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>News Measuring intelligence Psychologist and author Dr. Daniel Goleman will present a session March 26 on Emotional Intelligence. ✓ Page 4

>Sports Players honored Three UCO students were recently honored as Lone Star Conference Players of the Week. v Page 6

Second time around

jera Stone says the DVD release of 80s flick Say , Anything is as endearing as when first released. v Page 9

TODAY IN HISTORY In 1794 Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin, a device which allowed 50 pounds of cotton to be cleaned a day, compared to the pound a day ratio existing before Whitney's invention.

Their preliminary trial has been set for April 2. Staff Writer Both were arrested last October he Oklahoma County after an Oklahoma County judge District Attorney's office has granted a search warrant on their filed charges against two Edmond apartment. The UCO Department of former UCO football players after they were accused of posting Public Safety (DPS), along with sexually-explicit pictures of a the Oklahoma County Sheriff's office, served the female student on the warrant Oct. 12, Internet and on 2001. campus. "Until a Retrieved from the Darvin Vincent conclusion is made suspect's apartment Hall, 20, and Jason were a camcorder, Eugene Phenix, 21, are about their case, VHS tapes, computer both charged with one disks and a computer felony count each for they are off the tower. The publishing the victim's equipment was then pictures, telephone team." logged as evidence numbers, and home. and taken to the address on various web —Gary Howard County's computer sites— a violation of UCO head football investigator so that section 1953 of the coach data could be Oklahoma Computer retrieved. Crimes Act. The victim claimed that the They are also charged with misdemeanor stalking for posting two men videotaped and took fliers on cars and buildings around pictures of her during the spring . the UCO campus containing the 2001 semester in her Commons victim's private information. apartment while working on a BY ZACH E. NASH

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class project. She told DPS that she was unaware at the time that there was film in the camera. According to a DPS search warrant affidavit, on Sept. 11, 2001 the suspects' apartment was broken into and the suspects believed that the victim was the one who did it. The victim had approximately 30 calls on her phone after her information was wrongfully posted.

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on the web sites and was advised by DPS to change her phone number. Both suspects played football and have been suspended from the team until after the trial. "We go by the Athletic Department's policy. Until a conclusion is made about their case, they are off the team," UCO head football coach Gary Howard said.♦

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THURSDAY • MARCH

BY JERA STONE

Staff Writer

ew UCO student identification (ID) numbers will be mailed to the students around spring break. The counters of the computer terminals near the admission and enrollment office are being replaced with new cabinets. These are some of the changes students will see due to the changes in enrollment procedures effective for the summer and fall semesters, starting April 8. The new ID will be a systemgenerated number, which begins with an asterisk symbol and is followed by eight numbers; said Jerry Legere, assistant vice president for enrollment management and registrar. "Students will need to memorize that number because that will be the basis for transacting all university business

effective the summer term," Legere said. "That ID number will not be given out over the phone, so if they forget the numbers, they'll have to come in 'with a picture ID," he said. Armed with the new ID numbers, students will be able to enroll for summer and fall classes online, Legere said. "They'll need to change their PIN number from the six digit birth date to something else the first time they log on," Legere said. Enrollment dates for students will not be based on classifications and last names PHOTO BY ELISE CARR any longer, Legere said. Auxilliary Services lead carpenter Glenn Hightower measures a "What we are going to do is cabinet in the temporary shop located in East Hall. The new cabinets to do it strictly by credit hours," will be placed in the Nigh University Center to improve the Legere said. enrollment area. Students with more credit hours will be allowed to enroll students. On any given day, four assigned, he said. first, beginning with the graduate different time blocks will be See CHANGES, Page 3

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EDITORIAL WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR SPRING BREAK?

Spring Break, here we come! --_1

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"Absolutely nothing. That's the great part about it."

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—SEOW LIM —NATSUMI OKAZAKI MBA Sophomore graduate student Broadcast Communications major

is the season to make folly. Nine clays and nights of freedom from professors, classes and nightmare parking await those lucky people who don't have to work or were smart enough to ask for a week off from the job or jobs they do have. Many will be off to sunny locales and warmer climes sipping (chugging?) drinks and basking in the sun. Others will be off to snowy locales and colder climes

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"I am staying at home working and playing with my dog."

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—RACHAEL TULLY Freshman Journalism major

"Going to visit my cousin "Going to New York." in Stillwater." —ANNE MWIROTSI

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—SAYAKA HIRATA Sophmore Journalism major

falling on their faces in the snow. Many will enjoy nine days of drunkenness. Many will regret nine days of drunkenness. Many will come back with no money, or at the very least, with larger credit card debts. The rest of us will be working at our low-paying, thankless jobs — trying to pay off our own large credit card debts. There are some things to keep in mind while you are away from school and

responsibility. Don't drink and drive. Don't go to Pakistan, Israel or Afghanistan. Don't eat the yellow snow. And don't forget to come back to school on the 25th. We're past the halfway point now. We only have thirty days of school left after the break, not counting finals week. It's all downhill from here. Unless you don't come back because you're in jail, or worse. •

