The Vista Sept. 19, 2017

Volume 115, Issue 5

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Bronchos Rally For DACA Christian Tabak @TheVista1903 Reporter

Dozens of students, faculty and staff rallied outside of the Nigh University Center yesterday in support of the thousands of young immigrants impacted by the Trump administration’s efforts to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals act.

The rally, hosted by the University of Central Oklahoma’s Hispanic American Student Association, included speakers from the local community, as well as UCO students and faculty members who spoke out both in support of the DACA program and of young immigrants in pursuing an

See “DACA ” continued on page 8.

Dozens of University of Central Oklahoma students gather under the blue tent by Broncho Lake to support the thousands of young immigrants who will be affected by the phasing out of DACA (Cara Johnson/ The Vista)

UCO Homecoming Court Announced Megan Thele @1bigtime Copy Editor

The University of Central Oklahoma 2017 homecoming court was announced, along with the royalty pairings on Saturday, Sept. 16 at the UCO football game. This year’s theme, A Century Of Coming Home, celebrates the 100th homecoming at UCO. This year’s court features a mix of students from Greek life and stu-

dent organizations. The pairings are Cash Deitz (Leaders of Tomorrow) and Tori Hack (Alpha Delta Pi), Jared Palmer (Sigma Tau Gamma) and McKayla Huff (Alpha Gamma Delta), Thomas Patterson (Alpha Tau Omega) and Ashley Rose (Delta Zeta), Jameson Riley and Kalen Russell (both President’s Leadership Council), and Matt Stedronsky (Beta Upsilon Chi) and Macie Snowden (Fellowship of Christian Athletes).

See “Homecoming” continued on page 3.

The 2016 homecoming court stands at the sidelines of the football stadium after Austin Sheehy and Lauren Walker were announced to be the homecoming king and queen (photo from Vista archives)

This year's concert is the first that President Betz will attend, according to School of Music Marketing Assistant, Alexis Quinn. Last year it was called the Provost Concert, as Betz could not attend due to a schedule conflict.

“We are doing this to honor our President, Don Betz, who is one of the greatest champions of the arts

and culture in the state of Oklahoma,” said Dr. Brian Lamb Director of the School of Music. “He has a vision for Edmond, the OKC metro and other great collision points in the state that will change the way people live and work in the community.”

This is the third annual President's Concert, which honors UCO President Don Betz and his support for the

President’s Concert Can Betz on It

Travis Orcutt @TheVista1903

Contributing Writer

The University of Central Oklahoma's School of Music will hold a free concert in honor of UCO President Don Betz on Tuesday, Sept. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Mitchell Hall.

arts.

“We wanted an annual event that let the campus community know every single year that we have one of the finest music schools in this part of the country,” said Lamb.

See “Concert” continued on page 8.

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Homecoming/For um...........................................3 Around Campus / SPB/ DACA Rally......................................4-5 Feature...............................................................................6 Jumps /Photo Story.............................................................8-9 Humor Column..................................................................11 UCO Football / Hall of Fame...............................................12-13 Column / Tennis...............................................................14-15

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UCO Homecoming Court Announced Continued From Page 1,

“Any active student organization can nominate someone,” said Ellen Engh, Homecoming Activities Board adviser. “There are qualifications in the [homecoming] playbook that candidates have to meet.”

Qualifications for royalty candidates beyond a nomination and attending an informational meeting are listed on Page 15 of the 2017 Homecoming Playbook. They must be a senior (4th or 5th year), enrolled in 12 credit hours, have a 3.0 GPA, attend designated events, be nominated by an active student organization and be on their homecoming roster.

Candidates that meet the requirements and attend an informational meeting can fill out a royalty application that asks further questions about their involvement. After the applications are submitted, they are asked to a formal interview.

“There is an interview with a panel of judges from across the university,” said Engh. “We try to get staff, alumni and university staff that doesn’t directly work with students, to avoid bias.”

The interviews give the final

candidates points on a rating scale, based on their application, interview performance and resume. This score accounts for 60-percent of the final score. The other 40-percent comes from student voting on UConnect the Monday through Wednesday of homecoming week.

As part of their responsibilities, the court must attend specific events, as outlined in the playbook. The main events are the announcement football game, a lip sync battle, on Oct. 5, and events the week of homecoming.

This is the second year for the lip sync battle, a collaboration between the Homecoming Activities Board and Student Programming Board.

Royalty candidates perform one song, or a mashup of songs, and can choose up to 10 members on their organization’s homecoming roster to help with singing, background dancing or props. Students vote for the winner during the show on OrgSync.

Homecoming activities are from Oct. 7-14, with the homecoming game against Nebraska-Kearney at 2 p.m. on Oct. 14. The crowning of homecoming king and queen is during halftime at the game.

The 2016 Homecoming king and queen Austin Sheehy and Lauren Walker stand at the sidelines of the football stadium during halftime at the 2016 homecoming game (photo from Vista archives)

UCO Hosting Women’s Empowerment Forum Christian Tabak @TheVista1903 Reporter

Panelists will discuss the impact of intersectionality on the discrimination faced by women and how to navigate these challenges as an activist and community leader at the University of Central Oklahoma’s first Women’s Empowerment Forum to be held at 12:30 p.m. Sept. 21.

