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New York fire chief receives a hero's welcome at UCO by Rick Russick Staff Writer Sometimes, an ordinary cup of coffee takes on a whole new meaning. On Sept. 11, 2001, at 7 a. m., FDNY Battalion Chief Richard "Pitch" Picciotto strolled into the fire station early only to wake to a living nightmare, a disaster that would haunt him forever. On the second anniversary of 9-11, a flurry of emotions was aroused as Picciotto shared his testimony in Nigh University Center's Constitution Hall. Picciotto, author of the bestselling book "Last Man Down," was the New York City fire chief trapped between the sixth and seventh floors of World Trade Center North Tower when it fell. "[Sept. 11 was] one of those times in history where we all know what we were doing, where we were and who we were with," Picciotto said. He compared 9-11 with the Kennedy assassination and the space shuttle Challenger disaster. Picciotto answered the call over his CB radio at 8:45 a.m. when the first plane hit the north tower. He said his mind was racing as he remembered the World Trade Center bombing in 1993. He was
the second chief in charge of evacuation. He said he knew that the occurrence wasn't an accident because there were no clouds in the sky. ( "I immediately felt it was a terrorist attack. It wasn't an accident," he said. "Planes don't routinely fly into high-rise buildings." Picciotto said that one of the biggest challenges was getting people out of the buildings. In addition to visitors, about 20,000 people worked at the WTC with, he said. There were 99 elevators and 35 elevator shafts in each building. When the planes hit, those elevator shafts were filled with fire as 20,000 pounds of jet fuel ignited inside the 90th floor of the north tower. However, each building had only three 36-inch-wide stairwells. "I had a hell of a time moving people around," Picciotto said. The average fireman carries about 100 pounds of equipment. Imagine trying to carry that kind of weight up a flight of stairs, he said. Picciotto was carrying about 60 pounds of equipment and had to climb from the 25th floor to the 93rd floor to lead the evacuation.
Panic could be seen on everyone's faces, he said, but no one was running. About an hour after the first plane hit, the building started to shake. Then it stopped. The shaking felt was the south tower collapsing, Picciotto said. The people in that tower were killed instantly. Picciotto knew he had to get everyone out of the north tower, and he grabbed the bullhorn and gave the evacuation order. Movement was slow, and only one stairwell remained open. Finally, Picciotto made it to the sixth floor when the building started to shake again. He said he knew that in a matter of seconds, the tower would be down. "The building was literally falling apart," he said. "Then, everything went black. The noise was tremendous." The south tower fell in 10 seconds. It only took eight seconds for the north tower to fall. "It was the longest and shortest eight seconds of my life," Picciotto said. He said that he could not feel anything and that he was dead. "There was nothing but an eerie silence. I was covered in a gray powdery substance, sort of
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FDNY Chief Richard Picciotto speaks Sept. 11 in Constitution Hall.
like baby powder," he said. "We couldn't breathe." Twelve fire fighters, Port Authority police officers and two civilians were trapped alive under tons of rubble, Picciotto said. "They say that right before you die, your life flashes before your eyes. I prayed, 'Please God, make it quick,"' he said. After about three or four hours, Picciotto and the other survivors
were rescued. "I felt like a cockroach crawling: out of a hole after a nuclear explo-: sion," he said: Picciotto said that the events of Sept. 11 have changed Americans! and given new priorities to all. "It's a shame that it took some-i thing like this to bring America together, but now we are all unit-: ed," he said. "We got a lot of help from
Oklahomans. It carried us through," he said. Picciotto credited his survival to his faith. "I had faith in my country, my friends, my family and God," he said. "I don't go to church a lot, but I know there's a supreme being carrying us all through," Picciotto said.
RAs receive leadership training by Kim Roberts Staff Writer A new Residence Life program was organized this year to teach leadership abilities to its members Twenty students currently participate in the Residence Leadership Community, which was organized by the UCO Housing Department. "We do a lot of activities. We give the students a chance to get their feet wet and practice what they learn," said Chris Snoddy, assistant director of Residence Life. While many leadership programs are geared toward honing skills in already established leaders, RLC focuses on developing leadership skills in regular students, Snoddy saicL In addition to working together and taking class together, the students in the program live together in the
Leadership Hall of West Hall. The program targets incoming freshmen, he said, although it is open to all students. "There are people from all over — small towns, big towns, other countries. This gives them a chance to open up," said Mark Simpson, resident advisor for Leadership Hall. The twenty students were chosen after submitting an application, resume, references and essay, then going through a written and verbal interview, Simpson said. The students engage in weekly discussion groups and are enrolled in a credited leadership class. They also participate in other programs geared toward bettering the UCO campus and themselves, such as the Residence Hall Association, volunteerism program, tutoring program and Conduct Review Board. The Conduct Review Board is
made up of five RLC students and deal with students who have been written up for misconduct. The students are the core group in charge of these programs, with the exception of RHA. Five students work in each of the four programs, Snoddy said. "We're going to put up fliers to let students know about the tutors. We're trying to get tutors for all the halls," said sophomore Raynolds Afful Ofosu, who is involved in the tutoring program. "Being a leader is about finding how to help. It's about finding your special qualities and using them to help people, even if you don't always get the credit," Simpson said. The RLC students will hold a free car wash for UCO faculty members in the Liberal Arts faculty parking lot from 2 to 5 p.m. Sept. 23.
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RAs sit in class during leadership training.
Students react to President Bush's request for additional war funds by Rachael Tully Staff Writer While somber memories were fresh in American's minds with the second anniversary of 9-11, President Bush addressed the nation early last week. Students on campus expressed mixed feelings towards Bush's address, in which he asked Congress for $87 billion to fund military and intelligence expenses in Iraq and Afghanistan. "America should support the president's decision," said
Jake Sandlin, criminal justice major. "After all, we elected him to do what he sees fit." The United States has spent $79 billion on the war in Iraq, and if Congress grants Bush's request, it will add CO the $480 billion national deficit. President Bush said that part of the money would be used to build new schools and medical clinics in Iraq. Students argue that America needs those same things as much as Iraq. "Our education system is on the decline," business major Anthony Brown said.
