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The Rich Zone and My Take On Life

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How to win your soul

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There was an air of excite-ment on a cool and overcast Saturday morning as RSC hosted its 21st annual Global Oklahoma festival on Satur-day, Oct. 3. This year, France was the featured country. The day started off with the Parade of Nations down the campus. Leading the proces-sion was the Midwest City High School Air Force Jr. ROTC Honor Guard fol-lowed by Oklahoma State Representative Gary Banz. The procession ended at the Tower Stage outside of the gym, and the anthems of both America and France were played, featuring vio-linist Kyle Dillingham and vocalist Marie-Anne Baissac. The Honorary Consul of France for Oklahoma, Mme. Barbara Thompson said she was “deeply honored to represent France,” and was “also honored to supply the

LRC with the Rosetta Stone French curriculum so stu-dents may have the oppor-tunity to learn the beautiful language.” Afterward, hon-ored guests were presented with framed posters of this year’s poster signed by the artist. Jonathan Koelsch, the cre-ative mind behind this year’s Global poster, said the Ei-ffel Tower and the influence of Impressionism on French art inspired him. While he has never been to Paris, he was able to virtually “walk around” the Eiffel Tower us-ing Google Earth. “I wanted to incorporate the bistros and the French food angle as well as the Eiffel Tower,” Koelsch said. “The image you see on the poster was invented- it does not ac-tually exist,” he added. The goal was to create a poster that incorporates what peo-ple’s minds go to when they think of France.

Various musicians and other groups were spread throughout the campus, from in front of the Student Cen-ter down to the LRC. The “G” company 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Di-vision museum was one such group set up in front of the LRC. Gerald Caballero is a vol-unteer with the museum and is in the Air Force Academy at Vance AFB. He enjoys volunteering with the mu-seum because it gives him an “opportunity to interact with people and bring history to their lives.” He also likes “exchanging stories with the kids, because sometimes they know more about the weap-ons than we do as a result of playing all the different war video games.” Michael Gonzales is the curator of the museum and is also a veteran. “We were invited by the organizers of the event to

recognize Oklahoma’s par-ticipation in the liberation of France in 1944,” Gonzales said. Gonzales said he has always enjoyed history and his work for the museum is a “labor of love.” Nina Linga,18, is a nursing major at UCO and was help-ing Saturday with her dad’s Filipino food tent. She said she likes to see all the cul-tures coming together in one event. Her friend, Patricia Titerra, 20, remembers per-forming at Global when she was younger as a dancer. “I like that everyone can come together and have an excuse to dress up,” Titerra said. She added “Philippine food is the bomb!” This year’s Global festival truly was global with the ad-dition of Skyping. Skyping is a way to video chat with people in other countries (or even just out of state) us-ing the Internet. Lisa Price, Global committee chairper-

son, remarked that “it is a beautiful day- the painting colony is active with artists just like in France…and we are Skyping to the Ukraine, Russia, and Paris.” A group from Carl Al-bert’s Key Club was helping to work a booth on Satur-day. Chelsie Edgar, Kodie Swaney, and Kiersten Carson are all in the 7th grade at Carl Albert. This was their first time at Global. “We like the paintings,” Swaney said, “and we’re look-ing forward to working our booth.” When asked what they would like to do most if they got to go to France, they all said they would enjoy taking pictures of the scenery and trying all the different types of food. As the afternoon carried on, people were still milling around the campus, taking in all the signs and booths and wondering which country would be featured next year.

By: Samantha MaloyAssistant Editor

Marching In -Marie-Anne Baissac, Dick Albreski, Ivan Peña and Kyle Dillingham lead the Parade of Nations at the 21st Global Oklahoma celebration. While cultures around the world joined in the festival France took center stage. (Photo by Alexis Price)

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The native American word for pumpkin is “isquotersquash.”

By: Racheal PriceEditor-in-chief

Global turns 21

A day in France: Un jour en France:

Pumpkin carv-ing season is upon us and we thought up some tips to help you select and carve the perfect com-plement to your Halloween lawn decorations.

PICK THE BEST ONE The first thing you need to do is know what you

want to carve. Will you be free-handing it? Using a stencil? Want an elaborate de-sign? Or some-thing quick and dirty? Each one of these require

different sized pumpkins. Traditional, quick designs can use a small pumpkin, but a stencil will need a medium one. However, stencils will look small if put on a large pumpkin, so reserve a large pumpkin for an elaborate or free-hand design. Then figure out if you want a narrow or wide pumpkin. Select the pumpkin that fits your design best. You want to choose a pumpkin that has a stem, is even colored, and has few or no bruises, dents, or scratches.

