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tuesday, september 12, 2006
Date rape trail leaves students to decide
Remembering 9/11
by Andrew Knittle Staff Writer
by Vista photographer Alex Gambill
Three-thousand eleven flags were planted Sept. 10 by the College Republican Club and the Young Democrats and displayed Sept. 11 north of Broncho Lake.
He said it was playful sex; she said it was rape; the jury was undecided. About 250 students served as the jury at the mock date rape trial, complete with real attorneys, a judge, a bailiff. Each student took the Juror’s Oath before the Sept. 7 trial in Constitution Hall. Like an actual trial, the judge called the court to order and directed proceedings throughout, sustaining and overruling the various objections raised by the attorneys. Pamela Stillings, a prosecutor for the Oklahoma County District Attorney’s office, represented the victim, 23-year-old Sara Craig. Specializing in sex crimes and child abuse cases, Stillings presented her case first, calling the victim to the stand to give her account of the events in question. Recalling a night in late August 2005, Craig told the jury she was personally invited to a party at the home of Daniel Gilbert, the accused. After playing the drinking game “quarters” with Gilbert and consuming around four beers, Craig said the party’s host invited her to his
upstairs bedroom to watch some “web junk” on his laptop. Following some small talk, Craig stated the two began to “kiss and grope one another,” but said she felt uncomfortable when Gilbert put his hand up her skirt moments later. “I told him I wasn’t ready to do that,” Craig said, “because this is our first date and I’m not that kind of girl.” Despite Gilbert’s unwanted advance, Craig told the court that the two continued making out consensually. At that point, Craig claimed that Gilbert abruptly grabbed her arms and pinned them behind her back, spread her legs and proceeded to rape her. During the attack, Craig said she noticed a huge change in Gilbert’s demeanor. “It was like he completely changed,” Craig said. “He became very intense and had crooked smile on his face…he didn’t resemble the guy I was with before.” Once Gilbert had finished, Craig said she felt “extremely upset and humiliated,” and quickly left the party without telling anyone what she had been through. “I just went home,” she said. “I wanted to take a shower and clean him off of me.”
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Facebook changes President infuriate students “It still feels like, even though they put certain security things up, it still feels like people can see what you’re doing, and I don’t think it’s any of their business what I do on my computer.” by Nathan Winfrey Senior Staff Writer UCO students were outraged Sept. 5 when Facebook, a popular online profile system, introduced a new format and new features including a news feed and mini-feed, a constant update on the actions of users and their “friends.” Within hours, several groups formed within the network itself in protest of the changes, some with memberships in the hundreds. Chance McCall, engineering physics freshman, started the group “I HATE the New Facebook,” and says the new features present a safety risk for users and are an invasion of personal privacy. “It pretty much shows what everyone is doing at all times,” he said. “There were already problems with people stalking on Facebook. It’s just so accessible for random people to get online and see what you’re doing. They don’t even have to put any effort into it.” The new features do not disclose any new information to users, just present it in a convenient method, rather than requiring users to scour profiles and photo albums for the same information. “It shows whose wall someone posted on and their
relationship status. It shows comments they leave on people’s photos and groups that they leave,” McCall said. “In some ways, it’s kind of cool because it makes it easier for people who have less time to check Facebook but really want to,” said Kellen Hodgeson, journalism freshman. “It makes it to where you can check Facebook and see what’s going on with everybody in your network a lot quicker. It makes it faster.” “I don’t like the whole news feed thing, just because of my past experiences that I have had with certain people on it,” said Erin Abernathy, architecture sophomore and victim of Facebook stalking last summer. “He was able to hack into six of my friends’ Facebook accounts and started messaging me from their accounts asking me personal things that I didn’t feel comfortable answering. When I found out what he was doing, I went to the cops,” she said. “Even though he’s not one of my friends, if he’s friends with one of my friends, he can get on their profile and get on the news feed and see what I’m doing even with the new security changes, so I’m still uncomfortable,” Abernathy said.
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Evidence collection vehicle possible because of grant.
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Webb launches Lessons in Leadership class by Desiree Treeby Staff Writer
“Major in major things and minor in minor things,” explained guest speaker Dr. Mike Anderson during UCO President Dr. Roger Webb’s first Lessons in Leadership class Monday. “The changes before you are unimaginable,” Anderson said. His number one concept is communication; he believes communication is most important for all people, especially leaders. We’re in an era of communication, he said, if you cant communicate well, you’re a poor leader. Using the Pope as a leader’s communication model he said, his point is that people can say the same thing and have different ways for understanding. “Communication is always two way,” Anderson said. “It’s a two-way street in which you take time to study traffic each way.” Dr. Anderson believes that using a model created by Peter Drucker, an author, teacher and strategy consultant, allows students to focus on direction, like giving a skeleton flesh. Dr. Anderson said Drucker’s model comprises four things used over and over again in leadership roles. The model does not apply only to business, it can apply to all aspects in life. 1.) Know your business; know what you’re doing and what it’s about. “You can’t be a leader if you don’t know what you’re talking about,” Dr. Anderson said. 2.) Know who your customers are.
