The Cameron University Collegian: January 24, 2005

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Library upgrades enhance usage

By Angela Gradoz Features Editor

Juan Williams and other guest panelists speak on reasons to celebrate the success of King’s work.

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Author Betty K. Fisher to discuss desegregation Thursday at University Theatre.

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During Christmas break Cameron University’s library received an overhaul of enhancements to better serve the students, faculty and staff who frequent the facility.

Upgrades include a self-serve copy card machine, a separate sign-in log for the computer lab, new security gates, an improved checkout procedure and a new location for the microfilm and microform printers.

In addition, library hours have been slightly extended, in response to the Student Government Association’s proposal last semester, and a survey and interviews conducted by the library staff.

“The library hours are something that people are always thinking about,” Director of Library Services Sherry Young said. “We decided we could add these three hours without having to have more staff, and these were times that the librarians observed that people needed to be in the library.”

Hours are 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Sunday. The week prior to finals the library will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday through Thursday.

Along with the change in hours, there will also be a full-time circulation staff member on duty during the evening.

Items such as the self-serve copy card machine and computer lab log were implemented so that lines created at the circulation desk would be minimized.

Computer Specialist Greg Davies, who also oversees the computer lab log, said students seem pleased with the changes.

“The feedback I have received from students is that they prefer the new setup,” he said.

Accounting freshman Ken Green agreed.

“I like the new setup,” he said. “It’s very efficient, more so than last semester.”

In addition, the circulation desk is undergoing a technology upgrade that will allow for a more timely check out.

“Instead of having to open up and scan each individual book, there will be a machine that can check out all of the books at once,” Young said.

According to Young, the security gates were installed because the previous system no longer functioned properly. As an added benefit, the new gates are more wheelchair-accessible.

“It’s easier for people in wheelchairs to enter and exit the library,” Young said. “People can also walk in and out of the library through any area of the gates, where before they could only walk in one side of the gates and out on the other side.”

The microfilm and microform printers were moved to the first floor behind the

circulation desk to ensure better assistance for the students.

While many enhancements have been made, they did not require additional funding outside of the department.

“A lot of the upgrades we did by rearranging people’s work schedules; a lot of the things really did not cost money,” Young said. “The new gates

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Load up: Psychology sophomore Jared Seigler demonstrates how to add credit to his copy card.

Though printing is now free in the library, the copy card system is still in use.

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of articles regarding Festival VI.

Plans underway for an active Festival VI

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Sports

By Anna Politano Managing Editor

Junior guard Eric Moore discusses his passion for the game and the importance of a good defense.

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Voices

Cameron University’s Environmental Club is by no means stagnant. It was formed seven years ago and has been active ever since.

The club, originally called CLEAN — Collegians for Environmental Awareness Network, provided resources on aspects of the environment to the students of Cameron University. Initially, the club focused on CU recycling, Earth Day activities and environmental responsibilities.

Since then, its name and objectives have changed, but the organization remains as active as ever. The club’s focus is now on environmental health and the social well-being of communities.

Its sole mission is to get students actively involved in helping their communities.

According to Kurtis Koll, science professor, the club is now affi liated with two local community organizations where students can volunteer their time. With the Habitat for Humanity agency, students can get involved in helping to erect homes for the less fortunate. The Hospice of SW Oklahoma is a non-profit agency at which students can volunteer. It provides health care and services for end-of-life patients.

According to Koll, this year the club has a number of activities designed to increase public awareness and provide information about environmental issues.

In addition to attending the Oklahoma Association for Environmental Education conference on Feb. 3, the club is involved

Preparations for Festival VI are in full force. With a steering committee of approximately 20 individuals, several activities are already lined up for the 2005-2006 academic festival.

The festival will focus on prevention of diseases through discussions, lectures, presentations, activities and hands-on experience. Topics will range from physical health to mental and spiritual well-being.

According to Sally Soelle, dean of the school of liberal arts and coordinator of the festival, since the festival’s theme is “CU in good health,” sporting and fitness activities will make up a great part of the festival programming.

The festival committee decided to dedicate a specific sport to every month. Soelle added that the health and physical education department will be arranging and designing sporting events for the festival year.

According to Soelle, several tentative plans have been made which will more than likely come into fruition. The month of September will be dedicated to various types of dancing. Tom Russell, associate professor of technology, will be facilitating these activities. October will be bike month. A bike ride event, set for Oct. 1, will take place at Lake Lawtonka. This event is under the supervision of David Miller, chair of the criminal justice and sociology department, and Phil Adrian, assistant professor of health and physical education. November will be volleyball month, Soelle said. January will be dedicated to swimming. Sherry Young, director of library services, will serve as the planner and facilitator of swimming activities.

Soelle said that on Jan. 19, 2006, a faculty and student Water Inter tube Polo Match will take place. This will be a competitive event, and winners will receive prizes.

April will mark the end of the festival with a walk/run month. On April 1, 2006, a walk/run event will be held at the Simmons Center in Duncan. This event is under the supervision of Karen Hardin, assistant professor of multimedia design.

Jenny Jackson, business administration junior and member of the festival committee, believes the walk/run marathon will be a great opportunity for Lawton and Duncan Cameron students to mingle.

“This is a wonderful opportunity to combine both campuses, and mingle with the Duncan students,” Jackson said.

According to Soelle, individuals will be awarded for personal fitness accomplishments they make throughout the months.

“We are going to recognize people who simply met a personal goal. It’s not about competition; the goal is fitness,” she said.

The festival will also focus on mental health. Activities designed for relaxation and spiritual well-being are under progress.

Soelle said hikes in the Wichita Mountains will take place during the festival year. In addition, Mike Husak, assistant professor of biological sciences, will be sponsoring a bird watching event. Mike Dunn, assistant professor of biological sciences will lead a group on a botanic walk. Another activity to induce

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Not just hugging trees: Members of CU’s Environmental Club work to increase public awareness of their social and physical environments.

Environmental Club focuses on social, environmental issues

By Petulah Olibert Staff Writer

There are new reasons to chug a cold glass of chocolate milk, besides the yummyness factor.

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Voices Chocolate milk good for exercise recovery

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You, ardent athlete, have just run or cycled a bunch of miles. Now’s the perfect time to stretch, catch your breath and chug some yummy chocolate milk.

Researchers at Indiana University at Bloomington have found that chocolate milk effectively helps athletes recover from an intense workout. They had nine cyclists bike, rest four hours, then bike again, three separate times.

After each initial workout, the cyclists downed chocolate milk or energy drinks Gatorade or Endurox (two to three glasses per hour); then, in the second workout of each set, they cycled to exhaustion. When they drank chocolate milk, the amount of time they could cycle until they were exhausted was similar to when they drank Gatorade and longer than when they drank Endurox.

“We had thought this would happen because of the high carbohydrate level of chocolate milk,” Researcher Jason Karp, a graduate student in exercise physiology said. “The key to recovery is getting carbohydrates.”

What about chocolate soy milk for the lactose intolerant? “That would work,” he said. “It’s the chocolate, not the milk, that provides the carbohydrates.”

Karp, a runner himself, shrugged off the idea that drinking milk postworkout might be gross.

“I find it kind of refreshing,” he said. “People think of milk as being pasty, and it might seem that way if you drank it during a run or a workout, but afterward, a glass of cold chocolate milk tastes pretty good.”

The study was funded by the Dairy and Nutrition Council Inc., but lead researcher Joel Stager got similar results earlier with master swimmers.

“I absolutely agree with it,” Debbie Drewke, a registered dietitian and exercise physiologist at Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago said. “ Ideally, post-exercise, to recover quicker, we like to see people take in a ratio of 1 gram of protein to 3 grams of carbohydrates. (Chocolate milk) would provide that.”

The bottom line, she said, is “drink what you like. But this doesn’t cost an arm and a leg. Some of the sports drinks are so expensive, but real foods work too.”

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What do you do to recover after working out?

Jennifer Adrian Speech comm. senior “I drink a big glass of water.”

Rick McKay Journalism sophomore “Gatorade.”

Scott Golden Journalism freshman “McDonalds.”

David Bublitz English junior “I get some chow and smoke a cigar .”

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Patriotism must prevail over partisanship America has been a country of “patriots” since its birth.

There is even an NFL football team named the New England Patriots. But in post 9/11 America, “patriotism” has taken on a completely different meaning. Or has it really? Patriotism is “love of and devotion to one’s country.” But flag burning and other forms of speech have been labeled unpatriotic.

