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OU heard about charges second hand What Complaint filed against education student Jan. 7 ARIANNA PICKARD Campus Editor
OU officials were not contacted when Norman police filed charges against an OU student. Charges were filed against OU education senior Christopher Ray Flores Feb. 13 after a relative alleged he indecently touched her 9-year-old son, according to court documents. OU officials found out about Flores’ recent charges through media on Feb. 14, said Catherine
Bishop, vice president for decision whether or not OU public affairs. he wants to vigorously “We didn’t contact contest the charges. them directly — they “The wheels of justice contacted us and return slowly, but they do quested to receive some turn,” Easley said. “We information about the shall see.” case, and we provided it Annie Sanchez, a relto their police chief,” said ative of Flores, filed a Christopher Flores Norman police Capt. complaint against Flores Tom Easley. to the Department of OU officials immediately sus- Homeland Security Jan. 7, according pended Flores and barred him from to court documents. She reported university grounds, Bishop said. that her son had told her that Flores, It remains uncertain whether his uncle, would wake him up from Flores’ case will go to trial, Easley his sleep, take him to his room and said. It depends on the strength touch him when he would spend the of the case and the defendant’s night at the Flores residence.
During a forensic interview, the child stated that on more than one occasion Flores took him from where he was sleeping, carried him into his bedroom during the early morning hours and touched him on his “dirty business,” according to court documents. Flores had served as a teacher’s assistant in a special needs classroom at Wilson Elementary School in Norman from August 2001 to 2009 and at Jefferson Elementary from 2009 to April 12, 2010, said Shelly Hickman, Norman Public Schools spokeswoman.
puts teens at risk? Study reveals cures for risky behavior AJINUR SETIWALDI Campus Reporter
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(left to right) Jordan Weaver, Jordan Jenkins, university college freshmen, Kaytlyn Zieske, english literature and history sophomore, and Emily Cole, university college freshman, prepare to answer a question during the first night of CAC’s College Bowl. College Bowl, held in Jim Thorpe Multicultural Center, Monday night, March 4, asks the participants fifty questions about pop trivia. “The competition is based on a double elimination system. If teams lose a round once, they move to the losers’ bracket from the winners’ bracket. If they lose a second time, they will be completely eliminated from the competition.”
How do you discourage teenagers from drinking, snorting drugs, fighting, joining gangs and getting knocked up? That’s a question parents, schools and communities have been trying to address for decades. The typical approach has been to tell youths what not to do: don’t drink, don’t do drugs and don’t have sex, OU public health professor Roy Oman said. Schools and communities have been delivering these programs directly to the young students for years. “But, we need to do more than that,” Oman said. “We need to shift our policy to look at the entire picture, including parents, including the neighborhood and the communities they live in.” Oman, Sarah Vesely , Eleni Tolma and Cheryl Aspy, researchers at the Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, have recently completed the “Youth Asset Study,” a 10-year research project aimed at learning what assets help teens avoid risky behavior. The Youth Asset Study or YAS was funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Reproductive Health and the Inasmuch Foundation, according to the health science center’s website. The Oklahoma Institute of Child Advocacy is a community SEE YOUTHS PAGE 2
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Students interested in becoming Greek Allies can attend training event today INDIA MAXWELL Campus Reporter
For greek students interested in learning how to provide support to the GLBTQ community, training will be offered this week. The Gamma Phi Beta sorority and Alpha Tau Omega fraternity are hosting the Greek Ally training program today from 5 to 7 p.m. This event is open to greek students who have an interest in becoming a Greek Ally, said Kasey Catlett, graduate assistant for the Women’s Outreach Center. Students would learn how to support the GLBTQ community and be provided a variety of different recourses, Catlett said. “Sooner Allies are individuals who, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, provide support and resources for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer community (GLBTQ). You do not need to identify as GLBTQ in order to be an ally,” Catlett said. The Greek Ally program first launched in fall 2011. There are now over 1,200 allies across the Norman, Tulsa and Health Sciences Center campuses, Catlett said. The training sessions will last three hours and teach the greek community about issues GLBTQ students face, along with ways to be supportive, Catlett said. After attending training sessions, members of the greek community can decide if they would like to become an official Greek Ally. There are normally one or two training sessions hosted per semester. About 30 students are expected to show up for today’s session, said Catlett. Students can SEE ALLY PAGE 2
How will students and faculty handle federal budget cuts? Opinion: Now that budget reductions are imminent, the OU community will have to handle the repercussions. (Page 3)
The sequester led to freedom, peace Opinion: Freeing undocumented immigrants and reducing military spending are good impacts of federal cuts. (Page 3)
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Above: Daniel Schad, university college freshman, braces himself to recieve a pass from his friends during an informal football game on the South Oval on Monday. Left: Mitchell Mora, university college freshman, gets ready to throw the football to his friends on the South Oval Monday. The weather was warm and sunny making for a nice day to play some football with friends.
