The Vista April 8, 2003

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East Hall site of nationwide drill â– Demolition of East Hall provides training ground for first responders

by Mark Schlachtexhaufen ms@thevistaonline.com A campus building once used to house UCO students will soon become a classroom for police and fire rescue teams from Oklahoma and across the nation on April 11-12.

Part of East Hall's south wing will be demolished, possibly beginning April 9, said Charlie Johnson, News Bureau director.

Time is needed to remove asbestos, he said. East Hall has been vacant since May 2001.

FEMA (the Federal Emergency Managemen t Agency) will conduct a mock terrorist attack in which a terrorist has detonated a "dirty bomb," built to damage buildings and spread chemicals throughout an

urban area. About 150 first responders will participate in the April 11 event.

Up to 125 nursing and other UCO students will portray "walking wounded." After they are processed through a decontamination area they will be assessed by UCO nursing students, said Linda Steele, School of Nursing chairperson.

Some student "victims" will be placed in safe areas within the rubble, Steele said.

Dr. Don Powers, director of Quality Assurance and Safety Management, is one of the primary event organizers. It is a firsttime event for UCO. "Given the uncertain times in which we live today, this is an extremely important learning and training experience for all of us here at UCO," Powers said. "Of course, we hope we never have to use any of what we learn, but our goal, is to be as prepared as possible in the event of a disaster."

First responders will begin the

Bronchos win over Northeastern State in two straight games.

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The partial demolition of East Hall is scheduled to begin April 9.' search and rescue process Friday evening and work throughout the night under work lights, Johnson said. The on-campus portion of the training exercise will end about noon Saturday.

A fence has been erected around East Hall to secure the

site until the exercise, Johnson said.

After it is finished, the rest of the building will be demolished.

It will be some time before UCO decides what to do with the space, said Steve Kreidler, vice president for administration and

finance. Possibilities include adding more classroom space or housing for students, he said.

Powers said, "This is a rare opportunity for first responders to participate in a hands-on situ-

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UCOSA elections unfold online April 9

by Thad Danner td@thevistaonline.com

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Darin Henderson, custodial supervisor for the Physical Plant, picks up approximately 2 1/2 tons of UCO's shredded paper for the recycling program.

Recycling program withering; new forces to breathe new life

by Thad Danner

td@thevistaonline.com Despite some success, UCO's nine-monthold recycling program is struggling.

"Personally, I can only devote a few hours a week to this," said Darin Henderson, custodial manager of the Physical Plant and recycling program director.

Since its inception last July, the program has recycled 20.6 tons of paper, saving 351 trees.

The program now recycles 3 tons of paper a month, he said.

Currently, the program recycles paper and some metal. The paper collected by the program is recycled by Waste Management in Oklahoma City at no cost to the school, he said.

Henderson said he'd like to expand it to include aluminum and plastic, but there is no budget or manpower devoted to recycling.

"Without help, I can't expand this,"

Henderson said.

On March 31, UCOSA approved legislation mandating that recycling bins be placed in every building on campus. Currently, only those buildings that formally request the bins have them. The bill also stated that UCOSA would, "share authority, responsibility and yearly oversight [of the program]" with UCO administration.

The bill says nothing about dedicating labor or money to the program.

"That's more along the lines of a committee issue," said Kate Thrift, president pro tempore of the UCOSA Senate.

Thrift said UCOSA plans to set up a committee to "maintain attention to it, to make sure that everyone is aware that we have this program."

Members of the Tri Beta Biology Club have set up smaller paper collections boxes throughout Howell Hall, which they empty into the

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Elections for UCOSA President and Vice President will be held online April 9 from 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.

The Presidential candidates are Kate Thrift and Derek England. Candidates for Vice President are Yuma Takahashi, Hanan Shahid and Kristin Hoffman.

Kate Thrift is a political science junior. She is currently the President Pro Tempore of the UCOSA Senate.

Thrift said she wants to maintain a student voice against raising tuition too much and to increase international student participation in UCOSA. "I think it's important that we set up a committee of international students in UCOSA and also in the cabinet," she said.

Thrift also said she will work toward implementing an enrollment waiting list if the number of students trying to get in a class exceeds the class size.

"It's very expensive. There's no guarantee I can accomplish that in one year, but I can work on that," she said.

Derek England, a finance junior, is currently the secretary of the President's Leadership Council (PLC) and President of

The House passed the "Oklahoma Education Lottery Act" by a 52-49 vote April 2, giving Gov. Brad Henry the authority to let Oklahomans vote on a lottery.

While that much is certain, legislators must still approve a companion piece of legislation calling for a Constitutional change. If Senate joint resolu-

tion (SJR) 22 does not pass by a two-thirds majority from both houses, a popular vote would not occur until 2004.

Henry has said he wants a vote sometime this summer.

"It's critical that we have a safeguard in place so the people can be absolutely sure that this is going to be new money for education," Henry said. "That's the way the people want it."

The Senate joint resolution guarantees that lottery proceeds

would benefit education, treating the revenue as new money above and beyond current allocations.

Henry will continue to lobby for the lottery and hopes the legWative portion of the issue will be resolved in a couple of weeks, said Paul Sund, Henry's communications director. SJR 22's history provides a source for optimism, Sund said.

