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BREAKING BARRIERS By Nicole Ford / Staff Writer She walked into her corner office, sat down at her desk, propped herself straight up, her face displaying concern, recalling the incident as if it were yesterday. “I do remember. The exhibit was called, ‘The Breaking Barriers African-American Exhibit.’ The exhibit addressed aspects of an experience that has been mostly over looked in a historical narrative of our campus. This exhibit was designed to respectfully present an account of African-American students and faculty at UCO in their endeavors to achieve a quality education.
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WIKILEAKS: MISUNDERSTOOD? Through publication of thousands of classified government documents, Wikileaks secured a large amount of media attention in 2010. Seen as a threat to international relations, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was arrested in December by U.K. police. The site has been the root of many an outcry, including former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, who on his Fox News program, called for Assange’s execution. When PayPal claimed credit for freezing Assange’s assets, retaliation ensued against PayPal. Wikileaks spokesperson Kristinn Hrafnsson told reporters that Assange’s arrest was an “attack on media freedom,” but that the arrest would not deter the site from the sharing of information. On the Wikileaks website, they argue against cries of unethical behavior, claiming their only intent is to bring the truth to light. “Our goal is to bring important news and information to the public. We provide an innovative, secure and anonymous way for sources to leak information to our journalists,” they claim. “One of our most important activities is to publish original source material alongside our news stories so readers and historians alike can see evidence of the truth.” They also state that while they welcome submission of these documents to the site, they do not actively solicit the information. Dr. Louis Furmanski, chair of Political Science at UCO, believes Wikileaks is not necessarily another Watergate, though he does agree the situation should be noted. “Wikileaks, like Watergate, provided insight into the darker corners of government,” he said. “Most Wikileaks documents as related to government are observations diplomats made on foreign governments.” Furmanski explained that if Ameri-
the materials. “When thousands of individuals have clearance to this ‘top secret’ material, how classified is it, really?” Furmanski said. “And so the War on Terror claims another casualty.” Furmanski believes, however, that the severity of Wikileaks does not match that of Watergate. “It did show that our diplomats were at least reporting back to D.C. in well quality,” he said. “You could argue that the administration in power at the time could have paid better attention to the findings, but as it stands, we’re only getting a partial picture of the situation.” Furmanski believes that ultimately, Assange is living up to what his site professes. “He’s providing information to the public,” Furmanski said. “From his standpoint, mainstream journalism cans paid attention to international happens there, it GRAPHIC BY CODY BROMLE Y would be hurt if he were to be preDespite being likened to Watergate, UCO politcal science chair Dr. Louis Fur- vented from publishing the informamanksi believes Wikileaks will not hurt Americans’ trust in their government. tion.” In Furmanski’s opinion, Wikileaks news, the things Wikileaks brought also affects Americans at home.” will not significantly lessen Amerito light may not be as surprising. To be an informed American citizen cans’ trust in government as Water“In my opinion, very little of the Furmanski said, individuals must be gate did. He noted that Watergate information revealed is surprising,” willing to seek out the information. rattled American confidence in the he said. “Wikileaks was not the orchestraNixon administration for its cover-up Furmanski noted that American tions of one person,” he said. “Rather, of wrongdoings in which the presipress in recent years has placed less it is a conduit of information, which dent was involved. emphasis on foreign news. was submitted to them. The informa“I don’t believe that after this is said “Our press is negligent in that re- tion came to them.” and done, this situation with Wikilegard,” he said. “While the larger Furmanski points to security meaaks would diminish the confidence newspapers like the New York Times sures enacted after the 9/11 terrorist with which we feel our government is do a much better job, you’d be hard attack, as part of the cause of the leak performing,” Furmanski said. pressed to find much in-depth for- of information. eign reporting on a more local scale.” “After 9/11, some things were done For more information on He added that Americans seem to to allow easier information sharing WikiLeaks, use your smarthave a diminished interest in what among agencies,” he said. “The enactphone to scan this tag: happens outside of U.S. borders. ment of these measures made WikileWikileaks brought information to aks possible, in a way.” light, Furmanski said, that surprised He noted that the government had many Americans because it was not made it difficult for information to be something they had previously paid shared with the general public, unmuch attention to. til the measures were enacted. The “You have to have an interest in measures allowed clearance for more what’s happening in the rest of the individuals, which Furmanski noted world,” Furmanski said. “Though it diminished the “classified” nature of
MLK Competition
