The Vista April 24, 1997

THURSDAY

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Legal proceedings continue to block radio tower construction

By Joanna Hafey Staff Writer Legal action continues in a suit against Oklahoma City, affecting KCSC's construction of a new radio tower.

The hearing of John Powell Walker Trust vs. The City of Oklahoma City has been set for July 21, said Brad Ferguson, general manager of KCSC. Walker owns land adjacent to the tower site and has appealed the permission the city gave the station, said Ferguson.

Walker claims the permission does not comply with city ordinances.

In a January interview with The Vista, Walker said there is an ordinance in place 'for the protection of land owners. He said it is a safety risk because the tower will be so high, if it fell, it

would land on his property. He also said it would affect the economic value of his land.

Ferguson said KCSC would reap benefits such as a clearer signal and greater coverage. The new tower would be twice as high as it is now.

The station cannot get a building permit until the issue is cleared up, said Ferguson. The tower was originally scheduled to be put up last September at 1501 NE 101st St. in Oklahoma City.

The FAA has dedicated the land in that area as an antenna farm, said Ferguson. There are already other antennas on the land. The new tower is being funded by a grant from the Department of Commerce and donations.

Ferguson said other than delays, the lawsuit is not costing KCSC any money.

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CO's Department of Theatre Arts will explore racisni'whea,tlley ._„ present William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice Thursday through Satufday in Mitchell ,, Hall.

The Merchant of Venice, a dark comedy is set in 16th century Venice. This play empl - a0zes the constant battle between the elite society of Belmont and the anti-Semitic characteref--.

Shylock. Shylock, played by Steve Martin, is a resentful Jewish man who is bent on seeking revenge for past wrongs. Previous plays have cast him as an evil antagonist.

Dr. Roberta Sloan, chair of the department of theatre arts, is directing the play. The main cast of the play includes Renee Krapff who plays Portia, Rob Gallavan as Bassanio, James Tyra asAntonio, Allen Brawner as Gratiano and Alison Crane as Nerissa. The actors are UCO students except for Steve Martin and James Tyra, who are community actors for the Oklahoma City Theatre.

Performances begin at 8 p.m. today through April 26, and 2 p.m. April 27. Tickets are priced at $8 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, and $2 for students. Admission is free for UCO students with a valid ID. For more information on tickets and reservations, contact the Mitchell Hall Box Office at 341-2980, Ext. 2513 from 1:30 to 5 p.m. weekdays.

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—By Yvonne Yong/ Student Writer

UCO student Rob Gallavan portrays Bassanio at the dress rehearsal for the UCO Theater Department's production of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. The play will be performed at Mitchell Hall today through April 27.

(Staff photo by John Clanton)

Regents seek student feedback on tuition hike at open meeting Oklahoma public universities and colleges face a proposed tuition increase. This will be the topic for discussion during a public hearing 10 a.m. April 29 at the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, State Capitol Complex in Oklahoma City.

State Regents will use the hearing as a time to hear comments and questions on the proposal requesting a 9 percent tuition limit for 1997-98 and a 5 percent tuition limit for 1998-99.

Individuals wishing to speak and express their thoughts must _contact the Regents' Office at 524-9120 prior to the meeting.

Individuals may also e-mail their comments to forum@osrhe.edu or write Tuition and Fee Proposal, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, State Capital Complex, 500 Education Building, Oklahoma City, OK 73105.

—By Kendra Sauer/Student Writer

INSIDE TODAY INDEX Editorial 2 Sports 10,11 Entertainment 12 Around Campus 18 Classifieds 19

TEACHING UCO professor teaches education majors about exceptional children.

SPORTS Dax Johnston returns from injury in time for LSC Championships.

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FEATURE The death of a UCO student leaves family and friends wondering 'What if?"

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This is where my concern lies. I participated in ecently, one rainy afternoon, I participated in an annual program we one of the sculpture demonstrations located within have here at UCO, known as Higher the Industrial Arts Building. The room was filled with students, most of which still had their Arts.

High schools from as far away as Miami to as umbrellas open.

How embarrassing to host students in a room close as Edmond, shipped several hundred art with a half dozen overflowing buckets and water students and art teachers here to share, compete, inspire and learn from one another as well as from dripping off light fixtures on to the heads of unsuspecting young artists. the UCO art department.

Way to turn students off to our art department.

First the artwork was displayed, then the awards ceremony commenced, and finally the students attended various workshops on a variety of art —Manuel R. Siemens disciplines, one of them being sculptures.

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CLARIFICATION ✓ A quote in The Vista's April 22 issue was incorrectly attributed to Keith Weber. Sean Ridenour was actually the one who said, "Not only will our size increase, but so will the representation and communication between the students and the governing body." The Vista apologizes for any confusion this may have caused. ✓ A registration phone number for the Oklahoma City Public School Teacher Career Fair was incorrect in the April 17 issue of The Vista. The correct number to register is 297-6617. The Career Fair will be held May 8. Registration is due May 5.

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UCO enterprise group wins in regional contest

By Telannia Hytche Staff Writer

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tudents in Free Enterprise (SINE) received a $1,000 cash award April 15 for their project in the Jules and Gwen Knapp Charitable Foundation's "Halt the Deficit/Reduce the Debt" category at the regional SIFE competition in Springfield, Mo. This is the first time the UCO chapter has entered the regional competition and will advance to the international competition May 19 in Kansas City, Mo. SII4E will also enter AT&T's "Best Use of the Internet" category at international competition.

Jeff Brown, SLI-E president, designed a web site page which includes information about SIFE, the national debt and social security.

The web site page is http://www.busn.ucok.edu/sife/index.htm.

The written project submitted and presented by SIFE included a float, debt clock and a state wide project with other universities.

Their homecoming float was a new

Prose, poetry sought for UCO publication

By Deborah Cook Student Writer New Plains Review, a student publication at UCO, is seeking submissions for a book to be titled The Challenged.

"The theme for the The Challenged Volume 3 Number 2 will focus on life challenges such as physical, emotional and spiritual, experienced by those who have triumphed over personal disabilities and may reflect fictional or actual hardships," said Joan Moore, managing editor.

Areas of submissions include, poetry, fiction, drama, nonfiction, essay/writer's journal, review, interview, photography, art graphics and original music score.

Due date for submissions is Dec. 15, 1997. The book is to be printed in 1998.

