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Do you listen to the radio?

Why or why not?

UCO to hold Martin Luther King speech contest in conjunction with MLK Remembrance and Celebration.

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BRONCHO ELECTED TO STATE OFFICE Elise Hall, a 21-year-old UCO student will represent State District 100 starting next week.

By Ryan Costello / Senior Staff Writer

In less than a week, one UCO student will make the leap from Elise Hall, 21 year-old marketing student at the university and marketing and advertising director of locally-operated Western Lawns, to Elise Hall, State District 100 representative.

Hall will be the youngest member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Her two-year term representing District 100 will start Tuesday.

Elise has heard the questions.

“Why would a 21 year-old college student, taking 15 hours of classes and scheduled to graduate December 2011, put her life on hold to run a campaign and potentially take public office?”

“I really felt called to run and called to be able to make a difFerris O’Brien, the owner of 105.3 The Spy, is celebrating one year of air time on Nov. 26 at the Speakeasy. The ference for our generation. The 18-25 year-olds of our generaSpy broadcasts out of Oklahoma City and plays alternative and indie music. tion are apathetic. We’re not paying attention to what’s going on in the world,” Hall said.

“I wanted to be able to stand up for our generation and say, ‘Hey, let’s take a look at this and think seriously about what’s going on.’”

Hall’s path to the state capitol started with some exploratory campaigning in February and March. She was about a month short of her 21st birthday, and the only restriction on age was that a prospective representative be 21 by the time November most criminal thing is when a 15-year-old kid pipes up and elections rolled around.

By Josh Hutton / Staff Writer says about Pink Floyd, ‘I love their two songs.’ They are killing Once she had decided to take the next step, Hall sought After a year of finding its footing, Oklahoma City’s 105.3 the art.” advice from both peers and politicians alike, including OklaThe Spy invites you to celebrate its success at Spy’s Night Out A quick look inside The Spy’s studio and it is evident that homa State Senator, Glenn Coffee. Coffee told her that, while on Nov. 26. The commemoration is sure to be one of grand O’Brien truly sees radio and the music he plays as art. The it was possible, impressing the working class, middle age famiproportions, as listeners cram into The Speakeasy on 51st walls are decked in posters from Interpol, Fever Ray, and lies in a diminishing middle class, would be difficult.

Street. The Spy is calling in six local acts: Sheree Camera Obscura to Adam Ant and U2. O’Brien “[Coffee] told me, ‘Elise, you have a chance of winning, but Chamberlain, Kite Flying Robot, The Boom has modeled his station after the you’re going to have to work twice as hard in this race,’ beBang, The Pretty Black Chains and a set stations he loved growing up, re- cause I’m young, and because I’m a girl,” Hall said. with DJ Blake Ward. turning to a form where music “And so that’s what we did. We spent every day campaignThe Spy is a radio station deeply is about discovery, not about ing throughout the summer.” devoted to alternative and indie Top 40.

Two hundred volunteers worked from the first week of June music that returned to the air“You have to play songs through Aug. 24. Hall said they were friends, some family, and waves last November under other than the singles. What a fair share of complete strangers. the vision of owner/operator/ do you hear when you put Her opponents’ age in the race for the District 100 seat did janitor, Ferris O’Brien. O’Brien it on a popular station? Let’s little to deemphasize Hall’s youth. David Libby, a local attorearned his broadcasting desee, Nickelback, Nickelback, ney, was 31 years old at the time of the primary, and Tim Mcgree at the University of Oklaoh yeah, more Nickelback,” and Coy, a lawyer, was 55. homa. Shortly thereafter, while it is because the majority of stations are becomBut in this election, much like the comeuppance of the working in San Diego, he began to ing so formulated that The Spy has really struck a ‘freshman class’ in Washington, age was just a number. notice the overwhelming commercial chord with the metro area. “I see this as a revolution.

Josh Cockroft, a friend of Hall’s, decided to run right around stranglehold of radio.

Free speech, we have to take it back.” the same time. Also 21, but about a month older than Hall, “Corporate radio has no redeeming qualities,” O’Brien said, as he explained his love for radio in the 1980s. “FM was what Continued on page 4 Continued on page 3 it was all about, people were playing the deep cuts, now the

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Unofficially, the first “Veterans Day” was Nov. 11, 1919, the first commemoration of Armistice Day.

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When Congress officially acknowledged the end of World War I, it recognized a need to set aside a day to remember the horrors of war. They hoped to never experience such a war again, and so declared Nov. 11 “Armistice Day.”

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by Congress in 1938 made Nov. 11, “Armistice Day”, a legal holiday to be dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be thereafter celebrated.

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In 1954, after World War II and aggression in Korea, President Eisenhower signed a bill into law that changed the language of the 1938 from “Armistice” to “Veterans” at the urging of veterans service organizations.

On the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month, a combined color guard representing all military services executes “Present Arms” at the tomb.

The laying of a presidential wreath and playing of “Taps” symbolizes the nation’s tribute to its war casualties.