CARVING Cut a lid at an angle so the top of the lid is wider than the inside – a circle or an octagon works best. Scoop out the seeds and stringy flesh. Save your seeds. Scoop out a flat spot in the bottom of your

pumpkin to place a can-dle or light. If you plan

to create a design from scratch, sketch out your idea in water-based mark-er or other implement that will wash away with water. If you use a stencil, tape it in place and add darts (slits or triangular cuts) to the page to make it lay flat. Then use a poker tool to create an outline of your stencil design. Work

slowly, take breaks, and be patient. Using a carving saw or X-acto knife, begin to carve your creation. Remember to SAW, not cut, through the pumpkin. Start at the center and work your way out. Carve so that your saw marks are at a 45-degree angle. Care-fully remove the cutouts and trim the insides of loose flesh. FINISHING TOUCHES There are several things you can do to your jack-o-lantern at this point. You may want to take a damp cloth to your pumpkin to clean it up a bit. If you are using a candle and you want to add a little scent, sprinkle the insides of the pumpkin with cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, a combi-nation, or other spice of your choice. Be creative. If you want your pumpkin to last longer, consider coating the cut portions with vegetable oil or pe-troleum jelly. Also, putting your jack-o-lantern in the refrigerator during the day will help it keep longer.

GO TRADITIONAL Already a carving pro? Try your hand at gourd carving. Carving produce was originally done in honor of Samhain (sow-wan), a Celtic holiday held to honor the dead. Gourds or turnips were carved to welcome deceased loved ones and scare away evil spirits with lumps of coal used to light them. When the Irish immigrated to the U.S., they brought their tradition with them

and found pumpkins to be larger and easier to man-age.

ROASTED PUMPKIN SEEDS You can’t just throw away the seeds when you are done with the carving, so make yourself and your friends a tasty treat. Pre-heat an oven to 400 de-grees F. Separate the seeds from the stringy flesh and rinse the seeds. Then add the seeds to about 2 cups of water for every ½ cup of seeds. Add a little salt (more if you want saltier seeds) and bring to boil. Let simmer 10 minutes. Drain the seeds. Spread olive oil (or melted butter if you prefer) on a roast-ing pan. Put the seeds in a single layer on the pan and bake until brown (about 10-20 minutes.) Add fla-voring that you will enjoy or eat as is when cool. Now that you have the ins and outs, go forth and carve away! For more tips and tricks, check out the Web site “Pumpkin Carving 101” or any of the myriad of sites on the Internet.

Carve like a pro -Carving com-plex pumpkin designs is easier than it looks. The small, sawlike cutting tools available nowadays make carving safer and easier than using a knife. (MCT)

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Sylvia Plath would have under-stood. Never did I feel so embar-rassed the day I sleeked out dur-ing September’s open mic poetry reading at Full Circle Bookstore. But Sylvia Plath would have un-derstood. The open mic reading, held the last Sunday of each month, features an esteemed guest, and this month’s in particular fea-tured guest was none other than an Oklahoma Poet Laureate. Initially, I had decided against going to September’s reading when my friend Terry bailed on our plans to go together. In case you were wondering. I had been looking forward to the event since Terry brought it up at the bar, a few days prior.

So the day of, I called my mother to complain that I was bored, and there was no way I was going to read poetry without a posse, an entourage, a friend at least. But like she said, “Maybe you’ll make some friends if you do go.” So I went. Alone. All alone. When the Oklahoma Poet Laureate finally took to the mi-crophone, he shared his appar-ent disgust for free-form poetry, calling it—in a word—“lazy.” Both poems I had brought didn’t rhyme, let alone fit a form. The host of the event followed the Oklahoma Poet Laureate by reading a couple of limericks, and I followed her. She was a nice enough woman who let me go second because I didn’t want

to follow an Oklahoma Poet Laureate, so she signed her name on the sign up sheet before mine, and took great care to pronounce my last name correctly. Man-jur-ee, she said, in its correct Italian pronunciation when announcing I was to take the microphone. My first poem, “Three Nurses,” wasn’t as funny as I thought it would be, but seldom are jokes about psychiatric wards. The crowd politely clapped upon its completion, but like an idiot, I couldn’t quit while I was dead-even and un-humiliated. Instead, I rambled through my second piece, “Swastika.” As I read it, I couldn’t bear to look up to face the crowd. The experience cer-tainly possessed surrealism. Had I really said “The name of this poem is ‘Swastika,’ and not have expected uproar, especially in all

of places, Oklahoma City? I guess so. When I finished, there was an-other round of polite applause. Then the host of the event said it was a good time to remind everyone the words spoken by the poets weren’t necessarily the views of Full Circle Bookstore and with that being said our next poet is… I felt a wave of humiliation go up and down my spine as I now sat, reflecting upon wheth-er I had any worth as a poet whatsoever. Sylvia Plath would have understood, I thought, as I snuck out, and got in my car, and drove far, far away to home, cursing and damning myself on the whole trip. Despite them not appreciating my fine poetry skills, I guess I will see them again in November.

By: Bryan MangieriFeatures Editor

My Take On Life: ‘I’m a bad poet’

By: Rich WedemeyerGuest Columnist

Here’s an intriguing question: “I seem to always fall for the bad boys, you know, the ones that end up doing me wrong. Why is that?” There are some simple and some not so simple responses to your query.

1. You want so desperately to have love in your life that you overlook early warning signs. We are all programmed for pair-bonding, for the “ultimate” relationship. The infatuation stage is marked by a hormonal

response that has been likened to taking cocaine and heroin together – feel no pain, see no pain, hear no pain, all at light speed. But isn’t that what

killed John Belushi and Chris Farley? We will surely miss, or dismiss, signs that our partner has glitches on board. You have to wait a while to see what’s what and who’s who.

