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A new zero-based budget has student organizations scurrying to turn in requests for money this year in order to have it for next year—since UCO has revised its budget development process. Zero-based budgeting means each organization must justify its request for funds based on need rather than historic funding level, said Jean Benson, associate budget director. Sue Ryan of student services said the new process will allow new organizations, as well as old, to apply for funds. The funds will come out of the student activity budget. Each student is charged a student activity fee of $4 per credit hour, which makes up this fund, she said. Benson said committee reviews will include the Student Activity Budget Committee, made up of 11 student organization representatives, two faculty members, the dean of students and the associate budget director. The University Budget Review Committee is made up of university executive officers, director of budget, director of institutional research and planning, deans and president of the faculty senate. The President's Cabinet will also serve as a review committee, she said. The requests are due April 16 and should be turned in to Dr. Deanna Land, dean of students. They will be reviewed for completeness and organized for presentation to the Student Activity Budget Committee April 22-24, said Benson. —

By Joanna Hafey /Staff Writer

High rate of adjuncts attributed to budget cuts By Patrice Patterson Staff Writer Budget cuts have made the use of adjuncts a more valuable tool at UCO. Many of these unsung heroes may have three degrees, but receive no benefits and make less than waitresses. As of Fall 1996, the total number of adjuncts was 259, making up 40.6 percent of the staff, versus the 378 full–time faculty members. Part of the reason the percentage is so high is sheer economics, said Dr. Clyde Jacob, vice president for academic affairs.

"The academic department's goal is to try to reduce their budget approximately $1.3 million over the next two years in an effort to increase the university's reserve and bring the total budget back into a more healthy state of affairs," Jacob said. "Because of budgetary constraints, the university is being forced to utilize a few more adjuncts than we would normally use," he said. Adjuncts receive no benefits, with no health or any other type of insurance. They get paid once a month, but it's not considered full time work, even if an adjunct works full time at several

different universities. This high rate is only a temporary measure because the university does not have the resources to hire as many full– time faculty, Jacob said. Another reason for the high percentage is that metropolitan universities often utilize adjuncts more because of their increased availability. "We have access to a variety of potential adjunct faculty with a variety of expertise," he said. However, even though 40.6 percent of the faculty are composed of adjuncts, full–time faculty teach more classes than

adjuncts. Adjuncts teach 24 percent of sections for undergraduates and 17 percent for graduate sections, stated a recent UCO study done by academic affairs. For example, one full–time faculty member typically teaches 12-15 hours, or three to five sections, whereas one adjunct may only teach three to six hours, or one to two sections. The academic department would like to see the adjunct level somewhere in the neighborhood of 10-15 percent, said Jacob. V See ADJUNCT, Page 3

INSIDE TODAY INDEX Editorial 2 Letters 2 Sports 10 Entertainment 13 Around Campus 14 Classifieds 15

FACULTY SENATE UCO presidentdesignate, Roger Webb, listens to concerns at meeting.

DEDICATION Mitchell Hall renovations enhance the history of the 71-year-old building.

AROUND TOWN Check out what's happening around the metro area this weekend.

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f you've been reading our letters section recently, you've notice a firestorm of debate over math and science versus liberal arts and humanities and whether one is more crucial to our survival than the other. It's a little like asking whether you'd rather be denied oxygen or sunlight—both are necessary for life to continue. Lack of oxygen can kill a person in a matter of minutes. Removing sunlight doesn't have an immediately fatal effect, but the food we depend upon for survival used sunlight for growth. To say that one is more important than the other would be inaccurate. Math and science disciplines and liberal arts professions are the same way—both are essential for life to continue. The conflicts of the world will likely be solved by those trained in the social disciplines. But they wouldn't have the opportunity to solve them without the advance, in medicine and technology science has brought us. Problem solving and advancements are best achieved through On cooperation and tolerance. Pujan Roka/ The Vista

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Academic emphasis: The debate continues las, my worst fears have been confirmed; there are people on this campus who can read, but do not comprehend. Witness the reaction to my letter that appeared in the April 1 edition of The Vista, in which I challenged the dominance of math and science in American education. The disciples of these two subjects missed my point entirely. I shall endeavor to reiterate it, more slowly this time: Much emphasis is being placed on math and science in the public schools at the expense of all other subjects. Pardon my use of the increasingly obscure English language to express my point, but I have found that my fluency in "digital" is woefully inadequate. I challenge those supporters of math and science to deny that these subjects are viewed preferentially in education today. Explain why there are no social studies questions on the ACT test, but there are plenty which deal with math and science. Explain why we have a special state supported math and science school, but none for the social studies. Explain why we are force-feeding math and science to our young people, even when it is apparent that many are not intellectually predisposed to understand them. I have been accused of degrading the sciences and implying that they are "unequal" to other subjects. To the contrary, it is the supporters of math and science who have created the inequality among courses of study by promoting the superiority of their own academic areas. Clearly, math, science, history, geography, political science, sociology and all other subjects are equal in importance. Each in its own way is important to life in an ever-changing world. Just as people trained in math and science are not qualified to perform certain roles in life, the same could be said of those schooled in the social studies. For instance, the brain has hemispheres, but that does not

