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Students participated in the Laff Olympics as part of Homecoming festivities Oct. 29 at Evans Field.

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State election officials expect heavy turnout into crucial weekend.

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Many vacancies in state government and a controversial state question have officials predicting a turnout of more than one million Oklahomans at the polls Nov. 5.

The projections are being based on the results from the 1994 election, a comparable race, when more than one million Oklahomans voted, said Michael Klingman, State Election Board secretary.

In 1998, when there was an incumbent governor, about 800,000 state voters turned out, Klingman said.

This year, a hotly contested Senate race and a three-way gubernatorial battle, combined with the state question about cockfighting are intriguing voters,

Klingman said. Another factor is the amount of media coverage, he said.

Aside from the gubernatorial, senatorial and state representative races there will be other contested offices on the state and district level.

Republican incumbent Mary Fallin will race Democrat Laura Boyd and Independents Billy Maguire and Elmer Zen "E.Z." Million for Lieutenant Governor.

Democrat Drew Edmondson will compete against Republican incumbent Denise A. Bode for attorney general.

The current superintendent of public instruction, Democrat Sandy Garrett, is running against Republican Lloyd Roettger.

Labor Commissioner Brenda Reneau Wynn, Republican incumbent, will defend the position against Democrat Lloyd L. Fields.

Democrat Caroll Fisher isn't returning to the position of insurance commissioner, so Democrat Keith Butler, Republican Jeff

Cloud and Independent Roger Bloxham will run for the open seat.

Another Democrat, Clif Scott, is leaving the office of state auditor and inspector free for either Democrat Jeff A. McMahan or Republican Gary Jones.

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Republican Wes Lane is defending the District 7 Oklahoma County district attor-

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Bronchos unleash Spirit Week Several events scheduled for Homecoming

by Timber Massey tm@thevistaonline.com Frauna Ridenour, president of Homecoming Activities Board, said events for "Unleash the Legend," the 2002 UCO Homecoming, will continue through Nov. 2.

The Homecoming football game, The Bronchos versus the Southeastern Savages, is at 2 p.m. on Nov. 2 in Wantland Stadium.

Daresa Redd, Homecoming Activities Board royalty chairman, said the Homecoming King and Queen will be crowned during half time at the football game.

More Homecoming stories and parade map pages 3 & 7

"Becoming Homecoming King or Queen is an extreme honor not only for the organization that you are representing but for UCO as well."

Throughout the week participating student organizations earn points toward Laff Olympics, a Homecoming events competition. A point tabulation is posted on the Campus Life office door, Room 424 in the Nigh University Center (NUC).

Ridenour said the organiza-

tion with the most points will win a grand prize of $450, second-place will win $250 and third-place will win $150.

"The winners of Laff Olympics and the parade competition will be announced in between quarters at the Homecoming game."

Students that dress up for spirit week theme days may enter a drawing to win a prize. Oct. 31 is costume contest day and Nov. 1 is wear your bronze and blue day. The prize will change each day. A booth to enter the drawing will be set up from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in front of the food court in the NUC both days.

The theme days are worth 50 possible points.

Non-perishable food items will be collected during a food drive for the Homecoming philanthropy project. Donation boxes will be on the fourth floor of the NUC until 5 p.m. on Nov. 1. The food drive is worth 50 possible points.

Ridenour said, "Everything that is collected during the philanthropy project will be donated to the Channel 9 food drive."

The Oklahoma Blood Institute will hold a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 31 on the second floor of the NUC across from the bookstore. The blood drive is worth 80 possible points.

A giant soccer tournament, using a four-foot-tall ball, is at 2 p.m. on Oct. 31 at Evan's Field.

The tournament is worth 50 possible points.

"Fashion Extravaganza," a student fashion show, is at 8.4 p.m. on Oct. 31 in Constitution Hall. It is an annual event sponsored by the Black Student Association (BSA). "Fashion Extravaganza" is worth 50 possible points.

Ridenour said students from the BSA will model clothes at the fashion show. She said the National Panhellenic Council will perform a step showcase.

Students can decorate the campus for Homecoming during Adopt a Morning. Participants will meet at 8 a.m. on Nov. 1 in the Campus Life Student Workroom, Room 416 in the NUC. It is worth 30 possible points.

A pep rally is at 8:15 p.m. and a cheer and dance competition is at 9 p.m. on Nov. 1 in Wantland Hall. The cheer and dance competition will be judged on spirit, crowd response, planning and workmanship. It is worth 50 possible points.

The Homecoming parade begins at 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 2 in Downtown Edmond. Awards will be given in department, commercial, non-profit, marching band and student organization categories. Parade participation is worth 20 possible points.

The pre-game Tailgate Parry is from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Nov. 2 in the Hamilton Field House front lawn.

Homecoming game this Saturday against the Southeastern Savages at 2 p.m.

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Laura Wilhite, Brooke Wilson, Jill McDaniel and Alayna Betche of Alpha Gamma Delta march in last year's Homecoming parade.

The evaluation and review of Homecoming is at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 7 in Room 112 of the NUC. "Anyone who helped out or participated in Homecoming is welcome to attend the evaluation. It is a way for people to

speak out on what they liked or didn't like while it is still fresh on their minds," Ridenour said.

For more information on Homecoming call the Campus Life office, 974-2363.

Construction will begin on west wall of Nigh University Center remain fenced off during the funding, bidding and repairing process. sn@thevistaonline.com Stapleton said the repair will include David. G. Stapleton, UCO director of removing one row of bricks on each architectural and engineering services, story and replacing them with steel supsaid a 120-day repair project on Nigh ports called ledge angles. A tubular steel University Center's west wall should frame, somewhat like a picture frame, start by Nov. 15, after the contractor will also be added to the wall. gets a delivery of steel beams.

Oklahoma State Board of Regents In June, UCO employees discovered approved funding for the project Sept. that natural movement of the brick-cov- 13, and Downey Contracting won the ered concrete wall had caused it to sep- bid. arate from its surroundings. The brick Larry Downey, head of Downey on the outside of the building could Contracting, said the damage to the wall detach and fall if not repaired. was not preventable, because of the To avoid student injuries, administra- building techniques used in the 1950's tion fenced off the west, outside stair- when the wall was originally built. well so it couldn't be used. It would The regular temperature extremes

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Students take alternate routes until the wall is repaired.

that come with the seasons caused expansion and contraction, actually moving the wall, he said.

Stapleton said adding caulked open areas called expansion joints, a technique developed since the 1950's, will allow the wall to safely expand and contract.

Downey said he would erect scaffolding against the wall to support the workers. Additional area, approximately 20 feet south of the wall by 100 feet west of the wall, will be fenced off to restrict access to the construction site for safety purposes.

Stapleton said the Lakeside Cybercafe outside entrance may also be closed during the repair process.

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OPINION

OCTOBER 31, 2002

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Quote of the day

Today in History 1952

It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace.

The United States exploded the first hydrogen bomb at the Elugelab Atoll in the Eniwetok Proving Grounds in the Pacific Marshall Islands.

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Here is your last chance.

The gubernatorial candidates will debate the issues — one hopes anyway — on UCO campus Nov. 1, four days before the election.

One question is do the voters care enough to find out what the candidates stand on the issues rather than simply voting partisan?

While there are plenty of people who vote with their conscience, even more voters only care about voting for the candidates belonging to their respective political party.

We live in an age when Democrats and Republicans don't necessarily have ideas that are drastically different from each other. And sadly, often one candidate isn't that much better than his challenger.

For example, both Oklahoma senatorial candidates have admitted to accepting illegal campaign money contributions during their political careers. That is definitely not too encouraging.

This raises another question in voters' minds: if two admitted crooks can run for one of the highest political offices in the state, what does that say about the people who are electing them?

It says they don't care. It is scary to think what kind of people

will be running this state and this country in the future if this trend of apathy continues.

People don't care, and therefore don't vote because they feel they have no control over political matters. Well, they're right. Voting is the people's control over what goes on in the government and who makes up that government, so when you don't care enough to vote you have no control.

This Friday you have the chance to get involved and take back your control over what goes on in the government. Go to the debate and listen to what the candidates have to say and discuss the issues with others.

Then, after much consideration, go to your friendly local polling place and vote for somebody. Yes, you have to. If you waive your right vote, you have no business complaining about what goes on in the government.

Take the first step in fulfilling your role in this democracy, choose a candidate and vote. Then, complain all you want.

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"I'm going to be helping out with the dance in Murdaugh Hall's basement."

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By ROBERT TANNER AP National Writer The monthlong delay for sniper suspect John Malvo's fingerprint from an Alabama crime scene to reach the FBI isn't unusual. Police say it's not always easy to run evidence in local cases against national databases.

People watch movies and think computers crack cases by themselves, but "that's not the way it works," said Sgt. Scott Martino of the Montgomery, Ala., police, who investigated the case in which the fingerprint was found.

Investigators on the sniper task force had been stymied until a call to a tip line suggested a link to a Sept. 21 shooting outside a Montgomery, Ala., liquor store.

The cases didn't appear related initially.

The death of a store clerk and wounding of her coworker appeared to be a robbery gone awry and a handgun was the weapon, not the rifle used in the later Washington, D.C.-area shootings that killed 10, Montgomery Police Chief John Wilson said.

A fingerprint found at the scene had been sent to a state lab for testing, with no statewide match. But after the

telephone tip to sniper inves- sniper spree sooner. tigators, the FBI contacted Until the phone tip, they Alabama authorities, picked noted, there was no apparent up the fingerprint and ran an connection that tied the two analysis.

