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Week of action encourages political activism by Jim Epperson
Two-time LSC North Division champion baseball is ready for a third title as the spring season begins Feb. 6.
je@thevistaonline.com Rep. Joe Doorman, D-Rush Springs, the first freshman assistant majority floor leader since statehood, will speak at 4 p.m. Feb. 19 in Pegasus Theater of the Liberal Arts Building. Doorman is participating in "Raise Your Voice: A Week of Action," a series of events for higher education sponsored by Campus Compact. "Campus Compact is a national organization of college presidents that come together to implement service on college campuses," said Jennifer Geren assistant director for Campus Compact of Oklahoma. Since the 1970s, civic participation has dwindled among students and volunteerism has escalated. But volunteerism does not get to the root of problems like civic participation does, Geren said. Volunteerism is like a BandAid to a social problem, such as homelessness, she said. Only so much can be accomplished by working in a soup kitchen. But when you take problems to the political realm, you're going to take the Band-Aid off and solve homelessness, she said. Students are not involved in civic activities because they don't believe they are taken seriously, or they are not taught how to be involved. Campus Compact is trying to change students' attitudes to be active in politics, Geren said. Marilyn McDowell, a public relations senior, is UCO's representative on the Collegiate Vocal Oklahomans in Civic Engagement (Voice) Committee. Dr. Kathryn Gage, vice-president for student services, appointed
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The community of Houston grieved publicly at the gates of the Johnson Space Center and at churches across Texas Feb 2. Alexa Lawrence and her sister Stephanie (lower) mourned the loss of a friend, astronaut Laurel Clark who lived in their Houston neighborhood. Scott Gold and Eric Slater
Los Angeles Times HOUSTON--Slowly, astronaut Rick Husband would work the rust off the roof of his Camaro, wearing a drenched T-shirt outside his home near the Johnson Space Center. Next came the copper-colored hood, soon so shiny it would blind you if the sun caught it right. He turned it into a mean muscle car, drove it for a while, even gunned the engine once or twice for friends. Then he gave it to his pastor to raise money for his church. Months before astronaut Laurel Clark
strapped in to a seat on Columbia and shoved off for the stars, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration gave her a set of cameras to capture images of space. Go practice, they told her, and she did--taking photos of neighborhood children bobbing for apples at a Halloween party, then making copies for friends in her moms' club. Astronauts have always worn a certain humility--a trained humility best embodied in the words Neil A. Armstrong spoke upon setting foot on the moon: "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." In NASA's early days, though, beyond their hero status, many of the astronauts were
Students reveal how to win rat race by Mark Schlachtenhaufen ms@thevistaonline.corn In the fast-paced Information Age sometimes a 24-hour day just doesn't seem long enough, especially for students trying to juggle classes, studying and work with family obligations. Some students are naturally better at it than others. Katrina Davis knows how to juggle a busy schedule. On an average Wednesday she awakens at 6 a.m., goes through her usual early morning routine, drops her three children off at daycare by 8 a.m., has class at UCO until 12:50 p.m. and then works in Oklahoma City until 10:15 p.m. Throw in homework and time with family and friends and a week's 168 hours begin to seem awfully short.
Time, or knowing how to manage time, is a key skill to acquire in today's hectic world.
Some naturally know how to glide through a hectic schedule. Others need guidance. What's Davis' secret? Practice. "Out of practice, I just know what to do," Davis said. Sometimes, the junior mar-
keting major said she studies at work during breaks. When she has an exam, she wakes up an hour earlier. Her advice: set goals, make a plan and work as hard as necessary to achieve those goals. "If you can dream it, you can achieve it," Davis said. Geffery Havard, a UCO biology major, is enrolled in 10 hours worth of classes and works 30 hours a week. He spends another 10 hours a week maintaining the house he just bought. Havard said he studies at a constant pace and takes breaks occasionally. He devotes most of his study time to the most difficult courses. He said he also
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a rugged, rowdy bunch--hard-working, harddrinking mavericks and jet jockeys. The space cowboy is gone. The seven crew members who died when Columbia broke apart Saturday morning over Texas were part of a new breed. Several had extensive experience flying military jets, but at heart they were technically skilled bookworms, scientists first and pilots second. The bulk of their training was in engineering, medicine and computers, and the vehicle they flew was not a rocket, but a soaring laboratory.
Unapproved research scams students out of personal data by Vista Staff ucovista@hotmail.com When students were approached with surveys in the Nigh University Center Wednesday afternoon, they didn't realize they were guinea pigs in a project seeking to scam them out of personal information. Around 12 p.m. Wednesday, UCO police responded to reports that a man with curly brown hair was passing out surveys asking students to give out social security numbers, credit card numbers and expiration dates, birth dates and phone
ms@thevistaonline.com Editor's note: this is part two of a two-part series about lotteries. Part one was an in-depth overview. Part two is a look at the pros and cons of lotteries.
Coldplay entertained Oklahoma City with their musical skills during a concert at the Civic Center Feb 1.
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numbers. Five students with clipboards claiming to be Oklahoma Christian University (0C) students and handing out $5 bills to survey respondents were rounded up and taken to Lillard Administration Building for further questioning. They spoke with Jarrod Noftsger, assistant to the vice president for student services and senior conduct officer, who asked them to fill out an expression-activity authorization permit (EAAP).
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State officials debate lottery pros and cons by Mark Schlachtenhaufen
Photo by Heather Harkins
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Women's basketball defeated SOSU 66-56 to giving head coach John Keely his 300th career win.
If Oklahomans get the chance to vote on a lottery sometime this summer, it won't be the first time. Back in 1994, when David Walters was governor, the issue came to a vote and the results were 66 percent against, 44 percent for the lottery. The economy was not a determining factor in the issue then as it is today. "It turned into a referendum on David Walters," said Mike Clingman, secretary of the State Election Board. Walters was dealing with neg-
ative press stemming from investigations into contributions to his 1990 campaign, and there was a strong anti-lottery effort financed by Remington Park. State Representative Forrest Claunch, R-Midwest City, worked to defeat the lottery then. He remains one of the more vocal opponents today. "If you're going to have a lottery and you're going to attach it to education you are going to tell the children of Oklahoma that the best hope for education is not in hard work and good incentives, it is in gambling," Claunch said. Georgia's system, however, is a prime example of what a lottery can do for education. Georgia's total lottery proceeds
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FEBRUARY 6, 2003
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Quote of the day
Today in History 1922
Uh, yeah, about that.. I've been struggling with my time-management skills...
