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2 in 5 ra applicants accepted SARAH MARTIN Campus Reporter
Students in the resident adviser class will turn in applications for the job by Tuesday, but only a portion of them are likely to be hired. Becoming a resident adviser has remained competitive over the last four years, with an average of 69 students enrolled in the class each academic year not being hired for the position, according to enrollment and
directory documents requested by The Daily. OU is the only university in the region that requires students to take a full semester, letter-graded class before they are hired, course instructor Johnnie-Margaret McConnell said. Students pay regular tuition for the three-hour class and use the course as an elective credit. Over the last four years, OU has hired an average of 45
advisers each academic year, but an average of 114 students enroll in the semester-long training class, according to documents. The average means that only two in five — 40 percent — of the students in the class become a residential adviser. “I am really nervous, but I feel like I have a pretty good chance,” said Chelsey Zerby, a pre-occupational therapy student who is currently in the class. Zerby took the training class to decide if she wanted to be an adviser, she said. Since taking
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Resident adviser Luba Popov, international buisness and economics senior, (right) helps University College freshman Katie Trivitt fill out paperwork Sunday night at Walker Tower.
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OU takes steps to improve walkways Reflective paint, glass beads added by residence halls SARAH MARTIN Campus Reporter
Facilities Management finished adding glass beads on crosswalks and reflective paint on speed bumps outside the residence halls last week to improve safety in the area. OU President David Boren called for these changes after The Daily reported the Housing Center Student Association was advocating for reflective speed bumps and textured paint, according to a press release. The campaign began after a biker had an accident at night and suffered a concussion. Reflective speed bumps increase safety because the bumps are more visible at night for bikers, Facilities Management Director Brian Ellis said. The glass beads also give the painted areas
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OU’s chapter of Iota Phi Theta performs at “Stompdown 2012: The Redemption” on Saturday at the Embassy Suites in Norman.
Sooners stomp the competition OU students win both male, female categories
year’s competition coming off of firstplace wins last year as well. Drumline and fraternity chants intermixed with claps, laughs and exJALISA GREEN clamations of “it’s about to get crunk” Campus Reporter could be heard at the 35th annual Two OU teams took home first-place competition hosted by the OU Black prizes this weekend at “Stompdown: Student Association. The Redemption” on Saturday night. Stompdown is a regional step comThe women of OU’s Alpha Kappa petition to showcase organizations Alpha sorority and the men of OU’s see STOMP paGe a3 Phi Beta Sigma fraternity won this
AT A GLANCE Winning teams Two OU teams won the 35th annual Stompdown competition Saturday night: • Alpha Kappa Alpha • Phi Beta Sigma
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Infringement on reproductive rights, especially in conservative states, affects more than just pregnant women and should be discussed on a national level, according to a panel of speakers Saturday at OU. Women shared their individual stories on current reproductive issues in a panel called “Criminalizing Bodies in Red States: How It’s Affecting You.” The panel was par t of the Take Root : Red State Perspectives on Reproductive Justices conference, which the OU Women’s and Gender Studies department began developing a year ago. It featured six panels and over 200 guests. “The Take Root conference sort of emerged from an idea ... to make sort of an annual gathering of reproductive justice folks within these southern states, who are conservative when it comes to reproductive issues,” said Caitlin Campbell, Women’s and Gender Studies program coordinator. Oklahoma State’s program hosted a similar, smaller conference last year with some sponsoring from OU’s program. It is important to have a conference like this because more conservative states can be stricter with reproductive issues, but these restrictions often aren’t heard on a national level, Campbell said. “In the past few years, Oklahoma included, many of the southern and other red states ... have passed a lot of legislation that see ABORTION paGe a2
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Republican nominee Ron Paul visited Oklahoma on Saturday and criticized America’s deviations from the Constitution.
abortion: Personal decision not a criminal act Continued from page A1
Today around campus A free exhibition of “A Veritable Menagerie� will begin today in the Fred Jones Art Center. “Putt-4-Parking� will be in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s first floor lobby at 11:30 a.m. Live midday music will be played at noon in the Oklahoma Memorial Union food court. A concert by the Wind Symphony and Symphony Band will be at 8 p.m. at Catlett Music Center’s Paul F. Sharp Concert Hall.
TUESDAY, FEB. 28 Art adventures, featuring Dog’s Colorful Day by Emma Dodd, will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s Dee Dee and Jon R. Stuart Classroom. A free concert, featuring the Bill Neill Voice Studio, will be held at noon in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s Sandy Bell Gallery.
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restricts reproductive choice,� Campbell said. “These states have been sort of ignored in the national discussion of reproductive justice.� The nuances of recent Oklahoma bills regarding reproduction criminalize women, said Tamya Cox, deputy director of American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma. “It’s not just ‘We don’t want you to be able to have an abortion,’ it’s ‘If this happens, this is what we’re [going to] do to you — you are now a criminal,’� Cox said. The Oklahoma Legislature should not make such personal decisions for a woman because it does not know her body best — she does, Cox said. “These are people who are fundamentalist Christians who think they have the right to run this country and tell you what to do,� said panelist Barbara Santee, who had an abortion in the 1950s when it still was illegal and nearly died from it. The restrictive abortion
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Lisa Frey (left), educational psychology professor and affiliate faculty member in the women’s and gender studies program at OU, speaks with a group of students about environmental justice and reproductive justice at the Take Root Conference on Saturday in the Thurman J. White Forum Building.
laws affect not only women seeking abortion but also could be used against women in cases of miscarriage or stillbirth, said Lynn Paltrow, founder and executive director of National Advocates for Pregnant Women. “You can’t have a culture of life unless you value the people who give it,� Paltrow
said. Abortion laws also are one of the few cases in which others can sue a doctor on behalf of the woman, Paltrow said. “What we’re talking about is treating pregnant women like property,� she said. “It’s not just criminalizing. There’s something even bigger going on.�
Ideally, the conference will become an annual affair, Campbell said. “It really would depend, in large part, on funding and if we could get these national organizations to fund again,� she said. It could be possible to rotate the conference between universities, Campbell said.
of crosswalks slight texture, helping to prevent pedestrians and bikers from slipping. “It’s really a good change,� Ellis said. Facilities Management plans to continue repainting in and around Cate Center, Ellis said. Painters will have to shut
down narrow roads by Cate Center, so the department will wait until spring break to repaint that area. David Ellis also is Boren working with the City of Norman to get the crosswalks on Lindsey Street repainted with glass beads, he said.