"We should be using the money on our schools "America should instead of war." support the presiJournalism major Chris dent's decision. Stinchcomb said After all, we elected he agreed that him to do what he such spending ought to be sees fit." used for problems within the United States. — Jake Sandlin "We need to Criminal Justice deal with our problems at killed during the home," Stinchcomb said. "We should step back and war.
let the Iraqi people fix their own problems," he said. The New York Times reports that 181,000 American troops are stationed in Iraq and Kuwait. 151 Americans have been course of the
The president reported that 42 of 55 of "Saddam's most wanted" have been captured or killed. Co-chairman of the UCO Democratic Socialists Clay Webber said, "I totally support our military, but our boys are professional. They have not been trained to be international police officers." President of the UCO College Republicans Kyle Houts said he fully supports the president's request. "If the cost is $87 billion to save the lives of thousands in the USA, then I know my tax
dollars are being spent the right way," Houts said. Most students agreed that the war should end soon. Many of them have friends or family in the military, and they said Bush's request will make a crucial impact on them. Broadcast major David Doughty said he, like many others, disagrees with the continuing war. "We shouldn't add to the list of casualties," he said. "We should bring our soldiers back home."
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Quote of the day "Religion is an attempt to get control over the sensory world, in which we are placed, by means of the wishworld which we have developed inside us as a result of biological and psychological necessities." - Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)
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Johnny Cash remembered LOS ANGELES (AP) — He was just an old man with a guitar, but Johnny Cash's unsteady voice carried a burden of mourning and defiance that struck a nerve with young listeners raised on rap, punk and hard rock. By the time Cash died Friday at age 71, he had become a sort of elder statesman of hellraisers. "He was more than wise. In a garden full of weeds — the oak tree," U2's Bono said Friday. Cash recorded U2's song "One" for his 2002 album "American III: Solitary Man." In his old age, the middle-finger-flipping reformed drug addict and boozer was a shaky vision of the future for those who lived fast but refused to die young. Cash's youth renaissance started in 1994, when the then-62year-old was dimly known to younger generations, if at all, for
dressing in black and singing "A Boy Named Sue." Rick Rubin, then 30-year-old president of American Recordings and producer of albums by the Beastie Boys, Slayer, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Run DMC, began recording songs played by Cash in a stripped-down, acoustic style — highlighting the singer's flawed baritone. The result was the album "American Recordings," which featured tracks like the traditional folk song "Delia's Gone," about a man who murders his wife. The grim, sepia-toned video featured images of a woman's body in an open grave and Cash looking haggard and crazy. Suddenly, Cash found himself with a legion of new admirers — fans of MTV, punk, rap, goth and alternative rock — who
responded to his craggy authenticity and brooding music. "I picked songs I liked. A lot of them are very heavy and a lot are very dark. There's not a lot of laughs," Cash told The Associated Press in 1994. "Maybe I shed a little more blood in this album than the average folk and country album." Among his new admirers were rapper Snoop Dogg, Jack White of the White Stripes, Fiona Apple, Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails and punk star Nick Cave of the Bad Seeds. Although, his "American" recordings did not transform him into a pop idol with regular appearances on MTV and a chart-topping album, Cash made his mark on young listeners and retained a modest but loyal following. Just two weeks before he died, he was competing at the MTV
Video Music Awards for video of the year, best male video and best direction, among others for "Hurt." It won for cinematography. Cash did a version of the Nine Inch Nails song about drug addiction on his recent album "American IV: The Man Comes Around," and the video featured shots of him singing and looking frail — intercut with old footage of him as a fearsome younger man. Director Mark Romanek's images served as a poignant reflection on Cash's hard living and mortality. When the video ends, Cash gently closes the cover of his white piano, suggesting the closing of a coffin. "To hear that Johnny was interested in doing my song was a defining moment in my life's work," Reznor said Friday. "To hear the result really reminded
me how beautiful, touching and powerful music can be. The world has truly lost one of the greats." Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me a River,"defeated Cash in the best male video category, but the 'N Sync pop star praised the ailing singer. "This is a travesty! I demand a recount," Timberlake said. "My grandfather raised me on Johnny Cash, and I think he deserves this more than any of us in here tonight." Timberlake said Friday he was "deeply saddened" by Cash's death, and said he was glad he paid tribute to the singer onstage at the MTV show. As the spikey haired, noseand tongue-ring crowd embraced him, Cash began to feel abandoned by Nashville and country radio. And he let them know. After winning a best country
album Grammy in 1998 for "Unchained," he ran an ad in Billboard magazine featuring a photo of him biting his lip and giving the middle finger. "American Recordings and Johnny Cash would like to acknowledge the Nashville music establishment and country radio for your support," the caption read. When Rubin began marketing the old timer's music to the MTV generation in the mid1990s, Cash was doubtful, but grateful. "Rick said this might be the kind of thing young people might listen to from me," Cash said in 1994. "I didn't believe it. Now that it's happening a little bit I'm really enjoying it. ....It'd be a shame not to enjoy it, to be blessed as I am to have another chance at it."
Constitution Week celebrates American freedoms "We, the People of the United States ..." These words introduce the Preamble to the Constitution and are some of the most famous in our nation's history. The U.S. Constitution was signed 216 years ago this Wednesday. President Bush has declared Sept. 17 through 23 as Constitution Week. The Constitution is a unique and powerful document. Not only did it breathe life into a brand new government, but it provided unheard of freedoms to its country's people. Freedom to express yourself, either in person, or in print, or in groups of like-minded people, without the fear of reprisal. Freedom to protect your family. Freedom from having your house and belongings seized by greedy overlords. Freedom from torture and inhumane punishment. Freedom to stand up for yourself and seek protection when accused. Freedom to select your representatives in government.
