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UCOSA taps into rainy day reserve ■ Student government still wading through budgetary problems stemming from 2001.

by Thad Donner td@thevistaonline.com UCOSA is still dealing with the budget ramifications stemming from an anticipated student activity fee (SAF) increase in 2001.

UCOSA's budget is now returning to normal. The fee increase was applied in the spring of 2002. However, the Student Activity Board (SAB) budget is much less than last year, $36,000 since most of the money was put into the normal student groups budget.

On Feb. 3, the Student Senate approved the transfer of $20,000 from the UCOSA rainy day fund into the SAB general fund. The SAB allocates money

to student organizations.

The SAB meets once a month and reviews applications from student groups. If the SAB judges the unbudgeted event to be in the interest of the school, money is allocated.

This action reduced the UCOSA rainy day fund from $40,000 to $20,000 and raised the available SAB funds from $12,000 to $32,000.

"I didn't think $12,000 dollars was an emergency," said

Senate Deputy President Pro Tempore Greg Jellick.

"I think you can do a lot with $12,000 in a semester. I hate to think that [the shortfall] was due to bad management. If that is in fact due to bad management you have a situation propagating that."

The action was triggered by a $1.15 rise in the SAF, approved in the fall of 2000, increasing it from $4.00 to $5.15 per credit hour. UCOSA had anticipated

money generated by the increase would be available in the fall of 2001.

UCOSA by-passed the normal budgetary procedures by placing the anticipated $117,000 in SAF revenue into the SAB fund. SAB money is not dispensed until the semester is already underway. By placing the anticipated money there, the general fund would not be

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Women's basketball edged Tarleton State 6355 and took second place in the LSC North Division Feb. 6.

Campus renovation to temporarily chill Chambers Library

Broncho Spirit

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by Caroline Duke cd@thevistaonline.corn

Photo by tina Fowble

Students rally for support during the UCO basketball game against Tarleton State University at Hamilton Fieldhouse on Feb. 6.

House committee to vote on lottery bill

by Mark Schlachtenhaufen ms@theyistaonline.corn Legislation seeking to establish an election for an education lottery will face a crucial committee vote Feb. 12 in the state House of Representatives.

Rep. Ron Kirby, D-Lawton, primary author of the lottery bill, met with Gov. Brad Henry on Feb. 10 to discuss the legislation's immediate future.

House Bill 1278 has been placed on the House revenue and taxation committee's agenda for Feb. 12, when members of the committee will determine whether the bill will die there or go before the full House for another vote.

If the House and Senate pass the bill, after any final issues have been resolved in additional committee work, Henry would likely sign the legislation, which would authorize him to set a date for a lottery election, Kirby said.

However, the bill faces procedural hurdles and the question of whether there is enough support in the House for it to pass.

"Everyone's acting like it's a

done deal, but it's not a done deal," Kirby said.

When the bill comes before the 101-member House for a vote, only 51 votes will be needed to pass the legislation. In the 48-member Senate the magic number will be 25 — a much lower threshold than the twothirds supermajority required to amend the state Constitution.

The lottery bill seeks to establish a referendum — an election — not to amend the Constitution, said Larry Warden, the House's chief clerk.

Kirby said the purpose behind the legislation was to send the lottery issue to a vote of the people sooner rather than later. The bill contains built-in safeguards stating that proceeds from a lottery would go to education.

Without passing a Constitutional amendment, the earliest date for a vote on the lottery question would have been the next general election, in November 2004. The lottery would not raise taxes; it would be self-supporting, said Mike Ray, House media division director.

Gov. Henry has estimated a lottery would raise $300 million in new money annually. Henry wants about half of that figure to go to public education, the other half toward higher education scholarships.

Henry has proposed a $110 million increase in public education spending.

But the budget shortfall for public education so far this fiscal year is $158 million. Higher education's shortfall is about $50 million. Future cuts are expected.

Overall, the state's budget shortfall is $600 million, the largest in state history.

Zero-based budgeting efforts have freed up money from some agencies that could be used toward education.

The state Constitution mandates a balanced budget. During the mid-1980s, when the state was in the grips of the oil bust, Oklahoma government faced a $280 million shortfall.

In his State of the State address, Henry called for bipartisan action on the lottery bill.

Special to The Vista "Danny's doing very well.

He's putting on weight," said Tan Say Teong, in a Feb. 8 phone conversation from Kulai, Malaysia. His son, Danny Tan, a UCO student, was diagnosed with leukemia at Edmond Medical Center Nov. 27, 2002.

Yin Hwee Chua, president of the UCO Malaysian Student Association (MSA), said Danny and his parents left Jan. 22 for Malaysia, when word came that

Danny's only sibling, his brother Sonny Tan, 26, was a perfect match, but couldn't get a visa to the United States because of his age.

Danny will enter the bone marrow transplant program at Singapore General Hospital on Feb. 13. He will have more chemotherapy before the transplant, his father said, so the procedure should be around March 15.

Chua said within days of the November diagnosis, the group began raising funds — Danny

needed a $250,000 bone marrow transplant.

During fall 2002 finals week, UCO student volunteers came forward to be tested during a week-long bone marrow drive directed by the Oklahoma Blood Institute.

After chemotherapy and weeks in the hospital, Danny was in remission, Dr. Alexandra Ikeguchi, Danny's oncologist, said. He was discharged into the care of his parents and his girl-

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No. 1 Tarleton State rolled over UCO men's basketball 82-63 at Hamilton Field House Feb. 6.

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Students debate during the Diversity Talks sponsored by the Multi-cultural Student Services and Campus Life held at West Hall on February 5.

