The Cameron University Collegian: November 22, 2004

COLLEGIAN THE CA M ERON U N I V ER SIT Y

Monday, November 22, 2004

News

World AIDS Day observance to be held

By Angela Gradoz Features Editor

Ways to cut out the calories for Turkey Day are considered.

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A&E

Filmmaker covering potters from around the globe visits CU to display art form.

On Dec. 1 Cameron University’s People Respecting Individuality, Diversity and Equality (P.R.I.D.E.) will observe World Aids Day by holding activities geared toward awareness and prevention of HIV/AIDS. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Student Union, members of P.R.I.D.E. will hold an information booth on HIV/AIDS. That evening from 610:30 p.m. P.R.I.D.E. members, along with June Tucker of the Southwest Aids Network Foundation and Jennifer Whitehead of the Zoe Need Program, will hold a discussion panel in the Student Activities Building. Then a movie will be shown, followed by a candle-lighting ceremony outside, if weather permits.

Observance of World Aids Day at CU has been around since the implementation of P.R.I.D.E., about five years now. This year the theme is “Women, Girls HIV/AIDS.” “For a long time it was thought that HIV and AIDS were homosexual diseases, but statistics show that heterosexual women infected with HIV has increased by 26 percent within the last two years,” P.R.I.D.E. President Kim Gray said.

“So, it is just not a gay disease.”

In the United States, heterosexual African American and white women are the highest at-

risk ethnic groups.

According to worldaidsday.org, in 2003 an estimated 38 million people worldwide had acquired either HIV or AIDS. “Seventy percent of KRT Campus newly infected women Patchwork of memories: The AIDS Memorial Quilt, consisting of 44,000 contract individual memorial panels commemorating the life of someone who has died, the virus was created to bring about more awareness of the disease. The woman above through sex is adding a section to help remember a loved one who died. with their were infected every day with HIV,” Gray said. husbands or sex with long-term boyfriends,” JenIf HIV/AIDS is not detected during the pregnifer Whitehead, youth project coordinator for nancy, there is a 25 percent chance that transthe Zoe Need Program, said. “The number one mission will occur in the birth canal. However, cause of death in newly infected heterosexual if it does not occur in the canal, it occurs during African American women between the ages of breast-feeding.

25-35 is AIDS.” In addition, transmission of HIV is on the rise among children.

“In 2003, 1,700 children under 15 years of age Please see AIDS, Page 4

Geothermal units added to CETES

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Sports

By Scott Pratt Staff Writer

Senior volleyball player Head discusses teamwork and what it is to be a player for CU. PLEASE SEE PAGE 10

Voices

Photo by Anna Politano

Enjoying your work: New Assistant Director of Government and Community Relations Adam Calaway enjoys a laugh with Kay Taylor, division secretary. Calaway uses his prior experience and campus relationships to help him adjust to his new position and looks to keep the campus a powerhouse within the community.

Calaway draws from personal experience to better campus

By Anna Politano New library printing policy may help students afford the cost of researching.

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Volume 78 Issue 11

Informing the Cameron Family Since 1926

Managing Editor When family is a priority, everything else falls into the backseat of life.

From the simplest to the most complex decisions, the family has right of way.

While many college graduates desire to leave their hometowns and venture to other cities, a deep family affection led Adam Calaway to remain in Lawton.

Calaway enjoys the connection and unity of a family, and perhaps, this was the reason he came back to his Cameron home. Returning to the campus as the new Assistant Director of Government and Community Relations, Calaway has arrived with enthusiasm and purpose.

Calaway walked away from the Cameron stadium in May of 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He

worked as the managing editor of The Collegian for a little over a year and became part of the coziness of the Cameron family.

“Cameron was such a pivotal place in my life, and it meant and still means so much to me. I have so many good memories here,” he said.

At the end of his college journey, Calaway had not yet made a decision concerning his next step in life. Having received several job offers both in and out of the state, and having recently suffered the loss of his grandmother, he decided to take the summer off to reflect on his options.

A world of opportunities While pursuing his education,

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The Earth has always held sources of energy for humans to use. Cameron has decided to use that energy in a cost-effective and environmentally friendly way by installing a geothermal heating and cooling system for the new Center for Emerging Technology and Entrepreneurial Studies.

Bill Van Alstine, the owner of Van & Co., the subcontractor for this portion of the Cetes project, explained that the system will consist of 40 holes, which will be dug 200 feet into the ground around the CETES building. Pipes will be placed into the holes and then filled with water that will circulate through the pipes. The water is either warmed or cooled by the ground temperature and returned to a main system, which will produce warm or cool air for the building.

According to the Geothermal Heat Pump

Consortium, the system will use a heat pump to move warm air into a room or space. The system works in reverse to cool a space by taking hot air and absorbing it into the system thereby reducing the temperature of a space.

The Environmental Protection Agency calls this process “the most energy-efficient and cost-effective space conditioning available today.”

The ground temperature at the 200-foot depth stays fairly constant at around 60 to 65 degrees. This constant is what allows the system to work all year round regardless of the temperature on the surface.

Van Alstine said the initial cost of the system is 20 to 30 percent more, but because of the savings over time the system will pay for itself in a shorter time.

Tommy Holt, the CETES project supervisor, said Cameron will recoup the initial cost of the system within two to three years.

Harold Robinson, director of physical facilities, agrees, saying the

Please see CETES, Page 12

Down to the core: On Nov. 5 geothermal pipes were installed underneath the CETES building. The pipes, along with the Earth’s natural temperatures, will be used to help heat and cool the facility.

Photo by Scott Pratt

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Voices

November 22, 2004

OUR VOICE

Students able to print for free at the library Laura Brady

Writer offers tips on holiday shopping The holidays are fast approaching and everyone is gearing up for his or her gift-giving duties.

Being a retail worker, I am anticipating the rush and discouragement that goes along with holiday shoppers. Every year around the month of December, I experience holiday shoppers with the “Scrooge syndrome.”

The “Scrooge syndrome” happens to holiday shoppers who wait until the very last minute to get all of their shopping done. And, with only a few days remaining before the big celebration, many stores are under-stocked with little or no merchandise. As a result, this frazzles the holiday shopper even more.

I spot shoppers suffering from the “Scrooge syndrome” every year. It’s the harried, surly face of a person briskly tromping through the mall giving “the look” to those who leisurely stroll, enjoying the yuletide cheer.

I understand I’m in a customer service profession, and I gladly welcome and appreciate the business holiday shoppers provide me.

However, I encourage everyone to get their shopping done before it becomes a burden. When you have to shop quickly, it’s not enjoyable, and it is stressful.

Something that has worked for me is to make a list and purchase several of those listed items weekly. This allows me time to shop around and think about the gifts I want to purchase. Also, if I change my mind, I can return an item before it’s too late to exchange it for something better.

Another idea that has worked for me is to shop in numbers.

When I go shopping I take someone along with me. This other person acts as a mediator and helps me find and decide on exactly what I’m looking for.

I’ve found these ideas helpful because they allow me to relax over the holiday. No one should stress out over gift giving. By shopping in a timely manner, everyone should remain “Scrooge syndrome”-free and be able to enjoy the holidays.

And, retail workers will gladly give up regaling each other with tales of grumpy, impatient customers who have forgotten the true meaning of the season.

The days of inconvenience, expense and hassle that Cameron students experienced when trying to print at the library are gone. To the surprise of many students – and to their joy – Cameron library now offers free printing.

Responsible for the change are President Ross and the Cameron administration. They saw a need for students to have the same printing capabilities in the library as they have in any other computer lab on campus.

The administration trusts and expects Cameron students to be responsible and reasonable when printing, so that useless copies will not be printed and wasted. The change also reflects one of the benefits of the technology fee included in the students’ tuition charges.

The technology fee allows students to have free access to Cameron’s computers, printers, scanners and so on.

The new system works as follows: a student wishing to print in the library must go to the reference desk and pick up a card from a librarian. The student inserts the card into the reader at the printer and indicates which computer the printing job is coming from. After printing, the student returns the card to the reference desk. The card will then be recharged for the next student wishing to print.

Eventually, new laser printers will be added in the library. These printers will allow students to print directly from their computers without charge. Ultimately, a new system software package will be installed. Students will have better control of what they are printing since the system allows the user to cancel unwanted printing and maintain a current record of pages printed.

At The Collegian, several students had complained about the inconvenience of having to pay in the library. One of our editors was almost in tears recently when she spent almost $10 to print research materials and a paper. Although students are celebrating the news, The Collegian editorial board encourages students to be vigilant when printing and make an effort to print with responsibility. It is human nature to consume carelessly when the resources seem to be endless. Let us not take advantage of this privilege, but let us use it with a clear mind and with prudence.

Graphic by Leah Hicks

We commend the Cameron administration for striving for the high-quality education we receive on this campus. Thank you for understanding and responding to students’ needs.

—The Editorial Board

What are your plans for the Thanksgiving break?

Teshelle Francis Enviro. sci. sophomore

Barry Hanza Business mgmt. junior

“Finish up overdue assingments and sleep. Maybe do a little shopping.

“Work and spend it with my family.

Got any story ideas?

Contact us at www.collegian.edu

Justin Rielly R/TV sophomore “Stay home, watch football and eat lots of turkey in the process.”

Barry Hanza Business mgmt. junior “I am going snow skiing.”

Quote of the Week “He who ignores discipline comes to poverty and shame, but whoever heeds correction is honored.”

— Proverbs 13:18

Laura Brady is a journalism senior from Lawton. She is also a staff writer for The Collegian. Send comments to collegian@cameron.edu KRT Campus

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News

November 22, 2004

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SGA approves library hours extension 10 p.m. to midnight? Do you regularly use the CU library?

Features Editor Once statistics were finalized, SGA compiled a final summary At a regularly scheduled representing the overall view of the meeting held Nov. 15, the student body.

