The Vista April 8, 2004

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UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA

THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 2004

Vista kicks off voter registration drive Four thousand voter registration forms will be distributed across campus via The Vista April 8.

As part of a new initiative to get 1,000 people registered to vote by Election Day, the forms will be included in every issue of the paper.

"Putting the forms directly in front of students gives them no excuse for not being registered," Assistant Editor Caroline Duke said. "Even if only a handful of forms are returned and filled out, we will know that we have made a difference."

Drop-off boxes will be located in buildings around campus, and a booth will be set up at various times throughout the week.

A booth will be set up between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. April 9, and at the same time April 15 and 16.

Forms can also be dropped off in Room 107 of the Communications Building, or mailed to the Oklahoma State Election Board.

For registration eligibility, refer to Section 10 of the form.

Deadlines draw near for student volunteers ■ To register for upcoming volunteer opportunities, call the Student Volunteer Center at 974-2621.

by Caroline Duke Associate Editor Two events will be held next week to encourage student participation in volunteerism.

The deadline for students to apply for the upcoming day of service, "The Big Event," is April 9.

Four hundred students have signed up, but Student Volunteer Center Coordinator Veronica Alcarnon said her goal is for 450 students to volunteer.

"We've already bought 450 T-shirts and boxed lunches," she said.

Alcarnon said she must place every student with one of the 25 agencies that they will serve during the day of

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25 or 30.

Student volunteers are also needed Dr. Joanne Necco said that letters for the American Democracy Project will be sent to professors excusing volregional conference April 14. unteers from class.

Applications are due as soon as possiStudent volunteers will receive the ble and should be turned in before the new "I (Heart) UCO" T-shirts to wear 3 p.m. April 12 during the conferorientation, ♦ American Democracy Project ence. although stu- regional conference — April 14 The student voldents can apply ♦ "The Big Event" — April 17 unteer orientation is 3 up until the p.m. April 10 in conference.

Room 341 of the Nigh University Alcarnon said that student volun- Center. teers are especially needed for the Applications for "The Big Event" hour-long student session at the con- are available on the UCONNECT ference, but volunteers are also needed Web site. throughout the day April 14.

For more information, contact She said that about seven people Veronica Alcarnon at 974-2621 or have volunteered, but she really needs vpena@ucok.edu.

Tulips bloom in front of Old North April 7.

Service with a Smile

Volunteers are still needed for

Special to The Vista

the April 25 Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon. Visit the Web site, www.okcmarathon.com , or call Ross Lampert at 478-3180 for more information.

■ The Iron-Man Wheelchair Race will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 12 by Broncho Lake.

It is sponsored by Students for an Accessible Society.

■ Comedian Mitch Hedberg will be on campus 8:30 p.m. April 12 in the Grand Ballroom of the Nigh University Center.

Admission for students is free with a student ID, and general admission is $5. Meant2B will provide after-party entertainment. Call 974-2363 for more information.

The nomination form for the Herbert S. Dordick Award for Outstanding Mentor is available online. To nominate faculty or staff members at UCO, download the nomination form at http://bronze.ucok.edu/campuslife/dordickapp.pdf.

The fourth annual International Pageant is at 7 p.m. April 9 in the Nigh University Center Constitution Hall. Tickets are $2 with ID and $5 without ID. 'Cheer team, pom squad and Buddy Broncho tryouts are April 15. Call 974-2363 for more information or application forms.

The Wellness Center will be closed April 11.

The annual Greek Stampede Run on campus starts at 11 a.m. April 17.

■An equipment orientation will be given at the Wellness Center at noon April 12 to give members an introduction to the facility's machines.

The Major League Soccer exhibition game will start at 2 p.m. April 10 between Dallas Bum and the Kansas City Wizards. "Berm" seating tickets are $10 at the Bursar's Office.

Contests promote democracy campus-wide, nationwide

Photo by Justin'Avera

Earlene Baxter helps out a customer April 7 in the University Bookstore.

■ For 14 years, Earlene Baxter has shared her wisdom with student customers at the University Bookstore.

Earlene also went to elementary school and high school at Old North.

To overcome obstacles, Earlene said people In a corporate world where it is sometimes hard should "hang in there, and things will work out to find good customer service, rest assured knowing right. I believe God helped me, and he can help better than average service can be found here on . any of us."

While others campus.

Earlene's age are not Earlene Baxter, an Edmond native, has worked "Hang in physically able, at UCO's bookstore for about 14 years.

Earlene is still driven "I enjoy it," she said. "I like talking to the stuthere, and to work. dents that come through." things will "I will be 70 on 'Earlene was born in Edmond, but she has travOct. 1 and will still be eled to many places nationwide and overseas. work out working," she said. "I "I traveled all over with my husband who was in right." think it's wonderful I the service," she said. can still be up here Through Earlene's travels and by overcoming working."

— Earlene Baxter challenges, she has learned a lot about life, she said.

