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Campus parking lots removed for landscaping

BRIEFS >News New Baha'i center A new Baha'i center in downtown Edmond was dedicated Sept. 9.

The ceremony included music, celebrities and religious teachings. ✓ Page 4 ,

>Sports Home-opener The Broncho football team makes its 2000 home debut on Saturday, Sept. 16 against Texas A&M Commerce. ✓ Page 7

>Features uco goes Euro Students from UCO are invited to travel to the British Isles with Dr. William Hommel, professor of visual art and design. v Page 5

TODAY IN HISTORY In 1638, John Harvard, a 31-yearold clergyman from Massachusetts died, leaving his library and half of his estate to the local college now known as Harvard University.

QUOTE OF THE DAY "Make happy those who are near, and those who are far will come."

— Chinese Proverb

BY SARAH DAVIS

Staff Writer

parking lot next to East Hall was recently demolished to make way for landscaping. This is the latest of several recent parking lot eliminations on campus.

"Grass was planted and we will be landscaping the area," Director of Auxiliary Enterprises A.K. Rahman said.

Many students agree that the land "The street leading should have been used for parking. to the space was too "I definitely think the space should narrow. It wouldn't have been used for a have been conducive parking lot. It is a total waste of space. for parking."

I see people who have to park and walk from the A. K. Rahman Hamilton Field director of auxilary enterprises House. They say there are so many more parking spaces but I just don't see them," said Dustin Sample, sophomore English education major.

Others have mixed feelings.

"I'm surprised they didn't use the space for parking. But it is too close to campus and the landscaping will make it prettier," said Lana Bergin, sophomore psychology major.

According to Rahman, the area was not fit to build a parking lot, despite the fact that students parked there for several years.

"The street leading to the space was too

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This lawn now exists in what was a parking lot by East Hall last spring. The lot was removed when the Broncho Ill Apartments were demolished.

narrow. It wouldn't have been conducive for parking," Rahman said.

No plans have been set for the plot besides landscaping, Rahman said.

Similar lots such as those by the fire station and the Hamilton Field House are now used as a grassy area and deemed unuseful for parking by university officials.

Many people have problems finding parking places and park illegally, causing them to receive tickets. Parking tickets usually cost around $15.

"Anywhere from zero to 200 tickets may be issued in a day. It just depends on the day. Fall is the busiest semester for tickets," said Leon Fourcade, manager of University Parking

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Over 6,000 parking spaces on campus are designated for students. After 3 p.m. on weekdays, students are allowed to park in faculty lots as long as they have a parking permit.

"We really do have enough parking. The spaces may not be where you want them, but they are there," Rahman said.

Rahman has been investigating the parking problem and says he watches which lots fill up the fastest and considers where more parking should be available.

"If UCO grows larger in the future, then there will be a need for more parking. Right now there is enough," Rahman said. •

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Fraternities across the nation are "going dry" to combat the harmful effects alcohol has on their members.

alcohol involved.

"The goal is for all Sigma Nu chapters in the U.S. to be dry by 2002," said Scott Mitchell, Sigma Nu member. "It takes longer for some of the older chapters to become completely dry because they would have to adopt new policies."

Since UCO is an alcohol-free campus, the Interfratemity Council (IFC) follows campus policies before each fraternity chapter's policies.

"I'm sure every fraternity's nationals recommend it. They're not allowed to have alcohol here so

44Alcohol-free" and "fraternities" aren't usually used in the same sentence, but many national fraternities have gone dry due to the high risk factors that go along with drinking in their houses and at events they host.

Approximately a quarter of the 66 national fraternities will not allow alcohol on their premises, with more fraternities planning to "go dry" in the near future.

One new UCO fraternity, Sigma Nu, began its chapter last fall and has agreed to be an alcohol-free house, including parties with no See GREEKS, Page 6

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Parking problems persist pointlessly

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he recent sodding-over of the parking lot by the Broncho III Apartments has eliminated a few more badly-needed parking spots.

Sure, the spots were only used by residents of the now-demolished apartments, but they were in a great location, and could have easily been turned over to students.

The administration's claim that this lot is unsuitable for parking is absurd.

The lot was just one of many that have been converted to patches of brown, dying grass or new living quarters.

The Commons Apartments now rest on the site of what was once a parking lot.

Hamilton Field House sported a gravel parking lot in front of the Broncho statue last spring. The southwest corner of the university also provided one of these temporary lots, which was an immense relief to hundreds of commuters trying to find parking spaces without having to practically park outside the Edmond city limits.

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Sadly, we watched in dumbfounded rage as these lots were dug up and grass was planted, with a parking crisis in full swing.

UCO boasts a huge commuter population, which merits a better effort on the part of the administration to provide ample parking areas.

These commuter students seem to be ignored by the administration, which upholds its claims of adequate parking despite the fact that up to 200 parking tickets are being issued to students every day and dozens of students park several blocks away from campus.

Every time a parking lot is bulldozed to build another two or three story building, another opportunity is wasted and more students are forced to park in BFE. UCO has fixed borders and sooner or later we will run out of places to build. There will be no place to go but up. The obvious solution is a parking garage.

We have enough dead lawns. •

CAMPUS QUOTES Do YOU FEEL THAT THE PARKING LOTS AT UCO ARE ADEQUATE?

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"No. We need parking garages."

"Absolutely not. I've had "There needs to be closer

parking." to park in the grass."

—BETH KELLEY

—AMY HODGINS

sophomore applied liberal arts major

junior public relations major

"Yes. Although it feels like a long walk, parking here is always pretty convenient, although we could use more shade trees."

—DR. HANS RUDOLF NOLLERT

"No. A lot of the parking spots are too far and people park where they aren't supposed to. "

chairperson/assistant professor of foreign language

freshman photographic arts major

—BRIAN BEVILLE

"Parking is terrible in the mornings."

sophomore business major

—BILLY SCHOESSER

freshman undecided major

EDITORIALS

The Vista's Editorial Board meets once a week. Editorials represent the views of at least one member of the board. Opinion columns, reviews and commentaries represent the views of the writer and not necessarily the views of The Vista Editorial Board, the department of journalism, UCO, or the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges. Editorial cartoons do not necessarily represent the views of the artist. The Vista is not an official medium of expression for the Regents or UCO. LETTERS The Vista encourages letters to the editor. Letters should address issues and ideas, not personalities. Letters must be typed, double-spaced, with a maximum of 150 words, and must include the author's printed name, major, classification and phone number.

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—TONY CURTO

"No. There are not enough and they are too far away.

I remember when you could park right up next to the Communications Building door."

—DRI COOK UCO English graduate

"Yes. I feel they are [adequate] unless you are late because then you have to park far away."

—ASHAPIRO NYAMAMBI junior mass communcations major

SEPTEMBER 14, 2000

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UCO saves money by auctioning surplus computers, furniture, more

BY MIKE GREER

Staff Writer s new computers have been introduced to campus offices and computer labs, UCO has seen outdated machinery pile up.

