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THE BIRDMAN COMETH Dr. Chris Butler, a professor at UCO, has been accepted as a member of a national ornithology [the study of birds] organization. He has been fascinated by our feathered friends since a very young age.
Dr. Chris Butler poses for a picture in his office on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012. Photo by Aliki Dyer, The Vista
• JOSH WALLACE, Staff Writer •
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ast month, UCO’s own Dr. Chris Butler, professor of biology, was awarded by the American Ornithologists’ Union (AOU) the honor of being named a Elective Member within the organization for his work in ornithology, the research and study of birds. Formed in 1883, the AOU is one of the oldest, and most well respected, organizations among the scientific field. Butler was recognized for his research and received nomination by three Fellows within the organization, and ultimately was selected for membership during AOU’s 130th Stated Meeting, which was held this past August in Vancouver, British Colombia. In September, he received a letter from the organization informing him of his selection, and also emphasized his work, stating, “Election to this membership class is an honor bestowed in recognition of your contributions to ornithology and to the AOU.” Butler’s interest in birds began very early in his life, “I saw an American Gold Finch when I was five and was in kindergarten. I got off the bus and was coming back home, and past a little hedge, and these bright yellow birds flew out in front of me, and I had never
seen them before. I thought they were really pretty, so I thought, ‘if I haven’t seen this, and I’ve missed this in all my five years of life, what else have I been missing?’ and it sort of snowballed from there.” He described that throughout his life, he remained interested in birds, adding that, even at different points along the way, where he thought of different career fields, ranging from meteorology, music, to wanting to possibly be an astronaut, the study of birds would also remain a focus, no matter what career he chose. Aside from teaching multiple classes on campus at UCO, Butler regularly embarks upon field research, with trips planned throughout the year. In November, he and 10 students will be taking a trip to southeastern Oklahoma, to the Red Slough Wildlife Management Area, where they will be studying four different species of bird, the Yellow Rail, Le Conte’s Sparrow, Sedge Wren, and Nelson’s Sparrow, looking at where the different species winter. During winter break in December, he’s also planned a trip running from Mississippi to Florida, along the Gulf Coast, to band birds, adding, “All four species are poorly known, Yellow Rails are nocturnal, they all live in marshes, and we don’t really have a good understanding of where they go for the winter, or where they breed, so the usual way when you study bird migration is they put bird bands on them, and then somebody
else has to find a banded bird and then get back to you and say ‘I found your banded bird.’” He went on to add that, despite over 800 Yellow Rails being banded since 2004, the bird has remained extremely elusive, with only two recaptures since then. In addition to banding the birds, Butler takes a feather sample from the birds for analysis, and through study of the feather, he can determine where the birds where breeding from the chemical makeup contained within the sample. Also during the winter, he does work with Whippoorwills, known for their distinct call, adding that the species has been in decline, and it’s still unknown exactly why. The Whippoorwills winter in Florida and the Yucatan, and Butler is looking to see if the decline is related to the population in Florida, adding that habitat fragmentation has become very noticeable. As for his preference when working with birds, Butler enjoys the challenge of working with birds that haven’t been well studied, adding, “it gives me a chance to still make an interesting contribution.” Butler’s future plans include a trip to Belize next May. He hopes to offer a tropical field biology class from May 20-31, telling students, “If you’re interested in going down to Belize and seeing Toucans and other interesting things there should be an announcement, hopefully in the not too distant future.”
The 2012 VSLC food drive hopes to stock Central Pantry • MERVYN CHUA, Staff Writer • The UCO Volunteer and Service Learning Center (VSLC) is having a food drive, until Friday, to stock the Central Pantry, a food pantry for students, faculty and staff that cannot afford food, or is in an emergency situation. Anyone can donate food through the yellow bins around campus marked with “Central Pantry Collection” or bring it directly to the VSLC office, room 212 of the NUC. To start off the food drive, the Shack-a-thon volunteers had to bring non-perishable food items in exchange for materials to build their shack. All the money they raised from begging for money will go to purchasing food for Central Pantry. The food will be bought at a discounted rate from the Oklahoma Regional Food Bank. Lyndsay Holder, assistant director of the Volunteer and Service Learning Center, explains how UCO is partnering with the food bank. “Regional Food Bank will give us A donation bin inside the Administration Building on Monday, Oct. any food that is donated to them 8, 2012. Students and faculty have until Friday to make their dona- for free. But they have worked with tions. Photo by Aliki Dyer, The Vista some local chefs to come up with
these ‘meals ready to eat’ (MRE) and all they require is for you to add water and they feed four. But they cost about $2 a box. So that should cover the cost. If it costs money, we will get it at a discounted rate. We’re getting a very good deal.” More drives will be held throughout the year especially closer to holiday seasons. “We’ll do special drives during Thanksgiving and Christmas. Also, we’re going to have a drive once every one to two months because we’re relying on UCO students to feed UCO students. It won’t be every week but we will always accept donations at the office,” Holder said. Central Pantry was created because many UCO students were found utilizing the services of the Edmond Hope Center when VSLC went out into the community and did an assessment on the food pantry. Holder felt that UCO needed to start this service because we are here to help each other. “I think it will make people feel more secure in their education. If
they are not going to have to worry about where their dinner’s coming from that night, then it will make studying and dedication to learning more easy. They can concentrate more in the classroom knowing that they can get a bag of nutritious food to feed my family, and that’s a big worry that we can alleviate for them.” Central Pantry will be in room 203 of the NUC and open for business on Nov. 15, after the opening ceremony at 10 a.m. Business hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and after hours depend on volunteer availability. The procedure for taking food is set up by the Regional Food Bank. A form has to be filled out declaring the individual’s income and the number of people in the household. There will be a reference list indicating the amount of food they can take. The central pantry will be a choice model pantry where individuals can choose the types of food they want.