Cover sheets for submissions can be picked up at the New Plains office in Room 105G of the Liberal Arts Building.

For more information call 341-2980, Ext. 5628 or Ext. 5629.

UCO-SIFE decided to become the 'clearing house' for information on this growing crisis because social security entitlements are tied to the national debt.

—Dr. Billye Hansen sponsor of UCO Students in Free Enterprise

Nissan Altima Collector's Edition with a sign attached reading, "This car symbolizes your share of the national debt."

Sam's Wholesale Club and Sherwin Williams donated candy to pass out during the parade.

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Another event included a national debt clock on campus last fall.

SIFE members handed out flyers containing information on the national debt and the web site page.

SIFE joined Economic Security 2000, a national non-profit organization that educates people on social security.

"UCO-SIFE decided to become the `clearing house' for information on this

growing crisis because social security entitlements are tied to the national debt," said Dr. Billye Hansen, Sll-E sponsor.

After a presentation March 5, they received requests from five organizations to speak, including two radio appearances.

Dr. John Banks-Brooks, assistant professor general business, helped with sponsorship and as a contact person for Economic Security 2000.

To further educate the state on social security, SIFE joined Langston University, Southeastern University and Oklahoma City University.

The group will organize a statewide campaign through public service announcements that will be implemented during the fall, said Hansen.

S11-E's team members include Barrett Huffmeyer, Lesly Tran, J.B. Workman, Sarah Skaggs, Shannon Pratt, James Finley, Abu Saleh.

Pratt, Finley and Saleh helped answer questions at the regional competition while the remaining team members gave the presentation.

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Teaching potential...

UCO's Barbara Green encourages students to reach their gifted potential

By Telannia Hytche Staff Writer

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t a local elementary school, a third-grade teacher places a spelling bee champion on tutoring duty.

Who would have known this experience would inspire a little girl in pony tails to become a teacher.

"I didn't know I would teach at the college level but I knew I wanted to teach," said Dr. Barbara Green, assistant professor of curriculum and instruction.

On a late Monday night in the Education Building, Green shares literature, data and words of wisdom with her class.

For three hours a week, education majors learn about childhood behaviors including the emotionally disturbed and the gifted child.

The Sociology of the Exceptional Child is a required course for all education majors.

Green sorts - through stacks of transparencies, folders and papers covering the table. She steadily checks for material she has not covered.

"Free material is available that can aid you in teaching children with attention disorders," said Green, placing a

transparency with addresses of locations on the overhead projector.

The disorders are attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Some of the characteristics of ADD and ADHD are hyperactivity, short attention span and self injury.

"This is a reality people," said the professor, raising her eyebrows.

For Green this is a "reality" she has experienced up close and personal.

The professor taught seventh through the ninth graders with emotional disturbances. She also taught the sixth grade and music at the elementary level.

Green received her bachelor's in elementary education, her master's in learning disabilities and her doctorate in applied emotional behavior.

Along with teaching and promoting courses, she supervises student and residency teachers.

The experience she gathers and her constant thirst to educate on the "exceptional learner" shows through her constant interaction with her classes.

With each spoken word, the cocoacolored teacher incorporates personal wisdom and textbook knowledge so every student in her class can understand not just emotionally disturbed children but

how individuals learn.

"Some children may be kinesthetic learners or hands-on learners," said the professor moving her hands in the air as if she was touching an object.

Some students may be hampered without an overhead, she said.

"Right," she added, constantly looking around the room at each student for comments.

Switching topic modes, Green placed a transparency on the overhead.

The overhead showed three children sitting in desks. The first child was a young girl with Pipi Longstocking ponytails. She is looking at two boys behind her.

The second child is a young boy with his head bowed, looking intently at his work. The third child is another young boy twirling his pencil and wearing a triangular paper hat on his head.

"Which one do you think is the gifted student?" asked Green, who is one of five authors of the supplemental text to the

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Smiling the author gazed around the room while students randomly chose each one or all the children on the overhead.

Each child has the potential to be a gifted child, said Green.

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Student Association cuts ties with legislative organization

By Loree Schrank Staff Writer vote by UCO's Student Association (UCOSA) resulted in students having a new organization to join in the fall semester.

The Oklahoma Intercollegiate Legislation (OIL) has been a subsidiary unit of the UCOSA, but not anymore.

UCOSA voted March 3, to remove OIL from its jurisdiction.

"Right now we are a student organization with a coinciding class... students can join the organization without enrolling in the class," said current OIL Chairwomen Janet Nicholas.

Nicholas said OIL has been taken under the advisement of the political science department. Dr. Chris Markwood is OIL's main advisor.

The plan is to create a constitution and a code of conduct over the summer, then

OIL students come away with a number of different things...a very real knowledge of what it takes to participate in a legislative experience... practical aspect of parliamentary procedures and the processes of compromise to get pieces of legislation through.

—Dr. Chris Markwood OIL's advisor elect officers at the beginning of the fall semester—as to whether OIL will become a charter club is still tentative due to the unusual situation of having a coinciding class, she said.

"The details of chartering as a club is still being researched... the only reason I can think of is to be able to meet in facilities on campus without having to pay a fee," said Nicholas.

Markwood said, "OIL students come away with a number of different things.,.a

very real knowledge of what it takes to participate in a legislative experience... practical aspect of parliamentary procedures and the processes of compromise to get pieces of legislation through. They are faced with reality of this is what they want in an ideal piece of legislation, but they're confronted with a large group of people who are sympathetic but yet not completely convinced, so they have _to negotiate and bargain. So they learn the practical

State Republicans hold convention in Oklahoma City

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UCO delegation of the Collegiate Republicans will get the opportunity to learn more about the platform of Republican candidates for state and national offices when they attend the Oklahoma Republican Convention on April 26 at the Myriad in Oklahoma City.

"It's a good chance for our new members to learn the process," president Eric Partridge said.

Speaking at the convention this year will be Reps. David Macintosh of Indiana and Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas, as well as Patricia Harrison, Republican National Committee cochair, and Ralph Reed, Christian Coalition president.

The theme of this convention is "The Run to Victory."

It is the last convention before the 1998 election, said an Oklahoma Republican party spokesman. It is key to picking up seats in the Legislature, he said.

To attend the convention, one must be a member of the Collegiate Republicans. The group is gearing up for a membership drive for fall, but are also taking new memberships now.