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TAX TALK

By Cody Bromley / Staff Writer With the election finally over, Republicans are parading around to every political talk show that will have them. Their topic of choice? Tax cuts.

Before the fall recess, Democrats in Congress had their chance at passing a set of tax cuts. At the time, they had chosen to not renew the Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. Ultimately, a number of Democrats in the Senate said that they didn’t want to vote on something so critical before an election, and the vote was stalled.

Tax cuts are the most basic form of populist political pandering. To not come out as the liberator of the middle class was a poor move, and held a large part in their losses at the midterms.

Missouri Senator Clair McCaskill, a Democrat whose Senate seat was not up for election, said that she felt Democrats had made their point clear by trying, and if a vote were to have been called, Republicans would have twisted the message to mean something else.

The Republicans, who starting in January will have control of the House, want to renew tax-cuts for all Americans, starting with those who make more than $250,000 a year. They claim that doing so will ensure that small businesses are allowed room to grow, prosper and create jobs.

Conveniently left out by the “fiscally responsible” crowd is the process of reinstating tax cuts for the wealthiest of Americans, which would add $700 billion to the deficit. While Washington conservatives are making their lists of programs to cut funding, a giant payday for millionaires is not one of them.

Both sides agree that there needs to be a permanent tax cut for Americans making less than $250,000 a year, but the Republicans insist that a tax cut for those above that is equally important.

President Obama has made his opinion clear. In his most recent weekly address to the nation he said, “I believe we can’t afford to borrow and spend another $700 billion on permanent tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires.”

Whether or not a bill that included tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans were to come to the president’s desk, or even if he would veto it, is still up in the air.

At this point, taxpayers have no more say in this matter. On Nov. 2, Oklahomans and Americans said with their ballots that they want the rich to be prosperous before they are.

“No, because I listen to my “No. There are too many iPod in my car and every- commercials and I would where else.” rather listen to my iPod.”

“Sometimes. I normally listen to my iPod.”

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‘HIS DREAM’ A REALITY IN CONTEST SPEECHES

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This event is put on by the Office of Multicultural Student Services, in collaboration with Undergraduate Admissions, Mass Communications and a sponsorship by Enterprise and Undergraduate Admissions.

This is an individual competition, with both college and high school levels.

Participants must either be currently enrolled at UCO, or be a senior in high school with a GPA of 2.7 and ranked in the upper 50 percent. Or the students must have a 20 on the ACT/ 940 SAT, or a 2.7 GPA in the 15 unit high school core.

Conley said, “Enterprise Rent-A-Car has donated scholarship funds to UCO students, they donated…$900. The first place gets $500, the second place $250 and the third place $150. These are cash scholarships and we are so excited Enterprise has partnered up with us on this.”

She added the office of Undergraduate Admissions is sponsoring the high school competition. “They offer UCO Tuition Waiver awards. The first place gets $1,000, the second place gets $500, and the third place gets $300,” Conley said.

The speeches will be judged on these following criteria: poise, content of speech, delivery and presentation and overall effectiveness.

The deadline to sign up is at 5 p.m. on Nov. 17. To sign up, students can go to the office of Multicultural Student Services located in the Nigh University Center, Room 211 and pick up an application, or they can go online to www.uco.edu/multicultural and download the application Dr. Martin Luther King in 1964 (left). MeShawn Conley (right) is a coordinator for the form. There is no application Martin Luther King Enterprise Oratory Competition, which begins Dec. 1. fee.

The completed application can either be returned to the

By Chantal Robatteux / Staff Writer Multicultural Student Services office, Nigh University Center In honor of Martin Luther King’s legacy, UCO is introduc- Room 211, emailed to mss@uco.edu, or mailed to “Multiculing a speech contest called the “Martin Luther King Enterprise tural Student Services, 100 N. University Drive, Box 321, EdOratory Competition” in association with the MLK Remem- mond, OK 73034.” brance Celebration.

Conley said, “The qualifying round will be held Dec. 1, then MeShawn Conley, director of Multicultural Student Servic- three high school students and three college students will go es, said UCO had the MLK Remembrance Celebration ever on to the final round, which will take place Jan. 19, which is since she was a student at UCO. the same day as the Martin Luther King Remembrance Cel“We thought it would be a great idea this year to add an ad- ebration.” ditional element…so that students today, who are becoming The competition will take place on UCO’s campus. even more removed from the Civil Rights movement, can have The judges will be from the Mass Communication Departthe opportunity to see how this time had a true impact on our ment, Enterprise and Undergraduate Admissions. culture here in the United States,” Conley said.

She said she hopes they will continue to have this event in That is the reason they have the theme “His Dream, Our the future.

Reality.”

“I hope to see it continue and to grow. We’ll change the She added, “Students can take this theme and take it to theme every year, but I hope we will continue,” Conley said. whatever it means to them, and it’s interesting to see what his dream was and how that has transformed to our current reality.”

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Elise Hall, a 21 year-old marketing student at UCO, will take office as the representative of Oklahoma’s 100th district Tuesday.

Cockroft launched his campaign for state representative seat of District 27.