3.) Know what product you have. “Know what ideas you have; know what products you have, that are most valued b your customer,” he said. 4.) Ask, ‘What mediocre thing are you doing?’ Anderson said number four is the hardest to do because of the human ego. “If you do one, two and three you won’t have time to be mediocre… Stop majoring in minor things.” Dr. Anderson explained to spend time majoring in major things and minor in minor things by not spending 40 hours a week drinking coffee and hanging out at the local café. Something common among all leaders is they’re not only inspirational, they also aspire, he said. “Have a goal in life higher than yourself. That’ll keep you motivated,” Dr. Anderson said. He added a personal fifth leadership element consisting of perseverance and discipline. With these two characteristics, leaders can follow through in the key moments. He used an example of a tied basketball game that the team with the most discipline with perseverance will win. “Discipline is life’s freedom,” Dr. Anderson said. “You as leaders shall know what the leading idea in your life shall be.” He read a favorite quote of his, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow “The Higher Life.” "The distant mountains, that uprear; Their solid bastions to the skies; Are crossed by pathways,
Soccer wins again and again.
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President Webb speaks about communication and ethics Sept. 11 in Constitution Hall. that appear; The heights by great persons reached and kept." Dr. Anderson’s purpose of this quote is that those who persevere succeed and to spend your time majoring in major things. Ministering for 25 years at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Oklahoma City,
Dr. Anderson is the current president of the Presbyterian Health Foundation. He graduated from San Francisco Theological Seminary, earned his Ph.D. in theology and is the author of five books. Desiree Treeby can be reached at dtreeby@thevistaonline.com.
UCO theatre to serve up 'Tea'
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DID YOU KNOW THAT... Baskin Robbins once made ketchup ice cream. This was the only vegetable flavored ice cream produced.
After the U.S Civil War, about 33%-50% of all U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit.
The Beatles held the Top Five spots on the April 4th, 1964 Billboard singles chart. To date, they’re the only band that has ever accomplished that.
In 2001, St. Patrick’s Day was banned in Ireland because of the scare caused by foot and mouth disease.
is only one Scrabble game.
One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water.
The honey bee kills more people worldwide than all the poisonous snakes combined.
The average America Online user spends 70 minutes day online.
10 percent of all human beings ever born are alive at this very moment.
Actors are said to “love the limelight." Limelight was how stages were lit before electricity was invented illumination was produced by heating blocks of lime until they glowed.
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123,000,000 cars are being driven on highways in the United States. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying. A person uses approximately 57 sheets of toilet paper each day.
During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky Sharks can go up to at least 6 weeks without feeding. The record for a shark fasting was observed in an aquarium with the Swell Shark, which did not eat for 15 months. The horsefly hums in the middle octave, key of F.
A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court The world’s termites outweigh the world’s humans 10 to 1
STAFF EDITORIAL
“No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those others that have been tried from time to time.” Monday, Sept. 11 marked the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center. The media was quick to pay tribute to the families and friends of all those who tragically died in the attack. This year brought forth movies portraying the events that took place on the planes that crashed, as well as at Ground Zero. The American public questioned whether or not it was prepared to easily accept these examples of memorabilia into our society. Now, after the dust settled and thousands of people learned to acknowledge the devastating strikes against American soil, we as a nation need to ask ourselves if we will ever learn to cope with remembering the victims of such an infamous day. It’s easy to remember those days after the 9-11 attack when people showed their patriotic sides by hanging flags outside their homes or repeating the phrase “God bless America” every chance they had. President Bush said declaring war would be a solution to the aftermath of the shocking occurrence. Television campaigns promoted the concept of freedom, reminding America that we continue to stand strong. A great unity of pride and respect formed from the ashes of what used to be the Twin Towers. In the heart of
New York, a couple of buildings became symbols of what this country stands for. Should we treat the Twin Towers as a representation of what America strives for in this world? Many people know that this country strongly believes in freedom. Many other countries also struggle to achieve the goal of living as free nations. It is an idea practically worshipped by mankind. Sir Winston Churchill once said, “No one pretends that democracy is perfect or allwise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those others that have been tried from time to time.” Perhaps the true definition of freedom doesn’t stem from the modern notion of democracy. Freedom is a form of expression, created in order to form a more perfect union. But everyone knows no one can achieve perfection, especially one that is more than perfect (which, of course is impossible). Human lives were lost due to ignorance and social prejudice from distinct cultures that hope to manipulate the diversity of every living soul. The attacks created a panic to establish democracy throughout the world, while our nation continues wrestling with poverty, crime, and expensive health care. So we need to ask our-
selves what exactly did the Sept. 11 attacks do for this country? Despite what some say, America was not the only country that suffered from this tragedy. The victims were more than just American citizens. They were human beings, living on this planet the same as the people living in the Middle East, being bombed every day in the name of independence. In an attempt to change an entire region of the world that has been fighting holy wars since the beginning of man, how is one attack going to alter the effects of a perpetual conflict that doesn’t show signs of fading away? This is not an effort to make an anti-war message, but a reflection on human nature and a history that tends to repeat itself. Having a patriotic attitude is perfectly fine, but if someone values life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, the real statement should be “God bless everyone.” It’s a shame we can’t have role models like Tiny Tim from the Dickens’ classic novel serve as the world’s leaders. In the meantime, remember 911 as a universal catastrophe. Remember those who lived as human beings and not as people restricted by political boundaries and geographical borders.
CAMPUS QUOTES: Compiled and photographed by Alex Gambill and Travis Marak
"Are you in favor of removing the H in Bronchos, and why or why not?" "I think that it's tradition and makes us different."
"I don't think it should have been there in the first place. It's past due."
"I don't think it should be removed because of tradition."
"It would anger a lot of alumni and effect the tradition that's been here since 1893."
