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Homecoming artwork spurs controversy on UCO campus

by Mark Schlachtenhaufen football opponent was ms@thevistaonline.com Southeastern, located at Durant.

Several students and a faculty member have complained to UCO administration about Homecoming Week graffiti drawn on the windows of two buildings on campus.

Individuals saw an Indian etched on an Education Building window and crosses painted onto Art Building windows and called Student Services to complain, said Dr. Kathryn Gage, vice president for Student Services.

Gage said similar issues had arisen periodically in the past.

But there had been no obscenities and no hate speech on Campus Life-approved materials, she said. Campus Life reports to Student Services.

On the Education Building window was a bronco holding a bag in its mouth, upon it the words "You smell." Beside the bronco was the Indian with an arrow through its head. The crying Indian said, "I hate being a savage."

Next to the Indian and bronco someone had drawn the abbreviation for Pi Kappa Alpha, a social organization.

UCO's Homecoming Week

Southeastern's nickname is the Savages.

UCOSA President J.P. Jordan said the drawings around campus were designed to promote school spirit. Jordan said this issue would fall under UCOSA's jurisdiction if it decided to tell administration it should end the activity,.

"I don't think there was any malicious intent," Jordan said.

Pi Kappa Alpha President Tyson Sjulin said he had been communicating about the issue with the group's faculty adviser, Dr. Ed Pugh. Sjulin said Pugh was handling the issue. Pugh could not be reached for cornment.

On two Art Building windows were crosses, beside one of them the abbreviation for the Baptists Collegiate Ministry (BCM). Yellow rays protruded from the three-foot-tall white crosses. One had been partially erased.

BCM Director Charles Lillard said Christianity is a religion based on love, not hate.

Jesus, whom Christians believe is the Son of God, was crucified on a cross.

Lillard said Jesus taught toter-

The homecoming parade proved to be a success regardless of the cold weather Photo by Justin Avera

This picture drawn on the Education Building caused some complaints. ance and the contemporary world is redefining tolerance.

People need to be more tolerant of religion, not just Christianity, but other religions as well, he said.

"We certainly didn't mean to offend anyone," Lillard said.

"Christians are going to find ways to express ourselves; the cross is one way."

Jordan said the art is considered free speech, protected under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.

Jordan challenged the students who complained to get involved with student government.

Gage said either all groups should be granted freedom of expression or no groups should have it.

"I think it's an issue we need to have a dialogue about on campus," Gage said.

Democrat Henry pulls off upset victory In one of the tightest gubernatorial elections in state history, Democrat Brad Henry pulled off a November surprise, defeating Republican Steve Largent by less than 7,000 votes.

During a press conference Nov. Brad Henry 6, Largent conceeded, ending a long night and morning for both candidates. More than one million Oklahomans voted Nov. 5.

Inhofe defeats Walters in Senate Incumbent Jim Inhofe, R-Tulsa, overcame stiff competition from Democrat David Walters to earn another term in the U.S. Senate.

Inhofe captured 583,579 votes, or 57 percent. Walters garnered 369,789 votes, or 36 percent.

Jim Inhofe Election day ended a contentious campaign, during which saw negative attacks from both candidates.

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Kris Janzen and Devon Noonan were crowned Homecoming King and Queen during halftime at the game Nov. 2.

UCOSA passes resolution limiting access to funds

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Bronchos' Homecoming loss ends hope for Lone Star Conference — Page 9

■ SQ 701 Tobacco trust fund Yes 45% No 55%

■ SQ 693 Issuing local bonds for economic development ■ SQ 702 Yes 51% No 49% Tax abatement Yes 54% No 56% ■ SQ 696 Exempting storm shelters ■ SQ 704 Yes 66% No 34% School inspection funds 44% 56% ■ SQ 703 State contracts Yes 44% No 56%

School spirit soars

Photo by Heather Harkins

A member of Delta Zeta does a back handspring at the cheer/dance competition as part of Homecoming festivities in Wantland Hall on Nov. 1.

A resolution passed Nov. 4 by the UCOSA Senate would make it more difficult for the student congress to dip into its Rainy Day Fund.

Once UCOSA President J.P. Jordan signs the "Rainy Day Fund Act" no money could be withdrawn from the Rainy Day Fund without a three-fourths majority approval by the House and the Senate, said House Speaker Jake Winkler.

Currently, the money UCOSA deposits into its Rainy Day Fund and the funds controlled by its Student Activity Board exist in the same account, said Winkler, the bill's author.

The Rainy Day Fund Act would create two accounts, one for the UCOSA Rainy Day Fund and another separate account for the funds controlled by UCOSA's Student Activity Board, Winkler said.

