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Fake petition highlights political apathy

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Assitant Chief Ted Jones of the Department of Public Safety speaks to students on April 24 at the "Take Back the Night" march.

Student march addresses campus safety

by Mark Schlachtenhaufen ms@thevistaonline.com In support of Sexual Assault Awareness Week, about 40 women and men held signs and chanted slogans April 24 during the "Take Back the Night March," what sponsors hope will become an annual campus event.

After the walk across the campus, the marchers gathered at the covered bandstand alongside Broncho Lake.

Following a presentation by Department of Public Safety Assistant Chief Ted Jones, they observed a moment of silence to honor past sexual

assault victims.

"Sexual assault happens on this campus, regrettably, and that's something we need to be aware of," Jones said.

Statistically speaking, UCO is one of the safest schools for its size in the nation, he said. The DPS has taken steps to reduce the number of assaults, such as keeping ground foliage trimmed low, which gives DPS officers patrolling the campus a less-obstructed view.

Patrolling officers will approach those walking alone at night and request personal identification, Jones

said. The officer will then escort that person to their destination.

"Anytime of the day or night if you think you have a problem, or if you're afraid of something, and if you need to get from point A to point B across this campus, we will assist you," Jones said.

"They appreciate the company, the conversation. It gives them something to do other than check doors."

UCO has 25,000 people on campus most of the time during the week, and 500,000 visitors o: - various types throughout the year, Jones said. The

Students seek awareness of sexual assault

by Mark Schlachtenhaufen ms@thevistaonline.corn Both women and men are victims of sexual assault, a crime more pervasive on the UCO campus than many people realize, said participants of the "Take Back the Night March."

"We think it's very important for a college campus to be aware of this issue - not just women, but men also," said Geneva Murray, event co-organizer. "A lot of people are unaware that men are sexually assaulted also, and we just wanted to raise awareness about that issue."

Sophomore Sarah Lamb wanted people to know that sexual assault results in struggles impacting anyone, not just women.

"If something has happened, don't be afraid," Lamb said. "There are people out there to help, such as the YWCA. The more word gets out about sexual assault the more will be known about it, and hopefully the less it will happen."

One aim of awareness is to make it more acceptable for women to speak out

about rape, Murray said. People shouldn't have to feel too ashamed to report a sexual assault, she said.

One way to prevent sexual assault is to make people more aware of it, said sophomore Kim Maple, one of the students participating in the march.

"I think it's a really widespread problem and people don't realize the extent of it," Maple said. "It's something we need to say and we need to do what we can to stop it.

I think we all have an obligation to take notice of these things that are going on and not ignore them."

Senior Jason Heard said he wanted others to be aware of sexual assault, which impacts more people than just the victim, or a single group. He also wanted to support past victims.

Sexual assault is an issue of national importance, Heard said. He and several other participants urged more students to support assault victims by helping to raise awareness by participating in events such as the "Take Back the Night March."

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Three students gathered 120 signatures in the space of an hour on April 22 to ban dihydrogen oxide, better known as water, from the food and water supply.

The project, extra credit for a philosophy class, was designed to make people understand the implications of not looking deeply into political issues.

The students, theatre arts freshman Vaughn Brower, theatre senior Jon Haque and applied liberal arts freshman Kiersten Kerr, petitioned

by Broncho Lake during the Earth Day festivities.

"We just wanted to make people think.

People are always saying 'yes, things should be done' or opting for a change, but they're not always informed about it," said Brower.

Kerr said, "When someone approaches you about supporting a cause, you need to get in —depth. You shouldn't feel stupid for asking a question."

Dr. Jan Hardt, associate political science professor, said public ignorance on issues is part of a very big problem. Though she said general knowledge about the environment has increased since the 1970s, knowledge about specific environmental issues is extremely low.

Haque said they got the idea for the project from a Penn and Teller skit show.

"It was a success. These people are an educated cross section of society, willing to be taken advantage of," he said.

Haque said the project was ethical, that they didn't lie and that it is a philospher's job to be an annoyance to society.

