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'High Tea at the Melton Gallery' reflects cultural diversity “The real imperialist sea lifestyle is built inherently in the paintings that depict Venice, Italy and France, which pushed Paris into becoming a cultural center” by Abha Eli Phoboo Staff Writer In the center of campus, opposite of Broncho Lake, is the unassuming Melton Gallery which houses works that span the last 500 years of European and American art traditions. On Feb. 9 at 3 p.m., the gallery will host ‘High Tea at the Melton Gallery’ to reintroduce the Melton Legacy Collection to the public and raise funds for the benefit of gallery and collections at UCO. The High Tea is being held in collaboration with the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. The Museum Café will cater tea, finger sandwiches, scones and bittersweet chocolate truffles. Gladys Lewis, UCO English professor and author of “Loaves and Hyacinths: Tea Rooms in London and East Anglia,” will speak about teatime traditions and autograph books. To add interest to the event, the Costume Department will provide fancy hats and gloves, which visitors can wear while they sip tea. Faculty and students from UCO School of Music will perform chamber music and students from the Art Department will talk about major works of some periods, according to organizers. “We want to introduce the public to the great artwork we have on campus and draw new people,” said Lori Alspaugh,
include works by El Greco, Peter Paul Rubens, Thomas Moran, Edvard Munch and George Rouault. The collection belonged to Oklahomans Howard and Merle Buttram Melton, who inherited it from Merle’s parents. The Meltons added their own favorites to the collection as they explored the international art market. In 2002, their daughter, Suzanne Silvester of the Melton Art Reference Library in Oklahoma City, donated the Melton Legacy Collection to UCO. The Melton Art Reference Library is known as a jewel for its extensive art reference library, which includes information on international artists, both living and dead. The Melton Gallery at UCO provides an accessible resource for students and art enthusiasts in Edmond. “It is a great thing to have a collection like that on campus,” said William Wallo, coordinator of the Melton Gallery. “The immediate collection allows students to explore studio work and see art history.” The paintings give a broad by Vista photographer Alex Gambill overview that includes the Left: James Northcote, "Portrait of Dr. Henry Whitfield;" Upper right: Thomas Moran, "Venice at Sunset;" Botttom right: Sir P.P. Rubens, Inquisition era, taking on the sociological and economic "Lot and His Daughters" are among the few exhibits on display at the Melton Gallery. developments. The Dutch, director of College of Arts, the works donated and to be the gallery also has a video art display and educational Flemish, French, Spanish, Media and Design. “The col- able to remodel the gallery.” room where lectures and pre- facilities,” said Alspaugh. American and others are lection is known only among The gallery will host a special sentations can be conducted. The Melton Legacy included. They reflect difa small group of patrons. We high tea for donors on Feb. 8. “The gallery actually has Collection has 62 paintsee Gallery, page 3 are fortunate enough to have Besides the art collection, two functioning parts: the ings and drawings that
Volunteer and Service Center has new director
New degrees offered in piano by Andrew Knittle Staff Writer
by Lyndsay Gillum Staff Writer
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Josh Krawczyk
The Division of Student Affairs welcomed new member, Josh Krawczyk, as the new director of the Volunteer and Service Learning Center on Dec. 11. According to the VSLC mission statement, “The Volunteer and Service Learning Center at UCO will provide diverse opportunities for students to perform meaningful service in the Edmond and Oklahoma City
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Comedian coming to UCO by Nathan Winfrey Senior Staff Writer Emmy Award-winning comedian Demetri Martin will perform at UCO’s Mitchell Hall Theater Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. Martin is a regular on “The Daily Show,” and has appeared on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” “Last Call with Carson Daily,” and “Comedy Central Presents,” as well as various TV and film roles including 2002’s Robert De Niro mob comedy “Analyze That.” “I’m super excited about this event. Demetri has a lot of buzz around him right now so it’s perfect timing,” said Cassie Neahring, Student Programming
Board entertainment chairperson. “SPB loves to bring the students what they want.” “Demetri is one of those rare comedians who brings an entirely unique style to his comedy. There is literally no one else like him,” said Jordan Smith, coordinator of Campus Activities and Events. “We surveyed many students and started looking for comedians that fell on our dream list. Demetri was one of those comedians.” Martin has become well known for his multiple appearPhoto Illustration by Vista photographer Travis Marak ances on Comedy Central and his “These are My Jokes” Jon Bohlen, music education freshman, sits at a grand piano in tour. Samples of his work are Evans Hall, Jan. 24.
