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>News Cheerleader dies Oklahoma State cheerleader Jimmy Smith dies before a game against Southern Mississippi University. ✓ Page 5

Running in the Rankis

The UCO women's cross country team made their first ever appearance in the NCAA Dvision II rankings at No. 25. v Page 7

>Features Rock the Vote Presidential candidate Al Gore makes an appearance on MTV's "Choose or Lose." v Page 10

TODAY IN HISTORY In 1955, Captain Kangeroo debuted. One of the true fixtures of children's television, Bob Keeshan portrayed the Captain through the early 1990s, introducing characters such as Mr. Green Jeans into the cultural lexicon.

QUOTE OF THE DAY I can't figure women out. They put on makeup for three hours. They wear things that make them look smaller. Things that make them look bigger. Then they meet a man and they want the truth.

Staff Writer n estimated 3,400 students will now be eligible for additional free college tuition scholarships given out by the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program (OHLAP), according to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. The OHLAP scholarship helps eighth, ninth and 10th grade students with financial need and academic potential to attend the state university or college of their choice. "The OHLAP scholarship program opens the door to many students who otherwise would not have the financial means to attend college," said Hans Brisch, OHLAP chancellor. The Oklahoma Legislature increased the gross annual family income limit for the program from $32,000 to $50,000, allowing more students to participate in the program. Additional requirements for the program include good school attendance, completed homework assignments and attainment of at least a 2.5 GPA in 17 specific courses. Students must also apply for financial aid their senior year

of high school. The OHLAP advises against the use of drugs and alcohol and the committment of delinquent acts. Qualified students have their full tuition paid at an Oklahoma public college or university, a portion of their tuition paid at a private institution or are given the cost of specific courses for college credit at an Oklahoma public career technology center. The scholarships can be used through the completion of a Bachelor's degree or a maximum of five years, as long as the students maintain good academic standing. Over 1,500 students representing 322 different high schools and all 77 counties have received $3.8 million with the scholarship. About 113 UCO students currently receive the OHLAP scholarship. "We'd like to get the word out to parents that children can apply for this in 8th through 10th grades. It helps parents to not be so in debt," said Margaret Howell, business affairs billing coordinator. Howell says that since there are no OHLAP scholarships given out to students already in college, those with younger siblings or children should be aware of the availability of the scholarships.

Students wait in line at the financial aid building in the University Center.

"The OHLAP scholarship positive, responsible traits that are program enables hard-working necessary to succeed in college and students to fulfill educational and the workplace." The OHLAP was created in career goals by setting a course for college early in their high school 1992 by the Oklahoma careers," said Leonard J. Eaton Jr., Legislature. For more information, State Regents Chairman. "It also visit the higher education's rewards students for their student center web site at academic diligence while www.okhighered.org , or call 800strengthening and supporting 858-1840. •

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McNair scholarship recipients honored

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TUESDAY • OCTOBER 3, 2000

State raises income level for financial aid

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:.FP The McNair scholars were recently honored at an awards ceremony and banquet held Sept. 8.

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handled it with flying colors," he said. McNair Scholars is a federal program funded by the Department of Education. Scholars must be involved in an eight-week summer research internship where they are required to attend weekly research meetings and spend 30 to 40 hours a week involved in some aspect of their research. Each student is paired with a faculty mentor who guides the student in identifying a topic for research, conducting a literature review, developing a mini research study on the topic and writing the

ith the goal of providing research experience, academic assistance and grdduate school planning, UCO's McNair Scholars program hosted their first Awards Celebration and Banquet in the University Center on Friday, Sept. 8. "I am very proud of our McNair Scholars. They were challenged and they were asked to help UCO to build the McNair program," said Barry Lofton, director of the McNair Scholars program. The program was very demanding and the students accepted the challenge and See McNAIR, Page 12

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EDITORIAL

No ifs, ands, or butts ...

New ashtrays help smoke out littering

Hey, you don't like me on the ground and I don't wanna be on the ground. So lets make nice and put a rush on some of those ashtrays.

moking is on the rise among college students. You do not just have to find this out through surveys and scientists. A quick glance at the front doors of most campus buildings will show several professors and undergrads huddled in a small circle sharing a conversation and a quick bit of cancer between classes. The problem with these small social gatherings, other than the whole death at a young age thing, is that the ashtrays are often located far away from the best smoking areas. Smokers may have no common sense when it comes to sucking on what is essentially a teeth-staining deathstick, but they do have enough sense to come in out of the rain. Most campus ashtrays are placed away from

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any overhangs (that block rain), away from the steps (where people sit), and away from walls (that block wind). The practical consequence of this is a pile of butts laying on the steps and sidewalks of our university. One building, at least, has found a working solution. The Communications Building has placed, on the East entrance, a portable ashtray stand. This stand is moved by smokers throughout the day as the sun shifts, and generally is always in a place that the smokers can actually use it. It is not an Earth-shattering issue. But these stands help keep our campus looking nice, if not smelling that way. •

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DO YOU THINK ASHTRAYS SHOULD BE MOBILE AND EYE-PLEASING?

"No. Anything that has to do with smoking is disgusting."

"Yes. But they should not be transportable. Smoke in the smoking section."

—RACHEL JOHNSON

—JAMIE LITTLEFIELD

freshman vocal education major

freshman sociology major

"I think that cute ashtrays are a waste of funds and smoking is bad for your health."

"No. They get dirty and nasty anyway, so it really does not matter. Why draw attention to it?"

—TELIA MCGUIRE

—JENICA WILSON

sophomore applied liberal arts major

sophomore nursing major

"There shouldn't be any ashtrays around the campus at all. Smoking is very unhealthy."

"No. Who would want to carry ashes around?"