For more information, call Partridge at 5755575.

aspects of politicking, law making.

"In addition they get some substantive knowledge of the process so they come away with a deeper understanding of what our system does and how it works... hopefully with those different aspects they will have a greater appreciation, a greater respect for policy and law making processes."

Moot Court competition is another part of OIL, students interested in law or debate benefit from participating in the competition, said Markwood.

"Four years of school could not teach me what I learned in one week of OIL," said former OIL student David Tackett.

For the fall semester the class will meet Tuesdays 6-7:15 p.m., Sept. 9-Oct. 21. The workshop portion will be Oct. 29-Nov. 2.

For more information students can contact Markwood, at 341-2980, Ext. 5025.

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College philosophy theories discussed at symposium

By Kendra Sauer

Student Writer The UCO Symposium of Philosophy sponsored The Southwestern Conference for Undergraduate Philosophers April 12 at the Pegasus Theatre in the Liberal Arts Building.

The all-day conference featured undergraduate students from five different universities, including UCO, presenting papers and comments on different theories.

Jason Bell, a junior from Oklahoma City University, presented his theory on "Art, Metaphor, and Mind: A Critique of Cognitive Linguistics From a Process Perspective." Bell's paper focused on art and metaphor and thought and language and whether or not they have a valid concern and can be applied to art and metaphor.

Next, "Learn to Dance" composed by Jeffery Maner, a junior from Oklahoma Baptist University, promoted the concept that "life's a dance" and people must use dance as a remedy and release.

Benjamin Cryer, a Baylor University senior, presented his theory on "Holocaust Testimony and Existential Responsibility: Foundations for an Ethic of Compassion." The paper argued that there must be the ability to identify with the sufferer and the media makes it easier to identify.

Wichita State University (WSU) had two representatives, sophomore Joe Hatfield presented "On The Possibility (and the Limits of Scope) of a Phenomenological Critique of Modern Culture." Hatfield discussed cultural prejudice in his paper.

The second student from WSU was James Harrell. His paper "Language and Scientific Revolutions" discussed Kuhn's theory of symbolism.

Finally, Don Everett, from UCO, discussed his paper "The Problem of Evil and the Existence of God." Everett presented the idea of God saying it's difficult to agree on what God is like.

Each student who presented a paper was paired with a commentator who critiqued their paper and then presented their critique to the forum.

Frank Page, John Murphy, Nan Wilkes, and Deidre Bigheart from UCO and Ben Thomas from the University of Oklahoma served as the commentators for the conference.

The Symposium of Philosophy is discussing the possibility of expanding the conference in a joint effort with the other universities to continue throughout the years.

For more information on The Symposium of Philosophy or the Southwestern Conference contact Frank Page at 748-5806.

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TIARAS sponsor awarded "Advisor of the Year"

By Loree Schrank Student Writer

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CO Assistant Professor of the Political Science Department Sharon Carney was presented the award for "Advisor of the Year" April 16 at the Presidents' Club's Sixth Annual Sponsor Appreciation Dinner.

Carney was nominated by the TIARAS (women's honor society) for her advisory service to the organization.

Club members wrote on their nomination application, "Mrs. Carney has been to every meeting and always makes quality time and special efforts to support our organization.

She always allows us to use her office as a drop off point, she gives her advice and suggestions but never uses authority over us. She also sponsors two other organizations, but always has time and energy for TIARAS." Carney who also serves as advisor to Pi Sigma Alpha (the political science honor society) and the Young Democrats Club

Carney named outstanding faculty/staff woman for 1997

By Kendra Sauer Student Writer The Association for Women Students named Assistant Professor Sharon Carney Most Outstanding Faculty/Staff Woman for 1997 April 9.

This is Carney's first year to receive the honor. Carney said she was very surpised, but felt it was an honor to be recognized.

The qualifications for the honor include being a female faculty/staff member who helps students both in and out of the classroom.

The nominee must then have three or more nominations by anyone at UCO and must then be voted on by AWS members.

Kari Scott, AWS president, said, "This award is to recognize women on campus who have gone above and beyond their required duties."

For more information on the Association of Women Students, call Kari Scott at 359-9315.

said, "I love my job, I get up really looking forward to the day."

Recently Carney won two other awards.

Outstanding Teacher by the Oklahoma Political Science Association which is a state-wide organization and Outstanding Faculty Staff Woman by the Association of Women Students.

"All I hear all year long is how much you do," said newly-elected Presidents' Club President Janet Nicholas.

The selection process for picking the "Advisor of the Year" starts with an application that is filled out by the different clubs on campus, choosing who they think should win.

The Presidents' Club selects students, faculty and community volunteers to serve on the nomination committee which choses the winner.

Other professors and volunteers from the business community were recognized at the dinner for their advisory services. The club also honored President George Nigh for his service to them and to UCO.

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Enrollment by phone saves time

By Roxanna Stokes

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hone enrollment may be quick and easy but graduates, working people, and freshmen might be the ones who benefit most.

Paul Patrick, associate registrar, said phone enrollment started in the fall of 1986.

Graduates could enroll by phone during the priority enrollment period, April 1-17, by alphabetical distribution, said Jerry Legere, assistant vice president for enrollment management.

Any graduate can enroll by phone as long as they don't have a hold, something that needs to be taken care of before enrollment, said Suzie Johnston of the graduate office.

Students can't add or drop classes on the telephone, only in person, she said.

"It is the student's responsibility to contact their graduate advisor," Johnston said.

Undergraduates can't enroll by phone until April 28, Legere said.

Working people benefit from phone enrollment because they don't have to take off work to enroll.

Freshmen must go to admissions to enroll for their first semester.

After the first semester, freshmen can benefit from phone enrollment because they can take almost any class, said Legere.

He isn't worried about students bypassing advisement, "People are more knowledgeable than we give them credit for."

In past years, if currently enrolled students missed their day to enroll according to alphabetical distribution they had to wait until it was time for new students to enroll.

This is the first year students can enroll any day after 1:30 p.m. if they missed their day to enroll.

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April 24, 1997

SPORTS

Two UCO school records fall at LSC Championship meet

By Darrell J. Weidner Sports Writer

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wo UCO school records fell at the Lone Star Conference Championship meet.

Andrea Haley set a new school record in the 800 meter.

She broke the former record of 2:20.30 with a time of 2:17.15.

