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THURSDAY• October 04, 2012
TAKING PRECAUTIONS IN WAKE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT INTRO • BRYAN TRUDE, Staff Writer •
AVOIDING DANGEROUS SITUATIONS
Awareness, of one’s surroundings and situation, is critical according to RAINN. Try to avoid isolated areas with no one around, and do not allow yourself to be isolated with someone you do not know or trust. In public, avoid walking with music headphones in both ears or loaded down with packages and bags, as this makes people appear more vulnerable. Walk with confidence like you know where you are going, even if you do not. “Sexual assault is a crime of motive and opportunity,” according to RAINN. While it is impossible to completely eliminate the risk of sexual assault, it is important to remember that presenting yourself as not an “easy target” can reduce risk. Finally, RAINN suggests that people always have a cell phone charged and enough money for cab fare.
On Sept. 23, UCO police received a report on a sexual assault that occurred in Murdaugh Hall in the middle of the day. It is the eighth known sexual assault reported to police on the UCO campus since 2009, according to information from UCO PD’s annual fire and safety report, and the seventh to occur inside a UCO residential facility. While police have released a description of a suspect, they have not responded to requests from the Vista for further information. The case is still open, according to the UCO PD daily crime log. In recognition of October being National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, here are some tips compiled by the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network to reduce the risk of becoming a victim of sexual assault.
IF YOU ARE ASSAULTED
JOSH WOLF
Ultimately, RAINN says it is impossible to completely protect yourself from sexual assault, whether you are a man or a woman. Victims of sexual assault are urged to call 911 for help immediately. RAINN also operates a 24/7 help line for people affected by sexual violence at 1-800-656-4673.
SAFETY AT SOCIAL FUNCTIONS
In social situations, there is safety in numbers. Arrive, stay and leave with a group of friends and look out for each other. Be observant for changes in behavior and unusual actions. “If a friend seems out of it, is way too intoxicated for the amount of alcohol they’ve had, or is acting out of character, get him or her to a safe place immediately,” writes RAINN. Never leave your drink unattended, and if you do, toss it and order a new one. Never accept drinks from people you do not know or trust. If you decide to accept one, go with them to order it and watch it be prepared.
UNDER PRESSURE When being pressured by another, it is important to remember that, above all, it is not your fault that you are in that situation. Never do anything you do not want to, and remember it is all right to lie to make up an excuse to leave. RAINN also recommends that you have a code word with friends and family that can help you communicate your discomfort without alerting or offending the other person. That way, friends or family can know they need to come get you or to make up an excuse for you to leave.
With October being National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, The Vista takes a look at what students can do to ensure their safety. Stock Photo
SUPPLIED THE LAUGHS • LUKE LOFTISS, Staff Writer • Comedian Josh Wolf, best known for his appearances on Chelsea Handler’s late night E! Network talk show, Chelsea Lately, appeared onstage at UCO’s Constitution Hall in the Nigh University Center Tuesday night before a crowd of about 110 people, mostly students. The event was presented by the UCO Student Programming Board (SPB) and was free for students with UCO IDs. The line outside Constitution Hall began forming around 6:30 and after a short unexplained delay attendees were allowed in around 7:00. The show began with comedian James Davis, who was also on hand to warm up the crowd. Davis’ jokes covered everything from politics, with Davis giving an impression of President Obama banning McDonald’s from stopping breakfast at 10:30, to issues such as race, rape and dropping out of college. “I went on Spring Break and never unbroke,” Davis said. Davis also expressed anxiety about UCO’s Forensic Sciences program, jokingly suggesting that he was afraid to leave his fingerprints around campus because of the possibility of past mis-
deeds being uncovered. When headliner Josh Wolf took the stage he said he was shocked to arrive in Oklahoma and find so many Chinese people on campus. “What are they doing? How did they get here?” Wolf asked the audience. “Is anybody here from China?” No one in the audience claimed to be and Wolf performed several minutes of verbal caricatures directed towards UCO’s Chinese student contingent. Wolf’s humor then shifted towards scatology, with Wolf recounting anecdotes wherein he and others had soiled themselves in public after large meals at Taco Cabana. Wolf said he still loved Taco Cabana and was disappointed that there wasn’t one within 150 miles of Edmond. A chorus of audience members informed Wolf that there is in fact a Taco Cabana in Oklahoma City and UCO’s SPB agreed to take Wolf to the restaurant on Wednesday. Wolf’s comedy style was greatly interactive, with Wolf improvising with the audience response, chatting with those in attendance and calling SPB special events committee member
Jernye Werth to the stage to suck helium from a balloon and demonstrate her Oklahoma accent. The audience laughed throughout Wolf’s act with rarely a lull, despite Wolf going long, spending nearly an hour on stage. “Josh Wolf was a great comic and kept the audience laughing,” Werth said. Wolf’s stand-up routine was followed by a question and answer session, conducted via twitter, wherein audience members could post questions to the social networking site and Wolf would answer them. One attendee asked Wolf how much money he made per episode of Chelsea Lately. Wolf invited the audience to guess and was given figures ranging from $2,500 to $5,000 per episode. “$400 per episode,” Wolf said, “It’s a union show and that’s the union scale for that kind of work.” Another tweet asked Wolf what his favorite word was to which he replied “motherfucker” and went on to praise the versatility of the word as well as the intrinsic pleasure of saying it. When asked if he would ever come back to UCO Wolf replied, “if they book me, yeah.”
