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Friday, September 14, 2001 Campus news, campus views from Southeastern Oklahoma State University Volume 82 No. 4

Campus Calendar

4) Do you have an item for The Southeastern's Campus

Calendar? Include dates and contact phone numbers. Fax them at least a week in

advance to 745-7475.

Noonday prayer The Canterbury

Association is hosting a

daily prayer at 12:15 p.m. each day through the end of

the month at St. John's

Episcopal Church, located at 515 W . Beech St., across

from the middle school. For

more information call 924-

1332.

BSU happenings SOSU's Baptist Student

Union hosts praise and wor­

ship gatherings at 9:30 p.m.

each Monday under the

Gazebo, at 10 p.m. each

Tuesday in the B S U Coffee House, and lunches from

11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Wednesday. Call the B S U at

924-0618 for more informa­

tion.

Real Deal show The Real Deal game

show comes to S O S U at 7

p.m. Monday. Sept. 17. in

the Student Union Ballroom. Spin the wheel

for up to $400 in cash, and

prizes, too. There will also

be free T-shirts. For more

information call the office

for student life at 745-2840.

Canterbury tales All college students are

welcome to join the Canterbury Association for

evening prayer, Bible study

and dinner each Thursday. 6

p.m., at the Wesley Center. For more information, call

Joe McClour at 924-1941.

Savages travel The S O S U Savages' third

football game of the season,

against Texas A & M -Kingsville, is set for 7 p.m.

Saturday in Kingsville.

Mock interviews Kimberly Thorten of the

Sherwin Williams Co. will

be hosting mock interviews. 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 17.

Broadcasting A mandatory meeting of

the Southeastern Oklahoma

State University chapter of

the National Broadcasting

Society is set for 2 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 17, in R o o m

202 of the Fine Arts Building. Call 745-2560 or

745-2906 for more informa­

tion. Your attendance is

expected.

V-ball at home The S O S U Lady Savages

volleyball team hosts Texas

Woman's University at 2

p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, in

the gymnasium.

Tarleton in town The S O S U Savages foot­

ball team hosts Tarleton

State at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22. at Paul Laird Fied.

Library help Do you have term paper

blues'? Don't know where to

turn? Need a little help? Let

the library help. C o m e to

our Term Paper Clinic

Wednesday, Oct. 3, from

2:30-4:30 p.m., and

Thursday, Oct. 4, from

6:30-8:30 p.m.

Is anyone safe anymore? Unprecedented attacks on U.S. put otherwise-comfortable students on edge

A M B E R MacENTIRE/The Southeastern

In the photo above, S O S U aviation stu­dents watch the breaking events unfold on television as their planes stand idle in the background at Eaker Field. The

Federal Aviation Administration ordered all flights grounded following the terror­

ist attacks on Tuesday, illustrated by the lock on the gate in the photo at right. "We'll stay on the ground until

they give us the OK," said Kyle Thomas, assistant professor and chief

flight instructor. Aviation students agreed they are not rethinking becom­ing a pilot after Tuesday's tragedies. "If we weren't pilots, we could be working

security in the World Trade Center," said student Bill Park, who was recent­

ly hired to fly planes for Continental Express. Classes continue in the avia­

tion program, only without flight instruction until further notice.

S O S U grinds to a standstill as students, faculty cope By VICTORIA A. BRYAN Staff Writer

W e were glued to our televisions.

W e were amazed. W e were shocked. Perhaps the most devastating act of

terrorism in our nation's history took

place on Tuesday. Two landmarks were demolished,

and thousands of lives were lost.

Time stood still at S O S U as facul­

ty, staff and students watched in amazement as the World Trade

Center towers collapsed, the

Pentagon was engulfed in flames, and one hijacked plane crashed into a wooded area in western

Pennsylvania.

But perhaps the most shocking

news footage to be seen was when the second of four hijacked commer­

cial planes crashed into the World

Trade Center's north tower, and then several of the 50.000 employees

plunged to their deaths to escape

being burned alive. As of Wednesday evening, no

exact person or group was being

held responsible for the terrorist attacks. However, Saudi-exile

Osama bin Laden is suspected to be

linked to the attacks, but it is still too premature to make any allegations.

"Whoever is responsible needs to

be very afraid," S O S U social sci­ences instructor Corie Delashaw

said Tuesday while watching T V news coverage on the attack with

several of her colleagues. "This is

the worst sneak attack on the country

ever. Once the shock is over, the country will be united in an amazing

amount of rage."

Tuesday afternoon S O S U President Glen D. Johnson assessed

the situation and canceled all class­

es. Johnson also dismissed most fac­

ulty and staff with the exception of

campus security, physical plant, food services, telecommunications,

administrative computing, student services, housing, and public infor-

See TRAGEDY Page 2

By ANDREW PAGEL Staff Writer

Walking across Southeast­

ern's campus,' one experi­

ences a gamut of conscious­ness following Tuesday's ter­

rorist disaster. Some are elated that their

loved ones are not in the des­

ignated hot spots, while oth­ers are in the depths of

despair. Mostly fear of the

unknown, fear of mass destruction and general hyste­

ria permeate the campus. Some students are angry

that these individuals have

broken into the serene atmos­

phere that we as Americans have created in our minds.

Others said they feel violat­ed because it is our country.

but at the same time they feel

very American because we

have never had to pull togeth­

er like this. "Terrorism is ugly," said

one non-traditional senior

who asked not to be identified

because he is a veteran of the

Libian conflict and Desert

Shield. "It is rape of the high­

est accord."

Other students are trying to

decipher the reason behind

this atrocity and are willing to

point their fingers at different

infamous madmen such as

Osama bin Laden or Saddam

Counseling

• Students seeking

counseling following the terrorist disaster are encouraged to call Jane McMillan, director

of the S O S U counsel­ing center, at 745-2957, or drop by R o o m 112 in North Hall.

Hussein. Another non-traditional stu­

dent stated that if the United States had properly handled

the situation in Desert Storm

then all this might have been

avoided. "'Unbelievable, words fail

me at this time," said Alan

Gray. Hannah Gray added: "I

don't think I have ever seen something this shocking. It

really makes you question

your safety." Burney Anoatubby was

shocked and said: "Are we

going to World War III?" Groups of students congre­

gated around in little make­

shift therapy sessions with the

goal of bringing into focus the

horrors of the day. This tragedy brought stu­

dents and faculty together

into one body of disbelief and

nervous tension.

Related stories and opinions

• P a g e 2: K S S U radio station employees break

the story on campus. • P a g e 3: Andrew Pagel, staff writer, encourages

us to support our international students. • P a g e 3: A staff editorial questions this tragedy

and looks for something positive. • P a g e 3: Joe McClour, entertainment/features

editor, puts a pragmatic spin on the tragedy. • P a g e 4: C. Allin Means, newspaper adviser,

points out what an excellent job the newspaper crew

has done during a stressful week. • P a g e 4: Victoria Bryan, staff writer, notes how

this incident is President Bush's first major test. • P a g e 4: Matt Thomas, sports editor, points out

that sports are trivial right now, but could be a unit­ing force in returning America to normalcy. • P a g e 5: Writing students comment on where

they were when they heard the news, and express

their feelings. • P a g e 5: C a m p u s ministries come together for a

prayer vigil on the lawn of Southeastern.