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UCO’s School of Music will now offer bachelor’s and master’s degrees in piano performance and pedagogy, making the university the first in the region to combine the two disciplines into one degree. Head of Piano and Keyboard Studies, Chindarat Charoenwongse, said that even larger, more prominent institutions don’t offer such a degree. “OU, for example, has either performance as a degree or pedagogy as a degree. They don’t combine them,” Charoenwongse said. Another benefit of earning a degree at UCO is the Central Community Music School, conveniently located in the Music Building. “We are at an advantage because we have the Central Community Music School,” Charoenwongse said. “Right here we teach people who are pre-college age, all the way to people who are at retirement age.” Charoenwongse said that both graduate and undergraduate students have the chance to teach members of the community who come in to study at the CCMS. The new degrees will allow students more time to hone their skills as teachers, an important fact due to the limited number of job openings titled “world-famous concert pianist.” In fact, most graduates from music schools across the coun-
try tend to settle in careers involving teaching or giving lessons, Charoenwongse said. “With this new [undergraduate] degree, the students get to work with people from their junior year, all the way to the end of their senior year,” Charoenwongse said. “The students will learn to teach in a group setting, as well as oneon-one.” By the time a student graduates with the new Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance and Pedagogy, Charoenwongse said they should be able to at least teach elementary-level piano to a pupil with no experience. Although the number of piano majors is small – fluctuating between 10 and 20 at a time – six piano teachers are on staff because all music/instrument majors must learn piano. Because only a handful of piano majors are enrolled at a given time, teachers are granted more one-on-one time with their students, Charoenwongse said. For more information about the new degrees in piano, contact Charoenwongse at 974-3425.
"Students will learn to teach in a group setting, as well as one-on-one." -Chindarat Charoenwongse Andrew Knittle can be reached at aknittle@thevistaonline.com.
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State of the Union, better or worse? President GeorgeW. Bush addressed topics during the State of the Union that have been touched on in the past, making the political agenda nothing new to the public. Fortunately, every subject needed to be readdressed, since every issue is relevant to the progression of this country. Taxes and financial improvements are essential to the average citizen. The emphasis on economy has always provided a sufficient way to get the audience to truly listen, whether or not the members will agree or disagree with the proposals. President Bush didn’t convey any negativity when it came to the intention to deepen the economy. The mention of health care was also a positive effort for the president, granting him applause every moment he suggested a better system of providing aid to those who need
it. Health care is possibly one of the most significant aspects of any nation, and listening to Bush’s plans provided much needed relief for those desperately wanting to hear something that concerns the wellbeing of the American population. Although a less popular topic among politicians, Bush also spoke about the importance of environmental improvement. Coming from a Republican, it was quite surprising to witness a speech about how vital it still is to get the environment back to a suitable condition. Then after all the domestic issues were covered, Bush went into the necessity to bring democracy and freedom to the Middle East and end terrorism. Although this is also crucial for America since it pertains the safety and concerns of the public, too much of the conference
was spent on the proposals to send more troops and bring an end to the al Qaeda. It’s obviously that President Bush is focused on the war overseas, but again it’s nothing no one has heard
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doing the best he can by taking one step at a time. For once, President Bush’s State of the Union Address was a little bit surpris-
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Thankfully, everything brought up during the State of the Union was encouraging to the majority of the population. Apparently, not everyone will agree on every topic Bush elected to tackle, but he’s
wasn’t t h e talk about reducing the country’s manic dependence on foreign oil or nonsense about the democrats and republicans working together to make positive changes to our existing policies.
What was really surprising is that Bush didn’t mention New Orleans once. Most figured he’d throw 20, maybe 30 words in the cities' direction considering the town was nearly ruined less than two years ago. If Katrina had made landfall a few hundred miles west, would Bush not be endlessly pledging his public support to the city of Houston? We’ll never know for sure, but probably. He’s a “Texan,” isn’t he? (Actually he’s from the rough and rugged land of New Haven, Conn., but they don’t have as many electoral votes come election time.) The answer to why he didn’t mention the rebuilding of New Orleans – one of the cultural gems of this relatively cultureless nation – is that he was too busy talking about the rebuilding of another jackedup spot. If you guessed Iraq, the Bush family’s
favorite spot to unleash the might of the American military, then you’d be correct. Considering that W played a pretty central role in creating this conflict, perhaps he should’ve just avoided the topic all together. Or maybe he could have just said something like, “Hey, I know ya’ll are just as tired of talking about this as I am, so let’s just skip it.” And 20,000 more troops? That’s like offering one of Ted Bundy’s murder victims an aspirin or a Band-Aid. It’s a sweet gesture, but hardly appropriate. So, good job Dubya, you did real good, boy. This time next week you’ll riding your mountain bike and pretending to be a cowboy down in Crawford, so don’t worry about not mentioning – not even for one second – the city of New Orleans.
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WISH recycling UCO DID YOU KNOW THAT 43.7% of all statistics are made up right on the spot.
one and they show up people say “Speak of the Devil.”