Having a separate account for the Rainy Day Fund would also prevent money leftover at the end of the UCOSA budgeting cycle from being returned to the student activity fee account, managed by UCO administration, Winkler said.

Each year, UCOSA receives a portion of student activity fee money collected by UCO. The Student Activity Board allocates 70 percent of that money to student organizations. Thirty percent is deposited into UCOSA's Rainy Day Fund.

Last year, UCOSA received a total of $117,000 out of UCO's student activity fee account. This year, UCOSA received $36,1 16.

Last year, the UCOSA Student Activity Board allocated $86,904 to student organizations. This year, it had $25,281 to allocate. Campus Life Director Blake Fry has said he cannot explain the decrease.

There is currently $41,597 in UCOSA's Rainy Day Fund, Jordan said.

Presently, if the UCOSA Student Activity Board overspends, money could be withdrawn from the Rainy Day Fund to make up the difference, Winkler said.

In the UCOSA constitution, money in its Rainy , Day Fund is to be used for emergency situations only, such as a decrease in enrollment.

"I feel the intent of the bill is very valid," Jordan said.

"It is something that needs to be done."

Jordan said the bill would not result in any noticeable changes on campus.

Jordan said he would be reviewing the wording in the "Rainy Day Fund Act" before signing the legislation. After he signs the bill, it would take effective order, he said.

Jordan said he would notify administration of the change.

Winkler said Jordan and Vice President Chad Dimmick alerted him to the situation. Despite having $60,000 less to allocate this year, Winkler said he doesn't believe UCOSA will be forced to dip into the Rainy Day Fund.

'At the present time we don't see it affecting student organizations yet, but that could change," Winkler said.

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Students raise money for children in Third World countries with a campus concert — Page 7

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NOVEMBER 7, 2002

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Ebampus Quotes What policy, if any, should UCO have regarding controversial or offensive art?

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Social Sensitivity

Sure I'm offended by the Indian with an arrow flying through his head, and I agree that it is in poor taste, but does that mean we need to give the administration the authority to make a law about it? What if I need to express myself, but it is distasteful to a majority? Does that mean that I shouldn't be able to express myself? Our country is founded on such principles that give voice and expression privileges not just to the majority, but the minority as well.

This is a textbook example of freedom of expression; students have the right to express whatever they want, when they are given permission to do so. Administration can't say, "You have permission to color the walls all in the name of school spirit," but then decide that some school spirit is

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going too far.

Our society has become so oversensitive and politically correct, that we run to mom and dad when a drawing makes our skin crawl. If you hate the drawings, let the artists know, make your own drawing illustrating the lewdness of their actions. Promote expression and conversation.

More than students need rules; they need to learn to be responsible citizens. Students are great self-regulators. Ah, the power of peer pressure! Let the organizations feel the scorn of their classmates, that will keep them from drawing stupid pictures that offend or isolate some groups on campus.

"A guideline should be for people to use their own good taste."

DANNY FIELDS junior industrial safety major

"If it's in good taste, it should be okay, otherwise it's not worth the trouble."

LAURINDA NAVESKY sophomore theatre arts major

Cockfighting After the election results came in on Tuesday night, I serious contemplated moving to another state; neither option was New Mexico or Louisiana.

Cockfighting. It's a bit disturbing that 44 percent of voters wanted to keep this barbaric sport legal in Oklahoma. I though this was a no brainier issue, along with death by plucking each hair out of your body. Of course, this state still allows us to put inmates to death via intravenous poisoning.

I know that animals die everyday, McDonalds is proof enough for that. But, the use in these birds is completely opposite

in this instance. Just the thought of thousands of grown people corralled into a dusty pin, watching and betting on birds pecking and clawing at each other with blades strapped to their ankles is disgusting and inhumane.

I don't see what benefits this has to our state or future. How could this animal related activity help better our community?

Hopefully, this will remove some of the derogative implications our state has harbored for years. Hopefully the measure that makes this activity illegal will give Oklahomans the incentive to act with humane intelligence from now on.

"Art needs to be culturallysensitive. There should be guidelines, but people should use better juciger ment."

EDWINA EVANS

"No policy, they have a right to do what they want."

KEON- WOO NAM senior „ accounting major

graduate family/child studies major

"Yes, that's a racial slur, the crosses I understand but how far are we going to go?"

MICHELLE MURPHY freshman undecided

'The pictures weren't offensive, if people feel that `savages' is racist, than perhaps the opposing team should change its mascot."

RYAN LEO KORN freshman history major

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"If it's going to offend someone, they should check to have it approved."

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Homecoming rally pumps students

Former UCO student discusses FBI career

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by Stephanie Nease sn@thevistaonline.corn Dr. Dwight E. Adams, head of the FBI laboratory and UCO graduate, spoke about his FBI career at Nigh University Center Nov. 1.

