleeman organized the panel, "Writing the Body in Trauma: Gay Bodies, African American and Foreign Bodies."

"As students they were very open to what we had to say," Yates said.

Kleeman, Yates and Nixon each said the conference "was very interesting."

"There were a lot of films with visuals that tied to Kleeman's class," Yates said about the Victims in the Media seminar class.

"It's such a learning experience. That's why I enjoy this conference so much," Kleeman said. "Trauma is so germane to the world right now, and the conference covered many war, trauma and terror topics."

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Keith A. Beauchamp, for his film that took 10 years to make, "The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till."

"This story was the center for the civil rights movement," Kleeman said. He said that many people aren't familiar with this 1955 case about a 14-year-old, Emmett Louis Till, who had a speech problem and was beat to death for supposedly whistling at a woman, though he was only trying to talk to her.

Yates and Nixon said they were surprised by the number of films presented. Most of the presenters were professors with doctorate degrees from all over the world.

"There were people from Germany, UCLA, New York, London to Ohio," Yates said.

"I think there should be a waiting list of students wanting to go. It was fun, there was good food and it's in Florida," Nixon said.

Desiree Treeby can be reached at dtreeby@thevistaonline.com .

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ATLANTA (AP) _ Reunited with her husband at last in death, Coretta Scott King was laid to rest beside the tomb of her husband after a stirring funeral with 10,000 mourners that was both lyrical and mournful, and at times political.

The interment Tuesday capped a day when four U.S. presidents and more than three dozen speakers took turns remembering King for her efforts to realize the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of equality for nearly 40 years after his assassination.

"Coretta Scott King not only secured her husband's legacy, she built her own," President Bush said. "Having loved a leader, she became a leader, and when she spoke, Americans listened closely."

The immense crowd filled the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church -- a modern, arenastyle megachurch in a suburban Atlanta county that was once a stronghold of the Ku Klux Klan but today has one of the most affluent black populations in the country.

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He tries hard, tapping into tried-and-true situations like an awkward, funeral-demanded homecoming, romance sprouted from a chance meeting, big city vs. simple life and a winding, self-exploratory adventure. All of these worked when "Scrubs" star Zach Graff surprised us with "Garden State" in 2004, and even the Michael J. Fox comedy "Doc Hollywood," but "Elizabethtown" is just missing something.

It could be realism. Scenes involving large Southern families crammed into a bustling kitchen with screaming children

"Elizabethtown," a romantic drama about life and death starring Orlando Bloom and Kirstin Dunst landed on DVD and home video Feb. 7, and for the many out there who missed it in theaters, it's finally time to rent it for two days, sit through it and then forget it just as quickly.

Bloom ("The Lord of the Rings" trilogy) plays Drew Baylor, a man whose experimental shoe line has just bellyflopped and cost his company close to a billion dollars.

While sitting on his ingeniously-designed suicide machine (made from an exercise bike and a kitchen knife), his date with destiny is interrupted by a phone call telling him of his father's death. As the oldest son, Drew must take on the responsibility of transporting his father's remains from Kentucky to Oregon.

Taking a rain check on suicide plans, Drew flies on a nearly-deserted plane to the backwards bumpkin land of Elizabethtown, hence the title of the movie. During the flight he meets insane flight attendant Claire Colburn (Dunst) who pesters him all night and practically force-feeds him her phone number.

Drew reunites with his family, and soon gets bored enough to call crazy Claire so they can begin their by-the-numbers romance.

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running everywhere will ring true for anyone who's ever been to an Oklahoma family reunion, and the interaction between Drew and Claire is sometimes believable, and when it isn't, it's usually too sweet not to forgive.

Say what you will about her, but Dunst is cute, even if it is in that Billy Corgan kind of way. And no one that saw "Interview with the Vampire" can say she can't act. But what bugs me most about "Elizabethtown," aside from Bloom's stiff acting, is the absolute implausibility of about half of it.

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be quirky and off-beat, but for that I'll look to "Napoleon Dynamite" or Wes Anderson for Dalmatian mice and thieves in yellow jumpsuits. But there's a line between zany and ridiculous, and Crowe spends much of this movie tap dancing about three states west of it.

