The Vista Oct. 26, 2006

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Thursday, October 26, 2006

Henry and Istook debate different political agendas

by Teddy Burch Editor-in-Chief The Constitution Hall crowd roared as Governor Brad Henry and Congressman Ernest Istook took the stage for their third of four gubernatorial debates Oct. 23.

The two exchanged heated words on issues ranging from tax cuts, health care costs and education. Both accused the other of failing to do their jobs and promised a better performance than the other.

“Our job growth is ranked 37th in the country,” Congressman Istook said. “What we’re doing is losing our young people to other states with better jobs. We need growth with a purpose.”

Governor Henry was quick to point out the highlights his administration has accomplished. Among them was House Bill 2176, which restricts tablet sales of pseudoephedrine, a main ingredient in methamphetamine.

“We’ve built a better education system from the ground up,” Henry said. “We raised personal income around the state by $8 billion and set the landmark meth law which is now the standard for the nation.”

On the issue of state taxes,

by Vista photographer Alex Gambill

Governor Brad Henry and Congressman Ernest Istook participate in the 2006 Gubernatorial Debate Oct. 23 at Constitution Hall. both candidates agreed there’s a need for a reduction of the tax amount Oklahomans pay but disagreed about how

to accomplish the cutback.

“We’ve eliminated the estate tax and we’ve also eliminated the capital gains tax,” Henry said.

Gas expands Americans

by Vista photographer Travis Marak

A gas price sign at the corner of University and Ayers Oct. 15.

by Desiree Treeby Copy Editor While standing at the fuel pump consumers could buy a shirt, jeans or a steak dinner for the same amount that lasts a vehicle about one week.

Talks of fuel prices rising and falling are currently a topic of the media. Why are prices lower than this summer? And what are they going to do?

Some “experts” say that prices could fall to about $1.25 and some say that prices will of course rise to about $3 and above.

“I believe it’s possible,” for the crude oil prices to fall to $50 a barrel, said Dr. Zhen Zhu, associate professor of economics, though the “price may take some time to get there.”

Others question companies, like Exxon Mobile Corp. who continue earning profits of over $10 billion and they question how prices relate to the upcoming elections.

The 2005 gasoline price components break down into four major categories: 53 percent crude oil, 19 percent feder-

al and state taxes which equals out to about 40 cents, 19 percent refining costs and profits, and distribution and marketing costs account for nine percent. These taxes don’t represent the cost of local and county taxes, which can cause the geography price differences, creating a larger impact on the price per gallon.

“There will probably be ‘corrections’ in oil prices and thus gasoline prices,” said Lead Measurement Engineer, Bobby Hudgens at Oklahoma Gas and Electric. He finds it interesting that the prices have dropped and somewhat stabled for a few weeks, probably due to the elections.

“We are in the very early stages of a significant acceleration in prices,” said economist and managing director at Hillier Capital Management, Michael Smorch. He described that never before commodity prices were lower than in 2001 and currently we are on the upswing of inflation-adjusted prices.

“We are likely to experience set-backs ‘corrections’ and some may be violent,” Smorch said.

Get This... Desiree Treeby

Increasing the demand across the world, with China’s growth and modernization continuing fuel products will continue to rise. The world doesn’t have the capacity for production or refining to keep up with demand. The current tensions in the Middle East and Asia will also aggravate the world’s petroleum problems, as well as the impact terrorists cause by interrupting oil and gas refinery, prices only have no where to go but up, said Hudgens.

Americans drive more than 2.5 trillion miles per year in automobiles, light trucks and sport utility vehicles, which is equal to 14,000 round trips to the sun.

Today, Americans drive almost double what we did in 1980, according to journalists Kevin Bonsor and Ed Grabianowski.

Because of growing populations and limited resources Smorch said, “Don’t be fooled by commentators who ‘want prices to decline.’ I think we will surpass $100 over the next few years.”

Desiree Treeby can be reached at dtreeby@thevistaonline.com.

“The plan we put on the table was the largest in the state’s history, and we plan to do more,” Istook disagreed with

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Hungary protest results in violence

by Ivo Lupov Staff Writer The European Union is not immune to political revolts.

Fifty years after the uprising of the Hungarians against the Soviet-influenced regime, a new political turmoil shakes the democracy in Budapest.

One UCO student from Hungary does not describe it as a serious public outrage, but many international media outlets and leaders in the E.U. are paying close attention to the nearly month-long protesting against the current government.

Oct. 23 marked the 50th anniversary since the bloody attempt of Hungarians to change the political system and withdraw from the Warsaw pact. It was a treaty that resembled NATO after World War II for mutual assistance among Soviet Union and Eastern European countries behind the Iron Curtain.

“It is the biggest thing after 1989, when the Iron Curtain came down, in former socialist countries in Europe,” said Judi Schifferdecker, UCO graduate student in Counseling Psychology from Hungary.

Since Sept. 17, anti-government protests have been ongoing in the Hungarian capital. The cause of the public intolerance toward the political elite was

(AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)

A Hungarian anti-government protesters clash with riot police in Budapest, Hungary, Oct. 23. Clashes with riot policemen broke out after police prohibited protesters from getting closer to the Hungarian Parliament building where top foreign politicians celebrated the 50th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian uprising. sparked after the prime minister Frenc Gyurcsany was heard on a leaked recording admitting lying about the economic status of the country in order to win the parliamentary election in April.

Noemi Wells, UCO nursing sophomore, on the other hand does not believe what the gov-

ernment officials are saying.

“I am not surprised about what is going on in Hungary right now,” Wells said.

She said she hopes the protest will bring a new election that will change the political elite.

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Make a difference, volunteer

by Steven Reckinger Copy Editor

Dr. Bob McGill

Statistics show there are approximately 5,000 deaths a year involving minors with alcohol. Roughly seven percent of Oklahoman youth say it’s “very easy” to obtain alcohol. Almost 75 percent of underage drinkers say they get alcohol from their parents.

As a follow-up to Alcohol

Awareness Week, Dr. Bob McGill, theatre chair, will assist Edmond Mayor Saundra Naifeh with a taskforce to raise awareness on underage drinking.