The two of them were part of a handful of especially young campaigners and political hopefuls in Oklahoma. Cockroft won election, and so did Hall when she defeated Libby in an August runoff, taking nearly two-thirds of the vote at 2,140 to Libby’s 1,305. Running without opposition from a Democratic nominee, she was awarded the seat.

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I really felt called to run and called to be able to make a difference for our generation. The 18-25 year-olds of our generation are apathetic. We’re not paying attention to what’s going on in the world ... ” “A year ago, I would’ve never imagined that I’d be in this position, let alone soon standing on the House floor as a representative, and not just someone there watching” Hall said.

“It’s pretty surreal.”

Hall, who at this point is not planning on being a career politician, is focused on being a citizen legislator, living the life that her constituents live.

Her college plans are not on standby either, as Hall has pushed her graduation date back to December 2012.

Broadcast

UCENTRAL ALIGNS WITH FREE SPEECH ing audience. The cable channel that UCentral uses is only available to viewers in the Edmond area on Cox Digital Cable, so providing shows online gives all UCO students a chance to see their peers’ work even if they don’t live in the viewing area.

“The Internet breaks those boundaries,” Hagy said.

Posting video to the Web also gives parents as well as potential employers a chance to view students’ work before they graduate and find careers.

Hagy said this is a sign of how things are changing.

“We have hit that point in our medium now. That’s why we’ve converged the news room.”

Viewers in Edmond can watch UCentral programming, including the award-winning student newscast NewsCentral, on Cox digital channel 125.

By Cody Bromley / Staff Writer The broadcast lineup for UCO’s cable channel UCentral is getting a little fuller, thanks to the help of an affiliate program.

Earlier this fall, UCentral joined the affiliate program of the independent television network Free Speech TV, and with that comes some of the network’s programming.

The network distributes its programming to channels like UCO’s at no cost to the station.

“Free Speech TV is a network that has been around for several years, normally on Dish Network,” Jeff Hagy, station manager for UCentral, said.

Roots for the Free Speech TV network can be traced back to 1995, when the operation was limited to videotapes being mailed around to 50 affiliate stations.

The Denver, Colo., network bills itself as a “progressive” network, and has been full-time satellite channel since 2000.

Hagy said that network brings a different perspective that is not found in Oklahoma.

Also not found in Oklahoma are other Free Speech TV affiliates. The network is normally available to viewers on Dish Network, but UCentral is the only Oklahoma affiliate and they provide their programming via cable.

With all the extra programming that UCentral can draw from, the core of UCO’s channel is still student-produced programming.

“UCentral is mainly student programming,” Hagy said. “We can’t fill 24/7. That’s why we do this.”

As an affiliate, UCentral is required to air a bare minimum of eight hours a month of Free Speech TV programs. Among what is aired can be a variety of independently produced television shows and documentaries, some of which can contain content unsuitable for younger viewers.

“We have learned that sometimes we want to screen those,” Hagy said.

Some of the more popular shows airing on the network are “Democracy Now!” and “GritTV.” Both shows have been in

UCentral, UCO’s student media hub, became Free Speech TV’s only Oklahoma affiliate this fall. The channel will still revolve primarily around student programs.

production for several years, and are also available as video podcasts.

UCentral has had a similar practice of publishing its shows to the Internet as well. Following the recording of a broadcast, episodes of UCentral’s award-winning student newscast NewsCentral are posted onto YouTube and available to watch on UCO360.com.

“There’s a lot of people looking more towards the Internet than TV,” Hagy said. “But we can’t give up on TV.” Another element of the decision to put episodes of UCentral programs online is the limited availability of UCentral’s view-

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CROWNS AND GOWNS: 35TH ANNUAL MISS UCO PAGEANT

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The 35th anniversary of the Miss UCO Pageant will be Saturday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. in Constitution Hall in the Nigh University Center.

Miss UCO will celebrate its 35th year with a special reception honoring past titleholders and the annual pageant. Past titleholders will be introduced during the second half of the pageant, Keelee Bright, former Miss UCO and Miss UCO pageant coordinator, said.

The theme for the pageant is “UCO Fever.”

“It will be a night full of great talent, familiar faces and new memories made for all who attend,” Bright said.

Miss UCO will be chosen by a panel of seven judges. There are nine contestants in the 2011 Miss UCO Pageant ranging from sophomores to juniors. The contestants are from all over the state of Oklahoma.

The winner of Miss UCO will receive an $1,800 tuition waiver, $500 cash award, official Miss America Local crown and crown box, all-expense paid trip to Tulsa to compete in Miss Oklahoma 2011, a necklace from Fields Jewelry, a gift certificate to BodyTrends the Electrospa, and a gift certificate to One Healthy Bod, according to Bright.

The duties and responsibilities of Miss UCO 2011 are to represent the university during the Miss Oklahoma Scholarship Pageant, speak to classrooms of children throughout the year and work with other students on the UCO campus.

“She helps generate positive feedback and promotes UCO everywhere she goes,” Bright said.

Julie Christian is the current Miss UCO and has traveled the state promoting her personal platform. Christian is a 22-year-old political science major and

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Madison Duncan: If you had a chance to, what would you tell your eighteen-year-old self?

