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as force urges cut in general education credits

by Jim Epperson je@thevistaonline.com In a proposal to faculty last week the General Education Task Force advised UCO to reduce its general education curriculum by seven credit hours, said Dr. Donna Guinn, assistant vice president of academic affairs.

According to the proposal, students will have up to seven hours of 'exploratory analysis,' which would consist of any course outside the student's major discipline.

In three forums last week faculty voiced their concerns about the new 40 hour proposal.

"We wanted to hear concerns

across the university, that's why we heard concerns at open forums," said Dr. Donna Cobb, chairperson of kinesiology and health studies.

The Task Force is meeting today to discuss faculty comments and determine the best decision for the tentative deadline of the fall 2004 semester.

To make improvements on the core curriculum schedule, Dr. Don Betz, executive vice president of academic affairs, established the General Education Task Force in January 2002.

After taking advice from the regional association that accredits UCO, North Central

Accrediting in Chicago, Betz thought an overhaul of general education was necessary, Guinn said.

The current general education requirements consist of 47 hours, including two hours of physical education and Wellness

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Men's basketball pulled out a 101-92 victory in overtime against East Central Jan 30.

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Proposed tuition bill drawing opposition from state lobbyists

by Mark Schlachtenhaufen ms@thevistaonline.com A reform group chaired by a UCO professor opposes new legislation that aims to remove the cap on tuition hikes, action inspired by the state budget crisis.

Dr. Thomas Guild, UCO business professor, said the Higher Education Association for Reform (HEAR) will lobby against the House bill that would remove present caps which allow in-state tuition to be raised seven percent annually and out-of-state tuition to be raised nine percent annually.

If the bill passes, the regents and college and university presidents would meet and determine how much tuition and fees would be raised, said State Rep. Bill Nations, D-Norman, the principal author- of House bill 1748.

The last two years; tuition and mandatory fees have been raised at state colleges and universities.

A five-year pilot program giving the State Regents for Higher Education the authority to raise tuition and mandatory fees began during the 2001 legislative session, said Harve Allen, regents' media relations director.

University of Oklahoma

President David Boren is among those supporting the measure, designed to help alleviate higher education's budget shortfall, totaling about $50 million for the current fiscal year.

More cuts are being predicted for next year, and the introduction of the legislation is an attempt to make up the shortfall without raising taxes, Allen said.

The revenue connected to the bill would come from student tuition and fee monies, not from state coffers, Allen said.

UCO administration will be watching and waiting, planning a response scenario to implement if the bill passes, said UCO spokesman Charlie Johnson. It's too soon to know the potential impact on UCO tuition and mandatory fees.

Nations said either revenue must be found or students will be feeling the effects in the form of reductions in the number and size of classes, faculty and programs.

"It is clear that higher education institutions and career techs are not going to have enough revenue. It just gets to be a matter of dollars and quality of education," Nations said.

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Photo by Jonathan Smith

Winners of the 2003 Miss UCO pageant from left:Jennifer Warren, third runnerup, Jennifer Lynn Strahorn, first runner-up, Amanda Waterman, Miss UCO 2003, Ashley Butler, second runner-up and Jessica Hemphill, fourth runner-up.

Waterman crowned Miss UCO

by Thad Danner td@thevistaonline.com Amanda Waterman, a sophomore music education major from Broken Arrow was crowned Miss UCO Saturday, January 25.

"It was a great opportunity to get involved with the community," Waterman said.

"The pageant helped me better myself in presentation and speaking," she said.

Christina Gilmore, member of the Miss UCO Board of Directors and assistant director of Campus Life explained, "Miss UCO is a preliminary to the

Miss Oklahoma pageant, which is a preliminary to Miss America."

Waterman said she looks forward to meeting the other contestants.

She is a member of Sigma Alpha Iota, a women's music fraternity. For her talent, she sang "La Danza," Rossini's aria.

Waterman received an $1800 tuition waiver and a $500 dollar scholarship for the title. This is the third time she has competed in the pageant.

Miss UCO's duties include representing the campus at events and interacting with various student groups.

Waterman's platform is called "Choices in Life." She sums it up in the acronym READY, "recognizing each and all decisions as yours." She uses working as a tour guide for the Blue Bell factory in Broken Arrow for an illustration of her platform.

"You have to have a strong vanilla before you can add other flavors, just as you need a strong base before you can become an individual."

The contestants were scored in five categories: swimsuit, worth 10 percent; poise and evening gown also worth 10 per-

cent; an interview category worth 40 percent; talent for 30 percent and an overall category for another 10 percent of the score.

Jennifer Strahorn, a broadcast communications graduate student from Midwest City was named first runner-up.

Second, third and fourth runners-up were respectively, Ashley Butler, a freshman undecided from Skiatook, Jennifer Warren, a sophomore nursing major and Jessica Hemphill, a sophomore vocal performance major.

Thirteen women competed for this award.

The judges appointed winners for some of the various categories, with Jessica Hemphill and Ashley Butler tying for the talent award. Jennifer Warren won the swimsuit award.

Other awards went to Joy Mitchell for congeniality; an Ad Sales award was given to Jennifer Warren, who also took home the Peoples' Choice Award, and tied for the Directors' Award with Lecye Doolen.

The contest is organized and operated by the Miss UCO Board of Directors, who are, according to Gilmore, all former UCO alumni.

UCO design instructors pass the National Council for Interior Design Qualification exam, which is required for licensed designers in many states.

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Campus forum on diversity part of Black History Month Photo by Tina Fowble

Soccer player Kelly Chambers sang the National Anthem during the Major League Soccer conference Thursday.

VILS rally step toward new franchise, exhibition games to be held in March

by Caroline Duke cd@thevistaonline.com Mark Abbott, president of Major League Soccer (MLS), spoke at a rally held Jan. 30 in the Nigh University Center's Constitution Hall to promote the possibility of bringing an MLS franchise to Edmond.

MLS is working with Express Sports Inc. to test Oklahoma City's potential as home to a new MLS team.

"We set out when we started the league with a simple premise, and that is if we start a high-level

professional league in America, American players will begin to develop on a level that they haven't before," Abbott said.

"That development will lead us to become competitive on the international scale."

Abbott said an exhibition game between the Columbus Crew and the Kansas City Wizards will be held at 7:05 p.m. on March 29 at Wantland Stadium.

Brad Lund, chief executive officer of Express Sports Inc., said an exhibition game will also be held April 5 in Tulsa. He said

that both communities possess promising potential, although the Oklahoma City metro has a better history with special events like this.

"I think, if anything, a poor turnout from either side eliminates them from the competition; a good turnout keeps you in the running; a great turnout puts you over the top," he said.

Ticket prices will range from $10 to $30.

"We are priced for families," Abbott said, "And that's our

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by Summer Pratt sp@thevistaonline.com Multicultural Student Services is sponsoring two Diversity Talks as a part of Black History Month. The first is 6 p.m. Feb. 5 in the West Hall Lobby.

"Men hate each other because they fear each other and they fear each other because they don't know each other and they don't know each other because they are often separated from each other," said Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Frauna Ridenour, Campus Life program assistant, said they will show a documentary, "Skin Deep," about diversity and racism on college campuses.

Students in the documentary discuss how they think racism affects their campus.

LaKrista Page-Sen, coordina-

tor of Multicultural Student Services said, "This is an open forum to discuss cultures and iron out some differences between races here on campus."

After the video is shown, students will have the chance to talk about diversity and culture on the UCO campus.

"We're hoping to get their viewpoint," Ridenour said.

This is the first time Multicultural Students Services has sponsored a forum for talking about diversity.

"The more people who we get to come the more we will get out of it," she said.

"Hopefully this dialogue will help to establish new relationships," Page-Sen said.

The second Diversity Talk will be March 12th.

For more information call Multicultural Student Services 974-2618.

Jazz Lab Febualy schedule is set, including many internationally known musicians.

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it is difficult to produce a television documentary that is both incisive and probing when every twelve minutes one is interrupted by twelve dancing rabbits singing about toilet paper.

So, are you out here trying to get some extra cash to pay tuition too?

Shays' Rebellion, an uprising of Massachusetts farmers led by Daniel Shays, ended with defeat at Petersham.

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Proposed bill uncaps tuition lid, As it is right now, in state tuition can only be increased a maximum of seven percent.

