The Vista July 27, 2006

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Freshmen jump start college with cancer research

by Heather Warlick Managing Editor

Twenty-four incoming science and math majors from high schools across Oklahoma were chosen to participate in UCO's Summer Bridge program, a four-week curriculum that began July 5.

The Summer Bridge is part of the SURE-STEP program, an opportunity for incoming freshmen to get a head start on their education by participating in ongoing scientific research projects.

Four groups of students were formed to work with different UCO faculty mentors. Dr. Wei Chen, director of the biomedical engineering program led a group researching laser immunotherapy, which combines laser treatment with immunological stimulation to induce anti-tumor immunity.

Chen said his group recently took a field trip to Oklahoma State University to perform experiments on lab rats.

"We inject them with about a million breast cancer cells and

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Nikki Peyton, left, Kandace Metcalf and Courtney Young, part of a group of incoming freshmen working on cancer research, watch a slide show in Howell Hall July 24.

UCO senior's study abroad leads to close-up of Middle East crisis

by Heather Warlick Managing Editor

While most UCO students have been watching the turmoil in the Middle East on television from a comfortable distance of thousands of miles, one student has an unusually close view of the fighting.

Ryan Leo Korn, a 22 yearold UCO senior majoring in International Relations with a minor in Asian Studies, has been in Israel attending the University of Haifa since July 5.

"I chose the University of Haifa because it has the best

Intensive Hebrew Ulpan in the country and because Haifa is a beautiful, clean country," Korn said.

According to Webster's New World Dictionary, an ulpan is a course or school for teaching Hebrew by an intensive method. "We study six hours a day and have study tours across the country, but those have been cut short because of the war," Korn said.

Korn and his mother, Dianne Korn, are both Christians.

"His father was Jewish, so he kind of had a connection there," Dianne Korn said. "He

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just wanted to go and be with the Jewish people and learn Hebrew."

The Korns attend Central BaptistChurch in Marlow, Okla.

Dianne Korn said the church provided most of the funding for the trip. Additional funding was provided by a group called Oklahoma Israel Exchange.

She said that while she was naturally concerned for her son's well-being in Israel, "we decided we were going to walk by faith, not by fear."

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Diontrey Thompson, human resource and accounting sophomore, and Teara Flagg, political science and interpersonal communication junior, go over the pre-orientation material for Destination UCO July 25 in the Nigh University Center.

Program provides skills, mentoring

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Tyler Holmes, from Cottonwood Creek landscaping company, digs a new path for a sidewalk July 25 on the north side of Broncho Lake.

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UCO's Multicultural Student Services Center is now accept. ing applications for Destination UCO. Diontrey Thompson, a sophomore student worker at the center, said that Destination UCO is a minority orientation that will be held on August 16.

He said that it gives the minority students a chance to see more people that have a similar cultural background.

Emily Overocker, assistant director of Campus Life, said the orientation will begin with breakfast and registration at 8:30 a.m. in Ballroom A, in the

Nigh University Center.

"The cost will be $35 and only 1 50 students will be able to enroll," she said. "The $35 cost will also cover the cost of the mandatory freshman orientation that will be held the next day."

Thompson said forums will be held for enrollees that include politics, relationships and money.

"The relationship forum will help the freshmen with things like roommates and how to communicate with them and try to help the students to have personal skills that they may need help with," Thompson said.

He said active members

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Think the primaries were bad? Wait until November Now that the partisan voters of Oklahoma have chosen their candidates for the November elections, we can all breathe a sigh of relief. There won't be any more carbon copy campaign ads, signs on our neighbors' lawns, or paid advertisements supplanting Magnum, P.I. reruns every night on KSBI. At least for a while.

We'll have to suffer through a few runoffs between current Lt. Gov. Mary Fallin and Oklahoma City mayor Mick Cornett for the 5th District congressional seat, House Speaker Todd Hiett and Scott Pruitt for Mary Fallin's old spot and the runoff between Jari Askins and Pete Regan for the democratic lieutenant governor nomination.

These will be decided Aug. 22, so the campaigns won't be too drawn out, though even two or three weeks of accusations and rhetorical assertions can be painful for the average television viewer.

October is when the real dirty fighting

will start in Oklahoma, because that's when the candidates will have the most to lose, especially the ones who gave up lucrativejobs in other public offices to run.

For example, Speaker of the House Todd Hiett gave up his job in the legislature to upgrade to lieutenant governor, while Mary Fallin gave up that job to move up to Washington. Not that they were guaranteed their old jobs, but it seems like it's a lot easier to be re-hired for a job you already have than to get a promotion. Ernest Istook is a good example of this, since he's held the 5th District seat since 1992, and he probably could have stayed in it indefinitely if he hadn't made a grab for the gubernatorial brass ring.

These should all be very competitive, media-saturating, nerve wracking campaigns for all of us in the voter base. But the one we anticipate the most is the gubernatorial race between former 5th District Congressman Ernest Istook and

incumbent Governor Brad Henry.

