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by Ben Luschen

“UCO set to build new housing hall”

by Adam Holt

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“Tennis coach setting standard in academics”

by Chris Brannick

“Campus Cook”

by Emily Leahey page 5

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“5 Apps for surviving college”

by Josh Hutton

“Health code misconceptions abound”

by Josh Wallace and Trevor Hultner

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“Chaney Uhles looks to top best season ever”

by Chris Brannick

“Waiting for his fifteen minutes”

by Alex Cifuentes page 3

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“Senior leader on soccer team aiming to impress new conference”

by Whitt Carter

“Q&A: Drew Duke, executive director of student financial services”

by Bryan Trude

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August 20, 2012

by Bryan Trude

Nestled into a former mini-golf course behind Lowes, a new restaurant, expanding from their first location in Norman, is set to give Broncho diners a new twist on the old culinary standbys of burgers, tacos and alcohol.

The Garage Burgers & Beer, 581 S. Bryant Ave., is scheduled to open Aug. 20, along with the start of the fall semester. Professing a new modern diner experience, The Garage intends to offer ten varieties of burgers, alongside other favorites as tacos and fresh-cut French fries to go with a full-service

Photo by Aliki Dyer, The Vista

bar and classic arcade and carnival gaming – Skee Ball anyone? – and multiple TVs showing sports and classic movies.

Although the Edmond location will still have to prove itself when it opens, a trip to the original location at 307 E. Main in Norman leads to wonder if the food can measure up to the hype.

Featuring a modest menu where nothing is priced over $8, The Garage offers a variety of items that intend to bring a new flavor to the tongues of cash-strapped college students. However the value was somewhat deceptive. With no combos or basket deals to speak of, each individual item must be ordered at their sticker price. What was expected to be a $7 deal quickly turned into a $12 outing for a burger, fries and a drink.

Opting to try the tried-and-true cheeseburger ($4.99), what was expected to be an almost-exotic treat wound up being somewhat disappointing.

With the option between angus beef, turkey or bison meat on all their burgers, a chance taken on the bison was nearly indistinguishable from any other beef burger eaten. While well cooked, juicy and brown with a slight crisp to the edges and a generous pile of condiments, the taste was unremarkable at best.

Moving next to a side order of garlic parmesan fries ($2.99), what had been an unremarkable

flavor with the burger became a flavor explosion, almost to the point of overkill. The Garage takes pride in the fact that their fries are fresh cut by their vendor and are never frozen, lending itself to a potato that was warm and crispy without being mushy.

However, they dumped so much canned parmesan powder and cold diced garlic on the fries, I wondered if there was any potato content at all.

The flavor of the parmesan was so powerful, it felt at times that the same experience could be had eating it straight from the jar.

Taking a chance and wanting to find a happy middle ground, an order of the Peanut Butter Chocolate Pie ($3.99), while a good palate cleanser, had that special “mass production” flavor you can get out of a Sara Lee box at Wal-Mart for the same price.

Overall the food, while not bad, was nothing special to write home about, and a bit of a letdown considering the combined cost and the hype. The environment was covered in fragments of American automotive history and kitsch, much like Applebee’s with a different paint scheme. However, with the overall cost and the general mediocre quality of the menu, the best times at the Garage will likely be found at the bar or in the back, playing pinball.

RESTAURANT Sebby’s Pizza Kitchen Tucked in a strip mall where I-35 and Second Street meet stands a small family-owned pizza and sandwiches shop. Its inconspicuous site reflects their food. It may not be the most gourmet, eyecatching pizza you will ever taste, but if you are tired of the large pizza chains, Sebby’s Pizza Kitchen serves up some tasty pizza.

Sebby’s Pizza Kitchen, 205 Meline Drive, does not try to blow you away with aesthetics. They may not have all the bells and whistles of some other pizza and sandwich restaurants, but that’s the way they like it.

The type of pizza Sebby’s creates resembles a “new york style”, a pizza that ‘s thin crusted and slightly floppy. All the standard toppings are available and pizza is sold by the slice ($2.99), nine-inch personal ($4.99), 16-inch one topping ($9.99), and make your own 16-inch (13.99). All meals come with a drink.

Six types of baked sandwiches are available. Like much of Sebby’s, the titles of the sandwich are very matter-of-fact. The menu contains “The Turkey”, “The Veggie”, “The Roast Beef”, “The Pastrami”, “The Ham”, and “The Sebby”, which is a multiple meat sandwich with two cheeses, deli mustard and black olives.

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They also serve the “Sebby Salad”, which comes with your choice of ham, turkey, bacon, or chicken.

Bob Parker, owner of Sebby’s, along with his daughter Jenny, said starting the pizza shop had been an idea he and his family had bounced around for a long time.

“He, my brother and I would talk all day and daydream about it,” Jenny said.

When the Moline Drive location opened up, the Parker family decided to make their daydreams into a reality.

Photo by Cyn Sheng, The Vista

“We are still new to this, learning as we go, but it’s been good,” Bob said.

Sebby’s Pizza Kitchen is open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., then 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. They also offer free delivery in a two miles radius from their location.

by Sarah Neese

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There are quite a few restaurant choices on and around UCO’s campus. However, when something new comes along, it seems to create quite a stir among Bronchos and local Edmondites.

Already a favorite college staple in Norman, Okla., Raising Cane’s brings yet another take on the chicken finger. Cane’s keeps its menu simple, with only four meal options, with all of their meal combos including the same ingredients in slight variations.

“The Box,” which Cane’s calls its “Perfect Box,” includes four chicken fingers, a handful of fries, a small side of coleslaw, a piece of Texas Toast, one Cane’s sauce and a regular drink. “ The 3 Finger” is the smaller version of the “Box,” with only three chicken fingers and without coleslaw.

For those with a large appetite, Raising Cane’s offers “The Ca-

niac,” which includes six chicken fingers, extra fries, an order of coleslaw, two Cane’s sauces, a piece of Texas Toast and a large drink.

Cane’s also serves up a chicken finger sandwich combo with fries and a regular drink, dubbed as “The Sandwich.”

With prices ranging from $7 to $10 and plentiful combo options, Raising Cane’s provides customers with a meal worth their money.

However, it is no secret that Edmond has its fair share of restaurants. Many of which are boasting their claim to chicken perfection.

So, how does Raising Cane’s compare to all of its competitors?

A light and crispy coating surrounds tender, moist chicken, making Cane’s chicken fingers the way chicken fingers should be.

But, don’t forget the Cane’s sauce. The secret recipe sauce is a balanced mixture of sweet and tangy, with a hint of pepper.

Cane’s sauce is the perfect partner to Cane’s chicken fingers.

Raising Cane’s coleslaw should also not be overlooked.

Crunchy vegetables are combined with creamy sweet dressing and are served chilled, making it a refreshing side.

Sadly, the fries are nothing special. With no seasoning and a mushy texture, the fries could be done without.

Overall, Raising Cane’s is a good choice for anyone wishing to cure a chicken craving without wanting to overspend.

Edmond’s own Raising Cane’s location will be on Second Street near Bauman Avenue and is set to open later this fall.

Opinion

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August 20, 2012 Editorial

Veeps add spice to presidential campaign

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On August 11, 2012, people around the nation who subscribed to the “Mitt’s VP” cell phone app were notified that Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan had been selected as the vice president for this year’s GOP ticket.

I was not one of these subscribers, but I was excited to hear the news. It wasn’t because I’m some big Paul Ryan fan, but because it meant the campaign season was about to get just that much juicier.

Let’s face it, the presidential election needed a little spice. I don’t think I’ll be offending many conservatives when I say Mitt’s stiff collar and bland persona are about as interesting as your grandpa’s artificial hip.

Obama was once the young and sexy pick; one man against a nation’s history. Still, if Obama felt like he blazed new trails on his first campaign, his re-election run must seem like taking the interstate. In the eyes of many Americans, he is

now merely an incumbent, as so many others before him.

That’s why this fall I’ll be more interested in watching the supporting actors. Vice presidential candidates are usually selected to act as the ‘attack dog’ on their party’s ticket – saying things their leads could never say in a public setting.

Mostly known for accidentally shooting their friends, creating the internet or not being Jack Kennedy, vice presidents are presented with a variety of important responsibilities following their election. While these responsibilities are important, it’s the VP as attacker I want to see.

Joe Biden is already known as a bit of a loose cannon, his now infamous chain comments non-withstanding. As for Ryan, he’s young and passionate. If his previous interactions with President Obama over spending are any indicator, it should only be a matter of time

before Ryan starts taking his own low jabs.

Don’t get me wrong. The issues are the most important thing. Really, they should be the only thing, but is it too much to ask that I get a little bit of drama with my fiscal reform? Elections happen every four years, but the general points these candidates are running on have been debated for decades.

It’s a shame politics has devolved into a form of entertainment for many, but if that’s what politics have become, then by God it should at least be interesting.

Ben Luschen Managing Editor bluschen@uco.edu

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What do you think is at the bottom of Broncho Lake?

AUTUMN DAVENPORT

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“Broncho Lake Monster!”

“A lot of trash, maybe some unknown wildlife, maybe a new ecosystem.”

“I think it used to be the football field and got flooded, so, I guess it’s Central State old football field.”

“Jack Sparrow’s Pirate Ship.”

News

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August 20, 2012

Health

Health code misconceptions abound

UCO set to build new housing hall Adam Holt

Staff Writer

A Buddy’s employee refills sanitation rinse on a dishwasher during the lunch hour August 15, 2012. Photo by Cyn Sheng, The Vista

Josh Wallace and Trevor Hultner

Staff Writers Around the metro, one of the mainstays of entertainment is going out with friends and family to a favorite restaurant, or experiencing new restaurants to find that diamond in the rough, but how often do you think about the upkeep and healthiness of the restaurants you’re about to visit? While the food might taste delicious, what’s happening around the restaurant or during the process of making your food can have a serious impact on your health.

Breaking down the health code For Troy Skow, Interim Program Administrator for Oklahoma County’s Health Department, it’s important for people to know that health inspectors are out checking their favorite restaurants to keep them safe.

“The average, healthy person can probably go into a restaurant that has maybe had some hygiene problems or improper temperatures, and may not even realize it or may not become sick, but maybe a younger person or an elderly person could get sick from it. So it’s very important what we do, and a lot of things just because they look good or taste good, doesn’t actually mean they were prepared right,” Skow said.

Skow added that the health inspectors are out looking for these kinds of problems and making sure

that restaurants comply, so people going out to eat don’t have to worry about their health.

On Nov. 1, 2011, a new health code was adopted in the state, in order to stay up on changing conditions, new techniques, and new information about foodborne illnesses.

To make sure inspectors were up to date on the changes that would take place, they were required to go through a course, teaching the new aspects of the changes, and then were given a test to make sure they were proficient on the new standard.

Priority versus core violations

working to keep our area restaurants safe, but they also are responsible for checking the safety of swimming pools, hotels, barbershops, and other businesses. Of the 23, nine have full territories they check, with the average inspections done by each inspector coming in at around 500 a year. Around nine of the other inspectors, on top of their responsibilities of inspecting area businesses, are coordinators within the Health Department, that deal with education and training, planning, and issues like foodborne illness.

A look into Edmond restaurants

Along with the changes to the food code itself, came an updated inspection form. The form is broken up into two sections, priority/priority foundation violations and core violations. Priority violations are described by Skow as, “the major violations that directly affect foodborne illness and the priority items that need taken care of, and those items need to be corrected in 24 hours or immediately in order for the restaurant to continue operations.”

Core violations are considered less of an immediate risk of the public’s health, and are usually given a certain amount of time for the restaurant to come into compliance. Examples of core violations can range from a mop being left out, being out of sanitizer, or improperly labeled food.

Skow estimates that for Oklahoma County, there are 23 inspectors

So with this in mind, The Vista looked around Edmond for popular restaurants that had violations on their most recent health inspections.

After sifting through a large database containing the notations of hundreds of restaurants, grocery stores and convenience stores throughout the Metro, we contacted some restaurants and asked them about various violations and what they had done to come into compliance. Most were willing to talk about their restaurant’s inspections, but a few were unwilling or unresponsive.

Alfredo’s Mexican Cafe, on South Broadway in Edmond, had minor violations on their last inspection and was willing to talk with the Vista about them. Evan Buggeln, Alfredo’s manager, has said that they’ve taken care of all the issues the health inspector found, adding, “When the

health code inspector comes by we fix it that day, because we have to.

One if I remember correctly, is our sanitizer was empty and we changed it, and the same thing with our floor cleaner, it’s just like changing a Coke or Dr. Pepper, unhook one bottle and hook another one up and you’re ready to go.”

Buggeln described how inspectors don’t come before the day or when the day’s over, they typically visit his restaurant in between lunch and dinner. He adds that he feels that the inspectors that come have always been very understanding, and have worked well with them since they opened the restaurant in 2011.

Most violations fixed during inspection Louis Martin Wray, the owner of Billy Sims BBQ in Edmond, Norman and Duncan, was happy to talk about the inspections process. Their most recent health inspection had them in compliance except for a few issues, which Wray says have been taken care of. Referring to the second to last inspection they have had and describing the issue with this latest, Wray added, “Since the follow up one we were in complete compliance, except for our can opener was a little dirty, so we’ve since bought a new can opener. We typically have perfect health inspections and it was disappointing to have one that

See how UCO’s dining was graded on page 10

Feature

UCO is in the design phase for a new residential hall targeted to be completed August 2015.

The new living quarters will be constructed just east of Buddies where the East Hall Field currently resides.

“We have retained an architecture firm to help in the design process,” said Josh Overocker, Executive Director of Business Enterprises. “Our hope is to complete the conceptual design this fall.”

The plans are currently going through state approval and are expected to pass.

The designs are being heavily influenced by student’s opinions and their lifestyles.

“We are talking to students to see what amenities they would like to see in a new residential hall,” said Steve Kreidler, Executive Vice President of UCO. He estimates there is about 3 or 4 more months of designing.

The yet to be named residential hall will possibly become the largest on campus when completed.

“We are targeting 400 to 500 beds,” said Overocker. The University Suites, Murdaugh Hall, and Central Plaza approximately hold 300 beds, while University Commons has 400, and West Hall holds 450.

