The Vista April 9, 1998 by The Vista

University of Central Oklahoma

THURSDAY April 9, 1998

The Student Voice Since 1903

Committee elects to trim budget; The Vista, others may be slashed By Penny Hubbard StaffWriter

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recommendation has been made from the Student Activity Fund Budget Committee (SAFBC) to reduce, and •in some cases, eliminate funds for many student organizations at UCO in order to maintain the $1.2 million estimated budget for the 1999 fiscal year. The SAFBC met March 31 through April 2 to prepare funding recommendations to be submitted to the University Budget Review Committee. The committee was comprised of two student representatives, two faculty representatives and the Dean of Students, Dr., Deanna Land Faculty members on the committee are Dr. Gayle Kearns, associate professor of occupational and technology Education, and Doug Getzoff, associate professor of theatre arts. According to Land, faculty representatives on the committee are chosen by the president of Faculty Senate, Dr. Roberta Sloan, theatre department chairperson. Invitations were sent out to 14 students to participate in the meeting. The two student representatives who accepted were Derrek Belase, Presidentelect of UCOSA House of Representatives and Dale

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Archer, Speaker of UCOSA House of Representatives. Damita Kennedy, from the Office of the Budget, also sits on the committee as student activity budget manager. The committee, charged with recommending the distribution of $1.2 million among student organizations, reviewed requests from student groups that totaled $1.5 million, said Kennedy. To compensate for the $300,000 shortfall, the committee recommended cuts to most organizations. Under the heading of Student Organizations, the UCO Christian Outreach Center, the Broncho ROTC Program and the UCO Student Association Supreme Court were among those whose request for funds was denied. Under the heading of Student Entertainment /Education Organizations, The Vista, Applied Mathematics, High School Scholastic Tournament/Special Events and the Science Fair were eliminated from the budget. Under the heading Student University-Wide Programs, it was recommended that Prospective Student Services and Business Administration-Career Day activities not receive funding from the student activity fee. Belase said that the recommendation to remove certain organizations from the

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budget, was done on an individual basis. No student organization was singled out for elimination According to the recommendations, student activity funds, which come from a $4 per credit fee, should not be used to fund recruitment related activites of Prospective Student Services. A few student organizations received a budget increase, and some student organizations were restructured. According to recommendations from the SAFBC, the following parameters were used in the decision making process. • Requests for funds were not recognized if the organization did not meet the university requirements, such as the organization is not active or their constitution is not complete. • Requests for budget increases were not funded if detailed justification for the increase was not provided. • Student organizations afiliated with a department were funded $500. • Student organizations affiliated with a state organization were funded $1,000. • Student organizations affiliated with a national organization were funded $1,500.

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ook on the front page of this newpaper. Right at the top under where it says The Vista, it reads; "The Student Voice Since 1903." Wonder what The Vista does for you, the student? It reports on campus news—news officials and faculty don't always want reported. It provides an open forum for the UCO community to express their ideas and opinions. It informs everyone on campus of upcoming events and opportunities. It reports on the activities of the campus administration and other educational entities with influence over, and ties to, UCO. And, most importantly; It provides a sense of community. On a campus where over 80 percent of the students commute, many times their only tie to what's going on is through the pages of their newpaper, The Vista. The Student Activity Fee budget committee decided this week to recommend the elimination of The Vista's funding. Two faculty members, one staff member and two students served on the committee, and all but the students voted in favor of the recommendation. What kind of campus would it be if we didn't have an independent, studentfunded entity acting as watchdog for all students? If nothing is done, we may find out all too soon. The Vista is the student voice, a voice uncensored by campus officials or insructors, a voice that has been there for students when they need it. Don't let it be silenced or changed without a fight.

THE VISTA Vol. 99, No. 46 (USPS 661-700) ISSN: 1084-9149 Editor in Chief Rhonda Bowden Associate Editor Colby Grieser Managing Editor Sandi Craig Copy Editor. Steven E. Wedel Sports Editor Chad Wiliming Curtis Cobb

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What do you think about the possible elimination of The Vista?

Writer Ryan Dannar Writer Penny Hubbard Writer Sheri Tacker Writer Mark A. Schneberger Writer Lisa Tatum Writer Bill Whisman Photographer Bryan Terry Cartoonist Pujan Roka Circulation/Morgue Travis Frels Adviser Dr. Sherri Massey

The Vista is published as a newspaper and public forum by the students in the department of journalism, semi-weekly during the academic year except exams-and holiday periods, and on Thursdays only during the summer term, at the University of Central Oklahoma, 100 N University Dr, Edmond, OK 73034-5209. Telephone: (405) 3412980, X5549. One-year subscription rate $12. Periodicals postage paid at Edmond, Oklahoma 73034-9998. Opinions and comments in The Vista do not necessarily reflect the policies or beliefs of the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges or UCO. The Vista is not an official medium of expression for the Board or UCO. "POSTMASTER":,Send address changes to The Vista, .100 N. University Drive, Edmond, OK 73034. LETTERS The Vista encourages letters to the editor. Letters should address issues and ideas, not personalities. Letters must be typed, double-spaced with a maximum of 150 words, include the author's printed name, major, classification and phone number. Non-students must include title and daytime phone number. Letters are subject to editing for libel, clarity and space, or to eliminate statements of questionable taste. The Vista reserves the right not to publish submitted letters and does not publish anonymous letters. Address letters to: Editor, The Vista, 100 N. University Drive, Edmond, OK 73034-5209 or deliver in person to the editor, Communications Bldg, Rm 107. This publication is printed by The Edmond Evening Sun, 123 S Broadway, Edmond, OK 73003 at a cost of $250 (8pp), $372 (12pp).

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• If the organization requested funds below the amounts listed above, they were allocated the amount requested. Student organizations which did not fall under these parameters were looked at on an individual basis, said Belase. Jean Benson, associate director of budgets, said there are not any official guidelines the Student Activity Fund Budget Committee must follow. "The committee has a dollar limit, and they can't go beyond that," she said. "Other than that, we expect them to make thier decision in a professional and apolitical manner." Differing from last year, student organizations were not invited to present their requests in person at the committee meeting. Land said every student organization was given the opportunity last year to present their requests, but the committee found that many of the presentaions restated infolination provided on the written requests. The recommendations made by the SAFBC will be decided by the University Budget Review Committee. The committee will meet Monday, April 20 to April 24. From there, the recommendations will go to the president's cabinet. President Roger Webb will make the final budget decision. The decision should be made before June 9, 1998, when the budget is sent to the regents. < .ar

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CO will undergo another chemical treatment next week when Accu-Lawn Turf Care Service applies weed killer and fertilizer to the lawns around campus. • Representatives of the lawn care company said they will begin applying Trimec, a broad leaf weed killer, and fertilizer

pellets April 13 if the weather permits. The post emergent herbicide is an invisible liquid similar to the brands sold for consumer use, said Jay Moore the company's general manager. "It's the same stuff a homeowner can buy from Walmart, but ours is a professional concentration," he

said. Moore said the chemical is not harmful to humans. His company did, however, offer to post signs around the university warning students and others that the grasses had been treated. Spraying will postponed if there is rain or high wind, he said.

