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More OU students took December classes Winter intersession enrollment up 13% CARMEN FORMAN Capus Reporter

Almost 200 more students spent their winter breaks learning about life on the “Jersey Shore,” the “Boy Who Lived,” little people from the “Shire” and other topics than

in 2010.

The number of students taking December intersession classes, offered between Dec. 19 and Jan. 13, increased by almost 13 percent from last year.

About 1,680 students took December intersession classes this year as opposed to 1,492 students last December, intersession director Renee

Williams said.

The number of students signed up to take intersession classes peaked at 1,736 students, but about 50 of those students dropped the classes, Williams said.

December intersession courses provide students who are active in jobs or student organizations the chance to avoid taking 18 hours every

semester, Williams said.

They also give faculty an opportunity to teach more unique courses than during regular semesters, Williams said. When students have to sit in class for several hours a day they want to learn something interesting or something that relates to their lives, she said.

English professor Sarah

Hanks taught Jersey Shore: Depictions of Gender, Race and Class on the Shore during December intersession for three upper-division western civilization credits.

“It seems as if popular culture pervades many of the themes of intersession courses,” Hanks said in an email.

The class focused on learning about society’s reaction

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Student president appointed to Traditions East Presidential duties include planning resident programs SARAH MARTIN Campus Reporter

After being without a head advocate for residents since October, Traditions East will start this semester with a new Resident Student Association president.

Jamie Haener, an anthropology senior, was appointed mid-December and started work Thursday.

Housing Center Student Association President Sarah

Weiler said she was glad to get the position filled.

“It is very important to have some sort of continuous leadership in order to build that kind of community,” Weiler said.

The main role of the president at Traditions East is to plan programs for all the residents, student association vice president Allie Kallmann said. Presidents also run weekly meetings with residents and advocate for their residents to the HCSA General Council, Haener said.

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each of the six housing centers on campus, Kallmann said.

After the previous Traditions East president resigned at the end of October, Weiler acted as an interim president for Traditions East along with her duties as the president for the HCSA until Haener was appointed, Weiler said.

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CAMpUS exchange students travel the U.S. Over winter break, some students explored their host country (page 3)

LiFe & ArtS

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New generations have opportunity to experience films. (OUDaily.com)

Some films adapted from books hold true and some don’t. (page 7)

HILLARY MCLAIN Campus Reporter

In an airy, second-floor office of OU’s Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, accented by blue-toned paintings and a life-size African statue, one art historian has logistically planned out an idea to change the world.

Ghislain d’Humieres is one of eleven speakers who will be a featured at the upcoming TEDxOU event on campus. CEOs, entrepreneurs, historians and more will gather to spread ideas for positive change in the world, according to the TEDxOU website.

Event organizers chose d’Humieres because he “is highly regarded by artistic leaders internationally,” event co-organizer Adam Croom said. “Being a transplant to America, he lends a very unique perspective that the students will certainly appreciate.”

He will present his insights regarding the bridging of knowledge and experience gaps between generations, Croom said, and it is expected to be one of the “can’t miss” talks of the day.

Inspiration for d’Humieres stems mainly from his relationship with his two grandmothers, he

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Other intersession classes focused on topics such as roller derbies, pirates and pop star Nicki Minaj. “[Intersession is] there to test out a course, see what the reaction of the students

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Speaker: Family influences artist Continued from page 1

Today around campus Free donuts and hot chocolate will be served at 8 a.m. on the South Oval by the Campus Activities Council Winter Welcome Week while supplies last.

An art exhibition by students of the School of Art and Art History will take place 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s Sandy Bell Gallery.

A free exhibit by invitational artist Clint Stone can be seen from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s Lightwell Gallery.

A free lunch will be provided at 11:30 a.m. on the South Oval by the Campus Activities Council Winter Welcome Week while supplies last.

Free hot chocolate, apple cider and cookies will be served at “Warm Up Wednesday” from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Student Life Office. The office is in suite 370 of the Oklahoma Memorial Union.

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The schedule printed in Tuesday’s paper listed the Winter Welcome Week schedule for 2011. Here is the 2012 list of events.

