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Brandon White and other members of UCO GATE march during the Oklahoma City Gay Pride Parade in Oklahoma City, June 26, 2011. Turn to page 4 for the full story and more photos.
FACULTY ACCIDENT By Maia Jackson / Contributing Writer One of UCO’s faculty members was hurt in an accident at work on June 27. The day started off as a normal day for Bob Phelps, director of the PGA golf management program. In his office in the Business Administration building, he began cutting plastic dividers with a paper cutter when the blade slipped off slicing into his inner forearm. Lannett Seely, a marketing student, was studying nearby when the accident occurred. “I heard someone yelling for help. A guy [had] hurt himself; everyone was saying it was with a paper cutter. A woman from his office said that he was bleeding and that he was staying still until help came. Then the next thing you know, paramedics and police show up. A lady came out to show them where he was and explain what happened, then she called his wife,” Seely said. The medics checked for serious injuries, wrapped the wound to stop further bleeding and took Phelps on a stretcher to the hospital for care. Although students and faculty were worried and concerned, Phelps was calm and relieved to know that the wounds weren’t as serious as expected. “It was an accident...I knew the blade slipped off into my arm, I didn’t want to move to avoid further damage, so I stayed put until it was safe,” Phelps said. Phelps is a PGA professional and is involved in teaching PGA golf management courses. He served as a rule official for golf tournaments conducted by the USGA and the PGA, as well as several other organizations. Due to the nature of Phelps’ career, he is pleased that the accident did not result in more serious wounds to his arm. Had he moved, the razor could have cut deeper and could have resulted to damage to his arteries. His instincts to keep still and wait for help assured that the razors would not cause further damage. Phelps suffered only minor wounds that resulted in a hospital stay of only a few hours. “I’m okay now. I got quite a few stitches on my arm, that’s all,” Phelps said.
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UCO DESIGN STUDENTS GARNER AWARDS By Trevor Hultner / Contributing Writer Four students of UCO’s Department of Design won top honors at the American Advertising Federation’s annual ADDY Awards banquet in San Diego earlier this month. UCO design school graduate student Brock Wynn won a gold ADDY award; Alexa Dumas, Lanie Gabbard and international student Masako Tono all won silver ADDYs for their work.
The victories at the ADDY Awards is just one indication of the success of a daring program run by the Design department, led by co-chairs Ruki Ravikumar and Amy Johnson, called “Winner Winner Chicken Dinner.” According to Ravikumar, WWCD allowed students to submit their work to various design, illustration and advertising contests, and the design department would foot the bill. “Usually, we have students who just enter
[competitions] on their own, but they are quite expensive to enter,” Ravikumar said. The process behind WWCD is simple. “If you as a student think you have a shot with a project that you’ve done here at winning an ADDY award, you turn it in to us, the Department of Design. Then the faculty look at the projects,” she said. “If we feel like the project has a shot at winning, then we support the student.”
That includes packaging, mailing, filling out entry forms, and even footing the bill. “Part of the problem is we really want them to enter competitions, and design competitions are incredibly expensive to enter, even at the student level,” Johnson said. “We decided that if we created a program called WWCD, in which students who wanted to enter competitions could submit their work to the faculty, and then we would review
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By Bryan Trude / Contributing Writer The Fourth of July may mean a break from the intense heat of summer classes for UCO students, but the holiday hardly means campus will be empty. UCO, in association with the City of Edmond, Coppermark Bank, Earl’s Rib Palace, Life Church and the Memorial Road Church of Christ, will be hosting Parkfest at UCO as part of Edmond’s annual July Fourth celebration, LibertyFest, which began June 25. Parkfest, beginning at 6:30 p.m. and centered north of Broncho Lake, will feature attractions for children including a 60-foot “Mega Obstacle Course,” an 18-foot slide and various other children’s attractions, according to the LibertyFest website. A DJ will be performing a selection of oldies, country and pop songs for attendees, who should “plan to feast on traditional Fourth of July food and ice cold drinks,” according to the website. The evening will be capped off with a fireworks presentation beginning at 10 p.m., synchronized with music played on KCSC 90.1 FM, which is broadcast from UCO. Organizers advise attendees to bring their own seating, as seating will not be provided and Wantland Stadium will not be opened. In addition, organizers advise that, due to safety concerns, attendees are forbidden from bringing ice chests or pets. Though UCO is not running any events on
campus in association with the holiday according to the Office of Campus Activities, Parkfest is not the only event being held on the UCO grounds for LibertyFest. The LibertyFest Car Show was held June 25 on the southeast corner of campus, just north of the fire station at the corner of 2nd and Baumann. Cars were judged separately by class, with a winner and runner-up trophy awarded for each category. The UCO summer band will be hosting the annual “Concert in the Park” at 7:30 p.m. on June 30, outside of Mitchell Hall. The production is a 60-year-long tradition according to the LibertyFest website. This should be the first “Concert in the Park” for new conductor Dr. Brian Lamb, UCO wind symphony conductor. Lamb was announced as successor when the summer band’s previous conductor, Dr. Ron Howell, emeritus professor of music, announced his retirement during last year’s performance. According to the website, one of the pieces at this year’s concert performance will be guest conducted by outgoing UCO President Roger Webb, who will retire July 31. LibertyFest events at UCO will conclude at 7 p.m. July 9 with the Miss Edmond LibertyFest Scholarship Pageant, held at the Mitchell Hall Theatre. Eligible participants for the pageant are Spectators camp out on the front lawn of the Mass Comgirls ages 17 to 24 who have completed their munications building during the 2010 LibertyFest firejunior year of high school. In addition, girls works display. aged 13 to 17 as of July 31 are eligible to com-
