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What do you want to see from incoming President Don Betz?

Behind the scenes of “Annie Get your Gun” with lead Renee Anderson.

Check out a timeline of the children’s contemporary classic by J.K. Rowling.

U.S. Women’s handball team scrimmages held at UCO will determine the team that will attend the Olympics in London in 2012.

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By Trevor Hultner / Contributing Writer willing to produce more: teach Vista: What is your favorite P H O T O B Y T R E V O R H U L T N E R more hours, teach more classthing that you have brought to es, be innovative and creative, campus? find efficiencies. No doubt, Roger Webb: I think I’m we’ve saved hundreds of most proud of the appearance thousands of dollars through of the campus; maybe I should the years through various efsay this: the campus environficiencies that have happened ment is so much more different here on the campus. Now, today than it was back before my concern is we’re about to the beginning of this decade. run out of our bag of tricks.

As the campus has grown more We’ve cut, we’ve asked people beautiful and more inviting, as to do more, we’ve pushed the it’s evolved into a better, fuller envelope so hard, that I think ecology for living and learnit’s going to be harder, going ing, it has also become a place forward, to continue to opwhere there’s a greater sense of erate at this level of producpride, a greater sense of place. tivity with the resources that This has caused, I believe, we have. So that’s a real chalpeople, students and faculty, to lenge, I think, going forward. reach higher and expect more.

Vista: What is something I think this whole learning else you wish you could have environment here at this loaccomplished? cation today is different, not RW: One of the reasons because of what I’ve done, but why UCO has separated itself because of what has happened from the herd, the pack, of collectively by so many peoother institutions is because of ple that have contributed to a our willingness to go for nichmore beautiful, more efficient, es, and take risks to reach out more appealing place. That’s and do some things that have why this campus has grown. been different. Examples of UCO has grown more than all that: the Academy of Contemother universities in the state, porary Music, the Forensic more than OU and OSU comScience Institute, all the partbined. What is here today that nerships with the US Olympic wasn’t here 10, 12 years ago is President Roger Webb, the 19th president of the University of Central Oklahoma, has been here since 1997. He an- Committee, which have led what I’m most proud of. nounced his retirement in January of this year and will finish his run at the university at the end of July. in kinesiology and education, Vista: Is there something 2006. Actually, we had money there will have to be some drastic ous, serious trouble. I think there and to new and different prothat you wished would have coming in 2005, 2006 and 2007: changes in the way higher educa- will be, in this state and other states, grams; a new international terrormaybe turned out differently?

RW: There are things that are left enough money not to do the com- tion operates. Its delivery system a movement towards consolidation ism online program that is in place. undone that are left to other leaders plete job, but to preserve the build- is going to have to be changed, of institutions, meaning grouping There are a number of other creative who come next. I think we’ve set as ing with a new roof, windows, new we’re going to have to rethink and institutions together, and elimina- things that we just have not either a goal back some five years ago to engineering. So we were able to en- reconsider what constitutes a stu- tion of institutions. I think that’s on had the guts to do, or the resources to do. I think in so many areas that take UCO from being a good uni- case the building, and then we built dent credit hour, how many hours the horizon.

But UCO? I think we have the we have. And within our College of versity to a great university, as in Jim the annex that will open up in a few we believe is really necessary for a Collins’ “Good to Great” book. I’m months. But the rest of the building, baccalaureate degree, whether other kind of leadership here, and the Business, we’ve got many exciting confident that we’ve taken the first the inside of the building, will have kinds of degrees, two-and-a-half kind of people who’ve been willing possibilities to go there. Within the step toward greatness. It will be up to come later, and I wish we could and three-year degrees, maybe are to adjust, adapt and to get out front. design area, which I think could be important to you and valuable to Because of that, I think our poten- a major program in America, there to others to follow, to take it to the have completed that.

Vista: Where do you see UCO in you in terms of you and other stu- tial is unlimited. I am totally confi- are creative design people. Within second and third step. the next decade? dents. So, this whole reconsidera- dent that UCO’s best days are ahead, music, theater, dance and jazz, In terms of specific projects, I RW: I think higher education in tion of how we produce education and that this will in fact become a some exciting things could happen had hoped that we would’ve gotthis country, not just UCO, but all and knowledge, how we deliver it, great urban university in America. there. Teacher education programs, ten into Old North by now, and across the country, is rapidly reachwhat’s necessary in order to validate Vista: How does UCO maintain with our inner-city urban teacher we just have not been able to get all the money needed to do that. ing a crossroads. I think because of and credential students, all of that’s their level of low cost, even through preparation academy, some things could evolve there. Although we’ve That will come. What we were able the impact that technology is having going to have to be looked at. Uni- the current state of the economy?

RW: Well, it takes a population of broken through on some exciting, to do, we had, following 2005 or on our education systems, the avail- versities that are unwilling to conability of knowledge at your finger- sider these things and unwilling to individuals. These are staff profes- creative things, there are still things tips that wasn’t around 10 years ago, make changes, I think are in seri- sionals and faculty, who have been that we’ve not yet been able to do.

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By Ben Luschen / Staff Writer Students who receive college funding from Oklahoma’s Promise, a statefunded scholarship program that pays the college tuition of those who come from households with an average annual income of $50,000 dollars a year or less, will soon be required to submit themselves to a second income check.

Previously, Oklahoma’s Promise, formerly known as the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program (OHLAP), only checked students’ household income when they applied in middle or high school. However, legislators passed a measure years ago to allow for the second income check, after learning that some families vastly increased their earnings after the original check.

According to the Oklahoma State Regents of Higher Education, the organization that manages Oklahoma’s Promise, more than 500 students who were in families whose average income was $100,000 or more received free tuition in 2009-10.

Angela Rice, Assistant Financial Aid Director at UCO, said students who currently receive the programs benefits need not worry about a second income check.

“The second income check rule will take effect beginning with the Fall 2012 semester for those students graduating from high school in 2012 and thereafter,” Rice said. “At the time the student begins college, the family’s income may not exceed $100,000 when the second look occurs.”

Oklahoma’s Promise may be sub-

Starting in the fall of 2012, families who previously qualified for OHLAP, now Oklahoma’s Promise, will be subjected to a second income check.

ject to more requirement changes in the future. A bill authored by Oklahoma House Rep. Leslie Osborn, which would require students to both submit a FAFSA and change the second income check limit to $75,000, passed the House in May.

Though it is too late to apply for the programs benefits for students who are already attending UCO, those with kids should look into the program, according to Rice.

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By Samantha Maloy / Editor-in-Chief Editorials generally are about news but this particular editorial is not. It is not about politics and it is not about the campus. It is about people.