Opinion
THEVISTA
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October 4, 2012 Editorial
Death by group project
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So, good ol’ Billy Shakespeare once said, “A coward dies a thousand deaths, a hero only one.” I’ve never counted myself as yellow, but every time an instructor assigns a group project – I die. I’ve spent the last three hours trying to estimate the number of times I’ve died since I enrolled at UCO. And by this, I mean I walked around my room, stared at my computer, drank a lethal dose of coffee, read an email from a professor concerning the due date of a group project, died, and decided to write about it. Now, I’m no mathematician, but my estimate puts me a few thousand deaths past a coward. I’m not sure what that makes me. Chicken heart? Lily liver? Fraidy cat? Chicken liver? Lily Cat? I don’t know, but one thing I do know is UCO puts way too much stock in groups. Oh, but Josh, when you enter the “real world” (whatever that is) you’ll be forced to work with others at your job. Josh, it helps with communication skills. Yadda, yadda. I get it. But let me ask you this, have you ever worked in a group or at a job
where every person functioned as an equitable cog? Is Larry the janitor diligent about taking out the trash? Is Mitch whittling off the ends of his fingers on steady data entry? No. They aren’t. Larry is eating crystal meth by the handful behind the dumpsters, and Mitch Facebook creeps biglegged women he more-or-less met at a party. Leaving me (or some responsible person) to take out the trash and punch in the data. When emphasis is placed on the group and not the individual, many students coast through their entire collegiate careers on the coattails of one or two proactive group members. Courses with a majority of assignments tackled in groups only perpetuate a lazy leech-ism. I’m sure there are students that blossom in groups. I’m not one of them. I can’t write three sentences if people are around me. I can’t tell Larry to put the crystal meth down, and get to work. I’m passive. But at the same time, I take pride in my individual endeavors. When it comes to my own work, I want it to be the best it possibly can be. If I didn’t sell you on the importance of
the singular mind, let John Steinbeck do it: “And this I believe: that the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. And this I would fight for: the freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. And this I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government, which limits or destroys the individual. This is what I am and what I am about.”
Josh Hutton Editor-in-Chief jhutton6@uco.edu
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How are your grades? SAMSON OLATERU
SAM WONG
KINSEY TEDFORD
DUPLICHAN THERASIA RENAY
Business Management- Sophomore
Business Administration-Freshman
Biology - Junior
Nutrition- Sophomore
“Good. I thank God for the good grades.”
“It’s good. Everything still works fine, though I missed one class.”
“They’re all A’s right now. Hopefully they stay that way.”
“Pretty good. They’re really good actually.”