In a nutshell

• Air traffic across America is put to a halt Tuesday

by order of the Federal Aviation Administration.

• Flags are ordered to half-staff by Gov. Frank

Keating in honor of the attack's victims.

• Gov. Keating and attorney general urge

Oklahomans to avoid buying gas, if possible. G a s

stations are reported charging $6 a gallon. In Tulsa,

police officers are assigned to convenience stores to

break up fights and direct traffic.

• Gov. Keating closes the Capitol and all state gov­

ernment offices. The Oklahoma National Guard is

also activated.

• Tinker Air Force Base is on high alert.

• Approximately a dozen flights from various airlines

are diverted to Tulsa International Airport.

Sports events take a back seat as priorities shift to tragedy By MATT THOMAS Sports Editor

With the tragedy affecting this country

still so fresh in our mind we realize the triviality of sports. Sports themselves real­ize this fact and have taken the necessary

steps to show the proper respect, and also take the proper security measures to pre­

vent any further acts of terror that could possibly take place at their venues.

The deaths caused by Tuesday's tragedy have touched all aspects of life, including

sports. Among those confirmed dead are

two talent scouts for the NHL's. Los

Angeles Kings. They are Ace Bailey and

Mark Bavis, both who were on the flight

that crashed into the second World Trade

Center building Tuesday.

For the first time in approximately 60

years, Major League Baseball has sus­

pended play for a reason other than a work

stoppage.

Teams are where they are supposed to

be, but will not be playing, possibly

through today. Minor league baseball has

also suspended its playoffs until a proper

resumption time can be determined.

The National Hockey League, whose

offices are in N e w York City, has decided

to move to its Canadian headquarters.

The P G A postponed start days for both

golf events in the country this week. The

World Golf Championship and the tour

event in Tampa Bay. Fla., resume today.

Major League Soccer has postponed its

playoffs, and has not yet decided when

they will resume. This includes the Dallas

Burn game, which was to be held in

Washington, D.C.. against D.C. United.

At press time the N F L and the N C A A

had not made announcements regarding

the status of their weekend games. The

N C A A , however, has canceled four

Thursday night games, and one Friday

night game.

The thoughts and prayers of those in the

sports world are with those involved and

their families.

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K S S U trio alerts S O S U of terrorist attacks By VICTORIA A. BRYAN Staff Writer

It was business as usual for the DJs of the K S S U morning show Tuesday.

However, just minutes after the

news broke and a call was made to the station from the Savage Grill,

K S S U alerted its listeners that a plane had allegedly crashed into

one of the World Trade Center towers in New York City.

The morning show trio, which includes Station Manager Chris

Bradley, Program Director

Burney Anoatubby. and Denise Re\nolds divided their efforts

between the radio, Internet, and television.

"With myself on the A M radio.

Chris watching the TV. and

Denise getting the latest off the

Internet," Anoatubby said, "we set

up a news radio war room."

However, on Reynolds' first

attempt to go online, she was

unsuccessful because the sites

were unavailable. She speculates

that so many were accessing the

Internet therefore making them

unreachable.

"We were very careful how we

reported the news," said Bradley.

"We would say that the attacks

were allegedly performed by ter­

rorists."

When new information would

become available the trio would

come on the air to report it.

"That's how big the story was,"

said Reynolds. "And everything

we did, we should have been

doing."

When Anoatubby first heard

about the tragedy, he said that he

was in a state of disbelief until he

received absolute confirmation.

"Once I did believe it, and the

second crash occurred, I was

pissed," said Anoatubby.

Bradley's reaction to the attacks

were shock, and thinking that they

were merely a "freak accident."

Latest update

# President Glen D. Johnson, who met with

reporters of The Southeastern on Tuesday, conducted a second press conference on Thursday, including reporters from both K S S U and The Southeastern.

Later in the day on Tuesday, he

walked off for a moment to him­

self, trying to imagine what it

would feel like "to be in their

shoes."

The trio received phone calls

throughout the day on Tuesday

and Wednesday praising them on

their coverage of the attacks, say­

ing that they had heard about it

first from them.

"We hope that we provide a

good service to the public and serve as a good media outlet," said

Anoatubby.

Bradley added: "We are not just

a college radio station."

In Reynolds' closing remarks of

the interview, she said she "was

not a person to have panic

attacks."

But, Tuesday evening she said

she awoke in a cold sweat just

thinking of what had happened

that day.

"I feel that people in this area do

not realize how big this is," she

said.

The co-hosts would like to thank

the several individuals who

helped them gather information

on the attacks.

On Thursday radio station

employees were given the go-

ahead to report actual facts and

news updates on the terrorist

attack, but were advised to keep

personal opinions off the air in the

interest of fairness and accuracy.

S O S U Honors College holds elections, plans year's activities By BECKY WESTBROOK Contributing Writer

SOSU's Honors College unani­

mously elected the 2001-2002

Academic Advisory Council pres­

ident at a meeting on Aug. 20.

President Mark Bilecki stepped

down and handed the position to

former Vice President Whitney

Kerr.

Kerr is a senior majoring in

communications and political sci­

ence. She plans to transfer to O U

next year to study law - particu­

larly trial law.

Kerr came to the S O S U Honors

College as a freshman, when it

was still a fairly new program.

Reflecting on the progress she has

seen in the H C over the past three

years, she says: "My first year

here. I remember going to the first

meeting and the field trips, but I don't really remember anything

else we did."

According to Kerr, the H C is

evolving. "I think last year was

maybe the first year that the

Honors College really got involved, started doing service

projects and planning some of the

field trips. Mark had a lot to do

with that."

A costumed canned food drive

on Halloween, as well as a cloth­

ing and toy roundup for the Bryan

County Youth Services Center

were the major projects in the fall.

Voter turnout light but enthusiastic

S C O T T SEXTON/The Southeastern

Students vote in the student elections last week, which brought low voter turnout. Pictured left to right are Elliott Asbell, a junior, Matt Miles, a senior, and Amber MacEntire, a sophomore.

D o r m fire awakens groggy students By WHITNEY KERR Staff Writer

Labor Day is traditionally a time

for parties at the beach or cook-

outs in the back yard. This year,

some students were apparently

not ready to see the Labor Day

holiday end. Early last Wednesday morning, a resident of the Choctaw dorm attempted to

host his own version of a cookout

by starting a fire in the dorm's trash room, officials said.

Most of Choctaw's residents

were sleeping when the fire alarm

began ringing at 3:30 a.m. The fourth floor RA, Brad Boling said,

"I wasn't sure there was really a

fire when I first heard the alarm. Sometimes, the dorm heaters can

set off the alarms or they will just

go off for no apparent reason. When I walked out into the hall

though, I knew there was a real

fire because you could smell the smoke." All the RAs awakened and evacuated the dorm residents

as quickly as possible. "I was anxious to get everyone

on my floor to safety," said Jeremiah Cunningham, the sev­

enth floor RA. Once his floor in the dorm was

evacuated, Boling went down to the basement, where the trash

room was located. After noticing that the basement door wasn't

locked, he proceeded to the trash

room. "The flames were about a

foot high. I grabbed a nearby

water hose and put out the flames,

soaking the basement in the

process," Boling said.

