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HEALTH SUR VEY REVEAL S UCO HAS HIGHER RATES OF TOBACCO AND DRUG USE,SUICIDAL THOUGHTS, AND RISK FOR DISEASE THAN NATIONAL AVERAGE Each year the American College Health Association conducts a survey concerning health, sex, and substance use. 99,066 students from 141 different institutions participated.
• JOSH WALLACE, Staff Writer • than the national average. When it came to violence, students reported over double the national data regarding being in a physical fight within the last 12 months, with 21.9 percent of male and 8.2 percent of female students being in a fight compared to 10.2 percent and 3.5 percent nationally. While physical fights showed a larger gap, the remainder of the section on violence,
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Earlier this year, students at UCO took part in a survey, the American College Health Association’s National College Health Assessment (ACHA-NCHA), and some of the results are rather striking. During the spring semester, students enrolled in the Healthy Life Skills course participated in the survey, with a total of 772 providing information regarding topics related to their health, sex life, drug and alcohol use and other aspects of their life. Starting off, the survey asked about the overall general health of the students surveyed, and for the most part UCO came almost dead even with ACHA-NCHA average national data, which came from a total of 99,066 students from 141 different institutions. Our summary showed slightly higher percentages of students citing back pain (16.5 percent), allergies (26 percent), sinus infection (23 percent), and sore throat (15.7 percent) when compared to the national average. Students’ responses to questions on disease and injury prevention showed a greater deviation from the national data though, with every category lower than the national average, many of the categories showing double digit differences. For instance, 57.9 percent of the UCO students surveyed reported being vaccinated against Hepatitis B, compared to the national average of 70.7 percent, and similar figures for vaccination against measles, mumps, and rubella at 53 percent compared to 73.4 percent nationally. When it came to health issues affecting academic performance, UCO students had fewer problems having an impact on their studies
figures, with 82 percent of male and 86.2 percent of female students feeling safe. As for the same question at night, the numbers dropped to 61.1 percent for male and only 24.4 percent of female students feeling safe on campus. On alcohol, tobacco and drug use, UCO had far fewer students who reported alcohol use within the last 30 days, with 48.6 per-
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Behaviors and Health abusive relationships and personal safety was fairly consistent with national numbers, with most of the categories coming in just slightly higher percentage wise. The numbers of perceived safety on campus, and surrounding communities where near the national average, but show a common issue of college student around the country. UCO students surveyed about feeling “very safe” on campus in the daytime, showed high
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cent of male and 50 percent of female students compared to national averages of 67.1 percent of male and 65.5 percent of female students. As for tobacco and drug use, UCO scored higher than the national data in the remaining categories, except in regard to marijuana usage. Cigarette use was around 10 percent higher than nationally, tobacco from a water pipe around 4 percent higher, and use of all other drugs combined coming
in at around 5 percent higher. Figures on sexual behavior proved to be fairly close to the national average, with 31.9 percent of those asked about the number of sexual partners within the last 12 months reporting none, compared to 29.1 nationally. Those having one partner came in lower at 38.2 percent compared to the national figure of 44.9 percent, and those having four or more partners in a year was slightly higher at 11.9 percent compared to 9.6 percent. When it came to physical fitness, UCO students ranked slightly higher when it came to being overweight or obese. 25.5 percent of UCO students were considered overweight based off the BMI scale, compared to 22 percent nationally. In all three classes of obesity, UCO students were higher than average at 9.5 percent for class 1, 3 percent for class 2, and 3.3 percent class 3, compared to 7.5 percent, 2.9 percent, and 1.9 percent nationally. For the last section of the survey, mental health, UCO students for the most part were around the national average, with a few exceptions. In terms of feeling overwhelming anger in the last 12 months, UCO students reported 10 percent higher than average. UCO also showed slightly higher figures when it came to thoughts of suicide or attempted suicide within the last 12 months, with 10 percent of male and 7.5 percent of female students having suicidal thoughts compared to 6.7 and 7.2 percent, and 3.5 percent of male and 2.9 of female students reporting attempted suicide compared to 1.1 and 1.2 percent.
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL TO OFFER STUDENTS MIX OF PERFORMANCES, FOOD, AND ART FROM AROUND THE WORLD • MERVYN CHUA, Staff Writer • UCO President Don Betz speaks at last year’s International Festival, Nov. 10, 2011. Vista Archives
The 37th annual International Festival will be celebrated in Ballrooms A, B, and C of the Nigh University Center Thursday, Nov. 15 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Every fall semester, the International Student Council (ISC) hosts and organizes this festival. Admission is free. Brandon Lehman, coordinator of international activities and Centre for Global Competency at the Office of International Services and an ISC advisor explains this event. “The international festival is an event that unites all students from around the world to celebrate their culture. It is quite the feat, with last year’s event bringing in more than 600 students in the Ballrooms of the Nigh University Center. There will be cultural performances, traditional art and clothing on display and international cuisine from over 12 country organizations”. Some of these organizations represent their country and some their continent. Overall, they
make up the 110 nationalities represented here at UCO. Tracy Tindle, immigration and activities advisor of the Office of International Services and advisor to ISC thinks that this festival is beneficial to all. “Many people may not have the opportunity to travel out of the country based on circumstances. The International Festival is good for people to experience other cultures without leaving the country.” Victor Silva, the Chairman of the International Festival, likes that this event brings people together to enjoy their similarities, discuss differences, and understand and respect each other. “I see the international festival as a celebration of the innate human ability to connect. By using performances, food, cultural displays, etc., we created a platform that stimulates both the American public and the international community to interact with each other, and that also enables
the internationals to interface and work together with one another. What I like the most about the International Festival is that it is an event that brings people together enjoying their similarities, discussing their differences but most of all, understanding and respecting each other. UCO is an international campus, and a university that is in step with the current times. Nowadays to be relevant it’s necessary to be globally competent and UCO is an excellent advocate of that philosophy. By sponsoring events like this one, UCO establishes itself as one of the few universities that are actively enabling their students to be globally competent.” Ashley Sue Lyn, emcee for the event, had this to say. “We have worked very hard to make the International Festival the best that it can be. It’s tailored for all ages and it will be very fun and enlightening. I know that the event will speak for itself”.
