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Thrift, Hoffman win student office seats

by Thad Danner td@thevistaonline.com Kate Thrift, political science junior, won the online election April 9 to become UCOSA President. Kristin Hoffman, interpersonal communications junior, won the vice presidential election.

Thrift beat out Derek England, finance junior, by a narrow margin of 31 votes. Thrift garnered 380 votes to England's 349.

Thrift said she is looking forward to meeting with the new

House and Senate leadership who are yet to be chosen.

Thrift said she is, "still in shock over winning because it was such a tough race."

Hoffman won the race for Vice President with 420 votes.

Hanan Shahid, international trade freshman came in second with 191 votes. Yuma Takahashi, economics junior won 50 votes.

"I'm looking forward to working with Kate Thrift and getting our school excited for the new stadium renovations," Hoffman said.

Kate Thrift

Kristin Hoffman

729 students voted in the presidential election. A slightly

lower number, 661 voted in the election for Vice President. Last

year's elections for UCOSA officers totalled 254 votes.

Blake Fry, director of Campus Life, credits the higher turnout partially to the fact that there was more than one candidate for President, but primarily to heavier campaigning by the candidates.

Fry thinks the move to online elections spurred the more intense campaigns, saying, ''Last year they could just stand outside the Student Union and say, "vote for me."

No. 5 UCO baseball team went on a three-game rampage against East Central.

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Regents approve guidelines for tuition and fee increases

The Hex

by Mark Schlachtenhaufen ms@thevistaonline.com Acting on the passage of the tuition bill, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education have approved guidelines for colleges and universities seeking to increase' tuition and mandatory fees.

The State Regents' guidelines, effective immediately, cover issues related to the tuition bill, signed into law by Gov. Brad Henry on March 29.

HB 1748 removed the caps that had limited tuition increases to seven percent for Oklahoma residents and nine percent for nonresidents. Supporters said without having a new revenue source, the quality of higher edu-

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cation would suffer.

The Higher Education Association for Reform (H.E.A.R.) lobbied against the bill, fearing it would lead to excessive hikes, making higher education unaffordable.

Chancellor Paul Risser said State Regents responded to the concerns.

"Safeguards were then included in the bill that would help ensure that any increase in tuition and/or fees was justifiable and did not price students out of a college education," Risser said.

Under the guidelines, local presidents would propose tuition and fee increases to the school's

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Women's softball fell to LSC North leader Southeastern in a double-header April 15.

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UCO members to participate in Heart Walk fund raiser

by Donielle Blake Student Writer Photo by Heather Harkins

The band, "The Hex," performs at the Broncho Pavilion April 9. Pictured here from left: Todd Jackson, Christopher Sanborn and Brian Cheek.

Crumbling highways, bridges signs of crisis OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Motorists on Oklahoma highways are in for a rough ride these days, with a transportation program choked of road maintenance dollars and lawmakers about to ask drivers to pay more.

Signs of the state's crumbling transportation infrastructure are as common across the state as the road signs that lead motorists to the next exit.

Cars and trucks dodge bumps and cracked pavement on busy Interstate 40 in Canadian County and Interstate 44 in Lawton. Transportation officials

Annual awards honor students and faculty

by Thad Danner td@thevistaonline.com The College of Mathematics and Science held its 21st annual awards banquet 6:00 p.m. on April 11 in the Sellers Event Center.

Dr. William Caire, dean of the College of Math and Science, said the awards are a way to, "recognize achievement. I'm sure that feeds out through the college and assures other students that they will be recognized for their work."

Who's Who awardees were Kevin Mathew Pargeter, Andrea Rae Heavin, Lauran Ruth Scott,

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say there's not enough money to repair them.

Traffic is frequently bumperto-bumper on Oklahoma 9 in Norman and U.S. Highway 169 in Tulsa, used every day by thousands more vehicles than for which they were designed.

Officials say the state can't afford to expand them.

And in Carter County, highway inspectors closed the U.S. 77 bridge over Caddo Creek north of Ardmore to repair structural problems, inconveniencing up to 3,000 motorists a day. Recently reopened, officials said the state can't afford to replace it.

The condition of Oklahoma's crumbling highways and bridges may have damaging consequences. A person driving on an inadequate highway is 67 percent

more likely to be involved in a highway collision, according to the Department of Transportation.

"People have recognized the fact that our system is deteriorating at a rapid rate," Transportation Director Gary Ridley said. Inadequate funding has forced the state to ignore vital repair and rebuilding projects "for years and years and years," he said.

The deteriorating conditions prompted lawmakers to propose an increase in the state tax on gasoline and diesel fuel, which primarily support highway maintenance. Legislation that would ask voters in the 2004 general election to raise the tax is pending

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At least 38 people from UCO plan to participate in the Oklahoma City Heart Walk Saturday, April 26 in downtown Oklahoma City to raise money for the American Heart Association.

"Taking Steps to Save Lives" is the theme for this year's event, which begins at 8 a.m. at the Southwestern Bell Bricktown Ball Park in downtown OKC. Opening ceremonies will commence at 8:30 a.m. followed by a pep rally and the official start of the 3.2 mile walk at 9 a.m., according to event organizers.

"In the past, we've really just gone with faculty and staff," said LaBetta Wallenmeyer, director of the Student Health Center and UCO's team captain. "I wish we could get more student involvement. I think this year we have more students than ever, though."

According to Pat Casey, cocaptain of the UCO team, the members registered for the event include faculty, staff and several student organizations. The team hopes to raise $5,000 through donations this year, she said.

The route takes you from the ballpark, around the bombing memorial and back, said Casey. It takes about 45 minutes and is open to children, animals and skaters, too.

"The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to reduce disability and death from cardio vascular diseases and stroke," according to the group's mission statement.

The American Heart Walk is one the organization's best fund raisers, and the Oklahoma City American Heart Walk is the number 8 ranked walk in the country, according to organizers.

"My husband had heart surgery in '97," said Casey. "I've been walking since '98."

Other activities surrounding the event include free massages, a health fair and group pictures, said Casey.

