The Vista Sept. 7, 2006

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THURSDAY, September, 7, 2006

Senior ROTC wins fall Cadet Olympics

by Desiree Treeby Staff Writer UCO’s Army ROTC Military Science seniors showed true leadership winning the fall Cadet Olympics.

The Cadet Olympics is an 11event competition every semester between the freshmen through senior level Military Science classes. The Cadet Olympics were Aug. 31 at the soccer field north of the fire station.

The events are similar to real life situations that can happen in training or on the battlefield. They benefit the Military Science students, showing their strengths and weaknesses, said Master Sgt. Christian Johnson.

“Mostly, we’re trying to have fun, work as a team and get everyone in the battalion to meet each other,” Johnson said, because of this semester’s new freshmen.

They’re working as a team, toward the accomplishment of a military mission, he said.

The olympics are designed to challenge each class individuby Vista photographer Alex Gambill ally, while building the entire From left to right, Daniel Romero, Jack Roach, Katie Perkins, Aaron Love and Corey Robertson participated in ROTC's Cadet Olympics battalion through teamwork.

They do this by encouraging Aug. 31 at the practice field north of the fire station. their competition until each of

the four Military Science classes complete their challenge.

It is a moral booster while everyone is competing at different levels. The competitions also build camaraderie within your class Daniel Romero Military Science senior said. They also build confidence because cadets are increasing their mental and physical strength.

UCO’s Military Science class members are proof they live by the official Army warrior ethos, even when competing against each other in the events, such as the fireman carry, hand grenade throw and sprints.

The Army’s warrior ethos: I will always place the mission first. I will never accept defeat. I will never quit. I will never leave a fallen comrade.

For any students interested in earning physical education credits, Military Science 1000 and 2000 level courses are open to all students. To enroll in 3000 and 4000 level courses students are required to contract with the Army.

Desiree Treeby can be reached at dtreeby@thevistaonline.com.

Seven professors honored Kim Henry speaks during luncheon with Faculty Merit Awards “I was pleased to receive this award, because there are a number of highly qualified people. I was pleased to be accepted among them.”

by Nathan Winfrey Senior Staff Writer Seven UCO professors were recently honored with the Faculty Merit Award at the Annual Faculty/ Staff meeting last August 15.

Awards were given for their contributions to the university in one of three categories: Teaching, Scholarly/ Creative Activity and Service.

“Nobody wins for a specific accomplishment. There are lots of things that go into it,” said Dr. David Bass, biology professor and $1,000 award recipient for Scholarly/Creative Activity.

Awards are based on a history of excellence in many areas, including papers and research projects.

“I was pleased to receive this award, because there are a number of highly qualified people,” Bass said. “I was pleased to be accepted among them.”

Dr. Wei Chen, assistant dean

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in the College of Mathematics and Science, led the awards with first place and a check for $2,000 for the Scholarly/ Creative Activity category.

Dr. Kevin Hayes, biology professor, also won $1,000 in the category of Scholarly/Creative Activity and Dr. Sam Magrill, professor in the School of Music, won $1,000 for his accomplishments in the area of Service.

Dr. Jesse Byrne, Mathematics and Statistics, won $500 in the Service category, as Dr. Hong Zhu, School of Music. Dr. Patricial Loughlin, History and Geography, won $500 in the Scholarly/ Creative Service category.

Award monies will be used to further fund their work in those fields.

Photo provided by Photo Services

Nathan Winfrey can be reached at nwinfrey@thevistaonline.com.

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Oklahoma's First Lady Kim Henry speaks to a group of student teachers at the Student Oklahoma Education Association, Aug. 31.

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Oklahoma’s First Lady Kim Henry, one of UCO’s Leaders in Residence mentors spoke to a group of student teachers at the Student Oklahoma Education Association luncheon in UCO’s Education Building, Aug 31.

A former Shawnee High School teacher, Henry lent her advice to the new teachers on many topics such as dealing with the parents of students and discipline in the

classroom. She also addressed increasing teachers’ pay to keep Oklahoma teachers in the state.

She pointed to this year’s $3000 classroom teacher pay raise and the previous $1200 increase as part of a five year plan to bring Oklahoma teachers’ pay up to the regional average.

“It amazes me when people criticize Brad for increasing spending in the state of Oklahoma,” Henry said. “We had not spent money on education in almost 15 years, any appreciable amount of money.

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budget surpluses for the first time thanks to the oil and gas industry, we’re investing in a big way in the number one thing in Oklahoma and that is education.”

According to statistics from National Education Association, Oklahoma ranks 46th in the nation for teacher salaries. Oklahoma teachers only earn more than teachers in Mississippi, North Dakota and South Dakota. That ranking could change when the recent $3000 pay raise is considered.

She talked about the difficulties faced by teachers when their students do not have a strong early childhood education.

“What I found to be so important was that the students coming into my class did not have the skills they needed to be successful in my class and I would have to go back and teach them things they should have learned in middle school.”

She said that a child who falls behind in the first year of school only has a slim chance of catching up.

“Today through the work of a lot of really great people, Oklahoma has the number one early childhood education system in the nation,” Henry said, referring to a study from Georgetown University.

She said the burdens of society are placed on the shoulders of teachers and if Oklahoma is to succeed as a state, that success depends on the teachers in Oklahoma classrooms.

“It’s not your fault that Suzy is pregnant or that Johnny can’t read. It’s not your fault that they come from a divorced home, but it’s your problem and you have to deal with it every day in the classroom.”

Henry emphasized the importance of overcoming the problems and learning new ways to

relate to challenging students.

Henry was asked by a student about budget cuts that took art programs out of schools.

“I think art is just as important as math and science. A lot of kids really learn through art. You know we’re not all geared toward science and math and analytical thinking.