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All the talk following last week’s debate was of Mitt Romney’s supposed “win.” Even some of the most ardent Obama supporters scratched their heads at the incumbant’s seemingly vacant sense of urgency. Still, despite all this talk of Romney’s performance in the last presidential debate (I hate the term ‘winning’ and the concept of team politics it implies), the lasting tidbit from the exchange seems to be the former Massachusetts governor’s threats to end federal funding to Big Bird and his beloved cast of friends on Sesame Street. The Twitterverse flew into a tizzy and news sites across the Internet took the chance to run with some truly ‘punderful’ headlines. It’s not everyday the potential leader of the free world calls out an eight-foot-tall yellow, feathery, felty, uh, thing, much less one with as much celebrity as Mr. Bird. Could Romney really put the kabosh on Sesame Street? Not hardly. The percentage of federal funding the show uses in production is miniscule. Sesame Street is absurdly well branded. I’ve seen the Sesame Street logo or characters slapped on everything from diapers to bed sheets. Heck, I’m sure the profits from Tickle Me Elmo and its countless spin-offs are alone enough to
power the kids’ series for a few seasons. Sesame Street is here for the long haul, regardless of where it’s getting its funding. The real concern here is for the rest of PBS and local access stations everywhere. Though, I imagine the more successful PBS shows, like NOVA, may be able to survive in some capacity, regional and local affiliates like OETA would be at a loss. So what, one may say, I don’t even watch these shows, I have cable. The fact you don’t watch the station isn’t as much of the point as it is that the disappearance of PBS or NPR would signal the country’s total departure into the world of corporate, for-profit communications. In 1969, the late, great Fred Rogers fought valiantly for federal funding before the U.S. Senate, a fight he ultimately won. Mr. Rogers knew the importance programming uninfluenced by promotion or profit margin could have on the lives of young children, and really all of America. Unfortunately, Mr. Rogers can no longer go to Washington, and I’m afraid his friend Big Bird wouldn’t be welcome either. Who, now, will be the champion of public access stations? Maybe this
time it has to come from the actual public. If the future of PBS is something you’re concerned about, don’t be afraid to contact your local representative and tell them how important it is to keep local affiliates like OETA alive. I know I have. As much as I would like to see OETA start producing Tickle Me B.J. Wexler dolls, I’m not sure it’s going to be enough to keep the people’s station alive.
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What are you doing for fall break? BRANDON STANFILL
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“I’m going to a concert.”
“Probably studying. A lot. All of my midterms are the Monday after.”
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“Maybe studying. I’m going to a job fair the week after fall break so I’ll be writing a resume.”
