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Red Bull has hidden 34,000 fourpacks of it’s energy drinks at college campuses around the country.

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UCO students Sara Hann, Lynnette Spaeth and Megan Morris wait for the concert to begin during the UCO homecoming concert, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista

Violence Prevention Project

WRITINGS ON THE WALL: VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REMEMBERED

By Christie Southern / Managing Editor October will mark the beginning of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

In observance, the Violence Prevention Project (VPP) has planned a variety of activities for the month, including demonstrations at the Nigh University Center and a special project called Wall of Stories.

The Wall of Stories will serve as a physical memorial by providing stories of domestic violence through letters submitted by students, faculty or staff.

Letter submissions are being taken by the VPP through Oct. 3, 5:00 p.m. All entries must be anonymous. There is no word limit on submissions. Letters can include personal stories, words of hope from survivors and

simple words of encouragement. Anyone is welcome to submit letters.

Through this, Kathryn Toahty, coordinator of the VPP, hopes to educate the student body on domestic violence, particularly on the appropriate ways to intervene as a bystander or how to seek out help if a student becomes a victim.

“It is a community effort to stop domestic violence,” she said.

Her hope is to impress upon people the importance of stopping domestic violence and create awareness of the statistics.

Despite the significant progress made in reducing violence against women, there is still a long way to go.

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Chuck Wicks during the UCO homecoming concert, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista

Homecoming Events Tuesday and Wednesday Tuesday @ 5:00 p.m. - Broncho Stampede (Plunkett Park) Tuesday @ 6:00 p.m. - Carnival (Plunkett Park) Wednesday @ 6:00 p.m. - Unity Fest (Plunkett Park)

Forensic Science

O. J. SIMPSON PROSECUTOR COMING TO UCO

By Trevor Hultner / Staff Writer

Interior photograph of the Forensic Science Institute, Monday, June 27, 2011. Photo by Liz Boyer, The Vista

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Rock Harmon, DNA expert and a member of the prosecution team involved in the 1995 O.J. Simpson murder trial, will be speaking in the Forensic Science Institute’s auditorium, room 106, from 3 to 5 p.m. on Tuesday.

Harmon will be giving a talk on the controversial forensic process known as “familial DNA searching,” also known as partial DNA matching.

“He’ll be talking about its usefulness and he’ll also be talking about the critics, and their voice in this debate,” Dr. Dwight E. Adams, Forensic Science Institute director, said.

Harmon was a prosecutor in Alameda County, Calif. for over 30 years. He became renowned in the state and across the country for his expertise in DNA evidence.

“He was the go-to person for the State of California in any case involving the use of DNA,” Adams said. “He became a national resource for prosecutors all over the country that were utilizing and have been utilizing DNA in their trials.”

As for the topic Harmon will be talking about, familial DNA searching has come under fire in recent years for being an uncertain tool in solving crimes. Harmon will be exploring the ethics of this tool’s use in situations where there is a wide field of suspects involved.

Familial DNA matching utilizes a national or statewide DNA database to search for sub-

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jects of a crime by looking for DNA relatives of a partial match recovered at a given crime scene. Initially, this just involved searching among past offenders, but in recent times the criteria for DNA submission has widened.

“When the national DNA databank, called CODIS, was first established in 1998, it set up by-laws that required only convicted offenders to be placed in the databank,” Adams said.

“And now, states are beginning to increase their legislation by placing arrestees’ DNA in the national databank.”

He said, “But what you’re also seeing, and what [Harmon] will be talking about, is the issue of, if you don’t get a match, but you have another profile in the databank that is close to your perpetrator, could it be that there is a relative of an individual in the databank that committed your crime? And therefore, it’s a way to expand the national databank beyond what its original intent was.”

For forensic science students, what Harmon will be talking about is not new information. Adams said that in his “Introduction to Forensics” class, which all students entering the program have to take, an entire lecture is devoted to the ethical, legal and moral issues related to familial DNA searching.

“Individuals that attend [Harmon’s talk] can come from that and make up their own mind as to whether it’s a valid use of DNA, or whether it has crossed the line,” Adams said.

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CHINA’S ILLUSION OF DEMOCRACY There is an old maxim: no matter how bad you think you have it, somebody has got it worse.

So, in the interests of schadenfreude, I must tell you that China’s version of America’s Idol, Super Girl, has been shut down.