Today 8 a.m. — Breakfast on the South Oval (while supplies last) Noon — Lunch on the South Oval (while supplies last) 1 to 3 p.m. — Puppies on the South Oval (weather permitting) 7 to 9 p.m. — Dodgeball tournament at the Huston Huffman Center Thursday 8 a.m. — Breakfast on the South Oval (while supplies last) Noon — Lunch on the South Oval (while supplies last) 1 to 3 p.m. — Puppies on the South Oval (weather permitting) 4:30 tp 6 p.m. — Transfer Student Miser 7 to 10 p.m. — Free concert by My So Called Band in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Meacham Auditorium 10 p.m. — Screening of “American Pie” in Meacham Auditorium 10 p.m. to midnight — 1990s trivia contest hosted by Campus Activities Council College Bowl in the Union Midnight — Free breakfast in the Union Friday 8 a.m. — Breakfast on the South Oval (while supplies last) Noon — Lunch on the South Oval (while supplies last) 1 to 3 p.m. — ­ Puppies on the South Oval (weather permitting) 7 to 9 p.m. — Step Up to Stompdown hosted by Winter Welcome Week and Black Student Association

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said. One grandmother was a painter and the other was passionate about the decorative arts, and their influence developed the ideas he is now passionate about, d’Humieres said.

Because of these relationships, he grew up immersed in the art world.

“Since I was five years old I go to antique dealers and museums and auctions, so I’ve been kind of brainwashed with that,” d’Humieres said.

“And I like it, so I had no issue.”

That influence led d’Humieres to La Sorbonne in Paris to study art and art history.

He then worked for the fine arts auction house Sotheby’s , specializing in 18th and 19th century decorative art in both England and New York.

He eventually became a certified gemologist and worked for Christie’s auction house appraising in major U.S. cities, Geneva, and eventually overseeing appraisals for South America and Europe.

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TEDxOU speaker Ghislain D’Humieres, director of the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, was inspired by his artist grandmother to persue a career in the art world.

D’Humieres quit what he grandmothers, whom he says calls the “glamour of the auc- were highly involved in chartion world” to do humani- ity work. tarian work as a volunteer in Guatemala. This led to his eventual founding of the Alix More Online Donation Fund, named for Visit OUDaily.com to read his late sister. the complete story This move was also due in part to the influence of his

Sites: OU protecting brand, image Continued from page 1 by a Florida-based company named ICM Registry.

Since that time, departm e n t s o n a l l t h re e O U Campuses have purchased .xxx domain names, including ouhsc.xxx, oklahomasooners.xxx, oumedicine. xxx and “domain names registered with select coaches’ names,” university spokesman Michael Nash said in an email.

“We’ve taken steps to protect our trademarks by registering select domain names so they are not used inappropriately by third parties,” Nash said.

In doing so, OU administrators believe they have taken steps “to avoid any inappropriate use by third parties and to protect OU’s brand, image and reputation” Nash said.

A comprehensive list of .xxx domain names owned by OU is not available as of press time because many different university departments participated in the registration, Nash said.

The university paid between $179 and $300 to secure each domain name for a 10-year period because of the legal fees incurred while clarifying existence of the university’s trademark, ICM Registry spokeswoman Jocelyn Johnson said.

As the sole proprietor of .xxx domain names, ICM Registry sells the sites principally to adult entertainment companies, according to the .xxx registry agreement between ICANN and ICM Registry. In addition to companies looking to profit from .xxx domain names, ICM Registry also opened the sale to entities interested in buying domains to protect their

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trademarks with no interest in using them, according to the company’s domain sales and launch data.

To accomplish this, ICM provided two purchase windows called “sunrises,” between Sept. 7 and Oct. 28, according to the company website.

Sunrise A offered domains to companies with trademarks in the adult media industry, according to company sales policies.

Sunrise B, in which OU

participated, was open only to applicants who sought to “reserve a .xxx name corresponding to a registered trademark that will ... resolve to a standard informational page,” according to the ICM Registry .xxx launch plan and related policies on the company’s website.

By participating in Sunrise B, OU also applied to have all purchased domain names removed from ICM Registry’s database of available domain names.

is,” Williams said.