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STOMP: OU teams win 1st place at competition Application: Class Continued from page A1 teaches useful skills from around the region performing their freshest stomp routines. Four sororities and five fraternities competed in the Embassy Suites hotel, but two OU teams came out victorious, taking home the cash prize of $1,500, event vice chairwoman Brittany Taylor said. “It feels so great to win,� sorority president and performer Chelsea Braggs said. “We have come so far and achieved so much, and you can see that in the hard work of our performance.� The win was especially meaningful because it might be her last step competition, social work junior Braggs said. “This win was a blessing,� she said. “I give all thanks to God. And this might be the last step show I will perform. I’m ecstatic. I don’t think I stopped smiling.� The men of Phi Beta Sigma were equally ecstatic to repeat their success from last year, member Jason Quaynor said. “It’s amazing,� English writing senior Quaynor said. “It’s hard to come with the same intensity, but we did it. I’m thankful.� Each team had 12 minutes
Continued from page A1 the course, she decided being an adviser would give her an outlet for some of her passions. In addition to the students in the class applying, there are also students who took the training class in a previous semester who will apply, McConnell said. The percentage of students hired from the class always depends on how many current advisers will return for another year and how many students apply, McConnell said. University College freshman and class member Kimberly Larson said she See numbers of new feels good about her chanc- resident assistant hires es of getting hired but would for the last four years. be disappointed if she were oudaily.com/news not. Zerby and Larson both said they think the best people for the job will be hired. “No matter what, there is going to be a great [resident adviser] staff next year,� Larson said. Even if she does not get a position, Zerby said she is glad she is taking the class because she has made friends and feels it is a fun way to earn elective credits. The leadership skills students learn in the class can be used in future jobs, making the class worth students’ time and money even if they do not receive a position, OU Housing and Food Services spokeswoman Lauren Royston said. Applications to be a resident adviser are due by Tuesday, and some students will be invited for an interview, McConnell said. Housing and Food offers positions in the third week of April based on GPA, interviews, campus and community involvement and desire for a position.
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OU’s Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority performs at the 35th annual Stompdown on Saturday in Norman. The group took first place in the competition for the second-straight year.
to perform, including 10 minutes of routine and two minutes of accompanying video. Sigma’s theme was “ Tron� and Alpha’s was “2012 Greek Unity,� which focused on rebuilding the community within the black greek organizations. Nearly 300 people attended the event, and the number of teams increased from the five from last year, Taylor said.
BUMPS: OU to repaint around Cate Continued from page A1
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Teams were judged on the quality of routine and costumes, how well they met time constraints and overall performance. What makes this event successful are the performances, the people and the show always going beyond expectations, Stompdown chairwoman Nisia Martin said. Planning for this year’s event began as soon as last year’s ended. “It takes a year, from the
time the last one is over until the next, to prepare,� Taylor said. “A delegation to get new chairs and then distributing the work to be done takes a process. Not everything runs smoothly, but we work to make sure that some things do.� Teams and organizers will have about a month to relax and revel in success before starting the process of organizing next year’s contest and reclaiming their titles, Taylor said.
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Facilities Management must go through the City of Norman because it is a city street. The beads will be added to all crosswalks throughout campus when Facilities Management does regular crosswalk painting in the summer. The additional expense of beads is minimal and only $3 to $4 for a 50-pound bag, Ellis said.
All public talks held at Robert Kerr Auditorium, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History 2401 Chautauqua Avenue Norman, OK 73072
February 9, 2012: 6:00 PM “What we know, what we think we know and what we don’t know about climate change� Dr. Berrien Moore Dean, Geographic & Atmospheric Sciences University of Oklahoma
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Republican nominee Ron Paul visited Oklahoma on Saturday and criticized America’s deviations from the Constitution.
abortion: Personal decision not a criminal act Continued from page A1
Today around campus A free exhibition of “A Veritable Menagerie� will begin today in the Fred Jones Art Center. “Putt-4-Parking� will be in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s first floor lobby at 11:30 a.m. Live midday music will be played at noon in the Oklahoma Memorial Union food court. A concert by the Wind Symphony and Symphony Band will be at 8 p.m. at Catlett Music Center’s Paul F. Sharp Concert Hall.
TUESDAY, FEB. 28 Art adventures, featuring Dog’s Colorful Day by Emma Dodd, will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s Dee Dee and Jon R. Stuart Classroom. A free concert, featuring the Bill Neill Voice Studio, will be held at noon in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s Sandy Bell Gallery.
Corrections The Oklahoma Daily has a commitment to serve readers with accurate coverage and analysis. Readers should bring errors to The Daily’s attention by emailing dailynews@ou.edu.
restricts reproductive choice,� Campbell said. “These states have been sort of ignored in the national discussion of reproductive justice.� The nuances of recent Oklahoma bills regarding reproduction criminalize women, said Tamya Cox, deputy director of American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma. “It’s not just ‘We don’t want you to be able to have an abortion,’ it’s ‘If this happens, this is what we’re [going to] do to you — you are now a criminal,’� Cox said. The Oklahoma Legislature should not make such personal decisions for a woman because it does not know her body best — she does, Cox said. “These are people who are fundamentalist Christians who think they have the right to run this country and tell you what to do,� said panelist Barbara Santee, who had an abortion in the 1950s when it still was illegal and nearly died from it. The restrictive abortion
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Lisa Frey (left), educational psychology professor and affiliate faculty member in the women’s and gender studies program at OU, speaks with a group of students about environmental justice and reproductive justice at the Take Root Conference on Saturday in the Thurman J. White Forum Building.
