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MO officials detail INS changes by Mark Schlachtenhaufen ms@thevistaonline.com A government program designed to track visitors and help weed out terrorists on American soil is making life more difficult for UCO international students and university administration. The National Security EntryExit Registration System (NSEERS) has some international students searching for immigration attorneys and UCO grappling with the administrative aspect. About 100 UCO stu-
dents learned about how the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) program affects them during an informational meeting Jan. 17. A separate meeting was held for 250 new international students. The INS is taking a firm stance on a position that, in the past, it might not have been so firm about, said Glenn Freeman, international student advisor. The vast majority of students who have registered have had no difficulty of any kind. There have been instances where students
have been detained for various reasons, he said. By Aug. 1, all international students in the United States must have their admission form (I-20), issued at the INS website (ins.usdoj.gov), Daneshfar said. About 55,000 have registered thus far. UCO has 1,881 international students from more than 104 countries. "The goal [of NSEERS] was to make sure the people who were coming into the United States on temporary visas were actually doing what they said
they would be doing," Freeman said. Jalal Daneshfar, immigration and activities coordinator, told the students the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 accelerated the implementation of NSEERS, which had been in the works for about a decade. The original intent was to build a method for tracking visitors. "This semester is the first semester that we are seeing some of the results," Daneshfar said. Annually, some 35 million foreign nationals enter the United States for non-immigra-
tion purposes, Daneshfar said. They include students, tourists and about 30 other categories. The INS is focusing on male students over 16, he said. Out of the 25 countries added to the registry as of Jan. 17, about 23 or 24 are Muslim countries, Daneshfar said. "Many of us believe that in order not to send a negative impression...perhaps it should be across the board," said Daneshfar, a Muslim.
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Athletic director retires after 32 years on campus
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by Ryan Jameson rj@thevistaonline.com UCO athletic director John "Skip" Wagnon announced his retirement today after serving the UCO sports department for 32 years. Skip Wagnon began his career at UCO in 1969, working as a student trainer. He has also held the positions of Executive Director of the UCO Alumni Association, head golf coach from 1977-79 and head athletic trainer. "The primary reason I wanted to do it this early in the school year is to give the opportunity for Dr. Webb and the administration to select a successor so someone can be in place when I actually leave on June 30," Wagnon said.
Baseball receives No. 1ranking in the Lone Star Conference North Division preseason poll. — Page 8
reaped the benefits of Wagnon's guidance, capturing dozens of conference titles in various sports while still competing nationally for many awards. His coaching record consists of producing 13 NCAA Division II All-Americans, including one national champion, Dax Johnston, current UCO golf coach. "I'll still be at all the games Photo Services and I'll be able to be a fan," Wagnon said. John "Skip" Wagnon, UCO "I can holler at the referees athletic director, said he now, I could never do that. Now will retire in June 2003. I can really have some fun." Wagnon, 56, took over the Skip Wagnon was inducted athletic director's post in 1986 into the Oklahoma Athletic overseeing UCO's move from Directors Hall of Fame in 1999. NA1A play to NCAA Division No timetable has been placed on including their move to the finding his replacement. Lone Star Conference. The athletic department
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Art junior Abby Simons concentrates on her project in the Art building Jan. 21.
Miss UCO tradition continues Jan. 25 by Caroline Duke cd@thevistaonline. corn Thirteen women will vie for the glory and financial benefits that come with the title of Miss UCO 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25 in Mitchell Hall Theatre. Full-time female students who maintain a 2.0 GPA and are between the ages of 17 and 24 are eligible for the pageant, said Christina Gilmore, assistant director of Campus Life and pageant board member. "It is a preliminary to the Miss Oklahoma and Miss America pageants," said Gilmore. Winston Banta, pageant
director, said, "The top five finalists will receive UCO tuition waivers, in addition to some cash scholarships." The criteria for judging are broken into four categories, he said. The first is the interview process, in which the candidate speaks about a platform she has chosen. She is judged on her knowledge of the topic, what she has done to impact that platform and her presentation skills. Next the candidates are judged on their talent act, entertainment value and technique. The third part of the judging process is the swimsuit competition, which
by Mark Schlachtenhaufen ms@thevistaonline.corn Editors Note: This is the first of a two-part series about lotteries. Part one details lottery systems. Part two will examine the pros and cons of lotteries. With Gov. Brad Henry saying he wants the lottery on a ballot sometime this summer, the odds of Oklahoma gaining a new form of state-sanctioned gambling are higher now than they were six months ago and the great debate is on. Oklahoma could soon be deciding whether or not they want a lottery, what kind of lottery and if that is their choice what the state should do with the proceeds. "The job of a lottery is to provide money to fund a
sp@thevistaonline.com The Hispanic American Student Association is accepting applications until Jan. 29 for contestants in the Fourth Annual Miss Hispanic UCO Scholarship Pageant. Veronica Pena, pageant director, said contestants must be UCO students, in good standing with the university, unmarried and have at least a 2.0 grade point average. Pena said this pageant is different from other pageants in that there is no cost to participate and no swimsuit competition. Also, the winner of the Miss Hispanic pageant doesn't go on to compete in a larger pageant.
Opinion polls indicate that at present public support for an education lottery in Oklahoma is high, said Paul Lund, Gov. Henry's communications director. Education and the budget crisis are the governor's top priorities, he said. Oklahomans want to restore education revenue, pay teachers more and produce more college graduates. But how? A one-cent sales tax? A lottery What is the truth about lotteries? Are they immoral, a corrupting influence on society? Or, when economic times are tough, are they the final answer to fiscal woes? "The truth probably lies somewhere in between," Zamaripa said.
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cause," said Mark Zamaripa, president of the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASLP). In Oklahoma, the cause appears to be education. Governor Henry has long touted a lottery dedicated to education. "I'd like that because whenever I drive to Kansas and Missouri they get our money and we need to keep it here," said UCO student Stephanie Finley. Thus far this fiscal year (FY), the state's education budget shortfall is almost $160 million and local media outlets broadcast dire reports nearly daily. Tax collections have continuously come in beneath projections and the state Constitution mandates a balanced budget.
