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Veterans Day
VETERANS DAY WEEKEND CELEBRATES AMERICA’S FORMER FREEDOM FIGHTERS By M. A. Smith / Contributing Writer Across the nation, Americans will be celebrating the men and women who have served in the military. UCO’s Bronze and Blue will represent the Red, White and Blue with a Veterans Day Ceremony held on campus. According to a university press release, UCO’s Veteran Support Alliance will host the event in honor of veterans and active duty military officers 2 p.m., Nov. 11 at the college’s Plunkett Park, if weather per-
mits. In the event of rain, the ceremony will be moved to Y-Chapel. Beth Adele, Student Veterans of America Association advisor, said there is no cost to attend and the ceremony is open to the general public. “Let us celebrate, honor and remember our veterans on this respectful day,” she said. Capt. James Smith, Army National Guard, will serve as chaplain for the event, she said. Also, she said in an email, UCO student and Army National Guard Specialist
James Smith will speak about his experience serving in the armed forces. Music and entertainment will also be available during the event. She said UCO’s ROTC Bronco Battalion Color Guard will perform along with the UCO Boulevard Brass Quintet. Veterans Day is important for students and their families, she said. “Central has many veteran students, faculty and staff currently on campus and overseas,” she said.
“This distinct day is set aside to honor those who have served and those who are serving.” Adele said students and staff feel the same way. She quoted a staff member as saying, “Our nation has set aside this distinct day to honor those who have served and are serving. Attending a Veterans Day service is the right thing to do.” Veterans Day is a 92 year-old celebration which began with the end of WWI as Armistice Day. President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Armistice Day in 1919
with the following words, “The reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory.” Veterans Day officially began with a legislative Act approved by Congress on May 13, 1938 to honor all war veterans, not just WWI veterans. For more about Veterans Day and Veterans Day history, see our special section on page 3.
NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH KICKS OFF
Deion Henry and Jared Wahkinney, both of the Comanche tribe, dance by Broncho Lake, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011. The event was sponsored by the Native American Student Association to kick off Native American Heritage Month. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista
Native American Heritage Month Events Sunday, November 13, 2011 Native American Heritage Month Stomp Dance – 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 pm in NUC Ballrooms
Monday, November 28, 2010 Endangered Language - Native American Language Workshop – 7:00 PM in NUC 202
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 R.E.A.L. Talk – The Truth about Thanksgiving (with Free Lunch) – 1:00 p.m. in NUC 202
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 Native American Music Festival - 7:00 p.m. in Constitution Hall
Earthquakes
DAMAGE ESTIMATES FROM EARTHQUAKE COULD TAKE WEEKS TULSA, Okla. (AP) — State officials say it could be weeks before a damage estimate is released on the string of earthquakes that have rattled central Oklahoma during the past several days. Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management spokeswoman Keli Cain says her agency plans to dispatch teams early next week to begin compiling the damage from
Saturday’s 5.6 magnitude quake and a string of powerful aftershocks. The U.S. Geological Survey says the latest aftershock was a 3.0 magnitude quake on Wednesday. Cain says it’s still unclear whether Oklahoma will meet certain requirements to qualify for federal disaster aid. Oklahoma Insurance Department spokesman Glenn Craven says natural disasters in the state have caused about $870 million in
damage this year. That figure doesn’t include the recent quakes or wildfires across the state
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PASSING JUDGMENT BASED ON RATINGS Many UCO students have spent the last couple of weeks browsing RateMyProfessors.com, trying to find out which Philosophy or Biology professor will give them the least amount of grief over the course of the next semester. Welcome to the age of performance quantification. For those who don’t know, Rate My Professors is a website that allows students to give a brief review of professors they have had. The website involves awarding a numerical rating on qualities such as “Helpfulness,” “Clarity,” and “Easiness,” out of five. In the world of the Internet, teachers of higher education are not the only ones subjected to such an evaluative process. Google, Yahoo! and many other sites allow you to rate virtually any business that involves serving customers. Are such rating systems fair? Why not, some might ask. After all, before the Internet we had word of mouth, right? The service industries are always being judged by their customers, whether they like it or not. While this is true, word of mouth was, and still is, limited to a certain radius, be it a social circle or an entire neighborhood. The Internet, however, stretches these reviews across the state, the country and the civilized world. Just one waitress having just one bad day could be enough to anger a customer to the point of writing a nasty review. Through the permanence of the Internet, this review is now stuck to the restaurant like a scarlet letter. The real concern here is not just in negative reviews, which are often earned through bad service, but positive reviews that were placed by the businesses themselves. There are countless accounts of companies offering to actually pay people to write good reviews for their business. Also, what stops a company from hiring other people to slander a rival company? For instance, it would probably not be acceptable for Burger King to run a television ad directly questioning the quality of McDonald’s service. However, it is completely feasible that Burger King could hire someone to write an online review stating McDonald’s shortchanges customers and hires convicted felons. In no way am I suggesting we do away with online reviews. I, in fact, am a frequent user of Rate My Professors. I am merely reminding you to always stay open-minded. Mankind has the fantastic ability to evaluate given information and come up with their own opinions, and there is no way individual human judgment should be limited to another person’s five star scale.