Since the 2004 election, dozens of sites have appeared online saying, “I’m Sorry” to the world for Kerry’s loss and Bush’s win.

Is this unpatriotic or the outcry of a minority exercising their first amendment rights?

When will America ever settle back to the ways of the 90’s when politics was a water cooler topic at best? Now, every time there is a mention of the word “politics”, people throw down the boxing gloves and start punching bare fisted.

Clinton may have been the most controversial president since Richard Nixon, and he may have lied to the people under oath, but nothing he did created as much unrest as the war in Iraq.

Labeled as our second Vietnam by many liberals; Iraq is turning into a blood feud, and not between the tribes of Iraq but between the Americans.

There is no middle ground

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in this fight. You’re either with President Bush or you’re against him. Never, since the Civil War, has America been divided down the middle until now. Only this time, the results will be much worse.

Can anybody answer this simple question: why? Probably not, because that question is not so simple. There are many Bush supporters who have no idea why they support Bush. There are many liberal supporters who have no idea why they support the liberals.

Is politics something that should result in a second civil war? That is a little extreme, but the atmosphere is definitely here. “The board is set, the pieces are moving…”

The 2000 election was the most controversial in history. Was it not for the tragic events of 9/11, America would still be fighting over the results. The 2004 election will go down as the dirtiest. Groups from both sides of the battle threw out insult after insult and controversy after controversy.

The most famous of these was the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth that launched a massive add campaign contradicting the war record of John Kerry. Liberals scrambled in a feeble challenge against them, calling John O’Neill a liar and traitor to his country. Analysts can analyze the data for years and the results will be the same. If it was not for the Swift Boat Veterans, Bush could have easily lost the

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election.

Dan Rather did not help things when he prematurely released “official” documents citing President Bush’s alleged “discrepancies” in his National Guard service. To many conservatives and Bush supporters, this was a blatant attack on Bush with no legs to stand on. Whether it was a personal strike or a simple mistake, it just went to show how low each side would sink to win the election.

Both Kerry and Bush speak of getting past the election and unifying America once again. But this will be hard to do with Kerry requesting a recount of votes in Ohio and threatening to sue John O’Neill of the Swift Boats.

Last November, Kerry also spoke out against Bush and challenged his motives on unifying the country at a small rally in Boston.

In fact, John Edwards has been the only candidate involved in the election to actually move past it.

Edwards has moved out of politics to tend to his ill wife who was diagnosed with breast cancer days before the election. He is the only one who is not speaking out on politics at the moment.

America cannot survive without Americans.

The one thing that has made America so strong over the past 200 years is our ability to adapt and move on from any sort of tragedy. Surviving 9/11 proves we are

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stronger than what many other countries may perceive us as being. And yet, the Achilles Josh Rouse heel could be nothing more than a regular election.

One hundred years from now, how will our grandchildren and great-grandchildren see us?

Will they see us as savages and backstabbers? Or will they see us as compassionate and forgiving? These next few months as Bush moves into his second term will be a pivotal time in America and throughout the world.

We are walking on eggshells as thin as those during the Cold War. Let us not step wrong and end up in a bigger war than we are now. Let us walk softly and rally to Bush and give him our support. Terrorists will be looking to strike when we are at our weakest. Let’s not give them that chance.

Josh is a journalism freshman from Duncan. He is also the Sports Editor of The Collegian. Send comments to collegian@cameron.edu

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January 24, 2005

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French thrives on challenge

By Ian Mitchell Staff Writer Cameron’s branch of Sodexho food services has a new staff member this semester who plans to implement a wider variety of dishes to encourage greater patronage by commuter students.

New manager David French earned a bachelor’s degree in economics at Auburn University in Alabama and did graduate work at the University of Texas. He also attended the Culinary Institute of America.

He has about 17 years of experience in managed food service, mainly with companies such as Compass (USA) and Aramark. Before that he worked for several years in the retail segment of Southland Corporation.

According to French, his entry into the food service industry was driven by his love of food preparation.

“I love food and cooking,” he said. “I actually took some culinary classes and this is what led me into this business.”

French moved to Sodexho because of his respect for the company’s foresight and the manner in which its employees are treated.

“It’s a good company, a forward thinking company,” he said. “It cares a lot about its people.”

He came to Cameron because of the marketing and logistical challenges to food service presented by Lawton’s location. According to French, it is these challenges and the chance to overcome them that intrigued and motivated him to accept the position.

“I appreciate challenges,” he said. “Challenges and opportunity are what I live for.”

Fortunately, adjusting to his new staff has not been so challenging. French feels that he has been well accepted.

“People have been very friendly, accepting and have treated me very well,” he said.

Supervisor Debbie Wilson is so far impressed with French’s managerial style. She appreciates his openness to new ideas.

“He seems friendly and open to other people’s suggestions as far as the meals,” she said.

She is optimistic about the outcome of French working with Cameron’s dining committee, believing that he will do very well as far as making new suggestions and working with the staff.

She also appreciates his keen interest in the Student Union and his willingness to help with the cooking during the busy periods.

The cooperation of staff members is always a plus whenever there are changes to be made in any business. However, French plans to make only a few changes in the board operation this semester, implementing the major changes during summer.

According to French, some possibilities discussed with Vice President for Business and Finances Glen Pinkston are the introduction of smoothies and coffee. They are currently reviewing the menu as well to make it more appealing to Sodexho’s clients.

These customers include both campus residents and commuter students. According to French, there are about 15 different meal plans currently available, which include commuter meal plans that have not been publicized very much. French encountered a similar situation at a larger institution on the east coast.

“At the time there were about 22,000 students with about 4,000 in campus housing,” he said.

“However, there were only two students with commuter meal plans.”

This challenge was well met by French. According to him, at the time of his departure there was

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How can I help you? New food services manager David French looks forward to implementing a few changes at a time, making food and meal plan options more campus friendly. marked increase in the number of students choosing the commuter meal plan.

“By the time I left, there were 1,500,” he said.

The commuter meal plan at Cameron, according to French, is a bargain. He estimates the price of an “all-you-can-eat” meal with the smallest commuter plan to be a little over $4.

“Go to Wendy’s and try to eat all you can eat for four dollars,” he said. “It’s not going to happen.”

Additionally he plans to expand the food variety to include some traditional Italian meals and possibly even preparing some Caribbean dishes, recognizing that some of his staff members are, in fact, from the Caribbean.

“There are several students that work for us that are from the Islands and who know how to prepare the traditional cuisine,” he said. “I am partial to that cuisine because of the spiciness.”

With increased variety and low price, he plans on trying to entice more commuter students at Cameron to take meal plans.

Wilson has great faith in French’s ability to succeed here.

“He has new ideas like most managers do when they come here,” she said. “But I really think he’s going to do very well.”

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Living the promise: Committee chair for Martin Luther King Jr. Day activities, Pastor Gary Bender, introduces panel guests. The panel is headed up by Juan Williams, Ramona Hall and Sarah Janda. Each spoke on the topic and then answered questions from the audience.

Panel discussion focuses on successes of King’s dream, goals still to be attained

By Dawn Holt Staff Writer At 2 p.m. on Jan. 17, at the University Theatre, Cameron University and Cameron Campus Ministries sponsored a panel discussion celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day: “Civil Rights: Living the Promise in a Divided America”.

Juan Williams, political analyst for Fox Television and correspondent for National Public Radio, Sarah Janda, CU assistant professor of history and government and Ramona Hall, CU assistant professor of education, were the panelists. Each was given ten minutes to speak on the topic.

According to Williams, America continues to be a divided society in many ways, but it is a “changed society” where black citizens are not treated as they once were.

“There are reasons to celebrate,” Williams said, “and that is triumph.”

According to Hall, America still struggles with racism. She discussed how black Americans continue to deal with levels of segregation. After the Brown v. Board of Education decision, she said, test scores increased, yet, today, funding for inner city schools continues to decrease. Funding now going to suburban schools averages around $12,000, while the inner-city schools are receiving $7,000.

Hall said the reduced funding decreases the chances of increasing the quality of education to all students causing segregation.

“Inner-city schools are still segregated,” she said, “which fails to provide true education to all.”

Janda concluded the panel discussion by saying that King’s purpose was not just concerned with civil rights, but with rights for all people.