Adams earned a B.S. in biology from UCO in 1977 and a Ph.D. in biology from University of Oklahoma in 1982.

In 1983, he was accepted at the FBI academy, where he went through rigorous training. He described his early FBI experience as "crime fighting."

"My goal was to be assigned to the lab, but every agent has to learn from the ground up. I'm an FBI agent. I carry a badge and a gun," he said.

In 1987, he was assigned to the Laboratory Division, where he helped develop DNA-testing procedures.

When the Bureau's DNA Analysis Unit was formed, Adams was the first agent to testify in court on DNA evidence, he said.

He described the limited technology available in 1932 when the FBI was formed.

"In 1932, if we had a blood stain, we could determine that it was blood, and whether it was human. Today, we can narrow it down to the exact person, except for identical twins," he said.

Adams said first-generation DNA analysis was limited to polymorphic DNA, strands of DNA which do not vary from individual to individual.

He called today's technology "fourth-generation," adding, "we can exclude 25-33 percent of people accused of a crime with DNA evidence."

The FBI lab's Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) allows states and some countries to link into a national database of DNA evidence, he said.

In August 2002, when Oklahoma went online with CODIS, the system immediately flagged 17 unsolved crimes by matching unidentified DNA evidence with known offenders in other states, he said.

Hundreds turned out for Homecoming's seventh annual Pep rally to participate in dancing and school spirit Nov.1 in Wantland Hall.

With the marching band seated in rafters above, cheerleaders and the UCO Porn Pon squad took turns oohing the audience with an array of back handsprings, splits, and synchronized routines.

Then participants dragged the lyrics to UCO's fight song to the center of the gym, emblazed in gold and blue on a large roll of paper, and lead the audience through the mobilizing chant.

The pep rally then moved on to the traditional touchdown dance, in which volunteers from the audience took turns hurling the football into the ground and dancing as though they'd just scored a touchdown.

Lastly, sororities, fraternities, and the Black Student Association (BSA) preformed elaborate dance routines about three minutes in length for the Homecoming dance competition.

First place in the student association Homecoming dance competition went to ACACIA, whose dance routine included buffed-up transvestites doing cartwheels,

Photo by Heather Harkins

Dr. Dwight E. Adams spoke at the NUC Nov. 1.

Adams said he helped recover and identify 124 bodies from a shallow mass grave in Kosovo. He helped recover and identify the fragmented remains of terrorists and sailors killed in the USS Cole bombing.

He determined that the shoebomber's detonator was identical to ones made by Al Qaida.

Adams said the anthrax terrorist taped the envelopes' edges because he didn't know the envelope had microscopic holes 50 times larger than an anthrax spore and would be leaking poison all along its journey.

The FBI lab had to develop new techniques to deal with the anthrax because it acted like smoke, becoming airborne immediately as it was released from its package, he said.

Adams attributed increased interest in forensic work to television shows like The Agency and C.S.I. He encouraged students to consider an FBI career, but warned that it doesn't happen like it does on television. Cases aren't solved in an hour.

It took 17 years to find the unibomber, and he might still be out there if a family member hadn't notified the FBI, he said.

For information about the FBI or CODIS, including employment opportunities, Adams suggested visiting the FBI web site at http://www.fbi.gov/homepage.ht m.

"Everyone wants to be secure," said Kay Bickham, executive director of Freedom of Information Oklahoma, Inc. (FOI).

"But how much freedom are we willing to give up?"

Beginning at 9 a.m. Nov. 7, the FOI will he sponsoring a twoday event entitled "Nine-Eleven: Freedom in Balance" at the Constitution Hall of the Nigh University Center.

"The event will highlight the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment," Bickham said.

Both national and local state officials will speak out on the various bills that have been passed since Sept. 11, 2001.

Bickham said there will be a combination of panel discussions and individual lectures. Ken Paulson, executive director of the First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University, will cornbine music, humor and creativity to provide a new perspective on First Amendment issues.

Guest speakers will include: Paul K. McMasters, ombudsman at the The Freedom Forum in Washington D.C; Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Honorable Marian Opala; Patrice McDermott, assistant director of the Office of Government Relations at the America Library Association Washington Office; Richard A. Marquise, retired special agent in charge of the Oklahoma City Division of the

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walking on their hands, and cheerleader-esque basket tosses.

The BSA won second place for a routine with two guys and a triangle of dancing girls.

Members took turns doing back handsprings and flips.

Sigma Kappa donned taffylike red gloves with their blacked-out uniforms and performed synchronized dance routines.

Kenneth Wohl, biology senior, deejayed the event and said, "It was a good way to boost school spirit."