EDITORIALS The Vista's Editorial Board meets once a week. Editorials represent the views of at least one member of the board. Opinion columns, reviews and commentaries represent the views of the writer and not necessarily the views of The Vista Editorial Board, the department of journalism, UCO, or the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges. Editorial cartoons do not necessarily represent the views of the artist. The Vista is not an official medium of expression for the Regents or UCO.

LETTERS The Vista encourages letters to the editor. Letters should address issues and ideas, not personalities. Letters must be typed, double-spaced, with a maximum of 150 words, and must include the author's printed name, major, classification and phone number. Non-students must include a title and daytime phone number. Letters are subject to editing for libel, clarity and space, or to eliminate statements of questionable taste. The Vista reserves the right not to publish submitted letters and does not publish anonymous letters. Address letters to: Editor, The Vista, 100 N. University Drive, Edmond, OK 73034-5209 or deliver in person to the editor in the Communications Building, Room 107. Letters can be sent via e-mail to thevista@hotmail.com .

"No. Yes. I don't care because I don't smoke."

"No. People should not smoke. It is very bad for you."

—JUSTIN THOMAS junior aerospace engineering major

—MATT MANN freshman industrial safety major

— JAY BALLARD —SIMON LEE graduate student studying to receive MBA

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Tiaras aid in Oklahoma's largest multicultural festival ,

BY SARAH DAVIS

Staff Writer

CO's Tiaras will be a part of Oklahoma's largest one-day multicultural festival Oct. 7, as they volunteer their time at Rose State College's 12th annual "Global Oklahoma: A Festival of Cultures." The Tiaras will be working at the information tents, greeting people and helping to set up and take down the tents. Representatives of more than 30 countries and cultures and over 12,000 people are expected to attend the festival. "The festival is something along the same lines as UCO's International Fest. It showcases a variety of people," said April Gomez, member of Tiaras. The organization Tiaras is a junior women's honor society. Requirements for the society are a 3.0 GPA and at least 60 hours of college credit. The festival is the Tiaras' volunteer project for the fall semester. The festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Activities include a

parade of nations, an opening ceremony, educational and cultural exhibits, live entertainment, food, children's activities, school exhibits and a youth multicultural art show/contest. Admission and parking are free. A feature of the festival is "2000The Year of the Dragon," which is celebrated on the 12-year Chinese zodiac. This year is a "golden" dragon year, which occurs once every 60 years. According to Lisa Price, festival chairperson, the festival's goals are to strengthen bonds with the Asian community and to create projects in coordination with festival activities. The festival will be held at the Rose State College campus, which is located at 6420 S.E. 15th Street in Midwest City. For general festival information, call 736-0313 or visit the website at www.rose.cc.ok.us/globok/. "Global Oklahoma" has openings for volunteers to work at 12 p.m. or later, said Toney Dake, volunteer coordinator. For volunteer information, contact Dake at 733-7517. â&#x20AC;˘

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Freshman MBA major Kam Chanintakul and freshman music education major Astrid Rojas were crowned Mr. and Miss UCO international at the University Center.

Foreign language department to host talent show BY LISA KAYS

Student Writer hursday, Oct. 5, the Foreign Language Department will host the Foreign Language Day Talent Show in Pegasus Theater from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. "Foreign Language Day is a day to celebrate the different cultures that foreign language students study," said Dr. Rosa J. Bird, who is heading the event. "The talent show is a great opportunity for students who are enrolled in modem language classes to demonstrate their language abilities in different artistic forms."

All the modern language students are welcome to participate, and all the students on campus are invited to attend. According to Bird, there will be approximately 25 people participating in the show, which will include music, singing, dancing, acting and visual arts. There will be tables displaying paintings and pictures and artifacts from students' trips to foreign countries. There will also be a demonstration given on the art of origami by a student currently studying Japanese. Sigma Delta Pi (Spanish Honor Society) will be selling authentic

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Counseling services to offer depression screening successfully treated with medicine, psychotherapy or a combination of the two, according to the National Mental Health Association. For information or help, call Counseling Services at 974-2215, or the Student Health Center at 9742317.*

BY SARA MORRELL

Staff Writer

CO Counseling Services will offer free depression screening services on National Depression Screening Day, Oct. 5. From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., students can visit the office in UC 402 for a short series of questions and a meeting with a counselor. If depression is suspected, appropriate treatment will be advised. Dr. Lorraine Youll of the psychology department will lecture about depressive personality disorder at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Heritage Room. "Depression is common. People shouldn't feel embarassed to go seek help," said LaBetta Wallenmeyer, director of UCO's health center. "We have quite a few students who suffer from depressive and anxiety disorders. We always refer them to counseling services. If we ever place a student on anitdepressants, we require them to be in counseling," Wallenmeyer said. Research by the National Institute of Mental Health shows that 25 percent of women and 10

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Dr. Lori YouII percent of men will experience at least one episode of clinical depression in their lifetimes. Untreated episodes can last from nine months to one year, and will most likely happen again during a patient's lifetime. Clinical depression results from interactions between hormones and brain chemicals. Energy level, emotions, eating habits and sleeping patterns may all be affected by these chemical reactions. Eighty percent of people affected by depressive disorder can be

Doctors look for the following nine symptoms when diagnosing clinical depression. If you experience five or more of the symptoms, the National Mental Health Association recommend s seeing a doctor as soon as possible. Feelings of sadness or irritability tty Loss of interest or p leasure in activities once enjoyed ior Changes in weight or appetite .- Changes in sleeping pattern or Feeling guilty, worthless or hopeless r.eremcIinesam d iobris be ilirtythtoing cosn , ocrenmt:r, make Fatigue or loss of energy Restlessness or decreased Ilactivity ► noticed by others or Thoughts of suicide or death

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TANZANIA, Burundia — Burundian women in Tanzanian refugee camps face high levels of domestic violence from their husbands and sexual assaults from other refugees and Tanzanian men, according to a new report released by Human Rights Watch. The 151-page report commends the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees for improving the situation of women in the camps over the past two years, but stresses that more must be done to protect their charges against violence and abuse.