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OKC PRIDE By Christie Southern / Managing Editor Despite the intense heat over the weekend, my first Oklahoma City Pride Parade was a success. Unaware of its presence in Oklahoma until this year, I found myself cataloging every aspect of the experience. I must say I was impressed by the enthusiasm from both the straight and gay community. I zoomed in and out from my video camera lens trying to capture the spirit of the Parade. Colorful beads, waves, thumbs-ups and smiles lined the sidewalks of 36th and Classen. One elderly woman in particular caught my attention: as she stood on the sidelines she chanted, “Don’t change, you are perfect just the way you are.” I was not sure if the comment was directed at me, or the girl behind me, but I couldn’t help but crack a smile. This was, by far, the happiest event I ever covered. Other free-spirited teenagers yelled, “My parents are Republican but I am not!” and one woman held a sign that read “New York Got It Right”. This got me thinking, will Oklahoma ever “get it right?” It’s not news that Oklahoma is a rather conservative state, but on a purely economical rationale, wouldn’t Oklahoma benefit from allowing gay couples to marry? Shortly after Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo passed and signed the same-sex marriage bill, sparkling rings were offered and accepted and champagne corks flew to kick off the occasion. New York is soon to find itself with an influx of new visitors, being an already popular destination as it is. If Oklahoma allowed same-sex marriage, the rate of visitors to the state would increase dramatically, as would the number of couples that would remain in the state, further fueling the economy. Additionally, anyone who has recently tied the knot knows weddings are not cheap. The expenses that would accompany these weddings would also stimulate the state’s economy. It is estimated by the Independent Democratic Conference that the wedding plans being formulated in the state of New York are likely to add $284 million to the state’s economy. That’s a nice lump of change, if you ask me. Many analysts are expecting a domino effect to take place. Whether it will be widely accepted, even if accepted by some in defeat, or strongly rejected, we can all agree the world is changing. We have the opportunity to give the gay and lesbian community more to be proud of, the ability to marry and no longer feel like second-class citizens— because, after all, do they not have the same capabilities of love as a heterosexual couple?
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UCO offers the popular Bum-a-Bike program, which allows students to use bikes to get around campus. This is one of a number of programs offered at the university to offset transportation costs.
By Ben Luschen / Staff Writer With gas prices over three dollars per gallon, many are trying to save some money on transit. UCO is looking to help with that goal by offering some commuting students a chance to park for a greatly reduced price. Starting in the fall semester, students who purchase a special parking decal will only be allowed to park in Lots 1, 2 and 3. These lots are located east of Wantland Stadium along Chowning Avenue, on the northeast side of campus. Students who choose to enter this program could receive a $50 rebate applied to the student’s bursar account at the end of the academic year, as long as the student does not violate their contract by parking in a different lot. In the past, UCO Transportation and Parking Services enforced the ‘8,000 rule,’ which forced students who did not purchase one of the first 8,000 parking decals to park in Lots 1, 2 and 3 for the first two weeks of the fall semester. According to Chip Nolen of UCO Transportation and Parking Services, offering the rebate is an attempt to give students an incentive for parking in lots that are regularly underutilized. Though the program does not take effect until the fall, students can already sign up for the rebate by registering for it online and signing a parking contract. According to Nolen, the office has received as many as 100 inquiries on the program and 19 students have officially signed contracts to participate. Nolen expects more people to ask about the program as it gets closer to the school year. “We didn’t expect much early on, because online ordering starts in mid to late July and that’s when everyone starts going to our website to order decals,” Nolen said. “A lot of people are still at home, a lot of people don’t have classes, so they’re not really concerned about parking.” Nolen doesn’t expect the first-time program to fill up all of its 350 spots this year, but he does want to sell as many of the decals as possible. “We’ve tried to get the message out as much as we can,” No-
len said. “We want as many people to get north parking decals as we can because the more cars that park up there, the less traffic there is everywhere else.” While students are waiting for their chance to sign up for the new program, there are plenty of other measures they can take during the summer in order to save on their transportation costs. UCO offers a variety of programs that allow students a cheaper way to get around. For commuting students who want to carpool, UCO allows cars with a current parking decal and two or more occupants to park in the visitor pay lot near the Nigh University Center for free. Transportation and Parking Services also encourages students trying to find a car pool partner to use GetAroundOK, an online program that allows users to find other car poolers throughout the Oklahoma City area. UCO also has a Bum-A-Bike, which allows students to check out bikes for free from Cycology, UCO’s bike maintenance shop located in the basement of Murdaugh Hall. BumA-Bike has long been one of one of the more popular programs at UCO. “There’s actually a waiting list for Bum-A-Bike during the fall and spring semesters, they’re so popular,” Nolen said. “Even during the summer, more than half of our Bum-A-Bikes are checked out, though it is a slow time of year for us.” UCO, in partnership with the city of Edmond, provides free bus services throughout the city in a service known as Citylink. Students can learn more about the program by visiting www.citylinkedmond.com. Though UCO offers many programs that can help students save money on gas, Nolen says sometimes there is no substitution for just plain walking. “One of the good things about being an urban university and being located in the city is that a number of people live within two miles and it’s possible to walk here; that’s what I do,” Nolen said. “I live close enough that I just walk to and from work every morning. It’s nice because my truck, which is kind of a gas guzzler, just stays in the driveway.”