The official doubletalk is that the talent competition was being punished for overrunning its time slot. It is more generally agreed upon that the show was canceled because it was too much like democracy.

That’s right, the system of voting in singing competitions is so eerily similar to the method we use to select the people who govern the free world, that the Chinese government could not allow it. That, in and of itself, is probably the most scathing condemnation and glowing praise that could be said of our system of government.

While in the past my attacks on popular music in general and American Idol as a show have generally been described as rabid, this news puts the show in a whole new light.

Not enough to make me melt my brain by perusing either, mind you. But enough to make me reconsider the show as an analogue of democracy.

A large portion of the population does not vote, and does not care about our legislators or the idol. The winner is generally chosen via a popularity contest rather than a test for skill. The people voted for can most charitably be described as contemptible, and more accurately in four-letter words.

And yet, either one indisputably works.

In one sense, the show is literally the most potent weapon we have ever used against the “People’s” Republic. While Super Girl had been running for years, recent revolutions against Islamic dictatorships and oligarchies have shown just how thin the line is between passive acceptance of the status quo and rebellion.

In that context, the ban and the reasoning behind it seems much less frivolous and arbitrary. Even a tiny taste of the freedom of choice, even if it is just voting for a silly show about pop singers, leaves the oppressed ravenous for more.

While China is beyond the Orwellian dystopia of the Great Leap Forward and North Korea, there is still no doubt in the Communist Party’s mind what the people they rule prefer.

“Ted’s Café in Oklahoma City because you get a good amount of food for the price you pay.”

“Zarate’s because the food is delicious and you get a lot of it.”

“New York Pasta and Pizza because I enjoy the friendly atmosphere and love both the pizza and the pasta dishes.”

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Opinion

RED BULL SECRET STASHES HIDDEN AROUND CAMPUS

By Josh Hutton Back Pew

A four-pack of Red Bull sits next to a chair in Chambers Library. Other four-packs were hidden around campus in similar style along with a clue. This pack’s clue was , “Reading old books is lame, so head to the new books section in this part of our game.” Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista

By Cody Bromley / Editor-in-Chief On a brisk Friday morning when you’re feeling tired, where do you go for a pick-me-up? Sitting on Shakespeare’s Bench in front of Mitchell Hall? Well that’s where an absolutely free four-pack of Red Bull was sitting.

For the past two and a half weeks, four-packs of Red Bull have been hidden at UCO and hundreds of other college campuses around the country, as part of the company’s Red Bull Stash promotion.

“It’s sort of an adrenaline rush,” Cameron Frye, a freshman undeclared in major, said. “It’s very satisfying when you find it, and when you didn’t find it but found a too slow sticker. You’re a little disappointed, but satisfied you found the location of where it was.”

Frye said that he has claimed four of the 22 stashes hidden at UCO since the promotion began on Sept. 9. He didn’t drink it all himself, however. Frye said he has indulged in two packs’ worth and shared some with friends.

Stashes are hidden on campus with a clue on the Red Bull Stash website. While some clues might seem pretty obvious:

“Out for a stroll in the park? Take a seat and look two rows deep,” others can be tougher. Or, “Tired of bumming around on campus? Don’t get your spokes in a wad, housing can give you a lift.”

By the way, the answers to those clues are in the bleachers at Plunkett Park, and inside of a bicycle basket next to the Housing and Dining office.

Red Bull Stash is a creation of Archrival, a marketing and social media agency that focuses on youth and college kids.

First launched in 2009, Red Bull Stash helped take Red Bull’s then-brand-new energy shot and put it into the hands of Internet-savvy college students. This year, Red Bull has ditched the energy shots and is instead hiding 34,000 fourpacks of their 8.6 ounce cans.

On Monday afternoon, the website for Red Bull Stash was reporting that only 58 percent of the stashes had been hidden, but of that number only 41 percent had actually been officially noted as “found” on the Red Bull Stash website.

As of noon on Monday, there were still five stashes at UCO that also have yet to be officially claimed.

Red Bull has not officially stated when

the last stashes would be hidden, but anyone who finds a stash, or a too slow sticker, will be given access to a clue for the final stash online scavenger hunt.

That clue is set to be given out to those who have qualified at Sept. 30 at 11:00 am CST. What is the final stash? The contest rules defines the grand prize as “a oneof-a-kind skydiving experience for the winner and his or her guest with the Red Bull Air Force,” plus airfare and a hotel stay in Los Angeles.

