The Vista March 24, 2005 by The Vista

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THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2005

University prepares for graduation

Orza to address students during `Leaders' event

by Tynesia Omopariola Staff Writer

by Kelley Chambers Managing Editor

The UCO Spring Commencement Ceremonies for the five colleges will be held May 6 and 7 at the Hamilton Field-House. Packets were mailed to the graduation candidates containing six guest tickets, wardrobe instructions and parking maps. Those that need additional tickets can request them at room 121A in the Nigh University Center. Caps, gowns and tassels can be purchased at the UCO Barnes and Noble Bookstore and Thompson's Bookstore up until the day of commencement. Brenda Raimondi, UCO Barnes and Noble Bookstore manager, will be at the graduation in case of last-minute needs. Thompson's Bookstore will sell items for graduation on both commencement days.

The President's Leadership Council and the International Student Council will host a talk by businessman, two-time Oklahoma gubernatorial candidate and former UCO professor Dr. Vince Orza at 5 p.m. March 25 in Constitution Hall. Orza said he was invited by UCO President Dr. W. Roger Webb to the event titled "For Leaders by Leaders." UCO Student Association President Lane Perry said he and ISC President Olanrewaju Daniels, will begin the event with a brief talk on time management, then turn the podium over to Orza. "He spoke at 'Lessons in Leadership' last fall," Perry said. "He was one of the best speakers. We know the students can relate to him and he's very interesting." Perry said the first 150 people to arrive will receive a complimentary copy of Orza's book, "If I Want Your Opinion I'll Tell It To You." Orza said he tailors the 45minute speech to each specific audience. "I do this all over the country," Orza said. "It's a lot of fun to do." Orza said the speech involves what it takes to be a leader and the ups and downs of leadership. Orza taught marketing at UCO from 1974 until 1990 when he made his first bid for governor. Orza is the chairman and CEO of Eateries Inc., an Oklahoma based business that operates several restaurants in the metro area.

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Wisconsin, an assistance dog, accompanies Roy Howe, staff writer for University Relations and UCO alumnus, at work. The "Friends of Roy Howe" organization is collecting donations to buy Howe an updated and equipped handicap van. Photo by Justin Avera

"Most of these students have been buying their books here for years, so we want to do as much as we can for them," said Jim McFarland, Thompson's Bookstore manager. Pat Lagrow, assistant vice president for the Office of Academic Affairs, said images of the ceremonies can be seen on big-screen monitors. Live music from a five-piece brass quintet will play instead of a tape. "I think people will like the new accommodations," said Lagrow. Applications for undergraduate commencement are still being accepted. The ceremony for those graduating with bachelor's degrees from the College of Education and Professional Studies will begin at 3 p.m. May 6. The ceremony for master's degrees from the College of Education and Professional Studies and all graduates from the College of Math and Sciences will begin at 7 p.m. May 6. The College of Business Administration ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. May 7. Ceremonies for the College of Arts, Media & Design and the College of Liberal Arts will begin at 2 p.m. May 7. All graduates should arrive at least one hour early and meet at Old North. Tynesia Omopariola can be reached at tomopariola@thevistaonline.com .

UCO community gives 'Friend' a hand ■

The "Friends of Roy Howe" are collecting donations to help colleague by Joseph Wertz Senior Staff Writer

UCO staff and faculty members are trying to help make it easier for a co-worker to get to the office. Members of the UCO University Relations Department formed a group to help provide Staff Writer Roy Howe with an updated and equipped handicap van. The "Friends of Roy Howe"

are working with private donors as well as the UCO Disability Support Services, which will help raise money through campus activities. Gypsy Hogan, publications editor and group member, says that Howe has had numerous problems with his current van and that a properly equipped van could cost more than $50,000. "He would never ask for this kind of help," Hogan said. "But we just finally told Roy that he has to let us help." Howe has been in a wheelchair for more than 20 years after an accident at Turner Falls. He has been using the same van

since the accident, which he says is outdated. "Every specialized part on the van is obsolete," Howe said. "There is no shop around here that will even touch it. Everything has to be rigged." Howe said a wheelchair lift for the van is several thousand dollars and that lowering the floor of the van is also required, which can cost as much as $18,000. Howe's original van was damaged when he ran into a house on March 10. Howe said he lost control of the van and narrowly missed hitting a pump at a gas station. "I really hate to say it, but

my wheelchair wasn't strapped down properly," Howe said. "The chair moved when I was turning into a driveway, and I was thrown to the floor of the van." Howe said most of the damage to the van was body damage and the house had damages totaling $8,400. Disability Awareness Week is April 4-7 and will feature several events to benefit Howe. The "Friends of Roy Howe" has raised around $7,000 and can be reached by calling 9742307. Joseph Wertz can be reached at jwertz@thevistaonline.com.

UCO alumnus charged with 'murder for hire' by Kelley Chambers Managing Editor A UCO journalism graduate was arrested March 15 in Edmond on a complaint of solicitation to commit murder. Bradley Chase Pemberton, 42, was arrested by the Edmond Police Department in the parking lot of Pearl's Cajun Kitchen on Danforth, where Pemberton was employed as the restau-

rant's manager. Pemberton is said to have discussed a murder plot -involving a former co-worker who accused him of sexual assault — with an unnamed informant who turned the information over to Edmond police. Glynda Chu, public information officer for the EPD, said an investigation into Pemberton began in February. "We had an informant that

called and said he had been approached for murder for hire by Mr. Pemberton," Chu said. She said the informant told police Pemberton had offered between four and $5,000 to have the female "taken care of," which Chu said the informant interpreted as meaning "dead." The initial sexual battery charges stem from an incident last year with a then 17-year-old waitress, when Pemberton was

her manager at Pearl's Oyster Bar on NW 63rd in Oklahoma City. Pemberton was recorded on audiotape talking with the informant on two separate occasions March 9 and 10, before his arrest, at which time he discussed several scenarios to have the murder committed, Chu said.