Student Government Association Out of 197 students, 106 said unanimously approved extension that they found library hours of Cameron University’s library were sufficient for student needs; hours after the issue had been 111 students voted in favor of an tabled at the Nov. 8 meeting extension from Monday through due to an insufficient amount of Thursday and 120 students information. indicated that they regularly used Since students had presented the library. the idea in previous years to SGA, According to Jackson, Jenny Jackson, president of SGA, although the thought that it student body was important questionnaire to finally “If the extended hours aided in the address the decisionissue. are approved by the making In order administration, [there is process for for SGA to no guarantee] that it will SGA, other find out how be implemented once the factors also the student influenced body felt about total cost of extension is the vote. For the current determined and funding example, library hours, is available.” information they set up a provided by questionnaire the library staff on CamSIS in — Jenny Jackson, and research weeks prior to the Nov. 8 and SGA president indicated other universities’ 15 meeting. library hours “The were later than online voting CU’s. was utilized “The library staff would love to because the topic of extending extend hours, but it all boils down hours has been brought up in SGA to a budgetary issue,” Jackson said. in previous years,” Jackson said.

“The library is currently working “We wanted to show the students on the charged printing issue and that we really do have an interest has not been able to map out any in extending hours.” plans for extended hours.”

The survey consisted of eight While SGA approved the questions. Questions included: resolution, there are other entities Do you find the current library that must also approve the issue. hours sufficient to meet student “I now write a memorandum to needs? Would you benefit from the vice president of student seran extension in library hours on vices detailing all of the informaMonday through Thursday from

By Angela Gradoz

KCCU receives grant from LCF

By Petulah Olibert Staff Writer Cameron was the recipient of a $2,000 grant that will be put toward its long awaited HD radio conversion project.

Thanks to the Lawton Community Foundation, students will have an opportunity to experience a more modern form of radio technology — digital radio.

The Lawton Community Foundation is a non-profit organization with the goal of improving opportunities for citizens and their communities.

The foundation awards grants of up to $5,000 for community improvement projects.

HD radio is looked upon by many as the future of AM/FM radio broadcasting. Not only does digital radio boast clear and static-free reception, but it also occupies only 65 percent of a bandwidth, with the remainder used to transmit text and visual information, explained Norman.

“Today, KCCU is being run on analog signals. But FM format is still not as impeccable as digital format,” Norman said. “So, as well as using analog signals for those who do not have digital radios, we will simultaneously run on a digital format. Multiplexing provides a definite advantage, because audio, as well as text, can be sent via the bandwidth.

Not only can listeners who have

HD radios view visual data, they will also be able to print that information. Digital radio signals also provide a better quality sound compared to analog radio. There will be no electrical interference.”

In addition to the upgrade, KCCU has the option of forming a sister radio station — Tomorrow Radio.

“Tomorrow Radio will provide alternative programming to KCCU’s classical music and indepth news and feature stories,” Norman said. “We have not set a definite program yet, but it is intended to be an alternative to KCCU’s programming. While KCCU has news, Tomorrow Radio might broadcast classical music or jazz. We also have the ability to broadcast sports to appeal to a whole new market.”

Norman hopes that the new station will be up and Courtesy Graphic running in about four months. But only the Lawton and Wichita Falls communities will be privy to the new stations at first. KCCU then plans to expand according to market demand for HD radio format.

“Within one year, there will be a clamor to make full use of HD radio as many big markets are converting to digital radio format,” Norman said. “This technology has been in the developmental process for several years. It will be exciting to see how it turns out.”

tion collected, survey results and my personal recommendations,” Jackson said.

“After that it will go to the president’s office for a final decision.”

Nursing sophomore Jared Seigler, who is also a library student worker, is unsure how students will benefit if library hours are extended.

“Not many people come in the evening,” Photo by Angela Gradoz Seigler said.

“After about More time for studying: Cameron University’s current library hours may receive 8 p.m. things an overhaul if administration approves SGA’s legislation. The proposal asks that hours just wind be extended every day except Saturdays. down. So, we would just have to try out the new library hours and see what happens.”

Current Hours Proposed Hours If President Cindy Ross approves the proposal, it could be a while before any action to extend Monday - Thursday Monday - Thursday library hours is implemented.

•7:30 a.m. to midnight• •7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.• “Within the actual legislation, Friday [there was not] a specific date for Friday the extended hours to become •7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.• •7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.• effective,” Jackson said. “If the Saturday Saturday extended hours are approved by the administration, [there •No change• •10 a.m. to 6 p.m.• is no guarantee] that it will be Sunday implemented once the total cost Sunday - Week Prior To Finals of extension is determined and •2 p.m. to 9 p.m.• • Noon to midnight• funding is available.”

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November 22, 2004

English majors provided options for professional positions after graduation

By Kelli Colbenson Newswriting Student “What are you going to do with an English degree?’

This is a question English majors dread.

The English Department at Cameron is helping students answer that question through a series of workshops that focus on career opportunities for English majors and minors. Dr. Vivian Thomlinson, associate professor of English, said the workshops were actually inspired by student interest.

“We had many students asking us what they could do as an English major,” Thomlinson said.

Thomlinson and Carolyn Kinslow, director of the Writing Center, hosted the first workshop in the series Nov. 3. According to Thomlinson, many students think the only things you can do with an English degree are teach and write poetry. These are merely two options that English majors have.

Kinslow pointed out that Steven Spielberg, Diane Sawyer, Steven King and many other famous, successful people have English degrees.

“The opportunities an English degree presents are truly endless,” Kinslow said. “In a society dominated by media there will always be a need for people who can write and communicate effectively.”

Thomlinson agreed that English degrees are valuable in many career fields.

“Many people tend to stay away from upper division English because they think that there will just be a lot of reading,” she said “But the critical thinking and communication skills they will develop

SGA Notes Today’s meeting will begin with the second reading of Resolution 304007 by Sen. Blake Red Elk about two changes to the CUSGA Constitution.

The Biology Club Logo Competition offers cash prizes. Come

AIDS

Continued from Page 1 According to Whitehead, breast milk, vaginal secretions, semen and blood can all harbor the virus.

The main purpose of these activities is to educate people on AIDS/HIV. Because it is important to educate people on the consequences of having sex, this year P.R.I.D.E. has the OK by the administration and President Cindy Ross to do on-site HIV testing at the discussion pan-

“The opportunities an English degree presents are truly endless. In a society dominated by media there will always be a need for people who can write and communicate effectively.”

— Carolyn Kinslow, Director of the Writing Center

as an English major will help them in any career they will pursue.”

The workshop introduced students to many career fields and provided examples they could relate to. Those in attendance were also able to hear from a special guest speaker. Vice President of Enrollment Management Dr. Larry Kruse was an English major. Kruse said he was a premed student when he decided that he was meant to be an English major. Kruse has used his English degree in a university setting for 20 years. He has written recruiting manuals and grants, among many other projects. Kruse has put his writing skills to good use at Cameron. He recently wrote a proposal that resulted in Cameron receiving a $100,000 grant.

Kruse’s presentation was met with a round of applause by the students in attendance. Kinslow and Thomlinson were expecting five or six students to be interested in the workshop but were happy when they found they had under-

to Science Complex, Room 139 for more information.

Check out SGA’s Web site photo gallery at www.cameron. edu/sga/photogallery/html.

Did you know that SGA has a supreme court that hears traffic appeals? E-mail cusga@cameron. edu or call 581.2444 for more information.

el. The testing will be administered

by P.R.I.D.E. wanted to administer the on-site HIV testing because they feel sexually active students need testing in order to prevent the disease from spreading.

People fail to realize that being with one partner does not make them immune to the disease, according to Gray, because that partner could have had many other partners.

“A lot of people do not know if they are positive,” Gray said. “People think that if they are with one partner they could not possibly get the disease.”

Photo by Anna Politano

A brighter outlook: English majors Kelli Colbenson, Lisa Snider, Patricia Dileo-Sanders and Ekeama Goddard visit after a workshop on Nov. 3 with Associate Professor Dr. Vivian Thomlinson and Writing Center Director Carolyn Kinslow about job opportunities for English majors. This workshop was the first in a series for English majors concerning their career possibilities. estimated student interest.

“We had a great turnout. The room was packed,” Thomlinson said. “We are really looking forward to holding the next workshop. Assistant Professor John Hodgson is scheduled to host the next workshop. He will help students learn to write letters of interest and resumes.”

Kinslow promoted the Center for Writers as a channel for students to get letters and resumes

completed.

“We are committed to our students. We will help our students with resumes and their letters of interest. The Center for Writers is a valuable resource for students,” Kinslow said.

The students in attendance also appreciated the value of the workshop.

Robin St. Germaine, English junior, said, “I really appreciate them donating their time and

knowledge in the attempt to give us the confidence we need to be successful.”

The dates and topics for the workshops have not yet been finalized. Thomlinson said that students who would like to see a certain topic covered can leave a suggestion in the box set up in the Center for Writers. The workshops are designed for English majors but anyone interested is welcome to attend.

“Adam has a relevant degree, has more than five years of experience in the media and is familiar with Cameron,” Mitchell said. “In addition, he is a native Continued from Page 1 of Southwest Oklahoma and understands the life experiences of potential students and the culture of the Calaway worked part time and full time at several places. area, which helps him promote the university more In 1998 he began working at The Lawton Constitution effectively.” as a switchboard operator, and later he began to write As a Cameron graduate himself, Mitchell is confiobituaries. By showing his abilities and talents, he soon dant that Calaway has the skills and appropriate trainbecame a weekend sports reporter while he was still ating to successfully represent Cameron. tending Cameron. While Calaway reflected on his op“I am always pleased to hire Cameron graduates,” tions for the future, Dennis Lang, managing editor of Mitchell said. “Their firsthand knowledge of the uniThe Lawton Constitution, called and offered him a tempoversity is always a plus when it comes to public relarary area reporter beat for the summer. Calaway took the tions. I think it makes a very strong statement to the position without any hesitation. When a full-time sports public that we feel our degrees are of such a quality reporter position became available, Calaway embraced that we would hire our own graduates.” the opportunity. He believes he learned valuable lessons Since his arrival on the Cameron campus, Calaway by being a sports reporter. feels overjoyed with the warm reception he has received from CamFalling in love eron faculty, staff and students.

Unexpectedly, Calaway found “I felt so comfortable when I “Cameron was such a himself in love. In March of 2002 arrived. So many people on this he and Elizabeth were married. pivotal place in my life, campus wrote me to show their As a newlywed, Calaway felt and it meant and still support or just stopped by,” he said. compelled to change his work means so much to me.

“You cannot say enough about the hours, since he was working late Cameron family. I am here to help I have so many good night shifts, and he wanted to them and take care of their needs, spend more time with his wife. memories here.” and they wanted to help me.”