2. You equate excitement with love. Love is exciting, at least early on, but real love is almost boring, in a “we still love to talk and cuddle on occasion” kind of way. Don’t get me wrong, I wish I could bottle the hormones of infatuation. They are magical things.

But I’d probably O.D. on them.

3. You had models for love marked by storm and stress, thrills and chills. We first learn about what love is supposed to look like from our parents. And we learn this at a very deep level. So, look clearly at your sources for early teachings about love and relationships and decide what your values are in this area.

4. You are young. Well, if you are not into your mid to late twenties yet, chances are you still have a lot to learn about the big lessons in love. We experience, process, and become skilled at love and real intimacy from the middle twenties through the middle thirties. Most people say

they changed a great deal in this regard as they look back through those years.

I like to say the following: When your partner’s growth, development, and well-being are just as important to you as your own, then love is present. A mature love means both people hold that tightly. Or maybe six-year-old Mark said it best: “Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and doesn’t think it’s gross.”

Honoring commitments is es-sential in maintaining good rela-tionships with others. It would seem that this would be com-mon sense in our daily lives, but sometimes it gets pushed aside because we find something we would rather do. We expect companies to honor their promises to us. If you buy an extended warranty from a place like Best Buy, Target, or even Amazon.com, you have an expectation that they will stand by the warranty that was sold. When they fail to do so, under-standably you are upset and may (or should) refuse to do busi-ness with them again. Just as we expect companies to follow through and honor their promises, we need to expect the same of each other and when we fail to follow through, we must take responsibility for the con-sequences. In club and organizations, this means that if you say you are go-ing to do something, you make

time to do it, whether this is agreeing to write a report for the group, maintain their Web site, serve on a committee or attend an event. Even those of us writing this have sometimes failed in our obligations to others, but that doesn’t mean we all can’t learn a valuable lesson. First, remember class comes first. This is your first com-mitment every semester. This means by default you are agree-ing to all the work any class entails. If some external force, including family, puts strain on your workload, you need to set rules and expectations in advance. You may have to let them know at the beginning of the semester, you will not be participating in car pool, going to business dinners, or family reunions. Otherwise, you have no reason wasting your time to fail a class. Set up boundar-ies with husbands, children, and other relatives that you need a

certain amount of time to do school work each week. Babies and children are full-time jobs, so you have to know in advance how you will juggle it all, or you will fall behind. Next, only agree to do things you know you will like doing. Are you passionate about col-lecting cans for the homeless? If not, that is perfectly fine, and it is natural to not be gung-ho about every issue that rolls your way. Defer to others when you don’t want to do something. Be honest. Ask yourself: will doing some-thing in some way benefit my knowledge, skills, or well-being? If the answer is no to all, the project is not for you. Never agree to do something you will hate or will take away more time than you can afford because you feel guilty or want to please others. Those of us raised to be people-pleasers may find this tough, but you have to be strong.

What do you do if an emergen-cy comes up and you just can’t do what you said you would? It is all right to back out and turn your responsibility to another if there is absolutely nothing you can do. Kids get sick, people have accidents, and sometimes professors give insane assign-ments. The thing you do not want to do is make excuses as to why you are too busy without considering everyone else in the group is busy too. They will be taking over your responsibilities. So be contrite and understand-ing if they are disappointed in you. Do not expect them to jump for joy that you are leaving the group. It is also unacceptable to not plan properly. If you make a commitment to do something in the future write it down. Make sure you make arrangements with family and jobs in advance so the things do not conflict and you can fulfill your obligation.

Follow-through an important life skill

The boy all the good girls want

Meet Robert Hogue, who has been a Professor of Mathematics and Mathematics Coordinator for the college since Aug. 2006. “That means besides teach-ing I have responsibilities in the department overseeing the Math Lab and other administrative duties,” he said. Hogue spent four years away from school to serve in the Unit-ed States Marine Corps. In Oc-tober 1985, he started his college career at RSC before getting his Bachelors degree in Mathemat-ics and an MS in Applied Sci-ence at the University of Central Oklahoma. “I spent from 1989 to 2006 working different career jobs mostly as a Statistical/Data Analyst or Computer Program-ming,” he explained. “So when I took my job here in 2006, it was like coming full circle. I guess you could say coming home.”

He says his students are his favorite part of his job and that he wants people to be successful. “Many people think they have a hard time learning math. My job is to convince them that with a little work, everyone can under-stand some math at some level.” His favorite thing about math is “just the challenge of solving a problem using your ‘critical thinking’ skills. I especially like mathematics that applies to our real world.”

