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Increasing number of families eligible for scholarship programs By T. Dehan

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klahoma students in the eighth, ninth, and 10th grade,' whose family incomes are less than $32,000 are now eligible for a new scholarship program. The Oklahoma State Regents are now distributing packets of information for the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program(OHLAP) to middle and high schools across the state. OHLAP has helped students since its creation in 1992, through the state

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ollege students across the country have been hit with the credit card

craze. At almost every university across the nation, credit card companies have found the jackpot by setting up sign-up booths. They give away free Tshirts, calling cards, pens and pencils to apply for a card. Over 430 universities across the nation have banned credit tables, said Dennis Meunier, vice president of marketing for

United College Marketing Services. On average, students carry over a $725 balance, Meunier said, and then they end up paying a lot in interest. It is very easy for many card-carrying students to rack up a large bill. "I charge everything from clothes to gas and most of the time I don't evenrealize how much I have charged," said Paige Norris, an ISU sophomore. In addition, sometimes students do not realize how much interest they pay, either. "Students pay on the average 17.25 percent in interest,"

OHLAP scholarship are that a student must: have a family household income of less than $32,000 per year, maintain a 2.5 grade point average, attend class regularly and stay away from drugs and alcohol. "By rewarding students for hard work and diligence, OHLAP helps build good habits necessary for success in college and the workplace," said State Regents Chairman Bill W. Burgess Jr. For more information on OHLAP, visit a high school counselor, call 1-(800)-8581840, or visit their website at WWW.okhighered.org.com . <

Number of endowment chairs to increase CO is hoping to increase the number of endowed chairs within the next five years. An endowment is funds that may be donated to an institution. When money is given to the institution, the board of regents matches whatever is given. However, the process may take up to a year. After the money has been matched, it is then invested. The only part of the money that can

be spent is the interest which can be used in quarters. A person is then selected to hold the position of an endowed chair. Dr. William Morey is the holder of the Barnabus Endowed Chair in Management Information Systems. His research will focus on technology used to build web pages. The speech language pathology department awarded Dr. Roy Rowland the holder of the Inez Miller Endowed Chair for Speech and Hearing.

Rowland, who retired last spring from the UCO Department of Curriculum and Instruction, is the first holder of the chair. Miller donated $250,000 and the state regents matched the contribution. Rowland would like to initiate the "The Inez Miller Conference on Communication Science and Disorder" next spring. He is also working on a workbook for speech-language pathology students. The proceeds will go to UCO's speech and hearing program.

Meunier said. "Crime also comes with debt. When students are in debt they steal things like books and bikes." Also, students sometimes do not expect is that they will be charged for every late bill and that their credit record will be affected. Citibank charges $29 for late fees and the cardholder's interest rate will also rise, said Leeann

Wells, a Citibank staff member. Along with late fees, card companies charge for going over the credit limit. "I was charged $25 for every time I went over my limit," said Gwen Marzano, an ISU student. Although credit cards can be potentially dangerous, there are many ways to manage your money. Credit companies send out booklets about money management with the credit card.

Not only are there brochures but there are several websites where card holders can get helpful tips on managing money. A few sites to check out are www.collegevisa.com , www.CampusB ackB one .com, and www.CreditHealth.com. These sites offer counseling, money management tips, ways to save money, and they can track

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legislature. "Since students first signed up for the program in 1992, thousands of Oklahomans who did not think college was a reality have pursed their educational and career goals through this scholarship program," said Chancellor Hans Brisch. For the past nine years OHLAP has helped nearly 1,900 students from all 77 Oklahoma counties and given away scholarships totalling over 2.3 million dollars, which are provided for by the Oklahoma Legislature. The requirements for the

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11.5 million people suffer Internet addiction, psychology study says By Jonathan Purkiss

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am hasn't studied for his test tomorrow or for any of his tests all semester. Although he was supposed to be in class an hour ago, he opted to spend his time with some friends - digital buddies - in a chatroom he frequents. He skipped lunch with his roommate to spend time online in the computer lab. Sam isn't expecting to pass any classes this semester, but he is glad that he is the only person in the computer lab at that moment. With everyone else in class, the campus network is a little faster and he'll be free to chat until the next day if he wants, which he probably will. Sadly, Sam, a hypothetical college student, has become lost

in cyberspace. He is an example of a growing number of real-life online addicts. According to a study released by the American Psychological Association, 6 percent of all Internet users, approximately 11.5 million, show signs of Internet addiction. The fastest growing number of these online addicts are college students. 'Net addiction has most recently been classified by specialists as a "behavioral addiction," unlike a chemical addiction. Other behavioral addictions include such activities as watching too much television or spending too much time gambling. Behavioral addictions can cause as many problems for college students as chemical addictions. "I see that most of the time,

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Director of Student Publications Dr. John DeSanto The Vista is published as a newspaper and public forum by UCO students, semi-weekly during the academic year except exams and holiday periods, and on Thursdays only during the summer term, at the University of Central Oklahoma, 100 N University Dr, Edmond, OK 73034-5209. Telephone: (405) 974-5549. One-year subscription rate $12. Periodicals postage paid at Edmond, Oklahoma 73034-9998. The Vista's Editorial Board meets once a week. Editorials represent the views of the majority of the Editorial 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. Cartoons represent the views of the artist. The Vista is not an official medium expression for the Regents or UCO. "POSTMASTER": Send address changes to The Vista, 100 N. University Drive, Edmond, OK 73034. 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, include the author's printed name, major, classification and phone number. Non-students must include title and daytime phone number. Letters are subject to editing for libel, clarity and space, or to eliminate statements of questionable taste. The Vista reserves the right not to publish submitted letters and does not publish anonymous letters. Address letters to: Editor, The Vista, 100 N. University Drive, Edmond, OK 73034-5209 or deliver in person to the editor, Communications Bldg, Rm 107. Letters can be sent via e-mail to thevista@hotmail.com . The Vista is online at http://www.libarts.ucok.edu/journalism/vista.html . This publication is printed by The Edmond Evening Sun, 123 S Broadway, Edmond, OK 73003.