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The newly opened Forensic Science institute will be named in honor of UCO President W. Roger Webb, who will be leaving the position July 31. Seven of UCO’s vice presidents, as well as the director of the institute, Dwight Adams, sent a letter requesting the change to the Regional University System of Oklahoma Board of Regents, according to a press release from UCO. “There are so many others that are deserving of this incredible, unbelievable honor, and it’s difficult for me to even express how I feel,” Webb said in the release. “I do know that the Forensic Science institute is a great source of pride for the city of Edmond and our university. Dr. Adams and many others envisioned this program as becoming the best forensic science teaching program and facility in the country, and I believe that not only will that happen, but that it will someday become one of the best in the world.” The institute was announced in June 2008 and opened its doors in January of last year. Dwight Adams, who was previously head of the FBI Crime Laboratory and helped develop DNA testing, became the director of the Forensic Science program in July 2006, according to the institute’s staff page. UCO is growing to become a prime location for forensic science and investigation. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is just across 2nd Street from the institute, and the Chief Medical Examiner’s office has been legislated to move to a location near the institute. The Forensic Science institute will be named in honor of Additionally, Alan Saucier of the Lindell Artist Agency based UCO President W. Roger Webb. Webb will be leaving ofin New Hampshire has finished etching a fingerprint onto 28 fice on July 31. The thumbprint sketched on the window of panes of glass of the institute, according to John Clinton, Dean the Forensic Science Institute building is Webb’s.
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This month marks what would have been my third year at your friendly neighborhood bakery, Panera Bread. To honor the “occasion,” I visited the local bakery-café for the first time in seven months. It is a strange, highly contradictory sort of comfort to visit a place where you once spent more hours a week than in college classes. Thirty-five a week, in fact: all weekends. I might as well have kept a cot beneath the bread wall. I breathed in deeply, inhaling the aroma of hot scones as well as what only a former employee of “Mother Bread” could decipher as muted ennui and a dash of despair. The freckled lad at the bakery shouted “Welcome to Panera!” from where I stood in the entrance, waiting for my party. His flushed face, the gloves two sizes too small cutting into his skin; the portrait of a “bakery boy.” I don’t presume to know all of Mama Bread’s secrets, nor will I tell you those I do know. Even after a year’s hiatus from the company, I can still build paninis from bottom-up in my sleep; still mumble the ingredients one by one as current workers blend my strawberry smoothie. But as many of my former associates will tell you, the sacred secrets swapped at “P. Bread” (sometimes masquerading as “P-Breezy”) remain for privileged ears only. I both laugh at this good-naturedly, and acknowledge my self-proclaimed status even to this day as “best barista.” It takes one to know one, and Panera peeps both past and present flock together as one. “A loaf of bread in every arm,” while sailing over the heads of the general populace, unites the few of us: the proud. We wear our scars with pride, each scar recalling a different story from our glory days. “This one I got from forgetting to unplug the bagel slicer,” we boast. The mental floss we have committed to memory, we offer up as treasured gold. We share the same horror stories: drinks thrown in our faces, bakery orders for six baker’s dozens. The same meticulous nothings: classical music in the mornings, jazz at night. The most amusing aspect of our half-mocking, but stubbornly undying allegiance to Mother Bread is that none of us would renounce it. As much as we have shaken a proverbial fist at the Mother, cursing every overcooked pastry and special-order salad: it was an experience. I believe that every experience leads us to the present; battle scars aside, we must forge ahead. Every hour of my weekends spent breadslicing scones (and subsequently, having to clean the slicer after each one) paid for the college classes I sat in during the week. Without having “sold my soul to Mother Bread,” I would not be where I am now. And that goes for all of us. Every moment in our life leads us to the present, and each badly-sliced bread loaf has shaped you into the individual reading this. It does no good to live life in reverse; rather, do as my dad always tells me: “You can’t get through life looking in the rear-view mirror,” he says. “You got to clean off your windshield and drive like hell.” And so I say to all of you: drive it like you stole it.