The same goes for couches, desks and other items that after years of service are ready to "If nobody wants it when retire.

"When one office is we decide it's surplus or through with a piece of equipment or furniture, excess, we decide to we try to find another auction it off. This is the home for it. Furniture can be transferred," said best thing for the Steve Smith, director of purchasing materials university because we can management. bring money back."

"If nobody wants it when we decide it's surplus or excess, we —Steve Smith decide to auction it off. director of purchasing This is the best thing materials management for the university because we can bring money back," he said.

Income from the auctions is placed in the

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university's general fund, which has a wide range of use.

"The general fund is set up through the budget and through the vice president for administration and finance to help purchase future needs like computers, air conditioning, and those kinds of things," said Elizabeth Hill, senior buyer for the purchasing and materials management department.

Excess and outdated goods have been auctioned by UCO several times over the years.

Last spring, the university sold $18,000 worth of materials, but got to keep far less.

"We had a lot of expenses out of that. We had to rent the building, forklift materials, rent a trailer, etc.," Smith said.

This auction season, the school decided to try a different approach.

"We turned everything over to an auction company," said John McClure, university materials supervisor.

All eligible materials have been sent to Dodd Auction Services on Broadway Extension.

"This auction, we've consigned our things to an auctioneer. The money will come back to the university as materials are sold — not all at once," Smith said.

For future auction schedules, call 974-2491. •

John McClure, university materials supervisor, checks on one of the two trailers of surplus equipment slated for the next auction. The date of the auction has not been set.

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LETTERS Soccer coach to be applauded Faculty and student body of UCO: I am an alumni of the University of Central Oklahoma. My son will soon become an alumni, Spring 2001.

I am writing this letter in regard to the men's soccer club of which my son is a member. I am very appreciative of the President's Leadership Scholarship my son received at UCO, but I am exceptionally proud of his experience with the soccer team and especially with Jalal Daneshfar, the soccer team coach and sponsor.

I have been a coach for over 30 years, and I have never seen a man more committed to the highest ideals of honor, sportsmanship, and character than Jalal. He epitomizes all of those things we seek to admire in our fellow man. He and his soccer program represent those things we should be proud to exalt at UCO. He has taken students from

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As instructors, there's are the lofty goal to which we often give lip service, but here is a man not only living but actually teaching those things.

Not only has Jalal been an excellent coach, teacher, and representative for UCO, but also he has proven to be a caring and compassionate man. I am very proud of UCO and what this school has meant to so many thousands of students. I realize that it is through men like Jalal — who have made such exceptional contributions not only to UCO, but also to the students who have had the privilege of working with him — that the university's mission will be accomplished.

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World's newest major religion dedicates center in Edmond Edmond Baha'i community opens doors

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. he 70 members of the Edmond Baha'i Community were joined by UCO students Saturday evening, Sept. 9, at the dedication of the new Edmond Baha'i Center. In a display of spirituality and diversity, religious leaders and cultural representatives blessed the newly acquired building at 321 East Campbell.

The building, a former Lutheran church, was purchased earlier in the summer, but needed a few renovations before it was ready for the dedication.

"We also wanted to include the UCO students in the ceremony, so we waited until September after school had started," said Taraneh PHOTO BY TSUYOSHI SHIRAISHI Angier, chairperson of the Dave Freeman, a KSNW-TV meteorologist and a Baha'i auxilary Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is board member, teaches at the dedication of the new Edmond Baha'i of Edmond.

Center on Sept. 9.

After a welcome from Angier, the evening was filled with music, blessings and visual displays from many religious representations.

Serving as the emcee was Mr. Dann May, UCO adjunct professor of philosophy.

"The Baha'is have no clergy, but some elected and appointed positions. We're volunteers, and we all have careers outside of the Baha'i community," May said.

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A unique aspect of the faith is that Baha'is are not allowed to offer unsolicited spiritual advice.

"Actually, proselytizing is forbidden. If you and I are discussing the faith and you tell me you're not interested, I'll drop the subject and we're still friends.

Baha'is aren't allowed to argue over religion," said Dave Freeman, an auxiliary board member of the Baha'i faith and chief meteorologist for KSNW-TV in Wichita, Kansas.

Musical selections included performances by Kay Kirtley, member of the Norman Baha'i Community and string specialist for the Norman Public Schools, Marilyn Govich, assistant professor of voice at UCO, and Judith Torczynski Reeves of Judith Reeves Piano Studio.

Prayers and blessings were offered by representatives of Christian, Native American, Buddhist, Jewish and Baha'i faiths.

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population. Each student placed one large flower in a vase, to illustrate the beauty of diversity.

The dedication was followed by a large reception where members and friends socialized and celebrated.

Freeman explained that while large events like these have their purpose, the Baha'is also like to meet in small groups.

For seekers who may have specific questions about the group and its faith, "fireside talks" can prove to be more useful than large gatherings. Small meetings may be held in someone's home or in the Baha'i Center.

Some Baha'i teachings include the oneness of God, oneness of religion, oneness of mankind and the equality of men and women.

Baha'is encourage independent investigation of truth and the elimination of all forms of prejudice. They believe that the world will be closer to peace with the acceptance of a universal auxiliary language and educational opportunities for all humans.

A social will be held Friday, Sept. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Edmond Baha'i Center.

Refreshments will be provided.

For more information, e-mail the UCO Baha'i Association at ucobahai@hotmail.com , or call 1800-22-UNITE. •

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UCO to send students traipsing through British Isles

BY SUE Ross Staff Writer

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Well, pack your bags and pucker up to tour Ireland, Scotland and England with Dr. William Hommel, professor of visual art and design, May 9 through 28 of 2001.

The trip is open to anyone 18 years of age and older and about 50 people can go. Hommel has taken groups of all kinds abroad and usually ends up with 40 to 50 people of all ages. "It makes for a nice mix," Hommel said.

"Since the last trip we've added Dublin Newgrange and Knowth — structures older than the pyramids. The Blarney Castle is included along with various museums. Most afternoons are free," said Hommel.

Participants will spend the beginning of the trip in Ireland visiting sights such as the Ring of Kerry, Bog Village, Blarney and will end up in Dublin with a guided tour of the city. This will include stops at Trinity College and St. Patrick's Cathedral.

Next on the itinerary is crossing the Irish Sea to North Wales, which will be followed by a visit to Loch Lomond in Scotland and the Highlands region. The next excursion is to Glencoe, site of an infamous 17th-century massacre, followed by a stop at Loch Ness.

Stirling-Edinburgh will be next on the agenda, this will include traveling through Trossachs and visiting the Stirling Castle. The Crown Jewels can be seen in Edinburgh, as well

as the home of Robert Burns, a• Scottish poet.

After arriving in England, participants will take a trip to Yorkshire and also Stratford, Shakespeare's birthplace. After exploring Bath and Stonehenge, the group will spend the last part of the trip in London.

