The Vista July 18, 1996

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UCO signs High temperatures test technology sidewalk repair agreement

By Gayleen Langthorn Staff Writer

"Normal" flashes above the yellow buildings on the computerized map of UCO. No, it's not a reference to Old North's doorway inscription or the mental state of the students.

The program tells Dennis Johnson that the buildings on the hydronic loop system are the right temperature. Since November, 1995 he has overseen the operation of the new absorber/chiller system housed in the Central Plant.

The plant has two absorber/chiller units that create chilled water through water absorption, Johnson said.

The plant uses a high temperature natural gas powered generator to drive water vapor off lithium bromide (heavy salt water). The water vapor trickles over tubes causing a change in the temperature of the water in the tubes, Johnson said.

The plant produces 42 degree

Pernell Weatherington refers to a-map of the campus temperature controf-system toldentify hot spots. (Staff photo by Amir Alavi)

chilled water or 170 degree hot water, or can produce both at the same time.

The hot and cold water are mixed in the right amounts to

yield 72 degrees. The water then travels through a hydronic loop to cool buildings in the summer and heat them in the winter.

Johnson has been at UCO for

nine years. Before the Central Plant was built, he worked in the Power House, keeping the two 400 horse power boilers YSee Central Plant, Page 5

A section of sunken sidewalk pictured on the front page of The Vista June 20 has been removed.

The damage resulted from Boldt Construction not filling in enough dirt when the hydronic loop system was installed at UCO last summer, said Farrell Rosson, assistant director of the physical plant.

Rosson said a vehicle driving on the sidewalk, located between Old North and the Art Building, caused the concrete to break and sink.

After the picture and accompanying article appeared, Boldt Construction removed the section and filled the area in with crushed rock.

It will b6 replaced as part of a contract awarded last week to Connelly Paving company for $114,800. The Contract includes expansion of the sidewalks so emergency vehicles will have access to buildings at the center of UCO's campus.

Student loan defaulters face license denial, withheld wages

By Judy Simpson Staff Writer

tudents or graduates who don't pay L./back their student loans may discover they're unable to get professional and technical licenses, or get them renewed if they already have them.

As of May 29, 1996 Gov. Frank Keating signed a bill authorizing the State Regents for Higher Education to join

efforts with federal education loan programs to collect defaulted student loans.

One of the methods used to encourage debtors to pay up, is the suspension and non-renewal of professional licenses, or not issuing them at all.

Those who owe money will first be notified by_ the State Regents for Higher Education 30 days before license suspension will go into effect, said Laura

Cupp, assistant director of income tax return checks and wage communications with the regents. garnishment. Ten percent of the defaulters "We're working on the process as to income may be withheld. how it will work out; but it will go into The Board of Regents also have effect by fall," said Cupp. arrangements with the state attorney Once loans have been paid back or general's office to sue if necessary. payments have been arranged by the State "We usually don't like to take those Board of Regents, the licenses will be kinds of measures," said Cupp. reinstated.

Borrowers can call 552-4375 or a toll Other methods the regents use to free number at 1-800-522-8022 for more collect on default loans is to withholding information.

INSIDE TODAY INDEX Editorial 2 Sports 6,7 Entertainment 8,9 Around Campus 4 Classifieds 12

SPORTS Mike Kirk, UCO's SID, will be hard at work at the '96 Summer Games in Atlanta.

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ENTERTAINMENT Two new CDs and a hit movie, get the inside scoop in the Entertainment pages.

THE DATING GAME The pressures of dating causes a rift between writers.

Read all about it on page 11.

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July 18, 1996

EDITORIAL

Extreme measures justified here are certain hard moral questions that resurface T periodically even after civilized societies have come up with an answer for them. The morality of the death penalty for

murder is one of them.

To understand the morality of the death penalty when carefully applied, we need to remember what the word penalty means.

Death still means death, but the proper penalty keeps coming under attack. As defined in Webster's New World Dictionary a penalty is any unfortunate consequence (to the offender) as the result of an act.

Would those, who out of false benevolence, would remove the legal consequence of death from the crime of murder be willing to share claim to the blood of future victims?

Such "humane legislation" would abolish not only the penalty for the guilty, but protection for the innocent.

The main argument against the death penalty is the possibility of the ultimate human error of executing a wrongly convicted person.

In November of 1994, the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights prepared a report entitled Innocence. And The Death Penalty: Assessing the Danger of Mistaken Executions.

The committee reported that about 52 people had been released from death row since 1973 after further litigation on their behalf. In many cases, acquittal was accomplished, not with evidence of innocence, but with charges of mistrial.

