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Chancellor takes office, targets state budget funk

by Mark Schlachtenhaufen ms@thevistaonline.com Getting legislation that would let state colleges and universities set their own tuition rates is the top priority of Paul Risser, who was sworn in Feb. 21 as Oklahoma's sixth chancellor of higher education.

Following the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education meeting in Oklahoma City, Risser said he had witnessed several other swearing-in ceremonies during his career and felt he had a good grasp of what it would be like.

"I thought it might be sort of routine, but I have to say it was more meaningful to me than just routine," Risser said.

Chancellor Risser said the ceremony, officiated by state Supreme Court Justice Yvonne Kauger; with his wife, Les, at his side, caused him to remember his responsibility to make Oklahoma's colleges and universities successful.

That means providing adequate resources, a not-so-easy task in a state beset by a budget crisis, he said.

Risser said he has been busy calling on state representatives, working to earn votes for House Bill 1748, which would help cash-strapped schools like the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University raise new revenue.

"It seems to be actually gaining support as it goes through the Legislature so 1 think we will be successful," Risser said.

The measure, which would remove caps limiting in-state tuition and mandatory fee increases to seven percent and non-resident to nine percent, was scheduled for a vote in the House

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2003 ,

Financial crunch bites into overtime pay

by Jim Epperson III je@thevistaonline.com The budget crisis is reaching into the pockets of some UCO employees, reducing the number of overtime hours they will be allowed to work.

Overtime was cut 75 percent in the beginning of Fiscal Year 2003 and is affecting the Department of Public Safety and the Physical Plant, said

Jeffrey Harp, director of UCO Department of Public Safety.

"It's been tough. We've had to do without a lot of things," he said.

Harp said DPS made tradeoffs with general equipment issues like new uniforms, computers and cuts in travel to make up for the tightening budget.

DPS can't go to terrorism defense conferences that are offered far away because plane

tickets are too expensive, Harp failure in the dorms or weathersaid. But if the conferences are related safety concerns, he said.

close, the officers can drive, he Robert Nall, director of the

said.

Physical Plant, said overtime is UCO spokesman Charlie not an option for his employees.

Johnson said not all the money But if an emergency occurs and for overtime was cut from the causes the Physical Plant to UCO budget. "Thank goodness exceed its overtime budget, then there is some money budgeted. other parts of the budget would We do realize that we have emer- absorb the cuts. gency situations," Johnson said. "For example, we may have Emergency situations consist

of water leaks, heating system see Overtime page 6

Freshmen women eligible for scholarship

Landscape around campus gets necessary private funds for improvements.

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by Summer Pratt sp@thevistaonline.com

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Rep. Ernest Istook participated in a town hall meeting Feb. 20th in Edmond.

Istook holds town hail meeting

by Thad Danner td@thevistaonline.com Congressman Ernest Istook, R-5th congressional district, held a town hall meeting at 7 p.m. Feb. 20 in the Edmond City Council chambers to discuss topics ranging from Iraq to Medicare.

About 70 people came to the third in a series of eight town hall meetings, arranged to touch base with his constituency during the congressional recess.

The turnout was higher than normal for one of these.

Istook said, "I'm not sur-

prised [at the turnout] because there's a lot of uncertainty these days."

On Iraq, Istook said, "I suspect that we will see fighting in approximately three weeks time."

Jim Jarvis asked about the difference between Iraq and Israel since, according to Jarvis, both "possess weapons of mass destruction and stand in violation of multiple UN resolutions."

Istook said, "Yes, there were a few times when Israel preempted. Israel was surrounded by neighbors who refused to allow

[it] to exist."

Frank Waxman asked about the nuclear issues with North Korea. Istook said he "wished we had thousands of miles of desert surrounding North Korea."

Don Spencer, of Reading, asked about Saudi Arabia's relationship to terrorism. Istook said, "Our enemy isn't the Arab

see Istook page 3

The Edmond chapter of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) is accepting applications for the Zella Hartman Scholarship. The $500 scholarship is open to freshmen women at UCO. Candidates must meet the following requirements in order to be considered for the scholarship: be classified as a freshman, have a fall 2002 transcript showing a grade point average of at least a 3.0, three letters of recommendation — two must be from UCO faculty, involvement in campus activities and a 500 word essay on how education benefits women.

Linda Smith, chairperson of the Edmond Chapter of the AAUW scholarship committee said since all acceptable candidates will meet each of the requirements, the essay will be the deciding factor in who will win the scholarship.

Southeastern Oklahoma halted women's basketball 83-71 and dropped UCO to 7-3 in the LSC North.

