**For Immediate Release** Decoding “The Da Vinci Code” -released by OPSU Campus Communications 05/25/06 By Rebecca Bichsel Goodwell, Okla.- Was Jesus married? Is there a woman in Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper? Oklahoma Panhandle State University’s Sam Collins will go head to head with the summer blockbuster based on the best-selling novel The Da Vinci Code. Collins’ will offer the course Christian Evidences during the 2006 fall semester. He will discuss the existence of God and the evidence that Jesus is God as well as answer the many questions that Dan Brown’s immensely popular and controversial novel has raised. The course will use multiple sources in the search for the answers to these questions, including the Bible and materials from Rose Publishing, a publisher of Bible reference materials. The course will be offered Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8-9:15 a.m., and students can earn up to three credits for the class. For more information about the course, contact Collins at 580-349-2555. For a complete 2006 fall class schedule, visit www.opsu.edu and click on the link to the 2006 May interterm, summer and fall schedule. Contact the Admissions office at 580-349-2611 or toll-free at 1-800-664-6778 to enroll. -30-