Generally, if a course does well during intersession, OU will want the professor to go through the steps to make it a permanent class during fall and spring semesters, he said.

But some of the courses are never intended to become regular classes, said Breck Turkington, director of enrollment services.

The majority of intersession classes are prerequisite courses or courses taught during previous intersessions.

Even with an increase in student participation during winter intersession, some classes did not make the cut because of low enrollment. These dropped classes often don’t become permanent classes and may not be offered during intersession again, Williams said.

At the end of November, 11 of 94 class sections, or almost 12 percent, were dropped due to an enrollment of 10 or fewer students, Williams said.

Organic Chemistry I and II were offered during intersession for the first time this year but were also dropped due to low enrollment, Williams said.

Even with the dropped classes, the intersession office still offered more courses during this December intersession than last year, Williams said.

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Sooners seize opportunity to travel Students journey around U.S., to home countries Coco Courtois Campus Reporter

For exchange students studying at OU, returning home for the winter break isn’t always an option.

Often thousands of miles away from home and facing prohibitive travel costs, many see the break between classes as an opportunity to travel around their host country.

When Peijian Sun decided he would travel, he didn’t do things halfway.

As a Chinese student teaching Chinese as a second language, he had to cancel his trip to the West Coast during Thanksgiving break and planned not only to travel to the West Coast again during winter break, but also to visit the East Coast.

“I stayed in New York, Washington D.C. and Boston for 11 days and eight days in Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San Francisco,” Sun said. “It was kind of intense, but really fun.”

Sun said he traveled with all his friends and met some of his former American students. “They were my students back in China, since I worked as a part-time Chinese teacher then,” Sun said. “So when we were in D.C. and Boston, they were our tour guide,” Sun said.

Though Sun said he spent a regular Christmas attending mass at Trinity Church in Boston, his New Year’s Eve was a bit more memorable.

“We w ere supp os e to spend New Year’s Eve in Disneyland, but we spent it in our car,” Sun said.

Sun said they were on their way from Las Vegas to Los Angeles but since they didn’t have a GPS, they got lost.

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Sara Gil, a foreign exchange student in her last year of studies, returned home to Spain over break and came back with this suitcase full of over 40 pounds of her favorite food from home that she could get through customs. She brought back all of her favorite food that she can’t find here.

The problems experienced by Sun’s group were also compounded by their near arrest, he said.

“We took an exit on the highway to get some food, but got pulled over by a police car for slowing down too fast,” Sun said. “It was not funny at that particular moment, and we were scared since the policeman was really angry. Now, it’s such a

good memory.”

Anaïs Ducasse, a French student in English studies, visited Boston, New York and Washington D.C., too.

Ducasse said she stayed a year in New York as an au pair three years ago, and that’s why she came back with her boyfriend.

“I wanted to show him New York, the city I’m in love with,” Ducasse said.

On Christmas, Ducasse said she had dinner with her former host family whom she had not seen for three years.

“Because they are Jewish and celebrate Hanukkah, not Christmas, we had Chinese food for dinner,” Ducasse said. “Then I met my Turkish friends, we had Turkish kebab and went to a bar. It was certainly the most unusual Christmas I ever had.”

Léa Lerouvillois, a French be more of an adjustment student in foreign language, than she had anticipated. had a different cultural “When I arrived in Spain experience. it was hard to speak Spanish Lerouvillois said she and again; I was looking for words her boyfriend met in San in English or making literal Francisco and stayed at his translations,” Gil said. “Also, friend’s house in Hollywood. I forgot how it was to be with “ H i s r o o m m a t e w a s my brother or my mother Japanese and his bosses all the time. I kinda wanted hosted a special event for to come back to Norman New Year’s Eve and they in- quickly.” vited us,” Lerouvillois said.

In the end, Gil said she was “It was an entirely Japanese happy to be back in Spain, New Year with Japanese notably to do all the things food, Japanese television and she had missed. of course all the Japanese tra“The first thing I did was ditions,” Lerouvillois said. eating food I missed so Even if she much,” Gil said.

