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United States vs. England
Have you been following the World Cup? Page 2.
Alternative transportation helps increase parking space for UCO students. Page 3.
Two UCO athletes are given Lone Star Conference honors. Page 7.
The match between USA and England ended in a 1-1 draw. Page 8.
JUNE 16, 2010
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Tobacco Free Policy
BEHIND THE BAN By Andy Snow / Staff Writer With the campuswide ban of all tobacco products looming on the horizon, students and faculty may still be wondering just what this means for those who are visitors to the school. The policy will apply to anyone who sets foot on campus, be it students, faculty, staff and even visitors. Additionally, this policy will stretch across all properties owned or leased by UCO, including facilities such as the UCO Jazz Lab and ACM@UCO. “Tobacco users on university-leased policies will be treated just as they would not complying on campus,” Danielle Dill, assistant director of the Wellness Center, said. The tobacco ban, which goes into effect July 1, 2010, was approved by President Webb in October last year. Dill and Robin Shipman, UCOSA senator for community health, have been important figures in pushing the tobacco ban through to administration. “UCO started looking at the idea of a tobacco-free campus about five years ago,” Dill said. “At that time, we just put a lot of effort into doing our homework. We looked at other institutions that had gone tobacco-free. We really wanted to do our best to understand the whole idea, the whole concept.” It was around this time that UCO put into place a comprehensive tobacco policy, according to Dill. “The policy consists of three things: prevention, cessation and policy,” Dill said. The tobacco ban policy can be viewed in its entirety at UCO’s website, for those curious about the regulations and rules contained within the ban. Dill encourages anyone who is curious to read the documents containing information about the ban. “There were several reasons behind the implementation of a tobacco-free campus,” Dill said. “We want to promote a healthy environment for students and employees, but we also assessed the importance of having a green university.” Dill said the ban also addresses safety concerns. “The ban is a health issue, an environmental issue, but it’s also a safety issue,” Dill said. “We want people to be safe from trash can fires and other dangers linked to the issue.” The passing of the ban and the changes it promotes are sure to alter the way some students and faculty go about their business while on campus.
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The tobacco ban goes into effect July 1, 2010, and includes all UCO property. However, officials say they will depend on the help of faculty and studetns to help enforce it.
UCO Police Officers Lance Doherty and James Porterfield (left to right) will be enforcing the upcoming tobacco ban in July. Campus police will ease into enforcing the policy. “We won’t be searching student and faculty vehicles for tobacco. We will only be enforcing the use of tobacco on campus,” Jeff Harp, executive director of UCO Police Services said.
However, one very important question does remain: How will this tobacco ban be enforced across campus? “We are spending a lot of time making sure that people are informed and educated about the policy,” Dill said. “However, there is also the concept of self-enforcement. This means all of us, faculty and students, have the right and the responsibility to comply, but also to respectfully ask others to comply.” Jeff Harp, executive director of UCO Police Services, has additional insight into what can be done to enforce the tobacco ban.
“The tobacco ban will be handled and treated like any other issue of misconduct,” Harp said. “This means that those caught using tobacco on campus could be reported to the Office of Student Conduct, or in the case of faculty, may be reported to a supervisor.” Harp said the campus police will not be attempting to make arrests regarding the matter of campus tobacco use. “This will be more of a cease and desist policy,” Harp said.
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ATHLETES COMPETE IN ENDEAVOR GAMES By Samantha Maloy / Staff Writer The 11th Annual UCO Endeavor Games took place this past weekend in the Edmond and OKC area. More than 450 athletes converged on the UCO campus and other nearby facilities to compete in events ranging from archery and swimming to basketball and power lifting. The U.S. Paralympics is one of the sponsors for the event. It uses the Endeavor Games as a launching pad for athletes with physical disabilities to be introduced to adaptive sports. The games are also used to recruit potential national team members. Ryan Wilson, UCO marketing and PR assistant, said this was his third year working with the Endeavor games. “I was a PR intern my first year, and then was hired on full time after that,” Wilson said. The games bring in people from all over the country to the Edmond area. At these games, at least 30 states are represented, along with athletes from Costa Rica, Panama and Great Britain. “I like meeting people and hearing about their stories,” Wilson said. “We have 95 military personnel this year, including a group of veterans from
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Anderson Wise lifts some weights in the Powerlifting competition. The opening ceremonies were on Friday, June 11, at the AT&T Bricktown Ballpark before the RedHawks game against the Albuquerque Isotopes.
