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WHEN THE FOG ROLLS IN

SGA calls on Oklahoma to develop good Samaritan law

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Association urges state government to stop alcohol prosecution for minors ATIBA WILLIAMS Campus Reporter

The OU Student Government Association has adopted a new resolution to encourage the Oklahoma Legislature to stop prosecuting minors seeking help for alcohol-related incidents.

The resolution, called the “Brett Finbloom IN DEPTH Resolution,” would be used to persuade the Other bills Oklahoma Legislature passed to adopt a new good Samaritan law. The law Allocation of $300 would allow minors to to the Pan-American Student Association. call 911 in alcohol-related situations without fear Allocation of $400 of prosecution. Finbloom to the Habitat for died in Indiana on Aug. 5, Humanity Campus 2012 due to alcohol poiChapter for ‘programs/ soning, according to the events/activities.’ resolution. This could have been prevented by an immediate call to 911.

“Brett Finbloom was an incoming OU freshman, SEE SGA PAGE 2

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Hiba Baroud, engineering graduate student, walks down Campus Corner bundled up on Wednesday. A heavy fog rolled in Tuesday night and faded away through the day. Visibility ranged from one-quarter of a mile to a few hundred feet, according to the National Weather Service.

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Sooners ink 24 signees for 2013 class

Must native culture, queer identity clash?

OU adds new talent on National Signing Day DILLON PHILLIPS Sports Editor

Oklahoma closed National Signing Day on Wednesday with 24 signees, giving the Sooners the No. 15- and No. 16-ranked recruiting class by Rivals.com and ESPN.com, respectively.

“We’re really excited about the excellent class we put together here this year,“ coach Bob Stoops said. “Like always, I think we’re always looking for a good mix of guys on both sides of the football, (and) I felt like we got that.”

Four-star running back Keith Ford — the No. 48 player in the country according

to Rivals.com — headlines a class that boasts seven fourstar recruits. “(He’s) one of the better players down in the whole Houston area,“ Bob Stoops said. “Catches the ball well, has the ability to make people miss, physical to run through people — all the things you really want.”

Other standouts from the 2013 class include quarterback Cody Thomas, defensive tackle Kerrick Huggins and defensive backs L.J. Moore, Stanvon Taylor and Hatari Byrd.

“Overall, just as a blanket statement, I think that this BOB SELF/THE FLORIDA TIMES-UNION/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS group of kids really has a strong work ethic,“ co-offen- Dorian Killings, left, who is already enrolled at Central Florida, sive coordinator Jay Norvell joined teammates De’Asian Richardson, center, who signed with said. “They come from strong the University of Louisville and Tyrell Lyons, right, who signed with Florida State during National Signing Day ceremonies at First SEE RECRUIT PAGE 6 Coast High School, Wednesday in Jacksonville, Fla.

OU alumnus speaks of Two-Spirit clash in Native American culture CEDAR FLOYD

Campus Reporter

An OU alumnus will return to campus to discuss the difficulties faced by people who identify as both Native American and GLBTQ — a pairing which is incompatible with the typically liberal leaning of GLBTQ politics.

The alumnus, Brian Gilley, will speak at 5:30 p.m. today in the Jim Thorpe Multicultural Center .

BRIAN GILLEY Inspired by the richness of his Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek and Italian background , Gilley said he was born an anthropologist. Much of his current research focuses on issues of gender and sexuality in Native American culture, particularly on issues of “Two-Spirit” individuals: a pan-tribal term used to describe individuals with both a male and a SEE GLBTQ PAGE 3

SERVICE

Program offers chance to volunteer, travel Sooners can aid, explore communities across globe AJINUR SETIWALDI Campus Reporter

An international volunteer organization is hosting an information session today for OU students interested in service and adventure abroad.

International Student Volunteers has over 100 different projects around the world this summer, said Thomas Patrick, regional director of the program, in an email. Students can choose to join a conservation or community development project in Australia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Thailand or South Africa.

The organization is one of the top 10 volunteer programs in the world, according to the U.S. Center of Citizen Diplomacy and U.S. Department of State.

“Literally everyone should volunteer and travel abroad to open their mind to the ways others live,” Patrick said.

“Before I traveled with [International Student Volunteers] in 2009, I had

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GO AND DO International Student Volunteers info session What: Four-week volunteer and adventure program When: Today, every hour from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Where: Wagner Hall, Room 135 Info: Register at thomas.patrick@ isvolunteers.org for more information. Today is the only time the organization will be on campus this semester.

never been out of the country. It completely changed my life for the better and made me the person I am today.”

The projects are located in small, rural communities faced with the challenges of community development, Patrick said. Those locations were chosen because they need volunteers to support efforts to develop their communities.

“We also chose these countries because of their rich culture and massive biodiversity,” Patrick said.

The organization’s staff members living in host countries select the project locations, Patrick said. They ensure sites are safe for students.

More than 90 percent of students work on volunteer projects for two weeks and go on an adventure tour for two weeks, Patrick said. While students can skip the adventure tour and volunteer for up to three months, they are not allowed to skip the service part of the program.

