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The University of Central Oklahoma played host April 4th to the 38th Annual Induction Ceremony of the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame, sponsored by UCO's Mass Communications Department. More than 200 journalists, friends and family members filled the University Center's Grand Ballroom to celebrate the induction of the Hall's nine newest members who are joining the ranks of Oklahoma's finest writers, broadcasters and photographers. UCO President Roger Webb welcomed the large group and said he was thrilled to be honoring so many deserving individuals. "This Hall of Fame recognizes the extraordinary work and the incredible talents of people who have dedicated a great part of their lives to disseminating the news," he said. "This event is a special occasion and is a time that we get to come here and celebrate the best of your profession." The class of 2008 included Oklahoma Gazette publisher William Bleakley, former OETA anchor Gerry Bonds, Cameron University professor emeritus Donna Evers, reporter and editor Arm DeFrange, sportswriter Bill Harper, AP reporter and FOI Oklahoma founder Lindel Hutson, Daily Oklahoman photographer Paul Southerland and Hennessy Clipper editors/reporters Bill and Barbara Walters. t1' t I The 2008 ceremony also f.';',1"t s l . ; marked the first occasion in the Hall's 37-year history that a husband and wife team had by Vista photographer Chris Albers been inducted together. "Bill and I are so humbled Students walk Monday afternoon thru the doors of the UCO library. UCO students will be able to vote tonight yy

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A vital part of American history came to the UCO campus. A rare original copy of the Declaration of Independence was on display last Saturday at Evans Hall. The document is a part of the Cricket Wireless Declaration Road Trip and was co-sponsored by Declare Yourself, a national non-partisan, non-profit agency that empowers eligible 18 to 29year-olds, to vote in the 2008 Presidential Election. Declare Yourself event coordinator Christie Manning said they want people to see this document and realize what it means to be American. "The document is designed to show people the freedoms and liberties we have as a country. We hope after they see this cool piece of history, they realize how special it is to have all the freedoms and choices as citizens and want to go out and vote and express these freedoms," Manning said. Declare Yourself is employing a wide variety of promotional techniques to stress the importance of the upcoming presidential election. The different things they are doing to spread the word include' mobile and Internet technology advertising with Ed Helms from "The Office." They are also blanketing the landscape of popular culture, as well as universities and high schools, with a simple, clear message: "register and vote." UCO was the first of 17 stops the documents toured in America. Throughout the next couple of months, the docu-

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Greek Week wraps up activities by Jordan Richison Staff Writer

UCO's annual Greek Week concluded last Friday at Wantland Hall, as UCO Greeks came together to participate in the finale "Spring Sing." Greek Week consisted of four teams made up of the 16 Greek organizations on campus. The teams competed against each other in a variety of different activities throughout the week. The competition started on Monday with the ropes course and "Hero Challenge." The challenge featured players from the different teams competing in such events

Mon. through Thurs. at 5 p.m.

as "Guitar Hero," superhero trivia, and a pie-eating contest. The events continued on Tuesday with the order of Omega Penny Wars and the blood drive. Both events were done over two days as a philanthropy project in the community. By the end of the two days, the teams donated 228 units of blood to the Oklahoma Blood Institute. They also raised a combine $2,025 in the penny wars. The raised money will go to Blue Star Mothers, a non-profit organization that sends care packages to troops stationed in Iraq. Jessica Schwab, Assistant

director of Greek Life and student organizations, said she was really pleased with all of the student participation throughout the week. "Their level of participation as teams has really grown from last year. You can tell that they've all put in a lot of time into making this week a grand event for UCO," Schwab said. The action continued on Wednesday night as a crowd of about 700 people crammed inside Constitution Hall to watch the teams perform in the "Stepshow" dance competition. Each team performed a

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If you were elected as America's President, what is the first thing you would do? "Man, I'd pull the troops out of Iraq."

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"I'd support a lot of world wide protests and grass roots organizations, and decrease focus on corporate interests." Orion Strand Psychology - freshman

"Universal healthcare."

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"I'd change the National Anthem to, 'Baby I Got Your Money'."

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"Explore space beyond our own galaxy."

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"Do something about the genocide in Africa."

