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HOLIDAYS By Kory Oswald / Editor-In-Chief & Cody Bromley / Staff Writer While most Americans will enjoy their Thanksgiving dinners, some Americans will go without them. According to a new study released last week by the United States Department of Agriculture, 17.4 million households in the United States will potentially not be able to participate in the tradition of gorging on turkey before falling into tryptophan-induced coma. During 2009, 14.7 percent of households in the U.S. lacked adequate money for food some point during the year. Of those households, 5.7 percent experienced what the survey defines as “food insecurity,” where at least one member of the home had to eat less than the others, or their food patterns were disrupted in some way due to lack of resources for proper nutrition. The study also found that food insecurity has a higher prevalence in large cities than in rural areas. Households with children headed by single parents, as well as African-American and Hispanic households had higher instances of food insecurity. The number of food-insecure homes has remained essentially the same since 2008, and is the highest since 1995, when the first such study was conducted. On their website, USDA claims the fact that the numbers of food-insecure homes in the U.S. have remained largely unchanged over the last year, in spite of increased unemployment and poverty in the country. The agency website said that this is a promising sign that reflects the importance of government food assistance programs. “These programs are designed to respond rapidly and automatically to emerging needs in times of economic change and will expand and contract with the economy,” Kevin Concannon, the under secretary for food, nutrition and consumer services, said. “We anticipate that food security will improve as the economy improves but in the near-term, without these benefits, many families would face far more severe problems getting the nutritious food they need.” Major government programs are currently at or near record levels. In May, the number of Americans receiving food stamps rose to a record 40.8 million. With unemployment at some of the highest levels in recent years, people have flocked to government assistance to prevent themselves from falling into food insecurity. Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has risen 19 percent in the last year, and set new records almost every month. The number of people on government assistance for food programs is not expect to go down soon though, but instead projected to rise to over 43,000,000 in 2011.
Dinners will not be on every American’s plate this Thanksgiving, with 17.4 million households falling into the classification of “food insecure.” About a third of the households that are classified as being food insecure are at high risk for skipping meals, cutting the size of a meal or not feeding the children in the home.
• In 2009, 85.3 percent of U.S. households were food secure throughout the year. The remaining 14.7 percent (17.4 million households) were food insecure, essentially unchanged from 14.6 percent in 2008. • About a third of food-insecure households were in the severe range of food insecurity where food intake was reduced and normal eating patterns were disrupted. • Although children are usually shielded from disrupted eating patterns and reduced food intake, children along with adults experienced instances of very low food security in 469,000 households • Food insecurity was more common in large cities than in rural areas and in suburbs and other outlying areas around large cities. • Fifty-seven percent of food-insecure households in the survey said that in the past month they had participated in one or more of the three largest federal food and nutrition assistance programs.
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Scotland. Shanghai. India. What do these places have to do with Oklahoma? These cities and countries, along with Oklahoma, have been deemed as premier creative districts in the world. The list includes Baden–Württemberg (Germany), Catalonia (Spain), Flanders (Belgium), Lombardia (Italy), Nord–Pas de Calais (France), Qingdao (P.R. China) and others. That is correct: the Sooner State ranks at the top of global creative hotspots and was honored this past week to host the 2010 Creativity World Forum. This forum sought to connect the brightest and most creative leaders in business, technology and education from around the globe. The main events were held at the Cox Convention Center, and a few other Metro locations from Nov. 15-17. More than 35 states and 17 countries were represented at the forum. This “District of Creativity Network” was established in 2004 and the first forum was held in Flanders, Belgium, that same year. The 2010 forum marks only the second time the conference was held in the U.S.; the first time was in 2005 in Maryland. With splashes of Indian dancing and drums, mu-
Blake Mycoskie, founder of TOMS shoes, was one of the speakers at the Creativity World Forum.
