The Vista Oct. 3, 2006

The Student Voice Since 1903 University of Central Oklahoma

Tuesday, october, 3, 2006

"Go Bronchos"

Former news anchor visits Webb's class

by Desiree Treeby Staff Writer

“Distinguish yourself. Find out what your niche is,” said Renzi Stone, 28-year-old CEO of Oklahoma City’s Saxum Strategic Communications, at President Webb’s Lessons in Leadership class Monday.

Stone and Quin Tran, director of public relations and UCO alumna, agree that character is one of the most important assets a person can have as a leader.

“Good and great are seldom the same man,” is a quote

by Winston Churchill that Stone lives by as a company leader. Living and striving to be great are how people can become leaders with character, Stone and Tran said.

“Find a leader and copy them,” Stone said.

“The highest form of flattery is to imitate someone.”

In a leadership role in Oklahoma, Stone said it comes down to three things: Winston Churchill, globalization and Oklahoma.

1.) Churchill was

by Vista photographer Travis Marak known as a strategist, politician, orator and leader.

UCO head coach Chuck Langston instructs the Broncho offense during the second half at Wantland Stadium Sept. 30. The Bronchos Churchill realized that he defeated Texas A&M Commerce 10-3. was going to be a leader at the age of 11. He first distin-

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Quin Tran, former News Channel 4 anchor, speaks to Webb's class Oct. 2. guished himself, Stone said.

2.) Globalization and how Oklahoma fits into the world is the next thing leaders here need to look at. A three-continent transaction took place among leaders to bring the British MG car to

see LEADERSHIP, page 3

'Alcohol Awareness' "The Clouds" soars with witty parody educates community 'It’s a controversial play that focuses on political, religious and social issues, stereotyping various classes of people from rednecks to street gangsters.'

by Steven Reckinger Copy Editor Aristophanes’ “The Clouds” was performed in the Pegasus Theater Sept. 28 – Oct. 1. The theatrical production is a Greek comedy originally written in the fifth century and was tended to poke fun at Socrates’ teaching methods and philosophical ideas.

The UCO project uses the basis of the play’s focus point, but modifies most of its content to provide a more comprehensible version for a contemporary audience.

UCO Theatre Dept. and the Department of Humanities and Philosophy collaborated on the modern adaptation of play, rewritten by director Mandee Chapman-Roach and the actors who participated in it.

It’s a controversial play that focuses on political, religious and social issues, stereotyping various classes of people from rednecks to street gangsters. There are several provocative topics discussed during the 80-minute production, from abortion to homosexuality to presidential criticism.

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Mykle Bull, left, exchanges dialogue with Jimmy Pike during the theatrical production of "The Clouds" Sept. 29.

Chapman-Roach said political correctness has been tossed out the window.

“I tried very well hard to balance everything out,” Chapman-Roach said.

The only thing that remained untouched is the chorus.

She wanted to keep it intact as an alienating device, to

Horseshoe Road performance

See pg. 6

remind the audience that it’s been 2,500 years since the play’s original performance.

The Parabasis, a speech common in Greek comedy that addresses the audience in midpoint, was substituted for a modern interpretation that mostly confronted university level academics. The speech

informed the viewers that the play’s foundation was to make fun of extremities in both politics and culture. It suggested that people need to criticize themselves to fully understand and appreciate who they are.

Sara Craig, theatre major, who performed in last year’s award-winning “Pterodactyls,” played the role of Socrates, presenting a different approach by replacing the famous Greek philosopher with a female.

“What I like about this play is it makes fun of all sides,” she said.

“We’re saying to the audience, it’s ridiculous to be extreme.”

The play reflects the journey of an average hillbilly, named Strepsiades (keeping with the original names), seeking to educate his son, Phidippides. His primary focus is to see his son become a well-rounded individual, but by doing so, he attempts to discover knowledge is indeed power by stumbling upon it himself. Strepsiades encounters Socrates and becomes the philosopher’s pupil, absorbing the teachings of the great thinker.

Much of the presentation

see CLOUDS page 3

Cartoonist Rob Rogers

See pg. 5

by Steven Reckinger Copy Editor UCO and the Edmond community are sponsoring the 2006 annual Alcohol Awareness Week Oct. 14 through Oct. 18, including a theatrical performance performed by the Department of Theatre, Dance and Media Arts.

Over 100 departments and volunteers were involved with planning Alcohol Awareness Week. This year is even bigger.

“We have a lot of community partners this year,” Danielle Dill, assistant director of programs and services, said. “It’s been really fun to have that many involved.”

Prior to Alcohol Awareness Week, students are encouraged to design their own poster board presentation relating to alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. Student groups, academic departments, and community organizations are welcome to participate. The poster boards will be evaluated and awards will be offered.

The poster board presentations will be set up by 8:00 p.m. on the evening of the theatrical performance. The goal is 30 presentations this year, as opposed to 20 from last year.

Alcohol Awareness Week starts at 5 p.m., Oct. 14 at the UCO football game. Pre-game activities include tailgating in the lot east of the stadium. The event will inform attendees about the scheduled activities throughout the week. There will be fact sheets handed out at the entrance gates, prize giveaways and an obstacle course with beer goggles. Anyone who volunteers for the chal-

lenge will also receive giveaways, from pens to T-shirts.

On Oct. 15, various student organizations will arrange educational programs and activities at campus dorms. These include music, mocktails, a pot party (planting flowers) with information about the myths of facts of marijuana, and other events still being determined.

Oct. 16 marks the day of the theatrical performance, “Getting Hazy: Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco Awareness Program,” performed and written by students and directed

by Daisy Bristow. The production consists of a series of segments related to alcohol use and other drugs. The evening will include dancers, musicians, Edmond and UCO Police performing a mock DUI bust and an interactive audience participation game.

