The Vista Nov. 4, 2004

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2004

Kerry campaign concedes to Bush

by Joseph Wertz Staff Writer Sen. John Kerry accepted defeat in the 2004 presidential election at 1 p.m. Nov. 3 during a televised concession speech at Faneuil Hall in Boston.

Kerry congratulated Bush and ended fear of a legal debate over the election results.

"It is vital that every vote count and every vote be counted, but the outcome should be decided by voters."

- SEN. JOHN KERRY

Photo by Justin Avera

Students watch Sen. John Kerry's concession speech Nov. 3 in the Nigh University Center food court. Although the popular vote is still being counted, Kerry handed the presidency to George W. Bush.

Oklahoma chooses Bush again ■ About 60,000 more Oklahomans turned out at the polls than in the 2000 election.

by Joseph Wertz Staff Writer All seven of Oklahoma's electoral votes went to President Bush Nov. 2, in an election day that brought record numbers of Oklahoma voters to the ballots.

About 1.5 million Oklahomans cast ballots for the 2004 election, 60,000 more than the 2000 election.

"There was a huge registration drive and surge in registration," said Michael Clingman, secretary of the Oklahoma State Election Board.

Republican Tom Coburn won a senate seat for Oklahoma in a heated senate race with Democrat Brad Carson. The senate race, as well as several state questions, were responsible for bringing many voters to the polls said Clingman. .

"There were many factors.

We had a record gubernatorial vote two years ago and events like September 11 have spurred civic involvement," Clingman said.

National attention was focused on the congressional race in Oklahoma, due to its

potential impact. on majority party control in congress.

"You had a really close (senate) race that could have determined who had majority control," said Dr. Jan Hardt,

see BUSH, page 3

Oklahoma astronaut to lecture on space race during Cold War

by Sarah Skinner Staff Writer

Photo by Justin Avera

Jeremy Smith, forensic science senior, portrays a blunt force victim Oct. 30 in Howell Hall. The forensics club conducted a mock crime scene to teach local Girl Scouts about forensic science.

Surge in forensics interest attributed to TV programs

by Lauren Pulsinelli Senior Staff Writer Television programs are primarily responsible for increasing interest in forensic science programs and the main reason Girl Scouts gathered in Howell Hall Oct. 30 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The UCO Forensic Science Department and members of the Student Academy of Forensic Science club woke up early last Saturday to teach Girl Scouts what forensic scientists actually do and help them earn the new forensic

science badge offered. The day began with safety Edmond Cadette Girl Scout instructions and a mock crime leader scene, which was Debby Stapleton "Because of TV dramaacted out has been tization, people have by stuworking on in clouded ideas about dents the forenthe new badge pro- what forensic scientists sic club. gram all Club actually do." summer.

President - JESSE KEMP, " W e Jesse Forensics Club president thought it Kemp would be played the something part of a the girls would be interested forensic analyst answering in," Stapleton said. "The idea basically came from TV." see FORENSICS, page 5

Lt. Gen. Tom Stafford, NASA astronaut and native Oklahoman, will speak from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Nov. 9 in the College of Liberal Arts' Pegasus Theater.

The event is presented by the English Language Center and is free and open to the public. Stafford will speak about his experience with United States and Soviet relations during the space race in the Cold War Era. "He was very important in starting to bring Russia and the United States together and kind of thawing out the Cold War a little bit," said Erick O'Neal, assistant director of the English Language Center.

WHO: Lt. Gen. Tom Stafford WHAT: Lecture on experience with U.S. and Soviet relations during Cold War WHEN: 12:30 to 2 p.m. Nov. 9 WHERE: Pegasus Theater, Liberal Arts Building WHY: To speak and sign copies of his newest book, "We Have Capture: Tom Stafford and the Space Race" Afterwards, Edmond's Best of Books will be at the presentation with copies of

see ASTRONAUT, page 3

Documentary to focus on Sudanese genocide

by Lauren Pulsinelli Senior Staff Writer A documentary on the ongoing genocide taking place in Darfur, Sudan, will show at 4 p.m. Nov. 8 in Pegasus Theatre.

Being called "the crime of the new century," the documentary focuses on the Sudanese government supported by President Omar

see GENOCIDE, page 3

"It is vital that every vote count and every vote be counted, but the outcome should be decided by voters, not a protracted legal process," Kerry said.

Kerry said he had a "good conversation" with President Bush in a phone call reported about 10 a.m. Bush called Kerry an "admirable and worthy" opponent, and spoke of a division in the country.

"We talked about the danger of division in our country and the desperate need to find unity in our country," Kerry said Though campaign supporters for Kerry had hoped to win Ohio's 20 electoral votes, it became clear early Wednesday morning that even with provisional ballots, a Kerry win wasn't possible.

CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Applications for the 2005 Miss UCO Scholarship Pageant are available at Campus Life, Rm. 424 of the Nigh University Center. The deadline for submission is Nov. 12, 2004. For more information, call 9742363, or e-mail cgilmore@ucok.edu .

■ The Creative Studies Writers' Institute will sponsor an open-mic poetry reading Nov. 5 at Milano's Pizzeria at 119 N. University Drive. Anyone can attend and read from their original creative work. Writers in all genres are welcome. For information, contact CSWI sponsors David Macey at 974-5641 or at dmacey@ ucok.edu , or Linda McDonald at 9745635 or at Imcdonald@ucok.edu .

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OPINION November 4, 2004

Quote of the day The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.

—Bertrand Russell

Today in History On this day in 1922, King Tutankhamen's tomb was discovered in Egypt in the Valley of the Kings. The tomb was hidden under a house that had been erected for workers excavating the tomb of Ramesses IV.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR To the editor: Shame on you! On Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004, I sit down in between my classes and start reading The Vista.

I was eager to see what the last issue before the election had in it. Up until then, I was really proud of how The Vista had handled the election. There was nothing in it that was too liberal or too conservative. I noticed that one reader accused The Vista of being too conservative.

I have to disagree now, due to the irresponsible editing of "A Race Divided." This was a full page ad for John Kerry under the guise of an article where unsuspecting readers would get information with so much spin that it was disgusting.

I see now that The Vista took the accusation of being conservative to heart and decided to prove its "innocence" by publishing this issue. I am so appalled; I have to say it again. Shame on you!

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Jennifer Collins, history sophomore

STAFF EDITORIAL

Morality and democracy shouldn't mix he presidential election this year marked a departure from what normally decides who the next President of the United States will be.

Issues — the economy, war, budgets, etc. — have been the key factors in the past. In 2004, however, morality was the big question.

Abortion, stem cell research and gay rights, which polarize the nation, had more bearing on the outcome of this election. The staunch stance these moral questions cause lead to an unrelenting

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view toward the opposing side and leave no room for compromise, define the laws of our democracy is dangerous.

It is just as dangerous as voting out of fear, or in the interest of which is the cornerstone of democracy.

Moral questions belong in many places — the job place, school, personal gain, or from any strictly emotional viewpoint.

The law is designed to equalize opinion into a rational set of home, mosque, church or temple. Morality is an issue that affects rules that we can all live by. When we make those laws based on people on a personal basis.

The role of government is to put in place a structgre that allows prejudice or disregard for the rights of others, we do a disservice people to make moral decisions for themselves. Incorporating these , riot only to each other, but also to the very principles of democrainherently personal moral choices into the very documents 'that cy itself.

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The burning question of the century: Ninja vs. Samurai The struggle of the samurai vs. the ninja. Noble vs. mysterious. Forget good and evil...this one's for real.

The philosophical battle between these two martial figures is universal and well worth the consideration.

If we were to judge this duel on romanticism, the samurai would win hands down. For that is where most of the fascination with the samurai comes from.

The samurai's chivalrous code of living has earned him respect from movie producers and feudal Japan geeks alike.

They say he exhibits beauty in his extremely focused movements and his sense of honor is matched by none — all easy things to make a blockbuster out of. Especially if you throw Tom Cruise in the mix.

But romanticism isn't quite the rock to build your beach port bungalow on.

More like sands through the hourglass.

Bushido is the soul of the samurai and instills power into his every action.

Honor is the name of his game, and a life without honor, to the samurai, is a life not worth living.

Honor, honor, honor...

GAVIN D. ELLIOTT COLUMNIST This can't be stressed enough.

However, this strict chivalrous code, which led the samurai and earned him such veneration, left no room for compromise. No "buts" and no "ifs." Bushido has no patience for exceptions.

Aside from a stiff, unchanging view of reality, the samurai was a tool.

Yes, I said it — a tool — plain and simple.

The samurai's model code of ethics came from the emperor. Which, when it comes down to it, isn't as romantic as first thought. If his code of ethics came from within, it might be a different story. But not so.

The samurai inherited the cause of the emperor whose service he was

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samurai manual." To which the ninja responds, "I'm not a samurai. Stupid."

Then walks off.

The ninja stays open and is flexible.

Which is why he can accomplish on his own what 10,000 samurai charging straightforward can't.

The samurai is the stone, the ninja is water.

Where a stone may make a few ripples in the water, water eventually overcomes, turning granite into dust.

Thus is the way of the ninja. The dogmatic assassin.

This little analogous duel can also be likened back to the American Revolution. The Empire vs. the Revolutionaries.