Residents of the dorm waited

outside during the incident.

Many of the students were very

unhappy about being awakened so

early. Also, the residents had to

wait outside for over 30 minutes, and in some cases, even longer.

The fifth floor trash grate doesn't

close, so much of the smoke drift­

ed onto the fifth floor. Residents

of that floor couldn't go back to their rooms right away because

the smoke was so bad. When the firefighters arrived,

they found that the situation was

well in hand. The firefighters concluded that a cigarette thrown

down the trash chute had probably

started the fire. Dorm residents weren't so sure. Last year, a sim­

ilar fire was started when some­

one lit a bag of trash on fire and

tossed it into the trash chute. Chris Jackson, an S O S U senior

and Choctaw resident, said, "I

think whoever did it should be

kicked out of the dorms. That is a

really stupid prank to play." According to Boling, "Everyone

was pretty upset." It was difficult for residents to return to their

rooms quickly because one of the

elevators had a couch and a water

fountain crammed into it. Dorm

officials are unsure whether that

prank was connected to the fire.

Other pranks have been com­

mon in the Choctaw dorms this

semester. Machinery in the

dorms is often abused. The day

after the fire, popcorn was left in

the seventh floor microwave for

over 30 minutes. The entire floor

was filled with smoke once again.

Sandy, the dorm's maintenance

worker, has also suffered the brunt

of many "jokes." She has been

intentionally hit with trash, and

even had a bucket of water

dumped on top of her one day,

officials said.

There are some measures that

need to be taken in the Choctaw

dorms to help stop some of the

problems. The trash chute door

on the fifth floor needs to be fixed

so that smoke cannot drift onto

the floor. Also, grates need to be

closed to keep the fire and smoke

contained, as well as to protect

unsuspecting workers standing in

the trash room.

The fire in the Choctaw dorm

probably won't be forgotten soon.

Jackson said, "I was ticked off

because it was 3:30 in the morn­

ing." Crises do make heroes,

though.

"Brad is the real hero," accord-D

ing to Cunningham. "He saved us all." From now on, let's hope that people decide to do their

Labor Day roasting outside.

In the spring, the H C hosted an Orientation Day for incoming

freshman Honors students and co-hosted a presentation of the film

"Galapagos" by marine biologist

Dr. Carol Baldwin.

Kerr hopes to keep the ball

rolling and plans to hold the

Halloween canned food drive and

work with Youth Services once

again. Her main concern for the

Honors Program, however, lies

elsewhere.

"There must be 120 people in this organization. That's bigger

than any fraternity," Kerr said.

"You'd have to go down to the

B C M to find a bigger group, but

nobody really knows that we're

here. Some of the Honors kids

don't seem to know."

Kerr wants to see the H C gain

more recognition on campus, but

a rise in member participation is needed first. Things aren't going

so badly, though.

The Honors College hosted

Parents Day. which they had never done before.

She said she believes that keep­ing people informed should boost

the H C image.

Kerr anticipates great things in

the HC's future, saying. "Twenty years from now I hope to see more

involvement and maybe a little

more recognition for the program. but we're on the right track."

TRAGEDY - from page 1 mation.

Johnson's decision was the

result of communication with the

offices of Chancellor Hans Brisch and Gov. Frank Keating.

Upon learning of the terrorism

attack. Johnson immediately

alerted the campus' counseling

services and assured that the

services were "open and will

remain open to be available to any student, faculty or staff that

have needs."

"When an unspeakable tragedy

of this magnitude occurs, your thoughts and prayers have to be with those who have died and

their families," Johnson said. "That is where our faith should

be todav and it is rightfully with

them."

Faculty, staff and students

across campus responded to the

attacks on Tuesday. "I feel terrible. This terrorist

attack on the U.S. and on the

American people." said assistant

professor of social sciences Dr.

Chunmei You. "I will not tolerate it. will not stand it. W e will find

out who did it."

"The worst nightmare." Student

Activities Coordinator A m y

Chapman said. "There are stu­dents on campus in the military.

Imagine them having to go to war. putting their education on hold, and leaving their families."

Student Government

Association President Ann

McCullough kept up to date on

the attacks Tuesday by listening

to the radio. When asked to com­ment on the terrorism acts.

McCullough said. "I really do not

know what to say. It is just really

scary."

"I am confused whether to be

upset or distraught." said Alumni

Affairs/Alumni Relations

Coordinator Stephanie Williams. '"Anytime something like that

happens. I think we always need

our security to be ready to imple­ment any emergency measures that has occurred on this cam­pus." Johnson said Tuesday. "We

are taking all the necessary pre­

cautions."

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Opinion Page 3 The Southeastern Friday, September 14, 200

EDITORIAL How can this happen?

Can America's security rise from the rubble? The pictures were surreal. No words in any language can

describe what we saw this week. People jumping from build­ings, escaping one form of death in favor of another. The sec­ond largest buildings on the planet collapse into mushroom clouds of dusty smoke. Then, as television air footage covers

that unthinkable disaster, bulletins break in to tell us that other similar disasters are happening at other stategic sites. Each tragedy individually would rank as the top story of the

year, perhaps the past 10 years, or 100 years. O n Tuesday, they all happened in one day, within a matter of a few hours of each other. It's almost too much to take in.

One student watching television coverage in the Fine Arts Building said it looked like something out of a T o m Clancey

novel. Another pointed out that we've seen things blow up the Twin Towers perhaps dozens of times in various movies. The only difference is that those were shot on Hollywood sets, with

3 5 m m fdm and special effects, and the footage we've seen this week was shot in raw video format, and there were no special

effects. It was all real. When the World Trade Center plunged to earth, that was actually the World Trade Center plunging to

earth, bringing thousands of people to their death. As the dust settles this concept becomes more obvious, but as media con­

sumers we do in fact have trouble distinguishing between

movies and real life. The world will never be the same. Our sense of security in

America — and at Southeastern Oklahoma State University in rural Durant — will never be the same, ever. Or will it?

Emotions move from stunned "this can't be happening" disbe­lief, to sadness, to anger, back to disbelief, and the cycle will no

doubt continue for weeks or months.

We've heard "this is an act of war" more times than we can count. Experts try to compare this to Pearl Harbor, trying to

declare war on someone. Only at Pearl Harbor there were big red decals on the attacking planes, and the enemy was clear. W e

knew who to fight and how to win. This time we don't know

who the enemy is, or how to go about defeating it. W e only have suspicions based on an intelligence-gathering structure

that allowed commercial jetliners to crash into buildings. And we're left with doubt and anger.

So how can we possibly make anything positive out of this?

I ocus on the heroes who emerge, give blood, send money to the Red Cross, spend time with your family, assure your chil­

dren that they are safe, say prayers ... lots of prayers. Focus on all the good that is the United States of America. Focus on how

America is the greatest country in the world, forever.