The new residential hall will be constructed not just for student downtime and sleeping, but to help the students academically.

“Philosophically, we hope to blend the best of the older halls with the best of the newer halls,” said Overocker. This may include classrooms and computer labs geared specifically for certain majors.

“Whatever makes it easier for students to be successful,” he said.

UCO has also seen the demand for on-campus living increase.

“Students are interested to live on campus because they see it as a value,” Overocker said. “Whether it be helping them to be successful academically or helping them connect to others in the community.

We know from research that students who live on campus do better.”

“Ultimately we want to provide that opportunity to as many students as we can.”

Waiting for his fifteen minutes

UCO Student Alex Baker may not have made it past the first round of American Idol tryouts, but that was not his goal. Sporting a homemade costume and getting the crowd behind him, Baker made a play for his goal of fame.

Alex Cifuentes

Contributing Writer Oklahomans were out in full force for American Idol’s first-ever stop in the Sooner state. While many were simply turned away, one UCO student left his mark on the show.

Alex Baker, public relations major, tried out for American Idol in hopes to gain his fifteen minutes of fame. Although Baker does write and record his own music, it was not his musical ability that drove him to try out for the show.

“I want any attention that I can get, and my main goal was just to go act crazy and get on TV,” Baker said.

Baker also faced a few bumps along the way to his time in the limelight. With a lost registration ticket, a forgotten release form, and his ride almost forgetting to wake up; it seemed as though his dream of being on TV was a lost cause, but Baker’s dream of becoming famous kept him going.

The many hours spent in line gave Baker ample time to get to

Alex Baker poses in a costume made for his American Idol tryout beside Broncho Lake. Photo by Aliki Dyer, The Vista

know his fellow auditioners, but he doesn’t believe the good feelings were mutual.

“I made a few friends, but I made a lot of enemies. I was the obnoxious one. I got to go, and be myself, and just act silly and goofy,” Baker said.

Everything Baker did was very thought out, and precisely planned.

From his outfit to his every action, Baker had mapped out a way to get his face on the silver screen.

“Going into American Idol, I made a whole outfit, and I convinced everyone in line with me to

chant my name when the cameras came by. It was all planned out very strategically,” Baker said.

Although Baker did not make it past the first round of producers, his time at the American Idol audition was not a waste.

“I wasn’t disappointed that I

didn’t make it past the first round, but I will be furious if I don’t make it on TV. That is where the disappointment will really set in. I had six American Idol interviews, two news station interviews, one radio interview, two exit interviews, and every time I was interviewed it just pushed me to act a little bit crazier.

Then, for the cherry on top I was escorted out of the Chesapeake Arena by security,” Baker said.

Now that the auditions are over, Baker has begun to brand himself to prepare for what he hopes is an infamous appearance on American Idol.

“I’m creating a website and I’ve decided by the time Idol airs, I will have made plenty of YouTube videos. Then when people watch the episode and ask ‘Who is this Alex Baker kid?’ they can Google it, and find me. I would just love to become a YouTube sensation,” Baker said.

Baker plans to audition again if American Idol stops again in this area, but until then he will continue to work on his music and devise a new plan to become the next big thing.

Life

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Opinion

Campus News

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE By Kara Stewart

Stampede Week opens the fall semester with various special events

Starting Out With a BANG In a month where the heat is unbearable and the pressure is on to acquire the lastminute textbooks posted on your schedule, Monday afternoon erupted with gunfire, which is not so uncommon anymore. At Texas’ A&M campus, two people were left dead before they even had a chance to purchase school supplies.

This could be showing my age, but I remember when school shootings were almost unheard of, until the tragedy at Columbine woke us from our safe slumber. In the past few years, it seems as though they haven’t been on such short notice; there have been two at Virginia Tech within five years, several smaller shootings such as the one at A&M almost go unnoticed.

At a time when we are supposed to be living the best years of our lives, we are at the greatest danger of losing ourselves, of falling over some cavernous edge that pushes us to the very deepest depths of depression. Instead of decorating scrapbooks in the school’s colors, it seems as though more students are finding themselves reading up on the latest handgun laws on the Internet.

To speak the language of my people: YOLO. That’s right, breaking news: you only get to live once.

And what a great opportunity you have with this life, to get the chance to attend college, unsegregated by your race, gender, or religion, and to embark on your own life’s journey with Bambi’s unsteady legs. What causes such a fall, from the joyous, albeit

naïve, freshman to the weary, beaten-down senior?

Of course, experts will always have their opinions: broken families, the burden of finding oneself, economic downturns.

And, of course, I whole-heartedly disagree.

I am a firm believer that you decide your own fate. The freshman version of you decided to go to that party, drink those drinks, and wind up underneath the ping-pong table cuddling a box of Frosted Flakes. Your sophomore self made the decision to blindly rush into a relationship that you were sure was “the one.” And hopefully, your junior self can manage to correct the academic mistakes your previous selves have made.

Do not mistake me. I am not saying that school shootings should become a regular occurrence, nor do I doubt those experts that work so diligently at their desks to provide a profile of those estranged persons that decide to wreak havoc on a place of academic worship. The truth is any one of us is capable of falling so far as to seek violence as an exit.

However, I do think that if you grab hold of the steering wheel of your life, you’ll find that the pistol is better left on the range and that alcohol is really only fun and games when there is fun and games involved.

I have a dream that one day, school shootings will be a thing of the past, and more seniors will look upon their last year, not with worry or disdain, but with a muttered “YOLO” on their lips.

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A group of UCO residents tumbles down the slide at the Residence Hall ice cream social and water party, held Sunday, Aug. 12 at the University Commons/Suites Courtyard. Photo by Bryan Trude, The Vista

Eric McAdoo

Contributing Writer Stampede Week’s events and activities kick off Aug.15-24 at the University of Central Oklahoma.

The week is designed to welcome new members and help them prepare for college life. For example, the New Broncho Orientation lets first-year students interact with each other as upper class students stay posted to answer any questions. They learn about UCO traditions, campus involvement and the aspects of a model student.

The rest of Stampede Week is not only for incoming freshmen. Any UCO student can join in the activities.

The career-minded student can attend the Volunteer and Service Learning Fair, the Business Expo and the Student involvement fair.

The fun-loving student can attend a concert from indie singer Ben Rector, a comedic conference with “Dave and Ethan: The College Dating Coaches”, and a foam party at the University Suites Courtyard.

Charles Tape is a sophomore that trans-

ferred from Miami State University to study actuarial science. Being a transfer student, the week gives him the opportunity to adapt to UCO. “People like me get to meet a lot of people,” said Tape. “You get to know people and make connections.”

Many connections will be made during “Thumbmania”, the next word record in UCO’s sights following the success of last year’s largest game of Duck, Duck, Goose.

This record is for the longest chain of thumb wars.

“The current record is 846. We want to not only break the record, but we want to smash it so it will stay in the books for years to come,” said Kay Robinson, director of campus activities.

“We are giving out free shirts to the first 1500 people and hope to have at least that to break the record.”

Freshman applying for orientation can go to http://www.uco.edu/student-life/orientation/schedules.

Students needing information and schedules for Stampede Week can visit www.uco. edu/orientaion or contact Central’s Campus Activities office at 405-974-2363.

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August 20, 2012 Opinion

THEVISTA

Campus Cook - Quesadilla Burgers Outsider Dispatches Makes four servings

By Trevor Hultner

Ingredients: • • • • • • • •

1 small onion 2 cloves of garlic 1 pound ground turkey breast 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme Or 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed 1 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano Or

• • • •

1/4 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed Dash of hot sauce (any kind will do) Dash ground black pepper 1 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained • 1 package of 6” whole-wheat tortillas (Tia Rosa, 98 percent fat free) • 1 package of 2 percent Mexican blend cheese

Directions: Cook onion and garlic in hot olive oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat until tender (five to seven minutes). Let cool completely.

Place ground turkey in a large bowl. Add herbs, bottled hot pepper sauce, and pepper.

Add onion mixture to the turkey and mix well. (Using your hand, squeeze the spinach to remove excess moisture.) Crumble spinach into the turkey mixture; mix until well combined. Shape turkey mixture into four patties. Heat the nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Cook burgers in the hot skillet for five to seven minutes on each side or until cooked through. Place desired amount of cheese on each side of the tortilla.

Crisp the tortillas in sprayed nonstick skillet on medium heat, or just until cheese has melted. Stick hamburger between two tortillas, and cut excess tortilla off (to cut calories). Top with salsa, hot sauce, or guacamole if desired.

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Eat Les Chikn - Boycott Chick-Fil-A in the NUC! National fast food restaurant chain (and notable section of the UCO food court) Chick-Fil-A has been in some hot water recently following statements from the company’s president and COO, Dan Cathy, concerning marriage equality in the United States.

“We are very much supportive of the family -- the biblical definition of the family unit. We are a familyowned business, a family-led business, and we are married to our first wives. We give God thanks for that. [...] We operate as a family business […] our restaurants are typically led by families; some are single. We want to do anything we possibly can to strengthen families.

We are very much committed to that,” he said in an interview with Baptist Press last month. “We intend to stay the course. We know that it might not be popular with everyone, but thank the Lord, we live in a country where we can share our values and operate on biblical principles.”

Read more: Auburn University professor Roderick Long on the evolving definition of marriage over the centuries.

As a result of Cathy’s comments, and the millions of dollars the company has paid to anti-gay lobbies over the years, many individuals and groups (and, unconstitutionally, two US cities) are calling for a boycott of the restaurant.

UCO’s mission statement says that it “[E]xists to help students learn by providing transformative education experiences to students so that they may become productive, creative, ethical and engaged citizens and leaders serving our global community. UCO contributes to the intellectual, cultural, economic and social advancement of the communities and individuals it serves.”

This is incongruous with the statements and financial decisions made by Cathy, and by proxy, Chick-Fil-A. As such, it is in the interest of students at UCO to refuse to purchase food from the Chick-Fil-A in the Nigh University Center, or eat at any UCO event Chick-Fil-A caters at.

It may be helpful, in the interest of clarifying my position, to think of the university as three separate yet integral entities: UCO the economic enterprise, UCO the state institution, and UCO the student body.

UCO the economic enterprise is of course free to make whatever business decisions they choose. UCO the state institution is constitutionally unable to evict Chick-Fil-A from their space in the NUC for fear of violating the free speech clause of the First Amendment.

UCO the student body, on the other hand, is under no such constitutional restriction, nor are we bound by any contract to eat any of the fare in the food court, much less Chick-Fil-A. This is not a call for the university to get rid of the restaurant; simply put, this is a call for the “productive, creative, ethical and engaged” students of the university to “contribute to the intellectual, cultural, economic and social advancement of our community” with our dollars and refuse to fund hate any longer.

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The Last Rare second chance offers perspective Word

By Bryan Trude

Two weekends ago, for the first time in months, UCO was awash in the activity of hundreds of students swarming campus as they moved in to UCO’s dorms, suites and apartments.

This includes yours truly.

In between nearly throwing out my back carrying a TV and giving thanks that even though I was hauling heavy boxes from the Wellness Center that my apartment was on the first floor, I noticed a few things.

Everywhere I turned, I saw mothers crying and fathers straining under the weight as they climbed three flights, helping their new scholars move in to not just campus housing, but the next great phase of their lives.

It was just like the first time I moved into a dorm, the newly minted co-ed dorm on the USAO campus in Chickasha.

Back in the long-ago time of 2002, when 9/11 was a fresh wound instead of an old scar, back before Facebook was even a thing, most of my family in Oklahoma packed into my beat-up ’86 Maxima and my parents’ van. After the 40-minute drive from Midwest City, my mom cried, and my dad complained about the weight of my office chair as

we trudged up three flights of stairs, wondering when my roommate from McCloud would show up. My parents were concerned I would eat well enough, whether I could be bothered to go to my early morning classes – short answer: no – and whether I would be OK as the first child of my family to leave the nest.

Fast forward to 2012, and even though my return to campus housing for my final year wasn’t as involved for me as it was that first time, I saw it happening all around me.

Granted, while the fact that I was 11 when much of our new freshman class was born makes me an old fart to some people here – something that my coworkers are likely tired to death of hearing me complain about – there is a certain advantage of having the chance to do college all over again, from the same footing and the same position of so many others going through it for the first time.

Go to classes. Granted, the ability to sleep in without a parent shuffling you out of bed is an ability that seems tempting to some, you will not pass classes without at least showing up.

Get out of your room. Hermiting at your desk and focusing exclusively on studies is not only a

waste of money, and some of the most formative years of your life, it is also a guaranteed recipe for a very boring college experience. Football and Ice Hockey, two of UCO’s most popular sports, have seasons starting up soon, so go catch a game. Go to a housing event, even if it does seem silly – unless they’re showing the Hunger Games, no love for that movie. Make some friends and go out and do something stupid, just because you can.

I would like to take a moment to assure you that neither I, nor the Vista and its staff, advocate students taking part in dangerous and/or illegal activities. I said stupid, not dumb. Besides, although they live in Washington, my parents have assured me that bail money is available should I ever need it, a guarantee every student should consult their own parents on.

Finally, make some memories. I may have returned to school after a decade of wasted opportunities and silly, shortsighted decisions, but that is not always the case. This is a unique and special time in your lives, that transition between childhood and adulthood. Live it up, and make these years good ones.

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UCO seeks to break ‘thumb war’ world record Lindsey Rickards

Contributing Writer New Student Orientation and Campus Activities encourage UCO affiliates to help them break a world record on August 21, 2012 at Wantland Stadium.

Doors will open at 7:30 p.m. and the event will begin at 8:00 p.m.

All participants will be attempting to break the record for the longest chain of thumb war being played simultaneously for five minutes.

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of the University of Rolla hold the current record for the longest chain of thumb wrestling.

846 people gathered at Rolla Middle School in Rolla, Missouri to set the record on April 27, 2012.

There will be more then 846 people needed to break the record, so to encourage attendance, the first 1,500 people will receive a free shirt.

After the Thumb Wrestling Record Breaking event there will be a Thumb War Elimination Tournament held where winners will receive prizes.

“I think bringing members of UCO together

to play a game gives people a chance to meet new friends and have fun doing it,” said UCO Freshmen Taylor Drylie.