Of course it would have been tragic if these people had been wrongly executed, but these are also 52 examples of the competency of the automatic appeals process.

Fears of racial or socio-economic consideration in the sentencing of convicted murderers are best left addressed in the court of appeals with the accused safely behind bars.

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Death penalty kills respect for justice Making another person's life is the worst 1 crime one human being can inflict on another human being.

And someone who takes another person's life should be punished. Justice requires that.

But the way the death penalty is applied is unjust.

A U.S. Government General Accounting Office report in 1990 found that race plays a major role in capital punishment sentencing.

Killers of whites are more likely to receive the death penalty than killers of blacks.

Prosecutors are willing to plead many a murderer down to a lesser charge than face a lengthy, expensive trial. Especially if there's no media publicity because the victim is black or poor or came from the wrong side of town.

The Bureau of Justice statistics report the

number of people sentenced to death to be about 260 each year. The Washington Post estimated in 1992 the number of murders each year is about 25,000. So only about one percent of murderers get the death penalty.

But the unfairness in sentencing isn't the worst part. Depriving the murderer of his life lowers the rest of us to his level. No, we don't pull the switch or inject the needle, but our consentual system of government makes us all responsible for the death.

Instead of clamoring for the death penalty the next time we hear about a horrible crime, we should take a good look at our society. The racial discrepancies in sentencing may reflect the way our society values some lives more than others.

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Death row inmate seeks correspondence, understanding s there really a heaven or hell?? I've asked myself this question many times, what determines which place I'll go??? The answers, very soon, I may unfortunately find.

I've been on death row here in Arizona State Prison and this is more than a letter or request...it's a plea, as my community ties are virtually none.

How does one prepare for a death?? Especially when the death is his own?? Especially when preparations for life is undone...How? I am here and I should not be as I am truly an innocent man who has fell victim to the

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system, but I am not asking to be judged only to be heard and most important to receive justice.

With the courage of true belief I count the days towards my own demise and I stand tall as the evergreen trees even though the tears of fear linger in the corner of my eyes...

I am here and I should not be.

Death row has to be the epitome of loneliness and despair for anyone to conceive even in a mere dream.

I'm not afraid to die. I just do not wish to be around when it occurs, another day cherished, another night for my memory... but now the

future is no longer clear...just a blur.

I wish to correspond with someone, anyone, so as to experience a smile, a ray of warmth in my cold world, to share views and opinions with others can cast great light where now there is only darkness and gloom.

All inquiring comments are welcome and will be addressed expressively, I have nothing to hide. —Bernard Smith#49340 Arizona State Prison P.O. Box 8600 Florence, Arizona 85232

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Student convinced of pen-pal's innocence

By Gayleen Langthorn Staff Writer

ome readers may have passed over 1.3 the letter to the editor that appeared on page 3 of March 10, 1994's Vista.

But Aimee Roop was different.

Intrigued by the letter, the English education major cut it out and saved it.

The headline above the letter read, "Inmate pleas for pen pals." That inmate was Bernard Smith, who had been on death row in Arizona's state prison in Florence for 10 years.

"I took a month or two to think about it. I didn't want to get into something that would cause me harm," said Roop of plans for corresponding with Smith.

Those worries aren't without foundation. Dennie Hall, assistant professor of journalism, said occasionally inmates will prey on people who write to them.

"They may ask for money and ask in such an engaging manner that the person may end up sending them large amounts of money," he said.

Roop decided the risks were minimal. " ...I thought, he's in Arizona, he's on death row, what can he do to me?"

In his letter, Smith wrote about his innocence and asked for people to write to him to "cast great light where now there is nothing but darkness and gloom."

Roop's first letter to Smith, asked him why he thought he was innocent. "I wanted to know his story more, at least hear his side of it."

Smith told her he was from Los owner had been shot. Smith was innocence.

Angeles and had been visiting his mother originally charged with robbery and "I was skeptical at first, but when he in Yuma, Ariz. He was at a night club attempted murder. When the owner of the told me the facts of his case, I believed when she called saying she was ill and store died the charge was changed to him," she said. asked him to pick up some orange murder.

The letters Roop gets from Smith come juice.

It was the first case for in envelopes with the return address of He stopped at a the public defender the Arizona Department of Corrections convenience store and assigned to Smith. and Smith's inmate number. bought orange juice and ...He's in Arizona, "He didn't try the case "They scan everything that goes in and a card for his girlfriend. very aggressively, it was out," Roop said. "Any money sent has to He mailed the card and he's on death just a duty he had to be in a money order. Cassette tapes have on the return trip to his row, what can he perform," said Roop. to be clear, see through tapes so nothing mother's house he was Roop said Smith was can be hidden inside." stopped by the police. do to me? given a neutron activator Smith is currently trying to get a new "He thought he test when he was arrested trial and Roop makes it a point to ask him might've run a red to see if he'd shot a gun. that in each letter.

