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Friday, October 29,2004
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Application deadline
The final day for prospective graduates to complete
the application
for a baccalaureate
or mas^
ter's graduation is today.
Contact the Registrar's
Office at 745-2165 for more
information.
Campus news, campus views from Southeastern Oklahoma State University
County, state issues tricky to understand
Bryan County Jail, tourism proposals and county communications systems.
With the election just five days
State Question 705 looks to
away, two county and nine state
create a state lottery, with at
issues have gone relatively
least 45 percent of ticket sale
unmentioned.
revenue to be returned as prizes
The Controlled Drinking
and, after two years, at least 35
Proposition asks if individual
percent
of
ticket
proceeds
going
alcoholic drinks m a y be served
toward education.
and consumed at certified locaState Question 706 would cretions in Bryan County.
The 5 percent County Motel ate the Oklahoma Education
Tax Proposition proposes a 5 Lottery Trust Fund to be used
percent tax on all motel room only for certain education purrentals. The revenue will be poses, but will only apply if
equally divided among the State Question 705 is passed.
Bryan
County
Sheriff's
The State Board of EqualizaDepartment, funding for the tion will ensure money from
By R I C H A R D A. VESTAL II
News editor
O n a related subject
Coburn and Carson have
allowed their campaigns to
deteriorate into a mudslinging contest.
-Read the editorial, Page 3
• Real-life experience with
Tom Coburn, the doctor.
-Read the column, Page 4
• W h o will benefit most if
State Question 712 passes?
-Read the letter, Page 5
• Did the debates do any
good for either candidate?
• W h o is better suited to
lead our nation?
-Read the letters, Pages 3 & 4
Musical Arts Series
The S O S U Musical Arts
Series presents Prism
Quartet in Recital
at 7:30 p.m.
today in the
Fine Arts
Recital Hall.
For more information, call 745-2088.
used by their governments for
public investment, development
Election D a y
financing and public income, if
Election Day is next
approved
by
the state
Tuesday, Nov. 2.
Legislature.
• Southeastern residential
Should State Question 707 be
students who are registered
approved, these uses could be
to vote in Bryan County will
funded by the prospect of future
go to the election site at 8th
taxes, meaning current debts
and University.
may be paid in advance with the
Call 924-3228 for info.
promise of future tax revenue.
State Question 708 deals with
this fund is spent appropriately.
Oklahoma's Rainy Day Fund.
If not, no state appropriations
Presently, if the predicted tax
may be made until the misused
revenue of the current year is
funds are replaced.
lower than the previous year,
State Question 707 m a y be a
the state m a y use half of the
bit confusing to some.
Currently, local taxes m a y be See ELECTION Page 2
Day of the Dead
festival at S O S U
a cultural glimpse
Family Fall Fun Fest
The Christ Mission Board
and the First Church of the
Nazarene, in conjunction
with Fairview Baptist, First
Baptist, First Christian, First
Presbyterian, St. John's
Episcopal, St. William's
Catholic and Western
Meadows Baptist churches,
present Family Fall Fun
Fest, 5-9 p.m. Saturday at
3rd and Beech in Durant.
Honors Trick-or-Treat
The S O S U Honors
Program hosts its annual
Trick-or-Treat for Canned
Goods at 5:30 p.m.
Saturday in the Student
Union. Students in the program are also playing in a
softball tournament
Saturday, with games
beginning at 11 a.m. at the
Lady Savages softball field.
For more information, call
745-2770.
Good jazz, good food
The S O S U jazz ensemble presents "Struttin'
with S o m e
Barbeque" at
5:30 p.m. *
Monday, Nov.
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Amphitheater, offering good.
food and good music. For
more information, contact
the S O S U Department of
Music at 745-2196.
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SOSU Sneak Preview
The Office of Admissions
and Recruitment Services
will be hosting an open
house for hundreds of
prospective high school
students, beginning at 9:30
a.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, on
the front lawn. Call 7452060 for more information.
Blood drive at SOSU
S O S U will host a blood
drive
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and
Thursday,
Nov. 10
and 11, in the Ballroom.
Class drop deadline
The final day to drop a
class with a W P or W F
option is Wednesday, Nov.
17. For more information,
contact the Registrar's
Office at 745-2165.
chairman speaks
The Native American
Symposium, "Insights
2004," presents Tribal
Chairman Billy Evans
Horse at 9:45 a.m.
Thursday, Nov 18, in Room
300 of the Russell Building.
For more information, contact 745-2840.
Thanksgiving Break
Thanksgiving Break
begins after classes
Wednesday,
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By J O S E P H E. COLLINS
Managing editor
A n illustration photographed on the steps of the Morrison
Building and manipulated in Photoshop transforms, clockwise
from left, students Catherine Palmore, Richard A. Vestal II,
Keith Robinson and Krystal Collins into the four main characters from the 1984 hit film, "Ghostbusters." At left is the actual
proton pack, which has a detailed diagram on P a g e 5.
Student builds 'Ghostbuster' pack
By KEITH R O B I N S O N
Webmaster
Something strange
In true Halloween spirit,
I wasn't planning on
several
students
became
being a ghostbuster, but
actual ghostbusters, or at
when confronted with the
least ghost hunters,
challenge of building a proresearching buildings on
ton pack, the main weapon
campus for evidence of the
for any ghostbuster, I
paranormal.
-Full coverage, Pages 5 & 6
couldn't resist some heavyduty arts and crafts.
decoding the plans and cutM y brother, Wesley
ting wood.
Robinson, is quite the fan
The pack's base is a
of the 1984 cult classic,
piece of plywood that shad"Ghostbusters," and its
ows the shape of the pack.
sequel, "Ghostbusters II,"
I m a d e a number of holand visiting a number of
low boxes out of plywood,
online sites, such as
and glued Popsicle sticks to
www.gbprops.com, he had
the sides for effect.
put together a collection of
W o o d putty became m y
plans created by other fans
best friend as I crammed it
w h o had built their o w n
into cracks to level out
proton packs.
joints before it was sanded
Thinking it would be
cool to put one together for smooth.
Using over six cans of
Halloween, I went to work
spay paint and primer, I
was n o w ready to assemble
the pack and screw it to a
borrowed A.L.I.C.E. rucksack frame, a military
backpack frame used in the
"Ghostbuster" films.
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Adding details, such as a
copy of labels I downloaded from the Internet,
created the real movie prop
feel.
Running out of time on
what has been a three-week
project, I managed to add
some lights to the gun,
which actually shoots frost
from a can of compressed
air.
Strapping the 25-pound
pack on gives the feeling of
being a real ghostbuster.
Knowing that I made it
myself gives m e a feeling
of real accomplishment.
A brief look into the annual
celebrations and rituals of Dia
de los Muertos, the annual Day
of the Dead fiesta in Mexico,
came to Southeastern Tuesday,
Oct. 19, at Chickasaw Tower,
enabling the more than 15
attending students to gain a better understanding of the cultural
tradition.
Nov. 1, All Saints' Day (for
children and infants), and Nov.
2, All Souls' Day (for adults),
are two of the most important
holidays of the year in Mexico,
especially in rural areas.
It is a time of remembrance,
reunion and feasting as families
gather together to honor their
loved ones who have died.
"I feel there is a need for cultural awareness in our school,"
said Sara Kendall, a freshman
from San Juan Capistrano,
Calif.
Kendall, a resident assistant
for Chickasaw Tower and event
organizer, said these types of
programs give students opportunities to increase their knowledge and sensitivity of Latin
American and other cultures
from around the world.
Day of the Dead, a Mexican
celebration, is a day to celebrate, remember and prepare
special foods in honor of those
who have departed.
O n this day in Mexico, the
streets near cemeteries are filled
with decorations of flowers,
candy skeletons and skulls.
Parades are also part of the
celebration, with processions
passing through villages on a
typical Day of the Dead march,
History of the day
Dia de los Muertos, or
Day of the Dead, began as
an Aztec holiday originally
celebrated in August.
• Aztecs believed that when
a person dies his/her soul
passes through nine levels
prior to reaching their final
destination, Mictlan.
• Halloween and Day of the
Dead are not similar.
Halloween is a European
holiday based on the concept of death. Day of the
Dead is based on the Aztec
belief that life is a dream
and when you die you
awake to your real life.
• Day of the Dead art is
meant to show the duality of
life, which is that it can only
exist surrounded b y death.
filling streets with costume-clad
skeletons and other figures, and
ending at the local cemetery.
Offerings are brought to the
graves, including favorite foods,
beverages and belongings of the
dead.
In order to celebrate, families
make altars and place offerings
of food such as sweet bread
baked in shapes of skulls and
other figures, candles, incense,
yellow marigolds and photos of
the departed souls.
The Chickasaw Tower lobby
was decorated with Halloween
accruements, while residents
joined together to make sugar
skeletons, a traditional Day of
the Dead treat.
"Sara's program was very
informative and enjoyable,"
said S a m m y Turner, a junior
from McKinney, Texas. "It was
a great activity."