“Taxi” is spelled exactly the same in English, tles, plastics, books, flammables, French, German, Swedish, batteries, etc. We want to categoPortuguese, and Dutch. rize these by placing boxes for each in the Food Court, Business “Speak of the Devil” is short building, Education building and the library,” added Maida. for “Speak of the Devil and he According to Maida, WISH shall come”. It was believed will help promote existing recy- that if you spoke about the cling efforts by individual stu- Devil it would attract his dents. She said the objective of attention. That’s why when this project is not just to recy- you’re talking about somecle, but also to place recycled product at students’ disposal. To make the recycling project even more interesting and to generate enthusiasm by working in tandem with the inter- from page 1 national community, WISH plans to hold recycling contests. communities.” The center will “We also want to work with act as a partner and resource teachers and give students of spe- for students, faculty and comcific departments such as environ- munity members in developing mental science the opportunity and implementing volunteer to find out how recycling affects and service learning projects. other countries,” said Maida. These efforts will promote civil WISH is a volunteer organiza- engagement by installing comtion made up of UCO internation- mitment to public life through al students. Last fall, they raised communities of practice.” funds on their own initiative to As director of VSLC, travel to New Orleans and help Krawczyk will oversee student victims of Hurricane Katrina. community service programs, manage campus service events like the Big Event, which brings students together from all organizations on campus for Abha Eli Phoboo can be reached a day of service, and provide at aphoboo@thevistaonline.com. support to faculty in all areas of Service Learning courses. “I oversee operations for the whole center,” Krawczyk said. “I support faculty and departments and administrators in all aspects of service work.” Another aspect of his job is sion of The Nutcracker. They also travel and perform dances with Christian-themed messages. A.R.T.S. will be dancing after dinner. A donation of $7,000 was given to last year’s charity, Character First. from page 1 Ballroom dancing lessons will be offered before ferent art movements such the ball. The director of as Romanticism, Realism, A.R.T.S. will be instructing. Symbolism, Impressionism Kent Jones of 92.5 and Expressionism within KOMA radio station portrait and landscape genres. “The real imperialist sea will be the disc jockey for the evening. lifestyle is built inherently in There will also the paintings that depict Venice, be a silent auc- Italy and France, which pushed tion throughout the Paris into becoming a cultural evening. Gifts for this center then,” added Wallo. The collection provides auction are donated by educational opportunities various businesses throughfacilitated by UCO College out the Oklahoma City area. of Arts, Media and Design, Gift certificates, paintings, the Oklahoma Center for office chairs, and jewelry are Arts Education and a degree among typical items donated. program in Art History. The “Literally, there could be any- History Department’s program thing [at the auction]. The bed in Museum Studies also benefit that’s in my room now I bought from the permanent collection. at the second ball,” McCoy said. “The gallery has pro Registration for gressed slowly and steadily. the event can be done at the It couldn’t go any faster. I website www.annualwin- am very proud of the intanterball.com or at the door. gible benefits it has provided to UCO and the Edmond comAaron Wright can be reached at munity,” said Silvester. The awright@thevistaonline.com.
27% of U.S. male college students believe life is “a meaningless existential hell.”
“We want to find out how many students are aware of recycling, its effects and how many are interested in helping and how many are not.”
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Members of the WISH organization are attempting to educate UCO students about the importance of recycling. by Abha Eli Phoboo Staff Writer Worldwide International Student Help (WISH) is back this semester with a new recycling project. The group, made up mostly of Japanese students at UCO, has started conducting surveys and is charting a long-term plan to make recycling an integral part of UCO student life.
“Right now, we are working on building a solid foundation with research,” said Azusa Maida of WISH. “We want to find out how many students are aware of recycling, its effects and how many are interested in helping and how many are not.” The project, with the help of WISH’s executive body, is working on installing recycling centers at various buildings. “This is a big university; there are many students and there are lots of trash every day: cans, bot-
Winter Ball Jan. 26 by Aaron Wright Staff Writer
Calling caterers, obtaining sponsorships, ordering a $1000 cake, and securing a dance teacher for the ballroom dance lessons are all items that one UCO has checked off her to-do list recently. Michelle McCoy, junior dance major, is finishing up last minute preparations for the Annual Winter Ball and Silent Auction for Jan. 26 at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. This is the seventh year for the event to be held. “It actually started as a birthday party for my friend, Emily West,” said McCoy. “Instead of bringing presents everyone brought a donation to the charity of her choice.” McCoy said it started in a high school gym. Since then, it has moved to the Will Rodgers Theatre, the Civic Center, and then its current location at the museum. Registration for the event will begin at 5:30 p.m. A buffet style dinner will be served at 6 p.m. A dance performance
and ball will follow dinner at 7 p.m. and end at 11 p.m. Tickets for both the ball and dinner for college students are $25 with stu-
dent identification. Nonstudent tickets are $30. T i c k e t s for the ball and entertainment segment are $15 for college students and $20 for non-students. A complimentary ticket to the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum is included in the ticket cost for the ball. The money will go to benefit Arts Revealing the Son, or A.R.T.S. This organization puts on an annual show called The Prince, which is their ver-
to find out what’s already happening and take inventory of what’s out there. From there, he can start putting together new projects to develop. “My favorite things about the job are probably the students up here and the staff. It’s a really cool division to work in,” Krawczyk said. One reason for taking the job as director was he wanted to get back working with all students on a college campus, not just one division. “This job puts me back into the center of campus working with everyone who works and goes to school at UCO,” Krawczyk said. “He has a passion about students and providing them opportunities,” Lyndsay Holder, volunteer coordinator for VSLC said. By being the only university
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Melton Art Reference Library has produced publications on art and biographies of artists. According to Silvester, they are currently compiling a directory of artists. Silvester is positive about High Tea at the Melton Gallery. “It will bring a new group of people to see it and benefit the entire community. It is a marvelous way to bring attention to UCO on a national basis,” she said. UCO has four galleries on campus: the Donna Nigh Gallery, the Chambers Library Gallery, UCO History Museum and the Melton Legacy Collection Gallery. Of these, the Melton Gallery is the only one with a permanent collection. College of Arts, Media and Design is working on expanding support to preserve cultural resources by coordinating programs with the galleries on cam-
beats nine times per minute. 4 tablespoons of ketchup has about the same amount of nutrition as a ripe tomato. In Disney’s Fantasia, the Sorcerer to whom Mickey played an apprentice was named Yensid, which is Disney spelled backward. It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with. in the state to tie volunteer opportunities in the curriculum, “UCO is the premiere learning university in the state,” Holder said. Holder too believes that since he has many years of experience working for a university, he’ll bring that experience to UCO. Before taking this job, Krawczyk worked at Oklahoma State University as a TA in the English Department and served as academic coordinator for athletics. He graduated from OSU with a bachelor’s in English. He also received his master’s in Composition and Rhetoric Studies. “Right now Lyndsay is brand new as coordinator, I’m brand new as director and we’re seeking to maintain what’s in place and then next year or two years from now, build upon it,” Krawczyk said.