Before the show, there will be the poster board presentation in the Constitution Hall lobby.

The Outdoor Fair will be Oct. 17 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. north of Broncho Lake, involving inflatable games, prize give-aways and educational material.

Wednesday, Oct. 18 marks “A Family’s Story” from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., north of Broncho Lake. A wrecked car, driven by a young adult killed by a drunk driver, will be present, along with family members sharing their tragic loss.

Anyone interested in volunteering or being a part of Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week should contact Danielle Dill at 974-3140 or Daisy Bristow at 974-3471.

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

Bronchos win third game in a row

See Sports pg. 12

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Opinion

October 3, 2006

theVista Editorial

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Teddy Burch, Editor in Chief Steven Reckinger, Copy Editor Desiree Treeby, Copy Editor

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Advertising

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Sports

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Cartoons/Illustrations Zachary Burch

Secretary

Matt Caban, Sports Editor Tiffany Batdorf, Sports Writer

Danyel Siler

Adviser Mark Zimmerman

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DID YOU KNOW THAT...

A honey bee travels an estimated 43,000 miles to gather one pound of honey. A pound of honey consists of 29,184 drops.

A male moth can smell a female moth from 100 yards away.

A person will die from total lack of sleep sooner than from starvation. Death will occur about 10 days without sleep, while starvation takes a few weeks.

About 200,000,000 M&Ms are sold each day in the United States.

Activated charcoal made from coconut shells is the odor absorbing agent in odor-eating shoe liners.

Brown eggs come from hens with red feathers and red ear lobes; white eggs come from hens with white feathers and white ear lobes.

There was one U.S. state that no longer exists? In 1784 the U.S. had a state called Franklin, named after Benjamin Franklin.

But four years later, it was incorporated into Tennessee.

Dr. George F. Grant received U.S. patent number 638,920 on December 12, 1899. His invention? The golf tee. He created it because he didn’t want to get his

hands dirty by building a mound of dirt to place his ball on.

Eating large amounts of carrots will eventually turn your skin orange because of the chemical substance called carotene which is found in carrots. Carotene is the cause of the orange hue in leaves during the fall.

vor are caused by their smell.

To prove this you can pinch your nose and take a bite from each. They will all taste sweet.

Andrew Johnson was the only self-educated tailor. He is the only President to make his own clothes as well as his cabinet's.

Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” was published March 20, 1852. It was the first American novel to sell one million copies.

At the time of the U.S. Revolutionary War, Philadelphia was the second largest Englishspeaking city in the world, surpassed only by London.

Human beings can’t smell or taste a substance that is not soluble. On a dry tongue, sugar has no taste. In a dry nose, the smell of a flower would not be noticed. Anything to be smelled must float in the air.

Audrey Hepburn’s real name was Edda van Heemstra Hepburn-Ruston.

A large swarm of locusts can eat 80,000 tons of corn a day.

In Bromide, Okla., it is illegal for children to use towels as capes and jump from houses pretending to be superman.

According to L. Frank Baum, the name Oz was thought up when he looked at his filing cabinet and noticed one drawer marked A-G, a second tagged H-N, and a third labeled O-Z.

letter to the editor

What are the lawmakers thinking?

"If the lawmakers don’t know the concerns of his constituents and need lobbyists, they shouldn’t be in office."

I wrote to some Congressional representatives regarding the removal of the lobbyist program. Removal of lobbyists would allow for a more even playing field for all lawmakers and their constituents. The reply attempted to rationalize the need for lobbyists. I’d like to share this with others.

expenses, including about 60 percent for generous salaries, pensions, executive benefits and overhead. Their cash reserves have been in the upper one hundred million dollar figure. If an organization like this and others can afford a lobbyist, it doesn’t need a lawmaker’s help.

The reply was that lawmakers have already stripped former members of Congress who are now registered lobbyists of their “floor privileges” and access to the “House gym,” where a great deal of lobbying occurred. The lawmaker stated, it’s a small step but an important one.

In this modern day, idea and media exchange is every where. This in itself allows our lawmakers to have access to needs and wishes of Americans. If the lawmakers don’t know the concerns of his constituents and need lobbyists, they shouldn’t be in office.

The reply also stated, lobbyists are needed because they can educate the members of Congress and relay wishes of groups such as the American Cancer Society, among others.

Lawmakers should obtain the concerns and wishes of their constituents from correspondence, local government and town hall meetings, just to name a few.

Not from some full-time lobbyist who’s livelihood may rest on how he helps the business that hired him.

The ACS is one of the wealthiest nonprofit organization around. The lawmakers must know these are businesses.

Americans are responsible for about 1/5 of the world's garbage annually. On average, that's three pounds a day per person.

Records indicate that the ACS had been spending about 26 percent of their fund balance, their holdings in land, buildings and equipment on medical research and programs. The rest covered operating

An apple, onion, and potato all have the same taste. The differences in fla-

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CAMPUS QUOTES: Compiled and photographed by Alex Gambill and Travis Marak

"What is your favorite book?"

"Chuck Palahniuk, he did Fight Club, Choke and Lullaby.

They are portrayed in an 'I don't give a crap' way."

"Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook, because it's every girls dream to have that kind of love."

"The Great Gatsby, I thought it was very interesting."

"The Giver, I read it when I was in the 6th grade and it just stuck with me."

K.C. Green

Lindsay Cobb

Curtis Scism

Lynette Guess

Illustration, sophomore

Advertising, senior

General Business, senior

Undecided, freshman

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Clouds

from page 1

from page 1 Ardmore, Okla. Last year the Chinese bought the MG from the British, shipped the plant to China and is currently re-assembling it to build the parts there.