BOLIVIA, Cochabamba — The Bolivian government recently warned that it would put an end to 13 days of protests "whatever the costs," as roadblocks have paralyzed the nation and clashes have resulted in at least five deaths and more than 80 injuries. "Tolerance has run out," said Information Minister Manfred Kempff after meeting with President Hugo Banzer, the commanders of the armed forces and the police. The officials met to design a strategy to confront the massive demonstrations in several cities throughout the country and the blockades set up on Bolivia's principal roads, as various groups call for major changes in government policies. The police and the military have committed to removing the roadblocks on the nation's highways as soon as possible, added the official.

ASIA JAPAN, Tokyo — Japan is refusing to give up its whaling program despite the threat of being denied access to fishing rights in U.S. waters, possible trade sanctions and the cancellation of regular bilateral fisheries. On Sept. 21, Japan's five-vessel research whaling fleet returned home from a hunt in the northwestern Pacific with a catch of 88 whales that included Bryde's and sperm whales, two larger species that have been protected due to their dwindling numbers.

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TURKEY, Istanbul — Turkey's government has taken steps to improve its dismal human rights record, but some critics fear that it is merely a public relations exercise that will have little real impact. The government this week began a series of hearings that is bringing state and local officials, members of non-governmental organizations, trade unionists, politicians, public opinion leaders and human rights activists together to discuss the state of human rights in the country. Ten regional consultations are scheduled up to Dec. 1, after which a national human rights meeting will be held in the capital, Ankara.

EUROPE YUGOSLAVIA, Belgrade — The Serbian opposition has claimed a first-round victory in the weekend's federal and municipal elections, even as the government insists that early returns indicate that President Slobodan Milosevic will be returned to power. The Democratic Opposition of Serbia (DOS) estimated last night that its candidate, Vojislav Kostunica, has won 55.9 percent of vote to Milosevic's 34.2 percent. According to DOS, voter turnout was 73 percent. The umbrella group of 18 parties says it won almost half the seats in parliament, and landslide victories at the local level. The DOS figures were compiled from more than 10,000 polling stations around the country. None of the pro-government media carried these results.

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Oklahoma State University cheerleader dies before game BY TIFFANY WATKINS

Staff Writer klahoma State University cheerleader, Jimmy Smith, died Saturday, Sept. 23, around 3 a.m. shortly before a football game against University of Southern Mississippi. Smith's roommate, Brandon Norman, arrived and found his front door open and coffee table overturned. Smith was "really blue," and after he couldn't wake him, Norman "screamed for some guys to help," and then called 911, said Kurtis Davis, Smith's coach. "I checked for a pulse and couldn't find one. It was the scariest thing I have ever seen. It's a picture I just wish I could get out of my head," Norman said in an interview with OSU's 0' Collegian newspaper. Smith suffered from severe asthma, the suspected cause of death. According to a Stillwater Police press release, "When police officers arrived on the scene they found Smith unresponsive, and began CPR until relieved by Stillwater Fire Department emergency

medical technicians (EMTs). Smith was transported to Stillwater Medical Center by ambulance. EMTs continued CPR en-route to the emergency room. Smith was flown to St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa." "Smith's pulse came and went on the 20-minute flight to St. Francis. They even had to come back to Stillwater Medical a third of the way to St. Francis Hospital to stabilize him," Davis said. Smith's parents were on the way from Cedar Hills, Texas for OSU's parent's day and to watch their son cheer in the game. Smith's team members contacted them before they arrived and instructed them to go to St. Francis. Doctors at St. Francis told family and friends there were high levels of carbon dioxide in his blood and there wasn't hope for recovery, Davis said. Smith was pronounced dead at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Medical examiners have not released the official cause of death. "No one deserves to die, but we certainly didn't want to lose him," Davis said. â&#x20AC;˘

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President Roger Webb (right) congratulates Dr. Woody Gaddis (left) at the Dr. Gaddis Darkroom Dedication Sept. 29. David Fitzgerald (center) was a speaker at the event, which was held in the Commuinicatons Building.

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Bronchos hit on MSU's misses BY TRACI STARKEY

Sports Editor

hree fumbles, two missed field goals and several costly penalties were gifts that Midwestern State University gave to UCO, helping the Bronchos to a 24-21 victory over the Indians. Capitalizing on the mistakes, UCO never lost the lead in the game even though MSU out-gained them 484-249. UCO had only 81 yard in passing to MSU's 295. "I don't know if we're necessarily happy with the "I hope this will be overall performance. We were a good stepping k)rtunate in taking advantage of the opportunities we had," stone for us to work said coach Gary Howard. hard, get better and The Bronchos were able to put 168 yards on the ground fight for the last with Greg Briley's third consecutive game of 100 half of the season," yards or more in rushing. — Gary Howard Briley had 30 carries for 113 Broncho coach yards with three touchdowns. "Briley played a heck of a football game. He displayed his talent to me today in terms of his feet," said Howard. "He made some super inside cuts to keep us sustained." Less than two minutes into the game, MSU fumbled on its first possession. UCO cornerback, Tony Thompson forced and recovered the loose ball at the MSU 31-yard line. Four plays later, UCO took advantage of the Indian's mistake when Evan Luttrell kicked a 42-yard field goal. MSU got the ball back, and marched down the field to the UCO 24-yard line. But the Bronchos were able to kill their drive, and force a field goal. The 41-yard kick was no good, and the Bronchos took advantage again by scoring on their next drive. Greg Briley ran the ball into the end zone on a oneyard carry to take the score to 10-0.