Kelsey Salwin
Bryce Beckley
Ryan Anderson
Rachel Wojciak
Physical education, Freshman
Communications, Junior
Applied Technology, Freshman
Sociology, Junior
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Bronchos 'buck' modern spelling Story Originally ran November 4, 1999
As you well know, the word “Bronchos” for UCO’s nickname is misspelled. The correct spelling for the wild horse from the western North America is “Bronco,” According to the 1995 Riverside Webster’s II New College Dictionary. But in the Webster’s Third New International Dictionary published in 1909 and last copyrighted in 1976, “Broncho” is an alternative for “Bronco” John Wagon, UCO athletics director, said the spelling of “Bronchos” is in tradition with UCO. He said the common spelling for bronco in 1922 was broncho. No matter what the dictionaries say now or in the futire, Wagon said the spelling of “Broncho” will never change. The Bronchos name for UCO’s football team originated in 1922 and in 1923, the football team arrived on the field with a new name. Prior to 1922, the football team’s name was Central. In 1904 the school officially changed its name from Normal Territorial School to Central State Normal School. The name Broncho was chosen by Mrs. Charles Wantland. She choose the name from a possible titles submitted to name Central’s football team. Mrs. Wantland was later endowed as an honorary member of the lettterman’s club. She remains the only female member. Mrs. Wantland was the wife of Charles Wantland who started in 1912 as Athletic Director and
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This photo which dates back to the 1920's, features Mrs. Charles Wantland (second row, second from the right end). She choose the name Bronchos from possible titles submitted to name Central's foorball team. football coach at Central State. During his years as head coach, Wantland led Central to a record of 96 wins, 39 losses and 17 ties,
Central earned a record of 5-1 in 1914 while outscoring their opponents 167-3. In 1915 he led Central to a 9-
0 record. Only two touchdowns were scored on Central in 1915. Mike Kirk, assistant athletic director, said Wantland was
the most winningness coach in UCO history until Coach Gary Howard passed him. Howard’s record up
through 1998 is 147-84-6. “He [Wantland] really got the [football] program going. He was a real success,” Kirk said. Football on Central Campus started in 1902. With home-made uniforms and old shoes converted into football shoes by nailing leather pieces crosswise on the bottom, Central played its first game on Thanksgiving Eve. On a frozen football field in 1902, Central lost 40-0 to A&M College in Stillwater. Central’s football team, all 13 members, traveled to Stillwater in horsedrawn buggy. Central’s Thanksgiving Eve game was the only game played in 1902. Central did not form a team in 1903 and in 1904 Central played five games resulting in a 2-3 record. The Vista reported in 1903 the dissatisfaction of not continuing the football program into 1903. “No attempt has been made to organize a football team, and consequently there is small interest in intercollegiate football, the absorbing athletic topic of the college world now.”
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Lebanese-Israeli conflict sparks mixed reactions by Ivo Lupov Staff Writer Some UCO students strongly disagree about the recent Israeli-Hezbollah crisis in Lebanon, reflecting the political and religious differences of the countries actions. Most agree that peace will be difficult. The Lebanese terrorist organization Hezbollah crossed the Israeli border on July 12, 2006, kidnapping two soldiers and killing three. Coordinating with ground forces, Hezbollah launched rockets to Israeli military positions in border villages. In response, Israel began a massive military attack on southern Lebanon. The hostilities ended July 14. The conflict took the lives of more than 1,500 people, many of who were Palestinian civilians. The Israel-Lebanon conflict is an ongoing conflict since the founding of Israel in 1948. Dr. Robert Kerr, UCO history and geography assistant professor spent time studying Israeli counterterrorism tactics this summer. He stated that Hezbollah’s capture of two soldiers across sovereign state borders was an act of war. Jad El Sibai, UCO advertising freshmen from Lebanon, said he believes the two countries have deep roots in their violent behavior toward one another. “The only people who lost are the Lebanese civilians,” El Sibai said. El Sibai said both sides during the last conflict did not consider the consequences and were ready for war. Hiba Tabbara, UCO graphic design student said there is nothing wrong with Iran helping Lebanon because the United States supported Israel. “The only way to solve this is if world leaders leave
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Jad El Sibai, advertisint freshman, from Lebanon and Ryon Leo Korn, international relations senior who stuided in Iseral, get further acquainted north if tyhe ROTC building. each other alone,” she said. “They have plenty of prisoners kidnapped from Lebanon. They are not terrorists, they are fighting for their country,” Tabbara said. “Israel needs to get out of Lebanon.” But Ryan Leo Korn, from Marlow Oklahoma, a 23-yearold UCO International Relations senior, who was in Israel during the one-month conflict, disagrees. Interested in the Hebrew language, Korn studied in Haifa, a target of Hezbollah rockets, during the onemonth military interaction. “Half of my fami-
ly is Christian and the other half is Jewish,” Korn said. To him, the conflict started because Hezbollah antagonized Israel. He said the Lebanese government never tried to stop Hezbollah. “There is no difference between the Lebanese government and the terrorist organization,” he said. But, El Sibai said that Israel overreacted. “You cannot start a war over two soldiers,” he said. “ Their targets were not accurate and that is why they hit a lot of civilians.” Kerr said Hezbollah built their
bases around civilian houses for protection from Israeli strikes. El Sibai talked to his family every day during the conflict. After the Israeli attack began, his parents had to move to a safer location in northern Lebanon. “Both countries are wrong,” El Sibai said. “Hezbollah was not right to capture these soldiers and Israel should solve the problem in a more modest way. They went too far.” El Sibai agrees with the United Nations’August 11 resolution of ceasefire. According to him, when there are two rival states there is always a need
