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Malaysian COVID response reveals global disparities

INSIDE

Remembering RBG

The life and legacy of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg are examined.

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UCO Softball Reflects

As workouts continue, one UCO player discusses coming to terms with the loss of her senior season.

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Around Campus

Events are happening all over campus this week! Find out where to catch a homecoming lip sync battle!

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A beauty salon staff member sprays down a customer using a disinfectant spray gun upon entry. All establishments in Malaysia have some form of sanitizer readily available at the entrance. (Amanda Siew/The Vista)

Amanda Siew Contributing Writer

The Vista’s Amanda Siew traveled back to her home country of Malaysia in April when UCO transitioned to fully online classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Siew is still in Malaysia and shares photographs of government-implemented preventative measures and standard operating procedures against the spread of COVID-19 to allow readers a perspective of life overseas.

Malaysia has reported a total of 10,276 confirmed coronavirus cases since its first case in January 2020.

The country also has 9,395 total recovered COVID-19 patients and 130 total deaths.

The United States has reported over 6.7 million cases with over 199 thousand deaths since its first case in January.

To fight the spread of COVID-19, the Malaysian government implemented several nationwide lockdown procedures. The first movement control order was enforced March 18.

Malaysia’s borders were closed and no one was allowed to leave or enter the country. Everyone, except for those who worked in essential

services, was also ordered to stay at home.

These restrictions were eventually modified and then lifted following the decrease in local COVID-19 infections, allowing several business sectors to resume under strict regulations.

On June 10, the country adopted the Recovery Movement Control Order allowing most activities – sports, dining out, social gatherings – to continue with temperature screening, contact tracing, regular sanitation and physical distancing procedures in place. The order expires on Dec. 31.

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Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020 UCO Jazz Ensembles I & III in Concert: UCO’s Jazz Ensemble I under the direction of Brian Gorrell and Jazz Ensemble III under the direction of Ryan Sharp will present a livestream concert at 7:30 p.m. This will be a great evening of big band jazz music featuring a wide variety of student talent.

Destigmatizing Language in Recovery: Peer Health Leaders will be hosting an Instagram Live from 2:30-3:30 p.m. to discuss destigmatizing recovery and conversations surrounding recovery and substance abuse. Follow @ucophl on instagram for more information or to participate.

Intramural Cornhole: An intramural cornhole singles league will begin Sept. 22 at 6 p.m. on the west basketball court at the Wellness Center.

Championship t-shirts will be awarded to the winners. Contact Brandon Bermea at bbermea@uco.edu or at 405-974-3145 for more information.

SAFE'S Virtual Fall Social: Join the Student Alliance for Equality (SAFE) from 6-8 p.m. for an online evening of virtual fun, friendship, and community, including social time and games.

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All are welcome! For more information visit https://www.facebook.com/ ucosafe.

Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020 HASA Online Karaoke: Join UCO's Hispanic American Student Association virtually from 5:30-7:30 p.m. via Zoom for karaoke and camaraderie. Check instagram (@ucohasa) for more information.

UCO Musical Theatre Concert Series: Big Fish in Concert: Join the UCO School of Music at 8 p.m. in the courtyard of the CFAD House (located at 320 E Hurd Street in Edmond) for their first socially-distanced musical theater production of the season.

Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 Bronch Buzz - Alcohol Jeopardy: Join UCO's Peer Health Leaders from noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom for the chance to learn about alcohol education while playing a fun game! This game will include information about standard drink sizes, reducing risks, and statistics! Follow @ucophl on instagram for more information or to participate.

Opioids & Other Substances Education Zoom: UCO's Peer Health Leaders will hold a zoom meeting from 1-1:30 p.m. to provide education and

Around Campus

resources on the use of and addiction to opiods and other substances. Adminstering and accessing NARCAN will also be discussed.

Zoom Meeting ID: 991 0205 3992 Passcode: OpioidED Homecoming Royalty Lip Sync Battle: Join the Homecoming Activities Board from 7-9 p.m. in Constitution Hall to watch the homecoming royalty candidates compete against one another in an epic lip sync battle.

Friday, Sept. 25, 2020 SPB Golf Cart Karaoke: Are you a fan of carpool karaoke? Would you like a ride to class while jamming out to some tunes?! If so be on the lookout for the golf cart with the golf cart karaoke signs and music on 09/25/20 from 9am until 11am!

Melton Gallery: You Are Here- Film Debut and Gallery Talk: A gallery talk followed by the debut screening of the first of five new videos to be released for Cube of Light, an immersive installation by Patrick Conlon and Christina Giacona. Email meltongallery@uco.edu to make your reservation.

Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020 Virtual Central 5K Color Run/ Walk: Take part any time, any place!

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Lake Arcadia Homecoming Hangout: Come hangout at OAR Boathouse at Lake Arcadia from 6-11 p.m.

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Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020 Dec the Campus for Homecoming!: Join the Homecoming Activities Board from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. to decorate the campus in celebration of UCO's Homecoming.

Homecoming Esports Tournament: Get ready to game on! Join the Homecoming Activities Board at 6 p.m. at the CO-OP for a special homecoming esports tournament.

Monday, Sept. 28, 2020 Homecoming Kickoff, Campus Event: Homecoming Activities Board invites you to a homecoming spirit event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the clocktower by Broncho Lake. The first 200 students to post a picture of themselves at the location will earn a promo bag.

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Tech/Softball

September 22, 2020

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15 classes shifted online due to COVID-19 David Swank Contributing Writer

Approximately 15 classes in the College of Liberal Arts have gone online since the start of the semester, with some making the shift last week.

“Due to COVID exposures among faculty and student populations, some classes are meeting 100% virtually for the time being,” said Catherine Webster, dean of the College of Liberal Arts.

For students who don’t have access to the needed technology for extended classrooms, the IT Department has laptops, web cameras, headsets and hotspots available to be checked out.

Searching “emergency equipment checkout” on the main UCO website will take you to the form that should be filled out.

If your class has been registered into the program, available items can be checked out. Items can be picked up at the Tech Store in the Nigh Univer-

sity Center. The Central Tech Store is currently celebrating its 10-year anniversary, and will run a store-wide sale from Sept. 21 to Sept. 25.

Becca Buckner, Media Specialist II,

said that 257 of 425 available laptops, 119 web cameras, 162 hotspots and 43 headsets had been checked out so far.

The items will need to be returned by the end of the fall semester. De-

The Central Tech Store pictured above follows strict protocol to remain safe on campus during the COVID-19 pandemic. Students moving to online learning can find the tech they need here and check out items if their class has registered. (Cici Simon/The Vista)

tails will be handled via email due to the scheduled campus closing after Thanksgiving break.

Dr. David Macey English department chairman, said that the english department has around 100 classes with extended classroom functionality. UCO’s policy for extended classrooms has students logging in at the time of the class.

Students that are scheduled for the in-person class can opt into the extended classroom at any time. However, those signed up for the extended classroom can not come to physical class sessions.

Changes for extended classrooms have brought with them a “learning curve for students and teachers” according to Macey.

“Zoom Fatigue” is something some are dealing with, he adds. However, he feels that after the pandemic is over instructors will have new options and flexibility due to learning to adapt to the new methods and technologies.

UCO Softball moves on after canceled season

Outfielder Hazel Puempel takes a practice swing, as UCO Softball has resumed its practice schedule. Players must follow university and conference protocols to avoid exposure to COVID-19. No softball games have been played since March. (Cici Simon/The Vista)

Preston Poole Contributing Writer

Athletes at the University of Central Oklahoma have not played a game in any sport since March, when the NCAA canceled all Division II spring sports.

Additionally, the MIAA has postponed fall sports until the spring of 2021. Athletes have now gone more than six months without competition.

One of the last teams to play an actual live sporting event for UCO is the Bronchos softball team. Their last game was a 5-0 victory over Rogers State on March 7th.

Athletes weren’t prepared for the season to end suddenly.

“I remember crying in the back of the bus because I could not remember my last at-bat. I could not remember my last defensive play. I was heartbroken,” said Bronchos senior outfielder Hazel Puempel.

Since then, the NCAA has allowed seniors another year of eligibility.

Meaning seniors around the country just like Puempel can opt to return and get the ending to their collegiate careers they deserve.

Hazel Puempel said UCO has been able to practice as a team for the majority of the fall, and they’ve done well following COVID-19 prevention protocol.

She said that the team has increased their regulations and rules to prevent

putting each other in danger. Puempel also said the softball team has bought into the new rules as a team and that they understand the responsibility they have to themselves and others.

The Bronchos have been able to practice this fall, but that wasn’t the case for the spring and summer.

“During that time, I was very lost.

Due to the fact that we weren’t sure if we would be given another chance to play again, I was just heart broken. It was nice to go home and spend time with my family and loved ones (at a safe distance),” Puempel said. “I was beginning to accept the fact that I wasn’t going to play softball anymore.”

However, Puempel did elect to return for another season.