sical performances by Hanson and Sandi Patty and presentations by leading columnists, authors and entrepreneurs, the Tuesday, Nov. 16 session left no
part of the blank canvas uncovered in the celebration of creativity. After a brief introduction from astronaut John Herrington, David Pogue took the stage. Pogue is a tech columnist for the New York Times and appears weekly on CNBC with a comic tech video section. He touched on the powerful combination of technology and creativity. Citing examples like the “Will it Blend” video series on YouTube, the Ocarina app for the iPhone, and the Google Maps directions from Taiwan to China (no, seriously- check out step 24), Pogue illustrated just how much a little creativity in business can increase sales and spark imagination. “Creativity is the key to excitement in life,” Pogue said. Next on stage was Daniel Pink. Pink is a NewYork Times bestselling author and discussed the art of motivation in the workplace and that creativity is something that must be nurtured and cultured in the work place to produce cutting edge results. He pointed out that for simpler, less complex tasks, the motivational method of “a carrot on a stick” worked just fine. For more complex tasks, he said frankly that it just did not work that well. “Pay
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‘KYL’ THE BILL By Ryan Costello / Senior Staff Writer There comes a point, even in today’s pundit-muddled press, and especially in politics, that if it looks and quacks like a duck, it’s got to mean something. The foul in question is Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) and his handful of senator-elect cronies that make up the opposition to the widely supported New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) between Russia and the United States. The agreement between the two arms giants is a follow-up to the 1991 START treaty, and would both drastically reduce the number of nuclear arms in both countries and allow for mutual inspection of nuclear inventories. But Kyl and friends aren’t satisfied with the treaty that’s been hailed by both Russia and the United States as a cornerstone of future diplomacy. Kyl held up what would have been a clinching vote to negotiate spending $80 billion in increasingly scarce federal money toward the modernization of the United States’ nuclear arsenal, and recently held out for another $4 billion. Now Kyl said consideration for the treaty should be delayed until the lame duck session is finished, leaving the fate of the treaty in the hands of a significantly more conservative (i.e. unwilling to pass legislation receiving any Democratic support) Senate in January. His reason, after significantly delaying proceedings thus far: there’s not enough time left. On Thursday, a badelynge of Republican senators-to-be sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) pleading to hold ruling on the treaty until the next term, claiming their opposition to the agreement was due to the “dramatic reduction in the U.S. nuclear deterrent,” it would lead to. That “dramatic reduction” would limit both the U.S. and Russia to a paltry 1,550 nuclear warheads and 700 launchers apiece. Clearly 1,550, a number that would still eclipse the next closest arsenals by more than 1,200 warheads, just isn’t enough to instill apprehension in the rest of the world. At this point, is there any other possible motivation behind the holdups than partisan politics? The Republican presence in Washington has long professed reclaiming the White House in 2012 as its prime objective. There may be no better way than to entangle common sense legislation, like the New START, which is supported by 73 percent of Americans and passed with a bipartisan 14-4 vote while in its committee stages, to make the Obama administration seem incapable of getting things done.
“I’m working and going to “Probably eating, and then see my family in my home- going to work out after.” town in Chickasa.”
“My family is coming up because we always have Thanksgiving up here.”
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Nathan Box is the assistant director of the Volunteer and Service Learning Center, an organization that recently held a canned food drive to benefit the Edmond Hope Center.
Charlie Bunn is the campus pastor for Chi Alpha, a Christian campus ministry that held an event to feed UCO students and Edmond community members.
Lindsey Echols is the coordinator of Multicultural Student Services. The Black Student Association hosted a public Thanksgiving meal to benefit the Oklahoma Food Bank.
The Volunteer and Service Learning Center, located on the second floor of the Nigh University Center, recently held a Thanksgiving canned food drive to benefit the Edmond Hope Center Nov. 15 – Nov. 23. Requested items for the drive included instant mashed potatoes, instant gravy, canned cranberry sauce, canned green beans and other non-perishable items. In addition to food donations, the VSLC also accepted cash donations with the hopes of receiving $800, enough to feed 20 families. “We want students to realize that there are members in their own community that won’t be having a Thanksgiving,” Nathan Box, assistance director of the Volunteer and Service Learning Center said. “We want them to donate money to ensure that they will have a Thanksgiving. If we can pass on the message that they need help beyond Thanksgiving and Christmas, that would be great.”
The Chi Alpha Christian fellowship, a Christian campus ministry, held Thanks Fest 2010 on Thursday, Nov. 18 at the UCO Wellness Center, an event to feed UCO students and community members who do not have a place to go for Thanksgiving. Chi Alpha holds the event one week before Thanksgiving because most students are still on campus. Chi Alpha and churches in the surrounding area donated food for Thanks Fest. Chi Alphas, as well as employees from the UCO International Office volunteered to cook 15 turkeys for the occasion. The event fed more than 300 UCO students, including a large number of international students. Chi Alpha has been operating on campus for 10 years and has been hosting Thanks Fest for 10 years as well. “We’re sharing a meal and showing God’s love,” campus pastor Charlie Bunn said. The event also featured games and giveaways.
