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"I believe that my role as an academic advisor extends beyond the walls of my office" Kiesha Bryant said. "I feel it is important for me to be approachable with students at all times." Bryant is an academic advisor for the UCO College of Education and Professional studies and winner of the Outstanding New Advisor Certificate of Merit. Bryant is one of only 15 people to receive this award from the National Awards Program for Academic Advising. To be eligible, they must be an academic advisor at an accredited university for fewer than three years. Bryant attended Oklahoma University for both her undergraduate and graduate programs. It was during her graduate studies that she met UCO's Vice President of Enrollment management Dr. Myron Pope. "He was my mentor during grad school," Bryant said. Bryant wanted to be an academic advisor Photo by Musleh Alkhathami because she did not have the best undergraduate Keisha Bryant, academic advisor for the C ollege of Education and Professional studies, advising experience. She wants to help students works on the first floor of the Nigh University Center. She is also the most recent recipient who are completely unfamiliar with college life. of the Outstanding New Advisor Certificate of Merit. She is not only an advisor for students, she is a mentor. "I love being in school," she said. "You can "Advisors have many roles to play daily, learned that her role as an advisor never stops. never stop learning." Bryant said the strangest place she has ever whether it be a counselor, friend, student, life Bryant is teaching success strategies, a course conducted an advising session was while working coach, guide, and a teacher," Said Bryant. required for first and second year students on out at the gym. She goes beyond her job as an advisor to help academic probation. "One of my students happened to work there students once they graduate. She act as a refer"I just love being in the classroom," Bryant ence to them, and works with them to plan their and she could not make it to see me during my said. "I just love teaching." office hours, so we has a session, right there, career path. Bryant says that this award would not have while I was on my machine," Bryant said. Bryant plans to focus her work on helping stubeen possible without the support from faculty, Outside of work, Bryant is currently workdents on academic probation. She would also like students, and co-workers. Many of them sent ing to further her education. She is attending to work on the retention problem affecting many letters of support. Oklahoma State University for her doctorate in students between their junior and senior year During her three years as an advisor Bryant Higher Education Administration. see ADVISOR, page 6
The Vista is moving, is there room for a study center? Editorial by Laura Hoffert See page 2
LibertyFest Schedule Plan your 4th of July activities with the schedule inside today's paper! See page 3
Campus to host drum show July 15 UCO will host a Drum Corp International show at 7 p.m., on July 15 at Wantland Stadium to raise money for UCO Band scholarships. See page 4
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Marketing professor honored to work with Dr. Jones to establish the endowment to benefit not only the students of UCO. "We are honored to rename this scholarship Dr. Russell Jones, a marketing professor in for a man who has shown a dedication to his the University of Central Oklahoma College of students and willingness to give of himself," Business Administration, was recently hon- he said. ored by a local association for his commitment Jones was honored at the June meeting of to his students and the association. the association's members. The National Association for Purchasing The original scholarship was established in Management-Oklahoma City, Inc. honored 1998 through gifts from members, including Jones by renaming its annual scholarship Jones. In 2004, the scholarship was renamed awarded through the UCO Foundation, the in honor of its first recipient, UCO student association's David Henry Scholarship, to David Henry. include Jones's name. Henry, a purchasing and materials manageThe newly named David Henry and Dr. ment major, was killed during the May 3, 1999 Russell Jones Endowed Scholarship is in rec- tornado. He had planned to use the scholarognition of Jones's efforts to award the orga- ship to complete his final year at UCO. nization's scholarship despite funding shortJones has been a professor at UCO for more ages, even personally raising funds to ensure than 20 years. He teaches a variety of business students would continue to benefit from the courses including fundamentals of marketing, award. business-to-business marketing, and purchasTammy Bowman, president of the associa- ing and materials management. tion, said that they have been very privileged
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A UCO robin gasps in the hundred-degree heat this week.