“Make a Difference” Day will be held Oct. 28 at 9:30 a.m. on 33rd and Broadway in the former Wal-Mart parking lot to encourage the community to get involved

see Awareness, page 7

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the size of the tax cut, and offered his ideas on further reducing the amount of taxes paid by Oklahoma citizens.

“I don’t believe that a $45 tax rebate to Oklahoma business is going to make a difference,” he said. “The governor wants to protect state government first, I say let's protect the taxpayer first. It’s time to take away the state sales tax on all groceries.”

The two also agreed there’s a growing problem with illegal immigrants.

“Too many people in Washington won’t look at this problem,” Istook said.

“The governor wants to give grants for illegal immigrants so they can attend our schools at taxpayers expense. As governor, I wouldn’t do this.”

Without delay, Henry pointed out that Oklahoma has done all it can to address this problem.

“We answered the call of the president when he asked for the National Guard to help protect our borders,” Henry said.

“Really, it’s Congress that has failed again and again to act when it comes to illegal immigration.”

In the most debated topic of the evening, the two disagreed on the current state of Oklahoma’s education system as well as what to do about it in the future.

“Our educators now have full health care coverage,” Henry

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DID YOU K N O W T H AT. . . .

“Flushable” toilets were in use in ancient Rome.

1 kg (2.2 pounds) of lemons contain more sugar than 1 kg of strawberries. is

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of

the world left-handed.

78 rpm albums, used prior to 1948, were only capable of recording for four minutes.

It wasn’t until later that year that Columbia Records introduced 33 rpm albums capable of playing 23 minutes per side.

A bowling pin only needs to tilt 7.5 degrees to fall.

A pound of grasshoppers is three times as nutritious as a pound of beef.

All snakes on the island of Tasmania are poisonous.

At birth, bear cubs weigh between one half to one pound.

Chocolate syrup was used for blood in the famous 45 second shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock’s movie, Psycho, which actually took 7 days to shoot.

Elephants produce 50 pounds of manure every day.

Every

person,

includ-

ing identical twins, has a unique eye and tongue print along with their finger print.

For every 230 cars that are made, 1 will be stolen.

For every degree of longitude there is a time gap of four minutes.

Forks weren’t widely used in the United States until the 1800s.

Heat is better retained in moist air than in dry air,which is why tropical nights are warm and desert nights are cold.

If the population of China walked past you in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.

In 1964, University of Oregon grad student Carolyn Davidson designed what became known as the Nike “swoosh” for a mere $35.

She did it four years after Phil Knight and track coach Bill Bowerman founded the company they originally called Blue Ribbon Sports.

In Florida, unmarried women who parachute on Sundays may be jailed.

In South Korea, Green Giant canned sweet corn is advertised

as a topping for ice cream.

Jellyfish can sense a storm 10 to 15 hrs. before it actually occurs and leaves the shore and go into the deep sea.

John Wayne’s real name was Marion Michael Morrison.

Of the 3,000 islands in the Bahama chain in the Caribbean, only 20 are inhabited.

One American of every 16 will have one of the Top 12 most common last names.

One ton of uranium produces the same amount of energy as 30,000 tons of coal. in

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cards round.

Pluto has the longest year, lasting 247 years and 256 days in Earth time (90,472 days including 61 leap years).

Tasmania has the cleanest air in the inhabited world.

The airplane Buddy Holly died in was the “American Pie” which is where Don McLarean got the song title from.

TheAgen plum which would become the basis of the United States prune industry was first planted in California in 1856.

'60s spirit summons in Murdaugh basement

The average human breathes about 700,000 cubic inches of air every day.

The barn owl has one ear higher than the other. The left ear is higher and points downward to hear sounds from below it, while the right ear is lower and pointed upward to pick up sounds from above.

The bagpipe was originally made from the whole skin of a dead sheep.

The Brownie box camera, introduced by Eastman Kodak, sold for $1.00 in 1900. The camera's 6-exposure film sold for 15 cents.

The drummer for ZZ Top (the only one without a beard) is named Frank Beard.

The estimated number of M & M's sold each day in the United States is 200 million.

The fleshy projection above the bill of a turkey is called a snood.

The only father and son to hit back-to-back home runs in a major league baseball game: Ken Griffey, Jr., and his father, Ken Griffey, Sr., both of the Seattle Mariners in a game against the California Angels on September 14th, 1990.

Hello, I lived in Murdaugh as a freshman in 1968-69.

We like to use our Ouija board and have "seances" down in the basement just for our own fun and entertainment.

It was all just harmless fun. One night we had only one lamp plugged in and the basement was completely dark other than that one light. We were acting silly and trying to "summon" a spirit when the old pipes overhead started humming very loudly. This sent everyone into a mad frenzy and someone tripped over the lamp cord unplugging it and leaving about 6 to 8 girls screaming in the dark. We loved it! That's something I'll never forget.

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"Who would make a good governor and why?"

"Brad Henry because he's proved himself already in the first term."

"Brad Henry because he has been here a while and he's been alright."

"Brad Henry, he's done a lot for education including the lottery."

"Chuck Norris because he'd beat the Legislator into submission."

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theVista Hungary from page 1 “I hope something better will come out of this,” Wells said.

According to Associated Press and Reuters, many people were wounded and hundreds were arrested after what was supposed to be a peaceful demonstration that turned into a massive public outrage.

Police fired rubber bullets, sprayed tear gas and water to disperse the protesters, AP reports stated.

According to Schifferdecker, the right wing in the country is feeding the protesters with false ideas so they can overthrow the government.

She believes the prime minister’s words were taken out of context.

When talking about the internal political crisis she said that it isn’t normal and that E.U. has a very close watch.

“This should not be happening,” Schifferdecker said.

After all, she believes everything will be resolved and the crisis will eventually end.

Schifferdecker said the reason people are on the streets is because, “Some people

have a hard time getting by.”