In Oklahoma, the Chickasaw Nation bought land adjacent to Ardmore’s airstrip and sold it to the Chinese to assemble the cars in Oklahoma.

The world is a small place and people need to realize that as leaders, we’re in a global economy that can provide benefits to everyone. Globalization is what leaders are aware of.

3.) O k l a h o m a .

“Think globally, act locally,” Stone said quoting Paul McCartney.

“You can’t pick a better place to start your career because of the opportunity,” he said.

“What will Oklahoma look like in 100 years?” Stone said to ask oneself. He mentioned how New York’s Hampton Hotels probably looked 100 years ago, and they’re “now worth a fortune.”

Stone said the question that everyone needs to be asking is, “When will you take action and not inaction?”

“The key is in action,” Stone said. “You have to be involved.”

Becoming part of a team, whether it’s workrelated or in sports, requires selfless action. “It’s amazing what can be accomplished when no one cares who gets the credit,” Stone said quoting his University of Oklahoma basketball coach Kelvin Sampson.

“Even if there are mistakes, action always wins out,” Stone said.

Tran said leaders with character are easier to follow than those without, and that includes putting the group first.

As a leader in strategic communications she lives by the ABC’s. ‘A’ to aspire for better and adapt for change, ‘B’ to think beyond the box and ‘C’ to have character with compas-

is symbolic, using many of Socrates’ ideas and embodying them into concepts like good and bad arguments, manifestation of the clouds and financial debt.

Each character portrayed a different attitude toward a specific idea. The play relies on philosophical grandeur. It becomes open to whatever the observer might take from it. Overall, it entails the audience to think for itself rather than force abstract views on people who don’t necessarily comprehend them.

“The Clouds” contemplates over several philosophical questions, challenging the audience to construe its own analysis of the subject matter.

These questions were probably intended to reflect Aristophanes’ views, but people are encouraged to answer the questions from their own perspective.

The play uses a heavy dose of humor so the audience can relate to its familiarity, tying

by Vista photographer Travis Marak well-known current events and individuals with its content. It Renzi Stone, Saxum Strategic Comm. CEO and former University also applies an intense amount of of Oklahoma basketball player, speaks to Webb's class Oct. 2. sion, which she believes is the most important of the three.

Working together to take complicated communication issues and develops strategies to approach them, Stone and Tran first say to look at yourself and ask the question, “Are you doing good or great?”

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

by Vista photographer Travis Marak

Socrates, played by Sara Craig, right, threatens Strepsiades, played by Mykle Bull, during "The Clouds" Sept. 29. vulgarity to the issues, but most of it is used effectively accordingly to what’s being discussed.

“The Clouds,” originally intended as a compelling philosophical debate, still manages

to educate and entertain the audience with its witty humor and metaphysical interpretation.

Reckinger can be reached Steve at sreckinger@thevistaonline.

Girl's fraternity serves dinner “It’s amazing what can be accomplished when no one cares who gets the credit.”

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by Nathan Winfrey Senior Staff Writer Oodles o’ Noodles, an allyou-can eat spaghetti dinner at the Alpha Gamma Delta house, will be Oct. 4 from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Part of the women’s fraternity’s annual Knock-Out Diabetes Week to raise awareness about juvenile diabetes through Oct. 6, the dinner has raised more than $2,000 every year for the past eight years, which earned the UCO chapter Jewel Society status, said Sheena Miraglio, business senior and Alpha Gamma Delta president. “Last year, at this event alone, we raised over $3,000.

“Oodles O’ Noodles is an exciting event with food, a live band and fellowship with other students and people from the Edmond community,” Miraglio said.

Money from the dinner

goes to the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation, which supports juvenile diabetes research, scholarships and the Sister’s Income Supplement, a grant that gives money to any member in financial need due to a catastrophe like Hurricane Katrina, said Megan Sardis, business junior.

The house is at 425 N. Jackson and the menu includes salad, pasts, dessert and breadsticks. UCO students Matt Jones and John Cooper will perform live music. Fraternity members will be selling tickets for $5

by Broncho Lake. Tickets will also be on sale at the door.

“People should come support this because they can get a cheap, all-you-can eat dinner and because this is a great cause,” Sardis said. “I know all the Alpha Gams are passionate about our philanthropy and we want everyone else to share in our passion.”

Other “Knock-Out Diabetes Week” events include a teetertotter-a-thon Oct. 2 from 9 a.m.

- 1 p.m. The women’s fraternity set up a 20-ft. teeter-totter between the Communication building and Broncho Lake.

“We will be taking donations at this time as well as promoting awareness about juvenile diabetes,” Miraglio said.

All tips and a portion of sales from that night will go towards efforts to raise money for juvenile diabetes research, she said.

“With homecoming, recruitment, etc. we all get busy, and sometimes overlook the important things in life, like giving to others because we all are so blessed,” Sardis said. “It is a great way for the student body to give back to the community.”

Nathan Winfrey can be reached at nwinfrey@thevistaonline.com.

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UCO Kaleidoscope Dancers blend various dance styles for first season

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by Vista photographer Alex Gambill

The UCO Kaleidoscope Dancers present "The Choreography Concert Plus" at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 5-7 at Mitchell Hall Theater.

by Desiree Treeby Staff Writer A variety of dances including ballet, jazz and hip-hop are in the UCO Kaleidoscope Dancers’ first season concert 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 5 - 7 at Mitchell Hall Theater.

The unveiling and dedication of the “Kinetic Air” sculpture is 6 p.m. Oct. 6, which is in memory of the late Hannah McCarty who performed for her last time in Mitchell Hall.

