The Vista Nov. 2, 2006

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Thursday, November 2, 2006

Candidate claims he has a plan to win war on terror

by Andrew Knittle Staff Writer

Although he’s never held or run for political office before, Matthew Woodson claims he “is the only 5th district candidate with a plan to win the war on terror,” according to the candidate’s Oct. 27 press release.

Given the current state of affairs in Iraq’s part of the world, a person with “a plan to win the war on terror” would more than likely be in huge demand.

Perhaps not.

In a pre-election poll released Oct. 11 by SurveyUSA, current Lt. Governor Mary Fallin would win Oklahoma’s 5th Congressional District seat easily, besting democrat David Hunter by 29 percent.

Woodson, who received votes from only three percent of those surveyed, would have lost to Fallin by 59 percentage points.

None of this seems to deter the 36-year-old Woodson, who in his “private” life works as a freelance grip in the TV and film industry.

In fact, he was recently working for Mary Fallin (now his opponent) when he decided to run for Congress.

During an interview with The Vista, Woodson provided answers regarding his platform, why he’s running for office and just how it is America should go about winning the war on

terror.

At the root of Woodson’s political platform, what seems to have driven him to run for office with almost zero campaign funds or experience, is his belief that the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks are being used to steer the Bush administration’s policies.

“Sept. 11 was the catalyst that dramatically changed our foreign and domestic policy,” Woodson said. “It is clear to any objective observer that the explanation put forth by our government isn’t completely accurate. I support a congressional investigation into the crimes of Sept. 11 before we continue to base our policies on the events of that day.”

But is having a conspiracy theory about Sept. 11 enough to make a man with no real political background run for a seat in Congress?

According to Woodson, the answer to that question is no.

“I decided to become a candidate for several reasons, including meeting two veterans who shared similar stories,” Woodson said.

“They killed children in the course of battle and they both have psychological struggles with that. One of the veterans was from Vietnam and one from Iraq.”

After listening to the two veterans, Woodson said he grew concerned about the direction in which the country was moving.

“This made me realize that unless something changes, our

country will continue making the same mistakes,” Woodson said. “I believe when we ask people to kill and die in our name, we must be honest with them and ourselves about why we are making that request.”

And finally, just how does Woodson plan to win the war on terror?

“To win the war on terror, we need to be honest about why we are at war,” Woodson said.

Like many other critics of Bush’s administration, Woodson cites oil as a major factor in matters.

“I believe the economy, military, agriculture and transportation of our country is vulnerable due to its dependency on oil,” Woodson said. “During World War II we were energy independent country. Our government should institute policies that will attain this status once again.”

Woodson was not allowed to participate in the Oct. 19 debate between Fallin and Hunter because he didn’t have enough support from voters.

KFOR, who produced and televised the event, threatened to arrest Woodson if he caused a disturbance at the debate, according to the news release.

And while millions of “armchair presidents” across the nation may claim to have a plan to win the war on terror, Woodson really does.

His open letter to President Bush, which includes “the plan,” is slated to appear in the Oklahoma Gazette, due out today (Nov. 2).

by Vista photographer Alex Gambill

Matthew Woodson speaks about his plan to win the war on terror. Woodson is campaigning for the 5th Congressional District seat.

The (free) Gazette is available at six locations on UCO’s campus and hundreds of other spots around the Oklahoma City area.

To find out more about Matthew Woodson and Andrew Knittle can be reached at his politics, visit www. aknittle@thevistaonline.com. sendmeabuck.com.

History lovers can Rising temperatures cause Earth to dry visit new artifacts

by Ivo Lupov Staff Writer

by Vista photographer Alex Gambill

Historical UCO and Edmond artifacts are on display at the Laboratory of History Museum in Evans Hall.

by Ivo Lupov Staff Writer Anyone interested in UCO and early Edmond history can stop at Evans Hall and tour the Laboratory of History Museum.

Established in 1915, the museum is a shelter for many UCO historical artifacts.

Dr. Carolyn Pool, UCO

museum director, is trying to promote ongoing programs that History and Geography Department is launching through the museum lab.

“These programs include walking musical tours of the campus and presentations on the history of

see Museum page 7

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Global seems to proceed any terms describing our way of life -Global War on Terror, global economy, and globalization, global market and so on.

Global warming has been an ongoing international issue for the past 40 years. Scientists believes there is nothing more than just regularly scheduled world commitments without any enforcement of environmental treaty’s policies.

Like in the movie “The Day After Tomorrow,” the world might not end as we know it, but how true that will describe our children’s future, isn’t quite clear.

Most scholars are convinced global warming has the potential of the world issue number one for the few couple of decades. Not only because Al Gore put it in his documentary, but it’s already altering vast amounts of our planet’s face.

The cause of the heating process, as many people are well informed, is believed to be caused by human activities.

Burning fossil fuel and emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and the rest of the gas rainbow is nothing new. Causing the green house effect, the presence of large amounts of chemical substances acts like a microwave to the Earth’s surface.

The results from the planet’s rising temperatures will have a more regional effect, said Dr. David Bass, UCO biology professor.

“The changes that are predicted, projected by climate models,

AP Fernando Bustamante

A man walks with a dog along a dry cracked reservoir bed in eastern Spain in 2005. The world will likely suffer more extended droughts, heavy rainfalls and longer heat waves over the next century. are generally for warming, but there will be some areas that will be actually colder,” Bass said.

