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Picture dedication honors Miss Oklahoma winners by Desiree Treeby Staff Writer UCO pageant fans celebrated the dedication of the 2005 and 2006 Miss Oklahoma winners in the Nigh University Center Tuesday. “The purpose of today is for Lauren Nelson (2006 Miss Oklahoma) and others who were invited to show the success they’ve had,” said Winston Banta, the UCO pageant executive director. The UCO pageant competitions are most importantly for the opportunity of earning scholarships, as well as earning other opportunities, he said. Contestants also speak at schools, volunteer and interact with the public. Nelson is the youngest pageant winner from Oklahoma. As her first competition it was the only time anyone earned the crown in the first attempt, said Brooke Wilson of Campus Life. The 19 year-old took a year off from attending UCO because she stays busy traveling to represent Oklahoma. "Hopefully we can bring it back to Oklahoma for two in a row," Nelson said. She will compete at the Miss America pageant in June 2007. UCO nursing graduate and 2005 Miss Oklahoma Jennifer Warren was also Miss UCO 2003. Warren did not attend, because she works as a regisby Vista photographer Travis Marak tered nurse in Chicago. Thirty six contestants com- From left Miss Asian UCO Yumiko Akiba, Miss Black UCO Keondre Butler, Miss Oklahoma Jennifer Warren, Miss UCO Jill Salee and Miss Hispanic UCO Erika Balderas at pete for the Miss Oklahoma title, a dedication ceremony Sept. 19 in the Nigh University Center. then get the opportunity to compete at the June Miss America Pageant, once they’ve competed there, they cannot participate again. The Miss America’s organization’s purpose is for scholarships.
"Hopefully we can bring it back to Oklahoma for two in a row," said 2006 Miss Oklahoma Jennifer Warren.
Desiree Treeby can be reached at dtreeby@thevistaonline.com.
Undergraduate enrollment up 10 percent since 2002 The number of graduate-level students has been steadily decreasing in the same period. UCO enrolled more than 14,400 undergraduates for its 2006 fall term. by Andrew Knittle Staff Writer
Jammed commuter parking lots, complaints about the size of the HOV lot and longer lines at the Financial Aid Office all point to the same thing: UCO’s undergraduate enrollment continues to increase. Since 2002, the university’s undergraduate enrollment has swelled by about 10 percent, according the Office of Planning and Analysis’ website. While the number of graduate-level students has been steadily decreasing in the same period, UCO enrolled more than 14,400 undergrads for its 2006 fall term. In 2002, about 13,000 students signed up for autumn classes. Adam Johnson, director of the Office of Prospective Students and Scholarships, said this fact is no accident. In fact, Johnson said the goal of increasing enrollment comes from the upper echelons of the university’s administration. “President Webb wants to see
a two percent growth in enrollment every year,” Johnson said. “And we’re doing that.” And despite UCO’s efforts to position itself as a residential university, transfer students continue to play a large role in the steady increasing enrollment. “UCO serves many constituents of the surrounding communities,” Johnson said. “It doesn’t matter if our students are new freshmen or non-traditional students.” Of the 14,400 plus undergrads enrolled at UCO, more than 50 percent are residents of Oklahoma City and its surrounding metropolitan area. Out-of-state students make up only 4.6 percent of the enrollment, with Texas supplying the majority of the domestic transplants. International students from 76 countries, including scholars from Iceland and El Salvador, numbered more than 1,100 in 2006, representing about eight percent of the university’s enrollees. Japan, with more than 300 students taking classes at UCO, is the most repre-
3.3 million-year-old skeleton found
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Graduates 8%
sented country at the university. Nepal, with 223 enrollees, is Japan’s nearest rival. To view UCO’s current enrollment stats and demographics, which are a public record, visit www. ucok.edu/ir/demobook.html.
Baccalaureates 1% Freshmen 27%
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serves many constituents of the surrounding communities. It doesn’t matter if our students are new freshmen or non-traditional
Sophomores 16%
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Juniors 20%
Seniors 28% Graphic by Zachary Burch
Breakdown of UCO students according to class, graduates and baccalaureates.
Total Package
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Andrew Knittle can be reached at aknittle@thevistaonline.com.
Soccer wins big
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Cartoon by Zachary Burch
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German’s Sweet Chocolate. Guinness Stout served in England is brewed in Ireland, and Guinness Stout served in Ireland is brewed in England. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of their birthplace. Hostess Twinkies were invented in 1931 by James Dewar, manager of Continental Bakeries’ Chicago factory. He envisioned the product as a way of using the company’s thousands of shortcake pans which were otherwise employed only during the strawberry season. Originally called Little Shortcake Fingers, they were renamed Twinkie Fingers, and finally “Twinkies.”