“It’s really cool that Red Bull is doing this,” Frye said. “I wish Monster would do something like this.”

Students who are too slow to find any hidden Red Bull on campus will actually have to leave campus to get their “wiings” fix. UCO exclusively stocks CocaCola products in all Housing and Dining establishments, and Coca-Cola is the exclusive distributor for on-campus vending machines.

The website where clues can be found, stashes can be claimed and the final clue will be revealed is: http://www.redbullstash.com

Student Organizations

STUDENT VETERAN ASSOCIATION HELPS SOLDIERS TRANSITION

By Christie Southern / Managing Editor Transitioning from combat to classroom can be difficult for some soldiers. That is why the Student Veteran Association at UCO hopes to provide guidance for those incoming studentsoldiers.

Many soldiers look forward to coming home but end up having difficulties adjusting, especially at the college level, James Smith, vice president of SVA and veteran, said.

“We have all been there,” Smith said. “So we’re better able to tell them what steps they need to take.”

Smith recalls having difficulties with his G.I. Bill when trying to enroll into the university.

“If I’d had a welcoming group [upon returning from Iraq] it would have completely changed my first semester. It’s an overwhelming feeling that could easily be aided by a group who has already been there,” he said.

The SVA hopes to become the bridge between military life and student civilian life.

All the current officers have prior military service in various branches of the Armed Forces.

The group was chartered in the spring and is a UCOSA-recognized student organization.

The organization is just taking off, according to Smith.

“We really want to get things going,” he said.

SVA wants to provide a sense of establishment for soldiers. SVA is currently working with the UCO Army ROTC program, providing volunteer services at their events such as the annual Broncho ROTC Picnic and road marches.

“We will supply water for them and some officers are even partaking in the march,” Smith said.

In addition to providing transitioning support, the SVA wants to provide long-term academic success to soldiers. They plan to offer tutoring services and help them make the right connections.

“We can be like a map,” Smith said.

SVA will work with the Marketing Club on a canned food drive that will benefit the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma.

SVA will have its first meeting Wednesday, Sept. 28, in room 301 of the Nigh University Center from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. All UCO student veterans, military service members and supporters are invited.

The meeting will include a meet and greet, but officers will also discuss things like developing a website for the organization specifically tailored for UCO students.

If you sit on the back pew, chances are you won’t make it to heaven.

If you somehow manage to walk through the pearly gates, chances are you will be placed on the back row in heaven. If you are sitting on the back row in heaven, chances are you will pick a fight with the tall guy blocking your view. If you pick a fight with the tall guy, chances are you will get kicked out of heaven. While sitting in the fifth through seventh circle of hell, the albatross of regret will hang around your neck for an eternity.

Yes, dear friends, a life of doing the bare minimum is a slippery slope.

“Some people are born mediocre, some people achieve mediocrity, and some people have mediocrity thrust upon them,” Joseph Heller, the great satirist, wrote. At a time when an exponential number of “Slacker Comedies” wash up on Hollywood’s coastline, when Google finishes homework, and friends let friends wear Uggs with booty shorts, surrender comes as naturally as breathing.

How do we dissolve the bonds of complacency? Hold your breath, kick off the Uggs, slide into a pantsuit, move your homepage from Google, and turn off “Clerks.” Here we go.

Be loud. Don’t understand something in class? Good.

Flail your limbs and shout until the professor makes the point clear. Everyone in college is a moron. That’s why we’re here. So we can become brilliant. Have an idea?

Boast it on the social network of your choice. (Speaking of ideas, I have one: a music festival packed to the gills with ACM bands. I need a chorus of Bronchos to yell at the Student Programming Board until it happens.)

Stop taking mirror pics.

Don’t date boys with an affinity for Affliction t-shirts and/or hydraulic kits.

Don’t date girls who would take a bullet for Justin Bieber and/or a glass of sweet tea.

Chew gum conservatively.

Dress like an extra on Mad Men. Rewrite your past with the present. The easiest way to become mediocre lies in the river of regret. Constantly evolving means nobody gets the pleasure of tying a reputation to a tagline. Mistakes are Polaroid images meant for matchsticks; the flames light the way to any future success.

Read a book. Take a vitamin. Eat green vegetables. Sit on the front row.

Life is for the living. Do not be envious of the tall guy with the better seat in heaven. Fulton Sheen said, “Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.” I’m in a race against myself. I intend to be a better version tomorrow than I am today.

