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Dancing with the Bronchos
Old North
Madison Berryman of UCO’s track team and her partner Al Jones won the competition held Friday night. Page 8
The historic building edges ever closer to reopening, but the inside still has much work to be done. Page 3
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UCO GOES PINK FOR BREAST CANCER By Christina Dickens / Contributing Writer
This week, UCO will be celebrating “Paint the Campus Pink Week,” a weeklong philanthropic event supporting breast cancer awareness. Appropriately held on Valentine’s week where the existing pink décor supports the event, there will be many festivities to promote awareness and raise money for Susan G. Komen for the Cure. “According to statistics, one out of eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. At UCO, that means that 1,172 can potentially be diagnosed at some point in their lifetime,” Courtney James, assistant
director of Campus Activities, said. “Big Pink exists to educate our community members on this fact but to also raise money for the women and men that are already affected by the disease.” All events of Pink Week precede the five-day volleyball tournament from Feb. 20-24, where participants will play with a four-foot pink volleyball. Paint the Campus Pink Week began on Monday with a Pink Rally from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the second floor of the Nigh University Center, where students could join the Big Pink Committee and get informed about what will be happen-
ing throughout the week. For $1, students could make buttons supporting the cause. The theme of this year’s Pink Week is “Oh the thinks you can think with Big Pink!” Dr. Seuss puts a spin on the fundraising and will be implemented in some of the events, including Pink Eggs and Ham day tomorrow at the Broncho Lake Blue Tent. Pink eggs and ham, similar to their green counterpart from the children’s book, will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Other events include cookie and card decorating today in the NUC ballrooms and Zumba and night
climbing on the rock wall at the Wellness Center tomorrow. Students can tie-dye T-shirts for a $2 donation in addition to rock climbing. Thursday is UCO Pink Day, where students are encouraged to wear pink. Faculty and staff may have a dress down and pink day for a $5 contribution. Pink Day will sponsor events in the NUC such as the kickoff volleyball event, the “Can Breast Cancer Affect Me?” educational program, and distribution of pink treats such as cotton candy, popcorn and lemonade. The first 200 people to submit their entry forms for the volley-
ball tournament will receive a free Big Pink headband. All proceeds raised by donations during Pink Week will be contributed to the Cure-Central and Western Oklahoma to assist men and women affected by breast cancer in the Central Oklahoma area. In its inception last year, Big Pink raised $3110.02. “Big Pink Volleyball and Paint the Campus Pink Week are about so much more than a volleyball tournament and other activities,” James said. “These events raise awareness for members of the UCO community of the real dangers of breast cancer.”
FIRST SNOW OF THE SEMESTER
Alyssa Humphreys, a photographic arts junior, makes a snowman by the Mass Communications building, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista
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Despite what many people might believe, Valentine’s Day was established as a church holiday and not by greeting card companies. The day was first sanctioned as a holiday back in 498 A.D. by Pope Gelasius.
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Who is the actual St. Valentine? We may never know. The Catholic Church acknowledges three different saints named Valentine or Valentinus. All three were martyrs.
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The oldest Valentine’s poem in known history is one written by Charles, Duke of Orleans. The duke was being imprisoned in the Tower of London and he had written the poem for his wife.
#4 Legend has it that the first “valentine” was sent by the saint himself. The story goes that while being held in prison, Valentine fell in love with his jailer’s daughter. The daughter would visit him in his cell and before his death he wrote her a letter signed, “From your Valentine.”
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“I think the road is drivable. Maybe the sidewalk is a little slick to walk around.”
