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falsify his research records or receive any improper payment for his experiments. Health and exercise science professor Chad KATHLEEN EVANS Kerksick began studying Assistant Campus Editor creatine nitrate, an exercise OU administrators have supplement, in February confirmed that an OU pro- 2011. In June 2011, the fessor and researcher did not Institutional Review Board
Study shows rates are higher than first believed KEDRIC KITCHENS Staff Reporter
A recent OU Health Sciences Center study suggests rates of infection after surgery could be much higher than hospitals believe. About 30 million surgeries are performed every year in the United States, according to a January 2010 report conducted by the Associated Press. Of those, anywhere from 500,000 to 780,000 patients develop infections at the surgical site, according to the report. Somewhere between two to five percent of all operations are complicated by infections, and rates are much higher for certain infections, OU College of Public Health associate dean Dale Bratzler said in a press release. “Surgical site infections are the second most common health care-associated infection in this country,“ he said. To combat this problem, Bratzler and other researchers took a unique look at the process of tracking infected post-surgical patients, he said. Hospitals often struggle to keep track of patients’ infections because it is common for a patient to have surgery performed at a hospital, leave perfectly healthy and subsequently develop an infection which requires treatment at a separate hospital, Bratzler said. In the two studies conducted by Bratzler and his colleagues, researchers attempted to bypass this problem by investigating Medicare insurance claims, not individual hospital records. They searched records for suggestions of infection, then followed up on the medical record of likely see INFECTION paGe 2
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entitled to under his contract,” Freedman said. “Let’s leave it at that. And the contract refers to … his employment contract.” The Daily requested Kerksick’s contract in November and received the see KERKSICK paGe 3
‘Bringing out the dark side’ Binge drinking a dangerous habit CARMEN FORMAN Campus Reporter
A new study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that one in six adults binge drink about four times a month. The study, published Jan. 10, showed that an average of 10.9 to 16.7 percent of adults in Oklahoma are binge drinkers, which is slightly below the national average, but those binge drinkers consume more alcohol, peaking at eight to nine drinks on average. Binge drinking is a problem among college students and is most common among adults between ages 18 and 34, accord“Any time an ing to the report. The study defines binge individual drinking for women as consumes a large consuming four or more drinks in a short period amount of alcohol of time or five or more in a short period of drinks in a short period time, it is extremely of time for men. A form of binge drinkdangerous.” ing can be observed at SCOTT MILLER, Campus Corner bars UNIVERSITY COUNSELING when some students CENTER ASSOCIATE become legal drinkers; DIRECTOR drinking 21 shots on one’s 21st birthday is what O’Connell’s Irish Pub & Grille bartender Sam Reber said is “a rite of passage.” These 21st birthday celebrations are fairly common at the Irish pub, but it doesn’t have to be a birthday for groups of people to come in for a night of drinking, Reber said. More people go drinking at O’Connell’s on the weekends, and they tend to drink more because they don’t have classes the next day, Reber said. “They drink and don’t have worry about what’s
going to happen tomorrow and then go out and drink again,” Reber said. On an average Friday or Saturday night, a group of four men usually order between three and six drinks each, Reber said. If it is a group of just women they usually order fewer drinks. However, if he serves a group of women and men together, they are likely to order more drinks because it is seen as manly to buy a woman drinks, Reber said. Binge drinking can occur when people are in social situations and forget how much they’re drinking, University Counseling Center Associate Director Scott Miller said in an email. The more alcohol a person consumes, the harder it becomes for a person to drink in moderation because alcohol negatively impacts judgment, Miller said. “Any time an individual consumes a large amount of alcohol in a short period of time, it is extremely dangerous,” Miller said. Reber recalled incidences of inebriated patrons punching their hands through glass and breaking things in the bar or in the bathroom. “Alcohol brings out the dark side in people,” Reber said. When the dark side comes out, or when it is obvious someone has had too much to drink, a patron is usually cut off, Reber said. If a person is see ALCOHOL paGe 2
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Speaker to reveal breakthrough in genetics OU researcher to explain beneficial DNA component RACHAEL CERVENKA Campus Reporter
While sitting behind a desk with photographs of her twin girls placed atop it neatly, as well as a copy of “National Geographic,” an OU researcher talks about the central work of her ground-breaking scientific research. Courtney Griffin is one of the featured speakers at
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improper payment for it, two parts of the complaints against Kerksick. Faustina Layne , director of the Institutional Review Board , verified that he did not falsify records. The settlement of $75,000 was “simply that to which [Kerksick] was
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Friday’s sold-out TEDxOU event in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Meacham Auditorium, and she plans to educate the audience on part of her research called epigenetics . “Epigenetics is an important pre-revolutionary aspect of biology right now that educated people should know something about,” Griffin said. A person’s epigenetic marks lay on top of his or her DNA and are very important for natural developmental processes, Griffin said.
These marks are created by the DNA’s environment, she said. Griffin and her team of researchers are studying how epigenetic changes can be modified to restore health, she said. For instance, foods that people eat and stresses in their life can affect their epigenetics, Griffin said. Griffin is excited to talk about this topic because it holds a lot of therapeutic potential for a number of different diseases, she said.
Sooner sharpshooter leaving mark on court
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SPoRtS Women’s basketball vying to upset no. 1 The Sooner women are looking for redemption against Baylor. (Page 7)
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The Huff offers workouts designed to encourage all participants. (Page 10)
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Junior guard Steven Pledger (left) drives baseline against a Texas Tech defender on Jan. 17. The junior has given the Sooners a boost this season with his pure-shooting ability. (Page 6)
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SCIENCE: Griffin hopes to spread her message TEDxOU
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Today around campus Rising from Fall Semester Mistakes, a Student Success Series seminar, will be led by graduation coach Casey Partridge at 2 p.m. in Wagner Hall 245. The women’s basketball team will play Baylor at 7 p.m. in Lloyd Noble Center. Young Choreographers’ Showcase, put on by ballet and modern dance majors, will be performed at 8 p.m. Jan. 26, 27 and 28 and at 3 p.m. Jan. 29.