Great Britain.” There are many inspirational stories and moments wrapped up in the Endeavor Games. Wilson said one of his favorite moments was watching the swimming competition last year. He said though the aquatics area was small, supporters packed it out for the different races. The crowd went crazy cheering for the athletes; even if there was just one competitor left finishing the race, the crowd was cheer-
ing to the end. The games have two components: the clinics and the competition. The clinics are put on by the U.S. Paralympics and are a “precursor to the actual competition,” Wilson said. It is a chance for some athletes to receive basic instruction on how to play their adaptive sport. For more experienced athletes, it is a chance to work with top Paralympic coaches and hone their skills.
Daphne Wright, currently a member of the U.S. Paralympic/U.S. Navy Emerging Athlete Program, is a Gulf War veteran and had suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI). She had completed one of the strength and conditioning clinics on Thursday and was looking to qualify in the javelin competition later that day. “We’re learning how to condition our bodies for this level of competition,” Wright said. Wright, a first-time Endeavor Games competitor, has been training for five months and currently holds the American record for Class F38 in the javelin and shot put. This particular class is for those who have suffered a TBI. “I want to show other disabled athletes that they can compete on an elite level if that’s what they choose to do,” Wright said. The opening ceremonies were on Friday, June 11, at the AT&T Bricktown Ballpark before the RedHawks game against the Albuquerque Isotopes. This is the first year for the opening ceremonies to be at the ballpark, as they are usually on the campus of UCO.
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Samantha Maloy, Staff Writer Jack Chancey, Staff Writer Ethan Larsh, Staff Writer Jenefar De Leon, Staff Writer
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Oil Spill
ALONG THE GULF COAST ANXIETY SPREADS WITH OIL
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CAMPUS QUOTES
Have you been watching the World Cup? Why or why not?
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“My concern is that it’s going to tip the balance to where it’s too much to overcome ....” ALONG THE GULF COAST (AP) — It’s barely 5 a.m., and last night’s sliver of moon still hangs in a charcoal sky as Dave Marino eases the 24-foot bayboat from the dock and into the flat, dark waters of the canal leading toward the Gulf of Mexico. The air hangs thick with the vapors of the bayou, but for now it’s cool — the ideal start for what should be a perfect day in the life of a fishing guide: chasing speckled trout in the morning, redfish in to the afternoon. “I’m 41 years old and that’s the way it’s always been,” says Marino, a lifelong fisherman who started his own charter business in Myrtle Grove, La., to relieve the stress of his primary job, fighting fires. This morning, though, there’ll be no escaping reality. The waters at the end of the canal have all been put off limits to fishing. Marino’s usual charter customers have canceled or stopped calling. And today he is motoring out in search of oil. With every sunrise, the sheen rippling from BP’s gaping Deepwater Horizon wellhead drifts closer to Marino’s corner of paradise. And the slick, he’s discovered, is close behind. “My concern is that it’s going to tip the balance to where it’s too much to overcome,” Marino says. One hand on the wheel, he points to the baitfish called pogies jumping from the water, and to the grassy shallows where redfish longer than a man’s arm feast on shrimp. “What happens when you tip the point to where there’s more death than life?” The question is beyond any simple answer. But the dread and uncertainty embedded in Marino’s query hangs in the air all along the coast, where The Associated Press traveled four Gulf states — and explored states of mind — more than seven weeks after BP’s rig exploded, killing 11 men and starting the spill. The three-day trip traced the arc of the jigsaw coastline, moving from west to east like the spreading oil, from Louisiana bayous to Florida beach enclaves. Across nearly 500 miles, you hear scores of stories — the testimony of people whose lives are intertwined with the Gulf’s ecology and economy, transfixed by its allure and frightened by its apparent limitations. Travel this route and you’ll meet up with a new opinion or emotion around every bend. Not all agree on who’s to blame, or even if blame should be cast. But you can be sure of at least one thing. Even in places that have seen no sign of oil, the spill is on everybody’s mind, commanding attention in a way few other events ever can. It is redefining life on the Gulf, upending routines and reframing expectations. In a moment of intense uncertainty, everyone agrees on that.