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The Internet is ruining everything. While lawmakers are fighting so hard to censor and restrict the Internet, might we consider that they would be doing us a favor? Imagine this scenario: a group of four friends are out to eat at a restaurant. How many of them are messing with their phones instead of interacting with each other in real life? Maybe it’s happened to you; it’s certainly happened to me. This is why the Internet is ruining our lives. No more will anyone be impresed by your knowledge of movies because IMDB will always beat you. “What song is that?” Shazaam it. Breaking news from the AP app! “Hold on a minute, I just got an Facebook message from my boyfriend.” When is the last time you saw a magic trick you were impressed with? Even if you saw something truly captivating, you’re only one Google search away from knowing the secret. Because of this, among other reasons, it’s time we disconnected. We have proven that we cannot handle the Internet, so just like any other bad habit we should dispose of it, cat memes and all. What do we replace this gaping hole in our lives with? Well there are these things called books that used to be really cool. Also magazines, and this thing called a newspaper. Not to mention hobbies like birdwatching. You might be surprised to find out that they are not angry, nor are they engulfed in endless war with green pigs. A world of wonder waits outside the gates of the World Wide Web, but just like a spider’s web we’ve become trapped. Social networking sites, which were made to bring people together, are more of obituaries to the lives we led before them. Friends, Romans, countrymen, we don’t have to live this way. The Internet is a tool, but it doesn’t have to control your life. Some of you will read this and say, “Yeah, but that’s not me.” That might be true, but you might also be in denial. What about me? Well, I just deactivated my online dating profile. Time to come back to reality. The Vista invites and encourages letters to the editor. Submitted letters are subject to editing for clarity, space and libel. Address your letters to : Editor, The Vista, 100 N. University Dr., Edmond, OK 73034-5209 Letters may also be e-mailed to vistauco@gmail.com or delivered to the Editor in person in Communications Building Room 131.
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OLD NORTH RECONSTRUCTION NOW FOCUSING ON INTERIORS
By Josh Hutton A Brief History of Valentine’s
Construction on Old North will move indoors as the outside of the building is finished. The completion timeline is very much dependent on the results of ongoing fundraising efforts. Photo by Garett Fisbeck, The Vista
By Celia Brumfield / Staff Writer If you’ve walked by Old North lately, you might have asked yourself, is it finished? Well the answer is, “No, no, no, no, no,” according to UCO President Don Betz. “If you walk in the front door, what you see is a completely gutted interior,” Betz said. “The exterior work was done a couple of years ago and there’s the addition on the East side, but the main building is yet to be finished.” The most noticeable addition on the east side is the open-air theater, which President Betz described saying, “It’s sort of a natural place to gather.” The original sandstone façade, once deteriorating, has also been replaced with new sandstone bricks composed of a partially man-made substance combined with ground sandstone. This gives the exterior the same look as before, but with more durability. The new addition includes elevators and air-handling units to bring the building up to code. The Old North project has been divided into two phases for the renovation and the fund-raising process. Funding is only in place for phase one and six million dollars, to be given by private donors, still needs to be raised in order to complete the renovation as planned. “We don’t anticipate any state funds,” Betz said. Because of this, current renovations are drawing to a close, and a date for
completion of phase two has not been set. “If I gave you a date it would just be a guess,” Betz said. President Betz, despite having come to UCO after construction was planned, will still be able to put his personal stamp on the historic building. “I’m very pleased with the design,” Betz said. Betz, along with other school officials, will put the finishing touches on the building’s interior design. “We’re going to have lots of large digitally enhanced pictures of the university, and we’re setting aside a room to be a historic room,” Betz said. This room will be staged as it would have been in the 1890s; honoring the fact that Old North is the oldest higher education building in the state. “Those are all plans in the process,” Betz said. The classrooms within the building will also be suited with the latest in technology. “They’re designed to be interactive, like in the Center for Transformative Learning,” Betz said. Who will get to call the finished Old North Building home? “We don’t know exactly. Most likely the education department,” Betz said. The office of the president will also return to the third floor where it has historically been. For more information, or to contribute, contact the UCO Foundation at (405) 974-2770.
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NEW EDITION OF MENTAL HEALTH MANUAL COULD CHANGE DISORDER DEFINITIONS By Josh Wallace / Contributing Writer According to the National Institute of Mental Health, around 26 percent of Americans age 18 or older suffer from a diagnosable mental illness. In order to diagnose mental disorders, many psychiatrists and psychologists rely on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), which acts as a guide for diagnosing disorders by symptoms exhibited. The latest revised version of the DSM is set to be published in May 2013, and there are some drastic changes to how pre-existing disorders will now be defined. Most notably, there will be changes within the diagnosis of Autism, Asperger’s syndrome, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (PDDNOS.) Asperger’s is characterized as a disorder that impedes upon a person’s ability to effectively communicate and interact with others. PDD-NOS is a diagnosis given when a person does not fully meet the criteria for Autism or Asperger’s, but exhibits symptoms related to the disorders. The proposed changes will eliminate Asperger’s and PDD-NOS, and will instead combine the three disorders under the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). According to UCO psychology professor Dr. Caleb Lack, “The reason for the change is an increased understanding of the fact that these are not separate distinct categories, but instead that they are more on a continuum of behavior.”
