Thursday, April 12, 2012

Social justice courses should be core requirement (Opinion, Page A4) The University of Oklahoma’s independent student voice since 1916

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WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES

Funding puts certain courses in question 2 classes already canceled; program could cut others or move online due to budget squeeze CHRIS LUSK Editor in Chief

Students could have fewer Women’s and Gender Studies course options in the fall due to a budget shortfall, program officials say.

The Women’s and Gender Studies program’s two primary funding

resources are dwindling, with one that already has decreased more than 50 percent in two years and the other being eliminated, said Jill Irvine, program director.

“We are experiencing a severe budget squeeze, and there’s really no way for us to continue,” Irvine said.

Two classes already have been cut from the upcoming fall schedule, and officials are considering five other courses for elimination in spring 2013, Irvine said.

These problems are leaving students trying to enroll for the fall semester on shaky ground, said Jordan Ward, multidisciplinary studies junior.

AT A GLANCE Women’s and Gender Studies OU’s Women’s and Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary program that combines classes to teach students about society’s gender roles and relations across cultures and history. The program combines courses to the intersection of

gender and music, art, war, political activism, religion, communication, family life and popular culture. OU offers a major and minor in Women’s and Gender Studies. The program also offers a graduate certificate.

Source: wgs.ou.edu

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COMMENCEMENT

NATURE

Grads to hear from Ivy leader Brown University president to speak at commencement SAM HIGGINS Campus Reporter

of individual rights that should be protected by the Constitution, Boren said.

“To say [strip searches] can be allowed without any probable cause whatsoever … that you didn’t make a complete stop at a stop sign and the next thing you’re being strip searched … is unbelievable that

OU President David Boren announced the spring OU Commencement speaker during an on-campus press conference Wednesday in Gaylord Hall.

Brown University President Ruth Simmons w ill deliver the ceremony’s keynote address at 7 p.m. May 11 at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, RUTH Boren said.

S i m m o n s SIMMONS is the first black woman to head an Ivy League institution, Boren said.

“She has been a leader in … discussions not only about leadership in our education, but about the role of race in our society,” Boren said. “She has spoken often to congressional committees at the White House and several forums. She is a truly outstanding women in every respect.”

Simmons is the greatgranddaughter of slaves and grew up on a farm in Texas as the youngest of 12 children, according to a press release.

“She overcame adversity and economic hardship to achieve academic excellence and personal success,” Boren said. “Her character and personal integrity make President Simmons an outstanding role model for our students.”

Simmons graduated from Dillard University in New Orleans in 1967 and went on to Harvard University, where she earned a doctorate in Romance languages and literature in 1973, according to the release.

Simmons continued to serve as associate dean for

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Mark Shields, zoology graduate student, looks for seasonal vegetation changes in Oliver’s Woods Ecological Laboratory and Natural Area on Tuesday afternoon

Sooners explore Oliver’s Woods Students make use of university property for research, environmental awareness PAIGHTEN HARKINS

of the highest elms and oaks, to the ends of the wild, uncut and The woods look like any other unrestrained grasses that cover overgrown, natural forest. the forest floor. The air is alive They’re covered in green with birds’ songs and fluttering from the tops of the canopies insects.

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Nine years ago, the woods were so unkempt that no one dared to tame them. Now, despite their feral state, small dirt footpaths crisscross the 60 to 70 acre woods.

Along those trails, select trees are marked with a distinct blue

GLOSSARY Definitions Phenology: the study of the timing of natural events Entomology: the branch of zoology that deals with insects

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U.S. SUPREME COURT

Some court rulings eroding liberty, Boren says Condemns Citizens United v. FEC, Florence v. County of Burlington CHRIS MILLER Assistant Campus Editor

OU President David Boren called two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions reprehensible during an on-campus press conference

Wednesday.

The court’s April 2 Florence v.

County of Burlington decision, coupled with its 2010 Citizens U n i t e d v. F e d e r a l E l e c t i o n Commission decision, constitute threats to the integrity of the U.S. election process and citizens’ privacy and personal liberty, Boren said.

The court ruled in a 5-to-4

Florence decision that officials may strip-search people arrested for any offense, however minor.

The decision is one of the most alarming Boren has seen in his adult life, he said during the conference in Gaylord Hall’s Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation Auditorium.

