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UCO rolls into Homecoming
INSIDE
Sports
A comphrehensive update on all active sports on campus. Football has a three-game win streak. See Pg. 7
The University of Central Oklahoma is illuminated with decorations around campus from various student organizations. New changes with “Broncho Royalty” highlight the significance of inclusion on campus. (The Vista/ Madalyn Nix)
Luke Barnard and Hollye Carroll
Jazz Diversity
Contributing Writers
The diverse origins of jazz transcends into the modern-day jazz program at UCO. See Pg. 4
Movie Reviews
October brings new spins on classics: characters James Bond and Micheal Myers return in “No Time to Die” and “Halloween Kills.” See Pg. 8
Around Campus Music events are highlighted this week with Chamber Orchestra and Wind Symphony concerts. See Pg. 2
University of Central Oklahoma’s 104th Homecoming Week began Sunday and this year’s theme is “Wonders of Central.” The week kicked off with a dodgeball competition and while UCO will continue with traditions like the Homecoming Talent Show, Bronze and Blueberry Breakfast. There are still big changes including the second annual YELL event—
where the 2021 Royal Bronchos will be crowned at 8 p.m on Friday. Jamie Hardison, executive director of homecoming, said one of the biggest changes this year is that there’s not a homecoming king and queen for candidates. “We are no longer titled king and queen for homecoming candidates. We now have two Royal Bronchos, and they represent what it means to be a Broncho at UCO,” Hardison said. “This could be anyone regardless of gender or how you identify.”
The UCO Homecoming Playbook states: Following the changes of last year’s royalty process where the terms “King/Queen” were changed to “Homecoming Winners”, we are extending the inclusivity further. All organizations will be allowed one candidate to nominate for a Royalty Court spot, no matter the identification of gender. This nominee must meet all the qualifications in the Royalty section of the playbook. Once the panel Continued on Pg. 3
Downward enrollment trend continues at UCO Emily Grim
Contributing Writer
Since 2017, UCO enrollment has decreased by 2,729 students. There were 882 fewer students enrolled in Fall 2021 than Fall 2020, which is the largest drop in the last five years. The number of students enrolled in colleges nationwide has been steadily declining since 2010. Many students are also taking a gap period or working before they begin college. Inside Higher Ed reported that students who wait before enrolling in college are 64% less likely to complete their bachelor’s degree. UCO’s Vice President for Enrollment and Student Success
Christopher Lynch told Oklahoma Watch,”I know it has everything to do with the pandemic.” There were many obstacles added to a “typical” college experience since the beginning of the pandemic, including the transition to all-virtual education, lack of access to campus resources such as campus housing and meal plans and Wi-Fi, less communication with professors and advisors, and more. Many barriers arose that were especially difficult for first generation, low income, and disabled students including: not having in-person college tours and enrollment events, lack A volunteer helps students moving in to the Transforof access to college mative Learning Quadrangle this fall. However, the Continued on Pg. 3
pandemic limited the “typical” college experience and affected enrollment. (The Vista/ Madalyn Nix)
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Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021 Volleyball Game: Women’s volleyball plays against Pittsburg State at 6 p.m. at Hamilton Field House. Martial Arts Class: The Wellness Center is hosting this event from 4 to 5 p.m. This class is open to all styles and inclusive of any martial arts system. Chamber Orchestra Concert: The UCO Chamber Orchestra presents “A Picturesque Evening,” along with guest faculty soloists, at 7:30 p.m. in Mitchell Hall Theatre. Broncho Bell and Bracelets: As part of homecoming week, this event will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the UCO Clock Tower. Capture the Flag: As part of homecoming week, this event will begin at 5 p.m. at Plunkett Park. Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021 National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week: Safe Drinking Habits and Alcohol Hazing Prevention: UCO Peer Health Leaders is hosting this event from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the NUC Food Court.
