University presents security seminar
A little taste of Asian moonlight
by Lyndsay Gillum Copy Editor The Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security (OKOHS), the Oklahoma Department of Education, UCO and the Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism [MIPT] presents the 2007 Oklahoma School Security Seminar (OSSS), to be held today and tomorrow on the UCO campus. Local government, law enforcement, K-12 administrators, school board members and school security officers from around the state are expected to attend. In conjunction with National Preparedness Month, the 2007 Oklahoma School Security Seminar will address issues on school security. National Preparedness Month is a nationwide effort held each September to promote preparedness planning at home, work and school. Participants will be briefed on the process of analyzing current security risks, assessing resources to help execute changes and obtaining other information critical to the development of a complete school security plan, according to the OSSS Web site. The goal for the seminar is not only to educate secondary schools and community members, but also to provide them with the experience and resources needed to develop a security plan. "The Oklahoma School Security Seminar is an important educational exercise for all school communities planning to develop or refine a
September 18, 2007
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The dragon dance stirs up the crowd at the Children's Asian Moon Festival at Broncho Lake on Friday, Sept. 14.
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ROTC continues New book details history of UCO to train, prepare by Nelson Solomon Staff Writer Homecoming festivities this year include the release of a book that thoroughly details the history of UCO and will be a treat for history buffs. The book is authored by Assistant Professor of History Patricia Loughlin, and Oklahoma writer Bob Burke, and includes a foreword by UCO President Roger Webb. "Building Traditions, Educating Generations: A History of the University of Central Oklahoma" is a booklength manuscript on the history of UCO, initially called the Territorial Normal School, according to Loughlin. The book will officially be released at 10 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 21 at the official signing. Lauren Nelson, Miss America 2007 and UCO sophomore, will appear along with the authors of the book. The highlights of the book for Loughlin are the studentauthored vignettes, she said. "The vignettes come from a unique oral history project that was started in 2004, where students interviewed
former university presidents, retired faculty and alumni to hear their experiences at Central," said Loughlin. Loughlin said that each chapter "opens with an interview excerpt and quotations from these interviews are used throughout the book. The vignettes discuss topics like why "Bronco" is spelled "Broncho" and the history ofThe Vista, the oldest continuously published student newspaper in Oklahoma. Loughlin emphasized that UCO was the first institution for higher education in Oklahoma Territory, prior to the establishment of the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University. The book is one of many Oklahoma Centennial Commission projects and offers an abundance of images of Edmond and Central history alongside thoroughly-researched text, according to an article on the UCO Committee for the Centennial Web site. The price of the book will be $40 and proceeds
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by Hannah Jackson Staff Writer
by Vista photographer Brenda O'Brian
Dr. Patricia Loughlin, assistant professor of history, talks about her book, "Building Traditions, Educating Generations: A History of the University of Central Oklahoma" on Thursday, September 13.
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The UCO Broncho Battalion participated in a Field Training Exercise (FTX) Sept. 14 through Sept. 16 at Lake Arcadia. Preparation for the FTX began on Thursday, Sept. 13 at the UCO North Practice Soccer Field where the cadets took part in an ROTC lab. Cadets rotated around three classes, which were taught by the seniors. The lowerclassmen (MS-I and MSII cadets) also took a map test at the end of the lab. Senior cadets Shelby Williams, broadcasting major, and Jeffrey Nantze, criminal justice major, taught the Basic Rifle Marksmanship (BRM) class. "Always treat it as though it's loaded. Always. It's loaded always," Williams repeated to students as he demonstrated with an M-16 rifle. Nantze demonstrated steady positioning in standing, kneeling and prone positions. The cadets were also
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taught correct breathing techniques and precise trigger squeezing. The final step in the BRM class was explaining the steps necessary to fix a rifle if it happens to misfire. Cadets were asked to imitate everything demonstrated. Cody Willis, criminal justice major, and Matthew Young, interdisciplinary studies major, taught the second class, Individual Movement Techniques (IMT). This class showed cadets the correct method of low crawling, high crawling and the threeto-five-second rush. The simplest movement was the rush that involved a squatted sprint from one area to another. The high-crawl was a little more difficult, especially while holding a weapon. The low-crawl was extremely difficult because, fundamentally, cadets are to move across terrain, with a rifle, and yet keep the entire body as close to the ground as possible. Only the left arm and right leg are used to move the body in an effort to keep the body low.
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