What's frustrating is the amount of potential here that just wasn't used. Crowe had a great idea to work with, overflowing with colorful characters and a rich supporting cast including Susan Sarandon and Alec Baldwin, and somehow even Claire becomes increasingly likeable as the movie progresses, but it all seems forced.

Small-town America is portrayed as a breeding ground for hicks who gather along the streets to welcome Drew as he returns from the big city in his horseless carriage (much of these scenes were filmed in El Reno), disagreements that would cause lifelong rifts between families in real life are laughed off, some of the scenes are acted like community theater performances, and the dialogue, something that Crowe is known for doing well, is painfully substandard given his ability.

Throwing disbelief to the wind is not as easy as it would seem, and that is the fault of the filmmakers, whose job is to let

us forget reality and get swept into the characters' will-they-orwon't-they romance and Drew's self-discovery.

The road trip near the end of the movie that Drew takes with his father's urn is the highlight of the film, and it should have been its focus. Yokels with superfluous third nipples, an unruly brat with a blue cape and a washed-up Skynyrd disciple are great for this kind of movie, but it should have moved past that much faster than it did.

statue of a Tyrannosaurus eating a shark-thing in Eureka Springs, Ark. and the bombing memorial in downtown Oklahoma City, which is surreal to see in a movie, considering it's something most of us see all the time.

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PART TIME help needed at local daycare 2:30-6:OOpm. Must love kids.

Please call 330-3077.

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SPECIAL NOTICES;"i 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.

LOW PRICE $960

GENERAL ASSISTANT position with an established service-oriented company engaged in market research and development, 10-15 hrs/wk as available, Mon thru Fri. Must have own transportation. Hourly base pay plus mileage and extras. Excellent opportunity for entrepeneur-spirited person.

Internet savvy a PLUS. Call 623-2857.

QUALITY individual needed to train for residential window cleaning. Must have resume, proof of enrollment, documented GPA of 3. or above, your own transportation, preferably a truck for hauling ladder. Potential earnings of $8-10/hr based on percentage plus mileage. Please call immediately: 340-3914.

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We offer flexible scheduling, immediate advancement opportunities, retention bonus and a fun, secure work environment. Call Visionquest Marketing at 749-0332.

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ACCOUNTANT position open in Edmond. Excellent opportunity. Fax resume to 348-0931 or email John@jmacpas.com

PART TIME help needed in Yukon.

Childcare, housework & errands. Flexible hours. Fax resume to 354-5755.

P)C STUDENT Ministries is now hiring for two PT positions to work with our Youth Director in sharing God's love with high school & jr high students. Our mission is to challenge the complacent, console the hurt, and save the lost. Email resumes to: jonathon@ peace-lutheran.net or send them U.S. mail to "Peace Lutheran Church, 2600 E Danforth, Edmond, OK 73034; RE: Youth Position." For more info call 3413205 and ask for Jonathon. Thanks!

PART TIME

We teach English as a Second Language and arc conveniently located on the UCO Campus at Thatcher Hall.

PHONE: 405-341-2125 *9 LEVELS Intensive Training *NEW SESSION every 4 wks *PRIVATE tutoring available *PREPARATION for TOEFL www.thelanguagecompany.com

nursery help needed at Acts II United Methodist Church. Call 359-2286 for more info.

**GUERILLA MARKETING/ Promoters needed! Leisure Tours needs students to promote our Spring Break travel packages on campus and with local vendors.

Excellent Pay! 800-838-8202.

341-3855 WE PAY up to $75 per online survey. www.myspendingcash.com

DENTAL PLAN $11.95 per month sin-

PT JOBS - SENIOR Services of Okla-

gle; $19.95 family. No deductibles, no claim forms. Includes Vision, RX and chiropractic plans. Affordable health and life plans also. Call Michelle at 340-4998.

homa is looking for students to fill PT positions. Several 9am-lpm shifts and 1:305:30pm shifts are available for Mon-Fri. We pay $10/hr for energetic phone work educating senior citizens on healthcare issues. No experience is preferred; we will train. Business is located at 1417 NW 150th St in Edmond. Call 879-1888 to set up interview. Ask for Courtney Smith.

