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CCM and Cameron to honor the works of Dr. Martin Luther King in January.

PLEASE SEE PAGE 8

Please note: Th is is the fi nal issue of Th e Collegian for the semester. We will resume publication Jan. 17.

‘Alexander’ not so great after all, according to Editor.

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Men’s basketball coach off ers more than just a direction in which to shoot.

PLEASE SEE PAGE 14

Collegian staff urges families to spend quality time together for the holidays.

PLEASE SEE PAGE 2

On the afternoon of Nov. 15, Cameron University’s Professor of Physical Sciences Ann Nalley received a phone call indicating that she was elected to be the next president of the Amer-ican Chemical Society (ACS), one of the largest chemistry-based scientifi c societies in the world with 160,000 members and 80 student chapters.

While Nalley ran for president during the last nomination a few years ago and lost, she was speechless and emotional once informed of the results.

“I was pretty excited,” she said. “You know what I did? I cried. I just could not believe that it had actually happened. It was like being in Alice in Wonderland. I was not sure if the news was real.”

Chemistry junior Briana O’Malley believes that Nalley deserves the position because of Nal-ley’s dedication to her students and the chemistry fi eld.

“She really deserved it because she puts in of countless hours,” she said. “In the classroom, she tries to fi nd many perspectives until the material clicks for the students, and she makes sure her

students understand the material.”Nalley’s affi liation with ACS extends back 32

years to 1972, and she is one of fi ve women in ACS’s 128-year history to be elected to the presi-dential position. In addition, Nalley is the fi rst Oklahoman and fi rst person elected from a four-year regionally supported university.

In order to be considered for the position, Nalley submitted a VITAE and wrote several statements indicating her goals if she were nomi-nated.

“My biggest goal for the society is to involve more members and more activities and make it a more of a member-oriented society,” Nalley said. “I would also like to see the society improve the professional image of the chemist.”

In addition, Nalley would like to see more women and minorities in the fi eld.

“I want to work very hard to make the society more inclusive,” she said. “In our society we have surpassed the goal of having 50 percent

As construction phases advance for the Center for Emerging Technology and Entrepreneurial Studies (CETES), so do the educational opportunities that will surface as a result of the CETES founding at Cameron.

According to Shawn Carraher, director of CETES and Brewczynski endowed chair, a Mas-ter of Science degree in entrepreneurial studies might be another option for graduate students at Cameron.

Carraher has designed and developed a pro-posal for the new degree, and the Cameron Graduate Council is currently discussing and analyzing his proposal. If approved by the Grad-uate Council, the proposal will be forwarded to the Oklahoma State Board of Regents. Subsequently, with the Board of Regents’ approval, the degree should be implemented in the fall of 2005.

According to Carra-her, it should take a full-time graduate student around a year and a half to two years to complete the degree. He added, however, that any MBA student could fi nish it quicker since MBA credits can be easily transferred to the entrepreneurial degree. Th e 11 classes comprising the program will be fully online oriented. He believes a wide range of students will be reached with an online program, and Cameron will also be at an advan-tage when comparing to other universities that off er similar courses.

“If anyone from Fort Sill starts this degree but has to be transferred to Germany or Korea, they would be capable of continuing their degree anywhere in the world because it is all online,” Carraher said. “We don’t have any competition in this area. Th e closest universities that have this program are Western Carolina University and the University of Arizona, but they don’t have a fully online program.”

Student interest and enrollment from other universities and other states confi rm Carraher’s beliefs that the newly sought degree is unique and is in demand. In fact, this spring Cameron is off ering for the fi rst time a course on entrepreneurial studies, which is the graduate

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Nalley named president of the American Chemical SocietyBy Angela GradozFeatures Editor

Practicing her trade: Dr. Ann Nalley works on separating carbohydrates on the new High Performance Liquid Chromatigraph (HPLC) in one of the physical science department labs. Nalley, in her new role as president of the ACS, will represent the society worldwide.

Photo by Scott Pratt

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Funeral home employee fi nds humor in everyday tasksBy Jennie HannaNews Editor

John Hagee sees dead people. Literally.Th e criminal justice senior

is not clairvoyant, nor is he a character from an M. Night Shyamalan fi lm. Hagee has been an employee of the Becker Funeral Home located on the corner of Ft. Sill Boulevard and Cache Road for over a year and a half.

Since his is not an average after-school job for a college student, Hagee has received his fair share of awkward glances and eyes that dart to the other side of the room when he reveals where he works.

“When people ask where

I work and I tell them, there is usually a moment of silence followed by a ‘Oh…what’s that like?’” Hagee said. “I’m used to it by now.”

Hagee explained that he ended up getting into this pro-fession merely by chance.

“It is actually an interesting story,” he said. “I was with a group of friends and someone pointed out that I needed a job and somebody else said, ‘You should call Becker,’ so I did.”

A large part of his duties include routine cleaning of the staterooms and the vehicles, and mowing the lawn during the warmer months. When he is on call and a person dies, he will go to the morgue with a funeral director to pick up the body

and bring it back to prepare it for embalming. He also sets up a stateroom so that family and friends may come and visit.

Hagee’s hours are also quite diff erent than a normal college job. His schedule changes each semester and he is on call twice a week and works every other weekend.

“We have to have someone available around the clock since, as my boss puts it, people don’t die from 9 to 5,” Hagee said.

Hagee, one of the youngest employees of the funeral home, is also the only college student. He fi nds that his job evokes the

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Keep your wits about you: John Hagee, criminal justice senior, fi nds that his job helps him garner a new per-spective on life and also gives him a sense of humor about it.

Photo by Jennie Hanna

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Voices2 December 6, 2004

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Our Voice

Family to be a priority during holiday season

As graduation approaches, I wonder if spending the past four and a half years in pursuit of a degree was worth my time.

For about the past month, I have been browsing through the local classifi eds and there are absolutely no jobs in Lawton or Wichita Falls pertaining to my communication degree. Even if job opportunities arise, it seems it’s whom you know not what you know that gets you the job.

While there are more oppor-tunities in metropolitan areas, I have no interest in moving. I am an Army brat. I have seen the world and have no desire to move to a big city and start over for the 10th time. Although the pay and job op-portunities are more abundant in a larger city, that also means the cost of living is higher.

So why make the transition to a bigger city when there is a possibil-ity I could be in the same predica-ment staying in Lawton, where I have family and friends?

In addition, one of my friends, who graduated from Cameron in May with the same degree as I, began writing for a newspaper outside of Lawton making $8 an hour.

If you think that is bad, she then moved to Cleveland in Au-gust. She just found a job – a part-time job – with a weekly newspa-per making $9 an hour. She spent fi ve years to get a bachelor’s degree and makes $9 an hour.

Who can survive on a wage

like that in a big city? She could have stayed in Lawton, applied at a bank and made just as much. am not complaining about the edu-cation I am receiving at Cameron. I am just upset with Lawton’s cur-rent economic issues. Employers in this town do not care about degree holders, and you are lucky to fi nd something full-time that off ers benefi ts like sick leave, vacation time and insurance.

I am not here to moan and groan. But I think that students need to be aware that landing a job right after graduation could be somewhat diffi cult, especially if you are not willing to move.

Looking back on my educa-tional career, I probably would have never attended a university. I would have gone to a vocational school and enrolled in classes where I could get certifi ed in some-thing.

It seems that learning a trade is what pays in this state, and at least I would be receiving earnings above the poverty level.

Angela Gradoz

Angela is a journalism senior from Lawton. She is also the Features Editor of The Collegian.

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It’s Christmas time again, and a new year is al-ready coming into view. With the holiday season so quickly approaching, many cannot wait to just get a few extra hours of sleep. Others cannot wait to have fun, work on projects or attend diff erent events that a busy daily schedule does not permit them to do.

When making a to-do list or an agenda of goals to be accomplished during the break, we sometimes fail to set time apart to be spent with loved ones.

Unfortunately, people tend to be so caught up with various tasks that quality family time is almost becoming extinct in our work-driven, task-oriented society.

While certain things do need to get done while a break is at hand, family time should rule. Although some family members may not get along with each other or may have diff ering interests, an eff ort should be made for a few hours of true family fellowship time.

For instance, you can spend a couple of hours with your brother playing video games, spend an afternoon shopping with your sister or take your mother to lunch. You can take your dad to the movies or simply play a match of dominos with him. Your grandmother would probably be very pleased with an afternoon visit and a gift of candy or roses. Some-times it is a sacrifi ce that has to be made, but it is certainly worth it.

At Th e Collegian, our editors are conscious that family time must be a priority this holiday season. Don’t let other things have priority over your family. Remember that jobs and tasks will go away, but the family

remains. Th is holiday season, we encourage you to make a diff erence in your family members’ lives. Enjoy and treasure them.

—Th e Editorial Board

Happ y HolidaysHapp y Holidays

Graphic by Leah Hicks

Correction:On the Voices Page of the Nov. 22 issue of The Collegian we made a mistake on the “Ask the Aggies” section. The last student to the right is Steve Ellis, accounting senior, not Barry Hanza, business mgmt. junior. We apologize for the mistake.

What traditions does your familyhave at Christmas?

Joe GombaPolitical Science senior“We always pray the two-

week rosary.”

Eldwyn MathieuComp. Sci. sophomore“We always open up one gift

on Christmas Eve.”

Taran TurnerBusiness sophomore

“We open presents on Christmas Eve at my grand-

ma s̓ house, and we open stockings in the morning.”

Brett CardenChiropractor sophomore

“We have family come down for a week, and

we just socialize.”

Trae ListerBusiness sophomore

“Waking up early and opening presents.”

Editors’ Christ mas Traditions“I give my sons a new Christmas ornament every year to add to their collections.” Lisa Snider, Copy Editor

“My grandmother makes the best cherry cream pie. I get one all to myself and have to avoid my cousins so they won’t steal it.” Scott Pratt, Photographer“We usually have a small, quiet celebration. Just me and my grandfather.” Josh Rouse, Sports Editor

“We celebrate Christmas Eve at my grandma’s and Christmas day at my house.” Angela Sanders, A&E Editor

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News 3December 6, 2004

Technology abounds: Ray Stetson, Port Canaveral Security Supervisor, demonstrates the new identity system. Stetson holds the identifi cation badge in front of the security device, and then places his fi nger on a reader that can read his fi ngerprint.

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Port workers’ eyes, fi ngers, hands linked to new security IDs

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At fi rst glance, it looks like an average work identifi cation card with a digital photo, but the white plastic card that national transpor-tation offi cials unveiled last week is the newest weapon in the battle to protect the country from terrorists.

In addition to multiple bar codes, a personal identifi cation number and holographic overlays, the card, called the Transportation Worker Identity Credential, is en-coded with information that links it to its owner via scans of that person’s eyes, fi ngers and hands.

“Right now [...] facilities are tracking plastic (cards), not the person,” said Iola “Lolie” Kull, the card’s program director for the Transportation Security Adminis-tration. Th is card “binds” a person to it.

Workers at Port Canaveral, Fla., will be among the fi rst in the country to use the cards, which are on a seven-month trial run in six states.

Eventually, the cards will be used to recognize and verify the

By Erin AilworthKRT Newswire

identity of millions of workers en-tering seaports, airports and other high-security transportation areas.

Th e goal is “to enhance secu-rity and to promote commerce and at the same time protect an individual’s right to privacy” by streamlining the process of getting credentials and reducing the num-ber of ID cards a worker needs to access sites nationwide, said Carol DiBattiste, the deputy administra-tor for TSA.

Currently, transportation work-ers, including dock workers, truck drivers and airline and railway employees, need a diff erent ID for each facility they enter, DiBattiste said.

Florida ports were tapped as test sites because of the amount of traffi c going through them, DiBattiste said. Port Canaveral, Port Everglades and Port of Miami have been listed in past years as the world’s three busiest cruise ports.

If the card program is expanded nationally, transportation workers might be charged a fee to obtain them, DiBattiste said.

Th e TSA has spent $50 million in the past two years to implement the prototype.

By Sonya RayNewswriting Student

Dean makes debut in training DVD

Leader of the pack: Sylvia Burgess, dean of the School of Business, looks over some paperwork with Longnicue ‘Emmanual’ Yed, an MBA student. Burgess has worked at Cameron for over nine years.

Photo by Scott Pratt

Sylvia Burgess, dean of the Cameron University School of Business, was featured in an offi cer training DVD for Phi Kappa Phi.

Phi Kappa Phi is a national interdisciplinary honor society for professors and college students.

Burgess has been a member of Phi Kappa Phi since 1978. She was fi rst inducted as an undergraduate student at Cameron University.

“When I was a senior, I applied for fellowship of graduate study and received honorable mention at the national level,” she said, “which was a big honor.”

Burgess is a lifetime mem-ber as a result of her fellow-ship. Several years ago, she became active with the local chap-ter on campus, Chi Eta Sigma. She has held the position of vice president and last year served as president.

In 2002, CU Associate Pro-fessor Dr. James Hefl in, who is involved with Phi Kappa Phi at the regional level, nominated Bur-gess to serve as a member of the national investment board for the organization. Th e national invest-

ment board is responsible for ap-proximately 26 million dollars in endowment funds.

“Th e national president knew me because of my service on the board,” she said. “He asked me if I would assist in developing the DVD with four other individuals. We had our national investments meeting this past summer in Las Vegas. I stayed an extra day to help put together this DVD.”

Th e DVD is called “Focus on Success: Chapter Operations and

Memorable Initiation.” It was created to aid the chapter offi cers of Phi Kappa Phi in increasing ac-ceptance rates, conducting meaningful ini-tiation ceremo-nies and man-aging successful chapters.

“Th e pur-pose of the DVD is to talk about memo-

rable initiations,” she said. “It’s kind of a recruiting tool and a help to incoming presidents of diff erent chapters around the country.”

According to Burgess, Cameron University has two initiations: one in the fall, which includes a ceremony and reception; the other in the spring, which includes a banquet.

“I talked about the importance of making it an elegant event, very

high scale, very special for the stu-dents,” she said. “Being invited into membership into the honor society is important because of the grade point average required and the rec-ognition of excellence.”

She feels that the spring cer-emony is special because the fall initiates and their families are also invited and able to participate in the event. She believes that the students who work hard for their grades should have excellent recognition.

“Th e spring ceremony is the most special. We also invite the fall initiates to come to the ban-quet. Th ey do not get re-inducted, but they are able to participate,” she said. “Th is year we had the ceremony in the band room, and

we had the strings group play, and it was beautiful. It makes the students feel honored, and their parents often attend.”

Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 at the University of Maine. It is the nation’s oldest and most selective interdisciplinary honor society. Each year, approximately 34,000 students, faculty, profes-sional staff and alumni are initi-ated into the society. Th e chapters are on nearly 300 campuses in the United States, Puerto Rico and the Philippines.

“What we have heard from other groups around the country is that some of them do very simple little ceremonies, and they are not well attended,” Burgess said. “We

heard from other presidents that they think if they can improve the quality of the ceremony, then they can help make their initiates feel important and included.”

Burgess holds a bachelor’s de-gree in speech from Cameron Uni-versity, a juris doctorate from the University of Oklahoma School of Law and an LL.M in tax law from Southern Methodist University.

She has been a member of the CU faculty since 1995. She has taught tax planning, criminal law and business communication. She currently teaches business law. She is also involved in Students of Free Enterprise. Burgess and Dr. Suzanne Clinton are the faculty advisers for the program.

“The purpose of the DVD is to talk about memorable initiations. It’s kind of a recruiting tool and a help to incoming presidents of different chapters around the country.”

—Sylvia Burgess, Dean of the School of Business

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News4 December 6, 2004

How many people can describe the everyday work they do in their jobs as “a joy?”

Addam Chenault can, and he does.Working as a general utility employee in the Davis

Student Union, Chenault, a Lawton High School graduate, has met and infl uenced many people, not the least of whom is John Nickel, general manager of food services at Cameron.

“Th ere are many people out there in the workforce who do not enjoy their jobs,” Nickel said. “But Addam is not one of them. He is a constant reminder of how pleasant somebody can be to work with.”

Chenault came to the CU food services position by way of the employment specialist company, Apex, Inc., based in Anadarko. Apex works in conjunction with, and by way of referral from, the Oklahoma Depart-ment of Rehabilitative Services (DRS).

Th e DRS Web site, www.okrehab.org, off ers valuable information regarding the many programs and services available to individuals with disabilities, enabling them to lead productive and more independent lives. Th e division of DRS known as Vocational Rehabilitation provides em-ployment services to eligible individuals, called consumers because they are involved in making choices about pro-grams and services they will use. Th ey receive counseling , career planning guidance and other employment-related services such as job search, placement and follow-up.

Some of the services are contracted to agencies, which provide supported employment services to individuals with severe disabilities, and there are dozens of such Okla-homa agencies listed on the site. One of those is Apex.

Apex Employment Training Specialist Suda Sum-mers works directly with consumers, helping them with vocational planning, job assessments and choices.

“Individuals can work no matter what their limita-tions might be,” Summers said.

Summers explained that when someone is referred through Vocational Rehabilitation, the counselor de-termines which program or combination of programs is appropriate and then helps the individual determine what his or her skills and interests are.

“Th e thought is to try and fi nd something that they’re going to be interested in, something they want to stay at,” Summers said.

Th at interest helps with job retention. Apex counselors work with consumers in a multi-county region, and there is no list of specifi c employers with which they work.

Th e task of job developing begins with the interests of the consumer. Th e specialist approaches the potential employer with the possibility of working with a Voca-tional Rehabilitation client. Employers are sometimes receptive, but often not, according to Summers. Still, she stressed that the public should be aware that the programs exist and that many businesses are supportive.

“We have good employers who are willing to help out [and] give them the opportunity, which might take a little more training,” Summers said.

Th ough the training of these employees may take a bit more time and patience, Summers explained that often the result is the type of worker that will stay for a long period and will not get bored and tired of the job. Th e employee is likely to take satisfaction in what he or she does and will therefore take ownership of the job.

“Th at’s what’s important – that they’ll stay and be a long-term employee,” she said.

And for the employee, Summers explained, one of the biggest motivators is being with other adults.

“Th e job gives them an opportunity to be in the community and have fellowship with co-workers that they would not receive if they were at home doing nothing,” she said.

Th is type of fellowship seems to be one of the things Chenault enjoys most about his job. Co-worker Vanessa Harris, who is a marine biology/archaeology sophomore, smiled as she spoke of Chenault.

“He’s always greeting customers as well as other co-workers,” she said. “And if he sees something that needs to be done, he gets it done before anybody else. He’s always looking for something else to do.”

Chenault isn’t all work and no play, though. Ac-cording to Harris, he loves basketball. Th e television in the Student Union is usually kept at a low volume. But if there’s a basketball game on, he’ll turn up the volume and listen while he works.

At home, Chenault likes to listen to music and hopes to one day attend a Janet Jackson concert.

In the meantime, Chenault will take joy in working and being around people every day.

And they will take joy in being around him.“Th e kid is such a bright spot,” Nickel said. “It’s

amazing.”

Agency provides joyful employment to workerBy Lisa SniderCopy Editor

Campus Round-up‘Tis the season for festive music

Th e Cameron University Concert Band will have a performance at 8 p.m Th ursday in University Th eatre. General admission for the event is $6, with senior citizen, military and non-Cameron students paying $4. As always, Cameron students get in free with their CU ID.

Sustenance off ered for fi nals week

Students may fi ll up on food during a break in studying during fi nals week at the Finals Breakfast from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. Dec. 15 in the Shepler dining facility. Th is buff et, served by professors and President Ross, is free with CU ID to all campus residents and students.

Library ours extended for Finals Week

In order to accommodate the many students in need of extra study time for fi nals, the library will be extending their normal business hours. Th e library will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. today through Th ursday.

Bookstore off ers fall buy-back

Times and dates for book buy-back are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 13 to Dec. 16 and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 17, 20 and 21 in the CU Bookstore.

Fitness Center holiday hours

Th e fi tness center will be open from 9 a.m to 6 p.m. Dec 20-22 and will be closed Dec. 23 to Jan. 2. It will reopen Jan. 3 with the same holiday hours of 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.Applications are now being accepted for the Helen

Holliday Foundation Scholarships. Th e Helen Hol-liday Foundation has presented Cameron University with additional funds for the current academic year. Th e funds will be used to award scholarships to 10 students for the Spring 2005 semester.

Students interested in the scholarship may pick an application from Cameron’s Financial Assistance of-fi ce, located in North Shepler 301. Students should apply immediately.

Th e university’s scholarship committee will select recipients based on scholastic ability, leadership and determination to successfully complete academic work. Th e scholarships are awarded to Cameron students

Helen Holliday scholarships now available to CU students for Spring 2005 semester

without regard to race, creed, nationality or need.For new freshmen entering Cameron in the spring,

selection will be based on ACT/SAT scores and will be restricted to students who rank in the upper half of their graduating class. Upper-classmen applying for the scholarship must have at least a 3.00 grade point average and be enrolled in a minimum of 12 hours.

Th e scholarship is a memorial to Helen Holliday, who wished to provide assistance to students who are conscientious in their educational pursuits, particu-larly those from middle-income families.

Each student who is awarded a scholarship will re-ceive a $600 stipend per semester, with the money being used for fees, tuition and books. Th e scholarships can be re-awarded yearly until the student has reached 128 hours. Recipients must maintain a minimum 3.00 GPA.

Collegian Staff

By Howard CohenKRT Newswire

Santa and crowded malls aren’t the only holiday traditions.

So is weight gain.Parties. Holiday meals. Wine and spirits.Americans gain about a pound dur-

ing the winter holiday season, according to a 2000 study by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.

One pound doesn’t sound like much but that extra bit tends to accumulate over the years, says Alicia Guerra, a registered dietitian and diabetes educator for Baptist Health Systems in Kendall, Fla.

“One day is not going to cause any problems,’’ Guerra says. `̀ Th e problem is that most people don’t go back to healthy eating and watching themselves.’’

Here, then, are strategies for reducing holiday-in-duced fl ab.

FOCUS ON ONE THINGBarb and Joe spent the day slaving in the kitchen

browning the bird, stuffi ng it with bread crumbs and cushioning it on a bed of buttery mashed potatoes. You’re invited to partake of this feast because you’re dating their daughter. Tell Barb how wonderful her stuffi ng is and make sure she sees you happily spooning some onto your plate. Th en go light on everything else.

FILL ‘ER UP“Make sure you don’t go to a party on an empty

Th e last SGA meeting of the fall semester is today.

Th ere will be discussion of the OSGA Fee Proposal, recommendations and a fi nal vote.

Bill 304008 by Vice Presi-

dent Myers to include the CU-Duncan branch as an en-tity of the CUSGA body will have a second reading.

Th e fi rst meeting for the spring semester is Jan. 17, 2005.

To submit legislative ideas or questions, e-mail cusga@cameron.edu or call 581.2444.

SGA Notes‘Tis the season to eat‘Tis the season to eat

stomach. You won’t be inclined to indulge

as much,’’ suggests Ruth Marcus, a registered dietitian with

Hollywood Medical Center. Snacks could include cheese, yogurt, veggies, fruits, nuts.

OUTSMART THE BUFFETHold your drink in your dominant hand so you

rely on your less-coordinated hand to gather the food. (You’ll keep from over-piling.)

Skip things you can always have, like chips and dips, and choose foods you only get once a year.

FORGET TRADITIONWhen making gravy let the fat harden fi rst, scoop it

out and then heat. Th at saves a whopping 56 grams of fat a cup, Marcus says.

Lighten up the green bean casserole by replacing the high sodium cream soup with chunks of potato or use low-sodium soup. For the crunchy top use al-monds instead of fried onion rings.

GET RID OF THE GUILT`̀ Get over feeling guilty because you’ve eaten some-

thing you think is bad,’’ Marcus insists. `̀ If you do eat one meal that’s not g̀ood’ that’s not going to be the thing to destroy all the good things you’ve done before.’’

Just get back on track.

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Photo by Scott Pratt

Taking pride in his work: Addam Chenault, a utility worker in the Davis Student Union, smiles as he refi lls the chip display before the rush at lunch. Chenault, who has worked at Cameron for about a month, helps to inspire his fellow staff members to keep a positive outlook on life.

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News 5December 6, 2004

Searching for the truth: Dr. Julian Keenan and his research assistant Kevin Guise watch the read-ings from brain wave measurements and eye tracker goggles on Kayleigh Cesare, of Sayreville, at their research laboratory in Dixon Hall at Montclair State University, Nov. 11. According to Keenan, who has been researching the world of deception for 10 years, everybody lies.

HACKENSACK, N.J. – Pride yourself on being an honest person? Well, Julian Keenan would like you to try not to lie for a month.

“Try telling a cop who pulls you over what you really think or a hostess what you think of her food,” said Keenan, a Montclair State University professor. “You’ll see how diffi cult it is and how much a part of your life lying is.”

According to Keenan, who has been researching the world of de-ception for 10 years, everybody lies.

“Th e average person tells at least one lie per day,” said Keenan, who admits he is not the greatest at spotting fi bbers.

What surprised him the most in his studies of hundreds of Montclair State students is how prevalent lying is, how bad people are at detecting it and how diff er-ent the genders are at lying.

Women, for example, tend to lie about their age, weight and looks; makeup, plastic surgery, clothes that enhance or manipulate the body.

“Men exaggerate how much they make and their job title or grade point average,” said Keenan, 34. “Th ey tend to lie about want-ing to get married and saying they want to have children.”

But why lie at all? Th ere are some good reasons that probably go back 5 million years, said Keenan, director of the university’s Cogni-tive Neuroimaging Laboratory.

“Lying has played a key role in our evolution, in making humans, human,” he said. “It’s one of the

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most amazing, sophisticated, ad-vanced cognitive abilities we have. All evidence indicates that we are genetically programmed to lie. Th e liar has such an advantage over you. So the gene is passed on.”

Keenan points to the recent presidential election. “Th e party that lied better had an advantage and won,” he said.

It is a lesson learned early. About 95 percent of children lie, Keenan said, and they start the practice

early, at the tender age of two.“We fi nd it is a sign in children

of high intelligence,” he said. “Th ey have to be able to understand that you have thoughts. Th ey need to hide the cookie from you, not themselves. Very few animals lie, except maybe a few apes. It’s one of the hallmarks of humans.”

It could also be why we fi nd pets so endearing. But Keenan’s studies involve humans, his de-cade-long research done with

student surveys, videotapes and audiotapes. His fi ndings have been published in top scientifi c journals.

Keenan, who has lectured inter-nationally, included his studies on deception in a book published last year called “Th e Face in the Mirror: Th e Search for the Origins of Con-sciousness.” Co-authored by Keen-an, Dean Falk and Gordon Gallup, it explores why some species develop self-awareness and others do not, and when and how we become aware

of our presence and thoughts.Of course, some people are

better at the game than others, regardless of age. What makes a good liar is the ability to read the other person’s mind. Con artists are terrifi c at it.

“If you can get into someone’s mind, you’ll have a real advantage,” Keenan said. “Th e key to being a really good con artist is being a really good mind-reader, telling someone what they want to hear.”

Getting into someone’s mind is also what dating is about, Keenan said. “Men want to fi nd out what women want to hear and women want to know what men want to hear.”

Advantage or not, lying ulti-mately carries a big price tag: loss of credibility.

“Th e worst thing that can happen to you in this society is to be labeled a liar. You can’t have a society based on lies,” said Keenan. “We also all have an innate feeling of fairness. And ly-ing isn’t playing fair.”

He points to the recent fl ip-fl op tag that dogged Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., and how diffi cult it was for the presidential hopeful to shed it.

Currently, Keenan is conducting research with an electrode cap that is put on a student’s head to register brain waves. Polygraph tests are mainly physiological, he said, and register heart rate, sweating, etc.

“We would like to come up with a neuro-polygraph test,” he said. “By monitoring brain activity, we’re trying to see if the brain is doing certain things while someone is ly-ing. I’m trying to fi nd the area of the brain responsible for deception.”

Seminar: Entrepreneurship, BUS 5963. According to Carraher, students from other states and universities have enrolled in the course.

Th e degree will encompass three main segments: technical entrepreneurship, general entrepreneurship, and international/global entrepreneurship. Carraher believes the Lawton/Fort Sill community is a fi tting environment for an emphasis on global entrepreneurial issues.

“Since Lawton has so much exposure to international issues and cultures, I think this will work well in this area,” he said.

With a deep interest in other cultures and having visited several nations himself, Carraher plans to establish relationships with several foreign academic institutions to provide educational opportunities for Cameron entrepreneurial stu-dents on almost every continent.

“I am seeking to develop rela-tionships in other countries such as Ukraine, Latvia, and Mexico,” he said. “Also, we plan to expand this to Germany in Lawton’s sister city, and to Ireland and the United Kingdom along with Taiwan, China and maybe Th ailand.”

Carraher added that he is going to visit Finland over spring break and plans to discuss possibilities for Cam-eron students to study entrepreneurship there. He also mentioned that Cameron has several Indian professors who might aid in an eff ort for Cameron students to visit India and acquire entrepreneurial experience in a whole new culture. With Cameron’s centennial anniversary approaching, Carraher aims to see these possibilities of studying abroad become a reality by 2008.