The decision starts the U.S. down a slippery slope toward the denial

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Dexter Ford, music composition senior, (left) and bandmate Jonathon Curtin, a student at Oklahoma City Community College, hand out fliers to promote their band Wednesday on the South Oval. (For more, see page A7)

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Laney Ellisor, campus editor Kathleen Evans, assistant campus editor Chris Miller, assistant campus editor dailynews@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666

CAMPUS

TODAY AROUND CAMPUS The Foundations Exhibition will be on display from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s Lightwell Gallery.

“Learning Bambara and N’Ko” will be presented from 1 to 2 p.m. in Hester Hall, Room 160, as part of International Awareness Week.

“Chinese Fashion and Culture” will be presented from 2 to 3 p.m. in Hester Hall, Room 160, as part of International Awareness Week.

The OU Write Club open mic night for poets and writers is from 7 to 9 p.m. at Cafe Plaid, 333 W. Boyd St. The world premiere of “They Promised Her the Moon,” performed by the Helmerich School of Drama, begins at 8 p.m. in Weitzenhoffer Theatre. Tickets are $6 for students and $8 for adults.

The OU Juggling Club will give lessons at 8 p.m. in Huston Huffman Fitness Center, Room 140.

“Inner sOUndscapes” will be held from 8 to 10 p.m. in Catlett Music Center’s Pitman Recital Hall. The event is free.

FRIDAY, APRIL 13 A colloquium for students to discuss art from the permanent art collection will be from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium.

A lecture about perceiving security threats will take place from 1 to 2 p.m. in Burton Hall, 202.

“Chinese Calligraphy and Painting” will be presented from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. in Hester Hall, Room 170, as part of International Awareness Week.

The men’s tennis team will compete against Baylor at 6 p.m. at the Headington Family Tennis Center.

The 42nd annual Eve of Nations, which features the food, clothing, music and dance of different cultures, will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. at Lloyd Noble Center.

Art “à la Carte” will feature live music by the OU Guitar Ensemble and the short film, “Haymaker,” from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. A lecture, “The Portrayal of Asians in Contemporary Film,” will be presented from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium.

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Anthony Mackey (left), environmental science senior; Cal Corbin, interdisciplinary perspectives on the environment senior; and Pradeep Adhikari, geography graduate student; discuss the seasonal vegetation changes Tuesday afternoon.

WOODS: 2.5 miles of trails added in last 3 years Continued from page A1 so that whomever is traveling through the woods can gather their bearings.

We l c o m e t o O l i v e r ’s Woods , a portion of land given to OU in 1946 . The woods are located at State Highway 9 and Chautauqua Avenue.

The land was deeded under the condition that it be used solely as a wildlife sanctuary and for research for the university, according to The Story of the Oliver Wildlife Preserve.

Zoology professor Kenneth Hobson brought his phenology class out to the woods Tuesday so students could observe changes to the trees during their natural cycle. The data they collect will be uploaded to a national phenological network to give a better understanding of the trees’ cycles, Hobson said.

Hobson was among the first professors to come and try to use the land since the ’80s when it was used regularly by the university, he said.

“I first came out in 2003 and I was really repelled by the woods. There were not trails [in the woods]. It was a total thicket,” he said.

“There was thick poison ivy and briars and I thought, ‘My class would not survive in this. They would certainly not enjoy it.’ So I left.”

A year later Hobson

braved the woods again and by the time he reached the inner woods he was “ripped to shreds.” Once inside, Hobson said, “This is magical. If I could get my students into this it would be tremendous.”

Over the past three years Hobson has built about 2.5 miles of trails throughout the woods that allow students and professors easy access to its different parts, Hobson said . Now classes have started to use the woods again.

The woods currently are being used for forensic entomology and at least nine classes use the woods, according to the preserve’s website.

When you get out in the

“This is magical. If I could get my students into this it would be tremendous.”

KENNETH HOBSON, ZOOLOGY PROFESSOR

woods, “you can feel [the difference],” environmental science masters student and teaching assistant for the class Pradeep Adhikari said. There are some things in science that you can’t learn as easily in a classroom, he said.

As well as serving as a site for research, the woods is home to wildlife like deer, coyotes, snapping turtles and bobcats. Its forests are composed of many different

trees, some as old as 150, with a diameter of 139 centimeters, Hobson said.

The woods are a reminder of our past, with relics of times long forgotten, halfburied in the muddy forest floor like an old Model T. painted an earthy red w ith r ust and time and some 1930s gangster cars that found their way to the woods and were left to die, Hobson said.