The online edition of the Guardian published Oct. 30 reports the latest United Kingdom political agenda towards this issue.

“The disaster is not set to happen in some science fiction future many years ahead, but in our lifetime. Unless we act now… these consequences, disastrous as they are, will be irreversible,” said British Prime Minister Tony Blair in his report on the climate change at the Royal Society.

According to Bass, the Gulf Stream is likely to change

Holocaust survivor to speak

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course and bring lower temperatures to the British Islands.

“There are already indications that this is beginning to happen,” Bass said.

He believes some places may cool, but the majority of the planet’s temperatures will increase.

As a result, people living along the coastline would probably witness rising sea levels because of polar ice caps melting, he said.

“Over half of the world population lives near a coast line, where they would be impacted by water rising or related problems,” Bass said.

According to him, there is biological data indicating species,

whose life cycles are altered, because of the weather changes.

“Hurricanes feed off of warm water. The warmer the water the more intense the storm,” Bass said.

He believes it is hard to make precise predictions of the exact result of global warming.

“We are going to see continual loss of species,” he said. According to him, life forms that require cool temperatures will go extinct.

Bass believes people are aware and there is no denying that our planet is undergoing a climate change.

see Climate, page 5

Saw III, don't expect much

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Opinion

November 2, 2006

theVista Editorial

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DID YOU KNOW THAT....

1,525,000,000 miles of telephone wire are strung across the Unites States.

A 10-gallon hat actually only holds about 3/4 gallon.

A “quidnunc” is a person who is eager to know the latest news and gossip.

A“2 x 4” is really 1 1/2 by 3 1/2.

A chicken who just lost its head can run the length of a football field before dropping dead.

A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years.

A notch in a tree will remain the same distance from the ground as the tree grows.

A penguin swims at a speed of approximately 15 miles per hour.

Bananas are actually herbs. Bananas die after fruiting, like all herbs do.

Bees

have

five

eyes.

Catfish from the Nile River swim upside-down.

Daylight savings time started during World War I, so Americans could use as much natural lighting as possible and conserve energy needed for war production.

Dr. his

Seuss name

pronounced “soyce”.

Each year in America there are about 300,000 deaths that can be attributed to obesity.

Elwood Edwards did the voice for the AOL sound files (i.e.

“You’ve got Mail!”). He is heard about 27 million times a day.

Emus and kangaroos cannot walk backwards, and are on the Australian coat of arms for that reason.

Barbers are forbidden by law from shaving a man’s chest in Omaha, Nebraska.

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.

Because of the speed at which the sun moves, it is impossible for a solar eclipse to last more than 7 minutes and 58 seconds.

If the earth were to become totally flat and the oceans distributed themselves evenly over the planet’s surface, the

water would be approximately two miles deep at every point.

If you add up the numbers 1100 consecutively (1+2+3+4+5 etc) the total is 5050.

In 1771 the kingdom of Poland was larger than any other European country except Russia and had a bigger population than any other European country except France.

In 1982, in the first operation of its kind, doctors at the University of Utah Medical Center implanted a permanent artificial heart in the chest of retired dentist Dr. Barney Clark, who lived 112 days with the device.

In the U.S., Federal Law states that children's television shows may contain only 10 minutes of advertising per hour and on weekends the limit is 10 and one-half minutes.

In the United States bacteria in foods cause 6.5 million to 33 million cases of human illness and 9,000 deaths annually.

It is impossible for anyone to verbally count up to the number 1 trillion.

Cartoon by Zachary Burch CORRECTIONS

In the October 10 edition of The Vista we misspelled DeeJay Folami's name.

STAFF EDITORIAL Politics can be a nasty word, whether it pertains to some officer holder Joe Blow misinterpreting a statement said by some other “somebody,” or an on-going campaign battle of candidates biting at each other’s throats to win approval of the American public. In the end, it all comes down to one thing: we, the people of the United States, have to endure the person we elected into office longer than necessary.

This is not an attack on the government. It’s clear that if a political system is made up of human beings, with imperfections that are surely going to reveal themselves sooner than later, the truth always comes out.

The government, as a whole, is essential for our planet to function normally. When there is no vision, people perish.

But much of that reflects an efficient government that works accordingly to people’s needs. Now the nation is contemplating every political scandal, mishap and quarrel as the representation of our country, providing other nations to examine our current conditions.

They’re questioning whether or not America is fit to secure its police authority for the world.

This all focuses mainly on the current campaigns involving Election Day Nov. 7. Here we have people who possess a yearning to work in politics as

some form of devoted figurehead. Television is plagued with the advertisements of people running for Senate or House.

Instead of these ads concentrating on what the candidate stands for, they dwell on the idea that their opposition supports pedophiles or, God forbid, John Kerry.

Now, it would probably be puzzling for Democrats to view a campaign ad of someone criticizing a politician who represents the Democratic party, but that’s how politics usually works.

So, no doubt on Election Day, we’re going to have a lot of people who choose to exercise their right to vote mark the ballots with some unfamiliar name they know nothing about.

In the end, that is primarily how a democratic republic functions.

Those who are familiar with the candidates will ultimately balance it out, but by the time calculations are figured, the beneficial number of votes is cut in half. So thousands of choices have gone to waste to ensure a suitable representative makes it into office.

