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Student associations celebrate Hindu festival -See page 7

III New restaurant and movie reviews -See page 5

Volleyball players take home wins and awards, dominating court ICHARDSON, Texas-- Kristen Wilson and Meaghan Wedberg picked up Lone tar Conference player of the week honors Monday after leading Central Oklahoma to three wins last week. Wilson was named Offensive Player of the Week and Wedberg took Setter of the Week accolades as the Bronchos went 3-0, winning the Newman and then sweeping the East Central and Southeastern Oklahoma in league home matches. Wilson collected 47 kills and 22 \ digs in the three matches, hitting \ a solid .278. She had 12 kills in a three-set rout of Newman, 14 in a three set sweep of UCO's fiveset win over SOSU. Wedberg totaled 115 assists for the week, dishing out 34 against Newman, 30 against ECU and 51 in the come-from-behind win over SOSU. The junior standout added 19 kills in the three matches, getting seven apiece against Newman and the Savage Storm.

Kristen Wilson

Meaghan Wedberg

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Football players onored

by Vista photographer Chris Albers

Ryan Gallimore

UPCOMING: UCO will be joining Washburn University (Topka, Kan.) who will host the 10-team Lady Blues Fall Classic Oct. 3 and Oct. 4 that will feature some of the top teams in the nation. Along with the national semifinalist Lady Blues, the event will feature four other teams that went to the NCAA tournament last year.

Photo provided Meaghan Wedberg

Former UCO student killed in Texas Ashok Bhattarai was a hardworking student and will be rememebered fondly by his friends and colleagues By Abha Eli Phoboo Senior Reporter

Ashok Bhattarai, 21, a former UCO student, was shot in a robbery on Sept. 28 in a Missouri City, Texas convenience store where he worked. The police reported that Bhattarai was shot and found dead next to the cash register at about 10:10 p.m. at the First Stop Food Store on Cartwright Road. Missouri City Police obtained a surveillance video from the store, and it showed a man dressed in all black, with a red bandana covering the lower portion of his face, enter the store and shoot Bhattarai with a rifle.

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The suspect walked away with about $5,000, which he had removed from the store's safe. According to an Oct. 1 article from KPRC Houston, a second employee was working near the store's cooler at the time of the robbery and said he heard nothing. According to the article, police are seeking information from two customers, who the surveillance video showed were in the store just minutes before the robbery occurred. Bhattarai, who transferred to Houston Community College with a 4.0 GPA from UCO, was a hard working student and is remembered fondly by his friends and colleagues. According the KPRC Houston

article, friends and community members held a candlelight vigil to honor Bhattarai outside the store on Tuesday night. Bhattarai's family was informed of his death on Monday. His parents, who live in Nepal, are unable to afford the expenses to bring their son's body home. To assist Bhattarai's family with the costs, his friends in Houston and at UCO are working to raise the required funds to send his body home. They have set up a Web site for donations. Contributions can be made at http:/ / www.nepalicommunity.com / ashok_bhattarai I.

"Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist" review --See page 6

by Vista photographer Chris Albers

K.C. Asiodu

Asiodu and Gallimore named North Division players of the week RICHARDSON, Texas (Sept. 29) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Central Oklahoma's first football win of the season netted Lone Star Conference North Division player of the week recognition for K.C. Asiodu and Ryan Gallimore. Asiodu was named co-Defensive Player of the Week after spearheading a defensive effort that limited Texas A&M-Commerce to 172 total yards in UCO's 21-13 win last Saturday. The senior linebacker made 10 tackles, including three for loss, while also intercepting a pass and breaking up another. Gallimore was selected co-Offensive Player of the Week after catching three passes for 94 yards and a touchdown in the victory over the Lions. He had the two longest receptions of the season in the game, making a 44-yard TD catch to give the Bronchos a 14-6 second-quarter lead and hauling in a 49yarder to set up UCO's clinching score in the fourth period. The Bronchos, now 1-4 on the season, go to Southwest Baptist this Saturday.