Mostly though, the woods serve their intended purpose as a research land. “ You can come dow n here and get inspiration and new ideas…That’s what the woods offer to researchers,” Hobson said, as a symphony of bird calls rang out across the forest floor.

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“They Promised Her the Moon,” performed by the Helmerich School of Drama, begins at 8 p.m. in Weitzenhoffer Theatre. Tickets are $6 for students and $8 for adults.

SATURDAY, APRIL 14 The Disney film “Robin Hood” will be shown at 10:30 a.m. in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium.

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In a photo caption with a Monday news story, “Arabian hospitality highlights evening,” the students were misidentified as being from the Arabian Student Association. They are from the Lebanese Student Association. The caption also misspelled the name of the dance, Dabkeh.

In a Monday news story, “15 student representatives take Student Congress seat,” it was incorrectly reported that 15 students were sworn in and that Student Congress distributed $2.080 to student organizations. Sixteen students were sworn in, and Student Congress actually distributed $2,080 in emergency funds to the student organizations.

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COURT: Monitor the Supreme Court, Boren says IVY: Simmons will Continued from page A1 receive honorary degree at ceremony this could even be considered in the United States of America,” Boren said.

The strip-search decision and the Citizens United decision, wherein the court removed political expenditure and contribution restrictions placed upon corporations and unions, prove that careful monitoring of the Supreme Court is warranted, Boren said.

“The integrity of our election process- the maintenance of our whole concept of grassroots democracy- is at stake, and now our personal liberty and personal privacy … are being invaded,” Boren said.

The Citizens United ruling allows for too much monetary influence on the political process, Boren said.

“Think about what one person who might want to write a $5 million check, who’s never been to Oklahoma … could do in terms of influencing a race for Congress in our state,” B o re n s a i d . “ R a c e s f o r Congress are already more

Continued from page A1 the University of South California’s graduate school, and in 1983 joined the Princeton University administration, where she served for seven years, according to a release.

In 1995, she was named president of Smith College, the largest women’s college in the U.S., where she instituted the first engineering program at a U.S. women’s college, according to the release.

Simmons was recently appointed by President Barack Obama as a member of the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships.

“I can’t think of a better role model for our lives than someone who has come up the hard way,” Boren said.

“She has earned everything she has, accomplished by her hard work and her intelligence and by her value of scholarship.”

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OU President David Boren talks with student media members Wednesday. Boren said the Citizens United v. FEC and Florence v. County of Burlington were “reprehensible” decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court.

expensive than they should be.

These two Supreme Court decisions could have unforeseen consequences on politics and personal liberties, Boren said.

The opinions expressed

at the press conference were Boren’s alone and not indicative of a university-wide stance on either decision, he said.

“The university does not take official positions on Supreme Court decisions,

so that is simply my personal opinion,” Boren said.

“As someone who does have a law degree and does strongly believe in our individual rights and our Constitution, I think this … is reprehensible.”

AT A GLANCE Honorary degrees OU President David Boren announced the recipients of honorary degrees at OU’s 2012 Commencement Ceremony during an on-campus press conference held Wednesday.

Ruth Simmons, president of Brown University, will receive an honorary degree, as well as serve as the commencement speaker. Simmons is noted for being a self-made woman who brought herself out of an impoverished upbringing to becoming recognized and awarded. She is the first black woman to be the president of an Ivy League college.

Anthony Shadid, who was a journalist and studied at OU for a period, will receive an honorary degree posthumously. Shadid died in February while covering the uprisings in Syria for The New York Times. Shadid received two Pulitzer Prizes and was nominated for a third for his international reporting. He had planned on attending the ceremony before his death.

CAMPUS BRIEFS COMMUTING

SCHOLARSHIP

Faculty Senate strives to achieve safety for cyclists, pedestrians

Student wins award for academics, environmental committment

The Faculty Senate approved a resolution requesting that OU become a Bicycle Friendly University as certified by the League of American Bicyclists within the next five years.

This recognition is granted to places where bicycling is welcome and safe for both cyclists and pedestrians, according to a Faculty Senate press release. Norman currently has a bronze-level recognition, according to the press release.

OU can attain this recognition by coordination of campus bicycle routes with City of Norman bicycle routes where feasible, developing programs that provide recognition and encouragement for bicycle commuters and providing resources to accommodate bicycle commuters, such as racks on buses, according to the resolution.

Emma Hamblen, Campus Reporter

An OU honors student has been nationally recognized for her commitment to pursuing an environmental career.