In the mile relay the men broke the former school record of 4:01.56 by over a second, said UCO track coach Paul Parent.

The new record stands at 4:00.23.

"I thought the women had a good meet," said Parent, "even though several of our girls finished ninth in the prelims."

The top eight advanced to the finals said Parent.

"Our Conference is the toughest of the NCAA Division II," said Parent, "and a ninth place finish here is like a third of fourth place finish in other conferences."

"For example, Chericka

Right, Andrea Hailey sets a UCO school record in the 800 meter.

Hailey placed third in the event.

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Bartells placed ninth in the long jump with a distance of 18.25 feet: this would have been a third place finish elsewhere," said Parent.

"The guys also had a good meet," said Parent.

Josh Hallman finished third in his 100 -meter dash with a time of 10.69.

Stan Ridley ran the 110-meter high hurdles in 14.41 seconds to finish second.

Ridley also finished second in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles with a time of 52.04.

"Ridley should be in the top three in the nation in the 400 hurdles and in the top ten in the 110," said Parent.

The men's team finished fourth overall with 50 points, just two points behind third place Tarleton State, said Parent.

"We dropped the baton in the 4x100 relay and it cost us a couple of points," said Parent.

Along with Stan Ridley, three other Central Oklahoma runners (Frankie Simon, Josh Hallman, and Andrea Haley) may go to Nationals, said Parent.

Koerner named LSC Hitter of the Week after .556 performance Centra101dahoma senior Pat Koerner has been named Lone Star Conference Hitter of the Week for his performance at the plate last week.

Koerner, a catcher/designated hitter from Blanchard, batted .556 (15-of-27) in eight games last week, scoring 13 runs with 12 RBIs, three doubles, three home runs and five stolen bases. He set a school single-season record for runs (63), three off the LSC mark, and tied a school record for doubles (19).

Koerner leads the No. 19-ranked Bronchos with a .452 average that includes 11 home runs, 51 RBIs, and 20 stolen bases. UCO, 30-15 overall and tied for the LSC lead at 8-4, goes to Abilene Christian for a four-game series this weekend.

Softball team signs Tulsa Kelley standout Tulsa Kelley softball standout Melissa Foster signed a national letter-of-intent with the University of Central Oklahoma on Tuesday.

Foster was a three-time All-Conference third base pick at Kelley, earing All-State honors as a senior. She batted .364 as a senior with 10 doubles and 36 RBIs after hitting .380 with 13 doubles, seven triples and 42 RBIs as a junior.

Foster had a .350 career average and tied a national record for doubles with 45 while also finishing with 154 RBIs.

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SPORTS

TAMUK defensive back and Langston wide receiver picked in NFL draft

By Cory Miller

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he Lone Star Conference does have one player going to the National Football League next season.

And four football players from Oklahoma schools will also be negotiating contracts with NFL teams.

But the real surprise is one of the four Oklahoma players is from Langston University.

Selected in the seven round of the NFL draft held April 18-19, Matthew Hatchette was picked

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by the Minnesota Vikings as the 235th overall pick.

Hatchette, a wide receiver, had a 92-yard touchdown in Langston's 39-20 loss against UCO on homecoming September 26 last year.

He's listed as a 6'3", 200 pouund, senior from Cleveland, Ohio.

Al Harris from Texas A&MKingsville was selected in the sixth round by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Harris, a defensive back, and TAMUK beat UCO in the regular season 35-7 on October 19 last year.

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had two players selected. Barron Tanner, a defensive linebacker, was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round. Rod Manuel, also a defensive linebacker, was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round.

Tulsa had one player selected in the draft, linebacker Muadianvita Kazadi was selected in the sixth round by the St. Louis Rams.

Tanner was the highest pick of Oklahoma players.

Harris was picked behind Tanner but ahead of the other Oklahoma players.

Defending national champion returns for LSC championships

By Phil Long Sports Writer efending

national champion Dax Johnston, will retyrn to the fifth-ranked Central Oklahoma lineup on April 28 for the Lone Star Conference Golf Championships at Tanglewood, Texas.

Johnston has been absent from the Central lineup since March 21, when he injured his shoulder in a freak driving range accident.

"My ball striking is slowly but surely coming around," Johnston said. "Tuesday it all started to come together for me, but I am

The Javelinas have had a player go in the NFL draft every year since 1993.

Former Javelina Jeff Rodgers was also selected by Tampa Bay in 1995. And last year the Philadelphia Eagles picked offensive lineman Jermane Mayberry in the first round.

You might remember Central Oklahoma running back Joe Aska who was selected in the third round by the Oakland Raiders in 1994.

He was Central Oklahoma's last player to be picked in the NFL draft.

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Johnston has only been back playing for a week now.

In five tournaments in 199697, last years NCAA Division II player of the year, is a combined

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"I have only played in one tournament because of the injury in the spring, but I am real excited with the way I have played so far in 1996-97,

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Three-time All-American Dustin York has six top 10 finishes and a 72.8 stroke average on the year.

"The best part of Dustin's game is his wedge play," Johnston said.

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"We have never won the conference tournament, it is a big goal for all of us to do so,"

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April 24, 1997

ENTERTAINMENT

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By Jason A. Hill Staff Writer

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nce again, Matthew Sweet has released another eclectic album full of his signature guitars and harmony pop.

All of the tracks on his newest release Blue Sky On Mars (Volcano Entertainment) have the poppy, feel-good sound Sweet is known for.

The first track, "Come to California," gets things off to a good start with its hard-edged, wanna-make-you-dance beat.

The first radio single, "Where You Get Love," is a contender for best song on the CD. Sweet mixes guitars and some synth with his great voice.

Sweet has said he gets influences for his songs from his personal life, and most of the tracks mirror that statement.

The absolute best song on the CD is "Until You Break," a mellow acoustic number that switches gears ever so slightly midway through the song, picking up tempo with an added drum beat.

Sweet had seemed a little obscure to me before seeing a showcase of his at this year's South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin.

The festival started as an annual event for

unsigned and independent acts to meet the music industry, but has evolved into an outlet for signed acts to showcase themselves as well.

"All Over My Head" and "Into Your Drug" are two more songs from Blue Sky on Mars that stand out.

His last release,100% Fun,was wrongly stereotyped by many as another here today, gone tomorrow pop release.