Earlene said that She gives advice on love, careers and challenges making her house from lessons she has learned. payment is what dri"I used to stutter so bad that I couldn't say my yes her to work. name," she said. "After I got married, I stopped "But I would still want to work here at the bookbecause my husband made me feel like I was worth store even if I didn't have to pay off my house." something."

She said that working at the bookstore has been Overcoming her stuttering was her biggest chal-' a big part of her life and she loves what she does. lenge, Earlene said.

When she gets the chance, she likes to tell col"I started college here (at UCO) for one semester," but Earlene said her stuttering stopped her from going back. see Earlene, page 3

The deadline for two contests aimed at UCO students is April 15. The "Film Your Issue" contest and outdoor sculpture competition are designed to promote civic engagement on the UCO campus.

The American Democracy Project at UCO is sponsoring the contests to promote its three tenets of character, civility and community.

Students can film a 30second public service announcement focusing on any social issue, in the format of live action, animation or a combination of both.

Entries will be judged on overall impact, originality, cinematic style, memorable content and delivery, and focused message.

Entries containing pornography, libel and excessive obscenities will be voided.

The contest is open to all currently enrolled UCO students. For more information on the contest, visit

vvww.filmyourissue.org .

The College of Arts, Media & Design, in conjunction, with the UCOADP, will sponsor the first outdoor sculpture competition for all current students and recent graduates.

Five finalists will be granted $1,000 for sculpture materials. The five sculptures will be displayed on campus for one year, and then four will be returned to the artists.

The university will purchase the fifth sculpture from the artist for $4,000 for permanent display on campus.

To enter, students must submit an application, a written or drawn proposal for a sculpture, and a minimum of ten slides of original work completed in the last five years. The sculpture must also address the theme of "character, civility and community."

For more information on the contest or application, contact Dr. Christopher Mark-wood, dean of the college, at 974-3770.

by Stephanie Johnson Staff Writer

April showers bring May flowers...

Photo by Justin Avera

Yuko Takeda, theatre arts senior, walks to class. Downpours made their way across the state April 7. Scattered thunderstorms and rainshowers are expected through the weekend.

OPINION April 8, 2004

7.1

Heart of the American Dream with Gavin Effiot

We've got pills corning out our ears.

Purple ones with little green stripes. Red ones that look like little Hot Tamales candy. Half-red/half-blue ones with yellow polka dots that echo the Easter eggs from our childhood. Hide it right — way down in your belly where no one will find it.

We've got pills that'll make us forget we're unhappy and pills that'll make us peppy. And don't forget the pills that hide those scratchy red bumps down below. They only hide the bumps and suppress the itchiness, mind you — they do not prevent the spread. Nevermind the sexual side effects.

When commercials come on television now, I forget whether I'm watching Survivor or if I'm playing Dr. Mario.

Last year worldwide retail drug sales were $317 billion. The United States rang up a third of those sales with a total of $163 bil-

lion.

That total is mind blowing.

But we've got a pill for that too.

No biochemical system in our body exists that can't be altered or adjusted by some wonder drug that'll enable us to outlive Moses.

Not the respiratory system, nor the nervous system, the cardiovascular or even reproduction — all like malleable balls of clay waiting for the masseuse touch of prescription pills.

The current pharmaceutical boom has turned everyday aspects of life into medical terms or diseases, leading us to believe there's something wrong with us.

Either we're not healthy, we're not pretty, or we're not comfortable because , of acid reflux disease.

Put down the chili dog.

Pills have become our easy answers. Our miniature fountains of youth. Immortality in a bottle. And as a result, we run the risk of losing our edge of humanity. We refuse to

deal with the issues that may cause the problem head on, which is arguably the most effective character defining quality in humans — the ability to grow. I mean, that which doesn't kill us makes us stronger, eh?

Wait...we've got pills that make us stronger too. Nevermind that.

So really, the big question is, "just because we can...should we?"

There's been an ongoing debate on whether we should allow cloning and other genetic tampering. And there's been loads of resistance that is ill thought out from a society that is quick to jump on the latest miracle drug. The biochemically altered isn't so different from the genetically altered.

Well, the only real conclusion I can get out of this is one thing: for a country so eager to cite god as a reference, it seems a little too easy for us to alter his specs to our own tastes.

By the way, pro stem cell research here.

Anyway, if those little brown bottles start coming across the counters labeled, 'Soma,' we'll know we're headed for a 'Brave New World.'

The Vista encourages every unregistered person on this campus to utilize the voter registration forms provided in this issue of the paper.

Q uote of the day Never offend people with style when you can offend them with substance.

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T oday in History 1994 — Kurt Cobain, singer and guitarist for the grunge band Nirvana, was found dead in Seattle from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 27.

2003 — Two journalists killed when U.S. forces fired on their hotel in Baghdad.

1974 — Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hit his 715th career homerun in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, breaking Babe Ruth's record. The round-tripper was off pitcher Al Downing.

A Word to the Unwise

by Chris Stinchcomb Columnist Can I just say that those who cannot drive, drive me insane?