A lot of us are geared toward creative thinking,” she said.

She also stressed the importance to start learning a foreign language early in education.

Her advice on dealing with the parents of students?

“Don’t let them push you around because they will.”

Henry said that every teacher has his or her own way of handling parents but in the end, they are still the parent.

Earlier in the speech, Henry said that she learned during her teaching career that not everyone should become a parent.

Before she became First Lady, Henry taught government, economics, Oklahoma history and American history.

She resigned when her husband, Brad Henry entered the race for governor in 2002. He was sworn in Jan 13, 2003.

Henry said it was difficult leaving her career as a teacher, but she is still directly involved with education through her work as First Lady and that she sees herself back in the classroom someday.

“When this is all over, maybe in January, I may be looking for a job, you never know,” Henry said. “Or maybe four years from now, but I do see myself back in the classroom, because that’s where I truly love to be.”

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UCOSA Student Body Letter to the Editor President hopes all is well Soccer club supported from far away

Dear Friends, during my school years of 1984-87, a group of foreigner students from different countries decided to search for the idea of having a Soccer Club, and we left UCO with that dream to Lebanon, India, England, Venezuela, Colombia, Perú, etc.

I have tried always to keep in contact with my beloved UCO,

and through the Internet I check and review what is going on there, our distance between our countries are like 15 thousand kms, but, in my heart I always will be glad that this Soccer Club will rise to be the very best in Oklahoma.

I encourage you all to support this Idea, and congratulations to Jelal for the good

work... I am certainly appreciate it as well as all the other people that one day decided that this club was needed.

Thank you for your efforts.

Jairo Castillo.- Maharishi Vedic Organic Agriculture de Venezuela Export-Import Manager Consultant. Venezuela.

DID YOU KNOW THAT...

If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.

when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.

Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.

The international telephone dialing code forAntarctica is 672.

Elephants are the only animals that can’t jump.

Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.

It’s possible to lead a cow upstairs, but not downstairs.

The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because

Disney World in Orlando, Florida covers 30,500 acres (46 square miles), making it twice the size of the island of Manhattan, New York.

A snail can sleep for three years.

No word in the English language rhymes with “MONTH”.

TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.

My fellow Bronchos, The year is off and running. Freshman, I hope your first week of college exceeded any expectation you may have had about starting college. Sophomores and juniors, I hope you are back in the swing of things and feeling right at home. And seniors

embrace this semester as, soon enough, you will prepare to take on the world as a “Big Kid.” Remember that the start of something new brings the hope for something great, and this year we are certainly hoping for something great!

Have you checked out the progress on the new Forensic Science Institute? It is purely remarkable. How about how fast the new Delta Zeta house is shooting up? This is huge for Greek Life. Even the new desks in the Liberal Arts and Communication building are new. Take note of these small changes that are making a big difference on this campus.

Do not be afraid to step out of your box and enjoy student life. Recruitment for fraternities and sororities is coming up.

This is a great way to meet new

people and enhance your social life. Get to know your campus leaders. People like Melissa Ingram, Student Director of Stampede Week and new student orientation are working hard to make the transition of college easy. Rick Foresee is taking student programming to another level by leading the Student Programming Board as President. Finally, leaders like Katie Devinney are taking organization like Alpha Psi Omega and making them exciting and fresh. Join an organization this week! It is not too late.

Set a goal today, and make this the best week of your life, Bronchos!

Here’s to UCO, Michael A. Goodman UCOSA Student Body President

Corrections from Aug. 31 issue 'Faculty pay raise topic of meeting'

Americans consumed over The article does a good job of 3.1 billion pounds of chocolate describing the critical underpayin 2001, which is almost half ment of UCO faculty; currently of the total world’s production. totalling 1.919 million dollars before benefits are added. Such An acre of coffee trees can a significant underpayment produce up to 10,000 pounds of impacts UCO’s ability to attract coffee cherries. That amounts to and retain qualified faculty approximately 2000 pounds of members in many disciplines. beans after hulling or milling.

In the paragraph beginning “According to the mar-

ket scale model...” it is stated that a market model would set salaries according to what professors would make if they were not in higher education but rather as professionals in their field. This is not correct.

Averages for discipline and rank are based on the College and University Professional Association National Faculty

Salary Survey (also called CUPA) which are calculated from the salaries earned by the faculty members at UCO’s Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education approved peer institutions and are not based on salaries outside of higher education.

CAMPUS QUOTES: Compiled and photographed by Alex Gambill

"Do you think Oklahoma should raise the minimum wage?"

"Yes, I believe so even though I don't have the right to work in here, in this country."

"I don't have much of an opinion about it. Most of the jobs I've worked pay above minimum wage "

"Yes, I think that some kids starting out in the workplace need the money to pay for stuff to live ."

"Yea, it probably needs to be raised."

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Lindsay Mallary forensic science graduate student

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OLD NORTH TIMELINE Renovations And Improvements A National Historical Site

Photo Provided by the UCO Archives.

In December, 1891, a design for the Normal Building, (Old North Tower), including a center section connecting two wings, and a bell tower in front center, was sketched by architect Gall Whitely. In July 1894, the entire exterior of the Normal Building was complete.

1890:

On December 24, 1890, an act founding the Normal School of the Territory of Oklahoma, passed by the First Oklahoma Legislature, was signed by Governor George W. Steele Also in December, Anton H. Classen gave 40 acres of land to the Territorial Normal School.

1891:

(1st Normal School Year 1891-1892) On October 1st, Richard Thatcher was elected president of the Terrritorial Normal School.

The first class was held November 9, 1891 in the First Methodist Church.

In December, a design for the Normal Building, including a center section connecting two wings, and a bell tower in front center, was sketched by architect Gall Whitely.