Both candidates have a lot to lose, so we expect them both to pull out all the stops.

Politically speaking, we expect this race to be like a no-holds barred, Thunderdome-style battle royale, where two men enter, one man leaves — with his opponent's head.

We expect Ernest Istook who, as we said, vacated his long-held 5th District House seat to run for governor, to use his campaign's million or so to try and rip the political flesh from Brad Henry's bones.

He has already displayed what seems to be his future strategy in his campaign commercials for the Republican primary over the last few weeks. Instead of talking up his own platform or attacking his Republican opponents in the primary race, Istook went right for the jugular and started attacking Brad Henry before they were even in the same race.

So, after setting the stage with this extreme-

1y long segue, we have to ask the question: goes Brad Henry have the claws to fight the sort of all-out, stab-athon campaign we predict Istook will wage?

In 2002, Brad Henry won trot because he fought hard and rallied the voters in his favor, though he did do some of that, but mainly because his opponent, U.S. Representative and former Seattle Seahawk Steve Largent was perceived as arrogant (some people think it's because Henry got Barry Switzer's endorsement, but surely Oklahoma's voter base isn't that footballobsessed. Is it?). It also didn't help that Largent was for ending federal social security, the minimum wage and Medicare, positions that most people viewed as at least a little extreme.

And yet, almost everyone predicted Largent would win handily, and he didn't campaign as hard as he should have because of it. No one likes a smug candidate, unless maybe it's Bill Clinton.

The thing is, we like Brad Henry. There, we said it. We have a bias on the opinion page, so don't act all surprised. And we don't like Ernest Istook that much. Istook, like Largent, seems to hold some views that fall slightly to the right side of the eagle wing. As a total package, Istook is as conservative as they come.

In comparing the Henry/Largent race to the upcoming Henry/ Istook race, one might hope that Istook would take the same tack as Largent and alienate enough people with his ultra-conservative platform to swing the race to Henry. However, there's still the issue of the self-assuredness that may have been Largent's downfall, and these days, it seems that Henry is the one in danger of falling into that particular trap.

For example, during the campaign for the current nomination, Henry did little campaigning, though neither did his opponent, Andrew Marr Jr., who

said in the Norman Transcript that he was" running solely "to bring attention to issues not being addressed". Of course, it appears that Henry didn t really need to campaign, since he won the nomination with 85.8 percent of the vote.

That being said, we hope Governor Henry doesn't switch tactical places with Largent this time around and rest on his laurels in the November race against Istook. The governor needs to take his opponent seriously, and fight as hard as his campaign account allows him to, because rest assured, Istook will be out for blood. Henry may be a good administrator, as the state of the state shows, but it remains to be seen if he's the kind of crafty pit-fighter he'll need to be if he wants to win a second term.

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Early activities give students taste of campus life

by Nathan Winfrey Senior Staff Writer

New student orientation begins Aug. 17 and will include new events for incoming freshmen and continuing students to help them kick off the fall semester.

"Friday the 18th is a big event that upperclassmen students are welcome to attend, and that's 'Wake Up in Wantland,"' said Emily Overocker, assistant director of campus life. "It's a slumber party on the turf."

This is the first year for the event, and is a chance for the incoming freshmen class as well as other members of the student body to sleep under the stars at the new stadium.

"It's a chance for UCO students to come together and have some fun and utilize the facilities in a different way," she said.

The event will include a midnight pancake breakfast, games and entertainment on the field.

"We're still kind of finalizing the details of all that," Overocker said.

She asked that students bring their own sleeping bags and pillows. Tents will not be allowed.

Students will need to present their UCO IDs to attend.

"It's going to be fun, I think,"

skills as the leader judged contest. she said.

Battle of the Bands T-shirts of a student organiMelissa Ingram, the student director for orientation, came up will be on sale, and Stampede zation," Overocker Week and general UCO T-shirts said. with the idea, Overocker said.

She said it's free "She wanted to do it since donated by the UCO bookstore to attend, but space freshman year... we looked will be thrown to the audience.

"We'll have the inflatable is limited. into the logistics and decided "There's still it was something worth trying games in the north end zone this year," she said. "It's her and the ROTC is bringing the some space availclimbing wall," Overocker said. able," Overocker vision."

Movies will be projected "There's going to be a lot going said. Those interested can visit the onto a large screen on the lawn on."

I'm excited," she said. "I campus life website in front of Hamilton Field House think we've got a lot of good or call 974-2363 to Aug. 19.

"Either sit on the grass or things going on and maybe the sign up.

Buses will be bring a lawn chair. We'll have best orientation leaders we've provided for transsome refreshments out there," ever had."

Overocker said student ori- portation. she said. "Movie titles will be Jason Hines, entation leaders will play a bigannounced closer to the time."