Oct. 19, 2021
COVID-19 Testing: IMMY Labs is providing free, drive-thru COVID-19 testing on the east side of campus in Lot 11 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Esports Tournament: As part of homecoming week, this tournament begins at 5:30 p.m. at the UCO CoOp. Night at the Nigh Spirit Event: As part of homecoming week, this event begins at 7 p.m. in the NUC Ballrooms. Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021 Back to the Future: Ayers Kitchen is serving up dishes from the '70s and '90s with a modern twist from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. UCO MBA Leadership Speaker Series: This event is taking place in-person and virtually from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at UCO Downtown at Santa Fe Plaza. Free Lunch!: The Wesley Foundation at UCO is hosting free lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for UCO students at Wesley House, located at 310 E. Hurd St. in Edmond. The Adam Larson Quartet: This performance begins at 7 p.m. at the Jazz Lab, located at 100 E. Fifth St. in Edmond. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased
Around Campus
online or by calling (405) 974-2100. Wind Symphony Concert: You Gotta Have Faith: The UCO Wind Symphony presents this concert at 7:30 p.m. in Mitchell Hall Theatre. Homecoming Pep Rally: As part of homecoming week, this event begins at 7:30 p.m. at Hamilton Fieldhouse. Friday, Oct. 22, 2021
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Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021 Smilin’ Vic: This performance begins at 8 p.m. at the Jazz Lab, located at 100 E. Fifth St. in Edmond. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased online or by calling (405) 974-2100.
Traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony: UCO's Japan Outreach Initiative Coordinator Aya Iwamoto and a licensed Japanese tea master will host traditional tea ceremonies from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. and noon to 1 p.m. at the UCO International House at the Quad.
Homecoming Festival: As part of homecoming week, this event will take place from 10 a.m. to noon in Lot 47.
ISC Adopt-a-Street: This event is being held from 2 to 4 p.m. at West Hall.
Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021
Peter Asher: Tres Amigos Productions presents “A musical memoir of the '60s and beyond.” This performance begins at 8 p.m. at the Jazz Lab, located at 100 E. Fifth St. in Edmond. Tickets are $60 and can be purchased by calling (405) 340-8552. COVID-19 Testing: IMMY Labs is providing free, drive-thru COVID-19 testing on the east side of campus in Lot 11 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. FSI and Food Trucks: As part of
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Homecoming/Enrollment
Oct. 19, 2021
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Homecoming week preview of events Continued from Pg. 1
of judges has interviewed nominees and chosen the ten candidates, the student body will vote before Homecoming week for their top two winners. The winners will be dubbed “Royal Bronchos,” which are crowned to nominees who express what it truly means to be a UCO spirited role model. This means that whilst promoting on social media, “Royal Broncho” verbiage is expected during your marketing. Hardison expects most students to be involved in the YELL competition, which is a new Broncho tradition that began last year, and one of the many events that awards points for the Broncho Cup. “We brought it to our campus during our crazy COVID homecoming so it’s a new tradition but we feel like this year everyone will be very excited for the chant activity. [The way it works is] 20 to 40 members, depending on the size of your organization, creates a chant with five selected words that the homecoming activities board decides, and whoever creates the best chant will get first through third place.” The carnival and parade are being replaced by the Homecoming festival. The festival will be in Lot 47 by the Wellness Center on Saturday, Oct. 23 from 10 a.m. to noon. “We have a small and large Broncho Cup, if you have 45 participants or less in your organization you will be in the small orgs Broncho Cup, if you have 46 or more participants overall you will be in the large org Broncho
Cup,” Hardison stated. Capture the flag is a new event that will be held at Plunkett Park today at 5 p.m. with check-in starting at 4:30 p.m., the overall winner will be decided by playing games of four and eliminating teams. Hardison said Rocket League was chosen for the esports tournament on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. because it is capable of 3v3 matches in very short rounds, so it is very time efficient. The tournament will take place in the Esports Co-Op Building. The Homecoming Talent Show is on Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Constitution Hall. “We will not be requiring masks in order to follow UCO guidelines but we will make sure hand sanitizer and masks are available and social distance as much as possible during our events,” Hardison said. Another change came after the Homecoming Activities Board decided, with the previous adviser, that homecoming as an organization didn’t need to focus a lot on philanthropy. Hardison stated, “Homecoming is about bringing back alumni and cherishing what they’ve built and we didn’t feel like philanthropy fit into that vision. So, in place of that, the Homecoming board organized a 9/11 service event where we passed out water bottles and gatorades to Brag boards spread around campus highlight the achievements of student organizafirefighters and 5k participants. We tions, as they compete during Homecoming. (The Vista/ Madalyn Nix) are also planning on giving back in on deserve to be @UCOHomecoming different ways in the future.” VotBronchos. Royal in bio is the as Linktree recognized The Instagram. The UCO Homecoming Activitocloses most convenient way to access all the ties Board sent an email on Monday ing began yesterday and p.m. 11:59 at morrow information you need to enjoy your vote to link Qualtrics a with morning follow information, more For homecoming week. for any two candidates you believe