UCO student and Executive Director of New Student Orientation Sarah Watkins said that if no one breaks the chain they would be able to unofficially announce the new record that night.

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Steve Kreidler, UCO’s Executive Vice President, goes through his music collection inside his Edmond home. Aside from his work at on campus, Kreidler enjoys pursuing a number of interests with his wife, Holly. Photo by Trevor Hultner, The Vista

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Kreidler’s room of Rock Josh Hutton

Editor-in-chief In a second story room of a house in a quiet neighborhood on the outskirts of Edmond, a lean man with salt-and-pepper hair scanned his music collection, “Ah, here’s a good one,” Steve Kreidler, UCO’s Executive Vice President, said as he pulled a copy of “A Space in Time” by Ten Years After from a shelf neatly packed with more than 100 vinyl records.

Another shelf brimming with CDs stands adjacent to the records.

“I still buy CDs,” Kreidler said. “Mostly for the artwork. The artwork and the lyrics.”

He reminisces briefly about buying music albums in his youth, putting the needle into the groove, listening intently, and taking in the art and song craft.

The executive vice president position is demanding. Kreidler and his office primarily oversee university business that is not directly related to students, including: legal counsel, maintenance, motor pool, payroll, the Wellness Center, and Paralympic activities to name a few.

Before taking on the role of executive vice president, Kreidler was the executive director of the Edmond Economic Authority (EDA) for eight years. He spent his time trying to promote business growth in the area.

“The number one asset that Edmond has is the university. The university and public schools are two of the most important assets. When President Webb came over in ’97, well previously I worked with President Nigh – Governor Nigh, I never know what to call him – George. But I had known Roger Webb through Leadership

Oklahoma when he was the president at Northeastern.”

The Leadership Oklahoma organization connects influential people throughout the state. Once selected, members take classes together for over a year focused on improving Oklahoma.

Four years after former university president Roger Webb took office, he asked Kreidler if he would be interested in the position of chief business officer.

“By that time I thought education is the key to getting Oklahoma out of being the worst at everything. Health issues, cultural issues, and brain drain – how can we keep the smartest people in Oklahoma, in Oklahoma?”

Kreidler didn’t give the job a second thought and has enjoyed the position.

“It was a really natural transition. Now you couldn’t pride me out of here with dynamite. It would take a large explosion or a pink slip to get me out of here,” Kreidler said.

The busiest time of the year for Kreidler is late spring.

“April, May, June – those are my most stressful months. The budget starts July 1, and there’s never enough money. State allocations are down, enrollment is up, and we try really hard not to charge students too much. What we pay for college is expensive, there’s no way around it. It’s a lot less expensive than other investments in life, but there are still costs associated with it,” Kreidler said.

His music room acts as a safe haven – a place to balance the pressure of his position.

Sunlight reflected off the sunburst body of an acoustic guitar placed by the window. Kreidler had several guitars in the room.

Kreidler shows off one of his guitars, a Getsch Electromatic. Photo by Trevor Hultner, The Vista

A shelf in Kreidler’s home displays several of the albums in his collection.

Photo by Trevor Hultner, The Vista

“My first guitar was a 12-string. That was a mistake,” Kreidler laughed. “Didn’t take me long to realize that wasn’t a good idea.”

Kreidler picked up guitar the summer after his freshman year of college. He would visit his girlfriend at her family’s home, and her brother and father were acclaimed bluegrass players. They decided if Kreidler was going to be around, he needed to learn three chords and play rhythm guitar.

“To give you an idea of how good these guys were, one day there was a knock at their door. And I was close to it, so I answered it. And it was Roy Clark. You might not know who he is now, but at the time he was as big as anyone in country music.

He asks for Bill, my girlfriend at the time – her father, saying, ‘he was going to show me a lick on the mandolin.’ Here’s one of the most talented country musicians asking her dad for a lesson.”

As the executive vice president finished his story, one of his dogs, Bella, a female Doberman entered the room. Kreidler

and his wife Holly have three dogs. All of which are rescues.

“She’s about 65-pounds. Really 70 – but we don’t say that,” he joked. “You don’t talk about age and weight.

Above the music, above his pets, Kreidler believes his wife keeps him sane in his high stress job.

“I have the greatest wife in the world,” Kreidler said. “We spend time together every day when I get off.”

The Kreidlers enjoy cooking together – everything from Thai to Mexican food – and enjoy indulging in whodunit television shows.

After talking about maintaining balance in his life, Kreidler talked about his favorite time of the year.

“My very favorite day of year, every year, is the first day of classes. I love to get out during class changes. People are refreshed from summer. You’ve led camps; you’ve led service projects, or whatever over the summer. You have all these new students.

I just love that. I love that feeling. If I had to give that up, that’d be bad.”

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UCO purchases new land GCCA reveals ‘13 budget Alex Cifuentes

Staff Writer With the upcoming construction for a new dorm on East Field, a need for new intramural facilities has presented itself, and the University has responded with a 24.5-acre plot of land just north of UCO. “We need a place where the intramural teams can play, so we got this land to put new intramural fields up, and with it being so close with bike trails leading up to it the location is perfect,” said Jeff Boyland, Assistant Director of Recreation Services.

The plot of land recently acquired by the university is 24.5 acres of rural land with a pond located on the property. Located just north of the intersection of Covell Road and Broadway, the land is just a short distance from the university. Not only is the distance short, but the path to the new land features bike trails that can make for a scenic trip.

A goal of the new facility is to allow students the opportunity to play different intramural sports that are not currently offered.

With the increased space, there is a chance to bring in new sports that have been previously neglected in UCO’s intramurals.

Although no official plans have been laid out for the new property, many great ideas have been thrown around that would benefit many students, faculty and staff. Everything from a community garden, to a walking trail around the existing pond has been

proposed, but the most important thing will be to include all the intramural fields that will be needed.

“We will be developing the land on a priority schedule, and the biggest priority is going to be the fields because we will be losing the land we have from East Field. We want to have those built so there is no time lapse, we want to make sure everyone has a place to play,” said Boyland.

Another goal of the new intramural facility is to draw in more students and have greater student participation.

“When we can offer more variety in games instead of just basketball or football, if we can give more options then a greater amount of students will be much more apt to go and be involved in intramurals,” Boyland said.

With a greater number of sports being offered, a greater population of students will be interested in playing. By branching out to international sports, the new fields may bring a new possibility of community between all students.

The new intramural fields are also a perfect marriage to UCO’s current health campaign, by giving students more varied opportunities to get out and be active. UCO President Don Betz has shown the importance of this by including health and wellness in his “Central Six.” “We want our students to be healthy. We want their minds to be healthy, but we also want their bodies to be healthy as well,” Boyland said.

Trevor Hultner

Staff Writer The General Conference Committee of Appropriations (GCCA) allocated $374,622 to student organizations for fiscal year 2013, an increase of $15,876 from FY2012, according to a budget list obtained from Student Affairs.

The organizations that received the most money were the Student Programming Board ($91,738) Homecoming Activities Board ($38,500), UCOSA ($25,975), the Panhellenic student organization ($18,440), the Interfraternity Council ($11,800) and the President’s Club ($10,900).

The list obtained by the Vista may only be

a rough copy of the full budget, as some organizations, such as the Vista, which earns a percentage of its funding through the GCCA, did not appear to be on it.

Organizations on the list that did not receive any money for FY2013 were the Indian Student Association (requested $1000), the Korean Student Association (requested $0) and the UCO PGA Golf Management Student Association (also requested $1000).

UCOSA Vice President Evan Askey, while not a member of the GCCA, said that the fund allocation process was similar to how UCOSA does it.

“Groups come in, they tell us what they need, and we allocate funds based on how much of the budget we can give them,” he said.

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The Vista Q&A: Drew Duke, executive director of student financial services

One of the questions surrounding a student’s collegiate career is how to pay for it. For about 65 percent of UCO students, paying for college requires a trip through Student Financial Services for financial aid.

Drew Duke, executive director of student financial services for the last 10 years, sat down with the Vista to help explain financial aid, as well as services available to students through his office.

Photo by Bryan Trude, The Vista

VISTA: What is student financial services?

cruing interest from the origination of the first loan.

DUKE: We are the business arm of the school. It is also the financial aid receiver, the scholarship processor, things like that.

VISTA: What are Pell Grants?

VISTA: There are two kinds of student loans, Stafford loans and private bank loans. What is the difference between the two?

DUKE: The private (alternative) loans have a higher interest rate and are credit-worthy driven, so it’s a bank decision about credit risk, whether there is a co-signer, that kind of thing. Stafford loans are guaranteed by the government and have a lower interest rate, but there is a maximum amount you can take each year and over an academic career.

DUKE: Pell Grants are a needbased grant based upon a student’s financial standing, or their parents’ financial standing, when it comes to paying for college.

VISTA: What is the Work Study program?

DUKE: Work Study is a federally-awarded program, so you get Work Study based on the FAFSA application like a Pell Grant or Stafford loans. It is the potential earnings you can get while working at a campus Work Study job. Someone awarded Work Study has to find a position on campus and be hired for it so they can work for the award they are given.

VISTA: In Stafford loans, there are two varieties; subsidized and unsubsidized. What is the difference?

VISTA: If a student is having difficulty paying or paying on time, what can they do?

DUKE: Subsidized loans do not begin incurring interest until the student is not going to school anymore. Unsubsidized loans begin ac-

DUKE: That’s a contemporary issue, more true today than any time I have been here, that students may not have access to financial

aid and are having problems paying for school. First, UCO does not cancel a student for not paying. It is possible to enroll for a semester and attend that semester without paying for it. Eventually, there are repercussions for that, whether it’s interest rates being assessed on the monthly balance, or blocking a student from getting their transcript or enrolling again for another semester. We don’t cancel students so they have an opportunity to attend and work out whatever the problem is, however there has to be a payment source available.

VISTA: How late can a student apply for any form of financial aid?

DUKE: There is a priority deadline for every semester where if a student applies before that date, we will get it done and processed by the beginning of the semester.

However, you can apply for financial aid at any time during the semester, even for past semesters.

What I recommend students do is apply for financial aid in January of every year, even if they do not think they need it. That way, they can get in on grants and awards before their funding for the year runs out. The

earlier you get that FAFSA in and get that eligibility, the better.

VISTA: Any financial aid left over after paying costs is returned to the students. How long does that take to process?

DUKE: We start writing Title-4 refund checks the Friday before school starts. In January of this year, school started on the 10. On the 5, we wrote $17 million dollars in refunds that day. Once it gets to the student account, it occurs relatively quickly.

VISTA: After a refund is disbursed, is a student responsible for paying additional charges to their bursar account directly?

DUKE: Yes. Also, there are some things that federal aid cannot pay for, like a parking ticket. It is meant to pay for institutional charges, so it is very possible for a student to get a refund on a Pell Grant and still have outstanding charges on their account.

VISTA: What kind of charges are not covered by federal aid?

DUKE: Parking tickets, a library fine, it may be there is a charge for a student who checked out something from a classroom and not returned it, things like that. Things like tuition, housing, meals, the mandatory fees, that stuff is all taken care of.

VISTA: If a student had more questions or needed help, where can they turn?

DUKE: Our best resource is the people that we have. Whether they are the people at the bursar counter or whether they are in the financial aid suite, we’ve got some killer problem solvers back there. The problem when it comes to situations like this, it’s not the first question that is the issue. The question might be the pain point, but the real issue may be three or four questions down. There is some basic Q&A stuff that is out on the web, but if we are talking about a complicated issue or a career-threatening financial situation, we probably need to talk to those people. We like to talk to those people, because sometimes we can help. It can seem so futile, and it is our job to try and help with that.

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Health code wasn’t up to code.”

He added that he really liked the health inspectors in Edmond, and that they do come often. He went on to add that Edmond’s “Serve Safe” class was a good thing for the restaurant, an eight-hour class a restaurant’s manager must attend to be approved as a food service operator. “It’s good for me to know that they know what’s safe and what’s not,” Wray said.

Uptown Grocery, a new grocery store and delicatessen on Covell and Kelly in Edmond, had several notations on their record in June.

Its parent company, Buy For Less Oklahoma, responded to our query shortly before deadline. Bob Markham, Buy For Less’ Director of Operations, said that the company acts immediately to respond to health code violations.

“All of our people are trained before they go into our stores,” he said. “It’s an ongoing process to make sure that we’re mechanically, physically in compliance.”

One of the restaurants that proved difficult to talk was Buffalo Wild Wings off of Santa Fe Rd. and Danforth Rd. in Edmond. The last inspections on record are from May 31, 2012 and July 14, 2012. The May inspection found seven violations, while the follow up in July found one violation, which had been listed on both inspections: “Insects, rodents, & other pests controlled.” The circumstances surrounding this violation and whether the issue has been taken care of is unknown, as the restaurant was unable to provide more information on the subject despite multiple calls.

UCO’s restaurants can sometimes find themselves with notations as well.

“We get inspected twice a year by law in all of our facilities,” Bruce Barringer, Senior Director of Dining Services, said. Barringer walked through an inspection of Buddy’s from February 7, 2012, when the cafeteria received three separate notations.

“Walk-in cooler number 4 containing milk and produce is holding temperature at 45

A chef at Buddy’s focuses as he flips a piece of grilled chicken during lunch August 14, 2012. Photo by Cyn Sheng, The Vista

degrees. That temperature should be like 42 degrees,” he said. “It is a walk-in cooler, so if the door is left open for five minutes inadvertently, you can lose temperature. [...] All of our coolers are regularly checked for temperature holding. We log them in the morning, and we log them at the end of the day, as to what the temperatures are at that point in time, so we can see if there’s a pattern in what’s happening on that.”

For notation number two, he explained that someone had put a cooked ham on a shelf above produce, which is against restaurant procedure. “[This] was a training issue with an employee,” he said. “What the health department looks at when they come in to our operations is evidence of how we handle

food. How well are our employees trained?

Are the facilities themselves adequate to do what we’re doing? Does the operation show evidence of good housekeeping practices, good employee training practices, good storage procedure, recognition of temperatures and holding times?”

The final notation was for soup held at 111 degrees instead of the regulation 135 degrees.

“That was 23 degrees, 24 degrees below what it should have been. I don’t remember specifically what we did, but those are thermostatically-controlled units, so I’m sure we adjusted the thermostat on it and disposed of that product,” Barringer said.