America strongly encourages the public to vote, to be thankful of being an American and understand our forefathers fought hard to achieve that privilege. And when citizens don’t utilize their freedom to vote, they are made guilty for not taking advantage of their freedoms. What it comes down to

is a no-win situation. It’s better for the people who know absolutely nothing about the political candidates not to vote at all. The ineffectiveness of their ballots isn’t going to pay off.

Some might say that’s the beauty of a democratic system, but since the Federal government isn’t a direct democracy, where the citizens vote on all major decisions, it doesn’t matter in the end. We only elect people into office, but after these candidates recover from hangovers and lofty affairs with their campaign planners, they begin to realize they have their work cut out for them. Hysteria sets in and most of their promises become lost in a sea of forgotten American dreams.

Since no candidate is perfect, we have our duty to eliminate the lesser evil. For those of you anticipating Nov. 7, as you march proudly to the voting booth, perhaps you should do a little research beforehand. Then you can feel that overwhelming sense of joy of being an American. Understand the candidates’ perspectives, decide if it fits well with your values and don’t hesitate to dismiss them just because one insignificant detail taints your view of them. That is the beauty of a democracy.

But above all, don’t forget to vote.

CAMPUS QUOTES: Compiled and photographed by Kazuo Ogaya and Travis Mara

"What do you think would make a good campus quote question?"

"What is your favorite doughnut?"

"How many hours a week do you party?"

"What's the best hangout spot on campus?"

"Do you believe in God?"

Andrew Shanor

James Porterfield

Rachel Dasinger

Broadcasting junior

Nursing sophomore

Nursing freshman

Stephen Weaver English sophomore

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Sample ballot for the Oklahoma Nov. 7 elections

Candidates battle for votes

by Andrew Knittle Staff Writer Staged clips of politicians shaking hands and kissing babies. Earnest-looking candidates listen to the concerns of his/her fellow citizens. Smear ads filling the air during “Grey’s Anatomy’s” commercial breaks.

Yes, elections are once again upon Oklahoma – and the rest of the country.

Next week’s Nov. 7 statewide elections will decide a number of heated contests, ranging from governor to state insurance commissioner.

While there are literally scores of campaigns being waged across the state, the races in the Oklahoma City area are just as contested and entertaining as any.

As far as a true battle is concerned, the race for Lt. Gov. is probably the most tightly contested in the area.

In a poll released Sept. 26

by SurveyUSA, democrat and minority leader of the Oklahoma

House of Representatives Jari Askins leads House Speaker Todd Hiett, a republican, by seven percent. The plus or minus on the poll is 4.7 percent, according to SurveyUSA. In political ads, Hiett has called Askins “too liberal for Oklahoma.” For her part, Askins responded she is conservative, not liberal.

The race for Lt. Gov., normally not that big a deal, has taken on a new importance as democrats threaten to even up the representation in the state senate. If there is a 24-24 tie on issues requiring a vote, the Lt. Gov. holds the tiebreaker.

Another local contest drawing media attention is the race for Oklahoma’s 5th Congressional District seat, left vacant by Ernest Istook as he runs for governor against the incumbent Brad Henry.

Republican Lt. Gov. Mary Fallin leads her democratic opponent Dr. David Hunter by almost 30 percentage points, according to an Oct. 11 poll conducted

by SurveyUSA. Independent

candidate Matthew Woodson trails Fallin by nearly 60 points.

The gubernatorial race, what is usually the “main event” as state elections go, appears to have the makings of total a blow-out.

Gov. Brad Henry and his nearly 80 percent approval rating have a commanding lead in pre-election polls conducted by SurveyUSA. In the latest poll, Henry holds a 32-point lead.

Istook has been criticized for not campaigning aggressively enough, but has recently released several ads drawing attention to Henry’s “failures.”

Istook blames the early release of hundreds of inmates from Oklahoma’s state prisons.

In addition to voting candidates into office, voters will decide four state questions, Nos. 724, 725, 733 and 734.

For a complete list of candidates running across the state, visit the Oklahoma State Election Board’s website: www.ok.gov/~elections.

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

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Homecoming Talent Show 2006

!st place winners Kendra Oyesanya and Ray Brown (Upper left) perform a dance to Micael Jackson's "Thriller". 2nd place winner Steve Ondiek, dances with Isc members. (Above) Ashley Edwards dances to "Hernando's Hideaway .

All Photos By Alex Gambill

Visit the Nortel NetworksXpress Mobile Lab 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Friday, November 10, 2006.

Liberal Arts Parking Lot

The mobile lab contains over $10 million of the most advanced telecommunication products in the industry and will highlight technology being used in UCO’s transformation to a

wireless campus.

We look forward to seeing you on the NetworksXpress November 10th!

Sponsored by the Office of Information Technology, Southwest Modern Data Systems, and Nortel

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Kappa Delta Pi food drive Nov. 6-10

Kappa Delta Pi will be sponsoring a food drive Nov. 6-10 in the Education Building. Participates should leave food items in one of the marked boxes located in various parts of the education building.

The food drive is to benefit the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. Only non-perishable food items can be accepted.

“Our goal is to feed Oklahoma,” said Tracy Rodney, Kappa Delta Pi leadership team member said.

“It would be nice if we could do that, but every bit helps.”

The Kappa Delta Pi leadership team organizes and plans all events and activities as well as oversees the functions set-up by Kappa Delta Pi. Many clubs and organizations from the College of Education are participating however everyone on campus is encouraged to participate.

news in brief White House wants Kerry apology WASHINGTON (AP) - A few Democratic candidates joined Republicans Wednesday in pressing John Kerry to apologize for a comment critics said appeared disrespectful of U.S. troops as several Kerry campaign appearances were canceled.