“We see the adventure tour as a compliment to the two weeks of meaningful volunteer work,” Patrick said.

Adventure tours include scuba diving in Australia, wildlife safaris in Africa, surfing in the Caribbean and exploring caves, temples and cities, according to the event flier.

“I think it’s something that everyone should experience,” said Jen Truman, regional director of the program.

Truman, from New Zealand, said SEE SERVICE PAGE 2

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Sign a petition to save Sasquatch starting at 11:30 a.m. in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s food court.

1. Dominican Republic: major infrastructure development and youth support projects. Volunteers use sports, music and dance to educate and motivate Dominican youth.

A how-to session for returned study abroad students will take place from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in Hester Hall, room 160.

2. Costa Rica: Volunteers spend their days out on boats in Osa Peninsula, documenting the behavior of dolphins and whales or working to preserve endangered sea turtles in an effort to protect biodiversity in the region.

Men’s tennis will play Tulsa at 5:30 p.m. at the Gregg Wadley Indoor Tennis Pavilion.

3. Australia: Volunteers work in various regions to rehabilitate environments that are crucial habitats of Australian wildlife like kualas, kangaroos and wombats.

“Wreck-It Ralph” will be screened at 6 p.m., 9 and midnight in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Meacham Auditorium.

4. Thailand: Volunteers work with endangered animals that have been rescued from the practices of the logging and tourism industries. They also mentor and educate Burmese refugee children who have been orphaned, abandoned or rescued from human trafficking operations.

Attend the opening lecture and reception for Into the Void, an art exhibition that is a modern ode to a few of the founding members of the Optical Art movement, starting at 6 p.m. at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art.

5. South Africa: Volunteers educate and motivate youth through sports, music and dance. Students interested in the medical field can volunteer at a government run hospital just outside of Cape Town. Students also have worked on a conservation project to rehabilitate and reintroduce cheetahs to the wild.

Source: Thomas Patrick, regional director for ISV

Attend a free lecture at the Medieval Fair entitled “The Dragon Ships of Oslo: Oseberg, Gokstad, and Tune” at 6:30 p.m. at the Norman Public Library.

Continued from page 1 that she learned of the organization through a flier and thought it would be a meaningful and adventurous way to travel for a first-time traveler.

In the past, the organization’s volunteers have taught English, music, conservation and health to children, according to the organization’s website. Students have monitored endangered species, worked on composting initiatives and collected trash materials.

“It’s really sustainable,” Truman said about the conservation and community development projects.

“You’re really doing something that is going to last.”

“The people we volunteer

SATURDAY, FEB. 9 Visit the opening of “Into the Void,” an art exhibition that is a modern ode to a few of the founding members of the Optical Art movement, in Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s Ellen and Richard L. Sandor Photography Gallery.

Attend the University Theatre’s “The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui” by Bertolt Brect, directed by Rena Cook, which examines the rise of Nazism at 8 p.m. in the Weitzenhoffer Theatre.

Attend the Native Crossroads Film Festival and Symposium 7-10 p.m. at Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History’s Kerr Auditorium.

Attend the Pink and Black Ball, benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure, 8 p.m. to midnight in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Molly Shi Boren Ballroom.

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are truly grateful for those and students interested in who are willing to come volunteering. help make their lives better,” Students may obtain inPatrick said. dependent study credit for The organization has the program, Patrick said. hosted sevStudents “The people we eral sessions engage in at OU before, volunteer are truly a t l e a s t s i x Patrick said. grateful for those discussions On average, about their who are willing to v o l u n t e e r more than 100 students come help make w o r k a n d attend the how their lives better.” discuss information the organisessions. zation’s work THOMAS PATRICK, Over the last can be linked REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENT t h re e s u m with national VOLUNTEERS mers, 17 OU and internastudents have tional efforts participated in the organiza- to promote environmentaltion’s programs, and six par- ism and sustainability. ticipated last summer. “ It i s [ I n t e r n a t i o n a l Truman said she hopes to Student Volunteer’s] misget as many or more to par- sion to build global citizens, ticipate this summer. The and expanding the volungoal is to get the message out teer’s awareness is a huge

part of that process,” Patrick said.

T h e f e e ra n g e s f ro m $3,000 to $4,000 for each program, according to the organization’s website.

Program costs exclude airfare, academic credit tuition and fees. The organization provides fundraising material for students who want to raise the money to cover the cost of the program.

Students can apply for a program anytime, but projects are allocated on a first come first serve basis, Patrick said.

Patrick and Truman will be at the information session to provide more information and answer questions.

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because the student government there encouraged the state to do so, Sewell said.

“We’re trying to accomplish the same thing here,” Sewell said.

The resolution passed with 22-0-0.

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just out of Camp Crimson who didn’t know about the Good Samaritan policy,” SGA Vice President Rainey Sewell told the 22 members present of Undergraduate Student Congress in their meeting Tuesday.

“Now he would never experience OU/Texas, Winter Welcome Week or any of the great things that we have at OU,” Sewell said.