I have always known this little fact, as my friends and I have orally contemplated the many irritations other drivers cause us on more than one occasion. However, the entire idea really came to light this weekend on my way back from Dallas. We were stuck on 1-35 with about a half a million other drivers making their ways north from their various destinations (appearing mostly to me to be corning from South Padre as most were people our age, burned to a crisp, and staring ahead with that Oh-My-God-I-Am-So-DamnTired-Or-Hungover look).

Back to the point. We're stuck in bumper to bumper traffic right on the border, going a top speed of maybe 12-mph and people are honking. Honking! I began to get frustrated, thinking, then proceeding to yell out the window, "Why in God's name are you honking? Like we can go anywhere!"

But this is only one of many annoyances that I know bug, not only me, but I'm sure all of you.

As usual, I have come to the rescue with tips for proper driving etiquette.

First and foremost, go AT LEAST the speed limit. This irritates the crap out of me.

Whether it's 25 or 75, do it!

If you're on a highway and you refuse to abide by #1, move all the way over into the far right lane so that those of us who chose to proceed at full speed or higher may get where we need to be witho'ut dealing with you. And by the way, use your turn signals. They're there for a reason.

Cell phones. If you can't talk and drive, don't. Set your cruise, turn off the radio, get one of those stupid-ass headsets, whatever!

Just don't be swerving all over lanes, fluctuating your speed (you know those people, fast-

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A waning moon shines over Old North.

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slow-fast-slow-fast! MAKE UP YOUR MIND!), nearly killing me, just so you can talk to whomever the hell you're talking. Your conversation is not as important as my life!

While you're in the parking lot, ANY parking lot, but particularly the UCO parking lot, GO SLOW! Watch where the hell you're going. I, personally, have been the victim of one accident in this parking lot and have witnessed many close calls. There are stop signs up, but also, by the LA building, there are some painted on the ground. PAY ATTENTION! I do NOT play around with stopsigns. Two friends of mine were killed by someone who chose to run a stopsign.

And while I'm on the subject of the parking lot, pedestrians, don't walk out in front of me when I'm five feet from you and expect me to stop. I'll be pissed if.I have to hit you and it damages my car. However, for some people there is just no correcting stupidity, no matter how many tips I' give.

And to those boys who feel the need to speed off, sqealing your tires, and making an unnecessary scene in the car you own that you think is just the stuff, you're not cool.

The girls are not impressed and neither is this boy. That is not the way to compensate for your main small shortcoming. Sorry to burst your bubble.

Finally, to those of you who refuse to let people in, I hate you. Be nice. Let someone in. One day you'll be stuck at a 7-11, late as can be, and there will be a line of traffic so long that you'll want to spoon out your eyes.

This will be the beautiful moment when Karma will come back and bite you in the ass. You will be stuck there forever because you refused to let someone in at some previous point in your life who was in the same situation as you. When that moment comes, I will be there, laughing.

In these last seven weeks of school, study, have fun, enjoy your life, but please, drive

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NEWS

April 8, 2004

Big Top' performers wanted

by Lauren Pulsinelli Staff Writer Residence Hall Association needs volunteers and performers for "May Day Under the Big Top" from 12 to 5 p.m. April 23.

This year RHA has added an entertainment category so organizations can win prizes for best in show.

People with random talents, the most tattoos, the ability to breathe fire are eligible for a spot in the May Day Freak Show. Performances will be from 12 to 4 p.m. Time slots are for 30 minutes unless requested otherwise.

Performances will be placed on May Day flyers to allow people to get their names out.

Volunteers for Under the Big Top will be given a free T-shirt.

Deadline to register organizations is 11:59 p.m. April 9. E-mail information to srasmussen@ucok.edu , or call 9744166. Include what organization, contact information, what talent you will perform and if you need electricity.

Photo by Justin Avera

Earlene Baxter rings up a student April 7 in the University Bookstore.

Earlene, from page 1 lege students to work at something they like, she said.

"I think it's very important to like your job," Earlene said. "My husband did not like his job, and I told him to quit."

When it comes to love, Earlene, who was married for 43 years, said to • Earlene, who was married for 43 years, gave advice on love: "Marry for life and be true to who you marry" She applies the Golden Rule to her life everyday.

"Treat others as you would like to be treated," she said.

"I am just nice to them (bookstore cus-

tomers)," she said. "I think that this is how I can help them."

When she encounters rude customers, Earlene tries to lend them a hand.

"I try to ignore the rude people and treat them just like you always do," she said.

"Raising a family gave me the patience to do that."

Lauren Sullivan, an undecided freshman, said that Earlene is one of the reasons she goes to the University bookstore instead of Thompson's.

"She is so sweet, and she brightens my day," Sullivan said.

"Earlene is well liked and is wonderful. She is always very flexible and dependable," said Brenda Raimondi, the bookstore manager.