“No. I’m more of a football and basketball person. I’ve been watching the NBA finals.”
“Not really. I’ve been too busy with my graphic design projects.”
“Yes, I’ve been watching the US and England. I love the world cup, even though Senegal isn’t there.”
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“No. I just don’t watch sports that much.”
“No. I don’t like soccer. I like basketball.”
“No. I’ve heard a lot about it, but I’m not into the whole soccer deal.”
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JUNE 16, 2010 Alternative Transportation
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CITYLINK INCREASE TRAIL TO BECOMING UCO PARKING SPACE FBI AGENT NOT EASY
Broncholink, also known as Route 4, is helping decrease parking traffic for upcoming semesters and increase alternative transportation for UCO students to choose from.
City of Edmond and UCO sees an increase in bus usage among students. By Jenefar DeLeon / Staff Writer Students will see a significant decrease in parking traffic will this upcoming fall semester, Tim Tillman, coordinator of Alternative Transportation for Transportation and Parking, said. With the success of Bum-A-Bike and Connect by Hertz, Tillman and Central’s transportation office are continuing in providing alternative forms of transportation to students to decrease the chaotic parking traffic seen in the beginnings of the semester. UCO is celebrating its first year of working alongside the city of Edmond’s public transit system, Citylink, which is one of many projects to increase alternative transportation for students. The partnership with UCO and Citylink has formed Broncholink, also known as Route 4, allowing new bus routes geared toward UCO students last June. Routes include stops in the Oklahoma City and Edmond area. Locations include places where UCO students will likely commute to, such as Greek houses, popular housing complexes and even Central’s Academy of Contemporary Music in Bricktown. Tillman said the success of Broncholink is due to the many routes geared toward the lives of students. “[The routes] are designed with people in mind,” he said. “Places where students need to go to from popular complexes to the local markets in Edmond.” Since its establishment there has been an increase in passengers, nearly 1,900 in April, compared to Central’s self-run busing system of nearly 45 riders per month, Tillman said.
“That is 1,900 people who won’t be driving their cars to campus, meaning 1,900 available spaces to park.” Tillman has seen an increase in successful “green” transportation among students as well. Bum-A-Bike was the first of the many multi-alternative transportation forms offered on campus. Bum-A-Bike allows students to “bum” a bike from the Wellness Center free of charge. The partnership with Edmond’s Flatire Burgers and Al’s Bicycles has made it possible. Recently 50 new bikes have become available, as well as a new online paperless checkout system that was established last month, where students can reserve bicycles online. Tillman said this will reduce the use of paper and make it time efficient for a student to register a bike. Central has also opened its own bike repair shop called Cycology, located in the basement of Murdaugh Hall. Repairs include airing tires, brake checkups, wheelchair repair and more. Cycology is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Tillman hopes to see a decrease in abandoned bikes these upcoming years. Along with Connect by Hertz, UCO’s first car-share program, GreenRide carpooling programs has been established. Oklahoma City’s GetAroundOK provides students, faculty and staff a way to connect with others to start carpooling with one another. “We have a generation of students who are looking at the world differently,” Tillman said. “We are sending out these people [students] to the world with this concept [alternative ‘green’ transportation] which is exciting.”
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Oklahoma legislation will allow UCO to “Enforcing the tobacco ban will not turn begin writing citations after November 1, into a possession issue,” Harp said. “We won’t 2010, if the university should deem it neces- be searching student and faculty vehicles for sary. Oklahoma state law states fines related to tobacco. We will only be enforcing the use of smoking and tobacco use on campuses could tobacco on campus.” range anywhere from $10 to $100. Another factor that may be important to as“Down the road, if the campus feels it nec- sess with a tobacco ban is the potential backessary to go the lash of putting it route of tickets, effect. It is im“There is also the concept of self- into state law will define portant to underenforcement. This means that all stand how the peoa dollar amount, but the law that of us, faculty and students, have ple who the policy would allow us to will react. the right and the responsibility to affects ticket noncompli“My guess is that comply, but also to respectfully we won’t have too ers doesn’t go into effect until Novemmany issues with ask others to comply.” ber,” Dill said. compliance,” Dill Harp was keen to said. “People have acknowledge the fact putting the ban into full had over a year understand the policy, and effect is something that will take time, as well assess whether or not they want to quit, and as significant effort for all parties involved. we’ve tried to provide opportunities for them “We want to approach this with as much to quit.” education as possible,” Harp said. “We un“I believe that if we had just sprung the derstand that anytime you make a change, policy onto the students and faculty then we it’s a challenge, especially with something like might have had some backlash,” Dill said. smoking, where habit and addiction are fac- “However, I think we’ve given students and tors.” faculty the opportunity to absorb the idea and Harp also made it clear location and context the policy and make sense of it. I guess we will were important with using tobacco on cam- just have to see.” pus.