STUDENT CARRIES ON MLK DREAM By Brooke Roshell / Contributing Writer UCO freshman, Vincent Burr won the Martin Luther King Enterprise Oratory Competition. On Jan. 19, UCO hosted the final round for the oratory competition in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The competition was open to all UCO students, as well as high school students from throughout the state. Over 25 applications were submitted on Nov. 17. The final round for high school students was held on Dec. 1, which served as the qualifying round for Central students. College students competed for cash awards of $150 for third place, $250 for second and $500 for first. High school winners received UCO tuition wavier awards of $300 for third place, $500 for second and $1,000 for first. Enterprise Rent-A-Car teamed with Central’s Multicultural Student Services, Undergraduate Admissions and the Department of Mass Communication to sponsor the event. Director of Multicultural Student Services, MeShawn Conley, said that she has been “hoping for this event to happen for a while now.” The theme, “His Dream, Our Reality,” influences students to make a “connection to Dr. King’s impact on their life today put in their own words,” Conley said. Competitors wrote 10 minute speeches centered on what the theme meant to them. Competing for the prize and pride, the three Central students who qualified for the final round were freshman biology major Vincent Burr, senior corporate communication major
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Dr. Kevin Ladd will be making an appearance on campus Tuesday, Jan. 25, to share his research about prayer and meditation as they pertain to wellness. The Department of Kinesiology and Health Studies along with the Edmond First Methodist Church Labyrinth Guild are hosting the event. The seminar will begin at 4:00 p.m. in Pegasus Theatre located in the Liberal Arts building. Ladd is an associate professor at Indiana University South Bend with multiple degrees including one from Princeton Theological Seminary. His backgrounds in theology and psychology have been synthesized into research that aims to “help define mental, emotional and behavioral aspects of prayer,”
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Joe Thomas and junior political science major Mike Maxey. Maxey started the series of speeches with his interpretation of the theme by beginning with history relevant to Dr. King’s time, then emphasizing the golden rule of treating others as we would want to be treated and equality. Burr’s speech began with the fact that King started speaking at age 14, in an oratory competition. He then spoke of his interpretation of the theme with deriving his own acronym for the word change, then concluding his speech “with change, his dream will be our reality.” Thomas introduced his speech to the audience with the verse of the Negro National Anthem by James Johnson. Then he focused on the theme by describing “our reality…in this technological world,” stating whether society has become “his dream or his nightmare?” A senior from Deer Creek High School, Bryce LaFon delivered his winning speech at the final round of the MLK Oratory Competition while the judges deliberated. Judge and recruiting manager for Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Alysha Hoisington, recognized the college winners. The third place winner was Maxey and the second place winner was Thomas. UCO’s MLK Enterprise Oratory Competition winner entered the competition for the money. He said, “I enjoy learning about Dr. King.” Writing his speech began with reading books about MLK and highlighting important facts. He believes that his different interpretation on the theme set him apart from the UCO freshman, Vincent Burr won the Martin Luther other contestants. King Enterprise Oratory Competition on Jan. 19.
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“Since he’s been in office so long, there can be a clash of opinions. But he has left a legacy and won’t leave it in the wrong hands.”
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WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH TEXAS’ BUDGET By Cody Bromley / Staff Writer In the last few years, several states have been feeling the heat of budget deficits. In the 2012 fiscal year, states like California and Illinois are looking at increasing their deficits by $10 billion or more. Coming in third place among double-digit billion dollar deficit states is Texas. The Lone Star state is projected to be overspending their 2012 budget by $13.4 billion, roughly 30 percent of the overall budget. Other states have used federal money to cover these budget holes, but Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) is not of that persuasion. When President Obama signed the Recovery Act of 2009, Perry, along with other Republican governors made remarks about how they would not accept any federal money. But eventually Perry, though reluctant to accept, allowed the stimulus to come to his state. “One thing that concerns me is that dollars are going to come into Texas that require us to match those dollars, and then two years from now, those federal dollars won’t be there, but we will be on the hook to pay for those programs going forward,” Perry said in February 2009. Still, Perry stayed critical of the stimulus and played up secession in an attempt to placate extreme Texas conservatives. “There‘s no reason at all for us to be even talking about seceding. But if Washington continues to force these programs on the states, if Washington continues to disregard the Tenth Amendment, you know, who knows what happens,” Perry said in an interview with Fox News’ Neal Cavuto in May 2009. After refusing the money, then taking it, Perry managed a miracle. He signed the 2010-2011 fiscal year budget, one touted as being balanced. “The Legislature has done a commendable job,” Perry said in a June 19 release by his office. “It is particularly noteworthy lawmakers balanced the budget without using the state’s Rainy Day Fund and provided a tax cut to 40,000 small businesses,” he said. On Monday, the secret behind the magic budget finally came to light. CNN Money reported that Texas used $6.4 billion of federal money to cover the shortfall from the “commendable job” the Texas legislature did. Money that Perry said he didn’t want to take, and spending it in a way that he himself said would dry up leaving Texas on the hook. The Texas governor probably wasn’t serious about secession, and for his political interests probably never will be, but in the words of Keith Olbermann, the now former MSNBC host, “Don‘t let Oklahoma hit you on the backside on the way out.”
