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WOMEN’S OUTREACH CENTER HIGHLIGHTS HISTORY MONTH ACTIVITIES By Trevor Hultner / Staff Writer On Tuesday, the UCO chapter of SAFE, a GLBT advocacy group, and the newly-minted Women’s Outreach Center brought transgendered author and Oklahoma City police officer Paula Schonauer to read a passage from her short story “Hystericus.” Schonauer also discussed

how she dealt with her transition and status as the first transgender member of the Oklahoma City police force. The event was billed as part of UCO Women’s History Month, and students and staff packed room 304 in the Nigh University Center to hear Schonauer speak.

“[Hystericus] was published not long before my novel was published,” Schonauer said. “I think it will touch on some of the issues I want to talk about tonight.” Schonauer was a participant in the Creative Writing Masters program here at UCO when she came up with “Hystericus.”

“We were doing a free-write, and we had to write about something true to life, that happened to us, that was fairly profound,” she said. Hystericus, which is Greek for “of the womb,” detailed the thoughts of a newly-transitioned transgender police officer as she escorted a female prisoner to an OB-GYN ap-

pointment. “It’s a true story in my experience shortly after I transitioned,” Schonauer said. “It felt like, to me at the time, that the police department was sending me on this errand to make a point.” She said she had doubts about the

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A SOLDIER RETURNS HOME Chase Southern put his music education degree on hold to go serve in the Oklahoma National Guard’s 45th Infantry division. 10 months later, he has left behind the harsh condtions of Afghanistan and come home to his wife and son. By Ben Luschen / Staff Writer Ian Southern squirmed in his mother’s arms as politicians took turns addressing the crowd. The speaking men and women may be very influential in their world of government, but two-year-old Ian was not impressed. He sought only his father’s familiar face in the neatly lined rows of soldiers before him. The speeches ended. The time had come at last. “Dismissed!” came a cry that resonated through the building, into the ears of children and the hearts of mothers. The crowded hanger roared with joy as a throng of smiling friends and family engulfed the soldiers. By his mother’s side, Ian disappeared into the mass of humanity. He reemerged minutes later on his father’s shoulder. The restless kid was now at peace. Order had been restored. Daddy was home. Chase Southern, a UCO student, spent the last 10 months stationed in Afghanistan as part of the Oklahoma National Guard’s 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. The 45th’s return home on March 12 was one in a wave of homecomings as the United States continues its steady withdrawal from the Middle Eastern nation. All of Oklahoma’s troops are expected to return home within the next month. For Southern, whose wife, Christie, is managing editor of The Vista, the return home is a massive weight lifted from his shoulders. “All of a sudden, everything stops when you get here,” Southern said. “When you’re in Afghanistan in a war zone you’re always going non-stop, 24/7. You have to always be on your toes.” Though many troops are returning home, Southern says Afghanistan is currently in desperate shape.

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“It’s in a state of chaos, pretty much,” he said. Recent news headlines have told stories of a frantic and worsening Afghanistan. Many of the country’s citizens became incensed after word spread that a few American soldiers had, in error, seized and burned several Qurans.

What was merely a news story for many Americans was reality to Southern, who helped suppress rioters outside of his base. He estimates over 1,000 Afghans gathered to express their anger. “They weren’t protestors, they were rioters,” he said. “They started burning tires and

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caught our FOB [forward operating base] on fire. That was a riot.” Southern says it is easy to get used to the constant violence of a war zone. When he first arrived in Afghanistan with his fellow troops,

In this March 22 File photo, students participated in UCO’s first ever celebation of the Indian tradition Holi. The Indian Student Association and Housing Activities Council are sponsoring the second annual celebration of Holi tonight at 6 p.m. in East Hall field. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista ancient Indian cultural tradition celBy Celia Brumfield / Staff Writer

More than 2,000 water balloons have been filled and paint has been shipped from India for tonight’s second annual Holi festival. Holi is an

ebrated by Hindus to welcome spring in a “festival of colors.” The event will take place at 6:00 p.m. in East Field, near Buddy’s. Traditional Indian cuisine known as “Byrianni” will be provided as well as

entertainment from Indian Student Association dancers. “It’s like a water balloon fight,” UCO senior Amanda Collins said. “This is our second year to do it this big.” Collins brought the festival to UCO last year after visiting India in a cultural exchange program. “You surveyed and met college students and asked them questions that would help you understand their culture,” Collins said. Holi was the favorite festival among her friends. Holi is hosted by the Indian Student Association, the Baha’i Association of UCO and UCO Housing. “It’s through Housing money,” Collins, who is a West Hall Resident Assistant, said. “RAs get a budget for the semester. They bought the powder and food and we’re buying the balloons, the location and the DJ. The Housing Council bought the Tshirts,” Collins said. Baha’i is not an Indian religion but originated in Iran in 1844. “We try to co-sponsor things,” Terri Angier, faculty sponsor of the Baha’i