—Aimee Roop At the trial there were about light," Roop said. "But Recently Smith has asked Roop for UCO Student conflicting reports about help. He made key chains to sell in hopes they asked him if he'd been at the convenience whether the test had even of raising money for his defense fund. store." been administered.

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Students earn top GPAs despite hectic pace daughter of UCO music instructor Marilyn Govich.

Staff Writer The annual awards are given Amy A. Anderson and Milena to the students with the highest M. Govich had the highest grade GPA and most credit hours point average among UCO completed as determined by students despite studying a large UCO assistant vice president of classload and working a part- enrollment management Jerry time job or practicing music.

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Anderson received the Anderson said she had to push University Scholastic Award for herself academically to be the highest grade point average accepted into physical therapy among upperclassmen students 99 school. She did this despite this year, a 4.0 in working a part42 credit hours. It's time job at the She graduated Impressive to UCO Student with a degree in Health Center Community them if you can and a spring Health after the carry 20 hours and internship at spring semester.

Sabolich She plans to make a 4.0.

Prosthetic and attend the Research University of —Amy Anderson Center, a clinic Oklahoma Health where UCO Student prosthetic Science Center this fall to study limbs are made. physical therapy. An Oklahoma "It's impressive to them if you City resident, Anderson can carry 20 hours (a semester) transferred to UCO after three and make a 4.0," said Anderson, years at Oklahoma State who completed 21 credits of University because her husband, schoolwork a semester during Cody got a job in the metro area. her year at UCO. Govich accepted the woman Govich, a double major in Freshman Scholastic Award for pre-med and vocal music, said the highest GPA among female she usually found herself freshmen. The Norman, Okla. studying until 1 a.m. during the resident earned a 4.0 GPA in 41 school year. She rehearsed for credits this year. She is the voice, piano and violin lessons

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She said she had to be responsible, stay caught up in her classes and get ahead in her studies if she could.

"If you allow yourself to get behind, it's deadly," she said.

"I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing, but I'm kind of a perfectionist. It's really important for me to do my best."

The two said that they took classes that some may consider easy, but the classes still required work.

"Senior level classes are usually easier, but they were just time consuming," Anderson said.

"If you don't practice, orchestra or choir is no big deal," said Govich. "I always want to play the music the best I can, so it takes a lot of outside practice to do well."

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Hollywood screenwriter Central Plant continued from front page teaches writing workshop running.

By Lisa Tatum Staff Writer

favorite guest of UCO's A Creative Studies Writers Institutes (CWSI), Hollywood

screenwriter, Richard Krevolin will return to Oklahoma July 20 to teach a screenwriting workshop.

"Come prepared to move on the fast track," said organizer Catherine Johnson.

Johnson, a UCO senior and past president of CWSI, said Krevolin is a favorite of the group because he "believes in our talent."

The four-day workshop, which will be divided into beginning and advanced sessions, will address problems screenwriters commonly face with their work and provide insight to getting scripts sold in Hollywood.

"I've had instruction from some of the best, but no one has taken as active an interest in his students' careers as Krevolin," said Johnson.

Krevolin has provided valuable Hollywood introductions for several CWSI members, said Johnson. She

herself, has made three contacts that she feels may lead to a screenplay sale for a feature movie.

She also credits Krevolin with the enhanced quality she sees in her writing skills.

Krevolin is a professor at the University of Southern California (USC) School of Cinema & Television. He has taught screenwriting at USC since 1988 and has conducted writer's workshops throughout the United States.

In addition to winning many screenwriting awards, Krevolin's play, Yahrzeit, starring Steve Guttenberg, is scheduled to open OffBroadway in February, 1997.

"It's not easy to accomplish success in screenwriting," said Johnson. "But Krevolin takes interest in his students. And that's a pretty rare thing."

Morning or evening workshop sessions will be offered at a cost of $120 or $100 if registration is made by June 30.

For information call Catherine Johnson at 528-7836 or Dawn Williams at 7897252.

BSU repairs flood damage

By Joel Reagan Staff Writer

early 80s, Lillard said.

After the rain ended, students who had come for the "BSU Summertime" Bible study uncovered furniture and began the task of bailing water from the west wing. Wet/Dry vaccums were also used to dry out the rooms of the building.

Electricity was shut off to the building after several light fixtures filled up with water. An apartment that houses associate director Janay Moody received minimal damage, Lillard said.

He said they would be able to see more on Wednesday morning when sunlight returned.