All of the managerial staff at all of the restaurants on campus go through the “Serve

Safe” program, and Chartwells, the company that operates the restaurants, does what it can to make sure that they get recertified every three years instead of the mandated five. Additionally, Barringer, who is also an employee of Chartwells/Compass Group, is linked up to a “red alert” system that sends out information on all the latest food recalls that occur nationally.

“We have had, in the last 24 months, some of the best inspections we’ve had,” Barringer said. “We have shown a consistent process of improvement to the health department, and we actually had, last spring, every one of our facilities come back with no demerits. I can tell you, I’ve been doing this a long time, and that’s rare.”

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BETZ YEAR EVER

Don Betz was named the 20th president of the University of Central Oklahoma by the Board of Regents in June 2011. Betz’s first day on the job was August 1, 2011. Since he’s been at UCO, Betz has helped beat world records, make music videos and met foreign dignitaries. Here is a look back at President Betz’s first year in ofPresident Betz’s first day in office.

Fall semester begins with record enrollment August 1, 2011 August 2011 August 22. 2011.

“It’s about talent. It’s about passion. It’s about hard work undertaken by a living and learning community that changes lives and changes states. Ladies and gentlemen, take a look around, because that community is you.”

Don Betz on the UCO community August 2011 Fall Convocation

September 2011

October 2011

UCO breaks record for largest game of DuckDuck-Goose. President Betz participates.

August 23, 2011 Mary Fallin visits UCO to announce state initiative to produce more college graduates.

September 22, 2011.

President Betz participates in filming of “Footloose” Lip Dub. November 21, 2011 November 2011

December 2011

UCO President Don Betz hands out candy to parading children. October 31, 2011. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista

Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista

“That wasn’t my inner-Michael Jackson, that was my innerAndrew Jackson.”

January 2012

Betz visits with Chinese Consul General Xu Erwen during her visit to Edmond.

February 28, 2012.

Don Betz on filming the lip dub January 2012 Spring Convocation February 2012

Forensic Science Institue named for former UCO President Roger Webb.

March 6, 2012 Inauguration Week for President Betz.

Celebratory activities held all week.

April 15-21, 2012

March 2012

Photo by Dan Smith, UCO Photo Services

April 2012

President Betz is inaugurated.

April 20, 2012.

May 2012

Don Betz enjoys the dancing of a surprise falsh mob during Innauguration Week. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista

Oklahoma Board of Regents approves a 7.8% raise in UCO’s tuition.

June 21, 2012

June 2012 Photo by Garett Fisbeck

July 2012

August 2012

“Here we are today, celebrating the legacy of Central, and we are celebrating the power of learning.

The power of learning to change lives and the destinies of states and nations through our most precious asset -- our people -- because in the end, human talent is our only truly sustainable resource.”

Don Betz April 2012 Inauguration

September 2012 Don Betz speaks during the August 2012 Fall Forum. Photo

by Aliki Dyer, The Vista

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Campus News

International student enrollment remains strong, will continue to grow in the future received credit for study at their institution in their home country before transferring to UCO to complete their degree.

Currently, the top five nations of international students are Saudi Arabia, China, South Korea, Nepal and Vietnam. Transfer students are the majority of the international student population at UCO. Daneshfar said that Saudi Arabia has the highest number, because they receive scholarships from their government.

“The government pays for all their expenses, and therefore, young people have no reason not to go overseas, as long as they qualify within their internal guidelines.”

UCO has built relationships with hosts of universities around the world over the years through the Office of International Services.

This division of UCO was established in July of 1976 when Bill Lillard, president of Central State University – this was what UCO was called at that time ⎯ hired Dr. Ron Paddack to head the office when he saw the potential international students coming in.

The ways in which the Office of International Services recruits students include recommendations from current students and UCO alumni, international partnerships with foreign institutions, online campaigns, UCO representatives and social media.

Daneshfar also mentioned the importance of retention of the students at UCO. International Students waiting in line to be assisted with enrollment at International Services in the Nigh University Center, Aug “We like to see students come and stay and 14, 2012. Photo by Cyn Sheng Ling, The Vista graduate. And for that, we make sure stu“Cost is a great issue. More and more in- insurance, books and miscellaneous items.

Mervyn Chua dents are part of the campus life. Keeping the ternational students realize that it’s cheaper The Office of International Services also international students active on campus has to be in the middle of the country than to be provides scholarship opportunities for eli- been a positive thing. Students who are more Staff Writer in the east coast or the west coast,” Daneshfar gible students. involved on campus – they have a job on The international student population is di- campus, they live on campus or even activity UCO currently has about 1,400 interna- said.

Jime Sechinbaatar, a broadcasting senior vided into two categories, students with J-1 from campus organizations − tends to have a tional students representing approximately from Mongolia was attracted to UCO because Visas (exchange students) and students with higher chance of staying. That has been our 114 countries with over 18 active internaof the fees.

F-1 Visas (transfer students). tional student-related clubs and organizaexperience.”

“I did my research and found UCO to be Timothy Kok, the director of international tions on campus.

When it comes to the analysis of the future Jalal Daneshfar, immigration coordinator very reputable and was surprised to find the admissions and communications at the Of- of international students enrolling at UCO, of the Office of International Services says tuition much lower compared to other uni- fice of International Services at UCO, ex- Kok said this. that there has always been a healthy number versities. Although I was very skeptical at plains the exchange students program as a “It would be on the steady increase in the first, I now know that UCO has great tuition reciprocal exchange between UCO and the near future, mainly due to higher demand of of international students here at UCO. foreign university.

“Our highest number we have ever seen as well as quality education.” quality education here in the U.S., as well as International students are not able to earn “We would establish a written agreement weakening of U.S. dollars in comparison to since 1976 is 1,800 plus. That was at the height of 2002-2003. In the last few years, much money in the U.S. to help cover the with the agreed upon number of exchange many other nations around the world.” fees as the student visa only permits them to students allowed per academic year. The exwe have had steady increase.”

Kok also expresses the importance of Cost is a big factor that draws international work up to 20 hours per week with only jobs change student number matriculated to each studying abroad and the impact of internainstitution has to balance before more stu- tional students at UCO. students to UCO. The fees per credit hour on campus.

Lebethu Pelotona, a biomechanical engidents can participate in the future.” for international students are $425 per credit “Strengthening of their language and comneering senior from Botswana had this to say.

Exchange students pay home university munication skills, learning to be indepenhour compared to OSU which charges $548 “It’s frustrating not being able to work tuition and only stay at UCO for one or two dent, as well as interaction opportunities per credit hour and other universities which more than 20 hours, but I guess it also gives semesters before returning to their country to with students from other parts of the world, charge a higher amount. me more time to concentrate on my studies, graduate. Countries who are more involved other than their own, are part of studying After the tragedy that happened in New which should be my primary focus.” in the exchange program with UCO include abroad. I think that everyone has something York in 2001, Daneshfar said that UCO saw The Office of International Services’ webChina, Korea and a number of European to offer, especially diversity in cultures, lanan increase in transfer students transferring page says that it costs less than $20,000 a countries. from the east coast and west coast to the cenguages, and global perspective in and outside year for everything: tuition, housing, food, Transfer students are individuals who have the classroom.” ter of the U.S.

Campus Technology

Choosing the right computer for back to school

Angela Li Yunlu, Communication major exchange student from China, is checking out the new iPad at UCO Central Tech Store NUC, Aug 14, 2012. Photo by Cyn Sheng Ling, The Vista

Josh Wallace

Staff Writer As the fall semester starts back up, most likely students have been inundated by promotion after promotion for back to school shopping, including emails from the UCO tech store. Their email announcing the semi-annual “Back to School Sale,” features a bundle offering that includes a Macbook Pro, extended warranty, Microsoft Office, an external hard drive, a printer, a UCO branded backpack and shirt as well as a $100 Apple iTunes gift card.

The suggested retail price of the package is added up and comes to a grand total of $1,983, but the tech store’s sale will shave off $513 from the price and bring it down

to $1,470. Even with the savings, and especially considering a tuition hike that goes into effect starting the Fall 2012 semester, it can still seem a rather expensive option when choosing a computer for school.

The only visible option in the email is to buy Apple, and a visit to the UCO Tech Store is essentially the same, a miniature Apple Store inside UCO. There are other options to buy technology from another distributor, but you won’t see a physical presence on campus.

According to Sonya Watkins, Assistant to the VP and Director of the Technology Resources Office of Information Technology of UCO, it’s because of the school’s arrangement with Apple, “Well the central tech store is an Apple authorized campus store, and we’re also an Apple

authorized service provider, so as an authorized campus store we’re able to offer Apple products, computers, iPad, iPods and accessories to the students, faculty and staff at UCO. Also because we are an authorized campus store, we can offer education pricing on those items.”

Watkins adds that there’s not a large profit UCO receives as part of the arrangement, but more about offering a direct place to offer technology and the ability to service that technology for the students on campus. UCO also has an arrangement with Dell, but only through an online presence, which can be found on the Tech Store’s main site, and clicking on the link “UCO Tech Store online,” then selecting the “Custom Orders (Personal Use)” button, and then finally clicking the Dell logo and entering your

Uconnect information, which will then take you to the Dell store.

As an example for an alternative to the Apple computer bundle, Dell’s website lists a laptop with identical processor, double the hard drive space, double the RAM, three year extended warranty, Microsoft Office, an external hard drive, and a wireless printer for a total of $1,018.51, which is cheaper than purchasing the base model Macbook Pro alone, which with the education discount starts at $1,099.

Watkins explains that Dell and other technology distributors don’t typically have the arrangement Apple has with universities, instead they choose a greater online presence instead of brick and mortar stores. She added, “We would like to expand our offerings, but we’re currently just limited by space, because we could carry computers of Dell and HP in the store, but because of the space, we’re just limited in what we can offer, and since we’re the authorized campus store we need to carry those products, but we’re developing a plan for expansion and that will include offering technology from other distributors.”

When asked about a time frame of the planned expansion, Watkins added that she had a goal, but it was really about finding space on campus, which is always at a premium.

Apple’s presence on campuses has built up a loyal base among students, as most of the students who were asked what their preference would be on buying a computer chose or will choose an Apple product.

When asked if she looked at other computers besides Apple’s offerings, Ashley Riddell, a UCO el-

ementary education major, added, “Umm not really, I knew I wanted a Mac, I do a lot of photography so it works really well for that for editing pictures, well we used Apple’s at my school doing yearbook and stuff, it was just more familiar for me, I know how to use it.”

UCO public relations major, Shawna Steine, when asked if she’d considered alternatives to Apple, responded, “I owned a Toshiba before, and I hated it, and I’m a communications major, so then they suggest that you get an Apple product, so I was like ‘might as well,’ and my friends had some and I liked them. They do run the programs faster, like Photoshop runs a lot faster on a Mac than a PC I think, and design and all that runs better. I just think it processes things better.”

As far as staff suggesting mass communication majors purchasing Apple products, Watkins had an explanation, “I think that when they make recommendations like that they have the student’s best interest in mind, and my understanding for any program where they strongly recommend students have a particular type of technology is really preparing you for the types of tools you’re going to experience when you go out in to your field.

It’s really preparing you for realworld experience.”

As to whether or not UCO would one day choose one type of technology school wide for a more unified experience, Watkins said she really didn’t see that happening.

She added that differing departments utilize different technologies based on what the department’s needs are, and what you will utilize upon graduating UCO and entering your field.

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Purple Burro With nearly 20 Mexican restaurants in Edmond, it is difficult to stand out for new restaurants looking to serve the cuisine. The Purple Burro, located at 231 South Coltrane, is not satisfied with just being a new Mexican restaurant, but instead, brings something original to Edmond’s eateries: New Mexican food.

The Purple Burro describes their New Mexicoinspired menu as a reflection of the state’s mash-up of Native American, Mexican, Spanish, and United States cultures.

So if you are looking for “authentic Mexican food” this may not be the restaurant for you.

The staple of the Purple Burro is the “burro” selection. Coming in at one-pound each, there are four signature burritos to choose from: Grande Santa Fe, Flash-Fried Tilapia, Bean, and Veggie.

The Flash-Fried Tilapia Burro unites the pico de gallo of Mexico with the cabbage and sauces of California-style fish tacos. Delicately fried in light batter, the fish and the special sauce combine to create a moist and crunchy texture.

For heartier eaters, the Grande Santa Fe burrito boasts a hefty amount of meat (baked chicken, shredded brisket, or ground beef) alongside rice, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, and cheese. The burrito caters to those looking for a spicy indulgence.

As guests enter the restaurant, they are greeted by a purple and green color scheme, a metallic trim along the walls, a closed-in space for eating, and two margarita slushy machines perpetually in mo-

tion.

Frozen lime margaritas stand as one of the components the Purple Burro executes best. Coming in at a very reasonable $2 (with any entrée), the frozen margaritas are very balanced. Not too sweet, moderate alcohol content, and fresh limes make the drink refreshing.

The interior creates a welcoming mood. It feels as though you’ve stumbled into a small town diner straight from American mythos.

However, the layout of the seating may make some customers feel claustrophobic. A short interior wall encloses patron seating. All the tables and booths cram together. When large crowds gather

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Photo by Aliki Dyer, The Vista

around the lunch hour, seating arrangements can be very uncomfortable.

Despite the packed seating, servers are quick to tailor to customer needs. The wait staff excels at being friendly. Children receive free balloons, and the owners often come out and talk to customers.

All dishes at the Purple Burro are under $10.

All appetizers are under $7. Customers may order their carryout online for convenience at www.purpleburro.com. The Purple Burro is worth a visit for those looking for an original slant on Mexican food.

REVIEWS Vin D o Nestled square in the middle of downtown

use the wrong glass or one with a thick rim, you

Edmond, Vin Dolce Wine Bar strives to bring the exotic and mysterious world of fine wine to a wide audience, from the stereotypical wealthy sommelier to the average college student living on a shoestring budget.

For owner Melanie Chesser, a love of wine combined with burnout in her 20-year career in real estate led her to open Vin Dolce, 16 S. Broadway, in November 2011.