The Black Student Association hosted an open-to-thepublic Thanksgiving meal in the Cherokee Room, located in UCO’s Nigh University Center, Friday Nov. 19 to benefit the Oklahoma Food Bank. According to regionalfoodbank.org, the Oklahoma Food Bank is a nonprofit that provides enough food to feed 77,000 every week, with administrative and fundraising costs of less than five percent. The Food Bank is the largest private hunger relief organization in the state of Oklahoma. The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma also provides seven meals for every dollar donated. “Our mission is to help the charitable community effectively feed people in need,” the Regional Food Bank website said. The Thanksgiving meal featured a selection of soul food, a tradition of African-American culture. The event cost $1 to attend with the donation of two canned food items.
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Madeline’s Flower Shop, located at 1030 S. Broadway will be giving away roses for donations of money or canned food to the Hope Center. Barbara Bilke is the daughter of the original owner, Madeline.
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Many people say that during the holidays, it is the gift of giving that counts the most. Some will donate money to the Salvation Army when they see the person in the Santa Claus costume ringing that familiar
Christmas bell. Some will donate canned and boxed goods to their community’s shelter, and some will just give money to the man sitting on the street corner. Most of these people may not expect anything in return besides a warm feeling inside, but one flower
shop in Edmond wants to reward people for their good deeds. Madeline’s Flower Shop and Greenhouse, located on 1030 S. Broadway, encourages people to donate canned and dry goods by rewarding them with roses. For every six items, or six dollars donated,
they can have their choice of roses. The roses must be picked up upon making the donation and are unavailable for delivery. The roses come in a variety of colors, including red, pink, lavender, green, orange, even black. The promotion started Nov. 1 and will last until Dec. 11. All proceeds will go to the Hope Center, a shelter located in Edmond. “We have a large amount of food up here and then we have people coming in that want to donate to [the Hope Center], but the food is overflowing,” Barbara Bilke, owner of Madeline’s Flower Shop, said. While the donations are accumulating more and more each day, she is unsure as to the amount of donations received thus far. Bilke is the daughter of the original owner, Madeline. With her daughters working there as well, it has become a third-generation family floral shop, heading into its 61st year of business. Madeline’s has done this type of promotion in the past, but this year they teamed up with the Rio Rose Company, which is a very large grower of roses. The company is offering the program to florists who buy their flowers throughout the United States. “The roses are gorgeous,” Bilke said. “We gave roses last year, but this has been very nice because the roses are beautiful quality and the Rio Rose Company has been won-
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Donations will earn good sumaritans roses for every six items or dollars donated. The promotion will run through Dec. 11.
derful to work with.” Rio Roses call the program a “Holiday Harvest,” and is dedicated to giving back to the local communities who purchase their products. Bilke said the company has helped a lot with promoting the program which has led to a better and much larger response than they have had in previous years. “The community of Edmond is wonderful and they have been very supportive for us,” Bilke said. “That’s why we’re here I think, because we have a wonderful customer base and so this was a way to promote Edmond and give back to the community.”
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By Cody Bromley / Staff Writer Heading into the holiday season, consumers are not being passed along the savings, but the costs. The most recent Consumer Price Index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated that the prices for most items have gone up by 0.8 percent this year, with food prices going up by 1.5 percent this year. In the last few months, analysts for The Wall Street Journal have watched the prices of staple foods rise. Beef, coffee, sugar and milk have all risen in price, but the cost of one market directly affects another. The rise in milk prices is related to the price of a whole host of other things; among them, corn. Many dairy farmers use types of feed that include corn as a principle ingredient. Corn prices have risen in recent years for another large set of reasons. Prices for crops and livestock have also risen because of farmers struggling to meet their bottom line in the still-rebounding economy. Because of this, the U.S. Department of Agriculture expects that the net farm income will rise by 24 percent to a total of $77.1 billion. Looking forward to thanksgiving, items at the dinner table are seeing a rise in cost. A price survey conducted by the American Farm Bureau Federation found that the average cost for a “traditional” thanksgiving dinner for ten people is up 56 cents from 2009, but down $1.14 from 2008. The biggest ticket item of thanksgiving, the turkey, is one of a few items that went down in price over the last year. The AFBF found that a 16-pound turkey cost $17.66, a cost of about $1.10 per pound. A year ago, a 16-pound turkey cost $18.65, meaning that this year’s savings is only about 6 cents per pound. John Anderson, an economist for the American Farm Bureau Federation, said in the release announcing this years survey results that the price of turkey has gone down despite production of turkey being down and supplies in cold storage being lower than last year. Anderson said this suggests retailers are being aggressive in their sales promotions.
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Gas prices are expected to rise while the national average edges near $3 a gallon.