"Jarod from Subway was there last year, but he won't be able to be there this year."

Wallenmeyer added, "It's fun... They try to make it really lively."

For more information about signing up for the walk or organizing your own team, contact Pat Casey at 974-2373.

Spring commencement ceremonies will take place on May 9 and 10.

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Electrical fire sparks scares and minor damages in West Hall

by Kristen Armstrong ka@thevistaonline.com An electrical fire broke out in Room 223 of West Hall April 15.

Residents said RAs used a fire extinguisher to put out the sparks before the Edmond Fire Department arrived.

Gary Dill, of the Edmond Fire Prevention Office, said an electrical short caused the fire.

"The box springs were against the plug on the wall. Somehow the metal frame got against the plug, caused a short and the short ignited," he said.

Jamie Martin lives in Room 223.

"It just sparked. I head a loud spark, but I ignored it. Then I looked under my bed and it was on fire. The extension cord was charred," she said, standing outside the building waiting for the "all clear" to reenter.

"The week can only get worse, it's only Tuesday," Martin said to a friend.

Chelsea Hunt, biology freshman, lives two doors down, across the hall from Martin.

She said Martin came out of her room, dazed, saying, "My room is on fire. Chelsea, come look. My room is on fire."

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Photo by Tina Fowble

Edmond Fire Department on the scene of an electrical fire in West Hall April 15.

Earth Day events will feature keynote speaker Laira Engleby, who trains dolphins with the U.S. Navy.

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OPINION

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Surrounded by Misguided Individuals

by Danny Peters

According to a brief in this month's issue of "The Quill," certain newspapers have adopted the policy that they will no longer use the term "Redskins" when referring to the Washington team. They claim that the term is a racial slur.

Whether or not the term "Redskins" is a racial slur is debatable. But let's suppose that it is. Don't the newspapers have an obligation to report the facts?

Shouldn't the newspapers be let-

ting the people know about this racist organization? What right do newspapers have to change the name of a sports team?

They're avoiding and ignoring the facts based on personal politics, and that's bad journalism.

But is the term "Redskins" racist? No, it is not. It's a nickname for American Indians.

Maybe it held racist connotations years ago, but it doesn't anymore. To say that the term is racist would be to say that anyone wearing a Redskins shirt or

On The Other Hand

by Audrey D a d' "It was April twenty-second in the spring of 'eighty nine/There were settlers by the thousands/They were gathered on the line" When I was in elementary school, we used to sing the Land Run Song, written by Harold Fletcher, every year to celebrate Land Run Day. During lunch, we'd all line up with our paper sack lunches in hand, and at the sound of Ms. Harris's whistle make a mad dash for the prime eating spots on the playground.

It was our annual mini-Land Run. We'd stumble across the playground equipment, bandannas flapping in the breeze behind us, in our dads' boots. More than a few would trip over those boots.

Those are the memories that make me proud of my Oklahoma roots.

The reasons I love this state are simple, and plentiful.

First, it's a beautiful place to live.

On a windy day, just a few miles outside of the city, stalks of wheat wave in the wind like an endless amber sea. In the heat of the sun, that same land smells as fertile as is looks.

There are few states in this country with a landscape as diverse as ours. Oklahoma is comprised of ten distinct land areas, each with unique features and characteristics. In the southeastern corner of the state is a National Forest. The northwestern corner is a National Grassland, and the beginning of the country's desert regions.

As a teenager, I used to spend part of my summer in the Panhandle, near Black Mesa, Oklahoma's highest point. I can think of nothing more beautiful than to watch the sun go down over the mesas. The sun hits the red dirt in the air, making the sky look as if it has been doused in kerosene and set ablaze.

The spirit of the Old West lives on in this state. Cowboys still ride horses to herd cattle. If you drive west, you can still see

This year's UCOSA elections drew a significantly larger turnout than last year's election due to the number of candidates and the diversity among them. Having five candidates to chose from instead of two, as with last year, greatly broadened the appeal of voting.

Two females rose to fill positions held in recent years by men. Kate Thrift won the popular opinion by only 31 votes over Derek England, significantly closer margin than last year's election.

International student Yuma Takahashi ran for the position of vice president, plastering the halls of buildings with elaborate posters, burning phrases like "voting start!" into the eyes of those passing from class to class.

Hanan Shahid sent friends armed with pocketable fliers to walk around campus, particularly targeting patrons at the International Pageant.

Derek England campaigned with bright yellow shirts reading "Vote Derek England" distributed to and

donned by an array of students in the days before the election.

As a result, 729 students voted this year, nearly three times that of the April 2002 election, in which J.P. Jordan won the vice presidency with 157 votes against Marilyn McDow's 97 votes.

That year, only 254 students voted, representative of about 3 percent of UCO's population. Tyler Tully ran for president unopposed, though he later resigned his presidency to Jordan.

In the April 2001 election, President Brian Downs and Vice President Chad Dimmick both ran unopposed.

This year's election boasted a variety of fresh faces and a tight competition.

To keep next year's voter turn out equally high, anyone interested in taking a student government position should run. Every candidate deserves an election, and on a campus as large as ours, no one should be handed a position by default and robbed of the thrill of democratic process.

hat is supporting racism and that the team itself is racist. And that's just plain stupid.

These newspapers need to quit bowing to pressure groups that want everything to be nice and sanitized. "Redskin" is not racist. "Indian" is not racist.

"Black" is not racist. "Negro" is not racist. These are non-biased terms for certain minority groups. It's the terms "Native American" and "AfricanAmerican" that bother me. These terms are incorrect, and in most cases, use of these terms is wrong.

The sole reason to say "African-American" is to get across the idea of "a black person

from America." So why not say "black American"? African means "from Africa" and I don't know too many black Americans that are from Africa. People use "African-American" to avoid the word "black," and for no good reason. There's nothing wrong with being black. Ask James Brown.

As for the term "NativeAmerican," shouldn't that refer to any person that is a native of America? If you mean Indian from America, say "American Indian."