“I was happy “I ate real homewasn’t used to all the food and cus- to come back, made food and toms, it was good lots of meat beto see and expe- have my mom cause I think that r i e n c e a c o m - cook for me, see meat in the U.S. is pletely different friends, family full of hormones.”

New Year’s Eve, Gil said she and all that.” also drove her car Lerouvillois said.

Whereas most a lot and spend Matt Poole, exchange stusome time with english dents used their her friends and mathematics winter break to family. grad student travel within the But for Gil, U.S., some with the means to coming back made her rereturn home took a well-de- alize that her life in Spain served break in their home wasn’t waiting for her. country.

“My little three-year old Matt Poole, a mathemat- cousin referred to me as ‘the ics graduate student from other girl’ because she didn’t England, said it was good to remember me,” Gil said. be back home.

Gil said it is a difficult feel“I found the end of the first ing to be scared that your semester pretty stressful with friends, your country and all the exams and stuff. I was even your family move on, happy to come back, have even though you’re not there my mom cook for me, see anymore. friends, family and all that,” But eventually, she said Poole said. she realizes that it’s part of He had never missed a what ‘growing up’ means.

Christmas and was happy “After the Christmas break, to come back to see his girl- [my three-year-old cousin] friend, he said. was calling me ‘tata,’” Gil “My dad said that if I was said. “I was family again.” coming back, he’d pay my flight home, so money saving was definitely a big part, oudaily.coM too,” Poole said.

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“Women are socialised to believe their worth lies in their virginity/purity, but they also are taught to believe they should be sexually attractive and available to men at all times.” (eerucker, RE: COLUMN: Student Chooses To Remain Virgin Until Marriage)

EDITORIAL

Who should control tuition?

Our View: Accountability is needed for those in control of tuition rates.

how much do higher education issues really affect a politician’s career? The average Oklahoma voter cares much more about social issues, such as aborThe issue of tuition is at the forefront of most coltion and gun control, than he does about higher lege students’ minds. So who should have the power education. to control OU’s tuition rates?

If their stance on higher education, and tuition Since 2003, the Oklahoma State Regents for specifically, won’t greatly affect their bids for re-elecHigher Education has held the power to tion, legislators have ample reason to prifreely set tuition rates for public universioritize other issues. In the political process The Our View ties in Oklahoma. Now, the Oklahoma is the majority where votes are traded and influenced by Legislature is considering a bill that would opinion of lobbyists, there’s little guarantee this issue return that power to lawmakers.

The Daily’s would get the fair consideration it deserves.

10-member It may seem obvious that giving the There is no simple answer, and neither editorial board Legislature power over tuition rates would the regents nor the Oklahoma Legislature is provide more accountability in the process. perfectly suited to control tuition rates. The After all, legislators are elected, and if they make only clear message here is there must be greater accontinuous or gratuitous mistakes, voters have the countability for whomever is in charge of the tuitionpower to remove them from office. setting process.

However, Oklahoma lawmakers will not be able We can’t tell you the perfect solution, but we can to devote their entire focus to these issues, as they say those affected by the tuition increases and those are responsible for many different legislative areas. whose tax money goes to fund the affected instituThe regents, on the other hand, have the freedom to tions must be given some input into the process. focus solely on higher education and tuition issues.

Students, these issues affect all of you. So you need The regents also have the expertise to understand to stay informed — not just about this one bill, but the complex factors involved in tuition needs. And about the entire tuition-setting process. For this they — unlike the Legislature — are subject to the issue and many others that can have a significant Open Meetings Act, which gives the public a chance impact on your life as a Sooner, you should all be to follow the board’s actions. sure to register to vote or to change your registration But the regents are not elected officials. They from your home state to Oklahoma. are selected by the governor and approved by the In the future, you may be able to use your votes to Senate and can be removed only in extreme circum- influence the tuition process. But until then, you can stances. There is little to no public accountability still express your views. Comment on this editorial at for their actions, and they can continue to gradually OUDaily.com, and help us find the best solution to raise tuition with impunity. this issue.

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Dubstep needs to be quarantined

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eginning innoOPINION COLUMNIST cently enough with a small group of records coming out of South London, dubstep “music” has spread across the ocean to North America.