Kerr said, "I don't truly believe people are that stupid. You're there to have fun. The

The Cameron Aggies upset No. 3 UCO baseball 9-7 in the second game of a doubleheader.

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UCO softball went 3-2 in the OKC Invitational to finish their regular season schedule.

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Team Japan defeated USA in the International Volleyball Tournament.

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Group pushes bathtub for cash

by Jim Epperson III je@thevistaonline.com A black bathtub with 20-inch rear tires and a front lawnmower tire was seen driving south on Eastern Road April 26.

With three people pushing the back bar and one person in the tub steering, the UCO Kappa Sigma House and friends pushed "the bathtub" 17 miles for a fundraiser event.

The event raised around $1,500 through company sponsorship, and the proceeds went to the Make-a-Wish Foundation, said Kevin Holmes, president of the UCO Kappa Pi chapter of Kappa Sigma.

Holmes said over 65 people from different fraternities and sororities came to the event, and police escorted the tub from Memorial Road and Eastern Road in Edmond to

Oklahoma City University (OCU), on Northwest 23rd Street in Oklahoma City. Bicyclists and cars followed.

This is the fourteenth year the same bathtub has been pushed to OCU, Holmes said. Every year there is a minor mishap, he said.

This year, he said, "We had a blow out."

Nate Stewart, finance senior, said as he was driving behind the bathtub, the front lawnmower tire blew out when "the bathtub" was two miles east of OCU. When it happened, a girl fell off of a stand connected to the tub, but still hung on to the pushing bar, not letting go, he said.

"She just fell off the back of it and her legs were dangling," Stewart said, laughing.

Holmes said, "It wouldn't be a bathtub push if something didn't happen."

Upcoming concert series showcases School of Music's work.

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April 27 students use the Max Chambers Library in preparation for finals week starting May 5.

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Petition bans water from food and water supply

"Yeah, probably shouldn't have signed that petition outlawing oxygen."

Cartoon by Chris Maupin

Did the wild success of a class project in which students gathered 120 signatures within one hour on a petition promoting the ban of water by disguising it behind a technical chemical name really come as a surprise to you?

It's not hard to cajole the desired answer out of someone if you frame the question right and prey upon his or her desire to seem intelligent.

A more extreme attempt to show stupidity by circulating a fake petition can be found on Comedy Central's The Man Show. The hosts stood on the street and pushed a petition to end women's suffrage, exploiting the occasional person who wasn't familiar with the word 'suffrage,' along with the word's similarity to the word 'suffering.'

Some people just hate to reveal to a stranger, even someone circu-

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lating a petition, that they don't understand an issue, or in this case, a term used in a petition.

Regardless of this fear's origins, it's something we must all end.

In the smoke and mirrors of politics, law, science and communications, one must enter with an open, curious demeanor if one hopes to come out the other end of the maze with any understanding of the subject. Demigods, rhetoricians, activists and evangelists will use such senseless pride as a lever to scoot people onto their side of an issue.

All university students, whose job - full-time or part-time - is learning, should be willing to ask questions. It's less embarrassing to ask a question than it is to not and be wrong.

Japhy and I were kind of outlandish-looking on the campus in our old clothes in fact Japhy was considered an eccentric around the campus, which is the usual thing for campuses and college people to think whenever a real man appears on the scene -- college being nothing but grooming schools for the middle-class nonidentity which usually finds its perfect expression on the outskirts of the campus in rows of well-todo houses with lawns and television sets in each living room with everybody looking at the same thing at the same time while the Japhies of the world go prowling in the wilderness to hear the voice -crying in the dark mysterious secret of the origin of faceless wonderless crapulous civilization.

— Jack Kerouac

North Korean negotiators known for their drama News Analysis

By DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ U.S. negotiators holding talks with the North Koreans this week have reason to be wary of that nation's flair for diplomatic drama.

Decades ago, North Korean officials once sawed the legs of chairs at the bargaining table, so their U.S. negotiating partners would look smaller. More recently, they tried shrinking their own team _ one member a day _ to unsettle the Americans.