“I would like to see students sent abroad by the time we celebrate the centennial of the university. I believe going to another country is an eye-opening experience to many Americans,” he said.

women receiving B.S. degrees in chemistry, but we still have a long way to go in terms of minorities like African Americans and Native Americans.”

During her three-year term, which begins in January 2005, Nal-ley will fi rst serve as president-elect;

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According to Carraher, business owners can gain several benefi ts by conducting international trade and visiting other nations.

“When you have clients all over the world and you travel to diff erent places, you get new experiences and new ideas for certain products,” Carraher said. “You can also have foreign clients but still remain in South-west Oklahoma.”

Th e possibility for an undergraduate degree in en-trepreneurial studies is also on the horizon. Both the School of Business and the Cameron administration have been considering the possibility. Carraher said that nothing has been concluded and no formal decision has

been made. If it becomes a reality, Carraher envisions the availability of the undergraduate degree by 2007 or 2008. He said the demand for an undergraduate degree is not as high as it is for a master’s degree.

“I think it would take a while for the demand to grow. Most undergraduate students don’t leave college wanting to open up their own businesses.” Carraher

explained. Within the master’s degree program, students will

be required to help the small business incubators that CETES will house. Dr. Abramo, executive director of CETES, believes such interaction with small business-es will be benefi cial to Cameron students by providing them with hands-on experience.

“We are helping them to apply what they are learn-ing while they are learning,” Abramo said. “Th ey (the students) will not only learn, but they will also con-tribute. It’s one thing when you just read about some-thing, and it’s another when you do it.”

Carraher feels Cameron and CETES have a prom-ising future. He praises the Cameron administration and faculty for their leadership on campus.

“CETES has a very bright future. And this univer-sity has a lot of promise. Th anks to President Ross, Dean Burgess and Dr. Buckley,” Carraher said. “Th ey are the power behind CETES.”

then national president for the sec-ond term and past president during her fi nal year.

According to Nalley, she will receive a budget of $40,000 dur-ing her fi rst and last terms and $120,000 during her second. Th e funds will be used to hold three or four big-goal program meetings.

In addition, when Nalley is the national president in 2006, she will be the offi cial voice of ACS. She

will represent the society before U.S. Congress and during confer-ences held nationally and statewide.

Because Nalley will do most of her traveling during the second term, she hopes to take a sabbatical from CU, then come back and con-tinue teaching during her fi nal year in offi ce with ACS.

“I love my classes and students,” she said. “But this is a great oppor-tunity that I can’t pass up.”

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“CETES has a very bright future. And this university has a lot of promise. “

—Shawn Carraher, Director of CETES Courtesy Photo

Honoring an Alumnus

President Cindy Ross and LTC Jeff Finley, chair of Camer-on’s Department of Military Science, place an arrangement in honor and memory of Cameron Alumnus Brigadier General Charles Allen. Allen was killed Nov. 29 in a helicopter crash south of Waco, Texas. Allen graduated from Cameron in 1977 with a bachelor’s degree in history. He fi nished CU’s Reserve Offi cer Training Corps program and was commissioned as an offi cer.

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Th e persistent rainy weather that has been gracing Lawton lately may be causing some students to feel a little down or moody. Th at will probably subside once the clouds clear, but people who experience this eff ect long-term may have a seasonal mood disorder called Seasonal Aff ective Disorder (SAD).

SAD is a description of a set of symptoms caused by a biochemical imbalance in the hypothalamus due to the shortening of daylight hours and the lack of sunlight in winter, records England’s SAD Association. Th e symptoms can be related to major depression and can be treated by light therapy, dawn simulation and antidepressant drugs. Th e publication of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition (DSM-IV) has called attention to the authority of SAD as a diagnosis.

According to Dr. John Batka, an assistant professor of master level courses in Psychology and Human Ecology at Cameron, SAD is not a medical diagnosis. Under the diagnosis of major

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depression in the DSM-IV, there is a subtype of major depression that follows a seasonal pattern.

“Th e proper diagnosis for [the disorder] is a major depressive disorder with a seasonal pattern,” Batka said.

Th e “winter blues” is a sub-clinical form of depression that sets in when the colder, darker seasons arrive, but the symptoms are similar to those of major depression.

Th e SAD Association states that SAD symptoms usually occur regularly every winter, starting between September and November and continuing through March or April. Th e symptoms include problems sleeping, lethargy, overeating, depression (misery, guilt, loss of self-esteem, despair or apathy), social problems (irritability and desire to avoid social contact), anxiety and mood changes. It occurs throughout the northern and southern hemispheres (more prevalent the farther north) but is extremely rare in those living within 30 degrees of the equator, where daylight hours are long, constant and extremely bright. Batka says that life situations can also infl uence one’s susceptibility to these symptoms.

Students may experience the symptoms of SAD because stress has played a factor in an adjustment disorder relating to school. Like the adjustment disorder, SAD symptoms can also be signs of a major depression.

According to Batka, spring does not mean that the depression will go away. Th e symptoms might not follow a seasonal pattern and must be taken seriously.

“You can have double or even triple depression,” he said, “If you have one type of depression or major depression, the season can intensify this and cause double depression.”

SAD can be treated with the same methods used for most types of depression. Patients can see a psychiatrist or counselor for ther-apy sessions and take doctor-pre-scribed antidepressants. To reverse the eff ects of sunlight deprivation,

dawn simula-tion and light therapy can also be administered.

According to the Internet Mental Health Web site, www.mentalhealth.com, dawn simulation uses a device that gradually increases il-lumination exposure, while the patient is sleeping, to simulate a summer dawn during the winter.

Light therapy works similarly. Like the sun, it gives full spectrum lighting through a special bulb or lamp when shined on a patient.

Batka says that light therapy does work for some people, but data shows that it does not

work for masses. Its eff ectiveness is not known

for sure. Th ere may not be an immediate cure for these “winter blues,” but help can be found and CU professors are willing to provide it.

Professors can refer their students to psychology professors if they notice any symptoms, who in turn refer the students to resources in the community.

According to Batka, there are at least four licensed mental health professionals working full-time at Cameron as instructors. Although presently, CU does not off er mental health services, if students wish to confi de in a professional

about their symptioms or issues, they may contact the

Psychology and Human Ecology Department

for referral information.

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Walking the tightrope: Season Affective Disorder

(SAD), affects people during the colder months,

causing bouts of depression and

moodiness.

Gifts under $20 available at discount stores, on the WebBy Kathryn WexlerKRT Newswire

With all the presents that come due each Decem-ber, no one’s going to complain if you set an upper limit of $20 for certain gifts.

Well, not to your face, anyway.And with some serious sleuthing at great discount

stores like Loehmann’s, Marshalls and Ross, it’s not likely they’ll be able to tell the diff erence. Add to that the abundance of Internet options, and fi nding quality gifts at low prices is perfectly feasible.

What’s more, you’ll have lots of company. Accord-ing to the New York City-based customer loyalty re-search fi rm Brand Keys, about 75 percent of shoppers surveyed will at least partly rely on discount depart-ment stores like Kmart and Target for holiday shop-ping.

`̀ What we’ve found in the past couple years is that ... folks want to be seen as being smart about where they shop,’’ said president Robert Passikoff . `̀ It’s the Wise Shopper syndrome.’’

When buying gifts for women this year, con-sider vintage and hand-crafted jewelry. Th e online company Ruby Lane (www.rubylane.com) sells jewelry from vendors and arti-sans who use fi xed prices or bids.

Since most items cost more

than $20, you must comb through the off ers to fi nd

the right pric-es, but a little

hunting can go a long

way. One

vendor recently advertised turquoise earrings from the 1950s for $18.

And don’t overlook eBay (www.ebay.com). Th ere are literally thousands of inexpensive items to choose from — not all of them used — and plenty of people swear by the site.

With cell phones that snap photos all the rage, In-ternet companies that develop fi lm will also reproduce your favorite photo on a growing number of objects. One, Snapfi sh, (www.snapfi sh.com) will reproduce a photo on a puzzle ($13.99), baby bib ($9.99) or even a dog collar ($14.99).

Dog owners might also want a water bowl for the holidays whose lights blink when it needs to be replen-ished. Th e Th irstAlert! bowl is $19.95 (www.gojoba-nanas.com), or $14.95 each if you buy three.

Bedtime clothing is another category to explore. Wal-Mart has some festive fl annel pants for men that will set you back only $7.74. JC Penney has quirky fl eece slippers for $9.99.

Tree ornaments also tend to be aff ordable and, hey, they’ll keep paying off in years to come. Hallmark of-fers a tiny circular shoe rack laden with Barbie shoes for $19.99 and a collection of three tiny dresses on wire busts for the same amount at certain stores and through their Web site (www.hallmark.com).

And if you’re shopping for someone with a sense of humor as well as style, try the Miss Army Kit

(www.missarmy.com) in hot pink. For $19.99, the little

guy includes a fl ashlight, key chain, knife, mirror, nail fi le, per-fume bottle, bottle opener, corkscrew, safety pin, tweezers, scissors and needle and thread.

How often do you crave caf-

feine at the offi ce? Th ere are numer-ous inex-pensive cof-fee machines

that fi t nicely on a

desk. For a twist, Bed, Bath &

Beyond has a Salton Iced Tea and Coff ee Maker for $19.95 that can brew two liters.

And remember: Don’t bother dropping three bucks on a card they’re only going to throw away. Buy some festive stationery in bulk instead.

Even better, get out the magic markers and make your own. It’ll certainly be more valuable to the recipient than a generic card.

Deck the halls: Dangle these tiny dresses from your Christmas tree. Hallmark offers three ornaments for $19.99.

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U.S. to boost troop strength in IraqBy Drew BrownKRT Newswire

WASHINGTON — Th e United States plans to increase its military force in Iraq by 12,000 soldiers and Marines, bringing combat strength to the highest level since the invasion in 2003.

Offi cials who announced the plan Wednesday said it was de-signed to step up pressure on insurgents, who’ve been locked in fi erce battles with U.S. and allied Iraqi forces for the past month, and to improve overall security in advance of Iraq’s Jan. 30 election.

“It’s mainly to provide security for the elections, but it’s also to keep up pressure on the insurgency after the Fallujah operation,” said Army Brig. Gen. David Rodri-guez, deputy director of regional operations, who briefed reporters on the plan.

U.S. and Iraqi forces troops launched a massive, two-pronged off ensive last month designed to sweep Iraqi and foreign guerillas from Fallujah and other strong-holds in Anbar province west of Baghdad and from a vast area south of the capital. More than 130 U.S. soldiers died in November, making it the deadliest month for American forces since the war began.

Th e Pentagon plans to fi nd the extra forces for Iraq by extending combat tours of approximately 10,400 soldiers. In addition, Ma-rines already there will have their tours upped by as much as two

Regrouping: Maj. Gen. John R.S. Batiste, Alpha Company, 1st In-fantry Division commanding offi cer, left, speaks with a solider follow-ing a battle with insurgents for control of the city of Fallujah, Iraq.

months and an additional 1,500 fresh soldiers will join the battle.

Th e troops whose tours have been extended include: 4,400 sol-diers from the 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofi eld Bar-racks, Hawaii; 3,500 soldiers from the 1st Brigade, 1st Calvary Divi-sion, Fort Hood, Texas; and 2,300 Marines from the 31st Marine Ex-peditionary Unit, Okinawa, Japan.

An additional 160 soldiers from the 66th Transportation Com-pany, based in Germany, also have been told they will not be return-ing home for another two months.

In addition, 1,500 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division out of Ft. Bragg, N.C., received notice Tuesday that they will be sent to Iraq for as long as 120 days. Th ey will replace soldiers with the 1st Calvary Division, currently as-signed to Baghdad, freeing those troops up to join the off ensive out-side the Iraqi capital.

Rodriguez and other offi cials said Army Gen. George Casey, commander of multinational forc-es in Iraq, requested the extension because he wanted experienced and battle-hardened soldiers to keep pressure on the insurgents. Combat tours in Iraq are generally limited to 12 months. Under the plan, those currently in Iraq would remain up to 14 months.

Th e increase would bring the total number of U.S. forces in Iraq to just below 150,000, approxi-mately the same number that took part in the 2003 invasion.

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All I want for Christmas: Waukesha Alderman Randy Radish sifts through boxes of food and per-sonal items that will be shipped to Waukesha-based troops deployed overseas this holiday season. He has gathered nearly 500 pounds of items and is hoping to get fi nancial donations for shipping costs.

By Darryl EnriquezKRT Newswire

MILWAUKEE – As kind-hearted and patriotic supporters of U.S. troops are learning, generos-ity has its price. Th e cost is about a buck a pound.

Business fi rms, hospitals, schools and police are among those who have experienced the sticker shock of sending packages to soldiers overseas.

And, as in any mission, those who plan ahead tend to suff er the fewest casualties.

Campaigns that have worked hard for cash donations to ship the gathered goods are reaching their goals, while others that lack money have become bogged down, with donated supplies sitting in storage.

Dennis Mehring, public infor-mation offi cer for the 440th Airlift Wing in Milwaukee, said he gets at least two calls daily from groups that have collected goods and want to know if the unit’s cargo planes can haul their packages to the troops for free.

Th e Airlift Wing transports troops and supplies to bases throughout the world, including the Arabian war zones.

“Th ere’s not a lot we can do for

Some organizations struggle to send packages overseas

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them,” he said. “Federal law does not allow us to take these goods overseas. It’s considered unfair competition with civilian carriers. And we simply don’t have the room in our planes.”

One eff ort that’s managed to stay on top of its shipping costs is Marshall Towne Millwork of Brookfi eld, Wis., a maker of kitch-en, bathroom and storage cabinets.

“If you’re going to do a big drive, you’d better get cooperation from local businesses to handle shipping costs,” said Victor Aiello, the fi rm’s area sales manager. “Th ere’s a lot of support in the communities for troops, and when word gets out about a drive, people are giving.

“However, the postage is signifi -cant; about a buck a pound. If orga-nizers on the front end ask for cash for shipping, I’m confi dent there’d be a willing response,” he said.

Aiello said the fi rm has already shipped thousands of pounds for goods to the war zones and re-cently participated in a large drive for postage.

Marshall Towne also helped Burlington High School in Racine County, Wis., with the expense of shipping donations to the war zones.

One eff ort in need of shipping help is the Treats for Troops Cam-

paign organized by Waukesha, Wis., Alderman Randy Radish. During the past few weeks, the campaign has collected nearly 500 pounds of food, toiletries, medi-cine and clothing from the three barrels it has out, but donors have given only $50 for shipping.