On March 12, in a roll-call vote, made necessary due to the

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Bronchos have first scrimmage under new head coach April 5.

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Fall faculty vacancies may not be filled due to budget crisis.

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Event benefits Malaysian student

by Ivan Botev Student Writer The Malaysian Student Association (MSA) will hold "Save a Life Charity Night" at 6:30 p.m. April 27 in the Ballrooms B and C of the University Center. Several tradi-

Popular vote to decide state lottery

by Mark Schlachtenhaufen ms@thevistaonline.com

Murdaugh Hall.

"What I'd really like to do is help UCOSA do something worthwhile, even if that means we only pass two pieces of legislation," he said.

England said he doesn't have any specific agenda, just, "I'm here for the students, not for myself " Yuma Takahashi, running for UCOSA Vice President, is an economics junior. He is also a member of Toastmasters and a delegate in the Japan-China conference.

"I wish to make the student association an inviting and organized place where students feel welcome to meet with their representatives, solicit help for student organizations and gather socially," he said.

Takahashi sees discrimination as a major problem locally and said he will work to increase understanding among students of different backgrounds.

Hanan Shahid is an international trade freshman running for Vice President. He is currently a member of the House and a debater on the CEDA team.

Shahid said he wants to work on ways to organize and educate students on the benefits of this campus. He also said he wants to

special election provision, SJR 22 was passed by the Senate 3510, said Kyle Enevoldsen, Senate spokesman. An earlier Senate vote passed 37-8, exceeding the two-thirds majority.

"As I have said many times, public education is the key to Oklahoma's future," Henry said.

"The education lottery isn't the magic bullet that will solve all of our revenue challenges, but it

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tional Chinese paintings, photos, quilts, masks and other art will be sold.

The money raised will be used to help fund the surgery of Danny Tan, a UCO student in Singapore General Hospital, awaiting a bone marrow transplant.

The operation costs approximately $100,000 and so far $10,000 has been collected.

"Malaysian people from all over the United States have been very supportive," said Yin Wee Chua, MSA president.

"It could happen to anyone and I'm happy for this great support and understanding," said Choon Boon, UCO graduate student.

Tan was supposed to graduate in spring 2003. His intentions are to graduate from UCO in the near future.

MSA has placed donation boxes in restaurants and other businesses. For more information call 974-4155.

Political Science professor discusses NorthSouth Korean relations.

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OPINION

APRIL 8, 2003

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Today in History

Women still legally unequal From 1972 to 1982, Oklahoma had an opportunity to ratify a bill that could have added an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing women the same rights it currently guarantees men.

Proponents of the Equal Right Amendment (ERA) needed 38 states to ratify the bill within ten years in order for it to become a Constitutional amendment. Thirty-five states ratified the bill.

Oklahoma was not one of them.

The proposed amendment, most recently introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives March 13, 2003 says, "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex."

UCO students met April 7 in Pegasus Theater for "ERA Now," in which they watched a video on the history of the ERA and had Leona Evans, Oklahoma coordinator for the ERA, and speak on her research into the causes of Oklahoma's rejection of the bill.

Despite what some opponents have said of this innocuous amendment, it will

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History sets precedent for protests an admirable train for an American to have.

Kapella-Mathis' statement that protesters should "thank Presidents like Bush that you are allowed to talk to them" is absurd. The office of the President of the United States is a temporary job and, most importantly, a position of representative authority that is allowed to exist by a mandate of the people. Unless we are all lied to in 9th grade government class, the Declaration of Independence (written by protestors) states: ...governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed..." In all reality, it is the President who should be thankful that the American citizen allows him to represent them.

Now, for her statement, "who are you to say that the women of Iraq don't deserve not to be raped at will."

It should go without saying that, even though Saddam Hussein is an evil, contemptible man and should be removed from power, insinuating that the deplorable social conditions in Iraq are supported by the domestic dissenters in the United States is, to say the least, mean-spirited.

Inequality is rife all over the world,

and though the situation is grim for the women in Iraq and it is an important issue that needs to be addressed, the issue of the United States' openly aggressive unilateralism and the potential instability that may follow in its wake, is more dire and urgent. It is an issue that affects all of us on this planet. That is what the ''idiots" are protesting.

Protesting may not be the popular thing for mainstream Americans, but it is our obligation. Just as it is the duty of the U.S. military to protect our freedoms even at the expense of their own, it is the duty of each and every citizen to exercise those freedoms regularly, whether it's protesting a war, protesting the protesters or just voting for responsible leaders. We must question our government, and change it when the need arises. If we don't speak our minds and vote our consciences, regardless of the contempt from those opposed, we will never truly by the America envisioned by the Constitution.

or not, you have got to believe in the men and women in our armed forces. We are at war now and our troops deserve all of the support and respect that is due them. The war protestors say they are against the war but support our troops. Don't these people realize that what the soldiers see on TV what filters down to the soldiers in the field are the protests? That does not do anything to enhance their morale, nor does it show them any support.