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Effects of date rape drug explored Politicians to

By Heidi Centrella Staff Writer

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or those of you who missed ER Thursday night, I'll recap one of the scenarios: A young college girl hysterically entered the emergency room after discovering she may have been raped the night before.

She wasn't sure because after a certain point that night, she was unable to remember anything that happened.

The girl had unknowingly mixed alcohol and Rohypnol. Someone slipped the nouveau-drug into her drink, she blacked out and tests proved she was raped.

This was not a sensationalized scenario—it is very real for many who experiment, willingly or not, with this popular drug.

The drug has been around for years, but has just recently come into vogue.

Rohypnol, a.k.a. the "date rape drug," can be slipped into a victim's drink, causing them to pass out and have little, if any, memory of the crime or the attacker's identity, according to a March 3 College Press Service article.

Rohypnol (also called Rophies, Roofies, Roaches, La Roche, Rib, Rope, Ruffies, and in Australia, "Stupefi") is designated as "the

Quaalude of the '90s," according to doctors at Haight Ashbury Free Clinics, Inc. in San Francisco, Calf.

The drug is similar to gamma hydroxybutyric acid—a popular party drug better known as GHB or "liquid ecstasy."

"We're seeing GHB all over the state of Texas," said Judy Row, director of Southwest Texas State University's drug prevention center.

"It seems to be showing up with the same groups that were willing to use Rohypnol."

An article in The Vista's March 13 edition reported an arrest by Edmond police at an Alpha Tau Omega house party March 8.

A student at the party, not an ATO member, was arrested for possession of Rohypnol.

John Duncan, chief agent at the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drug Control, said under Oklahoma law Rohypnol is a schedule-1 drug—meaning the law says there is no legitimate medical use for the drug, like heroin, LSD and marijuana.

In March, the U.S. government banned imports of Rohypnol, which is sold over-the-counter in Mexico and other nations as a sedative.

President Bill Clinton signed legislation in September that stiffened the penalty for possession of Rohypnol to the same as cocaine,

heroin and LSD. Although in Oklahoma, cocaine is not considered a schedule-1 drug because it is used by some doctors for anesthetic purposes, Duncan said.

Because these drugs are produced so haphazardly, potency varies from batch to batch, doctors say.

The same dose that gave someone a mild buzz once may send them into a coma the next time.

A UCO senior, who preferred to remain anonymous, admitted to taking it once at a party for $5.

"I have no recollection of what happened within 30 minutes of taking the drug," he said.

"My friends told me that I was completely functional and went to a couple of clubs with them, but all I remember is waking up on the floor at 6 a.m. at a friend's apartment."

For students worried they may become the victim of a "date rape drug," Row said they should take the following safety precautions: • Never accept a beverage unless it is in a sealed container; • Never leave a beverage unattended; • Never go out with or go home with anyone you do not know well; • Never leave a friend who is displaying any effects of the drug.

Be sure to see him or her home safely.

picnic with Young Democrats at Hafer Park A growing UCO organization will have two recognized political party officials at their picnic Sunday.

Paul Barby and Clifton Scott will be guests at the Young Democrats' picnic from 2 to 5 p.m. at Hafer Park, located at Ninth and Bryant in Edmond.

Barby, who ran for Oklahoma Congress in the sixth district in the November election, is currently on the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges. Scott is currently the state auditor.

The two will give a brief speech and join the organization for the picnic, said Candee Wilson, president.

The picnic is free for all members.

The UCO Young Democrats chapter has grown from nine members in Fall 1996 to 69 current members, said Wilson.

The organization was nominated for outstanding chapter and the winning chapter will be announced Saturday at the State Democratic conference in Stillwater.

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Native Americans celebrate heritage at annual powwow

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The Southern Plains tradition of the Gourd Dance kicked off the 25th Annual Spring Contest Powwow as the finale of a series of events sponsored by the First American Students Association and Multicultural Student Services.

"The Powwow is a time for Indian families to get together with other family members and friends, and to meet new friends, much like a family reunion," said Betty Norman, a member of the Cedar Lodge Gourd Clan, which cohosted the powwow.

Her daughter Elizabeth, 7, was named Little Miss Indian Oklahoma City March 14. Her son Steven, who is 14, is one of the dancers, said Norman.

The Normans travel to powwows all around the country. "I got involved because of my heritage," said Norman. "I met Michael Standing, the leader of the Native American War Dance Guild, about 10 years ago.

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Women dance behind the men in an outer circle, he said. There is no right or wrong interpretation of the powwow, but just what the dancers are taught, said Thurman. He was taught the powwow is a celebration that took place after returning from war or a harvest, he said.

Gourds or beaded salt and pepper shakers filled with rocks are used during the dancing, said Thurman.

UCO freshman Lisa Marie Jonathan, 1996-97 Miss Indian UCO Princess said, "I love the powwows and I have been dancing since I was three. I love to dance for the people who can't dance. I don't go to the powwows just for the competition, but because I love the dancing."

"The regalia I wear as Miss Indian UCO depends upon the tribe I'm representing. When I represent the Wichita tribe from my mother's heritage, I can wear a variety of regalia, but with the Seneca tribe from my father's heritage, I must wear dark purple with white beads," said Jonathan. She was named 1995 Wichita Tribal Princess.

Jennifer Standing, president of FASA, said she thought Indian Heritage Week was a success.

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If these P.T. Barnam wannabes had their way I'd change my air conditioner filter every month yearround, rotate my tires daily, even, are you ready for this one, drain all the oil out of my car's engine and then turn right around and fill it back up again before the red light even comes on!

Come on! It doesn't take a marketing expert to figure out who's behind all these little public service announcements. The worst huckster has got to be my dentist.

From the rate of his correspondence, the guy has evidently decided to become my own personal pen pal.

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Remember, ignore your teeth and they'll go away. Sincerely, Frank Avarice, D.D.S." Not so fast. I'm still paying for the last time I went to "visit" dear old Frank, only there was very little visiting going on after they chained the blue paper bib around my neck.

Next Frank shoved a cardboard wad the size of his rubber-clad fist in my mouth.

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proposed resolution to revise the constitution of the Residence Hall Association (RHA) failed to pass at a recent meeting.

The resolution failed by a vote of 29-7, after it was debated by RHA members.

Instead of changing the entire constitution, it would be better to amend some things in the old constitution, said senior Brandi Fennell.