“It’s become a concern about raising enough money to send this stuff ,” he said.

Radish and helpers intend to ask those attending the Waukesha Christmas Parade for money and

additional goods. Th e packages would go to the two Waukesha-based units now in the Middle East.

“I have no idea what to expect the day of the parade, but I’ll take whatever we can get,” he said.

Another charity package eff ort was put on hold because of a lack of sponsors for shipping costs.

Elmbrook Memorial Hospital in Brookfi eld will not launch its campaign until a partner, possibly a veterans group or business, can be found to help pay for shipping,

Sue Juntunen, a hospital spokes-woman, said.

Th e Brookfi eld Police Depart-ment has periodically shipped packages to overseas troops this year, and it tries to be cautious in the amount it collects to prevent the packages from outpacing the money it has for shipping.

“Shipping is costly, but we’re fortunate that we have veterans groups and business and city em-ployees giving what they can,” po-lice Capt. Phil Horter said.

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worst possible jokes from his close friends at college.“Th ere are a lot of bad puns related to my job, like, ‘So, how was it at

work today? Pretty dead?’ and other horrible excuses for humor,” Hagee said.

Hagee went to school in Elgin, which is where his father, a professor in the Agriculture Department at Cameron and his mother, who is attending seminary in Oklahoma City, both currently live. His parents are both sup-portive of his job, despite its unusualness.

“My mom will periodically call me when somebody, who I should know, had a cousin whose friend died and is at our funeral home,” Hagee said. “Like, I should know who every dead person is just because I work with them.”

According to Hagee, one of the best aspects of his job is the people he works with.

“Th e guys that I work with are interesting characters,” he said. “I guess with the close proximity to death, a person generally develops a pretty strange sense of humor.”

Graduating in May of 2005, Hagee is looking to join the Peace Corps. Th ere are many wilderness conservations in the northern United States at which he would like to work.

One thing that Hagee had to learn upon entering the funeral business is the level of political correctness that one must have in this profession.

“My boss is adamant that we call it a casket and not a coffi n, since a cof-fi n has six sides and is what Dracula lives in, whereas a casket is more box shaped,” Hagee said. “Also, we do not call them hearses anymore. Th ey are funeral coaches.”

One major thing that this job has changed for Hagee is his opinion of zombie movies.

“When I see a movie and the guy is all falling apart, I can’t help but think, ‘Th at is what a three-week-old dead person looks like, not a three-day-old one,” Hagee said. “Th ey just haven’t gotten it right yet.”

When asked what the worst part of his job is, he responded with the most obvious of answers: dressing the dead people.

“Th e only thing worse than a naked old person is a dead naked old per-son.”

Th e statement, “it is a proven fact that college graduates will only remember around fi ve percent of the things they were taught in college” is often heard in the multimedia classrooms located in Howell Hall.

Who is the person giving students this insightful information? Well, that would be the chair of the mul-timedia department, Professor Don Aguilar.

Aguilar grew up with two brothers and two sisters on a farm called Natalie, located in a town outside of San Antonio, Texas.

Aguilar served in the U.S. Army for 19 years. Th en he moved on to become an Instructional Technologist before coming to CU in August of 1998.

“I worked in the private indus-try, and we found that we were hiring people who said they knew the industry,” Aguilar said. “But we found that they didn’t know how to teach. So, I found a pro-gram made by the people who made Designers Edge (an instruc-tional program) and presented it to Cameron. Th ey thought about it for a while and accepted the program. Th en I thought it would be cool to work for Cameron, so I submitted my resume, and they off ered me the chair position”.

Being the chair of a department at CU requires Aguilar to have a lot of responsibilities. Aside from teaching classes like Production I & II, Instructional Design and Production Techniques, he also tries to “keep [everyone] in focus of what we are supposed to be doing. I coordinate with people outside of CU, usually locally, but oc-casionally at the national level,”

Aguilar said. “I try to make sure we are producing stu-dents with actual skills, not just knowledge.”

According to multimedia design major Michael Selke, Aguilar “knows his stuff . I would say he is an SME (subject matter expert) because he has been do-ing this before it was even done.”

Most multimedia students are in agreement that Aguilar is a very knowledgeable, intuitive and encour-aging professor.

“His calmness is his best characteristic because he never appears fl ustered in times of pressure,” David Newman, a multimedia major, said.

Being a professor at CU can include many reward-ing perks if observed in the correct manner. Aguilar loves being in the classroom, teaching students and even learning from students.

“[I love] seeing the light bulb go on. When a student gets excited about something I am teaching, it makes me get excited,” Aguilar said.

Most students say they enjoy Aguilar being their professor. Th ey agree that he doesn’t just teach. He encourages, mentors and guides. Students enjoy taking advantage of Aguilar’s knowledge so much that they often keep in contact with

him after graduation.“People who are the farthest away keep in contact

the best. I have had people from Germany where they went with their spouses keep in contact. I hear from people that are still in state once in a while, but they take it for granted,” Aguilar said. “In fact, each spring, we send an e-mail out to students to see what they are doing after graduation.”

When Aguilar teaches, he puts things into real-world situations preparing the students for success and providing guid-ance for when a real job is obtained.

Students say they soak up and retain the advice they receive from Aguilar because they know he does not want his

students to fail in life and that he has had a vast amount of experience in the type of jobs multimedia majors

will be trying to acquire.Most of his students

agree that Aguilar is a help-ful and active professor

who appears to genuinely care for each and every student he teaches.

Professor Don Aguilar guides students, builds lasting relationships By Laura Staff Writer

“I try to make sure we are producing students with actual skills, not just knowledge.”

— Don Aguilar, Associate Professor of

Multimedia Design

Offering a tip: Professor Aguilar offers guidance to Chris Bergluno, multimedia de-sign freshman. Aguilar has been at Cameron for a little over six years.

Photo by Scott Pratt

Comments? collegian@cameron.edu

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An established department is enjoying a revamp this year.

Th e Political Science Department has a new home, a new professor and has restarted a forgotten club.

Th e Political Science Department’s staff was up-rooted three years ago when West Hall was found to be unfi t for occupants. A new home was found in May on the sixth fl oor of South Shepler and a new zest has fi lled the department.

“Its nice having everyone back together again,” Lee Wait, the department secretary of three years said. “Now I don’t have to run around campus fi nding every-one.”

Along with a new home, there has been another ad-dition to the department. Assistant Professor Jeff ery Johnson joined the team and there is another position open.

Th e Law and Politics club, which fell by the wayside over the years, was reopened for business this fall. Th e club, along with the political science honor society, Pi

Sometimes speeches make people famous.

Sometimes people just make famous speeches.

Sometimes the speeches people make have no bearing on fame or fortune. Rather they are used to give reason to a cause too big for one person to wrap up in a set of words.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of those people who real-ized the civil rights movement could never be contained by one speech or one march. Cameron Campus Ministries (CCM) and Cameron University are working together to celebrate Dr. King this January by holding an annual cel-ebration of his life and legacy.

A panel discussion will be held from 2-4 p.m. January 17, 2005 in the University Th eatre. Th e panel will consist of Dr. Sarah Janda, professor of history and govern-ment, Dr. Ramona Hall, professor of education, and Juan Williams, who is a senior correspondent for National Public Radio.

According to Rev. Patrick McPherson, campus minister, panelists will discuss civil rights issues as they pertain to their spe-cifi c fi eld of study, giving diff erent perspectives on how history and education have shaped the past and continue to shape the future.

CCM to honor civil rights leaderBy Scott PrattStaff Writer

Th ere will be a question and an-swer session as well. Th e panel dis-cussion is free and open to all who wish to come and participate.

Th e theme for the celebration will be “Civil Rights: Living the Promise in a Divided America.”

McPherson said the “Promise” of civil rights is that civil rights try to create equal opportunities for everyone.

Juan Williams will be the ban-quet keynote speaker at 6:30 p.m. the same evening at Centenary United Methodist Church. Wil-liams has written three books and has worked at the Washington Post for 21 years as a political analyst

and as a Washington correspon-dent. He has an ability to bring history and politics together to produce a message people can un-derstand. He is currently a senior correspondent for NPR’s “Morn-ing Edition” and is the host of “America’s Black Forum” which is a weekly syndicated program.

Th e banquet costs $20 per per-son or $14 for any students who wish to attend. Th e Lawton High School Choir will perform at the banquet, along with students who will recite speeches from the civil rights movement.

Th is is the fi rst year that Cam-eron University has co-sponsored the event. Rev. McPherson said he is grateful to CU for becoming more involved with the celebra-tion.

Pastor Gary E. Bender of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Lawton said, “Dr. Ross has in-creased support for the celebra-tion” since she has been at Cam-eron. He also said the university involvement will help bridge the gap between older members of the community who lived through the civil rights movement and the youth who are now experiencing the benefi ts.

Pastor Bender has been involved with the event for nine years, and he is excited about the celebration.

“We want to keep the dream alive, to show the progress of hu-manity and to show how far we

have come and how far we have to go,” Bender said. “Th at is why we bring in speakers who have walked in the civil rights movement.”

According to McPherson, the celebration has brought in quality speakers to the event, and that al-lows the celebration to show how important Dr. King was to the movement along with showing people now what must continue in

order to achieve all of the goals of the civil rights movement.

McPherson echoed Pastor Bender by saying: “We hope the celebration will make students aware of his life. Th e things Dr. King did shape our lives today as the struggle for civil rights contin-ues around the world.”

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When President Cindy Ross took offi ce at Cameron, she said that the quality and experience of the faculty was one of the most attractive features of this school. Evidence of that feature can be found in Political Science Profes-sor Dr. Phillip Simpson.

Simpson, 61, was born in Des-ert, Texas, a rural area southeast of Sherman. He grew up in North Central Texas in Collin County where he spent the early part of his life on a cotton farm.

After fi nishing high school in 1961, Simpson attended the Uni-versity of North Texas, then called North Texas State College, where he earned a B.A. in Integrated So-cial Science in 1965, and an M.A. in Political Science and Economics in 1966. He then moved to Tuscon where he attained a Ph.D in Political Science from the University of Ari-zona in 1971.

Simpson came to CU later that year after leaving a position at the University of Wisconsin. At that time, he wanted to work at a smaller uni-versity a little closer to home, so he applied for the Cam-eron position.

Simpson said that he is impressed with the changes that are taking place at Cam-eron. He complimented President Ross on her role in these changes, and the positive impact they will have on the future of the university and the regional economy.

“I think Cindy Ross is doing a very good job,” he said. “It’s a posi-tive thing that we are now build-ing on campus and I look forward to seeing Cameron prosper and become a bigger factor in the eco-nomic development of Southwest Oklahoma.”

According to Simpson, this campus is very diff erent than it was 30 years ago. He sees improve-

ments in faculty, staff and the quality of education.

“I think the students and fac-ulty are more diverse and mature,” he said. “Th e educational product has gotten much better than it was 30 years ago.”

Political science has been Simp-son’s passion. He sees government as a major factor in human exis-tence and something that is im-portant for students in developing their careers and life patterns. By teaching political science, Simpson believes he can positively guide this development.

“I feel like I can have an impact on the intellectual and other kinds of growth of young people by teaching political science,” he explained.

According to Simpson, this fi eld deals with the major moral, political and social issues facing America and the rest of the world, and teaching this subject allows him to be a part of discussing these issues. He said this allows him to

have an impact on developing a better com-munity.

Simpson has also had politi-cal aspirations beyond teach-ing. Earlier in his career, he seriously con-sidered running for governor of Oklahoma, if only to bring out his views on political, social

and economic reform.“I wanted to do it not so much to

win the offi ce, but to spew my ideas about political, economic and social reform into the political stream and the media,” he said. “I wanted to get the other candidates to think about ways to positively aff ect the growth and development of Oklahoma, par-ticularly as it impacts young people.”

However, his professorship at Cameron prohibits him from pur-suing this sort of candidacy.

“Given my position as a profes-sor, there’s really not much I can do about it,” Simpson said.

Simpson advises political sci-ence majors to remain resolute

regarding their studies and develop strong relationships with their professors. He said they should also develop strong communica-tion and reasoning skills, to better assess and debate the socio-politi-cal choices they will face in their personal and professional lives, Simpson advises these students to learn to view these choices objec-tively and critically.

“Learn to have a critical but not a cynical frame of mind in order to hack through the propaganda and the huge amount of material that people have to decipher to make po-litical judgments these days,” Simp-son said.

He believes also that political science is a good career base for launching into government, law and teaching careers.

Being with and impacting young people is a major driving force in Simpson’s life. He believes he has had an impact in Lawton by con-necting his students with the politi-cal issues facing the local commu-nity and the state of Oklahoma.

He says he derives a sense of purpose from positively impacting his students.

“I want to help students deal with life’s diffi culties by being a mentor and someone they can in-teract with to develop a better life,” Simpson said. “I want to help them get an education to protect them-selves and their families.”

According to Simpson, success in his role would be for his stu-dents to be able to participate in an

open, democratic process as free, growing and fulfi lled individuals.

After Simpson retires, he plans to continue with his own physical and intellectual development.

“I plan to travel and perhaps make the art scene, do some read-ing and even a bit of writing,” Simp-son said. “I also plan to diet and exercise and work on my health.”

Sigma Alpha, meets in the lounge of the Political Sci-ence Department.

“We have a great new home,” Wait said. “We have couches; we have TVs; we have chairs.”

Th e new additions to the department are a face-lift to an old tradition of excellence. Th e department prepares Cameron graduates for graduate and law schools such as Oklahoma University, Texas Tech University, University of Iowa University of Okla-homa and the University of Texas.

Th ose who have graduated from Cameron with a Political Science major have gone on to receive jobs in a variety of fi elds such as journalism, business and government. Employers of CU graduates include the Oklahoma District Attorney’s offi ce, Xerox Corpo-ration and Lawton Public schools.

Maintaining this department are three full-time professors. Dr. Phillip Simpson is the senior, having been at Cameron since 1971, and is joined by Associ-ate Professor Th omas Davis and Assistant Professor Jeff ery Johnson.

“Th e professors do a lot of workshops and are in the public eye because of their knowledge,” Wait said. “Th ey are very dedicated.”

Simpson thrives on working with studentsBy Ian MitchellNewswriting Student

By Emily ArcherNewswriting Student

Photo by Ian Mitchell

A quick chat: Simpson has been a part of the Cameron faculty since 1971. He found his calling in life by teaching college students and providing them with knowledge in the political science realm.

Department experiences multiple changes

“I feel like I have an impact on the intellectual and other kinds of growth of young people by teaching political science.”

