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The Bottom Line

Singer Kanye West and Rep. Joe Wilson's recent actions bring to light the lack of respect prevalent in American society.

PAGE 2 Student debt to blame for economic recession?

Vista Reporter Jenefar de Leon investigates reasons for the economic downturn.

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News from Afar

President Barack, Obama deserves the respect that comes with the office he holds.

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OPINION ON UCO360.COM

Caleb McWilliams Copy Editor

Like several incoming freshman at UCO, Veronica Aviles came to this school because of its forensic science program.

And like those other freshman, she has to wait to take those forensic science classes in order to finish off some of the basics.

In many ways, Veronica Aviles is no different from the flock of new freshman. She is a little unsure where some of the buildings are on campus, but excited about the upcoming classes in her major. However, she said she is not so charged about the core curriculum courses.

Unlike most other freshman, though, Veronica Aviles has to get to the necessary classes in those alien buildings in a power chair.

Veronica Aviles has EmeryDreifuss Muscular Dystrophy and that is another reason she, and her mother Maria Aviles, moved from Dallas to UCO. "When we came to visit, her decision to come here came over the top, because when we visited the campus, it was very accessible," Maria Aviles said.

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Maria Aviles and her daughter Veronica moved from Dallas to Edmond this summer when Veronica decided to attend UCO because of its forensics program and disability support program. is already a difficult choice for many families and the Aviles had the other large consideration of handicap accommodations.

"Honestly, I thought it would be easier if I just stayed home and went to the college near our house," Veronica Aviles said.

"Then I found this school on the Internet and we visited and liked it."

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When asked if her days are any different because of the condition, she smiles politely but replies with a cautious "I don't know," as if she had not often compared her daily routine with others and so did not know an accurate way to respond. see AVILES, page 4

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"I was really surprised," she added. "All the other schools we visited weren't very handicap accessible."

Though she does not seem bothered by her disability, Veronica Aviles does not readily bring up her power chair, her mobility issues or even the fact that she must be driven everywhere by her mother, an inconvenience many college students

Professor uses talents to teach and perform the cello at UCO Kory Oswald

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Dr. Tess Remy-Schumacher

Dr. Tess Remy-Schumacher has been playing the cello since she was 7-years-old and has traveled the world performing and teaching students how to play.

"I just loved the sound," RemySchumacher said.

"It was a really big instrument and I didn't want a small instrument."

Born in Cologne, Germany, RemySchumacher started playing the piano at age five, which taught her the basics of

reading music and gave her an advantage when she picked up the cello. She performed in her first competition at 8-yearsold.

"In Germany, we start competing at a very young age," Remy-Schumacher said.

"I always really loved practicing ... I would practice everyday. So, that probably helped a lot."

Remy-Schumacher received an artist diploma from the University of Cologne and her doctorate from the University of Southern California In Los Angeles.

She was a professor of cello in Australia see CELLO, page 4

Chambers Library to extend hours Nelson Solomon Co-Editor

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Two years ago former student body president Jason Hines led an effort to have the hours of Chambers Library extended for student use. Starting Oct. 4, the UCO library will finally extend their hours permanently.

"UCOSA did a survey of over 1,000 students and they said they wanted the library to be open longer hours," Dr. Bonnie McNeely, executive

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Starting Sunday, the library's first floor will be open until 2 a.m., from Sundays to Thursdays. On Fridays and Saturdays, the library will close at 6 p.m.

Two staff and two students will work during the late hours.

McNeely said the library didn't get any more money to extend the hours, but two key recent resignations and changing the library's Friday and Saturday hours allowed for the

extended hours.

One resignation was a circulation department staff member who worked until ii p.m. nightly. Another resignation was a 20-hour student. The 20 hours will now be for a second circulation employee from ii p.m. to 2 a.m.

McNeely said she thinks the greatest push is for students Photo Illustration by Byron Koontz to be able to gather to work on projects late in UCO student Caleb McWilliams takes advantage of the library's resources on Tuesday, Sept. 15. the night.

Chambers Library will extend its hours until 2 a.m.

see LIBRARY, from Sundays to Thursdays beginning Oct. 4. page 4

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Big government not so bad, won't lead to communism

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"Socialist," "pinko commie," even "Adolf Hitler" are all terms being used The Vista is published as a newspaper and public forum by UCO students, to describe Barack Obama semi-weekly during the academic year except exam and holiday periods, and by thousands of protesters only on Wednesdays during the summer, at the University of Central Oklain Washington this week. homa. The issue price is free for the first copy and $1 for each additional copy obtained.

These protesters come from all over the country EDITORIALS to express their discontent Opinion columns, editorial cartoons, reviews and commentaries represent the with the idea of "big govviews of the writer or artist and not necessarily the views of The Vista Editorial Board, the Department of Mass Communication, UCO or the Board of Regents ernment." The only probof Oklahoma Colleges. The Vista is not an official medium of expression for the lem is that these people Regents or UCO. assembled probably don't know what big governLETTERS The Vista encourages letters to the editor. Letters should address issues and ment actually entails. This ideas, not personalities. Letters must be typed, double-spaced, with a maximum confusion arises from the of 150 words, and must include the author's printed name, title, major, clasfact that as American chilsification and phone number. Letters are subject to editing for libel, clarity and dren, we were taught that space, or to eliminate statements of questionable taste. The Vista reserves the right not to publish submitted letters. big government is equal to socialist nations like Address letters to: the U.S.S.R. or far-right Editor, The Vista, 100 N. University Dr., Edmond, OK 73034-5209, or deliver authoritarian regimes like in person to the editor in the Communications Building, Room 131. Letters can be e-mailed to vistauco@gmall.corn.

Hitler's Third Reich in Germany, both of which EDITORIAL probably top the list of the MANAGEMENT most hated governments Kaylea Brooks, Staff Writer in history. But many of us Laura Hoffert, Co-Editor Tiffany Brown, Staff Writer Nelson Solomon, Co-Editor are ignorant as to how big Steve Vidal, Staff Writer Kory Oswald, Managing Jenefar De Leon, Staff Writer government has helped Editor Bryoney McCaslin, Staff Writer our country in the past and Caleb McWilliams, Copy Editor of how too little governRyan Croft, Web Editor ment has almost ensured Chris Wescott, Sports the fragmentation, even PHOTOGRAPHY Editor downfall, of the United States.