By Ethan Larsh / Staff Writer Students at University of Central Oklahoma majoring in criminal justice who aspire to become special agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation may find that path more difficult then they think. Special Agent Rick Rains, the FBI applicant coordinator and recruiter for the state of Oklahoma, advised that majoring in criminal justice was not necessarily the best way to become a special agent. “I try not to discourage those in criminal justice,” Rains said. “It’s not like having an accounting or law degree where you could qualify more easily.” Rains described certain majors and critical skills needed by the FBI which make it easier to get hired as a special agent. The FBI needs accountants, lawyers, science majors, engineering and computer science majors, and foreign language degree majors in certain languages. An applicant possessing any other degree must have at least three years’ work experience with a bachelor’s degree, and at least two years’ work experience with a master’s degree or higher. “If you are a criminal justice major, you have to have a minimum of three years’ work experience,” Rains, who got his master’s degree in accounting at Southern Nazarene University in 1982, said. “If you have a law, accounting, science or foreign language degree, you don’t need the work experience.” According to www.fbi.gov, the minimum requirements to become a special agent are being a United States citizen, being at least 23 years old but no older then 37, and possessing a four-year college degree. “Nine hundred agents were hired in 2009 out of 77,000 applicants,” Rains said. “Only one applicant in a hundred is hired as a special agent.” Special Agent Deborah Decker, who works
in the Norman Resident Agency of the FBI Oklahoma City Division, was a 1990 graduate of UCO who majored in psychology. Decker currently works white-collar crime matters. “I was a Bethany Police officer before I applied to the Bureau,” Decker said. “We had FBI instructors at the Bethany Police Department. That’s where I first realized I wanted to join the FBI.” Decker reiterated Rains’ description of desired majors the FBI needs. “There are certain things that the Bureau is looking for,” Decker said. “The best thing is to be proficient in a foreign language. They’re always looking for attorneys. They’re looking for a lot of IT people too. People that are coming out of the military that are already trained are being hired as well.” Zach Grayson, staff sergeant in the United States Army Military Police and 2009 UCO alum with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, has aspirations of being in the FBI. “What I want to do eventually is go federal, but right now I’m a military police officer in the Army Reserves,” Grayson said. Grayson described how the “eye of the prize” for criminal justice majors is joining the FBI, the ATF, or becoming a U.S. marshal. However, Grayson realizes that becoming a special agent in the FBI is difficult. “It’s what everybody aspires to, but unfortunately, only a small percentage makes it,” Grayson said. Although the chances of becoming a federal agent are slim, that doesn’t keep down Grayson’s spirits. “There are other career paths you could take,” Grayson said. “You could do local law enforcement, be sheriff of the county, be a border patrol agent, a corrections officer or a parole officer. The No. 1 reason people go into criminal justice is public service.”