—Dr. Phil Simpson, Prof. of Political Science

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News 9 December 6, 2004

Th e theme could have been “show me the money” at the Cam-eron University School of Business semi-annual Portfolio Manage-ment Banquet held Tuesday. Busi-ness students and faculty were dressed to impress. Th e room and each table were decorated with play money and dollar signs, and business students disclosed how they netted a profi t of $20,000 for CU with their investment venture.

Dr. T.K. Bhattacharya, CU business professor, was responsible for the event. He has taught portfo-lio management I and II since 1991. Th e course is off ered through the School of Business in conjunction with BancFirst. Th e class allows students to use real money and learn how to manage investment portfolios. Th e bond portfolio is funded through BancFirst with a $1 million line of credit. Th e stock portfolio is funded from profi ts generated by the bond.

According to Bhattacharya, the purpose of the course is to teach students how to invest and gain real life experience.

“Students are exposed to real life situations,” he said. “It has been a learning experience for me as well. You do not learn this information when you get your Ph.D. I had to learn it on my own and develop this course from what I learned.”

Very often students fi nd them-selves swamped with homework, studying late at night, missing home or just being overwhelmed with responsibility. Th e Chi Alpha Club is a Christian Fellowship that lends an encouraging hand and helps stu-dents adapt to campus life.

Th e faculty adviser for the club is Clinton Bryan. He reminisced about the fi rst time he heard of the Chi Alpha Fellowship.

“When I was a freshman here at Cameron, the faculty adviser for the group was Librarian Mary Stokes. She introduced me to the club. Th ey encouraged me to be positive, optimistic and to stay in college,” he said. “It prevented me from dropping out; I had no more culture shock.”

He said the fellowship has changed in the past 10 years. When Chi Alpha fi rst began it was faculty-lead bible studies. After a while the group would arrange for musicians and have worship services. Today Chi Alpha is a Community of Prayer. Th ey hold

Proper investing taught through School of Business courseworkBy Sonya RayNewswriting Student

At the banquet, six students from the Portfolio Management II course presented the portfolio. Each student in the group played a role in the pre-sentation of the material. Th e group discussed two endowed scholarships that will be available as a result of the investment.

Th e scholarships will be awarded to one undergraduate student and one graduate student. Recipients of the scholarship must meet four guidelines: Th ey must be a business student, provide two references, be a sophomore or above and maintain a GPA of 3.0 as an undergraduate or a 3.5 as a graduate.

Th omas Heller, fi nance senior, was one of the members who pre-sented part of the portfolio. He credits his enjoyment in the course to Bhattacharya.

“Th e portfolio class would not be the same without Dr. T.K. because he presents it in a way for you to understand it,” he said. “He makes it simple. He is a really great teacher.”

While participating in the class, students met in diff erent subcom-mittees where they formed recom-mendations, assembled as a board and voted on which government or corporate bonds and common stocks to purchase.

Finance senior Jennifer Hosey participated in the Portfolio Man-agement I course. She feels the ex-perience was amazing and that she was able to gain useful information.

“I have never had a class with this much hands-on learning,” she said. “It makes you learn a lot. I’ve enrolled in Portfolio Management II for next semester.”

After the students’ presenta-tion, Bhattacharya presented the $20,000 check to the Cameron Foundation. Th e money will be placed in an endowment fund where the interest accrued will be used for scholarship purposes. How fast the interest on the ac-count accrues will determine when the scholarship funding will be

available.Th e keynote speaker of the ban-

quet was Th ompson “Tom” S. Phil-lips Jr., president of TS Phillips In-vestments. His topic of discussion was why diversifying your portfolio is important. He also stressed how important it was for young people to invest early.

Closing remarks came from Doug Meier of BancFirst and Dr. Gary Buckley, vice-president of academic aff airs. Students received input from local investors who were also present at the banquet.

Th e portfolio classes began at Cameron in 1988. Students have made a profi t of $247,000 since then. A positive return on invest-ments has been made 15 out of the 16 years since the program be-gan. Th e cumulative distribution to the CU Foundation has been $139,350.

With the profi ts increasing and the positive returns being made, it seems that the portfolio manage-ment course really does know how to “show CU the money.”

Photo by Sonya Ray

Presenting the award: Doug Meier, president of BancFirst, presents a $20,000 check on behalf of the Cameron University School of Business to Todd Bridges, president and chairman of the Cameron University Foundation. The check will be used to set up an endowed scholarship fund for future business students.

scheduled Bible studies and open their club to everyone.

According to Bryan, this chapter has been inter-denominational and gained a good reputation of being encouraging and inspirational.

“Th e students are trying not to be business or ceremonial, but meet needs where the student has needs,” he said. “We’ve been em-bracing, motivated, not boring. We will be respectful of folks.”

Th e Chi Alpha Fellowship president is Matt Chambers. He has been a member of the fellow-ship for three years and heard about it through youth groups. He said that the main focus of the fellowship is to love and befriend everyone.

“We want to reach out to ev-eryone equally, the students from out of town, the international students, even locally. We want to show people they can achieve what they want,” he said.

Chambers looks at his presiden-tial position as an awesome oppor-tunity to help out students. Th e fellowship has been taking part in activities since the summer.

“In June fi ve members went to

Springfi eld, Mo., for the National Leadership Training, Reach the U Institute.”

Also, in September the fel-lowship par-ticipated in the National Day of Prayer. “See you at the Pole” was 100 percent student-lead. Bryan said it was the big-gest and the best yet in the history of the organization.

In January, Chi Alpha will be going to Student Activist Leadership Training (SALT), the regional conference in Dallas. Th ey have had representation there since 1994.

Th e group is also very active here on campus. Th ey have already held two hotdog picnics, two vol-leyball match/tailgate parties and a steakhouse dinner. Th ey went as a group to Eisenhower games and began having a coff ee house.

According to Bryan the coff ee house is something new for the fellowship and they would like it to expand. It is held at 7 p.m. on

Tuesdays in the main din-ing room of the Student Union.

“We would like to start having read-ings of poetry, short stories and essays,” Bryan said. “In addition [we would like to have] singing, instrumental

and Christian comedy, but audi-tions will be necessary for appro-priateness.”

Th e atmosphere is very relaxed; everyone can enjoy the food, sit and study or visit with one another.

“We have free smoothies and coff ee and also free snacks,” Cham-bers said.

Th e organization has been very busy, but has many plans that they would like to put into action.

“In the future we would like to have a Jeremy Camp Concert, Chris-tian Alternative here in Lawton. We will also go skating in Norman with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA),” Chambers said.

A new member to the fellow-ship is JaNena Milburn, who is from Carney, Okla., and a new student to Cameron.

“On the day I was moving into the dorms, they were helping peo-ple move in,” Milburn said.

She said the group provided great social interaction for students.

“Chi Alpha is a good place to meet people, with the coff ee house environment, live music, aroma candles, it was a true college activ-ity,” she said.

Both Bryan and Chambers mentioned Chi Alpha is a fellow-ship that is dedicated to students and their needs. Helping students to reach their goals and achieve the highest standards, being respect-ful to all people and allowing all denominations into the club is the main focus of Chi Alpha.

“We have the freedom to choose the depth of involvement in Chi Alpha,” Milburn said. “It is a very accepting environment.”

Th e student motto is, “Chi Alphas are real people that have a real Jesus that are active in real lives,” Bryan said.

Th e men and women hold Bible studies in their dorms for prayer, personal level communication and time together. Th e women hold their Bible study at 10:30 p.m. Monday on the 10th fl oor of their dorm. Th e men’s will be at 8 p.m. Th ursday on the 10th fl oor of their dorm.

Chi Alpha is very accepting of all denominations to come and join their fellowship.

“We want students to know we are here for them. Th is organization has shown me how to have leadership skills, be an infl uential person and touch people’s lives,” Chambers said. “We respect everyone.”

“When I was a freshman here at Cameron, ... they encouraged me to be positive, optimistic and to stay in college.”

— Clinton Bryan, Associate Professor of

Physical Sciences

Chi Alpha Club provides guidance for the wearyBy Bonnie TomahsahNewswriting Student

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Enjoying each other’s company: Members of the Chi Alpha spent their Thanksgiving afternoon with friends. The club accepts all denominations to join their group.

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A&E10 December 6, 2004

Th e thought of a living Christmas tree might seem quite astounding — the reality is nothing less.

Every year’s end, in keeping with yuletide, the First Baptist Church of Lawton presents their popular living Christmas tree.

According to Brenda Bell of the First Baptist Church, the living Christmas tree has been an ongoing tradition of 23 years. Th is year is the 24th. Th e idea was the brainchild of Tom Willoughby, First Baptist’s music minister who thought it would be fun to have humans make up a lighted, singing tree for the pleasure of an audience.

But just how is it done?“Th e tree is made of a metal

frame fi tted with lights and greenery,” Bell explained. “It looks like a Christmas tree, although it’s artifi cial. Viewing it from the outside, it looks complete, even without the

singers. Th e tree is 60 feet tall and stands in our sanctuary. At performance time, the singers climb stairs on the inside of the tree dressed in red and white, and fi ll in the small gaps in the tree. It completes the entire eff ect and it is just beautiful.”

Members of First Baptist Church’s choir, which boasts a count of over 100 members, fi ll the tree. Th e choir starts practicing their drill as early as September.

Along with traditional Christmas songs, the choir will be performing contemporary Christian music.

Th e tree presentation, is held for one weekend each December.

Last Friday, First Baptist Church extended invitations to Cameron students to attend their presentation. Dinner was provided for the students before the 8 p.m. show. Two successive shows were held on Saturday and Sunday.

Th e tree is still on display, albeit without its singers.

Living Christmas Tree brings songs to life for 24th yearBy Petulah OlibertStaff Writer

Photo by Scott Pratt

By Aaron GilbeeNewswriting Student

Th e airwaves are alive with the sound of music.

KCCU’s 15th annual “Christmas Music Festival” is set to begin Dec. 13. Instrumental versions of the most popular holiday songs are aired from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1-4 p.m. Monday through Friday two weeks prior to Christmas.

“We play everything from “Santa, Baby” to “Silent Night,” said Mike Leal, program director of KCCU.

Th is year since Christmas falls on a Saturday, the station will also air the festive tunes all day Christmas Eve through 9 a.m. Christmas morning.

And if you don’t know the lyrics to your favorite Christmas song, pay a visit to the lyrics home page, put together by Leal and his family.

Th e web site began in 1997 when Leal and his family were

Web site provides listeners with Christmas music, lyrics

trying to fi nd lyrics to albums in their house. When they could not fi nd a good web page for this purpose, they began to put together their own.

Th e site now has the lyrics to a little more than 100 popular Christmas songs, and has been visited by more than 1 million people from around the world since its inception. Th is November, there have been more hits on the site than ever before, and during some days in December, the numbers have been as high as 10,000 in one day.

Visitors of the page are

encouraged to e-mail their thoughts and any disputes they may have over the posted lyrics. Leal and the rest of the KCCU staff put their heads together to respond to the three or four disputes that they receive per day.

“It is interesting to see how some lyrics are changed from generation to generation,” Leal said.

Th e lyrics home page, which also includes a link to KCCU’s live audio stream, can be accessed through www.kccu.org.

“Th is is our gift to everyone,” Leal said.

By Angela SandersA&E Editor

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Holiday treat reunites old friends

Th is Christmas, sophomore Heather Lazaroff will return to Ohio and continue a two-year-old tradi-tion of making baklava with her best friend in Ohio. Before she leaves, Lazaroff wanted to share with Th e Collegian how the tradition started and her recipe for the rich dessert. Lazaroff and her best friend Lindsey attended diff erent high schools in 2002 and competed against each other’s speech and debate teams. According to Laz-aroff , their high schools had strong rivalries, and their teams were both highly competitive. Outside of competition however, Lazaroff and Lindsey were best friends. Th eir friendship eventually brought their opposing high school teams together when Lazaroff and Lindsey were charged to organize their respective teams’ holiday party. “We were both offi cers for our teams,” Lazaroff said. “We decided to combine our budgets and eff orts in order to have a holiday celebra-tion better than what we could have had by ourselves.” Lazaroff and Lindsey decided that the team members should

bring their own home cooked foods to the party. Th e best friends, however, had no idea what food they could bake that would be diff erent from their teammates according to Lazaroff .

“We talked during a tourna-ment about what to cook. Since our heritages and families meshed, and since we knew no one would make it, we decided to bake bak-lava,” she said.

Whenever Lindsey and Laz-aroff were younger, both observed and helped their grandmothers cook baklava.

Since neither of them knew how to bake the dish, they held a sleepover in order to have time to get the recipe correct.

On the Friday before the party, they started to cook their fi rst batch of baklava without their grandmothers’ guidance. Th ey gathered the ingredients and test-ed their memories.

First, they pulled out frozen Fillo Dough, and then started to separate its individual layers.

According to Lazaroff , the Fillo Dough ripped and tore into pieces because it had no pliability.

Th en the girls made the syrup. Instead of keeping the fruit in

proper proportions, they dropped whole fruits into the pot.

Th ree hours later, they fi nished and tasted their fi rst batch of bak-lava.

Lazaroff said: “It was terrible. Th e dogs in the house wouldn’t touch it because it was so bad. Th e fruit made it too acidic, and we burned its edges.”

Several hours later, according to Lazaroff , they killed two more batches until their fourth attempt tasted right.

At the party, Lazaroff and Lindsey placed their baklava with the other desserts.

“It was good, and it was the fi rst thing to be gone. Everybody loved it,” Lazaroff said. “Since then, dur-ing every break and celebration, we reunite to make baklava.”

According to Lazaroff , the time spent cooking allows her catch up on Lindsey’s current life. Lazaroff ’s baklava takes about an hour to cook and serve. It consists of 49 layers, and if made correctly, its sweetness will melt in your mouth.

Gather the following ingredients:1 lb. thawed Fillo Dough1/2 stick melted butter

For the mix:1/2 lb. fi nely chopped walnuts1 Tbsp. cinnamon6 Tbsp. brown sugar6 Tbsp. white sugarFor the syrup4 cups water3 cups sugar1/2 cup liquid honey1 sliced lemonjuice from half of a lemonpeel from 1 slice of lemon

Once your ingredients are gath-ered, follow these steps:1. Combine the ingredients for the

mix together.2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees3. Lightly butter the base of a

half inch deep baking dish.4. Separate a layer of Fillo Dough,

and place it in the bottom of the baking dish.

5. Brush the melted butter over this layer.

6. Add seven layers of Fillo Dough into the baking dish, and brush melted butter over each layer as you go.

7. Spread the mix from step 1 onto the Fillo Dough.

8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 until the Fillo Dough runs out.