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The outside of the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame on Monday, Sept. 24, 2012, in Tulsa, Okla. Organizers have been given until the first part of October to pay some $60,000 in back bills or face an eviction notice. The jazz hall moved into the Art Deco-styled Tulsa Union Depot, an old train station, in 2007. (AP Photo/Justin Juozapavicius)
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Facing possible eviction, the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame will finally be able to pay off some $60,000 in back bills the organization has owed for months, executives there said Friday. The announcement by the 24-year-old Tulsa nonprofit came two days shy of a special meeting set by the county to discuss what to do with the museum, which has struggled to stay afloat after years of questionable budgeting practices and an economic downturn. After several reprieves from county commissioners to get its finances in order, the jazz hall was given an ultimatum last month: Pay its delinquent assessments and utility bills by the first week of October or face eviction. “It’s thanks to an outpouring of support of new and longtime patrons, and we’re very grateful and fortunate and appreciative,” said Jason McIntosh, the hall’s chief executive officer. He estimated that nearly 100 donors from across the country came forward to help after learning of the facility’s financial troubles, saying: “It takes all kinds; it’s just like jazz.” McIntosh would not discuss specifically how much money had been raised, saying late Friday that the jazz hall’s board of directors preferred to wait until Monday’s meeting. “We’ll meet the obligations required by the county, and we are very appreciative for their patience in working with us,” he said. Given the jazz hall’s spotty financial history, at
least one county commissioner remained skeptical the debt was taken care of. “On Monday, we’ll figure out whether there’s any truth to it,” said Karen Keith, one of three commissioners who serve as trustees of the county’s industrial authority, which has oversight over the jazz hall. “If they have proof, we’ll consider what we do going forward.” Last month, Keith said she wanted the jazz hall to survive because of its importance to the city’s cultural history, but “not with its current list of players.” It was a stern rebuke of the top management, which recently went through a shakeup. Commissioner John Smaligo, who had suggested the organization’s leaders were taking advantage of the voters who set aside funds for the hall, indicated there would be no hard feelings if the bills get paid. “If they do, then it’s business as usual and we have no problem going forward,” Smaligo said in an interview this week. Financial problems have plagued the organization for years. This spring, a nearly $4,000 check cut by the jazz hall to cover a half-year’s insurance on its building bounced. Its past tax documents are littered with red ink, too. Between Oct. 1, 2009 and Sept. 30, 2010, the organization reported revenue of $354,429 and expenses of $449,714 — a deficit topping $95,000. The next fiscal year, the center made only around $31,000.
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I love me a good conspiracy theory. NASA faked the moon landing, there was more than one shooter in the area when JFK was assassinated, 9/11 was an inside job, and my personal favorite, the current president is a Kenyan Muslim socialist who has been working with Bill Ayers since birth to fudge his medical records and fool hardworking lawmen, like Sheriff Joe Arpaio, to become president and instill a Nazi Communist Caliphate in the good ol’ U.S. of A. - all ideas with kernels of truth to them (both NASA and the moon exist, JFK was shot, we were attacked on 9/11 and Obama is in fact black), but which quickly leap into the realm of overactive imagination. These are the things that give me a steady supply of laughs during the day. Imagine how pleasantly surprised I was last Friday, when, upon hearing the monthly unemployment estimate, a few people in the GOP, including former General Electric CEO Jack Welch and Florida representative Allen West, created a brand new conspiracy theory out of thin air! Here’s the context: every month, on the first Friday of each month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases an Employment Situation report that includes unemployment numbers, how many people in specific demographics have jobs, percentage-wise, and so on. One number sort of sets the stage for how the economy is going to perform in the upcoming month: the total unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted. September’s unemployment rate was 7.8 percent, a full three-tenths of a percentage point down from last month (so drastic, I know), but nonetheless the lowest unemployment rate since January 2009 and a convenient drop, especially so close to election day. Here’s where the conspiracy theory starts. On Friday afternoon, Welch tweeted, “Unbelievable jobs numbers..these Chicago guys will do anything..can’t debate so change numbers,” to which Rep. West added, “In regards to today’s Jobs report---I agree with former
GE CEO Jack Welch, Chicago style politics is at work here...” Interesting indeed. Nevermind the fact that a threetenths drop in unemployment represented only about 460,000 people, slightly more than the population of Tulsa – the culture of silence inside the BLS stands in the face of this theory. Back in August, NPR show Planet Money did an explainer episode over exactly how the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles its information and how it conducts itself in the week leading up to the monthly Employment Situation announcement. In a word: lockdown. Co-workers aren’t allowed in each other’s offices. Janitors aren’t allowed to empty wastebaskets. Meetings are held with doors shut tight and paper on the windows. A true-blue conspiracy theorist would say that’s because they’re cooking the numbers and don’t want anyone seeing them do it, but this method has been in place for many years, and for 44 months the unemployment rate was pretty abysmal. The system the BLS has in place is designed specifically to stop any leaks and, perhaps more importantly, to prevent any politically motivated numbers-cooking. Consider this, as well: the next Employment Situation is scheduled to be released at 8:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on Friday, November 2. That’s the Friday right before the election. If the Obama administration was really trying to cook the books on the jobs numbers, November 2 would be the day to do it. Endnote: in the first presidential debate, GOP candidate Mitt Romney’s least-popular line was the one about how he’d cut funding to public media, even though he loves Big Bird. People have criticized him for the attack. I happen to think he’s right, but not for the reasons you – or he – would think. Check back next week to read why. And as always, shoot me an email with your questions comments and criticisms to thultner10@gmail.com.
