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RETIREMENT • BRYAN TRUDE, Senior Staff Writer •
Dr. William Radke, UCO Pro- Radke earned his Bachelor's when [Betz] leaves, that Provost vost and Vice President of Aca- and Master's degrees in zoology can carry that vision on with demic Affairs, has announced his from Minnesota State University whoever the new president is. retirement following the conclu- in Mankato, and a Doctorate in It provides a transition between sion of the 2012-2013 academic zoology from the University of Betz and whoever the next Presi- year. Arizona. dent will be ... I want to give the Radke, who first came to UCO "My very first day, I actually President plenty of time to pick a in 1975 as a professor of biology, remember my very first class new Provost who will help him will conclude a 38-year Central of students," Radke said. "I was carry forward the academic vi- career that also includes stints teaching what was then called sion he and I formed so many as Assistant Dean of the former general zoology, and I cari still years ago." Office of Sponsored Research remember the names Of many of Following his retirement, and Grants, AssiStant Dean of the students, and I guess it was Radke plans to renew his inter- the Jackson College of Graduate because it was my first class. I est and study of ornithology, Studies and Research, and Asso- was inspired by their interest including taking an extended ciate Vice President of Academic and enthusiasm for the topic." bird watching trip to Africa with Affairs, a position he was hired Radke's role as Provost, who colleagues. Radke also plans to to by then-provost and current oversees the deans, is an impor- spend more time with his wife, UCO President Dr. Don Betz. tant one in guiding and shaping who maintains a residence in "I feel with our President in the university's academic direc- Cambridge, Mass. place that many of the initiatives tion and policy. Radke's pro- "I think in the 25 years I was that we began in the academic grams and policies helped to in the classroom, I had prob- community will be carried for- make UCO a leader in the field ably over 5,000 students," Radke ward," Radke said. "When [Betz] of transformative learning, and said. "I think that is a lot of im- left to take the chancellor posi- led to the creation of the "Cen- pact I have had on the future, on tion at the University of Wiscon- tral Six" tenants of transforma- student thinking and on their sin in River Falls, I was able to tive learning. various successes in their careers continue with a lot of his vision, . "I think this is a good time," and lives. I think that is the big- to expand and add to it, and cre- Radke said. "A good time for a gest' impact I have had over 38 Dr. William Radke poses in his office, January 16, 2013. Radke currently acts ate the concept of transformative new Provost to. come in and years here." learning at UCO." as UCO's Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs. He will retire follow- understand his vision, so that ing the Spring semester. Photo by Bryan Trude, The Vista
Nike Women's San Francisco Marathon finishers, Brittney Criswell (left) and Danielle Dill (right) pose at UCO's Wellness Center, Nov. 9, 2012. Photo by Cyn Sheng Ling, The Vista
•LINDSEY RICKARDS, Staff Writer • Many long distance runners find the task less daunting lion at UCO, run to help others. Dill believe that the idea of helping others kept them going with comfortable tennis shoes, flexibly fit. clothing, and an The two proudly wear lime green NIKE dry-fit finishers during the race. "This sucks, but not as much as cancer," said armband to secure a music device. These are not essential shirts and silver Tiffany necklaces, trophies they had received Criswell, recalling her thoughts during the marathon. ingredients for running a marathon, but they are luxuries from NIKE for completing the marathon. Criswell disclosed Fundraising options are unlimited, but to participate one that n-iake the task of a 26.2-mile endurance test easier to that all participants in the race received a Tiffany's necklace must raise a certain amount of money. Criswell and Dill complete. instead of a traditional medal. • raised the combined amount of $5,450 for LLS. Race day is a chance for runners to establish that the im- "Fundraising seemed scary to me at first", said Criswell, mense trainings they've subjected themselves to prove wor- "This sucks, but not ft% Mich ca r;1( "but I learned that once people realized what I was raising thy. Silent eagerness occurs at the starting line as runners money for and that their donation was truly going to help take their place in a crouched lunge position. The gun's ex- Criswell and Dill successfully completed their first full another human being, I think that it made it easier." plosion sounds signaling runners to set out on their trek. A marathon on Oct. 14, 2012 during the NIKE Women's Mara- To raise money for LLS the two organized events, like a steady stride provides runners with a good pace and sound thon in San Francisco. "Greater cause than just yourself," Zumbathon, which took place at the UCO Wellness Center, mind to complete their journey. Dill explained in her reasoning for competing in Leukemia and a Jam Night, which took place at Mojo's Blues Club in These are constituents of marathon running that will even- and Lymphoma Society's (LLS)' Team in Training events. Bricktown. tually lead to a well-deserved conclusion of a willing indi- NIKE was Dill's fourth Team in Training (TNT) event after According to Dill over 12 metro Oklahoma City instructors vidual in an endurance competition. completing a half marathon, a triathlon, and century bike volunteered to teach and lead the Zumbathon class. 