In the state of Indiana, as well as in 11 other states, immunity is provided to minors in alcohol-related situations if they call 911 and are willing to work with law enforcement, according to the resolution. Oklahoma is not one of those states.

Members of the Student Congress debated for and against the adoption of the resolution in their meeting.

“I think this is a great idea. However, I don’t think this is a good example,” said Eli Potts, political science senior.

Potts also questioned t h e va l i d i t y o f s e n d i ng such a resolution to state

legislature.

“The adoption of a law like this on a state level leads to more binge drinking,” Potts said.

However, not all members of the congress agreed with him.

“The reason Brett died was because he didn’t know about the law. Right now his parents are going around and talking to schools so that more people will know,” Sewell said.

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Opportunity knocks for social activists on OU campus Program offers students chance to attend national conference this spring MORGAN GEORGE

Campus Reporter

Scholarships to attend conferences about reproductive rights and various civil liberties are available to students majoring or minoring in women’s and gender studies or social justice until Feb. 10.

The Women’s and Gender Studies Program offers two travel scholarships for students to attend either the National Young Feminist Leadership Conference or the 2013 Civil Liberties and Public Policy Conference.

The scholarships will cover airfare, conference registration cost, a shared hotel room at the conference site and a meal allowance, said Tanya Miller, managerial associate of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program.

Women’s and Gender Studies has sent students to these conferences every year for about five years, and the program sends a minimum of two students to each conference, said Jill Irvine, director of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program.

The 2013 National Young Feminist Leadership Conference will take place March 23-25 in D.C. Students will receive activist training and learn about issues such as abortion access, reproductive health and rights, AT A GLANCE youth voting rights Scholarship and many more, application according to the event’s page on the What: A statement of 500 Feminist Majority words or less addressed to Foundation webthe scholarship committee site. O n the last specifying why attending the day of the conferconferences will be a meaningful e n c e, a t t e n d e e s opportunity. Students may apply for both scholarships but must can put what they submit a different statement for learned to praceach conference. tice by speaking with members of When: By Feb. 10.

Congress about issues that matter to Where: Tanya Miller at them. maverickly@ou.edu The 27th Annual Civil Liberties C o n f e re n c e w i l l Source: Tanya Miller, managerial associate of the t a ke p l a c e Ap r i l Women’s and Gender Studies Program 12-14 in Amherst,

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Mass., and will connect activists from across the country and the world to build a stronger movement for reproductive justice and social change, according to the Civil Liberties and Public Policy website. Speakers at the conference will highlight successful examples of activism and how struggles for reproductive and sexual rights are linked to movements for economic, social, gender and environmental justice.

“It’s a great opportunity to go to different parts of the country, to network, to see the kinds of issues [that] are important to students from different areas,” Irvine said. “They are both student-oriented conferences, so [OU] students will get to meet students from all over the place.”

When OU students started going to the Civil Liberties Conference, they felt the majority of the panels really dealt with the issues that were most important to students from

Students interested in traveling to the state Capitol and lobbying for higher education funding can attend an information session from 8 to 9 p.m. tonight in Wagner Hall room 135.

On Higher Education Day, about 50 students will leave campus by bus to drive to the state capital around 8:30 a.m. on Feb. 12, said Joe Sangirardi, Student Government Association President.

At the Capitol, students will advocate for the allocation of funds specifically to help pay for tuition, Sangirardi said.

Groups of two OU students will meet with state representatives and senators from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., he said.

Afterwards, schools from all the Oklahoma higher education institutions will come together to hear the Oklahoma SGA president and a few other state legislatures speak about their values and the importance of higher education at 1:30 p.m.

If interested in experiencing this day at the Capitol, visit the Department of Political Science’s website for more information and to register.

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Professor to discuss gay marriage, HIV/AIDS as part of lecture series An anthropology professor will discuss same-sex marriage and HIV/AIDS at noon Thursday in the OU IT Store’s Community Space on Campus Corner.

Brian Gilley, anthropology professor at Indiana University, will give the lecture as part of the Brown Bag Lunch lecture series coordinated by the Anthropology Graduate Student Association Speakers Bureau.

“I’ll also be talking about the BRIAN GILLEY Cherokee same-sex marriage case and my involvement in it,” Gilley said.

Gilley’s research explores two primary areas of research: gender sexuality and HIV/AIDS among American Indians, said Holly Andrew, OU graduate research assistant affiliated with the Anthropology Graduate Student Association Speakers Bureau.

Researchers in both areas seek to understand ways that micro-local notions of tradition position bodies, bodily movements and bodily desires within customary practice and modern knowledge production, according to Gilley’s faculty page.

On Thursday, Gilley will present another lecture titled “The Joyous Discipline: Queer Contingency & Culturally Conservative Two-Spirits in Indian Country” at 5:30. in the Jim Thorpe Multi-Cultural Center.

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the Northeast, or the coast. What students wanted was more of a discussion or perspective that reflected this region of the country, Irvine said. Consequently, they got the conference to put on a panel every year where students from the South could talk about issues important to this region.