This could change if House bill 1748 passes.

The bill would take the control out of the legislature's hands and put it in the palms of those who spend the money— the Regents and universities.

When the Regents look at the bottom line and they have the opportunity to make more money, they will make the money.

While tuition at state colleges may rise the middle class's income more than likely will not. Massive increases in tuition will only make it harder for those who want to be educated and it will also place a burden on students currently enrolled and paying their own tuition.

Bill Nations, D-Norman, said along with the bill, scholarships would be offered in the form of tuition wavers to offset the increase.

But what about the average student who doesn't make a 4.0 grade point average? Will

scholarships be given to the regular student who tries to maintain a 3.0 and work two jobs to pay for his or her books, housing, bills and food?

Instead of making education a luxury by raising cost and limiting availability, legislatures and the Regents should focus on making it equally accessible. s

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Its common knowledge that exposure to loud noises for extended periods of time can cause hearing damage, yet many of us thrive on loud concerts, crowding around stages with PAs stacked to the ceiling, in environments flooded with sometimes with150 dB or more. Hearing damage, caused most commonly by high-yolurrie music listening habits, can leave the aging, scrambling, for hearing aids. Sometimes it can also abruPdy "terminate one's ability to hear, as it did with Brit-rocker Pete Townsend of The Who, who lost hearing in one ear after sustaining acoustic trauma.

A delicate balance exists between fully enjoying music and avoiding the risk of hearing damage. You can rockout with headphones or club-hop safely with some basic knowledge of how decibels and frequency function.

When you purchases a pair of headphones or a portable music player, you get a chart explaining the concept of decibels, which goes something like this: everyday conversation is at about 60 dB, a vacuum cleaner or alarm clock is about 80 dB, a dance club is 110 dB, a rock concert is 120 dB, and gunfire or standing next to a jet as it takes off is 130 dB. Anything above 90 dB is potentially dangerous, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). You can subject yourself to 90 dB for eight hours, 96 dB for two hours, and 105 dB for no more than 15 minutes before risking permanent hearing damage.

Decibels are actually cumulative, in the sense that 30 dB is ten times louder than 20 dB. For an acoustic musical instrument like a violin to produce a sound 10 dB louder, ten violins must accompany it. As sound passes through space, it attenuates.

The further you are from its source, the less pressure the sound will apply on your eardrums, and the quieter you'll perceive it. The closer you are to the source of sound, the greater the danger of hearing damage. Because of this, headphones are potentially very

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dangerous. Likewise, standing farther from speakers at a concert is easier on the ears.

Frequencies are perceived differently at different decibels. Humans with ideal hearing, usually children, can hear a range of 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz. The lower the frequency, the lower the pitch and thus the slower the vibration. Frequencies of 100 Hz or below cannot be heard at less than 40 dB. This is why man ' y stereos have big subvVoofers and feature's to boost the bass level. Frequencies above 10,000 Hz cannot be heard at less than 20 dB. According to the Fletcher-Munson Curve, the louder the decibel level of a sound, the more the perception of all frequencies flattens out. At 120 dB, all frequencies can be heard about equally. For this reason, many musicians and music enthusiasts enjoy listening to music louder so they can hear all elements of the music. Though low frequencies are less likely to inflict damage than high ones, at a high enough volume they too can be harmful.

In the early 1990s a band called My Bloody Valentine had a reputation for playing their music so loudly at concerts it would produce ripples in audience members' clothing. Their albums were also intended to be listened to with a flat equalizer - no bass or treble added - and listeners were forced to turn up the volume to achieve the sound the band had intended.

Listening to music over a stretch of time can cause a sense of depleted volume known as a 'temporary threshold shift.' This is why you may find yourself upping the volume on your stereo every once in a while during a long period of listening to sustain what seems an ideal level of sound. Just because your ears are desensitizing to the sound doesn't mean it's safe to chase the desired level. The best solution is to take a break.

Breaks from loud noise or music supply ears with a chance to recover to their normal state of sensitivity.

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area or putting down the chainsaw for a minute to grab some water can reduce risk of strain.

Also, listening to headphones while exercising can be dangerous because blood is diverted away from the ears, dulling sensitivity and prompting some to crank up the volume in compensation.

The ears alert their wearers of damage by producing a buzzing noise, becoming hypersensitive or losing sensitivity.

Sometimes this buzz is not a warning, but actually a sign of tinnitus, an unbroken hum like a dead person's EKG. It arises after one has absorbed loud noises and could be a sign of permanent 'hearing damage.

The droning sound manifests at the frequency of the incurred damage, and can seem as loud as 90 dB. Sensorineural hearing damage is also a serious condition that causes the high end of the frequency spectrum to become inaudible. It can interfere with one's ability to communicate with others.

Exceptionally loud noises like explosions can cause acoustic trauma, a deafening effect that one may never recover from.

Can you help it if you're caught in the shock wave of an explosion or if someone shoots bullets past your head? The muscles in the ear will tense up in the event of a violent sound, blocking about 20 dB, but may not react in time. Humans will also clap their hands over their ears instinctively.

You can exert control over whether or not you expose yourself to loud music or noises. OSHA has strict requirements for regulating noise levels in factories and other industrial areas, which companies are supposed to comply with. Earplugs can shave a few decibels off rowdy punk shows or nightlong raves.

Acoustic earplugs are pricey, but can protect ears without blocking out frequencies as the regular ones allegedly do. You can also purchase decibel meters that gauge sound output from Radio Shack for about $50 and scout local clubs and venues to find out who cares about their patron's long term hearing and who doesn't.

"I don't think it should be overturned. It would take away some of our First Amendment."

"I don't think the government should be able to tell women what they can and can't do to their bodies."

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"Everyone has their own opinion and they have the right to do whatever they want."

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"What if the President's daughter was to be raped. He would not want her to have that baby. You don't know until you get into that situation."

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Professor critiques President Bush's address

National Pilot critically burned in biplane accident LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) A pilot practicing takeoffs and landings was critically burned when his stunt biplane crashed at Long Beach Airport, authorities said Sunday.

The single-engine Pitts S2B crashed at about 10:50 a.m.

Saturday on a runway during "touch-and-go" maneuvers, authorities said.

The pilot, whose name and age were not immediately released, was listed in critical condition Sunday in the burn center at Torrance Memorial Medical Center.

The plane turned over in the air and came to rest upside down before it burst into flames and was destroyed, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Authorities could not say whether the plane was taking off or landing at the time of the accident.

The crash occurred on a secondary runway and no other flights were affected, said Sharon Diggs-Jackson, airport spokeswoman.

She said the man was an experienced pilot from Corona del Mar. Long Beach is about 25 miles south of Los Angeles.

Convicted ex-FBI agent moved to jail near home under process used BOSTON (AP) A former FBI agent who was convicted of tipping off mob informants was moved to a jail near his home under a process usually reserved for prisoners who cooperate with the government.

John J. Connolly Jr., 62, was transferred two weeks ago from a federal prison in Lexington, Ky., to Hamden County Jail in Ludlow, Mass., said U.S. Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman Traci Billingsley. She did not know what agency requested the move.

Prosecutors would not discuss Connolly's transfer, but his lawyer has denied any deal with the government.

"He is absolutely not cooperating," Tracy Miner said.

Connolly was sentenced in September to 10 years in prison for tipping off mobsters who were about to be charged in criminal cases. One of the indicted men, James "'Whitey" Bulger, is still on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list.

Connolly spent years cultivating his informants and was once considered a star in the FBI's successful efforts to dismantle the New England Mafia.

His case was an embarrassment for the bureau and prompted changes in how informants are handled, as well as an ongoing investigation of the Boston office.

Connolly had asked to serve his prison term close to his suburban Boston home to be near his three young sons, but was sent to Kentucky.

International Hotel fire kills 33 in northeastern China, official news agency BEIJING (AP) A fire at a hotel in northeastern China killed 33 people Sunday afternoon, the government news agency said Sunday.

The one-sentence dispatch by the official Xinhua News Agency did not give details about the fire in Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province near China's border with the Russian Far East. The hotel was not named nor did the agency say how the victims died.

Harbin, a city of 9.1 million on the Songhua River, is about 800 miles northeast of Beijing.