students utilize the net for other activities beside education," said Dr. Kimberly S. Young, executive director of The Center of On-line Addiction at the University of Pittsburgh. Young travels to college campuses to warn students and faculty of the dangers of online addiction. The signs are always the same: grades drop, social life can be measured on one hand and, most importantly, those hands spend all day typing away at keyboards, sending pleas into cyberspace. Young said that grades often decline after students spend time using the Internet, whether it is chatting, playing fantasy games or posting to newsgroups, instead of doing their schoolwork. "It becomes an addiction as they try to pull themselves away from the Internet to write a paper, study for a test or read for class," she said. Young said the lure of the Internet lies in its opportunities for stimulating companionship, especially for college freshmen who may be missing that in real life. "In several cases, [freshmen] are most vulnerable due to the abrupt adjustment of being away from home for the first time and the ease at making friends online." Young said these college students never fully integrate with the rest of the campus; they

remain isolated with their computer. Other aspects of Internet addiction include online gambling and stock-trading that have the potential to devastate bank accounts, and a growing number of Internet users are becoming aware of online trading or auction sites that are destroying college students' pocketbooks. There have been attempts to classify these various types of 'Net addictions. The Center for On-Line Addiction, a cyberspace resource for online addicts, suggests five main types of net addiction: 1. Cybersexual addictions (addictions to adult chat rooms or cyberporn) 2. Cyber-relationship addiction (online friendships made in chat rooms, MUDs or newsgroup that replace real-life friends and family) 3. 'Net compulsions (compulsive online gambling, online auction addiction and obsessive online trading) 4. Information overload (compulsive web surfing or database searches) 5. Computer addiction (obsessive computer gameplaying or to programming aspects of computer science) The Center of Online Addiction offers these tips for beating online addiction before you have to go to a counselor: 1. If the Internet is what you crave after getting out of class,

try doing something different before going into cyberspace. Go to the cafeteria with some friends or try studying in the library for an hour before checking your email. 2. Time yourself by setting a watch alarm. Because Internet users tend to lose track of time, online addicts can benefit from having their time monitored for them. 3. Ironically, online addicts can also get help from "the beast" itself. Several chatrooms, newsgroups and mailing lists are available for people who can't seem to pull away from computers. Using a support-group system to help addicts, these resources can help addicts find and help each "beat" their obsession. There are even counselors who talk to addicts online, urging them to deal with their offline lives. The website for The Center of On-Line Addiction at is a great online source for information on 'Net addiction. The site offers information for "cyberwidows," victims of spousal online addiction, and gives explanations of various types of cyber addictions as well as giving real-life contacts for people looking for help. Those scared that they may be addicted can take a series of Internet addiction tests at this site to determine which type of addiction they may suffer. < —College Press Exchange

Journalism professor joins UCO staff By T. Dehan

Globe while attending Harvard. classes at Texas Tech. University, He also worked at the copy desk Isett worked the desk at The StaftWriter of The Seattle Post Intelligencer. ournalism is the profession • See !sett, Page 3 While teaching journalism that chose me, said new journalism instructor Dr. can build credit history. To credit card Philip Isett. Continued from front page further establish credit, Meunier Isett is no stranger to the also said to charge something credit bills. classroom. He has a bachelors in small every month and pay it off Meunier offered three tips for English, a master's degree in immediately. college students: earth science from Texas Tech. *Finally, students can call *First, students can negotiate University, and a masters in art their interest rate with the their credit card company and from The University of Texas. company. If the lender will not ask for them to throw out any Isett also earned a Ph.D. in lower it then threaten to cancel. junk fees if it only happened a ancient history from Harvard Meunier said companies would few times. If a payment is only a University. few days late, Meunier said not want to customers. Isett has also worked in several *Second, students should get customers can ask them to drop national publications. a card in their: own name so they the fee. He worked at the The Boston

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Universities may call parents if students are naughty By Christine Tatum

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fter getting busted for underage drinking, the hangover that's coming in the morning might not be half as bad as having to face Mom and Dad. At least that's what administrators at a growing number of colleges are hoping students will consider before they - gmbibe illegally or do something stupid after drinking one too many. Florida State University is the latest school to publicly entertain the debate, which has angered many students, who say parental notification violates their rights to privacy and stunts their efforts to gain independence. "I thinks it's ridiculous," Kate Trenner, a senior at Florida State told the FSView.

