The Cameron University Collegian: September 12, 2005

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CU @ the Simmons Center

By Kenny Scarle Staff Writer

See what’s rolling in: A new ride adds spirit.

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Cameron University is always growing. In 2004, Cameron University’s Duncan Higher Education Center became the Duncan branch of Cameron University, a cooperative effort between Cameron and the City of Duncan to bring quality higher education to the Duncan area.

Jennifer Elbert, assistant to the dean of the school of liberal arts, discussed the on-going expansion.

“President Cindy Ross has a plan to keep reaching out to the community,” Elbert said. “It is a goal of this university to reach out to Duncan, presenting the opportunity to bolster educational bases by attending artistic and cultural events, while strengthening the economic development of the area.”

One of the ways this is accomplished is the introduction of CU@SC (Cameron University at the Simmons Center ).

“This is a project by President Ross that allows us to give the opportunity for Duncan students and community to attend important events just as Lawton residents do,” Elbert said.

CU@SC is designed to perform and display local talent to the Duncan area. Throughout the 2005-2006 school semesters, resident artists can display their works, from art exhibits and English workshops to music concerts and film viewings.

Dr. Matt Jenkins, professor of communications and documentary production, presented two documentaries at the CU@SC series’ premiere event on Sept. 3.

“It is always great to show my work to a new audience,” Jenkins said.

“The crowd was very appreciative and the questionand-answer session was very interesting.

This was my first showing in Duncan, and it went very well.”

Later in the semester, other events are planned for the CU@SC series. In October, the theatre department will present “The Day Room,” the department’s entry in the American College Theatre Festival, and there will be a student art

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For more information on these and other events, contact the Simmons Center at 580.252.2900, the school of liberal arts at 581.2491 or the Duncan campus at 580.255.7566.

SIFE is instrumental in success of CU graduate

Magic Lantern Film Society illuminates classic movies.

Coach Jerry Hrnciar gives tips on the perfect golf swing.

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Academic festival is well underway

By Lauren Slate Staff Writer

Festival VI coordinator Dr. Sally Soelle said the academic festival is a very unique program with high profile events that are unusual for a university of Cameron’s size.

Funded by numerous organizations, most of the year’s events are free of charge and open to the public. In addition to being funded by the McCasland Foundation, Festival VI is also supported by the Lectures and Concerts Committee, Comanche County Memorial Hospital and the Simmons Center in Duncan. Soelle has been working with the hospital and the Simmons Center, as well as collaborating with faculty and colleagues across campus, student and departmental organizations. Together, they produced the health and wellness related events that make up Festival VI. The first festival was held during the 1991-1992 academic year and was developed by the

Dean of Fine Arts. Festivals have been hosted about every third year ever since. Some past festival themes include the Renaissance, multiculturalism, science and technology, the impact of the new millennium and globalization and the human experience.

This year mark Cameron’s sixth academic festival: “CU in Good Health.” The theme was inspired by issues related to obesity, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, dieting, surgery, medication, exercise, good health, public policy and mental, emotional and spiritual well-being. Soelle feels that this year’s health and wellness related topic is unique and timely, and of interest to most individuals on campus.

“I hope that the physical fitness activities, which are different from events we have sponsored in the past, will attract many students,” she said.

Kathryn Anderson, English

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Recent Cameron graduate Leo Turner can attest to the impact Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) has had on his life. He joined SIFE after hearing about it from his classmates and was a member for three years, right up until his graduation. Now, although thrust into the harried schedule of the working world, Turner is still willing to take time off to promote SIFE and vouch for its benefits.

“SIFE is a great club. The club is all about diversity and unity,” Turner said. “The group aims to bring people of all different career fields together and teach them to work as one.

Members are involved with numerous and varied projects. We have worked with elementary school students and formulated marketing and business plans.

I remember doing a TV commercial and I also did a marketing campaign for the Oklahoma Oil Industry. We also entered numerous competitions.”

For students who want to ease their entry in the working world and learn what business is all about, Turner recommends SIFE. “I want students today to have the opportunities that I had. What SIFE did for me was unbelievable. One of the benefits of SIFE is that we were able to work with actual companies,” he said. “After graduating, one of those companies I worked with offered me a position. Now I’m part owner of Daugomah Communications Company.

I own 25 percent of it and I owe it all to SIFE.” Turner said participation in SIFE benefits anyone, regardless of major.

“It doesn’t matter what major you are, it is inevitable that you will be thrust into the business world. What SIFE does is prepare you for entrance in that world. I think SIFE is the perfect molding tool,” he said.

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SIFE was formed with the mission of giving college students the opportunity to develop leadership, teamwork and communication skills while making a difference in their communities.

Although SIFE’s work is voluntary, students are eligible to receive a service medal from the President of the United States after 100 hours. From there, the benefits only increase. According to Turner, last year, Cameron University’s SIFE team entered into a business plan competition. They snagged the first place spot in the Oklahoma, winning $30, 000.

SIFE co-coordinator Dr. Susan Clinton said SIFE projects are designed to stimulate interest in entrepreneurship and business leadership through community service.

“SIFE students learn through teaching and helping residents of Southwest Oklahoma recognize the opportunities for individual accomplishments,” said Clinton.

She added that the project not only benefits the students, but the university as well.

“The SIFE team projects significantly increase the visibility of Cameron University and showcase the intelligence and talent of its students. SIFE showcases the quality of the academic experience provided at Cameron University. I truly believe that Students in Free Enterprise provides students with an experience that cannot be obtained in the classroom.”

Leo Turner couldn’t agree more.

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September 12, 2005

Codopony keeps a dying language alive

By Amanda Rundle Staff Writer

Children learn their language from the people they spend the most time with, and graphic design senior Richard Codopony is no exception.

Codopony’s primary cultural influences as a child were his grandparents and other Comanche elders. He spent about ten years learning the language from them.

He said, “I learned the language from any elder I could corner.”