Another term people like to avoid is "Mexican," which means "one from Mexico." If you have a

the Santa Fe Trail, on which the cattle were led to market in Kansas.

More than the beauty of the land, though, I am struck by the beauty of Oklahoma's spirit.

This state may not be an icon of cultural revolution and enlightenment, but its people are vital to the well-being of the country.

Oklahoma farmers and ranchers produce wheat, beef, poultry, soybeans, corn and several other crops for export. In fact, the state is the leading producer of Spanish peanuts in the country.

Kingfisher has long been the country's leading wheat market.

Oklahoma's oil and natural gas industries provide further resources, both for use here in the state, but for export as well.

This is not to say that Oldahomans haven't contributed in other fields as well.

An Oklahoman, Sylvan Goldman, invented the first shopping cart.

Oklahoma is home to the headquarters of 39 different Native American tribes.

Oklahoma has the largest Native American population of any state in the United States.

Bob Dunn, a musician from Beggs, invented the first electric guitar in 1935.

Spiro Mounds contain evidence of an Indian culture that occupied the state from 850 A.D. to 1450 A.D. The Mounds are one of the four most important prehistoric Indian sites east of the Rocky Mountains.

In the arts, Maria and Marjorie Tallchief, prima ballerinas, are both native Oklahomans.

Carl Magee, an Oklahoma City native, patented the first coin-operated parking meter.

Oklahoma has also produced such sports stars as Johnny Bench, Jim Thorpe, and Mickey Mantle.

For years I've listened to people complain about what a horrible place this is to live.

Invariably, those comments come from people who came to Oklahoma to go to school. I have only one piece of advice for them. Go home.

Perhaps Oklahoma isn't the most exciting place to live in the country. Its spirit though, much like the red dirt, will leave a mark on us that will never entirely wash away.

group of Mexicans, don't call them Latinos. Call them Mexicans. But if you throw in a Guatemalan and 3 Argentineans, you can say "Latinos" to simplify.

And I'm tired of hearing about people that are " -ly challenged." I'm short. I'm not vertically challenged. People with Down syndrome are mentally retarded, not mentally challenged. Anyone taking a test is mentally challenged.

I read a lot of press releases and for some reason the people that write them love the word `utilize.' Business people like this word too. They think it sounds official and important. But

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they're wrong. It means the same thing as 'use,' but 'utilize' sounds pretentious.

In other news, the rich uppity folk of Edmond have won against the poor folk that they see as below them. Plans to build an apartment complex near Coffee Creek have been thwarted by the City Council.

The citizens of Edmond don't mind poor people serving them their food at McDonald's, just as long as they don't have to live next door to them. Let's not forget that these are the same people who claim to follow the teachings of Jesus. Can you smell the hypocrisy?

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Corrections: In an article published April 10 about sexual assault awareness, Susan Stewart, director of Volunteer Services for the YWCA Oklahoma City chapter, was paraphrased as saying one in 10 sexual assaults are unreported. One in 10 sexual assaults are reported, Stewart said. The Vista regrets any inconvenience caused by the error.

Do you think international students should be investigated as part of a national security measure?

"It's kinda an invasion of their privacy."

Brandy Jaggers

"I don't think international

"I think it'd he helpful as well

students should be investigated because the type of people who are doing acts of terrorism are not usually undgraduate students."'

as other students too, because you shouldn't just limit it to international students."

"I think that it is stepping over the boundary. I think that it's invading their privacy and rights as students here."

Latoya Morris

Jenny McQueen

Max Homerding

political science, senior

international trade, senior

criminal justice

"First of all, they're not citizens, they are guests. We cannot subject them to the same rights as all students. I think we should monitor international students."

"Absolutely not. It's just like racial profiling. It defeats the purpose of what this country stands for."

"No. I think that any student that comes to a university should have a background check, but not an investigation.

Micah Andrews

Jasmine Mulliken

undecided, freshman

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Homeland Security oversees former INS duties by jim Epperson III je@thevistaonline.com The Department of Homeland Security received responsibilities to control a national database that keeps track of international students when the International Naturalization Service (INS) was terminated, said Jalal Daneshfar, UCO International Coordinator of Immigration.

Daneshfar said Homeland Security received the duty of overseeing Students and Exchange Visitor Information Naturalization (Sevis), the data-

base March 1.

According to an April 4 article in the Chronicle of Higher Education, the USA Patriot Act of 2001 required INS to make the database. The U.S. Department of Justice (D0J) faulted INS in a September 2002 evaluation of the system's progress.

The DOJ's follow-up report concluded INS did not reach the Jan. 1 deadline to have Sevis fully operational, and criticized the database for only containing information on new students, the article said.

Daneshfar said Sevis is operational and every international

student is using it. He said issues are still being looked at to increase international student relations with Sevis.

"It [Sevis] continues to go through operation improvements," he said.

Under the Department of Homeland Security's immigration laws, international students have three responsibilities, Daneshfar said. Students must be enrolled in 12 hours, pass their classes and cannot skip, he said.

If students do not fulfill these responsibilities, then students must go to immigration court, he said. Immigration then re-evaluates them based on the students'

reasons for not fulfilling their requirements.

If the court is dissatisfied with the students, then, "They'll tell them to leave," Daneshfar said.

The INS detained some UCO international students with F's on their transcript in January.

Charlie Johnson, UCO spokesperson said, he is unaware of any students being deported because of this.

Daneshfar said some of the students have been reinstated, while others are still waiting for court dates.

"This is an ongoing process, they are going through dueprocess," he said.

University schedules events for Sexual Assault Awareness Week

by Mark Schlachtenhaufen YWCA, Pegasus Theater, Liberal ms@thevistaonline.com April 21-25 is Sexual Assault Awareness Week, which includes a series of events sponsored by the UCO Association of Women's Studies. Event highlights include a presentation by Susan Stewart, Oklahoma City YWCA, and the "Take Back the Night March" on the UCO campus.

11-1 p.m. Monday, April 21: $3 T-shirts for sale and complimentary ribbons, Nigh' University Center.

