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A HOLLY JOLLY GOOD TIME By M. A. Smith / Contributing Writer Horse-drawn carriages, hot cocoa and apple cider, candy, readings from “The Polar Express” and pictures with Santa Claus made the annual campus lighting ceremony a true sight to behold. Even chilly rain did not stop UCO’s 14th annual WinterGlow celebration on Friday, Dec. 2. Holiday enthusiasts from Edmond and Oklahoma City came to UCO for the traditional lighting of the Old North building, along with special treats for the kids. This year’s theme was based on the popular children’s book and movie “The Polar Express.” The celebration kicked off at 6 p.m. with the lighting ceremony in front of Old North. UCO President Don Betz opened the ceremony with jokes about the weather. “Not a good time for a long speech,” he said as the crowd laughed. “I guess you have to use your strongest imagination to think of the glow in the WinterGlow.” But his words soon became serious. “The glow is not about the weather. The glow is what goes on within the heart of real people,” Betz said. “This is the season for imagining and hoping for the very best for all of us.” Immediately following the president’s welcome, the children from Young Choirs of Central Oklahoma
Volunteer Rachael Meadows helps Ava Pettiford, 5, decorate her silver bell during Winterglow, Friday Dec 2, 2011. Photo by Liz Boyer, The Vista
sang Christmas carols under the direction of Leslie House. Edmond mayor and UCO alumni Charles Lamb officially began the countdown to the lighting of Old North. Edmond resident Carolyn North attends the event every year.
“This is sort of a tradition for my family,” she said. “Even the rain couldn’t keep me away.” After the lighting ceremony had concluded, spectators moved to Nigh University Center for various activities held their and elsewhere on campus. Horse-drawn carriages
were available in front of Broncho Lake to take those courageous enough to brave the weather on a tour around campus. “Mommy, mommy, look at the horses,” seven-year-old Katie McGregor, of Edmond, said. “I like horses. Daddy said we can’t get
one.” On the first floor of Nigh Center, next to Starbucks, the college hosted a Letters to the Troops area. People wrote letters to the troops serving in other countries, and the college will mail the letters to the troops for their Christmas presents. Alen House, Oklahoma City resident and National Guard Army reservist, said he appreciated what the college was doing for the troops. “Many people talk about the soldiers and how they support them. But, people rarely spend the time to show their support,” he said. “The guys will love this.” Lines were another unofficial theme of this year’s celebration. People stood in line everywhere, from the hot cocoa and apple cider tables to the candy station. The longest line was for Saint Nick himself. Parents and children lined up from Constitution Hall to the front of the food court in order to see the special visitor from the North Pole. Santa made his appearance shortly after 7 p.m., but the line was well under way before 6 p.m. Six-year-old Tony Jenson was one of the children waiting in line. “Santa’s going to bring me Bumble Bee,” he said. “[Because] I’ve been good this year.” Taylor Made Photography provided complimentary pictures with Santa to the children who donated one unwrapped toy.