"We don't have a Miss Hispanic Oklahoma Pageant. There have been talks about it though," Pena said. Contestants will compete on a basis of the following categories: evening gown, interview, talent and Latina Who You Admire. In the Latina Who You Admire portion, contestants dress as a Latina they admire and tell why they admire her. Pena said contestants often dress as someone who has been a success in their major or is from the country they represent. Miss Hispanic UCO 2003 will win a $1,800 scholarship to be spread between over two
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JANUARY 23, 2003
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Editorial No one has a foolproof way of steeling Americans against the very real dangers that bioweapons pose. The Bush administration's campaign-to-eliminate smallpox as alpotent option for terrorists, however, is by and large a reasonable effort worthy of support. Last month, the administration began phase one--mandatory vaccinations of half a million military personnel. It had hoped to begin phase two-voluntary inoculations of half a million police, fire and emergency medical specialists--on Friday. Few of those so-called first responders, however, are likely to see their upper arms poked by vaccineladen needles soon, however, because of growing, if mostly misplaced, legal and safety concerns. Some hospitals are exercising reasonable caution-delaying inoculations, for instance, until they are sure they have enough staffing to cope with the side effects the vaccine can cause. And county public health officials can't be blamed for delaying their programs until federal authorities complete guidelines, expected early next month, on how to safely administer the vaccine. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson should ensure that those safety mea-
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Skip Wagnon, 58, announced his retirement after 32 years at UCO. Wagnon has spent the last 17 years as UCO's athletic director after serving stints as head athletic trainer, executive director of UCO Alumni Association and Foundation and golf coach. His retirement follows on the heels of several recent changes to UCO's athletic department. It began when men's basketball coach Jim Seward resigned after 15 years as UCO's head coach. Terry Evans begins head coaching at a college for the first time in his career as Seward's replacement. Next, head football coach Gary Howard and staff were fired after a second losing season and Howard's 26th year at UCO. Howard's replacement, 29-year-old Chuck Langston, takes the reigns of UCO football with only three years of community college head coaching experience preceding him. Finally, Skip Wagnon retires after 32 years because he felt it was time for a change. It seems that UCO sports is taking an "out with the old, in with the new" attitude in the athletic department. The changes will hopefully bring about new ideas and solutions to UCO atheltics.
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sures are thorough, based on a frank disclosure of any adverse effects military doctors have noticed since they began-the inoculations. Still, there is a world of difference between hospitals and counties endeavoring to vaccinate their workers cautiously and the recent bleatings from more self-interested employee unions and hospitals. Some hospitals, for instance, say they won't even think of vaccinating until they are guaranteed they will be held blameless for any harm the vaccine might cause. There is no hard evidence that anyone is about to unleash smallpox on Americans. However, Bush administration officials have shown that Iraq, North Korea and others hostile to the United States may have tried to acquire smallpox strains that Soviet scientists weaponized decades ago. There's nothing sacred about the Friday start date. Doctors and hospitals are right to proceed cautiously with smallpox vaccinations. They should realize, however, that ultimately there may be no risk-free way of protecting Americans from bioterrorism. At some point, health-care workers on the front lines will have to take a small, if well-considered, leap of faith.
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Students react to new INS rules by Mark Schlachtenhaufen ms@thevistaonline.com Student reaction following the Jan. 17 International Student Services informational meeting varied. Some voiced their displeasure with the INS policy regarding grades. Some said they were grateful for the information from UCO officials. Others said they wanted more information about immigration law. Jalal Daneshfar, immigration activities coordinator, asked the international students to be patient. "Part of the reason that everyone has a bad taste, except for perhaps a few isolated cases, it is the fact that we are not used to this," Daneshfar said. "This is all for my protection and yours. Therefore, our request is get informed and get to adjust to a new system and to a new way of doing things. Once we get comfortable with this new process we are all going to benefit." Ahmed Choudhury, a student from Bangladesh, said he is the
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first member of his family to have an opportunity to be educated in the United States. He said the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) knew he wasn't a straight A student. • Chourdhury said he can't control his genetic makeup. "What I really condemn is we don't want to get arrested, we don't want handcuffs on for getting an 'F.' I'm not a risk to the country for getting an 'F,'" Choudhury said. "It's been very hectic for the international students lately. I would really love to know about what the American students think about what's going on with us. Do they think its fair or not, and what they would feel about it if they had the same kind of things going on in my country, if they had to face it, being without their parents and everything." Haroon Altaf, a student from Pakistan, said after hearing about the INS grading policy he feels more pressure. "It seems to be more because you have to have good grades. You [cannot] have any 'F''s in
your semester, so you probably do some more classes as a backup," Altaf said. Altaf said the meeting was helpful for newer students. But he said he didn't get all the information he needed. "There's a lack of legal information in this meeting because you have to know law now before you go [to immigration]," Altaf said. Choudhury said someone on staff who could offer legal advice would be helpful. Dr. Kathryn Gage, vice president of student services, said the International Office immigration advisers were qualified "experts" in the area of immigration law. They could help students find attorneys. Glenn Freeman, immigration advisor, said sometimes the government of a student's home country, if asked, will help with legal assistance. Mohammed Kamrul Hasan, a student from Bangladesh, said rather than target Muslims, the government should take steps to help them become more involved in their communities. He said many international students
want to do community service, but don't know how. "As a foreign student we are to follow the rules of this nation. I am a Muslim. But since Sept. 11, I never thought, 'I am a Muslim.' I thought, 'I am a human,' really," Hasan said. Hasan expressed his condolences to the families of the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks. He said he doesn't want all Muslims to be targeted because of the actions of only a few. "I believe religion is a personal and private matter. It should not affect our lives," Hasan said. Most of the terrorists came from Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan, countries much different culturally from Bangladesh, Hasan said. He said before coming to the United States four years ago, he had visited numerous countries. "Very honestly, I have seen that this is one of the best countries. They have the law, justice and peace for everybody. This is a great country. Especially the people are very friendly and helpful."