Freedom to live, play, work, eat, study and worship as you choose. The official celebration of Constitution Week will begin at 2 p.m. Eastern Time, Wednesday, in Philadelphia, the birthplace of the Constitution, with the recitation of the Preamble and the names of all the states in the Union. As a conclusion to the ceremony, bells will begin ringing all across the country as communities participate in the "Bells Across America" program, commemorating this historic event. So, when you hear the bells start tomorrow afternoon, take a moment to think of the freedoms we enjoy because of the sacrifices of many brave men and women over the past 216 years. For those of you who want to participate in the simultaneous reading of the Preamble, here are the famous opening words to the U.S. Constitution. "We, the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty, for ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution of the United States of America."
Arkansas State considering exchange program with Cuba JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas State University officials are considering an educational exchange program with universities in Cuba. The ASU board Saturday endorsed a plan to establish a relationship with universities on the communist island that officials hope will lead to study-abroad and research programs. ASU President Les Wyatt returned recently from Cuba, where he signed an agreement with the Agrarian University of Havana to investigate whether the two institutions could share faculty, students and research.
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"I think we do recognize Arkansas has great potential for the products of this state to be used by countries like Cuba," Wyatt said. "Why the connection with Arkansas State? We have the greatest capacity in agriculture, which is what they need." Wyatt said later that the initiative began when he was contacted by the American Association of State Colleges and . Universities, which was looking for schools interested in sharing resources with Cuba. Presidents from 10 American universities made the trip to Cuba. "This is a handshake to say 'Let's keep talking,"' Wyatt said.
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Wyatt said ASU would be the first school in Arkansas, and one of only a handful around the country to promote an educational exchange with Cuba. Faculty and administrators will begin studying the potential costs of the program this week. John Paul Hammerschmidt, the board chairman, endorsed
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OPINION Heart of the American Dream with Gavin Etriot The day the music died. Indeed. I can't really say when that day was exactly, or even if it was a specific day. But one thing's for sure. It's dead. What we have now is a drab and lifeless musicscape so sterile of any redeemable artistic qualities that if one listens to it long enough, all hope of ever restoring music to that Grand White Noise it should be, washes away with the watered down pop chords of the punk genre. Shimmies itself to death in the hips of Shakira and Christina Aguilera. Impales itself on the flag of the MTV Video Music Award's moon man. That's right. It all happened so gradually that none of us really noticed. But luckily, I noticed. Punk. Punk Rock. Yeah right. It's taken on a whole new meaning. Or actually, no meaning at all. Drop that rubbish. Who needs substance to sell an art form when you have Image working for you? Just ask Andy Warhol. When punk first started out, it was defiance — fist in the air in the face of authority. Granted, it was all an adolescent fascination with rebellion, adorned with nose rings and earrings and mohawks, but there was at least some substance to the movement. Pointing out society's flaws so the pimply faced teens were at least half-aware of what was going on around them, however misguided they might be. Somewhere along the way, though, that all changed — for the worst. All it is now is 3, maybe 4 generic chords that can easily fit into any given punk template, and fake accent vocals that echo something of a British cockney transplanted in Orange County who has a bad habit of huffing gas fumes. So much for "music as an art form," eh? I can only imagine what the anti-establishment punks of yesteryear think of what's passing itself off as "punk" now. A bunch of happy-go-lucky trend eaters gobbling up whatever scraps are handed down to them to play the next flavor of the month. The absolute epitome of what they were snarling at. The guts of punk are gone. The only thing that remains is the shell. It's sad. It really is. And I die a little more each time I see a pseudo punk walking across campus with all kinds of patches and colorful hair. But punk has given us one good thing — those bracelets with
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the silver encompassing studs. Yeah. I'd wear one if I didn't have to go into Hot Topic to buy it. And so much for that. I'm not even going to go after the Boy Bands or the Britney Spears' or Linkin Park. That would be too easy. It's all old hat. There's a reason for all this degradation of music. I'm sure of that. But I won't blame any of you punks or popsters for it. It's not your fault. It all comes back to the image thing I mentioned earlier. Music is an art. Somehow, maybe because Ideals aren't as easy to sell, or are sometimes just flat-out dangerous, that art was transformed — assimilated into something more easily packaged. Cheapened. The thing that sells music now has nothing to do with the actual music. It's all posing for magazines and making out with other sex symbols on MTV. An often-overlooked guitarist said it best. He said, "To me, it's like animals wearing clothing. The entertainment value is always gonna be there, but it's going to wear off really quick." It's irrelevant to the thing that makes music, well...music. And the true art is suffering for it. There's only one answer — stomp out the ignorance, stop buying into gimmicks. So take It all in. Note the negative vibes. Hopefully what we have now is only a passing fad. The calm before the storm. The lull before the Big Sleep. But who knows? More than likely, this fad will only be replaced by some other horrible hoax of "music," and the thing will snowball out of control until we have some J-Lo clone strapped with a guitar, yodeling a punk over of "Sympathy for the Devil" with a barbershop quartet as backup. Yeah. It may get ugly. But before it does, what say we take a step back and peer into the porthole to see just what is good music, and what can we do to get it back? One way is to stop settling for the garbage we're tossed, but it's far too late for that. It's going to take some drastic music coup to set things straight. And which one of you is ready for that?
Gavin Elliot is a junior photojournalism major and a photographer for The Vista. Gavin's column is a mix of social, cultural and political commentary. Gavin can be reached by e-mail at ucovista@hotmail.com .
