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Radke slated to serve as interim vice president ■ The search for a permanent VP of Academic Affairs will begin in the fall by Tynesia Omopariola Staff Writer Dr. Bill Radke will serve as the interim vice president of

Academic Affairs starting July 1, 2005 when Dr. Don Betz leaves to become Chancellor. Radke said working closely with Betz makes it easier to fill his new position. "It's sad to see Betz leave, but we all know this is a great opportunity for him so we are happy as well," he said. Radke said Betz has done a

lot of things for academics at UCO. "We have a better defined mission thanks to him," he said Radke said more than ever before campus activities are aligned. Decreasing class sizes and the number of students served by faculty are some of the things Radke wants to accomplish. Restoring Old

North, building new classrooms and creating more faculty offices are among the ideas Radke said he would like to see. Pat Lagrow is the assistant vice president of Academic Affairs who will be the interim associate vice president. Lagrow has been a faculty member since 1982 as a professor in the Department of

Nursing in the College of Mathematics and Science. "I've worked with her for two years and I trust her completely," Radke said. Dr. Bill Radke is the associate vice president of Academic Affairs and has been at UCO for 30 years. In 1975, Radke became a faculty member as a professor of biology in the

College of Mathematics and Science. From January 2000 through 2002, he was an Assistant Dean of the Joe C. Jackson College o Graduate Studies and Research. The search for a permanent vice president of Academic Affairs will begin in the fall. Tynesia Omopariola can be reached at tomopariola@thevistaonline.com .

ROTC cadets recognized at Battalion ball by Ashlie Campbell Staff Writer The ROTC Broncho Battalion held its 36th Annual Military Ball at the Renaissance Hotel in Oklahoma City March 25. A total of 130 attended the event, including Lt. Col. Stuart Jolly, battalion commander; Timothy Bridges, associate dean of the College of Business Administration; and guest speaker Brig. Gen. Keith Lee Thurgood. Thurgood, who has served in the military for more than 24 years, is the assistant division commander of the 95th Division in Oklahoma City. "It's an honor and privilege to speak to the cadets," Thurgood said. "The speaker was really inspiring, and I'll take his words into the future," said Cadet Aaron Love, sophomore. Ten cadets were commissioned at the ceremony. Harold Carpenter III, Photo by Naomi Takebuchi

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Members of the Oklahoma Army National Guard from Lexington, Okla., talk inside a Chinook helicopter that landed on campus March 24.

Chinook lands to prepare cadets by Ashlie Campbell Staff Writer A CH-47 Chinook Helicopter landed at UCO March 24 to prepare ROTC cadets for upcoming field training exercises. "It is in order for cadets to practice loading, unloading, safety and emergency procedures," Jolly said. "It is also so everyone on campus can see a Chinook up close and familiar-

ize themselves with the Army's high-tech equipment." Cadet James Dougherty, sophomore, said he was impressed with the knowledge and efficient presentation of the capabilities of the Chinook by the Oklahoma Army National Guard. "It was great training on equipment that we will be using since I want to become an Army aviator myself," Dougherty said.

Cadet Ryan Rhodes, junior, training that soldiers are using said he appreciated the opportu- currently in forward deployed nity to experience the training locations around the world," that deployed soldiers are cur- Rhodes said. The Chinook, from the 149th rently using in locations around Aviation Company in the world. "It was motivating to know • Lexington, Okla., is used for what training assets the Army transporting troops and loading has to offer in our future," equipment, Jolly said. The April 8 - 10 training, Rhodes said. "Hopefully, as an infantry officer, I will have the which will include land navigaopportunity to train with Army tion and situational exercises, will be at Fort Sill in Lawton Aviation." "It was neat to experience and involve four other universi-

by Michael Robertson Staff Writer The UCO International Student Council held their second International Town Hall meeting March 25 in Constitution Hall in the Nigh University Center. ISC Vice President Josephine Mangoli opened the meeting by welcoming the 20 to 25 people who attended. She then introduced UCO Student Association Senate Pro Tempore Dallas Strimple, who is running for UCOSA president, to the podium. Strimple gave a short speech asking for the support of the international student community in his campaign. Strimple addressed international student concerns, including what has in the past been perceived as unfair treatment by the UCO Department of Public

