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By Jack Chancey / Staff Writer America’s vulnerability to cyberattacks could create a nightmare scenario for a country whose economic and military interests rely heavily on cyberspace. The United States military is especially vulnerable because of its extensive use of computer networks to link nearly all facets of operation. Military cyberattacks “Last year we had a glimpse of the future face of war,” President Obama said in a May 2009 speech. “As Russian tanks rolled into Georgia, cyber attacks crippled Georgian government Web sites. For all these reasons, it’s now clear this cyber threat is one of the most serious economic and national security challenges we face as a nation.” After witnessing the cyberattacks in Georgia, it is apparent countries
around the world are developing capabilities to fight a cyberwar. It has been the United States superior informational advantage that has given the military leverage in recent wars. The gap is becoming narrower though. As technology spreads throughout the world and the United States, enemies become more capable at using new technologies. Defense officials say the Pentagon’s network system is targeted 5,000 times a day. An attack can be as simple as malicious software downloaded on a computer, all the way up to a crippling attack that can shut down the government’s computer networks. Obama made clear in his May 2009 speech that computer networks are strategic national assets and promised to defend against cyberattacks. Though America’s defenses still remain weak, the U.S. military is actively planning for its own cyberattacks. According to National Public
“We have extremely good offensive capabilities and almost nothing in the way of defense ...” Radio, the Pentagon’s cyberwarriors have detailed plans to take down power, telecommunication and transportation systems just about anywhere. The gravest challenge facing the military is what experts call the “attribution problem,” meaning U.S. intelligence agencies would have a hard time determining where an attack came from and attributing it to a location or person. “We have extremely good offensive capabilities and almost nothing in the way of defense,” Richard Clarke, a former White House cybersecurity adviser, told NPR Following Obama’s speech concerning cyberattacks, an exercise de-
picting cyberwarfare was performed by the Bipartisan Policy Center. Participants included 10 former White House security advisers and other top officials. Results showed the United States was unprepared for cyber threats. The scenario included the shutdown of more than 20 million smartphones followed by the crippling of the Eastern seaboard’s power grid. Former Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff, who took part in the exercise, said in a press release on the Bipartisan Policy Center Web site that cyberterrorism “ought to be treated as a threat of sufficient seriousness that we give it the priority attention we’ve given weapons of mass destruction.” Those involved in the exercise agreed bipartisan legislation dealing with the risks of cyberattacks was needed quickly. “It raises an issue of the system’s responsibility to be able to come
together in a nonpartisan way and figure out the answer to questions as opposed to kicking the can down the road until we’re in an emergency,” Chertoff said in the press release. While quick legislative action is warranted, legal issues dealing with personal privacy and national security need to be weighed out. The legislation could look similar to what is seen with the Patriot Act, passed after 9/11, which toes the line between personal privacy and national security. “The smart thing is to prepare now, to do the legislation now, to do the bipartisan work now, to do the intelligence work now, the foreign policy work,” former Deputy Director of Central Intelligence John McLaughlin, who participated in the BPC exercise, said in the Bipartisan Policy Center press release.
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University of Central Oklahoma’s cheer and pom squads won the Cheerleading competition and continues their reign as an award winning team. On April 7-11,the 2010 Association/National Dance Alliance Collegiate Championships were held in Daytona, Fla. The large co-ed squad won their fourth consecutive national championship title, while the small co-ed cheerleading and pom squad followed suit winning second place titles. “We were a little nervous going into the competition, but it was really exciting,” Ashley Gardner, a cheerleader/public relations major, said. Gardner has competed in three national competitions with UCO’s cheerleading squad. “We were just so overjoyed to know we had won again.” The team had began preparing for this year’s competition in summer 2009. “We started [training] back at camp
in July,” Gardner said. We had two squads and we practiced three times a week, Gardner said. One practice was held at 6 a.m. the other two at night. The team’s major strategy going into the competition was its routines. “Our goal was to hit a clean routine and make sure all the stunts were hit,” Gardner said. “We knew if we could hit our routine, we would walk away winners in our books.” The cheer squads not only won national titles, they won the crowd over with their routines. After competing against cheerleading teams across the nation, Both squads had the highest crowd scores in their divisions. We are not technically a larger coed team, some of the other squads have more boys on their team, but with our coach’s knowledge of the sport we were able to do well in competition, Gardner said. “David has always been a part of our success,” she said.
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UCO cheer and pom squads won a national championship in the 2010 Association/National Dance Alliance Collegiate Championships.
UCO’s cheer squads are coached by David Owen and the pom squad is coached by Rachel Hendricks. UCO’s pom squad won its first national title since 2006 during the competition. The cheer and dance teams have won eight national titles
since 2002. The team will hold several practices to stay in shape, but they will not begin practicing for next year’s competition until after Cheerleading tryouts, which will be held in the coming month.
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“To be able to move on to the next step in my degree in music.”