mean geographers are competent to perform surgery on the "organ of thought." And certainly, historians or political scientists do not have the expertise to design such things as "O"ring seals for the space shuttle, or figure the focal lengths for the Hubble space telescope, or even breed African and European honeybees. On a conciliatory note, I tender to you by belief that all disciplines must work together equally to educate future generations. We should "overlap" history and math, politics and science, geography and geology. We should create more history of medicine, politics of science, and history of math courses. For instance, there is no more fascinating story than the life of the self-taught mathematical genius from India, Srinivasa Ramanujan. His story transcends the differences between math and history, and everyone would be wiser for studying it. Ramanujan was described by English mathematician G.H. Hardy as "...a pure mathematician of the first order." Ramanujan died in 1920, but even today mathematicians are beguiled by his theorems, especially those dealing with the partition of numbers. Having said all of this, I would venture to guess that very few math majors at UCO have ever heard of Ramanujan. If you are a math major, why not broaden your intellectual horizons by going to the library and checking out Robert Kanigel's biography of Ramanujan, The Man Who Knew Infinity? Truly, any type of camaraderie between the social studies and the sciences will not come about as long as an institutional egotism exists within mathematics and science. Or, as long as the testing services based in Iowa continue to "brainwash" educators into believing that math and science are a panacea to cure all of our future economic, social, and political ills. —Richard Matthews UCO graduate student

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Webb addresses questions at Faculty Senate meeting

smiling Roger Webb escorted by smiling Student Association president Keith Weber, walked into the Faculty Senate meeting April 3. But as the meeting progressed, Webb was treated to some serious business. Appearing by invitation of Senate President Dr. Roberta Sloan, Webb announced "I am a very happy man today." He said he wants to know and learn UCO. "I'm an eager student ... you have my ear." His smile faded a little when Senate members obliged him by giving him what Webb acknowledges was quite an earful. Frustrated by budget cuts, proposed increases in teaching loads, scheduled raises that didn't happen and other problems, Senators pitched their concerns to the man who will lead the team in July. Webb said he wants to go to bat for

them, but could not throw out the first intensity of the professors' convictions for the well-being of their departments. ball until the season officially begins. "One of the predictable things about He welcomed the insight into the challenge that awaits him and saw the academic world is that you have possible changes in the coming game, people who are very bright and opinionated," he said. but said he was not here to After many tours of UCO, criticize the current taken so he could "watch and administration. know" UCO, Webb said for Webb added some worries of his own, like finances, this purpose, the best agenda is no agenda. inadequate technology and After meeting with the low spirits and energy in American Association of some areas. "We need to find ways to University Professors Friday, Webb said he had no plans to get up, feel good 'about visit with any other groups ourselves." before returning to Webb said he was ready to We bb Northeastern State, which is make necessary changes. "I'm not sent to maintain the status also experiencing a change in the lineup. Although unable to take a position on quo." He said he was not sent to be popular, issues at UCO just yet, people on both but he "loves to be loved" and called on campuses call him President Webb. Faculty Senate and everyone else on But he doesn't feel he is in no-man's UCO's payroll to be leaders. land at UCO, he said. Webb said he wasn't surprised at the "I'm in an enviable position that I can

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"Our challenge is to try to bring about a better balance, but then recognizing the fact that we will never, nor should we ever, attempt to try to move toward not utilizing adjunct faculty at all," he said. Though the use of adjuncts may cut instructional cost relative to teaching personnel, to some degree, the adjunct faculty also bring a level of applied expertise that you sometimes don't have at universities, Jacob said. "Adjuncts contribute a lot of life experience because they are typically teaching in the arena they work in," said Dr. Dub Rogers, a family counselor who also teaches Interpersonal Communication and Business Communication in the College of Business. Rogers uses texts, but is also able to bring in life illustrations from his full-time job that in turn becomes an advantage to the student. Jane Elridge, lecturer in the College of Education, teaches seven hours at UCO and has been an adjunct at UCO seven years. Elridge earned her master's degree, but never completed her dissertation. She is the director of the Southern Hills Childhood Development Center, a part–day program for pre–schoolers. She said she can match practice and theory for UCO students by bringing the experiences in the center to her students. "I enjoy being an adjunct, even though it is poor pay for my training," she said. However, there are many downfalls to teaching as an adjunct that make doing what many love to do difficult. "The worst downfall for me is the anxiety

