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RACIST GRAFFITI TARNISHES BREAKING BARRIERS DISPLAY

By Jenefar DeLeon / Staff Writer The Breaking Barriers display in the Nigh University Center was vandalized both Monday and Tuesday morning.

On Monday morning the picture of President Barack Obama was vandalized with “KKK” written across his face. MeShawn Conley, the director of Multicultural Student Services, removed the graffiti, but on Tuesday the picture was defaced with the word “slave” written over the top of the president’s head, his face was marked out and “KKK” Photos taken with cell was again written, this time across Obama’s chest. phones show vandalized The official police report will be available by the images from the Breaking end of the week for the public. Security around the Barriers display. exhibit has been increased.

The Breaking Barriers display was to demonstrate the accomplishments of UCO African-American alumni who have contributed to the university in the past. The display also had a historical timeline of achievements by African-Americans who have contributed to the history of the United States, including Obama to celebrate Black History Month.

Heidi Vaughn, director of the Laboratory of History Museum, said she filed a report with UCO

campus police on Tuesday regarding the incident.

“The first incident we ignored it, but the second time we decided we needed to take some action against whoever is doing this,” she said.

Unfortunately no one witnessed what had happened, and it will be difficult to catch whoever did it, Vaughn said.

The Breaking Barriers display was created by graduate student Thomaira Babbit. She worked on the display since the beginning of the fall semester as part of her history-museum studies program.

“I was in disbelief,” Babbit said. “I would have never thought this would happen, especially in a higher learning institute. I was upset this would happen here.”

Babbit personally researched archives and helped set up the display with the help of faculty members of the Laboratory of History Museum and several other UCO organizations including Multicultural Student Services.

The display was set up in the Nigh University Center the first week of February.

“We put a lot of effort and time to set up the display,” Vaughn said. “And for someone to do this is defeating our purpose and effort. It is embarrassing for the university.”

Although this negative incident occurred, Babbit and Vaughn said they will continue to have the exhibit at its current location on the second floor of the Nigh University Center until Feb. 23.

They will relocate it to the Liberal Arts building for the annual Liberal Arts Symposium on Feb. 24, and then it will become a permanent exhibit at the Laboratory of History Museum at Evans Hall.

“We will not take down the display,” Vaughn said. “We have received several positive feedback from faculty and students about the display and how it is a good thing to show to the entire campus, but we did ask the UCO bookstore to keep an eye out and ask other students to help.”

The Breaking Barriers exhibit is meant to help bring awareness about the contributions AfricanAmericans have made for the university and to inspire current UCO students, Vaughn said.

“We hope to aim to inspire other minority students and even international students to be part of UCO legacy,” Babbit said. “The Broncho story is everyone’s to tell.”

During the Liberal Arts Symposium, Babbit will display her exhibit and will be able to answer questions and discuss the importance of her exhibit.

Campus Economy

ENROLLMENT UP FROM LAST SPRING There are 594 more students enrolled at UCO this spring semester than there were during spring 2009. The increase is part of a four-year trend. Undergraduates have the biggest increase at 14.1 percent.

By Ryan Costello / Staff Writer Students will be sharing the campus with a few more Bronchos this semester, according to a report from UCO’s Office of Institutional Research that said spring enrollment continued to ride an upward trend.

Spring 2010 enrollment at UCO totaled 15,104, up from 14,510 in 2009, and marked the fourth consecutive year that showed an increase.

With a total increase of 4.1 percent over last spring, UCO’s most notable increases come from a variety of demographics.

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Freshman enrollment is up 6.7 percent with 3,278 enrolling compared to 3,073 from last year. The university also saw a 14.1 percent surge in postgraduate enrollment, with this year’s total of 144 topping last spring’s 129.

The survey noted a significant increase in both international and Hispanic student enrollment as well. Hispanic student enrollment is at 701, compared to 2009’s 553 for a 26.8 percent rise, and the university also saw 864 international enrollees, up 6.1 percent from last spring’s 814.

These increases at UCO came despite an unstable economy and a 4.2 percent post-inflation increase in national college

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Health

STUDENT GROUP HOLDS FREE TESTING

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tuition, as stated in a study conducted by the Population Reference Bureau.

In fact, they may be UCO’s greatest advantage in the hunt for new students.

“It’s important at UCO that (students) walk out the door with a degree in hand, but not a huge bill,” Myron Pope, vice president of enrollment management on campus, said.