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Kreayshawn’s ‘Somethin Bout Kreay’ • TREVOR HULTNER, Staff Writer •
Release Date
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Music taste is subjective; the job of a music reviewer is not to tell the audience that a given album is bad, but to clue them in on certain code words that may pique their interest. Record sales, the label an artist is on, who produced the album, even YouTube view counts – these things matter far less than the answer to a simple yes-no question: do you, the listener, like what you are listening to? Could you learn to like it if you haven’t heard it? Does the album have redeeming qualities to you? I’m sure the 3,900 people who bought Oakland rapper Natasha Zolot, AKA Kreayshawn’s album, Somethin ‘Bout Kreay, could answer these questions with a definitive “yes,” but I’m not so sure I can. I’m also not so sure Columbia Records, the label that signed Kreayshawn and released Somethin ‘Bout Kreay, could either. I could talk a lot about how I think the album is as close to objectively bad as you’re going to get, but that’s already been done, and honestly I’m not too keen on ruining this person’s day any more than it’s already been ruined. Because, you see, while the album is as close to objectively bad as you’re going to get – it’s extremely repetitive (see “Blasé Blasé,” or alternately, “Gucci Gucci”), boring and kind of embarrassing to listen to – it isn’t Zolot’s fault that her “hit single,” 2011’s aforementioned “Gucci Gucci,” garnered so much attention via YouTube views from terribly ironic hipsters. It isn’t her fault that some hard-
up A&R person at Columbia watched the video, saw the view count, and saw dollar signs where there evidently weren’t any. And it definitely isn’t her fault that her throngs of so-called “fans” didn’t rush out and buy her album when it came out. Whose fault is it, then? Why does Zolot have to be the performer that broke the model? Why is it that it’s perfectly acceptable for Columbia Records and its ilk to push crap on us, but completely unacceptable that Zolot sold fewer albums upon release than any other artist on a major label? When you’ve got labels scrambling so hard to find the next big thing that they go for gimmick artists, they should expect some egg on their faces at some point. Just from watching the video, it’s clear Zolot wasn’t really trying to do anything except have some fun being ridiculous on camera, and for some reason Columbia saw something else there. Yes, Somethin ‘Bout Kreay is bad – worse than bad. But it’s also instructive. In the future, Columbia Records: do some vetting. Make sure that smash hit YouTube song isn’t actually being watched for laughs by mid-20s mustache-toting faux-anachronists. Better yet, do what you used to do: go to shows. Watch bands. Find what’s actually good out there. Don’t rely on Internet hype. For what it’s worth, this album received a 2 out of 10 from me. But I hope Kreayshawn continues to do what she wants.
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‘BREAST WEEK’ EVER • ADAM HOLT, Staff Writer • “Breast Dressed,” an event where school organizations decorate bras for donations to fight breast cancer, will be part of Breast Awareness Week at UCO. W.O.M.E.N., Women Of Many Ethnic Nationalities, is the school organization presenting the events that will run Oct. 17-25. The main event of the week is “Breast Dressed.” Many UCO organizations and offices will participate, embellishing brassieres with anything from glitter and jewels, to rhinestones and 3-D glue. Carmen Mabrey, a junior international business major and president of W.O.M.E.N., helped with the event last year and was impressed with the designs that were submitted. “You see a lot of uniqueness and creativity,” she said. “A lot of thought was put into the bras.” The bras will be displayed beginning Monday, Oct. 22 through Thursday in the Nigh University Center, near the food court. The eye-catching undergarments were a hit dur-
ing last year’s awareness week. “You can tell the organizations enjoyed creating the bras, but the students enjoyed it even more,” Mabrey said. While on display, students and faculty are welcomed to vote for their favorite bra by making a donation. The organization with the most popular bra will win a prize. The donations will go to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a foundation that helps fund research and spread awareness of the disease. Mabrey is excited to see all of UCO come together for one goal. “It’s great to see so many organizations unify for one cause and help spread awareness,” she said. The enhanced bras will be displayed at the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Oklahoma City on Oct. 27. To register for “Breast Dressed,” visit the Office of Diversity and Inclusion in the Nigh University Center. All submissions must be received by Oct. 19.
W.O.M.E.N will be holding events throughout Breast Cancer Awareness Week. Starting Wednesday, Oct. 17, “Paint the Campus Pink” will see pink ribbons being tied around trees throughout campus. Participants will be able to memorialize someone who has dealt with breast cancer by signing their name or writing a message on the ribbons. Tuesday, Oct. 23 will bring the “Lady in Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Forum,” a discussion of issues pertaining to breast cancer. At Wednesday’s “Pink & Dip,” students will be able to create a pink tie-dye shirt. The week will wrap up with Thursday’s “Thriving & Surviving Tribute Concert and Balloon Release.” A band will be on hand to entertain as well as a vocalist performing Yolanda Adam’s “Never Give Up.” For more information on Breast Cancer Awareness Week, visit the Office of Diversity and Inclusion in the Nigh University Center, or call 974-3588.