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• BRYAN TRUDE, Senior Staf f Writer •
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Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it, or something like that. I will readily admit that I did not follow the political mudslinging and tantrums from either side in the days leading up to the election – to the point where I installed a plugin on my browser that changed all of the political posts on my Facebook to pictures of cats. The hoopla playing across the internet in the wake of Barack Obama’s successful reelection campaign over Mitt Romney just makes me want to keep that plugin on forever. The latest tantrum being thrown online comes to us in the wake of secessionist petitions – filed on Obama’s own web site no less – that are gathering signatures to petition the White House to allow, as of this writing, 20 states to peaceably secede from the Union. Let’s ignore the fact that these are internet petitions for a moment, because the issues raised by an online petition that is not bound by geography being used to advocate leaving the Union just makes my brain hurt, and let’s not even think about what’ll happen when 4chan decides to signature-bomb these petitions. So what we have here is 20 states, of which Oklahoma as far as I can tell is not a part of, with a relatively scant few
people petitioning Obama to let them form their own country. The petition filed on behalf of Louisiana just quotes passages from the Declaration of Independence. You know, when I was little, I would see things I wanted and wouldn’t get. I would stamp my feet and whine and bitch and moan and shake my little fists and throw tantrums too. Know what I got for my trouble? I got a ride home without that Ninja Turtles Technodrome, just a sore bottom from the unholy spanking my mother would deliver. We can’t have everything we want. Unless you were born into wealth and privilege, one of the first lessons people have to learn before they become adults is that they have to figure out how to live without, and that we can’t have our way all the time. It’s part of not just being a good neighbor and a good person, but it’s a part of not being a jackass. Stamping your feet, taking your ball and saying “Screw you guys, I’m going home” only works for Eric Cartman. Let’s ignore the fact that the Supreme Court ruled secession by the states unconstitutional (Texas v. White, 1868), and let’s forget that this was tried before and it ended in one of the bloodiest wars ever fought on American soil. Se-
cession is not a threat to be banded about because you don’t get what you want. This came up when Congress passed health care reform, and that was more valid a reason for secession than “my guy lost abloobloobloo.” However, I think James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States, put it best. “In order to justify secession as a constitutional remedy, it must be on the principle that the Federal Government is a mere voluntary association of States, to be dissolved at pleasure by any one of the contracting parties. If this be so, the Confederacy is a rope of sand, to be penetrated and dissolved by the first adverse wave of public opinion in any of the States … By this process a Union might be entirely broken into fragments in a few weeks which cost our forefathers many years of toil, privation, and blood to establish.” Petitioning a man with no power to do so to allow a state to secede from the United States is not the act of a patriot. It is an act of a petulant child, throwing a tantrum because he didn’t get his Technodrome. btrude@gmail.com
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Do you think Instagram is just a fad, or will it become a staple of social networking? FRANCISCA JENSEN
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“I think that it is already a big social networking thing and that it’s a lot like Twitter and Facebook already, especially for the younger kids.”
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UCO faculty member sees curtains up on “Flipside”
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Finding our true North The election has been over for a week. We can – and have – all returned to our regularly scheduled lives. We go to school. We go to work. We check our emails and our Facebook pages and our Twitter feeds for updates in the lives of our collectable friends and our favorite stalk-able celebrities. We consume. We consume some more. We breed and then consume again, ad nauseam into the next generation. And to what end? What purpose does it all serve? Absurdist philosophy dictates that it doesn’t matter how one gets to the “meaning” in their lives as long as they’re searching, but it seems instead that we’ve all just... stopped. There are no more searches for meaning in the daily life of the average Homo sapiens. We are like ants, shuffling back and forth between our work and our homes, work and homes, work and homes – we make money for the “queen” ants, our bosses, and in return we get a steady stream of meager wages, never enough to pay for what we need, and yet... always too much to complain about. For a year, the political fire of the nation has been burning brightly. It started with Occupy Wall Street. An ember from the massive embroglio in the Middle East known as the Arab Spring landed in Zuccotti Park on Sept. 17, 2011, and for a moment, it seemed as though the people were inspired. Everyday folk I talked to about the protesters seemed to actually care for a moment, like something had poked through their gray numbness and was providing a tiny, yet vital peephole into a dangerous world full of vibrant colors. Then the black batons of America’s militarized police came crashing down, and the peephole was closed. That insurrectionary energy was transferred to electoral politics, the deadpool of activism and thought. Diminished, it was instructed to get behind two men who couldn’t be more antithetical to the concept it came from. Both candidates paid lip service to the slogans being shouted in urban parks across the U.S., in their own special ways, yet never made even the slightest indication that, if they were president, they would actually do
“Flipside: The Patti Page Story” presents the life of Patti Page, an Oklahoma music legend. Photo by Adam Holt, The Vista
• ADAM HOLT, Staff Writer • A UCO faculty member’s musical about an Oklahoma music legend will debut off-Broadway in December. “Flipside: The Patti Page Story” is the creation of Dr. Greg White, director of music theatre and opera. The musical will be showing off-Broadway at 59E59 Theatres in New York City, Dec. 18-30. An off-Broadway production refers to a theatrical performance in the New York City area typically in theatres with 100-499 seat capacities. White is an alumnus of UCO with a bachelor’s degree in musical theatre and a master’s degree in creative studies. He also holds a doctorate in fine arts from Texas Tech University. In an email interview, White speaks highly of his time spent as a student at UCO. “I had the most amazing mentors when I was in school here at Central. They inspired me to do what I do today,” he said. As a professor at UCO, White is the director of the music theatre and opera and “Broadway Tonight!” programs. White also has a prolific career as an actor outside of UCO. His acting credits include the Broadway National Tours of Roger’s and Hammerstein’s “State Fair”, where he played Harry, as well as “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” as Miles Gloriosus. He has also served as director to many productions at the North Carolina Theatre in Raleigh and the Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, Pa. “Flipside” is about the life and times of Okla-
homa music legend Patti Page. The Claremore product has a recording career spanning seven decades. Page was at her peak in the 1950s and 1960s with the hits “Mockin’ Bird Hill,” “I Went to Your Wedding,” and most famously “Tennessee Waltz.” She has sold more the 100 million records and is a Grammy Award winner. The production and its title focus on how the soft-spoken Page has balanced her fame. “Flipside refers to Patti’s duality (off-stage persona, on-stage persona),” he said. “It also refers to her biggest hit (‘Tennessee Waltz’) which was the flipside, or B-side.” White speaks about what drew him to Page as a subject. “I have always been a huge fan of Patti’s music, and the fact that she is from Oklahoma was also a draw,” he said. White’s research went beyond books, periodicals, and records. He was able to land the greatest source of all. “I actually worked with Patti on this piece. I interviewed her multiple times,” he said. “Flipside” will be playing at New York City’s famed off-Broadway 59E59 Theatres. The theatres are known for their productions from around the United States and the world. The musical will feature a homegrown cast of six. “All of the cast members (with one exception) are my former students,” he said. “All of them are Central Musical Theatre graduates.” For more information on the production’s run at the 59E59 Theatres, visit www.59E59. org.