Another important factor contributing to the crisis is that Gyurcsany is believed to be part of so-called area of the socialism. He was an official of the university branches of the Communist Youth League.

Schifferdecker does not believe there will be new elections, because according to her, the coalition partners of his party voted confidence to the prime minister. Such vote keeps the prime minister of coalition government in office.

“The country is stable,” she said.

She said that after Hungary entered the E.U. prices went up and part of the social disturbance is a result of the slow matching of the salaries to the new standard of living.

Dr. Louis Furmanski, UCO political science professor believes that such protests are evidence of the working democratic process in Hungary.

“Demonstration is an accepted method of trying to influence the governing process within democracies,” Furmanski said.

He said that if there is a vote of no confidence to the government there would be elections in the near future.

“I think it is a good sign that the public is still outraged by officials’ wrong doing,” Furmanski said. “There is a difference between what happened in 1956 and now.”

He believes the revolt 50 years ago was against Stalinism and now is an outcry for political transparency and accountability.

Dr. Jeff Plaks, UCO history professor, doesn’t apply past events as a direct explanation of the current political status in Hungary.

“Hungary does not have democratic traditions to draw on,” Plaks said.

He said that E.U. membership has many political and economical advantages in the long run, but the corrupt political climate does not change overnight.

“It is going to take a while and the worst case scenario is that Hungarian people will keep putting up with the political system,” Plaks said.

Ivo Lupov can be reached at ilupov@thevistaonline.com.

2 models of Mini Coopers to debut within next year

by Andrew Knittle Staff Writer About two hours from London, workers in BMW’s Oxford, England factory are already making the new Mini Cooper S, due out next month in Europe.

The new Mini, which buyers in America will have to wait until 2007 to get their hands on, will be slightly larger than its predecessor.

Along with its change in size, the new Mini’s only visible change will be to its headlights.

There will be some other differences, of course. Most notably, the 2008 Mini will come standard with six airbags instead of four, an important safety upgrade.

BMW has also made improvements to the Mini’s engine. Available in both diesel and gasoline in Europe, the new motors are 20 percent more fuel efficient than their forefathers.

Locally, Mini dealers are anxiously awaiting the new arrivals. Unlike other

makes and models, the Mini Cooper S seems to sell itself.

Chris Jackson, Mini sales manager at Jackie Cooper BMW, said he’s had “probably hundreds” of inquiries about the new Mini Cooper S. And what about the current stock of Mini's the Oklahoma City dealership receives every month?

“We sell everything we get,” Jackson said.

This is no mistake. BMW has taken great care of the Mini brand since it acquired it almost 10 years ago, being extra careful not to let the company get too big.

In fact, the German automaker has intentionally limited the Mini’s U.S. sales to about 25,000 annually. The plant in Oxford makes only 200,000 each year.

It’s this “hard to get” quality that Jackson said attracts many of Mini’s Oklahoma-based buyers.

“It’s a supply and demand issue,” Jackson said. “And I think the fact the Mini is a limited-production car and we only get 35 of them a month probably makes it appealing [to buyers].”

Another reason consumers like Mini's is because they’re “customizable.”

Inside the car, Mini buyers can chose from 372 separate options, ranging from the color of the dashboard and quality of the stereo to choosing between cloth or leather seats.

Choices on the exterior are almost as numerous. Buyers have 319 options on the outside of the car.

Ground effects, rims, tires and paint color are among the options a Mini buyer can consider.

In addition to the new Mini Cooper S, BMW will begin manufacturing the Traveller, a station wagon-ish Mini, in late 2007. The Traveller will have a longer body and more interior space than its predecessor.

Other than coming out with a new convertible Mini Cooper S in 2008, BMW- staying true to form – has said nothing else regarding its future plans for the brand.

Andrew Knittle can be reached at aknittle@thevistaonline.com.

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news in brief Bush acknowledges U.S. concern on Iraq WASHINGTON (AP) - In a somber, pre-election review of a long and brutal war, President Bush conceded Wednesday that the United States is taking heavy casualties in Iraq and said, “I know many Americans are not satisfied with the situation” there. “I’m not satisfied either,” he said at a speech and question and answer session at the White House 13 days before midterm elections.

N. Korea warns south against sanctions SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea warned South Korea against joining international sanctions, saying Wednesday that its neighbor would “pay a high price” if it joins the U.S.-led drive to punish the reclusive communist nation for its nuclear test. The statement from the North’s Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland came as South Korea struggles to determine how it should enforce the U.N. sanctions, including whether to help interdict North Korean cargo ships suspected of transporting materials for unconventional weapons.

Defiant Iraqi PM disavows timetable BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - U.S. and Iraqi forces raided the stronghold of a Shiite militia led by a radical anti-American cleric in search of a death squad leader in an operation disavowed

by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Al-Maliki, who relies on political support from the cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, said the strike against a figure in al-Sadr’s Mahdi militia in Sadr City “will not be repeated.”

Second Florida altar boy accuses Foley priest MIAMI (AP) - Another former altar boy says he was sexually abused in the 1970s by the same retired Catholic priest who acknowledged fondling former Rep. Mark Foley when Foley was a teenager, the man’s attorney said Wednesday. The new allegations against the Rev. Anthony Mercieca were made by a man who lived in North Miami and was an altar boy at St. James Catholic Church, where Mercieca worked, attorney Jeffrey Herman said.

Russian president won’t seek 3rd term MOSCOW (AP) - President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed Wednesday that he would not try to run for another term, but said he would retain influence over Russia even after leaving office in 2008.

The immensely popular Putin is constitutionally barred from seeking a third consecutive term, but supporters have called for a referendum on amending the country’s laws to allow him to stay in power.

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International students given UCO hosts GLBT film festival opportunity for future events

by Ivo Lupov Staff Writer International students need to be more familiar with the various events and activities that UCO offers, said Marco Rodriguez, UCO international business senior. That is the reason why he is launching a campaign to promote campus activities among foreign students and recognize the UCO Jazz Lab. “What we try is to promote different departments from UCO to international students.” Rodriguez said.

