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Campus Quotes Are you planning on voting in the ucoming election?

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Career & Internship Fair

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VIRUSES MORPH INTO “SUPERBUG”

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student voice since 1903.

ByBrittany Dalton / Contributing Writer Hospitals are traditionally seen as the place someone goes to get better, and antibiotics are seen as effective in fighting illness. But a gene causing viruses to morph into “superbugs” are emerging worldwide, forcing the medical community into alternate means of action.

One such gene, known as NDM-1, is appearing in the U.S., involves individuals who had received medical care in India.

The gene causing infection is found in gut or urinary illnesses.

“Viruses are becoming smarter, and they are mutating their structure so that the antiviral drug cannot bind to the channel it must bind to prevent the spread of the virus. And they keep doing that,” Dr. Hari Kotturi, assistant professor of microbiology, said.

The cases involving NDM-1 in the U.S. were located in California, Massachusetts, and Illinois, according to the Center for Disease Control.

Another virus increasing in occurrence is methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA. MRSA is an aggressive staph infection that the media is paying much more attention Miss Oklahoma Emoly West interviews with KOCO anchor Paul Folger Sept. 17 across from the Mass Communicato in recent years.

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tion Department. See page 5 for more photos of KOCO’s broadcast on campus.

SIGMA MU RECEIVES HONORS

RIGHT RULES THE ROOST IN OKLAHOMA

Pi Sigma Alpha is a political science honor society and Sigma Mu is the chapter on campus, recently awarded the best chapter award for the fifth time years.

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The Sigma Mu chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha honor society was recently awarded the best chapter award for the fifth time in the past seven years.

Pi Sigma Alpha is a political science honor society and Sigma Mu is the chapter that is on campus. The organization has 35-40 members on campus and two faculty advisers, Dr. Jan Hardt, and Dr. Brett Sharp. According to Hardt, there are over 600 chapters of Pi Sigma Alpha across the country. In order to be a part of Pi Sigma Alpha, students have to meet certain requirements.

“To get in, you have to meet a specific set of criteria, which is that you have to have a 3.0 GPA, and at least 10 hours of political science,” Hardt said.

While students do not have to be political science majors, they do have to be smart in political science courses, Hardt said.

“Every year we submit an annual report…it’s due by June 15, and that has to be submitted in order for us to keep our honor society current,” Hardt said.

In the submission, they list all the activities they have done, how many students were initiated, and how many members graduated. This submission is what the awards that are given based.

“They hand out annual awards in three categories…we are in the 15,000 and over category,” Hardt said.

The 15,000 and over category is based upon total students at the university.

One of the activities that the organization puts on happened on campus this past week.

“We’re doing three things simultaneously, we are putting out information about both parties’ candidates that was provided by the political parties, and 11 voter initiatives of our own bal-

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By Jack Chancey / Staff Writer

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Voting Trends

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Much like the hard clay beneath Oklahoma, voting trends in national elections show a state that can predictably be painted red.

Despite the nation-wide frenzy caused by Barack Obama in the 2008 election, Oklahoma bucked all trends by voting Republican in each of its 77 counties. This does not tell the whole story of Oklahoma, a state with a majority of registered Democrats.

Ryan Nelson, Senior Research Analyst at SoonerPoll, said, “There might be numbers showing more Democrats in the state but that does not translate into the voting booth.”

In fact, the majority Democrats once enjoyed is slowing being eroded. Voter registration information from the Oklahoma State Election Board shows Republicans gaining more new registers than Democrats from Jan. 2008 – Nov. 2008, a trend that could end with a Republican in the governor’s office after eight years of Democratic Gov. Brad Henry. So where are the all the new Republican coming One of many voter registration forms that from? can be loacted around the campus. A serKristopher Masterman, Operations Man- vice sponsored by the Deparment of Poager at OKDemocrats, said, “The rural areas in litical Science and the Oklahoma BroadOklahoma are trending towards Republican, cast Education Association. where they used to be ‘Southern Democrat,’ while the urban areas are trending towards elections? Young voters typically do not turn Democrats.” out for presidential elections (just 18 percent According to the Pew Research Center, a in 2008) much less mid-term election, but the self-identification poll that asked young vot- enthusiasm Obama generated in 2008 will be ers what party they leaned toward showed key for the Democratic Party if they wish to that Democrats peaked at 62 percent in July maintain their majority in congress. Accord2008. At the ing to many end of last year, political anathat number lysts, Demohad dropped to The rural areas in Oklahoma are trend- crats stand to 54 percent, but lose anywhere has since risen ing towards Republican, where they used from seven to back to 57 per- to be ‘Southern Democrat,’ while the nine seats in cent. Gains by the Senate and R e p u b l i c a n s urban areas are trending towards Demo- 25-30 seats nearly mirrored crats.” in the House, the losses sufnumbers that fered by the Democrats. could shake up the balance of powers of Nelson said that it is no surprise that there Washington. is a shift from Democrat to Republican identification between general elections, especially Governor’s Race for young voters who are very media driven.

“The younger generation is more easily inMore importantly for Oklahomans, howevfluenced by what they see in the media,” Nel- er, will be the gubernatorial election between son said, “the young voters are not so hard- Republican candidate Mary Fallin and Democore that they cannot be swayed on issues and crat party identification.”

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“Yes, because voting is a privilege for students in college and we’re working to make the state a better place.”

“No, I’m not registered yet and I don’t keep up with state politics. It’s not a big importance to me right now.”

“Sure, I don’t really know anything about it though, but now that I know when they are, I don learn about the candidates and make an educated decision.”

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Editorial

NO TEA PARTY FOR LIBERALS

By Jack Chancey / Staff Writer The permeation of 24/7 media and politics into our daily lives has its ups and downs. But if you’re a member of the Tea Party, or a Fox News host, you might think that the “liberal elitist media” is too harsh or even trying to destroy the conservative grassroots movement known as the Tea Party. The kingpin of the Tea Party is none other than the former Governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, who is constantly tweeting or spending time on Fox News bashing what she calls the “lamestream media.” Listening to Fox News, one might begin to believe there is an element that is set out to destroy the Tea Party, but any new movement that has gained the attention and popularity the Tea Party has should be looked at closely.