Pope says nations should make clear, ethical laws about human

Pope says nations should make clear, ethical laws about human VATICAN CITY (AP) Pope John Paul II, expressing concern Sunday about those who desire to have children "at all costs," urged nations to enact ethically sound legislation to regulate the field of artificial procreation and potentially unscrupulous commercial interests.

"A certain commercial logic, allying itself with modern technologies, can sometimes take advantage of human desires, in themselves good, such as becoming a mother or father, to push them CO want a child at any cost,"' John Paul told pilgrims and tourists gathered in St. Peter's Square for his traditional weekly blessing.

"Saddam Hussein is an irritant. He's been contained effectively for over 10 years. I don't see why we couldn't continue to contain him," Furmanski said. "I'm not convinced that going after Iraq is contributing substantially to that objective." — Dr. Louis Furmanski, political science department chairman

by Mark Schlachtenhaufen ms@thevistaonline.com President Bush is doing a fair job handling the showdown with Saddam Hussein, but the United States should be more involved in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, said Dr. Louis Furmanski, UCO political science department chairman.

Furmanski said during the State of the Union Address Bush communicated his message well, playing to both a domestic and a foreign audience. The number one foreign-relations issue is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, not the showdown with Hussein, he said... ,Pmidgit Bush is tackling Iraq

now to show the American public his administration is aggressively working to prevent another Sept.

11, 2001, Furmanski said.

"Saddam Hussein is an irritant. He's been contained effectively for over 10 years. I don't see why we couldn't continue to contain him," Furmanski said. "I'm not convinced that going after Iraq is contributing substantially to that objective."

The prospect of Iraq gaining nuclear capability, becoming another North Korea, is deeply concerning and an issue that cannot be ignored, he said.

Furmanski said he isn't as concerned about Iraq having biological or chemical weapons, not as powerful as nuclear weapons. If Iraq is hiding bioweapons, UN inspectors will not be able to find all of them, he said.

As long as UN inspectors remain-in Iraq, the world's attention will be focused on Hussein, keeping him "boxed in" under adequate surveillance, Furmanski said. But it's been a difficult policy to sustain, as evidenced by the UN's recall of inspectors in 1998.

Iraq is a problem for the international community, not just the United States, Furmanski said.

Bush has been appropriately building an anti-Iraq coalition through the UN. Furmanski said he hoped President Bush is using the threat of military action to get the desired result from Hussein.

"That's probably the only way you can deal with a dictator such Saddam Hussein. You can't sweet talk 'ern," Furmanski said.

The ultimate objective, which is still possible, should be to find a peaceful resolution to the Iraq crisis, Furmanski said. One such end result has been for Hussein and select members of his inner circle to go into exile.

A war against Iraq is no't imminent, but it could become

so easily, Furmanski said. If President Bush sets a deadline, the United States would be backing itself into a psychological corner, he said.

Furmanski said the IsraeliPalestinian conflict is the root cause of many problems in the Middle East. United States military and economic support for Israel has contributed to antiAmerican sentiments existing in the region, he said.

"I'm sure it has been a wonderful recruiting tool for terrorists and other groups that have a bone to pick with the United States. And frankly, I think since the Bush administration came in we have tilted far too much in the direction of Israel," Furmanski said.

Instead, the United States should use its significant political clout with Israel to bring balance to the 28-month-old Palestinian uprising, during which nearly 2,000 Palestinians and 700 Israelis have died.

Furmanski said he is concerned the re-election of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who has repeatedly used Israel's military to respond to Palestinian suicide bombers, will lead to continued violence.

A possible solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would be to create a Palestinian state, Furmanski said. The difficult part is getting from here to there, he said.

"Israel's settlement policies are illegal and only ask for heightened Palestinian resentment. If you want to know why we've got suicide bombers, that's the main reason in my opinion," Furmanski said.

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issue is the performance of the economy, in a close to two-year downturn, Furmanski said. On the economy, he gave the president an "F," saying Bush has done little to address the underlying problems.

The president's plan to give Americans a tax cut which, in turn, would stimulate the economy, is instead a masked effort designed to give the wealthy a tax break, Furmanski said.

"This administration has a different definition of tax fairness than what I have, and maybe more Americans are coming into this point of view since his standing in the polls has dropped as of late," he said.

If passed, the tax cut package would result in higher budget deficits, then higher interest rates, he said.

Furmanski gave the president high marks for his plan to spend millions of dollars fighting AIDS in Africa, which has 30 million AIDS victims. The Bush administration has recognized that diseases today are global, he said.

Computer science major Daniel Worchester said he also watched the president's speech.

He gave President Bush high marks for his overall performance and said he liked the fact he addressed domestic issues as well as Iraq.

Worchester said he was pleased to hear the president talking about Medicare benefits.

He said the president's plans for dealing with Iraq alleviated some of his concerns about terrorism, which he called the number one issue facing the United States. President Bush is following the right course, building an anti-Iraq coalition, Worchester said.

On the prospects for a war, he said, "I think it will liappen.• it may 1?,e just a matter of

Henry got less in donations than Largent, but still won OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Republican candidate Steve Largent spent $450,000 more than Democrat Brad Henry during last year's gubernatorial race, finance reports show.

The former congressman reported total contributions of $3,329,627, with no loans.

Largent had $81,267 left.

Henry reported total receipts of $3,231,710, including $374,431 in loans. His campaign had $351,192 on hand Dec. 31, and no loans were owed at that time.

The reporting period began Oct. 22, two weeks before the general election, and ended Dec. 31.

At the start of the period, Largent's campaign had $595,545 on hand, with expenditures of $841,749.

At the start of the period, Henry's campaign had $300,053 on hand.

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Independent candidate Gary Richardson provided more than $2.3 million in loans to his campaign, records show. The Tulsa attorney raised $2,730,354 and spent $2,667,536. His campaign had $25,753 at the end of December.

Democrat Vince Orza, who was eliminated in the primary runoff, reported spending $1,192,917, while Enoch Kelly Haney, a former Democratic state senator, spent $722,965.

Orza's campaign had no money

left at the end of the period.

Henry's report for the period showed that he received $886,690 from individuals, $101,325 from political action committees, $82,897 in loans and $14,971 in in-kind contributions, for a total of $1,085,887.

His report filed Friday with the state Ethics Commission showed $1,019,776 in expenditures for the period.

After Henry's 6,866-vote victory over Largent, Henry received more donations. His committee

for the inauguration and transition, which also filed its report, showed contributions of $240,870 through Dec. 31. Only $9,530 came from PACs. The inauguration and transition committee had spent $61,988 by the end of the year.

For the period, Largent listed $268,677 in contributions from individuals, $58,000 from PACs and $6,703 from in-kind contributions fox' the period.

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osu president asks for higher fees STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Some Oklahoma State University students could see fees increased to more than $500 in the fall, the school's new president warns.

"I intend to be straightforward with our students," Oklahoma State University President David Schmidly wrote in an open letter to students.

Schmidly said he will ask the school's regents on Friday to approve a fee of $7.50 per credit hour for incoming freshmen. Other proposed fees include $3 per credit hour more in the technology fee, $2 per credit hour for a career services fee and $3 per credit hour to provide electronic access to the library.

The increases could mean $515 annually for freshmen and $290 a year for current students.

The Legislature limits how much regents can raise tuition, so schools across the state often raise fees instead.

Schmidly told students that if tuition is raised in addition to the fees - by as much as 20 percent by next fall, a lower division undergraduate taking 30 hours could expect to pay $418 more.

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The state's colleges and universities have seen $50 million less in finding because of Oklahoma's budget crisis.

A bill by Rep. Bill Nations, chairman of the House Education Committee, would allow OSU and the University of Oklahoma to raise tuition up to the average of what the Big 12 Conference schools charge without getting permission from the Legislature.

The measure proposes that other Oklahoma colleges could raise their tuition to amounts similar to comparable states.

"Raising tuition by 20 percent would take us fairly close to the Big 12 average," said Natalea Watkins, communications vice president at Oklahoma State.

Lawmakers have allowed the regents to raise tuition by 7 percent annually for instate students, and 9 percent for out of state.

If the OSU regents approve increases on Friday, the recommendations will be forwarded to the State Regents for Higher Education.

