The Vista Sept. 27, 2007

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FBI SETS UP TRAINING WORKSHOP ON CAMPUS by Aaron Wright Managing Editor

Photo by Alex Gambill

Cynthia Kayle searches for evidence in car with an alternate light source during a two-week training course with the FBI and the UCO Forensic Science Institute on Sept. 24.

Are high school students prepared for college? by Nelson Solomon Staff Writer

Nearly a majority of high school students are not ready for the pressures of college, according to the results of a national survey released in February 2005. The survey, released by Achieve, Inc., revealed that as many as 40 percent of the nation's high school graduates say they are inadequately prepared to deal with the demands of employment and postsecondary education, thus putting their own individual success and the nation's economic growth in peril, according to a national survey of 2,200 Americans, including nearly 1,500 high school graduates, 400 employers and 300 college instructors. Students First Illinois published the results of this survey on Feb. 7, 2005, on their Web site. According to the survey, college instructors estimate that more than two out of five (42 percent) college students are not adequately prepared by the education they received in high school to meet the expectations of college. Nearly as many (39 percent) recent graduates enrolled in college say they have gaps in their preparation. Eunice Melakayil, junior biology major, says her experience proved these statistics to

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the UCO Forensic Science Institute worked together on Sept. 24 to create a hands-on crime scene investigation on cars outside of Broncho Lake. This project was just one .part of a two-week course offered to law enforcement agents from all over the nation training to be on evidence response teams. The course in Basic Evidence Response and Recovery Training isbeingheld in the Nigh University Center. "They had a lecture in processing vehicles and today they've come out here," said Dr. Dwight Adams, director of the Forensic Science Institute. Adams is a former FBI laboratory director. He retired in June 2006. Students used their own cars for the project. The license plates ranged from Tennessee, Illinois and Oklahoma. The evidence that was discovered was a mix of planted items and objects already found in the car. Adams said the students were looking for anything from documents with writing to fingerprints. "That's the purpose of

see FBI, page 4

UCOSA holds meeting by Nelson Solomon Staff Writer

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According to recent studies, a significant percentage of high school graduates aren't adequately prepared for the rigorous demands of college.

be true. Melakayil was a senior by my high school classes for I had no idea what to expect. ready for the responsibilities I in high school when these the stress of college classes. And even though I was able to ended up having," she said. survey results were released. Looking back, I've come to adapt quickly, I wish my high "I really was not prepared realize that when I graduated, school teachers had gotten me see HIGH SCHOOL, page 5

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Phi Delta Alpha and The National Art and Education Association were both recognized by UCOSA as official organizations on the UCO campus at their weekly meeting on Sept. 24. The purpose of Phi Delta Alpha is to empower women of various cultures and backgrounds through everlasting sisterhood and friendship, while promoting scholarship, leadership and philanthropy, according to Senate Resolution 07-102. The sorority has already been established at the University of Oklahoma and they are now seeking to expand to UCO. Their goal is to "get minority women into UCO campus activities," according to their representative. The adviser of the National Art and Education Association, Isolete de Almeida, spoke on behalf of the association. The purpose of the association includes providing an effective transition from art education preparation to pro-

see UCOSA, page 3

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