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Betz to bid farewell to UCO ■ Susanne Betz will wrap up her time at UCO May 31 when she leaves to prepare for a move to the University of WisconsinRiver Falls by Ashley Romano Staff Writer

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Susanne Betz, executive director of the Educators' Leadership Academy at UCO, will soon leave to begin work at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.

Watching Sunday night OETA British comedy shows may sound pretty mind numbing to some Americans. But to Susanne Betz, executive director of UCO's Educators' Leadership Academy, these programs provide a British flavor reminiscent of her youth. Betz was born in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia to American parents and was influenced by British culture until the age of 10, when she moved to the Sooner state. She didn't get to experience the feel of her Australian home again until she married Dr. Don Betz, UCO's current provost and vice president

of Academic Affairs, and went to London for her honeymoon 12 and a half years ago. "The way they do things over there reminded me a lot of my childhood," she said. "When in Australia, we would sing 'God Save the Queen' every morning in school, for instance." Even though Betz has lost her Aussie accent, she said she will not lose hope for the future when she leaves her post at UCO and begins a new one at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, where she will work side-by-side with her husband. Betz said she was appointed the associate of the chancellor, which engages her in public service work for the university and community while assisting Dr. Betz, who will start his new career as chancellor July 1. "Susanne has an incredible capacity for organization and problem solving," said Dr. W. Roger Webb, president of UCO. "She has done a masterful job with ELA. She has put UCO in much closer contact with various educational entities in the state of Oklahoma."

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Kelley Chambers can be reached at kchambers@thevistaonline.com .

CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENTS ■ Applications will be accepted through April 4 for the Pugh Family Pioneer Award. Applicants must be sophomores or juniors in the fall of 2005. Applications are available in the Foundation Office, Rm. 102 of Evans Hall. ■ The annual Earth Day fair will be April 20 by Broncho Lake. To register an organization for a fair booth, download the form on the Campus Life tab on UCONNECT. ■ 'The Big Event," a day of service, will begin at noon April 9 by Broncho Lake. Registration is going on for team leaders. To register as a volunteer or team leader, visit "The Big Event" tab on UCONNECT, or call Derek Burks at the Volunteer Center at 974-2621. ■ Volunteer team leaders are needed for "The Big Event," April 9. For information, contact the Volunteer Center at 974-2621 or e-mail dburks@ucok.edu . ■ Nominations are being accepted for student organization Sponsor of the Year and leadership awards. Applications are on the Campus Life tab of UCONNECT.

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OPINION

March 24, 2005

STAFF EDITORIAL

School shootings: no longer shocking? ny more, school shootngs seem to be comAin onplace. Long gone are the days when anyone not directly affected raises an eyebrow when a shooter or shooters open fire on their teachers and schoolmates. Have we simply become inured to this, somehow thinking it inevitable? The March 21 school shooting in Minnesota is a prime example. Even though it has been declared the worst school shooting since Columbine in 1999, it only received fleeting mention in the press. Sure the story made the front page of papers around the nation, but it was featured far less prominently than Columbine. Surely our society has not become so apathetic toward school or even workplace shootings that we hardly pay them any note. But unfortunately we do. And now another troubled youth has chosen death and the death of others over life. It's alarming that the youth of this country are driven to extremes, but rather than an isolated incident, this keeps happening. Sure the usual suspects will be named: video games, violent movies and maybe the Internet. But there are fundamental problems in our society that are not being addressed and some of that must stem from our own apathy. Then again is the ho-hum attitude toward this shooting because the kids at Columbine were white, upper-middle class kids while the Red Lake students, teachers and security guard were Native American and predominately poor? We can only hope that this was not a factor in the coverage and perception of the tragic event. Then again perhaps we're just used to it. Unfortunately, the events of 9/11 prepared us for the worst. After seeing our country attacked on live television does anything really shock us anymore? As for the shooting, the authorities are already assembling a profile of a troubled kid who if their assessments are correct show striking resem.

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Shiavo deserves to die with dignity Let the poor woman die. Yes, this is an appeal to the parents and family of Terri Schiavo, the state of Florida, the federal court system, the United States Congress and President Bush. Schiavo is a wife and daughter, a sister, and was once a living breathing person, free from life support, but she is no longer that -Same person. Schiavo, 41, has been unre sponsive for more than a decade, and now her feeding tube has been removed once again by the courts, perhaps for good. Opponents rightly bring up moral issues and the rights of those unable to decide for themselves. These issues should be explored before ending a life. Every option must be exhausted. But when it's someone's

time to go, no matter how heartbreaking it might be, that person deserves to die in peace. Then again, some have hinted that if assisted suicide is allowed it would open the flood gates and give greedy insurance companies an out when faced with paying for the continued care of a terminally ill patient by simply pulling the plug, all in the name of saving a few dollars. This, however, is irresponsible thinking. We as a people value life and all it has to offer. We should not play God, but when someone such as Schiavo is in a permanent vegetative state hooked up to machines, what does life have to offer to her? Sadly, nothing. With her feeding tube attached she is otherwise not dying, but how is her existence

now much different than death? the gift of life that can sadly be The fate of Schiavo should taken in an instant. But somenot become a partisan issue. times, as in this case, a life is Instead, the federal courts taken while a body lives on. should take the power given to Most people, if given the them in this matter by the U.S. option, would not want to be Senate into account, along with sustained on life support sysall moral and ethical issues, and tems that drain a family emoquickly, then decide that tionally and financially. It's time to make the hardest Schiavo's life ended many years ago and that while it must decision that a family should be heartbreaking, her parents ever have to make and let Terri Schiavo go. Nearly everyone in must let her go. No one is advocating ending the country by this point has life with impunity. There are formed an opinion in the matter, consequences, but those conse- but now the decision is left to quences will be left to those the courts to do what it feels is who ultimately decide her fate best for Schiavo, her family,and and those who loved her and a nation sharply divided by should hope to want the best for right to live and right to die her. issues. So we ask the courts and those who love Schiavo to let her die with dignity, with a The Vista editorial staff can be reached heightened appreciation for a t editorial@thevistaonline.com