In a recent tweet, Palin said, “C[hristine] O’Donnell strategy: time’s limited: use it 2 connect w/local voters whom you’ll be serving vs appeasing nat’l media seeking ur destruction.”

The tweet was in response to the new conservative darling, Christine O’Donnell canceling two national TV appearances in response to her winning the GOP Senate primary in Delaware.

O’Donnell has fueled the fire of Tea Party criticism with her weird outspoken stances on issues such as masturbation and the Bible in schools.

“We took the Bible and prayer out of public schools. Now we’re having weekly shootings. We had the 60s sexual revolution, and now people are dying of AIDS,” O’Donnell said in an interview with Bill Maher.

Statements like this are not out of the ordinary for Tea Party candidates. One only needs to look as far as Rand Paul of Kentucky, who wants to repeal the Civil Rights Act, or Sharron Angle of Nevada, who has floated the idea of armed insurrection against the government. Tea Party candidates who have won primaries in Kentucky, Alaska and Delaware to name a few are so far right on wedge issues that giving them a free pass in the media would be insane. Part of the job of any credible journalist is to ask the tough questions and challenge politicians, both those elected and seeking election.

There in lies the problem. When given time on air, Tea Party candidates make outlandish statements, give vague ideas on fixing the economy and generally side-step difficult questions by referring to the Constitution as the be all end all fix to our problems.

In an interview with right-wing talk show host Bill Manders on second amendment rights, Angle said, “Well it’s to defend ourselves. And you know, I’m hoping that we’re not getting to Second Amendment remedies. I hope the vote will be the cure for the Harry Reid problems.”

Until Tea Party candidates stop putting forth such insane rhetoric, the “liberal media” should continue its barrage of critical questioning.

“I sure am. I turned 18 right after the last election, so I want to get involved if we want to make this country better.”

“I usually only go for the “I’m not even registered to national elections, but it re- vote.” ally depends on the issue.”

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candidate Jari Askins. Young voters will doubtfully be the deciding factor in this election, but in a class race, the overall

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I don’t think the economy will change the way I align myself ... I just don’t think the economy is enough to change my views.” changing in party identification trends could be enough for either candidate to edge ahead. Factors such as the economy, jobs, education and health care might be the deciding factor in replacing the Democratic Party at the state capitol.

Chris Albers, a political science gradu-

Graduate student, Chris Albers, does not think the economy will cause him to vote differently in the upcoming elections.

ate student at UCO, said, “I don’t think the economy will change the way I align myself. Democrats and Republicans have their own ideologies on things like closing the budget gap, but I just don’t think the economy is enough to change my views.”

Andrew Cowns, a criminal justice student at UCO, has become worried about his prospects after he graduates in May. “With all the focus on the economy and jobs, and my approaching graduation, I feel like I have begun to align myself with the Republicans even though I am a registered Democrat.”

Cowns might be part of the younger generation that is going Republican, but it will not matter if they do not get out and vote.

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The number of Americans living in poverty increased to approximately 4 million people, making it 43.6 million in 2009.

By Chantal Robatteux / Staff Writer The annual CROP Hunger Walk will take place at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 26 at Mitch Park in Edmond.

According to wimgo.com, the CROP Hunger Walks are organized nationally by Church World Service, a cooperative ministry of 36 Christian denominations, and other relief organizations.

Edmond CROP Walk’s website states that there are some two million CROP Hunger Walkers, volunteers and sponsors each year, raising more than $16 million to help end hunger and poverty.

The Edmond CROP Hunger Walk has raised almost $267,000 since 1990 to fight hunger at home and around the world, with more than $66,000 staying in Edmond.

Up to 25 percent of the money raised in each city goes to local programs. In Edmond, that includes the Hope Center, Breakfast on Boulevard, Samaritan House and Edmond Mobile Meals.

Their goal for this year is to have 200 walkers and to raise $20,000.

The number of Americans living in poverty went up about 4 million people, making it 43.6 million in 2009. According to MSNBC, this is “the largest figure in the 51 years for which poverty estimates are available.”

The poverty rate for under 18-year-olds went up to 20.7 percent in 2009, instead of 19.0 percent in 2008.

The Feeding America Web site listed that there were 49.1 million Americans in 2008 who lived in food insecure households, 32.4 million adults and 16.7 million children.

In 2008, 14.6 percent of households (17.1 million households) were food insecure, an increase from 11.1 percent (13.0 million households) in 2007.

Student Life

By Ethan Larsh / Staff Writer The Funeral Services Department of UCO is designed to make the transition from the here and now to the ever-after as painless as possible for both the deceased and their families.

UCO Funeral Services sophomore Darrell Potter was intrigued by the methods in which the dead were prepared for burial. The long standing taboos and secrecy surrounding funeral practices drew him to search out answers in the school’s growing Funeral Services Department.

“It started out as curiosity,” Potter said, “I wanted to know what was involved with the process. I talked to one of my friends in the funeral services and he referred me to the department.”

A significant amount of talent and intelligence is involved in successfully completing the Funeral Services Departments requirements. Students complete science courses in chemistry, anatomy and embalming as well focusing on the artistic skills necessary to reconstruct damaged facial structures.

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FUNERAL STUDENTS LIVE FOR THE AFTERLIFE

Funeral Services majors, Carolyn Smith and Darrell Potter, stop to show The Vista a Native American style casket in the Max Walters Memorial Selection where Funeral Services students learn about casket merchandising.

“I know in the anatomy classes we will work with actual cadavers. We have to do at least

25 embalmings and services,” Potter said.

Restorative art is designed, according to

the undergraduate catalogue, to “introduce the student to the materials and techniques of creating an acceptable physical appearance of the deceased for the benefit of viewing by the surviving family and friends.” Potter shed light on the course by revealing that each student was assigned a large, plaster head on which they were to construct a face.

“It’s the make-up part of it,” Potter said, explaining the importance of making a lifeless body appear more animated for the benefit of their grieving relatives.

Students take advantage of opportunities to visit local businesses in order to supplement their class activities.

“We’re learning about the cremation/burial debate,” Potter said. “We get to go to a crematory and a funeral home.”

Practical applications of their studies are available via internships. Internships are offered at various funeral homes at a cost to the student. Students receive between one to eight credits for completing a funeral service internship.

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Campus Economy

By Jessica Bruha / Contributing Writer

“This gives you an opportunity to meet the hiring manager, shake hands with them and really let them get to know you,” Charles Sager, employer relations coordinator, said.