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Sept. 11, economy boost state college enrollment

by Mark Schlachtenhaufen ms@thevistaonline.com

Child's play

Photo by Juli Barker

Cristy Smith, director of the Child Studies Center and Sandi Gillett, a graduate assistant, help the kids in their crafts project on Feb. 25.

Spring enrollment at Oklahoma colleges and universities has increased, with UCO reporting an uncharacteristic 2.6 percent mid-year jump, according to information released Feb. 21 by the State Regents for Higher Education.

According to the regents, enrollment at Oklahoma public colleges and universities increased 3.5 percent — from 165,494 in spring 2002 to 171,239 in spring 2003.

The combined headcount at Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma, the state's comprehensive universities, increased 3.3 percent. Enrollment at regional universities, such as UCO, increased 1.9 percent. Two-year colleges had a 4.8 percent jump.

Semester full-time enrollment at public institutions, based on the definition of a full-time student (undergraduate 15 credit hours per semester, professional student 12 credit hours per semester), increased 4.8 percent. Semester full-time enrollment at private institutions decreased by 2.0 percent.

This spring, Oklahoma's public institutions also reported a significant increase in first-time freshman from 9,665 in spring 2002 to 10,345 in spring 2003, a seven percent jump. Two-year colleges had a nine percent increase. Regional universities had a 0.9 percent gain, while OU and OSU had an 11.3 percent decrease.

Traditionally, UCO experiences slight decreases in spring enrollment compared to the fall, said Charlie Johnson, news bureau director.

UCO's spring 2002 headcount was 13,885 versus 14,241 in spring 2003 — a gain of 2.6 percent.

House vote still needs to be rescheduled in order to send the lottery issue to a vote of the people.

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Bill seeks to give immigrant children equal access to college

by Mark Schlachtenhaufen States who have parents not ms@thevistaonline.com born in the United States.

Federal law requires equal treatOklahoma's state higher edu- ment of students in public education regents are supporting a cation, regardless of the parents' Senate bill that would allow the status, said the bill's author, Sen. children of immigrants to pay Keith Leftwich, D-Oklahoma the same tuition rate as the chil- City. dren of state residents.

To qualify for college scholarLast week, a Senate education ships and financial aid these stusubcommittee passed Senate Bill dents must have attended school 596, which would give qualified for at least two consecutive years immigrant children, regardless and graduated from high school, of their parents' nationality, the or earned a high school equivasame access to higher education lency diploma (GED). as the children of state residents.

The Oklahoma State Regents The measure would help stu- for Higher Education cited dents not born in the United "anecdotal" evidence that puts

the number of students in Oklahoma unlawfully (undocumented) and attending high schools at 5,000-6,000.

The Regents cited reports stating that many of those students would be admissible into state colleges and universities.

East Central University, Oklahoma Panhandle State University and Oklahoma City Community College are some of the institutions looking to the Regents for leadership on this issue, said Ned Bastow, chancellor's general counsel.

see New Bill page 3

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Linda Nance talks to Dayan Dapias, freshman business major, about his options in the International Office Feb 25. ‘t'

Vista reporter reviews "How to lose a guy in 10 days", starring Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey.

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OPINION

FEBRUARY 27, 2003

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Oklahoma businesses are gushing red, bleeding former employees back into the college pool.

Expensive private schools are failing to placate students and parents with wounded checkbooks.

While governments both state and federal scrape around for their pocket of type-O, non-traditional students and those pampered by former tax-independent education prep for a main-line into the public student body.

This semester public college enrollment spiked 3.5 percent, a mutation that cannot be explained away as a growth in highschool graduates or population expansion. Oklahoma's

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industry is eating itself to stay alive. Thus only the most educated employees have assimilated themselves into vital sinew with jobs that won't be shed. Everyone else is training or retraining, burrowing deeper into the skin for the cash flow nourishment a college degree taps.

But how many graduates can this stricken state support? Gov. Brad Henry and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education released a draft this month of their statewide plan for treating Oklahoma's economics condition. In their draft, they claimed responsibility of both producing graduates with skills to push a

new economy and creating high-quality jobs to retain them. The priority should rest with the latter.

While schools will ideally do their best within budget restraints to educate, students must have a local receptacle. Otherwise they will sap the state of tax dollars, then embark for foreign opportunity.

Graduates aren't stupid. They will pack up their families and leave the state if sufficient opportunities are not made available to them.

Job creation for the growing masses of host-less graduates is the ultimate key to a healthy state.