"Whatever the intent, Senator Kerry was wrong to say what he said," said Democratic Rep. Harold Ford Jr., running for Senate in Tennessee.

North Korea wants bank accounts unfrozen SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea said Wednesday it was returning to nuclear disarmament talks t get access to its frozen overseas bank accounts, a vital source of hard currency. The North's Foreign Ministry made only indirect mention of its underground nuclear test last month. Instead, it focused in an official statement on its desire to end U.S. financial restrictions by going back to six-nation arms talks that it has boycotted for a year.

Jumping into a debut album

by Nathan Winfrey Senior Staff Writer Florida-based college favorite The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus combine hooky bubblegum pop punk with throaty screamo croaking on their uneven debut album “Don’t You Fake It” from Virgin Records.

After rising through the charts since the album debuted in July, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus are slated for a free concert at Nov. 3 at 9 p.m. at UCO’s Plunkett Park with teenage rockers The Audition and bands with geographic names like Madina Lake and Lorene Drive.

High-energy tracks like smash hit “Face Down” are catchy but offer little lyrically.

Perhaps worst are the uninspired lyrics of the poplar single, which includes “Do you feel like a man/ when they push you around/ do you feel better

now as/ she falls to the ground.”

It’s ironic that “Face Down,” a song chastising perpetrators of violence against women, was the theme song for the finals in the 2006 World Wrestling Entertainment Diva Search.

First track “In Fate’s Hands” is a powerful kick-off for the album, and when the CD cycles through on stereos and iPods, it will remind listeners why they pressed play in the first place.

The second track “Waiting” starts off with guitar work reminiscent of Yellowcard before shifting into a more generic sound that pleases nonetheless.

“False Pretense” is a great song and a highlight of the album. It’s the kind of song that plays over and over again in peoples’ heads long after it ends without getting annoying.

Slower “Cat and Mouse” is a nice break in pace, but Red Jumpsuit dip into radio-blather

suck mode with generic and annoying “Damn Regret.” It brings more stupid lyrics with “The moon is shining bright/ The mood is feeling right/ I’ll kiss you on your neck/ People’ll stare and we won’t care/ We’re high above the ground/ We’re nowhere to be found.”

“Damn Regret” will surely be played on repeat by kids on the way to prom, but after graduating high school, music fans should know better.

The album gets better again with the next track, single-ready “Atrophy,” and improves drastically with “Seventeen Ain’t So Sweet.”

The rest of the album delivers what people should expect, alternating between fun and forgettable but never offending the scrutinizing listener.

Go enjoy them for free Nov. 3.

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27 are killed in Iraq's new attacks BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - At least 27 people were killed in new attacks in Iraq Wednesday, as police searched for at least 40 Shiites abducted along a notoriously dangerous highway just north of Baghdad by suspected Sunni gunmen. The U.S. military reported the death of one solider in fighting Tuesday in volatile Anbar province west of the capital. Meanwhile, frustration over poor turnout in Iraq's parliament flared, with the body's speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani having to be physically restrained from attacking a Sunni lawmaker.

Man faces 2 arson counts in California BEAUMONT, Calif. (AP) - A man arrested on charges of setting two wildfires this summer is considered a person of interest in a Southern California mountain fire that claimed its fifth victim. Raymond Lee Oyler, 36, of Beaumont, was arrested Tuesday afternoon on two counts of arson linked to June wildfires in the Banning Pass area and two counts of possessing fire-making materials, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

*** Climate from page 1 Some scientists stand behind the idea that what occurs is a normal warming cycle that has happened before. On the other hand, the rising temperatures are alarming others that something is wrong.

Dr. Louis Furmanski, UCO political science professor, believes global warming is a significant political catalyst.

“The Rio Summit was the first time when global warming was pushed to the front of the international agenda,” Furmanski said.

As a result, we had numerous talks following the international meet in Rio that led to 1998 Kyoto Protocol in Japan.

Kyoto main agenda is to lower world emissions of fossil fuel by 2002 back to those in 1990. Furmanski believes there are many tools to achieve such low levels without drastically forcing the economic sector.

“It is an open commitment and there are no penalties for not complying,” Furmanski said.

There is no legal obligation to enforce the treaty’s policies.

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Protocol and similar treaties do not address the carbon dioxide emissions of countries like China and India, with fast developing industrial sectors.

“It is a complex issue because carbon dioxide comes from main energy resources,” Furmanski said.

Addressing one emission source will not reverse or slow the heating process, he said.

“We have to attack the issue on multiple fronts,” Furmanski said. He believes such process requires strong political will which is largely absent in the United States.

“Europe is a little bit more sensitive,” Furmanski said.

“It’s hard to handle this problem because no one knows for sure what the consequences are going to be,” Furmanski said.

One of the issues that will bring attention of the ice melting will be the environmental refugees from leaving the area where sea level rises, he said.

The ice in the Polar Regions is melting and countries are fighting over research privileges.

“Wealthier countries will be able to absorb the cost of global warming comparing with the developing countries,” Furmanski said. “Everybody has to contribute. You cannot expect much progress to be made if the United States refuses to participate. We are the biggest carbon dioxide emissioner.”

According to an Oct. 30 article in the New York Times, the United States Federal budget on research is less than half of what it was 25 years ago. The military research has gone up 260 percent.