Most likely carried by migrant disc jockeys , the initial Mark Brockway incursion on American soil mark.d.brockway@ou.edu happened in 2007, when Britney Spears incorporated dubstep beats into one of her records.

This breach in defense was a result of a breakdown in communication between the Department of Homeland Security and the Centers for Disease Control, who at the time did not consider dubstep “music” a serious threat.

Soon, a few carriers of the music in New York and Los Angeles came into contact with large populations of dance crowds, and dubstep spread like wildfire.

Before anyone could react, dubstep “music” was infecting decent, upstanding bands from around the country. Now the wave of disjointed, electronic melancholy is transforming everything we hold dear in good, honest, rock ‘n’ roll music and must be stopped.

Dubstep was previously an isolated phenomenon. It was successfully contained to a few specific records, DJs and music scenes. Devotees were initially minimal, made up primarily of ravers too old to enjoy drugs and too young to retire from the scene.

Disorderly beats and schizophrenic levels of electronic tones mark the musical style. Dubstep music creates an experience akin to being at a robot boxing match with your eyes closed.

While these aspects of dubstep are certainly disturbing and warrant wholesale condemnation, there exists a significantly more sinister threat within the music.

In the past year, dubstep has mutated into a contagious entity. The tone and beat patterns have broken free from their small Petri dishes and contaminated formerly clean and healthy musical genres. Rock, pop, rap and even country have begun to incorporate more and more features of dubstep music.

Dubstep influence not only has changed the feel of the music, it has altered the structure of the notes themselves, making the affected songs only shells of their former selves.

Some bands have only dipped their toes into the dubstep underworld. Others, like Sound Tribe Sector Nine, have been completely taken over. Many groups start out simply as users by sampling small portions of their songs from dubstep sources. Before long, they are dealing dubstep full-time to bring in more money.

In 2007, a rift formed in the bluegrass/jam band The String Cheese Incident. The drummers for the band had begun experimenting with dubstep. Soon, they wanted the entire band to change its rhythm. When the heroic lead guitarist would not change, the band broke up.

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Skrillex is one of the most popular — and, in many circles, the most hated — dubstep artists of the genre. Dubstep is a fast-growing electronic music style that is spreading from London to North America.

who dabble in dubstep bring home more than a good story.

The costs and impacts of dubstep go beyond the bands themselves. Fans that have been loyally listening to a favorite group or singer for years are shocked by the change in the band’s music. New fans, lured by reports of a band’s former prowess, are in turn corrupted by the dubstep way of life. For these poor souls, dubstep is the only music they know.

Dubstep can even be harmful to your health. One poor girl on YouTube.com can be seen going into a dubstep-induced seizure, and all passersby can do is helplessly watch.

The solution must be total quarantine, followed by eradication. At the center of the country, OU has not yet been as affected as the rest of America. Campus can serve as a safe haven for all unaffected singers, songwriters and fans.

A committee must be formed immediately to track down and incinerate each and every incursion of dubstep music on campus.

The hottest areas of infection have centered in the dorms and Oklahoma Memorial Union. These areas ought to be completely shut off until proper transportation to treatment centers in New York and Los Angeles can be arranged.

The individual level of prevention is most important to curb the spread of dubstep. Do not, under any circumstances, listen to, download or buy any music that might contain the dubstep influence. Dubstep even has been found in network television commercials. Remember, dubstep can look like anyone or anything. Be careful.

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UOSA allows student voice to be heard Welcome back to school, our beautiful campus and the best community in the state!

I wanted to write you a casual letter about what we have been able to accomplish this past semester and what we look forward to along your side in 2012. There are several opportunities to still be involved, such as the Parking Appeals Board and being an advocate on boards around campus.

Last semester UOSA worked through the summer to revise our Sexual Misconduct Policy, alongside students, faculty and staff. We were able to appoint advocates to speak on your behalf to the athletics board, the Committee on Discrimination and Harassment and the Campus Disciplinary Council. UOSA participated in the Regents’ meetings and endorsed the passage of a revision to the Student Alcohol Policy, a revision related to sexual assault and revisions to the Student Handbook.