Student activity PRSSA hosts Career fee increase Night, Zenith Awards

by Harry Gatewood III Student Writer The University of Central Oklahoma will see an increase in its student activity fees, beginning in the fall.

The UCO Athletic Department had a meeting in April to speak on how the increase would felp fund the University.

The money raised wil be used to upgrade the UCO campus and athletics facilities to benefit weight training, speed development and field equipment at UCO. Due to the competitiveness of the NCAA, the upgrading of equipment is necessary for students.

Bill Farley, athletic director, and Nicholas Harrison, candidate for UCOSA vice president, are strong supporters for the activity fee increase.

■ What: resume review, awards presentation ■ When: 6 p.m. April 21 ■ Where: Crabtown, 303 E. Sheridan, Downtown Oklahoma City ■ RSVP to advisor; submit resumes to Jill Kelsey

by Christin Woodhams Student Writer The University of Central Oklahoma PRSSA (Public Relation Student Society of America) will host guest speakers and the 2004 Zenith Awards on Career Night, April 21.

The "Real World: How To Land That Job" is the focus of Career Night, which will be held at Crabtown, 303 E. Sheridan, in Downtown Oklahoma City.

The evening will begin at 6 p.m. with a resume review for students.

At 7 p.m., a panel of guest speakers will include Josh Evans, director of cornmunications for the OKC Blazers; Maurissa Buchwald, event marketing specialist for Express Services INC.; and Sandy Pantlik, public relations director for Visual Image Advertising.

The PRSSA will then present the Zenith Awards.

Any UCO student who wishes to attend must contact their advisor to RSVP. Journalism Professor Jill Kelsey will accept resumes for revision before Career Night.

Photo by Justin Avera

Redbud trees bloom around Broncho Lake this week.

Cheer and porn workshops start

by Brittany Meadors Student Writer All prospective porn and cheer members for the 2004-05 school year will begin required workshops April 12, at the Hamilton Field House, in preparation for the upcoming tryouts.

All current UCO students and transfer students must have a 2.25 cumulative G.P.A. to be eli-

gible to try-out and all incoming freshmen must have a 2.70 G.P.A. A $20 application fee and completed application must be turned in at 5:00 p.m. in the Campus Life office at the University Center, April 12.

Cheer tryouts will begin at 5 p.m. and Porn tryouts will begin at 7 p.m. April 15 in the Hamilton Field House.

Southeril Hills Christian Church Invites the community to Holy Week activities Palm Sunday, April 4th

Cheer Workshops: April 12 6-8 p.m.

April 13 6-8 p.m.

April 14 6-8 p.m.

Porn Workshops: April 12 7-9 p.m.

April 13 7-9 p.m.

April 14 7-9 p.m.

For more information on cheer or porn, call 974-2620.

Volunteers needed for American Heart Walk

by Christin Woodhams Student Writer Volunteers are needed to help raise money for the American Heart Association in the 2004 American Heart Walk April 24.

The walk begins at 9 a.m. at the SBC Bricktown Ballpark. This year UCO's goal is to raise $5,000.

The University of Central Oklahoma has been a

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corporate sponsor for the American Heart Walk for many years.

All UCO staff, students and student groups are welcome. Walkers will raise money through donations. All proceeds will go to the American Heart Association for heart disease research and education.

Walkers will receive a free t-shirt for participating. Contact LeBetta Wallenmeyer at (405) 9742317 for more information.

Question: Do you think that Edmond's State Senator should work to get our fair share of public dollars to operate the University of Central Oklahoma?

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7 pm Last Supper Communion and the stirring presentation of the Mime Passion

Good Friday, April 9th 9 am-9 pm Vigil of Prayer in the Chapel and guided Labyrinth Prayer Walk in Fellowship Hall

Easter Sunday,' April 11th 8 am Easter Celebration Service with Baptisms 9:30 am Contemporary Easter Celebration Service 10:30 am Reception honoring the newly baptized in the Gathering Area 11 am. Easter Celebration Service

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NEWS

April 8, 2004

UCOSA Presidential Candidates

Lane Perry

Aaron Kaspereit

Rory Telemeco

Plans to:

Plans to:

■ increase student leadership and campus awareness ■ be accessible to the students

■ increase student leadership and campus awareness ■ be accessible to the students

■ work on budget by encouraging students to write to legislatures ■ create a strong voice to address the issue of parking

He would change UCOSA by:

He would change UCOSA by:

He would change UCOSA by:

■ make better representation in the House of Representatives ■ making the president and vice president more available to students

■ make better representation in the House of Representatives ■ making the president and vice president more available to students

■ reorganizing it to make it easier for students to get involved ■ making the president and vice president more available to students

Plans to:

Experience Experience

Experience

■ President of the Student Programming Board

■ President of the Student Programming Board

■ President of the high school Spanish Club ■ Student Council ■ National Honor Society

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(U-WIRE) CORVALLIS, Ore. - With the Presidential election still almost eight months away, student governments at Virginia colleges are already devising plans to get students out to vote.