Wednesday, Sept. 22, UCO will be hosting their annual Fall Career and Internship Fair for students and the general public. It lasts from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. and will take place in the Nigh University Center Grand Ballroom.

National and local organizations will be attending to discuss internships, full-time employment and graduate school opportunities. Professional dress is required and students are advised to bring several copies of their resume. The event is free and open to the public.

“The purpose of it is to go ahead and get our students introduced

to the companies in the Oklahoma City area who come out and recruit for internships,” Sager said. “I think it’s important that we showcase the students that we have here, our students try really, really hard. They’re fantastic students.”

According to the UCO Career Services Web site, students should start exploring internship options in their sophomore year of college.

By the time they are a senior, they should have completed at least one or two internships, even if they are not required for their degree.

This semester they are expecting about 60 employers and 550 attendees, although it varies from year to year, Sager said. About three years ago, over 100 employees attended but there were fewer students. It is just a matter of trying different avenues of advertising and finding what works best, he said.

“It’s what companies are hiring and what’s the hot market for the

time being is what controls how many companies come,” Sager said.

“I think the employers are always looking for the best candidates, we hear a lot of good things about our students when they get hired.”

According to the Career Services Web site, students should begin searching for jobs six months before graduation. “Employers extended job offers to more than 70 percent of their interns in 2006. Internship programs are among the most effective methods for employers to recruit new college graduates,” the Web site states.

“We really push internships as a university and then full-time job placement for students who have already graduated or are getting ready to graduate. So really this is just an area that we can facilitate getting the employers here to meet our students,” Sager said.

UCO’s Career Services host fall and spring Career and Internship

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DRESS TO IMPRESS AT ANNUAL INTERNSHIP FAIR

According to Career Services, students should begin looking for jobs six months before graduating.

Fairs every year as well as many other events to help students with career development. It is really important for students to come in and meet employers and to sell themselves in person rather than applying online or sending in a resume,

Sager said.

“I think that students leave a fair with a better understanding of what life in the business world is like and how to put your best foot forward,” he said.

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ballot, because most people are not aware what they’re all about…but the third reason, and one of the more important reason is that this is Constitution Week.” Hardt said.

In the Liberal Arts building, Pi Sigma Alpha members were registering people to vote, and said that in numerous other buildings students could also register.

Constitution Week is just one activity of many that Pi Sigma Alpha members host during the year. The biggest event they put on is a community-wide Easter egg hunt. Usually held at Plunkett Park, the Easter egg hunt had 1,200 in attendance last year according to the police estimate. “[The] fact that we had a police estimate tells you how big it was,” Hardt said.

Other events that the organization has hosted are bake sales, student-faculty mixers, and panels.

For the panels, the organization brings people together to discuss different topics.

“In conjunction with the political science department, we are doing three this semester (panels) on the gubernatorial candidates, the 5th district candidates, and the state ballot questions,” Hardt said.

Some of the panel topics that have been discussed at the spring Liberal Arts Symposium are gay marriage, health care, international theory, rights vs. justice, gun control, and the economic downturn.

“I like the community outreach of the Easter egg hunt, but I also like the civic part of Constitution Week, because we’ve already registered 70 people to vote,” Lamey said.

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Charleen Weidell, department chair and associate professor of the art department, teaches many of the jewelry and metalsmithing classes in the art department.

Student Organization

By Ethan Larsh / Staff Writer

By Emily Davis / Contributing Writer While walking in the business building, students might have seen a sign announcing a meeting for the Pre-Law Society.

Brittany Smith is vice president of that society is not the average college student. Double majoring in finance and dance performance, she is also getting double minors in business administration and Spanish, while juggling working three to four jobs at a time, and is an active member in the Delta Zeta sorority.

When asked how Smith got involved in the society she said, “I took legal environment for business, just an introductory law class with Professor Ludlum, and he offered the meetings as extra credit.”

Dr. Ludlum is the adviser for the Pre-Law Society and teaches law classes in the business department.

After attending the meetings for extra credit, Smith continued her involvement with the society and was elected vice president.

Smith said that while going to high school in Stillwater, studying law crossed her mind, but she did not really consider law school until she took law classes.

The society brings in different law professionals and law professors as well as deans from around the state to come speak and network with students in the club. In a recent meeting, a representative from Kaplan came and spoke about prepping for the LSAT, Smith said.

Smith said that the representative gave students helpful tips on ways to study, to entrance scores that are preferred for law schools in the state.

“Kaplan will offer free LSAT tests, so it’s a really good opportunity to see where you are and where you need to study, what your strengths and weaknesses are,” Smith said.

Being the VP, Smith has many duties in the club. She listed several things that the president, Rainer Scarton, want to accomplish this year.

“For the year, we are working on more volunteer activities, we’re trying to promote the society with some activities we want to do during homecoming, we want to bring more Deans of Admissions, because it’s a really good opportunity for students to talk to people and get their names out there with people that are eventually going to decide if they are going to law school,” Smith said.

Smith said that while all the law schools in Oklahoma are fairly strong, she would like to attend the University of Oklahoma for their emphasis in energy and oil and gas law.

While one of Smith’s many passions is law, another one is dance.

“I really like it [dance] because of the creative aspect…I just wouldn’t know what to do with myself if I couldn’t move during the day,” Smith said.

Smith has danced since the age off three, but stopped upon entering college.

“I took two years off of dance after graduating high school, and I decided I really wanted to major in it, so I tried out for the program after my first year at UCO,” Smith said.

Smith performs in the student choreography showcases at UCO, and was an administrative intern for the Oklahoma City Ballet this past summer. She said that she would like to get hired as a dancer on a cruise ship so that she can travel when she finishes her degrees.

As for the Spanish minor, Smith said, “In the industries that I want to go in that is a predominate language, and so I just feel like it would be singled-minded of me to not try and learn another language.”

After living out her dance career, Smith then wants to go to law school. “[I] enjoy the process of justness and fairness,” Smith said.

Everyone remembers stringing beads on twine at summer camp to form the proverbial home-made necklace in the fifth grade. UCO studio art senior, Caly Davis, takes jewelry making to a whole new level.