Hashemi, Janeway selected for National Flute Association
37th Annual Flute Convention to be held in New York Angela Morris SlaffWnter
UCO flute students Julianne Janeway and Delara Hashemi have been selected to play at the National Flute Association's 37th Annual Flute Convention in New York City this coming August. "This is an exciting honor for these students and for UCO," Dr. Emily Butterfield, Janeway and Hashemi's flute teacher, said. The National Flute Association is the largest flute organization in the world and has approximately 6,000 members from across the United States and 50 other countries. The association was founded "to encourage a higher standard of artistic excellence for the flute, its performers
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and its literature," Butterfield said. The annual convention is normally attended by more than 3,000 people. Janeway and Hashemi will be performing with the Collegiate Flute choir and have the opportunity to attend various workshops held by flute makers, professional performers and others. Janeway attended the convention last year when it was held in Arkansas and was shocked at all the world known performers she was able to meet. "I got to actually talk to Greg Pattillo, a great flutist who beat-boxes while he plays," Janeway said. The two ladies dedicated much time preparing the audition music pieces prior to sending off unedited audition tapes last February. Butterfield said the auditions were very competitive
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"I practiced an average of two hours every day," said Janeway. All applicants were required to audition a piece on the C flute and then perform other works from the audition's required repertoire on either the piccolo, alto flute and,or bass flute. "Dr. Butterfield really helped both of us (Janeway and Hashemi) prepare for the audition," said Janeway. Janeway, who graduated from Edmond North High School and is working towards a music degree at UCO, auditioned on an alto and bass flute. Hashemi, a graduate from Santa Fe High School and student in the business department at UCO, auditioned on a bass flute. Janeway and Hashemi said they were very excited about their trip up to New York and the experience they will gain
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For exactly 4o years, room 107 in the Mass Communication building has been The Vista's home. Hundreds of students, dozens of advisors and a few administrative assistants later, our goal has remained the same: to better the lives of students on the campus. In the coming weeks, our computers will be moved to a new newsroom, our cubicles will go to the surplus shed and our home will be turned into a computer classroom for broadcast students. It's a bittersweet feeling for me. I'm excited for the transition but I believe the available space could be utilized better. We have roughly 800 students in the Mass Communications building. There are 22 full-time faculty members, more than 20 part-time faculty members, eight staff members and nowhere to do homework. We should split the available space into both a computer classroom and a student lounge.
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The majority of classes I've taken in this building have involved group work. Since we do not have a place to meet, we gather outside of the classroom, on the floor and accidentally interrupt other classes with our project planning. Talking quietly is not the solution. When three groups of four are sitting on the floor trying to exchange ideas or information, the whispers carry through the narrow hallways, travel under the doors and strike the eardrums of annoyed professors trying to give a test. Typically students meet in the Nigh University Center, the library or at each other's houses to get work done. It shouldn't be this way. We should be able to do our work and have the accessibility of sitting with our professors and asking questions. I believe it is unreasonable to make our entire office, all 1,026 square feet of it, into another computer lab. Instead of spending the money that would be used to furnish a full computer lab, spend some of the money to create spaces for Mass Communication students to study, congregate and seek advice from professors. We are the only building that lacks a student lounge and we now have an opportunity to remedy that problem.
VOTE FOR THE JAZZ LAB!
Tresa Berlemann
Don't forget to vote for the UCO Jazz Lab as "Best Place for Jazz/Blues Music" in The Oklahoman's annual Reader's Choice awards.
INTERIM ADVISER Dr. Terry Clark
Log on to http://www.NewsOK.com/ReadersChoice to vote. Voters will be entered into a drawing for a $500 shopping spree and other prizes.
Campus Quotes "What summer class did you take? How will this class help in your future?" Class: Neuroscience In SLP This class is a requirement and will assist me in understanding neurological communication disorders.
Mitsie Raju Speech Language Pathology, First-year graduate
Class: Fundamentals of speech. This class will help me if I have to speak publically.
Samantha Ledford Interior Design, Sophomore
Class: Diagnostic Assessment This class will help me to diagnose language articulation disorder.
Class: Intermediate Accounting I This class is a requirement class and I like it and I want to take it as much as I can.
Renee Koerner Speech Language Pathology, First year graduate
Travis Bellard Accounting, Junior
Intern for environmental health and safety It will give me work experience in how to take moisture readings, air quality samples, and learning more about on campus projects.
Class: Calculus 2
It a building block on my path to becoming an engineer.
Andrew Henderson, Engineering/Physics Sophomore
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Class: Calculus 4 It will help me grasp the knowledge of calculus so that I may better understand future chemistry classes.