The concert will feature local modern dance company “Perpetual Motion” and “Competitive Edge,” a competitive ballroom dance duet company featuring former UCO dance student Shelby Rothell and David Hyer.

The UCO Kaleidoscope Dancers are performing sev-

eral new works choreographed by guest artists from Los Angeles, hip-hop artist Jesselee Santos, jazz choreographer Adam Parson, and Ballet Professor Elizabeth Lowe Ahearn from Goucher College.

The UCO Kaleidoscope Dancers will also premiere a 1950s historic modern work by the late modern dance pioneer Eleanor King entitled “Air.” It’s a seven-minute piece that is performed in silence.

For the work to be successfully performed, the performer must execute the piece with a tremendous amount of balance moving slowly, which will create the illusion of floating through space, said Tina Kambour, concert producer.

An endowment from Jack and Pam McCarty will provide theatre and dance stu-

dents to receive scholarships.

“The UCO Department of Theatre, Dance and Media Arts is honored to have this new endowment that will benefit aspiring dancers and actors,” said Jamie Jacobson, assistant professor of the college.

Hannah McCarty attended the UCO Summer Dance Workshops and Super Saturdays of Dance as a young high school student and her last performance was at Mitchell Hall Theater where she participated in the 2003 UCO Summer Workshop of Dance.

For tickets call 974-3375.

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

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Former UCO cartoonist illustrates controversial political themes

by Andrew Knittle Staff Writer Pittsburgh-based editorial cartoonist Rob Rogers, a former UCO student, has been creating thought-provoking cartoons for more than a quarter century.

His work catalogs the passage of time by poking fun at the serious issues – ranging from abortion to Clinton’s impeachment to the war in Iraq – as well as the seriously amusing presidents, popes and antagonists who find themselves inextricably tangled up in them.

Over the course of his career, Rogers has received seven Golden Quill Awards. In 1995, Rogers received the National Headliner Award and in 1999 his work earned him a selection as a Pulitzer Prize Finalist.

In 1994, his cartoon “How the Gingrich Stole Christmas” landed the cover of Newsweek’s year-end issue.

When Rogers was 13, the last thing he wanted to do was move from left-leaning

by Vista photographer Alex Gambill Philadelphia to Oklahoma City, a place known to slant in the In this December 2005 cartoon, Rodgers pokes fun at the Bush administration policies regarding the use of torture. opposite direction politically.

The fact his father repeatedly played “that ridiculous musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein” on the family’s station wagon 8-track the entire trip down didn’t help either.

“I guess he figured if he played it [“Oklahoma”] enough we might succumb to the idea of moving there,” Rogers said.

Rogers spent his teenage years reading MAD magazine, perusing The New Yorker and getting up at the crack of dawn to catch Mr. Magoo, which followed the 6 a.m. farm report on local TV. It wasn’t until his freshman year at Oklahoma State University that Rogers caught a glimpse of his future.

“I thought I would work as an illustrator or cartoonist in some capacity, but up until that point I hadn’t thought of being an editorial cartoonist,” Rogers said.

When Rogers transferred to UCO (Central State University at the time) in 1979, he covertly changed his major, a decision his father wouldn’t have approved of at the time.

“After transferring to UCO I switched from Commercial Art to Fine Art, but I didn’t tell him,” Rogers said. “He was a successful physician, and my being an artist didn’t quite compute for him.”

Once Rogers completed his

by Vista photographer Alex Gambill bachelor’s degree in Oklahoma, Published three years after U.S.-led forces entered Iraq, this March 2006 cartoon illustrates the stained relationship between the presi- he quickly moved back to Pennsylvania where he received dent and the press.

“My ultimate goal is to express opinions based on my own conviction. Sometimes, my opinion happens to be that there is absurdity on both sides."

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Rogers

a master’s degree from CarnegieMellon University in 1984.

With his MFA degree in hand, Rogers landed a job at the Pittsburgh Press, where he began work as an editorial cartoonist. In 1993, Rogers took his current position with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette following its purchase of the Pittsburgh Press the same year.

Although he is a successful, syndicated cartoonist – with The New York Times, The Washington Post and others regularly picking up his cartoons – Rogers admits his bosses still closely monitor him.

“My editors look at everything I do and consider its content before publishing it. Every now and then they kill a cartoon,” Rogers said. “Right after 9/11, I had a couple of cartoons killed because the editors thought it was too soon to be critical of the government.”

And while some editorial cartoonists aim to provoke controversy by publishing onesided attacks on particularly heated topics, Rogers takes a different approach, one that places an emphasis on clarity.

“My ultimate goal is to express opinions based on my own conviction. Sometimes, my opinion happens to be that there is absurdity on both sides. But more often than not, I have a fairly clear point to get across,” Rogers said.

When asked whether his talent as a cartoonist is a gift or curse, Rogers offered a philosophical answer.

“My critics would say a curse, but readers who still believe the job of the media is to be a watchdog and not a lapdog would disagree,” Rogers said.

“I’ve received many letters and emails from people who still believe that free speech is a cornerstone of democracy. I’ve also heard from a lot of folks frustrated with the direction the country is going who have said that laughing at my cartoons helps keep them sane.”

As far as Oklahoma goes, Rogers said there are some things he misses when he recalls his time in the state.

“I miss the people. They’re some of the most hospitable I’ve ever met, and I made some good friends there,” Rogers said. “[I also] miss the wide-open spaces, although the last time I was back in Edmond, most of the wideopen spaces were being filled up with housing developments.”

Today Rogers lives in Pittsburgh with Sylvia, an art historian, and his dog, Mojo.