The Back to School Bash will ger role than ever before in journalism junior, attended last sumbe held at Wantland Stadium at mentoring freshmen.

A complete schedule of mer.

6 p.m. Aug. 20, and will begin "I liked it. It was with a pep rally and student events for both orientation and organization roll call, an oppor- Stampede Week can be found at a different experience than a lot of tunity for organizations to give www.ucok.edu/stampede.

Overocker said faculty and other leadership their cheer if they have one or staff interested in volunteer- things I'd been to make one up, Overocker said.

"It's basically to kick off the ing can call the Department of because it had a variety of leaders on Campus Life 974-2363. first week of classes."

The fourth annual Broncho campus, it was a lot "We won't just go down the whole book, you'll have to sign Corral Leadership Institute of fun," he said. "It retreat will be held Aug 11 and was worth the food up," she said. alone."

There will be free food and 12 at Red Rock Canyon.

"It's designed for the presilocal businesses will be there dents of organizations and it's for giveaways.

The tenth annual Battle of for them to network with each the Bands will start immediate- other and the administration and Nathan Winfrey can be ly after the pep rally. Six bands staff and work on their personal reached at nwinfrey@ will compete in the student- leadership skills and also their the vistaonline.com.

UCO Greeks use Rush Week, Internet to recruit members

by Jessica Snell Staff Writer

Rush week for UCO's Greek Life organizations is an easy way for incoming freshmen to get to know Edmond, UCO's campus and other people, said Reg Aldrich, business management junior and vice-president of ACACIA fraternity.

"You meet a lot of people up front," said Sally Parker, nursing sophomore and member of the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. "You hang out with girls who don't even end up in your house."

Parker said that sorority rush week starts Sept.

7 with Open Day, where the potential new members visit each sorority.

She said that over the next four days, the potential members will get to know a little about each sorority, like their philanthropic interests and activities during "Philanthropy Night", and will get to know the less serious side of sorority life during "Theme Night", during which some houses do skits or musical numbers.

Through out this process potential members will be given the chance to narrow down their choice of

ties, Aldrich said.

He said ACACIA has recently been recruiting online through Facebook.

"Facebook is the easiest way to recruit. We searched for guys who graduated in 2006 and then sent out a mass e-mail," Aldrich said.

UCO fraternities have decided to move rush week back two weeks to the fourth .week of the school year.

"We moved it back mainly because incoming freshmen are overwhelmed by everything during the second week of school, "Aldrich said.

Nathan Box, broadcasting senior and president of the Interfraternity Council, the governing Reg Aldrich, vice president of body over all fraternities UCO's ACACIA fraternity on campus, said there would be a Greek Fair on the first day of school "We have a lot of bar- where there will be food beques and volleyball and information on Greek games for prospective life.

"Rush week was one of members," Aldrich said.

Aldrich said on the the most hectic times of first day of rush week, my life. You're just trying interested recruits will to find a place you feel meet in a ballroom at the comfortable and asking, Nigh University Center to `What can they do to help watch presentations from you?'" Box said.

For more information each fraternity. The rest of the week consists mainly about Greek Life, call the of social gatherings to let Campus Life office at 974the potential recruits get 2363 to know the area and the Jessica Snell can be reached at members of the fraterni- jsnell@thevistaonline.com . sorority.

On the last night of rush week, the sororities will have made their decisions as to who will belong to which sorority and the sororities will send out invitations to the girls they wish to have join, Parker said.

Rush week for UCO's fraternities, which starts Sept. 11, is somewhat more relaxed.

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Ballroom, bellydance classes come to Wellness ,1 Center

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Belly dancing and ballroom dancing are two of the dance classes that UCO's Wellness Center will offer this fall.

"Every month we try to do a different class," said Danielle Dill, assistant director of the Wellness Center.

She said belly dancing will be offered in September and ballroom dancing in October.

"These classes are noncredit recreational classes," Dill said. "It is for fun and fitness.

Dancing is a great way to get some exercise," Dill said.

"You do not have to have dance experience and a partner, we also partner people up," Dill said.

Soraya Al Musri, owner and operator of Alim Dance Academy, will teach the three two-hour belly dancing-classes at UCO. "It is a natural movement and good exercise, said Musri, who has taught belly dancing for 25 years. " It promotes coordination and muscle strength."

Dill said the classes are offered to students, faculty and staff. Students can also bring their spouse, boyfriend or girlfriend, she said. The classes are also open to the public.

The fees for the belly dancing and ballroom dancing classes are $25 for UCO students, faculty and staff and $45 for everyone else.

If students have a request for particular dance classes, the administration will try to find a teacher for them. "We would like to have feedback," Dill said.

The classes will be held in the group fitness room in the Wellness Center September 10, 17 and 24 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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UCO Hebrew studies studenFdefends Israeli response Study Abroad from page 1 located on Mount Carmel and Korn said his dorm room window looks out over the Bay of Haifa, with Lebanon about 25 miles to the north in the background. The first rockets hit Haifa on the evening of July 13.