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AROU N D
Opinion
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THEVISTA
Little Miss
SUNSHINE By Kara Stewart No More Mr. Nice Girl
A municipal worker shouts slogans during a protest against the new austerity measures outside the Parliament in Athens, on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/ Petros Giannakouris)
An anatomical specimen is displayed at the ‘Body Worlds’ exhibition in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Bahraini anti-government protesters carrying petrol bombs face off against riot police firing tear gas and stun grenades in Sadad, Bahrain, on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. Clashes erupted at the end of a mourning procession for Ali Hussein Niema, 17, who allegedly was shot dead last week by riot police. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)
As much as we hate to admit it, being nice is overrated. Let’s face it. Who has time to stand idly by, holding open the door for someone you’ve never met? Even if they’re on crutches, you’re not obligated to sit around and wait for them. In this fast-paced world, you have stuff to do. And it doesn’t stop there. Who wants to spend your precious free time helping other people who probably wouldn’t even return the favor? You run around, frantically trying to please someone that has no say in your life. Why bother? Why does it matter if you buy lunch for a homeless man? Who’s going to care if you use please and thank you? Unless you’re a firm believer of karma, does it really matter if you use manners or not? Side note, I’m skipping the religious aspects of this on purpose. I could sit around discussing what God(s) may or may not think of this article, but ain’t nobody got time for that. In my most recent experiences, I’ve come to the conclusion that being nice is entirely overrated. I’ve spent a good portion of my life trying to be nice, trying to be a good person. Would you like to know where that has gotten me? Currently, I’m attempting to help three different organizations, not to mention my personal relationships I feel obligated to. I can’t say no when
someone calls me and needs a favor: I was raised too Southern to bother objecting to even the most ridiculous of requests. You need to borrow five hundred dollars? Well, alright. You want me to wear the most god-awful dress to your wedding so you can look better than me? Okay. Call you every half-hour to check in so you know I’m not dead? Can do. Don’t have time to do something you signed up for so you want me to cover you? Count me in! Well, the era of everyone controlling my life is over. It’s time to say no. I can no longer indulge you in your favors, your requests, your suggestions. I don’t have time to babysit you, to help you out, to save you from whatever obligation you can’t do. I can’t keep helping everyone out, because then I forget to help myself. And believe me, I need all the help I can get. So, ladies and gents, repeat after me. No. No, I just don’t have time (because, really, who does in college?) I’m sorry, I can’t. I already have enough on my plate, and I can’t take care of you, too. I can’t quite stop being polite; my mama beat manners in to me too hard for me to let that one slip. But, I can stop being nice. No more favors from me, kids. In the words of some of my closest friends, sisters, and family, “Get your stuff together.”
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THEBRONCHOMIXTAPE.TUMBLR In this Sept. 21, 2012 photo, cast members perform a scene in “Suenos,” or “Dreams,” one of Ecuador’s most successful musicals, at the Casa de la Cultura theater in Quito, Ecuador. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
Kashmiri Muslim villagers thrash paddy after a harvest in Beerwah, some 38 kilometers (24 miles) northwest of Srinagar, India, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/ Dar Yasin)
Album Review
Converge
‘All We Love We Leave Behind’ by TREVOR HULTNER, Staff Writer It would be hard to say that post-hardcore/ metal maestros CONVERGE do anything but slay on their new album, All We Love We Leave Behind. Combining hardcore punk rhythms coming from bassist Nate Newton and drummer Ben Koller, heavy metal riffage reminiscent of SLAYER and BLACK SABBATH via guitarist Kurt Ballou, and a wide range of vocal styles covering the aforementioned genres and even some BAUHAUS-style goth from frontman J. Bannon, All We Love We Leave Behind may be one of the most interesting albums of 2012. The one song that does not quite work well is the song that opens the album, “Aimless Arrow.” Not a bad song by any means, it sounds like it would fit in more with something CONVERGE’s Deathwish, Inc. labelmates TOUCHE AMORE would be more into doing, than anything else on All We Love. For the remaining 36 minutes, however, listeners’ ears are subjected to pure meanness. Standout songs include “Trespasses,” “Sparrow’s Fall,” and “Vicious Muse,” but the best song on the album is “Sadness Comes Home,” with more styles of music being
played on this one track than in the rest of the album. Ballou’s playing flawlessly alternates between technical arpeggiations more commonly found in mathcore, and thrash metal, and, to put it bluntly, Koller beats the everloving sh*t out of his kit. Overall, CONVERGE has put together a fantastic metal album worthy of multiple listenthroughs and most-likely-guaranteed spots on a lot of people’s year-end top-10 lists. All We Love We Leave Behind comes out on Epitaph Records and Deathwish, Inc. October 9.
Release Date Oct. 9, 2012
Label Epitaph
Score
9.0
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October 5 - October 7 Life in Color - October 5 Life in Color is the world’s largest paint party. This concert is a mix of music, dancing, art, and paint. The event will take place at the Cox Convention Center and will feature Thomas Gold, a Berlin-based DJ. The show begins at 7 p.m.
UCO vs. NW Missouri State - Oct. 6 The UCO Bronchos face off against the Northwest Missouri State Bearcats on Saturday, Oct. 6. Kickoff is at Wantland Stadium at 1:00 p.m. Admission if free for students with a valid UCO I.D. and $13 for adults. The first 1,000 people get a free iPhone case at the door.