laws affect not only women seeking abortion but also could be used against women in cases of miscarriage or stillbirth, said Lynn Paltrow, founder and executive director of National Advocates for Pregnant Women. “You can’t have a culture of life unless you value the people who give it,� Paltrow
said. Abortion laws also are one of the few cases in which others can sue a doctor on behalf of the woman, Paltrow said. “What we’re talking about is treating pregnant women like property,� she said. “It’s not just criminalizing. There’s something even bigger going on.�
Ideally, the conference will become an annual affair, Campbell said. “It really would depend, in large part, on funding and if we could get these national organizations to fund again,� she said. It could be possible to rotate the conference between universities, Campbell said.
of crosswalks slight texture, helping to prevent pedestrians and bikers from slipping. “It’s really a good change,� Ellis said. Facilities Management plans to continue repainting in and around Cate Center, Ellis said. Painters will have to shut
down narrow roads by Cate Center, so the department will wait until spring break to repaint that area. David Ellis also is Boren working with the City of Norman to get the crosswalks on Lindsey Street repainted with glass beads, he said.
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STOMP: OU teams win 1st place at competition Application: Class Continued from page A1 teaches useful skills from around the region performing their freshest stomp routines. Four sororities and five fraternities competed in the Embassy Suites hotel, but two OU teams came out victorious, taking home the cash prize of $1,500, event vice chairwoman Brittany Taylor said. “It feels so great to win,� sorority president and performer Chelsea Braggs said. “We have come so far and achieved so much, and you can see that in the hard work of our performance.� The win was especially meaningful because it might be her last step competition, social work junior Braggs said. “This win was a blessing,� she said. “I give all thanks to God. And this might be the last step show I will perform. I’m ecstatic. I don’t think I stopped smiling.� The men of Phi Beta Sigma were equally ecstatic to repeat their success from last year, member Jason Quaynor said. “It’s amazing,� English writing senior Quaynor said. “It’s hard to come with the same intensity, but we did it. I’m thankful.� Each team had 12 minutes
Continued from page A1 the course, she decided being an adviser would give her an outlet for some of her passions. In addition to the students in the class applying, there are also students who took the training class in a previous semester who will apply, McConnell said. The percentage of students hired from the class always depends on how many current advisers will return for another year and how many students apply, McConnell said. University College freshman and class member Kimberly Larson said she See numbers of new feels good about her chanc- resident assistant hires es of getting hired but would for the last four years. be disappointed if she were oudaily.com/news not. Zerby and Larson both said they think the best people for the job will be hired. “No matter what, there is going to be a great [resident adviser] staff next year,� Larson said. Even if she does not get a position, Zerby said she is glad she is taking the class because she has made friends and feels it is a fun way to earn elective credits. The leadership skills students learn in the class can be used in future jobs, making the class worth students’ time and money even if they do not receive a position, OU Housing and Food Services spokeswoman Lauren Royston said. Applications to be a resident adviser are due by Tuesday, and some students will be invited for an interview, McConnell said. Housing and Food offers positions in the third week of April based on GPA, interviews, campus and community involvement and desire for a position.
OUDaily.com
Ben Williams/The Daily
OU’s Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority performs at the 35th annual Stompdown on Saturday in Norman. The group took first place in the competition for the second-straight year.
to perform, including 10 minutes of routine and two minutes of accompanying video. Sigma’s theme was “ Tron� and Alpha’s was “2012 Greek Unity,� which focused on rebuilding the community within the black greek organizations. Nearly 300 people attended the event, and the number of teams increased from the five from last year, Taylor said.
BUMPS: OU to repaint around Cate Continued from page A1
Monday, February 27, 2012 •
Teams were judged on the quality of routine and costumes, how well they met time constraints and overall performance. What makes this event successful are the performances, the people and the show always going beyond expectations, Stompdown chairwoman Nisia Martin said. Planning for this year’s event began as soon as last year’s ended. “It takes a year, from the
time the last one is over until the next, to prepare,� Taylor said. “A delegation to get new chairs and then distributing the work to be done takes a process. Not everything runs smoothly, but we work to make sure that some things do.� Teams and organizers will have about a month to relax and revel in success before starting the process of organizing next year’s contest and reclaiming their titles, Taylor said.
Public Lecture Series
OU Presidential Dream Course Earth, Sustainability, and the Economy
Facilities Management must go through the City of Norman because it is a city street. The beads will be added to all crosswalks throughout campus when Facilities Management does regular crosswalk painting in the summer. The additional expense of beads is minimal and only $3 to $4 for a 50-pound bag, Ellis said.
All public talks held at Robert Kerr Auditorium, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History 2401 Chautauqua Avenue Norman, OK 73072
February 9, 2012: 6:00 PM “What we know, what we think we know and what we don’t know about climate change� Dr. Berrien Moore Dean, Geographic & Atmospheric Sciences University of Oklahoma
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February 28, 2012: 6:00 PM “2052--A Global Forecast For The Next 40 Years � Dr. Jorgen Randers Professor of Climate Strategy, Norwegian School of Management
$6 Bang Trim
116 S. Main, Noble 127 N. Porter 1100 E. Constitution 129 N.W. Ave. 1215 W. Lindsey 364-1325 872-1661 360-4247 579-1202 360-4422 Themaneman.net
Interested in law school? Visit OU Law during one of our upcoming events!
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Open House with Dean Harroz Thursday, March 1 | 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Call Mark Staats!
Meet OU Law Dean Joe Harroz as well as students, faculty and staff at a reception hosted by the Student Services and the American Indian Law Review. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Student Services office.
100% approval regardless of your credit
Tours are also available.
1.99% financing with approved credit
To reserve your spot or for accommodations on the basis of disability, contact Autumn Lockett at alockett@OU.edu or (405) 325-8521.