Beyond the local grocery store, things are also going up on the world stage. A report put out by the United Nations’ market analysis organization has seen many troubling figures in the world markets in recent months. The organization saw prices on wheat and barely, prominent ingredients in cereal, feeling the pressure to rise. The report also makes mention of other world crops that may not meet global demand and see price hikes, among them are sugar, soybeans and cotton. Against this backdrop, the organization said that consumers might have little choice but to pay higher prices for their food. In a food market that has seen rising costs all over the spectrum, there are also some other anomalies besides the thanksgiving turkey. One such anomaly is boneless chicken wings. Among poultry processors, the boneless skinless chicken breast used to be their prime product. That is, until last year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said that in 2009, the average wholesale price per pound of chicken wings was $1.47. Adjusted for inflation, that is the highest price for wings since the mid 1970s.
Mike Bell, the purchasing manager for national chain restaurant Buffalo Wild Wings, told The New York Times a year ago that this makes little sense to him and the poultry processors he deals with. “Basically a whole bunch of them are throwing their hands in the air and saying, ‘I don’t know what’s going on. We’ve never seen it this way,’” Bell said in the Times article. The only common link between the costs of the many types of foods is costs of transportation. Almost every product on a store shelf will have traveled in a vehicle that uses oil before it gets placed on that store shelf. For that reason, manufacturers and retailers factor those costs into their bottom line for the product. With rising transportation costs, food prices would naturally be affected. The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s weekly gasoline survey put the national average for regularly formulated gas at $2.89 a gallon. Gas price tracking website GasBuddy.com put the Oklahoma City average price at a half cent above $2.66, denoting that prices are considered stable. But prices at the pump are expected to go up. Last week, ten states had average prices for unleaded fuel over $3.01 a gallon, with 12 more who were above $2.90. Last December was the fifth highest month of 2009 for gasoline consumption in the United States. Americans used 276,866,000 barrels of gasoline in the 31-day month. The highest consumption of 2009 was in August when Americans used 288,139,000 barrels of gasoline. This past August, Americans used 290,343,000 barrels of gasoline, the highest amount of usage in a single month since August 2007. But among all the news of rising prices is a consolation for drivers that the surge in prices is not expected to last for very long. January crude oil futures, the market the buys and sells on the prices of the future, have been falling slowly to some of their lowest numbers in four weeks. At 9 a.m. on Monday, the market price of January futures was falling to around $81.60, a total of $7.50 below the 4 week high.
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Milk, 1 gallon whole
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3.24
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Misc. ingredients
2.50
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Cream, 1/2 pint
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1.70
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Rolls, 12
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2.12
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A.J. BLACK What your mother told you growing up is true; you’re special. It is just that some of us are more special than others, and one thing we should never underestimate is the power of the ego, male or otherwise. What would you do if you had a million dollars? I tell you what I would do, I’d play Monopoly all day and smoke hand-rolled Cuban cigars while wearing a top hat and white gloves. I would practice trickle down economics while breaking down international-trade tariffs, price gouging and manipulating legislation. I would make pragmatic, profitable decisions aimed toward fourth quarter earnings, endless growth, and global domination. Then I would convince the masses to love me for it through a public relations campaign like the world has never seen. I can visualize it now. The international man of mystery, Mr. First Place Black Incorporated. We may not be created equal after all. For instance, some of us are shorter, taller, more intelligent, less incorrigible; as well as fast or slow, and much of it is beyond our direct control. We can’t blame our parents for everything, but I still blame mine for not being rich. Because, life would have been a lot easier if I had inherited more than just a big stick and bubble gum. One percent of seven billion is a special amount. So special in fact, that it is the magic number of really special people that control roughly 90 percent of the world’s resources. It isn’t a coincidence that most of the one percenters are related in some way or another, because really special people know how to keep it in the family, if you know what I mean. Believing in ourselves is a good thing, and most of us would like to believe that we are the exception, not the rule. In reality though, we usually don’t fall too far from the family tree, and the branches of most our trees aren’t leisurely pondering over which vacation home to spend the holidays. Instead, they are more likely to be arguing over who has to pay for the turkey and who is going to make a liquor store run before it closes for the rest of the weekend. In a zero sum game like Monopoly, the only way for one player to gain is for another player to lose. In the beginning everyone is certain that they are going to be the Victor. A few advantageous deals, a stroke of chance and a little help from free parking should do the trick. As the game progresses, it is not