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advisors and financial aid counselors, increased financial struggles, and having to acclimate to living through a pandemic as a high-risk student. Additionally, UCO is now teaching over 31,000 fewer credit hours than in 2017. For each credit hour students are enrolled in, they pay various fees. One of these is the student activity fee, which funds student organizations, scholarship programs, grants, employee positions, and resources such as the Center for Counseling and Well-Being. That means that UCO has over $200,000 less per year to work with in this budget than they did four years ago. “When numbers begin to drop, there is not as much money to be able to support our organizations. Therefore, students are not able to A student waits their turn in the unloading line for the Mur- go to conferences, have guest speakers, or anydaugh Hall dorms, this fall. Since COVID-19, enrollment has thing else that benefits students,” said Hannah declined faster than before. (The Vista/ Manuela Soldi)
Scarberry, chair of the UCO Student Association Ways and Means Committee. As the school returns to Level One of the UCO COVID-19 Operating Status scale, many are waiting to see what the trends in higher education will look like at this time next year. Some students have either not enrolled in college due to only having online instruction, whereas some students have actually enrolled looking for more all-virtual options. In response to the enrollment rates, UCO has been attempting to create more events both on campus and in the Edmond and surrounding communities for prospective students. Jayde Lamb, Admissions Counselor for UCO, said, “We mainly want to educate students about the world of higher education, financial aid, and student support so that we can help build a pathway to college.”
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UCO Profile/Jazz
Advocates: Change in name policy could save lives Sam Royka Reporter
The Center is advocating for a “formal chosen name and pronoun policy where new and existing students are able to input their name and information in a way that affirms and makes them feel welcome in the UCO community,” said Lindsey Churchill, Director of the Women’s Research Center and BGLTQ+ Student Center at UCO. This project, now in its seventh year, has received a boost since Oklahoma State University recently expanded its name change policy to include chosen names for both students and employees. “If you are a university that is committed to Diversity, Inclusion, and Equality, this should be a very important priority,” Churchill said. Using chosen names is a “form of suicide prevention. We know that trans and nonbinary individuals, if they feel affirmed, it can make all the difference in their emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing,” Churchill said. Allowing someone to use their name is basic, humanizing, and can be lifesaving, said Philana McHenry, vice president of SAFE and researcher at the Center. Additionally, a more welcoming environment means a better likelihood for student success, McHenry said. Ideally, a more inclusive name change policy
would also be available to faculty and staff, said David Macey, Interim Dean of Liberal Arts, who served two decades as a faculty advisor for the Students Advocating For Equality, UCO’s LGBTQIA+ student organization. Churchill highlighted the importance of chosen name and pronoun usage. “Weekly, I have students coming to me upset because they have to see their former name and deal with the pain that causes,” Churchill said. “Because of my role at SAFE, I regularly received correspondence from students getting ready to start at UCO who wanted to figure out how to make their name and pronouns known,” Macey said. It was done on “sort of an ad hoc basis,” Macey said, where with student consent he would email in- A legal name change requires legal fees as well as a structors to tell them the names and pronouns of court date. (The Vista/Sam Royka) students. He said this was an “inefficient way to do what would be done much more simply and consis- change include the cost, availability of transportation, and time required to visit the courthouse. tently if we could just update our systems.” Especially “because we live in Oklahoma, someRight now the system for a name change at UCO requires a reason for change as well as legal docu- times the first time that people have the chance to mentation such as a court order to prove that a legal feel welcomed and express themselves is in college,” McHenry said, “so it is all the more important” to change has occurred. On the university’s learning management system, bring respect for autonomy. Students both want and need this, and “it is provDesire2Learn or D2L, a nickname and pronouns can be optionally set but the actual display name en that trans people thrive in an environment concannot be edited without a formal name change au- ducive to their wellbeing,” McHenry said. thorization from the university. Macey said one way to help is to “keep reminding Barriers one might face towards a legal name and advocating” for this necessary change.