"When you go off to college, you're 18, and it's time to be on yourown. Calling Mom will not help us become better adults. Being arrested seems enough punishment for anyone." "Besides, Mom and Dad will not have that big an impact on what a student decides to do about drinking," she added. "Everyone knows their parents don't agree with getting hammered every night." That parents don't necessarily agree with their children's behavior is precisely the point, many school administrators say. They are tired of the death, sexual assault, slack grades, property destruction and myriad of other troubles linked to student alcohol consumption. They've tried just about everything to curb binge and underage drinking, and many are convinced those efforts would be even more effective if

Mom and Dad were backing them up. "We strongly believe that when students go away to college, they need to develop independence away from their home and family, which is why we don't send grades home," said Bonnie Hurlburt, dean of students at Radford University, which began telling parents about alcohol violations last fall. "But we were so concerned bout alcohol as a serious health and safety risk that we felt it was incumbent upon us to do something to turn it around." For years, schools have had a hard time determining when to call home about a student's behavior. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, also known as the Buckley Amendment, has long contained a loophole allowing colleges to

release educational and disciplinary records to the parents of financially dependent students. But many schools found the amendment confusing and opted to inform parents only when students were at risk of death or serious injury. Congress cleared up a lot of that confusion last fall after approving an amendment to the Higher Education Act that now

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Lubbock Avalanche Journal, and later he became the news editor at the Amarillo Daily News. He also spent time as the adviser of the student newspaper at West Texas State University. Isett is currently a wire editor for the Daily Oklahoman. His responsibilities there are to choose the national and international news stories and to

allows schools to inform parents anytime a student under 21 violates campus policies. As a result, several schools -including Central Michigan University, Virginia Tech and the universities of Delaware and Virginia -- have hopped on the parental-notification bandwagon, some even requiring that students, not school administrators, do the dialing. advise the news editors. Of all the jobs I've had in the past, I have enjoyed the Daily Oklahoman the most. It gives me an opportunity to see news that comes across the wire that most don't have a chance to read, Isett said. This is Isett's first semester at UCO , and he says he likes the small classes and the association with students. He says it keeps him "young and lively."

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Billions of dollars of unclaimed scholarships available By Chris Schurtz

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lthough nearly every cent of state and federal scholarship money awarded to students throughout the country every semester is claimed, possibly billions of dollars in private scholarships aren't. According to some estimates, there may be anywhere from $5 billion to $20 billion in unclaimed, private scholarship money. Many scholarships go unclaimed because students are unaware they exist; many of the businesses and private organizations offering them

don't have the time or resources to do mass advertising to promote their donations, said Valerie Davis, a scholarship coordinator at New Mexico State University. Because of that, she said, it's up to students to find the information themselves. Private scholarships come from a wide variety of sources such as businesses, corporations, private donors and political, ethnic or community organizations. While some are awarded according to need, most of a specific focus that take into account things such as a recipient's field of study, race or family ties to a the military or a

particular religion. Making it hard for students to find private scholarships is the absence of an official national database keeping track of them. There are, however, several unofficial Web sites reporting varied numbers on the amount of private scholarship money unclaimed and the number of students receiving that money. The United Scholarship Advisement Web page estimated that in 1998, $20 billion in educational funding went unclaimed. An estimate from the National Commission on Student Financial Assistance said only $400 million of an estimated $7 billion available

was claimed. That leaves $6.6 billion unclaimed. A 1996 U.S. Department of Education study reported that almost 11 percent of full-time students receive some sort of private scholarship. FastAID, a Web-based scholarship assistance service, reports 54 percent of financial aid comes from the private sector. FastAID also quotes a report from the House Subcommittee on Post Secondary Education saying one-third of available private funds go unclaimed. Many Web sites that claim billions of private scholarships go unclaimed every year also

offer to find those hidden scholarships for interested students, usually for a fee. But according to the Federal Trade Commission, requiring fees may amount to fraud. They warn that applying for a scholarship should never require paying a fee in advance. One of the reasons many scholarships and endowments go unclaimed is student apathy. Journalism department head Steven Pasternack said that although his department advertises its scholarships and does a good job of trying to alert students, many searches generate few applicants. "It's really incredible lethargy," Pasternack said. <

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Accounting professors wrote the book on bookkeeping By Ercilia Zolkiewicz

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or an entire year UCO accounting professors met every week for an hour or two to discuss how they would change the teaching format if they had an open door. As a result, this fall the UCO bookstore shelved a new accounting book that is part of a national movement. The approach is to remove the `debits and credits' from the first semester of accounting. UCO accounting professors Dr. Robert and Dr. Katherene Terrell co-authored the book. "We started writing it in July 1998 and ended in January 1999," Katherene said. "On January 2, her father's 80th birthday," added Robert. "That was a happy day." The Terrells found out that writing a book is not as

glamorous as it sounds. had to be decided." The editing process took six The Terrells were surprised by months Katherene the editor's said. decision to The editors use navy would send in three blue ink to or four chapters to print the be reviewed and text, but the wanted it back in decision two days, she said. saved "We got real money. used to saying 'You "If the want it when?"' book sells Robert laughed. well, we'll "The writing be lucky if style was reviewed we earn a by other dollar per professors," said book," Katherene. Katherene Photo by Shauna Hardway "Small things said. like using 'is made We wrote Dr. Katherene Terrel (left) up of instead of and Dr. Robert Terrell, both this book `consists of UCO professors. for other became issues." reasons, "Even the smallest detail like Robert said. deciding if we were going to "We really believed in this capitalize the word 'Web-site' book—the concept, the —

approach," Robert said. Most of the students taking core accounting courses are not accounting majors, he said. "The question becomes `do you teach accounting through bookkeeping, or do you teach bookkeeping as a part of accounting?"' Robert said. "It's more important for students to be able to use accounting," he said. The new edition is actually a total rewrite of the original, Katherene said. "We looked at every book on the market, and this is the only one that fulfilled our needs," Katherene said. "We beefed it up here and there," she said. "We added concepts and used feedback from our colleagues here." It would not have been possible without the work of six other UCO accounting

professors. UCO accounting professors Dr. Lorren Beavers, Dr. Mary Sheets, Bambi Hora, Charles Purciful, Ura Lee Denson, and Thomas Miller and were all significantly involved in the delivery of this text. Including the test banks and solutions manuals, seven books were published for the program. "There was a lot of synergy at work," Katherene said. "It really was a collaborative effort," she said. "This shows the quality of our school." "It's on a national scale," said Dr. David Harris, dean of the UCO's College of Business, "I think it's a big story." "We were blessed by the encouragement of the administration," Katherene said. "We get to do it all over again next year with the next edition," Katherene said.