Rodrigue is trying to reach every campus department on campus for opportunities to involve international students in UCO events.

He believes most international students are not familiar with the Jazz Lab and its events.

“I go to the Jazz Lab almost every weekend,” Rodriguez said.

After negotiating with the college administration, Rodriguez was able to get

two free tickets for every international student organization on campus per show.

The cost of each ticket is $10, Rodriguez said.

International students enjoyed their time in the Jazz Lab last week, he said.

“If they like it the first time they are more likely to pay the next time,” Rodriguez explained as another beneficial feature of the promotion process.

Another platform of Rodriguez’s promotion idea is to get as many international students involved as possible to a free night at Mitchell Hall Theater.

“If there is a play a certain night of the week, international students would be able to attend for free,” Rodriguez said.

He believes many international students’ perception of UCO is the Nigh University Center and Broncho Lake.

“They do not know we have concerts in the Jazz Lab, almost every weekend,” Rodriguez said.

“We appreciate what the

International Office and our students do on campus and we decided to give something back,” said Ines Burnham, program manager at the College of Arts, Media and Design, which donates similar passes to different organizations on campus throughout the year.

UCO has various entertainment opportunities, such as visual arts, theatre, musicals, opera and music concerts.

For more information, students can pick up the performing arts schedule from Evans Hall, or visit www. camd.ucok.edu/events.

Marco Rodriguez is also encouraging every organization or college on campus wanting to promote activities among international students to contact him at the International Office.

Ivo Lupov can be reached at ilupov@thevistaonline.com.

Substitute for trick-or-treating graduate with zoo public teers for “Haunt the Zoo” are relations. The zoo’s graph- 18 years of age or older, and ics department decorated she encourages those inter21 booths that children can ested to call her at (405) Members of the UCO get candy from, including 425-0298. Volunteer hours Public Relations Student “Wizard of Oz,” “Snoopy are 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Society of America will man Red Baron,” “Jaws” and dinner will be provided. a pirate booth in costume at dinosaur themes, she said.

Admission for “Haunt the 23rd annual “Haunt the Rennels said the zoo’s 10th the Zoo” is $5 per child Zoo for Halloween” at the annual Pumpkin Drive that with a pre-purchased tickOklahoma City Zoo Oct. 30. ended Oct. 15. Volunteers et from the Zoo or Thrifty “Haunt the Zoo” is an cleaned and carved donated Pharmacy. Tickets purchased alternative to trick-or-treat- pumpkins to be used for dec- at the door are $6, and ing from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 oration for “Haunt the Zoo.” adults 18 years of age and p.m. Oct. 26 through Oct. 31.

She said last year older get in free. Kids will “This is a fun family event they received more receive an official treat bag.

GA007_5.43x10.5.qxd PM Page 1 without the fright,” 10/12/06 said than4:37 300 pumpkins.

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by Nathan Winfrey Senior Staff Writer

by Vista photographer Alex Gambill

Scottish singer/songwriter Simon de Voil and his wife Rowena perform after the documentary "Funny Kinda Guy," a film about Simon's journey becoming a male shown Oct. 19 in Pegasus Theater by the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender International Film Festival.

by Andrew Knittle Staff Writer In conjunction with OUTOK and the university’s own Gay Alliance for Tolerance and Equality (GATE), UCO hosted The Oklahoma GLBT (Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender) Film Festival for the fourth time in the last five years.

Films broaching subjects like homophobia, transgender matters and religion were shown Oct. 19 through Oct. 21 in UCO’s Pegasus Theater.

Opening night screenings focused on transgender issues, with the award-winning “Funny Kinda Guy” getting things started at 7 p.m.

“Funny Kinda Guy” won the Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary at the 2005 Melbourne (Australia) Queer Film Festival.

Released in 2004, “Funny Kinda Guy” follows Scottish singer/songwriter Simon as he makes the transition from woman to man, a difficult process captured by his friend and director, Travis Reeves.

“Director Travis Reeves’ friendship with Simon gives

him unique access to his transition, enabling him to capture very personal moments in this extraordinary journey with intimacy and understanding,” the film’s website said.

GATE faculty adviser and professor of English Dr. J. David Macey, Jr. took in several films, but conceded that “Funny Kinda Guy” was probably his favorite. “[Funny Kinda Guy] was a very clear, human and engaging documentary about what it means to change genders,” Macey said. “It was a lighthearted look at a serious issue.”

Simon, the film’s subject, fielded questions following the screening of the film and later performed before the opening-night reception.

Films screened Oct. 20 included “Love Life,” “Forgiving the Franklins” and “Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds,” a comedy “which explores the complexities of sexual identity and sexual desire on and off campus,” according to OUT-OK’s press release.

Recently legalized in Spain, director Manuel Gomez Pereira’s “Queens” was screened at 7 p.m. on

the festival’s final day, Oct. 21. “Queens,” a fictional account of what would happen if same-sex marriages were legalized in Spain, follows three couples as they prepare for legitimate marriage.

The festival wrapped up with the screening of the 2005’s “Coffee Date,” an independent film about a guy whose sexual orientation comes into question after he unwittingly agrees to go on a blind date with a gay man.

All and all, Macey said the festival ran smoothly and went off without any major incident, adding the event was the most well-attended of the last four years.

As for Oklahoma City’s GBLT community, Macey said things are steadily improving and he believes the passage of time will only continue the trend. “[Oklahoma City’s] gay community is more organized and better represented than ever before,” Macey said.

“Society is also becoming more tolerant of those of us who aren’t straight, which helps.”

Andrew Knittle can be reached at aknittle@thevistaonline.com.

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"There was a lot of debris, broken furniture, mold and the smell - it was nasty."

-Saori Fujimoto unteers helped with heavy Katrina’s after effects on the

by Abha Eli Phoboo Staff Writer

It’s been more than a year since Hurricane Katrina, still the sight that 35 Worldwide International Student Help (WISH) volunteers from UCO encountered in Violet City, La., left them feeling disturbed. The students were there only for a day but they want to go back later and help rebuild the area.

