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What do you think about the oil crisis in Libya and rising gas prices?

A survey by the Higher Education Research Institue at UCLA finds record stress levels in freshmen.

How technology can help with long-distance relationships.

The Bronchos closed their 2010-11 regular season with a 78-68 victory over Cameron.

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UCO TO BE NEW HOME TO MEDICAL EXAMINER

MAR. 1, 2011

PROPOSITION ONE

Contributing Writer

The Edmond City Council made procuring funding for the relocation of the Chief Medical Examiner’s office a priority on their legislative agenda this year.

The Chief Medical Examiners office will make the UCO campus its new home, but it is still uncertain where the examiner’s office will receive the money for the move.

“The governor passed the bill that would allow us to move to the UCO campus, but we can’t move without funding,” Cherokee Ballard, interim chief administrative officer of the medical examiner’s office, said, referring to legislation signed last year by former Gov. Brad Henry.

Continued on page 3 SUSTAINABILITY ON CAMPUS

By Josh Hutton Staff Writer

As gas prices move comfortably past the three-dollar mark, UCO’s newly appointed sustainability coordinator jokes, “When gas is around two dollars, I’m a bike-riding lunatic. When it is around three dollars, people say, ‘Tim, you’re a visionary genius.’”

Tim Tillman, long-time member of the Edmond Bicycle Committee and former coordinator of alternative transportation on campus, started in his new position in January.

Tillman emerged as an ideal candidate for the position after fronting UCO’s entry in the EPA-sponsored Game Day Challenge, where UCO took first in two of the five categories against 76 other universities. What does sustainability entail?

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THOSE IN FAVOR

“If this SAF increase does

not pass... We aren’t just going to be stuck where we are as a university, we will go backwards. The more students we have, the less we will be able to do because of expenses.”

– Amy Watkins

“Almost everything

besides changing lightbulbs, putting up parking stripes, or sitting on a tree stump reading algebra, your Student Activity Fund pays for.”

– Matt Blubaugh

“UCO is a community. Either

we all move forward together, or we all stay a ‘glorified community college’ together. Let’s move forward, all of us forward.”

– David Jenkins

THE BASICS House Joint Resolution 10-201, a proposal written by UCOSA President Pro Tempore David Jenkins, would substantially increase the university’s student activity fee, or SAF.

The mandatory fee currently sits at $8.25 per credit hour, but the SAF increase, also known as Proposition One, would more than double the perhour fee, raising it $10.75 to an even $19.00.

If passed by a simple majority of UCO students, the legislation would be signed by university President Roger Webb and submitted to the Oklahoma State Regents of Higher Education.

Of the $10.75 proposed increase, $6.00 would go to UCO Athletics, $2.00 would go to Student Affairs, another $2.00 would go toward the UCO Student Association General Conference Committee on Appropriations (GCCA), which allocates funds to student organizations. The final $0.75 per credit hour would go to the Vice President’s Committee.

The proposal also commits the benefitting entities to “shall make all reasonable efforts to publish and make available the allocations and expenditures of the Student Activity Fee as transparent and open to the student body as possible.”

Supporters of the legislation claim that the increase will help to close the school’s funding gap.

UCO is the state’s third-largest university, but has the second least-funded budget in Oklahoma on the basis of need.

The proposal’s detractors say that reserving more than 50 percent of the planned increase for athletics is too much, and that more than doubling the fee on an immediate basis is too much too soon.

THOSE OPPOSED

“I’m not opposed to the idea

of raising the SAF. What I’m opposed to is what appears to be an unequal apportionment of funds. I would not be opposed to a fee increase if it were slightly smaller or appropriated differently. If it were truly the only fee controlled by students, it should be used to pad the hard landing for these newly un-Pell granted students.”

–Trevor Hultner

“I see a problem with it. I

am paying for athletics, and I don’t play them? Really? So, let me get this straight... UCO football gives out scholarships to kids to play football. They get a free education, AND I am paying for it?”

– Tim Huckeby

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Step 1: To take part in the voting for Proposition One, log into UCONNECT.

Step 2: Once logged in, follow the prompts in the box labeled UCO Surveys.

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“I think it’s a bad move. It’s going to affect a lot of people.”

“It just seems really childish to me. Why would you want to set the fields on fire.”

“It’s nothing new. There will always be crisis in the Middle East I think. We just need to become independent

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GOVERNMENT COULD TAKE AN UNPLANNED VACATION

By Cody Bromley / Staff Writer Spring break is just around the corner, and without some action of their own, it looks like the federal government could go on break, too.

The White House and Congress have until the end of the week to come to terms on a federal bill cutting spending for the rest of this fiscal year. If they cannot, they face a partial shutdown of the government.

The phrase “government shutdown” may leave a bitter taste in some people’s mouths, but others experience a giddy sweetness. The last government shutdown happened in the 1990s at the behest of a Republican opposition of the democrat President Bill Clinton.

During the last election cycle, Tea Party-endorsed candidates threatened government shutdown. They believe that unlike the shutdown of the 90s, this shutdown would show them as standing on principle and willing to make dramatic moves.

