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THURSDAY • MARCH
7,
8-9 2002
UCO Wesley Foundation director arrested and 9, told their parents that a man do the investigation, Baker said he had "tickled" and touched their private talk to the girls, the seen Ames around Staff Writer children of all ages. parts while they were inside the family members, and "He's always he UCO Wesley Foundation Wesley Foundation, according to have them talk to behaved appropriately Campus Ministry director the police report. child service," she around them," Baker has been released from the The report also said the girls said. said. Daniel Baker, Oklahoma County Jail after identified Ames from a photo Baker said that he posting bail March 5, the same day lineup independently in January, UCO. senior corporate and his wife will both he was arrested on accusations of and a witness put them in the same communications support Ames two counts of child molestation. room with Ames on June 19. student, and active unconditionally. Edmond police arrested John The girls went inside the member of the Wesley Ames agreed to Cooper Ames, 37, at the Wesley foundation's building to use the Foundation since John Cooper Ames take a polygraph test Foundation office on 311 E. Hurd restroom after playing in a nearby 1994, said he was during the shocked to hear the St. around 9 a.m., said Glynda playground. investigation, but his attorney, Chu, Edmond police spokesperson. Police began the investigation arrest. "The Cooper that I know is John Coyle, advised against. it. "He's charged with two counts immediately upon receiving phone For updated information on the of lewd acts against a child under calls from the girls's parents. dedicated totally to ministry and the age of 16," Chu said. "It's taken this long for us to file sharing Christ's love to people of story, log on to www.thevistaonline.com. • On June 19, two girls, ages 8 charges," Chu said. "We needed to all ages," he said. BY JERA STONE
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Students plan for future with time capsule project
TODAY IN HISTORY In 1985, the pop song We Are the World was played on the radio for the first time. Forty-five pop artists joined together to record the song. Proceeds from sales of the album were used to help victims of the famine in Africa.
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o a college student, five years can seem like a lifetime away. However, psychology professor Dr. Chalon Anderson is challenging her developmental psychology students to think "out of the box" and write out their goals for the next five years. After students have written their goals, Anderson will bury the letters in a time capsule and in five years mail them back to the students. She began this because she said many students who complete their undergraduate education still aren't sure what they want to do. Most students have goals in their head, but fail to write them down, she said. "I believe that if you plan for things, many times they happen," Anderson said. Anderson wants to bury the capsule on campus, but a spot has not been approved yet. She said one theory the class studies says that people go through a transitional period every five years. "I firmly believe that young adults need to take a collective look at where they are, what they're doing over 5 years." Last semester she received 60
letters are returned in five years, she hopes the students can look at what they felt was important in 2002 and redefine themselves. "I don't want them to beat themselves up of they don't make it. It's an assessment of what happened and didn't," she said. Senior psychology student Katherine Kimkana, who participated in the project, said goals should be specific and achievable. "To be fit, my first goal is to run this much every week, instead of starting off with a marathon," she said. Graduate counseling PHOTO BY NATHAN DUNN psychology student Jimmy Senior psychology major Katherine Kimkana and Dr. Chalon Widdifield said this project was Anderson look at items to be placed in a time capsule as part of a good for him because it helps project in Anderson's developmental psychology class. develop goals, plan for the future and dream about where he wants letters that she will return in 2007. Anderson said most of the goals to be. Most of the goals relate to are realistic, but the timetable may His goals include receiving his careers, relationships and be off. Although some goals sound Ph.D. in psychology and starting education. ideal, it is good for students to aim his own practice. Some unique goals are to high. "I had loosely set goals. Not successfully complete five "We need to raise the bar in until this project had I thought marathons, have no car or credit young people," she said. about it concretely," Widdifield card, drink less alcohol and never She said planning is important said. have an argument with her no matter how old a person is. He thought about the process of husband. Another student has a "Even at my age there are what he needed to do to reach yes and no check mark box for her things I have to plan for, things I these goals. to fill out when she receives her want to do before I die," she said. Regarding the capsule, "This is goals in 2007. It reads, "Did this Anderson said the reality is that something you always hear about come true?" everyone changes. When the — it's neat to be a part of it." •