YOUTHS: Survey targets CRIME: Flores’ past not teen pregnancy, drugs checked by schools Oklahoma ranked the fifth highest out of the 50 states and District of Columbia in final teen birth rates among partner of the project. females aged 15 to 19 in The study, based on five 2010. yearly interviews with 1,111 “O f a l l t h e a s s e t s w e Oklahoma City youths and looked, at school connecttheir parents, reveals that edness was the most powthree level of assets help erful predictor for the feteens avoid risky behavior, males regarding who would Oman said. These include become pregnant or who the individual or youth level, would not,” Oman said. the family level and the comGirls who had the school munity level. connect asset were almost The researchers followed 50 percent less like to bethe youths and their families come pregnant than girls for more than five years, conwho did not have that asset, ducting personal interviews Oman said. in the participants’ homes None of the assets deeach year, Oman said. Over scribed by the study – perthe year, some participants sonal responsibility, aspimoved away, rations for but researchthe future, “Of all the assets ers continfamily comued to follow we looked, at school munication, a n d i n t e r- connectedness was school conview them. the most powerful nectedness, The study non-parent has participredictor for the role models pants in 15 and comfemales regarding states and 3 incountries. who would become munity volvement “We never –focus dipregnant or who really lost rectly on would not.” them,” Oman risk behavsaid. i o r, O m a r ROY OMAN, T h e r e - OU PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSOR said. These searchers are general f o u n d t hat assets that the most allow youths worrisome to make responsible decihigh-risk behavior among sions about anything. teens is sexual activity that “The assets are positive results in pregnancy, acfactors that youth and their cording the summary report families and communities of the study. might posses, that in turn More than half of protects them from risky beOklahoma high school haviors,” Oman said. students have sexual inOman said he wants tercourse, according to a youth serving organizations 2011 Oklahoma Youth Risk and policy makers to know Behavior Survey. More than about his research and con40 percent reported that sider policies that do more they did not use a condom than just deliver programs or birth control during their at the youth level. last intercourse and 16 per“Individual assets were cent drank alcohol or used important, but family and drugs before intercourse. community assets were A 2012 Center for every bit if not more importDisease Control report has ant,” Oman said.
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Mo n day m o r n i ng O U Norman campus employees received an email stating they would need to take a mandatory training module after it had been updated to accommodate new federal regulations and university policy. Completion of the updated sexual misconduct training is required of all university employees, including student employees, and is due by April 15, according to
the email. The training includes the definition of terms such as sex discrimination and sexual harassment. It also defines consent, according to the sexual misconduct, discrimination & harassment policy. Beginning in the fall, OU students were required to complete sexual misconduct training.
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Continued from page 1 W h i l e t h e s e re c e n t charges are not connected with Flores’ involvement at Norman Public Schools, Flores was one of several defendants sued for abusing children in five different lawsuits in 2007, Hickman said. The insurance company Norman Public Schools was in contract with settled the lawsuits. Several parents with children in Flores’ class at the time have alleged
that they made complaints about Flores prior to 2007, Hickman said. Flores was not involved with Norman Public Schools while at OU, but he was participating in a university pre-teaching practicum at an elementary school in Moore, according to The Oklahoma Daily archives. He had not received background checks from either OU or Moore Public Schools before entering the school. See the story, “Education student suspended for allegedly conducting lewd acts,” for more information.