"They have an incredible ability to sort of wait you out, and they can be very stubborn," said Wendy Sherman, President Clinton's adviser on North Korea who has been at the negotiation table in Pyongyang more than once. "In that sense they're tough negotiators."

The United States and North Korea have plodded through decades of mistrust and miscommunication, dating to armistice talks at the end of the Korean War. The three days of discussions, held in Beijing, to talk about North Korean's suspected nuclear 'weapons program mark the first time in six months that the two sides have met face to face.

President Bush has taken a hardline approach to North Korea, calling it part of an "axis of evil" with Iran and prewar Iraq. The North Koreans are tough talkers, too.

In May 1999, a North Korean military leader launched talks in Pyongyang by verbally attacking former Defense Secretary William Perry, first by calling him the enemy and then threatening to attack the California city where Perry lives, said Sherman, who was there.

The North Korean said if the United States didn't agree with North Korean demands, "he would bring a sea of fire to Palo Alto, Calif.," said Sherman. She also went with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on her groundbreaking trip to North Korea in 2000.

The North Koreans historically have taken threats and brinkmanship tactics to the limit, said Scott Snyder, an expert on the nation's negotiating style.

During talks in the 1950s, the North Koreans engaged in gamesmanship over protocol _ fiddling over everything from the size of the flags placed on the table to the types of chairs used to seat negotiators.

"The North Koreans came in and cut the legs of the chairs down so that they would be taller than their (American) counterparts," he said.

The North Koreans often voice intransigence,

aggressiveness and uncompromising attitudes.

"Compromise within a North Korean social and political context is not a common habit," said Snyder, now an Asia specialist at the Asia Foundation in Seoul.

But sometimes when negotiations appear deadlocked, the North Koreans surprise the Americans, he said.

During one round of talks in the 1990s, Americans were puzzled when the North Korean delegation started shrinking.

"Every day, there would be one.less person on the North Korean side," Snyder said. "The U.S. side was beginning to wonder whether there would be anybody left to talk to."

North Korea's message was: "We really hate this," but in the end, they made an agreement.

Cultural and political differences often make it difficult for Americans to understand what the North Koreans are really trying to say. An invitation from North Korea to negotiate or concede on a particular issue might be buried behind gruff or aggressive remarks, Snyder said.

Historically, North Korea, as a small nation, has tried to play larger players on the world•stage against each other, he said.

"They did that for years in their dealings with the Chinese and the Soviet Union," he said. "They basically worked with the Chinese for a while and tried to make the Soviets jealous and then switched back _ all the while asking for benefits, primarily economic."

At the table this time for America is James Kelly, assistant secretary of state for East Asia. The North Korean delegation is led by deputy director Gen. Li Gun from the American affairs bureau of the foreign affairs ministry.

"He's spent a lot of time interacting with Americans so in a way, he's going to be an easier person to communicate with," Snyder said. Still, his opening remarks probably will be harsh.

"He has to demonstrate how effective he's defending the fatherland," Snyder said.

Of course, Americans can pull histrionics, too, when it suits them, or just play hard to reach.

Charles Kartman, former U.S. special envoy for Korean affairs, "could sit as long and just as solidfaced as the North Koreans," Sherman said.

"Perhaps someone will walk out at some point _ which happens in almost every negotiation," she said. "They'll walk out or we'll walk out. There'll be some drama, but it's all part of the dance."

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Officials say Ethics Commission underfunded OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The state Ethics Commission is underfunded and forced to rely on lawmakers, the same people it oversees and sometimes investigates, for most of its funding, officials said.

"It is important to know that the commission is arguably the poorest agency in state government," Executive Director Marilyn Hughes wrote in an internal report obtained by The Daily Oklahoman. "Because our constitutional powers are so broad, the Legislature has chosen to 'check' us with an underfunded budget.

"This was true in good times when we have been reduced to borrowing paper from the Election Board," Hughes wrote. "Now that we have entered revenue shortfalls, our situation has become dire. The agency is in desperate straits."