hard to see the growing disparity between the haves and have-nots. The game is over when the loser has declared that if they ever fall in love with anybody, they are going to fall in love with paying the winner. Which brings me to my next point. A person is either making money or making someone else money, and the results are in: 99 percent of us are making it for someone else. If we receive a paycheck or even if we write paychecks, it is most likely that we have someone else to answer to. There is most likely someone else above us that we have to accommodate or depend on to continue our lifestyle. So, cheers to the winners out there. Cheers to the game players, and cheers to living the dream. This is the American Dream and we go big or go home, because freedom isn’t free, and if you work hard enough, you too can be a one percenter and earn the right to exploit the rest of us. -Light it up, A.J. Black
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people enough to take the issue of money off the table,” Pink said, noting that this was a counter-intuitive business tactic. He also encouraged employers to “give space for non-commissioned work,” that is, projects and ideas not assigned or scheduled. This actually highly motivates employees to push the bounds of the norm and come up with something amazing. When employers give their employees this creative freedom, it sends the message of, “You probably want to do something amazing, let me get out of your way.” Following Pink was Sir Ken Robinson. Robinson is a leading expert and speaker, in- well, creativity. As a literal consultant to nations in this field, his job title may be a bit difficult to sum up. Robinson began by saying, “My work is driven by three ideas: [we are]living in times of revolution; [the] need to think
very differently about ourselves; [and the fact that] a lot of people don’t enjoy what they do.” He expanded on this last thought. “If you aren’t doing something you love, your energy changes,” Robinson said. Conversely, when people are doing something they love, he said, they stop watching the clock. Robinson and Pink, with Pogue facilitating, transitioned to how education needed a creative makeover. Pink said with the majority of education now, it is preparing kids for his generation’s past, not kids’ futures. The system is somewhat designed for “adult convenience.” The three men discussed that although some facets of education worked, they undoubtedly left much to be desired. Following this panel, Blake Mycoskie, founder of TOMS shoes, shared the
story of how his product started with the vision of selling just 250 shoes, thus providing 250 shoes for kids in a village in Argentina. Mycoskie reported that the first round of sales grew from selling about six pairs to friends, to receiving over 2,000 orders once a Los Angeles paper ran his story. TOMS recently celebrated selling their one millionth pair of shoes in September of this year. As one of several other student groups at the Creativity World Forum, the UCO Lessons in the Leadership class watched the opening ceremonies and heard the morning speakers. Before they attended the breakout sessions in the afternoon, UCO President Roger Webb challenged the students to do something with what they had learned that day; otherwise it would all be for naught.
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International visitors to the United States in 2009 came in largest supply from our neighbor to the north. Eighteen million visitors from Canada made the short trip south last year, while 13.2 million came from Mexico, 3.9 million came from the United Kingdom, 2.9 million from Japan, and 1.7 million from Germany.
Feet on the ground > Head in the clouds Air travel is still second place to traveling via car for leisure in the United States. Auto travel was the primary means of getting from point ‘A’ to point ‘B’ for 76 percent of travelers in 2008-09.
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Paying relatives a visit was most popular reason for travelers to leave home in 2009. Also on the list were (2) shopping, (3) visiting friends, (4) rural sightseeing, and for all the landlocked masses, (5) beaches.
Ninety percent of all Thanksgiving travel is actually done in one’s own vehicle, rather than by plane or train. An estimated 32 million automobiles will be on the road in the days around Thanksgiving.
It’s off to work we go 7.4 million jobs are directly generated by travel expenditures, or one of every nine jobs held by Americans on domestic soil. Travel is the United States’ number one export for international visitors.
Man’s best friend (even on the road) The trusty four-legged friend has long been earning its place in the hearts and photo albums of families stateside; one in two Americans that travel consider their pet or pets to be a part of the family. More and more, those pet owners have been bringing their companions along, and last year 18 percent of adult travelers brought their furry friends along.
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Between August 2008 and July 2009, 42 percent of Americans said they took to the skies for leisurely travel. In the same period, 48 percent said they traveled for business.
$704.4 billion was spent on domestic and international travel in the United States in 2009. Direct spending toward travel for leisure in the United States amounted to $489.7 billion, generating $77.3 billion in tax revenue, while business travel accounted for $214.7 billion.
It’s like a handshake, only everywhere As concerns over airline safety continue to mount, a new, revealing fullbody scanning system has recently been implemented by the Transportation Security Administration. Those who decline the scan are offered an alternative: a full body frisk. After several accounts of frustration, embarrassment, and humiliation over the scans and frisks, TSA administrator John Pistole admitted Wednesday that passenger concerns would be considered, but that a boycott of the body scans would be a “mistake.”