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Students: onor Jewish holidays By IS4asiftiteakind.66. House oCohlspditiaintatives killed a $700 billion finan cial bailout and $1.2 trillion vanished from the U.S. stock market, Congress took a vacation. The recess, which began Tuesday and lasted until sundown on Wednesday, was in honor of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year Congress will break again next week for the celebration of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement. Lindsay Knox, a graduate student majoring in English at UCO, celebrates these holidays every year as a part of her Jewish heritage. "Tradition is important in Judaism," Knox said, explaining why she recognizes the holidays. "Tradition is important because it honors our ancestors." The tradition she refers to can be found in Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, which constitute the Jewish High Holy Days. Rosh Hashanah is the start of the Jewish year. "As we recognize the new year we celebrate new beginnings," Knox said. Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year, a day in which Jewish people atone for their sins. These days change every year on our calendar, but not on the Jewish Hebrew calendar, which operates on a lunisolar system. "They are on the same day of the Jewish year each year," Knox said. "This year, Rosh Hashanah falls on Sept. 30 and Yom Kippur falls on Oct. 9." Knox asks off from school and work when the holidays fall on weekdays because observing the holi-

days is important to her. But this isn't just another day off like national holidays. "In my experience, professors and employers are understanding," Knox said. "But the unfortunate thing is that you often do not get paid for missing work. I have always been excused from class." Knox said she believes the Jewish holidays are valid because of their longevity in history. "I feel that Jewish High Holy Days are real because they are age old and religious," Knox said. Knox said she feels it is difficult to make decisions about other minority holidays because it is not possible to recognize every holiday. "I guess it's a decision that has to be made, but I don't want to draw the line." When asked if she believed it was fair that Christmas was a recognized, paid holiday, Knox offered a practical answer. "Well, a huge number of people celebrate Christmas, so it makes sense from a practical standpoint. Christmas is important to secular people, too," she said. Knox said she doesn't believe it's a question of whether or not Congress should recess for the Jewish Holidays. It's a question of whether or not they should be taking religious holidays off. "If it were Christmas would they be expected to work?" she asked.

PIC OF THE DAY/Drawing in the Corn

Nails are seen on an X-Ray of an Iraqi injured in a suicide bombing at the Air Force Theater Hospital in Balad, 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of Baghdad, on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008. The Air Force Theater Hospital is best known for saving countless U.S. soldiers with catastrophic battle injuries. But dozens of Iraqi patients also come through its doors each month -- many with shredded limbs, penetrating shrapnel fragments and devastating internal bleeding. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Ms. Jackson recovers from illness

DEBATE: Moderator Under Fire

Conservatives question PBS journalist's neutrality NEW YORK (AP) -- PBS journalist Gwen Ifill, moderator of the upcoming vice presidential debate, dismissed conservative questions about her impartiality because she is writing a book that includes material on Barack Obama. Ifill said Wednesday that she hasn't even written her chapter on Obama for the book "The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama," which is to be published by Doubleday on Jan. 20, 2009, the day a new president is inaugurated. "I've got IFILL a pretty long track record covering politics and news, so I'm not particularly worried that one-day blog chatter is going to destroy my reputation," Ifill said. "The proof is in the pudding. They can watch the debate tomorrow night and make their own decisions about whether or not I've done my job." The day before the Joe Biden-Sarah Palin debate, columnist Michelle Malkin wrote in the New York Post about Ifill's book, saying, "She's so far in the tank for the Democratic presi-

dential candidate, her oxygen delivery line is running out." John McCain, though, spoke highly of the reporter in an interview with FOX News Channel. "I think Gwen IRE is a professional and I think she will do a completely objective job because she is a highly respected professional," he said Wednesday. In its online description of the book, Doubleday says that Ifill "surveys the American political landscape, shedding new light on the impact of Barack Obama's stunning presidential campaign and introducing the emerging young African American politicians forging a bold new path to political power." Ifill said Obama's story, which she has yet to write, is only a small part of the book, which discusses how politics in the black community have changed since the civil rights era. Among those subjects is Colin Powell, secretary of state in the Bush administration. The host of PBS' "Washington Week" and senior correspondent on "The NewsHour" said she did not tell the Commission on Presidential Debates about the book. The commission had no immediate comment when contacted by The Associated Press. A spokeswoman for John McCain's campaign did not immediately return phone and e-mail messages.

NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Janet Jackson was released from a Montreal hospital just two hours after she arrived, a spokeswoman for the facility said Tuesday, but it was still not clear why she was admitted. The 42-year-old singer became "suddenly ill" and was taken to Royal Victoria Hospital on Monday night shortly before her scheduled concert in Montreal, which was canceled, according to a statement released by W&W Public Relations. Jackson was at Royal Victoria but was released two hours later, said Rebecca Burns, representative for McGill University Health Centre, which runs the hospital. Representaives for Jackson would not elaborate on her condition Tuesday, simply saying that she was ill and was "recuperating." Meanwhile, Jackson's shows in Boston and Philadelphia on Wednesday and Thursday were postponed and she was due to resume her tour in Greensboro, N.C. on Saturday. There was no information on when those shows would be rescheduled. Jackson, who is on her first North American tour in seven years, dropped out of her scheduled "Saturday Night Live" performance in March because she had the flu, and her publicist said at the time that she went to the hospital for treatment but was not admitted.