because the contract is on a semester–by– semester basis," said Susan Biles, an adjunct from the English department. Biles is finishing her dissertation and will be graduating from OU in May with a doctorate in British Literature. She has been an adjunct for several years at Oklahoma City Community College, Oklahoma State University–Technical Branch, and UCO. Teaching as an adjunct at different universities and finishing her dissertation are her full-time job, that does little to help her support her family, she said. Her daughter, a waitress, made more last year than Biles, who has almost three degrees. However, every semester she works as an adjunct is a point in her favor and looks good on her resume, she said. "Employers want to hire experience and this is how experience is achieved." UCO's adjunct program is the highest paid in the area. Biles said she feels lucky to have her own desk, in a room she shares with three other adjuncts. At other universities, she doesn't always have a room and will often teach out of her car and her brief case. "Adjuncts are the unsung heroes and the unsung victims of our system," said Dr. Stephen Garrison, chairperson and professor of English. This is the first year the academic department hasn't been able to hire adjuncts as full-time staff. "By next year, hopefully, we will be back in a better situation of being able to consolidate some part-time positions into full-time faculty," Jacob said.

walk into offices without an appointment and see work that is going on, meet people on their own turf." Webb smiled when asked about the spirit or climate at UCO. Outside, it was raining. "I realize there is change in the wind," he said, and that change makes some people edgy. "I would like to see energy and spirit elevated in some areas," he said. Walking back to the Administration Building before the redbud-studded drive back to Tahlequah, Webb voiced appreciation for hard work and the satisfaction of a job well done. He lowered his umbrella before entering the building, and the rain changed to a light sprinkle. Patches of light appeared on the uncertain gray horizon. Nevertheless, a happy Webb walked in the door. —By Mary Reinauer Staff Writer

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April named STD awareness month By Sheri Tacker Student Writer

ith sexually transmitted diseases becoming an epidemic in the United States, the American Social Health Association (ASHA) is sponsoring National STD Awareness month in April. ASHA encourages people who have sex to use condoms correctly all the time as the best protection against STDs. Many sexually transmitted diseases, like chlamydia and gonorrhea are present in the body without symptoms, says ASHA. Chlamydia has no symptoms in

40 percent of men and 85 percent of women. Two-thirds of the 12 million new STD infections every year appear in people under 25, showed ASHA studies. ASHA emphasizes that sexually active people can prevent severe infection of STDs by having routine check-ups from their doctors. There are many organizations that provide low-cost or free testing for STDs and even HIV in the metro area. The City-County Health Department of Oklahoma City provides an STD clinic 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Wesley Foundation of the

Methodist Church, 311 East Hurd St., in Edmond does free, confidential HIV testing Monday nights from 7 to 8:30. The Student Health Center offers UCO students affordable testing and health care. Students often feel awkward when they need testing because society seems to say, "It's OK to have sex, but it's not OK to get an STD," said LaBetta Wallenmeyer, director of the Student Health Center. The Student Health Center is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Appointments with a nurse are free.

Doctor appointments are available from noon to 12:30 p.m., but doctors are often available longer hours said Wallenmeyer. Although there are occasionally free condoms available, said Wallenmeyer, there are always condoms for sale in the Student Health Center priced at 10 for $1. The ASHA, founded in 1914, operates three hotlines whose services include referrals to free local clinics. They are: •The National AIDS Hotline, 800-3422437 •The National STD Hotline, 800-2278922. •The National Herpes Hotline, 919361-8488.