75 par- For some taking home. the gold medal after a race against ride. Since she had previously participated in other TNT en- ticipants paid $10 to take the class. All of the proceeds from hundreds or thousands of competitors is a goal to achieve. durance events she knew what to expect when it came to the the class went to LLS. For others finishing the race without walking, no matter how fundraising. According to Criswell donation boxes were set up through- slow the pace, is a' sufficient reward. Self-accomplishment The NIKE Women's Marathon was one of many charitable out the bar during Jam Night. The club donated 20 percent is enough to boost any ego when it comes to the personal fundraising events held by the LLS Team in Training program of its sales to LLS, while the bartenders and musicians donat- achievement of finishing a marathon, thotigh for some people as a way to involve people in their mission. The mission of ed 100 percent of their tips. "Fundraising takes hard work self-fulfillment is not the only component that drives them. LLS, according to their website, wwwlls.org, is to cure leu- and commitment," said Dill, "It has been so great to have so Brittney Criswell, coordinator of health promotion and kemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, myeloma and improve much support from family, friends, and co-workers." Danielle Dill, assistant director of fitness and health promo-romo- the quality of life of patients and their families. Criswell and Early every Saturday morning for 18 weeks, Criswell and Continued on page 4 • • Page 2 0 non January 17, lin 3 TH NISTA MOLDED MEMORIES, POPCORN CEILINGS "He isn't asleep, is he?" That VHS memory gave way to you ascribe to the nauseating hip- I was. It was August 1996. First mini-DVD memories to iPhone ness of cynicism and perpetual com- day of kindergarten. Though hazy, memories. Bringing me to this Mon- plaining, I hope something makes that day feels like the raised edges day. My last first day of class. you feel as small as you are. Don't of Lego blocks, smells like the olfac- "Did you go to sleep on the floor?" be a prime example of that Woody tory child of pepperoni pizza and my mother texted me Monday eve- Allen-ism, "The food here is terrible, peaches in dense syrup,' and tastes ning. and the portions are too small." That 1 00 North University Drive. like playground sand. Since I had "I didn't. But I lied down on it For mentality makes the days a burden. Edmond, OK 73034 strategically placed myself out of nostalgia." A burden, which leaves you face- (-1-05)Q7-1-55-1.9 sight during naptime to play blocks My mother, in her wisdom, re- vistaticoOgmail.com , down, bent by the weight of your with my buddy Michael, at the end sponded, "Different perspective. Ev- self-imposed negativity. of the day, I stumbled wearily to my erything is up." Mold now eats away at the mag- mother's classroom; collapsed on the Until that message, my day had netic tape within the "Josh's First The Vista is published as a newspaper and public forum by UCO students. semi-weekly during the academic year except cool tile. passed like a parade-----a familiar Day of Kindergarten" VHS on a shelf exam and holida■ periods.; and only on Wednesdays during My mother, an art teacher at the and superfluous eternity. 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ikCc e(AA@RO TO HOST THE ELUSIVE JEFF MANGUM SUNSHINE By Kara Stewart
Chasers The new semester is off to a chilly and the sooner you can recognize start: the beautifully unseasonable what it is, the better off you are. seventy-degree weather ended around Don't wait until your senior year to the same time as all of those horrible realize you really love photography; at zombie-apocalypse memes. the point in the game, it's wasting a As you're huddling, layered more lot of hours to suddenly switch ma- than Ralphie's little brother in "A jors. Don't over-think what it is that Christmas Story," towards your too- you want: if nothing else, flip a coin. hot classroom, to a chorus of sniffling That moment when the coin is in the and snotty noses, I want you to con- air, you'll (hopefully) realize what it is Former Neutral Milk Hotel frontman, Jeff Mangum, will be performing two shows at ACM@ sider something for me: UCO Performance Lab January 79. Photo provided that you're looking for. What dream are you chasing? That may not work for you. It didn't •ALEX CIFUENTES, Contributin f Writer • If we're being honest, this is college, work for me. and we're all here for something. The In fact, it took a very long time to Jeff Mangum, renowned folk artist, will per- rumors going round that that this is to be Jeff's freshmen, with their sweatpants and fully understand what I enjoyed, and form two shows on Saturday at ACM@UCO's final tour. It is not, although to be clear his solo their swagger, they're here because how I was going to make a living off performance lab. The early show, which begins acoustic show will not be returning to any city that was one of three options given of it. Those people that design and at 6:30 p.m., has already sold-out, but a second he has already visited anytime in the foreseeable to them following graduation. The test videogames for millions of dol- show was added Saturday night at 10:30 p.m. future." seniors, with their red-eyes and tired lars? Those people are just lucky. The due to the concert's popularity. Mangum's website also states that pictures expressions, are just trying to make it rest of us? Well, we're going to have to "There are a lot of students coming out of the and recordings of any sort are prohibited dur- through this last spring semester. Ev- work at it. woodwork that weren't able to get tickets the ing the concert, which also includes cell phones. eryone in