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Events and Releases-10/2 By Greg Newby

UCO Wind Symphony, Nigh University Center, UCO, 10/2 -7:30 p.m. Rodney Atkins, Buffalo Run Casino, 10/4 - t3 p.m. UCO Student Jazz Fnsemble Concert, UCO Jazz Lab, 10/6 - 7 p.m, Barbara DeMaio Caprilli, UCO jazz Lab, 10/7 - 7:30 p.m. Intes*

ppaldaSa 2. Blindness 3, An American Carol 4. Beverly Hills Chihuahua Flash of Genius How to Lose Friends and Alienate People Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist Rachel Getting Married 9, Religulous 10. RocknRolla

Rookie Of the Year, The Consenrator\ , 10/2 - 7 p.m. Luma, UCO Jazz Lab, 10/2 - 8 p.m. Project 86 and Spoken, King of Clubs, 10/3 - 7 p.m. Shortt Dog g, UCO Jazz Lab, 10/3 - 8 p.m. NATinds of Plague, Bricktown LiVe, 10/4 - 6:30 p.m. The Dennis Borycki Piano Trio, UCO Jazz Lab, 10/ 4 - 8 p.m. Stud Duck Band, MAC Amphitheater at Mitch Park, 10/5 - 6:30 p.m. Richard Shindell & Antje Duvekot, The Blue Door, 10/8 - 8 p.m. .

"American Big Band," UCO Broadway Tonight, Rose State Perforrning Arts Theater, 10/3 - 7:30 p.m. "Doubt;" UCO Dept. of Theater, Dance and Media Arts; Pegasus Theater, UCO Liberal Arts Building; 10/3-10/4 - 7:30 p.m.; 10/5 - 2 p.m., adults $14, seniors $10, UCO Students $4. "Born Ye,sterday," Oklahoma City Theatre Company Civic Center, Oklahoma City, ongoing, ends 10/5.

Art on Tap, beer-tasting event, Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 10/3 - 7 p.m., $45. 2. UCO Marching Band Festival, Wantland Stadium, UCO, 10/4 - 10 a.m., all day. 8-Ball Pool Tournament, The Wolftrap, Thurs and Sat nights, ongoing

Danny Bob's Hideout, Tuesday and Thursday night 2. The Wolftrap, Tuesday nights. Ceegee's, Thursday nights.

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"Four Women Artists," Donna Nigh Gallery, 4 floor Nigh . University Center, UCO, ongoing, ends 10/4, free admission. "Roman Art from The Louvre," Oklahoma City Museum of Art, ongoing, ends 10/12, $12 adults, $10 students and seniors. "Life on the Butterfly Farm," Donna Nigh Gallery 4th floor Nigh University Center, UCO, ongoing, ends 10/30 "Savior or Spoiler: Teddy Roosevelt as a third-party candidate in 1912," National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, ongoing, ends 1/4, $10 adults, $8.50 students and seniors.

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Bettlejuice Four Minutes Gaffing Gun Gold Gypsy Halloween The Jackals Kill Switch Memory Keeper's Daughter A Model Employee . z.. **if: Ism: The Note The Picture of Dorian Gray Psycho Rear Window Ripple Effect Shelter Me Sleeping Beauty Speed Racer-Next Generation-Fast Track Spirit of the Marathon Strait Jacket Vertigo The Visitor Watership Down You Don't Mess With the Cohan

NBA 2K9 Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway NBA Live 09 Fracture Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals Everlight Exodus from the Earth Bleach: Dark Souls Guilty Gear 2: Overture Midnight Club: LA Remix

"My Winnipeg;" Oklalioma City Museum of Art Theater, 10/2 - 7:30 p.m., 10/4 -- 5:30 p.m. & 8 p.m. "The Barber of Oklahoma City Museum of Ai-t. Theater, l 015 - 2 p.m.,

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turning to the basics of democracy We are handing our eedom over on a silver platter. The more we ask and beg our government to jump in every time there is a crisis, whether big or small, the more freedom we are losing. Nobody ever asks, why? Of course, the government shouldn't sit back and do nothing, but according to the Constitution, our government should be in OUR hands. But is it? Do we have as much say in world and national affairs as much as we think we do? It seems as though we are pushing more and more responsibility on the government and in return getting what we asked for. No freedom. The government doesn't even have to ask us if we like what's going on because they only have to say the world "terrorist" and we roll over and ask somebody to fix it. When I was in a politics class over the summer, we had multiple speakers who spoke to us about how heated the upcoming election would get. The disconcerting part was the fact that several of them made references to "when big things start happening before the election." What does that mean? How would they know something like that? Is it possible that this economic struggle we find ourselves in is merely a norm in the election process?