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Iran's citizen journalists fighting for freedom Daily Nebraskan
Since the June 12 election in Iran, loudly decried as fraudulent, that delivered an overwhelming victory for incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the protests have continued despite the government's best efforts to squelch them. These efforts include tight new restrictions on journalists, including bans on photographing or filming the protest marches. The Los Angeles Times reported June 21 that at least 24 journalists have been arrested and more have had their credentials revoked or been told to leave the country entirely. Despite this crackdown, information about the protests continues to flow both within Iran and throughout the world, thanks in large part to what the media is calling "citizen journalists." These are ordinary men and women equipped with computers and digital cameras and video recorders, often just
the limited kind that come standard in most mobile phones. They are using the Internet, including such well-known sites as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Flickr to get the word out. Iranian authorities have been doing their best to block access to such sites, but for every roadblock they throw up, computer techs the world over find a way around. Iran has tried to restrict access to social networking sites such as Twitter, but by using proxies, friendly networked computers worldwide, citizens can send updates without ever logging on to the blocked site. The U.S. State Department even requested that Twitter delay a scheduled maintenance shutdown, which would have occurred in the middle of the night at their San Francisco headquarters, in order to prevent a service interruption in Tehran. Some say the influence of such sites in the current protests is being overhyped. That may be true, but the courage of the citizen journalists using whatever means they can to keep the
information flowing, both within Iran and without, cannot be doubted. We salute the brave people who are working to ensure that what is happening in Iran now will never be swept under the rug. Other totalitarian regimes, some much more autocratic than Iran, are no doubt quaking in their boots over the possibility of Iran's situation being emulated in their countries. This may not be as simple as it sounds. Two-thirds of Iran's population is younger than 30, they are techsavvy, and cell phone and Internet usage is widespread. Amongst other things, this mean that a government's inability to censor its citizens is only going to grow over time as this new generation comes into its own. They may feel forced to take more drastic measures to squelch dissent.
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS WRITERS THE VISTA For Fall 2009 Must have completed English Composition I and II Media Writing and/or News Reporting preferred Contact Tresa Berlemann (974-5549) in CB 107
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Ron Howell directs an all-volunteer band for the upcoming LibertyFest "Concert in the Park."
UCO summer band rehearses for watermelon concert this week Angela Morris II tact
The UCO summer band has been rehearsing this month as they prepare for their 59th annual Watermelon Concert on June 25th at 7:3opm. The Watermelon Concert is an official Edmond Liberty Fest event. "This is a free old-fashioned band concert held outdoors on the lawn just north of Mitchell Hall Theater," said Dr. Ron Howell, the conductor of the UCO summer band. Dr. Howell, emeritus professor of music, has been conducting the summer band for almost 20 years. He also conducted the wind ensemble for 13 years prior to his retirement in the spring of 2008. The summer band, which began practicing the first Monday in June, invited anyone from the community, - high school students, college students and others, to join its 75-member band. "The band's age range varies from 15 years old to 85 years
LibertyFest Schedule of Events: Concert in the Park
Thursday, June 25 7:3o p.m. Outdoors at UCO Mitchell Hall Theatre This year's concert will feature a mixture of light classsics, marches and patriotic music. The one-hour concert will include a range of traditional "concert in the park music" that will appeal to all. 9th Annual LibertyFest Car Show
Saturday, June 27 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. UCO Campus 2nd and Baumann - NOrth of Fire Station Cars of all types are expected - from Model T's and Edsels to Corvettes and Mustangs. This will also be a great opportunity to see such classics as the '57 Chevy, '55-'57 T-bird and the old "deuce and a quarter" Buick Electra 225.
old," Dr. Howell said. The invitation was also extended outside the metro area. "We have one member who has played with us for years and lives over 90 miles away in Sulphur," Dr. Howell said. The one-hour concert will consist of a variety of patriotic tunes and marches. The band will also be playing numbers from the Broadway production of Lion King. After the concert, all audience and band members will be provided with free watermelons and ice cream. "The concert normally attracts an audience of about 500600 people," Dr. Howell said. Foldout chair seating will be provided at the concert, but audience members can also bring blankets or their own outdoor chairs to the show. All members of the community are encouraged to attend this free concert. "It's a great summer event," said 'Dr. Howell.