See, you don't have to think about doing the right thing. If you're for the right thing, then you do it without thinking.
Well, is that political cartoon finished yet?
- Maya Angelou
The Washington Conference between the United States, France, Japan, Italy and Britain ended with agreement on restricting use of poison gas and submarine warfare.
Cartoon by Chris Maupin
UCO students 'guinea pigs' for OC students On Wednesday afternoon students from Oklahoma Christian University were on campus scamming students out of their personal information, claiming to be conducting research for an OC campus business organization. Using 'social engineering' and a five dollar bill, they questioned various students on things like their name, birthdate, social security number, type of credit card, the last five digits of the credit card number, the expiration date of the credit card and their telephone phone number. When approaching students the researchers said they were with the Eagle Marketing Company. A similarly-named company is based out of Oklahoma City, but isn't involved. The Oklahoma Attorney General's Office said the deception wasn't illegal because the data they obtained did not do any harm to the victims. The fact is UCO students gave valuable infor-
mation to the surveyors with the idea that they were studying buying trends. They didn't know the information wasn't going to a legitimate business or worse, that the information could have been used illegally if the papers weren't shredded. When Vista reporters approached the students, they told, willingly, of previous `research' they conducted on Wal-Mart. They said last year, with the cooperation of a Wal-Mart employee, they shoplifted almost two thousand dollars worth of merchandise including two fully assembled golf-carts. That employee has since been fired. They also said WalMart is not sure all the stolen merchandise was returned, though an itemized list was supplied by the students. After the OC students realized the information they gave the reporter could have harmed their school's reputation, they ordered the staff to shred the notes in front of them.
Isn't it ironic that when they were taking information that could harm UCO students they had no regrets or worry for the safety of the victims, but when they realized that information obtained by The Vista could harm their reputation they quickly wanted it back? Students should be aware of anyone asking for personal information, either on campus or elsewhere, because the information you give could be used illegally. People don't like to be guinea pigs for any project - especially ones that could destroy their credit. OC students used poor judgement and underestimated the intellegence of UCO students. They thought they could deceive and manipulate us, then present us as a statistic to win an award. UCO students as well as our administration are just as willing to stand up to this kind of deceit as any private school.
ampu What do you do in your spare time?
"Study."
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Even though I have no confidence in the average person, I'm still amazed every time I read the Campus Quotes in The Vista. I fear for the future because I believe that the average person is an idiot. Excuse me, I meant, a "misguided individual," and Campus Quotes goes to further that belief. In the January 30, 2003 issue, a story ran saying that class sizes were going to get bigger. The Vista asked ten students what they thought about this. One of those said it didn't matter. The other six thought it was a good idea. Allow me to break it down for these people. When class sizes are larger, you get less individual instruction. That means you have a smaller opportunity to get help with the problems you have with the material. In short, you lose. The smaller the class is, the more likely you will come out of it with a better understanding of the material. And that's why you came to college: to learn. Here's a scary observation. Has anyone else noticed that often the dumbest answers come from education majors? I have. It's true. Pay attention and you'll see. In the November 12, 2002 issue, students were asked, "Which of the five First Amendment freedoms would you give up if you had to?" One person didn't even know all five.
Tw.o people, both education majors, said they'd give up the press. Apparently history is not part of the education degree requirements. Here's a quick lesson. Without the press, the people wouldn't know what the government was up to. The press is not only the watchdog of the government, but of everything else. Without the press, we'd lead lives that were blind to government corruption and injustice. We wouldn't know about all the church molestation. When your Firestone tires blew up and caused the SUV to roll over, killing several members of your family, you wouldn't know that it had happened to a lot of other people and that you had cause to sue. When people were running around putting cyanide in botdes of Tylenol, you'd have no idea and you'd risk getting poisoned as well. You wouldn't know the Challenger exploded, killing several people. And you wouldn't know that those people died because NASA decided looking good was more important than being safe. Freedom of the press is very important. It doesn't just include newspapers. It includes all of television, radio, Internet and every single piece of anything printed, including Sports Illustrated, Playboy, Maxim and
Mad Magazine. Freedom of the press is your freedom of access to information. If you're going to give up any of the five freedoms, it may as well be freedom to petition since the idea is foreign to most people anyway. But of course the best answer was, "I entire situation is that Sept. 11 was not the day that defined the dedicated lives of those men and women, but rather a day that showed just how heroic they were every day of their lives. Nor did Saturday define the lives of those seven on the space shuttle. The dictionary calls a hero someone who is noted for feats of noble purpose, especially if they risk, or forfeit, their lives for that purpose. Those men and women were heroes long before NASA accepted them into the program, not for one brave moment, but for the nobility of their service to their country. That noble service, and the daily sacrifice it requires is, in my estimation, the mark of a true American hero. It's true that the men and women in our armed forces know the inherent risks of their profession. It's also true that they choose, without coercion, to accept those risks in order to keep us free. One of my professors remarked recently that he'd never understand the willingness of a soldier to die, and that he'd make a bad soldier because it's not in his nature to accept an order without knowing why. True American heroes don't have to question whether our freedom is worth the risk they take. They don't ponder whether I'm worth defending, or whether my life is worth saving. They do, however, commit themselves daily to the mission of making my world a safer, freer place. They ensure that I have the freedom to sit at this desk and write whatever I like without fear. They ensure that I can walk around town and not expect to be robbed, beaten or murdered. They ensure that, in a crisis, someone
On The Other Hand by Audrey Dodgen
What ever happened to America's heroes? Some friends and I were sitting around Saturday, discussing the tragedy of the Columbia, when one remarked, "Of course it's a tragedy that this happened and that 7 people lost their lives. And of course I feel for the family and friends they leave behind, don't ever second-guess that. But I don't get why they make such a big fuss about it... every day hundreds of people lose their lives in car accidents. That's also tragic, but we don't hear about that all the time. Are they less important because they were not part of a 'special scientific mission'?" At the risk of sounding callous, I'd like to submit that on the national scene, these people did have greater importance than the average American. These men and women lost their lives in committed service to the continuing excellence of their country. They lived and died as heroes. In the face of national tragedy, we use the word "hero" with reckless abandon, tossing it like a party favor to anyone we deem a "good guy." Take, for instance, the treatment given to the New York City Fire and Police Departments after Sept. 11. They were hailed the great heroes of our time, and lauded accordingly. Today, however, very few people remember that heartfelt appreciation while they berate the officer giving them a traffic ticket, or crack jokes demeaning the valuable work they do. The most troubling part of the
wouldn't give up any of them." In the Feb. 5, 2002 issue, The Yuta asked 8 students, "Are you willing to give up your rights in order to feel more safe?" Six of them said yes. In the April 30, 2002 issue, students were asked what policy should be made to prevent thefts from computer labs. Two people thought a sign-in sheet would do the trick. These two people have definite potential working for the government. Worst of all, when asked what band or music group they'd like to see come to UCO, some people actually suggested Bryan Adams, James Taylor, the Goo Goo Dolls and the Dave Matthews Band. Luckily, UCO is too poor to afford any of these "talents." And speaking of "Dave," let me make something clear. Apparently there is some sort of list going around at all the high schools that says all college males must listen to Dave Matthews and Phish and wear sandals, shell necklaces and baseball caps that come with the bill pre-frayed. Well, let me put this one to rest. You are allowed to listen to good music, wear shoes, and buy regular, unfrayed baseball hats. You may not be the most popular guy at the frat house, but just tell them Danny said it was OK. Tune in over the next few months, when I'll insult mall punks and their terrible bands, talk about why I think burying dead people is stupid and tell you how to get a UCO college degree in 2.5 years.