“I’ve always been an avid collector of wine, it has always been a hobby,” Chesser said. “I wanted something different. The hospitality business had been something I had looked in to, but always had been afraid to jump in to.”

Immediately, Vin Dolce comes off as a place you would not expect to find college students, from the dim lighting and deep brown colors to the live jazz that fills the space on Friday and Saturday nights.

Once someone steps inside, they are immediately immersed in the artistry and science of wine, from the varieties and differences in aging and region, down to the design of the wine glass used for a particular variety.

“The glass is designed in such a way that when you sip it, it sends the wine to a particular spot on the tongue,” Chesser said. “When you

really do lose something of the experience.”

Vin Dolce offers over 135 varieties of wine by the bottle, with 65 of them available by the glass. However, it is the inclusion of the “halfglass” size that allows diners to experience the world of wine. Although diners can try a $168 bottle for under $15, Chesser stresses that every wine is different and carries its own character, whether it goes for $168 a bottle or $30 a bottle.

However, what really allows Vin Dolce to open the world of wine up is the Winestation, a fountain machine that allows wines too expensive to be sold by the glass to be preserved and sold as such for up to 90 days.

One of the wines sampled out of the Winestation, a 2007 Cade cabernet sauvignon that sells for $144 a bottle, can be sold for $6 an ounce. It sports a warm, oaky taste with a hint of cranberry. Another cabernet sauvignon in the Winestation, a 2006 Keenan Reserve that sells for $186 a bottle, allows wine tasters of all skill levels to sample its smooth texture and smoky, cherry and blackberry flavor for $11 an ounce – about three sips.

Vin Dolce, however, is not just about wine.

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turing treats from flatbreads and duck wings to sliders and salmon, Vin Dolce provides an atmosphere and experience that even patrons too young to drink can enjoy.

One thing students should keep in mind is that, as with all establishments that serve fine wine and liquor, is the 13.5% ABLE tax levied on top of the standard 8.25% sales tax.

“We want to bring in good wines at an affordable price that isn’t the same-old same-old you see everywhere else,” Chesser said. “Wine is almost mysterious, you never know what you’re going to get out of a bottle. You might get a cherry taste, raspberry, blackberry, dirt, tobacco, there are always so many flavors you get out of wine.”

For more information on Vin Dolce’s menu, selection and operating hours, visit their web site at www.vindolcewinebar.com.

Photos by Bryan Trude, The Vista

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Hello UCO students!

Welcome to Fall 2012 at Central!

Whether you are a first time student or returning to continue your path toward graduation and your future, we are delighted you are here. Your vitality, creativity and collaborative skills are an integral part of the UCO experience, the Central Way. You will find an exceptional faculty and resourceful staff focused on creating a transformative learning opportunity for you.

Our mission is clear. We are here to help you learn, persist, achieve and graduate. We will match your determination and diligent efforts to fulfill your aspirations with our passion and expertise for teaching and learning.

We believe in you.

There are no shortcuts to lasting, meaningful success. You are pursuing a degree and the skills, motivation, values and attitude that will serve you well from this time forward. In this way, you are preparing for a life of learning which will be essential as you adapt many times to the world of challenge, opportunity and change in which you will live, work and create possibilities for yourselves and those whom you will care for.

Become familiar with Central’s mission and vision, and well as the Central Six, the pathway we believe will lead you to long-term success. Every major Central building has these wall mounted posters for easy viewing. Pocket size cards carry the same information.

One of the consistent ingredients for persistence and success in college is to get involved. Discover the abundance of organizations, activities, civic initiatives, sports and other ways that Central students gather together and create memorable results for themselves and each other.

UCO is an historic institution with a proud tradition of excellence in many fields. It is also noted as a caring institution for its students. Our class sizes are designed to connect you with faculty. Our costs are among the lowest in the region and the nation for a comparable university. Our focus is on you striving to realize the fullest dimension of your potential. In your success we find great joy.

We believe you are the change.

The challenges we all face in Oklahoma, the nation and beyond require that we master learning, adapting, collaborating, and creating. We are here with you to offer you the best we have from our experience, expertise and insight.

We believe in the power of learning as the most effective instrument when confronting current issues and those unforeseen in the future. Your demonstrated ability to learn, create, communicate, and collaborate will serve you well in the years and decades to come.

You can become a college of one, and enrich all about you, family, community, state, tribe, country and world. You can be the change. Your talent, passion and persistence make you society’s most sustainable resource.

Today is the first day of the rest of your life. We at Central are here to educate, encourage, challenge, motivate, and occasionally, inspire you.

But you will make the choices.

Choose persistence and success.

Choose to graduate.

We are here to help you.

Welcome to Central!

Don Betz, President

Vice President William Radke to students: Welcome back Welcome to the University of Central Oklahoma! For those of you who are returning Bronchos welcome back! What a great choice you have made for your education. UCO has a talented and caring faculty, small classes, and big opportunities. UCO faculty members are engaged in the scholarship of teaching and learning and are committed, along with the Office of the President, Student Affairs, Administration, Office of Information Technology, Enrollment Management, and the UCO Foundation, to providing transformative experiences for you.

We know that you are likely to change careers several times during your working life so we want to be sure that in addition to an excellent experience in your subject that you will leave us with leadership and problem solving skills, connections to your community and your world and an understanding of health and wellness. These skills will serve you regardless of the career path on which you find yourself.

UCO calls these the Central Six of Transformative Learning.

In November UCO’s accrediting body, The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, will visit our campus and judge how we are doing at helping students learn. Please find out all you

can about the process and the visit this year. Get involved.

There will be informational events and opportunities to provide your input. UCO needs you to tell its story.

You will have a stellar undergraduate experience at UCO and I want you to be aware that the great faculty members you have for your undergraduate program are the same ones who teach in our graduate programs. We have 900 talented, engaged and caring faculty members ready to change lives and they are waiting for you.

Our mission at UCO is helping students learn by providing transformative experiences so that they may become productive, creative, ethical, engaged citizens and leaders contributing to the intellectual, cultural, economic and social advancement of the communities they serve.

Welcome to your University. Welcome to UCO.

William Radke Provost and Vice President Academic Affairs

UCO Chief of Police wishes students safe, successful year Welcome to the University of Central Oklahoma. UCO’s Safety and Transportation Services is comprised of five units employing nearly 50 full and part-time staff persons who help you stay safe and secure on campus. They include Police Services, Access Control, Transportation and Parking Services, Environmental Health and Safety and Emergency Management.

We believe that service is the core of our mission and strive to support each student’s transformational learning experience at Central.

While you are on campus, UCO Police Services is your police department. Our police officers are certified, commissioned, armed and trained to standards that exceed those required by many other departments in Oklahoma. Our headquarters is located on the western edge of campus just west of the Education Building. It is open and our communication center staffed every hour of every day, year round. Please do not hesitate to call 9-1-1 in an emergency or our non-emergency number, 9742345 if you have questions or need non-emergency assistance.

If you are ever concerned for your safety while walking to your car or between buildings you are encouraged to use our Campus SafeWalk program by calling 974-2345.

Every student, faculty and staff member is encouraged to sign up for Central Alert. This mass-notification system will allow

UCOSA President Braden: students ‘have the opportunity to learn to be a leader, scholar and an innovator’ As your Student Body President, I am honored to welcome you to the University of Central Oklahoma for the 2012-2013 academic year. I would like to thank everyone that participated in UCOSA, the university’s student association, and the UCOSA elections this past April; your dedication has not gone unnoticed. Our team has been working all summer on innovative ideas for the campus and for you, the student, that you will benefit from for the rest of your academic career at UCO. For those of you that are new to UCO, I encourage you to participate in your student government and to also participate in all of the wonderful events that your student organizations have worked so diligently for during this upcoming year.

Central is a unique place to develop the skills needed for each and every student to succeed after college. One of the main reasons students at UCO are so successful out in the field, in the classroom, or in the job world is because of the values that

guide this university and the Student Association.

We work hard to fulfill these values on a daily basis: character, civility and community. The culmination of these three ideals is what lives in the heart of every true Broncho.

The opportunities you will have this upcoming year are unparalleled to any other university across the nation. You have the opportunity to learn to be a leader, scholar and an innovator at Central as well as in your future endeavors. Please seize all of these opportunities presented to you by the University of Central Oklahoma, as well as your Student Association. Once again, be eager to realize your full potential at Central.

Sincerely,

Alex Braden UCOSA President

UCO officials to communicate directly to you via text messaging, e-mail and voice message in the event of an emergency.

You can also opt-in to receive information on campus closings and weather updates via Central Alert. You can update information for Central Alert by logging into UCOnnect and clicking on the “My Central Alert” link in the upper right-hand portion of the screen.

If you have questions about safety or security activities on our campus please call us at 974-2345, or visit our web site via www.uco.edu/administration. You can also access the current edition of our Annual Security Report which provides details on all campus safety services via the main UCO web site (search for “Annual Security Report” in the A to Z Index). The newest issue of this report will be available by October 1st.

We wish you a safe and successful year at Central.

Jeffery Harp Chief of Police Executive Director of Safety and Transportation Services

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2012 Broncho Football Preview

UCO Football players practice earlier this month in preperation for the 2012 season. The Bronchos first game is Thursday, August 30. Photo by Aliki Dyer, The Vista.

Whitt Carter

Staff Writer Key returning players and several exciting newcomers, alongside new head coach Nick Bobeck, will make their mark on UCO football this fall by attempting to return the program back to its winning ways.

Bobeck and his staff leave a tremendously successful stint at Navarro Junior College and enter a program that has seen back-to-back 2-9 seasons. However, optimism is high around the Broncho program, who ranks fifth all-time in wins at the Division-II level.

The Bronchos enter their first year in the MIAA, the premier conference in D-II. The league features defending champ and pre-season #1 Pittsburg State, #3 Northwest Missouri State, #18 Missouri Western State and #20 Washburn; all of which are on slate for UCO in 2012.

The Bronchos return 13 starters from last year’s squad, experience that could help UCO get back on track.

OFFENSE Offensively, UCO has the opportunity to be stellar. Five starters return, but several newcomers have the potential to make the Bronchos electric and very difficult to stop.

Do-it-all running back Josh Birmingham returns after rushing for

882 yards and seven touchdowns and totaling 334 yards and a score as a pass-catcher.

Birmingham (5-9, 195, Jr.) is one of the more dynamic players in the country, evident by the accolades that he achieved during his freshman year. Birmingham was a finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy (D-II Player of the Year), after racking up 1,645 all-purpose yards and 21 touchdowns, numbers that rank second and third in school history.

Joining Birmingham in the backfield will be Navarro transfer Adrian Nelson. One of the more prolific quarterbacks in the school’s history, Nelson (6-4, 230, Jr.) threw for 3,754 yards and 33 touchdowns in 2011, which was good enough for fifth in JuCo. Nelson played under Bobeck for two years and was part of a national championship in 2010.

Wide receiver will be the strongest spot on this UCO team. The Bronchos welcome back leading pass-catchers Christian Hood and Tucker Holland. Hood (5-11, 185, So.) led the Bronchos in receptions and yards in 2011, racking up 530 yards on 54 grabs. Holland (61, 195, Sr.) totaled 275 yards and three touchdowns on 31 catches.

Also back at WR is Daniel Morrell (6-1, 195, Sr.), who sat out last season. Morrell, who ranks fifth alltime in receptions (109) and eighth

in yards (1,595), is a sure-handed receiver who was the Bronchos leading receiver in 2010.

This summer, the Bronchos picked up another transfer from Navarro, in WR Marquez Clark.

The Kansas State signee had academic complications in Manhattan and now finds himself joining his quarterback, Nelson, at UCO. Last season, Clark caught 98 passes for 1,639 yards and 15 touchdowns.

He was ranked as the sixteenth JuCo recruit in the country and was the Wildcats’ top recruit in their 2012 class.

Leroy Travis Jr. (6-2, 185, Jr.) and Sam Johnson (6-3, 185, Fr.) are two other newcomers that will vie for significant playing time at WR. The offensive line will be the Bronchos’ biggest question mark this fall, as only Justin Durham (62, 290, Sr.), Justin Pruitt (6-3, 285, Sr.) and Nick Garitano (6-2, 285, Sr.) return from players that saw action last season.

Garitano will likely start at C and Pruitt should get the nod at RT. Transfer Cameron Pound (6-2, 310, Sr.) will start at RG for the Bronchos after sitting out in 2011.

Pound transferred to UCO after a two-year stretch at Sam Houston State, where he started every game.

The left side of the offensive line should be composed of Durham,

Landon Chappell (6-2, 295, R-Fr.) and Alberto Rodriguez (6-3, 290, Jr.).

DEFENSE Defensively, the Bronchos have to and will be much better.

UCO gave up 32.6 points and 431 yards per contest last year, but this season’s Broncho defense should be mightily improved. The Bronchos return six starters, which should help aid the transition to the 4-3 defense, implemented by new defensive coordinator, Russ Pickett.

The strength of the Broncho defense will be found in the interior.

Sam Moses (6-2, 275, Sr.) and Herbert Byrd (6-4, 275, Sr.) are both three-year starters and form one of the best interior lineman duos in the entire conference.

The Bronchos will also feature some exciting talent at defensive end. Toby Jackson (6-5, 265, Sr.) was originally a University of Georgia signee out of high school, but played his first two years at Navarro and last season at Central Florida.

The other DE spot will feature Moore, Okla. product Tyler Newton (6-4, 240, So.), after seeing a good amount of action in his first year.

Expectations are very high for both, Jackson and Newton.

As linebacker, former Oklahoma Sooner Turner Troup (6-1, 230, Sr.) will man the middle. Troup has

racked up 114 tackles in two years as a starter for the Bronchos.

Alongside Troup, NEO transfer Adrian Shoecraft (5-11, 225, Jr.) and Drake Ballew (6-0, 220, Jr.) will play the outside LB spots. Shoecraft was a SWJCC first-team selection for the Norseman last year, after recording 99 tackles. Ballew totaled 67 tackles last year in ten starts for UCO. The defensive backfield won’t display a great amount of experience, but has the potential to be one of the more solid spots in this Broncho defense.

Moving over to corner from RB is Dante’ Lipscomb (6-0, 185, Jr.) after seeing time as a ball carrier and returner in 2011. Lipscomb is one of the faster players on this UCO squad, which should make the transition to the other side of the ball much easier.