Codopony said that, unlike English, the Comanche language has an extra vowel and the same idea may be described in a number of different ways. For example, the “coyote” goes by at least seven other names.

He said that the Comanche language uses more pronouns than the English language and that men and women have their own language within the language.

“A lot of our words are beautifully descriptive,” he said.

“Comanche culture tells it like it is.”

Codopony came to Oklahoma shortly after his birth in London.

His background consists of Comanche on his father’s side and Scot on his mother’s.

His father worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in a position that required multiple moves for the family, so learning to adapt to changing circumstances was a skill he mastered early in life. By the time he was in the fifth grade he had attended five schools.

Codopony believes in immersive learning, and when he teaches adults the language he does not criticize when words are mispronounced. He said one of the biggest obstacles to learning the language, especially for youngsters, is the fear of mispronouncing words. He believes this is one reason why so many Comanche are discouraged from learning the language.

“Learning the language is not a walk in the park,” he said. “If I were teaching Comanche, I would start out with about 1500 basic nouns. In the beginning one must learn 4,000 to 5,000 words.”

According to Codopony, one of the biggest misconceptions he has encountered is the idea that all Native Americans are the same.

“Some people believe that all Indians have the same language, customs and taboos, but every tribe is distinct,” he said.

Codopony served on the Comanche Languages Committee for approximately eight years. His

job was transcribing Comanche words into a dictionary.

In February 1999, he was honored by the United Nations for his work in preserving the Comanche language. Unknown to him, Oklahoma University Linguistics Professor Alice Anderton had submitted his name for consideration.

Codopony and Anderton met through the talk show Anderton hosted on the subject of indigenous languages. Codopony said he was taken by surprise when he learned he had been selected for the United Nations Exceptional Language Apprentice Award. He’s also won the Comanche Story-telling Contest at the Comanche Nation Fair several times.

Codopony’s life changed about nine months ago when he nearly died in a car accident at a railroad crossing. He sustained several injuries, including a shattered eye socket, and had five metal plates put into his face. His jaws were wired shut, and he lost most of the rotational movement in his right wrist. He said the doctors expected him to be permanently blinded, and the police officers said that they did not expect him to survive the accident.

The accident motivated him to return to Cameron University and

Photo by Aaron Gilbee

Doing what he loves: Richard Codopony poses next to some of his artwork. Codopony was selected for the United Nations Exceptional Language Apprentice Award. do something different with his life.

Codopony’s areas of interest not only include promoting his language and culture. He also remains active creating works of art that incorporate realistic, naturalistic, and surrealistic styles.

He said he never has problems finding inspiration for his artwork and uses his art to make political statements.

“I do pieces as political

statements when I feel the need to inform others about my culture,” he said.

After graduation, Codopony hopes to move to a larger city where he believes more opportunities in graphic design are available.

For more information on the Comanche language go to www. comanchelanguage.org. This Web site offers contact numbers, e-mail addresses and links to related areas of interest.

Hensley brings her passion for writing

By David Bublitz Staff Writer

Photo by Aaron Gilbee

Writer’s passion: Professor Julie Hensley, a new instructor at Cameron University, teaches many writing classes. According to current students, Hensley uses many hands-on techniques and creative ways to teach her classes.

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If you’ve taken a walk down the hallways of the English department in the last few weeks, you may have noticed a few new names posted on the office doors on either side of the halls.

One of the newest additions to Cameron’s expanding list of mentors is Professor Julie Hensley.

Hailing from a sheep farm in Virginia, Hensley had plenty of opportunities to expand her interest in ecology, a field in which her father was employed.

But because her family had no television, she spent a lot of her time reading the various books her mother would bring home.

It wasn’t until she reached college that she met her own

mentor and began to develop a talent for writing.

Inspired by popular writers like William Faulkner and highmodernist writers like Virginia Woolf, Hensley has published short stories in Indiana Review, Crab Orchard Review, Louisiana Literature and an assortment of other magazines and journals.

Before coming to Cameron, Hensley spent six years in Arizona, and was employed by Prescott College as a visiting writer.

Now that she has found a home at Cameron, she is already taking on a full load.

Her first semester course load includes Techniques of Fiction, Techniques of Poetry, Honors Composition 1 and Introduction to Literature.

Her excitement in her new post has been fueled by her

experiences at the university so far.

“Everyone here is so nice . . . the people feel very real,” Hensley said.

Hensley’s classes utilize hands-on activities and different creative approaches concerning all aspects of the art of writing. Through these techniques, students obtain an understanding of the things they need to know in a variety of ways, in order to help them remember it later on in life.

Wilma Whitaker, English year? and one of Hensley’s new students, was excited about Hensley’s approach to the craft.

“You know, writers are a lot like accountants,” she said. “Give

us a quiet corner to work alone in and we’re happy. So naturally, I was a little uneasy at first about all the interactive exercises Julie had planned for our Techniques of Poetry class. But because she is so enthusiastic about the creative writing process, you can’t help but get into it, too. She provides a very positive, upbeat environment for us to learn in. I really enjoy the class, and it seems everyone else does as well.”

In addition to her interest in writing, Hensley also has skills in kickboxing; a skill she is planning to make use of during the upcoming “CU in Good Health.”

Voices

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Our Voice

Cameron participates fully in relief efforts

As slow as evacuation and rescue efforts were in New Orleans, people farther removed from the situation have gone immediately into action.

Oklahomans have taken up much of the slack – specifically the Lawton and Cameron communities.

As The Collegian went to press last week, Director of Student Activities Courtney Hardin and the University of Oklahoma Student Nursing Association at CU were spearheading the collection of items for victims of the disaster. On Thursday, drinking water, nonperishable food items, diapers, formula and toiletries were collected at the Student Activities Building. That afternoon the collection was delivered to the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS), and left by truck the next morning for Louisiana.

According to Dr. Larry Kruse, vice-president of student services, Cameron was the only Oklahoma university to move that quickly.

Other efforts to assist those affected by the disaster include making educational accommodations for displaced university students.