While in London, the group will take a walking tour beginning on the banks of the River Thames. Other highlights in London include St. Paul's Cathedral, Trafalger Square, Leicester Square (where duelists fought to the death) and Chinatown, in the Soho district. If time permits, the group will see a play while in London. An optional Elizabethan Banquet will be offered. A character portrayal of King Henry VIII will welcome guests to an evening of medieval pageantry and entertainment at the five course banquet.

The basic tour is offered by EF Educational Tours and professional guides will be supplied.

The cost of the 15 day trip is $2,970 for double occupancy and $2,505 ages 25 and younger with three-to-four in a room. The price includes round-trip airfare, 14 overnight stays in hotels with private bathrooms, continentaLbreakfasts and dinner daily, four sightseeing tours led by licensed local guides, 14 visits to special attractions and two EF walking tours.

A deposit of $95 to reserve a place is required. Students may earn two hours of credit by paying the tuition and writing a short paper about the trip due after returning.

For more information, call Hommel at 9745202 or e-mail him at bhommel@ucok.edu . •

A "busker," a traditional British street entertainer, performs in the doorway of Bath Abbey during a previous trip UCO students took to England.

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GREEKS: "Animal house" Greeks becoming endangered species continued from page 1 "We can't control 9,000 lives. least there haven't been any deaths," said Keith Gilchrist, executive Students will be drinking," said Tom Goodale, Executive Director of director of Alpha Kappa Lambda.

The Indiana University Center Sigma Alpha Epsilon and an for the Study of the College advocate of Boosting Alcohol Fraternity has reported a marked Consciousness Concerning the drop in overall fraternity Health of University Students membership due to problems like (BACCHUS) and Greeks Advocating Mature Management of those mentioned by Gilchrist.

Many fraternity experts question Alcohol (GAMMA).

"Most come to college with their how elimination of alcohol will be alcohol patterns already in place. reinforced.

We simply need to make allowances for mistakes, and the students must be responsible to themselves."

RETIREMENT INSURANCE MUTUAL FUNDS TRUST SERVICES TUITION FINANCING Reinforcement is an issue with the University of Oklahoma's Delta Tau Delta fraternity, which claimed to have gone dry this summer. The fraternity is under investigation after a pledge was hospitalized with alcohol poisoning on August 25.

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it shouldn't even be an issue," said IFC Advisor Dr. Jim Watson.

The Alpha Tau Omega national policy gives its chapters the choice of whether to become alcohol-free or not. If the chapter abides by the dry policy, member dues are cheaper.

"Our chapter has a discount on our dues because we go by the policy. The OU chapter is not dry so their dues are higher," said Adam Martin, Alpha Tau Omega member

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When asked about the ACACIA stance on becoming alcohol-free, President Kurt Jones said, "I'm not going to comment on that."

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SPORTS BRIEFS Strawberry in a jam Suspended New York Yankee outfielder. Darryl Strawberry was arrested Monday, Sept. 11 after attempting to leave the scene of an accident. Strawberry, who recently underwent cancer surgery, "blacked out" at the wheel from prescription medication. He was driving to his probation officer for a 1999 cocaine conviction.

Strawberry, 38, was taken into custody and faces two misdemeanor charges — driving while impaired, leaving the scene of an accident, and two counts of probation violation.

College Rankings After surprising upsets, Georgia and Miami became the latest teams to tumble in the Top 25. The Bulldogs lost 21-10 to South Carolina and fell 14 spots to No. 23, while the Hurricanes lost to Washington 34.29 and dropped eight places to No. 12 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. Nebraska and Florida State remained 1-2 in Sunday's poll despite close calls. The Cornhuskers beat Notre Dame 27-24 in overtime, while the Seminoles defeated Georgia Tech 26-21.

Sports Trivia What football team lost the first SuperBowl? (answer in Tuesday's Vista) Answer to last Tuesday's trivia question: Adolf Hitler refused to shake Jesse Owens's hand in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

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Oklahoma City Blazers Home Schedule (October - November)

SPORTS UPCOMING EVENTS Friday, Sept. 15 The mens and womens crosscountry teams will host the UCO/Arcadia Lake Challenge at Arcadia Lake in Edmond. The 6,000-kilometer womens race will begin at 5 p.m. with the 8,000kilometer mens event starting at approximately 5:30 p.m.

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Oct. 20

Topeka

7:35

Oct. 31

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7:05

Nov. 3

Wichita

7:35

Nov. 5

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6:35

Saturday, Sept. 16 The Broncho football team will host Texas A&M-Commerce.

Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. at Wantland Stadium.

Nov. 10

Wichita

7:35

Nov. 11

Memphis

7:35

Nov. 17

San Diego

7:35

Nov. 18

San Diego

7:35

Nov. 23

Topeka

7:35

Nov. 25

Tulsa

7:35

San Antonio

7:05

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Also, UCO's volleyball team will face Midwestern State at 7 p.m. at Hamilton Field House.

UCO's womens soccer team will face Central Arkansas at 3 p.m. in Conway, Arkansas.

The womens volleyball team will face Texas Woman's at 5 p.m. at Hamilton Field House.

Sunday, Sept. 17 The soccer team will take on Missouri Southern at 3 p.m. in Joplin, Missouri.

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Knight has coaches in his corner if no one else

BY D. MORGAR MCVICAR

College Press Reporter ave Gavitt, the former Providence College basketball coach and one time Big East commissioner, knows Bobby Knight better than most.

And like other former and present coaches interviewed Sept. 12, Gavitt rallied around the fallen Indiana University basketball coach.

Knight was a genius, a giant, a teacher and an innovator, they said.

He ran a clean program — a rarity these days. His players loved him.

And his players' graduation rates were among the highest in the country.

Gavitt acknowledged the "warts" that led to Knight's firing on Sunday, after the latest in a long string of combustive incidents. But who among us, Gavitt said, is without -foibles?

And, Gavitt said, when the blame for Knight's predicament is ascribed, Indiana University is as much the culprit, if not more, as the man with the red sweater and white mane.

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"I know how much this guy has given to the game and the positive influence he's been on the lives of so many people, and being a protector of the sport," Gavitt said.

"I see more than Bob's shortcomings. I see the failure of a university system. If you had a talented professor or staff member, it seems to me you could work out an atmosphere in which that person can thrive.

"You're talking about a worldclass talent here. If you had a worldclass economist or whatever, I'd like to think the atmosphere at the university would be conducive to keeping that person forever.

"It didn't end that way, which is really quite sad," Gavitt said.

University of Rhode Island (URI) basketball coach Jerry DeGregorio does not know Knight as well as Gavitt. But, he too mourned the professional demise of a coach who taught and inspired an entire generation of coaches.

"All I know is it's a sad and tragic day for all us coaches," DeGregorio said.

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They weren't as responsible.