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by Mark Schlachtenhaufen ms@thevistaonline.com In response to ongoing changes in U.S. immigration law, the UCO International Office is evaluating related procedures and will be proposing changes to be implemented this.' ' "NX7e at the university are going to do things differently when it comes to international students. We never had to see who made 'F's and then to see if this is their first time or not," said Jalal Daneshfar, immigration activities coordinator. Dr. Kathryn Gage, vice president of student services, said the changes would be discussed during a regularly scheduled staff meeting on Jan. 21. Items to be discussed include an assessment of academic support and grade issues. Daneshfar said the evaluation would be thorough, from admission requirements and procedures to progress checks. On Jan. 15 the International Office changed how it issues letters of good standing, which state the number of hours enrolled, the purpose of the letter and the student's academic status, Daneshfar said. UCO cannot issue a letter for the purpose of registration, said Glenn Freeman, immigration advisor. The student financial statement form will be altered to •adapt to the INS changes and the International Office will conduct more thorough examinations of a student's financial capability," Daneshfar said. "At the University of Central Oklahoma, with over 1,800-plus international students, there are only two of us that monitor and track and report and keep track of the students' progress. Two of us. Now, we do what we can, the best that we can." The students must do their part as well, Daneshfar said. In a state with 8,000 international students, UCO has been a role model for other universities to follow, Daneshfar said. Ultimately, it is up to individual students to comply. Log on to www.thevistaonline .corn 24 hours a day for campus news or to sound off on
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BRIEFS International Zulu prince dies after attack JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) A Zulu prince who was badly injured when unknown attackers shot up the car he was traveling in died Tuesday afternoon, according to the South African Press Association. Prince Mazwi, the 37-year-old son of prominent royal family member Prince Gideon Zulu, was shot in the head in Monday's attack. Mazwi and his mother, Princess Madlamini Zulu, were traveling in a Mercedes outside the town of Ulundi, about 200 kilometers (120 miles) north of the coastal city of Durban, when a car drove up next to it and began shooting, police said. The chauffeur, identified only as Mdlalose, lost control and drove up an embankment and the car overturned. Mazwi was badly injured. Mdlalose and Princess Madlamini, whose handbag was stolen, were treated for less serious injuries. Prince Gideon Zulu is an Inkatha Freedom Parry leader and the social welfare minister in the KwaZulu-Natal province. IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi said the attack appeared to be a robbery.
Bangladeshi minister to take protest over visitor registration rules to Washington DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) Bangladesh's foreign minister said Tuesday that he will visit Washington later this week to protest a U.S. decision requiring male visitors from the predominantly Muslim country to register with immigration authorities. Foreign Minister Morshed Khan told reporters he would meet U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell on Friday to demand that Washington reverse a decision requiring Bangladeshi males over the age of 16 to have their photos and fingerprints taken and documents examined upon arrival in the United States. Bangladesh, Indonesia, Egypt, Jordan, and Kuwait were added last week to a 25-country list of potential terrorist havens whose visiting nationals must now register with the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service as part of a post-Sept. 11 program. The Bangladeshi government described the U.S. decision as "unfortunate" and Khan said he wrote a protest letter to Powell. The move is likely to affect thousands of Bangladeshis who travel to the United States every year to study, do business, seek medical treatment or just visit relatives. Khan said he would also asked Washington to explain why it put Bangladesh on the list. He defended his country as a moderate, Muslim democracy that did not support any kind of terrorism.
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Adelita Dixon was selected second runner-up last year's pageant. semesters. The first runner-up "The pageant overall was will win a $1,000 scholarship. great. I enjoyed every aspect," "We're doing fundraising for she said. second runner-up," Pena said. She said one of her favorite In addition to the Miss parts was the Latina Who I Hispanic UCO title, contestants Admire portion. Dixon dressed will also be named Most as the dance director of the Ballet Talented, Miss Congeniality, Folldorico in Mexico City. Rookie of the Year and Latina "It [the pageant] is one of the Business Woman of Tomorrow. few opportunities Hispanic The title Latina Business women have to represent their Woman of Tomorrow is awarded culture here on campus." to the contestant who raises the "Here in Oklahoma there are most advertising support for the very few Latin pageants, it's realsouvenir book passed out the ly nice that UCO has this night of the pageant. pageant," she said. The Rookie of the Year Award Mayra Cisneros, HASA presiis for a first-time pageant participant who is chosen by the other dent said she thinks the pageant is a good opportunity for contestants. Pena said past contestants Hispanic women who wouldn't have displayed a wide array of feel comfortable participating in another pageant. skills during the talent portion. The pageant is scheduled for "Last year a contestant did a ' Mexican folkloric°. She wore a 7 p.m. March 1 in the native dress. There are 53 states Constitution Hall of the Nigh in Mexico and they all have their University Center. Tickets are free with a UCO ID or pageant own native dress," Pena said. A folklorico is a type of royalty and $5 for the general public. Mexican folk dance.
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Immigration paperwork blocks college for Oklahoma graduate GUYMON, Okla. (AP) Antonio Martinez was awarded an art scholarship that would have paid for four years at Oklahoma Panhandle State University. But he could not go to college. Martinez, a graduate of Guymon High School, needs Immigration and Naturalization Service documentation before he can enroll in college because he is an illegal immigrant. With immigration paperwork backlogged, the aspiring artist has not been able to enroll in college with his classmates. Because he does not have a visa, Martinez is waiting for a temporary visa that would allow hirn .to. enroll while being classified as a foreign student under
federal law. But foreign students pay almost double what in-state students pay, said Terri Mora, his high school Spanish teacher. Instate students pay about $1,065 per semester in tuition and fees, a university spokeswoman said. Mora and other Guymon High School teachers want a state law passed to allow undocumented immigrants who graduated from Oklahoma high schools to attend Oklahoma colleges and pay in-state tuition. "I want to do this to help Antonio, but I know it will help many of my other students, too," Mora said. "It doesn't seem fair to me that they may have to wait seven years to go to college."
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Pageant, from page 1 focuses on physical fitness. Finally, the candidates are judged on poise and presence in eveningwear and must answer a set of questions to show their
speaking ability. With the exception of Gilmore, the pageant board is comprised of community members who do not represent UCO, Banta said. "We enjoy [the pageant] and
we believe in the system," Banta said. Tickets are $2 for faculty and students with an ID and $12 for all others attendees. They will be sold when doors open around 6:45, said Frauna Ridenour of
Campus Life, who suggested patrons come early as tickets generally sell out quickly. Previous winners include Lauren Chesney in 2002 and Alyssa Baldwin in 2001, Gilmore said.