Like other Oklahoma universities, CU has taken

in transfers from Gulf Coast universities who were affected by the hurricane. Accommodations such as waiving out-of-state tuition or tuition waivers for returning students have been made. The normal red tape involved in transferring — notably the requirement for official transcripts — has been temporarily set aside, and students are being enrolled based on their account of what classes they had been taking before the hurricane forced them to leave.

Officials are also working with students who have National Guard commitments and have been called up for duty in Louisiana by making sure they do not encounter problems associated with attendance or financial obligations to the university.

The CU community is making a concerted effort to help these displaced students resume their educational life.

We’re honored to be part of such caring community.

The state legislature is proposing a five-cent per gallon gas tax to fund the repair of Oklahoma’s roads.

What’s the worst road you travel?

Vincent Rosa English freshman “20th St. off of Cache Rd. It looks like they drove through wet asphalt.”

Ben Morris Respiratory care freshman Gore Blvd. between 2nd St. and Fort Sill Blvd. It’s the only part they’ve never re-done.

Lioret Reeves Business freshman “The ones that go through Lawton.”

Kyle Jolliff Instrumental music ed.

“The street I live on Santa Fe. There are tons of potholes everywhere.”

Bridget Davis Health/P.E. senior “Sheridan, past the race track. There’s holes everywhere. I bottom out every time.”

Ashley Gardner Nursing freshman “Most of the roads in Lawton are messed up - the bumps, sinks, - everything.”

THE CAMERON UNIVERSITY

Kielbasa with your legislation?

I hate salami; not the taste, but the stuff in it that you don’t know about. Remember cooking the morning sausage? How it shrivels from a nice thick patty to a roadkill-brown chip?

Okay, so I have overcooked sausages before, but they still lose mass no matter what.

Depending on the recipe you choose, a sausage can have a high fat content of up to 20 percent and any combination of meats that you can imagine, usually beef or pork. That recipe then becomes mixed into a homogeneous paste and excreted into a “skin,” as a friend called it.

If the process is not performed correctly, the sausage morphs into a bacterial wonderland. Imagine this being performed daily in our capitol.

It is.

The specific process that I am talking about is the creation of the mega-bills in Congress, loaded with pork as well as needed projects throughout the United States. The most recent is the $286,400,000,000.00 transportation act that builds a $315 million bridge connecting the dying town of Ketchikan on mainland Alaska to Gravina Island with a population of 50 people and hundreds of moose. Even more embittering about the bill is the billions in tax relief going to the oil companies. I remember when the bill was signed into law that the gas prices still jumped 10 cents! Crazier still is that this act contains more than 10,000 pages. Imagine trying to read that for class.

Even though some in Congress voted against the transportation and energy bill, the majority did not for various reasons, some obvious, others not. The most obvious is being able to embellish their political resumes and tout to their supporters, specifically the corporate donors, their good deeds.

The most insidious reason is the fear of losing a political career because one did not vote for a bill that would help their state. It is a practice of power and control ripe for academic studies.

My largest concern rests in the current polarity of our government; there is none. In elementary school, I performed the magnetic experiment where I held two magnetic bars toward each other, and they either repelled and attracted. It was an experiment in polarity that I think everyone has performed. With a Republican Congress and a Republican president, only one of the magnets exists. This unique government situation allows for the formation of one-sided salami bills with 6,000 plus pork projects.

I don’t want to condemn the government for doing its job of spending our money. I just ask that they prepare the recipe with a higher quality of pork.

Aaron Gilbee

Aaron is a communication senior and the sports editor for The Collegian. He prefers single-ingredient oatmeal for breakfast and would rather Congress address issues in the same way.

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CAB is on its way

By Amanda Rundle Staff Writer

All aboard!

Cameron has a new activities bus on the way. Vice President for Business and Finance Glen Pinkston said the bus, also known as “CAB,” should arrive here by December or January.

Pinkston said President Ross decided last December that Cameron should have a bus, not just for athletic activities, but also for other activities such as choir, band and summer speech camp.

A fleet of vans has been used in the past to transport students to and from various events, but the number of passengers able to travel by van was limited by the

size of the vehicles. The vans will bus is 39 feet long and eight feet still be used for smaller groups wide, and will accommodate 37 and additional transportation. passengers plus the driver. The Pinkston bus will include said bus drivers auxiliary heat would need to and air units.

“We want to represent be found due to The Titan Cameron on the bus with the requirement model will graphics that advertise that the house an audio driver has a visual system Cameron. We want to commercial complete with portray Cameron in a driver’s license. monitors modern and dynamic “Stable, and playback way.” qualified drivers equipment. that may or may The AV — Glen Pinkston not be Cameron system is Vice-President for employees have comprised of Business and Finance to be found,” a DVD/VCR Pinkston said. combo video “We have to system along develop a pool of people.” with AM/FM radio, a 20-inch The Glaval brand Titan model flat screen monitor mounted

Campus Round-up Free injury screenings scheduled at Cameron’s Aggie Gym

Dr. Wayne Johnson of Premier Orthopedics of Lawton will offer free athletic injury screening clinics to faculty, staff and students. Dr. Johnson, who also serves as a team physician for the Cameron University intercollegiate athletic programs, will be on hand to evaluate sports-related injuries from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., on selected Thursday evenings beginning Sept. 15. The clinics will take place in the Athletic Training Office inside Aggie Gym. There is no cost, however, those wishing to take advantage of this opportunity are asked to call the Athletic Training Office at 581.2465 to schedule an appointment. A valid Cameron ID is also required. For more information on the free injury screenings offered at Aggie Gym this semester, please call the Cameron Athletic Training Office at 581.2465.

SIFE Continued from page 1 SIFE was formed with the mission to give college students the opportunity to develop leadership, teamwork and communication skills while making a difference in their communities.

Although SIFE’s work is voluntary, students are eligible to receive a service medal from the President of the United States after 100 hours. From there, the benefits only increase. According to Turner, last year, Cameron University’s SIFE team entered into a business plan competition.