"I'm not condoning what Bobby Knight did. I feel bad for the person because he was such an outstanding coach, and sometimes you can't control yourself. I know it happened to me over the years. I never struck a kid. A lot of yelling and screaming.

But I respected the kids," Karam said.

Gavitt and Knight cut their coaching teeth on parallel tracks.

Gavitt coached at Dartmouth in the early 1960s when his team occasionally played Knight's Army teams. In 1973, Gavitt's PC team lost to Knight's Indiana squad for third place in the NCAA Tournament. In the 1980s, Knight and Gavitt worked together with the U.S. Olympic basketball team.

"The guy played by the rules," Gavitt said. "He's given back to the game. He helped other coaches. He helped a lot of people.

"Everyone tends to coach by their personality. And Bobby's personality was more outward. But he's such an effective teacher of the game. The impact he's had on the game and on

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To many sports fans, the recently fired Indiana University basketball coach was a profane, brutish bully who symbolized much of what is wrong with college athletics today.

But the coaching fraternity knew a Knight who wasn't on the evening news tossing chairs, choking players or firing vases past secretaries' heads.

They also know how hard it is to be a coach in the win-at-any-cost world of college sports, and how today's youngsters are a different breed from those who played on Knight's 1960s Army teams — less respectful, less responsive to discipline and more self-centered.

Skip Karam, the coach of Durfee High School's basketball team in Fall River from 1960 to 1995, said it was sad to watch Knight's undoing.

Karam, who won 600 games and lost 150 at Durfee, said he knew what it was like trying to adapt to the changes in students who came to his gymnasium over the years.

"If I said something to the kids in the 1960s, that was it," he said.

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"I hope he stays involved in tht: game because he's been such a positive influence on the game," Gavitt said.

URI's DeGregorio has been coach at the high school and college level for 17 years. With Knight' departure, DeGregorio says he has lost a hero and a role model.

"Make no mistake — Bobby Knight is a genius," DeGregorio said "He's taught and inspired an entire generation of coaches. He is a giarr: in the business."

"He does all the big things great," DeGregorio said, referring to the fact that Knight's program never had aL .NCAA violation, his player graduated and he won three nationa' titles.

"Certainly, he hacra problem with his temper. But his players are very loyal to him. Coaches are very protective of other coaches. And I'm protective of Bobby Knight. So, I don't know what the lesson is here.

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Staff Writer

ormer UCO student Rob Smith and his band Traindodge prove their status as a dominant force in the Oklahoma City rock music scene once again with the release of their newest EP Torch.

The EP consists of four new songs which will be released on No Karma Recordings Sept. 19. Torch shows the band maturing to a smoother, more melodic edge and represents the same elements of Jason's driving guitar, Rob and Chris' changing time signatures and a basic mastery of musicianship that the band has always acheived. These guys work hard and it shows.

"Whether or not their genre of music is up your alley, you can't dispute that they are technically almost perfect musicians," said Wes Sharon, producer/engineer and owner of AKS Recording in Oklahoma City.

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Traindodge began in mid-1996, after playing in a string of bands bassist Chris Allen, drummer Rob Smith, and guitarist/vocalist Jason Smith decided to get serious and pursue a form of music that was both intense and progressive while focusing on solid, strong songwriting.

Knowing that Oklahoma City was not a mecca for the music industry, Traindodge perservered, playing do-it-yourself shows to anyone who would listen.

"Oklahoma is not very conducive to art that is creatively inclined," said Jason Smith.

"We basically go on tour to get some kind of reception."

In August, 1998 a song on a compilation CD distributed by No Karma brought Traindodge to listeners in towns where the band had never played. In response to their new fan base, they self-released a 7-inch LP in the spring of 1999 and then their full length debut album, About Tommorow's Mileage, on the short-lived 6x6 Records label.

Traindodge will perform at Music Dimensions, 4308 N. Western, OKC, at 9 p.m. on Sept. 14 and will be back from their eastern U.S. tour on Oct. 14 for an EP release show at 66 Bowl, 3810 N.W. 39th St., OKC. For more information, call 390-4052. •

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Males at high schools most likely to kill, study says

BY LENNY SAVING Knight-Ridder Tribune Reporter WASHINGTON — After two years spent studying 18 school shootings, FBI agents sought to make one thing perfectly clear: "At this time, there is no research that has identified traits and characteristics than can reliably distinguish school shooters from other students," they reported.

That said, agents assigned to the FBI's National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime in Quantico, Va., explained that they had found some traits common to many schools where shootings had occurred and offered advice to school officials on how to assess student threats.

Their main recommendation is that school authorities encourage students to report even subtle threats of violence that hear from fellow students.

In nearly all of the shootings or serious threats of violence examined, investigators discovered that students had

leaked clues of their plans to fellow students well ahead of time.

"People don't wake up one morning and decide to be violent," said Mary Ellen O'Toole, an FBI agent who worked on the study and spoke at a press conference on Wednesday.

At Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., for example, one of two shooters warned a friend to stay away from school on April 20, 1999, the day the boys shot and killed 12 students, a teacher and themselves. The shooters' friend never warned school officials.

In another case, a student who later turned violent was asked to bake a cake for an economics class project. He baked a cake in the shape of gun.

More than 150 educators, police and health officials participated in the study, many with experience in school shootings. The study acknowledged that it is hard to investigate threats without stigmatizing students.

It also found that schools

where violence is likely to occur have several traits in common.

They tend to be public schools where "bullying is part of the school culture" and little is done to "prevent or punish disrespectful behavior," the study found. The schools tend to be cliquish, with inequitable discipline and unsupervised access to computers and the Internet, where many threat-makers turn for expertise.

Despite school rampages that have attracted the media's spotlight, homicide rates for adolescents aged 14 to 17 have declined sharply since 1993, according the Justice Department.

The rate per 100,000 fell to about 13 in 1998 from 30 in 1993.

"Students are safer at school than they are at home," said Dewey Cornell, a professor at the University of Virginia who participated in the study.

All threats should be taken seriously, FBI violence specialists advised, although most are never acted on. An official in every school should be trained in threat assessment, the report recommended. •

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Ball State student beaten outside fraternity party that the hospital withhold any additional information from the College Press Reporter public.

23-year-old Ball State The Associated Press reported that University student sustained the man was paralyzed on the left side severe head trauma after he of his body when he was taken to the was beaten outside a fraternity party emergency room. However, Muncie in the early hours of Saturday, Sept. 9. Police Investigative Captain Robert Two off duty Muncie, Ind., police Weller said he was unaware on any officers were working security at the medical information supporting the event when partygoers told them of statement and attributed it to secondthe fight outside. They found the hand information. student conscious and lying on the Police have suspects in the ground outside the Lambda Chi beating, though no one is in custody Alpha fraternity house shortly after 2 and no charges have been filed, a.m.