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employees and officers, and the registration of state lobbyists. It also is charged with investigating alleged violations of ethical rules.

It is led by a revolving group of five appointed commissioners chosen from different congressional districts. They meet 10 to 12 times a year and are paid only for their travel.

Current and former commissioners say the agency does the best it can with only seven employees and a budget of about a half a million dollars.

"They are more of an administrative agency than an investigative agency," said former Chairman Jim Hamilton, who resigned in February.

Hamilton, a former state senator and representative, said ethics commissioners have no realistic ability to do in-depth investigations with only one investigator.

Commissioners also have questioned whether they can afford to seek fines in court over suspected

violations.

"I don't think that that would necessarily stop us if we came to that point, but to proceed with a prosecution costs a lot of money and time," Commissioner Ken Elliot, an Oklahoma City attorney, said last week.

The Ethics Commission started out the fiscal year in July with a budget of $524,409, with most of the money earmarked for salaries.

Almost 92 percent was to come from the Legislature.

Commissioners have since been told they won't get $37,862 of the expected appropriations.

All seven employees will be furloughed three days through June 30 because of the cuts.

Gov. Brad Henry in February suggested cutting next year's appropriations for the agency by $200,000. Henry suggested the commission could make up the difference by collecting annual registration fees from lobbyists and their employers.

the result of an inattentive, uninterested public who can be mobilized only if their attention is called to the issue."

already get what they need from society are mobilized," Hardt said.

Petition, from page 1 American people just take things at face value, think they're signing something for a good cause."

Brower said a lot of groups were looking to capitalize on this lack of attention, and didn't have any interest in getting the facts out. He pointed out environmental groups in particular.

Hardt said, "I would argue this lack of attention is an issue, especially on the college level. It's

This situation, she said-, is the reason last-minute phone calls by candidates and certain misleading political ads are so successful.

This lack of attention has serious consequences, and "those who need to be mobilized, need access, aren't, and those who

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Or, Hardt said, a responsible petitioner would tell the responder about the issue, and about how the information collected would be used.

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Castro blames executions on U.S.-led conspiracy HAVANA (AP) _ Fidel Castro singled out America's top diplomat in Cuba as he blamed a supposed conspiracy between the U.S. government and exiles in Miami for his recent dissident crackdown and the firing-squad executions of three hijackers.

Pope John Paul II has appealed to Castro to show clemency toward the dissidents, who were sentenced to long prison terms, the Vatican said April 26.

During a nationally televised address lasting more than three hours Friday night, the Cuban leader accused U.S. Interests Section Chief James Cason of fomenting subversive activities by opponents of his government.

"The arrest of various dozens of mercenaries who betrayed their homeland for privileges and money from the United States, and the death penalty for common criminals ... were the result of conspiracy stirred up by the government of (the United States) and the terrorist mafia," he said.

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for Cuban exiles who actively oppose his rule.

Leaders in Florida rejected Castro's charges.

"Everyone knows he's got no one else to blame but himself," said Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a Republican Cuban-American from Miami. "He's the one who calls the shots in Cuba and creates misery on the island. It's all his doing."

"This is just another disgrace from an oppressive regime that continues to deny the people of Cuba the freedom they deserve," Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said in a statement.

Cuba has come under heavy world criticism in recent weeks for sentencing 75 dissidents to prison terms ranging from six to 28 years on charges of collaborating with American diplomats tosubvert the socialist system. The dissidents and diplomats deny the charges.

The communist island received even harsher criticism for the April 11 firing-squad executions of three men convicted of terrorism in the

attempting hijacking of a ferry filled with passengers. No one was injured in the hijack attempt.

In an appeal made through the Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, the pope expressed his "profound pain" over the executions and "deep sorrow" over the other sentences, asking Castro "for a significant gesture of clemency toward those convicted."

The letter was dated April 13 but released only Saturday by the Vatican press office.

"I am sure that you also share with me the conviction that only a sincere and constructive confrontation between the citizens and the civil authorities can guarantee the promotion of a modern and democratic Cuba ever more united and fraternal," the letter from Sodano concluded.

