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Broncho Lake becomes a battlefield turned bizarre at around 1 p.m. when UCO Police Sgt. Shirley Lanning arrived to verify reports that one of the lake's geese was seriously injured following an attack by another goose. Sgt. Lanning said witnesses had removed the injured goose from the lake following the attack and when The Vista arrived minutes later, the injured goose was standing and appeared to have regained stability. The goose's troubles, however, seemed to have just begun. As the injured goose tried to reenter the lake, a pair of marauding geese — flying in like a couple of war planes — mounted another attack and drove the other goose out of the water again. By this time, perhaps 10 minutes after Lanning arrived, three more UCO police officers and a member of the local wildlife service were on the scene. A small crowd of students and pedestrians watched as the unidentified wildlife worker tried unsuccessfully to capture the injured goose, and one man even appeared to capture the whole scene on his cell phone from the Nigh University Center balcony that overlooks Broncho Lake. After chasing the goose around most of the lake, the wildlife worker left the scene with Lanning before The Vista could secure an interview with him. But the geese weren't done. McGregor was lounging near Broncho between 2 p.m. by Vista photographer Alex Gambill and 3 p.m. and said he saw at A local wildlife officer attempts to capture an injured Canada goose Feb. 27 at Broncho Lake. least one attack on Tuesday. "The bully goose came and was beating up on this by Andrew Knittle field as the flock of Canada nessed some of the attacks and one [the injured goose]," Staff Writer Geese who reside there repeat- offered a theory of his own. McGregor said, "I think he "I think they [the geese] was trying to peck at the other edly attacked one another. Broncho Lake is usually a Although there was no are working out some social one and rip out feathers." peaceful place where students goose expert on site, UCO issues," McGregor said. can go to relax, but on Feb. 27 student Paul McGregor, a Whatever the issues were, see Geese, page 3 the lake turned into a battle- sophomore history major, wit- the scene at Broncho Lake
"It was a great relief to have Mr. Ganaway off the streets." -Glynda Chu
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Ganaway sentenced life in prison for rape by Andrew Knittle Staff Writer A little more than a year after a UCO student was raped in her Edmond apartment, a jury in Oklahoma City convicted the suspect, 30-year-old Johnie Demetrius Ganaway, and sentenced him to three life terms in prison. Convicted on two counts of first-degree rape, one count of robbery and one count of burglary, Ganaway filed an appeal of his convictions Feb. 26, court papers said. Edmond Police Depatillient spokeswoman Glynda Chu said the August 2006 arrest of Ganaway by the EPD was due in large part to Detective Aaron Randall, who she said worked "countless hours" to track the suspect down.
"It was a great relief to have Mr. Ganaway off the streets," Chu said. "He is definitely a threat to society, and it is good to know he will not be able to stalk other innocent victims as he did this young woman." According to court documents, Ganaway was convicted by a jury Feb. 14 and sentenced by Oklahoma County Judge Virgil Black a week later. Ganaway's convictions stem from the early morning of Dec. 3, 2005, when Edmond police reports state that Ganaway entered the 21year-old student's apartment as she slept at around 6 a.m. According to police, Ganaway threatened the woman with some kind of sharp object, bound her and proceeded to
see Ganaway, page 4
Student design group completes new logo
Physics professor recognized for achievements by Lyndsay Gillum Staff Writer Wei R. Chen, UCO Physics and Engineering professor, has been elected as a Fellow of the International Society for Optical Engineering [SPIE] for his achievements in the areas oflaser applications in cancer research and biomedical imaging. SPIE is dedicated to advancing scientific research and engineering applications of optical, photonic, imaging, and optoelectronic technologies through its meetings, education programs and publications. It has more than 16,000 members and worldwide chapters. SPIE honored 56 new Fellows of the Society. Fellows are members of distinction who have made significant scientific and technical contributions in the fields of optics, photonics and imaging. According to Chen, more than 480 SPIE members have become Fellows since the Society's inception in 1955. "The annual recognition of Fellows provides an opportunity for us to acknowledge outstanding members for their service to the general optics community," said Brian Culshaw, SPIE president.
"My research focus has been on the development of a new method for the treatment of metastatic tumors, using a combination of phototherapy and immunotherapy," Chen said. "My group in the past 10 years has developed laser immunotherapy, which has induced anti-tumor immunity in pre-clinical studies." In these particular areas, Chen has published more than 100 research papers and has been awarded many U.S. and international patents. He has been active in the optical engineering society and organizing international conferences in the areas of laser cancer treatment and immunological responses. According to Chen, metastatic tumors are tumors that arise at sites away from the original location of the cancer. "So far our method has induced remission on six out of eight patients, far better than any existing method in treating this type of cancer," Chen said. Chen has been working on laser immunotherapy for cancer for more than a decade. "Curing cancer has been my childhood dream, because my mother, a physician, had talked a lot about cancer when I was young," he said. "The more I work on can-
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Wei Chen, center, accepts an award as a Fellow of the International Society for Optical Engineering [SPIE] for his achievements in the areas of laser applications in cancer research.
cer research, the more I realize how important it is. My research can potentially save lives and reduce human suffering." Chen was nominated by a SPIE Fellow last September and was notified last December. "I am extremely excited about being elected as a SPIE Fellow," he said. "I am very honored to join a list of excellent researchers around the world." Teaching has been Chen's first love and his only job since
he completed college. "Of course, research gives me great joy with publications, discoveries and more importantly, the progress in treatment of human cancers," Chen said. "Saving a life is the most humbling and rewarding experience to me," he said. "Now I view my research in a completely different perspective." Lyndsay Gillum can be reached at Igillum@thevistaonline.com.
A UCO student design group completed the design of the visual identity for one of the university's newest departments this month as its first project for the spring semester. Clocktower Studio, a student-based graphic design studio in the College of Arts, Media and Design, recently created the logo, name and website for the Center for Professional and Distance Education. "It's a strong mark," Tiffany Haines, Clocktower Studio designer, said. "We tried to communicate through the logo what services are offered to students, faculty and working professionals." The designers created the logo to display a professional, progressive foundation but still maintain the center's academic relationship with UCO. The required designed elements filled a floor-toceiling dry erase board in the Clocktower Studio for the duration of the project.
The designers sifted through the information provided by CPDE with a stated goal to take a complex mass of information, made easy to understand to fully illustrate the essence of the organization. "We wanted to make UCO more competitive with other universities and training centers," Christi Cooper, Clocktower Studio designer, said. "But it was hard to communicate through a single mark everything CPDE does." The university was interested in an interdepartmental, online program and decided to merge correspondence studies, continuing education and e-learnMg into a single unit ❑ CPDE. The original name for the organization was the Center for Executive Education and Distance Services; however, Clocktower chose to rename the center to more clearly describe CPDE. Clocktower offered CPDE the services of a private graphic design studio without the sub-
see Clocktower, page 3
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