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UCO Women’s soccer coach Mike Cook earns his 300th coaching career victory.

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BOOKSTORE THEFT ON THE RISE

By Caitlin Cinotto / Contributing Writer

UCO’s Barnes & Noble has increased their security due to a rise in theft.

The campus bookstore added 26 security cameras in hopes of cutting down on theft.

“It’s a way for us to decrease theft that happens in the store,” Brenda Raimondi, the store manager of the UCO Barnes & Noble, said. “They’re less apt to steal if they come in with that intent.”

According to Raimondi, a study conducted two years ago showed six out of 10 people did not buy the book. Therefore, Barnes & Noble has implemented a new procedure, in which their employees now walk all textbooks to the register.

Barnes & Noble has also blocked access for customers to retrieve their own textbooks, which Raimondi says has decreased theft. Students are no longer allowed to enter the textbook area unassisted; a Barnes & Noble sales associate must help

them.

The cameras have allowed Barnes & Noble to tell if theft is occurring more frequently than before. They no longer have to wait on an end-ofthe-year report to see the decrease in occurrence.

Raimondi said that percentagewise, clothing is the area in which the most theft occurs. However, in terms of dollar amount, it is in theft of textbooks.

“Our store has a 1.8 percent theft rate, which is a little higher than the

Barnes & Noble average,” Raimondi said. “Therefore we had to increase our security.”

By implementing the cameras and increasing security, Barnes & Noble hopes to keep the cost of books down, Raimondi said.

Those caught stealing will be arrested and go to jail where they will await bond.

During last spring’s buyback, Barnes & Noble caught a student who stole a book and was trying to sell it back. Barnes & Noble em-

ployees were able to determine this book had been stolen due to a code that is written in books that have already been sold that semester.

According to Raimondi, the student confessed to the police that around 30 of her friends did this on a monthly basis to pay their rent.

The student now has an additional worry; there is now a warrant out for that student’s arrest, Raimondi said.

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Courtney James hands Amber Fuller a caramel apple during SPB’s caramel apple bar near Broncho Lake, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista

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“I don’t have a class I’m not looking forward to.”

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Yesterday, video game developer Rockstar North unveiled the first trailer for the upcoming game “Grand Theft Auto V.” The name is a bit of a misnomer, as it would actually be the 11th release since the series first launched in 1997. However, in the 14 years the series has existed it has received more than its fair share of criticism from parents groups, retailers and governments.

Far from what its detractors would like to believe, the point of the games in the Grand Theft Auto series is not to rampantly go around killing hookers, stealing cars and murdering innocent people for money.

Does the game allow the player to do these things? Yes, but whether or not the player does them is entirely up to the player.

Much like life, the decisions the player makes in-game come with consequences. For example, if the character is observed stealing a car, the police will come after them. How the game explains the player not spending time in jail is that the police are instead paid off with bribes.

Or another example, illegal street racers being chased by police duck into a garage and confuse them. These examples are not far outside the realm of the game, just uncommon in reality.

The GTA series is also known for tongue-in-cheek puns and innuendos. It already looks like “GTA V” will be no exception.

In the short 85-second trailer, references are made to the “Mile High Club,” a sign at a beach refers to it as “Pleasure Pit” and a personal watercraft is named the “Speedophile 2000.”

From this, parent advocacy groups derive that the games are too sexual. Who they are too sexual for is the better question.

The Entertainment Software Rating Board, a self-regulating organization for the video gaming industry, has rated every single Grand Theft Auto game M, for mature audiences age 17 or older.

Is a video game with sexual references too sexual for someone aged 17?

Where are these groups when rated-R movies are released?

So while some people might wish to censor Grand Theft Auto for being “too violent” or “too sexual,” these people are merely uncomfortable with the reality that these things occur in real life and they have no way of stopping them.

Perhaps in Grand Theft Auto V there will be video game protestors. Then the player will have a virtual chance to show these people groups how they feel.