ALLY: Sign up online for training session Continued from page 1 register online at lgbtq. ou.edu. Wo m e n ’s O u t re a c h Center staff and the Greek Ally Task Force will work during the training sessions, Catlett said. The Greek Ally Task Force is made up of students representing the greek community, who
support the GLBTQ community by promoting and facilitating training sessions, Catlett said. OU currently has allies in 27 chapters representing each of the four councils within the greek system, which are the Interfraternity C o u n c i l , Mu l t i c u l t u ra l Greek Council, National Pan-Hellenic Council and Panhellenic Association, Catlett said.
CAMPUS BRIEFS Graduation supplies will be sold in Union this week Graduating seniors can order their cap, gown, graduation announcements, OU class ring and Sooner Yearbook from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today through Friday in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Beaird Lounge. “We do this each semester for seniors, because we want to bring all the resources to them,” said Katherine Mathews, a student assistant for the Graduation Office. “Instead of going to a bunch of different places, this is a one-stop shop for graduation in one central location.” There also will be information on the OU Alumni Program as well as other opportunities available to graduating seniors. Graduation will take place at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 10 at The Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Haley Davis Campus Reporter
Free pilates course offered for LGBTQ Health Week at the Huff A Pilates class sponsored by LGBTQ Health Week is open to anybody for free tonight. Taking place from 8 to 9 p.m. in the Huston Huffman Fitness Center, Room 140, the class will be instructed by Greek Ally Sarah Williams, academic counselor in the Graduate College, said Kasey Catlett, graduate assistant for the Women’s Outreach Center. “Throughout the week, there will be different programming geared around healthy habits and choices that we can do as individuals and promote to other individuals, as well,” Catlett said. The theme of the week has varied from year to year. In the past, they have focused on issues such as AIDS awareness and smoking within the GLBTQ community, Catlett said. The focus for LGBTQ Health Week this year is centered around mental health awareness. Evan Baldaccini Campus Reporter
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EDITORIAL
Federal cuts are not fair to OU students, researchers Our View: Students and faculty at OU will feel
programs. In 2012, federal expenditures for rethe impacts of federal budget cuts more than the search projects at OU totaled $275 million, accordpoliticians who implemented the cuts. ing to the OU research website. Research leaders from institutions across the Editor’s note: Today’s editorial is the second part country are predicting a $12 billion reduction in in a two-part series on the impacts of federal budfederal research funding nationwide this year, get cuts. Today, we examine how federal budget and cuts will continue over the next 10 years if cuts impact student financial aid and research pro- Congress fails to act, according to the Chronicle. grams at OU. Many of these cuts will affect programs at OU. We are expecting to receive exact numbers OU is a state institution, but federal dollars have Wednesday from the Office of the Vice President a big impact on campus. From students to refor Research, and we will give an update on the searchers, the OU community could be specifics of the cuts at OU as soon as we resignificantly impacted by the loss of federceive them. The Our View al funding because of mandatory budget As with student financial aid, uncertainis the majority opinion of cuts. ty clouds the future of research programs. The Daily’s If you are a student or faculty researchWhen Congress delayed the cuts from eight-member January to March, it created a challenge er, you should be concerned with how the editorial board university will handle the loss of federal for research administrators attempting to funding sources. create budgets and grant applications for National lawmakers made federal budget cuts 2013. indiscriminately with little concern for students The cuts are damaging, but the inaction from and employees who have to deal with the cuts. Congress, and the resulting uncertainty, created Students across the country will be affected significant problems for programs reliant on federby cuts to financial aid programs. Although Pell al funding. Grants are exempt from the cuts, programs like If you are involved in federally funded programs