They were awarded the first place spot in the state, winning the group $30, 000.

SIFE co-coordinator Dr. Susan Clinton said SIFE projects are designed to stimulate interest in entrepreneurship and business leadership through community service.

“SIFE students learn through

teaching and helping residents of Southwest Oklahoma recognize the opportunities for individual accomplishments,” said Clinton.

She added that the project not only benefits the students, but the university as well.

“The SIFE team projects significantly increase the visibility of Cameron University and showcase the intelligence and talent of its students,” Clinton said. “SIFE showcases the quality of the academic experience provided at Cameron University.”

Clinton said SIFE provides a unique opportunity for learning outside the classroom.

“I truly believe that Students in Free Enterprise provides students with an experience that cannot be obtained in the classroom,” she said.

Leo Turner couldn’t agree more.

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behind the driver, and four 7.2inch flip-down monitors with LCD screens.

“The good thing about the AV system is that our athletes will be able to study game film,” Pinkston said.

Pinkston said that future plans for the bus include enhancing the exterior with Cameron logos or possibly images of Ole Kim, if funds are available.

“We would like to decorate the bus on the outside, but we don’t know how much that would cost,” Pinkston said.

He said the bus will provide a way to advertise CU. “We want to represent

FESTIVAL VI Continued from page 1 sophomore, finds this difference to be part of the appeal of Festival VI. “This year’s festival sounds more interesting than previous ones,” Anderson said. “The topic is one that a lot of students can relate to, and mental and physical health should concern everyone.”

Some of this year’s events include discussions and symposia, special student events, theatre productions, music events, formal dances and dinners, fitness instructions and nationally known speakers.

Dr. Kenneth Cooper, founder, president and CEO of the Cooper Aerobics Center will speak Oct. 27. Dr. Miriam Nelson, director of John Hancock Center for Physical Activity and Nutrition and associate professor of nutrition, will be on campus Nov. 10. Dr. Alvin Poussaint, professor of psychiatry at Harvard School of Medicine will lecture on Feb. 9 and Dr. Joycelyn Elders, professor of public health and former surgeon general of the United States, will speak April 13. All lectures will be held at 8 p.m. in the University Theatre.

Soelle said that perhaps the speaker series has become the best known of festival programs because it typically attracts individuals from around the state and region. If she could recommend only one activity to Cameron students, Soelle would like them to hear a major speaker and have the opportunity to speak

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Cameron on the bus with graphics that advertise Cameron.

We want to portray Cameron in a modern and dynamic way.”

According to Pinkston there will be a coming-out party sometime in the future to present the bus to the Cameron community.

If students are eager to see what the Titan model looks like they can go to www.glavalbus. com. The floor plan Cameron has ordered is not available for viewing on the site, but students can see the outside of the bus. A list of possible options, features and specifications is accessible here as well.

informally with the guest lecturer, ask questions in a relaxed setting and present their own research on a fitness topic.

“It gives us a chance to have a full and exciting extracurricular program on our campus,” she said.

The speaker series, as well as other extracurricular activities, will be included in a complete calendar of events that will soon be available to faculty, staff and students.

According to Soelle, the calendars will be in departmental offices, student organizational offices and in the dorms for students to acquire. Students can also browse other media such as KCCU, CUTV and the Lawton Constitution for further updates and information on future Festival VI events.

Soelle began planning the activities for Festival VI in the fall of 2004 and will be involved this year in implementing them. A steering committee also helped plan the festival programs last year and will help Soelle to employ them. Jennifer Elbert designed the graphics for the festival and developed the Web site.

Many faculty members encourage their students to attend the programs. According to Soelle, faculty often attends an event such as a lecture with their students finding that the programs relate to issues they are discussing in class.

“Our goal is to create programs that will be of interest to students as well as faculty and staff,” Soelle said.

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Bad news for liars

such scanners being used in interrogation of criminal suspects or terrorists about their

By Faye Flam associates. Gur described just such KRT Campus possibilities for national security experts at a recent Penn workshop.

The last refuge of secrets and “Everything we do, and lies – the brain – may be about to everything an enemy does, starts reveal all. in the brain,” he said at the Penn Scientists are finding ways meeting, sponsored by the newly to use the brain’s activity to formed Institute for Strategic expose truths a person may try Analysis and Response, which to hide. The techniques could includes Penn epidemiologists, revolutionize police work, improve germ-warfare specialists, political national security and threaten scientists and computer experts. personal privacy.

Such scanning could also “It’s the scariest thing around,” be used to pick up brain said physicist Robert Park, an abnormalities that he says outspoken critic of old-fashioned, characterize those prone to unreliable polygraph machines. violence.

“The only thing worse than a lie Another Penn scientist, Daniel detector that doesn’t work is one Langleben, has found that a that does.” functional MRI can act as a lie Ruben Gur, a detector. A handful of other neuropsychologist at the scientists around the country are University of Pennsylvania, says examining ways to read thoughts new kinds of brain scans can by examining the brain. reveal when a person recognizes a “In the long term, I think we familiar face, no matter how hard will have technologies powerful he or she tries to conceal it. enough to understand what people The scanning are thinking in ways machine, called unimaginable now,” a functional Langleben said.

MRI, takes “I think in 50 pictures years we will that have a way highlight to essentially specific read minds.” parts of He said the brain he was not activated particularly during certain happy about that.

Co ur tasks. Telltale parts Neither are others t es yG of your brain “light concerned about the ra ph up,” he said, when you are unprecedented threat to ic presented with a face you have humanity’s most private seen before. realm.

It is easy to imagine Gur acknowledges

the concerns about brain scans eventually revealing private thoughts. The balance between security and privacy is something society will have to come to grips with in many areas, he said.

To Gur and Langleben, visions of Orwellian thought police do not overshadow the potential benefits and the ever-tantalizing scientific prospect of understanding how the mind works.

Gur said this work grew out of a long-standing quest to understand the nature of conscious thought. When he set out to study consciousness, in the 1970s, the concept was so hazy as to be out of the realm of scientific inquiry.