Reputable poet reads for UCO by Steven Reckinger Copy Editor Aspiring writers, professors, and people who held a thirst for poetic rhythm all flocked to the Liberal Arts Building Sept. 6 to listen to the works of artist-in-residence Colleen Abel. “At 16, I had a great desire to be a scholar, but I’d rather write than do the academics,”Abel said. The poetry reading consisted of 12 poems, beginning with “The Anatomist,” a poem about death. She said it was her favorite among the selection of works. “It was one of the first poems I ever did,” Abel said. “I have a macabre imagination.” Her poetry mostly reflects the freeform style, which avoids the rhyming and strict tempo patterns that of older poetry techniques. The poems range from real-life experiences to metaphorical interpretations of various topics such as love and drugs. Beginning on the subject of death, she ended the session with another poem about
death called “Epistemology.” After the reading, she answered questions from the audience members. “I am a very slow writer, no more than 20 poems a year,” she said after being asked how much she usually writes. She said her work is mostly autobiographical, but she also tends to “make stuff up as she goes along.” She is currently contributing to an anthology of IrishAmerican poetry, ranging from the eighteenth century to the present. She said the cool part is she is the youngest poet featured in the collection of works. The publica-
tion is scheduled for January. but is moving to Minneapolis Abel, born and raised in after her term at UCO is up. Chicago, attended Carthage She said her biggest influCollege in Wisconsin before ences are Louise Glick, Jane studying abroad in England for Kenyon, Sylvia Plath, and one year. She received a MFA Philip Larkin. at Warren Wilson College in North Carolina and a MA at Loyola University in Chicago. Her published works include several magazines and literary journals such as Bellevue Literary Steve Reckinger can be reached at Review, Rockhurst Review, and sreckinger@thevistaonline.com. Heliotrope. She is three-time winner of Chapin-Tague Award for Poetry at Carthage College. She is teaching Poetry and Fundamentals of Creative Writing I. Prior to coming to Oklahoma, she lived in Madison
for bigger, stronger authority to influence the peace process. “Right now there is zero percent chance of Israelis and Lebanese to live together, but they need to get along,” he said. “Certainly, the capture of their soldiers was sufficient cause for them to respond militarily, but in my opinion they went beyond what was appropriate and reasonable,” said Dr. Louis Furmanski, UCO political science professor. Korn agreed that there is no practical peaceful solution. To him, the only solution would be both sides to learn to get along peacefully.
El Sibai said the religious differences were not a factor in the Middle East crisis. “The fighting is behind Islam, so people will follow. The people who follow the terrorists are not educated,” he said. “Hezbollah is a racist terrorist organization that wants to destroy Israel,” Korn said. “Islam is a religion of triumph: ‘convert or die.’ You cannot live there peacefully and respect each other,” Korn said. “The highest authority in Islam is the Koran and democracy cannot exist there.” “The president of Iran said to annihilate Israel, but the terrorists are not going to stop with that. Islamic terrorists are already bringing jihad [Holy War] far into the west,” Korn said. “As the Imam [religious leader of Iran] said, Israel must be wiped off the map,” said Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, president of Iran in front of 3,000 students in Tehran broadcasted by the Iranian State News Agency Irna. “The root is IsraeliPalestinian situation. Those two groups need to learn how to coexist.” Furmanski said. “Moderates find it difficult to try and seek a solution when you have a dialog dominated by the hardliners. It is a struggle over land. The religion adds another flavor but it is not the dominant issue,” Furmanski said. According to Dr. Kerr, the Israeli public opinion is strongly for peace. “It is less likely to happen now since we have groups like Hamas have come into power,” Kerr said. None of the students or professors can give a specific practical solution. The crisis in the Middle East is a process concerning many and the path of peaceful talks should be a priority.
Ivo Lupov can be reached at ilupov@thevistaonline.com.
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'Heritage' to mark American debut Post World War II Heritage tells a story of two lovers whose families are trying to keep them apart—similar to Romeo and Juliet. I love the message of the show. Like [McCartney] said, ‘You should learn your history, then forget it. ” “
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Theatre Arts junior Sachiko Komuro prepares a jacket for the play 'Heritage' which premiers Sept. 21 in Mitchell Hall. by Divona Phillips Staff Writer UCO’s College of Arts, Media and Design is opening its 2006-07 performing arts season with the American premiere of "Heritage." The play is running September 21-24 in the Mitchell Hall Theater. "Heritage," written by the Irish playwright Nicola
McCartney, tells a story of two lovers whose families are trying to keep them apart— similar to Romeo and Juliet. The characters are from Ireland and have immigrated to Canada for a better life at the turn of the 19th century. The engagement at UCO marks the play’s North American debut. Charlotte Headrick, a professor at Oregon State University, is the guest direc-
tor of "Heritage." She worked as a guest director at UCO once before in 1999. “I’m thrilled to be back here,” Headrick said. “I adore the students and have made some good friends here.” The students, faculty and staff started working on the production immediately after cast tryouts the first week of school. “We rehearse everyday for at least three hours outside
of our classes,” said Kaitlin Kuykendall, a theatre senior. Many of the cast members feel that this is a show well-worth seeing. “I fell in love with it; it is such a beautiful script,” said Annie Macumber, a theatre senior. “My family heritage is Irish and I can relate to the hardships that the family goes through.” Kuykendall adds, “ I love the message of the show. Like [McCartney] said, ‘You should learn your history, then forget it.’ The play deals with issues that are very deeply rooted.” Macumber, who plays Ruth McCrea, said that this was a much different role to play. “She is a hardened woman who misses her home and she’s a penny-pincher,” Macumber said. “It was more a challenge to step outside myself and become a totally new person.” The cast said that they have worked well together; a lot of heart was invested in this play and they really hope that people come out to support the production. “You can’t put on a good show without a cast that works well,” Kuykendall said. “Everyone that’s here wants to be here, wants to work hard and wants to make it happen… from the cast, stage managers, directors and design crew.” McCartney has also written and directed the acclaimed plays, "Laundry," "Easy," "Entertaining Angels" and "Home." "Heritage" will run from Thursday, Sept. 21-23 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 24 at 2 p.m. For more information call the Mitchell Hall Box Office at (405) 974-3375. Divona Phillips can be reached at dphillips@thevistaonline.com.