The Jewelry/Metalsmithing program at UCO is one of only two programs of the kind in the state of Oklahoma. Students learn basic jewelry and metalsmithing techniques as well as more advanced techniques that included casting, die forming, silversmithing, color applications with enameling and chemical patination.

Davis is currently working under the supervision of department chair and associate professor of the art department, Charleen Weidell in Jewelry and Metalsmithing II. Davis is joined by two other dedicated artisans. The students are expected to complete three projects this semester. The first project involves a process known as die forming, which is similar to metal pressing.

“Die forming is like a big crank press,” Davis said, as she explained the die forming process. “It has several thousand pounds of pressure. You begin with a sheet of metal. You kneed it. You soften it with a torch,” Davis said. The finished shape was the piece that went into the press.

Each student is encouraged to express their own creativity while working with a given process. Participants in the course are working on separate and unique pieces within the parameters of the assignment.

“Basically what Charleen does, is that she gives you a gen-

Health

BOOT CAMP GETS BLOOD PUMPING, WAISTLINES SHRINKING

By Christie Southern / Contributing Writer It is 6:45 a.m., blood is rushing, hearts are racing, metabolisms are pumping. The perspiration hangs thick in the air.

Students and faculty alike brush the sweat off their faces with the back of their palms as they cross the finish line. Time is up. Their warm-up laps gives them a taste of what is ahead.

Half-way regretting their decision to be there at all, participants head over and grab their water bottles to replenish their exhausted bodies. This is Brennan’s Boot Camp.

The boot camp, which was first held during the summer of 2010, is instructed by Coach Martha Brennan, head of the women’s track and field program at UCO. Brennan’s athletic-inspired boot camp was created to attack the ever-expanding waistband of the student body and faculty and also in part to support the Track and Field program at the university through donations. Brennan’s boot camp has now returned for the fall session, offering students and faculty more workout options.

“The boot camp is a combination of track related activities with stadiums and strength activities on the football field; it is a full body work out,” Brennan said. Stadiums are an intense cardio segment of the boot camp in which participants run up and down the stairs of the bleachers at the UCO football field.

“It’s the one-stop shop if you want some conditioning, if you want some cardio and if you want to be sore from top to bottom,“ Brennan said.

The program provides unique strength and conditioning exercises as well as recreational fitness activities to all those who wish to come out. Brennan’s Boot Camp is aimed at everyone and accommodates all shapes and sizes and skill fitness levels, be it high stamina runners or outside lane power-walkers.

“It’s hard to get up in the morning, it’s not easy,” Brennan said. “Nobody wants to get up early.” However, physical fitness for our bodies “is key” she said, to a healthier and better quality of life.

“Your body likes physical stimulation,” Brennan said.

“Hopefully I am giving [participants] something new to try. I really want them to learn to do new things.”

Brennan’s Boot Camp runs from Sept. 13 to Oct. 22; Mon-

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eral concept to go with, and a process that you’re learning.

As long as it fits in that concept, you can do about anything,” Caly said.

This freedom of expression allows students to develop along different styles. Caly is a fan of Salvador Dali.

“I’m a Salvador Dali girl,” Davis said. “Surrealist stuff is amazing. He was such a technically diligent painter. I love that stuff.”

Davis’ metalworking project reflects her own personal style, as do her classmates’ projects.

“My metalsmithing project is about two inches long at its longest part,” Davis said. “Mine kind of looks like half of a yinyang. There’s a girl who is doing one that’s about five inches long. Her’s is a human heart.”

The current metalsmithing project involves chasing and repousse. These techniques alter the thickness of the metal, changing the original height of a piece to create relief. Chasing and repousse are two different processes that are often used together to form greater effect in a jewelry piece.

Davis has received recognition for her talent. She ran the AP gauntlet at Jenks High School. She received the Young Talent in Oklahoma Award.

“It was hosted at UCO,” Davis said. “I got some awards for a dead eviscerated pigeon that I wanted to paint.”

Outside of the metalsmithing room, Davis enjoys Photoshop, videogames, and especially playing Pokémon games on her Nintendo DS. Davis finds an outlet for her creativity in the tactile environment of the metalsmithing classroom.

Participants run the hurdle as apart of the exercise routine Monday, Sept. 20 at the Wantland Stadium.

day, Wednesday, and Friday mornings from 6:00-7:00 a.m.

The six week regiment comes to a total of $72.

For the holiday sessions, running from Nov. 8 to Nov. 9, the fee will be $80. For those who wish to participate in the Wednesday night sessions only, the fee will be $24. In addition, participants have the option of doing a $5 per day dropin visit.

In case of rain, the sessions will be held inside the Hamilton Field House (west entrance).

Brennan hopes this program will get the adult population motivated to include exercise in their lives.

“I don’t measure success in numbers or figures,” Brennan said. “If I get one person to show up that’s a success.”

Those interested are encouraged to contact Brennan, or come out during one of the training sessions. All must come a few minutes early in order to sign a liability waiver before participation.

News 5

shoots live from UCO Campus All Photographs by Garett Fisbeck

The news crew of KOCO 5 prepares to do a live 5 p.m. broadcast from UCO on Friday, Sept. 17 at Broncho Lake as part of their 2010 “On the Road College Tour.” The Channel 5 anchor team spent the afternoon on campus for several activities, including a Q&A session with UCO journalism and communication students. Hunter Scott, a senior broadcast major, was selected to be the student reporter for the the live show.

Students gathered around the tent during the 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. broadcasts to show their school spirit.

Rick Mitchell (left) stops to take a photo with Vista reporter, Cody Bromley (right), who was seen around campus holding a sign that promoted UCO360.com.

KOCO 5 anchors, Paul Folger and Jessica Schambach, prepare to do the 5 p.m. broadcast by Broncho Lake.

News truck set up by Broncho lake to broadcase live from UCO on Friday, Sept. 17.

Chesapeake Energy’s first ever natural gas-powered chopper was on site at Broncho Lake. The chopper was featured on the TLC show “American Choppers.”

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FIRE BURNS THOUSANDS OF ACRES IN UTAH

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BY A wind-stoked wildfire sparked at a firing range during a National Guard training session blazed across thousands of acres Monday as crews rushed to keep it from burning more than the three homes that authorities said were destroyed overnight.

The fire moved back on itself Monday as the Utah National Guard acknowledged it wasn’t the first time that livefire exercises had sparked a fire at Camp Williams, a sprawling compound 30 miles south of Salt Lake City.