Age: 48Hometown: Born in Mangum, Oklahoma, but grew up in Mid-west City from age 5Spouse: SingleHeroes: “My Father and Mother. I also admire anyone who overcomes great obstacles in life.”Most life changing book ever read: The BiblePersonal Motto: “Carpe Diem”Forms of exercise: Walk/Run/Pushups/light workout with

Weights Favorite Food: “I love food es-pecially Middle Eastern, Greek, Japanese and all kinds in be-tween.” Proudest moment: “Graduat-ing from Marine Corps boot camp, nothing in life will top it.”Music: “I love all kinds of music. That literally means all kinds; rock, top 40, jazz, R&B, some country... However, I par-ticularly like classical and, yes, opera. The last thing I listened

to would be any song on a Ma-ria Callas CD. “ Most desirable place to visit: “I have been lots of places in the military. All over Asia (9 differ-ent countries), and Australia as well. I have not been to Europe, but I think I would go to the Caribbean first. Honestly there are so many places right here in the U.S. that would be great to see. We have such a big country that is by far the best place in the world to live.”

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Golden Apple Awards Nominations are sought for the Golden Apple Teaching

Awards. The awards recognize kindergarten through high

school teachers who have had a positive impact on students’ academic and personal suc-cess. Students are encour-

aged to write a letter or essay about a teacher they respect

by describing the reasons they appreciate him or her.

Submissions should be typed in 12-point font and double-spaced. Nominations need to

include the student’s name and contact information. Nomina-tions are due by 5 p.m Mon-day, Oct. 12 in the Student

Services Building, Room 107. For more information contact

Lisa Kerr at 733-7372.

Foundation Scholarships Foundation Scholarship applications are now being

accepted for the spring 2010 semester. Interested students must complete the online ap-plication and attach an essay. For more information contact Lisa Pitsiri at lpitsiri@rose.edu or visit http://www.rose.edu/finaid/scholarship_info.asp.

Diamond Leadership The Diamond Leadership Series will host “Journey to

Success” presented by General Ben Robinson. Robinson will

share his personal insights into how to be successful and reach goals. The event is free to students. Free pizza will be served at 11 a.m. and the key-note address will start at 11:30

a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14 in the Communications Center

Performing Arts Theater.

Domestic Violence Project “Family Matters: Domes-tic Violence Shatters Lives” is this year’s visual display

project theme to bring aware-ness to the issues of domestic violence. Students are encour-aged to research the issue and come up with a way to visu-

ally present what they learned. Participants will create either

a poster or other three di-mensional presentation. The deadline for submission is

Friday, Oct. 16. Projects will be displayed in the Social Sci-ences building until judging on Friday, Oct. 30. A $100

cash prize will be awarded to the 1st place winner and a $50 cash prize will be awarded to the Student’s Choice Winner. For more information contact Monique Bruner at mbruner@

rose.edu or 733-7316.

Great Issues Lecture Dr. Sherri Edwards will

deliver the next installment of the Great Issues Lecture se-

ries at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21 in the Lecture Hall. She will present “Getting More and Still Having the Blues.”

RSC professor Dr. John Carl will complete the fall lectures by discussing “The U.S. and the World… Where Do We

Stand?” at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5. For more information contact Toni Castillo at 733-

7512.

The Big Read Kick-Off was Saturday, October 3, at Global Oklahoma. This year, The Big Read events are centered around the book, “The Maltese Falcon,” by Dashiell Hammett. Professor Caryl Gibbs gave a brief overview of “The Mal-tese Falcon,” and a troupe of volunteer students and staff did a Reader’s Theatre play called “Capisce?” written in the noir genre, like “The Maltese Falcon.” The Big Read is funded by a grant from the National Endow-ment for the Arts and the In-stitute of Museum and Library Services in cooperation with Arts Midwest. Local sponsors are the Metropolitan Library System and Rose State College. Rose State College’s events for the month include the follow-ing programs. Information about additional programs is available at www.rose.edu/lrc/ or metroli-brary.org/thebigreadokc.

Reader’s Theatre Hear “The Maltese Falcon” radio program at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22 in the H. B. Atkinson Theatre. The drama students, led by Professor Rick Nelson, will share this Reader’s Theatre presentation of the Dashiell Hammett story. This event is co-sponsored by the RSC Friends of the Library. A reception will follow.

Free Movie The Downtown Library will show The Maltese Falcon, at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25. Okla-homa Gazette film critic Doug Bentin will introduce the movie. For more information call 606-3876.

Book Discussion A book discussion of the book will be held 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29 in the LRC, Room 110. Come by the LRC today for a free copy of the book.

Hear other readers’ ideas regarding the questions: “Is Sam Spade a hero?” “What mo-tivates Sam Spade to find the falcon?” “Is he tempt-ed by money or Brigid, or does he merely love the chase?” “What do the novel’s three women- Brig-id O’Shaugh-nessy, Effie Perine, and Iva Archer- have in common?”

