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Students to vote on fee hike general student body election to take place March 11 and 12. If approved, the referendum would increase the student facility fee by $3 per credit hour, making the new fee $5 per credit hour. J.P. Jordan, UCOSA president, said, "We decided, as the officers, that this should be decided by the students." The purpose of the fee is to
■ UCOSA approves $3 per credit hour increase in student facility fee. by Thad Danner td@thevistaonline.com Both houses of UCOSA voted Feb. 24 to send "The Stadium Referendum Act of 2003" to a
raise a bond to renovate Wantland Stadium. According to the legislation, the fee would continue to be assessed until the bond raised for the renovation was paid off. Jake Winkler, speaker of the house, estimates the total of the bond will be $20 million. Though Major League Soccer was mentioned only as a benefit during the Senate meeting,
Jordan said UCO President Roger Webb approached them last fall about renovations, as a result of discussions with Major League Soccer. Jordan explained that if passed, the already approved and scheduled $1.7 million in turf and PA system improvements will be included in the bond. "The rest will start in the fall, but the stadium will stay open for
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Members of the Oklahoma City Blazers and the Edmond Junior Blaze basketball team faced off during a charity basketball game at the Hamilton Field House on March 2.
Disability Week highlights diversity Schedule of Events for Disability Awareness Week
During UCO Disability Awareness Week, experts are hosting events to discuss issues that show the diversity of people with disabilities. Events have been scheduled from March 2 through March 7 to teach faculty and students about the diversity and number of students with disabilities at UCO, said Dr. Bruce Lochner, director of disability support services. "We want to raise awareness among the student body that dis-
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House passes tuition bill, sends measure to Senate
Battle of the Blazes
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games," Jordan said. Kate Thrift, Senate president pro tempore, said UCOSA would give money to "organizations for the stadium." Chad Dimmick, vice-president and chair of the Student Activity Board (SAB), said the SAB has given $1000 to the President's Leadership Council to
Legislation that will let state colleges and universities set their own tuition rates moved one step closer to becoming law Feb. 26, after the House passed the bill 72-28. House Bill 1748 is now making its way through the Senate, where the education subcommittee received it Feb. 27. While in the subcommittee, there will be multiple readings of the legislation before a full Senate vote. The bill's author, Bill Nations, D-Norman, said during his four years as a representative, it has been his experience that issues related to higher education have had a more difficult time in the House than in the Senate. Nations said the wide margin of approval sends a strong message to members of the Senate. "I thought that was a great vote of confidence in the Regents and the other regents around the state," Nations said.
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If the bill becomes law — Gov. Henry has promised to sign it when it arrives at his desk — the presidents and regents of the state's 25 colleges and universities would work together to determine how much to raise tuition and mandatory fees. Local regents would then be required to justify the increase to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. The state regents are in the midst of a fiveyear pilot program that lets them, not the Legislature, be the final authority on tuition increases. Currently, Oklahoma colleges and universities cannot raise instate tuition more than seven percent. The non-resident cap for tuition hikes is nine percent. Oklahoma's growing budget shortfall now totals $677 million, which has resulted in across-theboard cuts for all state agencies. Higher education has been forced to reduce its budget, allocated by the .state Regents„ by $50 million. Officials are forecasting addi-
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The No. 2 Tarleton State Texans rolled over the men 85-77 in a foul-ridden contest. - Page 7
Women's basketball lost another nail-biter 53-50 to Tarleton before heading into LSC tournament play this week. - Page 7
10:00 a.m. — 12:00 p.m. Blindfolding Your Instincts, Evans Field 1:00 p.m. Rehablilitation Services and Higher Ed., NUC Room 300 3:00 Mental Disabilites NUC Room 300
■ March 5 10:00 a.m. — 12:00 p.m. Do You Hear What I Hear?, Evans Field 1:00 p.m. Seizures in the Classroom, NUC Room 300 3:00 p.m. Sensitivity Training For Disabilites, NUC Room 300
■ March 6 10:00 a.m. — 12:00 p.m. Wheeling Over Physical Barriers, Evens Field 1:00 p.m. Driving Independently, NUC Room 300 3:00 p.m. What is a Reasonable Accommodation in Higher Ed?, NUC Room 300
■ March 7 1:00 p.m. Interpreting Services and Protocol, NUC Room 300 3:00 p.m. Disability Community, What Are Your Rights?, NUC Room 300
America loses favorite neighbor' ■ Nation, students remember cultural, television icon by Jim Epperson III je@thevistaonline.com The neighborhood won't be the same. Fred Rogers, host of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," died of cancer Feb. 27. He was 74. UCO students and faculty reminisced last week about how one of America's favorite public personalities guided children's lives through the puppet Neighborhood of Make-Believe from 1968 to 2000. "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," the longest running
show on PBS, helped parents better understand how preschool children see the world, said Dr. Judith Coe, dean of the UCO College of Education. It taught the value of community and had a calming and reassuring effect on children, she said. His contribution went beyond the ideals of a child's make-believe world. He addressed difficult issues such as death and divorce in ways that children could understand them," she said. "He emphasized to children that the adults in their life were there to protect and keep them safe."
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ms@thevistaonline.corn For more than three decades, Fred Rogers, better known to his television audience as Mister Rogers, invited America into his living room, a magical gateway into the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. But there's nothing magical about why Fred Rogers was so popular with his viewers, said Sam Newbury, who worked with Rogers for 24 years, most recently as director of production on "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood." "He had really an extraordinary ability to remain in touch with his own childhood and others," Newbury said. Millions of children grew up watching "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," a half-hour-long program that had a lifelong impact on generations of Americans. In an ever-changing, turbulent world, Fred Rogers was a consistent friend. 't And partly because of his childhood experiences, he could empathize with children. "He was fearless in making that his sole focus," Newbury said. "He felt no need to explain himself. He knew what he wanted to do." In 1928, Fred McFeely Rogers was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania,
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Ann Hamilton, UCO public speaking professor, works with international students on their language skills.
Teacher gives students lift, filling in where school stops by Fawn Porter fp@thevistaonline.com She is more than just a teacher. She is an ambassador. Dr. Ann Hamilton has taught public speaking at UCO for twelve years, and during that course of time, has developed a certain affinity for international students. She's made it her mission to befriend these students who are far away from home, and do whatever she can to make their lives in the United States a little less difficult. "What prompted me to help international students is the same motivation I have for helping students in general, domestic or international — students, for me, are fascinating." She said those students who have lived in other parts of the world are especially fascinating and she admires the great sacrifices they and their families have made for them to be here.
"That is one reason I go with my students, any of them, to INS. If one of my children was in their country and they had something like this going on, I would hope that someone would help them."
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Dr. Ann Hamilton public speaking professor In her quest for interacting with and helping international students, Hamilton began by working with these students in improving their language skills. She said in her own area of teaching [public speaking], the university doesn't do anything special for international students and they are expected to compete in
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Vista staff reviews the CD box sets released by Trojan Records, the world's largest Jamaican music outlet. - Page 6
MARCH 4, 2003
OPINION
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Quote of the day
Today in History 1933
"An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come."
Frances Perkins became the first woman appointed as a cabinet member. She was made Secretary of Labor by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- Victor Hugo (18O2-18S)
Cartoon by Chris Maupin
A teacher of virtue dies My mother didn't worry when he came over to play. She didn't mind the things he would say, the songs he would sing or the people he would bring over. She said everyday I would sit in the middle of the living room and stare into the window, waiting for him to come through the door. I thought of him as a friend. She knew that he was a teacher. She said his monotone voice could put me to sleep. She said he made me laugh, think and create in a way most teachers that I had in school couldn't. Most importantly though, he molded my imagination and took me to places that I had never been before. When he left I understood why Cody's parents got divorced, why Brandy was in a wheel chair and why Nathan talked funny. I understood why I should share my toys, why
I should say please and thank you, and especially why I should do things for others without them asking me to do so. I understood why people laughed, why people loved and why all people are special in their own way. Fred Rogers was a philosopher of virtue and teacher of ethics. He was a man who found good in everyone he met and even though we couldn't see each other through the window in my living room, we were the closest friends. Now I worry. I worry about my friends' children. I worry about children who sit in the daycares detached from their parents. I worry about the children in the cafeteria who get called names and don't have friends. I worry about the children sitting in their living room with
no one to talk to and no one to teach them the things my friend taught me. I worry that the television stations will get more viewers and the video games will get more players. I worry the movies will sell more tickets and the music will get louder. I worry about this because they are corporations, preying and imaginations of children not to teach but to sell. But I know there are 'friends' and 'neighbors' in the world who have been taught in their own living room by a professor of ethics and virtue. I know people have been homeschooled by someone who wore house shoes and sang simple songs. I know they have seen the Neighbor of Make—Believe. I just hope they remember.
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"To appreciate how a clean pair of shoes and a fresh cardigan can really help you unwind when coming in from a long day." Brent Thomas
"I didn't get cable t.v. so I never really watched him." Robin Hayes sophomore interpersonal communications
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Financial problems could be solved tomorrow The U.S. government would rather bribe a needy country into a war zone than address financial problems stateside. Turkey jarred U.S. officials March 1 with their vote not to accept our $15 billion aid package, $6 billion of which was grants - money that we would have never seen again. The rest was low-interest loans, subject to the whims of inflation and Turkey's economy, which has already solicited help from the International Monetary Fund - an organization whose imposing guidelines make it a last resort for countries teetering on bankruptcy. The amount agreed upon is but a scrap of the $26 billion platter the U.S. waved under Turkey's nose only weeks ago. The U.S. was so sure Turkey would accept the buy-in that at the time of the motion's overturn, more than 20 American ships were floating near Turkey's shoreline, and U.S. soldiers had already begun unloading heavy artillery at Turkish ports. The New York Times reported if a second motion also fails, over $30,000 will have been wasted on ID labels alone for American Troops stationed in Turkey. Our federal government stubbornly assumed such a measure would pass simply because of the sheer amount of money thrown at the problem.
Officials may try to lable such wanton expenditures as methods of intimidating Saddam Hussein through huge looming armies, but he appeared unfazed in his interview with Dan Rather. Since a second UN resolution permitting force in Iraq could be weeks away, America shouldn't be wasting money deploying ships and troops only to have them relocated in a costly game of musical chairs. Meanwhile, the combined debt of all 50 states is between $71 billion and $88 billion for fiscal year 2004, which starts in July 1, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (www.cbpp.org) estimates. To compensate, public institutions like schools, prisons, police forces and mass transportation will take income cuts, diminishing the quality of life for many of us back home. Oklahoma City will experience an economy comparable to that of the oil bust. Generations to come will have to live with today's debt tomorrow. The Bush administration is willing to push huge stacks of money it doesn't have toward a country half a world away, and Congress approves of it. The federal government should be willing to extend the same budget exceptions to our ailing states and mitigate our current and future suffering.
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"I guess I was just too young. I never actually watched it."
undecided freshman
Jennifer Ervin
"Didn't bother me."
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"I was sad because I grew up looking at Mr. Rogers. I think they should re-air the old ones." NIKEASHIA HINES Junior sociology
"I used to watch him every morning when I was a small kid." James King Junior elementary ed
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CHRISTINE I THINK THE KITTEN HA5 PUT ON WEIGHT
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"Well, I watched him when I was little, so it did affect me." Margaret Ramos senior business ad/international trade
"I remember something about a little village and a little house, but that's all." Patrick Sullivan freshman criminal Justice
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"I never really watched him, but it seems he's been around for 500 years so it's sad for everybody." Stacy Thompson sophomore psychology
"There should be someone that should take his place and live out the same values he had with children." Lawyer Henderson sophomore political science/ theatre
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MARCH 4, 2003
Regents endorse economic plan ■ Education leaders hope to build bridges between businesses and higher education by Mark Schlachtenhaufen ms@thevistaonline.com Oklahoma education leaders are endorsing an effort to grow the state's struggling economy employing resources from higher education, government and industry. During a regularly scheduled meeting Feb. 21 in Oklahoma City, the State Regents for Higher Education approved the plan, a response to Gov. Brad Henry's challenge issued in his State of the State address. The governor asked Chancellor Paul Risser and the
Regents to provide leadership in the development of a model to help grow the state's sluggish economy slowed by, among other factors, concerns over a possible war with Iraq. "Investing in higher education is the fastest way to improve the state's economy," Risser said. Upgrading the skills and increasing the number of college graduates would attract businesses to Oklahoma, Risser said. The plan seeks to foster the transfer of ideas from research laboratories into businesses, thereby developing an economic environment essential to keeping graduates in the state. The plan will build on work done by state leaders, agencies and civic groups, said Carl Renfro, Regents' chairman. The Regents urged leaders to under-
stand that today's economy is different from past models. Students will be trained to be a part of that model. "Mass production is being replaced by companies that add value to their products and services and streamlining their operations, and technology is evolving faster and faster, which forces low-technology companies out of business," Renfro said. The Regents said an economic development steering committee will form later this month. Members of the committee will come from both the public and private sector. Risser will head the committee, which will meet monthly through October. The Regents said a team of public and private experts will research and analyze Oklahoma's economic environment, then
34 new cases in 2000, up from 28 in 1990. The study used data from the Census Bureau and from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta to track AIDS rate changes in the nation's 100 largest cities from 1990 to 2000. Michelle Green-Gilbert, a training director for the state Health Department, said the increase in AIDS may be attributed to risky behaviors among local residents. "You just have a group of people who have been inundated with talk about HIV and AIDS that they have just turned a deaf ear," she said. "They are not using protection. They are just living their lives freely, in a sense." The state Health Department recorded 4,098 Oklahomans living with AIDS at theend of last year. Almost half the carriers —
1,942 people — range in age from 30 to 39 years old. Less than 50 people with AIDS are under age 20. Health officials have also seen an increase in AIDS cases in the black community. One in five new cases of HIV are among blacks. Health Department officials are working with clergy groups to help increase community awareness. "If you look at the amount of African Americans in this state they amount to about 11 to 12 percent of the population, but still account for one in five with HIV," she said. "That is reason to be concerned." Jean Ann Van Krevelan, executive director of the Regional AIDS Interfaith Network said about 400 volunteers across Oklahoma provide nonmedical support services, to people living. with AIDS. The group has given educa-
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make recommendations. The team will focus on research and innovation, specialized education, business climate and policies, leadership and collaboration. Other experts will then review those findings. "The state's public and private sectors must determine which key technologies would best position Oklahoma in the national economy and global market, so that the state's resources and other investment capital can be focused in those specific areas," Risser said. Examples of potential technologies to be used in conjunction with the economic development plan include aerospace, agriculture, energy and information.
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Bob Brothers, art junior, works on a project in a painting class in the Art Building.
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Oklahoma sees a jump in confirmed AIDS cases OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Apathy among the state's residents may be the cause of an increase in the number of AIDS cases in Oklahoma, health officials say. In a recent medical study, Oklahoma City and Tulsa were among cities with the highest percent of change in the number of reported AIDS cases in the last decade. The number of new AIDS cases reported in Oklahoma City has more than doubled since 1990, according to a study conducted by the SUNY Downstate Medical Center in New York. The report shows 94 new cases of AIDS in Oklahoma City in 2000 — an incidence of about 18.6 new cases for every 100,000 residents. In 1990, officials recorded 46 new AIDS cases in Oklahoma City. In Tulsa, the report showed
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tional programs to local churches, but has seen a decline in requests. "People are under the misconception that if you are HIV-positive, you can just take some medication and everything will be OK. I really disagree with that," Van Krevelan said. "It still has a serious impact on a person's health, their psychological and emotional well-being and their economic standing. It's still a disease to be contended with." She estimates the state's 2,600 reported HIV cases account for only about one-third of those living with the disease in Oklahoma. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus. The virus attacks and breaks down the body's immune sys : tem, :The disease is, spread through sexual contact and needle sharing during drug use.
advertise for the improvement and has set an equal amount aside for any student organization that wants to campaign against the improvement. Jordan said UCOSA is spending $500-$1000 for, "unbiased advertising to get out the vote." Though UCOSA leadership is for the renovation bond, Jordan said, "We checked and doublechecked to make sure [the referendum process] is unbiased." Thrift stressed that this would, in the long run, increase revenue - specifically by increasing UCO's chances for Major League Soccer, but also by being able to host larger concerts and making
Wantland Stadium a more attractive site for regional high school events. The bill also provided for establishing a voting commission composed of a member from the House, one from the Senate and a student nominated by President Webb. It would be this commission's responsibility to count the votes. President Webb has appointed Sarah Parish. The House and Senate appointees haven't been named yet. "As long as they don't write any editorials, [Winkler and Thrift] could nominate themselves," Jordan said.
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It's such a good feeling to know you're alive. It's such a happy feeling: You're growin inside. And when you wake up ready to say, "I think I'll make a snappy new day. Its such a good feeling, a very good feeling, The eeling you know that we're friends. Fred McFeely Rogers M ister Rogers, from page 1
As writer, composer, puppeteer, and host of the half-hour children's show, Mr. Rogers was seen as a pioneer in speaking to children as equals, explaining life's most frightening moments to them. The ordained Presbyterian minister not only addressed private concerns, but public matters as well, like the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and President John F. Kennedy. After Sept. 11, Mr. Rogers came out of retirement to offer advice to parents on calming children's fears. Students remembered the slender, gentle man beginning his show by
sage for children and made theM feel important. "I think he provided an escape from reality for children," she said. Shauna Herndon, senior nursing major, said she watched Mr. Rogers for years and secretly watches him still. Remembering the puppets and the Crayon Factory, she said the daily routines of the show were a positive influence in her life during family troubles. "I grew up in a very disrupted home and Mr. Rogers was always a constant that made me feel better in a tumultuous time," Herndon said. Christy Smith, director of UCO's
pulling on a comfortable cardigan sweater and changing into blue boat shoes, singing his welcome all the while. "Hi, neighbor. I'm glad we can be together again." Rogers let everyone know that they were special and that he loved everyone in their own special way, said UCO public relations junior Morgan Rabatine. '''He made me feel like it was okay to be myself. He related to everybody," she said. Freshman Lauren Weathersby said Mr. Rogers always had a positive mes-
"He made me feel like it was okay to be myself He related to everybody." Cultural Icon, from page 1 to James and Nancy McFeely Rogers. They named him after his maternal grandfather, Fred Brooks McFeely, who had a lasting impact on young "Freddy." During an interview with Life Magazine, Rogers was reported to have said Grandfather McFeely once told him, "You know, you made this day a really special day. Just by being yourself. There's only one person in the world like you. And I happen to like you just the way you are." Fred Rogers was raised in Latrobe, an industrial town located near Pittsburgh. His father was the president of a large brick company in Latrobe. Until Fred was 11, he had no brothers or sisters with which to play and he was often lonely, Newbury said. During that time he would play the piano and make puppets. Fred Rogers attended Dartmouth College, where he studied music. He transferred to Florida's Rollins College and graduated in 1951 with a bachelor's degree in music composition. The following year, Fred Rogers married Joanne Byrd, a concert pianist and Rollins classmate. His first job in television was as an assistant producer and floor supervisor with the National Broadcasting
Company (NBC) in New York City. In 1953, he left NBC for a job at WQED in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the nation's first community-sponsored educational TV station. At WQED, Rogers helped to develop the station's program schedule, which included "The Children's Corner," a daily hour-long show with puppets worked by Rogers. He also composed music, played the organ, wrote and produced "The Children's Corner." Familiar "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" characters like King Friday XIII, the Owl, Henrietta Pussycat and Lady Elaine Fairchilde made their initial appearances on the show. In his spare time, Rogers started working toward his goal of becoming a minister, attending the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Childhood Development. In 1963, he was ordained as a Presbyterian minister. "His faith was extremely important to him," Newbury said. "It provided a foundation for everything he did." What Fred Rogers did was help children feel good inside. Whatever the source of inspiration — his childhood .
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experiences or his God-inspired integrity — he devoted much of his life to caring for others, Newbury said. Case in point - he knew everybody's birthday, Newbury said. And many of Rogers' coworkers, like Newbury, have remained with Family Communications — the small non-profit company that took over production of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" in 1971 — for years. "People came to work for Fred and they stayed," Newbury said. Rogers provided Family Communications with vision and an enduring philosophy, Newbury said. His wonderful curiosity and enthusiasm were contagious. Rogers was not interested in getting attention, Newbury said. But come it did. On July 9, 2002, Rogers was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. President Bush's remarks are posted on Family Communications' website (www.misterrogers.org). "Fred Rogers has proven that television can sooth the soul and nurture the spirit and teach the very young," President Bush wrote. "'The whole idea,' says the beloved host of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, 'is to look at the television camera and present as much
Child Study Center, said children need consistency to help cope with their changing lives. Rogers was an example of this consistency, She said, because through the three decades of speaking with kids and treating them as equals, his show had never changed. Rogers was a kind grandfather figure that children could relate to, Smith said. "Maybe he was trying to convey that if you keep some consistency, then you can have a good life."
Fred Rogers: 1928-2003 ■ March 20, 1928: Fred Rogers is born in Latrobe, Pa.
■ 1954:
Rogers introduces "The Children's Corner," a children's show in. Pittsburgh where he works as an unseen puppeteer.
■ 1963: Rogers accepts offer to develop his own 15-minute show, "Mister Rogers," for the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.
■ February 1968: National Educational
Morgan Rabatine public relations, junior love as you possibly could to a person who needs it.'" Yet, despite all the success, the honors, the fame, Fred Rogers remained humble, true to himself. "He was very much the same in person as he was on TV," Newbury said. "What I will remember about him was his determination and his ability to accept himself and to accept others for what they are." In an uncertain world, children could count on Fred Rogers. "Fred didn't avoid the hard subjects," Newbury explained. "He said, 'I just want to be one more honest adult in children's lives.'" On the company website is an article Rogers co-wrote titled: "Helping Children With Death." In the article, he wrote about a five-year-old boy who said he didn't want to grow up because he would have to die and leave his parents forever. Mister Rogers may have left the neighborhood, but he will continue to help children who turn on their television sets and see a kindly-looking man wearing a cardigan sweater, opening the door and entering that familiar living room.
Television, which later becomes Public Broadcasting Service, begins distributing the show, now called "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood." ■ 1985-86: Ratings peak for "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," as 8 percent of all U.S. households tune in. ■ 1991: During the Persian Gulf War, Rogers tells youngsters, "All children shall be well taken care of in this neighborhood and beyond -- in times of war and in times of peace," and asks parents to promise their children they will always be safe.
■ 1993: At a ceremony marking the show's 25th anniversary, Rogers says, "It's not the honors and not the titles and not the power that is of ultimate importance. It's what resides inside."
■ December 2000: Rogers tapes the show's final episode.
■ August 2001: Final episode airs. ■ September 2002: Rogers comes out of broadcasting *retirement to record public service announcements telling parents how to help their children deal with the Sept. 11 attacks anniversary.
■ Feb. 27, 2003: Rogers dies of stomach caner. Source Associated Press
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"Right now, Americans are scared, and some seem to be willing to resort to what I consider un-American behavior to try to quell their fears.
Disability Week, from page 1 abilities are a form of diversity such as ethnic diversity, cultural diversity and sexual orientation," Lochner said. Kimberly Fields, UCO coordinator of disabilities support services said, "We're just trying to make people aware of the myths and facts of people with disabilities." Among some of the topics, specialists will discuss adaptive technology, deaf and blindness awareness, classroom accommodation and sensitivity training. On March 4, between 10 a.m. and noon, the general public can attend the Blind Awareness Event, at either Evans Field or the Atrium in Howell Hall, depending on weather conditions, Fields said. At this event people will be blindfolded and will be led through a maze to show what blind people face everyday, she said. Lectures will be held at 1 and 3 p.m. in the Nigh University Center about rehabilitation services and mental disabilities. On Wednesday, March 5 students can test their ability to read lips without their normal hearing at the Deaf Awareness Event by wearing earplugs and trying to have a conversation. "Sometimes people think hearing-impaired people can read
—Ann Hamilton
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Photo by Tina Fowble Max Boevers, number 3 blocks out Blazer's hockey player Jonathan DuBois so that his teammates, Dalton Johnson, 12, and Chad Beard, 2, can get a rebound in a exhibition wheelchair basketball game.
everything and we want to give an accurate perception of how well they can read lips," Fields said. . At 1 p.m. in the University Center, Dr. Barbara Green, chairperson of the department of special services, will be speaking about ways to properly handle seizures in the classroom. Fields said, years ago people put a spoon in the mouth when someone had a seizure. "This is a myth," she said. "If someone did that today they would break their jaw." The last maze event will be "Wheeling Over Physical Barriers" between 10 a.m. and noon on Thursday, March 6 at Evans Field. Another maze will
be used to show that the minimal requirements passed by Congress in the American's for Disabilities Act are not acceptable. This 1990 Act regulates things like how steep a wheelchair ramp is or how wide a hallway must be. These requirements are not effective, Fields said. "Maybe people can see that we should be looking at the minimal requirements and go beyond them." Fields said the importance of Disability Awareness Week is that 90% of all college students will have someone that is disabled in their lives in the next 20 years, whether it is a father, sister, or brother.
The Vista sponsors public forum A panel of University of Central Oklahoma representatives, including UCO Provost and Middle East expert Dr. Don Betz, will field questions on the crisis in Iraq during an open forum to be held from 1 to 2 p.m. Mar. 6 in Constitution Hall in UCO's Nigh University Center. The 60-minute event, titled "A Town Hall Meeting: Iraq and
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these classes with students who have spoken English all their lives. "No special classes for international students in our department, no remediation opportunities. I think this is wrong." "If we are going . to recruit international students, I believe we should accommodate their needs. And many of them need help in oral communication skills. If the university isn't going to accommodate their special needs, then the university should not recruit them," she said. Because international students pay much, much higher tuition than in-state resident students, it seems the university has a proprietary interest in accommodating their needs, in addition to what I perceive as an academic obligation." In addition to helping international students hone their English skills, Hamilton works with them in "cultural ways" as well. She said she takes students to dinner from time to time, especially if they have never been to a restaurant before. She will also take them with her on family outings and open her home to them during the holidays. "I enjoy their company, and if that is perceived as helpful in some way, that's good," she said. She said it is a partly selfish act on her part. "I enjoy seeing pictures of my students' families, and of the big moments in their lives — holidays, graduations and other events. I learn from these students, about life in other places - what they wear, what they eat and so on." Hamilton said international students very often miss their families intensely, and she thinks it helps them feel better to talk about them and show pictures to
someone who is intensely inter- sonable; I don't believe all ested in them on a personal level. Americans agree about anything, Hamilton has continued to but, for me, it seems that detainhelp and show support for inter- ing people with no trial and sinnational students with the recent gling out certain groups for cerINS registrations students have rain treatment — for example, had to encounter. males over the age 18 from cerShe said while it is impossible tain countries must register — is to make generalizations, she does- not what America is about." n't like the way international stu- She said if she were an interdents are treated at UCO. national student, especially a "Here [UCO] we have a very male from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan large ratio of international stu- or Morocco, she would be even dents, and we have some associa- more frightened. tions for them, but doesn't seem "That is one reason I go with we have enough of the right kinds my students, any of them, to INS. If one of my children was in of support for them." While at the INS with stu- their country and they had somedents a few weeks ago, Hamilton thing like this going on, I would said she saw about a dozen offi- hope that someone would help cials from Oklahoma City them." University touring the building She said she feels it is someand learning about the process of thing for which Americans will registration, in order to bring eventually be sorry. their students to the facility and "But, right now, Americans help them with the process. are scared, and some seem to be "I don't believe UCO has any- willing to resort to what I considthing like that, even though our er un-American behavior to try to number of international students quell their fears." in probably higher than at other "The entire situation makes me sad, so I am doing what I can schools." Hamilton said she feels sad about it — that's all." about singling out students for INS registration purposes. "Again, generalizing is not rea-
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by Danny Peters dp@thevistaonline.com Within the last few years, Trojan Records, the world's biggest outlet of Jamaican music, has released a series of 3-CD box sets. Each box costs less than one regularly priced CD and comes with at least 50 tracks. At last count, they had released 32 boxes ranging from Calypso to Dancehall and including Dub, Rocksteady, Soulful Reggae, the Upsetter, D.J. and Rude Boy. Of the 30+ boxes available, I own four. The first one I bought was Instrumentals. This box covers the ska, rocksteady, and early reggae periods of 1962-1972. While only
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'Foul play' beats men 85-77 Tarleton squeezes past Bronchos by Brad Frizell
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bf@thevistaonline.com The Bronchos needed a big win from Tarleton State Feb. 27 to stay at home for the first game of the LSC Tournament. In the end, the Texans showed why they are No. 2 in NCAA Division II basketball, taking the win 85-77. With 59 fouls called for the night, the Bronchos lost four big players early in the second half. Demario Jones, Jason Pritchett, Jamaal Ramey and Mahijah Davis all racked up five fouls a piece and had to take a seat hurting UCO's chances of a comeback. The Texans came out the first half and jumped on the lead. The Bronchos tried staying with them, never falling more than eight behind but couldn't quite catch up. The Texans' Danny Jones and Kris Howell both had double digits the first half with 12 and 11. At halftime the Texans kept the lead 44-36. The Texans came out gunning in the second half taking a 13-point lead and never let UCO within six. The Bronchos had three players in double digits Demario Jones taking 22, Kentrell Gaddis 16 and Jonathan Nubine 13. Going into LSC Tournament play the Photo Services Bronchos will face West Texas March 3 in the first UCO's Jamaal Ramey fouled out early. round.
Before going into Lone Star Conference tournament play the women's basketball team had to make the long travel to Stephenville, Texas to take on the Tarleton TexAnns. The Bronchos trying to improve their record couldn't quite come up with the win as the TexAnns made a late come back in the final minutes of play winning 53-50. The Bronchos had great showing in the first half jumping ahead quickly and keeping the lead. UCO had only two players that didn't score in the first half and only one player never left the bench. With a 10-point lead going into the locker room, the Bronchos were winning the uphill battle. Coming back into halftime 29-19 the Bronchos looked to increase their lead but the TexAnns had different plans. Tarleton went on a shooting spree led by Tawana Simpson putting up 14 points in the second half and spurring the TexAnns to the win. Big help came off the bench from Lindsay Young who pulled down nine big rebounds and put up six points and Erica Bramlett scoring 10 points and getting four rebounds for the Bronchos. The Bronchos open up the first game of the LSC Tournament at 7 p.m. March 4 at home against West Texas A&M.
Patty Coatney named Women's tennis gets women's golf coach in the swing of things by Ryan Jameson rj@thevistaonline.com
by Ryan Jameson rj@thevistaonline.com The newly established UCO women's golf program has named their first-ever head coach, Patty Coatney. Coatney said, "I'm excited for this opportunity and I really look forward to it. I love being around kids and helping them." Coatney, originally from Ponca City, will begin her duties as head coach on March 1. Central Oklahoma athletic director Skip Wagnon said, "Patty Coatney and women's golf in Oklahoma go hand-in-hand and we're delighted to have her on our staff:" Coatney is a nine-time Oklahoma State Amateur champion, winning her first as a sophomore in high school. She won the titles in four dif-
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Oklahoma State University and was once a professional golfer. The biggest highlight of her professional career was qualifying for the U.S. Open in 1983. Central Oklahoma's Athletic Department announced last fall that women's golf would be named a varsity sport. "She gives the program instant credibility and I know she'll work incredibly hard to bring in quality student-athletes who will be successful," Wagnon said. Coatney said, "We've got to get started as far as recruiting goes, but I'm confident we can find some good local girls. That will be our focus." The Bronchos women's golf team will begin their season in the fall of 2003.
The UCO women's tennis team returns four starters for the 2003 season as the Bronchos look to head to the NCAA Division II National Tournament. Seniors Jennifer Jones and Abby Frick will be the team leaders, this being their fourth year starting for the Bronchos. Juniors Christy Jones and Stephanie Johns are UCO's other two returning starters.. Both have started the past two years. Central Oklahoma has only two newcomers for the upcoming season, sophomore transfer Sarah Bowman and freshman Erin Parriott. Bowman was a doubles state
champion twice and played last season at Johnson County Community College in Kansas. Parriott won doubles and singles titles in her prep career. The Bronchos only have six players on the roster, making injuries ill affordable. "Obviously with just six players on the team we really can't have anyone get hurt for an extended period of time. That lack of depth is a concern," UCO head coach Francis Baxter said. "I like the way this team works and I think we've got a chance to do well," he said. The Bronchos take on Northeastern State in Tahlequah at 3 p.m. on March 4.
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tional future cuts. The sluggish economy and high healthcare costs are among the factors contributing to the budget shortfall. Tax revenue collections have been lower than projected amounts. Oklahoma's constitution requires a balanced budget. "We're pleased that the bill has cleared one more hurdle in the legislative process," said Harve Allen, director of the Regents' media division. Allen said the bill will give state colleges and universities more flexibility in setting tuition rates. Allowing them raise revenue in this manner will help ensure the quality of higher education isn't diminished by budget cuts, he said. The budget shortfall comes at a time when the overall number of college students is rising, Allen said.
Chancellor Paul Risser, the "CEO" of the state's higher education system, and David Boren, president of the University of Oklahoma, support HB 1748. OU and Oklahoma State University have been hardest hit since they have the biggest budgets. When it comes to tuition and fee levels, compared to ocher members of the Big XII conference, OSU and OU rank eleventh and twelfth respectively. Boren has said the new law would bring in badly needed new revenue and prevent class reductions and faculty furloughs. In 2002-2003, tuition and fees at OU averaged $2,929. That amount at OSU was $3,025; Kansas State University $3,444; the University of Kansas $3,483. The Big XII average for tuition and fees was $3,914.
OU faces an estimated $28 million shortfall for Fiscal Year 2004, which begins July 1. Boren has said without the additional revenue from tuition increases OU would be forced to cut up to 900 courses and class sections and reduce an unspecified number of staff members. Dr. Thomas Guild, University of Central Oklahoma business professor, heads Higher Education Association for Reform, a 600-member group opposed to the legislation. Guild said substantial tuition hikes will hit students in their pocket books and unfairly increase their financial burden. HB 1748 will increase the number of need-based scholarships available to students, Nations said.
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University of Central Oklahoma Multicultural Student Services will continue the celebration of Black History Month at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, by featuring Kevin Powell. Powell's address, titled "Living in a Multicultural America," will take place in the UCO Nigh University Center Ballroom. A former Senior Writer for "Vibe" magazine, Powell has penned a number of books and articles regarding America's ever-changing culture. He is highly recognized for having starred in the first season of MTV's "The Real World," and also is a well-known poet, journalist, essayist, hip-hop historian, political activist, and television, radio and
Internet commentator. Famed scholar Michael Eric Dyson described Powell as "one of America's most brilliant young cultural critics." The event is free and open to the public, and Powell's remarks will be followed by a question and answer session.. Powell also will be available to sign copies of his book, "Who Shot Ya?: Three Decades of Hip Hop Photography." For more information on the Powell address, call LaKrista Page in Campus Life at 974-5944.
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