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September 25, 2007
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MISS AMERICA BACK IN THE HOUSE
As pa rt of the Liberal Arts.5peakers5eries, UCO and the College of Liberal Arts present Dr. George Ritzer, acclaimed sociologist and author of the book "The McDonalclization of Society." Ritter, a University of Maryland professor has written several books on various sociological theories. During his presentation, Ritzer will detail the many wa y s McDonald's and other major corporations halve changed the way Americans consume and live their lives. When: Sept. 2.6 @ 7:30 p.m.
by Vista photographer Chris Otten
Reigning Miss America 2007 Lauren Nelson has a blast at a book signing for the Official Centennial Book authored by Assistant Professor of History Patricia Loughlin, and Oklahoma writer Bob Burke.
Where: Constitution Hall
STUDENTS LEARN TO CALL GAMES 'THE EDGE' OFFERS BROAD RANGE OF A & E COVERAGE
by Hannah Jackson Staff Writer
"Twenty-six seconds, 25 and counting. Denton takes the snap. He downs it. And the clock's just going to have to run out because UCO is out of time-outs here tonight... and that's going to be the ball game, UCO seven, Eastern New Mexico 21," said Jon Trammell and Brian Ward while winding down the broadcast of the UCO homecoming game. Sports announcing is an elective class that has been available to students for around 10 years, said Mark Scott, Operations Manager who helps teach the class with Assistant Professor Dr. David Nelson. This is the first semester that incorporates extreme hands-on activities. Previous semesters revolved around guest speakers and listening to broadcasts, Scott said. The class aims to teach students technical jargon involved with the profession but not with the sport. "I will not teach you the game of football," Nelson said on the first day of class. Students are required to have, or learn outside of class, the basic rules of the sport, in order to perform well on-air. The class aims to teach students details necessary to provide a good radio or television play-by-play. Although the class involves lecture, tests and homework assignments, Nelson and Scott believe giv-
by Jana Davis Staff Writer
Two UCO broadcast students have started a news station called The Edge, which covers local and university entertainment every other Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. on UCentral. The host, Micah Manalo, broadcast senior and cohost Julie Hoang, broadcast senior, will be on UCentral and cover UCO plays, musicals, new DVD releases, CDs, videogames and movies. The news has always been more structured,
also said that it is a great opportunity to step outside of the news and do something different. The students receive game rentals from Randy's and GameStop to report reviews and every other Wednesday they preview movies at Kickingbird, but supply their own tapes for each session. "We want to take a different perspective," Manalo said. Manalo and Hoang stress the hard work and time that is needed for each news broadcast. "We come up with the stories ourselves," Manalo
by Vista photographer Chris Albers
Micah Manalo, broadcast senior, shoots some footage at UCO's Homecoming game against Eastern New Mexico State on Sept. 22.
ing live broadcast experience to students will greatly help with familiarity in the field.
curricular activities, specifically the weekend, would be necessary to pass the class.
"IN THE FIRST FOUR WEEKS
I AM ACTUALLY SURPRISED AT HOW WELL THE STUDENTS HAVE DONE." Dr. David Nelson
of either UCO or Edmond high school football. The television games are played on UCentral, broadcast on Cox channel 6, and Ed FM radio, aired on 90.1 FM. "In the first four weeks I am actually surprised at how well the students have done," Nelson said. He also noted that the students who were less comfortable being on-air signed up for later football games. "I think it'll get rough now," Nelson said. Each game requires four
Students were warned on The students are assigned two the first day of class that extra- radio or television broadcasts
News Central Channel 6
Mon. through Thurs. at 5 p.m.
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"If we do not.maintain justice, justice will not maintain us." —Francis Bacon
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Manalo explained, so they decided to take a different approach on fashion and news from Hollywood. Not only is this a news station, but also a practicum. Manalo and Floang are partnering with Kickingbird Cinemas, Randy's M&M's and GameStop to help support the The Edge with free game rentals and movie previews. "We do the interviews ourselves," Hoang said, "It teaches us to network." She
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said. "It's a lot of hard work, but luckily I have a lot of time to work on it." The next airing ofThe Edge will be Oct.2 and will consist of highlights from homecoming and the Oklahoma State Fair.
Jana Davis can be reached at jdavis@thevistaonline.com.