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commitment and patronage. Any donations received throughout the Pride festival directly benefited the future health center. The center will become a landmark for the LGBT community where they can reach those in need through awareness, health, and educational services. Upcoming plans for GATE The recent episodes of homophobic violence have also sparked an outrage among the gay and straight community. However, many symbols of hope and unity sprouted from this outcome such as the famous “It gets better” videos and hit billboard songs like Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way.” Furthermore, it has brought an increased attention to older programs like the Trevor Project, a program that UCO GATE plans to work with during the upcoming year. The Trevor Project is determined to end suiTravis Comer gives Madison Clem a drink of Gatorade before marching with UCO GATE cide among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth by providing life-savduring the Oklahoma City Gay Pride Parade in Oklahoma City, June 26, 2011. ing and life-affirming resources including a has improved for the BGLT community con- nationwide, 24/7 crisis intervention lifeline. By Christie Southern / Managing Editor “Our focus has been for the past years to siderably. This is due, in part, to the visible “Peace now, equality now,” chanted the role models that have helped gay members re- reach out to the community and the wider gay UCO Gay Alliance for Tolerance and Equality late during their coming out process, he said. community,” White said. “This year we want (GATE) as they marched down 36th and Clas“There is a higher awareness of GATE as to get our name out on campus.” White said that since his beginning with sen in Oklahoma City, Sunday, June 26, at the part of UCO,” Macey said. Currently, GATE is annual OKC Pride parade, mindful of the heat included in diversity training and orientations GATE he has seen an increase in student attendance at GATE meetings, starting with but keeping spirits high. on campus every semester. This year’s theme: hippies. The Broncho Additionally, he states there is a lot more around 20 members in the previous year to members showed their pride by wearing col- help than in years past. For instance, Okla- a substantial 50 members or more in most reorful tie-dye shirts and sporting beads and homa City now has a group for questioning cent meetings. The candle light vigil, hosted every year, flowers in their hair, some of which were youth. usually draws approximately 100 or more handed out to passersby during the march, “That’s the sort of thing that didn’t exist while others proudly displayed their fake pro- before,” Macey said. These youth-oriented people. Other events hosted by GATE include test signs. Mackesha Hogg, community ad- groups provide guidance and a sense of be- the Halloween Ball and Equality Week. GATE also participates in the AIDS walk. viser to GATE and 2008 UCO graduate, also longing to those who seek it. “Edmond gets a bad rep for being conservacelebrated a birthday during the parade. tive but the town has really opened up to the “Free Hugs” one sign read, and many of the OKC Pride Weekend gay community,” White said. cheerers on the sidelines welcomed the offer. After all, many of GATE’s members are hetOther signs boasted “New York Got it Right!” The parade was the conclusion to a weekThese signs suggested more a peaceful march end which began with an opening night con- erosexual. “GATE is about acceptance and creating a for civil liberties than a parade. cert by the Grammy Award-winning trio, The The OKC Pride parade comes at a crucial Pointer Sisters, performing live during an learning environment that is open to everytime for the gay community, many running outdoor block party and concert on Friday, one,” White said. Lauren Qualls, historian and straight ally of on the euphoria of New York’s success in the June 24. The Pointer Sisters are well known GATE said that in order for change to occur, it passing of the same-sex marriage bill. for their Billboard Hits, “I’m So Excited,” Media attention and social networking has “He’s So Shy,” “Jump (For My Love),” and has to start with the non-gay voters who repallowed the gay community to have a stronger “Slow Hand.” Famous comedian ANT also resent a majority in the state. voice in society, causing an awareness unlike performed during the festival on Saturday, GATE’s mission seen before. June 25. UCO GATE set up a booth during “Everyone knows a gay person,” junior the festival, which included information on “Just before coming here, I was with an inBrandon White, legal studies major and Presi- GATE, the Trevor Project and a piñata filled dividual who came out to his parents and they dent of GATE said. with candy and condoms. didn’t take it well and want to take him to a David Macey, chair of the English departOKC Pride, the nonprofit charitable orgament and adviser to GATE agrees the climate nization, plans to build a full-service LGBT Bible camp,” White said.