Hold me to it. I’ll do the same for you.

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Sustainability

PLANET ON THE MOVE

By Chris Howell / Staff Writer Cyclists, tricyclists, skateboarders, stroller pushers and just regular old walkers.

Those are the people who make up the 185 participants that showed up last Saturday at the Womb Art Gallery to ride and walk down to the Oklahoma City Hall. The event was intended to raise awareness for sustainability and health in the state.

Around 200 people registered for the Moving Planet OK march and festival, which was organized by UCO, Transition OKC, Sustainable OKC and the Sierra Club.

“We knew there was going to be people who showed up who didn’t register,” David Franklin, who works in the computer science department at UCO, said.

Moving Planet OK is part of the wider Moving Planet Day, which aims to help move the world beyond fossil fuels. This event was less grandiose in its scope, which was to raise awareness for “ Oklahoma’s abysmally low ranking in health and sustainability stats,” Tim Tillman, the sustainability coordinator at UCO and one of the organizers for the event, said.

“I got involved through OHEC, the Oklahoma Health Equity Campaign, and OPHA, the Oklahoma Public Health Association,” Jerel Cowan said, as the small parade moved along its meandering route towards Oklahoma City.

“I got involved with the Sierra Club through another organization,” Sunshine Cowan said.

Participants, adorned in all manner of regalia promoting health and environmental concern, waved banners and signs at passersby and chattered among themselves.

The Sierra Club is the nation’s largest and oldest grassroots environmental organization, founded in 1892 by John Murer.

“Today, we have about 1.5 million members and supporters in the U.S. There are 64 chapters. Oklahoma has one chapter,” Franklin said. “Most of the chapters are actually in California, as you would expect, we are headquartered in California. We work for clean air

and water. To explore, enjoy and protect the planet.”

The activists come from all walks of life, including the The Youth Environmentalist Club, a roller derby team, and people of all ages.

“Sunshine and I are with the Oklahoma Health Equity Campaign, and I’m with Transition OKC, on behalf of the state health department. We have a health equity and resource opportunities division,” Marisa New said.

New said they work with different organizations not necessarily in the health sector, to try and improve upon health.

“We have to work with what’s going on in our communities and all the different sectors that are making decisions that impact health every day, on all these different levels. If we can’t build our communities up for success, especially for better health, then we’re missing the boat.”

After the trek to and from City Hall, where water was handed out and pictures taken, the participants relaxed at the Womb. Quizno’s provided sandwiches and there were several displays on environmental and health concerns.

The band 13 Seeds played music outside, and there was a carefully guarded stand for 25 cent beer.

“One of my passions is to get the city to drink more water. I wish we had more nice, clean water fountains that worked throughout the city,” Jana Winfree, a dentist who is with the Oklahoma State Department of Health, said. “I think that water is essential to lead better lives and be healthier people.”

After the interlude, the people gathered to create artwork that was auctioned off to provide money for Closer to Earth, a nonprofit group empowering youth through urban organic gardening.

“I’m interested in improving our health and looking for a healthier way to live, a healthier way for our city to function and be built,” Ed Shadid, recently-elected councilman for Oklahoma City, said. Shadid believes

Tim Tillman lines up participants during Moving Planet in Oklahoma City, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista

Participants move to City Hall during Moving Planet in Oklahoma City, Saturday, Sept.

24, 2011. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista

improving walkability and the way the city is designed for pedestrians and cyclists is an important goal.

“I like that Edmond has their busing system

as free, and ridership increased three times,” Shadid said. “I think Edmond is paving the way on that and Oklahoma City should take a look at that.”

for victims to speak out…even when it seems hopeless it never is. I was able to get my life back once I took that first step forward.”

Toathy emphasizes that education is key in creating awareness.

A person who manifests manipulative and cunning behaviors in social situations, severe jealousy or often says accusatory remarks could be displaying signs of domestic violence, according to Toahty.

However, Toahty explains that domestic violence is not limited to just dating relationships.

“Roommates can be victims of domestic vi-

olence too,” she said. “Anyone who is a living situation with another person can be a victim of this type of abuse. It’s all about control.”

“It may start off slow but once you know the signs, it becomes easier to walk away before it’s too late,” Jimenez said.

The Wall of Stories will be displayed from Oct. 14-19. Other displays by the VPP include Silent Witness, Oct. 11 and the Clothes Line Project, Oct. 25 and 27, in alliance with the WYMCA.