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International student receives scholarship By Trent Dugas

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niversity of Central Oklahoma marketing graduate student Bobi Ivanov, 24, was named the 1999 Delta Mu Delta scholar. Ivanov, from the Republic of Macedonia, received the $750 Abderrahman Robana Award for 1999-2000. Ivanov said he plans on using the money to help him conduct research and study data in international areas. "My future plans involve a continuing study in the marketing research field for about two years," Ivanov said. "I then plan to pursue my Ph.D. in marketing." He said the scholarship is a big plus in his career and will help give him better knowledge in his field of study. Each candidate was required to address certain criteria in the application process.

Ivanov was judged on his academic excellence and his superior performance in the study of business. He was recognized because of his scholarship achievement, leadership, need, character, motivation and potential. Ivanov also said his letters of recommendation and his published research papers helped him receive the scholarship. "Excellence in all categories

The purpose of Delta Mu Delta is to promote more scholarships for business training and to recognize and regard scholastic attainment in business subjects. "I can honestly say that Bobi is one of the best graduate students I've encountered in my 18 years of teaching," said Dr. Darrell L. Goudge, associate professor of marketing. The scholarship recipients are required to continue their study of business for the next academic year. My future plans involve In 1999, the society study in the marketing awarded over $27,000 research field for about for 39 scholarships two years. nationwide. More than $237,000 was awarded to over 375 students since 1990. —Bobi Ivanov Delta Me Delta was graduate student founded in 1913 and is affiliated with the of business must be attained in Association of Collegiate order to earn this honor," said Dr. Business Schools and Programs. Maryellen P. Epplin, associate Almost 300,000 students professor of finance and Delta receive bachelor's or master's Mu Delta advisor. degrees each year but only about "I am proud to see this 5,000 students become Delta Mu scholarship awarded to Bobi Delta members. Ivanov."

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Feminist artist paints new picture of genre By Aaron Krause

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tudents at Indiana University will get a chance this semester to learn about women's art from a woman's perspective. Their instructor will be worldrenowned feminist artist Judy Chicago, who said she feels compelled to teach in a university setting for the first time in 25 years because she's determined to help change negative attitudes about the genre. This semester, Chicago is teaching a studio class and also joining Peg Zeglin Brand, an assistant professor of philosophy and gender studies, to teach a course in art history. "We're hoping to define the term 'feminist art' after 30 years," Brand said. IU students also are getting a chance to see Chicago's work in an exhibition titled "Trials and Tributes: A Judy Chicago

Retrospective." The exhibit, which runs until Oct. 31, features some of the artist's best known sketches including "Womanhouse," "The Dinner Party," and "The Holocaust Project." Chicago, who has been drawing since the age of 5, said her parents were big believers in equal rights for women -- a concept to which she said many of her professors at the University of California-Los Angeles didn't subscribe at the time. Chicago said many of her instructors criticized her use of breast and vaginal imagery in her works. So far, many students have said they don't know why Chicago wasn't heaped with praise while she was still a student. "I really like her message," said Brook Izdepski, a freshman journalism major. "It isn't really about feminism, it's about women being recognized for their worth."

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swore I was never going into teaching, said Shawna Cleary, instructor of the Sociology department. As Cleary sits in her chair grading papers, she discusses her family, dissertation paper, and the crime rate in the past, present, and future. Born and raised in the Oklahoma City area, Cleary attended Millwood until the eighth grade. She then moved to Edmond. After high school, she attended UCO and is currently seeking her Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma. Cleary has "All But Dissertation" (ABD) left in her doctorate program. If approved by the board, the paper will be testing rapists on the general theory of crime, which has never been done. Cleary comes from a strong family background of teaching and criminal justice. "Both of my parents were professors," Cleary said. "And

"The stories he use to tell absolutely fascinated me." According to Cleary, crime has gone down in the past ten years, but there will be an increase by the year 2010. "The ages that most crimes are committed (15-24) has gone down because there are fewer people in the category," Cleary said. "But in the year 2010 when that age population has —Photo by Shauna Hardway increased, we expect to see an Shawna Cleary, sociology instructor, performs her role. Cleary believes that increase in crime." changes in the age distribution of the American population will result in a surge Even though the in the crime rate. Althoough the crime rate is decreasing, Cleary wants the crime rate is drug laws to be changed. decreasing, Cleary Besides teaching, Cleary also lectures about rape prevention at the YMCA. would like to my grandmother was a one room Cleary's other change the drug laws. school teacher before she met grandfather was a police officer Other than teaching, Cleary my grandfather who was a who probably influenced her the volunteers at the YWCA and sits Methodist minister." most with criminology. on a committee board.