The pope, the first pontiff to visit Cuba in 1998, staunchly opposes the death penalty.

Castro suggested in his speech that the executions were necessary to halt a possible migration crisis.

"The sentences imposed by the tribunals and upheld by the Council of State had to be applied without wavering to the hijackers of the ferry," Castro said.

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State Federal probe, state study still undone after bridge collapse OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Neither a federal investigation of the deadly bridge collapse near Webbers Falls nor a state study of bridges is complete nearly a year later.

Fourteen people, including all three members of a young family from Lavaca, Ark., died when barges being pushed by a towboat crashed into the piers of the Interstate 40 bridge, causing it to collapse into the Arkansas River.

It usually takes the National Transportation Safety Board about a year to complete a report on its investigation of a major accident. But the probe hasn't reached the halfway point, The Sunday Oklahoman reported.

The halfway point in the probe is usually marked by release of a "public docket" that includes the accident facts uncovered in the investigation but no analysis or probable cause, board spokesman Keith Holloway said.

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"That is also a tough measure, but necessary because such actions must be yanked out by the roots."

Castro said the hijacking of a DC-3 passenger plane to the United States on March 13 set off a string of at least 29 known cases of planned hijackings.

U.N. calls on countries to respect standards while combating terrorism GENEVA (AP) — The top U.N. human rights body on Friday unanimously approved a resolution demanding that countries protect rights in the fight against terrorism.

The proposal, brought by Mexico, allows the 53-nation Human Rights Commission to examine the methods countries are using to combat terrorism to

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see if they violate human rights standards, though it would have no power to force changes.

Pakistan and Syria told the meeting they were concerned that the proposal does not mention the issue of state terrorism, and Pakistan said a distinction needs to be made between terrorism and the legitimate struggle for self-determination. However, both countries agreed to accept the resolution.

Human rights groups claim some of the measures used by countries to combat terrorism may break international human rights laws and treaties. They are particularly concerned that some Western countries have strengthened immigration regulations and rules targeting people from Islamic countries.

The campaigners also have expressed concern about the United States' detaining without trial hundreds of Taliban and alQaida fighters at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Six Flags Inc. is adding roller coasters and investing in its theme parks in North America and Europe to draw more customers in time for summer.

The Oklahoma City-based company, the No. 2 amusement park operator behind Walt Disney, hasn't been too thrilled with its financial results.

Six Flags posted a net loss each of the past four years, bottoming out last year with a loss of $105.7 million or $1.38 per share. With disappointing attendance late last year, particularly at its largest parks, several analysts downgraded Six Flags' stock and the share price plummeted 57 percent in one day.

Six Flags will spend $130 million in capital investment this year. It opened five new rides last week, including one at Frontier City in Oklahoma City. Parks in Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco, Louisville, Ky., and Jackson, N.J., will get new roller coasters this year.

Third person arrested in kidnapping robbery STIGLER, Okla. (AP) - Another man has been taken into custody in connection with a kidnapping and robbery of the Keota branch of the First National Bank here.

Anthony Perkins is being held on a federal bank robbery complaint related to the abduction and robbery that occurred earlier this month, Gary Johnson, a spokesman for the FBI office in Oklahoma City, said Saturday.

Perkins was being held at the Haskell County Jail and was officially taken into custody late Friday, Johnson said.

He's believed to be the son of Jimmie Perkins, 47, who is also in custody, Johnson said. Federal agents took Jimmie Perkins, of Keota, and Richard Allen Johnson, 32, of Stigler into custody Friday.

Officials allege they kidnapped a bank employee and her husband March 31 and held them at gunpoint overnight.

Many children living in meth lab homes test positive for drug TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Seventy-seven percent of children living in homes where methamphetamine labs are run test positive for meth or its ingredients, Tulsa police statistics show.

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World's first hydrogen service i( ampus Events station opens in Iceland REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A filling station for hydrogenpowered vehicles, said to be the first in the world, opened April 24 in Iceland.