Safety toward international students and plans to establish a student lounge and game room in the University Center. Next, ISC President Olanrewaju Daniels took the stage. He addressed the relative lack of attendance at the meeting compared to the international student population at UCO. "We're not going to give up because this place is not filled up," Daniels said. "We have close to 1,500 international students, and we want to reach them." Daniels then introduced UCOSA President Lane Perry. Perry gave a speech about what he's accomplished while in office and what he would like to see accomplished in the future at UCO. Perry said his term as president will be over in April. Perry complimented Daniels, and said even though he isn't running for student body president, he thinks Daniels would do a good job. "Wherever Danny goes, he's going to be really successful," Perry said.

Mangoli then introduced Danny Durning, president of the Envoys, a student group designed to "increase global cultural understanding." Durning gave a speech about safety. He talked about a Moroccan student who was recently hit by his own car while he was trying to stop someone from stealing it, a Japanese student who was also hit by a car while riding her bike, and an Indonesian student who was shot at random while driving and was paralyzed. Durning said international students should be especially careful, since they may not realize some of the dangers in their new environment. He warned them to be more aware of crime and encouraged them to be careful around traffic. Daniels then gave another speech, this time about how international students shouldn't accept any limitations placed on them. "You have to make a deci-

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Ashlie Campbell can be reached at acampbell@thevistaonline.com .

India to be focus of PASSPORT study program

ISC holds 'town hall' meeting ■ ISC addresses relations between DPS, international students

ties. Only UCO cadets will arrive by helicopter; others cadets will arrive by bus. "We try to expose them [our cadets] to as many experiences as possible, so when they are in the Army they will be better prepared to deal with the situations the Army will expose them to," Jolly said.

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Sangeetha Tadimalla performs a traditional Indian dance.

UCO's students, faculty and staff will soon have the opportunity to experience Indian culture through the newly stamped PASSPORT program. Initiated in 2004, the program selects a country to highlight during the fall semester, said Dr. Brent Wendling, chairman of the planning committee for the program. He said the purpose of the program is to bring a "clearer picture of other cultures and peoples around the world" closer to the UCO community. The program will showcase a series of events, including a study tour to India Dec. 26 and an Indian film festival featuring Bollywood films, Wendling added. "Bollywood produces more

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 29, 2005

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

This Schiavo case has been a call to all conservative Christians in Florida.

Funny, they don't seem too willing for her to give the afterlife a chance.

To the editor: Your editorial is a misrepresentation of the truth and I want to take this opportunity to correct some of your statements. "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." Tern Schiavo has a feeding tube, which is NOT the same as life support. She is a living, breathing person. "Schiavo, 41, has been unresponsive for more than a decade," This is also incorrect. It has been shown and documented that Terri is responsive to stimuli. The real issue here is the fact that Michael Shiavo made statements that he wanted to take care of Terrie for the rest of her life, he won a medical malpractice settlement based on those statements, then once the money was available, he began to withhold medical and therapy treatment to Tern. Michael has a commonlaw wife and two children with the lady, yet he is being allowed to make a decision regarding Terri's life. There

appears to be some conflict of interest in this. Michael Shiavo, after the medical malpractice suit was settled, conveniently remembered that Terri supposedly made a comment that she would not want to be kept alive. There are also questions regarding what placed Terri in this state to begin with. It is suspected that it was due to some physical trauma caused by Michael Shiavo. So, the real issue is that we have a husband whose actions are suspect, making life decisions for a person. Terri's own mother and father are not even allowed any decision. Last point â&#x20AC;&#x201D; following your logic, we should "pull the plug" on anyone that we deem does not have a certain level of "quality of life". I'm sorry, but who determines that definition? If you are in an auto accident tomorrow, and end up on a ventilator in the hospital, should I pull the plug on your ventilator? In my opinion, you wouldn't have a very high level of quality of life at that moment. Stefan Von Dollen Accounting senior