UCO’s annual tuition fees for an in-state student average $4,223, significantly less than Oklahoma State University’s

The University of Central Oklahoma’s Black Student Association sponsored free HIV testing on Wednesday.

Guiding Right Inc. provided the equipment and the testing tools at no cost to the UCO students. The tests were done by a prick of the finger to test the blood, and the results were available in only 20 minutes.

“These test are accurate and instead of waiting the average of two weeks, in 20 seconds you will know your status,” Darshell House, counselor for Guiding Right Inc. said.

Guiding Right Inc. has participated in providing free HIV testing in the beginning of February, when they offered free HIV testing during the Black Student Association’s Annual Step Show. Those who took the HIV testing received discounts on their tickets.

“It has been the mission of the Black Student Association to bring HIV awareness out to the campus and its community,” MeShawn Conley, director of Multicultural Student Services said.

At the end of 2006, an estimated 1,106,400 people in the United States were HIV-positive, and 21 percent did not get diagnosed, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported.

“It is important all students should be aware of the risks that involve being sexually active,” Brittany Martin, president of Black Student Association said. “AfricanAmericans have the highest number of being infected with HIV.”

An estimate of 38,175 people between the ages of 20 and 24 are HIV-positive in the U.S., the Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported in 2007.

African-Americans are ten times more likely to be infected with HIV compared to other races followed by Hispanics.

“Forty-nine percent of African-Americans are infected with HIV,” Conley said. “It is our responsibility to respond to this.”

Both a friend or family may be infected with HIV, and there are also a lot of people who are unaware of their statuses, Conley said.

“We need to start to be comfortable of talking about HIV,” she said. “It is OK to talk about it and to know if you’re positive or negative.”

Along with the free HIV testing, Multicultural Student Services hosted February’s R.E.A.L. Talk to discuss the importance of being safe from sexually transmitted diseases.

The R.E.A.L. Talk discussion at the Nigh University Center was titled “Are You Positive You’re Negative?”

The panel included James Allen, assistant director of health promotion at the UCO Wellness Center.

“If you are not comfortable asking your partner about their HIV status, maybe you should reconsider that you are not ready to take it further,” Allen said.

“Looks may be deceiving.

Symptoms of HIV can show later on in life. it is better to eliminate all the barriers and get tested.”

The audience discussed STD prevention and being

comfortable with asking the question, “Are you positive, or are you negative?”

“There is the fear of it becoming a reality,” Conley said.

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Who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation and what did it accomplish?

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“Good ole Abe Lincoln. It is the official act that freed the slaves during the civil war, which was one of the main reasons that caused separation in the country.”

“I don’t know if it was Abraham Lincoln, but I know that it didn’t free any slaves, therefore it accomplished nothing.”

“I don’t know. I seriously don’t know the answer to that question. Thomas Edison? I don’t know.”

“Abraham Lincoln wrote the emancipation proclamation and it accomplished the freedom of slaves, basically.”

THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION, JAN. 1, 1863 Whereas, on the twenty-second day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, a proclamation was issued by the President of the United States, containing, among other things, the following, to wit: “That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free; and the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authority thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons, and will do no act or acts to repress such persons, or any of them, in any efforts they may make for their actual freedom.

“That the Executive will, on the

first day of January aforesaid, by proclamation, designate the States and parts of States, if any, in which the people thereof, respectively, shall then be in rebellion against the United States; and the fact that any State, or the people thereof, shall on that day be, in good faith, represented in the Congress of the United States by members chosen thereto at elections wherein a majority of the qualified voters of such State shall have participated, shall, in the absence of strong countervailing testimony, be deemed conclusive evidence that such State, and the people thereof, are not then in rebellion against the United States.”

Now, therefore I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, by virtue of the power in me vested as Commander-in-Chief, of the Army and Navy of the United States in time of actual armed rebellion against the authority and govern-

ment of the United States, and as a fit and necessary war measure for suppressing said rebellion, do, on this first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and in accordance with my purpose so to do publicly proclaimed for the full period of one hundred days, from the day first above mentioned, order and designate as the States and parts of States wherein the people thereof respectively, are this day in rebellion against the United States, the following, to wit: Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, (except the Parishes of St. Bernard, Plaquemines, Jefferson, St. John, St. Charles, St. James Ascension, Assumption, Terrebonne, Lafourche, St. Mary, St. Martin, and Orleans, including the City of New Orleans) Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia, (except the

forty-eight counties designated as West Virginia, and also the counties of Berkley, Accomac, Northampton, Elizabeth City, York, Princess Ann, and Norfolk, including the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth, and which excepted parts, are for the present, left precisely as if this proclamation were not issued.