I cases together.

That led to a match for "It really wouldn't have Malvo, 17, whose fingerprints changed anything," Martino were taken while he was said. detained by the Immigration "A lot of people in this day and Naturalization Service and age will watch movies or late last year in Washington (the television show) 'CSI' state. and think you walk up to a The fingerprint then terminal and run a print and allowed sniper investigators to it will tell you where the peridentify Malvo and John Allen son lives," he said. "That's Muhammad as suspects and not the way it works." make arrests in the shooting The way it does work, law spree which started Oct. 2 — enforcement officials say, is to two weeks after the Alabama rely on state databases — at crime. least at the start. That's The FBI's database can be because most crimes are coma big help, but it often takes mitted by people who live weeks or even months to nearby. match a partial fingerprint Also, they note, the FBI is from a crime scene when struggling to keep up with the authorities think the case is many demands of unsolved routine, Martino and other local and state investigations, police officials said. as well as the war on terror"You're looking at a tech- ism. nological, financial bureaucra"I'm looking at the glass cy. At best, it's antiquated," half-full rather than halfsaid Michael Chitwood, the empty," said Rich Stanek, a Portland, Maine, police chief. Minneapolis police inspector.

"It's backlog versus personnel "The Department of Justice versus bureaucracy versus has been pretty responsive the budget." last couple of years. ... I While law enforcement remember how it was 10 or 15 officials agonized Monday years ago. I'm not a big fan of over the length of the investitheirs, but we should give gation, no one would say that them credit." identifying the fingerprint faster would have ended the

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Top Essex official arrested on corruption charges

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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) Essex County's top elected official, who dropped out of the U.S. Senate race this year amid a federal probe, was arrested Monday on corruption charges.

County Executive James Treffinger was taken into custody about 8:50 a.m. by FBI agents at his home in Verona. An afternoon court appearance is scheduled.

The charges include extortion, mail fraud, conspiracy and making false statements to the Federal Election Commission, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Perry A. Carbone. Extortion carries the heaviest penalty, up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

The charges mostly deal with Treffinger abusing his office to raise campaign funds, including extorting $15,000 from a cornpany involved in other corruption cases, United Gunite Construction Inc. of Irvington.

Treffinger is also accused of attempting to obstruct the federal investigation. A covert tape recording caught him saying that he was seeking a presidential appointment as U.S. attorney for New Jersey so he could derail the probe, prosecutors said.

Child's grave holds clues

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Participants in the 2001 Golden Bronchos Reunion share memories.

BALTIMORE (AP) Archaeologists digging in the former Colonial port of London Town near Annapolis have come across the grave of a child about 6 years old, buried more than two centuries ago, apparently beneath the floor of a long-vanished home.

Discounting other explanations including murder Anne Arundel County archaeologist Al Luckenbach and his staff have tentatively concluded that the child was a slave, interred beneath the house in observance of traditions brought from Africa.

If so, it would be the first such slave burial reported in the Chesapeake region, and perhaps the first in North America.

International Putin will give military broader power to strike at terrorists MOSCOW (AP) President Vladimir Putin said Monday he will give the Russian military broader power to strike against suspected terrorists because of what he called the growing threat they could use powerful weapons, the Interfax news agency reported.

Putin told Cabinet officials he would order the Russian general staff to change its guidelines on the use of military forces "in connection with the growing threat of international terrorism with the use of means comparable to weapons of mass destruction," Interfax said.

Putin spoke a day after Russian special forces stormed a Moscow theater seized by heavily armed Chechen rebels, killing 50 of the attackers after releasing gas that led to the death of 116 of the more than 750 hostages.

Death toll in building collapse rises to at least 11 CAIRO, Egypt (AP) The death toll in the collapse of a building in a poor Cairo neighborhood rose to 11, including three children, on Monday, police said. Nine others were injured.

The aging, five-story building, located in the al-Warraq area on the west bank of the Nile River, was being renovated when it collapsed Sunday. It was owned by a 50-year-old government worker.

Police said they weren't sure how many people were in the building, which contained eight apartments. Police initially gave the death toll as four, but said it was expected to rise as more bodies were recovered from the rubble.

The latest found on Monday were those of a 30-year old mother and her two daughters. Three of those hurt suffered serious injuries.

Building collapses are not unusual in Egypt and are often caused by shoddy construction or the unauthorized addition of extra stories.

Since March three buildings have collapsed in the Nile Delta and Cairo, killing a total of 33 people and injuring 36.

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Alumni Relations highlight Homecoming with dinner Awards, she said.

Those students include: Dr. ka@thevistaonline.com Dwight E. Adams, 1977; Debra Abbott Kelin Baldwin, 1974; This year, the Alumni Abraham "Abe" Deutschendorf, Association will be sponsoring 1957, 1965; Judge Twyla several events during Mason Gray, 1984.

Homecoming geared specifical"All are being honored for ly toward alumni. their amazing contributions "Homecoming is a great and dedication to their work time for alumni to come back and to UCO," Antonelli said. and see how their alma mater Another event sponsored by has changed," said Lisa the Alumni Association is the Antonelli, director of Alumni annual tailgate party. This will Relations. take place from 11:30 a.m. to A major event-is the Alumni 1:30 p.m., Nov. 2, west of Awards Dinner at 6:30 p.m.,• - Wantland Stadium and costs $3 Nov. 1 in the Nigh University for students.

Center Grand Ballroom.

"The tailgate party is just "The Alumni Awards such a great time because everyDinner is our biggest event one comes together to celebrate specifically for the alumni," bronze and blue spirit — stuAntonelli said. dents, faculty, staff and alum"It is a time for us to honor ni," Antonelli said. our more distinguished former "We'll have hamburgers and students and to recognize all hot dogs. There will be a deejay. those that have gone before us," And we'll give out megaphones she said. and poms," she said.

Gary Lower, president of the This year marks the first Alumni Association and 1958 time that many of the departhistory graduate, said, "The ments across campus will have dinner is really our crowning alumni reunions for their gradmoment - it's the highlight for uates. the alumni."

"We really encouraged the There will be several special departments to have reunions awards at the dinner, Antonelli because so many graduates consaid. nect with the faculty and the "The Central Family of the people within their majors. It's Year Award will go to the fun to all come together again," Thompson family. They are Antonelli said. being recognized for their long"It helps them stay connectlasting contributions and ties to ed," she said.

UCO," she said.

Lower said, "Homecoming The John Kessler Award will will be a great time. It always go to Kathryn Kerr Kunc for is." her 64 years at UCO. And sevFor more information about eral former students are being alumni Homecoming events, recognized through the contact Lisa Antonelli at 974Distinguished Former Student 2421.

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The Black Student Association (BSA) will host a fashion show, themed "A Night at the Movies," from 8-10 p.m. Oct. 31 in the Constitution Hall of Nigh University Center.

Destini Rogers, Miss Black UCO, will be the master of ceremonies for the fashion show along with Terrell Brooks, event coordinator for the BSA. Rogers said this year the fashion show is different than in the past because it is a part of Homecoming.

"Most organizations that go will get points for it as a Homecoming event," she said.

Rogers said the fashion show is broken down into four sections, fall wear, business/casual wear, club wear, and formal wear.

Before each scene a clip from movies like, Higher Learning, Coming to America and School Days will be shown, in keeping with the "A Night at the Movies" theme, Rogers said. During intermission they will show clips from "scary movies" to add Halloween spirit to the night.

Andrea Moore, physical therapy sophomore and model in the fashion show, said her favorite category is the club scene. She said the models will dance to Usher's "You Don't Have to Call" and act like they're at a club.

There are nine female models and nine male models who will be wearing clothing borrowed from The Buckle, Charlotte Rousse, Gingiss Formal Wear, Urban Connection and Brighter Days.

Moore said she thought this year's show would be better than the past because the models would be wearing clothing borrowed from stores instead of wearing clothing they already owned.

"It's a lot more organized," she said.

The audience is invited to participate in the festivities of the evening. There will be a singing and dancing competition with the winners taking home prize packets, a raffle to win clothing from Charlotte Rousse and the Buckle. There will also be door prizes for attendees, Rogers said.

Others performing during the fashion show will be Meant 2 Be, a UCO rhythm and blues group, sorority and fraternity members of the National Panhellic Council and a jazz band assembled especially for the fashion show.

Tickets can be purchased at the door and are free for students whose names are on a roster as participants in the Homecoming events, $2 for other students and $4 for non-students.

Rogers encouraged attendees to arrive early to get good seats.

College of Design honors alumni with reception at Jazz Lab The University of Central Oklahoma College of Arts, Media Design(CAMD) will host its first annual Homecoming Alumni Reception at 5 p.m. Nov. 1 in the UCO Jazz Lab, located at 100 E. Fifth Street in Edmond.

The reception will include hors d'oeuvres, cash bar and admission to that night's Jazz Lab concert to feature Garrett "Big G" Jacobson.

Entertainment during the homecoming reception will be provided by UCO faculty Lee Rucker and Brian Gorrell, along with UCO student Alyssa Baldwin.

UCO graduates in art, design,

theatre,, dance and music -are invited to attend.

CAMD is seeking to connect with its alumni, many of which graduated from UCO before CAMD's creation in 2001.

"We want all of our graduates to know they are essential to our continued success. They played an important role in getting us where we are today, and we want them as a part of our future, "said Dr. Christopher Markwood, dean of the college.