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

by Vista photographer Alex Gambill

While attending UCO, Rodgers addressed the 1980 presidential election. This cartoon appeared in The Vista's Sept. 18, 1980 issue.

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Oklahoma band performs diverse music for international students "From Blues to Bluegrass, Country, Rock and Western Swing, the band has something to offer for every musical taste"

by Vista photographer Alex Gambill

From left, Kyle Dillingham, Dustin Jones and Brad Benge of Horseshoe Road performed in front of international students Sept. 27 in the International Student Services office in the Nigh University Center.

by Ivo Lupov Staff Writer An Oklahoman band played a few pieces of its repertoire in front of UCO international students Tuesday, Sept. 26.

Pizza, soft drinks and Horseshoe Road’s Oklahoma heartland acoustic music was the entertainment for

Japanese and Taiwanese students during lunch break in the International Office.

As part of the Oklahoma Centennial project, Horseshoe Road will tour Thailand and Japan, scheduled for October this year.

With national recognition, this Oklahoma band is invited to perform internationally and build cultural relationships

between these countries and the United States through the music of the Sooner State.

From Blues to Bluegrass, Country, Rock and Western Swing, the band has something to offer for every musical taste.

With Dustin Jones-guitar, Kyle Dillingham-fiddle and Brad Benge-bass, Horseshoe Road made the UCO international students

smile and clap hands as a sign of sincere appreciation.

“I have never listened to this kind of music.

I liked it,” said Azusa Maida, UCO International Trade junior from Japan.

“It reminds me of home.

The first song made me home sick,” Maida said.

She said the music was very relaxing and the peo-

he said.

Dunham said the real point of the small concert was to measure how much Japanese and Taiwanese students would appreciate different styles of music from their own cultural experience.

Yuko Watanabe, UCO journalism junior from Japan, said her biggest impression was the sound of the violin, she said.

She said Japanese people will like such music because of the vast musical variety in their culture right now.

Watanabe thought the music “felt like water.”

“When I listen to the music, it cleans my body,” she said.

ple in Japan would enjoy it.

Dr. Denis Dunham, UCO International Office director, who has seen previous Horseshoe Road performances, also believes the band’s artistic influence.

“They are really energizing, no matter how small or big the audience is,” Dunham said. Ivo Lupov can be reached at “There is a lot of positive ilupov@thevistaonline.com. feedback from the students,”

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Muslim Ramadan feast interrupted by miscommunication “Our aim is to unite, most people think Muslims are extremists, but we want them to understand that this isn’t so.”

by Vista photographer Travis Marak

Ahmad Adbraffuv, a teacher at Mercy School in Oklahoma City, leads muslim students in prayer during Ramadan Oct. 2 in a study room at the Max Chambers Library.

by Abha Eli Phoboo Staff Writer The celebration of the festival of Ramadan took a different turn when Muslim and nonMuslim students who gathered to partake or witness the fastbreaking at dusk, found themselves locked outside UCO’s Education Building on Oct. 1.

Ramadan is the Holy month of the Muslims when they believe that Koran was revealed to prophet Mohammed. They fast from dawn to dusk for a month and the Muslim students at UCO had organized the event to allow non-Muslim friends to learn about Islam in

a non-confrontational manner.

“Our goal is to promote a positive image of Islam in UCO and our community, to bridge the gap between Muslim and non-Muslim students because unfortunately, we don’t have one,” said Bobbi El Kamely, president of the Muslim Student Association (MUSA).

The MUSA with help from the Moroccan, Pakistani, and Iranian Student Associations had organized the event to share and educate nonMuslims about their culture and religion. However, they were forced to find an alternate space to carry out the event when they weren’t allowed to

enter the building. In the last minute, they moved to Rm. 108 in Max Chambers Library.

“Everything was prepared two weeks ago,” said Wassim Bouanani, president of the Moroccan Student Association. “We confirmed the date last week. We did change the time from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. to 5:30 to 10 p.m. and the day from Friday to Sunday.

They told us not to worry.”

According to James R. Machell, dean of College of Education and Professional Studies, it was an honest mistake.

The next day, he said, “There was some miscommu-

nication and the reservations weren’t confirmed. There is no conspiracy or anything. We welcome all student organizations in our building and the Muslim students have had programs here before.”

Glen Freeman, International Students Adviser, who assisted the organizers and helped them continue the program in the new space said, “It was human error. The reservation was not communicated to the DPS.” The fasting on Oct. 1 began at 6:16 a.m. (based on astronomical calculations used to detect the birth of the new moon) and ended at dusk at 7:16 p.m. The program was to begin

at 5:30 p.m. but it was nearly were laid out and the din6:30 before things got started. ner was in full swing.

“We are upset that this hap“Our aim is to unite,” pened,” said Ahmad Abdraffur, said Nazish Manzoor, presiteacher at Mercy School in dent of the Pakistani Student Oklahoma City, who led the Association. “Most people evening prayers for Muslim think Muslims are extremstudents. “But it is the month ists, but we want them to of Ramadan and we mustn’t understand that this isn’t so.” act on anger, especially now.”

Barring the mishap, Once the moving was done the event was a success. and all was set, the fasting was “It doesn’t matter what hapbroken with a call to prayer by pened because it was still a sucFarhan Ali, a bio-medical engi- cess,” El Kamely said. “Around neering student. Those fast- 50 people came, which is great ing drank milk and ate dates. and we all had a good time Then the Muslim males eating and sharing together.” prayed together before the Abha Eli Phoboo can be reached feasting. Food from Morocco, at aphoboo@thevistaonline.com.

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Americans win Nobel medicine prize for discoveries “It’s an example of a discovery of a fundamental biological process that has an almost unlimited number of implications.”