As every international political issue the global warming has its economical side.

UCO economics professor Mickey Hepner believes the heating of the Earth will alter many people’s lives.

An example he gave was a hypothetical agricultural coun-

try in post-warming period.

The climate change would not be suitable for that sector.

“When people get hungry they start to fight,” Hepner said.

According to him, some places will have advantage over others.

Businesses and property in the damaged regions will affect the economy of many countries, he said.

“The issue is so complex that no one can predict the regional aspect of the global warming.

“Until we know how it is going to affect us, global markets will not be very pricy,” Hepner said.

“The result could be disastrous,” He said. “It will change the value of resources.”

“The disaster is not set to happen in some science fiction future many years ahead, but in our lifetime.

Unless we act now… these consequences, disastrous as they are, will be irreversible,” British Prime Minister Tony Blair

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

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Multicultural Student Services opens in university center

by Ivo Lupov Staff Writer

By Kazuo Ogaya

Nancy Pham, left, Asian American Student Association vice president, discusses the Unity Festival with Native American Student Association Vice President Derek Hodges Oct. 25 in the Nigh University Center.

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them? That is, if they even know about the current state of our political childish behavior.

Adults wonder why and how children learn to play the blame game. We know that if this is happening to the extent of political campaigns smearing each other, it’s also going to be part of the average-working American’s life.

He said that she said that he said. Seriously, how much are we going to lower ourselves? Politicians represent us, at all levels: local, state, national and global. This is how they’re acting as our representatives. I’m proud – not at all.

What really gets me is that when we elect our office holders, no matter who it is, there is always criticism of what they’re doing and how they’re doing it. Thus, we get sucked back into the vacuum of the constant storm of the blame game and finger pointing.

This is such a problem that there is even a Bernstein Bears book titled: "The Bernstein Bears and the Blame Game."

Mama Bernstein gets exhausted of her two children blaming the other for mishaps of broken items and accidental messes. The age range for these books is from four to seven.

In reality, we all need to look at them as an example. At the end, they say to quit pointing fingers and lets work together to fix the problem. White House officials, Kerry and the rest of America should be required to read this book as adults.

Just remember when blaming others and not working to fix things will eventually bite you in the butt. Because overall, what goes around comes around.

The Division of Student Affairs Department and Multicultural Student services had a open house kick-off for the new Multicultural Center on campus Oct. 25.

For those who are interested in cultural diversity this is the right place to be, MeShawn Conley, assistant director of Campus Life.

The purpose of the center is to promote expanding the ethnic and cultural horizons of UCO students.

Creating and researching unique programs to encourage the graduation rates of students of color is another mission of the new office.

“It is a welcome to the Ivo Lupov can be reached at campus,” said Conley. ilupov@thevistaonline.com.

The center’s agenda is to create a place where stu-

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Desiree Treeby It’s all about the he said, she said business. Look at the election candidates. Haven’t we all been in this situation, of the guilty pointing the finger at someone else? To do and say the right thing seems to become more difficult as we age. Why? I’m not sure. Is it because often we’re never given a good example of good ethics, values and behaviors?

In Oklahoma we have Henry and Istook tearing each other down, while at Washington D.C., we have the White House staff who leads our country pointing fingers back and forth with ex-presidential candidate John Kerry - again.

Is this behavior necessary?

No. The truth is always going to unravel. And regarding to who did what and who said what, the public will eventually find out.

Bush and his administration want Kerry to apologize for saying that we’re “stuck” in a war. Right or wrong about our war involvement, it wasn’t going to be fixed overnight.

Then, press secretary Tony Snow said that Kerry is the one who added fuel to the old fire. The White House wants Kerry to apologize (that is, for the troops).

But really Kerry said more toward Bush, “You know, education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don’t, you get stuck in Iraq.”

They sound like sevenyear-olds. Our troops would probably appreciate all office holders more if they kept their mouths shut rather than putting the other down.

Kerry said he will not apologize because his remarks were directed toward the Republican masses at D.C. and not at the troops. How are our soldiers going to know they weren’t directed toward

dents can relax and socialize.

The center will help each organization expand its programs, said MeShawn.

According to her, there are seven multicultural associations on campus under the advisement of the Multicultural Center.

Philip Thomas, UCO interpersonal communication senior and president of the Diversity Round Table, said the office promotes events that emphasize on the cultural awareness on campus.

T h e Unity Fest, one of the major events during Homecoming Week will include a variety of foods and an art performance show.

by Nathan Winfrey Senior Staff Writer Serial killer Jigsaw returns for “Saw III,” another stinky soak in a blood-and-pus filled bathtub that will satisfy sadists and give more cerebral movie goers slightly more to digest than previous offerings.

It’s not the fun blood and guts of classic B-movies that director Darren Lynn Bousman piles on, but sadistic, disgusting torture and dismemberment.

People are torn apart, blown up and sawn to pieces. There’s a scene with dead pigs and a giant blender that will make it hard to eat bacon ever again.

Jigsaw is on his deathbed, and it’s up to kidnapped surgeon Lynn (Bahar Soomekh) to keep him alive long enough for Jeff, Jigsaw’s latest subject, to make

it through a vicious playhouse or Lynn’s head will explode. Along the way, Jeff meets three people responsible for his child’s death stuck in various forms of peril.

He’s given the chance to forgive and rescue them, or pay the con-

sequences for letting them die to satisfy his need for vengeance.