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Music

NEW SERVICE OFFERS MUSIC AT A PRICE STUDENTS LOVE

Out of Context By Brittany Dalton The Fine Art of Flirting

By Josh Hutton / Staff Writer Once upon a time recording artists would release an album on CD. Consumers would purchase the disc for around $15, and a month later a few dollars would show up on the artist’s royalty sheet.

Then iTunes emerged, charging consumers 99 cents per song and a few cents would deposit into an artist’s account with each download. Both means were profitable, easy to follow business models. However, with the advent of online radio and full-album streaming websites, the economics of music has shifted into a hyper-complex formula.

“I personally have no clue how Spotify can be free. I listen to probably a hundred songs a day, and I can’t even remember the last time I bought music,” Carrie Greene, a sophomore and general business major, said.

Greene falls in line with most online music listeners. The profits are unclear to many people deep in the music industry.

Jeff Price, the founder of TuneCore, which provides artists an avenue to get their material on sites such as iTunes, Rdio, MOG, and Spotify, attempted to explain the new way artists are profiting in an interview with Rolling Stone.

“People like to simplify this and say, ‘There’s no money in it’, but it’s complex, it’s complicated and still being worked out,” Price said.

Price’s company, TuneCore, attempts to make the process easier for musicians by charging them $10 per song and $50 per album for distribution on music sites like iTunes and Spotify.

He recently helped a team of industry experts to shed light on the figures for how much money artists make on music streaming sites like Spotify.

According to a quick calculation, an average of what artists garner on the site comes to songwriters receiving 9.1 cents

per 60 times a song is played.

The performing musicians collect 38 cents per 60 times played that often is split with their label.

“I guess the best thing about Spotify is that I get the opportunity to listen to a ton of music I never would have,” Greene said.

This is a perk Spotify has used to gain support from labels and musicians.

“It’s rare I run into something missing from their (Spotify’s) library, but when it does, I either look it up on Youtube or move on,” Greene said.

When combining the funds received from Spotify with CD sales and digital retail sales from places like Amazon and iTunes, musicians can do very well.

“I use Spotify and Pandora to test the waters, so to speak. If I buy music, I tend to buy vinyl, but I really don’t want to drop twenty bucks on something I have no idea how it sounds,” freshman Josh Crohn said.

The biggest issue for streaming services is enlisting help from bands and labels. With many managers doubting the profit, streaming services must prove that all the cent-signs on a royalty payment are really adding up.

“I think the social aspects of Spotify are cool. I hear a lot of cool stuff that friends send me. I think more people should take advantage of that,” Crohn said.

The music industry is relying on networking to show the benefits of Spotify.

With increased numbers of hits, Spotify is hoping artists like Coldplay, who refuse to put their latest album on the streaming site, will be convinced in its business model.

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ACM@UCO BRINGING BIG NAMES IN MUSIC INDUSTRY TO CLASS

By Ben Luschen / Staff Writer ACM@UCO played host to Ben Folds Wednesday at the Cox Convention Center as part of their master class series.

“An ACM@UCO master class is basically a talk back session with those who have achieved success in the music industry,” Adrienne Nobles, director of communications and marketing at UCO, said.

Folds is perhaps most well known for his work as vocalist and pianist for the alternative rock group Ben Folds Five, but he has also recorded three solo studio albums. His most recent release was “The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective,” a compilation album that was released Oct. 11.

The master class series is designed to give students firsthand insight from those who know the music industry best. According to Nobles, ACM@UCO CEO Scott Booker will pose a variety of questions to Folds in an interview-style discussion.

Students will also have the chance to ask questions afterward.

Though Folds is not scheduled to preform at the class, past master class guests such as Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Jackson Browne have given brief performances after they talked.

ACM students are required to attend the event as part of their studies, but everyone in the UCO community and the general public are encouraged to attend, space permitting.

The event is free, and no RSVP is necessary.