Byron Koontz DESIGN People raised in Allison Rathgeber Amanda Siegfried America during the loth Kayleigh Adamek century carry certain prejCIRCULATION udices that were created

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ernment power began to scale back little by little, but some institutions like Medicare, Medicaid, social security and governmentsubsidized welfare continue to this day.

Eventually the one government cutback that resulted in the recent financial crisis happened during the presidency of Bill Clinton. In the 199os, chairman of the Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan began to allow holding banks, which were only allowed to loan out money and hold money accounts for clients, to own investment bank affiliates. These affiliates are banks that are allowed to invest their clients' money in the stock market. He also raised the amount of assets that could be underwritten in securities to 25 percent instead of the previous 10 percent.

The Clinton administration also saw the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act, which was implemented in 1933. The act put huge restrictions on banks stating that commercial banks could not underwrite stocks or bonds and established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

In 1956 the Bank Holding Company Act, a corollary

to the Glass-Steagall Act, was passed that put further restrictions on holding banks stating that they could not engage in any non-banking activity and were not allowed to own banks in other states. Both of these acts were deemed obsolete and repealed in the '9os by the Clinton administration and a Democratic Congress.

The repeal of these acts effectively ended regulation of banks and allowed them to do whatever they pleased with investors' money - something that would not have happened if the Glass-Steagall and Bank Holding Company acts were not repealed by a Democratic government that favored the concept of small government over big government.

So now when we begin to say that Obama is the next Stalin or Hitler and when we shout in the streets that the United States is going to turn into a socialist nation like the U.S.S.R., remember that big government saved the United States as recently as the mid-loth century and that the repeal of regulatory policies by previous administrations in the '90s caused the current crisis.

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during the Cold War era.

These prejudices taught that Marxism and anyone associated with it - socialists, communists or anyone that seemed to be on the political left - were the arch-enemies of America and the greatest threat to American ideals. Included in this generalization was the concept of big government, which became synonymous with socialism.

But Americans lose their memories very quickly, forgetting that just 20 years before Joseph McCarthy's communist witch hunts in the '5os, the U.S. government carried more power than ever before - and that power was still being employed throughout the '5os. The '3os saw one of the most well-known rises of big government in American history as Franklin Delano Roosevelt became president and instituted the reforms of the New Deal.

These programs and the enormous amount of power that the president wielded over the country during World War II allowed the United States to come out of the '405 fully recovered from the Great Depression, with a booming economy to match. Eventually ,gov-

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He had a good influence on, not just me, but all of his students."

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Kanye West and Joe Wilson exemplify lack of respect in American society Regardless of your party affiliation, the office of the president The recent actions of singer Kanye West and Congressman deserves respect.

Joe Wilson, R-SC, indicate a deeper issue in American society Yes, both West and Wilson apologized and Swift and today: a lack of respect.

Obama accepted the apologies. But why did this occur in the West has a fan base that follows him and Wilson is a public first place? official whose role requires him to look out for the best interWhy is it okay in this country to be so disrespectful of your ests of his constituents. fellow citizens, many times because of a difference of opinBoth of these men are leaders that the younger generation ion? In the words of former Democratic politician Herbert look up to as role models of what kind of people to be when Henry Lehman, "I must respect the opinions of others even if they grow older.

BY NLLSON SOLOMON I disagree with them."

And when they see West dishonor the talent of musical colIn a democratic society, all voices are allowed to be and league Taylor Swift and Wilson blatantly disrespect the office should be heard. Clearly, there would be a stampede of opinof the President of the United States during an address, what ions if everyone's view was expressed at once. In the end of the debate, one argument will message do they get?

They get a message that, in the case of West, it is acceptable to deny a person the honor succeed and the other fail. That's the reality of life. Get over it and move on.

Just because I think one musical artist's video is better than someone else's or that of being recognized for their talent and hard work to get where they are. And in the case of Wilson, the public gets a message that it is tolerable to rudely interrupt a presentation someone is lying does not mean I should act without a level of tactfulness and respect for the people around me. simply because you disagree.

If you have an opinion, go write a blog about it. If you disagree with a person, tell him There is a time and a place to express your opinion if you disagree, and it is not during a person's speech, especially when that person is the elected leader of this country. or her privately. But don't be rude and uncivilized. The world is watching you.

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Universities not to blame for recession Students should still be cautious of credit cards, avoid debt

Since 2004, the average card in one wallet increased up to four different credit stag'', t itet cards.

No longer are credit cards used to pay for a new outfit, but instead to pay for colOn the front page of the business section lege tuition.

Ninety-two percent of undergraduof The New York Times on Sept. 8, David Leonhardt voiced his opinion that public ates use credit cards for just education universities are just as much to blame for expenses like books and school fees and 3o percent admitted in using their credit the economic crisis as Wall Street.

It's not new that college students accu- cards to help pay for tuition according to mulate a large debt from loans to pay for Sallie Mae National Studies in 2009.

According to the Sallie Mae National tuition, board and living expenses, but has it become a major part of the economic Study, the average undergrad will average a credit card debt of $3,000, and recession?

Dr. Randal Ice, professor and chair of by their senior year will increase it by the Finance Department said that it's not $4,000. Since 2004, it has increased by the case to blame students. Ice said that 41 percent.

"I say 'no' to credit cards," Ice said. students do accumulate debt, but the economic recession has other major factors to "There are other means to pay for school, blame. He said that the main problem is there is financial aid, scholarships or grants. You have to look at other alternathe housing market, not students.

But Ice did say students need to be cau- tives."

With the increased pressure of going tious of getting into debt.

Approximately 10% of those who to school, working long hours and having earned a bachelor's degree borrowed up to a social life, it isn't rare to see students $40,000 or more to pay for their education dropping out of school. Grades start to drop, as a result of working too much and according to College Board's Web site.

Students between the ages of i8 to 24 not having time to focus on your classes. spend nearly 3o percent of their income According to Credit.com , 7.2 percent of paying back their debt, according to the students drop out because of financial burdens.

Center for Responsibility Lending.

Ice said students need to look at every"The main problem is students are naïve," he said. "It's easier to borrow thing closely and ask the important question: Can I afford it? money, but it's harder to pay it back."

Now students are deciding to apply to As a result, college students are beginning to use other means to pay for school, schools that are closer to home to avoid livsuch as getting credit cards, which helps ing on campus, or going to public universities or community colleges to save money. accumulate debt and more pressure.