Becky Wood, interdisciplinary perspectives on the environment and English junior, was named a 2012 Udall Scholar. The $5,000 scholarship is for undergraduates who demonstrate a commitment to environmental careers, Native American public policy or health care, according to a press release.

Wood plans to earn a master’s of law degree in environmental policy, according to a press release.

Wood is a National Merit Scholar and has received the President’s Award for Outstanding Sophomores and the OU Housing and Food Service Award. She is a member of the PE-ET honor society.

Arianna Pickard, Campus Reporter

James Gallogly is an oil and gas industry leader who serves as chief executive officer of LyondellBasell, a plastics refining company. Gallogly is active in higher education affairs and serves on the OU College of Engineering Board of Visitors.

Gallogly earned a law degree from OU and is a member of the Texas, California and Oklahoma bar associations.

William Ross is an attorney from Oklahoma City who received a bachelors and law degree from OU. He serves as chairman of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma City-based Inasmuch Foundation and Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation. Previously, Ross was co-chairman of the OU College of Law Board of Visitors and helped renovate the OU Law Center.

Randall Stephenson is the chairman and chief executive officer of AT&T Inc. He has made AT&T one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies. He also helped establish a program to donate $100 million for education.

Stephenson is from Oklahoma City.

April 12-15 Thursday, April 12 University Theatre presents: They Promised Her the Moon | 8 p.m. at the Weitzenhoffer Theatre. This is the world premiere by Laurel Ollstein. Ticket special, buy one, get one free! Student tickets are $6 and adult tickets are $8. Call the box office for ticket reservations and information at (405) 325-4101.

Saturday, April 14 OU Track: John Jacobs Invitational | All day at the John Jacobs Track and Field Complex. FREE admission for students with a valid OU I.D. OU Baseball: OU vs. Missouri | 6:30 p.m. at the L. Dale Mitchell Park. FREE OU mini bats, 200 FREE Boomer Sooner tank tops, 150 FREE Boomer Sooner sunglasses.

Autograph Saturday, FREE admission for students with a valid OU I.D. Visit soonersports.com for more information.

Sutton Concert Series: OU Chiors with OU Dance and Norman Philharmonic | 8 p.m. in Sutton Concert Hall. OU Chiors, OU Dance and the Norman Philharmonic will perform together. Please visit music.ou.edu for more ticket information.

Friday, April 13 FREE Movie: “The Grey” | 6, 9 p.m. and midnight in Meacham Auditorium, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Come and see this blockbuster, courtesy of the Union Programming Board and Campus Activities Council.

Art “a la Carte” | 6 p.m. at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. There will be live music from the OU Guitar Ensemble and the short film Haymaker will be shown. For more information, please contact katiejparker@ou.edu OU Baseball: OU vs. Missouri | 6:30 p.m. at the L. Dale Mitchell Park. FREE OU mini bats and FREE admission for students with a valid OU I.D. Please bring shoes and clothing to be donated to the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity during the game.

Visit soonersports.com for more information.

Sunday, April 15 OU Baseball: OU vs. Missouri | 1 p.m. at the L. Dale Mitchell Park. FREE OU mini bats, 250 FREE concession vouchers for students, a chance to win an iPad and FREE admission for students with a valid OU I.D. Visit soonersports.com for more information.

OU Men’s Tennis: OU vs. Texas Tech | 1 p.m. at the Headington Family Tennis Center.

FREE admission for students with a valid OU I.D. Visit soonersports.com for more information.

Intramural Update: Rugby Training | 2 p.m. at the Al Velie Rugby Complex. Training for Rugby intramurals, no experience necessary, non-contact this week.

Sutton Concert Series: OU Chiors with OU Dance and Norman Philharmonic | 3 p.m. in Sutton Concert Hall. OU Chiors, OU Dance and the Norman Philharmonic will perform together. Please visit music.ou.edu for more information.

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OPINION

Mary Stanfield, opinion editor dailyopinion@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666

EDITORIAL

Sooners must learn social justice Our View: OU should require students to learn about social justice.

Social justice is the effort to create an egalitarian society with a foundation of human rights, compassion and a recognition of human dignity. Courses In a press conference with student media with a social justice component teach students Wednesday, President David Boren spoke about dif- about the societal framework of social issues. They ficult decisions involved in budget cuts — decisions give students the background knowledge, theory he said he often goes to bed thinking about. and skills to identify and confront issues of injustice.