will come to my aid. I can't say I always appreciate it when I'm pulled over for speeding and given a ticket. Nor can I say that I tell every serviceman I see that I appreciate that he fights so I don't have to. I also can't say I pay close attention to work done by our astronauts not to protect my world, but to expand it. Thankfully, though, they don't give up their work because I fail to do those things. They earn an immense measure of honor for the purposeful service of their lives - honor that lies outside our ability to give. The men and women commissioned with the task of maintaining our freedoms answer a call of duty so profound, most of us never hear it. Daily we take for granted the rights their predecessors paid the ultimate price to ensure. Maybe those astronauts aren't more important people than any private citizen. After all, we each have a family, and loved ones we'll leave behind when we die. I can only hope even if our deaths are less newsworthy, our lives were worth the price they paid to protect them. I don't know what makes these people special. I'll never understand why they choose to risk their lives so I might live with liberty, but I don't have to understand it. Instead of asking why they do the things they do, I'll instead just be profoundly grateful that they do them. Finally, to all of our servicemen, police officers, firemen, and all the other men and women who make this country a safe, free place to live: Thank you.
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"I go to movies, play video games, and I hang out with friends." STEVE NGUYEN junior broadcast
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"I do a lot of homework." JENNIFER JAMES senior dietetics
"Work and study and talk to my boyfriend." LAURA NICKLAS sophomore elementary ad
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"I work on music, study languages, spend time with my fiancee and my God." JOSHUA SMITH sophomore communications
"I guess, just hang out with my friends." JUSTIN BAKER senior theatre
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National Long Island Bus workers arraigned in time sheet scheme GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) Eight Long Island Bus workers were arraigned on charges of embezzling money in a scheme that cost the Metropolitan Transportation Authority thousands of dollars, Nassau County prosecutors said. Joseph Cestaro, 50, a bus supervisor, was accused Monday of padding time sheets for seven of his employees. Cestaro authorized fraudulent overtime payments to the seven workers, all cashiers, because he believed they were underpaid. The employees earned less than $15 an hour. The city transit authority, which runs the bus system, said it lost about $14,000 in the first half of 2002 because of the scheme. "Comments have been made that he felt they didn't get paid enough, and this was a way of rewarding them for the odd jobs they did," Assistant District Attorney Monica Hickey said at a news conference on Monday. The seven cashiers were also arrested on various charges in connection with the embezzlement. The eight defendants were to be arraigned Tuesday at First District Court in Hempstead. Bill would require companies to report pro terrorist ties MESA, Ariz. (AP) Under a bill introduced this week, companies that invest or manage the state's money would have to report ties to countries sponsoring terrorism. The bill, introduced Monday, is meant to allow state officials to know where tax and retirement dollars are invested so action can be taken if needed, said state Sen. Dean Martin, RPhoenix, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and the bill's sponsor. The bill was pushed by State Treasurer David Petersen, who campaigned on promises to identify global security risks. Arizona joins several states in introducing legislation to scrutinize public funding of companies that do business abroad. -
Charles Wyatt served in the Marine Corps Band during Vietnam War. He spent a lot of time on call in the ready room surrounded by Secret Service agents. He describes hurrying to answer the president's request for him to play and neglecting to extinguish his pipe as he stuffed it in his jacket pocket. His jacket smoking, he frantically smothered the fire out against the walls of the White House corridors to avoid the Secret Service agents' reaction and to avoid being burned. It is this complex history as a Marine, a musician and a teacher, as much as it is the classic curiosity of the novelist, that lends to his broad range of interests - from the characteristics of pink noise to Dickens, from hysterical realism to turkey vultures. Currently the Artist in Residence for the UCO creative studies program, he has published two novels, "Falling Stones: The Spirit Autobiography of S.M. Jones," and "Listening to Mozart." He has received the John Simmons Award for Short Fiction, the Clay Reynolds Novella Prize, the Robert Penn Warren Award, the Writer's Voice Capricorn Award and the Chris O'Malley Prize. Originally from central
International Cash-strapped Japan to cut foreign aid again in 2003 TOKYO (AP) Japan, the world's second-biggest aid donor, is planning to cut its overseas assistance again this year, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. The move underlines how the nation's sputtering economy has strapped the government budget. Spending on official development aid in the proposed 2003 budget is slated to drop 9.4 percent to $9.64 billion from $10.6 billion last year. The government shaved 11.9 percent from foreign aid in 2002. The proposed budget includes cuts in both overseas loans and grants. Grant aid for 2003 is to fall 8 percent from last year, while loan assistance is slated for a 3.5 percent decrease, a Foreign Ministry official said on condition of anonymity. The 2003 budget, which takes effect April 1, must still be passed by Parliament. Japan was the world's top aid donor for 10 years but fell to second place behind the United States in 2001 after the yen dropped in value against the dollar. Chancellor's office refuses to release files on suspected al-Qaida recruiter HAMBURG, Germany (AP) Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's office has refused a second request to turn over files received from abroad on a suspected alQaida recruiter to the court trying a Moroccan man charged in the Sept. 11 terror attacks, according to a letter read in court Tuesday. Presiding Judge Albrecht Mentz submitted the new request Friday, asking the chancellory to consider the right of defendant Mounir el Motassadeq to a fair trial. El Motassadeq, 28, faces life in prison if convicted of charges of being an accessory to murder in the attacks and belonging to a terror organization. Schroeder's office issued a same-day refusal, saying the country of origin had again refused to have the contents of the file on Mohammed Haydar Zammar read in court, even partially, saying it would end cooperation. The unnamed country has "many times made it clear that discretion must be guaranteed," the letter said. El Motassadeq is accused of providing logistical support for the Hamburg cell of terrorists that included three of the Sept. 11 suicide hijackers. Zammar, a Syrian-born Germany, is alleged to have been the cell's recruiter. He was questioned by German investigators after the attacks, but authorities said they lacked the evidence to arrest him. Zammar, who denied any knowledge of the Sept. 11 plot, left Germany shortly after the attacks and was arrested in Morocco. He's now in Syrian custody. He reportedly told Syrian authorities that he recruited Mohamed Atta and other members of the Hamburg al-Qaida cell.