Telia McGuire, applied liberal arts senior, served as spirit chair, and said the purpose of the event was to "get students pumped up about the homecoming. We want them to come to the game and show support for our football team."

Shai Rasmussea, corporate communications junior, helped emcee the event, and encouraged the crowd of spectators to learn the fight song and sing along with cheerleaders and the marching band.

"It was awesome," she said, "but I think people should learn the fight song and sing along."

She also said she would have liked to see people cheering other than for their respective student groups.

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Holocaust survivor brings history to life

Greek life sweeps Laff Olympics Overall winners are ACACIA, Kappa Sigma and Alpha Gamma Delta

by Ste hanie Nease sn t evistaonline.com Students slide on their stomachs across a wet rubber mat covered with shaving cream on a cold day.

They don life jackets covered in chocolate syrup.

They have powdered cocoa dumped on their heads, which forms a thick, clump of chocolate paste at the sweaty hairline.

Looking like Death by Chocolate, they lie on the ground with five-gallon buckets on their stomachs. Friends armed with sponges soaked in cherry Kool-aid attempt two-point conversions, and mostly miss the mark.

A T-shirt soaked in maple syrup slips over their heads and arms and covers their torsos.

As teams cheer, the Wild and Wacky Fun portion of the Laff Olympics reaches its climax.

ACACIA won first place in Wild and Wacky Fun. Japanese Student Association won second place, and Alpha Tau Omega won third place.

Kappa Sigma won first place in the Giant Soccer Tournament, Baptist Collegiate Ministry won second, and Alpha Gamma Delta tied with Pi Kappa Alpha for third place.

For overall participation and performance in the Laff Olympics events, ACACIA won the grand prize of $450, second place prize of $250 went to Kappa Sigma, and third place prize of $150 went to Alpha Gamma Delta.

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"The head of a Jew was worth a kilo of salt...and I was a hunted animal."

Michael Breston, holocaust survivor, will be speaking about his experiences at 7 p.m. Nov. 7 at Constitution Hall in the Nigh University Center.

Breston was born in eastern Poland in Feb. 1931.

Russian revolution liberated the Jews in Russia, but not in the portion of the east where Breston was living.

The Bolshivieks granted civil rights, but not to eastern Poland.

In 1939, Poland was divided between Germany and Russia.

Breston was living on the Russian side.

The propaganda was about how corrupt the west was, Breston said.

The German army imposed ghetto systems which were similar to other ghettos throughout Europe — no food, slave labor, overcrowding, sickness and disease.

Those living in the ghettos were not allowed out unless they were escorted by a Russian or Ukrainian policeman.

In 1942, the German army killed everyone in the ghetto — including Breston's family.

"I survived in the attic by myself," he said.

Breston was 11.

"I ran off into the woods, swamp to swamp, for freedom."

Breston's father had been working forced labor outside of the ghetto and was not killed with the rest of Breston's family.

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"Citizens Bank has great people. Their people greet you personally. I think that many banks have lost sight of customer service." Watson says. "Having the branch at UCO is so convenient, I'm in the building every day."

"I met my wife at Citizens Bank 29 years ago and we have banked at Citizens Bank for a long time." Says Bob Painter, Professor of Art at LICO. "It was love at first transaction." Bob laughs.

They found one another three weeks later.

Breston began moving through the marshes of Pinsk.

He was given the job of a scout and would dress up as a shepard and go from town to town finding out who was who and what they were up to.

The Russian army liberated the town in Feb. 1944.

They took most of the people, including Breston's father, to the army.

Due to being a partisan, Breston carried a gun and a uniform which gave him more advantages that the others.

"The KGB [Soviet Union's former intellgence and internal security) would continually ask who and where the collaborators were...but I volunteered nothing," he said.

Breston started his education in Poland in 1945, but received the ray of opportunity to obtain a Visa and study in France in March, 1946.

Breston joined the Oeuvre de Secours aux Enfants (OSE).

The OSE was an organization dedicated to helping, and essentially saving, Jewish children during the holocaust.

Breston aspired to finish high school and the director of the school allowed him to be placed in the equivalent of the eighth grade although he was not qualified.

The director came to the conclusion after a year or two that Breston was not going to be able to manage in the school and invited him to decide on a trade.

Breston thought otherwise.

He graduated from the school with honors.

"Those diplomas are my most precious," he said.

He was accepted at the Sibon in France to study pre-med.

However, Breston's father was in the United States and he was able to immigrate to the U.S. as a dependent without having to worry about the quota.

Dr. Jeff Plaks, historian in the Department of History and Geography, said it is important to remember the holocaust for public education reasons as well as having access to the survivors now and hearing their stories to preserve that important part of history.

