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UCOSA proposes fee hike by Sherrod Wall Staff Writer

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The vista is proud to salute Stuart Jolly, commander of the Broncho Battalion, on his promotion to Lt. Col. Thank you for your outstanding service to both this country and this campus, Col. Jolly.

UCOSA is currently considering an increase of the student activity fee. If the proposal is adopted the fee will be increased from $5.15 per credit hour to $6.25 per credit hour. "I was tossing around the idea of an increase at the beginning of the semester, and discussed it at the Leadership Luncheon and nothing really came of it," said Nicholas Harrison, Broncho Battalion of the Senate. Harrison said that this changed once the athletics department said that they needed a large bulk of money ($305,000). "As we went through the

appropriations process it became apparent that a lot of student organizations could really use some additional funds," he said. 50 percent of the additional funding will be given to athletics. The dollar amount would be roughly $180,000. It would be used for additional athletics scholarships for the teams and for an athletic trainer. 25 percent of the fee, or about $70,000, will be given to campus wide programs for activities and scholarships, a special events coordinator and a campus speakers bureau. $40,000 to $50,000 will be allocated to the creation of the speaker's bureau so that UCO has the ability to bring various speak-

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Criminal Justice Department, U.S. Marshals to offer paid internship, field training by Lauren Pulsinelli Staff Writer Central will offer a paid internship, which generally completes with a job offer for an agent's position with the U.S. Marshals. The internship is part of a new cooperative venture between the U.S. Marshals agency and the Sociology, Criminal Justice and Substance Abuse Department which begins Feb. 26. Central has now joined 62 other universities in offering this specialized opportunity. David Ford, Chairperson of the department said, "This is

just part of our evolving commitment to our students and stake holders in the community." To qualify for the internship a student must be a Criminal Justice or sociology major with an overall GPA of 3.0 or 3.5 in their major, excellent physical condition and high moral character. The applicants must have no criminal behavior or arrests and successful completion of the selection process within the department. This process must be started approximately one year prior to graduation. Student interns will receive

paid training in a 160 -hour program, covering courtroom security, search and seizure laws and procedures and firearm familiarization. "It is our goal to fill the demands of future employers and society," Ford said. Interested students are invited to attend an inform.ational session, Feb. 26 in the Liberal Arts building from 11 to 2 p.m. Criminal Justice majors can contact Kathryn Williams at 974 - 5546, or Dr. Sid Brown at 974 - 5271 for more information.

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Deputy President Pro Tempore of the Senate Lane Perry and Secretary of the Senate Kim Smith discuss different amendments to be voted on at the UCOSA meeting Feb.23 in Constitution Hall. UCOSA voted to amend their appropriations bill.

UCOSA amends appropriations bill, redistributes funds by Sherrod Wall Staff Writer UCOSA amended resolution 04-209, an appropriations bill, with three amendments at their regular meeting Feb.23. The bill allocates money to all student organizations for next year. The first amendment deletes the third and fourth paragraphs of the resolution, entitled "Minus 32%" and "=Amount Awarded" and replaces them with the following: If the total awarded to student organizations exceeds the amount available to student organizations, all figures shall be reduced by an equal percentage- unless provided otherwise by this resolution. Any additional funds generated by an increased in the Student Activity Fee for student organizations will be included in these adjustments. Nicholas Harrison Broncho Battalion Senator, said that it is basically just a language

change. "So that if there is a Student Activity Fee increase the money would actually go to student organizations," he said. Harrison said at the end of the budget cycle all the budget requests were reasonable but there was not enough money to meet them. An equal percentage was subtracted from the money requested so that the organizations could be allocated the money that was available. The amendment will allow any student fee increases to be included in the allocated funds. "If we do get an increase the extra money that we get from that will be applied to this budget cycle," Harrison said. The second amendment adds the following clause to the end of the resolution: No further adjustments will be applied to the amounts awarded to any student organization once their budget is reduced to $750 or less.