Association, said. “Baha’i’s believe in all the religions of the world. Hindu, Christian, Muslim, Jewish… It makes no difference,” Angier said. White T-shirts will be provided to the first 200 attendees, and will be a keepsake of the event, as anything worn will be stained from the paint. “It’s a very dense powder and when you throw it, it just sticks on stuff… like powdered sugar. Wear clothes like old gym shorts you don’t care about, and be prepared to go barefoot,” Collins said. The paint may also faintly stain the skin for a short period of time. “I think we’re lucky this year because we’re going to have pretty good weather,” Tabbi Burwell, Marketing Coordinator for the event, said. “If it rains, that will be extra water,” Collins said.

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THE PRICE OF SPEED Wednesday afternoon, Virginia Tech was found negligent for waiting to warn students about the gunman who shot and killed 33 students in 2007. The jury awarded $4 million to the families of two students, in large part because the speed with which the university acted may have been able to spare more lives if a notification had gone out sooner. Ask UCO students and they will tell you that there is even a disconnect with Central Alert. Last week, when UCO closed early due to the power issues on campus, some students received the message 15 minutes earlier than others did. This is in part due to the speed of cellular carriers and other uncontrollable factors, but the sheer speed of these systems is far from instantaneous. If a gunman were to arrive on campus and begin shooting students at UCO today, the students who were slow to receive a security related campus alert might not know until it was too late. Is UCO responsible for their deaths? Would UCO be able to held negligent for the deaths of the students who didn’t have a cell phone or hadn’t checked their emails? What about holding AT&T or Verizon responsible for the death of those students? Can something that is truly outside the control of the school be factored into negligence? Probably not. However, all of these things are not to say that Virginia Tech’s massacre was the result of AT&T or Verizon because as the court found there is a level of accountability that the school should be held to despite the damage that was done. However, unless Virginia Tech could be linked to the planning of the attacks, $4 million is just a preposterous amount of money. In times of tragedy, we have to accept what happens and move on. We cannot move forward if we attempt to sue our sorrows away. The Vista invites and encourages letters to the editor. Submitted letters are subject to editing for clarity, space and libel. Address your letters to : Editor, The Vista, 100 N. University Dr., Edmond, OK 73034-5209 Letters may also be e-mailed to vistauco@gmail.com or delivered to the Editor in person in Communications Building Room 131.

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By Josh Hutton / Staff Writer With gas prices becoming a concern for many Oklahomans, All Around Electric Vehicles of Edmond has seen an increase in sales. The retailer and service center located at 6605 Boucher Dr., near the Waterloo exit on I-35, has doubled their average sales per month since December. Donnajayne Bastien and her husband Chris opened All Around Electric Vehicles of Edmond in January of 2011 as an answer to high prices. The average price of a gallon of gas in Oklahoma is $3.62 according to according to AAA. “I don’t know if it’s the warmer weather or the tax credits offered, but we’ve been lucky enough to sell a lot of vehicles lately,” she said. The federal government offers consumers a tax credit worth $2,500 in addition to $417 for each kilowatthour of battery used over five kwh. The portion of the tax credit determined by battery capacity cannot exceed $5,000. “A lot of people approach us strictly because they can get up to $7,500 in tax credit. But ultimately, those same people will come back in and brag about how much money they save with our cars,” Bastien said. “A misconception about electric cars is that they are just for driving around town, but offer a few different models geared toward hunters, farmers, and golfers.” All Around Electric Vehicles carries the Stealth Apache 4-wheel drive electric ATV. “One reason hunters like electric cars is they run silently. It’s a big advantage for hunters,” she said.

According to Bastien, the mid-speed electric car most popular in Oklahoma is the Wheego. The car is capable of traveling 40 miles when at full charge. Prices range from $4,000 to $20,000. All Around Electric Vehicles sells low-speed and mid-speed electric cars. Midspeed electric vehicles are street legal as long as the speed limit is under 45 mph. “I don’t think I would buy an electric car,” Rebecca Leets, UCO sophomore and political science major, said. Leets is looking for a new vehicle after her sedan broke down last week. “They are way too expensive right now, and I don’t think that’ll come down anytime soon. The current push seems to be more for natural gas-powered cars and hybrids. Which guess what? I can’t afford those either.” Chris Bastien said the electric cars will not replace their counterparts already on the streets. “When you use an electric car it’s a whole new mindset,” he said. “You got to charge it over night. You have to think about carrying capacity. But it all adds up.” Chris Bastien uses an electric vehicle on his farm. “I spend about 14-cents if I do the work that would have cost me $30 or $40 with a small tractor. That’s why we have been blessed with so many orders lately. These vehicles really help,” he said. All Around Electric Vehicles does the maintenance on a majority of their sales.