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Black history month highlighted by events

by Summer Pratt sp@theyistaonline.corn

Student awaits bone marrow transplant

by Stephanie Nease

As part of ongoing campus renovations, heating and air-conditioning units will be turned off in parts of Max Chambers Library during the week of Feb. 10 to allow for a coil in a heating and airconditioning unit to be replaced.

Charlie Johnson, University News Bureau director, said this is the last phase of the university's current contract with Johnson Controls Inc., although follow-up improvements and repairs may be made.

He said he is not aware of heating and air being turned off in any other buildings as part of this phase.

The renovations in this contract will be finished around October, said Don Powers, director of Quality Assurance/Safety Management.

Johnson said additional underground work will be happening over the next couple months to connect pipe from several buildings, including the Liberal Arts Building, Business Building, Howell Hall, and the old powerhouse to the central plant.

This phase of campus renovation will also involve asbestos abatement in several areas on campus, he said.

The abatement will occur in the mechanical rooms of the Business Building, Art Building, Lillard Administration Building, Howell Hall, the Liberal Arts Building, the Music Building, Hamilton Field House, and the Health and Physical Education Building.

Additionally, Johnson said the HVAC systems in nearly all of the buildings on campus will be worked on to improve performance.

New boilers will be added to several buildings, the original powerhouse behind Howell Hall will be structurally restored, and new equipment will be installed in various mechanical rooms.

Powers said a little over $3 million of the $7.9 million budgeted has been spent.

The performance contract with Johnson Controls Inc. is a costand energy-savings plan that enables the university to make needed repairs and replacements that will ultimately pay for themselves through savings made in the long run.

UCO will celebrate Black History Month throughout February and March with special events and attractions.

LaKrista Page-Sen, coordinator of Multi-cultural Student Services said Feb 9-15 is the Second Annual Black Love Week.

Theodore Noel, director of Guiding Right, will speak at 2 p.m. Feb. 12 in Room 300 of the Nigh University Center.

Guiding Right is a non-profit organization that promotes prevention of AIDS and HIV. Page-Sen said, "He Say, She Say," is a relationship forum that will be held at 7 p.m. Feb. 13 in the University Center

Constitution Hall.

The Date Auction and After Party will be at 7 p.m. Feb. 14 in Ballroom A of the Nigh University Center.

Page-Sen said the only cost for the Date Auction is the price to buy a date. Sixteen people have signed up to be auctioned.

Chocolate Inspirations will be at 7 p.m. Feb 26 in Ballroom A of the Nigh University Center.

There will be poetry, jazz, spoken word and singing. The event will be free of charge.

Page-Sen said the show is an all male review.

"It's by African American men for ladies."

"It's going to be something else," Page-Sen said.

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UCO Wellness Center scheduled to open March 3. First glance preview inside.

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OPINION

FEBRUARY 11, 2003

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Quote of the day

Today in History 1975

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it."

- Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher became the first woman leader of a British political party when she was elected leader of the Conservatives.

(bampus Quotes Cartoon by Chris Maupin UCOSA is finally drying out after dipping in to the rainy day fund for $20,000 in order to cover for a lingering administrative budget mishap.

This situation has been causing problems since last fall after student activity fees were not being added to student's summer and fall 2001 classes.

Now with the jungling act almost over and the budget in order for the remaining semester UCOSA has already started planning for next year's budget needs.

The main problem now is making sure that student organi-

zations that need money have access to it-especially if it is too good to pass up.

With their budget problems behind them it is now time

UCOSA starts working together in order to create and pass legislation that improves UCO and student life.

Instead of bickering in committees and mimicking the problems in our current state legislature by bartering for causes UCOSA members need to simplify the process which will produce results.

"I think it going to be a little bit bigger than the one we have now."

Michael Q Larson:

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How do you feel about the new Wellness Center that's being built?

Secondhand smoke has long been tagged as a health hazard. Recently, it's been the topic of an ongoing dispute spearheaded by former Oklahoma governor Frank Keating. His mandate would force restaurants and bars with both smoking and non-smoking sections that seat 50 or more patrons to revamp their layout and ventilation to cater to non-smokers and reduce environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). Keating later added the requirement that establishments such as pool halls and bingo parlors must be either completely smoking or smoke-free. The Oklahoma State Health Department most recently appealed its failed challenge to a decision that struck down the rule.

So why all the commotion about ETS? The American Lung Association (ALA) and a number of health organizations have targeted it as a cause of about disease ranging from asthma to heart disease.

ALA claims 43 percent of children are exposed to secondhand smoke in their homes and 85 percent of children have traces of ETS-induced toxins in their urine.

They claim ETS is responsible for up to 15,000 lung and ear infection-caused hospitalizations each year. And a California Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) study has attributed 1,900 to 2,700 cases of sudden infant death syndrome to secondhand smoke.

These numbers are all frighten-

ing, but one must question the plausibility of these fig-

ures, many of which are produced by governmentfunded organizations bent on destroying a tobacco industry that

ETS, then based their conclusions off only four of them. They then dismissed an additional study showing ETS as having no effect, quantified the asthma risk increase

as 75 - 125 percent, and projected has managed for decades to deny the risk on the entire population. that smoking causes lung cancer.