Job outlook isn't looking too hot for graduates by Patricia Kitchen Newsday NEW YORK--If this year's graduates are looking for a spring thaw in hiring, they may have to wait until next year. A survey of employers by a national research group shows a continuing erosion of expected campus recruiting visits and hires and flat salary offers. What's more, some employers have become, more cautious since summer, said Marilyn Mackes, executive director of the National Association of Colleges and Employers. She spoke Tuesday at the "Campus Forum Series" in Manhattan, sponsored
by the Bernard Hodes Group, a human resources company. Among the findings: Employers expect to visit fewer campuses this year, an average of 20 as compared with last year's 23. Last August, employers expected a 3.6 percent decrease in this year's hiring compared with 2001. But by last month, a substantial number were predicting an even larger- drop from their August projection. Salaries remain flat at best: 44 percent plan no increases for undergraduates, and 48.5 percent are holding the line for grads with masters degrees. The findings are familiar to campus career directors in the
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"I'm being cautiously optimistic," says Trudy Steinfeld, career director at New York University, citing pockets of hiring in health care, social services, education and pharmaceuticals. And undergrad hiring at Ernst & Young is expected to be "very robust," says John Flato, a director of campus recruiting-up 10 percent thanks to new laws that created more work for accountants. Look to smaller and mediumsized companies for entry-level jobs, says Brian Krueger, president of CollegeGrad.com: While large employers have cut back, many with 10,000 or fewer employees are hiring.
Legislator wants to safeguard TULSA, Okla. (AP)— A Republican representative has filed legislation that would make it harder for lawmakers to amend or repeal a law put on the books by the public's vote. Rep. John Trebilcock, RBroken Arrow, has filed a joint resolution that would require a three-fourths majority of both legislative houses to amend or repeal a law enacted through an initiative petition process. "The whole idea of the initiative petition process is for the people of Oklahoma to accomplish • something that the Legislature refuses to do," Trebilcock said. "The idea that the Legislature
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could just then turn around and immediately change what the people had just said they desired doesn't make sense to me." Trebilcock said voters are concerned that the Legislature would reverse the ban on cockfighting, which was approved by voters in the last election. Sen. Frank Shurden, DHenryetta, has said he will file legislation outlawing cockfighting only in the 20 counties where more votes were cast for the ban than against it. He said his proposal would allow the other 57 counties to decide on a county-option basis whether to legalize the sport. "A lot of constituents have expressed their frustration that the Legislature would contemplate immediately reversing or changing what the people had just done," Trebilcock said. "Most people, I think, thought that was a constitutional amendment, like most statewide questions are, so they were surprised that this was something the Legislature could change with just a majority vote, and thumb their nose at the will of the majority of Oklahomans."' The latest Oklahoma Poll - a statewide poll sponsored by the Tulsa World - shows 58 percent of the state favored a countyoption system for deciding the cockfighting issue. "Oklahoma is a state that has great populist traditions," Trebilcock told the World's Capitol bureau. "The initiative petition process is one of those. I'm a firm believer in representative government, but also in the will of the people, when they feel that their elected officials aren't representing their will. That's what this is really aimed at."
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NSEERS, from page 1 "This process, in time, will cover everyone." Students born in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have until Feb. 21 to check in with the INS Sub Office at 4400 S.W. 44th St., located in the general vicinity of Will Rogers World Airport, Freeman said. Students born in Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan and Kuwait have from Feb. 24 through March 28 to check in. These countries have religiously mixed populations, Daneshfar said. An individual's religious preference is not an issue to the INS, he said. Students born in Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Eritrea, Lebanon, Morocco, North Korea and Oman were to have checked in by Jan. 10. Students born in Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Libya and Syria were to have checked in by Dec. 16. Freeman urged students from these countries who have
not gone to the INS Sub Office in Oklahoma City to do so. "That means immediately, because you can actually get into a lot of trouble for not registering by those deadlines," Freeman said. "Immigration considers you in violation of the law if you don't comply with what they have set out. If you feel you could be 'out of status,' go to the International Office to discuss this before you go. We'll evaluate your transcript so you'll know what you face at immigration." An international student is `out of status' for not acquiring the minimum 12 credit hours per semester, for having a criminal violation like a DUI on their record, or for working illegally, Freeman said. Some employers have not properly checked employee documentation, he said. New international students cannot work until UCO receives their 1-20 form, retrieved by the INS during registration at the
Lottery, from page 1 Lottery Mania Lotteries are big business. Since the first modern-day lottery was created in 1964, they have raised about $200 billion nationwide for government programs, according to NASPL statistics. In FY 2001, U.S. lottery sales totaled $38.9 billion. Colorado's lottery averages more than $1 million in sales per day. And since it began in 1985, the Oregon lottery has grossed more than $10 billion. During the fall gubernatorial campaign, both Henry and Independent candidate Gary Richardson supported implementing a state-run lottery. Henry said he likes the way Georgia spends its lottery money on education scholarships. Richardson touted Oregon's model. Oklahoma's would likely by a hybrid, not modeled after just one particular state, Lund said. In 1964, New Hampshire was the first state to get a lottery. Soon, more than 40 will have them. As Zamaripa said, lotteries fund causes. Besides education they include the environment, healthcare, senior citizens, sports facilities and capital construction projects. Which programs benefit depends on a state's financial needs, Zamaripa said. Oregon's Lottery In the early '80s, Oregon was struggling through an economic recession and public support for a lottery was high, said Lou Torres, an Oregon lottery spokesman. About 66 percent of Oregonians voted for it, he said. Then in 1998, Oregon voters approved a Constitutional amendment that allowed lottery money to go to natural resource programs. Some of the money went to help salmon, which had be been declining in numbers, Torres said. In 1995, an amendment was approved for public education and in 1984 the cause was economic development. Every two years, the Oregon Legislature and governor must decide how to distribute the lottery money, Torres said. During the current biennium (2001-2003), public education is receiving two-thirds of lottery profits, nearly $430 million. That money goes to Oregon's State School Fund and is then distributed the same way as other moneys in that fund. "Since 1984, the Oregon lottery has raised $3.3 billion [for government programs] and paid out $7.5 billion in prizes," Torres said. Lottery HOPE Georgia lottery money goes toward college scholarships, a pre-K program and capital outlay and technology for primary and secondary schools. Since 1993, Georgia's HOPE scholarship program has awarded $1.5 billion to more than 600,000 recipients. Some recipients qualify in high school. Otherwise, to qualify Georgia residents must be at least a college sophomore and have a minimum 3.0 grade point average. For students at Georgia's public universities, a HOPE scholarship pays full tuition, approved mandatory fees and a $150 book allowance. Students at private universities receive $3,000 per academic year and they must also enroll in a minimum of 12 credit hours. During Oklahoma's gubernatorial campaign, Henry's plan projected a lottery would bring in $300 million annually. Half of the money raised would be earmarked for college scholarships. The other half would go toward public schools. No more specifics are yet available. "Some states have had success with [a lottery] when they used it for things that are 'icing on the cake,"' Carolyn Crowder, president of the Oklahoma Education Association told The Vista. "We'd have to be sure of what we wanted to use the lottery money for. That's why we need this time to get that clear."