Friday, Jan. 27 An open house will be held for students interested in working for The Oklahoma Daily from 6 to 7 p.m. in Copeland Hall, Room 160. “The Empire of Trebizond: The Last Gasp of Byzantium,� a free lecture, will be given at 6:30 p.m. in the A/B room of the Norman Public Library. The fifth annual Beauty and the Beast event, featuring the OU wrestling and women’s gymnastics teams, will take place at 7 p.m. at Lloyd Noble Center. Final day to change from credit to audit for undergraduate students. For more information, contact Enrollment Services. A special TEDx event will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Meacham Auditorium.
Saturday, Jan. 28 A track & field competition with Oklahoma Christian University will be going on all day in Norman.
Sunday, Jan. 29 A wrestling dual against Lehigh will take place at noon at McCasland Field House. Divas!, a performance by Professor Bradley Williams’ voice students, will take place at 8 p.m. in Catlett Music Center’s Pitman Recital Hall.
Tuesday, Jan. 31 A forum on how you can study abroad will be led by Education Abroad staff and study abroad alumni at 7 p.m. in Cate Main Social Lounge. Free pizza will be provided.
Thursday, Feb. 2 An information session for students interested in the Journey to Latin America program will be held at 4:30 p.m. in 221 Old Science Hall.
Friday, Feb. 3 The women’s gymnastics team will host a quad meet against Nebraska, Minnesota and Centenary at 7 p.m. in Lloyd Noble Center.
Saturday, Feb. 4 The women’s basketball team will play Oklahoma State at noon in Lloyd Noble Center. A tennis match against Nebraska will take place at 1 p.m. inside Gregg Wadley Indoor Tennis Pavilion. The men’s basketball team will play Iowa State at 5 p.m. in Lloyd Noble Center.
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In the future, Griffin said she is most hopeful and excited about finding new therapeutic ways to battle diabetes and cancerous tumors using her research on epigenetics. Despite the complexity of this subject, Griffin said she is confident that, during her TEDxOU talk, she can convey the central ideas about epigenetics to the audience through photographs. “I enjoy talking about science in layperson terms and making it less mysterious,� Griffin said. Griffin has run her own research lab at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation in Oklahoma City for the past three years. In addition, Griffin is an adjunct professor at the OU Health Sciences Center. She
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Xia said. Griffin was not too enthusiastic about science until her junior year of high school, she Austin Vaughn/The Daily said. Up until that point she Courtney Griffin poses in her lab. She studies epigenetics, focusing on was interested in humanities genes that take part in giving identical twins different characteristics. courses. teaches a few cell biology lectures a year, she said. Lijun Xia was one of the recruiters for the foundation who helped hire Griffin, he said. The recruiting team
performed a national search for scientists and decided Griffin was the perfect one for the job, he said. “Courtney is not just a good colleague, but also friend,�
Continued from page 1 slurring their words or getting upset about being carded, they have probably had too much to drink, he said. “It doesn’t happen very often,� Reber said. “Most people know how to control themselves, but there are a fair amount that don’t.� English junior Elizabeth Lucas said she does know how to control herself when it comes to alcohol and refraining from binge drinking. When she turned 21 on Dec. 2, she said she was practically dragged by her friends to Louie’s Grill & Bar, and they ordered a drink for her. She spent her night seeing a production of “The Nutcracker� with friends and drank a Chocolatini. “Twenty-one shots, that sounds like it would be really painful,� Lucas said. OU has mandatory alcohol education for first-year students and new members of fraternities and sororities, Miller said. The university also offers individual and group alcohol and drug counseling sessions. As for Lucas, she said she only has had an alcoholic drink once since her
birthday, and it wasn’t on New Year’s Eve. Those who binge drink or attempt 21 shots on their birthdays are risking a lot, Lucas said. “I think they’re just taking their lives into their own hands, and I hope they have friends to take care of them,� Lucas said.
AT A GLANCE Binge drinking in Oklahoma Âť 10.9 to 16.7 percent of adults in Oklahoma are binge drinkers Âť 16.7 percent of adults nationwide are binge drinkers Âť 7.8 to 9.0 is average largest number of drinks consumed by
binge drinkers in Oklahoma Âť 8.0 is average largest number of drinks consumed nationwide by binge drinkers Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
infection: Results bring new policies Continued from page 1 candidates, Bratzler said. Using this method, researchers found the rate of infection was 1.8 to 4.7 times higher than was being reported through traditional means, Bratzler said. “Without the use of Medicare claims data, hospital A may not even know about a patient who developed an infection and went to facility B to be treated,� Bratzler said in the release. Starting this month, Medicare is requiring hospitals to track and publicly report infection rates for certain surgeries. The implementation of these new requirements means the work conducted by researchers was groundbreaking and extremely important, Bratzler said.
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Texas-based Tex-Mex restaurant set to open in Norman this year Tex-Mex restaurant expected to impact Norman residents MARK SIMPSON Campus Reporter
Some OU students from Texas are jubilant because a taste of home is coming to Norman, bringing fresh TexMex cuisine and fresh jobs to the city. C h u y ’s ( p r o n o u n c e d Chew-ees) is an Austinbased Tex-Mex restaurant famous for its fresh food and unique decor, including hubcap-adorned ceilings, an Elvis Presley shrine and 1,000 hand-carved fish garnishing the walls, according to its website. The restaurant is being built between Cracker Barrel and Ted’s Cafe Escondido on North Interstate Drive and is set to open in late spring or early summer, marketing assistant Emily Gartner said. A new, high-quality restaurant could be economically beneficial to the city, according to local government officials. “If you spend any time eating out on a Friday or Saturday evening or any other high-traffic time, given the crowds and the wait times, it cer tainly seems like we could support any number of new restaurants in the city,” Ward 3 City Councilman Hal Ezzell said. The restaurant plans to begin hiring about 150 employees on location about six months before opening, Garter said. According to the 2010 OU Fact Book, 63 percent of outof-state students at OU are from the Lone Star State. Some of those students who know Chuy’s said they are ecstatic about the new restaurant. “I’m pretty excited,” said
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Plumbing contractors prepare pipes for a foundation to be poured Monday at the new site for Chuy’s Restaurant on Interstate Drive, just south of Cracker Barrel. The Austin-based Tex-Mex chain location is scheduled to open for business this summer.