Surrounded by Misguided Individuals

by Danny Peters When I die, I don't want to be buried. I've never understood the concept behind putting a dead person in a box and burying them. What's the point? And more importantly, what happens when the cemeteries fill up? Will we continue to build more and more cemeteries? The whole idea is dumb.

I'd suggest feeding the dead to zoo animals, but most people would probably freak out about that.

They'd probably say, "It just isn't right."

But as long as the dead person has no diseases, feeding them to zoo animals makes more sense than burying them. It helps twofold. First, it feeds the animals. Second, it gets rid of an otherwise worthless thing: a dead body.

But for those that don't want Simba eating grandmother, there's cremation. You burn grandmother and grind up her bones into a fine ash. Then you put her in an expensive vase and set her on the mantel until someone accidentally breaks it,

spreading grandmother all over the floor.

Another thing that needs to change is the funeral. What a terrible way to send off a loved one.

When I die, I don't want people to dress in black and cry and be sad.

I want them to tell funny stories, eat, drink and be merry. If I ever get around to making a will, I think I'll make my funeral a Rainbow-suspender affair. Required dress will be rainbow suspenders, T-shirts, and sandals. There will be a band and a D.J., and if I can swing it, a comedian. I'd much rather have my friends telling stupid stories about dumb things I did than being solemn and crying. Funerals should celebrate the life of the lost one, not make you feel like crap. I want the memory of my funeral to be a good one. • On another note, I recently read that the networks are preparing a flood of reality shows for this summer. A flood? Compared to what? I thought reality TV was all that was on these days. I can't imagine there being any more.

At least twice in the past week I've

On The Other Hand

by Audrey DocigPn: Saturday evening attended the performance of The Laramie Project in Mitchell Hall.

I want to commend the cast and crew for their efforts in presenting an incredible show. The performances of the cast were simply spectacular, and set design was flawless.

I particularly want to praise David Mays for his portrayal of Dennis Shepard, Matthew's father.

His address to the court at Aaron McKinney's sentencing was beautifully delivered, and exceptionally moving.

The most interesting portion of the evening, in my opinion at least, was the public panel discussion that took place at the play's close.

The four panelists Saturday night, along with Dr. Kole Kleeman, answered questions from the audience about gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues in the state of Oklahoma.

The evening's discussion brought to my mind a question that I think bears further scrutiny.

In the midst of a discussion about the future of hate crime legislation, which the audience appeared to offer nearly universal support, one of the audience members offered the opinion that hate crimes and hate speech were largely the same. Words, she maintained, arc actions, and you cannot separate the two.

I oppose the proposition of hate crime legislation, at least in the forms in which it currently exists, for two primary reasons.

Proposed hate crime legislation devalues victims of non-bias crimes.

Suppose Joe, an openly gay man, and Jack, a very wealthy straight man, were walking down the street on opposite sides of town. A hostile group attacks Joe and beats him severely, causing lethal damage, sole-

ly because of his sexual orientation.

Jack, on the other hand, is quietly walking down his street when he is attacked and robbed. Jack's attackers also manage to cause him fatal injuries.

In the above scenario, according to the dictates of this legislation, Joe's attackers could receive a harsher penalty than Jack's, because the attack on Joe was a bias-motivated incident.

We ought to immediately strike down any law that creates such blatant inequality amongst victims of violent crimes.

Moreover, on the subject of victim inequality, if two gay men had brutally murdered a straight man, they would not be subject to punishment under the hate crime statutes, as straight men are not, according to the law, in a minority.

Hate crimes assume that there are more heinous crimes than taking a human life.

John Leo, a writer with U.S. News and World Report, argues that "equal protection should mean one law for all, pursued evenhandedly regardless of our differences, not separate laws invented because of them."

The second reason I oppose hate crime laws is that no law ought to have the authority to punish your thoughts.

Consider the above scenario again.

If the result of the crime is the same, and method of the crime is the same, the only difference between them is the mindset of the attacker when he commits the crime.

If a penalty for the crime already exists, the result of hate crime laws will be a penalty for thought.

No one brutalizes another human being out of love. Violent crimes are hate crimes.

The extension of this argument,

heard people say something like, "Yeah, last night, I watched (reality TV show), and then I caught the end of (reality TV show)." This is pathetic. Don't we have anything better to do?

Is your life so boring that you have to watch a bunch of goldbrickers trying to win some faux millionaire? ( dorky faux millionaire at that.

Nice hair, Joe.) Is there really nothing better on TV than a bunch of semi-talented, yet not talented enough, bunch of creeps singing their soulless hearts out? This show has been on before under the names of Solid Gold and Star Search, and guess what: It sucked then too.