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CPA AWARDS DR. ALLTIZER
CELEBRATE 2067, OTHER EVENTS PLANNED
By Jenefar DeLeon / Staff Writer The Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants recognized University of Central Oklahoma’s Dr. Richard Alltizer as the 2010 Outstanding Accounting Educator of a four-year college. Alltizer received the award at the annual Oklahoma Accounting Educators’ Conference. Alltizer teaches accounting in the College of Business Administration. Federal income tax is what he specializes in teaching. Benjamin Trzywojski, a former student, nominated Alltizer for the award. He graduated in December with an accounting degree. “I was really flattered,” Alltizer said. “It is telling me that I am doing something right.” In Alltizer’s honor, the Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants will give one UCO student a $750 scholarship. “That was the icy on the cake,” Alltizer said. “It is nice to be recognized for my work, but to allow a student to receive a scholarship in my honor makes me pretty happy.” Alltizer said he was unaware of students and colleagues knowing about his accomplishment. “When I walked in my 11 a.m. class, my students all stood up and clapped,” he said. “It took my by surprise.” Alltizer said he is honored for the award, but said he enjoys the interaction with students more and advises his students to, “take advantage of all your opportunities,” he said. “Embrace right now.” He said he never thought of becoming an educator, but it has been rewarding, and he is glad to be recognized for the work he has done. “It gave me a boost of confidence,” he said. Alltizer said his students teach him how to become a better educator. “I love to work with my students,” he said. “This is the fun part of the job.” He said when he looks at his students, he can remember what it felt like being a student at UCO. “Enjoy it,” Alltizer said. “Life is a journey, these four years will be the best part of your life. You don’t want to look back and regret what you have done.” Alltizer said part of the journey is to learn and embrace everything. He recalled the moment he receive his Ph.D. and a
Law Enforcement
CHECKPOINTS LEAD TO DRUNK DRIVING ARRESTS By Elizabeth Hillin / Contributing Writer Many Oklahoma County residents may consider taking a cab home from now on. This weekend the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol arrested 57 people on complaints of driving under the influence, according to a news release by the OCSO. Oklahoma County Sheriff, John Whetsel, and the OCSO announced through a press release that sobriety checkpoints would be conducted in Oklahoma County. During the two-day operation, 12 checkpoints resulted in 109 bookings of people into jail. The mission is to decrease alcohol related offenses,
“There will be a zero tolerance for people driving under the influence ... ” OCSO said. The OCSO preliminary statistics not including OHP report 54 arrests, 200 citations and 123 warnings. Videos of the checkpoints and arrests have been posted on the OCSO’s Facebook and Twitter pages. The locations of the sobriety checkpoints on April 9 included 7321 NE 23rd, Highway 66 & Post Road, NE 26th & MLK Blvd., W. Memorial & Quail Springs Blvd., I-40 westbound ramp from S. Portland, and SW 15th and Grand Blvd. The locations of the checkpoints on April 10 included Highway 74 & Waterloo Road, W. Hefner & Garnett Ave., NW 39th & Glade, SE 44th off ramp from I-35, NW 4th & MacArthur, and I-44 on ramp from NW 10th. In addition to the checkpoints, there was an increased saturation of patrols looking for people who were driving under the influence, OCSO said. The maximum penalty for a first time DUI is one year in jail, a $1,000 fine and a license revocation of six months. “There will be a zero tolerance for people driving under the influence,” the press release explained. The media was invited to report on the weekend checkpoints. The OCSO and OHP conducted the sobriety checks in an effort to decrease alcohol related offenses, the news release said.
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Dr. Richard Alltizer was nominated by a former business student for 2010 Outstanding Accounting Educator of a four-year college.
By Chantal Robatteux / Contributing Writer
Dr. Richard Alltizer holds his plaque for 2010 Outstanding Accounting Educator for a four-year college. He teaches accounting and federal income tax.
favorite educator who made a difference to him, and hopes much like his English teacher, he will make a difference to his students and help them reach success as well. The first person he called was his freshman English teacher at Northwestern Oklahoma State University when he received his Ph.D. “I thanked her for the patience and skills she taught me in my English class,” he said. “Without her I would have not been able to do this. She knew what she was talking about and was patient with me with any questions when I was a student.” He said he wants to see his students succeed. “I am never busy to answer questions,” he said. “That is why we have office hours. Those times are for my students.”