Candidates will do anything and everything to strike an emotional chord with their audience. If they can reach your wallet, ask you if they can hold it for you and then promise you it will be okay, they would do it. Originally, the government wasn't set up to tax the individuals of the U.S. Wouldn't that be nice? The only entities that were supposed to be taxed were businesses. We are slowly moving away from the original intention of our forefathers. Of course, as a society changes, certain aspects should as well, but our freedom should never be compromised. Another example of a changing Constitution is the IRS. Why have we the people never questioned the IRS? The IRS, as a whole, is technically unconstitutional, and nobody ever asks why. They are the only group that finds you guilty until you are proven innocent. Isn't this a fundamental freedom that we are innocent until proven guilty? My point is to step back away from the current crisis and to ask questions. Things are not always as they seem. Pull your emotions away from the upcoming election and don't be so quick to conclude that what the national media is telling you is true.

What's the point?

Campus Note: The Indian Student Association proudly presents Navratri Fest '08 at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Plunkett Park. Free entry and food! Come and join us for a night of music & dance!

It's time for Palin to prove herself It's debate night at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. and it's time for Gov. Sarah Palin to prove that she is qualified for the vice presidency. From the moment Sen. John McCain announced her as his VP choice, Palin was perceived as the force that would bring the McCain campaign back to life. But in interviews since then, she has often appeared vague and made such mistakes as saying that her foreign policy experience comes from being so close to Russia. She defended that statement in one interview with CBS News anchor Katie Couric, saying, "It is from Alaska that we send those [operations] out to make sure an eye is being kept on, this very powerful • nation, Russia, because they are right there." Yes, Russia is close to Alaska and we likely observe Russia from the northern state. But what does that have to do with Palin's foreign policy experience? Tonight, she has a chance to prove to the nation that she is the tough politician who fought "the bridge to nowhere" and has what it takes to occupy second-highest post in the country. Sen. Joe Biden has the chance to prove his foreign affairs strength after being a long time member and current chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Palin has the advantage of not being a Washington insider and Biden has the disadvantage of speaking his mind, while putting his foot in his mouth. However, CNN commentators have pointed out Biden is anxious and is lowering expectations for the debate, despite his fortune, or misfortune, of having 20 years in Washington politics. Palin will undoubtedly take every chance she gets to call him an insider who is part of

the greed and corruption that has added to Capitol Hill's negative reputation. She will face the biggest test of her short candidacy tonight and needs to be on top of her game, especially at a point when so many in her own party are doubting her viability in the campaign and are even suggesting she leave the ticket. Her recent interviews with Couric served as the kicker that forced prominent conservatives to question whether Palin is ready for the job. Syndicated columnist Kathleen Parker said Palin is "clearly out of her league" arid asked Palin to leave the race. While McCain recently expressed his pride in Palin on the ABC News program "This Week," I think we as a nation need a reason to feel that pride as well. CNN contributor Leslie Sanchez made the point during a CBS News interview that any candidate who is new to the national stage will face this kind of skepticism, but said that once the debate is over, she will be able to go out in public and get her bearings. What Palin needs to do, as Sanchez pointed out, is get comfortable on the stump and stop being so managed. As a former governor, she has executive experience that will benefit her in this campaign and on the road, but first the McCain campaign needs to stop overdoing her preparation. They need to do what their fellow conservatives are asking them to do; "Let Palin be Palin." It is my hope that the McCain camp allows this to happen. If it doesn't, Palin's viability will continue to be questioned and McCain's campaign will be affected overall. Bottom Line: Gov. Palin, prove your worth on the Republican ticket or step aside.

The Bottom Line

"They [the McCain campaignl need to do what their fellow conservatives are asking ...'Let Polio be Palin."'