Business club competes in state contest By Andrea Lopez Student Writer

hi Beta Lambda (PBL), a UCO professional business organization, traveled to the Oklahoma State University-Okmulgee Campus Saturday to compete with other college chapters at the annual state competition. Phi Beta Lambda exists as a leadership training organization for students in the

higher education setting. Members learn competency in public speaking skills, how to develop a professional resume, and how to handle a job interview. The day-long event challenged members in various business disciplines. Examples of subjects discussed included finance, business decision making, human resource management, and accounting. Some members were tested on their professional abilities during mock job

interviews. "I enjoy competing on the state level because it allows me to test my knowledge in a real-world, business environment," said Chad Baker, member of PBL. The winners of the competitions will be announced during PBL's state conference at Redlands Community College, in El Reno April 19. Those placing in events will go on to compete at the national level at the PBL

conference in Anaheim, Calif. this summer. Members that competed in events include: Heather Aston, Chad Baker, Danny Bush, Brian Hepner, Calvin Jones, Andrea Lopez, Linda Lowrey, Brad McMullen, Patricia Smith, Tyler Smith, Molly Theis, and Shay Yarnell. Anyone interested in joining PBL can contact the sponsor, Dr. Gayle Kearns at 341-2980, Ext. 5802 or PBL president, Brad McMullen at 330-1572. atp

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Women's Association to award Dancing "Buddy" communications scholarships

apply, however, "grade point will be taken into consideration when choosing the scholarship Student Writer recipients," said Kriegle. Applications are being accepted through April All applicants must be completing their junior 15, for two $1,000 scholarships that will recognize year of college and need to provide a college women in the areas of journalism and transcript, a financial statement and two letters of communication. recommendation from individuals with academic The Oklahoma City chapter of the Association or professional communications experience. In of Women in Communications will award the addition, two writing samples and a 300-500 word scholarships to juniors who are currently studying essay explaining long-term goals and reasons for journalism or communications. applying are required. Winners will be selected based on academic Recipients will be honored at the organization's standing, aptitude, interest in a journalism or Bosses' Breakfast May 13. Previous winners have communications career, financial need, and been students at the University of Oklahoma, involvement with community service or Oklahoma State University, and Southeastern State extracurricular activities, said Lauren Kriegle, University. spokesperson for the organization. For a scholarship application, call 528-3280 or There is not a minimum grade point average to 280-7585.

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Summer job contacts available at fair By Kasi Kinzie

Student Writer Over 50 private employers from the metro area are looking for young adults ages 16-21 to hire for the summer. They will be at the Mayor's Job Fair on Saturday at the Myriad Convention Center. The job fair will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a special appearance by Oklahoma City Mayor Ron Norick. The part and full-time job areas range from food

service, repair work, and computers to warehouse and outdoor jobs. All hired employees are guaranteed minimum wage, but some employers pay as high as $8 an hour. "We serve as a conduit between youngsters and private businesses," said Mildred Rose, summer job training coordinator. The first level of the west side of the Myriad, 1 Myriad Gardens, will be used for the job fair. Free parking will be provided in the Myriad parking garage.

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Anyone who wants to cheer for UCO and have fun should tryout for the UCO mascot. A scholarship of $200 to 250 will be given to the new mascot each semester, said Shawn Williams, cheer leading sponsor and assistant women's basketball coach. This is the first year Williams has held tryouts; in the past it has been first come first serve. Quite a few people have been calling about being the mascot this semester, she said. Buddy Broncho will only be seen at home games this year because Williams said the uniform is difficult to transport. Kristi Crano is the current mascot and will be trying out to be Buddy for next semester. All applicants must an answer the essay question on why they want to be Buddy Broncho. The Buddy applicants must dance in full uniform for at least one minute but no more than two minutes, said Williams. Tryouts will be at 5:00 p.m. April 14 in the Hamilton Field House. Contact Williams at 341-2980, Ext. 2146 for more information.

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`Special' artists featured in exhibit; Gallery reception honors 11 winners By Jim Hulsey Student Writer

inning entries in this year's state-wide competition of the Visual Arts Program of Oklahoma Special Olympics will be honored by President and Mrs. George Nigh. The reception and presentation of trophies is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Friday in the Donna Nigh Gallery. The Oklahoma Special Olympics competition is open to all resident individuals who are handicapped. The program provides children and adults the opportunity for selfexpression and creativity through the visual arts.

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he walls once displayed the brushstrokes of an Oklahoma artist. The stage once held the weight of a famous aviator and a renowned poet. The "fly rails and seating area" can sometimes hold the image of a ghost. Mitchell Hall Theatre is more than plaster and brick, stage and lights, aisles and seatsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it's a UCO history book. As students, faculty and guests dedicate Mitchell Hall's new dressing room, scene shop and crossover Sunday, they will look into the history of a building and the people who passed through it. In 1926, Mitchell Hall became a part of the UCO campus, then Central State Teachers' College. The building, modeled after the former Shrine Auditorium in Oklahoma City, seated 2,000 people. Eight years later, the walls of the performance hall were decorated with symbols of the Native American Heritage. Acee Blue Eagle, a famous Oklahoma Indian artist, painted the walls with scenes of Native American customs and traditions. According to an article in the 1934 Bronze Book, the front wall was a ceremonial mask with a buffalo in the center and a medicine man on either side. The north wall contained the Buffalo Dance, a medicine man wearing a buffalo headdress, two musicians and dancers in a circle. Above each member in the dance is a thunderbird representing strength. The northwest wall, titled "Return of the Hunters," had scenes of hunters returning home with a black deer while the southwest wall displayed a buffalo hunt. The wall depicted a Native