The WISH volunteers, made up mostly of UCO international students, and staff, left Edmond by bus. When they reached Violet after a 13-hour drive, it didn’t look too bad from the outside, but inside, the houses were disaster zones.

“There was a lot of debris, broken furniture, mold and the smell -- it was nasty. In one house, there was a dead dog still lying on the floor,” said Saori Fujimoto, UCO management information system student.

The volunteers stayed in Camp Hope, where an elementary school once stood.

“There were other volunteers too. When we saw them walking around in dirty Tshirts, we knew it wasn’t going to be easy,” Fujimoto said.

After an Orientation, WISH divided into three small groups to work on the different houses for the day. The male vol-

labor work and to break down walls. The female volunteers cleaned the houses and distributed items such as soaps, toothpastes, clothes, and slippers to victims in the area.

“People didn’t live in the houses anymore,” Fujimoto said. “They live in tents, most of them had abandoned the area altogether.”

The volunteers in the area are supported by Habitat for Humanity and WISH was warmly received.

“The people were really glad to see us, even if we were working only for one day,” Nishizawa said. “I met a 60year-old lady who had come to collect provisions. She had been through the hurricane and lived in a shelter. She said it made her happy to see people like us, from other states and countries come to help them.”

“It was disturbing to see that even a year later, the situation was still that bad. That meant it was a lot worse before.

America is the richest country in the world, if people are living like that here, how are the people living in other countries?

The people there were glad to see us and asked us to come back. I’m already planning to go again in the summer,” said Amber Price, Biology major.

“I read about Hurricane

web,” said Shun Nishizawa, WISH president and human resource management junior.

“Our Business professor told us about how those areas still needed help. I called up friends, formed this group and we decided to volunteer in Violet for our first event.”

With the help of the UCO Volunteer Center, Japanese Student Association and Student Affairs office, WISH was able to raise enough funds for the trip. Since the group is still unofficial, the team says it wasn’t easy trying to organize it.

“We weren’t sure how to go about it. After negotiating, Student Affairs gave us $2,100 as fund, and we raised $1,200 from garage sales and other activities. Nishizawa said, “Volunteers paid $100 per head.

Finally, we managed to arrange transportation, but not for the schedule we had first planned out, which meant our volunteering hours were cut short.”

WISH plans to organize a similar event next semester.

Abha Eli Phoboo can be reached at aphoboo@thevistaonline.com.

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Rendezvous dancers display street style

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"Knowing what your next move is going to be requires learning about yourself by experiencing what you’re comfortable with."

Get out of your comfort zone. Sometimes you have to go too far to know your limits. I’m not saying too far as in unreasonably, but people sometimes have to test themselves and then evaluate whether it’s fear or reality talking.

Recently, I’ve taken up boxing - not kickboxing – old-school boxing. Every time I go to a lesson, I’m definitely testing my comfort zone. At the same time, I’m loving it through learning something new, exercising and growing with confidence. I’m not saying that all people need to take up boxing, but I’m saying that when a person tries something new, excels and feels good about it – there are rewards by learning to push for more.

This last weekend I tested my comfort zone. Through this I was rewarded with a round-trip plane ticket by giving from my heart and I’ll get to fly to Atlanta for free.

How and what one might ask?

I worked on a buffalo ranch west of Rapid City, S.D. (where scenes from Wyatt Earp and Dances with Wolves were filmed); ate dinner with four Coast Guard electrical engineers in Gillette, Wyo.; stayed the night in Denver, earned

the plane ticket; celebrated my step-grandmother’s 90th birthday; saw the palm trees of Los Angeles and was offered a job there to become a certified financial planner; met the vice president of EAS nutrition company; Monday I flew into Oklahoma City just in time to arrive at my 4:30 class.

While working at the 27,000acre ranch and never being around buffalo, that was living at another level and definitely tests your comfort zone. When you have bull-buffalos running at you, adrenaline immediately shoots through your veins and sends your system into… well, it makes you want to quickly move.

I’ll leave my weekend at that.

This last weekend not only encouraged me to grow, but it was an immersion of what I get from each boxing lesson. It pushed me to quickly decide, move into action, then see what happens next. It took trust.

It’s like walking in the dark, you keep listening, feeling and trusting. When we listen to what’s around us, instinctively we’ll know our next move.

Knowing what your next move is going to be requires learning about yourself by experiencing what you’re comfortable with.

by Vista photographer Travis Marak

Masahiro Harada, International Trade Fr., performs a headspin during a Rendezvous Dance Company practice in front of Hamiliton Field House Oct. 24.

by Steven Reckinger Copy Editor A western dance style with a hint of Asian flavor has swept UCO for over five years.

Rendezvous, an independent dance company comprised mostly of Japanese students, have performed for spectators since 2001 and will hold their third formal event “Rendezvous Nite” on December 2 in the Nigh University Center Ballroom.

“I don’t see that many street dancers here [Oklahoma],” said Yasu Takagi, marketing senior and Rendezvous leader. “Street dancing is much more fun and not as difficult.”

Their formal event “Rendezvous Nite” in December will demonstrate the dance showcase in the NUC Ballroom. The atmosphere will be set up like a club so people can experience the natural feeling of dancing along with Rendezvous. There will be visual arts projected on screen while the dancing takes place, a food bar and spotlights.

Rendezvous was founded

by Ryu Hayakawa in 2001 to express his love for dance.

Shortly after, he attracted a small crowd of Japanese students to accompany him and the group increased. Hayakawa graduated from UCO, but the members continue entertaining the public with their choreographed moves.

The dancers obtained their former nickname “Library Dancers” by presenting a wide range of street dance moves from break dancing to hip-hop.

Their recent activity consisted of a collaboration of break-dancers at OSU a few weeks ago.

The first “Rendezvous Nite” happened in 2004, followed by the second in 2005. The first volume wasn’t sponsored and took place at American Legion with about 200 attendees. The second, sponsored by Envoys, happened in the NUC Ballroom

of a crowd twice as big. For one interested in joining. Others the third year, they estimate are Koreans and Americans. about 1,000 people to attend.