He said students should use common sense if they get the chemicals on their skin and wash them off with soap and water. This is the second of five scheduled lawn care applications at UCO said Lennis Pederson, director of Facilities Management. Moore said this phase will take about one week

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Students react to possible shut down of The Vista By Mark Schneberger Stafttittitby on't dump The

Vista!" That's what many students across campus said this week after hearing that The Vista may not be funded for the 19981999 school year. The Student Activity Fund Budget Committee —which is comprised of one staff member, two faculty members and two students—said this week that The Vista newspaper did not deserve funding because it is an academic tool, and not a general student activity. The decision could mean that The Vista —a paper which has been continuously published since the early 1900s—could be shut down soon. It could also mean that all UCO scholars will lose their "official student voice" at the end of June. Students seemed visibly shocked to hear about the recommendation, and some said the decision is akin to censorship and were concerned that a school

without a student newspaper "Anyone who would make a would leave them with no way decision like that has got to be of expressing their views. two things—either crazy or so "I don't know what they're ignorant they don't know their trying to do. It doesn't make head from their butts," he said. sense," said Deepa Malladi, "I don't always agree with junior. what they put in the paper, but She said The Vista is the main it's the only way I get to know way she and what's her friends going on kept around informed here. " I don't always agree about school Still with what they put in information other and they students, the paper, but it's the would be like Tim only way I get to know Cloud, v e r y disappointed senior, and what's going on to see it go. Angela around here. . "We need Knight, the paper. freshman, They should simply —Tom Baker change their shook their UCO graduate student minds and heads when decide to hearing keep it," she about the said. decision to cut Vista funding. Malladi's views were tame They said the decision when compared to others, marked a sad day for the however. university and could be Tom Baker, graduate student, detrimental to all students who and others like him, said the "want to know what's going on decision was "ignorant." at UCO." •

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Students who want to know about job opportunities could also be big losers, said Tamera Sanders and Annee Lowe, freshmen. They said they would not have found employment if it weren't for The Vista's job section. "That's where we found work. Our teachers didn't tell us about where to find our jobs," said Sanders. "Neither did the people who decided (to cut funding)." Perhaps most surprised by the committee's vote to give the paper no money next year were student organization presidents, who said The Vista was the main way they promoted their clubs or activities. "That decision is just crazy," said Kristen Perkins, Student Oklahoma Education Association (SOEA) president. She said most members of her organization, and every student she knows, reads the student newspaper. "People need' to be educated so they read The Vista. Why would anyone want the students .

to be less informed?" George "Anaya, Hispanic American Student Association president, said he also felt the decision could' harm his organization. "The Vista is what we use to tell members about what we're doing. Now how are we going to get the word out?" he said Perkins and Anaya may not be alone in their assertions that students turn to The Vista first when seeking information about activities. According to a 1997 survey released by UCO, a majority of students get information about student organization activities through the paper. It also shows that over onethird of all students, or 34.1 percent, learn the most through The Vista. The school-published activity calendar called This Week is least read by students, however. Only about 5 percent of all students read it, according to the survey conducted by the Offices of Institute Research and Planning and Institutional Assessment.

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tudents at UCO might avoid a bad hair day April 20 if they stop by the first annual hair cut-athon, sponsored by Alpha Kappa Delta, the sociology honor society. From 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., master

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Drive-by legislation Oklahoma Senate Bill 1049 is gun freedom we could do without By Steven E. Wedel Columnist

magine you're driving from Edmond into Oklahoma City during the evening rush hour. Suddenly your car breaks down and you find yourself blocking traffic for what seems an eternity as you struggle to get your vehicle restarted and out of the way. You look in your rear view mirror and see a young man maneuver his car out of line and approach you along the shoulder of the highway. You hope he's mechanically inclined and can help you. What you don't know realize is that he flunked a math test earlier that day. The failing grade got him kicked off his high school football team. As a senior in high school he may have just blown his chance at a college scholarship. To top it off, he just learned his parents are getting a divorce. Now he's on his way to pick up his date. He's late, and you're in his way. And he's got a legal, loaded gun in his hand. For most people it is illegal to possess a loaded handgun while driving in Oklahoma. However, if Senate Bill 1049 passes the state legislature, that will all change.

The bill, introduced by Sen. caused by handguns are Frank Shurden, would allow accidents, or that the person is people 18 and older to carry a shot with their own gun by the loaded handgun in their vehicle assailant. without a license or permit. Also ignored is the growing Shurden said he wrote the bill tendency to act on "road rage," primarily considering the that intense anger felt by interests of women between the motorists who believe other ages of 18-24. Having a gun, 'he 'drivers are in their way. reasoned, would help them And finally, it seems Shurden protect has not themselves even should they familiarized have a ...I have met very few himself break-down with current teenagers responsible Oklahoma Oklahoma g u n enough to carry a highways regulations. and be conAn 18 year loaded gun in their fronted by a old cannot potentially even legally car...I do not believe dangerous purchase a we should throw the motorist. handgun in What if this state, gates wide open and the woman, yet Shurden already upset w o u- 1d let almost everyone over being allow an 18 who can drive carry a stranded on year old to the open carry a gun in their vehicle. prairie, loaded mistakes a weapon in good ol' boy Steven Wedel his or her Samaritan car. for a rapist Also, an and shoots 0 k1ahim before he hom an can offer help? must be 23 years old, and Apparently, Shurden decided licensed, to carry a concealed to ignore the statistics that show weapon. What's the kid with a that a huge number of deaths gun supposed to do when he

leaves his car? This bill is headed to a joint conference of the Oklahoma Senate and House of Representatives. I would like to assume it's too absurd to ever pass through the legislature, but who knows? What I do know is that I have met very few teenagers responsible enough to carry a loaded gun in their car. I haven't been a teenager for a long time, and I still wouldn't trust myself with a loaded gun in my car as I try to get through rush-hour traffic to pick up my kids before the day care center starts charging by the minute for being late. I believe Americans should be allowed to own guns. I believe that, with the proper training, Americans should be allowed to carry guns once they have reached a responsible age—at least 21. I do not believe we should throw the gates wide open and let almost everyone who can drive carry a gun in their vehicle. We are a society made up of people who have little or no sense of responsibility for our actions. Many of us can't be trusted around a loaded gun in the sanctuary of our own homes, let alone under the stress of driving on a crowded highway—and in

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Campus offices team up to produce video By Sheri Tacker StaffWfiter

niversity Relations and Prospective Student Services are teaming up to produce a recruitment video for UCO. The recruitment video will be another great way to sell UCO, said Stacy. McNeiland, director of Prospective Student Services and Scholarships. "UCO had never done a video like

this. We are one of the only universities in the area that do not have a recruitment video," said McNeiland. "We are kind of behind the times that we don't have one," said McNeiland. The concept for the video started in January, she said. President Roger Webb approached Bill Wiseman, director of University Relations, about the project. "The idea of the video is that it will be through the eyes of a fictionalized sophomore," said Wiseman.

"(You will see his) process of picking the school and why he did," said Wiseman. The character will not be visible in the video, but you will hear his voice throughout the video, he said . Wiseman said the video is going to target the traditional student who is looking for a full-time college. The video will be designed to appeal to the high school population, said McNeiland. She said it will be up-beat with

snappy shots of UCO and campus life. Video was a good choice because it's a medium that students are used to, said Wiseman. He added that over 500 videos will be mailed by early August. Preliminary video has been shot of various activities on campus throughout the year. Shooting for most of the video is tentatively scheduled to begin April 28 through 30, said Wiseman. For more information, call McNeiland at 341-2980, Ext. 2727. <

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UCO journalism graduate returns to campus to share Franco American Dreams By Penny Hubbard StaffWriter