blance to the Columbine shooters in that all were outcasts, picked on by peers, listened to the music of Marilyn Manson and dressed in black clothing. From reports after the fact, authorities are piecing together a profile of the shooter Jeff Weise as a troubled boy with deep-rooted family problems and an affinity for Nazism. It is equally irresponsible to ostracize or tiptoe around individuals who meet that description or consider them suspect based on musical taste or clothing style. However, these are unfortunately the sort of youth that attract bullies and negative attention. UCO journalism professor Dr. Kole Kleeman, an expert on violence in the media, said the media frenzy surrounding school shootings unfortunately attracts copycats. Kleeman also attributes the tolerance of bullying in high schools It is no excuse to blame bullies, but kids who are constantly humiliated and tortured at school are definitely more likely to take revenge when they see no other option than to kill those who have wronged them. Kleeman said people can feel like "equalizers" with a gun, and with such easy access to weapons students can often gets their hands on a weapon right in their own home. Schools should be a safe place, and in Kleeman's assessment anti-violence programs should be instituted to show violence for what it really is. Perhaps schools should reach out to a larger sect than honor students and popular students who run in exclusive cliques, and improve both counseling and anti-violence measures that encourage students to talk about their feelings and work out personal problems in a safe environment before some see the only alternative down the barrel of a gun. And we as a nation must not exploit such matters but instead pay them due, then try to enact measures that encourage kids and give them options in life, so this sort of thing does not happen again, and again and again.

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A HEALTHY DOSE

Should UCO be a smoke-free campus? "Every eight seconds, someone in the world dies due to tobacco." "60,000 people die every year from second-hand smoke." Punchy lines currently featured in the Truth: The Anti-Drug Campaign commercial series have bombarded television's three major networks at primetime hours with pointed statistics and clever scenarios. Health research has only confirmed in recent decades the wide range of risks and diseases linked to tobacco use, facts generally accepted by the American public. As the leading cause of preventable

CALLIE A. COLLINS HEALTH COLUMNIST

death in all fifty states, smoking bans have become commonplace at a growing number of restaurants, sporting events, government offices and public schools. Many universities on the East and West Coasts also chose to prohibit smoking within all campus perimeters,

including parking lots and foyers. Complaints in 2002 led UCO officials to forbid smoking within 20 feet of the doorways, but groups of students often smoke on the steps outside of buildings or huddle around stationary ashtrays between classes, forcing fellow classmates to pass through a cerulean haze. Cigarette butts often litter the surrounding area and present a constant challenge to maintenance personnel. Alternatives to the current ashtray system include smoking huts that resemble bus stop enclosures, a designated smoker's room in Nigh University Center or restricting tobacco use to the parking lot. Second-hand

smoke would be greatly reduced for the non-smoking majority, and the issue of personal choice often raised by smokers would be eliminated with any of the aforementioned options. Expense to implement any such concepts would, however, ultimately raise student fees. Although UCO's tobacco policy is not presently under review by administrative officials, faculty of all health-related disciplines continue to dutifully resurrect the topic each semester and ask students to consider the irony of seeking education to improve living conditions while engaging in a habit on campus known to reduce quality of life.

While smoking is not allowed within UCO halls or classrooms, its persistence is surprising among the student population, those who would ultimately be affected by any further regulations. Arguments over individual freedoms are steadily championed by smokers themselves, but the benefits to eliminating tobacco use at UCO may outweigh the personal sacrifice. Given known health consequences, should UCO follow suit with the current trend of its educational contemporaries? Both sides deserve to express viewpoints and possible compromises. Callie A. Collins can be reached at ccoffins@thevistaonline.com .

CAMPUS QUOTES: Why is Women's History Month important to society? "This is a time when women are coming out of the household and becoming leaders."

"It gives a time to reflect on the accomplishments we have come through as a nation."

"Without the founding mothers, there would not be the founding fathers. The mothers shaped the fathers."

"To remind people that women have gone through many struggles so we could enjoy the fruits of their labors." ,

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NEWS March 24, 2005

NEWS IN BRIEF Jeb Bush renews call to help Schiavo PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — Their options dwindling after two failed federal court appeals, Terri Schiavo's parents and brother vowed Wednesday to take their fight to the U.S. Supreme Court and state Legislature as the brain-damaged woman was in her fifth day without a feeding tube. Gov. Jeb Bush renewed his call for the Legislature to step in and "spare Terri's life."

85 militants killed in U.S. raid in Iraq BAGHDAD, Iraq — U.S. and Iraqi forces raided a suspected guerrilla training camp and killed 85 fighters, the single biggest one-day death toll for militants in months and the latest in a series of blows to the insurgency, Iraqi officials said Wednesday. Politicians helping shape a postelection government expected within days said negotiators are considering a Sunni Arab as defense minister in a move aimed at bringing them into the political process — and perhaps deflate the insurgency they lead.

Blast at anti-Syrian stronghold kills 3 BEIRUT, Lebanon — A bomb killed three people in a Christian commercial center early Wednesday, the second attack in an anti-Syrian stronghold in five days, raising fears that agitators were trying to show a need for Syria's military presence in Lebanon. A major opposition group, Qornet Shehwan, accused the pro-Damascus authorities of seeking to "terrorize" the people through the blasts. The local member of parliament called on his constituents to resist attempts to draw them into sectarian strife.

Army likely won't meet recruiting goals WASHINGTON — The Army expects to miss its recruiting goals again this month and next, Army Secretary Francis J. Harvey said Wednesday, and it is developing a new sales pitch that appeals to the patriotism of parents who have been reluctant to steer their children toward 'the Army. "Ther,e,is a ftirecatl that we will not meet the' friprithiS/061" for; March and April, Harvey said at lig first Pentagon news conference since becoming the Army's top civilian official last November.

