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are two of the main factors preventing the United States from overcoming an economic struggle that is almost a “free fall,” OU President CHASE COOK David Boren said. Managing Editor These things have contribRigid partisanship rivaled uted to his support for a new only by Civil War-Era politics organization hoping to place and special-interest money a new bipartisan presidential
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Sooners create custom majors Multidisciplinary studies lets pupils build study course TIM FRENCH
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As underclassmen prepare for enrollment and major declaration, the multidisciplinary studies major allows students to create their own course of study. Before declaring the major, students meet with advisers to go over their major plan, and they must be certified by the Associate Provost of Instruction. “The academic advising process is absolutely critical to a successful MDS program,” said Rhonda Kyncl, College of Arts and Sciences assistant dean. “The adviser works very closely with the student to design a program theme and to ensure the student meets all their graduation requirements as well.” Students who choose to create their own majors do so because they want to have a specific focus in their studies, Kyncl said. OU has provided students an opportunity to create their own major in some form for many years, MDS senior academic adviser Jodie Daffer said. The MDS degree officially was approved for student use in summer 2007. “I chose to create my own major because I am so passionate about so many things,” multidisciplinary studies senior Alexandra Eppler said. “What better major than MDS for a student like me? It served as the perfect hybrid for my enthusiasm for so many different aspects of my education.”
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ticket on the 2012 ballot, Boren said Thursday in an interview with The Daily. Americans Elect has collected signatures to place its nontraditional ticket on the 2012 ballot, according to the organization’s website. People who register with the site can participate in the
candidate nomination process, and a primary will be held to select nominees for the Americans Elect ticket. Only registered voters can participate in the process. After that, the American Elect ticket will be on the 2012 ballot with candidates selected through the site to
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Lilly Ledbetter describes finding out she was paid less than her male counterparts at Goodyear during a presentation Thursday in Gaylord Hall. She was the inspiration for the 2009 Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, and she has pushed for equal pay for women for years.
a Goodyear Tires plant for 19 years affected many facets of her life, and sued in 1998, when she realized from her education to her home, she was paid 40-percent less than she said. her male equals, she said. “I thought I would work hard, get a good job, have a family, build a SEE MORE ONLINE nest egg... That’s how it should be, Visit oudaily.com right?” Ledbetter said. to read the full story The money she was supposed to earn legally was hers, and the fact oudaily.com/news that she hadn’t gotten it for 20 years
Look both ways before crossing university walkways Saturday because runners of all ages will be on campus to raise mone y for university scholarships. The third annual Spring Tune-Up, presented by the OU Department of Health and Exercise Science, begins at 8 a.m. at the Huston Huffman Center. All money earned from runner registration will benefit the Health and E xercis e S cholarship Fund. Before participating in the race, runners must preregister online or register between 6 and 7:30 a.m. near the starting line outside the center, according to the event registration document. O nline registration costs $20, and on-site registration will cost $25, see RUN paGe 2
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Cultural nights aim to enlighten students Events to feature international food, music and dances COCO COURTOIS Campus Reporter
Two student organizations will hold cultural nights this weekend to combat stereotypes and educate OU students about other cultures. The Colombian Cultural Night is 8 p.m. Friday at the Reynolds Performing Arts Center, and the Peruvian Cultural Night is 6:30 p.m. Saturday in the National Weather Center. The Colombian Night is back for the 11th year in a row but will focus on modern,
as well as traditional, culture for the first time this year, said Yoana Walschap, creator of the Colombian Student Association. The event will feature a more contemporary Colombia mainly to fight the stereotypes and ignorance, Walschap said. “One day, someone asked me which part of Mexico was Colombia,” she said. The night also will highlight traditional music such as vallenato, a romantic cowboy music from northern Colombia that combines African and European rhythms. The association is bringing a live band, Ciclon, to play vallenato music.