The cost of the reception is $20 per person, or $30 per couple. To make reservations, call 974-3770.

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Gubernatorial debate held at UCO

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er, said Richardson will, like the others, attempt to different himself from his opponents. Blevins said Richardson would focus on the lottery, making the turnpikes free and tax reform.

Blevins said Richardson would Henry try to convince voters that he alone, the Independent, can bring bipartisan leadership to the governor's office. The Richardson campaign has maintained a presence on the UCO campus, Blevins said.

He said Richardson has been mining for votes.

Largent "Gary's on the road non-stop," Blevins said.

Nate Webb, Largent's communications director, said Largent would share his plan and vision for Oklahoma. Webb said throughout the campaign, Largent has done a good job of being focused.

"He's been on message the entire Richardson campaign," Webb said.

During the hour-long commercial-free debate, the candidates will field questions from members of the audience and from the Channel 4 website (KFOR.com). Questions should be submitted before airtime.

ml@thevistaonline.com In a debate Nov. 1 on the UCO campus undecided voters will have an opportunity before the Nov. 5 election to hear how the gubernatorial candidates stand on the issues.

Gary Richardson, Steve Largent and Brad Henry will make their case to Oklahomans beginning at 8 p.m. during an hour-long event to be televised by KFOR-4 in Constitution Hall, Nigh University Center.

UCO spokesman Charles Johnson confirmed that all three candidates were planning to attend.

Members of the public are welcome on a firstcome, first-serve basis, he said.

"We are an integral part of the community and this is an important election," Johnson said.

Gwen Nisbett, Henry's communications director, said Henry, a Democrat, would be on the tailend of a 41-city tour when he arrives at the debate.

"Brad's going to be really pumped," Nisbett said.

Nisbett said Henry would continue to focus on creating jobs and improving the quality of education by bringing a lottery to Oklahoma.

Like Henry, Richardson, an Independent, also favors using revenue from a state-run lottery system to make college tuition free for qualified students.

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Walters and Inhofe seek senate spot

by Michael Larson ml@thevistaonline. corn Former Oklahoma governor David Walters is taking on Republican incumbent Jim Inhofe for one of Oklahoma's two senatorial positions.

A September statewide survey of 750 Oklahomans sponsored by the Tulsa World projected 38 percent of Oklahomans will vote for Walters and 51 percent will vote for Inhofe. Ten percent were undecided.

In the Inhofe campaign's poll from Oct. 6 through Oct. 8, of 500 likely voters — voters who had voted in the last four elections - Inhofe was ahead with 58 percent of the vote to Walter's 31 percent.

Walters, 50, who served as governor from 1991 to 1995, plead guilty in 1993 to charges that he had accepted campaign contributions $13,000 above the legal limit from an individual's donation. He narrowly escaped an impeachment inquiry in a 52-47 vote by Oklahoma's state legislature.

According to an Oct. 22 article in the Daily Oklahoman, Inhofe admitted he had accepted an illegal $20,000 contribution in 1986.

Inhofe, 67, was elected to the Senate in 1994 to finish up the term of former senator David Boren and re-elected in 1996.

His current committees include the Armed Services Committee, the Environment anct Public Works Committee, the Infrastructure and Nuclear Safety, the Intelligence Committee, and the Indian Affairs Committee.

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Inhofe's voting coincided exactly with each of President Bush's decisions on bills, listed in Congressional Quarterly's 10 key senate votes of 2001, including a vote in favor of Attorney General John Ashcroft's nomination and confirmation.

Inhofe Walters supports tax cuts for the poor and the middle class, but insists, in the issues section of his campaign website, that he will "fight to maintain our fiscal discipline for we cannot afford to go down the road of escalating deficits again."

Inhofe is also in favor of cutting Walters taxes on the grounds that it increases economic growth and helps to minimize governmental intervention. He seeks to eliminate particular taxes such as the estate tax, marriage tax, and to reduce capital gains and income taxes. He voted in favor of Bush's tax cut plan and supported Bush's economic stimulus plan. He is co-sponsoring a bill to repeal the 1993 raise increase in taxes on Social Security benefits.

Walters said he wants to increase the number of computers with Internet access in public schools and decrease class sizes. He said in a statement on his campaign website he would like to expand Pell Grants, student loans and college and higher education tax credits.

Inhofe is against the federalization of public schools. He aims to decentralize public education and voted for the Bush Education Bill.

"I have consistently supported reforms that include greater local control, fewer mandates from Washington," Inhofe said in his official website's position statement on education.

Judy Kelley, a spokesperson for Walters' campaign, said the campaign has received nearly $2 million as of Oct. 15, and Jared Young, a communication's coordinator for Inhofe said Inhofe's campaign has raised a total of $3.5 million.

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Governor Race, from page 1 ney office against Democrat Larry Monard.

Several state questions will be up for consideration.

State Question 687 would make cockfighting and training fights illegal in Oklahoma. Under the measure, those who instigate a cockfight would be charged with a felony and spectators would be charged with a misdemeanor.

It would be a felony to arrange a cockfight, possess cockfighting equipment, run a cockfight or State Question 687 Initiative Petition 365 This measure adds a new section to Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The measure makes cockfighting illegal. It defines "cockfight" or "cockfighting" as: A fight between birds.

Whether or not fitted with spurs, knives or gaffs.

Whether or not bets or wagers are made on the outcome of the fight.

The definition includes training fights.

The measure defines equipment used for training or handling a fighting bird.

Under the measure: It is a felony to instigate or encourage cockfighting.

It is a felony to keep places, equipment or facilities for cockfighting.

It is a felony to aid or assist in cockfighting.

It is a felony to own, possess, keep or train birds for cockfighting.

Under the proposal it is a misdemeanor to knowingly be a spectator at a cockfight.

The measure provides for the forfeiture of birds and equipment use in cockfighting.

State Question 693 Legislative Referendum 321 This measure amends the Oklahoma Constitution. It amends Section 35 of Article 10.

The amendment allows local governments to issue bonds for economic or community development. Voter approval would be required to issue bonds. Local governments could pass a special sales tax to repay the bonds. The tax rate could not be more than one cent ($0.01). The tax could not be repealed until the bonds were repaid. When not needed for bond repayments the tax could be suspended.

This measure would also allow regional economic development districts to be created by laws.

The districts could issue bonds.

The procedures by which regional economic development district bonds could be issued may be specified by the Legislature.

State Question 696 Legislative Referendum 323 This measure amends the Oklahoma Constitution. It amends Section 6 of Article 10.

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Under the proposal, the Legislature could abate taxes only if: Collection of the tax with interest and penalties would cause the taxpayer to declare bankruptcy; The tax is not collectible because, for reasons beyond his control, the taxpayer is insolvent; Other similar factors beyond the taxpayer's control caused the tax not to be collectible; The tax resulted from actions of a person other than the taxpayer.

Moreover, it must be unfair to hold the taxpayer responsible; or The tax is a trust fund which the taxpayer did not collect from his customer. Additionally, the taxpayer must have believed in good faith that he did not have to collect the tax.

State Question 697 Legislative Referendum 324 This measure amends the Oklahoma Constitution. It amends Section 6B of Article 10.

Businesses pay property tax on business property. Some kinds of business have an exemption from property tax for up to five years.

After the exemption expires, the business pays property tax.

Property taxes are used to support Counties and other local governments. If this measure passes, an election could be called. If voters approve, up to one-fourth of county property tax from previously exempt business property could be used for economic development. Only property tax a county receives could be used in this way. Other local governments that receive property tax would get their full amount of property tax from business property.

State Question 703 Legislative Referendum 328 This measure amends the Oklahoma Constitution. It amends Section 53 of Article 5.

This measure would allow the Legislature to pass certain laws.

The laws would affect persons contracting with the state. The laws could limit the liability those persons have to the state.

The liability limit would apply only to certain contracts. It would apply to contracts for information technology. Liability could not be limited to less than the amount of the contract.

State Question 698 Legislative Referendum 325 This measure amends the Oklahoma Constitution. It amends Section 2 of Article 5. It changes the number of legal voters needed to propose an amendment to the law of this state. At present 8% of the legal voters are required to propose a change in the law. This measure will change the number of legal voters to 15%. It would only apply to certain types of laws. It would apply to laws that would do away with methods for hunting, fishing, or trapping. It would also apply to laws that would do away with occupations dealing with animals. Also, it would apply to laws that would do away with sporting or entertainment events dealing with animals.

State Question 704 Legislative Referendum 329 This measure amends the Oklahoma Constitution. It amends Section 10 of Article 10.

School districts have building funds. Property taxes are levied for this purpose. Generally, monies in these funds are used to construct school buildings. This measure would allow the building funds to be used for payment of certain costs. These costs are related to the inspection of property by the county assessor. The inspections are part of the property tax system. The way in which building funds could be used for this purpose could be prescribed by law.

State Question 701 Legislative Referendum 326 This measure amends the Oklahoma Constitution. It amends Section 40 of Article 10.

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Dr. Gerald Locklin, guest poet, will be speaking at the Creative Studies Writers' Institute(CSWI) at 11:30 a.m., Nov. 2 in Room 120 of the Communications Building.

Locklin will also give a public reading at 12 p.m., Nov 4 in the Pegasus Theater.

Craig Litel of the CSWI said that Locklin is a professor at California State University in Long Beach. Dr. Deborah Brown, English professor, said Locklin has been teaching there since 1965. He won the Long Beach Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award in 1996.