OU students were also inspired to start a conference on campus about reproductive rights, Irvine said.

One conference concerned with reproductive rights, “Take Root”, will take place from Feb. 15-16 at OU and will focus on the red state perspective on reproductive justice by providing an introduction to reproductive justice for students, academics, practitioners, advocates, and members of our community, according to the Take Root website.

GLBTQ: Gay pride conflicts with Native beliefs Continued from page 1

Students will speak to legislators, seek funding for higher education

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Students and other attendees shout their agreement with a speaker at the 2012 Civil Liberties and Public Policy Conference in Amherst, Mass. The Women’s and Gender Studies Program is offering a travel scholarship to attend this year’s conference or the National Young Feminist Leadership Conference in D.C.

female essence.

“Dr. Gilley’s writings on Two-Spirit are well known in anthropology,” said Kelly LaFramboise, anthropology graduate student and member of the student organizations sponsoring the lecture. “We thought it would be nice to invite him back to lecture on his research.”

In the U.S., GLBTQ politics tend to focus on the needs of the individual, issues surrounding coming out and individual rights, Gilley said.

Ultimately, the goal is to own and be proud of the GLBTQ identity. But, for GLBTQ individuals belonging to culturally conservative communities, such as Native American or Islamic communities, their identity is experienced differently. The lecture will address the issues facing such individuals in the larger context of largely liberal, progressive GLBTQ activism.

“In native society, drawing attention to yourself is often frowned upon,” Gilley said. “As a result, there is distinct conflict between some of the ideas of gay pride and the way which many natives were raised: to put community first and individual wants and desires second.”

It’s often the case that GLBTQ and feminist activists see culturally conservative societies as oppressive, Gilley said. But, from a participant’s point of view, that culture or religion

provides a community, a belief system and discipline that are highly valuable and rewarding. That’s the idea behind the lecture title of “Joyous Discipline.”

“People draw a great amount of joy and meaning from sacrifice and exertion. The idea that people are being disciplined by societal rules or by authoritarianism [isn’t the whole picture]. In actuality, people are disciplining themselves,” Gilley said. “It’s hard, but it also brings great joy.”

Gilley said he isn’t seeking to change the political landscape, but the fundamental goal of his research is to shape the way we as a society approach these questions academically. GLBTQ activists must understand that many native GLBTQ people are going to put their identity as a native first, giving it precedence over the issues surrounding their sexuality.

“As human beings, we tend to find ourselves assuming we know or can relate to what another person is feeling or believes because they’re in the same group as us,” said Cari Jeane Brady, advertising senior and LGBTQ Student Affairs undergraduate intern, in an email. “But in reality we all have our own unique, personal ventures that deserve to be understood and respected, regardless of its contradiction to another’s personal beliefs.”

LaFramboise said the lecture will bring together two student groups in cooperation for the first time — the Anthropology Graduate Student Association Speakers Bureau and the LGBTQ Program Advisory Board

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• “Becoming Two-Spirit” by Brian Joseph Gilley • “Queer Indigenous Studies” edited by Brian Joseph Gilley, Qwo-Li Driskill, Chris Finley, Scott Lauria Morgensen • “When Did Indians Become Straight?” by Mark Rifkin • “Spaces Between Us” by Scott Morgensen

co-sponsored the lecture.

It is one of several lectures and Brown Bag Lunches sponsored by the LGBTQ Program Advisory Board. Each brings a nationally recognized speaker who is active in the GLBTQ community to campus. These lectures occur throughout the year and are open to university students and the Norman community in an effort to foster community learning.

Bisexual activist and author Robyn Ochs will also be speaking at OU Feb. 21, said Kasey Catlett, LGBTQ Program Advisory Board member and adult and higher education graduate student, in an email.

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THUMBS UP: OU alumnus Brian Gilley will give a talk centering on his research about the conflict between GLBTQ identity and Native American identity. (Page 1)

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Blood tests are necessary said legalization. The hot about the current state of cason.trent@yahoo.com katsar@address Blood tests are the best to weed out drivers who topic right now is how drivimpairment of a driver. way to test for both cannabis do not appear high. When ing while high can be idenFox31 Denver decided to and alcohol, so police should use blood someone is under suspicion of driving tified and prosecuted. address this with a study that compared a tests when a driver is suspected of using drunk, the It is important to keep unsafe drivers drunken driver to a high driver. cannabis. officer quesoff the streets, but blood tests for A man’s driving was tested using a comColorado passed a bill in November tions the cannabis are unreliable and do not puterized simulator, both before and after that legalized smoking cannabis for anydriver to reflect one’s ability to drive. consuming half a bottle of Jack Daniel’s one over the age of 21. Some people were determine I really hate when a news source over the course of an hour. He stated after it disgusted, some were impartial and some the misrepresents scientific data. The local was “touchy” to drive the second time. immediately began planning their next news source CBS Denver 4 reThe high driver was a medicinal cannabis vacation to the Centennial State. cently cited cannabis use was smoker. They tested him before and after But how high is too high to drive? linked to 13 percent of traffic smoking. This driver said he was much It would make sense to set a limit for fatalities in Colorado more alert and focused after smoking. how high someone can be and still safely in 2011.