Lyndsay Gillum can be reached at lgillum@thevistaonline.com.
“We want to introduce the public to the great artwork we have on campus and draw new people” -Lori Alspaugh, director of College of Arts, Media and Design.
pus. The ‘High Tea’ will go toward benefiting such efforts.
Abha Eli Phoboo can be reached at aphoboo@thevistaonline.com.
Comedian from page 1 available at YouTube.com “Bringing in big name acts, whether they are musicians, speakers or comedians, does a lot for a university’s morale. It lets the students know that we have the ability to do this for them and that we love to bring them great entertainment,” Neahring said. Smith said this is a great event for UCO because Martin would typically sell out much larger venues, but he as agreed to come to Mitchell Hall Theater to do a more intimate show. Tickets are $5 and are available all day from now until Jan. 30 in the Student Life office
on the 4th floor of the Nigh University Center, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the university center food court and from the Mitchell Hall Box Office the night of the event. The Student Programming Board will sell tickets and hand out free lunches to students at Broncho Lake Jan. 26. The event is open to the public, but seats are limited. Those who would like to volunteer to work at the show can contact Neahring at cass_uco@yahoo.com. Nathan Winfrey can be reached at nwinfrey@thevistaonline.com.
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Comedian Demetri Martin will perform at UCO’s Mitchell Hall Theater Jan. 30 at 7 p.m.
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News of the weird FLEETWOOD, Pa._ Berks County Humane Society employees are trying to get the jump on a wallaby. Residents have reported seeing the creature hopping around town. It’s unclear how one ended up about 50 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Wallabies, which look very similar to kangaroos, are native to Australia and Papua New Guinea. The agency received its first report of a wallaby sighting on Monday from a man who had seen the animal in his backyard over the weekend, humane society officer Dylan Heckart said. Members of the public are being advised to keep their distance if they spot the animal. “They’re violent when confined or restrained,” Heckart said Tuesday, noting wallabies’ powerful kicking legs. “They can definitely injure a human being badly.” The Lehigh Valley Zoo, about 20 miles away in Schnecksville, said it was not missing a wallaby. BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) Teaching a parakeet to putt is no tap-in. Ask David Cota, who spent months training his Indian ringneck parakeet A.J. to use a tiny putter to sink putts on a miniature green. The 5-inch-tall bird has become an Internet video star. “It doesn’t look all that tough nowadays, but try to get a a bird to hold a little stick basically in its beak. The first time, he snapped it right in half,” Cota said. A “Tonight” show darling from the end of the Johnny Carson era, A.J. is staging a comeback thanks to such Web sites as YouTube. A.J. also has a MySpace page and a Web site. The 16-year-old parakeet recently won an “outrageous bird” video contest sponsored by MagRack, an ondemand television network. Cota, 38, owes his extended 15 minutes of fame to two dead parakeets.
The first bird belonged to a college girlfriend. Cota was left to care for it, and it died. “A fluke,” he insists. He tried to slip in a replacement parakeet _ and ended up single with plenty of free time to train his new pet parakeet, named “Axl” for the lead singer of Guns N’ Roses. Axl was accidentally crushed only hours before he was scheduled to perform on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” in May 1990. Cota’s college roommate fell asleep and rolled on top of the bird in a hotel room provided by NBC. The death made national news. Carson gave Cota a new parakeet, A.J., whose name is a nod to Axl and to Carson. He told Cota to come back on the show when he’d trained the new bird. PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Easy as pie? Ask Marc Umile, the continent’s record-holder for reciting the never-ending, never-repeating decimal places of the mathematical constant pi. Most people learn that pi, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, starts with 3.14, but few venture much further into the decimal places. Umile, 40, has been certified as the North American record-holder by enumerating 12,887 digits. The performance was certified Friday by Jan van Koningsveld, a top international mental gymnastics competitor who maintains a Web site that lists pi record holders for the world and for each continent. A filing clerk for a company that deals with Medicare bills, Umile said he memorized the numbers by writing them out by hand, recording them on tape, then listening to them on a portable tape player while commuting, during lunch breaks, and while walking down the street _ for 2 1/2 years.