Locklin has published criticism on Charles Bukowski, Ernest Hemingway and E.E. Cummins. His books have been

Dr. Gerald Locklin reviewed in numerous journals and newspapers, Brown said.

Locklin was a friend of the late Charles Bukowski and compiled a book entitled Charles Bukowski: A Sure Bet in 1996, said Litel.

Brown said this book includes critical essays on Bukowski as well as Locklin's narratives about his experiences with him.

Before Bukowski's death, he supported Locklin's writing and wrote he believed Locklin to be "one of the greatest undiscovered talents of our time."

Locklin has published numerous works including The Cure: A Novel for Speedreaders, The Case of the Missing Blue Volkswagon, Candy Bars, The Firebird Poems, Why Turn a Perfectly Good Toad Into a Prince, Go West, Young Toad, The Hospital Poems, The Back East Poems, and other.

Litel said a luncheon with Locklin at Galileo's in the Paseo will follow the CSWI meeting.

Brown said Locklin will be available for book signings following his talk Nov. 4.

Scholarship applications available for campus leaders

by Summer Pratt sp@thevistaonline.aim Applications for the President's Leadership Council Scholarship are due by Nov. 1.

Jarret Jobe, co-advisor for the President's Leadership Council, said the scholarship is available to UCO students who have completed 20 or more credit hours, are active in three campus organizations and have earned a 3.0 grade point average or better.

"It's based on service in the community and at UCO," Jobe said.

Jobe said 20-50 students typically apply and of those three to seven will be selected for the scholarship.

He said the scholarship will pay full tuition and half of on-campus housing for each semester the recipients are on the President's Leadership Council for up to three years.

A committee will review the applications and select finalists to be interviewed on No 15, Jobe said.

Devon Noonan, president of the President's Leadership Council

and current recipient of the scholarship is on the interviewing cornmittee that will select the new recipients.

"We're looking for people who have a love for UCO and will make a difference on our campus," Noonan said.

She said the interviewing committee tries to promote diversity when selecting scholarship recipients.

"We're looking for a variety of people that have different personalities to reach the different students on the campus."

The scholarship recipients are required to attend monthly meetings and to turn in activity reports that detail their involvement at UCO, Noonan said.

"It's so we can keep 'them accountable for staying active," she said. . Noonan said being a part of the President's Leadership Council has opened up opportunities for her and improved her leadership skills.

"It's so much more than a scholarship. The support we give each other is what makes our leadership so strong."

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Government killings of elk in western Nebraska SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) A western Nebraska resident is calling for a closer look at a government effort to control the spread of chronic wasting disease among western Nebraska's captive elk population.

Hundreds of elk were killed near Scottsbluff last month as part of the effort, and Pamela Weldin of Minatare has raised questions in a letter to the Scottsbluff Star-Herald about the slaughter.

Adjacent to her property, 15 miles northeast of Scottsbluff, Weldin said she witnessed the deaths of over 1,000 elk bulls, cows, yearlings and calves. The animals were systematically herded into working chutes where they were given heartstopping injections. Then their bodies, after having samples of brain tissue removed, were heaped into trash receptacles provided by the Solid Waste Agency of Northwest Nebraska, which earned $36,000 from the effort.

Weldin said her disgust grew in the final days of the operation as she witnessed a group of government employees tracking several large hull elk by foot and vehicles, shooting two.

The state Department of Agriculture undertook the grim project, headed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's veterinary services division, to battle chronic wasting disease.

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The project was a voluntary effort available to owners of farmed elk herds, implemented in 'an attempt to control or eradicate chronic wasting disease in their herds. The USDA is reimbursing elk owners, with a cap of $3,000 per elk.

The animals were killed because live animals cannot be tested for the disease, which cannot be treated.

Among questions Weldin raised were the purpose, cost, and what she called the secrecy of the plan.

Weldin made several attempts at having a more indepth look made into the depopulating program and urged Nebraska residents to contact the Nebraska State Veterinarian's office in protest.

Nebraska state veterinarian Larry Williams had said last month that the process was carried out as humanely as possible.

Chronic wasting is a highly contagious and fatal disease among deer and elk similar to mad cow disease and has been reported in several regions in Colorado, too. This strain is not known to spread to humans or livestock.

More than a dozen wild deer in the northern Panhandle have tested positive for the disease this year. The first wild deer to test positive in Nebraska was shot by a hunter in Kimball County in 2000.

STATE BRIEFS Budget shortfall costs Tulsa County schools TULSA, Okla. (AP) Schools across Tulsa County have lost hundreds of teachers this year after state funding cuts.

The county's 15 districts are down 247 teachers from last year. Many of the reductions came from not filling vacant positions and that means class sizes have grown.

"There's nothing else you can do if you can't afford to hire the people," said Craig Creech, assistant superintendent in Collinsville where the district lost three full-time teachers and one half-day position.

Creech said fewer teachers also forced the school to drop some of its elective classes including home economics and business education.

"We're not saying those are less important than any other electives, but teachers retired from those positions," Creech said.

Glenpool lost five full-day and one half-day teaching positions. That left the high school with only one gym class. The sizes of math, social studies and science classes were also increased.

Tulsa's school district was the biggest loser with 130 teacher slots going unfilled. Broken Arrow lost 35 teachers and Union lost 28. Other districts that are not rehiring are Jenks and Sand Springs which each lost 16 teachers through attrition.

Smaller districts had fewer teachers to lose but superintendents say the damage is still significant. Berryhill schools lost only two teachers but it caused the third-grade class to grow to 25 students.

"It creates a problem PR-wise with the community," said Berryhill Superintendent Clark Ogilvie who said he had to deal with several calls from parents worried by the bigger class.

Superintendents in the Tulsa area say class sizes may get even bigger if funding continues to shrink.

"We're in crisis circumstances," said Sand Springs Superintendent Lloyd Snow. 'It's only going to be more difficult to manage if these reductions continue to come. If these reductions continue, larger classes will be the norm and not the exception."

Suspect under suicide watch SALLISAW, Okla. (AP) The Sallisaw teenager arrested in an eastern Oklahoma shooting spree is under suicide watch, said his attorney who added that the reasons behind the deadly rampage may never be known.

An Arkansas woman and another woman who once lived in Arkansas were killed.

"I don't know if there is ever going to be an answer for why he did this," attorney Monte Johnson said Sunday. — He just flipped out."

Johnson said Daniel Hawke Fears, 18, had suffered from depression over the last three years and may have been taking medication that was not prescribed to him.

Johnson said he does not know if Fears was taking anything Saturday when the two women were killed and eight other people were wounded in a 20-mile shooting spree that apparently began after neighbors scolded Fears for driving recklessly near children.

Sequoyah County District Attorney Dianne Barker Harrold said Fears did not show remorse when authorities talked to him Sunday. His initial court appearance will happen sometime Monday afternoon, Harrold said.

Johnson said he will request a competency hearing.

"I'm not sure he comprehends everything," Johnson said.

Fears is a high school senior who worked at a local discount store.

Adam Reherman, 21, said he was a friend of Fears' and does not know why the shootings happened.

"We had our group that hung out together but it was just like everyone in high school," Reherman said. "He didn't go to any parties. Parties for us consisted of going to someone's house and playing video games. We used to hang out at the park and hit golf balls together. This is real unlike him."

The rampage started just after 5 p.m. Saturday after Gregory Caughman, 29, of Sallisaw was visiting his parents and scolded Fears for driving recklessly where children were playing.

Fears allegedly then broke into his father's nearby house.

Neighbors Patsy Wells, 61, and Elvie Gene Wells, 64, came to the house to talk to Fears. Witnesses say Fears cam.: out of the house and shot the Wellses, Caughman and Caughman's 2yearold daughter with a shotgun.

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Homecoming spirit will parade through Edmond

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"It is a big, moving pep rally that gets people excited about the game and UCO," McDow said.

judged by members of the Edmond community.

Both McDow and Ridenour said the parade is a big deal.

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The Homecoming Parade will start at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 2 by the Baptist Collegiate Ministries building.

The parade of floats and bands will head north on University, west on Ayers, south on Broadway, east on Second Street and then north on University.

Marilyn McDow, parade chairman, said there have been 62 entries for the parade, an increase from last year.

Entries can be either competitive or non-competitive, McDow said.

Student organizations are usually judged on spirit, origin, theme incorporating and welcoming alumni, she said.

Winners will receive either cash prizes or trophies.

Frauna Ridenour, president of the Homecoming Activities Board, said this years participants include UCO alumni, administration, student organizations, the Rogers Middle School band and political candidates.

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Declining tax revenue forces layoffs and service cuts OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Besides the issuing of writs and orders, Judge Gary Lumpkin's paperwork duties on the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals include handing out pink slips to members of his staff.

"When the bottom drops out, it's devastating," said Lumpkin, who earlier this month laid off two administrative assistants, one with 20 years' experience, because of a drop in state tax revenue. He said more layoffs and unpaid furloughs are possible if revenue continues to decline.

Across the country, state governments are laying off employees and cutting services to try to close spending gaps estimated at $49 billion for the 2003 fiscal year. That is on top of a budget gap of $37 billion during the 2002 fiscal year.

The crunch is blamed on the slumping economy and the slide on Wall Street, which have led to a drop-off in revenue from personal income taxes.

A study by the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government in Albany, N.Y, found that stare tax revenue for the quarter that ended June 30 fell an inflation-adjusted 13 percent from the previous year _ the most dramatic decline since the institute began keeping track in 1991.