That’s what GATE is here for, he said. “It’s good to have an organization on campus to run to for advice when situations like that arise,” White said. He mentioned that getting harassed, even by parents, is not okay but lashing out in anger is not the answer. “It’s good for us to tell them that their parents still love them,” White said. Although White said his own personal experience with coming out was better than most, it still takes some adjustment. “It’s different for all families but it definitely takes some adjustment, especially here in Oklahoma.” White said he has been out since his junior year in high school. White admitted he always knew he was gay. “I had an Easy Bake oven and I liked decorating; I was always pretty feminine,” he said. “I believe people are born gay, it just takes longer for some to realize their feelings toward their situation.” “It’s hard for some people to accept that [they are gay],” he said. “Some people even get married and have children before they realize they are gay.” “There are so many cultural changes in society that people are bound to show resistance,” Macey said. “People are afraid of change. That’s true anytime there is a significant change; it’s scary and disorienting for a lot of people.” And although no laws toward same-sex marriage have been made in Oklahoma, Macey believes that Oklahoma is still a really exciting place to be right now. “There is a lot happening in the state,” he said. GATE, originally named GLASS (Gays and Lesbians in Alliance for Student Support), was started at UCO in 1989 by a group of students led by sociology professor. Its goal is to educate the student body and the surrounding community on bisexual, gay, lesbian and transgender issues and to advocate on behalf of BGLT students to provide a safe social space, according to Macey. Their reunions commonly involve conferences on issues impacting the BGLT community, guest speakers and social events such as miniature golf, bowling night and movie nights. GATE aims to create community-building opportunities and help build bridges between the UCO campus and the wider gay community of Oklahoma. GATE meets every other week on Tuesday nights in the Liberal Arts building. For more information on GATE, contact Macey at 405-974-5641.
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Kurt Hochenauer and Dr. David Macey, UCO GATE advisor, march during the Oklahoma City Gay Pride Parade in Oklahoma City, June 26, 2011.
Matt Pearson, a museum studies junior, holds a sign during the Oklahoma City Gay Pride Parade.
A marcher is ready to hand out flowers during the Oklahoma City Gay Pride Parade.
Members of UCO GATE march during the Oklahoma City Gay Pride Parade in Oklahoma City.
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STATE POPULATION BY HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN OKLAHOMA: 2010 PERCENT OF POPULATION Hispanic or Latino
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The number of Hispanic students attending Oklahoma universities in recent years is on the rise. MeShawn Conley says the trend will encourage greater diversity on campus while affording these students greater opportunity.
By Andy Jensen / Contributing Writer UCO’s Hispanic population has increased 26 percent in the last five years, according to the UCO fact book. UCO’s overall student population has increased by nine percent in the same time period. MeShawn Conley, Director of Multicultural Student Services, said UCO actively recruits Hispanic students. UCO’s Hispanic American Student Association attends local high school soccer games and Hispanic Heritage Month events. “It hopefully might influence them to attend UCO,” Conley said. Conley pointed out the Miss Hispanic UCO pageant and school’s participation in Cinco De Mayo events as examples. “These are all tools that aid the retention of students. It gives them a sense of belonging,” Conley said. Conley said students having cultural ties to the university can help graduation rates. Patty DeMoraes-Huffine, director of prevention programs at the Latino Community Development Agency, works to encourage education in Oklahoma City’s Hispanic community. “We have a couple programs here at the agency where we are trying to prevent school dropouts,” DeMoraes-Huffine said. “We also have the McDonald’s Latino Youth Leader of the Month, featuring promising Latinos. Different organizations in the private sector have donated,
allowing us to offer those kids scholarships.” The agency meets with students and their parents to cover high school graduation requirements and successful college attendance. The application process, financial aid and financing options are covered. DeMoraes-Huffine has seen a renewed focus on education, with more parents attending their annual education meetings. “We have had the local colleges and universities come out for those,” DeMoraes-Huffine said. “The parents and students can meet one-on-one with the college to explain the process in their own language. We have noticed that this has increased the number of kids going to college.” DeMoraes-Huffine thinks the high school graduation rate for Oklahoma Hispanics is too low, at 57 percent according to the Pew Hispanic Center; but she is glad to see recent improvement. She said most Hispanic students she meets are bilingual and should have plenty of job opportunities. “It’s an asset for international business, or dealing with the community here,” she said. “I think there are a number of factors for the increase in graduations,” David Castillo, executive director of the Greater Oklahoma City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, said. “One thing is Oklahoma’s Promise.”
Oklahoma’s Promise is a scholarship program that pays for a student’s college tuition if they stay out of trouble, take college preparatory classes and earn good grades. Oklahoma high school students can enroll in the program in ninth grade, and must have a family income of less than $50,000 a year, according to the Oklahoma’s Promise website. Castillo said the Hispanic Chamber has worked with Oklahoma’s Promise for the last six years. “Last year we enrolled 855 students in the Oklahoma’s Promise program,” Castillo said. “We targeted several schools here on the south side, where the majority of the students are Hispanic. I’m hoping that we are starting to see the fruits of our labor there. If they can get five years’ free tuition, there’s no reason why they shouldn’t go to college. I think students are starting to see the value of an education, and parents as well. We’re going to see more growth.” Castillo believes the program is a great idea. “Having more Latino students going to college and finishing, that’s a good thing for Oklahoma. Those are the new entrepreneurs, new professionals that will be going into the workforce. It creates economic development for the whole state.”