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Schiavo case should bring light to dieting dangers hile the nation and the world duke out and debate the Terri Schiavo issue, how many of us really know how she got in this state in the first place? We are so wrapped up in her fate that we do not look at the fact that her path might have been decided by what court documents describe as an eating disorder called bulimia. The disorder involves alternately binging then purg ing on food and employing vomiting after meals and the use of laxatives and excessive water intake to keep a persons weight down. Schiavo was on a dangerous path, depleting her body of nutrition more than a decade ago, and now in an odd twist of fate she is starving to death. Our society is so obsessed with

beauty that many people spend every cent they can lay their hands on for the latest trends, or they exercise to death, even employing starvation to look like someone on television or in a magazine. Plus, how many of us don't know at least one person on the Atkins Diet or a similar fad diet? No doubt, in many ways we are an overworked, overweight society but in the case of Schiavo, that might have been what led to where she is now. Apparently Schiavo collapsed in her home years ago when her body betrayed her after bouts with dieting and bulimia that lowered her potassium to a lethal level. Was Schiavo a victim of popular culture and the pursuit of thinness and

beauty, or someone afflicted with a mental illness that could have been reversible with the proper help? Maybe it was a little of both, though we will never know for sure. This is a major problem that predominately affects women. Women are told that thin is beautiful and anything else is unacceptable. That sort of mindset only spawns such destructive behavior as bulimia or anorexia, an equally damaging disorder where an individual eats almost nothing. Maybe Schiavo could have been spared her current fate if someone had intervened. Perhaps her condition will bring the consequences front and center to young women everywhere who struggle with eating disorders, or at least

scare them into seeking help. Families and friends must be vigilant if there is the suspicion that a friend or loved one might be sinking hopelessly into a potentially dangerous eating disorder. People have to be happy with who they are, not who they might be, because all those models in magazines ,minus the fancy fashions, makeup and hair treatment look just like ordinary people. It's just an image made to sell products, and unfortunately in some cases it is killing people. Likewise, people should not overeat. Moderation in everything is key. Eating is an essential function of life, over-eating or under-eating is not. Drinking alcohol is fine; drunkenness is a threat to ones health and the well eing of others.

It's a terrible shame that Schiavo has become the poster child of life or death issues and even more tragic that she is the face of a worst-case scenario eating disorder. The only upside is that her fate may help save a few lives and encourage a generation to be happy with personal appearance without going to extremes either way, whether she lives or dies. Schiavo once had a long life ahead of her. Now it looks as though the life of a woman who desperately wanted to be thin, for many years was interrupted by a preventable eating disorder that started a series of events that damaged her brain, and altered the rest of her life.

Yes, this is a democracy. But medical marijuana for cancer patients, gay marriage and euthanasia are incredibly emotional issues. Since this is true, we should be especially careful not to let emotion dominate our decisions about what to do. That's the whole point of the law. It's supposed to provide a democracy with objective mediation of conflicts. We vote for representation in the government. Those representatives pass laws. When someone does something bad, the law decides what his or her fair punishment should be. The point I'm trying to make here is that judges don't make up laws. They just don't. They can't. End of story. They simply determine what laws apply to particular situations, and act accordingly. If a law is bad, the effects of the bad law become apparent after

the courts enforce it for a while, and then hopefully the law will be changed toz better one. Super simple, right? So what's all the hubbub, bub? Personally, I think it's sour grapes on the part of the religious groups. They know that the law is what it is, and they don't like it. So instead of trying to change the actual law, which is really hard to do sometimes, they're targeting the people who implement it, in an effort to bully them into making choices based not on the law, but on religious precepts. I've said it before, and I'm saying it again. People should not be governed by emotion. For the public opinion of the moment to dictate policy flies in the face of everything a democracy is supposed to be about.