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A DAY DEVOTED TO OUR NATION’S FINEST This Veterans Day, the men and women who have served their country in the armed forces will be remembered for laying down the highest sacrifice. As we remember them, we remember just how big the impact the veteran community has on our nation at large. The Veterans Day National Ceremony is held each year on Nov. 11 at the Arlington National Cemetery. The ceremony commences at 11 a.m. with a wreath lying at the Tomb of the Unknowns and continues inside the Memorial Amphitheater with a parade of colors by veterans’ organizations and speeches from dignitaries. Veterans are more likely to vote than civilians. In the 2008 presidential election, 15.8 million veterans voted. That’s 71% of all veterans, compared with 63% of non-veterans. In 2010, there were 21.8 million military veterans in the United States. 92 percent of veterans 25 and older have a high school diploma or higher, compared with 86 percent of the population as a whole. Last year only three states had a population of one million or more veterans. Those states were California (2 million), Florida (1.6 million) and Texas (1.6 million).
Sources: 2010 American Community Survey, VA.gov/VetsDay
Student Associations
SAUDI STUDENT FESTIVAL HONORS HOMES CULTURE AND HERTITAGE
Fatemah Alsalman, a finance freshman, shows Saudi Arabian literature to Richard Zabovnik during the Saudi Arabian Student Association event in the Nigh University Center ballrooms, Monday, Nov. 7, 2011. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista
By Bryan Trude / Staff Writer The UCO Saudi Student Association held their third-annual cultural festival Monday, Nov. 7 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The celebration was held in the Nigh University Center ballrooms, in association with the Islamic holiday of Eid alAdha. Visitors were welcomed at the door by members of the SSA, serving Arabicstyle coffee, or gahwa. This practice is considered a sign of hospitality and generosity in Saudi culture, according to documentation provided by the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission to the United States. Inside, visitors were able to learn about the culture, history and achievements of Saudi Arabia. Attendees were also able to have photographs taken of them in traditional Saudi garments and have their name written in Arabic script, which is written from right to left.
Visitors were also given a presentation on the nation of Saudi Arabia itself, as well as demonstrations of Saudi culture and dances. “Today is our day,” Ahmed Alaidhy, SSA president, said. “We are Saudis at UCO, coming to experience American culture. We left our homes, our families to come here and now, we can introduce ourselves to Americans. This is why we made this event, it is our pleasure to share our culture and our country.” Visitors were also given a free lunch of traditional Saudi cuisine, including dishes such as Kabsa, Sambousak and Foul. Guests also snacked on imported date-filled cookies, dates being a sweet fruit commonly cultivated in the Middle East region. “I came out because it was a Saudi function,” Richard Zabobnik, who attends many Saudi cultural functions, said. “I go to a lot of international func-
tions, so far, so good.” Eid al-Adha, the Islamic Festival of Sacrifice, falls around the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah on the Islamic calendar, the month during which the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca takes place. Eid al-Adha observes the final trial of Abraham, who was ordered to sacrifice his only son Ishmael to God as proof of his faith. According to Islamic tradition, Satan attempted to dissuade Abraham, and was only stopped from sacrificing Ishmael when God intervened and gave Abraham a ram to sacrifice instead. In the modern age, Muslims observing the tradition gather together dressed in their finest clothes for the communal Eid prayers. Those who can afford to then slaughter their most valuable livestock, splitting the meat between themselves, friends and relatives, with a third share going to the poor.