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Missouri, his experience in music - playing at the White House for the Marine Corps. Band, principal flutist for the Nashville 'symphony orchestra for 25 years and playing for operas freelance in Philadelphia, influenced the stories in "Listening to Mozart." Though he has published poetry since he was a student in Philadelphia, his shift from making his living as a musician to writing is complicated. His first published work, other than poetry, was for a golf magazine, which earned him $500 and taught him the frustrations of other-than-total authorial control. At the same time, the symphony he worked with was becoming embroiled in strikes, layoffs and sporadic shutdowns. Though he applied as a poet, he was accepted to Warren Wilson College's MFA program in fiction, from which he graduated in 1991. He was accepted to the fiction program on the merit of one short story with a single line of dialogue. His goal when he entered the program was "to write another line of dialogue." He accomplished more than one line and published "Listening to Mozart" which allowed him to quit the orchestra and start teaching. "Creative writing programs are highly popular, even though nobody wants to read. They're a real growth industry," Wyatt said. Even if readership may be
S ca m, from page 1 In the EAAP the students claimed they were performing "An identity theft project to make people aware of not giving out there personal information [sic.]" Noftsger denied them ability to continue with the research. "I don't appreciate our students being experimented on without knowing it," he said. Noftsger said many groups such as the Gideons and a conservative University of` Oklahoma paper have used'the EAAP to distribute material or lorlkderntmgtrations, but this inciappt, not a free speech issue, and therefore didn't fall within time-place-manner protection. The students voluntarily handed over all forms containing information they'd collected on campus for Noftsger to shred. They gave Noftsger the contact information for Elaine Kelly, the project's faculty sponsor. Noftsger asked the students to have Kelly contact UCO, but said he was doubtful UCO would approve such a study. "Subjects weren't even notified after they'd finished filling out the research forms. To me that's unethical, and we wouldn't allow it on campus." Noftsger said the students said the purpose of the project was to make people aware of the dangers of giving out their information, but that "I don't know of any way they intended to notify research subjects of results of the research. It sounds like the intent was noble but the method was flawed." Whether or not the five students' actions constitute fraud is somewhat ambiguous, said Brad Morelli, legal counsel and equity/affirmative action officer for UCO. Using the name Eagle Marketing Company, the students told subjects they were gathering research on student spending. They claimed they needed social security numbers to track whether or not students were born in Oklahoma. Morelli said it was legal for them to create a company without filing paperwork and that many small companies use the acronym DBA
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Charles Wyatt, UCO Artist in Resident, speaks to students at the Pegasus Theater Feb. 4. diminishing, the benefits of the programs aren't. "They're obviously doing more than creating the next great generation of novelists and poets. Generally, the skills you learn as a creative writing major have a very broad application." The Artist in Residence position allows him the freedom and time to write. He enjoys working with the students and seeing their work, though he misses home in Tennessee.
Ideally, he would like a joint teaching position with his wife, who also has a broad background. She is a freelance harpist, holds an MFA from Warren Wilson and recently won the Nebraska Review Prize for poetry. Wyatt will read excerpts from his second novel, "Falling Stones: The Spirit Autobiography of S.M. Jones," Saturday, Feb. 8 at 10:30 a.m. in Room 120 of the Communications Building.
(doing business as) in their title to signify they are not a governmentrecognized company. However, it was not legal for them to lie about the purpose of the data. He said authorities don't normally investigate fraud unless money is involved. After the police report is compiled, it will be up to the district attorney to decide whether to follow up on it. If a company has previously filed for the name Eagle Marketing Company, Morelli said they can either ask students to stop the use of that name or sue for trade name infringement.. The students claimed the',Project was for the 2003 Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) World Cup, to be held in Mainz, Germany in October. However, the organization's website said nothing endorsing illegal action. The contest's guidelines were vague as to the kinds of research students were doing. One of the OC students performing the survey boasted that for last year's competition, their group got permission to pull a shop-lifting spree on a local Wal-Mart, resulting in the successful theft of over $2,000 in itemized merchandise. The student claimed they managed to steal two fully-assembled gocarts by backing a truck up to the storefront and "acting like they knew what they were doing." He said the woman who approved their project was fired, and Wal-Mart isn't sure the students had given back all the merchandise. When asked whether or not the OC students had thought to approve their survey, they said they didn't think UCO had any requirements. UCO Chief of Police Jeff Harp said the police report will be completed Thursday morning. It will available to the public in the police office behind the Education Building soon afterward.
