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Bronchos battle Cowboys in Stillwater Chris Wescott Sports Editor
Division II basketball teams shouldn't be able to keep pace with Division I teams. At least that was the thinking before this weekend when UCO came just nine points short of potentially upsetting Oklahoma State this Saturday. The two teams met in Stillwater for a preseason exhibition game at the Gallagher-Iba Arena. The No. 17 Bronchos took it to the Cowboys early, taking an 8-4 lead in the first. Oklahoma State battled back however, but led by just five points at halftime. Chris Rhymes, who led the Bronchos in points, scored with 20. He added two turnovers on the night as well. Second on the team was Dauntae Williams who scored 18 points, had three assists and three turnovers. Eric Cazenave scored 15 points and had three turnovers. On the Oklahoma State
side of the court, Obi Muonelo scored 23 points, as did James Anderson. Anderson led the Cowboys in assists as well. The Bronchos forced 27 turnovers including ii steals on the night. UCO however only scored eight of 35 three point shots. They made just three in the second half. OSU had 22 more rebounds than the Bronchos and yet UCO kept it close. "I'm really proud of the way our guys played and how hard they played," UCO Head Coach Terry Evans said. "We take pride in playing harder than any of our opponents, including teams from the Big 12. We just weren't quite as good as Oklahoma State tonight, but we did force them into a lot of turnovers." UCO will host Okl ahoma City University at 7 p.m. this Saturday for their final preseason tune up. Photo by Kory Oswald They then play Emporia State at home on Nov. 16 UCO guard Duante Williams drives the ball down the court in the exhibition match against Oklahoma State University this past Saturday. to kick off the season.
LSU director visits UCO lenefar de Leon Stal)del
Professor John Dennis came to UCO from Louisiana State University to help direct the production of 'Three Sisters." `Three Sisters' is a play by Russian author and playwright Anton Chekhov. It is a tragic-comedy of three women living in early 1900s Russian who are looking for love in all the wrong places. "The play can be describe as dynamic, it is a jewel," Dennis said. "It's just before the Russian Revolution at a time the whole country is disappearing. Everything is changing similar to what is going on right now. I think people can relate to it." Dennis was asked by the Department of Theater to help direct the production. He has directed over twenty productions such as 'The Christmas Carol,' Guns' and
The Congress of Idiots.' He started working at LSU after eight years as the artistic director of the Resident Ensemble of the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California. He has directed over fifty professional productions throughout the country in theaters like The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The Magic Theatre, The Intiman Theatre, Southcoast Repertory Theatre and The Taper Too. His work has been seen at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, he has also directed the world premier of 'Shiloh Rules' by Doris Baizley for the Alabama Shakespeare Festival. His LSU productions of 'Fools for Love,' The Balcony Scene' and 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolfe,' were all chosen by the national committee of the American see DENNIS, page 3
Professor reaches out to student in need Tiffany Brown Stql1 II rifer
While many seniors are purchasing blue gowns to walk across the stage in Hamilton Fieldhouse, a University of Central Oklahoma student can only hope that his efforts will be enough to earn him the few credits he needs to graduate in December. Alan Chan is still coping with a loss that has left him two weeks behind in his class work. In September, Chan left school headed for his apartment on NW 122 street and Pennsylvania Avenue. After walking up the steps to his upstairs apartment at Heritage Park, it became apparent a thief had burglarized his place of residence. "The lock was picked, so they knew what they were doing," Chan said. Most of what he had worked to buy was stolen, including his laptop and cam-
era, which he regularly used for his photography classes. Other personal items belonging to him and his wife had also been taken. "We lost so much stuff," Chan said. Despite numerous thefts in the section of the complex where Chan and his wife lived, apartment management did nothing to warn the residence about the problem, Chan said. Motorcycles stolen from the complex and a resident was burglarized twice in one month, Chan said. The complex attempted to charge Chan an early cancellation fee when Chan and his wife decided to move after the theft occurred. However, he was able to point out the section in the residence handbook that gives him the right to move if the apartment is no longer able to provide a safe environment. see CHAN, page 5
Student to rock recital Emily Harris /(//
Photo by Emily Harris
Scott Sunderman will perform a solo 40-minute recital of classical music on at 8 p.m. on Nov. 16th in recital room 101 in the Music Building.
Dap You KNOW0.07 The white part of your fingernail is called the "lunula."
The geographical center of North America is near Rugby, North Dakota.
As UCO students prepare for finals, Scott Sunderman, a senior and classical guitarist, is getting ready for a 40-minute solo guitar recital. Sunderman has been playing guitar for 11 years and was primarily self-taught before attending UCO where he had to learn proper techniques. "I had to break a lot of bad habits," Sunderman said. Sunderman started out playing rock music, but had always enjoyed classical music, and has been playing it for 3 years now. "I wanted something I could teach possibly and I've always been a fan of classical music, so I wanted to learn a lot about it," Sunderman said. "I prefer playing rock music but classical is really the most fulfilling. The only challenging part is learning classical tech-
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nique after playing rock for so long. I like learning it and knowing what I'm doing." Sunderman is not just a guitar player. He also plays bass, drums, harmonica and keyboards and he is building his own studio in his house so that he can record everything right at home. "I just got to find a singer," Sunderman said. Sunderman currently plays in the rock band "Queen of Monroe" and writes the music and lyrics for them, but does not usually compose any classical pieces. "I have composed a few pieces for guitar, violin, and cello for composition class. I don't really try to compose anything else besides for that," Sunderman said. Sunderman has been working on his recital pieces for a year and will play a variety of pieces from composers like Villa Lobos, Weiss, Dyens and Fernando Sor. "It's just you onstage, where most other see RECITAL, page 5
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