I did see a new version of the theme that I will actually watch. It's a bunch of rednecks and wannabe rednecks trying to show their talent for country & western music. The commercial alone had me rolling on the floor. There's nothing funnier than a rich city boy trying to convince people that he really is a backwoods ignoramus with an acoustic guitar and a song in his heart.

Actually, what I'm really waiting for is the reality TV show of someone who does nothing but watch reality TV all day. I'd watch that one. I know most of you will.

then, is that hate crime legislation is the first step toward a totalitarian state in which freedom of speech is virtually eliminated.

Please don't misunderstand what I'm saying here. I do not, in any way, condone, advocate, or defend bias-motivated crimes. No one deserves to be treated the way Matthew Shepard was. Certainly, no one deserves to die the way he did.

Furthermore, I am not advocating that anyone deserves to be called names or threatened. do, however, believe that everyone has a right to voice his or her opinion.

One of the panelists Saturday evening urged the audience to openly and actively voice their support for the cause. In the very same breath, he observed that those in opposition to the cause needed to be silenced.

Fortunately, the First Amendment doesn't read "or abridging the freedom of speech, for minorities only."

I don't care what color, ethnic group, sexual orientation, gender, or disability group you may be a part of, no one can tell you what you can and cannot say. The flip side of that, though, is that you have no right to tell anyone else what they can and cannot say. That's pretty much the beauty of the First Amendment.

If we are going to remain a free society, we must protect free speech.

Even bona fide hate speech has merit in open debate, as reason and logic will effectively combat it.

One of the audience members Saturday argued that the most effective way to end hate crimes is to teach our children not to hate. I could not agree more.

The least effective method, though, would seem to be trying to censor the thoughts and expressions of those you oppose, or who oppose you.

No matter how offensive, smallminded, or flat out stupid another person's comments may seem, they still have a constitutionally guaranteed right to say them, and no cause justifies silencing them.

ampus Quotes How do you feel about the possible tuition increase?

Allen Finley

"Pretty bad, because I'm international and we don't want to pay more."

Aspara Fonseka

sophomore graphic design

junior finance

"I really don't like it.

Tuition is already expensive enough."

"I'm against it because right now I'm a incoming freshman and I really don'twatit to increase our tuition."

Harry Gaiewood'' incoming freshman

"Bad. Of course, I'm an international student and I'm supposed to pay more. Increasing is bad."

Elena Dineva freshman journalism/ad

"It would affect me with financial aid. I would have to come with more money in my pocket."

Larita Blandon sophomore advertising

"I think the state schools should use it to do whatever they need to keep it

functioning."

Mike Garrison senior finance/philosophy

"There's a lot of foreign students that come here and that's the main competition with OU and OSU." Sara Soltani freshman photography

"My parents pay for school.

If the teachers get paid more I guess is worth it."

Matt Rosser sophomore marketing

"I guess there's nothing I can do about it, so I guess they have to do what they have to do."

Natalie Davis sophomore marketing

"I'm kinda indifferent on it."

Tim Wallace junior marketing

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Donation enables landscape improvements

by Caroline Duke cd@thevistaonline.com About $80,000 in private funds are being spent to make renovations around Broncho Lake, said David Stapleton, director of Architectural and Engineering Services.

He said the university is working to make the campus a more attractive place that will bring in more prospective faculty and students.

The 27 trees and other plants being planted at Broncho Lake are being pia for by Great Plains Coca-Cola Bottling Company and the UCO Alumni Association. A sign at the lake will recognize the donors, Stapleton said.

In addition to the $8,000 being spent on plant materials, a $45,000 water feature will be installed on the northeast corner of the lake to purify the lake water. A canopy will be built over the seating on the west side of the lake, and more seating will be built on the east side. A deck overlooking the lake will also be built, he said.

Connie Gall, supervisor of landscaping, said that a similar plan failed about six years ago when the university planted large trees as the third part of a five-phase plan. The trees were not suitable for the Oklahoma climate because they were brought in from Oregon, and they could not survive the hot, dry summer, she said.

Stapleton said the recent snowstorm would not affect the newly planted trees, which were brought in from Lexington, Okla.

"Basically, the trees are dormant," he said. The trees will not bud until the spring and winter weather will not affect them, he said.

Gall said more landscaping will be done south of Lillard Administration Building. The area, in

Photo by Juli Barker

Landscapers from Marcom's work near Broncho Lake on Feb. 18.

Istook, from page 1 world, but tyrants who will use weapons on their own people."

Josh Moore, of Edmond, asked how the.US would manage oil fields after a possible war.

Istook said the United States would manage the oil fields to help the Iraqi people, but that "Iraq has a debt to other nations," and the oil would be used to pay off those debts.