A position became available for a full-time area reporter, a post — Adam Calaway, New staff, new mission that would provide Calaway more Calaway praises his new staff.

Assistant Director Forming the Government and daytime hours, and he grabbed the of Government and Community Relations team are opportunity. Although at first he did some police reporting, Calaway Community Relations Laci Mace, Cameron graduate was an area reporter for two and a and coordinator of media projects, half years, and he was fond of the Kay Taylor, division secretary, and position. student worker Allisum Allee, ro“I enjoyed the people and the mance languages sophomore. experience,” he said. “I enjoyed telling their stories. It “It was a natural fit. My staff is wonderful and they was a blessing to be on that beat. I really got to meet take care of me. It’s nice to go to a place and be able to people, the salt-of-the-earth people, some of them were trust everybody,” Calaway said. so selfless and genuine. It was a great fortune to write Since his graduation in May 2001, Calaway noticed about them.” a significant change throughout the university grounds and the quality of student life.

Back to the campus “President Ross and the executive council have great Although Calaway relished his job at The Lawton wisdom and a clear plan for this university. I see a treConstitution, he still wanted to get back to campus dymendous amount of growth in this campus from the namics. landscaping to the student life,” Calaway said.

“It was an endless amount of grief to leave The ConFilled with anticipation, Calaway is a proud Aggie, stitution, but I was looking to jump at the first opporand he is honored to have a part on Cameron’s admintunity to come back to Cameron,” he said. istration team.

According to Keith Mitchell, vice president for Uni“I anticipate nothing but success for the university versity Advancement and former director of Government and myself. I am overwhelmed to be a part of it, and I and Community Relations, Calaway possesses several don’t see any stop to it,” he said. qualifications that make him a perfect fit for the job.

CALAWAY

News

November 22, 2004

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Marathoners: Going for the goo?

By Judith Blake KRT Newswire They puckered, they grimaced, they made every kind of face. But when a panel of Seattle Times volunteers, all of them runners or cyclists, taste-tested selected “energy gels” designed to boost athletic vigor, they gave a qualified thumbs up to at least some of them.

And a vehement “No way!” to others.

The tasters were sampling some of the gels that have been appearing in growing variety on the shelves of sports-supply stores under such brand names as Gu, Power Gel, Clif Shot, Carb-Boom, Cytomax Gulp N’ Go, Crank Sports e-Gel and others, usually in single-serving foil packets. (More about the tasters’ verdicts later.)

The gels are intended to replenish carbohydrates during long-distance activities, boosting energy when an athlete is starting to flag, local nutritionists said.

“Some people really swear by the goo (as the products are sometimes called generically). They swear they get a boost,” said Alysun Deckert. A registered dietitian with the University of Washington Medical Center, Deckert also is a long-distance runner who sometimes uses the gels.

Suzanne Nelson Steen, registered dietitian and nutritional adviser to some 700 athletes on 23 University of Washington sports teams: football, basketball, track and many others, also calls the gels “worthwhile.”

“A lot of athletes like them, especially endurance athletes,” such as cyclists and long-distance runners, she said.

In addition to carbohydrates, Steen said, the gels often contain some electrolytes (sodium, potassium, chloride). “They’re essentially all the same nutritionally,” she said, with the carb and electrolyte levels varying only slightly. Some have caffeine for an extra boost.

Deckert noted that you can also get carbs and electrolytes from

sports drinks such as Gatorade, but some athletes find the gels more convenient for certain activities.

Her advice for any athlete using them: “Come up with a plan, such as use the gel at mile 14 and at mile 21 (as in a marathon),” or at any predictable point when you know you’re going to hit the wall.

“Use it to prevent bonking (reaching exhaustion), “ she said.

“You want to test it out,” she said. “You should not just take someone else’s word for it.”

“Some people really swear by the goo. They swear they get a boost,” — Alysun Deckert, Registered Dietitian, Washington Medical Center and distance runner

Can you consume too much gel?

Deckert has never heard of anyone doing that but said too much possibly could result in an upset stomach.

She also likes to use gels in combination with sports drinks.

On one point there’s general agreement among product labels, nutritionists and athletes: Drink water after guzzling goo. Fluid helps speed up absorption of nutrients, is always essential during exertion and helps remove a gel’s gooey taste, said Deckert.

The gel packets we saw in stores ranged in price from $1 to $1.25 each, depending partly on content weight, which ranged from 32 grams to 41 grams per packet. If you used a packet every 45 minutes during a four-hour marathon, plus a packet before starting, it would cost you between $6 and $7.50 for the run, a cost you might consider steep or worth it if it helps keep you moving.

As for selecting an energy gel, just choose the one you think

Campus Round-up Holiday hours • CU Library – The Library will be closed Wednesday through Friday and will be open Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, from 2- 9 p.m.

• Fitness Center – The Fitness Center will be closed Wednesday through Saturday. The Center will be open Sunday at its usual time.

• Bookstore – The Bookstore will be open from 7:30 a.m. until 7 p.m.

Monday and Tuesday, but will be closed Wednesday through Friday and will return to normal hours Nov. 29.

Sharp to speak on health career programs Coordinator for OU Health Sciences Center Prospective Student Services Dodie Sharp will be on campus Dec. 10 in the Goodyear Lecture Room in the Sciences Complex to speak to prospective students about the Health Science Center and its health programs.

Those interested in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and other healthrelated sciences can receive guidance on applications, options and deadlines. For more information, contact Ted Sharp at 581.2890.

Guest judges needed for tournament The CU Speech and Debate team will be hosting the Fifth Annual Christmas Classic Speech Tournament Dec. 3-4. Director of Forensics Instructor Tyler Thornton would like to extend an invitation to faculty, staff or grad students to act as guest judges for the tournament. For those who may feel intimidated about judging, help sessions will be available at 7 p.m. Nov. 17, 22 and 29. If interested, contact Thornton at 581.2555.

tastes best, since they vary so little nutritionally, Steen advised.

The flavors are many, and growing: strawberry, lemonlime, mocha, vanilla, green apple, chocolate, banana and tangerine, to name a few. For some, however, the gel texture, ranging from thin to somewhat thick, is the sticking point.

In our unscientific, blind taste test, we selected the three brands we found most widely available in local sports stores: Gu, Power Gel and Clif Shot. From each, we selected two flavors, reasoning there was a limit to how many products our tasters could sample and judge discerningly.

The tasters, all Seattle Times employees, all said they run at least several times a week, and some have run marathons.

Their favorite product among the six gels sampled? Gu, in the Just Plain flavor, which basically tastes like unflavored, gooey sugar.

But the win was hardly a clean sweep. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 the highest, this gel received an average score of 3.6, with individual ratings ranging from 2 to 5.

“I could handle this one, it’s mild,” said one taster. “It’s tasty. I like the thicker consistency,” said another. The ultimate test: The majority said they would buy this gel.

At the opposite end was Clif Shot’s Sonic Strawberry flavor, which drew an average rating of 1.8.

“Horrible!” said one taster, drawing a “yuk” face on the rating sheet. “Blah, tastes like cough syr-

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up,” said another.

None said they would buy this gel.

Some products earned a wider range of comments.

“Yum,” one taster said of Gu’s Chocolate Outrage, giving it a 5 (top) rating, while another was decidedly less enthusiastic: “Not

Ooey gooey: There are many different types of energy goos that have become available to athletes. throw-up material, but not very good.” That taster’s rating: 2.

To fully appreciate the gels and their taste, you’d probably have to be deep into a strenuous activity, running out of steam and really need a boost, some said.

“It would probably be more inviting in the middle of a workout.”

TASTING NEW ENERGY GELS Our tasters sampled and rated six flavors of energy gel, two flavors from each of three brands widely available at local sports stores. The table shows the average score, as well as the range of scores, that each product received. They were rated on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best.

Brand/Flavor ... Average score ... Range of scores Gu, Just Plain ... 3.6 ... 2 to 5 Gu, Chocolate Outrage ... 3.4 ... 2 to 5 Power Gel, Raspberry Cream ... 3.0 ... 1 to 4 Power Gel, Lemon Lime ... 2.75 ... 1 to 4 Clif Shot, Mocha Mocha ... 2.5 ... 1 to 4 Clif Shot, Sonic Strawberry ... 1.8 ... 1 to 2 Please note: Each brand comes in many more flavors; had all been taste-tested in this unscientific sampling, the rankings could have been different. Our aim is to portray the variety of products and the range of responses to them.

Library acquisitions help aid student research

By Bonnie Tomahsah Newswriting Student “Library Acquisition” sounds like a library is being acquired. This is partly true; in order to make a library, the library must contain up-to-date books, with numerous choices.

Cameron Library Acquisitions allows the different departments of Cameron University to request the buying of books to aid their students in learning.

Juanita Adams, acquisition assistant, said, “Whenever a professor feels a book is needed for the library, they make a request to our office.”

Each year there is an allocated budget for each department of Cameron. The departments alert the Acquisitions Office about up-to-date material needed for further research and learning.

“Each department has a budget per year, and these budgets vary by department,” Adams said. “The library has the largest budget.”

According to Adams, if a department does not spend its allowed budget for potential new material by the end of the year, the leftover money then goes to the library. The library then uses that money to purchase books for that particular department.

Adams explained that during the acquisition process, books are purchased online because this is the fastest way of finding them. Large orders may take up to three weeks to arrive. The order occasionally arrives in separate shipments.

“I go online to purchase the books. The majority of the time I use Baker & Taylor Publishing Co., out of Commerce, Ga.,” Adams said. “If there are only one or a few books to be purchased, I then use Amazon.”

Adams often uses Amazon when a student makes the request.

“The books are usually needed that week, and Amazon takes between one to three days for delivery,” he said.

Adams explained that students do not request directly from her. There is another department in the library called Interlibrary Loan. In this department books are requested on a loan basis, but if the loan assistant sees a need for the Cameron Library to have the book, she then alerts the Acquisition Department.

“A lot of books requested by the students through the Interlibrary Loan Office are beneficial to the library,” Adams said. “I then take the request to Director Sherry Young and Barbara Pinkthorn, and then they will approve it.”

“Students need to be aware of the Interlibrary Loan Department,” Adams said. It is helpful for them and also the library.”