“Once I made the decision to return I was very excited to be able to be active. There were obstacles before I came back to campus though. I was injured toward the end of our season and I knew I needed to take the time to let my body heal, “ Puempel added. “I felt like I was in limbo, I was working out when I could and hitting once a week, but didn’t have access to a softball field. It was a strange time, I’m just happy to be back now.”

Being back on the field has been an adjustment for Puempel.

“It’s been a strange mental transition for me. Even when we inner-squad scrimmaged with each other I struggled with thinking this is real,” Puempel added.

She, like many other NCAA athletes around the country never pictured their final seasons being under these circumstances, but Puempel says she knows it’s out of her control.

“I have decided to not be so hard on myself. I have been playing the game of softball for a very long time, and since last year was taken away from me, I have learned to not take it for granted,” Puempel said.

“Every day that I am out there competing is a day I cannot take for granted because I never know when it’ll be taken away from me.”

The MIAA will make a decision on winter sports Oct. 1. No announcements have been made for the spring season at this time.

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September 22, 2020

Central Station

In this file photo from a previous semester, Shayla Purvis, Caylee Smith and Kristella Lepak, students in the University of Central Oklahoma’s nutrition, dietetics and food management program stop working for a quick picture. The program operates Central Station, an on-campus cafe that has shifted to offering only pick-up and delivery options and requiring students to wear masks at all times due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (Provided/Central Station)

Central Station ‘chugs’ along, delivers options JaNae Williams Copy Editor

Students in the University of Central Oklahoma’s nutrition, dietetics and food management program have made adjustments to their on campus cafe due to the COVID-19 pandemic in an effort to continue serving food during the fall semester.

Central Station, the on-campus dining option run by students in the

Quantity Foods and Institutional Food Management classes, reopened on Sept. 1.

However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the cafe no longer offers seated dining options. Instead, faculty, staff and students can phone-in or email orders in advance for pickup or delivery. Walk-in to-go orders are also available.

In addition to the change in food

Place Central Station orders by calling 405974-5506, or emailing your order to centralstationcafe@uco.edu.

WhenemailingaCentralStationorder,besuretoinclude: -Name -Phone Number -Pick-up or Delivery -Provide location, if delivery -Time for the order to be picked up or delivered -Method of payment CentralStationstaffwillcontactyoutocompletepaymentoverthephoneifyouareusingacreditcardfora delivery order.

delivery methods, the Central Station staff has implemented some additional changes for added health and safety.

“Some of the things we’ve done, is we’ve put up some plastic tarps for whenever people come in to order their food,” said Chelsea Dodson, a teaching assistant and former student in the nutrition, dietetics and food management program.

“We also have sanitizing going on constantly throughout the day and all of our students that are working are wearing masks and hats the whole time.”

Adjustments in order to remain open were not the easiest thing according to Dodson, but the students have responded well and continue to work to make the cafe successful.

Under the instruction of their professors, students in the program are entirely responsible for the planning, implementation and execution of cafe operations.

“The students get to learn what it’s like being in a restaurant setting and how to manage food production, come up with menus, how to budget the time, the money, the ingredients needed, all those things,” Dodson said.

Central Station features a signature sandwich, the ‘Turkey Central,’ and chocolate chunk brownies, which are always available for purchase.

A variety of hot and cold beverages

are also on the standard menu for the cafe. Options include fresh smoothies and specialty teas and coffees, such as matcha and flavored lattes.

Additionally, special items are featured on the menu based on planning done by members of the classes.

“So each student has a week they are in charge of and they get to come up with the entrée, the salad and the dessert for that week,” Dodson said.

“We also have great healthy food and it’s pretty affordable too.”

Chelsea Dodson, Central Station Teaching Assistant Dodson added that Central Station values and depends on the support of the campus community.

“It really helps us as students learn and grow the more people that we have,” Dodson said. “We also have great healthy food and it’s pretty affordable too.”

Central Station is open every Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Rotational menus and pricing information are available at https:// www.uco.edu/ceps/centers-and-clinics/central-station/.

RGB Death

September 22, 2020

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Nation remembers Ginsburg's legacy

In this July 31, 2014, file photo, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is seen in her chambers in at the Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court says Ginsburg has died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Sarah Hite

Editor-in-Chief

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died Friday at her home in Washington. She was 87. Ginsburg died of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer, according to the court.

Ginsburg announced in July that she was undergoing chemotherapy treatment for lesions on her liver, the latest of several battles with cancer.

Mourners across the country gathered in Washington D.C. over the weekend to pay respects to Ginsburg. Her chair on the U.S. Supreme Court bench and the bench directly in front of it have been draped with black wool crepe in memoriam.