Editorials reflect the collective opinion of the entire Southeastern editorial staff.

D o n t single anyone out; everyone's affected "One nation under God, indivisible, with

liberty and justice for all." Didn't I hear that

somewhere once? I'm not sure, but my point

is, aren't we all covered by this statement? If

so, then why are some students already nerv­

ous around the international students? Did the

attacks on our homeland really mess us up so

badly psychologically that we have all

become paranoid?

This is not the time for any one of us to

point fingers, make assumptions, or jump to

conclusions. W e should not look at our inter­

national students any differently than we did

last week before this terrorist tragedy. If noth­

ing else, it is the time for us to band together

and protect those who are in need.

It is true that each person individualizes a

crisis situation. I take advantage of a crisis

and allow m y inner organizer to take over. I

forget everything and just act by rote, gather­

ing information like a squirrel gathers food

for winter.

Some allow their inner child to possess

Andrew Pagel Staff Writer

them, acting immature and pointing fingers at those who make the mistake of being differ­

ent and, dare I say it, "un-American." I went to the source of comfort to all stu­

dents, the office of Student Services. Multicultural Coordinator Camille Phelps and

the entire office of Student Services have established an environment of quasi-home

atmosphere for everyone. "Students from Bosvvell have the same fear

as international students about being away from home." Phelps said. Establishing rela­

tionships is the key to reducing the fear of the

unknown person.

"Don't single the international students out.

This situation has an impact on everyone,"

Phelps said, adding, "We look at our interna­

tional students and say they could be fearful

about coming here to the United States, but a

person that's coming here from Colbert has

the same type of fear. It depends on how

closely connected they are to their situation.

and then how involved they are with the

things around them.

"That's what makes the whole United

States alike, in that really we have that ability

to connect with one another. So that is what

makes us human. W e all have a type of fear,

but it is how we deal with it, and that is one

thing we need to look at."

W e can all learn to accept one another and

question not each other's motives and ideas,

but the ideas of the men who allowed evil to

take over their hearts, which in turn caused

them to make us realize our own humanity.

A Pragmatic

Approach " L _

Joe McClour

Entertainment/ Features Editor

At approximately 8:45 a.m.,

E T on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001.

nothing out of the ordinary hap­pened.

Or rather, nothing out of the

ordinary happened at my house.

In Durant. Okla., nearly two hours away from the nearest met­

ropolitan area, I find myself insu­lated from the large-scale

tragedies that are a part of daily

life for people in many Third

World countries. The bombing of the Murrah

Federal Building brought tragedy

to the forefront for many Oklahomans and caused an out­pouring of emotions.

Unfortunately, I was not one of those many Oklahomans.

Although I did feel sadness for

the victims and their families. I

found it hard to feel a personal

connection with them.

Considering such a blatant act of violence in m y own state

failed to elicit tears from me, §

was not surprised when I felt somewhat detached from Tuesday's events.

Because of m y lack of emo­tions concerning the terrorist

attacks of Tuesday, the only view

I can take is a practical one.

As a journalist, I am over­

whelmed by the thought of writ­ing about such an historical and

tragic event.

As an Episcopalian and paci­

fist. I am greatly saddened over

the thousands of innocent lives lost, and numerous other lives

that will doubtlessly be lost

before this conflict is resolved.

As a citizen of the United

States of America. I am appalled

that anyone would have the

nerve to launch such a cowardly

attack on our national defense hcadqaagers. Out o^respect for the people

directly affected by these acts,

these are the only statements I

feel 100 percent comfortable

making at this time.

Throughout the community and across the campus I have heard

some ridiculous statements

regarding what we should do,

who we should do it to, and how we could have prevented this.

While I realize emotions are

running high at this point, and I

don't wish to discount anyone's initial reaction, I do think we

could better serve one another by

calming down and looking at the

situation from a rational point of view.

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W e all have the freedom to choose

Some choices are good, some are deadly

By TERESA MYERS Staff Writer

I'm still trying to decide what to call this heaviness I'm feeling

today, the second day after the "Attack, on America." I thought

you might be feeling the same. I want to try to offer some encour­agement. The one thing I know

for sure is that God is in control and he loves us very much. I feel like that heaviness is

grief. I'm grieving for the huit. the dead, the families and, most of all, for the lost. I am grieved

for those who were killed who were not believers in the salva­

tion of Jesus Christ. I am, how­ever, rejoicing in the fact that the believers who were killed are nearer to God today.

I have been listening to some

of the students around campus talk about the incident and I just

felt like maybe I could help you feel some peace in this situation. Although I hear things that ques­

tion God, I am blessed by all the news of those who are continuing

to praise God, in the midst of this tragedy.

Religion column

Some of the comments I've

heard are some of the same that

were heard after the Columbine

incident and the Oklahoma City

bombing. "Why would God

allow this to happen? God is sup­

posed to be a loving God, why

would he allow this?" The truth is that God is our

Father, not a totalitarian god who

keeps the reins pulled tight. He is

a loving God. who allows us to

have the freedom to choose. The

freedom to choose right from

wrong and the freedom to follow him.

When we were childrc our

parents would allow us to nake

choices, choices they kne ~ould

be hazardous and have Co.. .̂-quences. They still allowed us to

make those choices. W h y ?

Because they loved us, they

wanted us to grow and learn that

consequences come with wrong

actions. God the Father is that

kind of God. A God that gives

grace and mercy.

In the beginning God allowed

A d a m and Eve to make their own

choices. He didn't control them.

He loved them and allowed them

to choose to eat the apple. God

could have kept them from eating

the apple. He didn't. God gave

them a choice.

Life is full of choices. Some

we make are good, others are

not. W e see the results of each.

The terrorists made the choices

to attack America. They made

the choice to kill thousands of

innocent men, women and very

possibly children. Their choices

were wrong. Their choices will

have major consequences.

The choice to s that

Jesus, the GocSjMU ..ed and

died and rose again to save us

from the sin in our lives is the

greatest choice of m y life. It also

gives m e a peace that rests in m y

heart and reminds us all that

America is one nation, under

God, indivisible with liberty and

justice for all. Make the choice

today to pray. M a y God continue

to bless America.

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Opinion Page 4 T h e Southeastern Friday, September 14. 200

O n a positive note, this tragedy brings out best in staff Tragedies like the multiple suicide jet­

liner crashes that lit up our television

screens this week and changed our lives forever remind us of the best and worst

human nature has to offer. And that reali­

ty rung true in the newsroom of The Southeastern as a campus newspaper

was thrust into a historic story of both

local and global proportions.

And let me tell you, as adviser of this weekly publication with more than a

dozen years experience in the newspaper

business, I have never been more proud

of any staff of reporters, photographers

and editors anywhere. Our crew has han­

dled this story with the seriousness, sen­sitivity and professionalism of any jour­

nalists at any commercial weekly or

daily newspaper. I know what I'm talk­

ing about because I've worked with hun­

dreds of the finest journalists in the country.

