The Cameron University Collegian: October 6, 2008.

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

Informing the Cameron Family Since 1926

Monday October 6, 2008

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Volume 83 Issue 6

Professor finds long l st ring By Joshua Rouse Collegian Staff

The ups and downs of Christian Bale. SEE PAGE 8

Sports

What goes around comes around: Physical Science professor Keith Vitense lost his high school class ring in 1976 and found it in 2008.

It truly is a small world after all. When Dr. Keith Vitense lost his high school ring in 1976, he had given up on ever finding it again. But thanks to the diligent work of a good samaritan in California, Dr. Vitense’s ring was returned to him after more than three decades. “I just couldn’t stop smiling when I found out someone had found it,”the Physical Science professor said. “I was thinking about all of the things that had happened to me since I had lost it and how much my life had changed.” The ring disappeared while Dr. Vitense was on leave from the Air Force and was visiting family in California. His uncle was a member of an Elk’s Lodge, which was holding a pancake breakfast one day. Dr. Vitense said that during the breakfast, he was showing his cousin a trick and the ring kept getting in the way. He took it off and set it on the table beside him to finish the trick. When he turned around to pick it up, the ring was gone. “I kept hitting it on everything and it was just getting in my way,” Dr. Vitense said. “When it was gone, I began searching everywhere. And I went through an entire dumpster’s worth of trash, at a pancake breakfast, trying to find that ring and I never found it.” Dr. Vitense assumed he would never see it again. Over the years, he heard stories about people discovering long lost class rings and wedding rings. He thought those stories were “neat,” but he knew it would never happen to him. “I knew I would never have my ring returned to me because it was in a landfill somewhere,” Dr. Vitense said. During the beginning of the semester, Dr. Vitense was teaching a class when he received a phone call from his mother. After his class, he called his mom back. Dr. Vitense said she was on her way to a meeting, but told him that she thought his class ring had been located. It was in the principal’s office of his old high school in Groton, S.D. “Apparently, they had been trying to get hold of me for a year,” Dr. Vitense said.

Aggie cheerleaders bring spirit for the black and gold. Photos courtesy of Michael D. Pope/The Lawton-Constitution

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Voices

Convocation honors students, professors By Kyle Luetters Collegian Staff

It is time for party lines to be broken. SEE PAGE 5

Variety

A warm, fall morning and dozens of colorful fl ags were the backdrop as Cameron University’s Centennial convocation took place in the courtyard of the fi ne arts complex on Sept. 26. Faculty donned their traditional academic regalia as they joined distinguished guests, parents and friends in celebrating the academic achievements of students. The event began at 10 a.m. with members of Cameron’s ROTC program presenting the colors for the ceremony. Sophomore Sabrina Harrell led everyone in singing the national anthem. Dr. Cindy Ross opened the ceremony with

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a speech about the past, present and future of Cameron. President Ross spoke of how Cameron started out as a high school with only 60 students and five faculty members. Today, Cameron has over 5,500 students with 169 faculty members. Classes in mechanical engineering and agriculture used to be some of the only offerings at Cameron. Today, over 50 degree programs at three different levels are offered Once President Ross had fi nished with the opening address, she turned the podium over to Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. John McArthur, who gave a call to convocation to officially begin the ceremony. Student Government President Jessica Daoang then proceeded to recognize the student body’s

academic achievements. Daoang called for the members of each of the university’s honor societies and scholarship winners to stand and be recognized. Sanjit Bhattacharya, a 2000 graduate, was then introduced. Bhattacharya used his Bachelors degree in Business Administration to start his own companies in the construction and natural gas exploration sectors. Bhattacharya talked of the importance of taking “calculated risks” and seizing opportunities when they present themselves.

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Cameron offers student counseling services By Alexis Del Ciello Collegian Staff

Game Review: Hell’s Highway truly is the Band of Brothers of video games.

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The 2008-2009 academic calendar at Cameron is a year of many firsts and new beginnings. CU is beginning its next century, adding new buildings to the campus and welcoming new faculty and staff — but success does not stop at the curb of a remodeled campus. CU began a new student service on Sept. 29 known as student counseling. The program aims to help CU students deal with the stress of college life. “It is a new initiative this year,” Dean of Student Services Jennifer Holland said. “We know that tudents have needs and that life happens while they’re trying to be college students. We want to make sure we are meeting all of our

students’ needs and counseling is one of the areas that we think is important.” As part of the student counseling services, students will have the opportunity to receive individual and group counseling from CU counselor and adjunct professor Deanice Shegog. “Individual and group counseling is offered for any diagnosable disorder,” Shegog said. “It will be short-term services for mental health conditions. The outcome of services may consist of resolution of the problem, stabilization, or referral to long-term care for severe disorders. Photo by Jim Horinek

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Here to help: Deanice Shegog (left) is a new addition to Cameron as part of the free counseling service offered by Student Services. Students who qualify can receive free counseling due to issues such as stress or relationship issues.


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