I am not saying the privilege of freedom of speech should be taken away from anyone. I am saying, if you truly support our troops, use your energy spent at protesting at something more positive for the troops to hear about. Expend that energy in a support our troops rally; write a letter of support to any solider; mow the yard for a young wife whose husband is gone; cook a dinner for a young husband whose wife is gone; put together a care package to make things a little easier for a sol-

dier in the desert; go to any place of worship and say a prayer. There are so many positive things that could be done. Our soldiers display honor everyday. Shouldn't we at home do the same?

I am privileged to work with military students everyday. In their young, and not so young faces, I see determination, courage and confidence. In their voices, I hear pride when they talk about their service to our country. It is my pleasure to help them in any small way that I can. For I can see that they understand the privileges of freedom and without them, all of our lives would be very different. Please support our troops!

"It is unworthy of a great nation to stand idly by while small countries of great culture are being destroyed with a cynical contempt for justice."

-Albert Einstein

Tony Navarro Senior Political Science

Reader urges support for troops To the editor: Every person on this campus enjoys the privileges of freedom. A lot of people take these privileges for granted.

Do you know who the people are on this campus that understand what these privileges mean? They are the men and women who sat next to you in class last week, three weeks ago, two months ago, a year ago, but now they are no longer there.

UCO has many students that are now fulfilling their role as American soldiers. These soldiers understand the privileges of freedom. Not one of these soldiers who have processed through our office has uttered one complaint about being uprooted from school, from work, from their family and friends. They understand that something very important, very dangerous, has to be done. They donned their uniforms with pride and honor and they left to do the right thing.

Whether you believe in the war

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Graduate questions media coverage of war

Letters to the editor To the editor: I am writing in response to Jamie Kapella-Mathis' letter to the editor published in the April 1 edition of The Vista. In this letter, KapellaMathis expressed great disdain for those citizens that have chosen to express their displeasure with the policies of our government by publicly protesting the war in Iraq.

As an informed American, I must state that I am appalled at the ferocity and seemingly unmitigated display of disgust with which KapellaMathis insists that those who protest this war have no right to do so, and that they have no right to be seeking a full explanation from their government.

I would like to take issue with some of Kapella-Mathis' statements, but first, I am compelled to ask this: What would have happened if a certain group of British colonies hadn't wanted to know all of the facts, and hadn't felt the need to protest the actions of their government? What would have happened if those that wanted to protest had listened to their peers, and had just trusted and supported their leader unconditionally?

Proud ignorance of history is not

not make women subject to an implemented draft - which Congress has had the ability to do all along. It will not turn all public restrooms into unisex restrooms, as some opponents warned in the 1970s. It will do nothing but offer women the same legal leverage that ethnic minorities have long held in discrimination cases.

According to ERA's campaign, women in more than 160 other countries have constitutionally guaranteed equal rights. Yet aside from granting women the right to vote, American women have no constitutionally-assured freedoms.

If, in our contemporary society, we wish women to have the same opportunities and protections as men, this should be represented in our governing document, enshrined away from endemic interpretation. Oklahoma should ratify the ERA and do its part to end the 80year embarrassment our nation has suffered since this motion was first introduced and rejected.

Linda Wright UCO Veterans Affairs Office

To the editor: I would like to address a few points from Kyle Houts letter in the April 3rd issue.

First and foremost, I would like to applaud you for understanding the necessity of free speech and the dire need to question the government. I pose the same challenge to you, in that you keep an open mind and investigate the possibility that this war is unnecessary.

Now, is Kyle Houts your real name? Or should we call you "Secret Agent Houts?" You are quite obviously privy to information that the rest of us are not, which leads me to believe you are the sneakiest little spy this country has ever seen.

When you say, "It has been proven that he (Hussein) contributed funds to the Al Qaeda network," where exactly do you get that information?

If you can prove this type of transaction has occurred, please let me know and then promptly contact the CIA. They will likely give you a job since it has been impossible for them or any other government agency to even make up a story that Hussein had any link to AI Qaeda, funded them in any way or had ties to the 9/11 hijackers in any form at all. I am sure our government would appreciate your assistance, as would the American people, if you possess knowledge contrary to these findings.

Mr. Houts also claims that watching CNN and Fox News will clear up any doubts one could have as to the legitimacy of this preemptive strike on Iraq. Apparently he is unaware of who owns and controls Fox News.

Rupert Murdoch is a well-known right wing extremist. He happens to own News Corp., which owns Fox News. It is well-documented that Fox presents a less than fair account of news and political happenings and I'm being lenient with that one.

Roger Ailes, former media strategist for President Richard Nixon and former media consultant for President Reagan happens to be Chairman and CEO of Fox News as well as Executive Editor of FoxNews.com , responsible for the design and editorial content.

I've had a very difficult time finding a more biased account of the news than Fox provides.

CNN is owned in large part by

General Electric (GE). GE is one of the world's largest defense contractors. I'm sure, however, they aren't biased at all in their war coverage.

President Eisenhower said in his farewell address, "In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military industrial complex.

The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist."

If one wants to be truly informed, it is advised that you consult media sources outside this country and less likely to be affected by such blatant bias.

I'd like to address Mr. Houts' statement that "this war is about defending America from tyrannical nut jobs." The Merriam-Webster dictionary's definition of a tyrant is: 1 a: an absolute ruler unrestrained by law or constitution 2 a: a ruler who exercises absolute power oppressively or brutally b: one resembling an oppressive ruler in the harsh use of authority or power.