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HISTORIC HALL Seven decades of service has made Mitchell Hall a history-rich buildin American on a horse aiming an arrow in the direction of a buffalo. The south wall was the "Eagle Dance." A Native American chief held a peace pipe and had a musician and dancer on either side in the mural. The west wall, titled "Sun Worshiper's Dance," showed dancers, encircled around a fire, giving an offering to the

sun. Mountain designs united each scene to form a "continuous frieze of Indian ceremonial designs," said the Bronze Book. Future renovations to Mitchell Hall covered the wall paintings by Eagle. The memory of those walls and the visit of a famous woman aviatrix remains in the mind of one former UCO student

and current adjunct professor. Kathryn Kunc, professor of visual art and design, remembers seeing Ameila Earhart from the balcony of Mitchell Hall. She looked small from the balcony and she wore khaki colored pants and midheel shoes, said Kunc. It was "not a uniform but a flying outfit," she said. Earhart, the first solo trans-Atlantic woman pilot who disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937, spoke to students in Mitchell Hall's auditorium Jan. 27, 1936. "It was such a thrill to see a woman who could fly," said Kunc. "Of course, all of us were interested because women didn't fly." Earhart had a big smile and a brilliant personality, she said. Earhart was not the only history maker to walk the stage of Mitchell Hall. Three years later, Robert Frost, Pulitzer Prizewinning poet, spoke to a standing-roomonly audience April 22, 1939. According to an article in The Vista, Winfred Stayton, a former professor of education, described Frost as "social, quietâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;not overly reserved, but somewhat. He was a handsome, old man and a joy to be around." Kunc had the pleasure of attending his lecture while she was a young student at the university. "He read poetry. That's all he did was read poetry and remark on what he read," said Kunc. Human beings are not the only things that have walked the aisles of Mitchell Hall. In a 1992 issue of The Vista, James

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Poe, Mitchell Hall manager, said he was not certain when Thorton (a ghost) first began appearing but remembers hearing tales of his appearances in the early '70s. "When I was a student at UCO back in the early '70s, there was a lot of talk about it. People would talk of having help on the fly rail with the counterweight system. A person would call for help with something and would get it, but when they turned to look no one would be there," Poe told a Vista reporter. Poe dismissed the idea of there being an actual ghost in Mitchell Hall Theatre later in the article and there is no documentation of a ghost in the

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Musical to follow Mitchell Hall dedication ceremonies The recently renovated Mitchell Hall will be dedicated at 1 p.m. Sunday preceding the musical Gypsy. Paul Barby, from the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges will be the keynote speaker, said James Poe, director of Mitchell Hall. Others to speak include Betty Price, director of the state arts council, President George Nigh, and four students from the UCO performing arts departments, he said. Dr. Clifton Warren, dean of liberal arts, will tell the history of Mitchell Hall through a slide show. A crossover above the stage for storage, a scene shop, new dressing rooms, a multipurpose room and a new curtain were added to Mitchell Hall, said Poe. New stage rigging equipment was also installed. Refreshments will be served following the dedication. Tickets for Gypsy, which is reserved seating only, will be available at the door, said Poe. Adults pay $8, senior citizens $3, non-UCO students $2 and UCO students, faculty and staff are free with a valid UCO ID, he said. To reserve a ticket call 3412980, Ext. 2513, 1:30 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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Freshman golfer Tosh Hays finishes third in Central Oklahoma Classic By Phil Long Sports Writer Southern Nazarene and Southwestern Oklahoma were named co-champions in the rainshortened Central Oklahoma Classic on Tuesday at Oak Tree Country Club's West Course. The event originally scheduled for 36 holes was limited to just 18 holes due to heavy lightening and rain at the course canceling Tuesday's final round.

In Monday's opening round, SNU and SWOSU set the pace with both squads firing scores of 298. SNU's Brannon Sawyer received medalist honors after firing a one-under-par opening round 69 for the Redskins. Central Oklahoma tied Oklahoma City University for third with a score of 301. Individual Central Oklahoma freshman Tosh Hays finished in third place after a three-over-par opening round 73.