Intersectionality is a term that describes the overlapping connection of an individual’s social identities such as race, gender or class and how these identities impact life perspectives as well as compound the effects of discrimination.

The first forum of its kind at UCO; the event was arranged to educate the community on the nature of intersectionality and to share the experience of being a double minority due to social identity overlap, according to Chrissy Kyles, graduate assistant for the Women’s Outreach Center.

“This is relevant to women and feminism because, although all women face discrimination, the intersectionality of a woman can even set them at a bigger disadvantage," said Kyles. "For example, Latina women only make 54 cents for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic

Chrissy Kyles works in the Women’s Outreach Center on the first floor of the Nigh University Center (Photo from Vista archives)

men. Latina women have the lowest full-time earnings among any other minority group."

A joint venture between UCO’s Hispanic American Student Association, Latino Faculty and Staff Association and the Women’s Outreach Center as part of Hispanic Heritage Month, the panel will address the specific challenges faced by Hispanic women as a double minority.

Featured panelists include actress Stephanie Pena and Veronica Alacorn of Hispanic advocacy group UnidosUS, as well as UCO’s Director of Cultural Outreach Liliana Renteria Mendoza, UCO’s Community Out-

reach Coordinator Jessica Mascote and Miss Latina UCO Marilyn Segura.

“Intersectionality is important in the Hispanic community because we are talking about people who fall into the dual or even triple minorities category," said Segura. "These women, but also men, go through hardships and some do not have a single clue how to overcome any of those barriers."

Raised in a single-parent household alongside her three sisters, Segura has herself witnessed and experienced first-hand the effects of intersectionality. As a panelist, she

said she hopes to use her background and experience to empower others and inform different communities about intersectionality.

The intersectionality panel is the third forum sponsored or co-sponsored by HASA as part of their Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations.

Along with celebrating Hispanic culture, the organization has used the month as an opportunity to also address relevant social issues in the Hispanic community.

“This event falls into the fact that HASA is wanting to not only inform others about these daily life situations, but because of the huge student population who are perhaps minorities or foreign students and find the university as a safe zone,” Segura said. “It’s important to let others know what they are capable of, what they bring into the world and community and how to overcome those obstacles.”

The Women’s Outreach Center is planning a second Women’s Empowerment Forum as part of Native American Heritage Month in November, although a date has not yet been set. The center’s next event, a discussion on Imposter Syndrome and the Media, is on Oct. 5.

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Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017 Lessons in Leadership-Adam Pugh: Oklahoma State Senator: This speaker series

features outstanding metro, state, national and global leaders from a different backgrounds once a week. The presentation is open to the entire UCO community on Tuesday, Sep. 19, 2017 from 9:30 a.m. -10:30 a.m. in the Nigh University Center’s Constitutional Hall. The event is STLR-tagged by the Leadership tenet. For more information contact Jakey Dobbs at jdobbs5@uco.edu.

Homecoming Talent Show Tryouts: At 5

p.m. in the Nigh University Center’s Room 106, members from Homecoming Activities Board welcomes the UCO community to tryout for the Homecoming Talent Show. Audition forms can be found on the Homecoming OrgSync page. The sign-up sheet can be found in Campus Activities (NUC 424).

Graphic Novel Night: At 6:30 p.m. in the Nigh University Center, members from Fandoms Anonymous will discuss a new graphic novel every month.

The President’s Concert: At 7:30 p.m. in

Brandi Downham: Restructuring Vulnerability: Downham has her solo exhibit “Restructuring Vulnerability” at the Melton Gallery on UCO’s campus from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

SPBuild Your Own Cupcake: From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. by the Broncho Lake Tower, members from the Student Programming Board will show the UCO community how to decorate a cupcake.

SMART Recovery: At noon in the Nigh

University Center’s Room 402, the Center for Counseling and Well-Being will help those in recovery to maintain a positive balanced lifestyle.

They help provide tools for coping with urges and help learn skills for managing thoughts, feelings and behaviors. You can learn more about SMART Recovery at www.smartrecovery.org.

Immigration Education Forum: At 12:30

p.m. in Robert S. Kerr Room (NUC 301) members from the Office of Diversity and Inclusion will host a forum to educate the student body about DACA and how they can help the movement.

Flash Mob Meditation: At 1:15 p.m. in the

Wellness Center’s Quad Fitness Room, representatives from the Center for Counseling and Well-Being will offer meditation, tai chi, yoga and relaxation. UCO counselor Jeff Jones will lead the group every Tuesday.

Connections: At 2 p.m. in the Nigh University

Center’s Room 402, the Center for Counseling and Well-Being will offer students a way to get involved on campus by increasing communication and social skills.

That Time You Learned to Write an Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. in the Liberal Arts Building’s Room 211, members from the English Graduate Organization will meet to have Dr. Andrew Dicus teach how to write an abstract.

BSA General Body Meeting: At 5 p.m. in

the Nigh University Center’s Room 421 (Will Rogers Room) the Black Student Association will hold a general body meeting.