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Leatherheads worth Zen Asian Din the DVD rental cost mor9 than expecte First impressions aren't everything By Greg Newby

absolutely phenomenal, but on this visit, our food, service and wait were second to none. Restaurant Reviewers The atmosphere was quiet and modern. We highly recommend this place for Have you ever been to a restaurant and faculty, staff and students who need a told yourself that you would never go place to take that special someone. back? Maybe the service was terrible, your It is quiet and private enough for good food wasn't cooked right, or they took your conversations, and elegant enough to feel order wrong good about (we hope it taking wasn't all three anyone because that there. would suck). Daviyion At this ordered week's review the spicy destination, general we had chicken, undesirable which came service and with plenty the food took of mouthalmost 30 watering minutes to chicken and arrive. a heaping So why did pile of fried by Vista photographer Chris Albers we go back? rice all for an A few of you inexpensive have said that Alex Hogard emerges from the Zen Asian Dining kitchen $7.95. our reviews are with drinks to quench a few of her guest's thirsts. Try the Ry an always "too the hot and spicy calamari, it's delicious. ordered the good" and we honey sesame need to write chicken with a one that involves a poor restaurant mound of steamed rice for a well-priced experience. $ 8T.25. Truth is, all of our restaurants have been The honey sesame chicken was a little great and we cannot. be responsible for taste of heaven and there are no words libel. in the English language to describe how This week we decided to return to a place good the chicken was so we'll create our where we had a terrible experience and set own: chickentastic. ourselves to meet your requests. It is also Menu prices range from $5.95 for important to note that this establishment's Vietnamese Pho noodles up to $13.95 for poor service is the reason we decided to Hunan shrimp, prime steak with black become reviewers for The Vista in the first pepper sauce, and curry salmon. place. Thankfully, this visit was not like For the Japanese food connoisseur, we our first at all. recommend their tempura udon, as it was We went into Zen's Asian Dining quite the fried delicacy. located on the northwest corner of 33r Overall, ou r recent Zen dining experience and Broadway, behind On the Border and was more than we could have asked for. Quizno's. We were hoping we wouldn't Ryan gives Zen his second 5 star review have another sub-par experience and that due to XL portion size, fantastic food our prior experience was a fluke. worthy of your green backs, A+ service Thankfully it was, because we left Zen and a comfy atmosphere. It is now his feeling overjoyed, wondering what went second favorite eatery in Edmond. wrong last time, and most importantly, Daviyion believes that first impressions with scrumptious leftovers. aren't everything and Zen Asian Dining The food on both occasions was has definitely earned their kudos. By Daviyion Johnson and Ryan Kolb

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With the economy slowing down and Hollywood in hibernation mode, it's tough to make it out to the theater, and even tougher to justify that $8 ticket price. We often forget just how easy it is to rent a DVD these days. With a wide array of options, from home delivery, traditional in-store pickup Photo provided and even some new-release titles for $1 a night, plus the ability to watch it on your George Clooney stars in the movie, "Leatherheads" as Dodge schedule, with your own Connelly, the aging captain of the Duluth Bulldogs. food and drink, what's not to like about renting? And, now is when all the summer block busters are drag. This is when the film gets off to a great coming out on DVD. start, but somewhere about halfway George Clooney's acting/ directing summer hit "Leatherheads" is one such through, it seems to lose momentum, as film. Released on DVD last week, this though the writers ran out of jokes and screwball comedy takes place during the funny gags to stick in there and audience rough, early years of professional football. members find themselves a little restless. The reason this particular movie has It is 1925, and college football is alive some lag time in the middle is because it and well, much thanks to money provided seems to have an identity crisis. It starts by the schools. Professional football, on the other hand, is going through much out as a goofy comedy with a love story tougher times. With attendance numbers intertwined in there, which works until at a fraction of those the colleges enjoy, the love story begins to take itself too professional teams are fighting a losing seriously. Connelly and Littleton toss flirtatious battle in the war against bankruptcy. Dodge Connelly (Clooney) is the aging barbs at each other and everyone's having captain of the Duluth Bulldogs at the top fun. But when she appears to be getting of a league notorious for one rule: there are more involved with Rutherford, Dodge is left on the outside and you feel so badly no rules. When the other teams in the league begin for him that it just kills the mood. Ups and downs are important in a film, to collapse, Connelly and his Bulldogs quickly find themselves with no opposition but when you make them too extreme, the and are soon forced back into their old jobs film loses its flow and the audience. This is a fun sports movie with amazing in the mines and farm fields. ,,Past his prime and with no real cinematography. The music is great and marketable skills, Connelly decides to the filming is really nicely done. If you can get through the lagging persuade college football star and war hero Carter Rutherford (John Krasinski) to midsection, you'll enjoy this movie. I'm leave Princeton and come play in Duluth, glad I didn't pay to see it in theaters, but hoping that his fame will draw spectators definitely worth a dollar. and increase ticket revenue. There's only one problem, Rutherford may not be exactly everything he says he is and Chicago Tribune writer Lexie Littleton (Renee Zellweger) is along for the ride, secretly trying to uncover his real story This is a fun comedy in Clooney's screwball style, much like "0' Brother, Where Art Thou?", that suffers --Greg Newby from the mortal enemy of film, especially comedy: the second act