CO graduate - Julie Taylor writes for Cosmopolitan and Mademoiselle, has written a novel, has another novel in the works, and is currently working on a movie deal. Taylor, a 1993 graduate with a bachelor's degree in magazine journalism, is returning home to give students insight into what it takes to become a professional writer. Taylor will be speaking at 10 a.m., Monday, April 13 in Pegasus Theatre in the Liberal Arts Building. The topic of her speech will be about things every writer should know. "It will incorporate a lot of things I've learned as a fiction and nonfiction writer in New York," she said. Taylor's first book, Franco American Dreams, was published last year by Scrivner Publishing Company, a division of Simon and Schuster Publishers. She began the novel while taking a class in the Creative Studies Department at UCO, she said. She wrote six chapters of the book in class, then finished the book while she worked as a graphic artist in New York. "I incorporate bits of myself and my life to personalize my books, but I also want to try new things in my writing," said Taylor. Currently, Taylor is writing a series for Pocket Books entitled Spy Girls, about three girls who are recruited by the government to become international spies. "The series is being described as Charlie's Angels meets Clueless. The first book of the series will be out in August. When she finishes writing the books in May, Taylor said she will go back to writing her second novel, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness, about a girl named Liberty who moves from Oklahoma to New York. In addition, Franco American

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Dreams is being made into a movie. The script has been written and they are currently looking for a director, said Taylor. Taylor said the most important things she learned at UCO was to believe in herself and her abilities. "Without an education you go nowhere," she said. "All those years of being an editor of the yearbook definitely schooled me on the importance of meeting a deadline." As for her immediate future, Taylor said that since she was just married-in January, she would like to take some time off to spend with her new husband and travel. -1(

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Campus sexual harassment policy re-examined By Mark Schneberger Staff

any businesses across the nation are trying to determine what constitutes a proper sexual harassment complaint—in the wake of the dismissal of the Paula Jones suit against President Clinton. UCO is no different. Leaders here are also working on policies regarding sexual harassment in an effort to curb frivolous charges against professors. The Faculty Senate, at its regular meeting, recently adopted a resolution which may make students think twice about leveling unwarranted sexual harassment complaints against their instructors. The resolution, , called "Suggested guidelines for amending the supplement to the UCO Student Feedback on Instructional Effectiveness (Sexual Harassment Survey)," proposes that instructors be made aware of harassment complaints, and that students should face penalties for filing false charges. "Students should be aware that instructors will be fully informed of allegations of harassment, as well as official

complaints...," Dr. Eva Dadlez, assistant professor of humanities and philosophy, wrote recently to the Senate. , "The text...should specify student liability consequent on false allegations," she said. Dadlez is the chairwoman for the Faculty Senate Committee on Personnel Policies—the committee which proposed the resolution. Other resolution co-authors include Dr. Anne Gleason, Don Powers and Drew Duke. They said students should be informed of penalties regarding filing false complaints before they file them, but fell short of making recommendations of what the penalties should be. The committee focused on the harassment issue as a result of a survey launched recently by the Board of Regents for Oklahoma Colleges (BOROC) against UCO Creative Studies professor Dr. Christopher (Kit) Givan. The survey, distributed last winter, asked students in Givan's classes if they wanted to make a complaint against him. It informed students that they could write complaints about Givan but insisted that the statements would not be released to him unless the

students wanted to file formal charges. The harassment resolution deals only with charges which are filed as a result of the BOROC sexual harassment survey and does not affect the regulations regarding sexual harassment as listed in the general UCO policy. The committee said it felt the BOROC survey and others like it could open the gates wide for students who wanted.to make anonymous and unwarranted charges against instructors for personal reasons. "The survey first invites student allegations of harassment, and only subsequently inquires whether the student wishes to make a complaint," the committee said. "It appears to suggest (whether the assumption is accurate or not) that students can make allegations of which instructors may never have the opportunity to become aware and which instructors may never have the opportunity to refute." The resolution's unanimous passing through the Senate may have come as welcome news to Givan. But it falls short of stronger actions he wanted Dadlez and her committee to take. .1(

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CO students and faculty who've been feeling a little fatigued this week—due to the change to daylight savings time—might want to have vigorous sex and eat more spaghetti soon, research shows. Dr. Ray Sahelian, a national sleep expert, said that making love and eating foods loaded with carbohydrates, will help most people adjust to the hour of sleep lost last weekend, as a result of the switch from standard time. "Intense sex increases your body's supply of oxytocin, a chemical known to help sleep," Sahelian said recently in a- press statement. "It really works." Eating spaghetti and other

_carbohydrate-laden foods including pastas, potatoes, breads and cereals are also supposed to be beneficial in helping students and faculty adapt to the new time, Sahelian said. These foods help bodies release the natural chemical melatonin—a hormone which also assists in regulating the sleep cycle. Students who are on lowcarbohydrate diets or who have chosen to abstain from sex before marriage, may need to use different adjustment aids, however; They may include simple techniques, such as nodding off a half hour earlier each night, or keeping alcohol intake to a minimum this week. Jan Chapel, UCO Counseling Services coordinator, said some students and faculty may have to

just wait it out and allow their bodies to adjust to the time change, however. She said.she has heard reports of full adjustments taking two weeks. "I wish I knew of some better ways. Then maybe I wouldn't be so sleepy," Chapel joked. Why all the fuss over adapting to Daylight Saving Time? Experts say that losing just one hour of sleep has strong detrimental effects on the body. According to a recent study conducted by research members of the American Psychological Association (APA), the one hour of sleep lost this week can have the same biological effect as a three-hour jet lag. APA researcher Robert Hicks, Ph.D., also said that effects can result in a 8 percent higher rate of traffic accidents, and a greater

overall feeling of fatigue. • Feeling fatigued as a result of the time change has been acknowledged by students across campus. Ashley Wells, junior, said she felt like a zombie much of this week. "It's like my watch is telling me one thing, but my body is telling me to go home and go back to bed," she said. "I hate this time of year." And John Alexander, sophomore, said the change compounds the feelings of exhaustion he already is experiencing. "I'm already tired because I have so many projects to do in my classes. Now I have to lose an hour of sleep," he said. "Like everything else, we'll all get through it. But I'm going to try that sex thing. just in case."

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CO's Greek system will soon see the , return of Tau Kappa Epsilon, a fraternity once recognized on campus' The TKE's, who have not been active on campus , since the Fall `96 were notified by the Inter-,. Fraternal Council this March that they will once again be recognized on campus as a new organization. Greg Hansen, President of Tau Kappa Epsilon said they received a lot of help and support from Lynn Means, director of student services as well as from their alums who have written numerous letters to> UCO and the Board of Advisors. The fraternity hopes to continue the growth they've been seeing by holding rush parties April 16 and 25. <

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ine outstanding Oklahoma journalists will be honored during the 28th annual induction ceremonies of the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame at the UCO in Edmond April 10. Inductees this year are: Bob Barry and Linda Cavanaugh of KFOR-TV; Dr. Reba N. Collins, author; D. Jo Ferguson of the Pawnee Chief; Fred H. Grove, author; Marie 'Price of the Oklahoma Legislative Reporter; Walt Radmilovich of ONG; and Arthur Ramsey, pioneer newsreel cameraman. Special honor this year goes to the late William P. Ross, the founding father of Oklahoma journalism. Ross, principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, founded the Cherokee Advocate in 1844, the first newspaper in Oklahoma. Sponsored by UCO's journalism department, the ceremony and luncheon Will also feature the unveiling of a prominent new display area for the Hall of Fame citations in the Communications Building with the annual citations, reframed thanks to a grant from the Oklahoma Newspaper Foundation. The program will be held in Ballroom A of the University Center, with welcoming remarks by UCO President Roger Webb. There will also be the announcement of a scholarship fund and an annual writers symposium to be held in conjunction with the annual induction ceremonies. A crowd of about 200 journalists and their friends and families are expected for

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the Hall of Fame, which is co-sponsored by the campus chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and the Oklahoma Press Association. "The annual ceremony has become quite an informal homecoming for these distinguished previous honorees. The Hall of Fame is a virtual Who's Who of Oklahoma journalism, and the crowd will be filled with giants of the profession," said Dr. Terry M. Clark, UCO journalism department chairman. This year's honorees follow:

Bob Barry, Sr. (Feb. 2, 1931 ) -

Bob Barry, sportscaster for KFOR-TV, has become well known through Oklahoma for his radio play-by-play of Oklahoma college sports for more than 30 years. He joined the station in 1966 and served as sports director for 26 years. He attended the University of Oklahoma and spent 18 years at KNOR in Norman handling every job imaginable. As past member of the board of directors of the National Sportscasters Association, Barry has been elected Oklahoma Sportscaster of the Year 15 times. He has been the radio voice of both the University of Oklahoma Sooners, and the Oklahoma State University

Cowboys.