Master classes have been engrained into the ACM@UCO curriculum since the school’s inception; the first featured Roger Daltrey, lead singer of The Who. Other past presenters in-

clude Warner Bros. Records President Livia Tortella; Grammynominated producer Greg Kurstin; singer-songwriter Simon Townshend; Cocteau Twins bassist Simon Raymonde; host of VH-1 Classic’s “That Metal Show” Eddie Trunk; blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa; and Flaming Lips’ Steven Drozd.

According to Nobles, Booker’s experience as manager of the Flaming Lips has helped him attract the many talented speakers the school has had the privilege of hosting.

“Scott Booker has built an extensive network throughout the music industry,” Nobles said. “His experience and contacts, coupled with the growing reputation of the ACM@UCO throughout the industry, are what bring artists like Ben Folds to the academy.”

Folds was previously scheduled to preform with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic tonight; fortunately for the ACM, it worked with his schedule to speak to the students the day before.

“We’ve been told he is very excited about visiting and plans to tweet about it before and after the master class,” Nobles said before the event.

While the school plans to continue its series in the future, it is too early to tell who might be the next speaker to grace the ACM crowd.

“Master classes are a big part of what makes the ACM@UCO unique in music education, and will continue as the academy grows,” Nobles said. “Often, these classes come together quickly as an artist’s schedule frees up or they happen to be traveling through the state, so they are not planned out far in advance.”

If love is a battlefield, I’m the hapless private in search of a foxhole.

Websites and self-help sections in bookstores alike boast their own “definitive” guides to flirting. For a nominal fee of usually upwards of 15 bucks, you too can land a hot date or just someone to buy you coffee.

I’ve said it before, though, and I’ll say it here. Sometimes coffee is the most you can hope for. What’s wrong with getting a free caramel macchiato out of a date, if Johnny Clueless doesn’t float your boat?

Never compromise your standards for the price of an iced latte or a meal at Olive Garden.

If you slap that ‘clearance’ price sticker on your own forehead, don’t be surprised when others take you at face value.

Now is the time to wear coconutty perfumes, fire engine red lipsticks, polka dots and floral prints. Now is the time to gesture wildly when you talk, to eat an entire bag of Halloween candy in one sitting.

Fashion magazines would have you believe now is the time to count calories, to array yourself in safe shades of olive and taupe. From all sides, all season, you will be told to bundle up in extra layers, drive slower, live safely within the lines.

Don’t believe it for a minute. In the pursuit of a relationship, above all else, now is the time to do what you want.

“But what if Allen from Algebra doesn’t like that?” you pout, lips painted in muted nudes.

My grandfather always told me the old maxim is truethere is someone out there for each of us. With seven billion residents on this green Earth, I promise that much is true.

So what if Allen from Algebra doesn’t like you?

When we are misaligned with an object of interest, when Johnny Clueless takes you to coffee and you waste an hour-plus with nothing but an empty coffee cup to show for it, what can you say?

Yes, there’s someone out there for each of us, but thank goodness that someone isn’t for you.

Be bold. Be fearless.

Although I’m painfully self-aware in my bumbling awkwardness, my clumsiness and tendency to stumble over words anytime the opposite sex is within a five-foot radius, I’ll find my happy ending.

And so will you, faults and all.

We can’t all be Lloyd Dobler, coolly holding the boombox over his head and ultimately getting the girl.

Flirting is a fine art, and every artist requires the tools to make it happen. Find what fits best and stick with it.

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Campus Events

Campus Clubs

FICTIONAL GAME BECOMES REALITY AT PLUNKETT PARK

SAUDI STUDENTS SHARE A SLICE OF HOME LIFE

Matthew Esch is tagged by Kellea Ingram during a the UCO quidditch team practice at Plunkett Park, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista

By Christina Dickens / Contributing Writer UCO will be having its second Harry Potter movie screening and Muggle Quidditch match night from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 4.

Quidditch will be played in the same way it is portrayed in the movies, but with a few differences. Instead of flying, players will run across the field with brooms between their legs. Soccer balls and volleyballs will serve as substitutes for Quaffles and Bludgers.