Origins of Jazz reflects on African-American history in UCO courses Ainsley Martinez Managing Editor
The UCO jazz program highlights the diverse origins of jazz history while opening doors for aspiring musicians. Brian Gorrell, director of jazz studies and applied saxophone, said the program has “always been about inclusion,” and continues to celebrate its African-American origins. “Jazz itself is a music that could only have developed in the United States. It is uniquely American! The origin of Jazz Music is not just singularly in the Black community but in the unique mixing of different cultures that could have only happened in a city like New Orleans starting 125+ years ago,” Gorrell said. “Jazz music represents the very best aspects of what America truly represents, which is the blending of various cultures, and the ability to look beyond stereotypes.” The jazz program has a long history at the university. The first student jazz band was established in 1960, and the first accredited course developed a decade later under Kent Kidwell. His son, Jeff Kidwell, now directs Jazz Ensembles and teaches trombone. Jazz Studies as a modern development, along with the familial ties, creates a tight-knit community that gives the
One and four jazz concert performance on Sept. 27. UCO jazz program reflects on the origins of jazz. (The Vista/Ainsley Martinez)
program a unique sense of pride and identity for students and faculty alike. However despite the advances of jazz at UCO, music education in Oklahoma Public Schools remains limited. According to Quadrant Arts Education Research on “Music Education in Oklahoma Schools,” only 16% of all public schools offer Jazz Band. Furthermore, 70% of these schools are considered affluent. This data presents implications of educational disparities for rural areas and different ethnicity groups. “This is generally truly an issue of funding for the arts in general, and the overall lack of state funding in education overall,” Gorrell said. “Every form
of truly American music has roots in jazz and blues, and it is sometimes frustrating that younger students are not clearly taught about this as a result, especially in minority communities.” Still, Gorrell said the university has “never discriminated or made any decisions about which students are placed in any ensembles based on demographics,” including quotas— and factors such as the state’s own demographics—72.32% of the population identifying as white—can contribute to the overall racial diversity of the bands. Additionally, “99+% of every student that auditions” finds a place in one of the ensembles or combo bands.
“The notion that we are not diverse is untrue,” Gorrell said. For students that did not receive the opportunity to study music at their previous schools, UCO offers applied lessons for any ability level, as well as the Central Community Music School that is available to every student regardless of major. Gorrell also established the Oklahoma Youth Jazz Ensemble to provide quality jazz education to students in grades nine through 12 “who otherwise may not have that same quality experience.” UCO faculty continue to find new ways of expanding the narrative of jazz to include all who are interested. The history of jazz, and its origins, are not lost on these modern professors— and much of the time is spent on “studying and performing the music of great Black composers, arrangers and performers.” “This music has truly transcended race, and we actively invite everyone to learn about this uniquely American art form. Without the fight for freedom, without field cries/hollers, without the blues, without Congo Square in NOLA, without the unique mixing of Gospel and brothel music, jazz would not exist,” Gorrell said.