airport. They are required to check back in with the INS 30 days later. After that, they check in once each year to show they are making progress. Until UCO receives their 1-20 form, all new arrivals are allowed to do is enroll, attend class and open a bank account, Daneshfar said. After a new student's 1-20 form and social security card arrive, UCO will inform them when they are eligible to work. International students must maintain their student status, which means not skipping any semesters, successfully completing a full-time class load, having a current 1-20 form and having a valid passport, Freeman said. To the INS, "full-time" means successfully gaining credit for each class. Some UCO international students with 'Fs on their transcripts have been detained by the INS, but none overnight, Freeman said. If they have no criminal violations, they are being released until their hearing
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Jalal Daneshfar, immigration and activities coordinator, speaks to international students on Jan. 17 about the new INS registration rules. dates, Freeman said. A heavy workload may make the 60-90 day goal for hearings unattainable. The INS is not equipped to handle any groups, Freeman said. While waiting for the hearing
Lottery Structure If Oklahoma gets the lottery, the Legislature would take steps to establish the organizational framework. Lund said it's too soon to set a timetable. In one scenario, the Legislature might pass a resolution authorizing a special election and then Gov. Henry would set the date for the election, said Mike Clingman, secretary of the Oklahoma State Election Board. The people would then vote on a referendum to enact a lottery by statute, he said. "The vote in and of itself doesn't create a lottery," Zamaripa said. "It authorizes it. During the legislative process, there will be a lot of decisions made about the organizational structure." The earliest date for a vote on a lottery-related Constitutional amendment authorized by the people would be the next general election, in the fall of 2004. Enabling legislation would establish ground rules for setting up the lottery. A lottery commission would take it from there. Oklahoma's lottery would be like a state agency. Lottery organizational structures vary from state to state. Zamaripa said the Colorado lottery, which he directs, had its 20th anniversary in January, is run by a staff of 128. Some states have a lottery commission, which deals with policy issues. Beneath the commission is a lottery director. The director oversees day-to-day operations and obviously is responsible for raising revenue, Zamaripa said. "Your job as lottery director is a constant surprise," he said. In an emerging business model, a lottery is a public-private corporation, not a state agency, in which employees are not paid by the state, Zamaripa said. With this model, the lottery commission is like a board of directors and the director like a company president. Zamaripa said lotteries usually have four divisions: marketing, which includes sales and advertising, security, which includes internal investigations, an administrative division and lastly, information technology, responsible for areas such as website development and maintenance. Coloradans choose from six lottery games: Scratch (1983), Lotto (1989), Keno (1991), Cash (1996), Perfecto Games (1998) and Powerball (2001). Some 3,000 Colorado retailers sell lottery tickets, Zamaripa said. They usually must pay a license fee and other costs. Retail outlets in convenience stores, gas stations and supermarkets receive commission — on average nationally five to eight cents — for each ticket sold. Colorado's biggest lottery payout thus far has been $27 million, Zamaripa said. "That's one of the best parts of our job, informing the winners, and getting to know the people that win," Zamaripa said. Large payouts are usually made over a pre-determined schedule. The national record of $314.9 million was paid out by a 23-state lottery, claimed in December by a West Virginia building contractor. "I just want to thank God for letting me pick the right numbers,
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or letting the machines pick the right numbers," Andrew "Jack" Whittaker told the Associated Press. Rather than receive the entire $315 million spread out over 30 years, Whittaker chose the after-tax one lump sum payment of $170 million. The retailer who sold the winning ticket received a nice Christmas bonus of $100,000 from the lottery company. Lottery winners do not have an option when it comes to anonymity; their names and hometowns, but no phone numbers or addresses, are posted. As a state agency, accountability is an issue, Torres said. When players purchase a ticket, they agree to specified conditions.