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WALL OF STORIES women still face the highest rates of dating violence and sexual assault, according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

In the last year, one in four women have been victims of domestic violence ages 18-24.

One in five young women have been sexually assaulted while they are in college.

“One is too many,” said Vice President Joe Biden, during the 17th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act on Sept. 13. The event, which took place at the Naval Observatory Residence, is one of the many national initiatives created to reduce the number of

domestic violence cases in the U.S. By targeting the importance of changing attitudes that lead to violence and educating the public on the realities of abuse, the vice president is leading the way in an effort to stop violence against women.

“We [Oklahoma] are 10th in the nation for domestic violence homicides,” Toahty said.

“Domestic violence sees no barriers. It affects the rich, the poor, those with PhDs and those with little education.”

“The problems in a relationship can become a disease,” junior Carmen Jimenez, a victim of domestic violence, said. “I strongly suggest

LIFESTYLE

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Edmond Restaurants

DEEP FORK GROUP HITS HOME RUN WITH NEW EDMOND BURGER JOINT

A double serving of “The Ump” with sweet potato fries at Home Run Sliders, Friday, Sept. 23, 2011. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista

By Bryan Trude / Staff Writer Opened in May on Fifth Street, within walking distance of the UCO Jazz Lab, Home Run Sliders is one of the newest eateries to cater to both the families of Edmond and the more grown-up customers of UCO. “Our evening time is more oriented for college students,” Danielle Medina, assistant general manager, said. “Not only do we serve food that is affordable for students, but provide a fun place for them to eat as well.”

A slider, originally introduced by White Castle in 1921, is a hamburger under three inches in diameter. According to Raquel Gies, kitchen manager of Home Run Sliders, their sliders are slightly larger, weighing about three ounces cooked.

“Our burgers are about the size of a baseball,” Gies said. “Once you add in all the stuff you put with it, the lettuce and so on, it fills you up pretty well.”

One of eight restaurants operated by the Deep Fork Restaurant Group, Home Run Sliders also features a ketchup bar featuring over a dozen varieties of ketchup, from curry and sage to lavender and Dr. Pepper flavors.

“All of our ketchups are made in-house with fresh ingredients,” Medina said. “Our lavender ketchup uses real lavender petals, our Dr. Pepper uses real Dr. Pepper.”

With the beginning of the school year and the impending Major League Baseball playoffs, the owners and staff of Home Run Sliders are looking for business to pick up.

“Business has been a little slow, what with the start of school and the state fair,” Gies said. “We think it will pick up in a couple of weeks.”

“I come in here at least two or three times a week,” Ricardo Salas, a frequent patron, said.

“I just started coming in a week or two ago, but I like it so much I come back all the time.”

In addition to the ketchup bar, Home Run Sliders offers a variety of burgers that share the baseball nomenclature of the restaurant.

The diverse options range from the Rookie, a single beef patty with cheese, to the Mean Green, a veggie burger with grilled onion and honey sauce.

“My favorite is the Ump,” Salas said. The Ump is a beef patty with crumbled blue cheese and bacon.

Students who present a UCO ID are given a 10 percent discount off their order. Also, after 8 p.m., UCO students who order a slider and a side are given free beer for an hour.

“The other places owned by Deep Fork are all sit-down, fine dining kinds of places,” Medina said. “With Home Run Sliders, the owners were wanting to try something different, something affordable and family-friendly.”

Home Run Sliders is at 128 E. Fifth St. in Edmond, between Broadway and Boulevard. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista

HOME RUN SLIDERS’ SPECIALITIES • Oklahoma’s Largest Ketchup Bar With more than 18 varieties of ketchup, there is a taste to tickle every tongue.

• Slider Derby Wednesday For $7, up to eight people can compete to see who can eat the most sliders.

• Student and Little League Discounts College students get 10 percent off thier order, as do little league players in uniform.

Will Morris, a cook, serves up orders at Home Run Sliders in Edmond, Friday, Sept. 23, 2011. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista

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SPORTS

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Central Hockey

CENTRAL HOCKEY SWEEPS NIAGARA

UCO’s Luke Ward (26) scores a goal during a game between UCO and Niagra University at Arctic Edge arena in Edmond, Friday, Sept. 23, 2011. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista

By Bryan Trude / Sports Writer The UCO Men’s Hockey team opened up their 2011-2012 season in dominating fashion, defeating the Purple Eagles of Niagara University in two games Friday, Sept. 23 and Saturday, Sept. 24 at Artic Edge Ice Arena in Edmond.