With the advent of imaging machines such as MRIs, scientists found the machines were capable of witnessing the brain in action by tracing the way blood flowed to specific regions during various mental tasks. Gur got in early, testing which of the many small structures inside the brain were activated when test subjects were resting, reading words, recognizing shapes, or trying to remember facts.

The early machines used radioactive tracers that would “light up” regions where metabolism was fastest. He went on a long diversion exploring differences between the way men and women used their brains. He found, among other things, that differences in the brain endowed women with better memories and better control of emotions, while men were more likely to be hotheaded.

In the last several years, he started focusing on the way

the brain responds to emotion.

Through a friend at the Arden Theatre Company, he brought together 140 Philadelphia-area actors.

He asked them to portray a range of emotions: happiness, sadness, fear, anger and disgust.

He took pictures of the actors and showed them to volunteers whose brains were being scanned by a functional MRI, which works by monitoring the way molecules in the brain tissue respond to a magnetic field. He isolated a number of centers in the brain that were activated when the

volunteers looked at the emotional faces. Then he decided to show the volunteers faces they had seen before mixed in with new faces, to see if their brains registered recognition.

The familiar faces stimulated more activity than the new ones in several areas, including the hippocampus, which regulates memory, and parts of the visual cortex. He published his findings in the May issue of the journal NeuroImaging.

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September 12, 2005

Magic Lantern Film Society begins new season

By Joshua Rouse A&E Editor

The Magic Lantern Film Society kicked off the new academic year last Friday with the airing of the Howard Hawks western “Red River.” Hailed as “one of the greatest westerns ever filmed” by Yahoo! Movies, “Red River” is the first of 12 classics that will be screened throughout the year.

Each year the Magic Lantern screens 10 classic films. To be a classic film, it must have been released no less than 10 years ago and to critical acclaim. Movies shown in past seasons have included “Citizen Kane,” “Dr Strangelove” and “An American in Paris.”

Of the 10 films screened each year, eight are English-language films, the remaining two are foreign films. According to John Morris, the Magic Lantern faculty advisor, the foreign films may be unfamiliar to many but making great films available to students helps to accomplish one of the goals of the society: to educate the Cameron community about classic films, both domestic and foreign.

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Now listen here: John Wayne is confronted in Howard Hawks’ “Red River.” This film is the first of 12 movies to be screened this year by the Magic Lantern Film Society. film from any country, and in any language,” Magic Lantern President Justin Rielly said.

Morris said students who attend the screenings the previous year choose the films to be screened the following year. The students submit their suggestions on films they would like to see and the Magic Lantern honors as many as possible.

“Film buffs are our audience,”

Morris said, “so the range of the films in any given year reflects their interests and enthusiasms.”

This year marks the 24th season for the Magic Lantern Film Society with two more films than usual added to the line-up. An additional two English-language films will be included in conjunction with Festival IV. “The Elephant Man” will be screened on Oct. 7 and

“Flatliners” will be screened on March 24.

There will be discussions of the health care issues following each film’s screening.

Foreign film offerings are the Swedish film, “Pelle the Conqueror,” starring Max Von Sydow and based on Andersen Nexo’s novel by the same name, and a German film, “Fitzcarraldo,” directed by

Werner Herzog, director of the recent movie, “Grizzly Man.” The Magic Lantern screens films on Friday nights in the Student Activities Building.

They usually begin at 7:30 p.m. and classic cartoons are screened along with the films. There is no admission charge and Student Activities provides refreshments, including popcorn. Donations are accepted by the Magic Lantern.

“Since the society has not had an annual budget for five or six years, we rely on the donations in order to fund our season,” Morris said.

The Magic Lantern Film Society is open to all students.

Rielly said students who would like to get more involved in the Magic Lantern, can talk to Morris.

“We’ll be more than happy to give out any possible information we can to let the person know what Magic Lantern’s all about,” Rielly said, “and why they should join up.”

The next Magic Lantern Film Society screening will be “The Elephant Man” on Oct. 7.

For more information, contact John Morris at 581.2329 or at one of the film screenings throughout the year.

‘Halo’ creator Bungie Studios rallies aid for hurricane victims

By Joshua Rouse A&E Editor

Surprise hit show enters DVD market

By Joshua Rouse A&E Editor

The ABC network was last place in the ratings when, on Sept. 6, 2004, a freshman TV show called “Lost” aired.

ABC banked on the hope that viewers would flock to watch the pilot about survivors of a plane crash on an island in the middle of the ocean. But this was no ordinary island, as viewers soon found out.

“Lost” was the breakthrough show of the season. According to scifi. com, it averaged 12 million viewers each week. It appeared ABC was coming out of their slump and “Lost” was here to stay. “Lost” was created by “Alias” director and writer J.J. Abrams, who is also directing “Mission: Impossible 3.”

With 48 survivors, “Lost” combines a wide variety of characters throughout the show.

Each of the 13 main characters has secrets that are revealed throughout the season, along with the secrets of the island. The two central figures are Jack, the doctor, who is reeling from the death of his father and Kate, who has a shadier past than Richard Nixon. Other

characters include Charlie, the dope addict and Locke, the hunter.

The pilot began with the plane crashed on the island and a massive panic among the survivors. In the same episode, a mysterious creature is heard inside the jungle.

As the show continues the secrets become deeper and the questions multiply.

A hatch leading to the unknown is uncovered in the jungle; it is discovered they are not alone on the island and talk of “Others” circulates through the band of castaways.

Any fan of the “X-Files” will enjoy this show. “Lost” has a mix of drama, suspense and the occasional bit of action. The show is rated TV-14; some scenes push the limits of the FCC’s standards for decency on television and may not be suitable for children.

“Lost” debuted on DVD on Sept. 6 in a 7-disc set loaded with extra features.

The special features include including deleted back stories from the survivors, audio commentaries from cast and creators and a preview of the second season which begins on Sept. 21 on ABC.