Work continues today on the flooded UCO Baptist Student Union (BSU). Heavy rainfall coupled with work on a new roof caused moderate flooding inside the building Tuesday night.

Workers attempted to lay tarp on the roof of the west side of the building when rain began to fall at approximately 6:30 p.m.

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Johnson is proud of the new plant.

"It's been running fine, doing what it was advertised to do," he said.

The plant pumps chilled water and hot water to the hydronic loop system that heats and cools a few of UCO's buildings.

Johnson worked closely with Boldt construction company while the plant was being built so he could see how everything worked.

"They gave the people who would have to live with the system some input," he said.

The central plant systems don't use freon and are very environmentally friendly, said Johnson.

The units are also more efficient than the stand-alone units they replaced. The unit removed from the library was a 390 ton unit, it was replaced by a 450 ton unit that serves two more buildings.

The Max Chambers Library, the Home Economics building, and the new Education building are all served by the Central Plant.

Buildings scheduled to be attached to the Central Plant loop in the near future include Thatcher Hall, Howell Hall and its addition and the University Center.

But then the two 450 ton Central Pernell Weatherington and Dennis Johnson keep an eye Plant absorbers will be working near on the absorber/chiller units at the Physical Plant. (Staff maximum capacity cooling those six photo by Amir Alavi) buildings, said Farrell Rosson, assistant The university is also trying to reduce the costs director of the Physical plant. of heating and cooling. UCO has an energy The plant has space for two more absorption management contract with Johnson Control to help units. the university get the most for its energy dollar, "With the right machines; we have the ability to Rosson said. cool the whole campus," Johnson said.

Typically, the air conditioning in each building The rest of the buildings on campus are cooled shuts off at 10 p.m. and comes back on at 6 a.m. to With stand-alone units for each building. save energy. The air conditioning is also off over Some are able to take the extra demand of hot the weekends in buildings that are unoccupied. But summer temperatures and keep their cool without if the temperature inside the building gets too hot, breaking a sweat, but others have simply given in the energy-saving feature can be over-ridden to let to the heat. the unit run all night.

"We just replaced the cooling tower at the When the monitoring system indicates the Central Cafeteria," Rosson said. indoor temperature is above 78 degrees it's known Auxiliary enterprises purchased the new tower as a high alarm temperature and the air chillers are at an approximate cost of $10,000 excluding labor, pushed to operate at 100 percent capacity. said A.K. Rahman, director of auxiliary enterprises.

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Former UCO star takes Cameron post Lone Star Conference transfer again, Gladys requested that he be stationed at Fort Sill in Lawton, because her father was ill. He was and the couple A familiar face will be in moved to southwestern charge of the opposing dugout Oklahoma. next spring when Central UCO head coach Gerry Oklahoma meets Cameron Pinkston called Renneker to let University. her know that UCO would be in That familiar face is former town to play Cameron. After UCO softball standout Gladys the game, Pinkston introduced Renneker. She was named the Renneker to Vinson. new softball coach at the Earlier this spring, Vinson Lawton school last week. asked Renneker to be a Renneker takes over a Lady student-assistant. Renneker Aggie ballclub that went 13-31 accepted and finished her last season under head coach degree at Cameron, opening up Kim Vinson, who quit to the possibility of her coaching the team.

Renneker, formerly Gladys Griffin, led the Lady Bronchos to a 108-48 record in her collegiate career from 1985-88, earning her All-American status four times. She became the first woman to be inducted into the UCO Athletic Hall of Fame in 1993.

"She's probably the best softball player we've had at UCO," Pinkston said.

Renneker owns 13 UCO pitching records and is tied for another. She compiled a 77-27 career record with a career 0.43 earned run average.

In her freshman season, Renneker posted a career-best 23-8 record. Two years later as a junior Renneker owned a career-best 0.31 ERA. Pinkston says her success on the field will likely translate to success in the dugout.

"She'll be a disciplinarian, UCO Hall of Fame pitcher Gladys Renneker (left) unleashes probably a lot more fiery than I a pitch during her career. Renneker was named the head softball coach at Cameron University last weekend. (Photo am," Pinkston said.

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concentrate on her volleyball post and other duties at the school. Renneker served as a student-assistant at Cameron under Vinson.

Renneker didn't plan it that way.

After concluding her career at UCO, Renneker left for a job in Hawaii just 19 hours short of getting her degree.

In Hawaii, she met her future husband, Tom, who serves in the military. The two married and then moved to Alaska when Tom was transferred.

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The Oklahoma connection in the Lone Star Conference became stronger over the weekend.

East Central University and Southwestern Oklahoma State University became the newest Sooner State schools to join the 17-member NCAA Division II conference.