EVENTS • Oct. 17 - “Paint the Campus Pink” • Oct. 22 - “Breast Dressed” on display • Oct. 23 - “Lady in Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Forum • Oct. 24 - “Pink and Dip” • Oct. 25 - “Thriving and Surviving Tribute Concert” and Balloon release
WO R L D WA R I I IN RETROSPECT • BRYAN TRUDE, Senior Staff Writer •
FREAKY FAST! FREAKY Dr. Duncall Hall talks about his experiences in World War II, while the mayor of Bourgaltroff, France, Sylvain Hinschberger looks on, Oct. 5, 2012. Photo by Aliki Dyer, The Vista
Dr. Duncan Hall, professor emeritus of advertising, hosted a presentation Thursday, Oct. 5 detailing his experiences in World War II and his recent return trip to Bourgaltroff, France, when the town established a memorial for Medal of Honor recipient and Oklahoma native Ruben Rivers. Also in attendance was the mayor of Bourgaltroff, Sylvain Hinschberger. “My decision to do something about the world from my own PFC (Private First Class) point of view happened years ago when I saw tremendous loss of life around me,” Hall said. “I always want to remember those who died there, and tell their story as best I could when I came home.” In November 1944, Hall and Rivers were part of General George Patton’s
U.S. Third Army, stationed in the Lorraine region of France during the stalemate at the Battle of Metz. Hall, an infantryman, and Rivers, a tank commander, were located with Third Army elements near the towns of Bourgaltroff and Guebling. According to his citation, Rivers was killed near Guebling on November 19, 1944, after a tank he took command despite his own wounds was hit and destroyed. “He (Rivers) was another American in the same battlefront I was,” Hall said. “He was killed between the two villages, but he did save four people.” The Third Army would push on to Saarbrucken, where Patton would launch his crucial counterattack north into Luxembourg during the pivotal Bat-
tle of the Bulge. In September 2011, Hall returned to Bourgaltroff, a town of just under 300 residents, for the commemoration of a small memorial to Rivers. Local newspaper Le Republique Lorrain marked the visit of Hall to Bourgaltroff and a nearby World War II museum as the first by an American veteran. “One of the first things to come out of this is that I was one of the first veterans to go back and see the museum…What it did was focus on what actually happened to the French during the occupation,” Hall said. “It’s absolutely unbelievable what these people went through, what happened to the Jewish people and our French friends, what they went through during the occupation.”
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Univ. of Sout h OCCUPY Alabama student ATL ANTA shot by police • PHILLIP RAWLS, Associated Press • MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A University of South Alabama freshman was running through the streets nearly naked, screaming obscenities and claiming he was on a “spiritual quest” not long before he was shot by a campus police officer, two acquaintances said Monday. Authorities have said 18-year-old Gil Collar of Wetumpka assumed a “fighting stance” and chased a police officer before the officer shot him around 1:30 a.m. outside the campus police station. Police say Collar was naked when he was shot. His mother, Bonnie Smith Collar, told The Associated Press that she was told by someone involved in the investigation that surveillance video shows Collar never touched the officer. School officials have said nothing to indicate he was armed. Campus officers typically also carry a baton and pepper spray, though university officials refused to say whether the officer who shot Collar was carrying either. The university said the officer heard a bang on a window at campus police headquarters and went outside to investigate. The officer tried to retreat numerous times to defuse the situation before opening fire, the university said in a news release. Collar’s mother said she has received conflicting information about what might have happened before the shooting and declined to discuss it. But she asked people to withhold judgment until all the evidence comes out. “Whatever caused the incident was something that made him act not in his normal personality,” she said. Others agreed the actions were out of character for the normally quiet and reserved Collar, whom friends described as a popular and good-looking high school wrestler
with a slight build, standing 5-foot7 and 135 pounds. Collar wasn’t someone to make enemies and even befriended his opponents on the wrestling mat, said his high school wrestling coach, Jeff Glass. Collar wasn’t known as a troublemaker and had only two minor scrapes with the law, according to court records: a speeding ticket and a citation for being a minor in possession of three cigarettes in March. He paid a $25 fine for the tobacco possession. He was also so good-looking that his teammates didn’t like standing next to him in team photos. “The girls thought he was the best thing they had ever seen, and they may have been right,” he said. However, two people who knew Collar said he was out of sorts and appeared intoxicated from alcohol or something else the night he was killed. He was screaming profanities in the street and running around wearing only his boxer shorts, said South Alabama student Bronte Harber, 18, of Columbus, Ohio. Sarah Hay, 18, of Dallas, said she saw Collar shirtless outside her oncampus residence shortly before Harber encountered him. Collar was the loudest of a group of four or five young men, she said, and some of the others were trying to get him to calm down. “He was talking about being on a spiritual quest,” said Hay, but wasn’t making any sense. Hay, who described herself as an acquaintance of Collar, said he was removing his pants as she walked back inside. Neither Harber nor Hay said they witnessed the confrontation between Collar and the officer. A candlelight vigil is planned for 6 p.m. Tuesday at Wetumpka High School. Collar’s mother said funeral arrangements have not yet been made yet.
