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Joshua Colbert, marketing senior, (center) leads a silent march in memory of Trayvon Martin on Monday from Oklahoma Memorial Union to Dale Hall while thrusting a pack of Skittles in the air. Martin was shot while walking to his father’s home wearing a hoodie and carrying a pack of Skittles.

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A group of OU students rallied Monday morning outside the Oklahoma Memorial Union to reflect on the implications of the shooting of a Florida teenager. The rally, hosted by OU Students for a Democratic Society, the OU Black Student Association and the OU National Pan-Hellenic Council, was part of a national movement to discuss the issues behind the shooting of Trayvon Martin and subsequent events. Martin, 17, was a black high school student who was shot and

killed by a neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman, on Feb. 26, according to the event Facebook page. Zimmerman contacted the police beforehand, who told him not to pursue Martin. Details surrounding the shooting are unclear. “We’re not here to tell you what’s right or what’s wrong in terms of who is going to jail or who should go to jail,” rally organizer and OU senior Laura Whiteman said to the crowd. “We’re here

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Students march across campus Monday in support of Trayvon Martin. Martin was shot by a neighborhood watchman while bringing home a pack of Skittles for a sibling.

Gender Neutral Housing Coalition members met with OU President David Boren Monday to discuss a gender-neutral housing proposal presented to his office March 7. The meeting began with a discussion about transgender and intersex students’ needs and continued by addressing the gay and lesbian community, English and women’s and gender studies junior Laurel Cunningham said. Coalition members stressed the importance of treating college students as adults who can live with whomever they choose, Cunningham said. Boren gave each attendee the chance to speak about their personal perspectives on the issue, international studies senior Elizabeth Rucker said. “People are mainly concerned about the segregation of the queer community,” Rucker said. To counter this, Rucker, Cunningham and others said that the proposal does not require all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer students to choose this housing option. “The reason that the acronym ‘LGBTQ’ is so long is because it is not a monolithic group,” Rucker said. “There is diversity within the queer community.” Cunningham said to Boren that this would simply be an option that could mitigate safety concerns associated with LGBTQ SEE PROPOSAL PAGE 2

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Current and potential student government representatives will be available Tuesday to answer questions from students. An Evening with UOSA is an Undergraduate Student Congress sponsored event that allows students to talk with their current representatives and also hear potential candidates answer student submitted questions, said Alyssa Loveless, Student Congress chairwoman. SEE FORUM PAGE 3

The spring 2012 presidential race may become a contested race after two students petitioned to be placed on the ballot after the filing deadline. Finance junior Jeff Moseley and economics and international business junior Andrew Belliveau sent an email to UOSA Election

Board chairman Cole Jackson at 3:06 a.m. asking him to let the pair on the ballot after the filing date. The email was forwarded to UOSA’s general counsel because there was no precedent of the Election Board allowing students to get on the presidential ballot so long after the filing deadline, Jackson said. The counsel could make a decision tomorrow before the Evening with UOSA candidate forum at 8 p.m. in Walker Tower, First Floor. The forum will feature potential student

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and democratic, we petitioned for candidacy for a more interesting election.” Belliveau said their only platform issues right now are making UOSA more relevant and looking at how student activity fees are spent. However, the group is prepared to make a campaign run if they make it onto the ballot, he said. Joe Sangirardi, letters junior and UOSA presidential candidate, said having students join the race late

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government candidates answering questions from students. The decision to run for UOSA president wasn’t considered by Belliveau or Moseley until after the filing date because they weren’t sure if they wanted to “rock the boat” and request a late addition to the ballot without being certain regarding their decision to be candidates, Belliveau said. “We realized it was an u n c o nt e s t e d e l e c t i o n ,” Belliveau said. “In an effort to make it more open, fair

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RALLY: Additional event planned for next week Continued from page 1

TODAY AROUND CAMPUS A workshop will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. in the Bizzell Memorial Library, Room 149D, to help students learn to use the ProQuest Statistical Insight Database that allows individuals access to statistical information produced by U.S. federal agencies, states, private organizations and major intergovernmental organizations. A workshop teaching students to use the ProQuest Legislative Insight Database to search through Congressional legislative histories will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Bizzell Memorial Library, Room 149D. The baseball team will play Oral Roberts at 6:30 p.m. at L. Dale Mitchell Park.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28 A seminar on time management and battling procrastination will be given at 3 p.m. in Wagner Hall, Room 245, as part of the Student Success Series.