“I’m proud of what he’s done and I’m super sad he’s leaving. But I hope he has an awesome retired life.”
“It’s amazing how much time he has put into the university but I look forward to seeing someone new come in.”
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By Ryan Costello / Managing Editor Images of rusted metal abandoned cars line the walls, their uniform, rank and file arrangement a juxtaposition to the disheveled, sometimes deteriorating subjects within the frames. At least in the Oklahoma Science Museum’s Satellite Galleries, one person’s trash was another’s art. Friday evening was the grand opening of the photography exhibit entitled “Yesterday Remembered.” Patrons were greeted with the cheese and wine to accompany their perusal of artwork entirely by UCO students. The Satellite Galleries will feature the project through May 2011. Dr. Robert Palmer, a photography professor on campus, thought to display the project, which was originally an assignment for his photography history class. “It was a class project, and we all sort of racked our brains as far as the theme, but I think it came out pretty appropriate because these are historical processes,” Palmer said. “I like living in a fast-paced, contemporary world, but yet we slow down enough to appreciate something that might be a little archaic, but still presents itself well, and seems to be very marketable. I think it makes for a great show.” Palmer said that he first was connected to
the Oklahoma Science Museum when his business painted several of the building’s murals. The outfit that did the painting included some UCO students, Palmer said. The artists whose work is being displayed range from sophomores to graduate students, and the advanced techniques used to create the images ranged from hand-tinted film to silver film and cyanotype, a process that gives images a ghostly blue tint. “One of the main issues is building [the students’] confidence, getting them exposure, getting them to just get their work out is quite an accomplishment,” Palmer said, adding that having work displayed in a gallery could serve just as well as a resume(accents) builder. One artist was Jennifer Busler, a graduate student in education and specialization in art at UCO. Standing in front of a photo that featured an old, peculiarly teal-colored Ford pick-up that she had bestowed the name “Etta,” Busler explained her method and inspiration. “[My dad] has several old cars out on our pasture, so I shot all these images of them and hand-tinted them,” Busler said. And upon what did Busler base the names of her work? “I named them after old ladies,” Busler said with a grin. Though Palmer admitted that the museum
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Graduate student Jennifer Busler stands in front of her photo display titled “Etta,” named after her grandmother at the Yesterday Remembered art exhibit.
is not usually a hub for art buyers, students were nonetheless encouraged to put a sale price on pieces they were willing to part with.
“Etta” and Busler’s other pieces were priced at $200 for a set of four framed images.
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Career Services will be hosting the Spring 2011 Career & Internship Fair on Feb. 2 in the Nigh University Center Ballroom from 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
By Christie Southern / Staff Writer The statistics released last month by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, show that employers expect to hire 13.5 percent more new graduates from the class of 2011 than they hired from the class of 2010. Career Services, located on the third floor of the Nigh University Center, Room 338, em-
phasizes the importance of being prepared for this job marketplace by providing students with the right tools to get started including career fairs, an online database like monster. com, resume building, interview practices and career counseling. “All our counselors have master’s degrees,” Charles Sager, employer relations coordinator said. They not only discuss career guidance
but also salaries and possibilities for graduate school, he added. One thing the office encourages all students to do is seek out internships and practicums wherever possible. Career Services attempts to make the searching easier on students by bringing potential employers to campus. Those who seek internships or full-time employment are encouraged to attend the 2011 Spring Career and Internship Fair held from noon to 4 p.m., Feb. 2, in Central’s NUC Grand Ballroom. The fair is free and open to the public and will feature various local and national organizations that will be on hand to discuss full-time employment, internship and graduate school opportunities. “It’s best that a student knows about these before graduation because having a strong resume and knowing how to interview is important,” Sager said. “[The resume] is one of the things most people struggle with,” Sager said. “But it’s the first contact they have with potential employers.” Although seemingly obvious, Sager also stresses the importance of dressing professionally, noting that sometimes that slips students’ minds. One of the most important things for students planning to attend the fair is to be prepared. Sager recommends those who
plan to attend to research the companies prior to attending and prepare an introduction. A list of all the companies will be posted on their website a week before the fair. More than 30 organizations including Aflac, Drug Enforcement Administration, Social Security Administration, State Farm Insurance, Target and more have already signed up for the fair, and will have a booth during the event to provide attendees with more information about opportunities within their organization. Usually around 500 individuals, students and general public attend the fair. Additional information and helpful tips on landing a job or internship are available through www. broncho2.uco.edu/hirebronchos. For more information about Career Services, visit www.careers.uco.edu or contact their office at (405) 974-3346. For more about UCO Career Services, use your smartphone to scan this tag:
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A wounded blast victim is brought by rescuers to a hospital from Domodedovo airport in Moscow, Monday, Jan. 24, 2011. A suicide bomber set off an explosion that ripped through Moscow’s busiest airport on Monday, coating its international arrivals terminal in blood. The attack killed dozens of people and wounded more than a hundred. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Supporters of caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri shout slogans during a sit-in near the grave of Hariri’s father, slain former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Jan. 24, 2011. Protests in Sunni areas erupted quickly and Hezbollah’s Sunni rivals declared a “day of rage” Tuesday to voice refusal for “Persian tutelage” over Lebanon _ a reference to Hezbollah’s patrons in Iran. (AP Photo/Assaad Ahmad)
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With Yvette Walker
By Chantal Robatteux / Staff Writer
Yvette Walker is a night news director at The Oklahoman, the daily newspaper for Oklahoma City and surrounding metro area. She oversees late-breaking news decisions and design for the news sections of The Oklahoman. In addition, she also is responsible for the overall look and feel of the paper and supervises the editors of several special sections and niche publications. Previously, she was director of presentation and custom publishing, where she coordinated content in the features section. She headed the paper’s most recent redesign to a narrower newspaper. She joined The Oklahoman in 2006, and managed online content and presentation for NewsOK.com, the paper’s Web site, and was instrumental in bringing newsroom blogs onto NewsOK.
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A: “Atlas Shrugged” by Ayn Rand Q: Would you rather be loved or respected? 11. Q: What do you do when you get nervous? A: I would rather be loved than respected, beA: Take a deep breath, and think of my dog.
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western University’s Medill School of Journalism, who taught me what a nut graf was and who told me, “If your mother says she loves you, check it out.”
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Before coming to The Oklahoman, Walker was news editor at The Kansas City Star, where she was responsible for the front page, and supervised the Universal Desk. At The Star, Walker had been the reader’s representative, or ombudsman, and met with readers and regularly responded to concerns through a column in The Star and online. She helped launch newsroom content on kansascity.com. She has worked for several newspapers throughout the Midwest in Gary, Ind., Detroit, Dallas, Austin and Kansas City. Walker has a Master’s degree in media management from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a Bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. She is an adjunct professor of editing, design and writing classes. She is a change leadership fellow at the Poynter Institute, a past Unity Mentor and has completed several journalism fellowships and seminars. She is a member of the Online News Association and the National Association of Black Journalists.
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according to the Department of Kinesiology and Health Studies. His presentation will focus specifically on meditation provided by labyrinths. A labyrinth is a circle containing an elaborate path to the center. Labyrinths can be large enough to walk and small enough to trace with your fingers. Diane Rudebock, associate professor and Wellness Management Health Studies coordinator in the Kinesiology and Health Studies Department, has decorated her office with multiple labyrinths along with other images and phrases meant to promote tranquility. When Rudebock picked up her phone to discuss further plans for UCO’s very own labyrinth with a colleague, she was clearly enthused. “There is very little research that’s been done about the labyrinth,” Rudebock said over the phone as she informed the person at the other end of Ladd’s upcoming visit. “I’m so excited,” Rudebock said. “I was dying to tell you.” When Rudebock put the receiver down, she explained that this is the first time her department has hosted an event about labyrinth research. However, UCO is no stranger to the labyrinth. The Wellness Center has provided one periodically for the past few years and is preparing for another one soon. Rudebock has even painted one herself on the grass for Earth Day. “For years we defined health as the absence of disease,” Rudebock said, referring
to a definition provided by the World Health Organization in the early 1900s. “Health is a dynamic process,” Rudebock said, citing its mental, spiritual and physical aspects. The labyrinth has been used for thousands of years as a tool for tending to inner wellness and can be found in churches of various religious affiliations and hospitals. In fact, the Mercy Clinic provides a Labyrinth Prayer Garden to its patients and visitors. When asked if she would give the labyrinth a shot, Rozilyn Miller, chair of the Department of Mass Communications, delivered a pure and simple, “No.” “Wellness is finding balance in life,” Miller said. “Yoga!” Miller proclaimed as one method she uses for maintaining that balance. “And I try to eat healthy, emphasis on the try.” Miller showed very little interest in the labyrinth. “It doesn’t appeal to me,” she said. Brooklyn Jones, a sophomore advertising major, described wellness as being “physically and emotionally well.” “I always stay active and I drink lots of water,” Jones said. Although she has never tried using the labyrinth, Jones is open to the idea. “I’ve heard about it,” Jones said. “If it’s in my schedule, yeah, I would [try it].”