(405) 412-5379
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Both events are held at The University of Oklahoma College of Law, Andrew M. Coats Hall, 300 Timberdell Road in Norman. You are also welcome to schedule a tour and class visit any time Monday through Friday by contacting tour@law.OU.edu or (405) 325-4728.
schedule your free graduation
portrait appointment 405-325-3668 sessions running now through March 16
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April 30 2012: 6:00 PM “Climate Change Avatars: Building Leadership Careers in Sustainability� Dr. Eban Goodstein Professor, Center for Environmental Policy, Bard College
REYNOLDS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
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TICKETS (405) 325-4101
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IN YOUR OU ARTS DISTRICT ou.edu/finearts/events The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution. For accommodations on the basis of disability call (405) 325-4101.
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Sexual abuse must be stopped Our View: It’s time to stand up and end the epidemic of violence against women.
• Nationally, one in six American women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape, and 10 percent of sexual assault victims are men, accordToday and Tuesday, a group of OU students will ing to the 2004 National Crime Victimization Survey. perform Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues.” The Two-thirds of those rapes never will be reported, acmonologues were created from real women’s stories, cording to the U.S. Department of Justice. and they serve to celebrate a sex-positive and wom•In Oklahoma, a woman is raped every six hours. en-positive message while highlighting the ongoing Of those cases, only 38.6 percent end in arrest. struggles women face. These numbers are unacceptable and will change Globally, one in three women will be beaten or only when ordinary people demonstrate that they no raped in her lifetime, according to the V-day longer will tolerate this violence. Foundation, a non-profit organization creatSooners must rally to demand more The Our View ed around the monologues. That is 1 billion funding for programs that provide help to is the majority women who will be violated and brutalized. women who have been raped, assaulted or opinion of The Daily’s Despite the token responses — the awareotherwise violated. But until that happens, nine-member ness months, the public service announceSooners must take the initiative to donate to editorial board these organizations. Just a few dollars — or ments, the nice words from politicians — the world is not doing enough to end violence a few hours of volunteer time — can help against women. them provide life-saving crisis services. One billion women is an atrocity. It is an epidemic. It also is essential that everyone — both men It is a war. and women — educate themselves about violence It should make you angry. It should make you furi- against women and the cultural paradigms that supous. It should shock you, appall you and, most of all, port it. If you find these numbers as horrifying as we urge you to act. do, make it a priority to call out and challenge sexThis is not a distant issue plaguing only war-torn ist, violent and rape-apologist sentiments every day countries and African villages. Women are being vio- wherever they occur. lated right here in the Sooner state — and we all have Most importantly, if you know someone suffering a responsibility to stop it. from domestic abuse or who has been raped or as• Domestic violence in Oklahoma has been rising saulted, don’t wait to get help for them. Talk to them steadily since 2007, according to the 2010 Uniform about what has happened and help them seek out Crime Report. aid from local and national resources. If you have suf• In 77 percent of domestic violence cases in fered from such violence yourself, know that you are Oklahoma that ended in homicide, someone knew not alone. People are out there waiting to help you. about the domestic violence before the death. It’s time to go beyond politically correct speeches • In Oklahoma, a serious lack of funding and staff- and comforting lip-service. It’s time to fight. We’re ing leaves many agencies unable to meet requests tired of being patient. One billion women are tired of for transitional housing, legal services, childcare and being patient. other essential services, according to the domesAre you? tic violence programs that participated in the 2007 National Census of Domestic Violence Services. Comment on this at OUDaily.com
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Chris Brown forgiven too fast
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f all people to STAFF COLUMNIST renew my faith in the relevance of feminism, who would have guessed it’d be the pop singer, Chris Brown? His performance at the Grammys and some questionable tweets afterward Steven Zoeller have rekindled the constevenv.zoeller@gmail.com troversy over his assault of Rihanna in 2009. To make matters worse, the duo recently met on Rihanna’s remix of the song “Birthday Cake,” and there’s speculation of future collaboration. As if their reunion isn’t nauseating enough, there also are the tweets Brown’s fans made during the Grammys, which show plenty of women willing to excuse misogyny as long as it comes from a guy who can sing. “Everyone shut up about Chris Brown being a woman beater,” one tweet reads. “Shit, he can beat me up all night if he wants.” Another reads: “Chris Brown could serenade me and then punch me in the eye. I’m down for it.” If these kinds of reactions don’t show that feminist goals are still relevant, nothing does.
The public’s flippant attitude toward his brutality is an indication of society’s blindness to violence against women. It sends a message to men that abuse is something for which to expect swift forgiveness. It also sends a message to abused women: Your protests will not be taken seriously — nobody will see to it that your husband/boyfriend is properly ostracized for beating you to a bloody pulp. You’ll just have to make up with the guy. But nothing shows these criticisms are misguided like the free pass we give to famous people when it comes to violence against women. Hollywood may not represent normal life, but it showcases our society’s aspirations and its ideals. It’s a good indicator for what ails our culture. Keeping this in mind, I recommend students approach OU’s performance of “The Vagina Monologues,” being performed today and tomorrow in the Meacham Auditorium, with an open mind. Let’s recognize the Chris Brown/Rihanna affair wasn’t an isolated incident. Rather, let’s concede that it represents a shameful willingness to quickly forgive abuse and an unwillingness to condemn it. Steven Zoeller is a journalism sophomore.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Misguided control of sex causes harm The obsession this modern U.S. culture has with sex and efforts to control it is unnecessary and harmful. By valuing sex so highly, this culture has created massive potential for harm and an environment conducive to it. For example, in traditional efforts to ward off sexual behavior until adulthood — or worse, until marriage — confusing amounts of support and funding are given to abstinence-only sex education. The ruling is out on this one: The evidence overwhelmingly supports the conclusion that abstinenceonly sex education results in unchanged rates of youth sex, but lower rates of contraceptive use, greater ignorance of both sexually transmitted infections and safer sex practices and higher rates of teen pregnancy. In fact, of the developed nations, the U.S. has some of the highest sexually transmitted infection and teen pregnancy rates. Clearly, we should have changed our approach long ago. With such a high value on sex, people are discouraged from sharing this experience with each other, reserving sex for formal and exclusive relationships with people held to very high standards. What this translates to is less sex and more sexual frustration. It logically follows that as both sexual frustration and reservation increase, so does the likelihood of