Even the government is stepping in to According to Credit.com , 91 percent of undergraduates have at least one cred- help. Congress and the Obama administrait card and the number keeps growing. tion are not only bailing out banks, but also

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Financial aid counselor Jacquie Jemison assists freshman Otilia Campos in the Financial Aid office in the Nigh University Center. Dr. Randal Ice, professor and chair of the Finance department, said there are other means to pay for school besides credit cards, including financial aid, scholarships or grants.

hoping to help students.

According to the New York Times article by David Leonhardt the Obama administration is hoping "It will cancel about $9 billion in annual government subsidies for banks that lend money to college students and use the money to increase financial aid."

With the help of financial aid, students can avoid getting themselves into debt.

Thirty-four percent of students, who graduated in 2007-08, left their campus debt

free.

"One third of our graduating class at UCO graduate debt free," Ice said. " I recommend all students to take the financial planning course offered here at UCO, it really pays for itself."

Vista Writer Jenefar deLeon can be reached at jdeleon@uco360.corn.

UCO students to display artwork at "Dark Rumors" exhibit in OKC Kory Oswald anaging Editor

Studenis studying `photography will show some of their work at an exhibit at the satellite galleries of Science Museum Oklahoma.

The opening reception for the show is called "Dark Rumors." It will feature the work of Amanda Siegfried and approximately seven other UCO students.

"I'm very excited," Siegfried, a photojournalist major, said.

"Any way to get my name out is a great opportunity because...it always increases my odds of going to grad school."

Seven students have work featured in the exhibit, including Alan Chan, Carrie Cronk, John Hinkle, Selena Etzler, Riki Lawson, Jan Ervin and Siegfried.

Each student was told to submit five to seven pieces of work that could be a collective series with no pieces being sporadic.

Siegfried's series is called "Mind, Body, and Soul," it features five pieces of mixed media art that was inspired by a scare with cancer and a surgery that resulted in "one less lymphoid, a scar" and Siegfried -

being free of any cancer.

In the artist statement that she prepared for the show, Siegfried said, "When a doctor tells you and your family that he is 99% sure the tumors inside of you are cancerous after surgery and then turns out to be wrong, you're not exactly sure what to think."

Siegfried used x-rays from her MRIs for her negatives in a series of non-silver processes with darkroom methods to create her images.

"When I created this work I wanted that to change, and the ideas behind these pieces are so that all eyes can see and feel the emotion behind an experience like this," Siegfried said.

The gallery will also feature the art of Oklahoma artists Bill Jaxon and Bert and Connie Seabourn.

The reception will be from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19. The art will be on display through Nov. 6.

The museum is at ioo N.E. 52 in Oklahoma City.

Vista Managing Editor Kory Oswald can be reached at koswald@uco360.corn.

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Continued from page 1 "Oh yeah," she said after a thoughtful pause. "My mom helps me get ready in the mornings."

Veronica Avile's mother Maria moved with her to Edmond this past July as her caretaker. After it was apparent that Veronica would not be able to live in the dorms, her mother became Veronica's ride to and from school, in addition to her other responsibilities as caretaker and mother.

"I realize that she wants to be independent and she is for the most part," Maria Aviles said, then added with a laugh, "...except I have to take her everywhere."

"That's really the only difference I can think of," Veronica Aviles said of her mother's rides to and from school. "I mean, it's my life. I don't really see it any different, because I haven't lived like other people have."

Maria Aviles repeatedly mentioned her daughter's initiative in finding the right school and her attitude and ambition to study what she wanted to study.

"She's always had the right attitude," Maria Aviles said of her daughter. "She's got a drive, and as parents I think you always want to encourage that."

After talking with Kimberly Fields, assistant director of disability support services, at their visit of the UCO both Maria and Veronica said they impressed with the support Fields gave.

"Ms. Fields was very up front about her needs and

what to expect," Maria Aviles said. "She laid it all out for us and told us how it was going to be different from high school."

Veronica Aviles said Fields provided a lot of information and looked ahead to potential problems with labs in her forensic science classes.

While Veronica is in her classes, Maria Aviles runs errands, sometimes takes walks around the campus and recently has been working a few days a week as a caretaker.

Though it may seem to some as an inconvenience or drain to take care of a daughter in college and also take care of others for a job, Maria Aviles brushes off that notion of annoyance and instead calls the whole experience rewarding.

Though both mother and daughter cordially answer questions about Veronica's disability, it's when Veronica talks about her future plans that she seems most comfortable.

"I really like the evidence part [of forensic science]," Veronica Aviles said. "Like examining evidence in the lab, like residue or fingerprints."

"I want to work in a lab. That'll be cool."

Vista Writer Caleb McWilliams can be reached at cmcwilliams@uco360. corn.

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Maria Aviles and her daughter, Veronica

LIBRARY

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Students study in Chambers Library on Wednesday, Sept. 16.

"I think, probably, the students want a place to meet and study and the computers will be available, the laptops will be available, the network will be available," she said. "And we'll have two students in the reference area to help with the equipment or with any questions about databases."

Library users will not be able to retrieve books from the third floor or media from the fourth floor, she said.

Former student body president Hines, now a law student at Oklahoma City University, expressed his appreciation for the library's decision in an email

CELLO and routinely flew to Europe to perform when she realized she needed to work somewhere that was more centrally located.

The flights were 70 hours long and she had to buy two tickets, one for her and one for her her cello.

"Every concert I play I have to buy another ticket.

The cellos costs as much as I do to fly," RemySchumacher said.

She initially began at UCO as an assistant professor is now a professor of the cello as well as an online music appreciation class.

"It was just a coincidence that right at the same time I was looking for a job, UCO was hiring," RemySchumacher said.

"It's a really ideal place to work. Also, the University is very supportive of me playing concerts."

She has also been help-

to McNeely and other university leaders shown to The Vista. "... I truly believe that this will empower the student body," Hines said. "So many times I have heard students get discouraged and think that students do not have a say in decisions made on campus. This illustrates that as long as students are organized, persistent, and respectful, they can create real change for the campus."

"UCOSA is a wonderful organization," he added. "It has influenced my life and future career. I am glad to see it is still relevant and has a seat at decision-making

table. I am good friends with Mr. John Bobb-Semple and I know he did a marvelous job as President. UCO will not be the same without him.

"However, I am confident that Mr. Daniel Stockton will take UCOSA to levels beyond where John and I thought possible," he said.

McNeely said the Department of Public Safety, after locking all the buildings on campus at 11 p.m., will do some walkthroughs in the library.