Mitchell Hall Theatre, there will be a concert honoring UCO President Don Betz. The concert will feature UCO’s Musical Best: Symphony Orchestra, Concert Chorale, Opera, Jazz Ensemble I, Musical Theatre, Piano, Wind Symphony, and Music Education and Outreach. The event is STLRtagged by the Research, Creative and Scholarly Activities tenets. For more information contact event host Matthew Fowler at mfowler9@uco.edu.

Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017 SPB Swap Your Pride: From 11 a.m. to

1 p.m. at the Clock Tower, members from the Student Programming Board are taking old highschool t-shirts or a different college shirt and trade it in for a new UCO shirt.

Fall Career and Internship Fair: At noon

in the Nigh University Center Ballrooms, the Career Development Center is hosting the Fall Career and Internship Fair. The event is an opportunity to explore career options, gather information about employers and practice networking. A UCO ID and professional dress is required for the event.

Speed Mentoring: At noon in the Carl Albert Room (NUC 300), members from the Hispanic American Student Association will have speed mentoring with 10 of UCO’s faculty and staff members. The event is STLR-tagged by the Leadership tenet. For more information contact event host Candice Bradshaw at cbradshaw4@uco.edu.

Teach in Germany: Dr. Fred Hammond:

At noon in the Max Chambers Library’s Room 226, Dr. Fred Hammond will be leading a discussion about teaching in Germany as part of the Passport to Germany Wednesday Lecture Series.

The talk will provide an in-depth look at life and work in Germany. The event is STLR-tagged by the Global and Cultural Competency tenet. For more information contact event host James Daro at jdaro@uco.edu.

Pre-Law Event: Oklahoma Solicitor General Mithun Mansinghani: At 2 p.m. in

the Troy Smith Auditorium (College of Business), the UCO Pre-Law Society will host guest speaker, Mithun Mansinghani, who will speak about his role as solicitor general. They will also have a representative from Tulsa University Law School admissions office.

Around the Campus

Cultural Competency and Awareness Workshop: At 4 p.m. in the Center of Transfor-

mative Learning’s Room 237, the Student Transformative Learning Record will host a workshop for health students to learn about the capacity to communicate and understand patients who may have different social and cultural identities.

Students will learn about social identity, biases, stereotypes and microaggressions. The event is STLR-tagged by the Global and Cultural Competency tenet.

Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017 Life Skills Around Eating: At 10:30 a.m. in Nigh University Center Room 402, the Center for Counseling and Well-Being will be holding a free and confidential support group for those who suffer from eating disorders and symptoms that suggest eating disorders.

Women Empowerment Forum: At 12:30

p.m. in the Robert S. Kerr Room (NUC 301), the Hispanic American Student Association and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion are partnering to host a forum with a panel of Latina Women.

The forum will discuss the challenges of being a double minority. The event is STLR-tagged by the Leadership tenet.

CMS Fall 2017 Seminar Series: Dave King: At 4 p.m. in Howell Hall’s Room 201,

Dave King, founder and CEO of Examptive, Inc. will focus on the tools to support cross-disciplinary lateral thinking. The talk is a part of the CMS Fall 2017 Seminar Series. The talk will also explore technology platforms by combining emerging trends in data science will the power of social networks. The event is STLR-tagged by Research, Creative and Scholarly Activities tenets.

Education for Native American Students in Oklahoma: Then and Now: At 4:30 p.m. in

the Radke Theater in the Center for Transformative Learning, the UCO community is invited to discuss the history of education in Indian Territory.

The event is STLR-tagged by Global and Cultural Competencies, Health and Wellness and Leadership tenets.

Friday, Sept. 22, 2017 Asian Moon Festival: The 16th Annual Asian

Moon Festival will be from 6:00pm-8:00pm at Plunkett Park. The event is hosted by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and the UCO Asian American Student Association. The UCO community and the Edmond and Oklahoma City Communities are invited to experience the Asian culture to celebrate the Moon Festival. The festival is also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival. There will be games and arts and crafts will be provided. Children will be able to volunteer on stage as the story of the Moon is told, and the 6th annual Lantern Making Contest will continue with prizes.

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Student Programming Board’s Recent Activities Alejandro Gonzalez @TheVista1903 Contributing Writer

The Student Programming Board at the University of Central Oklahoma is a student organization that focuses on setting up a variety of events that allows students to relax and escape from the college life.

Payton Marr, the Director of Members, said, “Our mission is to give students a chance to escape from classes, take their mind off whatever is going on, keep them engaged and allow them to fully relax for a little bit.”

SPB is known for a variety of events like Hump Day, where they invite students to ride camels. Builda-Broncho is an event that encourages students to donate a book and as a prize, they will get a chance to build a stuffed Broncho. This usually takes place at the Max Chambers Library, where the donated books are going to be shelved and stored for future use.

SPB is organized in eight commit-

One of the many events hosted by the Student Programming Board is Hump Day, in which UCO students are given an opportunity to go for a short ride on a camel (Photo from Vista archives)

tees and three cohorts. The committees are in charge of creating and hosting the events, while the cohorts are for the development of SPB´s members. The cohorts focus on improving leadership skills, as well as organizational and communication

skills.