between is getting lost in all Do whatever you need to do: talk to first time around, that are now looking to get The concert will be a 75 minute acoustic set the static. your closest friends, make a pro and tickets for the later show," said ACM Business and will also feature Tall Firs, an underground But then what do you do? Where do con list, take random classes you will Development Center Manager Derek Brown. electric folk rock band, based out of New York you go? never otherwise need. Spend more- Mangum's stop at ACM is part of his 2013 City. For people like me, we don't know nights researching the job market on U.S. tour, which launched Wednesday in St. ACM was able to lock in Mangum's perfor- how to do anything else: you go back the internet than you do out drinking; Louis, Mo. Many of the shows, much like Mang- mance through their relationship to local con- to school. Others can't wait to get out revert back to your childhood and urn's early show at ACM, have sold-out due to cert promoters. and start "really" living life, whatever spend hours coloring in your room. the scarcity of Mangum's concerts. Mangum is Mangum rose to fame as the vocalist and that means. Some are chasing down Take an afternoon off and ask a mil- well known for his lack of public appearances guitarist of Neutral Milk Hotel, as well as co- those diamond rings and dirty dia- lion questions that you didn't realize after the dissolution of his band Neutral Milk founding The Elephant 6 Recording Company. pers. Some of you are going to move you were dying to know. Hotel in 1998. He recently played the Coachella music festival back into your parents' house because Whatever you need to do, dolt. Just "I don't think we have had any other show in 2012, and also Occupy Wall Street affiliated there are too many music producers make sure you figure out which direc- that has sold-out on the same day," said Brown. group, Strike Debt's telethon November 15. and not enough jobs to go around. tion it is you're walking before you According to Mangum's website, "There are We're all chasing after something, have to start back-tracking.
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UCO's annual King's Week at Central will teer enthusiast expressed the importance of be from Jan. 21 to 25 led by the Office of not only this site but also the whole of the Diversity and Inclusion (ODI). The proceed- service day. ings are to celebrate the efforts of Dr. Martin "Teachers from underprivileged schools Luther King Jr. and all those who were part can come to the warehouse and get free of the civil rights movement. King's Week school supplies. It's a great chance for us to at Central will involve collaborations with give back to the community" other organizations. Chelsea Holley, Public Relations Chair for To kick start the week, the Volunteer and Big Event, provided some insight into the Service Learning Center will be accepting scope of service for volunteers. Holley vol- volunteers to help with the Regional Food unteered at the Infant Crisis Center in the Bank on Monday, Jan. 21. past. "Even though there are no classes, there "The Infant Crisis Center is a different vol- is still a day of service and students can vol- unteer experience. We got to make blankets unteer with the Regional Food Bank," Me- for infants and handed out articles of cloth- shawn Conley, director of ODI said. ing. We also got to play with the kids for about an hour and a half. Many of the chil- Day of Service dren aren't as privileged, they often times don't receive much attention. Its tangible The University of Central Oklahoma's service, interacting with those that you're Volunteer and Service Learning Center is helping." no stranger to lending a hand. The past four years the VSLC has received a grant in the Other Events amount of $1,000 from National Campus Compact, a coalition made up of almost UCO has also partnered with Enterprise- 1,200 college and university presidents, to Rent-A-Car for the third annual Martin Lu- aid in the MLK day of service. This year, ther King Enterprise Oratory Competition. however, the VSLC has decided to reallocate Enterprise-Rent-A-Car will be providing the funds, from purchasing supplies for do- cash prizes as participants compete with nation to various organizations, to providing their developed speeches centered on the Dr. transportation for volunteers to and from King quote, "The ultimate measure of a man In this Aug. 28, 1963 file photo, The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. waves to the crowd one of the four volunteer sites chosen for the is not where he stands in moments of com- at the Lincoln Memorial for his "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Wash- MLK day of service, the Regional Food Bank fort and convenience, but where he stands at ington. The march was organized to support proposed civil rights legislation and end of Oklahoma, as well as providing a stipend times of challenge and controversy" segregation. (AP Photo/File) for a service learning faculty position Among the highlights of the week in- Dr. Christy Vincent and her health com- cludes UCO's Unity March. Faculty and staff munications class will be filling this role by and students will meet at 2 p.m. outside Schedule of 'King Week' events helping the VSLC put together a market- Barnes and Noble of the NUC and march AION•11108•1 ing campaign for Central Pantry, the newly around campus. opened emergency food pantry for students. "We're inviting faculty and staff and stu- • VSLC MLK Day of Service Project The transportation will provide for 57 dents to participate which is a true represen- people to be taken from campus to the vol- tative of what Martin Luther King is about Monday, January 21, 2013 unteer site. Lyndsay