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MIKE'S GRIPES

Activist judges: fact or fiction?

hat exactly is an activist judge?

I've heard this term quite a lot in the last few years. I think I started hearing it when the medical marijuana legislation was passed by several states in the mid-nineties. I wondered at the time what it could mean. I thought, "How can a judge be an activist?" They have very specific rules to follow, right? I mean, they can't just make up the law as they go along, can they? I started hearing it again when the gay marriage initiatives were instituted in Massachusetts and California. This was mostly coming from what I would consider conservative-oriented media outlets, mind you, Bill O'Reilly and Rush and the usual guys. But it was also kind of different. The church guys were making their opinion heard

MICHAEL ROBERTSON COLUMNIST through the conservative media, too, along with local news shows and religious programming. They all said the judges that said it was okay for gay people to get married were activist judges. And more recently, these same groups have been making the same claims about the judges who decided the Tern Schiavo case. The religious right has made it into a sort of "right to life" issue, with the

"activist judges" cast as the immoral villains. In the March 25 broadcast of "Washington Week" on PBS Nina Easton, a reporter for the "Boston Globe" talked about the reaction these groups have had to the case. She said the groups want to channel their outrage into scrutiny of potential high court appointees in the future. This will work. The ranks of these groups will swell with people who commiserate with Schiavo's parents and their continued litigious crusade, and thus gain the ears of media and government through sheer numbers. This is incredibly scary to me. One could argue that if enough people agree with Schiavo's parents and think the court should intervene in their favor, then the majority should rule. This is a democracy, right?

Michael Robertson can be reached at mrobertson@thevistaonline.com .

CAMPUS QUOTES: Should the government have intervened in the Terri Schiavo case? "No, because I think it's more of a family matter. I think there are more issues that family knows than the government. There is more going on behind the scenes than everybody knows."

"No. It's a personal choice."

"Yes, because it's not fair because she is a human being. Why does her husband want to kill her?"

"I don't think so, because it wasn't the government's decision to make the decision. It was the family's."

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Show-going students to earn course credit

NEWS IN BRIEF Schiavo's parents 'Dealing With Reality'

by Trisha Evans Staff Writer

PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — Terri Schiavo's parents know their brain-damaged daughter is dying and are "dealing with reality," a family spokesman said Monday, even as their supporters pledged to take their fight to Washington. On Schiavo's 10th day without food or water, supporters of her parents, Bob and Mary Schindler, continued to plead for President Bush and his brother, Gov. Jeb Bush, to intervene to have her feeding tube reinserted.

Pope skips appearance at his window VATICAN CITY — Pope John Paul II skipped his traditional appearance at his window overlooking St. Peter's Square the day after Easter, following a Holy Week during which he was unable to speak. An appearance Monday — a national holiday in Italy — had not been confirmed because of John Paul's convalescence from throat surgery to ease a breathing crisis, although he had kept the appointment to bless pilgrims throughout his 26year papacy.

Lawyers: Past Jackson charge irrelevant SANTA MARIA, Calif. — Michael Jackson is urging fans to pray for him, and says he has faith that he will be vindicated. But the focus may soon shift to one of the key issues in the case: details of past allegations against the singer. Prosecutors say evidence of past child molestation could corroborate a claim from the current accuser, who said he was molested at Jackson's Neverland Ranch in 2003. But Jackson's defense team was expected to argue that admitting past evidence would be prejudicial to their client and irrelevant.