The Pride and Traditions Committee just hosted an event on Thursday, Sept. 14, called SPB Game Day on Game Day. The event established a sense of school pride by allowing students to

support the university and promote school spirit. Students were encouraged to stop by the lawn outside of the College of Business and create posters that supported any upcoming games that UCO participated in competitively.

Later on that afternoon, those posters were used to promote school spirit at the UCO volleyball game against the Southwestern Oklahoma State University and also in the football game against Fort Hays State University on Saturday, Sept. 16.

The event was geared toward the game on Saturday, but students were free to make posters for any sports that they are interested in. The event lasted from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., during rush hours. Marr said, “SPB wants students to be able to stop by, do something quick and have that takeaway.”

The SPB Game Day On Game Day event included casual games that students could engage in. “The games took the event to the next level,” said Marr.

Edmond Honors Children of the Past

Bethany Syzemore @TheVista1903

Contributing Writer

The Edmond Historical Society and Museum opened The Power of Children: Making a Difference, a new exhibit that represents the lives of children that made a positive impact with their lives.

The exhibit originated in Indianapolis by The Children’s Museum and was brought to Edmond by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Mid-American Arts Alliance.

Local sponsors made this possible

for the Edmond community with the donations by Edmond Electric and The Power of Edmond.

This exhibit opened Sept. 1, and ends Oct. 20. It explores the lives of Anne Frank, Ruby Bridges and Ryan White. There are audio-visual presentations, original artifacts and interactive displays to help the people get to know the children’s stories.

Some interactive displays bring into perspective what the end results were for the children.

“Feedback from visitors to the exhibit so far has been overwhelming and positive," said Program Director for the Edmond Historical Society

and Museum, Anna Studsill. "People are talking about how inspiring and important the exhibit is to see.”

The exhibit shows the difficulties that the heroic children of history had to face and gives a personal insight to what they dealt with during the Holocaust, Civil Rights movement and the AIDS epidemic.

Anne Frank is a childhood hero from World War II, and journaled about her experiences in the Holocaust.

Ruby Bridges overcame racial barriers and walked through an angry mob every day to get to her classes.

The Ruby Bridges Foundation now

provides information nationwide.

Ryan White was diagnosed with hemophilia as an infant. Later, in the early 1980s, he was diagnosed with AIDS that was contracted from a blood infusion. After the devastating news, he was expelled from school because of the AIDS. Today, Ryan White has an HIV/AIDS program that provides treatment and care for all individuals struggling with the illness.

This exhibit shows admiration for the struggle that these heroic children went through.

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Harry Potter

Harry Potter’s Other Granger Dylan Brown

@DylanTaylorBro Reporter

Since 2002, John Granger has taught the nation what J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” saga offers its readers and he now has a magical interest in teaching UCO students.

“I wanted to know why readers love the stories the way they do,” said Granger. “What choices did Rowling make as a writer that have made her books as important as they are to people of all ages, across cultures, around the world? I think the answer to that question is important because of what it may tell us about the nature of the story itself and about humans being, Homo Narrato; the story-telling animal.”

Before Granger’s interest in ‘Potter-mania’ he was done serving in the Marine Corps in Okinawa, Japan.

After which, he moved to Pearland, Texas where he worked at a local Whole Foods Market as their Metro Trainer.

Granger has now written over six

Professor John Granger will possibly begin teaching classes that focus on the writings of author J.K. Rowling at UCO next spring (Photo provided by John Granger)

books on the deeper meanings within the Harry Potter saga. He has been a Feature and Keynote Speaker at “Harry Potter” conferences in Boston, Orlando, Las Vegas, Toronto, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Illinois, and San Francisco.

“Rowling's Hogwarts Saga works at three levels beneath the surface narrative: the moral, the allegorical, and the anagogical,” said Granger.

“Certain writers who influenced her are evident in her work; C.S Lewis, J.R. Tolkien, and Elizabeth Goudge.

These writers shape her remarkable choices with respect to genre, voice, structure, symbolism, and narrative release.”

In addition to teaching classes and holding discussions on symbolist literature and iconological criticism, Granger has been a guest speaker at more than 50 colleges around the U.S. including; Princeton, Pepperdine, Cornell, and Yale.

“I’m looking forward though, to having face-to-face exchanges with students again," said Granger.

"There’s nothing like that kind of give-and-take for the exploration of ideas.”

Granger already writes, speaks, blogs, podcasts, and teaches online to a global audience of readers. He blogs weekly on his website, HogwartsProfessor.com where he shares his deep research of Rowling’s work, but other literary works as well.

The ‘Potter Professor’ has already begun speaking about teaching multiple classes at UCO to give students a deeper understanding into the literature itself.

"There's so much critical literature to get through," Granger explained "and so much to discuss about what Rowling has in her literary tool box that there isn't time to spend on plot points."

Some of the tools that Granger will cover are names that directly reflect a fixed personality trait of the character, the Christian content within the works, and the personal transformation that a reader can experience while engaging in the literature; a phrase he describes as ‘literary alchemy.’

“I did a quick survey before a 'Potter Pundits Summer School' class I gave online this August to see what serious Potter fans were most interested in learning more about,” said Granger. “More than seventy-percent of those who responded said 'Literary Alchemy' and 'Ring Composition.'