lifestyles portrayed in Houston's 'Tea' 'Tea' follows the lives of five Japanese brides and their American G.I. husbands. by Steven Reckinger Copy Editor More than 100,000 marriages between Japanese women and American soldiers faced the harsh reality of racial prejudice and social adversity after World War II. UCO’s Theatre Dept. will portray these lifestyles in their production of Velina Hasu Houston’s “Tea” Sept. 15 and 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Pegasus Theater. “Tea” follows the lives of five Japanese brides and their American G.I. husbands. The story takes place at Fort Riley Army Base, located near Junction City, Kansas, an isolated region where the American government wanted to keep these intercultural marriages secretive. Donna Dickson, theatre professor, said the production examines the conditions of these marriages during a post-nuclear holocaust. Some of these relationships worked, but many of them were not so fortunate. Tolerance and respect are very important elements of the play’s meaning. “Finding that harmony is what this play is about,” Dickson said. The quote of the play is “Welcome to Kansas. Great wide plains and narrow minds.” It emphasizes the significance of these women who experienced such hardships in a country that refused to acknowledge them. Donna Dickson is directing the play with Assistant Director Tomoka Saito, who will also appear on stage. The Theatre Dept. started pre-production last January by workshopping
“Welcome
to Kansas. Great wide plains and narrow minds.” Quote from the play "Tea"
American speech rhythms and studying cultural differences. “It’s very exciting to watch five actors become bilingual performers,” Dickson said, regarding the female actors played by Japanese students. “We’re very fortunate to have such diversity in our department.” Hiroko Hoshikawa, theatre major, will star as Himiko Hamilton, a main character. This is Hoshikawa’s first major production. To prepare for this intense role, she said Dickson showed her examples of domestic violence and sexual abuse to help her understand the emotional trauma that goes into it. “I’ve never been in that situation before,” Hoshikawa said. “It was hard to know how to feel.” The Japanese Student Association is having a reception in the lobby before each performance with members dressed in traditional clothing. They will also serve green tea and vegetable sushi.
Steve Reckinger can be reached at sreckinger@thevistaonline.com.
theVista JURY from page 1 After Craig testified and answered questions during cross-examination, the defense presented their case. Representing Gilbert was Rene Gish, an assistant public defender in Oklahoma County who usually works cases involving juveniles. From the start, Gish didn’t challenge any part of Craig’s story, including the part where her client pinned the arms of the woman behind her back as she told him not to. When questioned about this by Stillings, Gilbert had an explanation ready. “I thought we were having playful, one-night-stand-type of sex,” Gilbert said. “I didn’t really think I was being rough.” After Stillings asked Gilbert what he thought Craig meant when she said “no,” the defendant once again had an answer – one that caused the audience/jury to burst into laughter, hardly a normal occurrence at a rape trial. “I’ve never been told ‘no’ before,” Gilbert said. “So I guess, because I’d been drinking, I might have thought she was saying ‘Oh,’ like with pleasure.” Following Gilbert’s testimony, the two sides gave their respective closing arguments and the audience was asked to render a verdict. Following orders given by the judge, members of the jury raised their hands for the person they believed, revealing the audience had a split verdict. At that point, Dr. John Garic, associate dean at the Jackson College of Graduate Studies and Research, took the stage to clarify the purpose of the mock rape trial. “As you can see, cases like this are never cut and dry,” Garic said. “This trial turned into a case of he said, she said.” Andrew Knittle can be reached at aknittle@thevistaonline.com.
FACEBOOK from page 1 “It still feels like, even though they put certain security things up, it still feels like people can see what you’re doing, and I don’t think it’s any of their business what I do on my computer,” she said. She said she joined four or five of the protest groups when she saw that the changes had been made because she liked it the way it was before, and didn’t feel like it was necessary for everybody, even if they were her friends, to have access to everything she does at all times. “There is a bigger negative than there is a positive, I think, because it’s just displaying everything you do online on Facebook to the public, and just being on Facebook, you’re already displaying a lot to the public, but this makes it more obvious,” Hodgeson said. “It is a danger for the people who are potentially worried that they’re going to be stalked,” McCall said. “They’re worried about it anyway and their information is just going to be available to other people.” Hodgeson said he didn’t feel like his safety is compromised by the new features because he noticed and uses the privacy settings, but he said he’s worried about his friends who are more private about their profiles. “They have kind of fixed it with the new privacy setting they sent out, but even then, if people don’t change their privacy settings, it still gives other people the opportunity to take advantage of what they’re doing,” McCall said. “I wasn’t super mad about it, but I would just rather it not be there,” Hodgeson said. “I think the ‘current status’ addition was a good change, a good add-on, and the notes were fine because it’s kind of like a blog, but I don’t think the news feed was something that Facebook needed.”
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Forensic Science Institute receives grant to buy van
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UCO Forensic Science Institute received a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to buy an evidence collection vehicle.