According to Janda, racism is not as noticeable in today’s society, but is present in more subtle forms. Surveys have noted that whites believe racism

does not exist; yet blacks and other ethnic groups say they still deal with it.

However, Janda said, America must realize that King’s dream has become reality, and America must see how far this country has come and how far we have to go.

“We must look beyond race and find issues that unite people,” Janda said.

The panel answered questions from the audience, many focusing on current issues. One topic discussed was the diversity of President Bush’s appointments to his cabinet.

Williams said that Bush has had a diverse administration and established a terrific record for implementing diversification. He added that Bush has a trend of appointing individuals who might not seem best qualified, but who are loyal and extremely competent in performing the duties of that office.

Although the main focus was on the panel discussion, two new features were added this year. One was a campus-wide essay contest, won by Delois Byrd, a senior education major. She was awarded a $300 scholarship and the opportunity to read the award-winning essay to the audience.

Also new this year was the dramatization of three African-American leaders.

Orlandrew Danzell, CU history senior, spoke the words of Fredrick Douglas, Carla Bender, Lawton High School senior, read a speech by Rosa Park and Ivanilda Santos, a CU senior psychology major, delivered a speech

by Shirley Chisholm.

Williams advised the audience to remember past accomplishments, even as they look to the future.

“All of you, keep in mind the triumph in the past and keep your eye on the prize,” he said.

At 6:30 p.m., at Centenary United Methodist Church, the final event of the day was a banquet. Williams was the keynote speaker with additional entertainment provided by the Lawton High School Choir.

in extensive fundraising campaigns. it also plans to initiate a $4,000 grant to educate the public about polluting the lakes.

“Preserving our lakes is very important. Many people who use the lakes are not aware that they are disrupting the natural habitat by putting fish that are not indigenous into those lakes,” Koll said. “For example, one person put a keel of trout into Yellowstone Lake. The trout introduced were more aggressive than the smaller indigenous trout. They eventually killed off many of the indigenous trout that usually swam upstream in the spring. The bears that usually fed on the indigenous trout went hungry and that small action alone affected the entire habitat of Yellowstone.”

Koll is not the only one proud of the efforts of the Environmental Club. One of the club’s members, chemistry major Nancy Rose, also has sung the club’s praises.

“I’m an outdoorsy type and I was always interested in trying to preserve the environment,” Rose said. “I, along with members of the club volunteer our time to local organizations, clean our surroundings and take educational nature hikes. I think the club has had a major impact on many people.”

This month, the Environmental Club is aiding Hospice of SW Oklahoma with its Care Beyond a Cure luncheon, catered by Salas’ Restaurant, at 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m. Jan. 24 and 25 at the First Baptist Church.

Tickets are on sale for $10.

Proceeds of the luncheon are earmarked for buying equipment and providing end-of-life health care and services. For more information, contact Dr. Koll at 581.2246.

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Eddy first CU recipient of BEA scholarship

By Sarah Warren Staff Writer Cameron University’s Lisa Eddy received a national scholarship from the Broadcast Education Association (BEA). Eddy, RTV junior, was awarded the Helen Sioussat/Fay Wells scholarship in the amount of $1,250 for the 2005-2006 school year.

According to their Web site, BEA is the professional development association for professors, industry professionals and students interested in teaching and research related to electronic media and multimedia Eddy is the first CU student to be awarded a BEA scholarship since the university joined BEA in 1985.

Part of the application process for the scholarship includes writing a narrative describing one’s goals, accomplishments and academic performance.

Eddy is an honor roll student and takes her academic career seriously.

“My second semester has been the only semester I was not on the President’s honor roll,” she said. “My second semester I made one B and was placed on the Dean’s list, but every other semester I have been on the President’s list.”

Eddy is from the Caribbean Island of St. Kitts and has been attending Cameron since 2002. According to Eddy, she was forced to postpone college in order to help her family.

“I am from a poor family so I left school and while I had the qualifications to enter sixth form level (the U.S. equivalent of junior college). I was forced to seek employment to help my family,” she said. “However, after seven years I was able to apply for a loan to advance my education here at Cameron.”

Before attending CU, Eddy worked as anchor for the radio and TV station in St. Kitts and as a crime reporter for the St. Kitts newspaper.

“Before coming to Cameron, I worked as a television radio news anchor at the government owned radio and television station in St. Kitts called ZIZ. I worked there for about five years.

Then I moved into print and became the crime reporter for the St. Kitts Nevis Newspaper,” she said.

According to Eddy, the communication department professors offered her support and motivation.

“Being here at Cameron and the communication department is a whole new chapter in my life. I love the experience. The professors at the department are always making it so easy for me to expand my knowledge and that is one of the things that inspires me to do well,” Eddy said. “I am indebted to Steve Adams and Matt Jenkins who continuously show great confidence in my work and encourage me to do even better.”

A perk in winning the Helen/Sioussant Fay Wells scholarship is being able to travel this spring to Las Vegas to receive the award. However, Eddy is still unsure she will be able to make the trip, but feels she has time to make up her mind.

“Unfortunately, I might not be going to Las Vegas for personal reasons, but I still have time to make that decision,” she said.

Eddy hopes to own her own media company one day, although she is not sure what she plans to do right after graduation.

“We’re in a rather fast changing world with regard to employment opportunities, and while I am undecided as to exactly what I intend to do immediately after graduation, my future aspiration is to manage my own media company,” Eddy said Other plans for the future include running for Miss Black CU in February.

“I am one of the contestants for the Miss Black Cameron University slated for Feb. 5,” Eddy said. “I entered last year and I placed first runner-up, so I am entering again with the hope of taking the crown.”

Eddy looks at living in America and attending Cameron University as a learning experience.

“Coming to the United States — Cameron — has given me such a different perspective about life,” she said. “Things I used to take for granted are now very valuable to me.”

Nomination wins public service award for Jackson

By Jennifer Hardy Staff Writer Jenny Jackson, business administration junior, has another accomplishment to add to her already lengthy list.

Jackson has been selected as Cameron’s recipient for the George and Donna Nigh Public Service Scholarship for her outstanding leadership skills and her interest in public service.

The George and Donna Nigh Public Service Scholarship was created to provide opportunities for students who are preparing for careers in public service.

According to Jackson, only one student per university is selected as a Nigh scholarship recipient. Jackson also said that she was previously nominated for this scholarship but was not chosen.

“This year I was nominated by former Vice President of Student Services Samantha Wartley Thomas and I was chosen,” she said.

“However, my freshman year I was nominated but not awarded the scholarship at the time.”

As a recipient of this scholarship, Jackson will represent CU at the George and Donna Nigh Leadership Academy.

The weekend long event, held later this spring in Oklahoma City, will give Jackson and other recipients from across the state the opportunity to interact with Courtesy photo Governor Brad Henry, members of the Oklahoma State Legislature and state business leaders.

Jackson has many plans after graduating from CU in May 2006.

“I know I want to pursue law school,” she said. “Then, after that, possibly a career in politics.”

Along with the Nigh Scholarship, Jackson is also a participant in Cameron’s Presidential Leaders University Scholars (PLUS) program.

She is an honor student, a McNair Scholar, finance director for the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Legislature, current president of CU’s Student Government Association and vice president of Cameron’s academic honor society, Phi Kappa Phi. She has also been recognized in Who’s Who Among American Universities and Colleges.

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Capturing the moment: Lisa Eddy, communication senior, sets up a camera in the Fine Arts Courtyard. The St. Kitts native was recently awarded a national scholarship by the Broadcast Education Association.

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Campus Round-up PAC meeting At 6:30 p.m. tonight PAC will meet in the Student Activities Conference Room.

ROTC sponsors blood drive At 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 25, the CU ROTC and Oklahoma Blood Institute will hold a blood drive in Room 107 of Burch Hall. Free T-shirts and snacks will be given to blood donors.

Bookstore accepting tsunami relief donations Through Jan. 31, donations to help those affected by the recent tsunami will be accepted at the Cameron Bookstore. One-hundred percent of all donations will go to the American Red Cross International Response Fund.

Aggies to play on the home court On Jan. 27, CU’s men’s and women’s basketball teams will face the University of Central Oklahoma. At 6 p.m., the Lady Aggies will play. At 8 p.m., the Aggies will take the court.

and the new circulation system did cost money and that was done with some end of the year funds.”

Money earned from charges associated with copy cards helped fund the new machine.

As for future upgrades, Young wants to get through the current technology conversion smoothly.

