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Slow start for campus wide Wi-Fi, now slated for use by spring '06

UCO debate team ranked

4th in nation

Squad has defeated both state and Ivy League competitors

System currently being configured in library

by Brett Deering

Vista Staff Writer

by Nathan Winfrey Vista Staff Writer

The UCO debate squad is currently ranked fourth in the nation as they prepare to host a tournament in the Communication and Liberal Arts Buildings Nov. 4-6.

"We've been ranked as high as third in the entire country," said Jason Stone, UCO director of debate since fall 2001.

"In college debate there are no divisions or classes...in college debate it is every institution against every institution. We debate everyone," Stone said.

"We beat Harvard, Dartmouth, Stanford and Berkeley. We beat the Sooners, the Longhorns and the Jayhawks. We regularly compete against and prevail over Ivy League institutions. Debate is the only activity on campus that can boast that they beat OU and "In college debate there are no divisions or classes...We debate everyone," Jason Stone, UCO director of debate

Harvard this year."

The week after the UCO tournament, UCO debate captains James Davis and Lindsey Shook, interpersonal communication seniors, will be attending the Wake Forest tournament in North Carolina.

"We're (ranked) the twentieth team in the nation right now, James and I," Shook said.

Outranked only by Liberty University, the University of Kansas and the University of Missouri—Kansas City, the UCO debate squad includes 16 members, which breaks into eight individual teams, to compete regionally and nationally, Stone said.

"We debate against OU quite a bit," Stone said. "A lot of Big Twelve schools."

"We have to both affirm the resolution...and debate it," Shook said. She said they often must argue for and against difficult topics. "We usually try to find a part of the topic that we want to talk about...that we felt were important."

"We are one of the oldest extra-curricular activities on campus," Stone said. The UCO

by Vista photographer Justin Avera

A picture posic- ard-vieW of Old North framed by fiery orange-red foiiage Nov. 1. With the onset of autumn, trees around the campus are displaying their fall foliage as daytime temperatures remain in the 60's and 70's.

Cancellations, setbacks plague Passport India program

by Courtney Bryce Vista Staff Writer

Students interested in participating in the Passport program might have to wait until next fall since more than half of the events scheduled at the beginning of the semester have already been canceled.

English Professor Dr. Susan Spencer said the Passport program was designed after 9/11 to get students to learn about outside cultures. The program started last year with Passport to Italy. This year the program is Please see DEBATE, page 3 Passport to India.

Spencer, who teaches the Discovering India class, said her students are required to attend five Passport to India events.

She said they had, to be a little Football flexible and are even extending the program back to events that happened in the summer.

Students that attended those events will get credit for them, even though they happened before the semester started.

"I don't know if it was communications or what," Spencer said. "We seemed to have problems getting things under way this year. We've been hoping to Bronchos versus North- have participation pick up, and eastern St. Nov. 5 at the cancellation of events isn't helping." home. Sports Pg. 10 Spencer said her students have earned their points by attending i." .: Police 'Bollywood' films from India on Briefs Saturdays in Pegasus Theater, , - -.-f which still ran as scheduled on ',',7:', " Pg. 7 the Passport agenda. She said Dr. Vedala Scott also collaborated with her to take the students INDEX to a Hindu temple to make up Opinion 2 for canceled events.

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Soldier, former UCO student killed in Iraq

by Ashlie Campbell Vista Copy Editor

Army Pfc. David J. Martin, 21, a former UCO sophomore, died Oct. 31 in Baghdad, Iraq.

The Associated Press reported Martin, a member of the 101st Airborne Division, was killed along with three other soldiers when a roadside bomb exploded near his Humvee.

Martin enrolled at UCO in

fall 2003 and was an undeclared major.

He graduated from Edmond North High School in 2002.

The Edmond Sun reported that Martin was in the UCO Reserve Officers' Training Corps and then left UCO to join the Army.

Lt. Col. Stuart Jolly, UCO military science professor, said he did not know Martin

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by Vista photographer Justin Avera

Joe Hight, a managing editor at The Oklahoman, reads a case study card in front of a Channel 22 camera Oct. 31 in the Troy Smith Lecture Hall at the Business Building. Hight was on campus to speak to students about ethics. A one-time editor of The Vista, Hight graduated from UCO, then-Central State, in 1980.

UCOSA extends own deadline for budget proposals

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by Trisha Evans Vista Senior Staff Writer

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UCO's march to Wi-Fi, or wireless fidelity, may have been delayed, but the first of several large areas on campus is slated to open spring 2006.

Dr. Cynthia Rolfe, UCO director for Information Technology, said the wireless equipment is installed in the Max Chambers Library and is now being configured.

"For sure by the beginning of the spring semester, the library will be wireless," Rolfe said.

In August, IT had projected completion of the system by this fall. Rolfe said the equipment was ordered in April, but the company had undergone ownership changes and the shipment was delayed.

"We thought it was going to be completed before the beginning of the (fall) semester," Rolfe said. "We ordered it (the equipment) in April."

"It finally worked out, the equipment is installed and they are in the process of configuring it," Rolfe said.

Rolfe said security is a major issue with a wireless network and that many people have the misconception that a wireless system is a simple project.

She said one of the UCO network technicians had helped a friend configure a home-wireless system, and the vulnera-

bilities of the system became apparent.

"They realized they were picking up the neighbor's wireless, and the neighbor had no idea that it (the wireless system) was wide open," Rolfe said.

She said if a network the size of the Chambers Library, with the potential for large numbers of users, isn't properly configured and protected, the system and anyone using it will be vulnerable to computer viruses.

Dr. William McDaniel, UCO professor of computer science, said he has a home-wireless system and experiences bleed-over from another wireless network.

"When my daughter goes into her bedroom, she picks up a different network," he said. "That's the problem with wireless."

"It would be nice to be able to sit down on the grass and do your work, but you don't want somebody driving by and picking up your files off of your hard drive," McDaniel said.

Rolfe said future wireless installation projects are for the Nigh University Center, followed by an outdoor system around Broncho Lake. "Beyond that, we'll work with Academic Affairs to determine which academic buildings they would like to have go online next." Rolfe said the Colleges of Business and Liberal Arts have made the bulk of requests for wireless

by Vista photographer Justin Avera

Nathan Woolard, right, UCOSA president speaks at the associations weekly meeting Oct. 31 as Barrett Dye, senate president pro tempore, looks on in the Will Rogers Room at the Nigh University Center.

The UCO StudentAssociation passed a bill Oct. 31 that will make budget proposals due in February. The UCOSA constitution currently requires budget proposals in November.

Student associations submit a detailed budget once a year to receive funds from student activity fees.

Jill Sallee, speaker of the UCOSA house, and Rep. Christina Petty said they wrote the emergency bill to prevent possible legal problems for not meeting the deadlines of the constitution.

Sallee said passing the bill will prevent all 146 student orga-

nizations from possibly having to appear before the UCOSA supreme court.

Petty, chair of the UCOSA Ways and Means committee, said the bill was also written for practical reasons. The extra time will give the committee more time to look at all the proposals.

"When I joined the Ways and Means committee it was very easy," Petty said.

Since then, the administration began requiring the committee to make line-by-line changes to the budget proposals, which she said takes more time.

Last year the committee worked on the budgets a total of

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OPINION November 3, 2005

THEVISTA Editorial

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Ten years ago in The Vista A cornice was placed atop a column for the new Education Classroom Building.