“It contains all the necessary equipment that students will need to respond to a crime scene or mass disaster of some sort” by Ivo Lupov Staff Writer
UCO Forensic Science Institute received a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to buy an evidence collection vehicle. Supported by Congressman Istook, the grant will give forensic students the opportunity to experience a cutting-edge technology for evidence collection. “It contains all the necessary equipment that students will need to respond to a crime scene or mass disaster of some sort,” said Dr. Dwight Adams, UCO
forensic director and former FBI lab director. The vehicle is equipped with laboratory and forensic tools that will enable the students to store evidence without contamination. Adams said the vehicle will be placed into the hands of the students, which will be the type of tool they will use when they get their first job at a police agency or a crime lab. “This will be a firsthand experience for the students in academic setting before they get to the real world,” Adams said. Elizabeth Paschka, foren-
sic science senior, said she only location for building is excited about the vehicle. these vehicles in the country. “It will help build The grant of nearly the reputation and the $100,000 received from the resources of the Forensic U.S. Department of Justice Science institute,” she said. is routinely awarded to law One of the groups in the enforcement agencies and forensic master program academic programs relatis the technical investiga- ed to the criminal justice tor, whose work involves system or evidence colsimulated crime scenes. lection and preservation. “This vehicle will allow The van will be used to eduus to go out to better simu- cate people about the forenlated crime scenes,” said Dr. sic science and will be taken Cheryl Frech, chairperson of to some community events. the chemistry department. The truck will be provided from Sirchie Ivo Lupov can be reached at Laboratories, a company in ilupov@thevistaonline.com. New Jersey, which is the
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Volleyball loses two of three away by Tiffany Batdorf Staff Writer The UCO volleyball team won only one of its three matches in the Lone Star/Heartland Conference Crossover Sept. 8-9 in Wichita Falls. Senior middle blocker Penny Wascovich and sophomore middle blocker Kim Iten were on top of things Friday night helping the Bronchos win the match against Oklahoma Panhandle State University in just three games. The win followed UCO's afternoon loss in five games to Montana State-Billings University. Wascovich had 10 kills and no errors in 11 attacks, and Iten had 12 kills and no errors in 18 attacks against OPSU. The Bronchos never saw a threat by OPSU in any of the three games and had no trouble coming away with the win. Freshman setter Meaghan Wedberg had 35 assists for UCO and junior right side hitter Lacie Allen had 15 digs to lead the defense. “We came out flat and played sloppy in the first match, but we did a good job coming back tonight and played a lot better,” by Vista photographer Alex Gambill UCO coach Jeff Boyland said. “Our serving and passUCO freshman midfielder Vallan Burk out dribbles SNU freshman midfielder Stephanie Royse Sept. 7 at Tom Thompson Field. ing were a lot better against Panhandle and now we need to carry that over to tomorrow.” The Bronchos had a disappointing fifth game loss against the majority of the game and Soon into the second half, big with another goal, assisted MSU-Billings. by Tiffany Batdorf Junior outside hitter Katie generated some quality scorUCO made its presence known by Alli Miller, freshman, to Staff Writer ing chances,” said coach Mike with a goal by Hull giving the hoist the Bronchos to a 4-1 lead Schult had 15 kills and junior The Bronchos' soccer team Cook. outside hitter Allison Harvey had Bronchos a 3-1 lead. and the win. kept its perfect record intact with 11 in that loss, while Wedberg Texas Wesleyan did not The goal was her fifth of the Tiffany Batdorf can be reached at a 4-1 win over Texas Wesleyan, score their lone goal in the 21st week bringing her career goals dished out 47 assists. tbatdorf@thevistaonline.com. Sept. 9 at Tom Thompson field. minute. to 27, moving her into UCO’s Lacy Cooley, junior forward, Eighteen minutes before fourth place position in all-time dominated on the field scoring intermission Cooley scored her career goals. three of the four goals. second goal, assisted by junior, With 28 minutes remaining “We controlled the ball for Carmen Davis. in the game Cooley comes up
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Allen (25 digs) and freshman defensive specialist Kristen Wilson (22 digs) paced the defense. After splitting their two matches on Sept. 8, the Bronchos lost their match St. Mary’s University in four games. After winning the first game of the match, the Bronchos committed nine service errors in the second game loss. This helped St. Mary’s win the next three games and go on to win the match. “We made too many mistakes and had too many mental letdowns,” UCO coach Jeff Boyland said. “Our serving really cost us in the second game and then we just continued to hurt ourselves with our own mistakes.” Freshman outside hitter Kelsey Reynolds led the Bronchos with 20 kills, while Harvey had 14 kills and 15 digs. UCO also got 12 kills from Wascovich, 43 assists from Wedberg and 26 digs from Allen. By going 1-2 in the tournament, the Bronchos’ season record stands at 6-5. UCO will be back in action against St. Gregory’s University Tuesday, Sept. 12 in Shawnee. Following their match with St. Gregory's, UCO will be at home for four straight games. The first will be against Midwestern State University at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14 at Hamilton Field House. UCO will host Texas Woman's University at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 also at Hamilton. Tiffany Batdorf can be reached at tbatdorf@thevistaonline.com.