Michael E. Jackson, Sr., spoke during a seminar about how men can be better fathers, sons, and husbands Thursday, Oct. 1 in the Student Center’s Raider Room. The seminar served as part of domestic violence awareness and prevention month. Jackson hails from TEEM (The Education and Employ-ment Ministry), a Christian based organization helping peo-ple better themselves by provid-ing the means to further their education and by helping them seek employment. Jackson said in 60 to 70 per-cent of the cases of homeless and felon men who seek help from TEEM was because “their dad wasn’t there.” This means, Jack-son said, young men seek out the next available male role model. “I think it’s the man’s respon-sibility to be there for his chil-dren,” Jackson said. Additionally, daughters learn how men should treat them from the way their fathers treat them,

Jackson said. But when circumstances mean the mother and the father can’t be together, both must keep their relationship “business-like.” Nei-ther should speak ill of the other. Jackson also spoke about the importance of expectations in re-lationships. Conflicts arise when an expectation has been violated. “Expectation,” Jackson said. “That one word can regulate happiness in your life.” Natasha Earle, theater educa-tion major, said the seminar had an impact. “How conflicts arise out of ex-pectations kind of hit home for me,” Earle said. “It really makes a lot of sense, and now I can prob-ably be able to tell people what I’m talking about, like I can tell them what I expected instead of arguing with them.” Dr. Joanne Stafford, director of special services, brought to the audience’s attention the fact that in cases of domestic violence, Oklahoma ranks fourth in the nation.

By: Adriana ValtinsonAssignment Editor

Whodunit resurfaces for new generationBy: Samantha Maloy

Assistant Editor

You don’t have to be super-slueth to enjoy Dashiell Ham-mett’s “The Maltese Falcon.” Pick up your copy from the

LRC today. (MCT)

Great Fathers - To be a father takes patience, practice and dedication is the mes-sage Michael E. Jackson spreads through his work with TEEM. Jackson believes

his educating young men will allow them to learn to be better dads.(Photo by Amber Loyd)

By: Bryan MangieriFeatures Editor

Being a better husband, father takes work, desire

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2009 Celebrates

France

Up and Over - Ulrich (Brendan Agnew) shield bashes Sir Anduil (Nathan Ice) over the Black Knight (Chris Manchester) in a tourna-ment held in Lady Brienne’s honor. Cody Clark of Storm Warrior Productions created the presentation that features choreographed

sword play with a humorous storyline. (Photo by Racheal Price)

Picture Perfect - Jonathan Koelsch explains how he used Google Earth to create his painting for the Global Oklahoma poster. Koel-

sch signed copies of his poster during the event and chatted with visitors. (Photo by Racheal Price)

Virtuoso – Kyle Dillingham, Goodwill Ambassador for

L’Alliance Francaise d’OKC, performs in both English and

French as the featured per-former. Dilligham has played the violin for 21 years. He is

also responsible for developing a new music based language

program called “Language and Lyrics.” (Photo by Racheal

Price)

THRILLER! Global Oklahoma brings together cultures from around the world in celebra-tion of diversity and unity. Ridgecrest Elementary Choir joins by singing and dancing to “Thriller,” a quintessential ex-pression of America’s pop music phenonemon. (Photo by Amber Loyd)

“I’ve been to all, but two of these events, since they started this,” artist Lee Williams said. “I love it. I love the whole aura

about it with all the different cultures and fabulous things. I enjoy being here more than anything.”

Williams set up a canvas on the mall where she painted a fairy-as part of the “Artist’s Colony.” (Photo by Amber Loyd)

Cameron Howerton explains how a gun is mounted to allow soldiers to fire at enemy units while in a moving jeep. Members of the 45th Infantry Museum volunteers assumed different roles within American “G” Company and were on hand to discuss dif-ferent artifacts from World War II and their uses. The historical

“G” Company was stationed in France during the war. (Photo by Racheal Price)

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17 Data set available to many19 Division word20 Vietnamese celebration21 Have to have22 Obama was in it until No-vember 200824 __ set: construction toy

26 Dances in 3/4 time27 Surgery ctrs.28 Lindbergh, notably29 Mel, “The Velvet Fog”32 Barn bundle33 Vigorous spirit37 Japanese cartoon art genre38 Ignited39 Pointy-hatted garden statue40 Taken-back auto41 Thumbs-down re-views42 Math comparison43 Like the Vikings45 Barnyard brooder46 Treat for Fido49 Wetlands growth53 Many vows are taken at them54 Really teed off55 Aussie bounder56 Chicken cordon __57 Professionally man-aged investment type60 Gets grayer, usually61 Periods, in telegrams62 Big Apple theater award63 Part to play

64 Lea females65 D.C. lobbying orgs.down1 Moisten during roasting2 Autumn leaf color3 Chalkboard material4 Mangy mutt

5 Cowpokes’ competitions6 Reason out7 Picked up the tab8 Have a bug9 Property co-owner10 Desi who married Lucille Ball11 Midler of “The Rose”12 Gin flavorings15 Used-car lot transaction18 Serving after the salad23 “Don’t Bring Me Down” rock gp.25 Unifying objective26 Loses crispness, as celery28 “The Age of Reason” author Thomas29 Sea dog30 White Monopoly bill31 __ cord: parachute activator32 Explosion34 Place to build35 “__ seeing things?”36 Prefix with natal or classical39 Sister of Hansel41 Light-refracting devices44 Wilder’s “__ Town”45 Bother continually46 Kid-lit elephant47 Volunteer’s offer48 Pittsburgh product, histori-cally49 Two-door car50 Caribbean island resort51 Greek column style52 Mine bonanzas54 Pack in the overhead bin58 Beehive State native59 Fancy dresser

Last Week’s Puzzles Solved

Care Packages NTSO will be collecting

items to go to the 4th BCT 1st AD 2nd Squadron 13th Cavalry Regiment. They will be accept-

ing donations Monday, Oct. 5 – Friday, Oct. 23. Donation boxes will be set up around campus. For more informa-

tion contact, Mary Watson at mary-watson@stu.rose.edu or

Rose Forest at rose-forest@stu.rose.edu.