the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant or you are a researcher receiving federal grants, will be subject to significant cuts affecting up to you must work closely with OU’s financial aid and 100,000 students nationwide, according a report in budget administrators to plan for immediate and the Chronicle of Higher Education. potential budget shortfalls. One of the worst aspects of the cuts is uncerLegislators in Washington might not care about tainty. The new financial aid year what happens to students who rely begins July 1, and students will not on aid programs to pay for school, know how much certain programs or graduate research assistants who CONTACT will be cut until then, according to the fund their education by working hard Sen. Jim Inhofe Chronicle. The implementation of on vital projects, but the OU commuR-Okla. financial aid budget cuts could delay nity can still rally to fight the cuts. 202-224-4721 the financial aid process for many OU Remember, we are only one year inhofe.senate.gov students. into a 10-year plan of mandatory Another way students will be affectbudget reductions. ed is through work-study programs Contact your U.S. senator and tell and programs aimed at low-income students. them to find a compromise. Oklahoma universities could lose 180 positions If politicians in Washington are unable to comfor students in work-study programs and cuts promise, the burden should fall on them, not hard could impact 460 students receiving aid through working students and researchers. Budget cuts low-income services, according to White House should start with Congress’ paychecks, not student estimates reported by the Washington Post. and research grants. But students are not the only people at OU who will be affected by federal budget cuts. As a research institution, federal grants fund many OU Comment on this on OUDaily.com
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Whether you use guns for protection or not, don’t let Biden tell you what to do
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ice President Joe I’m going to ignore some of the more obvious problems OPINION COLUMNIST Biden made some with Biden’s statement, such as suggesting his listener ridiculous comrecklessly discharge her firearm in a residential area and ments causing a little conleave herself vulnerable because now she has to reload the troversy and a lot of laughs gun. Making fun of it would be too easy. among gun enthusiasts. The real problem with Biden’s statement is he seems to During a series of Internet think he knows the best way for you to defend your home, talks last week, Biden first when he’s never met you or seen your home. made the assertion that all What about people who don’t own a nice country home Scott Houser you need to defend your with a balcony? scott.a.houser-1@ou.edu home is to buy a shotgun. And what on earth makes him think a 12-gauge douWhen later asked by a ble-barreled shotgun is the best thing for inexperienced female listener to further develop on this idea, Biden went shooters to defend their home? into an unintentionally hilarious monologue If you go on YouTube, you can find hunwhere he suggested she do the same thing he dreds of videos of inexperienced shooters would tell his wife to do if she were in a home “Walk out on the firing 12-gauge shotguns only to have the defense situation. balcony, put that substantial recoil knock them over or make His suggestion being, “Get a double bargun fly out of their hands. double-barreled theI am reled 12-gauge shotgun,” and, “Walk out on not suggesting there is anything shotgun, and fire wrong with being inexperienced with firethe balcony, put that double-barreled shotgun, and fire two blasts outside the house. two blasts outside arms. If it’s not your cup of tea, don’t drink it. You don’t need an AR-15, it’s harder to aim, But if your life is on the line, perhaps you’ll the house.” harder to use and you don’t need 30 rounds.” want to find a more user-friendly gun. Followed by the now famous “Buy a shotgun So, next time a politician tells you that you VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ... buy a shotgun,” Biden said in an interview don’t need an AR-15, a gas guzzling pickup with Field and Stream magazine. truck, a second private jet or a right to trial This isn’t just an issue for the gun control debate but before being blown up by a predator drone, tell them they rather a problem of politicians thinking they know how to don’t need your vote. run your life better than you do. Thinking a double-barreled shotgun is a one size fits all for self-defense is absoScott Houser is an international business senior. lutely preposterous.