MSU fumbled on their first two possessions of the second quarter. John Brazeal forced and recovered the first turnover on the Indians opening, second-quarter drive. Claude Davis recovered the next, which the Bronchos were able to turn into seven points. Briley scored again on a 12-yard touchdown run, increasing their lead to 17-0. After missing another field goal attempt, MSU scored twice in the third quarter, closing the Broncho lead to three points at 17-14. UCO responded early in the fourth quarter with an 11-play, 79-yard touchdown drive. Quaterback Brett Manning hit DeMarr Greer with a 41-yard pass to set up Briley's third trip into the end zone, taking the score to 24-14. MSU scored once more on a fourth-down 39-yard pass with 2:51 left in the game, but it proved to be too little, too late when the Bronchos ran out the clock to steal the win. The Broncho defense was lead by Jess Loepp, Kelly Heathington and Jon Brazeal, all with eight tackles each. "The defense made some great plays on the tackle. They took the ball away from them twice," said Howard. "Great turnovers that put you in good field position really helps you win games." PHOTO BY TSUYOSHI SHIRAISHI UCO improved their record to 2-3 overall, and the The Broncho defense swarms over an MSU player in UCO's 24-21 win gives them an 1-0 standing in the Lone Star victory over the Indians. UCO improved their record to 2-3 with the Conference North Division. win, and look to take on Southwestern this Saturday, Oct. 7. "I hope this will be a good stepping stone for us, to work hard, get better and fight the last half of the l' 1"1"M"1"1" 1-14 1441•1'1"1"1,1"1"titht 41, t Al4 t season, I'm hopeful that's our attitude coming off a win like this," said Howard. The Bronchos go on the road next Saturday, traveling to Weatherford to challenge Southwestern Oklahoma and continue LSC North Division play. The Bronchos lead the series 52-20-3, and have won the past two meetings in a rivalry which started in 1905. The teams last met in 1999, with UCO prevailing 18-16. •

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SPORTS Women's X-country ranked 25 in nation

SPORTS BRIEFS Many teams 'upset' with Saturday's results

In a weekend of college football where the underdog prevailed, many teams watched their position in the polls and hopes for a national championship bid slip away. No. 3 Florida 35, Mississippi St. 47 Mississippi (3-1) gained 517 yards in total offense, with 351 in rushing aganist the Gators (4-1). It was Mississippi's first victory over a top-three team since beating No. 1 Alabama in 1980. No. 6 Washington 16, No. 25 Oregon 23 The Duck's (4-1) victory over Washington (3-1) was their 18th-straight win at home, the longest active winning streak in the PAC-10. No. 7 USC 21, Oregon St. 31 The last time Oregon St. (4-0) defeated Southern Cal (3-1), O.J. Simpson wore a Trojan uniform, the win ended a 26-game losing streak to USC. No. 11 Tennessee 31, LSU 38 The Vois (2-2) overcame an 18-point deficit to tie the game in the final minutes. LSU (3-2) scored on the first play of overtime to pull off the upset. It was the first time LSU beat a ranked team since 1998, and it was only their fourth victory over a SEC team in three years. No. 15 Michigan St. 17, Northwestern 37 It was the second week in a row Northwestern (4-1) beat a ranked team in upsetting the Spartans (4-1). Last week they defeated then-No. 7 Wisconsin 47-44 in overtime. No. 19 Purdue 20, Penn State 22 After their worst start in 36 years, Penn State (2-4) continued their winning streak aganist Purdue (3-2). The Boilermakers haven't beat PSU since 1951. No. 22 Illinois 10, Minnesota 44 After he was taken off the starting lineup, Tellis Redmon accumulated nearly 300 yards in offense for the Gophers, he rushed for 183, and caught three passes for 116 yards.

NCAA Division 1-A ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll 1. Nebraska 2. Florida St. 3. Virginia Tech 4. Kansas St. 5. Clemson 6. Michigan St. 7. Ohio St. 8. Miami Fla. 9. Florida 10. Texas 11. Washington 12. Oklahoma 13. Auburn

14. TCU 15. Oregon 16. USC 17. UCLA 18. S. Mississippi 19. Georgia 20. Mississippi St. 21. Tennessee 22. Wisconsin 23. Oregon St. 24. Northwestern 25. Michigan St.

SPORTS TRIVIA Who is the only player to be named Super Bowl MVP who played for the losing team? (Answer in Thursday's Vista) Answer to last Thurday's question; Green Bay won the first Super Bowl that was held in Los Angeles, Ca.

SPORTS QUOTE "The principle is competing against yourself. It's about self-improvement, about being better than you were the day before." - Steve Young

BY JESSY FUNG

Student Writer

CO women's cross country team made its firstever apperarance in the National Collegiate Athlete Association Division II rankings Sept. 26, debuting at No. 25 in the Cross Country Coaches' Association Poll. The Bronchos have won three out of four meets this season, finishing second in the other. UCO freshmen Romy Krueger and Jamie Lucero have each finished in the top 10 of all four meets this fall. "It's pretty cool, and I hope the team will go to the nationals," Krueger said. "I couldn't do it without my teammates. We practice together; it's the motivation." The Bronchos are the only Lone Star Conference team in the top-25 poll. Defending national champions Adams State is ranked No. 1. "It means that they are running well. The rankings are usually just for the athletes to kind of see how they measure with other teams," UCO coach Paul Parent said. Parent says that the team has improved from last year. "We've got a great group of girls and they've been running super all season," Parent said. The Broncho women's team placed first in the 5,000-meter race at the Cowboy Jamboree in Stillwater Sept. 30. The Bronchos will travel to Ada Oct. 7 to compete in the Tiger Invitation. â&#x20AC;˘

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Freshman Romy Krueger competes in a race earlier this season. Krueger and teammate Jamie Lucero have finished in the top 10 in all four meets this fall.