One group would consist of OU

Tuition Increase, from page 1 and OSU, comprehensive Compared to peer institutions in surrounding states, Oklahoma's 25 colleges and universities are falling behind in tuition and fee revenue, Nations said. Oklahoma State University and OU rank eleventh and twelfth respectively as having the lowest levels of tuition and mandatory fees among Big 12 schools.

Even with a one-time 15 percent increase, they would still rank low in relation to their peers, Nations said.

The final details have not yet been worked out. Peer institutions in surrounding states might be examined for a reference point, he said.

The presidents and regents would determine what tuition and fee level would be appropriate for each school, Nations said.

UCO might have different needs than its peers.

State colleges and universities would be grouped according to the peer structure, Nations said.

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research universities. UCO is grouped with regional universities such as Southwestern Oklahoma State University and Cameron University.

Currently, UCO full-time students taking 12-plus credit hours pay, on average, $1,700 for tuition per year, Cameron students, $1,850 and Southwestern students, $1,922.

Nations said steps would be taken to ensure tuition and fee increases don't make higher education unaffordable. He wants more scholarship money, which would come from state schools in the form of tuition wavers, for example, to make up the difference.

"We don't want to overcharge and limit accessibility," Nations said.

Allen said the regents are "totally supportive" of the bill.

However, colleges and universities would have to justify the increases. If the bill passes, they would disclose their strengths

and students would be able to make better choices, Allen said.

Guild said increases on the order of 15 percent would be a drain on families already facing a money crunch due to the state's sluggish economy. HEAR supports alternative action, including measured increases. Other HEAR ideas include: ■ A statutory requirement ensuring Oklahoma regents have earned at least a bachelor's degree.

Such a policy change would come from the governor's office, Allen said.

■ Supporting the increase in salaries for Oklahoma college faculty in order to bring them up to the national or peer averages for similar institutions in the country.

■ If a lottery passes, a substantial portion of the proceeds should be allocated for higher education, with a stipulation that they be above regular allocations.

Guild said HEAR and legislators will work together to make changes in the best interest of higher education.

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According to the new proposal, students would not have to take physical education, and wellness and positive lifestylewould be optional.

Jamie Hooyman, UCO health studies professor, is concerned that students' health would not be addressed in the new requirements.

"With the rate of STDs, the rate of heart disease, and type two diabetes on the rise, people are obviously not learning this stuff," she said.

Dr. Freeta Jones, professor of kinesiology and health studies, said students will have higher stress levels if physical education is not required because it has a

calming affect.

The University's role is to educate all aspect of life. This includes thinking, ethics, and physical activity, she said.

"Physical activities have a calming affect," Jones said.

Computer science freshman Lawrence Wilkowske disagrees and said the university's obligation should not be to take care of students' physical needs.

"We're all mature enough to decide if we want to be fat and lazy or not," said Wilkowske.

UCO freshman undeclared, Laci Bennett agrees with the new proposal and wishes it happened sooner.

"I would like to take more electives because I would be able to decide what my major is," she said.

Logic and critical thinking was not offered in the core curriculum. This raised questions among faculty members from several departments, Dr. Brendan Lalor professor of humanities and philosophy said.

"Critical thinking is such a component of our learning, students get skills that teach them something for everything," he said.

On the humanities side, Dr. Theresa Vaughn, professor of humanities and philosophy, was concerned that the Social, Cultural, and Aesthetic Analysis, a category with in the core curriculum, is to broad.

"We're just concerned about how the categories are phrased," she said.

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Roe v. Wade anniversary renews abortion debate

by Caroline Duke cd@thevistaonline. corn Jan. 22 marked the 30th anniversary of the ruling on Roe v. Wade by protest rallies and seemingly never-ending debates from both sides of the issue.

The 1973 landmark case legalizing abortion was decided 7-2 in favor of Norma McCorvey, a low-income single woman who assumed the identity of 'Jane Roe,' and was represented by Sarah Weddington in her case against the Dallas Co. District Attorney.

Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun wrote in the ruling that the right of privacy and guarantee of liberty, as established in the Fourteenth Amendment, "is broad enough to encompass a woman's decision whether or not to terminate her pregnancy.

"Roe v. Wade affirms the constitutional right of every woman to have an abortion up to the first six months," UCO Professor of Women's Studies Dr. Sandra Mayfield said.

In President Bush's State of the Union address Jan. 28, he urged Congress to pass a ban on "partial-birth abortions."

With an anti-abortion president in office and a GOP stronghold in the Supreme Court, some feel their constitutional rights are in jeopardy.

Currently, the Supreme Court is split three ways towards Roe v. Wade.

Chief Justice Rehnquist and Justices Scalia and Thomas are anti-abortion;

Wanger said he was born in 1973 and was adopted, so the Roe v. Wade debate is a personal one for him.

"I've always felt adoption is a very viable alternative to abortion," he said. "I know there is a lot in the political realm, but I just think life should be given the chance first."

J.P. Jordan, College Republicans member, said, "From my standpoint, it's medically killing another person; it's legally putting someone to death who hasn't done anything wrong."

Jordan supports action against Roe v.

Wade, but said, "It's almost to the point that it's gone on for so long that there's no way that you could do a complete overturning over-night."

"That's just not reasonable."

Oklahoma NARAL (National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League) Pro-Choice America reports that thirtytwo states currently enforce the use of parental consent before a minor can get an abortion, but Oklahoma does not.

In 2001, Oklahoma governor Frank Keating signed a bill holding abortion providers liable for any other medical expenses resulting from an abortion if they do not receive consent from the minor's parents.

The Center for Reproductive Law and Policy has filed a lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of Keating's law because there is no medical emergency exception, and it does not provide a minor with the alternative of seeking a judicial waiver.

Justices Stevens, Ginsburg, and Breyer are pro-abortion; and Justices O'Connor, Sauter, and Kennedy possess mixed views.

Dr. Eva Dadlez, a pro-abortion UCO philosophy professor who teaches Women and Values, a course in which abortion ethics are discussed, said, "I do see a lot of problems for the pro-choice movement."

She said she doesn't think that abortion will ever be ruled completely illegal.

She said her class focuses on ethical arguments and asks the question, ''Does the fetus count as a person?"

She points out two main arguments against pro-choice arguments: The first is, "killing is wrong because it deprives an individual from future life;" the second is, life support systems should be provided to anything incapable of living on their own, she said.

"A woman has a right not to be used as a life-support system against her will," Dadlez said.

"The whole notion that a woman's body is her own and that she has a right to control anything in her body is diminished by the Bush administration's policies on abortion," Mayfield said.

Many who offer dissenting opinions on Roe v. Wade present religious and moral questions.

"All human life is sacred in God's eyes," John Wanger, associate director of the UCO Baptist Student Union.

43 percent of those who sought abortion in 2000 reported they were Protestant, while 27 percent said they were Catholic.

Although Oklahoma does not use public funding to pay for abortions, 17 other states do.

Without publicly funded family planning services, the Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI) estimates 1.3 million additional unplanned pregnancies would occur, and about half of those would result in abortion.

"From the government perspective, I think there are far better things that could be funded with government money and expenses, such as education, rather than funding for abortion clinics," Jordan said.

According to AGI, the rate of abortions in the United States has been steadily declining since its peak in the 1980s. The rate is at its lowest level since 1974, with an average of 21.3 out of every 1,000 women between the ages of 15 and 44 obtaining abortions.

Women of all backgrounds seek abortion, AGI reports, but it is most likely to occur among single women, racial or ethnic minorities, low-income women and women who have already given birth to at least one child.

From 1973 through 2000, 39 million legal abortions were performed in the United States, according to AGI, and about 7,500 legal abortions were performed in Oklahoma in 2000. Forty-six million abortions occur worldwide annually, and 20 million of those are obtained illegally.

Shuttle probe to be headed by Cole commission leader Saturday morning.

Gehman will lead a special government commission charged with sifting through the Columbia wreckage being gathered from across Texas and Louisiana and trucked under tight security to the Barksdale Air Force Base in Shreveport, La. NASA director Sean O'Keefe said Sunday on ABC's "This Week" that Gehman is "well versed in understanding exactly how to look about the forensics in these cases and coming up with the causal effects of what could occur."

