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Spring Commencement ceremonies for graduating seniors will be held May 5-6 in Hamilton Field House. Seniors leaving this semester have mixed feelings about ending their time at UCO, and offer advice for those who will soon follow in their footsteps. "It feels sad. I will terribly miss my home at UCO," said Tambra Nowell, business communication senior. She said the most important thing she learned here is to value other people. "Enjoy them, spend time with them, learn from them, help them," she said. Nowell said she wishes she had met more people during her years at UCO. "It feels like an accomplishment to graduate. It's exciting and kind of scary at the same time," said David Doughty, broadcasting senior. "I learned that life is what you do now, not what you do tomorrow." He said he doesn't think he would change anything about his undergraduate years. Looking back on his favorite memory, he said, "One in the middle of the night a couple years ago, I lived in Murdaugh, and it was pouring outside. Myself and a friend walked around campus and played in the rain all throughout the campus. It was so fun." James Gripka, accounting senior, said it feels great to graduate. He said the best thing about college was just hanging out with friends, and that the most important thing he learned was responsibility. "If I had it to do again, I would probably try to get involved with more organizations on campus," Gripka said. Adam Smith, general studies senior, said his most memorable college experience was willing the intramural pingpong championship in 2005. He said the most important thing he learned in college was the wrist flick he uses in
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Broncho pride on display
From left, Oklahoma Arts Council executive director Betty Price, UCO President Dr. W. Roger Webb, Edmond Mayor Saundra Naifeh and the statue's artist, Harold T. Holden, celebrate the unveiling of UCO's new statue April 25 on Second Street, south of the Nigh University Center.
Students march for 'Invisible Children' by Heather Warlick Staff Writer
UCO students will join more than 35,000 students in 130 city capitals nationwide April 29, by participating in the "Global Night Commute," an all-night demonstration held worldwide to raise awareness of the "Invisible Children" who are being brutalized and murdered by rebels of the Ugandan govsee GRADS, page 4 ernment. The UCO Democratic Socialists will present a free screening of "Invisible Children," an MTV-style documentary about the plight of the victims of Uganda at 7 p.m. April 27 in the Troy Smith Lecture Hall in the Business Administration Building. "Fifteen to 20 of my friends are meeting at our church, Bridgeway, to walk the seven miles to the steps of our Capitol," said Taylor McCord, UCO journalism junior. "We are just excited to be involved with something that has no political by Vista photographer Midori Sasaki or economic agenda." "Americans are closing their Alissa Stinnett, nursing senior, eyes to open the worlds' to an models her new graduation cap unseen war. By lying down, we April 24 in the Nigh University are joining the invisible chilCenter bookstore. dren in Northern Uganda and
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UCO hosts mass immunization drill
demonstrating that our government put an end to the longest running war in Africa and one of the worst crises in the world today." These are the words the organizers of Global Night Commute want participants to memorize and tell anyone who will listen. "The cause is simple, to save lives," McCord said. The insurgent movement known as the Lord's Resistance Army, currently led by Joseph Kony, has been terrorizing the civilians of Uganda since 1987. The goal of the army is to overcome the Ugandan government and install the Ten Commandments and Christian mysticism as law. In his attempt to overthrow the Ugandan government, Kony has constructed an army that consists primarily of children. These children, whose numbers may currently exceed 30,000, are kidnapped by the LRA, often after seeing their parents tortured and executed. The children are then trained as brutal soldiers or used as sex slaves. Nearly two million Ugandans have been forced into "inter-
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UCO's newest addition of public art, "The Broncho," was unveiled April 25 on the east corner of Garland Godfrey Drive in front of Second Street. Cowboy artist Harold T. Holden designed the bronze lifesize statue that on its back legs stands at about 10 feet. Ken Fergeson, chairman of the National Bank of Commerce in Altus, commissioned the broncho. Holden said he tried to embody the spirit of the UCO Bronchos with its aggressive pose. "I did a small model of it first, and it probably took about three weeks," Holden said. Holden said the Crucible in Norman did the final casting of the life-size creation. Holden said the planning and construction of the statue took about six months. "I hope that this monument respects the spirit and the integrity of the university," said Steve Kreidler, UCO's executive vice president of administration. "UCO's our strongest partner in the beautification of Edmond," said Edmond Mayor Saundra Naifeh. Naifeh thanked UCO for its contributions to public art.
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Oklahoma City-County Health Department employees Danny Mainus, client support clerk, left, and Dan Hester, mental health team leader, participate in a mock mass immunization drill April 26 in Hamilton Field House.
Ap Golf season ends The UCO women's golf team was not chosen to participate in the NCAA Division II Women's West Regional Golf Tournament.
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OPINION April 27, 2006
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Why are we proud to be Bronchos. The reasons keep piling up I'm proud to be a student at UCO for a number of reasons. The school is affordable, and I'm getting a quality education. I like the student/teacher ratio and the fact that my professors, who often have worked in the field they teach, know my name. The university now has another asset to add to this list—and one that should make us all proud. UCO uses alternative fuels. Wind power became UCO's sole source of electricity April 1, and the UCO physical plant began using biodiesel this year, recycled mostly from Chartwell's cooking oil, to power many of its vehicles. I applaud this shift away from fossil fuels. With the rising cost of gas, perhaps these changes have been more fiscally than ecologically generated, but the environment (and students' pocketbooks) still benefit. It's apropos that a university that teaches the science of global warming would take the lead in using more responsible, renewable sources of energy. As students and enlightened citizens we should follow suit and do our part to decrease our country's use of fossil fuels and the emission of harmful greenhouse gases. Think about switching your electricity to wind power or buying a hybrid car. The world currently gets almost 90 percent of its energy from carbon-based sources such as coal, oil and natural gas, because they are so cheap. When these carbon items burn they emit harmful gases into the air that ultimately increase global warming. Finding a way to reduce these GHGs without doing great damage to the economy is what many countries, including the Unites States, have been
grappling with for the last decade. Time is ticking. Temperatures have steadily been climbing the last few decades, and scientists all over the world agree that it is because of human-induced GHG emissions. Although global warming may not be news, it is real, despite what so-called "experts" are saying to generate a storm of media attention with their dissident views. This is a global problem, and it requires a global solution. Failing to act now just pushes the problem onto future generations making it even more economically difficult to solve. The United States produces almost 25 percent of the world's GHG emissions—an absolutely astonishing figure. This number frightens the rest of the world, most of which have signed the Kyoto Protocol, an amendment to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. It's an international treaty intended to bring the world together to reduce global warming. When President Bush came into office, he removed the U.S. signature from the treaty. The United States has tenuous relations with the rest of the world right now, and submitting to the standards of the Kyoto Protocol would greatly improve U.S. foreign relations with much of Europe at a time when the Unites States needs to be making friends, not losing them.