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Carl Benne Arena Ticket price is $8 for adults and $5 for kids. Events include bareback riding, barrel racing; bull riding and calf roping. "A Taste of Edmond"
Sunday, June 28 6:3o p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Festival Market Place on First St., just west of Broadway in Downtown Edmond Road Rally 2009
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Sunday, June 28 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Awards Ceremony 5 p.m. Launch site: City Administration Parking Lot, corner of Blvd & 1st St. A "scavenger hunt on wheels," this event is designed as a fun family event. Instructions are given to you as you leave the launch site, and you are directed all around the city answering questions as you go. Chalk it Up for LibertyFest
Miss Edmond LibertyFest pageant
Saturday, June 27 7 p.m. • Edmond North High School, 215 W. Danforth • The scholarship pageant will sponsor both a Miss representative to Miss Oklahoma and a Teen representative to Miss Oklahoma's Outstanding Teen. Both state competitions will be held in June of 2010. KiteFest: A Celebration in Mitch Park 2009
Saturday, June 27 - Sunday, June 28 Sat: 9:36 a.m. to 5 p.m., after Sundown Lighted Night Flight: Sunday: 9:30 p.m. to 4 P.m. KiteFest will include many activities for the experienced flyer as well as the novice. The *sky will be painted with hundreds of kites flown by anyone who wants to "go fly a kite." There will be team demonstrations by experienced kiters. Rodeo
Saturday, June 27 - Sunday, June 28 300 N. Kelly Rodeo Grounds 8 p.m. each night - Edmond Roundup Club
Thursday, July 2 10 a.m. Free for all ages At the Festival Market Place (Downtown Edmond) There are four categories for the Chalk. It Up contest. Most Artistic, Most Colorful, Best Use of Space and Best Overall Chalker. Participants may draw as an individual, or as family and friends. Registration for the contest is at 16:00am. The contest is from 10:30 - 11:3o. Chalk Contest Spaces are limited! Prizes will be awarded at .12:00 pm. July 4th LibertyFest Parade - A Birthday Salute to America!
9 a.m. Downtown Edmond Over 50,00o spectators line the 1.5 mile parade route in downtown Edmondto watch the greatest July 4 parade in Oklahoma. Bands, floats, marching groups, antique cars, clowns, round-up clubs, Shriners and more provide color and excitement to the annual parade.
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Raelynn Farthing, chemistry/American Chemical Society junior, studies in the Howell Hall atrium recently.
Central Standouts named University Relations
The UCO Alumni Relations office recently announced the 14 UCO freshman and seniors named 2009 Central Standouts. Oklahoma City Christian Academy graduate Yousef Kazemi was among this year's seven senior recipients. A recent graduate, Kazemi majored in theatre arts while at UCO. He received a custom medal to wear during graduation, a one-year Alumni Association membership, as well as inclu-
sion in Old North, UCO's Alumni Magazine. The Central Standout Awards honor freshman and seniors who excel and distinguish themselves as true "Bronchos" within the UCO student body. Recipients are nominated by UCO faculty, staff, students, or alumni who describe briefly in written form why the nominee deserves of recognition. Award recipients are then selected based on their accomplishments in one or all of the following areas: leadership, campus involvement, community involvement, and academic excellence. see STANDOUT, page 6
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Volunteers needed at recycling center
The Edmond Recycling Center, located at 20 W. 3rd, needs volunteers to work twohour shifts on Saturdays throughout the year: Stop by the center any Saturday between 10 a.m.-2 p.m. or call Zain Khanakah at 7155890 for more information. Please mention that you are from UCO.
Showcase your office for Stampede Week
Campus Activities and Events invites university departments/offices to hold events during Stampede Week 2009 to showcase your services to the students. Registration deadline is Thursday, July
The University of Central Oklahoma will host a Drum Corp International show at 7 p.m., on July 15 at Wantland Stadium to raise money for UCO Band scholarships. DCI is an organization that brings together marching band performing arts students in high school and college from more than 15 countries. It is comprised of only an exclusive number of students. The DCI Central Oklahoma show at UCO is a part of DCI's Summer Music Games Tour and will feature extensive choreographed marching band routines and music as well as competitive events. According to its website, "Drum Corps International provides entertainment to millions through live performances and nationally-televised events. Drum Corps International is Marching Music's Major League." More than 400,000 people attend DCI events live. The event will be one of many held each year in Edmond. David . Hanan, UCO's Assistant Director of Bands said, "As an annual stop for DCI Central Oklahoma, UCO will be able to continue to fund many band scholarships on campus and it will also help out Edmond's economy." UCO Band Scholarships has helped hundreds of UCO students in need of financial assistance through the years. The DCI event will feature seven corps members
representing the World and Open classes will perform at Wantland Stadium. Included are performances by The Academy from Tempe, Ariz.; Pacific Crest from Diamond Bar, Calif.; and the Cascades from Seattle, Wash.; and Santa Clara Vanguard, from Santa Clara, Calif.; to name a few. Tickets can be purchased
UCO Jazz Lab loo E. 5th St Edmond, OK (405) 359 - 7989 Doors open at 7 p.m. and show starts at 8 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Special event prices will vary. Admission Prices (unless otherwise noted): $7 for adults and $5 for children 12 & under
June Schedule Thursday, June 25: Jeff Mims
Ticket Info: 923-3189
Saturday, June 27: Big G (Blues)
July Schedule Thursday, July
Friday, July 10: Miss Brown to You (Jazz) Saturday, July 11: Smilin' Vic (Blues) Monday, July 13 - Friday, July 17 - Modern Recording Technology Workshop, Hosted by Brian
Gorrell, call 359-7989 x 3 to enroll
The Office of First Year Experience Programs is looking for faculty and staff to teach Success Strategies in the Fall 2009 Semester. Applications are available at http://broncho2. uco.edu/advisement/fyesuccess.html. Submit applications to the Office of First Year Experience Programs, Room 116, Nigh University Center. Nomination deadline for 'Modeling the Way'
Nomination deadline for the 2009-10 "Modeling the Way" awards is Wednesday, July 1. Please nominate exceptional candidates by submitting their name and a brief narrative of no more than one page. Send to the Provost's Office, Box 159, or e-mail wradke@uco.edu .