Both schools were invited by the LSC to join this month and had until mid-August to make their decisions.

Both schools will maintain ••• dual membership in the NOTEBOOK: NAIA and the OIC in Central Oklahoma the 1996-97 season softball coach Gerry before entering Lone Pinkston applauded Star play in the 1997the move by the 98 season. former OIC schools to This means they can join the LSC but said compete with LSC the work had just schools but won't be begun. eligible for NCAA Pinkston said the Wa gnon Division H post-season move would help play.

"The (changes) eventually UCO by requiring them to travel will be pretty good," UCO less out-of-state.

However, details will have to athletic director John "Skip" be worked out for the OIC Wagnon said.

Wagnon said that changes schools next season as they will would be especially good for the not be eligible for NCAA postseason play, Pinkston said... spring sports.

Midwestern State, Harding "There will not be a tremendous impact on football and Ouachita Baptist will begin to play football with the LSC in and basketball," Wagnon said. the fall of 1997. The Oklahoma Wagnon also said that travel would not be affected as much as contingent (Northeastern, Southeastern, Southwestern and some people believe.

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UCO would not, however, have to travel to Texas A&M Kingsville every other year in football.

Wagnon said discussions are ongoing with Arkansas Tech to join the LSC in the proposed North Division, balancing out the division with eight teams.

Wagnon said he did not know if the school had been formally invited by the conference.

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UCO sports info director to take part in Olympics Mike Kirk receives recommendation of a lifetime to be part of Summer Games in Atlanta

By Jeff Packham Sports Editor

Mike Kirk, Central Oklahoma's sports information director, is looking forward to having a very busy summer. Kirk will be the Information Manager for wrestling at the Olympic Summer Games in Atlanta.

Kirk left for Atlanta Monday where he will be briefed as to what his job will consist of. He received a book explaining his chores in Atlanta, but his daily itinerary will be detailed further upon arrival.

"We're (Kirk and the members of his staff) responsible for the results, getting flash quotes (and) running the press conference team," Kirk said.

He explained that there is a press conference manager who will be in charge of the press conferences, but Kirk will be

moderating them. The conferences will be held in an 81,000 square-foot tent called the Super Sub Center.

In addition to the aforementioned chores, Kirk will also be helping in other areas.

He will be the official spokesman for ACOG (Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games) if there are any questions or emergencies.

However, Kirk is still unclear as to what all his job entails.

"I don't really know what I'm doing until I get there," Kirk said. "I've never done it before."

Kirk was surprised by his selection to the Olympic job, especially since he had considered volunteering for a position.

"Originally, a year ago I thought about volunteering for something like this," Kirk said.

"But I couldn't give up three

in three or four years, weeks of my summer so I was fortunate to pay my own way to there.

Atlanta. I decided I "I feel fortunate wasn't going to do that Lisa picked my that. name out of a hat or "When they called and they're going to out of the sky."

Kirk was allowed pay you and ship you to put together his over there, it's a Kirk own staff. It consists different deal." of Kirk's former He credits his appointment to Lisa Smith, the graduate assistant Stan Wagnon Venue Press Chief for the and three others that Kirk had Olympics. Kirk knows Lisa and worked with in the past.

Kirk and his staff will be her husband, Lee Roy Smith, working from 7 a. m. to 10 p. m. from their days at Oklahoma daily through August 4th. These State.

Kirk was working in sports hours won't leave much time to information at the time. Lisa was see the other venues, but he on the campus newspaper and hopes to get a chance to attend Lee Roy was a standout for the something in his spare time.

They will be working at the wrestling squad.

"I think they were going Georgia World Congress Center, strictly on her recommendation where the wrestling is held. The and she thought of me first," center is next to the Georgia Kirk said. "I hadn't talked to her Dome, which will be hosting the

basketball and gymnastics events. Kirk hopes to attend at least one event. "(The men's basketball) was sold out. There were tickets still available to the women's basketball," Kirk said The Greco-Roman wrestling will begin July 20 and last through July 23. The freestyle wrestling will take place July 30August 2.

The U. S. is expected to do very well in the freestyle and be at least competitive in the GrecoRoman, according to Kirk. He had the chance to see many of the wrestlers at the U. S. nationals in Las Vegas.

He hopes to get the chance to do this again, possibly looking forward to the 2000 Olympics in Australia. If not, Kirk will always remember 1996.

"I'm looking forward to it.

It'll be a great experience." .4)

Lady Broncho tennis team adds pair of juco All-Americans

By Richard Tortore lli Sports Writer

The Central Oklahoma women's tennis team has signed two junior college AllAmericans to try to match the men's national quarterfinalist finish last year.