Cross country wins meet by Tiffany Batdorf Sports Writer
\UCO cross country ran to their first win of the season at the East Central University Tiger Chase Sept. 9. The victory came on the heels of a 4th place finish at the Hurricane Cross Country Festival in Tulsa on Sept. 2. The Bronchos took the victory at East Central behind top 10 individual finishes from Evelyn Berko, Linda Vasquez, Claribel Mendoza and Kara Miskelly. Berko, a freshman runner from Moore, placed second in the 3.2 mile course with a time of 19:23:27, for her second collegiate appearance where she place 12th at last weeks meet. “This was a tremendous effort from each one of the
girls,” said UCO coach J.D. Martin. “I’ve been continually impressed with their talent and determination throughout the early part of the season and we really showed what we are capable of accomplishing today. I believe we are just now hitting our stride and our best performances are yet to come.” Vasquez, a junior from Altus finished in fifth place with a time of 19:42:3. Mendoza, a sophomore from Madill, and Miskelly, a senior from Harrah, finished ninth and tenth place respectively for the Bronchos. The UCO team was rounded out by sophomore Ardmore native Brittany Callender who finished in 13th place. Martin said the is training hard this week for the highly competitive Missouri Southern
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ROLLER GIRLS from page 9 a bank track you can grab other players to help stabilize yourself said Jane’s Affliction. “The bank track is more from the 70s and more showy,” said Jane’s Affliction. “They don’t think we are as skilled because we are on a flat track,” Jane’s Affliction, board of directors’ member said. “We, on the other hand, think it is hard because we don’t have a slant to give us momentum.” Some of the terms that would be interesting during play would be “bout” which is comparable to a match. Each bout is divided into short races called “jams”. Each bout is 20 minutes long, and containing jams. Each team for a jam consists of five players. There are eight girls in a pack per jam and two girls that are the jammers. The jammers are the point scorers. The jammers’ goal is to make it through the pack first to gain control of the jam, while the pack blocks to make it faster and easier for the jammers to score. During the bouts, the audience can sit in chairs on the rink. The league will have live bands for half-time entertainment. “It is so exciting in a bout,” Sara Jane Dodd, UCO alumni who goes by Double D. Structo said. “You are right out there, and can see their faces and we love crowd interaction.” Tornado Alley Roller Girls have their first league bout Nov. 5 at the Edmond Rockin’ Roller Rink. Tiffany Batdorf can be reached at tbatdorf@thevistaonline.com.
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Bronchos offense scores 11 goals in win
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UCO senior forward Lindsey Hull kicks the ball between the legs of an unidentified Southern Nazarene University defender as SNU's freshman goalkeeper Erica Brown looks on. The Bronchos beat the Crimson Storm 11-1 Sept. 7 at Tom Thompson Field. Hull led the UCO with four goals and an assist. UCO next takes the field against East Central State University, Tuesday, Sept. 12 at home. by Matt Caban Sports Editor Defensive peace was in short supply for Southern Nazarene University as the UCO Bronchos pummeled their guests 11-1 at Tom Thompson Field Sept. 7. The Bronchos controlled possession and out shot the Crimson Storm 31-3 in route to victory. The win brought improved the Bronchos perfect record to 5-0 and dropped the Crimson Storm to a record of 1-2. UCO head soccer coach Mike Cook said his team did well. “We were aggressive and
stuck to our game plan and most importantly, we executed today,” he said. “We’re really starting to play some solid soccer and I’m very encouraged with the way we’ve been playing here recently.” Seven different players scored for the Bronchos in the win over SNU. Senior forward Lindsey Hull led the way with four goals to bring her total to six on the season. The Bronchos kicked off their scoring spree in the 18th minute when Hull got one on one with the keeper before making a quick low pass left to freshman midfielder Tiffanie Meek. Meek pounced on the ball and
put into the net from five yards out for the first goal of her college career. Hull said while she could have shot the ball herself, the smarter play was to pass. “I like to help my teammates score,” she said. Moments later, UCO had an injury scare as senior captain and defender Melissa Terry went down after spraining her ankle. Terry would return later in the game. During Terry’s absence, the UCO defense would allow SNU’s only goal of the match. In the 23rd minute SNU midfielder Alanna Mena stole a pass in the UCO area and scored the
equalizer past UCO senior goalkeeper Kristina Moore. Within the next three minutes, Hull netted twice off assists from sophomore fullback Jackie Hancock and sophomore forward Teagan Breslin to give UCO a 3-1 lead. The fireworks continued in the 30th minute as junior midfielder Moriah Chinnock made a cross shot from 18 yards out on the left wing to give UCO a 4-1 halftime lead. Hull said the shot looked like it was meant as a pass before going into the goal. “It’s one of the passes that is supposed to be a cross, but just goes into the goal,” she said.
The first of the Bronchos’ ed her. The goals by Brewster seven second half goals came and Burk where the first of each about 30 seconds into the half of their college careers. courtesy of Hull. The goal came According to UCO Media from 10 yards out following Relations, the 11 goals were the a deflection. Junior midfielder most goals scored by a UCO Jenny Racicot was credited team since a school-record 13 with assist. goals against Southwestern Between the 50th and 66th Oklahoma on Oct. 7, 2001. minutes, the Bronchos scored After the game SNU head another five goals. The goals soccer coach Mark Persson said came from junior midfielder his team learned some things Sarah Addison, Racicot (who from the game. made back to back goals,) Hull “We’re a long way obviand freshman forward Robyn ously from where we need to Brewster. be in competing with UCO, but Freshman midfielder Vallan there’s a lot of good things we Burk capped off the day with can take out of that,” he said. goal from 10 yards out. Junior Matt Caban can be reached at midfielder Lacy Cooley assist- mcaban@thevistaonline.com.