By implementing this change to the definition, Asperger’s and PDD-NOS will be considered as differing levels of severity in the Autism range, instead of independent disorders. Some believe that the old definitions are too loose, and might have lead to instances of over-diagnosis. “I think in some cases it might be over-diagnosed,” Psychology professor Dr. Scott Singleton said. “I think that’s one thing that the proposed guidelines might take care of, is that you get a much more homogenous group that are referred to as having ASD.” A preliminary study by Dr. Fred R. Volkmar, director of the
Child Study Center at the Yale School of Medicine, reports that around threequarters of those previously diagnosed with Asperger’s and up to 85 percent of those diagnosed with PDD-NOS would not be included under the proposed changes to the DSM. There are programs in place that help the needs of the families of those diagnosed with these disorders. Many are now concerned that they or their loved ones who’ve been diagnosed with Asperger’s or PDD-NOS might lose that assistance. For Lack this is a real possibility. “The people at the very high end of the functioning realm, who maybe had been diagnosed with PDD-NOS when they were three or so, and then didn’t really continue to get many updates and just continued to get funding, they may have fallen out of this category,” he said. Another issue that has been raised with changing the definition is that by eliminating the distinct disorders, individuals will lose a sense of identity they had associated by their diagnosis. For some families, the struggle to uncover the disorder that is affecting their loved one can be a long process. When they’re finally given the proper diagnosis and treatment, the label itself can instill a sense of relief and a sense of empowerment over the illness. While individuals with these disorders will still receive treatment in a similar fashion as they had previously, the loss of that identity is akin to losing a part of themselves.
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“Does she like me?” “I hope he doesn’t take me to a basketball game again.” “I forgot to make reservations.” “I’m alone.” “He never notices me. Should I kiss her?” “Is Applebee’s okay?” “He always notices Susan.” Every 14th of February brings with it a wave of anxiety, remorse, bitter angst - or for the lucky ones, a piece of bliss. Since kindergarten, everybody and their dog has been forced to participate in the day. From cutting out cards to handing out roses, nearly everyone has got it down to a passive ritual. But why do we have a day celebrating romantic love? How did it all begin? I’ll be honest; it’s a bizarre history. The day began as a Roman Catholic holiday honoring one or more Christian martyrs named Valentine. History has not documented for certain which one it is. Either way, the day was established as a somber day of tribute to a fallen religious figure in 496 AD by Pope Gelasius I. Wait. Our day of packing restaurants and stringing flower petals across bedrooms has something to do with a guy who got killed over 1,500 years ago? The name may be his, but otherwise not really. The history just gets weirder. Geoffrey Chaucer wrote the first recorded instance of Valentine’s Day being associated with romantic love in 1382. In his poem, “Parlement of Foules”, he says “For this was Saint Valentine’s Day, when every bird cometh there to choose his mate.” Chaucer paid tribute to King Richard II and his new bride, Anne of Bohemia with the poem. The poem fictionalized a romantic ritual tied to Valentine’s Day. So, unintentionally, Chaucer kicked off the celebration, as we know it today. By the 15th century, people made cards for their lovers and gave them bouquets of flowers. Pope Paul VI deleted St. Valentine’s Day from the General Roman Calendar in 1969. The Pope argued that since no one knew the true history behind the martyr, the holiday had lost sight of its original intention. “Oh, you’ll never believe what my boyfriend and I did for Valentine’s Day.” “I’ve never spent so much money for a hug in my life.” “He didn’t get me anything.” “Sorry, I thought you liked Applebee’s.” “What did you do for Valentine’s Day?” If someone asks you what you did for Valentine’s Day, and you don’t have the kind of answer to garner a response like “aww,” now you can tell them you paid homage to a fallen saint. When looking at the whole history of Valentine’s Day, it becomes obvious: there is a little something for everyone today.