Kom said that he and his fellow students were told to go into shelter rooms from which they had "front row seats to the destruction."

Having studied international relations and the Middle East, Korn said he knew of the possible dangers of going to Israel, a country whose neighbors "hate her."

"To me, being an Oklahoman, it just felt like a tornado drill," Korn said. "My suitemates from California and New York were terrified and immediately left the program and fled to America the next day."

He said there was a great exodus of students who left the program. "We started out with 250 students and now there are only 140ish, that's how many fled the country."

The morning of July 14, Korn said the rockets were very loud and the air raid sirens went off again. An emergency broadcast was heard throughout the area, he said, but it was in Hebrew. Korn said he followed

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Israeli soldiers examine a damaged house in the northern Israeli city of Haifa after it was hit by a rocket fired from Lebanon July 23.

Rockets fired by Hezbollah guerrillas slammed into Haifa, damaging a house, a major road and killing at least two people, Israeli police said.

the crowd to the bunkers. ets had slammed into the train people died. From what I heard, at Hebrew University. The stuin one day 200 (rockets) fell dents had two hours to evacuate "It sounded almost like con- depot.

Haifa, Korn said, and three days "We saw smoke all over the over northern Israel." struction work, but more, like

Korn said the students were later, classes started again in metal slamming into metal," he city and a darker cloud rising said. From his dorm window, from the industrial center," he told that the University of Haifa Jerusalem.

"In Israel, every single perKorn said he could see where said. "Later on, we find out would be closing and the ulpan Hezbollah's Katyusha rock- that the depot was hit and a few would be relocated to Jerusalem son who has a public service

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Freshmen from page 1 the tumor comes up on their backs," said Nikki Peyton, incoming freshman. She said they injected 44 female rats with breast cancer and held the rats as their instructors applied laser treatments to the tumors. "The tumors melt away," she said.

"The purpose is to introduce incoming freshmen to science to get them interested young in their career so that when they get to the university they will study hard and keep on track," Chen said.

Dr. Melville Vaughan, assistant professor of biology, mentored a group that studied the affects of aging on cells.

"My interest is to study the cell biology of aging," Vaughan said. "There are certain deficits associated with aging and we are studying how that can be measured at the cellular level."

Vaughan said that his students age human fibroblasts by growing them until they will no longer divide. He said the study has shown that there are correlations between the human aging process and cell aging in the laboratory.

Dr. F.N. Albahadily, professor of chemistry and Dr. John Bowen, associate professor of chemistry led a group of students in the production and analysis of

biodiesel fuel, an alternative fuel made from fresh and used cooking oil.

"Biodiesel is a promising alternative fuel to diesel because of its low emission of sulfur oxides, biodegradability, the availability of its raw material," Albahadily said. His students spent one afternoon per week at UCO's motor pool, observing the process of creating fuel from cooking oil.

"They can suggest ways to modify the procedure that we usually follow to enhance the results," he said.

The fourth group was headed by Dr. Greg Wilson, coordinator of the program.

Wilson's students participated in DNA research including specimen preparation, DNA extraction from tissues, and DNA sequencing.

Chen said that fewer American students are majoring in math and science than ever before and that is another reason the program was initiated. The students who participated in the Summer Bridge received free housing and a stipend for living expenses. Chen said students can continue the research program in the fall if they wish.

The UCO Wellness Center will host a special event for the physically disabled Aug. 12 at Spring Creek Park at Lake Arcadia.

U Kan Ski is a clinic created to let people with physical disabilities experience water skiing. The last time the event was held in 2004 the clinic hosted 31 skiers at Arcadia Lake.

Designed to bring recreation and sports to people with disabilities, the clinic will provide skis with special "cages" that will support the skier's hips and hold the legs in a tucked position, said Shelly Ramsey, event coordinator for Disabled Sports & Events.

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Esrain Chavira, left, and Tony Capello, UCO landscape and maintenance employees, load an old filing cabinet from the Mass Communications building July 25.

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job almost definitely carries a weapon," Korn said. "Security is at its highest here, everywhere you go, and I mean everywhere you go you must walk through a metal detector and there are armed guards who check your body and backpacks, etc."

"Do I think the Israeli response to Hezbullah is appropriate? Yes," he said. "If terrorists in Canada kidnapped American soldiers and beheaded them, you can sure as hell bet that the American people would want their government to utterly destroy the enemy.

"But can you imagine if hundreds of rockets fell aimlessly across the U.S.? What would happen? It would be full-scale war against the enemy. So what makes what Israel is doing different than what the U.S. would do?"

Korn said that people need to remember that the Jewish people were at the point of total annihilation during the Holocaust and that idea is burned into the minds of every Israeli.

"That will never happen again and they will fight tooth and nail to protect who they are," Korn said.