It's been a difficult but valuable learn­

ing experience in real-world journalism. While no one ever enjoys covering a

story containing the tragic magnitude of

this week's terrorist destruction, the stu­

dent journalists at Southeastern

Oklahoma State University stepped up

and handled every assignment like true professionals, seeking out several local

angles to this international story and

bringing it home to our readers. If I were

still on the hiring end of this business I'd

try to get all of these young men and

women in my newsroom as soon as they

walk across that stage at gradua­tion.

Before I had become fully aware of the enormity of this story early

Tuesday morning. Andrew Pagel. a

staff writer and yearbook editor. was calling me from his cell phone

with story ideas that he was already working on. Reading my

mind before I even had a chance

to decide how we should handle this story from a local perspective, he set out across campus gathering

quotes from stunned students glued to television sets at the Student Center and

other sites. Reporter Victoria Bryan also took off

across campus gathering information for

stories, and editors Joe McClour and Kami Allen met me at the newsroom

ready to do whatever they needed to do. Joe even bought a camera with his own

money to fill in any picture holes we

might have as the other cameras were checked out to other photographers. In

fact one of those photographers. Amber

McEntire, our recently hired photo edi­

tor, took off camera in hand to the local airport to get some perspective from

people in the aviation program. Got

some solid quotes while she was there.

too. See. they're all thinking like journal

ists because they are all becoming jour­nalists.

Ashley Belcher, our copy editor and a

crucial element in the storv-flow

C. Allin Means

Publications adviser

process, arrived on time as did recently

hired sports editor Matt Thomas, who

was working on the sports angle of this

story. Teresa Myers and Kenna Boston

set out to work on another story, while

Bruce Jackson offered his artistic skills

to illustrate this tragic story. Meanwhile

advertising director Juliet Smith was get­

ting our newspaper's ads done as early

as possible so as not to hold up the

process.

As I sat in the newsroom fielding calls

from various staffers I flashed back to

the many newsrooms I had been in prior

to leaving the daily grind and entering

higher education. W e covered some big

stories during those 13 years, and I still

get an adrenaline rush from the com-

raderie and teamwork that huge stories

like this bring about. And when someone

(who would not gi\e me Ins name)

called to cuss me out lor something he

thought one of our reporters had done. I

really felt like I was back in the news­

room w here it was commonplace

to get that kind of inappropriate reaction to us doing our jobs. By

the way. our reporter had not done anything illegal or unethical and

the caller did calm down a little before he hung up. Hey, I've been

cussed out by everyone from little league moms to governors, so it's

no big deal. And then, just as we were all

gathering back in the newsroom

Tuesday afternoon, setting our story budgets, looking at our photos and sit­

ting down to write stories, editorials and columns like this, we got word the

school was closing down and that we'd have to put this process on hold for a

day. Kind of took the wind out of out­

sails a bit. but we knew we'd return to the good fight after a day at home in

front of our T V sets.

I actually enjoyed being able to spend

time with my family during a tragedy like this, since in years past I'd be locked in newsrooms for days at a time

when these types of stories were unfold­

ing. M y wife was sort of a newspaper

widow w hen huge stories broke and we had to call in the troops to cover them.

so it was nice being able to stay at home.

hugging on her and our new baby ... and pra\ mg together as a family.

So we returned to the newsroom

Wednesday and picked up right where

we had left off. producing what I think IN

one of the finest newspapers e\cr. stu­

dent publication or otherwise. It could be

an award-winning issue but. as any true

journalist will tell you. it ain't about the

awards. It's about doing a great job of

covering the news.

I gotta tell you. since I arrived to

S O S U exactly one month ago to take

over the journalism program and rejuve­

nate campus publications. I've heard

many kind remarks about the vast

improvements at The Southeastern. I'm

always appreciative and quick i<> point

out that our enthusiastic students have

inspired me to do anything I can to help

them improve their newspaper. After all.

it is the students' newspaper, and they

are the ones making it better each week.

And when colleagues say things like.

"It's now looking like a real newspaper."

I'm flattered because obviously that was

one of my top goals w hen I took the job.

But I'm always quick to respond. "It

looks like a real newspaper because it is

a real newspaper." Our staff's outstand­

ing coverage of this monumental disaster

has backed up that statement more than 1

could ever have imagined. Readers, you

should be proud of the students who

cover the stories, take the pictures, edit

the copy, design the pages and ultimately

produce this newspaper. I know I am.

and I'm proud to be the adviser for The

Southeastern.

Bush administration faces first test American During the first eight

months of his presi­

dency. President

George W . Bush has

had the opportunity to

exercise few of his

executive capabilities.

However, on Tuesday,

Bush was hit head-on

with the most devas­

tating crisis of his

brief period in office.

With one of the pillars of

American politics attacked, the

fear of other Capitol buildings

being destroyed was high. So

all precautions were imple­

mented, with evacuations tak­

ing place and ihe president

being placed aboard Air Force

One.

Could Tuesday's events have

been avoided?

News analysts say that secu­

rity in many of our nation's air­

ports is nonexistent or scarce.

Becoming a security officer is

as easy as it could be, and it is

a position that experiences fre­

quent turnover.

It was reported that several

phone calls were made from

some of the four commercial

flights. One specific call was

made by news commentator

Barbara Olson, who was killed

when her plane crashed into the

Pentagon. Olson was reported

to have said that her plane was

hijacked by men carrying

knives made from plastic and

razor blades.

In m y one experience of

international travel, I was

amazed when going through

customs and other security out­

lets. I am not sure what I was

expecting, but out of our group

of more than 100, only a few

individuals and one family

were taken aside to have their

luggage searched.

It is both shocking and terri­

fying to know that every indi­

vidual is not being searched

before boarding a plane that

holds many lives. Also, it is

baffling to Ifflgl that one per­

son could i* — -" g the well-

being of ev^. . uDoard a

plane.

Another unreal thought to

consider is that Osama bin

Laden, who is suspected to be

involved in the attacks, warned

the United States just three

weeks ago that he would per­

form an unprecedented attack

on us.

W h y wasn't this threat taken

seriously?

Just look at bin Laden's his-

Victoria A. Bryan

Staff Writer

tory. He is wanted in the

United States for the 1998 U.S.

Embassy bombings that killed

224 people in Tanzania and

Kenya. He is also suspected to

be involved in last year's

U.S.S. Cole attack that killed

17 sailors, as well as the 1993

bombing of the World Trade

Center.

Bin Laden's family inheri­

tance totals approximately

$300 million, which he report­

edly uses to finance his terror­

ist organization. The total num­

ber of members in his organi­

zation cannot be determined.

but it is speculated that there

are several hundred to several

thousand members.

According to Abdel-Bari

Atwan, editor of an Arabic-lan­

guage weekly news magazine.

Arabic government officials

have reportedly pleaded with

Bush concerning the peak of

anti-American sentiment in the

Middle East, saying that they

were "embarrassed" by Bush's

reluctance to take part in peace

talks between Palestinians and

Israel.

"The more moderate Arab

governments were pleading

with the American administra­

tion to intervene and to resume

its sponsorship to the peace

talks and put an end to the

Israeli aggression. The Bush

administration let them down,"

Atwan said.

However there are valid rea­

sons for the reluctance of the

United States to take part in the

peace talks, among which are

the "endless bloodshed acts"

that an3 continually being com­

mitted .ong the Palestinian

and Isr i people.