UCO art exhibit reveals thirty years of creativity
anything about the financial institutions that sent the world’s economy into a tailspin. Of course this is roughly how things have always gone. By mid-year the subject changed, the camps were eradicated and what remained of the first truly coherent populist left movement in the United States in longer than I’ve been alive was scattered. The incumbent and his challenger, an elderly, wealthy Mormon with a penchant for beating humanoid robots at “worst human impersonation ever,” were finally able to get down to the “core issues” – like whether we should take Big Bird off the dole or not – and let the American people know just how much the latter loves their country while the former is a dirty <fill in the blank> who hates jobs. Where are we now? In roughly the same boat we were in on Nov. 5. Nothing has changed, and while I choose to remain optimistic, things will probably get worse. We let our fetish for voting get in the way of getting things done. And now we have a president who not only won’t close Guantanamo Bay – he’s starting to renege on LGBT marriage rights and he’s still totally okay with allowing the Keystone XL pipeline to extend through the Midwest like a big cancerous vein pumping pure climate change-causing poison. UCO – America – we need to get our act together. We need to start reconnecting with ourselves and our neighbors, creating relationships that extend past our nuclear family structure, away from our comfort zones, and into goals and causes that not only fulfill us, they make things better for other people as well. We need to realize – as ordinary people in New York realized, when FEMA and the Red Cross failed – that we are the ones with the true power. That there’s not a State or a company big enough to fully manage us forever. We made waves once; we can do it again, for everyone’s sake, and our own sakes. And if I know anything, I know this: I may not love it right now (or ever), but I sure as hell am not going to leave it. Love and kisses.
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• Brooks Nickell, Staff Writer • A new pair of art exhibits will be opening tonight at the University of Central Oklahoma’s Nigh University Center. “Observations” and “Images in Time” will be revealed with a reception in the Donna Nigh Exhibit Hall, located on the fourth floor from 4 p.m to 6 p.m and is free to the open public. “Images in Time,” a retrospective look at serigraphy, features work compiled from 30 years of students at UCO. Instructor Rob Smith implemented studies in serigraphy, a stencil process in which ink is pressed through a polyester mesh screen with a squeegee, also known as screenprinting, at UCO in 1990. He has collected student’s work in the medium to create a recourse that students can learn from and several of the serigraphs will be included in the exhibit. Zina Gelona, Director of the Office of Galleries and Collections for the College
of Fine Arts and Design at UCO, allows that the exhibit explores, in a unique way, the smaller things in life that are often taken for granted. “Rob Smith, instructor for the screen-printing program, has encouraged his students to extend themselves into their work by doing self portraits in screen-printing. Layers of color and life to visually display a glimpse through someone else’s eyes.” Smith teaches Serigraphy and Etching at The College of Fine Arts and Design at UCO. He is also director of the Lachenmeyer Arts Center in Cushing, Okla. Smith has over 30 years in serigraphy experience and holds an MFA from the University of Oklahoma. Smith’s prints have been shown in over 150 juried art shows nationally. The Springfield Art Museum in Springfield, Mo. recently purchased several of Smith’s prints for their permanent collection.
Alongside the “Images in Time” exhibit will be a collection of photographs from black and white photographer Heinz Hall entitled “Observations.” Hall, a former manager of the Physics and Chemistry Instruments Shop at Oklahoma State University, uses knowledge gained from this position in the development of his film. According to Gelona, Hall is a skilled photographer and has an artist’s eye that manifests itself in his work. “Capturing a moment in time, Heinz has been able to display life in window vignettes.” Students currently enrolled in Smith’s serigraphy course will also be displaying their prints in this medium in the lobby of the art building located on UCO’s campus. Both “Observations” and “Images in Time” will be on display until Dec. 6.
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Elegance knows no borders Sierra George, an international business senior at UCO, started her blog (Globally Elegant) to spread a message of global competemcy. • MERVYN CHUA, Staff Writer •
Sierra George, a UCO senior, during a trip to France. Her blog, globallyelegant.com, tracks her international journeys and works to promote global competency. Photo provided
“If there’s one thing my parents taught me, it’s traveling. I grew up with a passion for traveling and learning different cultures. It’s something that I’m used to and want to do. ” Oklahoma born and raised, Sierra George
is an international business student at UCO preparing for graduation in December. George doesn’t just travel but also channels her passion into blog posts. It all started because of her capstone course.