Iraq official discourages demonstrations BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's interior minister warned citizens Monday not to hold protests, saying the gatherings were an invitation for a large-scale terrorist attack. His comments came a day after government bodyguards opened fire on a group of employees demanding higher wages, killing one person. ,Interim Interior Mini ter Fatah at-N_aqilp, -14kAliy.;f6 be out of job Ope,ttig neyy, r9OvefrirrleriL takes over, said the protest was among "attempts to destabilize the situation" in Iraq. He accused the protesters of trying to enter the office of Science and Technology Minister Rashad Mandan Omar and said the bodyguards where just doing their job by protecting the offici

Rights of foreigners on death row examined WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is considering whether Texas and other states can execute 51 Mexicans who say they were improperly denied legal help from their consulates, a dispute testing the effect of international law in U.S. death penalty cases. Justices were scheduled to hear arguments Monday in the case of Jose Medellin, who says he is entitled to a federal court hearing on whether his rights were violated when a Texas court tried and sentenced him to death in 1994 without giving him consular access.

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Students can receive one hour of credit for going to live performances in a new class offered by the College of Arts, Media and Design. The class is designed to help students enjoy dance, drama, opera and musical comedy, and the "unique aspects of a live performance," said Dr. Bob McGill, theatre department chair. The "Thursday Night Live" class is for non-theatre majors and will meet once a week during the fall semester. "Ashlee Simpson's meltdown on SNL reminds us of how difficult live work really is," McGill said. "A live production generates the same scary tension as a high wire walker whose audience roots for either comedy or tragedy."

The class will also learn the creative process involved in productions. "It would be great fun to get the class up on their feet the nights we're not at a show and actually work on some of the performance problems and successes they saw," McGill said. McGill said he would like to take a scene, dance or song from a show and break it down to show how it is put together. Directors, performers, choreographers and designers will give question and answer sessions after the shows. Undergraduate priority enrollment begins next week. Admission to performances is covered in the course cost. For more information on the class, call at 977-5511.

Jenny Kuruvilla and her group perform a traditional Indian folk dance during India Night 2005 March 27 at Constitutional Hall.

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films than Hollywood," he said. Other activities include a traveling Indian art exhibit, "Landscape of Emotions," a mind, body and spirit health seminar, a Festival of Lights featuring Indian food, crafts, fashion, music and culture Nov. 5 near Broncho Lake and a lecture series on Indian history, geography, physics and astronomy. Wendling said UCO will also participate in the Oklahoma City Museum of Art's Cocktails on the Skyline. During the event, the museum invites participants to the roof of the museum for cocktails. In addition, the program will feature a Discovering India course, which will include three UCO instructors from the colleges of Business Administration, Arts, Media & Design and Liberal Arts, said

student-run board that would be able to discipline professors that are found to be "unruly." Juliana Marin, public relations officer for the Latin American Student Association said she has had some of the same problems with professors in the past, but said it was part of learning how to function in the United States. "We have to remember when we get here, we're handicapped for a short period of time, not because we don't speak the language, but because we don't know the system yet here," she said. Mangoli then suggested that orientation for international students should be more personalized. She said someone from the student's native culture should help them get used to American culture. Daniels then told the audience that he expects the ISC to have their own office by next

semester. Mariya Vladkova, Bulgaria Student Association president, said she thinks there is not enough interaction betWeen" international students and students from the native population. "We want to interact, we want to be friends, we want to know about each other," Vladkova said. Nepal Student Association representative Pravin Pandey told about the time he went along with one of his Nigerian friends when he was invited to a journalism class to talk about his country. Pandey said he was "angry" at the ignorance of the class when they asked his Nigerian friend if he slept in trees and ate tigers. Then Jonathan Nazari, ISC parliamentarian, said it takes time for students to get used to the culture when they come from overseas. Nazari said

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

ROTC from page 1 Samantha Douglas. Nicholas Harrison, Robert Haupt, Anndea Jordan, Jeremy McCool, Stacey Osborn, Antonio Payton, Steven Ragan and Trevor Sadler were all recognized for their accomplishment of gaining the ranking of second lieutenant. "It was a great time [with] great food, great people and lots

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of fun," said Cadet Kyle Thomason, junior. "It was better than • the one last year," said Shilah Bonhan, elementary education sophomore. "And, it's the one time of year I get to dress up."