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A variety of activities and events is going on among the international students at UCO. This week, Friday April 16, there will be a Nepali event 6-8 p.m. at Broncho Lake under the blue tent. The event is called “Nepal Jatra: An Open Air Fest.” “‘Jatra’ in Nepali means street festival,” Prakriti Adhikari, a student from Nepal and the vice president of the Nepal Student Association, said. Adhikari said April 16 is Nepal’s New Year 2067. “We are ahead in years according to our calendar.” Adhikari said there will be an hour of Nepali songs and dance performances followed by an open jam session. “Anyone in the audience could volunteer to jam,” Adhikari said. She also added the event will have other activities as well, like a “Mehendi” (temporary tattoos for girls) booth and a Nepali script-writing booth. “Mehendi did not start in Nepal, but it is a practiced culture among young girls and women,” Adhikari said. Free food will also be provided to everyone. Adhikari also mentioned NSA used to have a big Nepal Night until last year. “This year we are breaking the tradition of having long list of performers and three hours [of] seated audiences. We want our audience to interact and experience our culture lively.” Also, Saturday April 17, the European Student Association has an event going on. It will do some volunteer work for “Operation Clean Streets-Protecting Edmond’s Environment.” Volunteers are asked to be there between 8:30-9 a.m. since this event starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 1 p.m. This event is located in the parking lot of the City of Edmond Administration Building at 100 E. First Street. This is an annual event, and it is an opportunity for Edmond residents and volunteer groups to make a difference in the appearance of Edmond. Edmond Beautiful and event sponsors will provide coffee and doughnuts for volunteers and prizes for the most unusual trash collected. The City of Edmond Solid Waste department will be collecting tires from residential Edmond customers in the eastside parking lot of the Administration Building. The tires have to be without rims. They cannot be from dealerships, salvage yards, service stations, etc., and they can also not be from forklifts, off-road vehicles, heavy machinery, agricultural vehicles, tractors or backhoes.
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By Tiffany Brown / Staff Writer
“Never get on your knees except to pray ...” ning news broadcast as a teenager, Boettcher decided to become an international reporter. He began his career in his hometown of Ponca City. At the age of 16, Boettcher was hired by the Muchmore family to work for, “WBBZ the voice of north central Oklahoma BBC on your AM dial,” Boettcher said in a deep
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In the 1960s, the baritone voice of Walter Cronkite could be heard on CBS Evening News reporting about the Vietnam War. Whether sitting on couches or sprawled across colorful carpets, families gathered in living rooms across the nation in towns like Ponca City, Oklahoma to see and hear about the latest developments of the war. Regardless of what the topic may have been, whether it was the Tet Offensive, World War II, The Nuremberg trials, the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr. or Robert F. Kennedy, many viewers became captivated and inspired by journalists such as Cronkite, including Mike Boettcher. “At the time … my brother
was in Vietnam,” Boettcher said. “I used to watch the evening newscast every night with Walter Cronkite to see what was going on there in the war and to see if I could ever see my brother.” While watching the eve-
melodramatic voice known to be used by radio personalities. As Boettcher, the speaker of the hour, recalled his time at WBBZ, the Ballrooms in the Nigh University Center filled with laughter. There was laughter from journalists who had come to the University of Central Oklahoma to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame. “It was a tremendous experience for me that set me on a path that I’m forever grateful for,” he said. In 1972, Boettcher enrolled at the University of Oklahoma’s journalism program and graduated in 1976. Four years later, Boettcher began working at CNN for Ted Turner when it was just beginning. Turner was the man who launched the 24hour news cycle. On June 1, 1980, Boettcher became the correspondent who performed the first live satellite report. Boettcher was covering the Cuban revolution from Key West, Fla. He was one of the only correspondents working at CNN, because the network was just beginning. Boettcher become the national security correspondent for CNN. A few years later, Boettcher left CNN to work for NBC.
As his speech progressed during the Oklahoma Hall of Fame celebration, Boettcher titled his message, “Never get on your knees except to pray.” Boettcher said he gave his message that title, because of the advice he was given. “Back in 1986 I was based in El Salvador for NBC news,” Boettcher said. “I was on my to work and Mike Boettcher, a Hall of Fame inductee speaks about my driver had picked me up. his career as a foreign correspondent. El Salvador at that time was
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UCO CELEBRATES JOURNALISM HALL OF FAME GRAND OPENING, NINE INDUCTED
Hall of fame inductees, directors past and present, and UCO faculty look on as the ribbon was cut for the grand opening of the new Journalism Hall of fam location on the thrid floor of the NUC.
in the middle of a civil war.” Boettecher recalled how he asked a veteran correspondent for advice, since El Salvador was a dangerous place at the time. “He said ‘son never get on your knees,’” Boettecher said. The advice he was given that day saved his life when he and his driver were held at gunpoint. When he was ordered to get on his knees, by the individuals who held him captive he remembered the advice he was given and refused to do so. Although he was beaten for not following orders, he never submitted and Boettcher and his driver walked away with their lives. Like Cronkite, Boettcher witnessed and reported on many significant historical events, including the bombing in Beirut that resulted in the death of United States Marines and the Oklahoma City Bombing. “I’ve been blessed with a front row seat to history,” Boettcher said. Boettcher has been a journalist for 36 years and has
also witnessed the technological changes of the journalism profession has gone through. Although the industry is still evolving, Boettcher expressed optimism for the future of journalism. “There’s a big shift in the industry,” Boettcher said. ABCNews has laid off 400 people in the last month. At the same time companies are hiring digital journalist. The people who are being hired are the people who grew up with all the new technology and can use it, he said “Right now there are fewer jobs that were associated with the old technology but what is going to happen is there will be many more jobs open up to reporters who have the ability to tell stories and use new technology all around the country,” Boettcher said. From the beginning of recorded history people have been needed to write history down, Boettcher said. “The need for journalist will not go away,” he said. “We give a voice to the voiceless.”