Revising earlier reports, fire spokesman Mike Bohling told The Associated Press that three homes were destroyed, not four. Bohling attributed the widely reported discrepancy to confusion during the overnight firefighting operation, and said several sheds, recreational vehicles and at least one water pump house had been damaged or destroyed in the fire area.

Overnight conditions helped firefighters get a handle on the blaze by Monday morning and keep it from spreading, but authorities were trying to keep the evacuated area clear of people as a precaution.

“If we get a change of winds, a pickup in winds, it’s game-on again,” Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim Winder said. “Right now we’re in a fairly static situation but it could turn on us again.”

Residents and Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon were questioning the National Guard’s decision to fire weapons in dry and windy conditions Sunday, but Lt. Col. Hank McIntire said wind wasn’t a factor until after the fire took hold.

“There’s always the possibility that some ammunition will catch brush on fire. We felt like we had it extinguished yesterday, then some embers reignited in the wind and it got away from us,” McIntire told AP on Monday. “That’s when the wind picked up and got it going again, and it rolled through Camp Williams.”

By early Monday, 1,652 homes had been evacuated, said fire information officer Jason Curry.

Another fire spokeswoman, Kim Osborn, said authorities got a better estimate on the damage by Monday afternoon and reduced it from 10,000 acres to about 3,500, or less than 6 square miles.

Five tanker planes were in the air, dropping suppressant and trying to get as much of the fire under control before Tuesday, when winds were expected to increase, she said.

“We’re doing all that we can to keep

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By Jennifer Dobner / AP Writer

The remains of a burned house are seen on Monday, Sept. 20, 2010, in Harriman, Utah, after a fire swept though, destroying several homes overnight. A wind-stoked wildfire sparked at a firing range during a National Guard training session blazed across thousands of acres Monday

everybody safe,” Osborn said. “It’s looking good now.”

Winder said he didn’t expect any more evacuations as firefighters continued to get the fire under control Monday.

All four homeowners whose property was destroyed had been notified, he said.

“If you haven’t been told that your house has burned down, your house hasn’t burned down,” Winder said.

“What we’re doing our best to do here is to ensure that not only no other houses get burned and that nobody gets hurt.

And then if the wind does change, we’ve already got people out. We don’t want a ton of people back in this evacuated area.”

Herriman is rural community on the southwest side of the Salt Lake Valley. It’s flanked to the south and west by mountains. North and west are the valley’s suburban communities, with a combined population of about a million.

McIntire told the AP that dry brush had caught fire during artillery training on a machine gun range, and soldiers did not have the manpower or equipment to stop it from rapidly spreading.

“It was kind of a perfect storm scenario where once the fire started on the firing range at the National Guard base,

the wind really kicked up,” said Lt. Don Hutson of the Unified Police Dept., the agency that oversees Salt Lake County.

“Literally, the fire was coming down into the backyards of many of these residents.”

All that remained at one of the destroyed log homes was a burned out chimney standing near an empty animal pen where the owners, desperate to flee in approaching fire, set two horses and a sheep free and hoped the animals could get themselves out of danger.

The fire had caused no major injuries, officials said, although two police officers were treated for smoke inhalation and a third for minor injuries after being hit by the vehicle of a driver trying to return home, the Deseret News reported.

Corroon issued an emergency declaration at 11:30 p.m., and the Federal Emergency Management said it would pay 75 percent of the state’s firefighting costs.

Winds racing through the area at 40 to 50 miles per hour pushed the fire over a mountain ridge and into the Salt Lake Valley, Hutson said.

“It was lifesaving efforts trying to get people out of the area because of a very, very fast-moving fire — literally moving faster than anybody could run,” he said.

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“You have to pay to do an apprenticeship,” fellow classmates.

Potter said, “I want to apprentice close to Smith has a sense of humor when working home.” Home for Potter is Agra, Okla., a with cadavers in her Intro to Human Anatosmall town of less than 1,000 people. my class. She, along with other classmates, In his spare time, Potter enjoys a variety of names the bodies. She named her cadaver Dr. leisure activiWinston Pepties including per. reading, draw“His epidering and writmis slid off his In the anatomy classes we will work dermis,” Smith ing.

Potter likes to spend with actual cadavers. We have to do at said, describtime with fam- least 25 embalmings and services,” ing some trouily and friends. bles she had He also is the in class with current RA Dr. Pepper’s for the UCO foot. “It kind Suites. of looked like a rat foot.”

Potter’s classmate in the Funeral Service DeSmith enjoys literature and art. She enjoys partment, Carolyn Smith, presented a more playing video games and relaxing with friends. lighthearted twist on the department. With Smith expresses her creative side in inventing plastic fangs in place, UCO sophomore, Smith storylines for imaginary characters. touted her work on the Haunted Castle of “I write fiction,” Smith said, “I write for fun.

Muskogee and her irritation with the stereo- I draw and sketch sometimes, too.” type of funeral directors with personalities as The average person is not ready to cash in lifeless as the corpses with whom they work. his chips. Yet when tragedy strikes, the fu“The stereotype is a pale, Addams family- neral services graduate steps in to ease the type people,” Smith said, explaining that this passing and make the best of the most horrific description did not represent herself or her situations.

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FUNERAL

I have been clean now for over two years. Not from drugs or alcohol or anything like that, but from cell phones. I first noticed that I had a problem when I began to frequently experience phantom vibrations, i.e. when you feel a false vibration in your pocket or wherever you usually keep your vibrating mobile device, falsely forcing you to believe that you have just received a new text message. My obsessive compulsion to check my phone had clearly taken over.

Life without a cell phone ain’t easy, but then again nothing worth doing is. Two of the biggest positive aspects that I have come across from my time without a cell is the lost art of being able to be temporarily unavailable.

“I’m sorry, but Mr. Black is in a meeting, may I take a message,” but my all-time favorite is still possessing the ability to slam down my old school house phone if the situation may arise. Pressing the end button with authority does not have the same effect, and everyone knows that if you don’t answer your cell, you are obviously just being a jerk and ignoring the call. A landline extends its user the luxury of returning calls at your earliest possible convenience without offending anyone, because sometimes a person deserves to be unreachable I have a fun social experiment you can conduct on all your friends the next time you find yourself in a group of five or more. If you are sitting together at a table or chit-chatting in a circle, wait a few minutes until most everyone is involved in the conversation, then nonchalantly pull out your phone out of your pocket and randomly thumb through some apps.