REi ITERS- Get $10,000 coverage for $17-$22 per month! Great auto rates for good students too. Call Michelle at 340-4998 for free quote.

CUSTOMER attendants and dishwashers needed. PT positions available at new Edmond location at 33rd & Broadway.

Flexible days & evenings, 3-4 hour shifts, Wednesday to Saturday. Work one day or all four, $7.50/hr. Call Wendy at 216-5500.

babysitter needed Wednesdays or weekends. Must have reliable transportation with insurance and good driving record. Must be good with children and have references. Pay is $9/hr. Call 255-8047. now hiring PT outbound telemarketers. Hours available Mon-Thur 6-9pm and some Saturdays (flexible scheduling). Call to set interview at 286-5647 or 286-5645 or fax resume to 286-5650.

CITY OF EDMOND Summer positions at Pelican Bay Aquatic Center: Lifeguard, Cafe & Cashier Staff, Water Safety Instructors. Golf Course, Parks & Recreation jobs also open.

Job info line 359-4648 www.edmondok.com Apply at 100 E First, Rm 106

thru Sunday, flexible hours. Must have own transportation and references. Fax resume to 840-5102.

PT POSITION for college student proficient in Word and Excel. Typing, filing, copying, answering phones for Oil & Gas Exploration Co. Send resume to: pbloustine@triadenergy.com by Feb 15.

CLERICAL position, office manager needed. Knowledge of Quickbooks required.

Job Duties: AR, AP, billing. Experience a PLUS. Pay based on experience. Fax resume to 755-7590 or apply in person at 9615 N Western, OKC. Event/Wait & Beverage Cart staff. Great $$ for bag room & golf shop staff. 1&1/2 miles E of 1-35 on Hefner Rd, 771-5800.

WEB

RETAIL SALES help needed at America's Mattress. Apply at 2000 W Danforth, Edmond.

Designer/Programmer needed for multi-site Joomla Project. Experience in Joomla/Mambo, PHP/ MySQL, Dreamweaver and CSS is essential. Call Conrad 229-6289.

DO YOU WANT a PT, fun job? Local snowcone stand needs you.

Season begins Saturday, March 11. $6/hr. Call Beth at 812-5818.

TUXEDO JUNCTION

needs PT sales help 15-25 hrs/wk. Salary plus commissions. Call Beth at 751-1745 or apply at Quail Springs Mall.

babysitting (daytime) for 2 angels, Sara 2&1/2 and Jennifer 4&1/2. Call Ann at 285-0026 and leave a message. Will return the call the same day.

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HANDY STUDENT needed for car-

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13 N University Dr Edmond, 341-3567

penter's helper and maintenance (in-door work). 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.

teachers needed. Chapel Hill United Methodist Church in OKC, MWF 9:303:00, $8/hr. Send resume and cover letter to lindsay@chapelhillumcokc.org

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Computer technician position for student with AutoCAD experience. Full time or part time. Close proximity to UCO campus.

PEREZ ENGINEERING, 341-9651.

DO YOU think you might be pregnant?

Would you like a free confidential pregnancy test or just someone to talk to? Call Birth Choice of Edmond at 330-2111.

PREGNANT? SCARED? We're here to help! Pregnancy testing, c9nfidential consultation, ultrasound referral.

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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 SHOGUN Steak House is taking ap-

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

LIKE CARS? FASTLANES is now hiring lube techs.

We fully train on all vehicle maintenance! We are -rowing metro company with advancer c and 1)...nefit opportunities. Come by 2220 S Broadway to apply. Limited positions available. YOU MAY ALSO CALL 405-844-8084.

plications for servers, bussers, dishwashers and hosts. Apply at 11900 N May Ave (S end of North Park Mall) after 5:30pm Sun thru Sat.

***STUDENTS*** PT WORK-FT PAY Flexible around class, all ages 18+, day/ eve/wknd, conditions apply, customer sales/service, 405-751-6018.