Linda Cavanaugh (Dec, 10, 1950-) Linda Cavanaugh has been a part of the KFOR-TV Channel 4 in Oklahoma City for more than 20 years, and became the station's first female co-anchor in 1979. Her broadcast journalism is nationally known for her investigative and feature reports, and she has earned more than 30 national awards, 40 regional and state awards and 11 Emmys. Born in Norman, she graduated Phi Beta Kappa from OU. She has been described as the top television journalist in the state for her thoroughness, integrity and talent in reporting. A humanitarian, she used $10,000 earned from an award-winning documentary to help start the first Hospice in Oklahoma County. Dr. Reba N. Collins (Aug. 25, 1925 - ) Reba Collins has a distinguished lifetime of writing and scholarship in Oklahoma, and is a national speaker and book author, recognized as the foremost Will Rogers scholar. A native of Shawnee, she earned a bachelor's degree from Central State University, and a masters and doctorate

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Fred H. Grove (July 4, 1913 ) -

Fred H. Grove spent almost 40 years in Oklahoma as an editor, OU press relations writer and part-time journalism teacher and OETA staff writer. He is a well-known western fiction and historical author. He grew up in Hominy and after graduation from the OU School of Journalism worked for the Cushing Daily Citizen, the Shawnee Evening Star, the Oklahoma City Times and The Daily Oklahoman before going to

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work at OU, where he also took professional worked closely with the Oklahoma Press writing courses. He moved to New Mexico in the Association promoting writing and public service mid-1970s where he has written more than 20 in newspapers. books. His novel The Buffalo Runners received the National Cowboy Hall of Fame award.

Arthur B. Ramsey (Nov. 27, 1914-) Marie Price (Dec. 28, 1947 ) -

Marie Price is one of the -best known reporters in the Oklahoma capitol scene, having covered state politics for 18 years, most of the time as capitol bureau chief of the Oklahoma Legislative Reporter. Her reputation for thoroughness, accuracy and integrity makes the publication essential reading for those covering the capitol. She also writes for the Oklahoma Journal Record. She has a bachelor's degree in mass communications from OCU and received her juris doctorate from the OCU law school in 1991. She's one of few reporters admitted to practice before the Oklahoma Supreme Court and the U. S. District Court.

A native of Oklahoma City, Arthur Ramsey was a pioneer Oklahoma newsreel cameraman. Beginning in 1928, he set up the most ambitious 35mm motion picture business in Oklahoma City, and filmed the news events of The Depression for Pathe' News, including interviews with Will Rogers and Gov. "Alfalfa Bill" Murray. Armed with the first "sound-on-film" camera in the state, he preserved events and people of that era for the future. During World War II he joined the army and by 1943 was in c_ harge of all combat camera wilts. After trying to start his own motion picture company, he began his career in the oil business in Dallas.

William P. Ross (Aug. 28, 1820 July 6, 1891) William P. Ross is the founding father of Oklahoma journalism. An honor graduate of what is now Princeton University, he was Chief of the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma. He founded and was editor of the first newspaper in what is now Oklahoma, the Cherokee Advocate in 1844. He also edited the Indian Journal at Eufaula, the Indian Chieftain and the Indian Arrow. He was a lieutenant colonel in the Army of the Confederacy. Selection is determined by a committee composed of members of professional and student SPJ, the Oklahoma Press Association and the Department of Journalism. -

Walter N. Radmilovich, Jr.(Sept. 28, 1930 ) "Walt" Radmilovich is known throughout Oklahoma for his 18-career in public relations with Oklahoma Natural Gas Co., where he retired as vice-president of corporate communications in 1995. A native of California, Walt began his journalism career as editor of the El Reno American in 1957, served as reporter-photographer for the El Reno Tribune for four years, was assistant oil editor of The Daily Oklahoman for four years, and business editor of the Tulsa World in 1966-67. Tulsa named him the public relations professional of the year in 1981. At ONG he , -

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he No. 5 ranked Central Junior pitcher Daryl Williamson won his Oklahoma baseball team won their tenth seventh game of the season going six innings straight game Tuesday after giving up six runs, five unearned, while defeating Arkansas Tech 11-7 in striking out five and walking one. Edmond. Junior Dustin Yowell got the save UCO scored 11 runs on 13 hits getting going three innings while allowing one home runs from junior centerfileder run on two hits while striking out six. Brandon Bagwell and sophomore second The win improves the Bronchos baseman Justin Knowles. overall record to 25-6 on the season. In addition to hitting his fourth home UCO is also 10-0 and in first place in the run of the season Bagwell had five RBIs, North 'Division of the Lone Star scored two runs and stole his team Conference standings. Bagwell leading 25th base of the season. In addition to having one ten straight Knowles continued his to add pop games Tuesday's win was the Bronchos from the top of the order going 2-for-5 13th straight win at home improving hitting his sixth home run of the season their home record to 13-0 on the season. while adding his tenth double, two RBIs UCO will return to action Friday in and scoring one run. Arkadelphia, Ark. where they will play Junior's Zac Zanowiak and Brian Ouachita Baptist. Arant led the Bronchos with hits each The Bronchos next home game is set collecting three apiece. for Monday when they host USA() at The Bronchos broke the game open in 3p.m. the fifth inning scoring six runs to take Knowles an 11-2 lead. — By Chad Willming Sports Editor

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ole Models. By definition they are the people we look up to , the people we emulate because they have characteristics we desire. It seems that recently an inordinate number of athletes have acted questionably and now everyone is harping about how terrible it is that our children's "role models" are setting bad examples. , Since when did we hand over control of our children's upbringing to a group of overpaid entertainers? When did the adults in our society relinquish the responsibility required to properly raise upstanding offspring? How can we expect a 22-year-old kid who has grown up in an inner city without a strong, supportive family to assume responsibility for anyone else when he hasn't yet learned responsibility for himself? We can't. The media's coverage of these discrepancies seems geared toward the "role model" angle when reporting on events such as Mike Tyson's "bite heard 'round the world" or Letrell Sprewell's assault and battery of his head coach. How about Roberto Alomar's blatant

disrespect for civility when he spat in the face of a major league umpire? And why isn't the "role model" angle pursued when reporting on the apparent indiscretions of the President of this country or the alleged "date rape" committed by a nephew of arguably the most powerful family in America? Ours is an excuse-ridden society hungry for easy answers. When a child gets into a fight at school or is caught disrespecting his elders it is easy to blame Mike Tyson. Athletes aren't to blame; lazy parents are. Charles Barkley of the NBA's. Phoenix Suns summed it up well in a 1993 shoe commercial. He said, "I am not a role model. I am not paid to be a role model. I am paid to play basketball and that's what I do." So the next time you're watching a sporting event with your children, enjoy the athletes' amazing ability on the court, on the field and on the ice and when the game is over, turn off the TV and spend some quality time with your kids. — By Curtis Cobb Sports Editor