These figures went on to influence Even amid incredible human government policy and health wreckage and mountains of credi- insurance, launch public awareness ble scientific evidence, the tobacco campaigns and allocate tax dollars. industry has stuck to its denyIf Mahler-Vossler is correct in deny-deny policy. Every American her assessment of the EPA's knows that smoking is bad for methodology, many such figures them. But is snuffing out secondcommonly accepted as fact may hand smoke an effort to further also be flawed. It's easy for the attack the industry at the expense ALA to say secondhand smoke of smokers' rights? contains 43 carcinogens. That's a Sara Mahler-Vossler, a business scientific fact. But are kids who professor from Hartwich College walk through the smoking section in Oneonta, N.Y. is convinced that to get more food from the buffet such figures were concocted to • cart in danger? guilt-trip smokers and pressure The EPA claims second-hand them to quit. In her essay, "Should smoke causes 38,000 deaths in Americans Be Concerned About non-smokers each year. This is the Toxicity of Second-Hand one-twelth of the 440,000 Smoke?" she shares her analysis of Americans dying of tobacco-relatthe EPA and its conlusion that ed illness annually - a figure generETS inflicts asthma upon children. ally accepted by government agenShe insists that the EPA plays cies and anti-smoking organizanumber games, takes construction tions. If this figure was calculated of its statistics laxly and selects by objective health officials and studies from which it can extract mathematicians, I think Keating's the most impacting figures, con- measure and similar anti-ETS bills sciously ignoring results running and movements around the councounter to its campaigns. She sintry are justified. If such statistics gled out one statement that mothwere assembled by groups of peoers smoking 10 or more cigarettes a ple brought together by the loss of day spark 26,000 new cases of loved ones or those frustrated by a asthma in children each year. "The litigious melee with Big Tobacco, origins of this phantom statistic are such dangers may be greatly exagtucked away in the back section of gerated. If ETS is, in fact, the subthe EPA's unreadable tomes on ject of a misguided witch-hunt, ETS - a near guarantee that no one Oklahoma's overturning of will actually get to it." MahlerKeating's bill should stand, and the Vossler managed to read them and state should focus its share of the said the EPA chose 10 existing 1998 $240 billion settlement elsestudies on childhood asthma and where.

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funky foreign students and lax campus oversight.

Does one "F" make a student a potential terrorist threat?

It does if you apply Ms. Dodgen's Federal standard.

David Smith sophomore computer science

freshman computer science

"That was the thing that was lacking in our college."

GYANENDRA SHRESTHA freshman English

"I've actually used the weight center for a long time, so having a new one won't be a bad thing."

Judson Adair senior music ed

"I'm kind of excited about it. I belong to a Gym but I don't have time to go, so it'd be closer."

"It's a good thing for us.

Hopefully, they won't increase our tuition for it."

Marc Mansour

LIBBY JACKSON

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"I have no idea about it."

Stop the Zero Tolerance Nazis...

Dear Editor, Audrey Dodgen is suffering from mindless hysteria over National Security. 9/11 wasn't caused by

VICTOR OYENUGA

"I'd rather have parking than a wellness center."

"I think it's a good idea."

TIFFANY COOPER

SLITINE NISRINE

No room for interpretation or overall performance will be considered. No appeals. She believes

senior human resources

senior criminal Justice

this falls under the government definition of liberty and justice. How absurd.

This mandate will soon be flouted by grade inflation and academic fraud. Highest ideals be damned — this policy is pure, abject stupidity.

JW Seymour

Regarding House bill 1748 We need to contact out legislators, now. HB 1748 proposes eliminating the current 7 percent

cap on annual increases in tuition for higher education in this state. The replacement system would allow university presidents to increase tuition with only the approval of the Oklahoma State Regents.

State university administrators (referring to OU with its proposed 20 percent increase for the fall) must never lose sight that the students they serve deserve the chance for a good education in this state at reasonable rates. OU is a state university serving the state's citizens with help from you and me as state taxpayers.

The 7 percent annual cap was voted into law for a good reason and allowing economic deficits to justify outrageous increases in tuition is ignoring the fact that every student is also struggling in these

tough times without equality of available resources or ability to cut back and reserve funds.

OU administrators should be embarrassed to expect financial woes to be dealt with through such a hardship on its student body.

I hope OU's students will rally ASSERTIVELY on their own behalf — and every college student in Oklahoma needs to protect themselves.

Please call, visit or email your representatives — TODAY. Fellow Bronco's, perhaps we should tell all our Sooner friends they should become Bronco's!

Jan Goldman Concerned Citizen of Oklahoma Parent of a junior at OU Asst. Professor - UCO

Correction: In the Feb. 4 article "Roe v. Wade anniversary renews abortion debate," Dr. Eva Dadlez was misrepresented as "pro-abortion." She believes her views are more accurately described as pro-choice."

"I don't really have an opinion on it."

"I think it'd provide a great

KRISTEN BIGGS

Frauna Ridenour

freshman foreign language

opportunity for students."

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A glance at the new equipment inside the Wellness Center, which has a tentative opening date of March 3.

Fitness center to keep students pumped up

by Jim Epperson je@thevistaonline.com students will be able to oga a massage or work out with their own personal trainer after the Wellness Center opens next month.

The $9 to $10 million copper-domed, 57,000 sq. ft facility has a tentative opening date of March 3, Mark Herrin, the Wellness Center director, said. ,"We can meet all of the fitness and recreation needs of our students now," he said.

Some activities such as massages, personal trainers, cardio, vascular kick boxing and some aerobic classes will require a fee, said Danielle Dill, assistant director of the Wellness Center.

"The fee will be minimal, just to pay the instructor. We're trying to offer some classes without a fee but some will have one," she said.

The Wellness Center has two full, inside basketball courts with a blue curtain that can separate the courts. The gymnasium will be used to play soccer, volleyball, and hockey for intramural sports and recreation, said Herrin.

Also an outdoor basketball

court surrounded by a 10-foot you can basically develop your fence with lights and speakers own fitness program," Dill said. for music can be transformed „ D,wirAg the 68 weeks of coninto - a roller hockey rink. The struction over 1 000 people rink will have hockey boards to ) ,woxIce,c1 on. the Wellness,center make the court into an oval When entering the facility shape. students can either proceed to "The boards form the the recreational area by showing boundaries of the rink so the their student ID card at the puck will bounce off front desk, or go the boards and stay

to the smoothie in play," Herrin said.