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fter students accused him of acting in conflict of interest, University of Arkansas Chancellor John A. White announced he would remove himself from a committee working to establish a code of conduct governing workplace conditions where products bearing the UA name are made. Students said White shouldn't be on the school's committee on fair labor and university licensing because he serves on the board of directors of the Russell Athletic Corporation, one of the businesses the committee is charged with monitoring. The company pays White between $20,000 and $25,000 annually and is also one of the businesses that creates athletic wear sold at the UA and other

campus stores around the country. White said he didn't think the work he does for the company conflicted with his committee duties. He said he would continue to work for the Russell Corp. "I certainly don't think I have a conflict of interest; in fact, if anything, what I'm doing on the Russell board is making sure the board and the management of the Russell Corporation are sensitized to the subject," he told the Arkansas Traveler. White asked the committee come up with a list of recommendations for the new code of conduct by Jan. 30. Bennett and a standing committee of five vice chancellors will grant final approval to proposed plans. -4(

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Athiest hairdresser suffers the wounds of Christ By Julie Jordan

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tigmata: Bleeding wounds on five points of the body that correspond to the injuries suffered by Christ during his crucifixion. Frankie Paige (Patricia

Arquette) is a self-proclaimed atheist. So why would this hairdresser from Pittsburgh have the marks of stigmata? This is the question priest Andrew Kiernan (Gabriel Byrne) sets out to solve. Paige is a woman with no worries. She is wild, staying out late drinking and dancing. But

when she is rushed to the emergency room because of puncture wounds to the wrists, the doctors are convinced she has tried to commit suicide. But the visions and paranormal mutilations continue, and organic chemist turned priest Kiernan is sent to investigate. He is an expert in

religious miracles and can find no reason an atheist would exhibit wounds that are usually afflicted only on deeply religious priests. But Vatican official Cardinal Houseman is a little too eager to cover up the whole situation, and the ending is quite a shock. But the major problem with

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Welsh Stereophonics hit sour note with American critics By Sarah Zupko

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Japan to play games with new Playstation2 at annual game show By Adam Pavlacka

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he Tokyo Game Show is a game player's fantasy. Held annually in Tokyo, Japan, the game show is typically used for major product announcements and unveilings by the major game producers. Sometimes though, the news is so big a company just can't wait for the show to start, so they hold their own event. Early this week Sony Computer Entertainment did just that when the company held a press conference officially announcing the PlayStation2. Currently scheduled for a Mar. 4, 2000 release in Japan, and a Fall 2000 release in Europe and North America, the PlayStation2 has the game industry buzzing. The price for the Japanese launch is .39,800 yen, or approximately $370, and it includes the system, one controller, a memory card and a demo disc. Current industry speculation expects the North American release to street between $300 - $350. The biggest news regarding the PlayStation2 is DVD compatibility. It has been known since the initial tech demos that

the PlayStation2 would utilize DVD-ROM as a standard storage medium. What was not known, until now, was whether or not the PlayStation2 could play DVD Video. The short answer is yes. Equipped with a plethora of AJV features, the PlayStation2 promises to become the centerpiece of every college student's home entertainment center. The unit has a multi-A/V out port, which will accommodate various video formats such as RF, composite and S-Video. Standard audio outs will be provided as well as a digital out for Dolby Digital (AC3) and DTS support. In addition to DVD movies, the PlayStation2 will also be able to play music CDs, PlayStation game CDs and PlayStation2 game CDs. Controllers and accessories designed for the current PlayStation should also work with the PlayStation2. The backward compatibility

is possible because the original PlayStation CPU is used in the PlayStation2 as an I/O (input/output) processor. Although PlayStation games will run on the PlayStation2 they

will not be enhanced in any way New accessories announced for the PlayStation2 include a new Dual Shock2 analog controller and an 8-megabyte

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Indian burial records dispute de Soto documents By Katherine Denger

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wo archeologists have analyzed burial evidence of the mid16th- century Pacaha and Casqui Native American tribes of Arkansas that will change the way some scholars view the social structure of the two tribes. After analyzing the records of about 900 burials at a large site in eastern Arkansas, Robert Mainfort, research administrator at the Arkansas Archeological Survey, and Ph.D. candidate Rita Fisher-Carroll concluded that he two tribes did not have the highly stratified social classsystems many historical documents have described. Previously, many historians and anthropologists had accepted documents written by several Spanish soldiers in Hernando de Soto's expedition of 1539 as accurate accounts of the lives and society of the Pacaha and Casqui tribes. Four records of de Soto's expedition have survived the years, two of which are journals that were kept by soldiers in the expedition through the southeast region of what is now the United States. The other accounts are less

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significant historically, Mainfort said, because they were written a generation after the journey with obvious embellishment. "The de Soto chronicles have provided an all-too-tempting opportunity for scholars to use these documents as a description of what life was like at the time of first contact," Mainfort said. "But there are discrepancies between what the de Soto accounts describe and the evidence we find archeologically." The Pacaha and Casqui tribes flourished from about 1450-1600 A.D. and included large settlements in northeast Arkansas and near Memphis, Tenn. "At the time de Soto went through, these settlements could have supported 1,000 people or more," Mainfort said. "Towns of that size would not be seen again in Arkansas or western Tennessee until the 19th century." The soldiers' journals portray the settlements as highly stratified societies in which distinct levels of power separated the citizens into social classes. Their records speak of individual rulers who wielded considerable political and religious power and who could mobilize large warrior

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forces. These descriptions have led some modern anthropologists to interpret the Pacaha and Casqui tribes as chiefdom societies, but Mainfort said scholars have depended too greatly on the testimony recorded by Spanish mercenaries. By examining the way the Pacaha and Casqui buried their dead, Mainfort and FisherCarroll have used anthropological evidence instead of personal testimony to investigate the tribes' life and social structure. "Social structure does not just affect how we live, it also determines how we bury our dead," Mainfort said. "If the de Soto accounts are correct -- if these people lived in a strictly hierarchical society -we should see a definite distinction between social classes among the burial population. We didn't see any of that." Mainfort said in a highly stratified culture, the ruling class receives obvious special treatment in its burial sites. Their graves are often spatially separated from the rest of the population and contain valuable objects such as copper ornaments, tools and ceremonial

clothing. Burial records compiled by UA researchers during excavations of a large Native American cemetery in the 1930s included large maps plotting the spatial relationship between each grave -- along with photographs and drawings showing the orientation and position of bodies and objects found near them. By looking at the records, Mainfort and Fisher-Carroll found that burials appeared remarkably uniform and that no members of the population had been separated from the others, nor were any special objects found in any of the graves. "Virtually the only objects buried with these folks were pottery vessels, the majority of which were found in the graves of children," Mainfort said. The archeological evidence supports a far more egalitarian society than the de Soto chronicles suggest, he said. However, Mainfort said the Pacaha and Casqui tribes likely had a moderately hierarchical social structure, which helped them to complete public architectural projects such as mounds and buildings. "With more than 1,000 people living in a confined area, there