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Donated art missing from campus Suites

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The UCO marching band leads the way during the Homecoming Parade through downtown Edmond on Nov. 2.

Homecoming parades Edmond

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Braving near-freezing ternperatures and windy drizzle, student organizations and supporters of the UCO football team attempted to contrast gray skies with a colorful parade of floats the morning of Nov. 2 in a parking lot near the Baptist Student Union.

The Homecoming Parade, a one-hour annual manifestation of school spirit, originally had 62 entries for floats and other people traveling in the parade, but Christina Gilmore, assistant director of Campus Life, said only about half of the entries ended up participating.

Kathryn Gage, vice president of Student Services, said, "It was such a chilly and misty day, so a lot of people chose to stay in their car, but a lot of people turned out.

"I was surprised at the positive attitudes and the level of spirit."

Floats were joined by campaign vans questing for lastminute publicity of political candidates.

Prizes were awarded to student organizations for their floats, many of which were based off this year's campaign theme, "Unleash the Legend."

First prize went to Pi Kappa Alpha, who modeled their float after a guitar.

The Babtist Collegiate Ministry (BCM) won second place for their depiction of Mt. Calvary, a gray cave flanked by three crosses.

Charles Lillard, director of BCM, said, "We think this is where Jesus was buried, according to three accounts from scriptures."

Third place went to the Medieval Society, who incorporated props made during their humanities classes like shields for their boat-shaped float.

UCOSA president J.P. Jordan, history education senior, rode in one of the floats and said

it was the first time in UCO history that a UCOSA president rode in a float for Homecoming Parade.

Hispanic American Student Association (HASA) built a golden Aztec pyramid for their float.

Veronica Pena, coordinator of the volunteer center and advi-

sor for HASA, said, "Aztec is one of the indigenous cultures we came from," adding that most of the current HASA members are of Mexican ancestry.

Mr. UCO Aaron Sweazy rode in the back of a convertible and said he enjoyed seeing so many alumni.

On Oct. 30, a mural hanging in the University Suites Food Court, painted by Chairman of Art Department Dr. Bob Palmer, was reported missing.

The painting, last seen the weekend of Oct. 26-27, was a gift from Palmer and the Art Department to The Kids' Place, an organization that helps children deal with trauma.

"The mural originated during last year's Oklahoma City Home and Garden Show. At the end of that show, the work was to go to a needy cause. I felt The Kids' Place was a great choice," Palmer said.

Kay Jones, director of auxiliary operations of Housing Administration, said the painting, valued at $150, was being displayed at UCO because of renovations going on at The Kids' Place facility in Edmond.

"We were hanging it in the Suites Food Court because there was nothing on the walls and we thought it would be a nice way to display the painting until some more permanent art could be found for that space," she said.

DPS responded to the stolen property report, but found no evidence that would give them a lead in the case.

John Blair, Crime Prevention community relations officer, said, "There were absolutely no leads at the scene and currently, no witnesses," Photo pl. ovided Blair said DPS is doing folA mural painted by Dr. Bob Palmer is low-up investigamissing from University Suites. tions, but it is difThe painting was to have been ficult without any information to moved to The Kids' Place someassist them. time next year, Jones said.

"The best we can do right now "I'm just sorry this happened is just get the word out and let and I hope it gets returned," she people know it is missing," he said. said.

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Matt Meyerdirk as "Peter, The Father," Rebecca Teeters as "Gertrude, The Mother," and Dottie De Leon, costume designer for Hansel and Gretel.

UCO features seasonal opera

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tm@thevistaonline.com A trail of stale breadcrumbs winds through emerald green leaves to a country cottage made of sugary sweet gingerbread, icing and peppermint.

If this sounds enticing, join the UCO School of Music as they present Engelbert Humperdinck's classic opera Hansel and Gretel at 8 p.m. on Nov. 7 - 9 and at 2 p.m. on Nov. 10 in Mitchell Hall

Theatre.

Kay Creed, music professor and producer of the opera, said, "The Grimm Brothers version of the fairy tale is a very dark tale about cannibalism. It warns children to be very wary of strangers, not to trust them and to stay close to home."

Creed said this will be the third time she has produced Hansel and Gretel at UCO. She said the opera gives a multitude

of students a chance to showcase their talents and is a well-known opera to refer to on their resumes.

"It is an excellent opera for students to perform because it is very age appropriate. We try to take advantage of the opportunity to perform it whenever we have the cast. It is always an audience pleaser and a wonderful celebration of the holiday season."

Creed said the roles of Hansel and Gretel were written for females to perform. She said the females who play the roles must be able to sing, dance, and act simultaneously.

"Humperdinck wrote the role of Hansel for a mezzo-soprano to perform in order to sound like the voice of a young male. Males are often cast as the role of the witch. It is hysterical when performed by a male."