- This is a fun sports movie with amazing cinematography. The music is great and the filming is really nicely done -

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Thursday: Club Le Bora Bora

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8ball of Highly Explosive hosts The Local Heat Magazine Best of Both Worlds debut Thursday night. Special guest D1 and live Performances. 21 to Enter, $6 cover, ladies free before 11:00. Friday: UCO Jazz Lab

100 E Fifth St., Edmond

Shortt Dogg at Jazz Lab: the perfect date, great music and a good place to drink. 7506 N. May Ave., Oklahoma City

Blur Lounge

From the ground up Eriday's featuring Hip-Hop, 80s and dance music all night. Also featuring DJ Switch and DJ Tony MoonStar. 21 to enter, No cover, no dress code. Saturday: Firetake Grand. Casino

1-40, Exit 178

Go enjoy Freestyle Cage Fighting, ticket prices range between

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1755 N. W. 16th St., Oklahoma City

Convergence

Hush Hush Commotion, Abandon Kansas, Bank, Paper Mache/For The Atlantic Basement Melodies (CD Release). Come see Hush Hush Commotion in their last performance before entering the studio to record their next album.

8. Tiki Tan

Sunday: Fox and Hound Pub and Grill.

7. Bronze Tanning

3031 W. Memorial Rd., Oklahoma City

Sunday Night Hot Spot, DJ P.H.D live, great food, pool tables and active dance floor. Great drink specials. 21 to enter, free for students.

6. Bobbie's Tan and Tone

Monday: Flatire Burgers

5. Tan and Tone America

Start your week with great food at student friendly prices. Check out $1 off fried pickles and $2 Shiners.

Tuesday: Buffalo Wild Wings

4. Perfect 10 Tan

318 E.

Ayers St., Edmond

1333 N. Santa Fe Suite

Forty-cent wing night, sports bar and karaoke, always a great place for students.

3. At The Beach

Blur Lounge

7506 N. May Oklahoma City

$3 you call it Tuesday. 21 to enter, no cover and full sushi menu till 9 pan. DJ Mike Patron playing your favorite hip-hop, top-40, 80s, rock and break music.

2. Mega Tan

Wed: Club Rodeo hip-hop night

1. SunKissed Tannin

Free Bud Light draws for ladies all night, 25-cent longnecks till 11 p.m. Live DJ, great entertainment, home to the sexy- bunz contest.

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist pleases with it's upbeat music

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By Stephani Tobin Staff Writer

1. "Doubt" Support the UCO Department of Theatre, Dance and Media Arts by attending its production of "Doubt." Due to the renovafions of Mitchell Hall, it will be staged in the Pegasus Theater in the Liberal Arts Building. 7:30 p.m., 10/340/4; 10/5 — 2 p.m., adults $14, seniors $10, UCO Students $4.

In Michael Cera's last few films he has shown film audiences that he is quickly becoming a relatable comic force to be reckoned with. Breaking onto the Hollywood scene in Fox's prematurely canceled "Arrested Development," he skillfully portrayed the prototype of the sensitive, sometimes awkward teenager in "Superbad" and "Juno" last year. In "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist," he follows up this character with his heartbroken, sympathetic Nick, a guitarist in a band with friends that are far more assertive than he is. The opening scene shows him in his bedroom, taking a "mental health day" beause his popular girlfriend, Tris (Alexis Dzinea) has just broken up with him. His band mates convince him to show up at their gig, where he meets Norah (Kat Dennings). Dennings portrays Norah with the right amount of

2. Art on Tap Visit the Oklahoma City Museum of Art's Fifth Annual Art on Tap beer-tasting event. Sample more than 70 beverages from around the world as well as hors d'oeuvres from some of Oklahoma City's best restaurants. 7:30 p.m., Friday. Advance tickets are $45 for non-Museum members. 3. UCO Marching Band Festival With the football team out of town, come see some of Oklahoma's best high school marching bands compete Saturday at Wantland Stadium. Starting at 10 a.m. and going all day, UCO's own "Stampede of Sound" marching band will be making an appearance later in the evening. All-day-pass $10, Finals $7, Preliminaries $5.