Several things have changed since the last shutdown 15 years ago, so what would shutdown-mageddon 2011 look like? First, thousands of federal jobs would be placed on hold for “non-essential” departments.

With it being tax season, tax processing would also slow down and delay tax refund checks. This delay could mean the difference between comfort and hardship for some American families, also harming the economy due to less Americans spending their refunds.

Next national parks and museums would close, hurting the careers of those who support them. Passport applications would go unprocessed, and bankruptcy cases suspended.

Slowly, more and more businesses would find themselves affected as import and export licenses approvals could slow, toxic waste cleanup stopped, and federal contractors could be on unpaid furloughs.

Mail would still be delivered, and the defense department would still be functional, but would it be worth repeating one of the worst ideas in American history to spite the president and his party’s agenda?

History says no. The two shutdowns, which added up to 26 days in a span of three months didn’t win the Republicans the presidency in 1996, nor did it win them a substantial change in seating while already being the majority party in Congress.

If anything, the shutdowns painted them as willing to hold the Americans people hostage for the sake of their platform.

Now, it could come down to principle over people.

I don’t imagine President Obama will let a shutdown happen, but the thought that he could is enough to start watching CSpan again.

“If it goes up, I’ll have to “We’ll probably see a lot start taking the bus, but more bike riding.” then the bus prices will just rise, too.”

“The only way we can become independent from foreign oil is by lifting bans on our own land and tapping into our own reserves.”

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By Amy Stinnett / Contributing Writer This year’s freshmen reported the highest stress levels in the 25 years the American Freshman survey has been conducted. The findings were reflected in lowered reports of perceived emotional health and increased percentages in feeling “overwhelmed,” according to the survey.

The Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA has been collecting data from incoming college freshmen annually since 1985 concerning issues ranging from political views to disabilities. The results from a sample of “201,818 first-time, full-time, first-year students at 279 of the nation’s baccalaureate colleges and universities” were released in January.

Among the findings were that those reporting their emotional health as “above average” in comparison to their peers dropped 3.4 percentage points since 2009, from 55.3 percent to 51.9 percent. Furthermore, the emotional health of freshman females has been on a steady decline and took a sharp dive this past year from 59.1 percent to 49.5 percent.

By the same token, as the self-reported emotional health of incoming freshman has decreased their perceived academic ability and their drive to achieve has increased.

Dr. Elissa McElrath Dyer, assistant director of Student Counseling Services here at UCO, has an insider’s perspective on the issues our college freshmen are actually bringing to her office regularly.

“Certainly at UCO we do see freshman coming in with high levels of stress,” Dyer said.

According to Dyer, the contributing factors often include financial concerns- funding their education, possibly paying loans back upon graduating, and uncertainty about job security even with a college degree.

Samantha Whitbeck, a freshman music theater major falls into this category.

“I’m stressed out because last year I missed the academic scholarship deadline,” Whitbeck said. “I’m from Texas and I have basically no money coming in here.”

Whitbeck also keeps herself busy, a characteristic she has carried over from high school.

Falling in line with the survey results, she said she felt overwhelmed in high school, especially her senior year.

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SURVEY FINDS RECORD STRESS LEVELS

Students can experience stress over a number of factors, from multiple school assignments, finances and relationships.

“You’re stressing out for finishing the year and I was in so many activities,” Whitbeck said.

As the old adage goes, some things never change. Now Whitbeck is juggling school and her involvement in the theater program.

Most recently she was stressing about getting all her scholarship applications finished and turned in the same week she was performing in a show at UCO. In addition to financial worries, the incoming freshmen are going through a dramatic transition, which, according to Dyer, can create stress.

“It’s your first time out on your own and you’re responsible for organizing yourself...

Anything new can create stress for people,” Dyer said.

Stephanie Groom, a freshman early childhood education major, found the transition to be stressful at first.

“I didn’t know what to expect and I was by myself,” Groom said. “I couldn’t go home to my dad.”

Groom is well-adjusted now, which she attributes to living on campus and having an upper-classman roommate. Making friends has helped a lot, Groom said.

Now Groom’s biggest stress factors are school and money. Recently an eight-page paper for one of her classes had her feeling over-

whelmed. Also, not knowing if her dad was going to pay her tuition this semester added to her stress, but everything worked out in the end.

Freshman vocal music education major Milo Allen and freshman graphic design major Alex Boyer are proof that college males really do not tend to stress like college females do.

“If I had to say, I’d say that men stress less,” Allen said.

Allen experiences occasional stress, but only for “the big stuff,” such as his recent performance in an opera, he said.

Boyer expressed mild stress concerning paying off loans after college and sometimes “after classes.” He certainly agreed that women often stress more than men and said he “wouldn’t even wanna guess [why].”

Groom had her conjectures why men may stress less.

“Boys just don’t care. They can just go into an empty space, but girls can’t,” Groom said.

“They always have things running through their minds.”

Dyer recommends students across the board take control of their stress by recognizing the physical, emotional, and mental symptoms. These can include grinding your teeth, over-thinking the same issue constantly, and having problems sleeping.

