Volume 117, Issue 1
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VISTA “Our Words, Your Voice.”
Welcome To Your Growing Campus
vistanews1903 @thevista1903 @thevista1903 The Vista ucentralmedia.com Monday, August 19, 2019
SPORTS
Football Preview See Sec. A Pg. 12
SUMMER WRAP UP
Construction was completed on the Liberal Arts South Wing and opened to the public on Aug. 13. Multiple projects have renovated existing buildings and built new structures. (James D. Jackson/The Vista)
The fall semester is here and it shouldn’t take long for students to notice some exciting new changes around campus. Construction has been ongoing on projects such as the
Liberal Arts South Wing, Hamilton Annex, Baseball Club House, Bausher Place, Sidelines grill, and the finished Don Betz STEM Research and Learning Center.
The LAR South Wing, Sidelines grill and the Hamilton construction projects were all add-ons or renovations to the original buildings. See Construction Pg. 8,9
UCO Introduces New Men’s Basketball Coach
Summer News Briefs See Sec. A Pg. 6 AROUND UCO
James D. Jackson @JamesDJackson15 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
The University of Central Oklahoma athletic department introduced Bob Hoffman as the new men’s basketball coach at a press conference in the Stampede Clube Theatre at the Sports Performance Center on Aug. 5. “This is an exciting day for UCO,” said President Patti Neuhold-Ravikumar. “The future of our men’s basketball program looks brighter than ever and we’re proud to welcome a new member to our Broncho community that will continue the tradition of the team and student success.” Seven days after receiving coach Tom Hankins resignation July 24, UCO hired former Mercer University head coach Hoffman, announced by UCO athletics on July 31. “We’d like to thank Tom [Hankins] and his family for being part of our family over the past four years,” UCO Athletic Director Eddie Griffin said. “Tom is a great person off the court
Online Degrees See Sec. A Pg. 11
ESPORTS Athletic Director Eddie Griffin (Left) and President Patti Neuhold-Ravikumar (right) welcome the new men’s head basketball coachv Bob Hoffman (center). Hoffman will be the 22nd head coach since UCO began play in 1921. (James D. Jackson/The Vista)
and was a great coach on the court. He did everything the right way. We wish him and his family the best in their future.” During Hoffman’s coaching career, he won a National Association for Intercollegiate Athletics women’s national championship with Southern Nazarene University in 1989, spent some time coaching at his alma ma-
ter Oklahoma Baptist University, head coached American Basketball Association and D-League teams and was an assistant coach under Kevin Sampson at the University of Oklahoma. In UCO’s 98-year history of men’s basketball Hoffman will become the 22nd head coach.
New Classes at UCO
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See Sec. A Pg. 15