UCO Jazz Lab Performance - October 6 The UCO Jazz Lab presents Michael Summers. The doors open at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 8 p.m. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. For more information, contact 405-359-7989 or visit www.ucojazzlab.com.
Ultimate Terrors Haunted House - Oct. 5-7 The Ultimate Terrors Haunted House features three theed haunted houses and vendors. Ultimate Terrors opens on Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. and will remain open on weekend nights until Oct. 31. For directions and specific hours of operation, visit www.ultimateterrors.com.
News
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Bangladeshi Muslims participate in a protest against an obscure movie made in the United States called “Innocence of Muslims” that ridicules Islam’s Prophet Muhammad, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. Placards read: “There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger.” (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)
• JOSH WALLACE, Staff Writer • Last month, protests and violence erupted in the Middle East following the release of a trailer for the movie “The Innocence of Muslims.” The movie had been screened earlier this year in the United States, but little to no attention had been paid to the film, until a 14-minute trailer of the film was dubbed in Arabic and released on YouTube in early September. Reaction to the trailer’s release was almost immediate, following a Sept. 9 broadcast of the video on an Egyptian Television Station, Al-Nas TV. On Sept. 11, protests broke out in Libya and Egypt, with four Americans left dead at the U.S. Embassy in Libya. Among those killed was the U.S. Ambassador, Chris Stevens, who in recent days has been honored by our country for his service, as well as by many of the Libyan people he worked with in their country. Heba Alshibani, a Libyan Television Reporter, told the Washington Post how she was on assignment to interview Stevens and how much
the people admired him, adding, “People loved him. He would never say no. Even if he was in a hurry, if someone said, ‘Can I take a picture?’ ‘Can I talk to you?’ he would stand there and talk.” U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke on Sept. 25, calling for calm across the region, stating, “Dignity does not come from avenging insults, especially with violence that can never be justified. It comes from taking responsibility and advancing our common humanity.” Clinton went on to describe how extremists in the region are trying to drive a wedge between the U.S. and Arab countries. She added, “All of us need to stand together to resist these forces and to support democratic transitions under way in North Africa and the Middle East.” Around campus, UCO students had varying opinions on the recent crisis. Regarding the response to the video, Steffan Wood, a professional media major, stated “I think it’s
Heart-shaped flags planted by Christian-based organization ‘40 Days for Life’ Broncho Lake on October 3, 2012. Photo by Cyn Sheng Ling, The Vista
Pro-life group plants signs near Broncho Lake
The organization claims a sign was placed for each abortion conducted on an average day in the U.S. Photo by Cyn Sheng Ling, The Vista
understandable to a point that they would be upset, but to want to kill people in response and talking about wanting to go to war with us, I think it’s a little much, it’s not like we killed anybody. It was an inappropriate video, but this is an extreme response.” Tyler Ash, an undecided freshman, responded similarly, adding, “I think they’re overblowing it, from my understanding it’s just a little film, I know what they did was probably wrong, I know they take their religion very serious over there, but to go out and kill U.S. ambassadors that had nothing to do with it is just overblown.” David Tiger, a business major, said that he understood the reaction, that “you cannot jump the red line, you have to respect” the Prophet Muhammed, but that the way things were handled wasn’t right. Tiger added that you need to focus on discussions and negotiations, and that violence and death are not appropriate responses.
Mohhamed Almultin, an industrial safety major, gave his opinion on the subject, saying, “I think the reaction is overblown, we have many other ways to deal with this situation than do what they did.” All of the students agreed on one aspect, they all believe that the media had a much larger influence in this crisis than it should have. Wood added, “I can’t say that all Muslims are like that, or that it’s a general way they should be looked at, I think it’s just because that’s what we’re fed that’s what we believe them to be.” Ash agrees, saying that by overexposing the story, especially in the Middle East, it led to more problems than it did good. Almultin believes that this could be a learning experience though, that some good may come of it. He describes that this situation might allow people to look into Islam and the Prophet in particular and learn what Islam really teaches.
