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TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2005
`New Plains Review' to be released during student symposium
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by Ashley Romano Staff Writer
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Students of Steed Elementary School perform a rhythmic dance with paper plates April 1 during Millennium Physical Education Day in Hamilton Field House. For more information, see page 3.
The 2005 spring edition of the "New Plains Review" will hit UCO April 13 during the College of Liberal Arts and the Joe C. Jackson College of Graduate Studies and Research Student Symposium. "The publication showcases the very best of undergraduate research," said Dr. Pamela Washington, dean of the College of Liberal Arts. Dr. Gladys Lewis, executive editor of the journal for five years, said any UCO student can submit anything from prose to poetry to short fiction. The new edition will feature "technical, creative and interactive writing," she said. Priscilla Rice, an English graduate student and an editor for the book for the past two years, said the publication highlights the talent of students and "features various types of writing from each department" in the College of Liberal Arts. Lewis said the submission deadline for the fall publication is the second Wednesday in April, and the spring deadline is the second Wednesday in November. She added that students enrolled in her Publishing the Literary Journal course essen-
Business college welcomes faculty, students to symposium by Ashlie Campbell Staff Writer The UCO College of Business Administration held the 22nd Annual Southwest Business Symposium March 31 and April 1 in the Nigh University Center. The symposium has been held at the college since its beginning in 1983. "It was initially started to provide a place for professors to come together, present research papers, discuss them and exchange infoimation," said Charles Pursifull, accounting instructor and chairperson of
the symposium. Over 150 faculty members and students from 15 regional colleges and universities attended the symposium. Throughout the two days, 38 research papers were presented in the areas of accounting, business law, business communication, economics, finance, information and operations management, marketing and management. Out of those presented, 25 were by UCO faculty members and students. Steven R. Miller and coauthors Ralph B. Fritzsch and Neal R. VanZante tied for the Outstanding Paper Award.
Miller, a professor at Oklahoma State UniversityTulsa, entered his paper, "Systems Estimation Using Generalized Cross Entropy," in the economics category. Fritzsch, department chairman of accounting at Midwestern State University, and VanZante, accounting professor at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, entered their paper, "The Taxation of Social Security Benefits-An Update," in the fmance category. The winning manuscripts were picked based on the recommendations from a doubleblind review, which is where
`Conscientious objectors' discuss service alternatives by Trisha Evans Staff Writer More than 40 people attended a meeting March 31 in Pegasus Theater on conscientious objection to war at an event sponsored by the UCO Democratic Socialists. Two members of the Oklahoma Committee for Conscientious Objectors, Rex Friend, an immigration lawyer and James Branum, a law student, answered questions. Conscientious objectors are those who choose not to participate in war for reasons of conscience. "Many people have never asked the question 'Could I go to war?'" Branum said. Branum, a Mennonite, said he objects to war because of the teachings of Jesus. Friend, a Quaker, is a conscientious objector for the same reason. "Selective Services has told the peace churches to get ready," Branum said. Many of these peace churches are now
educating their members on how to correctly document their anti-war decision. Oklahoma requires that all males 18 years and older register with Selective Services. In the past, conscientious objectors have been assigned non-combatant duties or given
"There would be support for a draft if Saddam Hussein or Osama was in Washington, D.C." — REX FRIEND Member, Oklahoma Committee for Conscious Objectors
the chance to do alternative service. Current law states there is a six-month period before anyone can be drafted, Branum said. Neither speaker said a draft
was imminent. There will be a draft only if the war is a popular war, Friend said. "There would be support for a draft if Saddam Hussein or Osama was in Washington, D.C.," Friend said. Friend was labeled as an international terrorist in the 1980s for his anti-war protests and opposition to U.S. involvement in Central America. If there is a draft, there will probably be a special skills draft before a broad draft, said Branum. Selective Services, although not ordered by Congress, recently publicly announced they were ready to do a special skills draft if necessary, Branum said. "Bush understands that he can't do a draft unless he has popular wars, and he's failed to have popular wars," Friend said. Some students said they were afraid of a draft. Kim
see OBJECTORS, page 3
two professors independently evaluate the papers, Pursifull said. The symposium also included two panel discussions, "Financial Literacy in Oklahoma" and "Program Quality Improvement Review," a presentation by McGraw-Hill Publishing and motivational speaker Jim Fite, a UCO management professor. Lt. Col. Stuart Jolly, ROTC battalion commander, and Sue L. Sasser, economics professor and president of the Oklahoma Council on Economic Education and the Oklahoma Jump$tart Coalition, served on the financial literacy panel.
"It's important for everyone to understand finances," Jolly said. "Understand and work the financial system, because if you don't, it will work you." At a symposium committee meeting April 1, members were impressed with the improvement and quality of the research papers, Pursifull said. "I think the symposium went great," Jolly said. "There were lots of questions and discussion.... and I enjoyed it immensely."
Ashlie Campbell can be reached at acampbell@thevistaonline.com.
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tially become the editors of the journal. Rice said a "blind jury" is selected to choose which submissions should be published for the new edition, and from there, the editors go through an WHO:
Students of the Colleges of Liberal Arts and Graduate Studies WHAT: Student symposium and release of "The New Plains Review" WHEN: April 13 WHERE: Liberal Arts Building WHY: To promote the literary and academic work of UCO students
"extensive editing process" in order to prepare the journal for publication. Lewis added that submission forms are located outside 103E in the Liberal Arts Building and that the number of submissions per student are unlimited. All submissions for the 2005 Fall edition are due on symposium day, April 13, she said. From 8 a.m.-12 p.m. April 5, 6 and 7 in the lobby of the
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CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENTS ■ The open house for Central Plaza, formerly known as the Ramada Plaza Hotel, will be from noon to 2 p.m. April 5. Central Plaza will open in the fall as a residence hall. There will be free pizza and door prizes at the open house. There will also be free parking and shuttle rides from the Nigh University Center. ■ Ebony Gospel Choir will hold their annual Gospel Extravaganza April 16 at Constitution Hall. For information, call 974-6308 or 9213566. ■ 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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Sunshine Cowan, instructor in the community health program, participates in a blind simulation April 4.
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