1892:

Work on the first Normal Building (Old North Tower) was begun in the summer. The clay for the bricks used in construction came from Captain Jackson’s land, just north of the school.

1893:

By August of 1893, the four rooms and assembly hall of the square, compressed brick Normal School Building were ready for occupancy. A legislative committee inspected the completed structure, and the Second Legislature appropriated 15,000 dollars to add a tower and wings to the Normal Building. Architect J.G. Haskell was selected to design the tower and wings.

1894:

In January, excavation for the tower and of the wings of the Normal Building began. The

contractor produced the native red sandstone for the tower and wings from a quarry on the land of R.B.Potts, five miles northwest of Edmond. By May 4, the South Wing was completed.

In July the entire exterior of the Normal Building was completed. On July 20, the regents inspected the building and the building was officially accepted for occupation.

In January 1898, the Normal Building was finally completed inside and out.

The Clock Tower 1894:

In June, the dials for the clock to be placed in the tower were made by E. W. Erisman.

The dials that were made for the clock were not installed until a clock mechanism and chimes were obtained by private fund-

raising efforts. From 1894 until 1912, white painted boards with a clock’s hands painted in black rested in the circles of stone in the pinnacle of the tower.

The top of the tower is about 70 feet above ground level.

1912:

Funds were raised by private donation to purchase a clock and chimes for the North Building Tower. They were operated by cement counter weights, and were installed in May 1912. They were officially dedicated in a ceremony in front of Old North on June 20.

1934:

The Tower was electrically

Clock lighted.

1941:

In September, The Old North clock was taken down for repairs, the first time in 29 years, and its old hands were given to Miss Lucy J. Hampton for the Historical Museum. An electrical mechanism replace the cement weights that had controlled the hands and run the chimes since 1912.

1963:

The bells of Old North Tower, which had not been heard since 1947, were repaired.

1990:

The Old North Tower clock was repaired, receiving new

faces and new internal workings. The apperance of the repaired clock had to be historically accurate because Old North is listed on the National Registry of Historic Sites.

Renovations and Improvements.

1899:

The top floor of the Normal Building was made into four classrooms and a dormer window was installed in the front inside roof of the north wing to give light and air.

Gas lighting was added, and water pipes were extended.

1905:

A steam heating plant was installed, new doors were added to the front of the building, and a brick vestibule was built onto the south entrance.

1911-1912:

Old North Building underwent an extensive overhaul. The vestibule was torn from the south entrence, a new roof was added, and the orginal brick, which had been visible since the start, was covered with sandstone to match the wings and tower.

1963:

The first and second floors of Old North were renovated, The building was given airconditioning, a new roof, and

new floors, as well as aluminum windows and doorframes on the first and second floors.

1968:

The third and fourth floors of Old North were renovated.

1971:

In response to a petition filed by Dr. Stan Hoig, through George Shrik and Kent Ruth of the Oklahoma Historical Society, Old North Tower was place on the National Register of Historic Places by the Department of the Interior.

1972:

In November, Old North was officially dedicated as a National Historical Site. A plaque, which recognized Old North Tower as the first structure erected by the Territory of Oklahoma for the purpose of higher education, was mounted at the entrance to Old North.

1980:

The Old North Honor Garden Project was begun to place benched, flowers and brick walkways around a fountain to stand at the southwest corner of the front of Old North.

1990:

Old North Tower was repaired and the tower was reroofed.

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Emergency contraceptive available over the counter soon

by Desiree Treeby Staff Writer An emergency contraceptive, Plan B, will be available over the counter in late 2006 early 2007, according to the UCO Student Health Center.

The FDA approved Plan B Aug. 24. It is available to young adults over 18 with proper identification, and is not available to minors.

“I think better access for birth control is good. It might help women to consider a more reliable form of birth control rather than using it as a last resort,” Jennifer Sipols, pharmacist at the UCO Student Health Center.

“There is a lot of misunderstanding about it,” said Sunshine Cownan, UCO community health instructor. “From a professional point of view, the best thing to do is educate adults so they can make informed decisions… A lot of individuals think that if you’re advocating for this, the public health officials are advocating for irresponsible sex, and that is not the case. Public health officials are looking at the overall health of the population.”

Plan B is not a replacement for birth control or condoms.

It is for the prevention of conception, to be used within 72 hours of unprotected sex. The public health profession does not advocate individuals having sex before they’re ready, Cowan said. “If it weren’t until marriage, that’d be great,” Cowan said.

The manufacturer, Barr Pharmaceuticals, states that it is not for routine use and it is more effective the sooner after unprotected sex. It works

“ I

think better access for birth control is good. It might help women to consider a more reliable form of birth control rather than using it as a last resort.”

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preventing fertilization.

“Personally, I disagree,” said April Williams at the Christian Services of Oklahoma adoption agency. The agency as a whole has not made an opinion decision.

Side effects can include nausea, abdominal pain, tiredness, headaches, menstrual changes, dizziness, breast tenderness and vomiting.

Plan B will be available at the Student Health Center.

The Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market pharmacy said they had no comments about the drug, and they would not say if they’re going to offer it over the counter. The Target pharmacy is currently undecided. It will be available at some local CVS pharmacies and at Walgreens on 2nd Street for about $42.

Desiree Treeby can be reached at dtreeby@thevistaonline.com.

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The new emergency contraceptive Plan B is now available by prescription only in the Student Health Center.

UCO Career Services to begin Career Ready Institute “We have picked different topics that are critical for students who are looking for a job or internship in the near future.”

Michelle Curran

by Ivo Lupov Staff Writer The classified section does not always provide competitive career opportunities. Every UCO student, close or far from graduation, now has a greater opportunity to find the desired job.

