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BRIEFS >News Plane crash Ten people died Jan. 27 including students and support staff from the Oklahoma State University basketball team. ✓ Page 20
>Sports UCO women win The UCO women's basketball team rolled over Southwestern Jan. 27 in a 73-55 win. v Page 7
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TODAY IN HISTORY On this day in 1969, The Beatles made their last public appearance at a free concert at their Apple corporate headquarters in London. The group recorded "Get Back," and were also filmed for the movie "Let It Be".
QUOTE OF THE DAY "A man is not finished when he's defeated; he's finished when he quits." — Richard Milhous Nixon
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Traffic study reveals concerns, solutions farther back from the street, a center lane for left turns and restricting access to Main St. rompted by concerns of "Since construction finished on Safety Council members, Garland Godfrey Dr. and Main Oklahoma City-based Traffic Street, around the University Engineering Consultants, Inc. Center, pedestrians are mixing (TEC) conducted a study of traffic with traffic. The report gives .us on and around UCO. recommendations to The report, correct these types of "We have been compiled in problems," Powers said. November, detailed According to Keith concerned for a current vehicle and Weber, research pedestrian traffic safety assistant to the number of years issues and was president, the addition ... We have had submitted to UCO's of the Commons and executive committee the Wellness Center near misses and Tuesday, Jan.23. generated safety issues students have "Since 1993, two for vehicle flow. The students have been hit reconfigured parking been hit, but not crossing University lots will be designed to Dr.," said Don Powers, seriously hurt." reduce cut-through director of Safety and areas and create safer Environmental walking environments. —Don Powers Management. "We Maintenance and Safety and have been concerned law enforcement Environmental for a number of years vehicle traffic on Management about student safety. sidewalks should be director We have had near carefully regulated, the misses and few students have been report stated. Posts mounted at hit, but not seriously hurt." entry points to discourage The report suggested perimeter unofficial access were fences and more sidewalks to recommended. discourage mid-block pedestrian "We have had some Edmond crossing and more controlled residents wander onto campus and access for off-campus foot traffic. drive on the sidewalks," Powers Plans for better vehicle flow said. around the University Center As of Dec. 22, UCO has 11,479 include moving pay-lot booths registered vehicles using the BY BRADLEY PEMBERTON
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Traffic and safety issues around UCO have been the concern of a study and report conducted by Traffic Engineering Consultants, Inc. This parking lot, north of the Common, has been blocked off due to the construction of the Wellness Center.
parking lots, said Leon Fourcade, manager of university parking services. Analysis of 5,374 controlled parking spaces was submitted as a
by-product of the study. 2.25 cars per space compete in the available areas. Peak times occur from 10
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Dry-campus debate sparks student interest all people agree with that rule. because people go out to the "People smoke on campus. middle of nowhere to have Staff Writer Why not let them drink?" said parties and drink and then drive he issue of alcohol is Rachael Elliott, a sophomore back here [UCO]." something that has math education major. "If this were a wet campus, spawned many debates in "The people who come to they could stay here and party different levels of our society for school drunk are gonna do it and not endanger anybody," she many years. This topic is not whether or not alcohol is allowed said. stagnant at UCO, where an on campus," she said. BOROK passed the noalcohol-free policy is not just the Alcohol has been proven to alcohol policy several years ago. workings of the university. cause driving problems, which is Sheridan McCaffree, the The Board of Regents of one reason that some disagree general council for BOROK Oklahoma (BOROK) rules that with the policy. colleges said, "It [the policy] no alcoholic beverages are Kelley Naeher, a freshman reflects a choice regents have allowed on campus or in school- accounting major, said, "I'm made." related activities. However, not against it [the no-alcohol policy] "We just don't allow alcohol BY ANN DEE MCCLANE
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on campus or at events that are for students," she said. Requiring compliance with the policy is a concern for UCO's faculty. Jarrod Noftsger, assistant to the vice president of UCO and a conduct officer, said, "I don't know the genesis of that [the policy]. I just enforce it." Boosting Alcohol Consciousness Concerning University Students (BACCHUS) is an organization
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