The Redcoats followed a strict code of battle, too. Line up in rows like bowling pins with bullets and bayonets and rely on a numerical value to overcome the enemy.

It was silly. Seriously. And why the troops of the British army agreed to these terms is beyond me. Perhaps they were promised virtue and straighttoothed women when they returned?

At any rate, the American Revolutionaries would have none of

this. And if they had adhered to the British law of combat, they'd have been crushed.

But they re-wrote the rulebook as well. . Instead of falling into easy-to-hit rows of sitting ducks, our forefathers opted to duck behind trees and prop their guns against barns for a surer aim.

The Brits yelled, "Hey! You can't do that! Come out from behind that tree!"

And the 'deserters' yelled back, "Screw you, buddy! I'm harder to hit behind this tree. But you keep standing in rows. Save bullets."

Yes, the Brits called us cowards for using our noggins instead of sticking to ridiculous "rules of combat." As I'm sure the samurai said of the ninja.

But look at the scoreboard.

I'm sure there is a moral in there somewhere. But if all you get out of it is that you're going to start wearing black jumpsuits and disappearing into a cloud of smoke from class, then so be it. Because ninjas are the coolest thing to ever walk the planet. Followed by Reebok Pumps.

Do you feel the polling process was done well?

"Sure, but it took too damn long."

Marton Christensen Nursing, Junior

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indebted to. The emperor, knowing this, need only flick his wrist to exercise the use of this feudal killing machine, however corrupt his intentions may be.

The samurai made the corrupt desires of the emperor his own virtues.

For shame...

And now, the ninja. The stealth. The outlaw. One-hundred eighty degrees away from the samurai resides the ninja.

Where the samurai memorizes a discipline of combat and fights within it, the ninja re-writes the rulebook.

And keeps re-writing it.

The ninja acknowledges that every situation, whether on the battlefield or in the face of a moral dilemma, is unique and should be faced as such.

Not every situation is going to fit itself into a nicely prescribed plan.

The samurai expects the blade to come from the right, since it is described in detail in the samurai manual as such. The ninja thinks, "This stubborn samurai assumes my blade is coming from the right." So he lobs off the samurai's left arm. And the samurai screams, "Cheater! That's not in the

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"I only waited 15 minutes. The ballot was easy because I read a sample ballot before."

"I thought the ballot was a little confusing, but I didnt have to wait a long time."

"I used an absentee ballot. I thought it was easy to do."

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NEWS November 4, 2004

NEWS IN BRIEF

ASTRONAUT from page 1

Crucial Ohio hinges on absentee ballots COLUMBUS, Ohio — For John Kerry to win Ohio, he must look to a yet-to-be calculated number of uncounted votes and hope he can win enough to overcome President Bush's lead in the state. As dawn broke Wednesday, Bush led Kerry by about 135,000 votes after an Election Day of high turnout and long lines that had some voters casting ballots long after midnight.

Republicans extend House control WASHINGTON — The power of incumbency and an advantageous GOP redistricting in Texas swept Republicans to another two years of control over the House of Representatives. Virtually all sitting representatives in the 435-member House won re-election, leaving Speaker Dennis Hastert, Majority Leader Tom DeLay and their majority firmly in charge.

Stafford's latest book, "We Have Capture: Tom Stafford and the Space Race," published by the Smithsonian in 2002, and Stafford will autograph copies following his speech. Proceeds from the book sale will go to The Smithsonian and to charity.

"This is a rare opportunity for the community and students to get an inside look at the U.S. and Russian Space programs," said Luemma Stewart, director of the English Language Center.

Stafford entered the NASA space program in 1962. He was the pilot of Gemini VI in 1965 and com-

mander of Gemini IX in 1966. In May of 1969, Stafford was commander of Apollo 10, the first flight of the lunar module to the moon.

In June of 1969, Stafford was assigned as head of the astronaut group and was responsible for the selection of flight crews for projects Apollo and Skylab. He was responsible for scheduling, coordinating and controlling everything involving NASA astronauts.

In June of 1971, Stafford was made Deputy Director of Flight Crew Operations at the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center. In this role, he was

responsible for assisting in planning and controlling all programs involving the astronaut group.

"He really had an influence on the development of the space program, kind of behind the scenes," Erick O'Neal said.

In 1975, Stafford was the Apollo commander of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission, a joint-space flight that resulted in the first meeting in space between American astronauts and Soviet cosmonauts.

Stafford remained friends with Soyuz Commander Alexei Leonov. While visit-

ing Russia earlier this year, Leonov introduced Stafford and his wife Linda to two boys, Michael, 13, and Stas, 9. The Staffords adopted the boys.