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One more note on: Rep. Sally Kern was asked recently on a local TV news program what would she do if she had a gay son. She replied she would love him all the more as he would need it. Yet, Kern continues to insist that gays are more dangerous than terrorists or Islam. If there is a mother proclaiming to the world' that gays are more dangerous than terrorists and Islam and hypothetically has a gay son, and in a public forum has said if she had a gay son she would love him all the more, she has a severe mental condition and has forfeited any resemblance of respect for her virulent views from any decent respectable person with any molecule of sense in their education. How can she proclaim a mother's love for her own son, yet condemn the gay children of other mothers of America? Why does Sally Kern consider the love for her own children to be more definitive than the love other mothers have for their gay sons, and who don't call them dangerous to our country? I'm not interested in the sexual orientation of Rep. Kern's children, yet Kern is fascinated with the private lives of total strangers who have caused her no harm whatsoever. I am interested in her hypocrisy. People and organizations such as those that support Rep. Kern are desirous of only one thing and that is to control others in order to stamp out anything resembling "otherness". Such a country, if they had their way would no longer be the Democracy Kern claims to be defending, but rather a Theocracy, devoted to the practice of religion, much like the Islamic countries Kern denounces as dangerous.

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UCOSA PRESIDENTIAL & VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES

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TONIGHT 7:OOpm-9:OOpm Constitution Hall Presidential Candidates: Nate Burke John Bobb-Semple Vice Presidential Candidates: Kaela Davis Lanese Edmond Voting begins at 9:00 PM after the debate on Tuesday April 8th- 11:59 PM on Wednesday April 9th. Here's how you vote: 1. Log on to UCOnnect 2. Click on Current Broncho Central Surveys under "UCO Surveys." 3. Vote - Remember to vote to extend library hours

LIBRARY from page 1 "This allows the whole student body to vote for the issue, and not just half the Senate," Hines said. The Senate did not have full attendance during the March 31 session. The total amount of funds needed for the extended library hours are $59,106.40, which includes staffing and salary needs, the resolution states. One library specialist, one library tech III's, two library tech II's, and four student workers are needed to keep the library open for the proposed hours. The resolution says, "it will be the opinion of 15,000 students at UCO that the extension of the Max Chambers Library hours is the top FY 08-09 funding priority for the student population." A key issue in the matteris security, and the resolution

states that "the increase in security needed by the library has already been incorporated into the existing duties of community service officers, which are supervised by the Department of Public Safety." Students showed their support with the 24-hour trial nut, with a total of over 27,000 students using the library during a two-week period at the end of fall 2007. Hines said the library can't be open 24 hours during this semester's finals because the library's auxiliary budget, which would fund the extra hours, is already used up. Kyle Rice from the Senate and Matt Blubaugh from the House of Representatives authored the resolution. President Roger Webb and all the university vice presidents will receive a copy of the resolution and understand UCOSA's position on the issue.

ment will be on display at various campuses and historical societies across the country. According to declareyourself.com, The document on display was one of 200 broadside copies of the Declaration of Independence printed by John Dunlap of Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The documents were distributed throughout the 13 colonies and were intended by Thomas Jefferson to be read aloud in public places. A little known fact about the Dunlap copies is that they are older than the more famous calligraphy copy signed by the Founding Fathers. The calligraphy copy, currently housed in the National Archives in Washington D.C, was signed and written on August 2, 1776. Of the 25 surviving Dunlap copies, 21 belong to universities, historical societies, public libraries and city halls. The remaining four are in private hands, including the one now on tour, which is owned by Norman Lear. Lear, the famous producer of the classic TV shows "All in the Family," "Samford and Son" and "The Jefferson's," bought the document in 2000 with the goal of bringing "the people's document" directly to the American people. "When I first looked at the by Vista photographer Chris Albers Declaration of Independence, my eyes welled up. I thought - A father and son view The Declaration of Independence on display Saturday afterthis is our nation's birth certif- noon at Evans Hall. The document is one of 25 surviving copies and was only icate, the people's document, and it should visit Americans, displayed for one day. rather than sit somewhere on a wall waiting for Americans to come to it, as a reminder of the freedoms we all cherish," Lear said.