The Hogwarts UCO chapter spawned the idea for these screenings. The chapter has been active in regular Quidditch matches since it came together in February of this year.

Middlebury College students began the trend of creating Quidditch teams, adapting the game in 2005. The International Quidditch Association includes over 300 universities and high schools in the United States, according to their official website.

The Quidditch match will begin at 7 p.m. The screening of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows- Part 2” will begin at

8:08 p.m.

“This event gives people the chance to congregate around a movie event of our generation and the chance to have a little fun,” Courtney James, assistant director of Campus Activities and Events, said.

Campus Activities and Events is a department of Student Affairs on campus.

The first screening night, at which “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows-Part 1” was shown, had an attendance of more than 200 people.

An equal amount of attendees can be expected to be present at the upcoming screening. In fact, there may be more than at the previous screening.

James claims that this event helps to create a sense of community among the university’s current and future students, friends, family, faculty, staff and Edmond’s surrounding residents.

“This is one of the many events occurring on campus that is meant to bring the students together, especially those that are commuters, for the purpose of interacting in a social setting,” she said.

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EDUCATION COSTS RISING AT SCHOOLS ACROSS THE BOARD

By Bryan Trude / Staff Writer The UCO Saudi Student Association will be holding a cultural festival Monday, Nov. 7 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The festival, which will include traditional Saudi food, clothing and dance, is in observance of Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice. Eid al-Adha is an Islamic religious holiday that commemorates the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son to show his obedience to God. Eid al-Adha is traditionally observed from the 10th to 13th days of Dhu al-Hijjah on the Islamic calendar, the month the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca takes place.

“In [Islam,] we believe all Muslims should get together in the same clothes and ask for forgiveness,” Ahmed Alaidhy, president of the Saudi Student Association, said. “If they do this, then they will be forgiven. All the Saudis will get together and have traditional Saudi food, dancing and singing.”

Although the full menu was not available from Alaidhy, one example of Saudi cuisine that will be available for students is Kabsa, a mixed rice dish that consists of meats and vegetables mixed in with rice and spices.

Students will also have the opportunity to have their photograph taken in traditional Saudi clothes, as well as observe and take part in cultural dances including Najdi, Mizmar and Sharqi belly dancing.

Eid al-Adha is a festival held in conjunction with traditional rituals of the Hajj. According to religious texts and Islamic tradition, the festival is based on one of the trials of Abraham.

In the trial, Abraham was commanded to devote his son, Ishmael, to God through sacrifice of his life.

Satan attempted to dissuade Abraham from sacrificing Ishmael, but Abraham drove Satan away by throwing pebbles at him. At the last moment, God intervened and provided Abraham with a ram to sacrifice in the place of his son.

In the modern practice, observers of Eid al-Adha will perform Eid prayers in large congregations, all wearing their finest clothes. The festival is performed during the annual Hajj pilgrimage that Muslims are obligated to make once in life.

The festival usually occurs after the pilgrims descend from Mount Arafat, a hill west of Mecca where the Islamic prophet Muhammad delivered his farewell sermon, according to Islamic tradition.

Muslims who can afford it are also obligated to sacrifice their finest domesticated livestock, such as a cow, goat, ram or sheep, slaughtering it according to Muslim tradition (halal).

Observers will then split the meat from the animal three ways. One third is kept for the family, one third is given to relatives and friends, and one third is given to the poor. Roughly 100 million animals worldwide are sacrificed in this manner for the festival.

The festival will be held in Ballrooms A and B, on the third floor of the Nigh University Center. It is free of charge and is open to all students.

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A report published by College Board indicates a nationwide tuition increase of 8.3 percent for in-state students during the 2011-2012 fiscal year.

While out-of-state student tuition increased by 5.7 percent.

By Trevor Hultner / Staff Writer A report recently published by the College Board, a not-forprofit higher-education advocacy organization, has found that tuition is on the rise.