And by virtue of the power, and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States, and parts of States, are, and henceforward shall be free; and that the Executive government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons.

And I hereby enjoin upon the people so declared to be free to abstain from all violence, unless in necessary self-defence; and I recommend to them that, in all cases

when allowed, they labor faithfully for reasonable wages.

And I further declare and make known, that such persons of suitable condition, will be received into the armed service of the United States to garrison forts, positions, stations, and other places, and to man vessels of all sorts in said service.

And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution, upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind, and the gracious favor of Almighty God. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.

Done at the City of Washington, this first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty three, and of the Independence of the United States of America the eighty-seventh.

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Student Life

AN ALTERNATIVE TO SPRING BREAK

“It is a new era for HIV. It is not the HIV from the 80s, but people can live long lives if they are taking precaution.”

Students need to start taking the right precautions and have these conversations with their partners and take advantage of free HIV testing when available, Conley said.

“It is cool to say, ‘I am negative’ after being tested,” she said.

Education is an important aspect of the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases. Becoming aware of the risks and taking the right steps of protecting oneself by just asking the simple question: “Are you positive or are you negative?”

Mercy clinic at UCO also offers screening for sexual transmitted diseases. They accept third party insurance as well as offers student health insurance by the university.

By Jenefar DeLeon / Staff Writer UCO students now have an alternative approach to this year’s spring break.

The Volunteer and Service Learning Center will be taking its students to Dallas to volunteer at Ronald McDonald House and Gilda’s Club from March 15 to 19. The cost of the trip is only $75.

The Ronald McDonald House of Dallas provides a temporary home to families that have injured or seriously ill children in a Dallas hospital.

Gilda’s Club is a nonprofit organization that provides support groups, educational programs and workshops for those with cancer or those who are interested in volunteering.

Lyndsay Holder, coordinator of Volunteer and Service Learning Center, said the trip is a positive experience for those students interested in participating.

“This will take the students outside of their comfort level and (have them) experience giving during their spring break,” Holder said.

This will be the fifth year of the Alternative Spring Break.

Previous years, students went to Orlando to volunteer with the nonprofit organization of Give Kids the World Village, which grants wishes to children who are terminally ill.

The first year of the program students were taken to volunteer in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, and since then students have gone to several other places.

“We have had positive responses from the students who

AIDS facts

• An estimate of 38,175 people between the ages of 20 and 24 are infected with HIV. • African-Americans are ten times more likely to be infected with HIV compared to other race followed by Hispanics.

• An estimated 1,106,400 people in the United States had HIV during late 2006, and 21 percent were not diagnosed, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported.

• In the 50 states and the District of Columbia, this included 14,105 adults and adolescents, and five children under age 13 years who died of AIDS. http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topaics/surveillance/basic.htm#hivest http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/surveillance/basic.htm

have participated in the past,” Holder said. “They tell me they were given a different outlook on life after spending time with these children who are sick and their families.”

The proceeds of the cost of the trip will go toward buying food to help serve a meal to those families who are returning back from the hospital from visiting and caring for their love one with a terminal illness. The students will cook and prepare the meals.

“There is always a time and place to experience the traditional spring break,” Holder said. “But we ask for one year to give instead.”

The Alternative Spring Break is becoming popular among several universities and organizations. United Way is one of many organizations that sponsors volunteer events.

Some universities send ten groups to ten different locations to help support this idea of an alternative spring break, Holder said.

Throughout the year, the number of participants has increased. “The first year we had about 40 students, and then (when) the word spread about this great program, it increased to 80 one year,” she said.

Any student who is interested in participating in the event is required to fill out a questionnaire and go through an interview process to be selected.

“This allows us to help identify those students who are passionate and genuine to help,” Holder said.

Students will be notified by Feb. 19 for interviews.

Travel

TO PARIS WITH LOUVRE

By Rachel Williams / Contributor Touring the Louvre, exploring the city of Reims, and observing the business district of Paris could give a competitive edge to your career.