S O S U students visit McAlester forensic crime lab
By R U T H E. SHIVAR
Staff writer
Students from the SOSU criminal investigation class toured
the Oklahoma State Bureau of
Investigation forensics lab in
McAlester "just because it's
interesting," said instructor
Theresa McGehee.
"It's so much more interesting
to see it in person than read
about it in a book page," she
said.
The group of 19 students,
including six from the Idabel
campus, divided into two smaller groups that were guided
through the crime lab one at a
time.
At the OSBI crime lab in
McAlester, only controlled substances are taken in and analyzed.
"I'd like to pursue a career
with the OSBI in the field of
fingerprint analysis or profiling," said Kandice Thrift, junior
criminal justice and psychology
major.
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John Giles, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation crime
lab supervisor, demonstrates a gas chromatograph used to
identify a controlled substance.
Students were given the
opportunity to see the specialized lab where criminalists and
drug analysts work with specialized equipment, according to
McGehee.
In die second room of the Oct.
11 tour, students viewed a hood
device that is used to separate
drug samples in a safe manner.
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The primary machine used for
drug analysis was temporarily
inoperative, therefore students
could not see an actual substance analysis performed.
Students then viewed die
instrument room that houses
tools used to determine the
identity of unknown substances.
Tour guides John Giles and
Marty Wilson explained h o w
the instrument called a gas chromatograph works.
The instrument determines
what a drug sample might be by
the amount of time it takes to
complete the process. Then,
drug analysts or criminalists
look at a chart and compare
information to the data of die
gas chromatograph instrument.
After the sample is processed,
it is tested in a similar instrument called a gas chromatograph mass spectrometer, used
to further detail the results.
Information from the G C
instrument must match the
G C M S data in order to determine what type of substance it
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is, according to Giles, w h o is a
drug analyst and supervisor of
the OSBI unit in McAlester.
At the end of the tour, students
observed agents w h o were
labeling a substance they had
just collected.
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It's really an enjoyable job.
It's the kind of job I look forward to coming to work every
day," said Wilson, w h o is a
criminalist, drug analyst and a
1990 graduate of S O S U .
Wilson said the most timeconsuming part of the substance
analysis is preparing samples
and organizing their testimonies
should they be needed for court,
where analysts may be required
to testify about substances they
tested.
"It was cool. I liked it," said
Kenya Batey, a senior.
McGehee, a private practice
attorney, said, "It wasn't as
good as I hoped it would be."
Jay Lynn, a senior, said, 'They
have a nice facility. Their
machines looked like it cost
more money than m y car."
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Halloween makes way to
Southeastern, western style
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By RHONDA COWARD
Contributing writer
Grab your boots and cowboy
hats and head out to the S O S U
Equestrian Center, on S. Ninth
Street, from 2-6 p.m. Sunday
for a western-style Halloween
celebration.
For more information contact
Coach Sara Burks at 745-2708.
There will be a $5 entry fee
and group rates are available.
All proceeds will benefit the
Equestrian Center and help with
rodeo team travel expenses.
Scheduled events for the day
include horse and calf rides,
mutton busting, stick horse
races, a horse-decorating contest, horseshoe pitching, boot
race, calf scramble, goat underrating contest and a costume contest. C o w patty bingo
begins at 5:30 p.m.
Research reminder
A reminder that all university faculty members and
students who plan to conduct any research involving
human subjects must gain
approval from the H u m a n
Subjects Research Review
Committee. An application
can be picked up from Dr.
Brooks Flippen.
Aqua fitness classes
Southeastern^
Department of Continuing
Education is offering aqua
fitness classes through
Dec. 15, with class times
and fees varying. To register, or for more information,
call 745-2871.
C o w b o y Halloween
Where: Equestrian
Center
• W h e n : Halloween, from
2-6 p.m.
Cost: $5 per person.
For more: Call 745-2708
Prizes will be awarded to contest winners and a $20 prize will
be awarded for the best costume.
'This is going to be a great
opportunity for families to
come out and enjoy an afternoon of fun while reacquainting
themselves with the Equestrian
Center and the opportunities
that are available to the c o m m u nity," said Burks. "I hope this
will become an annual event
that will grow that children can
depend on."
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fund to get back on track.
The state is also allowed to
use half of the fund for certain
emergencies.
Should die referendum pass,
die state could only access 37.5
percent of the fund, and only if
the taxes collected are less than
predicted in the same fiscal
year.
Also, the state could only use
25 percent of the fund in certain
emergencies.
State Question 711 proposes
to define marriage to include
one m a n and one w o m a n , and
would void in Oklahoma samesex marriage licenses issued in
other states.
Also, issuing a marriage
license to a same-sex couple
would be considered a misdemeanor.
State Question 712 seeks to
allow Indian tribes and racetracks to use electronic gaming
devices.
Racetrack gaming would be
regulated by the State Horse
Racing Commission, and would
only be allowed a limited number of gaming machines.
Gaming by Indian tribes
would be regulated by a tribal
agency, with no limit on the
number of gaming machines
they can use.
Proceeds from gaming at racetracks would be distributed, in
order of decreasing margin,
among racetracks, the owners of
winning horses, horsemen's
organizations, breed organizations and die state, to be used
for educational purposes and
compulsive gambling programs.
State Question 713 deals with
taxes. The referendum primarily
proposes to end the current
sales tax on tobacco products
and implement a 4-cent-per-cigarette tax, with some proceeds
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going toward tobacco related
health care.
The proposal also looks to
increase retirement benefits and
capital gains not subject to tax.
State Question 714 proposes
to change the method used in
determining fair cash value for
homesteads headed by senior
citizens.
Currently, the income must be
$25,000 or below to qualify.
Should this question be
passed, the qualifying income
level would be below the area's
average income for the previous
year.
State Question 715 looks to
create a tax exemption for permanently disabled veterans and
their spouses (who meet certain
criteria), equal to the full fair
cash value of their home.
While the Controlled Drinking
and 5 percent Motel Tax propositions pertain only to Bryan
County, the other issues are
statewide.
Safety Building moved
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The university's
Department of Public
Safety has been relocated
to its new building at Third
Street and University Drive.
Visitors are now able to
park in the front parking lot
and enter through the main
door in front.
Teacher preparation
Southeastern will conduct
a public forum regarding its
teacher preparation program, from 4-6 p.m. on
Wednesday, Nov. 3, in the
Magnolia Room. The forum
is an opportunity for teachers, administrators, parents, future teachers and
business and community
leaders to discuss new programs. For information
about the forum, contact
Dr. Ed Mauzey, director of
teacher education, at 745- m&
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Quilting classes
Southeastem's
Continuing Education
Department is holding a
quilting-by-hand class.
Students will learn how to
mark fabric for hand quilting and the step-by-step
process of how to create a
quilt. To register, or for
more information, call 7452871.
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Mexico trip
Southeastem's Spanish
Program will participate in a
total-immersion Spanish
trip for advanced students
next summer in Saltillo,
Mexico. The three-week
program will be conducted
at the Instituto Universitario
del Valle de Santiago, in
downtown Saltillo, the capital of Coahuila. To be eligible, students must have
completed three semester
hours of Spanish. The program, which runs July 1129, 2005, cost $995, not
including transportation to
and from Mexico, spending
money, passport or
Mexican entrance visa
fees. For information on the
trip, contact Kim McGehee,
instructor in the English,
Humanities and Languages
Department, at 745-2675.
CPR training
V w.
C P R certification is being
offered by the Continuing
Education Department. It
will offer students the
opportunity to become C P R
certified for 12 months.
Classes will be taught by
Rachel Nutter, American
Red Cross certified instructor. A certification class is
scheduled for 5:30-9:30
p.m. Friday, Nov. 12, and
the fee is $45.
Recertification classes will
be held once a month
through December, with a
$25 course fee. All course
fees include certification
cards, and all classes will
meet in R o o m 128 of the
Bloomer Sullivan
Gymnasium. To register or
for more information call
745-2871.
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Kappa car bash
Kappa Kappa Psi, the
National Honor Band fraternity, is sponsoring a car
bash at the bonfire Friday,
Nov. 5, that will be part of a
pep rally for the East
Central University football
g a m e Saturday.
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EDITORIAL
JUST PLAY FAIR
Don gamble with m y education
Misleading and negativity
continues in race for Senate
Surely everyone knows Brad Carson and Tom Coburn,
Oklahoma's candidates for the U.S. Senate, or do they?
Their negative campaigning has become all too familiar,
making it difficult for Oklahoma voters to k n o w their stands
on the issues, and this with the election only five days away.
At die start of this grueling campaign, both Carson and
Coburn aired positive advertisements telling viewers what
they stood for. N o w , it has deteriorated to an all-out war of
mudslinging and slander.
But Carson and Coburn obviously did not invent negative
campaigning. Since the beginning of democracy, candidates
have strived to undermine their opponents by portraying
them as dangerous to America and unfit to serve. Carson
and Coburn are only doing what society expects of them in
basiling each other's reputations.
If negative advertisements get too extreme, though, they
can have an adverse effect on voters and their ethical views
of the candidates.