Bungie Studios, developers of the highly successful Xbox video game franchise “Halo,” are doing their part to help victims of Hurricane Katrina.

On Aug. 31 Bungie Studios employee Brian Jarrard, a.k.a.

SketchFactor, broke the news on the Bungie’s Web site front page with a plea for any Bungie fans to help out. He posted, “It’s not often that we stray from topics related to Halo but in this case we felt the need to rally the members of the Bungie Underground Army to lend a hand to help those who have suffered through this disaster.”

On Sept. 2, “content monkey” Frankie posted on the Bungie Weekly Update that Bungie studios would be selling “Fight the Flood!” T-shirts for $19.99.

About $15 will go to the Hurricane Relief Fund through the American Red Cross.

Frankie has been the selfproclaimed goof of Bungie Studios, but he does not believe this is a laughing matter: “I know this is serious stuff, but that’s the point. If it wasn’t that bad, we wouldn’t be doing this.”

The shirts have a Master Chief, the hero of the “Halo” games, kicking a “Flood,” a parasitic life form of “Halo.”

On the bottom, “FIGHT THE FLOOD!” is printed in gray letters.

According to the Sept. 2 update, sometime this month Bungie Studios will be holding an online auction with all proceeds going to the Hurricane

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Relief Fund. Frankie posted that all sorts of items will be available.

“We’ll have all sorts of awesome things to bid on but some of the biggies include large Master Chief statues (signed by the team), the original “Fight the Flood” concept artwork signed

by Bungie artists, a “Jam Board” which is a piece of foam core that’s been put on the wall for our artists to doodle, sign, write, customize however they want – this will be a 100% unique and totally original piece, and plenty of signed game posters, Xbox game discs and more.”

Bungie Studios was founded in May 1991, but this has been the first major disaster they have collected relief funds for.

In 2001, they were bought out

by Microsoft and released the

popular Xbox game “Halo: Combat Evolved.” In Nov. 2004, Bungie Studios released its highly anticipated sequel, “Halo 2” to record setting sales.

Bungie Studios has always been close to the fans throughout each game development. Now they are even closer as they try to do what they can to help New Orleans recover.

According to a posting

by Frankie, even though the company has received praise for its efforts, “ultimately it’s you, our fans, who are making the real difference.”

The “Fight the Flood” T-shirt” is for sale on the Bungie store Web site at http://bungiestore. com. with a minimum of $15 in proceeds donated to the American Red Cross.

A&E Briefs

Comanche Nation College Film Festival The Comanche Nation College Film Festival will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday. Call 595.4941 for more information.

International Week The week long festival begins Sunday with an Asian Kite Flight being held at Elmer Thomas Park with free admission. It will start at 5 p.m. Call 581 3470 for more information.

The Percussive Arts Society will be holding an International Concert as part of the activities on Sunday at the Percussive Arts Society. It will begin at 7 p.m. with free admission.

Sports

September 12, 2005

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By Marla Ridenour

Knight Ridder Newspapers (KRT)

Flag football begins this by making more information about the program available online and in the newspapers.”

Staff Writer Smith encourages more CU participants to join in the intramural sports programs, open to all students It’s back. and faculty members who wish to play.

Flag football season, headed by Intramural Sports Intramural sports isn’t only about football. Other Coordinator Thomas Smith, has returned. The initial sports include: basketball, volleyball, racquetball, meetings have taken place. and bowling.

According to Smith, the teams include an “The program is growing,” said Smith. independent team, an ROTC team and a criminal justice Any person or team interested in the intramural team program should contact him at the Fitness Center at “We’re trying to get more people to join in the intramural sports program,” Smith said. “We have done 581.5546 or 581.5555.

By Christina Frye

There are six alignment points that need to be directed at or slightly left of the target line: the toes, the feet, the knees, which are equally flexed, and the hips create a line at the target. The head is positioned so that the eyes follow that same line.

Upcoming games cont.

UCCS Mountain Lion Invitational Cameron def. ColoradoColorado Springs 19-30, 30-27, 25-30, 35-33, 15-13 Cameron def. Angelo State 30-27, 30-24, 30-19 Cameron def. Adams State 32-30, 30-17, 30-25 Wayne State def. Cameron 30-23, 30-25, 30-20 record (4-4)

Men’s Golf West Texas Intercollegiate Tournament September 12-13 at Abilene, Texas The Territory Classic September 18-19 at Duncan, Okla.

Cross Country Missouri Tiger Chase September 17 at Joplin, Mo. Oklahoma State University Cowboy Jamboree October 1 at Stillwater, Okla.

University of Arkansas Chile Pepper Invitational October 15 at Fayetteville, Ark.

Next week, The Collegian concludes the foundations of a solid golf swing with Coach Hrnciar, who then talks about approaching the greens. If you want a specific tip dealing with sports, we will try to talk about

AKRON, Ohio - This was not the Firestone Tiger Woods knew.

The world’s No. 1 player usually masters the South Course. With three victories and never lower than a top-five finish in seven previous appearances, it is one of Tiger’s favorite lairs.

But Firestone threw Woods a curve ball in Friday’s second round of the NEC Invitational. Woods never figured out the soft greens and stumbled home with a double-bogey at No. 18 when his second shot hit a tree.

His even-par round of 70 was still good enough for a share of the lead at 4 under, tying England’s Luke Donald (67). But Woods thought it could have been much better.

“I felt like I played well enough to shoot a round in the mid-60s easily,” he said.

With the swirling winds stronger than Thursday’s first round, no one managed that feat. Justin Leonard and Ireland’s Paul McGinley carded the low rounds of the day with 66s.

A star-studded group is nipping at Woods’ and Donald’s heels.

One stroke behind at 3 under are Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn (67), Fiji’s Vijay Singh (71), McGinley, Chris DiMarco (70) and Sweden’s Henrik Stenson (71). Stenson, a first-round co-leader with Singh and Woods, also double-bogeyed 18 when he found himself up against the trunk of a tree with little room to swing.