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Miss Hispanic UCO: Where's the coverage? I am disappointed to see that page for previous pageants this the Miss Hispanic UCO pageant year (namely Miss Black UCO was overshadowed in the April and Miss UCO). 25, 2006 edition of the Vista. In all fairness, as with the In prior pageants, such as other pageants, I believe that Miss Black UCO, Miss Asian the Miss Hispanic UCO pagUCO and ESPECIALLY Miss eant deserved equal recognition UCO, there has been a signifi- that ALL OTHER PAGEANTS cant emphasis on photographs- have received. namely mulitple color photos, After interviewing the direcand most importantly FRONT tor of the pageant for a news PAGE recognition. release, we discussed and were The front page was domi- baffled as to the measley covernated by a ridiculously large age that The Vista gave the event photo of a paintballer accom- in comparison to the coverage it panied by a paintball story that has given to the other pageants seemed to have little relevance this year. As a minority myself, I must in justifying overshadowing the scholarship pageant (which had emphasize the importance of a tiny slice of the beginning of these pageants to the particia story down on the bottom, pants and the signficant recogminus a photo). nition that these ladies deserve The photo that was included for their acheivements. All of with the very brief article was on the different pageants deserve page 4. It was barely larger than equal recognition and exposure. the smallest advertisement on the page and was in black and Meika Yates University Relations white. I remember spreads of color photos taking up an entire
Editor's note: The lack of coverage for the Miss Hispanic UCO pageant was not meant to be a slight to the pageant or its participants. It's true, since the other pageants received ample coverage in The Vista, Miss Hispanic UCO deserved the same coverage. We apologize for the oversight. Chalk it up to an end-of-the-semester lapse.
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from page 1 She said the statue is an official centennial item approved by Edmond's Centennial Commision to celebrate Oklahoma's 100th birthday November 16, 2007. UCO's Centennial Clock near Broncho Lake is also a part of the centennial projects. Alex Gambill can be reached at agambill@thevistaonline.com.
COMMUTE from page 1 nally displaced person" camps. Every night, children between the ages of 3 and 17 walk for miles from the camps to larger towns, seeking safety from the rebels, who prey on children at the IDP camps after dark. Demonstrators at the Global Night Commute will walk for miles from all directions to sym. bolize the trek of the "night commuters." Marchers will converge on the slate Capitol where they will spena the night writing letters to President Bush and local politicians telling them why they need to pay attention to the plight of the Ugandan children. "There are active ways to get change started," said Travis Estes, a member of the UCO .Democratic Socialists who is •.involved • in planning UCO's :participation in the demonstration. "Instead of carrying signs `,and chanting rally cries, we are • goinL., to be gathering in a peaceZ•ful manner to raise awareness of the problem," Estes said. • Several groups from UCO will form to march to the state ,-Capitol, and others will forego the march and meet at the Capitol at 9 p.m. Fa, more information about the Global Night Commute, call ik Travis Estes at 694-3140. Heather Warlick can be reached at hwarlick@thevistaonline.com .
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The new Broncho statue south of the Nigh University Center on Second Street was unveiled by artist Harold T. Holden during a ceremony April 25.
Darryl Cox: UCO instructor, Hollywood veteran by Nathan Winfrey Senior Staff Writer
Assistant professor of theater Darryl Cox has appeared in more than 30 movies and TV shows, sharing scenes with Owen Wilson, Jeff Bridges and Chuck Norris, to name a few, and the students he teaches at UCO appreciate and respect his experience. "He's definitely doing it; he's definitely doing what he says he does," said Debra Reed, theater arts senior. RoboCop' was my first real —
film, and I had no idea it was going to be that big," Cox said. He played the nameless technician who screwed the faceplate onto the law-enforcing cyborg. "When we were shooting that, all the factory stuff was in the Mary Kay cosmetics factory in Dallas," he said. Cox said when they filmed the scene, it was supposed to be from RoboCop's point of view, so he was actually twisting the screwdriver inches from the expensive camera. "One wrong move and this screwdriver goes across a
$50,000 camera lens and I'm— excuse the pun—screwed," he said. "That was a fascinating experience," Cox said. "The star, Peter Weller, was fired or quit three times in the first week." He said it took Weller eight 'hours to get into the suit, and after it was on, they discovered there was no ventilation. In the Texas heat, Weller went berserk, Cox said. "My first speaking role was in the original 'North and South,' but that was a TV miniserigs,7., he said. Cox played "Southern
Businessman" in the 1985 Civil War drama starring Patrick Swayze and Kirstie Alley, and he played a doctor in the 1994 bookend to the trilogy. He said he is most proud of his role in "Arlington Road," where he played a domestic terrorist opposite Bridges and Tim Robbins. "I was a bad guy but I didn't play him like a bad guy," Cox said. He said he played him more like a man who thought he was a freedom fighter. "You -
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Frisbee, and "the skills used for 'Halo' [videogame] are the most useless things I learned in college." For next year's seniors, Nowell said, "Stay on track. Work hard each semester so your fmal semester you can have fewer hours and plan for the future." "Good things come to those who wait," Doughty said. "The key is to start strong, because your motivation is completely gone by the end of the year," Smith said. "You have to pad your grade early so you can coast for the rest of the year." Doughty said he plans to attend the business program at Vanderbilt University this summer, and then he will return to UCO to start on his master's and continue his career in videography. Gripka said he plans to work and start school again, if he gets accepted into UCO's business administration master's program. Nowell said she is uncertain what she will do with her life, but for now she works for Real Church at 11911 N. Pennsylvania Ave. Smith said his future plans include being a lifeguard at a Jewish summer camp. The College of Education will hold its commencement ceremony for bachelor's candidates at 3 p.m. May 5, followed by the master's candidates and the College of Mathematics and Science at 7 p.m. The College of Business Administration will hold its ceremony at 10 a.m. May 6, followed by the College of Arts, Media and Design and the College of Liberal Arts at 2 p.m.
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MassComm convergence going smoothly so far, department chair says by Alex Gambill Staff Writer
UCO's Journalism and Broadcasting departments began to converge in Fall 2005 and next semester will have more changes for mass communication students. "There hasn't been a lot of difference the students will notice so far. We turned in a lot of curriculum changes, 40 some odd; we're working on more that will primarily take effect next year for incoming students," said Dr. Terry M. Clark, chairman of the Department of Mass Communications. "There's a media writing class that will teach how to write in broadcast, web and print for transfers and freshmen," Clark said. "What we've done this year is started liberally substituting courses. We're letting a lot of public relations students take communication courses for parts of their electives. Print people can take broadcast and
communication courses and broadcast people taking print courses for electives. So, it's easier to get the classes you need," Clark said. Many other universities are undergoing or have undergone a convergence of the different forms of media. "Our goal still is that you'll be able to write for print, broadcast and web," Clark said. "It's a good idea; it unites everybody and gives everybody more electives," said Jessica Bushman, public relations junior. Clark said the department started planning for the convergence six years ago. "It takes a lot of effort to change curriculum for higher education because we're dealing with two different departments," Clark said. "In the journalism profession, you need to be an allaround team player," said Matt Fowler, photojournalism senior.