“We encourage students to do internships overseas,” professor Saba Bahouth said. He explained study tours offer students “alternatives to international exposure” without the commitment and life disruption of internships.

Bahouth, a professor in UCO’s Department of Information Systems

and Operations Management, will take a group of 12 students to Paris in summer 2010 to experience business sites and to learn elements of French culture.

Bahouth said when the business department announced the first Paris study tour, it was full within two weeks. So to accommodate rising demand for international experiences, Bahouth and the department organized a second trip for August 2010.

“You have to deal with an international market,” Bahouth said. Be-

will certainly not be the only focus of the trip.

“How do other people socially interact with other – it’s more cultural,” Bahouth said. He stated students learn to navigate in European countries and conduct themselves “efficiently, like a local.”

“We only use our legs and public transportation,” Bahouth said.

While some universities hire commercial tour companies to plan and conduct their study tours, Bahouth emphasized he plans accommodations and routes personally so

students glean the experience of day-to-day living and working in a European country. “Last year, I was in Paris four times,” he said of his organization of the trips.

So far, four students have registered for the second Paris tour, which is worth three credit hours.

Bahouth encourages students to make the earliest commitment possible if they are interested in enrolling for the tour. “Soon it will be closed,” Bahouth said.

ARMY ROTC MILITARY BALL

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University of Central Oklahoma held its 41st Army Military Reserves Officer Training Corps (ROTC)Ball.

The Military Ball is a tradition that builds commodorie amongst all branches of the military. It is thought to have began in 16th century England. Among the first military ball’s held in the United States was Metropolitan’s 77th Infantry Divsion in New York at the Seventh Regiment Armory in 1918.

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Brigadier General Ricky Adams, UCO alumi, was the guest speaker at the military ball. Adams is a decorated service member. His awards include Legion of Merit, Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal and Global War on Terroism Service Medal and many others.During his speech he encouraged all cadets who may soon be commanding from the field. Highlights from his speech include the following:

cause Oklahoma is a centrally located, landlocked state, “we are as far from a foreign country as possible.”

In the last few years, UCO has been “focusing more and more on the global perspective,” Bahouth said.

Bahouth said France, which is one of the largest economies in Europe, is “one of the major competitors with the US.” Students will visit the Paris business district, equivalent to Manhattan in New York City.

Though business students will gain valuable insight into the globalization of their field, business

The military ball held at UCO in the NUC was not restricted to Broncho Battalion Cadets.

Members from Oklahoma City University, Southern Nazarene University, Oklahoma Christian University and Lanston University ROTC divisions were also in attendance.

During the ball, all schools were invited to sing their Alma Maters.

Every school had representatives to sing except Langton University.

“You become the guardian of all our treasuers. all our history and all of our culture.” “[You all] are fine representatives of the future of our country.”

“Don’t be afraid to have a little fun.”

“Attitude is eveything in life.”

“This can be an extremly rewarding career if you can find the perfect balance between work and family.”

“Some day, somebody will look back and say ‘this is the greatest generation.’”

Cadets from five universities participte in the 41st Army ROTC Military Ball held on Feb.12 in the Nigh University Center at UCO.

The Cadets to be commisioned from the Broncho Battilion in 2010 were recoginzed at the ball.

Spring 2010-Joseph Amicom, Raymond Beckman, Archie Burch, Benjamin Neterer, and Tyler Sharpe.

Summer 2010-Robert Brem, Justin Constant, Tony Dewitt, Caleb Hollingsworth, Manuel Macias, and Dorthea Pruiett. Fall 2010-Michael Hallabrin, Armando Valencia and Micah Yost.

The following Cadet Creed was recited: I am an ARMY Cadet. Soon I will take an oath and become an Army Officer committed to DEFENDING the values which make this Nation great. HONOR is my touchstone. I understand MISSION first and PEOPLE always.I am the PAST,the spirit of those Warriors who have made the final sacrifice.I am the PRESENT, the scholar and apprenctice soldier enhancing my skills in the science of warefare and the art of leadership. But above all I am the FUTURE, the future WARRIOR LEADER of the United States Army, May God give me the compassion and judgement to lead and the gallantry in battle to WIN.

The Army ROTC Military Ball is a formal event. An emphasis is placed on manners and being a gentleman. This pratice was observed at the military ball was an example of this.