Julie Christian, the current Miss UCO, prepares to give up her title on Saturday, Nov. 13. Christian’s platform promotes awareness for child trafficking.

has served as Miss UCO since fall 2009.

Christian’s personal platform is called Not for Sale: Raising Awareness of Child Trafficking.

“When you fall asleep thinking about something and can’t forget about it when you wake up, it becomes a part of you.

This issue is forever a part of my heart, and long after I wear a crown, I will work for this cause,” Christian said.

Christian has spoken to 30 different schools, churches and civic groups about her platform. Christian also did several television interviews, podcasts and promotional videos to raise awareness of child trafficking. Christian worked with Oklahomans Against Trafficking Humans or O.A.T.H. She served as a spokeswoman across the state of Oklahoma for O.A.T.H. Christian represented Miss UCO in June at the 2010 Miss Oklahoma Pageant in Tulsa at the Mabee Center. Christian won the overall rookie interview award at the state pageant.

“Performing on the Mabee Center

stage with hundreds of people watching you is the most empowering experience I have encountered. When you stand and realize how many people supported and helped you get to that moment, it’s incredibly humbling,” Christian said.

When asked who she predicted would win, Christian said, “It’s going to be the young woman who knows the importance of preparation, but also enjoys her time during competition.”

Christian offered advice to the new Miss UCO. “Follow through with everything you promise in your interview with the judges. This opportunity is not about a sparkly crown and shimmery gowns, rather making a difference during your year. Get ready for one of the best years of your life,” Christian said.

Christian will pass on the crown and title Saturday at the pageant. Tickets for the event are $10 and will be available at the door.

A teacher man once told me story about a young bird who loved to party. The bird partied hard and partied often and partied with any other birds who loved to party too. From the onset of spring until well through the summer, the bird enjoyed himself.

Now, this particular bird loved to party so much that it didn’t matter to him whether there were other birds there to party with or not. He hardly even noticed when winter began to creep in. He continued to party until the cold became unbearable. He found himself all alone, and with a sense of his own fleeting mortality seeping into his mind. He knew that he was not going to be able to make it through the winter and to the party in the spring.

The end was inevitably near, when a stray dairy cow came upon the bird and defecated right on his head. The bird was too cold and lifeless to protest. Unexpectedly, the warm steamy pile of poop began to slowly breathe life back into the young bird. He felt a sense of hope.

Overcome with emotion, the bird began to burst into celebration with an extremely vocalized weep of release.

The noise drew the attention of a nearby farm cat. The kitty quickly and stealthily located the fresh pile of dung and dug the bird out. Pleased with himself, the feline feasted on the still soiled and confused young bird.

The moral of the story is that at some point, you are going to do things that will wind up putting you in a situation where you are going to have to rethink some of the decisions that got you there. And not everyone who dumps on you is your enemy. And not everyone who digs you out is your friend. And sometimes, when you find yourself in a pile up to your neck, it is best just to sit there and listen. Listen to what the situation is trying to tell you.

-Nobody is coming to save you.

-Figuring out what you want is the hardest part. After that, all you have to do is go and get it.

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BEST, WORST OF TIMES

-Pay attention to any patterns of behavior you might have or may develop. After all, you are the common denominator in any of your personal interactions. Not everyone you dated, worked for, or were friends with that didn’t work out were just crazy.

-Everyone has some sob story from his or her childhood or an excuse for why they can’t do something.

Well, we didn’t get to choose where or to whom we were born. Get over it.

-Respect.

-You can’t fall in love in just one night.

-Pay attention, keep moving, and F-em if they can’t take a joke.

-You have to know the rules before you can break them.

-There is nothing to be afraid of.

-Light it Up, A.J. Black

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Dr. Piers J. Hale, evolution and politics specialist for the History of Science Dept. at the University of Oklahoma, speaks about Evolution and Socialism in 19th Century England at the Bob Burke Film Screening Room Thursday Nov. 4.

By Garett Fisbeck / Photo Editor The UCO Democratic Socialists hosted the “Of Mice and Men: Evolution and Socialism in the late 19th Century England” presentation in the Bob Burke Film Screening room on Thursday, Nov. 4.

Dr. Piers J. Hale, an evolution and politics specialist from the University of Oklahoma History of Science Department, gave the presentation.

The crux of Hale’s presentation was William Morris, who Hale credited as being the one of the most significant authors in 19th century socialist Britain.

Hale said that Morris’s utopian Novel, “News from Nowhere,” is the book that set the tone for British socialism. The book is set in the year 2102 and begins with a character that wakes up to a

world that is radically different than the 19th century capitalistic society following a socialist revolution.

“The environment is pretty; the city is clean…. There is an integration between the urban and the rural,” Hale said.

“People are nice to each other and call each other “neighbor,” not comrade.”

Hale pointed out that one of the problems that modern readers had with Morris’s work was that it was fictitious.

Incredulity came from Morris’s low expectations about the behavior of people.

This utopia dismissed characters as not being attuned with any conceivable reality, Hale said.