O'Keefe described the commission as "an independent objective board" and said Gehman would begin immediately to work with a team that began to gather

WASHINGTON Retired Adm. Harold W. Gehman Jr., who was selected Sunday to head an independent probe of the Columbia space shuttle disaster, made his mark as an investigator heading the review of the USS Cole terrorist bombing in October 2000.

The career naval officer sounded the alarm that the United States was seriously vulnerable to terrorist acts months before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and complained about inadequaaies in the U.S. intelligence community.

U.S. officials said over the weekend they saw nothing to suggest foul play or terrorism in the Columbia catastrophe that killed seven astronauts

Sunday in Shreveport.

One naval officer described Gehman as a "solid, unflappable guy" who works well in "highvisibility, high-pressure jobs."

Gehman, 60, a native of Norfolk, Va., and the son of a Navy man, was head of U.S. Joint Forces Command in Norfolk before he retired in summer 2000.

The Joint Forces Command is a military think tank that tests concepts for how all branches of the service can work together more effectively.

Those selected to head the command are considered to be among the most innovative thinkers in the military, according to military experts.

Gehman attended Norfolk Catholic High School until one

of his father's transfers took him to Washington. He later entered the Navy ROTC program at Penn State and graduated with a bachelor of science degree in engineering in March 1965.

Gehman's first tour of duty was as main propulsion assistant and damage control assistant aboard USS English in Mayport, Fla. Gehman had extensive at-sea experience, including tours in Vietnam and as commander of a destroyer. He earned a Bronze Star Medal in 1968 during the Vietnam War when his capture of an enemy solider under fire lead to valuable intelligence information for future operations. He later served as vice chief of naval operations, the No. 2 post in the Navy.

Oklahomans catch glimpse of shuttle Columbia Williams said he didn't hear an explosion, but saw the smoke and a pinkish-red vapor trail.

In the Bryan County town of Calera, officials activated an emergency operations center after some residents saw televised reports of the explosion and thought they had seen debris.

Keith Hill, who manned the center, turned on his weather radar and saw an orange plume over Texas.

But no residents reported seeing or hearing the shuttle, and the debris reports turned out to be false.

"We checked one call and it turned out to be a controlled burn," Hill said.

Chuck Geiger, emergency management director for Calera, said people had congregated at a farmer's field where brush was burning.

"The farmer felt real bad," Geiger said. "We had people starting to come out with video

CALERA, Okla. (AP) Oklahomans caught a glimpse of the space shuttle Columbia as it streaked across the sky and exploded Saturday morning, killing all seven astronauts aboard.

The space shuttle was within 16 minutes from landing in Cape Canaveral, Fla. NASA declared an emergency after losing communication with Columbia as the ship soared across Texas at an altitude of about 200,000 feet, while traveling at six times the speed of sound.

In Hugo, along the Texas stateline, the exploding Columbia could be seen as it floated over the state.

"It looked like fighter jets.

That's what we thought it was," said Lt. Wyatt Williams of the Hugo Police Department. "It was like four pieces traveling west to east. We didn't know what it was."

cameras and it's nothing, just a pile of brush."

North Texas residents said they saw flames and heard a window-rattling boom about the time the space shuttle Columbia disappeared on its way to a scheduled landing at Cape Canaveral.

Residents of Nacogdoches, Texas, said they found metal debris strewn across the city. A dentist said a metal bracket about a foot long crashed through his office roof.

"It's all over Nacogdoches," said barber shop owner James Milford. "There are several little pieces, some parts of machinery ... there's been a lot of pieces about 3 feet wide."

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Police in Durant said they received calls about debris, but those reports had not been confirmed.

Family members of crew member Lt. Col. Michael Anderson live in Oklahoma City and said they plan to head to Houston to be with Anderson's wife and family.

Anderson's niece, Dee Dec Durnham, a fourth-grader at Longfellow Elementary in Oklahoma City, had traveled to watch her uncle take off for his second flight in space two weeks ago.

Gov. Brad Henry has requested flags at all state buildings be flown at half-staff.

ampus Events Tuesday UCO Fencing Club Practice, 8-10 p.m. Every Tuesday and Thursday.

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Come and worship-praise and prayer and stay after for cappuccino and fellowship at 311 E. Hurd 715 p.m. Contact Rev. Glenda ShennaNoble at 341-5450.

The Pre-Med and Health Professions Club is holding a regular meeting at 12 p.m. in the Atrium of Howell Hall. Free Pizza. Contact Kevin Pargeter at 722-1812 or page him at 502-4091.

Tiaras Junior Women's Honor Society is having its meeting and spring 2003 induction at 7 p.m. in HES living room. Contact Lauran Scott, 834-1312 Wednesday The United Methodist Campus Ministry at UCO is offering the second of four weekly Bible studies, "Meet the Methodists" in the University Center room 322 at 4 p.m.

Association for Women's Studies is having a cell phone drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the lobby of the LA building. All old cell phones will be donated to the YMCA for domestic abuse shelters so survivors of domestic abuse can use the inactivated cell phone to deal 911.

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Junior theater major Michael Fruga said he would attend games and that he knows a lot of people who play soccer that would also attend.

He said, "I think it's just something else that would attract people to UCO and Edmond."

The 10 current MLS teams will begin their eighth season April 5, he said.

In his introduction at the rally, President Roger Webb said, "Cities across the United States would be very proud to have a major league franchise, and here we are, at this moment in time where Edmond and the metro Oklahoma City will have the opportunity to make it happen."

D.J. Countess, a member of the Texas franchise Dallas Burn and the United States Olympic soccer team spoke at the rally and said, "The MLS, as it con- . tinues to grow, will provide the opportunity for young players to develop and to compete at the world level."

"Based on the enthusiasm we've already seen and the potential for a facility, we look at Edmond and Oklahoma City and the metro area as an advanced prospect for us - one that has a real potential to serve as a home for a major league soccer team, and we look forward to pursuing that in the coming months," Abbott said.

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Three instructors pass design's 'bar' Lyon said the design department's goal is to educate students so they'll be able to pass the test.

"The program is geared to get people to be certified," she said.

Interior designers must have at least two to three years experience before they can take the exam.

Lyon said there is a saying in the design department that you're a professional once you've had education, experience and passed the exam.

"It (passing the test) means you've proven yourself as a professional."

Lyon said she took the test in October 2002 and found out Jan. 21 she had passed.

"It takes at least 14 weeks to find out - that's a long wait."

She said part of the reason it takes such a long time to find out is that the drafting is sent to Washington D.C. and hand graded by a panel of judges.

There is a training program to prepare for the test called Self Testing Evaluation for PreProfessionals (STEP) which usually takes place over a weekend and costs $200 to $300.

Lyon said taking the test is expensive, it costs $100 to apply and $675 to take the test.

For more information on the NCIDQ, contact the design department 974-5200.

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Jazz Lab lines up international musicians to headline concerts

by Summer Pratt sp@thevistaonline.com The Jazz Lab will host a series of headliner concerts in February featuring jazz pianist Dan Haerle, internationally known jazz performer Maynard Ferguson and saxophonist Dave Pietro.

Dan Haerle will perform at 8 p.m.

Feb. 5 at the Jazz Lab. Adrienne Nobles, marketing and promotions coordinator for the College of Arts, Media and Design said at 3 p. m. Haerle will present a jazz piano clinic at the Jazz Lab for UCO music students. She said others who would like to go the clinic may attend at no charge, but should call first.

Lee Rucker, director of Jazz Studies said, "He's (Haerle) a professor at North Texas University and also one of the most recognized jazz educators in our country."

Tickets for the Haerle concert are $10.

Maynard Ferguson and his Big Bop Nouveau Band will perform at 8 p.m.

Feb. 10 at the Jazz Lab. Ferguson is recognized as one of the world's best trumpet and brass instrument players and big band leaders.

In 1978, he received a Grammy nomination for "Gonna Fly Now," the theme from the movie ''Rocky." The song was a top 10 single and the album the song was on, "Conquistador," achieved gold status.

"At age 74 he still is a big hit among trumpet players and jazz educators," Rucker said.

Tickets for the Ferguson concert are $35.

Dave Pietro, one of Ferguson's former band members, will perform at 8 p.m.

Feb. 26 at the Jazz Lab. Pietro is currently the lead saxophonist with the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra.

He has worked with numerous orchestras in Broadway musicals and has performed with many well-known artists, including Rosemary Clooney, Harry Connick Jr. and Liza Minelli.