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Longtime UCO professor Duke to retire by Desiree Treeby Staff Writer After earning two national debate championships and teaching for 46 years, UCO Mass Communication assistant professor Doug Duke is retiring. Duke came to UCO in 1967 from Southeastern Oklahoma State, and worked as the UCO debate coach through 1997. He said without a doubt that he will miss the students more than anything else. "Debaters and students are my second family. When they've had two or three Duke classes, it sort of becomes a `daddy' role.'" He said he will never forget the joy of winning the 1990 Cross Examination Debate Association National Tournament and the 1996 Junior Debate Tournament. "You work for it all your life," Duke said. He was able to share that joy with his son Drew, the only other family member that shared his passion for debate. Drew, who is now UCO's Director of Financial Services, won third place at the 1989 National Debate Tournament in South Carolina. Starting at a young age, Drew knew he was going to debate. During his freshman year in high school he spent about 20 hours a week in the library. "That's what debaters did," Drew said. Having his son on the team made it rewarding for Doug to develop a completely different relationship. "I saw him as a person and not just as a son. It was a rare chance'," Doug said. He said that through his college career, Drew was known as "Doug Duke's son," and now he feels the roles have reversed. He said when the new students meet him they say, "You're Drew's dad."
Both Dukes said they had to figure out when it was a father – son relationship versus coach – student relationship. "We got to share a lot of significant things together," Drew said. Coming from a family of teachers, Doug said he never considered doing anything else. "To me it was tunnel vision." His teaching has given him the opportunity to observe when a student realizes when and how the subject relates to that individual; he loves seeing the smiles on their faces after they understand the subject. "He will always hold a special place in my heart. He is a great teacher and sets a good example for all of his students... he has a passion to make students the best that they can be," said Miranda Wilson, public relations senior. Doug said he believes all teachers need to have the desire to teach. "A good teacher puts 115 percent into your class, and I can't do that anymore. I want to do other things that make a difference to give back to the community," Doug said. Teaching requires a lot of time, and he said he is retiring to spend more time with his three children and eight grandchildren. "My family is my greatest importance. I'm looking forward to spending more time with them," Doug said. He said this fall all 16 Dukes are taking a family vacation to Orlando, Fla. "We'll either be very bonded or not want to see each other for a long time," he said with a laugh.
Music dept. to offer choir for non-majors by Lauren Jones Contributing Student Writer
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The UCO music department will offer two new choirs to students of all majors, beginning in the fall. "The decision to offer the two new choirs was a joint decision between myself and the director of the School of Music, Dr. Kathleen Wilson," said Sandra Thompson, director of choral studies. "I believe there was a great need for both of these choirs, especially a choir for non-majors." The first new choir, University Singers, will not require an audition and will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. "The University Singers choir will meet twice a week and will perform a mix of serious and light music, twice each semester," Thompson said. "This ensemble choir will give non-music majors, who don't necessarily know how to read music, a chance to perform," Thompson said. The second choir will require an audition and is not currently listed on the spring class sched-
UCO cumminications professor Doug Duke grades papers in his office April 21 in the Communications building. Duke will retire this semester after teaching for 46 years.
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More retiring professors College of Mathematics and Science
College of Liberal Arts
Dr. Kenneth Curl, finance lecturer Dr. Phyllis Thornton, professor of computer science Dr. Melinda Henderson, interim dean of Mathematics and Science
Dr. Bryan Duke, assistant professor of in the Professional Teacher Department Doug Duke, assistant professor of Mass Communication
accounting Dr. Chung Liew, professor of economics Susan Bize, assistant professor of accounting College of Education and Professional Studies
College of Business Administration College of Arts, Media & Design
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Pamela Green, assistant professor of music Dr. Kent Kidwell, professor of music
Dr. Mary Williams, General Business Department chair Dr. Amen Johnson, professor of finance Gayle Miles-Scott, assistant professor of
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OPINION: HEALTH
Herbal remedies may not be as harmless as they seem
Ginkgo biloba for improved memory. Ginseng to increase energy. Echinacea as a cold remedy. Black cohosh, cranberry root, dong quai, garlic, shark cartilage, SAMe. Whether you have a sore throat or a spastic colon, there's a supplement marketed to cure what ails you. Determining the actual results and safety of those products, however, can vastly limit the consumer scope of health and protection. Formerly seen as integral parts of alternative and non-western medicine,
CONVERGE from page 5 Fowler said one of his photography professors said he will need to know several skills in the field of journalism. Clark said the cost of the digital convergence is $500,000 and the depaitinent has gathered about $300,000. "We can't count on funding from the state, we're going to have to keep seeking outside e
herbs are often used in conjunction with or instead of prescription pills by people who try them on a purely experimental basis. Although the Food and Drug Administration confirms that about 30 percent of all medications are derived from plants, herbs as clinically unproven medicine are far less regulated. Dr. Donna Porter of the Congressional Research Service addressed the topic by declaring, "You can call anything a dietary supplement, even something you grow in your backyard."
funds," Clark said. Clark said the convergence has been pretty smooth. The paper work, funding, facilities and employment are the main obstacles. "We (Department of Mass Communications) are the largest department on campus in terms of majors. We have more than 800 majors," Clark said. "It's very important that we find and strengthen our niches to stay alive. One of our niches is photography, that's going to switch into photography and
In fact, not a single public health agency oversees dietary supplement standards, including vitamins, minerals and herbs, and independent labs that attest to certain statements included on nutritional labels may represent vested interests in the product's success. Supplements can be beneficial to health, but side effects are often omitted in favor of promoting potential benefits. The recent success of herbs in particular is also related to the consumer's ability to self-diagnose, sometimes as a replacement for qualified medical care due to its high cost. Drugstore shelves are lined with capsules, teas and elixirs to aid any variety of major and minor illnesses without a prescription or a doctor's advice. Infomercials and the Internet have made exotic ingredients even more available with big promises and few consumer guidelines. Their use to substitute or complement the treatment of pre-existing conditions can cause drug interactions or otherwise adversely affect progress. Poisonings and overdoses are possible, especially when taking large amounts of any herb or combining it with other
motion. One of our other niches is broadcast, because we do such a good job with our students. And our other niche is print, but we've got to jump on this web thing and start working with it," Clark said. Clark said he's convinced that we have to fully converge the departments because the job market demands knowledge in different forms of media.
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medications. The Ma Huang ephedra scare of the late '90s led to a ban in 2004 after autopsies correlated its use as a weight loss drug to the deaths of otherwise healthy women who suffered sudden cardiac arrest. Complications could arise from taking supplements that mask more serious symptoms which would be better monitored by a professional. St. John's wort and kavakava, for example, are both purported to improve mood and temper depression but can hide signs of other emotional disturbances. Similarly, cholestin, an herbal version of the statins commonly used to lower cholesterol, usually works as well as its prescription counter parts, but its quality is not assured. Despite claims that an herbal product contains a given amount of an active ingredient, concentrations in isolated FDA studies have proven otherwise, finding extremes in the actual per-pill content ratio, either none of the herb itself or far more than indicated. Often advertised as "organic " or "natural" substitutes contrasted with supposedly harsh chemicals in expensive prescriptions, harmful substances like
CHOIR from page 6 ule, as meeting times have not yet been determined. "The performance choir will feature some standard tunes, some traditional choral music and light ja77. We will be gathering several music students for this choir," Thompson said. "The new choirs are supposed to be non-traditional and
E. Coli, other bacteria, mold, lead and pesticide residues were also found in individual pills. Laboratory insignias are often stamped onto bottles as a seal of medical approval, but they pertain to product content rather than safety or results, and official-sounding terms akin to "proven," "release assured," "scientifically blended" or "quality inspected" are not guarantees. Talk with your doctor before beginning a new dietary supplement regimen, harmless as something like papaya extract or saw palmetto may sound. Mention all herbs you're currently taking at your next physical as you would any other prescription pill. Don't mix medications or different herbs, and be cautious about choosing which symptoms describe your current complaint before selecting a botanical therapy product. For more information on dietary supplements or to report an adverse reaction, visit www.cfsan.fda.gov.