Orlando Smith, music lecturer, will play the part of the witch.

He said, "In the first production I played the role of the father. The witch is a completely opposite role because it calls on many different types of vocal sounds and acting ideas."

Tickets for the opera will be $3 for UCO students, $5 for non-UCO students and faculty/staff, $8 for seniors, and $10 for adults. For more information call the Mitchell Hall Theatre box office, 974-3375.

Producer uncovers Hollywood lifestyle with theater students

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ms@thevistaonline.com Hollywood producer Ron Stacker Thompson, whose credits include Deep Cover and Sister Act Two, discussed the ups and downs of the movie business with UCO students Oct. 25 in Pegasus Theater.

Thompson, a filmmaker-inresidence at the North Carolina School of Arts, was here with the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, a twoday event that brought together theater students from state colleges.

Thompson critiqued the students' performances and taught the Oct. 25 workshop, said Dr. Roberta Sloan, Theatre Arts chairwoman and professor.

Thompson has extensive experience in theater, film and television. For the last 10 years, he has been a producer and writer in television and film. He has received the NAACP Image Award and the Cable Ace Award.

Theater and film are different worlds when it comes to realiz-

ing results, Thompson said.

"In theater, you almost always get the project done, so you're really used to the feeling of getting to the end place," he said.

"Film is a very hard road to hoe. It's also very exciting."

Thompson said working in Hollywood isn't always easy.

"The pay in film is great," he said.

"The problem is the next job.

Film is really tough that way. But you build off your reputation."

Discrimination exists in Hollywood, Thompson said.

There are still few people of color working there today, he said. It's also a city in which youth is paramount. Many executives are in their late 20s, he said.

"Hollywood has gotten so used to youth behind the camera and in front of the camera," Thompson said.

It will take an organized effort to build ethnic diversity, said Thompson, an African American.

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Early on in Thompson's career, actor Danny Glover gave him some practical on-the-job experience during a project.

Thompson said he discovered that directing in film was markedly different from directing in theater.

Thompson compared the work of a producer to being a captain on a ship. No matter what problems arise, the producer must remain positive. A producer has his own vision of how everything will come together on time and under budget, Thompson said.

Hollywood film crews put in long days, Thompson said. He worked a 17-hour day on his first day for his first film, with no breaks. Thompson said in addition to writing he enjoys postproduction, when films come to life.

"Editing is magic," Thompson said.

Thompson became interested in producing and was an associate producer on the set of Deep Cover. He said he also wrote and adjusted scenes for the film.

"Screenwriting, they say in Hollywood, is the base of everything," Thompson said.

Screenwriters must not take rejection of their work too personally, Thompson said.

Hollywood has rejected far more wonderful screenplays than it has produced, he said.

When pitching a screenplay, Thompson said it is important for writers to know when to get in and when to get out. He said a good pitch lasts five to 10 minutes. It's best to present a captivating capsule of what the story is about, he said.

Thompson said he struggles with keeping his ego in check sometimes when collaborating with colleagues.

"You have to stay balanced in terms of what you put out, how important it is to you," Thompson said.

"Write from your heart.

Whether it's romance, adventure, whatever, start with your connection and reconnect to that; that speaks to life as you see it."

Writers shouldn't worry about borrowing good ideas from other pieces of work, Thompson said.

Since no two people are exactly alike, a writer's own experiences will make it unique, he said.

Some human experiences are universal, Thompson said.

"We're trying to understand what the world's all about. When it comes right down to it we're all the same," he said.

Boy meets girl, boy falls in love with girl are examples of recycled Hollywood story lines, Thompson said. What makes them unique is how the writer tells them.

Thompson said writing is rewriting, a lengthy process.

Many writers begin with a brainstorming session. Thompson said he has been working on a screenplay for about two and a half years.

After they complete a screenplay, screenwriters are often tossed by the wayside, Thompson said. To avoid this, they should diversify their skills, become some kind of producer on the set.

"Most writers don't do well on set, being on post production because [their screenplay] is their baby," Thompson said.

"I try to work with writers when applicable to rehash scenes that need reworking."

Among other works, Thompson wrote America's Dream, a short story that aired on HBO. He said he extracted the essence of the piece from two short stories.

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Out & About Special Events Jose Feliciano and special guest Edgar Cruz will perform at 9 p.m.

Nov. 15 at the Cox Convention Center at 1 Myriad Gardens.

Tickets are $50 and proceeds benefit Diabetes Solutions — OK, Inc. For more information call 843-4386.