Harrison said that some organizations asked for about $450 and after the budget was looked at and appropriated the $450 would become around $200. "They asked for $450, now they only get $200 something and they can't do anything with that amount of money." The amendment protects budget requests of $750 or less from being reduced. The third resolution enables hand written budget request to be considered by the General Conference Committee on Appropriations. "There were a bunch of hand written budget requests, the Appropriations Committee threw out those." Harrison said research was done to find our if it was a rule passed down by Dr. Gage and it turned our that the "typewritten rule" was more of a guideline. Since the amendment was approved handwritten budgets will now be considered.

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Jerel Cowan, Program Coordinator at the Wellness Center, walks thorough the blindness simulation Feb. 24 in the Wellness Center. Michelle Davis, Broncho Apartments Manager, guides him through the exercise, a part of Disability Awareness Week.

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Today in History 1924 - Ty Cobb, issued an edict to his team, the Detroit Tigers, forbidding players to play golf during training camp. A report in the Detroit Free Press said Cobb confiscated players' golf clubs.

1940 - The first hockey game to be televised was played at Madison Square Garden, between the New York Rangers and the Montreal Cartadiens and was televised by station W2XBS in New York City. The Rangers won, 6-2.

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Iraq deaths tragic but inevitable By Matthew Bean The Daily Cougar (U. Houston) (U-WIRE) HOUSTON -- It amazes me how much bad press the Bush administration is getting past the situation in Iraq. True, 13 Iraqi police officers were killed in a suicide bombing Monday, bringing the death total of Iraqi police to more than 300. Yes, people are dying. Brave American soldiers have been killed in guerilla attacks all over Iraq since this war began, and there's a good chance even more will be killed. This is all terrible, and I'd like to see all these soldiers brought' 'home 'safely.' Unfortunately, these soldiers need to stay overseas because important work needs to be done - the rebuilding of a nation's government from the ground up. There's a reason the situation with Iraq has been called a "war" and armed soldiers were sent as fine representatives of America. Do you think we would have successfully been able to oust Saddam Hussein if we had sent over a troupe of tap-dancing mimes and called the whole thing a "democracy festival?" War is ugly. People get shot and die. But the Bush administration did the right thing by going overseas to take care of Hussein. I stood by that opinion months ago, and I stand by it today. In today's world of instant media gratification, we get a constantly updated play-by-play

of who gets killed in Iraq. There's an old saying in journalism that goes "If it bleeds, it leads," and the news coverage of the Iraq situation is a perfect example. I admit that ''the Iraqis were helped in setting up polling stations across the country" is hardly exciting, even for the most hardcore news junkie, but if nothing but death and destruction is covered, the population will get the wrong idea. You can look at these guerrilla attacks and suicide bombings that are happening overseas as tragedies, and you would be absolutely correct. But you can also look at them as an unfortunate side effect of the process of liberating millions of people who have been cowering under an oppressive regime for decades. Is the death of several hundred of our men worth the freedom of millions of Iraqis? I'd say so. It would be naive of us to assume that the Baath Party hadn't gained any loyal supporters over the many decades of Saddam's rule, and naturally this group of people is going to be more than a little miffed that us Americans gave them the boot. No country changes government without bloodshed, and Iraq is no different. Rebellions are to be expected, and they will probably even last several years after the United States pulls out of Iraq. Even though our victory overseas is bittersweet, it was something that had to be- done, and I'm glad Bush is still keeping troops there to finish things properly.

By Brian Chatman Daily Skiff (Texas Christian U.) (U-WIRE) FORT WORTH, Texas -- The gay marriage debate is the result of a failure to understand the Constitution. Now, I know what you think I am going to say. Homosexuals deserve the right to marry under the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. Well, my presumptuous friend, you are wrong. According to the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment, no one should be allowed to marry. I don't mean that marriage should be abolished. I do mean, however, that government licensing of marriage is against the Constitution. As the conservatives against gay marriage point out ad nauseum, religion has traditionally defined marriage as the union of a man and a woman. Based on that statement alone, this debate is over. If religion defines marriage, and we believe in the freedom to choose what religious belief we ascribe to, then the government should not have a say in what marriage is. The First Amendment protects our right to choose our own religious beliefs, so a religion against gay marriage has every right to ban it. It is also true that if even one person's religious convictions deems gay marriage OK, and wishes to enter into that type of union with someone, then that person is just as entitled to marry as the other religion is allowed to ban the marriage. If someone doesn't approve of the differing opinion, then that person can do what the Catholic Church has done with marriages outside of the church for centuries: Ignore them. The legal institution of mar-