The group’s sponsors consist Their first major perfor- of Taipei, the Chinese restaurant; mance occurred at the April Musashi, the Japanese sushi International Pageant in 2003. bar; Flat Tire Burger; and Mardi Other presentations that year Gras Dance Club in Oklahoma included Stampede Week and at City. They are currently lookOklahoma churches. The follow- ing for one more sponsor.

ing year, they moved on to other events like the half-time show at UCO Basketball games and performed at the MissAsian Pageant.

Although the Japanese makes up the bulk of the com- Steve Reckinger can be reached at pany, the dancers accept any- sreckinger@thevistaonline.com.

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DEBATE from page 1

by Vista photographer Alex Gambill

Governor Brad Henry speaks during Gubernatorial Debate in Constitution Hall.

Awareness from page 1 with this nation’s problem.

“This is going to be Edmond’s project for the national “Make a Difference” program,” Naifeh said.

The taskforce hopes to bring in plenty of participants to help send out the message of underage drinking.

“If you turn a blind eye, you’re going to be in trouble,” McGill said.

The event will showcase a number of things related to alcohol abuse, engaging the audience with topics concerning today’s drinking problems the public faces. There will be Starbucks coffee and donuts, a police trailer for available information and a presentation from parents who recently lost their children to a drunk driver.

The theatrical performance “Getting’ Hazy” that took place on Oct. 16 will run in segments,

exhibiting the play’s highlights.

After “Gettin’ Hazy,” volunteers will place door hangers around Edmond, approximately 22,000 homes in three hours, to promote the project and help bring awareness to the public.

“It could be purely entertaining or a call to action,” McGill said, emphasizing that it’s everyone’s civic duty to jump in on what needs to be done.

McGill encourages everyone to take part in bringing this issue to light by volunteering to make a difference.

He said this is prevention that people need to take seriously.

“Money [donations] is not necessarily as important as putting your hands in,” McGill said.

“We should give back a little.”

The taskforce believes that punishment for those supplying minors with alco-

said. “We have invested in higher education to better all campuses across the state. It’s critically important that we invest in our education infrastructure.”

However, Istook said the governor isn’t doing enough to keep good jobs in the state after students graduate from college and that strong parenting is the type of leadership we need.

“Bureaucracy is not the answer,” Istook said.

“Let’s keep our jobs in Oklahoma and better educate the students that are here.”

In closing arguments both candidates reviewed the topics already discussed and introduce ideas about why he is the better candidate.

“If you think about where we’ve come from, you’ll see that we have made tremendous progress,” Henry said.

Henry also said that since he took office in 2002, Oklahoma has taken the largest deficit in state’s history and transformed it into the largest surplus in the state’s history. By contrast,

“If you turn a blind eye, you’re going to be in trouble.”

-Bob McGill hol needs to be stricter.

“Holding young people solely responsible for underage drinking is like holding fish responsible for dying in a polluted stream,” is the national campaign slogan.

Anyone willing to volunteer for the “Make a Difference” project by participating in door hanging or need additional information can call 359-4569.

Steve Reckinger can be reached at sreckinger@thevistaonline.com.

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in the same amount of time, Washington D.C. has taken the largest surplus in the nation’s history and turned it into the largest deficit in history.

“We don’t want the Washington way to be the Oklahoma way,” Henry said.

Istook reiterated the importance to properly fund education and that it is time that Oklahoma does whatever necessary to bring in the companies that bring better jobs to Oklahoma.

“Our future requires that we keep our kids here,” Istook said.

“We want to make sure that there is a good job here, in this state, when they finish school.”

The two will have their fourth and final debate at 7 p.m. Nov. 2, at Rose State College in Midwest City.

Teddy Burch can be reached at tburch2@thevistaonline.com.

by Vista photographer Alex Gambill

Congressman Ernest Istook addresses issues.

Campus Announcements U.S. Presence in Iraq Speaker, Lt. Col. Frderick Wellman Oct. 26 @ 11 a.m. and 8 p.m.

Constitution Hall Passport to Egypt Professor Robert Hahn will lead the discussion Oct. 30 11 a.m. - The Legacy of Ancient Egypt 4 p.m. - This summer’s study abroad trip - information Pegasus Theater “Super Saturday” For kids of all ages Oct. 28 Oklahoma City Museum of Art All activities are free with paid admission ($7 for students, $9 for the general public)

5th Dimension Oct. 28 @ 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Mitchell Hall Theater Call 974-3375 for seats

Army ROTC Toy Drive Oct. 17 through Dec. 15 Football games next to seat sales Each college building Daniel Romero: 812-5753 W.O.M.E.N. Breast Cancer Awareness Week Oct. 23 through Oct. 27 Contact: Kendra Smith, (580) 647-6809 F/64 Society Club meetings Mondays and Thursdays @ 10 a.m.

Mass Communication Building, Rm. 104 Contact: Stephen Hughes, 974-5887

Fright Night Halloween Party Oct. 27 @ 7 p.m.

Education Building, Rm. 101, 102 Dancing, food, music, games, prizes Open to anyone $3 per person/$5 per couple

UCO Ethics Monthly meeting Oct. 31 @ 2:30 p.m.

College of Business Troy Smith Lecture Hall, Rm. 113 Contact: Renee Price, 204-6880 Pizza at 2 p.m.

Holocaust survivor Michael Breston Nov. 9 @ 7 p.m.

NUC Grand Ballroom Blue and Gold Sausage Sale Through Nov. 3 Available products: -Sausage in 2 ½ lb. roll - $5.50 -Bacon in 3 ½ lb. package - $13 -Chicken strips in 5 lb. resealable package - $16 For information, call 9743139 or email fredfieth@ ucok.edu Purchases will be delivered the week of Nov. 13

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1. Play in water.