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AWARD it and decide if it had a shot, and then based on that we would be able to pay their entry fee.” Wynn, a graduate student with the Department of Design, was one of the four people who won a national ADDY award. The journey for his project started with WWCD. “I was probably just surprised,” Wynn said, talking about when he first found out he won the Gold ADDY. “Because you never know what’s going to win, and the stuff you think is really good ends up not winning anything.” Wynn said the department sent him an email indicating their desire for him to submit his work to competition, but because it wasn’t mandatory, he didn’t jump at the chance immediately. “I think Ruki, the department chair, said she went ahead and en-
tered my work and it won something, and that’s how it started,” he said. Through WWCD, the Design Department won approximately 95 awards in several contests at all levels of competition, according to Johnson, marking a success in the program’s first year. “Money that we have previously put towards advertising, we have redirected for supporting students,” Ravikumar said. “So it’s a two-way process, because it’s free advertising for us, but when they win awards like this, they get hired in seconds.” This poster for Paper Jam, an annual benefit concert for the Design department, was created by senior graphic design major Alexa Dumas. It won a silver ADDY award at the 2011 National ADDY Awards banquet in San Diego, Calif.
Dickson, a theater professional and UCO instructor, died May 26, 2011. By Celia Brumfield/ Contributing Writer Donna Dickson said to turn down a role if it required you to smoke a cigarette. She was slightly annoyed at the attention she got for being in the feature film “Rain Man,” starring Dustin Hoffman, and she was terrified of singing on stage, despite her talent in musical theater. Dickson also taught beginning acting at UCO and was a fulltime theater professional with over 1,000 performances. She always waited until the end of the term, however, to tell her students about her role of the nurse in “Rain Man,” because in her eyes, it was one of her lesser roles. At the audition for the film, which she went to reluctantly at the urge of her manager, the casting director told Dickson that she was looking for an “Okie” accent. Dickson gave it to her authentically, upon which the director said, “No dahling, I want an Okie dialect.” Dickson said she then proceeded to talk like a “hick” and got the part, adding insult to her indifference. At the audition, “I had a bad attitude because I had to get to rehearsal,” Dickson said, who was also in a musical at the time. “I think that’s what they were looking for,” Dickson said, laughing. Her favorite part of the experience was working next to someone she considered to be one of the greatest actors in film, Dustin Hoffman. “One thing that Hoffman and his character did was totally bring the idea of mentally challenged adults out of the closet,” Dickson, who was the mother and caretaker of a son with special needs, said. “I felt like I was learning things I should know about Michael,” Dickson said of her son. In class, Dickson shared her secret for hiding that Okie dialect that can be undesirable for certain roles: “Just open your mouth when you talk,” she said. One of her students, Abigail Lindsey, is not an acting major, but took Donna’s class to help her with public speaking. “I think that it really helped me open up… and be more relaxed with who I am,” Lindsey said. Dickson was not immune to stage fright and comforted her students by sharing that she was still nervous about singing onstage. “They had to practically put a gun to my head to get me to do it,” Dickson said, reluctantly adding that it didn’t get much easier for her over the years. Adamant about not smoking, Dickson told her class to never pick up a cigarette for any reason and would not allow real cigarettes to be used in any of her productions. She never smoked until she needed to for a role, and then had a hard time quitting after the production was finished. Dickson was candid with her students, and would answer questions about the realities of being an actor, a parent, and even Tom Cruise, who she worked with alongside Hoffman. But for Donna, theater was always her main focus. “The stage is the actor’s medium,” she said.
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LIBERTYFEST pete in the Outstanding Teen category. The winner of the Miss Edmond LibertyFest category will receive a cash scholarship and tuition waver for UCO, as well as a prize package including a year of membership and training at Results Fitness and Nutrition Center in Edmond. The winners of both categories will also receive a sponsorship to their appropriate category in the Miss Oklahoma pageant, which will be held next June. Damaris Pierce, the current reigning Miss Edmond LibertyFest, was first runner-up in the Miss Oklahoma 2011 contest. The winner was Miss Oklahoma State University Betty Thompson. For more information on other LibertyFest events being held around Edmond, visit the LibertyFest website at www. libertyfest.org, or call (405) 340-2527.
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FORENSICS of the College of Fine Arts and Design. “The print just happens to be President Webb’s thumbprint, because the Forensic Science Institute is a very important building and program to him, and to UCO,” Clinton said. Saucier also completed another partial thumbprint that contains a binary code with a message about President Webb. “The next phase will occur in late July or August. Benches will be placed out front in between the colonnades of the Forensic Science institute. The clear spots in the benches will be clear during the day, but at night you will be able to put any number of color combinations on them,” Clinton said. Clinton estimated the work would cost approximately $150,000 and emphasized the money for the work was provided by a bond issue.
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Scott Wingo (grey) tries to get out of the way after forcing out Florida’s Bryson Smith (1) at second base in Omaha, Neb., Monday, June 27, 2011. PHOTO BY BRETT COOMER
North Korea’s Kim Su Gyong, left, and United States’ Carli Lloyd challenge for the ball during the group C match between the United States and North Korea at the Women’s Soccer World Cup in Dresden, Germany, Tuesday, June 28, 2011.