According to the CIA World Fact Book 2002, Iraq has about $62 billion worth of debt. Most of this sterns from the Iran-Iraq wad the Gulf War. In the . same answer Istook pointed out that sanctions have created a black market for oil and "no one would be surprised to learn that the largest participants of that is France."

He later expounded on this point, saying that Germany and France's reluctance to agree with

New Bill, from page 1 Traditionally, the Regents, not the Legislature, set state college admission standards.

The Regents do not have the authority to determine residency standards for students in the state system of higher education.

The Legislature determines the outcome of issues regarding the status of non-qualified aliens while the U.S. Congress determines American citizenship standards.

Infants brought into the United States by illegal immigrants are also here illegally, Bastow said.

Children born to illegal immigrants already residing within the United States become legal residents.

"We have family members who would fall on both sides of the divide here," Bastow said.

Other individuals came to the United States legally and have since fallen out of status, he said.

A Supreme Court ruling in 1982 mandated equal treatment for all students in public education, regardless of their status.

Bastow cited House Education Committee testimony which indicated that a third of Capitol Hill High School's students are Hispanic and about half of them are here unlawfully.

"This is obviously a growing problem," Bastow said.

Some of the students in the Capitol Hill system have taken the necessary steps to legalize their status, Bastow said. But due to the high number of pending cases, some of them have been stuck for years in a bureaucratic traffic jam.

And as these students wait for their number to come up, they are aware they cannot receive federal scholarships for a college education or state-based scholarships, Bastow said.

"Both bills contain provisions requiring the applicants to sign an affidavit saying either ; that ,

which a gazebo will be built, will be called "Robinson's Corner," after University President Roscoe Robinson (1939-1948), and was paid for by private donations.

She said more improvements will be made to make sidewalks more "pedestrian-friendly" and to make shade on campus.

Stapleton said more landscaping was finished about two weeks ago. About 30 trees were planted along Ayers Drive and more were planted along the faculty/staff parking lot along University Drive.

The trees planted are capable of withstanding the heat from the parking lot, he said.

"Since we don't have a whole lot of money, we're just doing small pieces at a time," he said.

Stapleton also said the university is planting a variety of trees and shrubbery to safeguard against a disease like Dutch Elm Disease wiping out most of the plant life on campus, which is what happened several years ago when most of the trees on campus died.

"We're just moving forward - trying to take care of what we have, and moving forward by making improvements," Gall said.

the U.S. on going to war with Iraq stemmed from wanting to protect their own credibility.

He said that after the war we would find "a huge number of Iraq's -secret transactions involved France and Germany."

In the legitimate market, however, France is Iraq's third largest trading partner behind Russia and China.

According to a Jan. 21 CBS news report, France is in negotiations to open up Iraqi oil fields to Fiehch' 'companies' under the Oil rot...Food pcoliarn.

Istook said post-war access to Iraqi resources would play out like the story of Henny Penny, who couldn't get assistance from the creatures of the forest to bake a loaf of bread. Once it was finished, everyone wanted some.

John Harguss, Louise Jennings and others asked about

Medicare and medical inflation.

Though Istook admitted that advertising was still a taxdeductible expense for drug companies, he dismissed this, citing government paperwork as the main factor for cost increases.

Istook said problems stem from the money politicians receive and from politicians looking for politically popular solutions - like offering expanded government services without looking at why prices are rising.

The 'typical couple' on Medicare consumes $125,000 more than they will pay in," Istook said.

The last of this session's meetings will be held at 1:00 p.m.

March 3 at the Baptist Retirement Center, 9700 Mashburn Blvd. in Oklahoma City.

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they are 'in the pipeline' with INS or that they will get 'in the pipeline' as soon as they are legally eligible to do that," he said.

The law would give people incentives to legalize their status, he said.

Regent Cheryl Hunter said the legislation is needed to help clarify the present uncertainties surrounding the issue.

Under the Regents' current policy, an Oklahoma resident is an individual who "has been in the state for at least a year primarily as a permanent resident and not merely as a student. A resident of Oklahoma is one who has lived continuously for at least 12 months duration and whose domicile is in Oklahoma."

On eligibility, the policy reads, "An individual who is not a United States national may become eligible for classification as an Oklahoma resident provided that he/she holds permanent resident status as defined by the Immigration and Naturalization Service, evidenced by whatever documents may be required under federal applicable law."

UCO international students are being affected by changes in immigration law requiring registration with government databases.

Eventually all international students will be required to be registered in the databases.

The Regents concluded that the students in question are almost universally non-qualified through no actions of their own.