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CHANGES: Officials say online enrollment will benefit students, staff continued from page 1 "Students can people to enroll, allow enroll during their them to do it at their "We hope to make time assigned or after convenience, and their time, but not , reduce the amount of it easier for before," Legere said. time our staff will have Each course will to spend enrolling people to have a five-digit students," he said. course reference enroll...allow Nicole Bell, applied number assigned in liberal arts senior, said them to do it at the order it was she likes the idea of entered into the their enrolling online. system, Legere said. "I remember, "We won't assign convenience." especially as a each department a freshman, you sequence of numbers sometimes wait for an —Jerry Legere any more," he said. hour to an hour and a Assistant vice Students who are half in line," Bell said. president for late in paying the "A lot of students enrollment tuition will be charged don't have time to management a $40 late fee and come up here," Bell additional 1.5% of the outstanding said. tuition for each month afterward. David Selliman, a service The new five-million-dollar administration system with new software by a Nalvern, ra nd ys rn in S . CO rn Pennsylvania-based company, System Computer and M&M,d2.1— Technology, enabled the A — AL ga' in OP convenience of enrolling online, I MUSie & Movies Legere said. "We've.been working on this for a year to a year and a half," Legere said. "We hope to make it easier for

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representative at the admission and enrollment service office, said he's excited about the new system. "I think it's something that will really benefit the students," Selliman said. The employees at the enrollment service will be there to solve any computer system problems and help students who choose to enroll in person, Selliman said. "This is going to make it easier in the long run," Selliman said. Legere said he expects to see good feedback from students. "People won't have to stand in line or camp out the night before any more," Legere said. For enrollment dates and other information, log on to www.registranucbk.edu . •

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Emotional intelligence author to speak in UCO session BY LAURA BELLO

Constitution Hall presenting these topics with the Educators' ost people agree that Leadership Academy (ELA). The ELA is a statewide brains aren't everything. The smartest person on academy that trains educators and the planet may struggle to supervisors from elementary to college levels to be good leaders. It compete in an office setting. One author explains having a is a non-profit organization balance between a person's high housed at UCO, said Executive Director Suzanne Betz. I.Q. in connection with The one-year his or her emotional academy meets for state. He defines this "[Emotional three days in the state as a person's summer for an Intelligence] is Emotional Intelligence extensive session, (E.I). much more and then has five Psychologist and follow-up sessions author Dr. Daniel important in the throughout the year. Goleman says in his "E.I. is much more book, Working with workplace than important in the Emotional Intelligence, people realize." workplace than that workplace ability people realize," Betz based on emotional said. intelligence has a —Suzanne Betz Assistant Vice greater role in success executive director, President for than intellect or Educators' Academic Affairs Dr. technical skill. His Leadership Donna Guinn books and lectures Academy attended the teach people how to academy during the 1999 — 2000 cultivate their emotional year. intelligence. "The program was planned and He will be on campus from 10 a.m. — 1 p.m. March 26 in the organized to effectively encourage Nigh University Center growth, by exposure to a variety of Senior Writer

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leadership principles and theories, through reading, group interaction and presentations by nationally known authorities on the subject. It was particularly nice that we didn't have to leave Oklahoma to have the experience," she said. Goleman also wrote Emotional Intelligence and Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence. He wrote about the brain and behavioral sciences for The New York Times and was a visiting faculty member at Harvard. He is the founder of Emotional Intelligence Services. Before people come to the session, they fill out the Emotional Intelligence Survey online. "Some people are surprised at their results," Betz said. Then they bring their results to the session, which remain confidential. "The purpose [of the session] is to develop their E.I.," Betz said. Registration for the session with Goleman is restricted to the firSt 500 applicants. Admission is $75 for ELA participants and ELA alumni, $100 for Educators and non-profit organizations, $125 for corporations and $25 for students. Contact Betz for more information at 974-5560. •

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SPORTS Bronchos take home LSC honors The senior pitcher from Norman threw a Sports Editor no-hitter leading the CO baseball and softball Bronchos to a 2-0 win as captured LSC Player of the part of a doubleheader Week awards spanning the sweep over the weekend. last two weeks. Kyle He struck out Dover earned the nine and walked pitching award for only one in the LSC North Division seven-inning baseball and April game. Ferrall and Jessica "That says a Kirby earned the lot about Kyle's softball awards for work ethic, to hitting and pitching, pitch a no-hitter respectively. after missing last Kyle Do ver Dover was named season with an Lone Star elbow injury is Conference North Division great," commented coach Pitcher of the Week for his Wendell Simmons. amazing pitching performance The previous week, against Nebraska-Kearney March _UCO Softball swept the 10 at Broncho Field. LSC pitcher and hitter BY BRIAN HOSTETLER

