The Vista Feb. 16, 2006

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2006

Faculty, staff learn to curb suicide

UCOSA instates cricket, unicycling clubs

by Heather Warlick Staff Writer

by Alex Gambill Staff WriterUCO faculty and staff participated in a nationally known suicide prevention workshop Feb. 13 in the Nigh University Center.

Dr. Mary Bolin-Reece, certified gatekeeper instructor of "Question Persuade Refer" and director of the Counseling and Testing Center for the University of Kentucky, taught faculty and staff how to recognize and deal with suicide.

The goal of the workshop was to certify faculty and staff as "gatekeepers" so that they could be able to present the program's material to students.

"What we would like to do is for people who are interested in and have attended the workshop to be certified in doing these workshops," said Dr. Bruce Lochner, director of the UCO Student Counseling Center.

Sherry Meeks, biology instructor, worked with 25 students, mostly pre-med, to qualify them as "gatekeepers."

"This is something they can utilize in their field," Meeks said.

Bolin-Reece said 86 people on average die by suicide each day in the United States.

She said people need to be more aware of the signs of suicide, because it's one of the most preventable causes of death and is not limited to a specific age group or ethnicity.

"How you ask the question is less important than asking the question," Bolin-Reece said.

by Vista photographer Midori Sasaki

Everybody do the 'Fisherman' From front left, Emi Igarashi, interpersonal communications junior, Naho Kaneko, interpersonal communications junior, and Junko Kawabata, business freshman, perform the Japanese Fisherman Dance at the Celebration of Japan at the Pegasus Theater Feb. 14.

UCO to offer minor in leadership 'Leadership can be learned,' director says

by Desiree Treeby Staff Writer

Leadership minors are available starting fall 2006.

"Leadership can be learned," said Dr. Cheryl Steele, executive director for UCO's Leadership Program. "It is designed to enhance every student's see SUICIDE, page 3 career path."

All minors have four required classes, and the other two courses are interchangeable, Steele said.

Students will have the option for course substitution.

"Additional course options will be available along the way. We want people to be looking for those changes," Steele said.

"It gives a competitive edge for employment opportunities, as well as a quality of life."

The courses require involvement in activities that will give students practical experience in leadership opportunities, Steele said.

Lane Perry, UCO alumus and assistant to Executive

Vice President Steve Kreidler, said the minor goes hand-in-hand with any major, and it focuses on one's strengths.

"A leadership minor will stay with you forever," Perry said.

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

The UCO Student Association passed two resolutions Feb. 13 that expanded the recreational opportunities available to students.

The first recognized the UCO Cricket Club as an official organization.

"This group of international students already plays pretty regularly," said Barrett Dye, senate president pro tempore. "They have enough people to build a complete competitive cricket team, which is 11 players; however, there are several other individuals on campus who would be interested in playing on a club team."

The senate also passed a resolution to create a UCO Unicycling organization.

Peder Angell, 22, spoke about his interest in unicycling. He said that he owns five unicycles, and it doesn't take long to learn to ride. He has only been riding for two months.

"I like seeing people's reactions and starting conversations," Angell said.

Arrie Mitchell announced a town hall meeting scheduled for 12 p.m. Feb. 24 in Constitution Hall. Sen. Tom Coburn will speak, and afterward, a reception will be held with Coburn. The meeting is sponsored by the UCO College Republicans and is open to all students, but there will be a $5 fee to see UCOSA, page 3

Scholarship to honor late UCO student

by Nathan Winfrey Senior Staff Writer A scholarship is in the works to honor Harvey Mankins, a UCO student who died of organ failure July 20.

"Harvey was a student in the industrial safety program. He had physical limitations that ultimately resulted in his attendance in a wheelchair, often accompanied by his wife," said Robin Lacy, Occupational and Technology Education chairman. "He passed away in the summer of 2005 before he was able to complete the requirement for his degree."

"What we wanted to do was put a scholarship in place to honor Harvey," Lacy said. "In conjunction with the foundation and the industrial program, we have put the mechanism in place to honor his memory with an endowed scholarship."

"I thought he had a real good head on his shoulders," said Gayle Snider, industrial safety instructor. "He could see through people to really get to the

essence. That's why he had such a good sense of humor."

She said he was very active in the American Society of Safety Engineers.

Lacy said the Harvey Mankins Industrial Safety Student of Courage Scholarship will offer about $500 to a student, who will be selected every year.

"We're looking for a student that exemplifies those characteristics displayed by Harvey: dedication, perseverance, commitment," Lacy said, "and endured some kind of hardship working toward their industrial safety degree, whether it be financial or physical."

For the scholarship to become endowed, the foundation and the department must raise $10,000, which collects interest annually, and then the interest becomes the scholarship money, Lacy said.

"We won't even touch the principle, just draw interest," he said.

see MANKINS, page 3

The great outdoors UCORE program allows UCO students to explore the outdoors in a variety of ways, including kayaking, backpacking and canoeing.

See Sports pg. 10

A night of romance...and all that jazz

by Vista photographer Travis Marak

Lee Rucker, assistant professor of music, performs with other UCO faculty members at 'Jazz & Romance Night' Feb. 14 at the UCO Jazz Lab.

A Healthy Dose Vista health columnist Callie A. Collins has a surprise for you: those Valentine chocolates aren't as unhealthy as you might expect.

