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BRIEFS >News Wild goose chase UCO Envoys will hold a scavenger hunt Feb. 26 for their first organizational activity. ✓ Page 4
>Sports Double winner Broncho baseball slammed Central Missouri State Feb. 23 with a double header sweep. ✓ Page 7
>-Reviews Agenda-setting A Vista writer says the film John Q. sets a political agenda that downplays its main theme. •v Page 9
TODAY IN HISTORY In 1934, President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered the creation of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), whose purpose was to oversee communication by radio, wire and cable. Later inventions such as television and satellites also fell under the FCC's authority.
QUOTE OF THE DAY "The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first, and love of soft living and the get-rich-quick theory of life." Theodore Roosevelt
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Wed. Partly cloudy. Lows mid 20s, highs near 40.
Speaker at social studies conference discusses freedom.
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TUESDAY • FEB. 26, 2002
Robinson sees world through shapes, curves eyelids, nose and lips. Some would call it an obsession or handicap, Staff Writer but I believe it is just how my organ Robinson, a mind works," Robinson said. contemporary designer Sheets of shiny metal and scrap from Edmond, Oklahoma pieces of wood cover the floor, lives in a world consisting of sounds of drills and saws echo infinite shapes and patterns. through the enclosed room. In the Cubes of ice floating in water, background, Robinson, covered lumps of melted cheese stuck on with a thin layer of sawdust, is the countertop, flat pools of oil communicating the way he knows that seeped out of an engine block best — through his art. "I have come to the conclusion and stained the pavement, all take on a new form in his mind as I am not the type of person who can express myself through the smooth lines and curved edges. "I see shapes in everything. I spoken word. I can say more about could lie in a field and sketch who I am through the pieces I clouds all day. I look in the mirror create. I begin by putting the and trace the contour of my pencil on paper and the shapes BY ZACH E. NASH
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draw themselves. I'm just the tool and voice they speak through." The sketchbook he uses is filled to overflowing with future projects; some drawings are shaped like a piece of plastic that has been tossed in a fire and retrieved promptly. Others are a simplistic approach to ordinary bedroom furniture consisting of straight lines and hard metallic edges. One thing is clear; every design that is sketched ends up on opposite ends of the artistic spectrum. Robinson grew up in Stillwater and wasn't exposed to the environment most artists long for.
His artistic future needed more than the flat plains and roaming cattle of central Oklahoma could provide. He needed new experiences and new places where he could cultivate his talent and broaden his work. "The high school didn't offer an art class and I lived in an area where agriculture was the main occupation. Growing up, the closest link I had with artistic expression was my grandfather, who painted things such as windmills, cans and flowers, and my father who was an engineer."
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Students celebrate Chinese new Year BY SARA MUNN
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"spring cleaning" that occurs one month before New Year. According to Pham, the house should not be cleaned or swept once the New Year holiday begins. "You might sweep the good luck out of your house," Pham said. Children are given red envelopes, called Li Xi, which are filled with money and are symbols of good fortune. Certain foods are considered good luck during the New Year celebration, said Pham. For example, lotus seed is eaten for "many male offspring," and black moss seaweed is believed to bring wealth. The festivities began with the "Welcoming of the New Year" with a traditional lion dance, performed by nonprofit dancers from a local Buddhist temple. Pham explained to the audience that the dance was symbolic for chasing away the bad spirits of the previous year.
American Student Association (AASA) and the . Malaysian Student Association (MSA) celebrated the UCO's first annual Lunar New Year Celebration, which honors Chinese New Year. The event was held Tuesday night, Feb. 19 at the First United Methodist. Church activity center. Chinese New Year began on Tuesday, Feb. 12, with the first new moon and the celebration continues for 15 days. "This is the biggest holiday for Chinese people," said public relations major Jessy Fung. "When I was a kid, I would get so excited." "Our Lunar New Year is celebrated by a lot of different countries in Asia," said Jef Pham, the master of ceremonies for the celebration. Pham explained to the audience about certain traditions, including the See BLANK, Page 4
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Freshman King and Queen winners Tyler Grissom and Aleisha Nelson smile after being crowned during halftime of the basketball game against Northeastern State University
Feb. 19.