Dr. Susan Spencer, instructor and director of the course. Prianka Rajan, biology graduate student, said she thinks the program will serve as a useful tool for providing non-native students insight into the Indian culture. "I think it's wonderful," Rajan said about the program. "Basically, people get to know about our culture, what we're capable of, the plight that we're in and how we are looking ahead to the future." Wendling said by the end of the spring 2005 semester, he hopes the planning committee will have chosen the '06 and '07 cultures of study. For more information on PASSPORT activities contact Wendling at 974-5315. Ashley Romano can be reached at aromano@thevistaonline.com.

ISC from page 1 sion to make a difference," Daniels said. Daniels then talked about his plan' to 4tal:4ish A program to give internatrional students rides to work, job interviews and other important appointments when they need them. "I care about every international student on thi§ campus," he said. Next, Mangoli opened the meeting up to questions from the audience. Abisola Obisesan, Nigeria Student Association president, asked if there would be a UCOSA presidential debate. Perry said UCOSA wants to stage a debate in this election. Obisesan then talked about a professor that she feels has given her unfair treatment. She asked Perry and Strimple if there is any way for students to make complaints about professors, and if there is any way UCOSA can help them. Strimple said he has been researching a way to create a

international students often have cultural events that don't draw American students, and challenged everyone at die meeting to think of an annual event that will draw not only students from different international groups, but American students also. Daniels then asked for announcements from the different groups present, and asked Jalal Daneshfar, ISC advisor, to make some closing remarks. Daneshfar said he thinks the town hall forum is a good idea, and they should give it time to let word spread and the attendance will grow. "It's a new tradition that gives each other an opportunity to share ideas," Daneshfar said. "I just hope you don't give up."

Michael Robertson can be reached at mrobertson@thevistaonline.com .

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■ 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. ■ March 30 - The Economics Club will sponsor a forum on tuition cost and fees in Pegasus Theatre in the Liberal Arts Building. Participants are from the UCO Finance Administration and UCOSA. For more information, contact Dhruba Bhandari at 474-3414. ■ March 31 - Young Democrats will meet at 5 p.m. in the Liberal Arts Building, Room 124. All students are welcome. ■ 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. ■ 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 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. April 3. Please reply to okshakespr@aol.com or call Sue Ellen Reiman, managing director at 340-1222. ■ April 5 - Students interseted in living in UCO's newest residence hall (formerly the Ramada), Central Plaza next fall can attend an Open House from noon to 2 p.m. There will be free pizza, door prizes and free parking and shuttle from the open house to the NUC. ■ April 5 - Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society will have a general meeting at 7:30 p.m. in Howell Hall, Room 201 and a meeting at 1:30 p.m. April 6 in Howell Hall, Room 202. ■ April 9 - The International 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 9742377.

■ 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. ■ April 4 -The Economics Club presents guest speaker Brad Schiller, who will talk about social security issues in Pegasus Theatre of the Liberal Arts Building. For more information, contact Dhruba Bhandari at 4743414.

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■ 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 921-3566.