My grandfather, who I was close to, died unexpectedly a couple of weeks ago. Despite dealing with the grief, which will take…well, it takes as long it takes, I have learned some valuable lessons, and maybe it will help someone else through a difficult situation. If not, I guess I am mainly the one that needs this.

First of all, when helping those who have just suffered something tragic, don’t ask questions, just do. Many people were supportive of our family and offered to do whatever we needed, and I know they were sincere. Fact is, people who have just received horrific news, cannot answer questions and cannot think of what they need. If you know the family in need well enough, just make food and bring it to them. Just load the dishwasher without asking. Trust me, it is what is needed, and they will be eternally grateful. We had a few families do that for us and it makes a world of difference. Saddle up your horse and ride to their rescue.

Secondly, I have learned that catching grief causes you to drop other burdens. Suddenly, certain things do not matter anymore. Ever-pressing tasks, pesky problems and annoying memories disappear from the computer screen of your mind.

It is actually a good thing. There were several looming tasks on my calendar the week my Grandpa died and other things that had been nagging at my mind. In one afternoon, that all was swept away.

Thirdly, do not ask if someone is “ok.” No, they are not ok.

A family member has just died. This phrase has become so commonplace in our day-to-day conversation, yet to someone filled with grief, it honestly feels like a slap in the face. No, we are not “ok.” We will be eventually, but not today.

Finally, if you ever think your life is not worth living, that it would be far easier for your family to not have to deal with you, please, please think again. Life is ALWAYS worth living and to decide to take yourself out of the game early will leave your family minus one player; with unanswerable questions, unspeakable grief, and silence and space where your words and life should’ve been.

In the words of a Switchfoot song, “Hallelujah, every breath is a second chance.”

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JUL. 20, 2011 Broadway

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Opinion

RENEE ANDERSON, OFFSTAGE “ANNIE GET YOUR GUN” PHOTO BY LIZ BOYER

Anderson teaches what she was taught full time and admits she is not always fun.

“I’m not everyone’s perfect choice, because I have a certain curriculum and I expect a lot out of my students,” she said.

“But I feel I must be doing something right to have a waiting list.”

While Anderson attended Oklahoma City University, she loves UCO’s current music program.

“UCO has taken off,” she said. “Their program is outstanding.” Anderson is especially fond of Dr. Greg White, Director of Music Theatre.

“The last 3 shows I’ve done with City Rep have been joint productions with UCO, and I’ve gotten to meet a lot of UCO kids who are tremendously talented and just great people all around. Professional, very talented,” she said.

Anderson said she is often asked for advice. She is happy to offer students what she wished she had known.

“These days you’ve gotta be able to dance,” Anderson said.

“And that’s new within the last 10 to 15 years. You’re gonna be more hirable if you can dance.”

Anderson also said to build up your resume before going for an Equity Card. The Actors’ Equity Association, a union for actors and stage managers, is important for performers; but without a resume to back it up, all Anderson got was several callbacks and no work.

“We find as performers, especially in New York, that it is hard to find work without an agent,” Anderson said. “To be on Broadway, and sometimes off Broadway, you’ve gotta be a member of the actors’ union.”

Anderson says it is “a double-edged sword. You can’t get into Renee Anderson, actress, will be performing as the lead Broadway without an agent. But you can’t get an agent without in UCO’s production of “Annie Get Your Gun.” your card. If I could go back and change things, I wouldn’t have taken my card so early.”

By Andy Jensen/ Contributing Writer She understands that this can be tough. “I know you want Edmond resident Renee Anderson lives to perform her art. it, you want that card,” she said. “But continue to work regionFor all her regional success, the flamboyantly styled actress ally, building up your resume and building up your points to join the Equity membership program. Then you can buy your and singer stays humble.

“Somebody else auditioned, somebody else could have been way into the union.”

Anderson’s time in New York was frustrating, as she was that part,” Anderson said. “We are getting paid to do this, and there are many, many girls out there that would love to do turned down for several roles because her competition had more experience. She also hated living there. what we are doing. Even unpaid.”

“It’s beautiful to visit, but it’s not for me,” Anderson said. The She has been singing and acting since the age of eight, when her family encouraged her to try out for “The Sound of Music.” lifestyle bothered the independent woman.

“It was little things,” she said. “Things we take for granted “It was mainly my dad’s idea,” Anderson said. “He encouraged me because he had heard me singing around the house.” here. Like having a car to go to Wal-Mart and loading up your That one musical in grade school led to a love of perfor- car with groceries, as opposed to walking blocks to the grocery store, and having to cart everything back up and down the mance and a career that would take her to several states.

Anderson currently performs with Lyric Theatre of Okla- subway steps. Not having laundry service in your house.”

Anderson said New York was very expensive. She recalled homa, but has worked with Dallas Summer Musicals, Kansas City Starlight Theater, Atlanta Theater of the Stars, the St. how in Oklahoma, apartment rent, car payment and insurance Louis Muny, Oklahoma City Philharmonic, and several other would equal what might pay for a single room in New York.

She also said her employment situation was hard. venues in the region.

“It’s really hard to find a job that is flexible enough to allow This weekend, Summerstock Productions is performing “Annie Get Your Gun” in UCO’s Mitchell Hall Theater. Ander- you to go to auditions,” Anderson said. “I worked various jobs in New York in order to pay bills, yet still be flexible enough son is playing the lead role of Annie.

“Annie is a character I can understand,” Anderson said. to audition. My ‘nine to five’ is more like two to eleven. There “She’s witty, funny, and strong, but still can be hurt by Frank’s are a lot of local actors that have a regular nine to five and then not wanting to be with her. As brazen as she can be, she still come to rehearsal, so they’ve got some long days.”

Still, she said the dedication is worth doing what you love. has feelings. I love this role.”

“We may not get paid well but it’s what we as artists want to Anderson, like Annie, is tough to survive in such a competitive field. In addition to performing, Anderson found a role as do,” Anderson said. “It shouldn’t be about the money all the instructor at Lyric Theatre Thelma Gaylord Academy in Okla- time. We should do what we’re passionate about. I’m happy homa City, and the Dance Unlimited Performing Arts Center here, in my hometown and home state, that I can keep performing [there].” in Edmond, according to Anderson’s website.

Not only is she returning to Oklahoma, Anderson is also re“I have 43 private students that I see once a week for an hour,” Anderson said. “I feel very blessed. I’m humbled and Continued on page 4 honored, couldn’t be happier.”

Community Event

KRAZY DAZE PROMOTES LOCAL BUSINESSES AROUND EDMOND

By Josh Hutton / Staff Writer A place like no other” boasts Downtown Edmond Business Association’s (DEBA) motto, and beginning on July 28, the organization seeks to prove its metal, when Edmond’s annual Krazy Daze sidewalk sale is set to begin.