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ago, is completely sea-worthy (the boat had a voyage earlier this year on Broncho Lake when the Society pitched in to clean it). The boat was one of the more popular parts of the presentation, with Law estimating that more than 3,000 people were interested in the boat. While Law was willing to answer any questions asked by those who came by, the members of the Medieval Society were also available to provide information about the weapons and armor. They educated those interested about the properties of the Viking swords and why they were forged for hacking and slashing instead of stabbing (specifically because of the large shields the Vikings used). They possessed a wealth of knowledge concerning not just the weapons, but about the boat and the culture itself. "There were times the boat was surrounded by 20 to 30 people, and I looked on with great pride to see three students lecturing to all of them at once," Law said. This year was the fifteenth year that the Medieval Society has been at the Medieval Fair to present their findings and educate fair goers. Unlike those they studied, the Medieval Society did not hop in their boat and raid the other presenters.

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"Viking minivan." The boat, which was built by Law and the Medieval Society two years

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Colonel Yanger speaks to graduating UCO ROTC cadets by Megan Lee Staff Writer Quail Creek Country Club was the setting for the University of Central Oklahoma's 39th Annual Army ROTC Military Ball. The ball, Which was held March 29, featured a guest speaker, cadet skits and a formal dinner to honor ROTC members graduating. Among those cadets graduating, Broncho Battalion's Cadet Battalion Commander Shelby Williams earned special recognition. His hard work and leadership merited the honor of being UCO's only Distinguished Military Graduate. This prestigious title is only awarded to cadets in the top ten percent of all the ROTC programs in the nation. While serving as Cadet Battalion Commander, Williams worked with Cadre to pick labs that he thought would be the most exciting and beneficial for the Battalion as a whole. "Overall this has taught me the value of responsibility—how to grab it by the horns," Williams said. "I am proud to be a part of the leadership capabilities for our nation's defense." Williams, who is graduating in May with a degree in Broadcasting, will be commissioning as a second lieutenant with the Armor branch. The highlight of the evening was guest speaker, Colonel Edgar J. Yanger. Traveling to Oklahoma from

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Colonel Edgar J. Yanger speaks Saturday, March 29 to cadets at the ROTC Military Ball held at the Quail Creek Country Club. his job at the Pentagon, Col. Yanger's invitation had special meaning for one cadet. Cadet Chris Yanger is the nephew of the distinguished speaker. Upon hearing that the event needed a high-ranking officer to speak, Cadet Yanger was quick to make the call to his uncle in Fairfax, VA. "I am really glad he got to come. I'm only a freshman now, but I am hoping that talent and Hall of Fame Depal member, described the gathering as "a virtual who's who of Oklahoma journalism." Mgri ' - Thomas-,---direcL for of the Oklahoma Press Association, acted as master of ceremonies for the event. A committee composed of members of the working press, the Society of Professional Journalists and the Hall of Fame selected the honorees. The committee sifts through all nominations, both new ones and those held over from previous years, before selecting each year's inductees. Framed citations of all past Hall of Fame inductees are on display in the central hall of the UCO Mass Communications building.

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Col. Yanger, who became an officer through the ROTC program at the University of Hawaii nearly 28 years ago, thanked the cadets for "serving, stepping up and answering the call to endure the tough task to protect our nation." "This is my first time in Broncho country," Col. Yanger said, laughing. "It is my pleasure to be addressing the future leaders of our

entertainment value. Each team competing in "Spring Sing" had to come up with a 15 to 20 minute song/dance/skit of original composition to entertain the audience and showcase the diverse talents that each team had. The first team to perform was Team 3, which consisted of Alpha Xi Delta, Acacia, Phi Beta Sigma and Sigma Lambda Gamma, doing a Herculean Greek God theme skit. Team 1 was next, performing a comical skit that consisted of Greek heroes saving UCO from evil by being leaders who are involved on campus and the community. Their skit included several energetic performances, dance numbers and humorous Greek Week theme versions of popular songs by such artists as Fergie, Backstreet Boys, Blink 182, Michael Jackson and The Beatles. Vicki Enis, a member of the Sigma Kappa sorority, said she really enjoyed performing the skit in front of the capacity crowd. "Performing for me is always a rush and getting to do it during "Spring Sing" was a lot of fun," Enis said.