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JEFF MARTIN, Associated Press Retired Atlanta police Det. Jaqueline Barber stands in her kitchen in the home she shares with her daughter and four grandchildren, Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, in Fayetteville, Ga. Less than a year after Occupy Atlanta members clashed with police in riot gear in a downtown park, they’re now protesting alongside officers to help Barber avoid losing her home to foreclosure. (AP Photo/ David Goldman)
ATLANTA (AP) — Less than a year after Occupy Atlanta members clashed with police in riot gear in a downtown park, they’re now protesting alongside officers to help a retired detective avoid losing her home to foreclosure. Activists joined current and retired Atlanta police Monday for a demonstration and discussion at the home of retired Atlanta police Det. Jaqueline Barber in Fayetteville, south of the city. “The police are in the 99 percent and when it comes down to their economic struggles, we’re going to be there to a shine light on those and organize around those,” said Tim Franzen. He and others who were involved with Occupy Atlanta are now part of a group called Occupy Our Homes ATL, which focuses on the housing crisis. Barber said she is under threat of eviction after her medical bills mounted, partly because of a diagnosis of multiple myeloma, a
form of blood cell cancer. “I know God did not bless me with this house for someone to just come and take it,” Barber, 62, said through tears on Monday. Representatives of Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank, which is involved in the foreclosure proceedings, did not return phone calls and emails from The Associated Press. Barber said she spent part of her 20-year career “kicking in doors” as a member of a fugitive task force and also worked undercover in a narcotics unit. She was later assigned to Atlanta’s airport, the world’s busiest, before she was struck by a car and retired due to the injury in 2001. She’s now raising four grandchildren who range in age from 2 to 10, she said. If she’s evicted, she expects that she will be homeless. A Thursday court hearing in her case is planned. “If she los-
es, she will be evicted,” Franzen predicted. In November, Atlanta police on horseback and on motorcycles closed in on Woodruff Park downtown, where Occupy Atlanta members had camped in tents. Dozens of demonstrators were arrested in a series of clashes. Barber is the second police officer Franzen’s group has tried to help avoid foreclosure, he said. The first was a law enforcement officer who ended up losing his Snellville home but is still involved in a court battle over the property. Elsewhere, retired officers have joined Occupy demonstrators. A retired Philadelphia police captain, Ray Lewis, was arrested while wearing his old uniform during an Occupy Wall Street demonstration outside the New York Stock Exchange in November.
St. Mary’s recreates iconic Central coffeehouse • SUSAN PETTIT, Former Vista Editor (1950-1952) • As part of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church’s 75th anniversary, the church has recreated the Ground Floor, a coffeehouse reminiscent of the Canterbury House the Parish sponsored for Central State College students during the late1960s and early-1970s. After three successful Friday night programs, the Ground Floor will showcase Take One Productions, of Noble, Okla. this Friday. This professional group has appeared at the Reduxion Theatre, Beans and Leaves, Sauced in the Paseo, a national improv festival,
and NAKACON, a comedy convention in Kansas City, Kan. “Making people laugh is what we do, and we’ve been doing just that since the troupe’s inception,” Kelly Lawason, a resident of Edmond, said. Other Members are Cory Phillips, Brandon Holly, Pallas Johnson, Michael Roberts, Rachel Smith, John Tetzlaff, and Kyle Anderson. Their performance is similar to “What’s my Line” and uses a lot of audience participation, including pulling ideas from a hat. Refreshments range from
cheese to nuts, coffee to soft drinks, chips and dips, cookies to brownies; ham roll-ups to pigs in a blanket. All food items are sold for ten cents. Doors open at 8:30 p.m. The improv players have about a 45-minute show. After that people visit or play table games. Then attendees may participate in an open mic night where people can read poetry or play guitar. The Ground Floor closes at midnight. Email Linda Mason at Lmason31@cox.net for more information.