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STATE HOUSE PASSES BILL TO REQUIRE DRUG TESTS FOR WELFARE RECIPIENTS By Hailey Bohanan / Contributing Writer The Oklahoma House approved legislation on Monday that would require certain welfare recipients to pass a drug test. The House voted 82-6 for the amendment to House Bill 2388 and it is on its way to the Senate for deliberation. Oklahoma City Rep. Guy Liebmann says those receiving temporary benefits for needy families would pay for the test and then be reimbursed if they test negative. The tests estimate to be about $30 to $45. The bill declared that children whose parents fail a test would be able to receive benefits through another family member. The Department of Human Services estimates 22,000 people in Oklahoma receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits. These benefits help families out with things such as rent, utilities and personal care. The federal cash-assistance program provides recipients with debit cards and they can use the card to their discretion. According to Liebmann, the bill would require testing for 10 drugs in-

stead of the five that DHS currently screens for. As of now, of the 3,000 adults being tested, about five percent test positive for illegal drugs. “They [DHS] tell me they do a good job; however they’re only finding five percent,” Liebmann told NewsOK last month. “Five percent is not enough.” Rep. John Bennett, one of the five co-authors of the bill, said government assistance should not be used to support illegal drug habits. “It’s an epidemic,” Bennett told NewsOK last month. “It needs to be stopped and that’s what our bill’s going to do.” Some taxpayers argue that if they are required to pass a drug test in order to be employed, then welfare applicants should be required to pass a test in order to receive aid. Some who are against the bill dispute that it is wrong to expect families already in need to pay out of pocket for a drug test. “As a mother on welfare, I depend on the financial help offered through welfare until I get through this low point of my life. If I were required to pay the money for the drug test up front,

I wouldn’t mind at all because I have nothing to hide and I am grateful for the aid I receive,” welfare recipient Dawn Kramer said. Democrats who opposed the legislation added an amendment that would require anyone seeking public office to also pass a drug test. Liebman opposed the amendment but he was unsuccessful at his attempt and was defeated by a bipartisan vote. Other states, such Missouri and Florida, have both approved laws that require low-income families seeking assistance to pass a drug test. In October, Florida’s drug testing law was put on hold by District Court Judge Mary Scriven. Scriven wrote a 37-page order stating that the law could violate the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment ban on illegal search and seizure. When asked why not wait until the legal challenge to Florida’s law is finalized, Bennett said, “We work for the taxpayers. They have told us overwhelmingly to do something about us paying for these parents who use their kids’ money that we give to buy food on drugs.”

This week, a string of newspapers across the country – including the Norman Transcript – made the decision to pull Garry Trudeau’s iconic comic strip Doonesbury after the author decided to create an entire set of strips addressing the recent slew of anti-abortion legislation up for consideration in state senates across the country. “Fans of the Doonesbury comic strip know we elected to withhold some of this week’s daily strip from our comics page,” the Editorial board of the Transcript said. “The Monday and Tuesday panels were published. But the content - descriptions and depictions of proposed pre-abortion screening requirements in Texas - became exceedingly graphic towards the week’s end. We’ve heard from readers on the issue and have decided to post the entire week’s Doonesbury strips online. Watch here for new strips to post through the end of the week. Doonesbury returns to the daily pages next week.” I’ve read these strips, and I’ve educated myself about the policy. It’s my contention that the Doonesbury set in question is not the offender here – it’s the legislation proposing absolutely unnecessary transvaginal ultrasound procedures to be done on every potential abortion candidate. It’s the 24-hour wait period anyone wishing to get an abortion must go through. It’s the self-righteous legislators assuming carte blanche control over the bodies and wills of the women they represent. Abortion has become an intensely hot-button topic over the course of the last year. In Oklahoma, the state legislature introduced several bills for consideration, including a “symbolic personhood” act and a joint house resolution banning the use of certain forms of birth control because of their “abortifacient” potential – nevermind that some women use those alternate forms, like the copper IUD, because all other forms are potentially fatal to them. To me, this rash of legislation, and related events like conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh calling Columbia Law student Sandra Fluke a slut on-air simply for calling for the ability to choose her own birth control, stinks of a deep suspicion and even fear of women that needs to be addressed. Comics like Doonesbury, which has been a critical voice of policy decisions and political atmospheres from Nixon to Obama, are an effective way of addressing said fear. Newspapers that hinder those voices, even if that just means keeping a week of Doonesbury out of print, are not only not doing their jobs, but are actually running counter to their journalistic mission.