Tickets to the Pietro concert are $12.50.

Rucker said seating is limited for all concerts and reservations are recommended.

For more information, call the Jazz Lab at 359-7989 or access the Jazz Lab's website at www.ucojazzlab.com .

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Three UCO design instructors recently passed the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ). It's called the "Q" by those in the field and is the interior design equivalent of the bar exam for lawyers, said Dr. Jim Watson, chairman of the design department.

UCO design lecturers Melinda Lyon, Valerie Settles and Laci Hensley took the two-day NCIDQ and, after weeks of waiting, found out they passed.

The test is broken down into two main parts, writing and drafting.

In order to pass designers must earn at least 500 points out of 800, and if they fail one part of the exam they have to take that part again.

In Oklahoma, interior designers are not required to pass the NCIDQ to practice, but Lyon said they probably will be in the future.

Because Oklahoma is not a licensing state for interior designers, the test is only a certification.

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t & About Special Events A peace rally for stopping the war in Iraq will be held at 4:30 p.m. every Wednesday at N.W. 23rd and Classen and at noon Saturdays at the northwest corner of Northwest Expressway and Pennsylvania Ave.

Theater Dinner and Murder Mystery Theater offers a "solve your own murder mystery" production and five-course meal at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. every day at 1841 NW 15th. Tickets are $39.95 per person for groups of eight or more. For tickets and more information call 524-7676 or email dinnerandmystery@aol.com.

The 2002-2003 Stage Center season features "Wintertales: Storytelling festival" Feb. 5-9, and "Othello the Moor of Venice" Mar. 5-9. Performances are at Stage Center, 400 W. Sheridan. For more information call 270-4801.

The 2002-2003 Celebrity Attractions season features "Cinderella," April 1-6, and "The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron?" May 13-18. All shows are in the Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker. For more information call 800869-1451.

The Stage Door Theatrical Company's "Shakespeare at Sunset" production of "Cyrano De Bergerac" is Feb. 7-23 at Stage Door on Broadway at the Old School Business Center, 201 N.

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Network executives say reality TV is only a phase Fire the writers. Fire the casts.

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With new ratings victories each week for reality shows--with "American Idol" the latest midseason blockbuster, following strong debuts for "Joe Millionaire," "The Bachelorette," "The Surreal Life" and "High School Reunion"--the young genre is becoming the most popular new quick fix for networks.

In fact, ABC Entertainment President Susan Lyne told astonished critics in Hollywood this month, "This reality craze can be like crack for network executives."

This comment came after Lyne announced a long list of upcoming ABC reality shows, including "I'm a Celebrity--Get Me Out of Here," starting Feb. 19; the beauty-pageant-like "All American Girl," starting March 12; the purely puerile "Are You

Hot: The Search for America's Sexiest People," starting Feb. 13; and a six-episode series inspired by the ratings of the hit special "Extreme Makeover," starting April 3.

That's not to mention the third edition of "The Bachelor" March 26, following the current first season of "The Bachelorette."

Still, Lyne promised that reality shows won't dominate ABC, as "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" once did, playing up to four times a week and eventually burning out the prime-time game-show fad.

Reality shows are part of a mix for the network, accounting for only one-seventh of the total schedule of comedies and dramas, she said.

And though the schedules are cluttered with reality shows-which dominated ratings in every time slot last week--many executives maintain it's only a phase.

"Everybody ran out to do game shows, and then 'Millionaire' burned out, and you don't see any other game shows on the air, or not pure game shows," CBS President Leslie Moonves said. Still, he recognizes that 'American Idol" for Fox and "Bachelor" for ABC have been instant hits for those networks, just as "Survivor," which returns Feb. 13, set in the Amazon, has been a hit for CBS. "Reality shows are, in a lot of ways, sort of instant gratification," Moonves said. "It is a quick hit. They can change the fate of a network probably quicker than a drama or a comedy can.

Few dramas and comedies come out of the box as quickly as reality shows do."

"Everybody's looking for that quick fix, and a lot of times these shows do give you that," Moonves said.

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Online Music Battle Continues The swampy miasma that is digital rights management-specifically as it affects the distribution of digital music online-continues to muddy the watercoolers around Congress and the major record labels.

The contentious issues of who can copy what, and when and how it can be copied, took a few twists and turns in the past couple of weeks.

Meanwhile, aggressive fileswapping services such as Kazaa and Grokster continue to thrive, feeding the needs of millions of broadband-equipped folks who trade millions of tracks each day-more than 2.6 billion each month, according to the Recording Industry Association of America.

The record industry, of course, has been at the forefront of this anti-swap initiative since the getgo--the inevitable made-for-TV movie about the RIAA vs.

Napster will probably be called 'The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight''--and may yet persuade legislators to force manufacturers to adopt anti-piracy technology.

But Congress has yet to formally address the salvo fired last March by South Carolina's

Democratic Sen. Ernest "Fritz" Hollings, who essentially wants to embed copy-protection con-

trots in all PCs and consumer electronic devices. Bottom line: You'll be severely restricted in copying Steely Dan's "Aja" to your MP3 player or iPod. While Hollings' concept festers on Capitol Hill, home recording rights activists met at the annual Consumer Electronics Show this month in Las Vegas to bang their drum for passage of the Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act (HR 107), which was reintroduced in Washington early this month. The legislation is identical to that which Reps. Rick Boucher, D-Va., and John T. Doolittle, R-Calif., introduced during the fall of 2002.

In Las Vegas, Boucher said the goal of the bill "is to make sure that people who purchase/ digital digit media can use that media for the purposes 'pf ;heir own conve-

nience in the home." Those rights, he said, "are threatened today as never before."

Boucher told the supportive audience of manufacturers and retailers that his bill would change existing legislation--the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998--by protecting electronics manufacturers from liability if consumers use their products to infringe copyrights. That's the tricky bit, but Boucher hopes to enlist support in Congress. "I

think we have a tremendous opportunity to educate our colleagues," he said.

Since the show in Las Vegas, there's been other news.

Most intriguing is the announcement by labels to reattack the file-swappers, this time by giving away music to draw European customers to their feebased Web subscription services.

Up to now, these digital-downloadable sites have been less than rousing successes.

A key player in the scheme, which was announced at the annual MIDEM music festival in the south of France, is the UKbased OD2 (On Demand Distribution), which was cofounded by Peter Gabriel and offers secure downloading technolPgY . -for retailers including Britain's HMV and France's FNAC. The novel initiative is called Digital Download Day Europe, scheduled for March 21, and will offer those who register online a credit of three British pounds' worth (about $4.50) of downloadable tracks. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, the labels' international trade body, hopes its alternative idea will fight piracy.

MTV apologizes for show lampooning Gandhi NEW DELHI, India (AP) MTV US apologized Friday for offending Indians by airing in the United States a show that lampooned India's revered independence leader, Mohandas K. Gandhi.

"MTV US apologizes if we have offended the people of India and the memory of Mahatma Gandhi," the music channel said in a statement faxed to news media.

"Mahatma" means great soul and is an honorific often attached to Gandhi's name.

Nearly 150 lawmakers and political activists had fasted at Gandhi's memorial Thursday to protest against the MTV show they said insulted Gandhi.

The show, "Clone High,

USA," has not been aired in India, but a newspaper report about it has upset many Indians who revere Gandhi as a hero and an advocate of nonviolence.

"Clone High, USA" introduces a character called G-Man - a fictitious Gandhi clone who wears dangly earrings, eats junk food and is the ultimate party animal.

MTV US said it had "utmost respect" for Gandhi and that the spoof would not be shown outside the United States.

The MTV Web site, however, carries a picture of the clone caricature and a write-up on the show, which can be accessed world wide.

"MTV US wants to make it

clear that "Clone High" was created and intended for an American audience," the statement said.

"We recognize and respect that various cultures may view this programming differently, and we regret any offense taken by the content in the show," the statement said.

The animated show parodies several historical figures from around the world, including the United States, where this form of comedy is common, MTV US said.

as the place for reality shows. "I think that the expectation of the audience and advertisers who watch NBC is a certain kind of quality scripted program," he said.