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in N OKC is now accepting applications for PT employees, 12-15 hrs/wk flexible. and Saturdays. No retail experience needed. Call 848-3232.

NEED A JOB? Like to work in a cool atmosphere? Then swing by FASTLANES, the vehicle supercenter! We are a growing metro company with advancement and benefit opportunities. Come by 2220 S Broadway to apply.

YOU MAY ALSO CALL 405-844-804.

ATTENTION: Business and Management majors. FASTLANES, the vehicle supercenter is looking for individuals who have leadership skills. With new stores opening we are looking for people to grow with us. Good pay and possible health benefits. Come by 2220 S Broadway to apply.

YOU MAY ALSO CALL 405-844-8084.

PERFECT JOB for UCO student! PT office assistant at N OKC consulting firm, 10-15 minutes from UCO. Requirements: *Computer skills in Word & Excel *Light bookkeeping skills *Telephone skills Must be able to work PT 4 days/wk, Sam-12noon or 1-5pm.

Send resume to bkmgroup@swbell.net Please include daytime telephone number. Hourly wage is negotiable.

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dog bather/brusher, Tuesday and Thursday mornings, approx. Sam-lpm.

Please apply in person at 356 S Kelly.

COMPUTER tech wanted on "as needed" basis for Edmond business. Experience is a must. Call Nicole at 589-0677.

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ONE BEDROOM APT Gas and water paid. NO PETS! Located near UCO. 1217 N Roosevelt, $340/mo plus deposit, 341-9651.

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ROOM FOR RENT, $500/mo, includes TWO BED, 1 bath four-plex. Quiet, clean area, _ block to UCO, Refrig, stove, dishwasher, w/d included, 1-car garage. $550/mo plus $550/dep. Call 824-8954, 348-9405.

TOWNHOUSE for lease, 2 bed, 2 bath, kitchen appliances, washer/ dryer hookups, ceiling fans, lots of closet space.

NO PETS! New building, 1 blk from UCO, 453 N Blackwelder, $650/mo, $500 dep. TENANT RESPONSIBLE FOR UTILITIES, 1 year lease, 341-9651.

DILLON PARK APTS-N of the football field, furnished, all bills paid, 1015 Chowning. Call 285-5900.

basic utilities and wireless internet, close to UCOcampus. Call Nicoleat405-589-0677.

APT FOR RENT _ block off campus. Female student, all bills paid (except phone & cable). Call Glen at 787-6880, C-5901086 or Linda at 340-7623, C-590-1087.

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bedroom house, 1400 s.f., 2 bath, all appliances plus washer & dryer, walk to UCO, $850/ mo, $500/dep, 420 N Blvd, Edmond.

ALL BILLS PAID, 3 bed, 1 bath, 1350 s.f., all appliances, wash & dry free, walk to UCO. $850/mo, $500 dep, 1001 E Thatcher #1.

CLEAN, female roommate needed to share 2 story, 2 bedrm duplex with large kitchen and living area, and small backyard for about $400 rent + bills. 5 minute walk to UCO. For more details call 412-8448.

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ONE BEDROOM APT

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1 bdrm apt, partly furnished, right across from UCO Library, CH/A, $325/mo.

Call Sabi at 821-3170.

Dillon Park Apts, $430/mo, all bills paid.

Call 580-747-0533 or 405-615-1856.

PEARL'S LAKESIDE

has positions for FT and PT servers. Apply at 9201 E Lake Hefner, 748-6113.

PETRA Industries has IMMEDIATE openings for PT evening positions in our warehouse. Petra offers great starting pay, a Mon-Fri work week, and advancement opportunity. Apply online at petra.com or at 2101 S Kelly. Edmond, OK, EOE.

PEBBLE TERR Townhomes, located on 2nd and Rocky Rd. Beautiful 2 bed, 1&1/2 bath, 2-car garage w/remote, full size w/d connections, dishwasher, garbage disposal, refrigerator and stove. Please call 949-1404 for further information.

LARGE 2 bed, 1 bath $525, dep $250, NO PETS, walk to UCO, 1012 Chartrand.