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DeMeco Ryans points as he runs the Texans’ defensive during a workout at Rice Stadium on June 27, in Houston. The Texans players worked out on their own trying to stay ready for when the lockout is lifted. P H O T O B Y D AV I D K O H L
Switzerland’s Roger Federer returns the ball to Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny during their match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, Monday, June 27, 2011. . PHOTO BY NICK UT
Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt speaks to the media outside court in Los Angeles. On Monday, June 27, the Los Angeles Dodgers filed for bankruptcy protection in a Delaware court. McCourt cites Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig’s interference with club operations and refusal to approve a Dodgers TV deal with Fox Sports as the cause for Monday’s bankruptcy filing..
Wide receiver Terrell Owens (81) rides off the field on a cart after injuring his knee during the first half a game last season. Owens will be out until August.
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VIEW FROM THE CHEAP SEATS
BRONCHO FOR LIFE By Bryan Trude / Contributing Writer Going into his sixth season as the Broncho women’s head basketball coach, Guy Hardaker lives and breathes the sport he loves. When his daughter Tate Hardaker, speech pathology major, came to UCO last year as a freshman, she came to live and breathe the sport she loves too. The only difference is that the younger Hardaker’s passion isn’t basketball, like her dad. “My family is in love with basketball, but I fell in love with volleyball,” Tate said. “I enjoy volleyball a lot more. I like to watch basketball, but that isn’t the sport for me.” After taking the head coach’s job in 2006, Guy has compiled a 110-45 record for the Bronchos, including a record 27-6 run during the 2008-09 season. Under Guy’s leadership, the Bronchos have finished in the top two of the Lone Star Conference North Division every season he has coached. Meanwhile, Tate dis-
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Tate said with a laugh. “I also get to see him all the time. A lot of girls don’t get to see their family all the time, its nice to have family close. Honestly, I love it. I know a lot of people like to branch away from
to make it to almost everything she does,” Guy said, “but there will be an occasion or two where my schedule will not allow me. Tate loves what she’s doing. She loves her school, she loves her
UCO’s Tate Hardaker is set to be the team’s libero/def. specialist in 2011. Her dad is also the coach of Central’s women’s basketball team.
family, but I love having my dad there.” “Me and my wife try
university, she has a real passion for volleyball and her coach.”
Oklahoma City Thunder
THUNDER SELECT JACKSON P H OTO BY N AT E BIL L INGS
The Kansas City Royals’ Wilson Betemit sprinted down the line and with one collision, shook the face of baseball for not only 2011, but maybe for the next 10 years. Albert Pujols reached out to tag Betemit during their Sunday, June 19 matchup at Bush Stadium and crumbled to the ground after suffering from a non-displaced fracture in his left wrist. The Injury will sideline him for at least the next month to six weeks. This puts the Cardinals in an awkward position for the present AND the future. Where do they go from here? The short term answer is easy. They will move Lance Berkman, who has somewhat resurrected his career so far this season, back to first base where he was once an all-star for the Houston Astros. However, the answer to the long-term question is still up in the air. Obviously this hurts Pujols when it comes to the contract talks that he adamantly swore against for the course of the regular season. It puts him in a tough spot if there is any truth to the fact that he asked for nearly $300 million over 10 years in the offseason. There is no way he is going to get that now. It was reported that the Cards’ offer was anywhere from $150 million over eight years to $175 million over 10 and that didn’t please him at all. It doesn’t seem like he’s going to get a better offer from St. Louis after the injury, which could mean he will have to decide whether he wants to end his career as a Redbird or spend the next eight to ten years wearing another uniform. Either way, this leaves baseball fans on the edge of their seats. This injury is also a question mark. We’ve seen first basemen like Cliff Floyd and Derek Lee suffer the same type of fracture and their careers were never the same. Will this affect Pujols the same way? Probably not, but it could happen. This injury could end up changing the history of MLB. If Pujols is never the same, he goes from being the clean player chasing down all of the game’s dirtiest records to being the greatest that never was. This could be Ken Griffey Jr. all over again. Junior was set to be the greatest player of all time when he left Seattle to go home and play for th Cincinnati Reds. However, injuries destroyed his chances of belting 800 homers and he never once reached his potential in Ohio. If Pujols comes back after sitting on the DL for six weeks and performs well, then there is nothing to worry about. But if he comes back and the injury lingers, he may bolt to somewhere like Chicago and become average, just like Griffey. This could be a history-changing wrist injury. We may be seeing the end of what could have been a magical and clean career. This could also be a just a bump in the road for the man who is on pace to be the greatest power hitter of all time. The only thing that is for sure is that this mystery will last longer than just four to six weeks.