The Bronchos (2-0), entering their sixth season of play, were voted 16th in the country for ACHA Division I hockey in preseason rankings.

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The first game, a 5-1 Central victory, saw the Bronchos score five unanswered goals. This included three shorthanded scores: two by Edmond natives Luke Ward, a junior, and Josh Harris, a sophomore.

Also scoring goals were freshman Nolan Grauer, freshman Tyler Benson and sophomore Derek Mussey.

“It feels great to win, it took us seven games last season to get our first victory,” head coach Craig McAlister said. “Our guys were anx-

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ious, they were fired up, they were ready to go and it showed.”

The only points by Niagara on the night came from a goal scored by Greg Cartwright on UCO freshman goaltender Tory Caldwell, with 2:06 left in the second period. Caldwell finished with a .97 save percentage, turning away 32 shots. The overpowering UCO offense took 54 shots on Niagara goaltender Dane Wakefield.

“It’s a great start, good for the

conference, it’s good to get my feet wet. The boys battled really hard in front of me,” Caldwell said. “It was tough at the beginning, didn’t get too much work in the first five or six minutes. I’ve been in games like that before, you just got to stay focused, focus on your movements.”

One dim spot for the Bronchos in that first game was penalties, with UCO players earning 12 trips to the penalty box versus Niagara’s nine.

“Sometimes, we had some penalties, and we had a ton of penalties,” McAlister said. “It sure appeared like [the referee] was trying to keep it close, and I hate it when he does that, giving us that little ticky-tack stuff and letting their stuff go, but we still got three shorthanded goals, and that is just pure hard work and grit.”

The second game, a 5-2 Bronchos victory, was marked by a hat trick by senior Patrick Biron, as well as goals by Ward and sophomore Donald Geary.

Niagara’s two goals came during

power plays, the first during a UCO power play following a bad pass and a breakaway goal, the second during a Niagara 5-on-3 power play with four Bronchos in the penalty box.

The Bronchos will be back in action this weekend, facing the Texas A&M Aggies at Artic Edge on Friday, Sept. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 1.

The puck drops on both games at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets for UCO students and faculty are only $5 with ID, $7 for adults. Children under five and youth hockey players wearing their jerseys get in free.

Hockey, a club sport, does not receive funding from the UCO Athletics office and are completely dependent on the support of their fans and sponsors to operate. For more information on purchasing single game or season tickets, visit the UCO Hockey web site at www. ucohockey.com, or call (405) 7485454.

VS. TEXAS A&M FRI: 7:30 P.M. SAT: 7:30 P.M. UCO’s (15) skates past Niagra’s Trevor Kenney (14) during a game between UCO and Niagra University at Arctic Edge arena in Edmond, Friday, Sept. 23, 2011. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista

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Central Football

CENTRAL GETS MAULED

By Bryan Trude / Sports Writer An offensively dormant outing by the UCO Bronchos accented by costly penalties and mistakes was the story, as Central fell 27-20 to the Bulldogs of Southwestern Oklahoma State Saturday, Sept. 24 at Fast Lane Field in Weatherford, Okla.

The Bronchos came into the game looking to recapture the same level of play they executed against the second-ranked North Alabama Lions in the season opener.

“We need to play like we did against the second best team in the country,” Tracy Holland, UCO football head coach, said. “We lost that game, but we played them very well, and we need to play like that if we’re going to earn a win here tonight.”

Central’s first two drives ended in interceptions by starting QB Ethan Sharp, a junior out of Eufaula. However, a stepped-up game from the Broncho defense held the Bulldogs to field goals on their first two possessions, despite early procedural problems including costly penalties for offsides and holding.

However, it all seemed for naught as a third interception by Sharp five minutes before the half was returned

by SWOSU redshirt freshman linebacker Kale Sawatzky 85 yards for a touchdown. On their next drive, SWOSU ran a blitzkrieg drive, moving from goal line to touchdown in only four plays. Only a pair of UCO

UCO defensive lineman Sam Moses (95) wrestles SWOSU’s Jabari Harris (16) during their game Saturday in Weatherford, Okla. UCO lost their fourth straight game. Photo provided by Southwestern.

field goals in the second quarter made it 20-6 Bulldogs at the half.