Comeback fumbled away by Tiffany Batdorf Staff Writer The bad luck bug bit the Bronchos for the second straight week as their comeback bid against Abilene Christian University fell short 24-18. The loss dropped the Bronchos to 0-2 overall and 01 in the Lone Star conference standing, while ACU went to 10 by winning its season-opener. The victory also snapped UCO’s three game winning streak over ACU. UCO took an early 3-0 lead on a 46-yard field goal by senior kicker Jason Dixon. The field goal, a career –long for Dixon, was set up by short punt from ACU. ACU’s junior punter Brock Pierce made a short 21yard kick while being pressured by UCO freshman defensive lineman Kevin Andrews. Three plays picked up only six yards, but Dixon came on to make the long field goal that put the Bronchos on top with 11:04 left in the first quarter. UCO started the drive on their own 35-yard line. The Wildcats scored on three straight possessions spanning across the second and third quarters to build a 21-3 lead. UCO was able to pull within 24-18 with 5:52 left in the fourth quarter thanks to a oneyard touchdown run by junior running back Maurice Little. Then, the Bronchos looked to score after getting to the ACU nine-yard-line. However, the next play proved to seal ACU’s victory and UCO’s fate. While scrambling UCO junior quarterback Ryan O’Hara fumbled the ball allowing ACU to regain possession. With the fumble recovered at the 12 and less than two minutes left in the
game, ACU ran out the clock. UCO head football coach Chuck Langston said his team made enough mistakes early on to put them in a hole at the end of the game. “I was proud of the way we stayed in there and battled,” he said. “Our offense started making plays and defensively we came up with some big stops to get back in the game. We had a chance at the end and just didn’t get it done.” UCO’s deficit was largest when ACU sophomore running back Taber Minner’s ran 74 yards for a touchdown early in the third quarter. At this point ACU led UCO 21-3. The Bronchos bounced back and out gained ACU 184-52 for the rest of the game. UCO started its comeback in the third quarter with O’Hara’s scrambling four-yard scoring pass to Kerry Johnson with about three minutes to go in the third quarter. The score capped off a six play, 45-yard drive for the Bronchos. During the drive, O’Hara connected with senior fullback Alex Aguilar for an eight-yard completion redshirt freshman running back Da’Marean Pullen made a 30-yard run to set up O’Hara’s touchdown pass. UCO’s defense held ACU scoreless for two possessions before the Wildcats made it 2410 on a 42-yard field goal by sophomore kicker Matt Adams with 7:26 remaining. O’Hara then led the Bronchos on a five-play, 70-yard drive that included long passes of 40 yards to sophomore wide receiver Marcellus Parker and 28 yards to junior wide receiver Eric Dietz. Parker’s catch set up Little’s touchdown. The Bronchos had a sur-
prise in store for ACU with their extra point attempt. Junior holder and back-up quarterback Kyle Clopton took the snap and rolled out before finding Michael Sherwood open in the end zone for a two-point conversion. Down 24-18, UCO’s defense again met the challenge of holding back ACU’s potent offense. Junior linebacker Will Clewis and sophomore defensive back Matt Gates had back-to-back tackles before junior defensive back David Berry defended a pass on third down that forced the Wildcats to punt. UCO took over at its own 43 and quickly moved to the ACU 36 on a three-yard run by Little and O’Hara’s 18-yard pass to Aguilar. Three straight incompletions set up fourth-and-10. O’Hara responded by getting the first down when he scrambled to his left and found Parker wide open for a 27-yard gain down to the ACU nine. On the next play, O’Hara fumbled while scrambling and ACU recovered on their own 12-yard line. O’Hara finished 17-of-30 passing for 202 yards, with Parker pulling down four of those for 89 yards. ACU sophomore quarterback Billy Malone was 21-of-32 for 220 yards as the Wildcats outgained the Bronchos 375-262 in total yards. The fumble along with an interception by O’Hara were the only turnovers of the game. UCO returns home this week to face Angelo State University 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 at Wantland Stadium. Tiffany Batdorf can be reached at tbatdorf@thevistaonline.com.
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Chichi LaRough, left and Mortisha Malice, right, of the Victory Dolls, smother Ivanna Hurtem, center, of Cell Block 9 during the Tornado Alley Roller Girls exhibition match Sept. 9.
UCO students get tough in rink by Tiffany Batdorf Sports Writer The Tornado Alley Roller Girls derby team is blowing into Oklahoma with their first competition Nov. 5. The league includes current UCO students along with graduates. While some might remember the early days of roller derby, others are new to the sport of contact skating. Participates in the all female league must be 21 years old. All of the skaters have nicknames for themselves and yes they do use them while on and off the rink. Cell Block 9, Victory Dolls, Homewrecking Harlots, and Valkyrie Vixens make up the Tornado Alley Roller Girl
League. Suzy Heartbreaker and Jane’s Affliction founded the league. Heather Abuddell, Psychology junior, who goes by Mortisha Malice said they try to pick nicknames that are tough, with meaning behind them. “I teach kindergarten in a predominantly Hispanic community, and the kids would call me Bruja,” said UCO alumni Jennifer Davis or Bella Bruja. “Which in Spanish means ‘witch’.” Abuddell said most of the girls in the league are tomboys, hang out together and love to get tough with each other. “This is a great way to get out aggression and get a great workout,” Abuddell said. Sheri Kitchen, graphic
design sophomore, goes by Betty Socker, said growing up she loved watching the roller derby. “I always thought it was pretty awesome,” Kitchen said. “It is great being around such a great bunch of women, and it is a good bonding experience.” This world of skating gained a little help from the recent show on A&E, “Roller Girls.” There are similarities between the show and Oklahoma’s own Tornado Alley Roller Girl League. Tornado Alley Roller Girls league competes on a flat track instead of a bank track which is slanted. On a flat track you cannot grab another girl, where on
see ROLLER GIRLS, page 9