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news in brief Senators Eye Rejection of Bush War Plan WASHINGTON (AP) Democrats took the first step toward a wartime repudiation of President Bush on Wednesday, convening a Senate committee to endorse legislation declaring that the deployment of additional troops to Iraq is "not in the national interest." "We better be damn sure we know what we're doing, all of us, before we put 22,000 more Americans into that grinder," said Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, the only Republican on the committee to announce support for the measure.
New Ethics Charges for Duke Prosecutor RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ The state bar has added ethics charges to a complaint filed against the prosecutor who brought sexual assault charges against three Duke lacrosse players, accusing him of withholding DNA evidence and misleading the court. The new charges by the North Carolina State Bar against Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong were announced Wednesday and could lead to his removal from the state bar, according to a copy of the updated complaint.
Earl, its your time to buy ice cream
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In 1890, reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) of the New York World completed a round-the-world journey in 72 days, six hours and 11 minutes. In 1890, the United Mine Workers ofAmerica was founded. In 1915, the inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell, inaugurated U.S. transcontinental telephone service. In 1946, the United Mine Workers rejoined the American Federation of Labor. In 1947, American gangster Al Capone died in Miami Beach, Fla., at age 48.
In 1959, American Airlines opened the jet age in the LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) - "Earl" ate the stolen ice cream United States with the first 35 years ago, but the guilt has been eating at him ever scheduled transcontinensince.The Green Bay-area businessman decided to atone tal flight of a Boeing 707.
for his sin by returning to the scene of the crime, his former middle school, and treating students to an ice cream party Friday.he donor preferred to remain anonymous. But staff members at Lincoln Middle School in La Crosse have dubbed him Earl after title character Earl Hickey on NBC's "My Name is Earl" in which Earl sets out to right his past wrongs.Vice principal Jacque Durnford lauded the man's attempts to do the right thing more than three decades after the crime. "I think his statute of limitations is up," she joked.The man and a friend had stolen ice cream from the school cafeteria when he was a student.
In 1961, President Kennedy held the first presidential news conference carried live on radio and television. In 1971, Charles Manson and three women followers were convicted in Los Angeles of murder and conspiracy in the 1969 slayings of seven people, including actress Sharon Tate. In 1990, actress Ava Gardner died in London at age 67.
recent cases of deadly food poisoning, President Clinton said in his weekly radio address that he would seek $43 million dollars to implement a state-of-the-art early warning system for food contamination. Astrologer Jeane Dixon died in Washington, D.C. Five years ago: J. Clifford Baxter, a former Enron Corp. executive who’d reportedly complained about the company’s questionable accounting practices, was found shot to death in a car, a suicide. A judge in Cambridge, Mass., sentenced Thomas Junta to six to 10 years in prison for beating another man to death at their sons’ hockey practice. Today’s Birthdays: Journalist-author Edwin Newman is 88. Actor Gregg Palmer is 80. The former president of Georgia, Eduard Shevardnadze, is 79. Actor Dean Jones is 76. Country singer Claude Gray is 75. The former president of the Philippines, Corazon Aquino, is 74. Blues singer Etta James is 69. Movie director Tobe Hooper is 64. Actress Leigh Taylor-Young is 63. Actress Jenifer Lewis is 50. Actress Dinah Manoff is 49. Country musician Mike Burch (River Road) is 41. Rhythmand-blues singer Kina is 38. Actress China Kantner is 36. Musician Matt Odmark (Jars of Clay) is 33. Actress Mia Kirshner is 32. Rhythm-andblues singer Alicia Keys is 26. Thought for Today: “By the time a person has achieved years adequate for choosing a direction, the die is cast and the moment has long passed which determined the future.” Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, American writer (1900-1948).