STAFF EDITORIAL
Does Oklahoma really need the image that we are portraying? If we are tired of the toothless, redneck, back woods images that we are known for, perhaps we should lose some of these characteristics and lose the death threats. Take the loss and move on with your life.
It is a shame when Oklahoma finds itself as the center of national media attention. It usually revolves around some sort of disaster. You know the story, one of the largest tornadoes just swept through “Littletown,” Oklahoma and all the remains are a few walls left of a house and nothing left in the bank. Whenever the reporter locates a victim, it is one with missing Tomato Ketchup was teeth and awful grammar while once used for medicine. stating that they “saw it coming and just ran for the cellar.” We see this every spring and wonder why some of these “folks” are in front of the camera portraying Oklahoma in a demeanor embarrassing to ourselves as well as the rest of the country. Don’t you just cringe when you think of how Oklahoma is interpreted? That’s not how things are. You know many people in no way fit into this category. Yet it is a disgrace that we are looked upon in this manner. Once again, Oklahoma finds itself once again in the spotlight of national media atten-
tion. No, tornadoes didn’t strike during the last days of summer, and no, we didn’t nominate General Tommy Franks as our Democratic presidential candidate again. This time Oklahoma University finds itself on the wrong end of a flogging and there is more than one okie diehard that has decided to become verbal about the state of affairs. Nobody here is going to quarrel about OU receiving the short end of a short stick, however it has come to light recently that a veteran of college football officiating has been called out on the mistakes made in Eugene, Oregon. Gordon Riese, replay official for the university of Oregon and former baseball pitcher in the 1960’s, was introduced into the Portland hall of Fame in 1997. He took his current position in 1998. In the unfolding of the recent events, he is contemplating retiring as soon as this week due to the recent death threats made against him, his wife and even his children.
Now if anybody is paying attention that was a death threat for a muffed call in a college football game. There probably weren’t too many people from the state of Oregon threatening his life, so that kind of narrows down the choices. So if we’re to understand this correctly, these threats came from within the boundaries of the sooner state. Since there has been ample time for the buzz to ware off, is this really the image that we okies need to be publicized across the country? After all, it is just a game and is there really that big of difference between 30 and 2-1? Not really, nobody’s life has been altered and the gates of hell have not been unleashed. It is just a game. If we are tired of the toothless, redneck, back woods images that we are known for, perhaps we should lose some of these characteristics and lose the death threats. Take the loss and move on with your life.
CAMPUS QUOTES: Compiled and photographed by Alex Gambill and Travis Marak
"Do you agree with congress building a 700 mile fence between the United States and Mexico?" "I think it's a good idea because people know what they can and can't do."
"It maybe a little overkill, it might be a little pricey."
Emily Lair
Cole Roberts
Medical Engineering sophomore
Graphics Design, Senior
"It's bad when they can't come in to send money home to their families but they also need some control over the safety of our country."
"I think it would be a good idea, it should help slow down illegal immigration which helps the economy." John Kordis Actuary Science, Freshman
Shahang Derakhshan Biology, senior
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A look back at campus through aerial photographs 1920's Old North Tower South Tower President's House
1960's Human Environmental Sciences University Center
Future site of Broncho Lake Howell Hall
1940's Old Football Stadium Site Old Powerhouse with Smokestack
1970's Grass Parking Lot Kiddies Korner
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Bodybuilders flex their muscles at UCO “People just watching the bodybuilders posing, do not have any clue what it takes. It is a full time job. Most people cannot handle it and it breaks them.”
Tommy Brown
by Vista photographer Travis Marak
Kelly Brannon, right, and others exit the stage after the Masters Natural class of the Total Package bodybuilding competition. by Ivo Lupov Staff Writer
by Vista photographer Travis Marak
Hayley Womack, left, and Rhianon Sappenfield wait backstage during the Total Package competition Sept. 15 in Constitution Hall.