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completely different from any of the choirs on campus," said Imam Chalshotori, music performance sophomore. "The new ensembles are going to move away from the Beethoven stuff and into more modem, contemporary music," Chalshotori said. For more information, call Sandra Thompson at 974-5172 or e-mail sthompson@ucok. edu .
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Rumsfeld, Rice to meet Iraqi leaders BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq's selection of top government leaders marked a major step toward creating conditions that could allow a substantial number of U.S. troops to leave in the months ahead, the top American commander in the country said Wednesday. "I'm still on my general timeline," Army Gen. George Casey told reporters after meeting with Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, who arrived unannounced for a daylong series of meetings with top U.S. commanders and the newly selected Iraqi leaders. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flew into Baghdad from Turkey a few hours later to shore up the U.S. show of support for the newly emerging Iraqi government. Casey did not elaborate on his timeline for reducing U.S. forces, but he has said in the past that a "fairly substantial" reduction could be made this year if the insurgency did not grow worse and if Iraq made continued progress on the political and security training fronts. Asked whether the breakthrough agreements last weekend to name Jawad al-Maliki as prime minister and to fill six other top government posts moves U.S. officials closer to implementing the expected troop reductions this year, Casey replied, "It certainly is a major step in the process."
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BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Iraqi politicians and citizens on Wednesday condemned terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi as a foreigner determined to destroy their country, appearing to take his new video promising more attacks as a serious threat. Al-Zarqawi, the Jordanian-born head of al-Qaida in Iraq, made a dramatic and unprecedented appearance on a video Tuesday, dismissing the new Iraqi government as an American "stooge" and a "poisoned dagger" in the heart of the Muslim world. He also warned of more attacks to come. Sheik Khalid al-Attiyah, the Iraqi parliament's newly appointed first deputy speaker, said the video shows that al-Zarqawi remains determined "to inflame a civil war" in Iraq. But al-Attiyah said it also indicates the insurgent leader, an outsider to many Iraqis, fears the country's new government will unify Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds. The video -- the first released by al-Zarqawi showing his face -was posted on the Internet only days after a breakthrough in Iraq's political process allowing its Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish leaders to start assembling a government. "I believe that al-Zarqawi was caught off guard by the new government taking shape because it will be very strong one representing all Iraqis," al-Attiyah said.
Bush eases environmental rules on gasoline WASHINGTON (AP) -- Under election-year pressure to reduce surging gasoline prices, President Bush halted filling of the nation's emergency oil reserve, urged the waiver of clean air rules to ease local gas shortages and called for the repeal of $2 billion in tax breaks for profit-heavy oil companies. Still, experts said Bush's actions wouldn't have much impact on prices at the pump. The president warned that motorists would have to dig deep into their pockets all summer long.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, center, and U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, right, meet with Iraqi Prime Ministerdesignate Jawad al-Maliki at the U.S. Ambassador's House in Baghdad April 26. Bush urged lawmakers on Tuesday to expand tax breaks for the purchase of fuel-efficient hybrid automobiles, a politically popular measure that's also supported by environmentalists. He also directed the Environmental Protection Agency to use its authority to temporarily waive air quality laws in states if that would relieve a local gasoline supply shortage. The White House was unable to say how much Bush's actions could affect the price of gas. Bush said, "Every little bit helps."
Abbas ready to negotiate with Israel OSLO, Norway (AP) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Wednesday that he was ready to lead peace negotiations with Israel, and that the election of a Hamas government was no obstacle. Speaking in the Norwegian capital, Abbas also said that an international conference should be called immediately for direct negotiations between the Palestinians and Israel. Abbas said he was willing to negotiate on behalf of the Palestinians and that an international group should serve as a broker, possibly the so-called "Quartet" of the United States, the European Union, Russia and the United Nations. "I am ready to immediately resume negotiations with the Israeli government," Abbas said. "It is important for me to clarify that the Palestinian legislative elections, which brought Hamas to power, (are) not an obstacle in front of negotiations." Abbas said his Palestinian Liberation Organization still has the mandate to negotiate in the Middle East conflict because it signed all previous agreements with Israel.
.Port workers to undergo background checks WASHINGTON (AP) -- Following months of criticism about security gaps at the nation's seaports, the Bush administration is requiring background checks for port workers to look for links to terrorism and ensure they are legal U.S. residents. The heightened scrutiny -- which will begin immediately -drew praise Tuesday from some lawmakers and port associations that said the checks were long overdue. Others 'eered the securi measures as either too weak o too invasive of workers' privac rights.
Names of an estimated 400,000 employees who work in the most sensitive areas of ports will be matched against government terror watch lists and immigration databases, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said. They will be among roughly 750,000 workers -- including truckers and rail employees -- who have unrestricted access to ports and will be required to carry tamper-resistant identification cards by next year. "What this will do is it will elevate security at our ports themselves so that we can be sure that those who enter our ports to do business come for legitimate reasons and not in order to do us harm," Chertoff said. The background checks will not examine workers' criminal history, although Chertoff left open that possibility for the future. How much the background checks will cost was not immediately available.
Jury convicts Calif. man in terrorism case SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Hamid Hayat's family and lawyers say he traveled to Pakistan in 2003 to find direction in life, search for a wife and care for his mother, who had returned for medical treatment. But prosecutors say the 23-year-old seasonal farm worker went to Pakistan to attend an al-Qaida training camp and then returned to the United States to carry out attacks against grocery stores, banks and hospitals. After a nine-week trial, a federal jury on Tuesday convicted Hayat of supporting terrorists by attending the training camp and lying about it to the FBI. Defense attorneys argued that the government had no clear evidence that Hayat had attended a camp, but prosecutors characterized their case as pre-emptive. "Our mission in the post-9/11 context is to prevent that crime from ever happening," U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott said at a news conference after the verdicts were read. Hayat was convicted of one count of providing material support to terrorists and three counts of lying to the FBI. He faces a minimum of 30 years in prison when he is sentenced July 14. His attorney, Waihma Mojaddidi, said she would seek a new trial.