ONE BED, one bath $375, dep $175, NO PETS, walk to UCO. FURNISHED apt, 1 or 2 bedrrn, queen bed, dishes, TV, VCR, bedding, short term lease 3,6 or 12 mo, walk to UCO.

Chowning Heights Apts 844-5100, 208-2577

1995 FORD CONTOUR, good condition, new tires & brakes, only 91K miles. $1995 OBO, call 659-8751.

CONNELY pool table with accessories, 7 ft, red felt, good condition, three years old.

(New $3500), asking$1200. Ca11341-3683.

FOR SALE:

1993 Honda Del Sol with VTEC engine. Beautiful, black, sporty vehicle, runs great. $4995. Call 340-4613 or 340-5620.

MOVING SALE-Everything in great condition. Large oak computer desk $40, large oak entertainment center $40, glass coffee table $25, couch $30. Call 210-1967 for more info.

at Quail Springs Mall is now hiring for servers, preferably for lunch shifts. Apply in person at 2639 W Memorial.

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college job! AUTOCLEAN CARWASH is looking for PT help. Apply at 2060 E 2nd St, 94 (in front of Oxford Oaks). Must be able to pass physical and drug test.

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Must be available 3-11pm, Sun thru Sat, or 4 days/wk. Must have computer 4nowledge. Great work environment.

Great position for college student but must be available during summer. Applications accepted Mon-Fri 12-5pm at the Hampton Inn, 300 Meline Dr (W of It-35 on 2nd St). No phone calls please.

COLLEGE student wanted to telemarket evening hours. Good pay.

Call 608-0875, X305, ask for Sheila.

Fr HELP needed in customer service/ reception.

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BRYANT GROVE APTS

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The Bronchos cut the NSU lead to 44-40 midway through the second half but were unable to get any closer. The Redmen went on a 27-10 run to finish the game.

We simply have to find a way to get more consistency out of our guys," Ware said.

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home and we are going to have to if we want a chance to win the LSC North this year."

The loss puts the Bronchos a game behind Southeastern Oklahoma University in LSC North standings. The Broncos play host to Southeastern State Feb. 22.

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have a really good year for us, "We expect a lot of good and we are going to need her things from Mitchell," Honea to do so." said. "We hope to get a high Lindsay Tripp, senior from percentage of on-base hits from Edmond, returns with the most her." experience of any member on Honea has two assistant the team. Tripp has started all coaches: Kara Wentworth and 125 games during her career. Lindsey Silvis.

In 2005, she started most of Wentworth is a graduate the year at second base, batting assistant this season and a for.326 en route to being named mer two-year starter with the first-team All-LSC North Bronchos. She started all 88 Division. She also shared the games in her career at UCO as team lead in sacrifice hits with an outfielder and catcher. She 11 and struck out only seven batted .254 as a junior in 2003 times in 135 at-bats. while also seeing some pitch"Lindsay has had a lot of ing duty, and then hit .255 with roles on this team," Honea said. six doubles in 2004.

"She has a strong arm with a lot Silvis was a four-year starter of throwing power and we need for Honea from 2001-2004. She to find a way to utilize it." was an honorable mention AllLindsay Mitchell, senior LSC selection as a freshman in from Stillwater, returns as a 2001, then earned second-team veteran in the outfield. She All-LSC honors in 2003 and started mostly in left field last 2004. She is in her second year year and is favored to keep that as a graduate assistant. position. In 2005, she played in 43 games with 39 starts, batted .283 and earned honorable mention All-LSC North Teddy Burch can be reached at honors. tburch@thevistaonline.com .

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played in 35 games and in 23 starts held batters to a .191 average and allowed just 17 earned runs. She led the league and was eighth in the nation in ERA and tied for fourth nationally with four saves.

"Blake had an outstanding freshman year," Honea said.

"She has worked hard during the off-season to learn new pitches. Her constant desire to learn and become a better pitcher is what makes her a

great player."

Pitcher Jordan Akin, senior from Yukon, is a veteran player who has 40 career starts and has a solid 2.07 ERA. In her career, she has pitched 246 innings and has walked only 57 batters.

"Jordan has had a combination of ups and downs during her career," Honea said. "I know she will buckle down and

UCO begins the 2006 softball season against Southern Nazarene University at 1 p.m.