If I had any money, I would bet that roughly 70 percent of your party would follow suit and check their cells as well.

Now don’t get me wrong, I am not a Luddite. Technology is great, but with every new convenience we create, there is something that we lose in the exchange. For instance, extending a friend your undivided attention is virtually impossible at present with so many mediums of alienation available at our fingertips. I once went on a date with an attractive young lady who could not stop checking her phone during dinner or throughout our conversation. She texted me the next morning, just to let me know how amazing it was, but I wasn’t really paying any attention so I can’t be sure.

I recently read a news article describing the growing phenomenon of multi-tasking and the correlating drain on productivity and attention span. Apparently the human species is evolving into a generation of Malcolm Gladwellion Blinks. The only problem is that the growing problem of unrestrained over-stimulation and diversions are significantly contributing to major errors and alienation in virtually every social setting.

According to recent research, texting while driving distracts and slows a person’s reaction time substantially more than the average drunk driver. It is actually safer to get loaded, stumble to the car and veer your automobile to the next whiskey bar. This obviously proves that if we are going to drive under the influence, we should be sure to turn off our cell first.

So if you need to get a hold of me, I’ll be around. Hit me up on the landline, and if I don’t pick up, you can be certain that I will call you back. I won’t be offended if you don’t answer because you are in class, in a meeting, on a date or drinking and driving.

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In this Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010 file photo, soldiers from the anti-terrorism force of the Yemeni Defense Ministry take part in an exercise in a training camp at the Sarif district, north of the capital San’a, Yemen. U.S. special operations forces are expanding their training of the Yemeni military as the Obama administration broadens its program to counter terrorism in countries reluctant to harbor a visible American military presence.

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SUPERBUG P H OTO BY K AT H L EEN WEL L S

Dr. Robert Brennan, assistant professor of microbiology, sits down for an interview about super bugs. There are two types of MRSA: healthcare-associated and community acquired.

Dr. Robert Brennan, assistant professor of microbiology, discussed the rise in MRSA cases.

“MRSA is the most prevalent one, in terms of popular media,” Brennan said.

There are two categories of MRSA. The first is healthcare-associated MRSA, originally known as hospital-acquired MRSA. This strain is acquired by an individual who visits the hospital for 48 hours or more and acquires an infection, though the individual had no signs or evidence of the infection before the stay.

“Historically, the healthcare-acquired infections have been more difficult to treat because they are more resistant to a broader range of

antibiotics,” Brennan said.

The second classification is known as community-acquired MRSA. This is the strain that has been making its appearance in news media of late.

“Community-acquired MRSA is seen in someone who hasn’t been hospitalized, and hasn’t had a previous MRSA infection,” Brennan said. “So there’s no evidence they contracted it in a healthcare setting.”

However, the presence of staphylococcus in an individual is not necessarily cause for concern.

“At any given time, about 30 to 50 percent of the population is walking around with staph on their person,” Brennan said. Essen-

tially, the bacteria are a part of the individual’s body, and are not causing any harm to the individual.

“Another percentage of the population never carries staph, and with yet another segment of the population you see intermittent carriers,” Brennan said.

This means that if these individuals’ noses were swabbed, for example, sometimes staph would be detected. Other times it would not.

“A lot of people don’t realize they could be walking around with staph.”

Of the 30 to 50 percent in the healthy population carrying staph, two percent of those cases are methicillin-resistant staph.

“Having staph on your person is not a risk to the healthy population, it only becomes a problem if the individual becomes sick, or hospitalized for some procedure,” Brennan said.

While community-acquired MRSA has historically been more readily treated, these infections have also been shown to be more aggressive. In addition, the genetic markers causing the difference between healthcareacquired MRSA and community-acquired MRSA are starting to blur.

Who is at risk for these infections?

“Studies show that individuals living in close quarters, for instance family or roommates, have an increased risk,” Brennan said.

Another place where an increased risk of infection exists is in locker rooms, or on athletic teams.

One problem accelerating the viruses’ mutation is what Brennan calls “the overuse and abuse of antibiotics.”

Kotturi notes that when an individual takes

an antibiotic, the antibiotic puts pressure on

t h e virus to change. So the virus mutates, to adapt.

This renders the antibiotic useless, and creates the need to invent new, more effective antibiotics.

Rather than reliance on antibiotics, Brennan urges a simple, but effective means of prevention.

“The number one most effective way to prevent the spread of any infectious disease is to wash your hands.” Brennan adds that alcohol-based hand sanitizers are also an acceptable alternative.

However, each time an antibiotic is used against such “super” bugs, the virus will adapt, leaving the medical field in a constantly changing state.

“I think it’s like a cat and mouse game. The virus is the cat, and we are the mouse. The virus always wins; we just have to figure that out. Once it changes, we are to change,” Kotturi said.

Student Groups

By Ethan Larsh / Staff Writer Passerbys strolling through Edmond’s Hafer Park on a Saturday between 1-4 p.m. will see a large group of people dressed in medieval garb beating each other with foam swords and javelins.

They are part of Dagorhir, a nation-wide live action role-playing game formed in 1977 inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings.”

Members create their own personas, weapons and costumes, and then fight each other while completely in character. Alterra, Oklahoma City’s chapter of Dagorhir, has about 50 members.

Wesley Crane, or as she goes by in Dagorhir, Taere Keal Imogenn, is a sophomore majoring in science education at UCO. “I enjoy the brotherhood of it,” Crane said.

“It’s a very open group of people. When we fight, you get this bond you don’t find other places.”

Along with being a very open group of people, they are also very devoted, and rarely miss a meeting.

“We’re out there unless our vehicles can’t get us there,” Crane said. “Unless we’re snowed into our homes, we’re out there. There was one event we went to where it was hailing and sleeting.”

James O’Haro, also Tiberius Eaghra, is the founder of Alterra. O’Haro describes how the game of Dagorhir works.

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DAGORHIR SOCIETY DESCENDS ON HAFER PARK

Dagorhir, a live role-playing game, has been around since 1977. The group was inspired

by J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings.” Oklahoma’s chapter of the Dagorhir society is

“It’s a sport where the participants use safely-padded weaponry to simulate medieval combat,” O’Haro said.