Students from the Hispanic American Student Association and Friends of Venezuela Association also will perform urban cultural dances to reggaeton, which blends Latin and Caribbean music. T h e g ro u p s a l s o w i l l pay tribute to Colombia’s Caribbean and African heritages with a folkloric dance, cumbia, and a special salsa from Cali, Colombia, called the salsa capital of the world. Cultural awareness is also what motivated Tilsa Ore, eriKa pHiLBriCK/tHe daiLy the president of the Peruvian Samantha Wafer, member of the Peruvian Student Association, sells a Student Association, to host student ticket to Juan Alejandro Carreno on Wednesday during a bake sale in Kaufman Hall. All the proceeds of the bake sale are going to see CULTURE paGe 2 support the fourth annual Peruvian Cultural Night.
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Activist calls on students to fight injustice Everyone has a voice to stand up to social injustices, which ultimately affect everyone, an equal-rights activist said Thursday at OU. Lily Ledbetter led a discussion in Gaylord Hall about fair pay for women. Ledbetter spent more than 10 years fighting to close the pay gap, and Congress recognized her efforts in 2009 with the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. The act gives employees 180 days after each discriminatory pay check to file a law suit, rather than 180 days after just the first paycheck. “She didn’t start out to make a fuss ... but, like most heroes, decided not to bow to injustice,” said Laura Boyd, a former state representative who introduced Ledbetter. Ledbetter served as a manager in
Oklahoma ballot. Americans Elect could impact the political system by forcing members of opposing political parties to find common ground as members of one unified ticket, Boren said. “This breaks up the
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compete with the Democrat and Republican candidates selected through the traditional primary system. Boren spoke at a press conference Feb. 29 as members of the Americans Elect initiative delivered the more than 90,000 signatures required to place its ticket on the
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The final round of the CAC College Bowl was held Wednesday night. The Wolverines team beat 76 other teams to win the pop-culture tournament. There were 462 participants this year, breaking previous records. (oUDaily.com)
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Today around campus “A Veritable Menagerie,� presented by the OU School of Art & Art History and the Visual Art Student Association, will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s Lightwell Gallery. A performance by Contemporary Dance Oklahoma of multiple dances to works such as “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice� and Grofe’s “Grand Canyon Suite� will take place at 8 p.m. in Rupel Jones Theatre. Selected scenes from Marina Carr’s “By the Bog of Cats,� performed by OU Drama students under the direction of Susan Shaughnessy, will be presented from 10 to 10:20 a.m. in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Meacham Auditorium. Irish Playwright Marina Carr will give a keynote address from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Meacham Auditorium. An academic symposium on water law will be held from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in the College of Law’s Dick Bell Courtroom. The softball team competes against Indiana at 6 p.m. at Marita Hynes Field. A lecture, “The Fortunes of Academic Life in the Middle Ages: Jean Buridan and Pierre d’Allouagne,� part of the Medieval Fair Free Lecture Series, will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Norman Public Library.
SATURDAY, MARCH 10 The softball team competes against Wichita State at 1:30 p.m. at Marita Hynes Field. “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,� performed by Contemporary Dance Oklahoma, will take place at 3 p.m. in the Rupel Jones Theatre. The softball team competes against Indiana at 4 p.m. at Marita Hynes Field. The men’s gymnastics team competes against Michigan at 7 p.m. at Lloyd Noble Center. The Miss and Mr. Indian OU Pageant, hosted by the American Indian Student Association, will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Meacham Auditorium. “By the Bog of Cats,� presented by the Peggy Dow Helmrich School of Drama, will take place at 8 p.m. in Beatrice Carr Wallace Old Science Hall’s Lab Theatre.