9. Place the baking dish into your oven for 45 minutes.

For the syrup:10. Combine syrup ingredients

in a pot and boil. Make certain

Photo by Aaron Gilbee

Get ready to chow down: Baklava is a dessert that has become a tradition for many families around the holidays.

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to stir the syrup regularly.11. Once the syrup comes to a

boil, lower the stove tempera- ture to a simmer. Let the syrup simmer for 45 minutes.

12. Pull out the baklava from the oven.

13. Cut the baklava into two-inch squares, and then cut diago nally.

14. Remove the syrup from the heat.

15. Strain out the fruit from the syrup.

16. Pour the syrup over the bak lava.

17. Place the baklava into the oven for an three more minutes.

18. Remove the baklava from the oven, and let it cool.

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A&E 11December 6, 2004

Recently, I was sitting in a friend’s living room on a Wednesday night, sometime between 8 and 9 p.m. EST. We were watching, as one does during this time slot, the new, increasingly awesome J.J. Abrams TV show “Lost.” Because this friend and I have a relationship marked by mutual hectoring and random cruelty, at some point she asked me, with semi-mock irritation, “Why are you here, anyway?”

My reply was greeted with predictable scorn and taunting. Th e reason I was there was that I have a fi rst-generation TiVo, incapable of recording one show while letting you watch another. And that night, like every other Wednesday night for the past month, my TiVo was extremely busy recording “America’s Next Top Model.”

Th ere is a certain segment of the population convinced that any American who can enjoy a reality show must therefore be a slack-jawed, semi-literate moron who frequently forgets to wear shoes in public. Th is belief also is held by many embittered critics.

But in the case of the general public, most TV watchers who disdain reality shows have never actually watched one. Th ey cannot accept that “Th e Amazing

Published in 1900, L. Frank Baum’s Th e Wonderful Wizard of Oz brought to life characters that have become a cherished part of American culture. Who doesn’t know the story of Dorothy’s desire to explore the world beyond the rainbow and her adventures with the Scarecrow, Tinman, Cowardly Lion and her faithful dog, Toto? Is there anyone who didn’t cheer when the Wicked Witch of the West met her demise at Dorothy’s hand? Could there possibly be more to the story? Yes, a great deal more. In Wicked: Th e Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, fi rst published in 1995, author Gregory Maguire has crafted the complex story of a woman coping with a life fraught with disappoint-ment and tragedy. It is the story of the rise of the Wizard, his eff orts to unite the lands of Oz and the systematic elimination of the Ani-mals. (As Dr. Dillamond, a goat, explains, Animals, unlike “ani-mals,” have a spirit.) Even more, it is an examination of the concepts of “good” and “evil” and how pre-conceived ideas may play a large role in defi n-ing what is labeled good and what is labeled evil. Th e story begins with the Yellow Brick Road. Th e Wicked Witch is seeking Dorothy in order to retrieve the ruby slippers. An impending storm forces the Witch into hiding. It is at this point that Maguire takes the reader down another path, relat-ing the story of the life and times of Elphaba Frex, later known as the Wicked Witch of the West. Elphaba Frex was born the daughter of a minister, Frexspar the Godly, and his wife, Melena. Her parents were Munchkinland-ers. Elphaba’s birth was marked by her father’s absence. He was in hiding, having delivered on the

Writer off ers perspective on realityBy Phoebe FlowersKRT Newswire

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Race” won an Emmy for a reason, or that it bears nothing in common with gross-out exploitation like “Fear Factor.” Th ey have no idea that MTV’s aged “Th e Real World,” which these days casts only whiny, spoiled, pretty kids with no real-world obligations and has them get drunk together for four months, makes “Big Brother” look like an articulate expression of sociological principles.

Th ey cannot see the distinction between TLC’s engaging “Body Work,” which follows the partners at Miami Plastic Surgery and its frequently sympathetic patients, and Fox’s breathtakingly off ensive extreme-makeover show “Th e Swan.” And they certainly have no idea that “America’s Next Top Model” is a seriously excellent show.

Th is kind of snobbery is all the more galling because of its assumption that scripted television is inherently superior. Few people are raked over the coals by their friends when they express an affi nity for mysteriously beloved sitcoms like “Everybody Loves Raymond,” or entertaining but dumb-as-paint dramas like the gaggle of “CSI” shows. But suggest that the all-star edition of “Survivor” is can’t-miss TV, or that the relationship between Flavor Flav and Brigitte Nielsen on VH1’s “Th e Surreal Life” is fl at-out hilarious, and

suddenly you’re rocking an IQ of 80 and subsisting on a diet of Cheetos and Pabst.

Th ere isn’t much in the `90s movie “Reality Bites” that has stood the test of time, but one scene still rings true. Janeane Garofalo is confi ding her fears about HIV to roommate Winona Ryder; Garofalo bitterly says she sees herself as a character on “Melrose Place,” with everyone showing up at her funeral “wearing halter tops and chokers.” Ryder kindly consoles her friend, and then pauses and concludes with deep sincerity, “And `Melrose Place’ is a really good show.”

Th e thing is, “Melrose Place” actually WAS a really good show: It was fully aware of its goal to sizzle with high-drama camp, and succeeded in that goal marvelously. Likewise, “America’s Next Top Model,” with its fantastic casting and fabulous sense of absurdity – and even Tyra Banks’ syntactically questionable “You’re still in the running towards becoming America’s next top model” – is, in its third season, the best thing UPN has had on the air since the penultimate season of “Buff y the Vampire Slayer.” (It’s also worth noting that the same friend who derides me for watching reality shows gets awfully furious when people dismiss “Buff y,” sight unseen, as

teen-driven junk.)When it comes right down

to it, nobody likes a snob. Assuming that any unscripted show is inherently stupid and unwatchable is as foolish as believing TV as a whole is without any artistic merit — and as a result never seeing peerless

work like “Twin Peaks,” or “Angels in America,” or “Th e Shield,” or even “Th e Amazing Race.”

Its sixth season, by the way, debuts Nov. 16 on CBS. If you’re going to insist on hating it, you might as well watch it once to fi gure out why.

Book presents another side of ‘Wizard of Oz’ storyBy Kathy KellyNewswriting Student

very eve of her birth an un-popular sermon pertaining to the dangers of a licentious show involv-ing a particular dragon clock making the rounds through the small vil-lages and towns of the country-side. Wherever the clock went, trouble followed. Elphaba’s emergence into the world was from within the bowels of that very same clock. Th e clock, hidden in a graveyard by its dwarf-owner for safekeeping after the show, was stumbled upon by the women aiding Melena with the birth of her fi rst child. Th ey knew fear of the graveyard would keep the enraged townspeople away, and provide safety for mother and child. Th e women were shocked by the appearance of the newborn; Elphaba looked, as her Nanny re-marked later on, like a vegetable. She was born with green skin and a mouthful of sharp teeth. At age three Elphaba was

joined by a sister, Nessarose. Nessarose’s birth took place

at Colwen Grounds, Melena’s ancestral

home. Her birth was not without incident; the

area had suff ered a severe drought for some time, so the local towns-people were engaged

in pagan dances, culminating in human sacrifi ce - the sacrifi ce of a close family friend. Th e death of Turtle Heart was almost more than Elphaba’s family could bear. Th ey left Munchkinland, not to return for many years. A brother, Shell, was born fi ve years later. Melena died giv-ing birth to Shell, so the children were cared for by Nanny and their father, living in Quadling, moving from settlement to settlement. Unlike her sister, Nessarose was

beautiful, though born armless. Also unlike her sister, Nessarose was extremely devout. Th e rela-tionship between the two sisters, complicated by Nessarose’s inability to care for herself and their father’s obvious preference for Nessarose, is a refl ection of the times. Nessa-rose personifi es religious devotion, which develops into fanaticism as she matures. Elphaba, at the other extreme, describes herself as “an atheist and an aspiritualist.” She does pick up some magic skills along the way, including riding a broomstick, but she never becomes profi cient at magic. Th e sisters are eventually sent away to boarding school. Th ere they meet Galinda, later known

as “Glinda, the Good Witch.” In addition to Glinda, the reader will encounter many other famil-iar characters. Dorothy and her companions, the Wizard and the Winged Monkeys all have a part to play in the unfolding of the drama. New characters are introduced as well, among them Lűr, Elphaba’s unacknowledged son, the result of a long-term relationship with a married man. Th e masterful unfolding of the story, the recasting of familiar characters into three-dimensional complex beings with whom we may empathize or for whom we may feel revulsion, the examination of good and evil and the inevitable tragic resolution of the confl ict between Dorothy and the Wicked Witch all combine to make this book well worth reading, not just once, but again and again. Maguire, on his Web site, wrote that two events triggered the writ-ing of this novel. Th e fi rst was the war in Iraq in the 1990s. A head-line in London newspaper compar-ing Saddam Hussein to Hitler evoked in him the feeling that, yes, Hussein should be eliminated. His own strong and immediate reaction to the word “Hitler” caused him to stop and think about the power of words. Th e second event was

months later, when several young boys in England kidnapped and killed a toddler. Maguire became interested in the concept of evil, and whether someone could be “born bad.” He chose the Wicked Witch of the West as his subject on the basis that she was “the second most evil character in our collective American subconscious.” “Wicked” has been made into a musical which opened on Broad-way in Oct. 2003. If it makes its way to Oklahoma City, it will be a “must see.” In the meantime, read, or re-read, the book. It will be time well spent.

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Looking in: The wicked witch spies on Dorothy and the group heading down the yellow brick road.

I’ll get you my pretty: The Wicked Witch of the West threatens Dorothy.

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Primetime brings Christmas shows, movies, concerts By Marissa GuthrieKRT Newswire

It’s that time of year — lots of shopping, cooking and wrapping to keep us busy. And it’s a busy season on television as well.

But none of it requires spend-ing wads of money, lifting a fi nger (just a thumb on the remote) or leaving the cozy confi nes of the couch.

Here are some of the highlights of the holiday programming on-slaught:

• NBC’s “Fear Factor” has a special holiday episode, Dec. 6 at 8 p.m., in which contestants step into Santa’s boots and try to de-liver presents despite the presence of vicious guard dogs.

• “Groundhog Day” meets “A Christmas Carol” in USA’s “12 Days of Christmas Eve,” Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. Steven Weber plays a high-powered, self-centered corporate raider and 21st-century Scrooge who is forced to relive Christmas Eve until he learns the true mean-ing of the holiday. Molly Shannon co-stars.

• Th e Fab 5 morph into Santa’s little helpers for “A Very Queer Eye Christmas,” Dec. 7 at 10 p.m. on Bravo, taking on one family’s bad decorations, holiday cliches and gifting needs.

• “A Clay Aiken Christmas,” Dec. 8 at 8 p.m. on NBC, includes the “American Idol” runner up performing favorite holiday songs with Barry Manilow and gospel singer Yolanda Adams. “Will & Grace’s” Megan Mullally also stops by for a solo.

• Th e weather outside is rarely frightful in “Th e O.C.,” but things inside the annual Winter Ball could be when Marissa (Mischa Barton) uses the event to publicly acknowledge her relation-ship with handy-man D.J. (Nicho-las Gonza-lez), Dec. 9 at 8 p.m. on Fox.

• Ben Stiller, Hugh Grant, Britney Spears, Jim Belushi, Brad Garrett, Leah Remini, Jerry Stiller and James Woods bring to life the animated tale of “Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire,” Dec. 11 at 8 p.m. on CBS. Robbie (voiced by Ben Stiller) must train to compete in the Reindeer races against black sheep reindeer Blitzen (Grant) for a spot on Santa’s sleigh team.

• George Lopez brings his com-edy to the ABC movie “Naughty or Nice,” Dec. 11 at 8 p.m. Lopez

plays a sports radio jock who changes his stripes at the earnest entreaty of a young boy with a

life-threatening illness. Once Lopez starts being

nice, funny things start to happen,

the boys health improves and so do the home

teams’ scores. • Th e

wacky Wiggles — the sensa-

tions of the pre-school set — gear up for

the holidays with a little help from rocker John Fogerty, “Brady Bunch” alum Barry Williams and a big guy in a red suit. “Santa’s Rockin’,” Dec. 6 at 10 a.m. on the Disney Channel, features 12 classic and new Christmas songs, includ-ing “Silent Night” performed in Spanish and English.

• Pop-culture magazine Enter-tainment Weekly recaps the year’s trends in “Th e Biggest Little Th ings of 2004,” Dec. 16 at 9 p.m. on Bra-

vo. Th e special examines the “iPod craze,” post-Janet Jackson “censor-ship mania” and the “Perversion of the Family” epitomized by shows like “Desperate Housewives,” “Wife Swap” and “Family Bonds.”

• “Karroll’s Christmas,” Dec. 14 at 8 p.m. on A&E, is another take on the Dickens classic. Tom Ever-ett Scott stars as a young greeting-card executive visited by the ghost of a Marley (more Bob than Jacob), as well as the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. Verne (Mini-Me) Troyer plays the Ghost of Christmas Future and Sha Na Na is featured on the soundtrack.

• Dr. Phil and his wife are back for TNT’s annual “Christmas in Washington” concert with such acts as JoJo, Michael McDonald,

LeAnn Rimes, Ruben Studdard and Vanessa Williams, Dec. 15 at 8 p.m.

• CBS’ “Home for the Holidays 2004,” Dec. 22 at 8 p.m., attempts to raise awareness of adoption via inspirational stories. Jamie Foxx, who was adopted, hosts the spe-cial, which includes performances by Black Eyed Peas and Ashlee Simpson.

• “A Christmas Story,” Jean Shepherd’s classic tale about a boy who wants a BB gun from Santa, gets a 24-hour run on TBS start-ing at 8 p.m. on Dec. 24.

• Regis Philbin and Kelly Rippa head to sunny Florida to host ABC’s coverage of “Th e Walt Disney World Christmas Day Pa-rade,” Dec. 25 at 11 a.m.

Alexander falls short of expectationBy Josh RouseSports Editor

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Cooling off: Colin Farrell stars as Alexander in this epic fi lm released last month throughout the United States. Some theaters have opted out of showing the fi lm due to controversial sexual themes.

Alexander the Great, possibly the greatest general/commander/king ever to be alive, was passed over by a treasure hunt at the box offi ce.

Th e world’s greatest tactician was fi nally brought back to the silver screen by one of the world’s greatest directors, Oliver Stone.

Stone has been involved with movies like Platoon, the Vietnam war movie that made Willem Dafoe a star; JFK, the shocking behind-the-scenes story of the Warren Commission; and Born on the Fourth of July, the graphic and raw movie centering around two Vietnam vets coming back from the war.