The event, sponsored by DEBA, marks the 58th year the historic section of Edmond has been home to the sale.

“I am really looking forward to this year’s sale. Last year, the Mardi Gras theme was pretty darn whimsical and I made out like a bandit on an antique armoire,” Paul Gaines, a sophomore majoring in marketing, said. He feels the Krazy Daze sale is not only a fun event, but economically important.

“Putting focus on the local economy is always a plus. I know for me personally, I had never eaten at Othello’s until I sampled some of their wares at last year’s Daze. Since then, I’ve feasted on their wares probably once a month. For local businesses to survive in this economy, you have to package your product in some shameless fun. Edmond’s sidewalk

sale is certainly that,” Gaines said.

DEBA met to finalize details on the Krazy Daze sale on July 14. This year’s sale takes a tropical theme. “I’m honestly kinda surprised they didn’t go for a desert theme this year. Seems like they could have saved some time with the décor,” Gaines said.

Local shop owners, however, are notorious for pulling out all the stops when it comes to decorating. Not only will businesses be covered in every nook and cranny with a strong tropical vibe, but the business owner and workers tend to dress the part as well.

“We always encourage Edmond citizens to spend their money in town,” Janet Yowell, executive director of Edmond’s Economic Development Authority, said. “Krazy Daze is a great way to get really good deals at great prices and shop locally. If anyone is looking for a reason to shop, and what woman isn’t, this is it.”

Yowell asserts that the sale does not stop at bolstering local attention to Edmond’s businesses, but brings in a great deal of outside interest as well.

“And then there is the draw from outside Edmond. The Krazy Daze promotion is such a tradition that people from all over come in to shop in our community. That’s an added benefit for our merchants and the city budget as well.”

Events include deep discounts from stores all across the city; Big Truck Tacos and Othello’s will provide food. Michelle Shaefer will serve snow cones. Clothing racks will line the downtown stretch of Broadway. Arts and craft booths will dot both sides of the street. There will also be a silent auction concluding the event.

Shoppers should plan on arriving early in the day if this summer’s tripledigit heat streak continues throughout the event. “I remember seeing an ambulance at last year’s sale, so I’m a bit worried about all the large crowds being out in this insane heat. I just think everyone needs to bring a camel hump-sized quantity of water with them,” Gaines said.

Krazy Daze takes place from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 28; from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, July 29; and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 30.

By Josh Hutton Family Vacation “We’re going to drive down the Natchez Trace,” my father informed from behind the steering wheel.

We pulled out from the drive of my grandparents’ Alabaman home. The year was 2002; the event? The most bizarre Hutton family vacation.

“What is the Natchez Trace?” I asked. My father quickly appeased the question.

“It’s a historic trail. Used a lot for trading a long time ago.” Oh, okay. I expected a short jog through some run-down stretch of highway, where cops foam at the mouth for speeding tourists, but my little heart, buried under a hefty amount of baby fat, did not prepare itself for the 444-mile trek.

Before we delved into the soul of Southern America, we dropped into Tuscumbia, Alabama: the birthplace of Helen Keller. The iconic waterspout remained nearly untouched by the 150 years spent since Ms. Keller mouthed “water”. My mom and dad circled the site with genuine interest. My sister and myself daydreamed an escape.

“Look, Bonne,” my father cried to my mother, “the Kellers used to own a plantation.” The gears in my father’s brain burned through his eyes. His curious mind needed an expert to calm his inquisition. The teenager’s general dissatisfaction reigned supreme within my sister and myself as we floated detached into the gift shop. Our parents soon followed suit.

They grabbed some postcards and probably a paperweight or some knick-knack of equal caliber.

My dad finally saw his opportunity. “Excuse me ma’am,” he began as the cashier rang up the items, “I saw that the Kellers had a plantation. Did they have slaves on the plantation?”

I turned to my sister, only to find my sister turning to me. We quickly looked back at the cashier, our mouths agape. The tense silence hung on the tip of a knife. Finally, the woman behind the counter broke the silence with a dense molasses drawl, “Oh no, sir!

The slaves were in the North!”

“The North?”

“Yes, sir. The Northern United States. Down here we just had sharecroppers.” In that instant I learned two value lessons. The first, Union money is not accepted everywhere. The CSA expects a wandering tourist to adapt. Secondly, everyone is allowed a past they don’t care to mention: even the United States.

We left with a fidgeting glance and a fumble of car keys.

The rest of the trip brimmed with 55 mph speed limits, sweaty walks through the streets of Louisiana for “real” Cajun barbeque, and run-ins with ghost towns.

I remember finding initials with a heart-shaped border carved into an old oak tree outside of an antebellum mansion. While we are all allowed pasts to bury underground, we are also allowed pasts that rest contentedly on the topsoil, waiting the moment when the wind picks up our memories and humor and scatters it across the human family. Kindness, curiosity and comedy transcend bloodline- they ride the wind.

The entire human experience began with bizarre family vacations.

Manifest destiny, ladies and fellas.

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Community

FARMERS MARKET PROVIDES FRESH PRODUCE, OTHER GOODS PHOTO BY LIZ BOYER

ANDERSON -ing to Oklahoma, Anderson is also returning to “Annie Get Your Gun.” Several years ago she played a child of Annie’s. She has come full circle, now playing the lead role, she said. Anderson encouraged the UCO community to attend.

“It’s a great classic musical, even though we’re doing the revival version,” she said. “It varies a little bit musically and story-wise a little bit at the end.”

Anderson said the final gunfight is different than what most people have seen, but would not give it away.

“You’ll have to come see it,” she said.

Shows are scheduled for July 22-24.

READS & BEATS

Children from La Petite Academy visit Edmond’s Farmers Market, Wednesday, July 13, 2011.

By Chris Howell / Staff Writer The Edmond farmers market has merchandise that ranges from cell phone holders to fresh squash.

The market is open Saturdays, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., until September 24 and will be open for the same hours on Wednesdays until August 17. It is located at Festival Market Place, on 26 W First St., just west of Broadway, and admission is totally free.

Despite triple digit temperatures, the market was still busy.

The vendors mainly focused on fresh food and arts and crafts.

There were several samples available, and the Wildhorse Canyon Farms booth gave out free samples of wine jelly on a cracker.

“It all started with sand plums,” Chelsea Brown said. Brown is an 18 year old from Luther who was operating the booth alongside her companion.

“We had a bunch of sand plum thickets out on our land, and we just decided to make some jelly out of it one year, and then that turned into us making three thousand grape vines,” her companion cut in.

This is the first year they have sold jelly in farmers markets.