“To get global certification, you have to travel, be active on campus, and come up with a project. I had the option of making a presentation or a poster about what I’ve learned. I could give a presentation but that will be boring. So I decided to switch it up a little bit. That’s how it came into being – Globally Elegant,” George said. She uses globallyelegant.com to inform her readers of the world and discuss everything from personal adventures/experiences to issues regarding global competency. George dreams of offering a fun and sophisticated insight into different cultures. “Even growing up in Oklahoma, I’ve encountered small minds and comments that I personally did not appreciate. So, instead of reprimanding people, I want to encourage them that there is so much more out there that they can be learning.” On top of that, she hopes this capstone project will evolve to a future business idea that she loves teaching people about different cultures. George explains that there are two parts to Globally Elegant, the social media side and the business aspect. The social media side is going to offer tidbits, photos from personal travels, research and short stories that depict fun happenings of my experience. The business aspect will incorporate domestic businesses that will want to go international. “I’d like to be an advisory or a consultant management that will come and say, “hey, if you’re wanting to go global, you have to adapt your goods and services to meet the needs of this particular target market.” George feels that international business would be a good career path for her. “Realistically, I want a job when I graduate. Travelling is something I want to incorporate in my life because it makes me happy. I want to do something that will make me money I want to be my own boss and be an innovator and create things while I’m young”. Just being at UCO has taught George the value of being immersed in different cultures and not be fixated on one culture. She relates a lesson she has learned this
semester. “When I got into Broncho Buddies, I really wanted a European student, but they ran out. I was really let down and had to stop and think to myself, ‘okay, wait a minute. This is Globally Elegant, not European Elegant. I had to get out of the selfish mindset and the norm I was wanting because when you’re thrown out of your norm, you learn more.’” George stresses the importance of being open to new experiences. “We’re moving into a globalized world. There’s so much that you have ot learn. You can’t just have that ethnocentrism of, ‘oh,
“Even growing up in Oklahoma, I’ve encountered small minds and comments that I personally did not appreciate. So, instead of reprimanding people, I want to encourage them that there is so much more out there that they can be learning.” this is A-muh-rica, or whatever.’ You can’t seclude yourself to this area. We’re evolving, this entire world.” George hopes to have people visiting her facebook page and uploading photos from their travels. “Share with me experiences that they have had, funny or not. I want people to teach me. I’m still under the learning process and I want to learn a lot and share with everyone else”.
NASA HOSTS STOMP DANCE
• ADAM HOLT, Staff Writer • The UCO Native American Student Association (NASA) celebrated their heritage with the autumn Stomp Dance. The event was held Sunday, Nov. 11 in the Nigh University Center Grand Ballroom. The dance is part of UCO’s celebration of Native American Heritage Month. Courtney Peyketowa, a junior physical education major, NASA member, and Native American, is excited about what her organization’s goal at UCO. “We are trying to spread awareness of our culture throughout the campus,” she said. A stomp dance is a ceremony used by multiple Native American tribes. The event may hold both social and religious meaning. Peyketowa spoke of her history with and the meaning of the stomp dance. “I grew up with it,” she said. “It’s been passed down generation to generation. It’s about celebration, coming together, and our culture.” The dance is performed in a counterclockwise circle around a fire. A fake fire was created for the inside performance. The men and women participating have specific duties. The men provide a vocal melody performed in a “call and response” manner. One male leads with a chant that is followed by other males responding. The women provide the rhythm. The female participants strap what are known as “cans” around their calves. These instruments are made of steel cans filled with river rocks and pebbles. Four to
five cans are glued together to create a column. Five columns are then connected to straps that wrap around the calf. The women provide the percussive sound by doing a stutter stomp to make the pebbles crash against the inside of the cans. The sound is similar to that of the Latin Maraca, but has more of a treble sound due to the steel rather than wood. The women provide the “stomp” of the stomp dance. Many women also wore tradition Native American skirts for the dance. The event was attended members of multiple tribes, with the Creek and Seminole being the most prominent. Participants for the event ranged from senior citizens to toddlers and were composed of different cultures. International students Sui Wu, 25, and Jacky Chen, 19, both from China, attended the dance. “I had not much experience with Native Americans and Native American dancing,” Wu said. “It’s really new for me. The dancing, the skirts, and the cans.” Wu and Chen participated in the dance and spoke to many of the Native Americans on hand. The students were very welcomed and learned from the experience. “The people were nice,” said Chen. “They told us stories about the dance.” NASA plans on holding future dances and Peyketowa encourages everyone to attend. “You may not understand at first, but I want people to join in and try it,” she said. “See what we do in our culture.”