"We can meet bar.

Students will be finalizall of the fitness ing"We're able to work out on a company to and recreation lease it for us like one of 65 cardiovascular machines and needs of our Hideaway Pizza in watch one of 14 the Jazz Lab," students now." Herrin television set, in the said. `Cardiovascular Students can Mark Herrin use the Wellness Theater.'

Wel Iness Center Center for free as The televisions Director long as they have have their own frequency so students their student ID. can tune to the staUCO gradution through the walk man. ates or transfers that left the "We can have all these TVs campus in December 2002 or on and it will still be quiet," before will have a free memberHerrin said. ship to the Wellness Center for In the second floor weight as many semesters as they paid room, two computers will make the Wellness Center fee, Charlie a workout program for students Johnson, UCO spokesman said. depending on what they want to If UCO faculty or staff want accomplish with the free to use the facility, they will have weights, machine weights or the to pay monthly fees of $22 and indoor rubber track. $12 for their spouses, Dill said.

"We have computers where This is cheaper than most pay-

for-use gyms, like Gold's Gym. Gold's has a regular monthly fee of $35, sales representative Jason Auxier said.

It , has 70 cardiovascular machines and a cardio network in front of every machine that includes a television and CD

player, Auxier said.

Athletes can use the Wellness Center as students. But they cannot use -it as an organization, , Herrin said.

There is a fine line between having too many programs and too few, he said.

"We're trying to structure it where we don't exclude anyone, but we don't want large groups where no one can use it,". said Herrin.

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English contest offers cash for creativity

by Mark Schlachtenhaufen ms@thevistaonline.com UCO English Department students have an opportunity to turn their creativity into cold hard cash if they submit the winning entry in an English Department contest.

The English Department needs a catchy title for its Comp II Reader and the student submitting the winning entry will receive a $100 prize, said Dr. Wayne Stein, assistant English professor. Prizes of up to $100 each will be awarded for the best essay and the best research paper.

"We just hope that students will participate," Stein said.

"Writing is important and we think students are good writers.

This is a chance for them to prove it and to win some money."

Since students will be reading the book, the English

Department wants their help with the project, Stein said.

Instructors must write an introduction on the merit of each entry. No essays or research papers will be accepted directly from students. Entries must include a signed release form and be on a floppy disk in Word Format.

The deadline for the title contest is Feb. 17, March 7 for the essay contest and sometime in April for the research paper. All entrants must sign a release form, available in the Liberal Arts Building, room 105J. Winners will be announced by the semester's end, Stein said.

In addition to the monetary prize, title contest winners will get a credit line in the publication. Essay and research paper winners will also receive a complimentary copy.

Stein said Pearson Custom Publishing, located in Boston,

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Massachusetts will publish the Comp II Reader in the spring of 2004. Reader topics are Argument and Research, Bioethics and Science Fiction, War and Conflict, Family and Society and Media and Advertising.

A committee consisting of English Department personnel and a library liaison has been meeting, working on the research aspect of the project, Stein said.

The English Department needs the student help now so it can complete the work by the end of the semester, Stein said.

Proofreading will occur over the summer and the finishing touches will be put on the work in the fall.

Pearson Custom Publishing is supplying the prize money, Stein said.

The Comp II Reader will be published in the spring of 2004.

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reliant upon speculated income.

This was intended to be a safety measure.

An administrative oversight caused the $1.15 increase to be omitted from the summer-fall 2001 class schedule.

The State Board of Regents for Higher Education and the Legislature approved the increase after the deadline for the class schedule had passed.

UCOSA began allocating the SAF money to student groups in the fall of 2001, not learning until weeks later the increase had been omitted from the sum-

mer-fall 2001 class schedule.

UCO administration decided it would not charge students the SAF increase since they had not been properly notified in the class schedule.

By constitutional statute, UCOSA deposited a third of the $117,000, about $30,000, into the UCOSA rainy day fund.

This action inflated the SAB fund beyond normal proportions.

"There's no point in us not taking the money out. There's no possibility that the situation would ever arise that that money

would be needed," said Chad Dimmick, UCOSA vice-president.

UCOSA president J.P. Jordan explained, "Some things come up that can't be planned for but that are too good to pass up, like the Switchfoot concert put on by the FCA last semester."

President Pro Tempore Kate Thrift said the money would go to events like Disability Awareness, Week, sponsored by Students with Disabilities.

whether Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X's messages are still relevant to today's society.

The final event for Black History Month is a Diversity Talk, "Let's Get Real," at 6 p.m.

March 12 in West Hall Lobby.

Frauna Ridenour, Campus Life program assistant, said a video about interracial dating, "Politics of Love," will be shown. After the video there will be a time for discussion.

Page-Sen said the first Diversity Talk in February yielded on hour and a half discussion.

For more information about the events of Black History Month contact the Campus Life Office at 974-2363.

History, from page 1 Kevin Powell, from the Hirst season of MTV's Real World, will be the keynote speaker for Black History Month at 7 p.m.

March 5 in the Nigh University Center Ballroom. He will talk about Hip-Hop culture and

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Credit card bill aims to curb excessive student spending

by Fawn Porter fp@thevistaonline.com Credit card debt is an easy hole for students to fall into.

Many obtain a credit card for "emergencies only," but find they use it all the time.

At least that is what happened to Anthony Nyguyen, graphic design senior.

"I have $7,492.26 in credit card debt," he said. He laughs, but is entirely serious as he continues.