They sell traditional flavors like strawberry fruit spread alongside flavors with tongue-twisting names like Cabernet Sauvignon and Gewurtztraminer.

“People doubt us, but once we start telling them what we know, they think ‘Okay, these kids know what they’re talking about,’” Brown said.

The market is mouthwatering to any hedonist. One booth had flavored honey, coming in such flavors as strawberry, licorice, and root beer. Another had homemade pastries, cookies and bread; just across the aisle another vendor gave out samples of a cheesy chili bacon dip.

Other vendors sold the more traditional wares of the farmers

market: potatoes, yams, squash, watermelons and other fresh produce. Almost all of the products are grown or handmade locally. Food is not the only attraction, though.

Kara Drewke sells bows and tie dye T-shirts, but mainly she sells bottle caps. The bottle caps have very diverse designs on the inside, and can be put on nearly anything.

“The idea for this, we saw in a hair salon. People were selling them for seven bucks and I pretty much thought, ‘I can make these way cheaper than that, they’re getting some kind of profit there,’” Drewke said.

After selling some of her merchandise to eight year old Savannah Linn, she continued. “The kind that a lot of places sell is just paper[on the inside]. Mine are just a little more 3-D. It makes them unique,” she said.

She sells the bottle caps for considerably less than seven dollars.

Next to her booth was the Bender family’s booth. The purses, cell phone holders, greetings cards and peach tea they sell is all made by the children of the family: Renae, 14, Melissa, 12, Daniel, 11, Stephen, 9, Emily, 8, and Susanna, 5.

“We make it our of this stretchy rubber. We used to make them out of old socks, but we sold out,” Daniel Bender explained of the cell phone holders.

They make their crafts all year, and sell them at the market under the supervision of their mother.

Marilyn Hannegan’s booth sells flowers, but not in the way you would expect. What they actually sell is a pot, possibly from an antique shop somewhere; they fill it up with handpicked flowers anytime you stop by.

“It’s just more people [in Edmond]. I started in Piedmont’s farmers market and there wasn’t a very good customer base,” Hannegan said.

A full list of vendors, directions and more information is available at http://edmondok.com/parks/fmp/farmersmarket.

Broadway

JODI BENSON AMONG STARS IN BROADWAY TONIGHT PHOTO BY LIZ BOYER

theater department at UCO. “Jodi has a sweetness and purity to her singing voice and a youthfulness to her speaking voice that was very unique.

We felt she best captured the innocent and vulnerable quality we were looking for.” Ron Clemonts, co-director of “The Little Mermaid,” said in a press release for the event. Clements had auditioned 600 actresses for the role.

“She also is a big Broadway performer… and the voice of Barbie in ‘Toy Story 2’,” White said of Benson. “She’s got a wide appeal beyond ‘The Little Mermaid.’” And White added, not to worry, “Of course she’ll be singing ‘Part of Your World.’”

Each year, the “Broadway Tonight” series presents five to six shows that are either national Broadway tours or concerts. This entertainment series was Jodi Benson and Olympia Dukakis star in “Broadway Tonight” at Mitchell Hall. brought to UCO by former UCO Presiat UCO on Friday, August 26, and Sat- dent Roger Webb in 1998, who says he

By Celia Brumfield/ Contributing Writer urday, August 27, in Mitchell Hall. Both believes the university’s mission is to perfomances take place at 7:30 p.m. and When you think of Disney’s “The are accompanied by the Edmond Youth enlighten and enrich both students and the community with cultural and educaLittle Mermaid,” you most likely think Chorus. tional offerings, according to the series’ of red-headed Ariel, and the voice that Greg White, producer of UCO’s Broad- website. made millions of 10-year-old girls want way Tonight, said he saw “The Little Another big draw for the series is to be part of her world.

Mermaid” when it came out in theaters. Olympia Dukakis, an Academy AwardJodi Benson is the voice behind the “It’s so akin to musical theater what mermaid, and her performance is in- Disney does… it’s magical,” he said. winning actress who will be showcased cluded in this season’s “Broadway To- White, in addition to producing this for one night only: Saturday, September Continued on page 7 night” lineup. Benson will be perfoming show, is also the director of the musical

Teddy Burch Director of Student Publications What are you reading right now?

“The Rat and the Frog,” by myself and my dad, Daryl Burch.

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Harry Potter Saga

LAST HARRY POTTER MOVIE MARKS THE END OF AN ERA FOR MANY YOUNG ADULTS PHOTO BY LIZ BOYER

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Liza McDaniel gets a “Dark Mark tattoo” from Joshua Cook at the Harry Potter premiere at Quail Springs Mall, Thursday July 14, 2011.

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Josh Gaston, 10, and mom, Katie, watch Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One while they wait in line for part two at Quail Springs Mall on Thursday, July 14.

Elizabeth Holmes talks with “Buckbeak” while waiting in line at the Harry Potter premiere at Quail Springs Mall on Thursday, July 14.

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168.6 million

The eighth and final movie in the Harry Potter series made 168.6 million in its opening weekend at the box office.

The movie’s record-smashing box office performance beat out the previous record holder, “The Dark Knight,” by $10 million.

The Harry Potter books have sold more than 400 million copies worldwide, more than any other series to date.

8.3 million Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final book in the series, sold 8.3 million copies within a 24-hour period on the day of its US release, July 21, 2007.

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At least 13 colleges in the US offer Harry Potterthemed classes. Among these are Yale’s “Christian Thelogy and Harry Potter,” Swarthmore’s “Battle Against Voldemort,” and Oregon State’s “Finding Your Patronus.”

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As a series, the Harry Potter flicks have grossed $6.4 billion worldwise, the highest in box office history.

Harry Potter has earned a distinction as the secondhighest grossing franchise of all time.

The books, a favorite among young adults, are available in 69 languages across the world.

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If all eight movies were watched back-to-back, the total running time would be 19.6 hours.

Harry Potter’s famous scar has been applied with makeup to star Daniel Radcliffe’s head 5,800 times during the movies’ filming.

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Education

PROFESSOR OFFERS UNIQUE MUSIC COURSE Dr. Jamie Childs, UCO humanities professor, will be offering for the second year theWorld Music and Culture class. This is her 15th year at UCO, and she has also taught at Rose State College and Beverly Hills Prep School.

By Celia Brumfield/ Contributing Writer A lot goes into offering a new course at UCO. “Just about anybody who is offering a new course has to start preparation a semester ahead of time,” Dr. Jamie Childs, a professor of humanities at UCO, said. Childs offered her World Music and Culture class for the first time last fall. Traditionally, music and culture classes focus only on Western cultures, but Child’s class looks at cultures all over the world.

“A lot of people when you say Western, they think you mean country and western,” she said. “But world music is a really popular subject these days.”