Under the present constitution, residence halls receive proportioned amounts of money from the activity fees paid by students, said Fennell. Under the proposed constitution, equal amounts of money would be dispersed to the residence halls. She said she thought money should be appropriated on the basis of residence hall size and number of students living in the hall.

The constitution committee had good intentions and tried to compromise to benefit members, said Fennell, even though she wasn't in agreement.

During the debate, Fennell said she didn't think it was appropriate that a co-author of the new constitution hadn't paid his activity fee.

The student who hadn't paid his activity fee said he knew it was important, but he'd gotten extremely busy and didn't get around to paying it.

Freshman Sheila Barnes, president of RHA, said she thought things needed to be changed and reworked to improve the old constution.

They didn't really think the resolution would pass, but it encouraged RHA members to get involved and come to the meeting, said Barnes.

Sophomore Dale Archer, constitution committee member, said he was working to improve the old constitution, and he thought it would benefit the entire RHA membership and hall councils.

"The original constitution was very wordy and unclear, and we tried to make the wording more clear, more exact, and more understandable," he said.

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Gone too soon...

Car accident claims life of UCO student, leaving behind her young daughter

By Sandi Craig Student Writer

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ast week Sharon and Jeff Blount were busy planning their youngest daughter Misty's wedding, but the memories and pain associated with the loss of their oldest daughter Kimberly, still fills their lives and will be with them forever.

Kimberly, a 24-year-old UCO student, was killed in a single-car, alcohol-related accident early Thursday morning January 30, approximately two miles from Bricktown in Oklahoma City.

Left behind is Kimberly's five-year-old daughter, Kirstyn.

A benefit concert will be Friday from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Wantland Stadium, as a fundraiser for Kirstyn's trust fund.

"Kirstyn was the light of Kim's life and of Kim's friends lives," said sophomore Justin Kaiser, one of Kimberly's best friends.

"I don't know if Kim and I kind, of prepared Kirstyn," said junior Bridget Varner, her best friend, "but it was that week we were getting ready, to go out and we said, `Kirstyn, what would you do if something happened to mommie?' She said 'I'd go with Nana and Pop, — said Bridget. Jeff and Sharon now have legal custody of Kirstyn.

"All the signs were there," said her mother. They were worried and concerned about her. "It was almost every time she'd go out with her friends something would happen."

"Her parents had told her to settle down," said Bridget. "It was two weeks before the accident she had blown out a tire from hitting the curb. That scared me to death....I should have driven home that night. She would not have had that flat tire if I'd been driving. I just stopped 111111M

drinking before they did. I went out to the car and I was laying in the car because I didn't want to be there that night either."

Kim's dad talked to her and Bridget recently and told them they were going to get themselves killed if they didn't slow down and stop going out all the time, said Sharon.

"The day it happened, she just couldn't believe I wasn't going to go out," said Bridget. "I kept saying 'no Kim I don't want to go out.'"

"We were taking a class together at Rose State Wednesday nights, and after class we started going to Studio 310," she said. "We had a biology test coming up, and I wanted to stay home and study for it. She ended up changing my mind and said she would help me study for it, if we could go out that night. I said OK, we're not going out Friday if we go out tonight," said Bridget.

But Kim didn't live to see Friday.

Outwardly Kim tried to show she was in control, but inwardly she had low selfesteem and was never content with herself or satisfied with how she looked; said Sharon.

Kim was always reckless with her life and lived on the edge, she said.

Kim's friends struggle to understand her death and wonder if they could have done anything to change it.

"I think about her all the time and if I would have realized she was that bad, I would have said, 'Kim, I'm driving your car,'" said Bridget.

"Everybody wonders if she would have lived if she had been wearing her seatbelt," she said. "I heard that she was thrown about 30 feet from the car."

Kim's parents are trying to deal with the loss, and the faith they have

that they'll be with their daughter someday, helps them cope one day at a time.

"I told Jeff that our children are all gifts from God," said Sharon, "and they're only given to us on loan for a short time, and he said 'I hate short term loans,'" she said.

"A parent's worst nightmare is opening the door to a highway patrolman or policeman at 4 a.m., Sharon said. The absolute worst is for them to ask 'Are you the parents of Kimberly Blount' and say that your daughter was killed in a car accident," Sharon said.

"The second worst is seeing your child in a coffin. No parent should have to go through that."

Kim's parents decided to have an open casket, after Misty, Kim's sister, suggested it, because they thought it would make more of an impact on the young people. They would see what truly happened, something the Blount family will never forget.

"It (the pain) is a part of you, a horrible aching in your chest, like someone has grabbed ahold of your heart and just taken a part of it out. It's an emptiness, a constant ache that we just kind of tend to get used to. We go around with lumps in our throats," said Sharon.

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But memories of Kim will never go away.

"Kim was a free spirit, vivacious and a caregiver," said her mother. She always had a brilliant smile on her face and never met a stranger. "She always put family and friends first."

"She was the type of friend that would do anything for you," said Justin. "I was sick one time and she just showed up holding a bowl," he said extending his hands, "and said `chicken noodle soup?"

Kim brought that positive attitude into her classes at UCO. "She brought a lot of optimism, joy, and positive feelings to the class," said Dr. James Bidlack, her biology professor. "She smiled and made people feel good about being in the classroom."

Kim balanced school work with the demands of being a parent.

Kim found ways to make extra money so she could make ends meet to support Kirstyn, so she'd babysit with her little partner, said Sharon.

"She had the responsibility of being a single parent and raising her daughter," said Sharon, "but they were partners in babysitting."

—Justin Kaiser Mary Beth Taylor, who moved from Edmond, UCO sophomore recently remembers Kim as a good friend as well as babysitter.

"She was more than just the babysitter for my children, she was also a good friend," she said.

"Kim and Kirstyn used to come over to our house about 6:30 a.m. several days out of the month to get our kids dressed and fed and off to daycare, when I was out of town," said Mary Beth. "We didn't trust just anyone to watch our kids, but we knew they were being taken care of when Kim and Kirstyn were there," she said.

At her graveside service the family released 24 balloons.

As the breeze gently carried them away, one floated to the right of the others, leaving the pack, just as Kim had done, floating away from the crowd to pave a way of her own and establish her independence. It was something she had done much of her life, according to her friends and family.

Kirstyn was the light of Kim's life...