Teachers, teens cope with Minn. shooting RED LAKE, Minn. — Teachers met Wednesday to work out ways of helping young survivors of the nation's worst school shooting in six years, as outsiders streamed in to help the tight-knit community cope with the tragedy. "Kids, if you're out there listening, please, we'll be there for you. Come back to school and we'll get through this together," Red Lake High School Principal Chris Dunshee told KSTP-TV in Minneapolis-St. Paul. "Please, let us help you." — from The Associated Press

Students to finalize organization of business ethics consortium by Ashlie Campbell Staff Writer

Students will meet at 2:30 p.m. March 28 in the Business Building Room 113 to finish organizing a campus chapter of the Oklahoma Business Ethics Consortium. The year-old consortium is a state-wide organization consisting of business leaders and educators who promote ethics in the workplace. The chapter is headed by Joe Walker, graduate student, Sean Barber, finance senior, Katherene Terrell, Department of Accounting chairperson and Allen Arnold, finance instructor. "Ethics is in the main stream of today's business. Without understanding the wide variety of ethical issues confronting business today, an enterprise

International student council plans town hall meeting, forum by Michael Robertson Staff Writer

The UCO International Student Council held their regular weekly meeting March 21 in the Robert S. Kerr Room in the Nigh University Center. During the officer's reports, ISC treasurer Eriko Miyazaki said the ISC has sent the money they raised for the Tsunami Relief fund, totaling $1,730, to UNICEF. ISC President Olanrewaju Daniels then- talked about the upcoming international Town Hall Meeting, which will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. April 25 in Constitution Hall in the Nigh University Center. Daniels said the meeting will be a forum for all international students to voice concerns and discuss issues that affect them. Then, from 5 to 6 p.m. in Constitution Hall the same day, the Leaders by Leaders event will be held, Daniels said. He said local restaurateur and former gubernatorial candidate Vince Orza will speak to those attending. Daniels also asked the international organization representatives present to donate any money their clubs can spare to a banquet to be given in April for Director of International Student Services Dr. Ronald Paddack, and to establish a scholarship for international students in his name. Daniels said Dr. Don Betz, provost and vice president for academic affairs, will also be honored at the banquet. Michael Robertson can be reached at mrobertson@thevistaonline.com .

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will not be able to compete in today's global environment," Walker said. Terrell said the main thing she wants to see is for students to learn how to recognize ethical problems. "I want students to have a good sense of when that little feeling inside says something is wrong and to listen to that feeling," Terrell said. "Good ethics is good business." "I want students to have a greater awareness of ethical issues and dilemmas, be able to prepare themselves to deal with those situations and make decisions of a higher ethical quality," Arnold said. Walker said one good reason for students to join is the opportunity for networking. The chapter, which is in the process of being approved as a

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Pemberton appeared in Oklahoma County District Court March 22, accused of sexual battery and solicitation to commit murder in the first degree. Pemberton entered a plea of not guilty at which time bond was denied.

A preliminary hearing conference for Pemberton is set for April 14. Pemberton currently remains in the Oklahoma County Jail, said a spokesman for the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Department.

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Pemberton, a former managing editor at The Vista, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in general journalism in 2001. Kelley Chambers can be reached at kchambers@thevistaonline.com .

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Trees bloom in front of Old North this week. The first day of spring was March 20.

POLICE BRIEFS INFORMATIONAL

9:13 p.m. March 11 DPS officers took a report of child abuse in the Broncho II Apartments at 600 N. Chowning St. 2 p.m. March 18 DPS received information pertaining to fraudulent use of a debit/ATM card.

100 N. University drive and 2nd St. The driver was taken into custody for active warrants from Oklahoma City, Okla. VANDALISM

9 a.m. March 18 A city sanitation worker reported that a dumpster in the Broncho I Apartments at 500 N. Chowning St. had been spray-painted. An officer reported that the estimated value in damages to two dumpsters was $25.

For six years, Betz has directed UCO's ELA program, a non-profit organization that offers leadership developments for Oklahoma educators and higher education administration. She said she will miss UCO's friendly people most of all. While winning the Pulitzer Prize or being named "who's who" of the Guinness World Records book may be important to some people, Betz said living to 53 tops her list of ultimate achievements. "When my mother passed away early, I've always thought that I was going to die young," she said. "I feel lucky that it has not happened to me." While Dr. Betz will remain at UCO until June 30, Susanne Betz said she will say goodbye to UCO on May 31 to complete preparations for the move. Ashley Romano can be reached at aromano@thevistaonline.com. LOST AND FOUND

1:40 p.m. March 13 UCO police took a "Lost Property" report from a UCO professor who lost his UCO keys in Las Vegas. 8:20 a.m. March 15 UCO police took a "Found Property" report from a student who lost a silver ring with a butterfly. Police briefs are taken from the UCO Police Department's police blotter.

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student organization, hopes to gain acceptance by the end of the semester said Terrell. Oklahoma City University and Tulsa University are the only recognized chapters in the state. Students of all majors are invited to attend the meeting in the Business Building Room 113. There will be a social before the meeting at 2:00 p.m. At the meeting, guest speaker Myrna Latham, an attorney for McAffe & Taft Law Firm and an Oklahoma Business Ethics Consortium board member, will speak on the future of business ethics. Also on the agenda is the ratification of the constitution and possibly the election of officers, Terrell said. "It doesn't matter what business you're in. A high level of

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Members of the F-64 photography club set out for Santa Fe, N.M. during Spring Break, looking for a spring escape. Instead, they encountered the most snow in Santa Fe in nine years.

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Lorenzo Alarcon sells textiles that he designed on the Old Santa Fe Trail March 17.

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The Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe is lit up at night March 18.

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Cooking 101

Easing into Easter with easy edibles by Callie A. Collins Staff Writer f you consider yourself a dedicated cooking enthusiast or a veteran domestic cook capable of bringing food and family to the table with succulent aromas and picture-perfect meals, you're probably either a heralded matriarch or a Food Science major. This column is for the rest of us, those who haven't quite mastered the proverbial task of boiling water. What better time to learn than at Easter? Lack of time, experience, resources and energy are likely factors when we choose to grab something prefab from the local supermarket. Self-doubt aside, you are entirely capable of making something presentable without first removing it from a plastic container.