Sharon Lauver and Melina Martinez led Pima (Ariz.) Junior College to the 1996-97 women's juco national championship. The doubles partners, ranked sixth in JC doubles last year, were

Also joining the singles and doubles Lady Bronchos are All-Americans at Oklahoma City Pima JC. University junior UCO tennis coach transfer Jeni Merrick; Francis Baxter, the Miami, Texas NCAA Division II freshman Mindy men's Coach of the White; and foreign Year last year, said of players Letticia the women's team: Baxter Lozada and Michaela "We are looking to Perlikova. have a women's team Lozada, a sophomore from about the same caliber as our men's team, so we expect to be Cuernavaca, Mexico, was ranked (at the national tournament) with 15th in the nation while at Universidad La Salle. Perlikova, two teams next year."

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The Lady Bronchos went 12-9 last year and finished second in the Lone Star Conference tournament. UCO did not qualify

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The UCO men's team finished 16-2, earning their first national tournament berth ever. They lost to North Florida in the second round of the NCAA Division H Tennis Championships hosted by UCO in May.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Mix of old and new provide Prayer Chain's grand finale hen the W reported recently that the

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Prayer Chain was breaking up, I was anxious to see what ended up on their last record.

A compilation of five new tracks and nine old ones made the cut in the last of four albums, Antarctica, from the antarctica Christian alternative group.

My favorite song on the Nine old songs? Some would record is Friend or Foe. Couple say the listener was shortAndrew Pickett's guitar with changed in this deal. The group great lyrics — this is the best included live tracks from a song on the CD. December 30, 1995 performance Another familiar song on the at Azusa Pacific University. record is Humb. It was originally These songs were originally off mixed for broadcast at the group's Shawl and Mercury Cornerstone '94, a Christian Here comes the pain: Future rap star Jay-Z launches his first a/bumReasonable Doubt, which releases. was recently released on Roc-A-Fella Records. music festival, before ending up The five new songs were on Mercury. probably the best musical effort Of the live tracks, only one put forth by the group. Unlike stands out. The band performs a earlier releases, the polish was good version of Wrounde, gone from their sound. A raw, originally off of Shawl. unbridled tone is heard which Overall, this is a fine finish for evokes comparisions to the 77's, the Prayer Chain. Add five new another Christian group. songs to it and I might rate it The title track leads off the higher.

The live cuts were just Jay uses the same old samples Jay-Z's single entitled Dead disc. It was inspired by ay-Z wants to be a rap star. not as exciting as some new His head is filled with rap fans have heard for years. I Presidents, which should be out Christopher Marlowe's The Passionate Shepherd to His songs would have been.. visions of drug-deals, guns, wouldn't swear to it, but I think shortly. women and the like.

I heard some Parliment I'll give Jay-Z and Reasonable Love.

—By Joel Reagan The third song entitled Lover Jay's first attempt at stardom somewhere under all the voice- Doubt two stars. One because I Staff Writer is his debut album entitled, overs. think he has potential, he just Boy was written by lead vocalist But Jay also uses some needs to get a few more albums Timothy Taber for his wife. It Reasonable Doubt.

But Jay-Z's musicality, and devices that indicate a surge of under his belt. And another for depicts a loving relationship Rating: * * TA.T perhaps more tragically, his creativity in the realm of rap, doing a shockingly good Pacino between husband and wife. sense of rhythm are which I guess we should impression. underdeveloped. attribute to Jay-Z, or whoever is Most rappers have an in charge of his music.

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John Travolta (Broken Arrow, Pulp Fiction) plays George Malley, a happy-go-lucky auto mechanic who lives in quaint, little Harmon, California in his latest movie Phenomenon. Kyra Sedgewick (Something to Talk About, Heart and Souls) plays his love interest, Lace Pennamin, and Robert Duvall (A Family Thing) portrays George's doctor.

George leads an unassuming life. He fixes cars and tries to impress Lace, who doesn't really return his affections. Malley's life changes when he sees an unexplainable white light on the night of his 37th birthday.

The movie started out as a lighthearted tale of wonder like Superman: the Movie or E.T. just like the promos led me to expect.

After colliding with the light, Malley exhibits extraordinary powers, at first in subtle ways. He surprises his doctor by making short work of the doc in chess.

Gradually the feats get bigger. Things seem to be looking up for George. He meets a professor from Berkeley and gets a chance to share his ideas, which seem to come to him a hundred a minute.

Yet George still hasn't enticed Lace to look his way.

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ever since he saw that whatever-it-is.

Then the townspeople begin to notice how different he is. Then the movie becomes what I did not expect.