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Breaking Barriers tells a story of AfricanAmericans in the early days of Oklahoma in highlights key events from our campus in 1950 to the present day,” MeShawn Conley said. Conley, a graduate at UCO, who transitioned from taking classes to working on campus, now holds the title of director of Multicultural Student Services, glanced through information pertaining to the incident in February 2010. “I came to work. I was in the office and students came in between classes. They said, ‘Did you see the writing on Barack Obama’s face?’ I said, ‘What are you talking about, there’s nothing on there.’ I hadn’t looked that morning, but I couldn’t imagine. I was surprised because we hadn’t really had that kind of atmosphere here on campus, so I went down there and lo and behold, there were some derogatory terms written across his face,” Conley said. After the vandalism incident, Conley and others came up with a solution on how they would address the damage. The director stated that there have been racial incidents on campus before, and in the past, they have addressed it by having a forum or discussion. “But what I really wanted to do is talk to the students, and ask them how they feel like they wanted to address it because this is their community. And we wanted them to have a voice in how we should move forward with this,” Conley said. Afterwards, she conversed with the president of the Black Student Association, the president of the NAACP, and the president of
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the Diversity Round Table. They decided to remove the photo of President Obama and not bring any more attention to it. “Many times people who do these types of thing just want the attention and the spotlight. So we removed the photo and replaced it with a new one, and that photo was vandalized,” Conley said. At that point the campus police went about their duty of protecting the display, students were able to have discussions through the Vista regarding the issue, and UCO President Roger Webb addressed the incident. Dr. Elissa M. Dyer, director of Violence Prevention Project, said, “When we think about violence, statistically most violence in college age occurs under the influence of drugs and alcohol. And part of the reason for that is, if you think about violence, we all can have parts of us that are more aggressive. But we learn over time to inhibit that. When you are little, you learn not to hit, or you don’t bite. So then we learn that’s not okay behavior. Part of what can lead people to act out violently or aggressively is when that gets disinhibited. If you think about what disinhibits people, it could be drugs and alcohol, mental illness, and sometimes stress.” “Respecting other people is something that will inhibit me from acting aggressively. Not everybody that vandalizes something is going to be aggressive or violent toward people, but it can sometimes be an indicator,” Dyer said. Dyer then added extreme views and disinhibition can lead people to committing aggressive acts like past acts of terrorism or political violence such as the Tuscon shooting.
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JAN. 25, 2011 FOUR THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
1. When President Barack Obama makes his third State of The Union address, he will present before a vastly changed audience. What had been a purely Democratic majority in the 111th Congress was lost in November 2010’s mid-term elections. Obama is now facing a Republican majority of 242 to 193 Democrats and a smaller Democratic majority in the Senate. Obama’s audience is made up mostly of a Republican majority that last week overwhelmingly passed a bill repealing 2009’s Health Care act. The repeal bill, entitled “Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act,” is largely considered a symbolic gesture by the Republicans that promised their constituents that they would fight the law. The bill is expected to falter in the Democratheld Senate, where Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has vowed to block a vote.
2. Daniel Hernandez, shown here with Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at a memorial service for the victims of this month’s shooting rampage in Tucson, will be among guests at tonight’s address. The 20-year-old Hernandez is an intern for Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who is recovering after being shot through the head during the shooting. Hernandez was credited in part for Giffords surviving her injuries after giving the wounded congresswoman immediate medical attention.
3. The first State of the Union Address was delivered by the nation’s first president, George Washington, Jan. 8, 1790. The speech was given in New York, which was then the nation’s capitol. Thomas Jefferson, the third American president, discontiued the practice of delivering the annual address in person in 1801, instead favoring having a clerk read the speech before Congress. Jefferson said that reading the speech himself was, “too monarchial.”
The 28th president, Woodrow Wilson, revived the tradition of delivering the speech before Congress in person in 1913. Wilson did so despite some initial controversy, but the speech being made by the president, rather than read by intermediary, became a common practice. There have been some exceptions, but the address has been in person by most presidents since Wilson’s reintroduction of the practice.
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As a gesture in support of more civil political discourse, Senators Tom Coburn (R- Okla.) and Charles Schumer (D- N.Y.) will sit together at the address. The idea, first presented in a letter to congressional leaders by Sen. Mark Udall (D- Colo.), was met with skepticism, but Coburn and Schumer hope their actions will be followed by others in attendance. “We believe in discourse in America, we believe in strenuous discourse,” Schumer said on MSNBC’s ‘Meet the Press.’ “We don’t sweep differences under the rug. Tom and I have real differences, but we can do it civilly.”