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Paramedics brought Henderson to Police will finish their interviews Ball Memorial Hospital, where he was with witnesses and turn the case over listed in serious condition Sep. 10. to the Delaware County prosecutor's Family members requested Monday office later this week, Weller said. •

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Retired professor succeeds in advocating new UCO photo facility is a dream come true, and we're honored to name it after Woody Staff Writer Gaddis," said Dr. Terry Clark, W ith the recent UCO journalism chairman. photography facility During Gaddis's first year at expansions including the UCO, only one basic photography new $127,000 darkroom and course was offered. Now over 15 studio, it might be hard to believe photo courses are offered, that less than 25 years including Color ago, photography Photography, Photo "Woody always wasn't even a major at Lighting, Commercial UCO. Photography • and taught us that On Sept. 29, Dr. Large Format Woody Gaddis will be Photography. photography isn't honored for his role in Gaddis was something you can the inception of the instrumental in the only four-year, state development of the supported photog- just do for money; state's first electronic raphy program in photography class, you have to have a Oklahoma. At a where instruction is passion for it." formal dedication of given on the use of a the new darkroom, digital camera and located on the first image manipulation —Mark Zimmerman floor of the with the use of UCO alumnus Communications computer programs Building, the facility will be named such as Adobe PhotoShop. after Gaddis.

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"He's the reason the program is so strong. A lot of graduates are now working professionals because they started out taking his classes," said Mark Zimmerman, a UCO alumnus.

Zimmerman recieved his bachelor's of arts in photography from UCO under the instruction of Gaddis. After recieving his master's in education in 1998, Zimmerman also works as an adjunct photography instructor at UCO, in addition to working as a photographer for The Edmond Sun. "Woody always taught us that photography isn't something you can just do for money; you have to have a passion for it," Zimmerman said.

Gaddis also began the popular student photography trips to New Mexico.

"Some of my best memories come from the PHOTO BY TSUYOSHI SHIRAISHI trips to New Mexico. I Dr. Woody Gaddis shows off his photographic techniques to photo journalism went five years in a row," major Katie Poley at his display in the Communications Building darkroom.

Zimmerman said.

The photography faculty includes John dark hallway and the printing first year here, and promised Frair, Tom Isbill, Charles Simmons room. change. His committment to and Gaddis.

"The one person directly students and academic quality Until 1999, the darkroom was responsible for the new lab is UCO made the difference." located in the basement of the President Roger Webb," Clark said.

The darkroom dedication to Communications Building. Time "For years the lab was located in honor Gaddis will be at 3 p.m. on took its toll on the area, and water the leaky basement of the building. Sept. 29. Anyone wishing to leaks led to frequent puddles in the Dr. Webb toured the facility in his attend is welcome. •

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Oregon, Michigan lead pack in busy year for student activists n its annual roundup on student activism, Mother Jones magazine gave the University of Oregon top honors as the best student activist campus in the country during a very competitive 1999-2000 school year.

The University of Michigan, Florida A&M University, the University of Washington and the National Autonomous University of Mexico rounded out the top five in what writer Keith Meatto calls a record-breaking year of student

activism.

Now in its seventh year, the roundup is the result of a survey of some 20 activist organizations, including Planned Parenthood, Habitat for Humanity, the American Civil Liberties Union and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Oregon's second first-place designation stems from its decision in April to join the Workers Rights Consortium, a newly-developed, nonprofit network of more than 50

schools dedicated to curbing sweatshops and other poor working conditions around the country.

Michigan and Oregon included, the WRC counts 57 schools in its membership base.

Meatto writes that 46 percent of college freshmen participated in public protests in the past year, and adds that since UCLA's Higher Education Research Institute began monitoring student activism more than 30 years ago, the number has

never been higher.

Launched in 1976 by the Foundation for Natural Progress and named after the late labor organizer Mary Harris Jones, Mother Jones is a bimonthly, general interest magazine covering everything for minority affairs to the environment. The magazine honored Oregon in its maiden 1994 roundup, citing the student body's role in environmental preservation and helping register fellow students to vote. •

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Group uses stunt on Ringling tour to claim animals suffer PETA says life in a circus is anathema to an animal's need for freedom, and the Knight-Ridder Tribune Reporter group has been doggedly pursuing Ringling SEATTLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Not everyone's attention Bros., popping up in every town where the was riveted by the nearly naked woman show is about to make a stop. who knelt at high noon Sept. 6 on the "Oh, the naked tiger lady," said stone pavers in Westlake Plaza, her body Catherine Ort-Mabry, spokeswoman for painted like a tiger and a flimsy wire cage Ringling Bros., when news of the Seattle wrapped around her. stunt reached her yesterday. "This is her But the tigress in the almost-buff did seventh market." manage to draw a gaggle of oglers with her According to Ringling Bros. and PETA, stunt, which was aimed at calling attention scantily clad women painted as tigers have to the plight of circus animals. appeared in advance of the circus in such "It's a little uncomfortable," said Arnie cities as New York City, San Diego, San Richards, 24, through the thin wire "bars" Francisco and Des Moines, Iowa. of her cage. "But when we get down to the This is not the first time circus animals bottom line, it's nothing compared to what have been an issue in Seattle. Several the animals go through."

Seattle City Council members earlier this That was the point the animal-rights year pushed an ordinance that would have group People for the Ethical Treatment of banned performances by exotic animals Animals (PETA) was trying to make with within the city.

Richards' public display of beast-colored The ban was narrowly defeated in flesh.

February, and council President Margaret The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Pageler said the council is not likely to Bailey Circus is rolling into Seattle next revisit the issue.

Thursday for a four-day gig at KeyArena, Ringling Bros. contends it treats the and PETA hopes to dissuade people from animals in its "circus family" well and buying tickets to the "Greatest Show on charges that PETA is itself acting Earth." inappropriately with this campaign.

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"It's a little uncomfortable," said Arnie Richards, who recently spent time in a "cage" for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, trying to persuade Seattle residents not to attend the Ringling Bros. circus.

"It's really kind of sad that these people have to resort to exploiting women's bodies to get their message out," OrtMabry said.

"Their message is extreme, and they don't reflect the beliefs of average Americans."

Recriminations aside, the tiger woman did draw the gaze of many in the lunchtime crowd at Westlake yesterday.

"It got my attention right away," said Jeff Brooks, 39, of Seattle. "I think it's pretty deep. I don't think animals should be locked up."

Others quibbled with the tactics.

"I think your cause is really great," said Sarah Wendroff, 28, of Seattle as she leaned down to speak with Richards. "But I was wondering why you're out here halfnaked."

To which Richards replied, again, that she was simply mimicking the plight of circus animals.

Dave Hein, 38, said watching a woman covered mostly in orange and black paint sit in a makeshift cage had moved him.