M I S S U C O CHOSE N Miss UCO 2013, Allora Herrin, poses for the camera after she was crowned as the new Miss UCO at Constitution Hall, Oct. 6, 2012. Photo by Cyn Sheng Ling, The Vista
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~ Poetry Readings ~ Black & White Movies Open Fridays 8:30 pm to midnight October 5, 11, 18, 25, and November 2 If you wish to display your art or provide music, contact Linda Mason at lmason@osrhe.edu
325 First St., Edmond (Across the Street from UCO)
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Sports
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Hockey
Bronchos get win at ACHA Showcase
UCO sophomore forward Nolan Grauer in a game against Arkansas in September. Photo by Aliki Dyer, The Vista Chris Brannick
Sports Editor Craig McAlister took his Broncho hockey team to Springfield, Ill. for the American College Hockey Association Showcase this weekend. UCO came home with one win in the tournament that spanned three days. The activities got started Friday night for the Bronchos, when they matched up with Stony Brook University. Before leaving for the tournament, McAlister said this would be an interesting matchup because the Bronchos knocked Stony Brook out of the playoffs last spring. Stony Brook took notice last sea-
son and came out firing against a UCO team that has started the season doing just that. Junior Chris Joseph led the Seawolves with three points, scoring a goal and adding two assists. Stony Brook got goals from three other players including two each from sophomores Nick Barbera and Vincent Lopes. Junior Wesley Hawkins added one more and the Seawolves would go on to win 6-1. Brendan Jones got the victory in goal; the freshman allowed only one goal in 35 shots from the Bronchos. Anthony Knuth scored the lone goal for the Bronchos. Sophomore Tory Caldwell allowed four goals in 25 shots and Bretton Patchett al-
lowed two more in 11. Saturday was a different day for Central, however, the Bronchos found the same result. Facing Davenport University, Caldwell would again face 30 shots and allow two. This game, the Bronchos would not be able to score at all, after attempting 22 shots. Davenport’s Phil Graveline stopped all shots from Central. The junior goalie has allowed nine passes on 88 shots this season but recorded his first shutout on Saturday. Freshmen Alex Ostrowski and Travis White scored the goals for the Panthers. The Bronchos would drop their second straight game and fall to 4-4 on the season.
The tournament finished on Sunday, and UCO faced another team keen on shooting early and often. The Stallions from Western Michigan matched up evenly with the Central Oklahoma Bronchos, but UCO would over power the match and come away with a 6-5 overtime victory. Riley Spraggs led the way for UCO with two goals and an assist. Spraggs scored three points and one of his goals was the game winner in overtime. Spraggs was joined as team leader by Peter Kressner, whose three points all came in form of assists. Knuth scored another goal on a power play and, Seth Cory and No-
lan Hopkins also added on a goal each for the Bronchos. Patchett was back in goal for UCO and faced 34 shots from Western Michigan. Patchett saved 29 of those shots, a .853 percentage for the freshman goalie. Western Michigan got points from seven different players and goals from four different players. Nicholas Elliott led the Stallions with two goals, one coming from a powerplay. Cameron Carson, Aaron Yaden and Jacob Taiariol all scored one goal. UCO travels to the University of Illinois for a two-game series on Friday.
Soccer
Women’s Soccer sweeps weekend
Whitt Carter
Staff Writer
UCO continued it’s winning ways this weekend, running their record to 11-1-1 in this 2012 season, while staying unbeaten in MIAA conference play at 6-0-1, good for a tie in first place. The Bronchos were victorious two times at Tom Thompson Field this weekend, winning over visiting Fort Hays State on Friday, by a score of 2-0, and on Sunday, by holding off a pesky Nebraska-Kearney squad to win 1-0. On Friday, senior fullback Alyssa Anderson was the catalyst for the Bronchos, as she broke open a scoreless game in the 52nd minute, scoring from 20 feet out off of an assist from senior midfielder Stephanie Fleig. The goal broke the ice on what had been a tough first half for the Bronchos, in which they hardly saw any genuine scoring opportunities. UCO was able to maintain control of their 1-0 lead until late in the game when Anderson cashed in on her second UCO forward fights for possession in a game earlier this season. Photo by Aliki Dyer, score of the day. The Vista. With just 2:41 left to play,
Anderson weaved her way through the FHSU defense and fired a laser shot from nearly 30 yards away to put the game away and the Bronchos on top, 2-0. The Bronchos outshot Fort Hays State 13-6, and late in the game, showed their dominance by shooting seven more times than FHSU in the second half. “We didn’t do a whole lot early, but I was happy with the way we came out and really pushed the tempo in the second half,” UCO coach Mike Cook said. “We played really aggressively on the offensive end and it paid off for us.” Sunday’s contest was a defensive battle that would be overshadowed by the cold, rainy weather. Neither team was able to do anything until very late in the contest, as both teams were hurt by the conditions. The Bronchos missed out on tons of opportunities to score throughout the game, but couldn’t cash in until just over ten minutes to play. In the 79th minute, Fleig corralled a pass from freshman forward/midfielder Caitlin Bond and found the back
of the net to give the Bronchos the go-ahead and eventual game-winning goal. The goal was Fleig’s fifth of the year and it kept UCO in the driver’s seat in the MIAA standings. “Once again we had lots of opportunities to score and just didn’t get it done,” UCO coach Mike Cook said. “We really did a good job defensively, but we’ve got to do a better job of finishing our chances.” UCO will travel north on Wednesday for the biggest game of the year. The Bronchos will take on MIAA foe Central Missouri, the co-leader in the MIAA and the defending conference champion from last season. The Bronchos will follow Wednesday’s contest with a visit to MIAA opponent Southwest Baptist on Saturday. UCO’s next home contest will be Friday, Oct. 19 when they play host to in-state and MIAA rival Northeastern State at 4 p.m.