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was certainly a need for some political force to integrate the society and make it work," he said. "But there seem to be no extreme levels of power the way the de Soto chronicles report." Mainfort said the goals of the Spanish explorers had more to do with impressing the king and queen, religious leaders and other royalty with their own bravery and conquests than recording their experiences in an objective, scientific manner. Seeking to understand the tribes they encountered, they probably classified the natives according to the social system they knew best: the monarchy. "Historians who have critically assessed these accounts have for years known and pointed out that there are considerable difficulties in accepting them at face value," Mainfort said. "We have to keep in mind that these men were not the 20/20 news team. They weren't anthropologists or scientists. They were soldiers. And that makes it all the more important to compare what they recorded to archeological data."

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UCLA investigated for violations of Title IX requirements By Scott M. Reid

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Education investigators interviewed UCLA coaches and administrators on campus for the first time Tuesday, university officials acknowledged their plan to bring the school into compliance with Title IX has failed so far. UCLA associate athletic director Betsy G. Stephenson said that while a plan implemented during the 1998-99 academic year to increase the percentage of women competing in athletics at the school has shown significant progress, the university remains in violation of

BIGOT Continued from page 12 spare the younger of the two seated beside him. "He's a queer among fags," Steinhauer joked. How do we know about these comments? The Colorado Daily was there, sitting a few rows behind Steinhauer. "I'm not anti-gay. I'm not homophobic," said Steinhauer when the Daily contacted him. "Obviously I overstepped my bounds in saying that." Although he initially didn't deny making the statement, he later told the paper that his friends remembered him saying something like: "He's a queer Sigma Chi." One of his friends, when contacted by the Daily, concurred. Steinhauer told the daily that tasteless quip was meant as a joke, but it's not funny. Even in the context of college football, which makes some men resort to macho jabber, random punching and other primitive alpha-male behavior, this "joke" fails to amuse. Why? It's true that derogatory epithets, when used by members of the oppressed group, can be reclaimed and become a source of empowerment. But, to our knowledge, Steinhauer, an upper-middleclass white man, has yet to come

Title IX provisions. UCLA's failure to meet a Title IX requirement that the percentage of women among a university's intercollegiate athletes be equal to the percentage of women in the undergraduate student body has been the focus of a nine-month investigation by the Department of Education's (D.O.E.) Office of Civil Rights into UCLA's noncompliance with Title IX., The Federal law guarantees female athletes equal rights on the playing field. OCR investigators' interviews with a wide range of university and athletic department personnel were the first in a series to be conducted on the Westwood campus. OCR

investigators will interview UCLA students later this fall. OCR officials expect to complete their investigation of UCLA in December. A more extensive OCR probe of USC launched last Janaury at the same time as the UCLA probe is expected to stretch well into 2000, OCR officials said. D.O.E. documents obtained by the Register reveal that complaints that USC "is not providing athletic financial assistance to women athletes in proportion to their participation in the intercollegiate athletics program" have led the OCR to investigate USC on a much broader scope than UCLA. USC associate athletic director Lisa Love said Tuesday

the school has not heard from the OCR recently and could not comment on any aspect of USC's Title IX compliance without receiving permission from university general counsel Todd Dickey. Under Title IX and accompanying federal regulations, noncompliance could result in UCLA and USC losing the hundreds of millions of dollars both receive annually in various federal grants, including those for non-athletic programs. A more likely outcome, in the UCLA case, Title IX experts suggest, is that UCLA would be forced to agree to a OCR-dictated plan to bring the university into compliance. Although UCLA has ranked

among the Pac-10 leaders in several gender-equity areas, the university has acknowledged it has failed to reach compliance in the area of female participation. The OCR also is investigating whether "significant disparities exist" in the resources UCLA "provides to support the women's athletic programs," according to D.O.E. documents obtained by The Register. During the 1996-97 academic year women made up 52 percent of UCLA's undergraduate student body but just 39 percent of the school's athletes. A year later UCLA showed only marginal improvement, women making up 51.9 percent of the student body, 40.7 percent of the athletes.

out of the closet. Can you imagine the reaction if Steinhauer were to describe one of his football buddies as "a nigger among coloreds"? Hey, it's not that we've had our sense of humor surgically removed. Here in the newsroom, we laugh about all sorts of tasteless things. But GLBT people, whatever you choose to call them, still face serious, sometimes deadly, discrimination in our society. Less than a year ago, Matthew

Shepard was severely beaten and left to die in freezing weather on a Wyoming fence. Targeted because he was gay, he suffered alone for 18 agonizing hours before rescuers, who initially thought he was a scarecrow, came to his aid. Witnesses said his face was covered with blood, except where his tears had washed his skin clean. He died soon after. Not much to laugh about there. Derogatory jokes play into the

hate-filled notions that make such violence possible. For the chairman of CU's governing board to behave in such a way not only demeans the GLBT community, but CU as well. A word about CU: Isn't CU the university that still refuses to grant its faculty and staff samesex benefits? Yes, it is. The issue has come before the regents, who have repeatedly voted against it.