Following Team four's Lion King themed sketch, Team 2, which consisted of Alpha Gamma and Pi Kappa Alpha, took the spotlight and presented a entertaining and original skit based on the 2005 Will Smith movie "Hitch." Daniel Stockton and Sarah Landrum played the Greek Life consultants trying to help out students who didn't know the true meaning of Greek life. One of the jokes was Jayme Petete character's obsession with "Fanny," her fanny pack she had to have with her at all times. At the end of the skit, Nate Burke, Valerie Duffy, Petete, and Jacob Lewandowski performed a Greek Life version of "Stick to the Status Quo" from the popular 2006 movie "High School Musical." After team two performed, the Greek Week executives announced the winners of the Greek God and Goddess competition. Michael Ooten of Sigma Tau Gamma was named Greek God and Kali Hudson of Sigma Kappa was named Greek Goddess. Ooten said getting named Greek God was an awesome feeling because it was voted on by fellow UCO Greek

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,GREEK from page-1 10-minute routine with a wide variety of music, costumes and dance moves on display for the audience to see. Team one, which consisted from members from Sigma Kappa, Sigma Nu, Sigma Tau Gamma and Alpha Phi Gamma, won "Stepshow" with its creative energetic army theme routine. On Thursday, the teams got together in the Nigh University Center to construct a sculpture made of non-perishable food items. The teams used 2,000 cans of food to construct their sculpture. The food they used will be donated to the Edmond Hope Center. By the time Friday night rolled around, the anticipation for "Spring Sing" was building as a line of about 200 people waited for the doors to open outside Wantland Hall. Schwab hopes students will continue to make Greek Week events a focus to increase the visibility of the week and have the opportunity to rent better venues and increase the

Army; you never know who among our ranks will rise to become the next Secretary of Defense." Col. Yanger's words were full of the wisdom he said he wished someone had told him when he was a young officer. He asked that the cadets never forget how they felt the very first time they put on a uniform. "At times you will be scared, excited, maybe even disheartened—but never bored," Col. Yanger said. "Your service may be one tour or a career. We have a small population compared to our task, and our lineage can be traced back to the birth of our nation. We will always be needed." The evening was rounded off with laughter as the graduating cadets presented their skits. The lights were dimmed and a projection screen came to life with the opening titles and theme of the TV show "Robot Chicken," with the production and direction names cleverly re-made with names of the cadets. What followed can only be described as a riotous hybrid of ROTC meets Saturday Night Live. This offered cadets a once-ina-lifetime opportunity to poke fun at their Cadre members, without fear of retribution. When the colors were retired and the night officially coming to a close, the camaraderie between these future officers showed more than collegiate friendships—the loyalty, honor and strength was in abundance.

members. Once Hudson and Ooten were crowned, Greek Week executives announced the winners of "Spring Sing" and Greek Week. When it was all said and done, team two was named the winners of "Spring Sing," just ahead of team one. But team one's victories in the blood drive, "Step show" and "Hero Challenge" throughout the week helped them claim the overall Greek Week title and bragging rights for the next year. "Winning Greek Week was amazing because we were able to accomplish our goal that we set out at the beginning of the week, which was the most important thing for us," Enis said. Schwab was impressed with the team's ability to interact while maintaining team rivalry within reason for a friendly competition. "They've really shown the community what Greek Week is all about while making sure they're also having a good time," Schwab said.

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Team 1, which includes Sigma Kappa, Sigma Tau Gamma, Sigma Nu and Alpha Phi Gamma, performs during Spring Sing at the end of Greek Week on Friday, April 4 in Wantland Hall.

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April 8, 2008

Baseball drops 3 of 4 games

Softball extends streak to 10 by Justin Langston Senior Staff Writer This past Saturday, the UCO Softball team beat out Missouri Southern in a doubleheader, with the Bronchos taking a 5-1 victory in the first game, and a 13-1 victory in the second. These wins make 10 victories in a row, continuing UCO's streak, which developed last weekend when the Bronchos won seven consecutive times. "We've been swinging the bats really well the past couple of weeks and did it again today," head coach Genny Stidham, who wasn't available at press time, told Broncho Sports. "Our defense was a little better than it was last weekend and Molly and Alli both made a lot of good pitches." The first game started quietly, with both teams going completely scoreless for the first two innings. It was in the bottom of the third when UCO finally got on the scoreboard. Second base Alley Roberts hit a homer to bat in outfielder Megan Campbell, making it her seventh of the season. In the fourth, UCO's lead climbed to five points when Campbell batted in two runs with a single and later, first base Ashley Geter batted another run in with a. single bunt. After the fourth inning, UCO went silent for the rest of the game. In the top of the sixth, the Lions got a point on the board, but they were unable to get any more. Defensively, Molly Shivers served on the mound for all seven innings, allowing only five hits from the 26 women she faced off against. Shivers