"Everybody knew it was going to be down, it was going to be bad. But a lot of it was worse than expected," said Nicholas Jenny, senior policy analyst at the institute.

The budget problems _ and the hard choices involved in cutting services or raising taxes arc likely to be at the top of the

legislative agenda for lawmakers elected in next month's statehouse races.

"It's going to overshadow all the policy issues," said Rep. Fred Morgan, leader of the Republican minority in the Oklahoma House.

States are considering putting off highway maintenance projects, creating larger school classes and cutting public health care. Some states have already raised taxes, especially on cigarettes.

So far this year, state governments have raised taxes a total of $6.7 billion, ending seven years of net tax cuts by the states, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures in Denver. At the same time, state aid to schools and municipalities was reduced.

In Missouri, voters will consider a tobacco tax increase next month that would raise about $342 million a year for health care. The state is facing an $848 million shortfall.

In Virginia, state agencies have laid off or not filled 3,000 state jobs and have announced plans to lay off 1,800 more because of a $1.2 billion shortfall. College tuition increases are also under consideration.

In Texas, the state comptroller has warned lawmakers that the next state budget could be $5 billion in the red.

California's $23.6 billion shortfall has become an issue in the state's gubernatorial campaign, where Republican Bill Simon has warned Democratic Gov. Gray Davis will raise taxes by more than $10 billion if reelected.

Oklahoma is facing a rev-

enue shortfall of $214 million for the fiscal year that started July 1. Low oil prices have contributed to the problem in this petroleum-rich state. Health care 'for 70,000 poor children and elderly residents is being cut, and corrections department plans to furlough 4,850 workers without pay.

"I'm in the process of losing anywhere from $300 to $400 a month," said Sgt. Tim Richardson, a prison guard in Lexington. "Between the rent, utilities and car, it doesn't leave us much left."

Dianna Kolar, a law library supervisor at the prison, said she is considering getting a part-time job to help make ends meet. That means she will not be able to attend her daughters' high school basketball games.

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Masonic Children's Home scares up legends on Elm Street

by Timber Massey tm@thevistaonline.com Flashlights held in trembling sweaty palms shine a faint light onto the spray paint covered walls. The normally rambunctious teenage girls fall deafeningly silent in the eerie corridors of the ancient edifice. Each step feels as if it may be their last as they creep deeper into the depths of the endless hallways.

Tiny sinks and toilets only tall enough for a child line the ceramic tile walls. An Olympic size swimming pool once filled with crystal blue water now reeks of a stagnate murky green liquid. The putrid smell of decaying flesh fills the air.

A girl lets out a loud shriek as her foot brushes up against an unidentified object on the floor, sending it tumbling across the room. The flashlights reveal what was once a bird, wrapped in cloth and tortured to death.

Nearly every person living within a 50-mile radius of Guthrie, Oklahoma has heard of The Masonic Children's Home. Elm Street, a dusty gravel road that lines the side of the orphanage, has a yellow metal sign reading ''dead end." According to local legend this sign has been taken quite literally.

"I have always been told that the caretakers of the orphanage were burning babies in the incinerator and burying their bodies in the basement. Then they collected tax money by claiming that they were still alive," said business junior Lindsey Rodgers.

The abandoned building has been a hot spot for young thrill seekers since its closing over two decades ago. The mysterious past and gothic design of the orphanage has made it a prime target for anyone looking for a good scare on an otherwise mundane night.

There have been several different stories circulated throughout the years as to why the orphanage was closed.

One legend claims that there was an old nursemaid who abused the children living in the home. Six young boys living at the orphanage turned her in to the local authorities. When she found out who had reported her, she slaughtered the boys in a fit of rage. Legend claims that from 2 to 6 a.m. you can hear the faint screams of the murdered boys. The ghost of the nursemaid lurks throughout the building's main corridor.

Another legend says that one of the workers at the orphanage hanged himself in the bell tower. Supposedly you can hear his footsteps going up the bell tower, then bells chiming, and the man gasping.

It is often rumored that the orphanage is the main link to a series of underground tunnels that navigate through the old state capitol.

Storytellers say that Guthrie businessmen would resort to the tunnels in order to run gambling rings and other illegal enterprises. The entrance to the underground tunnel is thought to be hidden near the goal post of Guthrie's football stadium.

The only story that can actually be proven is that the orphanage is a haven for the occult and satanic rituals that are often performed there.

In the early 1990's local police found numerous pentagrams painted in —the building's basement and animal carcasses strewn throughout the ;building.

The Children's Home was opened in 1923. At that time the facility housed 66 boys, 48 girls, 21 men, and 5 women. The home's primary . purpose was to provide a care facility for homeless children. Before government programs were available to deal with social needs private organizations, such as the Masons, took on the responsibility for charitable interests. The orphans were accepted only by lodge referrals.

The 53,809 square foot building is considered to be a masterpiece by many architects. It was designed in 1922 by Hawk and Parr, one of the most prominent architectural firms in Oklahoma during the first quarter of the century.

The orphanage has a capacity of approximately 140 school-age children. The interior includes an Olympic size swimming pool, indoor basketball court, gallery area, library, dining hall, kitchen, staff quarters, and separate dormitories for boys and girls.

Throughout the years the population of the Children's Home varied.

With the increase in government programs, the number of children referred declined until there were only three children in 1978.

Until recently police would slap trespassers on the wrist and send them home. Then Calvin Burgess, an Edmond businessman, purchased the building and began renovating it into a family home.

Now anyone looking to explore the old Masonic Children's Home may be faced with a fate more frightening than any of these myths: a permanent record and possibly a year in jail.

Burgess could be sued if anyone was to injure themselves while trespassing on the property, which is currently under construction. Burgess has poured close to $2 million into renovating the building.

Many of the orphans who grew up in the Masonic Children's Home claim that it was more like a yearlong summer camp, rather than a haunted house.

Some legends die hard, which is defiantly the case with the Masonic Children's Home. Despite the rod iron fence that has been built around the building, people continue to trespass, looking for some validity to the stories they have been told.

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It's Halloween night. It's dark and stormy. Well, probably not. But it is Halloween.

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by Kristen Armstrong Et to your latest story deadline at the Vista, you have found Fawn Porter yourself, 10 minutes before the party...and no costume.

You frantically run through your apartment looking for something, anything, that you could use to alter your identity for a night.

What you find, your only option, is a white sheet.

What do you do?

Idea 1: You throw the white sheet over your head. Ta-Da. You're the faceless ghost of Matamoro. You haunt the city, striking fear into the heart of the natives. You died a tragic death, many years ago, at the hands of rebels. At least, that is what you will tell people at the party.

Idea 2: A burrito.

Jordan Elliot said he would take that sheet, wrap his body in it, and go roll in the mud — thus becoming a burrito. You have become tasty a Tex-Mex treat for all other party-goers to enjoy.

Idea 3: A couch.

You could walk into the party, lie flat on your back, and tell people you are a white couch. Fawn's couch is white, just say you're her couch.

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you. However, if you have a criminal record or any outstanding warrants for your arrest, this is NOT the costume for you.

The Dead Man. Once you have obtained a stolen gurney, wheel yourself into the party, and cover your whole, naked body with the white sheet. For added effect, you may desire to sprinkle an appropriate amount of ketchup onto the white sheet for the death which has befallen you.

Remember now, dead people do not talk (unless, of course, you are Idea 1) so this is the costume of choice for all anti-socialites.

Idea 5: A dove.

For all of you out there who love peace, be a dove. Oh, but don't forget to coo.

Idea 6: Remember the ghost? Try him again.

Idea 7: A snow-capped mountain.

You can enlighten fellow partiers with your majesty, your grandeur, your white sheet.

Idea 8: Purchase a white T-shirt from Wal-Mart, or the mega-center of your own choice. On the T-shirt, in black marker, write mayonnaise. Drape the white sheet over your white T-shirt so that the sheet opens in the middle. You have now become a refrigerator containing mayonnaise. And when you open the sheet, there it is. It's two in one.

Idea 9: A Powdered Doughnut.

Anybody hungry? For those attending a refreshment-free party, you could provide a tasty, salt-covered snack.

But not just any powdered doughnut — a salt-covered, rice filled powdered doughnut.

Three food groups in one...and you thought this would be a bad idea.

Idea 10: Continuing with the food theme...yeah, were hungry...you could be cauliflower, erloo vegetable.

But, keep in mind, you will probably be overlooked at the party just like the cauliflower in th section. Poor cauliflower. Poor you — you only have a white sheet.

Idea 11: A toga.

But seriously, use some creativity. Why not the "mighty invincible toga" or "the toga of death.

Idea 12: Did you remember the ghost?

If attending an intellectual gathering, draw from the literary fount of Charles Di ens. Go as the Ghost of Christmas Past...or Present...or Future. Take your pick.

People will be impressed with your knowledge of literary greatness and your white sheet.

Idea 13: I think these are getting a little ludicrous. Why can't you just be satisfied in being a white sheet?

Is that just too much to ask?

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Sq,kgins the relentless phenomenon known as the. B-horror Movie. These movies are campy, quick) t, ,ing cePoid filled with one-liners and bloody kitchen utensils. 'They have a complete lack of reason,"Sophist 4tionifili a highly pis:diet able death roll that keeps you coming back for more -13-ttlgiies began as a double-bill exhibition in order to counteract dwindling theater attendance during th e Great Depression. "[hey were short and low budget shown along with the newsreel, cartoon, and coming aura 'tons i while paired with an expensive, star filled movie.