Nearly the same amount of planning can turn out something that may astound you... not to mention your parents. Vague terms and mysterious ingredients have little meaning for the average college student who neither speaks French nor Gourmet, but no one will suspect your novice status when you show up with an authentic homemade dish. The majority of these ingredients are already stocked in your pantry, dorm kitchen or neighborhood market. Whether you'll be cooking for a small group of friends, a host family's dinner or your inlaws, the following recipes will have you out of the kitchen in an hour or less. If you're completely new to cooking, common sense such as washing your hands before beginning and using oven mitts when appropriate is the only prerequisite.

The following can also be made with dyed Easter eggs after the holiday. Fancy Deviled Eggs Time: 45 minutes Serves: 6 Ingredients: 12 Eggs 1 C. Mayonnaise 1/3 C. Mustard 2 Celery Stalks 1 Medium Onion Dash of Tabasco Paprika, if desired Salt and Pepper, to taste Utensils: Shallow Saucepan with Lid Mixing Bowl Fork Spoon Serving Plate Place the eggs and a dash of salt in a saucepan half-full of cold water and place on the stove. Cover with lid until water bubbles, then reduce heat and boil eggs for 12 minutes. While eggs are boiling, clean and chop both celery and

onion. Remove the saucepan to the sink and lift the lid. Carefully pour out hot water and replace with cold; let the saucepan sit in the sink until eggs are nearly cool to the touch. Mix together all other ingredients with a fork. Roll or press egg shells to loosen exterior and peel over a garbage sack (using the disposal can result in a clog). Cut boiled eggs in half lengthwise and scoop out yolks into the mayonnaise mixture. Blend well with fork. Spoon mixture into the hollow egg white. Arrange in a circle and top with paprika for color and serve well chilled with a small serving spoon. Refrigeration is essential for mayonnaise-based dishes. Form a new tradition with this easy vegetable dish that combines New and Old World ingredients. Southwest Green Chile Bake Time: 1 hour Serves: 6-8 Ingredients: 2 cans Corn, drained 1 can Chopped Green Chile, drained 4 oz. Cream Cheese 1/3 C. Milk 10 oz. bag Shredded Cheddar Utensils: Can Opener Casserole Dish Large Spoon After draining corn and chile, mix all ingredients except the last quarter of the shredded cheddar. Bake at 350° for 40

minutes, then top with remaining cheese and return to the oven for an additional 10 minutes. This is a colorful alternative to the black and white — chocolate or coconut — typical of Easter. Size alone will have people asking how managed. Fruit Pizza Time: 50 minutes Serves: 6-8 Ingredients: Roll of Refrigerated Sugar Cookie Dough Frozen Whipped Topping Desired Fruits, such as: Grapes Strawberries Blueberries Firm Mangos Kiwi Canned Mandarin Oranges Canned Pineapple Utensils: Round Baking Pan Rolling Pin (or a firm hand) Spatula Knife Cutting Board Although sugar cookie recipes are prepared easily enough, refrigerated cookie dough provides an equally delicious result with a fraction of the effort. Allow both dough and whipped topping to thaw before beginning. Flatten the dough into a circle on the baking pan, about one-eighth inch thick. Bake at manufacturer's indicated ternperature and allow to cool before spreading with whipped topping.

Wash, dry and cut fruit; drain any canned products. Sprinkle bananas and apples with citrus juice to prevent browning. Arrange all fruit on the cookie's surface. A variation on the usual school-party cupcakes, these rainbow-hued ice cream cones full of frosted cake always provide a unique dessert and a tasty conversation topic. Ice Cream Cake Cones Time: 1 hour Serves 8-10 Ingredients: Boxed Cake Mix Oil and Eggs, as mix indicates Container(s) Whipped Frosting 1 24-Pack Multicolored Ice Cream Cones Utensils: Mixing Bowl Electric Mixer Baking Pan Prepare cake mix as box directs. Arrange ice cream cones on baking sheet and fill the cones half-full of cake batter. Bake according to package directions, watching that the cones do not overflow. Allow to cool before frosting.

Callie A. Collins is also a health columnist for The Vista. Her first column is featured in this issue of The Vista Callie A. Collins can be reached at ccoffins@thevistaonline.com.

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CAMPUS EVENTS ■ March 27 — The Nepal Student Association presents Cultural Night 2005 at 5 p.m. in Pegasus Theatre of the Liberal Arts Building. The event will feature popular artists from Nepal, admission is free for all students except students from Nepal, admission fee for Nepalese students is $20.

spr@aol.com or call Sue Ellen Reiman, managing director at 340-1222.

■April 9 — The International

■ March 28 — The UCO Business Ethics Consortium will host a meeting on, Business Ethics: "Just a Fad, or the `New Bottom Line' for Business?" in the Business Building's Troy Smith Lecture Hall. For more information, contact Joe Walker at 250-4708.

Student Council will host a 10-on-10 Coed Basketball Tournament at the Wellness Center. Registration is open to all international students and two residential guest teams. Due to time limitations the tournament can only accommodate 16 teams and applications will be considered on a "first come, first serve" basis. Registration deadline is April 7. For more details or an application form, contact the International Office at 974-2377.

■ March 30 — Sigma Phi Omega presents guest speaker Richard Herlihy, M.D., a board certified urologist at their March 30 meeting from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. For more information, contact 570-2982.

■ April 16 - The Ebony Gospel Choir will hold a Gospel Extravaganza in Constitution Hall. For more information, contact Joe Thomas or Nakeisha McGee at 974-6308 or 9213566.

■ March 31 — The UCO Democratic Socialists and Phi Alpha Theta will host a Conscientious Objection Teach-in about what options you have in the event of a draft. Rex Friend, lawyer and Quaker, and James Branum, law student and Mennonite, will discuss conscientious objection and war resistance from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Pegasus Theater of the Liberal Arts Building.

■ The Student Academy of Forensic Sciences is issuing a challenge to other student organizations on campus to participate in the Hope Center Food Donation Drive. The competition is based on which student organization can raise the most food (as measured by weight) for the Hope Center. The drive will take place Feb. 28 through March 25. Collection times are from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays in the Howell Hall Atrium.