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LOWDOWN ON HIGH CALORIES By Josh Hutton / Staff Writer It is the season for leftovers, guilty weight scales and waistline expansion. If there is one thing Americans have perfected, it would have to be the art of overeating. As we loosen our belts in the name of feasting, let us be reminded of the sobering caloric content before the slaughter. Inevitably each year, the cooks in the family reach a deep level of exhaustion and beg for a restaurant respite. Mix weary cooks with holiday shoppers and you have a solid month of eateries stuffed turkey-tight. Fast food restaurants have always been easy targets, as they doll up the taste of menu items by blanketing subpar ingredients with fat and salt. Kentucky Fried Chicken has been absolutely shameless in its boast of the caloric quick fix. The prime example would have to be KFC’s 540-calorie Double Down, a sandwich composed of two pieces of cheese, two bits of bacon, betwixt two large pieces of fried chicken acting as the bun. Though advertised as a simple snack, it has enough calories to knock out one fourth of your daily need.
Sadly, the Double Down is the tip of the iceberg. In comparison to many of its fast food counterparts, it appears almost healthy. McDonald’s Double Quarter Pounder with cheese has nearly 70 percent of a person’s fat allotment; Burger King’s infamous Double Whopper with cheese crosses the 1,000-calorie mark. If you are thinking you will bypass the realm of thigh-busting consumption by indulging at finer establishments over the holidays, think again. Perhaps the swollen American ego prevents the ordering of puny salads, or perhaps it is the need for divine taste over proper energy, but at most sit-down restaurants, people go for the steak or the pasta. Cheesecake Factory’s pasta carbonara is a 2,500-calorie favorite of many patrons. Tack 85 grams of saturated fat on top, and there is a fine recipe for destruction. The choice between a pasta carbonara-inspired heart attack and a salad should be no choice at all. Enjoy the holidays, value each sweet breath of time, tighten your belt, and make sensible moderation your mantra.
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games he really had to play into this.” “It doesn’t matter to him if he gets 30, 40 and upwards of 50 (shots per game). It’s OK. He can handle it. Very few goalies can handle that many shots and still come out on top.” McAlister also said the weekend was a win for the team despite the loss to Iowa State. “As I told the guys, we can look at it negatively as hey, we lost the game and this is what
we could have done, this is what we could have done. Bu we’ve got to build on this,” McAlister said. “This is the first time we’ve actually turned a corner, getting those three out of four points this weekend. It’s going to help us.” UCO heads to No. 3 Arizona State this weekend for a two-game series.
INTRAMURAL CHAMPS By Trey Hunter / Contributing Writer
UCO freshman goaltender Nick Holmes made better than 100 saves as the Bronchos split the past weekend. UCO defeated No. 15 Liberty, and fell to No. 13 Iowa State.
game went to a shootout. One shooter from each team scored in the first round (three shooters) so the game went to extra rounds. Donald Geary was the goal scorer for the Bronchos. Iowa State scored the second time through in the extra rounds and senior forward Jonathan Cannizzo had a shot at tying it up, but could not connect. Holmes made over 45 saves for the second night in a row, giving him over 100 saves on the weekend in net for the Bronchos. Head coach Craig McAlister was pleased with Holmes’ effort between the posts both nights. “This whole weekend he played incredible,” McAlister said. “He’s seeing the puck really well. Whenever you see it and you are on your game, he had to kind of move into this. I mean, it didn’t come naturally. His first few
By Chris Wescott / Sports Editor The No. 21 UCO hockey team split the weekend against two ranked opponents, beating No. 15 Liberty 3-2 on Friday night and losing to No. 13 Iowa State on Saturday, 3-2 in a shootout at Arctic Edge Arena in Edmond. On Friday night, the Bronchos rallied from behind 2-0 to turn the tables and win 3-2 in regulation. It was the Bronchos’ sixth win on the season and their third at home. UCO freshman goaltender Nick Holmes made 55 saves in the win over Liberty. UCO shot the puck on net 47 times. On Saturday night, UCO jumped out to a 2-0 lead over the Iowa State Cyclones early. They could not hold on however, as ISU scored two unanswered goals to tie the game before the end of regulation. Following a scoreless overtime period, the
UCO held its annual Intramural Championship Week from Nov. 9 to Nov. 11 at Hamilton Field House and Wantland Stadium on campus. The fall semester is host to many athletic events across campus including flag football, volleyball and basketball. There are both men’s and women’s leagues for each sport and there are different skill levels for flag football and volleyball. The flag football tournaments took place on UCO’s football field at Wantland Stadium. Four men’s teams were crowned champions as The Barons won the Men’s A division, Pi Kappa Alpha Pledges won the Men’s B division, Pi Kappa Alpha won Men’s Greek championship and The Ringers won the Men’s AllCampus crown. The Women’s A division was won by BCM and the Co-Ed division crowned 1019 as its champions. Volleyball only had three divisions. The Men’s A division was won by Pi Kappa Alpha and the women’s division was captured by Sigma Kappa. 1019 took home their second co-ed championship as they finished first in the tournament.