Midway through the third, the Bronchos’ defense brought UCO back into the game with a 100-yard interception return for a touchdown by junior DB Brandon Williams, his first of two endzone interceptions of the night. This came after Sharp ended the Bronchos’ first possession of the half with his fourth interception of the night.

Following a missed field goal by SWOSU junior kicker Colton Rainey, UCO sophomore RB Joshua Birmingham was able to tie the game with six minutes remaining on a four-yard touchdown run.

However, UCO’s effort proved fruitless following a late SWOSU touchdown run by sophomore RB D.C. Walker, with 56 seconds remaining. A long pass to freshman WR Christian Hood gave Sharp the

ball with one second remaining at the SWOSU 15. However, Sharp’s time ran out as he spiked the ball on the next play.

Sharp went 39 of 57 for 404 yards and four interceptions. The Bulldogs took great advantage of UCO’s one-dimensional offense; injuries to the offensive line have prevented Birmingham from producing the same explosive ground attack UCO fielded last season. Birmingham net-

ted 33 yards on 11 attempts rushing. The team was -13 yards rushing on the night.

The defense also began to fall victim to frustration as the game wore on, with senior LB Tucker Cason getting ejected late in the fourth quarter for a personal foul. The penalty was one of 14 committed by the Bronchos, costing 148 yards.

The loss extends the Bronchos losing streak to 10, their last victory coming Oct. 2, 2010 against the Tigers of East Central University, who the Bronchos will play 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 at Wantland Stadium, their first home game of the season.

The Bronchos are 0-11 on the road since an Oct. 2009 win against East Central.

Moods were sour following the loss. However, players and coaches are looking to bounce back as they come home for the first time this weekend for Homecoming.

“We’ve got to bounce back and keep fighting,” junior DB Rakim Dawkins said. “We can’t give up, we’ve got to practice harder and come back.”

Holland, in his fourth year as head coach, remained supportive of his quarterback after another mistake-laden performance.

“Sharp is our starting quarterback, he’s a veteran quarterback,” Holland said. “We are behind him 100 percent. We just got to fix our mistakes, we’ve had too many penalties.”

Central Soccer

CENTRAL SOCCER CONTINUES WINNING STREAK

By Bryan Trude / Sports Writer The UCO Women’s Soccer team continued their winning ways, extending their streak to five with a 4-0 shutout of the St. Mary’s University Rattlers Friday, Sept. 23 at Tom Thompson Field.

The scoring was opened up in the 28th minute by junior Stephanie Fleig, who booted the goal in off an assist from junior midfielder Nawal Kirts. Also scoring was junior Brittni Walker in the 62nd minute, senior Ashton Morris in the 74th minute

and freshman Sarah Purcell in the 86th minute.

Senior Katy Kashwer recorded an assist.

The Bronchos (5-3) managed to make 22 shots on goal against the Rattlers (4-2-1), despite a very aggressive attack on the part of STMU. Despite the highly physical play, the Rattlers only managed nine shots on goal. All nine shots were saved by standout Bronchos freshman goaltender Brandi Bartley, who has gone 5-0 since taking over as the starter against Southwest Baptists Sept. 10.

“It feels great,” Bartley said. “As a freshman, I didn’t think I was going to come in and get much playing time, but I am, and it feels great.”

With Bartley in net, the Bronchos have only allowed two goals.

Meanwhile the offense has come alive, scoring 15 goals in the past five games, while scoring only one in the first three.

Coach Mike Cook believes this has been the best game his Bronchos team has played to date.

“The Rattlers are always a physical game, but it was good for us,”

Cook said. “We consider ourselves more of a finesse team, so we need to learn to play those more physical games, and it was a good win for us.”

Bartley was quick to spread the credit for UCO’s surge.

“The whole team, our offense definitely picked it up after that 0-3 start,” Bartley said. “Coach got on to us, we just took it and we ran with it. Our defense is steady, but our offense is the one who scores goals and wins the game for us.”

Central extended their winning

streak to six Sunday in away action, defeating the Tigers of East Central University in Ada 1-0. The lone goal was put in by Walker in the 78th minute.

The Bronchos’ next home game is 4 p.m. Sept. 29 at Tom Thompson Field, when UCO will host the Lady Patriots of Dallas Baptist University. DBU enters the game 5-2-1, recording a 4-1 victory in their last match Sept. 24 over the Falcons of the University of Texas of the Permian Basin.