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Broncho round-up

Senior Jill Matsumoto defends the ball during a match against Regis Sept. 24. The No. 10th-ranked Bronchos have improved their record to 11-1 and are 1-0 in the Lone Star Conference. They have won a school record with their seventh-straight win against Incarnate Word Oct. 1. They will host East Central Oct. 7.

Soccer The UCO soccer team met a school record sixth straight victory with their 3-0 triumph over Northeastern State Sept. 28 in the Lone Star Conference title openeer. The Bronchos improved to a 10-1 and a 1-0 in the league. The Bronchos registered their seventh shutout in 11 games, outshooting NSU 23-7. The Bronchos continued with their winning streak when they slipped past Incarnate Word 2-1 in a neutral-site contest at Midwestern State, getting the game-winner with just eight minutes left when Sally Holmes knocked in her second goal of the game. Bronchos stay a perfect (6-0) in away or neutral-site games. The Bronchos, 11-1, will host East Central Oct. 7.

Volleyball The Broncho volleyball team pulled out a clutch five-game victory over Angelo State in the final match of the Cameron Invitational Sept. 29-30 to finish with a 2-1 record in the two-day event. The Bronchos rallied from a 2-1 game deficit against the Rambelles, winning 14-16, 16-14, 3-15, 15-4, 15-10, as sophomore outside hitters Alma Brahimaj and Lexy Fortner combined for 38 kills and 42 digs. UCO beat St. Edwards in four games Sept. 29 and then lost to St. Mary in five games Sept. 30 before ending the tournament with the win over ASU.

Tennis The UCO tennis team won its season-opener with a victory over Southern Nazarene Sept. 30. UCO wins — singles

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Wire Reporter I Gore said he never cheated on a college test. He would pick Tommy Lee Jones to portray him in a movie. Air Force One would be his favorite presidential perk. And the vice president remains confounded over the choice of paper or plastic. "Oh man, I've never figured that one out. Just lump [the groceries] up in your arms and take it like that," Gore told 150 students at the University of Michigan before allowing that he normally sides with paper. Rather than walking the beaten path of the presidential campaign trail Sept. 26, Gore took one more offbeat. The featured guest on a televised MTV "Choose or Lose 2000" town hall forum, Gore tackled issues that included the fate of the music-sharing program Napster, the rapper Eminem and the relative merits of hip-hop. There also were non-musical topics discussed during the 90-minute taping. The show aired Sept. 26 and was repeated throughout the week. Gore pledged to issue an executive order banning racial profiling. He expressed support for extending naturalized citizenship rights to the foreign partner in a legalized civil union of homosexual couples. He said he opposes legalization of marijuana for medicinal purposes but that the so-called abortion pill RU-486 should be on the market

and not held back for political purposes. He improve the environment, citing reports that said government shouldn't censor the polar icecaps could melt in 50 years. entertainment content judged to be "I want you to vote your heart," he told inappropriate for younger Englund. children. "But I want to On a network built upon convince you that I will music videos, some of the do the kind of job that student questions took on a will make you proud of musical air. our process and make "May I call you Al?" our country the kind of asked Andy Englund, a place you want it to be." student at Eastern Gore told one Michigan University. student, who said he "Absolutely," Gore was a victim of racial responded. "You know the profiling by local police, Paul Simon song." that the system was "just Yet it was Englund who a new label for a very asked one of the most basic old practice" of bigotry questions. and was used to Saying he was tempted discriminate in lending to vote for Green Party and housing. candidate Ralph Nader but "If I'm entrusted with was afraid such a move the presidency in a would help Bush, Englund Gore-Lieberman said, "I really want to vote administration, a ban for who I feel best on racial profiling would PHOTO PROVIDED represents my interests and be the first civil rights Vice president Al Gore speaks to a values. How can you assure packed house at MTV's "Choose or act of the 21st me that a vote for Al Gore Lose" special. Century," he said. is a conscientious vote, not Another student simply a vote for the lesser contended it was unfair of two evils?" that homosexual couples lack the rights Gore repeated his stump proposals to push granted to heterosexual couples who may have for campaign-finance and health-care reform. gotten "drunk" and gone to Las Vegas to get And he expounded upon his proposals to married.

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Nader takes on Late Show audience; won't debate Bush, Gore BY CAROLYN BARTA

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alph Nader gets his turn on David Letterman's late-night show Sept. 28, capping a week in which he has drawn thousands to rallies in Minneapolis and Seattle. Yet, despite attracting large crowds and breaking into the talk-show milieu, the Green Party presidential candidate has been sliding in the polls and is no closer to being included in debates with the major party candidates. Without the huge national exposure of debates, experts and supporters conclude that the political career of the well-known consumer activist is likely to go the way of the Chevrolet Corvair he once crusaded against as "unsafe at any speed." "He's essentially being shut out," said Jim Hightower, former Texas agriculture commissioner and a Democrat who spoke for Nader at a rally drawing 10,000 in Seattle on Saturday. "He's getting good local press and is drawing these big crowds but to move up in the polls, you're going to have to reach people who are not going to go to a political meeting. That's why these debates are so important." Campaign manager Theresa Amato said Nader is "firing up voters across this country" and, if he were admitted to the

