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MAGICAL ELEMENTS ARE COMPOUNDS OF CHEMISTRY WEEK By Ercilia Zolkiewicz StaffWriter

CO students and faculty members will celebrate National Chemistry Week, Nov. 7-13 with a host of events. The Department of Chemistry and the Student Affiliates of the American Chemistry Society (SAACS) will kick off National Chemistry week with an open house on Thursday Oct. 28. The UCO campus will be visited by forty high school students from Choctaw during the event. Dr. Mike Hellwege, chemistry professor, will entertain audiences with a chemistry magic show. The event is ,a highlight of the open house. The magic show begins at 9:30 a.m. in Howell Hall, Room 201. Students can experience hands-on activities and observe science demonstrations while touring the chemistry laboratories. UCO chemistry students, SAACS members, and faculty will be joining other area universities at Quail Springs Mall on Saturday Oct. 30. The group will present science â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Staff photo by Chieko Hara demonstrations to mall shoppers Dr. Michael Ferguson mixes two different chemicals, polyvinylalcohol and borax, and makes from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., said Dr. blue slime at the lab in Howell Hall. He will demonstrate some chemistry magic for the Cheryl Frech, associate professor of chemistry and public relations Chemistry Department's open house on Thursday during National Chemistry Week. ,d

chair for the Oklahoma section of the American Chemical Society (ACS). "It will be in the Foley's court area," Frech said. "This gives students a chance to interact with students and faculty from other universities," she said. Each school will have a table and mall shoppers can experience chemistry through the demonstrations, Frech said. Magic shows will be performed throughout the day by Dr. John Ferguson, assistant professor of chemistry. Monday Nov. 8 is UCO's eighth annual Element Day event. UCO chemistry professors will dress up as their favorite chemical elements and parade through the chemistry classrooms. "Element Day is always a lot of fun and we (chemistry faculty) actually do parade through the classrooms dressed up as elements," Frech said. Outfitted chemistry professors have been featured in the national publication, Chemical and Engineering News. The "Best Element Day Costume" winner is announced on Friday Nov. 12, said Frech. "(Last year) I was chromium, dressed as a crow, but I didn't win," Frech said. Cupcakes decorated as the

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elements of the periodic table can be purchased from the Chemistry Club on Element Day. "Stimulate the Smallest Scientists" is the theme for Tuesday Nov. 9. UCO students and faculty members will introduce chemistry to pre-schoolers at the UCO Child Study Center in the Human Environmental Sciences building. The young scientists can learn about chemistry during activities scheduled at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. The small scientists will sport goggles and create slime. Demonstrations will be presented for the pre-schoolers and they will be given the opportunity to try other activities. A "Stump the Faculty" quiz show is scheduled on Friday Nov. 12. This event will be performed

in the Howell Hall Atrium at 12:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome and refreshments will be served. According to a recent news release, National Chemistry Week is aimed at enhancing public awareness of the contributions of chemistry to every day life and to the nation's economy. National Chemistry Week will be celebrated nationwide by ACS local chapters, industrial chemists, educators, and technicians, it said. The American Chemical Society was chartered by a 1937 U.S. Congressional Act and is the world's largest scientific organization with a membership of more than 152,000 chemists and chemical engineers worldwide. For more information, contact Dr. Frech at 974-5476.

Vol. 101, No. 18 (USPS 661-700) ISSN: 1084-9149 Editor In Chief Maria Crane Sports Editor J.W . Reagor Mng. Editor Stephanie J. Eggeling Sports Writer David Stone Copy Editor Celie Rabalais Sports Writer Justin Villines AsstCopy Editor Sheri Guyse Sports Writer Nick Spross Advertising Mgr Wendy Werber Photographer Landon Salyer Photographer Chieko Ham Ad Sales Carmen Gore Photographer Tony Oltmann Writer Trent Dugas Cartoonist John Luny Writer Facaitte Kinslow Webmaster Shauna Hardway Writer Robyn Lydick Circulation Shane Pratt Writer Ercilia Zolkiewicz Technical Director Trent Dugas