Holder, Assistant Di- — all of us coming together," Conley said. rector, VSLC, allows that this will open up The week will be wrapped up with the 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. new avenues for an increase in the number reading of a book entitled, "King's Dream." Sign-up is until Friday. Call the UCO VSLC (405- of students able to volunteer and provide a The book relates to the famous "I have a wider range, of students with volunteer ex- dream speedi" at the Lincoln Memorial, 974-2621) for more information. perience. Washington in 1963. It talks about the his- "The charter bus allows those without tory that led up to the speech, breaking transportation to participate. This affords down each aspect and illustrates the history opportunities like allowing international behind the events that led to why Martin Lu- • Martin Luther King Unity March students to get a feel for what service in ther King Jr. said what he said. Tuesday, January 22, 2013 America is like to increasing the number of When asked why this week was impor- 2:00 p.m. students able to attend the day of service." tant, Conley had this to say The scope of service, according to Holder, "The civil rights movement is such a criti- Nigh University Center - African American Mural will be different at all locations. In addition cal part of our lives and Martin Luther King to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, is an iconic person. There were many great where volunteers will be sorting food, stu- men and women who did great sacrifices. dents will also be volunteering at Infant Cri- Even though it is nearly 50 years later, we • MLK Enterprise Oratory Competition sis Services, The Hope Center of Edmond cannot forget the time in our history. It's im- Wednesday, January 23, 2013 and Oklahoma City Public Schools Teachers portant that we learn about it and celebrate Warehouse. it, so we don't repeat the mistakes of the 3:00 p.m. Joel Richardson, student leader for the past." Nigh University Center - Ballroom A OKC Teachers Warehouse site, and a volun- Obama's executive orders • Book Club Discussion - "King's Dream: tighten gun control regulations The Legacy of Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' Speech" Thursday, January 24, 2013 1:30 p.m. Nigh University Center - Room 300
Newtown, Conn. School Su- perintendent Janet Robinson, left, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, before a special hear- ing on gun violence held by the House Democratic Steer- ing and Policy Committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Continued Pg. 1 Runners Dill met for their large group Team in "The people in this program are top spired to either donate to LLS or take Training long run to prepare their bod- notch," said Dill. the next step to participate in a team ies for •the event. Criswell stated that All members of the LLS TNT par- in training event," said Criswell, "truly TNT provides each participant with a ticipants received an official TNT race together, we can find a cure for can- training plan, which includes shorter day shirt to wear during the marathon. cer, and its organizations like LLS that runs and a cross training guide to com- Participants ranged from volunteers to make this possible." plete individually during the week. survivors. "To look around and see a After the long journey runners ex- Coaches provided through LLS lead sea of purple is pretty powerful," said perienced exhaustion. Some, like Dill, the TNT practices. "The coaches run Dill. crossed the finish line and sat on the with you," said Criswell recalling the The two would like their participa- beach and as waves gently coaxed their marathon. She also mentioned that tion to influence others to take part in legs they thought of how on this day wWW.BIGWORDS.com "BlIGWORDS.cOrn" Apps on iPho e 'Pad she suspected the TNT coaches to LLS events. "It is my hope that some- they played a part in a cause greater and Android phones arid tablets. BW89 have ran over 30 miles throughout the one can hear about my Team in Train- than themselves. marathon to encourage other runners. ing journey, and that they will be in- Page 5 News January 17, 2013 THEVISTA Uncertainty surrounding 2014 Afghan withdraw! date
President Barack Obama shakes hands with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the conclusion of their joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 77, 2073. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) • JOSH WALLACE, Staff Writer •
On Jan. 11, President Obama welcomed ing fellow Afghan coalition member, Ger- whether they would be capable of keeping the fact that, "the US interest in the region Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai to many, which currently has 4,300 troops the country secure. UCO President, Don and the us ability to keep itself involved eco- Washington for high profile talks centered stationed. Elke Hoff, a defense expert and Betz, who has worked in the past with the nomically and diplomatically inside the US on the future of our country's military pres- member of German Chancellor Angela United Nations concerning Middle East has been dwindling for some time." ence in the Greater Middle Eastern coun- Merkel's coalition government, spoke to Re- • peace issues, maintains a Twitter account Kurt Volker and George Robertson, two try. More specifically, the talks were based uters on the impact German soldiers would where he often links to issues regarding in- former members of NATO, penned one of around the proposed troop withdrawal the face, adding, "We would possibly have to ternational affairs, and recently posted links the articles Betz posted. • In their editorial Obama administration is planning for 2014, completely pull out