Wellness Center summer group fitness classes will run through Friday, Aug. 1. UCO students, faculty and staff may purchase a summer pass for $35. Visit http://www.ucogroupfitness.com or contact Johnny Watley at jwatley@uco.edu Or 974-3155 Student Involvement Fair, Aug. 19
The 2009 Student Involvement Fair will be from 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, at Broncho Lake, with setup beginning at 9 a.m. Go to http://www.uco.edu/orientation/ sif.html for more information. To participate, contact Janis Ferguson at jferguson25@uco. edu or 974-2625 for a registration form.
Friday, July 17: AJ & Why Not (Blues) Saturday, July 18: Michael Summers (Jazz) Friday, July 24: Souled Out (Classic Rock)
Admission: $12 (Cash & Check) Dance Floor
Saturday, July 25: Big G (Blues) Friday, July 3o: The Jazz Company Feat. Brian Gorrell and Shane Conaway
Parking changes for faculty, staff
Faculty, staff needed to teach Success Strategies
Mitch Bell (Jazz)
Thursday, July 9: Funktet (Fusion)
Please contact Kay Robinson, director of Campus Activities and Events, at krobinson21@uco.edu or 974-2593.
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Friday, June 26: The Ja77 Company Feat. Brian Gorrell and Shane Conaway
`Anger: Loosening Its Grip'
"Anger: Loosening Its Grip" will be from 2-3 p.m. Thursday, June 25, in the Virginia Lamb Living Room, Human Environmental Sciences. Register to attend at h p://tech2.uco. edu/ertrng/registration.asp or by telephone at 974-2655.
in advance at www.dci. org/tickets. Single general admission tickets are $15, reserved seats are $20, and special reserved seats are $25. Group ticket of 20 or more can be also purchased at a discount. The prices will increase one week before and the day of the event by $3. The gates open at 5:3o p.m. the day of the event.
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`Tapping Our Everyday Genius'
Author Michael J. Gelb will visit UCO for the "Tapping Our Everyday Genius" workshop all day Monday, Sept. 21, in the Nigh University Center. Faculty also are encouraged to put this workshop on Fall Semester syllabi. To learn more about Gelb, go to http://michaelgelb. corn/.
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Foundation offers veteran scholarship Caleb McWilliams suw hiter The UCO Foundation and the Folds of Honor Foundation will award a new scholarship this fall for spouses or dependents of soldiers killed or disabled in the line of duty. The $25 00 Folds of Honor Foundation Scholarship, funded by a $7500 annual gift from Folds of Honor, will be disbursed to three Oklahoma residents, admitted to UCO as a degree-seeking undergraduate or graduate student. "The Folds of Honor Foundation wants [the scholarship] to be ongoing," said Melody Hansen, development manager for the College of Mathematics and Science and Wellness Center. "They are committed to providing $7500 per year." "UCO doesn't actually hold the money," she said. "The Folds of Honor Foundation holds the money and gives it as a gift
every year." The Folds of Honor Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, gives out scholarships similar to this one "to ensure that families of the fallen must never endure alone," its website says. "Education is the key to a brighter future, and it's the basis for Folds of Honor," it says. In a release from the UCO Development Office, Anne Holzberlein, executive director for the UCO Foundation and vice president for development at UCO, said that the new scholarship "will be invaluable in helping these families, who have already sacrificed so much, achieve their educational goals." "We are so thankful for our partners at the Folds of Honor Foundation for giving us the opportunity to make such an impact in these families' lives," she said. Applications for the scholarship, due by June 30, are at the UCO Foundation's website, www.ucogiving.org, under the "Scholarships and Awards" tab.