debates, "this presidential race would break feminist author Meredith Tax. wide open." With such star assistance, Nader has In recent days, Nader has conducted a gotten more exposure this week than in any six-city tour aimed at non-voters, previous week of his campaign. accompanied by filmmaker Michael Moore But Donahue, on CNN's Larry King Live, of "Roger and Me" fame and former TV host called the debates the Broadway of the Phil Donahue. presidential election season. He has been greeted by boisterous, antiHe noted that Jesse Ventura's poll establishment crowds laced numbers changed after he with college students and was allowed into the union members in cities Minnesota gubernatorial "These people are where his anti-corporate, debates, and he won the essentially saying, 'Sit pro-environment message election. plays well. Supporters of Nader, he down already, and don't An estimated 12,000 said, "don't want him to heard Nader in Minneapolis become the latest worthy make trouble.' They are Sept. 29, at what his man to be victimized by the essentially telling people campaign claimed was the adage, "You can't get on largest political rally for any Broadway unless you've been not to vote their candidate this year. on Broadway."' Earlier Sunday, he and Nader has repeatedly conscience." Reform Party candidate Pat noted that the majority of Buchanan will appear on people polled in national —Ralph Nader NBC's Meet the Press. surveys want a four-way Green Party candidate Nader also has debate. announced a 100-member "They want subject Citizens' Committee, co-chaired by Oscar- matter discussed that is ignored. I think winner Susan Sarandon, human rights leader many of them don't want to fall asleep in Randall Robinson, Donahue and Hightower. front of the TV set watching the drab debate The committee is heavy with celebrities the dreary," he said. and social justice activists, including Texas But the Commission on Presidential country musician Willie Nelson, Pearl Jam debates requires a candidate to have 15 vocalist Eddie Vedder, blues singer Bonnie percent in national polls to participate. In Raitt, actor-director Danny Glover and three recent polls, by CNN-USA Today, the

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Student slayers given reduced sentence BY PURVETTE A. BRYANT

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ELAND, Fla. — Two Lake County men involved in the 1996 shooting death of a Canadian spring breaker had their prison sentences reduced Sept. 28. Scott Russell Malone, 20, received seven years in prison instead of 13 years, while William Marshall Schmidt, 20, will be behind bars a little more than eight years instead of 12. In May, the state determined its 1995 sentencing guidelines were unconstitutional and allowed resentencing under the 1994 sentencing guidelines. The law affects cases that occurred between Oct. 1, 1995 and May 24, 1997. During the Sept. 28 hearing, Circuit Judge C. McFerrin Smith imposed the maximum sentence allowed for Malone and Schmidt. Before Schmidt's fate was

announced, he asked Smith for leniency. "I've been incarcerated for over 4 1/2 years," Schmidt said. "In that time, I've grown up. I received a GED and learned a trade ... I'm looking to turn my life around as soon as possible, and I need a chance." Smith said, "I hope you have turned your life around," and proceeded to pronounce the maximum sentence. Malone looked pleased with the statemandated break and smiled at his father as he left the courtroom. On March 15, 1996, the two men, then age 15, stood nearby when Mark Fyke, 18, was shot in the back of the neck at a Daytona Beach pay phone during a botched robbery attempt outside the Thunderbird Beach Motel. Fyke of Belleville, Ontario, had just hung up from talking with his mother. Malone of Umatilla supplied his father's gun that he took by unscrewing the bolts on a metal

box. Schmidt of Astor kicked Fyke in the head minutes before he was shot to death. John O'Neal Rainey, a Lake County high school dropout from. Umatilla, pulled the trigger and was convicted of first-degree murder. He is serving a life sentence. A .38-caliber gun was found at Fyke's feet. His wallet contained $17. Malone and Schmidt had pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of attempted-armed robbery with a weapon. They both testified against Rainey at the trial. The murder sent shock waves throughout Canada. It also grabbed widespread public attention in Florida because of several other tourist attacks and killings at the time. Fyke, a Catholic high school student and an avid hockey player, had saved money from his job at McDonald's to take a bus to Florida with other students. •

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13-year-old pre-med major says she's no special kid BY ROBIN CRAWFORD

Wire Reporter essica Meeker of Bellefonte, Pa. - homeschooled and self-taught since second grade, card-carrying member of Mensa since age 8 - may be the youngest undergraduate student in Penn State history. Jessica started classes this summer, when she was 12. Now 13, the college freshman says her major is pre-med (though her academic adviser recommends not declaring it as a major for a few more years). "They told us not to go around saying that," she says, sheepishly. The portrait of Jessica that emerged during two months of interviews is one of a new student making her way on campus, a shy girl who wants to blend in and a teen who, like millions of other kids, likes pop princess Britney Spears. What may be most remarkable about Jessica is that despite having an I.Q. higher than 99.7 percent of the population, she really is just a kid. She likes braiding beads into her long, dark hair, painting her short fingernails funky shades of white, green or blue, and sporting Winnie the Pooh on her backpack. Having been home-schooled since she was 7, Jessica said she wasn't worried about reentering a classroom, "since I went to kindergarten and first grade that way." Other than the fact that she seems to "get" things more quickly than others, she sees herself as a typical teen.

Floyd and Leigh, seeing that Jessica wasn't "God gave me a gift, and all I'm doing is challenged with material for children her age, using that gift," she said. "I've wanted to be doctor since I was 3, but met with her teachers over and over to find a I want to be a singer and an actress." She way to meet her needs. "They kept telling us she was average," giggles at the thought. "But I mean, I have Leigh said. "Just ignore her and eventually plenty of time to be everything I want to be." we'll find something she From the time she started doesn't know. That's what being home-schooled, she has hopscotched through school, two "(We) jus t looked at they told us." The Meekers were fed up grade levels at a time, until she each other, and threatened to pull Jessica completed a high-school out of the system. That was curriculum this past spring. dumbfounded. And when the principal offered to Just a few weeks later, she sat test her for giftedness. after that, she always down in a university classroom Jessica scored at 142 on with some of the best students the Wechsler Intelligence from around the country, trying spoke very clearly, and Scale for Children III, one of to make it in a world she's never in sentances." the most commonly used known. assessments of individual It didn't take long before intelligence for school-age Leigh and Floyd Meeker began to â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Floyd Meeker children, a score roughly realize their daughter was ... father of freakishly equivalent to 191 on the smart girl different. Stanford-Binet I.Q. test, said Her first word, at 8 months Leigh. old, was "pocketbook," clear as a bell. "That told us all we needed to know," she "(We) just looked at each other, dumbfounded," Floyd recalled. "And after said. "This "average' student isn't average." Jessica started college this summer in the that, she always spoke very clearly, and in Learning Edge Academic Program. sentences." LEAP groups 21 incoming freshmen with By the time she was in first grade, Jessica had mastered multiplication and division and similar majors into units called "prides." Pride members take classes together, live together was working at a third-grade level. "It took me a week to learn the and eat meals together as a way to develop multiplication tables," Jessica said. "Then it friendships and get accustomed to life on took me five minutes to learn division because campus. While Jessica completed six credits over my mom said it was the opposite of the summer, she's taking 13 this semester. multiplication, and it was pretty simple."

