University of Central Oklahoma
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THURSDAY April 2, 1998
Potential UCO student gets painful welcome Jorgensen, a student at . Monrony Middle School in StaffWilier Midwest City, said he felt no ill middle school student will against the university as a visiting UCO for a result of the incident. scholastic conference He said he may even choose last week received an to attend UCO if he goes to unexpected welcome to campus college. life when he was struck in the "It's still a neat school," head by a metal bar while Jorgensen said. entering the University Center. School officials said the The student, Matt Jorgensen, teenager was fortunate his 15, was walking through the injuries were minor. main doors of the center March Arthur Robinson, University 27, when a metal bar fell from Center director, said Jorgensen's the entryway body and cut his position head. may have "I thought saved him I guess you need to someone had from thrown a ball serious be careful when you at me or trauma go to UCO. something," when the he said. bar fell. "Then I saw "He was Matt Jorgensen it was this standing in Monroney Middle School big metal a way that pole and I he didn't student visiting UCO felt the get the full pain." force of it. ',"%riffNOP, 41Wars,: Though So that Jorgensen's face and shirt were helped," he said. streaked with blood, he received Robinson said workers will no major injuries. He was treated inspect the door and others in the at the scene by Edmond medical center to see if they can detect professionals and released. how the accident occurred. Jorgensen's schoolmates said He said he had never seen an he laughed in shock as the pole accident of this type happen struck him in the head. Jorgensen before, so he was unsure how it said it was the last thing he had could have been caused. ever expected. "We'll be checking all "I guess you need to be resources we have and make sure careful when you go to UCO," this is prevented in the future," he said. Robinson said.
By Mark Schneberger
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