Inside the Lines with Chris Wescott
John Kitna in 2007, Donte Whither in 2008 and now Chad Johnson this year. What do all three NFL players have in common? They all have predicted playoffs for their respected years. It is a reccurring incident in the NFL in current times. One player begins to get the itch for the season to start, maybe gets a little excited about the team and runs the mouth. Confidence in your team is nothing to be ashamed of. The problem with predicting a playoff run and announcing it to the world is that now you and your team has a big bullseye on your head. John Kitna and the Lions started off the season great a couple years back, then faltered as the season rolled on. The Buffalo Bills started 5-1 last year, then went on to miss the playoffs with a 7-9 record. Chad Ochocinco, formerly named Chad Johnson, took his optimisms to new heights recently and guaranteed the playoffs like many players have before him. Ochocinco told the media, "It's going to be a great year; we're going to the playoffs."
Big words coming from a team that has disappointed as of late. The Cincinnati Bengals have many question marks this season as well. Health is a major question for the Bengals, they need former pro bowl QB Carson Palmer at t00% the entire year to make a post-season run. The defense was much improved last season, but needs to fortify and improve their pass rush to keep their team in games more often. With the Bengals, offense is not a question, but the defense can be suspect at times. The Bengals had a solid draft and free agency, but the loss of wide reciever TJ Houshmanzadeh hurts in more ways than one. Laverneus Coles apparently looks good next to Ochocinco however. The Bengals have talent, but are waiting on some spots and questions to be answered before they become playoff bound. As an afterthought, the Bengals also need someone to step up and stop the law problems and off field issues that plague the franchise.
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STANDOUT Continued from page 4 Six other seniors received Central Standout honors including: Nate Burke from Poteau; Meredith Carrick from Pryor; Kaela Davis, from Midwest City; Amy Ruskoski from Tulsa; Meredith Scott from Oklahoma City; and Diontrey Thompson from Lawton. Also, one outstanding senior was selected from the group to receive special recognition and a lifetime membership to the Alumni Association. This year's winner was Diontrey Thompson. Likewise, seven freshman received Central Standout Award honors including: Ramina
Golshani from Edmond; Taylor Hildenbrand from Edmond; Gloria Hill from Owasso; Shiloh Layn from Kingfisher; Desiree Maw from Del City; Heather Perry from Oologah; and Colby Robinson from Edmond. Freshman recipients received a three-year membership to UCO's student alumni group Central S.T.A.F., a gift from the alumni store Central Connection, and inclusion in Old North. For more information about the Central Standout Awards or the UCO Alumni Association, contact the UCO Alumni Relations office at (405) 974-2421.
ADVISOR Continued from page 1 "I make copies of letters for when I get stressed," Bryant said. "I can go back and read them and know I'm doing a good job." She is excited to finally see the students that she started advising as sophomores graduate. Bryant said the best part of her job is seeing students obtain they goals they set.
"I would not have a job if it wasn't for students," she said. Dr. Jay Corwin, Executive Director of Academic Advisement, nominated her for her award. Bryant will be presented with the award during a ceremony on Sep. 3o in San Antonio, Texas.
NBA Draft preview Chris Wescott Spor ts I T/riter
Well OKC NBA fans, it is that time of the year. It is time for the NBA draft. Not just that, but it is the Thunder's first since relocating to OKC just one season ago. The Thunder pick third overall tomorrow. There are several names being thrown around as to possibilities. Here are the top three in my eyes. 1. Hasheem Thabeet, Center, Connecticut Huskies Thabeet is one of the top players in this year's draft. A lot of people describe the first round as; Blake Griffin, then everybody else. Thabeet however, may have something to say about that. At the third pick in the draft, this center is hard to pass up. Listed at seven-foot-three and over 26o pounds, this kid is a mountain. Some project him with possibilities at having Tyson Chandler potential. Seeing as the Thunder wanted to get Chandler earlier this season, Thabeet is a major possibility. In the 2008-2009 NBA season, Thabeet averaged over 13.5 points a game and over 10 rebounds a game. 2. Ricky Rubio, Point Guard, DKV Joventut International This 18-year-old draft prospect is someone to watch. Not a lot of people want him at three if Thabeet or James Harden are available, but he is someone the Thunder may be considering. Rubio decided to take his skills over seas rather than grace the NCAA scene. Rubio is six-foot-four,
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