A comprehensive analysis by the budget office concluded that classes needed 20 students to make, jeopardizing some stu-, dents graduation plans.

Lt. Gov. Mary Fallin, a former UCO student, spoke during three political science classes.

Fallin discussed her job and fielded questions about casino gaming, women in office, prison overcrowding and other state issues.

Five women who graduated from then-Central State College in 1945 reunited for their 50th anniversary during homecoming.

The Bronchos football team was 6-3 overall and 2-3 in conference play on the season and in 5th place in the Lone Star Conference. The team was set to face Tarleton State Nov. 4. The previous weekend the Bronchos defeated West Texas A&M 436.

STAFF EDITORIAL

Bush must remain vigilant about remedies for possible flu epidemic Of all the news coming out of Washington in the past weeks perhaps the most important is an issue the president addressed yesterday.

The avian, or bird, flu is being found around the globe, especially in Europe and Asia, and experts fear it could mutate into a strain that could be passed human to human. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports on their Web site that human infections have so far only occurred in Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand

and Vietnam. These cases are thought to have been caused by eating infected. poultry.

The CDC also reports that as of now, there is no vaccine. The Bush Administration was wise to make an announcement on the issue and propose more than $7 billion dollars to research a vaccine to fight this especially virulent flu strain should it make the airborne jump to humans.

Supreme Court nominees and indicted administration officials won't amount to a hill

of beans if this strain of the flu explodes into a worldwide pandemic.

The Bush camp has lately mastered the art of changing the subject when backed against the proverbial wall. When Katrina recovery was blasted and Karl Rove was under scrutiny, Bush deflected SC111tiny with the appointment of a Supreme Court nominee. When "Scooter" Libby was charged by a grand jury, Bush deflected with a new nominee.

Now, however, the issue is

the threat of widespread disease. No amount of spin or political maneuvering will mask this situation if it in fact comes, to, fruition and people , begin to get infected and die.

Bush would be wise to stay focused on this subject and continue the commitment to a proactive approach before it makes the results of Hurricane Katrina look like a mild rainstorm.

The Vista Editorial Board can be reached at editorial@thevistaonline.com .

Diabetes can be prevented through daily choices; monitoring health

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alloween candy recently put aside, visions of sugar plums or at least candied yams may already be making their seasonal appearances in your holiday plans.

Sugar is the dietary culprit not only responsible for weight gain, but also more long-term consequences.

November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, an ideal time to reconsider daily habits between traditional feasts.

Over 18 million individuals already live with diabetes, and

some 2, 200 are diagnosed with the disease each day making it the world's most widespread health epidemic. The number of cases in the United States alone has doubled since 1980, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, accounting for six percent of the national population who are now considered diabetic.

The basic inability to properly maintain glucose, also known as blood sugar, within a given range constitutes the essence of being diabetic. Diet may

be used in combination with insulin injections or oral medication to control desired levels.

Type 1 diabetes is characterized by the destruction of cells in the pancreas that normally produce insulin. Type 2 is caused by abnormal use of stored insulin or the inability to make enough of it to adequately control blood sugar. Formerly ,known as juvenile and adult-onset diabetes, both are now seen in patients of all ages.

Warning signs often include thirst, increased urination, sudden weight gain, dizziness, and vision problems.

The potential annoyance of routine needle sticks and not being able to enjoy familiar tastes is often enough to prompt consideration of diabetes as a serious health issue, but other health problems have also been correlated to its prevalence.

Stroke, heart disease, and kidney problems are often seen

in diabetic individuals, often as complicating factors of obesity than direct consequences of the condition itself. Although now less common than a generation ago, limb amputations, particularly of the feet or legs, still remain a threat directly tied to blood sugar management.

A prominent cause of preventable death, diabetes is more often a result of a combination of factors rather than either diet or heredity alone.

Food choices that include large amounts of carbohydrates and sugar coupled with little exercise constitute increased environmental factors even for people who are otherwise healthy. While having family members who suffer from glucose irregularities typically increases your risk, prevention is possible.

Relegating sweets to occasional consumption rather than daily snacks is a good first step.

Pack an apple instead of a candy bar, or eat a single miniaturesized chocolate rather than polishing off something triple its

size. If a meal out just isn't over ally aspects of health, exercise without dessert, try sharing with has been identified as the key a family member or asking the component that outweighs famwaiter to wrap up half of it for ily history. Rather than forcing you to consume the next day. yourself to hit the gym, simply Soda is a major source of look for ways to work it into sugar intake, often in larger your daily routine like climbing quantities than even your favor- stairs or shoveling snow. ite ice cream. An average servKeep yourself informed ing packs some 40 grams per about changes in your own serving, which also contributes health history. Have your lab to high calories with no real values taken once annually and nutritional value, vitamins, or discuss the prevalence of diabeminerals included. tes among older relatives. I A plastic bottle, usually in Although the advent of 20-ounce varieties, actually insulin pumps and a variety of holds two and a half servings, sugar-free products has made or an average 100 grams, often diabetes easier to live with in without the consumer even real- recent years, you may never izing that the label information require further medical interapplies to each portion sepa- vention with a little extra care rately. Trade in at least one cola now. a day for water or unsweetened For more information ice tea to reduce your diabetes including a free screening test probability and possibly your and approved recipes, visit the waistline.

American Diabetes Association Just exercising three times a online at http://www.diabetes. week for at least thirty minutes org. was proven to cut the incidence of acquiring Type II diabetes Callie A. Collins can be reached at in half. Besides being a genccoffins@thevistaonline.com. eral recommendation for virtu-

WORD ON THE STREET: PRESIDENT BUSH SPOKE NOV. 1 ABOUT PLANS FOR DEALING WITH A POSSIBLE FLU EPIDEMIC Compiled and photographed by Justin Avera.

Do you think the U.S. is doing enough to prepare for a possible outbreak of the flu?

"Yes, they are doing a good job in preparation for a possible outbreak."

"Yes. President Bush is pushing through an initiative to begin mass vaccine production for the protection of U.S. citizens."

"I don't think that it is going to hap- s. pen anyways."

Justin Wilson

Sherry Meeks

Stephen Ko

Pepper Webber

Biomedical engineer sophomore

Biology professor

Chemistry, junior

Psychology, junior

"I think that we have more than enough vaccinations and that the media has done an amazing job informing citizens of this disease."

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TABOR suspended by Colorado voters; Oklahoma considers similar spending caps

by The Associated Press DENVER—Colorado voters have agreed to suspend the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, the nation's strictest government spending limit, and give up more than $3 billion in taxpayer refunds to help the state bounce back from a recession.

The vote essentially suspends a key part of TABOR, a model conservatives hold up for other states to emulate.

"It certainly makes our hill harder to climb," said Cameron Sholty, a spokesman for FreedomWorks, which campaigned against loosening TABOR's fiscal reins.

Californians are scheduled to vote on state spending limits Nov. 8, and Kansas, Ohio, Maine, Nevada, Oklahoma and Arizona are considering spending caps.

Douglas Bruce, the anti-tax crusader who wrote TABOR more than a decade ago, said Colorado voters have make it harder for other states to approve similar measures.

"The establishment is going

to say we had 13 years of experience with spending limits and we changed our minds," he said. "I'm sorry for their sake and I'm sorry for our sake."