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Bush names Fox News host Tony Snow as next spokesman by Terence Hunt
Bush also addressed reporters directly. "Tony already knows most of you and he's agreed to President Bush on Wednesday take the job anyway," he said named conservative commenta- with a laugh. tor Tony Snow as White House Snow, in an Associated Press press secretary, putting a new interview Tuesday, didn't disface on a troubled administra- pute that he's been a tough critic tion. of Bush. "It's public record," he Snow, a Fox news pundit said. "I've written some critical and former speechwriter in the stuff. When you're a columnist, White House under Bush's you're going to criticize and father, replaced Scott McClellan you're going to praise." who resigned in a personnel A liberal think tank, the shuffle intended to re-energize Center for American Progress, the White House and lift the circulated a sampling of Snow's president's record-low approval opinions, restricting the obserratings. vations to those critical of the "My job is to make deci- president. For example, it quotsions and his job is to help . ed Snow in September as writexplain those decisions to the ing, "No president has looked press corps and the American this impotent this long when it people," Bush said, with Snow comes to defending presidential and McClellan at his side in the powers and prerogatives." White House briefing room. Snow is a smooth-talking Snow's appointment is nota- Washington insider in a White ble in a White House that has a House led by Texans proud of reputation for not suffering criti- their outsider status. He is a cism. He has had some harsh familiar face to White House things to say about Bush. reporters and is known as a conSnow called the president servative partisan. "something of an embarrassMcClellan had served as ment," a leader who has "lost Bush's chief spokesman for Control of the federal bud- nearly three years. get," the architect of a "listless One factor in Snow's decidomestic policy" and a man sion to take the job was that he who has "a habit of singing had his colon removed last year from the political correctness and underwent six months of hymnal." chemotherapy after being diagBush shrugged off the criti- nosed with cancer. He had a cism. "He's not afraid to express CAT scan last week and delayed his own opinions," he said of his a decision while he consulted new spokesman. "For those of with his doctors. you who've read his columns Snow has been the host of and listened to his radio show, the "Tony Snow Show" on Fox he sometimes has disagreed News Radio and "Weekend with me. I asked him about Live with Tony Snow" on the those comments, and he said, Fox News Channel. He served 'You should have heard what I in the first Bush administration said about the other guy.'" as speechwriting director and Snow thanked Bush for the later as a deputy assistant to the job and told reporters, "Believe president for media affairs. it or not, I want to work with yop." AP Writer
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President Bush announces the appointment of Tony Snow, right, as his new press secretary, replacing Scott McLellan, left, in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington April 26.
Suicide bombers attack peace-keeping base in Egypt by Willa Thayer AP Writer Two suicide bombers struck Wednesday outside the main base of the multinational peacekeeping force near the Gaza border in Sinai, killing themselves but causing no other casualties in an attack two days after a deadly triple bombing in a beach resort. The Interior Ministry, meanwhile, lowered the death toll from Monday's bombings in the Sinai beach resort of Dahab to 21, down from earlier reports of 24 killed. It gave no explana-
tion. Security officials said Wednesday's bombers struck about 35 minutes apart near the main Multinational Forces and Observer base about three miles south of the Rafa border crossing to Gaza in northern Sinai. A statement from the Multinational Force headquarters in Rome said the two suicide bombers died but there were no other casualties. The force said the first blast occurred at 11 a.m. and targeted "an MFO Liaison vehicle" near the main peacekeeping camp at el-Gorah. It said a peacekeeping
personnel _ a Norwegian and a New Zealander _ were riding in the car with two Egyptian officials, when the bomb exploded, but they were not injured. The second suicide bomber targeted a police vehicle at 1 I :35 a.m. "at another location in the same general area. We understand that no police injuries were reported," the statement said. About the same time and on the Gaza side of the border, five Palestinians were injured when militants fired at them while trying to ram an explosivesladen car into the main Israel-
Gaza crossing, Palestinian security officials said. Three Palestinian officers opened fire on the car as it approached the Palestinian side of the Karni crossing, prompting two unidentified militants in the car to return fire, the security officials said. The three officers and two Palestinian civilians were wounded, the security officials said. The two militants were arrested and security officials were dismantling a large amount of explosives found in the car, the officials said.
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COX from page 4 don't have to twist your moustache to play evil." Cox said a friend introduced him to someone after the premiere, and the look of horror on the person's face told him he'd done his job well. "That's when I knew, 'Damn, I must have done OK, that guy really saw me in that role,"' he said. Cox's films also include "American Outlaws," "JFK," "A Perfect World" with Kevin Costner and Clint Eastwood and "Bottle Rocket," the film that kicked off the careers of Owen and his brother Luke Wilson, as well as director Wes Anderson ("The Royal Tenenbaums" and "Rushmore") "I'm proud of having been a part of that one. That was their first movie too, all of them," he said. "I think Wes Anderson is one of the best filmmakers around and to be a part of his first film was great." Cox said "Bottle Rocket" was filmed as a studio film on a tiny budget, and when it was finished, the studio didn't know what to do with it. The indie community wouldn't embrace it because it was a studio film. He said it wasn't until it came out on video that the film gained its devout following. "Ben Stiller, when he started dating somebody, he would show them 'Bottle Rocket,' and if they didn't like it, he would break up with them," he said. Cox said he recently turned down an audition for "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning," a prequel to the
2003 remake of the '70s classic, Bruce Lee, was killed by a in which he would have played faulty prop gun while filma crucial role in the Leatherface ing "The Crow." "I'm working on a mythos. "I would have been respon- film right now called sible for Leatherface; I would `Fingerprints' that's shoothave been his first victim," ing here locally," he said. he said. "They say you've "I'm going to shoot my last obtained a measure of power in scene tonight, actually." In "Fingerprints," Cox Hollywood when you can start plays the father of a teensaying no." "You never know why they age girl who begins to see cast you and why they don't ghosts. He said "Fingerprints" cast you, and don't kid yourself," Cox said. He said he could is based on an urban legend never play a romantic lead, and that says a busload of kids that sometimes an actor has to were killed by a train, and that if a car stalls on the typecast himself a little. He most recently appeared train tracks where it hapin the 2005 TV movie "Walker, pened, the ghosts of the Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire." children will push the car to Cox also portrayed three differ- safety, leaving their fingerent characters throughout the prints behind. "That's looking really series' eight-year run. In the movie, he played a good," he said. "I loved movies when I computer expert who stole a computer chip and sold it to the was a kid, and when I found out that they weren't real, North Koreans. "I screw it up, and they throw at first it crushed me," Cox me off a three-story parking said. "But then I realized garage," Cox said. "That was I could become a part of creating them." my first on-screen death." He was born in Germany, He said he got to kill a man in by Vista photographer Travis Marak a TV series called "Dangerous and lived in Spain and Curves," where he played a England for three years Assistant professor Daryl Cox speaks to his 'acting on camera' class April 25 in Central Plaza. Cox has each. French drug lord. appeared in such films as 'JFK' and 'Bottle Rocket.' "I'm an Air Force brat," "I got to shoot somebody," Cox said. he said. His father was from Cox said they filmed him you can't tell someone's act- coming to UCO, where he has commercial work." firing a gun, then an hour later, Oklahoma, and he eventually ing," he said. "That's why the taught for five years. He said he Reed said she wishes there they filmed the squib exploding moved here, attended Del City best actors don't win Oscars... plans to teach here again next were more classes like his at on his victim while he stood High School and graduated from everyone doesn't think they're semester. UCO, since stage acting and onOU before joining the Navy. behind a protective sheet. "It's freakin' great," said camera acting are so different. acting, they think they're just "There was a part of me being themselves." "When I shot at him, he "They're like night and day," Rachel Thompson, theater wasn't even there," he said. Cox that thought if I'm going to be she said. "We want an advanced He said an interviewer once senior, about Cox's class. said filmmakers rarely film the an actor, I have to have real said to Cary Grant, "I wish I "Hell yeah, he's fabulous," film acting class." shooter and the victim at the world experience," Cox said. "I could be Cary Grant," and then Krottinger said. "He's someone same time because even blanks wanted people to watch me and Cary Grant said, "I wish I could with seasoned experience and believe that I was that person be Cary Grant, too." can be dangerous. he's got a lot to offer beginning Nathan Winfrey can be reached at "That's how Brandon Lee and not see the actor." Cox taught on-camera act- students who are interested in nwinfrey©thevistaonline.com . "The best acting is when ing at OU and OCU before pursuing film, television and got killed," he said. Lee, son of