nonconsensual sex. To make matters worse, conservative sexual attitudes reinforce traditional gender roles, where men are alleviated of responsibility to control their sexual desires, and women are expected to be subordinate to men. When nonconsensual sexual encounters do occur, among other situations when things go wrong, placing such a high value on sex in the first place greatly amplifies the harmful consequences and even can traumatize people for years. The misguided obsession with efforts to control sex also does something very sad to this culture. People are made to feel guilt, shame and embarrassment for loving each other. As a result, people don’t express their love and affection for those close to them, just as they awkwardly (at best) receive genuine expressions of love and affection from others, assuming these expressions aren’t rejected. Boundaries have been set that create great physical and emotional distances between even close friends, and it all boils down to sex. Crossing set boundaries is labeled “sexual,” whether or not sex is intended or actually happens. People fear being labeled “gay,” and people fear being labeled “slut.” Cass Mayes, psychology senior
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Carbon fees may benefit economy, environment
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ncreasing gasoline prices at the pump have provided plenty of fodder for debate in this election year. And yet, the only surprise is that anyone is at all surprised. Because the market for petroleum is global, its price fluctuations follow the economics of supply and demand and generally will follow an upward rising trend as the global supply diminishes and demand increases. It is true that price increases will provide incentive for oil companies to go after the harder-to-get sources as the easy-to-get oil already is consumed or spoken for. But these latter sources require more energy to get to and have a greater environmental impact. None of the carbon-rich energy policies proposed in recent Republican primary debates (e.g., more domestic drilling, a tar sands pipeline from Canada) will protect us in the long term, and they only will prolong the illusion that this powerful but scarce resource actually is not scarce. Such an illusion may be comforting to us but devastating to generations who will follow us. The State of the Union addresses from both Presidents Bush and Obama have highlighted our nation’s “addiction to oil” and our need to transition to cleaner fuels. In addition, concern over burgeoning government debt is justifiably widespread. A newlyintroduced bill in Congress offers a market-based approach to a gradual replacement of carbon-based energy with more sustainable forms. The Save Our Climate Act of 2011 (HR 3242) would apply a fee on carbon-based fuels correlating to the CO2 produced when combusted. It would return most of the revenue to taxpayers in the form of a dividend and use a portion of the revenue for deficit reduction. The fee, placed on carbon at the point of entry into the economy, begins at a rate of $10 per ton in the first year and increases by $10 per ton each year. The point of entry is the port accepting oil tankers or the mine where the coal is unearthed, and foreign suppliers, unless they have a similar policy, will be penalized via a border adjustment. How will this affect the price of our gas at the pump? About 9.5 cents per gallon for every $10 per ton, regardless of the market price. Every dollar that is collected, over the first $10 per ton, is awarded back to the public in an annual dividend check — similar to those received by Alaska residents for oil revenue. On the household level, this encourages gradual behavior change and replacement of old appliances and vehicles with more energy-efficient models. The predictable price on carbon gives businesses a needed level of certainty and sends a clear price signal to shift investments, and thus new job creation, away from fossil fuels and toward cleaner, renewable energy and energy efficiency. The bill is good for business and is revenue-neutral with respect to the federal government. The bill is favorable over a cap-and-trade approach, as the price on carbon is transparent and predictable. Businesses and the free market like certainty and transparency, and with this bill, the certainty comes with national benefits. The benefits to the nation are numerous — renewable energy can compete in the marketplace, national security is enhanced with less reliance on imported oil, the U.S. has a chance to become a world leader in new-generation energy and the atmosphere is spared from additional greenhouse gases that severely alter and exacerbate patterns of drought, flooding and storm intensity. The benefits to the state of Oklahoma also are net positive, as this legislation favors the usage of our immense natural resources of wind, solar power and natural gas — the last of these being less carbon-intensive than either coal or oil. Increased interest will bring new investors and businesses to the state and could result in Oklahoma being the spawning ground for renewable energy innovation. OU students and faculty should contact our congressional representatives and ask that they co-sponsor this bill. We also invite you to join our Citizens Climate Lobby group here in Norman that meets monthly with similar groups around the country via conference call. Our mission is to create the political will for a stable climate and to empower individuals to initiate the transition to clean energy. The next meeting is 11:45 a.m. Saturday in 101 Robertson Hall. For additional information, and to find out how you can be involved, contact Jim F. Chamberlain, jfchamb@ ou.edu, or Catherine Hobbs, chobbs@ou.edu. Jim F. Chamberlain, research engineer at OU’s Water Technologies for Emerging Regions Center.
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Top: OU’s Iota Phi Beta fraternity performs at “Stompdown 2012: The Redemption” on Saturday in Norman. OU fraternity Phi Beta Sigma and sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha won Saturday’s 35th installment of the competition, held at Embassy Suites. Far left: Senior Megan Ferguson performs her beam routine Friday during OU’s win against Michigan and TWU. Ferguson won the bars, beam and floor titles, posting a career-high 9.975 on beam to become the first Division-1 gymnast in the country to reach that mark this season.
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Softball
OU posts seasonhigh score at first home meet of year
Team faces dual defeat
Men’s gym poised for title run Greg Fewell Sports Editor
The OU men’s gymnastics team posted a season-high score of 356.250 in its first home meet of the season Saturday night when it hosted Iowa at McCasland Field House. The win over the Hawkeyes
was simply the latest in a string of impressive victories for the Sooners. What distinguishes the team’s most recent win, though, is the fact that it came in a meet the Sooners did not expect to be very competitive. Coach Mark Williams knew going into Saturday that his Sooners were the better squad, and viewed the matchup as a chance to get his younger guys more experience and rest some
others. “For us, it’s g o i ng to b e more about m a y b e g e tting some opportunities to some guys Mark w h o h a v e Williams not been out there yet this season,” Williams said. “I’m still dealing with a couple guys that have some injuries that I want to get them a little
bit of rest.” In that aspect, the night was a success for the Sooners. Junior Jake Dalton, the team’s best all-arounder got a bit of a rest, only competing in four of the six events, and many of the team’s freshmen got significant time in front of the home crowd. Freshmen Dylan Akers, Danny Berardini, Michael Reid, Alec Robin and Jacoby Rubin all saw action in
Saturday’s meet. What may have been surprising to Williams, though, is how well his team actually was able to compete against the nation’s No. 12 team. OU won all six individual titles, with two freshmen claiming titles on parallel bars and high bar and beat Iowa by an impressive 22 points on the way to its 356.250. The box score from the meet does see gymnastics page B2
Sooner women end Classic with 3-2 loss Saturday Tobi Neidy
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Baseball
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Senior shortstop Caleb Bushyhead throws a runner out at first during Saturday’s 10-5 victory over the Hartford Hawks. Bushyhead went 3-for-4 at bat in the game and hit a triple in the fifth inning that knocked in two runs. The Sooners’ swept the Hawks, improving their record to 4-2 this season.