The (Eugene, Ore.) Register-Guard on the high costs of war and reconstruction: President Bush told the American people Sunday night what they've known for months: that waging the war and winning the peace in Iraq will cost more in dollars and human lives — and take longer — than expected. The president was right to acknowledge these realities, but he should have done so long ago, even before ordering U.S. troops to invade Iraq. The president also was right to say the United States must stay the course in Iraq and to at least partially recognize the massive cost of doing so. But the $87 billion Bush requested of Congress still
may not be enough to do the job. The bulk of it is earmarked for military operations, leaving little for the essential, costly job of restoring basics such as water and electricity, and rebuilding Iraq's shattered economy. Until those tasks are accomplished, there will be no peace in Iraq. Bush also refused to recognize what is increasingly obvious to most Americans — that spending tens of billions of dollars in Iraq and Afghanistan requires a new budgetary mindset in the White House and Congress. With the federal deficit
already running at historic highs and rapidly escalating, the president continues to argue for more tax cuts that will make it impossible for the government to pay for both the war and for the nation's domestic needs. Before Congress approves the president's request for $87 billion, lawmakers must make certain that there is money to foot the bill — and that will require suspending major portions of the Bush tax cuts. In his speech, Bush acknowledged the need to expand the international role in rebuilding Iraq and providing security — another wel-
come infusion of reality into the administration's Iraq policy. However, Bush showed no signs of acknowledging the necessary price for such assistance — sharing broad U.N. authority over Iraq's governance and economy, and yielding at least partial control over military efforts. Bush also confirmed what U.S. military officials have been saying for weeks — that Iraq is drawing Islamic militants from across the Arab world. But the president failed to recognize that it's the American presence in Iraq that created what he calls the new "central front" in the war on
terror. Just as there still is no evidence backing up the administration's claims of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, there also is no evidence of any connection between Saddam Hussein's regime and the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda network. The president's decision to invade Iraq has created a selffulfilling prophecy — now U.S. forces really are fighting terrorists in Iraq in what promises to be a long and bloody guerrilla war. Bush's speech came four months after the • president
made his much-ballyhooed landing on the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln and declared an end to "major combat operations" in Iraq. Since then, more U.S. soldiers have died in Iraq than in the invasion, and only now has the administration begun to acknowledge the true long-term costs of the war. The president's speech represented a partial, but still welcome, course correction. More adjustments — and more acknowledgments of painful realities — are necessary before the United States is headed in the right direction in Iraq.
Box office breakdown By ANTHONY BREZNICAN AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Johnny Depp has made another transformation: oddball actor to box office moneymaker. The star known for playing eccentrics in cult favorites such as "Ed Wood" and "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" is establishing himself as a major box office draw with two films this weekend in the top five. "Once Upon a Time in Mexico," starring Antonio Banderas as a mariachi-musician gunslinger and Depp as a sleazy CIA agent, debuted in first place with $24 million, according to industry estimates Sunday. It was Depp's second consecutive No. 1 debut after the summertime hit "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl." "Pirates," still performing strongly in its 10th week of release, came in at No. 5 with $4.6 million. So far, it has earned $288 million, making it the second highest-grossing movie of the year, behind "Finding Nemo." Analysts said Depp's comical sashaying swashbuckler in "Pirates" may have helped sell audiences on "Once Upon a Time in Mexico," which was written and directed by Robert Rodriguez as a sequel to his films "El Mariachi" and "Desperado." "Johnny Depp's career has been very interesting but he's normally not in the big blockbusters," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box office tracker Exhibitor Relations Co. "Suddenly, he's in the No. 1 and No. 5 movie in the same weekend. For any actor that's great, and for Johnny Depp it's totally unexpected and welcome." Depp has had blockbusters before, such as "Sleepy Hollow" (1999) and "Chocolat" (2000), and modest hits like "Edward Scissorhands" (1990) and "Donnie Brasco" (1997), but they have been few and far between the respected but little-seen cult films like "Dead Man," "Ed Wood," "Benny & Joon" and "Fear and Loathing." The first weekend's ticket sales for "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" nearly matched the total $25.4 million theatrical gross for 1995's "Desperado," which starred Banderas but not Depp. The Nicolas Cage caper "Matchstick Men," about a con man and his daughter, opened in second place with $13.3 million, a modest debut consistent with some of Cage's recent underperforming films such as "Windtalkers" and "Captain Corelli's Mandolin." "This wasn't the kind of film that could strike across-the-board appeal," said Brandon Gray, proprietor of BoxOfficeMojo.com . "He opened this about as well as it could be opened."
The cheaply made trapped-in-the-woods horror film "Cabin Fever" opened in third place with $8.5 million. "It's a great weekend for horror and it's been a good season for horror," Dergarabedian said, citing the success of such recent slasher-monster films as "Jeepers Creepers 2" and "Freddy vs. Jason." Ticket sales overall bounced back from last weekend's dismal earnings of $50.5 million, the lowest box office weekend in two years with "Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star" at No. 1. This weekend, "Dickie Roberts" fell to fourth place with $5 million. The top 12 movies grossed $73.5 million, up 45 percent from last week and about 1 percent from last year, when "Barbershop" and "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" topped the box office. In only 23 theaters, the Bill Murray dramedy "Lost in Translation" debuted with $901,143, an outstanding per-screen average of $39,180 _ which suggests packed theaters. The film opens in 125 theaters next weekend Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at North American theaters, according to Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc. Final figures will be released Monday. 1. "Once Upon a Time in Mexico," $24 million. 2. "Matchstick Men," $13.3 million. 3. "Cabin Fever," $8.5 million. 4. "Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star," $5 million. 5. "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black. Pearl," $4.6 million. 6. "Freaky Friday," $4.1 million. 7. "Jeepers Creepers 2," $3 million. 8. "Open Range," $2.809 million. 9. "S.W.A.T.", $2.800 million, 10. "Seabiscuit," $2.7 million.
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Doctor Cromer instructs elementary education majors Brooke Boyd, Abby Barker, Angela Downey, Brandi York, Janna Satterfield September 10.