A poll at vote.sparklit.com was constructed to determine
h o w negative campaigning affected voting habits. Out of
222 people surveyed, the group found that "37 percent said
negative campaigning m a d e them not want to vote, 33 percent said it m a d e them want to vote more often, 11 percent
said it m a d e them want to vote less often, and 19 percent
said it m a d e them want to m o v e to another country."
Yet, however immoral and evil it m a y seem, negative
campaigning helps voters determine the candidate they will
vote for and further develops Americans' knowledge of
domestic and international issues, to an extent at least.
"Despite constant demands for an end to negative campaigning, it works. It energizes voters and gives them information they might otherwise not have," said Mike Bates at
www.mensnewsdaily.com. "Vaguely claiming he can do a
better job is a disservice to the nation. Call it negative campaigning or mudslinging or smear politics or whatever you
wish. It shouldn't be discouraged."
So, let Coburn and Carson continue slaughtering each
other. Oklahomans will continue watching and will cast
their votes next Tuesday for the candidate they believe will
best represent our state, if such a candidate can be found.
You're driving d o w n the
highway, singing to the radio,
w h e n you see a huge billboard
in front of you: " Y E S to State
Question 712: Education and
Jobs."
"That sounds great," you say.
"T'
I'll vote yes to that."
Surely everyone has seen
advertisements for State
Question 712, but does anyone
k n o w what it's really about?
Question 712 enacts the
State-Tribal G a m i n g Act,
allowing participating Indian
tribes and three horse-racing
tracks to use casino-style gaming machines. S o m e of the proceeds would go to the state and
be used for education and compulsive gambling programs.
Gambling revenues would
help treat compulsive gambling? You're kidding! It is
because of gambling that these
people have suffered emotionally and financially. T h e last
thing they need is for their
treatment to be financed by the
very revenue source that caused
their addiction.
It's just like using m o n e y
from cigarette sales to treat
smoking-related health problems, which is exactly what
they do. These programs need
money, but surely they can get
funding from better sources.
The government says gambling proceeds will boost our
hurting schools and economy,
but h o w big a boost will this be
and will it work long-term?
The Oklahoma State Senate
Legislative Brief on G a m i n g
the door open to speculation
over whether casinos can generate enough players to bring in
a decent profit.
Also, w h e n gambling revStaff
enues are first opened there is
writer
an initial rush of activity, but
after awhile this activity dies
d o w n and casino profits flatten
says, "From 10 percent to 30
out, making it nearly impossipercent of the adjusted gross
ble for everyone to get their
revenue from gaming at horse"fair share" of the income.
race tracks will go to the state.
In order for everyone to get
F r o m 20 percent to 30 percent
their "fair share," however,
will go to purses. F r o m 50 perOklahoma citizens must sacricent to 65 percent will go to the
fice their earnings to feed the
track, all depending on the
needs of society.
level of gaming revenue and
Authorized gambling can,
the track at which the revenue
however, have its benefits. This
is generated."
includes casino profits, an
The big winners are the race
increase in income in lodging
tracks, not Oklahoma. Even the
and recreation industries, an
biggest portions of gaming
increase in the number of jobs
profits go to the casinos.
in casinos, better pay and beneAlthough Oklahoma would
fits,risein property values and
receive some money, it would
provision of entertainment.
hardly provide every school
For every benefit, though,
with sufficient funds and raise
there is a cost.
teachers' incomes.
A s reported by the site,
At www.americasfuture.net,
devnetjobs.tripod.com,
Focus on the Family's Robert
"Empirical research reveals that
Reno said, "Gambling propothe true total costs of casinos
nents often fail to mention the
are at least 1.9 times greater
unreliability of gambling as a
than the benefits."
revenue source and the fact that
Such social costs range from
diverting gambling funds to
revenue losses in other induseducation and public works
tries, increased crime and more
often yields little net gain."
government spending on secuCasinos and horse-racing
rity to low-paying casino jobs,
tracks do not m a k e a fixed
gambling addiction and a lack
profit. Profits fluctuate from
of job security, all leading to an
day to day depending on the
unknowable cost.
number of gamblers and the
However innocent gambling
amount of m o n e y lost. This
m a y seem, addiction and debt
unstable environment leaves
are no joke. It is destructive to
Jamie
Carrick
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KYLE WISER
To EDITOR:
I have been following the letters printed in the letters to the
editor column about the cafeteria food and since everyone and
their dog thinks that cafeteria
food here at S O S U is the worst
thing since the Cold War, I
want to address the situation
also.
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First of all, I want to say to
all of you w h o have written in
complaining, "Suck it up, crybaby."
W e are sorry you are used to
steak tar-tar and caviar, but this
is college, not some posh fivestar restaurant. Have you seen
all of the upgrades that the
cafeteria has m a d e just since
the letters have been written?
I applaud the food. It's better
than some that I have had.
I want to also note that the
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ladies and guys in the cafeteria
are trying their hardest to serve
us with decent food and I think
they are doing a wonderful job.
I will admit I don't like
everything on the m e n u at
times. But that is no cause for
trashing the food.
Let it be noted that there is a
posting in the Science Building
stating that there are open positions in the cafeteria.
If you feel the need to bash
the cafeteria food, I suggest
you get a job in the cafeteria
and then you m a y not cry so
m u c h after you have to serve
all of the students they serve.
Again, I want to say to all of
the cafeteria workers, I a m only
a voice in a huge group of students that would like to say,
"THANK YOU."
Writers, Editors, Photographers, Ad. Reps, Artists
Lacey Coffman
Rhonda Coward
Nicole Erwin
Casey Hart
Jason May
Eduardo Pazos
"In a 1995 survey of 184
Gamblers A n o n y m o u s m e m bers in Illinois, 56 percent
admitted to some illegal act to
obtain m o n e y to gamble, 58
percent admitted they wrote
bad checks and 4 4 percent said
they stole or embezzled m o n e y
from their employer."
Other crime statistics related
to gambling can be found at
afec.org.htm: "The total number of crimes within a 30-mile
radius of Atlantic City
increased by 107 percent in the
nine years following the introduction of casinos. A U.S.
N e w s & World Report analysis
found crime rates in casino
communities to be 84 percent
higher than the national average. Half of Louisiana district
attorneys surveyed in 1995
noted gambling as a factor in
rising crime rates in their jurisdictions."
Politicians supporting
Question 712 have told voters
half-truths. T h e reality is that
gambling in today's society
could only further harm our
economy and family values.
So, if you're into the lights,
excitement and entertainment
of gambling, go ahead and vote
"yes," but I choose to keep m y
m o n e y and vote "no" to State
Question 712.
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families everywhere. Most
often, w h e n compulsive gamblers lose everything, they turn
to crime to repay their debts, as
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Your hard work day after day
is greatly appreciated and I like
the food.
K.C. QUINTANA
freshman
Vote yes on 715
To E D I T O R :
T w o years ago, Speaker of
the House Larry Adair decided
that a Vietnam veteran should
chair the House Veterans and
Military Affairs Committee.
I was honored that he
appointed me. Not a lot of legislation comes out of that particular committee, at least until
now.
Earlier this past session,
while busy at the Capitol
attending committee meetings
and addressing issues such as
education, roads and health
care, an elderly gentleman
K e e p your letters c o m i n g
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came by m y office wearing his
V F W cap, a kind smile and a
cowboy boot to hold up his
b u m leg, his souvenir from the
Korean War.
H e was in a motorized scooter/wheelchair and, as m y assistant shuffled around to m a k e
room, w e began to talk.
H e was determined to get the
veterans of our state the respect
they deserve.
Mr. Al McKinney, of Broken
Arrow, wanted to do something
for his veteran brothers. It took
tenacity, but w e were able to
secure enough votes through
the House and Senate to get
H J R 1044 to a vote of the people.
O n Nov. 2, w e have the
opportunity to thank those w h o
have m a d e a grand sacrifice for
our fundamental freedoms.
State Question 715 asks if
you would like to exempt 100
percent disabled veterans from
paying property tax. A yes
answer would reward those
w h o served our country honorably and let them k n o w that w e
do indeed appreciate their sacrifice.
Most people don't k n o w
what our veterans go through
just to see a doctor at the V A
Hospital.
At a time w h e n w e see the
federal government reducing
funding for veterans, particularly health care, it will be
refreshing to see the people of
our state c o m e out to support
and reflect that they are paying
attention to veterans' needs.
This legislation was m a d e
possible through hard work by
veterans organizations across
the state of Oklahoma and I
was fortunate to have been the
author.
If the question passes, a
group of our most respected
citizens will be recognized for
their service.
I urge you to vote "yes" on
State Question 715 and let our
veterans k n o w w e care.
RAY McCARTER (D)
District 51 representative
Bush is m y m a n
To EDITOR:
In response to m a n y letters
attacking George W . and his
party, let m e say I voted for
him. I don't consider myself a
moron as some newspapers
suggest.
I don't belong to the Nazi
Party, I'm not a Taliban m e m ber nor do I hide behind the
Confederate flag like I've been
accused of.
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The Democratic Party started
the mudslinging about W ' s
National Guard record, then
w h e n several dozen Swift Boat
Veterans started questioning
Kerry's Vietnam record, the
Democrats hollered fowl.
