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TODAY IN HISTORY In 1933, the United States established a 40 cent an hour minimum wage.

In 1982, "E.T.: The ExtraTerrestrial" broke all box-office records when it surpassed the $100million mark in ticket sales for its first 31 days of opening.

QUOTE OF THE DAY "Everything has been thought of before, but the difficulty is to think of it again."

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JULY 12, 2001

Lack of funds burn students, professors

BY BRADLEY PEMBERTON

Former UCO sociology professor and his ex-wife were found guilty July 6 of raping her daughter.

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have to pay a premium price to get them to do the work," Stapleton said.

"PI construction asked two other mechanical contractors to submit bids on the work.

One was twice as high as we expected and the other was three times higher."

Powers said some underground vaults already exist for the ductwork needed, but Stapleton added that some of the work involves handtrenching the area to avoid some of the other utility lines.

UCO allotted $145,000 — $80,000. for Thatcher Hall and $65,000 for the Art Building — for the project, but the increased cost halted the work until the Oklahoma State Regents approve additional monies, Stapleton said.

"We have more needs than we have funds. As critical

ue to a higher-thanexpected bid, Thatcher Hall and the Art Building may have to wait until October for air conditioning.

Frankfurt Short Bruza Associates, an architectural engineering firm in Oklahoma City, estimated the project would cost $135,00, to $150,000, said David Stapleton, UCO director of Architectural and Engineering Services.

PI Construction in Stillwater is contracted for capital projects and submitted a bid that was twice the anticipated cost, said Don Powers, director of Safety and Environmental Management.

"The problem is that mechanical contractors are hard to come by right now. We See COOLING Page 9 —

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Carrie Dolan, administrative assistant for art and design, utilizes several fans in her office in the Art Building. With the building doors open and large industrial fans to keep hallways and classrooms cooler, relief is not expected until October when the air conditioners are expected to be repaired.

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Phone line warns public of smoking dangers

BY SARAH ROBERSON

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he Oklahoma State Health Department created a toll-free second-hand smoke information line May 28 due to increased public interest on the issue.

As the first of its kind in Oklahoma, 1-800ONLY-AIR (1-800-665-9247) has taken more than 300 calls since its debut.

"It is making it easier to get information through this resource," said Doug Matheny, director of the Office of Tobacco Use Prevention and 1987 UCO graduate.

The information line was designed to inform the public about the danger of secondhand smoke, how to prevent being exposed and how to change laws supporting tobacco use.

"People can call with specific questions, leave their information and we will mail them a packet on second-hand smoke," Matheny said.

According to Matheny, 1-800-ONLY-AIR, the public education campaign that began in Tulsa, has helped to increase public awareness about smoking.

"By having a number that is easy to remember, without long distance charges, we

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are filling that need," Matheny said.

Polls conducted in January 1999 by Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., shows that 45 percent of Oklahoma adults polled feel that exposure to second-hand smoke is very harmful.

In addition, 86 percent of those polled feel nonsmokers should not have to put up with the annoyance and health hazards of cigarette smoke at work or in other public places.

Approximately 77 percent of Oklahoma smokers polled are also in support of the statement.

Matheny believes that the tobacco companies have silenced the issue and suppressed awareness about the danger of second-hand smoke.

"The tobacco industry has lobbied very heavily in state legislature to make sure smokefree policies are not enacted by the state," Matheny said.

According to information submitted by the Oklahoma State Health Department, exposure to second-hand smoke causes an estimated 750 PHOTO BY SARAH ROBERSON deaths per year in Oklahoma; about the same Some smokers choose smoke away from as motor vehicle accidents. building entrances so non-smokers won't Visit www.thevistaonline.com for more have to deal with second-hand smoke.

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OPINION & EDITOR AL WHAT IS OUR OPINION ABOUT SECONDHAND SMOKE ON THE UCO CAMPUS?

"I think that smoke free "I think that they should buildings are good." get a room to smoke because people outside — SHAUN STRIEKER don't want to breathe sophomore MI5 major while they are smoking."

—RICARDO YEPEZ freshman lnteranational trade major

Smokers, non-smokers share the air "I'm glad that the rule is they have to smoke outside and not inside the building."

"I try to avoid second-hand smoke — it's kind of annoying and I try to avoid

it."

—TIM EDWARDS

— CINDY WHITAKER

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ood health is often a matter of personal choice. Decisions about what to eat, type of occupation and whether to keep physically in shape are often choices left to an individual.