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Th several different types of B-movies, including some than transcend any classification.'Many lard budge ', vies have tried countless times to imitate them; but never fully succeed.

Most 3-movies can be put under the category , of "plague movies." In these movies life as we know it is over run by hordes of mautated insects or scientifically altered Tabid animals.

The token underdog defies all odds by figuring our how to defeat the creatures and save mankind.

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Ten food splattereA , :.movies stand out a ongst all others. These films not only achieve B status but have alsO elped t"..define the gen' In Thelexas Chain Sa . . M acre (197 lye friends encounter a cannibalistic hillbilly family when their van eaks down in the middle O no re. nth e, a chain saw wielding cross-dresser, chases them down and kills em off one byone as they t it to e. pet Woody demise. The film's simplistic realism is a source of reltnt:ss, unsettling terror, Evil Dead (1982), endorsedAty Step King, tinned into a cub classic almost overnight. Ash, the.vain protagoist, is pursued by all forms of unstoppablevil asit pulsates:through the forest surrounding the remote cabin setting. he films $50,000 budget which produced innovations and boundless energy is a source of relentless industry buzz.

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A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) introduced to the world Freddy Krueger, the ghost of a child molester who w th'urraits1 to death by the parents of his victims. He is slightly perturbed about this and has come back from the dead, wit ' azOr sharp glove Of knives, hell-bent on mutilating and dissecting anyone who stands in his way. Freddy is capable ppearing and reappearing at will to torment his victims in both the dream world and the real world. Each sequel WO U Dine incteasingly, ridiculous and comedic.

The trend setting Night of the Living Dead (1968) ushered in a new wave of graphic horror. A random group fsf peo conveniently ends up in a small country house where they must put aside their personal differences in order to survive: The film is noted for lingering shots of zombies slurping on human entrails. Zombie movies throughout history have be modeled after this masterpiece.

Dario Argento's Susperia (197) combines the world of classical art and spine-tingling atmosphere. An American s cot, who enrolls at a German dance academy, Finds herself engulfed in a mix of murder, witchcraft, and mealworms.

The obvious sardonic approach of Iohn Landis' An American Werewolf in London (1981) brought newalife to the of comedic elements in horror films. A mediocre trip to Europe turns into relentless fur covered mayhem ewolves muck without :4 Visa.

Don Coscarellis Phantasm (1979) stars the sinister "Tall I Man" who sends his human victims into another dimension where they are reduced to dwarves and exrated as sla t his film is famed for a floating silver sphere that probes into heads and drills out brains and blood_ :1 Robert,t-Przik's Sleepaway Gimp (1983) is a psychologically disturbing cult classic. The film has horrible acting and logue, but makes up for it with truly 'memorable death scenes. One male character is met with a rather unfortunate, pan &: o7).d-the-ankles encounter with a beehive. While yet another feMale character has an incident involving si curling iron in plac where no curling iron should ever venture, . ,, . . ' B-movies are as warped andleccentric as the people who love. them. They were put on earth to disturb and'ti011ate the mi unsitisfled by niere Plot and character developmenr. - Illes were , meant for an audience enlighte Of a horror-loving po azr *, * fun loving, ' 'ai l,i-s, .. a: a •-.,, ege,co;cals and an infinitely mounting hods count. t

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he word "witch" conjures up images of wrinkly old cronies wearing robes and black hats, huddled round cauldrons, stirring btibbling concoctions.

We picture creepy castles under dark, stormy skies. \ Ie imagine black cats and Spell books, crystal halls and broomsticks.

We shiver from fright at a bump in the night.

But witches arc not just a figment of our imagination.

Witches are as real as a full moon on a Halloween night.

Kat Loving, a UCO student, is a follower of Wicca, a modern religion of witchcraft.

"None of us look like the stereotypical witch," Loving said.

"People are changing their perceptions about witches. But whenever you hear that word, it still has negative connotations."

In the seventh grade, intrigued by what she was reading, Loving brought a book home from the library. Her mother entered her room and caught her with the book.

Guilt and her concern for her immortal soul temporarily ended her relationship with Wicca, recognized by the United States government, protected under the First Amendment. In high school, Loving read more about Wicca.

Ibund out it wasn't bad! it wasn't evil," slue said. cca and witchcraft are nor Sa (3111S111. ism is the polar opposite of Chrisakinity, People psi it confused."

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Satanism and Wicca. However, in Wicca, the five-point star is turned upside down, a symbol Wiccans call a pentacle, Loving said. in the Wiccan worldview, there is no master architect of evil, no Satan, Loving said. The popular Pagan image of Satan as a horned, hoofed animal is borrowed from Pan, a Creature in Greek mythology.

People commit evil acts, Loving said.

Loving said she became a full-fledged Wiccan in college, following a yearlong initiate period. Some Wiccans choose to practice witchcraft on their own as "solitaires," she said.

Others, like Loving, join "circles," groups of Wiccans.

'In circles, Wiccans hold classes on magic and participate in a kind of divination, Loving said. Each witch builds their own "Book of Shadows," which contains their personally crafted spells, their own thoughts, she said.

"Sometimes, you need that companionship of people like you, who accept you," Loving said. ' On Wednesdays, members of the circle might learn how to direct energy for casting spells, she said.

On Saturdays, they might sit in a circle and together raise energy by meditating, Loving said. Group members "see" the energy as white light and direct it either toward a specific individual or they are allowed to keep some of it.

After receiving energy, toying said she gets relief front physical pain. Or, emotionally, she will feel more peaceful, more relaxed.

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"I can go !acne and go to sleep, Loving Two major laws govern Wiccans, she said.

'The dute-fold law dictates that whatever spell or energy you generate, good or bad, you generate will come back at you threefold, Loving said. The other sacred law is: "Harm none. Do as thou wilt."

"You can do what you want to yourself, but to do it to someone else is another story," Loving said.

'Loving said Wicca is a deeply spiritual religion. In the Wiccan worldview there arc two primary gods—a god and a goddess, recognized by other names depending on the individual, she said.

"I believe there must be balance in the universe and to have a god and a goddess just seems to balance it out," Loving said.

The Wiccan god rules thi upper regions--the sky, Loving said. The goddess has three forms: the maiden, the mother and the crowne. The goddess is everywhere—iv the earth, in the air, in the leaves on the trees.

In the Wiccan worldview there is no hell, Loving said. She believes that after death she will either be reincarnated, live ;mother liktime, or go to the Summer 1.ands, a place of eternal summer.

Halloween is a good time for casting spells, when there is an abundance of positive energy, Loving said. Her first attempt at casting a spell was with a friend who wanted to change her eye color it didn't work.

"We had no idea what we were doing," Lovinld.

ost witches call Halloween "Samhain," pronounced "SoW-en," Loving sat .

Samhain occurs before winter at the end of harvest. It is the Wiccan New Year, a time used for personal reflection and planning.

The spirits of the dearly departed are allowed to move about during this tints Loving said. To contact them, stiur place light candles in a north window," she said.

What will Loving be doing Halloween night?

"I approach it as my religious New Year." she said.

"I'll celebrate it with friends; we'll just be there."

Loving estimated there are one million followers of Wicca in the U.S. So, just by looking it is impossible to tell if that person sitting beside you is a witch, she said.

"Maybe they are, maybe they're not," Loving said,

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by Stephanie Nease sn@thevistaonline.com Without the mixing of cultural influences, some extending as far back as 2,000 years, Halloween as we know it today would not exist.

Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia 2002 says European Ai Celtic tribes observed Samhain (pronounced Sow-en), the end of the agricultural year, at sundown Oct. 31.

"The History of Halloween," an online publication of The History Channel, says Celts believed the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred.

They believed spirits that came back to earth on Samhain could make mischief, so Druids, or Celtic priests, in animal costumes built bonfires and offered sacrifices of crops and animals.

Encarta says Druids also made sacrifices of food and drink.

Scholars suggest bobbing for apples came from Samhain's influence on worship o Pomona, the Roman goddess o fruit trees, when Rome conquered the Celts.

The History Channel said the Jack O'Lantern evolved from an Irish or Scottish myth about a man whose spirit was stuck on earth when he died because he didn't go to heaven and the devil banned him from hell.

The History Channel web site tells about the Irish myth of Stingy .

Jack who invited the devil to have a drink with him.

Jack didn't want to pay for his drink, so he talked the devil into trans-

forming himself into a coin. Jack then decided to keep the coin, which he put in his pocket.

Also in the pocket, Jack carried a silver cross, so the devil couldn't change back into his normal form.

Jack finally agreed to free the devil if he would promise not to bother him for a year, and not to take him to hell.

After the year was over, Jack tricked the devil into climbing a fruit tree to steal some fruit. While he was up in the tree, Jack carved a cross on the tree so the devil couldn't come down.

The devil had to promise not to bother Jack for 10 more years if Jack would obliterate the cross and let the devil come down.

Jack died not long after, and God wouldn't let him into heaven, and Jack had made the devil promise not to take him to hell, so the devil sent him off with only a burning coal for light and warmth.

Jack found a turnip and carved it into a lantern to carry the coal to light his way as he wanders the earth.

"Jack of the lantern," as the Irish called him, became Jack O'Lantern.

Irish and Scottish families would carve scary faces on turnips and put them in the window to scare away "Jack of the lantern."

When they immigrated to America where pumpkins were more plentiful than turnips, the Jack O'Lantern evolved into what it is today.