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fter a successful 3-1 weekend at St. Gregory's Invitational, - UCO softball came back home to secure doubleheader wins against Northwestern Oklahoma 9-4 and 1-0 March 12. Jessica Kirby started the first game for the Bronchos giving up six hits and four runs in little over five innings pitched. The Bronchos jumped out on top in the first inning 4-0 through two douWes from April Ferrall and Julie Cyr, a base hit from Courtney Cole to advance the runners, a 2-RBI base hit from Shauna Perry, and a little help from some wild pitches. . The Rangers took two runs in the second but were matched by the Bronchos in the bottom of the inning when Cyr nailed a two-run double. . Once again Northwestern's pitching proved inadequate as the Bronchos scored three more runs in the fifth to go up 9-2. The Rangers managed to rally for two runs in the top of the sixth before reliever Falon Barnes came in to wrap up the game 9-4: Julie Cyr led the offense going 4-4 with three doubles and four RBIs. Ferrall banged two doubles of her own and Perry drove in three. The second game was a silent one at bat as UCO and Northwestern both remained scoreless until the final inning when the Bronchos pulled out a close 1-0 victory. A tough Broncho defense headed by Jennifer Chavira's pitching gave no breaks to the struggling Rangers. Chavira came out with the heat, striking out eight and

allowing only three hits in seven innings plans to add to the win column at home when they pitched. The Rangers failed to get anything play host to the Aggies of going until a blooper to left field landed for Cameron March 19. their first hit of the game in the fifth. UCO faced a deadlock at 0 when they came up to hit in the bottom of the seventh. Nikki Vandever, lead it off for UCO. With one swing she sent one deep over left center for a home run to aid the Bronchos in a nochoke 1-0 win. The Bronchos lost their first game in the St. Gregory's invitational 5-4 to Oklahoma Christian after - the Eagles capitalized in the bottom of the seventh with four runs. Then the Bronchos rebounded to take the host, St. Gregory's, 7-5. UCO won both its games 3-1 over Science and Arts of Oklahoma and crushed St. Mary's 13-3. The Bronchos smashed 16 hits in the romp against St. Mary's. UCO softball is now 11-5 on the season and

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Oklahoma family relations conference slated for March 15 BY LAURA BELLO

National Council on Family Relations will talk about the he Oklahoma Council of social and economical impact of Family Relations (OCFR) Sept. 11 on families. Lecturer of human will hold its annual conference from 8 a.m. to 2:30 environmental sciences Glee p.m. tomorrow, March 15, in the Absher said Benjamin will share about how the families are dealing Nigh University Center. Keynote speaker and Executive with the loss of a support system Director Michael Benjamin of the and how it affects us as a nation.

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REVIEW Say Anything is endearing love story again on DVD The relationship between Lloyd and Diane develops as they get to know each other and grow closer. This does not please Diane's over-protective father, Jim (John Mahoney). Diane has ears before he gave us Jerry always had a close relationship Maguire and Almost Famous, with her father, who runs a Cameron Crowe, in his nursing home. directing debut, gave The courtship of us an intelligent and Lloyd and Diane "Crowe's script endearing first-love progresses so naturally story in Say Anything. without all the shows plenty of And now, we finally formulas and cliches get the DVD edition we are so used to amazing small of this film that will seeing in most "teen details that make perhaps forever be on movies." We can see the list of my favorite their feelings growing a good story and movies. deeper for each other John Cusack, in bring us fantastic and them realizing what many consider that they are in love characters." as his breakout role, is for the first time in Lloyd Dobler, a nice their young lives. regular guy whose When Jim is being —Jera Stone persistence finally investigated for on Say Anything convinces the high allegations of stealing school class money from the nursing home valedictorian Diane (lone Skye) residents, Diane tries to hold on to go out with him. to her faith for her father by

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understanding of the characters, and deliver with genuine feelings that make a great script come alive. The commentary included in the .DVD by Crowe, Cusack and Skye is definitely enough of a reason to buy the disc. How else would you find out what Crowe was thinking when he made that first shot as a director, and the answer to the burning question of whether or not Cusack and Skye ever transported that on-screen chemistry off-screen? Also included in the DVD are

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Orientation leaders sought for Stampede Week 2002 BY MICHAEL LARSON Senior Writer

hose desiring a $50 stipend and the glory of helping others may apply before March 15 to be this year's Stampede Week Orientation Team Leaders (OTL). As OTL's, students are expected to attend monthly meetings held over the summer and help with new student orientation. "On August 15 and 16, there will be 1,000 new freshman and their parents on campus that will need orientation," said Beverly Prosser, administrative assistant for Student Services. She said, "OTL's are the greatest leadership on campus, and Stampede Week is the biggest event on campus„ OTL's go on to become the best leaders on

campus," saying she didn't know what other leaders to compare them to. Kenneth Wohl, community health junior, is a former OTL, and participated in OTL preparation classes held monthly throughout the summer. Wohl said the classes helped him "become a more well rounded UCO student. They help you grow as a student and learn more about the university so you can better help other students." Prosser said in addition to the $50 and the experience, students get the "notoriety that comes with being an OTL." Wohl said, "It's more about what incoming freshmen get out of it than what you get out of it." During the orientation, Wohl helped new students get to know one another with introductive ice-

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Students, faculty prepare for Liberal Arts Symposium BY MICHAEL LARSON

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or eight hours every spring, professors relinquish teaching authority and the Liberal Arts building transforms into a playground for student's ideas. UCO's 14th annual Student Symposium, titled "Bridges Across the World," is April 17. All classes in Liberal Arts are cancelled and transferred to the symposiurri. Some professors will require their students to attend. Students from the Liberal Arts and Arts Media and Design colleges will perform dramatic readings, theater, poetry and music. Students will overtake classrooms to present academic papers and showcase art. "We can take students from all parts of liberal arts media and design and let them show their talent," said Theresa Vaughan, assistant professor of humanities, is helping organizing the event. "We want something to indicative of the student community." This year's symposium will for the first time include a one-hour evening session.