“We do this using a hit-base system. They are five different hit zones, your arms, your legs and your torso. It’s only legal to hit someone in the head if you’re using arrows, javelins, or rocks.”

O’Haro and Crane, along with most of the members of Dagorhir, make their own costumes and weapons.

“Foam Smithing is what we call it,” Crane said. “It takes a lot of time. People are very meticulous and very detailed with their work.

I’ve actually sold my arrows before.”

The weapons are perfectly safe, having foam exteriors. O’Haro explained what it takes to have the edge with weaponry.

“All weapons are rooted with fiberglass and kitespar,” O’Haro said. “You won’t have the edge without fiberglass and kitespar. It would be like having heavier football cleats.”

Dagorhir can have thousands of participants at a time.

“The biggest event is held in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania and is called Ragnarok,” O’Haro said.

“Thousands of people come from all over the country, even out of the country from places like Japan and England.”

“Ragnarok lasts a week,” Crane said. “It’s a good way to get the WoW [World of Warcraft] junkies off of the sofa.”

There is a large age range within the members of Dagorhir.

“A lot of people don’t realize that Dagorhir spans a very large age range,” O’Haro said.

“Students from high school to sixty-year-old men are on the field.”

There is the perception from some that Dagorhir is nerdy, in the same vein as Dungeons and Dragons or World of Warcraft.

However, remarks made by non-members do not trouble Crane and O’Haro.

“I’ve been talked down to; it’s just one of those things where you got to take the high road,” Crane said. “Dagorhir’s a lot of fun.

You forge friendships that last a long time.

When people shut me down, I move on.”

“I’ve heard it all,” O’Haro sai¬d. “I’ve heard every insult. But the people standing there making fun of you, they’re the people that want to join. What little kid didn’t play dragons out in the backyard hitting things with a stick?”

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UCO Football

By Michael Collins / Sports Writer This past Saturday, the UCO Bronchos football team lost in overtime to Incarnate Word 42-41. A game that went back and forth through much of the night, ended with another disappointing loss by the Bronchos.

The game started out great for the Bronchos as they took the lead early in the game with a nine play drive and perfect pass from Ethan Sharp to Matt Jackson. That gave UCO the 7-0 lead and would be the last lead the Bronchos would hold until very late in the ballgame.

After the early score by Jackson, the UCO defense gave up two quick scores to the Cardinals. Paden Lynch, the quarterback from Incarnate Word, was the catalyst for both the drives. He rushed for a score and tossed another one to put the Cardinals up 14-0.

Trailing by seven late in the first quarter, the game got really crazy from there. Both teams traded multiple scores, and with just over three minutes to go in the game, the Bronchos tailed by seven again, with a chance to tie it up. They did just that, with a nine-play drive that lasted all of two minutes. Sharp hooked up with Tucker Holland for a 12-yard touchdown pass that sent sparks flying down the UCO sideline. With the game tied at 35-35 the Broncho defense held strong and forced overtime.

The offense did its job and scored on their first possession in the overtime period. Josh Birmingham scampered for a five-yard touch-

PHOTO BY GARETT FISBECK

UCO LOSES OVERTIME THRILLER Bronchos fell to 1-2 on the season.

The loss was not all bad news. Sharp passed for 350 yards and four scores, while completing 30 of 51 passes. He did have one interception early in the game, but overall, he turned in his second straight fantastic game. After an early game disaster, Sharp is looking more and more like a superstar.

The bad news might be for the Broncho’s defense: they cannot stop the run. After getting run though in their opening game against Pitt State University, the Broncho defense gave up 304 yards on the ground to the Cardinals.

Unless this is corrected, look for more teams to gash the Bronchos this season.

On a feel-good note, Artrell Woods got his first serious action of the season. Woods has fought though multiple injuries since joining UCO. His most serious injury though was a weight lifting accident that happened while he was a part of the Oklahoma State football team. He finished Saturday’s game with 98 yards on four kickoff returns.

Carter Whitson’s named also popped up UCO Fell to 1-2 after a 42-41 overtime loss to Incarnate Word Saturday night after coming back from an early 14-point deficit. The Bronchos face Midwestern State Saturday. Saturday night. After playing quarterback down run, and it looked as if the worst-case But what they did not count on was a stingy in the second half in the season opener. He scenario would be a second overtime. That UCO defense that did not want to go home switched to receiver and caught a touchdown was until a mix-up in blocking assignments a loser. On 4th-and-10, the Bronchos were pass in the fourth quarter that tied the game led to the point after being blocked, and left called for pass interference on a play where it at 28.

This week, the Bronchos will take on MidUCO with only a six-point lead. seemed like there was no chance on a recepwestern State University here in Edmond at The Cardinals took the ball knowing all tion. But with new life, the Cardinals scored 7 p.m. they had to do was score a touchdown and on a Lynch pass to Trent Rios pass, and ended make their PAT, and the game would be over. the game with an easy PAT. Just like that, the

UCO Soccer

By Michael Collins / Sports Writer UCO’s women’s soccer team beat the Drovers of the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma 4-1 this past Sunday. They were led by Katy Kashwer, who scored two goals.

USAO entered the game with a big zero in the loss column. They had beaten Delta State and Emmanuel College, and tied East Central University. The Bronchos entered the game with a 3-2 mark, and have spent much of this season trying to get healthy.

Records aside, the Bronchos blasted shots though the net all day. The four goals scored Sunday were the most points they have had in a single game all season. Their previous best was two on three different occasions.

The game started fast for the Bronchos.

Kashwer’s first goal came at the 4:50 minute mark in the first period. Brittni Walker had the assist on the play. Kashwer’s second goal put the Bronchos up 2-0 and came at the 34-minute mark.

Overall in the first half, the Bronchos got off five shots, and controlled the pace for most of the period. Samantha Rusk added three saves in the first half, and showed no signs of letting anything squeak though hands.

The second half was almost a replica of the first: it was dominated by the Bronchos. Goals

by Sherri Collins in the 75th minute and Shayna Kindsvater in the 77th minute practically put the game out of reach. Sidney Jack-

son replaced Rusk in the net soon after. She allowed the only goal of the game for USAO in the 78th minute, she later added a save in the final minute.