Central's Justin Good finished in a tie for fifth place after firing a four-over-par 74. David Dawley and Dustin York both shot 77's for Central. Central will next hit the links on April 14-15 in the Southeasten Intercollegiate in Valdosta, Ga. Defending National Champion Dax Johnston should return to the Central line on April 28 for the Lone Star Conference Championships in Tanglewood, Texas.

Softball team sweeps ECU in Ada The East Central Lady Tigers hitting .356 were kept at bay by Central Oklahoma pitchers Raye Lynn Williams and Stacey Dannels in a doubleheader on Monday. UCO won the first game 3-2. Junior Lisa McCormick went 2-4 with one run. In the second game, UCO beat the Lady Tigers 8-3 with the help of a three-run homer in the third inning from Staci Dickerson.

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Baseball team shuts down TSU again After a doubleheader on Sunday with Tarleton State, the Central Oklahoma baseball team face TSU again on Monday shutting down the Texans in both games of a doubleheader. UCO won 4 1 in the first game. Broncho Michael Fox pitched a complete game striking out 10 batters. Brian Arant and Jerrod Nelson each had home runs for the Bronchos. In the second game, Bronhco pitchter Jeff Baty threw the whole game, allowing four hits in the 3-1 win over the Texans. UCO is 4-0 in league play. -

NCAA considers severe weather policy model from The College of William and Mary

oncerns for the safety of players and spectators has prompted the NCAA to review a proposed severe weather policy this June for all outdoor sports, said NCAA official Steve Hagwell. The policy being considered is based on the plan written by The College of William and Mary's Interim Assistant Athletic Trainer Brian Bennett. The policy was written at the urging of the National Severe Storm Laboratories (NSSL), said Bennett. "We have already seen benefits from the policy," said Bennett, "after a storm some of our guys wanted to go out and practice, but we wouldn't let them, because of our policy. Twenty minutes later lightning struck our field." The policy says: For practical purposes we advocate the following policy on lightning safety and for intercollegiate athletic outdoor activates.

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4. Do not stay in a boat or swim in open water. 5. If a person feels his hair stand on end or feel his skin tingle, immediately crouch as described in item three. 6. Allow half an hour (30 minutes) after the last sound of thunder or flash of lightning before resuming any activity. 7. Do not use the telephone, except in an emergency. A cellular and cordless phones are safe alternatives to a land line phone. 8. Lightning strike victims do not carry an electrical charge. 9. Pay much more attention to the lightning threat than to the rain. It does not have to be raining for lightning to strike.

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rate, with 61 people being struck by lightning between 1959 to 1991. It also cited a 1983 to 1990 central Florida study that showed more casualties occurred when lightning flashed less then one flash every four minutes. "I don't think it (the policy) will work," said UCO track coach Paul Parent. "I do support having a severe weather policy, but it can't be a general policy for the whole country," Parent said, "because the different areas of the country have different weather patterns." "Here we wouldn't hold a meet with temperatures below 30 degrees, but in areas like Minnesota it is common to run in the snow and cold," said Parent. "Three years ago I did call off the conference meet because of bad weather, and I was criticized by a sports writer and a coach from San Angelo for doing so," said Parent. —By Darrell J. Weidner Sports Writer

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activities such as stealing socks and underwear from mommy and daddy when all theirs were in the dirty-clothes hamper. They should be forced to ride to work each day for a month in a car that reeks of onion burgers and bears scars of horrible skirmishes over who would drive. The car should have 1/2 ounce remaining in the just-filled up gas tank. Or I might have told her about Donald, Lucky, Huey, Dewey and Lewis. No, these are not my children, they are my ducks. As I wrestled the ducklings and a 50 pound bag of food into my van to the tune of "Green Acres" on Easter Saturday, I suspected my final shred of sense had flown the coop. By Easter Tuesday, I knew it had, lured by the hopeless human condition psychologists call "the nurturing instinct." Fluffy and yellow, the cuddly quackers have rapidly turned fowl. They eat more than Nicholas, my obese black Lab.