A particular element outside one's control is second-hand tobacco smoke.

Health conscious people too often must endure smoky rooms at parties, in restaurants or even a friend's car. Most businesses force smokers to go outdoors, but when the smokers congregate around points of entry to buildings, non-smokers must fight the carcinogenic haze to enter.

The same is true for UCO. While

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most buildings have designated smoking areas, nearly every doorway is surrounded by a group of people trying to quickly satisfy the nicotine urge before having to return to class.

Forcing the non-smoker to brave the smoke cloud is not necessarily the smoker's fault though. Most ashtrays are within just a few feet of the door. This leaves the smoker with the option of smoking near the ashtray or creating trash by throwing their cigarette butts down whenever they're finished smoking.

Following California's lead and banning smoking in any public venue,

such as clubs, seems somewhat extreme, but non-smokers need assurances they will not have their lives shortened because someone else chooses to play Russian roulette with their own lungs.

Perhaps the best solution is for smokers to be courteous about where they smoke and from which direction the wind blows. But this also means non-smokers need to be polite when asking a smoker not to blow smoke in their direction.

Like so many things, simple communication and a few kind words will get longer lasting results and better understanding on both sides. •

"Outside smoke doesn't "I don't think it is a problem bother me. I understand because people have to some people like to smoke smoke outside."

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Proposed cut in federal program could Jury convicts former UCO harm higher education in Oklahoma prof, ex-wife of rape the funding to OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A possibility of contmove on and proposed 23 percent cut in funding inuation of money. make a real impact to a federal program credited with That's why I like this on the schools. helping more students attend program."

"GEAR UP college would be felt in Oklahoma, Federal education made it happen." higher education officials said. officials say GEAR UP Three members President Bush is proposing a 23 isn't as effective as Trio, of Oklahoma's percent decrease in funding — and another program congressional the possible early phase-out — of proposed in Bush's delegation were Gaining Early Awareness and education plan. Trio is a among the House Readiness for Undergraduate consortium of education and Senate Programs (GEAR UP). programs awarded to supporters hoping The program was created in higher education, but to increase the 1998 as a way to fund partnerships not to common Chancellor Hans Brisch program's funding between colleges and common education. from last year's education in order to motivate Oklahoma became an budget. ideal place students.

Now, U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, Rto start GEAR UP Oklahoma, "This is not money on a because by the Okla., and U.S. Reps. Wes behind Texas and California, has stump. This is program's first year in Watkins, R-Okla., and Brad 1998 the state had Carson, D-Okla., are hoping to stop been the biggest beneficiary of the performance - based made significant the proposed $68 million cut to gains in graduation GEAR UP. program, said money.

Perform and you "We've taken advantage of this rates and college

Chancellor of more than any other state in the preparedness because Education Hans will have a possibility of of cooperation country," Carson said. "Already in Brisch. He predicts continuation of money. between common my six months (as a congressman), the program's and higher I've visited GEAR UP programs in

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that's why I like this education, said Muskogee and saw firsthand what Oklahoma, if Vice they're doing. They've helped 2,000 Assistant funding remains program."

Chancellor Dolores at-risk and low-income students."

consistent during Carson said he is cautiously Mize. the remaining three years, will Chancellor Hans "My thought was optimistic the effort to save GEAR Brisch 'they built this for UP will be successful. exceed $140 Oklahoma State Regents Oklahoma,'" said "When you can unite people million. ' "This is not Mize, who helped across the spectrum like me and money on a stump," he said. "This start GEAR UP in Oklahoma. "We Senator Inhofe, I think there will is performance-based money. knew what our next steps needed to be a strong coalition to maintain Perform and you will have a be, but we were challenged to find GEAR UP." • —

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — alleged the abuse began in An Oklahoma County jury 1997, the year the couple met convicted a former UCO in Washington, and continued professor and his ex-wife Friday for nearly two years. in connection with the rape of The state's case hinged on her 6-year-old daughter. the testimony of Coletti's The panel found Craig Lee daughter, who accused Robinson guilty of one count of Robinson of sexually abusing rape by instrumentation and her between 10 and 20 times convicted Kimberly Ann during the period she lived with Coletti of one count of him. She also testified her permitting the sexual abuse. mother would watch the abuse Robinson, 47, and Coletti, and one time was lying beside 44, were acquitted on three her on the bed. other charges by the jury, which But attorneys for the deliberated for nearly 18 hours defendants argued the girl's testimony was not credible and over two days.