because we don't pos- to a couple of articles on his feed that out- for Financial Times, Volker and Robertson and what number of U.S. troops will remain sess sufficient transport and protective mea- lined the concerns. outline a _possible scenario associated with in the country, if any • • sures. I find it somewhat annoying, that it's Betz believes that the numbers the being maintaining such a-small force. Obama first mentioned the planned mass been announced unilaterally and apparently given by the Obama administration are ba- SpecifiCally they outline how next year withdrawal of troops back in the summer only with US-American interests in the fore- sically a way to gauge the public and their NATO forces will be at their lowest levels in of 2011, where he announced the with- ground" opinion on the situation and how best to five years, while the Taliban will be at their drawal of 10,000 troops and supported his When the two leaders eventually met, find a exit strategy to the longest U.S. con- strongest level since 2002. The fear is that position, stating, "We are starting this draw the possibility of a total troop withdrawal flict, adding, "Basically what you're seeing the Taliban will attempt to take advantage of down from a position of strength. Al Qaeda seemed to be taken off the table, but the in the public eye right now, I believe, is a the situation, taking key -areas of the coun- is under more pressure than at any time exact number of troops who would remain public airing of the numbers to see how they try, and possibly sparking an all out civil war since 9/11, of course, huge challenges re- wasn't clear. The Pentagon has requested will be accepted by the public and various with the government. main. This is the beginning, but not the end that as many as 20,000 soldiers 'remain in interest groups. I think what you're going to Volker and Robertson go on to say that the of our effort to wind down this war." Afghanistan, while the White House put see, depending on what the situation is that idea of continuing to spend and fight this While the President spoke of the need to their desired numbers in the 3,000 to 9,000 you're dealing with, you're going to see a year, and for the U.S. to withdraw and risk withdrawal, he gave no specifics at the time range, which would be focused on contin- definite downturn in the number of Ameri- having the country collapse makes no sense. of how many troops would remain. In the ued training of Aghan military forces and to can troops." Instead, they argue that if we "want to avoid days leading up to the meeting with Karzai, combat threats from terrorist organizations He went on to add that he believes that a civil war, major human rights abuses and the administration startled many when Ben associated with Al Qaeda. the most likely scenario in terms of troops the risk that Afghanistan again becomes a Rhodes, Obama's Deputy National Security The prospect of the White House's pro- remAining, will be an emphasis on keeping haven for exporting extremism, we need to Advisor, eluded to the fact that a total with- posal to keep such a limited force has once a number of soldiers to continue training start working out a Plan B, one that focuses drawal might be on the table, stating, "We again sparked the question as to whether the Afghan forces. He added, that while that on achieving substantive goals, not the tim- wouldn't rule out any option." Afghan government and it security forces number could be relatively large at first, ing of our exit." Rhodes' statement startled many, includ- are capable to handle the withdrawal, and ultimately it will continue to shrink due to The Vista Archives
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UCO is expanding their degree com- ate'sclegree from their original school. The university received the $251, pletion program after receiving an edu- The grant has allowed UCO to em- 596 gift Sept. 1, 2012 through an edu- cation initiative grant. ploy degree cbmpletion advisors at the •cation organization named TG. Operation Degree Completion (ODC) respective colleges in order to help find "[TG] is a non-profit group out of is an initiative by the university to find and analyze student records for reverse Texas that funds education initiatives," students who left school only needing transfer. Rogalsky said. a small amount of hours to graduate Amy Rogalsky, special assistant to the According to the organization's web- and help them receive their degree. So vice president of enrollment manage- site, TG philanthropy benefits students far, 523 students have earned a degree ment, is excited about the expansion of of low- to moderate-income families. since the program was implemented ODC, and believes it is one of, if not TG also favors proposals that serves the CALL TODAY TO RESERVE YOUR DATE! three years ago. the, first program of this type in the needs of first-generation college stu- The grant will allow the university state. dents and students from groups that to expand ODC. The program will "It's such a simple idea, but it had not are traditionally underrepresented in now include what is known as "reverse been done on a larger scale [in Okla- undergraduate and graduate education. transfer." homa]. I mean, what's bad about it?" The ODC is also spurred by Com- UCO will now look for students who she asked. plete College America, a national non- transferred from Oklahoma City Com- Former students are often surprised profit that works with states to increase munity College, Rose State College, and to learn that they qualify to receive an the number of Americans with career Oklahoma State University— Oklahoma associate's degree or that UCO wants to certificates and college degrees and (405) 414-6929 City who did not finish a bachelor's de- help them finish their bachelor's. close attainment gaps for underrepre- www.bolt-photography.com gree at UCO. Enrollment management "Some kids are taken aback. Some sented populations. will analyze these student's records and first thought it was a scam," Rogalsky Gov. Fallin is an avid proponent of YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL see if they can be rewarded an associ- said. Complete College America. Page 6 Classifieds January 17, 2013 THEVISTA