To get ready for school in America this fall, the boys studied English at the English Language Center in Edmond.

The boys now attend school in Oklahoma City.

For more information about the address, contact O'Neal, assistant director of the English Language Center at 348-7602.

racial hatred due to religion or race in this case its race white Africans are killing black Africans," Plaks said.

"At the root of the problem you have governments in Sudan supporting militias that spread racial hatred."

Plaks does believe that there are some things Americans can do to help the Sudanese people.

"We first have to know about it and talk about it and then get political figures involved. We can give to organizations providing care for refugees and write to officials." Plaks teaches about the Holocaust and said,

"Genocide is unfortunately part of modem history and I feel it's going to keep happening."

Plaks said, "People are less aware of issues in Africa.

It somehow gets backburner status."

However, Plaks thinks Colin Powell made a big step in his announcement to the world community and in using the term genocide. "By labeling it genocide it requires under U.N. law that something be done to stop it.

I give Colin Powell credit for labeling it genocide," Plaks said.

Plaks, said pressure needs

to be put on the terrible dictatorship and government that has gone on in Sudan over the years. "They still have slavery going on," Plaks said.

"U.S. troops going in, does not have to be an option.

Neighboring Africans have sent three thousand troops, which is really nothing because it's (Sudan) an area larger than Texas, but it's a start."

The documentary is 25 minutes long and will be followed by a question and answer session led by Plaks and political science lecturer, Dr. John George.

GENOCIDE from page 1

Literal translation reaffirmed by church In a society where young adherents often face challenges to their beliefs, the top world authorities of the Seventh-day Adventist Church have reaffirmed the faith's insistence that fidelity to the Bible requires belief in "a literal, recent, six-day creation," no matter what conventional science says.

Recent means that life on Earth began over the relatively short time period suggested by a strictly literal reading of the Bible, "probably 7,000 to 10,000 years," though some Adventists think the planet itself could be billions of years old, explains Angel Rodriguez, director of the church's Biblical Research Institute.

And six days means just that — "literal 24-hour days forming a week identical in time to what we now experience as a week," the Adventist decree says.

The church's statement came last month, after three years of special conferences on the issue of creation. It was approved at a meeting of the Adventists' 293-member Executive Committee at the Silver Spring, Md., headquarters of the church. The faith has 13.6 million members internationally and 936,000 in the United States.

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"They've murdered about 60,000 people so far and have forced more than a million to flee the area for refugee camps," said Jeff Plaks, associate professor of history and geography. "Murder, rape and mutation occur on a daily basis in Darfur," he said.

The public viewing of the documentary "Stopping Genocide" was Plaks idea.

He found the most recent information and free documentary from a charity organization based at the First Presbyterian Church of Ithaca in New York.

"Genocide is motivated by

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Study shows cancer drugs getting safer

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CHICAGO — Early studies of experimental cancer drugs appear to be getting safer, according to a study that found a sharp drop in patient deaths from 1991 to 2002.

Atthe same time,. there was also a decline in the: percentage ,ot, tumors that shrank 'in response , to the-drugs being tested. But the researchers and other cancer expertS said that does not mean the drugs were increasingly ineffective.

Some of the newest cancer drugs employ a more targeted approach than older medicines, attacking tumor cells while causing less damage to healthy tissue. These drugs often work by stopping but not necessarily reversing tumor growth, said Dr. Thomas Roberts Jr. of Massachusetts General Hospital, the study's lead author.

The development of such drugs plus better attention to patient safety may explain the declining death rate, Roberts said.

There were 35 drug-related deaths in the 213 studies examined, but such deaths were much more frequent in the earlier experiments than in the more recent ones. There were 24 drug-linked deaths in studies from 1991 to 1994, 10 from 1995 to 1998 and just one from 1999 to 2002.

Deaths from other causes, including cancer, also decreased — from 39 to 17 in the more recent studies.

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CAMPUS EVENTS Thursday, Nov. 4

■ Campus Life will present Part II of the PBS special "Race: The Power of an Illusion," at 7 p.m. in Constitution Hall at the Nigh University Center. Call 974-2363 for more information.

MIDNIGHT SCREENING THURSDAY BE THE FIRST TO SEE THE INCREDIBLES Richard Carliss,

Friday, Nov. 5

■ Native American flute artist Albert Gray-Eagle will perform from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. in the Troy Smith Lecture Hall at the Business Building.

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■ Students Association for Eternity will meet at 6 p.m. at the Y Chapel. Call 255-7834 for more information.

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■ Fall Benefit "Pow Wow" at 2 p.m. with dinner at 5 p.m. in the ballrooms at the Nigh University Center, sponsored by the First American Student Association.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Council has approved $17.25 million in incentives to help computer manufacturer Dell Inc. bring a sales and service center with up to 3,000 new jobs here.

