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An $8.5 million transformation Student-operated restaurant offers delicious treats West of Broncho Lake is an escape that is a treat to get acquainted with. Central Station is a student operated deli, bakery, restaurant and coffeehouse all in one. Service begins at io a.m. where many visitors find comfort in the fresh, warm muffins of the day.
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Oscar Night to bring out stars of 2008's major movies
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A computer-generated diagram shows how the Center for Transformative Learning will look after its completion in spring 2010. The building will provide additional office space for faculty, classrooms and space for students to engaged with faculty.
Creative professor inspires students Kory Oswald Correspondent
After teaching at universities around the world for more than 3o years, the classroom is still a powerful setting for Dr. Christopher Givan. "It rejuvenates me," Givan said. Givan has a strong wit and a deadpan delivery that often makes it difficult to determine when he is joking. His penchant for repartee never tires, even during class, but when the subject changes to teaching, Givan's sincerity cuts through like the orange afternoon sun breaking through the gray clouds out the window. "It sounds corny but the classroom is still a magical place for me," Givan said. Givan has taught at UCO for 22 years. When he took the job in 1986 he served as the Chair of the Department of Creative Studies for seven years before it merged with the English department. "Two things have gotten better at UCO. The students are smarter and more disciplined, and the administration has become more efficient and thoughtful," Givan see GIVAN, page 5
Learning center will increase classroom office space Stephani Tobin and Mike Nievez StaffW riters
Traditional learning will be turned on its ear at UCO when the Center for Transformative Learning at UCO opens in spring 2010. The estimated $8.5 million facility will include 11 new classrooms, additional faculty and adjunct offices, breakout rooms for students, informal seating spaces, a 175 to 200 seat recital hall and an outdoor classroom. Faculty office space is limited right now, said Dr. William Radke, UCO provost and vice president for academic affairs. Radke said part of the purpose of the center is to move students away from lecture and place them at the "center of learning." According to the Web site, the building will be about 70,000 square feet and will be located west of the Liberal Arts building. "The idea of this building is to create space where students can engage with other students," Radke said. "[It's] where faculty and students can get
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In the summer of 1958, Colbert was 8 years old and living in Sapulpa, Okla. Every Wednesday, he was allowed to go to work with his grandfather, a janitor at the city hall. Every week on Wednesday, Tom
his grandfather would stop at the drug store and allow Colbert to buy a Coney Island hot dog and cherry limeade at the soda fountain. One particularly hot Wednesday, Colbert complained to his father, "Why do we have to take our food outside to eat in the car? Why can't we eat inside at the counter like those other people?" "My grandfather looked
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Native American pop culture presentation reaches UCO The .Lone Ranger and Tonto have long been a fictional mainstay of the American "old west" tradition. The duo began on an old-time radio and television show and developed into a successful comic book series. The two heroes also helped further the stereotyping of American Indians in popular culture, chief information officer and graphic artist at alternNative Media Michael Sheyahshe told UCO students Thursday night. Continued on Page 3 Go online!
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together to work on projects." E3logs According to provided information, transformative learning is a holistic process that places students at the center of their own active and reflective learn- Snap. Crackle. Pop Culture. with Stephani Tobin ing experience. The information also noted that students actively engaged in the educational process remain in school longer and achieve career ambitions sooner than others. see LEARNING, page 5 This house in the Oaktree housing addition in north Edmond was nearly destroyed after last Tuesday's fleeting tornado. Gov. Brad Henry declared 17 Oklahoma counties under a state of emergency. Eight people were killed by the tornadoes in southern Oklahoma, and Henry asked authorities in Washington for federal assistance. The tornado that hit Lone Grove, Okla. was categorized as an EF-4.
Stephani writes about day-to-day pop culture, new and old movies, shameless celebrity gossip, the music she has playing repeatedly on her iPod and her American Idol obsession.
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Historic Oklahoman speaks at UCO Nelson Solomon
Oscar night is less than a week away, and many film fans (including myself) are torn about who we want to win major awards. Do we root for the underdog film based in India about a teenager who wins millions of rupees and finds his true love? How about the incredible biopic about an assassinated San Francisco city supervisor?
down at me and smiled, saying 'there's a lady and a gentleman that's working on that," Colbert said. In November 2007, Tom Colbert, now the first AfricanAmerican to serve on the Oklahoma Supreme Court, had the "privilege of introducing that pretty lady, Clara Luper." see COLBERT, page 5
Sports reporter Chris Wescott brings . you all sports, all the time, with Broncho scores, mini articles and quotes from players' and coaches' interviews.
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Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Tom Colbert speaks Thursday at the Nigh University Center.