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JAPANESE TOWN HAUNTED BY RETURNING LOSS A YEAR AFTER TSUNAMI HOME

In this photo taken Friday, March 2, 2012, Kei Sato carrying his granddaughter Momoka in his back and his wife Hiroko look at the description of a recovery program of their town at their temporary residence in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture. One year on, the pain of unthinkable loss still runs deep in the town of Minamisanriku. The March 11 tsunami took away loved ones. As Minamisanriku plans to rebuild, moving its remaining population up into the surrounding hillsides, one thing is clear: It will never return to the cozy seaside town it once was. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

By Tabatha Thurman / Contributing Writer Communities held multiple ceremonies on March 11, in remembrance of the earthquake and tsunami that happened one year ago. Though the earthquake is long past, many are still feeling the effects of the natural disaster. As of Feb. 23, 2012, a total of 15,853 people were confirmed dead according to Japan’s National Police Agency. The missing persons count reached 3,283 and the injured count 6,013. Families of the deceased laid flowers on flattened plots of land where their loved ones are believed to have died a year ago. “My chest was full of grief and I couldn’t help but cry,” Takeko Kano, a 67-year-old woman who lost her daughter in the tsunami, told reporters. USA Today reporter Calum MacLeod said Japan’s central government has debated forming a Sanriku

reconstruction national park, which would re-organize all six parks in the Tohoku region into a single coastline park, to represent rebuilding efforts. The first of 500 stone monuments to remember the tsunami was unveiled on a Kamaishi beach back in December. The Pacific Citizen newspaper interviewed survivor Paul Mori, 41, a Japanese-American living in Tokyo. He said, “It’s amazing to see the resilience of the Japanese. Outside of the Tohoku area, I would say life is pretty much back to normal for most Japanese. It will take years to see full recovery in the Tohoku area, but progress is being made. Emotionally, there will always be a fear as to when the next ‘big one’ will come.” Many towns are still working on reconstruction plans, some of which are building on higher ground, but very little rebuilding has begun.

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WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH transition from male to female. “I don’t know if I’m typical of anybody who is transgendered, but such a huge decision, I think, you have doubts, you wonder if you did the right thing,” she said. “People getting married wonder if they should have gotten married so young, if they should have waited – or maybe they should have married sooner than they did. A gender transition is an even bigger decision, because it alters your body, and your self perception and public perception of you, and it’s irreversible so far.” The event was just one in a series of events this week that have the goal of celebrating women and bringing light to women’s issues. The organization responsible for holding these events, the Women’s Outreach Center, was inaugurated on March 1 and falls under the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. Sarah Blackburn, an English graduate student specializing in the Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) program, is the student coordinator of the center and as of now the sole employee in an office occupying the space where the old Violence Prevention Project used to be. “With the help of MeShawn [Conley, Director of the ODI] and the crew in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, I plan all the programs for Women’s History Month,” Blackburn said. Her job also includes preparing for the YWCA’s V-Week activities in April and, in general, providing a resource for students. “Basically, everything that the ODI does to celebrate other cultures, we do for women,” she said. Conley explained how the Women’s Outreach Center came into existence.

“The Office of Diversity and Inclusion was, up until August [2011], the Office of Multicultural Student Services,” she said. “[The name change] better reflects who we are now. Not only are we still a service and support system for underrepresented students of color, we’re also an advocate for equality for all underrepresented students, and some of those large demographics are women.” According to Conley, the call for the Women’s Outreach Center came from on high, from the Vice President of the Division of Student Affairs Dr. Kathryn Gage following an analysis of several student surveys. “There’s a student survey, CRP, that indicates student needs and interests,” Conley said. “And many of the women on campus were needing a support system and leadership skills and a need to learn more life balance skills, so [Gage]

thought it would be appropriate to open up an office, and it seemed like a natural fit underneath the Office of Diversity and Inclusion.” So far, Blackburn has seen her activities bear fruit. We’re wanting to raise awareness on women’s issues,” she said. “With the feminism forum, it was to get people talking about what feminism is and its benefits to the entire community. It’s not just a women’s issue; men benefit too if everybody’s equal.” Another aim Blackburn’s organization has is to tap into a rich history of feminism to better the community. “We want to celebrate how far we’ve come while still acknowledging that we still have a long way to go as far as reaching equality among the genders,” she said. There will be an “Inequality Bake Sale” hosted by the Association of Women’s Studies today in the Liberal Arts building at 9 a.m. The goal of the sale is to illustrate the earned wage gap between males and females. “In the United States, women still make 77 cents on every male dollar that is made for doing the same work,” Blackburn said. “Women are paid less; and to demonstrate this difference, AWS is going to have baked goods, and they’re going to sell them for 75 cents for women and a dollar for men so they can actually see – well because we make less, we should have to pay less for these things. It’s a physical demonstration of the wage gap.” Blackburn said that the core of the Center’s mission is simple: “It’s equality, that’s all.”