Those are the things that few people know anything about but, which are such important parts of J. K. Rowling's artistry as well as the meaning of the books.”

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Bronchos Rally For DACA Continued From Page 1,

UCO Senior and DACA student Luis Frias speaks out in support of DACA during a rally held on the UCO campus on Wednesday, Sep. 13 (Cara Johnson/ The Vista)

education.

“It is essential that our diverse communities are educated. That they use their intellect, passion and creativity to positively give back to their communities. And that is exactly what DACA students desire to do," said MeShawn Conley, Director of UCO's Office of Diversity and Inclusion. "They want to use their intellect, passion and creativity to better themselves, their families, our communities and our society and how can we not support that?"

The rally comes one week after the Trump administration announced its plan to end DACA, a program enacted under President Obama that provides protection from deportation to immigrant youths that were brought as children to the United States.

Under the plan, the administration has stopped accepting new DACA applicants, but will allow current DACA recipients whose permits are

President’s Concert Can Betz on It Continued From Page 1,

The rally comes one week after the Trump administration announced its plan to end DACA, a program enacted under President Obama that provides protection from deportation to immigrant youths that were brought as children to the United States.

Under the plan, the administration has stopped accepting new DACA applicants, but will allow current DACA recipients whose permits are set to expire before March 5, 2018, the opportunity to apply for a twoyear renewal.

"Whenever I was hearing about the action that was being taken, the first thing that I thought was what if this was me, what if it was my parents that had brought me into this country and I didn’t have a choice or a say in it, and then I was told by my government that I might not be protected when America is my only home," said Stockton Duvall, president of UCO’s Student Association.

Attendees had the opportunity to sign postcards asking for state and local representatives to speak out in support of the DACA program.

“It's important that we are con-

tacting all of our representatives and legislators and telling them your story, your friend’s story, your family’s story. Because that’s where change is going to happen,” said Duvall.

Postcards will continue to be present at HASA events throughout the semester and are available at the Office of Diversity and Inclusion in the Nigh University Center, according to HASA Vice President Thalia Rodriguez.

“We had a great turnout for the rally. I'm so overwhelmed with joy and I'm so happy to know that I have the support of my peers and of my community. I want to give a big thanks to all of our speakers,” said Salvador Arcivar, HASA president.

The rally is one of several events planned by HASA that focuses on awareness for DACA and immigration issues. The next event is an informational and educational forum on immigration featuring Angelica Villalobos with Dream Act OKC and Tracy Morales, former director of Aspiring Americans, on Sept. 19 from 12:30–1:30 p.m.

set to expire before March 5, 2018, the opportunity to apply for a twoyear renewal.

"Whenever I was hearing about the action that was being taken, the first thing that I thought was what if this was me, what if it was my parents that had brought me into this country and I didn’t have a choice or a say in it, and then I was told by my government that I might not be protected when America is my only home," said Stockton Duvall, president of UCO’s Student Association.

Attendees had the opportunity to sign postcards asking for state and local representatives to speak out in support of the DACA program.

“It's important that we are contacting all of our representatives and legislators and telling them your story, your friend’s story, your family’s story. Because that’s where change is going to happen,” said Duvall.

Postcards will continue to be present

at HASA events throughout the semester and are available at the Office of Diversity and Inclusion in the Nigh University Center, according to HASA member Thalia Rodriguez.

“We had a great turnout for the rally. I'm so overwhelmed with joy and I'm so happy to know that I have the support of my peers and of my community. I want to give a big thanks to all of our speakers,” said Salvador Arcivar, HASA president.

The rally is one of several events planned by HASA that focuses on awareness for DACA and immigration issues. The next event is an informational and educational forum on immigration featuring Angelica Villalobos with Dream Act OKC and Tracy Morales, former director of Aspiring Americans, on Sept. 19 from 12:30–1:30 p.m.

Photo Story

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Despite the drizzle, Harumph, an americana/jazz band performs at Heard on Hurd on Saturday, Sep. 16 (Ryan Naeve/ The Vista)

A line extends out from Catfish & Po Boys in between drizzles during Heard on Hurd on Saturday, Sep 16 (Ryan Naeve/ The Vista) A double rainbow appears in the sky over Heard on Hurd after the rain on Saturday, Sep. 16 (Ryan Naeve/ The Vista)

Above: A couple of Heard on Hurd attendees eat their food under an umbrella near Katiebugs just outside of Heard on Hurd. Heard on Hurd occurs once a month in Edmond from March to October, but Katiebugs is at their Broadway location year-round (Ryan Naeve/ The Vista)

Heard on Hurd attendee Tyler Talley waits for food in line during the drizzles that occured duing the first hour of Heard on Hurd on Sep. 16. “It’s gonna take more than rain to get us to not come out here. We’re like cockroaches” Said Talley (Ryan Naeve/ The Vista)

Humor Column

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Bagels Radio Station Creams Competiotion Warning: This is a Fictional Column Intended for Satire Old Central Radio 33.9, has taken over the airwaves and gained many new listeners with its ‘classic’ genre of music.

The owner of the new station, Jeffé Bagels attributes the sudden rush of listeners to what he describes as ‘old homies who find old music home-y.’