3 p.m. Tuesday, April 22: Susan Stewart, Oklahoma City

Arts Building, followed by selfdefense presentation.

2 p.m. Wednesday, April 23: Showing of "The Accused" starring Jodi Foster, Liberal Arts Building, Room 222.

7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 24: "Take Back the Night March."

The march will begin at West Hall, the Liberal Arts building or the University Suites and end at Broncho Lake, with a UCO Department of Public Safety speaker.

11-1 p.m. Friday, April 25: Complimentary ribbons, Nigh University Center.

Day events to begin April 22 Commencement ceremonies information available for seniors Earth Thad Danner by

by Caroline Duke cd@thevistaonline.com UCO spring commencement ceremonies will be held May 9 and 10 at Hamilton Field House.

Packets containing guest tickets, instructions, and parking maps were mailed to graduation candidates April 14, said Jodie Nestander of Graduation Support Services.Each graduate will receive six guest tickets in their packet, she said.

Nestander said guests without tickets will be admitted on a space-available basis, and guests who are not admitted will be directed to Constitution Hall where the ceremonies will be broadcast.

Caps, gowns and tassels can be purchased at the UCO Bookstore for $29 for bachelor's degree recipients or $48.50 for master's degree recipients.

They can also be purchased at Thompson's bookstore for $22.95 for bachelor's, and $42.05 for master's.

Although graduation applications were due Dec. 19, the Office of Academic Advisement' is still accepting applications.

Graduates' names will not appear on the graduation program, but

they will still be able to participate in the ceremony, said Pat LaGrow, assistant vice president for the Office of Academic Affairs.

There is no practice for the ceremony, LaGrow said. But students should arrive up to one hour early to meet at Old North.

"The traditional march by Old North will begin promptly 30 minutes prior to the commencement exercise," she said.

She said students will then be led to the west side of Hamilton Field House.

In case of inclement weather, she said student should meet at the northwest corner of Hamilton Field House no later than 30 minutes prior to the ceremony.

LaGrow said, as of April 1, there are 1,658 applicants for graduation, including summer graduates.

The ceremony for those graduating with bachelor's degrees from the College of Education will be at 3 p.m. May 9.

At 7 p.m. the ceremony will be held fomaster's.degree far didates_from the College of Education and all graduates from the College of Mathematics and

td@thevistaonline.com UCO will mark Earth Day with free food, entertainment and exhibitions from 9 a.m. to 2 p,m, April 22. The event will feature keynote speaker Laira Engleby at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. April 23 in Constitution Hall of Nigh University Center.

Engleby will speak about her research on dolphins and whales.

Engleby trained dolphins with the U.S. Navy to find underwater mines. These dolphins are now deployed in the waters near Iraq

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Earlene Baxer, an employee at the UCO bookstore, prepares for graduates to purchase their caps, gowns and tassles.

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held for graduates of the Colleges of Arts,' Media: and D6i'gri, and Liberal Arts.

For additiOnal info'rm'ation, contact Graduation Support Services at 974-2392.

Roads, from page 1 in the Oklahoma House.

The measure, already passed by the Senate, would increase the state gasoline tax by 5 cents per gallon and the diesel tax by 8 cents per gallon. The new tax would be 22 cents per gallon for both gasoline and diesel fuel, putting the state tax on par with surrounding states.

Gasoline and diesel fuel taxes are 20 cents a gallon in Texas. In Kansas, the state charges 23 cents for gasoline and 25 cents for diesel. In Arkansas, the fuel tax is

and were used in Afghanistan.

Community and campus groups will be exhibiting, free food and drinks will be available and students will perform from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. by the Broncho Lake April 23.

Any other campus or community organizations wish to be involved should contact UCO biology department by April 18.

"Hopefully students can learn something they can do in their daily lives to protect the environment," said UCO biology professor Dr. T. David Bass.

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21.6 cents for gasoline and 22.6 for diesel.

The Department of Transportation estimates it would cost $7.3 billion to bring the state's 12,288 miles of highways up to minimum design standards.

It would cost an additional $3.3 billion to replace 1,597 bridges that are considered structurally deficient or functionally obsolete. Oklahoma has the highest percentage of deficient bridges in the nation, with one-third of the state's bridges 20 feet or

longer in need of immediate repair or replacement, according to a May 2002 report by The Road Information Program, a nonprofit research group, in Washington, D.C. Oklahoma's $1 billion road construction program, funded by the Legislature in 1997, was cut short last year when lawmakers balked at appropriating the final $150 million.

That cut off funding for projects already under way, including improvements to a six-mile

stretch of U.S. 70 in Carter County. Although the roadway is ready, it would cost another $4.1 million to resurface it - money the state doesn't have.

The state's staggering transportation needs overwhelm the almost 2,400 men and women whose job it is to keep Oklahoma's roads and bridges drivable.

"We're doing a lot of patches because that's all we can do," said Terri Angier, spokeswoman for the Transportation Department.

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BRIEFS International TALLINN, Estonia (AP) Estonian newspapers published advertisements Thursday announcing a US$10,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of aging Nazi war crimes suspects.

Similar ads appeared in neighboring Latvia earlier this year and in Lithuania late last year, part of "Operation Last Chance," an effort to prosecute Nazi war criminals led by the Los Angeles-based Simon Wiesenthal Center.

But their publication in Estonia, a Baltic Sea coast country of 1.4 million residents, was delayed in January after police objected to their telephone number being listed. That, they argued, made it appear they had sponsored the campaign.

The ads in all three countries were paid for and sponsored by the Simon Wiesenthal Center. The ads published this week don't include a police phone number.

One ad, appearing in Estonia's Ohtuleht daily Thursday, included a picture of executed Jews in a killing field. "During the Holocaust, local collaborators murdered Jews in Estonia as well as in other countries," the text read, urging anyone with information to contact the Wiesenthal Center.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) President Hugo Chavez looked beyond Venezuela's simmering political crisis Sunday to celebrate the first anniversary of his return to power following a brief military coup.