A group called the OrangeBand Initiative and the Student Government Association at James Madison University are shooting for an 81 percent turnout among JMU students for the November elections. Other groups, such as the campus NAACP, are pitching in as well, said Kai Degner, a member of the OrangeBand student committee.

"The only way to get that high of a turnout is for everyone to work together," Degner said. They chose 81 percent as a goal with hopes that the effort will travel further south down Interstate 81 to other schools, he said.

In Blacksburg, Virginia Tech's

SGA works with Virginia2l, a nationwide student advocacy group, to get students registered to vote, but they don't stop there. The organizations want to make absentee ballots more accessible for Tech students, said Brandon Bull, campus coordinator for Virginia2l and a junior economics major.

"Most students are registered to vote, that's not really the problem," Bull said. "Absentee voting, tho seems to be a difficulty."

This past November, SGA and Virginia2l sponsored an absentee voting drive at Tech with participas tion from about 1,100 students, the highest number out of 15 colleges and universities taking part in the drive.

Absentee ballot request forms can be downloaded from the State Board of Elections' Web site, but they must be filled out and physically mailed to the locality where a student is registered to vote. The registrar in that locality will then send the ballot to the student at his

or her college residence.

"It's not hard at all," said Freda Alderman, an assistant at the Montgomery County Voter Registrar's Office.

Bull wants students to be able to submit the request forms online.

They got as far as the General Assembly, but a bill proposing this feature died on the House of Delagates' floor, by a count of three votes.

Bull said Tech SGA has the most success just distributing absentee ballot request forms in classes.

Students will fill them out at the beginning of class and give them back right there, he said.

SGA does not want to wait until next fall to get students prepared to vote, said Sumeet Bagai, newly elected president of SGA and a sophomore management major.

"The earlier we start the process, the better," he said.

"Any election is important," he said, "not just in November."

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UCOSA Vice Presidential Candidates

Mitchell Corter

Bryan Walker

Nicholas Harrison

Plans to:

Plans to:

Plans to:

111 focus on what the students want III create more public awareness of what is going on

■ establish an International House ■ create more residential parking ■ provide student activities stipends ■ establish a speakers bureau ■ get students involved in the House of Representatives ■ establish a speakers bureau ■ provide more Greek funding ■ initiate equity funding

■ work side-by-side with the mayor of Edmond and the Chamber of Commerce.

■ get Edmond local businesses and merchants to distribute UCO items.

■ intertwine Edmond and UCO ■ provide more on-campus housing for affordable prices ■ create more campus involvement

He would change UCOSA by:

■ changing the way the House of Representatives is run. "People don't take the House as seriously as they should. That's the committee that sets up the budget for the year — parking is the least of our worries."

He would change UCOSA by: ■ reorganiting it to be more conducive to helping students

Experience ■ ■ ■ ■ ■

Editot of video news program Advanced Placement coursework National Honor Society Who's Who Vice President of high school Spanish club

■ revamping the appropriations process

Experience ■ Senate President ■ Residence Hall Association President ■ Sigma Nu Chapter Founder and Treasurer ■ Presidents'Club Vice President ■ ROTC Broncho Battalion Senator ■ University Center Activities Board Director of Finance

Kerry slims Bush's 'excessive spending'

By Nick Timirao The Hoya (Geor etown U.) (U-WIRE) W INGTON Democratic presid tial candidate John Kerry urged aretum to the fiscal discipline of the 1990s while slamming Preside& Bush's handling of the economy in a speech in Georgetown University's Gaston Hall on Wednesday.

Kerry set forth his economic plan, sharpening his attention on the growing deficits and increased spending from the White House. If elected, Kerry said he would' "slow down" some of his own spending initiatives to demonstrate his commitment to fiscal responsibility, and he lashed out against I/resident Bush's attempts to cast rry as a tax-and-spend liberal.

"Instead of a credible conomic plan and an honest deb te," Kerry told the capacity crow "our present leadership has giv us the old

politics of false and simplistic negative attacks. I am committed to a different course."

Last Friday the Labor Department reported that the economy had added 308,000 payroll positions in March, the highest in four years. But Kerry said Bush had lowered wages despite the recent job growth news.

"George Bush talks about a recovery, but doesn't seem to realize that today we have a wage recession in America," he said, "with millions of families struggling to pay higher health care costs, higher property taxes and higher college tuitions — all of it out of lower incomes."

Since Bush took office, the federal budget went from a $237 billion surplus to a $375 billion deficit last year according to figures from the Congressional Budget Office.

Bush has blamed the deficit on a recession followed by the shock of

the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the price tag on military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. But Kerry accused Bush for exacerbating the recession by spending $6 trillion over the next decade on tax cuts and government spending.

"From missions to Mars, to tax cuts for the wealthy, to a Medicare bill that benefits drug companies and burdens seniors, the Bush administration has failed to pay for what it has proposed," Kerry said.