Feb. 17 at Broncho Field.

The Bronchos enter the season as defending Lone Star Conference champions and are ranked No. 17, their firstever preseason ranking in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division II poll.

See SOFTBALL, page 11 Veteran head coach Genny Honea returns with a 199-161-2 career record and said this year's squad has the ability to be special.

"I believe that we are going to be contenders for the Lone Star Conference championship," Honea said. "We have some girls that came in late that are going to make big contributions to the team.

Only time will tell how good this team can be."

The Bronchos return ti" 41, e 0J eight position starters and two pitchers from last year's team that won a school-record 41 games in finished 41-14 and No. 10 in the final NCAA Division II poll.

Pitcher Alli Blake, sophomore from Oklahoma City, returns from a big freshman season where she went 20-3 and had a 0.78 ERA. Blake was named first-team All-LSC North, North Division

by Vista photographer Travis Marak pitcher of the year and North Division fresh- Jordan Akin, senior pitcher, delivers a pitch at practice. The Bronchos man of the year. She begin their season Feb. 17 against Southern Nazarene at Broncho Field.

BASKETBALL Wednesday, Feb. 15 WOMEN: 6 p.m.

MEN: 8 p.m. vs. Southwestern Okla.

INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL

WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL Friday, Feb. 10 7 to 9 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 11 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

(Hamilton Field House and Wellness Center) UCO's Disabled Sports and Events sponsors the Southwest Conference Junior Wheelchair Basketball Championships.

Free admission.

by Teddy Burch Sports Writer

UCO opened the 2006 baseball season with a 16-0 victory over St. Gregory's University at Broncho Field.

Jesse McGough, senior from Dallas, pitched four and 2/3 innings giving up only two hits and striking out six while picking up the win. Cameron Kamer, Chad Ashley and Chris Elam combined to give up two hits in the final 2 1/3 innings.

"We had a good first day" head coach Wendell Simmons said. "Once we settled down

SG Powers Cantrell Hernandez Padden

Thursday, Feb. 9

Games begin at 1 p.m.

(Wantland, Wellness Center)

UCO scores 16 in opening game and got the jitters out of us, we played well."

The Bronchos used a nine run fourth inning to open up a big 11-0 lead. Miguel Moctezuma, freshman from Edmond, had a three-run home run and Derec Norman, junior from Broken Arrow, had a two-run triple.

Tim Sullivan, Derec Norman, Brett Case and Matt Yost each had two hits and third baseman Brandon Bacon had one hit. The Bronchos had 15 RBIs. "We were really pleased with our pitching," Simmons said.

"I think over all with the good hitting and the solid defense we

are pleased with the way we opened the season."

The Cavaliers managed only four singles and committed six errors.

The Bronchos return to action at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 15, hosting Emporia State.

"Emporia (State) is a solid ball team," Simmons said.

"They have got good players and good coaching. I am glad that we had this first game to kind of settle in."

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

R H E 0 4 6 0 1 1 9 4 1 X 16 18 1 SG (1-4) AB R H RBI BB SO LOB UCO AB R H RBI BB SO LOB Underhill, RF 0 Sullivan, SS 5 2 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 3 Norman, LF Odell, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 4 3 2 3 0 0 0 Case, RF 4 1 2 Bloom, 3B 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 Yost, 1B 4 2 2 Weller, 1B 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 Brown, LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Lam, PH/3B 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 Bacon, 3B 0 Underwood, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Blackburn, PH/3B 1 1 Langlois, DH 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Moctezuma, C 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 Hess, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yarholar, DH 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 Kirksey, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 Belfod, 2B 2 1 1 1 1 0 Cochran, C 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tebow, PH/2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 Anglin, 2B Dailey, CF 3 1 1 Freedle, PR/2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Foschee, PH/CF 1 0 1 Powers, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Cantrell, P McGough, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hernandez, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Karner, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ashley, P Padden, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 26 0 4 0 0 7 8 Elam, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 16 18 15 4 2 8

HOME GAMES

Sunday, Feb. 12

Miguel Moctezuma, freshman catcher, successfully bunts in the second inning of UCO's 16.0 win over St. Gregory's Feb. 7 at Broncho Field.