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Doorman, from page 1 McDowell, Geren said. "We want to make students aware of different civic activities," McDowell said. The two-year-old organization has students from over 20 public colleges and is supported by Campus Compact of Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Board of Regents for Higher Education contacted all student affairs departments in Oklahoma colleges and universities and asked them to join Voice, Geren said. McDowell and Blake Fry,
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The Year of Goat director of campus life, applied for part of a grant to Campus Compact from the Pew Charitable Endowment Trust Fund. Fry said UCO was awarded a $625 grant. The grant money will be used to sponsor events such as Gov. Brad Henry signing a proclamation in honor of civic engagement week, or students signing a banner with their higher education concerns on it. "It gives students a chance to express their views on higher education," Fry said.
Oklahoma teachers vote to join rally OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Teachers from Oklahoma's second-largest school district are being allowed to join colleagues from across the state at a rally to encourage support for education funding reform. The Oklahoma City school board voted 4-1 Monday night to cancel classes Feb. 12, when the rally sponsored by the Oklahoma Education Coalition is held at the state Capitol. Students will make up the lost day May 19, district officials said. Classes in Oklahoma City were to end May 16. Some board members said they were philosophically opposed to canceling classes, but that it was the best option when compared with the cost of hiring substitute teachers. Manny Soto, Oklahoma City Public Schools' chief operations officer, said the district could have paid as much as $1.1 million
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Ti me, from page 1 breaks his tasks down so he doesn't get overwhelmed. "Stay with it," Havard said. "Don't do too much at once so you don't get burned out." Radina Gigova, a UCO general journalism major, is a full-time student and works two different jobs. She works four days a week, averaging 35 hours, at Bennigan's in Edmond and also works Saturday and Sunday mornings at Denny's. Speaking of mornings, Gigova said she is not a "morning person." She is trying to find ways to motivate herself to be more productive early. Gigova said prioritizing tasks on a list is helpful.
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"Do the next thing. Don't think about all the things you have to do tomorrow or the next day, just the things you have to do today," Gigova said. Sophomore Jeremy Campbell has a similar story. He is enrolled in 16 hours worth of classes at UCO, works 20-40 hours a week at Nance Precast Concrete in Piedmont, goes to the gym five times a week and still finds time to study and hang out with friends. Campbell's typical Monday consists of classes from 9:30 to 7 p.m. and by the time he eats, unwinds and works out at the gym, it's 1010:30 p.m. Then he studies until bedtime. Like Davis, Campbell said he is as comfortable as possible with his routine. It comes with experience. What's Campbell's advice? "Just hang in there. It'll pay off in the end. I look for future results," he said. Dr. Gayle Kearns, Occupational and Technology Education department chairwoman, had these pointers for students having difficulty managing their time: ■ Prepare a calendar of activities and events for the month. Use a `week-by-glance' activity schedule. Focus on the priorities first. Keep an activity log to determine the amount of time spent on each activity to aid future planning. ■ At the, end, of each clayi: review you4n "t-ordo" list and, y,o , mon ally calendar. If you cliistlpot complete,vpui-"to-do" list, begin fresh,* next day with the next priority. Continue to update your "to-do" list and your monthly calendar. ■ Prioritize your tasks from A = "Very important" to F = "Can still live if I don't get to it." If you find you have too many "As," then run through your list again and demote the less important high priority items and rewrite the list in priority order.
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Lottery, from page 1 in 2002 were $726 million. Of that, $323 million went to fund HOPE college scholarships, awarded to 196,002 Georgia students. Both sides in the long-running lottery debate believe they have the strongest case. The final decision will be made in the court of public opinion. The following are points for lotteries and points against them.
Lottery pros Oklahoma is losing money to states with lotteries. Lottery supporters argue that every state bordering Oklahoma — Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas — except Arkansas, already has a lottery. Paul Sund, Governor Brad Henry's communications director, said Oklahomans are driving into these states and buying lottery tickets. While they're buying the tickets they're supporting local economies in other ways: filling up the gas tank, buying lunch at McDonalds. Bringing a lottery to Oklahoma would keep that money here in the state, Sund said. Senator Cal Hobson, Senate president pro tempore, said 40 states now have ltteries. The Oklahoma economy is losing money to competitors, money that could be put to use here. "The time has come to at least let the voters decide the
issue," Hobson said.
Lotteries benefit public education. Governor Henry points to the Georgia lottery as an excellent example of what they can do for public education, Sund said. Like Georgia, under the governor's plan, a portion of Oklahoma's lottery proceeds would be dedicated to education, both public education and higher education. During the campaign, Henry estimated an Oklahoma lottery would bring in $300 million annually. Half of that figure would be dedicated to public education and the other half would go toward college scholarships. Education fuels the economy, Sund said. Businesses want an educated work force. Having more college-educated Oklahomans will in turn help the state's economy, a goal of Paul Risser, the state's new chancellor for higher education.
Lottery cons Lotteries take advantage of the poor. Surveys have been conducted using zip codes to study the effects of the Georgia lottery on low-income and high-income households, Claunch said. In Georgia, zip code areas with average household incomes below $20,000, the average lottery spending was $249 per capita. In zip code areas with $40,000 income or greater, per capita spending was $97, a huge
disparity, he said. In Georgia, the minority population is 28 percent and 48 percent of the gambling problems are in the minority population, Claunch said. The 10 poorest counties in Georgia spend more, proportionately, on lottery tickets. "Governments are targeting those people that play the lottery the most. And government was never intended to prey upon people, it was supposed to protect people," Claunch said. Hobson said Andrew "Jack" Whittaker, winner of the $314.9 million Powerball jackpot, was already a millionaire. Consumers also have the right to chose whether or not they wish to play a lottery game, Hobson said. "When they purchase a ticket, nobody's putting a gun to their head," Hobson said.
Lotteries contribute to compulsive gambling. Compulsive gamblers start young, Claunch said. Claunch cited a Louisiana study of 12,066 adolescents in public and private schools. The study revealed that 84 percent of Louisiana sixth graders and 86 percent of all high school seniors had purchased lottery tickets. "That is harvesting a new population of gamblers for the future," Claunch said. Also, the lottery industry aggressively, albeit covertly, attempts to reach young people, Claunch said.