Robinson, a former sociology that her statements professor UCO, and Coletti contradicted what she said at both denied the charges during the preliminary hearing. testimony. The couple divorced Jurors said they believed the child's testimony. in August.

The jury recommended Coletti testified that her Robinson receive five years in daughter is remembering an state prison, but the panel incident of alleged sexual abuse decided Coletti should bear the in Washington before they larger responsibility, and knew Robinson. The incident recommended a 10-year involved a friend of the child, sentence for her. District Judge but charges were never filed.

Virgil Black set sentencing for Some jurors said that swayed their decision to acquit on some Aug. 16.

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MCALESTER, Oklahoma (AP) — participation in the administration of A hospital has decided to stop capital punishment particularly supplying the state prison system with disturbing," Allyson Collins wrote in the chemicals used in executions, a June 14 letter, referring to the following a request from an anti- investigation of Gilchrist. death penalty group.

The group also cited the case of The Corrections Department will Robert Lee Miller, who was freed find another supplier of the drugs and after seven years on death row when the hospital's decision shouldn't delay DNA evidence showed he wasn't the execution of Jerald Wayne Harjo, guilty. Gilchrist worked on the case. who is scheduled to die July 17, said Gilchrist has denied allegations , department spokesman Jerry Massie. that she wrongly linked defendants to The agency will likely turn to its crime scenes by misidentifying fiber internal pharmacies to supply the and fluid evidence. drugs, Massie said.

In a response a week after Collins' The department bought the drugs letter, hospital chief executive officer — a mix of sodium thiopental, Joel Tate wrote that the board had pancuronium bromide and potassium only recently been made aware of the chloride — from McAlester Regional practice of providing the drugs to the Health Center for use in the death prison. chamber at Oklahoma State "What does seem clear ... is that Penitentiary in McAlester. assisting the state in the The hospital reconsidered its implementation of the death penalty policy after being contacted by seems inconsistent with the mission Human Rights Watch, an of a community hospital," Tate organization that opposes the death wrote. penalty.

"Therefore, we have recently The group cited the investigation informed the state that effective of Oklahoma City police chemist immediately we will no longer be Joyce Gilchrist, who has been providing lethal drugs to the state for accused of misidentifying hair and this purpose." fiber evidence. Authorities have Massie said it was the first time a restudied dozens of cases in which she lobbying group has caused a vendor provided evidence. to stop doing business with the "Revelations that tainted evidence Corrections Department. may have been used in capital trials Oklahoma has executed 13 people in Oklahoma make your institution's this year. •

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SPORTS Villines named media relations assistant

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Justin Villines assumes the assistant director of media relations and marketing position for UCO's athletic department.

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co graduate Justin Villines has made his name known in the bronze and blue pages of the UCO history book.

For on Monday, July 9, he will become UCO's first-ever assistant director of media relations and marketing for the athletic department.

"Justin is an excellent addition to our staff and we're happy to have him stay with the UCO family in this new position that will greatly benefit our department," UCO Athletic Director Skip Wagnon said.

"He's a bright, hard working as a graduate assistant in the young man who has shown in UCO athletic department in the past two years the type of 2000-01 after receiving a work he can do and we're grant from the College Sports Information Directors thrilled to have him."

The 23-year-old Villines, a of America native of Konawa, will assist (CoSIDA).

Villines, a member of the with the publicity for all 11 UCO athletic teams. He will Edmond Sports Council, has interned for the work closely O klahoma with The "Justin is an e xcellent Wranglers Arena Stampede Club, Football and the the new booster addition to our staff and Professional program that is we're happy to have him G olfers currently Association running the stay with the UCO family (PGA). He is athletic in this position that will pursuing his department's $5 master's in million capital greatly benefit our business campaign to administration raise funds for department." from UCO and is improved also working o n facilities.

—Skip Wagnon athletic h i s Villines will director for UCO Professional have the duties Certification in of sponsorship sales, including stadium Sports Marketing from the signage and advertising in University of Kentucky Sports game programs, along with Marketing Academy. game day promotions. He Though Villines is taking on also maintains UCO's official a new position the old traditions athletic web site for sports of excellence that he has information at brought to Broncho sports will www.bronchosports.com . certainly follow him. • Villines received his bachelor's degree in journalism/public relations in May 2000. He interned in the UCO media relations office in 1999-00. He worked

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SPORTS BRIEFS Golf signs five new players for 2001-02 season Central Oklahoma has signed five high school golfers for the 2001-02 season, including three state products.