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Sequester cuts are needed for peace, freedom struggles
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n the mornGUEST COLUMNIST ing of March 1, the day the automatic sequester cuts began, Anthony Gregory, Independent Institute research fellow and Huffington Post columnist, said, “I look outside Jason Byas and notice there aren’t jason.l.byas-1@ou.edu thousands of dead people in the streets yet. The sky is still blue. My drinking water has not turned to blood. Locusts are nowhere to be found. The Chinese don’t have troops stationed in my town as of now. So the sequester cuts must not go into effect for a few more hours.” Gregory was joking, but many commentators have had a pretty apocalyptic attitude about the sequestration. Of course, this being the point. The sequester cuts were supposed to be so bad they would force Congress to come to some sort of deal out of fear. Despite how horrible it was supposed to be, though, the sequester cuts have already made us a freer and safer people. Specifically, cuts like the release of thousands of undocumented immigrants and sharp cuts to overseas military activity are dreams come true. The Department of Homeland Security has come under a lot of criticism recently for the orders freeing more than 2,000 undocumented immigrants from jail as part of its emergency cuts. Clearly, this wasn’t something they really wanted to do, considering the Obama administration has deported more undocumented immigrants than any other before it. Why should those newly freed people, or anyone else, be forcibly relocated or imprisoned due to where they were born? The borders of any nation-state are just lines. It doesn’t make sense to say anyone originally born in east Norman should have to wait in line to move to west Norman. No naturally born citizen of one side has any special rights over the other side. At the same time, people born in other countries have the right to move anywhere within the U.S. they want to, without going through the long and arduous immigration process. Another subject of controversy has been the cuts to military spending. This, too, is actually a cause for celebration. The prospect of war between the U.S. and Iran has been looming for a long time. Looming has been a lot more literal for Iran than the U.S., though, as the American military has had ships ominously and threateningly patrolling the Persian Gulf and occupied nations surrounding Iran on all sides. Sequester cuts have now reduced the number of aircraft carriers originally placed there to frighten Iranians. Remember these cuts were supposed to be so horrifying they would force an alternate agreement. If only partisan bickering and a total breakdown of the political process could bring the liberation of literally thousands of undocumented immigrants, and even slightly scale back our government’s threatening behavior towards the rest of the world, thank god for partisan bickering and the total breakdowns of the political process. It says something very dark about those in power to let immigrants and foreigners live in peace is a nightmare scenario. The political process is broken, but not because of the sequester cuts. It’s been broken from the start. A system exists in which people are only incentivized to even slightly hold back from harming others when emergencies prevent them from doing so shows we live in a broken society. Brokenness is not a unique feature of our government. Brokenness is common to governments in general. Governments, and those who operate them, never have to feel the full cost of their actions. This is part of what leads to massive deficits, but it’s also what enables people to act with such poor regard for human dignity when they’re acting on behalf of a government than when they’re acting in their private lives. If a budget deal arises from this fiscal crisis, it will not solve the real crisis. The crisis will not be solved even if the sequester cuts are doubled. The crisis is that a moral crisis can only be solved by seriously examining the role government plays in our society. Jason Byas is a philosophy senior.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2013 A temptation to make some new changes in your basic lifestyle could be prevalent in the year ahead. As long as your plans aren’t unrealistic or impractical, all should work out quite well. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Nothing worth bragging about is likely to be accomplished if you are too wishy-washy. In fact, your inability to make up your mind could drive everyone crazy. Eats flies. Dates a pig. Hollywood star.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Don’t get so carried away by how well others are doing that you forget to concentrate on furthering your own abilities. Try to focus only on your own efforts. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Just because a certain tactic works well for a friend doesn’t necessarily mean that it will for you. Experiment to find your own game plan and then stick to it. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Steer clear of any involvement in which you have no say in the decisionmaking. Plans made entirely by others might not be best for your interests. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- It won’t take you long to lose points with others if you don’t hold yourself accountable for your mistakes. This will be especially true if you put the blame everywhere but on yourself. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Wasted time will become a critical factor in
hampering your productivity. The chances for accomplishing your aims will be in direct proportion to the time you spend dilly-dallying. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- If you and your mate are facing a difficult decision, try to work it out yourselves instead of discussing it with outsiders, especially in-laws. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- In order to spare the feelings of another, you might rework the facts. Sadly, when the truth comes out, it will only anger the person whom you wanted to help. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- When it comes to people who helped you acquire something that you badly wanted, of course you should share the rewards. Just don’t feel obligated to make a payoff to those who did nothing.. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- There is a chance that one of your well-intentioned gestures might produce some unintended and unpleasant effects, causing others to have difficulty in discerning your motives.