THURSDAY, MARCH 29 A workshop, “Capstone Central: Doing Library Research for Your Capstone Paper,” is open to students of all majors from 3 to 3:45 p.m. in Bizzell Memorial Library, Room 149D. A seminar about using technology for academic success, part of Student Success Series, will take place from 5 to 6 p.m. in Wagner Hall, Room 245. A lecture, “Women and Political Change in the Middle East,” will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Sam Noble Museum of Natural History OU Write Club’s open mic night for writers will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at Café Plaid. The OU Juggling Club will meet from 8 to 10 p.m. at the Huston Huffman Fitness Center, Room 140. A free flute recital featuring Sarah Frisof will take place from 8 to 10 p.m. in Catlett Music Center’s Pitman Recital Hall.

FRIDAY, MARCH 30 The 36th Annual Medieval Fair will take place through Sunday at Reaves Park. A forum about the future of American journalism will be held at 3 p.m. at Burton Hall, Room 210. A session about citing sources using Zotero, a Firefox add-on, will be held at 3 p.m. at Bizzell Memorial Library, Room 149D. A masterclass taught by legendary mezzosoprano Marilyn Horne will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. in Catlett Music Center’ Pitman Recital Hall.

to let you know about the issue at hand and the different things that are going on in our communities and throughout the country and different things we have a hand in changing.” Many students attended the rally dressed in hooded sweatshirts, which Martin was wearing as he walked home from a convenience store the night he was shot. After hearing speakers, the group filed into a line and wove through the Union building, down the South Oval and to the front of Dale Hall, many marching with their right fist in the air. Afterward, students gathered around the steps of Dale Hall and prayed for unity and justice. Zimmerman has not been charged with anything yet and has claimed self-defense under Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law, which allows people to defend themselves outside their homes, according to the Associated Press. “We saw the injustice, so a few of us students got everyone together and said, ‘Let’s

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Augustine Wiah, marketing senior, (left) raises his fist in support of Trayvon Martin on Monday in front of Oklahoma Memorial Union. Wiah spoke to the rally about Martin’s death on Feb. 26 in Sanford, Fla.

do this,’ and we wanted to show how much we care about Trayvon Martin and how we can’t continue to let things like this happen,” rally organizer and marketing senior Joshua Colbert said.

FEB. 26: Trayvon Martin, 17, was found dead in Sanford, Fla. Neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman, 28, said he shot Martin in self-defense.

MARCH 18: Martin’s family asked the Attorney General and FBI to conduct a full investigation

MARCH 9: Martin’s family demanded the police make an arrest within a month of Martin’s death

MARCH 19: The U.S. Justice Department announced an investigation into the killing, and the state attorney announced a grand jury will meet April 10

MARCH 12: Sanford Police said there is no evidence Zimmerman did not act in self-defense

WEDNESDAY: Protestors marched in New York City in memory of Martin and for justice

THURSDAY: Sanford Police Chief Billy Lee announced his temporary resignation. Florida Gov. Rick Scott also announced an investigation to prevent future related events.

elsewhere across the country.

FRIDAY: Florida schools staged walkouts to protest Martin’s death, and U.S. President Barack Obama called for “soul searching” and a full investigation. Protest marches continued in Philadelphia and

MONDAY: Rallies continued across the country, including at OU, in protest of Martin’s death

SUNDAY: Zimmerman’s attorney said Zimmerman acted in selfdefense and had a broken nose and head wound

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PROPOSAL: Housing dependent upon demand Continued from page 1 students living with potentially confrontational homophobic roommates. The proposal would provide a gender-neutral housing option in all dorms, which would be dependent on demand, Rucker said. “Ideally, we would arrange for gender-neutral housing for a wing in each tower and a floor in Cate Center,” Cunningham said. The plan calls for zero segregation requirements in the Traditions Square apartments, which are owned by the university and according to their housing guidelines

do not allow intersex living, Cunningham said. The coalition pointed out to President Boren that integrating Traditions Square apartments could bring in extra funds for the university. “I think we could actually bring in a lot of money by allowing gender neutral housing in Traditions Square because the complex would be encouraged to add on in order to accommodate those students who want to live with both sexes,” international studies senior Robert Wild said. Wild said to President Boren that many students choose to live in complexes like Campus Lodge and

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people hear from some lawyers, some professors, to hear exactly what’s going on and what they can do. It’s great to be out here marching, but we need to do to prevent this from happening again.”