I sympathize for George as the people around him start to treat him like a circus freak. The tale turns dark as the FBI tries to track him down.

When George's torments seem to reach a climax, he finally gets what he wants. The girl "who has his heart" finally begins to notice him.

The romance between Travolta and Sedgewick makes the movie, touching the audience. While Malley's life is certain to end, the two fall in love.

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AROUND TOWN Two construction workers pump out and continue digging the new lake north of the University Center last week. The lake is expected to be completed August 19, 1996. (Staff photo by Amir Alavi)

The following is a list of events taking place in the metro area for the weekend of July 19-21

Concerts/Music: V Filter, featuring former members of Nine Inch Nails will be performing at 8 p.m. July 20 at the Bricktown Amphitheater, 116 E. California. Tickets are $14.50. For more information call 9486800.

• UCO's summer band concert will be held at 7:30 p.m.

July 18 on the lawn in front of Mitchell Hall Theatre.

Admission is free.

Art • "Hands-on," a interactive sculpture geared toward children, is open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. through August 27 at the City Arts Center, 3000 Pershing Blvd. Admission is free. For more information call 951-0000. ✓ "Signar Polke," a chronological retrospective of the European pop artist's work, is on display from noon to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art on the University of Oklahoma campus, 410 W. Boyd.

Admission is free. For more information call 325-3272.

Plays: ✓ Gaslight, a psychological thriller, will be

performed at 8 p.m. July 21-28 at Liberty Park, at the corner of Boulevard and First Street in Edmond. A $3 to $5 donation is expected for the performance. For more information call 359-2200. t A Little Night Music will be performed at 8 p.m. July 20 at the Lyric Theater, 2501 N, Blackwelder. Tickets are $16.25 to $ 27. For more information call 948-6800.

Special Events: ✓ The Oklahoma State Championship Chili Cook Off will be held noon July 20 in the Hambrick Garden's at the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. Admission is $6.50 for adults, $5.50 for seniors, $3.25 for children ages 6 to 12 and for children under six admission is free. ♦ The Edmond Historical Society will feature "Oklahoma Abandoned" by photographer Bruce G. Berman. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday at 431 S. Boulevard. Admission is free. For more information call 340-0078. t OSU-OKC Student "Fun Walk" will be held at 6 p.m.

July 20 to benefit the Oklahoma AIDS Foundation. The event begins at Stars and Stripes park and follows the Lake Hefner Trails for five miles. Registration is $5. For more information call 945-8674.

• Midsummer Nights' Fair will feature art booths, food and live music from 6 p.m. to midnight July 19 and 20 at Lions Park, 400 S. Flood in Norman. For more information call 329-4523.

UCO construction time-table

By Gayleen Langthorn

Staff Writer

Here's a look at the latest construction timetable. The information was presented in a construction update meeting last week. Although the completion dates for some individual projects have changed, the overall completion date of June, 1997 is still the same. project expected completion

Business building Sept. 15, 1996

Communications building Aug. 19, 1996

Aug. 19, 1996 Lake

Mitchell Hall scene shop Sept. 1, 1996 Mitchell Hall dressing rooms Oct. 1, 1996 Howell Hall Science lab wing Jan., 1997 University Center dining room Aug. 19, 1996 University Center auditorium March, 1997 University Center food court Aug. 19, 1996

March, 1997 Landscaping

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June, 1997 Library renovation

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also sent Smith small amounts of money.

"I'm open to helping him in whatever way I can, but there's not a lot I can do," she said.

"He became a Christian while in jail and we pass on verses to each other," Roop said.

When Roop writes to Smith, she usually gets a reply within a week or two. "I don't have much else to do," he once told her.

Smith has told her he is also writing to someone in London, but there are "just a handful" Of people who are writing to him.

His mother died while he was in jail and he has no other family, Roop said.

Roop has never asked Smith what his race is. "I didn't want race to be an issue." But Smith has described himself as having dark brown hair and brown eyes.

The reaction about her pen pal has surprised Roop.

"I would tell friends of mine and they'd say WHY?...there's an automatic assumption that

he's guilty," she said.

Smith is the only inmate Roop has ever written to.

"I haven't made it a hobby or anything," she said.

Even though she's been writing to Smith for over two years, Roop is in favor of the death penalty.

"If you take a life then yours should be taken from you, and I still believe that," she said. "But writing to him has made me

think about it a lot."

Roop wrote to Smith out of curiosity, but found out more than she thought she would.

"I found out how screwed up the justice system is," Roop said.

"I wrote to him intending to encourage him and help him, but he's encouraged me. Reading his letters is like reading Paul's epistles in the New Testament.

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The Dating Game: Does anybody win?