The major change in journalism has been the way information is disseminated, he said. With so many different entities that provide information and you want to be able to give people the information they need, he said. Boettcher is currently teaching as a visiting professor at OU. He is currently teaching International Reporting and International Terrorisms. The advice he gives to his students is, “It’s not about all the new technology, all the digital technology, its about being able to tell a story,” Boettcher said. So many different entities provide information. You want to be able to give people the information they need, Boettcher said. Boettcher has been awarded a Peabody, four Emmys, a National Headliner and was recently inducted into the 2010 Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame.
Campus Events
STUDENTS GET CHANCE TO ROCK THE MIC By Jenefar DeLeon / Staff Writer The University of Central’s Student Programming Board along with the Campus Activities and Events will be hosting Open Mic Night 8 p.m. April 15 at the Nigh University Center’s local Starbucks. Kay Robinson, director of Campus Activities and Events, said in a previous article she hopes the students will enjoy the spring events. “It is a free event for UCO students to attend,” Robinson said in a previous article. “The Student Programming Board and our office worked hard to set up events like this so that our students can enjoy.” Robinson said with the budget the organization had, it looked at activities students can enjoy attending. The Open Mic Night allows students to be able to perform musically or recite others’ works. The event is free for all students and guests to attend. It is an
opportunity for local students to perform their talents. Jessica Bowen, UCO Starbucks barista, said she is looking forward to Open Mic Night. “This gives students the opportunity to showcase their talents,” she said. She said she and the rest of the employees have been advertising the event every time students or faculty members have stopped by for coffee. “I am excited to make money that night,” Bowen said. “But also to enjoy the music and the crowd.” Currently the Student Programming Board consists of eight members, with 25 general members who are responsible of helping set up the spring concert and upcoming events. Previously the board hosted events including Chicago’s comedy theatre “The Second City,” which performed on campus April 1 at no cost for students and faculty. The Second City Theatre has been known to bring about famous comedians including Tina Fey, Andy Dick and Chris Farley. The theatre recently hosted the spring concert with performances by Christian musicians and bands Leeland, Phil Wickham and Matt Maher on April 11. Upcoming events include Broncho Jam on April 21, 9 a.m.-2 Open Mic Night will be at the Starbucks in the Nigh Unip.m. at Broncho Lake. versity Center 8 p.m. on April 15.
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KICKING BUTTS: UCO TO BECOME SMOKE-FREE
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Steve Hersh is for the ban of smoking on the University of Central Oklahoma campus. Hersh uses a smokeless tobacco cigarette that emits vapor in the air.
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University of Central Oklahoma student who wished to remain anonymous smokes between classes.
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Two students smoke outside of the Art and Design building. UCO will be a tobacco-free campus beginning in July 2010.
Cameron Weeden, a freshman at the University of Central Oklahoma, finishes a cigarette before returning to class on April 5, 2010.
Cigarette butts litter the University of Central Oklahoma campus. Maintaining a clean campus is only part of the reason for UCO becoming tobacco-free July 2010.
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Natural Disaster
By Rahul Preeth & Harish Murali / Staff Writers
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At least, 300 people died and 8,000 people were wounded in a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that slammed Northwest China yesterday. Another earthquake of 7.7 magnitude shook the Sumatra islands of Indonesia on Tuesday with moderate damages and no death toll. Recently, the Sooner State had to contend with a series of earthquakes. In the month of April alone, there have been 33 earthquakes in the USA, and six were in Oklahoma. Last year 43 earthquakes rocked the grounds of Oklahoma. Between 1977 and 2005, Oklahoma averaged 59 earthquakes a year. Oklahoma is not in an earthquake-prone area, but the Pacific coastline that is prone to earthquakes has some extended fault lines passing through the state, especially near the Rocky Mountain area. The formation of the Wichitas, Arbuckles and Ouachitas mountains had created a rift zone across the state. Scientists are not ruling out the possibility of Oklahoma being hit by a major earthquake. At the same time, no system has ever developed to predict earthquakes precisely. “Just about every state has earthquakes as there are small faults everywhere,” John
Bellini, a U.S. Geological Survey geophysicist, said. “Oklahoma does have earthquakes from time to time and is currently experiencing a swarm northeast of Oklahoma City.” A pair of earthquakes of magnitude 4.0 and 3.8 occurred in the Jones town of Oklahoma City January 15. On February 27, a 4.4-magnitude earthquake trembled in the Norman area, 44 miles east-northeast of Oklahoma City. The epicenter was three miles from the Sparks town. A couple of tremors occurred in March and April with minor intensities. The rate of frequency in which the earthquakes occur remains roughly the same, but as years pass, more numbers of earthquakes are detected, Dr. Ronald. C. Miller, assistant chair and professor in the Department of Engineering and Physics, said. That is attributed only to better and sensitive instruments of measurement, Miller added. The history of earthquakes in Oklahoma goes back to 1918. Those were minor tremors, but significantly intense quakes occurred April 9, 1952, centered at El Reno, after the formation of the state in 1902. It affected most parts of Oklahoma and parts of Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Texas. The 5.5-magnitude earthquake didn’t cause any casualty but damaged buildings and
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QUAKE STRIKES CHINA, ADDS TO FEAR OF SEISMIC ACTIVITY WORLDWIDE
In this photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency, an injured woman is rescued after a quake in Yushu County, northwest China’s Qinghai province, Wednesday, April 12, 2010.