Hale said that H.G. Wells, author of the book “Time Machine,” criticized Morris’s teachings, saying “I suppose we should follow Morris to his ‘Nowhere.’

We should change the nature of man and the nature of things together. We

should make the whole race wise, tolerant, perfect; wave our hands to a splendid anarchy. Every man doing as it pleases him and none please to do evil in a world as good as its essential nature is as bright and sunny as a world before the fall.”

Wells thought this was good, Hale said, but the reality was that people were not this nice. Wells suggested that any future idea of socialism should be based on men and women of like passions and uncertainties of mood and desires of their own. Wells said that conceptions of what may or not be possible limited to the worldview of here and now.

The people in Morris’ book lived in an anarchistic, stateless society where people are just nice, Hale said. Wells argued that this not feasible according to human nature.

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O’Brien believes so strongly in the “revolution” that promoting the local scene is a definite mantra. Within his staggering 10,000-catalog, 400 are local artists. He often allows local artists to drop by and play in studio and discuss their material.

On Thursdays from 8-10 p.m., a whole show is dedicated to the musicians of Oklahoma. His commitment to locality does not strictly lie with music. He is had developed a small clientele of local businesses. They make up nearly all the advertisements on the station. The Spy often gives airtime to topics of interest, like medical advice from doctors at OU Medical Center, segments with The Food Bank, among many others.

The Spy believes that there is a subtle, growing faction in Oklahoma that is transforming the cultural scene. O’Brien feels Ferris O’Brien, owner of 105.3 The Spy, sits in the control room of his radio station in UCO’s Academy of Contemporary Music,

along with The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne, are certainly huge contributors. The development of Downtown OKC always promises hope, as O’Brien envisions an Oklahoma City that could draw comparisons to the culturally savvy Austin, Texas.

With his determination to uphold the purity of art, he is certain to be a major player.

Once the FCC finalizes on Dec. 15, there will be no more tethers on the station. Only room for the dream to rise and spread throughout the community.

Be sure to join the “revolution,” Friday, Nov. 26 at The Speakeasy. The party starts at 7:30, with doors opening at 7. There will be free tshirts, door prizes, and cupcakes. The Spy is a rare gem. One that hopefully will only continue to gain momentum, and boost Oklahoma’s appreciation of a rich art.

Oklahoma City Tuesday Nov. 9.

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SMART HEARINGS UNDER WAY CENTRAL SALE

Elizabeth Smart is escorted into Frank Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City to testify in the Brian David Mitchell trial on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010.

her face again, but Mitchell refused.

Smart remembers her frustration at the close call.

“I was mad at myself, that I didn’t say anything,” she said.

Mitchell and Barzee had taken Smart to the library to research San Diego, Calif., where he had intended to take her.

Smart explained that the close encounter with the detective is what spurred him to move her.

Smart said the encounter at the city library was the first time Mitchell and Barzee had taken Smart out in public.

Prior to that point, they had kept Smart veiled and ‘hidden in plain sight,’ she said.

Smart also testified that on the day police found her, she lied about her identity, fearing Mitchell would kill her if she told the truth. She instead told police her name was Augustine Marshall.

That was the story Mitchell had directed her to tell when questioned.

Smart also described an attempt weeks after the abduction in which Mitchell

tried to abduct her cousin from another part of the city. She said his attempt was unsuccessful when he knocked things over inside the house and was forced to flee.

After the failed attempt, Smart described how Mitchell brought Smart her clothing and forced her to destroy them. She noted that it was a ritualistic way of severing her ties to her old family, dropping into a fire the pajamas she had worn the night she was taken.

Mitchell faces charges of kidnapping and unlawful transport of a minor across state lines, with intent to engage in sexual activity. If convicted, he faces life in prison.

Barzee pleaded guilty to the same charges last November, and was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison. She also pleaded guilty but mentally ill for the attempted kidnapping of Smart’s cousin.

However, as part of a plea agreement, Barzee agreed to help in the state and federal case against Mitchell.

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Eight years ago, Elizabeth Smart was taken from her home at knifepoint, and held captive for nine months. On Tuesday, Smart testified in the kidnapping trial against her captor.

Brian David Mitchell is accused of kidnapping Smart from her home in Salt Lake City, Utah, in June of 2002.

She was held captive for nine months

by Mitchell and his accomplice, Wanda Barzee, but was discovered and returned home in March of 2003.

Smart was 14 when she was kidnapped. She is now 23 and on a mission in Paris, France, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Testifying in court on Tuesday, Smart told of her life in captivity, describing being raped “daily at the very least.” She was forced to engage in acts she found vile, and describes Mitchell’s plans to take other wives.

“He said they had been preparing for me since he saw me,” she said. She added that Mitchell planned for her to join them in a “celestial plural message.”

Smart even related an incident in which she could have been brought home earlier. She described a day at the city library several months after her kidnapping, during which a detective approached her, Barzee and Mitchell.

Smart was dressed in a robe and veil, and the detective asked to see beneath the veil.

“He said he was looking for Elizabeth Smart,” she said.