"In time, what is happening in Iceland will show to the rest of the world that hydrogen fuel is a real, commercial possibility that will lead to a cleaner, pollution-free environment," Industry Minister Valgerdir Sverrisdottir said at an opening ceremony on Iceland's official First Day of Summer.

He opened the station by filling up a hydrogen-powered Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van, a prototype product of a European Union-backed program.

The major partners in the venture are Icelandic New Energy, DaimlerChrysler, Norsk Hydro and Royal Dutch Shell.

Iceland was chosen for the project because 90 per cent of its electricity is generated geothermically or from hydropower.

"But none of us expect The European Union contributed 2.8 million euros overnight success. Despite the (US$3.1 million) of the 7 mil- years of hard work, and the existence of hydrogen fuel cell techlion euros (US$7.7 million) cost nology for decades, we are in a of the project.

In August, three real sense at the very beginning DaimlerChrysler hydrogen- of the hydrogen economy powered buses will be intro- story."

Norway's Norsk Hydro duced and tested for two years in Reykjavik. Each bus will have developed the hydrogen eleca range of about 200 kilometers trolyzers that use electricity to (125 miles) before it needs refu- split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen atoms. eling.

Another hydrogen station is When used in a fuel cell, hydrogen and oxygen again combine, to open in Hamburg, Germany, in May and others will follow in and water is the only exhaust product. major cities in the Netherlands, Professor Bragi Arnason, Spain, Britain, Belgium and head of chemistry at the Sweden.

University of Iceland's Science "It is an important stepping Institute, said the nation's fishstone along the long road to a ing fleet could be running on commercially viable hydrogen future. We are confident that in hydrogen within 25 years.

Using hydrogen, from time, hydrogen can make a significant contribution to the renewable geothermal water in global energy mix," said Jeroen Iceland, is really only the first van der Veer, vice president of step towards a pollutant-free the committee of managing environment," Arnason said. directors of Royal Dutch Shell.

Tuesday Rock-U will sponsor an international rock group, a discussion group for international students who about Christianity at 8 p.m. in the University Suites. For more information, contact Camille Farrell at 4019184.

The UCO Fencing Club will practice from 8 to 10 p.m. on the second floor of the Health and Education Building. For more information call Angela at 348-4016.

Pre-Med/Health professions Club will meet in the Atrium of Howell Hall at noon. Call Jeremy at 826-2220 for questions.

Wednesday United Methodist Campus Ministry will have a Mid-Week Vespus Service and

Coffeehouse at 7:15 p.m. at the Wesley Foundation at 311 E. Hurd. For information call Rev. Glenda Shenna-Noble at 341-5450.

Thursday All international students are invited to attend free Conversational English and Culture Classes at 6:30 p.m. at the BCM. Call Holly at 341-1232 for information.

The Japan Student Association is having Japanese Conversation Class at 3 p.m. in Liberal Arts 217. Call Shino at 341-9109 for information.

The UCO Fencing Club will practice from 8 to 10 p.m. on the second floor of the Health and Education Building. For more information call Angela at 348-4016.

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Geneva Murray, president of the UCO Association of Women's Studies, which sponsored the event, told those in attendance theY' could . take 'One 'adaffional important step and be active some way in the community.

Murray said she hoped the march would be an annual event at UCO. UCO also has an eating disorder week and a cell phone drive, in which deactivated cell phones, which can be used to call 911, are collected for distribution among women.

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John Haque, theatre major, will direct "Goodbye to the Clown." The play deals with a little girl, who is coming to grips with the death of her father. He said it is about a family unit dealing with a sudden catastrophe.

He was drawn to the piece because of the way the child deals with the situation, Haque said.

"I've always been fascinated with the simplistic logic of children and how it's usually right," he said.

The one-act plays have minimal sets and budgets. But Haque said that's all you need when the cast and crew are passionate about what they are doing.

Haque said the most difficult part about directing the play was getting the cast to trust him enough to do things for their role that they weren't accustomed to — like being overjoyed at one point, in despair the next.