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'Shopgirl' worth the price of a rental by Nathan Winfrey Senior Staff Writer
Comic legend Steve Martin plays a doofus well, but his recent work "Shopgirl," which hit DVD shelves April 25, allows him to flex his acting and writing ability for audiences who may have lost faith after "Bringing Down the House" and the "Cheaper by the Dozen" movies. Based on a novella by Martin, "Shopgirl" was unfairly marketed as a romantic comedy, and unfairly titled in a way that supports that myth. It's defmitely a drama, though it's often hard to suppress bursts of laughter, especially in the scenes graced by Jason Schwartzman ("I Heart Huckabees"), who is unfortunately absent for too much of the movie. Claire Daines ("The Family MOO VIM ONO MINI MO MOM
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probably has more digits than his phone number, area code included, which translates itself into a monsoon of gifts for the object of his desire, but his emotional detachment and strict adherence to his "let's keep our options open" policy plays hacky sack with Mirabelle's heart. What starts off as a funny, sad-but-true examination of a desperate woman and her hopeless would-be-boyfriend, who asks her on a date to a movie theater to look at the outside' of the building, then when they decide to go Dutch and actually see one, he asks her if he can borrow $10, quickly descends into a bleak meander through misogyny and self-torture and then back again. Jeremy's social faux pas are consistently hilarious and he's the best thing about this
movie, and when he goes on mentary by director Anand tour with some rock stars early Tucker and a smattering of in the film and stays MIA for far deleted scenes. To backpedal a little bit, too long, the darker and darker drama of Mirabelle's relation- I want to clarify that I liked ship with Ray is interesting, but "Silent Hill" and definitely recit's Jeremy that the audience is ommend a visit, in spite of its rooting for most of the time, flaws. It's a faithful adaptation, even if he is a louse with dirty in spirit if not in context, of a complex and artistic videogame hair and crazy ideas. It would have helped if series. The April 24 headlines the two tones that war for the were perhaps too harsh, as I soul of this movie would have believe it's the only exception evened out a bit more, if that's to the "videogame movies are possible without watering down horrible" rule, and hopefully the complexity of the charac- it is a good omen for things to ters. The present-tense narra- come. Rent "Shopgirl," and go see tion by Martin is annoying and unnecessary. We don't need to "Silent Hill." hear Martin read from his own Shopgirl: Bbook to tell us what's happening on the screen. The actors do Silent Hill: B their jobs well enough that the silence speaks for itself. DVD extras include a mak- Nathan Winfrey can be reached at ing-of featurette, an audio corn- nwinfrey@thevistaonline.com .
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If you're an NFL fan who hasn't lived under a rock for the past few months, you know the first name called Saturday will be Reggie Bush, the Heisman-winning tailback from USC. If we can agree that Bush is the best player in the draft, can we agree on who No. 2? Don't count on it.
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Besides Reggie Bush, who is the best player available in Saturday's NFL draft? Vince Young
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Defensive end, North Carolina State by Matt Cauthron Editor in Chief
The first of these is fairly by Teddy Burch simple. Quarterback is the Sports Writer most important position on The conventional wisdom a football team, and really, among NFL general managers that's not up for debate. It's Little argu- game as a freshman. Remember (and fans for that matter) is that an indisputable football truth. ment can be he was in competition for the there are five positions—quar- The other two positions in made against starting spot against Chance terback, cornerback, offensive question are next, because an the fact that Mock. He bumbled, stumbled tackle, defensive end and wide elite pass-rushing defensive the best player and fumbled his way through receiver—that require a level of end can render the quarteravailable for his first Red River War. The talent harder to find than other back ineffective (or worse), the 2006 NFL Longhorns lost by 52 points. positions. So, naturally, when and an elite offensive tackle draft is Reggie Not to be discouraged, he an elite player comes along can protect him. So, we'll say Bush. continued to improve, and by at one of these positions, he quarterback is most important, Many his sophomore season he was becomes an early priority in the and the other two are equally Sooner fans making moves with his running NFL draft. can still see that may have never been seen important. the images of before. Nobody could get a clean This year's draft is no So it would stand to reason exception. Outside of Reggie that Leinert and Young should his track meet- hit on him, if they could hit him Bush—who is clearly a mor- be the obvious choices after like perfor- at all. Yet he still wore the label tal lock for superstardom, thus Bush. The problem is that it's mance in the of not being able to throw the AP Orange Bowl should be precluded from the harder to project how a quarball and therefore could never Is Vince Young No. 2? discussion—scouts predict the terback will transition from a couple years be an NFL quarterback. rest of the top five will fea- college to pro football than back. Besides, Then came the first of his ture two quarterbacks (Matt any other position. The other University of Texas quarterback Vince Young is expected to be among the top five the Houston two Rose Bowl MVPs. Against i.--,inert and Vince Young) an positions have certain mea- players selected in the 2006 NFL draft. Texans are so Michigan he gave us a glimpse offensive tackle (D'Brickashaw suring sticks that are pretty bad they have of the greatness to come. He Ferguson) and a defensive end rock solid. Linemen have to be to take the best ran, threw and hurdled over the par arm and Vince Young has 6'7, 295 pounds and has unnat(Mario Williams). athlete available. Wolverines en route to victory. strong enough and big enough. sub-par mechanics, but they're ural quickness and speed for his Since these are all elite play- Skill players have to be fast both top prospects because they The New Orleans Saints Last year he came together He's like Carbon-coPY as, and each plays one of the enough. have that certain indefinable of Julius Peppers (6'7, 283), are next to pick, and, having as a complete player. He ran Big Five positions, choosing And yes, quarterbacks are something. They're leaders. who was taken second overall recently acquired Drew Brees, like a gazelle, led the nation in between them comes down to judged by their arm strength, They're winners. But for scouts in the 2002 draft and is now on they, on't need a quarterback. pass efficiency, and proved he :wo things: 1. Which of the footwork and throwing mechan- and general managers, discern- of the best defensive players in Therefore, it seems the second has the heart to be a national positions is most important, and ics, but they're judged by intan- ing this "something" has been the NFL. best player available will be champion. 2. Which player will be the best gible standards unlike any other a hit-and-miss venture to say Now, there is no doubt that I'd bet the farm the Texans picked third, and the Longhorn pro. nation can be proud of Vince the Rose Bowl is not the NFL, the least. wish they had taken him at No. position. Matt Leinert has a subFor every Peyton Manning 1 that year instead of quarter- Young becoming a Tennessee but Young has shown that he has the ability to adapt and overand Carson Palmer to go in the back David Can. And I won't Titan. The Titans need Vince Young. come the competition. He is the top five, there is an Akili Smith be surprised if the team who They have drafted a total of one type of player that is present or Tim Couch. There is no such chooses a quarterback over thing as a can't-miss quarter- Mario Williams Saturday will QB since 1995. That of course and the future of NFL quarterwas Kevin Daft from Cal-Davis backs. back prospect. end up with similar regrets. University who never started a Again the Titans need Vince That's why Mario Williams, single NFL game. Young and with a little patience defensive end from North Steve McNair is far more and maturity, he will be the piece Carolina State, is the best non2 Convenient Locations: than adequate, but the timetable of the pnz7le the Titans need to Bush pick in the draft. He's the for an NFL quarterback is limit- return to the Super Bowl. safest bet to transition from elite Matt Cauthron can be reached at ed and his is coming to an end. college player to elite pro. 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Thanking those I've met as sports writer It seems that over the last 16 weeks I have scurried the halls of unknown buildings. called numbers of people I've never met and often felt the next_question seemed harder to find than Huggies at a sporting good store. Sometimes I dredged the bottom for the next line of Times New Roman (12 pt.) to adequately fill the next column inch to try to inform the UCO community. Along the way I encountered a few people that deserve a 'thank you.' I want to say thanks to wrestling head coach David James who continuously searches for a little more out of his team and as a result receives a "gutsy performance." Only one team wins its final match, and 07 may be the wrestling team s season. Another thank you to head baseball coach Wendell Simmons, who fields a solid team on anybody's diamond. We all know the ability of his teams and, if given proper facilities—that is, stadium lights with concessions stands and restrooms—they may even host.---an----important regionalplayoff game. Some of us can only hope.