Carpenter Square presents, "Murder in Green Meadows," Oct. 18 - Nov. 9 at Stage Center, located at 400 W. Sheridan in downtown Oklahoma City. Tickets are $10 and $12.50 with discounts for students, military, senior citizens and groups of ten or more. For reservations or more information call 232-6500.

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Theater Stage Center presents, "The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940," Nov. 6-10. Performances are at Stage Center, 400 W. Sheridan. For more information call 270-4801.

The 2002-2003 Celebrity Attractions features "The Music Man," Nov. 12-17; "Cats," Jan. 14-19; "Cinderella," April 1-6; "The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron?" May 13-18. All shows are in the Civic Center Music Hall, 201 North Walker. For more information call 1-800-869-1451.

Bellydancing by the Jewels of the Nile presented at 8 p.m. Fridays at Gopuram Taste of India, 4559 NW 23rd. For more information call 948-7373.

The Moose Lodge will hold a public dance from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at 8713 E. Main St. Midwest City, near Reno and Douglas. Music includes foxtrot, waltz, tango, swing, cha-cha and rumba. A free dance lesson is offered at 6:30 p.m. with a paid admission. Admission is $10 or $8 for United States Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association of Oklahoma City members. For more information call 670-8135.

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Max Chambers Library will present the work of UCO art graduates starting with a reception from 4 — 6 p.m. Nov. 7 in the Library Gallery.

The show, entitled "Abstract Articles," will feature the work of Clint Stone, UCO graduate and art educator at the Omniplex, and Alyson Atchison, UCO graduate and Community Arts program assistant for the Oklahoma City Arts Council.

"This is the first show we've had since the gallery has been remodeled. We wanted to make it a place to showcase student work - past and present," said Zina Gelona, director of galleries and museums.

Atchison, whose work mainly consists of silk screenprints,

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Nov. 9 at the Constitution Hall of Nigh University Center.

Kevin Pargeter senator of the Pre-Med/Health Professions Club said all profits will go to the Timmy Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides healthcare, medical supplies and equipment to children in Third World countries.

Pargeter said the club chose this cause because several of the members have been overseas and witnessed the lack of adequate medical care and supplies.

"The need is very great there and the resources here are abundant," he said.

Erin Tillotson, biology sophomore and head of the fundraising committee said all of the bands agreed to play for free. She said they tried to select bands that students would like and might have heard before.

Tillotson said she hopes people will come for more than just the music.

"We really want people in the campus to be interested in the cause," she said.

Pargeter said everyone in the community can get involved in the event. He said the concert is a way for people to pool their money together to benefit a worthy cause.

"We are so excited about this because we've personally experienced what a big difference a little effort can make," he said.

Tillotson said the club hopes

to raise $1,500 for the foundation.

The musicians scheduled to perform are Euclid Crash, Model 2551, Pondering Questions, Rhetoric and Andrew West, the lead singer of Fear the Clown.

There will be a voting table for audience members to select their choice for the winner of the battle of the bands.

Admission is $3 and tickets may be purchased at the door.

If you would like to volunteer to help with this event call Erin Tillotson 752-9112.

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said she chose her pieces based on a theme of color.

"Color is how I communicate, so I chose pieces whose images are built around color," she said.

Gelona said the exhibit will also include work by current UCO students: impressionist paintings by John Gatewood II and photographs of Cambodia and Bali by Ron and Donita Hunter.

"It is going to be great," she said.

The show is open to the public and will run through Nov 27. For more information, call Zina Gelona at 974-2432.

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great team effort and I saw a lot Evans said. "We shot the ball of improvement in our team," extremely well and our defense created a lot of problems for them. It was a good win for us and gives us something to build on."

The Bronchos shot 56.7 percent from the field for the game, hitting 38-of-67 shots, and forced OC into 24 turnovers.

Nubine was 11-of-19 from the field and added seven rebounds to his 25-point outing.

Jones added 19 points and seven rebounds and Jamaal Ramey had 12 points.

Osric Woods led OC with 25 points.

The Bronchos officially open the season Nov. 25 at home against Oklahoma Photo Services City.

Men's basketball began a new era under head coach Terry Evans, winning 94-83 over Oklahoma Christian in an exhibition game at Hamilton Field House.

The Bronchos came out on fire, taking a 9-0 lead just 1:45 into the contest.

Jonathan Nubine hit a 3-pointer from the corner just nine seconds into the game and Demario Jones had a pair of alley-oop dunks to stake UCO to its early lead.

The Eagles pulled to within three, 53-50, at halftime, but the Bronchos quickly moved ahead by nine at 61-52 on two more Nubine buckets.

Demario Jones scored 19 points and "I thought we got a had seven boards in the exhibition.

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by Daniel Holdge dh@thevistaonline.com Women's basketball didn't have the same good luck against the Oklahoma Flyers, dropping their exhbition match 89-75.

