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TUESDAY • FEB. 21, 2002
Oklahoma to review Fair Ballot Access Bill first time all four parties have agreed on one single issue," said Senior Writer ' Randazzo, Chairman of OBAR new bill that could help and senior at Oklahoma third-party political groups University. onto Oklahoma ballots is "If two third-parties got in up for review, with Feb. 22 as its there, it would change the sway of last day for congressional government and there would be examination. no majority," Randazzo said. Fair Ballot Access Bill 2654 In order to get each of the attempts to lower the standards third-parties on the ballot it will which non-Democrat and non- take more than 60,000 signatures, Republican parties follow to get said Richard Prawdzienski, on ballots. The bill was spawned Oklahoma Libertarian Party by Oklahomans for Ballot Access Chairman. Five percent of the Reform (OBAR), an organization presidential voter turnout must representing the Libertarian, sign a petition for a third-party to Green, Southern and Reform get on the ballot, the highest parties. requirement of any state in the "To my knowledge, this is the United States. BY MICHAEL LARSON
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Prawdzienski said, "The attitude of the parties in charge seems to be, 'you guys hurt us in the last election, so we don't want to do this.'" Randazzo said the current goal of OBAR is to reassign the bill from Oklahoma House of Representative's Rules Committee, where he feels the bill won't receive fair consideration, and to a court where it may be debated and voted on. "Rules [Committee] can kill a bill for a variety of reasons. We don't expect them to have good reason come Feb. 22." Two months ago, Amanda Lenox, sophomore biology major
at UCO, wrote a letter to Oklahoma representative Ernest 'stook regarding third-party political organizations. Lenox said, "Since I was a college student, I thought they would want to hear what students have to say about the political process." - She said, "I want to encourage people to get involved with politics and learn more about third-parties like the Libertarian party." Voters may call the office of House Speaker Larry Adair with support or opposition to the bill of 557-7423. •
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TODAY IN HISTORY In 1828 the Cherokee Phoenix was launched in Oklahoma. The newspaper was written entirely in the Cherokee syllabary, which was invented by Sequoyah. It was the first American Indian language newspaper in the United States.
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Enrollment expands in forensic science department BY LAURA BELLO
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rograms involving criminal investigations and crime scenes flood prime-time television. America's fascination with solving crimes may be one of the reasons UCO's forensic science masters and graduate program has flourished since it began two years ago, said Dr. Robert Bost, associate professor and director of the master of science in the forensic science program. He said the program has 70 graduate students. The response has been so overwhelming that the program has put a cap on applications, said Forensic Science professor Dr. Fred Grosz. He said they will admit 35 – 40 students per semester. Two things that surprised Gosz are that many of the applicants are from out of state and 75% are female. Most forensic science training schools are on either the east or west coast. Grosz said OSU's College of Osteopathic Medicine in Tulsa offers such programs, but most of the courses are distant learning and are more focused on
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laboratory management. UCO and with a forensic science UCO's provided it at a reasonable does not have any distant background they are trained to cost and a good location," she learning forensic science courses look for evidence," he said. said. in their master's program. Cecily Boyett-Reyes received After she received her "The success of the program is her bachelor's of science in bachelor's degree in New Mexico, a combination of the availability Chemistry and is pursing her she worked in a laboratory for two in this area of study and the master's with an emphasis in years then decided she wanted to attention from the O.J. Simpson criminalistics. work in forensics. trial and the September 11 "There are only a dozen attacks — all this brings forensic schools that offer this program. See FORENSICS, Page 4 -science into the public's mind," Bost said. After graduation, students can work in crime labs with state or federal bureaus or work in investigating crime scenes. Undergraduates that choose to pursue a master's degree in this field vary from science to education majors. The disciplines in the master's program are criminalistics, forensic nursing and technical investigations. PHOTO BY NATHAN DUNN He said with forensic nursing, they train nurses to examine those who have been sexually assaulted. Junior photojournalism major Candi Coffman reads a Valentine's "They are able to Day sign made by the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity on her way to class assist the victim with the Feb. 14. health care of a nurse
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