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April 30 — May 2 at the Pegasus Theater in the Liberal Arts Building.

Dr. Donald Bristow, professor of theatre arts, said the festival is part of a capstone theatre class called "Play Production."

Students select a one-act play, cast it, rehearse it and then perform it during the festival.

There will be 10 one-act plays during the three days. Each play typically lasts 20 - 30 minutes.

Bristow has been teaching at UCO for 35 years and said the One-Act Play Festival started many years before he came here.

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She said she is grateful for the opportunity UCO has given theatre students to direct plays.

"This class (Play Production) isn't offered at every school. It's something that is really unique to UCO." Macumber said the most challenging aspect of the class was directing her peers. She said directing has given her more leadership experience.

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The Greater Oklahoma Bluegrass Music Society will present the Bluegrass Music Show at 7 p.m.

May 10 at the Western Museum and Hall of Fame 3925 SE 29, Del City. For more information call 485-2370 or 677-7515.

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Readings Julie's Juice-N-Java, 1121 Elm in Stubbeman Village, Norman, features poetry readings every Monday night and open mic every Wednesday night. For more information call 364-5282.

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UCO's defense scramble for the ball in the outfield.

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rj@thevistaonline.com The No. 3-ranked UCO Broncho baseball team, who secured the LSC North championship with wins over Northeastern, split a doubleheader with Cameron ending their season-long, 11-game winning streak Saturday.

UCO coach Wendell Simmons said, "We can't afford to come to park not ready to play like

we did today, so hopefully we'll be ready to get after it again tomorrow. We were flat all day and it finally caught up to us."

UCO won the first game 4-2 thanks to another great pitching performance from Kyle Nevels.

Nevels didn't allow a walk, struck out two, gave up six hits and went the distance to improve 9-2 overall.

Blake Deen delivered an RBI single in the bottom of the fifth

inning to give the Bronchos the 42 lead and the eventual win. Deen and Mike Hill each had two hits to lead UCO. The Bronchos banged out 15 hits in the second game but it wasn't enough as they lost 9-7 ending a 19-game winning streak at home.

John Rogers came through with a bases-clearing double off the wall in center field to make it 8-7.

The Aggies intentionally walked Hill before getting out of the inning when third baseman Steve Clark snagged Dustin Romines' hard-hit line drive.

Cameron put UCO down in order in its final at bat to nail down the victory that ended an eight-game losing streak for the Aggies, Rogers went 4-for-4 to lead UCO's offense, with Deen, Romines and Nolan Randolph each having two hits.

UCO, now 20-4 in the league, will host the LSC Postseason Tournament as LSC North champions May 1-4.

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Students compete in the International Volleyball Tournament at Wantland April 25.

Japan beats USA in volleyball

by Brad Frizell bf@thevistaonline.com Team Japan won the third annual International Volleyball Tournament held at Wantland Hall from 6-10 p.m. April 25.

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The finals consisted of USA, Napal, Mylasia and Japan. USA and Japan faced off in the championship round.

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So defeated Gene Ligeon, 62, 6-2 to help the Bronchos capture third place in the Lone Star Conference tournament.

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Baxter, in his 33rd year as head coach, has UCO in position to make its sixth NCAA Division II national tournament appearance in eight years.

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UCO finished the two-day tourney winning both games Friday before going 1-2 Saturday.

The Bronchos opened the tournament with a 5-1 win over Kansas Wesleyan and a 4-0 shutout against Science and Arts of Oklahoma choreographed by freshman pitcher Jordan Akin.

The Bronchos opened play Saturday with a 6-3 loss to threetime defending NAIA national champion Oklahoma City.

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The Bronchos bounced back from the two losses and finished the day on with the 8-0 rout of the Nothwestern Oklahoma.

Once again, Akin was responsible for the shutout giving one hit, no walks and striking out four improving to 6-7 on the season.

Central, now 17-27-1, will go to Irving, Texas Friday and Saturday for the Lone Star Conference Postseason Tournament.

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