“Our main goal is that we want to complete that circulation conversion project,” she said. “We have to tag all of our books in order to use the new system.”

Eventually, Young would like to see the library implement a self check out machine, which would speed up the check out procedure for patrons, allowing staff members the opportunity to work on more complex tasks. She would also like to offer an online library instruction tutorial.

She said that offering an instruction tutorial would benefit students as well as the library staff.

“Staff members could work on more specific types of instruction instead of having to repeat on how to use the on-line catalog or on how to use the databases, which are fairly simple to learn,” Young said. “ Tutorials would allow students to spend more time in the library learning more complicated tasks.”

SGA Notes January 31 is the last day to sign the petition at the Student Activities Building in opposition of the OSGA fee proposal.

Amendments to the CUSGA constitution will be in first reading.

Travel reimbursement documents have been posted to the SGA Web site. Navigate to the Travel Reimbursement Info link. Guidelines should be reviewed by organizations wishing to be considered for travel reimbursement by the SGA. The voucher must be completed and turned in within 10 days of return. For the request to be valid the proper paperwork, including the T-3 form, must be cleared through Cameron.

If you are a student and have a traffic ticket from the CU Office of Public Safety that you would like to appeal, the appeal form is listed under the Supreme Court link.

If you have questions, e-mail cusga@cameron.edu or call 581.2444.

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January 24, 2005

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Meningitis vaccine = Good Idea

By Bob Groves Krt Newswire For the price of a pair of sneakers, John Kach probably could have saved his fingers and legs.

Kach, a college student in Rhode Island, believes vaccination against meningitis would have kept him from contracting the bacterial illness — most likely in his dormitory — that led to the loss of his limbs four years ago. If only he had gotten that shot, which costs about $85.

“I went to the doctor’s office for a physical. They recommended getting vaccinated, but they didn’t have vaccine at the office,” Kach said during a recent teleconference sponsored by the federal Centers for Disease Control and the National Meningitis Association.

“I figured, meningitis, whatever ... I went to school and didn’t get (immunized) there,” he said. “I played basketball, had a good time.

I didn’t get to it. I regret it.”

Every year, about 125 college students like Kach contract meningitis, and five to 15 of them die. The risk of dying is six times higher for students in dormitories, particularly freshmen, according to the American College Health Association. Up to 80 percent of those college cases are preventable with vaccine, the organization said.

In general, the vaccine is 85 percent to 100 percent effective in preventing meningitis in older children and adults.

This year, New Jersey joins 30 other states that require all freshmen and transfer students who plan to live in college campus housing either to be immunized against meningitis — which New Jersey’s law does — or to be educated about the disease, before they start school.

New Jersey and Connecticut have the toughest college meningitis immunization state laws in the country, according to the National Meningitis Association. Rep. Robert E. Andrews, D-N.J., has sponsored a similar federal bill in Congress.

New Jersey’s law will affect about 37,000 students living in

dormitories at four-year colleges, said Marilyn Riley, spokeswoman for the state Department of Health and Senior Services. Last year, there were 29 cases of meningitis in New Jersey, including seven victims between the ages of 18 and 25 years old, Riley said. Four of the 29 patients, all men ranging in age from 23 to 72 years old, died.

There have been 20 cases of meningitis in New Jersey so far this year. Six people have died, including a 5-year-old girl who died in July at a day camp. Fellow campers and workers were given antibiotics as a precaution, and there were no other cases.

Meningitis is a form of meningococcal disease that inflames the membranes of the brain and spinal cord. Another form, meningococcemia, infects the blood. Meningococcal disease strikes about 2,500 Americans every year, causing death in up to 15 percent of cases.

KRT Campus The deadly, contagious bacterial It’s not as bad as it looks: Freshman Corey Kotkin receives his mandatory meningitis vaccine from bug is carried in small droplets. It Joan Cann, a nurse at Farleigh Dickinson University. Meningitis vaccines are now mandatory for many can be spread by a kiss, a cough, a students wanting to live in the dorms. drink, a smoke, a sneeze — especially in close quarters, such as a John Kach, the Rhode Island is reduced. It’s one less thing to (undergraduate and graduate) who college dorm. Bacterial meningitis college student who survived menworry about,” he said. “It’s only will be living in campus housing. can cause brain damage, hearing ingitis, had a far more severe case. $80. It’s a pair of sneakers.”

The New Jersey law goes into efloss and learning disability.

One day in 2000, Kach was in his Meningitis vaccine is not roufect ... September, 2004.”

There is also a viral form of the dorm when he developed fl u-like tinely recommended for adults, Seton Hall expects that 850 of disease, which is less severe and symptoms that included vomiting just those such as college students its 1,225 freshmen will live on the usually resolves without specific and a 104-degree temperature. or military personnel housed in campus this year and therefore treatment.

When he was no better the next close quarters, said Dr. Julie Gerneed to be immunized against College students are parmorning, his girlfriend took him berding, director of the CDC. meningitis, according to Joan ticularly vulnerable to the disease to a hospital.

“Even though it’s a very devasOsthues, associate director of because “they don’t eat right or He developed red and purple tating disease, it’s very rare, and health services.

Th e students were sleep right and they share close blotches on his arms and back.

A people are reluctant to get vactold they could be quarters. That’s blood test showed he had 10 times cinated,” Gerberding said. “Fortuvaccinated by their always been a con“A lot of people are the normal number of white cells, nately, we don’t have a lot of cases. own doctor or at a cern,” said Shirley which fi ght infection.

His lungs But the ones we have are serious.” not as lucky as I am.” campus clinic for Smith, director of and kidneys were shutting down.

The vaccine protects against $85, Osthues said. health services at —John Kach “My blood was curdling, like four of five strains of bacterial Seton Hall had the Madison, N.J., milk,” recalled Kach, who develmeningitis, though there is no a confi rmed case of campus of Fairleigh oped gangrene in his hands and vaccine for viral meningitis. Not the disease in 1994, Dickinson Univerlegs. Eventually, doctors had to all insurance companies cover the when a student found a friend feelsity. amputate most of his fi ngers and shot’s cost. ing weak and feverish in his room.

This summer, letters like this both his legs below the knee.

There is no grace period, once The ill student was taken to a hosone from Gail Pakalns, director of “It’s such a rare disease, but to school starts, for dormitory resipital, where he was diagnosed with Seton Hall health and counseling me it’s not so rare. I’ve seen people dents to get their shots, said Joan bacterial meningitis. Preventive services, were part of freshmen suff er and die from it.

A lot of Cann, a nurse and patient care medication was given to all who orientation packages at colleges in people are not as lucky as I am,” coordinator at Fairleigh Dickinson might have had contact with him, New Jersey: said Kach, who is attending college in Teaneck, N.J. and the campus was alerted about “Dear Incoming Seton Hall again.

He now advises high school “After Sept. 1, they either have the case.

Th e student recovered University Student: I am writing seniors to get vaccinated before it, or they’re not allowed in the completely, and no one else became to inform you about the new law dorm,” Cann said they go off to school. ill, according to campus health that requires meningitis immuni“Th e possibility of meningitis services. zation for all incoming students

Student Development Office provides assistance to students with special needs

By Kari Lewis Staff Writer

Photos By Scott Pratt

Making it easier: The Student Development Department provides students with special needs help in achieving academic success. Handicap parking and automated doors are only a few things helping out those students in need.

Every student at Cameron has probably noticed the desk at the front of the classroom that reads “Reserved – Disabled Student Services.” These desks are just one example of how the Student Development Department at Cameron helps disabled students.

According to Jennifer Holland, the director of student development, the goal of these services is to give those students who have disabilities an equal opportunity to be successful at the collegiate level.

“We do our best to help students, but we also have to maintain the quality of our academic programs,” she said. “It’s a hard balance to provide just the right accommodations.”

Holland explained how the department has helped the 100 students receiving services.

“We have assisted students in many ways, from extending time on tests and note-taking assistance to classroom accommodations such as a special tables or chairs,” she said. “It really depends on how a student’s disability limits them.”

According to Tara Libertz,

student development specialist, these services can help with many disabilities.

“I’ve assisted students with a wide range of both physical and learning disabilities,” Libertz said.

“Some of the most common disabilities are vision impairments, attention deficit disorder and dyslexia.”

Libertz explained that she has read tests to students, counseled students and helped them make decisions when choosing classes.

She has also helped students get the accommodations they need to make the classroom more comfortable.