Still, NBC's oft-criticized Fear Factor' is frequently plugged into its weekly schedule in places other than its usual Tuesday slot. Also, Zucker began his presentation to critics with a "Fear Factor" stunt: taking a cow eyeball from host Joe Rogan and eating it (it was fake). And, he announced a long list of reality shows for the summer, including the return of ' Dog Eat Dog" and new ones: "Around the World in 80 Dates," "Last Comic Standing,'' Love Shack," "Next Action Star" and Race to the Altar."

Zucker went into detail only about two upcoming reality shows. For "The Restaurant"-,, we re going to take over a restaurant in New York City and

completely remodel and open it as a restaurant where normal, everyday citizens can go and eat,"

he said.

"The Fast and the Furious," named after the film, will be an unscripted competition show of street racing."

Although street racing is illegal in most places, Zucker said, we will take all the precautions that we take on all of these programs to ensure the utmost safety, and we will provide all the same warnings that we provide on all of our unscripted reality shows. And we feel comfortable with what the show is going to be."

As strong as reality TV has been for even smaller networks like The WB--home of "The Surreal Life" and "High School Reunion"--Jordan Levin says they can't live on reality alone.

"I don't think the economics for reality television, once you dig through the numbers, are

that advantageous," said Levin, president of entertainment at The WB. "You often times can't repeat the programming," he said. And although most shows concentrate on volunteer contestants, producing such shows is not as cheap as it used to be.

"The demand for reality programming has driven the pricing up," he said. Also, the shows can't be syndicated, which also drives their cost up for one-time broadcast.

'It is very seductive," Levin said of reality TV's successes.

"The mood within the network over the (first week) numbers from 'High School Reunion' and 'Surreal Life' has approached a level of giddiness."

But, he adds, 'they're not going to allow for the stability that a quality scripted series is going to provide you long-term."

Verizon asks judge to stay Internet ruling pending appeal WASHINGTON (AP) Verizon Communications Inc. asked a federal judge Thursday to stay his ruling making it much simpler for the entertainment industry to tie a digital pirate's online activities to his real-world identity.

Verizon lawyers want U.S. District Judge John D. Bates to wait until a federal appeals court reviews the case before they are forced to disclose the identity of an Internet subscriber suspected of illegally offering more than 600 songs from top artists.

The company previously indicated it will appeal the Jan. 21 ruling, which raised the risks of getting caught for computer users who illegally trade music or movies online.

The Recording Industry Association of America, the trade group for the largest music labels, had sought the user's identity with a subpoena approved under the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The law doesn't require a judge's permission for such subpoenas, a central complaint in the dispute.

Verizon's lawyer, John Thorne, promised Thursday the company will — use every legal mechanism available to protect the privacy of our subscribers."

'If this ruling stands, consumers will be caught in a digital dragnet not only from record companies alleging infringement of their copyright monopolies but from anyone who can fill out a simple form," Thorne said.

The recording industry association will urge the judge to deny Verizon's request.

"Verizon should not be permitted to ignore a law that Judge Bates thought clear," said Matthew Oppenheim, a senior vice president for the group.

"Instead of attempting to delay the enforcement of this decision, Verizon would be better served by doing its part and helping us combat the billions of illegal downloads that are depriving musicians, songwriters, record companies, retailers and countless others of their fair due," he said.

Peter Swire, the Clinton administration's top privacy official, said Thursday he will file legal papers supporting Verizon.

"I have never seen any provision like this," Swire said. "There's no due process, no judicial supervision. If the court's order stands, these subpoenas will become a new form of spam."

Joining in criticism of the judge's ruling, Mark Cooper of the Consumer Federation of America accused the recording industry of using 'fear and loathing" in its high-stakes battle against Internet DiraIn his ruling, Bates acknowledged the case was an important test of new subpoena powers that Congress granted to copyright holders. He said the 1998 law permits music companies to force Internet providers to turn over the name of a suspected pirate upon subpoena from any U.S. District Court clerk's office, without a judge's order.

ABC wins bidding war on Michael Jackson documentary NEW YORK (AP) ABC won a network bidding war to acquire the rights to a documentary on Michael Jackson and immediately scheduled it for prime time on Feb. 7.

The documentary, "Living with Michael Jackson," features unprecedented and exclusive access to Jackson's private life," ABC promised.

British journalist Martin Bashir spent eight months with Jackson and was with him when Jackson horrified onlookers by dangling his baby from a hotel balcony in Berlin, the network said.

Jackson is no longer, as he calls himself, the king of pop music.

But he has a proven track record as a television draw.

Some 25.7 million viewers tuned into "Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special" on

CBS in November 2001; viewership increased every half-hour for the program, culled from tapes of a Madison Square Garden tribute concert appearance. Previous interviews with Oprah Winfrey and Diane Sawyer also attracted big audiences.

CBS, NBC and Fox were also reportedly interested in the documentary, which was produced by Britain's Granada Television, but the bidding battle came down to ABC and NBC. "At some point, the dollars just don't make sense," NBC News spokeswoman Allison Gollust said, "especially when you have stories you report and

produce yourself to rely on."

"Dateline NBC" has been producing its own hour about Jackson. That's scheduled to air on Feb. 17, although ABC's

announcement of an air date may cause NBC to move it up.

ABC News spokesman Jeffrey Schneider would not say how much the network paid for rights to broadcast the documentary.

The New York Daily News, quoting unidentified television executives, estimated ABC paid $4 million to $5 million.

The Jackson interview will air as part of a two-hour edition of 20/20," anchored by Barbara Walters.

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by Ryan Jameson rj@thevistaonline.com Boosted by its top three lightweights, the No. 2ranked UCO wrestling team picked up its sixth straight victory 39-3 over No. 15-ranked Fort Hays State (Kan.) Jan. 31.

UCO's top-ranked lightweight trio of Mark Dodgen, Cole Province and Matt Dodgen continued their individual winning streaks. Yet, the Bronchos fell behind early.

FHSU took an early 3-0 lead by winning the opening heavyweight contest, but it was all UCO after that.

Mark Dodgen needed just 26 seconds to defeat Derek Mainus at 125 pounds, 133-pounder Cole Province followed with a fall in 2:53 and the Bronchos were on a roll.

Dodgen won his 15th straight match with the quick fall, Province's first-period pin was his 26th win

in a row and Matt Dodgen prevailed 9-3 at 141 for his 14th consecutive victory.

Fifth-ranked Jason Tapia manhandled Erich Singer 12-2 at 174 pounds for one of UCO's three major decisions.

Second-rated Jeff Henning got five takedowns in a 12-4 rout of No. 8 Jordan Nichols at 184.

"We got the two falls early from Mark and Cole to set the tone," UCO Coach David James said. "Overall, I thought we wrestled pretty well."

The Bronchos received regular decisions from 165 Shawn Silvis and 197 David Stitt, and a major 14-5 decision from 157 J.B. Shanks.

UCO improved to 14-1 winning their 29th out of 30 duals on the year. They return to action Feb. 6 when they travel to Nebraska-Kearney.

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Redshirt freshman J.B. Shanks contributed a 14-5 major decision in UCO's 39-3 win.

New coach brings championship expectations Editor's Note: Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with new football head coach Chuck Langston to discuss his transition, the changes that have occurred in UCO football and many of his thoughts on the Broncho's football team.

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How hard was it to leave Trinity Valley and the program you'd established there?

"It was tough because our family, you know, had a great run at Trinity Valley. It's difficult to leave people that you care about and that you've grown to love and admire."

"I'm extremely fortunate to have coached there and been a part of Trinity Valley but I'm extremely excited about the opportunity to be at UCO and the capabilities That we have here. It's also exciting o get to Edmond, to get back to the state of Oklahoma."

What appealed to you about coming to UCO as head coach?

"Every program I've been a part of is the chance to win championships. They've won championships here in the past and they've got a tradition here and have been successful as far as a football program."

"I think we can be the top school in Oklahoma as far as Division II programs go and I think we can compete on a national level. That was big. It's a great place to recruit to. I think young men will like it here. I think they'll

like our campus and what we have to offer."

Langston also stressed the importance of an education.

"We're here to educate young men. This is an educational institution and that's our first priority.

We're here to get an education and in the mean time we need to win some football games but the word student-athlete, student is first for a reason."

thing for me. We're role models no matter how you want to look at it.''

"We're building young men's lives and we want to be disciplined. Be a football team that goes

Offense: "Offensively we'll be multiple sets and multiple formations. We're going to do what we feel like can take advantage of the opposing defense as far as formations and things. Try to create as

going to be an attacking style defense. We'll have blitz packages.

We'll base out of the 4-3 but we'll be very flexible on defense as far as our fronts and what we can do in the secondary. We'll fly around

Let's talk about Aso Pogi.

What was the process to get him to come to UCO? "Aso has family here in Edmond. His fiancee's in Norman.

I just think it was a good fit for him to be around his family. Aso wants to play. He's a competitor.

He wanted to go somewhere with the chance to play, start, and lead a football team to a championship."

I'm sure you know the players were upset when Coach Gary Howard and the football staff were fired.

How well have you been accepted by the team since coming to UCO?

Does Pogi have the starting quarterback position next season sealed or does Erick Johnson still have a chance to compete for the spot?

"I know it was a difficult transition for those guys because Coach Howard was a great football coach and won a lot of games and won championships. That was their coach and I think that's the way players should react."

"They definitely should have a loyalty to their coaches and coaching staff I think that says a lot about our young men and their character. I think time heals a lot of wounds."

"I think they've been willing to accept me. Sometimes change is refreshing, not to take away anything from what people have done in the past. I think that they feel revived, refreshed and I think they like they way we've handled, as a staff, this transition."

What is your coaching philosophy for UCO? "I want to be a football team that our community can be proud of, that our students and faculty can be proud of. Image is a big

"The starting quarterback position is going to be determined on the field. It's going to be a competition. It's not something, and Aso understands this, it's not something that we told him. he w7i! going to be the starter or atrhing like that."

"I'm in the win business. The best player will play. The best guy that gives us the opportunity to win games will be the guy that starts at quarterback."

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"I want people around me that have a passion for the game and a passion for life, have high goals and standards and we want to live up to those things."

What do you have planned for UCO's offense and defense?

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and get after people, play a physical brand of football both offensively and defensively."

You've mentioned before that "recruiting is the lifeblood of any program."

What do the Bronchos need in that regard? When you're out on the recruiting trail what are you looking for?

"We've got to upgrade team speed and the athleticism of our players now. We're looking for guys that will fit into our program.

We're going to get the best athletes and attract the best athletes in the state of Oklahoma. Oklahoma's got a wealth of talented players that I know can come here, play and make a difference for us."

Broncho's recruiting needs: "Right now we're just trying to upgrade our talent level as far as team speed. We need a tight end, a great freshman quarterback, we need to bring some young offensive linemen and defensive linemen into our program. We've got to find a punter and kicker and a deep snapper. We're gonna

about our quarterback position cause I think we have two guys that can win football games for us.

I like the way our secondary works, our DB's (defensive backs).

They work really well in the mornings."

Weak points: "We've got to become more of a mentally tough football team. Mental toughness as far as finishing football games and playing four quarters of football and being mentally tough to win the game in the end. It's all about work ethic. Our work ethic has to change and our commitment. I want our young men to understand that it's special to play here at UCO. That it's special to don that Broncho uniform."

What are your goals for UCO next season personally and team goals?

"We want to win the LSC. We can go compete for a national championship. That'll be our goals every year. You can't talk about it.

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Coaches association honors Simmons Women score road win

by Ryan Jameson rj@thevistaonline.com Long-time UCO head baseball coach Wendell Simmons was inducted into the Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame at 6:30 p.m.

Saturday in Oklahoma City.

Simmons and five other individuals joined the OBCA Hall of Fame during an induction ceremony which took place in the Stars Room of the Ramada Inn in Oklahoma City.

Coach Simmons was recognized for his prestigious high school coaching career, having compiled a 446-167 record in 15 years with 14 of those years at Edmond Memorial High School.

He came to UCO as a coach in 1992.

Simmons led Memorial to

eight regional championships, eight state tournament appearances and seven Mid-State Conference titles, producingl3

12th year at UCO where he has a 356-212 career record going into the 2003 season.

He's led UCO to nine winning seasons and six 30-win campaigns, including the three winningest seasons in school history.

Wendell has guided the Bronchos to back-to-back Lone Star Conference North Division championships, two LSC tides and four NCAA Division II national tournament appearances, with the 1997 team finishing as national runner-up.

The Lone Star Conference Coach of the Year honor went to Simmons in 1994 and 1997.

He has been named LSC North Division Coach of the Year the past two seasons and also claimed South Central Region Coach of the Year acclaim in 1997.

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Simmons is currently in his

Overtime victory keeps streak alive

by Brad Frizell bf@thevistaonline.com Trying to keep a 9-0 winning streak alive, on the road, and against a team that only lost to No. 1 Tarleton State by two, UCO men's basketball topped East Central 101-92 in overtime Jan. 30.

Tied 84-84, UCO took charge in overtime blowing the Tigers out of the water on a 10-0 run led

by Jamaal Ramey.

Ramey opened overtime with a lay-up, a tip-in and a short hook shot for six straight points.

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Broncho's to turn the ball over and take some poor shots. ECU took the lead with less than five minutes on the clock.

UCO rallied back with a 9-0 run to the regain the lead. With just seconds left and UCO in charge with the short lead, the Tigers came back with some free throws and took UCO into overtime with a score of 84-84.

UCO had six players with double figures, Jason Pritchett leading with 26 points.

UCO now goes on its straight, 10th in a row, win and 3-0 in the LSC North Division.

"It was a struggle but we got the job done," said UCO coach Terry Evans. "We picked it up on defense in the last few minutes then Jamaal did a great job in the overtime to get us the lead."

UCO took and never really lost control of the first half but East Central never fell too far behind, tying it up at some points.

The Broncho's however took an 11-point lead late in the half and kept it to the end going into the locker room 53-42.

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The Broncho's, behind top scorer Laura Hamilton, extended their four-game winning streak 78-71 over Lone Star Conference North Division opponent East Central.

The Broncho's struggled in the beginning of the first half letting the Tigers jump to an early lead.

April Woods' 88 percentile free throw shooting and Lindsey Smith's off-the-bench performance bringing down six rebounds and displaying a tough post defense helped UCO tie the score and keep it point for point.

Coach Keely, looking for a height advantage, put in his second post, 6'0 Lindsay Young, in with Smith (6'0).

Young's inside defense forced the Tiger's to use the outside perimeter.

Young's big moment came with less than a minute left in the second quarter.

With the score tied, she put up a quick jumper to lead the Broncho's 28-26 into halftime.

Coming into the second half down by two, ECU jumped to a quick one-point lead.

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Poll: 52 percent think U.S. should invade Iraq OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Almost 90 percent of Oklahomans believe war with Iraq is likely within the next six months and a little more than half think the United States should invade Iraq, a new poll shows.

The poll, taken for The Daily Oklahoman by Wilson Research Strategies, showed 52 percent of those surveyed think the United States should invade Iraq and 32 percent think it should not.

The poll also showed that 31 percent of Oklahomans surveyed think President Bush is pushing for war to prevent Iraq from making weapons of mass destruction, 21 percent believe he wants

to fight terrorism and 16 percent think the president wants to drive Saddam Hussein from power. About 15 percent said Bush wants war for his own political gain.

Pollsters questioned 400 registered voters Wednesday, the day after Bush's state of the union address. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.9 percentage points.

Other findings: ■ 71 percent said it's important or extremely important that Bush get approval from allies besides Great Britain before taking military action.

■ 50 percent think U.N.

inspectors have had enough time to determine whether Iraq has developed weapons of mass destruction, while 39 percent do not.

■ 75 percent said the president's speech did not change their opinion about going to war.

University of Central Oklahoma political science professor Loren Gatch wasn't surprised that Oklahomans said the war was closely linked to terrorism.

"The administration has been trying very hard to make sure those two issues are very tightly linked," Gatch said.

And it's always been an uphill -

battle for the administration to make that case, partly because the evidence is a bit weak."

The poll showed Republicans tended to be more in favor of invading Iraq than Democrats.

Of the Republicans surveyed, 62 percent said they supported an invasion, compared to 43 percent of Democrats.

Catch said Oklahomans are some of the president's strongest supporters in the war effort.

'This is a state that's in sync with the president's values and, at least at the national level, it's loyally Republican," Catch said.

I think Oklahoma is solidly behind the president."

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