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Beloit's 'List' show freshman how young they really are By Raad Cawthon

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eloit College wants its professors to remember that the majority of freshmen arriving on its Wisconsin campus this year were born in 1981 and to them "John Lennon and John Belushi have always been dead." The freshmen also have "no idea what a bread box is" and have never heard anyone on television say, "Good night, John Boy." Beloit's freshmen, on the other hand, want faculty r-

members to know that they can, "right now, hum the theme to "Inspector Gadget" and that "Wax on, Wax off' has profound meaning for them. All those items but the last two are gleaned from what is known at Beloit as, simply, "The List." The 43-item list is in its second edition after being introduced last fall to instant acclaim. It has sparked both a spate of imitators at other campuses and a lot of attention for the 153-year-old liberal-arts college.

And this year there is a counter-list produced by some incoming freshmen, pointing out what they might know that the professors might not, such as who Tina Yothers is. According to Tom McBride, a member of the English faculty member who teaches a seminar introducing freshmen to the intellectual rigors of college, the idea behind "The List" is fun, but it also is meant to ease communication between generations that share the same college campus but not necessarily the same frame of

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Florida State Universtiy pre-med student makes dream a reality By Kim Northup

When Florida State student a project that would give students clinics. That just means that the pre-med student's vision. Now, after recently returning from Rick Vidal came up with the idea an opportunity to travel abroad clinic gets a doctor once a month, CollegePressigriter sometimes not even that," Vidal Jamaica, it has become an entire for the International Medical and gain clinical experience. It started two years ago as one "I met with tons of doctors said. Outreach program, he envisioned group's success. Each day the team would split who go on trips, but don't take "dramatic change in our anymore," she said. into two groups and head off to students," Vidal said. LIST At Beloit, "The List" remains perspective last year," but "It wasn't until I met Dr. Keen, two different sites for the day. Continued front page 14 the most high-profile example a native of Jamaica, that things Monnich said everything was Swift River, Fruitfulville, years ago we were using a lot of "coming up for review in the of the rapidly expanding Chepstowe, Nonesuch and started coming together." purple and chartreuse because next (recruitment) cycle." generation gap. It reminds Keen, head of the Wakulla Cascade were some of the places they were the hot colors. Now At Bryn Mawr, as at Beloit, professors that, for 18-year- County Health Department, has a they visited during the week. we are using a different color the shelf life of some olds, "Cats" has been playing on Many days students would master's degree in public health, palette." publications has fallen from five Broadway their entire lives, and he was just the type of arrive at their sites to find very Language also is regularly or six years to two years or less. there has never not been a professional guide Vidal had poor conditions. The clinics they updated, which sometimes At Haverford College (in woman on the Supreme Court, hoped to find. worked in were without requires an edgier verbal Haverford, Pa.) - which, with a "skates" has always meant "in"He not only knows how to electricity, running water, air and attitude as well. student body of 1,100, is line," not "roller," and the term treat patients individually, but adequate ventilation. After all, this is, as the comparable in size to Beloit - "Ma Bell" is meaningless. "Fifty people would be also knows how to treat a counter-list pointed out, a Maureen McDonald, the But "The List" and the community," Vidal said. waiting there at 8 a.m. when we cohort that "can explain the director of publications, said dialogue it hopes to foster are "He can analyze the situation, got there," FSU student Mike "cha-ching' thing." deciding just how trendy to more than a once-a-year set up a clinic and know exactly Lane said. To keep on point, Beloit make the graphics in phenomenon to McIvor. "And they would stand there what to do." recruitment officials talk to high Haverford's printed material was While admitting, for for seven hours waiting to be Keen had been on other school students, listen to focus "walking a fine line." example, that the style of the medical-travel trips -- kit none seen. When they finally were groups, read magazines popular "We could send out a copy in the college's newest with students. seen, they were still very with teen-agers, and deal with publication which would be publications is hard for him to "Rick got me excited," he said. congenial." publishing companies that very funky, very lively, and it fathom (one brochure asks Each student was assigned a Eight students, three doctors, a specialize in freshening college- wouldn't be in character," she rhetorically, "What were you dentist and a registered nurse specific task for the day. Some recruitment material, all in an said. "You have to represent the expecting, cheese?"), McIvor made up the team that would see collected information for the effort not to come across as institution truthfully. also argues that that is as it more than 150 patients each day. intake forms while others ran the staid or old-fashioned in the Haverford is not conservative should be. After an entire year of pharmacy or took blood sugar increasingly competitive in any political or intellectual "It's easy for kids who have planning, fundraising and levels. Then, one of the five student-recruitment market. way, but we do tend to not have spent much of their lives in training, the team packed up practitioners would see the Other liberal-arts colleges are a student body that represents front of television screens to wheelchairs, crutches, 350 patients. doing many of the same things. itself through body piercing or read," he said. "We were really helping pounds of medication and other Nancy Monnich, director of wildly colored hair." And what happens if medical supplies that various people out. One at a time," Lane admissions at Bryn Mawr Still, McDonald said, publications at Beloit start companies had donated and said. College, said the school's Haverford's publications have losing their battle to stay ahead headed for Buff Bay, Jamaica. publications had become "a lot increased the number of short of the ever-changing cultural â&#x20AC;&#x201D;College Press Exchange "We volunteered at type-one more magazine-y" in the last sidebars that accompany the curve? several years. "I can't let that happen," main texts, as well as "factoids," And the pace continues to little nuggets of information that McIvor said. "I'll be out of work quicken. Bryn Mawr's can stand alone. "Straight text is if that happens." If you pay more you're losing money publications underwent not going to appeal to anyone Don't you just love our grasp of the obvious...