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'Pan's Labyrinth,' a beautiful, but brutal adult fairy tale by Nathan Winfrey Senior Staff Writer It’s impossible to find a stylistic equal to “Pan’s Labyrinth,” a curious enigma of a film from director Guillermo del Toro that is three parts brutal wartime drama and one part “Alice in Wonderland.” In 1944 Spain, obstinate and imaginative Ofelia (Ivana Baquero) moves to the countryside with her ready-to-burst pregnant mother (Adriana Gil), following the Fascist victory of the Spanish Civil War. Waiting for them at their new home is her mother’s cold and sadistic new husband, Capitán Vidal (Sergi López), an officer in Franco’s Nationalist army who is stationed on the edge of the forest in an old mill. His assignment is to snuff out freedom fighter Pedro and his merry band of soldiers, who continue to strike at Vidal and his men even though the war has ended. What is already an intriguing premise has a twist: Ofelia is obsessed with fairy tales, and she soon finds herself living in one. Drawn deep into an ancient stone maze by a helpful fairy, Ofelia meets a monstrous faun, who tells her that she is a longlost heir to the throne of the Underworld and that she must complete three tasks to obtain immortality and take up her tiara. The less you know about what happens from then on, the better, but let’s just say that things go from bad to worse for Ofelia, and her fairy tale retreats are just as terrifying as the real world she is forced to endure. It’s not the first movie in recent history where a mischievous girl discovers a magical realm at her strange new home
in war-torn 1940s Europe, befriends a faun, learns that she is to inherit a kingdom and then goes on many magical adventures to defeat evil, although the similarities between “Pan’s Labyrinth” and “The Chronicles of Narnia” end there. The ohso-cute Pevensie kids are now a solemn, hollow girl on the brink of despair, the goofy scientist uncle is now a torturing, heartless step-father who likes to bash people’s faces in with wine bottles, and the molesterish Mr. Tumnus is now a full-on creepshow with a monstrous body, backwards-bending legs and the head of the Devil. This is an unflinchingly horrific, yet undeniably beautiful film falsely marketed in the U.S. as pure fantasy. It would be easy for parents to not notice the “R” rating and expect more “Narnia” fun, unwittingly schlepping their youngsters to the Cineplexes in droves to endure 122 nightmare-inducing minutes. For little kids, “Pan’s Labyrinth” is something to be avoided like strangers in trench coats. But for the rest of us, it’s a godsend. The cast is remarkable even down to the tiniest roles. Even though the entire film is in Spanish, the subtitles are hardly needed and are not at all troublesome. The actors’ eyes alone are enough to tell most of the story. It’s great to see a child actor cast for her acting ability rather than solely on cuteness factor for once, and if you think legendary butcher-barber Sweeny Todd made shaving scary, just wait till you see López’s freaky Capitán Vidal trim his stubble in the mirror. Also unforgettable is Maribel Verdú as forlorn attendant Mercedes, a desperate woman capable of much more than she first lets on.
The sole American in the cast, Doug Jones, plays both Pan and the eyeless cannibal Pale Man with the grace of a dancer, sans tutu. Though his real face is never seen because of prosthetics, his expressive movements sell his fantastic characters. Not a stranger to full body makeup character acting, Jones has appeared as aliens and other terrible creatures in many films, including “Men in Black II,” “Lady in the Water” and del Toro’s “Hellboy” adaptation. He will also portray the Silver Surfer in this year’s sequel to “Fantastic Four.” The only person on set who did not speak Spanish, Jones had to not only learn his lines in a language he did not know, but learn the lines of the little girl he interacts with so he would know when to speak next. With a tone so tragic and bleak it would make even dark fairytale writers like the Brothers Grimm want to pop a Xanax or two, and the heavy violence rarely pans away from the ugliness. Del Toro has a great way of matching the brutality of the real world with the horrors suffered by children touched by the supernatural, territory he also ventured into with 2001’s “The Devil’s Backbone,” a tale about a boy in post-Civil War Spain who sees visions of a ghost at his orphanage. It’s this skill that makes not only the magical world that Ofelia tiptoes into the stuff of fairy tales, but brilliant use of archetypes and plot devices make even her nightmarish real world seem like one too. Del Toro has really honed his craft since “Backbone,” which was a great film in its own right. Both movies contrast the death, mud and pain of the
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Sports Beliefs PRO FOOTBALL CLEVELAND (AP) _ Alfredo Roberts has been hired as Cleveland’s new tight ends coach, replacing Ben Coates who was not retained by coach Romeo Crennel following the Browns’ 4-12 season. Roberts spent the past four seasons as Jacksonville’s tight ends coach. With the Browns, he’ll work with Kellen Winslow, who tied the Browns’ single-season receptions record (89) this season. PHOENIX (AP) _ Russ Grimm was hired as the Arizona Cardinals’ assistant head coach and offensive line coach, two weeks after he interviewed for the head coaching position. Grimm’s hiring comes two days after erroneous reports that the Pittsburgh Steelers had chosen him to replace retired coach Bill Cowher. Grimm wanted the Steelers job, but said he was happy to reunite with Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt, a former Steelers staffmate. BASEBALL SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) _ New York Mets star Carlos Delgado could miss a few games at the start of the regular season for the birth of his child. The first baseman said his wife was due to give birth to the couple’s first child within a few days of the Mets’ April 1 opener at St. Louis. Delgado did not say whether his wife, Betzaida Garcia, planned to give birth in New York or his native Puerto Rico. The Mets said they were aware of the pregnancy. NEW YORK (AP) _ Baseball is set to announce Yankee Stadium as site of the 2008 All-Star game. Commissioner Bud Selig will hold a news conference at New York’s City Hall with Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Jan. 31. Selig has said since last summer that Yankee Stadium was a leading candidate for the game. The ballpark, which opened in 1923, is scheduled to close after the 2008 season, and the Yankees will move into a new stadium, being built across the street, the following year. This year’s All-Star game will be at San Francisco, and the 2009 game will be in St. Louis. HOCKEY DALLAS (AP) _ The NHL is sticking to its unbalanced schedule for now, falling one vote short of making changes to the post-lockout schedule which limits teams to one visit every three years to some cities. Commissioner Gary Bettman said the league will instead complete the three-year cycle which goes through the 2007-08 season before making any changes to the schedule.