riage is in itself unconstitutional. It creates a legal distinction based on marital status. This is a clear violation of equal protection since more rights are given to one group and not to another. The solution is to eliminate joint tax returns and marriage licenses. If everyone filed their return separately, there would be no single or marriage penalty for taxes. Rules surrounding the child tax credit and claiming dependents would have to be altered, but it would amount to a minor change in tax code. Marriage licenses could be replaced by marital agreements written by individuals. These agreements would merely have to be notarized. Religious groups, conservative and liberal, can create their own versions of the contracts. If a religious group wants to put eternal damnation as penalty for breach of contract, then it is more than welcome to. This also allows individuals to make clear, at the inception marriage, what the terms involve and could be expanded to include division of property if the marriage ends. The interesting part is that this idea is more consistent with Bush administration policy than an amendment banning gay marriage. Bush's faith based initiatives were created on the presumption that religious groups could provide guidance, basic health care and adult education better than the government. If religion is more effective than government in handling these issues, why not marriage? Religions handled marriage long before the good old U.S. of A. stepped in. The president should put his money where his mouth is and let an individual's religious beliefs resolve the current marriage debate.

"Should same sex couples be allowed to get married?"

" I don't agree with it morally, but I believe that they should be able to."

"No I don't agree with it , because the creation is based on man and woman to get married. If same people get married then the genration won't go on."

Chris Newkirk Interpersonial Communication Senior

"Yeah. If that's what they

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want to do. They're people just like you and me and they should have the right to get married."

they are humans. They have the authority to get married. We should not discrimate." Eriko Yamashita Journalism Freshman

Charmine Lewis Graphic Design

Erica Walker Management Sophomore

"I don't really care. If that's what they want to do, it does not personally affect me."

"No. It's against my religious

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Johnny Sadmann Political Science Sophomore

Lindsay Brady Public Relations Sophomore

"I say no. Marriage is designed in the Bible as a holy institution between one man and one woman."

"That's their business, if thats what they want to do.'

"I don't think so. I don't think its right. It's not the

"No I don't think so. Because I believe our country was founded on Christian principles."

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"I don't agree with that. I think marriage is not a civil union â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it's also a religous union." Gail Gauldin Nutritional Services Junior

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Edmond Music Week Schedule Editor's Note: Saundra Naifeh recently named March 1-6 "New Music Week." This week-long celebraion coincides wih a series of concerts hosted at the University of Central Oklahoma March 3-6. Everyone is invited to attend the following concerts. The remainder of the events will be published March 2. Christopher Hahn, Piano

CONCERT 1 — Wednesday, March 3, 7:30 P.M. Mitchell Hall UCO Trumpet Ensemble, James Klages, Director, UCO Percussion Ensemble, David Hardman, director, UCO Symphonic Band, Lori Wooden, Director, Brian Lamb, Guest Conductor

Ala Scherzo James Wiznerowicz UCO Trumpet Ensemble, James L. Klages, Director Eve of Shadow and Light Karen McNeely Night's Shelter Soul's Slumber Dawn's Rising UCO Percussion Ensemble, David Hardman, Director Amanda Hopping, Walker. Mathews, Bryan Mitschell, Scott Sweger, Jeremy Thomas In the Mud at Toad Suck Park Daniel Nass UCO Percussion Ensemble, David Hardman, Director Seth Coleman, Douglas Fallis, Timothy Ferguson, Lynsie Herrold, Jordan Howard