Also back at cornerback is Leavonte Douglas (5-9, 175, R-Fr.) Douglas excelled during the spring and will play a lot, if he doesn’t get the starting nod.

Antonio Jenkins (5-9, 170, Jr.) will challenge for the other corner spot with Douglas.

Back at safety for the Bronchos is a trio of defenders. Devoris Dozier (5-10, 180, Jr.) was solid for the

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Bobeck era begins Former Broncho takes the whistle as football season kicks off thursday Chris Brannick

Sports Editor Nick Bobeck has recruited, directed and begun his practices; now, he is ready to begin his inaugural campaign as head coach of the Broncho football program.

Bobeck, who played fullback for the Bronchos from 1999-2002, then served as an assistant coach for another three years (2003-05), was hired this spring to head a team that has seen some struggles the last couple of seasons. The Bronchos won two games in 2010 and another two in 2011.

The task to begin turning around one of the most successful programs in Division II Football history began the day after Bobeck was hired. Just a coach for one day, Bobeck took his recruiter’s test and hit the ground running, going after Oklahoma’s best.

A Beaver, Okla. native, Bobeck knows the importance of recruiting Oklahoma kids. In the press conference announcing his hiring, Bobeck said he would go after Oklahoma kids because of the UCO head coach Nick Bobeck instructs junior running- spirit of the state.

“Oklahoma shaped me, and we want back Josh Birmingham (21) during practice wednesday, kids like that,” Bobeck said. He added August 8, 2012. Photo provided

that this is a tough state with tough people. Bobeck likes the work ethic that embodies Oklahomans.

Family is another shaping factor in the life of Bobeck. He and his wife, Keely, had their first child earlier this year.

“As a coach, you have to have a solid foundation, and that starts with my wife,” Bobeck said.

After Bobeck finished his playing career in 2002, he became a graduate assistant until 2005. Bobeck was then hired as an assistant coach at Texas A&M University, where he spent 200607 working as the offensive line coach.

The Aggies went 9-4 that season and earned a trip to the Holiday Bowl. Bobeck left after one season to take a job as offensive coordinator for Navarro Junior College in Texas.

Just one season there and Bobeck got the opportunity to take the whistle and become head coach of the Bulldogs at Navarro.

It has been four years since Bobeck took over there, and in that time, he built a résumé that cannot be overlooked. Losing just five games in those four seasons, Bobeck collected 42 wins including the 2010 National Championship. Bobeck led the Bulldogs to records

of 10-1, 11-1, 11-1 in the championship season and 10-2 last season.

Building a program with a solid foundation is important to Bobeck, and he started that process as soon as he was hired, recruiting athletes all across the state, both high school and college, and even bringing some kids from Navarro Junior College along too.

Bobeck also knew the importance of the kids who were already here. Rather than waiting a few seasons until the previous classes bled out, Bobeck started with the kids on campus and stated that from the day he was hired.

“I have to recruit these kids first,” Bobeck said. “They have to trust in this system.”

The foundation has been set, and the building blocks are being put in place.

The first test for Bobeck’s Bronchos is on Thursday, Aug. 30 at 7 p.m. here on UCO’s campus at Wantland Stadium.

“We’ve got a talented team number one,” Bobeck said on Media Day earlier this month. “I’m just excited to see our team as one unit.”

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Juke ‘em Juice Star runningback plays unselfish role with ease

Whitt Carter

Staff Writer Everyone knows who Josh Birmingham is.

He’s the electric back who makes your trip to Wantland Stadium worthwhile; he’s the guy who quite often, strikes up the “Stampede of Sound”; he’s the guy who seems to always be wearing a smile.

The 5-foot-9, 195-pound junior has already had a stellar career in only two seasons at UCO. Birmingham is eleventh on both the all-time rushing list, as well as the career allpurpose yards.

He was even a finalist for the Harlon Hill trophy, an award given to the top player in Divison II, as a freshman.

But if you know “Juice”, as many call him, he isn’t worried about individual success or the big picture.

“This year, like every year, my main focus is on the team and to concentrate on the little things, like I have always been taught,” the Luther native said.

Nicknamed “Juice” from a family friend when he was little, Birmingham has excelled in the athletic circle from a young age. Starring in track, basketball and on the gridiron at Luther High School, Birmingham learned from a close family member about, you guessed it: the little things.

“My brother (former two-year UCO starter, Ben) always taught me to do the small things right. Coaches don’t want players who want it to be about them. They want people to work hard,” Birmingham said.

Originally committed to Wyoming out of high school, Birmingham quickly decided that playing closer to home was more important. He transferred back to UCO and sat out while he redshirted in 2009. Then, well, he exploded.

Birmingham rushed for 1,250 yards and 18 touchdowns and snagged a team-high 49 passes for 384 yards and three touchdowns in 2010. Those numbers garnered him second-

team All-American honors, alongside being nominated for the aforementioned award.

He topped his freshman campaign off with another solid season last fall. Birmingham ran for 882 yards and seven touchdowns while totaling 50 catches for 334 yards and a score.

There’s only one problem; none of that matters to him.

“I’m not trying to maintain anything from my freshman or sophomore year,” Birmingham said. “I just want to contribute as much as I can, in the right way.”

“Whether that be pass-blocking or blocking for another back; maybe catching a short pass out of the backfield, I’ll do it. “ As a new staff enters, led by former Broncho Nick Bobeck, the buzz around the bronze and blue is simple: team.

Don’t worry; their team concept was implemented by the assistance of the star back.

“Anything that the coaches tell me to do, I’ll do it,” Birmingham said. “I’m not going to be the guy that goes out there and is trying to get his own. I want to be a contributor to the whole team.”

Excitement around the program is brewing, without a doubt. Transfers, new uniforms, a fresh start, but as long as Birmingham is around, members of this UCO team won’t get too far ahead of themselves.

“We can’t be greedy; we’ve got to all work together,” Birmingham said. “When a team gets greedy, bad things happen. We are trying to get UCO back to a championship program and we’ve got to do the right things to get there.”

After the career Birmingham has had thus far? Sure, he’s a leader by action. It’d be hard not to be. But three years into the program, Birmingham has clearly evolved into one of the vocal leaders for this Broncho program.

The new guy sure is happy to have him.

“We are very excited about Josh,” Bobeck said.

Who wouldn’t be?

Junior runningback Josh Birmingham poses for a photo at Wantland Stadium. Photo

by Aliki Dyer, The Vista.

What his teammates are saying...

“Josh really sets the tone for all of our practices and workouts. On the offensive side of the ball he really pushes us to reach the tempo we want to play at.” -Christian Hood “Josh is definitely the vocal leader of the offense.

His work ethic sets the tone for everyone and we thrive off his big play ability.” -Sam Moses

Josh Birmingham in practice Wednesday, August 15, 2012. Photo by Aliki Dyer, The Vista

Continued from page 18

“He is a great leader because he’s not afraid of telling people what they really need to hear, as well as leading by example and using his talents in the best way that he can.” - Turner Troup

FOOTBALL PREVIEW Bronchos last season, making 68 stops and picking off five passes in 2011.

Brad Harmon (6-1, 200, Jr.) and Thomas Hill (5-11, 200, So.) also return at the safety position. Harmon finished 2011 with 32 tackles, one interception and one fumble recovery, seeing time in eight starts. Hill also recorded 32 tackles and three pass break-ups in four starts a season ago.

SPECIAL TEAMS Special teams wise, the Bronchos should be steady.

Returning is kicker Chris Robbs, who has started since midway through his freshman season. Robbs (5-9, 180, Sr.) is 21-of-30 on field goals and 84-of-90 on PAT’s for his career.

Either Robbs or newcomer Easton Ramsey (6-1, 170, Fr.) will take over punting duties.

Handling kickoff returns for the Bronchos will likely be Birmingham and Clark. Punt return duties should go to Hood, after the Tulsa native was back deep on all but nine punts in 2011.

SEASON OUTLOOK The Bronchos face a tough schedule during their first campaign in the MIAA, going on

the road to 2011 champion and #1 Pittsburg State in Week 2, #18 Missouri Western State on September 29 and to Central Missouri on October 13.

They also play host to #20 Washburn on September 22, #3 Northwest Missouri State in Week 6 and rival Northeastern State in the final contest on November 10.

Moving into this league will be a challenge, no doubt. However, the Bronchos have an impressive amount of talent coming back. With the addition of the big-time newcomers that help fill out the roster, Bobeck should put a more than solid squad on the field this fall.

The offense has the chance to be one of the most explosive offenses in all of Division-II, with weapons all over the field.

On defense, the Bronchos will be much improved. Pickett brings intensity to this group, something that will pay dividends as the season goes on.

This much can be promised, this Broncho club will be much improved from the previous seasons.

Jump aboard Broncho fans, this program is headed back in the right direction.

Josh Birmingham Career Statistics Rushing 417 attempts 2,132 yards 5.1 yards/carry 25 TDs Receiving 99 receptions 718 yards 7.3 yards/catch 4 TDs

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August 20, 2012

Soccer

Brittni Walker and women’s soccer team overlooking a high preseason ranking

Senior forward Brittni Walker poses for a photo at Tom Thompson Field. Walker is one of eight seniors leading the Bronchos in 2012. Photo by Aliki Dyer, The Vista.

Whitt Carter

Staff Writer Brittni Walker remembers where she was, three years ago.

A true freshman, Walker was part of an over-achieving Broncho squad that finished the year as Lone Star Conference champs and a trip to the NCAA Division II Regional Tournament.

It was the beginning of a tremendous stretch for UCO, that still continues as the Bronchos enter this fall’s campaign.

Since then, the program led by 15-year head coach, Mike Cook, has led the Bronchos to a 26-12-3 record, which has warranted a permanent spot on the national scene.

But that was then; this is now.

It’s Walker’s turn to lead.

“I was so humbled by the seniors that I played with when I was young,” Walker said. “Now, I can only hope to have an impact on

girls we have back, but the incoming players, as well.”

“As a leader, I’ve learned that there’s always guidance needed on a team, and it’s mine and the other seniors’ job to guide and inspire our younger teammates, day-in, dayout.”

Walker has been the driving force in the Bronchos’ success in the past two years.

In the last two seasons, the Midwest City forward has totaled 19 goals, eight assists and scored 46 points.

“My role this season will be more of the same. My job is to score goals and hopefully I’ll be able to do that again this season,” Walker said.

“I have such a great group of teammates around me. I couldn’t score without a good team behind me that puts me in the right position to score.”

Walker’s Bronchos’ enter the season with lofty accolades, picked sixteenth in a Division II NCAA

Pre-Season poll and tabbed as the second best team by MIAA head coaches, as they embark on their first year with the new conference.

“We can’t get cocky about preseason rankings,” Walker said. “We haven’t accomplished anything yet.”

As Walker and the Bronchos join the thirteen-team conference, expectations are right where you’d expect them to be: elevated.

“From the day that we figured out we were going to the MIAA, we decided that we wanted to win a conference championship,” Walker said. “(Being the new team) we want to make our mark in the first year, while we set the foundation for years to come.”

Eight starters return on a club that features eight seniors and a stellar recruiting class. Cook, who brands his clubs on being solid defensively and has been known for displaying an aggressive, attacking offense, may just have the best team yet, during this recent run of suc-

Broncho Soccer August 31

@ St. Mary’s University

2:00

Sept. 2

@ Texas A&M International 12:00

Sept. 7

Midwestern State

4:00

Sept. 9

Newman

2:00

Sept. 12

@ Dallas Baptist

6:00

Sept. 14

Missouri Southern State

4:00

Sept. 16

Southwestern Okla. State

1:00

Sept. 21

Truman State

4:00

Sept. 23

Lindenwood

1:00

Sept. 28

@ Missouri Western State

7:00

Sept. 30

@ Northwest Missouri

1:00

October 5

Fort Hays

4:00

October 7

Nebraska Kearney

1:00

October 11

@ Central Missouri

7:00

October 13 @ Southwest Baptist

2:00

October 19 Northeastern State

4:00

October 26 @ Washburn

6:00

October 28 @ Emporia State

2:00

Last 3 seasons 2009: 14-6-3 2010: 11-8-1 2011: 15-4

cess.

This Broncho club has arrived nationally, being ranked in each of the last three seasons.

However, this group of ladies isn’t the least bit satisfied. To them, they’ve still got work left to do.

“We’re going to have a target on our back as we enter a new conference,” said Walker. “But we like a challenge.”

“Now, we’ve got to go prove it to everyone else.”

Soccer Seniors Quotes on upcoming ‘12 season “I think we all came to training pretty fit. We have good freshman, so we should be pretty good.”

-Shayna Kindsvater

“It’s going to be super exciting. A lot of new people.

Going to a new conference, they don’t know how we play, we’re going to come out and surprise them.”

-Alyssa Anderson

“I feel really good. We’ve got a deep roster, we’re really fit.”

-Stephanie Fleig

“We have a lot of leadership. With eight starters coming back, it really helps with our foundation. We can back it up with new people and that will help a lot.”

-Summer Grantham

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August 20, 2012

Volleyball

Edgar Miraku takes charge of volleyball team heading into first year with MIAA Broncho Volleyball 2012 Aug. 31

@ Texas Women’s Invitational

Sept. 7

@ Arkansas Tech Spikefest

Sept. 11

Pittsburgh State*

7:00 p.m.

Sept. 14

Fort Hays State*

7:00 p.m.

Sept. 15

Nebraska Kearney*

2:00 p.m.

Swpt. 17

@ Arkansas- Fort Smith

6:00 p.m.

Sept. 21

@ Emporia State*

7:00 p.m.

Sept. 22

@ Washburn*

2:00 p.m.

Sept. 25

Missouri Southern*

7:00 p.m.

Sept. 28

Central Missouri*

6:00 p.m.

Oct. 2

@ East Central

7:00 p.m.

Oct. 9

@ Southeastern Oklahoma

7:00 p.m.

Oct. 12

@ Northwest Missouri State*

7:00 p.m.

Oct. 13

@ Missouri Western State*

7:00 p.m.

Oct. 16

Southwest Baptist*

7:00 p.m.

Oct. 19

Lindenwood*

7:00 p.m.