A new generation of 'Terminators' were flexing their muscles in UCO's Nigh Center, Sept. 16. The Oklahoma National Physique Committee bodybuilding entry-level contest “Full Package” involved dedicated competitors from all over the state. Winners of such competitions have the chance to pose on the national qualifying scene. After winning the national qualifier, which is the next step of bodybuilding competitions, bodybuilders are eligible to compete in national rounds. Judges in bodybuilding contests are looking for perfect body symmetry, muscle definition and size. “The winners of this type of competition have flawless bodies,” said Tommy Brown, Oklahoma NPC head judge. “Few of the guys have great genetic potential,” Brown said. “People just watching the bodybuilders posing, do not have any clue what it takes,” Brown said. “It is a full-time job. Most people cannot handle
it and it breaks them.” For him it takes dedication, sacrifice and complete devotion to the sport to be a bodybuilder. “It is a very tough sport and it is not for everybody,” Brown said. He believes in dieting, daily weight lifting workouts and cardiovascular exercises that make people give up after the first week. Some competitors of such entry-level competition are willing to reach higher and better muscle standards, giving them the chance to be considered “pro.” Total Package, and most other bodybuilding contests are divided in two phases. Prejudging, which by far is the most important to the competitors, decides the winners in each category. The second phase or night show is mainly an attractive posing for the public. “It is an appearance sport,” Brown said. First time competitor Jason Lyle, finished third in the Open Men Light Heavy class, said that he trained 15 weeks for this competition, including an eight-week bulking phase and strict diet. “I feel great about the oppor-
tunity for people who do not work out to get good influence and motivated and get in shape,” said Mark Meadows, winner of the Natural Men Open Middle class. “I have done my best and we are all winners,” he said. This is Meadows’ fourth competition, who is now training for the NPC Red River Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure Championship Oct. 14, in Norman. Hayley Womack, a 25-yearold OSU graduate, said one of the most important parts in such events is the sportsmanship. “Attitude is everything,” she said. Reed Masters, 62, Master’s men 50+ winner trained for 4 years. He said a healthy lifestyle is what motivates him. “Go with the young guys,” he said. Total Package guest poser and 2004 Women Heavy and Overall National Championship winner Gina Davis said she believes that these competitions influence other people to step in the gym and make a change in their life. To be a bodybuilder it takes heart and enormous sacrifice, she said. Winner in the nationals in
2004 Chris Cook, “the Blond Bomber,” was the other guest poser for the show, who, like all, started at these entry-level competitions. “This is how I started,” he said, referring to Total Package and other entry-level bodybuilding competition. The competition is an annual event for the past six years organized by highly ranked NPC bodybuilder Darrel Terrell. For him, the most important part about the competition is everyone competing to reach their personal best and better feeling about themselves. His desire is to continue the Total Package next year and involve as many people as he can. “Be prepared, patient and persistent. If you are not prepared you not going to look right, if you are not patient you may not win,” he said were the main goals of a professional bodybuilder. Sport is not for everyone, but it can definitely be admired by serious athletes, Terrell said.
Ivo Lupov can be reached at ilupov@thevistaonline.com.
by Vista photographer Travis Marak
Ladies during the Female Figure Tall class of the "Total Package" Competition.
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"Let Freedom Ring"
Photo Provided by Paula Williams
Thousands of people stood with their hands over their hearts overlooking a flag stretched across the field of the Oklahoma City Redhawks on Tuesday, September 19. The flag, measuring 76 by 50 feet and weighing approximately two tons, was lined with 30 cadets from the University of Central Oklahoma, 3 cadets from the University of Oklahoma, and approximately 7 soldiers from the Oklahoma National Guard.
GET THIS... Desiree Treeby
The song “Nice Guys Finish Last” by Green Day seems too often as the truth. Why is that? As a girl in the dating scene, it seems accurate; not only from my eyes, but also from personal experience. Don’t get me wrong, this seems reciprocal for both genders. But I can only talk from a girl’s point of view. Really, what is dating and why do we date? What reasons do people have for dating, even if they know they don’t want to get into a relationship with that person? Why do we choose whom we go out with, talk with, party with; most of all, what makes us attracted to certain people? Then, there are those times when your friends and/ or family try to set you up. That’s something I recently dealt with, my roommate told me all about a guy she thought I’d be perfect for. I was completely shocked at who she picked. I told her, “If you think he’s so great, then you date him.” It was never going to happen. I also wonder if she was trying to make up for the guy
she dated who I originally saw as attractive and nice, thinking, “I hope I run into him again.” After she began dating him, she misled me to believe it was someone I’d never met. I quickly figured out who this new guy was, telling me “I’m crazy about Matt.” The irony of this story is, we met him at the same time and that day I said to her, “He is hot.” She said, “No not really, I don’t like guys like that.” A month later I took over my self-employed roommate’s business for a week so she could surprise him at his North Carolina home. After her trip, or more or less after her first day there, she decided she didn’t like Matt anymore, but he wanted to continue seeing her. I’m sorry, nice guy. Why do we suddenly decide “I don’t like him (or her) anymore”? Is it the chase? The hunt? The immediate butterfly feeling, or is it just to have instant gratification of short-lived companionship for something to do? At the beginning of this month I attended one of my best friend’s picture perfect wed-
What reasons do people have for dating, even if they know they don’t want to get into a relationship with that person?