“I grew up with it. It’s been passed down generation to generation. It’s about celebration, coming together, and our culture.” - Courtney Peyketowa, junior
Photos by Aliki Dyer, The Vista
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UCO reaches an agreement with Health Department
Laughing in the storm:
Comics don’t shy from Sandy • Larry Neumeister, Associated Press •
Photo by Cyn Sheng Ling, The Vista
• LUKE LOFTISS, Contributing Writer • UCO and The Oklahoma City-County Health Department (OCCHD) have joined together for a partnership which provides additional health services and other programs to UCO students and Edmond residents. In late August of this semester, OCCHD opened a satellite office inside the UCO Wellness Center and began offering services on UCO’s campus. Although it may have slipped under the radar for many residents of Edmond, this extra office has allowed for some local residents to take advantage of the facilities without needing to drive the distance to the OCCHD’s main headquarters on NE 23rd Street in Oklahoma City. According to Mary Spinner of the OCCHD, the project had been in the works for many months. “UCO has a partnership with a private entity, Mercy Health, which has a community clinic in the Wellness Center. OCCHD was added to the partnership as the public health piece with UCO being an institution of higher learning. This is a new and unique concept on the delivery of health care services,” said Spinner. The OCCHD office on campus is located in room 202A on the second floor of the UCO Wellness Center, sharing a suite of offices with the U.S. Paralympic Training program. Appointments are required for most services and the office is open to all students, faculty and members of the public. The OCCHD office participated in orientation week as well as the employees’ health fair and the Reproductive health arm of the office participated in the sexual health week activities, which were conducted on UCO’s campus in September. Services offered at the UCO campus OC-
CHD location include Child Guidance Services, such as speech and language screenings, hearing screenings and child development screenings. The office is also available for immunization services including those immunizations which are currently not offered at the Mercy Clinic, such as pneumonia, Zostavax (for shingles) and overseas travel immunizations. The office also offers TB screening services on Tuesdays. In addition, the OCCHD’s Total Wellness classes will now also be held at UCO’s Wellness Center. The OCCHD’s Total Health program, which began last year in Oklahoma City, provides education for the prevention of serious long-term illnesses including diabetes, cancer, asthma and heart disease. The class offers screenings for blood pressure and blood glucose levels as well as consultations with professional dieticians and trainers. The 12 weekly, one hour classes focus on preventing disease and reducing the risk of illness through regular physical activity, healthy diet and promoting healthier lifestyles and habits which can help to combat the onset of diseases. The UCO campus OCCHD’s first Total Wellness class began earlier this year and is set to conclude in November. “Another session is set to begin in January 2013,” said Spinner. Those interested in finding out more about the OCCHD, such as the cost of vaccinations or lists of other services, should visit the OCCHD website at http://www.occhd.org or call (405) 425-4412 to schedule an appointment. Those interested in signing up for the January 2013 Total Wellness class can email the OCCHD at Total_Wellness@occhd.org
Deficit cutters clamp • down on defense • • Donna Cossata, Associated Press • WASHINGTON (AP) — One war is done, another is winding down and the calls to cut the deficit are deafening. The military, a beneficiary of robust budgets for more than a decade, is coming to grips with a new reality — fewer dollars. The election accelerated an already shifting political dynamic that next year will pair a second-term Democratic president searching for spending cuts with tea partyers and conservatives intent on preserving lower tax rates above all else, even if it means once unheard of reductions in defense. President Barack Obama and Congress have just a few weeks to figure out how to avert the automatic cuts to defense and domestic programs totaling $110 billion next year. Those reductions are part of the socalled fiscal cliff of expiring Bush-era tax cuts and the across-the-board cuts that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has warned would be devastating to the military. All sides are trying to come up with a deficit-cutting plan of $1.2 trillion over 10 years. Any solution that might emerge from the high-stakes negotiations before the Jan. 2 deadline likely would include some reductions in the military budget, which has nearly doubled in the last decade to half a trillion dollars. That amount doesn’t include the hundreds of billions of dollars spent on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Projected defense spending over the next 10 years was expected to grow to $640 billion. In the parlance of Willie Sutton, who supposedly said he robbed banks because that’s where the money was, the military budget is where the dollars are for Washington negotiators. “It is a big piggybank,” said former Wyoming Sen. Alan Simpson, a Republican who along with Democrat Erskine Bowles had recommended $4 trillion in budget cuts over a decade, including deep reductions in defense, as part of a special presidential commission in December 2010.
In this June 11, 2010 file photo provided by the Las Vegas News Bureau, stand-up comedian Dave Attell performs at Treasure Island Casino and Resort on the Las Vegas strip. New York’s comedy clubs, some of which had to shut down or go on generator power in the aftermath of the storm, dealt with a bad situation like they always have — by turning Sandy into a running punchline. Attell told a packed house at the Comedy Cellar that New York after Superstorm Sandy had a familiar feel. “It was dark. Toilets were backing up. ... It was pretty much like it always was.” The Comedy Cellar, a regular stop for decades for the country’s most notable comedians, was closed from Oct. 28 through Nov. 1, but reopened on Nov. 2 . (AP Photo/Las Vegas News Bureau, Brian Jones, file)
NEW YORK (AP) — Comedian Dave Attell told a packed house at the Comedy Cellar that New York after Superstorm Sandy had a familiar feel. “It was dark. Toilets were backing up. ... It was pretty much like it always was.” Another comic, Paul Mecurio, told the same crowd that he got so many calls from worried family members that he started making things up about how bad it was. “I’m drinking my own urine to survive,” he joked. New York’s comedy clubs, some of which had to shut down or go on generator power in the aftermath of the storm, dealt with a bad situation like they always have — by turning Sandy into a running punchline. “If they’re going to do jokes on Sept. 12 about Sept. 11, then this thing isn’t going to slow us down,” said Vic Henley, the emcee of a show Oct. 28 at Gotham Comedy Club. Sean Flynn, Gotham’s operating manager, said comics were including the storm in their acts but had to be careful nonetheless not to make people feel worse than they already did. “There’s the old adage that tragedy plus time equals comedy. The variable is the time,” he said. Still, he added: “You can’t ignore the subject. That’s what comedy’s all about.” The Comedy Cellar, a regular stop for decades for the country’s most notable comedians, was closed from Oct. 28 through Nov. 1, but reopened on Nov. 2 after a generator was brought in at a cost of several thousand dollars. Power didn’t return until the next day, and the crowds came with it. “Everyone has a bad case of cabin fever,” said Valerie Scott, the club’s manager. Mecurio said he thought the joke was
on him when he got a call from the Comedy Cellar saying the club was going ahead with its show even though there was no light in the West Village. He headed downtown from the Upper East Side, hitting dark streets after midtown. “It’s pitch dark,” he said. “And there’s a room packed with people laughing. It was so surreal. ... I’m calling it the generator show. It was a really cool thing.” “You could feel there was something special about the show,” he said. “The audiences were tempered in their mood. You could tell something was up, something was in the air. I knew it was cathartic for people.” He said a woman approached him after the show to thank him, saying: “You kind of brightened my day.” Sometimes, comics used the storm to get a laugh at the expense of the crowd, like when Mark Normand looked down from the Comedy Cellar stage at a man with a thin beard. “I like the beard,” he told him. “Is that because of Sandy? You couldn’t get your razor working?” And Attell used Sandy to mock a heckler, telling him: “You must have been a load of laughs without power.” At another point, Attell looked for positives in the storm. “There’s nothing better than Doomsday sex,” he said. Mecurio said he has made a point of including the storm and the havoc it caused whenever he takes the stage. “I feel like as a comedian in the spirit of social satire, it’s what we’re supposed to do,” he said. “It’s the elephant in the room. How do you not do it?”