"Since it's only the first floor and there will be four staff members, unless someone's ill, we feel like the students should feel pretty secure," she said.

McNeely said she regretted not being able to respond to UCOSA's request before.

She said, "It bothered me a lot that we weren't able to respond to the students, so when this key person resigned, I thought, we can do that; we can just change their hours."

McNeely said the library received a reduced budget this year, and will likely not get any new money next year, which will make opening more floors of the library open after 11 p.m. Monday to Thursday difficult.

Due to the current hiring freeze, UCO President W. Roger Webb and Provost Dr. William Radke had to approve the hiring of the positions with the changed hours for the plan to be implemented.

"We were really happy that Dr. Webb and Dr. Radke both approved us filling these positions," McNeely said. "If they hadn't approved it, we wouldn't have been able to do it."

"This illustrates that as long as students are organizes, persistent, and respectful, they can create real change on this campus."

--Jason Hines

The library did have to make physical changes to accommodate the planned shift in hours.

"There are still emergency exits, but an alarm will go off if someone goes out," McNeely said. "We need to know if someone's trying to go to the other floors, and DPS will be notified."

The library also locked down the central stairwell so that floors two through four can be locked but have the first floor open for student use.

McNeely said her staff told her there weren't many students at the library after 6 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, so they made the decision to close the library at 6.

During the week before finals and finals week, all floors of the library will be open with the new late night schedule, McNeely said.

The library will be increasing hours of operation from 99.5 to 106.5 hours a week.

Vista Co-Editor Nelson Solomon can be reached at nsolomon@uco360.corn.

Continued from page 1 ing the university develop another online course using Wimba, which integrates audio and video in an online course, which the school is currently experimenting with.

"It's similar to Skype, but much better," RemySchumacher said.

Remy-Schumacher plays at the UCO Jazz Lab regularly. This past Tuesday she performed as part of the UCO School of Music Faculty Artist Concert Series.

She will be doing one piece this coming Tuesday, Sept. 22 with Dr. Ted Honea another professor from UCO. Remy-Schumacher also volunteers at local public schools, performing and teaching the cello.

Vista Writer Kory Oswald can be reached at koswald@uco360.corn.

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Youth coordinator, researcher speaks on the democratic process Tiffany Brown stuff I I rile/ The Concept of Civic Engagement revolves around contributions made to society through political or non-political involvement in the community.

During the celebration of Constitution Day at the University of Central Oklahoma, Abby Keisha, the Youth Coordinator and researcher at The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE) organization, spoke about how the millennial generation is becoming more involved in the democratic process and more involved in their communities.

CIRCLE is an organization that promotes research on the civic and political engagement of Americans between the ages of 15 and 25.

The organization focus on conducting useful research that pertains to Youth in America.

"We are as practical as we can possibly be," she said Kiesa explained how CIRCLE conducted research studies on college students called Millennia's talk Politics and what it meant for college students. Individuals born between 1985 and 2005 are considered to be Millennial.

Research was conducted on 47 focus groups at 12 four-year institutions. Many organizations rely on CIRCLE for data.

Organizations use the data for different purposes such grant proposal.

Through her experience and research Kiesa was able to convey the contributions

of the millennial generation.

"Everyone has their own perspective to bring," Kiesa said.

Books such The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future (Or, Don't Trust Anyone Under 30)

by Mark Bauerlein have made claims that the millennial generation have not been as politically engaged as they should be.

It implies that students are more interested in social networking sites than voting for the president of the United States.

"Lets just look at the statistics," Kiesa said.

The Millennial generation has been more active than those born between 1965 and 1985, which is considered to be Generation X. Those who were born and raised in the millennial generation were more likely to volunteer in their communities and their rates are going up Kiesa said.

"Young people are very committed." "Being a leader with purpose can happen in so many ways," she said.

Those who grew up in Generation X used different tactics to become civically engaged.

Part of that strategy included protesting in the streets.

Strategies have changed.

Students may not be in the streets protesting, but they have become involved in different ways, Kiesa said.

In the focus group, students were asked what factors play into their decision to get involved or not, Kiesa said.

One may factor that had the most influence over

student's decisions was the difference their volunteering would have.

"People wanted to know whether or not it would make an impact," Kiesa said.

Another factor that influenced students' decision to get involved was peers.

From the study the people who got involved were those who were asked to, she said.

Half were asked by organizations and half were asked by their peers to do so.

Peers also became an important factor on influencing youth votes.

After the 2008 election, CIRCLE conducted a study to determine the affluence of young voters.

Seventy-four percent of 18-24 year olds went online for political purposes.

In Oklahoma, 48 percent 18-29 year olds voted in the last election. The national average was 51 percent.

This number translated into a 10 percent increase of youth voters in Oklahoma alone compared to the 2000 election and the 2008 primaries. The national average was up four percent.

Also, in the 2008 election, women voted more than men.

"Peer-to-peer outreach is really, really important," Kiesa said.

The approach proved to be the most effective technique for getting young voters to turn out at voting polls.

Research has shown a seven to 10 percent increase in youth voting from peerto-peer canvassing.

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The generational gap between millennial voters and other generations was not big.

According to Kiesa, voting is not the only way for young citizens to become civically engaged.

"There are so many other ways to be involved," Kiesa said. Voting is not the only way.

Voting should not be looked at as the only way to measure how engaged students are.

For those who are not participating, other factors have to be examined, Kiesa said.

She said 18-24 year olds who have not have any college experience at all are 50 percent less likely to be involved and civically engaged.

If students in colleges are not engaged, the question are their opportunities around?, should be asked.

One issue that consistently became a problem in the Research groups was the media.

"It could not have been clearer that the students we talked to did not know where to go for unbiased opinions."

Students seek out information, but sometimes the lines between fact and opinion blur the lines of what is good information and what is not, leaving it up to individuals to decide for him or herself what is useful.

Kiesa said relationships are also important for students to become civically engaged "I learned pretty early on that building relationships with colleagues...is really, really important," Kiesa said. "Building relationships and building on relationships can be critical to young people."

It was also important to be honest in the process of building relationships, Kiesa said.

Being honest shows respect which help build on relationships.

It was important to value each individual by appreciating what he or she brings, she said.

Kiesa also suggested engaging students in real work.

In Hampton schools, students were engaged by allowing them to do work that mattered.

Keisha explained how students were encouraged to run for school offices such as City Youth Commissioner, City

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Abby Kiesa proves that this generation is politically engaged in a Constitution Day event.