Childs has taught at UCO for 15 years and has a doctorate in interdisciplinary fine arts and humanities. She has also taught at Rose State College and Beverly Hills Prep School.

“It was a fascinating place,” she said of the Prep School. “A lot of students were entertainment industry families.”

Childs would not infringe on the privacy of her students at

the school, but said of Bob Dylan, “I saw him once in the hall; that was exciting.” However, she added that Bob Dylan does not attend teacher meetings.

Childs also travels to Cambridge, England, in the summers to play the violin in a baroque music festival; her musical training focuses on Renaissance and Baroque humanities. She also enjoys modern fusion music, which is the focus in her World Music and Culture class. Fusion, she explains, is gaining popularity around the world, and is a blend of traditional music with modern.

“She knows a lot about different cultures,” Echo Quinnan Li, a student at UCO who happened to be in Beverly Hills during her interview, said.

Quinnan Li recently moved to Edmond from China, and Childs’ class was one of the first English-speaking classes she attended. “She really helped me a lot with the language,” she said of Childs.

Quinnan Li had no comment about Bob Dylan.

If you are interested in taking the World Music and Culture class, you should know that about 30 minutes of each hour is spent listening to music. Childs feels it is important to be exposed to the cultures through examples of music, art and video; discussion is a major part of each hour.

The text was chosen for the class out of a large selection.

“There are lots and lots of textbook publishing companies and I get bombarded with sample textbooks,” Childs said.

In the end she chose the book for the breakdown of the chapters, the in-depth look at the culture behind the music, and the set of CDs with recordings of songs from each culture.

“That was the main reason I chose the book. I listened to the CDs ahead of time,” Childs said.

She discusses one chapter every two weeks and listening examples are critiqued as a class. However, listening examples are not included in exams, which focus mainly on text and class discussion.

Campus Community

NIGH WORKERS: ALL WORK, SOME FUN PHOTO BY GARETT FISBECK

The Nigh University Center has a concentrated number of student employees who interact with masses of UCO students on a daily basis, and have come to form an opinion on etiquette, respect and consideration of others; they have also collected a few funny stories.

“There’s a girl who set a cookie on fire in the microwave,” Stephanie Rector, who is a UCO student and works at the information desk in the University Center, said.

She was referring to the microwave in the university convenience store across the hall from the information desk. Rector’s job description involves directing people to the part of campus they are trying to find, contact information, and greeting people as they enter the university.

Rector also explained that people don’t always respond or know how to take someone they don’t know saying “good morning.”

“It’s part of my job to greet them,” Rector said. “I get a lot of really funny looks.”

Across the hall at the convenience store is The UCO Nigh University employs a variety of student workers ranging from baristas Heather Pugh, a friend of Rector, and a junior to office assistants. at UCO majoring in speech pathology.

“She has a following,” Rector said of Pugh.

“People will ask when she works,” Pugh’s solitude and books. There is Starbucks if you supervisor, Kacie Peace-Warner, said.

By Celia Brumfield/ Contributing Writer enjoy a laid-back atmosphere, good music, Pugh’s pet peeve about people that come Amidst the opportunities for employment interacting with people, and scones. There through her line deals with payment. “I don’t at UCO are specific areas in which to be of are jobs as assistants, bookkeepers and stew- like it when people throw their money at me,” use. There is the library, if you enjoy silence, ards of equipment, lab monitors, and money Pugh said. “And I don’t like when people set handlers.

their money or cards down on the counter instead of handing it to me. “ Pugh has worked at the store long enough to get to know people that frequent it. “The fall will be a year,” she said.

Peace-Warner says that despite the routine, “We have a lot of people who get the same thing every day, and every day they are unprepared.”

Peace-Warner’s biggest pet peeve is people talking on their cell phones while in her line.

“I had a girl stop counting change to answer her cell phone, which she took from her bra.”

Peace-Warner also has a list of “irritating people: one, two and three” and added, “We have some very stale, just bland people come through.”

Everyone interviewed agreed that it is rude to not acknowledge or ignore someone who has spoken to you at the checkout.

Rector said that she occasionally has people who come to her desk to ask for directions and then walk away in mid-sentence, because they had the information they thought they needed before Rector had finished her sentence. Rector is also confused when people ask other people who happen to be standing around for directions, instead of utilizing her help. “Although, I did have a guy come and ask me if I was the information desk,” Rector said laughing, noting the large sign that said “information” above her head.

UCO Campus

FREE LUNCH FOR STUDENTS, FACULTY On July 19, UCO’s Student Activities and Events hosted a picnic featuring free food and drinks. The event was held under the blue tent in front of Broncho Lake for students on campus. Similar events have been held by the lake this summer. Only one more month remains until the fall semester starts.

PHOTO BY LIZ BOYER

The group provided a variety of meal options for participants. Vegetarian patties were offered in addition to hamburgers and quesadillas. At a nearby table, T-shirts were also offered for sale by members of the organization.

PHOTO BY LIZ BOYER

Students who were on campus for the summer enjoyed a free meal provided by Student Activities. Students, as well as faculty, stopped by between classes to eat.

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WEBB CONTINUED Vista: Could you give a short list of things that could have happened during your time here?

RW: The major thing is that we’ve just not been able to politically change the system of equity funding. As a university we are not funded at the level of some of our sister institutions, meaning we’re not receiving from the state the same amount for you as a student and the student hours that you take. If you were taking them someplace else, that institution would be getting more dollars for them, so there is an inequity.

Part of that, there’s a reason for that, in that we’ve grown as a university at a time when state dollars have not grown. In fact they’ve been cutting. So when you’re growing, and state dollars are going down, there’s a gap there. But nevertheless, there’s much to be done in the future to be able to close that gap and to get this university better funded. We need to be paid what we’re earning, meaning what we’re producing, and we’re not.

Vista: What kind of food do you like?

RW: I’m a country-fried chicken, mashed potato, green beans, salad kind of guy. If I could stay away from ice cream and deserts, I’d be much healthier.

Vista: What do you like to do on your free time?

RW: I’m an obsessive reader. If I can’t read and dream and imagine possibilities, I’m not being fulfilled or happy. I love to travel with my wife and daughter, and I’m a huge sports nut.

Thunder basketball, I’m absolutely obsessed.

Vista: What genre of books are your preference, and what have you read recently from that genre?

RW: Oh, man. My library at home has got probably a thousand books of all kinds: classics, which I go to occasionally, and management/leadership books. I love the innovative thinker books, like Malcolm Gladwell, Don Tapscott, Jim Collins books. And I mean, believe it or not, last night I was reading Harry Potter with my daughter, so, there’s quite a span in there.

Vista: Are you guys going to go see Part Two? RW: Twelve o’clock tonight. We’re going to be there.