Joining the Bronchos for the upcoming season will be Oklahoma prep standouts Chance Cruson of Clinton, Todd Dayton of Lawton and Brandon Gainer of Enid along with Shaun McDaniel of Liberty, Texas and Michael Vitale of Dallas.

"We've added five quality players to the program and I look forward to seeing what they can do," said head coach Dax Johnston. " All of them had outstanding high school careers and their best golf is still ahead of them."

Cruson was a three-time state qualifier at Clinton;

while Gainer finished sixth in the Class 6A State Tournament as a senior in finishing with a 74.1 scoring average.

Dayton captured eight tournament titles as a senior at Lawton MacArthur and finished with a 74.0 average and earned All-State honors.

McDaniel was a three-year starter at Liberty and had seven top-10 tournament finishes as a enior Vitale was the Class 2A state champion as a junior at Liberty Christian in Dallas, then had a 74.2 average and another top-10 state finish as a senior.

UCO, which has qualified for the NCAA Division II national tournament five times in the last nine years, has three starters back from last year.

The new recruits are not the first rookies heading into the Bronchos 2001-02 season. Former national champion and first-year coach Dax Johnston takes the tennis helm.

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Professor targets dirty components with new product computer mouse. called Tidymouse, but Bergman discovered that that The Happymouse will help a user dismantle and clean name had already been taken by a mouse pad.

Staff Writer their mouse in order to increase the sensitivity and Bergman has degrees in engineering physics, business r. Thomas Bergman, UCO associate professor of smoothness of cursor movement. administration and educational management, is in the process of patenting a tool The Happymouse is a single piece of plastic. technology. He is also a Certified that helps clean the internal components of a One end helps open the mouse ball slot, and Public Accountant. He has been "It's a n amusing idea. I the other scrapes teaching Management at UCO for 12 internal components of laughe d at first, years. oils and lint that build Bergman said that if the concept is probably because of the up from use. proven to work, he might launch Herb Giles, a retired name 'Happymouse.' other cleaning items, such as a UCO professor, said "It keyboard brush or a spray cleaner.

But then he gave me one does exactly what it's "At the risk of sounding like supposed to do, and very and I tried it out and it somebody in a TV commercial," quickly."

Garrison said, "I have to say that it Giles said though he worked." made my mouse work 'like new'." didn't feel most people Bergman applied for a patent 18 would purchase it at the months ago, and it could be as long as —Shephen Garrison retail level, it has a a year before the patent is issued. chair of the English great deal of potential in While Bergman sees the product to department specific advertising. as having a limited life cycle due to Bergman is working on a retail the increasing popularity of optical mice which don't distribution strategy to get the require cleaning. He said, "Research I did suggested there product into chain stores like were over 200 million mice in use, with projections of up Comp USA or Wal-Mart, but to 500 in the next three years." says that he expects to have to He sells Happymouse for $3.50, with packages of two, sell to small chains and 25 and 100 also available. independent stores.

Bergman currently makes his product in a molding Stephen Garrison, chair of the machine that cost $6,000. The machine makes two units English department, said, "It's an per 30-second cycle. amusing idea. I laughed at first, "If my volume gets larger, I'll buy a higher- capacity probably because of the name tool," Bergman said. `Happymouse.' But then he gave Bergman also recently patented an aluminum fence me one and I tried it out and it design, and is searching for potential manufacturers. worked."

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Dr. William Hickman, professor of journalism, uses the Happymouse to clean his clean mouse is a happy mouse."

Check out www.thevistaonline.com , and read the computer mouse. Dr. Thomas Bergman is awaiting patent approval for his The product was originally latest UCO news as early as Wednesday night. •

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Death of loved one impacts last-minute travel stress

BY JAYNA NOLEY Editor in chief

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magine you are floating through the air in a warm, gently rocking cocoon.

Feeling safe and secure with a full belly, you are dreaming an abstract, colorful dream of nothing in particular.

Suddenly, without warning you are jolted awake. Fighting disorientation, your eyes open and you try to remember where you are. Your plane has landed, and ready or not it's time for the butterfly to emerge from snug sanctuary.

People always say Mondays are the worst days. Mine had been no different. After thinking I had everything done, I discovered how wrong I was as I traveled all over town completing lastminute errands.

The haircut was one thing, but then I found myself in a dentist's chair having a molar surgically extracted. Don't get me wrong, I love my dentist. He's a charming, quick-witted country doctor with a ready smile. I

would prefer, however, to run in to him in social situations, rather than under the glare of his chair's lamp.