They digest nothing, returning to the bottom of the cage, oozing gray residue in equine proportions. They go through water like, well, like ducks, of course. When I put their sanitized duck-bowl in the cage, Donald, Lucky, Huey, Dewey and Lewis drink as if they were waddling to Las Vegas and had just reached Barstow, chirping happily for 3045 seconds. Then they jump into the bowl in unison, spilling all the water through the mesh, where it merges with the above mentioned ooze, obliterating the newspaper, which I don't have time to read anymore anyway. The process is repeated four times a day. The newness is wearing off. The man at the feed store where I bought them of my own free will said I must keep them in this manner until they "feather out." Feathering out means their yellow fluff is replaced by sturdy white feathers suitable for

swimming and their caregivers, overcome with duck stench, begin to have non-nurturing and inhumane thoughts. Only then may they be released on the pond behind my house, or else, he said, risk being dragged under by turtles bought for neighborhood children as cute babies with shells measuring 3/4 inches. When they became obnoxious reptiles their parents released them into the pond, where they grew to the size of washing machines. Just this morning, to save time, I decided to let them run around in the garage while they ate and drank and I cleaned their cage. On previous experiments with this method, the ducklings followed my footsteps and imitated my quacking noises. When I wanted them in the cage again, I merely placed the food

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Student to 'slam' audience with poetry A UCO student is performing original work at the Individual Artists of Oklahoma's (IAO) poetry slam 8 p.m., April 13 at Medina's Coffee House and Gallery, 3004 Paseo in Oklahoma City. A poetry slam is a highly energetic reading where performers compete against one another in a fast paced, aggressive style, said Shirley Blaschke, IAO director. The competition is judged solely on audience applause. Organizer and UCO graduate, "spontaneous bob" said, "The audience is the judge and jury. If they wish, they can praise the performers or pull them off the stage." Brian Poole, a graduate student in creative studies, plans to read his poetry. Poetry slams are different from open mike readings, said Poole. "In open mike you read and listen, in a slam it's open game. It's part stand-up comedy and part shock value," said Poole. "Slams are for the audience." Sign-in for the participants is at 8 p.m. The event is open to anyone who would like to participate. Admission to the poetry slam is free for participants and $3 for spectators. All the proceeds benefit IAO. For more information about the poetry slam or other events sponsored by IAO, contact Shirley Blaschke at 232-6060. —By Sheri Tacker/Student Writer

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An in-line skating class was offered at UCO for the first time this spring. The in-line skating class, taught by Hana Hofmann, will be offered again in the summer and fall, and will continue to be offered as long as the equipment holds up, she said. Hofmann said there are five kinds of in-line skating: speed, recreational, conditioning, in-line skating hockey, and vertical, which is jumps and tricks. They don't do vertical in her class, she said. The semester starts with recreational skating, which

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AROUND CAMPUS A BRIEF LOOK AHEAD V UCO Society of Professional Journalists will meet for a brief meeting at 3 p.m. April 11 in The Vista office. For more information, call Farzana at 341-2980, Ext. 5548.

• Amnesty International will meet at 6:30 p.m. April 11 in the Senate Room of the University Center. For more information call Abu Saleh at 330-9490.

✓ UCO English Society will meet for food and literature at 7 p.m. April 11 at Dr. Allen Rice's home. Maps are available in the English department in the Liberal Arts Building. For more information call Cheryl Brouwer at 5258041.

✓ Malaysian Student Association will meet at 2:30 p.m. April 11 in Room 101 of the Education Building. For more information call Mr. Moh at 341-2746 or Li-Li at 330-0237. • UCO Webmasters will have an HTML class- Part 2 at 9 a.m. April 12 in the Business Auditorium. For more information call Mickie Geller at 341-2980, Ext. 2807.

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✓ Student Association, (SGA) will hold elections for next year's officers from 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. April 15. Polls will be open at Howell Hall, Liberal Arts Building, Business Building and the Math & Science Building. For more information call SA president Keith Webef at 341-2980, Ext. 3337. ✓ Fellowship of Christian Athletes will meet at 9 p.m. April 16 in the Hamilton Field House. For more information call Mandl. Caldwell at 341-2980, Ext. 4179. ✓ A come-and-go reception will be held in honor of journalism professor Dennie Hall from 1:30-3:30 p.m. April 17 in the Journalism Hall of Fame, Room 210 of the Communications Building. For more informaion, call Sherry Sump at 341-2980, Ext. 5303. • UCO Public Relations Student Society of America, (PRSSA) will have an end of year party at 6:30 p.m. April 18 at the Bricktown Varsity. Certificates, awards, and prizes will be given out. For more information call Amy Smith at 424-3413.

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party at 9:30 p.m. April 12 at Boulevard Bowl, 33rd Street and Boulevard. For more information call Hadi at 330-6840 or William at 844-2139.

• Delta Sigma Theta will have a fuzzy slipper night at 7:15 p.m. April 14 in Room 312 of the University Center. A movie will be shown. For more information call Precious Josey at 752-0458.