“We play only the best of the best of the oldest,” said Jeffé Bagels. “I’m talkin’ about those juicy golden hits from the 1920’s to the 1930’s. I have so many listeners that are not in a specific age range, it’s amazingly diverse.”

The Edmond station’s motto is ‘Old Hits, Old Music; Old Central Radio.’

“We’re not just in your ears, we’re in your heart, and we’re in your hearing aids,” said Jeffé Bagels.

“That was another motto we almost went with but it seemed a little bit too specific to a certain demographic. We have plenty of listeners who don’t wear hearing aids, I mean, a lot of young people really enjoy the classics.”

“Yeah, I don’t know how that station is still on the airwaves,” said a young person.

“I listened to the station once, it sounded like music that you would only hear during a time of war,” said another young person.

“Is that the one that plays Lou Bega’s ‘Mambo Number Five?’” asked a third young person.

To bring in younger listeners to his station, Bagels added one relatively recent pop song into the mix of old hits.

“I put ‘Mambo Number Five’ to play twice every hour,” said Bagels.

“I figured the younger listeners would hear the song on the station and start twerking to it. Also, I just really like that song.”

Most Oklahoma radio stations hold promotions at local night clubs and bars around the Oklahoma City area to gather younger listeners. Bagels however, sets up a promotions booth at 4 A.M. in a McDonald’s parking lot, offering free coffee and hard-candy.

“That is where we get the most listeners,” said Bagels. “Yes, the younger crowd isn’t usually there but, I figure they already listen to

33.9 Old Central Radio has recently taken to the airways to play classic songs such as “Crazy Blues” and “True Blue Lou” (Ryan Naeve/ The Vista)

33.9 thanks to ‘Mambo Number Five.’ I need to reach out to the older crowd more anyways.”

The scientists at Edmond Ivy

League College University (EILCU) took to the challenge of finding out, whether or not, the younger demographics enjoyed listening to 33.9

33.9 specializes in old school music, but will still play an occasional modern hit such as “Mumbo Number Five” to attract a younger audience (Photo provided by Pixabay)

Old Central Radio.

“We are going to do something that we have never done before,” said lead scientist, Austin Farraday. “We are going to use the scientific method to seek the ultimate scientific truth.”

Farraday and his colleagues gathered a twenty-year-old student from EILCU as the test subject for the experiment.

“We pulled our van over to the side of the road, threw open the sliding door, flung a potato sack over the kid’s head, quickly pulled him in the van and shut the door,” said Farraday. “Getting an immediate response from a test subject was what we were looking for. As soon as he was in the van, we blasted 33.9 Old Central Radio and asked if he enjoyed it. He seemed very frightened of the music so we took that as a no. Scientific method.”

The stations music continues to gain more listeners from Edmond’s older community than the younger.

“There’s nothing better than seeing old people crank up those hearing aids,” said Jeffé Bagels.

“When they play ‘Crazy Blues’ by Mammie Smith or ‘True Blue Lou’

by Annette Hanshaw I start twerking like crazy,” said an older person.

“But that 'Mambo Number Five’ song just ruins those classic golden hits that I grew up listening to.”

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September 19, 2017

Football

SPORTS

Tigers Claw Past Bronchos Austin Moseley @Austin_Moseley Sports Editor

After entering halftime with a 14-7 lead, the University of Central Oklahoma Bronchos fell to the #21 Fort Hays State Tigers 31-24 at Wantland Stadium.

"Our kids competed," Head Coach Nick Bobeck said. "I was really proud of the way that they competed."

To start off the game, Chas Stallard found J.T. Luper for an 11-yard gain.

The Bronchos failed to produce any yardage the rest of the drive after that pass play and would punt the ball to give Fort Hays their first possession.

On third and seven, Fort Hays State dropped back to pass, but Carson Smith was able to wrap up Jacob Mezera for the Bronchos first sack of the season. The Tigers were forced to punt and pinned the Bronchos on their own four yard line to start their second drive.

After a couple of runs by Stallard to start the drive, the Broncho quarterback found Luper once again, this time for a 75-yard play to get UCO into the red zone for the first time on the night. The long pass play put Stallard as the all-time leader in all-purpose yards in school history.

"I'm just super proud of that kid (Stallard)," Bobeck said. "This whole university should be proud of that kid."

On second-and-11, Stallard pulled back to pass, but couldn't find a man open so he decided to tuck it and run as he scrambled for a 15-yard touchdown to put the Bronchos up 7-0 with 7:44 left in the first quarter.

On the following Tigers possession, defensive end Trey Wormington intercepted a tipped pass to give the Bronchos the ball on their opponents 17-yard line. It was the Bronchos first forced turnover of the year.

The turnover set up another Stallard touchdown run, this time for 3-yards, to give the Bronchos a 14-0 lead with just under six minutes to go.

Facing a 14-point deficit, Fort Hays State started to drive the ball down the field, with a 22-yard run by Harley Hazlett that put Fort Hays in Bronchos territory. But, just as Fort

Redshirt Freshman Jake Standlee leaps over a Fort Hays State player Saturday night September 16, 2017 in a tough loss in front of a home crowd (Hayden Barzditis/ The Vista) Hays started to gain a little momentum, UCO's Stephan Robinson caught an interception that gave the Bronchos the ball at the their own two yard line.