Sound familiar? George W. Bush and his administration have undoubtedly exercised absolute power unrestrained by law or constitution. Example: the Patriot Act, the soon to be Patriot Act II, the Homeland Security Act, and the Total Information Awareness administration. Every one of these is a direct restriction and violation of our constitutional freedoms.

Not to mention that little thing about completely ignoring the advice of most every other country in the world, including the U.N., when they repeatedly said they did not agree with and will not support this administrations blatant misuse of power in attacking Iraq. Legal scholars agree that this action is illegal and a violation of established international law.

Mr. Houts may have missed some of this or received a less than accurate account of it because he was watching Fox News.

This administration continues to exercise a harsh use of authority and power, not to mention setting an extremely dangerous precedent by attacking a country that has not attacked us.

It is littered with issues of conflicts of interest from Cheney's old buddies at Halliburton to Richard Pearl to Donald Rumsfeld and many others.

Pearl, a chief architect of this plan against Iraq, until very recently, was Chairman of the U.S. Defense Policy Board. He had to resign amid a nasty little scandal involving major conflicts of interest on his part - i.e. standing to make lots and lots of money from the strike and the rebuilding of Iraq as well as from the sell of homeland security equipment.

In related news, the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. John Conyers, Jr., made a request on April 1 to Donald Rumsfeld for financial disclosure forms from the members of the Defense Policy Board. The House Judiciary Committee has jurisdiction over conflict of interest rules.

According to the letter, they are interested in assessing "the degree to which members of the Defense Policy Board face real or perceived conflicts of interest which would impede their ability to advise the Defense Department."

But, of course, our administration obviously doesn't want a war as Mr. Houts said. That would be characteristic of a "freaking psycho." This administration's primary concern is obviously the safety of the American people, no matter how much information comes out proving the contrary.

Our founding fathers created the Constitution to protect us from tyrannical governments. It is our duty as Americans to question our leaders. It is our duty as Americans to oppose a military move and strike that so blatantly disregards our Constitution, international law and the ideology our country was founded on.

I love my country and our troops who are brave enough to risk their lives to protect us. I want them used, however, only when absolutely necessary. I want them to come home and be spared this unnecessary war. I want President Bush and his people impeached and I want a true democratic election in which the people of the United States of America actually get their votes counted and choose a leader.

Nichole Taron UCO Graduate Journalism

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Dr. Youngtae Shin presents a lecture to a crowd at the Pegasus Theater April 1st.

Tensions in Korea topic of lecture

by Mark Schlachtenhaufen ms@thevistaonline.com A UCO professor from South Korea said tensions on the Korean peninsula are due in part to the behavior of Americans and actions by the United States government not being reported by the mainstream media.

Dr. Youngtae Shin, UCO political science professor, made the remarks during an April 1 lecture titled: "Two Koreas Dancing to American Beat: Jerking North, Tangoing South, and Banging U.S.?" Shin gave the final presentation in the Liberal Arts Lecture Series this semester.

To provide historical context for her lecture, Shin began by chronicling a series of events leading up to the current crisis.

At the end of the Korean War in 1953, neither the North nor the South signed the peace treaty.

The U.S. military has had thousands of troops positioned along the border to defend the South from the North Korean forces a few yards away.

In 1994, the Clinton administration agreed to supply North Korea with two power-generating nuclear reactors, part of a treaty both countries signed. In exchange, North Korea was to suspend and eventually dismantle its nuclear program. The United States did not keep its promise, Shin said.

In October 2002, the United Stares reported that North Korea had a nuclear weapons program, a violation of a treaty the two nations signed in 1994. Since the revelation in October 2002, the crisis has escalated militarily and rhetorically.

While the United States is used to North Korea's erratic behavior, it is not used to South Korea's recent behavior, Shin said.

The United States has been a "benevolent father," providing the South with security and food, she said.

Americans also wrote South Korea's Constitution and turned the country into a democracy, Shin said.

"In ,the, past,. whatever the

United States said, South Korea said 'Yes, you're right,' unconditional friendship," Shin said.

That changed when the United States and South Korea attempted to get the nuclear issue before the United Nations

Security Council, Shin said.

South Korea said it had not approved of the agreement forwarded by the United States.

Many Koreans feel when American military personnel commit crimes they are not being punished justly, Shin said. The presence of the U.S. military, intrusion on South Korean sovereignty, adds to anti-American sentiment mounting on the peninsula, she said.

In South Korea, American military personnel accused of committing crimes such as rape or homicide are tried in U.S. military courts, governed by a military accord — the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA).

As a result, U.S. military personnel can commit crimes with impunity in South Korea, Shin said. When a Korean, commits a crime against Americans, they can be handed over to American authorities. And unlike other treaties, the United States does not pay "rent," Shin said.

"South Koreans feel like they are getting the short" end of the stick," Shin said.

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been pressuring Washington for revisions in the SOFA agreement.

In a letter to President Bush, Korean activists said the punishment for a majority of the 7,381 crimes Americans in Korea committed during the 1990s was "very light." The Korean Ministry of Justice documented the crimes.

"Rape is an everyday affair," Shin said.