Smart recalled that Mitchell came and stood between her and the detective, and refused the detective.

“He said that it was not allowed in our religion and that only my husband would ever see my face.” Smart said. She explained that the detective asked to see

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By Brittany Dalton / Staff Writer

The newly-opened Central Tech Store is offering UCO its own Black Friday sale.

The sale will be held prior to Thanksgiving Break on Tuesday, Nov. 16.

Opening at 5 a.m., students and faculty will be eligible for discounts on Apple products.

The general public as well asstudent and faculty will be able to purchase non-Apple Ivorie Okonoboh (left) accessories at 10 percent off. gets assistance from Matt All computers will be dis- Hatcher, a Central Tech. counted $100 for the “Early Birds,” from 5 a.m. – 5:30 a.m. TheMacbook 13-inch, 2.26 GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo will be on sale for $799 as compared to the$999 Apple retail price.

“I plan on being up that early for all the good deals. It’s an awesome price for a Macbook,” Molly Huckleby, a sophomore PR major said. The Central Tech Store will be giving away aHP DeskJet 3050 Wireless Printer with computer purchases. The iPad will be discounted $49, iPods $10 off, and all non-Apple accessories will be 10 percent off.

The store is working on the option to offer students and faculty the ability to bill their purchases to their UCO bursar account. This option is expected to be available in the springsemester.

“We are having this sale to allow students to take advantage of products at a cheaper rate. We do not want price to be an impediment between students and technology” John Loudermill, Central Tech Store’s manager, said.

The Black Friday sales are expected to be at an all-time high this year. Stores will be offering bigger sales earlier and longer to customers who have been trained in the recession to find deals, the New York Times reported.

Shoppers who are nervous of the crowds asked for the extended sale times. The Central Tech Store’s one-day sale will be held from 5 a.m. – 6 p.m. The store is located on the second floor of the Nigh University Center. For more information regarding the sale, contact the Central Tech Store at 405-9743680.

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ago, funding for that program dried up, and then shortly thereafter went the program.

Students usually cannot Echols, a former participick their family, but those pant of the U.C.O. 4 M.E. in Multicultural Student Serprogram, said that when they vices’ mentoring program get thought of organizing a new to join another one. mentor program, they immeEarlier this year, the departdiately looked to many of the ment played mentor matchideas from U.C.O. 4 M.E. makers, pairing incoming “We did what we call our freshmen with upperclassfamilies. We matched incommen to give students an exLindsay Echols, co-ordi- ing freshmen up with upperperienced guide to help them nator for Multicultural Stu- classmen,” Echols said. through their first year. dent Services.

The incoming freshmen “It’s basically families,” were chosen from a list of stuLindsay Echols, coordinator dents who had said that they were interested for Multicultural Student Services, said. in a mentoring program during Multicultural “We used to have a program called U.C.O. Student Orientation.

4 M.E., which stood for Unity Creating Op“What the families do is, they are required portunities For Multicultural Empowerment,” to be in contact a minimum a month,” Echols Echols said. said. Of those two times, one must be an inThat program was a success. At the time, it person meeting. had a 100 percent retention rate and GPAs of “Basically, the mentors are to be that supparticipating students were higher than those port system for the underclassmen,” Echols of students not participating. But a few years Staff Writer

said.

Echols estimated that there are more than 30 students in the eight or nine families in the program. Each family can have between two and six people, and are split by gender.

Also encouraged among families are academics. Echols said the office tries to support families to go to the library together for studying.

While the U.C.O. 4 M.E. program eventually came to an end after losing funding, Echols said that this mentoring program does not utilize any funds whatsoever.

‘We encourage a lot of free bonding,” Echols said. “Of course, if our office can help in any way, we will.”

One of the mentors in the program is Kim Thai, a sophomore finance major. Thai has five people in her mentoring family, a job she balances with several other activities and organizations.

“There are two that don’t really keep track with me, but I do my best to keep up with them,” Thai said. “We’re actually thinking about having a slumber party. That’s going to

be cool.”

While the lowerclassmen are receiving mentoring, Echols said that the upperclassmen involved in the mentoring program do so for “bragging rights.”

“You find that we just have wonderful students that just want to give back, because when they were in that freshman role, they didn’t have someone that they could identify with on the basis of their ethnic background to mentor them. So they’re doing it because it’s something that they love to do,” Echols said.

The bragging rights part fits in with the families competing for the coveted title of “Family of the Month.” Mentors are required to turn in journals detailing what they have done with their families, and from that a winner is determined and the award is given.

At this time, Multicultural Student Services is not accepting applicants for either mentors or freshmen to be mentored, but Echols said they would eventually be taking applications for mentors for next year.

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FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT FOR UCO SOCCER

Summer Grantham lines up a kick for UCO in a game this season. Grantham is just a sophomore and will return to a Bronchos team riddled with young talent moving forward.

By Trey Hunter / Contributing Writer

Friday, Nov. 5 in Wichita Falls, Texas.