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hat does raising money for charity, the NCAA and 1,000 hot dogs have in common? They will all be at UCO giving a hot-dog of a good time on Saturday. To broaden UCO school spirit and student involvement, a Tailgating Event will take place on the south lawn of Hamilton Field House. Also at UCO from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday at Wantland Stadium will be the NCAA Football Campus Tour. The Football Campus Tour includes a SUmo Football Challenge, an obstacle course and a bungee run in the NCAA Football 2000 Entertainment Zone. The Tailgate Event includes a 1,000 hot dog cookout with free soda from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and a Super Bowl Challenge from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Also on hand will be face

painting and DJ Dan Baker. Â° The Tailgate Event is also used to solicit donations for Habitat for Humanity to assist May 3 tornado victims. Todd Duncan, director of campus residential life, said Oklahomans always pull together for such events. "Many times we forget about the impact of something like the tornado four months later or five months later," Duncan said. "The wind didn't blow today so we don't remember it but it takes a long time for people to rebuild and recover from something so traumatic." Even with such a serious topic as helping Oklahoman's rebuild, he said people will have a good time with friends and making new friends. He said hundreds of students will attend the event for a "social" get-together and at the same time make our home Broncho football game festive. "If we can serve 1,000 hot dogs we will be very happy and

then at the same time raise some money for Habitat for Humanity to help the Oklahoma City Community," Duncan said. "Almost in a sense, we want to make this pre-game just as active and maybe more active for students than homecoming was." America Online will match all donations raised from the event as part of the $1,000,000 grant to Habitat for Humanity. "We want students to be excited about going to our athletic events, especially when our team is undefeated and nationally ranked," Duncan said. The major sponsor of the Tailgate Event is East Hall. Other sponsors include Residence Life, Baptist Student Union, Student Activities, the University of Central Oklahoma Student Association, Residential Housing Association and the West and East Hall Council. <

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OUTSTANDING COLLEGE PROFESSOR NAMED By Fachaitte Kinslow Eta per r. Jack Deskin, communications professor at UCO, received the Outstanding College Teacher in the state of Oklahoma. Deskin accepted the award at the annual Oklahoma Speech Theater Communication Association ceremony. "It was a surprise," Deskin said. "I was so shocked, I don't think I was thinking." The award was named after the late Fred Tewell who was chairman of the communications department at Oklahoma State University (OSU). Deskin began his career in

radio and television. Part of Deskin's job was hiring employees. "One thing that I was noticing was the lack of education the people had," Deskin said. "I was blaming the college and universities so some guy said 'well let's see you get in there and do it.'" And he did. Deskin received his bachelor's and master's degree from OSU in communications. He then went to University of Southern Mississippi where he received his Ph.D. At UCO, Deskin teaches a variety of communications classes. Students of Deskin have been recognized for their achievements as best in the state. Deskin is also the advisor of

the campus television station KCSU. UCO is the only university in the state to air a studentoriented nightly news. "I work closely with the students outside the classroom the station every inn afternoon," Deskin said. Future plans for this professor are to stay and continue teaching until retirement. "I would like to take a vacation during the fall," Deskin said. "But I couldn't because of school. Fall break was too short and this year we didn't get one." So where would the professor go during the fall he couldn't go during the summer? "I' d like to go to New England."