By MATT MOORE Associated Press Americans Andrew Z. Fire and Craig C. Mello won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for discovering a powerful way to turn off the effect of specific genes, opening a potential new avenue for fighting diseases as diverse as cancer and AIDS. The process, called RNA interference, also is being studied for treating such conditions as hepatitis virus infection and AP Photo by Chitose Suzuki heart disease. It is already widely Craig Mello , a professor from the University of Massachusetts Medical School speaks during a news used in basic science as a method conference in Worcester, Mass. Oct. 2, . Americans Mello and Andrew Z. Fire won the Nobel medicine to study the function of genes.

Fire, 47, of Stanford prize Monday for discovering a method of turning off selected genes, an important research tool that University, and Mello, scientists hope will lead to new treatments for HIV, cancer and other illnesses.

45, of the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, published their seminal work in a 1998 paper.

RNA interference occurs naturally in plants, animals and humans. The Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, which awarded the $1.4 million prize, said it is important for regulating the activity of genes and helps defend against viral infection. The two scientists will share the prize money.

“This year’s Nobel laureates have discovered a fundamental mechanism for controlling the flow of genetic information,” the institute said.

Erna Moller, a member of the Nobel committee, said their research helped shed new light on a complicated process that had confused researchers for years.

AP Photo by Michael Probst “It was like opening the blinds in the morning,” she Dr. Andrew Z. Fire won the Nobel medicine prize on said. “Suddenly you can Monday Oct. 2. see everything clearly.”

"I knew it was a possibility, but I didn’t really expect it for perhaps a few more years."

Jeremy M. Berg, director of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences in Bethesda, Md., which has funded work by Fire and Mello for years, said he predicted the two men would win this year.

“It’s an example of a discovery of a fundamental biological process that has an almost unlimited number of implications,” Berg said. “The impact has just been steadily growing.”

Genes produce their effect by sending molecules called messenger RNA to the proteinmaking machinery of a cell. In RNA interference, certain molecules trigger the destruction or inactivation of RNA from a particular gene, so that no protein is produced. Thus the gene is effectively silenced.

For instance, a gene causing high blood cholesterol levels was recently shown to be silenced in animals through RNA interference.

“This has been such a revolution in biomedicine, everybody is using it,” said Thomas Cech, president of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, for which Mello is an investigator.

“It’s so important that people almost take it for granted already, even though it was discovered fairly recently,” he said.

The prize for Mello and Fire did come remarkably quickly after they did the work. Nobels are generally given decades after the research they honor.

Mello, reached at his home in Shrewsbury, Mass., said the award came as a “big surprise.”

“I knew it was a possibility, but I didn’t really expect it for perhaps a few more years. Both Andrew and I are fairly young, 40 or so, and it’s only been about

eight years since the discovery.”

He said he would try to get to work Monday but expected to accomplish “not a lot.”

Fire, reached in California, said he was awakened by a call from the Nobel committee.

"At first I was very excited....

Then I thought I must be dreaming or maybe it was the wrong number,” he said. But then he confirmed the good news by checking the Nobel Web site.

“It makes me feel great.

It makes me feel incredibly indebted at the same time,” he said. “You realize how many other people have been major parts of our efforts.”

Fire conducted his research while at the Washingtonbased Carnegie Institution.

The announcement opened this year’s series of prize announcements. It will be followed by Nobel prizes for physics, chemistry, literature, peace and economics.

Last year’s medicine prize went to Australians Barry J. Marshall and Robin Warren for discovering that bacteria, not stress, causes ulcers.

Alfred Nobel, the Swedish inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in his will in the categories of literature, peace, medicine, physics and chemistry.

The economics prize is technically not a Nobel but a 1968 creation of Sweden’s central bank.

Winners receive a check, handshakes with Scandinavian royalty, and a banquet on Dec. 10 - the anniversary of Nobel’s death in 1896. All prizes are handed out in Stockholm except for the peace prize, which is presented in Oslo.

October 3, 2006

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'Getting Along' advocates Wellness Center serves up tolerance among students

ballroom dancing classes

by Vista photographer Travis Marak

Bobbi El Kamley, right, president of the Muslim Student Association, speaks about misconceptions about the Muslim faith Sept. 28 in Constitution Hall. GATE President Thomas Horne looks on.

by Abha Eli Phoboo Staff Writer With UCO growing fast in its population of diverse students, “Getting Along,” a special forum, sought to promote diversity, tolerance, acceptance and understanding on Sept.

28 in the Constitution Hall.

Dr. Kathryn Gage, vice president of the Division of Student Affairs, moderated the event, which had seven panelists representing various student groups on campus.

The organizations shared the common agenda of bringing students together to support and learn about other cultures, to empower minority groups and give diverse students more opportunities.

Panelists of the program: Dr Rashi Shukla, assistant professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice; MeShawn Conley, director of Multicultural Student Services; Bobbi El Kamley, president of Muslim Students Association; Teara Flagg, vice president of UCO Student Association (UCOSA); Thomas Horne, president of Gay Alliance for Tolerance and Equality (GATE); and Joe Thomas, president of Black student Association, each stated the activities and objectives of their student groups.

Jeffrey Harp, director of the Department of Public Safety, remarked on the department’s efforts to make Edmond a safer place for all students.

“We exist to ensure your

safety,” he said. “We have a Safe Walk program, which is rather under-utilized. If you are nervous about getting home from the library at 10 p.m., there are resources.”

Students are encouraged to use Safe Walk phones to call for an escort if they feel scared or uncomfortable. “Clubs and different organizations come together as one campus and community so we can overcome hindrances,” Thomas said.

“As UCOSA, we learn all things about diversity and make the effort to understand new cultures,” Flagg said.