Baseball Box Scores, St. Gregory's Feb. 7 UCO

UPCOMING

Games begin at 7 p.m.

(Hamilton Field House, Wantland, Wellness Center)

by Vista photographer Travis Marak

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by Vista photographer Midori Sasaki

UCO's Karlie Howerton, sophomore guard, avoids an NSU defender Feb. 6 at Hamilton Field House. The Bronchos won 62-56.

Women's Basketball Box Scores, Feb. 6

UCO women dumbfound NSU with come-from-behind win

NORTHEASTERN STATE (16-6) Player FEHRENBACK ATILLO GASTON TRUELOVE GORDON SAMS DIKEMAN SNELL WEBB Team Totals

POS FCM A 3PM A FTM A REBOUNDS AS ST BL TP OF DE TOT G 3-9 2-7 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 8 G 4-13 3-9 0-0 0 1 1 6 2 0 11 C 8-13 0-0 3-3 4 7 11 2 1 0 19 G 0-3 0-3 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 F 3-8 0-0 0-0 2 8 10 2 1 0 6 G 2-2 2-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 F 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 F 1-4 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 C 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 0 0 2 4 2 2 23-56 7-24 3-3 9 26 35 16 4 2 56 -

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Turnovers haunt men's team as the Bronchos fall to NSU

by Teddy Burch Sports Writer

The UCO women's basketball team had a big second half to overcome a 16-point UCO (6-16) deficit in a 62-56 victory over Player POS FGM A 3PM A FTM-A REBOUNDS AS ST BL TP Northeastern State University OF DE TOT

WILSON F 1-5 0-2 2-2 1 2 3 3 1 0 4 at Hamilton Field House Feb. BULLIS G 2-3 2-3 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6.

2-7 2-5 4-4 1 5 6 1 2 0 10 ALLEN F "We played with a lot of 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 PILLOW 0 0 0 0 heart," head coach Shawn G F 6-12 3-4 2-2 0 1 1 CRAIG 2 3 17 Williams said. "Our shooting ROBERTSON F 0-3 0-0 2-2 1 4 5 0 1 0 2 is improving and we made our MARKUS 2-5 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 2 1 0 4 G free throws."

BRENNER F 4-11 0-1 2-2 1 4 5 0 1 10 The Bronchos have now HESTER 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G won three out of their last four HOWERTON G 2-5 0-0 3-3 0 2 2 1 1 7 games to improve to 6-16 on Team 3 1 4 the season and 3-4 in Lone Totals 19-54 7-16 17-17 7 23 30 9 10 3 62 -

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Star Conference North Division play.

Meghan Craig, junior from Oklahoma City, finished with 17 points and shot 50 percent from the field. Lizzie Brenner, freshman from Woodward, scored 10 points and was 2 for 2 from the free-throw line.

"Meghan is shooting better," assistant coach Courtney Pennington said. "She is playing well and we are going to need her to."

As a team, the Bronchos were 17 for 17 from the free-throw line and outscored Northeastern 38-21 in the second half.

The win puts the Bronchos in sixth place in the LSC North standings, but only a game and a half out of first place.

The UCO men's basketball team lost to LSC opponent Northeastern State University 81-70 at Hamilton Field House Feb. 6.

The Bronchos entered the game tied for the league lead, but fell to 12-10 on the year and 5-2 in the division, while NSU improved to 13-9 and 3-4. The loss was the first of the season for the Bronchos at home.

The Bronchos jumped to an early 7-0 lead but turnovers and inconsistency on defense proved to be the difference in the game.

"We had 15 turnovers which resulted in 27 points for them," assistant coach Roland Ware said. "There is no way we can play that sloppy and have a chance to win any ballgame."

Anthony Brown, senior from Stillwater, had 23 points and 10 rebounds while hitting 8 of 12 field goals and 7 of 8 free throws. Joe Kennerly, senior from Miami, added 20 points on shooting 8 of 13 from the

See HOOPS, page 11