Added Republican gubernatorial candidate Marc Holtzman, who lobbied heavily against the budget fix: "It sends a terrible message to the rest of the nation."

Referendum C will let the state keep an estimated $3.7 billion that would otherwise be refunded under TABOR. With 99 percent of the expected vote counted statewide, 578,408 voters, or 52 percent, had approved the plan, compared with 533,105, or 48 percent, who voted against it.

A second ballot measure that would have allowed the state to borrow up to $2.1 billion for roads, school maintenance, pensions and other projects was rejected: 560,897 people, or 51 percent, voted no on Referendum D compared with 547,490, or 49 percent, who backed it.

"We might have lost but we lost in a split decision. I'll take

that half-loaf than no loaf at all," said Jon Caldara, leader of the opposition group "Vote No; It's Your Dough."

Caldara said he will consider a court challenge to Referendum C, arguing that it illegally changes the constitution without a constitutional amendment.

"The basic idea is that you can't change the constitution with a statute, and that's exactly what's going on with this," he told the Rocky Mountain News.

He did not immediately return a call Wednesday.

Bruce said it was too soon to consider legal action.

Supporters said Colorado simply could not afford to vote no, not with higher education, health care and transportation already suffering from millions of dollars in budget cuts.

The vote was a sweet victory for lame duck Republican Gov. Bill Owens, who stunned his own party by crafting the ballot measures with Democrats.

"It tells other states if you do it the right way, it works," Owens said. "It means we can

join 49 other states recovering from the recession, we can make up some of the cuts in education, roads and health care."

House Speaker Andrew Romanoff, D-Denver, said lawmakers now have the task of deciding how to spend the money.

"I think the opposition said if C and D passes, then there will be wild-eyed spending. That's wrong. We're still going to have one of the strongest tax limits in the nation," he said.

House Minority Leader Joe Stengel, R-Littleton, said he and others who opposed the ballot measures will make sure lawmakers keep their promises.

"My side of the aisle will be bulldogs to make sure this money is not diverted. This doesn't mean the creation of new programs," Stengel said.

Supporters had warned Colorado will be forced to lay off hundreds of government employees, cut health care funding, and slash state money for universities and community colleges should the measures

fail.

Opponents labeled the plan a tax grab by politicians too gutless to make tough decisions, with many singling out Owens as a traitor to his party.

"For years, Owens has gone around the country saying what a great thing TABOR is, and now he has flip-flopped.

Somebody got to him," said Mike Dorsey, a 51-year-old real estate broker from El Paso County who voted no.

But in college towns from Boulder to Fort Collins and Grand Junction and Durango, students and others said they feared higher education would face crippling cuts and higher tuition rates.

"It's not a Republican or Democrat issue," said James Palmer, a 65-year-old professor of film studies and director of the Conference on World Affairs at the University of Colorado in Boulder who voted yes. "If you look at where Colorado is rated among the 50 states in terms of taxes and support for higher education, it's shocking to see how far down (the list) this state

Oklahoma energy company reaps financial benefits after hurricanes disrupt oil supplies

by The Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY—Devon Energy Corp. said earnings in the latest quarter climbed as higher oil and gas prices offset disruptions caused by the Gulf hurricanes.

The Oklahoma City-based energy company on Wednesday said it earned $744 million, or $1.63 a share, on revenue of $2.7 billion in the third quarter.

The company said the latest quarter included items that decreased earnings by $108 million, or 24 cents a share. The items were for, among other things, changes in the fair value of derivative financial instruments and interest costs associated with the early redemption of debt.

Excluding the charges, earnings would have come to $1.87 a share.

Analysts were expecting earnings of $1.80 a share on revenue of $2.39 billion, according to Thomson Financial. Their estimates generally exclude items.

In the same period a year earlier, Devon earned $517 million,

DEBATE:

CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENTS ■ A forum with the College Republicans, Young Democrats and Democratic Socialists will be held at 6 p.m. Nov. 3 in the Liberal Arts Building, Rm. 213 as part of Political Awareness Week. Oklahoma State Treasurer Scott Meacham will also speak at 12 p.m.

Nov. 9 in Pegasus Theater.

or $1.03 a share, on revenue of $2.27 billion. The per-share figure takes into account a twofor-one stock split in November 2004.

Devon said its recent financial results have allowed it to expand the search for new oil and gas reserves. Through the first nine months of the year, the company said it has invested $2.6 billion, and drilled 1,837 wells, up 20 percent from a year ago.

For the third quarter, Devon said it drilled 644 productive wells, with an overall success rate of 98 percent.

The company's combined oil, gas and natural gas liquids production in the third quarter was 598,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, down from year-ago production of 679,000 BOE per day.

Devon attributed the decline to property divestitures and, to a lesser extent, the recent hurricanes.

Shares of Devon fell 6 cents to $55.90 in morning trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

■ UCO's ROTC will be collecting canned food and new toys between 4 p.m. until the end of the game to kick off the Bronchos' final home football game, Nov. 5 at Wantland Stadium. All donations will go to the Hope Center for Edmond for Edmond area residents in need during the holidays. Also, Greek organizations will be collecting books, particularly text books, during the game to benefit Hurricane Katrina Victims. For those not attending the game, donations can be dropped off between 8 a.m. Nov. 11 and 8 a.m. Nov. 14 at the collection box in the lobby of the UCO Department of Public Safety.

■ The UCO Accounting Club will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Nov. 7 in the Business Building, Rm. 113. A social will precede at 6:30 p.m. Professional dress preferred. For more information e-mail esauer@ucok.edu .

Squad founded in 1898

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(AP Photo/Marcelo Hernandez) An indigenous Mapuche from Chile walks under a poster of famed revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara outside of stadium where "People's Summit" will take place in Mar del Plata, Argentina, Wednesday, Nov. 2. Dozens of organizations and NGO have organized a parallel summit to protest the Americas Summit that will gather leaders of 34 Western Hemisphere nations Friday and Saturday.

by Vista photographer Brett Deering

Members of the UCO Debate team work through lunch Nov. 1 in the Communications Building. The team is ranked fourth in the nation ahead of such universities as Dartmouth, Cornell, OU and OSU. debate squad was originally founded in 1898, he said.

"Debate teaches students how to test ideas. We make arguments and we test the world around us...most of the dysfunctions in our society revolve around failures to examine arguments or to make arguments," Stone said.

"The debaters at UCO have gone on to become state legislators, university professors, high school principals, successful business people, college debate coaches and federal judges.

UCO debate teaches our stu-

dents the skills that they need to fulfill all of their wildest dreams," Stone said.

The debate season lasts nine months, Stone said. "Our first tournament is the first weekend in September and our last tournament is the second week in June," he said. "I'm so proud of our team and all they have done and will do this year. It all starts and ends with their commitment and effort."

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

is. If it doesn't pass, there are going to be more cuts across the board."

Dena Hauser, a 75-yearold retired day care worker in Boulder, said she voted yes because she believes C and D will help people who live on a fixed income get the prescription drugs and medical care they need.

"Too often, it's having enough money for prescriptions or food, it shouldn't be that way," she said. Should the measures fail, she added: "It will mean more people on welfare, more people in homeless shelters and more people in the poor house."

In other elections, Denver voters approved a $25 million annual property tax hike to pay for a public school teacher salary overhaul that would link pay incentives to student achievement. They also made it legal for adults over 21 to carry up to an ounce of marijuana in the city limits, though authorities said state possession charges will be filed instead.