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Bronchos butt out Rams By J. W. Reagor

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van Luttrell became the game hero for the broncos when he secured victory with his 41 yard field goal kick in the last three seconds Saturday. The Broncos enjoyed a 37-34 win over their renewed rivals the Angelo State Rams. UCO came from 15 points behind to defeat the Rams for the first time in their last three meetings. The turning point of the game was Greg Briley's 5 yard TD rush which brought the score to within 9 with Morgan Cramer's

successful two point conversion. The action was intensified with Lucas Kerr's fumble recovery. Brett Manning's pass to Alton Lusk tied the game at 34 with 1:31 left to play. Angelo State dominated the game from the beginning with 14 unanswered points. UCO quarterback Brett Manning passed for 276 yards, completing 19 of 25 attempts; while Angelo State's Brannon Smith passed for 249 yards in 12 of 13 attempts. The Broncos will be in Wichita Falls, Ix. next week to take on Midwestern State. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.

Volleyball team wins Friday conference By Nick Spross

StallWriter The Lone Star Conference North division opener proved to be no problem for UCO's volleyball team Friday night in Durant, as they took three out of four games from Southeastern

StallWriter Regis University played spoiler to the UCO soccer team's undefeated season Friday when they handed UCO their first loss, 5-1. UCO went into Denver with a 5-0 record, looking to extend their streak. The game started off promising enough when UCO's Kim Brown scored the first goal, her sixth of the season, to give the Bronchos a 1-0 lead. Regis then scored five unanswered goals, including a hat trick by Laura Qualls, shutting out UCO for the rest of the game. The Bronchos were outshot by Regis 15-9. UCO's Denver road trip improved, however, when they beat Metropolitan State on Sunday 2-1. UCO fell behind early in the second half on a goal from Metropolitan's Tarena O'Neill. The Bronchos answered right back when Brown scored her seventh goal of the season. Sally Holmes would eventually score the game winning goal, her sixth of the season, giving UCO a 1-1 split on their road trip. The Bronchos will next host the Spectrum Classic, where they will face Dallas Baptist on Sept. 25 and Missouri Southern the

Oklahoma to win their first conference match and improve their record to 8-5. UCO all but dominated, winning 15-5, 15-17, 15-7, 15-2. Middle blocker Alma Brahimaj and outside hitter Adriana Crovador combined for 42 kills, just seven shy of

Bronchos move to 3 in poll

The Bronchos moved up to number three in the first regularseason NCAA Division II football rankings after being sixth in the pre season poll. The defending Lone Star Conference champion Bronchos are 2-0 coming off of a 37-34 come-from-behind win over the following day. Both games will Angelo State Rams last Saturday. UCO scored 18 points in the start at 3p.m.

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Southeastern's total team kills. UCO's total team kill percentage was .315 compared to .143 for Southeastern. Coach Mark Herrin said he was impressed by the team's performance. "It was a great win, especially since we were on the road," said Herrin, "Southeastern had the advantage, being the home team". Herrin said it felt good to get the first conference win out of the way. "The first conference match is always a big one," Herrin said. UCO will have three more conference matches at home this week, the first on September 21 against rival Cameron.

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Students abuse their bodies, writer says By Sherri Richards

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s I sat at the table, the slice of pizza stared at me, taunting my already full stomach. My friends sat across the table, taunting my pride. One slice, they said. I could do it. Twelve slices later, I was resigned to being champion of the all-you-can-eat pizza contest. I also was resigned to the fact that I was going to throw up any minute. The abuse college students put their bodies through boggles my mind more than a quantum physics test. We never sleep, we always eat, and the weight of the books in our backpacks is heavy enough to knock us down if the wind picks up a little. We sit hours on end in classes, stretching our brain cells to the limit. We then drink ourselves into a stupor, destroying the already worn out little buggers. We laugh, but such behavior isn't always funny. More than one-third of college students admit to binge drinking -- having four or more alcoholic beverages per sitting for women, five or more drinks for men.

Besides the strain on the wallet that this can lead to, it's a strain on one's health, not to mention his or her life. Between 25 and 50 students die each year from alcohol poisoning or alcohol-related deaths. "Well, I don't drink," you say. No matter. College students everywhere depend on that morning cappuccino to make it to class or that 20-ounce soda to survive all-night cram sessions. A University of Washington study determined that those who avoided caffeine had significant increases in brain energy. And those who developed a tolerance to it suffered headaches and a lack of energy when they went without the product for a few days. Hmmm. And that brings us to those pick-me-ups some of us get from those puffs of nicotine. Forget bad breath and smelly clothes and hair. Do the words "lung cancer" or "emphysema" mean anything to you? Why do we do this to ourselves? We are young and healthy now, but not if we keep up this behavior. Will the thousands (upon thousands) of dollars we spend to obtain an education be worth anything if the nasty little habits

we develop at school put us in the grave? Yes, college is a stressful time of life. Homework and tests take on a whole new meaning from anything ever experienced in high school. But it's also a wonderful feeling of freedom and independence. It's the first time a young adult is really out on his or her own. Mom's not there every minute to tell us to eat our vegetables, or to go to bed or to not sit so close to the television. Maybe that's the problem. Although we are "responsible" adults, perhaps we should continue taking advice from our parents. They've been there, they've done it, and although they still haven't figured out how to program the VCR, they do know what they're talking about. "Take care of yourself," my mom says. "Cut back on alcohol, avoid the fatty foods, just say no to drugs, exercise, get some sleep, brush your teeth ..." I'm sure you've heard that lecture, too. Now it's time to listen -- before we all age another 20 years.

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