UCO did have four players in double figures and stayed with the Oklahoma Flyers for the first 30 minutes before the traveling all-star team pulled away.

UCO jumped out to a big lead early, taking an 18-10 advantage six minutes into the game as Laura Hamilton scored eight points.

The Flyers, a team made up of former state college standouts, rallied to take a 44-41 halftime lead.

UCO battled back in the second half to get even at 55-55, but the Flyers responded with a 7-0 run to take the lead for good at 62-55 before pulling away in the final minutes.

The Bronchos were plagued by 23 turnovers and shot just 39.7 percent from the field.

Hamilton scored 17 points to lead UCO, while Kari Edge added 12 points, Erica Bramlett 11 and April Woods 11 points and 10 rebounds.

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Herrin's 300th; Hall of Fame grows

by Daniel Holdge dh@thevistaonline.com Herrin's 300th volleyball win UCO got back on the winning track on Halloween night, rolling past Southeastern Oklahoma which gave head coach Mark Herrin his 300th career victory.

The Bronchos, coming off back-to-back five-game losses, won three straight matches, 3011, 30-21, 30-26.

Broncho volleyball improved to 26-5 on the year, equaling

the second-most wins in school history, and 6-1 in the North Division.

Herrin improved to 300-153 in his 13th year at the helm.

UCO adds to Hall of Fame A select class will be new inductions into the UCO Athletic Hall of Fame.

Members of the UCO Athletic Hall of Fame class of 2002 are Ronnie James, one of the winningest wrestlers in the history of the legendary program; Amy Parten, a record-setting volleyball player from the early-1990s and Bill Sirkel, an outstanding offensive lineman from the 1950s.

Phil Ball coached UCO's football team from 1964-76; and Al Jones, a member of the Broncho athletic family since the early 1960s were also added.

The most recent members were introduced at the annual UCO Athletic Association breakfast Saturday morning in conjunction with Homecoming.

The five make up the 13th class of inductees into the UCO Athletic Hall of Fame, bringing total membership to 43.

Formal induction of the 2002 class of the UCO Athletic Hall of Fame will be at halftime of the Broncho men's basketball game with Southeastern Oklahoma on Feb. 1, 2003.

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only one yard in nine first-half Beard did all the damage on in the third quarter, capping it attempts. their 17-play, 80-yard drive late with a one-yard TD keeper.

The Central Oklahoma Broncho football team had hope after two straight wins, but absolutely had to win on Homecoming against Southeastern Oklahoma.

They needed the win to really have momentum and hope in the Lone Star Conference North Division this year.

Playing through rain and horrid field conditions, the Bronchos just couldn't score enough to down the Savages.

SOSU quarterback Drew Beard rushed for 103 secondhalf yards to lead the Savages rally past UCO for a 7-6 Lone Star Conference North Division win.

This win broke Broncho hearts and unfortunately ended all Lone Star Conerence hope.

The Bronchos are now 4-5 on the year, 3-3 in the overall LSC standings and fell 1-2 in the North Division.

The Bronchos took an early lead on Tarik Abdullah's sevenyard touchdown run.

Then sophomore kicker A.J. Haglund missed the extra point.

The failed follow-up proved to be costly.

The Southeastern Savages ran 37 plays in the second half against just 16 for UCO, with Beard doing most of the work on keepers out of the shotgun.

The sophomore quarterback carried 28 times for 103 yards in the final two quarters after losing

John White then booted the winning extra point.

Central Oklahoma had one prime scoring chance in the fourth quarter but failed on a fourth-and-12 play from the SOSU 24.

UCO's final possession ended when Nicklas Debose intercepted a tipped pass at the Broncho 38.

The two teams combined for just 397 yards in extremely muddy conditions.

The teams had opposite philosophies on offense.

Southeastern Oklahoma rushed for 189 and passed for just eight, while UCO passed for 171 and rushed for only 28.

Bronchos quarterback Erick Johnson hit 13-of-26 passes for 171 yards.

Dee Dee Carter led the Bronchos with four catches for 54 yards.

Strong safety Anthony Byrd led UCO's defense with 14 tackles.

Linebacker Lance Ingram had 12 stops and tackle Dustin Files posted 11.

The Bronchos return to action next week at Northeastern State.

Central Oklahoma football will wrap up its regular season schedule Nov. 16 at 2 p.m. at Wantland Stadium against Tarleton State.

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The Bronchos improved to 17-2 overall and 6-1 in the league.

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The UCO Philosophy Club is screening Noam Chomsky's activist film Manufacturing Consent at 2 p.m. November 11, 12 and 13 in Pegasus Theater. For more information, call Dr. Brendan Lalor at 9745625.

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