SUNDAY, MARCH 11 The softball team competes against Wichita State at 1 p.m. at Marita Hynes Field.
monopoly of the two parties,� Boren said. “It opens up the political process.� This would hopefully create a “unity government� similar to Winston Churchill’s government during World War II, Boren said. Of course the situation isn’t as dramatic, he said. Americans Elect began gathering signatures in 2010 before it went public in July, spokeswoman Dagny Leonard said. Americans Elect is on the ballot in 17 states, has gathered enough signatures to get on 14 more and is on track to appear on the ballots of all 50 states by the November election, she said. Boren’s support for the Americans Elect initiative does not mean he has any intention of running for president, he said. There still is plenty of work to do at OU, Boren said. However, if Americans Elect nominated the right candidates, Boren would be more than willing to endorse that ticket, he said. The hope is a bipartisan ticket wouldn’t necessarily win, but would show legislators the public wants compromise, Boren said. “I think it could work if some people of real stature decide to run,� Boren said. “It certainly could get enough votes to have an impact on the future course of the country.� An Americans Elect ticket that would appeal to Boren is one with candidates who are for a constitutional
the fourth Peruvian Cultural Night. Peru is a ver y diverse country, often called the catalog of the world, Ore said. “From jungle to snowy m ou nt a i n s o r e ve n t h e beaches, everything is in one country,� Ore said. “Like Mario Vargas Llosa (the 2010 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature) said, ‘What an extraordinary privilege for a country not to have an identity because it has all of them.’� The association hopes the event encourages more people to go abroad to Peru, Ore said. “Our goal is not only to let Americans know about Peru, but to encourage their
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OU President David Boren has voiced his support for Americans Elect, an organization that aims to have a new bipartisan presidential ticket placed on the 2012 ballot.
AT A GLANCE Boren’s suggestions Boren listed some politicians he thinks would make good candidates for Americans Elect. • Bill Cohen — Former secretary of defense under President Bill Clinton and former senator and representative from Maine. Cohen served as a Republican.
amendment to over turn the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. FEC 2010 decision, he said. Hopefully, the candidates would be for the shared sacrifice of revenue increases and spending cuts that are necessary to balance the budget, Boren said. In Citizens United, the Court determined corporations and unions could give unlimited amounts of money to political candidates for
curiosity to go abroad and broaden their knowledge,â€? Ore said. “By doing so, we want to show that Peru can be enjoyed by foreigners as much as we Peruvians do.â€? B e c au s e t h e A ma z o n Rainforest and River were named as one of the new Seven Natural Wonders of the World, organizers wanted to honor the area’s dances. Performers will show traditional dances, such as the Dance of Shipibos from a region of the Peruvian rainforest. They also will perform the Marinera NorteĂąa, the national dance of Peru, as well as the Dance of the Anaconda, the protective spirit of forest, and the Siki Siki, a popular rhythm in the jungle. “These are communities
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that have lived in harmony with their environment and are grateful for all the nature around us,� Ore said. “ We want to make people aware about the environment, especially here.�
according to the registration website. Since the race’s establishment in 2010, the event has raised funds for one undergraduate and graduate student who display outstanding GPAs and community involvement, event chairwoman Hilary Wright said. Recipients also should b e a c t i v e He a l t h a n d Exercise Science Student Association members, organization president Margot Ballard said. The event usually draws 250 to 300 runners, and it raised $600 in scholarship funds its inaugural year. This year’s event registry already includes participants ranging from 17-year-old students to 67-year-old Norman residents, Wright said. Zoology and psychology senior Chinwe Ajalla started running as a hobby two years ago, and will use the 6.2-mile run to prepare for the Oklahoma City Memorial half-marathon April 12. She said she runs three to four times a week. Spring Tune-up T-shirts are free for preregistered runners and subject to availability for runners who register on site. Refreshments and breakfast will be provided free of charge.