The Bronchos now have to take to the road for the first time this season by heading to Dallas Baptist. Dallas Baptist will enter the game on a two-game losing streak and 1-4 on the season. The Patriots will be led by Brittany Layne, who is their team’s top scorer this season.

This will be the final tune-up before the Bronchos start conference play against Southwestern Oklahoma State University this Sunday. Dallas Baptist should not pose too much of a threat, and the Bronchos can continue to heal up for conference play.

While the season is young, there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic. While our women’s soccer team has been banged up, they have clawed and scratched their way to a 4-2 record. If this team can get fully healthy, they just might live up to their lofty preseason rankings. As of now, there are seven teams atop the conference standings that could make a run for the title. In terms of records the Bronchos sit at 7th, but that goes out the window once conference play starts.

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UCO continued their winning ways with a 4-1 thrashing of USAO Sunday. The 4-2 Bronchos will next travel to Dallas to take on 1-4 Dallas Baptist.

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BRONCHOS SWEEP PAST TAMUK KINGSVILLE, Texas (Sept. 19) – Central Oklahoma made just nine attack errors and hit a season-high .322 in rolling over Lone Star Conference rival Texas A&M-Kingsville here Saturday afternoon.

The Bronchos won 25-16, 28-26, 25-18 to complete a two-match road sweep to open the conference season, improving to 9-3 overall and 2-0 in the league.

“I’m very proud of the way we played today,” UCO coach Jeff Boyland said. “One of our goals was to limit our hitting errors and we obviously did a great job of that.”

Kristen Wilson recorded a match-high 14 kills and hit .324 while adding 12 digs and Zuela Adom had 13 kills with a .367 attack percentage to lead the Bronchos.

Alex Richardson contributed eight kills, Fleming Smurthwaite had 35 assists and 14

digs and Ginger Gowen added 18 digs for UCO. The first set went back-and-forth early before an Adom kill broke an 11-11 tie and sparked a 4-0 run that put the Bronchos in control.

UCO was up 20-17 in the second set before the Javelinas rallied to take a 23-22 lead and TAMUK had a chance to win the set after leading 24-23 and 25-24. The Bronchos came back to tie it at 26, took a 27-26 lead on a hitting error and then won it on Rich ardson’s kill.

The Javelinas had a 9-8 lead in the third set before Wilson made back-to-back kills to ignite a 6-0 spurt that gave UCO a 14-9 lead and the Bronchos pulled away from there.

UCO returns to action Thursday, hosting Eastern New Mexico at 7 p.m.

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UCO Hockey

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RIVAL SOONERS PREVAIL

Freshman Donald Geary (91) sits on the ice after being tripped into the goal posts Friday night. The Bronchos went on to lose the game 5-2 despite having a 2-0 lead heading into the second period.

By Chris Wescott / Sports Editor When the UCO Bronchos and Oklahoma Sooners stepped onto the ice this past Thursday and Friday night, they marked the start of the 2010-2011 collegiate hockey season. For one team it would be a successful outing, for another, it would be a disappointment. The Sooners got the sweep, beating UCO 5-1 on Thursday and 5-2 on Friday night.

OU extended their hockey bedlam series record against the Bronchos to 14-3.

“There were quite a few negatives,” UCO captain Nick Novak said. “But we can fix those. We’ve got to keep building off the positives and fixing the negatives.”

Thursday night, the Sooners flexed their muscles early, jumping out to a 2-0 lead at the Blazers Ice Centre in Oklahoma City. Ryan Lee scored a short-handed goal just 2:50 in to the first period. That was followed by a Craig Martin power play goal with 41 seconds remaining in the first.

The Bronchos appeared to make a game of it when senior forward, Mike Haszto, went top shelf on goaltender Matt Pombo. That score came unassisted at the 14:55 mark in the second period.

It was all Sooners after that. They scored two more times in the second frame, making the score 4-1 at the end of two. Jesse Bryant scored with just 1:16 remaining in the game for OU to make the final score 5-1.

UCO freshman goaltender, Nick Hol-

mes, got his first collegiate start that night and made 28 saves. But it was not enough as the Bronchos started the season 0-1.

The series then moved to Arctic Edge Arena in Edmond on Friday night. A large crowd was on hand and got to witness the Bronchos’ brand new goal horn.

The horn is an actual train horn donated by the family of Broncho defenseman Casey Lehmann. Sadly, for the Bronchos, it would remain silent for the bulk of the night.

It appeared to be a completely different story from the night before, as the Bronchos stampeded to their own 2-0 lead early.

The home team harassed freshman goaltender, Wil Landa, who got the nod at the start of the game for OU. The Bronchos scored first with 15:47 remaining in the first period. Freshman Anthony Knuth put the puck in the net after some slick skating and an assist by Jonathan Cannizzo. The horn blared and the fans were on their feet. They would get more reason to cheer later in the period.

With 2:16 remaining in the first, UCO scored again. This time it was freshman Peter “The Sweed” Ekholm who got the Bronchos on the board again. Senior Brent Block is credited with the assist.

That would be the last time the horn would sound for UCO. In the second period, the Sooners put on a scoring clinic, helped along by a 5:00 major penalty for cross-checking.

OU scored three power play goals in that

five minutes and took a 4-2 lead heading in to the final period of play.

UCO showed they would not go down without a fight and got several great offensive pushes by Pombo, who relieved Landa of his duties in the net prior to the start of period two. The Sooners scored once more on the power play early in the third period and got the 5-2 win.

Holmes was once again in between the posts for the Bronchos and had another solid showing. The freshman denied an incredible 39 shots. The Bronchos’ offense generated just 16 shots of their own, to OU’s 44.

“Nick Holmes played amazing,” Novak said. “I was truly amazed. He kept us in both games. He gave us a shot to win… he showed a lot of composure for a freshman.”

UCO has 17 new freshmen this season.

Some of them made their presence know this weekend. Ekholm, Holmes, Josh Harris and Donald Geary are among several new Bronchos who were all over the ice this series.

The Bronchos are now 0-2-0 on the season, and the next few weeks do not get any easier for the bronze and blue.

UCO heads on the road to face another perennial top 10 team, Iowa State.

Sophomore forward Kevin Bergquist (61) saw significant play-time in Friday night’s 5-2 loss to Oklahoma.

Bergquist nearly had a breakaway early in the game.

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