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LEGISLATION ALLOWS FOR BEATING A DEAD HORSE AND EATING IT TOO Recent federal legislation is making equine slaughterhouses legal across the United States. On Nov. 18, President Barack Obama signed the bill to enable the processing of horsemeat. This will be the first time equine slaughterhouses have been legal since 2007. The reopening of the processing plants was attached to a spending bill granting a large amount of funds to the USDA. If the U.S. Department of Agriculture provides funding for the plant inspections, equine slaughterhouses may be operating within 30 days. Various organizations are already looking to build. States such as Oregon, Idaho, Wyo-
ming, Nebraska, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, and Georgia have already begun putting plans in motion. In an interview with The Oklahoman, Wyoming state representative Sue Wallis gave an estimate of how many horses would be processed per year for consumption. Wallis believes that between 120,000 and 200,000 horses would be killed in a 12-month period. “I guarantee it will happen. The horse world is very motivated,” Wallis said. Wallis believes a majority of persons who handle horses are in favor of the plan. “Everyone in the horse world is so excited we may have an opportunity to turn the
whole equine market around,” Wallis said. For many, however, horses embody the spirit of the American West. “It doesn’t seem right. I know I couldn’t eat a horse. For me it would be like eating a bald
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WHEN THE TEA PARTY STOPPED BEING A PARTY Just one year ago, the Tea Party movement took the voting booths by storm. An astounding 4 in 10 voters identified themselves as sympathizers with the group in exit polls following the 2010 midterm elections. It was this support that helped the Republican party recapture the House. Several political pundits credited the movement with “transforming” American politics as we know it. NPR, however, in an article published shortly after the 2010 elections, wondered exactly how well the movement would fare as it made the transition from protest signs to signing off on legislation: “The Tea Party faces the challenge of channeling the energy it brought to the election into a governing agenda when it has no clear mandate, a stated distaste for the inevitable compromises of legislating, and a wary relationship with Republican leaders in Congress.” Sound familiar, Occupiers? Though there’s still time left before Americans once again crowd into their local voting stations, it certainly appears the Tea Party movement has at least begun to fizzle out. If they made True Hollywood Stories for political movements, I’m sure the Tea Party’s tale would be reminiscent of ‘N Sync or the Backstreet Boys. Arrive with a boom and disappear without a whimper. To fully understand the lack of impact the Tea Party has on this year’s election, one must only take a look at the two leading GOP Presidential candidates. Newt Gingrich fits a textbook description of the “Washington insider” and Mitt Romney’s moderate record as Massachusetts governor has to frustrate those in the movement. Outside the confines of the presidentcy, the Tea Party has many hurdles to leap over in other key races across the country. Ted Cruz, former Solicitor General of Texas, hopes to fill the state’s vacant U.S. Senator positions. Despite being called “the biggest Tea Party rock star in the class of 2012,” Cruz finds himself losing ground to other Republican candidates. Now it’s the Occupiers turn. How does one translate the energy and passion of a movement into real and tangible political change? How does one really “transform” American politics? In order to avoid damnation by irrelevancy, the Occupy movement must learn some lessons their conservative foils never learned: focus and priority-driven compromise. As history has shown, the only ways to truly alter a nation’s course are through gradual unity or ultimate secession, and I pray it never comes to the latter.
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MISS ASIAN UCO CROWNED
By Josh Hutton “From dust, and to dust returned”
Miss Asian UCO 2011 winner Oasis Poudyal, center, stands with first runner-up Carolyn Cloud, left, and second runner-up Crystal Lin, right, Saturday, Dec 3, 2011. Photo by Liz Boyer, The Vista
By Mervyn Chua / Staff Writer A new Miss Asian UCO was crowned Saturday at Constitution Hall. Oasis Poudyal of Nepal, president of the Nepali Student Association, was chosen as the new Miss Asian UCO. Poudyal would have to carry her royalty duties, which include hosting an annual event to promote next year’s pageant and attending the Asian Moon Festival, as well as UCO parades and other responsibilities. Miss Asian UCO wins a $1,600 dollar scholarship. The first runner-up wins $600, the second runner-up wins $300 and the businesswoman award is given for $100. The pageant, with a “Pearl of the East” theme, started at 7 p.m. with the National Anthem and an opening dance by the nine pageant contestants. There was then an introduction by the Masters of Ceremony Joshua Lim and Katheryn Thai, the judges, the Miss Asian UCO pageant director and director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and a brief introduction of the participants.
The participants for this year’s event were Shiho Nakamura from Japan; Carolyn Cloud from Philippines; Oasis Poudyal from Nepal; Kieu Phan from Vietnam; Sajana Gajurel from Nepal; Mayu Yasuda from Japan; Vie Nguyen from Vietnam; Ashley Suelyn from Malaysia; and Crystal Lin from China. The contestants were judged based on talent, parading of traditional wear and evening gown, and platform onstage questions, which were questions on contemporary issues. Contestants also met the judges before the event for a personal interview. Awards were also given for categories. Suelyn won Miss Future Businesswoman, which is awarded to participants who received the most sponsorship from businesses. Director’s choice, awarded to the participant who the director thought brought professionalism and an encouraging throughout the preparation, was given to Phan. Miss Congeniality was awarded to Yasuda, and Miss Photogenic and Miss Talent were both awarded to Cloud. People’s Choice was awarded to Lin.