His level was 47 nanograms of cannabis drive a car. Blood tests should be used as That only indicator during the second round of simupart of the evidence in convicting a person means canna- lated driving. of impaired driving. bis was found However, during the first test he had a Many opponents of cannabis blood tests driver’s sobriety. in the blood level of 21 nanograms, and that was after point out that someone could have smoked Any suspicion by of the drivnot having smoked at all that day. the day before and still have cannabis in the officer can lead er. Cannabis “[He] is doing pretty well, he’s not havtheir system, making a test inaccurate. But to a breath test, field stores in the ing any delays in his driving, he’s looking alcohol acts in a similar way. If a person is sobriety test and blood body’s fat cells in all direction, and he hasn’t shown any pulled over in the morning after drinking a test. When a driver is susand can reimpairment I can notice,” said one of the lot the night before, alcohol still may be in pected of using marijuana, main present evaluators. their system, and the driver can be charged police would use a similar for weeks after a This test shows that you would not be with driving drunk. method. person gets high. able to test all drivers who seemed to be too A blood test for cannabis would establish Blood tests are prefIn other words, 13 high in the same way or with the same critea firm limit to the amount of cannabis alerable to other forms of percent of traffic ria. Establishing a legal limit wouldn’t work lowable in a person’s system before they are testing because they are fatalities involved if that is done. deemed too impaired to drive. hard evidence the driver people who smoke Because it’s not difficult to figure out if Slower reaction times are the biggest were using cannabis. If pot sometimes. someone is too stoned, a blood test would worry when it comes to driving high, much only a field sobriety test Doesn’t sound as be overkill. like with alcohol or driving while too tired. was administered, there menacing, does it?

Just a few simple questions and a field Drivers must be completely alert and fowould be no definitive Now this doesn’t sobriety test should be more than enough cused on driving. I think most of us have measure to prove the driver mean driving while evidence to secure a driving while impaired been driving for so long we forget it isn’t was intoxicated. stoned is neces- conviction. just a hop-in-and-go thing.

Just like alcohol, ILLUSTRATION BY TY JOHNSON AND AUSTIN MCCROSKIE/THE DAILY sarily safe.

If a person is too stoned to drive, he or Aside from slowed reaction times, there cannabis users have Studies show she is definitely too stoned to pass a field are more short-term side effects of cannaa responsibility to be completely alert when that people under the influence of cansobriety test, because driving is generally bis to consider. While under the influence they sit behind the wheel. Anything less nabis tend to drive slower, follow less easier than balancing on one foot on the of cannabis, an individual can experience than complete attention puts other drivers closely and exert more caution on the side of the highway. the following symptoms: distorted sense of in danger. roadway than those under the influence time, paranoia, magical or random thinking of alcohol.

Trent Cason is an English literature and and short-term memory loss.

While I don’t think stoned drivers are These effects can last for a few hours and Sarah Sullivan is an English writing junior. as menacing as drunk drivers, I do agree cultural studies senior.

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To a lot of college football fans, National Signing Day is a national holiday.

Some of them get into it so much they call it the sport’s Christmas Day. And can you really blame them?

Unless your team wins the national championship, it’s the day signifying the newest class with a chance to come in and rebuild a program working toward bringing home the crystal football.

But there’s only one problem with National Signing Day: For the most part, you don’t get to open a large portion of your presents when you first receive them.

There are some presents you want to open immediately and put to full use as early as possible.

Then, there are the other presents that are not quite ready to be taken out of their packages, which is the vast majority of the 24 incoming players.

There are some exceptions, though.

Last season, two true freshmen — wide receivers Durron Neal and Sterling Shepard — played key roles on offense, providing former OU quarterback Landry Jones with extra options in the slot.

Then there’s the California trio made up of former OU players Kenny Stills and Tony Jefferson and senior running back Brennan Clay, who headlined as key contributors from the Class of 2010.

Stills and Jefferson were regular starters during all three years at OU before deciding to declare for

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Seated from left, Logan Miller, Seth Handley and Lance Smith, receive congratulations from their teammates during National Signing Day at the Enid High School library Wednesday.

the NFL Draft following the Cotton Bowl Classic in January, and Clay has shown signs of greatness at various points of his time in Norman.

And who could forget probably the greatest freshman to come through Sooner Nation during the Bob Stoops era?

Former OU running back Adrian Peterson — who was just named the NFL Most Valuable Player — not only was the best player on the Sooners’ roster, but he almost became the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy.

Although these players and other true freshmen in OU history have made a significant impact on the team, the vast majority of

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Check out Garrett Holt’s and Zach Story’s coverage of Oklahoma City’s convincing victory against sixth-seeded Golden State.

players makes smaller impact or gets redshirted.

The Christmas presents get put nicely on the shelf, left untouched, but continue to be cared for until they are ready to be opened and played with.

This round of Sooner signees has a few players — especially on defense — who will be fighting for playing time during the upcoming season.