Interlibrary loan requests can be accessed through the Cameron University Web site, http://www.cameron.edu/library/. Belinda Ferguson, inter-library loan assistant, receives requests from students to find a book or journal that the library does not have.

“When a book, an article or an article in full text is not available in our library, we will find them for the student,” Ferguson said. “Most of the time it is free, but on occasion the lending library charges a Graphic by KRT Campus fee, and we let the patron know of the charges.”

Once the request is received by Ferguson, it is electronically submitted to other university libraries.

The request is passed through the list until a library responds that it has the material requested.

Ferguson explained the books are on loan just as Cameron would loan them for 30 days and a one-time renewal. Also, if anything happens to the property, the patron would have to pay for damage or loss.

Ferguson has noticed an increase in requests. When she receives the requests, she peruses them to look for any possibilities to present to the Acquisition Department.

“I know Dr. Young wants a well-rounded selection of books,” Ferguson said. “I then take various books that are 1999 to the present to Juanita (Adams) for possible purchasing.”

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November 22, 2004

BCM hosts students for Harvest Banquet

By Lisa Snider Copy Editor “You get to go out, meet different people. You laugh. You chat.”

These were the encouraging words used by Rachel Ross to invite other international students to the International Harvest Banquet hosted by Oklahoma Baptist Collegiate Ministries Nov. 13 in Oklahoma City.

Ross, the self-appointed recruiter for the Thanksgiving event, is a psychology sophomore from Grenada and this was her second year to attend the event held for international students from across Oklahoma.

June Rain, coordinator of International Admissions, knows how difficult socializing can be for students who are not only away from home, but also away from their cultures entirely.

“Unlike other [multicultural] activities during the year, this brings together international students from all over Oklahoma,” she said.

“It’s got to be a very relaxing feeling to gather with others [in a similar situation] to share woes.”

The students had access to this event through Director of the Cameron BCM, Danny Toombs, who coordinated reservations and transportation for the 32 interna-

tional students plus a few others.

The group traveled in two borrowed church vans and a peoplemover to Quail Springs Baptist Church in North Oklahoma City.

Toombs explained that the Cameron BCM, a branch of Oklahoma BCM, is funded by the Comanche-Cotton Baptist Association and that he breaks down allotted funds into a budget, which includes money to cover costs for CU students to attend the banquet.

“The ministry is an extension of the church,” Toombs said. “The churches combine together to fund this ministry.”

At the start of the program, 300 guests broke into groups of six to 10. Within each group, students interacted with one another by sharing answers to questionnaires regarding favorite foods, what they liked about Oklahoma, the most beautiful sight they’d ever seen and who most influenced their lives. In light of the reason for the gathering, they also shared what they were most thankful for.

The guests later moved to the dining room where they ate a meal of traditional Thanksgiving fare: ham, mashed potatoes, stuffing and more.

After the dinner was a time for sharing testimonials.

For all the differences in the

cultures represented at events such as this, the participants do speak a common language.

“English is the universal language for these kids,” Rain said.

“The room was filled and big and you sat at tables with different people from different places,” Ross said.

“People were testifying about how they came to know God. For some of them, coming to America has opened their eyes to Christianity.”

Entertainment followed as different groups presented cultural performances, such as the group God’s Hands, who performed sign language to music.

Ross described Master of Ceremonies Ted Lamb, from Taiwan, as funny and entertaining. Knowing how to relate to his audience, he joked about culture shock.

Another CU student, Teshelle Francis, an environmental science sophomore, also attended last year and had hoped to take an act to this year’s celebration, but was unable to get one together in time.

Francis, who is from Saint Kitts, feels it is important to represent her church and fellow Cameron students. Still hopeful, Francis will try again to get a group together to perform for next year.

“We can blend our voices,” Francis said. “And see what comes out.”

Filling up: International students gathered with others from across Oklahoma and were served Thanksgiving dinner

by Oklahoma Baptist Collegiate Ministries, on Nov. 13.

Extra room at your Thanksgiving table?

Those who would like to invite an international student to join in their family festivities may make arrangements through June Rain, coordinator of international student admissions, at 581.2838

Waistline woes addressed as the holiday season draws near

By Karen Herzog KRT Newswire MILWAUKEE -You’ve sacrificed mashed potatoes and cookies for the good of your waistline, but now the carb-festooned holidays are fast approaching.

Do you keep up the good fight against bad carbs, or surrender to the traditional Thanksgiving fixings and Christmas cookies? If you choose the latter, how do you keep from gaining back all the weight you worked so hard to lose?

Many Americans apparently are debating these questions, according to the NPD Group research firm, as reported at CNNMoney. com.

Still “people are afraid to eat carbs again,” said Judy Mayer, a registered dietitian at Outpost Natural Foods. “When people leave a diet, they tend to overeat because they’ve sacrificed their favorite foods for so long.”

The most important thing to remember on Thanksgiving Day is to avoid starving yourself in antici-

pation of the big dinner, said Kristi Widmar, Weight Watchers’ public relations manager for the central region.

“Eat a good, balanced breakfast,” she advised.

Recipes can be tailored to reduce calories and fat without sacrificing flavor, Widmar said.

Stuffing can be made with lowfat canned broth, mashed potatoes with broth and skim milk. When the turkey is passed around the table, choose white meat with no skin, Widmar suggested.

Instead of traditional candied sweet potatoes, consider a baked sweet potato, high in fiber and low in calories, unless you smother it with butter and brown sugar.

For dessert? A single-crust pumpkin pie made with low-fat frozen yogurt.

Widmar also encourages baking with Splenda, a sugar substitute.

“You can’t make food the enemy,” she said. “Compensate for the rest of the day if you have to have something. It has to be livable.”

Dawn Jackson Blatner, a

spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association and a registered dietitian for the Northwestern Memorial Wellness Institute in Chicago, said she’s heard from several people concerned about how low-carb dieting will interfere with their usual holiday eating.

“Holidays typically invoke anxiety about weight gain, but this year, more than others, has people concerned about corn, potatoes and peas, foods they avoid on the low-carb diets,” Blatner said.

She recommends a fourpronged approach: First, “have patience,” she said.

“You do gain two to three pounds of water weight at first when you go off the low-carb diet.” That’s just the water you originally lost in the diet’s induction phase. Give your body about three weeks to adjust.

Second, “don’t go white”: Sugary desserts, white bread, white pasta and white rice, that is. “Be a carb snob. Be very particular about which carbs you choose. Pick fiberrich vegetables and whole grains.”

Bright and colorful fruits and vegetables are usually the best choices, except for corn and peas, which act like a starch and are higher-calorie vegetables, Blatner said. When eating potatoes, use moderation; they still contain beneficial fiber and vitamins.

Third, don’t forget to substitute for high-fat, high-calorie foods that were allowed on the low-carb diet. Switch from high-calorie bacon to turkey bacon, and eat more

chicken and fish instead of steaks.

Don’t forget to shift to lower-calorie dressings. And, instead of butter, use butterflavored vegetable oil sprays.

Fourth, people love the fact that they can eat unlimited meat and cheese on a lowcarb diet. But now it’s important to do a “plate check,” Blatner said.

Consider your plate a three-compartment picnic plate. One-fourth of the plate is for lean meat and fish, another fourth is for whole grains, brown rice and high-fiber rolls, and the largest section, half the plate, is for vegetables.

Mayer’s best advice: Choose whole-grain breads and fiber.

Avoid processed foods and don’t look at low-fat foods as the answer, because they may contain more sugar.

“Before we had a lot of money to spend on processed foods, we ate healthier,” Mayer said. “You don’t have to spend a lot of money to eat healthy. Eat your dessert, but limit

Low-fat recipes for Thanksgiving dinner SKINNY MASHED POTATOES This recipe, from Swanson, contains 128 calories per serving.

5 large potatoes, cut into 1-inch pieces (about 7 1⁄2 cups) 2 cans (14 1⁄2 ounces each) Swanson Chicken Broth (3 1⁄2 cups) Generous dash of pepper In medium saucepan, place uncooked potatoes and broth. Over high heat, heat to a boil. Reduce heat to medium. Cover and cook 10 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Drain, reserving broth.

In large bowl, mash potatoes with 1 1⁄4 cups broth and pepper. If needed, add additional broth until potatoes are of desired consistency. Makes about 6 servings.

it to one or two days a week.”

Widmar, of Weight Watchers, said it was only natural that people will try different diets when struggling to control weight.

“Low-energy density foods” are the latest focus of weight control research, Widmar said. This refers to foods that keep you feeling full longer, such as lean meats, popcorn, oatmeal and soup.

Dieting is “getting back to basics, watching the calories and not eating highly processed foods,” Widmar said.

Carbs boost energy, and if you find you have more energy by allowing them back into your diet, there’s one very important thing not to forget, Mayer said.

Exercise helps.

FROZEN PUMPKIN YOGURT PIE This recipe, from LowFatLifestyle.com, contains 410 calories per serving.

1 1⁄4 cups low-fat graham cracker crumbs 2 1⁄2 Tbsp melted light margarine 1⁄4 cup sugar 1⁄2 gallon fat-free vanilla frozen yogurt 1 cup canned pumpkin 1⁄2 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1 tsp ground ginger 1⁄2 tsp ground cinnamon 1⁄2 tsp ground nutmeg 1 tsp orange juice To prepare crust, combine graham cracker crumbs, margarine and sugar; toss with a fork until moist. Press into bottom and up sides of 9-inch pie plate coated with vegetable oil spray; chill until firm.

To prepare filling, combine vanilla yogurt, pumpkin, brown sugar, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and orange juice. Pour into prepared crust. Freeze until ready to serve. Makes 8 servings.

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November 22, 2004

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Campus cartoonists extend invitation into their unique form of storytelling

By Laura Brady Staff Writer Crumpled up drawings spewing out of wastebaskets can be seen in David Branstetter’s and Thomas Pruitt’s bedrooms. Both envision the perfect cartoon and until they achieve that, they will stop at nothing.

Pencils, paper, an admiration for super heroes and vivid imaginations are something Branstetter and Pruitt have in common. These commonalities help produce works of art showcased in Cameron University’s newspaper, The Collegian.

Branstetter, graphic design junior, and Pruitt, art freshman, befriended each other after both found out they enjoyed drawing cartoons. Later, this friendship led to sharing suggestions and encouraging one another to achieve the goal of professionalism. According to Branstetter, Pruitt has a very natural cartoonist style.