Professor named Art Educator of Year by Sherrod Wall Staff Writer Dr. Bob Cromer, the director of Arts Education and art professor, was named the Oklahoma Higher Education Art Educator of the Year. "State awards are based upon what I've been doing with my contributions and involvement with art education on all levels," Cromer said.
The Mississippi Art Education Association awarded him the Mississippi Higher Education Art Education Award in 2000. Cromer serves on the executive board for Oklahoma Education Association as a representative for higher education interests. In Indiana, Dr. Cromer taught in public schools for over 20 years, and was Youth Art Month chairman, where he coordinated statewide activities to promote art at universities, public and private
schools for the month of March. "The uniqueness of teaching art comes through the broad spectrum of students and how I interact with them," said Cromer. Dr. Cromer teaches art education courses for art majors that want to be teachers, and he teaches non-art majors who want to be elementary school teachers. "I feel that I am a better teacher because I make art and that I'm a better artist because I am able to teach art," Cromer said.
Dr. Cromer is also an artist and has a working knowledge of all art disciplines. For his own work, he sculpts and uses mixed media. Cromer said that his work doesn't always have a hard fast message and he doesn't always relate it to social injustice. "For example, my last exhibition," Cromer said, "was a reaction to things that have happened in my life," He said the piece reflected his
exposure to Amish culture as he was growing up. "Their simplicity and their way of living show up in my work," Cromer said. "People get something from it because you bring their own personal experiences to the surface as they look at the art," He said. "Science makes life possible, but art makes life worthwhile," Cromer said. Cromer said this is his 37th year of teaching and that he still enjoys
it. "What I like to get across to students is the humanizing ability of visual arts," he said. He also teaches 2-D design and watercolors during the summer. This will be his 4th year teaching at UCO.
Woman paints dishes to protest death penalty CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — In shape and in color, the works in "The Last Supper" by Oregon State University art professor Julie Green at first seem folksy and familiar. Hanging in OSU's Fairbanks Gallery are 151 white china plates, each bearing a different image painted in the cobalt palate of the classic Blue Willow pattern. Step closer, and those images also seem reassuringly familiar: Realistic renditions of all-American meals, from steak and eggs to burgers and fries. Each plate depicts the actual last meal of an inmate executed in the United States during the past decade. In such a context, there is something unsettling about a plate con-
taining only a bag of Jolly Ranchers or grape juice and a single cracker. For Green, the project began while she was still teaching at the University of Oklahoma, before coming to Oregon State three years ago. "Wherever I live, I enjoy reading the local paper with my breakfast tea and past," she said. "There are a lot of executions in Oklahoma, and I began noticing that they always included in their state news roundup a brief item on who was executed the night before." They invariably also detailed what the doomed inmates had requested as a final meal. The specificity of these accounts — "For his last meal, he had six
tacos, six glazed doughnuts and a Cherry Coke" — struck Green as both fascinating and disturbing. "They bothered me, and I make art as a way of processing things," she said. "So I began making drawings of the menus as I read them." As she got caught up in the project, she began seeking out final meals nationwide. • She found that food choices revealed the prisoners' individuality in ways that made them more vivid as human beings. Menu items could suggest economic status, cultural background, education level _ even where the prisoners had grown up, if they opted for regional specialties. "One Indiana menu was 'ravioli and German lasagna prepared by
his mother and prison dietary staff,'" Green said. "I just kept trying to imagine that experience for that mother." At first, she experimented with embroidering the images on place mats. Then she saw a china plate installation by artist Deborah Brackenbury, and realized it was the perfect medium. After moving to Corvallis, she enrolled in a community education class on china painting, taught by Toni Acock. "I was the heavy in a class where most of the women were making Christmas ornaments and gifts," recalled Green, an angular 41-yearold with deep dimples and closecropped hair. "But Toni humored me. I think
she was pleased to see work that broke the mold of 'craft' versus art. And I, too, wanted to challenge the notion of high art and low art." The blue palate — reminiscent not only of Blue Willow and Dutch Delftware, but also of the Ming Dynasty art that Green studied in Shanghai — also evolved. "The first plate I painted was in full color, but when I fired it, the mineral paints lost their vividness," she said. "The red ketchup was mauve. It had a country-kitsch pleasantness that just wasn't right." As she eXperimented with alternatives, she quickly settled on blue. "It seemed appropriate — prison
blues, the blues," she said. "Plus, it's beautiful. It brings the viewer in. It's eye candy. It balances the serious nature of the piece." The installation has drawn national attention. Last fall, it was on display in Napa, Calif at The American Center for Wine, Food & the Arts. Several months later, it was featured on National Public Radio's "The Splendid Table." Because of its provocative subject, Green expected her work to stir discussion and dialogue about the death penalty. "That's the power of art in contemporary culture," she said.
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Networks say fall lineups look promising By DAVID BAUDER AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rob Lowe has left the White House for a law firm. Whoopi Goldberg is a hotel operator with a razor tongue. Mark Harmon investigates crimes in the military. Kelly Ripa is a washed-up soap star. A new television season begins next week — time to stretch your imagination to see old friends in new roles. Television executives dream, too. Of bountiful ratings. Fortune magazine covers. All of their strategic moves paying off. Won't happen, of course. But a new season brings mystery — public taste can't always be predicted — and opportunity to change competitive positions. CBS is bidding for another year as the nation's most popular network, hoping the public's taste for crime and legal tales doesn't run out. NBC, most popular with younger viewers that advertisers pay premiums to reach, awaits the last year of "Friends" and "Frasier."
