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Pe rr VVfleKi' Mr ,rxrr!olw Yw A A ••• October 21, 2014 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS STAFF Stevie Armstrong, Editor-in-Chief Austin Litterell, Sports Reporter Tyler Talley, Managing Editor Emily Hahn, Sports Reporter Sarah Neese, Copy Editor Kchris Griffin, Reporter Daltyn Moeckel, Design Editor Queila Omena, Reporter Rick Lemon, Sports Editor Josh Wallace, Reporter Aliki Dyer, Photo Editor Rachel Brocklehurst, Reporter Students participate in "Paint Out Cancer," hosted by Big Pink Volleyball in an effort to raise awareness during Na- tional Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Photo by Quang Pho, The Vista. Teddy Burch, Advisor Preston Drake, Editorial Quang Pho, Photos CONTENTS Ryan Naeve, Photos Feature 5 Advertise with the Vista: Top 5 8 - 9 Classifieds 12 The Vista is published semiweekly during the fall and spring semesters, and once weekly during the summer. In all issues, The Vista has opportunities Sports 13 -15 for both classified, online and print ads. Email your questions to: [email protected] ON THE COVER Kevan Dunkleberg stars as Woyzeck in the UCO Theatre Arts Department presentation of "Woyzeck," which will show from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. and on Nov. 2 at 2 p.m. at Mitchell Hall Theatre. Photo provided. The Vista is published as a newspaper and public forum by UCO students, semiweekly during the academic year except exam and holiday periods, and only on Wednesdays during the summer, at the University of Central Oklahoma. The issue price is free for the first copy and $1 for each additional copy obtained EDITORIALS Opinion columns, editorial cartoons, reviews and commentaries represent the views of the writer or artist and not necessarily the views of The Vista Editorial Board, the Depart- ment of Mass Communication, UCO or the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges. The Vista is not an official medium of expression for the Regents or UCO. LETTERS The Vista encourages letters to the editor. Letters should address issues and ideas, not personalities. Letters must be typed, double-spaced, with a maximum of 250 words, and must include the author's printed name, title, major, classification and phone number. Letters are subject to editing for libel, clarity and space, or to eliminate statements of questionable taste. The Vista reserves the right not to publish submitted letters. Address letters to: Editor The Vista, 100 N. University Dr., Edmond, OK 73034-5209, or deliver in person Construction efforts continue for the new housing complex on UCO's campus, set to open Fall 2015. Photo by Quang to the editor in the Communications Building, Room 131. Letters can be emailed to Pho, The Vista. vistauco@gmaiLcorn. NEWS 3 Edmond filmmakers showcase Kchris Griffin @kchriswitha_k talents at deadCENTER festival Staff Ws ==. er Local filmmakers brought their nection. These are honestly some don't think we could have made theatrical talents to life on the big of the most exceptional Oklahoma this film anywhere else than Okla- screen as Kickingbird Cinemas films we've had in the past year's homa. It was a lot of fun and I'm hosted the deadCENTER Film fes- festival. It's just a coincidence proud that I had a chance to work tival Wednesday evening, featur- that all these guys are either from with the talented people I worked ing two small budget movies with Edmond or live in Edmond." with." mass appeal called "The POST- The deadCENTER, a non-profit Like Roberts, Ryan Bellgardt, HUMAN Project" and "Army of organization, encourages the pro- director of "Army of Franken- Frankensteins." duction of independent films. steins," enjoyed his time at the Kim Haywood, the deadCEN- The festival premiered our mov- festival. TER director of programming and ie in June in front of 500 people, The movie revolves around a education, said the festival gets its which was amazing said Kyle guy who goes back in time with an name from being dead center in Roberts, director of "The POST- "Army of Frankensteins" to fight the heart of Oklahoma City. HUMAN Project." in the Civil War, Bellgardt said. "Next June will mark our "It's a coming of age teen sto- "We wanted to do something fifteenth anniversary," Haywood ry," Roberts said. "[The movie] is as big and epic as we could on said. "We've decided to take this about these five teenagers that are a small budget," Bellgardt said. festival to 15 cities across the state about to graduate high school and "Seeing what the other filmmak- and partner that with educational are kind of freaking out about what ers are doing locally drives us to programs that we already had they're going to do with the rest of wanting to do better. We're rooting existing. We do many festivals in their lives." for each other because it's a small the evening and during the days The teen superhero movie won community here of guys making we go into universities and schools `Best Oklahoma Film' at the 2014 movies. I'm always like we have and do seminars about storytelling, deadCENTER Film Festival and to really up our game because acting and being a part of a crew." was an official selection at Com- everyone is doing so amazing. We The films featured at the festival ic-Con International: San Diego drive each other and it's a friendly possessed a local theme. in July. competition. We're all friends and "All the films here were shot in "A big part of what I like to do want the best." Edmond," Haywood said. "The is showing the world what Okies filmmakers have an Edmond con- can do," Roberts said. "I honestly Photo provided. CAMPUS QUOTES Campus Ouotes A. i . What are your sic thoughts about the Ebola hysteria? "I think the Ebola thing is a complete joke and every- "You only live once, so just live your life and don't body shouldn't be worried about it." be worried about things like Ebola." -Blake Bennett -John Paul Rotiguero Senior music production senior Sophomore vocal music education major '4.4r4 46' "I think people are freaking out for no reason, it's "Pertaining to Africa, I think it's a legitimate threat so getting out of hand. It's contained. I'd like to get on far. But when it comes to America I think it's a little bit Facebook without seeing the world Ebola." overblown. There are only three cases so far, so I think the media has people on their heels for no reason. I think it's under control in the United states and I think people will be okay." -Raina Wansick -DeMarco Baulcom Junior strategic communications major Senior professional media major FEATURE Accepting an Unexpected Setback gene and how he eventually made the appoint- he was fine and was experiencing bodily cancer. ment. reactions to the chemotherapy. Merka said that the medical community Kchris Griffin "I noticed a lump under my right nipple," "They gave me medications in the next needs to do more when it comes to males @kchriswitha_k Merka said. "It was really small at that point in session to calm my fever," Merka said. "I having breast cancer. time. When it was first discovered, I dismissed still felt like I was on a roller coaster ride." "Men have never been asked about look- it and said 'It's probably nothing.' The doctor gave Merka a medication ing for lumps or doing self-breast exams," 400111111 Merka told his wife, Lisa, the lump was called "Aromasin," which prevents the body Merka said. "When I was first diagnosed probably nothing. from producing excessive estrogen and helps with it, I couldn't find any information about •wo years ago, Anthony Merka set "Every few days I'd reach up there and try to kill remaining cancer cells. male breast cancer. I found generic informa- up an appointment after he noticed to find it," Merka said. "I'd set there for min- Merka now takes this medicine and will tion but it talked exclusively about women." something weird forming on his utes trying to find it and some days I could just continue to do so for five years. Although the causes of breast cancer in T- body. go right to it. For three months, I couldn't find "When they did my surgery, they said they men aren't completely understood, research- Merka, 53, a retired lock and security it, so I thought it was gone. About six months were pretty sure they got most of it," Merka ers found several factors that increase the specialist for the Federal Bureau of Prisons later I put my shirt on, and I put my hand over said.