Labyrinth/Fashion/Vote
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First Amendment Day promotes freedom of press The Vista Staff
Monthly walks are held at noon at the Labyrinth at the University of Central Oklahoma. (Provided/UCO Promotions)
Labyrinth offers reflection Courtney Stanbrough Contributing Writer
The monthly campuswide community Labyrinth Walk took place on Oct. 12, at the Heartland Plaza to give students the chance to reflect and meditate. Students and faculty are encouraged to walk silently in a group around the UCO Labyrinth. A Labyrinth facilitator will be present to guide the group and anyone who is new to the walk. Labyrinth walking is often described as a moving meditation and can be used for many different reasons, according to Rachel Baugh, coordinator for communications and public relations on campus. “It can be used to relieve stress, enhance creativity and reflect, among many others,” Baugh said. Baugh said she hopes students gain whatever they are seeking from this event. A break from a hectic day, a new idea, guidance, community, information about the labyrinth, are all things students can gain, according to Baugh. Along with the unique benefits, there are unique
connections that can be made at the Labyrinth. “While we walk the Labyrinth as a group, it is generally done in silence,” Baugh said. “Connections are made, but not in the traditional sort of ways.” Business senior John Cupps uses this walk as a source of relaxation. “I look forward to this walk a lot. Even though it’s only once a month, it’s nice to just have nothing to do but walk and think for an hour,” Cupps said. Cupps is newer to campus after transferring and says he is thankful for small events like this. “It keeps you busy if you go to these types of things. I’m glad UCO offers things like this,” Cupps said. “There’s usually not too many people there,” Cupps said. “I think if more people went, they would be happy that they did.” Heartland Plaza is located between the Y Chapel and Mitchell Hall. Sign-up is not required and all are welcome. Future walks are scheduled for from noon to 1 p.m. Nov. 9 and Dec. 7.
Fashion show raises awareness
First Amendment Day will be held Thursday as the Mass Communication Department dedicates the Bob Burke First Amendment Center and welcomes a journalism alumnae as speaker. “This is an opportunity for students to hear from an accomplished graduate on the importance of our First Amendment,” said Joe Hight, mass communications professor and Director of the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame. Madhu Krishnamurthy, who graduated from UCO in 1998, will speak on the Constitutional amendment that protects five rights, including the freedom of speech and the press, at 2 p.m. in Room 120 of the Communications Building. Krishnamurthy, a staff writer at the Daily Herald, is president of the Chicago Headline Club, the nation’s largest chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. “It also gives us a chance to dedicate our First Amendment Center to Bob Burke, a noted attorney and author who is an Oklahoma Hall of Fame and Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame member,” Hight said. According to the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame, Bob Burke has written or co-authored 43 Oklahoma historical biographies and other books for the Oklahoma Heritage Association, including one nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. He was radio-television journalist and sportscaster at age 15 for KBEl in w. Since then, he's been a color analyst, news director, news editor playby-play announcer.
Kourtney Hall
Contributing Writer
The University of Central Oklahoma’s branch of American Association of University Women hosted its Stand Up & Stand Out Fashion Show fundraiser Oct. 7 in the Nigh University Center grand ballroom. This was the first fundraiser of the year for the organization and the first ever fashion show they have hosted. Amanda Smith, secretary of AAUW, said: “This idea came about in the beginning of the summer when we were conversing about events we could do for fundraising, and this is in order to raise money for our Breast Cancer Awareness ball event.” The Breast Cancer Awareness ball takes place at the end of the month in the NUC ballrooms. The show opened with members of the AAUW board recognizing Hispanic Heritage month, Domestic Violence Awareness month, Disability Employment month, and a moment of silence for members of the LGBTQ+ community. There were multiple on campus organizations that participated in the show like the Native American Student Association, the Women’s Research and BGLTQ+ center, NAACP, and Diversity Round Table. Each organization had a representative walk, while sporting the organization’s T-shirt.
Tax increase approved by vote on Oct. 12 (The Vista/ Lyric Peterson)
Hafer Park sales tax increase approved Lyric Peterson Copy Editor
AAUW showed off club T-shirts as part of their breast cancer awareness campaign for their fundraising event. (The Vista/Kourtney Hall)
Lindsey Churchill of the history department, Esperanza of the College of Fine Arts and Design, and Geoff Willis of the College of Business walked in the show as part of the faculty spotlight. AAUW members said they hope to continue the fashion show each year.
Edmond residents voted in favor of the temporary sales tax increase on Oct. 12 to purchase the 22 acres of land south of Hafer Park. According to the election results, the polls showed 81.33% of 10,069 voters cast their ballots to approve a .25% sales tax increase. As a result, Edmond’s overall sales tax rate next year will increase from 8.25% to 8.50% from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 with a return to a 8.25% rate on Jan. 1, 2023. The estimated accumulation of sales tax will go over the expected cost to purchase the land, priced at approximately $4 million plus closing costs. According to The City of Edmond, sales tax dollars received that are more than the cost of the land will be used to improve the land or provide other capital improvements for the city.