See Opinion pg. 2

Backstage with Nick Smith Senior Staff Writer Nathan Winfrey catches up with local musician at Jazz Lab show.

See Entertainment pg. 7

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OPINION

Febuary 16, 2006

THEVISTA Editorial

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Cartoons/Illustrations Cary Stringfield

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Sports Kristen Limam, Sports Editor Teddy Burch, Sports Writer

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Cartoon by Cary Stringfield

For a healthy treat, just grab a piece of...chocolate?

Valentine's Day has come and gone with its characteristic red roses and fancy dinners. Even if you didn't have that special someone with whom to celebrate this year, holiday remnants linger in the form of unworn party shoes or leftover candy.

Those perennial heart-shaped boxes of chocolate are now believed to yield healthier benefits than previously appreciated, regardless of how you acquired them. • Chocolate's status as a comfort food has been long established prior to its holiday commercialization. Lab science was probably the last thing on your doting valentine's mind, but neurological studies do reveal a pacifying effect on brain chemistry.

Depression has also been linked with chocolate consumption as a kind of home remedy or at least a ternpOrary source of pleasure,

but more tangible results have recently swayed public opinion towards the potential benefits of chocolate.

Most surprisingly, chocolate has been pinpointed as a delicious way to lower blood pressure in combination with exercise and a sensible diet.

According to the American MedicalAssociation, German researchers have confirmed the benefits of cocoa phenols by measuring the effects of consuming three ounces daily. Participants saw an average seven-point drop over the course of two weeks in their overall blood pressure level, predominantly among middle-aged patients.

Like olive oil and soybeans, chocolate also raises HDL, "good" cholesterol, by dilating blood vessels with nitric oxide and plant flavinoids. It also prevents the build up of cumulative plaque that otherwise blocks

arteries, and between the shared results, may. effectively reduce individual risk for related problems like heart attack and coronary disease. Blood clots and other vascular disorders have also been shown to have less incidence among people who regularly indulged in small amounts of products rich in cocoa.

The healthy components of chocolate have been further investigated since original claims regarding antioxidant content, a controversial topic still the subject of cancer and cardiology research.

Anyone counting calories this winter, particularly those who maintain the hope of squeezing into a bikini this spring break, may be tempted to forego cardiovascular benefits for a slim figure,. Chocolate's reputation has been marred by its association with high fat and calorie content, two components bridled by strict moderation. Other confectionary invedients like nuts, marshmallows, caramel and nougat that typically accompany bonbons and truffles greatly contribute to their exaggeratdd nutritional proportions.

Sampling an entire box of assorted creams in a single

Illustration by Cary Stringfield

sitting is not a healthy activity to be engaged in regularly, but an occasional mini-sized candy bar is an acceptable alternative.

Participants in the aforementioned study also reduced their overall dietary intake by 500 calories a day. Swapping a favorite restaurant dessert for an occasional afternoon chocolate snack rather than adding extra food to your

diet is an ideal approach.

Rather than poking each paper-wrapped treat to reveal its contents, judge from the outside. Dark chocolate yields the most benefits per bite, while milk and white chocolates hold little to no proven health advantages.

Results were also highest in European-grade dark chocolate with 70 percent pure cocoa or more as the main

ingredient.

Enjoy an extra piece of chocolate this week. Besides improvingyour overall health, it'll also help you remember (or forget) Valentine's Day. For more information about chocolate from a health standpoint, visit www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/ pub/guide/prevention/nutrition/chocolate.htm.

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MANKINS from page 1

by Vista photographer Midori Sasaki

Dr. Mary Bolin-Reece, director of the Counseling and Testing Center for the University of Kentucky, speaks at a suicide prevention workshop Feb. 13 at the Nigh University Center.

SUICIDE from page 1 "Culturally and socially we're not allowed to talk very much about it. It's one of the last taboo frontiers."

Bolin-Reece said people will feel relief after being asked if they've contemplated suicide.

She said having a relationship with a person and listening to them makes a difference.

"You need to know how to empathize and sympathize," said Michelle Stephens, campus police crisis intervention officer.

Stephens said some of the pressures that lead to suicide include, living away from home, school or work and the stresses that come with relationships.

She said when students call, she tells them that nothing in the world is worth killing themselves.

Taeko Uwanoyu, adviser to Japanese students, presented the workshop material to six Japanese students. She said she geared the material toward Japanese culture.

She said samurai culture is a factor in the cultural differences between the American and Japanese view of suicide.

She said suicide pacts with strangers over the Internet have been an alarming trend in Japan during the past two years.

For information on suicide prevention, call the UCO Counseling Center at 974-2215.

Alex Gambill can be reached at agambill@theyistaonline.com .

"We've had an initial contribution that puts us well on our way to our goal," Lacy said.

He said the donor wishes to remain anonymous, and the foundation is starting a fundraising effort this week to raise the full amount.

Lacy said if they manage to raise more than their goal, they could offer more than one scholarship, or the amount of the scholarship could be increased, depending on the success of the fund-raising effort.

"A lot of our graduates are very successful and make very good money. A lot of them want to give something back to our program," Snider said.

"He was such a presence in the program and really included so many of the other students," said Dr. Karen Barnes, professor of health education and contributor to the scholarship. "I think he very humbly represents courage, and I think he needs to be honored."

"Harvey's widow, Donna, has been very instrumental in getting this off the ground," Lacy said.