He said at the beginning of his freshman year in college he got a credit card so that he would have it for emergency situations, but it became simpler to swipe his card than it was to handle cash.

"To me, it was like free money," he explained.

"There was no exchange of money and that made it seem like an unreal reality."

Nyguyen said he would buy big things at first - clothing and art supplies - then he would use his card for every little thing.

He also noted his mounting debt related to the fact that he was 21 and able to go to bars.

"I would go to a bar... be generous...buy shots for people..."

But it all added up.

"It's symbolism between credit cards and being in college. You have all this freedom, and you just don't know what to do with

it.

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Springs, authored a House bill that would require those wishing to obtain a credit card to be 22years old and maintain a steady income-of at least $12,000 annually. House Bill 1578 would also require written consent from a parent or legal guardian.

Dr. Stephen Black, finance professor, said he does not know if this bill will be entirely effective.

"Some students are no better at controlling their spending when they are 22 than when,they are 18," he said. .1,10 Black said he thinks there should be a level of parental involvement in the maintenance of student credit cards, but this would require communication on both ends.

Nyguyen said his mother actually maintained his credit card at first. He would get it from her only when he needed it.

However, he eventually gained complete control.

Black said credit cards are one of the biggest problems for students, but they are not all bad or evil.

"Students need to learn to budget," he said.

He suggests students start with a debit card, so the money will be in the bank. He also warns students to beware of hidden interest costs. He said when students are making payments, they usually don't see the interest charges. It will take them many years to pay

off those charges when they are only making the minimum payment. leUCO's business department offers classes in personal finance that count as general education electives any student can take.

However, with the changing of general education requirements, this class may not be offered under this category.

Black said he believes students should become more familiar with business aspects such as budgets, personal savings plans, credit cards, interest rates and loans since most of them are already dealing with these issues.

Both Black and Nyguyen agree that credit card companies can be subtly manipulative in upping a person's credit limit.

Nyguyen said, "After I paid off some of my debt, the credit card company responded by upping my credit limit from $3,000 to $7,000. It was as though they realized I was a spender and were saying 'Here, spend more.'"

Black said he pays off his balance in full each month and the credit card company doesn't seem to like that.

"They just keep upping my limit...it does them no good to find someone who can live within their means."

"It boils down to knowing how to balance spending and saving," he said.

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State fee increases force college students to dig deeper OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Gov. Brad Henry's first budget opens the way for more than $60 million in fee increases that could hit everyone from college students to people who receive traffic fines.

Although Henry barely mentioned fee increases in his State of the State speech, an analysis of the budget by The Associated Press shows proposals to raise revenue through fees and other charges would affect most Oklahomans in one way or another.

The biggest increase could be in college tuition rates. Henry proposed lifting a 7 percent cap on tuition rate increases, allowing colleges and universities to pursue increases of 10 to 15 percent, or between $23 million and $35 million across the system, based on a budget book estimate that a 1 percent increase would produce $2.3 million.

Various other fee increases in the budget total more than $40 million.

Another significant increase would be in the area of fees assessed by district courts, such as for traffic fines, marriage licenses and divorce filings.Other increases could raise the price of a candy bar purchased out of a vending machine and increase residential water bills.

'We didn't feel any of the fees would be excessively onerous or

burdensome on the public," said Scott Meacham, director of the Office of State Finance and a member of Henry's cabinet.

"I would say Oklahoma is not doing what other states are doing in the area of fees," Meacham said.

Todd Hiett, leader of the Republican minority in the House, said GOP lawmakers would carefully review the Democratic governor's fee proposals to make sure they do not violate State Question 640, the constitutional amendment that restricts the ability of the Legislature to increase taxes.

"We'll be making decisions in the coming weeks on which ones may be appropriate and in order, if any, and those that may not be appropriate," Hiett said.

Besides Henry's recommendations, lawmakers are proposing fee increases to raise money for pet projects.

For instance, Rep. Thad Balkman, R-Norman, wants to raise from $10 to $100 the license fee convenience stores and gas stations pay to sell 3.2 percent beer. Balkman would use the $1 million his bill would raise to finance community based substance abuse treatment centers.

Under Henry's budget, businesses could see a 15 percent increase for services provided by the secretary of state's office, such as registering as a corporation, or

the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, which regulates public utilities, oil companies and the trucking industry.

Even lobbyists, who have been immune from registration fees for decades, are being asked to cough up $100 for the privilege of trying to influence the course of legislation.

It's all part of an effort to make up for a $592 million budget shortfall, while softening the blow of budget reductions on schools, the state health care system and public safety.

In his budget, Henry stayed true to his promise of avoiding tax increases to solve the budget dilemma, the worst in state history.

Instead, he slashed agency budgets by $221 million, shutting down some programs, eliminating duplication and shifting some programs from one agency to another, while proposing to raise revenue through fee increases and other new charges.

"All we did is make a recommendation to the Legislature on what we felt was a sound and prudent way of balancing the state of Oklahoma's budget, while providing additional investment for education and health care and maintaining other essential services," Meacham said.

Henry's budget eliminates agency appropriations in some instances and requires the agen-

Despite tuition hikes, Oklahoma universities are cheapest in Big 12 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) In-state tuition at the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University has increased nearly threefold in a decade, but the financially strapped schools are still the cheapest to attend in the Big 12.

Students pay an average of $2,929 per year in tuition and fees at Oklahoma and $3,025 at Oklahoma State. The Big 12 average is about $3,900.

The University of Missouri's tuition and fees average $5,552 per year - the highest in the conference, except for Baylor University, a private institution that is not included in the Big 12 average.

While Oklahoma's two largest universities seem to be an educational bargain, they both face major budget shortfalls.