UCO Career Services is starting a Career Ready Institute, the seminar series that prepare students within a semester of graduation to look for a job within their interests after taking a career assessment test.

“We have picked different topics that are critical for students who are looking for a job or internship in the near future,” said Michelle Curran, Employer Relations coordinator for Division of Student Affairs.

The weekly seminars include meetings with different employers who know what it takes to succeed in the career field, creating resumes, interviewing tips and a mock interview.

The meetings are Wednesdays at 1 p.m. in Nigh University Center, room 301.

UCO student Queena Ezeala, interpersonal com-

munication senior, expects the program to improve her networking skills and resume.

“I want to prepare myself when I get out of college and I step into the corporate world,” Ezeala said.

She said she wants to work for Urban League, a nonprofit organization for minorities.

Some of the representative speakers are from Bank of America, Sonic Corporation, Farmers Insurance, Federal Bureau of Investigation and Enterprise Rent-A-Car. “We thought they will be the perfect presenters for the seminar topics,” Curran said.

Students interested in participating can register at the Career Services office. Registration is free for UCO students.

Another requirement for successful completion of the seminar besides regular attending, is taking a career assessment test. Based upon eDiscover, the test will provide background information for students’ majors, abilities and values.

The career assessment test is from the makers of ACT and is run online.

The Division of Student Affairs provides free registration.

The test is free for UCO students and UCO graduates, as long as they are registered with CRI. All other clients will be charged $15.

“We have designed this seminar as a package program so that when they are through with the institute they can look back and see how much work they have put into looking for a job and feel prepared in all aspects,” Curran said.

Dr. Kathryn Gage, vice president for Student Affairs said she wants to increase awareness of the offered services.

“CRI can help students gain sets of skills for the real job,” Cage said.

This is UCO’s first year of seminar series, said Curran. The original idea came from similar programs in other universities.

“Our hope is that all students who are looking for a job will come and participate. Our goal is to reach as many students as possible,” said Curran.

Ivo Lupov can be reached at ilupov@thevistaonline.com.

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Speech-language pathology program receives accreditation

by Nathan Winfrey Senior Staff Writer

Campus Events Date Rape Mock Trial Sept. 7 @ 11 a.m.

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International Student Council World Cup Soccer Fridays, from Sept. 8- Nov. 3 @ 2 p.m.

UCO Fire Station soccer field Contact: Jalal Daneshfur at 974-2377

The UCO Speech-Language Pathology program has received reaccreditation until 2014.

“For students, in order to be employable, you have to be nationally certified and to be nationally certified, a student has to graduate from an accredited program,” said Dr. Scott McLaughlin, program director.

“When parents are having a concern about a child, they will bring a child in for testing and if their concern is verified they can bring their child in for treatment,” McLaughlin said. “So clients get treatment

and students get training in the “It’s pretty rigorous,” process.”

McLaughlin said. “The go “Our first accreditation we through every aspect of the proreceived was in 1993. We were gram to determine that you are reaccredited in 1998 and then meeting the standards.” this time in T h e 2006,” he “We work with people who S p e e c h said. “This have communication difficul- Language one will last ties in speech, language or Pathology until 2014.” am hearing. And that can be all pisr oag rfree T o b e c o m e the way from toddlers to the service for elderly.” accredited, f a c u l t y, -Dr. Scott McLaughlin s t u d e n t s the program submitted and staff. an application and the clinic “We work with people who underwent a two-day site visit have communication difficulin March from the Council ties in speech, language or hearon Academic Accreditation ing. And that can be all the way of the American Speech- from toddlers to the elderly,” 10" Language-Hearing Association. he said.

The clinic moved into an annex on the south side of the Max Chamber Library in January 2005, said Rebecca Reynolds, clinic coordinator.

Some Speech-Language Pathology seniors work at the clinic for part of their practicum, and all first year graduate students in that program.

Second year graduate students volunteer at public schools and medical facilities, McLaufhlin said.

“We have about 50 clients that come to our clinic every semester, but that’s just one part of us. We send graduate students to Dale Rogers Training Center, Oklahoma Foundation for the Disabled and two

Oklahoma City Headstart Centers,” Reynolds said. “We also see children who attend the Oklahoma School for the Deaf, Edmond Regional Hearing Impaired Preschool.”

She said the small building near Mitchell Hall is a preschool for children that are deaf and hard of hearing, and UCO students work there to help the 15 children in that program.

“Our program would not exist if we were not accredited, because students would not come to our program,” she said.

Nathan Winfrey can be reached at nwinfrey@thevistaonline.com.

Soccer Club Weekly practices Mondays and Thursdays @ 5:30 – 7 p.m.

UCO Fire station soccer field Contact: Jalal Daneshfur at 974-2377 Association of Childhood Education International A.C.E.I Kick-off Sept. 11 @ 7 – 8 p.m.

Education Building, 302 For all elementary ed and early childhood ed majors Intern Meeting Sept. 11 @ 3:30 – 4:15 p.m. or Sept. 12 @ 5 – 5:45 p.m.

Communications Building, 213 Current advertising, journalism, photography, and public relations interns are expected to attend.

Freedom Walk Sept. 11 @ 5:30 p.m.

Starting point: Oklahoma City National Memorial Ending point: AT & T Bricktown Ballpark Join your fellow Americans for a 1.2 mile walks in downtown OKC 9-11 Service Project Sept. 11 @ 3 p.m.

Nigh University Center, Rm. 414 Sign up now at the Volunteer and Service Learning Center Public Relations Student Society of America Meeting Sept. 12 @ 6 – 7 p.m.

Communications, 105 If interested for running for treasurer, fill out an application – voting will take place during this meeting.

Impact “Should Christians Participate in Hazing Activities” Sept. 28 @ 7 p.m.