Items needed: Personal Hygiene and Health: Baby wipes; tooth-brushes; deodorant; body

wash; Q-tips; baby powder; disposable razors; boot body/spray; shampoo/conditioner; dental floss; travel size toilet

paper; hand sanitizer (4 oz. or smaller); shaving cream/lotion; Claritin; Nyquil; Dayquil; Ty-lenol; ibuprofen; bug repellant;

sun screen Food: Snack foods that will not melt; various/mixed nuts (not raw); beef jerky;

Chex mix/party mix; canned chips (singles); hard candy;

canned foods; packaged water flavors; individual cereal box-

es; popcorn; gum Other Needs: Febreeze;

batteries (AA and AAA); books; magazines; air freshen-ers; plain white socks (calf and

crew length); DVD movies and TV shows; flip flops (male

and female); envelopes and cards

Christmas Connections Christmas Connections re-ferrals are now available for

students. The program allows low-income families to “shop”

for Christmas presents for their families with dignity in a department store atmosphere. In addition to traditional gifts,

families are also provided with clothing, furniture, house wares, hygiene items, nonper-ishable food, school supplies

and school uniforms depending on availability. To be eligible, recipients must be residents of Oklahoma County, pos-

sess income that qualifies the family for food stamps under DHS guidelines, did not shop

in 2008 at the store during Christmas shopping days and a $1 donation per family member is requested. The deadline for referrals is 5 p.m. Thursday,

Nov. 5. For more information contact Special Services/Stu-dent Outreach at 733-7373.

“Thriller” MWC High School DECA

will attempt to break the world record for the most people

dancing “Thriller” by Michael Jackson on Friday, October 30th at halftime of the Mid-

west City home football game vs. Norman. But they need your HELP! They will also

wear clown noses to show sup-port for the Ronald McDonald

House Charities and all pro-ceeds from the event will be donated to the charity. A $5 per individual is required to participate. If you are inter-ested, please contact Sara at

627-5303 or email her at etafa-voti10@sbcglobal.net for more

information.

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Oldest Written Reference: “The only remains of the Wolffian body in the complete condition of the female organs are two rudimentary or vestigial structures,” from Gray’s Anatomy (1877).

Pop Culture Reference: “Even when we caught one un-armed and alive, he died the moment it became obvious he was cap-tured. Even the he is uncertain – the most likely thing, in fact, is that most bugger soldiers are female, but with atrophied or vestigial sexu-al organs,” Major Graff from Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card.

Our Usage: With only vestigial knowledge, Brian was able to pass his calculus test. Of course, he could just be a good guesser at multiple choice test exams.

How to Win Your Soul from Satan (or How to Finish Your Career in Reality Television)

All you wanted was a guide to how to be on and survive in real-ity television. And what do you get? The advice, from last issue, to sell your soul to Satan. This, the third part of our look at reality television’s ins-and-outs, will perhaps be the most life affirming and informa-tive—as we at the 15th Street News will provide a sure-fire way to win your soul back from the Prince of Darkness (and we don’t mean Ozzy Osbourne).

1. Purchase a fiddle. This step means dropping some dough. The fiddle is expensive, plus you want one that looks pretty sweet, but don’t blow your wad of

cash on this step because the second step might be the most important.

2. Learn to play the fiddle. And you need to learn from the best. We suggest you contact Charlie Daniels, and as good- hearted as the

man might be,

lessons from him just ain’t

going to be free. No way. No how.

3. Challenge the Devil to a duel in which you bet your

soul based upon your ability to play the fiddle, which you undoubtedly bought after step one and

then learned to play after step two.

4. Win the duel.5. Come back from hell, and

with your soul in tact, finish your career, in reality television by gracefully bowing out mid-season. You don’t have to go into details. I mean, you just beat Satan, kid. Who else should you answer to?

6. Then become a public speaker, and plug yourself on the talk show television circuit.

And if you learned anything, anything at all from the series, let it be this: never trust the me-dia in the first place.

By: Bryan MangieriFeatures Editor

Among the 10 fastest growing degrees in the country, RSC of-fers all but two of those degrees, and half of them can be found in the Health Sciences Division. The Health Sciences division is hosting their annual Informa-tion Sessions on Tuesday, Oct. 27 in the Student Center. There are two meeting times, one at 12:30 and one at 7:15, to ac-commodate day and night stu-dents’ schedules. None of the degrees are of-ficially designed to transfer to a four-year college, but are designed instead to prepare the student to go directly into the workforce, “to make the transi-tion easier,” Dan Points, Health Sciences dean, said. “There are jobs waiting for all [the graduates from the differ-ent degrees],” Points said. In some cases, students can get jobs in their fields before they even graduate. Each degree takes only a lim-ited number of applicants each year. Points said that while any-

one can apply, other things have to fall into place. “You don’t have to necessarily be the top student because other factors are evalu-ated,” Points said. There are a lot of advantages to obtaining a health sciences degree from a two or three-year program. “The student will receive a lot more hands-on experience and a lot more clinical time. Associate degree students take the exact same exams as four-year stu-dents do and initially, they make the same amount of money,” Points said. He added that though the four-year students will make more money in the long run. Lacy Stuart, a sophomore who was accepted into the Dental Hygiene program, says that she has wanted to be in the program since she was in high school, and “loves that she is learning a skill that will be a part of my entire life.” For more information contact Points at dpoints@rose.edu or 733-7359.

