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UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
The Student Voice Since 1903 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2005
Ground breaking planned for UCOSA admits OSBI lab across from campus new student organizations
Long awaited state forensic science lab set to open by 2007 by Lauren Hyer Vista Staff Writer
Workers plan to break ground at 10 a.m. on Sept. 28 for the new Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation forensics lab. The nearly $20 million lab will be located on Second Street directly across from UCO. Dr. Robert Bost, assistant professor of chemistry, said the close
proximity of the new OSBI lab will be beneficial to students. "There will be increasing opportunities for students to do practicums with the OSBI staff," Bost said. "We can place one or two students in their program now, and once the lab is completed we will be able to do more than that." He said students will also have the opportunity to be employed in the lab. "We eventually hope to have students participate in some of our research projects," said Jerry Hire, OSBI's special projects coordinator.
Hire said the prospective Hire said President W. opening of the new lab will be Roger Webb approached the summer of 2007, and employ- OSBI when he heard they were ees will welcome the move. building a new lab and they He said their current lab is only began discussing the possibility about 18,000 to 19,000 square of building it in Edmond. feet and is very cramped. The funding for the lab came "The new building will cor- from a bill passed in the state rect that and give us room to Legislature in 2002. grow," Hire said. "This wouldn't have been He said the new building possible without the state, the will be over 70,000 square feet city of Edmond, and UCO," and equipped with both labs and Hire said. classrooms. The building process began about three years ago and is the Lauren Hyer can be reached at result of a 20-year partnership Ihyer@thevistaonline.com. between the OSBI and UCO.
Strange growth investigated in residence hall by Brett Deering Vista Staff Writer A resident of Murdaugh. Hall reported what was thought to be mold Sept. 9. The unidentified growth was removed and cleaned by the UCO Housing Department and the residence was air-quality tested by the UCO Environmental Health and Safety department. Josh Overocker, director of the UCO Housing Department said his depai tinent was contacted on Sept. 9 about the growth. "Within about an hour of being aware (of the growth) on Friday afternoon, we scraped the wall back with bleach and Georgia ran tests." Georgia Morgan-Pyron, UCO director of Environmental Health and Safety, said she saw a digital image of the growth before it was removed. "In the picture, there was a pinkish col-
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Two professional chapters win approval by Trisha Evans Vista Senior Staff Writer
The UCO student senate unanimously voted to admit two new collegiate chapters of professional organizations Sept. 12 in the Nigh University Center's Will Rogers Room. The UCO chapter of the Oklahoma Association of Black Journalists will represent the interests of black journalists and promote academic excellence among those pursuing a degree in journalism, stated the resolution. OABJ senator Sarah Smith said the organization is not just for black students but all cornmunication students. Smith said the organization will meet at 2 p.m. Thursdays in Rm. 200 of the Communications Building. The senate also admitted the UCO Student Oklahoma Business Ethics Consortium. Joe Walker, the organization's founding president, said its goal was "to promote education of ethical concerns in, the workplace."
Deputy President Pro Tempore Jonathan Nazari motioned to suspend the rules to allow Clay Pope, president of the Oklahoma Student Government Association, speaking privileges. OSGA represents more than 250,000 college students across the state, including nearly 16,000 who are currently enrolled at UCO. Three-fourths of the OSGA member schools must pass the resolutions to amend the constitution. Pope said OSGA represents students at the state Legislature and the United States Student Government Association. Pope, a student at Southwestern Oklahoma State University, was given five minutes to explain three resolutions he wrote to amend the OSGA constitution. The first would change the date for OSGA elections. Pope said the second resolution would amend the OSGA impeachment procedures, which
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A foreign substance found in a room in Murdaugh Hall Sept. 9 was cleaned up by the UCO Department of Housing. Air quality tests have yet to determine what the growth was.
Government requires Dearth of candidates campus observance for ISC officer posts of Constitution Day by Trisha Evans Vista Senior Staff Writer
Congressional bill calls for federal agencies and public schools and colleges to observe and learn about nation's founding document associate professor, said all English 1113 classes read the Declaration of Independence and other related material from Grade-schoolers, FBI agents, their textbook. He said the college students and federal information would have been prison guards alike will receive covered in class anyway. a federally mandated lesson the Like Byrd, Stein said he is week of Sept. 12-16 on the same worried students don't have a topic, the US. Constitution. good grasp of the Constitution. A law requires all federal "It is good to remind ouremployees to receive educa- selves about democracy," Stein tional training materials and all said. federally funded Dr. Keith schools teach "It is good to remind Eakins, associabout the govern- ourselves about ate professor ment's founding democracy." of political scidocument, and ence, gave a just in time to lecture about celebrate its signthe Constitution ing on Sept. 17, Dr. Wayne Stein, English, and the Patriot 1787. The anniassociate professor Act Sept. 14 versary falls on a in Pegasus Saturday this year. Theater. The talk centered on The initiative was snuck into government infringement of an appropriations bill passed last constitutional rights, especially year and authored by Sen. Robert the Fourth Amendment. C. Byrd, D-W.Va., because he is "It's ironic we've received worried people don't understand a mandate from Congress to the Constitution. teach the Constitution," Eakins UCO has planned events and lectures to comply with the law. Please see DAY, page 3 Dr. Wayne Stein, English by Trisha Evans Vista Senior Staff Writer
The International Student Council held its weekly meeting Sept. 12 in the Nigh University Center's Will Rogers' Room. ISC elections were scheduled for the meeting but only two candidates applied for office. Alaaeddin Obeid, a biology student from Lebanon, was appointed as ISC senator and Nafiz Mannan, from Bangladesh, will be appointed public relations officer at the next meeting. Lanre Daniels, ISC president, said the office of secretary and
treasurer will be filled as soon as candidates apply. Jalal Daneshfar, ISC advisor, said the City of Edmond has asked ISC members to hold their countries respective flag at the city's annual CROP Walk, beginning at 1 p.m. Sept. 25 in Mitch Park. Daneshfar said he needs students to sign up by Sept. 19. Last year, the Edmond CROP Walk raised $20,000 to feed the hungry and provide fresh water to those in need around the world, said John Gaudlin, Edmond CROP Walk Treasurer. Daneshfar announced that
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Lazy final days of summer A woman takes a late afternoon snooze under a tree in front of Old North Sept. 13. Autumn begins Sept. 22.
INSIDE Entertainment Staff Writer Nathan Winfrey reviews "The Exorcism of Emily Rose." See Pg. 6 Sports Volleyball team prepares for LSC Crossover Tournament. See Pg. 10 Health Columnist Callie A. Collins explains why men aren't the only ones with heart and cholesterol concens. See Pg. 2
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