■ The Public Relations Student Society of America will hold its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Nov. 8 in the Communications Building, Rm. 105.

Guest speaker Eric Oesch will speak on non-profit PR. For more information call Stephanie Johnson at 401-4539.

■ The English Graduate Organization will hold its monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8 in the Liberal Arts Building, Rm. 211. The topic will be creative and critical writing publishing opportunities. For more information call Ginger Seip-Nuno at 217-9320.

■ Campus Life will host "Read & Lead," 12 to 1 p.m. Nov. 15 in the Nigh University Center, Rm. 301. Students receive a free lunch and book if they read the book by Nov. 15 and attend the lunch discussion. Books may be picked up in the NUC, Rm. 424. For more information call Emily Overocker at 974-2363.

(AP Photo/Ron Edmonds) President Bush, right, and first lady Laura Bush, second left, greet Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Nov. 2, at the South Portico of the White House in Washington. This is the first joint trip to the United States by Charles and Camilla since they were married in April.

■ The President's Club "Children's Christmas Party" sponsor and volunteer forms are due Nov. 4 in the Nigh University Center, Rm. 424.

The Christmas party is Dec. 7. For more information call Emily Overocker, 974-2363.

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Design Department students create, display tiny models perspective," Peters said. "It's the first chance to apply certain fabrics and render it on a window treatment."

The Department of Design Peters said laying out in perrecently displayed flip-up modspective gives a three-dimenels created by the renderingsional view of the room, even techniques class in Evans Hall. though the drawing is on twoAmy Peters, who teaches dimensional paper. the class, said the project was Novovich said the class has designed so the students could really helped her because each use actual samples of fabrics, student gets a lot of personal wall papers and tiles in a hypoattention from Peters. thetical room.

"She shows you how to do "It (the project) is a floor the technique so you can use plan and wall elevation stuck it for that project together in threeas well as others," dimensional view," Novovich said.

Peters said. "So "Creatingthese you can get a sense drawings allows of what it (the the designer to put room) looks like." design on paper so Peters said the clients can see," students were proPeters said. "The vided with a potengreat thing about tial floor plan and interior design is elevations. She that you can spesaid the students cialize in several were given cerareas. There are

by Vista photographer Naomi Takebuchi tain requirements, people who do including render- From left: Samantha Barr and Mandi Gacke, both interior design rendering as a full ing a fireplace with juniors, look at flip-up models displayed on the wall at Evans time job." stone, brick or tile. Hall.

Peters said any Adrianne interior design Novovich, interior design senior, said she enjoyed class can display their projdesign junior, said rendering is the project because she got to ects in the Evans Hall Gallery. designing and coloring materi- choose the furniture she want- However, she said the projects als that could be used in a given ed. Shirahama said she learned in most of the other classes are interior design job. Novovich how to use light and dark shad- too big to put up. said she's never rendered a full ing techniques to cast shadows She said the flip-modroom before. on the furniture. She said she els replaced the previous "Before we only had to do chose a night scene to show project, which was called the furniture (standing alone)," how the furniture contrasted in "Metamorphous." Peters said Novovich said. "Not in a room. the dark. the students were required to I had to render a stone fireplace, "We didn't learn that in take a drawing of a chair and which I've never done before." class," Shirahama said. "I did "morph" it into an object from April Riddell, interior design that on my own." nature. junior, said she used a deep Riddell said she morphed her Shirahama said one of the green, red and khaki color requirements was to design chair into a flamingo. scheme to make her room look window treatments for big winPeters said the flip-up modcasual contemporary. She said dows. els will probably remain in the she had to be persistent in makPeters said a window treat- hallway until their next project ing sure everything in the room ment is blinds, curtains or any- is completed. matched. thing else that goes over a winRiddell said she learned dow. many things from the project.

Peters said the rendering"I've never done the flip-up techniques class is mostly taken Courtney Bryce can be reached at model before with the floor plan by sophomores and juniors. cbryce@thevistaonline.com . and the elevation of it," Riddell "They learn how to lay out in

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Wi-Fi

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"It will take a lot of planning to determine what type of coverage each college wants," Rolfe said. She said since wireless "bleeds-over," there are a number of logistical and security considerations for IT and each department to make, not the least of which is IT personnel.

"We are kind of understaffed," Rolfe said. She said IT has two full-time people to work on the campus-wide network. "They also take care of the anti-spam, the firewall, all the network security and the email," she said.

"But I think they are doing an excellent job for the size of staff we have," Rolfe said.

said. "The clients can see the colors and what it looks like in a room with the layout of the furniture."

Riddell said this is the first class in the interior design sequence that allows students to use colored pencils and markers. She said the lower level classes only allow black and white drawings.

"You learn to shade with the pencils," Riddell said. "It brings your picture to life."

Mami Shirahama, interior

by Courtney Bryce

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The flag at Thatcher Hall flying at half-staff Nov. 2. Edmond Mayor Saundra Naifeh ordered all flags in the city lowered until the funeral of Pfc. David J. Martin who died in Iraq. personally.

"If he did attend here, it was before my time," he said.

Jolly said he does know Martin's mother, Janet Martin.

She is the president of the Edmond and north Oklahoma City chapter of Blue Star Mothers and has packed boxes to send to soldiers overseas with Jolly before.

Blue Star Mothers is a support organization for mothers with loved ones in the military overseas.

"She was very dedicated to her son and the other soldiers over there, to taking care of them," Jolly said.

The AP reported that Martin earned an Army Achievement Medal during his training at Fort Benning, Ga. for being a leader to his fellow soldiers. Martin was only stationed in Iraq for a ,

month before he died.

Martin is survived by his parents, Rick and Janet Martin of Edmond, his brother Daniel Martin, who joined the Army earlier this year and brothers Neil and Andrew Martin, who both work for the Edmond Police Department.

"It is a sad loss," Jolly said.

Martin is the first Edmond resident to die in Iraq this year, reported the AP, and the thirtysecond Oklahoma service member to die in the war in Iraq, The Oklahoman reported.

Edmond Mayor Saundra Naifeh has requested that all the flags at city buildings be flown at half-staff until Martin's funeral.

Managing Editor Ashley Romano contributed reporting to this article.

INDIA: Passport program hopes to regroup for Egypt focus next year from page 1 "It's not as bad as it looks," Spencer said. "We just had a bad series of events towards the end."

Spencer said the "Jayamangala Group" was supposed to perform for Indian Musical Night. The husband of one of the members, however, had a heart attack just days before the event and they canceled.

Spencer said another factor for canceled events is that one of the professors on the Passport

Committee transferred.

"Raj Kalmari took a new job in New Jersey and he scheduled many of the events," Spencer said.

Dr. Narasinga Rao, dean of Joe C. Jackson College of Graduate Studies and Research, said he does not think any of the remaining events scheduled are going to happen. Events canceled include: "Sensuous India" Nov. 2, the Diwali Fireworks Celebration Nov. 5, Children's Day on Nov. 14 and Cultural

Night on Nov. 19. These events are still posted on the Passport website.

"The only thing I know is there is going to be Indian food in the Central Cafeteria Dec. 1," Dr. Rao said.

Spencer, however, said "Sensuous India" on Nov. 2 is still going to happen.

Dr. Rao was scheduled to take a group of students to India over Christmas break. He said he is not sure if the trip will still take place because only four

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Spencer said one thing they will do differently next year is schedule more events during the beginning of the semester.