“We have liaisons for multi-

cultural students and UCO has a big number of students from various backgrounds.”

“We help students having problems with sexuality and we are trying to be more visible on campus,” said Thomas Horne. “Our objective is not to justify our lifestyle but that this is a lifestyle that doesn’t need to be justified.”

“It is important that we have programs that focus on honoring and celebrating different cultures so everyone can participate, share and learn,” said Conley.

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

by Vista photographer Travis Marak

Biology seniors Ashlea Turpin, left, and Chris Snyder practice the "Waltz" during ballroom dancing class in the Wellness Center Oct. 1.

by Steven Reckinger Copy Editor

by Vista photographer Travis Marak

Dr. Bob McGill speaks at "Getting Along."

Since the Wellness Center opened in 2003, UCO has been offering non-credit instructional ballroom dancing classes, along with several other types of dancing, for students, faculty and the general public.

Ballroom dancing is a westernized dance style where the “leader” guides the “follower” through a series of choreographed steps.

The dance was originally intended for the higher social classes, but over time increased its accessibility among all groups of people.

The dance lessons are open to anyone interested in participating, including married couples, families, students and faculty.

“The popularity of television, like “Dancing with the Stars,” helps people discover what they didn’t know about themselves,” Louis Hommel, dance instructor said. “People come here to have fun.”

Hommel has taught dancing lessons for over 17 years. He began at UCO in 1997, instructing in the Nigh University Center Ballroom and the Ramada Hotel before it became Central Plaza dormitory. He initially began at Rose State College in 1989, and also taught at Oklahoma City

Community College, Our Lord’s Lutheran Church and Church of the Servant United Methodist.

“Edmond is a community and we want to get everyone involved,” Danielle Dill, assistant director of programs and services, said.

The ballroom dancing classes began on Oct. 1 and will run until Oct. 15, consisting of three sessions every Sunday from 6 – 8 p.m. The classes are primarily activity-based.

“People are getting a lot of information in six hours,” Dill said.

For this year, 40 people signed up to participate. Dill said she had to cut the enrollment early because the class reached its maximum capacity.

The enrollment fee is $25 for UCO students, faculty and Wellness Center members, and $45 for the general public.

UCO offers additional dance classes such as swing dancing, country line dancing and belly dancing throughout the year. The schedule for next semester is being determined.

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

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Good run doesn't count

Volleyball continues to win

by Tiffany Batdorf Sports Writer Bronchos continued their season quest defending their Lone Star Conference championshipwith double wins Thursday and Saturday.

UCO continued its winning streak for the third straight match against Southeastern Oklahoma Thursday in Durant.

The Bronchos rallied for a five-game victory, to remain undefeated (17-0) against Southeastern and to stay close to the top of the North Division standings.

“It wasn’t pretty, but we got the win and did a good job,” Coach Jeff Boyland said.

“Every match we play in conference is very important, we can’t underestimate any team we face,” senior Penny Wascovich said. “We pulled off the win last night and that’s what’s important.”

“Southeastern was very big, they had big blocks,” Boyland said.

“We had a lot of hitting errors.”

UCO now stands at 12-6 for an overall season record and 4-1 in the North Division.

SOSU led in the second game ready to take the match lead early when freshman Kelsey Reynolds came up with a kill that tied the game at 29-29, following another point to win.

The Bronchos faced a one point deficit at 14-13. SOSU served for the match point in game five and Sophomore Kim Iten delivered a kill from a set by freshman Meaghan Wedberg to tie the game. The Bronchos came back to win the fifth and final game.

Iten switched from middle blocker to outside hitter when Harvey left the game and still

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Kristen Wilson hits the ball in a recent home match. had a great performance for the Bronchos Boyland said.

Reynolds led the Bronchos with 23 kills and Iten finished the match with 14.

Freshman Meaghan Wedberg had 50 assists, along with junior Lacie Allen’s 36 digs, and junior Tara Delaney’s 17 digs to lead the defense.

Saturday’s win against Texas A&M Commerce “This was a huge win for us, Commerce had beaten Cameron, who had beaten us earlier in the week to take the conference lead, on Thursday,” Boyland said. “This was very monumental for us.”

In a 3-1 game match gave the Bronchos the North Division lead. The Bronchos won their seventh match in eight matches, giving them a season record of 13-6 and 5-1 in conference play.

After only a short time out of the number one spot, the Bronchos regained their

seat at the top with two big wins, with previous number Cameron Universtiy falling to Southeastern Oklahoma.

Reynolds had a team high of 17, Iten added 14, and Wascovich had 12.

To lead the defense, Wedberg had 43 assists and Allen had 30 digs.

“Kim Iten played well with 14 kills playing outside blocker for some of our injured players,” Boyland said. “Penny Wascovich had a really good match, Amy Brooks came in as a middle blocker and played well.

“We limited a lot of the errors that we have had lately,” he said.

“We have to get ready for a very tough Dallas team,” Boyland said.

The Bronchos will be at home for two non-conference match-ups: Tuesday against Dallas Baptist and Wednesday against Oklahoma Panhandle.

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

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UCO runner Claribel Mendoza runs during a recent cross country meet.

by Tiffany Batdorf Sports Writer Unable to compete for a team championship, UCO still pulled out solid performances, at the Cowboy Jamboree in Stillwater Saturday.

One runner short, due to an illness sophomore Brittany Callender, the remaining four Bronchos ran as unattached competitors.

Freshman Evelyn Berko

turned in another top-15 finish with a 12th place finish.

She finished the 3.2-mile course in a time of 19:21.

Junior Linda Vasquez had a strong time of 19:37 for an 18th place finish.