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JUNE 16, 2010 NEWS WITH A FLASH
President Barack Obama and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist walk along Casino Beach on Pensacola Beach, Fla., Tuesday, June 15, 2010, as they visited the Gulf Coast region affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Scientists now say oil spill is leaking between 1.47 million and 2.52 million gallons a day (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
A racegoer read at a racing paper on the first day of Royal Ascot horse racing meeting at Ascot, England , Tuesday, June 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant )
A man walks past a Bloody Sunday mural in the Bogside area of Londonderry, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, June 15, 2010. Relatives and family members marched to the Guildhall to preview the Bloody Sunday Report in Londonderry Tuesday, ahead of the release of the long-awaited Saville report. The British government publishes findings of investigation into Bloody Sunday, the 1972 killing of 13 Catholic demonstrators by British troops. The investigation began in 1998 and became the most expensive in British legal history as it gathered evidence from 2,500 witnesses, including troops who opened fire that day. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
Study Abroad
By Andrew Black / Contributing Writer Many Americans share a common desire to one day travel the world. The several different study abroad programs UCO offers throughout the academic year provide an opportunity for students to experience a foreign culture while earning college credit. One of the most popular options for travel through the university is the Layers of Rome course, taught over the summer in Rome, Italy. Participants get to visit the Roman Forum, the coliseum, the Pantheon, St. Peters, and the Spanish Steps. The advantage of traveling as part of an academic group, beside the college credit, is the level of expertise the accompanying instructors have to offer. “Students cannot learn this [material] from a book,” Dr. Jessica Sheetz-Nguyen, assistant professor of history and history education coordinator, said “They need to walk the streets, take in the air, feel the sun, or the rain, and absorb entirely new and alien landscapes - thus these classes take our student scholars out of their familiar world of college classrooms, Sonic drive-ins, and interstate highways to places where the only fast food restaurants are a ke-
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UCO OFFERS OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY ABROAD
Rome is one of the many options to choose from to study abroad through UCO. The Roman Coliseum has the capacity to hold 50,000 people at a time. UCO students from any major can have the opportunity to experience a foreign culture like Italy while earning college credit.
bob or pizza shop and an interstate highway becomes the London Underground, or Rome’s
public buses.” “Pompeii was an amazing optional trip, and
a dream for an aspiring historian to actually be physically interactive with history,” Christian Rountree, a UCO senior, said after returning from a summer program. “The profession of a historian puts a looking glass between them and history, but in Rome and Pompeii, that glass barrier is removed.” The programs are open to students from any major or standing, and destinations, depending on the program of choice, include several cities in France, China, Italy, Spain, the U.K., and Germany as well as others. Students who wish to enroll are responsible for a plane ticket, regular tuition, a group rate for accommodations and food, and any spending money they may need for gifts or personal excursions during the trip. The average cost is around three thousand dollars but it varies depending on the class. Many scholarships are available, and the payments can be made in installments following an initial deposit. So, now that you know a little bit more about the university’s study abroad options, you can stop wanting to travel the world someday like many Americans, and be a part of the next trip to a foreign land.
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Jazz Lab
JAZZ ENSEMBLE TO TOUR EUROPE Screaming trumpets, wailing saxophones, swinging trombones and a kicking rhythm section make up the mellifluous sounds coming from inside the University of Central Oklahoma Jazz Lab this month. “June is usually the quietest month of the year, but with the big band roaring in here twice a week it feels like March,” Brian Gorrell, Jazz Studies Division head and director of Recording Services, said. The UCO Jazz Lab is known as the home of our university’s jazz musicians and instructors. The Jazz Lab offers year-round live entertainment by its student ensembles, combos, and professional performances. Food and beverages are provided by Hideaway Pizza. Among the many concerts and events that the three jazz ensembles perform, the prestigious Jazz Ensemble I will be adding a tour to Europe to their repertoire. This year, the 19 talented students who make up the top band will be playing at the prestigious Umbria Jazz Festival in Italy as well as the Antibes Juan-les-Pins in France. Coincidentally, this year is the 50th anniversary of the Antibes Festival at the French Riviera. “When I found out about this trip, I was very excited since the Umbria Jazz Festival and the Antibes Jazz Festival are very remarkable festivals, and have been operating for decades,” George Toumayan, Jazz Ensemble I set player, said. “To participate at something like this is a huge honor, and I felt very privileged
