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Earhart made a stop at UCO in 1936 About a year and a half before she mysteriously disappeared after a plane crash, first lady of flight and aviatrix Amelia Earhart Putnam made a stop at UCO on January 27, 1936. It was then Central State Teachers College.
Alpha Gam are friends for life Whether they're serving spaghetti to hungry college students to help raise money for charity or volunteering their time to help out in the community, the women of Alpha Gamma Delta are doing their part to help not only the UCO community, but also the Edmond community.
New Vista Web staff Twenty-two-yearold broadcast major Lauren Seabrook will now be giving online video updates on Tuesdays and Thursday afternoons during the summer for The Vista. Seabrook is from Edmond and is a fifth year senior who will graduate in May 09. She said what got her into broadcasting was her father's influence. PAGE 2
'Get Smart' movie review Funnyman Steve Carell is back again in the movie adaptation of iconic 1960s television series "Get Smart." Carell plays Maxwell Smart, the insanely selfconfident secret agent who gets a chance to realize his long-held dream of working in the field. His first mission is to thwart the latest plot for world domination by the evil crime syndicate known as KAOS. PAGE 7
Bill Clinton supports Obama Former President Clinton on. Tuesday offered to help Barack Obama win the White House, although what work he'll do for his wife's former rival remained uncertain. The Obama campaign is still smarting over some of Bill Clinton's criticism in the primary race, while the last Democratic president remains a popular political draw. But before the two can work together, they have to speak. PAGE 4
See the Amelia Earhart story on page 3
Director sues, citing unequal treatment
State Regents plan talks about tuition By Carrie Cronk Staff Writer
By Nelson Solomon Managing Editor
Dr. Sandra J. Mayfield, the director of UCO's women's studies minor, has filed a lawsuit against the Regional University System of Oklahoma, the body that governs the university, over pay unfairness, according to court records. The civil case, filed in federal court in Oklahoma City earlier this month, claims university officials violated the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the Oklahoma AntiDiscrimination Act and the Equal Pay Act, when Mayfield was not paid the same as a male counterpart in an equal position, according to a June 19 article from the Daily Oklahoman. Mayfield said that the case is primarily about the fact that Brent Sharp, director of leadership studies, is being paid for being a director of a minor program while she is not. A look at the 2007-2008 fiscal year budget revealed the salary of Sharp, an associate professor of political science, to be $67,690 while Mayfield, a professor of English, receives an annual salary of $68, 234. A June 19 Oklahoman article stated that Sharp "was hired to oversee a leadership minor at a salary almost equal to Mayfield's even though she had more experience." Sharp disputed this fact. "None of my salary is based on my job as leadership director. I'm just an associate professor," Sharp said. "It's more a matter of pay compression than it is -
by Vista photographer Eric Rothwell
Passion of Jazz: Like No other Lab Lee Rucker, jazz lab director, plays at the UCO Jazz Lab. The jazz lab hosts shows during the summer and school year. Doors open at 7 p.m. and shows typically start at 8 p.m. The next show will be Floyd Haynes and his Orchestra on Thursday, June 26. Friday's show will be The Jazz Company featuring Brian Gorrell and Shane Conaway. Schedules can be found at www.ucojazzlab.com .
see DIRECTOR, page 7
UCO students might take a hit in the pocketbook from more than just rising gas food prices this next academic year. During the last few weeks numerous colleges and universities across the state have announced increased tuition rates of nearly 10 percent for students this next year, and UCO officials are talking about tuition prices as well. Kirsten Honeycutt, executive assistant to the president, said the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are expected to discuss tuition increases during their meeting at 9 a.m. today. A tuition rate increase for UCO is expected to be part of the conversation, she said. On Wednesday, the Board of Regents for the University of Oklahoma approved a 9.9 percent- increase- in tuition and fees for the upcoming school year. That decision came five days after Oklahoma State University's regents approved an tuition and fees increase of the same amount. Other colleges and universities that have approved tuition increases include Cameron University in Lawton, which has approved a 9.4 percent increase, and Rogers State University, which approved an increase of 9.9 percent. Students across the state will be affected during the 20082009 school year, as colleges and universities attempt to bridge the gap between their requested budget amounts and the amounts the state Legislature appropriated for them. Before any increases can be put into effect, the OSRHE must give final approval of the proposed amounts.
Summer guides give new Bronchos direction Largest gift received in school history By Jordan Richison Staff Writer
Going from high school to college can be a difficult adjustment for some, but a new program at UCO is hoping to change that and help upcoming freshman make a smooth transition into college life. Enrollment Central is a secondyear program set up to run throughout the entire summer that is designed for upcoming freshman and their parents to come to campus and learn different things about the school and campus life in general. New students and their parents will also get the chance to talk one-on-one with an academic advisor. During this time, they will be advised and assessed in what classes they need to take in the fall. During Enrollment Central, current UCO students act as Summer Guides and help guide the parents and students to where they need to be at certain times and make sure groups get to the places they need to be. The guides also help students enroll in their classes for their
by Vista photographer Eric Rothwell
Camila Munoz, who is a summer guide, answers questions for Kelsey Stephens in the Nigh Building on June 23, 2008. Summer Guides help incoming freshmen.
first semester after they meet with an academic adviser. They are also there to help with other services they may need to use, like obtaining a student ID, financial aid or housing. "We are here as informational
resources and to give a student perspective on what it's like to go to school here at UCO," said senior Casey Miller, one of the Student Guides.
The University of Central Oklahoma recently received its largest endowed gift in school history from Raphael (Ray) and Ann Beresford in honor of their late son, John Taylor Beresford. The $2 million endowed gift will be divided into three areas to benefit students and faculty in the College of Mathematics and Science. Beresford, or as his Edmond friends knew him, John T., came to Edmond from New Jersey in 1990 to work as a photojournalist for the Livermore family at Edmond Sun. He soon realized his talent for computers and in 2000 launched his own Web design and hosting company, Digital Studio Designs. "John T. was way ahead of the curve on web site development. He made sure his newspaper Web site was the first in Oklahoma. Many Oklahoma newspapers studied and learned from what john T. created," said Ray Hibbard, a member of the UCO Foundation Board of Trustees, publisher of Edmond Life & Leisure and a client of Beresford's.
-see GIFT, page 7