News
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Award winning pianist Snyder to perform for free on campus today • LINDSEY RICKARDS, Staff Writer •
Barry Snyder will play a solo piano performance tonight, Oct. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in the Radke Fine Arts Theatre. The theatre is located in UCO’s Center for Transformative Learning. The event is open and free to the public. The program will include music by an assortment of composers. The first half of the concert will consist of music from the Bureau and Impressionistic Periods as well as music written for Snyder by Sydney Hodkinson. After the intermission, the second half of the concert will be dedicated to Robert Schumanns’ Carnaval from the Romantic Period. In 1966, Snyder won the silver medal in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Since 1962, the competition has been held every four years in Fort Worth, Texas. This year, the competition celebrates its 50th year of existence. Snyder became an international sensation after he won silver in the second Van Cliburn competition. He has recorded over 40 CDs as well as given concerts and masters classes around the world. Snyder is a professor of piano at the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music, where he has taught since 1970. Barry Snyder, silver medalist in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, will He is one of the 48 pianists listed in the be performing tomorrow at the Transformative Learning Center. Photo provuded
book “The Most Wanted Piano Teachers in the USA,” written by Benjamin Saver. During Snyder’s visit to UCO, he will teach two master classes, Friday, Oct. 5 in the Radke Fine Arts Theatre, free to students and the public. The first class will take place from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m., focusing on chamber ensembles. The second class will take place from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. and will focus on solo piano. “Anyone is welcome,” said Dr. Chindarat Charoenwongse professor of piano at UCO’s School of Music, “they don’t have to be a musician.” Charoenwongse said that even an observer in the audience could gain something from attending these classes. Before she was a professor at UCO, Charoenwongse studied piano under Snyder for two years. While Snyder was traveling the world, Charoenwongse witnessed one of his concerts in Thailand and decided that she would like to study with him. “His gifts as a musician convey such moving messages through music at the piano,” Charoenwongse said. Snyder has the “ability to teach someone in the process of getting better,” said Charoenwongse, who feels that Snyder’s visit will be a great learning opportunity for students.
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Theater
UCO Arts and Design to Medical emergency near put on Shakespeare play the College of Business ‘Henry V’ this weekend • MERVYN CHUA, Staff Writer • The UCO Fine Arts and Design will be presenting William Shakespeare’s historical drama, Henry V at Mitchell Hall Theater from Oct. 4 to Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. on Oct. 7. The play is set in the 15th century, the time period the play was written, and portrays Henry V’s conquest of France. Auditions started the first week of school and rehearsals have been in session since the second week. Over 40 people are involved in this production. “A huge amount of time and energy has gone into the stage combat to make sure it looks realistic and that it’s going to be really cool for people to see. The set is beautiful, the costumes are gorgeous, and the lighting is fantastic. People really rally to create a work of art that is really beautiful. We’ve been working really hard on this and we’re excited to share this gift with an audience,” Summer Nolan, a theater performance senior, playing the role of the French princess, Catherine, said. This play is in conjunction with UCO’s Passport program, where a country is selected to celebrate annually during the fall semester. This semester, Shakespeare’s native country was chosen. “Last year we did the Lark, which is Joan of Arc for the UCO Passport to France. This year, it’s passport to England. Daisy, our head of department, wanted to support the passport program,” Nolan said. The historic play will also display battle scenes. A team of eight has been dedicated to perfecting the combat scenes alone. On Tuesday, there was a mockup at Plunkett Park of the combat scenes to give the people a taste of the play. Bryant Hayes is a freshman in theater performance and the fight squad captain.
“So far it’s been pretty great. I’ve learned how to use the sword and everything. It’s been fun and great to have this opportunity. The guys and I have worked hard and also have has a lot of fun.” The play is directed by Jerry Ferraccio, M.F.A., UCO Theatre Arts Department guest director. “Jerry is an amazing director. He’s held some incredible workshops for our department and cast and his repertoire of Shakespeare is amazing. He can rattle off entire plays. I personally have learned a lot from him and enjoy working with him,” Nolan said. Nicholas Toscani, a junior in theatre education, plays the main character, King Henry V. “When it comes to Shakespeare, people go, ‘Oh, it’s so boring’, or history, ‘it’s so boring.’ But, when you see the play, you can actually see the king on stage, you can see the sword fight of Agincourt. So, I think people will be able to connect with that visually and maybe see it as not so boring.” Austin Oliver, a freshman also studying theatre education, playing Glouster, Henry’s brother, is impressed with UCO’s high standards. “It’s a great feeling coming from a small town stage to be able to come up and be surrounded by the culture and the professionalism that UCO has in their theatre production. I’ve learned so much with developing characters, and being able to just embrace the stage.” Tickets are $4 for students with a UCO I.D., $10 for senior citizens and non-UCO students, and $14 for adults. Tickets can be purchased through the Mitchell Hall Theater Box Office at (405) 974-3374 or by visiting www.click4tix.com/uco.