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Hockey Hockey team continues road trip points. Spraggs and Dule lead the team in goals with nine apiece and Bledsoe leads the team in assists with 11, adding five goals. The Wildcats from Arizona Uni- versity are led by Brian Slugocki, who has 20 Tore points than any Bronchos player. Slugocki has net- ted 20 goals this season and added 19 assists. The senior from Scotts- dale, Arizona also has nine power play goals. Steven Sisler has the mot min- utes in goal for the Wildcats. Play- ing in 19 games, the junior has a 3.55 Goals Allowed Average and a .89 save percentage. Arizona trails the Bronchos in the rankings coming in at the number 18 spot. The next two matchups will be much bigger for the Bronchos., Ari- zona State is ranked number one in the country, receiving 23 first-place votes. The Sun Devils have a 22-4 record. UCO freshman Brandon Gorges.(7) in a match against Oklahoma on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012. Photo by Betsy Timken. Kale Dolinski . leads ASU with. 46 points this season by way of 26 Chris Brannick two-game series against the Arizona streak. On Friday, Jan. 11 and again the Bronchos. After a trip to the Na- goals and 20 assists. The sophomore State University. on Jan. 12, the Bronchos captured tional Tournament last spring, this has netted six power play goals this Sports Editor The Bronchos, currently ranked two wins against the Buffalo Bulls. years squad is filled with freshman. season. A big step up for the sopho- 17th in the country in the Ameri- The first coming in a 3-2 decision That hasn't stopped Central in the more who finished his inaugural UCO Hockey team is in for a can College Hockey Association on Friday and the Bronchos fol- least bit however, The top three season with the Sun Devils with 46 three game weekend beginning to- Division 1 Rankings, head into the lowed that with a 7-0 drubbing of scorers on the team are all fresh- points on 21' goals and 25 assists. morrow with a matchup against the weekend with a 14-12 record and the Bulls. man. Riley Spraggs, Jordan Bledsoe All three games begin at 7:30 p.m. University of Arizona followed by a are riding a three-game winning The season has been different for and Rylan Duley lead the team in Associated Press One Harbaugh in, one out for Super Bowl picks Barry Wilner ley a 1,000-yard rusher, something lanta. tree has developed into a depend- ning, and Atlanta's D will be over- very rare for the Patriots, but the Had the Falcons kept the rout go- able receiver with big-play abilities. matched. AP Pm Football Writer Ravens aren't nearly as stout as they ing against Seattle in last Sunday's Add that to Frank Gore's run- 49ERS, 23-16 once were at stopping the run. With divisional round, the spread here For those fans clamoring to see the emergence of Shane Vereen and would be different. But Atlanta (14- someone new in the Super Bowl, consistency of Danny Woodhead if 3) nearly blew it, raising questions the NFC is giving you what you he is healthy, the Patriots are deep among the odds makers about how want. in the backfield, too. good the Falcons really are. Sorry about the AFC. The loss of star tight end Rob They're plenty good, as their last- Yep, same old, same old is ahead, Gronkowski will be damaging for minute rally to Matt Bryant's 49- with the New England Patriots host- the Patriots, but not overwhelm- yard field goal to beat the Seahawks ing the Baltimore Ravens for the ingly so. Aaron Hernandez will pick proved. The issue: San Francisco second straight conference champi- up the slack in receptions and the (12-4-1) simply is better. onship game Sunday With a similar blocking of Michael Hoomanawa- Of the remaining four teams, the result, too. nui against Houston was exemplary. 49ers are the most balanced. They New England (13-4) is a 9 1/2-point Where the Ravens could prosper have the best defense by far; only favorite to reach its sixth Super Bowl is in a revitalized pass rush. Terrell Seattle's unit really challenged them in the Tom Brady-Bill Belichick era. Suggs finally is approaching his top among all the playoff qualifiers. The Patriots' quarterback and coach defensive player status of 2011 af- Atlanta will struggle to run are 3-2 together in the big game, ter returning from a partially torn against Patrick Willis, Justin Smith, but the last two appearances have Achilles tendon. Paul Kruger al- NaVorro Bowman and Co. So the been losses to the Giants. ready is a dynamic sack guy. Falcons will take to the air, a wise That surely must irk the two men Ray Lewis' pending ' retirement decision when you have playmakers who otherwise have dominated the adds an emotional boost for Balti- Tony Gonzalez, Roddy White and last 12 NFL seasons. more. Julio Jones. The Patriots have never lost an But in the end, New England's Problem is, the Niners' second- AFC title game at home (4-0, three offense will be too persistent, too ary is as good as any, even if the of those in those 12 seasons). They sharp and too deep for Baltimore to interceptions were down this sea- certainly came close last January stop. Look for Wes Welker, Brandon son. And the pass rush, sparked by when Lee Evans couldn't hold onto Lloyd and Hernandez to have strong Aldon Smith (191/2 