4. Sacred text of Islam.

9. Earthenware cooking pot.

13. Hebrew judge and priest.

14. Ancient Greek goddess of agriculture.

15. Help.

16. Neils Henrik _, Norwegian mathematician.

17. Leg of lamb.

18. In bed.

20. Faucet.

22. Thrust out.

25. Franklin _, 14th U.S. president.

27. Cow's sound.

28. Departed quickly.

29. Third-largest Hawaiian island.

32. Take by force.

35. College division head.

39. Pecan-caramel candy.

40. Financial support to ex-spouse.

41. Detached portico.

42. Winged.

44. Jet black.

45. Bushy mass.

47. Romaine.

49. Citrus fruit inner rind.

51. Thick, woven Japanese mat.

54. Expression of surprise.

56. Boat paddles.

58. Move on all fours.

60. Musical symbol for pitch of notes.

62. Assemble or install.

63. Involving atomic weapons.

64. Metal-bearing rock.

65. Hickory or oak.

66. _ Cline, U.S. singer.

67. 8th month of the Jewish calendar.

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1. Interlace.

2. Priest's linen vestment.

3. Reduces caloric intake.

4. Small cask.

5. Fail to mention.

6. Ensigns of royalty.

7. On top of.

8. Butterfly catcher.

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11. Recline.

12. Become confused.

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21. By way of.

23. Try to equal.

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26. Farthest.

29. Ancient Roman goddess of plenty.

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31. Monetary unit of Vietnam.

33. Snakelike fish.

34. Large container.

36. One billion years.

37. Whatever or whichever.

38. Ancient Greek goddess of the night.

43. Paving substance.

46. Room within a harem.

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49. On the port side.

50. Freight boat.

52. Admixture.

53. Derive by reasoning.

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57. Circulation; publication.

58. Beverage container.

59. Set down.

61. Historical period.

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Roller coaster-type Bronchos to run at regionals season winding down

by Tiffany Batdorf Sports Writer

Bronchos’ Cross Country finished its conference season in third place. All five of the Bronchos finished in the top-30 Oct. 21 at the Lone Star Conference Cross Country Championship in Stephenville, TX. The Bronchos’ third place finish was the second-best for UCO in the four years of participating in the LSC Conference Championship.

Abilene Christian University won its sixth consecutive women’s crown with 48 points ahead of the third place Bronchos. Second place went to Angelo State who finished 35 points behind ACU.

STREAK from page 10 While their running games were matched, the respective passing games were different.

The Savage Storm used three quarterbacks to throw for 182

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Freshman defensive specialist Kristen Wilson serves against St. Gregory's University Oct. 24 in Hamilton Field House. The Bronchos swept the Cavaliers in three games.

by Tiffany Batdorf Sports Writer With Broncho volleyball in its final stretch, the consensus seems to be the same for both head coach Jeff Boyland and his players, even though this has been a tough year they are pleased with the season.

The Bronchos will finish conference play at home Oct. 28.

“This is where the season gets tough, as everyone wants revenge over the people they lost to the first time around,” freshman Meaghan Wedberg said. “This is where we have to stay strong and play our game to keep our second place spot.”

The Bronchos are in second place in the Lone Star Conference North Division with a 7-3 conference record, behind 8-2 Cameron University.

Southeastern Oklahoma and Texas Women’s University are tied for third place with conference records of 5-5.

The top three teams advance to the conference championship Nov. 3.

Boyland said the first place team in the division would receive a bye for the first round of championship play and stay

CHAMPS from page 10 New Mexico University vs. Texas A&M UniversityCommerce at noon and Angelo State vs. Midwestern State at

in the north side of the bracket. Broncho senior, and Boyland If the Bronchos stay in sec- said that experience helps, but ond place they will go to the the team has been very sucsouth side of the bracket in cessful for a young team. the conference championship.

“We have a good group of The winner of the LSC returning players from last year championship will advance and we have a lot of talented new to the NCAA Regional people that have been added to Championship Nov. 9, which our team,” Schult said. “The will be announced at a later date. great thing is that there is a lot “Out of the six teams on our of talent in our younger girls and conference, anybody could win,” we have a very bright future.”

Boyland said. “In the four years Coach Boyland said it’s that I’ve been here these are the been an interesting year. The most evenly matched teams.” Bronchos had 27 matches and “We are now healthy; eight of the matches have gone to we have made great the fifth game. Boyland the fifth strides this year,” he said. game is a difficult game to play.

“This has definitely been Schult summed up the seaa nerve raking season for son; “We’ve had glimpses the coaches, to have such a of greatness and moments tough division,” Boyland said. of weakness alike. I’m sure The Bronchos junior Katie everyone has gotten frustrated.”

Schult, and junior Allison The Bronchos will finish Harvey, had ankle injuries conference play at Hamilton in the middle of this season. Field House 7 p.m. Thursday “This season has been against Southeastern, and 7 p.m. a roller coaster of emotions. Saturday against Texas A&M We’ve had ups and downs with College. Saturday will also be our play this year, which is senior recognition night for the reflected in our record,” senior Bronchos’ Penny Wascovich.

Penny Wascovich said. “As a team we have worked hard and I’ve seen so many of our Tiffany Batdorf can be reached at old and new players grow.” tbatdorf@thevistaonline.com.

Wascovich is the only 2:30 p.m. The ENMU/TAMUC winner will play West Texas A&M at noon Friday.

That game will be followed by the ASU/MSU winner against host UCO at 2:30 p.m.

The championship will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday between the winners of Saturday’s

games. General admission tickets to each game are $5 for adults and $3 for students.

Cook said the Bronchos are looking to defend their postseason tournament crown.

“You have to keep winning and see how far you go,” he said.

“We ran a solid race and I’m pleased with our performance at a highly-competitive event like the conference championships,” Coach J.D. Martin said.

Leading the Bronchos was freshman Evelyn Berko who received All-LSC honors after finishing in eighth place. Berko completed the six-kilometer course in 22:45 to become the first Broncho runner to receive All-LSC honors since junior Linda Vasquez in 2004 at the conference championship.

Vasquez finished 13th with a time of 23:09 followed by sophomore Claribel Mendoza with a time of 23:12 for a 14th place finish. Both narrowly missed All-LSC honors by a matter of seconds.