Oct. 20

Truman State*

7:00 p.m.

Oct. 26

@ Nebraska Kearney*

7:00 p.m.

Oct. 27

@ Fort Hays State*

6:00 p.m.

Oct. 20

Southern Nazarene

7:00 p.m.

Nov. 2

Emporia State*

6:00 p.m.

Nov. 3

Washburn*

7:00 p.m.

Nov. 6

Pittsburgh State*

7:00 p.m.

Nov. 10

East Central

6:00 p.m.

Edgar Miraku poses for a photo in Hamilton Fieldhouse. Miraku was hired Feb. 4, 2012. Women’s Volleyball has its home opener Friday, Sept. 14 ,2012. Photo by Aliki Dyer, The Vista.

Chris Brannick

Sports Editor Edgar Miraku is the new coach of women’s volleyball at UCO and is ready for success to begin, however that success comes.

Miraku worked here with women’s volleyball from 1995-2000 while he got his two degrees. The first-year head coach still values education and recognizes its importance, even as a volleyball coach.

“First things first, they’re here as students,” he said.

Miraku also said that he never left UCO. He has worked as the head coach of the U.S. Sitting Volleyball

team since 2000, taking the team to the 2010 World Championships, the 2010 World Cup and the 2011 Continental Cup. The Wellness Center is a Paralympic training center and served as host of the Paralympic Games just a few years ago.

Miraku likes the campus at UCO amongst other things. “It’s a good school, it’s my alma mater and this is a beautiful campus. It was a pretty easy decision,” Miraku said.

The Broncho women went 1914 last season under the direction of Jeff Boyland, who stepped down and took a position at the Wellness Center as Director of Sport and Recreation. Boyland went 192-104 as UCO’s coach.

Miraku took the head coaching position this past February and is anxious to get started with practice.

NCAA prohibits practice with the team until one week prior to school.

The Bronchos first match is set for Friday, Aug. 31 when they travel to Denton, Texas to participate in the Texas Women’s University Invitational.

When it comes to success, Miraku understands that winning is a priority but also sees small victories as being successful. Miraku said that different goals will be set and being successful is a matter of obtaining those goals.

“Success is a relative term,” Miraku said. Miraku added that it will

* denotes MIAA conference match be a tough go because of the newness of multiple elements this season. “They (the players) are new to me, and the conference is also new, you have to take it one day at a time.”

“The MIAA had five teams in the top 25,” Miraku said. All of UCO sports have made the switch to the Mid-American Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

Miraku will need a large amount of focus in a short period of time.

“It’s going to be everywhere. Evaluating players, best fit for positions, technical level, physical level and team chemistry,” Miraku said. “It will be tough sometimes.”

The Bronchos will be looking

to return to the NCAA Division II Tournament. They have made four trips all time, their last coming in 2007.

Miraku knows that fans care about success too. After leaving UCO in 2000, Miraku took over the Edmond Memorial Girls Volleyball program in 2005 and won the state championship that season. Miraku also guided the Lady Bulldogs to titles in 2007 and won back-to-back championships in 2009 and 2010.

You can see Miraku and the Bronchos in their first home match of the season Friday, Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. in Hamilton Fieldhouse.

Women’s Volleyball team preview; 2012 season Chris Brannick

Sports Editor Women’s Volleyball has begun preparation for their upcoming season, which gets underway Aug. 31.

The home opener for the Bronchos will be Friday, Sept. 14 when the Bronchos play host to new conference foe Fort Hays State. Amongst the Lions from Hays, Kan. are 17 conference games for the newest member of Mid-American Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In 2011, Central Missouri and Washburn split the conference crown.

This season will be challenging for the Bronchos, switching to a new conference never sets up teams for success, and UCO has other obstacles already in their way.

First-year head coach Edgar Miraku takes over a team that went 19-14 last year. Washburn went 30-2 including a near perfect conference record of 17-1.

UCO makes a visit to Topeka, Kan. to match up with Washburn on Sept. 22, and the Lady Blues will visit Hamilton Fieldhouse on Nov. 3 for their second match. Last season, UCO never faced Washburn, although they made the trip to Topeka to play in the Lady Blues Fall Classic. After losing the opener to Em-

poria State, UCO defeated Southwest Baptist. The Bronchos lost the next two games to Truman State and NebraskaOmaha. Against teams in the MIAA last season, the Bronchos went 3-4.

As for the other co-champ of the MIAA, the Jennies from Central Missouri come to Edmond Sept. 28 for the only matchup between the two schools.

Always a factor for college athletes is travel. The Bronchos will be on the road for two tournaments and ten matches this season. Some of the obstacles they will face are playing games on Friday night, traveling to another state and playing a game on Saturday night. This will test UCO. Another obstacle for the Bronchos will be how much they depend on lone senior Morgan Roy. However, the Bronchos will be the last team in the nation to roll over and quit.

Roy might be the only senior, but her leadership is beyond one person. Roy received 2011 First Team All-Independent selection after leading the team in both kills (342) and digs (330), Roy added 70 blocks too.

UCO was represented by more than one on the All-Independent Collegiate Athletic Association. Junior Tate Hardaker earned second team selection after a stellar season. Hardaker totaled 585 digs last year, 17.7 per match and careered it

during a match against Southwest Baptist, racking up 33 digs in the four-set victory.

Preseason rankings released Aug. 8 had UCO at the number 12 spot of the 13-team field.

Volleyball Roster 1- Lauren Miller 2- Laura Campbell 3- Carissa Ophus 4- Juliette Smith 5- Vanessa Gomes 6- Morgan Roy 7- Talia Stanley 8- Faith Harmon 9- Tyler Gromann 10- Carina Emsermann 11- Barbara Jackson 12- Sam Cool 15- Jordan Jacobs 21- Tate Hardaker

UCO Women’s Volleyball Team began practice last week in Hamilton Fieldhouse. Photo by Aliki Dyer, The Vista

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August 20, 2012

Golf

Chaney Uhles preparing to outdo top-5 finish at Nationals during junior season Chris Brannick

Sports Editor How do you follow up the best individual season ever for a women’s golfer at UCO? Chaney Uhles spent her summer working on her game while having fun too.

After a fifth place finish at Nationals last spring, Uhles reflected on the trip, what it meant to have the best finish and what it takes to top such a tremendous season.

“I was really happy to win something. It was four days of intense competition,” Uhles said. “Maybe it wasn’t going to happen, but as long as I did my best, I’d be okay.” Uhles also said it could have been anyone’s tournament. Abbey Gittings from Nova Southeastern won the Individual Championship.

Uhles took away from the tournament the chance to get better and get over that hump. As a freshman, Uhles lost on a playoff hole the opportunity to go to Nationals and last season her sophomore campaign earned her quite the honor. When asked about how she was working on her game this summer, Uhles said that having fun is just as important as the more concentrated practice round.

“It’s important to have those days when you’re trying to have fun,” the junior said. Uhles noted where she needs to work also to improve and continue to get better.

“Definitely my short game,” she said. “If you can hit it well from 100 yards to 10 feet, you’re going to make a lot more putts. It can be the difference in plus or minus.”

As much as Uhles knows about what she needs to do physically to win more, understanding one of the most important aspects of golf is at the top of her list also.

“I need to work on mental strength,” she said. “To know that I can compete anywhere.”

Compete is all Uhles has done at UCO. The Fort Worth, Texas native came in swinging as a freshman. She played in all 11 tournaments and led the team in scoring average with 77.4 per round. She only missed the top 20 in two tournaments all year. Uhles earned honorable mention in the Lone Star Conference and was selected the National Golf Coaches Association All-America Scholar Team.

Her sophomore season only got better as she shed almost four strokes off of her average in the fall, shooting 73.9. Uhles came in third at the UCO Classic. On day two of the tournament, Uhles fired a 69, just three strokes off her personal best, a 66 at Kickingbird Golf Course in Edmond.

Everything came together for Uhles on March 25 and 26 at the Midwestern State University Invitational in Wichita Falls, Texas. Scores of 78 and 77 earned Uhles her first collegiate win. Only two weeks later and she was at it again, this time knocking in a 74 and 75 to win the Sonoma State Women’s Spring Invitational to capture another victory.

As a team in 2011-12, the Bronchos did evidently better in spring than they did in the fall. Uhles cited the pressure of having a postseason in the spring as a factor in making her teammates a little better.

“We all deal with pressure well,” she said. “The fall is more difficult coming back from summer. There are different dynamics, everyone is just excited to be back. In the spring, you’re settled in.”

The excitement for women’s golf at UCO will only have to wait until Monday Sept. 10, when the Bronchos travel to Springfield, Missouri for the Drury Fall Shootout. The UCO Chaney Uhles poses for a photo at Kickingbird Golf Course in Edmond, Okla. Uhles and the Bronchos tee off MonClassic is set to be held in Oklahoma City on October 1 and 2. day, Sept. 10. Photo by Aliki Dyer, The Vista.

Women’s Golf 2012 Men’s golf preview: 2012 September 10 Drury Fall Shootout Whitt Carter

September 16

DII National Spotlight

October 1

UCO Classic

October 15

Dallas Baptist

October 22

Cameron Intercollegiate

All Tournaments tee off at 8:00 a.m.

Freshman Logan Gray poses for a photo at Kickingbird Golf Course in Edmond. Photo by Aliki Dyer, The Vista

Staff Writer The UCO Men’s Golf team will enter their fall 2012 season with plenty of new faces and a ton of momentum.

After reeling off a third-place finish at the D-II National Championship, which included the individual title won by Josh Creel, Pat Bates’ program is riding as high as it’s ever been.

But it will take young golfers stepping into vacated roles that have been filled by several key members for the past couple of years.

Senior Dillon Rust will be the top-returning golfer for the Bronchos, after a stellar junior year in which he was named to the Division II PING All-American team.

Rust, a native of Edmond and graduate of Santa Fe High School, will be the leader for the Bronchos, after Creel’s decision to go pro and the graduation of former All-American Andrew Green and four-year letterman Baer Aneshansley.

Rust finished the 2011-2012 season with a 73.3 scoring average and totaled five top-ten’s in twelve tournaments, including a fourthplace finish at the Dallas Baptist Classic and sixth-place outing at the NCAA Division II South Central/Midwest Regional.

Rust didn’t let the good play wear off, as he competed in several OGA tournaments this fall, including a seventh-place finish at the OGA Stroke Play Championship at Jimmie Austin Golf Course on the campus of the University of Oklahoma, during the week of August 8-10.

Rust also finished T-6 at the 2012 OGA State Amateur Championship, held at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa. In a matchplay format, Rust was victorious three times, advancing to the quarterfinal round before losing out to Jeff Coffman of Oklahoma City.

Also back with Rust are juniors Landon Morgan, Chris Muriana and Logan Waresback.

Morgan, also from Santa Fe High School where he and Waresback were teammates of Rust, is a transfer from Rogers State University, where he finished seventh in the Sooner Athletic Conference as a freshman. He is expected to compete for tournament time this fall/spring, as one of the lone returners for UCO. Muriana, who had a stellar prep career at Stillwater, hasn’t seen much action as of yet, but will be counted on heavily this season.

His best finish was thirteenth as a freshman at the UCO Invitational. Muriana is another member of the Broncho program who will be counted on heavily for leadership and guidance, as UCO welcomes an abundant amount of new faces.

Waresback is considered one of the longest hitters on the team. Standing at 6-foot6, 230-pounds, his best rounds came at the Oklahoma Intercollegiate where he finished 72-73-73. Waresback also carded a final round 73 in the final regular season tournament of the spring, the Dallas Baptist Classic.

Bates will welcome an abundant amount of new faces to the program, as he hopes to guide the Bronchos to another deep run during the 2012-2013 season.

One new face, Logan Gray, was one of three All-State golfers who will be Bronchos this season. Along with Eric Kline from Ponca City and Rustin Purser from Oklahoma Christian.

Gray, from El Reno, is extrememly excited to join UCO’s program.

“I’m very excited. I’ve never played with other golfers who work this hard, with guys this dedicated,” Gray said.

Gray also talked about what it meant to play golf at UCO. “Just to play college golf, it’s a great feeling.

It’s a great honor.”

The fall portion of the UCO Men’s Golf schedule has not been released, as of press time. The Vista will have more coverage of Broncho Golf, as we get closer to the opening tournament.

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Tennis

Women’s Tennis establishing a balance of academics and athletics that works Chris Brannick

Sports Editor Natalya Nikitina-Helvey took over the UCO Bronchos Women’s Tennis program in 2006 and has set a standard that defines the University.

August 1, it was announced that UCO had earned a spot on the Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-Academic Team for the fifth consecutive year. There were three Bronchos that earned ITA Scholar Athlete recognition. Anna Kochigina, Julia Shviadok and Anto Rossini were selected for the honor after completing their academic year with a 3.5 GPA. Shviadok, who recently graduated, was awarded Scholar Athlete for the third consecutive year and Rossini, now a senior, also took the honor for a third straight year.

“The girls work very hard, they help each other,” NikitinaHelvey said. The sixth-year coach added that after matches and practices the team gets together for homework.

Nikitina-Helvey looks at academics when recruiting but doesn’t just recruit “smart girls.” She said it is a factor, but tennis is still why they are here. When asked how her teams continue to get these notable honors Nikitina-Helvey said, “The Athletic Department requires study hall, but the girls do more than that.”

The honor was the fifth in a row for the Bronchos, and after three more Scholar Athlete awards, Nikitina-Helvey has now coached 20 Scholar Athletes in just six years. Also, in six years, the Bronchos have made appearances in four National Tournaments.

UCO’s season came to an end last spring after a first round loss in the Division II South Central Regional. The Broncho team that saw success very often last season, going 15-7, has been almost completely depleted. Only two return this fall and Nikitina-Helvey knows the difficult task that lies ahead. However, that hasn’t stopped Nikitina-Helvey from aiming high in 2012-13.

Women’s Tennis Coach Natalya Nikitina-Helvey poses for a photo at UCO Tennis courts. Nikitina-Helvey will lead the “We’re going to shoot for winning the MIAA,” NikitinaBronchos for her 7th season. Photo by Aliki Dyer, The Vista.

Helvey said. Nikitina-Helvey added that there would be good competition but feels that her team has the chance to compete for the conference title.