UCO graduate and faculty honored by public relations society Two public relations professionals from the University of Central Oklahoma received special honors at the annual Oklahoma City Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America's (OKC PRSA) Upper Case Awards event on Oct. 25 at the Petroleum Club in Oklahoma City.

Jill Kelsey, UCO Journalism Department professor, was awarded OKC PRSA's Paul E. Dannelley Harmony Award for lifetime achievement in the public relations profession.

Kelsey has been a PRSA member since 1980 and accredited since 1983. She has served as secretary, board member, and academic Shadow Day, Career Day and

Zenith Award chairs. She is currently active on both academic and accreditation committees.

Kelsey advises the UCO Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) and directs the UCO Journalism Department Intern Program.

Kim Rolin Holding, a UCO 1998 public relations graduate, received the OKC PRSA Chapter's Outstanding Young Professional Award.

The award "recognizes a chapter member who is new to the field of public relations, and whose involvement, significant contributions and proven leadership ability exemplify today's public relations professional," said PRSA President Pamela

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Volunteer group trick-ortreats for cash on campus Rowynn Ricks student writer Community service volunteers will "Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF" from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Oct. 31 around campus to support the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.

Members of Circle K International, the college branch of Kiwanis International, will go to offices asking faculty and staff members to contribute money.

Jalal Daneshfar, Circle K advisor, said members wearing the club T-shirts and carrying orange donation boxes will inform contributors about the United Nations Children's Fund and their goal to provide needed polio vaccinations to 10 nations.

Daneshfar said the club's goal

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is to get everyone involved and informed, not to raise a specific amount.

Charles J. Lyons, president of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, said the organization focuses on health, education, and protection for all children. "Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF", a nationwide project, has helped to meet these goals for over 50 years.

This year's project is important because donations help end polio, a crippling disease, by vaccinating people who have few opportunities for health services, Lyons said in a letter to friends of UNICEF. Bridget Jaime, Circle K treasurer and two-year member, participated last year and said the project was a fun and easy way to help others.

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STRANGE STORIES Businessman wants to box with competitor OMAHA, Neb. (AP) What if all business deals were handled this way?

The chief executive officer of an excavation firm is challenging a competitor to a boxing match.

Art Dore Sr., the 66-year-old head of Michigan-based Dore & Associates Contracting, has asked Virgil Anderson, the 60-something head of Omaha's Anderson Excavating Co., to meet him in the ring.

The two have feuded over city demolition contracts _ in court and at City Hall _ for months.

The stakes? If Dore loses, he promises not to bid for business in the city of Omaha again. If Anderson loses, Dore will keep his hat in the bidding ring.

"This is the way that men are supposed to settle things," Dore said. "Is he a man or is he a mouse?"

Anderson apparently is declining the offer. He would only say: "I'm just not going to play their games."

Man bites off chunk of another man's nose GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) A man bit a large chunk off another man's nose during a drunken barroom brawl, police said.

Green Bay Police Lt. Bill Galvin said the fight broke out early Friday at a club called Studio East, when a female bartender refused to serve a drunken man another drink.

Galvin said the woman's boyfriend, 27-year-old Chad Harvey, stepped in and asked the man to leave. But when the 25-year-old customer refused to take no for an answer, Harvey allegedly punched him, and the man bit a chunk out of his nose.

"The officers wrote in their details that it was a 2-inch by 2inch chunk off the right side," Galvin said. It was right down to the divider (septum)."

Galvin said a breath test showed the accused biter had a blood alcohol level of .16 percent, double the legal limit in Wisconsin.

Swedish woman receives 93 billion kronor STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP When Gun-Britt Marklund checked her bank account to see whether her monthly child allowance check had arrived from the Swedish.government, she knew that what she saw was COO good to be true.

Her account showed a balance of more than 93 billion kronor (US$10 billion) on Sunday.

"You never see amounts like this," said the 40-year-old teacher and mother of three children, ages 10, 13 and 15. "I thought this money doesn't belong to me. Something must be wrong."

Marklund's hunch was correct. On Monday she informed her bank of the inflated child allowance payment _ twice the size of Sweden's defense budget _ and the bank acted swiftly.

An employee had punched in a few too many zeros when funneling payments from the social insurance office into Marklund's account, ICA Bank spokesman Bo Lagergren said.

The transaction was canceled and gone were the 93 billion kronor along with 15 million kronor (US$1.6 million) of interest accrued over the three days before the error was detected.

Man stuck in chimney just wanted to worship SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) A 22-year-old man stuck in a chimney on church property told officers he wasn't there to sweep, but to worship.

The transient, whose name was withheld by police, was found Tuesday night with his feet touching the fireplace floor but his torso stuck in the flue.

"He said he had been attending the church for the last couple of weeks and just wanted to get back to church," police Lt. Ken Hall said Wednesday.

The man was in a house at the back of St. Peter's Lutheran Church. Fire Capt. Russell Garcia said the man was given oxygen and firefighters extracted him through the top of the chimney.

He was taken to Western Medical Center for mental evaluation.

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Campus Concert Over 200 people turned out Tuesday night to see a free concert with Veehr and Switchfoot in the Hamilton Fieldhouse.

The bands played to a casual audience without using a stage. La Kira Robinson described the concert as one of the best she had gone to.

"It was great. The band was right there, we were all right there together having a good time. the band was down to earth, just like us."

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TULSA, Okla. (AP) Police in northeast Oklahoma are seeking federal grants to fight illegal immigration, officials said Monday.

The grants will be used to buy video conferencing equipment for county jails and to reimburse counties for holding illegal immigrants, U.S. Rep. John Sullivan said.

The video equipment will allow Immigration and Naturalization Service agents in Chicago to interview foreign-born suspects in county jails to determine their immigration status, said Anne Estrada, director of the INS' Dallas District office, which oversees operations in Oklahoma.

That will mean INS agents, of which Oklahoma currently only has two, won't haIe to come to the jail for the interview, Estrada said.

Sullivan has been working to increase the INS presence in, northeast Oklahoma since 23 alleged illegal immigrants were released here this summer because the INS had too few agents.

The agency has hired four more agents, which would bring the office back to its full complement of six. The new agents are at various stages of training and background checks and should be on duty soon, Sullivan said.

In each of the two releases . this summer, the INS said its agents couldn't come to a county jail to detain the alleged illegal immigrants for deportation. County authorities then released the immigrants on bond.

The grant for reimbursing counties will allow jails to hold the illegal immigrants until INS agents can rake them into custody, Estrada said.

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Left to right: Bob Palmer,Professor of Art, Chair Department of Art at UCO; Sherry Poulson, Assistant Vice President and Manager at Citizens Bank UCO Branch; Jim Watson, Professor of Design, Chair Department of Design at UCO.

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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 Palmer, Professor of Art at UCO. "It was love at first transaction." Bob laughs.

"We have banked with other banks, but Citizens would always work with me. They go the extra mile for their customers. Their convenient and. friendly service is what I value most. I appreciate the way the employees treat YOU like friends." Says Palmer.

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Wrestling predicted to repeat

Here's hoping football will be king of Homecoming

by Daniel Holdge dh@thevistaonline.com The Central Oklahoma wrestling team finished last season with a national championship win, and they will begin this season picked to do the same again.

UCO is favored to repeat as NCAA Division II national champions in 2002-03, according to the pre-season NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches' Association poll.

The poll ranks the top 20 teams according to the points they return from last year's national tournament.

The Bronchos, who captured their amazing 13th national title last season, will return with 70 national tournament points to earn the role as pre-season No. 1 UCO also has four individuals ranked No. 1, with returning champions Cole Province at 133 lbs., Matt Dodgen at 141 lbs., and Shawn Silvis at 165 lbs.

Also 2000 champion Mark Dodgen is picked to dominate once again and returning AllAmerican Jeff Henning is rated third at 184.

UCO will open its 2002-03 season next Thursday, Nov. 7, with the annual Bronze- Blue intrasquad match at 7 p.m.

The Bronchos open the regular season Nov. 16 at the Central Missouri State Open.

Nebraska-Omaha is after the Bronchos, picked second in the pre-season poll.

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UCO wrestling claimed the 2002 national championship trophy last year. ning the team title in 2000 and 2001, is third followed by South Dakota State and NebraskaKearney.

The 2003 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships will be held in Wheeling, W. Va: on March 14-15.

Expect the Bronchos to be there once again, fulfilling all these preseason predictions.

What a weekend for sports, Anaheim posted a come-frombehind win against the Giants that will make a seventh game the decision in the World Series, Emmitt Smith surpassed Walter Payton and became the NFL's career leading rusher, and UCO football delivered a crushing 56-21 victory to the home crowd.

That's right, 56-21. UCO produced an incredible 647 yards on offense despite the slick mud that layered Wantland Stadium.

It was a beautiful sight to behold for Broncho fans.

Dee Dee Carter caught a long bomb from quarterback Erick Johnson, smoked past Bacone's secondary and made the last defender between him and the end zone look like a complete fool before racing in for the touchdown.

It was the fourth longest TD reception in UCO history and a school record 246 receiving yards for Carter.

Erick Johnson's perfor-

mance was the highlight of his career so far. He connected 22of-32 passes for 420 yards.

Then, of course, there was Tarik Abdullah breaking through the line of scrimmage and averaging about eight yards each carry.

Red shirt freshman tailback Derrick Camacho was none too shabby either.

Whatever the coaching staff said or did to light a fire under the Broncho offense, it worked.

The UCO offense arrived in a big way.

The defense wasn't as stingy as they have been in the past but they still tied UCO's singlegame interception record with five, one of which was returned for a touchdown.