■April 1 — The SpeechLanguage Pathology organization will hold a spring majors meeting from 12 p.m. to 12:50 p.m. in the Education Building Room 111. For more information call 550--7878. ■ April 2 — Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park will hold auditions for its summer season shows from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the UCO Communications Building, Room 120. The summer season includes: The Merry Wives of Windsor (June 16 - July 10), Love's Labour's Lost (July 14 — August 7) and Romeo and Juliet (August 11 — September 4). Some roles in Romeo and Juliet are cast. Actors new to the company may present a one minute classical monologue and should bring a headshot and resume to the audition. Callbacks will be April 3, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Please reply to okshake-

■ The UCO Donna Nigh Gallery is featuring the exhibit "Impressions of France." The exhibit includes photographs taken during a study tour of France lead by Dr. Bill Hommel, a professor of art at UCO. Students and friends of the university were based in Paris when they completed their works, visiting many of the famous and historical sites there. The exhibit will be on display through April 24. The gallery is located on the third floor of the Nigh University Center. ■ The UCO Donna Nigh Gallery will host the exhibit "Estranged" in its Fourth Floor Gallery March 10 through April 10. The exhibit features recent works in a variety of media by Bob Brothers, Taylor Cleveland, Chris Maupin and Eric Osborn. For more information, contact the Office of Galleries and Museums at 974-2432.

"The Ring" turns rancid by Eric Osborn Cartoonist/Reviewer Movie Review The Ring Two Directed by: Hideo Nakata Starring: Naomi Watts, David Doi fman Guaranteed successes are difficult to find in Hollywood, but for the last four years, the horror genre has been the closest thing. They are cheap to make, and don't require a big star to achieve success. You can look at a string of recent releases and see the pattern with films like "The Dawn of the Dead," "The Grudge" and "The Ring." Also worth noting is that these movies are all remakes, and there is only one thing Hollywood loves more than remakes. , Sequels.

"The Ring Two" seems like an easy success. In fact, it's too easy. • Naomi Watts returns to the character that made her famous three years ago as the mother with postpartem depression and a son that looks like Steve Buscemi. "The Ring" was a slick, slightly less creepy remake of the Japanese film "Ringu" that introduced American audiences to the Japanese style of horror filmmaking. Japanese horror is generally more visceral, choosing to take seemingly innocuous elements (horses, water, photos, videotapes) and subverting them through the metaphysical. This contradicts the boogeyman mentality western audiences have grown accustomed to through directors like Wes Craven with characters like Freddie Kruguer, Pinhead or Jason Voorhies.

Japanese horror films may be more about mystery and suspense than about horror. Suspense is what both "Ringu" and "The Ring" had in spades. The difficulty with suspense is that it is a lot more difficult to sustain than hockey masks or clawed prosthetics. At the end of "The Ring," most of the mystery is gone, so how do you follow it up? How does the story continue when the mystery is solved? In the case of "The Ring Two," the story doesn't continue. Not really. It instead recycles the original film and allows the little girl from the well to become the boogeyman she once stood in contrast to. The film is completely devoid of new ideas. The reintroduction of the mysterious videotape that kills people comes off as a gimmick now, more like a really

crappy chain letter than a curse. Naomi Watts diligently tries to figure out why the little girl wants her son, but the plot takes too many leaps of logic to be believable to capture anyone's interest. "The Ring Two" lacks any real edge and doesn't stretch the parameters of the first film in any way. Despite some hard work by both Naomi Watts and David Dorfman, as her son, the film is barely passable entertainment. This film perpetuates the idea that the month of March is the dumping ground for films not good enough for Oscars and too weak for a summer release. Avoid "The Ring Two," unless you enjoy the curse of bad sequels. Eric Osbom can be reached at eosbom@thevistaonline.com .

German guest musicians to perform MO concert by Celia Cheatham Staff Writer The UCO Cello Ensemble will feature three guest musicians in concert at 7:30 p.m., Mar. 26, in the Recital Hall in the Music building. Violinist Stefanie Lang and cellist Hermann Heinrich, both from Bavaria, Germany, will accompany UCO's Composerin-Residence Dr. Sam Magrill and the UCO Cello Ensemble led by Dr. Tess RemySchumacher. The program will include

music by Johannes Brahms, Theo Mackeben and original compositions by Magrill. Lang recently received several prizes for her accomplishments, including the "Stiftung Bayerischer Musikfonds" scholarship in 2003. She has also collaborated with several orchestras, including the "Bruckner Akademie Orchester" and the "Junge Deutsche Philharmonie". In addition, she recently received her teaching diploma in Germany, and will also teach a masters level chamber music class at 12:30 p.m., Mar. 23 in

the choir recital room at the School of Music building. "Hermann Heinrich will record a CD with Ron Howell, Sam Magrill and myself during the entire week," RemySchumacher said. Heinrich began playing double bass at 14, and two years later, he became part of the Bavarian Youth Orchestra. Later, he played for one year in the military band, but soon began practicing the cello, and studied a year in Nuremberg. In Bavaria, Heinrich teaches music in a gymnasium which is equivalent to an American col-

lege. Heinrich said it is unique to Bavaria because it is the only gymnasium in Germany that strictly teaches music. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, email Dr. Tess RemySchumacher at tremy-schumacher@ucok.edu .

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ENTERTAINMENT

March 24, 2005

Student play brings edginess and sexuality to the stage by Trisha Evans Staff Writer

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Kelly Marie Johnston, theatre arts freshman (center) performs an interpretive monologue during a dress rehearsal of "Tongues and Savage Love" March 22 in Pegasus Theatre.