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Under most conditions you are a rather determined person. However, friends could talk you into doing things that you know you shouldn’t, causing you much guilt later. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- A lot of disappointment is possible if you base your expectations on unrealistic premises. Make it a point to try to see things for what they are and not as you wish them to be.
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The No. 17 Oklahoma baseball team leaves Norman for a four-game road trip, starting with a tilt against UT Arlington at 6:30 p.m. today in Arlington, Texas. The Sooners (11-1) are coming off a series victory against Pepperdine at home and a perfect road trip against Iowa, Texas A&M Corpus Christi and New Mexico at the Kleberg Bank College Classic on Feb. 22 through 24 in Corpus Christi, Texas. OU will be going with junior pitcher Ethan Carnes as the starter against the Mavericks (7-4). Carnes, a lefty who transferred from Howard College, will be making his first career start in an Oklahoma uniform but has tallied 4 2/3 innings in two appearances out of the bullpen. In those two outings, Carnes has a 3.86 ERA and has allowed two runs — both earned — on seven hits. He also struck out six batters and is allowing opposing hitters to have a .368 clip, which is the highest opposing batting average
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a l l ow e d by a ny S o o n e r pitcher who has thrown at least one inning. The plan is to save freshman pitcher Ralph Garza while having some of the other relievers who didn’t s e e mu c h p l ay i ng t i m e this weekend coming out of the bullpen against UT Arlington, coach Sunny Golloway said. Because of the Big 12’s poor start, winning as many midweek games as possible is going to be huge for OU, considering these games will either make or break the
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Freshman left fielder Hunter Haley attempts to run out an infield grounder in the Sooners’ game against Pepperdine on Saturday. OU lost, 7-2, for the Sooners’ first loss of the season. Haley went 1-for-4 in the game and is batting .320 this season with five RBIs.
team’s RPI. Since the start of the 2008 season, the Sooners are 3-2 against UT Arlington, and the two teams have split the last two meetings — the Mavericks won, 10-3, last season in Norman and OU won, 4-3, in 2010 in Arlington. “If you want to host regionals, if you want to be potentially a national seed ... you better win your
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four extra-base hits — two doubles and two homers — while hitting for a collective .364 clip. “ We re a l l y wa nt e d t o come out and swing the s t i c k s ,” Ma y f i e l d s a i d . “When we score runs, it gives the pitchers some confidence, and they settle down.” White, who led the team in hitting last year and is second this year with a .356 average this season, has at least one hit in 10 of the Sooners’ 12 games this season. “I like to consider myself a hitter and not just changing my approach to try to hit a bomb,” said White, who hit his first home run of the season Sunday. “I’m trying
to kind of set the tone for the lineup.” After Oklahoma finishes its game against UT Arlington, it will return home for a couple days before flying to Los Angeles for a three-game series against USC, No. 12 UCLA and No. 22 Notre Dame. But Golloway is not overlooking this matchup against the Mavericks considering the two ranked opponents are looming over the weekend. “It’ll be as important as any individual game out on the West Coast,” Golloway said. “We’ll make sure our guys understand that.” Jono Greco jonogreco13@gmail.com
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he sun is setting in golden hues and you’re driving down an open road in the middle of the countryside. As the wind ruffles your hair, Youth Lagoon’s newest album “Wondrous Bughouse” is playing in the background, and you can’t help but smile. This is the scenario that plays in my head when I listen to the psychedelic new album that would be the perfect soundtrack to a breezy spring afternoon. Trevor Powers (aka Youth Lagoon) started his career with “The Year of Hibernation” in 2010. Soon after, Powers signed with Fat Possum Records and today he released his sophomore album, “Wondrous Bughouse.” The artist maintains a hypnotic, almost euphoric sound in both of his albums. Though he has not yet gained the same notoriety, Youth Lagoon reminds me of M83, which recently flew to fame with the single “Midnight City.” The track “Third Dystopia” from “Wondrous Bughouse” could easily be the background music for the next Apple commercial. Fastmoving pop beats are layered with synth tones in a way that works, even if the