Vista: What kind of music do you listen to?

RW: My iPod and my Pandora [channel] have all kinds of

music on here. I mean just everything you can think of, whole genres there. From Bruce Springsteen, Arlo Guthrie, then you get into a lot of jazz stuff, like Chick Corea and Chris Botti, Elton John... gosh, a lot of crazy, crazy stuff. Robert Plant, Allison Krauss, Rod Stern, Van Morrison. You know, I just enjoy various kinds of music, but jazz probably is where my real heart is.

Vista: What do you love about jazz?

RW: One of the things I’m most proud of is the creation of the UCO Jazz Lab and how successful it’s been. And the fact that, if you’re out there, if a student is out there today in high school and loves playing music, and is interested in jazz, this is where they want to go. This is the top school in the state and region, I think, and it’s wonderful to be able to have all of those great jazz artists that have come through here: Boss Skaggs, Chris Botti, Winston Marsalis. It’s as good as it gets.

Vista: What is your favorite memory as President?

RW: One of my favorite memories is the very first faculty convocation. We talked about how this university was a diamond in the rough, and how it would become a major university in this region of the United States so vividly. There were people who were asleep, and doubting, and ha-ha, and that was big. Probably the other great memories, I think, are the nights walking through the campus and seeing how it’s become such a beautiful place. You know, it’s alive with people. That would be a second one, and then the third one are some great trips internationally that I’ve taken with students to England, and Scotland as well as Ireland, and then seeing the globalization of the campus. UCO students are now on continents all over the world, and that’s probably the greatest memory.

Vista: What’s your favorite building on campus?

RW: Well, one of them would be the Y Chapel of Song; it’s a peaceful, restful respite monument on campus. The other one probably would be the Center for Transformative Learning.

It’s the building of the future. It’s how higher education will be delivered in the future.

Vista: You think the integrated model of using all of the technology in the entire room is going to be what’s used in

the future?

RW: Absolutely. I think other buildings on this campus will all be in that model.

Vista: How would your experience as a student be now?

RW: Well, I hope to take a class next year. I hope to be enrolled in a class at UCO for several years. This fall, I will be taking a crime scene investigation class as a student. There’s a delicious menu of classes that I would love to take on this campus, and I hope to be able to do that. Some humanities classes, some photography classes. Obviously forensic sciences. I can’t wait.

Vista: Are the forensic sciences something you’re very interested in?

RW: Yes, I totally am. I’m very interested in that. I think the forensic science program at UCO has a very real probability of becoming the number one program of its type in the world, not just the US. It could happen here. It already is one of the best, but within another 10 years, it could be the very best in the world.

Vista: How do you take your coffee?

RW: I don’t.

Vista: You don’t drink coffee?

RW: I just never got into drinking coffee, and consequently that’s why I drink water and too much Diet Dr. Pepper.

Vista: How do you keep your hair so immaculate?

RW: Well, I have a haircut at 12:00, so I need care today.

Whoever said that, I love that person. That is such a nice compliment, because since being here, UCO has turned my hair from black to gray, and I’ve loved every moment of it, but I don’t know. I guess it’s got to be genetic, because I don’t spend much time with it.

Vista: Have you warned Don Betz about the grayness factor as well?

RW: I have, I have. And you know, I noticed in President Obama, his hair is getting gray. And Don Betz, by the way: I think he’s as talented as anyone I’ve ever known in higher education, and that’s why I’m so happy. I’m thrilled, that he will be our president. He will be great for this university, and you’ll love him.

For the full interview, visit uco360.com 2001 – The UCO Jazz Lab is built, expanding on the Jazz Studies Division of the UCO School of Music.

Accomplishments and Legacy

2005 – Renovations on Wantland Stadium increased the seating capacity to 10,000. The total costs of the renovation totaled out at $16 million.

2008 – Ground is broken on the Forensic Science Institute on the south end of campus after some six years of planning. In an article in the Edmond Sun, Webb said “he hopes the UCO Forensic Science Institute will be the premiere forensic science teaching center in the United States.” Construction was finished in late 2009, and the institute opened on March 26, 2010. The institute has been renamed in Webb’s honor.

2008 – UCO and the Britain-based Academy of Contemporary Music announce a partnership, bringing the first official “School of Rock” to Oklahoma City. Its first graduating class received their degrees in 2011.

2009 – The Center for Transformative Learning is announced and construction begins. The building was finished in 2010 and open for classes by the beginning of the 2010 fall semester.

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BROADWAY TONIGHT 17, at 7:30 p.m. in Mitchell Hall. She will be performing a play called “Rose.”

“She’s actually doing a one-woman show,” White said. “I think it will be very funny, very dramatic, and very touching.”

According to the press release, “Rose” is the story of a true survivor. Dukakis shares an unforgettable portrait of an 80-year-old Jewish woman who survives everything from Warsaw to today’s Miami Beach.

Dukakis is also well known for her role as the sardonic mother in “Moonstruck,” starring Cher and Nicholas Cage, for which she won an Academy Award; and “Steel Magno-

lias” with Julia Roberts and Sally Field.

Another showcase of the series is a studentcast musical, “Sunset Boulevard,” written

by Andrew Lloyd Webber and directed by White. “This is something we’ve tried to integrate into the series as far as student programming,” White said.

White also said that there will be an outside talent brought in for the lead role, and auditions for parts will be held in late fall or early spring. “Essentially, all our productions are open to all UCO students,” he said, so one need not be a theater major to audition.

Other attractions are Linda Purl in concert,

who is described on the series’ website as “a true chanteuse, with a sensual, sexy, soulful voice. She is best known for her roles as Charlene Matlock on the Andy Griffith series “Matlock,” as Fonzie’s fiancé Ashley Pfister on “Happy Days,” and currently as Helene Beesly on “The Office.”

Another part of the series, “Stormy Weather: The Lena Horne Project,” starring Mary Wilson of the Supremes, is a live narrative from author James Gavin in which footage of Horne is put to the vocals of Wilson in a retelling of Horne’s life and career.

“They are one night performances, most of

them,” Janice Ford, secretary of the Broadway tonight office and the person to contact for ticket information and show times, said.

There are no open rehearsals. “They just do the basic sound check,” Ford said.

Season tickets can be purchased ranging from $135 to $150, and tickets to individual shows range from $15 to $50. Ford can be reached in the ticket office by calling (405) 974-2609.

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ACM EXPANSION TRIGGERS LAW

PHOTO BY GARETT FISBECK

Editor-in-Chief

OHLAP

ACM@UCO’s expansion downtown unexpectedly actuated a law which prohibits alcohol to be sold within 300 feet of a school or church.