AT A GLANCE Tex-Mex price comparisons Chuy’s $7.79
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Stephanie Buckman, marketing senior from Plano, Texas, who says she has eaten at Chuy’s a couple of dozen times and loves the food and atmosphere.
Teams of OU students are competing to win an international advertising campaign and a trip to Africa. Students enrolled in the class “Advertising Account Planning” will divide into teams and develop a strategy for advertising Cameroon tourism in the U.S. “It’s a significant opp o r t u n i t y ,” c ou r s e i n structor Jim Avery said. “The people in Cameroon have faith in our students to give them such a big project.” Students w ill gather consumer information, conduct polls and interviews and read blogs for research throughout the semester to develop their advertising strategy, Avery said.
“I think it will do well here,” Buckman said. “It’s a really fun atmosphere, and it’s nice because they have a little waiting area where you get to eat your chips
Kerksick: Procedure not medical
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$7.75 Source: Restaurant menus; prices based on basic entrees
and salsa while you wait for a table. You can go out with your friends and not starve while you wait.” Emily Wehrmann, accounting sophomore from Dallas, said she is not impressed with the Tex-Mex in Norman and could see Chuy’s adding competition. “They’ll set the bar pretty high,” Wehrmann said. She said her family loves Mexican food, and she is looking forward to a taste of home. “It’s nice that I’ll be able to eat some good, hopefully Dallas-tasting Mexican food instead of the weird Me x i c a n f o o d I f i n d i n Norman,” Wehrmann said.
“I think they know how to make Mexican food right at Chuy’s.” Her favorite part of Chuy’s is the atmosphere, Wehrmann said. “It’s really fun and kind of relaxed,” she said. “It’s a place where a big group of friends or family can go. ... It’s very laid back.” Chuy’s boasts entrees such as “Big As Yo’ Face Burritos” and “Chicka-Chicka Boom Boom Enchiladas,” along with signature sauces ranging from vegetarian ranchero to creamy jalapeno, according to its menu. “Our ‘Fullosophy’ is to make everything fresh every day,” Gartner said. “We just want to fill you up and leave you stuffed. ... Chuy’s is very passionate about fresh food — the only thing that comes into our restaurant frozen is the ice cream.” Chuy’s should be successful in Norman because the city is similar to Austin and both are home to a diverse population of young professionals, Garter said. The restaurant also will focus on a local charity in Norman. “Giving back to our communities is a privilege we take very seriously, so we try to find a local charity to partner with in each market,” she said. “It needs to be children-focused because that’s our company’s priority.” “Chuy” is a common, everyday slang term meaning “friend” in the valley where the restaurant originated, Garter said. The owners heard it yelled across a bar in Austin and decided to call their restaurant “Chuy’s.” Though Sooners and Longhorns may not always be friends, they’ll soon share a common bond of TexMex food made by bringing the flavors of Texas to Oklahoma.
Avery and the clients in Cameroon will judge the projects. Also, Jean-Louis Ntang, an OU human relations graduate student and Avery’s former student, will assist in the judging. At the end of the semester, the winning team will go to Cameroon to present their work to the minister of tourism, Aver y said. The minister will cover the costs of the trip. College students in Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon, will give the winning team a oneday crash course on Cameroon, said Aver y. They also will create strategic plans for advertising domestic tourism within Cameroon. “Cameroon is the only country in Africa that has all the different vacation situations people look for,” Avery said. Ajinur Setiwaldi, Campus Reporter
Continued from page 1 signed letter from Kerksick’s hiring, which did not mention payments beyond salary and start-up funds. Part of Kerksick’s research involved taking samples of participants’ muscle with a needle, according to the protocol submitted to the review board. O U g ra d u ate stu d e nt and Kerksick’s lab assistant Patrick Dib complained of extensive bruising around the site after a sample was taken. Dib also alleged Kerksick coerced his graduate assistants to get biopsies done as a means to study them. OU business professor Jeff Schmidt, who participated in a different study, said he experienced bruising and pain for two weeks after the biopsy but did not file a complaint. He said he did not feel properly informed of the biopsy or its effects. Kerksick had performed
AT A GLANCE Event timeline » January 2006: OU hires Chad Kerksick » February: Studies on creatine nitrate supplement began » April: Complaints filed against Kerksick » June 30: Institutional Review Board terminates study and completes investigation » Aug. 31: Kerksick signs settlement agreement for $75,000 » December: OU relieves some of confidentiality agreement Source: Kerksick, Dib, documents
over 300 of these biopsies at OU and only received one official complaint, he said. “The procedures are not considered medical procedures,” Kerksick said. “They are considered research procedures, so a licensed medical practitioner isn’t required to do them.”
There is no official training program for these biopsies, but the review board approved all protocols, Kerksick said. The board also approved consent forms submitted before biopsies began, which outlined that participants might have bruising or muscle weakness or tenderness. He declined comment on coercion or uninformed participation in the studies. Kerksick enrolled himself as a participant in the study, according to the complaint filed against him. This did not compromise the integrity of the research because he did not know which supplement he was taking, Kerksick said. He was not aware this was a violation of any protocol. In the review board handbook on human participation in studies, the first sentence says researchers are discouraged from participating in their own studies and must receive approval to do so.