After the first quarter the Bronchos lead Fort Hays 14-0. Stallard threw for 107-yards in the first quarter, with Luper having 93 of those yards.

Following a Broncho punt in the second quarter, Fort Hays started to chip away into UCO territory. Fort Hays would get a long pass play for 44-yards that set up them up on the UCO 28-yard line after a 15-yard penalty. Fort Hays scored off an 8-yard run by Hazlett to pull them within a touchdown with nine minutes to go in the first half.

With 1:24 left in the first half, the Tigers attempted to convert a fourth and one on UCO's one yard line, but were shut down by the Broncho defense. The Tigers forced a three-andout on UCO's following possession and attempted for a hail mary, but the Bronchos got another sack.

On the first play of the second half, the Tigers completed a 75-yard touchdown on a pass from Mezera to to Kenneth Iheme to tie the game 14-14.

The Bronchos continued their pursuit of the quarterback on the night, and racked up their third sack of the night on a third and long. Fort

Hays decided to punt the ball, but a roughing the kicker penalty extended their drive and kept the ball in the Tigers' hands.

With the ball on the 37-yard line the Tigers broke off a long run that resulted in a touchdown, but it was called back after Fort Hays was called for a holding penalty. This resulted in a fourth-and-1 opportunity for the Tigers and the Bronchos were able to hold off Fort Hays to force a turnover on downs.

The Bronchos were unable to convert on a long third down gave the ball right back to the Tigers with the third quarter starting to wind down.

With just a minute remaining in the third, Fort Hays State broke the tie off a 5-yard touchdown run by Iheme to put the Tigers up 21-14.

As the third quarter came to a close, the Bronchos had the ball in Tiger territory trailing by just a touchdown.

After a penalty set UCO back, the Bronchos kicked a 46-yard field goal to make the score 21-17 with 11-minutes left in the game. On the Tigers next possession, the Bronchos forced a three-and-out to give the ball back to their offense.

The forced punt by the Bronchos led UCO to take the lead as Stallard found L'liott Curry for a 12-yard touchdown to put the Bronchos up

24-21 with 7:32 to go in the game.

The Tigers wouldn't go away easy as Mezera completed a 40-yard pass to Burchfield to put Fort Hays on the UCO 13-yard line, where the Tigers would eventually kick a field goal to tie the game at 24.

Fort Hays got the ball back with 1:35 remaining after forcing UCO to punt. After a third down conversion, Mereza threw a long pass to Burchfield who broke a tackle on his way to a 64-yard touchdown reception as the Tigers took a 31-24 lead with :42 seconds left in the game.

The Bronchos had a chance at a Hail Mary in the last second of the game, but the pass fell incomplete.

Fort Hays State beat UCO 31-24, dropping the Bronchos to 1-2 on the season.

Stallard finished 23-29 for 293 yards and 3- touchdowns, with J.T. Luper leading the way in receiving with 12 receptions for 192 yards. The Bronchos defense forced two turnovers in the game, but the turnover margin could not seal the victory over the Tigers.

"Our guys got after it tonight and they did a good job," Bobeck said.

"We just needed to make plays there at the end."

UCO's next game is on the road Sept.23 against Missouri Western.

Hall of Fame

September 19, 2017

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New Name in the Hall of Fame Jonathan Goudeau @Goudeau_jdg

Sports Reporter

Former University of Central

Oklahoma Tennis Coach Francis Baxter was inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Men's Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame this past May in Athens, Georgia.

"It's a great honor," said Baxter.

"It's very rare that a Division II tennis coach ever gets nominated for such an honor."

Baxter, a UCO graduate class of 1956, started his coaching career after he graduated from UCO. "I started coaching high school tennis the year I graduated from UCO," said Baxter. "I coached at John Marshall for four years and then coached at Harding High School for the next eight years before going back to John Marshall for a couple of more years."

Baxter spent 14 years coaching high school tennis, where he won three state titles with Harding.

Following his stint as a high school coach, Baxter received a call that changed the course of his career.

"Dale Hamilton [former UCO Athletic Director] called me and told me that they were doing some changes and that they needed a new tennis coach and if I would be interested in applying for it," said Baxter. "I said yes."

Baxter went on to lead the men's program for 36-years (1970-2006)

Coach Francis Baxter talks to several tennis players at the UCO tennis courts (Photo provided by UCO) and the women's program for 26-years (1980-2006), where he won six NAIA District-9 championships.

He took the men's program to three NAIA national tournaments and the women's program to one. He guided his teams to eight combined NCAA Division II national tournament appearances, six for the men and two

for the women.

Baxter was named Lone Star Conference Coach of the Year for the women in 1998 and men in 2004 as well as NCAA Division II Coach of the Year for the men in 1996. He coached 14-players who earned NAIA or NCAA Division II All-American honors a combined

25-times, including the schools first-ever NCAA Division II national champion, Charl Bornman.

"Until the end of my sophomore year, I had never picked up a tennis racket or seen a tennis court or tennis ball," Baxter said.

Baxter and UCO hosted the NCAA Division II national tournament four times in the 1990's, in addition to the ITA/Rolex National Small College Championships in 1993 and 1996.