“I’m envious of that. He has very natural pacing [for] storytelling,” Branstetter said. “I think he could become a professional cartoonist.”

However, Branstetter is already on his way to becoming a professional cartoonist. He completed the first issue of his Straw Man series comic book in February 2003.

According to Pruitt, the comic book is very engrossing.

“I think Straw Man has a wonderful quirky and mysterious feel to it. As I read through the first issue, I kept thinking, ‘what’s the main character hiding?’ That curiosity kept me reading,” Pruitt said.

Branstetter came up with the idea of his comic book after the term “straw man” was used in his logic class.

“I thought it would be funny if that were a super hero’s name, and

“I almost feel like if I’m not telling my audience something then I’m wasting my time and their time. I always feel responsibility to push for perfection.”

— David Branstetter, graphic design junior

it would be even funnier if he had no super powers at all,” Branstetter said.

Straw Man is about a character’s personal view of the world around him. However, Branstetter bent the story line to fit the typical comic book conventions.

“I used a lot of splash pages glorifying ordinary events,” he said.

He also played with perspective in storytelling.

“Things that don’t seem important now will have drastic effects in the future. His origin is never explained; he just sort of evolves to the point of being a hero over the first three issues,” Branstetter explained.

Branstetter began drawing cartoons after classmates

showed an interest in his drawings of Ninja Turtles.

“I found it was something people started responding to when I was about eleven. My drawings weren’t very good,” he said.

According to Pruitt, his parents made the mistake of buying him issues of Motor-Mouth and the Amazing Spiderman when he was in grade school.

“I’ve been drawing since I was old enough to pick up a comic book,” Pruitt said.

Both Branstetter and Pruitt participated in art classes throughout their secondary schooling careers. According to Pruitt, art classes were his outlet.

“I took as much art in school as I could get. But, art classes weren’t ‘in demand’ by my classmates so I wasn’t very popular,” Pruitt said. “It was during my freshman year of junior high when I decided I wanted a career in art. I was inspired and taught

by a great art teacher, the late Frank Nevequayah,” Pruitt said.

Branstetter and Pruitt credit comic book designers and artists for their own talents. Both enjoy Dave Sims’ work, and according to Pruitt, he has added Branstetter to his list of people he looks up to.

“I’ve drawn inspiration most recently from Branstetter because he has taught me a lot about the comic business,” Pruitt said.

Whereas both share commonalities, they differ in their cartooning style. According to Branstetter, his animation style isn’t fine tuned yet.

“I try to give each character personal depth. I’d love to do some of the older comics I read as a kid, but at this point I don’t think I’m professional enough to

Photos by Scott Pratt and Anna Politano

Drawing it out: Cartoonists Thomas Pruitt and David Branstetter both use drawing as an outlet for showing their view of the world. Both cartoonists have regular comics strips that are printed in The Collegian weekly and continue to look for new ventures for their art form.

pull it off,” Branstetter said.

Pruitt doesn’t limit himself to just cartoons.

“I’ve drawn landscapes, portraits and still-life and painted with acrylics and gouache. I also do leather working and metal sculpture,” Pruitt said.

According to Pruitt, his cartooning style is evolving.

“I used to draw without style, copying whatever I saw on TV and in comics. Then, in junior high and high school, I drew in Japanese animation style. Now, I’m learning American comic book drawing and use both elements in my own comic strip, The Outer Realm, Pruitt said.

Branstetter and Pruitt agree that drawing cartoons is fun, but both strive for an interesting story line.

“I almost feel like if I’m not telling my audience something then I’m wasting my time and their time,” Branstetter said. “I always feel responsibility to push for perfection.”

According to Pruitt, he couldn’t draw The Outer Realm if it didn’t interest him.

“As I learn more about the techniques of creating good quality comics, cartooning is becoming much easier for me,” Pruitt said.

“In time, I’ll learn to draw better and faster.”

Branstetter and Pruitt hope for careers dealing with cartooning and comic books. They have already excelled within their own unique artistic style.

“I could see myself doing this for a living,” Pruitt said.

Branstetter added, “It would be great if I could get to that point.

I like graphic design and that’s something I will feel happy about doing in the future.”

Honors students cross state lines to view historical structures

By Ekeama Goddard Newswriting Student The honors students at Cameron University benefit from challenging class activities in addition to other perks. This semester, are perk occurred on Oct. 29 when the group visited the cultural and commercial districts of the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

Dr. Suzanne Crawford, honors history teacher, says that honors students are made up of people from a variety of academic disciplines. Crawford said that to enroll in such a class, the student has to have a basic grasp of that area of study and an interest in learning more. From math and English majors, to history and art majors, the honors program is open to all those who have a desire to learn more about a particular subject area, Crawford said.

According to Crawford, the program also affords its participants an opportunity to relate the class work with the wider community. To this end, she says, tours and other educational activities are planned for honors students.

Crawford states that attending tours such as this is one of the benefits of being in the Honors Program at Cameron University.

Ultimately, she says, the program is geared to creating a degree program for students who take a certain number of honors classes.

“In the end, we want the program to have its own degree designation,” Crawford said.

Dr. Von Underwood, the program’s coordinator, explained that he and the other honors teachers

plan at least one major activity per semester, correlating it with the in-class reading that the students are doing.

Leading this expedition, Underwood was accompanied by English Professor Dr. Scherry Cardwell.

Underwood said that the outings complement students’ general education.

“The honors trips are planned to enhance the general education of students,” he said.

Underwood believes this semester’s trip was no exception. He explained that this trip, like the others, was planned around readings from the Honors Composition and History classes. The goal of the trip was to have the students think about what being an American means, Underwood said.

“The main point of this trip is to have the students figure out who we are as a country and what we stand for,” Underwood said.

According to Underwood, the excursion this year was comprised of visits to the Fort Worth Museum of Modern Art, the Amon Carter and Kimball Museums and an historical architectural tour of Fort Worth.

The students who went on the tour had interesting views of the trip. Julia Alaniz, psychology freshman, said that though the start was early, it was worth it.

“At first I was dreading it,” Alaniz said. “It was hard waking up that early but it ended up being worth it.”

Because of the early start, Underwood said that students were furnished with doughnuts when they entered the bus and were soon

on their way.

Once at Fort Worth, Underwood said that they ate packed lunches on the on the lawn of the Kimball Museum to maximize the tour time.

Underwood said that directly after lunch, John Roberts, an architectural historian, met with the group. Roberts took the stuPhoto by Ekeama Goddard dents on a tour of the cultural Inspiration from the past: Dr. Von Underwood gathers his notes as he prepares district where to take students from the honors program on a tour of the Dallas/Fort Worth area on he pointed out Oct. 29. The students had an opportunity to visit many historical sites on their trip. the different buildings in the area surrounding history of how they came to look the honors history students who the museums and told a little of as they do today, who restored had been learning about this kind their history. them and who presently owned of art in class. The guides were Alaniz said that she found the them. Underwood said that after specially prepared for this as they Art Deco buildings interesting. spending about two hours there, were sent copies of the articles “I liked the Art Deco buildings the students again boarded the bus that the history students had been because they gave color, shape and and took a brief tour of the more reading. a pattern to the buildings,” she colorful side of Fort Worth.

Bethany Beck, a political scisaid.

By this time the students were ence freshman, found that having After a speedy walk around the tired and so took a scheduled the guides read the articles was area, the students were transportbreak where they were free to particularly helpful as they were ed to the downtown commercial choose where they wanted to eat, then able to draw her attention district. as long as it was not too far from to aspects of art that she and her Once there, Underwood said the museums. classmates had spoken about in that the students visited Heritage After that, the group toured the class.

Park and walked around while Amon Carter Museum and saw “The guides were helpful in the architect pointed out different the Cowboy Art of the late 1800s pointing out things we had been building styles, told what years and early 1900s. This part of the the buildings were built, gave the trip was especially important to

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November 22, 2004

Book presents parody on democracy

By Jennie Hanna News Editor Finally, someone has stepped forward to prove what I have always known.

You have to be smart to be a smart ass.

No one illustrates this belief better than the members of The Daily Show with John Stewart, Comedy Central’s No. 1 and only ranked ‘fake news’ program. These fine ladies and gentlemen combined the wit and infinite knowledge of our beloved democratic system to create America (The Book): A Citizen’s Guide to Democracy Inaction, the crossroads where history and parody collide.

Stewart and his fellow partners in crime hold nothing back as they maneuver in and out of our history, searching for ‘the truth,’ something which many history books are desperately missing since they are, according to Stewart, “…written by the winners.”

Set up like a regular textbook, including the telltale stamp inside

the front cover to print your name, America includes a study guide at the beginning of the book and blatantly insightful discussion questions and classroom activities to conclude each chapter with mind-blowing questions like “If ‘con’ is the opposite of ‘pro,’ then isn’t Congress the opposite of progress?” A rightly good question, I think.

There is even a pull-out poster that displays the true flow chart of the government. I especially like the section that places Fox News at the top of the mind control wing of the White House, quite fitting in my opinion but, hey, who am I? The book takes a look at our history through a parody of the government we have chosen for ourselves. It begins by looking at early democracy, the founding of America and the various branches of the government, including the Presidential Branch, Congress and the Judicial System. There are also sections covering the media, political campaigning, the future of democracy and a look at the rest of the world, which offers thought-provoking ideas about

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the assertion of how our society’s democracy works better than other nations’ and how eager we are to spread it around.

As anyone who has seen “The Daily Show” could tell you, it is the use of humor that makes it easier to swallow the vast amounts of information that bombard us on a daily basis. This book also uses humor and wit to tell the history of our nation, which makes it easier to swallow than does the monotonous voice of the 65-yearold teacher who taught all of us in high school. He was at your school

too, wasn’t he?

Worth every dollar, there are a few sections of the book that make it even more of a steal. Let me guide you to the Game of the Presidency (resembles the game of Life only you gamble with other people’s lives instead of your own), the C-Span Drinking Game (players must take a shot every time Ted Kennedy rolls his eyes or is caught taking a quick ‘catnap’) and the Meet Your Lobbyist section (the labor lobby is the most on point). I just don’t want to give away any more; like I said, it’s well worth the money.