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Student group hosts benefit concert Friday The Student Programming Board will be hosting a concert Friday at Wantland Stadium to benefit the Kirstyn Blount Trust Fund.

Kirstyn is the five-year-old daughter of Kim Blount, a UCO student who died in a car accident in January.

The concert will be held from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. and will feature two bands, Bagworm and Monkey Spank.

Bagworm, a UCO band whose sound ranges from punk to pop will be the opening act.

"Behind the comet lurked a spaceship. It brought one man and he joined our band. That man is Elvis. See you at 8:45 p.m.," said Andrew Hilbert, lead singer for Bagworm.

"Who doesn't like to go to a concert? This one is cheap. Two bands-two bucks," said Suzette Dyer, president of Student Programming Board.

The price of each ticket is $2 and T-shirts will be on sale for $10 each.

A majority of the proceeds will go to the trust fund.

For more information, contact Suzette Dyer at 341-2980, Ext. 5123 or Bridget Varner at 348-8403.

CAMPUS CRIME The University of Central Oklahoma's Department of Public Safety logged the following incidents from April 14 to April 20, 1997.

April 14 Medical Call- A female subject had a seizure while walking down the stairs at Wantland Stadium and fell. She was taken to the Edmond Hospital emergency room for treatment.

Found Property- A ladies ring was found in the University Center and turned in to UCO Department of Public Safety.

Lost Property- An ATM card was reported lost in the ATM machine at the University Center. It was discovered the machine took the card when it was not taken out in time.

Larceny- Between 5:30 - 8 p.m. unknown suspect(s) broke into a vehicle and removed items while it was parked in student lot 6.

of Wantland Hall. The bicycle was found April 17 near the Education Building.

April 17 Found Property- A money card was found under a tree near the Baptist Student Union. The owner was contacted

by UCO Department of Public Safety.

April 18 Found Property- A microcassette recorder and microphone were found in Room 215 of the Communications Building and turned in to DPS.

April 19 Vandalism- Unknown suspect(s) poured bleach into a washing machine full of clothes in the laundry room at Broncho I apartments, causing damage to the clothes.

April 15 Lost Parking Decal- A UCO parking decal was reported

April 20 Stolen License Decal- Between Feb. 28 and April 20,

lost without any leads where or when it was lost.

Larceny- A bicycle was reported stolen from the west side

unknown suspect(s) removed the victim's registration decal from the license plate.

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AROUND CAMPUS TODAY • Black Student Association will hold its annual barbecue at 2 p.m. April 24 at Stephenson Park, Fourth and Boulevard Streets in Edmond. Activities include volleyball, three on three, cards and dominoes. For more information call Sheneka Conley at 341-2980, Ext. 2580. ✓ Homecoming Activities Board will have a spring information meeting for all student organizations at 1 p.m.

April 24 in Room 316 of the University Center. A second meeting will be at 7 p.m. in the same room for those who couldn't make the first.

• Pre-Law Society will elect new officers and have a party at 6:30 p.m. April 24 at the Igloo Grill, 900 W. Memorial.

Members in good standing will have dinner paid up to $10. For more information call Dan Lestina at 280-1750.

A BRIEF LOOK AHEAD • Student Programming Board will sponsor an outdoor concert by Bagworm and MonkeySpank at 9 p.m. April 25 at Wantland Stadium. Cost is $2 and proceeds go to the Kirsten Blount Trust Fund. ✓ Murdaugh Hall Council will have an "All Hall Stress Party" at 8 p.m. April 26 on the Murdaugh Hall Patio for all UCO residents. Activities will include free food and drinks, Karaoke, dunk tank, popcorn, volleyball, basketball and dancing. For more information call Angie Machewn at 3412980, Ext. 4083.

• Murdaugh Hall Council will hold a Murdaugh Hall Reunion from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 27 in the Murdaugh Hall lobby. The reunion is open to everyone who lived in the hall.

Former residents are invited to join current residents to relive Murdaugh moments. Refreshments will be served. For more information call Angie Machewn at 341-2980, Ext. 4083.

• Chemistry Club will meet at 12:40 p.m. May 2 in Room 218 of Howell Hall to vote on a president and a change of bylaws. For more information call Susan Mass at 341-2980, Ext. 5018.

• Friends of Bill W. will have an open meeting for people who want to stop drinking at 8 p.m. May 6 at the Wesley Foundation Student Center, 311 E. Hurd St. Closed meetings are currently held Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at 12:10 p.m. For more information call Margaret at 359-1749 or 341-5450. ✓ Soccer Club scholarship deadline is May 9. For more information call Eileen Ignatz at 341-7655 or Jalal Daneshfar at 341-2980, Ext. 2377.

• Circle K International scholarship deadline is May 9. For more information call Jackie Roberts at 348-5545 or Jalal Daneshfar at 341-2980, Ext. 2377.

GENERALLY SPEAKING ✓ 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.

V 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 341-2980, Ext. 2363.

• The Catholic Student Association meets every Thwiday at 7 p.m. in the Catholic Student Center for "Must See TV With Mass" at 10 p.m. They have a TGIF luncheon on Fridays from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. On Sundays they have dinner and a movie at 7 p.m. For more information, call 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.

V BLISS has created a homepage for those who want to learn more about Buddhism. www.libarts.ucok.edu/gate/bliss.html ✓ S.T.O.P. A time management study group, meets every Tuesday from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. in the East Hall Lobby and Room 336 of East Hall. For more information call Jason Freeman at 341-2980, Ext. 4460.

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 24-April 27, 1997.

Concerts/Music: • Thrush Hermit and Chalk FarM will perform tonight, Mellowdramatic Wallflowers will perform Friday night and Jenny Labow, formerly of Glasshouse, will perform Saturday night at the Bricktown Brewery, 1 N. Oklahoma. For more information call 232-2739. ✓ The Poison Okies will perform tonight, Tulsa funk band Freakshow will perform Friday night and Clay Greenberg, formerly of the Hillbilly Love Gods, will perform Saturday night at VZD's, 4200 N. Western. For more information call 5244200. ✓ Austin's Buick MacKane will perform with Austin singer/songwriter of the year Alejandro Escovedo at The Blue Door, 2805 N. McKinley.

For more information call 524-0738. ✓ Pianist Don Irwin and his Orchestra will perform May 2 at the Civic Center Little Theater.