Never tempt the fates by making a statement like "It can't get any worse that this," because you will always find yourself proved wrong. Having stayed up all night to deal with last-minute travel plans and an unexpected tragedy, sleeping for the eighthour flight overseas to prevent jet lag would be no problem.

For the first time in my life I would find myself unafraid to fly and not the least bit claustrophobic. Unfortunately, I couldn't fall asleep right away. At first, all I could think of was the unpleasant surprise I had found at home.

After tying up what I thought were all the loose ends in need of attention before travel, I went home around 2 a.m. the day of the flight to rest and wait.

I intended to plan all the wonderful things I would do in England. Instead, I found myself making funeral plans.

I went outside to check on my

14-week old puppy, Benjamin, a labrador retriever and German shepherd mix. Over the past week, I had been commenting to friends how big he would be when I got home from the month long British Studies in Photography study tour.

Sadly, that would not be.

After going outside and calling him, and not being pounced on by a wriggling mass of tongue and tail, I instantly became worried that he had been stolen or had somehow chewed himself loose. I called to my PHOTO PROVIDED boyfriend and he went out into the yard to investigate. Students preparing to embark for England, gather outside the University Seconds later, I was Center before boarding the bus. The group left Tuesday, July 3 for the ordered to go back into the British Studies tour and will return August 3. house. By the tone of shock and sudden grief I heard in plans. I had to plan for my will be taken to his favorite parks my boyfriend's normally puppy's body to be autopsied and to be scattered in the places he soothing, self-assured voice, I for his remains to be taken care loved to romp and play. I refuse knew what he had found. I of. The decision was made for the to let this ruin a trip of a lifetime. caught a glimpse of Benjamin's Precious Pets Cemetery to have Thanks pup, I will never limp body bathed in moonlight, Benjamin picked up following forget the six wonderful weeks I and felt sick to my stomach. spent loving you. • the autopsy and to cremate him.

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AROUND THE NATION Nesting bird drives mayor from office in Maine

fireworks displays at the family cabin, she said. and will not look elsewhere.

Aaron Enzer, president of the Michigan Pyrotechnics Arts "She'll go and sit right where it was," said Levasseur, whose pigeons can fly up to 600 miles in a day. "I don't care where Guild, built the shells in which Tait's ashes were carried.

This is the second time he has built such fireworks, Enzer they put it. Those babies will die if the nest is moved."

Judy Walker, naturalist at the Maine Audubon Society, told the News. He called the practice of scattering ashes with fireworks an occasional one.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A pigeon has made its home in said it may work to move the nest a few feet at a time.

Tait's oldest son, Jason Tait, said the last shell, containing "She'll see it, at least," Walker said. the mayor's office at Portland City Hall. Already, the bird is most of his father's ashes, would be the big one.

If the nest is left where it is, the eggs probably would hatch starting a family there, laying two tiny eggs beneath Cheryl A. "He always loved the big, loud fireworks," he said. later this month.

Leeman's desk.

David Tait was vice president and partner in Ehman & "On the 18th day, they'll begin to peck their way out," "People are always accusing me of hatching something," said Leeman, who's been forced for the moment to give up her Levasseur said. "On the 19th day, if they don't hatch, she'll Greenstreet, an Ypsilanti Township real estate firm. He was involved in many community programs, including the abandon the nest." office.

Ypsilanti Heritage Festival and was the creator of the Mayor Leeman said she just wants to do what's right.

The pigeon, one of many that clutter City Hall's granite "I always take care of my constituents," she said, "regardless Renaissance programs at Ypsilanti, Willow Run and Lincoln sills and make a mess of the building's giant clock tower, schools. entered the mayor's office last weekend, through an open of who or, in this case, what they are."

Tait and his wife were co-chairs of the Heritage Festival window. parade.

The bird flew away when custodian Orrin Bimpson showed up Monday to clean the second-floor office. Bimpson spotted a nest of twigs with a single white egg in it beneath the mayor's desk. He informed Leeman, who asked that the office window be kept open to let the pigeon return to the nest.

YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A man's family On Tuesday, Bimpson discovered that the pigeon was back, has carried out his final wishes, launching his ashes in a and a second egg was in the nest.

LANDER, Wyo. (AP) — Wally McDaniel was just a few fireworks shell.