Rescue workers search for survivors at the site of a collapsed building in Yushu County in western China’s Qinghai province on Wednesday, April 14, 2010. A series of strong earthquakes struck a far western Tibetan area of China on Wednesday, killing at least 400 people and injuring more than 10,000 as houses made of mud and wood collapsed, trapping many more, officials said.
alarmed people. It is the largest earthquake yet in the state, and from then onwards there has been a string of tremors in Oklahoma. Earthquakes have been brought to the fore after the quakes in Haiti and Chile. The magnitude 7.0 quake grounded many buildings in Haiti; left many homeless; killed more than a hundred thousand people; and left a lot in the new generation orphaned. Similar were the effects of that in the offshore of Chile. A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.2 shook California Sunday afternoon, damaging buildings in northern Mexico and border cities in California and Arizona and also Las Vegas. The quake was more devastating in Mexico as the buildings were raised on a lake bed once dried up. These data show earthquakes are not occurring only in Oklahoma. Globally there has been an increase in the rate of earthquakes, but scientific hypothesis attributes this to the advancement of seismographic science. The rate of frequency in which the earthquakes occur remains roughly the same, but as years pass, more numbers of earthquakes are detected, Dr. Ronald. C. Miller, assistant chair and professor in the Department of Engineering and Physics, said. That is attributed only to better and sensitive instruments of measurement, Miller added.
Earthquakes happen mainly because of grinding of tectonic plates that are in constant motion in molten lava beneath them. There are earthquake-prone areas primarily around the Pacific Ocean and the Pacific Ring – that is where the faults are active. Numerous other plates rein the Pacific Plate, and the edges grind together or go under one another causing earthquakes, and it can be felt in Oklahoma too, Miller said. Amid these natural quakes, tremors are produced due to human activities too. Geologists and seismologists endorse five ways by which man-made earthquakes can be induced: fluid injection into the Earth, fluid extraction from the Earth, mining or quarrying, nuclear testing and through the construction of dams and reservoirs. The earthquake in Denver, Colo., is one such quake that was triggered due to injection of large amounts of water into the deeper layers of soil. Though it is of moderate intensity, it is worth pondering, as it is a potential threat to mankind. Oklahoma is famous for its oil rigs and mining activities. Increased digging of oil and mining activities may translate into much increased risk of earthquakes.
Conventions
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CAMPUS PROFESSORS ATTEND CONVENTION IN LAS VEGAS
These are all very complicated things, and we need to get started on them.”
By Anuj Srivas & Prashanti Ganesh / Staff Writers Dr. David Nelson and Dr. Keith Swezey of the Department of Mass Communication are attending the 55th Annual Convention organized by the Broadcast Education Association. The convention will take place in April 1517 in Las Vegas, Nev. The theme of the convention this year is “balancing form and content.” People involved with the world of media in areas of teaching, research or industry practice will be able to choose an aspect of this theme and present their viewpoints. During the first half of the week, National Association of Broadcasters will partner with BEA to exhibit equipment and technology involved with the media industry with more than 1,600 companies showcasing their products. Some of the companies that will be present are Google, CNN, NBC and ABC. Some of the equipment used in the radio and TV stations of UCO is also bought from one of these conventions, approximately five years ago. Over the next few days, educators from all over the world will come together to present their papers, and have panel discussions and seminars on top-
ics of research in radio, TV and Internet. They will also discuss management and technical issues involved with running a TV or radio station on campus. “The sessions will be a combination of both pedagogical and practical discussions,” Nelson said. Nelson will be on a panel with Kevin Corbett who represented Central Michigan University, and Gary Reid, who represented Michigan State University. The panel titled “Strange Station Situations: Methods of Managing the Quirks of College Media” will discuss how to manage a campus radio station, its pitfalls and triumphs. “I’ll deal with students, volunteers and management,” Nelson said. “We’ll present case studies, and it will help the audience to resolve their problems if they are of the same nature.” Swezey, along with fellow professors Dr. George Daniels of the University of Alabama, Dr. Paul Gullifor of Bradley University, Janet Kolodzy of Emerson College, and Dr. Max Utsler of the University of Kansas, will have a panel on “Adjusting Mass Media Curriculum to Today’s Chaotic Times.” They will discuss how institutions will have to revise their curriculums to accommodate the advancements in the media industry.