The city will give Round Rock, Texas-based Dell $1,000 for each full-time employee it hires and also provide $11.75 million for the company to build a new 120,000-square-foot campus along the Oklahoma River south of downtown.

City councilors unanimously approved the incentives Tuesday without comment.

The money pledged for the site will pay for utility relocation, road improvement, drainage and fencing. The city will hold a mortgage to the land that is being donated to Dell, requiring the center to remain open for five years.

A tax increment financing district — which would capture rising property taxes within the district and allow them to be reinvested into the area — has been proposed to help pay for the improvements.

The city has already begun preparing the campus site, and the center is expected to open by next summer.

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Monday, Nov. 8 ■ The International Student Council will meet at 4 p.m. in Rm. 201 at the Nigh University Center. Open to all international students.

■ Anna Maria Alberghetti musical program at 7:30 p.m. at Mitchell Hall. Student balcony tickets will go on sale 30 minutes before the show for $5. For more information call 974-2609.

Tuesday, Nov. 9

■ Circle K International meeting at 7 p.m. in Rm. 312 at the Nigh University Center. Call 974-6464, or email uco_cki@yahoo.com , for more information.

■ Swing dancing and lessons, from 7 to 10 p.m. in Rm. 300 at the Nigh University Center.

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NEWS November 4, 2004

Voters show largest turnout in three decades

by The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Driven by an intense race for the presidency, a greater percentage of Americans voted Tuesday than at any time in more than three decades.

Figures tabulated Wednesday by The Associated Press showed that 114.9 million people had voted with 99 percent of precincts reporting.

The total figure is closer to 117.8 million based on estimates of uncounted absentee and mail ballots in California,

Oregon and Washington, said Curtis Gans, director of the nonpartisan Committee for the Study of the American Electorate. Another 2 million votes remain, given incomplete tabulations in some states, provisional ballots and other absentee ballots, he said.

Gans put the total turnout at nearly 120 million people. That represents just under 60 percent of eligible voters — the highest percentage turnout since 1968, Gans said.

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Record number of voters cast ballots statewide

by The Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahomans turned out in record numbers for Tuesday's presidential election, according to the state Election Board.

A total of 1,463,875 voters cast ballots in Oklahoma's general election _ more than in any previous election in the state's 97-year history, Election Board Secretary Mike Clingman said Wednesday.

A total of 68.3 percent of the state's registered voters cast ballots for either President Bush or Democratic Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, Clingman said.

"It's easily a record," Clingman said. Turnout was 72,000 votes higher than the previous record for a presidential election set in 1992, when Democrat Bill Clinton of Arkansas defeated Bush's father, President George Herbert Walker Bush.

It was also greater than the 1,035,620 votes cast in the 2002 gubernatorial election, a record for a governor's race, Clingman said. Democrat Brad Henry defeated Republican Steve Largent and independent Gary Richardson to win a four-year term as governor.

"I think that the civic-minded Oklahomans who recognize the importance of the right to vote have exercised it two times

in a row," Clingman said.

Strong feelings about the presidential race as well as a nationally watched Senate race and statewide referendums on a statewide lottery to benefit education, tribal gaming, tobacco taxes and gay marriage brought record numbers of voters to the polls, Clingman said.

Although polls officially closed at 7 p.m. Tuesday,, polling places in Payne, Pottawatomie and other counties accepted ballots as late as 8:30 p.m. to accommodate long lines of voters, Clingman said.

The last votes were counted shortly before 2 a.m., he said. A total of 2,603 provisionals ballots that were cast in the presidential race still must be investigated and counted, he said.

In spite of the record turnout, election workers who staffed polling places across the state encountered relatively few problems with voters or the state's optical scan voting system, Clingman said.

"It worked exactly like it should. We really encountered very few problems," Clingman said.

"Not only do we have a record turnout in a presidential race...it just went better than you could ever expect," he said.

"It's a tribute to the 7,000 people who come together on election day to make this work."

when he summed up the turnout with one word: "Gangbusters."

Four years ago, in the election that led to Republican George W. Bush's narrow victory over Democrat Al Gore, slightly more than 54 percent of eligible voters, or about 105.4 million, voted.

President Clinton's 1996 reelection bid drew just 49 percent of eligible voters, about 96.3 million. But his 1992 challenge to the first President Bush brought out 55.2 percent of eligible voters, or about 104.4 million.

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whether Tuesday's turnout would rival the 1960 benchmark, when about two-thirds of eligible voters came out to back either Democrat John Kennedy or Republican Richard Nixon.