With falling state appropriations and everTwo of the current humanities requiregrowing fixed costs, OU faces a budget crisis. ments — Western civilization and nonThe Our View In an effort not to raise tuition more than Western culture — could be fulfilled with is the majority opinion of necessary, the administration has called for a social justice course. But these requireThe Daily’s budget cuts across academic departments ments are so broad students would not nine-member several years in a row. These cuts call for difnecessarily learn this essential information editorial board ficult decisions about which courses and through the course they choose. programs to continue funding.

Students should graduate from OU with a Boren highlighted several factors the administra- clear understanding of the injustice and oppression tion considers in these decisions, including a proin America, a sense of empathy for the problems gram’s quality, the potential for growth and future facing groups they do not identify with and an apdemand, and the student need and desire for those preciation for the need to confront these issues in courses. Equally important, Boren said, are consid- their daily lives. Anything less is not upholding the erations of which courses are necessary for students university’s core mission of producing the best, most to become educated, developed adults. educated possible members of society.

He said no one could be considered a well-eduIf American society is ever to see progess, it must cated person in this country without knowing some- be made up of and led by individuals capable and thing about American government and history, and motivated to produce change. that a basic understanding of literature and the sciIn order to do this, students must be required to entific method is equally necessary. take a social justice course or a course with a strong This, of course, is why we have general education social justice component. But, as these courses are requirements: to protect the university’s mission of not required, administrators can easily fail to see producing well-educated citizens, not just specialtheir value. The heavy budget cuts to the Women’s ized job-holders. There is much to say about OU’s and Gender Studies program suggest this is the case. general education requirements — and perhaps The program faced significant funding decreases much to critique. But you cannot ignore the impor- for the 2012-2013 academic year, forcing a reductant role universities play in creating an educated, tion in offered courses. Given the likelihood of more rational, productive populace. funding cuts across the university, program officials But we see a significant hole in the gen ed require- and students have expressed fear that even fewer ments, which could lead the administration to uncourses will be possible in fall 2013. derestimate the importance of some programs. Yes, In tough economic times, difficult choices must society should be populated with educated citizens be made and some things must be sacrificed. But who have a sense of civic responsibility and a gener- if Boren is genuine in his description of his priorial understanding of our culture and others’, but what ties, and other administrators are on the same page, about humane citizens? What about citizens with a OU cannot afford to lose the Women’s and Gender sense of outrage over oppression here and abroad?

Studies program and the essential courses it offers.

What about citizens with the skills, knowledge and Far from being cut, this program and any others drive to work to end that oppression? that offer such social justice courses should become OU needs to add a social justice component to its an integral, necessary part of OU’s curriculum. general education requirements. An understanding If OU wants a better America and a better world of the issues surrounding race, gender, class, sexual- in the future, it must give its students the necessary ity, religion and other such factors is as essential for perspective and skills to do the hard work today. any well-educated adult as an understanding of the political process or a familiarity with Shakespeare.

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Don’t question fraternities’ step

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joined this Black Greek OPINION COLUMNIST Letter Organization (BGLO) for one reason and one reason only: to step.

As soon as I saw people in black fraternities stepping, I knew there was no way I would not be part of that.

During my first interJason Quaynor view with Phi Beta Sigma jquaynor4@gmail.com Fraternity Inc., I was nervous. I saw on its website that its principles were brotherhood, scholarship and service.

Though I knew how to do those things, I had no desire to.

I did not think this is what I had to exemplify to be part of this fraternity. My trepidations were quickly assuaged as soon as I heard the first question.

“Can you step?” a brother quickly asked as I began to take a seat for the interview. I hesitated. I had no idea how to begin to step. All I had were the ideals on the Internet.

“No, sir. I don’t know how.” I felt defeated.

“Oh, don’t worry. We can teach you.” Once I heard the words from my soon to be fraternity, I knew this would be a match made in heaven.

From there on out, I became a stepping machine. I stepped on my way to class. I stepped on my way to work.

I stepped to, well, step. When asked what my fraternities’ principles were, I told them, “It is no longer brotherhood, scholarship and service. It is stepping, stepping and the occasional strolling at a party.”

People always ask what strolling is. That is when I have the opportunity to whip out my stereo and begin to do the synchronized dance I do at parties on the South Oval. People do try to ask what happened to the old principles, but I just start to step instead. It seems to distract them well.

There are things that do interrupt my stepping, like community service. There always seems to be a mandatory community service that our governing body, National Pan-Hellenic Council, wants us to join. Whether it is being a mentor to children at the Boys and Girls club or tutoring students at Marcus Garvey Leadership Charter School, the council always seem to want something more from us.