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Cross Country Wins WICHITA FALLS, Texas (Oct. 6) -- Bailey Hawkins led a one-two-three individual sweep that propelled Central Oklahoma to a narrow win at the Midwestern State Carnival here Saturday morning. Hawkins took the individual crown in UCO's first six-kilometer race of the season with a 23:25.30 clocking, edging out teammate Katie Kerns by five seconds. Jacquelynn Skocik was another six seconds back in third as the Bronchos finished with 32 points, to edge the host Mustangs by four for the title. "We had a tremendous team effort today," UCO coach J.D. Martin said. "Everybody ran really well and to have the top third finishers
was a great accomplishment, especially with this being our first 6K race of the season. This should give us a big boost and a lot of confidence going into the conference meet." The Bronchos also got a top-10 finish from Emily Leahey, who came in eighth at 23:50.32. Rebekah Hickman placed 23rd and Ashlyn Wilhite was 30th. UCO is off until going to Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Championships Oct. 20 in Maryville, Mo.
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Football
Bronchos roughed up by Bearcats
UCO Wide Receiver Christian Hood fights for yardage against Northwest Missouri State on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012. Photo by Aliki Dyer, The Vista.
Chris Brannick
Sports Editor Northwest Missouri rolled into Edmond along with a cold front and ran all over the Bronchos on Saturday, handing UCO its worst loss in nearly 100 years. The Bearcats, from Maryville, Mo., started with the first play of the game making a statement that they might be the best team in the MIAA. Just the fourth play of the drive, junior quarterback Trevor Adams found Tyler Shaw on a 61yard touchdown strike to cap off a 74-yard scoring drive. The Bronchos would go three and out on the next possession, and punt to Northwest. Adams
would dial up a bomb on the first play and find Adams again for 61 yards and in less than two minutes, the Bearcats were up 14-0. After another Bronchos drive failed, Northwest began to work the clock on the first quarter. The Bearcats ran the ball all the way down to the one-yard line on 11 plays, before punching in their third touchdown of the quarter. The score was NWMSU 21, Central 0. Northwest Missouri would get two more scores in the second quarter, both by way of the pass, and the score, going into the locker room,was 35-0. Coming out of halftime, the Bronchos weren’t getting much more from their offense. Just four
plays into the third, Adrian Nelson would throw his third interception of the game and Nate DeJong returned it 49 yards for the Bearcat score. Northwest led 42-0 just one minute and a half into the second half. Later in the third, the Bronchos would come with their best effort of the night. A 15-play drive, spanning 75 yards, was capped off when Nelson connected with Sam Johnson for a 17-yard touchdown. However, for the Bronchos, the momentum would be immediately squashed out when the ensuing kickoff was returned 90 yards by Jordan Simmons for a touchdown. The return marked Simmons’ fourth of his career and that would be good for a MIAA record.
Adams would find Shaw one more time in the third on a 43-yard touchdown pass to make the score 56-7. In the fourth quarter, Northwest’s Billy Creason ran for seven yards on a score to mark the first time in 93 seasons the Bronchos allowed more than 60 points in one game. Tylers Seals finished off the scoring with a 27-yard touchdown run for the Bearcats to make the final 70-7. Nelson finished with 119 yards passing on 16 of 35. The junior threw three interceptions and one touchdown. Ethan Sharp also came in at quarterback for the Bronchos in the fourth and was 2-6 for 12 yards. Josh Birmingham came into the
game averaging just under 100 yards rushing but was only able to get 17 yards on 10 carries on Saturday. Nine of those yards came on one carry and Birmingham did not play in the fourth quarter after suffering an unknown injury. Christian Hood led the Broncho receivers in catches with six for 39. Hood also had nine kick returns on the day and that is most in a single game for UCO history. It was a complete team effort for the Bearcats in the running department as the team ran for 227 yards on 41 carries. Adams was 10-12 on the day with five touchdowns and 248 yards passing, and through one interception.
Records abound in loss to Northwest Most Points at Wantland Stadium 70 - Northwest Missouri, 10/06/2012
Most Kick Returns Single Game 9 - Christian Hood, 10/06/2012 6 - Artrell Woods, 1976
62 - Central Oklahoma, 11/08/2003
6- Artrell Woods, 1976
Biggest Margin of Victory at Wantland Stadium 63 - Northwest Missouri, 10/06/2012 55- Central Oklahoma, 09/08/1979
UCO quarterback Adrian Nelson scrambles for yards against Northwest Missouri Saturday Oct. 6, 2012. Photo by Aliki Dyer, The Vista.
Most Kick Returns for Touchdown MIAA - Career 4 - Jordan Simmons Northwest Missouri 3 - Walter Rhone 3 - Alfonso Pugh
UCO defensivelineman Sam Moses tackles Northwest quarterback Trevor Adams Saturday Oct. 6, 2012. Photo by Aliki Dyer, The Vista