Toast: To the President of the United States Reply: To the Commander in Chief Toast: To the United States Army Reply:To the Army Toast:To the University of Central Oklahom and the Broncho Battalion Reply:Brocho Strong!

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$6,887 and the University of Oklahoma’s $7,483.

The primary driving force behind UCO’s increased enrollment may well be the same uncertain economic future that puts increasing tuition fees at larger institutions out of reach for many potential students.

“The significant surge (in enrollment) this semester was due to the economy,” Pope said.

Pope noted that as the job market forecast becomes increasingly bleak, many career seekers are turning to higher education to improve their resumes. A CareerBuilder survey said that in 2010, 14 percent more employers plan to hire full-time workers than in 2009, but most of those employers are in industries that require a college degree for consideration.

Outside of those employers, the unemployment rate is expected to continue hovering above 10 percent nationwide, leaving little work left for applicants without college education.

Though the increase in enrollment is a good sign for UCO, Pope remains concerned that

there may be tough treading ahead.

UCO, the third largest university in the state, has continued to grow in terms of student enrollment, and out of the top three schools, has grown the most in the shortest time.

Central’s funding, however, has not reflected the university’s consistent growth.

UCO could potentially outgrow what its current budget can provide, a situation that, barring increased funding, may require that the university diversify its financial strategy.

“We have to be aggressive in finding additional revenue streams,” Pope said.

“We’ve got to be very creative and forward thinking in making sure that we provide a quality standard of education for our students.”

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Enrollment on the rise.

Spring 2010 enrollment at UCO totaled 15,104, up from 14,510 in 2009, and marked the fourth consecutive year that showed an increase.

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Vista Writer Ryan Costello can be reached at Rcostello@uco360.com.

Culture

MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION INSTITUTE INFORMS EDUCATORS

By Jenefar DeLeon / Staff Writer The College of Education and Professional Studies at the University of Central Oklahoma presents its 27th Annual Multicultural Education Institute.

The institute is designed to assist educators, administrators, counselors and other educational personnel to understand and implement cross-cultural programs for students to help them succeed academically.

The College of Education and Professional Studies invited educational community members to register to attend or participate at the institute from Feb. 19 to 20 in the Nigh University Center.

It will provide educators the tools necessary to help bring students

and classrooms together, CEPS coordinator Barby Osborn, said. This will allow them to eliminate the segregation from their students who either have a language barrier, learning disability or physical disability.

The first year of the program, it was meant for providing educational tools for bilingual professors. But each year the program has expanded and provided tools for students with all sorts of barriers, Osborn said.

UCO students could also receive college credit for attending the institution; additional fees may apply.

Currently all seats are unavailable.

The cost of the institute is $75, which includes cost of the meal and materials.

Participants will receive certificates of attendance.

This year’s theme is “Recipe for a Brighter Future.”

Signing in starts from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Friday and then it continues with guest speaker Shane DeRolf, founder and chief creative officer of Big Green Company and author of the children’s book “The Crayon Box that Talked.”

The day will conclude with keynote speaker Oklahoma Air National Guard retired Maj. Gen. Rita Aragon at 7 p.m.

Aragon has served as a secondary educator from 1970 to 1997 and currently serves as the leaderin-residence for Central’s College of Education and Professional Studies.

The second day of the conference will include a luncheon presentation from Dr. Jack D’Amico, professor of communicative disorders at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette and co-author of “Special Education Considerations for English Language Learners.”

The Saturday conference will be from 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

“We provide speakers that can provide us professional development in public schools,” Gina Lopez, Supporting Excellence Education for Diverse Students coordinator, said. “This is a growing effort, and each year we are always looking for new ways to help our students.”

Four Oklahoma students will also

be awarded for participating in an essay and art contest.

The program will also present awards that include “Multicultural Citizen of the Year,” “Multicultural Teacher of the Year,” and “Bilingual Paraprofessional of the Year.”

The Multicultural Institute Teacher Incentive Grant will provide financial aid to a teacher who will implement multicultural activities in his/her curriculum. Having a silent auction raised the proceeds for the grant. This year the institute divided the proceeds from the sale to go toward Haiti relief efforts.

Currently CEPS is working on their 28 annual institutes. It will be next year from March 5 to 6.

State

OKLAHOMA TO HAVE 1.2 BILLION LESS FOR STATE PROGRAMS OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A board headed by Gov. Brad Henry determined Tuesday that the state will have nearly 20 percent less money to spend on programs in the upcoming fiscal year.