The festivities came one day after a bomb ripped through the building where Venezuela's government and opposition have been negotiating a proposed referendum on Chavez's presidency.

No one was injured in the pre-dawn blast but it renewed tensions in Venezuela just as rival groups appeared to be close to resolving some political differences.

Chavez addressed tens of thousands of his supporters gathered on a central Caracas avenue after presiding over the closing ceremony of an international forum in support of his socalled ''Bolivarian Revolution."

"Nobody is leaving! We will stay for ever, fighting battles," Chavez said to the cheering crowd. He promised to remain in power until 2021.

Chavez railed against global imperialism and "savage neoliberalism," and claimed the coup against him had been promoted by foreign interests and carried out by ''the fascist oligarchy" within Venezuela.

governing board, which would review the request and make a recommendation to the State Regents. The Legislature would then be notified if the State Regents approve an increase.

An institution requesting an increase must also document how it communicated the request to its constituencies, such as students and student organizations.

Charlie Johnson, News Bureau director, said UCO has not determined how much tuition will be increased, due to possible pending budget cuts and uncertainty about how much money the state Legislature will allocate.

Due to the uncertainties, specifics have not yet been determined for when and how UCO will communicate information about a tuition increase, Johnson said.

Awards, from page 1 Kerry Lauren Spelman and Stephanie S. Wilson. The college also awarded Cassady Clark, a nursing student, the overall outstanding graduating senior award.

The college recognized Dr. Thomas Turner, Dr. Chris Burkey, Dr. David Boliver, Dr. David Stapleton, Ms. Pat Knickerbocker and Dr. Charles Hughes for giving 10 years of service.

Dr. Clark Overbo, Dr. Gary Sokoll and Dr. Bahaeddin Jassemnejad were acknowledged for 15 years of serivce.

Dr. Joseph Grzybowski was recognized for 20 years of service and Dr. John King was recognized for 35 years of service.

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Dr. Thomas Guild, H.E.A.R. chairman, said, "Administration should hold a public hearing on the UCO campus to allow students concerned about excessive tuition increases to voice their opinions."

Guild said he was encouraged

by President Webb's stance on keeping a tuition increase at or near last year's increase.

The State Regents will assist in communicating the new guidelines to students and student groups and give them opportunities to provide input both at the campus level and before the State Regents.

Public hearings before the State Regents regarding tuition increases are normally held each May. However, the regular cycle may be altered, depending on the release of state appropriations, said Harve Allen, the State Regents' director of media relations.

Under current guidelines, hearings before the State Regents are to be held at least 20 days prior to the date the proposed tuition and fee change becomes effective.

Guild, a UCO business professor, said students in his classes are concerned that excessive tuition increases, prompted by disappointing economic news, could be forthcoming.

Figures for March tax collections are due out April 15. So far this fiscal year, which began July 1, higher education's budget, governed by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, has been cut $59.7 million.

On April 8, Henry and legislative leaders reached an agreement clearing the way for approval of a $5 billion state budget for the next fiscal year, beginning July 1, 2004.

The Department of Education's proposed share

would be $2.87 billion, which includes higher education's allocation. As previously agreed, public education (K-12) would receive $1.95 billion of the overall education total.

The governor and legislative leaders also agreed upon "revenue enhancement measures" to help offset a portion of a potential revenue shortfall in fiscal year 2004.

They also agreed to make education a budgetary priority each year .

Henry said the budget agreement prioritizes public education and funds it early in the process.

During the coming days and weeks, legislators in legislative appropriations subcommittees will determine how much various state programs and services will receive. Out of fiscal year 2002's budget, higher education received a total appropriation of more than $761 million.

changed since he began teaching.

He says he is still, "enjoying teaching, especially when the students want to learn."

The Departmental Awards were as follows: Biology Department Lothar Hornuff Field Biology Award: Sara Powers Ethel Derrick Zoology Award: Rory Telemeco Academic Achievement Awards: Andrea Heavin, Tevi Meek and Poonam Sharma.

Outstanding Graduating Senior: Jeremy Moad.

Computer Science Outstanding Graduating Senior: Jonathan Liese

Nursing Outstanding Junior: Breanna Collins and Rebecca Shelton Outstanding Senior: Heather Bryce Evelyn Hamil Award: Chepkorir Maritim Leadership Award: Genesis Fellenstein Outstanding Career Ladder Student: Racquel Alexander and Amy Barrett Outstanding Graduating Senior: Cassidy Clark

Chemistry Department Hollister Boeing General Chemistry Award: Christina Lindsey The Organic Chemistry Award: Mahiro Ando.

Outstanding Laboratory Assistant: Greg Jellick Verlin Richardson Scholarship: Jared Lieser David Hart Scholarship: Steven Meier Outstanding Graduating Senior: Grace Minter Outstanding Graduate Student and Fred Grosz Scholarship: Cody Buller

Fire, from page 1 Captain Shawn Horn of the Edmond Fire Department said Martin's mattress sustained minor damage.

"The biggest [problem] was the smoke," he said.

Crews dragged the charred remains of the mattress, still smoking, and made up in blue and white sheets, out of the building. They then set up fans outside West Hall blowing in — attempting to air out the building.

Once the residents were allowed inside, wry comments like, "It smells divine," and "I love it — burnt mattress," could be heard throughout the corri-

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However, on 2nd North, the hall on which Martin lives, the tone was very different.

One girl asked, "What can we do to prevent this?" as a group gathered outside Martin's room to wait and see the damage.

Stephanie Buzzard, facilities manager for housing, instructed them to be cautious about having anything close to electrical outlets, especially pushing their beds directly against them.

Dill said fires like this one are common in a lot of places.

"I advise people to use caution," he said.

He explained that electrical power acts as a heat source and the fabric of the mattress acts as

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the fuel. The metal on metal causes the solution to ignite, the fuel burns quickly.

Buzzard said that in her 16 years as Facilities Manager for Housing, there have not been any major fires in the residence halls.

In this case, she said, "The breaker did its job. Once it got overloaded, it broke, but the mattress had started smoldering before it broke."