"No one knows quite what to do," Bimpson said. "I've been David Tait's wife and three sons set off fireworks shells over weeks old when someone checked out a copy of the book told just to leave her alone."

Ford Lake prior to the main fireworks display Monday in this Dead or Alive, by Max Brand, from the Fremont County Assistant City Manager Anita Lachance said the nest and Washtenaw County community. Tait, a local businessman Library. the eggs will be moved outside, perhaps onto the window sill.

The book finally made it back to the library June 28, after and community volunteer, died suddenly last July at age 45.

But Gil Levasseur of Sanford, who has been raising and "It's going to be pretty emotional," Marianne Tait told The McDaniel, 56, found it among several he bought at an estate racing pigeons most of his life, said that would not be wise. He sale.

Ann Arbor News Monday afternoon prior to the fireworks. said the mother will go back to the original spot of the nest, "We just accepted it with a smile and a laugh," said While most of the thousands of people attending the fireworks display were unaware that librarian Barbara Oakleaf. "I think we'll use it in a display to Tait's ashes were in the first four bursts of color encourage people to bring back our books no matter how long and sound, Marianne Tait said she had invited they've been out."

The last due date was May 20, 1945. The card pocket family members and set up a tent so they could inside Dead or Alive clearly states that the late fee would be 1 share in the last tribute to her late husband.

She described her husband as always playful cent per day, which would amount to $204.79.

At today's rate of 10 cents per day, the fine would come to and full of life, making the fireworks ending a $2,047.90. fitting one.

Oakleaf said the library never charges more than $2 for a "I don't know where he got the idea other than the fact that he always enjoyed the fireworks," she late book to encourage people to return them no matter how late they are. said.

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continued from page 1 items pop up, we move them to the top of the list. After we connect the two buildings, we still have some worn out components that need replacing.

Hopefully, this will be the last summer we have to worry about the air conditioning problems," Stapleton said.

The Art Building is using large industrial fans to cool the hallways, offices and classrooms.

Many of the classes have moved to other buildings with air conditioning.

Carrie Dolan, administrative assistant for art and design, said the Education Building, the Human Environmental Sciences Building and the Library are being utilized for classrooms.

"We are doing the best we can.

Everyone has been really accommodating," she said.

Dr. Thomas E. Guild, professor of general business, has his office in Thatcher Hall, but says he is unable to stay in there for any length of time.

"I was in my office for about 10 minutes before my evening class and I was sweating so bad, I almost passed out," Guild said.

"It's horribly inconvenient for my students too. They come to meet me in my office and are ready to leave after only a few minutes. It makes it virtually impossible to do our jobs in serving our students," he psaid.

"There has to be something wrong with the administration's spending priorities if they can spend money on new buildings and leave the faculty and staff without air conditioning from April to October."

"Air conditioning in Oklahoma during the summer is a necessity, not a luxury" he said.

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BY DAVE THE GREAT, STAFF MYSTIC Editor's note: Dave the Great is on a tour of England, Scotland, Ireland, Belgium, Germany and any other places that are likely to have better alcohol than is available in Oklahoma. Readers may notice some irregularities in his column as he will be gone for the entire month and writing his column via e-mail.

Also, it is cloudy in England, so he can not see the stars often enough to do an accurate horoscope. This should cause no irregularities whatsoever.

Well folks, I spent the day in a 2,000 year old Roman temple to the Goddess Minerva, and ate lunch in a cafe that overlooks rolling hills, a castle and the Avon river. This land is full of complete beauty, ancient architecture and quaint customs.

And a McDonalds.

Yes, the American contribution to the world's gastronomic culture exists here as well. Stashed away in a medieval alleyway it sits, like a fat, warty toad of.a restaurant, hardening the arteries of the English and giving all American tourists a reason to apologize on behalf of our country. I felt an overwhelming sense of guilt at the site of gaudy golden arches bolted into a rock wall older than anything we have dreamt of in the states.

There is also a KFC, a Domino's and a Gap. As I strolled across the cobblestones, every passing store made me weep. What could we possibly do to atone for the tackiness of American influence? What possible penance could we serve to even the score? I could think of nothing that could make up for the Big Mac wrappers and the greasy chicken buckets littering the sidewalks, until I saw a Ben & Jerry's.

So here I sit, scarfing a double Cherry Garcia and mulling over our greatest gift to the British people. We saved them from the Blitz, gave them the best medical science and gave homage to their entire culture every time we produced a spy movie, but none of this even comes close to the gift of truly great ice cream.