“Recognize,” Dyer said, “So it doesn’t reach a point where it’s unmanageable. Am I feeling stressed? Are there things I can change in my life to reduce that stress?”

Dyer explained a few methods she uses with students who seek counseling. One is a breathing exercise. “You learn how to control your breathing so that you get more oxygen into your blood flow, which helps wake up your brain and start your muscles relaxing and quiet your mind.”

Dyer also teaches students progressive muscle relaxation techniques along with visualization and guided imagery in which you “picture yourself becoming healthier or more relaxed,” she said.

Dyer recommends exercise, massage, dialogue with friends, yoga and listening to music as simple ways to help manage stress.

Learning to prioritize, budget, and say “no” to superfluous commitments are helpful in preventing an overwhelming sense of stress.

Whitbeck has her own tried and true method for relieving her stress.

“If I’m having a really stressful day, I’ll have a Dr Pepper or I’ll go to the music building and sing until I can’t sing anymore,” Whitbeck said. “Get stuff done when you can, and when you can’t focus anymore, don’t try. Go off and do something you really love for a little bit and then come back and focus again.”

If further help is needed, students can take advantage of campus resources such as the Student Counseling Center and the Stress Reduction Clinic. “We (the counselors) try to make ourselves accessible to students,” Dyer said.

No appointments are necessary for the Stress Reduction Clinic, which teaches you how to react to stress to reduce negative symptoms. Their hours are posted outside the door and online.

To set an appointment, use your smartphone to scan this tag

STUDENT SHOWCASES PASSION

By Brittany Dalton / Staff Writer For 21-year-old singer and songwriter Molly Blanton, it started with this: “You’re not listening to all I’m saying! If you wanna know if he loves you so, it’s in his kiss!”

But Blanton’s mother certainly was listening. Blanton pinpoints this moment, when she was five and singing “In His Kiss” by Cher, as the point when her mother placed her in voice lessons.

“I didn’t know there was such a thing as bad or good singing,” Blanton said. “I just thought there was singing.”

Blanton attends the ACM at UCO, and is studying both vocal performance and music business. On Wednesday, Feb. 23, Blanton was invited to be the first in a series of ACM performances at UCO. The performances are held in the Nigh University Center’s food court area.

“I love to connect with the crowd,” Blanton said, who often plays metro-area venues. “It can be hard to do in a food court, but to me, it makes the show. I am there to entertain them.”

She performs twice a week at such local venues as the Blue Note, Nonna’s, and her personal favorite, the Picasso Café in the Paseo.

“The acoustics are great there, and it’s a great area,” she said.

Singing and songwriting is second nature to Blanton; her grandmother was a lounge singer in the 1940s, turning down a record deal from Columbia.

“It’s in my blood,” Blanton said.

Her favorite genres to perform are indie, soul and pop, citing diverse musical influences ranging from Led Zeppelin to James Taylor, and many others in between. Blanton also enjoys singing rock.

“Classic or even contemporary rock

can really fire up the crowd,” she said.

Blanton is attending the ACM for music business, but has a very accepting approach to her music.

“If I’m playing music and loving it, and something comes along like a record deal, great,” she said. “But as long as I’m playing music, I’m happy.”

Blanton explains that music is something she thinks about “all day, everyday,” something she explains she would not know what to do without.

“This is my passion and I enjoy everything about it,” she said.

She performs at the ACM performance venue every Monday, and maintains a full-time school schedule, in addition to working at Cool Greens.

“I just want to bring joy into other people’s lives,” she said. “I want to enrich their lives with music.”

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Music

Singer and songwriter, Molly Blanton performs twice a week at local venues including Blue Note and Nonna’s.

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MEDICAL EXAMINER “This legislative session, the lawmakers are coming up with some bills that we hope will fund the move,” Ballard continued.

She estimated the proposal would cost $40 million.

The medical examiner’s office currently has an office on the OU Medical Center Campus in Oklahoma City and another office in Tulsa. The Oklahoma City office would be moved to an empty parking lot somewhere near the Forensic Science Institute on the UCO campus, which opened last year. It would be across the street from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.

“We need a new facility desperately. This facility has been here 30 years. It’s old, and the equipment’s old. We’re running out of space. This room next door, where I used to be, was an old storage closet. We’re down to looking in every nook and cranny for places to put people. We need double the space, if not quadruple,” Ballard said.

“The morgue is old. We don’t have the space to handle the people who die and we have to bring in here. We just don’t

have enough space.”

The medical examiner’s office has seen its share of trouble in recent times. The Chief Medical Examiner was fired without an official explanation in February 2009, after just nine months on the job, and lost accreditation with the National Association of Medical Examiners in July 2009. The state is still searching for a Chief Medical Examiner, after considering some controversial candidates.

The office also has a large backlog of cases to work on, which is not helped by budget cuts in recent years.

“We’re hopeful, but given the economy and that everybody is asking for agencies to tighten their belts and make cuts,” Ballard said. This is the first year that all 11 statewide positions are controlled by the GOP, as well as the both chambers of the state legislature.

Ballard indicated that the examiner’s office would be happy to be partnered with UCO, and more than willing to help educate students, as the office has done on the OU Medical Center campus.

