The Vista April 24, 2008

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April 24, 2008

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by Jordan Richison Staff Writer

by Vista photographer Chris Albers

One of UCO's resident Canadian goslings grooms itself after a short swim in Broncho Lake.

ASKINS from page 1 gram are focused. You knew you were selected." "With that selection came responsibility to fulfill the expectations of those who chose you to participate," she said. Askins focused her speech on asking the students in the program to "get on your mark, get set, and to go." "When it comes to getting on your mark, each one of us has our own particular place in life. We have our own spot," she said. For an example, she referred to the approaching Olympics, specifically the runners. "When they run the sprints, and the racers line up in the lanes, they each have their own lanes and set of starting blocks. Two runners don't start from the same spot," she said. She said that "by participating in this program, part of what you are learning while you are here at UCO is you're finding out who you are." She said one can't know their place in the world until they have a pretty good idea of who they are. "Participation in this program gives you even greater opportunity to define who you want to be, and to reach the potential that's inside of you," she said. "I would say that by now, you have already found your mark." She mentioned that the research projects and the workshops the McNair scholars have participated in have helped guide their direction and learning. "You have a much better sense now of who you are," she added. Askins then discussed the "on your mark" part of the saying. "For leaders, educators and students, nothing just happens overnight. It takes a lot of training and learning," she said. She said she tells those interested in leadership that "there are no natural-born leaders; it takes practice, more practice and more practice." Referring to the Olympics again, she said "you don't see somebody who's never participated in a marathon or decathlon just show up at the Olympics and say, 'I'm here, I want to be in.'" "Getting on your mark means that you have to get yourself in the best prepara-

tion that you can," she said. Askins referenced a quote from the 16th U.S. President, Abraham Lincoln, "I will study and get ready, and some day my chance will come." "Because you never know when you're going to be called to do something," she added. Askins said if there's one thing she hopes students learn from the McNairs program, it's that "you have now become a lifelong learner." "I hope you'll be curious about life, about your community and the world around you; and will always continue to be a lifelong learner about those events that are going on around you," she said. She said her final point was the most important of all. "What do you do with all of this when you graduate? It's the 'go' part. When the starter raises his pistol at the beginning of the race, and he fires it, what if nobody ran?" she said. She mentioned that "it doesn't really matter what

you've learned unless you do something with it. Dreams are good, actions better. Leaders are those people who can take dreams and turn them into action." "To be a leader, you don't have to be an elected official, or some title; you just have to know who you are and have a dream, and be able to put that dream into action," she said. "When you do that, other people will see that you are a person of substance and they are going to follow you." She told the scholars that as they complete this program, she wants to be" in the bleachers, cheering as each of you find your mark, get set, and as you go." UCO's McNair Scholars Program is federally funded by the U.S. Department of Education and provides research opportunities, faculty mentoring relationships, graduate school preparation and additional educational services at no cost to students with financial need who are first generation, according to the recently published spring 2008 Research Journal.

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"Live from UCO, It's Friday Night!" Student Programming Board's Friday Night Live, UCO's student produced and performed sketch comedy show, will take place this Saturday at 7:30 in Constitution Hall. The show, which started in 2004, consists of sketches, pre-recorded videos, a musical guest and a special guest host. One of the things the show is known for it's hilarious opening videos. Last semester's show featured the cast members mocking the opening of the popular 1990's show "Baywatch." The show usually takes place on Friday nights, but due to scheduling conflicts, this semester's show will take place on a Saturday night. "We at Friday Night Live refuse to change the name of the show due to naming conflicts with a certain NBC late night show," said FNL director Kellen Hodgeson. FNL Assistant director Jaime Foster said FNL is not like the other studentproduced shows on campus because it's all about comedy. "Rather than having one theme to tie the whole show together, we have many different sketches," Foster said. Cast member Garrett D. Johnson said the show is going to be a little more explicit this semester, which may be a good reason to come to the show. "It's simply comedy," Johnson said. This semester's show will be hosted by 2007

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Homecoming Queen and former UCOSA vice president Cyndi Munson. "I was really shocked to be asked to host FNL, it has always looked like something fun to do, but I never thought that I would he asked to be a part of such a great program," Munson said. Munson said this is her first time to perform on stage. She said the cast has been so positive and encouraging the entire week and they make her want to work hard and put on a great show. , "It's been something really new and different for me,

but I have had so much fun all along the way," Munson said. Johnson said the cast has been working hard to put on an entertaining show. They have been practicing every night this week for about three hours. He added that they started practicing about a month ago when they would rehearse three times a week for three hours a day. For more information about FNL, contact the Student Programming Board at 974-2363.

Chambers Library Extended Hours for Finals Hours:

Sunday, April 27th 12pm-tam Mon-Thurs, April 28th-May 1st 7:30am-tam Friday, May 2nd 7:30am-l1pm Saturday, May 3rd 12pm-lipm Sunday, May 4th 12pm-tam Mon-Thurs, May 5th-8th 7:30am-tam Friday, May 9th 7:30am-5pm


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