Out of Context By Brittany Dalton Turn On the Light This past weekend, each of us wound our clocks back one hour for Daylight Saving Time. But with the extra hour of sleep – which who are we kidding, we won’t even notice – we were gifted something else. People change with the seasons, and winter is upon us: the season of breakups and breakdowns. I’ve seen couples walking hand-in-hand on a Monday, and the same couple screaming at each other in the commons by Wednesday. Winter’s a poor time for life. Leaves fall from trees only to be trampled underfoot, twigs snapping and cracking under the heels of our boots. Everything that blossomed pink and green is dying all around us. Even daylight wanes, slipping away unnoticed while we sit napping in our afternoon classes. Walking to my car at night, nothing greets me except eerie silence and the harsh glare of the parking lot lights. Everything looks different with the lights down low, when the spooks come out to play. Only in the absence of light do the uglier things slither out from their hiding hole. The spooks lie in the fact that you can never be sure what you’ll uncover. But try to keep your head on, here. We’re only in week 12 of the semester, and the weather only gets better (worse) from here. There are still term papers to be written at 3 a.m. in the library, still the holiday rush to contend with at your minimum wage-paying electronics job. Those guys who stroke your ego will taper off one by one. Tommy Tuesday will patch things up with his psychopathic ex. Marty Monday will decide he’s just got “too much going on,” and come down with an unhealthy dose of the holiday blues. Let it happen – there’s nothing you can do about it. Things will lurk on the periphery of your vision this winter and reach gnarled hands out to try and pull you down. Like the monster you thought lived under your bed when you were young, there are nastier things yet to come. Earthquakes, tornadoes and now the winter blues. French existentialist and philosopher Albert Camus once said, “In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.” It’s easy to forget that seasons change, and that even winter will leave us in time. The trick to survive this seasonal upheaval, the key to your invincible summer, is to remember to turn on the light. Like your parents always told you, the monsters can’t get you with the lights blazing bright.
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Diversity and Inclusion
BLACK STUDENT ASSOCIATION’S SPELLING BEE TAKING ENTRANTS UCO’s Office of Diversity & Inclusion will sponsor its first collegiate spelling competition on Nov. 29 at 6:30 p.m. in the Nigh University Center Ballroom. The competition, also sponsored by the Black Student Association (BSA), will be open to all UCO students and will offer cash scholarships to the winners. BSA Vice President Britton Adams says that competition will be a new and different way to generate student involvement on campus, as well as promote the ODI office, formerly known as the Multicultural Student Services office. The ODI office is responsible for housing various student organizations such as the Hispanic American Student Association, Asian American Student Association, Native American Student Association, and the Black Student Association. Adams says that few students outside of these organizations know much about the office, and this will help to promote the name of the office, as well as help promote future events. Sign up sheets for the spelling competition
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Deion Henry (left) and Jared Wahkinney, both of the Comanche tribe, dance by Broncho Lake, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista For more Native American Heritage Month events, see page 1
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VETERANS GROUP AWARDS UCO WITH GRANT By Amber Pyle / Contributing Writer Veterans Support Foundation has awarded a $10,000 grant to Central in an effort to assist students with unexpected financial situations. As students struggle to make ends meet UCO has started looking for outside non-profit resources to help with unanticipated expenses. In March the University of Central
Oklahoma applied for the VSF grant after noticing a rising need for students to have access to emergency funds. The grant award is good for one year from date but UCO has committed to funding the program for the next 10 years. Many universities have developed short-term loan programs to help students through crisis periods
that might otherwise derail their academic careers. Central is taking the first step toward providing these same types of loans to their students. “If a couple of hundred dollars can help a student stay focused on school and not having to increase their work hours, then that is an easy fix,” Amy Rogalsky, special as-
sistant to the Vice President, said. The grant will be distributed to students in the form of a 60-day interest free loan, after which there will be a $15 late fee applied to the loan. Once the application is approved the loan of up to $300 can be accessed within two to three business days. “The availability of this short term
emergency loan will be a valuable asset in assisting our veterans and student soldiers with those unexpected expenses that contribute to un-needed stress while trying to be successful in their studies. It is a valuable tool that will help our students stay focused on school,” Rogalsky, said.