At least six states — Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia — and the District of Columbia set voter-turnout highs, according to Gans' analysis. Kentucky initially appeared to set a record for turnout, too, but more analysis showed that was not the case.

"On both sides, the presidency of George Bush was a light-

ning rod," he said. "For those who supported him, they supported him for traditional values, strong leadership, the war on terrorism and some rejection of things that the Democrats advocate," such as abortion rights and gay civil unions.

"On the other side, it was the war on Iraq, debt, the feeling he hadn't been candid with the American people, too conservative values and division in the country," Gans said.

An estimated 9 percent of voters Tuesday were 18 to 24, about the same proportion of the electorate as in 2000, exit

polls indicated. The youth vote accounted for 17 percent of turnout when broadened to the 18-to-29 age group, also about the same share as in the last presidential race.

The actual number of young voters was up, given that overall voter turnout was higher.

When it comes to voting, the United States still has some distance to go to match the participation of voters in other democracies. By U.S. standards, Tuesday shaped up as an impressive show.

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FORENSICS from page 1 questions about the crime scene process and explaining how a person can get away with a crime, "just because of a technicality on our part."

Thirteen-year-old Girl Scout Jaime Hackworth said she is already planning for college.

She wants to go to a local college where she can study forensics. Hackworth said because she watches "C.S.I." and "Law and Order" she has been interested in forensics for a few years.

Kemp said television shows, movies and high-profile cases such as the O.J. Simpson case are primarily responsible for invoking curiosity and directing more people toward forensic science programs.

"But because of TV dramatization, people have clouded ideas about what forensic scientists actually do. The upside to these television shows is that it gets kids interested in science," Kemp said.

The Forensic Science Department at UCO was established in January of 2000 and has already reached a maximum number of students enrolled. In turn, enrollment was considered capped and a new forensic science professor, Dr. Dana Rundell, was hired. tment Director of the depai Dr. Robert Bost said, "Knowledge we are here is spreading, shows like "CSI" I'm sure are part of it. People watch shows like "Court TV" and think I'd really like that. It creates some interest."

However, Bost said he doesn't recommend these shows to his students. Bost said that he and many of his students don't watch these kinds of television shows.

"There ,is too much freedom of script writing; he said.

In 'TV time,' crimes are solved rapidly but in actuality, cracking a crime takes over an hour. "It depends on the nature of the situation. Some take many hours and in some cases a crime scene is secured and the forensic scientist comes back in the morning," Bost said.

"On television they have to make it look more glamorous," he said.

The Girl Scouts were there to understand the realities of a job in forensics. They traveled to different rooms where they were taught about fingerprints and DNA, human skeletons and how to use microscopes and computer technology to examine fibers and link a bullet to a suspect.

A job in forensic science entails knowing all of these things.

"No single crime scene is going to be the same," Bost said.

Forensic science student Cherish Harmon guided the scouts from room to room. She said that when she watches forensic science television shows she thinks, "It's not like that at all. The job one person does on the show are actually the jobs of 30 people."

Harmon will graduate with a major in forensic science and a minor in chemistry and biology.

Although forensic science is split into a wide range of categories not shown on TV, there is relatively scarce job market for her major in Oklahoma. She said she plans on moving to California after she graduates.

"There is more of a demand for forensic scientists in bigger cities. There are more crimes."

Bost also said there are not enough jobs in Oklahoma for the forensic science students.

"Students have to be willing

Ashley Kennedy (left) and Carissa Burt of Girl Scout Troop 106 look at skulls to figure out which one is real and which one is fake. to move," he said. There is a new forensic science lab being built close to campus and expected to be complete in three years, he said. "But it is a state laboratory with no affiliation to UCO, so students will _

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"There is a little bit of interaction, but it's their building.

We may be able to participate in part of their programs," Bost said.

Students like Kemp are hop-

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For now, Kemp and the club continue to educate people about forensic science, and the girl scouts will not have., corn-

pleted their badge requirements until they are able to do the same. "They have to do a service project related to forensics, like an anti-abduction skit," Stapleton said.

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Clemson @ Miami

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Craig leads Bronchos past Flyers

by Brandon Chatmon

Sports Editor

The Shawn Williams era got off to a winning start on Nov. 2 as Central Oklahoma defeated the Oklahoma Flyers 70-63 at Hamilton Field House.

Williams, who took over for former Head Coach John Keely, was selected to head the women's basketball program on April 14.

Oklahoma State transfer Meghan Craig led UCO with 21 points, including 15 in the first half. Craig, who started as a freshman at OSU, hit tRe e 3-pointers in the first 20 *minutes.

The Bronchos played well in spurts throughout the game but allowed the Flyers to remain within striking distance until late in the second half.