The Lady Bronchos finished with an 11-8-1 record and a 6-4-1 record in the LSC. They knocked off the University of the Incarnate Word

UCO’s women’s soccer team finished the 2010 season with a loss to Midwestern State University in the Lone Star Conference Tournament

3-1 in the first game of the tournament before losing 1-0 to Midwestern State in the second game.

The Lone Star Conference named two Lady Bronchos to the alltournament team; Stephanie Fleig,

sophomore midfielder from Broken Arrow, and Jordan Hutchinson, redshirt freshman midfielder from Edmond.

“Jordan played extremely solid soccer. She was actually moved to the sweeper position for the tournament and came up huge for us,” head coach Mike Cook said. “She controlled the backfield extremely well and made great crosses the entire tournament.”

“Stephanie was key at the outside midfield position for us,” Cook said.

“She’s an extremely fast player and she really advanced her game over the season. Both players definitely deserved to be named to the alltournament team.”

UCO will return every player next season and for the first time since 1998 they will compete as a Division II independent. Cook has been with UCO since 1998 when the program was first created and has compiled a record of 188-60-15. He has guided UCO to six LCS regular season championships, five LCS tournament championships and seven national tournament appearances. He has won the LCS Coach of the Year award six times and has won the Midwest Regional Coach of the Year award twice.

The program will be faced with the challenge of making the national tournament without the opportunity of an automatic bid. Division II independents must finish in the top six nationally to have a chance

of playing for the national championship.

“With our program leaving the Lone Star Conference, it makes every game crucial,” Cook said. “Every year our goal is to make it to the national tournament and now it becomes an even bigger challenge.”

The coaches and the team have set their goals high for the 2011 season. With every player returning from the 2010 season, experience will be the key factor for the Lady Bronchos. They will return with five seniors next year who will be the team leaders.

“Our experience should help us a lot next season. Returning five seniors doesn’t happen very often and we need to take advantage of it,” Cook said.

The five seniors, McKenzie Caldwell, Ashton Morris, Katy Kashwer and Lizzie Merritt combined for a total of 12 goals and seven assists in the 2010 season and junior goalkeeper, Sam Rusk, stopped 87 shot attempts.

“The team leadership doesn’t come from me, it comes from the girls. Players like Morris, Kashwer and Rusk will have to step up and be leaders on and off the field.”

The Lady Bronchos will open the 2011 the first weekend of September in the Nebraska-Omaha Tournament in Omaha, Neb.

UCO Football

By Michael Collins / Sports Writer A season that started with all the optimism in the world has turned out to be a nightmare. This Saturday’s game against Angelo State University will mark the final game for a team searching for answers, and possibly even a win. If there is one thing good thing to say about this team, at least they have not folded shop. Most football teams on a five-game losing streak would quit, but the Bronchos have fought hard throughout this whole season.

This season, the Broncho offense has been the about the only thing to write about, but even with as good as they have been, the other teams have been just a little bit better. For example, the Bronchos have averaged 32.1 points per game this season, while their opponents have scored a blistering 35.8 points per game. An offense led by two young studs, Josh Birmingham and Ethan Sharp, should be fun to watch not only this Saturday but for the next few years to come.

Birmingham is only 42 rushing yards shy of posting a 1,200-yard season, and only needs two rushing scores to bring his total to 20 for the season. A freshman with those stats is hard to find in high school, much less college. If Birmingham can stay healthy and focused, he could rewrite the record books here at UCO. The other offensive stud, Sharp, has been equally as good this season.

For those who attended the season opener, the way he has been able to turn his season around is amazing.

If Sharp can get hot this Saturday vs.

Angelo State, he has a real chance to reach the 2,500-yard mark. Right now he is sitting at 2,204 yards, and it is not out of the question for him to toss for 300 yards in what will be his final game as a freshman.

As stated earlier the Broncho defense has surrendered almost 36 points per game this year. They will

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UCO runningback Josh Birmingham runs through the Southeastern Oklahoma State defense in a game earlier this season. Birminham is just 42 yards shy of 1,200 rushing yards in his first year as a starter.

be going up against an offense that is averaging 33 points per game, which is just a tad more than the Broncho offense. Angelo State’s offense is very similar to the Bronchos.

They do not have near the talent in the backfield, but their passing game has been spot on this season.

They have thrown for almost 2,700 yards this season and will be led by their quarterback Josh Neiswander.

While there is nothing at stake here postseason wise for either team, at some point a man’s pride has to come into play. There comes a point where a man or a team has to either say “uncle” or hunker

down and let the chips fall where they may. If both teams decide to not throw in the towel, more than likely we are looking at a game that very well could have a combined score of 70+. Neither defense has stopped anybody yet this season, so why start now. Although if the Bronchos have any hope of righting the ship next season, it is going to start with their defense, so maybe they will get an early start this Saturday. Going on the road will not be easy for the Bronchos, but look for a close game, and the Bronchos to come out on top.