Meeting a student whose course credits equal her age isn't an everyday happening for adviser Amy B. Leddy. "There's always a concern with someone that age," she said. "Is she ready socially? She'll be interacting with 17- and 18-yearolds. But a lot comes into play from the student's motivation. She is very focused and self-disciplined and she really likes biology." Jessica's parents know many people think they're pushing their daughter. They've heard the questions about how "normal" Jessica's life can be. They say it was Jessica who chose to continue home-schooling after trying it for a summer. That it wasn't until she got to a 10th-grade level that she asked for help with her homework. "It's all been Jessica. She sets her own pace with the home-schooling," said Leigh. "You don't have to explain things many times to her," said Floyd. "Jessica works at it until she gets it." College isn't too bad so far, Jessica reports. She says she did "pretty good" in her summer-session classes _ speech and biology. (Her parents have chosen not to reveal her grades.) She thinks she'll be able to maintain her grades through the fall semester. Perhaps the hardest part so far, she said, has been asking questions in class. "I usually just wait until after class to ask the professor," she said. "I'm not a special kid," she explains. "I'm just learning faster than other kids my age." â&#x20AC;˘

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arking a victory for abortion rights supporters after more than a decade of political controversy and delays, the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the abortion pill known as RU-486 as a non-surgical alternative for early-term abortions. Officials at the National Abortion Federation, an association of abortion providers, said they hope to make the pill available to doctors in about a month. "For those who choose to have an early termination of their pregnancy, this is a reasonable medical alternative," FDA Commissioner Jane Henney said. "The decision was not difficult to make when you look at the science." Yet supporters and opponents of abortion rights have clashed over mifepristone repeatedly for more than a decade—a conflict that was already reverberating Thursday in the presidential campaign. The presidential candidates have opposing positions on mifepristone. Texas Gov. George W. Bush, whose father banned the import of mifepristone in 1989 when he was

president, opposed its approval by the FDA on the grounds that the drug would make a morally questionable procedure more easily available. One of President Clinton's first acts in office was to order the FDA to begin re-evaluating mifepristone. Vice President Al Gore on Thursday supported the FDA's action in approving the abortion drug. "Today's decision is not about politics, but the health and safety of American women and a woman's fundamental right to choose," said Gore, the Democratic nominee. Earlier this week, Gore told a group of college students at a televised forum sponsored by MTV that political concerns should not keep the drug off the market. Bush called the decision to approve mifepristone "wrong." "I fear that making this abortion pill widespread will make abortions more and more common, rather than more and more rare," the Republican nominee said. "As president, I will work to build a culture that respects life." Despite fears that mifepristone

could increase the overall number of abortions, supporters of the FDA's action noted that no such rise has occurred in France since that country became the first to approve the drug in the late 1980s. Rather, the proportion of abortions in France that are drug-induced has risen. The drug also has been approved in Sweden, Britain, Israel, China and nine other European countries. Experts estimate that millions of women worldwide have used it. Officials with the Bush campaign declined to comment specifically on whether Bush would try to reverse the FDA's decision if elected. But when asked during a Republican primary debate in January what his reaction to FDA approval would be, Bush said: "I'd be inclined not to accept that ruling." Many groups and politicians opposed to abortion reacted bitterly to Thursday's ruling, while groups that support abortion rights were jubilant. "We're thrilled," said Eleanor Smeal, president of the Feminist Majority Foundation. "We think it's

a big victory for women, and for the will develop into the brain and spinal cord. women's movement." Mifepristone works by That victory "has been far too long in coming to American preventing a fertilized egg from women," said Kate Michelman, attaching to a woman's uterine head of the National Abortion and lining. Even if the drug is Reproductive Rights Action administered after the fertilized egg attaches, it causes the uterine lining League. The Catholic Archdiocese of to reject the embryo. A woman seeking an abortion Chicago condemned the decision. "Today, the legacy of our with mifepristone will have to go to government's rejection of a doctor's office to take the first fundamental human dignity is again three pills, according to the FDA. • made clear in the FDA's decision to Two days after that, the woman sanction a new method of killing must return to get a second drug our offspring," said Nora called misoprostol, which causes O'Callaghan, director of the uterine contractions and induces miscarriage of the embryo. archdiocese's Respect Life Office. Most patients have a One effect of the abortion pill's availability may be to increase the spontaneous abortion within 24 number of abortions undertaken at hours of taking the second set of an early stage of pregnancy, when pills. FDA regulations call for few defining human characteristics women to return after two weeks to are visible and public support for verify that the embryo has been aborted. the abortion option is strongest. In addition to bleeding, the Experts said the drug typically would be used no later than the drug's side effects include cramps, nausea, headaches, vomiting and fifth week after fertilization. At that point, a human embryo diarrhea. About 2 percent of is approximately the size of a grain patients had bleeding severe enough of rice. The embryo's nervous to require surgical intervention. • system consists of a neural tube that

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20T H CAREER ED INAT1YWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2000 Accel Financial Staffing Avon Baird, Kurtz & Dobson Becker CPA Review C. H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. Chesapeake Energy Corporation Cintas Corporation Cole and Reed PC Department of Human Services Edward Jones Enterprise Rent-A-Car Express Personnel Services Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Fulbright Student Program Grant Thornton LLP Great Plains Coca-Cola Bottling Co.