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By Adam Ewing Colorado Daily (U. Colorado) (U-WI RE) BOULDER, Colo. -- Gov. Bill Owens and others are talking about a more aggressive approach in investigating allegations that Colorado's football program fosters an environment that contributed to several women allegedly being raped by its players. Some in the Boulder community Monday said a grand jury could be just the thing to sort out allegations from truth in a situation that has become increasingly more complex each day. Janine D'Anniballe, executive director of Moving to End Sexual Assault (MESA), said she had little confidence in the seven-member panel created Feb. 16 by the Colorado University Board of Regents to investigate the athletic department's recruiting policies and practices. She said panel co-chair Joyce Lawrence and member Phillip Porter should be removed -Lawrence for making a comment that D'Anniballe said is "blatant victim-blaming" and Porter because he helped found the controversial men's Christian group Promise Keepers with former CU head football coach Bill McCartney in the early 1990s. She said if CU doesn't amend the panel, then she would be in favor of a grand jury. "It feels cleaner," D'Anniballe told the Daily Monday. "A grand jury would have fewer ties to CU and its football program. It just feels better." Regina Cowles, president of

funding, from page 1 ers to campus. "Some student organizations, whenever we went through their budgets wanted to bring George Bush Sr. to our campus to speak," said Harrison. Harrison said a group cornposed of faculty, staff and students would sit down and discuss who they would want to bring to campus, and how much it would cost to organize the event. The remaining 25% will go to student organizations with pending budget requests.• Some students think that the increase is a bad decision. "The increase is not relevant to some students because some students are commuter students who just go to class and the

Boulder's chapter of the National Organization for Women, said subpoena power for the panel is needed to explore CU's policies. "Subpoena power is something we've been interested in from the beginning," Cowles said. "Without subpoena power, this could end up being a big pep rally. We need a thorough, honest investigation. If the governor and attorney general call for that, why not?" State Sen. Ron Tupa, DBoulder, said he still has confidence in the panel and that it is premature to talk about the possibility of a grand jury. "It's too early to be talking about a grand jury, especially since the panel hasn't even met," he said. "To do this takes time." Tupa added that he has spoken with panel co-chair Peggy Lamm regarding limited subpoena power for the probe, but said it would ultimately have to be approved by Owens. "It's another tool for the panel if they need it," he said. Gov. Bill Owens, appearing on Fox News Sunday, said the CU football sex scandal is "a real embarrassment" for CU and that he is contemplating action. "I've been very aggressive in calling upon the university and its president to get to the bottom of these allegations," Owens said on national television. "And there actually may be more that I'll be doing in the very near future." Owens said he is talking with Colorado Attorney General Ken Salazar about what his next step could be. library," said Jeff Atkinson, freshman, funeral services major. "Charging them a fee is like paying a polar bear to bite me, it's stupid," he said. "Not being in any student organizations or athletics, I don't see a need for being charged more," said Zach Lloyd, sophomore, business major. "I think they should use the fees for campus improvement, especially parking," He said. Other students think that the fee increase isn't anything to worry about as long as it is put to good use. "I don't think it's a bad thing as long as the money is used to better the university," said Ryan Towns, sophomore, physics engineering major. Harrison said that the student

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On Friday, February 27th at 7pm, UCO BLISS will host a special event... The Vice-Abbess of Bodhi Manda Zen Center will visit, offering a dharma talk in Troy Smith Hall (Business Building auditorium) Hosen began her practice in 1979 at the age of 27. In 1980, her Teacher, Joshu Roshi, sent her to help Bodhi Manda Zen Center. She has been there ever since. As Vice-Abbess, her current responsibilities are to function as spiritual guide and oversee daily matters of the Zen Center.

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Feb. 26 The Tri-Beta Biology Club will hold a special lecture from 12-1 p.m. in the Atrium of Howell Hall. Join the Biology Club and enjoy free pizza and drinks while hearing an educational lecture. The Tri-Beta Biology Club will be traveling to the Oklahoma Aquarium. They will leave from the parking lot west of Howell Hall at 9 a.m. Contact Kevin Pargeter at 620-3500 for more information.