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“ For some reason, people believe that the verses in the holy book gives them permission to condemn, discriminate, and crucify Gays. In God’s last covenant with man, all the laws were put into our heart ... so many religious people forget this, and use their egos instead. What one sows, so shall they reap.” (GaybyGod, RE: ‘Gay marriage will not cause Armageddon’)
OPINION EDITORIAL
Required ultrasound too invasive offering the option of abdominal ultrasounds in Our View: Oklahoma must remove the transvaginal ultrasound requirement for abortions. every case, is to reduce the number of abortions by increasing the discomfort of abortion procedures. On Monday, the Oklahoma House rejected an Then, of course, there’s the fact that the ultrasound amendment that would remove the requirement requirement itself presents a needless hardship and that women seeking an abortion be given a transunnecessary governmental intrusion. vaginal ultrasound — a procedure in which a doctor Medical decisions should be left to a woman and inserts a probe into the woman’s vagina. her doctor. Since when are politicians more The amendment, attached to House Bill qualified than doctors to decide when a test The Our View 2381, targeted a law passed two years ago is the majority is medically necessary and expedient for opinion of that requires an ultrasound be administered their patients? The Daily’s before a woman can receive an abortion. And in many abortion cases, an ultranine-member The law caused its share of controversy at sound already is necessary. In the remaineditorial board the time, but one detail seemed to be lost in ing cases, requiring an ultrasound would rethe debate: The law requires doctors to give sult in unnecessary and burdensome costs. either an external, abdominal ultrasound or a trans- Most women pay for abortions out of pocket, and vaginal ultrasound, depending on which is clearer. the ultrasound would add about $150 to the averThis small but crucial detail gained new attention age $470 that an abortion can cost, according to the when Virginia attempted to pass a harsher version Guttmacher Institute. of this bill — one that would require transvaginal ulIn the end, this procedure presents an undue burtrasounds for every abortion. Thankfully, the version den on women seeking a legal medical procedure of the Virginia bill that recently passed made this and the basic right to control their bodies — and it procedure optional. But under Oklahoma’s law, this won’t even work to reduce abortions. Transvaginal procedure still is mandatory in the majority of early- ultrasounds, at least, are more effective early in the term abortions. pregnancy, when the embryo is least developed and Let’s be clear: Under this law, the government is may even lack a heartbeat. requiring an unnecessary procedure in which an Since this tactic relies on emotionally blackmailing object is inserted into a woman’s vagina before she is women into changing their minds, it seems transallowed access to a legal medical procedure. vaginal ultrasounds will be only slightly effective This is sickeningly invasive. While some activists’ — and even then will only work because of the discomparison to “state-sponsored rape” goes too far comfort and embarrassment they may inflict when — and lessens the horrifying experiences of actual medically unnecessary and required by the state. rape victims — the outrage this comparison expressThe best course would be to remove the ultraes is justified. What justification could Oklahoma sound requirement altogether. But since that would lawmakers possibly have for treading on the opinrequire lawmakers to trust women to make responions of doctor’s and coercing women into intrusive sible decisions with their own bodies, that is unlikely exams? to happen. At the very least, lawmakers must act imHow would these male politicians feel about a bill mediately to remove the intrusive transvaginal ultrathat required an uncomfortable, unnecessary rectal sound requirement. exam before a vasectomy? Let’s get the government out of women’s vaginas. It is clear the only motivation for protecting the transvaginal ultrasound requirement, instead of Comment on this at OUDaily.com
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n case you have formoney she desires. OPINION COLUMNIST gotten, just last week What is so wrong with her, and people like her, skipping primary candidate college and going straight out into the work world? Rick Santorum called She can integrate herself into the business world and President Barack Obama a become a member of mainstream society that probsnob. Whereas this would ably will not have to be living off food stamps. Is that not usually be old news, I beg the point of a college education: to ensure people are to differ. equipped with the tools to get a good career and supSantorum brought up port themselves without leeching funds from the U.S. Janna Gentry a fascinating point; one government? janna.f.gentry-1@ou.edu Obama has yet to defend: At least that’s why I thought people went to college. the worth of going to Now I feel like our parent’s generation, and in turn our college. generation, has turned college into a little box you check If you are reading this there is probably an 82 percent and then you can move on with your life and pop out chance you are actually attending this university in order your 2.8 kids, own a home with a white picket fence and a to get a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree, much like puppy, and die happy. myself. I grew up in a