TIMELINE OF EVENTS Trayvon Martin’s death to Monday’s march

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Crimson Park rather than Traditions Square because of the gender rules, and this is a loss of funds for the university. “OU could attract donors who are drawn to the university because it is being socially progressive,” said Rucker about the risk of losing funding from donors who are opposed to the gender-neutral housing proposal. “The main point we stressed during the conference was that this proposal provides a safe option for people who are not safe in current housing situations,” political science senior Katie Knutter said. Rucker said this housing

addition could be done in a way that sends the appropriate signal to the people who want this option and also wouldn’t upset people who are put off by the idea of intersex living. President Boren said this meeting was meant to inform him of the goals of those who want changes made at the university. “I fully expect to make administrative decisions in plenty of time for them to be implemented for the fall semester,” Boren said. “As I have already indicated, there will be future meetings of this group with me ... I found the comments of the group very helpful and constructive.”

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Pipeline may disturb graves Tribe chief plans to voice concerns about sacred sites OKLAHOMA CITY — As President Barack Obama pushes to fast-track an oil pipeline from Oklahoma south to the Gulf Coast, an American Indian tribe that calls the oil hub home worries the route may disrupt sacred sites holding the unmarked graves of their ancestors. Sac and Fox Nation Chief George Thurman plans to voice his concerns this week in Washington. He said he fears workers placing the 485-mile Keystone XL pipeline that would run from Cushing to refineries on Texas’ Gulf Coast could disturb holy ground without consideration of the tribe. He and another tr ibe member say the pipeline’s route travels through areas where unmarked graves are likely buried. “We’ve been here 171 years,” said Sandra Massey, the Sac and Fox Nation’s historic preservation officer. “We’ve been living and dying here. We are all over.” Obama announced last week in Oklahoma that he was directing federal agencies to expedite the southern segment of the Keystone XL line, removing a critical bottleneck in the country’s oil transportation system. Shawn Howard, a spokesman for TransCanada, the Calgary-based Keystone pipeline operator, said the company works closely with Indian tribes whenever its operations have a potential impact on their lands. TransCanada has archaeologists and other experts to help identify and avoid areas of concern, he said. Work stops immediately

FORUM: Evening to be broken into two parts Continued from page 1 The first part of the event will feature the current members of Student Congress and any other student government representatives that decide to attend the event, Loveless said. The second part of the event will feature a candidate forum moderated by African American Studies professor Lupe Davidson. Davidson will read questions submitted by students and spring 2012 election candidates will answer the questions, she said. Joe Sangirardi, UOSA presidential candidate, said he is attending the event to answer student’s questions, even though he is running uncontested. Students should still get to know the issues that their representatives care about, even though they don’t have any opponents, Sangirardi said. “Even if you are uncontested, it would be inappropriate to stop campaigning,” Sangirardi said. After the forum, Sangirardi said he plans to continue telling students his platform. The Sangirardi campaign team will be out talking to students and will have a website up probably by Wednesday, he said. A n Eve n i n g w i t h U O SA w i l l b e p re c e d e d by Undergraduate Student Congress weekly meeting. There is no legislation on the meeting’s agenda, so reports by Student Congress executives and committee chairs will be the only items discussed unless new business is brought up, according to the agenda.

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Chief George Thurman speaks about the U.S.’s plan to build an oil pipeline from Cushing to the Culf Coast on Friday while standing in a Catholic cemetery near Cushing where several Sac and Fox ancestors are buried. Thurman fears the pipeline will disturb unmarked Indian burial places while cutting through tribal lands.

“Some Indian tribe could have a site they never told anybody was important. If it is not entered into our database, we may have missed it.” BOB BLACKBURN, OKLAHOMA HISTORICAL SOCIETY DIRECTOR

when artifacts or important materials are discovered, said Terry Cunha, manager of stakeholder relations for Keystone Pipeline System. “We would then work with the tribe to ensure that the materials are handled properly and that we agree on a plan to move forward before work resumes,” Cunha said. According to a report released by TransCanada, a survey of the project found 70 archaeological sites, 18 individual artifacts and 34 historic structures in the area where the pipeline will be built in Oklahoma.

The numbers were first reported by The Daily. Seven of the sites met criteria to be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, and TransCanada agreed to bypass six of them, said Oklahoma Historical Society Director Bob Blackburn. The site that will be partially destroyed is a Works Progress Administration drainage ditch built around the 1930s, he said. Details about the other sites and whether any Indian graves were included were not immediately

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known. “Some Indian tribe could have a site they never told anybody was important,” Blackburn said. “If it is not entered into our database, we may have missed it.” Thurman said he met Obama briefly on Thursday near Cushing but he was not given enough time to raise the issue of unmarked graves. He said he was disappointed the pipeline was put on a fast-track without knowing whether sacred sites would lie in its way. White House regional spokeswoman Caroline Hughes declined to comment and referred questions to a non-working number at the Interior Department. The Associated Press