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TECH SHORTENS DISTANCE

AN HOUR FOR AN HOUR

By Brooke Roshell /Contributing Writer The Center for the Study of Long Distance Relationships indicates there are approximately four to 4.5 million college couples in distant relationships.

The number of LDR (Long Distance Relationships) grows as technology advances.

Many college students are involved or have been involved in a long-distance relationship. Some people are simply uninterested in attempting to be in a distant relationship, however with the abilities to communicate, LDRs are becoming more of a trend.

Distance is no obstacle to love. Relationships do not necessarily have to end when a couple is split by going to separate colleges or studying abroad.

Is communication the key? Although the 90-mile distance from her boyfriend is difficult for UCO sophomore Megan Bowen, the couple maintains a healthy relationship by communicating often.

“We both make the effort to communicate as much as possible by making a short phone call, texting, tweeting and even Skyping.”

Walking to class together miles apart?

It is possible with the newest smartphones, since couples are able to video chat on their cell while walking from class to class.

Hearing that special someone’s voice is only a phone call away. Whether you are 90 miles away or 9,000, showing your affection can be done with just the click of a button. Flowers can be sent from either a computer or smartphone within minutes.

The advancements in technology make it possible for people to communicate with their loved ones, despite the physical separation.

“Although we talk often, when we are

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Relationships

By Nicole Ford / Staff Writer Several things can happen in an hour. Someone’s life can be saved, someone can quit their job, or several people can get together for lunch to raise money for college students to stay in school.

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In the global society in which we live, the college education will be a necessity,”

The Center for the Study of Long Distance Relationships indicates there are approximately four to 4.5 million college couples in distance relationships.

able to spend time with each other, it’s that much more special,” Bowen said.

Freshmen students tend to hold on to their high school sweethearts as they adjust to college which makes breaking up difficult as they grow apart.

Some people believe that a long-distance relationship in college restricts students from getting the full experience because couples are more focused on their relationship.

Bowen admits to allowing her relationship interfere with her schoolwork by sometimes being more focused on him, however she does think that being committed does encourage her to keep her priorities in line.

“I don’t procrastinate as much; I am

able to get things done before the weekend so I am able to spend time with my boyfriend,” she added,” If I was not in a LDR I would be more likely to procrastinate and get in trouble.”

Being in a relationship is complicated, especially when miles are added to the equation.

Bowen said that college is stressful enough, “If I could go back I wouldn’t do it because it has put so much more stress into my life…and if it is meant to be, it is meant to be.”

She adds, “It’s like having another job, it’s something to think about, plan your life around, commit to and that is how it’s gonna work…you have to fight for it!”

On Thursday, Feb. 24, the Liberal Arts department at UCO hosted “An Hour for an Hour” Finney fund scholarship luncheon. Several supporters gathered in the Nigh University ballroom to sponsor one credit hour for a student.

At each round table, one student sat in front of others to tell their story about how receiving a scholarship would help them while pursing their degree. Although the students had different majors, different backgrounds and different reasons as to how they ended up on the campus of UCO, one fact remained the same and that was how financial support helped them along the way.

“I am very happy to acknowledge the work that UCO is doing and support liberal arts,” Desa Dawson, director of World Languages at the Oklahoma State Department of Education, said.

Last year, the event raised more than $13,000, providing scholarships for 13 liberal arts students. This year, each guest was asked to donate $130.45; funds raised will be matched by the Oklahoman Foundation and will be available for eligible students in the fall.

Dawson added, “In the global society in which we live, the college education will be a necessity,” Pamela Washington, dean of the Liberal Arts College, stated that the luncheon was the most important event for the College of Liberal Arts because it puts dollars into the hands of students so they can stay in school and complete their degree.

Timothy Deffebaugh, a student, who was chosen to speak amongst the crowd about his experiences at UCO said, “Leadership is being able to appreciate your experiences working with state and business leaders. Having enough humility and appreciation to attempt to understand those who are less fortunate, and how you can use your resources to help them.”

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The Friends of the Library of UCO is offering two $1,000 grants for the purchase of library materials WHAT IS IT? The grants allow faculty or librarians to purchase materials for the library in a given subject. The major criteria for funding is a clear, demonstrated need for additional materials in the chosen subject, described in a short essay. A list of suggested materials for purchase may be included.

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HOW TO APPLY Applications must be submitted no later than 5 p.m. on March 15 through an online form at Library.uco.edu/support/bookgrant.cfm WINNERS Winners will be announced at a reception March 24 in the UCO Library. Each winner will then work with a liaison librarian on developing a final list of books to be purchased.

JUDGING The Friends of the Library Governing Board and a committee of UCO librarians will judge the applications. Applicants may not sit on the committee.

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA

UCO’S SUSTANABILITY “You know how when you were a kid and you’d go into your grandpa’s garage and there would be several jars just full of nuts and bolts? That’s sustainability. Or when your grandma had bacon fat saved up for cooking—that’s sustainability. It’s utilizing what we have and moving forward,” Tillman explained. UCO’s sustainability coordinator has wasted no time putting into practice his ideals. Working closely with the Wellness Center, he was a key figure in implementing bottle fillers on the water fountains. The new devices recycle the runoff from the fountain and quickly refill most bottles in under four seconds. They feature a digital counter that illustrates how many plastic bottles have been conserved.