Campus Briefs Palk tasked to coordinate state, federal equity regulations The OU Board of Regents appointed a new administrator to help monitor and ensure cooperation with the increasing state and federal equity regulations at their meeting Tuesday in Oklahoma City. Laura Palk was named OU Institutional Equity and Title IX coordinator by a unanimous vote. Palk has previously served at OU as an attorney and educator since first coming to the university in 2001. The Institutional Equity and Title IX Coordinator will work as an executive officer alongside the university’s Equal Opportunity Officer, which are both housed in the university’s Institutional Equity Office. The Title IX Coordinator also will assist in matters pertaining to sexual misconduct, sexual assault, gender discrimination and related groups from gender equity issues including athletics for the Norman campus, Health Sciences Center and OU-Tulsa Schusterman Center, according to a press release. Cydnie Neal, Campus Reporter
OU College of Medicine nears halfway mark of fundraising goal The OU College of Medicine is nearly halfway to realizing a $10 million private fundraising goal set in its Second Century Scholarship Campaign, OU President David Boren announced Tuesday. The scholarship campaign has gathered support from friends and alumni, including gifts from 27 members of the Second Century Society, according to a press release. The Second Century Society focuses on addressing the College of Medicine’s top priority — raising additional funds for medical scholarships to remain competitive in attracting students and keep the costs of medical school affordable, according to the release. Th e f i ve - ye a r ca m paign, originally launched in spring 2011, has raised nearly $4.73 million in gifts, pledges and planned gifts similar to the one made by Mary M. Jones of Mustang, who died earlier this month at the age of 105. The gift from Jones included her home and 20 acres in the heart of Mustang and a $100,00 cash gift that will benefit work being conducted in pediatric neurology. CoCo Courtois, Campus Reporter
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Obama’s tuition plan needs clarity Our View: The president made valid points about higher education during his State of the Union address, but he lacked specifics.
However, some analysts have claimed that the choice is between doubling the interest rate and reducing the number of Pell Grants given to students from the most disadvantaged families. If that is the In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, case, Congress and students must be willing to bite President Barack Obama didn’t forget about higher the bullet and accept the interest rate increase. education. And while some of his points were valid Extending the tuition tax credit and increasing and specific plans to better America’s uniwork-study opportunities will keep the versities, we still could hear the echoes of The Our View burden off the shoulders of middle-class is the majority families, ensuring they can afford to send the same empty rhetoric. opinion of The president’s specific plans involved their children to college without decimatThe Daily’s calling on Congress to keep interest rates ing their personal finances. After all, any 10-member on student loans from rising in July, to exeditorial board hope of economic recovery rides on the fitend the tuition tax credit to families with nancial viability of the middle class. children in college and to increase the But the most important goals Obama number of work-study jobs. These are immediately mentioned Tuesday were the least developed. necessary provisions to keep college a possibility He emphasized that the federal government can’t for everyone. solve the problems of student debt and education If Congress does not respond to Obama’s call to accessibility on its own. State governments must action, the interest rate on subsidized student loans make higher education a priority in their budgets, will double in July, when the pre-financial crisis and universities must work to keep tuition low. legislation that lowered them expires. This obviWe agree wholeheartedly with these points and ously would make it more difficult for students to hope to see Oklahoma and OU rise to the chalpay back their loans after graduation. lenge. But Obama’s remarks were no more than
another play in the blame game. Without demanding specific benchmarks or plans to hold states and institutions accountable, it’s just more crowdpleasing words in an election year. We agree with the president: Every family in America should be able to afford higher education. But it’s going to take specific plans to accomplish that goal. So, Oklahoma Legislature, give us specific plans to raise higher education funding and keep college affordable. You want to take back the responsibility of setting tuition? Show us that you’re dedicated to keeping costs low and quality high. OU administration, you must do your part as well. Stop shifting the blame for rising tuition to the legislature’s lower appropriations and develop specific plans to use alternative methods to keep costs low. Exploring new technology, finding creative ways to reduce established costs and limiting building projects in years with funding shortfalls could help stop tuition increases regardless of Congress’ priorities.
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Does a lapse of judgement tarnish a legacy? Paterno proved himself a good man throughout life
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uch has been written about how Joe Paterno should be remembered given the circumstances surrounding his death. Should he be remembered for the success he brought to Penn State and the positive impact he made on players and the Penn State community? Or should he be remembered for a gigantic moral lapse in judgment when he chose not to report Jerry Sandusky to the police for alleged child molestation? People should remember both. Paterno was an accomplished coach and a good man. He began his career at Penn State in 1950 as an assistant coach at the age of 23, and in 1965, he took over as head coach. He was coach of the Nittany Lions for 46 years. His accomplishments at Penn State are numerous. During his time there, he racked up 409 wins, becoming the winningest football coach in NCAA Division-1 history. He won two national titles and coached five undefeated teams. Out of the students he coached, 79 of them became first-team AllAmericans, and 33 were firstround NFL draft picks. Athletic achievements aside, Paterno proved himself to be a good man who was deeply respected by the Penn State community. He was the son of second-generation Italian immigrants and began military training directly after high school. World War II ended while he was in training, and afterward, he attended college at
Power and influence do not excuse moral mistakes
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A statue of former Penn State coach Joe Paterno is decorated by people honoring his memory Wednesday in State College, Pa. Paterno died of lung cancer Sunday..
Brown University and majored in English literature. Academics were important to him, and he made sure his players invested in their athletic and intellectual accomplishments. In 2011, the Penn State football team saw a graduation rate of 87 percent and, along with Stanford, had the highest graduation rate for teams ranked in the final Associated Press, BCS and USA Today Coaches polls. While at Penn State, he saw 16 players become National Football Foundation scholar-athletes. In addition to his success as a coach, he invested in his university and his family. During his time at Penn State, he gave more than $4 million to the university. He was married to his wife, Sue, for 49 years and had five children and 17 grandchildren. But Paterno treated child sexual abuse allegations against assistant coach Sandusky lightly, only reporting the allegations to athletic director Tim Curley and not to the police. It was inexcusable. Sandusky is awaiting trial
for 52 criminal counts and has been accused of sexual assault by 10 different boys. The fact that such an individual was kept in a position of power for so long is wrong, and Paterno’s treatment of the situation was clearly not the right thing to do. Paterno called his failure to be more aggressive regarding Sandusky as “one of the great sorrows of my life,” but one mistake doesn’t discount a lifetime of good. Paterno’s actions throughout his life demonstrated that he was a good man committed to his work, his family and his community. His failure to act more aggressively in pursuing legal action against Sandusky is part of his legacy, but no one should be remembered solely for their life’s greatest mistake. His “greatest mistake” does not cancel out his greatest successes. People should remember Paterno as he was, and how many human beings are: good and flawed. Janna Gentry is an English education senior.