Kerry promised renewed fiscal discipline by raising taxes against the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans while cutting taxes for the middle class. " For Americans making more than $200,000, we will simply roll back the Bush tax rates to the level they were under Bill Clinton to pay for education and health care," he said.

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Iran to build nuclear reactor

By GEORGE JAHN Associated Press Writer VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Iran will start building a nuclear reactor in June that can produce weaponsgrade plutonium, diplomats said Wednesday. Although Tehran insists the heavy water facility is for research, the decision heightens concern about its nuclear ambitions.

One diplomat said the planned 40-megawatt reactor could produce enough plutonium for a nuclear weapon each year, an amount experts commonly say is 8.8 pounds.

The diplomats told The Associated Press that Iran informed the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency last year of its plans to build a reactor, and Iranian officials have previously suggested the reactor was already being built.

The diplomats said construedon had not yet begun and that Iranian officials announced the June start date for the first time during talks Tuesday in Tehran with Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the Vienna-based

International Atomic Energy Agency.

With Iran open about its desire to build the facility, the diplomats said the Iranian decision to go ahead with the plan was not an overt example of Tehran backtracking on pledges to dispel suspicions it is pursuing nuclear weapons.

Still, it "sends a bad signal at a time all eyes are on Iran," one of the diplomats said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

International scrutiny of Iran's nuclear program has been growing since the IAEA discovered last year that Tehran had not disclosed large-scale efforts to enrich uranium, which can be used in nuclear warheads.

Traces of weapons-grade uranium found by inspectors and evidence of suspicious experiments led to a series of critical resolutions by the IAENs board of governors.

The resolutions stopped short of forcing Iran to go before the U.N. Security Council, as demanded by the United States. If ElBaradei gives a negative progress

Choir to present show

by Audrey Dodgen Editor in Chief The UCO Ebony Gospel Choir will present a "Gospel Extravaganza" at 7 p.m. April 10 in Constitution Hall.

"This is not just a regular concert," said member Joe Thomas. "This concert will touch people's lives. It's a group of college students who are trying to live positively and do something with their lives."

Choir Director Phillip Thomas said that the Ebony Gospel Choir performs all around the Oklahoma City Metro and is one of the bestknown gospel choirs in the area. "'When I became directory my freshman year, we had about 10 members. We now have 30

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dedicated members. We just love to sing and share our love for Jesus," Thomas said.

Sophomore Ebonie Harrison said her experiences in the choir have taught her how to prioritize and balance her time as well as enabled her to express her beliefs. "[Being in the choir] is a way to freely express my religion and share my faith with my peers.

It's also a good way to be involved and meet people who have my beliefs," Harrison said.

"I have really learned to be open about my feelings for Christ."

Admission to the concert is $1 with a UCO I.D. and $3 without.

For more information, contact Phillip Thomas at 4734625.

report on Iran when the IAEA board of governors meets in June _ just as construction of the reactor is getting under way _ Tehran could face action by the security council.

Iran argues that it needs the reactor to produce radioisotopes for medical research. But spent fuel rods from the planned reactor can be reprocessed to produce plutonium _ also used for nuclear warheads _ although the facility would be subject to IAEA inspections and other controls intended to make sure no plutonium is created.

The United States and other countries may seize on Iran's plans as further evidence that the Islamic Republic is not serious about quelling suspicions about its intentions.

"We feel strongly that there is no need for indigenous heavy water in Iran," said a Western diplomat, also speaking on condition of anonymity. "It's not necessary and highly suspicious."

The reactor site is at Arak, next to an existing heavy water production plant. It is to replace a reactor using non-weapons grade enriched uranium that the Iranians mothballed, saying it was outmoded and lacked fuel.

Because enrichment can be used both to generate power and make nuclear warheads, Iran has said it has suspended all enrichment activities to prove its peaceful intentions. It also cannot buy enriched fuel on legal markets because of international suspicions about its intentions.

Seeking to counter accusations of continued deceit, Iran on Tuesday pledged to deliver a complete dossier to the IAEA detailing all its present and future nuclear activities by the end of April, ElBaradei said.

"We have agreed on an action plan with a timetable with how to move forward on the major outstanding issues," he said after meeting with Hasan Rowhani, secretary of Iran's powerful National Security Council

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By Eric Beidel OSU Daily Barometer (Oregon State) (U-WIRE) CORVALLIS, Ore. - With the Presidential election still almost eight months away, student governments at Virginia colleges are already devising plans to get students out to vote.

A group called the OrangeBand Initiative and the Student Government Association at James Madison University are shooting for an 81 percent turnout among JMU students for the November elections. Other groups, such as the campus NAACP, are pitching in as well, said Kai Degner, a member of the OrangeBand student committee.

"The only way to get that high of a turnout is for everyone to work together," Degner said.

They chose 81 percent as a goal with hopes that the effort will travel further south down Interstate 81 to other schools, he said.