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Lea Tyelene and Ryan Husk of PETA pose on a bed near Walker and Main in Oklahoma City Friday to promote a vegan lifestyle. Photo by Alexandra Dugan Miss Black UCO 2012, Tiffany Thompson, waves to the crowd, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. Photo by Cyn Sheng Ling, The Vista
By Mervyn Chua / Staff Writer “I hated the way I was. I tried to commit suicide on three occasions because I had such low self-esteem that I believed that I was not going to be anything in life.” A lot has changed since then for the newly-crowned Miss Black UCO, 21-year-old Tiffany Thompson, a junior studying Family Life Education. Her platform as queen is to help individuals who have dyslexia and to educate society about the physical and emotional effects of dyslexia. And Thompson knows exactly how it feels. “When I was diagnosed in the fourth grade, I thought no one would ever love me, I would never fall in love, and I would never be successful in life,” she said. “Many teachers called me retarded and kids made fun of me when I tried to read. In these things, I lost my identity within this world.” However, Thompson did not lose hope. “I had to let those things go and educate myself,” she said. She was drawn to UCO when Disability Support Services informed her about the small class sizes and the special professors who would be willing to work with her. Even with the extra care at UCO,
Tiffany admits her struggles: A chapter can sometimes take the whole day to read and understand for her. Realistically, however, having only one chapter for exams is unlikely. The word “dyslexia” is derived from Greek terminology “dys” meaning “difficulty,” and “lex,” meaning “word.” A person who has dyslexia has difficulty with words, which can impair speaking, writing and reading. Therefore, even preparing for the pageant demanded Tiffany’s nose to be on the grindstone. “I had to learn to slow down my speech and prepare to answer personal questions about dyslexia and answer them in confidence,” she said. Tiffany’s hard work paid off and she probably has one of her pet peeves to thank: excuses. “I do not like to give excuses nor do I like to receive excuses. I believe that if you want to be successful, it needs to be equivalent to you needing to breathe,” she said. “If you take the excuses out of the equation, you will always have the drive to want to be successful.” Tiffany’s platform brings her to local high schools to speak about the importance of the “gifteds.” She is even currently in the Big Brother Big
Sister program, a community based program that makes “meaningful and monitored matches between adult volunteers (“bigs”) and children ages six through 18 (“littles”) across the country. Tiffany’s “little” is in the first grade and is also dyslexic. Tiffany encourages her to strive to be the best and to love herself. Tiffany refers to individuals with dyslexia as gifted because she believes that dyslexia is “simply a gift.” She explains that dyslexic individuals think with their right hemisphere, the creative side. There are also many famous people who are dyslexic. “Not many are aware that Tom Cruise and our greatest fighter, Mu-
hammad Ali was dyslexic. Even Michael Jordan is,” she said. She derives strength and perseverance from these role models. Jordan once said, “They laughed at me and they stared at me when I tried to read and when I tried to play basketball. But now see who’s wearing my shoes.” Tiffany’s motto in life is “Walk by faith and not by sight.” She said, “I tell myself, ‘Tiffany, you are God’s business and you don’t have to worry about God’s business because you’re doing everything in your power to meet Him halfway. When trials come, I say that. That gives me a sound mind and peace because I have nothing to fear. I’m a fearless woman because God cre-
ated me and gave me the power over my enemies, so that’s how I go about the world.” As for advice, she is an advocate of hard work and realizing one’s true self. “Do not let this world define you, do not let anyone take your identity. Don’t take what the world perceives of you,” she said. “Know who you are because if you know who you are, and are confident, you can accomplish any goal. And you need to have hard work. My life and my story of being Miss Black UCO is a living testimony that hard work, perseverance and faith and can help you accomplish anything in life.”
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MENTAL HEALTH MANUAL Specifically, the Asperger’s Association of New England have opposed the changes for a multitude of reasons, but cite the elimination of the label of Asperger’s Syndrome among their highest concerns. “For people who have struggled to find their place, it seems counterproductive to completely eliminate a nomenclature that helps them identify their issues and needs,” the Association said. “Parents, educators, clinicians, researchers and adults with AS have formed a strong, mutually supportive community, united by the concept of AS.