How about a shout out to Dax Johnston, who seems more energetic early in the morning than an auctioneer at the stock yards. He has his guys out playing better than most of the rest have to offer. Best of luck to the entire men's golf team the rest of the season. A respectful thank you to Alli Blake. Todd Dayton and Patty Coatney who I know I have called too late or too early or on a Sunday evening, attempting to gather more ingredients to cook up the next story. Finally, and in no attempt to flatter, a sincere thank you to Kristen Limam, my sports editor, and all the powers that be at The Vista for giving me the opportunity to chase a dream. So, until we hear the crack the football pads, or the passing of the baton under the scorching sun, I want to thank those of you who read my opinion and those of you who will do so in the future. Until next time, this is Theo saying, "Over and out."
Teddy Burch can be reached at tburch@thevistaonline.com.
the Bronchos won the LSC Championship and made NCAA Division II West Regional appearances while earning consecutive LSC Coach of the Year honors. Returning starters for next year's squad are Katie Henry, Emily Kirk, Ashley Miller and Jenna Spencer. Henry is a freshman from Edmond and started the final four tournaments for the Bronchos. Kirk, sophomore from Edmond, had five top-five finishes this season. "We have a few players that need to work some swings out," Coatney said. "When they do, we a going to be a more complete team." Miller, junior from Greeley, Colo., and transfer from Texas State, finished in the top 20 in four tournaments this season. Spencer is a freshman from Edmond, and she had two top20 finishes this season.
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San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds, right, is congratulated by teammates including Moises Alou (18) after hitting his 710th career homerun off New York Mets' Steve Trachsel in the second inning of a game April 25 in San Francisco.
Bonds inches closer to homerun record (AP)—Barry Bonds is limping his way up the homerun chart. Bonds hit his second homer of the season Tuesday night in the San Francisco Giants' 4-1 loss to the New York Mets. The 41-year-old slugger, nursing a tender surgically repaired right knee and a swollen left elbow, grimaced noticeably as he limped around the bases after his homer.
"It was nice," Bonds said. "It felt good to hit the ball good today." With 710 homers, he trails only Hank Aaron (755) and Babe Ruth (714) on the career list. "I just want to say for all you second-guessers, that's why J walked Barry Bonds last night," Mets manager Willie Randolph said. "He still has thunder in his bat. It's not like
he can't be pitched to, but you have to respect how he can impact a game." In other games it was Chicago 3, Florida 1; Houston 4, Los Angeles 3 in 14 innings; St. Louis 6, Pittsburgh 3; Colorado 7, Philadelphia 6; Cincinnati 6, Washington 5; Milwaukee 4. Atlanta 2; and Arizona 7, San Diego 0. At San Francisco, Xavier Nally_ hit a tiebreaking solo
homer off Jamey Wright (21), a drive over Bonds' outstretched glove in left leading off the seventh. Cliff Floyd added a two-run homer into McCovey Cove in the eighth. Steve Trachsel (2-1) allowed one run and three hits m six innings, and Billy Wagner worked the ninth for his fifty: save.
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RECRUITS from page 14 along with four redshirts: Eric Cazenave, Matt Chandler. Luke Belt and Keith Marks. UCO was 17-13 last season, tying Southeastern Oklahoma for a back-to-back LSC North title and making a second appearance in the NCAA Division II national tournament. "Our goal is still to win a national championship,'" Belt
(AP)—Miami Dolphins runsaid. "We need to work on our ning back Ricky Williams was strength and playing as one suspended for the 2006 season cohesive unit. The best advice by the NFL for violating the 1 can give to the newcomers is league's substance abuse policy to just work harder than every- for the fourth time, The league announced the one out on the court." suspension after Williams' appeal of his latest positive drug test was denied. Williams met with NFL counsel Jeff Pash on Harty Gatewood III can be reached April 10 in an attempt to have at hgatewood@thevistaonline.com. the league overturn the test. Williams' previous positive tests were for marijuana, which he acknowledged using. The latest test apparently involved a % drug other than marijuana. The 1998 Heisman Trophy winner at Texas and 2002 NFL rushing champion, Williams retired and sat out the 2004 season, then returned last year to play for new Miami coach Nick Saban.
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MILWAUKEE (AP)—Brett Favre has told the Green Bay Packers he will return to play this year, ESPN.com reported. ESPN.com , citing anonymous team and league sources, said the veteran quarterback informed Packers general manager Ted Thompson and coach Mike McCarthy of his decision in a telephone conversation. Calls by The Associated Press to Thompson, McCarthy, team president Bob Harlan and Favre's agent, James "Bus" Cook, were not immediately returned.
HOCKEY VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP)—The Vancouver Canucks fired head coach Marc Crawford after missing the playoffs for the first time in five seasons.
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Crawford was behind the Canucks' bench for seven seasons, leading them to the Northwest Division title in 2003-04. Vancouver finished ninth in the conference with a 42-32-8 record, losing six of the last eight games to fall three points behind the Edmonton Oilers. Crawford finished his stint in Vancouver with a 246-197-70 record, but only won one series in four trips to the playoffs.