"Tongues and Savage Love," will be performed at 7:30 p.m., April 1 in Pegasus Theatre. The play has a little of everything, including Gregorian chant and modem dancers, but don't bring the kids. "The first five minutes of `Tongues' is kind of risque, but theatre, ideally, holds up a mirror to life," said Daisy Nystul, theatre professor and director of the play. "It has good humor, poetry, some dark notes. It's very cutting edge—very New York," said Nystul. "I don't think anything like this has been done on

campus in a while." "Tongues" and "Savage Love" are two different plays written by Sam Shepard that are usually combined into one play. Matt Charnay, sophomore and assistant director of "Tongues," said "Tongues" is about life and humanity. "Anger, sex, raw emotions personified with bodies on a stage with lights." "It's visceral," said James Griffis, lighting designer. "It's a very modern approach to theater," said Devon James, senior and assistant director of "Savage Love." "Tongues" is more abstract while "Savage Love" is more realistic, dealing with different types of love relationships,

James said. This second-season play relies heavily on student production. Besides the two student assistant directors, the cast and crew are comprised of second-semester acting students. Four musicians will play the original music written by Kerry Folsom, a graduate student. "It's a brief piece," Nystul said. The play will last around one hour. "Tongues and Savage Love" is free and open to the public.

Trisha Evans can be reached at tevans@thevistaonline.com.

Old films find new home by Michael Robertson Staff Writer

Over 150 pieces of UCO history will be preserved for posterity at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. Brian Hearn, film curator at the museum, said UCO has given on "permanent loan" a collection of over 150 16mm film prints that were formerly used for educational viewing at the university. Hearn said the collection contains a large number of film history classics like Sergei Eisenstein's "The Battleship Potemkin, - made in 1925. and the first surrealist film, "Un Chien' Andalou," from 1929, written by Salvador Dali. "It's really strong in early cinema and the silent era," Hearn said. Also in the collection is the 1925 version of "The Phantom of the Opera" with Lon Chaney, "Gold Rush" starring Charlie Chaplin and "The Lost World," which Hearn said was "one of the very, very first films to use stop-frame animation." Dr. John Springer, assistant English professor and director of the film studies program at UCO, said the film was found in a storage space under a stair-

"The arrangement is really Springer said that while talkwell in the Liberal Arts building urn to use as a teaching tool, when one of the building's tech- Springer said he thought it was ing to Hearn, he mentioned all ideal for us because we know the film cans he had cluttering the films will be maintained and nical officers was trying to find important to preserve it. his office, and the idea to have will be available to students," "I'm a film historian, so I see useable storage space. Springer said the technical officer found film as an artifact that needs to the museum care for the collec- Springer said. Hearn said the musethe film cans and told um will clean and archive Liberal Arts Dean the film and make it availPamela Washington able for periodic screenthe space could be ings each semester for used, but the films UCO's film studies stuwould have to be dents. moved. Hearn said not only is Springer said the film dirty, but some of Washington told him it is being affected by and Dr. Mary Brodnax, "vinegar syndrome." He associate professor of said vinegar syndrome, humanities and philoswhich is detectable by a ophy, that the film was vinegar odor coming from under there, and he the film, happens when said they were amazed the film starts to break at what they saw when down. Hearn said the colthey went to look. ors start to fade, and while "Dr. Brodnax and I it isn't reversible, the started carrying out process can be stopped armloads of film and with proper care. put them in our Springer said the damoffices," Springer said. age could have been "We didn't want to see worse, but for the fact that them put it up for surthe prints were made on plus or something like "safety stock," which is a that." more durable type of film Springer said UCO than celluloid nitrate, has no 16mm projecPhoto by Michael Robertson which is very flammable tor, and they had thought about getting A collection of over 150 16mm film prints were discovered in a storage space under and is prone to faster deterioration. one, but it just wasn't a stairwell in the Liberal Arts Building. "I'm more worried feasible. While the about things like sprocket damtion was born. film format isn't a viable medi- be preserved," Springer said.

age and film breaks than I am deterioration," Springer said. Heam said the museum will clean and inspect each print, make condition reports and store them in new cans with a desiccating silica packet to maintain proper humidity. "As far as storing the film, cool, dark and dry is best," Hearn said. Hearn said along with the student screenings of the films, the museum has plans for a public festival-style exhibition of the films in September, which they want to make an annual event. Despite the work and money required to preserve the film collection, both Springer and Hearn are enthusiastic about the project. "I've sort of made it my own personal mission to help film culture grow in Oklahoma, and I think this collaboration really helps that," Springer said. "I think this is a good opportunity for the museum to expand its collection and help the university preserve a little bit of film history," Hearn said.

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March 24, 2005

Season wraps by Harry Gatewood III Sports Writer

The University of Central Oklahoma basketball team had a season of triumphs, dominant defense and overwhelming offensive production. They ended their championship hopes in the South Central Regional Semifinals in Commerce, Texas on March 13. The Bronchos finished at No. 5 in the Division II Basketball Championship with a winning record of 22-8. UCO lost to Texas A&M Commerce 75-70 after having an eight point first half lead. "We shot the lights out tonight," said UCO Head Coach Terry Evans, "They went to the boards a lot harder than we did. We just didn't play tough enough." In the first half, UCO shot 54.2 percent from the field, 61.5 percent from three-point range and 87.5 percent from the free throw line. Texas A&M Commerce was only 38.7 from field goal range in the first half and 37.5 from the arch. The Lions also shot 60 percent from the free throw line. Sam Belt had 15 points in the first half in addition to Deshone Henderson with 12. Belt was 4-5 from the arch while Henderson was 3-4.