Jealous tensions build between Lynn and returning Amanda, Jigsaw’s psychotic apprentice, who can’t help but notice the attention her bedridden mentor is showing the visiting doctor. Trademark “Saw” plot twists lead the characters to a shocking and blood-drenched ending that doesn’t match the impact of the first movie, but still delivers.

A main problem with earlier installments was the abysmal acting, especially Cary Elwes’s blubbering foray into self-surgery in the first “Saw.” The acting thankfully gets an improvement in “Saw III.” Tobin Bell ups the creep-out ante for his third portrayal of the moralist serial killer who claims he doesn’t kill people, but that it’s their own disobedience that leads them to their deaths. Angus McFadyen (“Braveheart”) is a nice, familiar face as Jeff, an embittered father of a hit-and-run victim.

One of the only weak links on the acting front is Shawnee Smith (CBS’s “Becker”) as psychotic apprentice Amanda. Her abilities were fine in the first two movies, since her main demand was delivering lines without stuttering. But the script for this one requires a broader acting range, since it calls for more dramatic facial expressions than “scared” and “really scared.”

The main complaint fans seem

to have with “Saw III” is that the games Jigsaw makes his victims play aren’t sadistic enough.

This raises the question of what exactly these people watch the “Saw” movies for? There’s a difference between someone cringing when they see a man’s legs twist around until they snap and someone inching close to the screen to watch with a wide grin and a bowl of Cheerios.

The series continues to keep the fake blood-makers in business, and will probably give gore hounds enough to lust after until the next Eli Roth movie, but don’t see “Saw III” expecting anything other than what the title suggests.

*** ***** Ditch class and go see it right now.

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Worse than a round of rabies shots.

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

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Remembering the Night of Broken Glass, the Holocaust

by Abha Eli Phoboo Staff Writer A child survivor of the holocaust will speak on “Surviving the Holocaust”, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom at Nigh University Center.

Michael Breston survived World War II and only recently has been able to bring himself to share his memories.

Nov. 9, 1938, the Nazis broke into Jewish homes and beat them, regardless of age or gender, and sent 25,000 Jews to concentration camps. It was a night of reckless violence as the sound of broken glass shattered the air.

Since, the date is commemorated as “Kristallnacht” or the Night of Broken Glass.

The German government’s policy of discrimination after that sanctioned violence against Jews, stripping them of all human rights. As the world watched, it refused to react, as some think it should have.

“The Allies did nothing to help the Jews in World War II,” said Dr Jeff Plaks, associate professor of History and Geography. “We have to learn

from that and the place to start today would be Sudan.”

“I didn’t want to hear or speak about the holocaust until four years ago,” Breston said. “There are still parts of my speech that I break down over, especially when I speak about the separation between my mother and brother.”

Aug. 29, 1942, the Nazis asked the people in the Polish ghetto to go to a grave. Breston’s mother and brother were among them.

“She told me to hide in the attic. That was how I survived,” says Breston, now 75 years old.

There were many other holocaust survivors who spoke about their experiences after it was over. But now, there are few survivors left. It is up to child survivors like Breston to continue to remind the world of the horrors of history and the lessons we must learn from it.

“I didn’t want to speak about what I saw, heard and felt because it was too painful and there was also the question of guilt,” said Breston. “Why did I survive and others didn’t?

Why didn’t I force my mother and brother to come to the

attic with me? My father was outside the ghetto at the time and he did not come back. I don’t blame him but he did it.”

Breston was reunited with his father two weeks after his escape from the attic. Later, as a teenager, he joined the resistance against the Nazis.

“When I came to the United States in 1951, people asked me if a holocaust could happen here,” said Breston.

“It can happen anywhere depending on circumstances and leaders of the country.”

In the 1990s, genocide swept Rwanda, former Yugoslavia.

Most recently, the Darfur region of Sudan has seen the same with its violence lasting for more than 20 years.

“The world is not reacting to Darfur the way it should,” said Breston. “Genocide is genocide, whether it’s one million or six million. We need to put pressure on the political leaders. If Africa had oil, perhaps the world would pay more attention.”

“There are still parts of my speech that I break down over, especially when I speak about the separation between my mother and brother.”

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-Michael Breston Michael Breston, holocaust survivor, speaking at The University Center Nov. 7, 2002.

17 countries celebrate dance, art, food at UCO festival

by Abha Eli Phoboo Staff Writer The annual UCO International Festival is scheduled for Nov. 9, 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. With 17 countries participating, the event includes stall displays with food, arts and crafts from their countries and performances such as songs and dances that reflect the different cultures.

One of the largest events on campus, the music at the festival is compiled to include a variety from all over the world.

“We have the CD ready and it has music from all the participating countries,” said Glenn Freeman, international adviser and sponsor for the festival.

The participants are: China, Iran, Indonesia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Bulgaria, Nepal, Europe, Africa, Kenya, Morocco, Vietnam, and Alas.

The festival will be held in Ballroom A, B and C at Nigh University Center and is free to the public. The placing of the stalls and order of performanc-

es were decided at a Festival Committee meeting on Oct. 31 by random drawing.

An addition to this year’s festival is a display of kites at Broncho Lake. Each participating country must make a kite that reflects their culture and tradition. This segment is designed to reflect this year’s theme “Gliding Through The World’s Cultures.”

“The festival is a chance for everybody to get to know where other people come from, to taste and experience diversity and with the world under one roof, understand that we are one,” said Sony K.C., member of Festival Committee.