GSA Federal Supply Service Hertz Corporation Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation Internal Revenue Service Internal Revenue Seri`iice/ Criminal Investigation Division Jason's Deli Kansas Highway Patrol Kaplan Educational Centers Kelly Services Kerr-McGee Corporation MetLife Midfirst Bank National Association of Purchasing Management New York Life Insurance Company Northwestern Mutual Life Office Depot Office of Personnel Management Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics Oklahoma Employment Security Commission Pace/Butler Corporation

Seagate Technology Southwestern Bell Stage Stores State Farm Insurance Company Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts The Men's Wearhouse The Sherwin-Williams Co. Todays Staffing Tulsa Police Department U. S. Security Inc. UCO Career Services UCO College of Business/MBA United States Border Patrol United States Marine Corp. V F Corporation Walgreens and more

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• TADCA (Tommorrow's Alcohol and Drug • The Catholic Newman Center will hold Counselors of America) will hold a meeting Holy Mass at 7 p.m at the Newman Center, at 10 a.m. in the Liberal Arts Building, Room 321 E. Clegern Ave. 234. For more information, call 974-2573. BACCHUS (Boosting Alcohol • • The International Student Association will Consiousness Concerning the Health of host the UCO World Cup Finals at 5:30 p.m. University Students) will hold a meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the University Center, Room 414. at the field by the fire station.

T if t.44( • Gay Alliance for Tolerance and Equality (GATE) will host a meeting at 6 p.m. in the University Center, Room 201. Members of the student body are invited to attend. • The UCO Human Resource Society will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. in the Business Administration Building, Room 115. • The Black Student Association will host a fashion show practice at 7 p.m. in Constitution Hall in the University Center.

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• The Christian sisterhood, Kappa Phi, will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Wesley Foundation Building behind Thompson's bookstore.

• The Chinese Student Association will host lectures at 2 p.m. in the Liberal Arts Building, Rooms 120, 130 and 132.

• The Modern Languages, Literature and Cultural Studies Department will host a Modern Language Talent Show at 10 a.m. in Pegasus Theater in the Liberal Arts Building.

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• University Center Activities Board will meet at 3:30 p.m. in the University Center, Room 312. • There will be a Homecoming Activities Board meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the University Center, Room 414.

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• The Buddhist Learning Society (BLISS) will host a meeting at 7:30 p.m in the Liberal Arts Building, Room 216. Members of the student body are invited to attend.

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• There will be an International Student Council meeting at 4 p.m. in University Center, Room 137. • The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development will host a Title 1/ Chapter 1 speaker at 4 p.m. in the Education Building, Room 102. • The UCO Accounting Club will hold a meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Troy Smith Lecture Hall.

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BY DAVE THE GREAT, STAFF MYSTIC Our time at UCO is apparently coming to an end, according to a recent unsigned and badly spelled letter that was delivered to The

Vista. Normally, we do not run material from unsigned letters, but this letter tells us "the school is going to fall in a huge pit when the sky falls." In light of this, I advise all students to go to Wal-Mart and stock up on whatever supplies they have for living in huge pits after the sky falls. Now you have been warned. Don't say I never give you any useful information. Please send more of these letters. We love 'em.

ARIES : ( MARCH 21 - APRIL 19 ) Your college education will help you survive in the real world. By drawing "WILL WORK FOR FOOD" on the back of your diploma, you will be more competitive than those who just use the back of cigarette cartons.

TAURUS : ( APRIL 20 - MAY 20 ) Watch out for monkeys this week. Trust me.

For the last time: people are not laughing with you. They are not laughing at you. They are filing restraining orders against you.

While watching the stars in Cancer this week, my beer spilled. I'm sure this means something really bad will happen to you.

LEO : ( JULY 23 - AUG 22 ) Buy a monkey, and take it over to a Taurus' house. It will be fun to watch. Bring popcorn.

VIRGO : ( AUG 23 - SEPT 22 ) This week, you will be expelled for downloading animal porn in class. Your family and friends will be shocked, but not too shocked.

LIBRA : ( SEPT 23 - OCT 23 ) Your friends will find out about your Pokemon addiction this week when you get into a highly-public fight with an 11-year-old boy after his Charmander kicks your Pikachu's ass.

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SCORPIO : (OCT 24 - NOV 21) Shouting "Who's Da Man?" does not, in fact, make you "Da Man."

SAGITARIUS : ( NOV 22 - DEC 21 ) The oil crisis will be resolved this week when the government goes through with a proposal to squeeze your hair over a bucket.

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CAPRICORN : (DEC 22 - JAN 19) The stars know what you did last summer, and they have pictures.

AQUARIUS : ( JAN 20 - FEB 18 ) After years of searching, you will finally find the perfect soul mate, but sadly, you will meet him/her at their wedding reception.

PISCES : ( FEB 19 - MARCH 20 ) The planets have aligned, the stars have shown your future, and I have prepared an in-depth horoscope that will be of immense benefit to you. But I am still not telling you what it is, just for the sheer hell of it.

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Female Christian hiring for cart barn attendant. roommate to share one side of 3 bdrm Weekday/weekends available. Call duplex. All bills paid except phone, 33rd & Broadway, $375/mo, leave 752-1181. message at 607-3100, press 2.

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