TENNIS WIMBLEDON. England (AP)—Wimbledon remains the only Grand Slam tournament that pays the men's champion more than the women's winner. The All England Club announced that the men's winner this year will receive $1.170 million and the women's cham-
pion $1.117 million, a difference of $53,000. It's a 4 percent increase in British currency. The French Open announced earlier this month that it would pay the men's and women's champions the same amount for the first time, although the overall prize fund is bigger for the men.
SOCCER PARIS (AP). -French midfielder Zinedine Zidane plans to retire after the World Cup in Germany. Zidane helped France win the 1998 World Cup on home soil and the 2000 European Championship. Zidane, who plays for Real Madrid. was FIFA's World Player of the Year in 1998, 2000 and 2003. Zidane will turn 34 during the June 9-July 9 World Cup.
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Season ends for UCO women's golf Ashley Kelley to compete in individual's tournament by Teddy Burch Sports Writer
The UCO women's golf team was not chosen to participate in the NCAA Division II Women's West Regional Golf Tournament May 1-2. The Bronchos finished ninth in the region, and the tournament selects the top six. Ashley Kelley, senior from Edmond, was selected to participate in the individual's tournament. She received one of the three invitations that were awarded by the NCAA for this region. The tournament is a qualifier for the national tournament and will be held at the Muskogee Country Club. "I am very excited about the opportunity," Kelley said. "I played the course two years ago and had good success. I
look forward to playing there again." The individual competition is made up of contestants that are members of teams that did not qualify for the regional tournament. Kelley won last year's West Regional Championship and finished 10th at the national tournament. She also earned second-team All-America honors. Kelley is ranked seventh nationally in Division II standings. She has won three tournaments and has finished in the top five in six other tournaments. The team ended the season with a third-place finish at the Lone Star Conference Championships. The Bronchos averaged a sixth-place finish in their six spring tournaments, their best being a second-place finish at the West Texas A&M Invitational April 3. Head coach Patty Coatney has completed her third season coaching the Bronchos. In each of her first two seasons
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THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006
UCO announces hoops recruits by Harry Gatewood III Sports Writer
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Senior Ashley Kelley putts during a women's golf tournament this season. Although the Bronchos will not compete in the regional tournament this year, Kelley received an invitation to compete in a tournament for individuals.
UCO has big plans for the 2006-07 basketball campaign, signing standout Chance Hardaker, Academic AllAmerican Demarco Latham and defensive leader John Neal. "I'm real excited about the players coming in, because they are guys who really know the game of basketball and are team oriented players," said junior guard/forward Sam Belt. Hardaker will join the Bronchos next year and is the son of newly hired UCO women's head basketball coach Guy Hardaker. "Chance is a leader and a winner," men's basketball head coach Terry Evans said. "He has a great feel for the game and is an excellent 3-point shooter." Hardaker, an Edmond Santa Fe High School product, is a
"The players that were recruited fit really well with the Coach Evans style. They are athletic and like to play up people who are boosters for The entry fee is $100 per "We are being supported by tempo." UCO or for anyone who wants person or $400 per team. different businesses," Bailey
Team swaps helmets for clubs to raise money by Lauren Jones Contributing Student Writer
to be involved." The UCO football team will host a golf tournament May 5 at Fairfax Golf Club to raise money for UCO football program improvements. "This is the fourth year we've had the golf tournament, and we've had a lot of success with it," said Chuck Bailey, assistant athletics director for operations. The four-person scramble will begin at 1 p.m. with a shotgun start. Fairfax Golf Club is located at 2905 N. Sooner Road in Oklahoma City. "This tournament is a fundraiser for the UCO football team," Bailey said, "so the money will be used for program improvements and for equipment and things like that. We're expecting somewhere between 30 and 36 teams, and it's for
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Mulligans, or "do-over" shots, can be purchased at the tournament for $5. Four slots are still available, and the deadline to sign-up is May 1. "I think this golf tournament will be a good thing for our team and program," said UCO wide receiver Tip Graham, exercise and fitness management junior. "The money we raise will be put to good use." Bailey said the three topscoring teams will receive cash prizes.
said. "By making a hole-in-one on any one of the four parSam Belt 3 holes, we are going to give away a couple of cars and other prizes. The cars are courtesy of Hudiburg Chevrolet and Bob 5-foot-11 guard who led the Howard." Wolves to three Class 6A state For more information or to tournaments. register, call Chuck Bailey at A sniper from long range, 974-2137. Hardaker set the Wolves' school record in 3-point shots made in one season.
Hardaker averaged 10.6 points, six assists and three steals per game, while shooting 40 percent from beyond the arc. Latham, a 5-foot-10 guard, transfers from Eastfield Community College in Texas. Latham, a native of Mansfield, Texas, averaged 13.8 points, 4.1 assists, 4.0 rebounds and a quick 2.9 steals per game. "Demarco is a very smart floor leader who has the ability to defend, pass and score," Evans said. "He's an exciting player who will be able to help us in a lot of ways." Neal led Okmulgee High School to a 4A state title in 2004 before going to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M. Neal ranked as a top defender in the conference and averaged six points and five assists per game last season. "John was one of the best point guards in the Oklahoma junior college ranks this year," Evans said. "He really knows how to run a team and is a great addition for us." "The players that were recruited fit really well with the Coach Evans style," Belt said. "They are athletic and like to play up tempo." In the early signing period last fall, UCO signed two players: 6-foot-9 junior forward Jason Arbet and 6-foot-7 junior Terry Tucker. UCO returns two stellar All—LSC players: first-team All-LSC North senior forward Anthony Brown and secondteam All-LSC North selection Belt. Brown also earned AllSouth Central Regional honors this year. UCO also returns sophomore forward Chase Sandburg, who lettered in a reserve role,
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BRONCHO SPORTS BRIEFINGS Officials of the LSC will comTexas Woman's April In four previous appearances Softball heads to LSC runner-up 27 in one of two first-round at the tournament, the Bronchos memorate the occasion when tournament games. have gone 9-5, winning two the 2006-07 season begins in The UCO softball team seeks its second straight Lone Star Conference championship as the LSC Postseason Tournament begins April 27 in Irving, Texas. The top-three teams in each division qualify for the tournament, with the winner receiving an automatic berth into the NCAA Division II national tournament. The Bronchos finished in third place in the North Division. They take on South Division
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In the other game, titles—in 1998 and 2005—and Southeastern Oklahoma faces finishing in second place in Angelo State. 2003. The winner of UCO/TWU The UCO team is batting will face North Division cham- .295, and its pitching staff has a pion Midwestern State, and combined ERA of 2.00. the winner of SOSU/ASU will UCO's games in the tournaface South Division champion ment will be broadcast live. To Abilene Christian. Both games listen, go to bronchosports.com will be played at 11 a.m. April and click on the Listen Live! Now icon. 28. Two elimination games are set for 1 p.m., with another loser's Lone Star Conference bracket contest and the winner's celebrates 75 years bracket finals at 3 p.m. The schedule for April 29 has The Lone Star Conference, the the loser's bracket finals at 11 a.m. and the finals at 1 p.m., oldest collegiate athletic conferwith the "if necessary" game at ence in the southwestern United States, celebrated its 75th birth3 p.m. day April 25.
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