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PARENT AND FAMILY WEEKEND BRINGS HOME BACK TO SCHOOL By Mervyn Chua / Staff Writer The annual UCO Parent and Family Weekend was last weekend. Among some of the activities held were the dinner at the Heritage Room and the kidfriendly tailgate party before the Bronchos football team played Northeastern State University. Commuter Student Services was one of the contributors to this event. They organized a car decorating contest as part of Commuter Off-Campus and Non-Traditional Student Week. Students could decorate their car with Broncho pride, snap a picture and send it to the UCommute council via Facebook page or Twitter. The winner was announced at the tailgate party and won UCO prizes. “The parent and family weekend is an opportunity for student’s parents and faculty and staff and other family members to come to
UCO to experience it, Jenna Lutz, coordinator of Parent Programs Campus Activities and Events, said. Parent and Family Weekend has been going on for a few years. It was started by the Office of Parents and Family Programs and they have received a good response year after year. This year, there was even a chance to win a scholarship by the Office of Parents and Family Program. “Parents enjoy coming to UCO. The goal is to have parents come and see what we are all about,” Lutz said. “We value our parents and parents are actually part of UCO too. It is good to celebrate Broncho pride together.” Rachel Parks, Coordinator of Student Services said the event is a great opportunity for UCO students and their parents. “It is a chance for UCO students to bring parents on campus, show them around and to have a good time together,” she said.
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‘UCOLA’ BUILDING FUTURE LEADERS
Chelsea Holley, a biology freshman, and James Turnbow, a creative writing freshman, greet high school students and college freshman to the UCO leadership conference at the Nigh University Center, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista
By Josh Hutton / Staff Writer On Wednesday, Nov. 9, the UCO leadership department hosted the second annual University of Central Oklahoma Leadership Academy (UCOLA). UCOLA recruits high school freshmen demonstrating high leadership capability for a day of learning activities. This year, UCO brought in 209 students from across the state. “Our goal is to provide a leadership experience for high school freshmen,” UCOLA student chair Zach Hurley said. There really isn’t one aside from UCOLA in the state that brings this many students together. It also acts as a great recruitment tool.” UCOLA first organizes the attendees into teams. Following the
team selection, the opening ceremony began. The opening ceremony was held in the Nigh University Center ballrooms. Kicking off the event was a brief dance party. UCOLA exec members lead high school freshmen in popular dances like the “Wop” and the “Dougie.” A short address from UCOLA Director Kyle Thompson was given. “We are so excited to have such a great group with us today. You are two hundred of the best freshmen leaders in Oklahoma,” he said. Thompson concluded with, “Today is not the day to be shy.” Breakout sessions in four areas followed: goal-setting, teambuilding, leadership and communication, as well as transition and trust. “Set smart goals. Make sure they
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are specific and measurable. If you say ‘I’m going to save the world by 2015, how are you going to measure that?’ You can’t. Versus, ‘I’m going to make sure most of my friends are registered to vote in 2015.’ It’s much more tangible.” Lindsay Echols, Coordinator for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and presenter, said. Presentations began at 10 a.m. and continued until 2 p.m. The event drew a lot of help from students, faculty, and staff. Sixteen faculty, staff, and student presenters engaged the visiting students by various hands-on and discussion-based sessions. “We have faculty and staff presenters from several different offices around campus. Our student volunteers are primarily leadership students on scholarship,”
Hurley said. The sessions lasted 40 minutes. Over 50 student volunteers aided the visiting high school freshmen by giving campus tours, guiding the attendees to their next classes and playing a key role in selecting students for scholarships. A second-year volunteer, Sam Hudgeons, was focused on connecting with the visiting students. “I hope I can help make an impact in kids’ lives and instill leadership in them,” Hudgeons said. “With UCOLA they get an idea of college. It gives them perspective of what to expect down the road.” “Our dedication to leadership at this university inspires students, and we hope we can convince them to come to our university because of the leadership programs we have,” Hurley said.