Fox wants to build on some unexpected successes. ABC is trying a novel, new strategy — stability — that was thrown for a loop with the death of John Ritter. UPN is looking to arrest a decline and the WB wants to keep those teenage girls happy with a hunky new "Tarzan." Let's tune in. The conventional wisdom holds that this is a crucial year for NBC. Two of its most popular comedies face swan songs. "The West Wing," after an unexpected decline last season, is without creator Aaron Sorkin. Perennial favorite ''ER" is being challenged for the first time, by CBS' "Without a Trace." NBC's failure to develop new comedies has also been a worry. This season, NBC tries two bold comedic approaches: "Whoopi" uses the topical humor of Norman Lear as an inspiration, and the frank sexual talk of "Coupling" clearly has "Sex and the City" in mind. Lowe stars in the drama "The Lyon's Den." Despite an oddsmaker
installing "Whoopi" as the preseason favorite to be the first new show canceled, the series had a promising start in the ratings for its sneak preview last week. NBC Entertainment President Jeff Zucker isn't buying the idea that NBC can't afford to finish this year without new comedy hits. "You can't replace, something like 'Friends' until they go away," he said. "'Seinfeld' only really emerged, even though it had been on the air, after 'Cheers' went away." CBS has adroitly learned how to program to the public taste, and to its older audience. This is the network where a new David E. Kelley series ("The Brotherhood of Poland, N.H.") features pudgy guys in their 40s instead of chic, sleek women. Harmon's "Navy CIS" is exactly as its name suggests, a cross between "JAG" and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." The biggest risk is pushing familiarity too far. Following "CSI's" ascendance as TV's most popular program, CBS will have
nine criminal or legal dramas on the air this fall. "If you have something that works, you don't have to copy it 25 times," said Roy Rothstein, an analyst for Zenith Media Services, an ad buying firm. Right now, though, people can't seem to get enough, said Kelly Kahl, CBS' top scheduling executive. "At some point, I suppose we will (reach a saturation point)," he said. "But its hard to argue with the strategy when the No. 1 and No. 2 new dramas last year were 'Without a Trace' and CSI: Miami."' CBS' biggest risks come in moving "The King of Queens" to Wednesdays and trying another criminal whodunit ("Cold Case") on Sunday nights. Still, it's doubtful CBS will lose its ratings crown. ABC narrowly missed the embarrassment of dropping behind Fox to fourth last season. A series of eye-popping executive blunders has hurt. The latest was last spring, when ABC cast much of its regular schedule aside in
favor of chintzy reality series. "It was a huge mistake, and not just with our viewers but with our whole perspective of the network," said ABC Entertainment President Susan Lyne. "In the end, maybe it was good because it did make us cognizant of the fact that it's a marathon here and not a sprint. Our whole summer strategy came out of that experience." That strategy was to keep airing its comedies relentlessly and, as a result, shows such as "According to Jim" and "George Lopez" are slowly building a fan base. New shows this year feature Ripa attempting broad, physical comedy, and some fish-out-ofwater tales that Lyne hopes play for laughs: a New Yorker moving to Kansas, a teacher marrying a movie star and a couple with one set of conservative parents and two gay dads. Last week's death of Ritter, star of the successful sophomore comedy, "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter," is a real blow to ABC.
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Fox's fall performance is invariably hard to predict because, with the baseball playoffs and World Series, several of its shows won't start until November. "The traditional way of looking at our rollout or anybody's schedule is really obsolete," said Gail Berman, Fox's entertainment chief. "This is really a yearround business. And everybody's business is a different business." Fox successfully used reality series such as "Joe Millionaire" last year to entice audiences into scripted shows like "24" and "Bernie Mac." Berman said she'll try the same strategy again. Fox experimented late this summer, successfully, by starting the serial drama "The 0.C." before any other fall show. "We're entering the season batting 1.000," Berman said. Make that .500. The "American Juniors" series flopped so hard this summer that it's already off the fall schedule, before the fall schedule even starts.
Pope's health makes travel doubtful By VICTOR L. SIMPSON Associated Press Writer BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) - Looking drained, an increasingly frail Pope John Paul II celebrated Sunday Mass for 200,000 faithful, completing a grueling four-day pilgrimage that raised fresh doubts about his ability to keep traveling. The 83-year-old pope appeared alert, but clearly weakened during the 21/2-hour service honoring two clerics imprisoned and tortured under Slovakia's former communist regime. He slurred his words and turned over his homily to a cardinal to complete. Bidding farewell at the airport before departing for Rome, the pope struggled to catch his breath. John Paul returned to Rome in the early evening. His Parkinson's disease, and the hip and knee ailments that keep him from even standing, clearly are taking a toll and forcing major changes in John Paul's routine as he approaches the 25th anniversary of his pontificate.
Still, his mere presence drew cheers from the large crowd filling a p1a7a near a sprawling communistera housing project. "I greet you, beloved Slovak people," he said as people waved Slovak and yellow-and-white Vatican flags. Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls told reporters that while the pope's health problems were obvious, "it is very moving how he has incorporated the physical limitations into the way he performs his ministry." Navarro-Valls insisted they "don't hamper in any way the way he performs his duties." Slovak Bishop Rudolf Balaz said, "The fact that the pope can't read his whole sermon is a chronic matter _ but he communicates with us." The Vatican has been adapting to the pope's deteriorating condition. He now uses lifts to get on and off planes and sits in a thronelike chair on wheels that allows him to celebrate Mass while seated. One of the last times John Paul was seen standing in public was in
June, when he rose from his chair with great difficulty to greet visiting Secretary of State Colin Powell. His difficulty communicating raised a new problem. Upon landing Thursday in Slovakia, John Paul was unable to complete his arrival remarks for the first time in 102 foreign trips, forcing the Vatican to scramble to find someone to read them. "People come with great expectations, and he can read only three sentences. That's disappointing," said pilgrim Sidonia Sedlackova, 55. "Spiritually, he is still well, but his body can't cope. I would not recommend that he take other trips like this." The Slovakia visit was John Paul's last scheduled trip, although he has invitations for next year from at least four countries including France, Austria, Switzerland and the pope's native Poland. Asked whether Slovakia would be John Paul's last trip, NavarroValls replied: "I don't think so. Knowing the Holy Father, it is very difficult to say it will be the last trip of his pontificate."