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while hearing an educational lecture. The Tri-Beta Biology Club will hold a special lecture from 12-1 p.m. March 25 in the Atrium of Howell Hall. Join the Biology Club and enjoy free pizza and drinks while hearing an educational lecture. The President's Club will hold a meeting at 1 p.m. April 7 in NUC 201. All current and past presidents of UCO student organizations are invited to attend. For more information contact Kevin Pargeter at 620-3500. The Tri-Beta Biology Club will hold a special lecture from 12-1 p.m. April 13 in the Atrium of Howell Hall. Join the Biology Club and enjoy free pizza and drinks while hearing an educational lecture.

Feb. 28 The International Student Council is hosting an 8on-8 international basketball tournament from 12:30- 10 p.m. in the Wellness Center.

Mondays The International Student Council will hold weekly meetings from 4-5:30 p.m. in NUC 201.

Upcoming The President's Club will hold a meeting at 1 p.m. March 3 in NUC 201. All current and past presidents of UCO student organizations are invited' to attend. For more information contact Kevin Pargeter at 620-3500. The Tri-Beta Biology Club will hold a special lecture from 12-1 p.m. March 9 in the Atrium of Howell Hall. Join the Biology Club and enjoy free pizza and drinks

UCO Earth Day Fair 2004 will be held the morning of April 21 at Broncho Lake. The TriBeta Biology Club will offer free food and drinks. Contact Dr. David Bass at 5911 for more information. The Oklahoma Academy of Science and Tri-Beta Biology Club will hold a field meeting at Lake Murray State Park April 23-25. Contact Dr. David Bass for more informaton.

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How four international students found harmony at UCO. by Joshua Jones Contributing Writer The High-Pressure Idiots – a local band from a distant land that plays a familiar style of music in a foreign context. These four Japanese students met at the University of Central Oklahoma over the past few years and decided six months ago to form a fearsome foursome. They are Rock & Rollers in pure form. They even sing all their songs in their second language: English. Bassist and singer Masanobu Asai — Masa for short — says, "It just fits the style of the music." But for all of its members, the band came first and the music came next. Most of the members had little or no experience playing music until they decided to form the band. But their surprising proficiency, energetic stage presence, and ability to get a crowd's attention

shows that on stage, they are very much in their element. Each member seems perfectly suited to his position in the band. Surprisingly, however, they have each settled into their positions by little more than the necessity to complete a unit. Guitarist and singer Katsuhiro Hanamura – "Hana" for short — admits, "I play guitar because there was a guitar." In fact, Yuki Kuze — the bands drummer who goes by "Pazu" — is the only member of the band who played his instrument before coming to America. Pazu grew up in a small town called Mie in the countryside where noise complaints aren't a concern. But for the closely-knit Japanese communities and larger cities, garage bands are out of the question. Masa and Hana both grew up in Osaka, the second largest city in Japan. Rhythm guitarist Takashi

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Men's fashion is a much harder thing to sift through than women's fashion for various reasons. Men, we don't really get the same opportunities to outwardly express ourselves, in terms of clothing, as our female counterparts. The majority of the ROYGBIV spectrum is at their fingertips. Their clothing can be loose, fitted, trendy, or just plain wild. And it used to be that they could wear our clothes, but we couldn't wear theirs. (Given, most of it really isn't applicable to the male wardrobe, but I'm just throwing that little statement in to make my point.) Well, somebody stop the world because everything has changed. Again I will say it, because the last time there were a few angry ladies who didn't get this point; if you believe this article applies to you, then take heed. (In other words, if you don't care about personal fashion, stop reading here.) As usual, I have to vent about the stupid things I see with fashion today My biggest complaints on in the form of shoes and hats. The Dr. Martin's have to go. We are not in the seventh grade anymore. As with the women, the chunk soles that could crush small animals are neither sleek nor stylish. Put the shoes on a diet. Slim is what you need. Almost anything Diesel

