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BRIEFS >News Bush speaks The former first lady speaks about the election and leadership in the community and home. ✓ Page 3
THURSDAY • DEC.
7, 2000
Campus expansion to begin over break BY TIFFANY WATKINS recreational
>Sports Basketball honors Broncho basketball player Marlon Dawson was named the division player of the week. ✓ Page 6
>Features Monkey mania A Midwest City primate sanctuary calls for volunteers. ✓ Page 14 .
TODAY. IN. .HISTORY In 1941, Japanese planes attacked the U.S. Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, destroying many aircraft and ships. Canada declared war on Japan within a few hours of the attact, even before the 'U.S. declaration of war.
.QUOTE OF THE DAY "Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom."
— Soren Kierkegaard
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area on campus. More kids would get involved Staff Writer with the school activities if onstruction is set to there were better gathering begin in mid-December places," said Mylinda Thomas, on the 302-room housing education major. facility, Commons II, Each resident of the Phase according to Keith Weber, II Commons apartments will research assistant to the have a private phone line and president. Internet service There are provided, according 650 "More kids currently to a UCO official people on the would get who spoke to The waiting list for one Vista on the of three suite-style involved with the - condition we would MOM. config- not use his name. school activities urations. The The 100-yard apartments will be frontage along if there were filled before University Drive better gathering that connects the constuction is underway, said Dr. places." existing Commons Don Betz, vice to the wellness president of aca- center will also be demic affairs, in a —Mylinda aesthetically upfaculty meeting . graded by adding a education ducaon ti major The suite-style more scenic lawn rooms include such formats as and trees, Weber said. two bedrooms sharing a Capstone Development bathroom, two bedrooms with Construction, the same private bathrooms and a single company who built the bedroom with a private existing Commons apartments bathroom. will construct Commons II. The facility will contain a The building is being food court with several funded by bonds and will be different types of fast food. owned by the UCO Housing Chartwells, UCO's campus Foundation once the bonds are dining service, will provide the paid off, Weber said. food, according to Weber. Private money from the "It will be cool to have a Capstone Development new place to dine and maybe company was used in the hang out. The Commons I are construction of the Phase I the ideal place to live right Commons and will also be used now, if you have to live on in the construction of the campus," said Marce' Terry, Phase II Commons, according speech pathology graduate to the UCO official. student. Phase I of the Commons The Commons II apartments began in early apartments will be joined with February 1999, and was the Phase I Commons by an completed in August 1999 in area landscaped for rec- time for the fall semester, reational purposes. The area Weber said. will include a volleyball court, UCO administrators would a gazebo and barbecue pit, not speculate on the Weber said. completion date for Phase II "We need a new social-type of the Commons II. •
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Holiday cheer . . . (above) UCO sophomore Shannon Fritts plays with Storm Lundy, an Edmond elementary school child, at the President's Club Christmas Ball Dec. 1. (left) Amber Freeman holds up the toy Santa
gave her at the party. PHOTO SERVICES