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Actor Christopher Walken reflects on career and life by Lorenza Munoz Los Angles Times HOLLYWOOD--Sipping tea on a sunny winter morning in West Hollywood, Christopher Walken sees a bird perched on a tree branch in an outdoor patio. The bird, a common little house sparrow seen at any restaurant picking up bread crumbs, interrupts his thoughts. "Hey there, little bird," he says softly. "I'm going to give you some bread, little bird." But there is no bread to give and he is in the middle of an interview. So instead, he stares at the bird for several seconds, creating an awkward silence. Whether it's a bird, a siren or a daydream, Walken has a hard time focusing on the topic at hand--him. It becomes obvious that Walken, one of Hollywood's most outrageous character actors, is a gentle, if eccentric, soul. He seems to loath talking about himself and, when he does, he deliberately understates his accomplishments. Although he has been a performer since he was 9, he is altogether ill at ease talking to strangers. He once told a friend he wished he had a tail like a dog so that people could know what mood he was in before they approached him. But he seems unlike the personas he has created for a variety of characters: freaks, murderous
fathers, mad scientists, twisted and sick Vietnam vets--even a headless horseman. A friend, artist and director Julian Schnabel, says he often wants to shield Walken from certain social situations. "He's like a deer in the headlights," said Schnabel, who has known Walken for more than a decade. "He is a very, very modest person." Moviegoers can see him now in "Catch Me If You Can," as Leonardo DiCaprio's father, Frank Abagnale Sr.--a Willy Loman-like character constantly deluding himself and his family with grand ideas. His performance as an endearing loser goes against type for Walken--he doesn't kill, threaten or frighten anyone in the movie. But despite the aura of menace he has created around himself, his life outside of acting seems almost mundane on paper. He is a creature of habit. At 59, he has been married for 35 years to Georgianne Walken, lives in a comfortable house in Connecticut, is a "fish and vegetable" kind of guy, always stays at the Chateau Marmon( whenever in Los Angeles (for 25 years now), exercises every day and owns a Volvo-although he does not drive it, because, as Schnabel says, "he is afraid of crashing." b. Any excitement in his life, Walken admits, is due to his
career. "I mean, I'm from Queens," he said, with the accent. Recalling his beginnings as a movie actor in the 1978 Academy Award-winning film, "The Deer Hunter," he says, "I don't particularly like to do anything dangerous. And here I was in Bangkok. I was in the jungle and in the mountains. Being an actor has taken me places that I never would have gone to ... It's been a very interesting life." If he sounds reflective, it's because he is. His role in "Catch" awakened feelings of mortality. Steven Spielberg, the director of "Catch Me If You Can," had never worked with Walken. He was impressed with the actor's ability to finesse a character. "He has some of the best natural instincts of anyone I've worked with," said Spielberg. "I really think he likes to surprise himself. He comes prepared with some basic ideas of how to play the scene, but after the cameras are rolling, his instincts kick in." Later this year, Walken will star in commercial fare: Jerry Bruckheimer's "Kangaroo Jack," ''Helldorado" with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and "Gigli" with Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck. Nee Ronald Walken, Ronnie, as he is still called by childhood friends and family, was the middle child of three boys. Their mother, who
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Earlier Oscar nominations may decrease influence of Golden Globes next year LOS ANGELES (AP) When it comes to predicting Oscar winners, the closest thing Hollywood has to a crystal ball is the Golden Globes. The future is full of question marks for the Globes itself, however, as the Academy Awards move from March to February next year. The change could lessen the value of the Globes as a consensus-building tool because the Oscar nominations deadline now 10 days after the Globes may shift ahead of it to early January. For now, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which has hosted the Globes for 60 years, is in a holding pattern as its organizers wait to see what Oscar planners decide to do. Dagmar Dunlevy, president of
the association, said Tuesday it's too early to speculate about moving the event. She said she expected to discuss the matter with NBC, which broadcasts the ceremony. "Right now, it's going to be the third week in January as always," she said. "It could be NBC decides we're going to have a look at this and revisit the whole situation. It's always about doing things better and keeping things fresh." She said any scheduling change would likely be decided in March and dismissed concerns about the Globes losing its influence. "Do I have control about studio marketing and possibly having power taken away? No," Dunlevy said. "But it's not about power ... Its about appre-
ciation" for artists. Some show business figures have said they would support a new date for the Globes. Scott Rudin, who received the best dramatic film award Sunday for coproducing "The Hours," said backstage he hoped the Golden Globes would take place earlier to compensate for the Oscar change. "I think the Golden Globes are one of the two awards that people feel really make a huge difference to a movie," he said. "So I think it would be great if they moved earlier, because it's fantastic there is a big stop along the way for all these movies that are in the Academy race." As part of a two-year experiment, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decided to move the 2004 Oscars from
late March to Feb. 29 in a bid to shorten the three-month downtime that has become clogged with other movie award shows and intense campaigning. Academy spokeswoman Leslie Unger said organizers will determine the 2004 nominations schedule after this year's ceremony March 23. "But we will be obliged to have them earlier," she said. Fearing interest in Hollywood backslapping will fade after the Oscars, many of the organizations that host competing shows have already adjusted their own 2004 dates to early February, including the Screen Actors Guild, the Directors Guild of America and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. The Golden Globes are selected by the nearly 90 members of
the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and their opinions have received increasing attention mainly because of timing and television. The live NBC broadcast has traditionally exposed winners to a national audience after the Oscar nomination ballots are mailed to Academy voters but before the return deadline. The Foreign Press has a record of choosing Oscar winners, such as "A Beautiful Mind," "Gladiator," "American Beauty," and "Titanic." It fares well with performances, too, having honored Hilary Swank for "Boys Don't Cry," Julia Roberts for "Erin Brockovich" and Jack Nicholson for "As Good as It Gets." However, the Globes feature separate categories for comedies
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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 5247676 or e-mail 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 800-869-1451.
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. Broadway, Moore. For more information call 701-0014.
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MLS to try out Edmond Polls give diamond players high marks by Brad Frizell bf@thevistaonline.com Major League Soccer officials will evaluate whether or not UCO, Edmond and Oklahoma in general are suitable for an MLS franchise on March 29. UCO's Wantland Stadium will host an MLS soccer exhibition game March 29 said University Relations News Bureau Director, Charlie Johnson. The MLS officials have been looking into Edmond and other cities to see which is best suited to have a MIS franchise. UCO officials have been in and out of contact with Major League Soccer officials on bringing a soccer team to UCO and Edmond. President Webb was unavailable for comment. Jarret Jobe, Student Programs Coordinator said, "
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make the field able to handle all the action it receives. With UCO and all three
Edmond high school football programs playing in Wantland Stadium there will have to be some changes. The grass field has proven inadequate to handle rain and host multiple football games. In UCO's last game at Wantland Stadium the field was nothing but mud left over from the previous night's two Edmond high school games. One way the UCO administration has been trying to get a new stadium is to bring in a Major League Soccer team. This will be a big decision in how Wantland Stadium is renovated. Charlie Johnson said, "Whether or not we get the Major League Soccer franchise the plan is to renovate Wantland Stadium in conjunction with Edmond schools." The first regular season MLS game begins on April 5.