Tillman is also playing a key role on the development of a community garden. UCO has partnered with the city and will break ground on the site in the near future. Bob Ault, assistant to the executive vice president, said, “Our previous sustainability coordinator was data-driven, and while Tim is great with research, he is geared more toward programs for engagement.” Tillman shows discontent for a status quo that “drives their SUVs to check their mail.”

“There is a real disconnect from research and practitioners. We have to de-nerdify sustainability. Some of the best conservationists are hunters and fisherman. We have to find a

way to bridge the gap.”

“Here at UCO we are in the manufacturing business. We manufacture smart people.

While they are here, we instill a sense of sustainability in them. It becomes a part of the culture. Sure, it might be a shock your first semester, but soon it becomes the way you live,” Tillman said. Another eco-friendly idea Tillman hopes to see come to fruition is the development of a green roof labyrinth on the university center. The concept would further conserve energy and double as a retreat for students and professors.

UCO’s sustainability efforts are moving far beyond the local level, as the university has attracted international attention. Today, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., the executive vice president of a five-campus university system in Thailand will be visiting to draw knowledge from frontrunners.

“He will be looking at our lead-certified buildings…our parking, dining services and tour the campus to see the best ways to implement programs on his campuses,” Ault said.

Tillman is quick to demonstrate humility and praise his co-workers.

“We have a whole campus of brilliant people…our leadership is extraordinarily supportive…guys in the physical plant are doing fantastic work,” and because of the campuswide effort, Tillman confidently affirms, “We lead the way.”

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The Oklahoma Health improvement Plan says if Oklahoma “matched” the national average in health status indicators, 5,320 live would be saved, ranking Oklahoma 25th in the nation.

By Cody Bromley/ Staff Writer It was first on public property, then slowly it took residence on buses, stickers, and billboards. Prior to the snow that cancelled class in early February, it was even written on UCO sidewalks. This “thing” that had appeared and was taking over the metro area was not a monster, but a number.

“5320 showed up on oranges at stores, on marquee’s for schools and in cups stuck in fences. We also used sidewalk chalk, Post-Its on pizza boxes and writing in the snow,” Greta Puckett, senior marketing strategist with VI Marketing and Branding, the firm responsible for the advertising campaign, said.

In almost all of the advertisements, no additional information was given beyond the number 5320 to get at the curiosity of Oklahomans. But on Valentine’s Day, the secret of 5320 was revealed. The number correlates to a statistic in the Oklahoma Health Improvement Plan that says, “If Oklahoma ‘matched’ the national average in health status indicators, 5,320 lives would be saved each year.”

In a press release that coincided with the reveal of 5320, Gov. Mary Fallin said that the money used by families and business is holding Oklahoma back. When the OHIP plan was first unveiled in 2009, Oklahoma ranked 49th in major health status categories. But the magic number of 5320 appears if Oklahoma can move up that list to 25th. The changes necessary for moving up that could mean the saving of 5,320 lives each year.

Vicki Monks, community relations coordinator for the Oklahoma City-County Health Department, said that her department has been working on the OHIP for over a year now and their local campaign is called Wellness Now. “We made some improvements in health last year, we went from 49th in the nation to 46th,” Monks said. “But it’s been difficult to get people to really pay attention. There’s a natural tendency towards complacency.”

The findings in the OHIP had some troubling statistics. One figure showed that an infant has a better chance of surviving in any state but Oklahoma. Also found was that Oklahoma leads most of the country in heart disease deaths.

Monks said that the 5,320 people in that statistic are people who would die prematurely from diseases related to unhealthy lifestyles. These unhealthy lifestyles include smoking, which Oklahoma has one of the highest rates of, as well as obesity and overweightness.

“Right now, two-thirds of the population is either overweight or obese in Oklahoma. We are predicted to become the most obese state in the nation within the next seven years,”

Monks said.

Some of the changes recommended by the OHIP include giving local governments the ability to pass tougher tobacco use prevention policies, better health education at the middle school level, and banning the use of hand-held electronics for drivers under the age of 18.

“The 5320 campaign was really designed to get people’s attention, to get people wondering what it was all about, and then to explain that this number is really serious,” Monks said.

The road to 5320 begins with State Joint Resolution 41 in 2008. The Oklahoma legislature directed the State Board of Health to generate a plan for “the general improvement of the physical, social and mental well-being of Oklahomans through a high functioning public health system.”

A year later in December 2009, the State Board of Health took the legislature’s directive and unveiled the Oklahoma Health Improvement Plan. Now that the big reveal of 5320 has taken place, the plan can start taking effect.

Puckett said that the reason her firm did not just come right out and say the significance of 5320 was that people might not have remembered it.

“By teasing the number, we had people who went out searching and found the answer. The result is a much more memorable bit of information that people searched for rather than had pushed on them. Now we can spend our time informing people about how to save these lives, and hopefully people will care more since they have fully processed what that number means,” Puckett said.