“They ran extremely well, they all ran faster than they did last year at the same meet,” Coach J.D. Martin said.

Sophomore Claribel Mendoza had a top-25 finish with a time of 19:50 to

finish 23rd, with senior Kara Miskelly running a time of 20:19 to finish 42nd.

“We were disappointed that we couldn’t score team points,” Martin said.

“With Brittany’s average time we would have been in the top three,” he said.

The Bronchos will compete next week at the Southwestern Kansas Invitational.

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

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It's official: Bronchos have a winning streak “I take my hat off to the coaching staff and players tonight. To start 0-2 and then win three in a row is incredible."

UCO football coach Chuck Langston

by Matt Caban Sports Editor The UCO Bronchos’ football team won its third straight game thanks to a third quarter touchdown and a handful of defensive stops Sept.

30 at Wantland Stadium.

Ryan O’Hara’s 15-yard touchdown pass to Eric Dietz finished the scoring in the third quarter, but the game wasn’t settled until the final moments.

UCO’s Jake Morton made a game clinching interception with a few seconds remaining, stopping Texas A&MCommerce from scoring.

UCO’s 10-3 win over the Lions moves the Bronchos’ record to 3-2 overall and 3-1 in Lone Star Conference play.

UCO head football coach Chuck Langston said the win was an incredible one.

“I take my hat off to the coaching staff and players tonight,” he said. “To start 0-2 and then win three in a row is incredible.”

Besides his interception, Morton also set up the

offense while returning punts for the first time this season. Morton returned four punts for a total of 54 yards.

His longest and arguably most important came late in the third quarter, when he received a 51-yard punt.

Morton said the key to success in punt return is good blocking.

“I believe that no matter who is back there (returning the ball) they can do well with good blockers,” he said.

From there it was all business for the Bronchos as they had their eyes on the prize.

A pair of Donyell Jones runs and a penalty against the Lions gave the Bronchos a first down at the TAMC 15.

Jones got the ball again only to be stopped at the line both times. Facing third and long, the Bronchos switched gears.

Ryan O’Hara dropped back in the pocket, looked and threw the ball to an open Dietz. The quick strike gave the Bronchos a 10-3 lead.

O’Hara said the UCO offense watched tape of

by Vista photographer Travis Marak

UCO junior quarterback Ryan O'Hara throws a pass downfield during a game with Texas A&M Commerce Sept. 30. The Bronchos clinched their 10-3 win over the Lions with a touchdown pass by O'Hara and a late defensive stop. the Lions’ defense and found their weakness.

“We saw on tape that they run two safeties so we sent a guy up the middle,” he said. “[Dietz] ran a good route, I made a good read and the line blocked ‘em so it was a touchdown just like we practiced.”

This time the Bronchos proved to be up to the chal-

lenge of avoiding overtime and suriving the fourth quarter as their “Code Red” defense stopped the Lions.

In the final period, the Lions threatened to score on two occasions, but were stopped by a pair of interceptions.

The first, by Tyler Ellis, came early in the quarter and halted an 11-play, 72-yard Lion drive.

Late in the quarter, TAMC UCO continues its home quarterback Tyler Westerberg stand Thursday, Oct. 5 against threw into the end zone only to be East Central at Wantland intercepted by Morton after their Stadium. The game was moved receiver lost control of the ball. from its original Oct. 7 date.

“I caught it and ran,” Morton “With the game on said. Morton’s interception Thursday, we have a short stopped TAMC from scoring. work week,” he said.

Langston said the team has to stay focused and get Matt Caban can be reached at ready for its next game. mcaban@thevistaonline.com.

Soccer splits weekend games with Colorado visitors

by Vista photographer Alex Gambill

UCO forward Carmen Davis scores the game-winning goal in the Bronchos' 2-1 triumph over Regis University (Colo.) Oct. 1, at Tom Thompson Field. The Bronchos lost their other weekend game, 1-0 to Metropolitan State College of Denver.

by Matt Caban Sports Editor UCO met second ranked Metropolitan State (Colo.) Sept. 29.

The game proved to be a battle as both teams played tight with good passes, possession and defense. It ended in a 1-0 Metro State win.

The Bronchos’ two games with powers Metro State and Regis University (Colo.) may help shape their postseason plans.

In the 85th minute, UCO’s fortunes changed as Metro’s Kylee Hanavan penetrated the UCO defense.

By drawing the Bronchos’ attention, Hanavan was able to free up fellow forward Kira Sharp who shot right of UCO keeper Rebekah Svensson and into the goal off the right post.

UCO head soccer coach Mike Cook said the goal came from a defensive lapse by the Bronchos.

“It was the result of poor marking,” he said.

“A girl had the ball and two or three girls dove in, stuck their foot out and she went by them.”

Sharp said her team was struggling against the Bronchos before their goal.

The Bronchos fought for the remaining five minutes and even had a good chance to equalize in the 87th minute.

At that point, UCO midfielder Lacy Cooley headed a ball just over the Lions’ goal.

It proved to be the Bronchos’ last chance to fight their way into overtime.

Cook said he wanted his team to finish with at least a tie.

“To come down to the last few minutes and

give up a goal is extremely disappointing,” he said.

“It is disappointing that we had to lose the game, but the effort was phenomenal on our part.”

Cook said the Bronchos didn’t play scared.

“If we play like that each and every game, we will be tough to beat,” he said.

Two days later, the Bronchos took a 2-1 win from the visiting Regis Rangers.

In another close contest, UCO took the win thanks to goals from forwards Jenny Racicot and Carmen Davis.

The weekend split brought UCO’s record to 10-3 overall.

UCO faces Texas A&M Commerce on Oct. 6 and Texas Woman’s University on Oct. 8.

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

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