The basketball tournaments were only separated into one division for both the men and women. The men’s championship went to The Expendables and the women’s title was won by Get Sum. Each winner will receive championship shirts for each of the sports and the team will also have their photo posted in the top floor hallway of UCO’s Wellness Center located on the northwest corner of the campus. “Everybody seemed to really have fun with everything,” UCO Intramurals Coordinator Cody Ham said. “I really feel the students who participated in Championship Week really enjoyed utilizing UCO’s athletic facilities and I’m sure they’re as appreciative as I am of the school’s athletic department for allowing us to participate.” Registration for spring intramurals begins in January. UCO offers opportunities to participate in dodgeball, badminton, table tennis, basketball, soccer, sitting volleyball, standing volleyball, singles and double tennis, wrestling and noodle water polo. Registration is accepted online or at the Wellness Center.
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8-2 record. The Philadelphia Eagles lead the NFC East at 7-3, the Chicago Bears and Green We are ten weeks into the 2010 NFL season Bay Packers are tied in the AFC North at 7-3 and there has never been such parody. The and the Seattle Seahawks lead the NFC West AFC is a complete toss-up. at 5-5. The New York Jets and New England PatriThe New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bucots are tied in the AFC East at 8-2, the Balti- caneers are right behind the Falcons in the more Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers are tied South with records of 7-3. in the AFC North at 7-3 and the Indianapolis The NFL has not had such a level playing Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars are tied in the field in quite a long time. There isn’t a clearAFC South at 6-4. The only team with an cut favorite to win the Super Bowl and peooutright lead in their division is the surprise ple are wondering who the best team in the Kansas City Chiefs at 6-4. However the Oak- league is. land Raiders and San Diego Chargers are right The team that has somehow flown under behind them. The NFC is just as interesting. the radar this season, put together a very quiet There are six teams with a record of 7-3 8-2 record and has proven to be the best team or better. The Atlanta Falcons own the best in the NFL is the New England Patriots. record as they lead the NFC South with an With so much pre-season talk about the
New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings and the New Orleans Saints, the Patriots have gone overlooked. The offense continues to perform thanks in most part to superstar quarterback, Tom Brady. New England has yet to score less than 23 points in a game and Brady ranks third in the NFL in passing touchdowns with 19 and only four interceptions. He is fourth in the league with a 100.6 quarterback rating and fifth in completion percentage. The knock on the Patriots offense has been the run game. However, with 11 touchdowns on the ground this year, New England ranks second in the NFL. They may not have the big name players in the back field, but they are still getting it done. Brady has spread the ball around to all of his receivers since losing Randy Moss to the Vikings. Six different receivers have touchdowns and Ron Gronkowski leads the team with six. Pro Bowler, Wes Welker has four scores as well. The New England offense is as high-powered as it has ever been. The team’s ability to score has made up for their lack of defense. They rank 30 of 32 teams in total defense. The only two teams giving up more yards per
game than New England are the Houston Texans and Washington Redskins. Youth mixed with age has been a bad combination for the Pats. Both players they selected in the first round of the 2010 draft are starting, Brandon Spikes and Devin McCourty. Safety Pat Chung is only in his second year and linebacker Jerod Mayo is only in his third. Vince Wilfork remains as the only starter from the Super Bowl teams. Bill Belichick is the best coach in the NFL. There is a reason he has three Super Bowl rings and it’s not just Tom Brady. He is one of the best defensive minds in the game and he will have the defense ready to make a strong run towards the end of the season. There may be teams in the NFL that have a better defense or a better offense. As the season progresses there may even be teams with better records. However, the Patriots stand tall above the league because they have something no other team has: the best coach and the best quarterback in football.
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Buffalo Bills wide receiver Steve Johnson (13) holds up his jersey so diplay his T-shirt with “Why so serious” written on it after scoring a touchdown against the Cincinnati Bengals in the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2010, in Cincinnati. Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick (14) and wide receiver David Nelson (86) follow.