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THEVISTA
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October 4, 2012
Golf
UCO Golf teams wrap up tournaments Whitt Carter
The Bronchos will return to action on October 15th at the Missouri Western Invitational, which will be held in St. Charles, Mo.
Staff Writer Both UCO golf squads were in action this week, trying to continue the good play that Broncho fans have seen for quite some time. The men were in action at the Lindenwood Invitational on Tuesday, their third tournament of the year. The women hosted their own tournament, the RBC Bank Classic at Lincoln Park Golf Course (East) in Oklahoma City, on Monday and Tuesday. MEN: The Broncho men continued their run of good play this week, as they finished fourth in the Lindenwood Invitational, held in St. Louis, Mo. Seniors Trevor Stafford and Dillon Rust led the way for UCO, as the Bronchos shot a 615 in the two-day affair. Stafford shot a 75 on day two, leaving him with a 148 total that was good for a thirdplace tie, only two shots behind the winner. Rust shot a 76 on Tuesday and finished only a stroke behind Stafford at 149 and sixth place. Other Broncho golfer finishers were Landon Morgan (79), Rustin Purser (82) and Eric Kline (83). Freshman Tyler Hargus shot 77 as an individual in the tournament.
UCO Women’s Golfer, junior Taylor Neidy. Photo provided
WOMEN: The UCO women also extended their good stretch of play this week, finishing fifth, as they hosted the RBC Bank Classic at Lincoln Park Golf Course (East) in Oklahoma City. UCO fired a 300 total in both days of the tournament, and finished fifth behind familiar foes St. Edwards, Southwestern Oklahoma State, Newman and Dallas Baptist. “We didn’t play bad, but we still threw away too many shots,” UCO coach Michael Bond said. “Everybody would play well for stretches and then make a couple of mistakes that really cost them. “This team has a chance to be really good if we can eliminate some of the silly things that hurt us.” Aly Seng led the Bronchos shooting 74 on day two, while Taylor Neidy and Erica Bensch both shot 75 and Lindsey Bensch and Tressa Brumley shot 76, while Katie Bensch finished at 80. Neidy was the highest Broncho finisher, as the junior finished 10th with a 148 total. The Bronchos return to action on October 15th and 16th when they head south for the Dallas Baptist Classic.
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Soccer v. Nebraska-Kearney - 1:00 p.m.
UCO Men’s Golfer, freshman Trevor Stafford. Photo provided
Volleyball
Volleyball team wins in Ada against East Central Chris Brannick
Sports Editor The UCO Women’s Volleyball team got a non-conference win Tuesday night, when they traveled to Ada, Okla. to take on East Central University. “It always feels good to win. I am very happy for our girls,” Edgar Miraku, UCO head coach said. The Bronchos took the match in four sets, winning the decisive fourth by a close two points, preserving the victory. Each set was similar to that, the Bronchos took the first set 25-23 and dropped the second set with that same score. UCO would cruise through the third and win 25-18 before finishing off the Tigers in the fourth. “We performed good enough to win but can definitely perform better and more consistent,” Miraku said. The first year head coach also said that the team needs to be more consistent in passing and setting.