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► Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) will meet at 6 ► Economics Club will meet p.m. on Nov. 1 in CB 214. at 7 p.m. in the Thatcher Hall Living Room. The UCO economic ► Department of Nursing faculty will be available to discuss Careers in Economics. For more will meet 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on information, call Jeannie Parkder Nov. 1, 4 and 5 in Coyner, Room 120. They are hosting a health at 348-6425. screening for UCO employees. For ► Alpha Chi will meet at more information, call the 4:30 p.m. in the University Center, Department of Nursing at 974Room 301. For more information, 5000. call Jennifer Oliver at 359-7670. UCO Collegiate Marketing Association will meet at 7:30 p.m. Baptist Collegiate on Nov. 2 in the Troy Smith Ministry will meet at 7:59 p.m. on Lecture Hall. They will have Oct. 28 in the Baptist Student Union. The special guest will be officer elections. For more Shane Spannagel. For more information, call 936-9005 or einformation, call Charles, Janay or mail at gobronchos@ercilia.com . Cindy 341-5184. UCO Webmasters will

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► Black Student Association will meet at 2 p.m. on Nov. 3 in Milano's Pizza. The meeting is to show appreciation for success in the BSA fashion show. For more information, call Toni Carter at 974-2580.

GENERALLY SPEAKING Baptist Collegiate Ministry will meet at 7:59 p.m. every Thursday in the Baptist Student Union. For more information, call Charles, Janay or Cindy at 341-1232.

► Sigma Tau Delta will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 3 in LA 211. ► Baptist Collegiate For more information, call Nancy Ministry will meet at noon in the Crowe at 974-5613. Baptist Student Union. The meeting, titled, "Noonday," is CDPS will meet at 12:30 student lead. For more

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believe the holiday can be fun for children but can also be dangerous. Amber Copeland, a family and child development major at UCO, said God plays a huge part in her life and she believes Halloween can be fun but also believes it is a night when God's children should be a little more careful. "I don't think it (Halloween) is harmless but if we shelter our kids and say 'no trick or treating this Halloween and evil, evil, evil' then I think that is almost dangerous in itself," Copeland said. "If we tell them what it represents and what it did

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represent and how we are going to celebrate it then it can be a positive thing. "But there are some people that get excited and pumped up about Halloween because they like to raise some heck." She said people who follow God should remain alert to Halloween's , potential of becoming Satan's tool. "There is definitely spiritual warfare going on and I think the devil can use a day like this to get some of his work done," Copeland said. "But in the Bible it is prophesied that God will reign in the end and the devil will have no power but it is kinda funny that the devil keeps trying. He still thinks he can win for some reason even though he knows what the outcome will be. "The more we walk with God, the more our spiritual eyes are open to those types of things," Copeland said. Halloween, Copeland said, can be used cautiously for children that trick or treat and dress up in fun costumes. "We need to be careful of Halloween and how we represent ourselves," Copeland said. "Even when decorating our houses. We don't want to glorify Satan. "I feel like it comes down to commands in the New Testament; love God, love other people and if you are doing that and you got a good head on your shoulders and are not Satan lovers then I think we are not misrepresenting ourselves," she said. Whether or not Halloween is actually a night for Satan or is an innocent holiday used to gather free candy, one thing remains: there is a definite split between the basic "good" versus "evil." On www.about.com under the urban legends, it states that: "This festival of death has survived all of the efforts of the Church to stamp it out. The Church is joining the opposition

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DECK THE HALLS WITH GHOSTS ANC GOBLINS... The residents of West Hall deck their halls to show their Halloween spirit. Orange and black decorations appear on the doors of resident's dorm rooms as well.

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Continued from page 8 by celebrating this festival. The devil has been very successful in invading Christian holidays like Christmas and Easter, providing counterfeits for the real thing." The site goes on to say: "The bottom line is this: Halloween has been so deluded that many parents don't even realize all the symbolism there is in trick or treating, wearing of costumes, decorating with jacko'-lanterns, and all the rest that goes with this evil holiday. "October 31 is the night that Satanists and occultists the world around look forward to giving the most honor to Satan and praying to him intensely for the fall of the Church of Jesus Christ and the destruction of families. "It is the night of the human sacrifice to Satan. It is the biggest day in the life of a Satanist. It is not an innocent holiday! !" The possible connection between Halloween and Satan stirs many opinions and ideas that brew up a concoction of mystery. Dr. Stephen Law, chairperson and humanities and philosophy professor, said if Halloween is observed as evil, it is our own fault.