This would keep new bars and clubs from receiving their license to sell alcohol around the Oklahoma Hardware Building, the warehouse that UCO is set to purchase.

According to Steve Lackmeyer’s article in The Oklahoman, no new bars or clubs coud open on the Bricktwon Canal between the ballpark and the BNSF Railway viaduct. Also in question are properties between Sheridan and Reno Avenues.

“It’s never too early to start preparing your child for college,” Rice said. “Maintaining regular attendance in school and focusing on homework at an early age should be a priority. Parents can help their child sign up for the OHLAP program in the eighth through 10th grade year as long as the family income is less than $50,000. Students must take the required college bound courses in high school and must maintain a 2.5 GPA to qualify.”

Rice encourages those who do not qualify for Oklahoma’s Promise or missed the program’s deadline to keep searching for other forms of financial aid by submitting a FAFSA and keeping their options open.

“Grants are financial aid funds that don’t have to be repaid. Loans allow students to borrow money for their education and must be repaid. Work study allows students to earn money for their education. Students should also check out the college website scholarship page to see what types of scholarships are available and the deadline dates to apply,” Rice said.

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EMPLOYMENT

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Paid hourly, milage,plus.

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Fast Paced Optometric Office Looking for assistant

EMPLOYMENT

Teacher needed immediately for Edmond Daycare.

FT/PT experience preferred.

Competitive wages. Apply in person @ 24 NW 146th or call Camelot CDC @ 7492262.

Server Positions Available Hefner Grill, Hiring all positions. Apply within.

748-6113

Daycare

Part-time position for an education major. Great pay. Flexible schedule. Call Rebecca for an interview.

513-4221

University Apartments 301 N University Dr. Spacious 1 & 2 apartments. Well maintained.

Nice! Very convenient to UCO.Across from UCO Library. 1 Bedroom $450 and 2 Bedroom Office Assitant $550.Call Joyce, Singh Office assistant needed Realty, 329-2338. for part-time position.

M-F. Computer and typSERVICES ing skills necessary. Call 752-8819 to schedule an interview.

The Language

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CROSSWORDS

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1. Malignant skin tumor 11. Boor’s lack 15. Founder 16. Bounce back, in a way 17. Naively 18. Arabic for “commander” 19. Surround and capture 20. “___-Team” (2 wd) 21. Transmitted 22. Big ___ Conference 23. “... ___ he drove out of sight” 24. ___ power 26. Mark 28. Some people can’t take them 32. Buzzing 35. New Zealand honeysuckle 37. Human-centered 39. Wood anemone 40. Inebriate 41. Kind of cross 42. Medicine amounts 44. Porcino 46. In favor of 47. Clairvoyance, e.g.

50. Arduous journey 53. Be itinerant 55. Quartet member 57. Woman’s dress, in India 58. Breathing in 60. Not “fer” 61. Deadlocked 62. “You ___?”

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1. Tearful 2. Bert and ___ 3. Flax fabric 4. All excited 5. “Good going!”

6. “___ moment” 7. “Om,” e.g.

8. Without delay (6 wd) 9. Lacquered metalware 10. Indo-European 11. Men’s undergarments 12. #1 spot 13. Gab 14. Cause for a lawsuit 23. Overthrow, e.g.

25. Feudal lords 26. Encircle 27. Common Market inits.

29. “I, Claudius” role 30. Blockhead 31. Amniotic ___ 32. “___ and the King of Siam” 33. “Cut it out!”

34. Hitting with a flat object 36. Artist Max 37. Death on the Nile cause, perhaps 38. Detachable container 43. Djibouti language 45. Geometrical solid 47. A-list 48. Astringent fruit 49. Small lakes 50. Boris Godunov, for one 51. Eastern music 52. “___ Brockovich” 54. “I’m ___ you!”

55. Amounted (to) 56. And others, for short 59. “My Name Is Asher ___” (Chaim Potok novel)

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SPORTS

JUL. 20, 2011

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Sports Photos

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SPORTS PHOTOS OF THE WEEK

Northern Ireland’s Darren Clarke holds the Claret Jug during a press conference at his home club, Royal Portrush Golf Club, in Portrush, Northern Ireland on Tuesday, July, 19, 2011. Hundreds of people gathered to welcome home the new British Open Golf champion.

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Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant poses with American students at the U.S. Consulate Tuesday, July 19, 2011, in Shanghai, China. Bryant is in Shanghai with a group of American students studying in China as official ambassador of the After-School AllStars, an American non-profit organization that provides comprehensive after-school programs to children in several U.S. cities.

New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira catches a foul ball by Tampa Bay Rays’ Sean Rodriguez for the final out in the Yankees’ 5-4 win in a baseball game Monday, July 18, 2011, in St. Petersburg, Fla. P H O T O B Y G E N E J . P U S K A R /A P

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The Spanish team perform their routine in the synchronised swimming Technical Teams final at the FINA 2011 Swimming World Championships in Shanghai, China, on Tuesday, July 19, 2011. Spain won the bronze medal.

Pittsburgh Pirates’ Chase d’Arnaud slides safely into third and into the leg of Cincinnati Reds third baseman Miguel Cairo during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh Monday, July 18, 2011. d’Arnaud was shaken up on the play and left the game an inning later.

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Japan players celebrate with the trophy after winning the final match between Japan and the United States at the Women’s Soccer World Cup in Frankfurt, Germany, on Sunday, July 17, 2011. The Japanese women’s soccer team won their first World Cup Sunday after defeating USA in a penalty shoot-out.

Tom Brady of the New England Patriots (above), Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts and Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints spoke as a group publicly for the first time with talks in a critical phase, four months into the league’s first work stoppage since 1987.

Riders in the pack put their sunglasses back on as they exit a tunnel with three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador of Spain (center) during the 16th stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 162.5 kilometers (101 miles) starting in Saint Paul Trois Chateaux and finishing in Gap, southern France, Tuesday July 19, 2011.

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VIEW FROM THE CHEAP SEATS

We Are Family

JUL. 20, 2011 U.S.A. Handball Scrimmages

UCO HOSTS USA WOMEN’S HANDBALL SCRIMMAGE PHOTO BY LIZ BOYER

By Trey Hunter / Sports Editor For all the Major League Baseball fans who think the Pittsburgh Pirates aren’t for real…you couldn’t be more wrong.

It’s been a long time since the Bucs have made an appearance in baseball’s postseason. In fact, they haven’t made the playoffs since they lost in the 1992 National League Championship Series to the Atlanta Braves. The team began to rebuild in ’93 and is currently riding an 18-year losing streak. However, this year’s Pirates are much different.

For starters, they have a quality manager for the first time since Jimmy Leyland was the skipper during the Bonds era.