Constitution Hall The Paul Frank Samurai Seminar Katori Shinto Ryu Sept. 9 @ 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Wantland Hall Gym, for Budo Society members only.

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Asian Moon Festival Sept. 15 @ 7:30 p.m.

Broncho Lake Everett Family Southwest Literary Award Contest All submissions must be received by Oct. 16 Winner will be announced Jan. 9, 2007.

Hard copy submissions and a $15 reading fee should be sent to: Literary Prize, c/o English Department, University of Central Oklahoma 100 N. University Drive Edmond, OK 73034 ‘Leasons in Leadership’ Speakers Begins Sept. 11 9 – 9:50 a.m. each Monday Constitution Hall President Webb will host this fall the third installment of Lessons of Leadership, a unique speaker series featuring outstanding local and national leaders from a variety of backgrounds.

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'The Wicker Man' another cult remake falls short

the industry is taking a shot at Leelee Sobieski appears in scaring us every other week, a minor role as Sister Honey, and then churning out sequels after lying low since “The Glass and prequels and maybe even House” and “Joy Ride” in 2001. gearing up for the remakes Kate Beahan (“Flightplan”) that will surely be made in 20 plays Sister Willow, Officer years or so.

Malus’s former bride-to-be There’s not as much care and the mother of the missing in the process as there used child. to be, and as a consequence, Not a great horror movie, but these new movies have little better than most, “The Wicker or no staying power. “The Man” is good for two hours of Wicker Man” will be forgot- escapist entertainment, as long ten in a month. When it hits as you can ignore the irritating DVD shelves, we’ll see a plot holes and unresolved subsputtering of TV spots and plots and keep an open mind then it will all be over, just as during the final ten minutes. things have been for the other horror remakes we’ve seen in the last three years.

My grade: C+ That’s a shame, even though “The Wicker Man” is not original by any means.

Anyone who has seen or read Nathan Winfrey can be reached at “Children of the Corn” will nwinfrey@thevistaonline.com. recognize practically everything this movie has to offer: a creepy, closed community on the religious fringe, bizarre rituals and a search for a missing person.

It’s unique in the way that it portrays its matriarchal society, modeled after the bee hives whose honey brings in enough money to keep their freaky little club going.

The queen bee is Sister Summersisle, played by a creepy and perfectly-cast Ellen Burstyn (“Requiem for a Dream”), though her smokers’ lines look out of place in a community supposedly untouched by the evils of Western civilization.

by Nathan Winfrey Senior Staff Writer

Nicholas Cage stars in “The Wicker Man,” a decent remake of a 1973 cult classic of the same name.

Police officer Edward Malus (Cage) is guilt-ridden after a routine traffic-stop turns tragic for a woman and her daughter.

He seeks to absolve his conscience by answering a plea from his former fiancée, whose daughter has disappeared on a secluded island commune filled with backward, bee-loving people who look and dress like they just walked off the set of “Little House on the Prairie.”

The townsfolk are uncooperative, and become increasingly creepy and adamant that the said girl never existed, despite Malus’s evidence to the contrary. The unfolding mystery turns urgent when it appears that the girl may still be alive, but in great danger.

After remakes like “The Fog,” “The Hills Have Eyes,” “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” “When a Stranger Calls,” “House of Wax,” “The Omen,” and all the others, I can just imagine a fat studio executive with dollar signs in his eyes strolling through the studio vault with a shopping cart, loading it down with anything he thinks he can strip down, dilute and bastardize, and then resell to unsuspecting American youth, slapped with a milquetoast “PG-13” rating to ensure maximum accessibility.

"The Wicker Man” is a dark film, hinged on guilt, desperation and religious fanaticism.

It’s not too much of a spoiler to say that the ending is not a happy one, and because of that, it is surprisingly un-Hollywood.

Also because of that, the 14year-old kids the more juvenile rating hoped to snare will not, for the most part, like this film.

Ignoring everything else, the ending alone will put off nearly everyone who sees it, creating instant negative word-of-mouth.

Try getting irony to stick to eighth graders and they’ll ask for their money back. So will most college students, for that matter.

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Bryce Boyland, son of volleyball coach Jeffrey Boyland, cheers with the Old Blue Crew.

Meaghan Wedberg stretches for the ball to tap it to the other side .

Photos by Alex Gambill Meaghan Wedberg returns the ball to St. Edward's University's side of the court Sept. 2 in Hamilton Field House.

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Henry's eight essential tips for effective teaching in the classroom 1. Love those kids.

“The little kid that is the hardest to love is the one that needs it the most.”

2. Call them by their name often.

“Kids love to hear their name and there is something about the use of that name that instills a sense of self esteem.”

3. Don’t be their buddy.

“They don’t need a friend, they need a teacher. They want a mentor, they want a leader.”

4. Don’t be afraid to be creative and flexible with your lesson plan.

“I can’t tell you how many times I have had a lesson plan go over like a lead balloon, but for some reason what would fail in one class would be highly successful in the next class.”

5. Be consistent and fair with your discipline. “Don’t have favorites. We all do, but make sure no one knows it.

6. Know your subject matter and know it well.

“Because if you don’t and you’re afraid, the kids, they can smell blood and they will come after you and challenge you.”

7. Don’t forget that every child can learn. Your job is to find out how that child learns.

“There’s a key to everyone but you have to find it.”

8. Love your job. “Enthusiasm is contagious and if you love being in the classroom, your student will know that you love it and they will, too.”

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UCO chemistry professor Dr. John Bowen is working to develop biosensor.

by Andrew Knittle Staff Writer In the wake of the Aug. 10 arrests in England, in which 24 individuals were detained for allegedly plotting to simultaneously blow up 10 U.S.bound airliners, many air travelers were probably left asking a hopeful question: “Why can’t they invent something that can detect explosives?”

UCO chemistry professor Dr. John Bowen, along with two former colleagues at the University of Wyoming’s Research Products Center, may have done just that with the development of a biosensor that can detect minuscule amounts of chemical agents used in explosives and other weapons.

“The biosensor is based on a measuring system called Surface Plasmon Resonance Spectroscopy,” Bowen said.

The biosensor, developed

in the late nineties through a $100,000 small business grant, detects explosives like TNT or RDX by passing the substances in the gas phase through the SPRS, which uses gold-plated glass sitting atop a prism and a laser to determine what, if anything, is contained in a given sample.

Given the amount of attention the government pays to the War on Terror, the SPRS appears to be an important development.

Bowen, however, doesn’t expect to see security guards at the nation’s airports waving any hand-held SPRS devices any time soon.

“The government says a lot of things, but doesn’t do a lot things,” Bowen said.

“And the fact is that spending on the sciences is down over the last five or six years.”

After completing the first phase of the SPRS, Bowen said his former group applied for another grant to continue their research, but were denied funds for the next phase.

“We did everything we set out to do in phase one,” Bowen said, “but by the time we applied for the second – the time just had passed and we didn’t get it.”

Bowen also noted that the United States currently allots around $300 billion to aid corporations such as oil companies, but that little goes to advance scientific developments.

A change in the political climate, Bowen believes, could help bolster the sciences and pave the way for more advances in technology, similar to the wave of ingenuity that marked the latter part of the nineties.

“In my opinion, it seems like democrats tend to spend more on things like science,” Bowen said. “We’ll see what happens, though.”

Andrew Knittle can be reached at aknittle@thevistaonline.com.

News Directior position “He’s going to be hard to replace, he exhibited the kind of qualities of someone to be a sports director.”

Dr. Keith Swezey

by Desiree Treeby Staff Writer Former sprint car speedway announcer and 2006 broadcasting graduate, Randy Ward, moved from Oklahoma to take a News Director position, while anchoring Monday through Friday in San Angelo, Texas.

Ward started Monday working for NBC’s affiliate station KSAN. “He’s going to be hard to replace,” said Dr. Keith Swezey, professor of broadcasting. “He exhibited the kind of qualities of someone to be a sports director.”

Ward moved Aug. 17 to shadow the person he replaced.

During his shadowing he met Dave Wester, the sports information manager for Angelo State University and fellow Oklahoman, because he is going to have to work with him a lot.

“I was glad to see another Oklahoman,” Ward said.

While at UCO, Ward coordinated all the sports news and worked as an anchor. Swezey said that as a student he basically acted as a news director.

During his senior year (2005 – 2006) he claimed numerous awards for his sports reporting for the Edmond Report.

He was winner of Region 8 Mark of Excellence award from the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters. He received an Oklahoma Broadcast Education

Association award for The Huddle. He also earned Society of Professional Journalists awards for his TV sports reporting, UCO Football Week and the online broadcast of Broncho Blitz.

Dr. Swezey said he was impressed at the tasks Ward took on, while going to school.

As the oldest of six children, Ward grew up going to the Lawton Speedway every Saturday, because his mother scored the races. The 2001 Cache High School graduate started announcing trophy events at the age of 10. He earned his way up to announcing for the American Sprint Car Series, mostly at the State Fair Park and the Lawton Speedway as well as at its Chili Bowl, Shootout and at the Devil’s Bowl.

He spent his last weekend in Oklahoma announcing Friday at the State Fair Speedway and Saturday at the Lawton Speedway.

Ward said Friday night he helped the ASCS by phone, because they miss his expertise, while learning everything he did.

“They’re calling to ask how to do things. I’ve had to walk them through it,” Ward said.

He said he’s sure it won’t be the last time he hears from them.

Desiree Treeby can be reached at dtreeby@thevistaonline.com.

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Soccer rolls on the road

by Matt Caban Sports Editor It’s been no home games, no problem for the UCO women’s soccer team so far as they improved to 4-0 on the season while winning the Drury Invitational Sept. 2-3 in Springfield, Mo. Their first game in Springfield, the Bronchos beat Ouachita Baptist 2-1. On Sept.

3, the Bronchos prevailed by a 2-0 score over hosts Drury University.

Because of heavy thunderstorms Aug. 26 the team has been unable to play any home games this season.

UCO will now kick off its home schedule against Southern Nazarene University 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, at Tom Thompson Field. The team’s second home game will be against Texas Wesleyan 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, at Tom Thompson Field. Both games are part of Home Depot weekend.

Soccer head coach Mike Cook said the team has done well with its road schedule.

“Any time you go on the road and win is good,” he said.

“The team wasn’t as consistent as I’d like, but we did win the tournament.”

Cook said he thinks the team will improve as the season goes along.

“We’re still looking for the right mix of people, but it’s coming along,” he said.

Cook said the team gave up its first goal of the season against Ouachita Baptist. He said the goal came on a penalty kick by OBU senior forward Rachel Folk in the 34th minute.

UCO was held scoreless until just after the hour mark when sophomore midfielder Lacy Williams tied the game up with a penalty kick.

Then in the 76th minute junior midfielder Moriah Chinnock set up UCO’s second score with a pass to Williams.

Cook said he was impressed with the play of Williams.

“Lacy had two goals and gave us a real boost up front,” he said.

Williams was again in the mix against Drury on Sept. 3.

The midfielder helped kick off

the scoring with a crossed pass into the box to senior forward Lindsey Hull.

Then Hull smashed a twoyard shot into the back of the net to give UCO a 1-0 lead in the 69th minute.

The Bronchos’ win was sealed in the 88th minute when junior forward Carmen Davis sent a pass to junior forward Jenny Racicot. Racicot then scored her second goal of the season with a shot from three yards out.

