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April 21, 2009
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NFL ICON MADDEN RETIRES
John Madden, a voice known to many, retired from broadcasting this past week. When someone who has been around the sport for sometime thinks football, John Madden may very well be who those people see. Whether it is his video game line and merchandise, or his way of making the game seem more fun with his "captain obvious" remarks mixed with his vast knowledge of the sport, John Madden will be missed. Continued on page 6 ROYALTY REIGNS GREEK WEEK
Every spring, during Greek Week, two individuals are recognized in the Greek community for their leadership and honored by their peers. This year, Hunter Scott of Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity and Mackenzie Devane of Sigma Kappa Sorority were voted Greek God and Goddess. Continued on page 3 CHEERLEADING CONTINUES pOMINANCE
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On his last day in office, former Student Body President John Bobb-Semple signs into legislation two constitutional amendments and the recently passed tobbaco ban legislation in the UCOSA office yesterday. The tobacco legislation outlines a year-long process for cessation programs to help people quit smoking.
UCO has seen a lot of success this year from several of its athletic programs. The men's and women's basketball teams dominated the regular season and entered the National tournaments. The hockey team went to their first ACHA national tournament after a solid regular season. The golf program continues to flourish. The tennis team has hit a streak and many other sports have shown NCAA Division II prowess.
Children chill in Earth Day igloo
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Anyone can and should recycle Ryan Croft Senior Reportet;
Excuses are like pennies — everyone has a few, some people use them all the time and nobody really wants to get them. For those brimming with excuses about why they do not have the time, knowledge or access to recycle, a group of preschoolers has an answer for you: anyone can recycle and everyone should. Children, ages 3, 4 and 5, helped staff at UCO's Child Studies Center build an earthfriendly igloo out of used milk and water jugs brought from home. Smith said the milk jugs were stockpiled over the period of four weeks, then the glued together to form the almost six-feet tall by four-feet wide structure — a noticeable addition to the classroom play
area. The igloo is part of the CSC's contribution to UCO's Earth Day awareness activities and it's "Bronze and Blue = Green initiative, Smith explained. Smith said the children use the igloo as a haven to read or talk quietly with a few friends. Smith said the Child Services instructors often work to make the preschoolers more eco-friendly and many of the kids have learned to reuse their juice cups and turn their snack boxes into sculpture-art. "We kind of talk about recycling all year long," Smith said. "They know the three words; reduce, reuse and recycle." Smith said the children enjoyed building the igloo and being apart of the earthPhoto by Vista Photographer Matt Danner friendly activities. Reese Atkins, 5, sits in an igloo made entirely of "It just shows an example of how [recy- recycled milk cartons in the Child Study Center in the cling] ... crosses all ages," Smith said. Human Environmental Sciences building.
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For students with children, the university environment can seem unfocused on the needs of student-parents. Nathan Box, coordinator for Commuter Student Services, said that when it comes to services for non-traditional students, like parents, anything they can offer "would be better than what has been offered in the past, which is
basically nothing." To bring together students with children, the Office of Commuter Student Services started the Non-traditional Student Parents Association, which will meet this Tuesday "to discuss programming that they would like and to provide a place to meet other students like themselves." "We often hear students saying 'I wish there was someone else like me,' " Box said. The association, which Box said will soon become known as "Bronchos with Kids," serves as a programming tool for the UCOMMUTE
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Council and the Office of Commuter Student Services. Some of the services and programs offered include; books with information on daycares, things for children to. do in Edmond and the metro, a "making marriage work" seminar and holiday events like trick-or-treat activities and "Brighten the Night." "We want to provide family-friendly events, because we don't want people to have to look for babysitters," Box said.
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