OU expects a $19 million hole in next year's budget, while OSU expects to be about $11

million short.

The budget problems threaten to force employee furloughs, the elimination of adjunct and parttime faculty, staff layoffs and reduced course offerings.

Jeff Hickman, OU press secretary, 'said the school has already combined administrative positions, left vacancies unfilled and closed the campus three extra days over the winter break to save on utilities.

"We're doing more with less already," Hickman said. "We can't cut our way to excellence."

Similar steps have been taken at OSU. OU President David Boren, OSU President David Schmidly and Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Chancellor Paul Risser support a bill that would give the institutions more control over tuition rates.

Rep. Bill Nations introduced a bill that would allow the regents

to approve tuition hikes not to exceed the average of similar state-supported institutions.

Risser said the Big 12 average would likely be used as the tuition cap.

The regents are currently allowed to approve a maximum increase of 7 percent each year for in-state tuition and a 9 percent increase for out-of-state tuition.

'It's hard to offer competitive programs if they don't have control over their funding," said OSU spokeswoman Natalea Watkins.

If the legislation is improved, OU estimates its tuition and fees would go up between $750 and $900 per year. OSU has not yet decided how much to raise tuition for the next year.

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cies to make up the difference through fee increases.

The Secretary of State's Office loses its entire state appropriation of almost $500,000 and would be totally dependent on fees for its operations. The agency was authorized to raise various business fees by 15 percent.

An estimated $11.6 million would be raised by doubling to $20 the cost of certified copies of driving records and $9.5 million would be gained by proposed district court fee increases of 40 percent.

The increase in court-ordered fees and fines would bring in $19.5 million in fiscal year 05.

District courts got an $18.5 million appropriation for the current fiscal year and is expected to generate $22.3 million in fees.

A 50-cent municipal tap fee would bring in $9 million and $9.5 million would be raised through increases in vending machine decals from $50 to $100 for the current fiscal year and from $100 to $150 for fiscal year 04.

A change in the way cigarettes are taxed would bring in $7.3 million and increasing the pesticide registration fee from $100 to $200 would produce $900,000.

The Oklahoma Ethics Commission would get $200,000 by charging lobbyists $100 to register and the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System would

collect an estimated $500,000 by assessing mandatory fees in misdemeanor and felony cases it is required to handle.

The Corporation Commission was authorized to increase fees by $400,000 to supplement its operations.

The budget calls for collecting $900,000 by moving up the implementation of the digital drivers' license program, but Meacham said that was not a fee increase because the program, which would eliminate 29 drivers license offices, had been previously authorized.

Meacham said some of the fee increases, including the municipal tap fee, are required by federal mandates.

He said that fee could result in a 50-cent surcharge on residential water bills.

Another example, he said, is an increase in the fee to meet clean air standards, which would raise $1.5 million.

A "trapper" fee assessed counties would be increased from $2,400 to $4,800, raising an estimated $180,000.

John Steuber, director of the wildlife service division, said the Agriculture Department fee is used to provide wildlife damage management assistance and with coyote damage to livestock or beaver damage to roads and lakes.

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after spring break.

Chua said they need donated art, and asks the indulgence of art professors to encourage art donations by students, and help with inviting prospective art buyers.

MSA encourages the help of other international student organizations in the fund-raising efforts.

To volunteer, donate, or get more information, call Yin Hwee Chua at 974-4155, or e-mail her at yinhwee@hotmail.com .

Address letters to: Tan BoonSeong (Danny Tan), Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore 169608

friend, Joey Leong, also a UCO student from Malaysia, to wait for a perfect bone marrow match to be found.

Ikeguchi said the bone marrow had to be a very specific type.

Mary Wheeler, director of Edmond Medical Center lab, had explained that even among siblings, there's only a one-in-four chance of a perfect match.

"I'm very worried," Tan said, "but I'm so relieved Danny's brother is a perfect match."

Chua said she really appreciates everything the UCO community has done and is still doing for Danny.

"I know a lot of people have been worried about him," she said.

MSA's fundraising efforts continue in Danny's behalf with an art auction planned for March

Tuesday Tri Beta Biological Honor Society is having a regular meeting 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. in the Atrium of Howell Hall Call Rachel at 9745911 for information. .

Rock-U is having a meeting from 8-9 p.m. in the Suites to have a discussion group for international students who have questions about Christianity. Call Camille Farrell at 4019184 Come and worship- praise and prayer and stay after for cappuccino and fellowship at 311 E. Hurd 7:15 p.m. Contact Rev. Glenda Shenna-Noble at 3415450.

Wednesday The United Methodist Campus Ministry at UCO is offering the third of four weekly bible studies, "Meet the Methodists" in the University Center room 322 at 4 p.m.

Thursday First American Student Association is having an Indian Taco Sale from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Liberal Arts, first floor.

Call Rachel at 216-8351.

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UCO Fencing Club practice and beginning fencing class is from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the Health and PE Building, 2nd floor. The cost is $20. Contact Dr. Bowen, 205-6527 The Japan Student Association has Japanese conversation class every Thursday from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Liberal Arts 217.

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explains why eating breakfast will make you burn more calories then skipping it. He describes the effects of morning exercise. I've already changed my lifestyle because of it, and I'm not even getting paid to say that.

Another really good section covers what Greene calls "power foods." He tells why he cooks only with olive oil. He debunks the myth that mushrooms have no nutrition. He tells us it's OK to eat eggs. And he suggests five other foods that are great choices to add to your diet.