UOSA: Sangirardi says race would be exciting Continued from page 1 wouldn’t any of his campaign’s plans. Sangirardi is running with vice presidential candidate and communications junior Rainey Sewell. “Honestly, I don’t think it’s a bad case scenario if they do end up running,” Sangirardi said. “People will be more excited about the election.” This decision was sent to the UOSA General Counsel because there is no precedent regarding allowing students on the ballot after the filing date. The deadline to file for the spring 2012 elections was March 1. If the students are allowed on the ballot, they will have to pay a $150 filing fee, according to UOSA’s Code Annotated. While the counsel will make the final decision, Jackson said he didn’t have a problem if the candidates joined the ballot late, but he did have concerns. “My only hesitation is that they don’t have enough time to campaign,” Jackson said. Belliveau said if they were approved to be on the ballot they would contact Sewell and Sangirardi to inform them of the contested race.

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State needs stricter gun laws Even if it were an act of self-defense, it’s clear the situation never would have escalated to the point of death if neither party had been armed. And would On Feb. 26, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was Zimmerman have felt so empowered to take justice walking home from a convenience store in a gated into his own hands if he hadn’t been armed? Florida neighborhood, carrying candy he bought for Everyone is prone to these kinds of quick, biased a younger sibling. Neighborhood watchman George decisions. And this human weakness becomes a seZimmerman saw him, called the police to rious danger when paired with a fatal weapreport suspicious activity and against police on. Without serious training, self-appointed The Our View warning, confronted Martin. After a scuffle, is the majority vigilantes have little hope of escaping — or opinion of Martin was shot and killed. even recognizing — these weaknesses. This The Daily’s What was Martin doing to earn is why we must have a more intensive pronine-member Zimmerman’s distrust? The details are still cess to qualify for a concealed-carry permit editorial board unclear, but it is obvious the attack at least in Oklahoma. partially was motivated by Martin’s appearWe understand that the right to bear arms ance. He was a young black man wearing a hoodie, is a cherished right, but cases like this one illustrate and it’s not hard to imagine that Zimmerman’s prej- the importance of seriously considering current laws udices construed those traits to mean “danger.” (and any new ones proposed) to ensure more young It’s the fact that it’s not hard to make such a leap — men like Martin are not put in danger. Oklahomans along with the fact that it took weeks for this incident must be sure to balance the rights of gun-owners to be reported by the national media — that proves with the safety of everyone. we are in no way living in a post-racial society. Our While our current concealed-carry policy could culture still suffers from the subtle, sometimes invis- certainly use a strenuous examination, the proposed ible but always powerful cancer of institutionalized laws before the Oklahoma Legislature this session racism. And this young man died for it. that would enable the open carrying of weapons It is impossible to avoid the racial aspects of clearly does not respect that balance. this tragedy. It’s clear the “suspicious behavior” House Bill 1736 would allowed Oklahomans Zimmerman noticed involved being black and with a concealed-carry permit to openly carry their wearing a hoodie. His remarks on the 911 tape from weapons, except in certain restricted spaces. Worse, that night, complete with a racial epithet, leave that a similar Senate bill, SB 129, would allow open carry unquestionable. It’s entirely possible that race is all by anyone over the age of 18, without any training or that motivated Zimmerman’s decision to kill Martin. licensing requirements. But this situation, and the prejudices that led to it, Open carry is likely to create a climate of aggresreveal an even more dangerous problem. sion and fear that will disrupt the general public and Many ask, “How would this have gone differently if could escalate confrontations to shooting matches. Martin had been white?” But perhaps the more im- But open carry without training requirements would portant question is, “How would this have been dif- actively endanger the public by letting inexperiferent if Zimmerman hadn’t had a gun?” enced, untrained and possibly immature, volatile inThis tragedy has revealed the major danger of dividuals into public spaces with deadly weapons. weak gun control laws: People are flawed. They It would be an irresponsible, recklessly dangerous are emotional, volatile and prejudiced. Even if move by Oklahoma lawmakers, with absolutely no Zimmerman isn’t filled with racial hatred, he clearly justification or foreseeable benefit. Having weapons made a quick decision based on fear generated by in one’s home (or on one’s person) for self defense is prejudices about Martin’s appearance. one thing; what possible reason could Oklahomans And even in the incredibly unlikely instance have for carrying a weapon on their hips ready for a that prejudice played no part in this shooting, quick draw? This isn’t exactly the Wild West. Zimmerman still made the decision to use fatal force Sooners must demand that lawmakers wake up against an unarmed individual after choosing to take to the risks posed by this legislation, particularly in the law into his own hands. light of current events. Is energizing the conservative We find the idea that this was an act of self-debase worth endangering the citizens they represent? fense ridiculous. Yes, Zimmerman had a cut on his Legislators must vote against open carry. head and a bloodied nose after the confrontation, Let’s not let an Oklahoma teen be the next Trayvon but even if there was some kind of fight as he has Martin. claimed, it was hopelessly one-sided. Zimmerman had a gun. Trayvon Martin had Skittles. Comment on this at OUDaily.com Our View: The death of Trayvon Martin illustrates the dangers of unchecked gun laws.