With graduates and early-departing juniors leaving gaping holes in various positions, there may be a good chance Sooner Nation will see more newcomers than in previous years.

Still, the new Norman residents are going to have to work hard and earn any playing time they get,

defensive coordinator Mike Stoops said, who brought in his first recruiting class during his second tenure at OU. “Let’s get one thing clear: People have spoken about promising kids positions; I think that’s ludicrous,” he said. “You earn everything you get here at the University of Oklahoma.”

“These guys will all earn their way through the process of coming in here in the summer and earning their playing time.”

Jono Greco is a journalism graduate student and assistant sports editor. You can follow him on Twitter at @jonogreco13.

recruit: Newest recruiting class adds depth to defense Continued from page 1 strong programs that have won, and I think their character is one we will be very proud of here at Oklahoma.”

Thomas is one of those players. A 2013 MaxPreps preseason All-American baseball prospect and, according to Rivals.com, the nation’s No. 7 quarterback, he has drawn comparisons to former OU quarterback Sam Bradford.

“Whatever [Bradford] did, he did it well,” Bob Stoops said. “And Cody PLAYER PROFILE is like that. Everything he Cody Thomas does, he does well.”

The 6-foot-5 220-pound Year: quarterback/outfielder Incoming freshman has sparked specualtion as to whether he’ll attend Position: OU or sign an MLB conQB tract this summer, but the Sooners’ coaching staff is Statistics: confident Thomas is comThrew for 4,154 yards mitted to playing football. and 46 touchdowns “Cody is a guy that footduring his senior season ball is important to him,” Bob Stoops said. “It isn’t like here’s just a baseball player that’s playing football for the heck of it, football is important to Cody, and he wants to succeed.”

Defensively, the Sooners also addressed a number of needs, defensive coordinator Mike Stoops said.

“I think we’re in a better position now, a year down the road, than we were last year at this time,“ he said. “I feel like we’ve caught up in a hurry. I couldn’t be more pleased.”

OU picked up key recruits in the secondary and defensive line, two areas of concern for coaches and fans alike.

“I thought as the year went on our defense started to deteriorate a little bit towards the end of the year,” Mike Stoops said. “(We) just need to try to find some more playmakers in our defense, put our players in better position to make plays and, cer“I think we’re in tainly, that is our responsibility (as coaches).” a better position With that being said, now, a year down Mike Stoops had high the road, than we praise for the defensive backs of the 2013 class. were last year at “When this group is fithis time. I feel like nalized [Wednesday], this will be as complete a we’ve caught up in a group of secondary guys hurry.” that I’ve ever been associated with,“ he said. “When mike stoops, you look at their skill level, defensive coordinator their size, their speed, their range, their character, this is a very complete group of players that will contest for playing time.”

Fans won’t have the opportunity to see most of the 2013 class in crimson until the summer, but early signees punter Jed Barnett, receiver Dannon Cavil, defensive lineman Quincy Russell, safety Ahmad Thomas and defensive end D.J. Ward will participate in spring football, which ends in the annual Red-White Spring football game.

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Generations connect, discuss Students and older adults bond in the Honors College’s new reading group Briana Hall

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Students have partnered with the community’s senior citizen counterparts for an enriched new type of reading group.

The Honors College has sponsored a new reading group with the premise of intergenerational learning.

The reading group is focusing on Gabriel T h o m p s o n ’s n ov e l “Working in the Shadows: A Year of Doing the Jobs (Most) Americans Won’t Do� this semester, according to the Honors College website.

The group enables students to interact with members of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, according to the Honors College website. “You can just learn so much from people of different age groups. And often, you don’t get to engage with people of different age groups...especially students,� assistant professor of the Honors College and host of the reading group, Professor Marie Dallam, said. “They don’t get to meet older people every day and get to talk about different subjects with them.�

Ken MacDonnell, one of the adult participants of the reading group, said he has been involved with the growing program for the past two semesters. “I was really impressed with how [the students]

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c a r r i e d a n d p re s e n t e d themselves,� MacDonnell said. “Very bright and very engaging in conversation, and we learned a lot from them, and they maybe learned from us.�

MacDonnell said the institute has been a great resource for occupying himself after retirement. He said he is very excited for this semester’s partnership. “People just like to learn from each other’s perspectives,� Dallam said.

Dallam thinks this reading group’s book, especially, is very relatable to both age groups and both have something to contribute. “I’ve always liked talking with older people and people who are engaged with the material, and all of the people from the OLLI group are there because they definitely want to be there... the students felt similarly and they all put into the

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Travis Bates, chemistry and biochemisty senior, and Nancy, member of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, speak about the novel “Working in the Shadows� Tuesday at the Honors Reading Forum.

discussion,� mechanical engineering sophomore Matthew Rangitsch, who also is involved with the group, said. “These people have a lot of interesting things to say about their lives.�

MacDonnell said he enjoys interacting with the students face-to-face because the two age groups are able to learn from each other. “We could probably all be their grandparents if not great grandparents,�

MacDonnell said. “We’re separated by two generations, and I’m technology

“People just like to learn from each other’s perspectives.�

Marie Dallam Honors college assistant professor and reading group host

competent, but I’d much rather sit down with a group of people and talk in person. It’s more personal and enriching for both parties.�

Rangitsch said it is interesting to hear the perspectives of the adults. “ The adults, having grown up in different cultures, which have changed since they were kids, they’ve had to do some of those

experiences in the book,�

Rangitsch said.