adrenaline would rush through his body as his base was under fire. As the months went by and the attacks became more common, Southern and the other soldiers wouldn’t even get up from their beds as their compound was mortared, leaving it to those who were already on duty. For Southern, the most difficult part of his deployment wasn’t the war on the ground, but the struggle in his mind. “The hardest thing for me was just knowing I couldn’t be home every day and be there to help my wife with any of her problems,” Southern said. “When she was having a bad day, all I could do was say, ‘Sorry, I wish I could help you,’ but I couldn’t do anything.” As an intelligence analyst during his deployment, he made several critical war decisions every day. Meanwhile, at home, he was powerless. “That sense of helplessness is huge,” he said. “I’ve never felt as helpless as I was over in Afghanistan.” Still, the troops try to make the best of the situation. Southern says everyone keeps a good sense of humor as a way to keep their sanity intact. While soldiers may spend their free time watching movies, going to the gym or shooting on the gun range, Southern says the biggest asset they have is each other. “You make friends for life over there,” he said. “You spend some of the most intense moments you’ll ever have with those guys.” “Even though we’ve all kind of split ways now, I know that in 10 years I could call any one of those guys up to hang out like it was yesterday.” Now that he has returned home, Southern hopes to complete the final two years on his music education degree at UCO. The saxophonist says he fell in love with music because it gave him the chance to improvise and express himself, something he sorely missed while in the military. Though his future after school is still uncertain, he says he will probably go into teaching and hopes to write music professionally one day. Southern says he can see how his time in Afghanistan has changed him as a man. He’s now much more organized. More like his wife, as he put it. The experience has also opened his eyes to the world’s real problems. “The main thing that’s changed about me is that little things don’t bother me anymore,” he said. “When you spend a year over there and you see kids playing with feces and 10-year-olds shooting at you with RPGs, that kind of changes your perspective on things.”

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BARBERS, BEAUTICIANS GET SNIPPY OVER STRIPED POLES By Brian Bakst / Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Friendly arguments aren’t hard to find in a barbershop, but try cutting in on a hallowed symbol — that red, white and blue pole — and it may be time to hide the scissors. Steeped in history and symbolism, those iconic cylinders spinning on storefronts across America are an increasing source of friction between barbers and beauticians. Minnesota, Michigan and North Carolina are the latest fronts in a spreading legislative campaign to reserve the swirling poles for barbers. The proposals, which often include fines for offenders, are driving a new wedge in a trade where gender lines have long run deep. “The barber pole is the oldest sign in town besides the cross. It should not be displayed where there is not a licensed barber,” said Charles Kirkpatrick, of Arkansas, a barber since 1959 who keeps tabs on such legislation for the National Association of Barber Boards of America. For many, the only real difference between a barber and hairstylist is the clientele they serve. But barbers say the tools of their trade and unique services they provide make them different, and that laws are needed to prevent beauty parlors, salons and other establishments from passing themselves off as barbershops, including chain shops that bear the barber name and logo but don’t have a single licensed barber on site. Cosmetologists argue that haircuts are haircuts, and say the protective efforts are silly and chauvinist. “They’re still trying to hang onto the vestiges that say they’re special. I can cut a man’s hair. Why shouldn’t I be able to put a barber pole up?” said Jeanie Thompson, president of the Minnesota Salon and Spa Asso-

ciation and owner of a beauty parlor. “They’re making a mountain out of a molehill.” As the story goes, the red on the pole signifies blood, the white stands for bandages and the blue represents veins. The symbolism dates from a time when barbers also performed surgical duties from teeth extraction to bloodletting. They had rods, or poles, for patrons to grip to make veins easier to tap. Barbers often twisted rinsed yet still blood-stained cloths around those same poles before hanging them out to dry. As the role evolved, the painted striped poles — some spinning, some fixed — became as much of a barbershop hallmark as the ubiquitous jars of blue comb disinfectant and gel-heavy haircuts. Barbers and cosmetologists both deal in hair, but there are distinctions in the crafts. A barber — a term derived from the Latin word for beard — is uniquely permitted to offer shaves with a straight-edge razor and specially trained to use shears and clippers. Cosmetologists also cut and style hair. But unlike barbers, they usually provide manicures, pedicures and an array of spa-type services as well. Licensing requirements in the hair trade vary from state to state and by profession. In most cases, they depend on hundreds of hours of training and a yearly fee. At least 10 states have rules or laws that reserve the pole for barbers, most recently passed in Nebraska and Nevada. Alabama considered going that route in 2010, but the bill stalled. Ohio long ago outlawed the pole’s use by anyone but barbers. State inspectors find about a dozen violations a year, from salons to dog grooming shops. Howard Warner, executive director of the Ohio State