"You have to realize much of modern Halloween practices are basically generated out of our own tradition and own obsession with the macabre," Law said. "Certain arguments can be made that we still live in the romantic period which was begun in the beginning in the 19th century. "Some of the points of fascination from that particular cultural phase are things like the macabre, the sickly and the gothic and novels like Frankenstein and Dracula being written and deliberate building of ruins as well as literature that's fascinated with death as a ultimate right of passage," he said. Law said Halloween has commercialized what were originally serious rituals. He said, like Halloween, Christians have stolen many Pagan holidays and turned them into Christian holidays. They did this to provide a lure for potentially converting people to Christianity. "We see a conscious effort to transform the pagan imagery of Easter, the fertility of rabbits and the sacred egg and so this is a

Celtic ritual tradition that has been appropriated and amended to suit the needs of Christianity," For All Your Wireless Communication Law said. 100 Anytime Minutes The public has largely ignored Unlimited Nights & Weekends the Church's stand against morbid things, Law said. for only $2999 a month He said people's fascination with Halloween is based on perception. "We have a need to reconcile ourselves to the dark side of our existence," Law said. "This (Halloween) is a way • call Waiting • Wireless Freeway we can assume the persona of : 51:-tivtgA• • Caller hl • Three Way Ching darkness in a almost playful l e/44.' • • Message Plus • Message Wafting Indicator capacity on things in reality that ri ,t0)2, , • Leather Case • Swivel Bet CIO prove very threatening to us. Adapter • Swivel Holster "We are able to engage in a owcs,W'6'701. da ce Plate • Swivel Cs Mount sense of play and thereby e, Hands Free Ear Piece rendering it null and void as a potential threat. So from a psychological stand point it's almost a necessary aspect of any cultural tradition to have that outlet but it has been highly commercialized as well," he said. Law said he has exciting plans for Halloween night. He is not dressing up as a goblin or a bloodthirsty vampire. C) No, he is not attending any rituals Safety\bat !mu, , ,ttvr. or sacrifices. seat ,s.rvi,o N:olo rk,m,u,r, owl, • I year ',1st, AMIe. C ' ,°1"t ,sohis t oltort Boo at ,Ismtabllits. "(_al l, tlimoso»sg ne OklAlssitts to,,O He said he will probably grade papers on Halloween night. < ktithoriied \Aimless igent most '

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TALES FROM CREEPY COLLEGE CAMPUSES By Marco Buscaglia CollegthessWriter et's face it -- college can

be a scary place. Students have to worry about flunking out of school, running out of money and catching those pesky sexually transmitted diseases. Throw a few unhappy ghosts into the mix and college can be a downright frightening experience. "There's just so much going on in college buildings when you think about their history, not to mention some of the high anxieties people have when they're in school," says Richard Crowe, a supernatural phenomena expert based in

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the undefeated and No. 2-ranked Central Oklahoma Bronchos will be very important in deciding the winner of the Lone Star Conference title. The first challenge for- UCO will be Southwestern Oklahoma. This marks the 75th meeting between the Bronchos and the Bulldogs. UCO holds a 51-20-3 series lead, dating back to 1905. The Bronchos, 7-0 overall and tied for the LSC lead at 5-0, are coming off a victory over Ouachita Baptist 41-20 last Saturday. The Bulldogs, 4-3 overall and 3-3 in LSC play, are on a high after beating Northeastern State 15-12. After being down 12-6 at halftime, the Bulldogs came ,

back to defeat the Redmen and only allowed 177 total yards. The Bronchos have won their last 16 LSC games and 20 consecutive regtilar-season games. UCO's last LSC loss came at the hands of the Bulldogs on Nov. 1, 1997 by the score of 33-17. Head coach Gary Howard said he knows that this ,game will be a tough one. "They are a very good ball team, very physical . . . one of the better teams we will face this season," Howard said. The Bronchos offense continues to roll over their opponents averaging a LSC high 37.9 points a game. Sophomore quarterback Brett Manning continues to shine in his first season as the Bronchos signal caller. Manning completed 8-of-18 ,

passes for 258 yards last week against OBU. For the season Manning has completed 60-of-108 passes for 1,082 yards and eight touchdowns with only two