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After about an hour of discussion, the board voted 19-11 to return to the pre-lockout schedule with six division games instead of eight and ensuring that each team visits every city at least once every two years. But the measure needed a two-thirds majority, or 20 votes, to pass.
The board did approve Montreal as the site of the 2009 All-Star game, an event that will come durCassidy Pillow dribbles against Northeastern State in the first half of the basketball game Jan. 23 in ing the season when the Canadiens celebrate their 100th anniversary. Montreal has hosted a leaguethe Hamilton Field House. high 13 All-Star games, but the last was in 1993. by Justin Langstan Sports Writer The Northeastern State Lady Reds squeaked past the UCO Women’s Basketball team Monday night with a literally last second shot to decide the game, giving NSU a 6260 victory over the Bronchos. Monday’s game was the first in over a week, after most of the games from the previous week were canceled or postponed due to the ice storms. However, the team wasn’t about to let the weather make them rusty. “We were snowed out last, but that was our best week of practice,” head coach Guy Hardaker said. “We spent all week practicing on shells, being aggressive and being more active offensively.” It certainly showed on Monday night’s game, as the team played much more aggressively than it had since the break. UCO’s defense and player cov-
erage was much more aggressive than it had been and the offense was well coordinated. Forward Cassidy Pillow led the team in scores, with a total of 17 points, 6-17 in the field and a nearly perfect 5-6 from the free throw line. The Bronchos were able to keep a good lead on the Lady Reds for most of the first half, ending with a 3021 lead. However, when half time ended, the Lady Reds came back stronger than before. NSU was able to bring themselves to a 33-30 lead within the first two minutes of the second half. UCO fought back valiantly and was able to regain the lead, albeit a slim one, with less than 15 minutes left. The game was tight for both teams for the rest of the half. Things looked grim near the one-minute mark when NSU grabbed a 60-57 advantage. Thanks to a rebound and a free throw from guard Antonia Smith, UCO was able to tie the game.
Thanks to an excellent defensive play, UCO was able to force NSU out of bounds near mid-court, giving the Bronchos the offensive advantage. Unfortunately for the Bronchos, guard Cristina Yarbrough missed the goal and overtime play looked cemented. UCO was forced out of bounds at its own goal with a half-second remaining on the clock. NSU threw the ball back into play and took a gambit with a last second shot that solidified its 62-60 victory. “It’s a disappointing loss,” junior guard Micha Hester said. “But we’re not down at all.” UCO looks to rebound in its next game when the team hosts Southwestern Oklahoma Jan. 24.
AUTO RACING CONCORD, N.C. (AP) _ NASCAR made another slight adjustment, revamping the format of its annual All-Star event to add at least one more driver. The Nextel All-Star Challenge will now be run in four 20-lap segments with an expanded field. The announcement came one day after NASCAR tinkered with its title-deciding Chase for the championship system. The All-Star event, held annually at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, will now be a total of 80 laps with breaks between each segment. There will be an optional pit stop after the first segment, and a 10-minute break after the second segment in which teams will be allowed to work on their cars. COLLEGE BASKETBALL SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) _ Notre Dame point guard Kyle McAlarney was suspended from school for his arrest last month on a marijuana possession charge, his mother said. Janice McAlarney said her son was told Monday that he could not continue to attend classes this semester. She said she’s not sure what the suspension means for his future. Two weeks ago, the 19-year-old McAlarney entered a pretrial diversion program that would allow him to have the charge dismissed in a year if he passes random drug tests and stays out of trouble.
Justin Langston can be reached at jlangston@thevistaonline.com.
McAlarney was arrested after marijuana was discovered in his car last month during a routine traffic stop a few blocks from campus. The arrest came hours after he scored a career-high 21 points against Rider. CYCLING BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) _ Former cycling world champion Johan Museeuw admitted he resorted to doping during the last year of his career. Museeuw and six other riders must stand trial later this year in a 2003 doping case where the retired champion and the others are charged with possessing the endurance-boosting drugs EPO and Aranesp. The 41-year-old Museeuw, who won the world road championship in 1996 and several one-day classics, always claimed in his defense that he never failed a doping test. A veterinarian is accused of providing Museeuw and the other riders with drugs. Museeuw has been banned for two years by the Belgian cycling federation for his alleged involvement in the scandal.
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THURSDAY january 25, 2007
Bronchos whip Northeastern State by Justin Langstan Sports Writer UCO Men’s Basketball dominated the Northeastern State Redmen Monday night in a 75-59 victory. This was the Bronchos’ fourth straight victory, as well as a continuation of their undefeated streak at home, giving them a home record of 70 and an overall record of 11-4. The Bronchos controlled the entire game, never letting the Redmen take the lead at any point. There was a brief moment where the Redmen were able to tie up the game 4-4 at the opening of the game, but the Bronchos quickly brushed past them.