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production of the food they eat and the release of methane (a global warming gas). Creating meat more efficiently at a time when rapidly growing developing countries are spurring an increase in its consumption — forecast to double within the next 40 years, according to The Economist — seems like quite a good idea. To those who would criticize the unnatural part of this procedure, I would recommend getting some information about how meat is produced today, especially in the U.S. It is far from natural. But this is not without flaws. Indeed, the process is not quite perfect yet. Producing different cuts, such as steaks, would be more problematic. And since it has not been produced yet for human consumption, the dangers of this type of meat for human health are unknown at the moment. Despite these arguments, it seems to me that this procedure is less of a threat to nature than, for example, genetically modified plants and animals. Genetically modified food requires the modification of DNA, and those new constructions are proven to be found in the human or animal cells that consume it. There is some research suggesting these are related to cancerous pathologies. With artificial meat, it is not about modifying anything, just using cells and making them reproduce. As always, the main problem with scientific breakthroughs is the way they will be used by big industries. The process itself could allow many good things, such as adding Omega-3 fatty acids as a health bonus. People who are obese and addicted to meat are sadly a better source of income than healthy people with a moderate consumption. We all know what kind of preferences companies hold; they will always go for the profit. It will therefore fall on each of us to keep an eye on this new meat content and on the government to demand transparency. Simon Cantarel is a French economics exchange student.

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was watching with OPINION COLUMNIST keen interest when President Barack Obama visited Cushing on March 22 for three reasons. First, as an independent, I supported Obama in his run for office in Scott Starr 2008 in spite of the fact scott.e.starr-1@ou.edu that the majority of my fellow Oklahomans did not. Secondly, I have been following the narrative concerning the Keystone XL pipeline for a couple of months. Lastly, I was curious how the so-called reddest state in the Union would respond to a president that is clearly held in great contempt by the majority of Oklahomans. A couple of days before Obama’s arrival, I started to watch Facebook, Twitter and the online feeds of the major journalism outlets in Oklahoma to see what sort of comments were being made about it. I was actually surprised by the fact that I saw many more comments of respect and support than I expected. Then, of course, there were the comments of those apparently stricken with Obama Derangement Syndrome (ODS). This disorder is a mutation from the Bush Derangement Syndrome (BDS) of a few years ago. The ODS strain seems to be particularly resistant to reasoning and exhibit stronger brain impairment than did BDS. Some people stricken with ODS, for instance, suffer from the delusion that Obama is not even a real American citizen. Other delusional symptoms include the beliefs that Obama is a secret Muslim, the Anti-Christ, a Communist, a Nazi or all of the above. Take note that I am not exaggerating or writing a satire here. I actually know people who believe these things. I saw the full range of beliefs, support and condemnation of Obama in the colorful online comments leading up to the president’s visit. The most colorful comments I saw were on one of the local news station’s Facebook page. There, the coming of the president was hailed as everything from a glorious occasion to a foolhardy trip into enemy territory. I had to respond to one fellow who advertised himself on Facebook as a very patriotic Christian, yet was giving the president a one-fingered salute. I simply informed him that it is not the president dividing the country as he had charged, but rather pseudo-Christian knuckleheads like him with his one-finger salute. The biggest story just prior to the visit was that neither Gov. Mary Fallin nor Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb would be present during Obama’s visit. This fact evoked a rebuke from some and a sneer from others, both along very predictable party lines. Fallin issued a statement that claimed that the Obama administration had not contacted or coordinated with her concerning the visit and that she only learned about it on Sunday — a couple of days in advance. Because of this, she decided to carry out her personal plans and conveniently be somewhere else during the president’s visit. Lamb had a similar story. Thinking back to Fallin’s campaign and how she swore to fight Washington and declared, like most other Republican campaigners, that the most important thing in the cosmos was to get rid of Obama, I understand why the Obama administration might not want to coordinate with her. After assuring us all that she would do everything possible to “fight Washington” at every available opportunity, as if that is in her job description, Fallin declined her chance to confront the president face to face and skipped out of town. Well played, madame, well played. Fallin also was conveniently not too busy to criticize the president’s visit from afar. In her comments, she ran through the typical list of Republican talking points about the proposed Keystone XL pipeline and the oil and gas industry. These talking points included references to high gas prices, the need for more drilling, all the jobs that the pipeline would create and of course that the president’s visit was disingenuous because he had previously opposed the pipeline. The problem is that most of those talking points are disingenuous themselves. The pipeline will create only about 1,000 jobs for only one year and will do nothing to alleviate prices at the pump. The pipeline is intended to carry an excess of oil to the Gulf of Mexico so that it can be exported, which calls into question the need for more drilling. Then again, if you seriously believe the president is a Socialist, logic and reason aren’t your strong suit. Fallin proved it is very difficult to either face or say anything nice about someone, even when they are trying to compromise with you, after you have made them your sworn enemy.