D a n Rather, one of the m a n y
liberal newscasters, ended up
eating crow over his report on
W ' s National Guard record.
Putting two more Johns in
the White House would end up
costing us taxpayers m a n y dollars in toilet tissues.
M a n y people compare Kerry
to Ted Kennedy.
I don't know. T h e only comparison I k n o w is they are both
good swimmers.
DON ROBERTSON
S O S U custodian
Biology, not death
To EDITOR:
W h e n students at a high
school "Participation in
Government" class were asked
to invite outside speakers to
debate controversial issues, I
accepted this opportunity to
discuss w h y I believed the
school should stop purchasing
animal specimens for teaching
biology, and should instead use
lifelike three-dimensional plastic models with removable
parts and/or interactive computer programs.
I showed the class a People
for the Ethical Treatment of
Animals ( P E T A ) video,
"Classroom Cut-up," which
depicted, among other abominations, workers at a dissection
supply house embalming animals, from cats to crabs, while
they were still alive.
Frogs are usually dropped
into an alcohol solution, which
takes about 20 painful minutes
to cause death.
According to Physicians
Committee for Responsible
Medicine, the formaldehyde
used to preserve the animals'
bodies can harm people
exposed to it. Formaldehyde is
a carcinogenic irritant to eyes, ',
skin, throat, lungs and nasal
passages.
T h e National Association of
Biology Teachers has urged
schools to offer alternatives to
dissection.
I shared all this with the students, and asked if their biology class dissection experiences
helped them learn biology.
Most replied no.
O n e student wondered if it
was unethical to dissect fetal
pigs that were taken from the
bodies of their butchered mothers. They would not have survived anyway. I replied that
dissecting fetal pigs was perhaps a lesser evil than killing
live animals for dissection, but
w h y dissect any animal?
Serial killer Jeffrey D a h m e r
told "Dateline" on N B C , "In
ninth grade, in biology class,
w e had the usual dissection of
fetal pigs, and I took the
remains h o m e and I just started
branching out to dogs and
cats."
I suggested to the students
that while I trusted their dissection experiences had not demonized them, I nevertheless
agreed with Adelphi University
biology professor George
Russell, w h o wrote that "dissection not only fails to promote reverence for life, but
encourages the tendency to
blaspheme it" by desensitizing
students to cruelty and to the
sanctity of life.
But most schools and colleges in America continue to
emphasize dissection.
Educational administrators
should listen to what one student told P E T A : "I passed
geography without leaving m y
h o m e state, and passed geology
without seeing planets collide.
It's insulting to argue that students can't understand anatomy
unless they stick scissors into a
frog's brain."
JOEL FRIEDMAN
Animal Rights Advocates of
Upstate N e w York
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To E D I T O R :
M y n a m e is Everette
Altdoerffe. I a m a veteran, a
student, but most importantly, I
a m an American. Today I
would like to tell you h o w
President Bush has failed us in
all of those categories and what
John Kerry is going to do to fix
his mistakes.
Republicans have been drastically underfunding the needs
of our veterans. The House
G O P budget included $28 billion in cuts to veterans' health
care, compensation and benefits. T h e president's budget reco m m e n d e d $3 billion less in
funding for the Veterans
Administration than the House
Veterans Affairs Committee.
Ultimately, the final budget
called for $6 billion in cuts to
veterans' health care, and
Republicans recently
announced another $ 4 billion in
cuts.
Even though more than
60,000 veterans are waiting six
months or more for an appointment at V A hospitals, House
Republicans wrote a spending
bill which provides $1.8 billion
less for veterans' health care
than was promised in the budget.
Veterans organizations called
this "a clear betrayal" and
"simply inadequate to provide
health care to sick and disabled
veterans." F r o m where I sit, it
seems all that President Bush
has done for disabled veterans
is create m a n y more of them.
Representatives Evans
(Illinois) and Smith ( N e w
Jersey) sought to offer a bipartisan amendment to add back
$1.8 billion for veterans' health
care, but Republicans refused
to allow a vote.
Democrats will continue to
work to get better funding for
veterans' medical care and to
keep America's obligation to
care for our veterans and their
families. A s president, John
Kerry promises to provide
mandatory funding of veterans'
health care so that, as
Americans, w e can protect
those w h o have protected us.
I would also like to talk
about President Bush's dismal
record on education. This is
something that really hits h o m e
here and on other college campuses around the country.
Under the Bush adrninistration, the cost of college has
risen 35 percent. Thisrisein
the cost of a college education
has disenfranchised 220,000
academically qualified, but
financially unfit, students.
The Bush White House and
the Republicans in Congress
have been pushing for a Higher
Education Act that would
remove the interest rate cap on
student loans. This would cost
the average college student
Coburn's insincerity a campaign downfall
KEEP T H E LETTERS C O M I N G - The Southeastern welcomes letWhen Dr. Tom Coburn spoke
ters to the editor and makes every effort to run every letter we receive.
to a small crowd of SOSU stuHowever, we never run anonymous letters or letters that do not meet
dents and faculty Sept. 29, he
professional standards of libel and/or good taste. Please hold your letters to 300 words or less, although we try to run all letters, regardless stressed his belief that one m a n
can accomplish much.
of length. Include your name, classification or title and phone number.
News
E-mail letters to: thesoutheastern@sosu.edu
. This is consistent with the
editor
$5,500 more in interest on stustay until the end of the
Coburn I know; a m a n w h o is
dent loans.
engagement, and even Costa
concerned with only one perPresident Bush has also yet
Rica, a country that contributed
son, himself.
Emergency R o o m was full of
to make good on his promise to no troops or financial support
For the record, I a m a
F r o m m y experience working
patients, m a n y requiring X increase the m a x i m u m Pell
of any kind, has asked to be
Republican w h o worked as a
with Coburn, I believe his main
rays.
Grant award to $5,100. In fact, removed from the list of coalitechnologist aide in the
concern is the welfare of himCoburn called radiology and
in each of the last three years,
tion allies.
Muskogee Regional Medical
self and his close friends. H e
informed us that he wished to
Bush has frozen or cut the
A n d perhaps most disapdoes not value input from othhave X-rays taken on a little
Center Radiology Department
m a x i m u m Pell award. A s a
pointingly, w e have seen
ers, resulting in an absence of
girl's ankle, the daughter of a
from August 2000 to October
result, the purchasing power of President Bush time and again
2001, where Coburn was a
family friend. W e informed him teamwork in all his actions and
the Pell is n o w the weakest it
misuse the Patriot Act to dispediatrician.
decisions.
that there was a long list of
These values m a k e Coburn
has been in 30 years.
solve the civilrightsof all
Though I only worked indipatients from the E R ahead of
A s president, John Kerry will American citizens.
rectly with Coburn, his reputathe girl and that it would proba- unfit to genuinely perform the
duties of a public servant.
offer a fully refundable College
W e have entered, as Huxley
tion was one of a hot-tempered, bly be awhile.
The character and integrity of
Opportunity Tax credit on up to described, " A Brave N e w
Afterward, w e routinely
impatient and self-centered
each candidate are as important
$4,000 of tuition for every year World," a world in which
received impatient calls from
individual.
as their political views.
of college and offer aid to
American citizens have been
While this view was c o m m o n Coburn belligerently demandW h e n Coburn spoke at
ing w e X-ray the girl ahead of
states that keep tuitions down.
a m o n g physicians due to tense
detained without charges for an
S O S U , he said he feels the
turn.
I'd like to say that the failindefinite period of time. W e
hospital conditions, most still
power of Jesus Christ within
Coburn's impatience finally
ings of the Bush administration have watched as our library
chose to carry themselves with
his body.
got to him as he stuck the girl
are confined to veterans'
cards and the books w e read
the dignity and class Coburn
I believe he w a s sincere
in a wheelchair and brought her
health, education and other
have been entered into evilacks.
w h e n making this comment, as
to radiology himself.
domestic issues. However, I
In m y opinion, Coburn
dence in trials against our citiwell as stating that one m a n
The little girl turned out to
can't. In fact, the president's
showed little concern for h o w
zens. W e have seen an erosion
can do so much, as Coburn has
have a twisted ankle at worst.
most profound failures are in
his actions affected others and
of ourrightsin regard to or
always been a self-centered
That day, the welfare of the
the arena of foreign policy and
did what seemed to benefit
most private medical docuindividual w h o views himself
patients at M R M C took a back
homeland security.
himself and his friends.
ments and the federal governas the Almighty.
seat to Coburn's impatience.
President Bush instituted the
O n e weekend afternoon, the
ment can n o w look at your permost sweeping reform of milisonal education files.
tary doctrine of any American
This is not what the founding
president since Monroe. T h e
fathers intended and this is not
n e w policy of unilateral prewhat I w a s defending w h e n I
emption has not only failed to
went to war for this country.
W h y is it that most people
m a k e the United States more
Sir Isaac Newton once said,
don't care about family m e m secure, it has also failed its first "If I w a s able to see farther
bers w h o are supposed to be
test of legitimacy.
tiian odier m e n , it was because close to them until they are
The idea was to attack terror- I stood on the shoulders of
lost?