In Blacksburg, Virginia Tech's SGA works with Virginia21, a nationwide student advocacy group, to get students registered to vote, but they don't stop there. The organizations want to make absentee ballots more accessible for Tech students, said Brandon Bull, campus coordinator for ,Virginia2l and a junior economics major.

"Most students are registered to vote, that's not really the problem," Bull said. "Absentee voting, though, seems to be a difficulty."

This past November, SGA and Virginia2l sponsored an absentee voting drive at Tech with participation from about 1,100 students, the highest number out of 15 colleges and universities taking part in the drive.

Absentee ballot request forms can be downloaded from the State Board of Elections' Web site, but they must be filled out and physically mailed to the locality where a student is registered to vote. The registrar in that locality will then send the ballot to the student at his or her college

residence.

"It's not hard at all," said Freda Alderman, an assistant at the Montgomery County Voter Registrar's Office.

Bull wants students to be able to submit the request forms online. They got as far as the General Assembly, but a bill proposing this feature died on the House of Deagates' floor, by a count of three votes.

Bull said Tech SGA has the host success just distributing absentee ballot request forms in classes. Students will fill them out at e•te beginning of class and give them back right the-e, he said.

SGA does not want to wait urtil next fall to get students prepared to vote, said Sumeet Bagai, newly elected president of SGA and a sophomore management major.

"The earlier we start the process, the better," he said.

Though voters will not elect a president until November, the next round of state elections is next month. The ballot will include City and Town Councils, as well Cit:, School Boards, and students should not take it lghtly, Bagai said.

"Any election is importan," he said, "not just in November."

E. Randall Wertz is in the middle of his first week as Montgomery County Voter Registrar and he has already encountered sttdents determined to vote. A group trying to get rudents registered dropped off a large number ofregistration cards recently.

"We received a ton of them,'Wertz said.

SGA will again collaborate with Virginia2l this fall as November nears to :tamp out voter apathy and accommodate those who want to vote but are not permanent residents )f Montgomery County, Bull said.

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Meant2B has opened for such acts as 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes and the Ying Yang Twins.

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by Carrie Morris Student Writer

The College of Liberal Arts will hold a launch party for its literary journal The New Plains Review at 1 p.m.

April 21 on the second floor of the Max Chambers Library.

The Spring 2004 issue, titled "Behind the Barbed Wire: WWII POW Camps in Oklahoma," will feature pictures and diary entries from Kurt Glaser, a German prisoner of war, who smuggled a camera into the interment camps Gruber and Tonkawa.

The issue will also include sketches by POW Karl Heinz Lautow and excerpts from the Camp Gruber Zeitung, a newspaper written and published at the camp.

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seventh as UCO found a way to grab the road win in the late innings.

Outstanding pitching Lyndsey Miller had the only other Broncho hit in performances helped the the game.

Central Oklahoma softball squad shutout Cameron In the second contest University in both games of Falon Barnes, Jamie Schiedt a doubleheader on April 6 at and Akin combined for the second-consecutive shutout Cameron Field in Lawton. of the Aggies , 1-0.

Jordan Akin pitched seven shutout innings in Barnes earned her ninth game one to earn her sixth win of the year (9-5) and win (6-7) of the year. Akin Akin grabbed her second save. allowed only four hits while striking out three batters in The game was scoreless heading into the top of the the Bronchos' 1-0 win.

The game was scoreless fourth. Courtney Cole heading into the final sparked a two-out rally with inning. Jodi Craig got the a double to right field.

Moore followed with a sinBronchos started with a single through the right side, gle up the middle. Lauren scoring pinch-runner Jenni Moore singled to left field to Hinkel.

advance Craig to second and Nikki Vandever singled to Moore was 1-for-3 with center field to knock Craig an RBI. Lindsay Tripp, in a give the Bronchos the Kristie Gibson, Craig and one-run cushion heading Cole had one hit apiece in the win. into the Aggies (6-27 over- UCO is 18-12 overall and all, 1-15 in LSC) final at7-6 in the LSC North. bat.

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Softball Schedule: 1 8-1 2 overall 8-6 in LSC North, 4th place

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Southeastern Oklahoma (DH) Edmond, 2 p.m.

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April 17 (Sat.) Southeastern Oklahoma (DH) Durant, Okla. 1 p.m.

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Northeastern State (DH) Tahlequah, Okla. 2 p.m.

Saves: Schiedt, 6 Akin, 2

April 24 (Sat.) Northeastern State (DH) Edmond, 2 p.m.

Baseball April 25 (Sun.) Pittsburg State (DH) Edmond, 12 p.m.

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The Bronchos opened the tournament with a strong opening round, shooting 309. St. Mary's Universityheld lead after the First round, with a 307.

UCO followed that with a final-round 325, giving the Bronchos a 634 (+58) total in the 9-team tournament.

Tournament champion Northeastern State was the only team with a strong showing in the second round, shooting a 308 while the no other team in the field shot under a 321. NSU's strong closing round gave them a 18-stroke win.