In addition, a black drape has been hung over the courtroom doors. According to the Supreme Court, this tradition dates back at least as far as the death of Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase in 1873 and has been observed after the death of each sitting justice since.

She argued six key cases before the court in the 1970s when she was an architect of the women’s rights movement.

She won five, ac-

cording to The Associated Press.

Social media is flooded with informational graphics illustrating the lengths and degree of her work, the depths of which were unknown to some until this weekendw.

Ginsburg is recognized for helping award women the right to: sign a mortgage without a man, to have a bank account without a male co-signer, to have a job without being discriminated against based on gender and for the right for women to be pregnant and/or have kids and work.

Besides civil rights, Ginsburg took an interest in capital punishment, voting repeatedly to limit its use. During her tenure, the court declared it

unconstitutional for states to execute the intellectually disabled and killers younger than 18, according to AP. The work Ginsburg did followed her success as she graduated at the top of her Columbia University law school class in 1959 but could not find a law firm willing to hire her. She had “three strikes against her” — for being Jewish, female and a mother, as she put it in 2007, according to AP. The world learned of Ginsburg's death as Rosh Hashanah began – a holy time for the Jewish that has both comforted and provided special meaning to her death for some of her supporters.

"According to Jewish tradition, a person who dies on Rosh Hashanah, which began tonight, is a tzaddik, a person of great righteousness," book critic Ruth Frankl i n tweeted soon after the news of

Ginsburg's death broke.

There is political concern regarding what will happen next.

“When Scalia died in 2016, also an election year, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell refused to act on Obama's nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to fill the opening.

The seat remained vacant until after Trump's surprising presidential victory. McConnell has said he would move to confirm a Trump nominee if there were a vacancy this year,” AP reported.

As Washington shuffles the political board, mourners across the country continue to pay their respects to Ginsburg. The repercussions of her passing will continue to be a major discussion, meanwhile people remember what Ginsburg’s work allowed women across the country.

At left: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, right, receives the LBJ Liberty & Justice for All Award from Lynda Johnson Robb, left, and Luci Baines Johnson at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 30, 2020. The award from the LBJ Foundation honors those who carry on President Lyndon Baines Johnson’s legacy to right wrongs, champion justice, and serve humanity. (LBJ Foundation Photo/Jay Godwin)

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September 22, 2020

UCOLA/Big Fish

UCOLA offers students leadership opportunity Daniela Arvizo

Contributing Writer

Pictured above, Old North during the 2020 fall semester at UCO. UCOLA will accept applications online through UCORE. The deadline is Oct. 30. (Cici Simon/The Vista)

Students interested in improving their leadership skills can apply now to be a facilitator for the University of Central Oklahoma Leadership Academy.

UCOLA is a one-day event held for Oklahoma high school freshmen to teach them about involvement in UCO’s leadership opportunities.

Students can apply to be a facilitator online at UCORE under Leadership Central. Applications are due by midnight on Oct. 30.

After applying, students will have an interview conducted by UCOLA’s executive board and adviser. If selected, applicants will undergo a training program before becoming official facilitators.

UCOLA will be held on campus on Feb. 24. At this time, it’s expected to be an in-person event.

Jose Ibarra, assistant director for UCOLA and a former facilitator, said the program is a great opportunity to affect young people’s perspectives on their future goals.

“Students should apply for UCOLA because it’s an awesome opportuni-

ty for leaders to get involved,” Ibarra said.

Through UCOLA, freshmen are exposed to the UCO campus and its curriculum so they can start developing their leadership abilities. In the past, facilitators have selected some participants to receive a scholarship to UCO. The executive board plans a leadership development curriculum that focuses on a new theme each year.

Through workshops, activities, and discussions, students learn how to make a difference among their peers.

Students also participate in a campus tour and a resource fair highlighting services and programs offered on campus.

“UCOLA is an empowering organization that helps not only to develop future leaders but also helps people grow in their leadership,” said UCOLA Executive Director Sarah Faust.

“Personally, it has been one of my favorite events that UCO offers because it lets me build connections with students who will be here after I am long gone,” Faust said. “It gives me comfort in knowing that I’m helping grow the leaders that will take over UCO one day.”

Musical Theatre department performs “Big Fish” Steven Reese

Contributing Writer

The Musical Theatre department at the University of Central Oklahoma is getting ready to kick off its 2020-2021 season outdoors amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The musical production of “Big Fish” is coming to UCO Sept. 2326.