Staff
ists groups and rogue nations
giants." George Bush has also
. In some cases, people put
writer
before they attacked us. N o w
boyfriends and girlfriends,
stood on the shoulders of
w e have learned that Iraq poswhich c o m e and go, before
giants, m e n with names like
sessed no W M D , had absolutetheir blood.
lives?
Washington, Jefferson and
thought about what if that perly no operational involvement
Recently m y uncle died and I
Lincoln. H e has stood on the
W e can tell ourselves all w e
son died tomorrow?
in the Sept. 11 attacks and any
started thinking about it. I real- want that family comes before
shoulders of giants and he has
Most people don't, and then
other ties to Al Qaeda were
ized that until someone is dead, a boyfriend or girlfriend, but in w h e n they die, you aren't ready
refused to even open his eyes.
tenuous at best.
A s president, John Kerry has a you don't think about them as
the back of our minds w e k n o w and there is m u c h left unsaid.
In short, pre-emption got the clear vision for the future of
m u c h as you should.
w e would put them before our
Think about it, though. If
wrong guy. While w e had eight the United States.
W h y do w e wait until somefamily in just about any situayour cousin died tomorrow,
out of 10 active duty A r m y
thing tragic happens before w e
tion.
would you really k n o w if they
figure out what should be the
divisions involved in Iraq,
H a v e you ever really thought
EVERETTE ALTDOERFFER
were going to go to heaven or
most important things in our
North Korea has gained nuclear student
of it that w a y ? H a v e you ever
hell?
weapons and Iran has m a d e
great strides in producing
nuclear missile materials.
The Taliban has begun to
regroup in Afghanistan and
O s a m a bin Laden is still at
large. These failures in the
Bush administration's ability to
gauge and act appropriately
toward actual terrorist threats
has left the United States weak
diplomatically and with a
greatly diminished capacity to
lead the world as w e have done
since the end of World W a r II.
This can be witnessed firsthand in the coalition that the
president built to invade Iraq.
The so-called coalition of the
willing was composed of 47
countries but left out m a n y of
our traditionally strong allies in
Europe. Even as the president
touts his coalition as resolved
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S o u t h e a s t e m ' s g h o s t l e g e n d s p r o v e to b e m o r e m y t h t h a n fact
By KRYSTAL COLLINS
Staff writer
A group of SOSU students
spent three weeks in October
tracking ghosts on campus in
order to verify or put to rest
several legendary tales.
The team of student investigators, w h o spent several
nights in buildings on campus,
includes Krystal Collins,
Tabatha Trammell, Christina
Harvey, Elizabeth Joiner,
Catherine Palmore, John
Helmer, Neil Melton and Aaron
Mackey.
Collins, Harvey, Joiner and
Palmore checked out the
Morrison Building on the first
night of the project, meeting in
the Montgomery Auditorium at
11:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2.
After discussing their plan for
the first investigation, the students split up to ensure that all
doors were locked and the
building was empty save for
those involved in the investigation.
O n e person was left at every
staircase, elevator and door
while the building was secured.
The building was deemed
empty and locked by midnight,
when the students regrouped
and returned to the auditorium.
The students then utilized a
tape recorder, compass, thermometer, camcorder and digital
camera in hopes of capturing
the legendary ghosts' electromagnetic forces commonly
invisible to the human eye.
The first place checked was
the sound booth.
After taking pictures in dark
areas of the room, measuring
the temperature and recording
any sound that might be heard,
students noticed that every light
on the soundboard was illuminated, though all the power
switches were off. This was
captured on digital camera.
After checking the sound
booth the group returned to the
front of the auditorium and the
stage.
Sitting in a circle in the middle of the stage, the students
began discussing h o w George,
a ghost rumored to occupy the
auditorium, must have died.
During this time a breeze was
felt through the backstage area
blowing a trash bag around and
causing the stage curtains to
wave violendy, though no
doors were open.
The downstairs area was next
to be checked.
The same procedures were
followed downstairs as in the
auditorium except that no still
pictures were taken.
The students split up into
groups of two so they could
monitor different parts of the
building.
Palmore and Collins led the
way downstairs, and were
relieved by Harvey and Joiner
30 minutes later.
While the latter group was
downstairs, they heard music,
which was recorded on the
video camera.
"After these experiences I a m
certainly more excited than
ever to find out as much as I
can about not only the paranormal, but the people w h o died to
cause the ghostly activities,"
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Harvey said.
The group stayed until 6:30
a.m., measuring temperatures,
taking pictures and recording
sounds.
N o other evidence was found
that night except for a few
unexplainable orbs, which
could have been energy spheres
or just reflections of light. The
round globes did show up with
some clarity in several digital
photos.
Collins, Melton, Trammell,
Palmore, Mackey and Harvey
next investigated the Fine Arts
Building Wednesday, Oct. 6.
The group once again met at
11:30 p.m. outside the building,
and discussed the plan of
attack.
After securing the building,
the six students grouped on the
stage of the Little Theatre in an
attempt to make contact with
any spirits in the room.
Unfortunately, hope was lost
after five hours of waiting.
However, there was one
sound that resembled a drop of
water hitting the stage, while
there was no water around and
nobody had moved.
"For m e the Fine Arts
Building was more feeling oriented than actual visual or
physical evidence," Trammell
said.
Tiring of the Littie Theatre,
the students crammed into one
of the practice rooms hoping
for some activity in the total
darkness. However, none was
found.
The group left the building at
5 a.m., declaring the night a
bust.
Palmore, Collins and Melton
then searched the Matii
Building Saturday, Oct. 9.
This time, a Ouija board was
used in an attempt to communicate with any possible ghosts.
Although Ouija boards do not
provide concrete evidence of
supernatural activity, it was
helpful in this case.
The group sat in a darkened
room around a long table and
focused on questions they
asked the board.
Is anyone there? W h o are .
you? Are you angry? These
were a few questions asked.
The planchette, a pointer
used with a Ouija board,
seemed to m o v e on its own,
spelling out K 8 J 0 N O and
pointing to the numbers 5, 8, 6,
and 7, which the trio agreed
might have represented the
name Kate Jono and the date of
M a y 8, 1867. The group was
unable to verify if a Kate Jono
ever existed.
Later, the planchette
answered "yes" when Palmore
asked if the spirit was angry
and then moved to spell out the
letters K-I-L-L.
The group left the building
feeling spooked.
"I never believed in spirits
walking the earth but n o w I
do," Melton said.
O n the final night, Collins,
Palmore, Joiner, Trammell,
Helmer and Harvey returned to
Morrison for one last hunt
Saturday, Oct. 16, but after
nearly eight hours of no evidence, the group packed up and
went home.
M y s t e r i o u s w a l k e r appears in Fine Arts Building overnight
By N I C O L E E R W I N
Contributing writer
RICHARD A. VESTAL ll/The Southeastern
Patrolman Chris Sanders uses police tape to secure the area around the walker.
The mysterious appearance of
an unmanned walker has led
S O S U police on a dead-end
chase.
O n Tuesday, Oct. 5, a walker
mysteriously appeared in the
hall of the Communication
Department, on the second floor
of the Fine Arts Building.
N o one has officially come
forward to claim the walker and
no one knows for sure where it
came from, according to campus
police.
"It blows m y mind that someone w h o needs a walker would
leave it," said Richard A. Vestal
II, a senior aviation major and
news editor of The Southeastern.
"I suspect there is some extrater-
Candidates perform to voters'
perceptions in recent debates
M a n y political pollsters w h o
had written Sen. John Kerry off
for dead before the three recent
presidential debates are n o w
singing his praises for performing so well.
Markos Moulitsas of the
Guardian Unlimited newspaper
said after the first debate,
"Kerry got a new lease on life."
Apparently in politics perception is reality, and Kerry was
suffering from a serious perception gap going into the
debates.
In the 2000 presidential race,
Al Gore had solid debate performances against President
Bush.
O n substantive matters, there
was no contest: Gore fed off of
Bush's missteps. Regardless,
the post-debate consensus was
that Bush came across as "likeable" while Gore was "stiff'
and "arrogant."
H o w did w e decide which
candidate was likeable and the
other stiff? The after-the-fact
spin-doctors told us.
W h e n the dust has settled
after each debate, both campaigns dispatch surrogates to
every avenue of the media to
Joseph E
Collins
Managing
editor
argue their candidate w o n the
debate with a resounding victory, while the other guy made a
vein attempt to escape with his
shirt.
After the first debate, Bush's
minions said Kerry's "credibili
ty gulf had become even
wider. "
Democrats countered that
Kerry "left no doubt he can
lead the fight to hunt and kill
terrorists."
Iri the first debate, Bush
offered himself up to
Democrats with use of non-ver
bal mannerisms. H e rolled his
eyes, looked visibly perturbed,
stumbled over his responses,
stared off into space in an
unsuccessful attempt to find a
teleprompter and made chewing gestures with his mouth.
O n the other side of the
stage, Kerry showed w h y he
was so successful as a trial
lawyer, calmly making his case
with each round of questions,
and always answering within
allotted time limits.