The audience was given a voting slip, a printed piece of paper with the participants’ names, as they came in. There was also a survey on the voting slip and votes were only validated if the survey was filled. The audience could vote during the 10-minute intersession. There were also performances by the Korean Student Association, Mr. International UCO, Teh Tai Yean, and former Miss Asian UCO Linh Thai. “It’s a great opportunity for girls to step up their comfort zone and raise awareness for their heritage, to be a leader in their community,” Thai said. “Some never knew they had the capacity and ability. This is exactly what the purpose of the pageant – to build and instill the participants’ confidence.” Joshua Lim, one of the Master of Ceremony said, “This pageant will prepare them for the working world. It teaches them initiative and to take responsibilities. This is definitely good training. They can take what they learn to the work field.”
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HORSE MEAT “After you work alongside a horse for awhile, you see that they have about as many personality quirks as you do,” Sedlacek said. “They aren’t like cows, or goats, or pigs. You grow very attached to them, and I can’t imagine why anybody would feel good about
Sebestyen says that large quantities of older horses are treated like cattle. “They toss a bit of feed and pet them every day, but horses are so much more than that,” Sebestyen said. “I’d much rather a horse’s life humanely ended than it to be starved to death with its hooves not taken care of every six weeks, so it can comfortably walk, its teeth file every six months so it can comfortably eat, and its belly fed the right nutrients.” Despite the passage of the bill, the debate rages on. With an estimated nine million horses in the United States, Congress felt an alternative for horse owners was necessary.
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horse slaughterhouses being legal.” Proponents of equine processing plants argue that they are a humane alternative.Valerie Sebestyen, a junior photography major, has been riding horses with a trainer for 16 years. “People who know me, know I’d save my horse’s life before any human’s or my own. There is no one I love more than him in the world. He’s my best friend,” Sebestyen said. “It’s tough, because I see thousands of underweight, mistreated horses. So, when done humanely and not a bash on the head to make them fall, I feel it is a cruel necessity.”
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One of my grandmother’s first childhood memories is of dust. The entire southeastern Kansas countryside was beaten by incessant waves of dirt. My great grandparents outfitted their farmhouse in Ulysses to keep the mad grains of sand outside, leaving a dark and lonely interior. From a childhood of Great Depression to an adolescence spent in the Second Great War, my grandmother fought to maintain the optimism of youth. It was an era for which she seldom grew nostalgic. Her golden age began when she married Virgil Mawhirter in 1951. From that marriage, she relished in the joy of watching six children grow and begin families of their own. 14 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren later, Granny indulged a life of seeing her influence flourish within each branch of the family tree. Each human being begins life with the innate knowledge of eventual defeat. Few prepare for the loss or face it with dignity. Granny left this earth last Friday. And while many men and women leave legacies of fantastic wealth, of established business, or even crippling poverty, Granny left something that is immune to the weathering and warring of time. Her legacy lies in the bloodline. Her legacy is compassion, grace, and comedy that will continue far beyond my own death. In life, she acted as a quiet director. She solidified a shapeless, frequently sparring group of people into an incredibly strong family unit. She will continue to act as glue for many decades to come. Shortly before Granny’s death, we had a long discussion about “East of Eden,” novelist John Steinbeck’s masterpiece. I told her it was her kind of book, and though time never afforded her the opportunity to read it, I feel this passage fits her immaculately: “I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible.” Even in death, the truly great women amongst us are never destroyed. They scatter across us like windblown sand on the plains of Kansas. They seep into our pores, our blood, our souls, and they issue one of human existence’s supreme challenges: to honor their lives through our own. I honestly believe I could never be the caliber of person my grandmother was, but that does not mean I will not try. I see her in the uncompromising kindness of my mother. I see her in the spunk and patience of my sister while tending to her own children. The delicate reminders of her influence act as an ode. Each of us has the responsibility to leave this planet in a finer state than when we found it. Always be attentive, savoring every moment with the boldest people you come across. Do not let the grand legacies laid out before you be carried off by the wind, but let the dust of their memory settle into your soul that you may perpetuate greatness.