The girls were quick to come to Martin's aid when they discovered her sheets had burned in the fire and her pillows sustained smoke damage.

"I'm glad I have a really nice hall," Martin said.

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by Mark Schlachtenhaufen ms@thevistaonline. corn History unfolded live on television last week when U.S. tanks and troops took up positions in Baghdad.

Millions of Americans watched as Iraqis, breathing their first breaths of freedom, assembled in a central plaza and celebrated as a Stalin-style statue of Saddam Hussein was toppled from its prominent perch.

Among those in the television audience was Anita Patel, a UCO sophomore from San Francisco.

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moments when coalition forces engaged Iraqi troops as they entered the capital city.

"I think us going in there was probably a good thing," Patel said.

"Everybody seems to want us there and they were out in the streets celebrating. When I saw Saddam Hussein's statue fall, it made me feel proud."

The United States and Britain must allow the Iraqi people to determine what shape their new government will take, Patel said.

Doing so will help stabilize the country. The effort to rebuild Iraq must include many countries, she said.

Corey Ayers, an Edmond sophomore, said before the war he was concerned about civilian casualties and that a preemptive strike by U.S. forces would increase the level of antiAmerican sentiment in the Middle East.

Bush administration justification for the Iraq war changed as time passed, Ayers said.

First, the rationale was that Hussein would have a nuclear weapon in a matter of months.

Then, it was the threat posed by his possession of biological and chemical weapons. Now, it's the liberation theme.

Ayers said that as he watched Baghdad fall, he experienced mixed emotions.

"I felt kind of strange," he said.

"You don't like Saddam Hussein. Then you see 200 people standing around the statue; it's kind of disrespectful for the media to compare that to the falling of the Berlin Wall."

Steps should be taken to ensure that oil profits help pay for the rebuilding of Iraq, Ayers said.

Leaders with integrity will be needed to establish a government for the people and by the people, he said.

Amy Tillman, a sophomore from Purcell, said she has had mixed feelings about the war.

Tillman said the more she learns about Saddam Hussein, the more she dislikes him. He was a brutal dictator who terrorized his own people and the region. While Hussein was in power, he was responsible for many lives lost.

Tillman too said the United States rushed into the war. Now, after seeing the reaction of Iraqis in the streets of Baghdad, she is more pro-war.

"My heart was with the soldiers and the people," Tillman said.

"I felt like they wanted us there."

Peter Abbott, a Tulsa sophomore, said the United States was wrong to attack a country that had not attacked America first.

The Bush administration knew about the Taliban in Afghanistan, but took no preemptive action there.

Abbot said now he has no qualms about the war. But the United States faces multiple threats in the world, chiefly among them Osama bin Laden and North Korea.

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by Summer Pratt sp@thevistaonline.com Graduating seniors from the Design Department will exhibit their works in the Fourth Biannual Graphic Design Senior Show, "Twelve Designers," April 17 through May 17 at the City Arts Center, located at the Oklahoma City Fairgrounds.

The exhibit will open with a reception from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. April 17 at the City Arts Center.

Larry Hefner, graphic design instructor, said all works come from the portfolios of 12 UCO graphic design students who will graduate in May 2003.

He said the exhibit is part of the graphic design capstone class he teaches called, "Professional Practice." In the class, students

prepare for the professional world by practicing interview skills, developing their portfolios and by showing their work to professionals through the exhibit.

The show is an opportunity for professionals to preview the work of graduating graphic design seniors, Hefner said.

He said the three previous shows were very successful and actually generated jobs for several students.

"It's a very competitive market but we certainly hold our own," Hefner said.

Dr. Jim Watson, chairperson of the Design Department, said the show is purposefully done off campus to help students network with professional designers in the community.

"The show helps to promote the Department of Design and its

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Lane Nelson, senior graphic design major, is one of the twelve designers whose work will be in the show.

He said he is planning to have about 10-12 pieces in the show.

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Nelson said preparing for the show has been a tiring experience.

"It's fairly difficult to say the least."

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In Oklahoma, entry level teachers earn an average of $27,016 in 2000-01, according to the American Federation of Teachers annual survey of state departments of education.

In Texas, entry level teachers earned $29,823; in Arkansas $24,469, in New Mexico $25,999; in Kansas $26,010.

The national average teacher salary was $43,250; in Oklahoma $32,545; in Texas $38,359; in Arkansas $34,729; in New Mexico $33,531; in Kansas $35,766.

Westfahl said if he has his choice, he would prefer to teach in a small school district.

He said his dream job would be teacher-football coach in the Ringwood School District, where his mother teaches eighth- and twelfth-graders.

"Everybody loves her," Westfahl said.

"She makes you work for it.

But she also makes it so you like it, too."

ms@thevistaonline.com While many of his classmates are considering obtaining teaching jobs outside of the state, Beau Westpahl said he still wants to be a teacher in Oklahoma.

Morale has declined as state budget shortfalls are forcing school districts to cut teachers from their payrolls, said Westfahl, a junior math education major from Ringwood.

He said moods were better last year, when he was observing in a class at Edmond Memorial High School.

"Morale was good then. Now everybody's really talking about leaving Oklahoma," Westfahl said.

Many college graduates are going south, to Texas, Westfahl said. School districts in Texas are offering higher starting salaries, good benefits and signing bonuses many Oklahoma school districts can't match.

Helping students is the reason Westfahl wants to become a teacher.

Students need good teachers — especially during the "wonder years," when they are at an impressionable age, he said. The key is finding the right teaching style.

Westfahl said he will not know what the situation is really like in Oklahoma until he lands his first job.

Joseph Dunkin said he is considering pursuing a teaching career in literature. Dunkin, a freshman philosophy major, said he has always been interested in religious studies, and philosophy is a root of religion.

Teaching will be a good way to use his philosophy degree, if he doesn't get into theology studies, Dunkin said.

Money is not the most important factor for him in deciding on a career, he said.

"Self satisfaction is more important," Dunkin said.