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he first hamburger OPINION COLUMNIST with artificial meat, made from scratch in a laboratory, will be produced next October, according to Mark Post, who works at Eindhoven University in the Netherlands. This hamburger would Simon Cantarel cost €250,000 (approximatecantarels@gmail.com ly $332,000) — quite expensive for a burger. To produce this meat at a reasonable cost, Post hopes to use economics of scale: the reduction of individual unit costs by a production of large quantities. This new production method presents many advantages. It would indeed theoretically allow people to eat meat without any animal being killed — even though Post says the most efficient way to do it would still involve slaughtering. It would thus allow vegetarians who decided not to eat meat because of the slaughter involved to eat meat again, if they wished. Moreover, about 30 percent of the world’s ice-free lands are currently used to produce meat, according to The Economist. Not only could this new procedure cut the price of meat, if it eventually becomes more efficient, but it also would free lands that could be used to produce vegetables. This would therefore create an increase in the supply of vegetables, which should make their prices fall as well. But this new procedure would not only be useful for the vegetarians: It also would be more efficient, and therefore, environmentally friendly. Of the nutrients in the plants that animals eat, only 15 percent is turned into meat. Produced in a laboratory, this figure would go up to around 50 percent. It also is important to remember how much pollution is involved in raising animals, taking into account the

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fter losing conSPORTS COLUMNIST secutive games in the Cathedral City Classic last month, No. 7 Oklahoma softball responded by trampling over the next 17 consecutive opponents to compile the fifth longest win streak Tobi Neidy under coach Patty Gasso. tobi.a.neidy-1@ou.edu But what has been more interesting about this roster — that is primarily made up of underclassmen — is the fact that opposing teams never know what line-up Gasso will throw at them. Going into last weekend’s three game series against Baylor, the OU pitching staff had used 23 different line-ups in the previous 27 appearances. Only four Sooners — freshman Lauren Chamberlain, sophomore Brittany Williams and juniors Keilani Ricketts and Jessica Shults — have started every game for OU this season. And with these four teammates providing the most firepower for the Sooners at the plate, it is really no surprise to constantly see them out on the field. Chamberlain, after competing for the U.S. Junior Olympic Team, has made a name for herself, blasting 12 home runs to lead the Big 12 conference this season. Shults, who led OU with 19 homers last season, has nine so far, while Ricketts is closing in with eight homers. Williams continues to use her patience at the plate with 18 walks this season. Last year, the Santa Clarita, Calif., native led the Big 12 with 48 walks, the second-most in a season for the Sooners. While these four definitely make up the integral part of the Sooner offense that can quickly put runs on the board, the OU lineup is continuing to see stellar performances from every position. Overall, the team was ranked fourth in the nation with 1.52 home runs per game, No. 5 in slugging percentage (.585) and No. 7 in scoring (7.15 runs per game) going into last weekend. The team will need to continue to elevate their performances against a Big 12 that has five top-25 ranked teams and two other programs receiving votes in the national polls. The Sooners will need to continue the hitting barrages this lineup is becoming more accustomed to in order to get through this year’s explosive conference stint. Luckily, OU has some highly-touted bats to keep the scoring opportunities from running out. When there isn’t just one batter to fear, it makes it much harder for opposing defenses to pitch around certain position batters in order to give them the best odds of getting an out. And that fact means that batters like Chamberlain and Shults will continue to see pitches they can take a crack at. Even Williams’ walk total is lower at this point than last year’s due to the fact pitchers just can’t look past any spot on the OU lineup.