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Jodlowski, Wiley tie for 13th overall, lead Central Oklahoma to second place finish at UCO/Kickingbird Classic By Chad Wiliming Sportsftiitor

he Central Oklahoma golf team finished second after shooting a combined 296 in the final round of the UCO/Kickingbird Classic held Monday and Tuesday in Edmond. The Bronchos finished second for the first time all season after winning their first four team matches. Oklahoma City University shot a

tournament best 282 for the second time in three rounds defeating the Bronchos by 22 strokes. Rounding out the top five finishers in the 19 school competition were Southern Nazarene who finished six strokes behind UCO with an 879 score, Texas Wesleyan finished fourth with an 882 score and Texas Lutheran finished fifth with a combined score of 883. Individually the classic was won by Oklahoma City University's Goran da

Silva who finished the three-round event with a combined score of 208. The Bronchos, who finished second overall, placed three in the top 20 and two others in the top 35. Freshman Steve Jodlowski and Tyler Wiley led the Bronchos finishing 11 strokes behind Silva and tying for 13th overall with a combined score of 219. Jodlowski also tied for the best individual round for a UCO player shooting a 1 over par 71 in the second

round. Senior David Dawley was the Bronchos third best finisher placing 19th overall after shooting a combined 221 over three rounds. Sophomore's Tosh Hayes and MaCrae Brunker rounded out the Bronchos lineup finishing 27th and 34th repectively. UCO will tee it up next in Valdosta, Ga. for the Southeastern Collegiate Championships next Monday and Tuesday.

UCO softball team loses two Records fall at Central Oklahoma relays over weekend at Wantland Stadium against Northeastern State Central Oklahoma saw come into her own," said the men's side of the meet By Chad Willming Sponsfilitor

The Central Oklahoma softball fell to 9-8 overall and 5-5 in Lone Star Conference play Tuesday after dropping a double-header to Northeastern State in Tahlequah. Northeastern State pitcher Jill Bowen shutout the Bronchos over seven innings allowing two hits while striking out four. • Collecting the only hits for the Bronchos were third baseman Maggie Free and first baseman Melissa Foster. Junior pitcher Latira Blain earned the loss despite giving up only two runs on four hits over six innings while striking out two.

The second game of the doubleheader was ended in the bottom of the eight when Northeastern State won the game 5-4 on a pinch-hit single after they had tied the game with two runs in the bottom of the seventh. Center fielder Kathy Wilkerson led the Bronchos hitting attack with two hits and one RBI while also scoring one run. UCO returns to action today when they travel to Weatherford for a double-header against Southwestern Oklahoma. The Bronchos finish the home season April 16 when they host Cameron for a double-header 41 beginning at 2p.m. (

many meet records fall at the Central Oklahoma Coach was in the Hammer Throw. Nels Olivato (OU) broke Central Oklahoma Relays Paul Parent. held at Wantland Stadium Gabriela Hnilkova the old mark of 162 feel, 11 over the weekend. (OBU)set a new record in inches, set by Kris Knippa Among the records that the 1,500 meter run when (Wayland Baptist) in 1993, fell was Central Oklahoma she shattered the old mark of with a throw of 178 feet, 1 runner Chericka Bartells's 5:08.04 with a new time of inch. The Central Oklahoma record of 14.94 seconds in 4:51.24. the 100-meter intermediate "Gabriela is a tough men didn't set any records, hurdles. competitor and fun to be but they did win two events. The new mark of 14.44 around. That is what makes Heath Guthrey won the was set by Alesha Peel of it great for her to get the 110-high hurdles with a time Southern Nazarene. records." said OBU track of 15.03 seconds. Bartell's placed fifth with coach Ford Mastin. The Central Oklahoma a time of 15.4. "With the event of the men won the Sprint Medley Bartell's won the growth of women's athletics, Relay with a time of 3:37.5. Heptathlon with 4.108 you are going to continue to The Bronchos' next meet points. see records fall., because is at the John Jacobs Relays, Central Oklahoma runner stronger athletes are getting April 11, at Norman, Okla Mandy Simms also placed into track," said UCO coach third in the heptathlon. - Paul Parent. By Darrell J. Weidner "Mandy is just starting to The only record to fall on Sports Writer

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Canada court rules for gay fired by Christian college By Randal Palmer Regan OTTAWA - Canada's Supreme Court, further expanding homosexual rights, ruled unanimously Thursday in favor of a gay man fired .by a Christian college because of his sexual orientation. Delwin Vriend, now 31, no longer wants to work for The King's University College in Edmonton, Alberta, and the court left open possible defenses for the college and other religious institutions that seek to deny employment to homosexuals. But the 8-0 Supreme Court decision could have a big impact in the province of Alberta, often seen as the Texas of Canada with its frontier, conservative traditions. The court ruled that the government of Alberta violated Vriend's federal constitutional rights since it consciously decided not to include sexual orientation in its human rights legislation. "The exclusion sends a message to all Albertans that it is permissible, and perhaps even acceptable, to discriminate against individuals on the basis of their sexual orientation," Justice Peter Cory wrote for the court. "The effect of that message on gays and lesbians is one whose significance cannot be underestimated." The court consequently decided it would, with immediate effect, "read - in" the words sexual orientation into

Alberta's human rights act -effectively rewriting the law. "Finally the Supreme Court of Canada has sent a message loud and clear that lesbians and gays in Alberta are entitled to equal human rights protection as everyone else," John Fisher, executive director of the homosexual rights group Egale, told reporters in the Supreme Court lobby. Gerald Chipeur, a lawyer who argued against Vriend before the court for a group called the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, said the decision was significant in expanding coverage of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to the private sector. "This is a watershed decision," he said. The government of Alberta, had argued that it would be inappropriate for judicial activism to override the legislature's will. Justice Frank Iacobucci, who co-wrote the court's decision, said he recognized the Alberta legislature may have acted on justifiable moral grounds in excluding sexual orientation from its human rights law. He noted that this could theoretically provide a basis for ignoring a provision of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. But he said the Alberta government had failed to make its arguments before the court onthis basis. The conservative Canada Family Action Coalition said the citizens of Alberta had sound reasons for not wanting to

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enshrine "sexual orientation" in the legislation. "We feel that it might lead to such things as homosexual adoption, special status for private transactions, foster care, school curriculum, things like that -- there might be preference given to homosexuals," the • coalition's national affairs director, Peter Stock, told reporters at the court. Alberta Premier Ralph Klein had formed a ministerial task force ahead of the decision to advise on how to react, but he had no immediate comment. The court recognized that Alberta was free to invoke•a rarely used clause allowing a province to maintain laWs which violate the charter, an idea,the task force was certainly considering even if it could be politically embarrassing. For churches and other religious institutions, such as King's, the court also noted provisions in the Alberta human rights act excusing discrimination if it can be demonstrated to be a bona fide requirement for the job or in "reasonable and justifiable circumstances". It is on that basis that a Christian church could decline to hire a Jewish rabbi as a pastor, for example. Groups which find homosexuality counter to their religious beliefs could make the same argument over sexual orientation. However, Thursday's decision means that such groups would have to justify that requirement before human rights tribunals. <