"When we did Italy, more of the events were earlier in the semester," Spencer said. "I think it helped with the turn out and getting things organized."

Spencer said the Passport committee has already chosen the next country.

"The committee unanimously suggested Egypt," Spencer

said. "The decision was made earlier. One way we're going to avoid this next year with Egypt is to give more leeway with the planning of events."

Spencer said the program is still trying to gain student interest.

"If it takes a little while for us to fire them (students) up, that's okay," Spencer said.

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from page 1 46 hours, Petty said.

Barrett Dye, senate president pro tempore, said moving the date to the spring will make budget preparations easier for new student organizations.

Nathan Woolard, UCOSA president, announced at the UCOSA meeting that he is looking for students to help write a $100,000 grant to make UCO a "Disaster Resistant University," through a program developed three years ago by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Woolard said $75,000 would come from the D-ofiffolqt Homeland Security/FEMA while UCO would provide the remaining $25,000.

Dr. Don Powers, director of the UCO DRU program, said the $25,000 would not come from student fees.

Woolard said the money would help UCO become tornado ready and would be spent renovating the basements of Murdaugh Hall, Max Chambers Library and Nigh University Center.

"We were chosen by FEMA for this grant," Woolard said. "I think it is a good idea and I'm hoping for us to push it as a student body."

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With a risk-free plot, animation, 'Chicken Little' really is chicken

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The sky has been falling for the past five years at Disney's venerable animation studios, whose golden touch has turned leaden with a string of forgettable cartoon flicks.

The pioneer of handdrawn cartoons, Disney now finds itself chasing upstart competitors into the digital age with "Chicken Little," the studio's first totally computer-animated film.

It's a fitful start, likely to please kids and their parents without wowing them as did DreamWorks' "Shrek" movies or Pixar's "Toy Story," "Finding Nemo" and "The Incredibles."

"Chicken Little" is precisely that, a nice little trifle that's too chicken to do anything but play it safe. The moderately cute characters dash through slapstick mayhem more in line with Looney Tunes shorts than a Disney cartoon. And the story is a derivative mishmash of pop-culture references woven into a notso-irreverent tweaking of fairy-tale conventions that Disney's classic movies helped perpetuate.

You know the initial part of the story, which director Mark Dindal ("The Emperor's New Groove") spins in a frenetic opening sequence as Chicken Little (voiced by Zach Braff) cries wolf that the sky is falling. His town goes batty with panic, only to declare

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From left, Fish Out of Water, Abby Mallard, Runt of the Litter and Chicken Little in a scene from Disney's "Chicken Little."

Chicken Little public nuisance No. 1 after it's determined our hero was misled by a falling acorn.

A year later, the little guy and his widower dad, Buck Cluck (Garry Marshall), still are trying to live down the shame. But wouldn't you know it? Just when things start looking up for Chicken Little, a piece of the sky really does fall on him in the form of a spaceship panel that signals the arrival of encroaching aliens.

Of course, no one believes him, and Chicken Little becomes an object of ridicule again. He plucks up his courage and takes on the alien menace, aided

by his school pals _ 900pound piglet Runt of the Litter (Steve Zahn), Abby "Ugly Duckling" Mallard (Joan Cusack) and Fish Out of Water (whose burbly vocal noises are provided by the movie's editor, Dan Molina).

Rounding out the voice cast are Patrick Stewart, Catherine O'Hara, Fred Willard, Amy Sedaris, Harry Shearer, Don Knotts and Wallace Shawn.

"Chicken Little" opens far more strongly than it closes, an early string of amusing zingers and sight gags petering out amid a lot of noise and commotion.

The movie does present a

nice father-son dynamic that will make parents happy to show something wholesome to the little ones.

Also in "Shrek"-lite fashion, the movie tosses in a succession of familiar pop songs and Hollywood asides with references to "King Kong," "Star Wars," "War of the Worlds, Disney's own "The Lion King" and Homer Simpson's trademark "D'Oh!" There's even a Mickey Mouse watch thrown in.

The alien theme feels like a rehash of "Lilo & Stitch," one of Disney's few recent cartoon successes among duds such as "Home on the Range," "Treasure Planet"

and "Atlantis."

The animation is sturdy and respectable, though far short of the razzle-dazzle Pixar and DreamWorks produce. The design leaves the characters cute without quite being cuddly, the settings cozy without being terribly clever or memorable.

If it were the first computer-animation foray by any other studio, "Chicken Little" would seem like a good start. Yet fair or unfair, you expect more than just a good start from Disney, which took risks in Hollywood's golden age to create feature-length, gems such as "Snow White and

the Seven Dwarfs" and "Bambi" and made true epics of animation well into the 1990s.

With its distribution deal for Pixar cartoons set to end after next year's "Cars," Disney needs to build a strong pipeline of homegrown digital cartoons if it wants to avoid becoming the studio that animation passed by.

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In the vein of "Scene It" and "Trivial Pursuit: Pop Culture Edition" comes "Who Rules?" which emerged Oct. 25 as the newest interactive DVD party game.

The basic idea behind the trivia game, which functions much like a DVD menu, is that friends can compete against each other using remote controls to answer the more than 800 questions chosen at random by the DVD. The questions are accompanied by video clips and animated menus that make it more entertaining than sitting around a table reading questions from a card, but that's where "Who Rules?" begins its descent from great idea into torturous nightmare.

The thing that makes this digital game show intolerable is host Patrick Warburton, a great character actor from movies like "Men in Black 2" and "Scream 3," as well as TV shows like the short-run, live-action super hero comedy "The Tick" and "Seinfeld." I guess even the most beloved of Hollywood's B-list must find a way to put food on the table, but what's next, Bruce Campbell selling a miniature grill on the shop-

ping network?

Warburton's excruciating voice work hovers somewhere between Phil Hartman on a bad day and Chris Farley's more spasmodic moments, an over-the-top parody of the stereotypical game show host. Imagine flamboyant Rod Roddey, the now-deceased, longtime announcer for "The New Price is Right," taking over for host Bob Barker and you get a glimpse of the anguish that just ten minutes of "Who Rules?" will bring into your living room.

Warburton's lines are never funny, but of course that's not his fault; he was only reading a terrible script. The jokes are all bad, on about the same level as the trite groaners teleprompted by presenters at the Academy Awards.

The menus are slow to load and glitches abound.

At one point, the game answered a question incorrectly for my team and we hadn't even hit any buttons. Such minor problems, though annoying, would be forgivable if the game was an otherwise enjoyable experience, but the terrible voice work, irritating cartoon menus and bizarre scoring system (you don't win points here, but useless prizes like shoes and yo-yos) sucked any fun out of it.

The trivia questions are often challenging and quite varied, and are always

accompanied by eye-catching videos and pictures. If the host hadn't tried so hard to be wacky, and if someone with a little more skill had written his lines, "Who Rules?" probably would have been fun; at least not painful.

With the juvenile delivery, I began to wonder if "Who Rules?" is aimed at children, but questions dealing with prostitutes and the infamous porn flick "Deep Throat" removed these suspicions. The confirmation that the game is indeed targeted at adults removed whatever credibility it had left.

To be fair, the demo I played is an incomplete beta test, so some of these problems may have been fixed, but I doubt the developers improved it enough to warrant a buy, or even a borrow.