Despite the danger of the missiles, Korn said he will stay in Israel. "I am not afraid," he said. "I will stand with Israel and that's why I have not left."

it will be for the first time and it will be a lot of fun," Ramsey said. The ski is 13-17 inches wide and over six feet in length, she said.

In addition to the clinic, various games will be conducted during the day, Ramsey said.

Ramsey said the clinic will have small teams of physical, occupational and recreational therapists, nurses and other volunteers that will assure the safety of the skiers.

The fee to participate is $30, which includes one round of skiing. The deadline to register is July 28. Any registrations after the deadline will be accepted with a $10 late fee.

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from page 1 on campus like Dr. Kathryn that enroll in the orientation Gage, vice president for stu- will be assigned mentors that dent affairs, Miss Asian UCO are active on campus and Yumiko Akiba, Miss Hispanic in the community. He said UCO Erika Balderas, and the mentors will be there to Miss Black UCO Keondra answer questions and help Butler, will help with the the freshmen in their first forums. year.

Thompson, who attended "My mentor, Joe Thomas, last year, said that he was was there to answer any quesgrateful for the program tion that I had," Thompson and found out about a lot of said.

He said the mentor and things on campus that he did not already know. the freshmen will sponsor a "It really did help me out. needy child from the cornAll the people that are men- munity.

Overocker said the deadtors are already out there in the campus community," line for registration is he said. "It helped me get August 1. involved on campus. Three of my really goods friends Tiffany Batdorf can be reached at are from Destination UCO." tbatdorf@thevistaonline.com .

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Liberal Arts fees help out lefties with new desks

by Divona Phillips Staff Writer The students in the College of Liberal Arts will have the luxury of 700 new desks throughout the Liberal Arts and Mass Communications buildings.

Dr. Linda Steele, assistant dean of Liberal Arts, said that the department purchased the new desks to replace the old ones that were worn and defaced with graffiti, gum and even gouges.

"The Student advisory Board told us that they were old, worn, uncomfortable and did not accommodate left-handed students," Steele said.

The new desks are larger and are not left- or righthand specific. Students can get in and out of desks on either side, which could be very convenient when working in groups and with other students. The desks also have a flat top so that students don't have to worry about books, writing utensils or drinks sliding off.

According to Steele, the desks were purchased with students' Liberal Arts course fees for classroom use.

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dents wonder where all of the tuition and "fees" go to and Steele said that "this is a direct impact of the fees."

LaToya Wright, a broadcasting junior, said, "I think it is a good investment, but I would have liked to see our money go to something more beneficial."

The new desks were put in classrooms July 21 and Steele said she expects to get feedback on them in the fall since there are not many classes in session right now.

Some students think that the desks may be an improveA fire burns at an oil rig July 25 north of Guymon after an explosion. According to Guymon Fire Department officials, two unidentiment in looks rather than the fied men were airlifted to a burn center in Lubbock, Texas, with severe burns. comfort of the student.

"The new desks are not very comfortable, they're just nicer to look at," Wright said.

Right now the old desks are lined up in the hallways of the Liberal Arts building and on the lawn outside the Mass Communications building.

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Steele said that the desks The Tax Commission sued hadn't yet decided if they has done so since October AP, TULSA- A federal will be collected by the 2004 to cover the $28.5 milappeals court said Tuesday in 2002 to try and block would appeal the decision. inventory and receiving lion, Ross said.

Oklahoma is one of 48 that the Oklahoma Tax any sanctions that might department and put into sur"It's not additional money states and 10 Canadian result from the complaints.

Commission will have to plus. pay a $28.5 million fine On Tuesday, the 10th U.S. provinces that are part of an that the state will need to because of a multistate law- Circuit Court of Appeals agreement that allows truck collect," she said. "The affirmed a district-court rul- owners who travel through- majority of the money has suit over truck tags.

Led by Illinois, 13 states ing that denied the state's out the U-S and Canada been paid."

Divona Phillips can be reached at Since June 2002, four to register their vehicles filed complaints against motion to prevent the fine. dphillips@thevistaonlinacom. former Tax Commission and pay their fees in one "The 10th Circuit had Oklahoma, saying they were employees and four former state.

That money then is to address and decide a cheated because the Tax Commission allowed truck- very unique issue," Tax split, based on the vehicle's trucking agents have been indicted for allegedly using ers to pay reduced fees on Commission spokeswoman expected travels.

International Registration schemes to cheat the state bogus mileage projections. Paula Ross said. "Although Oklahoma has used the $1.4 we are disappointed, we Plan, which administers out of money from truck-tag million a month generated knew that this would be a the agreement, ordered revenues. from the tags to help pay very complicated decision." the tag fees withheld until Ross said that Tax Oklahoma settled the disfor state government and

10th Circuit rules OK Tax Commission must pay fine in truck-tag scandal

Medical examiner ID's approximate age of skull found at lake AP, NORMAN, Okla. A skull containing an apparent bullet hole that was found in Lake Thunderbird is between 30 and 100 years old, an investigator with the state Medical Examiner's Office said Tuesday.