Clint Hurdle has changed the losing atmosphere that has surrounded the organization for nearly two decades. He has his team fighting to keep up in the N.L. Central, rather than turning over and handing the division to perianal winners like the St. Louis Cardinals or the Cincinnati Reds.

He also has a plethora of young, talented toys to play with like Andrew McCutchen, who has the ability to be every bit as good as anybody who has ever worn the black and gold. He is currently hitting .282 with 14 homeruns, 58 RBIs and 15 stolen bases. He made the N.L. All-Star team for the first time this year, and will likely participate as a starter in the near future.

Second baseman, Neil Walker, is another talented youngster that made his way to the big leagues through Pittsburgh’s farm system. The 25-year-old is currently hitting .273 with nine homers and a team leading 62 RBIs. He also plays Gold Glove caliber defense and will be one of the team’s leaders for years to come.

As good as the hitting has been, it’s not the reason the Bucs are flirting with first place. The pitching staff is carrying them to the top of the division. They are fifth in the N.L. with a 3.43 earned run average, and the majority of the load has fallen on former New York Yankee Jeff Kartsens.

Kartsens has exploded onto the scene so far with an 8-4 record and an amazing 2.34 ERA. He isn’t much of a strikeout pitcher (60 Ks), but is only allowing batters to hit .235, ranking tenth in the N.L. Kevin Correia leads the team with 11 wins and has dropped his ERA from 5.40 in 2010 to 4.04 this season. He is an inning eater (122.2 IP) and gives Pittsburgh everything he has every time out. Paul Maholm leads the Pirates in strikeouts with 78 and has a tidy 3.03 ERA over 20 starts. He is only 6-9, but doesn’t enjoy the run support that Kartsens and Correia do. He walks a lot of batters (43), but keeps the ball in the park (8 HR).

The Pirates are currently tied for second in the Central, and are only half a game behind the Milwaukee Brewers for first.

They are also on pace to finish above .500 and end their 18year losing streak. The division is so wide open that any team outside of the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs has a chance to make the postseason. We all know that the Dave Parker days are over in steel-town, but the McCutchen/Walker days are just beginning and if you listen closely, you can hear the faint sounds of the Pirate crowd chanting “we are family” once again.

THE VISTA Page 8 where sports and play meet!

Norway’s Karoline Borg attemps to score a goal during team U.S.A.’s preliminary scrimmage held at the Wellness Center on June 14. The scrimmages were held to select the candidates that will make up the U.S. handball team in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

By Christie Southern / Managing Editor UCO hosted the USA Women’s handball team (USAHT) scrimmages, a preliminary selection for the candidates that will represent the U.S., on June 13-14.

During the week of tryouts, the coaches conducted interviews to determine players’ goals, mindset, and long-term plans. Wednesday and Thursday, the women participated in full scrimmages translating their drills into a full play. For a spot on the team, the players went through rigorous handballspecific testing and preliminary tactical evaluations. Among the group, were a variety of women from universities and high schools across the U.S. as well as a handful of European-based American athletes, including veteran players and new ones. A total of 20 athletes, including additional players not present, battled it out for the 15 spots on the USAHT. Karoline Borg, a likely candidate from Norway, has been playing for 14 years before arriving in the States to play. Her journey to the U.S. national team began two years ago when her family made the decision to contact the USAHT, allowing Borg the opportunity to try out for the team.

“There are so many athletes here and most of them come from basketball,” Borg said. “It’s a different style of playing but this past year the skill level has gotten so much better.”

Stephanie Hesser, a 17-year-old high school senior from Colorado Springs, says she got into the sport because of her mother, a former professional handball player from the Romanian national team. The mother-daughter duo was present on the field during practices. Her mother is the current goalie coach. Hessen, a leftwing on the field, comes from a background of volleyball and basketball, and admits that the level of contact in handball is greater to any other sport she’s played

despite the easy transition.

“There is more contact,” Hesser said. “It’s fun but you have to work harder.”

During the season the players have three to four hours a day of handball practice and an additional two days of physical training, which includes lifting and running, according to Technical Director Mariusz Wartalowicz.

“Handball is unique because it requires speed and it’s aggressive,” Borg said.

Handball composes a mix of sports like water polo, lacrosse, soccer, and basketball. It combines the pyramid of athletics: running, jumping and throwing. Players in consideration will require the qualities of technical and tactical abilities as well as the “silent skills” such as communication skills, stress adversity and strong leadership, said Wartalowicz.

For a list of athletes who participated visit www.usateamhandball.org. The roster for the Pan-American Games will be released later this month. The women selected will participate at the Pan-American games in Guadalajara, Mexico, later this year. If the team medals, they would qualify for the Olympic Games in London. In the meantime, the players will have a European Tour in August, and the Pan-American Games Training Camp at Lake Placid, in September.

According to Wartalowicz, the coaches plan to rebuild the USATH team into a stronger competitor. In recent years, the team has fallen under the radar but with some success in Mexico, they can gain a greater awareness and support for handball in the U.S. Furthermore, USATH is meeting with UCO officials to discuss restarting a National Team residency program at the university.

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CENTRAL TENNIS TEAM EARNS ITA RECOGNITIONS Central Oklahoma was named to the All-Academic Team list for 2010-11 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, with three student-athletes also selected as ITA Division II ScholarAthletes.

Teams must have a minimum overall grade point average of 3.2 to be selected as an All-Academic Team, while a GPA of at least 3.5 is required for consideration as a Scholar-Athlete.

Graduated senior Lacy Caldwell, junior Anto Rossiniand sophomore Lindsey Sweetgall were all named as Scholar-Ath-

lete, with Rossini carrying a perfect 4.0 GPA as she enters her junior year.

The Bronchos finished 17-9 this past year and were ranked in the NCAA Division II national poll most of the season, ending up 39th in the final poll.

“I am very proud of my team’s success, both in the classroom and on the court,” UCO coach Natalya Nikitina-Helvey said.

“It’s a great honor for our program and shows that you can not only be a great athlete, but a great student as well.”

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TRACY HOLLAND CAMPS ANNOUNCED

By Trey Hunter / Sports Editor Three Tracy Holland Football Camps have been scheduled for July 23, 24 and 26.

The Offensive and Defensive Line Camp is scheduled for July 23 with a registration cost of $25. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. and the camp will last until 4 p.m. with a lunch break. High school students from grades nine through 12 are eligible and are required to bring their own equipment.

The Showcase Camps will be held on July 24 and 26 with a registration cost of $25. High school juniors and seniors are eligible to participate and quarterbacks are allowed to bring their own footballs.

All players must have medical release forms to attend and participate in the camps. The team asks that players RSVP for the camps as soon as possible, but walk-ups will be accepted.