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A.J. BLACK Nobody likes a Negative Nancy, a whistle-blower or a complainer. In fact, sometimes killing the messenger is the only way to avoid facing the painful reality to the seriousness of a situation. Just ask Jesus. Because who in their right mind would want their parade rained on when the party is still in full swing. I happen to be as American as they come, and Americans are winners by nature. Therefore, by proxy, I am nothing short of fantastic and I would have a great deal of difficulty being convinced otherwise. Like many Americans, I have grown so accustomed to winning and getting away with whatever I want that I failed to show up at the meeting in regards to my, I mean our, inevitable downfall. As a student of history, I have taken an avid interest in studying the countless empires that have risen throughout time and then fallen from up high like a North Korean missile; straight down that is, and a few thousand miles short. It is no fun thinking about serious issues. Especially the ones that could determine the future for all that we love. It is much more fun to crack jokes about Bush, Dick or Colin Powell. None the less, some of us with more time on our hands are concerned about the path of not only our nation but humanity as a whole. I thank Jesus everyday that Wall Street has bounced back, and that the banks and multi-national corporations are making record profits, but I still haven’t received my portion of the trickle down effect from Bush’s or Nobama’s bailouts. You see, as we squabble over a Democrat or Republicancontrolled Congress, and the birth certificate of our first black President, special interests have all but completely taken over our country and most of the “free” world. It goes without saying that even though we grant a corporation the rights and protection of a citizen, they aren’t people. They have no moral dilemmas, questions of loyalty or sense of duty. Even if you argue that a corporation is made up of people, the people that run them are not employed to be anything but profitable. Responsibility to the environment, the average person or ideology of governments are not part of a formula of consumption evolving around endless growth, low overhead, and an increase in market share and profit margin, as people “are just doing their job.” The same special interests that spend billions of dollars buying political influence, from both parties, also spend billions on public relations campaigns convincing us that we can’t live without them. Small businesses account for three out of every four jobs in this country. Small businesses don’t force retirement, open up legal sweatshops, outsource jobs and replace veteran employees with inexperienced graduates that will work for base pay instead of issuing a raise on income. Small businesses don’t exploit the cheapest form of labour, look at people as a cash value, or pay small fines in proportion to the profits made from irresponsible, unethical, and questionable practices. Small businesses don’t create false wealth through speculative lending and then cash in by short-betting hedge funds that they helped create. Small businesses don’t control the government, build up trillions in national debt, start wars under false pretense, defecate on the Constitution, sell their political souls to the highest bidder, pork-barrel spend, tax forty percent of your income, or try to control every aspect of your life. No, small business is the real American dream, but the irony is that we would have to wake up in order to live it. - Light it up, A.J. Black
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By Michael Collins / Sports Writer The UCO women’s basketball team used a huge second half effort to overcome a threepoint half time deficit and defeat Southeastern 83-66 Saturday at the Hamilton Field House. The Bronchos trailed almost the entire first half against Southeastern, with just over eight minutes to go in the first half. UCO held the lead briefly at 21-20, but that was quickly erased. The first half saw the Savage Storm use their bench to score 14 points, and keep the Bronchos at arm’s length. With both teams battling the entire first half, there was not much room for separation. Every time Southeastern tried to pull away, they could not. Even with the Bronchos missing their first five shots from the field, the largest lead the Savage Storm could build was nine. The second half started out much like the first half. Both teams were fighting for the lead but it was not until about halfway through the second half that the Bronchos took charge. With 10:23 left in the second half, the score was tied at 51 apiece. The Bronchos would then go on a tear by shooting their way to a 20 point lead with just over three minutes to go in the half. Led by their stud Ashley Beckley, UCO shot 57 percent from the floor in the second half
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Game NotesUCO out scored Southeastern 38-14 in the paint. There was a total of 3 lead changes throughout the ball game. UCO also outhustled the Savage Storm by winning the second chance battle 20-10.