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The Senate Labor and Human Relations Committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would extend the Higher Education Act another five years. The bill, which is expected to go to the full Senate later this month, would increase the amount spent on Pell Grants and would decrease the costs of education loans to students. But its passage is not guaranteed because the Clinton Administration disagrees with some of the bill's provisions, which it says are too generous to bankers. The maximum Pell Grant for the 1998-99 school year is set at $3,000, but the bill proposes that that amount be increased to $5,000 in time for the 1999-2000 academic year, and increased by an additional $200 each of the following four years. Among the bill's other provisions: • The suspension of student-aid for people convicted of drug offenses. • Wider eligibility standards for Pell Grants. The proposed legislation would net more students who are financially independent of their parents and more dependent students who work in addition to going to college. The bill would increase from $3,000 to $4,250 the amount of money independent students could earn and still qualify for a grant. The bill also would increase from $1,750 to $2,200 the amount of earnings a dependent student could exclude from statements about his or her family's need. • A limit on the amount of time students can receive aid. Fulltime students would lose their grants if they r_emained in school for more than six years. • The forgiveness of student-loan debt up to $10,000 for graduates who teach for three years in a school with a large representation of low-income families. • Extend the amount of time lenders must give students who are more than $30,000 in debt to repay their loans. Currently, students have 10 years. The bill proposes they get 25 years instead. • Mandate that colleges and universities disclose to the public more detailed financial information so that students and their parents can make more informed choices. Colleges failing to provide such information would be fined up to $25,000 for each offense. • The authorization of $10 million in grants for colleges needing to improve their facilities to better meet the needs of disabled students. Much of Wednesday's discussion focused on another of the bill's provisions, which would lower the interest rates students would have to pay on their loans. Republicans and 'Democrats agree that the rates should be cut, but they don't see eye-to-eye on how to lower them.

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Student looking for help in fight to stop animal abuse By Penny Hubbard StaffWittat

hildren are beaten and abused every day in this country. But another group that one UCO student would like to help is abused animals. Ruth Eppison, a junior at UCO, started the Oklahoma Project for Animal Compassion (OPAC) in March of 1996 out of her love for animals, she said. "My group wants to educate people about how to take care of their pets," she said. "Education is the key." To continue the organization, Eppison said she would like to begin a Students for Animal Compassion group at UCO. She would like for students to continue to educate people about the proper care of pets after she graduates. "I am the sole 'member of OPAC and I want to find out if there are any other students interested in helping out and forming another group at UCO," said Eppison. As part of her continuing quest to help animals, Eppison has spoken to University of Oklahoma and UCO sociology classes about the link between human aggression and animal abuse. "People begin torturing animals when they are children," she said. "It is a cry for attention from the child. Many times I have found if the child is abused, the pets are abused also." OPAC tries to get its message across through many different activities. Eppison does animal cruelty investigations, speaks to classes about proper care of animals and helps raise funds for police K9 dogs who face retirement. Eppison did work for another nonprofit group for animals, but saw more of a need to go toward prevention of animal abuse instead of just housing abused or mistreated animals. "While working at this other group, I found that there is a direct correlation between child and spousal neglect and the neglect of their pets," said Eppison. "We need to educate people about the responsibility

complaint, generally the people are educated enough to know the proper care for the animal," said Eppison. "My encounters aren't hostile all of the time. I give them some information about proper food and water, shelter and health care." Through donations, OPAC can help pet owners with money for veterinary visits or proper food and shelter if they can't afford it. In addition to donations for pet upkeep, OPAC also raises funds for retired or injured police dogs. In July of 1997, Eppison was approached by a former high school classmate who is a Broken Arrow Police officer. The officer needed help with funding for a life-saving surgery for his K9 police dog, Max. "Many police dogs are retired after their service or after they have been injured in service," said Eppison. "The officer is given a choice to keep his K9 partner, but the cost is sometimes more than the he can afford." Last year, OPAC raised more -than $11,000 to help cover the costs of Max's surgery and he has recovered well. "When I was able to help Max out, I realized that this was something I needed to keep

Eppison of pet ownership." Eppison said she did investigative work in animal abuse cases while working for the other group and is certified through the Association of

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Mortar Board group Campus service donates books, provides career clothes to charity path sign posts

Diana Harbott, Rob Hamilton, Jennifer Hegeman, Denny Farris and Marci Meyer sort out clothes for Citizens Caring for Children. (Photo provided)

By Christine Woodard Studentlifriter The Mortar Board Senior Honor Society recently made a donation of clothing and children's books to an Edmond charity as part of a community service project. The honor society purchased over $300 worth of new clothes and books for Citizens Caring for Children, a nonprofit organization, said Jenifer Hegeman, second vice president of Mortar Board. "Mortar Board tries to do three service projects a year to fulfill the honor society's service component," said nursing professor Karen Barnes, a sponsor of Mortar Board. Citizens Caring for Children is a charity that supports foster children while in a home and helps the older foster child who has reached the age of 18 and who is no longer supported by the foster care system. "It often acts as a bridge," said Barnes. This was the second service project where the honor society donated to a charity that helps children, Hege- aid. Earlier this year, _ —ced $200 to the Infant Crisis Service of Oklahoma City. The honor society is based on scholarship, leadership and service. Each year at a national convention members of the honor society choose a theme for their service projects. "This year's theme focuses on promoting learning," Barnes

said. The money raised to fund these projects comes from the sale of ads to produce a student calendar that is distributed free of charge across the campus in the fall, she said. "Over half of the calendars go to incoming freshmen at orientation," said Hegeman. The calendars are a project the Mortar Board does every year. -4

any important decisions face college students, but hardly any are as important as what to major in or what career path to follow. Sometimes students even attend many classes in a chosen major before realizing they are not happy in that field. "It was boring," said UCO junior Rich Tortorelli, of his former major, psychology. Tortorelli, now a newspaper journalism major, Said he switched after taking a journalism class in the second semester of his freshman year Carrol McAllister of the UCO Career Development and Placement Services, said students who are unsure of a major or career choice have a couple of options to help them decide. McAllister compared finding a suitable career to shopping for cowboy boots. But, she said her office provides help in finding the perfect fit. "Discover, a computing program, allows students to narrow down career choices by doing a self-analysis on four categories: interests, ability, experiences, and values," said McAllister. Two other tools that can help a student pick a career are the Myers-Briggs, which is personality-based, and the Campbell's Interest in Skills Survey, said McAllister. For more information about choosing a career or major, call the UCO Career Development and Placement Services office at Ext. 4436. <

Twenty hours of, classes maximum for UCO students This spring, Eric Coyle, a University of Nevada-Las Vegas senior, will graduate with five bachelor's degrees—in criminal justice, sociology, political science, communications, and psychology. To accomplish this, Coyle is taking 16 classes or 64 credit hours. Here at UCO students must take a minimum of 12 credit hours to be considered full time in the fall and spring semesters. "That is a regents policy," said Suzanne Underwood, a UCO academic advisor. According to the class schedule catalog 20 credit hours is the maximum for the fall and spring semesters. Of the students she advises, most take 12 hours. "There is a lot of variety in what students take. International students usually overload to get done with their degree quicker," said Underwood. To overload or exceed 20 hours per semester, students must obtain written approval from their advisor or the Graduate Office for graduate students. The maximum overload is 24 credit hours per semester and "that is definitely a regents policy," said Underwood. _<

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promotions, and both have been dumped by their longtime girlfriends. Chad, played with cool venom by Aaron Eckhart, is particularly disgusted with his girlfriend's sudden departure. He's fed up with women, and as he explicitly tells Howard, he wants revenge on all womanhood. Having arrived at their destination, the two unwind in a bar. "Do we look like frat boys to you?" Chad snaps at a waitress who offers them beer. "Bourbon, please. Now." As the waitress scurries away, Chad fills Howard in on a devious plan he's hatched that will help them both feel empowered again. The plan is simple and cruel. During their stay at the branch office, Chad and Howard will find a woman who seems vulnerable—a woman who's given up on finding a mate. They'll be kind to her and lure her into dating both of them separately. Hopefully, she'll blossom under their attention. "She'll be calling her mom, crazy with joy. She'll be wearing makeup again," Chad says. Then, during their last days in town, they'll "pull the rug out from under her," leaving her emotionally crushed. "She'll be reaching for the sleeping pills within a week!" Chad says, laughing. "You and me, we'll

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movie, I think of Willis standing in the middle of the rapid-transit tracks that run through the Kennedy Expressway, dodging a couple of trains coming from opposite directions at the same

The big-screen Robinsons are supposed to inhabit a planet that will support Earthlings, but instead of giving us scenes involving that adaptation, this script positions the Robinsons as part of a tug-o-war between the littlest Robinson, the young boy Will, and an evil doctor (Gary Oldman) over control of their spaceship's computer. Blustering speeches dominate. PG-13 **

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announced that Friday, April 10 is the last day students may drop or withdraw from regular spring courses. Enrollment Services is located in Room 124 in the University Center. For more information, contact Suzanne Underwood or any other advisor at 341-2980, Ext. 3338.