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IMPROV STUDENTS TO PUT ON CHESS CLUB GOES BEYOND
IMAGINATIVE UNDERTAKING TYPICAL GAME OF THRONES By Kara Cox / Contributing Writer Students in UCO’s beginning improvisation class will perform for a final grade in “Improvisation Tonight!” on Dec. 11 in Pegasus Theatre. The performers will be divided into two groups. Each group will h a v e 30 minutes to perform, composed of four or five short form games. The games are similar to those played on “Whose Line is it Anyway,” with examples of possible games including Love is Like and Freeze. Some games will be based on audience suggestions. The groups are allowed to choose which games they want to play, but all of the content is made up on the spot. The game Freeze begins with the group in a line. Two members step forward to take audience suggestions, such as a location. The two begin a scene with the suggested location. At any point, another team member can shout, “freeze.” “When this happens, both actors freeze in their physical positions. The actor who called out will tag one actor out, assume the same position and start a new scene based on the physical positions they are in,” Sue Ellen Reiman, instructor of the improvisation class, said. “Love Is Like is a game in which we take an audience volunteer and a suggestion for an object. Then we take turns confessing our
love to said audience member using comparisons to that object,” Beth Stomeman, a junior theatre performance major, said. “I am really looking forward to the short form games. They’re always a blast, and I like the structure of them as opposed to the long form scenes.” Stomeman said her biggest fear is that someone else will make a mistake properly building the scene, making it harder for her to work with. “The students, though nervous at the beginning, always do a great show and are proud of it. The audience enjoys that it’s never the same and it’s interactive,” Reiman said. Each group will also perform 15 minutes of long form scenes. Every semester, improvisation students perform a show. The beginning class shows are similar in structure, but never the same in content. Advanced improvisation classes perform more difficult long form scenes. These shows help students to build their resume, Stomeman said. It also helps the students get used to being in front of an audience while not knowing what is coming next. “Such an experience will help theatre students learn to cover for someone else in a show if he or she forgets a line,” Stoneman said. There is no admission fee for the performance, which will begin at 7 p.m.
By Bryan Trude / Staff Writer The UCO Chess and Games club held their weekly meeting from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday night, Dec. 1 in Liberal Arts room 211. The club played “Fiasco” by Jason Morningstar and published by Bully Pulpit Games. Winner of the 2011 Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming and Best Support at the 2009 Indie Gaming Awards, “Fiasco” is a three-to-five-player roleplaying game described by club advisor Dr. Mike Silcox as a game where “players act out their own Coen Brothers movie.” In Fiasco, players play through premade playsets, a rough framework of a plot. Players use a combination of preset plot points to determine interaction within the story – for example; two characters could be linked by a desire to “get laid, for the good of America.” The playset the club played Thursday night was called “Manna Hotel.” “The Manna Hotel, three miles north of Manna, Kansas ... is a motor lodge with its’ own in-ground swimming pool, which sits unused,” Silcox said. In this game, the players began with a plot point – two of the players stole an enraged honey badger from a local zoo that escaped at the hotel – and played through two acts, deciding on how to set the next scene and whether the result was good or bad for the player taking their turn. The mechanic of the game, according to information from Bully Pulpit Games, is made to get players to create their own humorous narrative with often dire yet comedic results. “Maybe some dude from youth group talk-
ed you into boosting a case of motor oil, but now your cousin is dead in a swamp and you killed him,” Bully Pulpit wrote on the Fiasco web site. “Maybe you and your girlfriend figured you could scare your wife into a divorce, but things went pear-shaped and now a gang of cranked-up Mexicans with latex gloves and a pit bull are looking for you.” Silcox and the other members of the club have begun working on their own playset for “Fiasco.” For more information on the club, meeting times, “Fiasco” or the playset the club is working on, contact Silcox at msilcox@uco.edu.
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MERRIMAN TALKS FAITH AND FAME By Mervyn Chua / Staff Writer Hollywood star Ryan Merriman will visit UCO on Thursday, Dec. 8 to talk about his faith and how it plays out in Hollywood. The event, held in a talk show format, is organized by the International Christian Student Organization (ICSO). The event starts with a praise and worship session led by a band of UCO students from different nations. After praise and worship, Brandon Lehman will host the talk show with Merriman. Lehman is coordinator of international activities for the Centre for Global Competency. Rayleigh Sun, a UCO graduate student from China studying teaching English as a second language (TESL), will also host. The floor will be opened for a question
and answer session. The event ends with a meet and greet and an autograph session. There will be a table for ICSO near the cafeteria in the Nigh University Center Dec. 4-8 for students to write questions for the talk show. Admission for the event is free. Merriman has been in thriller and horror movies “Final Destination 3” and “The Ring 2.” He has also appeared in “Smallville,” “Pretty Little Liars” and “The Pretender.” He starred in Disney Channel’s original production: “The Luck of the Irish” and “Smart House.” “I think this is a tremendous opportunity for many students at UCO to meet a Hollywood star,” Chua Yong Sheng, president of ICSO said. “Also, it would
be interesting to be able to hear the things he has to say about being a Christian in Hollywood.” Lehman said the event would be a great opportunity to meet an Oklahoman celebrity. “It is an opportunity for students to meet and communicate with a Christian from Oklahoma who has grown up in Hollywood and has gone back and forth between the two,” he said. “People can gain insight and learn from Ryan Merriman on how to develop who you want to be and stay consistent with it, to be true to the things you stand for.” The event will take place at 7 p.m. in Constitution Hall on the second floor of the Nigh University Center, and admission is free.
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#18 CENTRAL SWEEPS RIVAL OKLAHOMA SOONERS IN WEEKEND SERIES By Bryan Trude / Sports Writer The UCO Bronchos took revenge for earlier losses by sweeping the Oklahoma Sooners in a home-and-home weekend series Friday, Dec. 2 at Arctic Edge in Edmond, and Saturday, Dec. 3 at Blazers Ice Center in Oklahoma City. #18 Central (13-9) came into the game off a long break for the Thanksgiving holiday, recuperating from a 1-2 split of a three-game series against the Arizona Wildcats and the Liberty Flames. Sixth-ranked Oklahoma (178-1) came in off a holiday road sweep of Lindenwood by a combined score of 7-1. In their first series on the weekend of Oct. 13, the Sooners corralled the Bronchos 7-3 in front of their home crowd at Blazers, before defeating UCO 4-2 the following night in Edmond. OU looked to pick up where it left off on Friday, after the Sooners put in a pair of quick goals in the first five minutes of the first period, courtesy of junior Jon Schanke and sophomore Steven Beim. Central struck back, though, as scoring leader Donald Geary and freshman forward Corey Allen tied the game before the first intermission, with help from Peter Kressner, Nolan Grauer and Luke Ward in assists. UCO never looked back as the second period started, as Broncho defenders shut down center ice and forced the Sooners to shoot from the outside edges of the Bronchos zone, keeping OU from crashing the net and starting goaltender Tory Caldwell. “After those first two [OU goals], I knew I had to bear down and give my team a chance to win and just try to shut the door after that,” Caldwell said. “The guys did a really good job
of helping me and letting me see the puck. As long as I can see the puck, I have a good chance of stopping it.” A goal by sophomore Anthony Knuth in the second gave UCO the lead for good off a Patrick Higgins assist. Knuth also contributed for an assist alongside Allen on a powerplay goal by Ward to make the score 4-2 going into the third. An insurance goal by Josh Harris in the third sealed the deal for the Bronchos, picking up the 5-2 victory. Caldwell was 34 for 36 on saves between the pipes for Central, while Sooners backup Matt Pombo went 22 for 27. OU’s leading scorer, Blake Martin, was tossed in the second for a game misconduct penalty, and according to OU training staff began displaying concussion-like symptoms. “We were due for this,” Caldwell said. “We knew we could skate with them, and it’s nice with the big crowd cheering us on.” Despite the win, the Bronchos knew the challenge had only just begun as they travelled to Sooners home ice to continue the series the next day. The game began much like games between these two teams end, with physical play and a good number of matching roughing penalties handed out. After going scoreless in the first, UCO opened up the gates courtesy of a Corey Brennan goal in the second. OU, playing without Martin, saw shot after shot turned away by spectacular saves by Caldwell, who looked to erase the memories of the 7-goals against he turned in on his last visit to Blazers. Instead, the Sooners attempted to slow the Bronchos with physical, hard-hitting play, a challenge UCO was eager to meet.