All students have a constitutional right to education in a public school, the Regents said.

Further, the regents contended that under current law, institutions are provided insufficient guidance with respect to the admittance of such students.

Such a law would not diminish access to higher education for Oklahoma residents.

The regents also concluded that there would not be a substantial impact on financial aid opportunities for Oklahoma residents.

The measure would not affect tuition rates for international students.

Leftwich's bill includes a provision making qualified students eligible for state-based financial aid, Bastow said.

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AA U W, from page 1 Smith said the recipient receives a $500 check, which they may use anyway they choose.

She said the scholarship is given as an incentive to get the women to continue attending school.

Donna Kearns, president of the Edmond Chapter of AAUW said, "We try to select a woman who demonstrates leadership qualities and who could benefit from financial help."

The scholarship was named Smith said the scholarship is easy to apply for but only 25 for Zella Hartman, an Edmond women applied for the Zella English educator and writer who was active in AAUW for more Hartman Scholarship last year.

"Not a lot of girls apply for it, . than 50 years.

The deadline for application it's not very well known."

The award will be presented is April 11. Applications may be at 6 p.m. on May 7 during picked up and submitted to AAUW meeting in the Cherokee Linda Smith, UC Room 214.

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'How to lose a guy': (Out & About romantic comedy Events with right chemistry

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Her boss assures her if she does a good job on it she can start writing about the things she's really interested in — like religion, politics and the environment.

Anderson sets her sights on Benjamin Barry (Matthew McConaughey) as the guinea pig for her "How-To" article. But Barry has just made a high-stakes bet with his boss that he can get a woman to fall in love with him in 10 days.

Despite the strange circumstances of their meeting, the chemistry between Hudson and McConaughey encourages the audience to believe that they are going to fall in love.

Anderson crashing Barry's poker night with her sissy dog and cucumber sandwiches or redecorating his bathroom with doilies and feminine hygiene products are a couple of the strategies she uses to try and scare him off by her 10-day deadline.

Although you want the two to get together and have a real relationship, the torture Anderson puts Barry through is so amusing it's a shame to see it end.

But after the couple heads to his parent's house for the weekend they both drop the act a bit and begin to develop real feelings.

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Art Galleries and Museums Norick Art Center will present "Four Oklahoma Photographers" 10 a.m. — 9 p.m., Mondays 10 a.m. — 4 p.m. Tuesday - Friday at Oklahoma City University Campus, 1600 NW 25th. For more information call 521-5226.

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Lottery bill future remains uncertain

by Mark Schlachtenhaufen ms@thevistaonline.com The status of the lottery bill remained uncertain Feb. 26, days after the House was scheduled to vote on the controversial measure.

Both supporters and opponents of House Bill 1278, which seeks to send the lottery issue to a vote of the people, were optimistic their side would prevail.

Polls continue to show that Oklahomans favor a vote on a lottery dedicated to providing extra revenue for education, said Phil Bacharach, spokesman for Gov. Henry. No date had been set for a House vote.

"The governor remains very optimistic," Bacharach said.

On Feb. 25, Gov. Henry was out of state, in Washington, D.C., attending the National Governors Association winter meeting. Bacharach :said Henry was- to be back in Oklaborna on Feb. 26 to visit Rep. Ron Kirby, author of HB 1278.

Kirby said he and the governor were to discuss options,

among them the possibility of changing course and taking the initiative petition route, which would mean no vote on the lottery until the next general election in November 2004.

It is still possible the House might vote on the lottery this week, Kirby said. Gov. Henry still has hopes Oklahomans will have an opportunity to vote on the lottery sometime this summer, Bacharach said.

"We have never given up working on it," Kirby said.

House Speaker Larry Adair has said he remains optimistic about the bill's chances. Adair and other House members are listed on the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma (BGCO) website as standing in opposition to the expansion of legalized gambling in Oklahoma.

Ray Sanders, spokesman for the BGCO, said many of Oklahoma's 750,000 Ba'piists called their representatives Feb. 20, voicing their concerns about the lottery bill. Sanders said the lobbying effort must have been effective.

As for his organization's chances of defeating the bill, Sanders said, "We're cautiously optimistic, but at the same time you never know when it will pop up."

State Baptist leaders, along with leaders of other religious groups, including the United Methodist Church Oklahoma Conference and the Oklahoma Church of the Nazarene, are encouraging members of their churches to lobby legislators, Sanders said.

The day before the previously scheduled House vote, leaders of several Oklahoma denominations delivered a signed letter to Gov. Henry, asking him to consider their views on the lottery and alerting him to the lobbying effort.