In th past year, hundreds of

both ( :e conflicting parties

have been killed. In June, an

agreement was made to a

timetable that included a six-

week cooling period, with the

hope that peace would proceed

and prevail. However, accord­

ing to reports, the Palestinians

did not honor a two-week

cease-fire, and this is the basis

of why the United States has

not participated in

the peace talks.

Atwan predicted

that the United

States, if convinced

that bin Laden was

behind the attacks.

would probably

retaliate in

^ ^ ^ ^ Afghanistan where

bin Laden is thought

to be in hiding.

"I will not be surprised that

the Americans will send their

cruise missiles to Afghanistan.

There is no other country

because bin Laden is in

Afghanistan." stated Atwan.

Tuesday evening it was

reported that the capitol city of

Kabul. Afghanistan, was sub­

ject to a rocket attack. U.S.

officials denied involvement.

saying that the rocket attack

was not a method the United

States would use.

Responsibility for the Kabul

attack could possibly be con­

nected to the Northern Alliance

of Afghan opposition, who arc

seeking revenge for the assassi­

nation of their leader Ahmad

Shah Masood.

Regardless of who is actually

responsible for the loss of thou­

sands of lives, they have indeed

been successful in terrorizing a

nation of citizens who enjoy

their freedom. For one day we

were stripped of our pride and

revealed that we are indeed

capable of vulnerability.

As President Bush said in his

address to the nation Tuesday

evening from his desk in the

Oval Office, "our way of life.

our very freedom came under

attack today. The full resources

of the intelligence and law

enforcement communities will

be brought to bear to bring

them to justice."

Bush also said that those who

actually committed the horren­

dous crimes, and those "who

harbour them," should fear ret­

ribution.

A German newspaper

described the attacks as "Pearl

Harbor in 2001. America will

hit back hard. War is in sight."

Our way of life was attacked

Tuesday , but no act of this

nature committed upon the

United States goes unnoticed.

Those responsible will pay.

They will be punished.

Some information taken from Reuters online.

Sports trivial in grand scheme "The cornerstones on

which this country was

founded are still intact,

and will be the founda­tion on which we

rebuild." That was the statement by ESPN

broadcaster Trey Wingo

as he signed off at the end of Sportscenter.

A tragedy such as this ^ ™ puts a perspective on

everything in our lives. Spoils

are not immune from this. W e realize the triviality of sports

now more than ever.

With the deaths of two mem­bers of the Los Angeles Kings

and the overall fear of another

occurrence, it's beyond impossi­

ble for us to have any concern for the mere games that we play.

W e have placed high levels of

importance on sports and these

events. The homerun chase by

Barry Bonds means absolutely

nothing in the grand scheme o\'

things. Even the conclusion of

Matt Thomas

Sports Editor

the season, right now, doesn't

amount to much. I would like to say, however,

that when the time is right, I

think sports will aid in the heal­

ing of this country, in its own way. When we resume sporting

events, it will help as a mental

diversion. Not to forget what has

happened, but rather to give peo­

ple a chance to think of some­thing else, if only for an hour or

two. It won't put it out of our

minds, but it will allow us to

resume everyday life, or as close to it as possible.

— i I believe the ter­rorists responsible

for this want

America to be afraid, and close up

shop. With resum­

ing plaj in these sports, we can

show the world

that we can

^ ^ • " • ™ rebound from these events and return

to life. It's my thinking that to help recover from this event, we as a COUntTj need to. in due lime.

return to the routines in which

we find our comfort. It's know n

that people find comfort in the familiar. When we return to

these, it will help in the healing process

1 would like to say that my

thoughts and prayers are with the victim's families, and 1 wish the

best to all the survivors and oth­

ers involved. May God bless

you, keep you, and give you

peace.

Tragedy hits home at SOSU Page 5 T h e Southeastern Friday, September 14, 2001

Campus unites at prayer gathering By JOE McCLOUR Entertainment/Features Editor

At noon on Wednesday, minis­ters, faculty members, and stu­dents garnered on the lawn of the Morrison Building to reflect upon the tragic events of Tuesday morning. Rev. Jim Blagg, representing

St. John's Episcopal. Durant, and the SOSU Canterbury Association, opened the gather­ing by welcoming the approxi­mately 150 people in attendance and introducing President Glen D.Johnson. President Johnson gave a well

prepared, albeit brief statement that addressed the need to begin the healing process both locally

and nationwide. Following Johnson were state­

ments made by representatives of three other religious organi­

zations on campus. Denny Freemen of the Baptist

Collegiate Ministries. Charles King of the Wesley Center, and

Lane Heitz of the Church of Christ all spoke about the gravi­ty of the situation on behalf of

their respective organizations. Dr. Muhammad Betz. associ­

ate professor and graduate stud­ies coordinator, spoke eloquent­

ly on behalf of the Muslim

Student Association saying,

"These acts diminish the free­

dom of all Americans, including

Muslim Americans."

Although the speakers were

limited to a few minutes apiece,

there was a common thread of

community throughout.

The prayer gathering officially

ended with Rev. Blagg praying

for grace and love for the vic­

tims and their families.

Following the closing, stu­

dents were invited to share

prayers and thoughts of their

own.

Photo court.iy of JIM HARMON

The campus ministries join together to pray for the lives lost in the terrorist attack. From left to right, Dr. Muhammad Betz, Jim Blagg, Charles King, Denny Freeman and Lane Heitz.

'I just prayed that nothing else would happen5

C a m p u s journalists and writing class students share thoughts on this week's disaster

From STAFF REPORTS

News writing students and writers who contribute to The Southeastern were asked to write a few paragraphs recalling where they were when they heard the news that the World Trade Center had been attacked. They were also asked for their reaction to this tragic story. Here is what a few of those writers had to say:

"I was in my room and turned on my TV. I didn't know what to

feel. I was, first of all. confused, and I tried to comprehend what had happened and why it hap­pened. "Being from England I have

seen some acts of terrorism with the IRA, but none to this magni­tude. I cannot believe what has happened. "I was confused because I have

seen New York City being bombed and attacked so many times in the films that it took a second to realize what had really taken place. "No one is safe and it feels like

it was an attack on the whole Democratic world."

DAN NOWELL sophomore

"I woke up listening to ESPN radio and they announced it about two minutes after I woke up. "This is a grave day in

American history, a day, much like Pearl Harbor, that will live in infamy. With the entire world in shock, the most important thing to remember is that the resolve of this country will be its strength. "The spirit of its people has

been tested here and in the past, and has proven, and will prove once again, that it will not be broken. I think ESPN broadcaster Trey Wingo put it best when he said. The cornerstones on which this country was founded are still intact, and will be the foundation on which we will rebuild.'"

MATT THOMAS junior

"I first discovered the news of the terrorist destruction of the World Trade Center when I turned on the tube to catch 'The Price is Right.' "1 feel that the United States is

blessed by God despite these hor­rible events. I know that God does not cause these kind of dis­asters. They happen because all men have choices every day, some just make tragic choices."