Perhaps the best section is the part that kept it off the shelves of Wal-Mart: the naked Supreme Court Justice standing next to the Barbie doll looking at paper black robes that you may clip and place on the justices if you wish to “… restore their dignity.”

Pure genius.

The only drawback of this book is that you must have some concept of how the nation works and the history of our society.

Without a small grasp of our history, you will not be able to

catch all of the wit woven within the paragraphs of truth placed in each and every chapter.

The key to the brilliance of this book is in its ability to teach us that we all take ourselves too seriously. We all need to let loose and understand that the past has happened and there is nothing we can do but to learn from it.

And there is nothing better than a sharp and poignant comedy to make you think more about the society we live in and what we can do to make it better.

I believe that if my history teachers had taught in this style even occasionally, I might have retained a bit more in my 12th grade civics class. Sorry Mr. Rudolph, but it’s true.

My suggestion to you is to go and buy this book right now.

Play hooky from work, skip your lunch break (eating is so over-rated anyway) and if you are in class now, bolt for the door.

You will never receive a better education than the one this book has to offer. Trust me, I’ve never steered you wrong before, have I?

The Pusan has unique Las Vegas not look, good Asian cuisine just about gambling

By Krystal Deak Newswriting Student

Korean barbecue, also referred to as bul-go-gi, is an unfamiliar food item for many people and very well known to others. So if you are sick of the same American barbecue and Chinese buffet, try The Pusan.

The Pusan, owned by Young Fumbanks and managed by her sister, Young Suk, is a local Korean restaurant that specializes in bul-go-gi.

Fumbanks is from Seol, Korea, and moved here 10 years ago with her husband due to military relocation. She felt this town needed some Korean flavor to it and opened up the Pusan, which was located behind Church’s Chicken on Sheridan Road.

It has recently been relocated and is in a bigger and better serving environment.

Bul-go-gi is beef, chicken or pork marinated in Asian sauces, including soy sauce, garlic, brown sugar and many other seasonings.

It is then cooked in non-fat oil and served with different types of kimchi.

The kimchi is made with various vegetables and either is spicy or has a pickled taste. Some of the spicy kimchi is made with radish, cucumber and cabbage.

The pickled kimchi is usually cucumber and white radish, which have a butter pickle taste. The meal comes with fish cakes.

The first impression of the restaurant is unique. The slanted archway gives a sense of contemporary art. The entrance has a feel of Asian culture.

By Jennifer Hardy Newswriting Student

Photo by Scott Pratt

More Bul-go-gi, please: Dining at The Pusan gives the feel of true Asian culture.

The menu lists many items, unfamiliar to most, things like Kim bob, seaweed wrapped in rice, beef and vegetable; be bim bob, beef and vegetable with fried egg on top, tofu chigae and tofu pot stew. But according to Fumbanks, the most popular item is the bul-go-gi, which is priced at $5.95 and $9.95 on the dinner menu.

I was served an egg drop soup, which had a different taste than any other I’ve had in town. It had a deep chicken base instead of bullion-like flavor. It was very rich and the taste was addictive.

When the main dish arrived, the aroma of marinated beef made my mouth water. It had a bold, juicy flavor. Steam from the beef lightly flavored the seasoned fried rice, which soaked up the savory juices. The pickled white radish added sweetness when mixed with the beef and rice.

If you go anywhere else in town you are unlikely to

experience the tantalizing taste that you get when you’re at The Pusan.

The service is outstanding. If you want to eat lunch there and are in a hurry, make sure you arrive before 11:30 a.m. or after 1 p.m., or have a lunch buddy order for you. Service and crowds can be quite unpredictable. Of the many times I have been there, the food has arrived in five to 10 minutes – 15 to 20 minutes on a busy day.

Many times I have brought bul-go-gi virgins with me who are very skeptical. They leave absolutely amazed. They love it and end up coming back for more.

So if those other Asian places leave you wanting, try this mouthwatering Korean meal. Starting next month, there will be a buffet with Japanese, Oriental and Korean cuisine. Pusan is located at 1424 N Sheridan Rd., 248.1887.

As often as you might have seen it on TV or in a movie, there is nothing that prepares you for the first sight of Las Vegas. The skyline is hyper-reality with a mixture of the Statue of Liberty, the Eiffel Tower and the glittering buildings. At night, it’s so bright you can get disoriented. And that’s without setting foot inside a casino, where the shouts from the craps tables, the crash of coins from the slots, and the general yell combined into one of the greatest adrenaline rushes of in a person’s life.

Las Vegas is a true original. In other cities, hotels are built near the major attractions. In Vegas, the hotels are the major attractions.

Once you leave Vegas, you’ll want to go back again, if only to make sure you didn’t dream it all. It’s not just the casinos with their nonstop action and sound, the almost-blinding lights, or the buildings that seek to replicate Paris, Venice or New York. It’s not just the buffets or the wedding chapels that will gladly unite two total strangers in holy wedlock. It’s the total package. It’s the slot machines. It’s roller coasters, white tigers and cocktail waitresses dressed in miniskirts. It’s wonderful. It’s awful. It’s wonderfully awful and awfully wonderful. Either love it, hate it or both. Not one person has undecided feelings about Vegas.

Oh, the gambling? Yes, there’s plenty of that. Let’s not kid ourselves: Gambling is the main attraction of Vegas.

The food, the shows, the spectacular buildings are just icing on Courtesy Graphic the cake to tempt you and your money to the city. But even a non-gambler can have a good time in Vegas.

“Whenever I went to Las Vegas, I didn’t do any gambling. I enjoyed going shopping and sightseeing,” Danielle Harris, business senior, said.

I loved every bit of Las Vegas. I went this summer for my 21st birthday. It was absolutely amazing. The lights. The shows. The people. The strip. The whole atmosphere was breathtaking. I admit I did gamble. However, when my luck ran out there, my focus was turned to shows, sightseeing and shopping. Oh, and when I say shows, I do mean free shows.

Unfortunately, the days of an inexpensive Las Vegas are gone.

The cheap buffets still exist, as do some cut-rate rooms, but both are likely to prove you’ll get what you pay for. If all you’re looking for is some decent food to fill your tummy and a place to catch a quick nap, inexpensive hotels will do just fine. However, be prepared to pay if you want glamour and fine dining.

Yes, it’s noisy and crazy. Yes, it’s a candy store for adults. Yes, it is “Sin City.” But in its own way, Las Vegas offers an atmosphere you won’t get anywhere else. So if you have a little cash saved up and you’re looking for a place to spend New Year’s Eve, spring break or a summer vacation, Las Vegas is a great option.

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November 22, 2004

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Filmmaker visits, brings perspective

By Jennie Hanna News Editor Offering a new perspective on different cultures is what Ron Du Bois has sought to do with the use of his video lens.

Du Bois helped the local community better understand cultures around the world by looking deep into their artwork through the pottery that they make. His work was presented Nov. 17 during two lecture and film screenings on campus.

Cameron’s Art Department, the Department of Education and Cameron’s Art Guild sponsored the event.

An emeritus professor of art from Oklahoma State University, Du Bois taught ceramics and studio art during his time there.

Dr. Isolete De Almeida, associate professor in education, had the opportunity to be one of his students and can speak of his ability to work with others.

“He was never selfish with his knowledge and shared everything he knew with his students,” De Almeida said. “What I know today about pottery, I owe to him.”

Du Bois has been bringing his perspective of cultural pottery art since his first trip to Korea in 1973, when he was a Fulbright lecturer and taught ceramics at three different Korean universities.

His first film, The Working Process of the Korean Folk Potter, was an award-winning documentary from his trip and currently is among the film

archives of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

This film covered a community of artists, who, over a six-month period, created several traditional Onggi-ware pieces, which are traditional pots to store food.

This art form is declining in the Korean region due to advances in technology, so this film helps to preserve their heritage and history.

“Ron Du Bois is a very humble, very down to earth, very spiritual human being,” De Almeida said about his ability to work with these other cultures. “He didn’t have problems adjusting to their culture and I remember him talking [to our class] about how much he enjoyed their cultural practices and traditions.”

Since his first trip, Du Bois has traveled to many other regions such as India and Nigeria to study, learn and capture on film the pottery that is created in this region.

In the late 1980s, he traveled to Africa to cover the Yoruba women who, from ages 5 to 65, would work all day on their pottery, which includes koko amus, a huge, perfectly symmetrical pot to hold water, that was crafted entirely by hand without the use of a pottery wheel.

This film, Yoruba Potters: Mother and Daughters, was also an award-winning documentary from “Ceramic Millennium Exhibition: A Century of Ceramics on Film” in Amsterdam in 1999. It was also honored by being placed in the film archives of the Smithsonian

National Museum of African Art in Washington D.C. The films and lectures that were presented on campus were of his most recent documentaries, completed in 2001, expanding on his previous documentary concerning the Yoruba Potters from Nigeria.

The first film, which played in the afternoon, covered the Ogbena Compound in Nigeria, in which women pass down the skill of pottery to their daughters at a relatively young age to help preserve the culture of their art form.

Continuing with the extended version of these Nigerian women, the second film, which was shown in the evening presentation, covered a more in-depth look at the ceramics of this culture and also focused on Alhaja Sifawu Jimah, a master potter of the region.

“During his stay, he studies them by dwelling in their cultural area and region and through collaborating with them, he documents the experience and directs these films to help bring his experiences to a larger audience,” Edna McMillan, chair of the art department, said about Du Bois’ films.

The importance of these documentaries has been recognized throughout the world as a tool for education about this art form and culture. The films will also provide a way to preserve the skills that dominate the heritage within each culture Du

Bois has filmed.

According to the media materials on Du Bois’ work, several historians, educators and art coordinators have expressed their thanks for Du Bois’ films, including professor Shankho Chaudari, chairman for the Nation Academy of Art in New Delhi, India.

“I have to convey my personal thanks […] for this record and for keeping alive for posterity the practice of a craft that may disappear from this land of its origin in no distant future,”

Photo by Leah Hicks

It’s almost show time: Ron DuBois, a filmmaker and lecturer from OSU, relates his experiences and advice to students and faculty Wednesday at the Student Activities Building.