He said she and their daughter Jennifer both earned masters' Photo Provided degrees at UCO. Lacy said he expects the Former UCO student Harvey Mankins died of organ failure in July. An industrial safety scholarscholarship will be awarded for ship at UCO in his honor is in the planning stages. the first time in spring 2007.

"He was such a special man," Barnes said. "I think he'd be very proud and honored."

"We miss him," Snider said.

Persons who wish to particifrom page 1 pate in the fundraising effort for the scholarship can do so by contacting Robin Lacy at attend the reception.

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Nathan Winfrey can be reached at nwinfrey@theyistaonline,C0117.

Theater as part of the African movie night, sponsored by the African Student Association.

The movie and refreshments are free.

The Black Student Association will be celebrating Black Love Week with a fashion show at 7 p.m. Feb.15 and a forum called, "He Said, She Said" at 8p.m. Feb. 16 in Constitution Hall.

Michael Goodman, UCOSA vice president, said he would be on campus Feb. 19 picking up litter.

"The other day, one of our parking lots was just filled with trash, and it's the most frustrating thing," he said.

To help, call Goodman at 947-2249.

by Vista photographer Travis Marak

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

Peder Angell, kinesiology senior, answers questions about a new unicycling club Feb. 13.

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Blood drive comes UCO Foundation receives $6K donation just short of goal Money to suport actuarial science and insurance programs

by Christina Purdom Staff Writer State Farm Insurance Company presented the UCO Foundation with a $6,000 donation Feb. 8 in support of the UCO actuarial science and insurance programs.

"It's wonderful, especially good to see industry supporting

our program," said Dr. Randal Ice, adviser for UCO's Actuary and Insurance Club.

Ice said the grant will go to the club to supplement UCO Student Association funding and membership dues and will help to pay for everything from food to guest speakers for meetings.

Representatives from corporate State Farm, as well as local agents, Dennis Chaumont and Bruce Hopkins, presented UCO Executive Vice President Steve Kreidler with the grant.

"It's very rare that a university has both an insurance degree

and actuary science program, and we are excited about supporting academic programs that are so closely related to our core business," Hopkins said.

Ice said UCO is the only college in the state that has a fouryear program for both actuary science and insurance.

"This program is truly unique and it's very successful," Ice said. He said students who leave the program enter the industry with top-dollar job offers.]

The Actuary Science and Insurance Club serves multiple disciplines, Ice said. Math and

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science serves actuarial science majors and finance serves insurance majors. "[The club] brings together students from both sides of campus," Ice said. "The student organization has been growing rapidly. It's an outstanding edition to the UCO community" The faculty advisers for the club are Allen Arnold, finance instructor, and Dr. Jessie Byrne, professor of Mathematics and Statistics.

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

by Desiree Treeby Staff Writer UCO's February blood drive came close to reaching Oklahoma Blood Institute's goal of 160 donors during Feb. 8-9 on the second floor of the Nigh University Center.

"We barely missed our goal," said Jennifer Beattie, OBI representative and UCO biology alumna.

A total of 149 people signed in, and they were able to use blood from 113 people.

"If there weren't so many people on antibiotics this time of year, I think we would have met our goal," Beattie said.

Previously, UCO had two blood drives a year. Beattie and co-worker as well as fellow biology alumna, Zelma Barnes, started working together with Campus Life to have more drives throughout the year.

"We saw a lot of potential here," Beattie said.

"UCO is very dear to us, that's why we try to spend a lot of time here during the drive," Beattie said "We love 'UCO, and that's why try to work so hard at having more here."

The next blood drive is April 4-6, during Greek Week.

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

Now, all your incoming calls can be free.

M. Academic Affairs will host a farewell reception for Dr. Chris Markwood at 3 p.m. Feb. 21 in the Great Room in Evans Hall.

■ The Association of Information Technology Professionals will hold a meeting at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28 in the Troy Smith Lecture Hall, Room 121 in the Business Building. Special guest speaker, Rex Tullis, School of Education Chair of Southern Nazarene University will be speaking on how the school uses wireless systems in their academic facilities.

For more information contact Anthony Chu at (479) 285-0121.

■ UCO Ethics welcomes Nancy Anderson, senior mananger of Boeing, to speak on "Ethical Challenges in the Workplace" at 3:30 p.m. Feb. 23 in the Troy Smith Lecture Hall B113 in the Business Building. Refreshments will be offered at 3 p.m. Contact Renee Price at 733-0710.

(Even the 5 calls from your girlfriend in the last 20 minutes.)—

■ The Alpha Xi Delta sorority and Tau Kappa Epilson fraternity will welcome comedian Steve Hofstetter from 8 to 9:30 p.m. March 6 in Ballroom C of the Nigh University Center. Proceeds will benefit the Make a Wish Foundation. Student tickets are $5. To purchase tickets call 201-4563.

■ The Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society will host a movie night from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Feb. 22 in Pegasus Theater of the Liberal Arts Building.

"Kingdom of Heaven" will be showing. For more information call 361-0718.

■ The Mortar Board Senior Honor Society is now accepting applications for spring 2006. Students must have completed 90 hours and have a GPA of 3.0.

Applications can be picked up in the Campus Life Office, of Room 424 in the Nigh University Center.

■ The UCO Accounting Club will hold monthly meetings at 7 p.m. March 6 and April 3 in the Will Rogers Room in the Nigh University Center. Professional dress is preferred.