The Bronchos held a slim lead throughout most of the first half.

Then UCO went on a 8-0 run to make the score 28-20 with 3:57 in the half after Amber Robertson's free throw.

UCO's lead reached double figures as Jackee' Brown's lay-up made the score 34-24 with 1:26 left.

Central held a 36-26 halftime lead, as they connected on 6-of-15 3-point attempts.

The Bronchos scored 13 points off of turnovers in the half.

The Flyers jumped out quickly in the second half, cutting the lead to one at 3837 with 16:49 remaining.

Central pushed the lead back up to eight at 48-40 following two free throws from Cassidy Pillow with just over 12 minutes remaining.

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The Bronchos were outrebounded 46-42 and gave up 15 offensive boards.

UCO had 17 assists and nine steals.

Craig was 4-for-9 from beyond the arc and added eight rebounds.

Robertson was the only other Broncho in double figures with 13 points on 4-of-5 shooting and seven rebounds.

Laura Hamilton had six points, eight rebounds and two steals.

Brown struggled from the 3-point line shooting 1-of-7 but had a game-high four assists.

The Oklahoma Flyers are a traveling team made up of

former college stars.

Stacy Hansmeyer, a former player at Connecticut, led the Flyers with 14 points and eight rebounds.

Central returns to the court on Nov. 19-20 as they host the UCO Classic.

The Bronchos will face Missouri Southern on Nov. 19 and Central Arkansas on Nov. 20.

OTHER UCO BASKETBALL NOTES: The Men's basketball team opens their season Saturday at Oklahoma City University at 3 p.m.

Photo by Robert Crauthers

Lily Defee controls the ball in a Bronchos' home game this season.

Bronchos enter LSC tournament as No.i seed

by Harry Gatewood HI

Sports Writer

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Meghan Craig dribbles the ball against the Oklahoma Flyers on Nov. 2. Craig led UCO with 21 points.

The Lone Star North Division Conference Champion Central Oklahoma soccer team is the top seed in the Women's postseason 'Championship- Tournarn-ent beginning today in Commerce, Texas.

Central Oklahoma captured the title after a decisive 4-0 win over Eastern New Mexico in the regular season finale.

The Bronchos had a 13-5-2 regular season record and 7-11 league record, earning a first-round bye along with the No. 2-seed Texas A&MCommerce.

The Bronchos are ranked 23rd in the NSCAA/adidas National Rankings Division II national poll.

Central Oklahoma is the only LSC team currently in the poll.

Thursday's first-round division game No. 4 seed West

Texas A&M, 5-3-1 on the season, and the defending LSC champ and fifth-seed Angelo State at noon.

The tournament continues at 2:30 with No. 3 seed Midwestern State against East Central.

Central OklahatnatTatace the WTAMU/ASU winner in the semifinals on Friday.

This season, UCO tied WTAMU in a 1-1 deadlock and lost to Angelo State in a 10 decision.

Friday's semifinal action has the winner of MSU/ECU contest challenging TAMU-C at 2:30.

The teams take a break on Saturday before competing for the LSC Championship on Sunday at 1:00.

This years six-team, singleelimination LSC tourney is hosted by A&M-Commerce, who earned the right to host with last year's regular-season championship.

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November 4, 2004

Bronchos Football Notes LSC Standings North 1. UCO 7:2 overall, 3-1 in North 1. Southeastern Oklahoma 7-2, 3-1 1. East Central 6-3, 3-1 4. Tarleton State 6-4, 2-2 5. Southwestern Oklahoma 1-8, 1-3 6. Northeastern State 0-9, 0-4 South 1. Texas A&M-Kingsville 7-1, 4-1 in South 1. Midwestern State 7-2, 4-1 3. Eastern New Mexico 5-5, 4-2 4.Abilene Christian 5-4, 3-2 5.Angelo State 2-8, 1-4 5. Texas A&M-Commerce 3-6, 1-4 5. West Texas A&M 2-7, 1-4

Bronchos Volleyball Notes

LSC Standings North 1. Cameron 18-10 overall, 9-0 2. UCO 20-8, 7-2 3. Texas Women's 14-16, 5-3 4. Texas A&M-Commerce 6-22, 2-6 5. Midwestern State 10-19, 1-7 5. Southeastern Oklahoma 4-26, 1-7 South 1.Abilene Christian 23-7, 8-1 2. Angelo State 20-7, 7-2 3. Eastern New Mexico 21-7, 5-3 4. Texas A&M-Kingsville 8-20, 2-6 5. West Texas A&M 18-14, 2-6 6. Tarleton State 16-16, 1-7

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LSC Final Standings 1.UCO* 13-5-2 overall, 7-1-1 in LSC Texas A&M-Commerce* 13-6-1, 7-2 3. Midwestern State* 11-3-5, 5-2-2 4. West Texas A&M* 11-4-1, 5-3-1 5. Angelo State* 10-6-3, 4-2-3 6. East Central* 7-6-4, 2-4-3 7. Eastern New Mexico 9-9-2, 2-5-2 8. Northeastern State 8-10-1, 2-6-1 9. Texas Women's 5-13-1, 2-6-1 10. Southwestern Oklahoma 5-9-4, 1-6-2

*The top six teams advanced to the LSC tourament which starts today in Commerce, Texas.