Sophomore Brittany

Callender finished in 28th place and senior Kara Miskelly finished for the Bronchos in 30th place.

The Bronchos finished tenth in their first season in the LSC in 2003, second in 2004, and had a fourth place finish last year.

The Bronchos will prepare for the NCAA Division II South Central Regional inWarrensburg, MO, on Nov. 4 with hopes of moving on to the national finals on Nov. 18 in Pensacola, FL. “The regional meet will be our toughest event of the year,” Martin said. “We’re looking forward to the challenge and hopefully we’ll be able to go up there and continue building on our successful season.”

Tiffany Batdorf can be reached at tbatdorf@thevistaonline.com.

yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. SOSU’s Brandon Noohi, Justin Pitrucha and Brandon McCain combined to complete 14 of their 28 passes.

Meanwhile, UCO had one quarterback, junior Ryan O’Hara, under center. He completed six of 23 passes for 51 yards with a touchdown and an interception.

O’Hara said both the cold and wind were factors in the game.

“It’s not typical weather for good offensive football,” he said.

O’Hara also said the

Bronchos won’t dwell on the loss for very long because there are more games to be played.

“We are tied for first in the Lone Star Conference North Division and want to win it,” he said.

Langston said the Bronchos will regroup this week as they prepare to visit rivals Southwestern Oklahoma State University Oct. 28.

“That is always a tough place to play,” he said.

Matt Caban can be reached at mcaban@thevistaonline.com.

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Thursday, OcTOber 26, 2006

Streak ends cold

Champions in the making?

by Vista photographer Alex Gambill

Senior fullback Alex Aguilar battles a pair of Southeastern defenders for yardage Oct. 21 in Wantland Stadium. The Bronchos lost 9-7 to the Savage Storm.

by Matt Caban Sports Editor Six straight wins were too much to ask of the UCO Bronchos Oct. 21 as they were stopped by Southeastern Oklahoma State University 9-7, at Wantland Stadium.

A season low crowd of 750 watched the Savage Storm hand the Bronchos their first loss since Sept. 7. The loss drops UCO to 5-3 overall and 4-2 in the Lone Star Conference this season.

A combination of cold weather and missed opportunities doomed the hometown heroes to only their third loss of the campaign.

However, it would be the missed opportunities that would force the Bronchos to rue the day.

While holding a 7-3 lead in the fourth quarter, the Bronchos’ offense found its rhythm and moved downfield. After mov-

ing to SOSU’s 5, the wheels came off. UCO lost a yard on a rush, lost four yards on a fumble for O’Hara and senior kicker Jason Dixon missed a 28-yard field goal wide right while kicking into the wind.

The missed kick gave SOSU the ball on downs. This time the visitors savagely stormed 80 yards downfield for a touchdown with 3:27 remaining. On fourth and goal from the UCO 12, Pitrucha completed a 12yard pass to Daniel Nichols for the score. UCO blocked the kick to keep the score at 9-7.

The final nail in the coffin came moments later when UCO’s last drive ended as SOSU’s Jabir Perkins intercepted an O’Hara pass with 1:05 remaining.

The UCO defense also failed to capitalize on its own opportunities by dropping three likely interceptions, including one at the SOSU 20. Defensive

back Burnell Smith would later grab two interceptions.

UCO head football coach Chuck Langston said the loss couldn’t be boiled down to one play.

“Obviously, the missed field goal hurt us, but Jason Dixon has done a lot for us,” he said.

SOSU opened the scoring with a 21-yard Pete Cuva field goal in the second quarter.

UCO came back to take the lead in the third quarter on a 34-yard touchdown pass from O’Hara to Marcellus Parker.

Due to the night’s windy conditions, both UCO and SOSU opted to run the ball and run it often. The two sides combined for 71 rushing attempts in a grind-it-out game. However, the teams combined for 210 rushing yards, or less than 3 yards per attempt.

by Vista photographer Alex Gambill

UCO junior forward Jenny Racicot goes after the ball against St. Edwards junior defender Dustin Kreitner in a game Sept. 24. The Bronchos won a pair of road games during fall break.

by Matt Caban Sports Editor

Although the UCO women’s soccer team clinched its third straight regular season Lone Star Conference Championship more than a week ago, they have stayed busy.

The team spent fall break together in Texas to grab a pair of victories. First, the Bronchos handed Angelo State a 3-0 defeat Oct. 20.

Two days later, the Bronchos giftwrapped a 41 win over Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls.

UCO head soccer coach Mike Cook said the victories gave UCO a perfect 9-0 LSC regular season record. He said the team now moves into another season—the postseason.

“We’re looking at it as, lose a game and you’re done,” he see STREAK, page 9 said of the impending LSC

Postseason Tournament.

In Angelo, the Bronchos were handed the lead four minutes after the break when an ASU player knocked in a UCO corner kick into her own goal.

Then in the 66th minute junior forward Kasey Mahaffey scored her third goal of the season on a pass from sophomore forward Lacy Williams.

Williams got in the helping habit once more in the 80th minute. This time she found junior forward Carmen Davis for her fourth goal of the season.

Fresh off the 3-0 win, UCO faced Midwestern in Wichita Falls.

This time the Bronchos would score early and often.

Freshman midfielder Tiffanie Meek kicked off the scoring with her third of the seaon in the fifth minute. UCO juniors and Texas natives Jenny Racicot and Kristen

Juroch assisted on the play.

UCO’s other Texan, junior midfielder Sarah Addison, got in the act a few moments later. Addison scored her third goal of the year in the 12th minute to put UCO up 2-0.

Midwestern finally got on the board in the 60th minute thanks to a penalty kick by midfielder Kari Bristow. It was only the third goal to get past UCO junior goalkeeper Carly Fischer in her 10 games this season.

Williams added an unassisted goal (her fifth on the year) in the 76th minute to give UCO a 3-1 lead. The Bronchos wrapped up the win with Davis’ fifth goal of the season in the 84th minute.

This week UCO plays host to the 2006 LSC Postseason Tournament Oct. 26 through 29, at Tom Thompson Field.

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