Planner, and other offices and establishing sub committees fro students to become involved.

This changed the way they worked with youth, Keisha said.

"This is involving students in real work [and] respecting what they bring as stakeholders," Kiesa said. "I've seen real work be transformative."

Students are more likely to become engaged if they can see results.

"Young people want to know that they are making a difference so involve them in real work," Kiesa said.

Involving students could be used as a paradigm for change. When students are involved in work that can make a difference it becomes positive.

"Your making them feel like an asset not a problem," Kiesa said.

She advised students to do become involved with real work.

"Insist on doing real work, insist on being a stakeholder in your community," she said.

Kiesa said she became involved in Civic engagement in her hometown.

Growing up in a small town outside of Syracuse, New York, Kiesa said people were always needed to

do things. As a result, she became involved in coaching sports.

She became involved in community service and promoting community service as a freshman and sophomore.

Kiesa said when she was a senior she became frustrated that students weren't seen as assets.

"What if faculty saw students as colleagues?," Kiesa said.

The five topics Kiesa emphasized were: Always be honest, build relationships and build on relationships, creating real work for students to be seen as assets, using multiple strategies, and valuing the different roles people bring to an organization.

Students in UCO's Leadership and Civic engagement class taught

by Patti Loughlin had the opportunity to discuss this generation's role in the community and in the government.

They were civically engaged on campus by helping to organize events for constitution day.

There's a lot of students who don't care about our government or about policies and the role they play in government, Andrew Wade said.

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Good decisions could mean life or death

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No matter who you are or where you live, safety is a must these days.

On Sunday, the news on the web and TV spit out the story of a body found in one of Yale's buildings, stuffed behind a remote wall. Students began to hum that it could be the body of missing pharmacology student, 24-year-old Annie Le, who had been missing since Tuesday. The suspicions were confirmed late Monday afternoon, just a day

after what would have been the girl's wedding to Columbia graduate, Jonathan Widawsky.

The murderer is believed to be a lab technician of Yale, Raymond Clark III. Murder doesn't just happen on the streets of a slummy part of the city. Murder happens in Ivy League schools by faculty members.

People are crazy these days and even Le wrote an article in a magazine about how one must be careful in the city.

"In short, New Haven is a city and all cities have their perils," she said.

But even with the knowledge of potential danger, Le was murdered.

How is it that we avoid terrible human beings such as these? How do we avoid the Phillip Gorrido's?

In case you didn't know, that would be the man that kidnapped an 11-year-old girl and made her into a sex slave until she was rescued a few weeks ago at the age of

29. Also, she was forced to bear his two children against hei will at 14 and 18.

In today's society, safety is emphasized more and more.

Public schools and colleges make extra restrictions to protect their students, but even so, a few psychos manage to slip through the cracks.

In all honesty, I hate such people with a passion I could never describe to you. Such inhumane, terrible, cold-blooded people.

Even if there aren't a record number of murders around here, being in a college town, there is definitely sexual crime. According to the Department of Justice Bureau statistics, sexual crimes are rising 15 percent faster than other crimes. Kidnapping and murder...does it happen in Edmond?

Edmond is a suburb thought to be well protected, right? Heck, there are cops on every corner.

But, I am the example of what happens if a girl is naïve when

she first comes to college. I know what happens when a girl isn't careful enough.

I went to a party with some boys I didn't know the first week of school. I was told girls would be there, but as the party proceeded, those girls never showed up. I was drinking a little, but within 3o minutes of arriving, things started spinning. The last thing I remember was being carried and put into a man's truck.

They had lured me in and put something in my drink. I only remember bits and pieces of the night and following morning, but I remember when I woke up in the middle of being raped and I couldn't move. My purse and keys had been left at someone else's house on purpose so I couldn't contact anyone, and I was unaware of my whereabouts.

I was too afraid to leave, or I thought I would be killed like in some horror movie. If only I had tried, I would have seen that I was

in the on-campus apartments.

But I didn't know, because I had never been in one.

The next morning, he took me to get my purse, thinking that I didn't remember a thing. But I did. I threw up all morning something bright yellow. I remembered, and I promise you, I will never forget.

The man who raped me was banned from school property for six years after a student conduct hearing, but not all women get retribution. Not all women escape and even if they do, not all tell about the horrible things that happen to them. Sometimes, like in case, even with the most care and in the most secure places people still get hurt.

Please, be careful about those you are around and where you go, and who with. One decision of bad judgment really can mean life or death.

Broadway Tonight to present Wayland Pickard musical involved with Broadway Tonight.

Kaylea Brooks Pickard will undergo a Staff Writer rite three-hour makeup gPcUCO will be present- sion that will transform ing several different musi- him into a near to exact cals later this month, replica of Liberace, accordfrom Broadway Tonight's ing to Clark. The Academy "Liberace" to the Music Award-winning prosthetTheater division's produc- ics artist Kevin Haney will tion of the romantic com- be doing the makeup and the artist is best known for edy "High Society."

UCO's Broadway his work on Star Trek and Tonight brings national Driving Miss Daisy. The Broadway tours, scheduling costumes are much like the productions that cannot be rhinestone-studded garb of found on any other univer- Liberace and as such, they sity campus in Oklahoma. are weighty with embellishOn Sept. 25 at 7:3o p.m., ments.

Pickard is a wellBroadway Tonight will known actor, songwriter present the musical and impressionist from "Liberace: The Man, The Houston and the Liberace Music, and the Memories," starring impressionist and Foundation in Las Vegas musician Wayland Pickard. made Pickard the first pick The musical portrays one of for the one-man show.

The show will take place America's most cherished at the Rose State College and flamboyant musicians Performing Arts Theatre. in the era of sparkling, Director Finch has been bright colored suits and in charge of booking shows piano men. for Broadway Tonight for "He was an extremely the last 11 years.

Formerly talented man," Jon Finch, Northeastern State's Galaxy Broadway Tonight Director, of the Stars, Finch relocated said of Liberace.

"He was Mr. along with President Webb Showmanship," added to start theater experience Susan Clark, development that brings in big-name, director of public radio Broadway stars much in KCSC KBCW, who is also the same vein as the UCO

Jazz Lab. "I've just been doing it for so long," said Finch. "When Webb left [North PA ctpril State], I wanted to do it here [too]."

Other shows coming to Broadway Tonight this semester are "The Music of Hollywood" with Pearl Kaufman in October, and "Ed Asner as FDR" in November.