Bush and the G O P demanded
the debate venues utilize a
color-coded lighting system to
inform the public when a candidate exceeded histimelimit.
Kerry scoffed attimelimits
during Democratic primary
debates, and Republicans
intended to use his wordiness
to label him as unable to give a
straight answer.
To their humiliation, Kerry
never went over the time
allowed in any of the three
presidential debates.
In fact, the political pundits
generally scored Kerry the winner in at least two of the three
debates.
There are many schools of
thought regarding these presidential debates.
The question is whether they
really serve a purpose in the
grand scheme of national politics. I believe each constituent
must answer that question for
himself or herself and take that
answer to the ballot box next
Tuesday, Nov. 2.
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restrial involvement."
O n e student said he was
frightened by the mysterious
appearance.
"It scared m e the first time I
saw it. I thought, whoa, a walker
in the middle of the hallway,"
said Matt Moyer, a sophomore
communication major.
There are a few theories on
the appearance of the device.
"I think someone is getting
old and doesn't want to admit it,
so they leave it in the hall in the
morning and use it when they go
h o m e at night," said Lynnsey
Dennis, a senior communication
major.
"I believe that that the owner
became lost in Dr. Bob's office
early one morning while
attempting to clean it," said
Rhonda Coward, a sophomore
The future
of the children
in Oklahoma
I recently read an article in SOSU's newspaper about S Q 712, and as a
student of S O S U I felt like it was m y duty to present to the public and this
young gentleman h o w you all have been grossly misinformed.
On November 2,2004, in m y opinion, the most important thing w e will
be voting on in Oklahoma, right behind our choice for President, is whether
or not to pass State Question 712! State Question 712 has created a lot of
chaos in Oklahoma. The Choctaw Nation, along with other tribes, politicians,
educators, and horsemen, have put time and money toward the passing of this
bill. You might ask, "why?" Well, to make it short and simple - M O N E Y !
Oklahoma schools are not funded properly. According to the National
Education Association, Oklahoma is ranked 47th in teacher pay, and 45th
in expenditures per student. They deserve better than that. Voting Y E S for
SQ 712 will give an estimated $71 million in new revenue for Oklahoma
education. There have been rumors published saying that educators will not
get the full $71 million - these rumors are false. 1 0 0 % goes to education, with
88% to local school districts on a per student basis through the 1.017 Fund,
and the remaining 1 2 % goes to college O H L A P scholarships for Oklahoma
students.
Voting Y E S on 712 will also allow three of Oklahoma's racetracks to offer
a limited number of electronic games. The revenue from these games will be
divided up to support purses in the horse races as well as benefiting education.
There are an estimated 50,000 jobs in the horse and farm industry. A Y E S vote
will help protect these jobs, not create them, and will help Oklahoma's horse
industry immensely.
In 1988, President Reagan, some might say the greatest Republican president
of all time, authorized Indian tribes to offer gaming on tribal land under the
Federal Gaming Regulatory Act, Since then there have been long and costly
legal disputes over the types of gaming machines that the tribes can use.
Voting Y E S on 712 will end these disputes, and the money that the tribes
would spend on legal fees will in return go toward education.
Isn't it funny how voting Y E S will give money to education and help
secure jobs, and all this without having to tax Oklahomans. Isn't it sad how
voting N O will get our great state of Oklahoma nothing without having to
tax our hard-earned money. It is plain and simple, folks. Voting Y E S will
get money from the tribal gambling for education and jobs, voting N O will
get Oklahomans no money and the tribes will keep on gambling, legally, and
won't have to give Oklahomans any of the profit.
Will Taylor
Student at S O S U
Cyclotron
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advertising/public relations
major.
The recent renovation of Dr.
Bob Hays' office has turned up
no clues for police to investigate.
Theories even reached the
point where the appearance is
directly related to the legend of
the S O S U ghost.
"I believe it was the work of
the Morrison Hall ghost," said
Steven Sallis, a junior broadcasting major.
The walker has raised many
questions with communication
students.
"I wonder where the person
went that was using it," said
Katy Scasta, junior ad/PR major
Meanwhile, police are waiting
for the call of "Help, I've fallen
and I can't get up."
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Halloween features
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The Southeastern
G h o s t in a u d i t o r i u m m a k e s g o o d story, b u t lacks e v i d e n c e
George. M a n y of us have
heard of him, and heard about
his ghost.
M a n y of us k n o w the 23 variations of the story of his death.
But, w h o was he? Did he
really exist? Where are the
police reports, newspaper articles and documentation to
prove that he not only existed
but that someone actually died
in Montgomery Auditorium?
W h e n I heard there was talk
of ghosts existing on campus I
was excited.
I couldn't wait to join the
investigations and see all the
evidence that would be accumulated by our visits to the
Morrison Building.
I was ultimately disappointed
because there is a boring, logical explanation for all of the
sounds, pictures and experiences w e had.
The evidence in question
of camera flash or a flashlight
in an area of reflective objects,
dust in the lens and dust in the
air are all c o m m o n causes of
orbs.
Contributing
Grace also said digital camwriter
eras in particular are more
receptive when it comes to creating orbs because of their senincludes several digital images
sitivity to dust in the air.
of distortions, or orbs (glares),
Therefore, the images conrecordings of sounds, including
taining orbs can be easily disbanging, squeaks and voices.
counted, not only because the
Let's start with the pictures
majority of pictures were taken
from the digital camera.
in a dusty old theater chockThe photos taken in
full-of reflective surfaces like
Montgomery Auditorium conlights, metal rods and flag
tained m a n y glares, or orbs.
poles, but also because a flash
This method of proof for the
or flashlight was used in every
afterlife is c o m m o n , but not
shot.
necessarily effective.
Moving on to the ghostly
According to photographer
sounds, w e heard a lot of activD o u g Grace, of Studio O n e
ity in the backstage area one
Photography, orbs and distortions are caused by a number of stormy night.
Everyone listened excitedly
things.
and recorded all they could.
Moisture in the lens, the use
Christina
Harvey
D Y K
ou N O W
Halloween fun facts
ID
At the end of the night w e
were greeted with a tape of
creepy sounds, and voices.
T o m m y Bryant, a S O S U
chemistry, earth science and
physical science professor, said
wind most likely caused the
eerie sounds.
"I've been here for 40 years
and have seen many a renovation done to that building.
There's been lots of loose stuff
just hanging everywhere," he
said. "On a windy night that
would definitely produce
noise."
The large vents to the right
and left sides of the backstage
area can be clearly seen on the
outside of the building.
These vents are certainly big
enough for wind to push
through and move about loose
backstage objects.
But what about the voices?
Even though the majority of
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Did you know? Actor and comedian, the late John Candy,
was born on Halloween in 1950.
By K R Y S T A L COLLINS
Staff writer
Here it is, once again,
Halloween time. It is that aweinspiring time of year that
marks the changing of the seasons and the innocence of
youth.
A s your neighborhood fills
up with 3-foot-tall ghosts and
goblins, be liberal with the
candy and ask yourself, "Did
you k n o w ? "
If you didn't, here are some
Halloween fun facts to be
tossed into the sack:
• Since 1995, Trick-orTreating in the town of
Sandusky, Ohio, has been
against the law for anyone
older than 14.
• It is very rare for a full
m o o n to occur at the same time
as Halloween. It has only
occurred in 1925, 1944, 1955,
and 1974. The next time it will
occur is 2020.
• T h e word Halloween
appeared in the dictionary in
the 1700s.
• Dunking for apples arose
from a practice of divining the
future. It was believed that if
you could hold an apple
between your teeth you would
have a fulfilling romance with
whomever you chose.
• According to ancient
superstitions, if you stare into a
mirror at midnight on
Halloween, you'll see your
future spouse.
The word "warlock" is a
derivation of the Saxon-English
"war-loek," or oath-breaker.
People born on
Halloween: D a n Rather (1931),
Michael Landon (1936), and
John Candy (1950).
• People w h o died on
Halloween: Erich Weiss, better
k n o w as Harry Houdini (1926),
River Phoenix (1993).
• Vampire bats in the same
colony support their roostmates
by regurgitating blood to bats
that are unable to find food.
• Orange and black became
Halloween colors because of
orange being associated with
harvests and black being associated with death.
• In 1996, Americans consumed 20 million pounds of
candy corn.
• A cup of candy corn has
fewer calories than a cup of
raisins.
• Between the 15th and 17th
centuries, Europe was seized
by a hysterical fear of witches,
leading to the persecution of
thousands of innocent w o m e n .
Witches were believed to ride
flying brooms and assume the
form of black cats. These
images of witches soon joined
other European superstitions as
symbols of Halloween.
• Halloween is second only
to Christmas in spending.
• In France, over 20,000
werewolf cases were tried
between 1520 and 1630.
experiences are nothing without
hard evidence.
W e must also remove these
experiences, real or imagined,
from our evidence list.
W h e n one hears a ghost story
and is placed in an appropriate
environment, that person is
inclined to believe that every
flash, flutter or bang is something supernatural.