The average final round team score was 336.56, five strokes more than April 5's 331.56 team average. The 5802-yard course proved to be more difficult on April 6, as both team and individual scores increased.

Sturdivan's 151 total was good enough to earn her second in the individual standings. She shot a openinground 76, then a final-round 75 to finish seven-over-par.

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by Chad Crow Contributing Writer The middle-aged man is heavy, even for a big man. Sittinc, at the counter, he's hard to gauge, maybe six-four, six-foot-five. His blue jeans, boots, headband and faded black T-shirt answer the question of whose custom chopper that is parked by the front door.

This guy, who we'll call Tiny, seems pleasant enough, chatting amiably with the grill cook.

His order is up — not the monster burger or chicken fry you would expect. He's not even having the burrito special, smothered in chili sauce.

Neatly arranged on his plate there is a half-pound hamburger patty, no cheese, lettuce, onions, tomatoes, pickles and all the jalapenos he can eat.

Tiny is on a diet, and he's having the lowcarbohydrate special.

He is not alone. Americans by the millions are seeing the results from programs like the Atkins and the South Beach diets and are now dancers in the low-carb conga line.

The simple fact that these diets show rapid results with a very minimum of effort makes them quite attractive to exercise-phobic Americans. Especially in someone like Tiny's case, he can still essentially eat what he always has, eliminate the bread, and that makes it diet food.

The bottom line is we are looking for a way to glutton ourselves without consequences. Obesity on the rise is the primary health concern eclipsing all others in our culture. It is linked with heart disease, diabetes and cancer. Our consumption of satu-

rated and trans fats is the primary cause of this obesity.

The main reason why these diets work, said Susie Fuller, health and kinesiology studies professor at UCO, is that people cut their calories by creating a calorie deficit.

Before the low-carb diet, these folks were consuming 3,000 calories in a day. Now, by simply eliminating foods that are high in carbohydrates, they reduce their intake to around 1,800 calories a day.

The energy balance equation — how many calories brought in against how many calories burned — is disrupted, causing people to burn fat and lose weight.

Atkin's diet, in particular, claims that by altering the number of carbohydrates and fat consumed, you can significantly alter your body's hormonal status. This effectively turns your body into a fat-burning machine.

While this sounds good on paper, your body doesn't really work like this. Since carbohydrates are stored with water in your muscle and liver, much of the weight loss resulting from the burning of them is actually in water weight.

Fuller, who received her Masters of Science & Physiology of Exercise from OU, said that the "fat-burning machine" claims are unfounded and cannot be substantiated.

When there are no carbohydrates to break

down, your body may not turn to fat. Many times it will break down necessary body protein instead.

This, coupled with the fact that you are uot receiving necessary fiber from whole grains and fruits, is quite distressing to ponder.

Consider milk — poster-villain of the lowcarb diet. Not only is the critical calcium lost, your body also misses out on essential vitamins like riboflavin and niacin.

As carbohydrates are the body's first choice for fuel, they are critical for sustained physical activity. Any athlete, especially ones participating in constant movement sports like soccer and basketball, said Fuller, could not survive on the Atkin's diet.

Fuller said that there has been some research, from the University of Pennsylvania, surprisingly indicative that bad cholesterol was lowered, good cholesterol — HDL — was raised, and total cholesterol was lowered in the early stages of Atkin's.

Since these are normal consequences of significant weight loss, they may not be specifically related to the Atkin's diet.

Returning to Tiny, let's consider his halfpound burger from the diner. The burger would probably contain about 1,000 calories. Of those, approximately 200-250 are actually from the bun.

Since eliminating the bun only drops a quarter of the calories, why not leave the bun on, retaining your fiber, and only eat half of the sandwich? Who really needs to eat

As carbohydrates are the body's first choice for fuel, they are critical for sustained physical activity.

a whole half-pound cheeseburger?

A positive side effect of the low-carb diet publicity is more people are realizing — that, as a society, we really need to be looking closer at what we put in our mouths. If a low-carb diet makes people realize they don't need to eat candies, jellies and other lownutrient density foods — that is a great thing, Fuller said.

It is particularly good if people make the connection and start practicing balanced eating from all food groups.

Low-nutrient density foods are those in which most of the nutritional value has been processed out of them.

If she could express one thing to the public, Fuller said she would want more people to understand and practice consumption of high-nutrient density foods. These are foods in their most natural state. They are so much better for us, she said, and they're heavily loaded with vitamins and minerals without all the extra calories.

For example, an orange is close to 100 percent of the recommended daily allowance of vitamin C. To get the same vitamin C from orange juice, one would have to drink a full glass which would contains three times the calories of a simple orange.

As Fuller tells her class, yes, you can probably get all the nutrients you need from a steak sandwich supreme at Del Rancho, but you will also get all those saturated fats.

Without a question, the Atkin's diet does produce results, but at what long-term consequence to your health?

Sorry, folks, but the best way to lose weight and maintain it is still balanced diet and that dreaded "e" word — exercise.

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