While MacDonnell said he would like to see intergenerational reading groups focusing on fiction in the future, Dallam said she would enjoy a reading group based on memoirs and biographies. Rangitsch said he would like to see a larger variety of intergenerational reading groups

since they have so much perspective to offer. “The social aspect of the group is very important to keep alive, and as long as you keep that social aspect alive between the different age groups, we could be doing anything,� Dallam said.

The reading group meets from 3:15 to 4:45 p.m. on Tuesdays in the Thurman J. White Forum Building.

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BRIEFS

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Dances move body, spirit Spanish traditions open to Norman community through dance lessons

eventually “fell in love” with dance. Crumley encourages people to try a class.

Tadefa-Everett said she believes her class is a great place to learn because of its culture of support and encouragement.

GRAHAM DUDLEY “We’re more like a dance family versus a dance school,” Life & Arts Reporter Tadefa-Everett said.

Friday night at the Irving Recreation Center At the Ballet Flamenco Espanol Folklorico Co., in Norman , the Ballet Flamenco Espanol Tadefa-Everett said the group works as a team.

Folklorico Co.will offer classes in beginning For years Tadefa-Everett tried not to let her flamenco and folklorico dance. dancers do solos because she didn’t want Company founder and artistic director them acting like “little kings and queens,” Pandora Tadefa-Everett, who said she’s the opting instead for groups of two and longest-running dance instructor in the three at a time, she said.

Norman community, will teach the class.

Over the years, the company has Since 1983, Tadefa-Everett said she and been featured on “Sesame Street,” her company have offered a low-pressure, “Telemundo” and in various pawelcoming, rades and festivals . They also educationwere mentioned on “The TODAY al and judgShow” in a feature about Norman.

GO AND DO ment-free They have performed for three Spanish, place for locals different Oklahoma governors to come and Flamenco, and have been seen on stage in dance.

Septemberfest and the Norman Folklorico class Though flaMusic Festival, Tadefa-Everett menco and folklorWhen: 6 p.m. to 10 said. Her entire company is made ico are traditional Spanish p.m. Friday up of students who want to perform, d a n c e s t y l e s , Ta d e f a Tadefa-Everett said.

Where: Irving Rec Everett encourages peoTadefa-Everett suggests new stuCenter ple from all walks of life dents avoid flip-flops, tap shoes 125 Vicksburg Dr. to attend the class. and tennis shoes but said that Norman, OK 73070 People sometimes anything with a leather sole will avoid ethnic dance bePrice: $8 work, including character shoes cause they are not of and cowboys boots. She recomthat ethnicity, believmends girls wear some kind of ing they “can’t do it,” loose skirt.

Tadefa-Everett said.

The activities will begin at “I don’t believe that,” Tadefa-Everett said. “If you’re 6 p.m. Friday night with an interested in Hispanic culture, what better way to hour-long beginning fla[learn about it] then to go to a dance class?” menco class, according A dance background is not necessary to dance, to the company website.

Tadefa-Everett said.

At 7 p.m., there will be a “The only thing you have to have is the want to folklorico class, and then learn something new,” Tadefa-Everett said. at 8 p.m., a free pracEven guys are welcome in her classes, Tadefatice session will help Everett said. students go over what “In Hispanic culture, male dancers are the they’ve learned. All norm,” Tadefa-Everett said. this is $8 a session — All female dancers need a male to partner the practice is free. with; there’s nothing strange or effeminate “Get out of your about it. Also, Tadefa-Everett said it’s a great shell and don’t be way for men to meet women. discouraged. Don’t Dance provides many physical benefits be scared about being as well, helps get the body in shape and forcjudged,” Crumley said. “It’s all es people to focus their minds, said Austin Crumley, about moving your feet, moving your body and University College freshman and avid dancer. moving the spirit inside of you.”

Crumley has been dancing for about five years, but didn’t want to try it at first, he said. But his parents told him that it would help him with his flexibility and agility, and he Graham Dudley, graham.l.dudley-1@ou.edu

FILM

Free film fest for students, families In its first film festival and symposium, OU’s Film and Media Studies Program will feature a distinct collection GO AND DO of movie screenings this weekend.

“Native “Native Crossroads” will Crossroads” feature numerous directors and their various films in a When: Feb. 7-9 roundtable discussion forWhere: Various mat. The festival will be held locations today through Saturday. It will kick off its first session Price: Free at 7 p.m tonight at Sam Noble Museum of Natural Info: Visit cas.

History’s Kerr Auditorium. ou.edu/nativeThe festival centers on crossroads for the full schedule the topic of Native American youths and the various issues surrounding their culture, such as the foster care system.