Women's hoops break even on the year by Brad Frizell bf@thevistaonline.com UCO women's basketball team improved their record to 7-7 beating Texas A&MCommerce 70-56 at Hamilton Field House Saturday. UCO 70 Texas A&M 56 As the Broncho's broke .500 on the season, they have started a two-game winning streak before going into conference play.
UCO started out the first half taking the lead early and never letting go. Laura Hamilton took charge of the Broncho's offense putting up 12 points in the first half. Texas A&M tried a come back late in the half but the Bronchos kept a slim lead 35-34 going into halftime. UCO came back into the second half increasing their lead. Kari Edge stepped in for the Bronchos as she and Hamilton both put up five points apiece on a 10-0 run.
With less than three minutes left in the second half the Broncho's took complete control of the game by outscoring A&M-Commerce 10-2. The Broncho's final seven points came from the free throw line where they made 19 of 28 for the night. UCO's Laura Hamilton contributed 26 points, tying her career high, four assists and two steals for the night. The Broncho's go on the road to Cameron University to begin LSC North Division play Jan. 23.
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by Brad Frizell bf@thevistaonline.com Lone Star Conference North Division preseason polls gave UCO men's baseball and women's softball top conference rankings and named a Broncho softball athlete player of the year Jan. 14. The men's baseball team received 7 of 11 first place votes to give them the No. 1 preseason ranking in the LSC North Division. UCO's softball team was picked second to five-time defending LSC North champs Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Senior softball catcher April Ferrall was awarded with the North Division player of the year honor. The Broncho's baseball team has won the LSC North the past two seasons to go on to the NCAA Division II tournament. Southeastern came in second with three first place votes and North Eastern receiving the remaining first place vote. UCO baseball, returning five starters from last year's 46-10 team, starts action on Feb. 6 at St. Gregory's Southeastern's softball club received five of the first place
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April Ferrall was named LSC North player of the year. votes.UCO trailed with three first place votes. UCO softball returns six starters back from last season's
35-16 team when they take up their bats on Feb.14 in Irving, Texas with the LSC First-Pitch Tournament.
Men add No. 6 to win streak by Brad Frizell bf@thevistaonline.com UCO men's basketball extended their winning streak to six beating Texas A&MCommerce 93-82 in a foul-ridden contest Saturday in Commerce, Texas. UCO and Texas A&M combined for 55 fouls and a total of 69 free shots in the game. Both teams had a tough first half with 14 lead changes, 11 ties and each committing 14 team fouls. By halftime, the roller coaster first half ended with a 42-42 tie. The Broncho's had trouble during the first half at the free throw line making 4 of 12. A&M-Commerce had no problem making their free shots, shooting 14 of 21 from the line. UCO never let Texas A&M get within more than three points the second half in claiming the 93-82 win. UCO improved at the free throw line going 13 for 21. Jason Pritchett led the Broncho's with a career high 27 points, adding 12 rebounds, four blocked shots and two steals. The men go on the road to begin LSC North Division play at Cameron University Jan. 23.
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Senior Jason Pritchett had a career high 27 points with 12 boards and four blocks versus Texas A&M.
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Wrestlers lose 23-dual streak in upset but come out third by Dara Lawless dl@thevistaonline.com After top-ranked UCO wrestling dropped their first round dual to No. 4 NebraskaKearney in a huge 21-19 upset, the Broncho's fought back to wrap up a third place finish in the Cliff Keen/NWCA Division II National Duals Sunday in Columbus, Ohio. Head coach David James said, "I was real proud of Sunday, proud of them for coming back and getting third." The loss to NebraskaKearney ended the Broncho's impressive 23-dual winning streak from last season. The shocker came after Kearney spoiled a 13-0 UCO lead in the dual winning six of the final seven matches. "I thought we wrestled not to get beat. They wrestled to beat us. It was an eye-opener for our program," said James, who feels
UCO must forget their national champion status last year and wrestle for 2003. On Sunday, Jeff Henning led the Bronchos to a 28-9 comeback victory as he cut down defending national champion No. 1 Mauricio Wright 4-1. That afternoon in the consolation finals, UCO clinched the No. 3 spot overcoming No. 11 Pittsburg-Johnstown 24-10 in a closely contested dual. Seven of 10 matches were decided by three points or less. James said, "There were a lot of tough matches decided in the third period and fortunately we were able to win the majority of them." UCO's No. 1 trio 125 Mark Dodgen, 133 Cole Province and 141 Matt Dodgen all went 5-0 in the tournament. Defending national champion at 165, Shawn Silvis, had a disappointing show winning only one match.
"To be frank I didn't think they'd beat our national champion at 165," he said. "We've got to make some corrections. We've got to find ways to win close matches in the third period," said James. Coach James said he felt his team showed great character in coming back Sunday. He said he was especially pleased with Cole Province's performance coming back from an injury with little tournament experience this season. UCO travels to Warrensburg, Mo. to face Central Missouri State in its next dual Jan. 23. The Bronchos will get a chance to redeem themselves as Nebraska-Kearney is on the schedule for Feb. 6 in Kearney, Neb. Coach James said, "We will get an opportunity to wrestle Kearney at their place. We need to do everything to be ready."
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Jeff Henning (184) upset the defending national champ 4-1 at the Division II duals.
Checking off the athletic department's Christmas wish list Sports Editorial
Dara Lawless Sports Editor
Okay, so maybe you're thinking Christmas is long gone and why write an article relating to Christmas. Isn't a newspaper supposed to be timely and all that? Well, yes it is. But if you'd had a Christmas break like UCO's sports department, you'd still be talking about it too. The Bronchos must have been extremely nice last year to get on Santa's VERY good list.
UCO football gets a new head coach, Chuck Langston, with all the accessories of energetic youth, determination and character. Following on Langston's heels, comes the new football staff with Mike Monroe as offensive coordinator, Bryan Gorka defensive coordinator and retaining 19-year UCO veteran Chuck Bailey as secondary coach. I'm sure that knowing he still had a job checked off a
wish on Bailey's list. But that's not all for the football team. Enter Aso Pogi, the 6'4, 245-pound, OSU quarterback with Division I experience and his release from OSU. Where does he transfer to? UCO, of course. Merry Christmas. No. 1 wrestling had a few gifts under the tree. Healthy wrestlers were a delight to find after Christmas for Coach David James.