OU dominates in first home series No. 15 Sooners sweep Series results Hartford to advance to OU baseball vs. Hartford 4-2 this season Game 1: Oklahoma 9, Hartford 6 Dillon Phillips
Game 2: Oklahoma 10, Hartford 5
After dropping their last two games to Pepperdine last week, the Oklahoma Sooners’ 15thranked baseball team returned home to L. Dale Mitchell Park this weekend for a three-game home stand against the Hartford Hawks. OU swept the out matched Hawks 10-6, 10-5 and 8-3 in a
Game 3: Oklahoma 8, Hartford 3
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series where the Sooners were plagued by shaky starting pitching and inconsistency at the plate. But things weren’t all sour for the Sooners; the series marked the emergence of two key players for Oklahoma going forward and produced coach Sonny Golloway’s
600th win. S ophomore relief pitcher Jordan John and freshman catcher Hunter Lockwood stepped up big time for the Sooners. Jo h n w a s s t ro n g i n re l i e f throughout the series, solidifying himself as the Sooners’ go-to reliever. In the first game, John replaced Steven Bruce with two outs in the seventh inning, striking out Hartford’s Chris Suchy for the inning’s elusive final out and getting the Sooners out of a jam. “Everybody else is going in wondering where they’re going for dinner, and 19 is out there
running sprints, because he knows that – throwing 17 pitches today – he wants the ball tomorrow,” Golloway said. John’s role expanded in game two. For the second day in a row, John came out of the bullpen, relieving starter Jonathon Gray after Gray gave up four runs on five hits through two innings. John threw six shutout innings, giving up four hits and striking out four. “We’ve played five games, and he’s pitched in four of them,” Golloway said. “He wanted to see win page B2
Oklahoma softball capped off its weekend in the Cathedral City Classic with a 3-2 loss to Georgia on Saturday. The Sooners (9-3) finished with a 3-2 tournament record after losing to Stanford and Georgia in back-to-back games. After opening the Classic with a 5-0 win over San Diego State, OU suffered its first multiple loss weekend since losing two games in last year’s Women’s College World Series. O U ’s o f f e n s e a n d pitching staff remained impressive in the three victories, outscoring opponents 24-0 in the three games. Going into this weekend’s action, OU led the Big 12 in pitching with a .62 earned run average, but Sooner pitchers gave up a combined eight runs during the weekend’s action. Junior pitcher Michelle Gascoigne remained perfect this season (5-0) after pitching to wins over UC Davis and Boise State. Gascoigne allowed just four hits in 9.2 innings. Ju n i o r a c e K e i l a n i Ricketts fell to a disappointing 4-3 this season after the Sooners fell short to the Bulldogs on Saturday. OU out-hit see Softball page B2
Tourney Results OU at Cathedral City Softball Classic Game 1: OU 5, San Diego State 0 Game 2: OU 10, UC Davis 0* Game 3: OU 9, Boise State 0* Game 4: Stanford 5, OU 0* Game 5: Georgia 3, OU 2 *Ended in five innings
Men’s Tennis
Track & Field
Oklahoma faces tough home loss
Sooners fare well at indoor championships
No. 20 OU suffers first home loss to perennial powerhouse Pepperdine Cameron Strock Sports Reporter
The No. 20 OU men’s tennis team lost a tight match to No. 13 Pepperdine Sunday, 4-3 at Headington Family Tennis Pavilion in Norman. Pepperdine’s Finn Tearney rallied in the final two sets against OU sophomore Tsvetan Mihov, who held a 3-1 advantage after the second set. The highly touted Sooner eleventh-ranked doubles tandem of junior Costin Paval and UP NEXT freshman Dane Webb lost to Arizona the Waves duo of Llompart and Tearney 8-6. When: Sunday The Sooners, who were underdogs in the majority of Where: Headington Center the matches for the first time this season, kept the match close by winning two singles matches to go along with the doubles point. Once again, though, the team’s Achilles heel showed up Sunday, as the team had a lead but failed to close out the match. The good news for OU is that it was in a position to defeat the No. 13 Pepperdine Waves, a perennial national tennis power. Next up, the Sooners will try to get back in the win column when they host the Arizona Wildcats at noon Sunday at Headington Family Tennis Pavilion.
Both men and women finish in top ten in conference
AT A GLANCE Top finishers Junior Tia Brooks won first place in the shot put with a throw of 60 feet, 6.75 inches.
KEDRIC KITCHENS
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Three Sooners netted Big 12 championship honors on Saturday when the OU track and field teams competed in the Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Championships in College Station. The OU men finished in third place in the meet, tallying 98 total points. The Sooner women’s team grabbed 55.33 points, garnering them eighth place. Junior Tia Brooks earned a second consecutive Big 12 championship in the shot put, setting a new record for the meet and stadium with a throw of 60 feet, 6.75 inches. The distance was good enough for an automatic qualification to the NCAA Championships. O t h e r S o o n e r t h row ers placing in the event were junior Karen Shump
Senior Eric Harasyn won first in the men’s 1,000meter run with a careerbest 2:24.27. Senior George Alex won the men’s 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:01.85. Sophomore Kelsey Brown finished second in the women’s 1,000-meter run with a final time of 2:48.17.