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Oct. 19, 2021
Speakers/Library
Library announces helpful benefit events Leelandd Gates Contributing Writer
The Max Chambers Library announced some special events coming to help the student body of UCO. The biggest is the Mindfulness Through Movement sessions happening every Wednesday in October from 12:05 to 12:50 p.m. It will be held in Room 201 and will be hosted by either Senior Director Chez Redmond or Adult Education Professor Ed Cunliff. Mindfulness Through Movement is listed as open to faculty and staff, but Redmond said students are encouraged to attend, as well. The workshop will begin with Tai Chi and Qigong, then move to meditation and learning how to do body scans. Redmond says that a body scan is just an internal assessment of what you feel in your body. The main goal is to have individuals do this mindfulness practice and The Library is located next to the Education building near Old North. (The Vista/Madalyn Nix) carry that internal awareness and use it in their daily help. These workshops will talk about the styles of Also, the library is accepting donations of unused lives. The Broncho Education and Learning Lab will writing and how to cite sources accurately using electronic equipment ranging from tablets to gambe in the library twice a week for the rest of the MLA, Chicago and APA formats. Each style will be ing systems. Jeffrey Musslewhite said: “All donasemester to help students. BELL does one-to-one taught by a different person on different days. Jen- tions may be taken to the Information Desk on the tutoring in a variety of subjects and supplemental nifer Flygare will handle MLA format on Oct. 26. first floor of the library. Just let the workers at the instruction. This means that if you can not attend an The Chicago format will be done by Aaron Sterba Info Desk know you are dropping off a donation for in-class session they can work with your schedule. on Oct. 27. Finally, the APA format will be taught Friends of the Library.” Some of the things they are looking for are streamThe tutoring and supplemental instruction are both by Christine Edwards on Oct. 28. These workshops free of charge. BELL will be on the south side of the will all be at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. and can be accessed ing media players like the Roku, Echo and Bluetooth building at varying times. For specific times, check through Zoom links or in-person in Room 226. The speakers and headphones like Ring, wireless routers workshops count for Student Transformative Learn- like Netgear, or cellphones. out the Library events website. For those completing research papers this semes- ing Record credit. For the Zoom links or more inFor any more questions about donations, email ter, the style workshops hosted by the library might formation email Flygare, Sterba or Edwards. Jeffrey Musslewhite at jmusslewhite@uco.edu.
October welcomes series of events, guest speakers Leelandd Gates Contributing Writer
On campus, various events are happening in October with guest speakers. These speakers speak on a plethora of topics, most notably Women’s Rights. These take place in the Melton Gallery. (The Vista/ Madalyn Nix)
Throughout October, UCO is hosting a series of events that will feature guest speakers. The current list of events include the “Artist Talk with Gay Pasley,” and the “UCO MBA Leadership Speaker Series.” The MBA Leadership speakers will be Sheila and Preston Stinson 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday. Sheila and Preston Stinson are both UCO alumni. Sheila graduated in 1999, and Preston graduated in 1998. Sheila is currently an appointed district judge for Oklahoma County while Preston is the owner of Stinson Development Company, a steel erection company that specializes in billboards. According to Lauren Eichinger, the coordinator of the event, the couple will be there to talk about their experiences with leadership and the role it plays in their personal and professional endeavors. The speakers may be heard in person at the UCO Santa Fe Plaza or
virtually. The Zoom link is on the event page. Eichinger says that though the event is intended for MBA students to network, any guest is welcome to attend. The next speaker is Gay Pasley for the Zine Library. Pasley will be there to show off her zine for the Women’s Rights are Human Rights exhibition. Her artist talk will also be about her publications and all of her photo work. Visitors who attend will get a free copy of Gay’s zine. This is set to take place from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 28 in the Melton Gallery. Pasley is a nurse, an award-winning community leader and photographer. She has been featured in Loud Zoo, Abstract Magazine and Maintenant: A Journal of Dada Writing and Art and is a regular contributor to Art Mama Moves website. Gay’s photography and writing seek to capture the under-reported experiences and challenges of what it is to be a working-class woman of color.