Another problematic issue is homicide.

Last November, two U.S. soldiers were acquitted of negligent homicide in the deaths of two Korean girls, killed when a military vehicle ran over them, Shin said. The acquittals prompted widespread protests in South Korea.

The U.S. military has also poured waste chemicals into a South Korean river, harming Koreans, Shin said.

Pentagon spokesman Jeff Davis said Americans who commit crimes while off-duty are tried in Korean courts when convenient, and often receive tough punishment. U.S. military courts handle "line of duty" cases, Davis

said.

"We believe whenever there is misconduct [by Americans on duty], we insist that those cases be tried through the Uniform Code of Military Justice," Davis said.

Younger South Koreans feel reunification would solve some of the problems besetting the country, Shin said. A unified Korea would be a Korea without a United States military presence.

Older Koreans still fear communism and are not as positive about having a unified Korea, Shin said.

North Korea's recent erratic behavior has been a source of concern for the Bush administration. President Bush has accused North Korea of using "nuclear blackmail" to get the United States to the bargaining table.

"President Bush never liked the 1994 agreement," Shin said.

"He was very adamant about it.

He didn't see why such a small country should have the power to blackmail the United States."

President Bush wants China,

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Korean students give their views on North-South relations

by Mark Schlachtenhaufen ms@thevistaonline. corn Yunhyun Lee was one of about 30-40 South Korean students attending a South Korean Student Association meeting April 4 in the Nigh University Center.

Lee, whose other mailing address is in the central South Korean city of Duejon, said he communicates with family and friends back home almost everyday via e-mail. They discuss the current situation on the Korean peninsula, the world political landscape and the Iraq war.

Many North Koreans think that once the Iraq war is over, the United States military will train its sights on North Korea, Lee said.

He said he hopes the crisis on the peninsula will be settled by diplomacy, not military

might.

"I think all the issues around South Korea and the peninsula should be solved by peaceful means," Lee said. "I hope Bush will listen to other voices and give special attention to North Korean demands to renew diplomatic dialogue."

Lee said he supports South Korea-North Korea reunification. Where South Koreans stand on the issue often depends on their age. Older South Koreans had first-hand experience with the Korean War. Younger Koreans have not, Lee said.

Younger Koreans also see the presence of the U.S. military as an obstacle to reunification, Lee said. However, they also think U.S. forces are needed to protect South Korea.

Won Hee Yoon, a UCO senior from Seoul', said he keeps up with current events

by reading Korean newspapers on the Internet.

"Most South Koreans agree that we need United States troops in our country, but some people don't like their way of thinking," Yoon said. "Younger people don't worry, don't think North Korea will attack.

Some older people do worry."

Lee said North Korea's economy is in poor shape, in part, because of sanctions imposed by members of the international community. Yoon said South Korea's economy is also struggling, a negative factor toward reunification.

Yoon said he does not have a firm position on reunification.

"I just hope for good relations between North Korea, South Korea and the United StateS," Yoon said. "I don't want war."

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Ethics Commission privately criticizes Keating for gifts received while in office OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) A widely publicized flap involving some of the gifts former Gov. Frank Keating accepted while in office resulted in secret decisions by the state Ethics Commission, according to a newspaper report.

The commission privately reprimanded Keating in a December 2001 letter for failing to report all his free trips and hotel stays as gifts to the state, The Sunday Oklahoman reported in a copyright story.

Also, the commission twice voted in 2001 to take no action on complaints about Keating's acceptance of more than $200,000 from New York financier Jack Dreyfus, according to records.

Both times, the votes were done in public only by case number. The governor's name wasn't mentioned.

All gifts to the state are supposed to be reported to the state Department of Central Services. A mistake involving Keating was uncovered during an Ethics Commission investigation into a fishing trip he took to Alaska in July 2000.

Democratic Party leaders complained the trip violated state ethics rules because it was

paid for by an energy company, Conoco Inc. Keating, a Republican, said the trip was a chance to meet with business leaders and promote economic development in the state.

State officials are prohibited from accepting gifts exceeding $300 in a year from a lobbyist or the lobbyist's employer. The Ethics Commission found that Keating reported the

Secret meetings reprimanded Keating for gifts fishing trip as a gift to the state, thus exempting it from the $300 limit.

Commissioners questioned whether Keating had reported all such gifts. Keating's general counsel, Judy Terry, subsequently reviewed the governor's schedules from October 1997 to April 2000 and found that eight gifts had gone unreported.

In its private reprimand, the Ethics Commission criticized Keating for shoddy record-keeping that "undermines confidence

Keating returned $250,000 to Dreyfus in February 2001 after his acceptance of the money was disclosed in news accounts.

Records show the Ethics Commission voted April 20, 2001, and again Sept. 25, 2001, not to take action on complaints about the Dreyfus gifts, The Oklahoman reported.

At one point, commissioners questioned the need for such secrecy, particularly given the public interest in the story. Their advisers told them the original members of the Ethics Commission had "deliberated many hours the public's right to know weighed against protecting the reputation and careers of state officers/employees from sometimes specious charges."

The advisers also said the acceptance of the cash from Dreyfus didn't violate any rules, particularly because the gifts began long before Keating ran for governor.