household in which neither of my parents However, I don’t think this path we have chosen is for attended college. They tried, but ultimately they did not everyone. I don’t believe that standard ways of living are have the time, money or learning style to be in that type of for everyone. environment. I don’t believe we all fit into the same narrow bubbles, I say with all humility that I turned out all right. What with the reign of scantrons, hours of lectures and note they learned without a college degree was work ethic, taking so that eventually we will have a little piece of people skills and how to deal with anything that is thrown paper that says we learned some material. at them. I applaud them because, as they will tell you, it This is the point Santorum was makwas a tough route. ing. (Might want to mark this one down in But they wouldn’t take it back. “Not everyone in the the history books — a Daily columnist is Now, Obama might feel so strongly world needs to go agreeing with a Republican.) Not everyone about his stance on going to college bein the world needs to go to college because to college because cause his mother struggled through every we are a diverse nation with different persort of battle to get her diploma, and evenwe are a diverse sonalities and learning styles. tually her doctorate degree. His mother is Simply put, hands–on apprenticeships nation with different not the rule. might be better for people with learning But the reverence and respect he has for personalities and differences that make studying difficult. her makes him believe if there were just learning styles.” For example, I have a sister who has more money or more this or more that, been in college for about four years. Every then people could all be like his mother. class she takes, she struggles through tutoring and lecWhat Obama was saying is everyone should have the tures — hours more than her peers — and with all of that opportunity. What he doesn’t realize is some people don’t effort, she gets by. need it. Some people don’t want to go to college because But she’s not thriving. it is not the most encouraging environment available to On the flip side, she has dipped her toe in the waters of them. paths that don’t necessarily require a college degree. I’m Not everyone has the desire, the tolerance and the pasnot just saying this because she is my sister, but she really sion to pull those all-nighters for a class that has nothing rocked those things. to do with their major. She has done make-up art, professional photography This does not make people who chose not to attend and even taught herself fondant decorating without any college worse or less human. It makes them American, specialized training. because being American means freedom of choice to be Yet, what society keeps trying to tell her is that she educated through classrooms or just through the school doesn’t matter without a diploma. She has made and sold of hard knocks. high-quality wedding cakes by herself. Yet, she still believes that she has to go to school. She has to get her degree in something — anything — because Janna Gentry is an environmental design and professional that is what is going to get her a good job and earn her the writing senior.
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PACs still have limited role in U.S. politics I write to correct a number of flaws in Mark Brockway’s Monday column, titled “Political action committees must come to an end.” His frequent hyperbole misleads readers to the true nature of campaign finance. He begins with a recent state example of monetary corruption, but most of his opinion focuses on federal elections. Buckley v. Valeo, which reviewed the constitutionality of the Federal Elections Campaign Act 1971, stands as the reigning precedent in campaign finance law. No doubt this decision made absolute hash of the act, but Brockway misses the essence of the opinion. Money, declared by the court, is speech. With this weapon in hand, the court created an artificial distinction between campaign contributions and campaign expenditures — another point Brockway misses. Contributions, the court said, could be regulated because of the government’s interest in stopping even the “appearance of corruption” and the marginal effect they would have on restricting free expression. Regulating campaign expenditures, however, “imposed significantly more severe restrictions on protected freedoms of political expression and association” and violated the First Amendment. Quantity and diversity of speech would be substantially affected by the act’s restrictions. Whether you agree with the court’s decision in the matter or not, it remains good law, and Brockway fails to clearly outline Buckley for his readers. This confusion shows in his example of the company contributing $400,000 to the Democratic Party. Yes, this is perfectly legal, but it disguises the truth of the situation. I might give half a million dollars to a party — that is my right under the First Amendment — but the party in turn, because of the Valeo decision, is limited on how much of that contribution they can spend per candidate (in general, the limits are far below his $400,000 example). If this makes you uneasy, think for a moment what money is. It’s a vehicle for speech. Money makes elections possible. Advertising, polling, political consultants, travel expenses, websites, staffers, and phone banks — all this requires money. What is the difference between a student volunteering with a campaign by going door-to-door and a busy executive donating his money in place of his time? Contrary