The organizers expect the event this year to be the biggest ever with more than 1,000 visitors.

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

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Museum from page 1 the university,” Pool said.

“Our mission is to let people know that we have programs on campus and students that faculty can use for educational purposes,” Pool said.

Collecting artifacts for the museum was initiated by professor Jessie Hampton, who also founded the Colleges Historical Society.

“The museum was created to give students the opportunity to study material artifacts and to preserve the history of the college,” Pool said.

Some of the artifacts on display include the first football, the original clock hands of Old North and a series of “first things,” said Shane

Stansberry, UCO work study assistant at the museum.

The programs have been presented for Success Central, President Leadership classes and public school students.

Stansberry said students supervised by are the ones who collect and work on the artifacts.

Currently there is an ongoing lecture series.

The next lectures will be over “China and Vietnam,” “Scotland and Germany” and “Ireland,” 7 p.m. Nov. 8.

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Extension on last day to drop a class Students may now drop courses on the web until the last day to drop a class, so long as it does not involve a complete withdrawal (last enrolled class).

- Fall Semester In person: Nov. 3 by 5 p.m.

Via the web: Nov 5 by midnight - Fall Block 2 In person: Nov. 27 by 6 p.m.

Via the web: Nov. 27 by midnight Army ROTC Toy Drive Oct. 17 through Dec. 15 Football games next to seat sales Each college building Daniel Romero: 812-5753 F/64 Society Club meetings Mondays and Thursdays @ 10 a.m.

Mass Communication Building, Rm. 104 Contact: Stephen Hughes, 974-5887 Leadership Central Read & Lead Nov. 7 @ 12 - 1 p.m.

Nigh University Center, Rm. 302C Contact: Emily Overocker, 974-3589

Space is limited. Book and lunch are provided.

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

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NUC Constitution Hall Contact: Norman Markland, (580) 647-6628 Winter Glow Nov. 30 @ 7:30 p.m.

University Center/Broncho Lake Contact: Cassie, (580) 4014944 Santa photos, elf-telling stories, fake snow, contests, Carol-oke, free food Blue and Gold Sausage Sale Through Nov. 3 Available products: -Sausage in 2 ½ lb. roll $5.50 -Bacon in 3 ½ lb. package - $13 -Chicken strips in 5 lb. resealable package - $16 For information, call 9743139 or email fredfieth@ucok. edu Purchases will be delivered the week of Nov. 13

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Wrestling meets fans

by Tiffany Batdorf Sports Writer The season has yet to begin, but that hasn’t stopped the UCO Bronchos from becoming favorites to win next spring’s NCAA Division II wrestling national title.

This season’s annual NCAA Division II preseason wrestling poll was released Tuesday with the Bronchos holding the top spot.

UCO’s wrestling program is no stranger to success with 14 national championships overall, including eight National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics titles between 1979 and 1989 and six NCAA Division II crowns from 1992 to 1995, in addition to back to back titles in 2002 and 2003.

Although past glory and a high ranking could inflate one’s confidence, UCO head wrestling coach David James

isn’t buying into the hype.

“Right now its just November and these are just people’s opinions,” he said. “I mean we are honored to be ranked number one, but it all counts in March at the national tournament.”

So rather than focus on ranking, James said he will focus on the task ahead: a winning season.

“We want to get out there and win before we think about other things,” he said.

James said the team’s season kicks off with its annual BronzeBlue intrasquad dual is 7 p.m.

Nov. 2 in Hamilton Field House.

He said the event is designed to allow the top two wrestlers in each weight class a chance to dual each other.

“They haven’t gone against each other outside of our practice room so it’s a good chance to see where we are at,” James said.

UCO’s wrestling team won’t be the only one on

display Thursday night.

James said the University of Oklahoma will hold its annual intrasquad dual along with UCO for the third straight year.

“The first year we held it here, then last year we went down to Norman and now we’re back up here,” he said.

James said the arrangement has been beneficial as it promotes both schools’ wrestling programs.

“People will get to see two very good teams,” he said.

After the intrasquad dual, UCO has a little more than a week to prepare for its opening match at the Central Missouri State Open Nov. 12 in Warrensburg, Mo. The Bronchos will spend most of November on the road before making their home debut against Chadron State Nov. 30 at Hamilton Field House.

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

Hardaker ready to lead team

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The 2006-2007 UCO women's basketball team poses for a promotional photo. The team has begun practices in preparation for the upcoming season which begins Nov. 8.

by Tiffany Batdorf Sports Writer

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Junior outside hitter Katie Schult hits a shot during UCO's win over Southeastern Oklahoma State University Oct. 28 at Hamilton Field House.

by Tiffany Batdorf Sports Writer UCO volleyball ended its regular season with a win Oct. 31 for the last season game at Hamilton Field House.

The Bronchos won the match against Dallas Baptist in four games after losing to the Patriots in early October.

With the fifth straight win from the Bronchos, their season record improved to 21-10.

“We were out for revenge,” Coach Jeff Boyland said.

Boyland said the girls played solid and balanced. He said they nullified a few things

from the last time they met.

“I’m pleased with the win especially with the conference tournament coming up,” Boyland said.

He said Dallas Baptist had not lost a game since September.

The Bronchos had 10 service aces in the match. Freshman Kelsey Reynolds had three of the 10 aces while junior Katie Schult and freshman Meaghan Wedberg had two apiece.