Among in-state students attending four-year universities, tuition increased by 8.3 percent nationally during the 20112012 fiscal year.

Out-of-state students fare only a little better nationally, with tuition and fees increasing by 5.7 percent.

These statistics do not take into account room and board prices, which stayed the same at public four-year universities during fiscal years 2010-2011 and 2011-2012, at around $8,549.

The College Board report, titled “Trends in College Pricing 2011,” also found that “half of all full-time students at public and private nonprofit four-year colleges attend institutions charging tuition and fees of $9,936 or less, and half attend institutions with published prices of $9,936 or more.”

Meanwhile, USA Today reported late last month that the national student loan debt had exceeded one trillion dollars, more than the national credit card debt and equivalent to 7.14 percent of the United States’ current deficit.

Ben Hardcastle, a communications liaison from the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, said that UCO’s tuition and fees increased by 5.5 percent in 2011 after a no-change 2010, and increased 5.9 percent between 2011 and 2012.

Hardcastle said that he was interested in one aspect of the statistics that he felt the media wasn’t covering.

“Public higher education is supported by public funds,” Hardcastle

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said. “The amount has gone up because public support has gone down.”

He said that there has been an eight to 10 percent decrease in public support for higher education in recent years.

The College Board did issue a disclaimer with the “Trends in College Pricing” report.

“While the information reported here provides a best approximation of trends in college charges over time, we would caution readers about placing too much reliance on either precise dollar amounts or precise annual percentage changes,” the report read. “Details relating to our methodology and to other technical issues and data reliability can be found at the end of the report.”

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AWARD WINNING STUDENT PROGRAMMING

By Mervyn Chua / Staff Writer The Student Programming Board (SPB) has taken home two awards from the 2011 National Association for Campus Activities Regional Conference in Tulsa.

Courtney Bass’ Renee Yohe [poster] took second place overall in the poster competition and Big Pink took third in publicity campaign. Courtney Bass, the president of SPB, was informed via text message by Courtney James, assistant director for Campus Activities.

“There were over 70 total entries,” James said.

Bass entered her poster under the Multicolor Poster Category, designed for an event

by SPB featuring Renee Yohe, a speaker invited last spring to speak on suicide awareness.

The Big Pink Volleyball committee won under the Overall Marketing Campaign poster category.

SPB is a premiere programming board on UCO’s campus.

Plastered on the wall of their office on the fourth floor of the Nigh University Center (NUC) is their mission statement: “We commit to being a student-driven organization that provides quality, entertaining events for the student body while developing leadership.”

Bass explained the SPB’s benefits extend further than the events they coordinate.

“SPB provides you with opportunities that you would have a hard time getting, in my opinion, if you are not in SPB,” she said. “Just knowing how to plan events is so helpful in life. It gives you experience for the real world.”

Among some of the activities SPB have planned is the Homecoming concert, in collaboration with the Homecoming Board, as well as SPB Zone, when shirts were given to tie dye.

Courtney Bass poses for a photo by Broncho Lake, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista

Applications to join the SPB team are available at the beginning of every semester and can be collected at the Campus Activities office. Applicants will then go through an interview process.

The National Association for Campus Ac-

LEADERSHIP STUDENTS CARING FOR NEEDY

By Mervyn Chua / Staff Writer UCO leadership students are having a food drive for the Jesus House’s food pantry in hopes of providing 100 Thanksgiving baskets from Central to the community.

The drive will take place from Oct. 31 to Nov. 4th at Leadership Central, located in room 104 of the Lillard Administration Building.

This food drive is an annual program, but is the first time the leaders are getting themselves involved.

Many clubs are also participating in this event. An email was sent to all UCO faculty informing them of some of the needs for the food drive.

“The best way to help out is to bring the food listed to the Administration Office,” Jarrett Jobe, organizer of the food drive, said.

“We will then collect and deliver the food ourselves.”

Tai Yean The, a junior majoring in actuarial science, is vice president of Gamma Iota Sig-

ma and one of the participants of the event.