✓ Association of Information Technology Professionals, (AITP) will host Michael Fitzpatrick for "New Eras in Technology" at 7:30 p.m. April 15 in the Business Auditorium. For more information call Mickie Geller at 3412980, Ext. 2807.

✓ Nepal Student Association has a new website at: www.libarts.ucok.edu/gate/nsa.html

• UCO Young Democrats are selling T-shirts for $15 and sweatshirts for $25 as a fundraiser. For more information call Candee Wilson at 842-6857.

• "Oklahoma Images," a photo exhibit by UCO student Patrick Earnest, will be shown through April at Down to Earth Natural Food Store, 10 S. Broadway in Edmond.

✓ Sigma Theta Epsilon meets Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. at the Wesley Foundation, 311 E. Hurd. For more information call Chris Pyle at 373-1497.

• Baptist Student Union will worship from 12:35 to 1 p.m. weekdays. For more information call Charles or Suzanne Lillard at 341-1232. ✓ The Latter-Day Saints Student Association will meet to discuss the New Testament at 12:30 p.m. every Monday and Wednesday in the Osage Room of the University Center. For more information call Lisa Starnes at 843-6832. • The UCO Volunteer Center is accepting applications from students, faculty and staff members for volunteer positions with local non-profit organizations. Practicum and internship opportunities are also available. A comprehensive directory of volunteer openings is available in the college deans' offices and the Student Activities Office, Room 424 of the University Center. For more information call 3412980, Ext. 2363. ✓ The Catholic Student Association meets every Sunday at 7 p.m. in the Catholic Student Center for "Must See TV With Mass" at 10 p.m. They also hold a prayer group every Thursday in the Catholic Student Center at 9:45 p.m. For more information, call Audrey Pang at 341-9166 or Jason Simpson at 341-6300.

✓ Baptist Student Union will have a worship and Bible study at noon every Tuesday through Thursday. For more information call Charles or Suzanne Lillard at 341-12432.

✓ UCO's Society of Professional Journalists is seeking donations of used paperback and hardcover books. For more information call Lisa Tatum or Farzana Razak at 3412980, Ext. 5548. _News items for publication in Around Campus must be submitted at least one week in advance. Forms are available in The Vista office, Room 107 of the Communications Building, and should be printed or typed. Information will not be accepted by telephone. Items may run for two weeks prior to the event depending on space.

AROUND TOWN The following events are taking place in the metro area the weekend of April 11-April 13, 1997.

Concerts/Music: V The Deviants will open for rockabilly legend Ronnie Dawson tonight, Texas blues Mike Morgan and The Crawl will perform Friday night and The Reverb Bros. with special guests Sky Godders will perform Saturday night at VZD's, 4200 N. Western in Oklahoma City. Call 524-4200 for more information.

a traveling exhibit from the Rogers Historical Museum, Rogers, Ark., will be on display through April 12 at the Edmond Historical Society Museum, 431 S. Broadway. The exhibit is free and open Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Saturday 1-4 p.m.

✓ Paseo Artists Association is accepting entries for the 21st Annual Paseo Arts Festival May 24-26. Applications are available by calling 525-2688.

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✓ The Jerry Garcia Band will perfom tonight and The Verve Pipe will perform Friday night at the Bricktown Brewery, 1 N. Oklahoma. Call 232-2739 for more information.

✓ The Compleat Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), will be presented at Carpenter Square Theatre, 400 W. Main through April 19. Shows will be at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays. For more information call 2326500.

• Cellofane will play Friday night and The Mike Hosty Trio will play Saturday night at the T- Bar, 5701 N. Western. Call 848-2919 for more information.

• Gypsy, a musical about famed stripper Gypsy Rose Lee, will be performed April 11- 13 at Mitchell Hall. For more information call 341-2980, Ext. 2513.

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Ballet Oklahoma April 11- 13 at the Civic Center Music Hall. Tickets are available at all metro Sight `N' Sound locations, or charge by phone at 297-3000.

Special Events: • Medina's Coffeehouse, 3004 Paseo, hosts an artist's evening every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. and open-mic poetry readings at 9 p.m. Sign up to read before 9 p.m. For more information call 524-7949. ✓ Volunteer for the 1997 Festival of the Arts: The Festival of the Arts is looking for volunteers to help with the Children's Face Painting Tent on Saturday, April 26. Three shifts are available. For more information call Renee Ainsworth at 840-0256. • 89er Homestead Fair will be held at 10 a.m. April 12 at the Edmond Historical Society Museum, 431 S. Boulevard. The event will feature exhibits of lifestyles in Edmond around the turn of the century. For more information call 340-0078. .

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