sacks), is formi- a pass in the end zone in the final games, and for the Patriots' defense dable. moment that would have sent the to keep Joe Flacco, Ray Rice, An- Where San Francisco has an edge Ravens to their second Super Bowl quan Boldin and Baltimore's dan- over last year, when it lost at home and first since the 2000 season, gerous offense from doing too much to the Giants for the conference when they won it all. damage. crown, is in its passing game. Sec- New England will move the ball And look for the Patriots to be in ond-year QB Colin Kaepernick has FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2011 file photo, San Francisco 49ers head on Baltimore (12-6) and could re- New Orleans next month. added a dynamic dimension with coach Jim Harbaugh, foreground, stands alongside his brothel; Bal- sort to running it more often than timore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh, before an NFL football PATRIOTS, 30-24 his strong arm, escapability and in the past. Not only is Stevan Rid- game in Baltimore. One step from the Super Bowl once more, the San Francisco (minus 31/2) at At- overall athletic skills. Michael Crab- Ravens and 49ers believe this year will be different. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File) Opinion Full Timeout: The hero and the villain on the same bicycle, and a legacy in question legacy of Armstrong be. Will we re- ences were vast and the jokes. poured in member the fight he fought those seven too. consecutive years and the Livestrong All of this comes in wake of the an- campaign he not only started but also nouncement by the Major League Base- brought to the forefront of everybody ball Hall of Fame not electing any new who has ever been affected by cancer. members to the Hall. The drama and Armstrong raised a lot of money and a turmoil surrounding the illegal use of lot of awareness but was also paid a lot PED's hindered the voters and there is of money. The United States Postal Ser- no doubt the effect of the dark cloud Chris Brannick vice paid Armstrong millions of dollars that has hovered over baseball for years biggritilibb4Mom iri sponsorship money and what does now, might not be going anywhere. MOM IMPS PPM /111 saves $1,000 on textbooks that do for them. How do they feel in all So why confess now? Armstrong con- Sports Editor of this. The scandal has been there. for- fessing doesn't exactly clear his name. Timeout. Lance Armstrong is admit- ever. Years have gone by with Armstrong There are some people who have been ting to using performance-enhancing denying the use and even suing multiple busted for using and came out and ad- drugs during his illustrious ride through people for their accusations against him. mitted right away that they were wrong France. The sever.-time winner of the The yellow bracelets are everywhere and made a mistake. Those people saves 000 year average biggest bicycle race in the world, despite you look but might not be everywhere seemed to have slipped out from under years of denial, is making what we all COM are every on ADg store in one place you look in the very soon future. Many the dark cloud with ease and got away new, sed, rentals, eBooks thought all this time clear. And thank people hit to Twitter to respond to the scot-free. But the Armstrong confession every co pon ff -r you to Oprah for pulling the informa- confession. Some say, the guy still did a after years of denial doesn't appear as if tion out of him. lot to raise awareness to the fight against it will help him escape. But what has this done for us? All of cancer. More people seem to think that Whatever the legacy holds Armstrong you sports fans that care to chime in on the cheater, liar and deceiver Armstrong will forever be linked. Years of good the relevance of this confession please, will have no opportunity to make up cannot erase what happened and in the let me know what you think. The main for what he did. Replacing the famed modern day sports world, this kind of question at hand here is what will the Livestrong with "Lie-strong." The differ- thing will not go away 000 0 c0 0
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WeVirrestling showdown tonight
UCO junior Jordan Basks wrestles against Mitchell Means on Friday, Dec. Z 2012. Basks is currently ranked number two in the 149 lb. weight class. Photo providedw Sam Philbeck back to close the gap to 10-6. The Bron- The defending national champ Stots (16- NCAA Division II chos added to their lead, which they never 2), comes into the matchup with a win over Contributing Writer relinquished when they won the final, five Basks already this season in a 6-5 decision Rankings matches. in the UNK Holiday Inn Open back in No- No. 3-ranked Central Oklahoma hosts ABOUT THE BRONCHOS: The Bron- vember. 1. St. Cloud State the No.13-ranked Nebraska-Kearney Lop- chos haven't competed since the NWCA Since then Basks has gone 8-1, winning ers Thursday night in a showdown between 2. Notre Dame (OH) Division II National Duals. five straight and winning a gold medal at to of the best programs in the country The Bronchos finished third in the Na- the Jet Invitational. "When we get together we lay it out on 3. Central Okla. tionals following a Jet Invitational title Each wrestler has eight wins in division the mat," said Central Oklahoma coach where UCO crowned five champions, a matches this season. 