“We’ve had an enormous amount of support from all over campus with funding and expertise,” leading organizer Joshua Nelson said.

For a full listing of the events in the upcoming festival visit the event’s website.

“We’d really like to have people take media, culture, and scholarship from this event,” Nelson said. “This is an important topic that we should all hear about.”

Collier McKinnis, Life & Arts Reporter

ART

Student curators revive collection From the archives of the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, five students selected screen prints, an etching and a collagraph for an optical art exhibit opening Friday.

“Into the Void” explores the optical art movement, which reached its peak in the 1960s, art history senior Allison Campbell said. Campbell joined the student curating team as a researcher and writer after co-curators Alexa Healey, Andrea Duran, Jessica Schlarb, Laura Fortner and Theresa Hultberg began planning last spring.

“Optical art is very much about energy and making a statement with passion,” Campbell said.

Visitors do not need a background in art history to appreciate optical art, unlike the museum’s other collections, Campbell said.

“I think the students can really identify with work like this,” Campbell said. “It’s art for the people.”

The curators spent a month last semester narrowing the museum’s permanent print collection from 1,200 images in the online archives to the 28 pieces featured in the exhibition, Hultberg said.

The exhibition will run through July 28.

Feb. 7-10

Thursday, Feb. 7

Intramural Update: Co-ed 4v4 Volleyball Entries | 8am–5pm at the front desk, Huston Huffman Fitness Center. $30 per team entry, but free if all participants on team live in OU Housing. The event start date is February 15th, times TBD.

Friday, Feb. 8

OU Men’s Tennis vs. Tulsa | 5:30 p.m. at Headington Family Tennis Center. FREE admission all fans!

FREE MOVIE “Wreck-it Ralph” | 6, 9, and midnight at Meacham Auditorium, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Brought to you by the Union Programming Board and Campus Activities Council.

Into the Void Exhibition Opening | 6 p.m. at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art Into the Void is a student-curated printmaking exhibition featuring works from the FJJMA permanent collection by artists such as Victor Vasarely, Bridget Riley and Richard Anuskiewicz. Into the Void is curated by students from the OU School of Art and Art History: Andrea Duran, Laura Fortner, Alexa Healey, Theresa Hultberg and Jessica Schlarb.

University Theatre presents: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui | 8 p.m. in the Weitzenhoffer Theatre. For more information and tickets, contact the Fine Arts Box Office (405) 325-4101.

School of Music Guest Artist: Wesley Ferreira, Clarinet | 8 p.m. in Pitman Recital Hall. Free admission. For more information, contact the Fine Arts Box Office (405) 325-4101.

Startup Weekend OU | All day at the Center for the Creation of Economic Wealth, OU Research Campus. Startup Weekend is an intense 54-hour event that provides networking, resources, and incentives for individuals and teams to bring a business idea or project to life! This is a great opportunity to experience the entrepreneurial and web development process from ideation to launch. Visit ou.startupweekend.org for more information and to register. Registration is $25 for students.

Saturday, Feb. 9

OU Men’s Basketball vs. Kansas | 3 p.m. at the Lloyd Noble Center.

Come join us for Big 12 Saturday! For ticket information, visit soonersports.com.

Molly Evans, Life & Arts Reporter

Saturday Continued

OU Hockey vs. University of Central Oklahoma | 4 p.m. at the Blazers Ice Centre, 8000 S. I-35, Oklahoma City, OK. OU Students, Faculty, and Staff get in FREE with valid OU ID. General admission is $5 and reserved seating is $10. Skate with the Sooners after the game. Call the Blazers Ice Centre at (405) 631-3307 or see www.ouhockey.com for more information.

Presented by Oklahoma Hockey.

Steel Pan Festival: Mass Steel Pan Concert | 8 p.m. in Sharp Music Hall. Free admission. For more information, contact the Fine Arts Box Office (405) 325-4101.

University Theatre presents: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui | 8 p.m. in the Weitzenhoffer Theatre. For more information and tickets, contact the Fine Arts Box Office (405) 325-4101.

The Pink Flamingo Pink and Black Ball | 8-midnight in the Molly Shi Boren Ballroom, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Join us for a night of dancing, food, prizes and fun! This semi-formal event (pink and black attire encouraged!) benefits the local affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation. There will be music, a chocolate fountain, and a photo booth! For more information, visit www.ou.edu/pinkandblackball. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Advance tickets can be purchased at the Women’s Outreach Center or online at www.stubwire.com.

Sunday, Feb. 10

OU Women’s Tennis vs. Minnesota | 12 p.m. at Headington Family Tennis Center. FREE admission for all fans!

University

Theatre presents: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui | 3 p.m. in the Weitzenhoffer Theatre. For more information and tickets, contact the Fine Arts Box Office (405) 325-4101.

OU Women’s Basketball vs. Oklahoma State| 6 p.m. at the Lloyd Noble Center. Come join us for the Bedlam game and get your post-game autographs. FREE admission for OU students with a valid OU student I.D.

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