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February 26, 2004

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In regards to "A word to the unwise" (Feb. 19): Here's three words to Chris Stinchcomb. GET OVER YOURSELF. Do you seriously expect people to consider you a fashion authority? I don't need you to tell me what's cool. Like you said, we're not in high school. Fashion is personal, but you seem to know exactly what we all should wear. Stilettos? Do you think we're on Sex in the City? You say that style should reflect self and not trends, but even your Sweetheart Rafiki Carter can't tear herself away from the latest trend (Jennifer Lopez). I agree with you on some points, but we don't need your condescending comments undermining our confidence. Some of us laugh at your sense of style. And some of us have more important things to worry about than our clothes, let alone someone else's. But of all things to have an opinion on these days, it's good to see your head is in the right place.

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Joe Damiani (Soldier) carries Taylor Davis (Cassandra) away to be a prisoner and a mistress Feb. 23 at the Civic Center Music Hall.

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"Trojan Women" unfolds as Hecuba, queen of Troy, is forced to watch as her city smolders in ruins. Somewhere among the ruins lie her dead husband and children. Hecuba was forced to watch as members of the Greek army sliced her husband's throat. Her two sons and daughter were also killed. Her only surviving daughter is Cassandra, who has gone mad with grief. Cassandra is blessed with beauty and is pure with virginity. She is sent to Greece to become a slave mistress. She screams and fights as she is being dragged away from her home and her mother. The Trojans have fought a war and lost. Now, everything they hold dear will be destroyed. Menelaus is the king of Greece, and he has no remorse as he instructs his army to hate the Trojans as he does. Menelaus's hate stems from jealousy, caused by wife Helen who left him to marry Paris, a Trojan prince and Hecuba's son. Hecuba begged Helen to return to Greece and stop the war but she

refused. She is loathed by the Trojans and known as the evil Helen of Troy. She is finally captured and sent to her death by Menelaus. The last hope for Troy was Hecuba's baby grandson, but he too ends up buried in the ground. Hecuba is sold as a salve and has nothing left but her grief. She buries her grandson and cries out, "See what I have suffered? See what I am suffering? See what I will suffer?" The audience does see it and will instinctively feel sympathy for her. The Greeks are told by the Trojan slaves, "You love war more than you love being human," and, "A wise man must never go to war." "Trojan Women" was originally a play, but with the help of Joshua Rosalis, a composer from Oklahoma City University, it was turned into a musical. "After I first read the play I knew I must do it. It' s so old and so up to date at the same time," Rosalis said. Rosalis was asked by the director Richard Nelson to compose some background music. The play grew from having some music to being filled with 40 percent music. Rosalis was born and raised in Israel and moved to Oklahoma two

and a half years ago. He is finishing his master's degree in musical cornposition. "War is not something like on TV, war is real," he said. There is really something heroic about war but, at the same time, it has victims." The victims shown in this play are the women who are left behind and left to suffer. Deborah Draheim leads the powerful cast of Trojan Women as Hecuba. Draheim is a sensational actress who sings as well as she acts. If you are not moved by her performance then you should question humanity. Her role as a suffering former queen is unquestionably real. Helen of Troy was played by Erin Hicks, who gave another notable performance. She provided the perfect blend of conviction and corruption. The rest of the cast put on equally admirable performances and the show is, as a whole, worth seeing. "Trojan Women" performances are Feb. 27 - March 14. Thursdays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. at the Civic Center Music Hall. For more information, call 297-2264.

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Bronchos scrimmage on Saturday The weather was definitely on our side last week, allowing us to have five good days to prepare for the Bronze and Blue game. Competition has picked up and because of it we have had a few spats. None of them were major. Just a poor version of WWE. The offense has provided some highlights from the running back position. Due to injury, Jerrod Manoy hasn't had very many snaps. In his absence, Darnell Simms and Kevin McKinzie have taken full advantage of the opportunity. Fullback Arthur Ray Johnson have given us some reminders of why we use a fullback. His punishing blocks, and soft hands have been a pleasant surprise. The D-Side intensity has picked up. We have made some position changes in order to put more athletes on the field. Mike (middle) linebacker Tyler Ellis has moved Will (weakside) linebacker. Will linebacker Uriah