After only one excruciating play-through, which lasted about 15 minutes, a member of the other team ejected the disk with contempt and chucked it off a third-story balcony. If you've already bought this game, or have it hiding in the top of the closet for someone's Christmas present, I suggest you do the same.

November 3, 2005

Oklahomans on Tuesday celebrated the start of construction on the $143 million American Indian Cultural Center, which will tell the story of Oklahoma's 39 federally recognized Indian tribes.

Gov. Brad Henry said the center, being built on 300 acres along the Oklahoma River southeast of downtown, will underscore the diversity of Oklahoma, the final destination of many tribes removed from other states, beginning in the 1830s.

"More languages are spoken within the borders of Oklahoma than in all of Europe," First Lady Kim Henry said at a "groundblessing" luncheon at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.

Bill Anoatubby, governor of the Chickasaw Nation, said the center will symbolize the "great things we can do" through cooperation of Indian tribes, state government and the federal government.

Anoatubby said the center will be a place to education and its construction will recover land that has been "used and abused" during drilling for oil.

The land, he said, "will be

healed and it will be healed in a positive and constructive way."

The luncheon preceded a dedication at the museum site, that included a grand processional of the 39 tribes, dancing and a fireworks display.

Officials expect the museum to draw visitors worldwide.

"The stars are aligned to make Oklahoma the center of Indian country," said Gena Timberman Howard, deputy director of the Native American Cultural and Educational Authority, which is overseeing the project.

The center's location will be at the southeast corner of Interstate 35 and Interstate 40.

Planned features include a Hall of the People, a Promontory Walk and a Community Forum.

The exhibits will reflect overarching themes important to Indian culture such as community, memory and sovereignty, officials said.

Land for the center was donated by Oklahoma City, and the Oklahoma Legislature approved a $33 million bond issue for the project earlier this year. The federal government has pledged $29 million toward construction.

The center will be built in stages with final completion expected in 2009.

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10:30 p.m., Oct. 28, An UCO employee turned in a set of UCO keys that was found in the Education Building.

HARASSMENT

2:20 p.m., Nov. 1, DPS took a report of phone harassment in the University Commons.

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8:45 a.m., Oct. 28, A UCO resident reported receiving fraudulent financial instruments.

8:50 a.m., Nov. 1, DPS took a phone report of alcohol violations on campus.

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Surprise! Hornets sting Kings in Ford Center debut They're still officially the team from New Orleans, but judging by the roaring capacity crowd and the startling success of their Oklahoma City debut Tuesday, the Hornets should be happy to wear those "OKC" patches for a while.

J.R. Smith scored 19 points and had two electrifying dunks as New Orleans beat the Sacramento Kings 93-67 on the NBA's opening night, which also marked the first of 35 Hornets "home" games in Oklahoma City.

The celebration began with a street party outside the Ford Center, then got even more lively inside the sold-out arena as the Hornets, 18-64 last season, beat a Kings team expected to contend.

"We're a young team, so we feed off the crowd easily," Smith said. "It's a great city, full of great fans."

P.J. Brown scored eight points during a 16-2 run midway through the second quarter that gave the Hornets a 38-27 lead. Smith's two-handed fast-break dunk was the highlight of the run for New Orleans, which wore white jerseys with a hexagonal "OKC" patch on the right shoulder.

Brown finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds, Speedy Claxton AP added 17 and Chris Paul, the Hornets' Hornets guard Speedy Claxton finishes a dunk in the fourth quarter of the team's No. 1 pick in this year's season-opening game against the Sacramento Kings at the Ford Center. draft, added 13.

Peja Stojakovic scored 18 and New Orleans, which was the lowest think back on where we're supposed to Shareef Abdur-Rahim added 14 for the Kings, who shot only 31.3 per- scoring team in the league last season, be in New Orleans and what happened built its lead to 20 points in the third in New Orleans," Hornets coach Byron cent.

"We knew they were going to come quarter as Smith again energized the Scott said before the game. "You're out and attack us," Kings coach Rick crowd. He had seven points during a going to get some mixed feelings."

A street party before the game Adelman said. "It was the first game 12-0 run that put the Hornets up 58offered fans the chance to take part 38. here. The crowd was into it."

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Oklahoma State star, and Paul got the will get a franchise, I'm convinced," loudest ovations during introductions, Shinn said. "Whether the NBA is smart and fans didn't sit down until Brown enough to come here or the NHL or the scored inside for the Hornets' first NFL or baseball, somebody will come here. This market is going to be too basket.

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$600 GROUP FUNDRAISER BONUS 4 hours of your group's time PLUS our free (yes, free) fundraising programs EQUALS $1000-$3000 in earnings for your group. Call TODAY for up to $600 in bonuses when you schedule your fundraiser with CampusFundraiser. Contact CampusFundraiser, (888)923-3238, or visit: www.campusfundraiser.com

LIKE CARS? FASTLANES is now hiring lube techs.

We fully train on all vehicle maintenance! We are a growing metro company with advancement and benefit opportunities. Come by 2220 S Broadway to apply. Limited positions available. YOU MAY ALSO CALL 405-844-8084.

DENTAL PLAN $11.95 per month single: $19.95 family. No deductibles, no claim forms. Includes Vision, RX and chiropractic plans. Affordable health and life plans also. Call Michelle at 340-4998.

NEED A JOB? Like to work in a cool atmosphere? Then swing by FASTLANES, the vehicle supercenter! We are a growing metro company with advancement and benefit opportunities. Come by 2220 S Broadway to apply.

YOU MAY ALSO CALL 405-844-8084.

RENTERS- Get $10,000 coverage for $17-$22 per month! Great auto rates for good students too. Call Michelle at 340-4998 for free quote.

MARKET RESEARCH and Development, 10-15 hrs/wk with established service-oriented company, available hours Mon-Fri. Must have own transportation. Hourly base pay plus mileage and extras. Excellent opportunity for entrepeneur-spirited person.

Internet savvy a PLUS. Call 623-2857.

QUALITY individual needed to train for residential window cleaning. Must have resume, proof of enrollment, documented GPA of 3. or above, your own transportation, preferably a truck for hauling ladder. Potential earnings of $8-10/hr based on percentage plus mileage. Please call immediately: 340-3914.

SHOGUN Steak House is taking applications for servers, bussers, dishwashers and hosts. Apply at 11900 N May Ave (S end of North Park Mall) after 5:30pm Sun thru Sat. NOW HIRING- We offer flexible scheduling, immediate advancement opportunities. retention bonus and a fun. secure work environment. Call Visionquest Marketing at 359-7713.

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ATTENTION STUDENTS Are you looking for a PT job? Do you need extra $$ for Christmas'? Great hours and great pay! Call WESTWAY MORTGAGE now at 608-0875, ext 313 !

NANNY/SITTER needed for 2 boys, Mon-Fri mornings 8am-Noon. Leave message for Kathy at 359-8253.

Mexican Restaurant ACAPULCO needs PT wait staff. Apply at 10603 N 1-35 Service Rd or call 478-1666.

DOWNTOWN OKC YMCA has immediate openings for lifeguard, swim instructor, child development center, after-school childcare staff, front desk staff, and fitness staff. Call 297-7700 for info.