A 7-year-old boy who was swimming in the lake's Clear Bay area found the skull Sunday afternoon in mud below about three feet of water.

"We're very comfortable that this isn't anything from modern times," said Kevin Rowland, chief investigator with the Medical Examiner's Office. "It could be 100 or more years old. There are some old settlements out there, and there are rumors that there are some old

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cemeteries in the area."

Investigators have not cordoned off that portion of the lake, and there are no immediate plans to search for other remains, said Cleveland County sheriff's Capt. Doug Blaine.

"There may be more remains in that particular area, or it may have floated from somewhere else," Blaine said.

Blaine said they do not know if the skull is that of a male or female, and there are no indications the skull is related to body parts found earlier this year in another part of the lake.

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predict any problems working with conservative colleagues in the House.

By SEAN MURPHY "Yes, we're a conservative Associated Press Writer state and we have conservaOKLAHOMA CITY- For the tive issues, but as a father and first time in state history, an a grandfather, I have some openly gay candidate is poised conservative issues as well," to become a member of the said McCaffrey, who has three daughters and four grandchilOklahoma Legislature.

Democrat Al McCaffrey won dren. "I've talked to several a three-candidate primary race Democratic members, and I Tuesday with 51 percent of the believe I can have a working vote, avoiding a runoff in the relationship with every one of House District 88 seat in the them. I believe they are very heart of Oklahoma City. No open about working with me."

McCaffrey received some Republicans filed for the seat.

McCaffrey, a longtime support from the Gay & Oklahoma City funeral direc- Lesbian Victory Fund, a tor and a Navy veteran, said he Washington, D.C.-based group didn't hide his sexual orienta- that supports openly gay candition, but didn't make it the focus dates and state officials.

"Al's win is more proof that of his campaign.

"I ran as a Democratic can- what fair-minded Americans didate in District 88, and I hap- care about most are issues that pen to be gay," McCaffrey said. directly affect their lives," said "Health care, senior care, edu- Chuck Wolfe, president and cation, those are the things that CEO of the Victory Fund. "2006 is shaping up to be a breakreally matter to the people.

"The people in Oklahoma through year for the Victory want the government out of Fund."

The Victory Fund also their social lives, and let's take care of things that matter to endorsed Oklahoma County Commissioner Jim Roth, who Oklahomans."

The District 88 seat was held was unopposed in his primary by longtime state Rep. Debbie race. The group also endorsed Blackburn, who's being forced Rhonda Rudd, an openly gay out of office because of term woman who lost her primary race for the District 46 Oklahoma limits.

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It's my love of "The creepy tree monkeys here, keep going back over and over again for months, Sixth Sense," the tear- as well as the alien at hoping that they'll fix the jerking story of a little the end of "Signs" make recipe back to how it was boy cursed with vision not-so-grand, last-minute when you liked it, or fire into the spirit world, appearances that just don't the chef who's been ruin- that has driven me back live up to what we would ing it, but they never do to the theater time after expect and hurt the movie and you realize something time, despite my increas- more than they help.

The minor characters that was once great is per- ing disappointment with "Unbreakable," "Signs," are quirky and likeable haps lost forever. for the most part, though That's how I feel about and "The Village." writer/director/actor/proShyamalan cannot the blatant stereotypes are ducer M. Night Shyamalan, be faulted for his direc- only forgivable because and "Lady in the Water" is torial techniques, as he of the fairytale nature the undercooked burrito, tops his peers as one of of the film. Despite the after a long line of burned the finest helmers in the less-believable aspects of and soured food, that business, frequently corn- "Lady in the Water," such broke the camel's back. pared to Hitchcock and as the tenants' readiness Comedian-turned-dra- Spielberg (maybe more to believe that their apartmatic actor Paul Giamatti "Spielbergian" than ment complex is the bat("Cinderella Man") plays "Hitchcockian"). His act- tleground upon which the Cleveland Heep, a dumpy ing is top-notch, and his fate of the world is to be apartment building super- burgeoning screen roles decided, it's hard to comintendent with a debilitat- in his own movies may pletely poo-poo a movie ing stutter and tragic past, appear as shameless self- that genuinely tries to do and overrated Hollywood love, but the guy really is a something different, even "it" girl Bryce Dallas great actor, appearing here if the quality of the end Howard ("The Village"), as a budding writer whose result is a little, or very, heir to the Opie Empire of book will one day change suspect.

A movie that I really Andy Griffith Royalties, is the world. Coincidentally, a mysterious water nymph it's Shyamalan's writing wanted to like, and still sort of did, "Lady in the named Story who compli- that needs attention. cates poor Cleveland's life One of this generation's Water" may have been a and may just be a savior of most creative storytellers, failure in some aspects, mankind.