The seven-member Board of Equalization certified the amount of general revenue and other income sources that lawmakers will have to appropriate for the fiscal year that begins July 1.

All told, the Legislature will have about $5.4 billion to spend, which is $1.2 billion less than it appropriated last year. Some federal stimulus money and constitutional reserve funds also are available.

Without additional new sources of revenue, state agencies will have to continue through the upcoming fiscal year with budget cuts of 10 percent or more, state Treasurer Scott Meacham predicted.

Although the state’s budget picture is bleak, the revenue estimates have increased since December, mostly because of increased collections from taxes on oil and natural gas production. That gave lawmakers another $60 million to spend in the current fiscal year and an additional $120 million more than expected in 2011.

“There are a number of positive signs on the economic horizon, both nationally and at the state level,” Henry said. “What really is exciting is that they’re not only predicting energy prices to increase, but production to increase, and those two factors together bode well for the state.”

Meanwhile, Henry, a Democrat, and GOP leaders in the House and Senate tried to finish a deal to plug a $669 million hole in the state budget and provide supplemental funding to education, health care and prisons. Cuts to state programs have filled some of that gap, but a deal has not been reached on where the rest of the money will come from.

Henry proposed spending $485 million from the state’s constitutional reserve, or Rainy Day Fund, but House

Speaker Chris Benge and Senate President Pro Tem Glenn Coffee both want to spend no more than $225 million and fill the rest with federal stimulus money.

Henry said discussions are ongoing and that a deal should be announced in the next few days.

Also under discussion are a number of “revenue enhancements” that could ease the budget crisis for the upcoming fiscal year. Henry proposed several such initiatives, including a one-year moratorium on some sales tax exemptions, a transportation bond issue and the collection of Internet sales taxes.

Coffee has indicated some willingness among Senate Republicans for discussions about repealing an income tax credit for certain rural business ventures and the collection of taxes on Internet sales.

On Tuesday, Coffee named 25 senators to a panel that will approve a fix for the 2010 budget. The committee’s chairman, Sen. Mike Johnson, said he hoped to have the budget bills on Henry’s desk early next week.

A Senate Democrat on Tuesday proposed the elimination of about $259 million in tax breaks to energy companies, manufacturers and the sale of advertising. Sen. Tom Adelson, D-Tulsa, wants to target a $59 million break on drilling expenses by oil and natural gas companies, $44 million in ad valorem exemptions to manufacturers and nearly $50 million in sales tax exemptions for advertising sales, among others.

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Broadcasting freshman Allex Tarr writes “Love” on a UCO student’s arm to help spread awareness about suicide prevention. To Write Love on Her Arms is a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide.

Musicians play for the opening of an art exhibit in the Donna Nigh Gallery. The exhibit features art by UCO students and is located on the fourth floor of the Nigh University Center.

Mayor of Oklahoma City Mick Cornett speaks at UCO. Cornett was recently invited by first lady Michelle Obama to attend the State of the Union address.

Kevin Calvey, Rick Flanigan, James Lankford, and Dr. Johnny Roy answer questions A UCO student waves to Vista photographer Garett Fisbeck in the cold and fog of the regarding hot-topic issues. The four are candidates for the spot of Republican winter. Class was dismissed for most of the inclimate weather. congressional representative in Washington.

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Baseball

BASEBALL EARNS SPLIT AGAINST ACU PHOTO PROVIDED BY PHOTO SERVICES

The UCO Bronchos got their first win of the season against tenth ranked Abilene Christian on Monday.

UCO pitcher Brent Miller (above) prepares to rocket a pitch in a game last season. The Bronchos overcame their underdog status to upset No. 10 Abilene Christian on Monday. The Bronchos played Emporia State on Wednesday night in Edmond.

By Ryan Costello / Staff Writer They say even the darkest of clouds has a silver lining.

In UCO baseball’s Monday doubleheader against No. 10-ranked Abilene Christian University, that one triumph amongst the gloom was an extra inning upset win, earning a split for the day and salvaging one game of the four-game set.

In the first game of the day, UCO took

the early lead when second baseman Taylor Brown belted the third pitch of the game over the left-field fence.

The Bronchos increased their lead to 2-0 in the top of the fifth when catcher Arrow Cunningham scored on an ACU wild pitch.