to be accepted to attend, as well as the entire UCO Jazz Lab I Band does. “I’m thrilled about going even though it is a relatively short trip,” Gorrell said. “This is the first time we’ve taken a trip overseas since 1993.” That year he attended as a student. The band will arrive in Italy July 12, travel to the French Riviera, and return back to Oklahoma on July 21 playing four concerts over the course of 11 days. Fifteen other spectators and faculty will be joining the Jazz Ensemble I on their trip. Among them, Jazz Studies Professor Jeff Kidwell, and Associate Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Design, Dr. Gayle Kearns. “All the who’s who of the jazz world will be there,” Gorrell said. Some of these bigtime players who will be participating are Tony Bennett, The Coolbone Brass Band from New Orleans, The Ron Carter Trio and Herbie Hancock at Umbria Jazz Festival; and Joshua Redman, Roy Hargrove with Marcus Miller, and Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, and Jack DeJohnette at the Antibes Jazz Festival. “It’s been over a yearlong process organizing and planning this trip,” Gorrell said. In February the band had a benefit concert with world-renowned jazz vocalists Diane Schuur and raised approximately $5,000 to aid in their expenses. Additionally, the trip would not have been possible without the help and support from Lee Rucker plays his trumpet at the UCO Jazz Lab last February. June is generally a the UCO Foundation, Dr. W. Roger Webb, Dr. slow month at the Jazz Lab, however, officials said this year there have been big bands Kathryn Gage, and other patrons in Edmond. performing twice a week this month. Gorrell plans on making these excursions every three or four years if possible. PHOTO BY GARETT FISBECK
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Jazz Lab June Schedule Friday, june 25 Brian Gorrell & Jazz Company saturday, june 26 Equilibrium Thursday, June 17 G3- The Gospel Guitar Guys
STUDENTS TAKE SUMMER CLASSES IN WASHINGTON P H OTO BY A S SO CIAT ED P RE S S
Thursday, June 17 The Imposters Tickets: (405) 312-7280 saturday, june 19 The Michael Summers Band sunday, june 20 @7pm The Hank Williams Tribute Band
UCO students Amanda Gamble and Nathan Foster will spend June 6-July 31 particpating in internships and taking upper-level courses at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C..
By Bethany Scott / Staff Writer Summer can be a time for students to relax by the pool, swim at the lake or just lay around in pajamas all day. That isn’t the case for everyone though. Two UCO students are taking an opportunity to move to Washington D.C. for the summer, taking upper-level courses and participating in internships. Amanda Gamble and Nathan Foster were accepted to The Fund for American Studies, an organization that focuses on educating young leaders on the values of freedom and free-market economies. Gamble and Foster are both seniors at UCO and will be attending Georgetown Univer-
“I can’t think of a better way to prepare myself for my future than jumping into one of the fastest moving cities in our country .... ” sity in Washington D.C., taking two courses that apply for their particular areas of study. Gamble is going to be a part of the Institute in Business and Government Affairs while Foster is going to be a part of the Institute on Comparative Political and Economic Systems. These are just two of the six areas of study offered by TFAS.
The students will be in Washington D.C. from June 6 -July 31. The entire program is focused on preparing students for the professional world. The goal of TFAS is to prepare young people for honorable leadership by educating them in the theory, practice and benefits of a free society. “I can’t think of a better way to prepare myself for my future than jumping into one of the fastest moving cities in our country,” Foster said. Foster will be interning at the American Red Cross in the General Counsel’s office, shadowing and providing research for the attorneys working there. Gamble will be interning at Williams Companies Inc., an oil and natural gas company. Now don’t worry, the trip won’t be all work and no play. The students are allowed free time in the evenings and on weekends. Gamble plans on using one of those weekends to visit Mount Vernon. Foster wants to spend time observing all of the history and power within Washington D.C. “I look forward to getting an inside look at our nation’s capitol,” Foster said. Spending a summer in Washington D.C., these two students are offered a chance to live, work, study and play in the city that rules the nation. They may be missing out on the normal summer activities, but they will be gaining a valuable experience that will benefit them all of their lives.