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One of many like examples is in Massachusetts, where the study revealed that 47 percent of grade-schoolers and 75 percent of seniors had purchased tickets. As the compulsive gambling problem has grown, 'gamblers anonymous' groups have mushroomed, Claunch said. Most of the lotteries are providing assistance from proceeds to help compulsive gamblers, he said. In some states, players purchase a lottery ticket and on the back is a phone number for getting help, Claunch said. "Government, again, promotes something that it knows will create addicts and then it tries to treat addicts that it created," Claunch said. Three to five percent of Americans are now, or potentially will be, pathological or compulsive gamblers, said Claunch, citing a percentage deemed high by the National Association of State and Provincial Lotteries.
Lotteries do very little to pay for public education. In general, lotteries don't fund education at levels touted by their supporters, Claunch said. States with lotteries allocate less on average to public education than states without a lottery, he said. As lottery money begins corning in, states lower allocations to public education, resulting in no actual increase in education spending, Claunch said. Claunch made other points against lotteries: ■ People spend money on
UCO hosts annual student philosophers conference by Caroline Duke cd@thevistaonline.com Eight students from Oklahoma, Texas and Missouri will convene at 10 a.m. Feb. 8 in Pegasus Theater of the Liberal Ants—Building to present their pliiknophy papers in the seveith annual Southwestern Conference for Undergraduate Philosophers. The conference, which has been held at UCO for the past three years, will be hosted by UCO's Symposium of Philosophy and will feature four student presentations concerning ethics and a keynote speaker. "Basically we have students from around the region come and present papers on philosophy topics, and the commentators critique positions, look at what they've said, comment on them, and point out flaws in what they said," said David Slakter, president of the
Symposium of Philosophy and commentator in this conference. Four commentators will provide criticism and comment on each student's argument. The commentators are usually philosophy majors or others involved in philosophy, he said.. L" "‘ From 4.30 to 6 p.m., Keynote speaker Alastair Norcross, professor of philosophy at Rice University, will speak on "Uncommon Sense: Controversial Moral Positions You Should Accept." His speech will address various questions, such as: "it can be morally acceptable to kill someone to save others the inconvenience of a headache;" "it is sometimes just to punish the innocent;" "almost all livestock farming is immoral;" and "eating meat is almost always wrong." Dr. Brendan Lalor, UCO professor of humanities and philosophy, encourages students to participate in the discussion that
will follow Norcross's presentation. He especially encourages those who disagree with Norcross to argue their side. The first of the student presentations is entitled "Terrorism and the Ethics of Belief" and will be given by University of Oklahoma student Clayton Bahr at 10 a.m. "A Response to Crime and Punishment" will be presented at 11 by University of Texas at Arlington's Cecil Foster, III. Following a two-hour lunch break from noon to 2, Kelby Harrison of the University of Missouri at Kansas City will present "In Defense of Academic Standards and the Uses of Philosophy." The last of the presentations, "On the Ethics of the Legalization of Prostitution," will be presented by Ellen Kazmierczak of UCO. Dr. Eva Dadlez, UCO professor of philosophy, said she estimates about 20 minutes will be
spent presenting the paper, 10 minutes will be for the commentator, and about 30 minutes will be spent on open discussion. For more information, contact Dr. Dadlez at 974-5636 or Brendan Lalor at 974-5625.
lotteries they would otherwise spend on businesses, impacting the economic food chain. ■ Taxpayers must pay to offset costs related to compulsive gambling, resulting in higher divorce rates, more suicides, childhood abuse and neglect. ■ About one-third of compulsive gamblers end up in jail, trying to find financial resources to pay for their gambling habit. Ray Sanders, spokesman for the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma, said Oklahomans have an opportunity to make a stand against lotteries. The arguments for them sound good at first, not so good as the facts come out, he said. "I don't think there's a right way to do the wrong thing," Sanders said. While the Bible does not specifically mention gambling, it does teach stewardship, Sanders said. God wants us to be good stewards of the things he has given us, including our money, he said. What Oklahoma needs is to receive an education about the downsides of lotteries, Sanders said. Log on to www. thevistaonline . corn 24 hours a day for campus news or
STATE BRIEFS OHP trooper hurt on way to pursuit INOLA, Okla. (AP) An Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper suffered a gash on his head when he crashed while on his way to help in the pursuit of a suspected mobile methamphetamine lab. Trooper Rodney Vick, 23, was treated Monday at Claremore Regional Hospital after his car flipped on Oklahoma 88 near Inola, OHP Lt. Brandon Kopepasah said. The injury wasn't life-threatening, Kopepasah said.
Review request lacks details, official says TULSA, Okla. (AP) A formal request for a federal investigation into the Tulsa Airport Authority doesn't include any details, a spokesman for the Inspector General's Office says. Sen. Jim Inhofe and Tulsa Mayor Bill LaFortune requested the investigation in a joint letter to Kenneth M. Mead, inspector general of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Spokesman David Barnes confirmed that the Inspector General's Office had received the letter, dated Jan. 31, and said it included no supporting documentation.