The Bronchos have won 16 straight LSC games. The last loss was against Southwestern. interceptions. Senior splitend Todd Barnes has been on the receiving end of many Manning passes. Barnes leads the LSC in receiving yards per game averaging 87.0 yards. The

Edmond standout has 28 catches for 609 yards for the season and ranks ninth on UCO's singleseason receiving chart. Sophomore Greg Briley collected his sixth straight 100yard rushing game last Saturday against OBU with 106 yards. Briley has become the main man in the backfield since All-American Reggie Donner had his season and career at UCO ended when he suffered a knee injury in the Harding game on Oct. 16. Briley has rushed for 905 yards on 133 carries for the season. Sophomore free safety Kelly Heathington led the Bronchos defensive effort last Saturday with 15 tackles and one forced fumble against OBU. Heathington leads the Bronchos with 64 tackles (27 solo).

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The Bulldogs stingy defense is only allowing 255.4 yards per game. Linebacker Lucas Aslin leads the team with 66 tackles. Not only will the Bronchos have to worry about their own game they will have to be concerned about the Southeastern State game against NSU. The Savages cracked the NCAA Division II polls this week for the first time in school history at No. 15. UCO and Southeastern are tied for the top spot in the LSC. The Bronchos travel to Durant on Nov. 6. "We can't look past anyone the next three games will be the toughest of the year. . . we are going to keep on doing what we've doing and execute," Howard said. Kickoff against the Bulldogs is at 2 p.m. at Wantland Stadium.

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' Conference is making the final list of guests for the conference tournament, and this is the last weekend to m a k e reservations. The UCO women's soccer team, 13-4-1 overall and 5-2-1 in the LSC, will finish the conference regular-season along with the other LSC teams this weekend. The top four teams will receive an invite to the conference tournament in Wichita Falls on Nov. 5-6. The Bronchos will host Northeastern State in a very important conference game this Saturday. UCO will need to beat NSU in order to advance to the tournament. West Texas A&M leads the LSC, followed by Texas A&M-

Commerce, Midwestern State, and UCO. Head coach Mike Cook said his team will have to be ready to play against NSU. "This game is a do or die . . . if we win we go to the tournament,

Senior Jamie Lane is another spark in the Bronchos offense with four goals. UCO has outscored their opponents 65-17 this season. With Sophomore goalkeeper Amanda Hillier in the net the opposition has only scored three goals. T h e Bronchos defense has 10 shutouts for the season. The NSU offense is averaging 2.39 goals per --Mike Cook game, while the defense is only allowing one goal a game NSU's offense is led by Freshman Jordan Gable if we loose it's over," Cook said. averaging 3.41 shots and a teamThe Bronchos offense will high 11 goals for the season. provide an attack that will keep Freshman Kelly Lamia has NSU busy. dished out eight assists for NSU. Junior Sally Holmes and UCO is 9-1 at home this Freshman Kim Brown have season. netted 39 goals for the season, 20 The Bronchos won last year's and 19 respectively. game 3-2. Sophomore Jeorgia McGinty Game time is set for 12:00 has four goals for the Bronchos p.m. at Tom Thompson Soccer and a team-high nine assists. Field.