NURSERY WORKERS needed at St. Mary's Episcopal Church for the following days and times: Sunday morns 8:30-12:30, Tuesday morns 9:15-11:30, Wednesday eves 6:15-8:15. If you are qualified and available to work any or all of these days, please contact Rita Henault at St

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COOK: Prepare three meals and snacks for 15 women and 24 children. Assist in receipt of food deliveries and maintaining cleanliness of kitchen/serving area.

Hrs will vary from 32-40 hrs/wk. Work weekends and holidays on a rotating basis.

Education and/or experience requirements include high school diploma or equivalent; must be at least 21 yrs old; minimum of six months experience in institutional cooking. Need strong people skills and have sensitivity to diverse cultures. E.O.E. Respond w/cover letter to Attn: H.R, ERI 601 NE 63rd St., OKC, OK 73105 or via Email to erijobs@eagleridgeok.org IMMEDIATELY LOOKING for female nanny for 5 & 6-yr-old, PT and flexible. Must have own reliable transportation with insurance. Call 314-5832.

OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION Research Technician - Imaging Facility. Experience w/Windows (XP, Server 2003), Linux (Debian) based systems (construction, configuration & troubleshooting), network design, configuration & maintenance. Microscopy, biological specimen preparation for microscopic analysis, Veritas, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, QTVR & office suite a plus. To apply, send application, lab skills sheet (www.

OMRF.org under "Jobs at OMRF'), resume & unofficial transcripts to: OMRF, HR Dept., 825 NE 13th St., OKC, OK 73104 or fax to: (405)271-7016. EEO/AA OKLAHOMA PHYSICAL THERAPY PT tech/front desk person needed for PT position in fast-paced out patient orthopedic physical therapy clinic. Applicant must be energetic, friendly, hard working and able to multi-task. Interested applicants mail resume to 3705 W Memorial Rd, Ste 310, OKC, OK 73134 or fax to 405-936-6496.

AVON REPS WANTED Cost to become an AVON representative is only $10. Call Rebecca at 285-5011.

DESK CLERK needed 3-llpm, customer skills required. Please apply in person at Comfort Inn North, I35 & NE 120th St, OKC, OK 73131.

HONEYBAKED HAM Co needs help during the holidays. Flexible schedules. Production, retail and phone positions available. $7.25/hr. Three stores: 13905 N May 755-4267. 6900 N May

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WE'RE NOT FRENCH EITHER. MY SUBS JUST TASTE A LITTLE FETTER, THAT'S ALL! I WANTED TO CALL IT JIMMY JOHN'S TASTY SANDWICHES, BUT MY MOM TOLD ME TO STICK WITH GOURMET. SHE THINKS WHATEVER I DO IS GOURMET, BUT I DON'T THINK EITHER OF US KNOWS WHAT IT MEANS. SO LET'S STICK WITH TASTY!

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#7 GOURMET SMOKED HAM CLUB A full 1/4 pound of real applewood smoked ham. provolone cheese, lettuce. tomato. & real mayo! (A real stack)

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#9 ITALIAN NIGHT CLUB('

Real genoa salami, Italian capicola. smoked ham, and provolone cheese all topped with lettuce, tomato, onion. mayo. and our homemade Italian vinaigrette.

(You hav'ta order hot peppers, just ask!)

#10 HUNTER'S CLUB ®

A full 1/4 pound of fresh sliced medium rare roast beef. provolone, lettuce, tomato, & mayo. (It rocks!!!)

#11 COUNTRY CLUB"

Fresh sliced turkey breast. applewood smoked ham, provolone, and tons of lettuce, tomato, and mayo!

(A very traditional. yet always exceptional classic!)

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DELIVERY ORDERS will include a delivery charge of 50C per item (•1--lot).

Fresh baked turkey breast. provolone cheese, avocado spread. sliced cucumber. sprouts, lettuce. tomato. and mayo! (It's the real deal folks, and it ain't even California.)

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Double provolone. real avocado spread, sliced cucumber, alfalfa sprouts. lettuce. tomato. & mayo.

(Try it on my 7-grain whole wheat bread. This veggie sandwich is world class!)

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An American classic. certainly not invented by J.J. but definitely tweaked and fine-tuned to perfection!

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THATCHER duplex, 1 bed, $425 all bills paid, free wash/dry nearby. Call 388-1519 or 208-2577.

TWO BED, 1 bath four-plex. Quiet area, _ block to UCO, Refrig, stove. dishwasher, w/d included. $550/mo plus $550/dep. Call 824-8954, 348-9405.

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Female student, all bills paid (except phone & cable). Call Glen at 787-6880, C-5901086 or Linda at 340-7623, C-590-1087.

BRYANT SQ Apartments, only 1/2 mile from UCO! Comes with free storage space. Hurry in, we're pre-leasing for fall!

Come by 1730 E 2nd St or call 340-5387.

HOUSE FOR RENT, 3/2/2, 2000 s.f., all new decor. Lg rooms, FP, fenced yard, 15th &SantaFe,$1000/mo,478-3298,641-0187.

MOVE IN TODAY FREE MP3 player, FREE Internet, cable, phone. All bills paid. Fully furnished. Only $430/mo. Hurry! Call Patti at 285-5900, Dillon Park @ UCO. DILLON PARK APTS - N of the football field, furnished. all bills paid, 1015 Chowning. Call 285 ;5900.

APT FOR FEMALE, SPRING SEMESTER Fully furnished. all bills paid, full kitchen, free cable & internet, washer/ dryer, near campus. clean new complex. Take over remaining lease for spring semester and we will pay January rent or give you the cash. $430/mo.

1988 GRAND Marquis. 83K miles.

ALL NEW-new tires, alternator, power steering, cooling system, air conditioner. Asking $1500. Call 348-8894.

1996 MAZDA Millenia S, great car. leather seats, all power, full maintenance record, transmission under war-

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Qualified participants will be compensated for their time. To see if you qualify or to learn more about the study, please call 405-552-4303. The University of Oklahoma is an equal Opportunity institution.

EDMOND YMCA Child Watch is now hiring for mornings (8-12) and evenings (3:30-7:30pm) positions. Must love kids. Apply in person and submit to the attention of Geri or Missy.

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UPS STORE in Edmond is now hiring seasonal Christmas help. Hours may vary. Must be available between Noon & 7pm. Apply at 1050 E 2nd St. No phone calls please.

AVAILABLE PT work, $11 Base/Appt.

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WANTED: Looking for 6-8 PT employees to help with marketing. Flexible hours, willing to work around class schedule. Base pay with monthly bonuses. Business background preferably, but open to anyone. Please call Jimmy at 405-607-8244 or 405-202-0643.

**GUERILLA MARKETING/ Promoters needed! Leisure Tours needs students to promote our Spring Break travel packages on campus and with local vendors. Excellent Pay! 800-838-8202.

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HANDY STUDENT. Need student to run errands, help clean my home and vacant apartments. M-W-F, 1-5pm. Close to UCO campus. Must have a positive attitude, be dependable, trustworthy and do quality work. Call Connie at 341-9651.

NEW DAYCARE home opening by Sunset Elementary School in Edmond.

Large, bright, colorful preschool environment, nutritious meals, storm shelter, lots of toys and TLC. Mon-Fri, lam-6pm, accepting DHS soon. Call 348-2387.

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LINGERIE STORE sales associate - Join upscale OKC independent lingerie store as sales associate. Position especially suited to fashion retail merchandising student with some successful retail experience and passion for intimate apparel fashion. Responsible for selling intimate apparel to women of all ages, shapes and sizes as well as suggested gift selling to men and bridal shower candidates. Responsibilities will also include support of online store sales and customer service.