The state health department paid VI Marketing and Branding $350,000 for the 5320 advertising campaign, but it captured the attention of media outlets, blogs and curious citizens. For the students of advertising at UCO, Puckett said a campaign like this makes you stay on your toes.

“You have to monitor social media and follow the pulse of the campaign. You need to try and predict what could happen, but be ready to handle anything. You also have to be ready to switch tactics or abandon tactics if necessary,” Puckett said.

Monks said that whether or not 5,320 Oklahomans’ lives are saved in the next year is up to Oklahomans themselves, but the programs being offered by the state and county are working to get Oklahomans on point.

More information on the stat health department’s advertising teased Shape Your Future campaign can be found at http://www.shapeyourfutureok.com or on Facebook at www. facebook.com/shapeyourfutureok. More information on the Oklahoma City-County Health Department’s Wellness Now program can be found at http://occhd.org/wellness-now.

In the life you are presently living, there is no being, object, or thing that holds any power over you that you don’t relinquish personally. Some of us may still live at home, use the family gas card, borrow the car, or exchange tuition, bills, and rapidly increasing academic fees for satisfactory grades that are contingent upon the monetary support of our parents or guardians.

Whether you are here full-time on a full ride, or trying to juggle the family, a job and a dog; it doesn’t really matter where you come from it is only about where you are right now.

In the not too distant past, I walked around as a lean and chiseled 205 lb. animal, obsessed with weight training and protein. I bench pressed 315 lb. to failure at around seven reps; that is three 45 lb. plates on each side of an Olympic weightlifting bar. An impressive feat among athletes and body builders that think bigger is better. I can hardly lift that with my legs at present.

I used to wrestle at 101 lb. and knock down three pointers as a tenacious shooting guard, and I still go hard in the paint.

I have been a dominating pitcher with a lot of natural movement and the fastest left fielder in the league. I used to love sliding headfirst into home plate and give myself a reason to wash my uniform.

In fact, I have been so many things that I say “I used to be” so much that I am certain there are times when people must think I am just kidding, or even making it up as I go. I guess you will have to ask my momma to confirm it, but keep in mind a child can’t share everything with their mom, especially if you’re me. Even though she taught me most everything I know in one way or another, and she has always loved to hear my tales of conquest and romance.

We can all be great in our own minds. The past has a funny way of allowing ourselves to make things out to be better, more dramatic, and more important than it actually ever was or is, but that doesn’t mean it’s not true or insignificant.

It is definitely a good thing to have a heavy dose of selfesteem and confidence. Wisdom comes from our experience, but we must be careful when daydreaming and reminiscing of yesteryear.

If 10 of us went to Disney World together and rode the same rides, ate the same food, and spent the exact same amount of money, and always pooped at the same time. We would still have ten different experiences and ten different stories to tell; because, truth is not entirely relative, but then again a relative truth may be the only thing a being is capable of understanding as an individual.

Every random thing you have read up to this point leads up to a universal truth. Your past is a part of you, whether you vividly remember and acknowledge it or not, but you are not your past. Even if you have been running from it your whole life, want to go back and live it over, or prefer to put an unhealthy amount of pressure on your offspring to follow your lead; that way you can live vicariously through them, before they are intelligent enough to question your motives.

The perpetual present is our only reality. There is no tomorrow, only the infinite and forever existing moment we call now. That doesn’t mean that there is no past to remember and learn from, or a possible future to look forward to and create.

It just means that both the past and future begin here and if all you have to talk about is what you did or what you are going to do: save it and keep it to yourself; because nobody is going to love you for your potential forever, and you will never fully escape your past.

So, let’s go get it. Let’s tell them Good For You and create the world we have been talking about. Whether the good old days ever existed or if they are just the delusional memory of a time that held promise. It is no different then the nostalgic feeling you get when any corrupt politician sells you the idea of change.

Tell them no thanks. I’m busy living. Because there are no guarantees in life except the rules of nature, and even those are open to interpretation.

-Light it up, A.J Black

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By Michael Collins / Sports Writer UCO’s men’s basketball team wrapped up their regular season schedule with a 78-68 win over Cameron University this past Saturday. The win marked the 25th on the season for the Bronchos, which is second in team history in terms of regular season wins.

The game, however, was somewhat closer than most people would have originally thought; only a 10-point margin as compared to the 30-point thrashing the Bronchos put on them earlier this season.

The close game could partly be attributed to the “off” performance of superstar Dauntae Williams. On the season, Williams has wowed the fans all the way to a 20-plus points per game average. On Saturday however, Williams managed a career-low seven points on just 2-10 shooting. While it is not uncommon for players to start looking towards the playoffs, seeing Williams look “human” was a bit odd.

The first half was a bit of a struggle for the Bronchos, as they were never able to get much separation from Cameron. All of Williams’ points came in the first half, to go along with Tyler Phillips’ six points. Both of them helped the Bronchos cling to a two-point lead going into halftime.

It did not take long for the Bronchos to

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Game NotesUCO Shot 37 percent from the floor in the first half and 43 percent in the second half.