Mathews has moved to strong safety. JC transfer Turq Riggs has moved to first-team mike linebacker. In order to strengthen our offensive line and provide depth, we have moved defensive tackle Trey Crain to offensive guard. Coach Langston has said that 65% of coaching is putting players in the right position. That's exactly what we intend to do. Several other players have made some noise on the field as well. Our quarterbacks have looked good. Coach Dickinson has indicated he is pleased with the progress so far but we still have a lot of growing to do. Our first spring scrimmage will be this Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Please make plans to come and see your Bronchos in action.

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April Woods goes in for a layup in the Bronchos win against Tarleton State on Feb. 19.

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The Central Oklahoma women's basketball team completes their home schedule tonight as they host Cameron University at 6 in the Hamilton Field House. UCO ends its regular season with a trip to Southwestern Oklahoma on Saturday. UCO will be counting on leading scorers April Woods and Jackee' Brown to finish the season strong. Woods averages 11.7 points-per-game, while Brown adds 10.2 ppg. Lindsey Smith is the Bronchos main inside threat averaging 8.8 ppg and 6 rebounds-per-game. UCO is 7-18 overall and 1-9 in the LSC North. The Bronchos are 1-4 at home against LSC North opponents. UCO is coming off their first LSC North win as they topped Tarleton State, 63-55, in their last home game on Feb. 19. The Bronchos suffered a 70-

58 loss at Cameron in their last meeting on Feb. 5. Smith led UCO with a 23-point effort in the loss. The Aggies suffered a twopoint setback (58-56) to Southeastern Oklahoma on Feb. 21. Cameron is 13-12 overall and third in the LSC North with a 6-4 record. They have struggled on the road in LSC North contests, with a 2-3 record. Kimberle Woods led the gies with 14 points in the last meeting. The 5'9" senior from Dallas, Texas is the Aggies leading scorer this season, dropping 13.6 ppg on 47.1% shooting. Woods is the Aggies main presence on the boards grabbing 6.6 rpg, while averaging 2.6 assists to complete her diverse array of talents. Brittany Cooksey is CU's main outside threat hitting 38.7% from beyond the arc. A 5'9" sophomore from Bristow, Cooksey ranks second in scoring for the Aggies averaging 11.6 PPg-

The Bronchos travel to Weatherford to face SWOSU on Saturday at 1 p.m. The Lady Bulldogs knocked off the Bronchos 77-69 in their last meeting on Feb. 7. Julie Dawson was outstanding recording 27 points in the SWOSU win. Woods led UCO with 25 points in the loss. The Lady Bulldogs fell at East Central 63-59 in their last outing on Feb. 2 1 . SWOSU is 10-13 overall and 4-6 in the LSC North, battling for a 2-3 record on the road against North rivals. The Lady Bulldogs are tied for fifth in the North. Dawson is SWOSU's most valuable player, averaging 19.1 ppg and 9.4 rpg this season. The 6'0" sophomore forward from Arnett is second in the LSC in scoring and third in rebounding. Junior forward Bethanie Bentz (12.6), junior forward Paige Adams (12.0) and sophomore forward Kayla Horn (11.7) round out the Lady Bulldogs players averaging double-figure points.

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SPORTS February 26, 2004

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Hello mouth, my name is foot... "Katie was not only a girl, she was terrible." Those were the words spoken by Gary Barnett on the eve of sexual assault allegations from former Colorado football player and student, Katie Knida. Knida transferred to New Mexico in 2002 and is a member of the Lobos football team. The following day, Barnett was placed on administrative leave by Colorado president Betsy Hoffman, partly as a result of the comments. Barnett claims the statements were taken out of context and were in response to a question regarding Knida's ability as a placekicker. REGARDLESS... HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?!? Especially with regard to a woman who is claiming she was raped by a teammate during her tenure in Boulder.