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Dr. Youngtae Shin presents Korean perspective.

South Kore.a, from page 3 South Korea and Japan involved in the talks. North Korea wants to deal only with the United States, Shin said.

The bleak economic conditions in North Korea are a contributing factor in the crisis.

"North Korea cannot be isolated anymore because it is already isolated," Shin said.

During his 2002 State of the Union Address, President Bush said the North, along with Iraq and Iran, were the "axis of evil," a trio of countries seeking to obtain nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.

In 1991, North Korea sent Scud missiles to Iraq, raising fears of proliferation in the region,

Shin said. That action showed North Korea could supply terrorists or rogue states with weapons of mass destruction, Shin said.

Despite the fissures in the relationships with the two Koreas, the United States has benefited South Korea in many ways, Shin said. South Korea has been a strong U.S. ally since 1945, she said.

Dr. Louis Furmanski, political science department chairperson, introduced Shin as a busy researcher who has maintained contacts with influential people in South Korea. Shin said she receives much academic support from her colleagues and department staff members.

rehearse patient treatment and transport, "hot zone" operations and decontamination procedures among others. Command functions will also be taught.

Participants will learn about the latest in personal protective equipment for a bio-chemical attack, said Gary Gleason, Rescue Training Associates spokesman.

"With the heightened terrorist threat that our country now faces, this type of training is critical," said John Holgerson, Rescue Training Associates CEO. "We'll be providing the academic and practical training that first

responders need to do their job safely and well."

In addition to the first responders, representatives from the Oklahoma National Guard, the U.S. Marine Corps and area hospitals will participate in the training exercise. Dignitaries from FEMA, the U.S. Fire Administration and the Fire Department of New York will also be on hand, Gleason said.

Course sessions will also be taught at the Oklahoma City Fire Training Center and the Oklahoma City Westin Hotel.

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The Dreyfus case involved money Keating had been given over a period of years. He described Dreyfus as a mentor and close friend, and said he used the money to pay for his children's education.

ation that will require us to think and work together as a team."

FEMA is managing the exercise, which was being organized by the Florida company Rescue Training Associates. FEMA's Region XI office in Dallas is assisting, Powers said.

Personnel with disaster experience ranging from the Oklahoma City bombing to the World Trade Center collapse will teach in a classroom setting during the training course. Both rescue aspects and command aspects will be taught.

Among the lecturers on hand

will be Jon Hanson, Oklahoma City fire chief at the time of the Oklahoma City bombing, and John Keenan, New York City fire chief at the time of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center.

Hanson's knowledge of local training activity at East Hall and his connection with Rescue Training Associates led to the decision to hold the exercise at UCO, Powers said.

Following the lecture-style instruction, individuals will begin the 16-hour deployment at the UCO site. Rescue workers will

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Economic uncertainties blur future of positions

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cd@thevistaonline. corn Although there have been no faculty or stafffurloughs at UCO, positions may be left unfilled when some faculty members leave.

Four faculty members have already resigned from the College of Education, and another two are expected to resign in May, said Dr. Judith A. Coe, dean of the College of Education.

Whether the positions will be filled and who will fill them will depend on how the State allocates funds for higher education at the end of May, Coe said.

She said some spots may be filled by adjunct professors rather than full-time professors.

Two professors have been "let go" from the Art Department, leaving the department's fall

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schedule short three classes, said Dr. Bob Palmer, chair of the Art Department.

Palmer said the classes were cut because raises were given to current faculty members who hold a Masters of Fine Arts degree, which is a terminal degree for that field.

"We had to stay within the budget," he said, "and [this was] the only way to stay within the budget when you raise faculty salaries."

Palmer said, "I'm hopeful that as the enrollment progresses and they see that we really need to add those classes back in, I'm hopeful that they will."

He said the current art professors have "been very tried and true" and he hopes that no more classes or professors will need to be cut.

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Students stand in line for the UCO Commons lottery on April 4 outside the Hamilton Fieldhouse.

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Gov. Henry has estimated a lottery in Oklahoma could generate $300 million annually.

Legislators have been debating how funds would be split between public education and higher education, including the career tech system.

In addition to the new college scholarships, lottery proceeds would provide endowed chairs, teacher compensation and retirement, school technology and equipment, early childhood education programs and capital improvements.

Oklahoma's budget crisis, caused by a sluggish economy, prompted the legislative activity.

So far this fiscal year, public education's budget shortfall is $169 million. Higher education's bud-

get has been cut $58 million.

Ray Sanders is a spokesman for the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma (BGCO), an organization that has been lobbying against a lottery. The BGCO represents about 750,000 Oklahoma Baptists.

Sanders said public opinion will change once Oklahomans learn about the spiritual, social and economic ills related to lotteries. Recent polls have showed Oklahomans strongly support an education lottery.

An anti-lottery coalition is forming a steering committee comprised of Oklahomans from the education, business, government, public and faith-based sectors, Sanders said. The as-ofyet-unnamed coalition will be raising money to help shape the forthcoming lottery election, he

said.

"We want to educate people so they can make up their own minds," Sanders said.

The steering committee will begin meeting in a few days, or next week, he said.