Some of the key points they will discuss include what the new jobs for which students must be trained are, what material or courses need to be added, and finding or retraining faculty with expertise in the new media. “It’s important for me to attend this convention because of the networking and connecting with other professors from all over America and understanding the development in the media and learning what people are doing,” Nelson said. “I will come back here and share all that I’ve learned with my colleagues and students.” The new policy because of the budget crisis doesn’t pay for UCO representatives at the convention if they are invited or participating. They are required to be presenting a research paper in order to be funded by the university. “This definitely has reduced the number of people interested in going,” Nelson said. “No students are going this year. Last year we took four students who raised their own funds to be a part of the convention.”
Cybercrime, more local
While cyberterrorism could bring the United States to a halt, there exists a problem that affects millions of individuals on a personal level each day. Criminals have been using the internet to infect personal computers with malware, which allows them to either monitor or control a person’s computer. Once infected, the criminals can then steal personal information, send spam, and commit fraud without your knowledge. Cynthia Rolfe, vice president for Information Technology, said no one can be 100 percent safe, but UCO uses many layers to protect students and faculty. “We at the Office of Information Technology are concerned between the line of security and ease of use,” Rolfe said. “We do not want to have three layers of passwords just for someone to log in but still want to provide optimal security.” UCO has taken many measures to ensure students and faculty can feel safe that their security and privacy are top priorities. Periodically, UCO invites a private company to hack into the school’s networks in order to beef up security measures and find out where weaknesses are. In another effort to provide more security, UCO will be implementing a login system at computers in computer labs. Specialists are also frequently looking for spam distributed through mass e-mails, and taking action to make sure students and faculty are not affected. “It’s always a challenge to keep up, but the staff at the OIT is doing a great job,” Rolfe said.
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Men’s Golf
GREEN WINS TITLE, UCO PLACES 5TH By Chris Wescott / Sports Editor
Sophomore standout Andrew Green led the Bronchos to a fifth-place finish at the Air Force Invitational in Aurora, Colo., Tuesday. The two-day tournament at the Eisenhower Golf Course was highlighted, for the Bronchos, by Green’s stellar play, which earned him his first collegiate tournament title. UCO finished the first day of the invitational with a thirdplace standing. Green shot a 67 and a 68 on Monday. The 67 was good for a five-under-par score, and the 68 was good for fourunder. Green dominated the 7,301-yard course and left the other golfers in the dust. The Broncho led by seven strokes in the individual standings as Monday’s play came to an end. Green finished the day, nine-under-par and shot 12 birdies, and one eagle. He added 18 pars to his scorecard. Dillon Rust shot 75 and 78 on the day; Colin Morgan scored a 78 and a 77; Trevor Stafford shot 78 and 80, and Zach Cleland shot an 80 and a 79 for UCO. As a whole, UCO finished Monday shooting 298 in the first round and 302 in the second, for a total of 600. Fort Lewis led after Monday, shooting 578, and Colorado-Colorado Springs shot a 583 on day one. They had the second-place spot. Tuesday was a different story
for Green and the Bronchos. They slid two spots down the standings following a disappointing showing. UCO struggled on the whole, shooting a 312 as a team, making it a total of 912 for the invitational. Fort Lewis held on to their tournament lead, and finished two shots ahead of Colorado-Colorado Springs. The Bronchos took fifth. UCO senior Zach Cleland shot a one-over-par on the day. Trevor Stafford scored a 79 and was the only other player on roster for UCO to break 80. That includes Green, who shot an 80 himself. Rust shot 80, and Colin Morgan added an 83. Despite his subpar performance Tuesday, Green’s sevenshot lead he built on Monday was good enough to fend off the competition. The sophomore ended his tournament title run with a three-stroke victory. The Broncho star golfer has been on a roll, finishing second, third and now first in his last three tournament appearances. UCO head coach Dax Johnston said although Green didn’t shoot his best on Tuesday, he did enough to win. “Andrew didn’t have his best day, and he obviously didn’t finish the way he wanted, but he had a great tournament and is a very deserving champion,” Johnston told bronchosports.
Andrew Green pauses to line-up a putt during the Air Force Invitational in Aurora, Colo. UCO finished fifth in the two-day event.
com. “The sky’s the limit for that young man. He’s just incredibly talented and continues to work hard at getting better.” UCO have had an up-anddown season since the spring semester started with finishes all across the board. Since February, UCO has placed 16th, fourth, seventh, sixth, third and fifth. The Bronchos have not placed
first all season, much like their Lady Broncho counterparts. The Bronchos now head to Thackerville, Okla., for the Lone Star Conference Championship Tournament. The conference tournament will take place this Monday and Tuesday, April 1920.