"Well, it lets people know that they care," he said. "And as far as its effectiveness it's affecting me." â&#x20AC;˘

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Teen charity honors the father who didn't see him grow up Matt Arkans is from her. the youngest donor Although Matt Knight-Ridder Tribune Reporter in the Meadowbrook Arkans is at the age HUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa. school's history. when he makes his — When he was five years old, "College is mother, the Matt Arkans kissed his father for important," the chauffeur, walk 10 the last time through a surgical Abington Junior feet behind him and mask.

High School ninthhis friends at the Rick Arkans' weak immune grader said. The mall, it is apparent system could not handle closer family is trying to that the pair contact. He died in 1992 of acute raise an additional thoroughly enjoy leukemia, $9,000 to make the each other's before he scholarship an company. Sitting in "College is could see his endowment, which their living room son mark his would allow the recently, Barbara important." bar mitzvah, a scholarship to be Arkans wrapped an rite of passage given in perpetuity. arm around the —Matt Arkans Other mitzvot, or in Judaism. shoulder of her son, student who To involve good deeds, comwho joked that she donated $1000 his father in pleted by Matt was cutting off his in honor of his the ceremony, Arkans as part of the circulation. father Matt Arkans ceremony included Matt Arkans' and his mother, Barbara, wanted buying toys for a memories of his more than a plaque on the poor family during father are few in KRT PHOTO BY JOHN SLAVIN synagogue wall. So, taking $1,000 Christmas and number, but vivid: from the bar mitzvah gifts he donating nearly Matt Arkans, 14, holding a 1991 portrait of his family, Rick Arkans, an received in October, this fall Matt 1,000 pounds of pet donated $1,000 of his bar mitzvah money to set up a advertising execArkans will establish a need-based food and supplies to scholarhip in honor of his father, who died in 1992 of acute utive, convincing his leukemia. academic scholarship at the local SPCA wife that buying a Pennsylvania State University's An aspiring white Bichon Frise Abington campus, a satellite of his veterinarian, the 14would be good for do when he goes to college," said father's alma mater where his year-old plans to attend Penn Barbara Arkans, who admits to her allergies; skipping work to mother recently continued her State's main campus. holding on tightly to her son since drink hot chocolate with his son postsecondary studies in English.

"I don't know what I'm going to the first love of her life was taken on a snowy day; and always being optimistic even as he was confined to a hospital bed with a terminal The UCO illness at age 33.

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my arms," Barbara Arkans said, adding that she forced her husband to go to the doctor after he had been complaining of groin pain.

In 1979, she was a sophomore at Penn State's main campus, working at an optometrist's office, when Rick Arkans, a senior in a fraternity, came in to buy sunglasses. Complaining that the tint was not right, the South Philadelphia native continued to visit the girl from Bellefonte. After he graduated, she followed and put her studies on hold.

Wearing Penn State sweatshirts, the trio, along with Patty, the hard-won dog, are pictured sitting in their backyard in the fall, the season when the couple were married. After enduring eight months of chemotherapy, Rick Arkans was still smiling with a full head of hair and a gentle face. Just before the photograph was taken, he had been told that he had relapsed.

After the death of her husband of 10 years, Barbara Arkans said, she focused all of energies on her son, teaching him how to fish, ride a bike, and play baseball.

"If I get too far ahead of her, she flips out," Matt Arkans grumbled about a recent biking outing.

"I'm starting to let go," Barbara Arkans said, trying to make herself believe it. •

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BY The kind you don't take home to mother ...

SUPERGEEK!

Stantz: We're the Ghostbusters.

Louis: Who does your taxes?

I spent a good portion of the summer attempting to memorize his every line in that film.

However, no film in his immense repertoire could possibly touch 1983's Strange Brew.

Subtitled "The Adventures of Bob and Doug McKenzie," Brew followed Moranis and fellow SCTV star Dave Thomas (no, not the Wendy's guy) in a story which was, I kid you not, based loosely on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Moranis portrayed Bob McKenzie, the one without the earmuffs (for those of you who don't know). Ah, the wisdom spouted from this film.

Thanks to Moranis and Thomas's refreshingly northern brand of comedy, scores of Okies (okay, at least half a dozen — you've got to give me that much) have added phrases like "take off, you hoser" and "good day, eh" to their verbal ammo box.

In reflection, I thoroughly believe that now is as good a time as any for a Moranis renaissance. Our intrepid hero has fallen on rougher times, being forced to resort to such mediocre fare as Big Bully and the dreadful Bad News Bears retread, Little Giants, leaving him in prime position for either A.) a "where are they now?" appearance in People magazine or B.) a triumphant comeback, similar to the one Travolta has had (pre-Battlefield Earth, of course).

So, here's to you, Rick Moranis. Thanks for making us laugh, making us cry, and making us laugh again until milk squirts out of our noses.

Ghostbusters has been digitally remastered and rereleased on both VHS and DVD. As for Strange Brew, it is available on VHS and can probably be bought for about what it would cost to rent the film. Trust me, it's a sound investment.

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ow, I don't normally like the idea of focusing on an individual in my column. I worry about embarrassing people and saying the wrong thing, as I am prone to do. However, I've decided that the time has come to send a big "Hey, how's it going?" to someone who I think has been heavily influential in popular culture, yet who always winds up being overlooked in favor of someone more glamorous or exciting.

I'd like to raise a glass in honor of Mr. Rick Moranis, Master Thespian.

From his days of sketch comedy on SCTV to his tourde-force turn as geek king in the Ghostbusters franchise, Moranis has consistently shined in bringing to life characters otherwise too dorky for the bigger stars.

According to Harold Ramis and Ivan Reitman, the role of Louis Tully, the nerdy accountant/annoyance next door to Dana Barrett, was originally slated for the late, great John Candy. When Candy walked after failing to grasp who Louis should be (he suggested doing it with a German accent), Moranis stepped up to the plate and made celluloid history.

Who could forget the legendary "tax write-off party" scene, in which Moranis gave a running commentary about the price of the smoked salmon and generic aspirin all in one shot?

A particularly good exchange in the film comes towards the end. After the climactic StayPuft Marshmallow Man scene (which still holds up some sixteen years on), Moranis's dialogue with Ghostbusters Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) and Egon Spangler (Ramis) sums up his status as the voice of unheard geeks everywhere — a feat only matched in one other film (that being Revenge of the Nerds, subject of a future column): Louis: Who are you guys?

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West Virginia tech college officials harassed professor after lawsuit Tomblin, was hired as the college's new president instead of a Knight-Ridder Tribune Reporter candidate that state Board of ynn Earnest says her bosses at Directors Chairman Joseph Peters Southern West Virginia thought was more qualified.