“If you can’t get in there and start getting stuff out of there when you have a defense budget of $740 billion bucks — and the defense budget of every major country on earth, 17 of them, including Russia and China, is $540 billion combined. Who is joshing who,” said Simpson. “That’s madness, madness.” One possible starting point is the recommendation of Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., who indicated earlier this year that he would be willing to accept additional defense cuts of $10 billion a year as part of any solution to avoid the across-the-board cuts. “I think it’s got to be all one package, and defense has to participate. Everything has to be on the table,” said former Sen. Sam Nunn, D-Ga., a predecessor of Levin at the helm of Armed Services who also insisted that the rising cost of Social Security and Medicare needs to be addressed. Nunn pointed out that former Defense Secretary Bob Gates and retired Adm. Mike Mullen, who was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, have said the greatest threat to national security is the nation’s fiscal crisis. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta speaks during a news conference with Joint Chiefs In past negotiations, Congress and the Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, not seen, at the Pentagon, in Washington. (AP PhoWhite House had considered changes in the to/Carolyn Kaster, File) military’s TRICARE health program, which military spending. The vote was 247-167, with 89 Republicosts more than $50 billion and has explodIn September, Rep. C.W. Bill Young, R- cans joining 158 Democrats. It was the cleared into the biggest entitlement program for Fla., chairman of the House Appropriations est signal yet that defense dollars were no the Pentagon. Working-age military retirees subcommittee that oversees defense spend- longer spared from budget cuts in a time of have only seen small increases in their pre- ing, said the United States should withdraw astronomical deficits. mium costs as their friends in Congress have its forces from Afghanistan. The current “Austerity to me means spending less,” fought any changes. timetable calls for U.S. combat troops to be Mulvaney said at the time. “Total government The Pentagon budget already is facing a out by the end of 2014. spending will be up this year. We’re still fac10-year reduction of $487 billion in pro“We’re killing kids who don’t need to die,” ing a $1 trillion deficit. We need to do better jected spending, the result of the budget Young said in an interview with the editorial to get our spending under control.” agreement reached by Obama and Congress board of the Tampa Bay Times. Conservatives from anti-tax leader Groin August 2011. Congressional Republicans One of the most telling but little-noticed ver Norquist to Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, argued for months that those cuts were harsh votes this past year came in the House, where chairman of the Republican Study Commitenough and the Pentagon couldn’t stand any a coalition of Democrats led by liberal Rep. tee, have spoken openly about defense cuts. more reductions. Barney Frank, D-Mass., and Republican Rep. Norquist, president of Americans for Tax ReThe days of staunch defense hawks in Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C., combined forces to form, has rejected the oft-repeated RepubliCongress easily turning back efforts to cut persuade lawmakers to freeze defense spend- can contention that defense spending means military spending are gone as war fatigue ing at the current level, cutting $1.1 billion jobs. even has reached the fiercest guardians of from the $608 billion bill.
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Basketball
Hoops season begins after two exhibitions
UCO junior Josh Gibbs in a game against Oklahoma on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. Photo by Aliki Dyer, The Vista
Whitt Carter
Staff Writer After experiencing playing at two historic places against two traditionrich programs, UCO is ready to play some real games. The Bronchos finished up their
two exhibition games last week, splitting contests between Oklahoma on Wednesday and Oklahoma City on Thursday. UCO fell to OU 94-66 at legendary McCasland Field House in Norman on Wednesday, but rebounded the night after, winning a close one at Abe Lemons Arena over OCU 81-
77 on Thursday evening. I think we learned a lot in our two exhibition games and are ready to get the season started,” said UCO head coach Terry Evans. The Bronchos open the season on Thursday night in Hamilton Field House as they host in-state Southwestern Christian at 7 p.m.
OU 94, UCO 66: A first-half cold stretch and turnovers plagued the Bronchos in their trip to Division-I Oklahoma, as they fell behind early and could never catch up, losing 94-66. UCO went nearly seven minutes without a field goal, and allowed the Sooners to score 18 unanswered points, which would ultimately be too much to overcome. After trailing only 15-14 just over midway through the first half, the Bronchos would go without a bucket until the 5:46 mark, in which they then trailed 33-16. The Bronchos turned the ball over 22 times, converting into 25 OU points, but as expected, UCO lived in the paint, outscoring the Sooners 36-24 near the bucket. However, the Sooners would have the advantage at the free-throw line, as OU shot 33-of-43 from the stripe, to only a 14-of-24 effort by UCO. “We did some things against OU that we’ve got to get better at,” said Evans. “We missed some opportunities in the first half that you can’t miss against a D-I team.” Freshman forward Cal Andrews and junior transfer Christian Huffman led the Bronchos with 11 points a piece, while senior forward Spencer Smith dropped in 10. Sam Houston State transfer and junior Josh Gibbs added 10 points and seven rebounds as well.