‘Polar Express’ melts few hearts

By Laura Kelly KRT Newswire The limits of technology are realized in the first few scenes of the otherwise wondrous animated fi lm, The Polar Express: A boy prepares to board a magical train to the North Pole, and the conductor (voiced by Tom Hanks) looks upon him with kindness.

It’s a computerized, approximated warmth that emanates from the animated face.

What’s needed is the real face and flesh of Hanks — the twinkle in his eyes as well as the exact dimensions of the crooked nose — a beaming, human warmth that can be felt to the last rows of the audience. Without the real Hanks, the poignancy of this animated scene falls flat.

Moments later though, the benefits of technology come to the fore when the train’s waiters perform spectacular stunts — ones that would be impossible for real actors — while singing and serving hot chocolate to the youngsters aboard the train.

That’s the tradeoff in Polar Express. We give up the emotional

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connection of a touching Santa Claus story in order to buckle our seats for Christmas: The Ultimate Adventure Thrill Ride.

Despite the lack of human warmth, this thrill ride is indeed thrilling — and probably even more spectacular in IMAX theaters, where the fi lm is showing in 3D. We prickle with the tense anticipation of a much-touted roller coaster trip as the train goes runaway. Later, at the Pole, a slide down a gift-wrapping factory belt

impresses as much as the coolest water flume. In between the bigger adventure segments, just passing between train cars can be as difficult as navigating a moving fun-house floor.

In Polar Express, based on the children’s story by Chris Van Allsburg, a doubting boy is given a chance on Christmas Eve to travel to the North Pole aboard a ghostly train to see the Big Man in Red — and learn to believe in himself as well as Santa.

Aboard The Polar Express,

Chaudari said.

According to McMillan, for students and local community members, it was also quite a privilege to see these films, since it is one of the first times that they have been shown in Oklahoma.

“Mr. Du Bois has been doing this for over 20 years, and it is a real treat for us to have his work here,” McMillan said.

For more information about Du Bois’ work or to purchase or rent any of his films, go to his Web site at www.angelfire.com/ok2/ dubois/ or call 405.377.2524.

the boy (also voiced by Hanks) befriends a few fellow doubters: a strong but kind girl and a shy, impoverished boy. His efforts to do right by his two new friends get him into trouble. As they hurtle north past wolves and forests and deep snow, the boy finds himself on top of the train with a spectral hobo, and then riding the engine as the train speeds out of control up and down steep tracks, derailing over a lake of ice.

Techie-geek director Robert Zemeckis (the Back to the Future series and Forrest Gump) took a step forward in animation technology with Polar Express.

He created an entire fi lm from the same advances used to bring Gollum to life in Lord of the Rings, where computers “track” a real actor (and spent $170 million in the process).

Zemeckis’ computerized actors and the awesome digitalized beauty that surrounds them are deserving of admiration, but this is one Christmas story that won’t melt the heart as much as it should.

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A&E Briefs Battle of the Bands PAC and student bands will present “Battle of the Bands” at 8 p.m., Dec. 3 in the University Theatre.

Rehearsals will be held at 3 p.m. the same day.

Book Signing Dr. George Stanley will have a book signing from 9-11 a.m. and from noon to 1 p.m., Dec. 3 during the Bookstore Open House.

Film Showing The last Magic Lantern film for this semester will be at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 3 in the Student Activities Building.

Choir to perform The CU Concert Choir will perform at 8 p.m. tonight at the Simmons Center in Duncan

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November 22, 2004

Volleyball season ends on a bittersweet note

By Josh Rouse Sports Editor

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Head brings defensive spark to team

By Aaron Gilbee Newswriting Student According to Volleyball Coach Kim Vinson, Jenny Head’s competitive spirit makes her the award-winning spark of the volleyball team.

Last year’s North Division Defensive Player of the Year comes to Cameron from Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada.

In the late 1990s, Head attended Grand Prairie Composite School where she flipped, jumped and tumbled for the gymnastics team until she sustained an injury.

Unable to perform gymnastics, she refocused her athletic endeavors toward the defensive side of the school’s volleyball team.

“When it comes down to it, I wouldn’t be able to play if I didn’t play defense,” she said.

In spite of the injury, her defensive performance was award-worthy. By 2000, Head received six all-tournament honors and participated in teams that had finished seventh at the 2000 Juvenile Canadian National Tournament, she won two provincial tournaments and reached the provincial semi-finals in her last year at the composite school.

The coaches of Grand Prairie Regional College noticed her skills on the court and recruited Head after graduation. In her two seasons there, her ability warranted all-star honors during the Quebec National Tournament and eight Player of the Game awards according to Sports Information Director Steve Doughty.

While at Grand Prairie, Head conversed with Kelsey Kosick, an Aggie graduate who holds several volleyball records. Kosick talked to Head about Cameron’s program.

“Kelsey said they needed another defensive player,” she said.

“I didn’t doubt her comments about the program.”

About this time, Coach Vinson became aware of the volleyball player from Grand Prairie Regional College.

“The coaching staff had heard about Head through a couple of people, and she heard about us through word of mouth,” Vinson said.

The Aggies invited Head to visit the campus and take a look at the program. Head scrimmaged with the team, and Vinson liked her style of play. Head was offered a full scholarship to play the left back defensive position, or the libero in volleyball terms, for the team.

“Our players have come to rely on Head getting her job done from the standpoint of passing and receiving the ball,” Vinson said. “She is a spark defensively and brings a confidence to the team when she’s out on the floor.”

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Much to the dismay of many volleyball fans, the season has come to an end. On Nov. 13 the Lady Aggies volleyball team faced Abilene Christian University in the finals of the Lonestar Conference Championship.

The Aggies were held to only a .037 hitting percentage and lost in straight sets. The ACU Wildcats won by scores of 30-18, 30-25 and 30-23 to win the school’s first ever LSC women’s volleyball championship.

The Aggies had a productive season, going 20-12 on the year. But this end was bittersweet as Kim Vinson, the head coach of the volleyball team, announced this would be her final season. This was also the final game for senior players Jenny Head, Morgan Meyer and Nicole Reinhart.

The Aggies struggled the entire night to get their Courtesy Photo offense motivated. The ACU defense was strong with 11 blocks and 76 digs. Cameron was held to a team Looking back on a great season: The Lady Aggies volleyball team — though low of 0.50 team hitting percentage in each of the three they ended on a loss — embraces the winning season they had this year. They have games and no Aggie player registered more than seven hopes that next season will be as good, if not better, than this season was. kills. Abilene Christian dominated with 50 kills to Cameron’s 29, 48 assists to the Aggies’ 24 and a 76-48 advantage in digs. gies won on their first trip in 1997 against defending national champion Both teams scored points in the early going of each game before Abilene West Texas A&M. The same teams met for the following two seasons used several scoring runs to take a commanding lead and never looked but West Texas A&M won both matches, the first two of a five-year conback. In the first game, the Wildcats took a 21-13 lead off of several Camsecutive run. eron mistakes. In the second, both teams were tied at 14-14 before ACU Coach Vinson ends her career with 446 coaching victories including started a 5-0 run which secured the win. Nicole Reinhart and Jenny Head 269 in the 15 seasons she has been with Cameron. She is a three-time LSC helped bring the Aggies within two points, but it was not enough.

North Division Coach of the Year and is favored to claim her fourth award In the final game, both teams were at a 7-all tie before ACU capitallater this month. ized on a 9-2 run. Cameron tried to get back into the match, registering a Now the Lady Aggies look back on what might have been, while they 7-2 run from three straight points by Taran Turner to make it 23-28. But begin preparations for another title run next year with a team of new faces ACU came back with two kills to give ACU the match and the league title. and new talents.

The Cameron Aggies are no stranger to the LSC title hunt. The Ag-

Aggie players, coach pick up conference volleyball awards CU Sports Information Just two days removed from its first appearance since 2000 in the Lone Star Conference championship match, the Cameron women’s volleyball team is beginning to receive recognition for its effort.

The LSC North Division champion Aggies had two firstteam all-conference selections and claimed three of four individual awards Monday, when league officials announced the annual LSC volleyball postseason awards. Senior outside hitter Morgan Meyer was named the Player of the Year in the LSC North, while senior Jenny Head took home Libero of the Year honors. Cameron head coach Kim Vinson was selected as the LSC North Coach of the Year for the fourth time in her career.

Cameron, which was the runner-up in last week’s conference tournament, led all teams with six total honorees, getting two each on the first team, second team and honorable mention lists. Meyer and senior middle blocker Nicole Reinhart were named to the first team,

while Head and sophomore setter Vicki Ibarra were second-team honorees. Sisters Taran and Tayler Turner received honorable mention.

A native of Alvin, Texas, Meyer led Cameron’s offensive attack this season and was ranked among the LSC statistical leaders, finishing the season with an average of 4.07 kills per game.

Meyer also led the Aggies in total attacks and attempts, while recording a team-high 46 service aces. A two-time All-LSC North first team pick, Meyer finished her four-year career with the Aggies with more than 1,200 kills and 1,300 digs. She appeared in every game of every match over the last three seasons.

Head finished her two-year career at Cameron with four school records, including marks for single-season digs and career digs per game. The Grande Prairie, Alberta, native finished the 2004 regular season leading all conference players in digs per game. Last season, Head was awarded LSC North Defensive Player of the Year honors while also being named to the all-

conference second team. She was one of seven players named to the all-tournament team at last week’s LSC championships.

In her final year with the Aggies, Reinhart emerged as the most consistent Cameron player on the court. She ranked among the conference blocking leaders for the second straight year this season and led the Aggies with a .278 season hitting percentage. A product of Rosalind, Alberta, Reinhart was a three-time LSC North Offensive Player of the Week winner this season, including back-to-back honors on Sept. 27 and Oct. 4. She was also named to this year’s LSC championships all-tournament team.

Ibarra continued her recordsetting pace for assists with the Aggies in her sophomore campaign. The San Antonio, Texas, native ranked among the conference leaders with 11.47 assists per game this season and remains well above the school record pace of 10.34 career assists per game set by former Cameron all-conference setter Megan Smith. In just two seasons with the Aggies, Ibarra has collected

six LSC North Setter of the Week awards while racking up 2,760 assists.

Taran and Tayler Turner combined for nearly 4.9 kills and 1.5 blocks per game this season.

Taran finished second on the team in total blocks and hitting percentage, while Tayler was third on the team in digs and second in kills per game.