tinguished herself at Edmond Santa Fe high school in both volleyball and women’s basketball, compiling a 23-5 record for the Lady Wolves. Santa Fe’s program ranked fifth among girls basketball programs statewide that year, according to the sports statistics web site maxpreps.com. However, when Tate decided to join the same university her dad coached at, she decided that volleyball was her true passion. “She’s chosen to focus on volleyball only. It kinda broke her daddy’s heart, but volleyball is her passion,” Guy said jokingly. “Last season, when we were down seven players due to injury, don’t think the thought [of asking Tate to play] didn’t cross my mind.” Despite the difference in sport, Guy wouldn’t change anything about their arrangement. “Not everyone gets to go to work and see their children. I feel like I am truly blessed,” Guy said. “I try to stay out of her
way, but I still manage to steal a peek when she’s practicing.” “She still gets to come to my office and ask for lunch money every day.” Tate, who plays as a libero for the Bronchos, didn’t have a hard time choosing volleyball over basketball. Tate has loved volleyball since she started playing it at the club level in the 6th grade. Tate’s coach back then? Current UCO volleyball coach Jeff Boyland. “Boyland really understands the game. He’s a great coach, and if you need help he is willing to help you,” Tate said. “[Boyland] will make you work hard, but he’ll also let you experience college life as well as sports.” “I actually played for Jeff before I decided on a college, and I knew that is who I wanted to play for.” As for going to school with her dad, Tate, who lives outside of her parents’ home, wouldn’t have it any other way. “Well, for one, if I need lunch money, [my dad] is always there,”
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The Thunder drafted former Boston College guard Reggie Williams with the 24th pick in the 2011 NBA Draft.
By Trey Hunter / Sports Editor The Thunder selected Boston College guard Reggie Jackson with the 24th pick in the 2011 NBA Draft on Thursday, giving them a third point guard in a rotation that includes Russell Westbrook and Eric Maynor. Jackson is a long and athletic player who can shoot the lonng and mid-range jumper. He also
has the potential to be an aboveaverage defensive stopper, especially if Thabo Sefolosha continues to decline. Westbrook and Maynor will continue to be the top two point guards on the team and will eat up the majority of the minutes. However, Jackson can fill in if injuries occur or if somebody just goes cold. Reports say that Jackson’s
agent tried to hide the player from teams to make sure he fell to the Miami Heat with the 31st pick. The Thunder, who usually takes the best player available, decided to go with him although he never worked out with the team. Jackson played three seasons at Boston College, averaged 18.2 points and 4.5 assists per game during his final season. He stands 6’3”, 210 lbs. with a long wingspan. He can drive to the basket and finish off of the pick-and-roll, but prefers to play off of the ball and hit big jump shots. The selection spurred talk of Eric Maynor not being a longterm answer with only two years left on his contract. However, Sam Presti made comments suggesting that the organization would prefer keeping Maynor as a long term option. With Nate Robinson also looking for playing time, Jackson will have to prove quickly that he was worth the first round pick. The Thunder received different draft grades from different experts, but finished with an
average grade of a B. There is only so much you can do with one pick, especially at the end of the first round, and in 2011 if you’re not drafting first or second, there isn’t much excitement. The team can now enter the off-season, while nobody knows if there will be a regular season. The lock-out looms and it seems that the owners aren’t going to budge. This could hurt the momentum of the young Oklahoma City squad, but could help in the long run. If there is no season, the older, more veteran teams will get a year older with their windows closing. Either way, the fans lose if the players don’t play, which definitely hurts the downtown Oklahoma City area. Nobody knows if the season will begin in October or January. The chance remains that the season will be shut down for good. However, one thing remains in Oklahoma City, the fountain of youth gets deeper each season.
Central Football
CENTRAL FOOTBALL CHARITY GOLF RECAP By Trey Hunter / Sports Editor The University of Central Oklahoma held its annual Broncho Football Golf Scramble on Monday at Fairfax Golf Club in north Edmond. In the event, 36 teams participated, and dozens of former Central football players competed. Associate Athletic Director for Mustang High School Chuck Bailey, Heritage Hall High School head coach Andy Bogart and his son Brett and Heritage Hall alum Parker Tate won the tournament after they combined for a score of 18-under-par (53). Two teams tied for second with scored of 16-under-par (55). A team of sponsors Chris Crawford, Brad Shea, Evan Luttrell and Garrod Chadwell won a scorecard playoff for the runnerup position over Ancel Airington, Conor Kurtz, Dave Kurtz, David Kurtz II and Keni Ray, all players from the UCO football
team of 1998. The event was put together by Laura Lyles, UCO’s Director of Football Operations. “The event was probably the best we’ve ever had,” head coach Tracy Holland said. “We had over four decades of players in the tournament and local business directors across the state.” Holland delivered a speech at the end of the event and was presented with a football helmet signed by the alumni. “Coach Holland was honored by the alumni with a signed helmet,” Lyles said. “It was a gift from the former players thanking him for giving an opportunity to the alumni to join in the future of the team.”
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UCO football coach Tracy Holland talks to his team after a game last season.