"The most rewarding part was the interaction with the players and the thought that you are helping them make the transition from high school to college or from college to their careers," Baxter said.

Baxter is a member of five different hall of fames that includes the following: Oklahoma High School Tennis Coaches, University of Central Oklahoma Athletics, Oklahoma District Tennis, Missouri Valley Section Tennis and the Intercollegiate Tennis.

Former UCO tennis coach Francis Baxter was inducted into the Men’s Collegiate Hall of Fame last May (Photo provided by UCO photographic services)

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September 19, 2017

Column

Bucking Broncho: The Media’s Top Dogs Nate Baldwin

@nbaldwin05 Sports Reporter

Football season is underway, now that weeks two and three for college and NFL are completed, and with that comes the annual Power Rankings season, a time for overanalyzing and week-to-week changes.

Each time autumn comes around, the media gives their version of who the best teams are. Even the NFL, where rankings don't matter. Every show on any sports network has their own list. While, for the most part, they are all similar, there are enough subtle differences to create firestorms within the fan bases.

The Associated Press ranking for NCAA Football this week have been released and after week three, Alabama, Clemson, Oklahoma, Penn State and Southern California are the Top Five. Yet, ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI) has Oklahoma, Ohio State, Clemson, Alabama and Penn State.

Going even further, USC is not even in the Top 10! How in the world is Alabama fourth? After one big win against LSU, Mississippi State went from unranked to the tenth best team in the nation.

The FPI, in theory, projects outcomes and measures the ability of all three phases of the game. It takes the statistics from the previous games and calculates the amount of points each aspect is responsible for, according to ESPN Sports Analytics.

Still, I don't know how those numbers come out to be that different

Denver Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas (88) is hit by Denver Broncos free safety Darian Stewart and cornerback Brendan Langley, rear, during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/Joe Mahoney) from what the AP and Coaches' Polls release each week.

Though College Football has an official way of ranking programs, the real debates come in professional football. For the NFL, any version of the Power Rankings segment is known to be ratings gold. Nothing gets people talking and debating like

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) works against the Atlanta Falcons during the first of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept.

17, 2017, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

giving a personal ranking system. It’s an age-old way to debate between friends and colleagues.

There is just something about football season and Power Rankings that go hand-in-hand. The weekly format of the game schedule that football has allows for plenty of time to talk between games, unlike other sports like baseball, hockey or even NBA basketball.

Those respective sports games are played just about every day and allow for too much constant change to build solid arguments. Unless, say,

it's the Golden State Warriors and you know in all likelihood they will win.

Each and every Monday fans go into work or class with the events of the weekend on their minds.

Everyone that watches sports, has their own version of what the Power Rankings should be each week. As an experiment, go to a friend and ask for their Top Five. I can almost guarantee it will be far different from what is in your mind.

Tennis

September 19, 2017

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Tennis Serves Up Competition Ryan Jackson

@thevista1903 Contributing Writer

The University of Central Oklahoma tennis team played in the Oral Roberts Invitational last weekend where they went up against Oral Roberts University, Northeastern State University and Tarelton State University.

Everyone on the Lady Bronchos roster played and they won the majority of their matches.

In doubles competition, both of UCO's teams made it to the finals, where they had wins against ORU's first and third team before losing in the finals to NSU. They also had wins against Tarleton's first and second team.

In singles competition, junior Alli Hodges finished 3rd in Flight A, freshman Laetitia Charbonnet finished 2nd in Flight B, sophomore Sarah Van Eeckhoudt finished 3rd in Flight C, and freshman Haley Morgan finished 3rd in Flight D. Then in Flight A doubles competition, Charbonnet and junior Kirtana Bhat finished 2nd, while Hodges and

freshman Paola Landin finished 3rd.

In Flight B, Eeckhoudt and junior Alix Williams finished 2nd.

Head Coach Jaron Maestas said that he liked how his team did in their first college match.

"We did really well," said Maestas.

"We competed really well, we had some upsides and our doubles looked really strong. That was probably our strongest point."

With three freshmen on the roster, Maestas said that he was glad to see them compete in their first college match.

"They had a little bit of the jitters," said Maestas. "They have some learning to do, but they're way ahead of the curve."

With the tournament now over, UCO can now focus on their next match this Wednesday at home against Cowley County.

"They’re going to be a tough team but it will be a good, fun match for us," said Maestas. "We should see what we're really made of this week and see how we respond as a team."

After assessing his team's performance in the tournament, Maestas said that he feels his team has picked

Junior Kirtana Bhat waits for the ball to be served during the doubles match at the UCO vs. Southern Nazarene Women’s Tennis match at the UCO Tennis Court on February 10, 2017. (Elizabeth Roberts/The Vista). up where they left off from last season.

"I don’t think there are very many teams that can match up with us," said Maestas. "I have so much talent that it’s been kind of hard to know where everyone will play in the lineup in the spring."

However, Maestas says he knows

that even though they have talent, they still have to compete.

"I just want to see how these girls compete under pressure," said Maestas. "You can have all the talent in the world but you still have to make sure that you can handle pressure and know how to react in a situation playing against another team."