Shyamalan's talent pushes but under all the confusSimilar in some ways to him to near-genius terri- ing supernatural baloney "E.T.," and "Bill and Ted's tory, but there are a few is a movie that wanted to Excellent Adventure," things that bug me about his work, I think, as much as "Lady in the Water" is style. "Lady in the Water" I wanted it to. Despite the the latest installment in spends almost its entire bad aftertaste, I'll at least Shyamalan's series of length trying to explain try whatever Shyamalan supernaturally-themed a complicated mythology serves up next. movies. It also continues through dialogue, forcing AP/ Warner Bros. his consistent decline into us to sit and wait through convoluted storylines and ramblings about "narfs" Nathan Winfrey can be reached at Cleveland Heep (Paul Giamatti), and Story (Bryce Dallas Howard) in M. Night Shyamalan's 'Lady bloated cameos, fueled by and "scrunts" and why nwinfrey@thevistaonline.com . in the Water.'

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Kirk said some sacrifices are necessary to balance school and sport.

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"A team that gets along well has a better chance to do well," he said. "They will also be able to concentrate and depend on each other in games."

Cook said this includes getting together for team dinners and activities that will strengthen the team's bond.

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"That was weird for some of them and I think by not setting the bar that high we hurt ourselves in the end," she said. "If everyone has the mindset that we can win the national championship then we can do it."

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fine, the amount of which is yet to be announced. Also, with the Sonics you get the Storm, the WNBA team. Is OKC a hot spot for women's professional basketball or is this a money vacuum?

If given a vote, I would say let's keep the Hornets playing in_ the Ford Center and keep

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if their team bolted after one of the worst natural disasters in recent memory.

As far as Seattle goes, they gave up the Sonics long ago.

There has been no public outrage of the team's sale to outsiders. Why? Because they know the team is just months away from moving to Oklahoma City.

Anyone else getting one of those new Sonics jerseys?

scared of heights and they had to depend on each other.

Junior goalkeeper Carly Fischer said these type of things help strengthen the team.

"When you train together and work together, you get close to each other and start to encourage each other," she said.

Team building and chemistry is especially important to Terry, who will be playing her last season at UCO. The senior exercise fitness management major said these activities will help turn the team into a cohesive unit.

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got. Both teams were awarded \ new taxpayer-funded stadiums in the 1990s when they threatened to leave. Seattle helped the Seahawks built the $300 million Qwest Field and the Mariners' $517 million Safeco Field. Instead, the Sonics got nothing except new owners and the chance to start anew.

You see, there are no guarantees the Hornets will stay past this season. On the business side their lease runs through 2012 and would be difficult to get out of Also consider what it would do to the city of New Orleans

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Kirk said the sacrifices are worth it as she enjoys the honor and making her parents proud.

Coatney said Kirk's dedication is helpful to her as a coach.

"When they are a dedicated student they are likely to be a dedicated player as well," she said.

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Point/Counterpoint Which NBA team is better for Oklahoma City, Hornets or SuperSonics?

by Matt Caban Sports Writer

Photo Services UCO's Emily Kirk was recently named to the Division H AllAmerican Scholar Team.

UCO's Emily Kirk earns Division II All-American award

by Matt Caban Sports Writer Last week marked another milestone for the UCO women's golf team and one of its players. Junior Emily Kirk was named to the National Golf Coaches Association Division II All-American Scholar Team July 17.

Women's Golf Head Coach Patty Coatney said the award reflected Kirk's work both on and off the field in her sophomore season.

"To get this award a player has to have a GPA of at least 3.5 and play in most of the team's tournaments, but Emily had around a 4.0 GPA and played in each tournament," she said.

Coatney said it is Kirk's second time to be named to the All-American Scholar Team.

Kirk, a junior arts and media major said her grades came as a result of being disciplined.

"We're the only sport that has two seasons as we play in both the fall and spring so you have to be disciplined," she said. "I have to study when I'm not

playing at tournaments because every minute is important."

Coatney said most players will study during tournaments because they are away from school for a few days each time.

"Most of our tournaments are in Texas and once a year we fly farther away for a tournament," she said.

"We are gone for four days when drive to tournaments and five days if we fly to one."

Coatney said this block of days usually includes an entire weekend plus Monday and Tuesday of the next week.

"When you are gone that long you miss all the classes you have on those days so you have to study," she said. "Going to a golf tournament is not a vacation."

Kirk said although she has to be disciplined to maintain her grades she still finds time to have fun.

"I have a lot of fun practicing and hanging out with the girls," she said. "I wouldn't play golf if it wasn't fun."

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Central Oklahoma is sitting pretty these days as the possible future home to an NBA franchise.

Since the devastation of hurricane Katrina sent the New Orleans Hornets this way nearly a year ago, the NBA has planted roots in our backyard. Then a year chock full of sell-out crowds and a rock concert atmosphere grew those roots into a ripe fruit tree.