Although such top Vatican officials as Secretary of State Cardinal Angelo Sodano have raised questions about travel, the decision rests with John Paul. He has pressed ahead despite his ailments, as well as brushing aside any suggestion he step down. Navarro-Valls said the pope has often joked that when he wants to find out about his health he reads the newspapers. Sunday's final service had an appropriate backdrop: the sprawling Bratislava housing complex of Petrzalka, a bleak jumble of highrises built during communism and
nicknamed the Slovak Bronx. "It was built without churches by the totalitarian regime, which wanted it to be a city without God," Archbishop Jan Sokol said. A new Catholic church is being built in the neighborhood. The country's church suffered intense persecution under communism, which ended in 1989. Many priests were ordained in secret, and hundreds were imprisoned or sentenced to forced labor by the regime, which confiscated church property. Among them were Greek Catholic Bishop Vasil Hopko and
Roman Catholic Sister Zdenka Schelingova. The Vatican intended their beatification Sunday to serve both as a solemn reminder of oppression and a triumphant celebration of the church's ability to endure and even thrive. Beatification is the last step before possible sainthood. Today, nearly seven in 10 of Slovakia's 5.4 million people are Roman Catholics. "I thank God because you have been able to safeguard, even in difficult times, your fidelity to Christ and to his church," John Paul said.
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11 att. for 116 yards A 64-yard run by Derrick Camacho to the SBU 23 yardline would set up the Broncho's first touchdown. Tailback Jason Phenix would go on to find the promised land for UCO with 1:49 left to play in the third quarter. UCO's defense finally lost their shutout after a 12-play 80yard drive to bring the Bearcats within 3 with 12:41 left to play. The Broncho offense would manage two more touchdowns before the game ended to give the game its 30-7 final score. Phenix and Camacho paced a superb UCO running attack as they combined for 196 of the Bronchos 222 rushing yards. The Bronchos open their Lone Star Conference schedule on Sept. 20 as they host West Texas A&M at 6 p.m.
by Micah D. Gamino Sports Writer The Bronchos survived their first road test Saturday defeating the Southwest Baptist Bearcats 30-7 before a crowd of 2700 at Plaster Stadium in Bolivar, MO. During preseason camp, head coach Chuck Langston talked about his teams goals of being a fourth quarter team. "We want to be able to finish ball games," said Langston. This became the theme of preseason camp. The theme of preseason workouts obviously had an impact on the Bronchos as they scored 20 of their 30 total points in the fourth quarter in rout of the Bearcats. The first half was all defense. The only score came on an A.J. Haglund fieldgoal with: 23 left to play in the half to give UCO a 30 lead.
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After an injury plagued junior season and shoulder surgery that forced him to miss spring drills, Ryan Cooper has made the most of preseason camp and is ready to lead his team to a winning season in 2003. "Ryan is one of the toughest kids mentally that I have coached," said new Central Oklahoma head football coach Chuck Langston. "He is a great character kid and a great leader." Cooper, a senior general studies major, was voted by teammates to be a member of the new leadership council established by Coach Langston. Defensive coordinator Bryan Gorka shares Langston's feelings about Cooper saying, "Ryan has unquestionable character," said Gorka "He is focused on his goals and will make them happen." Cooper played through a shoulder injury last season and stiil finished second on the team in both tackles for loss (13) and sacks (3.5). He also forced one
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two games of the 2003 season. Cooper said he is enjoying his new role on the Bronchos defense so far. "I am enjoying it," said Cooper. "At first I wasn't sure how I liked it, but now I like it because you're right in the middle of everything." Cooper realizes that with a new position comes a new challenge. "You get double-teamed a lot," said Cooper. "It's so much quicker inside because you've got people coming at you from all directions." Langston and coach Jo Nixon, who Cooper says are "two high energy guys," are coaching the defensive line this season with great enthusiasm," says Cooper. "I really enjoy playing for them," says Cooper. "Everyone (one the team) feeds off them." The Bronchos appear to be feeding off of their new "high energy" coaches as they are off their first 2-0 start since Cooper came to UCO in 1999. Now with injuries and tough times behind him, Cooper is poised to anchor the Broncho defense to a winning season in 2003.
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Bronchos Volleyball Notes: Lone Star North Standings (as of Sept. 15) 1. UCO 5-1 (0-0)
2. Texas A&M Commerce 7 - 4 (0 - 0) 3. Cameron 6 - 5 (0 - 0) 4. Midwestern State 6 - 7 (0 - 0) 5. Texas Woman's 1-7 (0-0) 6. Southeastern Oklahoma 1-8 (0-0) Lone Star South Standings (Top 3) 1. West Texas A&M 8-4 (0-0) 2. Abilene Christian 7-4 (0-0)
3. Tarleton State 4-8 (0-0)
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Walker leads UCO to win over Western New Mexico by Brandon Chatmon Sports Editor The Central Oklahoma Bronchos defeated Western New Mexico on Sept. 12 in Lawton, Okla. to raise their record to 5-1 overall for the year. The Bronchos started quickly taking the first game 30-27 but struggled in the next two losing 30-19 and 30-19, digging themselves a 2-1 deficit in the match. But the Bronchos battled back with their backs against the wall,
taking the fourth g' ame 30-23, thanks largely to a .333 hitting percentage. UCO completed the rally with a 15-12 win in the fifth and deciding contest. Tori Walker lead the Bronchos with 25 kills, 18 digs and 4 blocks. Kim Morgal and Kristen Smith also contributed with 16 and 10 kills respectively. UCO continues their schedule tonight with a match with Southern Nazerene in Bethany at 7:30 p.m.