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Former stuntman takes the directing leap with 'Final Destination 2' HOLLYWOOD--Action movies are in David R. Ellis' bones--part of his cinematic DNA you might say. A onetime stuntman on "Days of Thunder" and "Lethal Weapon," he's been shooting second-unit footage on high-end action projects such as "Patriot Games," "The Perfect Storm" and the upcoming "The Matrix Reloaded," for more than 20 years.

Ellis has watched the genre evolve from straight-on action sequences in "Bullitt" and "The Dirty Dozen" to the pyrotechnics of "The Matrix." Just hitting theaters is Ellis-directed "Final Destination 2," the latest installment in New Line Cinema's budding horror/action movie franchise. It opened recently to generally good reviews, grossing an estimated $16.2 million at the box office.

Ellis has only flown solo once before, in 1996's "Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco," a family film featuring talking

cats and dogs. Still, says New Line production chief Toby Emmerich, he never viewed Ellis as a creative or financial risk.

When it comes to hiring an action director, "I'll tell you what a risk is," the executive suggests. "Risk is when a guy who has made a bunch of European perfume commercials and a couple of alternative music videos shows up in a black Comme des Garcons suit and a great haircut.

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"David worked his way up, apprenticing with some major directors, a process that harkens back to the guild system," he continues. "Besides, stuntmen only get a couple of chances to get it right--and you need nerves of steel when you're directing a feature film."

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Many of the tools that broadgore scale. The $24-million original brought in $53.3 million in en the action palette can be domestic box office and has had a traced back to 1999's "The Matrix," he says. Actors were put strong video life.

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Coming off a loss is never easy, but women's basketball conquered Tarleton State 63-55 Thursday, Feb. 6 and moved to second place in the Lone Star Conference North Division rankings.

Laura Hamilton led the Bronchos to another win with 13 points, five rebounds and five assists.

With a back and forth game early on, the Bronchos and the Texans never let each other far out of reach.

UCO's Hamilton and Summer Wafford combined for 17 points the first half. The Bronchos went into halftime barely leading the Texans 29-24.

The second half the Bronchos pretty much held control of the game except for being tied at one point of the game.

The final points for the Bronchos came by free throws, going to the line 14 times in five minutes.

UCO had three players in the double digits, Laura Hamilton

leading with 13, Summer Watford with 12 and April Woods adding 10.

UCO stays home Feb. 13 hosting Cameron University.

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Junior Laura Hamilton streaks past her defender.

Kearney falls in ranked rematch

by Ryan Jameson rj@thevistaonline.com Revenge was sweet for the No. 2-ranked UCO wrestling team as they defeated No. 1 NebraskaKearney 21-13 in Kearney on Feb. 6.

The Bronchos avenged a 21-19 loss in the Division II National Duals on Jan. 19 as well as ended the Antelopes' 10-match winning streak.

Mark Dodgen (125), 133 Cole Province, and 184 Jeff Henning all picked up major decision wins.

Last-second victories went to 141 Matt Dodgen, 165 Shawn Silvis and 197 Bryan Tapley.

Tapley was wrestling for the first time since suffering a knee injury on Jan. 30. He clinched the dual with a takedown early in the extra-session giving UCO a lead of 21-10.

Shawn Silvis earned his win

over Riley Ross when he scored a takedown with 37 seconds left.

Matt Dodgen also participated in a nail-biter, scoring a takedown with only 7 seconds remaining over Gabe Re. Jeff Henning scored the biggest statistical win of the dual, defeat-

ing Curtis Brown 19-6.

"Most of the matches went down to the wire and we were able to pull out some tight wins," UCO coach David James said.

The UCO matmen improved to 15-1 for the season and have won 30 out of their last 31.

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No. 1 Tarleton too much for men

by Brad Frizell bf@thevistaonline.com Men's basketball looking to spark another winning streak came up short 82-63 against No. 1-ranked Tarleton State.

The Bronchos tried everything, even a Coach Evans technical foul that sparked his players to a seven-point run for the only tie of the game.

"I thought we did a nice job staying in there and battling and I felt pretty good when we tied it up, but that took a lot out of us,"

said head coach Terry Evans.

"Tarleton made the shots down the stretch and we didn't."

The Texan's started the first half with a quick 11-0 run and never let the Broncho's back in it.

The Tarleton State defense knew who to shut down holding UCO's two leading scorers, Jason Pritchett and Demario Jones, to a combined 11 points.

The Bronchos tried chipping away at the lead but just couldn't put a stop to the Texans. At the end of the half, Tarleton State led

42-27.

The Bronchos came out of the locker room hoping to turn the game around.

Finally finding a little daylight, the Bronchos caught the Texans tying the game 57-57 with just 6:30 on the clock.

The Texans quickly out shot the Bronchos 15-6 in the closing minutes taking the lead and the win 82-63.

The Bronchos fell to 15-6(4-2) with their next game at home Feb. 13 against Cameron University.

Sixteen athletes signed to UCO football on National Letterof-Intent Day Feb. 5 making up the first recruiting class of Coach Chuck Langston's UCO career.

Langston recruited 12 high school players and five junior college transfers, all following Langston from last year's No. 5 nationally ranked Trinity Valley Community College team.

2003 Freshmen: KYLE CLOPTON (QB): Kyle Clopton, a 6'2, 190 quarterback from Norman High School might be UCO's quarterback of the future after seniors Aso Pogi and Erick Johnson graduate.

Clopton was ranked No. 24 in Oklahoma's top 50 recruits by www.fab50recruiting.com . He posted a 51 percent passing percentage racking up 2,192 yards, 21 touchdowns and 15 interceptions last season.

PEYTON EGLESTON (DL): Peyton Egleston, 6'5, 225, is an All-District defensive end ranked No. 34 on Fab50's top 50 Oklahoma recruits.

He had 50 tackles, six hurries, four fumble recoveries for Bartlesville High School last season.