I doubt seriously that w e
would have seen anything had
w e been students just spending
the night in the Montgomery
Auditorium, without any
knowledge of George.
I was almost forced to give i
up any and all logical explanations for the things w e saw and
heard.
I felt like I was the only person seeing the naked truth
through the fluff and excitement of what should be, instead
of what was.
But
old
Morrison
Hall
still
haunting
some
W h a t is the
origin of
Tabatha
Trammell
Halloween?
Are relationships between
ghosts similar to the relationships of the living? Is our theatre ghost in Morrison Hall a
nice, old m a n w h o is friendly
with other ghosts and with the
living?
D u e to various tape recordings w e have collected over the
past month or so, I would have
to say the answer is yes.
W e have captured the voice
of a small boy and an elderly
m a n on tape.
Our legendary theatre ghost,
George, as students and faculty
have dubbed him, seems to be
the protector of a little boy's
spirit.
George seems to be very
By K R Y S T A L COLLINS
Staff writer
www.geocities.com/john_candy_tribute/
our ghost-hunting group tried
to remain professional, some
did not.
A darkened theater full of
hyped-up, giggly college kids is
not an environment conducive
for any observation, let alone
ghost observation.
So not only was there a constant threat of missing a noise
or image due to social distraction, w e had to also worry
about practical jokers.
I cannot verify whether or not
the recorder left in the loft was
tampered with, so w e can eliminate the tape completely.
The only other evidence of
ghost activity was individual
experiences.
Some of us saw creepy
things, some of us heard creepy
things, and some of us even felt
overwhelming emotions of fear
or sadness.
Sadly though, feelings and
Halloween is a holiday
celebrated across the nation
by young and old alike.
Have you ever wondered
when it was first celebrated, or w h y people dress up
and hand out candy?
The holiday was originally called Samhain
because of its date, Oct.
31, which is the date of the
Celtic N e w Year.
In Ireland, summer was
officially over Oct. 31,
beginning the n e w year.
Irish immigrants fleeing
the potato famine brought
the customs associated
with Halloween to
America.
Trick-or-Treating began
with a custom called souling, which consisted of
townspeople walking from
village to village asking for
soul cakes, square pieces
of bread m a d e with currents.
These represented the
number of prayers that
would be said on behalf of
the giver's dead relatives.
Dressing up in all sorts
of ghoulish costumes started with the belief that if
people dressed up in scary
get-ups, spirits looking for
living bodies to possess
would be frightened.
So, Halloween arose
from simple rituals celebrating the Celtic N e w Year.
Contributing
writer
fatherly toward the little boy
and does not seem to want the
outside world to affect the spirit of this child.
There is also a spirit of a
w o m a n present somewhere in
Morrison Hall.
The sounds of her laughter
and whisperings were also
present on this same tape. She
doesn't seem to worry about
much, other than being seen by
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There also seems to be the
spirit of a young m a n in
Morrison Hall as well.
This is a malignant and antisocial spirit w h o whispered >
softly on this tape "Curse them.
Curse their names."
The other spirits seem to
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Final Fantasy X F still a great game-
Humor-Scope
A clever alternative to the same old boring Horoscopes
By S T E V E MITCHELL
Staff artist
Whitemage abilities, like curing health.
Another is Beastmaster. Since
Unlike other games I've
these guys are better off alone
reviewed, "Final Fantasy XI" is
than in a party, it's rare to see
a vast game that will take you
them in one. Parties are also
many hours of play before you
leery of inviting a Beastmaster
even have a glimpse of the
because they can have pets. If a
grand scheme of things.
Beastmaster's pet is too strong,
it can steal experience points
G a m e review
from the whole party.
However, if a Beastmaster
O f course, online gamemakbrings along a pet that has
ers want to keep players interdecent strength, they can do
ested, so a lot of things proceed
serious damage to an enemy.
a little faster in other role-playDragon is an advanced job
ing games.
that I haven't yet unlocked.
www.playonline.com
Doing things like acquiring
These guys are great damage
gold can take m u c h more time
"Final Fantasy XI" has proved itself as a best-seller and the pinnadealers because they can sumcle g a m e experience in an ongoing series.
in "Final Fantasy X I " than
m o n a w y vern to help out with
other R P G s .
damage or even protect the
Online games, unlike static
when the enemy's attention is
depending on your job class.
party.
games, which take at most 80
diverted to them instead.
Whitemages are healers and
Bard
is
not
that
good
with
hours to beat, have a nearly
Thieves are ones that can
should stay away from the
strength or normal spells but
unlimited capacity of growth,
actually do substantial damage
fighting. They should concenhas
songs
that
can
be
very
benthereby keeping players
trate mainly on healing the one at later levels with trick attack
eficial in a party, such as those
involved longer.
and sneak attack. Thieves, of
designated to take most of the
that
recover
your
health
or
Therefore, makers of the
course, can also steal items
damage. This one is normally
raise your defense and magic
g a m e have to routinely add
called a tank.
from enemies that can become
power.
Bards
also
have
songs
n e w areas, items and features
Blackmages are ones that do
quite valuable.
that can weaken the defense of
to online games in order to
Generally thieves are
serious damage with spell
your enemy.
keep them interesting.
attacks. While in a party,
"pullers," meaning they pull a
Summoner, in earlier "Final
"Final Fantasy X I " is no
Blackmages should take care
monster toward the rest of the
Fantasy" games, was quite a
exception with their recent
and "nuke" mostly w h e n the
party. Since thieves have high
patch, "Chains of Promathia."
agility and long range, they are powerful and mighty job class.
enemy is focused on the tank.
However, don't expect to be
I've played this g a m e for
Nuking is a term used to
the best candidate for this task.
months and a m still on the
describe w h e n Blackmages cast
Monks are simply there to do doing huge damage to enemies
lower end of the character
damage with their fists of fury. in "Final Fantasy XI," not until
their destructive magic.
later levels, at least.
spectrum. Still, I have discovThey are there to make things
Redmages are the ones that
These guys can s u m m o n entiered there is m u c h to learn
support Whitemages and
hurt. Sometimes monks will
ties from other dimensions,
about the Vana'diel world and
Blackmages. They can heal,
take the role of tank, but it's
which can really give you some
generally better to use a
more can be accomplished.
nuke and melee with decent
boosts. For instance, they can
Warrior or a Paladin for that.
Parties are important in
results.
Redmages work best as supThese all are some of the reg- cast blinks on the entire party,
Vana'diel because most jobs,
which prevents you from being
ular jobs you can select right
an exception being
port They also excel in magic
off the bat when you start your hit for a period of time.
Beastmaster, can play well
that weakens enemies and
It could take the rest of the
magic that enhances the party's game, but there are some
alone. So it's very important
semester to review this game,
advanced jobs which require
defenses.
that you k n o w your role in
so this will be m y last attempt
Warriors are usually tanks
you to finish a quest before
your party or you can cause
because they have a good
they are available.
because the g a m e itself, like I
yourself or your party a bit of
One of them is Paladin. This
defense. With their ability to
said, is a lot bigger than regular
trouble.
is like a warrior but with a betgames and I almost have to
So I will go over some of the "provoke," they generally save
ter defense and some
things you should do in a party, the weaker mages from trouble
write a book to cover it all.
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Entertainment editor
Ray Charles
"Genius Loves Company"
This album is phenomenal
Ray Charles recorded this
one right before he died. It
was his first
and only ailduets album.
It includes
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The Southeastern
Savages massacre S W O S U Bulldogs,
focus turns to conference's top team
SAVAGES (6-2, 2-1)
This week
• at University of Central
Oklahoma
• Where: Wantland Stadium,
Edmond
• When: Saturday, 2 p.m.
Review: SOSU 49 SWOSU 7 Preview: S O S U vs. U C O
By M I C H A E L S M I T H E Y
Sports editor
G a m e glance
SAVAGES 49. B U L L D O G S 7
Coming off a 42-37 loss to
SOSU
21 7 14 7 - 49
Tarleton, the Savages regained
SWOSU
0 7 0 0 - 7
their
m
o
m
e
n
t
u
m
after
a
sixSports calendar
TEAM STATS
hour, 28-minute massacre of the
SWOSU
SOSU
First downs
18
14
Southwestern Oklahoma State
Rushes-yards
28-36
26-12
University Bulldogs, 49-7, Passing
390
254
Game 1 - Sept. 3
Comp.-Att.-lnt.
29-18-1
moving
the
Savages
to
6-2
and
51-22-3
SOSU 45, ENMU 21
57-426
Total offense
77-266
2-1 in L S C North play.
Punt returns
5-77
4-15
The
Savages'
lopsided
win
Kickoff returns
2-31
Game 2-Sept. 11
8-31
Interceptions
3-45
over S W O S U (0-8, 0-3 L S C
SOSU41.ASU27
1-16
Punts
7-39.0
9-34.7
North) tied a school record with
Fumbles-Lost
3-1
4-2
Penalties-yards
7-52
Game 3- Sept. 17
40-or-more points in five games
10-70
Time
of
poss.
28:44
SOSU 7, MSU 33
in a single season.