We were able to finalize the allocation of $64,480.30 to student organizations on campus. UOSA also finalized allocations for office space in the Conoco Leadership Wing to 24 student organizations. The UOSA Tailgate had record-breaking attendance, and we co-programmed with more student organizations than in past years. Student organizations now receive our monthly newsletter with opportunities and information for funding and other resources. UOSA this year has re-funded the Resource Office available to all student organizations to check out equipment for events, alongside our laptop checkout program for any student needing a laptop.

UOSA also hosted several events to gather student “We come together to opinion such as Cookies with Congress and the meet these challenges Open Forum. We also to make every have been actively serving on the tobacco ces- experience the best it sation policy committee can be. That’s why we and voicing student opinare here as UOSA.” ions and concerns. UOSA’s Health Advocacy had several awareness weeks to inform students of health risks and provide resources to stay healthy. UOSA also brought together the City of Norman Police and community members to meet with our campus community at Campus Night Out. This event helped to foster those relationships and provide students with opportunities to be involved in the community. UOSA’s programming branch successfully put on traditional events such as Howdy Week, Homecoming and Parent’s Weekend.

Staying busy and representative of your concerns is our priority. We started off the year greeting international students at the airport and welcoming them to the Sooner family. We look forward to many other events that advocate commuter and nontraditional students. We continuously receive concerns from students, from campus safety to academic policies, all of which we take into consideration. There are several projects and ideas we are excited about accomplishing this year. You can keep us accountable by following us on Twitter, liking our Facebook page and keeping track of events posted on our updated website launching early February.

Every morning there seems to be a reminder of how blessed we are to be students at OU. Attending the Big 12 Student Government Conference was eye opening to all delegates attending from OU. We were able to gather new ideas as well as exchange help with our counterparts across schools. The most eye-opening lesson was how much credit and how many resources our administration gives us as students.

Although we face many challenges, UOSA is constantly finding new and creative ways to improve OU. However, the only way UOSA can accomplish its efforts to meet the needs of our campus is through your active participation. I encourage you to attend events, cultural nights, club meetings and Greek philanthropies. Make the most of your experience by voicing your needs, being a creative problem solver and being an activist. Take the lead on your campus, and we will be along your side working toward the same end: to make a difference.

We share your struggles, personal life challenges that may arise and academic demands. We come together to meet these challenges to make every experience the best it can be. That’s why we are here as UOSA. Know that those of us in the office are just like every Sooner walking on campus. We look forward to making change happen along your side, not just at OU, but on a state, federal and international level. Welcome back to your best semester yet!

Hannah Morris is a political science senior and UOSA president.

Mark Brockway is an economics junior.

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SPORTS Track & Field

Sooners vying for run at a title OU team enters new season with lofty goals ahead Dillon Phillips Sports Reporter

After a second-place finish at last year’s Big 12 Indoor Championships, t h e 2 3 rd - ra n k e d O U track and field team is again gearing up for the start of indoor season.

Last year the Sooners placed 13th at the NCAA Indoor Championships while capturing an individual championship in the 200-meter dash thanks to w ould-besenior sprinter Mookie Salaam.

In June, Salaam — a seven-time All-American — chose to forego his senior season to run professionally for Adidas.

Had he returned, he would have had the opportunity to win back-toback national titles — a feat that hasn’t been accomplished by a Sooner runner since DaBryan Blanton in the 60-meter dash nearly a decade ago.

Although the loss of Salaam will surely hurt the Sooners, Maine transfer Riley Masters could very well fill that void.

Du r i ng h i s t i m e at Maine, Masters was a two-time All-American in the mile and set school records for the mile, 1,500-, 3,000- and 5,000-meter runs.

Ma s t e r s h a s m a d e an immediate impact, r unning the first leg of Oklahoma’s 4x800meter relay that broke a 20-year-old school record last week at the University of Washington Preview Invitational in Seattle.

On the women’s side, four seniors anchor a veteran group of sprinters.

Senior Sherine Wells br ings an incredible amount of versatility to the group, as she has run the 4x100-, 4x200-, and 4x400-meter relays.