Anyway, it has been cloudy every day since we got here, except for the first night, when I taught the Brits what a toga party is, (much to the dismay of the local constabulary) and last night, when they taught me what a real dance club is (much to the dismay of, well, anyone who had to watch me dance).

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he Iron Room Gym has recently brought a no nonsense fitness facility to Edmond, according to Craig Parham, owner.

With the opening of the fitness and tanning facility on February 19, approximately 1000 people have joined to shape up, get strong and stay tan.

"We don't try to trick people. My niche is for people to come in and get shape with no contracts," Parham said.

According to Andy Burnett, who manages the gym, about 25 UCO students are now members.

Sara Lewis, a UCO freshman said, "As a college student, not signing a contract is important in case school doesn't work out or if you don't have the money one month."

The gym is equipped with various weight lifting equipment, cardio machines and tanning beds. In addition, tanning products and nutritional supplements are sold onsite.

"The cost for someone to join is $25 a month for fitness and tanning," Parham said," and $40 for a family up to four people."

Former UCO basketball player and current UCO senior Dante Harris said, "Most students have to pay for tuition and books before they pay gym fees, so the less expensive the better:" Parham feels that the monthly cost fits well with a college budget

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Iron Room owner Craig Parham assists an member on the stationary bicycle. Since the facility opened in February approximately 1,000 people, including about 25 UCO students, have signed up.

and that young people are interested in learning how to stay fit.

"People in college are interested in learning and studying," Parham said.

"I want to teach people the correct way to get lean and encourage greater success."

Parham has spent the last 15 years surrounded by fitness. Among his fitness accomplishments is winning the state title in power lifting, drugfree.

"My focus is on getting people lean and stronger," Parham said. "We are too weight conscious in this country and spend too much money on diet fads."

Among Parham's goals in fulfilling his dream is to help others. On a daily basis, he establishes personal fitness plans for his customers, free of charge.

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"We should be focusing on the mid-and upper-level narcotics dealers, but we've had to refocus on meth," Oklahoma City police Lt. Tom Terhune said. "We've had search warrants we can't execute because we've had to work a meth lab.

"Meth doesn't have the volume we saw with the crack cocaine trend, but it's more manpower intensive."

For more than a year, the Oklahoma City police department's special operations team has had more work than it can handle. In 2000, the department seized 153 labs and is ahead of that record pace with 91 this year as of July 1.

Terhune has been working narcotics for 20 years and has been involved in about 400 meth lab seizures. He's seen drug fads come and go, but nothing's put him on the defensive like meth.

"What you have to remember is that almost every chemical used in the cooking process has a skulland-crossbones warning on the container," Terhune said.

There isn't enough time in the day, and there aren't enough trained personnel to keep up with the lab seizures. In Oklahoma City, 16 officers have been fully trained to seize a meth lab. At least 20 more are needed, Terhune said.

"I like doing proactive police work, but with the labs, we've

become a response team," Terhune said. "It takes a special type of personality to work this stuff."

Methamphetamine has raised the ante in ways Terhune could not have imagined.

"In the old days of narcotics, we would wear blue jeans and Tshirts and haul out the dope and call a chemist," he said.

Now they arrive at the scene toting at least $70,000 in laptop computers, digital cameras and monitoring equipment and more closely resemble trained chemists than police officers.

Often, the Oklahoma City Fire Department is called to support them in case of a fire or explosion, and for every ounce of dope they confiscate, they gather 6 pounds of hazardous waste.

"I've had to crawl over trash to get to trash in some of these places," said police Sgt. Vanessa Price, who patrolled in the Will Rogers District before she joined the special operations team.

"I've seen women who were visibly pregnant but they didn't know they were pregnant, and I've seen a 6-year-old child who was the 'adult' in the house responsible for taking care of the younger siblings because Mom and Dad were doing meth for five or six days and had crashed," Price said.

Breaking up a lab and posting a placard on the door warning of contamination is the easy part, Price said.

"It's what happened in that house and how if affects that family and that neighborhood that's important," she said. •

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POLICE BRIEFS Arrest

Vandalism

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June 26, 11:14 p.m.

A Commons resident was arrested on charges of A woman reported an attempted burglary of her stalking and computer crimes. Items were taken car in the Commons parking lot. No property was into evidence by the OSBI, Bethany police and missing and several fingerprints were taken from UCO investigators. the window.

June 28, 2:32 a.m.