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The University of Central Oklahoma and Lone Star Conference rival Texas A&M University Kingsville split the two-day, four-game series on March 25 through 26 that had vital implications in the South Central Region. The games didn't count in the league standings for the North Division Bronchos or South Division Javelinas. Nick Thigpen's RBI single put the Bronchos up for a stunning 2-1 first-game victory. Brian Murphy pitched seven innings in the opener with no earned runs, one walk and six strikeouts and is now 2-1 on the season. The Javelinas returned with a 1-0 refinement win in the nightcap and handed UCO the first shutout loss in 68 games dating back to early last season. The Bronchos broke a scoreless tie in the opener with two unearned runs in the fifth. Brandon Bacon singled to lead off the inning, but was later thrown out at home for the second out on a Trent Miller single. A throwing error allowed Chad McGaugh to reach second' base and Miller roll in with the game's first run. Thigpen followed with a single up the middle that based McGaugh to give UCO a 2-0 lead. TAMUK scored an unearned run in the sixth to pull within 2-1, with Murphy striking out Brook McClain on a full-count pitch and two runners on base. The Javelinas got a lead off single in the seventh, but Murphy ended the game with a groundout, flyout and strikeout to cap off the completegame victory. Thigpen and Bacon had two hits apiece to pace the Bronchos. UCO got another stellar pitching outing in the second game, with Cameron Kamer allowing just six hits and two walks while fanning 10 before getting last-out help from Chad Ashley in the seventh. TAMUK scored an unearned run in the second for the game's only run. The Bronchos threatened in the sixth when Beau Sullivan drew a leadoff walk and Matt Yost hit a one-out double to put runners at second and third. Bacon drew an intentional walk to load the bases, but the Javelinas escaped the jam when second,baseman Javier Molina speared pinch hitter Trent Davis' hard-hit grounder and turned it into an inning-ending double play. Thigpen and Yost had two hits each for UCO.

On March 25 Blake Deen blitzed UCO to an early lead with a 9-2 second-game rout to TAMUK. UCO stranded 14 runners in a 7-3 first-game loss before bouncing back to pace in the nightcap. Ryan Kaney stayed unbeaten with a completegame outing on the mound. Deen's posted a two-run single that keyed UCO's three-run first inning in the nightcap. Brandon Bacon adding an RBI single, and the Bronchos scored in five of the six innings that they batted. Chad McGaugh's run-scoring single in the second gave UCO a 4-0 boast and the Bronchos answered a TAMUK run in the top of the third with two of their own in the bottom of that frame as Beau Sullivan blasted a two-run double down the left field line. The Javelinas pulled to within 6-2 in the top of the fifth, but Bacon boomed a two-run home run in the bottom of the inning to make it 8-2 with a Sullivan RBI double in the sixth made it 9-2. UCO finished with 11 hits, getting two apiece from Sullivan, Deen, Bacon and Chadd Fleming. Kaney scattered five hits improving to 5-0, allowing one earned run while walking two and striking out two. Nick Thigpen had a two-run single in helping UCO to a 3-3 tie through five innings of the opener, but TAMUK pushed across four runs in the top of the sixth and added another in the seventh to take the win. Thigpen had two of UCO's seven hits. Wendell Simmons notched his 900th career win in the opener (445-249 at UCO, 446-167 in high school). UCO, now 21-8 on the year, finished 17 7 against the six South Division teams. The Bronchos host Arkansas Tech in a rescheduled game at 3 p.m. March 29, then open North Division play with a doubleheader at 1 p.m. March 30. against Southwestern Oklahoma. For game stats and schedule information visit www.bronchosports.com. -

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Tennis swatted at home by Harry Gatewood III

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On March 25, The University of Central Oklahoma fell with a quick sweep of the doubles matches that allowed Southwest Baptist University a 6-3 women's tennis victory on the UCO Courts. The Lady Bearcats took all three doubles bouts to grab a quick 3-0 lead. The Bronchos struggled, coming back to get singles wins from Kim Kimak over SBU Charlotte Heidelberg. Sarah Bowman defeated Chelsey Janzen 6-4 and 1-6. Kristin DeBruin broke even, tying the match with Valene Jones with two 6-0 wins.

SBU won the final three singles matches to take the win. UCO dropped to 3-10 on the season. The Bronchos return to action April 1 through 2 when they go to Lawton for the Cameron Classic.