1. UCO 2-1-2 (1-0-0) 2. Texas A&M Commerce 5-0-1 (0-0-0) 3. Northeastern State 2-1-0 (010-0) 4. West Texas A&M 2-1-0 (0-0-0) 5. Texas Women's 1 - 2 - 1 (0 - 0 - 0) 6. Midwestern State 1-2-0 (0-0-0) 7. East Central 1-3-0 (0-0-0) 8. Eastern New Mexico 1-3-0 (0-0-0) 9. Southwestern Oklahoma 1-4-0 (0-0-0) 10. Angelo State 2-3-0 (0-1-0)
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Soccer team wins home opener by Micah D. Gamino Sports Writer Correy Cabrera scored the game-winning goal in double overtime giving the Bronchos a 3-2 victory over conference rival Angelo State Friday at Tom Thompson field. The win was the first of the season for UCO soccer improving the ladies to 1-1-2 on the season and 1-0 in the Lone Star Conference. "We'll take it any way we can,"said head coach Mike Cook. "We're making strides. We
took a big step winning so that's important." Cabrera was feed the ball by fellow sophomore Joy Hagemann in the 104th minute with the game tied at 2 apiece.
She had a clear shot directly in front of the goal and did not hesitate to put it in to win the game.
"Correy played a good game," said Cook. "She had a good week of practice." Defensively, the Bronchos had a number of breakdowns. Two of which came in the first half when senior goalkeeper Melissa Penn allowed a couple of long shotson-goal from outside the penalty
box to travel over her head for scores. "We're making too many
mental errors," said Cook. "We're still making too many young mistakes." Penn managed to make up for her mistakes with a big-time save at the end of the second half to help send the game into extra minutes. The Bronchos travel to Rolla, Mo. on Sept. 19 to face
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ROOMS in nice 4-bed house (2620 sq ft), 4 mi to UCO. ONLY $350/mo per room per person, $250/mo per person if sharing a room. All bills paid. Kitchen and laundry privileges, free cable. Prefer International students and non-smokers. Call Jimmy for interview and info at (h)841-6725, ask for Kartika. THREE BEDROOM, 2 bath, 2-car garage plus atrium. All appliances, w/d hookups, pool and clubhouse. Woodcreek Addition, Edmond. Call 340-1196 or 755-0015, ask for Cathy. ROOM FOR RENT, 5 min from UCO, all bills paid including phone & cable. Full house privileges. FEMALE ONLY. $350/mo + $200 deposit. Call 341-0485.
1989 OLDS Regency 98, 160K miles, bad transmission, $300. Call 408-2287 or email:
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ROONIM kil S LOOKING TO SHARE 2 bedroom apartment in Oxford Oaks, 5 minutes to UCO, close . to all amenities, w/d included: Private bath, $285/mo + utilities. (approx $35-60/mo). Phone aha: cable extra. Call 285 - 5265.
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WE NEED YOU! The Northside and Bethany YMCAs are seeking outgoing, responsible and mature staff for membership services. Prefer individuals willing to work 7amNoon, 3-9:30pm and Noon to 5pm. Applications available at Northside YMCA, 751-6363 and Bethany YMCA, 789-0231.
PT DATA ENTRY/Customer Support - Petra Industries has an immediate opening for a PT data entry/customer support position in our E-Commerce department. Requires exceptional data entry and customer service skills. Interested individuals may apply at 2101 S Kelly, Edmond, OK 73013 or email: aprice@petra.com or fax to 405705-0501. EOE.
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ATTENTION TEACHERS! Do you have a heart for children? Would you like to work in a loving, Christian environment everyday? Come and work for the top childcare center in the metro area. First Christian Church Childcare Center in Edmond is looking for lead and assistant teachers, FT and PT positions are available. Apply at 206 E 1st St or call 341-2626 for directions.
ATTENTION STUDENTS $12/base appt, customer service/sales, FT/PT available. Flexible schedules, comp scholarships, internship available. All ages 18+, call 947-0600, or 947-0604.
ARTIFICIAL NAILS Full Set $15.00 Filled $10.00 Wraps, Tips, Acrylic, Fiberglas & Silk. Pedicures $20.00 (for UCO students only) Call Ann @ 842-7677 15 Years Experience
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MOVIE EXTRAS/ MODELS needed. No experience required, all looks and all ages. Earn up to $500$1000/day. Call 1-888-820-0167, ext U414.
EARN FROM HOME- Lose weight and earn extra cash! Join expanding Oklahoma team in the health and wellness industry. $500$1500 monthly, part time. $3000+ full time. Call (405)748-3585.
RENTERS- Ger $10,000 coverage for $17-$22 per month! Great auto rates for good students too. Call Michelle at 340-4998 for free quote.
OFFICE ASSISTANT needed PT for growing home medical equipment provider. Must be considerate of elderly, capable of dealing with stressful situations, and highly energetic. No experience required, will train. Great resume builder for those wishing to work in medical industry. Flexible schedule, $8/hr to start, with potential to increase. Call Erin at 858-0097, 9-5 M-E
NEED PT babysitter 20-25 hrs/wk M-F 7am-Noon. References and reliable transportation required. Call 550-0464.
EDMOND FAMILY is seeking nanny for 2 children 8am-6pm M-F. Call 819-6788.
DENTAL PLAN $11.95 per month single; $19.95 family. No deductibles, no claim forms. Includes Vision, RX and chiropractic plans. Affordable health and life plans also. Call Michelle at 3404998.
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COUNTY LINE Barbecue is now hiring host and wait staff. Apply 24pm at 1226 NE 63rd, OKC or call 478-4955.
NEW EDMOND-based Sitter Referral Agency is looking for 18-yrolds and up. Warm, energetic individuals to care for children of all ages in the child's own home environment. Call Lori at 751-1910 for details.
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