Person must have exceptional people skills, an ability to communicate well with all ages, an ability to handle details and a passion for fashion merchandising.

Hourly plus commission. No Sundays or evenings. Apply in person or send resume to The Lingerie Store, 7636 N Western Ave, OKC, OK 73116, (405)841-8828.

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Bronchos off to promising start

Broncho Football

Women's hoops team tops Flyers in exhibition game

Saturday, Nov. 5

by Harry Gatewood III Vista Senior Sports Writer

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The UCO women's basketball team was sparked by freshman Lizzie Brenner in defeating the Oklahoma Flyers 49-45 in an exhibition game Nov. 1 at Hamilton Fieldhouse.

Brenner posted 12 points coming off the bench to lead the Bronchos in scoring. Sophomore Cassidy Pillow drained 10 points and junior Meghan Craig had a solid 11 points.

UCO lacked intensity in the first half, trailing the Flyers 22-19. Neither team was offensively sound in the first half, with both teams shooting under 30 percent.

UCO was 26.9 percent shooting on the night as the Flyers were 28.0 percent, shooting 7-of-25.

The Bronchos committed 23 turnovers but had 12 steals, forcing the Flyers to 28 turnovers.

Brenner orchestrated a nine point UCO streak to ignite the offense early in the second half. The Bronchos built a lead the Flyers could not overcome as the score was 32-26 with 14:35 left in regulation.

The Flyers pulled within three with 4:31 left, but Pillow hit two free throws at the 4:12 mark setting UCO up 46-

UCO soccer player Chelsea Ryden was named Lone Star Conference defensive player of the week Nov. 1 for the second week in a row.

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UCO freshman Lizzie Brenner jostles for position Nov. 1.

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Harry Gatewood III can be reached at hgatewood@thevistaonline.com .

Bronchos "toend season at home

by Harry Gatewood HI Vista Senior Sports Writer UCO volleyball player Kim Morgal was named Lone Star Conference offensive player of the week Nov. 1.

Wrestling The UCO wrestling team will start the 2005-06 season ranked sixth in the country, according to the NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches' Association poll that was released Nov. 2.

by Matt Cauthron

After a season of several disappointing surprises the Bronchos still look to leave Wantland Stadium with a victory Nov. 5 against the Redmen of Northeastern State University.

The Bronchos are 2-7 on the year and 2-6 in Lone Star Conference play, while 1-3 in the LSC North.

NSU is also 2-7 on the season and 2-6 in the LSC. The Redmen are 2-2 in the LSC North.

The game will be the last at UCO for 22 seniors as the Bronchos say farewell to such key players as Justin Allgood, Ced Jones, Uriah Matthew, Kevin McKenzie, Bernard Moore, Thomas Rollins, Fred Shaw and Kito Talbert.

UCO has dominated NSU with a 41-212 lead in the series that started in 1912.

The Bronchos have averaged 457 yards a game (1 83.8 rushing, 273.2 passing) in their last four games standing at fourth overall in the LSC. UCO wide receiver Kenneth Shelton ranks sec and in the LSC in receiving yards per game with 98.7 and is fifth in receptions per game at 5.33.

Allgood is third in league passing and has climbed to second on the UCO career list with 4,723 yards.

McKenzie leads the team with 747 yards and six touchdowns on 144 carries.

Defensively UCO gives up 402.8 yards a game which ranks tenth out of 13 teams in the LSC. UCO is allowing 252.9 yards a game passing and 150.1 yards rushing.

NSU is in ninth in the LSC in total offense, averaging 366.0 yards a game.

The Redmen average 221.3 yards passing, ranking seventh in the LSC North and 144.7 rushing yards, ranking eighth.

The Redmen defense allows 393.9 yards a game, 244.9 through the air and 149 on the ground.

NSU running back Brandon Ishem is second in the LSC, rushing for 117.6 yards per game.

Ishem has rushed for 941 yards this season on 162 carries.

UCO is 10-4 in home games under thirdyear head coach Chuck Langston.

6 p.m. - Wantland Stadium, Edmond, Okla. The game will be broadcast on KCSC 90.1 FM, or streaming on the internet at www.ucok.edu/resources/webcast . htm I

Harry Gatewood III can be reached at hgatewood@thevistaonline.com .

Former UCO football player trades in helmet for rifle, prepares for duty Jeremy McCool will serve as an Airborne Ranger

by Harry Gatewood III Vista Senior Sports Writer

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Former UCO football player Jeremy McCool gave up his senior year of football to serve in the Army Airborne Ranger Infantry.

Several battles are fought in the trenches of the football field. Some call it mayhem, but to Jeremy McCool it was only a time of stress relieving recreation.

"I miss being around the athletes and all the players," said McCool.

"Football was fulfilling because it made a difference in my life, but being in the Army is more fulfilling to me because I get to make a difference in peoples lives."

McCool is now preparing to be an Airborne Ranger Infantry Officer.

The former UCO football player was called to active duty on August 7, 2005 forcing him to engage in a new commitment. Now he is on the verge of serving his country in a time of need.

McCool made it through the longest of long days -- days that seemed as long as it takes to graduate from college, the football two-a-days.

Morning weightlifting, afternoon speed and technique drills, followed by evening play polishing and heartpounding conditioning. McCool went through it all. But when he was called to serve, he had to leave his passion.

McCool had to forego his senior year at UCO to serve his country.

"Servitude is a huge part of my

life," McCool said. "And it's just been that way. It's the biggest goal in my life, servitude to the American people.

"Football has always been great to me. It instilled discipline in me.

Growing up, I was what you would call a troubled kid. Football gave me the opportunity to really be a rough kid without getting in trouble."

McCool was born in New Mexico and grew up in the South Tropics in Kwajalein, Marshall, southwest of Hawaii.

He first attended college at Alabama A&M University on a football scholarship, but with the sickness of his father he came to Oklahoma.

"The hardest thing 1 ever did in life was being with my father, watching him pass away with lymphoma cancer," McCool said. "It was after my first year in college when I came to Oklahoma, and from there on I had to find my own way."

Football helped McCool as he came to UCO playing on the football

"Football was fulfilling because it made a difference in my life, but being in the Army is more fulfilling to me because I get to make a difference in people's lives."

Jeremy McCool

team for four years.

"I miss the contact," he said. "The contact to me was a release. I could be all bottled up or have something inside of me from that day or just have a horrible day. But I knew that once I hit the field at two o'clock, by the time it got four o'clock it was going to be all gone."

Talk about punishment, McCool let loose on the field and let nothing get in his way of finding his peace.

"UCO has definitely been the best years of my life," McCool said. "I have been able to grow as person since I have been here. If I had to say I would miss one thing about UCO it would be the people. It's a great thing to be able to come to a school like this. A school that completely allows you to be the person you want to be."

McCool received his diploma in May with a major in corporate communication and a minor in military science.

McCool has truly become his own individual, being a leader in several school organizations and even founding the Student Athlete Association.

"One of my biggest things is that I leave here with the respect that I gave other people," McCool said. "I hope 1 leave here with their same respect. I hope I leave here leaving something to UCO, another piece, some type of legacy, something that UCO students can look to in the future."

Harry Gatewood III can be reached at hgatewood@thevistaonline.com .