• The Baptist Student Union, Catholic Student Ministry, Chi Alpha, and Wesley Foundation are sponsoring a Good Friday service at noon April 10 in the Y-Chapel on the UCO campus. For more information, call 341-1232. ✓ Malaysian Student Association will meet at 2 p.m. April 10 in. the Troy Smith Lecture Hall in the Business Building. The club will elect officers for the 1998-99 school year. For more information, call Simon Lee at 844-8356 or call Angeline Kok at 359-4845.

✓ The Association of Women Students (AWS) will sponsor a Women's Awareness Week April 13-17. At 8 p.m. April 13 in Room 301 in the University Center, AWS will hold their convocation and hear a motivational speaker. At 7 p.m. April 14 in Room 301 in the University Center, Ken Scott will speak about safe sex that day's

Center, a guest speaker will discuss eating Untangling the Webb." The program will disorders, that day's awareness topic. The address how to use technology to topic of awareness for April 17 will be maximize student potential. Current, breast cancer. Each of these days, AWS exciting technology will be demonstrated. will have a booth set up from 9 a.m. to 1 For more information, call Dr. Jerry M. p.m. near the University Center Food Hill at 341-2980, Ext. 5430. Court to provide information about that ✓ Multicultural Services and the Black day's topic of awareness. For more Student Association will present the Miss information, call Angela Clark at 330- Black UCO 1998 Scolarship Pageant at 7 6060. p.m. April 16 in Constitution Hall in the • The UCO Hispanic-American University Center. This year's theme will Student Association (HASA) will hold a be "A Salute to Black Broadway." For "Latin Food Expo" from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. more information, call Barry Lofton or April 14 at Broncho Lake. UCO HASA Latasha Turner at 341-2980, Ext. 2580. students will serve traditional Latin food. ✓ UCO Physics Department instructor For more information, call George Anaya Dr. Darry Carlstone will deliver his at 341-2980, Ext. 2580. retirement lecture, "The Music of the ✓ The Society of Physics Students will Spheres and Other Stories of Physics," at sponsor guest speaker Dr. Tom Turner at noon April 23 in Room 201 in Howell noon April 14 in Room 100 in Howell Hall. For more information, call John Hall. Turner, who is with the UCO Guthrie at 341-2980, Ext. 5198. _ computer science department, will speak ✓ The Baptist Collegiate Ministry about "Industrial Physicists I Have (BCM) will host "Praise Night by the Known." The Society of Physics Students Lake" at 8 p.m. April 23 at Broncho Lake. will have their next meeting April 28 at the The UCO BCM praise band, Malachi, will same time, in the same place. For more play at 8 p.m. at the Broncho Lake information, call Martin Naylor at 749- Ampitheater. The event is free. For more 1937. information, call Charles Lillard, Suzanne ✓ Fashion Troupe will meet at 12:30 Lillard or Janay Moody at 341-1232. p.m, April 14 in the Living Room of the ✓ The Society of Physics Students will Human Environmental Science Building. sponsor guest speaker Dr. Jeff Bigelow at A display manager from J.C. Penney's will noon April 28 in Room 100 in Howell speak and the club will elect officers for Hall. Bigelow is the chair of the the 1998-99 school year. Fashion Troupe's department of electrical engineering at next meeting will be at 11:30 a.m. May 5 Oklahoma Christian University. For more at Dr. Tana Stufflebean's home. For more information, call Martin Naylor at 749information, call Stufflebean at 341-2980, 1937. Ext. 5807, or Dr. Darlene Kness at 3412980, Ext. 5785. GENERALLY SPEAKING

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service organization, will meet at 12:30 p.m. every Thursday in the University Center, Room 312. For more information, call Sonja Anderson at 341-6089. ✓ Japanese Conversation Club will meet at 3 p.m. every Wednesday in the Foreign Language Department, located on the second floor of the Liberal Arts Building. The club offers free lessons in the Japanese language for anyone interested. For more information, call Takaaki at 844-0312.

✓ Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) will offer free tax help for UCO students and staff on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from 1 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. through April 15 in the Troy Smith Lecture Hall, located in the Business Building. For more information, call Mary Sheets at 3412980, Ext. 2834.

✓ The UCO On-line Writing Lab (OWL) is offering writing "cybertutors" free to all UCO students. For more information, call Janet Griffith at 3412980, Ext. 2520, or visit OWL on-line at www.lrc.ucok.edu/owl.

V The UCO Writing Assessment Center (WAC) is offering free writing tutors to UCO students. Appointments may be scheduled at the WAC office in Thatcher Hall, Room 107. For more information, call Janet an Griffith at 341-2980, Ext. 2520.

News items for publication in Around Campus must be submitted at least one week in advance. Forms are available in The Vista office, Room 107 of the Communications Building, and should be ✓ The Baptist Student Association typed or printed. Information will not be (BSA) Souls for Christ Gospel Choir accepted over the telephone. Items may will meet at 5:30 p.m. every Tuesday and run for two weeks prior to the event Thursday in Room 201 in the University depending on space.

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insurance agency. Perfect for students. Scripts provided. No selling. No 1 & 2 BEDROOM APTS, Duplexes & weekends. M-Th/6-9pm. $150/wk + bonuses. Call Joel at 879-9898. Townhomes, Kennedy Place Apts, 1010 N Kennedy, Edmond (Near CHILDTIME Children's Center is now UCO), 341-7911. Now accepting hiring full time CDA certified or early housing vouchers. Welcome childhood teachers for the development. Students! of a local lab school. Hourly pay begins at $7 and may increase DOE. Qualified LARGE TWO bedroom apartment, 1 applicants may apply in person or send bath, unfurnished, CH/A, kitchen resume to 425 N Bryant, Edmond, OK 73034, or inquire by calling 340-5895. appliances. Excellent condition & location, quiet atmosphere. Located 1 Please ask for Michelle. block from UCO, 425 Blackwelder. NO HEAD LIFEGUARD, $6.65/hr, 20-25 PETS! $400/mo, 341-9651. hrs/wk; LIFEGUARD(S), $5.15-$5.55/hr, WATER SAFETY varied hrs; FOR SALE INSTRUCTOR(S), $7/hr, varied hrs. See web page at www.okc.cc.ok.us or phone job line at 682-1611+4+4 for listing of ETCHING PRESS 18X48 bed, $1200, required Red Cross certifications. To call 330-9278. apply, contact Human Resources to complete an application and submit 1988 HONDA PRELUDE, stick shift, resume, cover letter and copies of 105K miles, runs great, anti-theft certifications before noon, April 10, 1998. 7777 SMay Ave, OKC, OK 73159, alarm. Asking $4150. Call Rabi @ 348-