Taking AS out of the DSM would fragment this community.” While the overall changes to the DSM might be a step in the right direction to more accurately diagnose patients suffering from mental disorders, it will most likely have a negative effect for many previously diagnosed under the current manual. The American Psychiatric Association’s DSM-5 website will be open this spring for additional public comment on the issue, at http://www.dsm5.org/
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SNOW BLANKETS CENTRAL Sunday night and early Monday, UCO was covered in 2.4 inches of snow. Classes were delayed and the campus was noticeably quieter than usual. Despite the cool temperatures, the snow melted as the day progressed.
Mark McCage, a computer science freshman, crosses caution tape on a stairwell by the Nigh University Center Monday.
Top: A student walks in to the Music Building, Monday. The UCO campus was cancelled until 10 a.m. as a result of snow. Right: The fountain by Old North freezes over, as the result of freezing temperatures in the state.
Steam comes out of a smokestack on the Music Building, Monday.
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HARD-HITTING BRONCHOS ROUT NSU TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (Feb. 12) -- Kevin Blue smacked three home runs to lead a 17-hit attack that carried Central Oklahoma to a 14-6 rout of Northeastern State here Sunday afternoon. Blue drove in six runs while going deep in each of his first three at bats and the Bronchos jumped out to a 10-0 lead in bouncing back from Friday’s 9-2 loss to the RiverHawks before Saturday’s game was cancelled. UCO, now 4-1 on the season, is scheduled to travel to Durant Tuesday for a single game against Southeastern Oklahoma before making its home debut Friday against Northwest Missouri to open a three-game series. “We’re very proud as a coaching staff in our players today,” head coach Dax Leone said. “The conditions were obviously tough and we bounced back very nicely today, especially on offense.” Blue’s three-run homer put the Bronchos on top in the top of the first and the senior third baseman added a two-run blast in the third to make it 5-0. Tucker Brown’s RBI double and a sacrifice fly by Cory Proctor pushed the lead to 7-0 in the fourth before Blue’s solo shot upped it to 8-0 after five. Keegan Morrow had a two-run single as UCO made it 10-0 in the sixth, but NSU got three runs in the sixth and seventh innings to pull within 11-6. The Bronchos put it away with a three-run eighth, getting a two-run homer from Austin Rycroft and an RBI double from Morrow. Edgar Lopez picked up the pitching win, starting and going the first five innings. He gave up three hits and a pair of runs while striking out five, with a trio of relievers finishing out the contest. Senior Kevin Blue lunges for third during a game against Cameron University Feb. 18, 2011. Central, who took reBrown and J.P. Maples joined Blue with three-hit games and venge for their first loss of the season Feb. 10 against the Riverhawks, have outscored their opponents 64-26 on UCO also got two-hit outings from Proctor, Morrow and Jared their way to a 4-1 record and Photo provided. Wright.
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THE BEN ZONE Lin gets cut after one below average season. Why did the writers even include a failed stop in his hometown in the script? It’s depressing, and at this point the underdog storyline is really starting to drag, but I digress. Lin eventually finds his way to a new contract on the New York Knicks. Lin seems destined for a repeat of his rookie season with the Warriors, but after a rash of injuries hits the team he is finally granted some significant playing time. Then the darndest thing happens: he magically – overnight, even – becomes a really, really good NBA player. We’re supposed to believe Lin totaled 25, 28, 23, 38, and 20points in his first five
breakout games. Of course his 38 was against the Lakers, the easiest villain archetype in all of professional basketball. Naturally, most of Lin’s production came in the absence of the Knicks’ two biggest stars, Amare Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony. Though I left the movie with a good feeling in my heart, I found the story to be full of the most common cliches and the most gaping plot holes. Tell me, how could a player ever be continuously overlooked like that, despite continuously proving himself on the court? I’m sorry, but I couldn’t buy the story they were trying to sell me here. The story of Jeremy Lin was just too strange for fiction.