Holland and Libertz find helping students succeed very satisfying.

“I love knowing that I can help students and make getting an education easier for them,” Libertz said. “Education is one of life’s most precious luxuries and everyone deserves the same opportunities to succeed.”

For more information on Disabled Student Services, contact the Office of Student Development at 581.2209, student_ development@cameron.edu or stop by North Shepler Room 314.

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to induce relaxation will be a stargazing night, which will be led

by Dr. Kurtis Koll, professor of physical sciences. Soelle added that the committee hopes to incorporate cookouts and concerts to some of the relaxation events.

According to Soelle, the festival calendar is full of activities and events. Four renowned speakers will be a part of the festival; other events including seminars, students’ paper presentations, health screenings, and various student-led activities will comprise Festival VI. Soelle appreciates the support of the Cameron administration and faculty.

“President Ross and the CU administration are fully supportive of the festival. They recognize that part of college education takes place outside of the classroom,” Soelle said. “I am delighted with all the support we have received from our faculty, and we are thankful to the health and physical education department.”

Jackson believes the involvement of the faculty in the festival is vital for building relationships between professors and students.

“It’s important to have the faculty so involved because we can see our professors outside of the classroom, and this brings the campus together,” Jackson said.

For more information on the festival, contact Dean Sally Soelle at 581.2950 or e-mail her at sallys@cameron.edu

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January 24, 2005

Cellular ringtones rake in revenue

By Daniel Rubin KRT Newswire When Itai Adi’s friend Maria is calling, his cell phone lets him know by playing the Black Eyed Peas’ “Let’s Get It Started.”

Calls from other friends of the high school senior might prompt “Toxic” by Britney Spears, G Unit’s “Stunt 101,” or Usher’s “My Boo” to ring, depending on his mood.

And when his family is on the line?

“I try to find an annoying ring for them,” says Adi, 17, who by latest count had downloaded 30 songs to ring on his cell phone, paying as much as $1.49 a shot. “It could either be a song I don’t like, or, since you can also download noises, it could be a bird that squawks really loud.”

It’s all sweet music to the ears of the downbeat record industry.

Since catching on late last year, ringtones have exploded in popularity, producing an estimated $375 million in U.S. revenue this year, according to IDC, an information technology firm. The year before: only $18 million.

Worldwide sales are far bigger, particularly in Asia and Europe.

Billboard magazine, known for charting most popular songs, introduced a ringtones category

ringbacks? They’re more like next in November — one that, not year. surprisingly, echoes the most Ringbacks are songs or noises popular singles. other people will hear when The Billboard Music Awards they call you, while last month picked its first they’re waiting for Ringtone of the Year you to answer your Award. It was rapper 50 phone. Instead of Cent for “In Da Club.” rrring, rrring, rrring, Meanwhile, they could be hearing ringtones are becoming barnyard noises, their own art form.

Beastie Boys tunes or BlingTones has signed Beethoven. The owner hip-hop artists and of the phone gets to producers such as decide what callers Q-Tip, Rockwilder, will hear.

Denaun Porter, Ringbacks are Salaam Remi and Hiso popular in India Tek to create original — where big sellers 30-second “pieces” are Bollywood tunes available only through and celebrities’ voices its service. It calls — that within a itself the world’s first half-year of their July wireless record label. introduction, more A personalized than one in 10 mobilering “is an identity phone users had them. statement,” says In December, TLewis Ward, an Mobile launched the first analyst with U.S. ringback service.

IDC. Many Verizon Wireless is testphones allow marketing them in some users to associate western U.S. markets for $1 different songs with different KRT Campus a month, plus $1.99 for each ringback song used. Sprint is callers. “It says expected to launch its service early something about you to yourself next year. and to your peers.”

There is a rush to roll out For those who think ringtones better-sounding songs and crisper are like, so last year, how about

cell phone speakers — and for good reason. One industry analyst, Ovum, estimates that by 2008 cell phone ringtones, ringbacks and songs could account for 28 percent of all music sales, including CDs and legitimate downloads.

Companies see great opportunity in allowing people to shop for, buy, save and play songs on cell phones.

“We are seeing the development of a new channel for the delivery of digital music on wireless devices,” said Ward of IDC. In the United States, most fans of ringtones are under age 25. They pay between $1 and $3 for a sample of a favorite song — generally the better it sounds, the more it costs.

In this country, most shop for ringtones by phone, downloading them from their carriers.

Elsewhere, phone customers are more likely to go to third-party Web sites for their rings.

The fastest-growing part of the trend — and the one the music biz puts most hope in — are called Master Tones or Real Music ringtones, which have mp3 clarity.

Unlike the cheaper ringtones — think Mozart’s 40th played with one finger — these are digital samples of the song, vocals and all. The industry likes the master tracks because they can sell for $3, three times as much as an entire

downloaded song on music Web sites. And the artist gets royalties.

“If you have that hip, Snoop Dogg audio clip when you pick up the phone, you’re going to be that much cooler — at least, that is the hope,” Ward said.

They can also make for family party games. Alix Furjanic, 15, a sophomore at Cheltenham High School, was looking for a way not to confuse her phone with her mother’s or stepfather’s.

Now, when her stepfather calls her mother, her phone plays Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On.” And when mom returns the call?

The Commodores’ “Brick House.”

Owww!

Ringtone Sites • www.zingy.com • www.ring tones.com • www.realtones. blogspot.com • www.d-d-n.com • www.2thumb swap.com • www.badboy ringtones.com

Grisham returns to law mystery, ‘The Broker’

By Charles Matthews KRT Newswire The latest John Grisham novel reaches bookstores Tuesday, and the good news is that he’s back to writing thrillers. In recent years we’ve seen airline passengers nodding out over “A Painted House” and “Bleachers,” books they probably picked up in hopes of reading another one of Grisham’s lawyers-on-the-run page-turners.

Instead, they got nostalgic tales drawn from Grisham’s childhood and youth.

Longtime Grisham fans will be glad to know that in “The Broker” he’s returned to the formula that invigorated some of his most popular books, like “The Firm,” “The Pelican Brief ” and “The Client.” This is one of his Davidand-Goliath fables — a little guy battling a powerful, deadly enemy.

This time, the little guy is a former big shot: Joel Backman, once the wheeling-and-dealingest lawyer in Washington. Backman’s brilliant career came to a halt when he got involved with a scheme to peddle some spy-satellite technology to the highest bidder; several people wound up dead, and Backman wound up in prison.

Now, after six years in solitary confinement, Backman is being offered a presidential pardon and relocation to Italy, where he’ll take on a new identity.

The catch is that the CIA is setting Backman up as a target.

They want to see who wants him dead. The Russians? The Chinese?

The Israelis? The Saudis? Once they know this, then they’ll know who’s really in control of the mysterious satellite.

The spy-satellite stuff is what Alfred Hitchcock called a McGuffin — the thing that sets the plot in motion but you can forget about once it does.

The tension of the plot hinges on what we know that Backman doesn’t — and on what he’s going to do when he finally figures it out.

To create tension, Grisham has to make us care what happens to Backman, and that’s a large order, given that the guy was originally a workaholic, womanizing, amoral sleaze who has somehow — and the somehow is never presented to us clearly — turned into someone we want to root for.

Characterization has never been Grisham’s forte, and it still isn’t. The only way to give most of his characters substance is to find

somebody to play them in your imagination. In this case, Backman is a role for a 50-something stalwart who can play attractive damaged goods — Richard Gere or Jeff Bridges, perhaps. Once you’ve got the novel cast, you can proceed.

But the most serious flaw is that Grisham never makes us believe that any of the novel is taking place in the real world. In his best books, Grisham’s heroes battled some convincingly hissable bad guys: racists, polluters, insurance companies, the tobacco industry.

These were villains about whom he and the reader could have strong feelings; they were real to us.

But the villains of “The Broker” are shadowy spies and international assassins; they come from a world that Grisham obviously doesn’t know firsthand, and consequently they radiate little menace.

Moreover, the novel takes place in some alternate universe in which the Sept. 11 attacks apparently didn’t happen, in which al-Qaeda and global terrorism are not a threat. It’s a world with easily crossed borders and no Homeland Security alerts, where you can readily buy an unhackable, safely

A&E Briefs Movie showing The Magic Lantern Film Society will be showing “La Notte Di San Lorenzo” at 7:30 p.m.

Friday in the Student Activities Building. The event is free. For more information, contact Dr. John Morris at 2329.