CoffeeHouse open mic night by Nathan Winfrey Senior Staff Writer
“CoffeeHouse,” an open mic night, will be held Sept. 21 at the Central Plaza Coffee Bar, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., sponsored by the Student Programming Board. “We’re opening the mic to musicians and to anyone who wants to do poetry or standup comedy,” said Cassie Neahring, marketing junior and SPB entertainment chair. The coffee bar will be open for ding. I felt like I was in a movie business and regular coffee will scene and me in the role of the single girl. My date backed out, so I decided to go solo. I made the plunge into the piranhas of couples as a lone fish striking out. Sure, maybe it would have been nice to be with someone, but in reality, it doesn’t matter because I’m happy where I’m at – being single. And how do we know who’s the one? I don’t, but others might. I do know that that movie scene I lived was UCO Nursing Students are real and the newlyweds were accepting donations for mothbrought together from a series ers and babies at the University of dating. Starting as sorting Center in front of the food court out the others; or as a friend of from 10:00-2:00 Sept. 26-27. mine says “weeding them out.” Ultimately the purpose “This is a community service of dating is so we can enjoy project by the Nursing class of the process of meeting new 2007,” Senior Sharon Sumner people, experiencing trial said. “We are trying to get items and error, making memories for the Healthy Start Gift Shop.” and eventually if we proceed with patience we will arrive where we want to be, whether it’s staying single or becoming a couple with “the one.”
be provided for free, she said. Neahring said she expects about 50 participants, and she urges those interested to come as early as possible to get in line. Rick Foresee, interpersonal communication junior and SPB president, said the open mic nights have had good turnouts in the past, and he expects the tradition to continue. “You don’t have to be a musician to come, you can come watch and enjoy. It’s a nice venue. It’s really comfortable,” she said. “We’re also opening the mic to people who do other things besides music.”
“It adds to the community of our school atmosphere,” Foresee said. “People should come because it’s fun and you get to know people and show your talent if you don’t usually do it. It’s a small enough atmosphere that you can display your talents with confidence.” Five more “CoffeeHouses” are planned throughout the year; the next will be in October.
Nathan Winfrey can be reached at nwinfrey@thevistaonline.com.
UCO nursing students accepting donations They will be accepting donations for babies from birth to two years, and new mother items, monetary donations are accepted. For more information contact Shirley Hurd at 974-5182.
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3.3 million year old skeleton found "It’s pretty unbelievable to find such a complete fossil from that long ago. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime find."
Scientists have discovered a remarkably complete skeleton of a 3-year-old female from the ape-man species represented by “Lucy.” The discovery should fuel a contentious debate about whether this species, which walked upright, also climbed and moved through trees easily like an ape. The remains are 3.3 million years old, making them the oldest known skeleton of such a youthful human ancestor. “It’s pretty unbelievable” to find such a complete fossil from that long ago, said scientist Fred Spoor. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime find.” Spoor, professor of evolutionary anatomy at University College London, describes the fossil in Thursday’s issue of the journal Nature with Zeresenay Alemseged of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, and other scientists. The skeleton was discovered in 2000 in northeastern Ethiopia. Scientists have spent five painstaking years removing the bones from sandstone, and the job will take years more to complete. Judging by how well it was preserved, the skeleton may have come from a body that was quickly buried by sediment in a flood, the researchers said. The skeleton has been nicknamed “Selam,” which means means “peace” in several Ethiopian languages. The creature was a member of Australopithecus afarensis, which lived in Africa between about 4 million and 3 million years ago. The most famous afarensis is Lucy, discovered in Ethiopia in 1974, which lived about 100,000 years after the newfound specimen. Most scientists believe afarensis stood upright and walked on two feet, but they argue about whether it had ape-like agility in trees. That climbing ability would require anatomical equipment like long arms, and afarensis had arms that dangled down to just above the knees. The question is whether such features indicate climbing ability or just evolutionary baggage. Spoor said so far, analysis of the new fossil hasn’t settled the argument but does seem to indicate some climbing ability. While the lower body is very humanlike, he said, the upper body is ape-like: The shoulder blades resemble those of a gorilla rather than a modern human. The neck seems short and thick like a great ape’s, rather than the more slender version humans have to keep the head stable while running.