Had Barnett uttered those words, he might 'remain the Head Coach at the University of Colorado. Now, that's not very likely and it shouldn't be! Those comments show insensitivity and poor discretion at a time when neither can be tolerated. The Colorado football program was already under pressure as a result of two other rape allegations and "sex party" allegations in regards to recruiting. WHY WOULD KNIDA'S ABILITY TO PLAY FOOTBALL BE RELEVANT? In fairness to Barnett, he apologized for the comments on Feb. 19 in a statement. "What I wanted to communicate was that regardless of Katie Hnida's abilities, I wanted Katie on our football team, I wanted to ive her a chance to be a part of our program. But he should not have responded to a question like that in the first place.

The correct response is... I DON'T THINK KATIE'S ABILITY AS A FOOTBALL PLAYER IS RELVENT IN THIS SITUATION.

And now Barnett has dug himself a canyon he'll have a difficult time getting out of. And he has nobody to blame but himself.

ON CAMPUS: Tonight: Women's & Men's Basketball host Cameron 6 and 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27: Women's Tennis in Portales, N.M. Saturday, Feb. 28: Baseball vs Arkansas Tech 3 p.m. WBB & MBB at SWOSU 1 and 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 29: Wrestling hosts NCAA Division II Midwest Regional, 10 a.m. Baseball (DH) vs Arkansas Tech, 12 p.m.

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LSC North Standings:

1. Northeastern State 20-5 overall, 8-2 in North 2. East Central 14-10, 8-3 3. Cameron 13-12, 6-4 4. Tarleton State 12-13, 5-5 5. Southwestern Oklahoma 10 - 13, 4 6 6. Southeastern Oklahoma 9-17, 4-7 7. UCO 7-18, 1-9

1. Tarleton State 22-3 overall, 9-1 in North 2. Northeastern State 16-9, 8-2 3. Southwestern Oklahoma 16-9, 5-5 4. UCO 9-16, 5-5 5. Southeastern Oklahoma 13-13, 5-6 6. East Central 8-18, 3-8 7. Cameron 6-19, 1-9

Cameron visits in home finale by Brandon Chatmon Sports Editor The Central Oklahoma men's basketball team looks to finish the season strong as they host Cameron University tonight at 8 in the Hamilton Field House and travel to Weatherford to face Southwestern Oklahoma on Saturday at 3 p.m. UCO possesses two of the top scorers in the Lone Star Conference with junior Deshone Henderson averaging 18.2 pointsper-game and junior Terry McVay adding 16.2 ppg. Sophomore Kentrell Gaddis is the Bronchos only other double-figure scorer recording 10.4 ppg. Reggie Paul is the Bronchos top post player grabbing 5.9 reboundsper-game. The Bronchos are 9-16 overall and 5-5 in the LSC North which ranks them tied with SWOSU for third in the division. The Bronchos have lost two straight, falling to the top two teams in the North, top-ranked Tarleton State 82-68 and secondplace Northeastern State 83-62. UCO looks to right the ship against Cameron, after coming back from a huge halftime deficit to knock off the Aggies 87-81 on Feb. 5. Henderson was stellar in their last meeting with 26 points and eight rebounds. The Aggies' Chad Crawford was superb in the loss dropping 31 points while snatching 11 boards. Cameron is 6-19 overall and 19 in the LSC North, ranking at the bottom of the division. The Aggies are 1-4 on the road against North Division rivals. CU ended their 15-game losing streak in their last outing with a 74-71 victory at Southeastern Oklahoma on Feb. 21. Crawford is the Aggies top scorer on the season with 14.4 ppg,

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points in that contest. The Bulldogs Lee J. Kirkpatrick recorded a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds. SWOSU is 16-9 overall and 55 in the North, tied for third with the Bronchos. The Bulldogs have struggled at home against North opponents, going 2-3. UCO will need to recreate their defensive effort against the Bulldogs' Jamaal Shell, averaging 16.4 ppg and Kirkpatrick dropping 12.0 ppg. Malcolm Overton is the Bulldogs only other doubledigit scorer with 11.3 ppg.

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