Certain lottery facts need increased scrutinizing, Sanders said. Based on the state's populadon, every Oklahoman — every man, woman and child — would have to spend almost $350 annually on tickets to raise $300 million in lottery revenue, Sanders said.

"Not only does a lottery violate many biblical principles, a lottery without question is an unreliable revenue stream for funding education," he said. "A lottery is false hope for education."

increase the responsiveness of UCOSA to student needs.

"I want to talk to people and I won't just expect people to come talk to me. I want to go out and initiate the discussion," he said.

cy position will be keeping tuition down. She said she wants to work on more ideas along the lines of the Wellness Center and the Wantland Stadium renovation, but she doesn't support raising student fees.

encouraging a perspective that sees faculty-student relationships as one of mentoring.

Hoffman said she hopes to develop student leadership on campus, as well as promoting more involvement in campus life.

Kristin Hoffman is an interpersonal communications junior and Deputy Speaker of the UCOSA House.

Hoffman said part of her poli-

Hoffman said she wants to develop communication between faculty and students by reexamining student evaluations and by

"A college education is more than going to class. It involves philanthropy and campus involvement," she said.

other groups.

Dr. T. David Bass, UCO Biology professor, said, "Certainly it's the right thing to do. If we're not recycling, we're wasting these resources. There's a

cost value in that. If you don't recycle a can, you have to go mine for the aluminum for the next one. You have to manufacture that can from scratch.'

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Rachel Adams, club president, said, "We started trying to help last year."

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Osborne will play May 20 at the Ford Center, 100 West Reno. Tickets are $35 - $65. For more information call 1-800-511-1552.

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by Summer Short sp@thevistaonline.com What do you get when you mix body art, live music, and the great outdoors? Campus Life's Spring Fest, starting at 4 p.m.

April 16 on the south lawn of the Hamilton Field House.

Spring Fest attendees will be able to "make wax hands."

Christina Gilmore, assistant

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Then, they dip the waxy mold into different colors of dye.

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Three Doors Down, Theory of a Dead Man and Twelve Stones will perform at 7:30 p.m. inside the Hamilton Field House.

Tickets are $22.

"Three Doors Down is one of the biggest bands in the last five years," Fry said.

He said the band has had six songs in the top ten hits.

Gilmore encourages students to come and relish the merrymaking of Spring Fest.

"It's a hectic time in the semester when students can come enjoy fun activities with a big group of friends," she said.

For more information on Spring Fest, call the Office of Campus Life at 974-2363.

Concerts John Kay and Steppenwolf will play at 8 p.m. April 11 at Rose State College Communications Center, I40 and Hudiburg Drive Midwest City. Tickets are $20- $30. For more information call 297-2264.

Belly dancing by the Jewels of the Nile will be presented at 7 p.m. Fridays at Gopuram Taste of India at 121 E. California and at 8:30 p.m. Fridays at Gopuram Taste of India, 4559 N.W. 23rd. For more information call 230-1323 or 948-7373.

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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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Full Circle Bookstore featured poetry readings are at 2 p.m. on the last Sunday of the month on the first floor of 50 Penn Place. For more information call 8422900.

Cocker and Leon Russell will play at 8 p.m.

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An artist from Body Art by Susan will on hand to paint just about anything on interested parties' bodies.

Gilmore said, "She will paint amazing, artistic things - everything from simple designs to cartoon characters."

Other novelty diversions will also be at the Spring Fest.

Gilmore said attendees can have their picture taken in "The Big Red Chair."

"You can sit in it and look really small when you have your picture taken," she said.

Those who are looking for a sugar high can get their fill by making their own pixie sticks using multicolored sugar.

Fry said local and national bands will be performing.

Audiences can hear the local bands play outside at no charge,

The 2002-2003 Celebrity Attractions season features "The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron?" May 13-18.

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A new drink will invade the UCO campus in the coming weeks, as Coca-Cola unveils Sprite Remix.

Aimed at the desirable 16-24

year old market, Remix will be available April 21, with bottles appearing in vending machines on campus within weeks of that date, according to the Coca-Cola marketing department.

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That is the idea behind Remix, which will be available in a variety of fruit flavors, starting with a Tropical flavor.

"Teens today are not constrained by traditional music genres or styles of clothes," he said.

"They blend together individual elements of music, sports, fashion and technology that most people would see as weird."

Remix has done exceptionally well in taste tests.

"Vanilla Coke was the biggest roll-out we've seen since Diet Coke," said Buckmier. "Remix looks like it's going to be even bigger."

Great Plains Coca-Cola provided an opportunity for a few UCO students to sample the product recently.

Cory Castoe, a junior who

usually drinks Mr. Pibb, said, "It's good... and different."

Adam Vrbenec, a senior, repeated that sentiment, adding, "I would buy it."

Buckmier said Coca-Cola will use a variety of methods to promote Remix, including advertising, contests, events, coupons, websites and tie-ins with hip-hop music.

"A remix is the reinvention of a song to maximize airplay and recapture consumer interest in an original song, " said Amber Noble of Def Jam Records. "It's also taking a song to another level to create additional interest and value around that song."

It is in this same vein that Coca-Cola expects Remix to excel. By mixing Sprite with different flavors, yet remaining consistent in the "crisp and clean... no caffeine" Sprite message, Coke hopes to retain its target market, said Buckmier.