ne of our nation’s most enduring archetypes is the noble and inspirational coach. These individuals are modern knights in our sports-obsessed society. They stand for all that is supposed to be right and true in American culture, and individuals who fit into this revered mold stand tall as some of the greatest among us. Penn State coach Joe Paterno was one of these great figures. He was a man who led his team and university to two national titles. He established a program at Penn State that was founded upon hard work and humble determination, which led to devotion and loyalty from his team and fans. One cannot look at his record and legend and say he did not accomplish great things and inspire many people to be the best they could be. Unfortunately for Paterno, his last days were marred by a decadelong scandal of alleged pedophilia by a man in Paterno’s inner circle. This is an incredibly sensitive and difficult issue we find ourselves facing: The honorable coach archetype clashing with the vicious and egregious act of pedophilia can produce only tragedy and betrayal. Upon his recent death, it is important to take a respectful tone toward his life and accomplishments, but at the same
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time, we cannot sweep this situation under the rug. Too many innocent children were abused because of his inaction and supposed ignorance. This cannot be forgotten because it not only would disrespect the people involved in this terrible situation but everyone who has faced this type of unforgivable crime. As the long-time and respected leader of the Penn State football program, the blame falls squarely on his shoulders. Although he did not commit these awful crimes, he let them quietly fade away in the background. No one can say that a man of his influence and power would not have known or been able to do anything about this issue. This extreme lapse of judgment on his part defies the logic of the legend that he was trying to build and maintain. It is highly unfortunate that this was part of the last chapter of his life. This story speaks to the fact that he was human and that we all make mistakes, but he needs to be an example of how we can get lost in our own power and influence.
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For whatever reason, he allowed his moral integrity to waver, which led to an incredibly compromising situation for his university and the moral code that he had spent decades trying to establish. This situation cannot be forgotten, as much as we would like to honor the work of a man who accomplished so much. He made a very unfortunate mistake that led to a decade-long scandal, and he should not be able to escape so easily. This needs to be part of his life story so that future generations can learn from his mistakes. When trying to build a moral paradigm like Paterno’s, you constantly need to live up to that standard and never let it waver. His legend needs to be tarnished so that we can learn from it. At the same time, we should not demonize the actions he took, for they were very human and understandable. He was a great man, but the flaws of the man need to be emphasized when we discuss his story. I believe it’s possible his greatest achievement will be making the sports world and the larger society recognize and confront its darker side. With this understanding, we can be better people, which is something Paterno worked tirelessly for.
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OU’s sharpshooter dominates court Pledger credits his dad for tenacious work ethic RJ YOUNG
PLAYER PROFILE Steven Pledger Year: Junior Position: Shooting guard Hometown: Chesapeake, Va. Career stats: Pledger entered this season with a .386 field goal percentage and a .345 percentage from beyond the arc in his first two seasons at OU. He only averaged 6.2 points as a freshman and 10.6 as a sophomore. Season breakdown: Pledger is having his best season from 3-point range this year, shooting a .427 3-point field goal percentage. The junior also has stepped up his game in just about every other category this season, averaging 17.2 points per game and shooting 90 percent from the free-throw line.
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Prior to the start of Oklahoma’s conference contest against No. 6 Baylor, Steven Pledger could be found at the north basket of Lloyd Noble Center. He launched shots from the west corner of the floor while bouncing to the beat of JayZ’s “Moment of Clarity.� While searching for an artist’s serenity, he worked on the nuances of his game; adjusting his sight; taking care in his stance; showing focus, patience; tending the tools of a marksman. He performs a specific regimen before each game because it is important to warm up his stroke. One of the drills he performs is called “one-hands.� “Right at the end of shootaround before games, I’ll go right in front of the rim and do about three or four of them,� Pledger said. “Just to get my eye on the free throws is a part of Pledger’s mantra. goal.� “I just keep hyping myself up in It’s those kinds of small, seemingly inconsequential drills that my head,� he said. “I just have to Bobby Whittington thinks make keep making myself keep going after it.� for an ideal sharpshooter. As a pure two-guard — the kind Whittington is the range master and owner of Badlands Tactical of offensive player who makes Training Facility in Grandfield, a his or her points by coming off southwest Oklahoma town near of screens and spotting up for 20- to 23-footers — Pledger has the Texas border. He said great 3-point shooters to be committed to shooting the exhibit the kinds of qualities that basketball. Just like Celtics two-guard Ray good snipers possess. The mindset of a marksman has helped Allen. “I model myself after Ray Allen,� Pledger shoot 42.7 percent from 3-point range and 90 percent from Pledger said. “I studied his game a lot.� the free-throw line this season. Pledger exhibits shades of “To collate basketball shooting to marksmanship, it’s all about Allen during his headier days as a muscle memory,� Whittington Milwaukee Buck. Perhaps that’s why the junior said. “Being able to mount that rifle the same way every time, from Chesapeake, Va., chose to doing what needs to be done the model his game after the player same way every time. It’s just like best known for his performance as Jesus Shuttlesworth in Spike basketball shooting. Lee’s film, “He Got “ Yo u ’ v e g o t “He’s probably the Game.� to line that ball He worked hard up, send it with best shooting guard as a child to beenough force the I’ve ever played with come the kind of same way ever y time accurately to when he’s on—period, shooter he is. He credits his hit the target.� point-blank.� father for his work Pledger is diliethic and attengent in his work SAM GROOMS, OU JUNIOR POINT GUARD tion to detail in his so he can function craft. without having to “Before I could even go outside meddle with his mechanics durto play, I had to work out with my ing games. He is the kind of player whose father outside by ourselves for play on the hardwood might in- about two hours,� he said. D u r i n g t h o s e a f t e r n o o n s, spire some sportswriters to use the word “unconscious� to de- Pledger and his father could be scribe his shooting ability when found performing any number of the ball seldom touches anything drills and exercises. “Everything in the book — runother than nylon after it leaves his ning, doing shots off cones and finger tips. But he, like most marksman, chairs, coming off curl screens described what he feels during and a whole bunch of different those moments of excellence in stuff,� he said. The Sooners’ leading scorer alfiner terms. “It’s kind of like a blank feeling lowed his father to push him. He a little bit,� Pledger said. “It’s more allowed his father to help him beof me just really talking to myself come a great basketball player — and make no mistake, you can be the whole time.� He’s constantly building his nothing other than great to start in confidence as a shooter in prac- any sport at the Division-1 level. However, it does take time for tice and during the most tenuous cream to rise to the top. Pledger moments of the game. Reminding himself that he averaged just 6.2 points per game has the skill to hit a crunch-time as a freshman and 10.9 points 3-pointer or a decisive set of as a sophomore in his two years
Top: Junior Steven Pledger (2) adjusts mid-air for a fadeaway jumper during the Sooners’ 83-63 victory against Northwestern State on Dec. 31. Pledger finished with 18 points and five assists. Right: Pledger drives past a defender during Oklahoma’s 64-55 win against Texas Tech on Jan. 17 in Norman. Pledger led the team with 17 points in the victory and also made OU’s only 3-pointer.