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Katrina exposed shortcomings, inquiry finds Judge allows Moussaoui Lara Lakes Jordan AP Writer

The deaths and suffer-. ing of thousands of Hurricane Katrina's victims might have been avoided if the government had heeded lessons from the 2001 terror attacks and taken a proactive stance toward disaster preparedness, a House inquiry concludes.

But from President Bush on down to local officials there was largely a reactive posture to the catastrophic Aug. 29 storm -- even when faced with early warnings about its deadly potential.

A 520-page report, titled "A Failure of Initiative,” was being released Wednesday as Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff testifies before a Senate committee conducting a separate investigation of the government's Katrina response.

The Associated Press obtained a copy of the report Tuesday night.

"The preparation for and response to Hurricane Katrina should disturb all Americans," said the report, written by a Republican-dominated special House committee chaired by Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va. "Passivity did the most damage," it said. "The failure of initiative cost lives, prolonged suffering, and left all Americans justifiably concerned our government is no better prepared to protect its people than it was before 9/11, even if we are."

The hard-hitting findings allocated blame to state and local authorities and concluded that the federal government's single largest failure was in not recognizing Katrina's likely consequences as it approached.

That could have prompted a mobilization of federal assets for a post-storm evacuation (it'd-

flooded New Orleans, the report said, meaning aid "would have arrived several days earlier."

It also found that Bush could have speeded the response by becoming involved in the crisis earlier and says he was not receiving guidance from a disaster specialist who would

House study is the first to be completed in a series of inquiries by Congress and the Bush administration into the massive failures exposed by Katrina.

Katrina left more than 1,300 people dead in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, hundreds of thousands homeless

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"Earlier presidential involvement might have resulted in a more effective response," the inquiry concluded.

White House spokesman Allen Abney declined to comment Tuesday night.

On Monday, White House homeland security adviser Frances Fragos Townsend said Bush was "fully involved" in Washington's preparations and response to Katrina.

The inquiry into one of the nation's worst natural disasters looked at everything from the evacuation to the military's role to planning for emergency supplies and in each category found much to criticize. The

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and tens of billions of dollars worth of damage. Bush has accepted responsibility for the federal government's shortfalls, but the storm response continues to generate finger-pointing.

House Democrats who participated in the inquiry could not immediately be reached for comment Tuesday night. But in a 59-page response released last Sunday, Reps. Charlie Melancon and William Jefferson of Louisiana said that while they largely agreed with its conclusions, the report falls short of holding "anyone accountable for these failures."

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Melancon and Jefferson said in their assessment.

The report finds fault with Chertoff for failing to activate a national plan to trigger fast relief, and with Homeland Security for overseeing a barebones and inexperienced emergency response staff. It found that the military played an invaluable role in the response but lacked coordination with Homeland Security and Other relief agencies.

Moreover, federal agencies were unclear about their responsibilities under a national response plan issued a year ago. And lessons learned from Hurricane Pam -- a fictional storm designed to test Gulf Coast preparedness -- went unheeded.

Describing similar delays, the report concludes that Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco and New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin waited until too late to order a mandatory evacuation of the city.

Despite warnings of Katrina's potential destruction 56 hours ahead of landfall, the evacuation order came only 19 hours before Katrina hit.

Charitable organizations such as the American Red Cross were described as overwhelmed by the sheer size of demands, leading to water, food and other supply shortages and disorganized sheltering processes.

The House panel spent five months investigating the failures. It interviewed scores of federal, state and local authorities, sorted through more than 500,000 pages of e-mails, memos and other documents and held nine public hearings spotlighting sometimes feeble explanations by officials.

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P LICE BRIEFS ALARM-FIRE 3:26 p.m., Feb. 8 A fire alarm went off in the University Suites.

LARCENY 9:58 a.m., Feb. 9 A student' wallet was stolen from a locker in Hamilton Field House.

BURGLARY 3 p.m., Feb. 9 A burglary in the Business Building was reported to DPS.

LIQUOR LAW VIOLATION 3:11 p.m., Feb. 9 DPS officers were called to a University Common's apartment to investigate a drug violation. Officers found that a resident was in violation of the University Housing alcohol policy.

IMPOUND 5:42 p.m., Feb. 13 A car at 920 N. Chowning Ave. was impounded during a traffic stop because the driver made an illegal U-turn, had no proof of insurance and was driving with a suspended license.

MEDICAL CALL 10:30 a.m., Feb. 8 A woman fainted in the university convenient store after giving blood.

Edmond Fire and Rgcue and EMSA responded and checked her vitals,

which were fine. The woman was not transported to the hospital.

TRAFFIC 7.•03 p.m., Feb. 9 A car at Washington and Ayers was impounded because the driver failed to pay state taxes and violated a license restriction.

12:48 p.m., Feb. 13 A driver was stopped and cited for careless driving on Ayers and Jefferson.

Police Briefs are gathered from the UCO Department of Public Safety's police blotter.

American wins gold 'Ligety' split

by Bob Baum AP Writer

SESTRIERE, Italy (AP) -First Olympics, first event, first gold medal.

"Ligety Split" indeed.

Downhill skier Ted Ligety lived up to his nickname and then some by winning the Olympic combined on Tuesday night, choosing a floodlit hillside in the Italian Alps for his first major triumph. Fellow American Bode Miller got disqualified from the race.

Ligety will have a tough time matching the performance, but his superb pair of slalom runs that clinched the title make him one of the favorites in that event to be held on the same mountain Feb. 22.

"I've got a confidence going into that race," he said.

The 21-year-old entered the Turin Olympics ranked third in the World Cup slalom. It was clear that he was on the brink of his first big victory, but hardly anyone expected it in the combined _ an event comprised of a downhill race and two slaloms.

Ligety is no downhill ace.

After the downhill, Ligety was 3.06 seconds -- an eternity in ski racing -- behind leader Miller.

But then Miller was disqualified for straddling a gate in the first run, just when he seemed to have built a commanding lead for his elusive first Olympic gold medal.

The disqualification gave the lead temporarily to the favorite, Benjamin Raich of Austria, the top-ranked combined skier in the world who trailed Miller by

nearly a second.

The U.S. team decided not to protest after looking at replays of Miller's run.

"We looked at it enough times," said program director Jesse Hunt. "We're satisfied."

Miller was nonchalant.

"I've straddled probably more times than most people have finished the slalom," he told reporters at the bottom of the run.

Indeed, the often-reckless American failed to finish five of seven slaloms on the World Cup circuit this season.

"If it's clear, it's clear," Miller said.

Other top contenders -Norwegians Aksel Lund Svindal and Lasse Kjus and Austrian Michael Walchhofer -- either crashed or skied off course.

Ligety, meanwhile, had the fastest first slalom run and zoomed to third in the standings.

Ligety's second run was brilliant. He started fast, then weaved his way through the maze of flags in the midsection of the race to take the overall lead. Ivan Kostelic of Croatia, who won the silver medal, was a half-second slower than the American in the combined time of the three runs.

But Raich skied off course.

Ligety was the winner.

Teammates Steven Nyman and Scott Macartney rushed him and wrestled him to the ground in celebration.

He is only the fourth American man to win an Alpine Olympic gold.

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Ted Ligety right now," Ligety said. "A medal wasn't something I could have foreseen."

It wasn't the • first time Ligety benefited from an error

by Raich. Ligety's first career World Cup podium finish came in December at Beaver Creek, Colo., when Raich skied offcourse on the second run of a slalom, allowing the American to finish third.

That was Ligety's breakthrough, and his coaches have been predicting even greater things for him -- albeit not this quickly.

"I'm not surprised he's on the podium," U.S. men's coach Phil McNichol said. "I'm a bit surprised he won gold."

To understand Ligety's love of skiing, go to his Web site, tedligety.com , where there are snapshots of Park City, Utah, residqnt as a baby wearing ski goggles, a smiling, blondehaired kid on skis, and in action

at a race as a youngster.

"I could ski everyday of my life and never get bored," he says in the U.S. ski team's media guide.

His parents say they didn't push him into skiing, and figured the pastime would keep the boy out of trouble.

"He wanted it, and we did whatever was necessary to make it happen," his father Bill Ligety said. "We figured all the money spent on ski racing was better than spending it on drug rehab or something else."

Success didn't come easy, his mother Cyndi Sharp said.

"He had his struggles," she said. "When he was 15 or 16 years old, all these little kids were beating him and he just felt humiliated."

So the young Ligety added evening ski sessions with older skiers, in their 30s, 40s, even 50s.

"He would do that and then come home for dinner, get up the next morning and ski with the team," his mother said. "He wasn't satisfied with the normal training. And I guess it paid off."

Febuary 16, 2006

Winners announced in playwriting contest Four students will receive cash prize, each play will be performed by students

by Heather Warlick Staff Writer

Four UCO students were chosen as the winners of the first university-wide play writing contest sponsored by the Department of Theater, Dance and Media Arts.

Each of the playwrights will be awarded $250, and each play will be produced and performed entirely by student actors, crew members and production staff.

The winners and their plays are: "A Minute to Breathe"

by Steven Reckinger; "The Last Resort" by Jack Duffe; "Oddball Elites" by Brandon

"There weren't any rules. What we wanted to do was find out what students are worried about, what they are happy about and what concerns them."

Dr. Bob McGill

Oklahoma theater arts professor judged them.

McGill said he was surprised at the diversity of the plays and the playwrights.

"There weren't any rules," McGill said. "What we wanted to do is to find out what students are worried about, what they are happy about and what concerns them. We didn't want to legislate that."

A campus-wide casting call for actors and anyone interested in crew and production positions will be held at 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Feb. 25 in the Mass Communications Building.

"That's a big day for us. We are really hoping people will come and try out," McGill said.

"This is really the students' theater."

He said play production classes will be producing the plays, which will be led by four student directors and the playwrights. The final productions will be at 7:30 p.m. April 14-15 in Pegasus Theater.

The prize money came from a combination of donations from the American Democracy Project, Student Affairs Office and the Department of Theater, Dance and Media Arts.

For more information about volunteering as an actor, crew or production member, call 974-2507 or 974-5511.

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Local musician returns triumphant from national tour

by Nathan Winfrey

Senior Staff Writer

Grazing over trays of deli meat and melon slices, local musician Nick Smith and his manager Keith Clingman waited backstage while the opening group, The Matt Stansberry Band, filled the UCO Jazz Lab with groovy pop funk Feb. 13.

Smith said he went to his uncle, Tommy Thacker, who manages country legend Merle Haggard. Thacker also managed Three Dog Night and Tina Turner.

"I went to see him for advice and he basically shoved it off like I shouldn't get into it," Smith said. "He said it's too rocky of a road for him to even give me advice, which of course made me want to do it more.

"It's going to be fun to see how it's going to piece together," Smith said, having just come off a successful nationwide solo tour with the Graham Colton Band, making stops in places like Dallas's Gypsy Tea Room and Genghis Cohen in Los Angeles, and opening for bands like Dexter Freebish and sharing the stage with Ari Hest.

"I'm just excited to play as a band now," Smith said.

He said it was his first time to play onstage with drummer Saxon Mahan and bass guitarist Luke Mullinix, the latter of whom joined the band only a week before.

"I play with multiple people.

Nick was working at a show," Mullinix said. "I got to talking to him and that's when everything got together and started clicking.

"Before that, really we just pieced together a trio with a bassist filling in when he could, but mostly just me playing solo," Smith said. "The whole nation-wide thing was fun. It's

just been really exciting for lack of a better word."

Smith said it was usually just Clingman and him on the road, and sometimes he was alone, promoting his "Paradise" EP, which has had unforeseen success.

"It's as stripped down as possible, it's just me and a guitar," Smith said. "It's main use is to get the word out and that's what it's been doing so far. It's been keeping us going."

Clingman said they've sold over 1,300 EPs at shows across the country.

"It's done a lot better than we expected," Smith said.

He said now that the band is together, he hopes to begin working on a full album in the next six months, to be released within nine months.

Until then, Smith said he'll be picking up a lot more live shows.

"Probably not going to reach out to the coast as much," Smith said. "Just really improving the live show and get in the studio."

Smith's partnership with Clingman came about through a strange chain of events.

"It's kind of a funny story.

He kind of grew up playing peewee baseball with my brother," Smith said. "One day, our moms ran into each other at the store and they asked each other what their kids were doing."

"We didn't really know each other before it happened," Smith said.

"We just knew of each other," Clingman said.

Smith said playing with Hest came about through similar circumstances. Clingman worked with Hest's brother, who manages Hest.

"We saw the opportunity and jumped on it," Smith said.

"I've kind of looked up to him

because there's some similarities as far as our vocal style."

Smith said he's been playing for three years, but he first knew he wanted to be a musician when he was a kid.

"It was before I was 10 years old. I guess the time I saw a concert on TV," he said. "I'm sure it was somebody on OETA and I had no idea who it was."

As it drew near time for Smith to go onstage, his band mates came in to sip Red Bull and sample the snack trays.

"Sometimes people ask me if Saxon is my first name or my last name,",Mahan said.

"I think I'd be lying to people and saying that Sax is my first name and On is my last name," Mullinix said.

Mahan said he met Smith at Oklahoma State University, where Mahan studies journalism.

"I was houseboy for his girlfriend's sorority," Smith said.

"She just kind of hooked us up to start playing," Mahan said.

Mullinix studied music at UCO for a year and mathematics at the University of Oklahoma.

"I'm a nerd," Mullinix said.

"One step away from a pocket protector and 'Star Trek' convention. Well, not 'Star Trek' but I do like 'The Simpsons' way too much."

Nick Smith took the dark stage with the smell of Hideaway pizza in the air and a disco ball eclipsing a spotlight to cast a crescent moon on the wall behind them.

The nearly full audience included mostly Edmond Memorial High School students as the event kicked off their annual fund-raiser, Swine Week.

"This is kind of a cool deal, just because this is my school, to be able to do this," Smith said.

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Throughout his set, Smith switched between his Taylor acoustic and red Epiphone electric, bleeding soft, soothing vocals over several original songs, then rocking with a cover of Three Dog Night's "Never Been to Spain." The line "I've never been to Heaven, but I've been to Oklahoma," drew cheers from the audience.

Then it was back to acoustic chill through several songs, Mullinix's Warwick Steamer bass providing a hearty backbone, before wrapping up with crowd favorite "Underneath the Skin."

Proceeds from the concert went toward the high school's funding of Hearts for Hearing, said Blair Escheid, Swine Week treasurer and Edmond Memorial senior. She said the school hop9 to raise $140,000.

"Basically, it's an organization for cochlear implants for hearing-impaired children," Clingman said.

"It's amazing. It just brings the whole school together every year," Escheid said. "We made $141,000 last year, but with (Hurricane) Katrina and everything, we're just trying to be realistic."

Smith said he draws inspiration from those who support him.

"The people that surround me, really. Just everyone that know what I'm doing and keeps me going," he said.

"I really think he's doing what he wants to do, and he's not in it to make a bunch of

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Mackenzie Park, dance freshman, right, auditions for 'Freshman "He works every day to try Follies' Feb. 8 at the Nigh University Center, which premiers to get where he wants to be," April 28. she said. "To be able to make a living doing what he loves to do."

To those who may want to follow a similar path, Smith said, "Just be persistent. Don't let it get to you and always be If you're a member of a campus idea for a "My Turn" piece fresh." organization, if you're a faculty for the editorial page, e-mail member or if you simply have it to editorial@thevistaonline.

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PATTERSON: New assistant coach talks football from page 10

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ent fronts. We are a pressure defense that is going to use all angles. Our plan is to attack the offense and not sit back and watch it happen. We are not a 'bend and don't break' defense, we don't really want to bend.

Overall, we will play hard and physical.

The Vista: How do you feel about the talent that is returning to the team?

Patterson: I feel really good.

We have excellent talent that is young but has the work habit that we will need to be competitive. What we have to do as coaches is to mold the talent that we have and make them the best football players they can be.

The Vista: What are your lifelong coaching dreams?

Patterson: Probably like a lot of coaches, I would love to have the opportunity someday

to coach at a Division I level. Patterson: Absolutely, they are Don't get me wrong, I am not the most important. You see, a 'grass is greener on the other being a man, to me, the most side of the fence' kind of guy. important thing you can do is I know that by working hard, be the best father and husband good things will happen to you, you can be. much like this opportunity to coach at UCO. I plan to work The Vista: What CD would we hard and be content in doing find playing in your car stereo so. right now?

Patterson: Keith Anderson. He The Vista: How is your family is a country singer that I went adapting to Edmond? to school with, and he is beginPatterson: Well, that is sort ning to filially make it into the of the hard part. See, my wife big-time. He had a top 10 hit [Holly] is a schoolteacher in last year, and he is playing at the Miami and we have a 9-year- Ford Center this summer. I am old daughter [Jordan] that is really happy for him. in school, and we decided that moving her in the middle of the The Bronchos begin spring school year was not a good idea. football Feb. 27 and will have Our 3-year-old was all for the three scrimmages as they premove, but we decided that they pare for the 2006 football seawill move down here in May. son.

The Vista: So, strong family ties are important to you?

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

Associated Press sports briefs Olympics TURIN, Italy (AP)—Ted Ligety gave the United States the Olympic gold medal that Bode Miller couldn't deliver, putting together the two fastest slalom runs of the day to win the men's combined and break the Americans' bad luck in Alpine skiing.

The 21-year-old from Park City, Utah, had a combined time of 3 minutes, 9.35 seconds, for the downhill and two slalom runs. Ivica Kostelic of Croatia won the silver medal and Rainer Schoenfelder of Austria the bronze.

Miller was disqualified for straddling a gate in the first slalom run, just when he seemed to have built a commanding lead for his elusive first Olympic gold medal.

Auto Racing DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP)—Two days after Nextel Cup champion Tony Stewart said the bumping and banging at .

Daytona International Speedway must stop before somebody gets hurt or killed, NASCAR decided to begin policing what drivers call "bump drafting," The practice—slamming into the rear of another car to maintain momentum—is common at Daytona and Talladega, the only two NASCAR tracks that require carburetor restrictor-plates to choke horsepower and limit speeds.

Nextel Cup officials said that spotters in "zones" in the turns on the 2.5-mile Daytona track will feed information to NASCAR, which will then determine whether to penalize cars in Sunday's season-opening race.

Tennis SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP)— Top-seeded Andy Roddick beat Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the SAP Open.

Qualifier Brian Wilson won his first match on the ATP Tour, beating eighth-seeded No Karlovic of Croatia 7-6 (1), 7-6 (5), and Wang Yeu-tzuoo upset fifth-seeded James Blake, 6-3, 7-5, in the late match.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP)—Fifth-seeded Carlos Moya of Spain rallied to beat Fabio Fognini of Italy 6-7 (6-8), 6-4, 6-4 in the first round of the Copa Telmex clay-court tournament.

MARSEILLE, France (AP) —Top-seeded Rafael Nadal saved a match point in his first action in four months in beating Belgium's Olivier Rochus 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 in the first round of the Open 13.

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Q-and-A: Steve Patterson joins Broncho football staff The Vista: Are you beginning to settle into your new position?

Steve Patterson: Absolutely.

It has been good to get in here and get in the routine of being at UCO. In the time I have been here it is' clear that we have a great staff. We have great coaches and players.

by Vista photographer Midori Sasaki

Steve Patterson, recently hired defensive coordinator for the UCO football team, stands in front of Wantland Stadium. Patterson and the team begin spring practice Feb. t 7.

.The Vista's Teddy Burch chats with new UCO assistant football coach

Steve Patterson was hired as defensive coordinator for the UCO football team Jan. 23. He comes from a family rich in coaching and football tradition.

He comes from Northeastern

Oklahoma University and has a strong coaching background.

Recently, Vista sports writer, Teddy Burch, sat down with Patterson to discuss football, coaching and life in Edmond.

The Vista: Have you had a chance to get to know the players?

Patterson: Yes, better and better every day. We have a good group of players that are dedicated to working hard. I am still evaluating the talent, but I know these guys want to play and compete hard.

The Vista: What is your coaching and playing background?

Patterson: I played football in high school, but I never thought that I was good enough to play at the college level. That was when I knew I need to focus on coaching.

As far as coaching, I started at Wilburton High School and coached 'there for two years.

Then I moved up and became head coach at Claremore and was there for seven years. In the summer of 2000, I was hired as secondary coach at Northeastern Oklahoma and advanced to defensive coordinator in 2001.

The Vista: What do you think of UCO? Patterson: I have always had a lot of respect for Central Oklahoma. This is a great town, and UCO has great coaches. I recognize this as a great opportunity for me and for my family.

The Vista: Have you had a chance to meet any of the administration?

Patterson: I have, from what I know about President (W. Roger) Webb, he has made tremendous strides in the facilities.

He has great visions and a terrific plan.

The Vista: Are you excited about the 2006 recruiting class?