“This is more than just providing food to the community’s needy,” Teh said. “It is a good platform for students to cultivate the spirit of giving to the needy and appreciating what we have in life. It is also a great event for the Bronchos to build stronger bonds.”

Leadership Central is an office that helps manage and develop leadership programs and opportunities for students at UCO. “Service is a big part of being a leader,” Jobe said. “That is why Leadership Central is having this drive to help those in need especially in the holiday season.”

The Jesus House nonprofit Christian, nondenominational Christian outreach providing food, clothing, shelter and goods to the community’s needy.

According to their website, their mission is to “help persons who find themselves in a situation of adversity with food, clothing, shelter and Christian counseling in a voluntary therapeutic setting to effect a permanent life change.”

tivities (NACA) advances campus activities in higher education through a business and learning partnership, creating educational and business opportunities for its school and professional members, in accordance with their mission statement.

NACA, first started to help increase the buying power of campus programming dollars, now has more than 950 college and university members and over 500 associate members who represent artists, lecturers and performers since its establishment in 1960.

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1. Big bag 2. 100 cents 3. Above 4. Cheat, slangily 5. Trans-Siberian Railroad city 6. Cold and wet 7. Attendance counter 8. Red fluorescent dye 9. Contemptuous look 10. Principality ruled

by Grimaldi family 11. Black cat, maybe 12. Desolate areas 13. State of being complete 14. Shows disrespect 22. Casual attire 23. Long, long time 25. Notched 26. Wavering 27. Big name in computers 28. Bug out 30. 1957 #1 song by Paul Anka 32. “The Joy Luck Club” author 33. Aggravate 34. Harvest goddess 38. Video maker, for short 40. “___ alive!”

41. Toni Morrison’s “___ Baby” 42. Kind of control 43. Geyser sediment 47. Arise 48. Bullwinkle, e.g.

49. Boredom 51. Hip bones 53. Congers 54. Fluff 55. Eye layer 56. Makeup, e.g.

57. European language 60. Jail, slangily

SPORTS

NOV. 3, 2011

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From BronchoSports.com

ROY CARRIES BRONCHOS TO 18TH VICTORY

Tate Hardaker digs a ball in a game earlier this season. Photo by Photo Services

Morgan Roy had a career-high 22 kills and Central Oklahoma continued its home domi-

nation Tuesday night at Hamilton Field House with a four-set triumph over Dallas Baptist.

It was the seventh straight home victory for the Bronchos, who prevailed 25-21, 25-21, 24-26, 25-21 in improving to 18-14 on the year. UCO has taken 21 of 23 sets in its home winning streak and is 8-1 at HFH this season.

The Bronchos will look to make it eight in a row next Tuesday when they end the 2011 campaign by hosting East Central for Senior Night at 7 p.m.

Roy led the way, collecting 22 kills against seven errors in 55 attacks while adding 19 digs and three service aces. Alex Richardson had 20 kills -- her fifth match of the season with 20-plus kills – and Juliette Smith blocked nine shots (two solo, seven assisted).

“We got off to a slow start, but picked it up and did a nice job coming back to take the first two sets,” UCO coach Jeff Boyland said.

“We had a chance to close it out in three and didn’t get it done, but we didn’t let that affect us and ended up with a good win.”

The Bronchos fell behind 7-3 early and trailed most of the way in the opening set before taking their first lead at 21-20 on a block

by Smith and Richardson. A DBU attack error and Hardaker ace pushed the lead to 23-20 and UCO ended the 25-21 win on Roy’s crosscourt kill.

Richardson had six kills and Roy five in the second-set win and the Bronchos had a chance to sweep the match when they were serving with a 24-23 lead, but an error gave DBU back the serve and the Patriots took the next two points to stay alive.

The fourth set was close most of the way before UCO finally took charge down the stretch, getting two kills from Richardson and an ace from Bella Romero in a 5-0 run that turned a precarious 19-18 lead into a 24-18 cushion.