UCO's own Music Theatre Division will also be opening with a musical within the next few weeks with "High Society" on Sept. 24-26 at 7:30 p.m. and at 2 p.m. on Sept. 27.

The 1930s musical will also be the grand opening for the newly renovated Mitchell Hall, kicking off with a gala for the deans and other important faculty. There will also be live music outside and a champagne toast.

The newly renovated theater received upgrades in the acoustics, as well as new paint and changes in color. Mitchell Hall was built in the 192os, according to "High Society" Director Dr. Greg White and the theater compliments the musical that will be opening it with the art deco style

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Cole Longcrier, Megan Simons, Alexis Nabors, Claudia Fain and Mat Govich will perform in "Liberache: The Man, The Music, and the Memories" next Friday at the Rose State College Jazz Lab.

of the building with the 193os Katharine Hepburn play. The original was cast Hepburn, Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart.

The play is about how the rich in the 3os created a facade and being true to oneself brings true happiness.

"It's about high society and hiding your true emotions," said Alexis Nabors, an ensemble maid who helps in the play's transitions.

"It's about putting on that false front instead of

revealing the true self," said Dr. White. "And the key to happiness is getting rid of that facade."

The play opens with Tracy Lord (Melissa Griffith) prepares for her wedding to George Kittredge in New Port, R.I. while her ex-husband, C.K. Dexter-Haven (Mat Govich) holds a jazz festival in the neighboring town. Throw in a lovesick reporter, Mike Conner (Slade Burgess), a drunken Uncle Willie (Justin Larman), and marital issues between Mother

Lord (Hillary Finch) and Seth Lord (Matthew Morales) and the result is an adorable romantic classic. Cast members said that they really enjoy the "ritzy" and glamorous show and are excited to open up the new Mitchell Hall with the production.

I love the unexpected comedy," said Nabors.

"And Uncle Willie. He's the drunkard of the family."

White said that he loved the music play, which he said is witty and sophisticated at the same time.

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NEWS FKOM AFAR: DECISION TIME Respecting a Leader

It is not unusual to see a partisan debate or wrangling in the United States. In fact many democracies witness the same scenes every now and then. But a different sort of a debate seems to be going on in the United States and it touches upon a very sensitive issue—the "R" word or the issue of Race.

And at the center of the controversy is Congressional Republican Joe Wilson of Dr. Srldhar South Carolina.

Krishnaswami That the House has issued a Mitoria/cormpondent rare admonition of Mr. Wilson for interrupting President Barack Obama during a nationally televised address to Congress by shouting "You Lie" should in some ways take the heat off the issue. But it is unlikely to subside or cool tempers that have flared in the last several days. The fashion in which the vote went down in the House—on a highly partisan level—is one indication of how serious the issue is.

Some politicians, including a very respected past President of the United States (Jimmy Carter) believe that race is a factor behind Mr. Wilson's interjection during President Obama's address. Others believe that there is not a racist bone in Mr. Wilson. In fact several Indian Americans that I know will vouch for the latter—as the

Republican Co Chair of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, the South Carolina law maker has always been considered as a true friend of India and standing firmly behind the South Asian country every time.

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Astronomical society plans to recruit and train lenefar deLeon The Pegasus Astronomical Society had their first meeting on Monday hoping to see Jupiter.

PAS has brought the galaxy to life to UCO students since 2002. PAS wants to educate and bring awareness to students about the solar system.

"We want to show students how much grander and beautiful the universe is," Dr. Charles Cooper, PAS faculty sponsor said.

PAS plans this year to recruit more members, and train them how to use the telescopes.

Cooper hopes this year students will have hands on exposure to the solar telescopes without relying on faculty sponsor's help.

"We want to train our new and current members how to use our telescopes, so they continue looking at the sky for either as a degree, a hobby, or fun," Cooper said.

Unlike the typical clubs that meets once a month, PAS

has to rely on weather conditions.

Dr. Cooper said that the main purpose of the club is to go out to see planets like Jupiter or Saturn, and learn about them. Each year PAS hosts Star Parties in which they go out to Plunkett Field, and star gaze hoping to see planets.

But it is not a guarantee due to weather at times. On Monday, new and current members could not see Jupiter due to the weather condition. PAS is planning to host their first Star Party on Sept. 3o at Plunkett Field.

The society is also planning to see Saturn and Mars in the spring, but during the fall season Jupiter is perfect to go out to see.

"Each year we have a good turn out of students, last we estimated about roo students and the year before that roughly 250 students came out," Cooper said.

"I originally joined for extra credit," PAS president Devin Smith said. "We were able to see Saturn, and it was unbelievable. I was hooked."

PAS president said that this year, she hopes to get the word out about the club.

"The main problem is that a lot of people don't know about us, we need to get out there," "Students don't know where to put us, because we are a combination of math, physics and science," she said.

This year PAS was able to purchase a new solar telescope with funding from UCOSA. "UCOSA has been good to us and supporting our organization," Cooper said.

Cooper hopes this year students gain an appreciation about the planets, and see the planets with thei r own eyes.

Several students don't have telescopes, but PAS is providing the equipment to allow students to be exposed to them.

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Broncho Spotlight: Senior Alli Miller

UCO Senior Alli Miller drives the ball in a game earlier this month. Miller, a leader on the Bronchos and an outstanding defensive player looks to help UCO turn around their season as they experienced some early setbacks.

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Soccer can be a demanding sport for anyone. For Alli Miller it's just doing something she's loved since she was seven.

Miller is the senior fullback for the UCO Soccer team and is a native of Norman. She attended Norman North High School and made all district and all conference three times. She also was on the Oklahoman All-State Team her senior year.

Miller got her start in soccer around age seven. She has an older brother who played and she wanted to try the game. By

the time she was in the fifth grade her love of the game had increased and she started to draw influence from early coaches.

"From sixth to eighth grade Bob Byers, the head coach at Norman High was my club coach," Miller said.. "Whenever you are that young you learn a lot from your first coaches."

Growing up she ran track and cross country and still continued to do so into high school. However, she realized early on soccer would be the sport that she wanted to put the most focus on.

"I just liked the team aspect of soccer so I always just thought that that's what I was going to," Miller said. "Running is fun but playing on a team is a lot better."

After high school Miller had to decide

where to go to college. She was recruited by Oklahoma Christian and was also looking at some schools in Kansas and Missouri. However she already knew in the back of her mind that she wanted to come to UCO. The success of the program and having the opportunity for her family come and watch her play really sold her on becoming a Broncho.