Rating: Artist: Youth Lagoon Released: Today Top tracks: • "Mute” • “Third Dystopia” • “Raspberry Cane”
with a slightly unsettling tone that has no distinct melody, the next track, “Mute,” takes on a totally different sound with an upbeat openART PROVIDED ing and a clear rhythm that allows for easy listening. Trevor Powers performs under the stage name Youth Lagoon. “Wondrous Bughouse” is combination seems strange “Wondrous Bughouse” to definitely worth a listen for at first listen. fans of M83, Local Natives “Year of Hibernation” bePowers describes his and Hooray For Earth. Start cause of its cheerier mood. music as “metaphysical” and out with “Third Dystopia” My only complaint with pulls from the idea of “psyYouth Lagoon is that I wish I and “Raspberry Cane.” The chological dysphoria,” accatchy melodies of those could decipher some of the cording to his record label’s lyrics that Power’s claims are tracks are enough to hook website. With such a dreamy an expression of his mental you into listening to the rest sound, the lyrics are hard to state, according to his record of the album. Just be warned: make out, but they left me in label’s website. The words Once you start listening, you a pensive state. are muttered dreamily under may be pulled into a dream“Wondrous Bughouse” like state that will keep you the rhythms of the songs, rings true to Youth Lagoon’s making it difficult to hear in its clutches until you’ve sound. The tracks create what Powers is trying to say. heard the whole album witha strange dichotomy by out realizing it. Still, Powers makes his sounding mellow withmessage clear with the overout being melancholy and all sound of each of his tracks upbeat without being inMegan Deaton is a on “Wondrous Bughouse.” credibly fast-paced. Some journalism and international While “Through Mind and may disagree, but I prefer area studies junior. Back” starts the album off
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Gaylord gents to compete in pageant SHANNON BORDEN Life & Arts Reporter
For just $5, you can watch Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication’s gentlemen strut their stuff at the Public Relations Student Society of America’s second annual Mr. Gaylord pageant. The pageant will be held at 7 p.m. in Gaylord Hall’s Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation auditorium. Six to 10 Gaylord guys will wear their sharpest attire in the spoof pageant, according to the chapter’s website. They will compete in on-stage interviews followed by sportswear and talent portions. This year’s contestants are sure to bring energy and fun to the pageant, said Cesaley Sparks, co-chair of the Mr. Gaylord Committee. “I am excited to see how the contestants do,” Sparks said. “They are very competitive and have unique talents so I can’t wait to see them when they are actually on stage!” In addition to the overall Mr. Gaylord, there will be Mr. Congeniality, best dressed and best talent awards given to the night’s biggest crowd-pleasers. Rachel Worthen, the society’s chapter president, said each year, some of the society’s students get the opportunity to travel to New York City public relations GO AND DO agencies. The pageant is a fundraiser that will help Mr. Gaylord fund these professional pageant development trips. Money will also go towards an inWhen: 7 tonight duction ceremony for new Where: Gaylord Hall’s members of the OU chapEthics and Excellence ter, Worthen said. in Journalism Last year ’s pageant Foundation auditorium was the first annual Mr. Gaylord and successfulPrice: $5 ly raised over $700 for the society’s OU chapter, Worthen said. The event is a great opportunity for different majors within Gaylord to interact with each other, Worthen said. “Last year provided a great opportunity for the majors to bond over a fun event, and I expect this year to be no different,” Worthen said. Shannon Borden, shannonborden@ou.edu
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“Christians May Dance No Longer: The Global Crisis in Religious Freedom” 11th Annual True Family Lecture
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 7:30 p.m. Dick Bell Courtroom, Law School, University of Oklahoma Dr. Thomas F. Farr is Director of the Religious Freedom Project at Georgetown University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs This event is free and open to the public.
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