KARENA GILBREATH junior

"When I first heard about the news. I was in my car on my way to school listening to K M K T and the DJ came on the air and said, 'America has been attacked, we now go to Fox news for more details about this horrendous act.'

"My first reaction was shock and then I was just overly angry. It was really sad for me because I knew all those people had fami­lies. "I was immediately on the

phone with my mom. telling her I

whole scenario is that maybe these acts are far from being over. I hope that whoever is responsible for these malicious acts is found and brought to jus­tice. Maybe some day we will all be able to get back to our own

"I spent most of the day just watching the news. I'm disturbed by some of the things the media has chosen to air, such as pepole jumping out of the building. I even think the footage of the plane crashing into the building

A day we will not soon forget

loved her. Just goes to show, you never know what will happen. In a split second your life could be changed."

MEAGAN ROUGEOU junior

"It was a normal Tuesday morning as far as I could tell. I got up and headed off to my 8 a.m. class here at SOSU. "We were having a normal dis­

cussion and class was almost over when some fellow students came in from another class and started sharing the news as best they could describe. "My first feeling toward the

events was disbelief, and confu­sion toward the details. I had to get home to hear the news for myself. Even now. after seeing it on T V for myself, I am still shocked and confused about these horrific events."

PHILLIP DILLAMAN junior

"I was waiting for my math room to clear out and a woman, also waiting for another class, came up to me and asked me if I had heard the news. I told her no and she proceeded to tell me about the crashes in the Pentagon and the Trade Center. "Confused, I asked her if this

had taken place today. She then told me 'yes' and got up and went into her classroom. M y math teacher, Mr. Matthews, then told us what he had heard and dismissed class so that we could watch the news and call any loved ones in the area. "It is all like a dream right

now. You don't want to believe that someone would be sick enough to do this to the U.S. "I spent the day watching the

news and talking to my m o m and boyfriend. I just prayed that noth­ing else would happen. Too many innocent people have been killed by these terrorist actions. Just one life lost to them is one too many."

SHAWNDA RUBRECHT freshman

"I first heard about this tragedy to America early Tuesday morn­ing when I got a phone call from my sister. I was asleep when she called, but as soon as I heard the information, I was schocked that anyone could be that heartless to

take the lives of so many peo­

ple.

"My general reaction to the

lives. M y deepest sympathy goes out to all those involved in this tragic moment in American histo­

ry-

ROBERT JORDAN senior

"I was asleep and received a phone call from a family member who told me about the terrorist attack. I immediately got up and turned the T V on. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. "It seemed like a movie to me.

I was waiting for the end where everyone lived happily ever after. "I then realized that this was

real and that it was not going to end. I was hurt and felt sad for the people in the buildings and

the airplanes. I also felt sympathy for all the families that had loved ones in the buildings and on the planes. "All I could think about was

what must be going through peo­ple's minds that were on the plane. They all knew they were going to die and they saw the building approaching. Then they took their last breath and that was it. It must have been a horrible feeling and I could not imagine having to live that. My heart hurts so much for those people. their families and for the entire nation as we are trying to deal with this tragedy."

ANNE WALDRON junior

"I was working at the print shop here on campus when a co­worker called to tell us what had happened. I was shocked like the rest of the world, but I was not surprised.

"The shock, I guess, came from disbelief that it was such a mas­sive, planned attack, but I have thought for a while that our time would come. W e have been lucky for so long to not have this size attack happen in the U.S., but 1 guess our luck just ran out. I hope that our country can stand together and stop this type of attack on us."

MATTHEW MOODY sophomore

"I woke up Tuesday morning, just like any other morning. I took a shower, dried my hair, and turned on the television at about 8:15 a.m. to watch the "Today Show" while I finished getting ready. It was several hours later before I realized just how serious it was.

was beginning to get a little gra­tuitous. "At this point only a day later I

think I. like most Americans, am still trying to sort through this overload of information. "It's too hard right now to even

form a reaction. I just hope we will soon be able to regain our sense of security. "I also hope we have compe­

tent leaders who are making good decisions for our well being."

AMANDA HALE junior

"A friend of mine from Dallas who had been in the Air Force called me right after it happened and told me to go and turn on the TV. The first thing I saw was a woman crying and holding her baby, then it panned up to the building and the airplane crash­ing through the wall. "This is horrible. Bin Laden is

a coward, and good ol' Texan George is going to give him a front row ticket to death row."

BRANDISELF sophomore

"I first heard about it when I walked into the Fine Arts Building for speech class and a classmate was concerned. because I was prior service in the Army, so she was concerned that I would be reactivated. "My reaction is grief. I

watched the story continuously

until 10:30 p.m. Tuesday night. I grieved for the wounded, the dead and their families, but most­ly for the spiritually lost who were killed. M y heart continues to be heavy."

TERESA MYERS sophomore

until I heard someone say. "We are running cover over the United States. "

MICHAEL SMITHEY sophomore

"KSSU station manager Chris Bradley entered my 8 a.m. class­room and told us the news. "My first reaction was 'wow!' I

could not believe what he was saying. I was in complete shock.

I did not believe it actually hap­pened until I saw the video footage."

VICTORIA A. BRYAN junior

"I was going to my 9:30 a.m. class on Tuesday and I overheard a professor and a student talking about it. "My first reaction was anger. I

felt like I wanted to fight with the military."

CHRIS HALL sophomore

"I was in the radio station when it crashed into the World Trade Center. I was stunned, and then I was mad because this is our country. "In my lifetime, I have never

experienced the shock or horror of such an event. "It never really hit me though

"I was in my survey of mass media class and two of the DJs from the radio station came in and told us that the World Trade Center had been hit by an air­plane. It was around 8:30 a.m. "My first reaction was dismay.

I didn't really understand exactly what had happened or what was going on."

KENNA BOSTON senior

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Sports Page 6 The Southeastern Friday, September 14, 2001

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Kami Allen Joe McClour Ashley Belcher C. Allin Means Victoria Bryan

Vanderbuilt vs Ole Miss

North Texas vs Arkansas

OUvs Tulsa

Rice vs Nebraska

ACUvs

NSU

Eastern N M vs Midwestern St.

ECUvs Angelo State

SOSU vs A&M-Kingsville

Record

Vanderbuilt

Arkansas

OU

Nebraska

NSU

MSU

Angelo State

SOSU

12-4

Vanderbuilt

North

Texas

Tulsa

Rice

ACU

MSU

Angelo State

A&M Kingsville

7-9

Ole Miss

Arkansas

OU

Nebraska

NSU

MSU

Angelo State

A & M Kingsville

14-2

Ole Miss

Arkansas

OU

Nebraska

NSU

MSU

Angelo State

SOSU

12-4

Vanderbuilt

Arkansas

OU

Nebraska

NSU

MSU

Angelo State

SOSU

11-5

Savages fall short to U C A offense By MATT THOMAS Sports Editor

Not even a packed house full of parents could propel the Savages to victory against the high-scor­ing Bears of U C A . The Bears.

coming off a similar stomping of Abilene Christian, proceeded to unload all their weapons at Paul Laird Field on Parents Night last Saturday. The Savages, on the other hand, coming off a heart-breaker against Missouri Western, could do little to stop the scoring onslaught.