UCO 81, OCU 77: The Bronchos led from start to finish and had to endure several late buckets from the Stars, but two free throws from senior forward Josh Davis with only seven seconds remaining gave UCO the 81-77 victory in their final pre-season tune up. “We made a lot of mistakes, but we played pretty well for stretches and came out with a good win,” said Evans. With the game knotted at 67-67, the Bronchos scored seven straight points to lead 74-67 on a put-back by Smith. One minute later, a threepointer by Gibbs kept UCO in front by seven at 77-70. However, OCU wouldn’t quit firing, and after a Stars three-pointer with 37 seconds left, the Bronchos’ lead was cut to 79-77. After an intentional foul, UCO missed both free throws and the Stars had a chance to take the lead. But a missed three-point attempt by OCU with only eight ticks left would force the Stars to foul, which would put Davis on the line to seal the deal. Gibbs led all scorers with 20 points, followed by 14 from Davis and a double-double (14 points, 10 rebounds) from Smith. Senior guard/forward June Carter and senior transfer Jamell Cormier added 12 for UCO, who shot an efficient 51 percent in the game.
Volleyball
Roy kills it, Bronchos finish with eighth seed Derek Tuggle
Contributing Writer The UCO women’s volleyball team dropped a regular season match and fourth in a row last Tuesday night to the Pittsburg State Gorillas in five sets. It was a hard fought match that lasted just over two hours. Despite the loss, the Bronchos still managed to clinch a spot in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) Postseason Tournament. The Lady Bronchos won the first set by a score of 25-22 but fell by a score of 20-25 in each of the next two sets. With their backs against the wall, they came out on top in the fourth set. The Gorillas would prevail in the final set by a score of 15-11. The loss dropped the Lady Bronchos to 7-10 in the conference and 12-17 overall. Morgan Roy led the team in kills with 15; she also had 18 digs. Tate Hardaker Outside Hitter Carissa Ophus serves against Washburn chipped in with 20 digs. Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012. Photo by Aliki Dyer, The Vista The regular season finale on Satur-
day was the final home match for seniors Morgan Roy and Faith Harmon. Despite already clinching the eighth seed in the playoffs, the Lady Bronchos were looking for a win against the East Central University Tigers. UCO’s win against East Central ended that four match losing streak and gives the Bronchos some much needed momentum as they begin postseason play. The team was able to help their two seniors go out in style by winning their last match at home. Roy came up big as she registered a match-high, 14 kills to go along 11 digs. Hardaker had 13 digs. Juliette Smith also had a solid all-around performance with nine blocked shots, five kills and no errors in nine attacks. As for postseason play, the Lady Bronchos will most likely play the topseeded University of Nebraska-Kearney Lopers who are on an astonishing 12 game winning streak. They will have their hands pretty full as the Lopers reach the postseason tour-
nament with an overall record of 30-2. Nebraska-Kearney averages 14.6 kills per set while holding their opponents to just 9.7 kills per set on the season. The first round of postseason play begins Tuesday.
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Opinion
Whitt-ness This: Reflection on 2012 football season
Whitt Carter
Staff Writer During my four years as an undergraduate, UCO football has seen its share of ups and downs. There weren’t a great amount of wins. Often, it seemed there were injuries happening left and right. It was tough for everyone involved. But opposite of that, I got to see a bunch of great guys have outstanding careers. Plus, I got to witness the start of what should be the return to prominence under first-year coach Nick Bobeck. Sure, I’ll miss going to games at Wantland Stadium and hearing the fight song. I’ll miss the unbelievable spreads in the press box (love those). But, what I’ll miss the most is the group of guys that I’ve watched for four years. I’ll miss guys like Ethan Sharp, who I knew in high school and blossomed into one of the more productive signal-callers in UCO history. Sharp was a gritty quarterback, who could sling it with the best of them. I remember several times in which the Eu-
faula native threw for 50+ times in a game (how about 71 attempts in his first career start at power Northern Alabama?). Sharp owns the career completions record and is third all-time in passing yards and fourth in total offense. My lasting image of #7? In 2011, when he pulled it down and outran a very fast East Central defense 48 yards to the crib in a blowout homecoming victory. I’ll miss watching Sam Moses, who enjoyed the game of football more than anyone I know. From starting his career at age 17 against Pitt State, to becoming an Academic All-District III athlete, Sam was always ready to play, because he loved the game. The clear-cut leader on this team for his final two years, Moses kept those teams going. He’s one of the best guys you’ll ever meet and had a lasting impact on this program in his four-year career. Not to mention he will go down as one of the best defensive lineman in school history. My lasting image of #95? There’s too many, but I’ll go with watching him lead the team down the stairs before every game. I think that puts Sam’s career in the right perspective. I’ll miss Turner Troup, recognizing the adversity he faced in his time at UCO, especially with injuries. He always seemed to be banged up, but from what I can remember, always stepped on the field when physically possible. After coming to UCO from OU, expectations for Troup were lofty. How’d the guy pan out? 156 tackles in three years, good for top three on the team in two of those years. My lasting image of #24? This past week against Northeastern State, in his last game. Troup was everywhere, making plays that kept his club in the game. Fitting is a word that doesn’t near describe how great it was to see him finish his career like that.
These are three of the best teammates that guys could ask for and if you inquire about it to any other players, they’ll tell you the same. They brought leadership, effort and discipline. They loved the game. And that’s something you can’t coach. They may not have a ton of wins and sure,
they know that. But when it got tough, they didn’t run away. They stayed. And that’s what’s impressive. Many will miss these three players and the rest of the senior class here at UCO. And I’ll be one of them.