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Stampede of sound to be at Wantland By Stephani Tobin Staff Writer

The sounds of drumlines, woodwinds and brass instruments will fill Wantland Stadium this Saturday when UCO will host the 2008 Stampede Showdown Invitational Marching Band Festival. Preliminary events are scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. The finals will start at 7:00 p.m. with the top 12 scoring bands from the preliminaries. High school marching bands from around Oklahoma will compete in the festival. Participants include schools from Edmond, Putnam City, Midwest City, Ardmore, Tulsa and Lawton. Brian Lamb, director of bands at UCO, said all of the high schools are within a day's drive of UCO. "This is the most receptive crowd they'll ever march for," Lamb said about the UCO marching band members, who he said are "very excited" about Saturday. "The stands will be packed. The athletics department has a fantastic facility for marching bands." Lamb said he expects the event to draw in about 1,500 high school students and about 10,000 parents, teachers and observers. He said the festival helps to encourage high school students to consider UCO as a higher education

choice. "It's no coincidence that this band is the largest we've had," he said. David Hanan, festival director and associate director of bands at UCO, agreed this festival is a good way to "entice [students] to come to UCO for their degree." He said UCO band members are excited to see their former high school classmates, colleagues and teachers. He said the UCO band is important to encouraging school spirit and supporting athletics on campus. "These marching bands put on a show that is both athletic and artistic," he said. "It helps us better ourselves." Alexa Berlemann, 17, is the drum major for Edmond North and has competed at this festival for the past three years. In previous competitions, her band has won awards in "High Visual" and "High Music" and has placed every year. "It's always exciting to perform at a home field," she said. "Even if you're not in marching band, it's really fun to watch." Tickets for the competition are $5 for the preliminary events, $7 for the finals, $10 for an all-day pass and children under four will be admitted free. Tickets can be purchased at the stadium gate. Parking will be available in marked lots, including Stadium East.

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Student associations celebrate the Hindu festival of Dasain By Abha Eli Phoboo Senior Reporter

The Indian Student Association (ISA) and the Nepali Student Association (NSA) are each celebrating the Hindu festival of Dasain or Dashera on campus. The ISA's event Navratri Fest will take place on Oct. 3 at Plunkett Park. The NSA event Dasain and Tihar Festival will take place on Oct. 10 at the pavilion by Broncho Lake. The Dasain or Navratri festival, which is regarded as the biggest Hindu festival in South Asia, marks the triumph of good over evil. According to Hindu mythology, the goddess Durga fought the demon Mahisasur for nine days. Mahisasur had terrorized the earth in the form of a brutal water buffalo. On the 10th day, the Goddess slayed the demon and peace reigned over Earth again. The Goddess' triumph is celebrated differently among Hindus in Nepal and India. The events by the two student organizations on campus

will showcase their individual and unique traditions. "We celebrate this festival in a big way in India. For all nine nights we say our prayers and we meet with each other. We want to share our culture with the UCO community," Bhumil Patel, ISA president, said. The ISA event will showcase Dandiya dance, which is a dance performed with two sticks. There will be free spicy Indian food and refreshments. The NSA event will display the Nepali way of celebrating Dasain and Tihar. Friends and families meet up to play games and feast together during Dasain. "We want to involve as many members of the international community and bring together the Nepali community to celebrate with us," Dilip Balami, NSA president, said. People are invited to participate in flying kites from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Plunkett Park. Singing, dancing and free food will take place after 7 p.m. by Broncho Lake.