There couldn't have been a better promotion for next weekend's Homecoming game if the marketing guru's of Nike had planned a campaign for UCO. Saturday's game gives the football team a 4-4 record and a tremendous ego booster before facing Southeastern.

The Savages won't be easy prey. SOSU totaled a tidy 476 yards last week against Southwestern under the leadership of a dangerous quarterback Drew Beard.

If the Bronchos could just get their potentially potent offense and defense clicking in the same game, the most exciting thing about Homecoming this year won't be who is announced king or queen at halftime.

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Homecoming Football is Here This weekend will be full of big festivities capped by the Homecoming football game against Lone Star Conference North Division foe, Southeastern.

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The Bronchos are currently 4-4 overall and 1-1 in the LSC North.

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He became Central Oklahoma's all-time leader in receiving yards at 2,321 surpassing near decade long holder Willie Henderson's 2,300 yards The talented split end caught seven passes for 246 yards making him the singlegame yardage holder in that catergory.

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Express Sports, the same company that controls the Oklahoma City Blazers, is still pushing to move soccer to Edmond, but nothing new has happened yet.

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Then the very next night Edmond North did the same, only causing more harm to an already unstable playing surface.

Finally just over 12 hours later on Saturday afternoon, the Bronchos destroyed Bacone on what looked like a muddy baseball infield.

There were several pressbox conversations about the possibilty of getting an artificial turf on that field sometime soon.

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by Dara Lawless dl@thevistaonline.com UCO will add women's golf to its varsity athletic department for the 2003 fall semester, said Mike Kirk, assistant athletic director for media relations, Oct. 23.

"The Edmond area is real strong for golf, particularly the Edmond high schools. It's just kind of a natural fit," said John "Skip" Wagnon, UCO athletic director.

Wagnon said UCO has been considering adding another women's sport since dropping the track program in 2001.

A survey started by the athletic department in 1994 and updated in 2000 showed interest in women's soccer and golf, he said.

"One of the reasons we added women's soccer five years ago was because of the interest so that's why we decided on women's golf this time too," said Wagnon.

"Women's sports have really

changed a lot in the last 20 years and we've tried to keep up with that," he said.

Student activity fees are anticipated to fund the sport which is "relatively inexpensive to run compared to other

"The Edmond area is real strong for golf, particularly the Edmond high schools. It's just kind of a natural fit," -- John "Skip" Wagnon, UCO athletic director.

sports," he said.

Kirk said UCO will hire an adjunct faculty member to coach the women's team and offer four scholarships for the 2003 fall semester.

The scholarships are equivalent to four full-ride scholarships and can be divided in con-

junction with recruiting needs, he said.

Wagnon said UCO hopes to hire between January and February allowing the new coach to recruit during the spring golf season for fall players.

Wagnon said he expects the Professional Golf Management program is expected to be a useful recruiting tool for women's golf "There's a lot more opportunity for women in golf course setting than there has been in previous years," he said.

Kirk said UCO will be the fifth women's golf team in the Lone Star Conference with Northeastern, Southwestern, Tarleton State, and Texas A&M Commerce.

UCO women's golf can compete for a championship in its first season, he said.

by Daniel Holdge dh@thevistaonline.com Central Oklahoma's Stacey Meek has been named Lone Star Conference North Division Setter of the Week.

Meek, a junior from Tulsa, had 106 assists in two matches last week as the Bronchos split with Eastern New Mexico and a

tough No. 2-ranked West Texas A&M. She had 36 assists in UCO's three-game sweep of ENMU, then dished out a season-high 70 in a thrilling five-game loss to the Lady Buffs.

Meek, who has won the award four times this season, added 18 digs, eight assists and two kills in the two matches.

UCO, now 24-5 on the year after the West Texas A&M loss, is still leading the LSC North Division at 5-0.

They will return to action Oct. 31, hosting Texas A&MCommerce at 7 p.m.

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by Dara Lawless dl@thevistaonline.com Greg Harrel, UCO alumnus and Oklahoma Redhawks' medical trainer, has been promoted to assistant trainer of the Texas Rangers, said Shara Cofer, Oklahoma Redhawks director of communication Oct. 22.

"He's always wanted to work for the Rangers."

-Jeff McKibben Jeff McKibben, UCO assistant director of athletics, kinesiology, and health studies, said, "He's always wanted to work for

the Rangers. That's been an ultimaie goal of his, to go into the majors."

The UCO Office of Alumni Relations said Harrel graduated from UCO in May 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education.

McKibben said Harrel went through his department's internship program working with UCO's basketball, football, and baseball programs.

"Greg was obviously not only a good student intern, but also academically a good student," he said.

McKibben said Harrel set his sights and dreams high, describing him as "one of those people who went the extra mile."

Harrel is one of the first

graduates to be placed in UCO's Athletic Training Hall of Fame he said.

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Out & About Special Events The Omniplex will present, "Go Batty," an educational exhibit that investigates the habits of Oklahoma bats and their environment through Oct. 31 at 2100 NE 52nd St. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday.

Admission is $7.50 for adults, $6.75 for seniors, $6 for youth and $5 for children, plus tax. For more information contact Beth Bussey at 6023682.

The Ford Center Monster Jam is at 8 p.m. Nov. 2 and 2 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Ford Center, 100 W. Reno. Tickets are $8-$20. For more information call 1-800-511-1552.

The 18th Annual Bricktown Haunted Warehouse runs through Oct. 31 at 7 p.m. at 101 E. California. Admission is $10. For more information call 236-4143.

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. 1419; "Cinderella," April 1-6; "The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron?" May 13-18. All shows are in the Civic Center Music Hall, 201 North Walker.

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Accompanying adults are free. For more information call 424-3344.

Jose Feliciano and special guest Edgar Cruz will perform at 9 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Cox Convention Center at 1 Myriad Gardens.

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The International Student Council has World Cup Soccer from 2:30-7:30 p.m. every Friday at the Fire Station Soccer Field. For more information, contact the International Office, Room 137 in the UC, or call 974-2390.

The International Student Council holds weekly meetings at 4 p.m., Mondays in the Nigh University Center, Room 322.

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The Nepal Student Association has a general meeting at 2:30 p.m. every Monday in the Business Building, Room 125.

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The Baptist Collegiate Ministry (BCM) is holding free conversational English and American culture classes. All international students are welcome to attend the weekly classes at the BCM on the corner of University and Main. Classes are offered Mondays at 3 p.m., Thursdays at 6:30 p.m., and Fridays at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call Holly Irwin at 3411232.

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In 2001, Oklahoma City reported 90.6 crimes per 1,000 residents, the highest per capita rate in the state for cities with populations above 5,000, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.

The city's total reported crimes decreased more than 7 percent from 2000 to 2001.

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Jessica Cummins attributed the decrease to more officers on the street, the work of police task forces and the involvement of the public in helping officers.

She also said the high number of people traveling through Oklahoma City and its population of 506,132 residents create many opportunities for crimes to be committed, but she said the city is not a dangerous place.

"It's one of the safest places in the United States for standard of living, cost of living and crime compared to other cities this size," she said.

Crime figures for the state were published in the OSBI's "Crime in Oklahoma: 2001 Uniform Crime Report."

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City per capita crime rate is followed by Sallisaw, Muskogee, Tulsa, Ardmore, Purcell, Pauls Valley, Chickasha, Henryetta and Shawnee.

Sallisaw, a town of just less than 8,000 people near the Arkansas state line, went from 59.3 crimes per 1,000 population in 1999 to 68.9 in 2000 and to 81.5 in 2001.

Sallisaw reported a jump in felonious assaults from 79 in 2000 to 143 in 2001, a huge number for a city of its size.

Sallisaw also jumped from 69 breaking-and-entering crimes in 2000 to 121 in 2001.

Police Chief Gary Philpott said an increased emphasis on detailed reporting may be the reason for the large jump in assaults. The breaking and entering hike probably was the result of a gang that "must have broken into 30 or 40 before we caught them," Philpott said.

Police Lt. Conny Clay was unsure why Shawnee's crime rate is so high. The city of 28,700 reported 63.9 crimes per 1,000 residents, according to the OSBI report. The number was 4 percent higher than in 2000.

Officials are trying to decrease crime in the city by making officers more visible in high crime areas and upgrading technology to help officers.

The state's lowest crime rate belongs to the city of Glenpool.

The city has 8,123 residents and 15 crimes per 1,000 residents.

The city is followed in low crime rates by Jenks, Perry, Tecumseh, Choctaw, Bixby, Edmond, Mustang, Vinita, and Noble.

A population increase in Edmond also led to a higher number of reported crimes in 2001. The crime rate for Edmond's 68,315 residents was 25.4 per 1,000 residents, up from about 23 per capita in 2000.

Still, it was the lowest crime rate among the state's largest cities. Edmond is the state's sixth-largest city, with a population of 68,315. The city increased in population by about 7,050 people between 2000 and 2001, according to the Edmond Economic Development Authority,.

The Oklahoma Panhandle town of Guymon, population 10,500, saw its crime index decrease for the past three years from 52.9 to 44.9 to the 34.4 figure for 2001.

"It's nice to think we're doing our job," Police Chief Harold Pyson said. "I'd like to think we're doing some community policing and education."

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APT FOR RENT- 1/2 block off campus.

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SUMMIT CONDOS on N May Avenue in OKC has studio apartments, all appliances including washer/dryer, balcony. $325/mo + 5200 deposit. Call 755-3282.

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