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the team in sacks and tackles for loss. His senior season was good enough for the NFL to come calling. The St. Louis Rams signed Harris after the NFL draft. Many guys with a pro day 40 time like Harris’s 4.49 don’t have to apply themselves in the classroom. They can get by knowing they will get a shot in the pro’s, so they figure studying isn’t really necessary. Harris has listed bowling as one of his hobbies, and it would be safe to say he bowled a strike on and off the field during his time at UCO. “Freddie was like a big brother,” former UCO All-American and defensive back, Giorgio Durham, said about his old running mate. “He was always around trying to make sure people were working as hard as he was. He was one of the most athletic linemen I have ever played with. I mean the dude ran a 4.4 at his pro day. That’s amazing.” Durham spoke very highly of Harris’ work ethic. “If the whole team would have worked as hard as Freddie last year, we would have won a lot more games,” he said. Harris and Miller are exceptions to
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Two kinesiology majors have been honored as the University of Central Oklahoma’s representatives for the Lone Star Conference Scholar-Athlete Awards. Former women’s soccer player Alli Miller and former football star Freddie Harris were selected for outstanding work in the classroom along with being great athletes. The Lone Star Conference selects one male athlete and one female athlete from every school in the conference for this award. To qualify, a player must have played at least two years with his or her current school and have an excellent classroom skills. These award winners must also show a great deal of leadership, not just on the field, but off the field as well. Throughout her time at UCO, Alli Miller became known as one of the best defenders in the nation, but she was also in the Deans Honor’s Roll multiple times. While she was playing, she was able to dominate the classroom and the pitch, en route to multiple awards, playing and non-
playing. She was a perennial Lone Star Athletic Conference pick every year, and she also was named to many different all-region teams, as well as conference academic teams. Her senior season only added to her accomplishments, along with the before-mentioned Scholar-Athlete Award, she was named to a few different All-American teams, including a second team honor from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. “Everyone thought since Alli was 5’1 she wasn’t going to be able to do much, but she turned into one of those once-in-a-life-time athletes,” head soccer coach Mike Cook said. “She had good grades, work ethic, she was athletic and just like another coach on the field.” Those are so strong words coming from someone who would know Miller better than most people. The second athlete who was awarded with the LSC Scholar-Athlete Award was former football stud, Freddie Harris. Harris finished his career at UCO with a strong senior season. Harris was tabbed first team all-conference, along with leading
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TWO BRONCHOS HONORED
Alli Miller chases the ball in a home game last season. Miller was an important part of the Bronchos’ shutdown defense last year.
Freddie Harris [41] puts his hands up to block a pass against Southwestern Oklahoma State last season. Harris led the Bronchos in sacks and tackles for a loss as a senior.
the rule that states jocks are dumb. In a time when athletes take education for granted, it’s sad awards like the Scholar-Athlete one fly under the radar. If a football player runs for 300 yards, he’ll make the front page of the paper, or if a soccer player scores three goals, it will be on the 6 p.m. newscast, but if one makes the Dean’s Honor Roll, or does something great in the classroom, it barely makes it into the paper. These two players are great role models for the young athletes who will be showing up in the fall. The freshman football players who will
be reporting here in a few weeks should take a long look at what Harris did during his time at UCO. If they do, they will see that it is OK to make good grades, be model citizens, and get their degrees. Then if they are good enough, an NFL team will come calling. They don’t have to fall into the norm and party, slack off in class and leave school early. Congratulations to Freddie Harris and Alli Miller on being great students and becoming great role models for the new generation of students who will walk through the doors this fall.
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Chicago Blackhawks goalie Antti Niemi of Finland kisses the Stanley Cup on the ice after the Blackhawks defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 in overtime in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals in Philadelphia , Pa., Wednesday, June 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
By Chris Wescott / Sports Editor Patrick Kane comes through for the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 6
of the Stanley Cup Finals. Not only was his overtime goal good enough for the win, but it completed a world championship run by the ‘Hawks. Chicago topped Philadelphia 4-3 in
overtime, and the Blackhawks took with them their first Stanley Cup since 1961. It wasn’t a clear-cut victory however. Although Chicago was cel-
ebrating, players were leaping over the boards, and helmets and sticks were flying in the air, there was no signal for the goal. It took a brief review before the final decision was made. The Blackhawks were officially world champions. “I was just hoping to God it was just an actual goal,” Chicago captain Jonathan Toews said. “They came back hard in the third, and we just stuck with it.” Came back hard is an understatement. Down 3-2 following a rough and exciting second period, Philadelphia was on its heels. The Flyers needed a miracle to tie things up, send it to overtime and hope for the best. Their miracle came in the form of a Scott Hartnell goal at the 16:01 mark in the third. Hartnell was assisted by Ville Leino and Danny Briere. The score came just four minutes from certain elimination and gave the Flyers a second chance. However, they still had to get past the Blackhawks who were starved for that Cup. Something the city of Chicago hasn’t seen in 49 years. Just 4:06 into the overtime period, Kane pushed the puck past Philadelphia goaltender Michael Leighton. The goal light may have never come on, but the celebration started anyway. “I went to the corner and saw a guy drive the net,” Leighton said. “I
thought he was going to pass it, but he threw it at my feet and it went underneath me.” Hartnell’s game-tying goal in the third period almost wrote a fairytale ending for the underdog Flyers. But, when all was said and done, Chicago was just too much. “It’s no consolation,” Hartnell said following the game. “The storybook ending ended the wrong way for us. It hurts.” The Blackhawks used a combination of solid goaltending and tough defense mixed with constant offensive pressure to throw the Flyers off balance. Chicago shot the puck on goal 41 times, to Philadelphia’s 24. The Flyers have become on of the most snakebitten hockey franchises since winning back-to-back Stanley Cups in ‘74 and ‘75. Since then, they have lost their last six appearances in the finals. They should still be proud of their run this season. “In the long run, everybody should be proud with what we did this year,” Flyer forward Jeff Carter said. “We overcame a lot of adversity. The guys should be proud of what we accomplished.” In this story of heavy favorite vs. underdog, David vs. Goliath and Chicago vs. Philly, Goliath won 4-3 in overtime and secured their place in history as world champions.