Recent victories provide team with confidence GREG FEWELL Sports Editor

Going into the 2012 season, OU women’s tennis coach David Mullins did not have incredibly high expectations for his team. That is not to say the Sooners do not have talent. They do, along with a ton of potential. Along with that, though, comes a lot of youth and inexperience. Oklahoma’s roster of just seven is made of up three sophomores and two freshmen. For most teams, having a few new faces that can contribute is a luxury; for Oklahoma, it is a necessity. That being the case, weekends like the one the team just had are a very positive thing for the coach to see. “On Friday, just everybody contributing was great,” Mullins said. “I expect to win that match, but given the season, I’m not expecting to win that comfortably.” The Sooners claimed victories over two Big 12 conference foes over the weekend, beating Iowa State, 7-0, on Friday before taking down Missouri, 6-1, Sunday. Recently, the young group has been hitting a stride. Along with winning comes confidence, something that will be important in developing this young, talented squad of athletes. “Both matches, Iowa State and (Missouri), I feel like we finally came together as a team and competed our hearts out for one another,” freshman Nicole Long said. “It was a good weekend; it felt really good.” Long had every right to feel good about the weekend. She had just closed out her Missouri opponent by winning a tie-breaker in

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Freshman Nicole Long (front) and her doubles partner, sophomore Whitney Wofford, prepare to return a serve from their University of Arkansas-Little Rock opponents in a Jan. 21 home match. The young Sooner squad has relied heavily on three sophomores and two freshmen this season.

the second set to conclude OU’s 6-1 victory over the Tigers. While the win itself, and the fashion in which it came, were impressive, the most impressive aspect was Long’s desire for victory even after she knew her team had won the match. Oklahoma was up 5-1 during the second set of Long’s match, she was playing through pain with a minor hand injury, and she was not playing anywhere near her best tennis. “This is self-motivation, for sure,” Long said after the match. “I want to win. I want to win for the team, and every win counts. The better

we beat a team, the better it looks.” That self-motivation and will to compete is something Mullins said this team has been lacking all season. “There’s definitely been a lack of toughness on this team that I’ve not coached before and not seen in my t e a m s b e f o re,” Mu l l i n s s a i d . “A n d t h a t ’s b e e n disappointing.” At this point, with only a 9-8 record and about to face two of the nation’s top-25 teams in Baylor and Texas Tech, the Sooners truly do have nothing to lose. The team will be an underdog in those two matches as well as

the Big 12 Championships the last weekend of April and the NCAA championships two weeks after that. Oklahoma has talent and potential and does not have the added pressure of being favored to win. The OU squad needs to believe it can win, though. And performances like the one last weekend may be just what the team needs to find that confidence. “I wasn’t playing that well at all,” Long said. “But just the fact that I can win without playing well and I can compete better than my opponent, that’s a big confidence booster.”

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Freshman infielder Lauren Chamberlain prepares to field a ball during the Sooners’ March 11 4-1 victory over the Indiana Hoosiers. Chamberlain is one of only four Sooners who has started every game for Oklahoma during the 2012 season.

F re s h o f f a w e e k e n d s e r i e s i n Lu b b o c k , t h e Sooners’ baseball team returns home tonight for a mid-week matchup against in-state rival Oral Roberts. The Sooners (15-10, 2-4) last faced the Golden Eagles (10-12) in an elimination game at last year’s NCAA Regional in Fort Worth, Texas. Just one year removed from a trip to the College

World Series, Oklahoma came into the game ranked No. 14 in the nation but fell to ORU 7-0, forcing the Sooners to make an early exit from postseason play. In this season’s contest — the two teams’ first regular season meeting since 2004 — OU will be looking to avenge its late-season loss with the help of hot-hitting junior Max White, who has hit safely in 16 of his last 18 games. White has been one of the few steady bats in an erratic OU lineup, batting a teamhigh .351, while also leading the Sooners with 33 hits and 22 RBIs.

The team has not had many other bright spots as of late, though. Oklahoma has struggled with consistency both at the plate and on the mound, putting forth pedestrian performances in conference play thus far. However, the Sooners hope to turn the tide tonight and gather some momentum going into this weekend’s conference series against the 13-10 Kansas State Wildcats. The series will be the third conference matchup for the team this season.