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Costa-Gavras--From 'Z' to 'Amen.' HOLLYWOOD—When Costa-Gavras, a young Parisbased filmmaker, returned to his native Greece to make his 1969 "Z," an expose of the military junta's ruthless seizure of power in 1966, he brought a raw documentary realism to the fast-paced thriller form with such style and urgency that the film became an international classic. A flurry of political thrillers followed "Z," capped by CostaGavras' Hollywood debut, "Missing" (1982), in which Jack Lemmon played a father searching for his son in the aftermath of the overthrow of the Allende government in Chile. Always an astute political observer, Costa-Gavras has delivered his highest-profile picture in years, "Amen.," which he and co-writer Jean-Claude Grumberg took as its starting point Rolf Hochhuth's internationally controversial 1963 play, "The Representative," known in the United States as "The Deputy." It tells of a true-life scientistphysician, Kurt Gerstein, a lieutenant in the SS. He helped developed the infamous Zyldon B to purify the water supply for German soldiers vulnerable to typhus only to discover to his horror that it was being used to gas prisoners in Nazi extermination camps in Poland. The film, which opens Friday in Los Angeles, is the story of a man who already had a history of anti-Nazi protest and his struggle to get word of the Holocaust to the Allied powers and in particular Pope Pius XII, who he believed would then speak out strongly against Nazi inhumanity. He is aided by a young Jesuit priest, a deft composite character of four such men with close ties to the Vatican. Costa-Gavras has wanted to make a film inspired by the play ever since he saw it 40 years ago
in Paris, where the French adaptation, called "The Vicar," had been done by novelist-screenwriter Jorge Semprun. "I saw the play at that time because friends of mine, like Michel Piccoli, who played the priest, were participating in it. I went to see the play a couple of times." "The amazing thing is that there was an extraordinary line in the play that said, 'This pope, who stood silent, he's a criminal person.' That was a big scandal, to say that. And outside the theater there were people screaming against the people who went inside to see the play. It was a big mess." Although he turns 70 on Feb. 13, he has changed little over the decades, remaining trim and handsome. He has long been comfortable speaking English and is a low-key man of unpretentious charm. 'When I saw the play, I was a young filmmaker and unknown, and later, when it was easier for me to make it, the rights had already been taken and not freed until five years ago. When I went to see Hochhuth, who was very young when he wrote the play, for the rights, I told him, 'I will respect its spirit but not the letter.'" 'The play is essentially based on the pope, in the Vatican. Most of the scenes are there; there was a lot of discussion about the Vatican--about all the tragedies, all the massacres and how the pope accepted them, almost promoted them. For me, the pope wasn't the most important person in the story. The most important people were the two Christians, the priest and the Nazi officer." "They were men of conscience and from inside the system--that was the important thing. So in the movie the pope
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Theater Dinner and Murder Mystery Theater offers a "solve your own murder mystery" producdon and five-course meal at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. every day at 1841 NW 15th. Tickets are $39.95 per person for groups of eight or more. For tickets and more information call 524-7676 or e-mail dinnerandmystery@aol.com . The 2002-2003 Stage Center season features "Wintertales: Storytelling festival" Feb. 5 9, and "Othello the Moor of Venice" Mar. 5-9. Performances are at Stage Center, 400 W. Sheridan. For more information call 2704801.
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Director Costa-Gavras has a new film called Amen. He is at a Santa Monica Hotel on Jan 15,2003. became a secondary character, and of course what interests me a lot is how Gerstein is able to go that double way, a man who wanted to expose the horrors but also understood he would also have to serve as a witness to them." Much of the power of the film derives from Costa-Gavras' indirect, implicit approach to cataclysmic events and complex actions. The audience can judge for itself in light of the self-sacrificing nature of its two central figures, men who reached the point of having to choose between ethics and self-preservation, which for Costa-Gavras is the core of the film. Costa-Gavras said he read 16 books in preparation for the two years-it took him and Grumberg, a veteran of theater and teletvi-
sion as well as films, to write the script. Filming inside the Vatican for the sequences that take place there was out of the question, and Costa-Gavras ended up shooting much of the $10 million film in Romania, which provided a wide array of striking settings. For his two chief characters, Gerstein and the fictional Ricardo Fontana, he chose, respectively, German actor Ulrich Tukur and noted French actor-director Mathieu Kassovitz. Though the director is already thinking about what to do next-"I can't say yet what that will be"--he says his patience in getting the film made has been rewarded and is ready to move on.
The 2002-2003 Celebrity Attractions season features "Cinderella," April 1-6, and "The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron?" May 13-18. All shows are in the Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker. For more information call 800-869-1451. The Stage Door Theatrical Company's ''Shakespeare at Sunset" production of
Dance Belly dancing by the Jewels of the Nile will be presented at 7 p.m. Fridays at Gopuram Taste of India at 121 E. California and at 8:30 p.m. Fridays at Gopuram Taste of India, 4559 N.W. 23rd. For more information call 2301323 or 948-7373.
Readings Julie's Juice-N-Java, 1121 Elm in Stubbeman Village, Norman, features poetry readings every Monday night and open mic every Wednesday night. For more information call 364-5282. Full Circie Bookstore featured poetry readings are at 2p.m. on the last Sunday of the month on the first floor of 50 Penn Place. For more information call 842-2900.
Sports The Oklahoma City Blazers 2002-2003 season includes home games versus Wichita, Feb. 7; Tulsa, Feb. 8; San Angelo, Feb. 21; and Laredo, Feb. 22. All home games are played at the Ford Center, 100 W. Reno. Tickets are $9-16. For more information call 800-511-1552.
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Hispanic civil rights group criticizes new series LOS ANGELES (AP) "Kingpin," a new TV drama about a drug cartel run by a Mexican family, was criticized by a civil rights group as a slap against Hispanics that will reinforce prejudices. The League of United Latin American Citizens said Monday it was "very disappointed with NBC's decision" to air the series, which premiered Sunday. "'Kingpin,' which portrays Hispanics as drug dealers, murderers and unpatriotic American citizens, opens the door to more
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negative feelings toward Latinos in our community," the group said in a statement. The network had no immediate comment, a spokeswoman said Monday. Measured concerns about "Kingpin" were voiced by Lisa Naverrete of the National Council of La Raza, another civil rights organization. "I'm not comfortable with making a final judgment on the show after seeing just one episode," Naverrete said Monday. While lauding the employment opportunity "Kingpin" offers for Hispanic actors and writers, she questioned why the only Latino-themed drama on network TV should be about what she called the "cliche" of drug dealers. "There are no balancing images" showing Hispanics in another light, Naverrete said.
The Association for Computer Machinery (ACM) is having a meeting at 7 p.m. today in the MCS Room 115. There will be a presentation on computer games — their history and future. For more information, visit their website: www.comsc.ucolc.edu/-acm.