"Religions don't worship money.

It's all about the self."

The last news Dunkin heard about the budget crisis was talk of rising tuition levels and job cuts in public schools. Dunkin said losing teachers will lead to overcrowding. He said he doesn't have all the facts about the budget crisis.

"I'm not really sure why they're making cuts," he said.

Dunkin's uncle taught at Edmond Memorial High School for many years. But family ties aren't the only factor influencing his upcoming decision.

Dunkin said his own experience in school is responsible for his current interest in teaching.

He said he liked school, but he didn't like the teaching method.

Dunkin wants to teach at the mid-high, high school level, when he can have a positive influence on impressionable minds.

Dunkin said he has no set timetable for deciding on a career.

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Lisa Marie tries to carve out an identity of her own NEW YORK (AP) In a small studio space filled with music industry executives, critics and a smattering of celebrities, Lisa Marie Presley steps onto the stage, and before she sings a note, gives the audience a nervous glance, as if she can sense the doubters in the crowd.

As the daughter of Elvis, exwife of Michael Jackson and also the ex-wife of Nicolas Cage, she has the celebrity and publicity many artists only dream of. But Presley -- making her recording debut at age 35 - knows she's got a lot to do before being accepted as a serious musician, and not just a tabloid oddity.

"There are people who are ready to just blow me away, , before I even get out the gate," Presley states matter of factly. Her first album, "To Whom it May Concern," was released earlier this month.

Not only must she live up to the legacy of her father - arguably rock's most revered icon - she also has to live down the notoriety of her brief and bizarre marriages to Jackson and Cage.

"People's general ideas of me are that. Whether it's my marriage, this or that, or Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson," said Presley.

"I understand that curiosity, I want to answer the questions, but at the same time, I'm trying to do something here, so it's kind of me trying to find my way right now."

"To Whom it May Concern" may help her carve out her own identity. The disc, which deals with her troubled relationships, has garnered favorable reviews from critics.

Grammy-winning producer David Foster, who's been a friend of Presley's for a decade, describes her as someone "with a lot to say, and you listen to the lyrics ... they're moving, they're evocative, they make you think."

While the album took four years to make - an eternity by today's industry standards Presley's musical career has been decades in the making.

Presley began singing when she was 3, and as a teen, learned to play the guitar and drums. But her mother, Priscilla Presley, wasn't encouraging.

"She was like, 'You have some big shoes to fill,"' Presley recalls her mother saying about her father, who died when she was 9.

"She was worried about me taking this path."

So Presley, whose striking resemblance to Elvis is almost eerie, put her music on hold. She married musician Danny Keough when she was 20, and had two children by the time she was 24.

"I needed to ground myself and build a foundation before I went out trying to do all these things," says Presley, whose teenage years were marked by drug use.

Still, music was never far from her mind. She began writing songs with Keough, and later made a demo, a cover of Aretha Franklin's "Baby I Love You." But when she got close to being signed by a record label, Presley backed out.

"I wasn't emotionally ready to take that on," she explains.

Yet a few years later, at 26, she made what may have been one of the most nerve-racking decisions of her life.

She left Keough and leapt into marriage with Jackson.

"I was very happy being next to someone that was even more ... high-profile than I was," she says.

"It felt right for me, to be supporting somebody and being like a woman and a wife for someone, and admiring my husband. ...

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Presley says she stopped pursuing music to focus on her marriage to Jackson and didn't start writing again — "as a cathartic thing" - until after the relationship had faltered.

But she didn't consider music as a career, Presley says, until Foster sat her down and told her to get serious.

"From the time that I've known Lisa, which has been about 10 years, I always knew she was musical and had talent, and she always talked about it but never did anything about it," Foster recalls.

When Presley finally decided to pursue a musical career, she wanted it on her own terms.

"I think there was a high risk

of people possibly trying to say, `Hey, do a bunch of covers, your father's covers, or do a duet album ... or wear a white jumpsuit," she laughs.

Eric Rosse, who produced "To Whom it May Concern," said Presley isn't seeking pop stardom.

"I think this album is going to be a way for her to make a statement about who she is, lyrically and musically, and kind of turn some perceptions around," he said.

"She's a celebrity already, but she really wants the credibility out of all of this, and I think to be seen as an artist," said Rosse, who also produced Tori Amos.

Presley acknowledges that her mother was right -- she does have some big shoes to fill. "It's incredibly intimidating," she says.

Yet, she adds: "I can't think like that or I wouldn't live my life.

I had to sort of park that and just do what I would do instinctively without that being part of my life. I don't want to live my life in fear."

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by Ryan Jameson rj@thevistaonline.com John Rogers became UCO baseball's career hits leader and led the No. 5-ranked Bronchos to a 10-6 victory over East Central Sunday to complete a three-game Lone Star Conference North

Division sweep.

Rogers blasted a two-run home run in the bottom of the first inning for his 195th career hit, breaking the record of 194 he shared with Rothy Briggs.

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The Bronchos received a pair of complete-game pitching performances -to pick up two wins on Saturday 5-1 and 17-1.

Skip Weast won his seventh straight game giving up only two hits, striking out nine with only three walks. He improved to 8-1 on the season.

Kyle Nevels followed Weast with an equally impressive performance, giving up just four hits and one walk, striking out three as he improved to 7-2 on the year.

"Skip and Kyle both had good command on the mound today and they did a great job," UCO coach Wendell Simmons said.

"We came through with some clutch hits."

Dustin Romines hit a threerun double to highlight a firstinning uprising that put UCO in control and he also added a solo homer in the third.

The Bronchos, who also got homers from Drew Bowers and Chris Elam, got two hits apiece from Whitney, Rogers and Josh Banks.

UCO improved to 33-8 overall and a North Division-leading 12-3.

been a turbulent year for Coach Genny Honea and the Bronchos softball team as they are 13-22 on the season and 7-7 in the LSC North Division.

Though rated in the top 25 at the beginning of the season, the Bronchos quickly dropped off the scale starting 0-4 in the LSC First-Pitch Tournament.