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As the end of the semester approaches, students may find themselves overwhelmed with tests, papers and other brain-jolting projects. With so much on their plate, it can be difficult for students to retain all their new information. Will Landon, a psychology graduate student, is a part of the OU Memory Lab, which studies factors that influence human memory. Landon’s area of research is in learning and memory, specifically what helps students retain information more efficiently using learning skills and memory boosters. He has a few tips on how students can maximize their productivity and retention ability through the end of the

semester. 1. Space out studying. “Don’t cram, though students might see short-term gains, they will be at a disadvantage when it comes to long-term learning and retention,” Landon said. He explained that if students study things multiple times, they can elaborate their memory of the information rather than looking over a lot of material at once and then only retaining bullet points instead of in depth details. 2. Use active learning techniques. “The more actively you process information the more likely you will retain it,” Landon said. “When in class, take notes, ask questions or write questions to ask later in an email or in person.” Writing down concepts in a student’s own words will improve memory retention and will give cues to the initial learning event, he said. Landon also advises not

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to use professor slide shows to study but just as reference guides to your own notes. 3. Be present in class. Landon said being present and aware will make retaining

information easier. This means focusing on nothing else but the subject matter at hand — don’t multitask. 4. Come prepared. “Read materials prior to

attending class,” Landon said. “Having background knowledge in place prior to the lecture allows [students] to benefit even more from the lecture that day because [they]

can relate it to ideas and concepts [from the reading].” 5. Self-testing is better than rereading. “Look at your notes, slides or texts and identify terms, concepts or questions, then attempt to define terms, explain concepts or answer questions without referring back to notes,” Landon said. This will get you prepared for an actual test, where you will have to recall information without any help. Also, if a student knows the format of the test, Landon suggests creating a self-test. Recreate a testing environment that is specifically nonbeneficial to you in order to help you learn to work through the test without getting distracted.

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oday’s youth is described as armchair aficionados and couch critics, according to our elders. The general narcissism instilled by Mr. Rogers’ narrative of “you’re special” has seemingly gone to our heads, the older generations like to say. This narcissism has been said to be the downfall of Generation Y, or the Millennials — which I think sounds more like the opening act for The Temptations — people born between 1980 and 2000. While I can see that logic, it overlooks one of the core strengths of this generation: our vast array of interests. This multitude of interests and resources with which to become proficient at them could be argued as the rebirth of the Renaissance Man (or woman, or person, to stay politically correct). When people think of a Renaissance man, they often think of Leonardo da Vinci or Benjamin Franklin, polymaths of their era. These

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1. If you want to do something, look it up. Every time some odd idea comes to mind, whether its as obscure as learning the accordion to understanding computer programming, Google it and try to teach yourself. Shawn Stafford 2. Constantly consume shawn.a.stafford@ou.edu literature. Whether it’s a novel or The men of unimaginable talent New York Times, it doesn’t defied the one-trade ideolmatter what you read as long ogy of their times and had a variety of strengths and skills. as you do. If you don’t know where to They dabbled in the arts, the start, check some of the best sciences and everything in sellers or pick up a paper off between. The idea of a Renaissance the stands. 3. Find an outlet online man is one who excels in many areas of modern intel- for your hobbies. Message boards are an ligence. He doesn’t need to know everything, but he has easy way to connect with a deep knowledge of a variety people of similar interests of things, resulting in a mod- with highly varied skill levels. This is a great outlet where ern-day jack-of-all-trades. you can learn from those In an effort to defy the above you and teach those lazy, self-serving portrait of below you. Some say you our generation, I bring you don’t really know how well simple instructions on how you know something until to take advantage of the reyou teach it. sources around you to be4. Never say no to an come a Renaissance man in opportunity. today’s world.

This one is hard to master because it makes us have to step out of our comfort zone. While this may be hard, it is key to becoming well versed in a large variety of topics. 5. Don’t be afraid to fail. No one has learned anything without making mistakes along the way. Learning what you are doing wrong is a great way

to find out where you should go next in your journey of knowledge. So don’t be bogged down by the heavy criticism of generations before us, but likewise don’t dismiss their critical eye. Complacency is a very real potential downfall for this generation. Everyone has a right to take Mr. Rogers’ advice and

“feel special,” but give yourself a reason to. Embrace the Renaissance ideals and the abundance of opportunity around us, and you can be your own Renaissance man.

Shawn Stafford is an international area studies junior.

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• Tuesday, March 27, 2012

You Are Invited!

Picnic: 11:30 a.m. Program: Noon Wednesday, March 28 David A. Burr Park President David L. Boren will speak about the importance of Arbor Day. Campus “Adopt-An-Area” winners will be announced and honored.

Bring your blankets and join us for a free picnic lunch celebrating the 2012 OU Arbor Day. The picnic is free and open to the public. Tree planting immediately following to beautify the OCCE area.

To volunteer for the tree planting, please contact Volunteer Programs at 325-2340. For accommodations on the basis of disability, please call the Office of Special Events at (405) 325-3784.

The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution.