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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama professor accused of shooting six colleagues was vocal in her resentment over being denied tenure and the looming loss of her teaching post, though relatives and students said she had never suggested she might become violent.

Not even Amy Bishop’s husband knew she might turn violent, according to the man’s father. Everyone from family and friends to her students at the University of Alabama in Huntsville said the intelligent and at times awkward teacher seemed normal in the hours before police say she opened fire in a faculty meeting Friday afternoon, leaving three dead and another three wounded.

Jim Anderson — the father of Bishop’s husband, James Anderson — told The Associated Press on Sunday his son had no idea Bishop was planning the bloodshed she’s accused of.

“He knew nothing. He didn’t know anything,” the father said. He said that the police had spoken with his son at length and that “they are doing a good job.”

Indeed, there were many things Bishop apparently did not reveal to those around her.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The third week of the legislative session begins Monday with still no deal finalized for fixing a $729 million hole in the current year’s budget. Gov. Brad Henry and Republican leaders in the House and Senate still have not reached an agreement on how much to spend from the state’s constitutional reserve fund, but both sides expressed optimism late last week that such a deal will be reached.

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Extreme Home Makeover volunteers cheer on the demolition of the Skagg’s family home on Saturday Feb. 6, in Lexington, Okla. Ideal Homes along with Extreme Home Makeover built the Skagg’s family a brand-new house and barn two miles from their termite-infested home in less than a week. UCO also gave the Skaggs family children each $20,000 tuition waivers. Story on page 3.

Politics

CANDIDATES DEBATE AT CONSTITUTION HALL He will fight for creating jobs, cutting federal income taxes, cutting wasteful government spending including earmarks, stopping government from taking control of health care, and securing borders, he said.

Roy said as a surgeon and a professor at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, he knows the importance of health care and education.

“People create jobs, not government,” Roy said. “I am sacrificing my profession to bring back conservative views.”

Much like the other three candidates, Roy believes in letting states be in charge of health care and education. All four men agreed real people Stuart Jolly, right, moderates debate addressing major issues in America need to take back Congress. with U.S. Represetative candidates including Rick Flanigan, left.

“I am alarmed of what is going tions,” Thomas Lewis II, sophomore on in Washington who are destroyBy Jenefar DeLeon /Staff Writer accounting major and College Repub- ing our government,” conservative licans member, said. “I felt the audi- Republican candidate Kevin Calvey The Republican 5th Congressional ences were sincere and passionate said. “I have been called to serve our District debate was held last Tuesday about the cause.” country and help take it back to the at Constitutional Hall in the Nigh Four candidates took the stage to people.”

University Center.

Calvey served as a state legislator answer hot topic questions regarding UCO’s College Republicans and why they should be voted as the Re- and served in the National Guard afAmericans for Prosperity sponsored publican congressional representative ter the start of the Iraq War in 2003 the event. It was open and free to the in Washington. and 2007. public.

He believes in fighting against bailCandidates included a surgeon, lo“I love seeing half the audience be- cal businessman, former Oklahoma outs, stimulus spending, governmenting students,” Stuart Jolly, state direc- legislator and a youth director. run health care, earmarks spending, tor of Americans for Prosperity, said.

All four men believe they are the amnesty to illegal aliens and creating “Tonight has exceeded my expecta- right candidates to represent conser- security around the borders. tions. I had over 200 cards of ques- vative views of Oklahomans back in Out of the four men, Calvey has tions from the audience to ask the Washington. They tackled questions the experience that can help him succandidates, and it shows that people regarding health care, the economy, ceed in Congress, he said. Although, really do care.” candidate constitutional Conservative the war and education.

Jolly applauded the effort and time Dr. Johnny Roy, former chief of sur- Rick Flanigan said his experience bethe College Republicans put forth to gery at the Edmond Medical Center, ing a local businessman in Oklahoma help organize the event. believes he is the right man for the will help him tackle Congress the best “Tonight has exceeded my expecta- spot. if he is elected.

Republicans candidates for 5th Congressional District Kevin Calvey Dr. Johnny Roy James Lankford Rick Flanigan Mike Thompson Paul Arabie

Flanigan describes himself as a real American and not a politician. He currently owns a local battery story in Bethany.

“I am just a normal guy living in the everyday world,” Flanigan said.

“I am a patriot before anything else.

I love the Constitution, and I am sick of what politicians are doing.”

Flanigan said changes need to be made, much like what candidate James Lankford said.

Lankford said he is tired of how the current politicians are ignoring the Constitution and that he will uphold it if he’s elected.

“One bill, one topic. Make it stand on its own,” he said. “If elected I would require that bills be connected to the Constitution.”

Lankford is the youth director of Falls Creek Summer Youth Camp.

He is an advocator of family life and conservative views and is a strong believer of state’s rights.

He believes Congress needs new voices..

At the end of the event, the four men expressed gratitude toward UCO for hosting the debate and the students for being involved in helping to create change.

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A MIX IN OBAMA’S APPROVAL RATING

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Of the 50 states, Hawaii gave its native son, President Barack Obama, the highest approval ratings in 2009, with an average of nearly 71% approving of his overall job performance from January through December. Only the District of Columbia delivered a higher average approval rating for Obama, at 90.2%.

Neighboring Maryland also ranks high among state approval ratings for the president, with an average of 68.5%.

Obama’s home state -- Illinois -- was among the most favorable to him last year, with 65.2% approving. Aside from California and New York, the remaining states in Obama’s top 10 are all in New England (Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island).

Hawaii also delivered the highest share of the vote for Obama in the 2008 presidential election of any state (though D.C. was higher). However, all top 10 Obama approval states voted for him in that election, and all are solidly blue in the party identification of their residents.

Obama’s overall average approval rating in 2009 was 57.6% (slightly different from the 57% Gallup calculated for his first year, spanning Inauguration Day through Jan. 19, 2010), and he averaged better than 50% approval in 41 states, including Washington, D.C. The states where no more than half approved also represent the bottom 10 states for him. Among these, Wyoming gave Obama his lowest average approval, 41.6%, followed by Idaho with 43.3%. Many of the other least-approving states were in the South (Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama) or West (Montana, Utah, Alaska). Oklahoma is the lone Midwestern state in this category, and West Virginia the lone Eastern state. All of these states voted for John McCain in 2008.

A separate breakdown of the states into three categories finds 21 states giving Obama an approval rating within three percentage points of his national average for all of 2009 (between 54.6% and 60.6%). Thirteen states had an average approval rating of Obama above that range and 17 states fell below it.

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CAMPUS QUOTES

If the internet were shut down, what adjustments would you have to make in your life?

JENNIFER MORGAN

JESSEE VANHUSS

TAYLOR PETRINOULX

Junior–Elementary Education

Senior–MIS

Sophomore–Broadcasting

“I’d have to start watching the news to find out what clothes I needed to wear.”

“I would actually have to go to stores to buy stuff.”

“I’d have to get teacher’s phone numbers.”

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JOSHUA BIRMINGHAM

KATY KASHWER

Freshman–Music Education Player

Sophomore–General Studies

Sophomore–Early Childhood Education

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“I’d have to take more time to study because the internet speeds up studying.”

“I go to Google for everything. I would have to read more and spend all my time in the library.”

“I would freak out. I don’t know what I would do.

That’s how I communicate.”

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By Ryan Costello / Staff Writer The Skaggs Family, who now reside in their new designer home courtesy of ABC’s “Extreme Makeover Home Edition,” were treated to surprise gifts from several groups last week, including the University of Central Oklahoma.

UCO gave the Skaggs’ children each $20,000 tuition waivers at a press conference with the family after they returned from their ABC sponsored vacation, which included a stay at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

Although the two recipients, five-yearold Merit Skaggs and three-year-old Jhett Skaggs, won’t be able to use their tuition waivers for several years, their mother Audra Skaggs could hardly contain her gratitude for UCO’s generosity.

UCO’s Vice President of Enrollment Management, Dr. Myron Pope, who presented the gifts, was touched by the family’s reaction. “[Audra Skaggs] just broke down in tears,” Pope said.

“It was very heartwarming. She was very gracious, very appreciative.”

Pope added that he himself was almost moved to tears when emotions ran high at the press conference, which took place on the

doorstep of the Skaggs’ new family home.

UCO’s involvement with the operation began when Director of Student Leadership Development Emily Overocker, suggested the university get involved.

Overocker shares family ties with the owner of Norman based Ideal Homes, the company that built the Skaggs’ new home.

Along with Pope and Executive Director of Academic Advisement Dr. Jay Corwin,

Overocker forged a relationship with the ABC television program which led to UCO’s gift.

“It was a great opportunity for UCO to be one of the leaders in helping this family out,” Pope said. It felt only fitting that UCO help the Skaggs family, he said.

The Skaggs’ have cared for their youngest child, Jhett, who survived a heart transplant at just 10 months old. They had to make regular trips to a Houston hospital to continue

his care.

“We felt like it was the right thing to do. At UCO we believe in transformative education,” Pope said. “[The Skaggs family] has gone through so much already, so the last thing we want is for them down the road to have to try to figure out how to pay for their children’s education. We wanted to help them transform their children’s lives though education.”

Pope is not sure whether $20,000 will cover an entire college education at UCO when the Skaggs children are ready for college, but the waiver should nonetheless provide accommodation close to the total cost, Pope said.

Currently, the average cost to attend UCO for an in-state student is $14,245 for four years.

In addition to UCO and Ideal Homes of Norman, the event was sponsored by local branches of the United Way Foundation and the American Red Cross, as well as the Oklahoma City Thunder NBA franchise and Mitchell Jewelry in Norman.

The episode of “Extreme Makeover Home Edition” featuring the Skaggs family will air on ABC in the spring.

Black History Month

CIVIL RIGHTS SCHOLAR VISITS CAMPUS UCO’s African-American Faculty Staff Association welcomed notable civil rights scholar Dr. George Henderson.

“The Black National Anthem” was sung by newly crowned Miss Black University of Central Oklahoma 2010 Ashley Peters at the beginning of the Black History Month Keynote Address event.

Students, faculty and staff in attendance joined Peters by lifting their voices and singing.

MeShawn Conley, president of AAFSA, began her welcome speech by stating how important celebrations such as the Black History Month Keynote Address were.

“Our theme is ‘Embracing Our Future with the Strength of Our Past,’” Conley said. “It embodies who we are as a people.”

It is important for this generation and younger generations to remember where we come from, Conley said.

Brittany Martin, president of the UCO Black Student Association, then spoke a few words.

Brittany Johnson was introduced to sing a musical selection. She belted out “I Know I’ve Been Changed.” After, Marian Spears, secretary of AAFSA, introduced Henderson as the keynote speaker.

Henderson was Oklahoma’s first AfricanAmerican endowed professor. In 1969, Henderson became the third full-time African-American professor at the University of Oklahoma.

“Black history is us,” Henderson said. “It’s what we do while trying to decide to do something.”

“If we don’t have community we have nothing,” Henderson said. If we don’t have family within that community we have even less.

Our history happens to be our mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, cousins, aunts and uncles who made it possible to be here, Henderson said.

Henderson made history when he and his family become the first black homeowners in Norman, when he started teaching at OU. Someone before me sacrificed so that I the prodigy of slave owners could move in a place where no other African-Americans could not, Henderson said.

He began to recall the struggles of his family, while he was growing up.

“Black history is a mother saying ‘George we don’t have much but when you’re friends are here we will share with them what we have,’” Henderson said. “It is a mother saying ‘George get up, we’re going to church this Sunday morning.’”

Black history is a mother who never ate.

And when she was asked whether she was going to eat by her children she would reply ‘I’ll get mine later.’ Later never came, Henderson said.

“Black history is all those who shared with us so we can step a little higher and write our own pages of history,” he said. “(It’s) about sharing what little you’ve with those who have even less.”

“Black history is not just about the glory, but the sacrifice,” he said.

“Remember the tedious journey from racial separation to integration, the long journey from poverty to affluence, from hate to love,” Henderson said.

“Remember the faith of our fathers and forefathers and the hope they gave us to be better.”

“Black history is going along to get along and laughing along the way,” Henderson said.

Laughing to make life seem less cruel, he said.

“Black history is a time to be proud. There is so much for us to be proud of and so little time to tell it,” he said.

“Read about Black Wall Street, and you’ll understand what we once had,” Henderson said. “Black history is also about remembering what we once were we can become again.”

Let us in Black History Month remember those who have risen from poverty and have turned back to help others in poverty, Henderson said.

that is worth remembering,” Henderson said.

“There ought to be a time when we put aside famous names and remember our heritage,” Henderson said. Because someone along the way said don’t you stop now. And those who went unrecognized continued on, he said.

It is OK to celebrate women and men whose names are written in the pages of the history book, but most importantly remember the people around you who make a difference every day, Henderson said. They need to be uplifted too.

“Let’s celebrate the common people who where were never common,” Henderson said.

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Dr. George Henderson was the first endowed African-American professor in the state of Oklahoma. He spoke at UCO on Feb. 10, at the NUC.

Success is not just about being educated and making it to the top, it is about doing what you can to reach back and help brothers and sisters, he said.

History is about recognizing and coping with what has weakened us and emulate what has strengthened us, Henderson said.

History is, “Life rolled up into a bundle called people. And like cigarettes we label them, and when you blow the smoke out it all comes out the same,” Henderson said.

If you blow too much it slowly becomes cancer, he said.

“Black history is dreaming and not waking up … singing songs and not learning the words ... growing old but not wiser … being cold and distant and not warm and friendly.”

Henderson said.

It’s like going to high school and not graduating, starting college and not finishing, he said.

“The question for each and every one of us is, ‘what will we create?’ Create something

They are jewels whom we overlooked, because we didn’t realize what we had standing in front of us, he said.

Henderson took the time to speak about how life should be lived.

“Ceremonies should remind us time can be shorter than we wish. Make the most of the time you have,” Henderson said.

“Do something. Make a difference. Be the difference.”

“Someone paid for you, pay for someone else,” Henderson said.

“Let these ceremonies inspire us to do better … to be better.”

“Dedicate ourselves to march on until other people are free.”

Red, black, yellow, brown, blue, orange, white … it doesn’t matter what color you are, he said.

“It’s about us all and remembering as people we are intertwined.”

“Remember these words from Dr. Martin Luther King, ‘I can never be what I ought to

be until you are what you ought to be. This is the interrelated structure of reality,’” Henderson said.

From slavery to civil rights, for every major accomplishment achieved by African-Americans, there were some Caucasians who helped along the way, he said.

Some individuals understand even more clearly what King stood for.

“What are you going to become, you and I?” Henderson asked.

We are not yet in a place where racism has ceased to exist and equality is granted to all regardless of the characteristics that may set us apart, but we are halfway there, Henderson said.

It’s about getting it right this time, he said.

Remember the past so we don’t repeat that past, Henderson said.

“The only race ultimately is the human race.”

Henderson is the author and co-author of what will soon be 31 books. He has also penned 50 articles. He created OU’s Department of Human Relations.

Also, OU established the Henderson Scholars Program in his honor, and the HendersonTolson Cultural Center was partially a tribute to him. Events are also held in his name.

Among his many accomplishments are 50 honors and awards along with four distinguished professorships.

Henderson has been inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame and Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame. After teaching for 40 years at OU, Henderson retired.

If I have accomplished what they say I have, none of these honors matter if they have not helped anyone, Henderson said.

“I’ve made my history with a lot of help,” Henderson said. “What history will you make?”

During the Black History Keynote Address event, special recognition was given to Dr. Lamona Evans-Groce, an English professor, for her contributions to UCO. She received AAFSA’s “you made a difference” award. Evans-Groce has also received numerous other rewards throughout her career.

The award was presented by Latresa Clark, AAFSA secretary, and Dr. David Macey, chair of UCO’s English department.

Evans-Groce is someone who builds community and brings people together, Clark said.

Macy said Evans-Groce was “a teacher of teachers.”

She mentored students who are now teachers across the state, Macy said.

“She is truly irreplaceable,” he said.

Evans-Groce was not able to attend the event due to medical reasons, but expressed her gratitude through a former student.

Fredrick Hammond, AAFSA presidentelect, gave closing remarks. Hammond recalled how Henderson helped him and a fellow co-worker while they were completing graduate studies.

He spoke about how Henderson encouraged them to finish graduate school in spite of all the barriers they had to overcome.

Hammond presented Henderson with a plaque and a gift, for taking time out of his schedule to be apart of UCO’s Black History Month Keynote Address.

At the end of the event, participants observed a moment of silence for Haiti.

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BREAKING BARRIERS, MAKING HISTORY

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The Wellness Center has more than one way to help students and faculty stay fit.

From Segregation to integration, UCO students read about the history of African-Americans at University of Central Oklahoma’s Breaking Barriers exhibition in the Nigh University Center.

By Tiffany Brown / Staff Writer An exhibition in the Nigh University Center gives a glimpse of African-American history at the University of Central Oklahoma.

Breaking Barriers presents a timeline of events since the founding of the university and renders a historical view of UCO’s 120 years as an institution in the state.

Nearly one year after Edmond was founded, Congress established Oklahoma as a territory through the passage of the Oklahoma Organic Act of 1890.

After, the First Oklahoma Territorial Legislature was established to govern the territory.

On May 2, 1890, the legislature met to discuss the placement of Normal schools.

UCO was built as the Territorial Normal School of Oklahoma. It was the first college established by the First Oklahoma Territorial Legislature, On December 24, 1890.

UCO was not immune to racism and prejudice. African-Americans were excluded from attending the university.

In 1892, three residents of Langston, then an all-black town, petitioned the Territorial Council to have a university built for African-Americans.

In 1895, then-Gov. William Renfrow, appointed by then-President Grover Cleveland, became a major proponent of segregation, arguing all schools should remain segregated.

In 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the “separate but equal” doctrine in the Plessy v. Ferguson case. That same year, a black student tried to enroll at UCO and was denied admittance.

This contributed to the establishment of Langston University (LU), then known as the Colored Agricultural and Normal University.

LU was founded on March 12, 1897,

after House Bill 151 was passed. It was introduced by then-Rep. William Gault.

Inman Page was the first president of LU. He actively recruited African-Americans.

LU admitted more than 600 black students. LU is the only Historically Black College in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma became a state in 1907.

Segregation was incorporated into the state’s constitution.

In 1946, African Americans were still restricted to LU. Ada Louis Sipuel Fisher applied to the University of Oklahoma College of Law. She was rejected due to her race. Sipuel v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma was born.

Oklahoma laws made it a misdemeanor for Caucasians to teach AfricanAmericans.

To comply with federal law, OU developed the Langston College of Law at the Oklahoma State Capitol in a single room. Fisher refused to attend the class and continued her lawsuit.

In 1948, George W. McLaurin, who taught at LU, was alsodenined admittance to OU’s College of Education Doctoral program.

McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education was filed and eventually reached the U.S. Supreme Court. Thurgood Marshall was one of the leading lawyers.

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Sipuel and McLaurin. Both were allowed to attend OU. The case laid the foundation for Brown v. Board of Education.

In 1954, UCO admitted graduate students Corean Armstrong, Lanita Burton, Gertrude Ealy, Addie Lee Jordan and Elizabeth Hilton-Threatt.

In 1955, Murray Butler, Alberta Eddens and Olivia Nash became the first black undergraduate students.

When Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, black and

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white UCO students marched on campus against social injustice.

By 1969, programs and organizations such as Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and Miss Black Central Pageant were established on campus.

UCO made progress when Dr. Jere Roberson became the first to teach African-American history.

Dr. Frank Finney, former dean of the College of Liberal Arts, also helped to break down barriers.

Dr. Paul Lehman, a professor emeritus in the department of English, was a student of Finney’s. He became UCO’s first African-American instructor in 1969.

It was Finney who encouraged Lehman to pursue a faculty position at UCO. Lehman offered the first black literature class in the English department.

According to the exhibit, the majority of African-American history at UCO has been overshadowed. This includes many of the historical narratives provided by the exhibition.

The goal of the exhibit is “To respectfully present an account of AfricanAmerican students and faculty at UCO and their endeavors to achieve equality in education.”

Breaking Barriers was presented by the Laboratory of History Museum.

Thomaira Babbit, history/museum studies graduate student, is the exhibit’s curator.

Breaking Barriers will be showcased on the second floor of the Nigh University Center from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays until Feb. 19.

With organizations such as Central’s Multicultural Student Services, Centre for Global Competency and Diversity Round Table, many events are held throughout the year to celebrate different cultures around the world.

The Wellness Center is helping UCO students, faculty and staff to maximize fitness plans.

By Shandra Ward / Contributor

With the month of February comes Groundhog Day, Valentine’s Day and the end of many New Year’s resolutions. UCO’s Wellness Center has several options that can help keep students motivated, as well as creative ways to get healthy.

The sound of basketballs hitting the floor, Zumba classes and the clang of weights in the fitness area resonate throughout the center. The Paralympic volleyball team also practices at the center.

According to the assistant director of programs and services for the Wellness Center, Danielle Dill, the Wellness Center averages 1500 visits per day. She also attributes classes such as Healthy Life Skills for providing information to students on how to maintain healthy lifestyles in college.

“Wellness Center staff work with students daily that have questions, concerns and medical conditions that are associated with weight gain or management,” Dill said.

“According to a 2008 survey, 59 percent of UCO students are trying to lose weight.”

For those who are specifically trying to lose weight, the Wellness Center provides advice and a healthy eating plan.

“The Campus Cook program, developed by UCO student Emily Leahey, is sponsored by the Wellness Center Peer Education program. Emily is passionate about sharing her personal experiences and expertise related to nutrition and the challenges of eating healthy as a busy college student.

In this free education program, Emily covers basic nutrition concepts and provides hands-on training for eating healthy on a budget and with limited cookware and space,” Dill said.

“The Wellness Center has also developed a four-week log book designed to give students, employees and Wellness Center members a method of documenting food intake and physical activity. Logging these behaviors can assist individuals with goal setting and tracking progress. The logs can be purchased for $3 at the Wellness Center front desk” The “freshman 15” is also a concern for students who come to the Wellness Center for some guidance. However, the term “freshman 15” is a little off the mark. Dill said recent research has found that many students only gain five pounds rather than 15.

Two things are the main factors in the freshman 15: physical inactivity and poor nutritional habits, Dill said. Many students go from being active in several activities throughout high school, and when they come to college the activity decreases or stops altogether.

“Video games, social networks sites and other media have contributed to all of us sitting at computers and in front of the TV for longer periods of time.”

Take a step into the Wellness Center when you find yourZabovnik said. “The first one from Neself having some fitness doubts. There are several people pal is still with us, and another one even there willing to help you. lived with us for nine months.”

Sometimes they just talk on the phone about things going on or to see if they Two for One have problems. “The students come over Wednesday Lunch Special to eat, we went ice-skating, attended basketball games, took them up to OU and OSU, took them to hockey games, stuff like this,” he said.

Zabovnik is also doing some other internationally related things with OU and made a Facebook group called “International Student Cultural Facilitation Group,” for international students to find out about events around Oklahoma.

Casey said sometimes the international students do not have their housing quite set up when they first arrive, and if that is the case CRISP families sometimes volunteer to take them in on a “stay-a-day” program.

Sometimes the students even come 2nd and University back to visit their partner families after they went back home.

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PROGRAM UNITES STUDENTS, COMMUNITY

By Chantal Robatteux / Contributor The International Office at UCO understands its students and all the different situations they encounter.

Patricia Casey, who is an administrative assistant in the International Office and is the coordinator for the Community Responding to International Students Program, said CRISP is similar to the Broncho Buddy Program, only this is a pairing of the international students with the community and families instead of American UCO students. There is no deadline to sign up for this program; one can sign up anytime in the International Office.

CRISP was founded by Ronald Paddack in March 1981, and its first coordinator was Kay Cain, who was a part-time employee. Casey or another adviser coordinates it, and Tyler Butler is responsible for the activities.

“This program brings UCO’s international students together with the Oklahoma City/Edmond community by pairing families, church groups and civic groups with international students by similar interests,” Casey said.

She added the international students learn about American hospitality, and the Americans learn about other cultures.

“Sometimes the international students fix international food for the family,” Casey said.

Some of the activities are going to the movies or the mall, going to Chickasha to see the Christmas lights, and also going to sporting events. The civic organizations also had students involved in activities like square dancing.

Richard Zabovnik and his wife from Edmond have been very involved in CRISP for about three years now.

Zabovnik is participating in this program because his son went to UCO and brought some international students home, and he respects the international students for making such a big decision. He added he saw the international students didn’t do a whole lot besides going to school and didn’t have family relationships here, so he did activities with them. He then found out about the CRISP and signed up for it.

“I talk to my students weekly, some monthly, depending on the schedules,”

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Black History Month

NAACP ADVANCES BEYOND 100 The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People celebrates its anniversary during Black History Month. The association has been advocating social justice and fighting prejudice for more than a century.

By Tiffany Brown / Staff Writer University of Central Oklahoma students, faculty and staff gathered to celebrate the 101st birthday of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

The NAACP was founded Feb. 12, 1909, in response to the lynchings and social injustice faced by African-Americans.

It was also formed in response to the Springfield Race Riot of 1908 where outraged Caucasian citizens burned African-American homes and businesses and killed seven black Springfield citizens.

The organization was founded by AfricanAmericans and Caucasians including. Oswald Garrison Villard, Mary White Ovington, W.E.B. Du Bois, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, William English Walling, Mary Church Terrell and Dr. Henry Moskowitz.

Everything the NAACP does is to achieve social justice for all, Lindsay Echols, vice president of the UCO Multicultural Student Services said.

“NAACP is just not for black people.

NAACP is for all people.” Echols said.

It is for anyone who has been discriminated against, whether it’s on the basis of gender, sexual preference, or whether it is due to economic status, she said.

UCO began its NAACP chapter in 2003. Its mission is “To inform youth of the problems affecting African-Americans and other racial and ethnic minorities.”

Our mothers and grandmothers saw how hard it was to live in a society where hatred was prevalent and people of color were the target, Tabitha Terrell, president of UCO’s NAACP chapter, said.

Freedom and not having to deal with prejudice in the form it once existed in is something this generation may take for granted, she said.

The NAACP exist “To make sure everyone has human rights to do as they choose in America,” Terrell said.

UCO’s NAACP chapter is important to

help students cope with the different challenges this generation faces.

Terrell reiterated the importance of recognizing that the NAACP is not just for AfricanAmericans.

“Our founders were white and black, but they were Americans first,” Terrell said.

“Open your mind, and come see what we have to offer,” she said.

UCO’s NAACP will sponsor multiple events throughout February to celebrate Black History Month. Included is NAACP’s Hip-Hop Forum and Health Care Forum The seventh annual NAACP Hip-Hop Fo-

rum will be held 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 16 in the Nigh University Center’s Will Rodgers Room.

It will feature experts in Oklahoma from the music industry.

The history of hip-hop and how it has evolved into what it is today will be discussed.

Also, the forum will feature discussions about how America perceives the black community due to the image of hip-hop today and how women are portrayed in music videos.

The Health Care Forum will be held 7 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 18 in the NUC’s Will Rodgers Room.

The media has not considered how the health care bill up for debate in Washington will affect college students, Terrell said.

The forum is designed to help educate students about health care reform.

Although UCO’s NAACP has not been established as long as other chapters, Terrell says a difference has been made.

I believe we have helped to change the frame of mind about NAACP as an organization, she said.

“We’ve been active on campus a lot, and we’ve participated in community service,” Terrell said.

“Since NAACP has been established, we’ve had a significant impact on the UCO campus,” Terrell said.

While UCO’s NAACP chapter has only been around for nearly seven years, the NAACP organization itself is the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots civil rights organization.

Many believe there is still a need for NAACP in today’s society.

“Until we’re in a world where people are truly treated equally, there is a need for the NAACP,” Echols said.

A need for all programs that continue to fight for social justice for everyone exist, she said.

UCO’s NAACP chapter will host other events such as Poetry Night and Movie Night for Black History Month.

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Reach Higher is a flexible, affordable degree completion program for nontraditional students. A nontraditional student requires a certain course curriculum unlike other traditional students in order to complete a degree in a certain time period or flexibility. A nontraditional student is one who for some reason could not complete an undergraduate degree or is beginning college later in life.

It provides a second chance for an adult wanting to receive a college degree.

According to the National Center for Education, 39 percent of college students were nontraditional in 2000; it has increased by 28 percent since 1970.

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7.8 million by 2014. The National Center for Education and the Census Bureau reported 68,000 nontraditional students were enrolled in Oklahoma’s public and private universities and colleges.

“The Reach Higher program has brought an increased awareness to a special population of UCO students,” Charlow said. “The reality is that many Oklahomans are unable to complete a traditional degree, and this program is providing those individuals with the opportunity to meet their personal and career-related goals.”

It allows a working adult to complete a bachelor’s degree. The name of the major available to UCO students interested in the Higher Reach program is “organizational leadership.”

“This degree meets an important need for many adults in Oklahoma: education and professional advancement. The courses are offered in eight-week blocks, and are taught both online and in the classroom,” Charlow said.

Enrollment is available throughout the semester. Currently there are eight public universities offering the program throughout the state.

Financial aid is available for those who qualify. Those who are interested must already have the minimum of 72 credit hours with a minimum of a 2.0 GPA from past college course work credited and must be 21 years old to apply. Reach Higher has partnered with the Council on Adult and Experiential Learning to help provide the necessary curriculum to help further the students and prepare them for the competitive work force.

“UCO is committed to the continued growth of the Reach Higher program, and to meeting the needs of working adults. We know the entire state will benefit as more of our citizens are given the opportunity to complete their education,” Charlow said.

There are plenty of options for nontraditional students besides the Bachelor of Science degree in organizational leadership by the Reach Higher program. Students are welcome to visit the Office of Undergraduate Admissions located in the Nigh University Center.

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SPORTS

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Baseball

BRONCHO BASEBALL OFF TO BAD START

The Wildcats tame the Bronchos. UCO will now host the powerhouse Emporia State Hornets on Wednesday.

By Ryan Costello / Staff Writer After foul weather forced the UCO baseball team to wait an extra week to kick off the 2010 season, the Bronchos would have to open the year against the undefeated and 12th ranked Wildcats of Abilene Christian University.

Two games into the four game set, things clearly haven’t gone as planned.

The Bronchos surrendered 27 runs on 31 ACU hits over their first two games, giving way to a Wildcat attack that has averaged 10 runs a game en route to a 6-0 mark on the early season.

In the first game of the series,

UCO overcame three runs by ACU in the bottom of the first with three runs of their own in second, courtesy of a two-run home run by left fielder Luke Yost and an RBI single by shortstop Taylor Brown.

The Bronchos would take a 6-3 lead after a run in the third and two more in the fourth, but UCO failed to keep pace with a Wildcat offense that would score 12 times in their final five innings at bat, as ACU would take the game by a final tally of 15-6.

Yost lead the Bronchos on Saturday, going two for three with one home run and two RBIs Taylor Brown batted three for five with one

RBI, stealing one base and scoring one run. Right fielder Tucker Brown finished with two hits in five at bats, knocking in one RBI for the Bronchos.

Pitcher Kale Murphree struck out four Wildcats in three and twothirds innings of work, but gave up six runs, three of them earned, on seven hits, one hit batter and three walks. Reliever Kade Kauk (0-1) took the loss for UCO, surrendering seven runs, six of which were earned, on five hits and three walks in two innings.

Sunday’s matchup was a modernday St. Valentine’s Day massacre, with the Bronchos being battered

by ACU 12-1. The last of ACU’s four homeruns ended the game in the eighth inning when an 11 run lead enacted a run rule victory for the Wildcats.

“We didn’t do much right today,” UCO head coach Wendell Simmons said after the game.

“We’re making too many mistakes in every area of the game and you can’t do that against good teams.”

UCO’s lone tally came by way of right fielder Ryan Schoonover’s solo home run in the top of the eighth.

Schoonover finished one for three, and UCO’s only other hit came from Yost’s bat on a second inning double.

Pitcher Ryan Wagner (0-1) stood strong for UCO, but took the loss, giving up four earned runs on nine hits in five innings of work.

UCO will have had a chance to even up the series at two apiece in a doubleheader on Sunday, starting at 1 p.m. in Abilene.

The Bronchos will welcome in the powerhouse Hornets of Emporia State University in their home opener on Wednesday. ESU is at the top of the rankings this season, and was runner-up in last year’s Division II National Finals.

From bronchosports.com

From bronchosports.com

BASKETBALL: BECKLEY NABS LEAGUE HONOR

SOFTBALL: BRONCHOS OPEN WITH SWEEP

RICHARDSON, Texas (Feb. 15) – Central Oklahoma’s Ashley Beckley has been named Lone Star Conference North Division Offensive Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday.

The junior forward from Turpin averaged 20.0 points and 5.0 rebounds a game while shooting 55.6 percent (15-of-27) from the field in leading the Bronchos to a pair of LSC North Division wins.

Beckley scored 20 points on 9-of-14

shooting from the field in a 74-65 road win over Southwestern Oklahoma, then came back with another 20-point outing while adding eight rebounds in an 87-66 home rout of Cameron three days later.

UCO stretched its winning streak to eight straight with the two victories, improving to 18-5 on the year and 9-1 in the North Division. The Bronchos resume league play Wednesday, hosting Texas A&M-Commerce for a 6 p.m. contest.

WRESTLING: BRONCHOS FLATTEN NEWMAN

EDMOND (Feb. 12) – Cody Rowell and Ed Jackson racked up easy bonus-point wins and No. 13-ranked Central Oklahoma received four forfeits in overpowering Newman 42-3 Friday night at Hamilton Field House.

The Bronchos won nine of the 10 matches – and five of the six actually contested – in their final dual of the season to finish 8-5.

UCO now prepares for the NCAA Division II Super Regional Two Tournament, set for Feb. 28 in Warrensburg, Mo. Rowell had a 17-2 technical fall at 174 pounds and Jackson a 15-5 major decision at 157 to pace the Bronchos, who also got

narrow wins from 141 Michael Walkup, 165 Derrick Adkins and 184 Tanner Keck. Picking up forfeits were 125 Casy Rowell, 133 Scott Berens, 197 Jarrett Edison and heavyweight Dustin Finn.

“Once again we did some good things, but we were still too sloppy,” UCO coach David James said. “We’ve just got a lot of work to do to get ready for the regional.”

From bronchosports.com

EDMOND (Feb. 13) – Lack of outside practice time didn’t seem to faze Central Oklahoma at the plate Saturday afternoon when the Bronchos opened the 2010 campaign with a doubleheader sweep of Northwest Missouri.

The Bronchos, who practiced on their game field twice in the previous two weeks before of weather, banged out 22 hits in the two wins.

UCO had 10 hits and got a tiebreaking solo home run from freshman Kelsie Deckard in the sixth inning of a 5-4 first-game win before using a 12-hit assault in a 10-1 run-rule rout in the nightcap.

“We struggled some in the field, but we certainly made up for it at the plate today,” UCO coach Genny Stidham said. “We were swinging the bats well and stayed aggressive all day. It’s encouraging to start the season off on a good note and gives us something to build on.”

The Bronchos committed four errors in the twinbill and only two of NWMSU’s five runs were earned. But the offense was up to the task as every player in the lineup got a hit in the sweep.

The Bearcats took a 1-0 lead in the first inning of the opener with an unearned run, but UCO tied it in the second on Deckard’s sacrifice fly and took a 3-1 lead in the third on Kelsey Tiger’s two-run double.

Megan Bentley added an RBI single in the fourth to up the lead to 4-1, though NWMSU made up that deficit in the top of the sixth with a two-run homer and another unearned run.

Deckard broke the 4-4 deadlock leading off the bottom of the sixth when she drilled a pitch over the left-center field wall for her first collegiate homer and the Bronchos got out of a two-on, two-out dilemma in the top of the seventh to close out the game.

Bentley, Tiger and Kacie Edwards had two hits apiece the 10-hit attack. Molly Shivers went the distance in the pitching circle to pick up the win, though she needed 150 pitches to get through the game while striking out seven and walking five.

NWMSU started the second game like it did the first with a run in the top of the first, but the Bronchos answered back quickly in their half of the inning when Niki Hunt smoked a three-run homer to give UCO a 3-1 lead.

Tiger’s bases-loaded walk made it 4-1 in the second and the Bronchos pushed the advantage to 7-1 in the third as Rachel Lowery had a two-run double and Brittany Weaver an RBI single.

UCO added three more runs in the fourth as Bentley delivered a two-run single and the game ended after five innings because of the eight-run rule.

Bentley finished 3-for-3 to pace the Bronchos, with Lowery and Hunt adding two hits each. Rachael Steverson gave up just two hits and an unearned run while fanning five to earn the pitching win.

UCO is slated to return to action next weekend at the South Central Regional Challenge in Durant.

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SPORTS

Hockey

BRONCHOS SWEEP NO. 4 ILLINOIS The Bronchos may have punched their ticket to the playoffs with their sweep of the Fighting Illini on the road.

By Chris Wescott / Sports Editor Sweeping the No. 10 Arizona State Sun Devils last weekend was nice. It went a long way in helping the No. 13 Bronchos bust into the playoff bracket. However it was this weekend’s monumental sweep of the No. 4 Fighting Illini in Champaign, Ill., that more than likely guaranteed them a spot.

It was monumental for the Bronchos for several reasons. One, they needed at least one win against Illinois to make the voters look really hard at who deserved to be in the tournament. Two wins just makes it that much easier to see the Bronchos are that team.

Second, fourteen of the players currently on UCO’s roster are from Illinois. This game has become a big-time rivalry for the Bronchos and is almost like a homecoming for the majority of their roster.

Third, UCO snapped a series of futility between the two schools. The Fighting Illini have always seemed to have the Bronchos’ number when it came to hockey. Coming into this past weekend, Illinois had a 6-1 advantage in the series. UCO’s lone win was their upset over Illinois last season in which they downed the then top ranked team in the nation, 6-4 at home.

The Bronchos still had a bad taste in their mouth from when they lost 4-1 against Illinois in the first round of last year’s playoffs. It doesn’t taste so bad anymore. UCO shut out Illinois on Friday night by a score of 1-0 and battled back from a two-point deficit on Saturday, winning 3-2.

On Friday night, an Illinois native was the hero for the Bronchos. At the 6:20 mark in the first period, team captain and Schaumburg, Ill. native, A.J. Alfrey got the puck past Illinois goaltender, Mike Burda and UCO took a lead they would not relinquish.

Goaltender Justin Sgro played lightsout hockey. Sgro faced 33 shots all night,

and turned every one of them away. The senior goaltender also denied six Illinois power plays and rejected a late offensive surge in which the Fighting Illini shot the puck 11 times in the final 20 minutes.

Saturday night started rocky for Central Oklahoma and Illinois was flexing its muscles early. The Fighting Illini

scored first at the 17:33 mark.

They scored again just more than a minute later. Down 2-0, the Bronchos needed a spark. They got it in the second period.

Erik Jansen took a pass from Jonathan Cannizzo on a power play and scored, making it a tight game at the 16:36 mark in the second. The Fighting Illini c o u l d n ’t stay out of the penalty box, and UCO caught a break.

W i t h 1 : 0 3 remaini n g

in the second period, senior Shawn Steggles scored, assisted by Greg Masters on a power play. Suddenly, the game was tied and all the momentum was with the Bronchos.

Mike Haszto scored the game-winning goal in the third period with just under 13 minutes to play. Sgro handled the rest. He turned away the third period Illinois offensive attack and UCO hung on for the 3-2 come-back win. Sgro finished the game with 22 saves on 24 shots for a 91.7 save percentage. The Bronchos scored on 3 of 30 shots and converted 3 of 8 power-play opportunities.

UCO moved to 24-10-2 on the season.

They have now beaten three of the top five teams in the nation and five of the top ten.

The last two weeks have seen sweeps on the road, against the No. 10 and No. 4 teams in the nation. The Bronchos will find out whether or not they receive a playoff bid this Friday.

The Bronchos now take on the Oklahoma Sooners in part two of this season’s hockey bedlam. The two teams will take part in this heated rivalry on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Arctic Edge Arena in Edmond, and 7:30 p.m.

Saturday at Blazers Ice Centre in Oklahoma City.

There will be a special, “Ultimate Tailgate Showdown” on Friday outside of Arctic Edge, starting at 6 p.m. The event’s Facebook announcement says, “President Webb has commissioned a competition for the best tailgaters at UCO to show what they got at the Friday, February the 19th hockey game versus our rivals OU” The facebook page also mentions that the winning club or group will receive an award.

Sooners vs. Bronchos Arctic Edge Arena: Friday night 7:30 p.m.

Basketball

UCO MEN MAKE HISTORY, LADY BRONCHOS CONTINUE RUN The UCO men won their 15th straight game, breaking a win-streak record previously set in the 1963-1964 season.

Dauntae Williams drives the ball inside the paint Saturday night, in the Bronchos’ record-setting victory.

By Ryan Costello / Staff Writer The Cameron University Aggies paid a visit to UCO on Saturday, and the Bronchos were hardly welcoming hosts, as the men and women of UCO basketball both earned decisive victories over CU. The night was highlighted by

the men setting a UCO record with their 15th consecutive win.

The Bronchos won number 15 using the same formula that has sustained them all season long: deadly perimeter shooting. UCO took advantage of a CU defense that dared them to fire threes, and the Bronchos were more than happy to

oblige. UCO hit 18 of 44 attempts from behind the three-point line, both season highs, on the way to an 80-64 victory.

“We’re a good 3-point shooting team and we did a great job taking what they gave us tonight,” UCO head coach Terry Evans said.

“We moved the ball around, found the open shots and knocked a lot of them down. It’s always nice to break a school record, but we just want to stay focused on each game and not look ahead.”

Ten of UCO’s 18 treys came in the first half, and served as the driving force behind the Broncho’s 41-26 halftime lead.

Though the Aggies pulled within 13 of UCO at 44-31 early in the second half, the Bronchos would counter with a 12-0 run that was capped by a Chris Rhymes free throw and Shane Carroll layup that bolstered the margin to 56-31 with 13:30 remaining.

From there, the Bronchos would coast to the 16-point victory, and into the UCO record books.

Tyler Phillips led six Bronchos, scoring in double figures with 17 points, four rebounds and three assists. Dauntae Williams had 15 points and four assists, Rhymes finished with 12 points. Carl Curry

scored 11 points and snatched five rebounds, Eric Cazenave finished with 10 points, four rebounds, five assists, and three steals.

If the men’s performance on Saturday was impressive, the women’s was nothing short of dominant.

An opening 14-0 run, keyed by Ashley Beckley’s six points, set the tone early for the Bronchos, who never trailed in their 87-66 trouncing of the Aggies.

“We got off to a great start and played pretty well, even though we missed a lot of easy shots,” UCO head coach Guy Hardaker said.

The Bronchos did indeed struggle from the field, shooting just 39 percent, but made up for their accuracy woes by making 22 of 27 attempts from the free-throw line. CU closed within six points early in the second half, but the Bronchos responded,

using a 9-0 run to give them a 5842 advantage with just over 13 minutes remaining.

From there, the Bronchos were never challenged, sailing to the 21point triumph.

Beckley set the pace for the Bronchos, scoring 20 points and adding eight rebounds. Cristina Yarbrough contributed 15 points, four rebounds and six assists.

The men’s record-win advanced their record to 19-4, and 8-0 in the Lone Star Conference. The women’s eighth straight victory pushed their record to 18-5, with an 8-1 conference mark.

The UCO men and women, who both stand atop the LSC North, will be in action next on Wednesday against Texas A&M-Commerce at Hamilton Field House.

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Ashley Beckley shoots a jumper from inside field goal range Saturday night.