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Though the case is closed on China's Olympic gold medalists, the age controversy in gymnastics is far from over. Documents confirm all six members of China's gold medal team at the Beijing Games were old enough to compete, the International Gymnastics Federation said Wednesday. But it wants more answers from two members of China's 2000 squad — Dong Fangxiao and Yang Yun — saying it "does not consider the explanations and evidence provided to date in regards to these athletes as satisfactory." It also is moving forward with a licensing system that would serve as proof of age for a gymnast's entire career. "It's not about the medal," said Dominique Dawes, part of the U.S. squad that finished fourth behind China at the 2000 Olympics. "The important issue is them righting a wrong and hopefully prohibiting future Olympians from being underage. It's really about making sure every athlete is doing things the right way." Dong's official birthdate is listed as Jan. 20, 1983. But her accreditation information for the Beijing Olympics, where she worked as a national technical official, lists her birthdate as Jan. 23, 1986, said Andre Gueisbuhler, the FIG's secretary general. "If that document is the correct one, that would suggest she was 14 years old at the Sydney Olympic Games," Gueisbuhler said. Gymnasts must turn 16 during an Olympic year to be eligible to compete. Calls to Yang and Dong's mobile phones rang unanswered Wednesday, a national holiday. So did phone calls to the Chinese gymnastics team's media officers. Questions about the ages of China's Beijing squad had swirled for months, with media reports and online records suggesting some girls could be as young as 14. China insisted — heatedly and repeatedly — that all six gymnasts were old enough and said it had the documents to prove it. Any discrepancies, Chinese officials 'said, were the result of Web site inaccuracies or paperwork errors. When the IOC asked the FIG three days before the games ended to investigate one last time, China provided original passports, ID cards and family registers for He Kexin, Yang Yilin, Jiang Yuyuan, Deng Linlin and Li Shanshan. All showed the girls were 16 or would turn 16 this year. "For the FIG, the age of the Chinese team is well documented and proven," Gueisbuhler said. The furor surrounding the ages of China's gold medalists might have gotten the most attention, but underage gymnasts have been the sport's dirty little secret for years. Since the minimum age was raised from 14 to 15 in 1981 to protect young, still-developing athletes from serious injuries, there have been several examples of countries trying to skirt the rules. The minimum age was raised to its current 16 in 1997. Romania admitted some of its gymnasts' ages had been falsified, including Olympic medalists Gina Gogean and Alexandra Marinescu. Gymnasts from the Soviet Union said their birthdates were changed to allow them to compete. And North Korea was banned from the 1993 world championships after FIG officials discovered Kim Gwang Suk, the 1991 gold medalist on uneven bars, was listed as 15 for three years in a row. "There is a history of this, which is why I ' think the FIG feels so strongly about needing a license," said Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics. "If you're going to have the rule, you have to be able to enforce it. "This situation has brought a higher sense of (emphasis) on, how do we address that in such a way that we don't give someone just another piece of paper to show but there's a policy in place that leaves no question." A licensing system might have prevented all of the controversy — or at least brought it to a quicker end. Beginning next year, the FIG will require any gymnast who competes in an international competition at the junior or senior level to have a license based on a passport. The hope is this will prevent cheating, because most gymnasts begin competing internationally several years before appearing at an Olympics or world championships. "I'm really applauding anything they're going to put in place to try and avoid this situation from happening again," Dawes said. "People are just going to brush it off, saying, 'Oh, they were 14.' It's just as serious, 1 feel, as the performance-enhancing drug issue." There are loopholes, of course. Gymnasts who don't compete internationally until right before an Olympics or worlds would not need a license, and therefore the FIG wouldn't have its own record. The FIG also would have to trust that the passports gymnasts submitted were, indeed, legitimate.

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Women's golf claims second at Dallas Baptist Invitational ARLINGTON, Texas (Sept. 30) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A trio of top-15 individual finishes led Central Oklahoma to a runner-up showing at the Dallas Baptist Invitational that ended here Tuesday. The Bronchos shot a final-round 307 at the par-72 Waterchase Golf Club to move up two spots in the team standings, finishing the 36-hole tournament with a 619 total. No. 4-ranked Tarleton State shot back-to-back 294s to run away with the team title at 588, while the No. 24 Bronchos ended up eight shots ahead of third-place Cameron (627). Angelo State (628) was fourth in the 16-team field, followed by host Dallas Baptist (648) and St. Mary's (650). Freshman Emily Leahey led UCO with a tie for fourth in the individual standings, while junior Cassy Knight tied for 11th and sophomore Raelynn Farthing was 15th. "We knew we'd have to play well to catch a couple of the teams ahead of us and we did that," UCO coach Michael Bond said. "We had a good tournament,

but sometimes you play well and it's still not enough because Tarleton shot two 294s and I didn't see a 294 on that course." Leahey backed up an opening-round 73 with a closing 75 in finishing at 148, with the Bronchos also getting 76s from Farthing and freshman Erica Bensch. Knight had a final-round 80, while Maria Jimenez shot an 87. "Emily was just really consistent again and she made a lot of pars. Erica had a solid round and came through when we needed her to. Raelynn really had it going until she had a bad hole coming in, but we know what we're going to get from her." UCO returns to action Monday and Tuesday when it hosts the Broncho Masters at Fairfax Golf Club.

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