Tickets are $20 and available at the Civic Center or charge by phone at 297-3000.

V Bush and special guest Veruca Salt will perform

May 6 at the Myriad Arena. Tickets are $23.75 at applications is May 7 and the festival is Sept. 6-7. the Myriad Box Office. Tickets can be charged at Call 848-9765 or write to 6488 Avondale Drive, 297-3000. Suite 339, Nichols Hills, OK 73116.

• Metallica and special guest Corrosion of Conformity will perform May 11 at the Myriad Arena. Tickets are $35.50 and $25.50 at the Myriad, Civic Center and all metro Sight 'N Sound stores. Tickets can be charged at 297-3000.

• Better Than Ezra and special guest The Boo Radleys will perform May 2 at the Diamond Ballroom, 8000 S. Eastern. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 the day of the show. Tickets are available at Rainbow Records, CD Trader, and all OK ticket outlets, or charge by phone at 948-6800.

Art:

Plays ✓ The Tortoise and The Hare will be performed through April 27 at Oklahoma Children's Theatre inside City Arts Center, 3000 Pershing Blvd. at the Fairgrounds. For more information call 951-0000.

V Funnygirl will be presented Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Pollard Theatre, 120 W. Harrison in Guthrie. For more information call 282-2800.

Special Events

• Festival of the Arts will be held through Saturday at Festival Plaza and Myriad Gardens in downtown Oklahoma City. For more information call 2704848.

• Medina's Coffeehouse, 3004 Paseo, hosts an artist's evening every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. and openmic poetry readings at 9 p.m. Sign up to read before 9 p.m. For more information call 524-7949.

✓ Paseo Artists Association is accepting entries for the 21st Annual Paseo Arts Festival May 24-26.

Applications are available by calling 525-2688.

• The Bing Hampton Sports Card Show will be held 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday and noon - 5 p.m.

Sunday at the Made In Oklahoma Building at the Fairgrounds. Tickets are $2 for adults and $1 for children under 12. For more information call 7228001.

✓ Plaza Arts Festival in Nichols Hills is accepting applications for Oklahoma artists. Deadline for

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Prices: Classified ads cost $2 for each publication for the first 25 words and $.08 per word thereafter. PAYMENT IS DUE WHEN AD IS PLACED. Classified Display

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SPECIAL NOTICES ENGLISH LANGUAGE CTR 1015C Waterwood Parkway ESL for International Students TOEFL & University Preparation $800 per 4-week session (Includes books & computer lab) Classes: 9:OOam-3:OOpm (M-F) Call: 348-7602 ENGLISH CLASSES at the Edmond Language Institute We teach English as a Second Language and are conveniently located on the UCO Campus at Thatcher Hall.

PHONE: 405-341-2125 *9 LEVELS Intensive Training "NEW SESSION every 4 wks "PRIVATE TUTORING avail. *PREPARATION for TOEFL VIETNAMESE or Chinese actor and actress wanted for low budget feature film.

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GRADUATION and Mother's Day! 10% discount on Mary Kay cosmetics and products to UCO students and staff. Great gifts, complimentary facials and skincare classes. 946-7817, Barbara, Independent Beauty Consultant.

11111MINEIM ATTENTION PARENTS! Do you want more for your children than daycare? Do you need a program for your child while you attend school? Phone Churchill Academy, 341-4314. A Standard of Excellence in Preschool Education.

FAST ACCURATE typing. Term papers, familiar with all formats. Laser printer $1.25/pg, title page free. $1/pg after 30 pages. NE of Edmond area. FAX 348-0162 or phone Loretta 348-1005.

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PART TIME teaching aide for 10-yr-old autistic boy needed immediately and summer, 15-20 hrs/wk, 359-1696.

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Children ages 1, 4 and 6. Must be responsible, fun-loving and experienced with pre-schoolers. References required, 330-8800.

WEST NICHOLS HILLS Childcare needs full time summer help 5 days/wk, $5.56/hr.

Contact Phyllis or Shirley at 842-3648.

FAST LANE Oil Change is now hiring part time employees.Should be energetic & hard-working. Benefits & bonuses. Apply at 10900 N May. Open 8-6 M-F, 8-5 Sat. THE OKLAHOMA Bikini Team is hiring models to travel throughout the country performing family-oriented dance routines.

All expenses paid. Will work with school/work schedule. For more info call 631-5223.

LIFEGUARDS, swim instructors and water exercise leaders needed now and summer.

Apply at Edmond YMCA, 1220 S Rankin.

DELIVERY DRIVERS NEEDED to drive Mazzio's Delivery Truck. Full/part time, days/nights/weekends. Must be 18 or older and have good MVR. You will earn tips and $5/$6 per hr depending on experience. Apply in PERSON at Mazzio's Pizza: 343 S Santa Fe, Edmond 3913 S Western, OKC 11100 N Penn, OKC 7007 N May, OKC NANCY'S BLOOMERS has part/full time position available. Outdoor care and sales of bedding plants & flowers. April, May & June, starting at $5/hr. Work hard, have fun, get a tan. Two locations, 122nd & May, OKC and 33rd & Broadway in Edmond. Contact Nancy Bay at 341-3919.

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DRIVERS WANTED Must know streets of Edmond. Must be intelligent and clean-cut. Restaurant experience helpful. Contact Ted, Dine Out In, 341-3463.

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POSITION AVAILABLE for cashier, M-F 11-2. Also need delivery drivers P/F time.

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ROOM FOR FEMALES, private room & bath, near UCO Library. Share living, kitchen. Clean, bills paid, $250/mo, 4782767.

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ONE BEDROOM apartment, 10-unit near UCO, water paid, unfurnished. $265/mo, 6mo lease (student special), 415 Bauman, just N of Ayers, 737-1141, available April 1.

TWO BEDROOM mobile home 12X60, westside park, close to downtown, $245/mo, no pets, 341-7395.

EFFICIENCIES, one & two bed apts, one bed townhomes. Reduced rates, 0 deposit. 2 weeks free on townhomes. Offer ends soon, 341-0466.

HENDERSON HILLS Bapt Church has one full and one part time positions available for custodians. Apply at 2300 S Blvd, Edmond.

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ATTENTION: STUDENTS! Edmond-based alarm & security company looking for a few motivated, detail-oriented & extremely organized individuals to fill FT and/or PT clerical/accounting positions.

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