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This photo provided by the journal Nature, shows the skull of a three-year-old Australopithecus afarensis found in Ethiopia. Scientists have discovered the remarkably complete skeleton of the 3-year-old female from the ape-man species represented by "Lucy." The discovery should shed light on the contentious debate about how this species moved about. The remains are 3.3 million years old, making them the oldest known skeleton of such a youthful human ancestor.
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The organ of balance in the inner ear is more ape-like than human. The fingers are very curved, which could indicate climbing ability, “but I’m cautious about that,” Spoor said. Curved fingers have been noted for afarensis before, but their significance is in dispute. A big question is what the foot bones will show when their sandstone casing is removed, he said. Will there be a grasping big toe like the opposable thumb of a human hand? Such a chimp-like feature would argue for climbing ability, he said. Yet, to resolve the debate, scientists may have to find a way to inspect vanishingly small details of such old bones, to get clues to how those bones were used in life, he said. Bernard Wood of George Washington University, who didn’t participate in the discovery, said in an interview that the fossil provides strong evidence of climbing ability. But he also agreed that it won’t settle the debate among scientists, which he said “makes the Middle East look like a picnic.” Overall, he wrote in a Nature commentary, the discovery provides “a veritable mine of information about a crucial stage in human evolutionary history.” The fossil revealed just the second hyoid bone to be recovered from any human ancestor. This tiny bone, which attaches to the tongue muscles, is very chimp-like in the new specimen, Spoor said. While that doesn’t directly reveal anything about language, it does suggest that whatever sounds the creature made “would appeal more to a chimpanzee mother than a human mother,” Spoor said. The fossil find includes the complete skull, including an impression of the brain and the lower jaw, all the vertebrae from the neck to just below the torso, all the ribs, both shoulder blades and both collarbones, the right elbow and part of a hand, both knees and much of both shin and thigh bones. One foot is almost complete, providing the first time scientists have found an afarensis foot with the bones still positioned as they were in life, Spoor said. The work was funded by the National Geographic Society, the Institute of Human Origins at Arizona State University, the Leakey Foundation and the Planck institute.
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ACT scores improve Sorority care packages over last year's average support troops in Iraq by Andrew Knittle Staff Writer Oklahoma high school seniors who took the ACT in 2006 performed a little better than their counterparts did a year earlier, according to an Aug. 16 news release from the testing service. The state’s class of 2006 managed an average ACT score of 20.5, a tenth of a point increase from 2005, the release said. While there was a small improvement, since 2002 Oklahoma’s average ACT score has remained relatively stagnant, hovering between 20.4 and 20.6. Impact The national average, 21.1 “Should Christians Participate in 2006, has steadily increased in Hazing Activities” in the same period, a fact conSept. 28 @ 7 p.m. cerning the Oklahoma State Constitution Hall Regents for Higher Education’s Interim Chancellor Phil Moss. Everett Family Southwest In an Aug. 16 Regents Literary Award Contest press release, Moss said the All submissions must be low test scores could hurt received by Oct. 16 more than Oklahoma’s rankWinner will be announced Jan. ings among other states. 9, 2007. “It’s good to see that Hard copy submissions and a Oklahoma’s average ACT $15 reading fee should be sent scores have remained someto: what steady during the last four Literary Prize, c/o English years,” Moss said. “However, Department, we cannot expect our stuUniversity of Central dents to be competitive in the Oklahoma job market unless they per100 N. University Drive form better in the classroom.” Edmond, OK 73034 Following news of the state’s stalled ACT scores, Oklahoma’s ‘Lessons in Leadership’ Regents have become proacSpeakers tive. 9 – 9:50 a.m. each Monday In the press release, the Constitution Hall Regents announced they have President Webb will host distributed more than 230,000 this fall the third installment copies of a brochure called “It’s of Lessons of Leadership, a Time to Design Your Plan for unique speaker series featuring College” to assist high school outstanding local and national students in preparing for the leaders from a variety of back- financial and academic chalgrounds. lenges of college, including tips The series is free and open to regarding the ACT. all faculty, staff and students, as While opinions vary about the well as the public. importance and fairness of standardized tests like the SAT and ACT, some students think colleges and the government place