DID YOU BLOW all your money over (405)682-7542, Equal Opportunity 6090 or page 980-3772. spring break? GARFIELD'S at Quail Employer. Springs Mall is now hiring for all WEDDING DRESS. Appropriate for Independent Rep. positions. Apply Mon-Fri, 2-4pm. DRIVERS WANTED summer or spring. 100% natural silk, ENGLISH CLASSES PART TIME Must know streets of Edmond. Must be chapel length train, off the shoulder, at the Marketing 14k-24k Gold and Precious NANCY'S BLOOMERS has full & part intelligent and clean-cut. Restaurant Edmond Language Institute Stone Jewelry, Fine Collectibles from time positions. 122nd & N May Avenue experience helpful. Contact Ted, Dine dropped fitted waist, beadwork & lace. We teach English as a Second Prestigious Companies, and the Top Beautiful! Approx size 1-2. Can be (North Park Mall). Outdoor care & Out In, 341-3463. Language and are conveniently Selling Golf Clubs in the world! altered. Please call or leave message, sales of bedding plants & flowers. located on the UCO Campus at Serious Income, Training and Support, Work hard, have fun & get a tan!! ALASKA SUMMER Employment - Earn Carrie, 354-1588. Thatcher Hall. Ground Floor Opportunity, Brand Contact Nancy Bay at 341-3919. to $3000+/mo in fisheries, parks, PHONE: 405-341-2125 Name Products! Call 1-888-444-6242, *9 LEVELS Intensive Training option #5, for overview, then call us PART TIME PROM and summer help. resorts. Airfare! Food/Lodging! Call HP 660C COLOR printer $150; TEAC (919)933-1939, ext A. receiver, CD changer, tower, speakers *NEW SESSION every 4 wks live at 844-6844. Weekly Business Work around school schedule. Fun $400; CLARION pro audio CD player 'PRIVATE TUTORING avail. Presentations, Thursdays 7:30-8:30 pm job, salary & commission. Gingiss CRUISE & LAND Tour Jobs- Earn to w/remote $175; PRECISION power *PREPARATION for TOEFL Formalwear, Quail Springs Mall, 751at the Denny's of Edmond off 2nd $2000/mo. Free world travel (Europe, 1745, ask for Doug. A100 amp $160; COLLINS powered Caribbean, etc). Ring: (919)933-1939, website; Street. sub $150. 755-2718. SERVICES http://www.aable.com/ihi/isr/ok/4747 CRUISE SHIP & Land Tour Jobs - ext C. Excellent benefits. World Travel. Ask ATTENTION PARENTS! Do you want for three us how! 517-324-3090 ext C58062. BEACH RESORT Jobs -Plus Forests, NEW PC's, Pentium-11's $1199more for your children than daycare? SUMMER CHILDCARE National Parks, Dude Ranches, Rafting $1 749, Pentium 200mmx $979, *** Do you need a program for your child children, 8, 9, 13. Salary negotiable, 3- Companies. Nationwide summer Winchip 200mhz $799, refurb laptops 5 days/wk. Own transportation and while you attend school? Phone THE CITY OF NORMAN is accepting openings. Call (919)933-1939, ext R. $499-$799. Janson Computers, 5115 Churchill Academy, 341-4314. A references, Edmond area. Start date aplications for the following summer S Western, 632-7248. Standard of Excellence in Preschool May 25 to mid August, 348-4085. positions: Lifeguards, METROCENTER DAYCARE is now Education. Instructor/Lifeguards, Laborers, taking applications for teachers. Full and LIFEGUARD & SWIM instructors Cashiers, Little League Umpires, Pool part time hours available. Substitute ROOMMATES RENTERS-Get $20,000 coverage for needed all shifts. Apply in person Maintenance Workers. For additional positions also available, 348-0199. $17-$22 per month! Great auto rates Edmond YMCA, 1220 S Rankin. info, please call the City of Norman 24ROOMMATE NEEDED to share large for good drivers too. Call Michelle at hr Job Info Line, 366-5321. RETAIL ASST MGR position open in 4 bedroom, 2 bath home 4 blocks from .** retail apparel for person with positive 340-4998 for free quote. COUNTY LINE is now accepting UCO. Use of all appliances. All bills applications for enthusiastic people for City of Norman and enthusiastic attitude, strong paid, $375, 844-0959, ask for Krissie. TYPING OR EDITING wait staff. Apply at 1226 NE 63rd, OKC Personnel Department people skills and passion for clothes. Needed on resumes, reports or term after 3pm. 201-C West Gray Great non-mall retail work environment with great customers and an ROOMMATE NEEDED to share 2 papers? Help is 2 blocks from UCO. EOE/AA „ ,,,, exceptional staff. Apply in person at bed, 2 bath apt at 122nd & Penn. Call 348-5673 for reasonable rates & NOW HIRING - No experience Gil's Clothing, 7644 N Western, Equipped w/fireplace and W/D. professional results. necessary! Will work around school $200/mo plus 1/2 utilities. Call 748in Nichols Hills Nichols Hills. TEMPORARY JOB schedule. Must work weekends. Apply DO YOU NEED something typed? 3785. M-F 8-4 at Sutherland's, 14281 N hhome doing housecleaning and LOOKING FOR MORE? Research papers, theses, reports, etc. Broadway Ext, Edmond. No calls babysitting 20-25 hrs/wk. Now thru Call me at 282-6232. July 1st... $7.00/hr. To apply call Mindy Join the Target Team! ROOMMATE WANTED to share 3 please. or Pam at 232-8523 M-F 1-5pm. Flexible scheduling, weekly bdrm duplex. Clean, nice! $200/mo FAST TYPE Work - Teach Please provide your schedule, paychecks, growth opportunities, team plus bills, 330,5765. member discounts at Target. Typing/Word Processing TRAVEL ABROAD & references & experience. basic conversational English in Japan, Now accepting applications at all area Term Papers, Theses Taiwan & S. Korea. Many positions TEMPORARY JOB. Yard work, car Target locations. Please apply in Editing/Writing Assistance Resumes, All Business Needs require no foreign language or care, odd jobs, handyman jobs. In person. All Formats, APA, MLA, ASR, teaching certification. Excellent Nichols Hills. Approx. 12-15 hrs/wk. earnings + benefits potential. Ask us Saturdays and one afternoon per CASHIERS & TRAFFIC Directors Turabian "The Largest Consolidator in how! (517)324-3125 ext. J58061 week. $7/hr now thru July 1. To apply needed for Bricktown baseball events. Fast & Professional, 330-8973 Oklahoma" call Mindy or Pam at 232-8523 M-F 1- Great summer job. Call 232-3996. Low Low Fares to Asian EARN $$$ AND WIN 5pm. TRAVEL ABROAD & Work - Teach a VIDEO CAMCORDER. Is the Countries, Africa, Middle semester almost over and your group TWO COPY CENTERS looking for basic conversational English in Japan, East, Europe and Etc. per month - household • $9 per month - individual still needs money? Before it's too late, full/part time employees. Copying & Taiwan & S Korea. Many positions INCLUDES FREE VISION & RX PLAN! Tel: (405) 495-8687 Save Up to 80% on Derrial • Up to 60% on Vision • Up to 50% on RX try a MasterCard fundraiser and earn printing experience preferred. Near require no foreign language or teaching certification. Excellent No Deductibles • No Claim Forms • No Age Limits • No Waiting Cruise Our Website @: quick cash. It won't cost a thing, call campus. Flexible hrs. Call 330-2066 Pre-Existing Conditions Covered • Orthodontics Included ask for Taha or call 348-6090 ask for earnings + benefits potential. Ask us today! http://www.toasia.com Call Michelle at 340-4998 how! (517) 324-3125 ext J58062 1-800-323-8454 x22 Rabi.

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