The Wildcats managed to even up the score at two with an RBI single and sac fly in the home frame of the fifth inning, and would eventually force extra innings.

When the game entered extra innings, however, it was time for one of UCO’s starts to shine. In the top of the eighth, with the bases loaded, outfielder Ryan Schoonover came up to the plate. Schoonover worked for a 3-1 count, then, when his team needed him most, tattooed a clutch grand slam over the left-field wall. Schoonover’s second home run gave the Bronchos a 6-2 lead that would stand as the final tally.

Chris Muchmore started for UCO, and pitched well, giving up two runs on six hits and two walks while striking out three. Tyler Schuman (1-0) would earn the Bronchos first win of the season, scattering four hits in three and a third innings of shutout baseball. Luke Yost earned the save in the win against ACU. The second game of the doubleheader was hardly a contest, as the Bronchos saw an early lead dissolve under a landslide of ACU offense.

UCO struck first, as Schoonover hit his second homer of the day and third of the season, again over the left field fences. The two-run big fly was followed quickly by a two-RBI double off the bat of Brown.

ACU closed the gap to 4-3 with a three-run bottom of the third, but the Bronchos would answer in the very next frame.

UCO would add two more runs on two Wildcat errors in the top of the third, extending their lead to 6-3. That would cap UCO’s offense for the game, and the rest of the game was all ACU. After UCO pitcher Brent Miller sat down the first two ACU batters in the bottom of the third, the Wildcats rattled off 12 two-out hits and took advantage of one UCO error to score 13 runs in the frame, effectively putting the game out of reach.

ACU would tack on four more runs, three in the fourth and one in the sixth, to finish the rout of UCO at 20-6.

The lone win in the series put UCO’s record at 1-3 in the season, with all of those games in conference. The Wildcats of ACU are at 7-1 overall and 3-1 in the Lone Star Conference.

UCO faced their greatest challenge of the year on Wednesday, as they welcomed in topranked and undefeated Emporia state University to Edmond in their home opener.

Vista Writer Ryan Costello can be reached at rcostello@uco360.com.

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Softball

UCO SOFTBALL SWEEPS TEXAS WOMEN’S The Boncho women got a sweep of previously unbeaten Texas Woman’s University on Tuesday night.

Kelsey Tiger (above) catches a pitch in last Saturday’s contest against Northwest Missouri State. UCO is undefeated this season and faces six games this weekend.

softball team returned home to ByThe RyanUCO Costello / Staff Writer Edmond Tuesday night with nary a tarnish on their season record, sweeping Texas Woman’s University 3-1 and 7-6 in a Denton doubleheader.

The twin wins over the previously unbeaten Pioneers put the Bronchos at 4-0 on the young season, and gave them a full head of steam headed into the Southeastern Oklahoma classic in Durant, Okla.

The day’s opener was a defensive struggle won by stiff defense and sly pitching.

The Bronchos tallied all three of their runs in the top of the first, taking advantage of early location struggles by TWU pitcher Abby Burns (1-1). Burns surrendered the three runs on only one hit, walking two batters, hitting another two and throwing a wild pitch.

Right fielder Molly Shivers and infielder Kelsie Deckard provided the offense for the Bronchos in game one. Shivers went one for three and drew a run-scoring walk. Deckard

also had a hit in three at bats, a two-RBI single up the middle.

Central pitcher Rachael Steverson (2-0) pitched a complete game gem, giving up just one earned run on six scattered hits and striking out two.

Steverson retired TWU’s first four and final three batters, inducing a lazy fly ball from the Pioneer shortstop to close the game.

After the game-long offensive drought in the first matchup, the floodgates opened in Denton for game two.

UCO opened the scoring in the top of the second when Deckard’s RBI double plated Shivers. Deckard herself was scored three batters later on a line drive to center field by infielder Rachel Lowery.

TWU managed to get one run back in the bottom of the third, but UCO answered back in the top of the fourth inning. With two runners in scoring in position, infielder Megan Bentley was at third. Bentley scanned

two. Shivers didn’t dominate the TWU lineup. Five innings of work was just enough to keep the Pioneers at arm’s length throughout.

Shivers pitched four innings of one run ball before the Pioneers clipped her for three in the fifth, ending her night.

Broncho reliever Brittany Zimmerman (10) would earn the win, striking out one and allowing one hit and one run in two thirds of an inning. Lowery would come in to close the game, earning the save after knocking in what would turn out to be the game-winning run.