Cook said the team is still looking to improve a few things, but is doing well so far.

“We need to improve our offense to help alleviate some pressure from the defense,” he said. “Although we aren’t scoring many goals, we aren’t giving up a lot either.”

The four game road winning streak also helped the UCO in the NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Poll.

In the poll released Sept. 5, the Bronchos are up six places to no. 9, the team's highest ranking for UCO since 2000.

Matt Caban can be reached at mcaban@thevistaonline.com.

Cross country runs into Tulsa

by Tiffany Batdorf Sports Writer UCO’s Cross Country team earned fourth place at their first meet in Tulsa, Sept. 2.

In the two-mile Hurricane Cross Country Festival competition, UCO finished behind Oklahoma State University, University of Tulsa and University of Oklahoma.

All five of the Broncho runners placed in the top 30. Linda Vasquez, junior, finished the two mile course in 12:25 minutes to lead the Bronchos with an 11 place finish, while Evelyn Berko, freshman, finished 12 in her first collegiate cross country

meet.

Other Broncho finishes were Brittany Callender who finished 21, Kara Miskelly who finished 22, and Claribel Mendoza who finished 26.

Conference races are usually 5k and 6k races, but every year UCO competes at Tulsa, coach J.D. Martin said.

“We go to Tulsa just to get the season started,” Martin said.

“It helps us see if we are ready for the start of the conference season.”

With a fourth place finish, the Bronchos had all five of their runners place in the top 30.

Martin said the team did not

have any pleasant surprises, nor did they have any unpleasant surprises.

“I am pleased with today’s effort,” Martin said.

“We faced some tough competition and I thought we held our own against three solid Division I programs.”

“We are right on schedule to hopefully run our best throughout the rest of the season,” Martin said.

The Bronchos are preparing for their next meet, as defending champs, of the East Central University Tiger Chase, Sept. 9 in Ada. Tiffany Batdorf can be reached at tbatdorf@thevistaonline.com.

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Katie Schult serves the ball against St. Edward's University during the Broncho Sleep Inn Invitational Sept. 2 in Hamilton Field House. UCO won its match with SEU in four games.

VOLLEYBALL from page 12 strong Saturday afternoon defeating SEU winning three out of four games.

Schult had two key ace serves helping the Bronchos overcome SEU. Wedberg had four assists and three kills as UCO rallied to finish the match.

Reynolds led the Bronchos with 17 kills, while Wascovich, Iten and Wedberg each had 11 kills. Iten had just one error in 17 attacks. Allison Harvey, junior, had eight kills, 22 digs, and four aces. Wedberg had 40 assists and five aces for the match.

“Allison Harvey who has played a reserve roll so far this season did great all weekend,” Boyland said.

The Bronchos seemed to have a bit more communication going on Saturday afternoon than Friday evening, which helped them win three out of

OPENER from page 12 start the second half.”

The 16-7 deficit seemed to stir MWSU and they came back to life after Dixon’s field goal.

In the third quarter Burton would lead the Griffons on back to back scoring drives. Burton threw a pair of touchdown passes to Anthony Anderson (22 yards) and Brooks (35 yards) gave the Griffons a 20-16 lead.

The Bronchos reclaimed the lead a few minutes into the fourth quarter on junior quarterback Ryan O’Hara’s 27-yard pass to junior wide receiver Terrence Barnett. The score put UCO up 23-20.

The lead would be shortlived, however, as MWSU tied things up with a 23 yard field goal from Strickler with 6:25 remaining in regulation.

four games.

With the win against SEU the Bronchos’ improved to 4-3 for the season.

Match 4: NMHU A bit of teamwork between veteran, Wascovich and rookie, Reynolds, with 34 kills helped the Bronchos win over NMHU for their fourth match.

Harvey had 14 kills and 16 digs, with Wedberg’s 48 assists and 16 digs, five kills and three aces from Allen helped the Bronchos’ end the invitational on a winning note.

Boyland said Allen helped fuel the fire in the defense with 30 digs.

“Lacie Allen had 30 digs for this game,” Boyland said. “This is such a monumental thing for a player to hit the 30 mark.”

UCO had the lead in the first game but a burst from NMHU helped them to overcome the Bronchos.

During the second game of the match NMHU pulled within one point of the Bronchos, till two kills from Wascovich put As the regulation clock wound down, the teams continued to battle it out with neither willing to budge or giving up. Overtime was then needed to decide the game. According to NCAA rules, both teams would have an equal number of chances to score from their opponent’s 25-yard line.

In overtime the stale continued. Strickler and Dixon kicked field goals for their respective teams in the first overtime.

The second overtime started with UCO’s offense being unable to move from its original starting spot, the MWSU 25 yard line. Despite looking at a 42-yard field goal attempt, Dixon was able to convert it.

MWSU came out strong and was able to get to the UCO 7 yard line. UCO held its ground and forced MWSU to attempt a 24-yard field goal. Just prior to the kick, UCO called a timeout.

When the teams came back

the Bronchos on a 6-0 run that went unanswered.

Wascovich helped jump-start the Bronchos again in the third game with six kills that turned an 8-8 tie to 14-8. Broncho Tara Delaney, junior, had two aces to help the Bronchos finish the game with a win.

In the fourth game Reynolds started a six-point spurt with three kills helping the Bronchos overcome an early deficit, winning the game and the match with a 5-3 season record.

“The tournament was good, and I appreciate all the help we received with running the tournament,” Boyland said.

He said the games against St. Edwards and New Mexico Highlands are very important for the team because both teams are in the same regional as UCO. UCO will be in action Sept.

8-9 at the Lone Star Conference/ Heartland Challenge in Wichita Falls, Texas.