By Chris Wescott / Sports Editor By Chris Wescott / Sports Editor The UCO Bronchos wrestling team placed second at the Kaufman-Brand Open in Omaha, Neb. on Saturday. Freshman Cody Dauphin was runner-up at heavyweight while sophomore Derrick Adkins finished sixth in the 165-weight category. Dauphin competed in the Amateur Division while Adkins placed in the Elite Division. Freshman Kaleb Cradduck and sophomore Eden Bernstein won four consolation matches in the Amateur Division.
“We only brought 12 guys because we’re so banged up, but I was kind of pleased with what we did,” UCO head wrestling coach David James told bronchosports.com “This is a meat grinder of a tournament and we had some younger guys get a lot of needed mat time. We’ve got a little break from competition now and that will be good for us.” The Bronchos’ next match is on Dec. 2 when they host Colorado State-Pueblo in Edmond.
Buffalo’s Johnson a young superstar The third-year wide receiver and former seventh round pick of the Buffalo Bills Steve Johnson is a rising star. In Sunday’s 49-31 win over Cincinnati, Johnson had eight catches for 137 yards and three touchdowns. Johnson has 44 receptions for 591 yards and six touchdowns in the first 10 games of his first season as a starter. Look for more Johnson highlights as the season rolls on. The 2-8 Bills don’t quit, no matter their record or situation, and have taken to the air sparking an energetic and amusing offensive attack.
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BRONCHOS STAMPEDE THROUGH WEEKEND By Michael Collins / Sports Writer This past weekend the University of Central Oklahoma’s Men’s basketball team laced up their shoes in the Southwestern Oklahoma Classic, and ended up running their season record to 5-0 in the process. Last Fridays match-up was against Mid-America Christian University. Even though the Bronchos won the game 95-75, their highest point total of the season, head coach Terry Evans was not all that pleased with their performance. “We were a little too sloppy and didn’t play with a lot of intensity, especially in the first half,” Evans said. He also added, “We came out and played a little better in the second half, but it definitely wasn’t our best effort.” Playing against an overmatched squad from Mid-America, Duantae Williams was able to knock down four treys on route to a 19-point, four-rebound game. Not far behind was Shane Carroll who came off the bench to add 18 points and five steals. Overall, the Bronchos were out-shot by their opponents 47 percent to 49 percent, but Mid-America committed 32 turnovers, which helped propel the Bronchos to victory. In the second match-up, the Bronchos faced Arlington Bap-
Brett Favre’s performance against Green Bay on Sunday was uninspiring. Favre tossed the pigskin 38 times, connecting on only 17 of those passes. He had 208 yards and an interception with no scores in the 31-3 beatdown by the Packers. With their season on the verge of implosion, or in the midst of it, the Minnesota Vikings may turn elsewhere at quarterback. Doing so may effectively end Favre’s 20-year career in the National Football League.
tist. This game was a total rout from the get go. The Bronchos had 14 different players score, and only two of the Bronchos reached double digits, with Brent Friday dropping 11 points, and Tony Ross who came off the bench to add 13 points. The final score was 92-50, with only one player logging 20 minutes in the game. “Everybody got a lot of playing time and that was good to see,” Evans said. “We were a little sloppy, but that’s not unexpected in a game like that. We’re just glad to be 5-0 and want to keep it going.” The Broncho defense was the story of this game, forcing Arlington Baptist into 31 turnovers while committing only 16 of their own. In all, nine different players had at least one steal, led by Friday and Carroll with four apiece. The Bronchos also out rebounded their opponent 57 to 41, led by June Carter and Ross who each had nine. The Bronchos only real fault against Arlington Baptist was their shooting from the outside. They shot a combined 4-27, hitting two each half. But even with that, UCO was still able to dominate. Dec. 2, the Bronchos will face the University of Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas. Then they will travel to Texas A&M- Kingsville on Dec. 4. The Bronchos won’t have a home game until Dec. 11 when they face Angelo State.
Local talent shining in “Big D” After a 101-yard interception return for a touchdown last week against the New York Giants, Dallas Cowboy cornerback Bryan McCann returned a punt 97 yards to hit paydirt against Detroit this weekend. McCann was born in Lawton and went to high school in Oklahoma City. McCann went on to play college ball at Southern Methodist University. He went undrafted. The Dallas Cowboys beat the Detroit Lions 35-19.
Michael Vick now elite? Before quarterback Michael Vick entered jail, he was an athletic football player, but an average passer. Vick relied on his feet to make plays rather than his arm. After serving his sentence, Vick left as a more determined individual, as one dedicated to polishing his passing skills. He’s done just that. Vick passed for 258 yards in a 27-17 win over the Giants this past Sunday. This came a week after Vick stunned the sports world with a 333-yard, four-touchdown outing against Washington.
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