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PERFECTION NOT PERCEIVED IN VAIN By J.W. Reagor SportsEdilor

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perfection has kept humans involved in an endless struggle that dissolves mediocrity. Players dream of being professional athletes, just as most college students strive to be part of lucrative careers. T h e University of Central Oklahoma is no exception to the phenomena. As students we want that chance to be the ,,,,44.a.m&dagm,!. best that our school, state, and country have to offer. We watch television and read the papers only see so many fallen dreams. Is this a reason to settle for mediocrity? UCO has had 18 draft picks in football alone dating back to 1956. The most recent being Joe Aska, a third round draft pick for the Oakland Raiders in

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1994. Previous to that was Keith Taylor who was a third round choice for Denver. This school has sent players to the NFL dating back to 1937. This is an amazing legacy. As students we should dig deep and applaud the coaching staffs from decades ago. The fact is, these players did not have to become pros for

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HALLOWEEN NIGHT, LEGENDARY F IGHT H alloween.

The night of ghosts, goblins, ghouls, witches, warlocks, monsters and the undead. Halloween a.k.a. All Hallows Eve, the night before All Saints' Day, in which Christians believed the dead came back to walk the earth one more time. Halloween. A night that kids can dress up in their favorite costume and go 'trickor-treating.' It doesn't matter to me which description is applied to that night, it's my favorite holiday, besides Christmas. I love to put out my decorations that include tombstones, ghosts, skeletons, creatures and any other macabre subjects. It's the one time of the year that the unusual and the unknown are accepted—even feared. At least it was, until recently, when it was declared by some as, "the devil's holiday." But I don't worry about what those people say. Halloween has always fascinated me. I don't know why. Maybe it's because I'm from New Orleans where the unknown is accepted as everyday life. As I child, I would dress up in the scariest costume I could find and go out 'trick-or-treating'. I would canvass the entire neighborhood, knocking on every door with a porch light on. My favorite place on Halloween night, though, was the priory of my parish Catholic Church. Not only did they give out the best treats, but the priest knew how to dress for the occasion. Some of the best and goriest costumes were donned by the priest. My least favorite place was the streets near the cemeteries. I avoided those areas year after year. Don't get me wrong, the aboveground graves and tombstones didn't bother me, at all. It was the residents. I could stand across the street from the graveyard and see the inhabitants milling around through the iron-wrought gates. My friends couldn't though. They saw only headstones and

shadows. "Look," I told them one year, 'There's three kids staring at us." There were two girls about 11 and 8, and a little boy about 6, with their faces pressed against the cemetery gate looking longingly at our candy bags. "Where? We don't see them," they told me. I looked again and the kids were gone. The next evening, near sunset, we went back to the cemetery. We took three bags of Halloween candy with us. Three graves were next to the gate where I saw the children. The tombstones read: Mary Margaret, age 11; Katherine Margaret, age, 8 and Ian Mitchell, age 6. "Weird," one of friends commented pointing to the graves. "Brother and sisters. All three of them died on the same day," another friend observed. "Look at the dates . . . Oct. 31, 1834," said my first friend. "They died Halloween night." We left the bags of candy in the empty flower vases and left just as the sexton was closing and locking the gates. Early the next morning, my friends and I went back to the cemetery. The sexton was just opening the gates. "Back again," he -as-ked us. We just nodded, and walked toward the graves. "Seen them, did you?" he asked. We all stopped in our tracks. As one, we turned to face him. "How did you know?" I asked him. "Seen them myself," he said with a shrug of his shoulders as he walked away. We approached the graves and looked into the flower vases. The candy bags were still there, but the candy was gone. My friends and I started a tradition of leaving candy in those flower vases before the sun set on Halloween. It's a tradition that is still carried on today. Halloween has become feared as evil over the years by many who believe it is the only night that the dead can return to earth and evil will run rampant. But, growing up in New Orleans, a city where voodoo, witchcraft,

legends, hauntings and any other unexplained occurrence is accepted without explanation, I know this not to be true. Halloween might be a night for easy channeling, but it is not the only night rituals, spells and crossing-overs will happen. Especially the dead. They seem to 'pop up' when ever they feel like it. On May 13, 1978, New Orleans had five hours of non-stop torrential rain. The city's pumps could not keep up with the heavy rains and it