The Bronchos threw up 33 three point shots and hit 11 of them. Cameron out shot the Bronchos 41 percent to 39 percent for the entire game.

Junior guard Dauntae Willams throws down a moster dunk against SWOSU. Fans will be looking forward to more of these moments as the games get tougher.

PHOTO BY GARETT FISBECK

Central Oklahoma...... 35 43 78 Cameron University.....33 35 68 Leading Scorer: Tyler Phillips (UCO) 16 points 0 assist 3 rebounds Desmond Henry (Cameron) 18 points 2 assists 5 rebounds

push the lead up to double digits in the second half. Just under four minutes in, UCO had a 10-point lead, thanks to some timely rebounding and shooting from the Phillips brothers, Tucker and Tyler both knocked down huge three-point shots during the Bronchos early second half run.

The double-digit lead however would not last long, as Cameron made a late surge to pull within two points at 65-67 with just under four minutes to play.

It took some late free throws by Tyler Phillips to put the game out of reach. While Tucker and Tyler Phillips led the way in terms of scoring, Victor Driver played a key role as well. Driver scored 12 points in just 20 minutes of play. He was able to knock down two treys and hit all six of his free throws en route to one of his best games of the year.

“This is always a tough place to play and we’re happy about getting out of here with a win,” UCO coach Terry Evans said. “We had a great regular season, but now it’s time to get ready for the post-season and we’re looking forward to that.”

Up next for the Bronchos will be their final Lone Star Conference Championship, which will be played in Bartlesville, March 3-6. The Bronchos will play Eastern New Mexico at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday.

UCO SOFTBALL SPLITS

By Trey Hunter / Sports Writer The UCO softball team won two games and lost two games in the West Texas A&M Triangular in Canyon, Texas, over the weekend.

Central got off to a great start in their first game of the tournament. They defeated Texas A&M International University 10-3 as Amanda McClelland earned her seventh win of the season.

Right fielder Kacie Edwards homered in the bottom of the first inning after a Hannah Justus single. Central took the early 2-1 lead.

UCO opened the game up in the bottom of the third inning as they scored six runs on five hits. Justus singled before Brooke Walters homered to make the score 4-1. Left fielder Brittany Geter doubled in first baseman Megan Whitmire for the third run of the inning and extended Central’s lead to four runs. Kayce Raines hit a three run home run later in the inning to continue the landslide.

Central lost their second game on Friday in blowout fashion to West Texas A&M University 12-1 in five innings. The Lady Bronchos gave up seven runs in the first inning, three runs in the second inning and two runs in the fourth inning. Rachael Steverson took her second loss on the season as she gave up nine earned runs in three innings.

Designated player Brooke Walters hit her second home run of the game in the bottom of the fourth before A&M International answered with their second and third runs in the top of the fifth.

Catcher Carly Skinner and Raines hit backto-back doubles in the bottom of the sixth to score the final run of the contest and get their first win of the tournament.

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BRONCHOS CLOSE IN STYLE

The Lady Bronchos defeated Texas A&M International again on Saturday Central’s first of two games. They shut out the Dust Devils 7-0 as starter Steverson earned her fifth victory of the season.

Walters doubled in her first at-bat and drove in the first run of the game. Central had a 1-0 lead after the first inning. They scored two more runs in the third inning off of a Raines triple and an Edwards fielder’s choice. UCO scored four more runs in the fourth and the fifth innings to make the score 7-0. They went on to win in seven innings.

UCO lost in another blowout lost to West Texas A&M in the fourth game of the tournament and second game of the day. Central lost 12-4 and Amanda McClelland earned her fifth loss of the season to make her record 6-5.

The Lady Bronchos opened up the game with Edward’s home run to take their fourth early lead of the tournament 1-0. A&M scored five runs in the second inning and three runs in the fourth inning to make the score 8-1 before Central was able to score a run in the top of the fifth. They scored two more in the top of the sixth, but it was not enough as A&M iced the game four more runs making the score 12-4. The game was called in six innings and the Lady Bronchos dropped their second straight game against the Lady Buffalos. Coach Stidham was unavailable for comment.

UCO’s record moved to 7-5 and they will continue their long road trip against Northwest Missouri State University at the Terri Zenner Classic in Joplin, Mo. Central will travel to Ada to take on East Central University on March 11 in their first conference matchup of the season.

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BRONCHOS SMASH, GET SMASHED The Broncho tennis team stampeded to a rout of Cowley Community College, but was shutout by Abilene Christian.

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By Chris Wescott / Sports Editor No. 21 Central Oklahoma tennis flexed their muscles on Friday against Cowley County Community College winning 7-2, but ate a big slice of humble pie on Sunday afternoon losing to No. 6 Abilene Christian 9-0.

On Friday, the Bronchos lost just one doubles match and one singles try on route to their rout of Cowley. The win improved UCO to 4-1 on the season.

Anto Rossini and Eli Abramovic put on an impressive doubles show with an 8-2 stomping of their opponents. Anna Kochigina and Rose Cabato shut out their opponents, 8-0 in their doubles bout.