Shelleyka Rolle also returns after earning AllBig 12 honors in the indoor and outdoor 4x400meter relay last year, and Shawna Anderson and Shakeer i Cole round out the group of senior sprinters.

Anderson was a second team All-American last year, and Cole is the team’s best 400-meter dash competitor.

The Sooners officially open the season Saturday, Jan. 21 when they host the J.D. Martin Invitational Duals at Mosier Indoor Facility.

Check out the sports section of OUDaily.com for complete coverage of last night’s men’s and women’s basketball games.

Tough road ahead for Oklahoma Sooners prepare for brutal stretch of ranked opponents Greg Fewell Sports Editor

Midway through the 201112 season, the Sooner wrestling team is sitting at 8-2 and is currently the No. 11-ranked team in the nation.

Along with being highly ranked as a team, Sooner wrestlers are nationally ranked in six out of the ten weight classes. 125-pounder Jared Patterson is ranked seventh in the nation, 133pounder Keller is currently 11th nationally, 149-pounder Nick Lester is eighth in his weight class, his brother, Matt, is 14th in the 157pound weight class, 184pounder Schmidke is ranked 20th, and Kendric Maple is currently the top 141-pounder in the country.

The Sooners have had success this season. The season started with a firstplace finish at the Brockport/ Oklahoma Gold Classic in Brockport, N.Y. Then, after narrowly scraping by Missouri 19-18 in Norman, the team hit the road and defeated Iowa State 22-13 in Ames, Iowa.

Both teams were ranked No. 1 at the time. Oklahoma suffered its first loss of the season at the hands of No. 1-ranked Oklahoma State in its third duel this year.

However, the Sooners b ou n c e d ba ck a n d f i n ished third at the Midlands Tournament in Chicago, Ill. Coach Mark Cody said that while he is pleased with the performance of his squad so far, gut check time is just around the corner. “At this point, we’re just starting to find out what we have as far as a team,� Cody said. “Usually, I don’t think you find that out until we get into the grind of the season, and that’s about now, about half way through. You find out who’s going to step up and who’s going to go the other way.�

No. 12-ranked Wyoming tested the team’s character just four short days after the

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Erich Shmidtke, 184-pound junior, is helped up by his opponent after losing a match against an Oklahoma City University wrestler during the team’s duel Nov. 3 at McCasland Field House.

Midlands tournament by Maple is undefeated this handing the team a heart- season after posting a 33-12 breaking one-point defeat in record during his freshman Laramie, Wyo. Oklahoma’s 17 campaign. Cody said Maple’s points was the worst showing success, like any wrestler’s of the season for the team. starts with attitude and work For a squad not used to los- ethic. ing, the loss “As far as to Wyoming “At this point, we’re how he’s comwas a blow. just starting to find out peting right H o w e v e r, it’s no what we have as far as now, Cody said the surprise to me a team.� team came just because back to pracof the type of Mark Cody, tice with the individual he OU wrestling coach right mindset is,� Cody said. to compete. “he works very hard. He does “I think they responded what most people aren’t willwell and came back well,� ing to do, and every day he Cody said. “Then, going comes in here with a good down to the Lone Star Duels attitude.� in Dallas, I think they defiAs the head coach is quick nitely were hitting on all cyl- to point out, Oklahoma’s sucinders in every one of those cess thus far does not mean matches. By then, they had much if the team cannot finfinally put things together.� ish strong.

The Lone Star Duels showed how scary the Sooners can be when clicking on all cylinders. The team gave up just nine points the entire weekend, defeating Appalachian State 41-0, Har vard 28-9, and Utah Valley State 43-0.

141-pound sophomore Kendric Maple has played a big part in Oklahoma’s success this year. The top 141pounder in the country,

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PLAYERs TO WATCH Year: Senior Position: Sprinter Hometown: Clarendon, Jamaica Season stats: 7.33 best in the Indoor 60-meter dash

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The team starts its final stretch of duels when it hosts Iowa State at 7 p.m.

Friday from McCasland Field House. The team will be looking to improve on its performance against the Cyclones earlier this year to build some momentum as it faces three top-25 teams in its last four duels.

When the two teams first met on Nov. 27 in Ames, Oklahoma easily handled the Cyclones, finishing the duel with a score of 22-13.

However, Cody believes that his team has come a long way since that early season matchup and looks forward to gauging that progress. He knows how good his team can be and was not happy with the win last time around. “Last time we wrestled

against them, we were pretty flat in the duel, I thought,�

Cody said. “In a couple of matches I think I was actually surprised in the outcome. I’m looking forward to the 165-pound match. We got beat last time at 65, and we’re going to try to turn that around this time.�

The duel will be a key one for the team leading into the toughest part of the schedule. Virginia Tech, Lehigh, and Missouri are all highly ranked and will be gunning for the Sooners.

The team has seen plenty of success, but it also still has a lot to prove. “Ever ybody has their weaknesses, and we want to try to make our weaknesses our strengths and make our strengths stronger basically,�

Cody said.

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LIFE&ARTS

The Life & Arts staff weighs in on the revival of classic Disney movies to 3D and which movies they would like to see on the big screen next.

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silverscreen WE S T LE E PAR SON S • T HE DAILY The great debate about whether a person should read a book before they see the movie has haunted us all at one point or another throughout our lives.

We struggle to keep from judging a movie too harshly because it is an adaptation of one of our favorite books. It also is difficult to get back and read a book once you have seen the movie without visualizing the actors as the characters rather than creating your own.

The following list is provided to help those suffering minds make decisions about the upcoming movies and whether they feel they must read the book in advance.

“GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO”

“THE HUNGER GAMES”

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The American version of the first novel in the bestselling series written by Stieg Larsson hit theaters Dec. 20, 2011 and became an instant success.

The Swedish book came out Feb. 27, 2009 in Denmark and began to trickle into the American movie scene soon after. The American version of this mysterious and violent novel/film was directed by David Fincher. But according to box office numbers, Fincher did a good job of standing up to the previous successes.

Some of the major differences between the novel and the movie deal with minor characters, pace and development of situations. Overall, the differences critics have noticed are not big enough to ruin the interpretation from book to film.

Also, this movie is not for the faint of heart. There are very violent scenes toward women, which should be noted for people going to see it.

I, personally, will have to wait until it comes out on DVD so I can fast-forward through it.

As a junior in college, it is rare to see “Twilight” status updates on my Facebook news feed, but “The Hunger Games” has averaged one to two posts every other day since the release of its movie trailer. The novel, written by Suzanne Collins , is directed by Gary Ross. The movie is set to come to theaters March 23.

The story line of the novel is set in future America after a civil war. In the books, the “Hunger Games” are a form of punishment to the rebellious districts under a controlling capitol.

The great thing about this book to movie transformation is that the author, Collins, actually wrote the screenplay and has been involved in the production of the film.

This can ensure the changes are minute and should not disappoint the readers when they watch the film. The midnight premiere is sure to bring costumes, long lines and screaming fans, but hopefully the success will bring great production of the other two books, “Catching Fire” and “Mockingjay.”

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The 1974 novel by John le Carre was released onto the big screen Jan. 6. The film was directed by Thomas Alfredson and has become increasingly popular.

The story is a compelling Cold War spy tale with one of the best names to say five times fast.

In an interview, Alfredson discussed some of the changes he made from both the novel and the television version. He is very open about his decisions, and it seems to have translated well since there have not been any complaints from notable sources about the interpretation.

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The novel by Jonathan Safran Foer was published in 2005 and is about a boy’s search for a keyhole that matches the key his father left behind after he was killed in the Sept. 11 attacks.

The movie interpretation, directed by Stephen Daldry, is set to come to theaters this Friday. This film has two of the biggest names in film, Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock, playing supporting roles to Thomas Horn, the little boy, in this heartwarming story line. The cast itself shows promise of an award-winning film.

However, there is some hesitation on whether the book translated well into film. In a Wall Street Journal movie review, Joe Morgenstern said both the movie and book were incredibly slow paced with no exciting moments.

Morgenstern said he also felt the movie had a case of the “terminal cutes,” which he felt took away from the severity of the 9/11 attacks. This was one of the novel turned into movies that, perhaps, just should not have been.

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