FILE - In this March 4, 2008, file photo Kenny Talbott stands next to his barber pole in front of Grooms Barber and Beauty Shop in Marquette, Kan. The barber pole, one of the oldest signs that can be seen on storefronts across America, is an increasing source of friction between barbers and beauticians over which businesses get to display the iconic striped poles. (AP Photo/The Hutchinson News, Sandra Milburn, File)

Barber Board, said regulators can impose a $500 fine, but usually just order the pole be taken down. “We’re not out to beat anyone up or take their money,” Warner said. “Most of the time it’s done innocently.” The Minnesota bill breezed through a House committee last month and was due for its first Senate hearing Thursday. It hasn’t yet set possible penalties for violators. Hair professionals in Minnesota have a history of discord. To save money during tough budget times, then-Gov. Tim Pawlenty merged regulatory boards for barbers and cosmetologists in 2004. Years of infighting followed about which industry’s interests got more attention. In 2009, the two were split into separate entities again.

Republican Rep. Bob Gunther, the bill’s sponsor, said he didn’t want to open those old wounds but he understands why barbers are so determined to get a barber pole monopoly. “It’s been a centuries-long, recognizable symbol of a barber and only a barber,” Gunther said. In the St. Paul suburb of Rosemount, a barber pole sits outside the Cahill Salon & Barber Parlor, where husband and wife owners Joel and Lisa Martin share space but not an opinion on the legislation. On one side is Joel Martin’s “Man Cave,” where a pool table, pinball machine and satellite TVs fill out a macho décor. On the other, Lisa Martin’s clients can shop from carefully organized shelves of hair products and wait on white leather

couches. Lisa Martin said anyone who cuts hair should be able to display the pole, and she can’t understand why it has the attention of state lawmakers. “There’s other things out there they should be more worried about in our industry other than who has a barber pole outside their business for advertising,” she said, ticking off sanitary conditions, for one. To Joel Martin, it’s about truth in advertising. “A lot of men will not come into a shop that just says salon because they are looking for someone who has barbering experience,” he said. “It tells people driving by that that’s what they can get here.”

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Dear UCO Faculty, Staff and Students: The calendar assures us that it is mid-March, but the summer gear prevalent all over campus these days is more fitting for mid-May. With virtually no winter, we seem to be speeding through spring toward early summer. Color is returning to the walkways all over the campus and community. And from the palpable sense of expectation that punctuates our conversations, it’s clear that spring break is upon us. I have said before that in higher education, nothing moves as fast as the fall semester, except for spring. And so it is. By the time we re-convene after next week, we will be deep into March with barely six weeks before exams and five commencement ceremonies where we will celebrate the accomplishments of nearly 2000 graduates with their families, friends, tribes and communities. Some of you are off for well-earned respite from the demands of your students and valued work here at UCO. Thank you for what you do for our students. There are several groups bound for volunteer service projects, from local to global. I applaud you as you personally model the motivating values we embrace here at Central. A whirlwind of projects, activities, events and accomplishments have marked our days this semester. Sustained interaction with the Oklahoma legislature, our representatives in Washington, D.C., and friends and funding-raising both in and outside of Oklahoma have been in high gear for months. The celebrated accomplishments of our students, faculty and staff in a full spectrum of pursuits and endeavors fortify us in our resolve to learn, lead and serve here in the OKC Metro and beyond. We shall discuss more about these matters soon. For most of you, next week is a time to take that deep breath, savor the first greens of spring, catch up on projects, and spend moments out of town and away from routine. Above all, please return safely. You are all treasured members of our society, our Central community. We are defined not by the boundaries of the campus, but by common values and goals, by the shared belief that the future is created for and with those we serve, namely, our students, community, state, country and beyond. Our sense of us is derived from our pledge to take care of one another. Enjoy and return refreshed as we race into a cavalcade of university happenings and responsibilities affectionately dubbed as “April Madness”. Nothing can compare to the vitality of a university campus in April. My sincere best wishes,