UCO’s Jean Marc Biron (20) and OU’s Kevin Zehnder (3) fight for a puck during a hockey game between UCO and OU at Arctic Edge Arena, Friday, Dec. 2, 2011. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista
UCO’s Anthony Knuth (29) celebrates after a goal during a hockey game between UCO and OU at Arctic Edge Arena, Friday, Dec. 2, 2011. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista
“I play very aggressive, and I guess that’s just my style of play,” Nick Novak, defender, said. “Those guys really don’t like me. A few of them asked me to fight, but I kept my cool. I’d rather beat their whole team than just one player.” A goal from Jean-Marc Biron and two by Geary sealed the shutout as UCO walked away with a 4-0 victory, capping the Bronchos first series sweep of Oklahoma in school history. “It’s been a long time coming,” Craig McAlister, head coach, said. “These guys worked their butts off, they believed in the system, they executed, you couldn’t ask for anything more.”
“We made [OU] frustrated, so as many times as we’ve had to put up with a lot of things, this is fantastic,” McAlister said. “For all the seniors and juniors who had to put up with a lot of crap that we had to put up with from these guys for years and years, this is absolutely wonderful.” UCO will close out the semester with a road trip to take on #11 Robert Morris Illinois. The Bronchos return to Arctic Edge on Friday, Jan. 6, 2012, when Central will face the topranked Nittany Lions of Penn State. Admission is $7, $5 for students and faculty with ID, and free for children under five.
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DEC. 6, 2011
Central Football
HOLLAND SENT PACKING The University of Central Oklahoma Athletic Department fired head football coach Tracy Holland Thursday, Dec. 1 after his team went 2-9 for the second straight season. Holland’s rookie campaign saw the Bronchos go 7-4 with a Lone Star Conference North Division Title, but the team went 8-25 in the three following seasons.
By Bryan Trude / Sports Writer
After going 2-9 for the second straight season, UCO’s athletic department fired head coach Tracy Holland. According to UCO athletic director Joe Muller stated that the program didn’t show enough progress under Holland. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista
By Bryan Trude / Sports Writer Tracy Holland, head coach of the UCO Bronchos football team, was fired Thursday, Dec. 1, following an independent season that saw the team go 2-9. “This was a very difficult decision, but one I felt needed to be made at this time in the best interest of the university and our football program,” UCO athletic director Joe Muller wrote in a prepared state-
ment provided by UCO Athletics. “I appreciate the effort that Tracy put into the football program over the past four years and wish him the best.” Holland, who replaced Chuck Langston as coach when he was fired in relation to an NCAA investigation of program violations, was 7-4 in his first season. In that season. he led the Bronchos to a Lone Star Conference North Division championship despite the Bronchos
being on NCAA probation. In following seasons, however, Holland’s Bronchos were 8-25, including 2-9 records in both 2010 and 2011. “As with any program, you want to see progress through the course of the season,” Muller said. “A schedule was created this season that, I felt, gave us a chance to be successful in a number of games. As the season played on, I was not satisfied that we were making the kind of on-the-field progress we needed
to make. Unfortunately, wins and losses play a big part in a decision like this.” Holland was head coach at Oklahoma Christian School prior to coming to UCO beginning with the 2008 season. From 1993 to 1997, Holland was the head coach and general manager of NFL Europe’s Frankfurt Knights. “It was cool playing for him; he is a good guy, he’s a good coach,” Raynard Westbrook, UCO football
redshirt, said. “Things happen, and you’ve got to move on.” Assistant Coach Steve Patterson will serve as interim head coach while Muller searches for Holland’s replacement. “We will look for someone with a track record of consistent success,” Muller said. “We want experience at the collegiate level and knowledge of, and adherence to, NCAA rules and regulations, among other things.”
Glocal Wrap-up Party Celebrate the end of a semester!
Friends, Food, Prizes, and Games from Around the World For students involved in Broncho Buddies, CRISP, MERGE, and Ignite
Saturday, December 10, 5–8pm NUC Will Rogers Room C E N t R E
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