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Freshman pole vaulter Katie Adair takes first place in the women’s pole vault with a jump of 12-07.50 at the Sooners’ first home meet, the J.D. Martin Indoor Invitational earlier this season.
and senior Bailey Wagner. Shump, last year’s champion, finished in third, while Wagner finished in sixth. Another unit of the team
Senior Malcolm Anderson took home fourth in the men’s 60-meter hurdles.
that fared quite well was individual conference tithe men’s distance team. tles. Harasyn ran the 1,000Senior distance runners meter in 2:24.27 to put him Eric Harasyn and George see Big 12 page B2 Alex both came away with
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Softball: Team suffers back-to-back defeats Continued from page B1 Georgia 7-4 but failed to keep the Bulldogs’ offense off the board in the sixth inning. Ricketts helped out the Sooners at the plate by scoring the team’s only two runs with a homerun in the game’s final inning. The homer was Ricketts’ first of the season. However, it was not enough. The No. 13 Bulldogs picked up a run of their own to take the 3-2 upset victory. Sophomore Brittany Williams also was volatile at the plate this weekend, hitting two, two-run homers in the 9-0 win over the Broncos to close out the weekend’s action. The Santa Clarita, Calif., native had just eight homeruns all of last season while recording 32 RBIs. However, the Sooners were not consistent on
win: OU to face threegame series next week Continued from page B1
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Freshman Callie Parsons pinch-runs for junior catcher Jessica Shults after a double by Shults in the bottom of the fourth of the Sooners’ exhibition game against North Central Texas College last fall.
offense. A lack of run production against Stanford gave the Cardinal the 5-0 victory and handed OU its second consecutive loss. Three
separate Sooners collected hits in the game, but OU was unable to manufacture any runs. Ricketts struck out 10-of-24 batters she faced
during the contest. Next up, the Sooners hit the road to face North Texas We d n e s d ay i n D e nt o n , Texas.
finish the game right there – and he could’ve – but we took him out, because we want him to be able to relieve on Tuesday.” Lockwood shined in his first home series as a Sooner, going yard twice in his game-one debut, hustling around the base paths for an inside the park home run in game two and hitting another bomb to close out the seKey performer ries in game three. Jordan John “It’s a good feeling just to come up for the team,” Year: Lockwood said. “That’s Sophomore just kind of the whole Position: point of hitting home runs Pitcher – to help your team out.” Hometown: With Oklahoma’s 8-3 Corpus win Sunday, Golloway Christi, captured his 600th caTexas reer win in just 16 seasons Series stats: John recorded two saves in the series and of coaching – seven of threw six shutout innings. which have been with the Sooners. OU plays one last home game at 3 p.m. Tuesday against the University of Texas-Arlington, before hitting the road next weekend for a three-game series against New Mexico.
Big 12: Sooners take gymnastics: Athletes put on show for home crowd championship honors Continued from page B1 Continued from page B1 at third in program history and win him his first ever Big 12 championship. Alex won the 3,000-meter run in come-from-behind fashion, finishing with a time of 8:01.85. OU finished 1-3-4-5 in the event with senior Kevin Schwab taking third, junior Riley Masters taking fourth and junior Bill Kogel taking fifth. Sophomore Kelsey Brown was the high finisher among the Sooner distance women, taking second in the women’s 1,000-meter final. Brown finished with a time of 2:48.17. The time is the fifth highest in program history. For the sprinters, Malcolm Anderson finished fourth in the men’s 60-meter hurdles with a time of 7.88, and Tre Lathan took fifth in his first ever Big 12 meet with his 7.95. The Sooner’s men also had three of the highest point scorers of the meet with Alex ranking fourth with 14 points, Harasyn taking fifth with 13 points and junior Frezer Legesse finishing seventh with 11 points.
not make it appear that the Sooners were not at full force for their first home meet of the year. However, they weren’t, Williams said. “(The Iowa meet) gives us a chance to see some things that we need to see from this team,” Williams said. “And maybe it’s not our top scoring team, but I still have the expectation that we’re going to go out there and put on a good show.” The Sooners definitely put on a show for their home crowd Saturday, and that bodes extremely well for the rest of their season. As good as the nation’s No. 1 team has been on the road this year, it proved last weekend that it
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Freshman William Clement prepares to dismount from the pommel horse Saturday night during OU’s win against No. 12 Iowa.
can be better at home. The silver lining of OU’s five straight road meets to begin this season is that the team
now has three more consecutive meets in Norman. That gives Oklahoma ample opportunity to put up some
more big scores and cement its position as the No. 1 team heading into the postseason. “I sort of have high expectations that the next three weeks we’ll put together another really good score and hopefully head towards the conference championships still being ranked pretty high,” Williams said. Of course, once the team does reach the postseason, having plenty of home success could be a big advantage for the Sooners. As the team hosts the NCAA championships this year, being able to compete at the highest level in Norman could be the difference in a ninth national title for the program or another disappointing close finish.
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icture this: A modern-day couple is wrapped up in their busy lives and careers in a fast-moving, big city — preferably Manhattan — with no time for self-expression and love for each other. Twist of fate. Now they must move to a commune full of hippies, who are the crazy, free-love type. What on earth will happen? If that didn’t sound original or exciting to you, you know how I felt after seeing the previews for “Wanderlust.” I’ve seen enough movies with treehugging potheads as the butt of jokes, and an entire movie based on that concept seemed a little redundant. Still, it’s a broad concept, and with a strong plot, characters and a few truly funny lines, I thought it could work. So I joined a small group of people Friday at Hollywood Theaters to see the movie. “Wanderlust” is directed by David Wain (“Role Models,” “Wet Hot American Summer”) stars Jennifer Aniston (“Friends,” “Horrible Bosses”), Paul Rudd (“Role Models,” “I Love You, Man”), and Malin Akerman (“Watchmen,” “27 Dresses”). The movie follows George (Rudd) and Linda (Aniston) as they abandon their hectic New York City apartment and lifestyle to live on a commune full of free-loving hippies in rural Georgia. The R-rated comedy must walk a fine line between cleverness and vulgarity. Its great challenge is being truly
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funny without being disgusting, and that can be difficult when there’s a basically a nonexistent cap on the number of sexual jokes and occurrences of nudity allowed. We’ve seen far too many writers of these movies fall into the trap of writing something vulgar instead of clever for a cheap laugh. Don’t get me wrong, physical comedy gags exist for a reason, sex jokes too. When done right, these can be a little shocking but ultimately hilarious. Unfortunately, the trend in R-rated movies seems to be throwing in as many crotch hits, naked fat men, F-bombs and attractive women as possible. It seems the writers cast their nets out into the ocean of middle school-boy humor and hope to bring in something film-worthy, and even when they don’t, they still make a film with it. Unfortunately, “Wanderlust” falls into the schoolboy category — and it falls pretty far. The lameness of this film can’t be blamed on Rudd or Aniston, both of whom deliver relatively believable and chuckle-worthy performances. Rudd in particular has some shining moments of physical comedy — watch for his personal pep talk in the mirror — though for every
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George (Paul Rudd) and Linda (Jennifer Aniston) play a married couple who move from New York City to a commune in Georgia in the new movie “Wanderlust.” The movie opened Friday in theaters everywhere.