Health Sciences sessions offer time to explore career opportunities

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“Zombieland” starring Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, and Abigail Breslin and directed by Ruben Fleischer promises hot zombie killing and delivers it in spades, buckshot, and gardening accessories. One could say, “Business is a’boomin” in the film. 'Zombieland' follows the quests of four characters on the way to finding a place free of zombies and inner peace as they survive the apocalyptic horror that is reality after zombies seize the earth. Columbus (Eisenberg) searches for a family and the connection to human beings he never had when there were lots of humans. Tallahassee (Harrel-son) desires to eat every Twinkie he can find until their shelf life expires and kill copious amounts of zombies in glorious and cre-ative ways. And Little Rock (Breslin) and Wichita (Stone) want to survive, stay together, make it to Pacifica Playland, and play their con games on Colum-bus and Tallahassee. Right from the beginning as Columbus explains the rules to surviving Zombieland including

rule number one: Cardio fatties can’t outrun a zombie attack, this movie is hysterical. Columbus walks you through some of his rules in hilarious and gruesome ways. In all he has 32 rules, we never find out all of them, but when one comes up it shows up comically on the screen to remind you. Through zombie at-tacks, Keno parlors, Bill Mur-ray and the amusement park, the movie keeps delivering the laughs. There are a few moments that will make the audience want to leap out of their seats, but mostly it is simply gory and filled with the language you would expect in Zombieland. The “gamer crowd” will find lots of R-rated fun to quote end-lessly to each other over pizza, Mountain Dew, and Halo (or Dungeons and Dragons). Generally, in horror comedies, audiences are looking for a cast that can say their lines reason-ably well and then get to the blood and guts. The actors fit their roles perfectly and do not come across as fake or working too hard. The script is delivered naturally and viewers will quick-ly find themselves immersed in

the world. Fleischer and his crew did an excellent job pulling this movie together. It is paced well with very few dead areas and the jokes keep coming to the end. Whether it is the rules or Tallahassee’s race to beat Twinkie’s expi-ration date, or his painting a Dale Earnhardt “3” on every single luxury vehicle he finds to drive. Unlike most zombies, the ones in this flick are not raven-ous undead who shamble about; these zombies are humans who have gotten a strain of mad cow disease that causes inflammation of the brain, high fever, and an appetite for entrails and viscera. They die after taking massive amounts of damage, or like most

zombies after having their brains damaged. Which makes rule number two: double tap even better. As a fun film for Halloween, Zombieland can’t be beat. Catch it while you can. We give this one five unexpired Twinkies out of five.

By: Racheal PriceEditor-in-chief

Tuned Up! Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) there is more than one way to use and tune a banjo in “Zombieland.” The horror comedy is now playing at a theater near you! (Glen

Wilson/Courtesy Columbia Pictures/MCT)

‘The system must pay,’ but you don’t have to!

This review should be titled “How to start your October on a sour note.” First let me set the scene in the newsroom when free movie review tickets arrive! It is always a scramble for the tickets ... sometimes a scramble to get the tickets and some-times a scramble NOT to get the tickets. Geting the tickets comes with the cavaet of having to write a review of the movie for the next issue. Writing the required review is an easy task

if the movie is viable and a labor of pure drudgery if the movie is bad. So last week when “Law Abid-ing Citizen” tickets arrived the scramble was on. And why wouldn’t it be? Jamie Foxx, the golden one, was one of the leads. Gerard Butler was a name that sent the staff to the Internet to find who he was, his nude scene in the trailer could have been used as a kind of credential. The scramble soon narrowed to two staffers ... myself, the 65-year-old Mac guru and the

20-year-old up-and-coming graphic artist. As it should be, age won over talent. Although after seeing the movie, I’m sure this movie would never make anyone’s win column. The best part of “Law Abiding Citizen” was the trailer. Instead of being the touted “vigilante movie on steriods” it is an hour and forty-eight minutes of bor-ing, melodramatic drivel. When a film has the following rating: “This Film is rated R for strong bloody brutal violence and tor-ture, a scene of rape, and perva-

sive language.” I expect at least once to have to close my eyes, and stick my fingers in my ears, but nowhere in this film did the tension reach this level. Even “Criminal Minds” on television creates more ten-sion in one episode that this film did throughout its entirety. By the time the Butler charac-ter’s accomplice is revealed I was to the “who cares” point. Contrary to “the system must pay” tag line on the movie poster, you are lucky enough to be warned not to pay to see this nonentity film.