"Our mistakes resulted in their points." head coach Keith Baxter said. " W e want to be where they are.

They are at the level that we want to reach. Even though we did get beat, we did see some improve­ments. W e rushed the ball better and eliminated penalties. That was something that we needed to work on from the first game."

The Savages opened the game by kicking to the Bears. The ball was returned 28 yards by Altrikii Brown who was tackled by Jerry Hagan and Jay Jarmon.

The Bears marched on for 70 yards in 11 plays lor the first touchdown with 10:35 left in the first quarter. The Savages then took the ball for five plays before being forced to punt. The Bears then moved the ball

68 yards in three plays for a touchdown, but failed to convert the extra point try. The Savages

began the ensuing drive on their own 33-yard line. S O S U moved the ball very efficiently this drive with a Randy Johnson pass to James Brooks for 25 yards.

Scott Martin had consecutive rushes, one for 11 yards and the other for 21 yards. The latter play setting up a 5-yard rush by Romar Crenshaw to put the only touchdown of the day on the board for the Savages. The play made the score 13-7 in favor of the Bears, but that's as close as the Savages would get on this night.

U C A proceeded to take the ensuing kick and drive the ball 82 yards in seven plays to score a touchdown to make the score 20-7 in favor of the Bears. They then forced a fumble on the second play of the next Savage drive, which they turned into a touch­down three plays later. After completing a pass for the

2-point conversion, the Bears had opened up a 28-7 lead by the end ol the first quarter. The Bears decided to pick up in

the second quarter right where they left off. Bears defensive end Gary Davis forced a Southeastern fumble and returned it 83 yards lor a touchdown. After failing on the extra-point try, the Bears had extended their lead to 34-7.

The Savages then went three-and-out. giving the ball back to the Bears, who took the ball 69 yards making the score 41-7. Two plays into the ensuing drive

Bear defensive

back Ullysses Allen picked off an errant pass by Johnson and returned it 48 yards to the S O S U 39-yard line, setting up a 39-yard, five-play drive, that extended the Bear lead to 48-7. The Savages just couldn't get the bleeding to stop. O n the next drive, U C A line­backer James Hollensworth recovered a Ronnie Ford fumble setting up a three play, 55-yard. drive that further extended the Bear lead to 55-7. Then came a relieving sound, the halftime buzzer.

U C A decided they weren't comfortable with their lead so they opened the second half with an on-side kick, which they recovered. They marched the ball 30 yards to balloon the score to 61-7.

The teams then exchanged punts, before the Savages put together a drive to put themselves in field goal range where Milan Smado converted a 38-yard field goal to close the gap to 61-10. The only scoring that took place

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Dexter Daniels, Kyle Patterson, and Chris Jones tackle a U C A Bear. Jones leads the team with 18 tackles for the season.

in the fourth quarter was a touch­down by U C A . The touchdown was scored on a 43-yard pass, and was set up by a Drew Beard fumble. The Bears concluded the

game with an overwhelming 68-10 tally-

It takes some investigating to find any positives on the Southeastern side for this game. The Savages were able to rush

for a combined 230 yards, led by Martin, who rushed for 90 yards on 14 carries.

On defense, the Savages were led by Lawrence Liddell with five tackles and Kevin Johnson who had four tackles and an interception.

Lady Savages claim tourney

Harris

Most Valuable Player Katie Harris, senior O H from Oklahoma City, claimed the title of Most Valuable Player during the Le Tourneau Tournament. Harris finished the fourth g a m e with 10 kills, 37 assists, and 15 digs for her third triple-double of the tournament.

From STAFF REPORTS

A rejuvenated Southeastern Oklahoma State University vol­leyball team stormed through the field this weekend as the Lady Savages won the championship of the LadyJacket Festival hosted by LeTourneau University (Texas). Matches were played at the Solheim Arena and Belcher

Gymnasium in Longview. Texas. The Lady Savages did not lose

a single game en route to the title match as they grabbed three-game pool play wins over Oklahoma Wesleyan College, Schreiner College (Texas). Sul Ross State University (Texas) and the host LadyJackets. In the championship match, an

exhausted S O S U squad needed five games to down East Texas Baptist University. The Lady Savages downed E T B U , 30-23. 30-26.29-31.29-31. 15-7. "We played motivated over the

weekend." said Lady Savage head coach Cherrie Wilmoth. "We entered the tournament with the goal of winning it. we took control and did everything that we said we were going to do. Each match was exiting and rewarding. Our communication stepped up and we had less men­tal errors."

Against E T B U . senior outside

hitter Josalyn Samson recorded a school-record 26 kills. The previ­ous mark was held by current senior Andrea Ramsay who tal­

lied 23 kills last November 3 against Texas Woman's University. Samson posted an astounding .400 attacking per­centage as she had just four

errors in 55 total attempts. Samson also had 21 digs and two solo blocks in the match. Ramsay, not to be outdone, set

a S O S U record of her own against Lady Tigers. The Springtown.Texas, native had 41 digs in the match besting her own record of 30 from Oct. 31. 2000. against Texas Wesleyan University. Ramsay currently leads the Lone Star Conference in digs, averaging 5.49 digs per game.

Senior Katie Harris recorded her third triple-double of the tournament, and fourth of the season, with a 10-kill, 37-assist, 15-dig performance. Harris was named the event's Most Valuable Player. Junior defensive special­ist Melissa Leach joined Harris on the All-Tournament team after a solid tournament of back row play. "Katie Harris had a great tour­

nament," commented Wilmoth. "She played smart all week and showed a lot of character and composure. Her and Josalyn (Samson) showed floor leader­

ship that we must have to com­pete in the Lone Star."

The Lady Savages improved to 6-8 on the season, setting a sea­son record for wins eclipsing the

1998 squad's win total of five matches. "We had a heart-to-heart meet­

ing after Tuesday's loss." contin­ued Wilmoth. "We decided that it was time to start taking action and do what we were capable of doing." The Ladies fell in four games

to Southern Nazarene University (Okla.) on Sept. 4.

Harriers finish 4th at OC invite From STAFF REPORTS

The Southeastern Oklahoma State University women's cross country squad battled muddy ground on Saturday as they placed fourth out of 12 teams at the 32nd annual Oklahoma

Christian University Cross Country Invitational. The event was a five-kilometer race held in Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma Baptist University claimed the team championship of the meet with a team score of 49. Southwestern College (Kan.) was second with 78 points and Northwood University (Texas) finished third with 116 points. S O S U had 125 points edging out

two Lone Star Conference North Division schools in fifth-place East Central University (Okla.) (139 points) and llth-place Southwestern Oklahoma State University (249 points).

Junior Lindsey Hicks marked the Lady Savages' top perform­ance as she recorded a time of 20:50 and a 20th place finish. Right behind Hicks was junior Christine Garcia who placed 22nd with a time of 20:56. Sophomore Summer Suchy was the third S O S U finisher at 25th with a time of 21:07.

O B U runner Brandy Bratton claimed the individual title with a time of 19:29 on the 5K course. A total of 91 runners competed.

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