This will be the first of 6 musicals for the upcoming season which doesn’t include the New MT Broncho Showcase in November. Normally, all of UCO Musical Theatre performances are held at Mitchell Hall Theatre.

Due to COVID-19, however, all performances for the 2020 fall semester will be outdoors at UCO’s College of Fine Arts and Design Courtyard.

This will allow a safer environment including wearing a mask and social distancing.

Dr. Greg White, who is the director of UCO Musical Theatre, says it has been a challenge transitioning to outdoor theatre. Despite COVID-19, however, White says he is pleased with how the students have responded.

“There are a lot of things you take for granted in a venue such as lighting equipment, sound equipment, and a place for people to get ready,” White said. “But the students have been fan-

tastic and so focused. They have truly risen to the occasion.”

White also talks about how important it is for each student to get the opportunity and education they need especially during the pandemic.

“We could’ve just done one performance at Mitchell Hall and called it a day,” White said. “But then I think you’re denying students an opportunity to get on stage.”

The story contains two timelines.

A father named Edward Bloom is in his last years of living while his son is getting ready for his years as a father. Will, who is the son of Edward, listens to the stories his father tells of the past. Eventually, Will finds a secret that his father never showed him.

Kassie Carroll, who is directing the show, says she is super excited with not only the cast that she has but with being able to present to an audience this semester.

“This cast is truly perfect,” Carroll said. “Every one of them captures what I wanted from each role to a T and I honestly couldn’t be more pleased. I can’t wait for audiences to see this show. Whether it’s in person or virtually, I think this particular production will have a huge impact on every single person who sees it.”

All performances will be at 8:00 p.m. and the doors will open at 7:30 p.m.

The address to the CFAD Courtyard is 320 E. Hurd St. Edmond, OK 73034.

The courtyard is a block west of the UCO Health and Physical Education building. Tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for students. Even though the attendance will be limited to approximately 35 people, you can still stream

it online for $15. People who decide to attend will be provided seating. There will be two piano accompanists for the show. For more information about tickets or to stream the show online, visit UCO’s website.

The UCO Musical Theatre department will perform “Big Fish” from Sept. through Sept.

26 at the College of Fine Arts and Design Courtyard. (Provided/UCO Musical Theatre)

Malaysia

September 22, 2020

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Malaysian COVID response reveals global disparities

A customer scans her temperature using a noncontact temperature scanner before entering a phone accessory store. All establishments in Malaysia require patrons to check their body temperature before entrance either through handheld or automatic means. Those with abnormal temperatures will be turned away. (Amanda Siew/The Vista) Continued from Pg. 1

Most businesses are also allowed tooperate at full capacity only if following similar standard operating procedures.

Additionally, the government has enforced a midnight curfew for most premises in the country and a 2 a.m. curfew for eateries.

Face masks were also made mandatory starting Aug. 1 at all public places. Unlike the United States, a nationwide fine of one thousand Malaysian ringgit (about $240) will be imposed for those who do not follow the enforced rules.

The Malaysian government created the free MySejahtera app in April to track COVID-19 infections. Its main use is for contact tracing where users will scan a QR code provided at an establishment to self-register their contact details and risk level.

The app also informs users of any positive COVID-19 cases in their area.

In contrast, more than half of Americans are either unable or will not use a similar app created by Google and Apple to track COVID-19 infections, according to a poll by the Washington Post and the University of Maryland.

Most Malaysian colleges and universities as well as schools at the elementary, middle and high level have been allowed to reopen with standard operating procedures set by Malaysia’s

Seats in a food court are marked off with yellow tape to encourage customers to be physically distanced between each other. All patrons are legally required to wear masks in all public locations and are expected to replace masks after eating. Those caught without masks in public will be fined RM1,000 (about $240.76). (Amanda Siew/The Vista)

Health Ministry and National Security Council. However, many institutes have independently decided to transition to or incorporate virtual learning until the end of the year.

The country’s borders are closed to all foreign nationals, including those from the United States, until further notice. Leaving or entering the country for social visits or tourism purpos-

es is not allowed.

Those who wish to leave for other reasons may be required to seek approval from the government. Students who are just starting or continuing their studies abroad are not affected.

Any passengers arriving in Malaysia must undergo a 14-day mandatory quarantine at a designated quarantine center upon arrival at the Kuala Lum-

pur International Airport. Costs for quarantine are required to be covered by the passenger.

The United States does not have a countrywide mandatory quarantine rule, but at least 20 states have some form of self-quarantine requirement or recommendation. Oklahoma has no legal requirement for self-quarantine.