The win was a big win for the Bronchos, who have seen their share of struggles as of late. UCO won only one game out of the last seven to end the month of September. Morgan Roy led the team again as has been the theme all season. The senior hitter had 14 kills on the night helping the Bronchos to their sixth win of the season. Roy also led the team in digs with 19. Junior Tate Hardaker added 14 digs as well. Fellow senior Faith Harmon led the team with 26 assists. Freshman Juliette Smith played a key role in the win as well for the Bronchos. Smith had 10 blocks and nine kills on the night. Roy slipped from atop the conference leaders in kills per set, a place she has found herself all season. The fall was not far however, Roy sits at the number four spot in the MIAA with an average of 3.41. Harmon continues her steady pace as she ranks seventh in assists per set with
8.4. The Bronchos like many other teams in the MIAA took a break from conference play. “Right now we are treating every match the same, conference or nonconference. They all help us build and improve more as a team,” Miraku said. UCO will again play a non-conference game next Tuesday in Durant, Okla. when the take on Southeastern Oklahoma State. The next conference game will follow that in Maryville, Mo. when UCO plays Northwest Missouri State and the next home game will be Tuesday Oct. 16 against Southwest Baptist. The Bronchos find themselves with a 6-11 record after Tuesday night, and are 2-5 in play against their new MIAA conference opponents. UCO’s best mark so far this season has been at neutral sites, where Central is 3-4. The Bronchos have only managed one win at home in four tries and two wins on the road in six tries. UCO Volleyball players practice earlier this season at Hamiliton Fieldhouse. Photo by Aliki Dyer, The Vista
Opinion
Full Timeout: Fear the Beard Departure
Chris Brannick
Sports Editor Timeout. The memories of those early summer days, driving anywhere in the greater metro and seeing firsthand the effect the Oklahoma City Thunder has had on our community are not that far back in our minds. The memories of James Harden wearing orange and blue could soon be one we strive to erase. Most of you know about the
deadline that looms over our beloved basketball team, like a dark storm cloud (pun intended). You know that by the end of the month, if the Thunder does not sign an extension for Harden then, well, nothing exactly. He will still play this season and I’m certain he will play very well. We all will be able to enjoy that beard for seven or eight more months and love everything about it. But, maybe there is something. If OKC doesn’t do this now, then this season will be considered by all to be a “Contract season,” in which a player enters the final year of his contract and plays his butt off ensuring he will be offered top dollar at season’s end from every and all takers. Harden will become a restricted free agent, meaning if any of the 29 other teams in the NBA offer him 60 million dollars to come and play for them for four years, then Oklahoma City has a week to match
that offer or make a better one. Let’s open that memory box one more time. Remember all those arguments you had with your fellow Thunder buddies about whether or not Harden should start in place of Thabo Sefalosha? He would start on approximately 28 teams in the NBA and there aren’t many arguments to that statement. There also aren’t many people who would argue teams in the league aren’t preparing to offer Harden a big-time deal. But come on, seriously, who really thinks Harden would leave what he has going here in what I sometimes refer to as the Okiedoke. Everyone loves him and he loves everyone here. The number of men with beards in Oklahoma has increased in the last few years. And, if you follow @jharden13 then you would already know about his loyalties to the city. If you follow Media Days in the NBA, or at least the Thunder’s Media Day, then you would also
know that Harden loves it here, and he would never even imagine being anywhere else and that he hopes this deal gets done soon. This brings me to a very interesting dilemma. What if Harden is simply doing what OKC does best? What if Harden is “saying all the right things,” in an effort to keep away the soap opera saga that usually accompanies these kinds of situations. Dwight Howard and Carmelo Anthony recently put their previous teams through some sick and twisted nightmares over whether they wanted to stay or go. While LeBron James hosted a television show to rip the hearts out of an entire city, Kevin Durant simply tweeted his news of re-signing with OKC. The Thunder love to fly under the radar as far as what is said and done before the media, at least the media with the power to sensationalize any story into the soap opera saga sports viewers can never
get enough of. There is a possibility that Harden is giving out what I like to call coachspeak. Most coaches are trained it seems to develop an answer for every question they field following a game and turn it into something like, well we played hard. If this is what Harden is doing then Thunder fans need to ready themselves for a letdown. No matter what you say or how many times you say it, if Harden doesn’t re-sign this month, that soap opera is going to come rolling into Oklahoma like a mid-spring Thunder storm (sorry, I couldn’t resist.) One last trip to the memory box. If you waited three hours at a local chicken joint to catch a glimpse of someone who may or may not show up in The Finals, remember how awesome those chicken strips tasted because you are going to hate that guy with the beard wearing the opponent’s jersey.
Sports
THEVISTA
Page 8
October 4, 2012
Football
Bronchos to host another top ten team as Northwest Missouri comes to town at all. We’ve put ourselves in a bad position and therefore, have had to press.” “It’s not schematics, I can promise you that. It’s just a matter of us not playing well early in games. That’s something that we’re going to have to figure out and get corrected.” Josh Birmingham has been the catalyst for the Broncho offense thus far, as the junior has gained 493 yards and scored six touchdowns through five games. Those numbers rank him second in the MIAA in rushing. Junior QB Adrian Nelson has continued to improve. Last week, Nelson threw for 244 yards and a touchdown by way of a season high 25-of-44 passing. Nelson has thrown for 1,047 and five touchdowns this season, but has also thrown seven interceptions. This week, the Bronchos will face a NWMSU squad who has responded well following a 31-21 loss to in-state rival Central Missouri on Sept. 8. The Bearcats were picked third in the NCAA Division II Pre-Season polls and after the loss to Central Missouri, dropped as far as 12th, A UCO defender drags down a Washburn player Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012. Photo by Aliki Dyer, The Vista but have climbed back into the topten after convincing wins over Fort The Bronchos fell to Missouri This week, the Bronchos focus Hays State, Nebraska-Kearney and Whitt Carter Western 45-28 last week, but again will be on starting well, like they Northeastern State. showed signs of stellar play late in did in their home win over WashStaff Writer NWMSU comes in to Saturday’s the game. burn, and putting themselves in a contest averaging 463 yards per UCO will return home this SaturUCO cut the lead to eight with good position going into the latter contest (198 rushing, 265 passday, hosting MIAA foe and eighth- just under two minutes to play, but part of the game. ing), which is good for fourth in the ranked Northwest Missouri State gave up two late touchdowns to “We’ve been terrible in starting league. The Bearcats are also third in the Bronchos third straight game make the score larger than the game games,” said UCO head coach Nick in the league in scoring at 41 points against a top-ten team and fourth in has seemed. Bobeck. “We haven’t started well per outing. five games.