DBU tried to rally with three straight points, but the Bronchos ended it on a block

by Smith and Morgan.

Hardaker paced UCO’s defensive efforts with 26 digs as the sophomore libero moved into third place on the school’s single-season digs list with 569.

Central Hockey

NO. 18 BRONCHOS HOST TEXAS LONGHORNS

By Bryan Trude / Sports Writer The UCO Hockey team returns to home action this weekend at Arctic Edge Ice Arena, taking on the Division II University of Texas Longhorns on Nov. 4 and 5. The weekend marks the opening of an eight-game home stand by the Bronchos.

The #18 Bronchos (6-7) are coming off a split series against #4 Arizona State University, winning the first game 4-3 in a shootout, but losing the second game 7-3.

The unranked Longhorns (3-12) are coming off a series against Division I’s Arizona Wildcats, falling in two games by a combined score of 26-0.

The Bronchos will be coming into this game after snapping a six-game losing skid that came after opening the season 5-0.

They will be led by UCO points leader Donald “Showtime” Geary (12), who also leads the team in goals (8). Also leading the Bronchos are co-assist leaders Nolan Hopkins and Anthony Knuth (8).

Freshman goaltenders Tory Caldwell (3.17 GAA, .91 save percentage) and Brett Patchett (4.12 GAA, .88 save percentage) will be

Peter Kressner (16) sets up an attack during a game between UCO and Lindenwood at Arctic Edge Arena in Edmond, Friday, Oct. 21, 2011. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista

looking to shore up their confidence after several weeks of stalwart performances in close games counteracted by lopsided losses.

On the injury front, forward Corey Allen

(shoulder) and team co-captain Patrick Biron (groin) were held out against the Sun Devils, and their status is unknown for this weekend.

Last weekend saw the return of senior de-

fender Adam Hull, who had been on injured reserve since the start of the season nursing an ACL injury.

The Longhorns are led by a trio of players in double figures in the points stat; freshman forward Woody Hunter (15), sophomore forward Joseph Halford (11) and junior defender Marcin Papiez (10). Hunter leads the Longhorns in both goals (9) and assists (6).

The kink in Texas’ armor is between the pipes.

All three Longhorns goaltenders have GAAs over 7. Jason Magusiak, UT’s statistical leader in goal, has a 7.30 GAA with a .84 save percentage, followed by Bryan McGee’s 7.86 GAA and .81 save percentage. Also seeing significant minutes in goal for the Longhorns is Landon Cain (8.03 GAA, .77 save percentage.)

The first game on Nov. 4 is the team’s Pink in the Rink night. Fans will be able to get commemorative pink T-shirts in support of breast cancer research.

The puck drops at 7:30 p.m. for both games. Admission is $7, $5 for UCO students and faculty, and free for children under five.

Sports Opinion

VISTA SPORTS PREDICTIONS: NFL WEEK 9 Vista Sports Editor Trey Hunter hasn’t given up the picks lead through eight weeks of the NFL season. He has a four game lead over The Huddle’s Terry Fox and an 11 game lead over The Vista’s Bryan Trude.

NFL Week 8

Trey Hunter Vista Sports Editor

Bryan Trude Vista Sports Writer

Garett Fisbeck Vista Photo Editor

Amber Pyle Vista Sports Writer

Terry Fox UCentral’s “The Huddle”

Kyle Renfrow UCentral Weather

Courtney Landsberger UCentral’s “The Huddle”

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SPORTS

NOV. 3, 2011 Central Soccer

Opinion

VIEW FROM THE CHEAP SEATS

300 AND COUNTING

By Bryan Trude

Vista Sports Writer

As Cheap As It Gets Over the weekend, the Arkansas Razorbacks took on the Vanderbilt Commodores, a game that would have largely gone unnoticed in this region had it not been for KSBI and their regular carrying of SEC football.