At one point last semester the defending national champions were without two national champions and two All-Americans. The return of two-time national champion Cole Province at 133 from an elbow injury and AllAmerican Jeff Henning at 184 was good, but returning seemingly better than ever had to be one Christmas miracle. New head coach Terry
Evans is getting the success he probably wished for this Christmas. The men's basketball team is currently 10-4, well on their way to improving last year's 10-16 record. They're a perfect 7-0 versus LSC South Division opponents and start North Division play Thursday. Will they find the same success in their division? Maybe that falls under a New Year's wish.
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Appeal date to be set for casket sales case by Mark Schlachtenhaufen ms@thevistaonline.com A Ponca City businesswoman attempting to change the way caskets are sold in Oklahoma is appealing the ruling handed down last month by a state district judge. Attorneys for Kim Powers, co-owner of Memorial Concepts Online, filed an with the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, seeking an injunction against Oklahoma funeral service laws that restrict casket sales to licensed funeral establishments. The Institute for Justice, a Washington D.C. legal firm, is handling the appeal. In about a week the court date should be made known. The University of Central Oklahoma, which has the only funeral science department in the state, offers the training required for casket sales in the state. If the appeal succeeds, it will not affect the UCO Department of Funeral Services, said Dr. Chris Burkey, department chairperson. Powers said each federal court, including a unanimous panel of judges on the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, has concluded there is no legitimate basis for laws like the Oklahoma Funeral Service Licensing Act. "As this law stands today, when the death of a loved one
occurs, as a consumer in Oklahoma, you do not have the same choices that citizens of 40 other states have. The funeral industry can prohibit your choices by merely stopping any competition." "This law takes that choice away from the consumer and allows those decisions to be made by a small select group of individuals, not the consumer," Powers wrote to The Vista in the e-mail message. Terry McEnany, executive director of the State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors, said the laws in question have been in place for 97 years. An identical Oklahoma case in 1999, unsuccessful at the state level, was appealed up to the Supreme Court, which refused to hear it, McEnany said. To sell caskets in Oklahoma, a business must have a funeral establishment license and several requirements must be met in order to obtain the license, McEnany said. State licensed funeral directors must have at least 60 credit hours of college and be a licensed embalmer. UCO offers four-year degrees in funeral service. Oklahoma funeral establishments must have on staff a licensed funeral director and a licensed embalmer, a "preparation" room, a "selection" room for displaying merchandise like
caskets and viewing areas, McEnany said. Memorial Concepts Online has corporate offices in Oklahoma but no physical retail outlet location in the state. "I think the statute was clear all along," said Joseph L. McCormick IV, lead attorney for the defendants, the State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors. McEnany said the case
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An Oklahoma businesswoman is attempting to change how caskets are sold in the state. hinged on a central question: Does the state of Oklahoma have a "rational basis" for regulating the sale of caskets? "The answer is, 'Yes,'" McEnany said. "It's to protect the consumers." McEnany said the plaintiffs failed to produce hard evidence that shows they would be able to sell caskets at the same prices being offered at Oklahoma funeral homes, or even a lesser price. "There was absolutely no evidence presented at trial that would support that," McEnany said. '
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duced unrebutted evidence at trial which showed that funeral homes in Oklahoma marked up the prices of their caskets as much as 300-600 percent. "Even the state's own expert witness agreed that when you see casket markups above 300 percent you can infer a lack of competition in that particular market," Powers wrote in the e-mail message to The Vista. Last month, U.S. District
Judge Stephen P. Friot ruled in favor of the defendants. The plaintiffs sought a courtordered injunction against the laws and rules that restrict casket sales in Oklahoma to licensed funeral establishments and funeral directors, McCormick said. The state Legislature enacts laws governing the funeral service industry and the State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Service Directors sets the rules, McCormick said. "The challenged Oklahoma Funeral Services Licensing Act laws and Board rules do not 'unconstitutionally deprive plaintiffs of federal due process of law
or of equal protection guarantees because the restrictions imposed by Oklahoma's funeral service laws are rationally related to the legitimate purpose of consumer protection. Oklahoma's funeral service laws also do not deny any constitutionally protected privileges or immunities of citizenship," Friot wrote in his order. The plaintiffs asserted that the Oklahoma funeral service laws in question violated four clauses of 14th Amendment: the due process clause, the equal protection clause, the privileges and the immunities clause and the commerce clause of Article I, Section 8. Anyone who violates the funeral establishment licensing provisions could be charged with a misdemeanor and fined, McCormick said. Consequently, Memorial Concepts Online ceased in-state casket sales until the issue is settled in court, Powers said. In 2001, Powers, of Ponca City, and Tennessee resident Dennis Bridges launched Memorial Concepts Online. The company sells caskets over the Internet and has corporate offices in Oklahoma and Tennessee. Court records show Powers does not have a funeral director's license or an embalmer's license. Bridges is a licensed funeral director in Tennessee. Powers said she gained employment in 1996 with the Loewen group as a licensed advance planning counselor, selling funeral plans in advance of funerals. In 1999, when the Loewen group entered into bankruptcy, Powers began making plans for what became Memorial Concepts Online.
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Friday Delta Zeta Sorority spring recruitment is at 8:30 p.m. Friday Jan. 24. Church dress is required. For more information, call the Delta Sorority House at 844-1902.
Hurricane Jane will perform live at 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24 at "The Sip," 4301 N. Western. For more information, call Laura Wilhite at 216-81,12.
Saturday All international students are invited to the first Saturday Social event at 7 p.m. January 25th at the BCM, located at the corner of University and Main. We will watch a movie and eat movie food. Wear comfy clothes and bring a pillow! For more information, call Holly at 341-1232.
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THE EDMOND Public Schools Transportation Dept is in NEED of SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS. Free CDL training. Starting pay $8.44/hr, min 4 hrs/day. Must have application on file one week before next scheduled class in order to obtain necessary forms. Classes run Mon-Thurs, and you must attend all four nights. CALL 340-2962 for class time and place.
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