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THE BEN ZONE BERRYMAN, JONES WIN FIRST DANCING WITH THE BRONCHOS By Ben Luschen Vista Columnist
‘LINSANITY’ A FAIRY TALE FOR THE MODERN AGE I saw the strangest movie the other day. It was about this fictitious NBA basketball player named Jeremy Lin, a character whose story is too sappy and personality too sweet to be taken seriously. I’ve seen my fair share of inspirational sports movies, but in terms of cheesiness, this one takes the cake. Here’s the general gist of the plot. A boy, Jeremy Lin, grows up in a loving, TaiwaneseAmerican family based in San Francisco. Lin learns to love basketball and becomes quite good at it. In high school he shows many “experts” just how good he can be by driving his team to a nearly undefeated record and state championship before being named the Northern California player of the year. Despite all this success, Lin fails to get even one scholarship offer for athletics and instead has to “settle” for Harvard on an academic scholarship. Let’s stop right here. How could it be possible that the best player in Northern California, which includes multiple large metropolitan areas, is not offered even one athletic scholarship? The movie never fully explains the reasoning for this, but I think the viewers are led to believe that he gets slighted as a basketball player because of his Asian heritage. This would definitely never happen in real life since we totally live in a post-racist society where no one cares about skin color. Also, they completely stole this story idea from “Remember the Titans.” Anyway, while at Harvard, Lin becomes the first Ivy League player ever to have scored 1,400 points, grab 450 rebounds, dish out 400 assists and snatch 200 steals. Under Lin, the Harvard basketball program flies to heights it had never before experienced, capturing a single-season record 21 wins. Upon graduating, Lin enters the NBA draft. Not a single team selects him. After the draft, Lin signs a contract with his favorite hometown team, the Golden State Warriors. Is this a dream come true? This must be the point of the movie where he proves everyone wrong, right? Wrong!
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Correction In the Feb. 9 issue, on the wrestling preview story “UCO wrestling ready to end regular season,” the writer of the article was Stuart Dickison, not Whitt Carter as previously stated.
Madison Berryman, Sophomore of Track and Field, hugs Al Jones, Director of Alumni Relations after they are announced the winner of “Dancing with the Bronchos” Salsa routine competition, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. Photo by Cyn Sheng Ling, The Vista
By Blake Colston / Contributing Writer They were dancing liked they had never danced before. Or at least that was the idea. Hamilton Fieldhouse was transformed from basketball gym to ballroom last Friday evening. More than 400 attended UCO’s first ever “Dancing with the Bronchos” dinner and auction from 5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. to raise funds for UCO’s athletic programs. Central’s Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention office sponsored the “Dancing with the Bronchos” competition. In the featured event, 21 pairs of dancers competed for the highest score in UCO’s take on the popular dance-themed television show. Each of the 21 teams consisted of a student athlete from an athletic squad and a UCO faculty or staff member. Prior to the dance competition there was a silent auction followed by a live auction. Among the more than 70 items up for bid were: an autographed guitar from Toby Keith’s collection, luxury ice fishing in Minnesota, a suite at an OKC Thunder game and signed Russell Westbrook jersey, a week’s stay at a condo in Orange Beach, Ala., and golf lessons at Gaillardia Country Club. Each of UCO’s 14 athletic programs entered items to the auction with all proceeds from the items benefitting each program individually. A special tribute in honor of Tracey Vick, an Edmond dentist who attended Central when he decided to return to college to pursue a career in dentistry. Prior to becoming a dentist, Vick was a mechanical engineer for the Boeing Company. Vick’s daughter Angel, a junior kinesiology major at UCO, is active on both the track and cross-country teams. Vick died in July 2011. Local band Brother Summit performed at the event and Lo-
gan Pennington served as the DJ for the open dance portion of the night. The winners were Madison Berryman, a sophomore with the Track and Field team, and Al Jones, Director of Alumni Relations. The event is expected to become an annual event at UCO. “It was the effort of many people across campus, many friends, many great colleagues and coaches to make this such a great event,” event coordinator and UCO women’s track coach Martha Brennan said. “I think this will become a staple event.” Brennan believes the event will be a unique way for UCO’s faculty, athletes and alumni to interact. “I think it will be a great opportunity for parents to come enjoy their kids, for alumni to come see the current athletes and for faculty to get to interact with the athletes,” she said.
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