@TheVista1903 thevista1903 The Vista The University of Central Oklahoma’s Student Voice Since 1903
Monday June 20, 2016
‘Into the Woods’ out of the theater Elisabeth Slay @Eslayslay Reporter
As Red Riding Hood, Jack and Cinderella begin their journeys, little do they know that their fates will intertwine with a simple baker and his wife, who are on a quest to reverse a curse, all because they journied ‘Into the Woods.’ The University of Central Oklahoma’s Summer Stock Productions performed their rendition of the musical ‘Into the Woods’ on June 10-12 and June 1719 at Mitchell Hall. “So far the community has responded pretty well [to the show] we’ve had good ticket sales and we’re about to get more,” Nicholas Winterrowd, actor playing the Steward, said. Little Red (Codi McWhorter), the Stepmother (Dia Janae Baker), the Steward (Nicholas Winterrowd) and the Baker (Cody Dent) attack the narrator of ‘Into the Woods’, hoping that giving him to the angry giant, instead of Jack, may save the world. Photo by David Terry, The Vista.
Andonis Bagby @AirSkittleZ
Contributing Writer
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OKC Animal Shelter celebrates ‘Adopt-a-Cat’ month
The Oklahoma City Animal Shelter hopes to provide over 200 cats with homes during June’s national Adopt-a-Cat Month. This year the shelter is hosting Meowapalooza, an event to promote the adoption of cats and to teach people to be more responsible owners in an effort to reduce pet overpopulation. According to the Superintendent of OKC Animal Shelter, Julia Bank, the shelter took in 229 cats earlier this month due to “breeding season” which typically occurs during this time of year. Tiffany Roberts, who works at the front desk of the
shelter, said that the huge number of kittens typically come from people who are already cat owners. “People have cats who have litters of kittens around this time of year. They can’t keep or take care of them all so they drop them off here so we can help the kittens find a happy home,” Roberts said. Some ways to become a more responsible pet owner are by spaying or neutering cats which has even shown to reduce some unwanted behavioral issues. It also can help the shelter during this month by reducing the number of cats that come in.
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Casey McElroy
@theawesomerobot
E3 2016 shows vision of gaming’s future The Electronic Entertainment Expo, an event held last week in Los Angeles, shows gamers a glimpse into what they can expect for the upcoming year, marking the beginning of video game preview season. E3 offers video game publishers and developers a chance to showcase their biggest products to both press and consumers alike. However, some of those announcements were undercut this year due to an abundance of information being leaked to the
press a week before the show. Developer Bethesda Software gained premature news of the game “Prey,” as well as a remaster of popular role-playing game “Skyrim.” NetherRealm Studios, makers of the popular “Mortal Kombat” series, a sequel to 2013’s “Injustice: Gods Among Us,” suffered their newest game being leaked, and they responded by dumping a substantial amount of information, including multiple trailers, all before E3 had even begun. Continued on page 5