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Central Oklahoma..... 31 52 83 Southeastern Okla..... 34 32 66 Leading Scorer: Ashley Beckley (UCO) 26 points 9 assist 9 rebounds Bailey Welch (SEOSU) 12 points 5 assists 7 rebounds
after only managing to muster 33 percent in the first half. Beckley finished the game with a team high 26 points on 7-13 shooting. She also added in nine rebounds and five steals. Beckley has been fantastic this season, she is averaging 20 points and eight rebound with just 10 games remaining on their schedule. Freshman guard Britney Morgan had a great game as well, scoring 15 points on 4-7 shooting, including 3-5 from behind the arc. Morgan who has started every game this year is averaging just over 10 points per game. The Bronchos had two other ladies score in the double digits. Kylie Mayes and Alex Richardson scored 14 points and 13 points respectively. UCO will take on Texas Women’s University this Wednesday in Denton, Texas. The Bronchos will also be looking to extend their season long winning streak to 6 games. The Pioneers are 13-6 on the season thus far, but do boast an 8-2 record at home. TWU currently have a six-game winning streak, and will be looking to shut down the Bronchos inside attack. With Beckley and Morgan streaking at this point in the season, look for the Bronchos to stop the Pioneers in their tracks, and extend their own winning streak.
Freshman guard Britney Morgan tries to find a teammate under the basket.
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BASEBALL SET TO START By Trey Hunter / Sports Writer
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The UCO baseball team will kick its season off in less than two weeks and nobody is more excited than infielder, Taylor Brown. Brown plays shortstop for the Bronchos and is expected to be one of the team’s premier players this season under head coach Dax Leone. After playing high school baseball at Edmond Memorial, it was not much of an adjustment when he signed up to play at Central. His speed and fielding ability is what landed him a spot in the starting lineup for Leone, just like at Memorial. “I can see Taylor hitting somewhere at the top of the lineup for us this season,” Leone said. “He’s got the speed and he can hit.” Brown hit .358 for the Bronchos last season, finishing third on the team. He also had three homeruns, 25 runs batted in and stole four out of four bases. He finished second on the team in total bases with 38. “Taylor is really going to be a key piece for us this season,” Leone said. “He is going to have to be on base a lot for us this season in order for our middle-of-the-lineup guys to drive him in. The shortstop position is not just about speed and hitting the ball, it is about fielding as well. Brown finished second on the team in assists last season with 78 and only made 13
errors. He also had 51 put-outs with a .908 fielding percentage. “Taylor has really stepped up on his fielding,” Leone said. “He’s got great hands and can really field the position, but just like any shortstop, he’s going to make a few mistakes every now and again.” “The key is how he reacts to those mistakes. Is he going to drop his head or is he going to Junior post player Alex Richardson sets up a drive to the basket tell the pitcher it was my bad and move on,” Leone said. The shortstop covers more ground defenThe deadline for intramural basketball registration is Wednesday, Jan. 26 at 12 p.m. Anyone sively than any other infielder. He has to cover the wide gap between third and second base who would like to sign up needs to stop by the Wellness Center or call (405) 974-3139. and also has to cover up the middle. He has to be able to be on the same page as the second baseman because they will be turning double plays more than any other combination on the field. The shortstop is also usually one of the leaders on the team as well. “Taylor is definitely one of the leaders on this team,” Leone said. “He may not be as vocal as some of the other guys, but he is one who leads by example. He’s always on time, he always works hard and it has paid off big time for him.” The Bronchos will host East New Mexico University on Feb. 4 at Broncho Field on campus, just north of the football stadium.
UCO baseball coach Dax Leone will be looking for this kind of effort as thier season is set to begin here in just a few weeks.
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WIN AND THEY’RE IN By Chris Wescott / Sports Editor The No. 16 Central Oklahoma Bronchos took a shot to their playoff hopes with two blowout losses to the No. 1 Lindenwood Lions over the weekend, losing 6-2 on Friday night and 8-1 on Saturday afternoon. UCO now faces a final nine-game stretch that will determine whether or not they make their third consecutive playoff appearance. On the outside of the playoff bracket looking in, UCO finds itself in a tough spot. There are six autobids for the American Collegiate Hockey Association. One is given to the host team (Delaware), while the other five are given to the conference champions. The Bronchos are an independent program, so cannot receive consideration for an autobid and must finish in the top 13-14 of the national rankings to qualify. There are two ranking cycles left in the season, Feb. 4 and 18. So in reality, UCO has only seven games to prove their worth to voters as their final two games against the University of Oklahoma come after the final rankings release (Feb. 18 and 19). The Bronchos host the University of Colorado this weekend for a two-game series at Arctic Edge Arena in Edmond. UCO continues their home stand on Feb. 3 when they host No. 10 Oakland in a must-win game for the bronze and blue. Following their one-game series with Oakland, the Bronchos host Eastern Washington on Feb. 4 and 5. UCO then heads on the road for another crucial series when they play No. 15 Liberty twice. The Bronchos beat Liberty 3-2 on Nov. 19 in Edmond earlier this season. The final rankings will be released on the
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The Bronchos hockey team’s path to the playoffs is tough but clear: win out and there is a good chance they’re in.