Oliver Stone has delivered on every movie he has been associated with, and Alexander is no diff erent. Alexander is fi lled with enough stars to rival the Milky Way Galaxy. Oscar winner Sir Anthony Hopkins plays Alexander’s aged general Ptolemy. Angelina Jolie plays Alexander’s mother Queen Olympia alongside a rough looking Val Kilmer as King

Philip of Macedonia. Alexander is played by the Irish-born star Colin Farrell.

Alexander the Great was king of Macedonia 356 B.C. He led a long and bloody conquest of the known world amassing a kingdom covering Persia, the Middle East and as far south as Egypt. He died mysteriously in 323 B.C. at 33. Soon after his death, his empire began to collapse, which paved the way for Romans to begin their quest across the world.

Oliver Stone pursued Alexander like a boy with a new toy. For the past 10 years, he has tried getting the project off the

ground. Originally, he had wanted

Tom Cruise to play the role of Alexander. But Cruise has aged and that fact opened the doors for the young Collin Farrell to take the part. Farrell delivers a stunning performance as the great conqueror, even in

his private bisexual moments. Yes, Alexander was bisexual and had intimate relations with his close friend, Hephaistion. Th is was shown throughout the movie.

Th e bisexual nature of certain sections of the movie, no doubt, led to its fall in box offi ce sales. It debuted in sixth place

at the box offi ce with only $13 million. To be fair, Alexander was released in only 2,445 theaters.

Many religious communities blocked its release due to the bisexual elements. Many historians have also fi red angry words at Oliver Stone and struck

out against the fi lm saying it is historically inaccurate.

Actually, Alexander had well documented relations with Hephastian. In those days, bisexual acts were common and not frowned upon as they are now. It may ease the minds of his female fans to know that he did not take too kindly to doing those scenes.

Alexander’s weak box offi ce performance was a shock to Oliver Stone who had originally estimated it to rival the epic Troy from earlier this year. He called it “solid” but it did need improvement. It was beat out by the Nicolas Cage treasure hunt, National Treasure, which pulled in another solid $32 million for the weekend. National Treasure just goes to prove unfavorable critical opinion does not always lead to bad totals.

Perhaps in the coming weeks many more theaters will open their doors to Alexander. Th e nearest competition comes out Dec. 8 when the Wesley Snipes vampire trilogy comes to an end with Blade: Trinity. WWE wrestling fans should look closely: One vampire is actually superstar HHH.

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victory. Trousdell had a game-high

20 points to add to the Aggies’ success. He had 16 of them in the fi rst half when Cameron led by nine.

Th e punishment was harsh, yes. Very.Th e punishment was something else. Appropriate.

It was appropriate both as a penalty for what Ron Artest did, and as a clear deterrent to make certain the NBA is never embarrassed like this again.

For sure there is ample blame for lots of people to share in the matter of last week’s shameful melee involving players and fans at the Pacers-Pistons game in Detroit. Piston Ben Wallace tipped the fi rst domino with his hard foul on Artest, whose response – a hard shove to the upper chest – was extreme. After that too many Detroit fans began behaving in a way that shamed them, and their city.

Clearly, though, the ugliness escalated into uncharted territory when (and only when) Artest bounded angrily into the stands and began pummeling a spectator.

Th e mayhem that ensued likely never would have happened had a visiting player not crossed an unmistakable boundary and turned an agitated crowd into an angry mob.

If Artest didn’t do what he did, maybe there’s a minute or two of booing, a fan or two escorted out of the arena for throwing a popcorn box, and then the game continues.

Instead all hell broke loose.Because a professional athlete, in uniform, during a

game, had attacked a fan.Th ere was no excuse for that, as commissioner

David Stern said loudly in suspending Artest for the remainder of the season.

Th ere may, in Artest’s mind, have been a reason, a provocation. A fan threw a drink at him. Yes. But nothing mitigates the utter, shocking lack of control that saw Artest suddenly in the stands, behaving as if

he were a mugger in an alley. Th ere is simply no good excuse for that.

It wasn’t a big surprise that Artest might be the athlete to cross this line, given his background as a punk and thug. Nor is it surprising that Le Batard, professional apologist for athlete misbehavior, aligns here in defense of Artest.

What’s undeniable is that one athlete’s egregious behavior created this mess, and that the NBA was justifi ed to take serious steps to prevent this ever happening again.

“Th e line is drawn,” as Stern put it, “and my guess is that it won’t happen again, certainly not by anyone who wants to be associated with our league.”

In all, nine players received suspensions totaling 143 games, but it was fi tting Artest’s penalty was the most severe to arise from this mess.

He started it. Trot out any excuse you wish. Talk about fans having no right to throw things at players. Whatever. Th e bottom line doesn’t go away. Th e onus of responsibility is clear.

Ron Artest is the one who crossed the line.He started it.

The fi ght is on: Ron Artest punches a fellow player in the face. The fi ght he started lead to his suspension for the rest of the year as well as suspensions for many other players.

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Artest fi ght debate continues weeks after incident ended

By Scott PrattStaff Writer

Th anksgiving brought good news for the Aggies Basketball team at the Drury Th anksgiving Classic. Th e Aggies increased their perfect record to 5-0 over the break by knocking off Drury and Evangel.

Th e Aggies had a 74-69 win over the Evangel Crusaders. Th e teams traded leads throughout the fi rst half. Th e Crusaders, who were ranked no. 23 in the NAIA Division II preseason poll, pulled away with a double-digit lead in the second half. Th e Aggies came together and pulled off the last six points of the game getting the win and the opportunity to play host Drury University.

Senior Marcus Girtmon shot 5-10 from the fl oor with four

three-pointers. Accompanying him was junior Arthur Trousdell, who shot 6-9 from the fl oor hitting four out of seven three-point shots and four out of fi ve free throws.

Girtmon and Trousdell were also awarded All-Tournament honors for their play. Th ey were both named to the Drury/Pizza Hut Th anksgiving Classic All Tournament team. Trousdell also took home the tournament Most Valuable Player honor.

Trousdell averaged 18 points per game, shooting 70 percent from the fi eld. He had fi ve assists, seven blocks and two steals during the two games.

Girtmon added to his start this season by posting more impressive stats. He had an average of 12 points per game and shot back-to-back three-pointers

in the Drury game to delete the 4-0 defi cit and gave the Aggies the lead for the rest of the game. Th e Aggies went on an 11-0 run before halftime.

Th e second half opened with

another jumper by Girtmon giving Cameron a 40-29 lead. Th e Drury Panthers tried to make a quick comeback using a 12-4 run, only to be dismantled by a Cameron 7-0 answer to seal the

Men’s basketball plays big at Drury Thanksgiving Classic tournament

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Seven Notre Dame power bro-kers met Monday night to discuss the future of the Irish football program. By the time they talked again Tuesday morning, they had decided that future no longer would rest in the hands of coach Tyrone Willingham. Th e group that made the decision to fi re Willingham included two mem-bers of the Notre Dame board of trustees: chairman Patrick McCartan, and Philip Purcell, the chairman of the board’s athletics committee.

Th ey were joined by current Notre Dame President Rev. Ed-ward A. Malloy; incoming Presi-dent Rev. John I. Jenkins, who will replace Malloy in June 2005; Provost Nathan Hatch; Execu-tive Vice President John Affl eck-Graves; and Athletic Director Kevin White.

“Well, I became aware there

were some discussions starting Monday afternoon,” Willingham said at a news conference Wednes-day. “Yes, I was surprised.”

Willingham, making his fi rst public appearance since the an-nouncement of his dismissal, accepted responsibility for a 21-15 record over three seasons that led to his fi ring.

“I understand that I didn’t meet the expectations or standards that I set for myself in this program, and when you don’t meet your own expec-tations, you won’t meet the expectations of oth-ers,” Willingham said.

Asked if there was anything he might have done diff erently, Willingham said, “Th ere’s only one thing. Win.”

Notre Dame’s football players said late Wednesday they would try to do that one more time this

season, in the Dec. 28 Insight Bowl in Phoenix, as originally planned.

Th ere had been speculation Willingham might have been able to retain his job if he had agreed to dismiss some of his assistants.

Willingham did not deny that, saying simply, “I don’t think that needs

to be discussed.”He also, at least

indirectly, indicated he did not impli-cate White in his dismissal.

“Kevin and I have always been very close and Kevin has always kept me informed about everything about our program as I have kept him informed

about everything about our pro-gram,” Willingham said.

When he was hired three sea-sons ago, Willingham became the fi rst black head coach in any sport

at Notre Dame. His dismissal leaves only two black head coaches among the 117 Division I-A foot-ball programs.

Did Willingham have any feel-ings on that? “Plenty, but none of them will be expressed now,” he said.

Quarterback Brady Quinn said the team was sent an e-mail early Tuesday morning indicating its scheduled 5 p.m. meeting, at which the players were going to discuss details about travel to the Insight Bowl, had been moved up.

“Literally my mouth dropped when Dr. White mentioned coach Willingham wasn’t going to be coaching here anymore,” Quinn said.What will Quinn, one of the players who will serve as a liaison with the administration during the hiring process, tell the decision makers about the type of coach the Irish need?

“I think for me, someone like coach Willingham,” Quinn said.

“It’s almost like, maybe he has a twin out there that he doesn’t know about.”

Willingham confi rmed the Uni-versity of Washington had con-tacted him two weeks ago about its head-coaching vacancy. At the time, he told the Huskies he had a job and was not interested.

He seemed confi dent he would coach again soon, but said he was disappointed at not fi nishing the job in South Bend.

“When you think that you aren’t successful, it’s like a part of you is ripped out,” Willingham said.

Th at the university, which recently always had given coaches at least fi ve years before making a change, truncated his tenure was not necessarily surprising, Will-ingham said.

“Forgive me, but as a football coach, I think I said this at some point, there is no security,” he said. “It doesn’t exist. It’s not there.”

Willingham off ers no excuses, says he came up short at Notre Dame

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Ever since Nex-tel took over NAS-CAR they have been blitzing the airwaves with ads saying they are for the fans. Could somebody

point out one part in the entire season where they did what the fans wanted? It seems Mike Hel-ton, president of NASCAR, needs to rethink many of his decisions before NASCAR sinks to the depths of the NHL in fan loyalty.

Just ask Major League Baseball what happens when the league does not do what the fans want. Baseball is still struggling to regain its fans back from the 1994 strike which nearly ruined the great American game. Th ere would not have been any “take me out to the ball game” if some level-headed players and commissioners had not stepped in. But it seems there are not any of these in NASCAR.

It is still unclear why NASCAR ever abandoned the fundamentals which had made it the fastest growing spectator sport in the world. With stars like Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon, Rusty Wallace, Mark Martin and others, NASCAR rivaled football on Sundays. And now it is merely a stepping stone for football. And who do we have to blame? Th e buck has to stop somewhere, let it stop at Mike Helton’s desk.

Th e idea of a “chase for the championship” was surreal to begin with. And its operation was that much worse. In the eyes of NASCAR, the chase was the most thrilling idea ever come up with. Perhaps they need to step away from their thousand-dollar-a day sky boxes and mingle with the people and get their ideas on what is best for the sport. Th e chase did nothing but penalize those drivers who had done so well throughout the year.

NASCAR wanted to stop runaways like in 2003 when Matt Kenseth won the championship by only winning one race. Th is year was completely diff erent. Th e top drivers going into the chase were Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson who had won

at least fi ve races each. Kurt Busch had only won three, and somehow he managed to weasel his way back up to the top. It was only after Junior had his slip of the tongue after his win at Talladega that they started putting delays on their broadcasting thanks to NASCAR trying to cover its own tracks after the Janet Jackson fi asco. Once again, NASCAR slips up.

Th e fans want action and speed. Th at is why they go to NASCAR versus basketball or baseball. But NASCAR had too many races this year fi nish under cautions. Th at is not how fans want to end a race.

Th e most famous of these was at the Talladega race during the spring when Jeff Gordon supposedly edged out Dale Jr. during a wreck and won. Th e fans voiced their opinions by throwing trash onto the track and at Gordon.

A lot of offi cials condemned the acts, but one has to look at it this

way: NASCAR is obviously not listening to what the fans say. So it took them throwing trash onto the track to get their point across. Why not? Th e call was obviously wrong and it should have ended in a green, white, checker (one lap fi nish).

Th e only other way for NASCAR to fi nally listen is a complete boycott of the sport. It made the MLB listen in ’94. For as long as NASCAR has been around there has always been a race known as the “Southern 500” in Darlington, S.C. NASCAR once again exploiting its unrivaled wisdom, ended that tradition this year. Th is year, the fi nal Southern 500 was run in Darlington. Could somebody explain why they are doing this? NASCAR does not even know except they want to move away from the old ways and pioneer their own ways.

Th ere’s an old adage: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fi x it.” NASCAR was

not broken. Th e championship points system needed some tweaking but that was all. Instead, Nextel comes in and begins changing things. Now, NASCAR is more commercialized than anything, literally. Th ere are more commercials now than there were a year ago when it was under Winston. Th e only thing Nextel is wanting out of this deal is to sell phones. And that is what they need to go back to. Get out of the motor sports industry and leave it to the professionals who know what to do.

Fans wonder why names like Mark Martin, Rusty Wallace and Terry Labonte are retiring in the next year. Th ey are the old dogs around NASCAR, the veterans of the sport. Th ey were rookies in the days of Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough and Dale Earnhardt. And now, there is no tradition left in the sport. It is all about selling cell phones.

Nextel has said they will be making some minor changes to the format for the 20005 season. Let us hope this is not as devistating as the 2004 season changes. NASCAR and Nextel are going to have to do something as many of the biggest stars are leaving and the rookies will have to step up.

Dale Earnhardt’s legend lives again through Barry Pepper and the new biopic 3. It will air on ESPN on Dec. 11 and will have frequent encores. It is a defi nite must see for any fan of the late Intimidator. With the great mi-gration from the NASCAR tradi-tion, it is good to see the heroes of the past are still remembered with class and respect. Dale Earnhardt would be proud.

NASCAR changes not good for fans of sport

By Teri HillierNewswriting Student

Cameron University’s basket-ball Coach Garrette Mantle not only shines through his players, but through his own accomplish-ments and background.

Coach Mantle’s family is experi-enced in the sports world, including his father, who is a football coach.

“My family is very athletic,” Mantle said.

As a teenager growing up in an athletic family, Mantle experi-enced every sport at Cordell High School. Mantle participated in basketball state tournaments and was recognized as the Region Four Scholar Athlete of the Year, Tulsa World All-State Football Team, and State Champion of 800 meter run in track.

After graduating from high school with a 4.07 GPA, Mantle received a scholarship to play bas-ketball at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. While playing college basketball he was recog-

nized as a national collegiate bas-ketball academic All-American.