On the field Miller plays fullback, a defensive position that does not have much opportunities to score goals. She is the anchor of the defense on the field and loves everything about the position.

"I like sitting back and watching the game...seeing how things move," Miller said. "I love it back there and wouldn't trade it."

Miller said that the most memorable moment of her career so far has not even been an award. In her sophomore year the team reached the national tournament and played St. Edwards University on their home field in Austin. She called it an "awesome feeling" to be with her teammates in that game on the field with all of the camaraderie.

Miller's biggest improvement in her game from her freshman year until now is the confidence that she has on the field now and the way she sees the game.

"Once you play a lot with people who are older, and more experienced than you, you learn a whole lot more," Miller said.

When it comes to Head Coach Mike Cook and the rest of the UCO coaching staff Miller said the best part is how supportive they are. She really likes how they let the team play and teaches the team in practice, but is constantly giving the team ideas on how to get better. Miller thinks their style is much better for seeing team improvement than with coaches whose style it is to yell all the time.

Last season Miller took home the defensive player of the year award in the Lone Star Conference. It is the award that she is most proud of so far in her career.

"Getting that award just makes me want

to work harder and be the best," Miller said. While she said that she won't go around acting like she's the best defensive player in the conference, the award definitely makes her proud of what she does when she plays her position.

This season the team has been struggling a little early coming off a very tough first four games. Miller says that the first four teams taught the team a lot and will make them better down the road. Recently the team picked up their first couple of wins on the season and is playing much better.

Last weekend was the annual alumni game where players, which have graduated out of the program, come back to visit, share old stories and play a friendly exhibition game against current members of the team. Miller loves the alumni weekend and said she will definitely come back for it after she has graduated.

"It's just really fun to play and compete with people that you used to play with," Miller said.

Off the field the Kinesiology major wants to attend graduate school after she graduates from UCO. "I really want to work with people," Miller said. She sees the importance of exercise and wellness and could see herself doing that for a career. She also has always loved weddings and could see herself as a wedding planner calling it her "dream job."

She also would like to stay involved in soccer after she graduates. Miller said she would love to coach soccer at the club level and thinks she would enjoy that more than coaching at the high school or college levels.

Alli Miller has proven herself as a great player and a great leader for the UCO soccer team. She is someone that is easy to cheer for as she leads UCO Soccer toward lots of success this season.

Vista Writer Steve Vidal can be reached at svidal@uco360.com .

Volleyball: Truman State Bulldogs too much for UCO Steve Vidal Sports Writer

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The UCO volleyball team huddles up during the UCO/Fairfield Inn and Suites Invitational this past weekend. UCO will begin Lone Star Conference play this weekend as they play Southeastern Oklahoma tonight and East Central on Saturday.

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The UCO women's volleyball team finally got to play in front of the home crowd last weekend. The Bronchos were the host team for the UCO/Fairfield Inn and Suites Invitational played on Friday and Saturday. The six-team, two-day event at Hamilton Field house provided tough competition for everyone involved.

Saturday saw UCO take on Truman State in their first match of the day. The 23rd-ranked Bulldogs proved to be too much for the Bronchos, defeating them in three straight sets 25-19, 26-24 and 25-12.

UCO played the entire weekend and will play the rest of the season, without junior Jessica Legako, one of their best players.

Legako went down during the Midwestern State Invitational with a severe knee injury. She will red shirt this season and will not lose a year of eligibility while she goes through rehab.

The Bronchos had their chances, especially in the second set. In that set they trailed numerous times by four points, but after a Courtney Whitlow kill, they were in good position up 22-20. TSU then scored the next four points and put the match away on a kill by Allison Barker to make the final 26-24.

Zuela Adorn led the match for UCO with eight kills and Kristen Wilson played well with six kills and 14 digs. In addition to Barker, Molly Sinclair also played well for the Bulldogs.

The Bronchos were hoping for a better result in the nightcap against ArkansasFort Smith. Libero Ginger Gowen played well for UCO in the first set but the Bronclios would drop the set by a 25-17 score. The Bronchos would then play a little better in set two but also drop that one 25-21.

Set three was a must win for the Bronchos. They would get some early kills from Madi Serratt and eventually jump to an 11-6 lead. From there they would never trail taking the set 25-17.

The momentum lasted a little into the

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fourth set, but the lady lions were slowly able to gain control of the set on strong play

by Heidi Luks and Jettie Stec who playr-1 well for them all night. They took the set 25-18, and the match 3-1.

The star of the match had to be UCO's Adorn who had 16 kills with no errors.

Senior Meaghan Wedberg also did her part with 41 assists and five aces on serve.

"When we pass the ball it makes a difference," Jeff Boyland, UCO Head Coach, said.

"When you don't pass the ball it puts a lot of pressure on your team." Boyland also said passing would be one of the main priorities coming up for the team in practice.

On Friday UCO had a pair of tough matches. The first one was against Missouri Southern. The Bronchos took the first set 25-18 and the third set 25-20. However a resilient Missouri Southern Squad would rally for 25-17 and 15-8 wins in the final two sets.

Adom led UCO with 12 kills. Red-shirt freshmen Carly LeMay did her part with seven kills and five assisted blocks. The Lions surged to a 4-0 lead in the fifth set that only plays to 15 and never looked back to clinch the match three games to two.

In match two for UCO they looked poised to win it after taking the first two sets by the scores of 25-23 and 25-21 against the St. Edwards Hilltoppers. They were then defeated 25-18 and had numerous chances to close it out in the fourth set, including match point at 24-21. The Hilltoppers would stave off elimination with a 28-26 come from behind win in set four and again hold UCO at bay in set five for a 15-12 victory to take the match 3-2.

Wilson had 14 kills and 24 digs and Adorn came up big for UCO with 14 kills and 13 digs. The tightly contested match saw 22 ties and eight lead changes. Those numbers were almost identical to the Missouri Southern match that saw 22 ties and seven lead changes.

UCO will hit the road again this weekend to open Lone Star Conference play.

They will take on Southeastern Oklahoma on Thursday, Sept. 17 and East Central on Saturday, Sept. 19.

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Welcome Home Bronchos UCO plays in Edmond for the first time this season on Saturday VS Chris Wescott Sports Editor

If one had to describe the past three weeks for the Bronchos, the word might be "brutal."