Josh Birmingham- 42 yards away from 1,200 yards rushing Bronchos have averaged 32.1 ppg Bronchos have allowed 35.8 ppg

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Sports Opinion

CRAB CAKES AND FOOTBALL

Baltimore’s Marching Ravens march through Ravens Walk on their way to M&T Bank Stadium before the game on Sunday. The Marching Ravens are the official marching band of the Baltimore Ravens and were founded in 1947 for the Baltimore Colts.

Thousands of Baltimore Ravens’ fans flock to the statue of Johnny Unitas outside of M&T Bank Stadium before each home game to touch the shoe for good luck.

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arena. Photographs and trophies fill the glass cases. The facilities are absolutely the cream of the crop. In fact, in 2008 and 2010, the Princeton Review named UMD’s athletic facilities the best in the nation. I could see why.

Next, came my trip to Washington D.C. and the Washington Capitols vs. Boston Bruins National Hockey League game. The game was sold out except for a select few, very expensive, tickets. So we went to China Town for dinner and then watched some of the game on a massive jumbotron outside of the arena.

The mass of people in the area wearing Caps gear on both the metro rail and in that area of D.C. spoke volumes to the level of fan hood the locals exhibit.

As my cousin adamantly reminded me throughout the trip, Maryland is all about two things; crab cakes and football. So this story would not be complete without a description of my first taste of both Maryland crab cakes and Baltimore football.

I stopped by a restaurant in the Baltimore area famous for its crab cakes. Now, a lot of establishments in the Baltimore area claim to be famous for their crab cakes. I made sure to go to one with some true claim to fame.

This place actually ships their crab cakes all over the country. Since this is a “sports story,” I won’t bore you with the details. I’ll just say, Oklahoma has no idea what seafood is.

The climax of my trip took place on Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. The Ravens were hosting the Miami Dolphins.

My tailgate experience consisted of Baltimore beer, crab cake pulled pork sandwiches and homemade queso con chili.

Heaven, thy name is football.

The atmosphere of an NFL game is not rivaled by the college game. Saying that in Oklahoma is near blasphemy, but it is the truth when you come from the east coast culture. The stadium was packed and it wasn’t a soft sell-out. Seventy-one thousand ravenous Raven fans screamed and chanted for the home team.

One of the more interesting experiences was the mass of fans that flock to the Johnny Unitas statue located outside of the stadium

before each game. Die-hard Baltimore football fans touch the foot of this football legend for good luck before each home game. The foot has been touched so much that it has been polished to a golden color.

The Ravens would win the game 26-10.

Maybe the Unitas luck is still alive and well in Baltimore.

If I learned one thing from my trip to Baltimore, it’s this: the people of the state of Maryland love their sports. They do so with passion and devotion unlike anything I’ve seen since I left the Buffalo area of New York over six years ago. While the famous quote is, “Crab cakes and football, that’s what Maryland does,” I believe it should be altered to include other sports, because the good people of Baltimore go big or go home all year round.

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practicing. The sound of the ball hitting the court, and their sneakers moving across the wood made it all seem bigger in that moment.

For an avid sports fan, it was quite the experience to look out from the stands on to that court. To attend a game there would be absolute madness.

As of June of this year, the school’s athletic programs have netted UMD 37 NCAA National Championship titles. The history of those title teams is displayed throughout a sort of hall of champions off to the side of the

PHOTO BY CHRIS WESCOTT

By Chris Wescott / Sports Editor Last Thursday, I got on a plane and took off for Baltimore, Md. My trip was just as educational as it was social. Although I did my fair share of rest and relaxation, I made it a point to absorb as much of the sports culture of Baltimore and the surrounding area as possible.

What I discovered was more enjoyable and memorable than I could have ever imagined.

One of my first stops on my visit to Baltimore was to the University of Maryland campus. Hosting nearly 30,000 undergraduate students, UMD has a sprawling 1,250 acre campus bustling with activity. You could take a snap shot just about anywhere on the property and put it on a poster advertising college life. It was a treat to pass by Capitol One Field, where the mighty Terrapins battle on the gridiron. But it was nearly breathtaking to walk the halls of the Comcast Center, home of one of the most storied NCAA basketball programs in the nation. There, I witnessed true history and tradition at its finest.

One of the first things you notice when you walk into the arena is the actual wood floor from the 2002 National Championship, which Maryland won. The center court was placed proudly on the wall for all who visit to see. It is humbling to see a piece of history so priceless to the students and community.

Continue walking and you will see a glass case with a trophy so bright it reflects the sun shining through the doors leading outside. In the case rests the championship trophy for that 2002 Maryland team that won it all.

The 2006 women’s basketball team achieved the ultimate as well, and their center court and trophy are also displayed proudly in the Comcast Center. Their accomplishment seemed even more relevant because as I walked out onto the concourse and then into the arena itself, the current women’s team was

PHOTO BY CHRIS WESCOTT

Vista Sports Editor Chris Wescott took a trip to Baltimore, Md. this past weekend and tells about his sports experience.

The 2002 National Championship Trophy for NCAA Men’s Basketball resides on the campus of the University of Maryland.

INSIDE SPORTS Contributing Writer Trey Hunter reports that the future is bright for UCO Soccer Sports Writer Michael Collins previews this week’s UCO football game