Spain’s Sergio Garcia, Australia’s Stuart Appleby, David Toms, Leonard and England’s David Howell stand 2 under, the latter playing in just his second tournament since tearing an abdominal muscle at the U.S. Open. Kenny Perry was alone at 1 under.

The Stance

Volleyball scoring summary

Upcoming games summary

A note from the sports editor

Position the left hand on the grip so that there is a “V” formed by the thumb and index finger pointed to the right shoulder.

The right hand is positioned where the little finger can either interlock or overlap the pointing finger of the left hand. The “V” formed by the right hand is also going towards the right shoulder. The left arm is rigid as if it is an extension of the club; the right arm is relaxed. The hands hang below the shoulders given a proper bend at the waist. The pressure exerted by your hands to the club should be the last three fingers of the left hand and the middle two fingers of the right.

The balance in the stance is such approximately 55 percent of the weight rests on the balls of the feet; 45 percent remains on the heels. Weight should be equal between the left and right feet. The knees need to be slightly flexed, and the spine aligned as straight as can be managed. The bend at the hips needs to be only at the waist.

The head needs to be stationary throughout the swing.

Alignment Points

Smooooth swing: Two-time AllAmerican Owen Mahaffrey returns this year to better last year’s top individual finish. Teammate Travis Lovins was also named All-American last year.

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For the last 30 years, Jerry Hrnciar coached the university’s golf team, and in that time, he has appeared in more than 10 national tournaments and received several coach of the year honors, including the 2004 Lone Star Conference Coach of the Year. In addition to his coaching duties, he is currently the NCAA Division II representative in the National Advisory Board of the Golf Coaches Association of America.

In all of his experience, he has studied the golf swing and has learned that it is one the hardest of athletic endeavors to master.

“I have taught many great athletes, and they’ll tell you that golf is one of the most difficult sports to learn,” he said, “There are so many moving parts. You do one wrong, you have to compensate by doing something else wrong, then the whole swing breaks down, and you have disaster on the

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Hrnciar said that another difficultly in trying to master the swing rests in society’s righthanded dominance. He described how people try to use their dominant side through the swing whenever they need to use the opposite.

“All throughout our lives, we have always predominantly used the right side of our body if we were right-handed,” he said, “so it’s just natural that we want the right side to do more than the left. In the swing, it should be the opposite, two-thirds left side, one-thirds right.”

Beginning with this thought, Hrnciar breaks down the golf swing into four parts: the pre-shot setup, the take away, the downswing and the follow through.

Each part of the swing flows into the next, but the pre-shot setup is the foundation to Hrnciar.

The grip, the stance and the alignment create the pre-shot setup.

By Aaron Gilbee

Volleyball Lone Star Conference Crossover I September 16-17 at Abilene, Texas Texas Woman’s University September 22 at Denton Midwestern State University September 24 at Wichita Falls Women’s Golf Northeastern State Classic September 19-20 at Muskogee St. Edward’s Hilltopper Invitational October 3-4 at Bastrop, Texas Tarleton State Invitational October 10-11 at Granbury

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FLAG FOOTBALL: Junior Dan Kucab heaves the ball to leaping junior Matt Duplechain last Wednesday. Cameron’s clubs will battle for top intramural football team at 6 p.m. on Wednesday and 7 p.m. on Sunday at Cameron Stadium.

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September 12, 2005

Aggie advocates Above: Elementary education seniors Angela Thompson and Kandy Alonzo, assisted by senior Debbi Gallardo, sell books and cookies for CUCEC children. CUCEC is Cameron University’s Council for Exceptional Children, a non-profit organization advocating the advancement of the education of individuals with exceptionalities.

Right: Aaron Russell, multimedia junior, assists at the polls as students vote. SGA elections were held in the Student Activities Building and online.

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September 26, 2005

3 sports, different countries, similar issue

Locality affects how hard a game can be played, our athletes explain Aaron Gilbee Sports Editor

Despite differences in cultures, gender and sports, athletes face a similar challenge: adapting their playing style to their environment. As part of Diversity Week, three international athletes recently sat down with The Collegian to discuss how their sports change over international boundaries.

Men’s Basketball Six-foot-eight forward Arthur Trousdell completed last year as the Aggie’s top rebounder and overall shooter with .541 field goal average. He hails from Napier, New Zealand and is one of Cameron’s twin towers.

Trousdell has competed in at least three countries. Each country offers challenges that shape basketball differently, he said.

“The U.S. is more athletic than New Zealand, but there is more talk and banter,” he said. “The players here use more trash talk.”

Despite increasing distractions from one country to another, Trousdell welcomes the challenge since it changes the game.

Between the neighboring islands of Australia and New Zealand, the aggressiveness of basketball increases. Trousdell described how Australia compares to his home.

“Australia is more aggressive than New Zealand. In Australia if you got bumped in the back court and as long as you maintained possession of the ball, the referees won’t call a holding foul,” he said.

After competing with Australian teams, Trousdell’s teammates would return home, where he noticed that they fouled out more quickly than normal.

After being trained to play within a specific environment, the player settles into a style of play fit for that society’s arena, but transferring that style of play across borders can lead to game time problems.

Women’s Basketball Sophomore Merrisa Martinuzzi plays point guard for the women’s basketball team and shot 40 percent from beyond the three-point line. She originates from Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada.

Her hometown’s location adjacent to Detroit provided her with the chance to play two styles of basketball: Canadian and American.

During games she usually is the first to challenge for the ball at point. Martinuzzi chooses an approach to distract the opponents.

“In the U.S., the referees won’t call hand checking,” she said. “In Canada, that or bumping an opponent on the court on occasion would result in a call quickly, so you basically couldn’t touch them.”

Martinuzzi is not quick to point at the environment, but instead says the calls depend upon referees and level of play.

Even though she is cautious about such statements, her former teams faced the same situation as Trousdell’s teams after they had visited Australia.