Reynolds led the Bronchos with 16 kills. Schult was close behind with 14, Iten had 10 kills and only one error, and senior Penny Wascovich added eight.

Wedberg finished with 42

assists and junior Lacie Allen led the defense with 18 digs.

“The girls really wanted to beat them after losing to them on their home turf early,” Boyland said.

The Bronchos start the conference championship Nov. 4 against Tarleton State in Lawton.

The winner of the match will play West Texas Friday.

Friday’s winner will play for the conference championship, then to Nationals.

If the Bronchos lose in the LSC tournament play they can also earn a National spot by invitation from NCAA. Tiffany Batdorf can be reached at tbatdorf@thevistaonline.com.

Guy Hardaker, a UCO alumnus, is ready to start his first season as the Bronchos women’s basketball head coach.

Hardaker received his bachelor’s degree in health physical education and recreation and master’s degree in secondary administration from UCO. A baseball standout in the 1980s and a recent addition into the UCO Athletic Hall of Fame, Hardaker joins the women’s basketball team from Edmond Memorial High School where he coached the girls’ golf team and was assis-

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tant boys’ basketball coach.

Hardaker is the fourth women’s coach at UCO since 1969. Hardaker was named head coach in April 2005 after Shawn Williams resigned after his 7-20 season.

“Our theme is under construction this year,” Hardaker said. “We need to start with a strong foundation for the team.”

Along with Hardaker, the team welcomes five new member and eight returning members.

After a 7-20 finish last season and a tie for sixth place in the LSC North with a record of 4-8, the Bronchos will start the season at the bottom of the Lone Star Conference

North Division at seventh place in the preseason poll.

The Bronchos will play their first two exhibition games Nov. 8 at Oklahoma City and then play the Oklahoma Flyers Nov. 10 before the season officially begins Nov. 17 through Nov. 18 at the UCO Classic.

Tournament contenders are East Central, Arkansas Tech, and Oklahoma Christian.

“I am excited to coach the girls, everyday they come to practice to get better,” Hardaker said. “It tells me that they have a real competitive edge.”

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

of Oklahoma before transferring to Washington State University where he was a two-year starter.

Last season under Dickinson, the UCO offense averaged almost 400 total yards per game including 237 passing yards per game. However, those numbers have dropped to 238.1 total yards per game and 147.7 passing yards per game this season.

In a statement released through the Athletic Department, Langston called Dickinson “a loyal, dedicated coach and a good personal friend.”

Langston also thanked Dickinson for his hard work

while at UCO and wished him well.

However, Langston declined further comment in subsequent interviews.

In the same statement, Dickinson said, “I felt for some time that Chuck [Langston] and the program just [needs] a fresh start.”

Efforts to reach Dickinson for comment were unsuccessful.

The Bronchos play their final home game of the season against West Texas A&M Nov. 4, at Wantland Stadium.

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The UCO Bronchos' women's soccer team celebrates its 2006 Lone Star Conference postseason tournament championship Oct. 29 at Tom Thompson Field. Next, the Bronchos head to Denver for the first round of the NCAA Division II soccer national tournament where they will play St. Edward's University.

by Matt Caban Sports Editor November has officially arrived and that means one thing for the UCO women’s soccer team: the NCAA playoffs. The Bronchos are fresh off their regular season and postseason Lone Star Conference titles and ready for more.

UCO head soccer coach Mike Cook said it is an honor to get into the NCAA Division II national tournament.

“It’s one of the smaller fields with 32 teams,” he said.

In this tournament, each team is put into eight, four-team regional groups.

UCO is traveling to Denver

for its regional, which is hosted by Metropolitan State University.

Metro State starts as the top seed in the regional. Seeds two through four are St. Edward’s University, UCO and West Texas A&M. UCO will play St. Edward's at 3 p.m. Central time Nov. 3.

The winner will play the winner of Metro State versus WTAM in the second round Nov. 5.

Cook said the Bronchos are familiar with each regional opponent. He said UCO has played and beaten each team in previous seasons.

Two of UCO’s three losses this season came from teams

in their tournament group. Edwards.

The Bronchos lost a pair of “We’re pumped to play 1-0 decisions at home to both them,” she said. “[St. Edward’s] Metro State and St. Edward's was our worst game of the seain September. However, the son.”

Bronchos beat West Texas 1-0 Cook said he expects the at home earlier in the season. rematch with St. Edward's to be UCO senior fullback Melissa a close game.

Terry said the players are rel- Matt Caban can be reached at ishing a second shot at St. mcaban@thevistaonline.com.

Bronchos offensive coordinator Joe Dickinson resigns

by Matt Caban Sports Editor UCO’s win-loss record wasn’t the only thing that changed after the Bronchos lost 25-22 to the Southwestern

Oklahoma State University Bulldogs Oct. 28 in Weatherford.

The following Monday, UCO offensive coordinator Joe Dickinson turned in his resignation effective immediately.

Junior quarterback Ryan

O’Hara said the players were told of the news by UCO head football coach Chuck Langston.

“He told us that Coach Dickinson didn’t quit on us, but that something happened and he resigned,” O’Hara said.

O’Hara said he and many players were surprised by Dickinson’s abrupt departure.

“I was surprised because he’s the one who recruited me,” he said.

Dickinson was in his sec-

ond year as UCO’s offensive coordinator after joining the staff as quarterbacks/receivers coach in 2003. Langston said first-year offensive assistant Chad Davis will serve as offensive coordinator for the

season’s final two games.

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