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TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF MONTENEGRIN PROFESSOR TO SPEAK AT UCO TODAY By Matthew Duea/ Contributing Writer New Leaf Counseling held an open house Friday, Nov 4 and welcomed the public in to see their five-office building on 33rd Street in Edmond. Upon opening the door, visitors were greeted with an aroma of cinnamon, earth-toned walls with complementing decorations and several smiling faces. One of the welcoming faces was that of Tara Fritsch, licensed marital and family therapist. Fritsch’s special areas of interest are couples counseling, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, trauma, grief and sex therapy. Fritsch said that New Leaf is also prepared to help individuals with most problems associated with college life, including life transitions and personal growth, relationship counseling, new parenting, and even pornography addiction. “The most common theme I find in every type of counseling is unmet expectations,” Fritsch said. “Whether someone has not met their own expectations or feels that they have been let down by family, a spouse, or God, healing can begin when we are able to explore the journey and find meaningful ways to incorporate our experiences into our understanding of ourselves and others.” According to Fritsch, a new area of work that has become common in relationship counseling is focusing on the impact of social media, such as Facebook, in relationships. Fritsch is one of four partners in New Leaf Counseling, LLC, along with Amy Bowers, Stacey Dean, and Margo Smith, who have over 30 years combined experience in counseling. In addition, there are five other counselors practicing at New Leaf with a variety of experience and expertise. New Leaf has a variety of billing options and can work with several types of insurance. For clients wishing to pay without insurance, Fritsch says they can work on a sliding scale to include working with candidates and interns for an even smaller cost. New Leaf Counseling, LLC, is located at 1755 W. 33rd St., Suite 100 in Edmond. For a listing of all the counselors at New Leaf, as well as their contact information, visit www.NewLeafOK.com.
By Amber Pyle/ Contributing Writer The college of Liberal Arts invites Marija Knesevic, a professor from the University of Montenegro, to hold a public lecture Nov. 10 at 3 p.m. The lecture will be held in room 120 of the Communications Building. Knesevic will be discussing the life of D. H. Lawrence, an English essayist, poet, novelist, playwright, literary critic and painter. “What is your interest or knowledge in D.H. Lawrence?” Knesevic said. After visiting Montenegro this summer, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts Pamela Washington became interested in building a partnership between the two schools. This partnership would allow the schools to explore student exchanges, faculty exchanges and collaboration of research. Knesevic’s visit is the first of what Washington hopes to be a new relationship between UCO and Montenegro. “We are very excited to have her on campus and to learn about her experiences there, Eastern Europe is an emerging part of the world and I’m anxious to learn about it,” Washington said. “I think students should take full advantage of this opportunity.” Knezevic currently teaches 19th and 20th-century British literature, Canadian Literature, as well as British and American cultural studies at the University of Montenegro. She also works as a vice dean for international relations at the university. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Novi Sad in Serbia and has written three books, including “D. H. Lawrence’s Quest for the Transcendent.” “This is an excellent opportunity for students interested in studying abroad, “Dr. David Nelson, associate professor of mass communications, said. “It will allow the students to hear firsthand about Montenegro.”
UCOLA provides a vast amount of information about the program on their website www.uco. edu/ central/leadership/ucola. The university awarded $24,000 in scholarships to outstanding students attending UCOLA. Leadership Central looks forward to hosting the event again next year. For more information about UCOLA, scan this barcode:
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FUN FACT Thomas Edison had five dots (like you see on dice) tattooed onto his left forearm. Although the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People clearly stated its mission in its title, W.E.B. Du Bois was the only African American on the NAACP’s first board of directors.