under former Oklahoma coach Jeff Capel. Coach Lon Kruger’s new system allows Pledger more freedom to roam, freedom to score. He averages 17.2 points per game, and his play has been noticed by his teammates. Junior point guard Sam Grooms said Pledger’s ability to shoot the basketball impresses him. “He’s probably the best shooting guard I’ve ever played with when he’s on — period, pointblank,� Grooms said. Point-blank — shoot.
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n a two-game winning streak, OU women’s hoops (12-5, 4-2 Big 12) turns its sights to a familiar foe that also is the nation’s top-ranked team. But to any of the members of the basketball team, the showdown between the Sooners and No. 1 Baylor Bears at 7 tonight at Lloyd Noble Center will be just business as usual. “This game is really just a conference game on our home floor, and we know how important those are,” coach Sherri Coale said. “It’s honestly no different than any other conference game.” Coale has transferred her cool-headed deGO AND DO meanor to her players, OU vs. Baylor who will be going up against Baylor coach Kim WHEN: 7 tonight Mulkey and Co. WHERE: Lloyd Noble Center Following Wednesday’s final practice before the two teams were set to collide, Coale had her team forgetting about last year’s heartbreaking one-point loss the Bears dealt to the Sooners in Norman. “It’s such a different year, and we’re not thinking redemption,” junior guard Whitney Hand said. “We’re thinking this is the Big 12, and you protect your home court in this conference. We don’t want anyone to come in here and beat us.” And that type of focus is exactly what this Sooner team with an adolescent lineup will need going up against a Baylor team that is showing no love to its opponents. But Coale knows what her team will be facing when it hits the court. As a team, the Bears’ (19-0, 6-0 Big 12) performances this season have been nothing short of spectacular, led by junior All-American center
Brittney Griner and her 22.7 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. Griner also is the national leader in blocks, averaging 5.3 denials per game. “There are particular challenges with Baylor as there are with every team,” Coale said. “And what are you going to do about Brittney Griner? Well, you try to limit the touches because she’s going to score 20 if she wants to.” As a team, Mulkey has the Bears’ offense ranked third in scoring, averaging 81.7 points per game, while the defense is holding opponents to a mediocre 51.6 ppg. But OU is looking to take over the deadlocked 5-5 record in the past 10 matchups and improve its current conference position, which currently is a share of second place. And the Sooners have a 10-6 home advantage going into tonight’s game, something Coale feels is an opportunity for a young team that is projected to start three sophomores and one freshman to get “baptized by fire” on its home court. “I think it’s good sometimes to go into games like this with young guys who don’t know what they don’t know,” Coale said. And while the Sooners will need their underclassmen to rise to their top level tonight in order to be victorious, the team’s defense also will need some help from the starters at the post positions. Sophomore center Nicole Griffin knows the type of assignment she will have going into tonight’s game but isn’t intimidated by any part of it. “We know they’re No. 1, but this is what we came to college for: big games like this,” Griffin said. “It’s just another opportunity to get better and potentially knock off the No. 1 team.” Tonight’s matchup also will feature Cheer Like a Champion festivities, which include a whiteout of Lloyd Noble. The nationally-televised game is set to air on Fox Sports Network (Cox Channel 37).
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Dinner theater to make Norman debut Former Sooners to perform roles of 2 major actors
GO AND DO Matt & Ben WHEN: 6:30 p.m. Friday to Sunday; 1 p.m. Sunday
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Dinner … and a show. Sounds like the ideal date. Opening Friday night and running through Sunday is the first performance of a new local dinner theater. Two recent OU drama graduates have partnered with Catering Creations, 3750 W. Main St., to combine food and entertainment. 2011 graduate Heather Boothby, and 2009 graduate Natalie Steinke, are the coordinators, directors, stage managers and technical support for the entire show — not to mention the night’s featured entertainment. “We pretty much did everything,” Boothby said. “Normally when you do a play, everybody has their position — the director, the stage manager — there’s all these working parts, but we’re doing all of it.” Despite their overloaded job descriptions, the two women find ways to make it work — and have a good time in doing so. “We’ve had fun planning the show, and so we hope everyone else has fun too,” Steinke said. That’s been their objective since the beginning, they said. Talking with Steinke and Boothby, it’s easy to see the fun they are having while bringing this dinner theater to life. The play they’re staging, “Matt and Ben”, contributes to that fun. Written by NBC’s “The Office” star Mindy
WHERE: Catering Creations, 3750 W. Main St. strip center just past Sooner Mall PRICE: Tickets $25 per person (dinner included) INFO: 405-364-1400
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Ben (left, played by Heather Boothby) plays the tambourine while Matt (played by Natalie Steinke) plays guitar during Wednesday’s rehearsal of “Matt and Ben.” The show, written by Mindy Kaling of NBC’s “The Office,” follows Ben Affleck and Matt Damon while they write the script for “Good Will Hunting.” The OU alumni-produced dinner theater will run from Friday to Sunday at Catering Creations, 3750 W. Main St.
More Online Visit OUDaily.com to see the photogallery for “Matt & Ben” Kaling and Brenda Withers, “Matt and Ben” is a comedic play about Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. “It’s light and something that everyone around here will enjoy,” Steinke said, “Its about two famous Hollywood actors before they were famous.” Remember how Steinke
and Boothby are slated to be the featured entertainment? Well — if you haven’t put two and two together yet, the two women will play two male roles — Ben and Matt. “It’s like watching a bromance,” Boothby said, “We always thought it would be a funny show to perform, and our acting style is comedy.” The night will kick-start with dinner prepared and served by Catering Creations. Following the dinner will be the feature presentation. “[We’re] going to set tables up for dinner, then we’re going to have corner of the room where we have our
stage,” Steinke said. Compared to what the two women are used to performing on, this is no typical stage space. “The audience is very close in proximity to the stage,” Steinke said. The space will be small, but quaint, which is the perfect combination for the lessthan-formal setting. “The show is not any different than normal theater, but because it is dinner theater, its going to be less formal,” Boothby said. “You can just get up and walk around as you please. It’s going to be more involved.”
Dinner theater was not at the top of the actress’ list of things to do after graduation, though. Boothby said the women started rehearsing the show with the intention of performing it at OU. “It just kind of happened that our friend ate at Catering C re at i o n s a n d ha d a p proached him about doing dinner theater,” she said. The pair took the opportunity and ran with it. They started working on the show back in November. Making the dinner theater, essentially from scratch, was not an easy road, they said. St e i n ke a n d B o o t hby
encountered many difficulties along the way, especially having to do with being solely a two-“man” show. Despite their struggles, the women said they made it to opening week with their heads held high, eagerly awaiting to see what the event has in store for them. “I just want to see how people react to it and if they enjoy it, and if its something we can continue to do,” Steinke said. The women expressed the rarity of theater in this fashion, especially in Norman, and because of this the actors and business owners alike said they are hoping for an exceptional turnout. “There really isn’t anywhere you can go and see dinner theater around here,” Steinke said, “Its something different.” “[Catering Creations] wanted to bring people into their business and have a new way of getting people in the door,” Boothby said, “[the goal is] to make it the new venue that people go to in town.”
Jan. 26 - Jan. 29 Thursday, Jan. 26
Friday, Jan. 27
Intramural Update: Pre-Season Basketball Tournament | brackets are online, for more information visit http://www.ou.edu/far or call Jonathan Dewhirst with late entries, (405) 325-3053.
OU Wrestling: OU vs. Virginia Tech | 7 p.m. at the McCasland Field House. FREE admission for OU students with valid ID. Visit soonersports.com for more information.
Intramural Update: Regular Season Basketball Entries & Captains Meeting | entries 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Huston Huffman Center front desk. Entry fee is $60 per team (free if all participants living in OU housing). Captainsí meeting at 8:30 p.m. in the HHC Room 130, one representative from each team must attend. For more information visit http://www.ou.edu/far or call Jonathan Dewhirst, (405) 325-3053.
OU Women’s Gymnastics: OU vs. North Carolina State | 7 p.m. at the Lloyd Noble Center. Admission is FREE with a valid OU student ID, 1,000 FREE Beauty & the Beast commemorative posters and post-meet autographs. Visit soonersports.com for more information.
Student Success Series: Rising from Mistakes | 2-3 p.m. in Wagner Hall, room 245. Presented by University College. OU Womenís Basketball: OU vs. Baylor | 7 p.m. at the Lloyd Noble Center. FREE admission for OU students with valid ID, 12,000 FREE white shirts will be given away. Visit soonersports.com for more information. Hockey: OU vs. Minot State University | 7:30 p.m. at the Blazers Ice Centre, 8000 S. I-35, Oklahoma City, OK. General admission $5 and reserved seating $10. Call the Blazers Ice Centre at (405) 631-3307 or see www.ouhockey.com for more information. Union Sound Lounge: Jazz | 8-10 p.m. in Beaird Lounge, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Come and enjoy the Union Programming Board’s FREE Sound Lounge Concert Series featuring the David Leach Trio and Something Implied. Donít forget the FREE coffee and hot chocolate. There’s ALWAYS SOMETHING at the union, www.ou.edu/upb . University Theatre Presents: Young Choreographersí Showcase | 8 p.m. in the Rupel Jones Theatre. Tickets are $14 for students, $18 for seniors, military and OU faculty/staff and $22 for adults. Contact the OU Fine Arts Box Office for more information, (405) 325-4101. Sunday, Jan. 29
Art After Hours: The Southwest and the Spirit of Place | 6 p.m. at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. Get acquainted with works from the Adkinís collection in this 45-minute discussion. The deserts of the Southwest have often been viewed as spiritual spaces, whether by the cultures indigenous to the area or by visiting artists and writers. Artists such as Pablita Velarde, Mary Morez, Ernest Blumenschein, and Kenneth Miller Adams will be considered. Admission is free and light refreshments will be served. Back-2-School BINGO | 8 p.m. in the food court. College life can be expensive, so come to the Union Programming Boardís BINGO and win some of those back-to-school essentials for the classroom, dorm and apartment. Anyone can play for FREE, must have a valid OU Student ID to win. FREE snacks provided. There’s ALWAYS SOMETHING at the union, www.ou.edu/ upb . University Theatre Presents: Young Choreographersí Showcase | 8 p.m. in the Rupel Jones Theatre. Tickets are $14 for students, $18 for seniors, military and OU faculty/staff and $22 for adults. Contact the OU Fine Arts Box Office for more information, (405) 325-4101. Saturday, Jan. 28 OU Track: Oklahoma Christian Indoor Invitational | all day at the John Jacobs Track and Field Complex. FREE admission for OU students with valid ID. Visit soonersports.com for more information.
OU Wrestling: OU vs. Lehigh | 2 p.m. at the McCasland Field House. FREE admission for OU students with valid ID, 250 FREE ice cream cups and postmatch autographs. Visit soonersports.com for more information.
Hockey: OU vs. Minot State University | 4 p.m. at the Blazers Ice Centre, 8000 S. I-35, Oklahoma City, OK. General admission $5 and reserved seating $10. Call the Blazers Ice Centre at (405) 631-3307 or see www.ouhockey.com for more information.
University Theatre Presents: Young Choreographersí Showcase | 3 p.m. in the Rupel Jones Theatre. Tickets are $14 for students, $18 for seniors, military and OU faculty/staff and $22 for adults. Contact the OU Fine Arts Box Office for more information, (405) 325-4101.
University Theatre Presents: Young Choreographersí Showcase | 8 p.m. in the Rupel Jones Theatre. Tickets are $14 for students, $18 for seniors, military and OU faculty/staff and $22 for adults. Contact the OU Fine Arts Box Office for more information, (405) 325-4101.
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Life&Arts
• Thursday, January 26, 2012
Exercise
BOOK review
Huff gets physical with groups Larsson heats
it up with ‘Fire’
Fitness center offers workouts designed to encourage others
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Westlee Parsons Life & Arts Reporter
About 30 people armed with balance balls, jump ropes, small weights and yoga mats claimed their spot as they readied for boot camp Monday in the Huston Huffman Fitness Center. As Room 140 filled up with attendees for Darcy Adams’ exercise class, the instructor adjusted her microphone and prepared to lead the 5:30 p.m. group through her workout regimen. Adams’ class is one of the center’s group-fitness options, which range from high-energy dance workouts (Zumba) to isolated musclegroup exercises (pilates). During the boot camp class, Adams led her students through a structured workout that included a warm-up, two circuit exercises and an abdominal cool down. She walked around the room and offered feedback while the attendees completed each exercise. Adams, who has taught group fitness classes at the Huff for four years, said workout routines vary from person to person. “Some people love the camaraderie of a class,” Adams said. “They love that motivation from other people being around you and someone making up the workout for you.” Jillian Murphy and Mackenzie McCullough, friends who attended Adams’ class Monday evening, said group classes give them more incentive to exercise. “We just signed up last week,” said Murphy, human
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Ashley Johnson engages her core with a balancing move during boot camp Monday at the Huston Huffman Fitness Center. The class is one of many group fitness classes offered this semester. Group fitness classes are open to anyone interested, and membership can be purchased at the front desk of the fitness center.
AT A GLANCE Cost of group fitness class To attend group fitness classes at the Huston Huffman Fitness Center, OU students must purchase a membership. Group-fitness memberships
resources management junior. “We’ve got boot camp lined up, Zumba, the abs express and spin class. So, we’re going to try and start working out three times a week.” Both Murphy and McCullough said having a workout buddy was more beneficial to them than exercising alone. “Working out together holds you accountable,” said McCullough, accounting junior. McCullough said she needed the extra motivation that comes from working out
are $50 for the semester and are available for purchase at the center’s front desk. Source: recservices.ou.edu
in groups rather than doing solo workouts. Helping students find that motivation is the rewarding part of teaching group fitness classes, Adams said. Adams said some people have told her their only form of exercise comes through group fitness classes. “It’s helped them lead a much healthier lifestyle, lose weight, maintain fitness because they have something to look forward to; seeing those people and having that workout that is set,” she said. “Having an instructor motivating them.”
MORE INFO Individual fitness options For students seeking a more personal workout experience but still want a little help, the Huston Huffman Fitness Center also provides personal trainers for $30 per session, plus tax. The center staff recommends personal trainers for people who have not had much fitness experience in the past or who have a specific fitness goal they need some guidance in meeting. For more information about getting a personal trainer, contact Hannah Rieger at hrieger@ou.edu.
isbeth Salander Life & Arts Columnist and Mikael Blomkvist are thrown into another dangerous mystery as Millennium, Blomkvist’s magazine, is poised to publish an exposé about the sex-trafficking busiKatie Piper ness in Sweden. piper_katie@ou.edu Like every other normal person, I started reading “The Girl who Played with Fire” at 3 a.m. I felt a tenacious pull toward the thrill of a new story, and I missed Lisbeth and Mikael. And even though my sleep schedule is hopelessly messed up, I was not disappointed. I immediately knew I would love this novel. This time around, with a great deal of Lisbeth’s past being uncovered by Mikael toward the end, I finally began to understand why she seems so detached from society. One of the most refreshing things about this trilogy is that Lisbeth continues to surprise me with her actions and her reasoning behind them. I genuinely felt for her as she reconnects with her old guardian, Holger Palmgren, after he wakes up from his coma and attempts to gain back the speech and motor skills he lost after his stroke. I think Larsson humanizes Lisbeth with her relationships with Palmgren and her sometimes-partner Mimmi, and it is essential to creating a complex character audiences still somewhat can relate to. Mikael, on the other hand, irritated me for the first half of the novel. I’ve always loved Mikael as a character, but I’m tired of him being so blasé about every woman he has sex with. He views these women as friends, coworkers and superiors, but it never goes further than that. He wants Lisbeth as a friend and actively pursues that friendship, but he doesn’t want anything else with her. It’s not that I want him to commit to Lisbeth Salander or Erica Berger, I just expected more personal growth from him in this book, and I was a bit disappointed. Overall, the story itself was engaging, surprising and nerve-racking. A new villain with ties to sex trafficking comes into the story with a shocking connection to Lisbeth, and I can say that, behind Voldemort from the “Harry Potter” series, he’s No. 2 on a short list of literary characters whom I loathe. (Martin was three, in case you were wondering). I am very satisfied with the death of a certain character, and I’m ready to read about the fate of all the nasty characters introduced in the second book. I’m itching to get my hands on the final book in the trilogy, but I’m dreading the end of it, because I need more Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist stories. Katie Piper is a journalism senior.
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