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By Michael Collins / Sports Writer Depending on which country you were rooting for, the United States and England World Cup match could have a completely different feel. If you fancied England, then you enjoyed the first four minutes of the game. On the other hand if the U.S. was your choice, you have to be thanking the England goalie right about now. The game ended in a 1-1 draw, but for the U.S. the game felt like a win, and for England there was nothing the players could do but hang their heads. The U.S. has been known for giving up early goals in the World Cup; this year is no different. In the fourth minute of the game, Steven Gerrard slipped though the American defense and squeezed a shot by Tim Howard. The U.S. look stunned, and it looked as if the game was over before it really even got going. The good thing for the U.S. was that the first four minutes belonged to England, and the Americans controlled the rest of the game. The U.S. was able to withstand most of the England push because of the outstanding goalkeeping of Howard. Other than the one shot he let slip by him early in the game, he dominated as always for the rest of it. Howard was injured in the 29th minute when England’s Emile Heskey slid into him. Coach Bob Bradley isn’t sure whether Howard broke his ribs on that play or how bad the injury will hamper him throughout the rest of the World Cup. “He’ll be evaluated later today, and then a decision will be made as
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USA HOLDS ON FOR 1-1 DRAW
U.S. fans celebrate after England and the U.S. battled to a 1-1 tie at a World Cup viewing party sponsored by the MLS Los Angeles Galaxy soccer team in Hermosa Beach, Calif., Saturday, June 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
to whether he’ll need further tests,” Brandy said in a quote on Yahoo Sports Sunday. “Obviously he was sore and did a great job of taking a tough hit, and staying in it and playing really well. But we’ll assess him later today and figure out then what we need to do from there.”
Thanks to a few outstanding point-blank saves, the Americans were able to hold on just long enough for them to try and get some offense going. The offense for the U.S. came courtesy of England’s goalie Robert Green. In the 40th minute, U.S.
midfielder Clint Dempsey chipped a shot from just outside the penalty area that kicked off the hands of Green and rolled into the net for the Americans. “It’s done, it happened,” Green said according to FIFA.com. “It’s not something you can allow to affect
you. It is about being steady and taking the rough with the smooth, but that’s life as a goalkeeper.” This shadows Bill Buckner, from the Boston Red Sox, when a softhit ball rolled right though his legs. Many have said any goalkeeper over the age of 16 would be embarrassed about that colossal mistake. The USA squad celebrated on the field after the game, while the England team tried its best to get out of site. It was heavily favored and on by accounts it should have won. Better lucky than good is a saying thrown around a lot in sporting venues, and that’s exactly what it took for the Americans to gain a point in their group. The Americans will face Slovenia this upcoming Friday in what will amount to a must-win game. Slovenia already has one win under its belt and is sitting in first place in Group C. For the U.S. to advance, it will most likely need wins against Slovenia and Algeria. For the first time, this World Cup the Americans should be favored, and it will be interesting to see how they respond. Slovenia edged out Algeria in the 78th minute for a 1-0 win, now sitting in the driver’s seat, though most experts believe that will be short-lived. If the U.S. can bring the same effort to the Slovenia game, it shouldn’t have much of a problem putting Slovenia away early. They just need to stay away from the early goal and ride Howard for all he’s worth.