“We played hard and played strong defensively,” forward Brett Morgan said. “But our offense could have been better.” UCO’s offense had a few foibles, particularly in the second half, but it was able to remain effective enough to keep a ten-point plus advantage for a majority of the game. Guard John Neal led the team in scores, with a total of 16 points, with 5-6 in the field and a perfect 4-4 from the free throw line. The first half showcased the strength of the team with UCO’s defense shutting down NSU. UCO dominated for almost the entire half. NSU crept back a bit in near the
end of the half, but UCO still managed to end the half with a strong 42-26 halftime lead. For the second half, things were not quite as good offensively, with percentages being down on field goals and three pointers, although free throws were up by more than 10%. However, UCO’s defense remained strong, keeping NSU from advancing anywhere near UCO’s dominating lead. UCO hopes to continue its winning streak against visitors Southwestern Oklahoma Jan 24. Justin Langston can be reached at jlangston@thevistaonline.com.
Still dodging thrown objects by Jeff Massie Sports Writer Since the beginning of time, men have engaged in competition. Throwing and dodging, be it rocks or balls, dodgeball can be brutal. The University of Central Oklahoma recently sponsored a dodgeball competition. The gladiatorial challenge pitted teams of UCO students against each other to the enjoyment of those watching the spectacle. “Not my fault if you get a bloody nose,” Anthony Brown said before his team’s match. The ESPYs, a dominant force in the intramural world, beat Kappa Sigma Fraternity to claim their third straight dodgeball championship. The match went all three sets, and
was finally decided when a ball deflected off Corey Graham’s foot, only to be caught by fellow ESPY Dustin Francis. “Business as usual, feels good,” Graham of the ESPYs said. Matt Grassmyer of the ESPYs also commented on the win, “Feels good, baby, I’m never graduating. I just want to win every year.” Girls also participated in the tournament. Sigma Kappa Sorority won the women’s division, beating both Alpha Gamma Delta and Alpha Xi Delta to take home the title. But what exactly does it take to field a dominant team of ball evaders? There exist different schools of thought on the subject. Some claim speed, others arm strength. Some say it is finesse and strategy
that is necessary for success. “It’s more about team chemistry than preparation,” Graham said. Courtney Olsen and Kandyce Rodgers said the keys to Sigma Kappa’s victory are a healthy diet, a little bit of meditation and getting it through our heads that we’re the champions. Whatever it may be, the sport is the very definition of survival of the fittest. Every child has played at some point in their lives. The winners claim their place among the elite while the losers are robbed of their dignity, and at times, their lunch money.
Jeff Massie can be reached at jmassie@thevistaonline.com.
Wrestlers to host Fort Hays State by Vista photographer Laehyung Lee
Lance Harper dunks in the first half of the basketball game against Northwestern State in the Hamilton Field House Jan. 23.
NFL initiates extensive steroid testing AP Writer The NFL and its players union have agreed to more extensive testing for performance-enhancing drugs and have added the blood-boosting substance EPO to the league's list of banned substances. The agreement, announced jointly Wednesday by the league and union, also adds to the financial penalties for players suspended for using
those drugs. Players suspended for using steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs will forfeit a prorated portion of their signing bonuses. Signing bonuses often are the only guaranteed portion of a player's compensation. In addition to the new test for EPO, the deal includes an increase from seven to 10 of the number of players on each team randomly tested each week during the season for steroids and other performance-enhancing
drugs. That means there will be 12,000 tests each season, up from the current 10,000. "It is important that the NFL and its players continue to be leaders on the issue of illegal and dangerous performance-enhancing drugs in sports," said NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. "These latest improvements will help ensure that we continue to have a strong and effective program. As we have done in the past, we will review and modify the policy on an ongoing basis."
by Jeff Massie Sports Writer This Saturday, UCO wrestler Shea Timothy will battle the top ranked wrestler in his weight class. Timothy is currently ranked second at 149 pounds and has the opportunity to gain the top spot when he faces Fort Hays’ Mikel Delk this weekend. Timothy has won 15 matches this season as opposed to five losses, six of the wins yielded bonus points. “I think it’s going to be a tough match, just like last year,” Timothy said. “We’ve all been working hard since August, so I think I’m ready to go.” He says that he doesn’t prepare
any different for the top competition than he does for anyone else. “We shouldn’t have any problems [with Fort Hays], but we don’t want to overlook them,” UCO’s Shane Caruthers said. As of the last rankings, the Bronchos were the No. 1 team, a distinction they have had all season. The rankings will most likely change due to a defeat to the University of Nebraska-Omaha at the National Duals. Fort Hays State University of Kansas is ranked seventh as of Jan. 10. “[Fort Hays] comes at a good time. We have had seven days to train and heal up,” Coach David James said. “We’ll have to compete hard.” Coach James indicated there would be some weights that need addressing. The lightest
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weight, 125 pounds, will have a new competitor due to two ruptured disks in Caruthers’ neck. Tyler Zuckerman will most likely replace No. 4 Caruthers, and he will face the eighth ranked grappler at 125 pounds. Jared Hess will also face a nationally ranked wrestler at 184 pounds. Only one spot separates the two. Hess is ranked seventh and his opponent eighth. Heavyweight Josh LeadingFox is the only other UCO wrestler to face a ranked opponent. LeadingFox is ranked second and his opponent is fourth. LeadingFox has compiled a record of 21-4, including nine pins. Jeff Massie can be reached at jmassie@thevistaonline.com.