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MLB Preview Continued from page 10
This year could also be the year the Pirates pull themselves out of the basement. Young outfielder Andrew McCutchen leads a stockade of young talent that the Bucs will likely trade when they decide they don’t ever want to pay their roster. In Houston, it’s hard to find a silver lining. A team with Lance Berkman, Hunter Pence, Roy Oswalt should not be this bad ... but without a win at print time, they are.
National League West The Winners: Yes, the wild, wild NL West is a picking man’s nightmare. There are literally four teams that could contend for the division. For the sake of decisiveness, however, the Giants are the way to go. The baseball Giants are off to a hot start, and they have a team that’s just good enough to get the job done. Hailing Cy Young winner, Tim Lincecum has returned to form, and a surprisingly retro Barry Zito has shown a side of himself we haven’t seen this side of his Oakland days. New Acquisitions Mark DeRosa and Aubrey Huff, along with mainstays Pablo “Kung Fu Panda” Sandoval and Edgar Renteria, will lead this team to the NL West crown, bringing the 2010 banner to the cove.
The Rest of the Pack: The Rockies, Diamondbacks, and St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright throws during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros Monday, April 12, 2010, in St. Louis. Wainwright threw eight innings in Dodgers are all insulted that they the Cardinals’ 5-0 victory. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) weren’t picked to take the West, and rightfully so. The mile-high city
has a team that finished a close second in the division last year thanks to the work of pitchers Ubaldo Jimenez and Aaron Cook, who somehow managed to keep the ball from sailing out of Coors Field through the thin Colorado air. The Dodgers’ fate will likely rest on their pitching staff, and if starters Hiroki Kuroda and Clayton Kershaw, and perhaps most importantly reliever Jonathan Broxton, can put in sound efforts, the division could be theirs. The Diamondbacks had a rough outing in 2009, with injuries and strikeouts plaguing the snakes. The strikeouts (Mark Reynolds’ 223 whiffs set a league record…. Breaking his own) will be back, but so will top starter Brandon Webb. The Padres are in a unique position in 2010. They have a roster that’s just good enough to compete, but not quite good enough to win in the West. The tall-statured, but injury prone Chris Young will take the reins of a staff that is still fresh from the loss of Jake Peavy, and the San Diego offense has essentially just two facets, Adrian Gonzalez and Chase Headley. The likelihood, now that Young has already made his way to the 15-day disabled list, which I understand is early even for his standards, is that once the Padres fall out of contention, they’ll trade Gonzalez for a horde of young prospects and continue to build toward a brighter day in Petco Park.
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Women’s Golf
LADY BRONCHOS FINISH 11TH By Chris Wescott / Sports Editor The UCO women’s golf team was in action this week, as the Bronchos participated in the 2010 Tarleton/ Coca-Cola Classic in Granbury, Tex-
as. UCO finished Monday’s round ranked sixth, following their best showing of the spring. However, they could not move up on Tuesday, and the No. 21 Bronchos finished outside the top 10. No. 5 Tarleton
State, the host school, took first place with a 10-stroke victory. Three Bronchos shot in the 70’s on the first day of the classic, and the team as a whole came in at 310 on Monday. It was their best score
since early October when the Lady Bronchos shot a 304 on the second day of the Cheddar’s UCO Classic. Tarleton State led the whole way, shooting a 296 on Monday. The tournament winners owned the
one-stroke lead over Grand Canyon heading into Tuesday. Cassy Knight played very well on Monday, shooting a two-over-par, 74. Knight finished the day ranked seventh in the individual standings. Emily Leahey shot a 39 and a 37, to combine for a season-best four-over-par, 76 on Monday. Erica Bensch shot a disappointing 44 on the first nine holes, but ended up finishing Monday with a 78. Raelynn Farthing shot an 82, and Maria Jimenez shot an 85. Their Monday showing however was not enough to keep them afloat in the overall tournament standings. The Lady Bronchos dropped five spots on Tuesday, finishing 11th overall in the Coca-Cola Classic. The team shot a 326 on Tuesday, pushing their tournament total to 636. The Bronchos finished behind the top 10, which included No. 5 Tarleton State, No. 10 St. Edwards, No. 18 Angelo State, No. 9 Western Washington, and No. 20 NebraskaOmaha. UCO had just one player break the 80-stroke mark on the final day of the Tarleton Classic. Leahey shot a closing 79. Leahey’s score was good enough for the 19th spot overall in the individual standings. Farthing shot an 81, Bensch added a score of 82, and Jimenez and Knight scored 84 and 87 respectively. “We had a hard time getting anything going today,” UCO head coach Michael Bond said following the 11th place finish. “We made too many mistakes and put ourselves in some bad situations that cost us a lot of strokes.” UCO have seen their fair share of success this season; however the Bronchos have yet to place first all year. The team has one second-place finish, two third-place finishes, two fourth-place, one ninth, a pair of 11th and one 13th finish. The majority of their success was seen at the beginning of the golf schedule and during the fall semester. Since the spring semester schedule began March 1, UCO placed in the top 10 just twice, and top five only once. Since March 29, the Lady Bronchos have been on the downslide, placing 13th, and now two 11th spot finishes in a row. UCO now turns their sights on the Lone Star Conference Championship. The Bronchos will participate in the conference tournament starting this Sunday, playing through Monday and Tuesday. This year’s tournament will take place at the WinStar Golf Course in Thackerville, Okla.