Faculty recital Hyunsoon Whang will present a piano concert at 8 p.m. Friday at the Simmons Center in Duncan. For more information, call 580.252.2900.

Exhibit begins The “Celebration of African American History” exhibit will be on display beginning Saturday at the Museum of the Great Plains. There will be an opening reception from 2-4 p.m. Sunday.

OSBI exhibit at Omniplex “The Science of Crime Forensics” exhibit will be on display until Jan. 31 at the Omniplex in Oklahoma City. For more information, call 405.602.OMNI or visit www.omniplex.org.

Art with Breakfast There will be a breakfast from 8-8:45 a.m. this Wednesday in the Student Activities Building. The event will feature John Hernandez, the executive director of the Museum of the Great Plains. There is no charge, and everyone is invited.

encrypted telecommunications system off the shelf. The world of “The Broker” seems sadly irrelevant to our own.

Despite that serious flaw, Grisham can be an engaging writer. Once you’ve started the book you’re not likely to give it up — he still has the knack of creating suspense, and you don’t feel too bummed out when the payoff is feeble.

He can also be very funny.

The opening chapter presents us with an American president so inept and unpopular that in his re-election bid he lost every state except Alaska, the only state he didn’t visit during the campaign — and he won it by a 17-vote margin after a recount. President Morgan and his dysfunctional first family were so entertaining that I almost hoped the novel was going to be about them.

Another pleasant surprise in “The Broker” is that getting out of the South, where most of his novels have been set, seems to have refreshed Grisham’s ability to create an evocative setting. When he takes his hero to Bologna, Grisham tempts reviewers to make the kind of jokes that I will resist.

But this is no phony Bologna (oh,

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Schmoozing: John Grisham, left, mingles with Chris Columbus, the producer of Christmas with the Kranks.

The movie was based upon Grisham’s recent book, “Skipping Christmas.”

OK, just one). Grisham describes the city so attractively that he’ll probably help boost tourism. On the other hand, there’s a little too much sightseeing in churches and lingering in restaurants. “The Broker” ambles like a tourist when it should dart like a hunted animal.

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January 24, 2005

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Art Guild not just for art majors

By Lauren Slate Staff Writer According to Alex Pena, Art Guild President and fine arts senior, “Art is much more than a hobby; it is how we contribute to society.”

Pena believes this is what CU students should understand about the passion Guild members have for opening new eyes to the world of art.

Guild members believe in bringing art to the community, both on and off campus.

According to Pena, the Art Guild is busy with many community projects, including sending volunteers to The School of the Arts, sponsored by the Lawton City of Arts and Humanities, to help the children with crafts every Saturday.

The Guild also sponsors the “Art with Breakfast” program and trips to art museums each semester.

“Art with Breakfast” is held in Shepler’s Mezzanine on the second Wednesday of each month and offers the Cameron community the opportunity to learn more about art and artists.

Guest speakers are usually artists or professionals working in the art field. At 8 a.m. on Jan. 26, the guest speaker will be John Hernandez, executive director of the Museum of the

Great Plains. Hernandez will discuss his responsibilities as a museum administrator.

In February, Kris Gill of Gill’s Framing in Lawton will speak on the topic of proper framing and displaying techniques.

On Feb. 28, Santa Fe artist Karita Coffey, a professor at the Institute for American Indian Artists (IAIA), will reside in Lawton for a week as a visiting artist for the art department. Coffey will lecture each day, including a ceramics demonstration, and conclude with a seminar about Contemporary Native American Art. With the exception of January, all breakfasts will be held on the second Wednesday of each month.

According to Pena, the Art Guild had planned to renovate the entrance hallway of the art department. Under the direction of department chair Edna McMillan, design plans, including a gallery showcasing students’ art, were drawn up.

Although the initial grant request was denied, Pena says the organization is still making strides to fulfill the design plans.

“Student art work will still be displayed each month in the entrance hallway of the art department,” he said.

The Art Guild’s monthly

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Red and yellow makes orange: Associate Professor and Faculty Participant of the Art Guild Katherine Liontas-Warren demonstrates how to mix paint while Art Guild Sponsor Monika Linehan and members of the Art Guild and printmaking class look on.

Union,” Pena said.

In addition to the Art Guild’s goals for community projects, trips and fundraising, Pena said he wants a broader spectrum of people to be exposed to art and Cameron’s art department.

“One of my goals is to reach more than just art students,“ he said.

Membership to the Art Guild is $5 a semester and open to everyone. According to Pena, there are currently 35 members

and they encourage students outside of the art department to join. Meetings are held at noon on the first Friday of every month in Room 107 of the Art Building. Pena encouraged those outside of the art department to get involved.

“I think we are just trying to reach everybody and emphasize the point that [although] art gets pushed into the background [it] is an important contribution to society,” Pena said.

Reviewer not impressed with Garner’s rendition of Elektra

Lecturer to speak at CU

By Josh Rouse Sports Editor

By Justin Liszeski Staff Writer At 7 p.m. Thursday in the Cameron University Theatre, the Ebony Society will sponsor a presentation by author and lecturer Betty K. Fisher. Fisher, author of “Wit, Will, & Walls”, will discuss her involvement with the effort to end school desegregation in Virginia.

William Hues, president of the Ebony Society, said they are proud to bring living history to Cameron so that younger generations will be exposed to someone responsible for desegregation.

Fisher will discuss her lawsuit against the County School Board of Warren County, Va. She sued for the right to attend a segregated public high school. Other court decisions, constitutional amendments and legislation enacted prior to the Brown v.

Board of Education Supreme Court decision will be covered, as well.

She will also explain how the decisions made in Brown and Brown II impacted society, giving AfricanAmericans the opportunity to break through the segregated barriers around public education.

Fisher will provide

trips this semester will allow students the opportunity to travel to Tulsa to visit the Philbrook Museum of Art and Gilcrease Museum of Art. Guild members plan to travel to Dallas to visit the Dallas Museum of Art and Nasher Sculpture Museum and, during spring break, to Santa Fe. Fort Worth will be the destination for the final trip of the semester, with visits planned to the Museum of Modern Art and the Amon Carter and Kimball Museums of Art. The trips will be paid for with profits made from fundraising through T-shirt sales and workshops. Workshops are open to everyone. Art Guild T-shirts are available for $15 in the main office of the art department.

Pena said that starting with this school year, the Art Guild will produce an annual catalog of student artwork, similar to a yearbook, which will include paintings, drawings, graphic designs and examples of printmaking and sculptures. Seniors will have their own special section. The Art Guild plans to have the catalog completed by April for distribution. The catalog will feature only Cameron artists, but will be available to everyone.

“Anyone can buy one and we plan to sell them in the Student

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commentary on how education, politics and economics affect African Americans today.

Those topics will be related to how the educational gap for African Americans was closed.

The discussion will conclude by highlighting the accomplishments of little known heroes of the civil rights movement.

A reception will follow, with Fisher’s book available for sale.

Beatrice Lipford, a CU graduate, and a Cameron employee, played a key role in bringing Betty Fisher to Cameron. She met Fisher at a book-signing on Fort Sill last year.

After reading Fisher’s book, and finding that few students know much about the civil rights era, Lipford proposed that the Ebony Society invite Fisher to speak so others might learn more from Fisher’s experience.

“Her story inspired me,” Lipford said. “I did not know about segregated schools growing up in the north.”

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In Daredevil, she fought to death, literally. In Elektra, the sai wielding zombie-ish assassin-forhire is back and ready for action.

Golden Globe winner and star of Alias, Jennifer Garner, reprises her role from the Marvel-ous trash movie, Daredevil, as Elektra Natchios, ex-girlfriend to the blind lawyer, Matt Murdoch.

In Elektra, Garner is brought back from the dead by the “Order of the Hand” (very strange group of people) to kill the daughter of a mysterious man. After getting close to them, she ends up befriending them.

This is a very bad idea.

Elektra then turns against the strange “Order of the Hand” to protect the daughter. As a result, a mythical World War III begins.

Comic villains including Tattoo and Typhoid Mary have central roles in this film. Comic fans will remember them from the different Marvel comics.

On its opening weekend,

Elektra amassed only $12 million. Elektra’s predecessor, Daredevil, made over $100 million during its stint at the box office. Elektra looks to struggle in making even $50 million at the box office.