“After we get used to playing American style of basketball in Detroit,” Martinuzzi said, “we’d bring it back to Canada.

Everyone on my team would end up fouling out.”

Outfielder Greg Patton finished last season as Cameron’s top hitter with a .432 batting average and third in slugging. Originally from Scullin, Australia, he understands that same difficulty.

According to him, Australian baseball plays with major league rules. These rules allow base runners to play harder.

“There’s a double play being turned, and there’s a runner coming from first. The runner can kick the player covering second from the knee down, as long as he can touch second base,” he said.

During his freshman year, Patton was nearly thrown out of a game for this style of play.

“I was running into second base as fast as I can, the shortstop caught the ball and I am seeing dead red,” he said. “I am ready to go to either side of the bag, but he steps right in front of it. I kicked him right into the side. I felt so bad. The guy went down.”

Patton summed up the cause of the incident with one word, “reaction.”

Men’s Golf The Territory Classic 3 Cameron University, 305-290 -- +19 Individual T 4 T 4 T 9

Travis Lovens, 76-68 -- E Owen Mahaffrey, 72-72 -- E Cane Shumaker, 75-72 -- +3

Women’s Golf Northeastern Classic 11 Cameron University, 338-333 -- +95 Individual T 30 T 33 T 46

Lauren Gonzales, 81-82 -- +19 Krystle McCorgary, 84-80 -- +20 Lauren Madden, 85-85 -- +26

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Game Results

Cross Country Missouri Southern Stampede Matt Moreno, 28:88.20 Frank Fleming, 29:06.8 Jon McMasters, 29:18.2

Women’s Golf St. Edward’s Hilltopper Invitational October 3-4 at Bastrop, Texas Tarleton State Invitational October 10-11 at Granbury, Texas Oklahoma Intercollegiate Tournament October 24-25 at Lawton Men’s Tennis LSC Individual Tournament All day, Oct. 6-8 at Wichita Falls ITA National Tournament All Day. Sept. 13-16 at Fort Myers, Flor.

Women’s Tennis LSC Individual Tournament All day, Oct. 6-8 at Wichita Falls ITA National Tournament All Day. October 13-16 at Fort Myers, Flor.

Baseball

Volleyball LSC Crossover Tournament Cameron def. Angelo State, 30-26, 27-30, 30-26, 20-30, 15-11 Cameron def. Eastern New Mexico, 28-30, 30-28, 30-32, 30-28, 15-4 Cameron def. Tarleton State, 30-25, 30-24, 30-24 record (7-4)

Volleyball University of Central Oklahoma September 27 at Edmond Southwestern Oklahoma State University October 1 at Weatherford Texas A&M University-Commerce October 6 at Aggie Gym Southeastern Oklahoma State University October 8 at Aggie Gym Lone Star Conference Crossover II October 14-15 at Denton, Texas Midwestern State University October 20 at Aggie Gym Texas Woman’s University October 22 at Aggie Gym

Upcoming Games

International play

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Cross Country Oklahoma State University Cowboy Jamboree October 1 at Stillwater, Okla.

University of Arkansas Chile Pepper Invitational October 15 at Fayetteville, Ark. Lone Star Conference Championship October 22 at Weatherford, Okla.

Men’s Golf Drury Invitational October 3-4 at Springfield, Mo. St. Mary’s Rattler Invitational October 10-11 at San Antonio Oklahoma Intercollegiate October 24-25 at Lawton

From left to right: Senior Greg Patton, sophomore Merrisa Martinuzzi and senior Arthur Trousdell

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Ex-tennis player Paulina Trujillo’s love of tennis Joshua Rouse A&E Editor

The tennis team is perhaps the most apparent representation of Cameron’s global community. With 12 of the 18 players coming from foreign countries, the tennis team is truly diverse. Graduate student Paulina Trujillo is one of those international athletes.

Trujillo is originally from Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, in the state of Veracruz. She has been playing tennis since she was nine years old. Her family is composed of athletes.

“My father plays soccer and softball, my mother plays tennis and golf and my little brother plays tennis as well,” Trujillo said.

Trujillo says her parents made her try the sport, but after playing, she has never quit.

“Since then I never stopped playing tennis, and it became a discipline and an addiction,” Trujillo said. “I trained pretty much everyday since then after school.”

To Trujillo, tennis is more than just a sport. It has helped her grow and mature.

“Tennis has brought a lot of good experiences in my life. I have met so many people that I consider to be very important in my life,” Trujillo said. “I have learned how to be competitive and overcome obstacles.”

Trujillo is studying to get her master’s in business management. Before attending classes at Cameron, she was a student at the University of Science and Arts at Oklahoma in Chickasha.

“I came here two years ago to play tennis for the school. I transferred from USAO in Chickasha because they dropped the tennis program there,” Trujillo said.

Trujillo played on the Cameron tennis team for two years after transferring. She knew Coach James Helvey, who gave her the opportunity to play, and she’s never

looked back since.

“Coming here was a good decision because it gave me the opportunity to meet great people who have helped me throughout my college career,” she said.

While Cameron does have a large number of international students, adapting to a new country and culture could seem difficult at first. Trujillo believes the change from Mexico to America has been pleasant and positive.

She said the changes that she has gone through have helped her appreciate what she has back home.

“The opportunity that this country gave me to study and play tennis at the same time was one of the best experiences of my life, and it has shaped my life in a way that I will always be thankful for,” Trujillo said.

She believes Cameron is the perfect college for international students. Due to CU’s relatively small size, professors can develop one-on-one relationships with many students.

She also believes the fact that Cameron has lower tuition fees than the larger division colleges helps attract more international students.

“We have the opportunity to come across a very close college community that helps us have a better understanding of the American culture,” she said.

Trujillo expects to graduate in summer 2006 with her master’s degree. Trujillo said she plans on moving to Ohio to find a job after college.

Trujillo says studying in the United States is one experience she will not forget. She will take the lessons she has learned here back home to her family.

“I definitely want to work and learn more about the business world here before I go back home,” she said.