Tiffany Batdorf can be reached at tbatdorf@thevistaonline.com. onto the field, something finally broke the stalemate. Just before the snap there was movement on the line of scrimmage and a flag was thrown.

Referee Tony Maranto said the call was offside against UCO junior defensive end Corey Lewis. The penalty gave the Griffons a fresh set of downs and the ball on UCO’s 5-yard line.

A short quick pass from Burton to Brooks gave MWSU a 32-29 victory. Wantland went silent and the entire visiting team swarmed the field.

Langston said he was proud of his team’s effort.

“Obviously we wanted to win the game,” he said.

Langston said the Bronchos could have won the game .

“We had a chance to win at the end of the game, but couldn't make some plays," he said.

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UCO junior wide receiver Terrance Barnett fights for the ball among Missouri Western defenders in the first half of the Bronchos' home opener Aug. 31. Barnett scored UCO's only offensive touchdown on a 27-yard pass from junior quarterback Ryan O'Hara in the fourth quarter. The Bronchos fell to the Griffons 32-29 in double overtime. UCO's next game is on the road against Abilene Christian on Sept. 7.

Bronchos bucked by Griffons in opener

by Matt Caban Sports Editor As the end of August came, UCO fans (5,562 to be exact) filled Wantland Stadium to watch their beloved Bronchos.

UCO took the field looking for some payback against the Missouri Western squad that had beaten them 26-7 in last season’s opener.

This time around, the Bronchos looked ready to challenge and overcome the Griffons.

Both teams fought throughout the game and treated the Wantland crowd to an instant classic.

In the end, the Bronchos fell

just short of victory with a 3229 double overtime loss to the Griffons.

As it was the opening game for both teams, the loss dropped UCO to 0-1 and made Missouri Western State University’s record 1-0.

Although the loss sucked the air out of the mostly raucous Wantland crowd, there is a story to be told.

UCO and its Wantland witness had plenty to cheer about throughout the game including a glimpse at Code Red. The newly installed Code Red defense, courtesy of new defensive coordinator Steve Patterson, provided its share of highlights despite missing senior

linebacker Chad Hamilton.

Senior defensive end Kola Olasiji led the way early on for UCO’s Code Red defense.

While some spectators were still finding their seats, Olasiji was busy intercepting MWSU’s senior quarterback Michael Burton and putting points on the board for UCO. While deep in his own territory, Burton lobbed a pass downfield to an unidentified receiver as Olasiji was dropping back into coverage.

“The quarterback’s arm wasn’t strong enough when he lobbed it out so I just jumped up and grabbed it,” he said.

Olasiji said the intercept and the touchdown return that fol-

lowed came on instinct.

“I didn’t think about it,” he said, “I took it and kept on running.”

The touchdown put UCO 60. UCO senior kicker Jason Dixon was unable to convert the extra point.

Later in the first quarter, MWSU got back into the game with a scoring drive of its own.

The visitors mixed a series of runs and passes to set up a big play and its first score of the night.

On first and 10 from the UCO 42, MWSU gave the ball to senior tailback Jeremiah White.

White took the ball 37 yards through the UCO defense to

give his team the ball on the UCO five.

Three plays later MWSU senior receiver Jarret Brooks scored on pass from Burton. A successful extra point attempt from sophomore kicker Dustin Stickler gave MWSU a 7-6 lead.

UCO fans would have to wait a few moments before the Bronchos were back on top.

Another interception provided the home crowd with some excitement and the home team with some points.

This time Burton was picked off by UCO junior defensive back Burnell Smith. Smith caught the ball at the MWSU 45 and took it to the house for

a score.

An extra point courtesy of Dixon made the score UCO 13, MWSU 7. UCO not only took this lead into halftime, but also improved on it early in the second half with a 22- yard field goal from Dixon.

The field goal capped off a 10 play, 40-yard drive for UCO. Head football coach Chuck Langston said he was glad to see the offense get in a rhythm to start the second half.

“In the first half we shot ourselves in the foot with penalties and things like that on offense,” he said. “We looked better to

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Volleyball team refuses to sleep in at home tournament

by Tiffany Batdorf Sports Writer With the home crowd behind them, the UCO volleyball team started the home portion of its schedule with the Sleep Inn Invitational Sept. 2-3 at Hamilton Field House.

UCO played host to Truman State University, College of the Southwest, St. Edwards

University and New Mexico Highlands University in the two day event.

Match 1: CSW UCO fought until the end in their first match defeating CSW Friday afternoon.

After an 11-3 deficit the Bronchos rallied in the final game. The Bronchos scored eight points after Penny Wascovich, senior, earned five

and Meaghan Wedberg earned three to win.

“Penny who is one of our middle blockers did exceptional this weekend,” Jeff Boyland, fourth year coach said.

Wascovich and Iten each had 15 kills and four assisted blocks to lead UCO. Katie Schult, junior, had 17 kills, and Wedberg finished the game with 48 assists and eight kills. Lacie

Allen, junior, had 29 digs.

Match 2: TSU In the second match of the invitational, Truman State Bulldogs were too much for the Bronchos, winning three games and handing the Bronchos their only loss.

Boyland said Truman was a very tough team. Truman has been together for three years.

“We made a line up change

against Truman,” Boyland said.

“The team felt very comfortable with the change.”

The Bronchos never gained the lead even after a serve from Kelsey Reynolds, freshman, tied the game.

The third ranked Bulldogs, in the top ten coaches poll, had only nine total hitting errors.

After the Bronchos’ lost to TSU, the Bronchos’ fell to 3-3

for the season.

Reynolds led the Bronchos with 10 kills, while Schult had six. Wascovich had five kills and four assisted blocks.

“The girls are pleased with their effort on Friday night, despite the loss,” Boyland said.

Match 3: SEU The Bronchos came back

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