Henry estimates the lottery would generate $300 million in new revenue.

In his plan, about half 66tbei money would go toward education and the other half toward higher education in the form of college scholarships.

Extra caution necessary in winter weather Along with the winter months comes inclement weather in Oklahoma. Although we don't always experience the extreme cold, ice and snow that some other states do, there are times when weather conditions present difficulty traveling to UCO, and even walking to and from class.

As always, the Physical Plant Department at UCO will do everything they can to keep our parking lots clear and our sidewalks safe and dry. Maintenance crews will clear as much snow from walkways as possible before classes.

In addition, they will put sand on compacted snow and ice on those walkways in order to improve traction and safety.

However, to prevent permanent damage to UCO's concrete walkways, maintenance crews will be using a limited amount of

salt to melt ice on the university's parking lots and sidewalks.

With that in mind, it is important to remember to exercise caution and use common sense when walking to and from class at UCO. UCO Director of Quality Assurance, Safety and Environment Don Powers says in addition to choosing your path carefully and walking slowly, it is important to wear proper clothing and footwear for winter conditions.

Smooth leather or rubbersoled shoes can be slick on ice and snow making a fall more likely.

Powers says it is better to wear boots or heavy shoes with a good tread on the sole. If the tread is worn, it will not offer as much support and safety.

Here are some suggestions for

students, faculty and staff to consider during bad winter weather conditions: Before you leave home: - Check the weather reports.

Know what to expect between home and school.

- Dress warmer than you think you should, and dress in layers. You can always take a layer off if you get too warm.

- Think about where you are going to park when you get to school, then determine what path you will take to class or the office.

When you get to UCO: - Walk carefully. Go slowly and take shorter steps, and watch where you step.

- It is sometimes better to walk on snow than to walk on ice. You may have to step off the sidewalk onto snow or grass where it is less slippery.

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by Ryan Jameson rj@thevistaonline.com

Things continue to get worse for the UCO women's basketball team as they dropped their second straight Lone Star Conference North Division game to Southeastern 83-71 in Durant Feb. 22.

"We made way too many mistakes, especially defensively," UCO coach John Keely said.

"We had no answer for Newman inside."

UCO came out of the gate ready to play going on a 16-10 run courtesy of three 3-pointers from Kari Edge, who has hit at least three treys in three consecutive games.

However, the Bronchos could find no one to cover SOSU's inside presence, Tera Newman.

She hit 14-of-19 shots (9-of-9 from the line), scoring 37 points.

Newman added 10 rebounds, two blocks, and five steals to make an impressive stat line.

Southeastern also dominated as a team shooting 58 percent from the field for the game and out rebounded the Bronchos 30-20.

Scoring leaders for UCO were Summer Wafford with 16, Laura Hamilton with 15, and 13 from Kari Edge.

The Bronchos are now 14-10 overall and Photo Services fell to 7-3 in the LSC North.

They take on Northeastern in their final Summer Wafford led UCO with 16 points. regular season home game Feb. 25.

Late spurt nails win for men

by Ryan Jameson rj@thevistaonline.com The UCO men's basketball team led an impressive secondhalf comeback to defeat Southeastern 60-54 Saturday in Durant.

In one of their ugliest games of the year, UCO finished the game on a 17-2 run, canning eight straight free throws in the final two minutes of the game.

UCO's 60-point game was the

men's second-worst scoring effort of the season, only shooting 34 percent from the field.

UCO coach Terry Evans said, "We made some really big free throws, especially late in the game.

We really couldn't put the ball in the bucket whatsoever. We found a way to get it done and that's all that really counts."

The only UCO player to score in double figures was Demario Jones, who dropped 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds.

Jason Pritchett had nine points, eight rebounds, and a career-high six blocked shots, adding to his previous schoolrecord.

Jonathan Nubine and Shaun McCleary each had nine points as well.

UCO improved to 19-6 for the year and 8-2 in the North, currently ranking third behind Northeastern State and Tarleton State.

Editor's Note: We recently had the opportunity to visit with defending national champion UCO wrestling head coach David James to discuss the upoming NCAA Division II National Championship.

by Ryan Jameson rj@thevistaonline.com Q- How hard has this year been in trying to repeat as national champions?

A- "It's been different. We knew we'd be a target everyone would shoot at. We were the hunter last year, this year we're the hunted. The big difference is being seen. Everyone watches to see what we are gonna do."

Q- Obviously a lot was lost last year. Did you think you could get back to #1 again so quickly?

A- "We're proud of what we did last year, but we had to forget it and try and do it again. We wrestled very well and got up to number one."