The schedule, the opponents, the road trips and the games themselves have taken their toll on the UCO football team. The Bronchos have played three games this season, all of which were against ranked opponents and on the road. The Bronchos amassed only one win out of those games in an upset over West Texas A&M two weeks ago. UCO however will play in Edmond this weekend in the much-anticipated home opener against No. 19 Tarleton State.

The series between the two teams is a young one, dating back to only 1995.

UCO has a 5-3 lead over the Tarleton State Texans in the series. In four games played between the two in Edmond, UCO has a 3-1 advantage.

Last week UCO fell to No. ir ranked Texas A&M Kingsville 46-17 in a rainy game plagued by big plays and highlights from TAMUK Tarleton State had a better time last Saturday as they ran all over East Central in a 41-2 romp.

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UCO defenders (from left to right) Jermelle Cudjo, Freddie Harris and Herbert Byrd stand tall shoulder to shoulder at a home game last season. The Bronchos will play their first home game of the 2009-2010 season at Wantland Stadium against Tarleton State this Saturday at 6:00 p.m.

"We gave up too many big plays and you can't do that on the road against a good team," Tracy Holland, UCO head coach, said after Saturday's loss to TAMUK "We fought hard to get back in the game after

getting down early, but we just didn't play well enough to win."

Last season the Bronchos and Tarleton faced off with each other in a late Sept. match up in Stephenville, Texas. The

Bronchos attempted to upset the Texans and pulled the game close at the end of the first quarter trailing 21-17. However Tarleton would return the ensuing kickoff 93 yards to pull ahead 28-17 and would not look back. Tarleton State would go on to win the game 42-17.

UCO quarterback Brandon Noohi has now thrown for 653 yards through the first three games and has three touchdowns to pair with three interceptions. Noohi ranks fourth in the league in total offense per game, as he averages 261 through the first three weeks.

Ryan Gallimore leads the way for the UCO receiving corps. Gallimore has 14 receptions for 244 yards and three touchdowns. The Bronchos has a respectable 17.4 yards per catch.

The Bronchos will need to have a solid defensive effort to break down the Texans' offense. Senior Linebacker Terry Hardeman has emerged as a defensive leader for the Bronchos. Hardeman leads the team in tackles with 24 and has 3.5 for a loss.

The Bronchos and Texans face off at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday at Wantland Stadium in Edmond. The game will be aired on Fox Sports Radio 1340 AM with David Garrett as the play-by-play man and John Fitzgerald doing the color commentary.

Vista Writer Chris Wescott can be reached at cwescott@uco360. corn.

UCO hockey faces off against reigning champs Chris Wescott Sports Editor

The long wait for the UCO hockey season to begin is almost over. The Bronchos take the ice in Edmond this Friday and Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. against the number one team in American Collegiate HockeyAssociation(ACHA) Division One hockey and the reigning national champions. The Lindenwood Lions and UCO Bronchos will play their two game series at Arctic Edge Arena in Edmond.

The Lions return eight of their top 10 scorers from their championship run.

Junior Steve Balint leads the way as he finished second on the team last year, scoring 76 points on 25 goals and 51 assists. Junior Jake Ebner however, led

the team in goals scored with 38. Lindenwood will also return with two phenomenal goaltenders; Robi Cavallari and Chris Abbott who averaged only 1.7 goals per game between them. The Lions will hit the ice with five newcomers in Kurtis Astle, Grant Gorczyca, Mike Leone, Tyler Bowman and Mike Sturdevant.

The series between the two has been somewhat lopsided in the Lion's favor. Lindenwood leads the series with a 5-1 record over UCO. Last time the Bronchos and Lions faced off, Lindenwood needed a shootout to defeat UCO 3-2.

Matt Cohn led the Bronchos last season in points with 18 goals and 22 assists. Senior AJ Aifrey came in second on the team

in points with 13 goals and 19 assists. UCO also returns Mike Haszto and Brian Thompson to the team who both had over 21 points apiece. The Bronchos also return both of their top goalies from last season with Justin Sgro and Cory McGlone.

UCO will also sport three new faces when they take the ice this weekend with Tony Bruno, Nick Novak and Kevin Bergquist. Head coach Craig McAlister is very impressed with the new players and how they performed this off-season.

They will need to contribute this weekend as the Bronchos face a tough opponent.

Central Oklahoma head coach Craig McAlister was voted the ACHA Coach ofthe Year last season. McAlister beat out four other final-

ists for the honor, including Lindenwood coach Derek Schaub.

McAlister earned the award after coaching UCO to their first National championship tournament in school history. The Bronchos ranked as high as 9" in the nation last season under McAlister. The Bronchos head coach surpassed the 100-win mark in his ACHA Division one head-coaching career last season. He has a 52 - 43 record in three years with the Bronchos and sported a 24-13 record last season.

The Bronchos kick off their fourth season as a program this Friday and Saturday in a two game series vs. the Lindenwood Lions. The games will take place at 7:30 p.m. at Arctic Edge Arena in Edmond.

Broncho Spirit: Tailgating competition this weekend Prizes and trophies will be awarded to best tailgating this Saturday Kory Oswald Managing- Editor

The athletic department wants to summon your school spirit by offering prizes and trophies to student groups that have the best tailgating party at UCO's first home football game this Saturday.

"Tailgating is one of those things that really drives the spirit and drives the attendance and gets people really excited about coming to the games," Brandon Birdwell, the Director of Sales, Marketing and Annual Fund for the Athletics Department, said.

"That's just kind of one of the initiatives that we've decided we wanted to take up is getting spirit up. That's not to say its not been good enough.

We can always use more," he said.

Birdwell has put together "The Ultimate Tailgating Competition," which starts at Hamilton Field and lasts from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. while the Bronchos play Tarleton State.

The competition is open to any student groups that sign up. The competition will offer "big trophies," a $250 dollar cash prize that will go to the charity of the winners' choosing and "prime parking" spots for the group.

There are currently five to six groups signed up but Birdwell hopes to get more.

"Thats not enough, we need more.

We want more people," Birdwell said.

The parameters of the contest are still murky, but Birdwell said that during the competition a group of judges will Walk around and decide who displays the most original school

spirit, based on originality and "things that really catches peoples eyes."

This is the first tailgating competition, but Birdwell hopes to make it a tradition but said that they will have to see how this one goes.

The deadline is Saturday Sept. 17.

Call UCO Athletics at (405) 974 -2164 to sign up.

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