In the second half UCO had nine turnovers compared to the Lions' one. UCO was out-rebounded 51-48 by West Texas A&M Commerce in the second half. Sam Belt led the Bronchos with 27 points, two assists, one block and two steals and seven rebounds in addition to being named to the South Central Regional Tournament Team. "I felt like every time I shot the ball I was going to make it, but I obviously didn't make enough," Belt said. UCO was 56.5 percent in the second half from the field as Belt was 914 from the field and 6-8 from the arch. "He (Belt) put us on his back and especially in the second half he really stepped up," Coach Evans said. A&M-C had 28 points in the paint in the second half and roared past UCO with 14 second-chance opportunities compared to a UCO six. Senior standout Henderson finished with 15 points, 3 assist and one steal. Joe Kennerly posted 29 points against A&M-C in their first meeting. This time Kennerly had 13 points, five assist and six rebounds. Belt once again demonstrated strong play in the Bronchos 84-66 victory over Washburn. Belt led UCO with nine points in

the first half over Washburn. Joe Kennerly and Deshone Henderson both had five rebounds in the first half over Washburn. In addition, both finished with nine. rebounds on the night. Belt and Kennerly averaged 18 points. Belt had one block and five rebounds. Henderson managed 13 points, four assists and four steals over the Ichabods. "We just came out and played hard. That's the core of our team. We play hard," Henderson said. UCO executed good defensive play, allowing Washburn's 6-foot-6 Co-South Regional Player of the Year to five points, 12 rebounds, one block and two steals. UCO had 24 points in the paint, 17 points off turnovers and six points off fast breaks. WU only had 12 points in the paint, 10 points off turnovers and two points off fast breaks. "They obviously played a style that made us play our worst game of the year," Head Coach Bob Chipman said. "You've got to give credit to Central. They took us out of our game."

Harry Gatewood 111 can be reached at hgatewood@thevistaonline.com .

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Kentrell Gaddis goes up strong for two points against East Central University.

Women's golf grips silver by Harry Gatewood III Sports Writer

The University of Central Oklahoma managed to hold onto the No. 2 spot fighting through rough playing conditions that made scores soar during the final round of the Lady Lion Invitational in Pottsboro

Texas on March 22. The Bronchos shot a 344, 13 shots higher than their openinground score; UCO finished two trips around the par:72 Tanglewood Resort Golf Course at 675. Central Arkansas, which had a 13-shot lead over UCO heading into the final day, also had a

closing 344 and maintained that cushion to win the 14-team event. Cold, rain and high winds combined to drive up finalround scores, with Emily Kirk and Kelly Callison both shoot ing 83 to tie for UCO's low final-round scores. Claire Sturdivan had an 86,

while Stephanie Blan shot 92 and Ashley Kelley 94. Kirk tied for fourth in the medalist race with a 161 total after shooting an opening-round 78. Harry Gatewood III can be reached at hgatewood@thevistaonline.com.

5 wrestlers rank in championship by Harry Gatewood III Sports' Writer

After a hard fought season of plaguing injuries and low rankings, the young University of Central Oklahoma Wrestling team had five wrestlers place in the 2005 Division II Wrestling Championship March 12 in Omaha Neb. The five Broncho All-Americans wrestlers continued a 29-year UCO tradition of having at least four national placers. UCO failed to qualify an individual into the championship finals for the first time since 1977. In addition UCO had their lowest ever team finish since 1976. The Bronchos were seated at number 11 in the team standings with 35.5 points entering the finals. Heavyweight Josh LeadingFox had the top finish for the Bronchos at fifth place. 141 Kyle Evans was sixth and 133 Jared Henning, 149 Shea Timothy and 165 Cort Peterson all managed for seventh place. All five wrestlers return next season, Peterson a junior, LeadingFox, Henning .

and Timothy sophomores and Evans a redshirt freshman. • LeadingFox was the only Broncho semifinalist, dropping a 5-3 decision to Minnesota State-Moorhead's Chris Tuscherer. LeadingFox trailed 3-2 and was close to scoring a go-ahead takedown with 30 seconds left when Tuscherer slipped around LeadingFox from behind earning the two points. LeadingFox quickly escaped, but could not come up with a tying takedown in the final seconds. The loss dropped LeadingFox into the consolation semifinals, falling to 2-1 in the overtime tiebreaker to Ashlands Aldo Campea. LeadingFox ended the tournament with a win, gaining a 6-5 victory in the fifth place match over Nebraska Kearney's Tervel Dlagnev getting vengeance for two regular-season losses. Evans won his first consolation match, receiving a

takedown in the second tie breaker over Central Missouri State's Wade Killgore 4-2. Evans then lost his next two matches to finish sixth. Henning had a 10-1 major decision over Gannons Mike Sanders in the seventh-place match, jumping out to an 8-0 first period rout. Timothy used a third period near fall and riding time to overcome PittsburghJohnstown's Ryan Ickes 5-2 to lock up seventh place. Peterson had a takedown in the final minutes to pass by MSU-Moorhead's Rockie Stavn 8-6.

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On the cold and windy twoday East Central Invitational, Chris Hutson made it to the putting surface in two, birdieing the final two holes on the front nine to bank a final-round 70. The score lifted him to the individual title and ignited UCO to a comeback, earning the team championship for the March 21 to 22 tournament.. UCO entered into the invitational tied for second with host East Central, two shots behind Northeastern State, but the Bronchos out-hustled both Lone Star Conference rivals sinking yet another win in the

two-day, four-hole tournament. Coach Dax Johnston's team fired a closing 292 and finished three trips around the par-72 Oak Hills Country Club at 882, 12 shots ahead of ECU and 13 in front of NSU. Hutson led the way with his first-ever tournament title, while Todd Dayton and Matt Ellis tied for fourth in the medalist race. Hutson shared the individual lead entering the final round but pulled away to win by three shots with his closing twounder-par effort that left him at three under 216 for the tournament. The Carrollton, Texas sophomore was one over through

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seven holes before making birdies on Nos. 8 and 9 to turn at one-under 35 and rattled in a 40-foot birdie putt on No. 14 to get to two-under. Dayton and Ellis had closing one-over 73s as they shot identical rounds throughout the tournament after both went 7571 Monday. Ellis rallied late on the 22nd, making a 60-foot putt for a soaring eagle on No. 15 and adding a birdie on the 16th to get back to one-over. The Bronchos also got a final-round 76 from Donnie Martin, while Chance Cruson shot 80. UCO also had three individuals in the tournament, with Donnie Keim tying for eighth at 225 after a final-round 75, Sam Proal finishing 14th at 227 after a closing 76 and Michael Vitale tying for 25th at 233. The Bronchos return to action March 28 and 29 when they host the UCO/KickingBird Classic.

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