Vinson, who has retired her coaching duties at Cameron, won a total of 269 matches in 15 seasons with the Aggies, including LSC North Division regular season titles in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003 and 2004. Under her direction, the Aggies claimed their only Lone Star Conference volleyball championship, beating defending national champion West Texas A&M in the 1998 conference finals. A former NAIA national Co-Coach of the Year at HardinSimmons University, Vinson will remain on the Cameron athletic staff, continuing her current duties as Assistant Athletic Director, NCAA Compliance Coordinator and Senior Woman’s Administrator.

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November 22, 2004

11 Lady Aggies face stiff competition against Central Missouri State

By Dawn Holt Newswriting Student

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Gathering strength: The men’s basketball team huddles together for encouragement before they begin their victorious game against Mid-American Christian University on Nov. 15. The final score was 79-55.

Aggies dominate the court

By Sarah Warren Newswriting Student The Cameron men’s basketball team defeated Mid-American Christian University in the annual Coaches vs. Cancer Classic contest. This game also doubled as their first regular season game, with a 79-55 victory.

The Aggies were the first to score just 50 seconds into the first half with a layup by Arthur Trousdell.

The Aggies then maintained the lead throughout the game. Arthur Trousdell was the leading blocker with 4 blocks against Mid-America University. Kalaan Brown scored a game-high 15 points, but not far behind were Marcus Girtmon with 13 and Bam Harmon scoring 12.

Harmon had two steals that lead to two slam-dunks. The Aggies headed into halftime with the score 41-22.

The Aggie men came back from halftime scoring a total of 38 points while Mid-American Christian University scored 33 points.

Even with the win, head coach Garrett Mantle felt that, overall, they played a good game, but that there is always room for improvement.

“We played real hard. The defense put pressure on the ball, but in offense we were uptight and missed basic early shots,” he said.

“We continue to turn the ball over.

We need to do a better job protecting the ball and obtaining a more

aggressive offense.”

With this in mind the Aggies begin preparing for the Abilene Classic – two games held against Abilene Christian on Nov. 19 and

Aggies display talent despite loss to OU

By Josh Rouse Sports Editor It was a biblical face-off between David and Goliath.

The only difference was this time Goliath won. On Nov. 10, the Aggie men’s basketball team traveled to Oklahoma University to face the Sooner basketball team in exhibition play.

With only 15 minutes left to play in the first half, Cameron had cut OU’s lead to just 11 points at 57-46. As soon as halftime was over, the Aggies came out and hit eight of their first 12 shots and forced the Sooners to call a time-out. They used a 156 run to scare the Sooners into thinking they could lose.

Oklahoma regained their composure and took back control. That is where the game quickly turned downhill for the Aggies. Oklahoma forced the Aggies into 32 turnovers and limited Cameron to a .364 field goal percentage.

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Continued from Page 10 As a junior in 2003, Head established her worth to the team. She set school records for her 36 digs in a game, digs per game average and total digs for a season according to Doughty. She was also named the Lone Star Conference North Division Defensive Player of the Year.

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Hardin-Simmons on Nov. 20. The next home game for the Aggies will be Dec. 10 against Southwest Christian.

Cameron still had its stars on the court. Junior Arthur Trousdell, who scored 22 points in the game against North Texas, helped keep Cameron within breathing distance of the Sooner offense. Trousdell was a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line and grabbed a team high of seven rebounds. Bam Harmon registered ten points for the Aggies as well as Kalaan Brown and Sean Ormsby, scoring nine points each. Oklahoma’s Kevin Bookout lead the Sooners with a gamehigh 19 points and 10 rebounds.

The Aggies’ tough preseason schedule continued against the University of Tulsa Nov. 11, losing 82-49. This was Cameron’s third contest against a Division I opponent in less than a week.

The Aggies opened the regular season at home against Mid-America Christian in the annual Coaches vs. Cancer benefit game. Credit goes to the Aggies for holding their own.

The final score was 91-56, OU.

During the 2004 summer, Head journeyed with sophomore volleyball player Vicki Ibarra to Europe.

They played with an American team made up of players from other universities against European teams.

The teams traveled throughout Germany, Holland and Amsterdam. According to Head, they challenged teams that played a different style of volleyball.

“The girls there don’t do the same physical training we do, but their volleyball skills are really strong. It was fun when I got to play against them,” she said. “It made me a way better player.”

The Lady Aggies’ basketball team started the season with a loss Nov. 15 against the Central Missouri State University Jennies in Warrensburg, Mo. CU would only hold the lead four times in the first half. CMSU stood strong while the Aggies were on top, but the Jennies took the lead with eight minutes left in the first half, leaving CU to trail the remaining time resulting in a final score of 74-56.

CU showed precision and continued to strive for the lead throughout the game.

Brittany Cooksey, junior guard, made a layup giving CU a three-point lead with 11 minutes left in the first half.

CMSU responded with a 21-8 run over the following nine minutes.

This gave the Jennies a 37-27 lead going into halftime. The second half still showed hope for a CU comeback.

Cristina Buben, a senior forward, made a bucket within the opening seconds of the second half keeping CU within striking distance of taking the lead.

With 17 minutes remaining to play, Cooksey made a layup, putting the Aggies only 12 points behind.

The Jennies again answered with a 17-2 streak over a five-and-ahalf-minute span.

The Aggies still seemed confident, but the hopes of catching up were soon gone when the Jennies made two consecutive layups, making the score 60-33.

CU tried to return the favor with a 5-0 run, but never got closer than 16 points the rest of the game.

The game ended with CU accumulating 24 turnovers and averaging 38.6 percent from the field.

Individual contributions were made by all Courtesy Photo teammates, but two CU players were able to score in the double digits.

Katie Stoll, junior guard, scored 12 points, Buben hit 70 percent from the field with 16 points and Cooksey scored eight points with team highs of 10 rebounds and three assists.

The Aggies traveled straight to Phoenix after the game and will play Grand Canyon University Nov. 17.

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November 22, 2004

CUTV provides real world experience to radio/TV majors

By Sarah Warren Newswriting Student Cameron University Television not only supplies its viewers with news, but also provides Cameron students the opportunity to learn hands-on what it is like to work in a real television studio.

According to Associate Professor of Communication Dr. Matt Jenkins, CUTV currently hosts three shows; “Top of the Hour” with anchors Anthony Garcia and Lindsay Baugh, “This Week in Student Government” with Sylvia Corkill; and “CUTV Weekly News.” CUTV is also trying to air a sports show with Kyle Weatherly.

All of these TV shows can be viewed throughout campus, offering students the opportunity to watch news while waiting for a class or just hanging around. Students living in the dorms can turn to channel 17.

While students and community members can watch past and present episodes of the shows over the Internet, both “CUTV Weekly News” and “This Week in Student Government” are shown daily.

“Top of the Hour” airs every hour on Tuesdays and Thursdays. “Top of the Hour” provides current

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The group then visited Fort Worth Museum of Modern Art where they took in works of Motherwell, an abstract painter. Underwood said that he felt that the trip had served its purpose of helping students to look at the structures around them in a different light.

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news about Cameron University and at this time has a sports segment. “This Week in Student Government” offers students information about SGA meetings, bills and projects.

Besides the informative nature of the programs themselves, working at CUTV gives students experience in producing that information.

“CUTV is an information source for the Cameron community that also provides an excellent learning opportunity for future anchors, producers, and crew members” Jenkins said.

Sylvia Corkill, radio/TV major, has been working on “This Week in Student Government” as an anchor for three semesters and believes that what she learns here at Cameron will help her achieve her goals.

“I want to work at a station in the city then move to Dallas, and then the east coast and have my own talk show. Everything I am doing at CUTV I will have to do in the future,” Corkill said.

The studio offers students interested in television a chance to gain experience through hands-on learning. The crew members who help produce the shows are all volunteers. Many of the radio/

TV professors provide extra credit to their students to help with the show. Heather Lazaroff, a radio/TV sophomore currently enrolled in basic television production believes that by working in the studio she is gaining valuable job skills.

“I choose to attend Cameron University because of the real world exPhoto by Scott Pratt perience in the Practice makes perfect: Heather Lazaroff, radio/TV sophomore, and Matt Sigers, studio. From theatre sophomore, tune up their interviewing skills for their work at the CUTV stathe very begintion. CUTV provides an unique experience working both in front of and behind the ning you can camera so that students will have a better understanding of the field upon graduation. be as involved in the shows sionalism.” sure equipment is state of the art,” as you want. This experience helps Brenda Moore, Radio/TV maJenkins said. me develop marketable job skills,” jor, said working in a studio is fun CUTV is an information Lazaroff said. and she really enjoys it. source for the Cameron commuMany of the volunteers are “I love working in the studio, it’s nity, and according to Jenkins, it surprised by how up-to-date the fun and gives me an idea of what also provides students working in equipment is. it would be like to work in a real the studio with “high confidence, “The administration and destudio,” Moore said. self esteem and a sense of profespartments are dedicated to making

“The trip engaged the students in finding episodes in history present in the physical structures around them,” Underwood said.

The students concurred with Underwood’s assessment.

Alaniz found the Chisholm Trail interesting.

“It was cool to find that the Chisholm Trail went through Fort Worth and through Marlow where I grew up,” Alaniz said.

Beck also found the trip helpful.

“I now see things in a way I hadn’t before,” she said.

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Continued from Page 1 percent in the cost of utility bills.

Using the heat pump, which does not operate on a combustion system like conventional heating and cooling units, gives CETES’s geothermal operation a new standard of safety as well. The unit cannot produce carbon monoxide and does not threaten the environment.

There are no gasses or other sources of energy that are expelled into the air or ground; rather the energy is transferred from the water in the pipes into the earth.

The comfort of the new system extends to the outside of the building as well.

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“There is no outside noise pollution; less refrigerant is required to do the same job and no waste,” Van Alstine said. “You don’t even have to replace the outside equipment.”

Holt added to Van Alstine’s comment by saying the geothermal system replaces noisy systems with one that uses “three pumps and plastic pipes.”

Oklahoma has been a leader in the use of this type of system for some time. Oklahoma State University in Stillwater is the home of the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association. The organization has more than 15 years of experience training people to work with the geothermal technology.

The geothermal system is not a new technology. It has been around for some time and has proven to be a valued source in the industry.