Community and Technical Later, a state report revealed College have been that Southern lost 14 punishing her for three percent of its student years for filing a sex body between 1994 "I am exhausted discrimination lawsuit and 1998 — three from it, and my in 1993. A Kanawha times the rate of County jury agreed, population loss for the health is not good. recently awarding the six coalfield counties art professor $325,000 it serves. State college I'm just tired. I'm for her suffering and officials are supposed just tired of it." lost wages. to be investigating Year after year, what caused Southern's adminSouthem's enrollment —Lynn Earnest istrators forced her to to plummet. filed a sex drive back and forth Meanwhile, discrimination among the college's Earnest said she was lawsuit four campuses at all enduring a hours of the day and night in a "professional battlefield" that led grueling class schedule that "almost her to file internal grievances, then killed me," Earnest said. a human rights complaint, and "I am exhausted from it, and my finally a lawsuit in January. health is not good," said Earnest, Earnest said she started having 53, who has taught at Southern for problems with systemic sex 26 years. "I'm just tired. I'm just discrimination at Southern in tired of it."

1989. She filed a lawsuit in 1993 Earnest's jury award is the latest after she was passed over for a in a spate of difficulties that has hit professorship. She and the college Southern in the past 10 months. settled that suit in 1996.

Controversy erupted in October But after she came back to when Joanne Tomblin, wife of work, Earnest said her bosses got Senate President Earl Ray revenge by assigning her an

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"I felt like a woman should be able to go back to the workplace without a fear of retaliation," she said.

One good thing to come out of Earnest's battles is a written pay scale that should, at least in theory, ensure equal pay for equal work for women at Southern, she said.

Her struggles may not be over.

Tomblin declined to comment on the lawsuit, saying it stemmed from conflicts that happened before she became president. But Bruce Walker, lawyer for the state's college system, said his office plans to file a motion within the next few days to get the verdict set aside.

A Kanawha Circuit judge ordered a directed verdict when lawyers for Southern failed to respond to Earnest's complaint.

"We never got notice of it, that's the problem," he said. "No one called us. We never heard about it. We knew nothing about it.

Earnest said her lawyer served notice of the lawsuit on Tomblin.

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Alpha Xi Delta's Kristina Buzzard enjoyed the warm sand in the volleyball court on the west side of campus on September 12.

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he University of AlabamaHuntsville (UAH) suspended a tennis player after it discovered Playboy magazine paid her to pose for photographs — a violation of NCAA rules.

Roseleena Blair, a 19-year-old sophomore from Hawaii, did the photo shoot over the summer in her hometown of Honolulu for the "Sexy Girls In Sports" issue. Blair was not aware that the modeling would be a violation of NCAA rules and based her decision on "a lack of judgement," said Joel Lonergran, director of university relations at UAH. Blair, a Gulf South Conference honor roll recipient and UAH Silver Scholar, could not be reached for comment.

Next week, Blair will participate in an educational workshop for student athletes on NCAA rules, Lonergran said.

The university sent information

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Dollie Smith Cancer Center of Integris Baptist Medical Center, 330 N.W. Expressway. For more information, call • Spook rocker Alice Cooper will perform at 8 p.m. Sept. 27 943-HOPE. at the Coca-Cola Bricktown Events Center, 425 E. 1-91/tattr California. Tickets are $25 in advance and $28 the day of the show. For more information, call 297-3000.

• "Paradise Hotel" will be presented at 8 p.m. Nov. 18 and at 2 p.m. Nov. 19 in Mitchell Hall Theater. Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for senior citizens and $4 for non-UCO students. For more information, call 974-3375.

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• "Remote Control," a comedy written by UCO alumnus Allen Brawner, will be presented at 8 p.m. Sept. 21 through Sept. 23 and at 2 p.m. Sept. 24 in Mitchell Hall Theater. For more information, call 974-3375. •

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Apply at 16325 N Santa Fe, Edmond.

snack bar/beverage cart help, flexible hours, 340-4653.

CUSTODIAL HELP wanted full time 10pm-6:30am Sun thru Thurs. Call 3303037.

RECEPTIONIST- PT receptionist (8am-12noon M-F) for an architectural and construction firm. Responsibilities are answering the telephone, greeting clients, scheduling appointments, filing and other office duties. This job works well for students as they are allowed to study during office hours if work load permits. Salary is $6.25/hr. Please fax resume to: 340-5707 or mail to Hornbeek Larsson Architects, P.C., 237 N Broadway, Edmond, OK 73034.

NEED EXTRA $$ for college? County

THE POBLANO GRILL is now hiring for all positions. Pick up applications weekdays 1-4pm at 840 W Danforth, Edmond (SE corner Danforth & Kelly).

Women's specialty clothing store has part time positions available. Must be outgoing, responsible and team oriented. APPLY IN PERSON at Kokopelli, Spring Creek Shopping Ctr, 15th & Bryant, Edmond.

LOVE CLOTHES?-

APPT SETTERS needed, $7/hr + commission. Please call ASAP, Roger, 340-3914. needed weekend mornings. Apply at Daylight Donuts, Bryant Square, -Edmond.

COUNTER PERSONS

NEED AN ADDITIONAL $1000/MO? Make your own hours. Call Get More Wireless at 216-7571.

PART TIME help wanted, start

RENTERS-Get $20,000 coverage for $17-$22 per month! Great auto rates for good students too. Call Michelle at 3404998 for free quote.

employee, starting pay is $6/hr PT. Call 359-0081.

PT POSITION- Customer Service,

NEED STUDENT part time to do

LIONS FUN PARK needs golf course

$6/hr, will train. Apply in person at Kelly Cleaners, 822-C W Edmond Rd.

HIGHLY ENTHUSIASTIC, energetic people needed for mkt/advertising dept, $6-$8/hr DOE, plus commission. Full time pay for part time work, low stress, casual dress environment. Excellent resume builder. Contact Greg at 3915400.

CONSTRUCTION WORK Dependable help needed. Hard work, good pay, flexible hours, Edmond area, monthly bonuses. Call 824-8954.

enjoys trying the latest makeup shades, and with Mary Kay, it's even more f.

Call Masha, Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant, 840-5087. FREE www.mymk.com/mandriyashina

FIRST CHRISTIAN Church childcare

MISSING HOME? $1 FIX IT

Comfort Inn North is looking for front desk clerk for 3-11pm shift at I-35 & NE 122nd St. Apply in person.

EMPLOYMENT

,

DESK CLERK needed PT/FT. Good

LOOKING for a teaching job?

immediately, between 15 and 20 hrs/wk.

Must have excellent people skills. Meet and greet person wanted to work in our kiosk space inside the Sam's Club, Edmond and Del City locations. Van De Steeg & Associates, 9615 N Western, 755-7500, fax 755-7590.

Instead of mailing pictures home slowly, how about emailing them with 2 million pixel high quality D-picture immediately? Deliver within one minute after shooting it. Party with special rate.

Page me at 502-9140.

college student to sit model home(s) on Thursday 11-6, Saturday 11-6 and Sunday 1-6. Fax resume/interest letter to 720-9235, Attn: President.

weekday and weekend evenings for 3 small children. Must have references.

Please call 330-1280.

streets of Edmond. Must be intelligent and clean cut. Restaurant experience helpful. Contact Ted, Dine Out In, 3413463.