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Exit Counseling
UCO head coach Nick Bobeck looks on during the game against Northeastern State University on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012. Photo by Aliki Dyer, The Vista
Whitt Carter
Staff Writer Throughout Saturday’s game at Wantland Stadium, Central Oklahoma made the plays needed to stay in front of rival Northeastern State. But after a marathon fourth quarter drive by the Riverhawks, UCO couldn’t make one last play as they fell to NSU 22-20, allowing the President’s Cup to remain in Tahlequah for the third straight year. Northeastern State went 83 yards in 20 plays, hogging up 8:46 and taking the eventual game-winning
lead on a Drew Patton 21-yard FG with 1:53 left to go. The Riverhawks picked up five first downs en route to the short field goal- that was into a strong wind- and drew the Bronchos offside on a fourth and two from the UCO 28 to take the lead. However, the Bronchos would have a chance to go back in front and win the game. After a short kick, the UCO drive would start at their own 43 with 1:48 left. But UCO’s chance would come to a quick end, as the Bronchos turned it back over to NSU
at the Riverhawk 39 after only one first down, ending the game. UCO finished the first year under head coach Nick Bobeck and in the inaugural MIAA season at 2-8. “You got to make something happen and we didn’t do that today,” said Bobeck. “It’s a tough loss and I’m disappointed for our team because I thought they fought hard today. We made some mistakes on both sides of the ball that hurt us, but the kids played with a lot of effort and emotion.” The Bronchos controlled the majority of the first half, getting out
to a quick 7-0 lead on the game’s opening possession. The first UCO drive was a 10 play, 91-yard drive- the Bronchos third straight 90+ yard scoring drive at the time. A 23-yard TD run by junior QB Adrian Nelson, his first rushing score of the season, capped off the march that gave the Bronchos the early advantage. Bobeck’s squad would add to their lead early in the second quarter, after being set up by a forced and recovered fumble from junior cornerbacks Antonio Jenkins and Dante Lipscomb. Junior RB Josh Birmingham, who would eventually break the UCO career all-purpose yards record later in the game, cashed in off of the NSU turnover by scoring from 1-yard out. The score was Birmingham’s 13th rushing TD of the year and the 38th of his career. Northeastern State would respond with 13 points before half, bringing themselves within only a point at the break. The Riverhawks scored on a 70yard touchdown drive and a 44yard wind-aided FG to pull within 14-10. After a three and out and a minus-13-yard punt from UCO, the Riverhawks would chip further into the UCO lead just before half, knocking home a 31-yard attempt on the half’s final play. NSU would continue its scoring tear, as they struck first in the second half after a Broncho turnover. The Riverhawks took the lead on a 5-yard TD pass from QB Johnny Deaton to WR Chucky Bryant, giving NSU the 19-14 lead with 10:04
left in the third quarter. UCO would regain the lead, however, early in the fourth. Nelson threw a beautiful pass to Christian Hood-who finished as the leading WR for the second straight yearfrom 43 yards away. The two-point play was no good, but UCO slid in front and led 20-19 with 13:53 to play. UCO LB Michael Harris would intercept Deaton near midfield on the ensuing possession, but the Broncho offense stalled and the Riverhawks would get the ball back to go on the game-winning drive. “I think they did really well on first and second downs, not on third and fourth,” said Bobeck, on the struggles of the Broncho offense in critical situations. “The defense gave them two turnovers and the offense did nothing with it.” Birmingham finished with 133 all-purpose yards on 25 tries in the record-setting performance and now comfortably in the lead, will likely blow the mark away in his final season next fall. However, Saturday’s loss was more important than going down in history. “It’s an honor but it really doesn’t matter to me, I just want the win,” said Birmingham. “We all just need to learn how to finish. All of us.” Nelson finished the game 18-of35 through the air, throwing for 211 yards and one touchdown, while rushing for 45 yards and a score. Hood led the UCO wideouts once again, hauling in five grabs for 87 yards and the 43-yard score from Nelson.
Soccer season ends in second round of playoffs
UCO defensive back Thomas Hill (20) stops a Northeastern player in the game on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012. Photo by Aliki Dyer, The Vista.
UCO freshman Caitlin Bond (14) advances the ball against Fort Hays State on Friday Nov. 9, 2012, in the first round of the Central Regional. Photo provided
Chris Brannick
Sports Editor A trip to Minnesota kept the hopes of the UCO women’s soccer team alive for one day, but spelled the end of the season on the weekend. The Bronchos received an at-large bid to the NCAA playoffs last week after being eliminated in the semi-finals of the MidAmerican Intercollegiate Athletic Association Conference tournament. Fort Hays State was the sixth seed in that tournament and upset the two-seeded Bronchos last Sunday. UCO got their chance at revenge on Friday in the first round of the Central Regional when they took on the Tigers from Hays, Kan. It only took six minutes for the Bronchos to take the upper hand in the contest when senior midfielder Shayna Kindsvater took a pass from fellow senior Brittni Walker and netted the first goal of the game. It was the first goal of the season for Kindsvater and it came from the team leader in assists, Walker recorded her sixth of the season on the play. Less than 30 minutes later and the Bronchos were on the attack again. This time freshman Caitlin Bond set up Kate Foran and the sophomore forward gave Central a commanding 2-0 lead in the opening round contest.
Senior Meagan Burke played the entire game in goal for UCO and a two-point lead is more than enough for Burke. The senior played in 21 games this year and the only allowed 13 goals on 84 shots. Her .60 goals against average ranked second in the MIAA. Despite 13 shots on the day for Fort Hays State, the Tigers couldn’t get any past Burke and the 2-0 lead for the Bronchos held put. UCO improved their season record against FHS to 2-1 and advanced to the second round. Minnesota State received a first round bye in the tournament and awaited the Bronchos on Sunday afternoon. The Mavericks would prove to be too much for UCO and despite most of the game being tied 0-0, the Bronchos fell to Minnesota State 1-0 and finished their season with a final record of 16-3-3. Burke was again in goal for Central and made it just over 80 minutes without allowing a goal and recorded a career-high eight saves. But it was Minnesota State’s Brianne West who slipped one past Burke to score the only game of the contest. Minnesota State advanced and will play another MIAA opponent in Central Missouri this weekend in the Central Regional Championship.