Don Betz

By Sophie Birdwell / Contributing Writer A little more than three months ago, the Edmond community was hit by three separate teen suicides, the youngest student a 14-yearold. On Tuesday, UCO’s chapter of “To Write Love On Her Arms,” an interfaith nonprofit organization, invited students to answer two questions: “What is your biggest fear? What is your greatest dream?” TWLOHA organized a booth for the national Fears vs. Dreams campaign in the Nigh University Center from 11a.m. to 2 p.m. Students were asked to share their story on two dry erase boards marked ‘Fears’ and ‘Dreams,’ then stood in front of a black poster while displaying their answers. Kacey Caldwell, a volunteer for the event, stood behind her tripod capturing the fears and dreams of about 35 individuals. “The purpose of the Fears vs. Dreams campaign is to show the strength of an individual as well as the power of a close-knit community,” UCO chapter president Kyle Lillard said. As someone who has personally lost someone to suicide, he explained students have a place to educate themselves about suicide prevention. “Students should educated themselves so they can better handle the situation when it is presented before them,” Lillard said. “Also, so they are not blind to the fact that it happens all around us…I am not talking about just suicide, but all the issues that TWLOHA deals with.” New TWLOHA advisor Stephanie Scott said the most important thing for her is that TWLOHA deals with much more than suicide prevention. “We focus just as much on depression, anxiety, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and selfinjury,” she said. “And those that don’t suffer from any of those probably knows someone

that does; so it is a good way to open up a difficult conversation.” Caldwell, a new member of the group, believes the group is important to the campus community. “The intended message is that no one is meant to face struggles alone and beyond treatment a strong community of support is essential;” she said. “It’s important for UCO to have this connection with TWLOHA, especially when new students are coming to college. Freshman year is difficult. This is the time in your life when you expected to know what you want. I had the realization that I’m supposed to know who I am, but I don’t.” To Write Love On Her Arms opens communication while giving hope to those struggling with addiction, depression, self-injury and thoughts of suicide; subjects that are rarely openly talked about out loud in society. “I don’t think its shocking,” Scott said about the three recent suicides. “But it is an unspeakable tragedy. The bigger tragedy would be to never speak of suicide again.”

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BENSON EARNS ALL-STAR HONORS; OFF SEASON TOURNAMENT GETS UNDERWAY By Bryan Trude / Sports Editor & Chris Brannick / Contributing Writer UCO hockey’s Tyler Benson will represent the Bronchos once again this season, having been selected for the ACHA Division I AllStar Game to be held Saturday, March 17 at Hoover Arena in Strongsville, Ohio. Benson, a freshman defender from Crystal Lake, Ill., will be the only Central player in attendance. Last year, UCO was represented by defenseman Greg Masters. “I was in complete awe,” Benson said when he learned of his selection. “I couldn’t believe that me of all people got selected. I thought there were plenty of kids on this team that could have gotten picked alongside me, but nevertheless it’s an honor.” In 38 games this season for the Bronchos, Benson amassed 15 points on six goals and nine assists, including one powerplay goal. He also amassed 62 penalty minutes, including one 10-minute disqualification. On the ice, Benson was often the anchor point for a Bronchos defense that helped the team weather through a scoring slump in the second half of the season, helping Central reach the ACHA National Tournament two weeks ago. Benson is one of only 12 defensemen who are selected to be All-Stars. “It feels really good, it’s just kind of a little reward for the hard work I’ve put in,” Benson said. “It’s nice to see that people are picking up on the effort I put into it, but I couldn’t have made it without my teammates. They were with me every step of the way, so we’re in this one together.” The team also began their third annual Broncho Cup Tuesday, March 13 at Arctic Edge Ice Arena in Edmond. The Broncho Cup is an intra-squad threeon-three tournament and is a chance for the hockey players to relax while staying focused during the offseason. “They have to put up with me from August until March,” Coach Craig McAlister said in a phone interview. “I’m not really going to critique them now.”

UCO’s Tyler Benson (7) shoots the puck past Texas A&M’s Nick Xenakis (6) during a game between UCO and Texas A&M at Arctic Edge in Edmond, Friday, Sept. 30, 2011. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista

The monthlong event is a way for the Bronchos to keep their heads in the game now that the season is over. The Bronchos returned from the ACHA Division I tournament in Strongsville, Ohio last week. “We always want to keep our guys involved,” McAlister said. “We also want to have fun.” The team selected four captains and had a draft to decide who would be facing off in the tournament. The only rule in the draft was

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AT THE BUZZER How exciting would a goal-line stand be if some lumbering hulk of a D-lineman couldn’t plow himself into the ballcarrier? Who would watch a hitless football? In fact, who would watch no-contact hockey? Cheers from UCO’s own home crowds only come up two times – when a goal is scored and when someone bodychecks someone spectacularly.