With success came a declaration from NBA Commissioner David Stern: Oklahoma City went straight to the top for a new team. That also could mean we'd be first in line for a team that wishes to relocate.

Relocation is the only way for Oklahoma City to get its own team in the next five years. Sorry to the newly winged Hornets fans out there, but when the NBA comes here to stay they/ will be wearing a different shade of green.

Yes, it is true that thousands of Oklahomans buzzed with the arrival of the Hornets a year ago, but the fact is most would change their allegiance to the emer-

ald of the Seattle SuperSonics if they came this way.

The fact is the Sonics are better fit for Oklahoma City.

Consider a few reasons why they would even leave the Pacific Northwest in the first place.

The Sonics have long been considered owners of the league's worst lease agreement and as potential relocation candidates. Such talk comes when the team loses $60 million over the course of five years.

The talk of relocation grew louder last week when a group of Oklahoma City investors bought the Sonics from Starbucks founder Howard Schultz for $350 million. You see, Schultz threatened for months to sell the team if he didn't get a new lease agreement.

The team paid the city $800,000 a year to use their arena and had to give the city it's revenue from a variety of sources, including suites and parking. Little things like that pay to keep a team in contention in today's NBA. If that isn't enough to convince one that the lease was bad, consider this: the agreement has also seen the city of Seattle lose $2 million a year since 2001.

The other reason the Sonics are primed to move here is the fact that Seattle has given up on them. Yes, it is true, the two sides have been bickering over money for half a decade, but for once the rich owner may have been right.

You see, besides having a bad

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by Teddy Burch Sports Editor So, there has been a little time for the dust to settle since the Professional Basketball Club of Oklahoma City, led by Clay Bennett, have purchased the Seattle Supersonics.

There has also been some argument about which team, the SuperSonics or the Hornets, is better for OKC. Here are a few reasons why those of us in central Oklahoma are better off with the Hornets staying put.

While the transplanted Hornets have only spent one NBA season in OKC, of course due to the damage in New Orleans due to hurricane Katrina, there has already blossomed some loyalty and dedication. Don't those of you who attended Hornets games get a little warm feeling somewhere in your stomach about your Hornets?

What about the owners?

Now, I know that George Shinn is not going to win any popularity contests, and he is not the smartest man

when talking to reporters.

However, he has opened up his checkbook and shown that he has a desire to win by paying the big money necessary to field a competitive team.

We really know nothing about Bennett and PBC and how they plan to fill their roster. Let's not forget that the Sonics finished the 200506 season with a final record of 35-47 and a horrible 2032 record against Western Conference teams. Not exactly staring the playoffs in the eye.

Some people are screaming that OKC has been fine for a temporary home for the Hornets but New Orleans is home and they will return there for the 2007-08 season. This may be true, but Shinn has already expressed concern about New Orleans being too dirty, having a high of crime rate and terrible public schools. Also, nobody outside the city really knows for sure the progress in repairing the facilities necessary in hosting an NBA team.

Most importantly, we should consider the teams on the court. The Hornets have one of the most exciting players in the NBA in Chris Paul.

They have also signed Peja Stojakovic as well as key players that fill in the gaps that give the Hornets a chance to win now. The Sonics do have a solid guard in Ray Allen, but how far are we from seeing a contender out of Seattle?

See Burch, page 7

Soccer team to begin training camp

by Matt Caban Sports Writer Summer vacation ends early this year for the UCO soccer team as their preseason training camp begins Aug. 11.

The camp is scheduled to last a week and get the team in shape for their first game on Aug. 25 against Dallas Baptist University, said Head Coach Mike Cook.

"The first thing is to get them into game shape through conditioning and working on their positions," he said. "We work on the playing style and system we will use in the sea-

son. We try to do as much tactical stuff as possible and see who fits where," he said.

Cook said the players have an offseason workout plan that helps them keep in shape during the summer.

He said the fitness of the players and their skill during preseason practices determines who will play and where.

"I will play our best 11 players," Cook said. "I'm not going to sit someone who should play because they don't fit my system."

Cook said he isn't they type who sticks to one certain system or formation.

"We might have to juggle some spots to find something that works," he said.

One example of this could be in the team's search for a new starting sweeper, said senior forward Melissa Terry.

"At the end of last season our sweeper, Chelsea Ryden, said she wouldn't be corning back which was a surprise to everyone," she said.

"Obviously it was too late to recruit anyone to replace her so now one of us will need to take her place."

Terry said she is one of a group of girls who have offered to play the role

in the upcoming season.

"Wherever I play I'm gonna contribute," she said.

"If everyone else has that attitude then we will do well."

Cook said picking positions is part of building and developing the team. He said that work in conjunction with the team's focus on legwork and scrimmages within the squad.

"This is the only sport where your legs do everything," he said. "We will concentrate on working the legs hard."

Cook said he designs practices to be harder than any game.

He said the other purpose of

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