The loss dropped TWU to 5-2 on the season. UCO will play their first two games of the Southeastern Oklahoma Classic on Friday, against Texas A&M International University and Henderson State University.

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PHOTO PROVIDED BY PHOTO SERVICES

the pitcher, then turned on the jets and stole home. Later in the inning, catcher Kacie Edwards ripped a two-RBI double to left center field.

The Pioneers added three runs in the bottom of the fifth and tied the game at five in the next frame.

The Bronchos, however, refused to allow TWU to take control of the game, crushing what momentum the Pioneers had gained with two clutch runs in the top of the seventh. RBI doubles by Bentley and Lowery gave UCO a two-run lead that would be barely enough to hold off a final inning TWU charge.

Shivers, one of the early game’s offensive heroes, toed the mound for UCO in game

UCO pitcher Molly Shivers (17) winds up a pitch last Saturday. UCO is 4-0 this season, following sweeps of Northwest Missouri State and Texas Women’s University.

Hockey

BEDLAM HOCKEY: UCO TAKES ON OU A young series, already littered with drama and emotion, continues this weekend as the Bronchos face the Sooners.

By Chris Wescott / Sports Editor Reading this, you may be questioning my sanity. Bedlam only refers to the University of Oklahoma versus Oklahoma State University. Right? Wrong.

Don’t tell that to the exponentially growing UCO hockey fan base, or the UCO or OU hockey players. When the Sooners and Bronchos strap on the skates and hit the ice, it is pure rival hockey chaos.

In a recent interview with the Broncho hockey seniors, the word “hatred” kept popping up when asked how the two teams felt about each other. Oh yeah, it is that serious.

The Bronchos and Sooners will face off against one another this weekend in a home and home series. The two teams play at Arctic Edge Arena in Edmond at 7:30 p.m. Friday night, and the Blazers Ice Centre in Oklahoma City at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.

In their first meeting this season, the Bronchos looked to be the better team. They dominated the ice for almost the entire game, sans the final moments. UCO had a 4-3 lead in the game and seemed to have it all wrapped up. The Sooners tied the game with just more than one second remaining, sending the game to overtime.

After a scoreless overtime period, the game went to a shootout. The Sooners ended up winning the game 5-4 in the shoot-out, handing UCO a heartbreaking loss.

In the second match this season the Sooners took advantage of a Broncho squad that was still down from the crushing loss the night before. OU won the game 6-2 in Edmond.

This series is one with history, no matter how short it has been around. UCO head coach Craig McAlister was the coach of the Sooners before moving on to UCO where he built this program from the bottom up.

In UCO’s first season of existence (2006-2007) and the two teams’ first ever meeting, the Bronchos downed the Sooners 3-2. It was McAlister’s ninth win as the head coach of UCO. It also helped spark a series that would evolve into one of the

Broncho junior Brent Block (91) and senior A.J. Alfrey (7) wait for the puck to drop in their series against Indiana in October. UCO is now 24-10-2 on the season. They are waiting for Friday’s official rankings to come out to determine whether or not they made the playoffs. The Sooners come to town this weekend in a game with zero playoff implications, but a lot of bragging rights and momentum on the line.

more exciting rivalries in the American Collegiate Hockey Association. UCO lost the second game in that series 5-0.

In UCO’s second season, the Sooners swept the Bronchos 6-3 on the first night, and 4-1 on the second. This was the first season UCO and OU began playing four times a year. The third time the two teams met that season OU beat UCO 4-3 in

an exciting shoot-out and then 2-1 in an exciting fourth game.

Last season, the bedlam series reached a boiling point. The Bronchos lost the first meeting 3-1, but bounced back the second night to stun the surging Sooners 2-1. The game ended in a bench-clearing brawl, and the rivalry reached a whole new level.

OU won the next two meetings by a combined score of 154.

The Sooners lead the bedlam series 10 games to two, but UCO had finally matured as a group. This is their first true senior class. The Bronchos graduated just one senior last year; they will graduate nine this season.

After sweeping the No. 4 team in the nation last weekend, UCO is most likely guaranteed a spot in the national tournament. The final rankings before the playoffs come out this Friday. So although this weekend’s bedlam games may mean nothing in the grand scheme of rankings and the playoffs, it means almost everything to a Broncho team trying to peak at the right time.