Campus Announcements Native American Student Association (NASA) Club Meeting Sept. 21 @ 1 p.m. Nigh University Center, Rm. 322 Contact: Joseph Blanchard, 535-9422 U.S. Marshall Co-op Program Seminar Sept. 21 @ 11:30 a.m. Liberal Arts Building, Rm. 211 Contact: Kathryn Williams, 974-5546 UCO Ethics Monthly Meeting Speaker Bob Byrne “There’s No Such Thing as Business Ethics.” Sept. 26 @ 2:30 p.m. Troy Smith Lecture Hall College of Business Rm. 113 All majors welcome Aristophanes’ “The Clouds” UCO Department of Theater, Humanities and Philosophy Sept. 28, 29, and 30 @ 8 p.m. October 1 @ 2 p.m. Pegasus Theater Admission is free Warning, mature audience only
“It’s good to see that Oklahoma’s average ACT scores have remained somewhat steady during the last four years." Phil Moss
too much emphasis on them. Freshmen business major Kathryn Smith, who graduated high school in 2006 with a 3.7 GPA, said she couldn’t get into her first-choice school because of her ACT scores. “I did really bad when I took the ACT,” Smith said. “Even though I always did well in school, sometimes I just don’t test well.” Although ACT scores are important for first-time freshmen entering a college or university, UCO admission officials said performance in college is what matters once a student begins school. In fact, a glance at UCO’s Prospective Student Service’s website reveals that students with more than 30 hours need only a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or greater to gain admission into the university, with no mention of the ACT. Although Smith is now happy at UCO, she was glad to learn her options will open up if transferring becomes necessary. “I think it makes sense to forget about ACT scores,” Smith said, “because a lot of people aren’t proud of stuff they did in high school.” Andrew Knittle can be reached at aknittle@thevistaonline.com.
“This is for the people who protect us and it is a thank you to commemorate all of the soldiers in Iraq.” by Divona Phillips Staff Writer Kappa Delta Pi, an international honors society in education, is collecting items to send to soldiers serving in Iraq and other Middle Eastern countries, starting Sept. 25-29. “The war in Iraq is very controversial. People have very mixed emotions about our involvement in the war,” said Dr. Kathy Brown, an adviser of KDP. “However, regardless of our views, supporting the men and women that are over there is important…many of the items we are collecting are ‘toys’, little things to help bring a little levity to a stressful and serious situation.” Kimberly Davis, elementary education senior and vice president of KDP, said that this project is very important to her because it hit close to home. She said her husband was stationed in Fairford, England for six months with the Air Force, there he received care packages from his mother-inlaw and an elementary school. “He talked about how much he loved getting these little toys to keep his mind off where they actually were,” Davis said. KDP would love to send cards and notes to the soldiers, encouraging and uplifting them for the work they are doing. “This is for the people who
protect us and it is a thank you to commemorate all of the soldiers in Iraq,” Davis said. “We want to send them things they cannot get there and help make it a home away from home.” The organization is working with Blue Star Mothers of Edmond to send the care packages. KDP is collecting miscellaneous items that are fun for the troops. Items like Frisbees, magazines, candy (not chocolate or sticky), stationary and stamps, yo-yos, beef jerky, canned chips, presweetened Kool-Aid or Gatorade mixes, gum or breath mints, comic books, hand-held games, travel games, puzzles or word game books, DVDs, movies, CDs, hacky sacks and any other things considered fun. Brown said besides bringing items for the care package to the boxes in the education building that they can help spread the word. “This is not just a Kappa Delta Pi or College of education and Professional Studies service project—it is something all students, faculty and staff can participate in,” Brown said. For more information on the project, contact Kimberly Davis at kdavis43@ucok.edu.
Divona Phillips can be reached at dphillips@thevistaonline.com.