to what Brockway states, PACs (which formed, not recently, but in the 1940s by labor organizations) may only contribute $5,000 per candidate per election and in no way dominate campaign financing — individual donors do. In other words, voters dominate campaign financing. Brockway seems to argue that the only citizens unaffiliated with PACs, corporations, nonprofits (like Citizens United), organizations, or parties be given voting rights. If that were the case, then suffrage would be as widespread as it was in 1789. What he forgets is that individuals compose groups and individuals have their own opinions and their own rights. We form groups because a single voice among millions is easily forgotten or silenced. The Tillman Act of 1907, it must be remembered, still applies to corporations and forbids their direct contributions to candidates. Citizens United, instead, allows corporations and unions to use unlimited dollars in campaign or issue advocacy independent of the candidate (hence the formation of so-called “Super PACs”). Of course, as Brockway points out, money moves through the political system like water, especially now that corporations are persons within the meaning of the First Amendment. But the larger question — whether Citizens United fundamentally changes the makeup of our republic — I think can only be answered in the negative. Campaign finance law is jumbled and messy because money always finds new outlets. The real story here is neither Super PACs nor the “loss” of voting rights. These electoral scarecrows are only symptoms. Rather, it is that questions of democracy and equality are decided by the caprices of five unelected justices. Zach Lanier, letters and political science junior
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You’re likely to form two new alliances in the year ahead, both of which you’ll be able to rely on. Although each will be totally different from the other and formed for different reasons, both will be successful relationships. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) --Even if you’re usually pragmatic when it comes to the management of your resources, today might be an exception. Unfortunately, you could yield to powerful, impractical inclinations. ARIES (March 21-April 19) --If you are especially bewitched by a certain product, you might not be able to distinguish between a good deal and a bad one. Take some time to check out its true worth, and don’t be fooled by the razzle-dazzle.
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- It’s good to be optimistic and hopeful, but be sure your thinking is grounded in realism as well. If your thoughts are founded upon illusions, disappointment is probable. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- If a certain clique you’ve been hanging out with contains a few members who think they are superior to other people, you might want to take some time to reconsider your involvement. CANCER (June 21-July 22) --You should take care that you don’t lower your standards if you find yourself hanging out with a few people who seem to be operating on a substandard level. If you sense this, excuse yourself immediately. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) --Although
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his game is a fan service that has been imagined by fighting game fans since the first PlayStation era. The idea started a debate between the “Street Fighter” fans and the “Tekken” fans. It always seemed to be a pipe dream — star-crossed fighters destined to never occupy the same ring. Fast forward to 2012, when both franchises can battle one another to settle the score. If there was ever a way to end the debate over who would stomp whom, this goes above beyond anything the fans had imagined: A team-based fighter that is fast-paced enough to be compared to Tekken’s speed with the stability Street Fighter provides. As a longtime fan of both, it goes without saying that I was excited. After a few days of putting the game through its paces, I’ve decided this game may be one of the best fighting games to come out in a long time. Let’s dive a little deeper into the aspects of “Street Fighter X Tekken.” (The X is spoken as “cross.”)
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“After a few days putting the game through its paces, I’ve come to the conclusion that this game may be one of the best fighting games to come out in a while.” The first thing I noticed when I popped in the game was the great job they did on the artwork. The art style is very reminiscent of “Street Fighter 4” — celshaded in a way that makes the characters look as if they were painted on the screen with vibrant manga colors and cartoonish proportions. The characters can be put into many different stages, from a Jurassic research lab to a space station, complete with astronauts.
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When put into motion, this art style makes the game come alive. The only improvements needed were with the character endings and the character edit. The edit mode doesn’t even have the full rainbow’s worth of colors, a concern many have voiced since the game’s release and Capcom said they will fix. For most characters, the endings are just text, which I feel could have been done better.
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The combo system is very much like Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, yet not as fast. It is set up so everyone’s base combos are their light attack to medium to heavy, and you can press heavy again to launch them, bringing in your partner.