SCORES: UCO SOFTBALL: 4/13/10 UCO 1 East Central 2 UCO 6 East Central 2
UCO BASEBALL: 4/11/10 UCO 0 ENMU 8 4/13/10 UCO 8 OCU 15
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NATIONAL LEAGUE PREVIEW
Brian D’Angelo, of Bensalem, Pa., watches batting practice before the Philadelphia Phillies’ baseball home opener against the Washington Nationals, Monday, April 12, 2010, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
By Ryan Costello / Staff Writer Ah, it’s April again. The smells of fresh-cut grass and outdoor cooking envelop the spring air, and the bitter cold of the new year loosens its grasp, giving way to warm, sundrenched afternoons and evenings watching the sun meander lazily behind the horizon. And, of course, the big boys in the major leagues are playing games on the diamond that actually matter in the standings. Though baseball officially started April 4, it’s never too late to preview the upcoming season, and a week or so of hindsight never hurts. That being said, here is part one of the one and only Vista preview for MLB’s 2010 season, league by league, division by division.
National League East The Winners:
The National League East has been dominated by the Phillies for three seasons running, and based on the early results, the twotime National League champions from the city of brotherly love seem to be prepared to extend their success for yet another year. GM Ruben Amaro Jr. made a bold move when he dealt pitcher Cliff Lee in a three-team trade that brought in longtime Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay. As of Monday evening, Halladay is 2-0 with an 0.56 ERA and a K/BB of 17/2. Never mind those two outings were against the Nationals and Astros. If Ryan Howard, the former strikeout king of the majors, can continue his patient ways (Howard has just four strikeouts in 32 AB’s so far on the season) and the other key lineup members, Chase Utley, et al can recreate a 2009 offensive outburst that topped the National League with 820 runs, it should come as absolutely no surprise if the fighting Phillies not only four-peat in the NL East, but also represent the National League in the World Series for the third straight year.
The Rest of the Pack:
The Braves and Marlins, dark horses in the East, will likely jostle for second and third in the division, and whoever finishes runner-up to the Phillies will be a leading wildcard candidate. Quite simply, the Braves take the cake if their young pitching holds up and rookie Jason Heyward lives up to the experts’ colossal expectations, and the soon to be Miami Marlins will out if Ricky Nolasco can help the fish fill out their rotation behind stud Josh Johnson. The Mets, who with Carlos Beltran, David Murphy, and Kelvim Escobar on the shelf are already having nightmares of last year’s injury-plagued 70-92 campaign. Already 2-4 on the season and heading into series against the Rockies and Cardinals, the Mets may dig a
hole too deep to climb out from. Looking forward to likely another tough season, there is light at the end of the tunnel for the Nationals. Flame-throwing pitcher Stephen Strasburg, first overall pick in the past draft, has been dubbed the messiah in D.C. Strasburg struck out eight batters and gave up just one earned run over five innings in his minor league debut, and he did it with a fastball that teetered on the edge of 100 with spot on location.
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The St. Louis Cardinals again seem to be the cream of the crop in the central, and for the most part it’s simply business as usual. The Cards, along with the Phillies, are considered by most as a frontrunner to represent the National League in the World Series, and though there are never guarantees, it’s hard to argue with a team that brings back a very similar roster to the 91-71 team that took the NL Central crown last season. Though the most ballyhooed boppers in the lineup, and reasonably so, are the Machine Albert Pujols and his batting bodyguard, Oklahoma product Matt Holliday, there’s another name that redbird fans may be hearing more and more as the season progresses. Second-year outfielder Colby Rasmus has already shown significant signs of improvement over a solid performance in 2009, driving in three runs with two homeruns on the young season. That .538 OBP doesn’t hurt, either. Combine a yet again minefield of a lineup for opposing pitchers with a pitching staff of Adam Wainwright, Chris Carpenter, and Brad Penny, and it would seem that the NL Central banner will fly again in St. Louis.
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The Rest of the Pack:
The Brewers, Cubs, and an up and coming Cincinnati Reds team all seem to be favorites to finish second in the Central. It’s easy to argue that any team of the three do just that, but touting a potential starting staff of Homer Bailey, Bronson Arroyo, Johnny Cueto, Edinson Volquez, and Cuban defector, Aroldis Chapman (and his 100+ mph heater), it’s hard to argue that the lineup featuring Joey Votto, Jay Bruce, and Brandon Phillips couldn’t score enough runs to post a bucket of wins. The Cubs and Brewers may have done too little in the offseason to improve their clubs, with the Brewers roster that’s nearly identical to 2009 and a Cubs team that’s just happy to be rid of Milton Bradley.
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