Mantle not only played ball, but was also involved in Blue Key National Honor Society, Alpha Chi National Honor society, and Who’s Who Among Universities and Colleges. Graduating sixth out of a class of 208 students, Mantle earned his bachelor’s degree in So-cial Science/Education and his master’s degree in Edu-cation with a specialization in Physical Education.

His personal accomplishments did not stop in college, but pro-ceeded into his career. Mantle explains why he chose to coach basketball instead of base-ball.

Josh is a journalism major from Duncan. He is also the Sports Editor of The Collegian. Send comments to collegian@cameron.edu

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“I enjoy teaching the game of basketball, and baseball always seemed too slow to me,” Mantle said. “But don’t tell my uncle that.”

Mantle’s uncle, Mickey Mantle, is the well-known baseball player.

Beyond college, Mantle became assistant bas-ketball coach at Southeast-ern Oklahoma State Univer-sity and head softball coach. He also was involved in the academic part of the spec-trum by being an instructor in the Health and Physical Edu-cation Depart-

ment. His accomplishment as a coach at SEOSU ranged from re-cruitment of the top players in the state at the time to being involved in the District 9 play-off s.

After coaching at SEOSU,

Flying high now: A tribute to the late great Dale Earnhardt. The Intimidator died in a one car wreck at the Daytona 500 in 2001.

Graphic by Joshua Rouse

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Aggie basketball Coach Mantle experiences success in basketball, personal accomplishments

“I think I have more im-pact on students’ every-day lives than I did when I coached high school students.”

— Garrette Mantle, Aggie Men’s

Basketball Coach

Mantle coached at Lawton High School and then became head coach at Edmond North High School. While Coaching at Ed-mond, Mantle received Coach of the Year, Region 8 Coach of Year, Big All-City All-Star Coach, Faith 7 Coach Nominee, and OBCA 1998 Fall Clinic Speaker.

Along with his other accom-plishments , Mantle took his team to the play-off s to participate in the state semi-fi nals in 1997-1998.

Mantle has been a coach here at CU since 1999. Since his ar-rival on campus, he has helped the program raise thousands of dollars for the community with activities such as the Coaches verses Cancer Foundation. He also has moti-vated his past team to have the highest semester GPA. Mantle enjoys coaching college ball more than high school ball because he has more of an infl uence on his students’ lives.

“I think I have more impact on students’ everyday lives than I did when I coached high school,”

Mantle said. “College students seem as if they’re on an island by themselves.”

Mantle teaches sports medicine and history of weight training and is gearing his team up for the season. He feels positive about his team this year.

“I have high hopes for the group and an athletic team that’s getting stronger,” Mantle said.

And stronger they are, the basketbll team still remains unde-feated.

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By Christina FryeStaff Writer

Th e CU women’s basketball team participated in the PowerAde Classic tournament Nov. 26 and 27 at the Aggie Gym. Th e Aggies had a tough game against Oklahoma City University, with a fi nal score of 55-82. But they turned everything around when they attacked Oklahoma Panhandle State University for the win 80-57.

Th e fi rst battle for CU was against the OCU Stars. Th e Aggies fought hard, but the CU defense just couldn’t stop the Stars from putting points on the board, and the Aggies’ shooting percentages were not where they needed to be for a win.

However, the Aggies reversed everything when they played the OPSU Lady Aggies. It was the Aggies vs. the Aggies, and CU came out on top. With the win, CU broke a three-game losing streak and pulled the team together.

Led by Brittany Cooksey, a 5-foot-10 junior from Bristow, the Aggies got off to a quick start, Cooksey scoring eight of the fi rst 12 Aggie points. Cooksey ended the game with a game-high of 19 points, hitting 3 shots from the three-point range. Chelsea

Turner, a 5-foot-11 sophomore from Norman, contributed to the score by adding 13 points. Turner had fi ve off ensive rebounds and three assists, which allowed the Aggies to put more shots up. And with her defensive attacks under the basket, she pulled down four defensive rebounds.

Joneatta Brown, a 6-foot-4 junior from Conroe, Texas, contributed 13 points to the CU win, along with pulling down 10 rebounds and three blocked shots. Brown played at the center position and posted up throughout the game, which allowed the guards to pass the ball inside, and

was the key to the CU win.“We all came together as a

team,” Brown said. “We really wanted to win, especially after last night. And we did it as a team.”

Christina Buben, a 6-foot senior from Duncan, added 11 points, hitting one from the three-point range, and crashed the boards with 14 rebounds. Leading the assists for the Aggies was Linda Brown, a 5-foot-11 junior from Conroe, Texas.

“Last night we rushed and didn’t take our time,” she said. “But tonight we looked for our posts and our defense was determined to win tonight. Our chemistry was a lot better this game.”

Lady Aggies basketball has strong showing at PowerAde Classic Tournament against Oklahoma Panhandle State

By Mark WhickerKRT Newswire

How ridiculous is the BCS this season? Consider:

A year ago, LSU moved into the national championship game by virtue of winning the SEC championship game. But Auburn won’t be able to do so this year if it wins the SEC championship next weekend over a ranked Tennessee team.

(How is it that an undefeated team from the SEC, perennially one of the two or three toughest football conferences in the country, can’t get a crack at the national title? Th e SEC ought to sue. But it can’t because it signed off on this BCS foolishness years ago.)

USC, however, will get to defend its co-national championship from a season ago despite playing in a conference, the Pac-10, that doesn’t use a conference title game to crown its champion. Th at was the way it played itself into last season’s national title, too.

Yet, it was long thought that this BCS system rewarded teams that played and won an extra game called a conference championship. It did last season. But it won’t this season.

Th at is how busted the BCS is this go-round. It gets more absurd every season.

Meanwhile, undefeated Utah remained stuck behind once-beaten California and Texas in the BCS rankings. And Texas coach Mack Brown spent last weekend crying about his team’s ranking and how it was getting the pointy end of the BCS screw.

I’d rather listen to Utah’s coach Urban Meyer. He has a legitimate beef if his team is left out of a BCS game. Th e Longhorns don’t. Th ey surrendered their right to complain when, as if on cue, they fell again to Oklahoma.

But Brown’s frustration is understandable. Why should his once-scathed Longhorns be ranked behind once-scathed California?

Because they lost to the second-ranked team and Cal lost to the top-ranked team?

So now the BCS has created controversy not only in the championship game, but also in its other bowls below the title game. Is that great or what? It has spread like some horrible disease to infect everything that comes in contact with it. Will someone please cure us all of this dreadful disorder?

Th e BCS just fl at out stinks. It isn’t fair. Th e Ukraine election was probably more just.

In fact, the BCS this time is suff ering from that very process, an election. USC and Oklahoma were tabbed the two best teams in the nation before the fi rst kickoff . And since they haven’t lost, no other teams had a chance to wiggle

into the fi rst or second spot.As a result, watching the BCS

this year is kind of like watching an Formula One race, the most-fraudulent form of car racing in the world. Win the pole and win the race. It’s just about that simple. Competition may as well be a foreign word.

About the only thing worse in college sports now than the way the BCS goes about crowning the so-called national football champion is how the folks who run the Dallas-based Doak Walker Award go about handing out their trophy to whom they think is the best running back in the land.

Th e group changed its rules at the last second, opening up to freshmen, in order to cash in on freshman and Texas native Adrian

Peterson’s success at Oklahoma. But it didn’t even name the leading rusher in the country – in the country! – another freshman and Texas native, Jamario Th omas of North Texas. Th omas only broke freshman rushing records that belonged to Herschel Walker and Ron Dayne, both of whom went on to win Heismans. As a result, the Doak is nothing more now than a sham of an award, a plugged nickel, and a joke.

But I digress. Who cares about the Doak? We do care about the national champion of college football and why it is the only major college sport champion crowned without benefi t of a legitimate playoff . Th ere is absolutely no sane reason why USC, Oklahoma, Auburn, Utah

and Boise State, if all remain unbeaten, shouldn’t have a chance to play for the national crown. (Utah and Boise State are done, too) None, none, none. Th ere was absolutely no sane reason why USC and LSU should’ve split last season’s national championship. None, none, none.

If the BCS were some foreign country’s means of selecting a president, election observers would reject it as unfair and refuse to recognize the winner legitimate. Th e BCS once again is proving to be anything but a democratic system.

Th e only thing more unsettling about it is that, unless we rise up in arms against it, we’re stuck with it, according to the contract, at least through 2007.

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We are the champions: Louisiana State University coach Nick Saban and his players celebrate winning the national championship over the Oklahoma Sooners at the Nokia Sugar Bowl. The USC Trojans claimed victory in the AP Coaches Poll causing controversy.

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BCS making more enemies than friends

Photo by Christina FryeThe best offense is a good defense: Players of the Lady Aggie basketball team on defense against Oklahoma Panhandle State at the PowerAde Classic held Nov. 26-27.

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ment 5 Seeps 10 Tater 14 Met highlight 15 Plants of a re-

gion 16 Jason’s ship 17 Ultimate test 19 Bagel center 20 Cost to partici-

pate 21 Medicinal plants 22 Love of golf 23 King in “Th e

Tempest” 25 Swiss river 26 Edit again 32 Too 35 Rye grass 36 Genetic info

carrier 37 Words of denial 39 Bell and

Barker 40 Blotch 42 Punter’s digit 43 Rises 46 __ and crafts 47 Prints incanta-

tions 50 Stretches the

truth 51 Passageways 55 Dupes 57 Low cards 60 In the style of 61 Woodwind

instrument 62 Lawyer’s prac-

tice 64 Jet black 65 Bizarre 66 Singer James 67 Tillis and Torme 68 Intended 69 __-in-the-wool

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maid 3 “Rebel Without

a Cause” co-star 4 Ovine comment 5 Remove cargo 6 Miscellany

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7 Distinct region 8 Periods 9 First name of 3D 10 Largest desert 11 Dry food 12 Wrinkled fruit 13 Accomplishes 18 Secure with a

cord 22 Arlene and

Roald 24 Sgts., e.g. 25 Poker bullet 27 Designates 28 Get a hold on 29 Follow

30 Minute pest 31 Corn units 32 Picnic problem 33 Circle 34 Scouring aid 38 Leers at 41 Religious gath-

ering

44 CIA forerunner 45 Short theatrical

off ering 48 Tablecloths and

sheets 49 Inventory 52 Nonclerics 53 Fill with high

spirits 54 Vegetable con-

coction 55 Nursery rhyme

or sonnet 56 Notre Dame

cleric 57 False alternative

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59 Work for 62 Smothers or

Kite63 Buttons of Hol-lywood

Ain’t nothing like the old way of doing things: A sheet of slides taken by Eugene Lally of Mis-sion Viejo, California. Lally is an accomplished photographer and uses fi lm rather than digital.

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Maybe it’s the womb-like seclusion of the darkroom or the briny smell of the chemicals, but few photographers ever forget the thrill they felt when they developed their fi rst photo.

“I can still see the picture. My mother had a coat with a raccoon collar. `Gee, that’s my mother,’” says Eugene Lally, 70, of Mission Viejo, Calif.

Mark Angus, 51, of Laguna Beach, Calif., remembers a similar moment during a photo class at Orange Coast College.

“You look at a piece of paper in this soup, and all of a sudden, this image magically appears. It’s very cool,” he says.

Lally and Angus are serious amateur photographers a generation apart who got hooked on the possibilities of the medium in that moment. But with the popularity of digital cameras and computer programs like Adobe Photoshop, today’s photographers will experience a diff erent sort of aha! moment.

“When you can turn something into a posterization or make it look like a watercolor, it’s a tremendous lift,” says Chauncey Bayes, an art director and photographer who teaches at OCC. “It’s exciting. Th ey almost become snake-bit.”

Last year, digital cameras outsold traditional cameras for the fi rst time, and more than 40 percent of U.S. households are expected to own digital cameras by the end of this year.

One more clear sign of fi lm’s

As digital cameras replace fi lm, some people still cling to the `wet’ technologyBy Valerie TakahamaKRT Newswire

demise: Eastman Kodak stopped making the slide projector altogether this year. Soon, only purists and artists will use the old technology.

“I’m sure there will be people who hang onto traditional, wet photography for quite a while, but I think if you were to survey universities and colleges, fewer and fewer are putting an emphasis on wet photography and more on dig-ital,” says Steve Th omas, curator of collections at the UCR/California Museum of Photography.

“Look, Kodak is no longer producing black-and-white paper,” he says. “Th ose photographers who are still doing black and white have to give up the `big yellow god.’ Th e whole industry is shifting that way, much to the dismay of the disgruntled traditionalist.”

Until digital cameras dominate the market in the same way that CDs overtook record albums, there’s bound to be a period of turbulence in the collective cultural consciousness.

Surely, as more and more digital images are sent as e-mails, people miss fl ipping through a photo album with a friend. And as fewer photos are printed, stored in their envelopes in a shoebox, there’s less chance of coming across them serendipitously and reliving forgotten moments of that trip to Italy or that family celebration.

Perhaps the slow fade-to-black of the old technology has registered most strongly among photographers themselves.

Lally, a retired aeronautics engineer at the Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, Calif., started taking pictures more than 50 years

ago when his grandmother gave him a Brownie Box camera. He’s an accomplished photographer specializing in landscapes and American Indian subjects. He stands by fi lm. In his opinion, fi lm is not only technical superior — it off ers better color, especially the red tones, higher resolution and no capture-delay problems — but it’s unsurpassed in abstract ways, as well.

“Th e thing I like about slides, there’s a certain romance to them,” says Lally, whose work has been exhibited at Soka University in Aliso Viejo and elsewhere, and whose articles on photography are published in academic journals on archaeology.

“Th is slide I took in December 1971. Th is piece of fi lm was in my camera when I took this picture, and the color is still terrifi c. I can hold it. Th ese slides mean even more now than they ever did.”

Th e slides are not only more concrete than digital images, they’re less hassle to manage, he says. As proof, he recounts photo excursions with fellow photographers, about half of whom use digital cameras.

“At night, when the shooting is done,” he says, “I come back and I have loads of fi lm. I put it away. I say, let’s go walk around. Th ey say, no, we’re going back to the motel, and we’re downloading our images onto our laptop. I’m out there

communing with nature and these guys are playing with zeroes and ones.”

John Hesketh, a photographer who teaches at OCC, embraces new technology as a liberating force.

“Photography as we know it is dead,” he says. “Almost same way that the 500-year tradition of painting became a dead issue in 1836 when photography was invented.

“Th e ability to show realism and that truth was handed to photography, and painting had to reinvent itself. If it wasn’t for the camera, the Impressionists, the Cubists, the Abstract Expressionists wouldn’t exist.”

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