"Being ranked number one is basically just an opinion.

We lost some players and we didn't want to see Muhammad (Lawal) leave but we've done

"We were the hunter last year, this year we're the hunted.

Everyone watches to see what we are gonna do."

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The home run specialist for the UCO Broncho baseball team is none other than designated hitter Mike Hill.

Hill recently smacked two home runs in a 4-3 win over No. 10 Central Missouri State, including a walk-off home run to win the game.

Hill, describing the hit, said, "Anyone that plays the game, dreams of hitting a game-winner.

It's the best feeling in the world."

A graduate of Binger High School, he started his baseball career at Seminole Junior College.

His career there quickly fizzled as his arm injury turned serious and required multiple surgeries to repair.

From there it was off to Oklahoma City Community College to regroup and take a few classes. It was then back to baseball as he returned to play at Redlands Community College.

At Redlands, Hill wa. named All-Region and third-team AllAmerican his sophomore year.

He ended up moving to Houston, Texas where he worked at a golf course and played golf everyday, not thinking much about baseball.

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He was quickly back in the mix playing for UCO last season where he hit .316, hit ten home runs, and drove in 40 runs.

This was during one of UCO's most successful seasons ever as they went 46-10 and won the Lone Star Conference North Division.

"Playing at UCO has been a lot of fun," Hill said. "It's been good getting to know guys that played for big schools. I've made a lot of friends both on the field and off.

I'm really glad I got the chance to come here."

Look for Hill to continue to hit a lot of home runs in his final season of baseball at UCO.

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On February 15, junior Kari Edge received the LSC Player of the Week honor for averaging 12 points and 2.5 five rebounds in two victories for UCO women's basketball.

With the season coming to an end the women's basketball team is leading an outstanding year.

For the first time since 1997 the Bronchos will be making the Lonestar Conference Tournament.

They have made an impression with their 14-10, 7-3 record on the LSC North Division.

Kari Edge, a 5'8 forward

from Kingfisher where she was a four year starter, has helped make this team what it has become through several star performances and some salty outside shooting.

Kari, a biology major, hopes to lead the Bronchos to the LSC Tournament Title and then on to the NCA A Division II Tournament.

Trying to always keep her energy up

team to be reckoned with."

Q- With Midwest Regionals coming up on Mar. 2, how is scoring determined for nationals?

A- "It's pretty simple. Eleven teams each competing in ten different weight classes. Whoever finishes 1, 2, 3, and 4 in each weight class determines who qualifies to go the National

but slipped down to three."

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184 are both ranked. Shawn Silvis is right up there at 165."

"Pretty much everyone else is either a freshman or red shirt freshman. You have to just hope for the best with them. We've wrestled well and we want 10 to go to Nationals, that's our goal."

Q- What other goals do you have as a coach that you feel like you haven't met yet?

A- "I've been very fortunate and blessed to be at UCO coaching as long as I have. My goal is to try and do what we do every year and be in position to win the championship. It's very rewarding to see my kids excel in what they do."

Coach David James knows what it's like being in the spotlight as he was a fourCoach David James time All-American (1977-80) and two-time National Championship on March 14th., Champion (1979, 80) in his own We're honored to be there. Our wrestling career.

James has been involved in the goal remains to win the National UCO wrestling program over 25 Championship, nothing less."

Q- UCO is pretty impressive years and was inducted into the UCO Athletic Hall of Fame in in individual rankings as well.

Who needs to step up that is not 1991.

The UCO matmen particiranked?

A- "Well, we've got six ranked. pate in the Midwest Regional on Mark Dodgen is currently No. 1, March 2 in Kirksville, MO. The and he's our 125-pounder. Cole NCAA Division II Wrestling Province is at the top of 133. Championships are set for March 14-15 in Wheeling, W. Va. Matt Dodgen was number one,

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Enrollment, from page 1 The state's weak economy has some students seeking a degree to enhance their marketability, said Harve Allen, Regents' director of media relations.

Others are saving money by attending a public college over a private one. And since Sept. 11, more students are staying closer to home, Allen said.

Johnson said UCO's enrollment increase is not an aberration, but a multi-year trend.

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We also have bags, belts and vacuum repair!

Invites you to win complimentary movie posters and passes preview!

Advanced Screening March 4, 7:30pml

overwhelmed? we can help UCO STUDENTCOUNSELI NG CENTER For more information, call 974-2215 or visit University Center Room 402 and online at. www.ucok.edu/student_counseling

Must be a valid UCO student or Stall member to %yin. Contest ends Feb. 27 5pm. Contest rules available online: www.thevistaonline.com

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