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SPORTS
NOV. 10, 2011
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Central Volleyball
BRONCHOS FINISH SEASON WITH VICTORY From Bronchosports.com Alex Richardson and Morgan Roy capped off a thrilling third-set comeback with backto-back kills to complete Central Oklahoma’s season-ending sweep of East Central Tuesday night at Hamilton Field House. The Bronchos were in control most of the way in taking the first two sets 25-19, 25-21, but the third one was back-and-forth the entire way and UCO fought off set point four times before finally pulling out a 31-29 victory that ended the match. It was the eighth straight home win for the Bronchos, who dropped just one set in that stretch while finishing the season 19-14 and avenging an early-season five-set loss to the Tigers. I thought we played well,” head coach Jeff Boyland said. “That last game was really good and both teams were battling. I was real pleased with the way we executed our game plan as opposed to the way we played them the last time.” ECU was on the verge of extending the match when it served for the third set after taking a 24-23 lead, but Roy kept the Bronchos alive with a hard-hit kill down the middle.
The Tigers had three more chances to end it with leads of 25-24, 26-25 and 27-26 and UCO staved off the game-winner all three times, once on another Roy kill. The Bronchos finally took the lead at 28-27 on a block by Richardson and Jordan Jacobs and went ahead for good at 30-29 on Richardson’s hammer shot at the net. Roy ended it with her third kill down the stretch, this one another bullet that ECU couldn’t dig up. Richardson and Ginger Gowen were playing their final collegiate matches as the lone seniors on the team and both had strong outings. Richardson collected a match-high 18 kills and Gowen had 11 digs as she ended her career third on the school’s all-time digs list with 1,551. Carissa Ophus tied a career high with 23 digs in addition to chipping in 11 kills, while Morgan had nine kills, 12 digs and three assisted blocks. Tate Hardaker led the Bronchos in digs (16) and service aces (three). UCO will have back 10 players next year when the Bronchos make their move into the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. Carissa Ophus (3) sets up to serve during UCO’s game against East Central University, Wednesday. The Bronchos finished the season at 19-14. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista
Central Hockey
CENTRAL HOCKEY HOSTS BUFFALO BULLS By Bryan Trude/ Sports Writer The UCO Bronchos hockey team will be looking to ride the wave of their humiliation of the University of Texas into this weekend, taking on the 6-7-1 University of Buffalo Ice Bulls 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11 and Saturday, Nov. 12 at Arctic Edge Ice Arena. The #18 Bronchos (8-7) are coming off a series sweep against the Longhorns, winning by a combined score of 33-0. Unranked Buffalo is coming off a pair of losses to the State University of New York-Canton Kangaroos by a combined score
of 12-2. “I’m pretty sure we just used the Texas game as a focus,” Jack Boyaman, junior defender, said. “We used it to work on our systems and our fundamentals.” The Ice Bulls are led by a quartet of upperclassmen, led by junior forward Matt Ganci. Ganci leads Buffalo in points (18) and goals (9). Junior Timothy Benner and senior Vinny Vertalino also contribute with 15 and 12 points, respectively. Senior Andrew Blocho leads the team in assists (10). Also contributing to a punish-
ing Buffalo forecheck is junior John Fitzgerald, who leads the team in penalty minutes (45). In goal for the Ice Bulls, regular starters Michael Musialowski and Matthew Bradley anchor a weak Buffalo netminder corps. Both goaltenders have GAAs over 4 (4.22 and 4.60 respectively) and .86 save percentages. For the Bronchos, Donald Geary, who entered the Texas series leading the team in goals and points, will lead their offensive attack. He further cemented his stats by being one of two Central players to score a
hat trick in the series, the other being senior forward Jean-Marc Biron. In goal, freshmen goaltenders Tory Caldwell and Brett Patchett will be coming off of extended rest, with both starts in the series going to previously untested freshman Zdenek Zavadil, who turn away 17 shots over two games in his first games in uniform this season. For Caldwell, the challenge will be getting back into the groove of things after spending a week inactive. “Just keep working hard all week in practice,” Caldwell said. “I had a
week off, so I need to get my reps in, take lots of shots and get focused.” The Friday game will be the team’s annual “Pink in the Rink” game. Originally scheduled for the first game against Texas, the team will be selling pink t-shirts in Nigh University Center all week leading up to the game, with proceeds going to support breast cancer research. Fans are encouraged to wear the shirts to Friday’s game. Admission to the game is $5 for UCO students and faculty, $7 for everyone else, while children under 5 get in free.