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RIVER OAKS golf club is now seeking employment for positions in the Bag-Room, Food & Beverage. Please feel free to come by and fill out an application or call A.J. at 94050 771-5800, we are located 1.5 miles East of I-35 on Hefner Road, 2nd River Oaks Entrance. Positions will be filled as soon as possible. _____________________ ACCREDITED CHILD care program seeking loving teachers. 752-0221 _____________________ PART TIME MOTHER'S helper & childcare needed some evenings during the week. 5-8:30 & some time on weekends. Spanish as first language would help teach child second language, though not required. Send inquires to mbtownsend@swbell.net _____________________
NEED OUTGOING, energetic UCO students to distribute Flyers on campus Monday October 2. $10/hr, flexible hours. Call 405-503-6879 for details. _____________________ GREAT OPPORTUNITY for college student to gain experience. Manage customers of window cleaning company. Possible tuition reimbursement. Starting at $7/hr. Flexible hours. Call Roger @ (405) 340-3914 _____________________ SERVER POSITION available Pearl's Lakeside. Apply within. 748-6113 _____________________ NORTHSIDE YMCA is now hiring for fall & winter sports officials. Contact Justin @ 751-6363 _____________________ PART TIME JOB, flexible hours M-F, must be dependable and hard working, graphic design/computer skills a plus. Call Neil 285-6331 _____________________ NEED STUDENT for housekeeping, errands, shopping, organizing, and filing. Pay is $12 per hour. Location in north Oklahoma City. Please call Jane at 833-5374. Hours would be less than 10 per week. _____________________ ADDRESSERS WANTED immediately! No experience necessary. Work at home. Call 405-477-6397 _____________________ HELP WANTED afternoon housekeepers, apply in person 328 East First 10am to 4pm. 348-6347 _____________________
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September 21, 2006
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by Vista photographer Alex Gambill
UCO freshman midfielder Meghan Saliba dribbles past a Northeastern University defender. Saliba crossed a low pass into the penalty box to set up the Bronchos' third goal, for their 6-0 win. The Bronchos play St. Edwards University at home, noon Sept. 24.
SOCCER from page 10 scored another goal off the rebound from a shot by Lindsey Hull. The fourth goal came from a
25-yard Chinnock cross shot. UCO's two second half goals came from penalty kicks by Williams and freshman midfielder Tiffanie Meek. UCO head soccer coach Mike Cook said it was good to win a conference game, but
the team needs to be consistent throughout an entire game. “If we play consistent, we will play well against good teams and bad teams.”
Bronchos dominate rivalry with Southern Nazarene
Matt Caban can be reached at mcaban@thevistaonline.com.
by Vista photographer Travis Marak
Broncho defenders Amy Brooks, left, and Kelsey Reynolds block a Southern Nazarene volley Sept. 19 in Hamilton Field House. by Tiffany Batdorf Sports Writer Bronchos stopped Southern Nazarene University Crimson Storm’s six match winning streak in four games Tuesday. It was the first match to go to four games between the two
teams since 1992 and marked UCO's 19th straight victory over the Crimson Storm. With their fourth win in a row, the Bronchos season record has improved to 10-5. “This was a good local rival, we’ve played SNU forever,” head coach Jeff Boyland.
Boyland said SNU has players he has coached before and it was fun playing them. “We played good the third and fourth game, and we had a lot of players in the game,” Boyland said. Freshman Kelsey Reynolds had a season high of 26 kills for the Bronchos. Sophomore Kim Iten had 11 kills and no errors. Senior Penny Wascovich and junior Katie Schult had 12 kills. Boyland said it was a strong match for the defense with freshman Meaghan Wedberg having 52 assists and junior Lacie Allen having a career high of 37 digs. “Allen will receive national recognition for her digs by the American Volleyball Coaches Association,” Boyland said. “She was a primary hitter the past two years and has made a great transition of one that is not an easy move to make to Libero.” The Bronchos’ only loss came during the second game. “We had too many errors, we didn’t block well, but they [SNU] didn’t shoot well either,” Boyland said. The Bronchos are back to conference play 7 p.m. Thursday at Hamilton Field House against Texas A&M Commerce. “A&M Commerce are coming off a big win from last week, it will be a very interesting match to see how we play against them,” Boyland said.
Tiffany Batdorf can be reached at tbatdorf@thevistaonline.com.
Volleyball terms Editor's note: these terms are provided to help explain the sport of volleyball to our readers.
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They were complied by sports writer Tiffany Batdorf from interviews with UCO head volleyball coach Jeff Boyland and research from www.volleyball.com Block- A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s court. It may be a combination of one, two or three
players jumping in front of the opposing spiker and contacting the spiked ball with the hands. Double Contact- Shown by the officials holding up two fingers. Ball illegally contacted by player more than once. Four Contacts- Shown by the officials holding up four fingers. Ball contacted more than three times by a team. Kill- An attack that results in an immediate point or side out.
Libero- Designated defensive specialist who wear a different color jersey. They cannot play in the front row. When the ball is not in play she can replace any back row player. Outside Hitter– a left-front or right-front attacker normally taking an approach which starts from outside the court Play Over- Shown by the officials giving two thumbs up will result in a do over.