I was “watching” the game in the same way one watches paint dry, waiting for the more interesting Oklahoma StateBaylor matchup to start, when I saw a play that personified everything that is wrong with collegiate football and college sports in general.

Arkansas, who was trailing Vandy despite being a heavy favorite, punted the ball after a stalled drive. Commodores punt returner Jonathan Krause positioned himself to receive the ball, making a curt wave to signal the fair catch and focusing on the highflying ball, which he likely lost in the sun.

On the other side of the field, Razorbacks special teamer Marquel Wade saw what was an easy, defenseless target and went in for the kill like a charging rhino.

Wade, leading with his helmet, crashed into Krause and sent him flying to the ground on the helmet-to-helmet hit while the ball he was attempting to receive was still well in the air.

As if to add insult to injury, as the likely-concussed Krause lay motionless on the Nashville grass, Wade leapt to his feet and started jumping around like he just made a game-saving QB sack as the ball bounced on the grass and returned for a sizeable gain by another Vanderbilt receiver.

Understandably, flags flew like a yellow polyester rain.

First year Commodores coach James Franklin started corralling his own players as he worked to refocus them on the drive at hand. As the referees conferred on the field, Wade paced up and down the sideline, shrugging off assistant coaches as he began to yell at the crowd, who were chanting for Wade’s ejection.

After what seemed like an eternity, the ruling came down from the officials. Vanderbilt declined any sort of penalty to preserve their good field position, but Wade was ejected.

As the crowed roared in approval, Wade began to saunter towards the locker room, continuing to taunt and yell at the Vanderbilt faithful. It reached the point where Arkansas coaching staff had to forcibly run Wade into the locker room, hand firmly on the back collar, Wade still shouting and taunting the home crowd.

Helmet-on-helmet hits were banned for a reason.

On the most flagrant, dirty hit I’ve seen in memory, you start jumping around like concussing and potentially paralyzing an opponent is something to be celebrated. Knocking Krause out while his eyes are skyward is not something to be celebrated.

Wade, you are an embarrassment to your team, your coach, your sport and yourself. A freshman wide receiver looking to see playing time beyond special teams should be doing it cleaner and better than the next guy, not acting like a glorified thug.

Consider yourself lucky, Wade, that you aren’t on your backside with your scholarship pulled. It doesn’t matter if you were focused on making the big play. Cheap shots like that which nearly ruin someone else’s’ career are not something to be celebrated in any level of any sport.

UCO soccer coach Mike Cook gives instructions to the team at practice on Wednesday. Central earned Cook his 300th victory earlier in the season against Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista “These are the kind of players that has “I have been blessed to work with

By Amber Pyle / Contributing Writer

The Central soccer team handed head coach Mike Cook his 300th career victory last week against Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

“It’s very humbling and gratifying, when you’re a couch you’re trying to win games but it’s just a reflection on the fact that I’ve had some very good players that don’t give up,” Cook said.

After overcoming a 0-3 season start, the team turned things around with a 15-3 regular season finish, breaking the school record of 13 consecutive wins.

“When we were 0-3 I said, look lets bring this to 15-3 and see what happens, that’s exactly what they did,” Cook said.

led me to where I am now.”

As a child, Cook could be found kicking around a ball with his brothers and sisters in Columbia, South America, where he was born.

“Being a missionary kid that’s what you do, if you’re not sleeping or in school, you play soccer,” Cook said.

After graduating from Southern Nazarene University, Cook became the assistant coach for the men’s soccer team before starting the woman’s program in 1993.

Cook then came to Central when the school added the girls soccer program in 1998, bringing 88 wins with him from SNU.

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schools that support what I’m doing, both schools have been to the national tournament and had some phenomenal years,” Cook said.

With plans to continue building a strong team and face the new conference next season, Cook and his team are ready to take on anything that is thrown their way next year.

“This is all I’ve ever wanted to do, work with kids, develop players and built a good relationship with them; showing them it’s more then just soccer, it’s a combination of life lesson, getting a great education and doing what we love,” Cook said.

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