“ ‘Wanderlust’ fails to use smart humor to supplement its crude jokes, making for a high ‘ick’ factor.” funny moment, there seems to be five failed attempts. Aniston plays her usual girl-next-door, naïve-butcute character, which worked incredibly well for Rachel on “Friends,” but since seems a little redundant. Malin Akerman also revives her hot girl role as one of the residents of the commune who propositions George in the spirit of free love, but her development seems to be flat as a pancake, making her hugely boring. Even with its relatively strong supporting cast, this movie has trouble getting on its feet due to a weak script.
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Rather than being full of original and quirky supporting characters, it depends instead on a series of vulgar jokes to fill the screen. “Wanderlust” fails to use smart humor to supplement its crude jokes, making for a high “ick” factor. I don’t consider myself a prude, but the number of occurrences of full-frontal male nudity probably was more offensive to me than any other aspect of the movie. Each occurrence is unnecessary and rarely serves the plot or even contributes to a joke. And if that doesn’t gross you out enough, there also is full
female nudity, provided by a number of elderly women and shown in slow motion. When it isn’t failing to produce laughs with its physical comedy, the movie delivers line after line of objectively funny dialogue that, for whatever reason, just don’t connect. I would estimate about 75 percent of moments that should have produced laughs from the audience were met with silence. The pace also is uneven. The film opens with a series of fast-paced developments that take George and Linda from Manhattan, to the commune, to George’s brother’s house, and back to the commune again. Once there, the speeding plot screeches to a crawl as nothing really happens for the next hour. This movie is not
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necessarily horrible. Occasionally, jokes land as they should, and it is styled well. It is, however, nothing special, and can be disgusting at times. I wouldn’t recommend this movie to be seen in theaters, especially for full price. Maybe if there’s nothing else to do on a Saturday when “Wanderlust” has made it to the dollar theater, you could see it with a large group of friends, but short of that, it’s not really worth it. Erin Roberts is a University College freshman.
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Afraid to say vagina? These women aren’t Left: Nicki Catterlin, chemistry and biochemistry senior (right), whips and pretends to choke Sarah Garrett, anthropology senior (left), during a rehearsal of their piece “The Woman Who Loved to Make Vagina’s Happy.” The monologue is one of 18 to be performed as part of the Women’s Outreach Cneter’s annual staging of “The Vagina Monologues.”
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This week OU’s Women’s Outreach Center brings an annual production to the stage in honor of domestic violence awareness. The staging of “The Vagina Monologues” is intended to make the audience laugh, cry and everything in between, as students challenge their tolerance for social norms and acceptance of violence against women. The student-produced show is directed by University college freshman Victoria Abhalter and women and gender’s studies and English literature senior Laurel Cunningham and performed by 18 students of varying majors, Abhalter said. “The Vagina Monologues is a performance made up of different monologues read by different women,” said Quinn Cooper, political science and women and gender studies senior. Cooper is overseeing the production as an intern at The Women’s Outreach Center. The monologues range from angry to funny to sad and all that comes between those, Cooper said. “But, all [of the monologues] focus on the vagina and empowering women,” she said. The annual production of “The Vagina Monologues” varies from year to year, as the original play itself changes in an effort to maintain a global awareness, Cooper said. “Each year, a monologue is added that speaks to the experience of women around the world,” she said. This year, the feature monologue is about a woman from Haiti, Cooper said. She described the production as a moving and powerful experience to be a part of. “The Vagina Monologues” promises to be a blunt and eye-opening experience for all who attend. There is no holding back, as the monologues explore rape, violence, relationships — both heterosexual and homosexual — and various other themes that challenge societal constraints placed on women. The goal of the Women’s Outreach Center in staging
Bottom: Raechel Karas, University College freshman, practices a piece from “The Vagina Monologues” on Sunday. The 90-minute show is at 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Meacham Auditorium. All of the proceeds from this event will go to the university’s Women’s Outreach Center and the V-day organization, a group centered around raising awareness for global women’s issues.
“Violence against women remains a pressing issue in our culture and especially in Oklahoma.”
AT A GLANCE Cast members Ashley Price Bliss Brown De’Onna Prince Endija Kreslina Jessica Mahon Kalli Wolf Kasey Weir Katie Wilder Kelly Crane Kristiana Baez Lia Ross Mary Stanfield Nicole Catterlin Raechel Karas Sarah Garrett Arielle Foldoe
meant to shock their audience and relate to them in some way. “Violence against women remains a pressing issue in our culture and especially in Oklahoma,” Cooper said. “Until violence against women ends, “The Vagina Monologues” will remain incredibly relevant and necessary.” The show starts at 7 p.m. Monday in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Meachum Auditorium. There is a suggested donation of $5 for students and $10 for the public. The proceeds go to The Women’s Outreach Center to continue to keep resources available for women who are victims of violence. Part of the proceeds also will be donated to V-day, a global organization developed from “The Vagina Monologues” to continue awareness for violence against women.
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