SPORTS university of Central Oklahoma
Thursday, sepTember 21, 2006
Broncho football takes show on the road “[Blackwater Draw] is notorious for great teams going in undefeated and coming out with a loss.” Chuck Langston UCO head football coach
by Vista photographer Travis Marak
UCO head football coach Chuck Langston speaks to players during practice on Sept. 12. Langston and his coaching staff are preparing the team for a road game Sept. 23 against the Eastern New Mexico State University Greyhounds. by Matt Caban Sports Editor It’s win one day and back to business the next day. Just a
few days after grabbing its first season victory, the UCO football team is preparing to go on the road and win another one. Sept. 23 the Bronchos face the Eastern New Mexico
Random Thoughts by Matt Caban Sports Editor
This week marks the beginning of fall. It means football games galore with basketball on the horizon. However, this year it means something different: the Major League Baseball playoffs. Yes, it's true the playoffs come every fall, but this year they are important again. The New York Mets are in the playoffs for the first time since 2000. This season also marks the first National League East title for the Mets since the Reagan administration. While being a Mets fan isn’t the worst thing in the world, it is painful nonetheless.
This year, I’m glad I write about college sports because covering pro baseball would tempt me to be biased. First, the Mets have lived and usually died in the shadow of the crosstown Yankees since their 1962 inception. Second, they’re nowhere near as respected as the constantly suffering Cubs and Red Sox fans. Then there are the team’s periods of infamy such as the 120-loss season in 1962 and the early 1990s, when the Mets were dubbed “The worst team money could buy” by Mets beat writers Bob Klapisch and John Harper.
University Greyhounds in Blackwater Draw, N. M. “[Blackwater Draw] is notorious for great teams going in undefeated and coming out with a loss,” UCO head football Lastly, around these parts most people look down on Mets fans. It isn’t easy being the invisible guy at the baseball big boys table. However, this year is different. The Mets led their division all season and were the first team to clinch a playoff spot this year. As of Sept. 19 they were leading their closest rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals, by 11.5 games for the NL’s best record. There are countless more stats to prove the point of the 2006 Mets’ greatness, but I don’t want to beat a dead horse. The Mets are back and shouldn’t be overlooked this postseason. However, they are being overlooked by baseball fans at large because they are the Mets. That’s fine by me because I don’t drive a bandwagon for a living.
coach Chuck Langston said. On its second road trip of the season, UCO will face a rare challenge: the triple option. This offense utilizes up to three runners (a quarter-
back and two running backs) rather than the usual two. Lone Star Conference leading rusher and quarterback Michael Benton leads ENMU’s offense. Langston said his team needs to be disciplined while playing against ENMU’s triple option. UCO defensive coordinator Steve Patterson said teams that run a triple option try to be the more disciplined team on the field. “They try to make you make a mistake,” he said. “They’ll run it, run it, run it and hopefully on one of those plays you’ll bust and do the wrong thing.” Patterson said the Greyhounds’ offense is similar to the flex bone run by the Air Force Academy. “We won’t see [the triple option] besides this game,” he said. “It’s not easy to prepare for, so we’ll have a tough week of preparation.” Langston said UCO
Matt Caban can be reached at mcaban@thevistaonline.com.
Soccer team wins big by Matt Caban Sports Editor
by Vista photographer Alex Gambill
Matt Caban can be reached at mcaban@thevistaonline.com.
needs to control possession with a balance between running and throwing the ball. Langston said the coaching staff has made tactical changes on offense. He said the coaches wanted the team to play a more physical, grinding style of football. This style relies on the running game to open up opportunities for the passing game. Langston said the team wants to get a win on the road before returning to Edmond for a four game home stand. “Then, we’ll be back in the race if we handle our business,” Langston said. Announcing the game is Mike Frazer on 90.1 FM starting at 7 p.m. (Oklahoma time) Sept. 23 and is broadcast live on www.bronchosports.com.
Junior midfielder Lacy Cooley scores a goal in the first half versus Northeastern State Sept. 19.
The UCO soccer team avenged their first loss of the season by handing Northeastern State University a 6-0 defeat Sept. 19 at Tom Thompson Field. The lopsided victory came as a surprise to some of the UCO players. “I thought it would be a 2-0 game if that,” junior midfielder Lacy Cooley said. “Last year we went into overtime with them,” she said. The Bronchos first scored on a header by sop Lacy Williams. Six minutes later, junior midfielder Sarah Addison assisted Cooley who placed a shot past the Lady Reds’ keeper to put UCO up 2-0. In the 23rd minute, Cooley
See SOCCER, page 9
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