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Baseball hopes to start spring cleaning LSC North Men down Savages by Ryan Jameson rj@thevistaonline.com
sophomore, will be his backup. SECOND BASE: Josh Banks is a JUCO transfer who will be taking over the second baseman duties for Whitney. He should bat
batted .307 with six homers and 34 RBIs last year. Rogers has handled the third base duties for four straight years and should set a lot of school
The highly successful UCO baseball team brings in a huge group of newcomers in 2003 as they try for a third straight Lone Star Conference North Division Championship and hope to improve on last year's 46-10 record. The Bronchos, 42-5 in the LSC North and 87-24 overall in 2001-02, will only see five starters return from a team that has earned a berth to NCAA Division II national tournament for the past two seasons. "We've had a lot of success over the past two years and our guys want it to continue," UCO Coach Wendell Simmons said. "We lost a lot of great players off last year's team and that will be hard to overcome, but we signed some really talented new guys to go along with the nucleus we have coming back," he said. The 2003 Bronchos positionby-position: CATCHER: Josh Hilburn started at catcher last season as well as playing outfield. He batted .321 with four home runs in 2002. He has a gun for an arm and should be a key to the Broncho's chances. Sophomore Blake Deen and Photo Services red shirt freshman Chris Elam could also see playing time if Third baseman John Rogers will anchor UCO's infield. Hilburn heads for the outfield. FIRST BASE: Senior sensation around the top of the lineup. records by the end of the season. Barrett Whitney should be one of Redshirt freshman Jay Neal and Sophomore Jake Mays will be at the best in the Lone Star Junior Hiroshi Sogabe will be number two. Conference. He was a first-team replacements but could see time if SHORTSTOP: Junior Drew All-LSC North Division selection Banks struggles. Bowers will bat clean-up as he led last year at second base after hitTHIRD BASE: John Rogers, Neosho (Mo.) County ting .320 with 20 doubles and 46 senior, might be the best third Community College in hitting last RBIs. He mainly played sec- baseman in the LSC North year. He is also a very strong fieldond last year but did come in for Division. He's a two-time, first- er and is expected to step in and late-game defense. Dennis Almy, team All-LSC North player who make an immediate impact.
OUTFIELD: The UCO outfield will have all new starters in the outfield, led by speedy junior transfer and probable lead-off hitter Nolan Randolph in center field. Senior transfer Skip Weast will start in right field except for when he is pulling pitching duties. The left field job is open with senior Cortney Hill and sophomore Dustin Romines batding it out for the starting position. Jeremy Leeper, Jake Mays, and Hiroshi Sogabe could also be seen in the outfield this season. PITCHING: The Bronchos lost four starters and their top reliever from last year but a lot is still expected of the pitching staff in 2003. Senior Joe Neal is the ace and the only returning player who saw extensive action last year. He was a second-team All-LSC North pick after going 6-1 with a 4.10 ERA and 79 strikeouts in 63 2/3 innings. Division I transfers Skip Weast and Layle DeVilbiss along with junior Kyle Nevels are expected to round out the four-man starting rotation. Junior Mike Musgrove should take over the closing duties. Other possible starting candidates are Jeremy Leeper, Ray Wood, and Chase Smith. Thad Dobson, Callison Kaiser, Austin Shroyer, and freshman Chad Ashley will pitch in relief. DESIGNATED HITTER: Senior Mike Hill is a quality player at this position and will handle the hitting duties primarily. Hill hit .316 with 10 homers and 40 RBIs last year. UCO opens the season Thursday, Feb. 6, with a single game match-up at St. Gregory's.
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Technical fouls were everywhere as UCO came-frombehind to defeat the Southeastern Savages Saturday 80-74. UCO trailed by as many as 13 points in the first half before cutting the lead to five at 38-33 by halftime. UCO came out in the second half with a 7-0 run, getting a 3pointer and layup from Demario Jones and a short jumper from Jason Pritchett in taking a 40-38 lead. The game went back-andforth from there on out. The Bronchos drew three straight technical fouls , two on Pritchett and one on head coach Terry Evans with 7:43 remaining
leading 62-61. Southeastern made four of the six free throws and got a layup on the next possession to take a 67-62 lead. UCO finally went up 77-72 with 46 seconds remaining on two free throws from Jonathine Nubine. Then Nubine got a steal that led to a Jones layup with 21 seconds left to make it 79-72 and seal the win. Demario Jones led the team with 26 points, 20 made in the final 20 minutes. UCO also got 13 points from B.J. Raney, 11 from Pritchett and 10 from Jamaal Ramey. It was their 11th straight win as they improved to 15-4 overall and 4-0 in Lone Star Conference North Division play
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Keely reaches 300 Hamilton stars for UCO by Ryan Jameson rj@thevistaonline.com
UCO women's basketball head coach John Keely picked up his 300th career win as the Bronchos defeated North Division rival Southeastern 6656 Saturday Night at Hamilton Field House. The come-from-behind win was UCO's sixth straight and was anchored by Summer Wafford's season high 20 points. Southeastern kept UCO's two high scorers, April Woods and Laura Hamilton, to a season's worst nine points total, well below their combined average of 28.2. Wafford took up the slack scoring 14 of her 20 in the second half, going 4-of-6 behind the 3-point line. Lindsey Smith came off the bench and contributed 11 points and nine rebounds, giving the Bronchos as 34-22 advantage on the boards.
"Southeastern did a great job defensively and Summer (Wafford) really stepped up and hit some big shots for us and we made some things happen in the second half," said Keely whose 300 win came in his 23rd year as
coach of the Bronchos. UCO goes to Tahlequah Tuesday to meet Northeastern State in a battle for the lead in the Lone Star Conference North Division.
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With the women's basketball team on a six-game winning streak, the Broncho's have had a couple of shining players come out the woodwork. One of the brightest young players on the women's team is Laura Hamilton. A former Madill High star and a transfer from Carl Albert State College, Laura was recently voted Lone Star Conference Player of the Week. Helping the Broncho's from a slow start to a winning 11-7 record, Laura has shown what she is made of leading the
Hometown: Madill, Okla. Broncho's with an average of 17 points and four assists a game. Laura feels that people sometimes think athletes have it easier than regular students in the classroom. She one day hopes to change how people feel by becoming a teacher and coach. Always trying to stay a step ahead of the competition Laura makes sure to get her routine pre-game nap, which quite often comes on the bus. Laura hopes to keep the winning streak alive and would like to see many fans come out and support women's and men's teams while they're hot.
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