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Infectious March Madness claims another victim; Kentucky addicted to pistachios and Illinois is doomed... Well, it's a good thing my life didn't depend on my bracket predictions. My head would be severed clean and I would no longer be able to drink coffee, which has become my lifeblood. Zero out of four. That's horrible and I'm very disappointed in myself...in a state of loathing. The Final Four is rigged and I will never recover. Whoever rigged it, rigged it well. Three overtime games in regional championships, setting a record. My hair is completely gray now and my nerves are frazzled after watching a weekend of gladiator basketball. Coliseum basketball in which the loser is given the thumbs down by the emperor, never to return again.

you have skill. Kentucky had both and they still lost. With all my predictions out of the way, I can start anew. I have to. I picked Kentucky for champion. If it were up to Sparks, they'd nail it. But his teammates were tired and wanted to go back to the hotel. They had the run of the place, screaming at room service for boxes of pistachios and fluffed pillows. They went soft. Michigan State triumphed with their size 17 shoes on the backs of the Wildcats. The Spartans are impressive and on a roll...have been. I should have seen it coming, but my heart picked Kentucky. I thought it would be nice

GAVIN D. ELLIOTT SPORTS EDITOR Many of the games were on the bubble and could have bounced either way. At this point in the game, it's good to have as much or more luck as

for the team from the home state of recently deceased hero, Hunter S. Thompson, to take it all as a last hurrah to the old man. Bad way to pick, buddy. And now I am publicly disgraced. The Duke would be proud. There is still a chance, though, that a Kentucky team will take it. Louisville held on. Since I've taken the weird path of routing for teams to "right Thompson's death," I will pick Louisville. Why stop foolish picks now? Louisville will win with a vengeance. On the other side of the bracket, the Heels will stomp Illinois. Despite getting this far, the No. 1 seed has yet to impress me. Their bracket has been

considerably easier than the other three's paths. And for that, they will fall. Their engine isn't revving at the same rpms as the others. Illinois is like a brutish Mac truck that bowled through its conference and brackets of other, weaker Mac trucks. But in the arena of the Final Four, where speed is king, they will be whipped by the other teams who are at home in speeds above mach 4.

Gavin D. Elliott can be reached at gelliott@thevistaonline.com.

Softball win streak stung by Harry Gatewood III Sports Writer

Emporia State University swarmed the University of Central Oklahoma in a clash of big league NCAA Division II softball teams on March 22 at Broncho Field. The Bronchos are now 22-9 on the season with a stunted sevengame winning streak. The No. 8 Hornets buzzed the No. 18 Central Oklahoma in a pair of fierce competitive games. ESU took the first game 3-1 as the two teams combined for seven hits and the Hornets pulled out a stinging 2-0 decision win in the 11 innings nightcap. The Hornets took a 1-0 lead in the first inning of the opener, but UCO came back with a deadlock in the third. Meagan Campbell had a oneout single then scored on Tommie Mitts' double to right field. Earning a first extra-base hit

allowed by ESU ace Melissa Stevens in over 70 innings pitched this season. The Bronchos stranded a pair of runners in the third and the Hornets broke the tie in the fourth. The Hornets did a tailspin, turning a hit, a walk, an error and two stolen bases into two runs. UCO had runners in three of the last four innings, but could not push across any runs as Stevens hung on to improve to 12-1 on the year. Both teams had scoring chances in the second game, with each leaving two runners on base in the seventh inning as the game went into extra innings for a scoreless tie. UCO second baseman Lindsay Tripp had two stout defensive plays in the seventh to keep ESU from scoring. ESU had a prime opportunity in the ninth after putting runners on second and third with one out.

Krystal Mills would not have it, striking out back-to-back batters to end the threat. The Hornets finally penetrated the deadlock in the 1 1 th on Morgan Viola's two-run home run, and UCO left two runners on base in its final at bat. Alli Blake gave up four hits and struck out five in the first eight innings for the Bronchos before being forced to leave after getting hit in the hand. ESU improved to 23-5 and extended its winning streak to nine straight. UCO returns to action March 29, traveling to Ada to take on Lone Star Conference North Division rival East Central.

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