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Physics and Engineering Professor Dr. John King warned that it is time for tornado season in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma has more tornadoes than any other place in the world, King said. Although tornadoes can happen anytime a year, they are prominent during spring, he said.

"We got our main instability in this area in April, May and June," King said.

• Instability in Oklahoma's climate is caused when dry air from Mexico meets cold air from Colorado and warm air from the Gulf, he said.

"We are right in Tornado Alley," he said.

Officer John Blair of the Department of Public Safety (DPS) said it is their responsible to open buildings on campus that have storm shelters when the Outdoor Warning Device System's sirens sound.

DPS will not open buildings until the National Weather Bureau issues a tornado warning, he said.

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Blair said shelter could be taken in buildings with hallways that do not have windows and doors leading outside, like Evans Hall.

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According to an April 1 press release, the City of Edmond's Emergency Management Department (EMD) said the key to safety is knowing the difference between a warning and a watch.

"A 'watch' means conditions are favorable for the development of severe weather. A 'warning' means severe weather is occurring," said Emergency Management Director David Barnes.

Barnes said when the warning

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Thursday 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 401-9184.

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.

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He said immediate cover should be taken in the lowest level of a structure with as many walls between "you and the outside."

"Pulling a mattress over you, wearing a heavy winter coat and wearing a bicycle helmet are good ideas for additional protection," Barnes said.

The EMD reported that Oklahoma has had 2059 recorded tornadoes in April, May and June since 1950. May of 1999 had 90 recorded tornadoes, the most in a single month.

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.

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After graduating, Paige moved to California where she planned to pursue a career as an actress/recording artist.

The next episode of "All American Girl," featuring Paige, is scheduled to air locally at 9 p.m. April 9 on KOCO Ch. 5.

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) _ The United States must work to rebuild alliances that were damaged as a result of the war with Iraq, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said Wednesday.

"We need the international community," Albright said during a foreign policy conferenc'e at the University of Oklahoma. "We are much stronger with our friends."

"I think it's crazy for us to become this isolated and in a position where people don't like America."

Albright said repairing damaged relationships with other countries and the United Nations will be especially important when it comes time to start rebuilding Iraq, because the United Nations is better equipped than the United States to provide humanitarian aid.

She also said she hopes to see participation from other entities in the administration of post-Saddam Hussein Iraq.

Albright, secretary of state under President Clinton, questioned the rationale that led to the U.S.-led war with Iraq.

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Members of UCO's football team scrimmaged April 5 at Wantland Stadium.

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by Brad Frizell bf@thevistaonline.com Saturday, April 5 turned out to be a glorious afternoon for Broncho football's offensive and defensive units to scrimmage.

Approximately 100-150 people attended the first UCO scrimmage under new head coach Chuck Langston. The day turned out to be a great preview of the upcoming season.

Though highly-touted Division I transfer Aso Pogi took most of the snaps, freshman Kyle Clopton lined up behind center

high for the fall. for a few snaps.

Pogi and Dee Dee Carter may be dubbed "Double Trouble" next season after connecting on several plays.

The scrimmage seemed an even battle but the hard hitting defense might have taken the day with their solid tackling.

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The No.5-ranked UCO baseball team picked up two wins over Northeastern State April 5 in Durant, due to some stellar pitching.

UCO star pitcher Skip Weast struck out a season-high 12 in a 5-2 first-game win, giving up only four hits. Joe Neal scattered six hits in 6 1/3 innings of a 5-1 second-game win as the Bronchos stretched their winning streak to six straight.

Weast improved to 7-1 and threw his fourth complete game of the year. The Bronchos managed only six hits in the game, taking a 1-0 lead on John Rogers' RBI walk.

Nolan Randolph, Hiroshi Sogabe and Jake Mays each scored on bases-loaded walks, leading to the 5-2 final. NSU managed solo homers in the sixth and seventh, but it was too little

by Brad Frizell bf@thevistaonline.com The Bronchos split with the Northeastern Redman on April 5.

UCO's Jordan Adkin's fantastic pictching led the Bronchos to 5-1 on Saturday's double-header.

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Hiroshi Sogabe slides into homeplate. too late against Weast.

In the second game, Blake Deen had an RBI walk, to give the Bronchos a 2-1 lead in the fifth. Mays had a run-scoring bunt single and Deen contributed once again with an RBI single.

Joe Neal was impressive again,

striking out four and improving to 6-1 on the season. Ray Wood came on to get the final two outs of the game and pick up his fourth save.

UCO is now 27-7 overall and 7-2 in the Lone Star Conference North Division.

Bronchos 10-0 in the first game, with some disappointing defense by the Bronchos.

However, the Bronchos came out the second game and showed what kind of team they were.

UCO coach Genny Honea said, "Jordan did a great job in the circle and I was proud of the way we bounced back after the

way the first game went."

"They pounded us pretty good in the first game, but we came out, played hard and made some things happen."

The Bronchos move to 1018, for what has been a bumpy season all along.

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THE EDMOND Public Schools Transportation Dept is in NEED of SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS. Free CDL training. Starting pay $8.44/hr, min 4 hrs/day. Must have application on file one week before next scheduled class in order to obtain necessary forms.

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