A man was arrested following a pursuit by DPS for driving in a reckless manner. He was speeding on Ayers and ran several stop signs. During the pursuit he damaged a fire hydrant at Robin Hill and Winding Lane. He claimed he did not stop for officers because he had a curfew and was late.

Officers suspected the man of driving under the influence and he was transported to Oklahoma County Jail.

Missing Persons June 30, 2:41 a.m.

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A man reported that a friend and been hit in the head with a metal chair. The two men chased the subject to the area of Ayers and University where DPS officers located the man. Edmond Police were contacted and they took custody of the suspect.

Items Found June 25, 1:13 p.m.

A camera with a case, film and batteries was turned into DPS. The property was found near Evans Hall and is listed under property tag #1563.

July 2, 7:55 a.m.

A man from the plumbing shop reported finding a VCR on his desk. It was checked against the NCIC and did not come back as stolen. The VCR was checked into property.

July 7, 7:32 p.m.

DPS was dispatched to the Baptist Student Union regarding an automobile fire. The owner was found Medical Call attending a play in Mitchell Hall. The owner June 26, 11:35 p.m. opened the hood and found electrical wiring A man was injured while playing basketball near connected to the alternator had caught fire.

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• KC and the Sunshine Band will perform at Frontier City at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, July 14. The Charlie Daniels Band at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, July 28. Both concerts are included with the price of admission to the park. Frontier City is located at 11501 N. 1-35 Service Road. For more information call 4782412, ext. 259.

• Everclear, as well as additional bands American Hi-Fi and Mayfield Four will be appearing Tuesday, July 24 at the Bricktown Events Center, 425 E. California. Tickets are available for $25 in advance and $28 day of show at OK Ticket Outlets. Doors to the Bricktown Events Center open at 7 p.m. For more information, or to charge tickets by phone, call 948-6800.

• The July Sunday Twilight Concert Series by the Arts Council of Oklahoma City will be held at 6:30 p.m.

Sundays, July 1 to July 29 at the Myriad Gardens Water Stage, 100 Myriad Gardens Ave. In order of appearance, performers are Sisters of Sing, Pearl, Borderline, Conjunto Clave, and the British Invasion Beatles Tribute. For more information, call 270-4848.

• Peter Frampton, John Waite and Journey will perform at the KRXO Birthday Bash 6 p.m. July 29 at the Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheater, 2101 N.E. 50th. Tickets are available from Tickets.com and are $28.50 in advance and $30 the day of the show. To charge tickets or for more information call (800) 511-1552.

• Bricktown Reggae Fest July 27 through 28 will bring continuous live music, food and vendors to the corners of Sheridan and Oklahoma Ave in the heart of Bricktown.

Artists scheduled to perform are Bubble, Jahruba & the Street People, Cryout, Watusi, Reggae Cowboys, Local Hero, Boom Shaka and Wailing Souls. Gates open at 5 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free before 7 p.m. and $8 afterward. For more information call 236-4143.

• Cheeseburgers in Margaritaville: The Survivor Party will be held at 7 p.m. July 21 at 50 Flags Plaza at the State Fairpark. Tickets are $45 in advance or $55 the day of the event. This is a benefit for the Oklahoma City Art Museum.

For more information, call 946-4477.

Exhibits • A series of Laser Rock Shows and the KATT Quarterfest Exhibit will be on display through Aug. 19 at the Omniplex, 2100 NE 52nd St. in Oklahoma City. The Laser X show will be presented at 8:30 p.m. from Thursday through Sunday and the Laser Zeppelin Show at 9:30 p.m.

The Laser Metallica show will be presented at 10:30 p.m.

Friday and Saturday and Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon will be held at midnight. Admission to the laser shows is $6.50 for adults, $5.75 for seniors and $5.25 for children.

The Quarterfest exhibit is free with paid admission to the laser shows. For more ....motion, call 602-6664.

• The Graduating Student's Show, a collection of art

created by UCO seniors will be on display 9 a.m to 5 p.m.

Monday through Friday and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays from July 1 to July 27 in UCO's Central Museum of Art and Design. Admission is free. An artist's reception for will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. July 1 outside the museum. For more information, call 974-5209.

• Morning Zoo Rise through at the Oklahoma City Zoo offers visitors a chance to see zoo animals during earlymorning feedings. Additional activities include animal enrichment sessions. Gates open at 7:30 a.m. and not all exhibits open before 9 a.m. Admission is $6 for adults and $3 for children and senior citizens over 65, and children under 3 are free.

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