UCO took on number one ranked Lindenwood last Saturday. The Bronchos still have a shot at playoffs if they win their last games.
eve of UCO’s bedlam series against the OU Sooners on Feb. 18. A complete sweep of the Bronchos’ next seven games would put UCO in position to enter the playoff bracket. The UCO team knows their position. A win against Lindenwood last weekend would have helped, but losing both games means nothing in the big picture for the Bronchos’ playoff hopes. “Lindenwood is a great team,” UCO team captain Nick Novak said. “I mean, they are No. 1 in the nation. We lost, but those games
are behind us and we are only looking forward to our next game. Every game from here on out is a must-win.” When asked if the losses to Lindenwood were discouraging in any way, Novak stood behind UCO’s recent success leading up to their series against the Lions in which they won six straight games, two against No. 6 Arizona State (currently ranked No. 7). “No, we won six games in a row,” said Novak. “We shouldn’t find those (losses) discouraging.” “We need to focus on winning our next
game to be successful.” The obvious candidates for UCO’s most important remaining game are at home against No. 10 Oakland and on the road against No. 15 Liberty. But the Bronchos’ captain disagrees, saying that all of the games left on the schedule are important. “Every game is important from here on out and I feel that we have a great chance to win out the remainder of our games. That should put us in nationals.”
2010-2011 ACHA Men’s Division I Ranking #7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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Jonathan Cannizzo added a goal against Lindenwood this weekend to increase his team-high total of 20… Cannizzo needs four points to tie his career-high of 43… Donald Geary added a goal against Lindenwood to increase his season total to 11… Geary, a freshman, is second on the team in goals (11) and tied for second in points (20)… The Bronchos are 1-14 alltime against Lindenwood… Freshman goaltender Nick Holmes entered the Lindenwood series with a goals against average of 2.96 and save percentage of 92 percent...
BRONCHO MEN SMASH SOUTHEASTERN By Michael Collins / Sports Writer
In the last three minutes of the half, the Savage Storm missed five looks at the basket. But while Southeastern was struggling to find its rhythm, UCO’s Williams knocked down a monster three-pointer as time expired in the first half. The second half saw the Bronchos turn on the cruise control as they easily won the game by pushing their first half lead of 17 points up to 26 by the end of the game. As usual, UCO was led by Williams, who scored a game high of 21 points on 9-15 shooting in just 27 minutes of play. He also
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This past Saturday, UCO’s men’s basketball team took on Southeastern Oklahoma State in Edmond. UCO came out on top 71-45 to stay unbeaten at home this season, while also running their current winning streak to eight games. Junior guard Tyler Phillips stated UCO off with a blazing by scoring the games first five points, sinking three for his first bucket and adding in a layup to go with it. The Bronchos extended their run with buckets from
Dauntae Williams and Brent Friday to push their opening run to 9-0. Southeastern tried their best to recover from their slow start with just under 12 minutes to play in the first half they tied the game up at 13 points each. That just led to another Broncho run. After a little cat-and-mouse play, the Bronchos pushed their first half lead back up to 12, the score at 30-18 with just five minutes to play in the first half. Coming down the stretch in the first half, Southeastern missed plenty of opportunities to get the score closer going into half time.
added six rebounds, four assists, and two steals. Williams is averaging 21.7 points per game this season and with a few games left to play he may raise his average even further. Tucker and Phillips added some much needed energy against the Storm combining for 11 points and 11 rebounds. Southeastern was led by Urald King who scored 16 points of 6-10 shooting, while also chipping in five rebounds. So what’s next for the Bronchos? They play East Central University in Edmond this Saturday in a game that could push the Bronchos even further up the rankings. Sitting at No. 13 in the polls, another win could only help their cause as they hunt down a top 10 ranking. East Central has lost three straight games and will take on Northeastern State this Wednesday before their clash with the Bronchos on Saturday. East Central may not be as highly regarded nationally as the Bronchos, but they are dangerous. UCO must continue to play hard if they want to continue their home dominance this season. -Game Notes: Carl Curry and D.J. Lemons both came off the bench to score 9 points each. UCO shot 43% for the game while holding Southeastern to 28.8 %. The Bronchos scored 40 points in the paint while the Savage Storm managed only 20 points.
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Junior guard Brent Friday goes up through the defense to slam home a dunk this past week.
Central Oklahoma..... 37 34 71 Southeastern Okla..... 20 25 45 Leading Scorer: Dauntae Williams (UCO) 21 points 4 assist 6 rebounds Urald King (SEOSU) 16 points 1 assists 5 rebounds