“It was really tough to play today in such cold weather, but I am proud of [the] girls for staying strong and getting another win at home,” UCO coach Natalya Nikitina-Helvey said following the win.

The Bronchos did not have to worry about cold weather on Sunday. Semi-clear skies, gusty winds and temperatures hovering

around 80 degree set the stage for a big-time Lone Star Conference showdown against perennial conference champs, Abilene Christian.

NCAA Division II powerhouse Abilene Christian took down UCO Sunday afternoon, beating them 9-0.

ACU posted three individual, singles shutouts and the Lady Bronchos barely scratched the Wildcats in doubles.

“ACU is tough and solid throughout the lineup,” Nikitina-Helvey said. “I was proud of my team for fighting at each spot as I put out great effort. Hopefully we can benefit from playing this great competition next weekend when we face some more really good teams.”

The loss dropped the Bronchos to 4-2 on the season. Their next match is in Plano, Texas, on March 4-5 against Dallas Baptist, Collin College, St. Edward’s and Arkansas-Fort Smith.

UCO’s next home match is not until March 9, when they host Southeastern Oklahoma.

UCO 7, Cowley County 2 Singles 1 - Diana Davitaia, CC, def. Eli Abramovic 6-1; 6-3 2 - Julia Shviadok, UCO, def. Zsofia Biro 6-4; 6-0 3 - Lacy Caldwell, UCO, def. Kristin Richardson 6-0;6-0 4 - Anto Rossini, UCO, def. Brittney Berryman 6-1;6-0 5 - Anna Kochigina, UCO, def. Mariah Vergas 6-3;6-4 6 - Meredith Marney, UCO, def. Shelby Cornejo 6-2;6-1 Doubles 1 - Davitaia/Biro, CC, def. Caldwell/Shviadok, 8-4.

2 - Rossini/Abramovic, UCO, def. Richardson/Berryman, 8-2.

3 - Cabato/Kochigina, UCO, def. Craig/Evans, 8-0.

Junior Anna Kochigina Serves up a masterful shot against her opponent.

BASEBALL DROPS TWO

By Trey Hunter / Sports Writer The Central Oklahoma baseball team was swept by Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford last weekend.

Central dropped the first game on Friday 6-0. Uriah Fisher got his second loss of the season, although he had a strong outing. He pitched six innings giving up three runs and only one earned.

The Bulldogs got it going in the bottom of the second when Christian Wise homered to start the frame. Central held off SWOSU’s attack until the bottom of the fifth when they scored two runs on three hits and one error to make the game 3-0. Central was unable to score in the late innings and gave up another three runs in the seventh and eighth innings.

The Bulldogs shut the game down in the ninth and won the first game of the series.

“There really wasn’t too many positives,” head coach Dax Leone said. “I thought we pitched well enough to win all weekend. The players just have to have a little ownership and start getting the job done.”

UCO lost the first game of the Saturday double header 9-4 in seven innings. Jordan Stern, who did not receive any run support in his first two outings, did not get any help from his defense on Saturday. The Bronchos made three errors, and they were costly.

SWOSU jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. They scored their runs on two hits and two errors. Right fielder Austin Rycroft singled to open the top of the second and designated hitter Ryan Schoonover followed him by reaching on a fielder’s choice. Rycroft advanced on the error. Shortstop Kevin Blue singled to load the bases. Catcher Arrow Cunningam drove in Central’s first run on a sacrifice fly to center to cut the lead to 4-1. Center fielder singled in Blue later in the inning to make it 4-2.

A wild pitch and an error led to another big inning for SWOSU. They scored four runs on three hits and left one runner on base. The

Bulldogs made the score 8-2 and they never looked back. Third baseman Derrick Grimes doubled and scored a run in the top of the third and left fielder Corey Hawk scored an unearned run in the top of the sixth to score UCO’s final two runs in the losing effort.

The final game of the series was the most exciting. Keegan Morrow led the game off with a single and scored a run to give UCO the early 1-0 lead. Starter Josh Rolan breezed through the first inning and held the lead for the Bronchos.

Kade Kaulk singled and drove in two runs to extend UCO’s lead. However, the Bulldogs answered back in the bottom of the second with a six run tear. Leone removed Rolan after he was only able to record one out. He brought in reliever Aaron Rosborough. He got the final two outs and Central entered the third inning down 6-3.

Rosborough held the Bulldogs scoreless for the rest of the game and gave his team a chance to climb back. Austin Rycroft homered in the top of the sixth to break the game’s scoreless drought and cut SWOSU’s lead to two. Ryan Schoonover singled and drove in Morrow to draw Central even closer. However, it was not enough as SWOSU held UCO scoreless for the rest of the game and finished the sweep of their conference rival.

“You’re not going to win too many games when you don’t make the other team field the ball,” Leone said.

“Rosborough came in and threw a no-hitter, but he got no run support. That’s something we’ve got to work on.”

Central fell to 4-9 on the season and 2-7 in the Lone Star Conference. They will travel to Chickasha on Tuesday to take on the University of Science and Arts (Okla.) at 2 p.m. They will continue conference play this weekend as they host the University of the Incarnate Word in a three-game series that begins at 2 p.m. on Friday.

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