wasn't long before the streets flooded. I was staying with my friend while her parents were out of town on business. Her house was located within three blocks of the cemetery. We watched the water rise in the street until it was almost even with her four foot-porch before closing the wooden front door. Finally, the rain slacked off to a mere drizzle. That's when we heard it. "Thump...thump...thump." The sound continued. "Thump...THUMP." My friend opened the front door — and screamed. Jammed against the screen door was a coffin. The bottom of the lid had decayed and we could make out the form of a foot inside. Slamming the door, my friend looked at me. "What should we do?" she asked. "Let's call the police and report it. They'll know what to do," I told her.

I picked up the phone and called the police department. "Eighth district, Sgt. Rodgers," a male's voice answered. "Hi. I'm calling from a house on the 4800 block of Banks Street. I'd like to report a coffin that washed up on the porch from St. Patrick's Cemetery." "Is the coffin empty?" Sgt. Rodgers asked. "No, it has a body in it, I think. The lid is cracked open and I can see afoot," I told him. "Well, how old do you think the coffin is?" he asked. "How am I supposed to know? Ask the corpse?" I replied sarcastically. "Couldn't hurt, could it?" he asked with a laugh in his voice. "Funny, officer. Are you going to send someone out here to retrieve the casket.?" I asked. "It's really nerve-racking having it just outside the door." "Well, miss, all the city streets are flooded, so it might take a while to get someone there," he told me sympathetically. I thanked him and hung up the phone. It was almost dusk before the water receded enough for cars to pass on the streets. The thought that a coffin sitting out on the porch all night gave me goosebumps. So, I called the police again. "Eight district. Sgt. Rodgers," said the voice. "Sgt. Rodgers, I called earlier about a coffin blocking my front door. I was wondering how much longer before someone would be able to remove it.?" I asked. "We're working on it, miss," the sergeant assured me. "I understand that Sgt., but it's getting dark and there is a corpse on the porch. What am I supposed to do?" I asked him. He didn't answer for a few minutes, but I knew he was there because I could hear him breathing. "I see your predicament, miss. Might I suggest you get yourself a sturdy wooden stake, a string of garlic, a crucifix and some Holy Water," he said in a serious tone. "Oh, and if someone knocks on your door, do not, by any means, do not, invite them in without finding

out who it is first," he warned. "The undead can not enter your home without an invitation," he reassured me. I hung up the phone and with a roll of my eyes repeated what he told me to my friend. "I don't have any Holy Water," was all she said. Just as the sun was sinking into the horizon, there was a knock on the door. "Hello? Anyone in there?" called a gruff voice. My friend and I peeked out the front door window. Standing on the porch was a man dressed in a dark suit. Behind him, on the street, was a hearse. Pulling up along the curb behind the hearse, was a police car. I opened the door and the man introduced himself as the mortician from a nearby funeral home. He had come to collect the coffin. As he was talking, the policeman walked up onto the porch. "Sgt. Rodgers," he said tipping his hat to us. He looked down at the coffin. "Well, I'll be...," he began, but cut himself short. "Look at this, Merlin," he told the Mortician, pointing to the coffin. The Mortician leaned down to get a closer look. "It's Lionel," he said. Sgt. Rodgers looked at us apologetically. "Sorry, about that," he said. "I just didn't expected to have known the corpse." "Yes," said the mortician, "We both knew him. He used to live in this house as a kid." "What happened to him?" my friend wanted to know. "He was killed in `Nam, — Sgt. Rodgers said. "We went over together. I was with him when he died. His last words were 'I'm going home."' Sgt. Rodgers bent over to help the Mortician carry the coffin down the steps. He lifted his end of the coffin and mumbled something. "What did you say?" asked the mortician. As they wheeled the coffin to the hearse the sergeant replied. "I told Lionel he finally made it home."

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