31:16
INDIVIDUAL STATS
Senior quarterback Drew
Game 4 - Sept. 25
RUSHING - Odom 11-33, Cooper 3-11.
Beard threw for a career-high
PASSING - Beard 117-27-1 376 yards,
SOSU 48, OPSU 15
376 yards on 17-of-27 passing Williams 1-2-0 14 yards.
RECEIVING - Berry 168, Mooney 5-66,
with
four
touchdowns
in
three
Game 5 - Oct. 2
Hixon 4-56, Odom 2-34
quarters of play. Beard connectSOSU35.ACU 14
ed with seven different
Game 6 - Oct. 9
receivers and had four touchSOSU 46, NSU 6
down passes of 14, 21, 62 and and 76 yards, to junior wide
76 yards. His previous career- receiver Jeremie Berry.
Game 7 - Oct. 16
The Savages added their final
best was 358 yards against East
SOSU 37, Tarleton 42
Central University last season. points when Rustiri Sparkier
recovered a fumble by S W O S U
Beard
scored
on
the
Savages'
Game 8 - Oct. 23
bpilyp quarterback Cory
opening
drive
with
a
14-yard
SOSU 49, SWOSU 7
touchdown to junior wide (pmpbelT m the end zpae.
leir*: became the first S O S U
Game 9 - Saturday, 2 p.mreceiver Derek Hixon.
SOSU at UCO
O n the ensuing S W O S U drive, re^tJi^F thteiseasoi to record a
Savage rover Lon Langley put 100-fardli$i$g as he pulled in
East Central University*S O S U up, 14-0, with a 30|yard three catches for 168 yards and
2 p.m. Nov. 6
a pair of touchdowns.
interception return for a score.
* Conference game
Mooney led the squad with
O n the Bulldogs' next drive,
SOSU's
Shaylon
Carter five catches for 66 yards, while
blocked the punt, which was Hixon had four cajlll or 56
Austin College
returned 40 yards for a touch- yards.
3 p.m. today
Defensively, the lS^i|is held
down by Willie Summers, giving the Savages a 21 -0. lead m the Bulldogs to justT
Harding
yards on 26 carries.
the first quarter.
7 p.m. today
Junior strong safety Norman
" W e came out strong on both
sides of the ball today/' said Dawson led S O S U with five
at Midwestern State*
Savage head coach Keith :solo::|||||B8i^vending the game
7 p.m. Nov. 4
Baxter. "This is a big win for us with eight tackles total. Dawson
at Texas Woman's
after last week's loss and w e also had a half sack, two pass
1 p.m. Nov. 6
needed it to stay in the hunt for break-ups and a fumble recovery.
the
postseason."
* Conference match
The only time S W O S U would
Junior linebacker Chris
ITMAJLIL
find the end zone came in the Hendricks added six stops,
at Ouachita Baptist (m)
second quarter as quarterback while senior linebacker Chris
7 p.m. Nov. 15
Beau Dodson connected with Sawyer and freshman defensive
James Sadler from eight yards end Jeremiah Spencer each had
Southern Arkansas (w)
out, cutting the Savage lead to five total tackles.
6 p.m. Nov 15
21-7.
Langley, junior cornerback
Before the half, Beard conHenderson State (m)
Greg Ray field and sophomore
nected
on
his
second
touch7 p.m. Nov. 20
down pass, a 14-yard throw, as safety Shaylon Carter each had
Michael M o o n e y capped an an interception in the victory.
at Washburn (w)
eight-play, 89-yard drive.
6 p.m. Nov 23
"Overall, w e did a good job
Beard finished his evening in today," Baxter said. " W e need
m - men
the third quarter, but not before to stay focused and get ready
w - women
a pair of long touchdowns, 63 for two really big games."
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competed in the Pratt Rodeo in the short round and second in
recently, finishing strong for the goat tying.
For the men, Ryan Carter
second event in a row.
The women's rodeo team placed second in short round
• t
earned the team title for the sec- and average round in calf ropond consecutive rodeo, along ing, and first in team roping
with Lainee Shearer winning with partner J.W. Nelson.
Kole Branton placed first in
the women's all-around title for
the long round of the team ropthe second rodeo in a row.
They placed first, second and ing, and Cole Edge placed first
third in the short round of barrel in the long round of steer
racing and second, third and wrestling.
The women's team is currentfourth in the average.
Robin W e b b placed first in ly 150 points ahead of all comshort round barrel racing and petitors in team standings.
The rodeo team travels to
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(6-2, 2-1) 2004 season
(7-3, 3-2) 2003 season
(7-1, 3-0) 2004 season
(9-3, 3-2) 2003 season
Sports editor
The Savages travel to Edmond
this week to face the Lone Star
Conference North's top team,
the University of Central
Oklahoma Bronchos.
The Bronchos' (7-1, 3-0 L S C
North) only loss came at the
Hands of the undefeated Texas
A & M Kingsvilie Javelinas on
Oct. 9.
U C O , ranked 1 1 % in the
American Football Coaches
Association N C A A Divisiol II
Coaches' Poll, was ranked sixth
until the 41-31 loss at Texas
A&M-Kingsville.
The Javelinas, leading the
L S C South, are n o w rariked second behind Pittsburg State in
Conference standings
Name
Central Oklahoma
East Central
Southeastern
Tarleton State
Northeastern State
S W Oklahoma
Player's Club is The
Southeastern sports editor's
selection of the all-around
Athlete of the Week.
Solely the opinion of The
Southeastern, this recognition is not affiliated with an
official college football
award.
This week the featured player is Drew Beard.
Conf. Season
3-0
3-1
2-1
2-2
0-3
0-3
7-1
6-3
6-2
5-4
0-8
0-8
top-scoring offense.
The Savages, w h o boast the
top passing defense in the conference, allowing just 155.4
yards passing per game, will go
against the third-ranked passing
offense, which has been airing it
out for 277.0 yards per game.
U C O is ranked second in total
offense. The Savages are fourth.
O n the books, it will be a battle between the top offensive
mem
iges, with two losses I and defensive teams in the L S C
se|§on,:;;:i||e.v|iilen to North, but the Savages must be
on
| j | 33-%;|ar) n the prepared to take the next step
season arJlliiieM, 4247*: just against a team that seems to be
two w i i w i i o .
^ ^ { J t e ^ ^ ^ H ^ s best.
confere 5-0 this seasfjl when scoring 40-or-more encer Midwiliern deflated East
in iiiime':-' but
Central^ 25-24; and a Tarleton
Bi-Qnchos hal* given up tf|at team that has come alive these
y::;
past few . wlfeks defeated
in a loss to Kingsvilie.
Northeastern, 52|14.
The Savages «
The Savages have faced U C O
:
§m last week, 49-7, 62 times in'92 years, with the
while the Bronchos took a week Bronchos having a 47-15-2
off to prepare for Saturday's key advantage.
This week, S W O S U and
conference match-up.
The Savage defense allowed Northeastern battle for their first
only 12 rushing yards, giving win of the season, while E C U
them much-needed confidence and Tarleton have non-conferas they face the conference's ence games.
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Norman
Dawson,Chris
Sawyer, Robert
Sikes and Cody
Walters tackle
S W O S U receiver
Chase Pratt last
Saturday. The
Savage defense
only gave up 12
rushing yards.
Courtesy of DAN HOKE
Lady Savages fall to U C O
were right there with them."
Junior right-side hitter Leigh
DeSoto led the Lady Savages
The Lady Savage volleyball
with eight kills, while senior
team fell to the University of middle blocker Page Foster
Central Oklahoma, 30-16, 30- added seven kills along with a
18, 32-30, in Lone Star team-high five blocks.
Conference North Division
Sophomore middle blocker
play. S O S U fell to 4-22 on the Mandy Calvert had five kills
and four solo blocks.
season, 1-6 in L S C North.
The Lady Savages will be at
" W e ran a new offense today
and it took us two games to gel h o m e today for the last time this
and get comfortable," said Lady season, playing Austin College
Savage head coach Cherrie at 3 p.m. and Harding at 7 p.m.
Wilmoth. " W e played m u c h in the Bloomer Sullivan
better in the third game and Gymnasium.
Sports editor
Courtesy photo
Drew Beard, senior
quarterback and captain
Beard is the only player to
be featured twice in a season, but with recent accomplishments and caliber of
play in the past few weeks, it
seemed only fitting that w e
feature the player w h o holds
both
the Lone
Star
Conference and S O S U
career total offense tides.
Beard, a senior physical
education and recreation
major from Rush Spring, has
been one of the major reasons for the Savages' success during the past two seasons, throwing for close to
4,000 yards leading to this
year.
Guiding his team to a 6-2
record this year with two
games remaining, Beard
leads the Savages in rushing,
with 435 net yards on 89
attempts.
In passing, Beard has
thrown for over 2,000 yards,
averaging 260.4 yards per
game.
Beard has 2,518 yards of
total offense, averaging
314.8 yards per game.
Last week Beard threw
for a career-high 376 yards
on 17-of-27 passing with
four touchdowns in just
three quarters of play.
Beard connected with
seven different receivers
and had four touchdown
passes of 14, 21, 62 and 76
yards.
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