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Go see the School of Drama’s “By the Bog of Cats.” It opens 8 p.m. Friday in the Beatrice Carr Wallace Old Science Hall’s Lab Theatre. The show is a part of World Literature Today’s Puterbaugh Festival. — Mariah Webb
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| Track: OU’s track and field team sent five athletes and the distance medley relay to the NCAA indoor championships in Idaho this weekend.
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UP NEXT vs. Texas A&M The Sooners take the court again at 2:30 p.m. today to take on the No. 22 Texas A&M Aggies in the semi-finals of the Big 12 tournament. The two squads have met twice this season, splitting the series. Both squads claimed victory on their home courts. Senior A&M guard Tyra White dominated the first matchup on Jan. 28 in College Station. The Kansas City, Mo. native scored 20 points while pulling down seven boards for the Aggies. The Sooners got revenge on the Aggies on Feb. 21 in Norman.
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The OU women’s basketball team is on to the semi-finals of the Big 12 tournament after surviving a hard fought 70-59 victory against the Missouri Tigers on Thursday. The Sooners were dominated in the first half. Heading into the locker room, Mizzou led 33-23. Mizzou was lights out from 3-point range in the opening half, draining six long balls. Conversely, the Sooners were cold from the field. OU shot just 25.7 percent in the half. The Sooners responded in a major way in the second half, however, going 14for-24 from the field for 58.3 percent and making it the best second half of shooting they have had this season. Freshmen led the way for the Sooners. Guard Sharane Campbell — who was named Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year on Monday — got 25 minutes of playing time off the bench. Campbell had 22 points in the game, beating out Tiger senior forward Christine Flores for the game high . Flores had 18 points and six rebounds. Fellow OU freshman, forward Kaylon Williams, was the second leading scorer on the team, putting up 12 points while pulling down 10 rebounds for the second
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double-double of her career. The first also coming against Mizzou, Williams had 11 points and 16 boards on Jan. 28 in Columbia, Mo.
Sophomore guard Aaryn Ellenberg also scored 12 points and pulled down five rebounds. Junior guard Whitney Hand scored 10 and contributed six rebounds to round out the Sooners’ double-digit scorers. Sophomore guard Morgan Hook had an efficient game for OU. Although she scored just seven points, she had four assists compared to just one turnover. The Sooners were back on their heels early in the game and Coale looked to
Campbell to inject some energy into her squad. Coale challenged Campbell before sending her out. “I always tell her, you can change the flavor of the game,” Coale said. Despite so much perimeter shooting in he first, Mizzou was still able to dominate the post as well . Flores seemed to be too much for the Sooners to handle. “We have had a problem
guarding Flores for four years,” Coale said. “She’s been a conundrum for us because she can step out and shoot it, and she’s so crafty inside. She draws a lot of fouls. Always shoots a ton of free throws against us.” “I didn’t think we were very good at all the first half,” Coale said. “As a matter of fact, we were a black hole at the post spot in the first half.” Coale thought that the Sooner bigs, led by Williams, were able to remedy that in the second half. “We were able to attack a little bit and get them on their heels,” Coale said.
“Probably for the duration of the game, I would say their post guys won the battle.” Coale lit a fire underneath Williams after the rough first half. “I simply told her, ‘I have no problem with you shooting. I have a problem with you hoping,’” Coale said. “‘And every shot you took in the first half was a hope.’ If you want to shoot, then go shoot. If you don’t, then sit down, and I got plenty of other people that can play.” At the end of the first half, after a lackadaisical approach to a loose ball, Coale begged her team to go out and get some loose balls. Coale’s captain, Hand, responded by winning a hotly contested ball near midcourt and taking it to the other end — leading to an OU bucket. Coale could not say e n o u g h a b o u t t h e Fo r t Worth, Texas, product who has meant so much to her team this season. “Whitney Hand, I’m telling you right now, she is worth her weight in gold,” Coale said. “I don’t care what a stat line says. ... None of that matters to me.” Coale commended Hand’s intensity Thursday night. “She got every loose ball. She got every long rebound. She made just about every shot she took from that point forward,” Coale said. “She just carried herself like, you know what, I will show you.”
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