Sports Roundup
Oct. 19, 2021
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Broncho sports has a successful week
Defensive lineman Noah West and running back Tucker Pawley celebrate after Pawley’s touchdown against Lincoln on Oct. 2. The game was the start of a three-game win streak for the Bronchos. (The Vista/Manuela Soldi)
GOLF The UCO women’s golf team had Top 10 individual performances coming from Susana Olivares and Emma Shelly to finish fourth in the Central Regional Preview. The women finish their season today at the Jekyll Island Invitational hosted by Lincoln Memorial in Georgia. The UCO men’s golf team claimed the title at the Missouri Western Holiday Inn Express Invitational last week. While there, the Bronchos posted multiple great individual performances, Kyle Hickey, who finished one shot behind winner Dawson Willis of Washburn, Caleb Kimmel and Liam Coughlin. Coughlin finished T14, while Brent Baldwin finished T36. In their win, the Bronchos racked up 24 birdies on the 6,564-yard, par-71 course. The men’s golf team finishes their season today at the Fort Hays State Tiger Classic.
final 6-2, 6-4 to top-seeded Deniz Khazan of Barry. Central’s Adel Abidulina made it to the quarterfinals before losing. Canete also reached the doubles finals with sister Christine Canete. The Canete sisters took the doubles title against Barry’s Kim Moosbacher and Daniela Farfan, 6-1, 6-3. VOLLEYBALL The UCO volleyball team played two games last week. The first being on Oct. 12 vs. Newman University. Central came out on top in that one winning 3-0. Their second game was Thursday at Central Missouri. The Bronchos lost, 0-3. You can catch the volleyball team’s next game at 6 p.m. today vs. Pittsburg State University.
Jaden Ford
Contributing Writer
Multiple University of Central Oklahoma athletics programs had a successful week. FOOTBALL Starting with the UCO football team, who is now on a three game win streak after taking on the Fort Hays Tigers winning 24-14. BASKETBALL Season tickets are now on sale for the men’s and women’s basketball teams. Their schedules are available on bronchosports.com. The men, who were picked third in the MIAA preseason coaching poll, are looking to have a great start to the season after adding forward Manny Crump, who transferred from Sam Houston State. The women, who were picked as fifth in the MIAA preseason coaching poll, have several students returning, including some with a pandemic extension to their athletic career including Forward Kelsy Johnson, who led the team in scoring at 14.1 points per game and rebounds with 6.6 per game. Both teams start their seasons at home Nov. 12 against Northwestern Oklahoma.
Sisters Mae, left, and Christine Canete won the doubles title at the ITA Championships. (Provided/BronchoSports)
Caleb Kimmel added an even-par 71 to Central Oklahoma’s tournament win at the Missouri Western Holiday Inn Express Invitational last week. (Provided/BronchoSports)
SOCCER The UCO soccer team had a huge win over Washburn University on Sunday, coming out on top 1-0. Their next game on Friday at 6 p.m. against Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri.
Lauren Jenkins made 11 kills and 1 block in the Bronchos MIAA loss last week. (Provided/BronchoSports)
TENNIS The Bronchos made history at the ITA Championships in Rome, Georgia, with three student-athletes in the East draw. No. 2 seed Mae Canete of Central lost the singles
WRESTLING The UCO men’s wrestling team season will get underway Nov. 14 in a match against the University of Indianapolis Greyhounds. With a lot of talent, the Bronchos are looking to have a great season.