Women deal pressure of

By Judy Simpson Staff Writer

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n the singles world there is as much pressure on women as men.

Traditionally men have made the approach,asked for the date and made the initial call. Men picked the place, picked up the date and the check.

Women feel pressure because we have traditionally had little control over the above. We have to wait for men to make the approach, make a date, to call, and pick us up.

Some women prefer to be dateless than to wait on men. For example in the club scene, sometimes they sit for hours waiting for some Romeo to ask them for a dance, but it seems to rarely happen until just before closing time. It makes a woman feel as though men are picking through a banquet buffet and she's that glob of unidentifiable fruit salad no one wants.

Then there's the proverbial mating dance where both sexes play "here we go round the circular bar." They walk around and around the bar trying to look like they're going somewhere, when in reality, it's their way of shaking their peacock feathers.

If you do get approached, you have to decipher the codes of testosterone. For example. "Let's have dinner at my place," decoded to mean he wants to exert his primal urges.

"Would you like to come over and see my collection of antique model cars?" decoded to mean, he wants to exert his primal urges.

"Would you like to go have breakfast?" decoded to mean he wants to eat first before he exerts his primal urges.

The all-time worst date is a man who asks you out for a special romantic dinner and a movie.

He picks you up in a pick-up truck full of grease. As you slide into the cab in your new white

COLUMN dress he informs you dinner will be a six pack of beer and a sack of bologna sandwiches.

Instead of a trip to the local cinema, he parks out by the airport to watch the planes land.

He then proceeds to engage in a therapy session by telling you the problems he has had with his ex-girlfriend. He then wants to play a game of pick-up truck twister, and you spend the rest of the evening slapping his hands off your pride.

Some men ask, "Why aren't women more assertive?"

Women who are assertive get rejected just as often as men.

When we do assert some control they say we're too aggressive. When we make the first call they say we're too anxious. When we make the decision about were to go on the date they say we're too controlling.

Who knows the answer to the dating game? Maybe it's a balance of assertiveness and control between the sexes and agreeing to go Dutch.

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Men pick up tab for responsibility

By Jeff Packham Staff Writer

elcome, class, to today's lessons. We're going to start off with some basic math.

W The cost of a movie for two is approximately $12.

Throw in popcorn and drinks and it's another $8.

Dinner usually can run anywhere from $15 to $30 on average. Drinks afterwards can run anywhere from $2 (a beer) to $6 (a Long Island Tea).

By this time, you've spent about $50 on this occasion. That's a decent amount of money, especially for a struggling college student. And guess what? This is the average cost of a first date.

The problem factor of this is that the guy tends to pay the entire costs of the date. And not just the first date, but the ensuing ones as well. This can really take a toll on one's salary.

Now it's time for today's history lesson.

Throughout history it has been customary for the man to pay for the date, initiate the date and provide the entertainment.

That was fine then, because men made all of the money and women didn't work as much as they do now. However, times have changed. Many of the women now make as much or more than the guys who are paying for the dates.

Today's sociology lesson involves the process of getting the ball rolling. The pressure is on the man to ask the women out. In almost any given situation, the men are much more likely to respond favorably to a woman asking him out than vice verse. I'm not guessing - I have talked to many

guys who are intimidated because they don't know what the results will be.

There's nothing wrong with men having to ask women out, but the chance of being rejected can make for a lonely feeling. So when a man actually goes through with asking a woman out it can be a major accomplishment.

These lessons are not complaints towards women so much, but more about what society has evolved into. We're supposed to be equal in pay and socially, but when it comes to dating the cards are definitely stacked against the men. It is just really tough to be in a man's shoes when it comes to traditional dating. I'm not sure that women really appreciate the things involved in taking them out.

I've heard rumors of women who insist on paying their own expenses. I've even been told that some women have actually paid for the entire date (I've also been told there's a Loch Ness monster, but I've never actually seen it either).

I'm not asking for the system to change. All I want is a little more appreciation for the gentleman out there who make dating what it is - fun for two.

Instead of complaining about the restaurant he took you to, let him know you enjoyed getting to spend time with him. And if he buys you flowers, don't complain to your friends just because they weren't red roses (they're very expensive). If you can't do that, then continue rearranging your sock drawer and maybe your henpecked knight in shining armor will come. Of course, every good student knows that only happens in the movies.

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LOOKING FOR female roommate. If you're looking for a roommate or someone to share an apartment with, please call Natalie at 262-0907 or 373-4839 and leave message. Please reply ASAP. FEMALE looking for a (B-FM or B-M) roommate to share 3 bedrm house on NW side off Hefner. Call for info & interview, 751-9318, Linda.