4. Newberry David James when he talked about the up- second, third and two fourth place finishes. START TIME: The match begins at 7:00 coming matchup between the two heavy- 5. Wisc. Parkside UCO has five ranked wrestlers in their pm at Hamilton Field House. weight teams. respective weight classes - Casy Rowell 6. Upper Iowa "I know what their lineup is, I know (third, 133), Jordan Basks (second, 149), what our lineup is and it's going to be ten 7. Kutztown (PA) Chris Watson (seventh, 165), Kelly Hen- matches that are going to be very tight," derson (fourth, 174), Tanner Keck (fourth, The Lineup James said. 8. Findlay 184) and Cody Dauphin (eighth, 285). The Lopers, 3-2 overall and 1-0 in con- Rowell leads the team in wins (16) and 126- Ryan Brooks 9. West Liberty ference matches, come into Thursday's points (63). Along with Rowell, three other match following elimination in the NWCA/ 133- Casy Rowell 10. Colorado Mesa wrestlers have 10 or more wins - Basks Cliff Keen National Duals at the hands of (10), Keck (13) and Trison Graham (14). 141- Trison Graham/Ben 11. Pittsburgh-Johnstown then No. 2-ranked Newberry Wolves. Four wrestlers have seven or more wins - Those same duals the Bronchos finished Morgan 12. Grand Canyon Cory Dauphin (7), Cody Dauphin (7), Zach third losing to the newest number 1-ranked Aylor (8) and Znick Ferrell (9). 149- Jordan Basks Notre Dame 19-13 in the semi-finals, but 13. Nebraska-Kearney KEY MATCHUP: While the main • sto- 157- Cory Dauphin coming back to beat no. 5 Wisconsin-Park- ryline might be the first and third ranked 13. Minnesota Mankato side 26-12 in the consolation finals. 165- Chris Watson/Zach teams facing each other, the main event LAST YEAR: The then No. 4-ranked Lop- 15. Fort Hays State could be the matchup in the 149 class Aylor ers came to Edmond on a three-match win- when the No. 1-ranked Raufeon Stots goes 16. Ashland ning before the No. 6-ranked Bronchos up- 174- Kelly Henderson against the No. 2-ranked Jordan Basks. set them and handed them their third loss 17. Adams State "A little bit of style conflict between 184- Tanner Keck of the season in a 25-6 victory. the two, but I anticipate that to be worth 197- Znick Ferrell The Bronchos opened up with three 18. Indianapolis the price of admission," James said when straight victories before the Lopers fought 285- Cody Dauphin speaking about the matchup. 19. Augustana 20. Ouachita Baptist Basketball Broncho Men's Basketball in midseason form Whitt Carter has come late in games. Freshman guard/for- ward Cal Andrews canned a three with only StafrWriter :37 left against Lindenwood to bury the Li- Maybe a new calendar year was all UCO ons, senior guard Jamell Cormier knocked Head Coach Terry Evans' new squad needed. down two free throws with only three ticks After limping out of the gates in November left against Truman State to seal the victory and December to a 3-7 record, the Bronchos "Anytime you can go on the road and win have won three out of four- including three in in this league, you've done something right," a row- in 2013. said Evans. UCO (6-8, 4-2) has reeled off a run of con- He's right, especially for such a young, inex- ference victories, started by an upset of #8 perienced squad. Only two players from this Washburn at Hamilton Field House, 72-67, year's squad saw minutes at UCO last year. and followed by beating Truman State, 85-80, Whether they redshirted, transferred in, or and Lindenwood, 78-75, during last week's are just new guys on campus, it's taken a•Jittle two-game road trip. time to get used to Broncho basketball. This young Broncho squad has been a fun, So, sure, this was expected. But this Bron- and nerve-racking bunch to follow. Nine cho ball club has been impressively competi- of the 14 contests have been decided by six tive, as seen by the close games and their re- points or less, with Central Oklahoma posting cord in those contests. 5-4 in those games. And more importantly, Evans' top players More interesting than that? UCO has played are getting comfortable, which should con- six games in which the result has come down tinue to sharpen the attack. to the last possession. That's right, a half-doz- Gibbs has upped his averages, and now en games have been decided by three points leads the club with 15.6 points and 6.4 re- or less. In those six games, UCO is only 2-4. bounds per contest. Senior forward, one of But as of late, UCO has been able to close the two returning players for UCO, has been UCO's senior forward June Carter works for position against an Oklahoma defender on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. Photo by Aliki Dyer, The Vista games out, winning all three games during the solid all year long, posting 12.9 points and 5.7 win streak by five points or less. rebounds per game, on just over 49% shoot- One of the reasons for the recent hot play is ing. junior forward Josh Gibbs. Alongside the two big men, redshirt fresh- Broncho Basketball versus Northeastern The Sam Houston State transfer was named man Seth Heckart has been the Bronchos' best MIAA Player of the week last week, after lead- guard. The Woodward native averages just ing UCO to the two aforementioned confer- over 10 points, three assists and two steals. ence road victories. Heckart also leads the team in three-point UCO Basketball battled Northeastern Gibbs posted a season-high 27 points and shooting, having knocked down 26 in only seven boards in the win over Truman State, 12 games. State last night following press time. For a only to follow with a double-double (22 and The Bronchos played host to in-state and 11) showing against Lindenwood only two conference rival Northeastern State last night, complete recap of the game go to days later. but the game was completed after press time. Not only did he carry the offense, but he UCO will remain at home through the also did it at an efficient level. Gibbs shot 60% weekend, when they host Northwest Missouri UCentralMedia.com/sports from the field and a scolding 56% from long State on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. range during the week. Gibbs has had help, however, and the help