Sports Opinion
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Opinion
Central Soccer
VIEW FROM THE CHEAP SEATS
UCO TO HOST REGIONAL
By Bryan Trude
Vista Sports Writer
The story that has been dominating headlines in all levels of college football has been the scandal at Penn State University. Scandal at a university athletics program is nothing new. From Payola schemes to steroids or improper recruiting, football programs have weathered scandal within their programs to varying degrees of success. In fact, UCO’s program itself is still weathering the effects of NCAA sanctions. In 2007, UCO football staffers were accused of providing players impermissible benefits, including paying for classes at Rose State College for athletes and exercising a lack of institutional control, among other allegations. The program was placed on three years probation and then-coach Chuck Langston was fired. If only half of the stories floating out of legendary coach Joe Paterno’s program are true, this makes UCO’s past sins look like the conduct of saints and angels. For those who have spent the past week living under a rock, former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky was arrested on 40 counts relating to the sexual assault of eight young boys over a 15 year period, taking advantage of a charity program he established called Second Mile to meet and victimize needy children. Just typing that is enough to make me lose my lunch. While the charges themselves are enough to make me lose appetites I had satiated years ago, it was the actions of Penn State after Sandusky’s actions were discovered that makes me lose faith in what little purity college athletics has left. Sandusky, who retired in 1999, retained access to Penn State athletic facilities, maintaining an office on campus and was seen in the area as lately as two weeks ago. In 2002, a graduate assistant observed Sandusky performing sex acts with a young boy in the Penn State locker room showers. The assistant then went to Paterno’s home, informing the coach. Paterno, in turn, informed athletic director Tim Curley. Curley is now on administrative leave. Vice president for finance and business Gary Schultz, who oversaw Penn State’s campus police voluntarily stepped down. Both men now face charges of perjury, including failing to notify police of the allegation in accordance with Pennsylvania state law. Though Paterno met his legal obligation by informing his direct supervisor (Curley) of the allegation, if he’s guilty of anything, it’s neglecting to ensure that this activity within his program stopped. There is no excuse. Paterno is one of the most iconic coaches in the history of the sport, if anyone had a moral obligation to follow up on these allegations, it was him. The public image of the Penn State program, his own legacy, the public image and reputation of his friend Sandusky – at one time, Sandusky was considered the heir apparent to Paterno – all of that means diddly squat. As the most powerful figure on that campus, Paterno had a professional and moral obligation to make sure that people associated with the Nittany Lions were not raping children inside football facilities, using their positions with the program to entice and victimize others. Paterno should have been asking questions the first time he saw Sandusky back on campus, much less all the times Sandusky has had access in the near-decade since the allegation was made. It’s easy to chalk it all up to hindsight, and Paterno still enjoys plenty of support, but when sex and children get involved, everything regarding a near half-century of football coaching legacy is suddenly and irrevocably irrelevant. Paterno may only be guilty of negligence or even simple faith in the system, that everyone involved would perform their due diligence. Instead, the system failed, and the very least it may cost one of the greatest coaches in history is his career, if not his legacy. I have a hard time feeling sorry for Paterno if it comes to that.
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Sarah Purcell (12) dribbles the ball downfield during a college soccer game between UCO and Northeastern State at Thompson Field in Edmond, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista
By Amber Pyle / Contributing Writer The NCAA announced Monday that UCO’s soccer team earned the right to host one of two South Central Regional tournaments this weekend at Tom Thompson Field in Edmond. Central’s 2011 independent season has been full of achievements. After starting the year with three losses, the Bronchos turned things around by winning 15 consecutive games. Their win against Southwest Baptist in September gained Central its 200th win since the start of the program. Shortly following the program’s achievement, they earned head coach Mike Cook, his 300th win personally. “I knew that being an independent we would need a good, tough schedule this season to make it to the championship,” Cook said. “We won against four ranked regional opponents which put us at number two in the region.” The three-team bracket will begin play Friday at 2 p.m. with No. 3 Central Missouri (19-1) facing No. 6 Dallas Baptist (145-1). The winner will then advance to play No. 2 UCO on Sunday at 2 p.m.