The best we can do while keeping the status quo is to be observant and proactive in the treatment of concussions. Coaches, and especially the players themselves, need to know when that bellringer was something more. Like Crosby, whose latest three-month absence was his own call, players and coaches need to know when enough is enough.

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By Bryan Trude

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CONCUSSIONS NEED VIGILIANCE, NOT RULE CHANGES Oh look, the sports editor is writing about hockey again. As opposed to my usual ice-encrusted rantings about supporting the UCO hockey team – who had a player named to the all-star team, mind you – this one’s going to focus more on the big boys, the NHL. Tonight, Pittsburg Penguins wunderkind Sidney Crosby is set to return after his latest bout with concussion symptoms, which come after a brief return following almost a season’s worth of games spent on the bench with the same condition. Concussion, for those not in the know, is a form of traumatic brain injury caused often by hard blows to the head, which athletes in high-impact sports such as hockey and football are apt to receive. Described as a temporary loss of brain function, people with concussions often suffer from nausea, dizziness, lack of coordination and difficulty with their balance. Other signs include altered vision and a ringing in the ears. Symptoms of concussion can last for hours, days, or even in Crosby’s case, years. In rare cases, the effects never go away. People who suffer multiple concussions have also been known to suffer from depression and long-term memory loss. Crosby, who is returning to the ice at age 24, does so despite two severe concussions under his belt already. Over the past few years, brain damage has been linked to the deaths of several retired NFL players, some by suicide. I’m going to get one thing out of the way right now: we are never going to get rid of concussions in pro sport. None of the options are palatable. One option is to pad and protect our players out of injury. That draws to mind that scene from the Rick Moranis film “Little Giants” where that kid showed up to football practice coated head-to-toe in foam padding secured with duct tape. Protective gear sufficient enough to marginalize the risk would be so cumbersome to use that it would be like watching walruses play football. Hockey would look like 12 pinball bumpers gliding slowly around the rink. The other option would be to legislate out the hits that cause concussions through rules changes, which would kill the entire point we watch sports. Some of the most popular pro sports in American society are essentially blood sports without the mess. The NFL is already trying this by limiting how and when quarterbacks can be hit, and the outcry was nearly instantaneous, decrying the “sissification” of the sport. What if that was extended to all positions?

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Senior Nathalie Timmermans (45) warms up during a game March 6 against Cameron University. Photo provided.

By Blake Colston / Contributing Writer The UCO softball team, winners of a school record 17 straight games, return to action Friday, March 16. The Bronchos (19-3) will look to extend their 17 game winning streak against Lincoln University of Missouri in a doubleheader beginning at 2 p.m. at Broncho Field. Head coach Genny Stidham cites improved offense as a key cog in the record-breaking winning streak. “We have four or five players batting around .400, and that’s exceptional, that’s much better than we’ve had in the past,” Stidham said. Stidham takes at least some credit for the surge. “I spend a lot of time throwing batting practice,” she said. Central is 19-1 in their last 20 games and has plated at least 10 runs in seven of the 19 victories. The Bronchos offensive output is thanks in no small part to Nathalie Timmermans.

A native of the Netherlands, the senior catcher has driven in a team-best 35 runs while belting 11 homeruns. Timmermans’ 11 homeruns rank in the top five nationally. Despite the prolific offensive production, Stidham still sees room for improvement in other areas. “Our objective is cut down the runs scored and cut down the errors so that all around we’re better,” she said. UCO last played on March 10, sweeping a doubleheader from Missouri Southern State University.The Bronchos snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in the opening game of the twin bill. Down 5-3 in the seventh inning to the home standing Lady Lions, Kacie Edwards hit a go-ahead three-run homerun to catapult the Bronchos to their 16th straight win. Stidham says Edwards’ clutch hits have earned her a reputation among the team. “Kacie Edwards has been clutch all year long,” Stidham said. “We’ve made

her name Ms. Clutch, when the game is on the line that’s who we want up to bat.” Pitcher Rachael Steverson dominated Missouri Southern in the nightcap, tossing a complete game shutout while allowing only three hits in a 6-0 victory by UCO. The Bronchos’ opponent, The Lincoln Blue Tigers are 5-13 on the season. Lincoln hits .230 as a team. Offensively, the Blue Tigers are led by sophomore Lauren McMinn. The utility player is batting .347 on the season and holds a team-best .385 on base percentage. Starr McLeod leads the Lincoln in appearances in the circle with 11. The junior holds a 4-7 record and a 5.97 ERA. Kristina Hein has made six appearances on the season, good for second on the team. After two games with Lincoln, UCO returns to Broncho Field the following day to take on Lindenwood University. The first of two games against the Lions is set to begin at 1 p.m.