However, it’s defense where the Bearcats make their mark. They lead the MIAA in scoring defense, giving up only 12.6 points per game. Northwest Missouri is second in total defense, allowing 310 yards per contest (112 rushing, 194 passing). NWMSU is very balanced offensively. Several players are involved statistically, including junior RB James Franklin (290 yards, 3 TD’s), QB Brady Bolles (273 yards, 4 TD’s) and senior RB Jordan Simmons (193 yards, 3 TD’s). Several players lead the Bearcats through the air, including junior QB Trevor Adams (808 yards, 6/5), junior QB Tyler Seals (257 yards, 3/0) and wideouts Tyler Shaw (394 yards, 4 TD’s) and Bryce Young (329 yards, 2 TD’s). NWMSU is one of the top programs in Division-II, as the Bearcats have made 16 playoff appearances and won three national championships. Northwest Missouri won the three titles in 1998, 1999 and 2009. NWMSU has also won an impressive 24 conference titles and the Bearcats have made the playoffs for eight straight years. The series between UCO and Northwest Missouri is tied at 2-2, who last met in 1991-1992. The visiting team has won all four games in the series. This will be the last home game until the Bronchos return on Nov. third to take on Southwest Baptist. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Wantland Stadium this Saturday.
Bronchos aiming to correct ‘passive’ early play Chris Brannick
Sports Editor With another top ten team coming to Wantland Stadium on Saturday, the boys of fall have left us with some lingering questions. The Bronchos seem to be, after the first half of the season, a secondhalf team. Is UCO going to show up in the first quarter this weekend or wait it out until halftime the way they have so far this season. 97-26 is the combined score in the first half of games for Central after five games, and no, we haven’t scored 97. 85-71 is the score of the second half. Which Bronchos are we going to see on Saturday when we face one of the best football teams in the country? “We can’t play this passive style of football,” Nick Bobeck said. The first year head coach also spoke about the team needing to come out and play UCO football from the opening kickoff. “Maybe we need to have a live, full blown practice during our pregame warm-up just to get these guys ready in the first.”
Maybe UCO needs to go to sleep a little earlier? Maybe UCO needs to stop thinking about anything other than football during the games? Maybe UCO needs to just wake up and smell the coffee? When a few thousand fans crowd into a stadium to watch you play football is there ever really any excuse for you not being ready to play? If so what could it be? What could possibly be the reasoning behind a score like 97-26 in the first half of games so far this season? “It’s a correctable problem,” Bobeck said. If so, how long until it gets corrected? Should I even show up in the first half? The university is giving away iPhone 4 cases to the first 1,000 fans and this first half scoring woe makes you wonder if it’s even worth it. UCO has to correct this problem and correct it by Saturday. Northwest Missouri State is going to come to Edmond knowing that if they jump on the Bronchos in the first half, which is completely doable given Central’s recent trends, then the Bearcats will just have to sit back and play defense for two quarters.
Head to Head UCO
UCO junior runningback Josh Birmingham tries to elude a Missouri Western player last Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012. Photo by Jason Brown, MWSU Athletics Photographer
Facing new opponents, especially teams of this caliber, can be tough. There isn’t much argument to that, but to find yourselves down again and again like this mind-boggling. “We’re not intimidated,” Bobeck
said. “It doesn’t matter who we’re playing, it’s about us being able to start, starting the football game… If we don’t put ourselves in a hole we’ve found that we can compete.” UCO has to compete and com-
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WR Bryce Young
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