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She has only been in her new position for six weeks, but the new American Indian adviser at OSU already plans to use her position to increase student and tribal diversity.

Her pencil speeds diligently across the paper writing down every word.

The information she learns today can help save a life tomorrow. Everything is taken seriously with devout attention.

As she listens to the lecture, she knows what is expected of her.

She knows the more she learns now, the better she’ll be prepared for the future.

Callie Puckett, an S-5 of civil military operations for the ROTC program, is training to become a JAG officer.

The rules of engagement in combat are only one area of concern Puckett will take on.

“I have a lot that is expected of me, so I want to make sure I am capable of making good judgments in tense situations,” Puckett said.

One collegiate tennis program has expenses uncommon to most programs.

Baseball fans memorize their favorite player’s stats, number and biography.

Weak analogy for Stillwater, OSU

Jim Trent, author of the guest column “OSU is ruining the Stillwater community” (May 1), offers a weak analogy: Stillwater is similar to a broken car, and when the residents try to fix the car, OSU steps in the way and screws things up.

A more appropriate analogy would have been a school bus.

The biggest problem with Stillwater development is the lack of concern among residents to remove the unwarranted influence of business dollars on the city council. One thousand residents could organize enough votes to elect politicians who do not put private or university investments above the community’s interests.

For example, in Edmond, the neighborhood alliance is powerful enough to hold its council to a high standard worthy of appreciation. Stillwater should model an alliance after Edmond’s. Also, more people should attend the council meetings every Monday, plus read the O’Colly, NewsPress and Stillwater Journal more often.

Don’t expect students to do the work needed. They are riding that bus and are not around enough to care whether the gas tank is full or the tires need rotating. The OSU administration views them as customers.

It has been four years since President Bush stood on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln underneath the now-infamous “mission accomplished” banner and proclaimed, “In the battle of Iraq, the U.S. and our allies have prevailed.”

On that day, May 1, 2003, Saddam Hussein had not yet been captured, but his oppressive government had been overthrown and the dictator was in hiding.

In the past few years, Hussein has been caught and hanged, but nothing else positive has been accomplished.

After finals, my next focus will be on finding a summer job. My plan is to wait tables because that’s what I enjoy the most. I look forward to it because it pays well, and I enjoy serving people.

SGA has approved a renovation to the Student Union and an increase of the Student Union fee to pay for it.

His dream is to be a pilot.

THIKA, Kenya — Hiding beyond a set of gates, down a quiet dirt road in Thika, Kenya, is one place children go to learn.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third part in a three-day series about Kenya, Africa.

International students like to go home as much as other college students, an international student from Vietnam said.

However, paying high ticket prices, obtaining a visa and struggling with naturalization make some of those trips nearly impossible.

“Tickets are so expensive,” said Phuong Le, an advertising and public relations junior. “A one-way for me is about $1,200, while a two-way is about nine-something.”

Le is able to venture home to Vietnam only once a year to see her younger brother and mother who still live there. The long trip home is about 20 hours, she said.

SGA approved a renovation to the Student Union and an increase of the Student Union fee to pay for it, the SGA Budget Chairman said.

Oklahomans charged with nonviolent crimes are often sentenced for the same amount of time as violent offenders, according to a Daily O’Collegian investigation of data from the state’s correctional department.

This trend particularly reflects drug-related offenses. Those convicted for possession of marijuana served the same amount of time for those found guilty of aggravated assault and battery, a median of 8 years, an analysis of current sentencing data showed.

One Payne County judge said these numbers aren’t surprising.