ZACH EDWARDS (WR/DB): Zach Edwards, 5'11, 170, joins UCO from the reputable Jenks High School football program.

Edwards played at either wide receiver or defensive back and was voted 2002 defensive back of the year by Oklahoma's High School Sports Magazine's web site (vvww.coachesaid.com).

TYLER HOLLAND (WR/DB): Tyler Holland is a 6'0, 180-pound athlete who played at wide receiver and defensive back for Norman High School. Holland, possibly a favorite target for high school

quarterback teammate Clopton, had 42 receptions for 591 yards and seven touchdowns at receiver.

He made 71 tackles and 33 assists, 10 for losses and three sacks as a defensive back.

KOLA OLASIJI (DL): Kola Olasiji is a 6'3, 260-pound defensive lineman also from Norman High School. He had 51 tackles, 33 assists, 18 solos, 13 tackles for losses and four sacks.

TYLER ELLIS (LB): Tyler Ellis is a 5'10, 185-pound linebacker from Weatherford High School.

DEREK HELM (OL): Derek Helm, 6'2, 255, will bring some youth to UCO's offensive line next season.

DEREK RICE (OL): Derek Rice is a 6'3, 260-pound offensive lineman from Tulsa Union High School.

CASEY SCHRADER (LB): Casey Schrader, 6'0, 210, joins the Bronchos defense at linebacker.

BRUCE SHIELDS (DB): Bruce Shields, 6'2, 195, from Tenaha (Texas) High School brings size to the Bronchos becoming one of the biggest defensive backs.

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Juco Transfers: DARNELL SIMS (RB): Darnell Sims, a 6'0, 270-pound running back will be looking to challenge UCO's Tarik Abdullah for the starting spot next season. He ran for 414 yards on 88 carries for seven touchdowns last year. Sims also contributed to the passing game for Trinity Valley catching four passes for 44 yards.

CHAD WHITESIDE (LB): Chad Whiteside, 6'1, 220, hopes to aid UCO's defense at the linebacker position. He posted 36 tackles and five sacks for Trinity Valley last season.

CALVIN KING (OL): Calvin King, a 6'3, 320-pound offensive lineman brings his size to UCO from Trinity Valley Community College in Texas.

ROBERT STOVAL (DL): Robert Stoval, 6'0, 330, had 19 tackles, two sacks and one interception for Trinity Valley last season.

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Tribe starts Cherokee immersion school Although 3-year-old Kenny Sohns speaks English at home, Cherokee is his first language at school.

Kenny is part of the first class planned for a Cherokee language immersion school.

"To hear them say new words in Cherokee tickles me," said Lula Elk, Kenny's teacher.

The Cherokee syllabary, an 86-character alphabet created in 1821 by Sequoyah, is located in three areas of the classroom.

Pictures of animals with their corresponding Cherokee names hang on a wall in the reading area. hems such as chairs and tables are labeled in Cherokee, and Elk speaks only Cherokee to the children.

The preschool has 10 children. Tribal officials want to add another class next year.

"Our goal is to produce native speak-

ers," said Gloria Sly, the interim director of the Cherokee Nation's cultural resource cen ter.

"We want to hear the language again.

We want to hear it at Wal-Mart, bingo halls, community groceries and church.

We want it used robustly in meetings and in social situations."

The tribe started the program with $150,000 for staff and supplies. It plans to expand the program each year.

It is the first American Indian-language immersion program in Oklahoma.

Other tribes have similar programs.

The Blackfeet tribe in Montana teaches kindergarten through eighth grade in its language. One Mississippi program teaches preschool in Choctaw.

A Cherokee-language immersion school for children from age 4 through sixth grade is planned for completion in 2012. It will have an estimated 20 stu-

dents per grade for a total of about 160.

The school is being established through Cherokee Nation Education Corp., which is a nonprofit corporation chartered under tribal code.

The tribe wants to establish the program as a charter school, which would allow state funding without heavy state regulation.

But the state's charter school law is limited to areas at least 500,000 people.

Tulsa and Oklahoma City are the only areas that fit that description.

Tribal officials are working with the state Education Department to explore other possibilities through the law. If not, they may seek to change it.

It has been shown that students may become fluent in a foreign language by the third grade. Educators suggest continuing withlanguage courses in later academic years.

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"English will always be the dominant language; it is not going away," Sly said.

"They are going to learn English, no matter what. In other countries, a person is not considered educated unless that person knows two or three languages."

Cherokee officials have modeled their program after Hawaiian language schools, established in 1984 with a preschool immersion class of 12.

The challenge for the budding school is finding teachers who are native Cherokee speakers.

Elk grew up speaking Cherokee. She needed an English translator when she entered public school, but she eventually learned to speak both languages fluently.

"The children are coming in here with no idea what is said. But I use a lot of facial expressions and acting out," Elk said. It doesn't take very long for them to catch on.'

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Once again it is time to welcome the local shepherd of our souls. This visit is crucial because it MCP, make the difference in getting a new building in the near future. If you want a new building, and are serious about your faith, then please come and welcome our bishop.

Thursday, February 20th, 2003 at the Catholic Student Center • Arrival time 7:00pm

• Mass at 7:30 pm • Dinner at 8:15 pm • Social after dinner

The UCO Catholic Student Center is located at 321 East Clegern Avenue. We are about 1/4 mile from campus near the athletic fields situated between University and Boulevard.

Please remember that this is a very important event-it may decide our future. So you are invited to come help shape The UCO Catholic Student Center's Future.

Must be a UCO student or staff member to win. Contest Ends Feb. 13 at 3p.m. Contest rules available online.

If you have further questions please contact the center at (405) 341-6300