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On the strength of its offense, the softball team took both games in a doubleheader against Missouri Southern on Saturday. The team has now won 10 games in a row. struck out 13 of those she went up against. In the next game, UCO immediately took off, scoring three points in the opening inning. The onslaught began when Roberts hit a single and stole second and third. Third base Jodi Craig was walked to first base and stole second before she, along with Roberts, were batted in with a single from shortstop Kelsey Tiger. Tiger would be batted in by Shivers to end the inning. UCO's unstoppablejuggernaut continued to roll onward in the third inning when the

Broncho's lead grew to 8-0, when six of the innings five hits turned into runs. Tiger, Geter, Catcher Emily Bounds and Pitcher/Utility Hillary Brandt were all batted in. In the next inning, UCO continued to dominate, scoring another five runs, beginning with twin homers from Bounds and first base Lindsey McLaughlin. The home run for Bounds was her seventh this season, while this was McLaughlin's first. Tiger and Bounds batted in the rest of the runs for the game, with Tiger earning three RBIs and Bounds earning four.

In the fifth and fmal inning, Missouri Southern mirrored its offensive stylings of the previous game, scoring only a single run. Alli Blake pitched for all five innings, facing 21 women at bat and allowing only five hits. Of those she faced off against, Blake struck out three of them and walked only one batter. UCO stays at home this week, hosting East Central for a double-header on Tuesday. This Saturday, UCO will head to Ada to play another double-header against East Central.

has also been very solid and ranks third with a .450 batting average. They are the only Against rival Southestern two Bronchos • hitting betOklahoma the UCO baseball ter than the outstanding .400 team dropped three games mark, six other players are during a four-part road series. batting .300 or better. The team's record now stands The UCO offense slowed at 26-15 and 18-13 in conferdown in the third game. In ence. a seven inning battle the The Bronchos trailed from Bronchos lost 2-10. start to finish in the first conDean McIntyre briefly test. The team tried to rally in put the Bronchos ahead in the eighth inning and scored the top of the third when three when Breck Draper he hit a two-run shot that went yard. Though it would scored. Covington and Blake prove to not be enough as the Mitchell. UCO managed no score was already 8-1. more runs and Savage Storm Draper was the most succontinued to roll, they retook cessful at the plate, accountthe lead in the bottom of the ing for three of UCO's seven third. Moctezuma, Pollock hits. Miguel Moctezuma and John Bryant accounted scored the other run when for the team's other three he hit a solo shot during the hits. fourth inning. UCO doubled its hit proThe second game was a duction in the fourth game, different story, UCO won but was still only able to put 4-0. The Broncho's befudtwo runs on the board. The dling Clint Straka took to Bronchos lost the race 2-7 the mound and continued to and never held the lead. cause opponents to whiff. He Moctezuma was the only leads the conference in ERA player able to get multiple with an impressive 1.93. hits. He went 2 for 3 and Straka only padded his reached another time on a stats in this contest where he walk. He also accounted for threw a complete nine inning shutout while striking out six. one of the team's RBIs, and Andrew Foshee came up with His record is now 7-0 and the other. The team left nine he's also earned a save. runners stranded and the usuUCO put together eight ally powerful Draper was held hits during the contest. Both hitless for the second straight Miguel Moctezuma and Michael Pollock went 2 for game. UCO now stands at fifth 4 and Pollock also added in the league's standings. The an RBI. John Bryant, Tyler team will play a single road Carroll, Bryan Covington and game against East Central Jeff Lamb also safely put the today and will host its last ball into play. Carroll has home-stand this weekend been clutch all season and his when Tarleton State comes to batting average of .461 leads town. the conference. Moctezuma

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