Now in her sixth year at the helm of the UCO softball program, former All-American and player for the Bronchos Coach Honea is trying to keep a winning tradition alive.

Over the past five years, Honea has coached the Bronchos to 120-98-1 record.

She has had major highlights with UCO leading the Bronchos to their first-ever LSC championship and first-ever NCAA Division II play-off appearance.

Coach Honea has made changes in the line up to jumpstart an unproductive offense.

Honea said, "We have had to make some changes on the field and in the line up. One of the biggest changes that I can think of is Jordan Wheeler. She has been a eight and nine hole hitter and has now moved up to a three hole hitter."

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by Ryan Jameson rj@thevistaonline.com The UCO softball team dropped a doubleheader to Lone Star Conference North Division leader Southeastern Oklahoma on April 14.

Lyndsey Miller's third homer of the season gave the Bronchos a brief 1-0 lead in the opener, but SOSU got that run back in its half of the first then took a 3-1 lead with a pair of runs in the third.

The Savages added single runs in the fifth and sixth to claim the 6-1 win.

SOSU ace Christina Cearley struck out 10 and didn't walk a batter to become 20-4 on the season.

They dropped the second game 7-2 with UCO getting both runs in the seventh inning on an RBI single by Jordan Wheeler and a passed ball that scored Kemesha Smith. Wheeler led the Bronchos with two hits in the game.

UCO gets its chance for redemption again Friday when SOSU comes to Edmond for a 2 p.m. doubleheader.

UCO is 13-22 overall and 7-7 in the LSC North Division.

Talented baseball duo racks up division awards

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UCO baseball swept player of the week honors in the Lone Star Conference North Division, with Barrett Whitney and Skip Weast taking awards.

Whitney was named LSC North Hitter of the Week after hitting .444 (8-for-18) with six doubles, a home run and 12 RBIs as UCO swept three games from Northeastern State and two from Southwestern Oklahoma.

Whitney is a senior first baseman and a local Edmond product, a graduate of Edmond Santa Fe.

Skip Weast He hit .360 with three homers and 31 RBIs as high school senior.

He played in all 56 games in 2002 for the Bronchos, hitting .320 with an LSC leading 20 doubles, three triples, five home runs, and 46 RBIs. He was an ALL-LSC tournament selection after tying a conference record with four doubles in one tournament game over Tarleton State.

His career best game came against East Central where Whitney drove in five runs with a triple and a homer.

He can also play defense committing just one error in one 34game stretch.

Skip Weast earned LSC North Pitcher of the Week recognition for the second time this season after hurling a complete-game

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Barrett Whitney swats one into play at Edmond. four-hitter in a 5-2 win over NSU. He struck out a season-high 12 and didn't walk a batter in improving to 7-1 on the year.

Weast is a senior transfer from Division I Texas-Pan American, who has seen limited action as a pitcher until this season.

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He was 0-2 with a 5.65 ERA at TPA until finding his niche as a starter at UCO. He can also play both sides of the plate, as he hit .311 with 17 RBI's in 2002. Weast was also a prep standout at Inola High School.

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Meet the One who gave us back our life through His death. Billions o people around the earth celebrate Easter as God's answer to our emptiness. Blaise Pascal, the great mathematician and inventor, said, "There is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of each man, which cannot be satisfied by any created thing but only by God, the Creator, made known through Jesus Christ." If you have any questions about Jesus Christ and His relevance for your life, ask one of us or read one of the

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What Is a Personal relationship with God? http://www.gospelcom.net/rbc/ds/q0103/ Why Does It Make Sense to Believe in Christ? http://www.gospelcom.net/rbc/ds/q1104/index.shtml What Does It Take to Follow Christ? http://wwwgospelcom.net/rbc/ds/q0710/ If you find these references too tedious to type, just email dboliver2@catnet for a reply containing links to them.

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RETIREMENT I INSURANCE I MUTUAL FUNDS I COLLEGE SAVINGS I TRUSTS I INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Paul Sereno became a participant in 1987. TIAA-CREF Individual and Institutiooal Services, Inc., and It Investors Services. Inc„ distribute securities products (07.110"/ leather Insuiam and Annuity Assoni Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF), New York, NY. For more complete information on lltiA-CRE.F Mutual endsti11.8please call (800) 223-1200 for a prospectus. Read it carefully before you invest. A charitable notion was made to Project Exploration (www.projectexploration.org ) on behalf of Paul Serena.

These members of the UCO faculty and staff are united in belief that Jesus Christ provides

intellectually and spiritually satisfying answers to life's most important questions.

Kaye Sears Randal D. Ice Stephen M. Black

Linda J. Smith David Koehn David Boliver

David P. Stapleton Randy Brown Robert Lindley

Karen Starkey Carl Breazeale Susie Lute

Stephanie Driver Dana Owens Tana Stufflebean

Allen C. Rice David A. Ford Labetta Wallenmeyer John Westerman For more information about the First Friday Fellowship of Faculty and Staff, e-mail dboliver2@cox.net These views represent the personal beliefs of the people listed above and are not necessarily those of their respective departments.

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THE AUTHORS

THE EDITOR For more than 200 years, the Bill of Rights has stood as a wall between governmental abuse and the rights of a free people.

But Attorney General John Ashcroft, driven by a radical ideology and shamelessly using the events of September 11, 2001 as a subterfuge, has systematically been dismantling that wall.

Today, the government can get a secret warrant to search your home without telling you until long afterwards.

Today, the government can monitor your Internet use, read your emails, examine your online purchases with minimal judicial oversight. Today, you can be detained without access to a lawyer, without being charged with a crime.

Today, John Ashcroft has authorized the FBI to monitor your political activities, to send agents into your house of worship.

We can only guess what tomorrow will bring.

The American Civil Liberties Union is leading the fight to protect your rights, and to stop the Ashcroft assault on our civil liberties.

Isn't that your fight too?

ACLU AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION of OKLAHOMA

Join us. Because freedom can't protect itself.

www.acluok.org 405.524.8511

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