By: Scottie SegerContributing Writer

We took a couple of weeks off in the hopes that someone had an opinion that differed from ours. Alas, it was not to be. So we come back, better than before and ready to share our ideas with you once again. On TV: Get ready to laugh out loud as you watch “Community.” Cleverly written, fast paced, and entertaining. This show pays

homage to community colleges across the country. This show will remind viewers of a cooler, crazier RSC. (NBC, Thursdays) Also Worth Catching: “Su-pernatural” (CW, Thursdays) In Music: Does the soundtrack from the “Nana” movie count? Best Movie: After watch-ing the special features disc that came with the Blu-Ray, “The Dark Knight” was better than my initial impression.

Looking Forward To: “The Princess and the Frog” and “Star Trek” on Blu-ray Best Book Read: “Ender’s Game” by Orson Scott Card. I don’t generally go in for futur-istic science fiction novels, but Card gave an interview on NPR promoting the comic based on the novel and sold me. It’s a great quick read and it forces you to think three dimensionally. You’ll have to read it to get what I mean.

Also Worth Flipping Through: “Final Crisis” by Grant Morrison Games Playing: “Little Big Planet: Game of the Year Edi-tion;” Addictive, creative and fun for a whole group. Marvel Ulti-mate Alliance 2, although I still haven’t figured out why I would want to join Iron Man’s side? Waiting to Play: Dragon Age: Origins

The on P PCultureBy: Racheal Price

Editor-in-chief

Add new rules: Buy a ticket to Zombieland

I Hate Hamlet The theater department will

present “I Hate Hamlet” 7: 30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8 –

Saturday, Oct. 10 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11 in the H.B. Atkinson Theatre. Admission to the production is free for staff, faculty, and students

and $3 for the general public. For more information call

733-7430. Relient K

Rockers Relient K will be hitting the Performing Arts

Theatre Wednesday, Oct. 21. The band’s history book in-

cludes five full length albums, a Grammy nomination, and performances ranging from

Jay Leno to Jimmy Kimmel. Tickets are $20 for the gen-eral public and $15 for RSC

faculty/staff and students. Discounted tickets are limited to two per person. They may be purchased at the Perform-ing Arts Theatre box office.

Tickets are also available online at www.myticketoffice.

com. For more information call 733-7976.

Horseshoe RoadHorseshoe Road-November 5Rose State Live! will feature the eclectic musical styling of Horseshoe Road 8 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 5 in the Per-forming Arts Theatre. The group blends Blues, Blue-

grass, Gypsy Jazz, Western Swing, Country, Rock and Gospel into an earthy genre of music they call Heartland Acoustic. World-renowned fiddle sensation and Okla-

homa Musical Ambassador, Kyle Dillingham, heads the

band. The band will perform music from their latest CD,

“Reel-to-Reel.” Tickets can be purchased for $15 for general public, $10 for faculty, staff and students from schools other than Rose and $5 for

Rose State students. There is a limit of 6 tickets per person for this show. For the Rose State College box office call

733-7960. Tickets may also be purchased at all Civic Center

Box Office locations, 297-2264 and 1-800-364-7111,

www.tickets.com.

Finding ‘The Kalm in the Khaos’

You never know what tal-ent you can uncover on the RSC campus. The Kalm in the Khaos, a local Christian rock band, is one example as two of its members are RSC students. Taylor Dalrymple (18, drums) and Sarah Thompson (19, vocals) are both students here at RSC. Dalrymple is majoring in Physical Therapy, and Thompson is majoring in vocal music. The rest of the members of the band are brothers Josh (15, bass) and Matt Cleveng-er (16, guitar), Matt Mont-gomery (16, vocals) and Ryan Plunkett (18, guitar). Montgomery attends Carl Albert High School, and the Clevengers and Plunkett at-tend Life Christian Academy. Dalrymple was the one

who came up with name of the band. He was inspired by the New Testament story in Mark 4 when Jesus was in the boat with His disciples and He calmed the storm. He was the “calm in the chaos.” The band, which was formed in 2006 out of Eastpointe Church, has been in transi-tion over the last year or so as old members have left and new ones have joined. The latest addition was Thomp-son, after the original vocal-ist Arielle Howard left the group. “I really love getting to per-form and write music- that has been cool, ” Thompson said. Thompson said that the group would love to open for Skillet some day. They also would like to get signed with a record label, but are remain-ing open to “whatever God

wants us to do.” “If we’re not glorifying God, then there is no point to do what we’re do-ing,” Thomp-son added. Dalrymple agreed. “Our goal as mu-sicians and Christians is to use our passion for music to reach people.” The band got to open a few weekends ago for Pil-lar, KJ-52, Children 18:3 and Seventh Time Down at the Wild Storm Music Festival in Broken Arrow. “That has by far been our biggest event so far,” Dalrym-ple said.

By: Samantha MaloyAssistant Editor

The Kalm in the Khaos sounds like: Flyleaf, Fireflight

The Kalm in the Khaos (Photo provided)

Music Stand

UPCOMING EVENTS:Thursday, Oct. 22.: Benefit concert at St. Jude’s in Nor-manSaturday, Oct. 24.: Hallow-een Party @ Selah (Ground Zero in Choctaw)FOR BOOKING INFO:Contact Dalrymple at dt-dalrymple@gmail.com or 301-4740.