Many moviegoers compare the Marvel comic movies to the standard set by Spider-Man. Needless to say, Elektra is no Spider-Man. But it is nowhere near the f lop capacity of Hulk or Catwoman. But Hollywood would be hard pressed to ever find a movie that could do that again.

The one positive aspect of the movie is Jennifer Garner.

The eye-opening actress has been turning heads since her television show, Alias, hit it big on ABC. Her most recent movie was 13 Going on 30. It was a far cry from Elektra, centering on a 13-year-old girl who wanted to be a grown up. This might seem familiar if people remember the Tom Hanks movie Big in which a young boy wanted to be big.

Elektra is a movie for men who want to see a beautiful

woman in rather revealing clothing. Jennifer Garner will always look good in any movie or television show she is in. If you are in the mood for a popcorn eye candy movie, then see Elektra.

Overall Grade: C+

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Cheesin’: Jennifer Garner poses for the camera at the premiere of her last movie, 13 Going on 30. She changed roles to portray the comic character, Elektra.

Sports 8 Patriots QB Brady plays beyond popular NFL expectations

January 24, 2005

By Hank Gola KRT Newswire One quarterback played up to expectations in Sunday’s AFC divisional playoff game because all the Patriots ever ask Tom Brady to do is win.

As the seasons roll on and each trip to Foxboro turns into Groundhog Day for Peyton Manning, it appears that Manning will be Dan Marino to Brady’s Joe Montana. Marino had the records.

Montana had the rings.

By the time it all ends in Jacksonville next month, Brady may be tied with Joe Cool as a three-time Super Bowl MVP. He may have only thrown for 144 yards in Sunday’s victory but the win moved his postseason record to 7-0.

By the time Manning plays his 17th season (the length of Marino’s career), he can only hope he can look back on the one day he did have to face the Patriots in the playoffs. Manning is probably the most talented quarterback in the game but until he cashes one in, he can only envy Brady.

Of the four quarterbacks left in the tournament, two, Donovan McNabb and Michael Vick, routinely make more highlight films. Brady’s counterpart in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game is Ben Roethlisberger and wouldn’t it be fitting if Roethlisberger suffers his first career loss to a guy who just doesn’t lose big games?

“There’s no other guy I’d want in a big game than him, nobody,” said Patriots tight end Christian Fauria. “I mean, go down in history, this is the guy I want in the huddle. Talk about poise and control. The only thing colder out there was him.”

You can run down Brady’s

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Down and out in New England: Famed Colts QB Peyton Manning is sacked by Patriots star linebacker Tony Bruschi in the Patriots win over the Colts in the AFC Divisional Playoffs. The New England Patriots, defending champions, now look ahead to the Pittsburgh Steelers. career highlights and none of them has to do with yards or touchdown passes. He has the highest winning percentage of any active QB with at least 30 starts.

He’s 7-0 in overtime games. He has engineered 16 game-winning drives and he is 18-2 in games decided by a TD or less, 4-0 in the playoffs.

It was appropriate that when Bill Belichick was asked about Brady’s performance, he talked about one play, the 5-yard touchdown pass he threw to David Givens to put the Patriots up by two scores at 13-3. In case you’re counting, that was one touchdown pass for Brady, zero for Peyton. But it’s never about Brady’s numbers, even when they

are sparkling. It’s about the plays he makes to help win.

“I mean, that was a really big play in the game,” Belichick said. “You know, not having to settle for third down . . . Tom made a nice play, stepped up, got a little opening and made the play. You know, that’s what good quarterbacks do . . . they make plays when things don’t go perfectly, which a lot of times they don’t.”

The play almost broke down because Brady’s receivers were covered. But he bought himself extra time by breaking the pocket to his left. Givens sensed that the Colts had abandoned the weak side and slid past the DB. Brady, as always, saw him.

“Made a great catch,” he said. “I threw that thing hard.”

Manning, who was never allowed to unleash his arm downfield (by both the Pats’ defense and the Colts’ play-calling) tried to answer questions about how his 49-TD season (perhaps his career) would be defined. As usual after facing Belichick, he didn’t have any answers.

“Unfortunately I have always believed that a player does kind of define himself,” said Manning, who is also one of the most thoughtful players in the NFL. “I am starting to change those thoughts because there are so many opinions and experts talking about me and my career, I just sort of stopped trying.

“Right now, it is hard to think about anything else besides losing this game.”

Brady blushed when someone asked him why he sparkled and Manning struggled.

“Well, I mean, I don’t think I shined,” Brady said. “We made plays when we needed to. You know, for a team that led the league in turnovers this year, to come out of that game with no turnovers was probably what I’m most happy about.”

Doesn’t it mean more because of all the Manning hype, he was asked?

“Just none of this stuff means anything, it really doesn’t,” Brady replied. “I mean, we’re going in there thinking we’re going to win.”

Cameron University hosting high school appreciation CU Sports Information Faculty, staff and students from Lawton’s three high schools will have the opportunity to attend a Cameron basketball game at a discounted price in the coming weeks, as the Aggies and Lady Aggies host High School Appreciation Days at Aggie Gym.

Fans attending the designated games can show their school ID card at the gate to receive $2 off the regular gate admission of $6 for adults and $4 for students.

Cameron kicks off the program this Saturday, Jan. 22, with MacArthur Day. A women’s contest between the Lady Aggies and Southeastern Oklahoma

State is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m., with a men’s game set to follow at 4 p.m. Both games will be highlighted by halftime performances by the MacArthur High School Hilanderettes dance team.

Lawton’s two other high schools will be honored at subsequent home games.

Eisenhower Night is scheduled for Thursday when the Aggies and Lady Aggies host the University of Central Oklahoma. Cameron’s showdown with Northeastern State on Saturday, Feb. 19, has been designated Lawton High Day at Aggie Gym. Groups from both schools will perform at halftime, as well.

For more information about High School Appreciation Days at Cameron basketball games this season, contact the CU athletic department at 581.2460. To find out more about Cameron University sports, visit the official Web site at http://goaggies. cameron.edu. It is updated daily with all information.

Softball team ranked as underdogs CU Sports Information Defending Lone Star Conference North Division champion Midwestern State is the voters pick to repeat as division champ, according to the league’s preseason softball poll released Tuesday by conference officials. MSU, which last year became the first team other than Southeastern Oklahoma to win the LSC North softball title, tallied 109 points and received 13 of 16 first-place votes among the division’s head coaches, sports information directors and media representatives.

Southeastern Oklahoma collected the three

remaining first-place votes in the poll and finished second with 98 total points. Cameron was picked seventh, collecting two third-place votes while finishing with 25 points.

Coach Gladys Crawford’s Aggies return just four players from last year’s squad, which finished with an overall record of 9-34, including a 4-20 mark in LSC North Division play. The team will look to a crop of newcomers, including several junior college transfers, to help pave the way for an improved showing in 2005.

The Lady Aggies are scheduled to open the season on Feb. 5, traveling to Denton, Texas, to face Texas Woman’s University.

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CU basketball hosts Angelo State University

By Sonya Ray Staff Writer The Cameron University men and women basketball teams hosted Angelo State (ASU) on Jan. 15. The men added another win to their basket moving up to 12-3 on the season, while the Lady Aggies fell 6-9, losing in the final half.

The Aggies had no problem dominating the Rams; within the first five minutes the Aggies had gathered a 12-point advantage.

Angelo State struggled, missing their first six shots. Jermel Brooks was able to put his team on the board with a jumper at the 14:00 mark leaving the score at 12-2.

A dunk by Rashawn Childs tied the score at 22-22 with 3:21 left in the half. Childs led ASU with 14 points. Royce Hall and Dustin Payton contributed 12 points each.

Less than three minutes remained in the half when Eric Moore answered with a threepoint shot. The Aggies shot 24.3 percent from the field goal and were 12-12 at the free throw line.

CU was up 31-27 by the end of the first half.

Angelo State started the second half with three missed shots.

Kenny Smith made a jumper that brought the Rams within two of CU, 38-36 with 16:08

left. A defensive rebound by Sean Ormsby, combined with a threepointer from Moore gave CU a ten-point lead with 11:09 left.

ASU was still in it for the long haul; continuing to reap the benefits of turnovers and rebound opportunities they pulled within five of CU, but that was all they could do. The Aggies came through and began to clean house. ASU was unable to hold the Aggies as they continued on their shooting spree racking up a 10- point lead, giving CU a 67-57 win. Three CU players scored in double figures: Eric Moore with 19 points and 10 rebounds, Arthur Trousdell with 16 points and 10 rebounds and Justin Harris with 11 points.