Vaughan said she hopes the evening session will allow students with full-time day jobs and other night-school students to participate. The event will take place inside the Liberal Arts building and on the lawn surrounding it. Musicians will perform a variety of music all day in Pegasus Theater. The art department will also demonstrate "throwing" pots, the act of shaping pots from clay. The art department will sell

idea of painting a mural." Kilian Lowry, general education with an emphasis in art graduate student, is currently the featured artist in the Donna Nigh Gallery the University Center's third floor. For the syinposium, Lowry plans to set up an easel and paint acrylics on masonite and prismacolor on canson. He said, "It just kind of fell in my lap, but I'm eager to be part of it." Kole Kleeman, associate

For students making submissions, forms are available in the offices of Liberal Arts Dean T. H. Baughman and Arts Media and Design Dean Christopher Markwood. Deadline for submissions is March 27. •

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shirts and pottery to raise money for new tools for their ceramics studio. Pam Husky, assistant chair of the art department said, Husky said, "The symposium is a great opportunity for other departments and colleges on campus to see what we're doing. It's an opportunity for communication." She said, "We usually have half a dozen students at easels working with acrylic paints." Art Department Chair Bob Palmer said he's been, "toying with the

journalism professor, wants as many of his students to participate as possible: Kleeman said, "I had four students ...who were published in New Plains Review." Telia McGuire is an applied liberal arts junior and president of Medieval Society. Last year the group built a life-sized catapult called a trebuchet. McGuire said the student organization's theme for this year's symposium is the Vikings. Tony Telemeco, teaching assistant in the English department, will host what he calls, "a one-hour program of essentially protest music from the 1960's and early 1970's." Telemeco was quick to point out most of his students have little or no musical background, but . that they've been rehearsing in class.

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REVIEW We Were Soldiers fails to entertain BY MICHAEL LARSON

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on a battle fought in 1965 at la Drang Valley in North Vietnam. It was the first in a series of skirmishes that we now call the Vietnam War. More than 400 American soldiers flew in by helicopter to fight for three days in a bloody grassland melee. The film begins with the typical calm-before-the-storm motif, showing happy children clinging to their loving fathers, wives squeezing in with their handsome husbands. It's the nuclear family complete with fidgety housewives, two-story houses, two - car garages, and petty Catholicism — Protestantism disputes. All this light heartedness is set up to contrast the 90 minutes of brutal killing which follows. The rest of the movie is an abnormally homogenous blend of graphic violence. There is no character development, only character death. The killing continues with no end in sight,

and leaves the film no climax. The viewer doesn't care about the characters because he or she doesn't know anything about them. The violence lacks context, so each shot of exploding head or gut shot tremors has no emotional impact beyond visceral disgust or "that's gotta suck" factor. The viewer may leave the theater feeling manipulated and confused by the writer's shallow attempt to capture the Vietnamese soldiers' points of view. The primary Vietnamese character has no dialogue and receives less than two minutes of screen time, divided between three scenes. The firsi shows him writing in a journal, cradling a wallet-sized photo of his girlfriend. In the second, he dashes into battle with his bayonet, only to have his head shattered by Mel Gibson's handgun. In the movie's final montage, his girlfriend receives the journal in the mail and starts crying. The housewives also pack a dramatic but uninspired sidestory. They explode into sniffles and tears when handed telegrams confirming the deaths of loved ones. In this case the viewer is

manipulated as well. Since the wives have no character development of their own, the viewer must put him or her self in a similar situation in order to feel anything for these characters. The ability to cry on cue must have been a deciding factor in this film's casting. All other flaws aside, We Were Soldiers fails to do what any film, no matter how mindless, should be able to do — it fails to entertain. This movie is two hours of watching people die violently with no character development, no story progression, no romantic interests or thought-provoking twists. Hollywood will never allow America to forget the Vietnam War. It insists on releasing new films about it every few years. Occasionally, Hollywood has the audacity to dedicate the film "to the men who fought and died," as it did in We Were Soldiers with its shot of the Vietnam War Memorial. Some may see the historical significance as a despicable selling point. Others may see it - as Hollywood's bibliography to the soldiers whose names and lives it exploited to make a quick buck. •

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AROUND THE NATION Gorbachev discusses Soviet propaganda, politics during Columbia lecture BY VERENA DOBNIK

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Before that, he said, Soviet Gorbachev said. "Well, we did move directly — politicians operated with lies. "We, including I, were saying, but into an abyss," with the 'Capitalism is moving toward, a economy collapsing and many former Soviet republics catastrophe, whereas declaring we are developing "It is chao s that independence, he said. well.' Of course, that "It is chaos that was pure propaganda. [Russian [Russian President] In fact, our country President] Vladimir Putin was lagging behind," inherited. Chaos in Gorbachev said. Vladimir P utin the economy, chaos in Change didn't the social sphere, come easily, either. inherited. ..chaos chaos in * the Gorbachev said everywhe re." federation, chaos in perestroika spun out the • army, chaos of control after Boris everywhere. Yeltsin took over in —Mikhail Now, Gorbachev 1991. Instead of a Gorbachev said, Putin must create gradual shift to former leader of new economic democracy, Yeltsin Soviet Russia incentives. promised Russians "Today is our last hope. If it that they "would start moving toward paradise quickly, directly," fails, we could see a very difficult

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history, starting with the 1917 revolution that introduced communism as an ideal he himself espoused as a youth. • Still, he said he feels "hopeful." "Putin has achieved a great. deal," he said. And he said the new Russia has made progress by strongly supporting the United States twice in recent years _ after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and during the Gulf War. Earlier Monday, Gorbachev laid a wreath at the World Trade Center site to mark six months since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. "We will always remember the victims, and we will always be together," he wrote in Russian on a platform overlooking ground zero. •

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Information release talks continue following terrorist attacks FROM WIRE REPORTS

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma law enforcement officials and media representatives are involved in ongoing talks about whether last fall's terrorist attacks are reason to keep more state records from the public. The Oklahoma Press

Association is meeting with the Departthent of Public Safety to discuss what information should be kept confidential in the name of public security. Several bills proposed at the Legislature this year aim to change public information laws.• Mark Thomas, executive vice president of the Oklahoma Press Association, said he can accept

most of the major anti-terrorism Thomas has asked DPS officials bills. But others are a problem. to make the "security functions" For example, Senate Bill 1472 more specific. by Sen. Scott Pruitt, R-Broken DPS officials returned with a Arrow, would require the proposal that replaced "security Department of Public Safety to functions" with "security keep confidential all records measures" and expanded the dealing with "security functions, restrictions to all state agencies. including but not limited to Thomas said he was concerned surveillance tapes, security plans, that under the proposed measure, and security surveys." state agencies and even schools

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STRANGE STORIES Man shot by officer was naked, oily, armed with knife David Chipwata, 26, was shot four times by Officer David Associated Press Rovinetti. He died at the scene. WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — "I will determine whether (the The man shot to death by a shooting) was justified based on Waterbury police officer Friday the statutes," said States Attorney night was naked, covered in oil and John Connelly, who is leading the wielding a steak knife, witnesses investigation into the shooting. said. "Preliminarily, it looks like it is." FROM WIRE REPORTS

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Rovinetti was sent to Chipwata's home to investigate a domestic disturbance, police said. When he arrived, he found that Chipwata's sister had been stabbed in the arm, and Chipwata was sitting naked on a chair, said Connelly. Chipwata got out of the chair and went into the kitchen, where he pulled a steak knife from a butcher block. Rovinetti struggled with Chipwata briefly, but Rovinetti lost his grip on the man. Chipwata "lunged" at the officer with the knife, causing Rovinetti to back out the door of the apartment, into the hallway and down the nearby flight of stairs, Connelly said. Chipwata was shot after he continued to come down the stairs with the knife and ignored Rovinetti's warnings for him to stop and drop the knife, Connelly said. Chipwata, who also went by

Hermilo Mendez, 28, wrote Bexar County Clerk Gerry Rickhoff from his cell at the Dolph Brisco prison in Dilley, 60 miles southwest of San Antonio, that he met her "in a social club" in early 1992 and they got married a week later. "Eight days after that, upon my return from work, she was gone, including all her property. I haven't seen or heard from her since," Mendez said. "The most embarrassing part of all this is that I can't remember her name." Mendez's handwritten letter landed on Rickhoff's desk this week. Included was a $12 check to cover the costs of a certified copy SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A of his marriage license. According to records that man serving a six-year prison sentence has gotten around to Rickhoff dug out of courthouse seeking a divorce from a woman archives, Mendez, then 18, and who walked out on him in 1992, Violeta Sanchez Juarez, then 22, but was missing one important tied the knot on Jan. 24, 1992 at a San Antonio wedding chapel. • piece of information.

Neashen Matabula, was a car mechanic at a local dealership. He had an arrest record for minor offenses including breach of peace in 1998. Neighbors and friends told the Waterbury Republican-American that Chipwata had been acting erratically in the last few days. Neighbor Tanika Latimore, 20, Chipwata had been telling people the devil was coming. Before Friday nights incident, Chipwata had bathed in oil, she said. "He was sick and not acting right," she said. Connelly said he will complete a report on the incident next week.

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ow that midterms are over for most of us, it's time to kick back, relax and maybe get away from this god-forsaken place. Did I say god-forsaken place? I meant that bounty of educational bliss we call UCO. To get to the chase, it's time for Spring Break! Unlike many of you who have the option of going on vacation during Spring Break (you lucky people), I get to work full time. It's not that I don't appreciate the extra cash, but it would certainly be more fun to be at the beach spending some money instead. If you don't have any plans for the break, there are many fun and exciting things to do in Oklahoma -and all on a student's budget. No, I did not stutter. I said Oklahoma. Despite my weekly complaints about this state, it's really not that had for tourism (you can send me my check now, Mary Fallin). Among the available leisure areas in the state are dozens of art museums, theater productions, state parks, _bowling alleys, cockfights, snake hunts - you get the picture. There's something for just about everyone.

Remember those Laser Tag sets from the mid-80s? They were great for hours of shoot-atyour-friends style fun, at least for those kids whose parents could afford them. For the rest of us who were deprived as children, there is now a solution to your cravings for pseudo-violence. For $7 at Laser Quest (10944 N. May), you can don some sweaty (other people's) gear and chase your friends around a big obstacle course. It's actually good clean fun, but you often have to share the course with children. Be sure to take a towel for the sweat. You'll need it.

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Early spring is an excellent time to go camping, and Oklahoma has some beautiful state parks. Regardless of which section of the state you choose, you will be sure to find nasty bathhouses, creepy crawlies and lots of snakes. But hey, that's what's fun about the great outdoors, right? Watonga in western Oklahoma is home to the Roman Nose State Park. The place is wonderful. In addition to a woodsy-canyony-natural springsy atmosphere, there's a fishing area. I personally don't care for fishing, but to each their own. There's just .something about It's a jungle out there... watching yOur brother pull a Since the weather is getting hook through his skin... warmer, why not take a trip to If the great outdoors get to the Oklahoma City Zoological be too real for you, you can rent Park? Not only is the walk a room at the lodge. From there around the zoo great exercise, you can take one of those tours but you'll also get to experience of the Watonga Cheese Factory. all of the sights, sounds and I hear they give out free curds, raunchy aromas of nature - all whatever those are supposed to for the low,, low price of six be. bucks. While you're there, if Be safe over the break! • Beth Hull's column appears every Thursday in The Vista. You can reach her via e-mail at stanggirl70@yahoo.com .

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Out & About Live Music • The Green Door, 8911 N. Western, is presenting The Dragons and The Demons at 9 p.m. on March 16. Tickets are $5 at the door. For more information, call 607-0351. • Natalie Merchant will perform in concert at 8 p.m. March 17 at the Civic Center Music Hall on 201 N. Walker. For more information, call 297-2264.

Special Events • The National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum,

1700 N.E. 63rd, will he presenting poet Baxter Black at 7 p.m. on. March 16. Tickets are $15 for members and $20 for non-members. ReserVations are required and can be made by calling 478-2250 ext. 219:

And Then They Came for Me: Remembering Anne Frank March 5-15. Show times are Tuesday through Friday at 10:30 a.m. with Saturday and Sunday's show at 2 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for children. For more information, call 951-0000.

• The Bricktown St. Patrick's Day Celebration will start 10 a.m. on March 16 with free green eggs & ham while supplies last for the Pre-Parade Party. Festivities will begin at noon on March 17 with free corned beef and cabbage while supplies last. Admission is free. FOr more information, call 236-4143.

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• Bennigans on 1150 E. 2nd St. will hold a St. Pats Party from 9 p.m. to close on March 16 with performances from Grounded and Hurricane Jane, and on March 17 with performances from Grounded and Spider Douglas. Age 18 to enter and 21 to drink. For more information, call Rick Haywood at 341-8860.

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• The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History in Norman, 1335 Asp, is presenting Exhibition: Birds in Flight, a collection of stop action photographs by Russell Hansen through Aug. 4. Hours are Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. For more information, call 325-4712. •

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Buying, Selling and Trading comic books Carrying Current and 1000's of silver age books Offering 15% discount on weekly subscription service Located in the North Oaks shopping center on the NE corner of Danforth and Kelly Between Subway and Weight Watchers

• The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, 2401 Chautauqua, Norman, is presenting the exhibit Symbols of Faith and Belief: Art of the Native American Church through March 17. Museum hours are Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sunday 1 - 5 p.m. Tickets are $7.60 for adults, $6.80 for seniors and $6 for children ages 3-12. For more information, call 3254712.

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• The UCO Catholic Student • The UCO Human Resource Center, 321 E. Clegern, is holding Society is holding an Ethical mass at 7:30 p.m. following Dilemmas Workshop at 6 p.m. at the confession at 7:15 p.m. For more Troy Smith Lecture Hall of the information, call Carl Erickson at Business Building. Oklahoma Labor Commissioner Brenda Reneau 341-6300. Wynn will be the facilitator. For • The UCO Swing Dance Club is more information, call Sangita Pael holding a meeting and dance at 7 at 843-5547. p.m. in Room 202 of the Nigh University Center. Dance lessons will be offered. For more • .The Speech-Language Pathology information, call Danny at 974- Student Chapter of SAE will hold

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• The UCO Bahai Association is holding devotions from 10 to 10:30 a.m. at the Edmond Bahai Center, 321 E. Campbell. For more information, call Diba at 557-5420. • The UCO F/64 Society (Photo Clu'lD) is holding a photography field trip which will meet at noon in Room. 104 of Communications Building. For more information, call Dr. Isbill at 974-5887. •

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• The UCO . Iranian Student Association is holding the New Year celebration from 9 to 11 p.m. in parking lot S6 located on the south of Nigh University Center. For more information, call Ali Torabi at 3486739.

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Due to printing constraints, Campus Events is sometimes not printed in its entirety. The complete feature can be viewed 24 hours a day at The Vista's website, www..thevistaonline .corn. To list your event in Thursday's paper, forms must be siibm , rted by the pr-=ceding •Friday at 4 p.m. Forms are available in The Vista office, Room 107 in the Communications Building. For more information, call Jera at 974-5549. .

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ST ELIZABETH'S Child Development Center has opening for FT teaching position w/benefits. Salary commensurate w/experience. lam-3pm, 5 days/wk starting May 28. Call 340-1789. •

ENGLISH LANGUAGE CTR (Adjacent to UCO) ESL for Intemat'l Students * Prepare for University study * Prepare for the TOEFL * Succeed in a stress-free atmosphere 348 7602 info@elcok.com www.elcok.com -

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ARE YOU GOING to be a senior next fall and have a GPA of 3.0 or higher? If so, email us at ucomortarboard2003@yahoo.com for an application and more information.

SERVICES DENTAL PLAN $11.95 per month single; $19.95 family. No deductibles, no claim forms. Includes Vision, RX and chiropractic plans. 'Affordable health and life plans also. Call Michelle at 340-4998. RENTERS-Get $20,000 coverage for $17-$22 per month! Great auto rates for good students too. Call Michelle at 3404998 for free quote. DO YOU THINK you might be pregnant and need a free confidential pregnancy test or someone to talk to? Call Birth Choice of Edmond at 330-2111. DOES THE LIBRARY intimidate you? Research Assistance, Resumes, Charts, Term Papers, Word' Processing w/Laser Print! Excellent Rates & References. Call Suzanne at 330-8360! KIDZ CORP Child Development Center has new hours. M-F 6:30am-10:30pm. Ages accepted 6 wks-12 yrs. Preschool program available. Nutritious meals provided. DHS approved. For more info, call 844-5439 or come and visit us at 1130 N Chowning, Edmond. TYPING, $1.25/page, all formats. Call Sarah at 359-1696, 4-7pm weekdays or anytime weekends.

FAST LANES is now hiring carwash attendants, lube techs, cashiers, sales reps. We offer complete training, advancement opportunities, great pay. Apply at 2220 S Broadway in Edmond (across from Taco Cabana).

LOOKING for a summer job? Lifeguards, swim lesson instructors and water aerobics teachers needed. Will train if necessary. Great job, excellent benefits. Call Toni Parks at Downtown YMCA at 297-7788 for more info. PART TIME sales and other duties, 1530 hrs/wk. Ideal for student, Mom, or 2nd job. Call Ms Roberts at 946-7853 for appointment. Apply any location, Gingiss Formalwear. PT/FT positions, earn top dollar, flexible work schedule, no experience necessary. Call Tim at 476-7672 or 947-9000. HERE'S THE PLACE. North Side YMCA is hiring lifeguards, water aerobics instructors and swimming instructors. Fun work in a Christian atmosphere. Call Karin at 751-6363. AMERICREST BANK is accepting applications for PT teller positions at the following locations: Memorial Rd Branch (hrs of work) M-F 3-7pm; Edmond Branch (hrs of work)M-F 9am-2pm, $7.75/hr and up, depending on experience. Previous cash handling and customer service skills required. Apply in person at 4631 NW 23rd St, OKC M-F 9am-5pm. Jobline #951-9055. www.americrestbank.com LOOK! Work at a great place. The North Side YMCA needs energetic and responsible staff for our membership services desk. Call Don at 789-0231.

CERTIFIED instructors in after school programs: Early childhood, Reading, Math, Study Skills and English. Near completion of teaching degree may be considered. Sylvan Learning Center, 8427323. (Ask for Mary or Cheryl.) TRAPPER FISHCAMP & Grill now hiring experienced servers, bartenders, hosts & cooks. Great pay, flexible hours. Apply 2-4 pm at 4300 W Reno, OKC or call for appt at 943-9111. PT CUSTOMER Service associates needed nights and weekends. Apply at 3600 W Reno, Bob Mills Furniture. NEED HELP! We are looking for a sharp individual to help us with a project that will last approx 1-2 months. This person will be calling customers to update information and entering it into our system. Must have excellent phone skills and the ability to type 20-30 wpm. Interested individuals can apply at 2101 S Kelly, Edmond, or call 848-5601, ext 217. COFFEE CREEK Golf Course needs grill/beverage cart help. Flexible hours. Full or part time, 340-4653. BUSINESS GROWING. Several PT positions available. We pay $10/hr for energetic telephone work educating senior citizens on healthcare issues. Morning shift 9-1, evening shift 1:3075:30 M-F. No experience preferred, we will train. Business located on N Classen Blvd. Soon moving to Edmond. Call Jeff or Carl between 8:30-9am or 1-1:30pm (M-F) at 879-1888. DOWNTOWN OKC dental office seeking energetic, motivated, long-term, PT front desk assistant M-F 8-noon. No weekends! Call Cynthia at 232-8743. YARD WORK, spring clean-up, light gardening. Transportation provided, call 341-3062. LOOKING for a summer job? The American Red Cross of Central Oklahoma is looking for water safety instructor coordinators for pool locations in the metro area. Requirements include a current Red Cross .WSI certificate and 2 years experience. Call 232-7121 for an application.

NEED CAREGIVERS to work with individuals with developmental disabilities. Openings in Edmond, Guthrie and NW OKC. Contact Panhandle Opportunities at 844-2085.

FULL TIME position working with abused boys. Must be 21 years old. Special Education or Education experience preferred: Hours are 2:30-10:30pm. Weekend mornings also available. Call 396-2942 M-F 9-5 for info.

NOW ACCEPTING applications for waitstaff at Henry Hudson's Pub. Top pay, health and dental insurance available, plus employee discounts. MUST be 21 or older. Apply at 2100 E 2nd St, Edmond.

PAID INTERNSHIP, must have experience typing on a computer or typewriter. Must have great desire to learn more about the photography business, 390-5400.

LOCAL, FITNESS center seeking energetic, happy applicants for childcare facility. Part time and full time available. Call 748-4544.

TCIM SERVICES is now hiring full time day and part time evening outbound telemarketers. No experience needed. Unlimited earning potential. Call Michelle for an interview, 359-7444.

PT EMPLOYEES needed. Will work around student schedule- days, nites, weekends. Apply at 3600 W Reno, Bob Mills Furniture.

CELLULAR CONNECTIONS, PT telemarketing, make your own hours. Hourly + commissions. Call 348-8884.

FRATERNITIES * SORORITIES CLUBS * STUDENT GROUPS Earn $1000-$2000 with the easy Campusfundraiser.com three hour fundraising event. Does not involve credit card applications. Fundraising dates are filling quickly, so call today! Contact Campusfundraiser.com at (888)923-3238, or visit www.campusfundraiser.com OKC BUSINESS is looking for talented web designer. Must be professional and dependable. Call 226-9605. PAID INTERNSHIPS. The Oklahoma City National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT) is currently offering two PT paid internships for students interested in issues relating to terrorism and counterterrorism. Pay is between $8 and $10/hr. See "Positions Available" at www.mipt.org for details.

SUMMIT CONDOMINIUMS 11500 N May Avenue OKC, OK 73120 Distinctive Alpine style condos fOr lease: Efficiencies $325/mo, 1 bed w/loft $450/mo, large 1 bed 1 ba $425/mo, small 1 bed 1 bath $395, 2 bed 2 ba $525/mo. Most units feature built-in oven & m/w, refriigerator w/icemaker, dishwasher, stackable w/d, fireplace, patio/balcony. All units are stotal electric. To inquire about current availability contact us at 286-3300 or 326-7271.

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BOOKS CASH FOR BOOKS ARCHIVES BOOKS 1914 E 2nd St, Edmond 348 6800 -

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SAVE UP TO 80% On all dental services. *Dental *Vision *Prescription *Chiropractic Household $19.95 Individual $11.95 No waiting period, no limit on visits, no claim forms, pre-existing covered. Call Lisa Ferguson at 405-310-8591 or 405627-6995 or email at www.iboplus.com\lferguson "BROKERS NEEDED" Get Paid Daily!

$250/Day Potentia Training Provided 1-800-293-3985 x224

Put Yourself to the Test...

FOR RENT 1 & 2 BEDROOM APTS, Duplexes & Townhomes, Kennedy Place Apts, 1010 N Kennedy, Edmond (Across from UCO), 341 7911. Visit us on the web at: www.kennedvplace.com Welcome Students! -

ONE BEDROOM apt, kitchen appliances furnished, gas & water paid. NO PETS! Located near UCO, 1217 N Roosevelt, $325/mo plus deposit, 341-9651.

Do you have the skills and knowledge to challenge one of our exams? We have approximately 45 nationally standardized exams and 158 tests developed here at UCO that you can take to earn college credit to benefit your degree.

STUDENT SPECIAL AVAILABLE Walk to Class One & two bedrooms Call Kristy at 348-0720

Papa's "Lil" Italy 1-35 & Hefner (By Frontier City)

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FT & PT, front and back staff needed. Great Pay and FREE Shift Meals.

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THEVISTA

MARCH 14, 2002

Summer Jobs Now The ideal summer job: getting paid to play games, ride rollercoasters, swim like a fish, go on a camp out, dance to the beat and laugh like crazy!

Get a jump on the summer job rush, begin getting valuable experience now!

Integris/Fun & Fit Before & After School Program located in the Putnam City

Elementry Schools has immediate school/summer openings!

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