Rossini returns alongside her doubles teammate, from a year ago, Rose Cabato. Rossini will be the tie that binds for this year’s edition of Broncho Tennis. The senior will serve as captain and rightfully so. A Scholar Athlete her entire career, RosAntonella Rossini Senior, Argentina sini has been consistent, winning 37 times in three years. As a doubles teammate with Cabato last season, the two went 5-6 together.

Rose Cabato Senior, Texas “These two are definitely leaders,” Nikitina-Helvey said.

Cabato had a stellar season in 2012 as well, going 15-6.

Cabato was one of the many Scholar Athletes to play under Petra Pesic Junior, Croatia Nikitina-Helvey, nabbing the honor her freshman year. Cabato went 9-5 that season including winning six matches in a row.

Her sophomore year was good in singles going 10-10, but CaKristin Richardson Junior, Oklahoma bato really stood out in doubles going 16-9 including eight of her last nine matches.

The Bronchos will participate in two tournaments this fall.

Ilga Racika-Racko Freshman, Latvia Competition during the fall is all about the individual whereas spring season is team competition.

Laura Klingert Freshman, Germany

Women’s Tennis Roster 2012

Senior Anto Rossini practices her swing at UCO Tennis Courts. Photo Provided

Opinion

Full Timeout: Welcome to the new Vista Sports

Chris Brannick

Sports Editor Timeout. Fall is here already! It is time to search for that routine with all the new craziness surrounding friending all our new classmates and who we are suppose to be following on Twitter. It is time to settle into a schedule none of us know whether we are prepared for or not.

Okay, that might not apply to everyone. Basically, the only thing August 20 means to me is that it is football season! I’m sure this applies to almost everyone, probably everyone reading this anyway. The best part of this August 20 is that it is not only football season but also, it is futbol season.

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Also at the top of my list, it is volleyball season and golf for both men and women. I mean how many of us actually went golfing during July when it hurt to just walk outside?

Next on the list is running, and if you guys haven’t ran Mitch Park yet you should. At least follow Cross Country. Did you know how successful the girls running the hills of northern Edmond with UCO on their chest are?

Now before you can say fall break well, it will be fall break and we will all be thinking about wrestling and basketball and hockey.

Nine wrestlers made a trip to the National Tournament last season.

Believe me when I say that there won’t be anything short of that this coming season. These kids work hard. I mean hard.

Hockey also made a trip to their respective battle for the ultimate prize. As for basketball, what I’ve seen the last few years from Oklahomans is that they love them some basketball. Let me warn you that in the midst of Thundering Up this November you are going to have to be prepared to travel to Norman and witness what could be a turning point in basketball at UCO. More about football. A move to a new conference is all we’ve heard about for more than a year. Conference re-alignment seems to be a recurring theme on television. We’ve

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done the same and we are that school who jumped to the best conference in Division II. Which means that the top conference in Division II now features one of the winningest football programs in all of D-II history. The MIAA gains an extremely successful university, not only on the hardwood or the mats, but across all fields. Also, a university whose motto seems to be, “Grow.”

Academically and athletically UCO is all about getting better.

What all this means to me as your new Sports Editor is the promise of the most in-depth coverage of every athlete donning the Bronze and Blue. It isn’t just a goal either; this is now my duty. While most students are spending the last few weeks of summer freedom living it up, partying with all their friends soon to depart for their own colleges and making that last trip to the lake before school starts, the athletes more commonly known as Bronchos have been sweating it out. For you.

Practices started all over campus the last few weeks and simply for your viewing pleasure these kids, your peers, have been working harder than most human beings should. While most Oklahomans spent around 90 percent of their days in the seat closest to the air conditioning vent, these boys and girls were running suicides and do-

ing up-downs like it was the new thing.

With all this, comes the opportunity for me to tell you all about what is going on with these kids. Everything from how an interior lineman can smash through chicken wings, half-a-hundred at a time, to what the girls on the soccer team are up to this weekend. Everything from where one of the wrestlers likes to fish and which hole your favorite golfer absolutely despises.

What I am most excited to tell you about is what is happening with your teams. These athletes work hard for you to enjoy a Saturday afternoon and I am actually pumped up to work just as hard to provide all of you, that miss the games or matches or tournaments, with every detail about how it played out.

Not only that, but for those of you who did see the game, I am ready to provide you with what you didn’t see, what didn’t show up on the scoreboard and what most people will fail to remember on Monday morning.

The new Vista Sports isn’t anything new, what is new is how it will be presented to you. The multiple platforms in which you are going to be blasted with information about each and every sport in which you find the letters U, C and O on the jersey.

If you haven’t downloaded the

new UCentral app yet, I’m not sure what you are waiting on. Those of you who have, thank you and get ready. Between what you see in this paper, what you get on your phone and what’s available online, Vista Sports is prepared to be the most informative outlet, all for you.

For me, I have this strange problem with being the hardest worker.

After watching a football practice recently and witnessing first hand the punishment for fumbling, I knew that my output had to be increased.

I see your 110 percent Juice, and I raise you another 110.

My 110 percent is set to reach every corner of campus, from all of the club sports that most of you don’t know exist, to going inside the numbers of the game half of you watched for yourself.

Being “The Sports Guy,” on campus to me includes the review and analysis of all the sports on campus.

From the new Vista Sports I would like you all to expect thoroughness. I would like you all to expect accuracy, and when you see us on campus, expect us to answer what it is about sports at UCO you want to know.

Welcome to the new Vista Sports students, faculty and staff. I hope you all enjoy our extensive coverage of your favorite sports.

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Wrestling

Two brothers, one goal

Cory Dauphin (left) poses with his brother, Cody Duaphin. The two are juniors, neither have missed the National Tournament in two years wrestling for UCO. Winning it is this years only goal. Photo by Aliki Dyer, The Vista.

Chris Brannick

Sports Editor Juniors Cody and Cory Dauphin have both made trips to the National Tournament and are both working to get back there this season.

“I’m just trying to get bigger, faster, stronger,” Cory Dauphin said.

The Broncho wrestling program is preparing to make a return trip to the National Tournament in 201213 after the Bronchos sent nine competitors last spring.

Cory Dauphin pinned Braden Turner from East Stroudsburg in 1:22 in the first round but lost in the Quarterfinals to Dillon Bera from Wisconsin-Parkside, 5-3.

Cody Dauphin, in his second National Tournament appearance in as

many years, was pinned by James Malechek, also from WisconsinParkside, after almost six minutes in the first round. In the consolation first round Cody Dauphin ran through Francisco Retana from Colorado Mesa, 8-1.

In the Consolation Quarterfinals Taylor Knapp of West Liberty defeated Cory Dauphin and Jacob Southwick of Ashland pinned Cody Dauphin.

“That hasn’t left my mind,” Cory Dauphin said about his loss. “It was heartache.”

Cory Dauphin has been training hard all summer and said he has been working every day to get better. Wrestlers are not allowed to get on the mat until October but running and lifting weights are allowed, and the brothers from El Reno have

been doing plenty of that.

“Whoever is the toughest the longest, that’s who is going to win,” Cody Dauphin said. “It’s a long season and you have to take it one match at a time.”

Not much has been said about the new faces that will come to work in the Ted Anderson Wrestling Room this fall. The Dauphin brothers do know that they will be very talented and make the competition for a spot on Hall of Famer David James’ team that much harder.

“There have been All-Americans who didn’t start the next season,” Cody Dauphin said, “It keeps the level up in the room.” Cody Dauphin said that the intensity is there from day one, and no one’s spot is safe.

“Winning is the only goal,” said

Cody Dauphin, who wrestles Heavyweight, a class that has been dominated by UCO for the last ten years. Cody Dauphin is aware of this and is determined to continue that tradition. The younger of the brothers agrees and has the same mindset.

“Anything short of a championship is failure,” Cory Dauphin said.

Cory Dauphin was awarded AllAmerican honors as a freshman, wrestling in the 157 pound class.

Despite missing the first three weeks of the season with an injury, Cory Dauphin went on to 29 wins and finished sixth in the National Tournament.

In a preseason poll, Cory Dauphin was ranked fifth nationally and followed that up with a 21-10 record. Cory Dauphin also has four

State Championships he earned at El Reno High School.

Cody Dauphin grabbed three State Championships while in high school and, in his freshman year at UCO, was called on quickly to step into the starting position. Cody Dauphin finished his freshman year with a 29-16 record. His goal, then, was to keep getting better, and as a sophomore, Cody Dauphin did just that and went 28-13.

The Dauphin Brothers have the same goals this season. To get better every day, make it back to the National Tournament and win it all.

With the drive they provide for each other and the competition going on amongst the rest of the Broncho wrestlers, achieving these goals is not that far off.

Hockey

Hockey team eyes return to playoffs

Sophomore Matt Prigge poses for a photo at Arctic Edge arena. Photo by Alike Dyer, The Vista

Bryan Trude

Senior Staff Writer The UCO Hockey program, following a 2011-2012 campaign that saw them advance to the second round of the ACHA National Tournament despite a losing 16-24 record, are gearing up for the new season hoping to correct chronic problems that plagued the Bronchos all of last year.

For Matt Prigge, defenseman and

sophomore kinesiology major, the combination of incoming freshman and returning veterans will hopefully help the Bronchos to find a measure of consistency.

“We’re bringing in a good freshman class, and we have a good, solid core returning,” Prigge said. “I think a lot of guys are disappointed after last year, they’re motivated.

We had some big wins last year, but we never followed it up the following weekend and had some losing streaks. We’re going to turn that

around this year, get some winning streaks.”

Craig McAlister, entering his 7th season as the Bronchos head coach, hopes a freshman class consisting of mostly forwards will help to put goals in net.

“When you go to nationals and outshoot an opponent 72 to 23, even if the end result is a win, you need to dominate them on the scoreboard and not just on the ice,” McAlister said, referencing the Bronchos’ 2-1 overtime win over

the Kent State Golden Flashes in the first round of the tournament. “That exemplifies the problem we had the entire year. We just didn’t have the magic touch to put the puck in the net, so we had to rely on our defensemen and our goaltending to carry us on the ice.”

Last year only two Bronchos, junior Donald Geary and sophomore Corey Allen, had over 10 goals on the season. To address this, McAlister’s recruiting class features nine forwards, including Brandon Harley (32 goals last season for the Atlanta Knights,) Rylan Duley (29 goals for the Kimberley Dynamiters,) and Riley Spraggs (19 goals for the Revelstroke Grizzlies.)

Although the final roster has not been released, McAlister hopes the influx of shooters will propel the Bronchos to even greater heights when they open the season September 14, hosting the University of Arkansas Razorbacks.

“We had an incredibly tough season last year,” McAlister said. “It was our strength of schedule that put us in the national tournament last year. We played everybody incredibly tough. This year, our schedule is backed off a little bit, but it is not easy by any stretch of the imagination.” “[Hockey] is exciting, it’s something different, especially in Oklahoma,” Prigge said. “People in Oklahoma growing up aren’t used to seeing a hockey game, so people

who come to UCO and see that there is a hockey team find out that there is something different and exciting to go see on a Friday night as opposed to seeing a volleyball or basketball game.”

As a club sport, UCO Hockey does not receive financial support from the UCO athletics department, and is reliant on students and fans.

Student and faculty admission to games is $5, 7$ for non-students.

Hockey players will also be selling $25 season passes during Stampede Week.

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EMPLOYMENT

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We promote a very positive and fun atmosphere! Please call for specific openings: Edmond-749-2262 Quail-254-5222 Deer Creek- 562-1315

Help Wanted In-Home Daycare hiring part-time teacher.

Hours vary depending on your schedule. $8-9/hour. Call Rebecca at 513-4221.

Help Wanted Part-time jobs. Senior Services of Oklahoma is looking for students to fill part-time positions Monday-Friday.

We pay $10/hour for energetic phone work.

No experi ence is needed, we will train.

Business is located at 1417 N.W. 150th St. in Edmond.

Call 879-1888 to set up interview.

Ask for Megan Parris.

Help Wanted Handy Student. P/T Property and lawn maintenance, painting.

Near UCO. Must be self-motivated, trust

worthy, able to work unsupervised. Call 641-0712

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CROSSWORDS

Across 1. Cost to cross 5. Conquers 10. Attempt 14. Fencing sword with no cutting edge 15. “Hurray!”

16. Legal prefix 17. Place for official written record of names or events (2 wds, pl.)

20. Biochemistry (abbrev.)

21. Hot spot 22. Main arteries 23. Arctic sight 25. Carbonium, e.g.

27. Bas-relief medium 28. Flapjacks 31. Fascist 32. ___ Islands, off NE coast of Scotland 33. Legislator (abbrev.)

36. A mentally deficient person (pl.)

38. ___ fly 40. Lent’s start, e.g. (abbrev.)

41. Characterized by intense activity 45. Sexual crime 46. Injects with extra force and energy 48. Auto option 51. Be in session 52. ___-friendly 53. Masters

55. To exist unsuspected 57. Consumes 59. Wrinkleproof 62. Elliptical 63. “Green ___” 64. The “A” of ABM 65. Boys 66. En ___, all together 67. Aroma Down 1. Okla., before 1907 2. When a bowler fails to make a strike or spare (2 wds) 3. Sanctioned by law 4. “Fantasy Island” prop 5. Information unit 6. Before the expected time 7. Ruthless moneylender 8. “___ bad!”

9. Chesterfield, e.g.

10. Pinnacles 11. Discretion (pl.)

12. Bailiwicks 13. Boito’s Mefistofele, e.g.

18. Abandon 19. Extremely fussy person (pl.)

24. Father of Balder 26. Masefield play “The Tragedy of ___” 28. Vex, with “at” 29. Doofus 30. Two-masted sailing vessel 33. Theatrical production worker

34. Artificial language based on words common to all European languages 35. At no time, poetically 37. All ___ 39. Blows it 42. “60 Minutes” network 43. One who works strenuously (pl.)

44. Sudden attack or stroke (pl.)

46. Trouble or grief (pl.)

47. Black-and-white diving bird of the northern seas (pl.)

48. English race place 49. Caterpillar, for one 50. Up, in a way 54. A-line line 56. Acclivity 58. Ado 60. ___ Victor 61. Chinese “way”