As for the Lady Aggies, they started off strong, gathering a nine-point lead within the first three minutes. They were able to maintain the lead throughout the first half.

Two players scored in double figures. Christina Buben held a game high of 15-points and seven rebounds. Chelsea Turner was right behind her with 14 points and six rebounds. The Lady Aggies were on fire shooting 44.4 percent of their field goals in the first half and 80 percent at the free throw line. ASU had a 35.7 field goal shooting percentage. The Lady

Photo by Christina Frye

Go ladies go: The Lady Aggies basketball team pushes the ball on offense against Angelo State. The Lady Aggies won the game 67-61.

Aggies entered intermission at 31-27. During the second half things got turned around. The Rambelles shot 58.3 percent from the field goal. The Rambelles had five players scoring in the double digits: Sharon Ballenger, Courtney Nowlin and Natalja Tsurbakova, all with 12 points. Kandra Lakey with 11 and Christina Johnson

Cameron University star #20 Eric Moore continues basketball success

continued to take advantage of the CU’s turnovers and began to build on their lead. Two free throws by Turner pulled the Lady Aggies to within three, but that was all the Rambelles were giving. ASU free throw attempts contributed to the win over the Lady Aggies with a final score of 61-67.

Lance Armstrong bracelets gaining popularity with youth

By Katharine Goodloe

By Laura Brady

KRT Newswire

Staff Writer Eric Moore is passionate about playing for the Cameron University Aggies basketball team.

His passion started during grade school in Fort Worth, Texas.

“My uncle took me to the park to play ball ever since I can remember,” Moore said.

As a result, Moore’s desire to play basketball at the college level led him to Richland College and now CU, where he received a basketball scholarship.

“I put a lot of effort into basketball and it does take up a lot of time. But I like my team members and I like how the coach handles the program,” Moore said.

“And as far as basketball, I like everything about it.”

Moore, a criminal justice junior, believes this season has been a promising one for the CU Aggies basketball team.

“We’ve come a long way, and our determination has led us to a great season,” Moore said.

Kalaan Brown, a health and physical fitness junior, agrees with Moore.

“Once our team got used to jelling together, we became one of the best teams,” Brown said. “And, if we keep it up, the sky is the limit.”

Playing a guard position, Moore makes sure he plays a good defense while also preventing the other team from “getting going.”

“It’s always a competition and we enjoy and look forward to the victory,” Moore said. “I think some people felt we weren’t going to succeed this season, but all we have to worry about is remaining

came through with ten points and ten rebounds. With 13:35 left, Johnson landed a free throw that pulled the Rambelles within two of the Lady Aggies. A threepointer by Lakey tied the score 44-44 with 12 minutes left to play. The Lady Aggies got caught slipping and ASU captured the lead at 44-45 with 11:29 left. ASU

Photo by Scott Pratt

Practice makes perfect: Cameron basketball star Eric Moore practices in the Aggie gym for an upcoming game. consistent in our game.”

Currently, the men’s basketball team is 12 – 3. They have swept over any doubts about not succeeding this season.

“Coming from Richland College my goal was to come in and help the team have an accomplished season, which we’ve had,” Moore

said.

Moore and the rest of the Aggie basketball team can be seen against one of their Lonestar Conference rvials, University of Central Oklahoma at 6 p.m. on Jan. 27 at the Aggie Gym. They look to continue their success to a championship with Moore’s help.

The rubber is hitting the wrist. Hard.

Modeled after the ubiquitous yellow Lance Armstrong “LIVESTRONG” rubber wristband that supports cancer research, charities across the country are selling spin-off bracelets.

And many can’t keep up with demand: Two teens selling $5 blue bracelets to aid the New York hospital that treats their juvenile diabetes sold 10,000 in four weeks.

Children With Diabetes ran out of their $5 red bracelets, recently back-ordering 10,000.

Even Target temporarily sold out of a pink band it sells online to support breast cancer research.

Dr. Daniel Howard, who chairs the marketing department at Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business, said, “It’s almost like the spread of a virus. It’s the thing to do, to wear a bracelet to express yourself, your causes, your beliefs.”

Experts say the fad combines a hip fashion statement with the goodness of giving to charity, which has, itself, become hip.

“Every now and again, one of these things will happen, and nobody quite expects it,” Robert Thompson, a professor of popular culture at Syracuse University said.

He compares the fad to knotted friendship bracelets in the mid-`90s, prisoner-of-war bracelets during Vietnam and ID-tag bracelet exchanges for anyone who went steady in the mid-`70s.

The bracelets are expanding far beyond illnesses.

A student at New York’s Manhattanville College launched an adopt-a-soldier campaign with a “starter kit” that includes a red bracelet saying “MY SOLDIER.” Austin-based Herobracelets. org offers another military option, selling $7 aluminum bands engraved with the name of a solider killed in Iraq.

A student group at Yavneh Academy in Dallas sold 2,700 blue $3 bracelets in their first four days, supporting a camp in Israel for children with relatives killed by terrorists.

The Greater Dallas Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation hopes to begin widespread sales in January of $2 orange bracelets saying “MAX-LIFE.” Sixteen-year-old Carolyn Comer of Dallas says she was one of the last people at Ursuline Academy to get a LIVESTRONG bracelet. She also wears one for leukemia research and another from a local school.

“They’re cool to look at, and they’re a symbol for something,” she said. “I never take them off.”

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January 24, 2005

Printing needs solved underneath it all

By Scott Pratt Staff Writer In the basement of the Administration Building lives a creature that is possibly the best-kept secret on campus.

The Department of Printing Services resides below the president’s office and the cashiers.

The shop stays busy and provides services that are important for the entire university.

Printing Services does what the name implies. They take documents produced in university departments and by students and print them in any choice of format.

Stanley Verser, who has been the director of Printing Services since 1997, said, “My goal is that if it needs to be printed on paper for the university that we can take care of it.”

According to Verser, Printing Services is a full service print shop. There are only a handful of other full service print shops in Lawton. The shop at Cameron’s campus is capable of producing anything that the other shops can do.

The main reason for the shop’s existence is that it provides a simple, fast and cost effective way for campus departments to fulfi ll their printing needs. The shop regularly makes booklets, forms, flyers, calendars and programs for sporting events.

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“The University is our main make use of the benefits of Printcomes into play when students his shop in a ground level location customer,” Verser said. “The cost ing Services as well. The shop want to copy entire chapters of on campus that will be more visiis less because they do not have to ble to students. He added that the makes copies at a lower cost than books or entire publications. go off campus for the same serVerser stressed that a few pages amount of paper and supplies the anywhere else on campus. It also vices.” provides the only place to get from a chapter or several chapters shop moves in and out of its doors Verser said the shop can color copies and lamination done poses no problem, but he can in would be much more easier if it provide its services for any deon campus. no way violate copyright laws were at a ground level location. partment, organization, club or For now, departments can get “We can make copies for stuwhen making copies for students. non-profit organizations. The service without ever having to acdents as long as we don’t violate Students can also use any of the shop also does work for governcopyright laws,” other services the shop offers like tually visit the print shop. Verser ment agencies and school districts Verser said. graphic design, sign printing and explained that departments can around the Lawton area.

Copylaminating. log on to the Printing Services John Veal, the business coorWeb site and submit orders onright law Verser does feel that the shop dinator for the Oklahoma Small is not known by many students line. They can even attach fi les to infringeBusiness Development Center ment because of its location in the the order forms. and a former Cameron University Students, faculty, staff, outside usually basement of the Administration staff member, still uses Printing businesses or anyone interested Building.

Services for non-profit organiza“Most people and students can drop by the bottom of the tions he is involved in. hear about us by word of Administration Building and see Veal said the print shop mouth,” Verser said. what the Printing Services shop has the best prices and prohas to offer.

Verser hopes one day duces work that is second he will be able to have to none. He has used their services for the Southwest Oklahoma Military Appreciation Bowl, which is held at Cameron in the fall, and for other various organizations.

“We are making programs for a basketball tournament right now,” Verser said.

The ability to get money from jobs outside the university allows the shop to continue to increase the technology that they are capable of using in printing. The shop is able to go Photo by Scott Pratt directly from a digital source to Know when to fold ‘em: Stanley Verser, director of Print Services, operates a folding machine for one a physical printing medium. of the many print projects the department handles for the university.

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