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Oct. 19, 2021
Movie Reviews
REVIEW
Daniel Craig’s final movie as James Bond Christopher Connor Contributing Writer
The latest James Bond movie “No Time To Die” features Daniel Craig’s fifth and final outing as the titular character James Bond. Daniel Craig has been the lead in the Bond movies since the reboot of the franchise “Casino Royal.” The actor who has played James Bond most often in film is Roger Moore, who has portrayed the character for seven films, while Sean Connery played the character six times. I have seen some James Bond movies on TV, but I have not seen one in theaters. I greatly enjoyed seeing the Bond character on the big screen. I found this film to be very enjoyable, a fitting conclusion to Craig’s portrayal of the titular character. SPOILERS The events of this movie take place after the Bond movie “Specter,” which was released in 2015. The movie focuses on how the whole world has evolved and the espionage game has changed since the beginning of the Bond films. Previously, Bond and other agents could arrive and hide in
“No time to die” offers a fitting conclusion to Daniel Craig’s portrayal of James Bond. (Nicola Dove/Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures via AP)
plain sight, but now, spies can be spotlighted as soon as they enter a room. This becomes troublesome for M, who creates a new weapon for the Double O’s. M creates a nanobot weapon that can pass harmlessly through people, and eventually reaches its target without collateral damage. The film honors the previous James Bond films, while still creating an original plot. This
film introduces a brand new character, Nomi, played by Lashana Lynch, who has taken on the role of 007 after Bond retired from the agency. The antagonist of the film, Lyutsifer Safin, portrayed by Rami Malik, is an antagonist of not only James Bond, but also Specter. The film begins with James Bond dealing with what he believes is a be-
trayal from Madeleine, who is his love interest. Bond believes Madeleine set up an ambush to kill him while they were together. Bond later learns that the ambush was set up by Ernst Stavro Blofeld, who is ultimately killed when the nanobots infect Bond. Bond later tracks down Madeleine and finds out that she has a daughter, which she claims isn’t Bond’s daughter. Realizing they are being targeted, Bond tries to save them, only to watch Madeleine and her daughter get captured by Safin. Bond and Nomi later have to rescue Madeleine from Safin and stop the mass production of the nanobot virus meant to kill millions of people all over the world. Nomi rescues Madeleine and her daughter from the island while Bond opens the blast doors to allow the missiles to destroy the island. Bond has to fight Safin. The movie has a lot of action in it, especially at the beginning when Bond and Madeleine are attacked by Specter agents. Like most Bond movies, there is beautiful scenery and an action-filled plot. This movie leaves the open question, Will there ever be Bond movies again?
Michael Myers’ bloody return in ‘Halloween Kills’ Christopher Connor Contributing Writer
“Halloween Kills” is the sequel to the reboot film, “Halloween,” which came out in 2018 as a direct sequel to the very first Halloween movie in 1978, while ignoring the sequels that came out later. “Halloween Kills” does a great job of following the events of the last movie while expanding on the last film by bringing back characters from not only the last movie, but also characters from the first “Halloween,” but with new actors as it has been 40 years since the original. A plotline in this movie that I am not a fan of is the sidelining of Laurie Strode, Jaime Lee Curtis’ character, due to her injury in the previous movie. The movie begins with a flashback that explains how Michael Myers was arrested, leading to the changes in the continuity of the sequels. After Laurie and her surviving family escape and leave Michael Myers to his imprisonment in the house, firefighters unintentionally release him. Michael slaughters all of the firefighters. Michael then launches another killing spree that eventually leads people to realize that Michael is trying to go back to his childhood home. SPOILERS Tommy Doyle, played in this movie by Anthony Michael Hall, leads a mob of citizens in Haddon-
The sequel to this movie, “Halloween Ends,” is set to release in 2022. (Ryan Green/Universal Pictures via AP)
field to find Michael and finally kill him. The movie does a good job of showing how people’s fear can lead them to hurt innocent people in the pursuit of fighting evil. After what seems like a fight that would brutalize Michael, he walks out of the fight like nothing ever happened to him, and slaughters them all without hesitation. Then, Michael seemingly stabs Karen, Laurie’s daughter, to death. Laurie now believes that Michael is not human, but an unholy monster because in her own words, “No human could have survived that fire.” “Halloween Kills” has the highest body count of any movie in the Halloween franchise, with Mi-
chael’s body count being 25 confirmed, but five more kills implied, much higher than the past movies. Even though “Halloween Kills” doesn’t add anything new to the franchise, the film is still something that fans of the franchise will want to see. The film also does a great job of setting up the third movie, the showdown between Laurie and Michael in “Halloween Ends,” with a planned release in 2022. The film will feature a time jump between “Halloween Kills” and “Halloween Ends,” as director David Gordon Green stated, to bring a “satisfying “ conclusion to the Laurie Strode vs. Michael Myers “saga,”.