UCO hosts Cameron

by Harry Gatewood III Sports Writer

Photo by Robert Crauthers

Cedric Jones runs with the ball in the Bronchos' homecoming win over East Central on Oct. 16.

Bronchos go for a share of LSC North title

by Brandon Chatmon Sports Editor The Central Oklahoma football team can secure a share of the Lone Star North Division title with a win over Northeastern State in Tahlequah on Saturday at 2 p.m.

UCO toppled Northeastern 62-42 in last season's meeting.

The Bronchos hold a 40-21-2 - series lead.

The Redmen are 0-4 at home and UCO is 3-1 on the road.

The Redmen are 0-9 overall • and 0-4 in the LSC North. UCO • is 7-2 overall, 3-1 in the North.

NSU lost at Southwestern : Oklahoma 21-16 on Oct. 30, while Central was upset by Southeastern 55-28. : Northeastern has games

started slowly all season, being outscored 96-13 in the first quarter.

NSU ranks among the LSC's worst in scoring offense with 14.9 points per game, while allowing 32.1 ppg.

Brandon Ishem leads the Redmen in rushing with 784 yards on 126 carries for a 6.2 average per carry.

Dustin Workman and Forrest Mazey share NSU's quarterbacking duties.

Workman has passed for six touchdowns and 957 yards, while Mazey has three touchdowns and 558 passing yards.

Both have thrown four interceptions.

Josh Richey is NSU's main threat through the air, with 36 catches for 569 yards and five TDs. NSU's Travis Creech is one

of the LSC's top defenders with 58 tackles, 15 tackles for loss and six sacks.

UCO is second in the LSC in scoring offense with 37.1 ppg and average 419.7 yards offensively per game.

Justin Allgood quarterbacks the Bronchos with 259.6 passing yards per game and 16 touchdown passes.

Zach Edwards is having a outstanding season leading the LSC in receptions (68) and receiving yards (1101).

Cedric Jones is second in receptions with 61 and fourth in receiving yards with 627.

The Bronchos are looking to bounce back from last week's loss and finish the regular season with an 8-2 record.

Central dropped from No. 9 to No. 19 in the recent AFCA Division II Coaches poll.

After a hard fought conference loss to Texas Women's, the Central Oklahoma volleyball team finishes their regular season against Cameron at Hamilton Field House tonight at 7.

Cameron and Central Oklahoma are the top two teams in the Lone Star Conference North.

The Bronchos have a season record of 20-8 and 7-2 in conference.

The intrastate-rival Lady Aggies are 18-10 and took the division title with an 9-0 conference record.

As Cameron's win over Midwestern last weekend coupled with Central Oklahoma's lost to TWU, gave the Aggies their fifth title and their first league title since 2000.

The Bronchos have a 2616 series lead over Cameron.

The Lady Aggies took a three-game victory in this year's first meeting in Lawton on Oct. 14.

Seniors Emily Whiteley and Ashleigh Stansberry will play their last game at Hamilton Field House today.

Whiteley is a hard-hitting senior standout and team captain that has posted 310 kills this season and leads the Bronchos in total blocks with (68) and has 369 digs and only 70 errors in 625 attacks.

Whiteley leads the LSC with an .384 hitting percentage.

Katie Schult, who has had a stellar freshman year, leads the LSC in kills per game 4t 4.46.

Schult has 424 kills on the

year, averaging 15.1 a match.

Stephanie Ball is second in the LSC in assists at 12.68 a game.

Ball has 1,231 assists on the year, a 44.0 per match average, in addition to 232 digs and 35 blocks.

Jenny Anderson ranks third in the conference with digs 4.99 a game and 494 on the season. • Anderson ranks fourth on the Bronchos single-season list in digs and needs nine

more to jump to third.

Jeff Boyland is 43-15 overall in his second season with the Bronchos.

Cameron is on a hot streak, winning 17-of-19 matches.

After earning the North title, Cameron will host this year's conference tournament.

Last year the Bronchos shared last year's LSC North title with Cameron and TWU after winning the 2001 and 2002 crowns outright.

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Call 340-5620.

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