Patterson: We all are. We got a great group of guys coming in that will be able to help us out right away. Just a few of the high-school players we signed that we are excited about are Terrence Hill out of Lawton Ike (Lawton Eisenhower High School). He is a big, strong, physical linebacker that will fit our system well. Brandon Dixon is another guy we're excited about. He is a defensive lineman from Star Spencer that has the ability to be a great athlete.

Again, they all have the ability to make big contributions to the team with the junior college transfers needing to make an immediate impact.

The Vista: What can we, as fans, expect from the defense next season?

Patterson: We are a multiple defense with many differ-

See PATTERSON, page 9

UCORE offers students outdoor adventure and recreation

by Teddy Burch Sports Writer UCO Outdoor Recreation Experience is one of the school's newest student organizations and is enjoying success and popularity.

"We put together a three-year plan with the Wellness Center," said Fred Fieth, director of Recreation Services. "This university needed an outdoor recreation club and that's what we have put together. We have had a terrific response already."

The idea behind UCORE is to group students and explore the outdoors in a variety of ways.

Kayaking, backpacking, cave exploration, mountain biking and canoeing are just a few of the activities that UCORE has planned.

"Basically, we do any outdoor activity," Fieth

said. "We are just like any other student organization on campus. We want to develop a group of students into leaders and expand our members each year."

UCORE is sponsoring several activities this semester, including a day-hike in the Wichita Mountains Feb. 25. Another event, "Camping 101," will promote camping basics during an overnight stay March 6 at Broncho Lake. A backpacking trip on the Buffalo River Trail in north-central Arkansas is scheduled for March 13 16, and a rafting trip on the Mulberry River in the Ozarks in central Arkansas is scheduled for April 1-3.

"One of our responsibilities at the Wellness Center is to offer organizations and experiences for students," Fieth said. "This is one of the top choices that students wanted."

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Rich racing history marks Daytona 500 Petty, Cale Yarborough and Benny Parsons dominated the 1960s and '70s with victory lane seeing Plymouths, Mercurys and Fords.

This began to change in the early 1980s with the emergence of drivers like Darrell Waltrip, Bill Elliott and Dale Earnhardt.

Chevys and Dodges were the winning vehicles, and "drafting" was the new sensation with newer and sleeker cars.

Speeds at the Daytona Internationa: Speedway were growing every year until Bill Elliott set the all-time NASCAR qualifying mark in 1986 at 212.561 mph.

So NASCAR began watering down the speed by introducing restrictor plates to the carburetor. This of course restricts the amount of fuel that the car's engine can mix with air.

Unfortunately, NASCAR has been watering down everything else about the sport. Long

gone are the days when drivers looked the way they wanted to, talked the way they wanted to and drove the way they wanted to.

Today, in the multi-billion dollar industry of NASCAR, there are strict guidelines by which all drivers and teammates must abide. Large fines are the punishment if you fail to do so.

Many things about the Daytona 500 have changed over the years. Some would argue that it is better for the sport and some may be right. There is one thing that cannot be argued and that is the heart-racing action of "bump drafting" at 200-plus mph for 500 exciting miles around Daytona International Speedway.

The Daytona 500 gets under way Feb. 19 at high noon.

If you try really hard you can smell it in the air: Ethanol Methanol Nitro Ethane, or racing fuel. Perhaps that's just the breeze blowing up from Daytona, Fla., as the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing gets ready for the "Great Ainerican Race," the Daytona 500.

Teddy Burch can be reached at After World War II, the tburch@thevistaonline.com .

South was rich in whiskey and bootleggers. Bill France Sr. organized them and by 1947, NASCAR was born.

That same year, Red Byron won the first race and took home $1,200.

After a few years of bumbling around and changing names and policies, construction began on the first super speedway. The Daytona Beach race at the time was being run on pavement, concrete and sand. The idea of a 40-foot wide, 2.5-mile trioval with 31-degree banking was beginning to come to life.

In the inaugural 500, Lee Petty took his '58 Oldsmobile to victory lane with a narrow victory over Johnny AP Photo/Lynne Sladky Beauchamp. Lee's son Richard won his first of seven Former NASCAR champion, Richard Petty, watches practice for the in 1964.

Daytona 500 auto race Feb. 11 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Hersom, recreation management senior. He envisioned UCORE as an organization devoted to planning, leading and bringing awareness to outdoor activities.

"The thing about UCORE is that it is open to everyone," Hersom said. "We can be an umbrella to many activities."

Hersom said the club is open to anybody, regardless of outdoor experience.

UCORE has moved from the planning stages to the developing stages. Recently, the organization has completed construction on a ropes course and has begun breaking ground on a new boathouse at Arcadia Lake. The new boathouse will help in the promotion of sculling, a form of multiple-person rowing, as well as canoeing.

"What I see right now is that we are new and have the potential to be something -really great," Hersom said. "We focus on safety and passing on great outdoor skills. If we continue to promote this, it should really turn into something great. If students get in on this now, we can make this into whatever we want."

UCORE meets weekly on Thursdays at 1 p.m. in Room 104 of the Wellness Center.

Note: This is the first in a series of articles on UCORE and its various events.

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

UCORE Events Calendar Feb. 25 Hiking, Wichita Mountains

March 6 "Camping 101," Broncho Lake

March 13-16 Backpacking, Buffalo River Trail

April 1-3 Rafting trip, Mulberry River

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