DEFINE YOUR STYLE- Everyone

GREETER/RECEPTION: Looking for

BABYSITTER needed for occasional

CUSTODIAL-Mon-Fri 7am to 3:30pm,

single; $19.95 family. No deductibles, no claim forms. Includes Vision, RX and chiropractic plans.

Affordable health and life plans also.

Call Michelle at 340-4998.

algebra? Available tutor with BS in math. Hourly rates, call 715-1163.

one for you!! Programs such as Windows95, Quicken, Office97, and various others already installed for you.

Just give us a call at 326-1004, Lewis or Elanna.

EDMOND GOLF COURSE needs

DENTAL PLAN $11.95 per month

NEED HELP in calculus, trig or

COPY CLERKS $6.50/hr PT,positions available. We are looking for friendly and self-motivated individuals who can work as team members. Transportation is needed, as you will be required to make deliveries and pick up supplies. Your timeliness, dependability, organization and communication skills are a must. No experience is needed to do this job.

However, knowledge of copying equipment is helpful. If you enjoy hard work in a job shop atmosphere, this position might be for you. Apply 8am to 5pm M-F, Camp's Co Center, NE corner of NW 63rd & N Western. No phone calls please.

330-3037.

DRIVERS WANTED-Must know

MADAME ROSE FORTUNE TELLER 405-340-6296

ONE BEDROOM apt, unfurnished.

circulars. No experience required. Free info packet. Call 202-452-5901.

SERVICES

counseling, every Wednesday 7:30-9pm No appt necessary. Wesley Foundation, 311 E Hurd, 341-5450. For testing info call 495-2732.

demanding deadlines and work closely with our customers. Therefore, it is necessary. to have excellent people skills, organization and accuracy to fulfill this position. Apply 8am to 5pm M-F at Camp's Copy Center, Ne corner of NW 63rd & N Western. No phone calls please.

job for student. Study time, flexible hours, $5.50/hr. Apply at Stratford Inn, 1809 E 2nd, Edmond.

$1500 WEEKLY potential mailing our

Line is hiring full & part time help for waiters, waitresses, hosts. $25 bonus for those staying longer than a month. 4784955 or apply at 1226 NE 63rd, OKC.

FREE ANONYMOUS AIDS testing &

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center is needing FT&PT teachers.

Morning and afternoon positions available. Apply at 206 E First, Edmond.

STUDY WHILE YOU WORK-

TEACHERS: Part time certified instructors in after-schoolprogram. Near completion of teaching degree may be considered, 3-5 days week. Sylvan Learning Center, 842-7323.

general office work, run errands and help clean my home. Must be dependable, trustworthy and do quality work. Call Connie at 341-9651. Close proximity to UCO.

ARE YOU LOOKING for a great way to earn money for college while gaining valuable experience that will prepare you for your future? If so, DCA Services is currently hiring college students as part time customer service representatives.

We have a variety of shifts available, and are looking for people that will be able to work evenings and weekends. DCA offers a great starting salary with advancement opportunities in the exciting telecommumications industry.

To apply, please send resumes to: DCA Services, Attn: Human Resources, 300 N Meridian, Suite 115-S, OKC, OK 73107.

Fax: (405)951-6364. Email to Careers@dcaweb.net . Apply in person at 300 N Meridian, 2nd floor. EOE

EXPERIENCED TYPESETTER $8/hr M-F 9-5 Knowledge of Corel Draw 8, Adobe Photoshop and the Internet are helpful.

This position works frequently with a color-pass system linked to a digital color laser copier. We often have

INTEGRIS Health FUN & FIT is now hiring for our before and after school program. Our program, conveniently located in the Putnam City School District, offers a variety of activities for school-aged children. From planning art activities to participating in recreational games and sports, you'll stay busy and have fun at the same time. Positions are for candidates who can work from 78:30am and 3-6pm M-F. Previous experience w/elementary-aged children is required. We offer competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, including the opportunity to work full time through Christmas, Spring Break and summer holidays. If you're interested please call or email Rachel Hacker at 951-8306, hacksr@integris-health.com

PROFESSOR'S FAMILY needs aide for boy with autism, evenings and weekends. Special Ed or Speech Path major preferred. Excellent English required. Professional training provided.

359-1696 or 922-4032.

CHILDCARE NEEDED at Edmond church. Looking for nursery workers for Sun AM and Tue PM. For info, call Melinda at 319-9212.

ASSISTANT loan officer needed.

Excellent pay for part time work. Hours are Sat 9-2, Mon 5-9. More hours available. Please contact Gregory Dines, First National Security Corporation, 7366180.

FOR RENT 1 & 2 BEDROOM APTS, Duplexes & Townhomes, Kennedy Place Apts, 1010 N Kennedy, Edmond (Across from UCO), 341-7911. Welcome Students!

NOW LEASING 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Apts For Availability & Pnces Call 341-2161

Bible Study University Center ROOM 318 Every Tuesday 12:30 - 1:15 pm

For more information call 692-1067 or 210-3011 Sponsored by Christians On Campus

Appliances, gas & water paid. NO PETS! Located near UCO, 1217 N Roosevelt, $325/mo plus deposit, 3419651.

FOR SALE NEED A COMPUTER? Have we got

NEW UPDATED COMPUTER for sale, $450, 450 MHZ, 64MB RAM, CDROM, 56K modem, 14" monitor, WN98CD software, MS Office 97, VB6.0. Call or leave message at 4759946 or page at 502-9140.

1987 HONDA Hurricane motorcycle CBR600F. White/red, 6450 miles. One owner, excellent condition, always gara ged. $2750 OBO, 954-6206, 33011 56.

EFFICIENCY condo for sale. Assume $211/mo FHA, Stratford Place, OKC, 749-5815 evenings.

ROOMMATES HOUSEMATE needed for large, lovely home in beautiful neighborhood, close to UCO. Call 341-2957 after 3:30.

SHARE 3 BEDROOM house near UCO $300/mo + 1/3 bills. Available immediately. Call Shae 715-1176.

PERSONALS HAPPY, loving couple and adopted daughter desire newborn to complete our family. Please call Brent and Laura at 1800-278-2385 pin# 01.

TRAVEL WINTER BREAK/SPRING BREAK Ski & Beach Trips on sale now! www.sunchase.com or call 1-800-SUNCHASE TODAY!

Dillard's `The right place to shop is the right place to work

Starting at $8-$12/hour Flexible Hours

Now Hiring We have immediate full and part-time positions available.

Some experience helpful, but your enthusiasm is most important. You will enjoy generous benefits (where applicable) that include merchandise discounts, eight paid personal days, medical, life, dental insurance, 401 k, paid vacations, employee credit union and a customer service training program.

Positions available in : Shoes, Cosmetics, Accessories, Men's, Home and Furniture.

Quail Springs Mall 2501 W. Memorial Road 755-5220 Applications accepted 10:00AM to 9:00PM Monday thru Friday.

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