Central Missouri will look to avenge its sole loss of the season when it faces DBU, after it suffered a 1-0 setback to the Lady Patriots back in September. DBU will be fighting for a second match against UCO. The Lady Patriots lost to the Bronchos 4-1 during the regular season. This year’s postseason appearance marks Central’s eighth national tournament invitation since 2000. UCO finished its 2011 regular season at 15-3 setting a new school record of 15 consecutive victories. “We have to keep working hard and keep focused, the bottom line is at this point in the year everyone in the tournament is good, so we need to go out, do everything we do and do it better,” Cook said. No. 1 Abilene Christian (18-1-1), who hosts the second bracket of the South Central Regional, will face the winner of No. 5 Midwestern State (13-5-2) and No. 4 St. Edwards (15-2-1). The winners of the two South Central Regionals will meet Nov. 18 and 20, along with the two West Regional winners at the site of a West Region school for the next two rounds. The semifinals and finals are set for Dec. 1 and 3 in Pensacola, Fla.
Central Football
UCO VS. LINDENWOOD PREVIEW By Trey Hunter / Sports Editor The UCO football team finishes their season against Lindenwood University at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Wantland Stadium in Edmond. The Bronchos (2-8) are coming off of a blowout loss to rival Northeastern State last Saturday and haven’t won since they defeated Black Hills State two weeks ago. UCO has switched quarterbacks recently, as both Ethan Sharp and Landon Greve has been under center during the past three games. Sharp is known more as a passing quarterback while Greve is more of a runner. Both quarterback have proven that they can lead the offense, but neither has been able to put high scores up against their opponents. They will each likely take snaps off and on during their matchup with Lindenwood. UCO’s running game hasn’t been as potent as years past. Although running back Josh Birmingham isn’t producing as much as last year, he has still proven that he is the offense’s main playmaker. He has gained 182 yards in the past two games and has already broken his single game rushing record earlier in the season. Central has been known as a wide-open team since head coach Tracy Holland took over, but has started to give their horse the ball more and more as the season has gone on. Central’s defense has come a long way since finishing as one of the worst teams in the Lone Star Conference a year ago. Although they have given up a ton of points this season, they are great at takeaways. They have a defensive backfield full of ball hawks. UCO has four players with multiple interceptions for the season. Devoris Dozier lead the team with five, Creadell Pennon has four, Brandon Williams has three and Dylan Warner has two. Lindenwood (7-3) enters the game with a high-powered offense with an average defense. The Lions have a strong passing game that is led by quarterback John Uribe. Uribe has a 60.9 completion percentage. He is 165 for 271 with 2204 yards, 19 touchdowns and six interceptions. Urbie is more of a pocket passer than a duel threat. He has -182 yards rushing for the season, mainly due to sacks. Lindenwood’s rushing attack is led by Therman McGowan , who has 115 rushing attempts for 608 yards and eight touchdowns. He is averaging over 60 yards per game and is tough to tackle in the red zone.
The Lions’ defense can be had. They are giving up 24.6 points per game. Their pass defense may be the problem. Lindenwood gives up over 236 yards per game through the air and have given up 13 touchdowns. Their rush defense isn’t much better. They give up over 120 yards on the ground and have allowed 14 touchdowns. If the Bronchos are looking for a way to score, they will have both options available. This matchup features two future members of the MidAmerica Intercollegiate Athletics Association and will be UCO’s last game as a Division II Independent. Next season the program will compete against the likes Emporia State, Washburn and Pittsburgh State who make up one of the best football conferences in the nation. MY PREDICTION: UCO 21 LINDENWOOD 34
Terrance Davis (1) is taken down during a game between UCO and Black Hills State at Wantland Stadium in Edmond, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista