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TODAY IN HISTORY In 1971, singer Issac Hayes of Memphis, Tenn. hit No. 1 with his recording of "Theme from Shaft." The song stayed at No. 1 for two weeks. ,
QUOTE OF THE DAY "Man has been endowed with reason, with the power to create, so that he can add to what he's been given. But up to now he hasn't been a creator, only a destroyer. Forests keep disappearing, rivers dry up, wildlife's become extinct, the climate's ruined and the land grows poorer and uglier every day." — Anton Chekhov
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Nov. 20, 2001
Betz discusses U.N. work, Middle East discord
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BY KATIE POLEY
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athways to peace are tough," says Dr. Don Betz, UCO's vice president of Academic Affairs. He's speaking of his experience working for and with the United Nations, as part of the College of Liberal Arts lecture series that focuses on global affairs this fall. The smiling, tan, and bearded man with a metal American flag pinned over a golden circle on the lapel of his bluish-gray suit stood at the podium in Pegasus Theatre Thursday evening, Nov. 15. He shares his stories at an excited, rapid pace like a Midwestern child who just saw the ocean for the first time and has returned to report to the neighboring children. After years of studying the Middle East, he explains that his first visit revealed how little he really knew. . It all started with an interest in political science and a reliable pitching arm.
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After striking out 20 batters to win a pitching contest as a child, Betz told newspapers that he wanted to do something with the U.N. when he grew up. The next day, there was a catchy prophecy in the headlines announcing that a future United Nations diplomat threw 20 strikes. During his sophomore year in college, Betz studied abroad and was able to spend a few weeks in Jerusalem, Turkey, and Greece. That's when something clicked. "That part of the world just made sense to me." Betz jokes that he is half German, half Italian and Catholic with no reason to return the way he did — absolutely devoted to the Middle East where he sensed that something significant was happening. In the Middle East, Betz says,"you realize you don't know a whole lot about the world like you think you do." Graduate school took him overseas again, this time to Beirut, Lebanon. With hand over heart, Betz remembers Beirut at this time as the absolutely
Dr. Don Betz
Palestine. This opportunity began his work with the organization called"hard on your luggage, liver, and loved ones." Betz left Tahlequah, Okla., and arrived in New York barely long enough to find his office and hop on a plane to self-sophisticated, laid back Geneva where the conference to discuss terrorism would eventually be held in 1982. The conference had drastic effects on the city. Guards began to actually guard. Twelve miles of barbed wire surrounded the city and signs every 100 feet were translated into four different languages. "If you do not stop when asked, you will be shot," Betz said. A new attitude overwhelmed the city. People were afraid of terrorism. Countries poured their representatives into the conference where 134 governments showed up as well as a large number of nongovernmental organizations (NGO).
glorious "Paris of the Middle East." Working as a journalist in Lebanon, he would go to the Italian press to read the news and began realizing that there are several dimensions to the Middle East. Upon returning from Beirut after his doctorate, Betz received a phone call from United Nations. He was hired as a consultant to forge an international conference on See BETZ, Page 5
Department excels at test BY DANIEL HOLDGE
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Staff Writer
Audiology (NESPA) at an average rate of 94 percent. This is well above the national average of 74 percent for similar programs in other universities, according to numbers released by the Education Testing Service. "A big part of the success rate comes from the structure of the program which provides the information in a way that is geared towards success," McLaughlin said. "We also have great supervisors that absolutely love to teach." All UCO spring masters graduates in the speechlanguage pathology field, accepted positions within three months of graduation.
tudents who have received their masters in speechlanguage pathology from UCO are scoring well above the national average in examinations for their profession. . From information received by Dr. Scott McLaughlin, special service professor and program director, the most recent graduates from the program, the 2001 spring grads, achieved a 100 percent pass rate on national examination for professional certification in speech-language pathology. For the past 10 years, UCO graduates have passed the National Examination in Speech-Language Pathology and See SPEECH, Page 4
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Fighting water with fire... UCO plumber's helper Phil Boyles uses a torch to repair a water leak in the Communications Building Nov. 18. The leak started in Room 205-A after a new sink was installed in the room.