I tried to serve, but it did not work the way the council wanted. When a student asked me to answer a fourth grade math problem, I solved it — with stepping. My brand new stepping boots were able to stomp out that paper until it was ripped to confetti. Problem solved.

I guess I can do community service. Yet, I always wait for the day when my fraternity is allowed to participate in Homecoming or U-Sing.

When Interfraternity Council and Pan-Hellenic call my fraternity to join them in Homecoming and U-Sing, we are nothing but overjoyed. Stepping is the only thing we do. So, when a Pan-Hellenic sorority girl asks, “Do you stomp?!” I am quick to gather my whole chapter and do our Stompdown competition routine from last year. I look at this as an opportunity to exercise our principles.

Once the IFC and Pan-Hellenic groups win their championship, they graciously let us go back to our late-night practices in Dale Hall without calling us for any other joint events because they know the only thing we are capable of doing is stepping. It’s a hard job, stepping, but someone has to save the world. One clap and step at a time.

So, the next time you see someone in a BGLO, do not ask him or her about their principles. Do not make an effort to see what new events they have going on. We do not speak in that language. Any type of brotherhood/sisterhood, scholarship or service ... eh.

Those mottos we have to serve the community or give back? Foolish. Those ideas are thrown out of the door. We only have one motivation now: to step.

I mean what else could we be capable of completing besides a step show? Why else would we come together as black people? There cannot be a more noble cause than stepping. If there is, I have not heard of it. Welcome to the stepping society. We praise “Stomp the Yard” as our most coveted movie of all time.

We see stepping as the way to change the world, rather than wasting valuable time with children. I say this because the next time you try to speak to me, I will not understand you. I will only have one logical way to respond: stepping.

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Policymaking requires ethical considerations

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f you enter or obOPINION COLUMNIST serve any discussion of current political issues, it won’t be long before you hear that all-important buzz word: “Jobs.”

And this is not without good reason. With unScott Houser employment rates averscott.a.houser-1@ou.edu aging between 8 and 10 percent in recent years, American citizens are rightfully concerned.

But this marks a dangerous trend in rhetoric.

Political discussion often becomes so concerned with creating results that people forget to evaluate the methods of achieving them. In other words, practical arguments have taken precedent over their ethical counterparts.

On the topic of jobs there are two major platforms.

In general, liberal politicians want to increase government spending and economic stimulus.

This spending would be used to finance projects in domestic infrastructure and green energy, creating jobs in those sectors. They also favor higher taxes on the wealthiest Americans in order to help finance these projects.

Conservative politicians, on the other hand, want to decrease government involvement and interference in private sectors and cut taxes for wealthy and middleclass Americans.

Their theory is that under freer markets and lessened tax burdens, the private sector will create those muchneeded jobs.

While these opposing parties present different methods, their arguments are the same. We need to do X in order to create jobs. Never in these discussions do we see the arguments “We can’t do X because it is unethical regardless of the outcome” or “The ends don’t justify the means.”

I am on the side of the conservative economists, but for different reasons.

I think higher taxes on the wealthy are wrong, but not because it would hurt the economy — I think they are wrong on the grounds that they are unfair. Why should one person suffer a higher tax burden for being successful?

Regardless of how much the country needs its money, this need does not merit entitlement. Being in debt would not justify robbery by a private citizen, so why is it justified when it comes to policy making?

Another issue, which offers the most stark dichotomy in the ethical vs. practical application of policy, is racial profiling in airports.

If you look at the empirical data, Muslim people of dark skin are responsible for more successful and attempted acts of terrorism through airports in recent years than any other demographic.

A practical conclusion then would be to subject these Muslim people to increased security checks.

Thankfully, there are ethical arguments against wellmeaning, but discriminatory practical policy. If you believe, like me, that all human beings should have equal rights and should be held to the same standards regardless of race, then you, like me, should be opposed to racial profiling.

When the state recognizes different obligations for different citizens based on race, the state is effectively declaring their inequality.

Is this consequence of practical policy worth the sacrifice of ethical standards?

Never.

Thinking practically is great in terms of interaction with our environment, but when our actions affect or involve people, the debate must be on ethical and not practical terms.

Scott Houser is an international business junior.

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FUNDING: Already 50% online, program might have to move more classes Continued from page A1

Irvine said Women’s and Gender Studies has two options for handling elective courses: Secure donations or move classes online.

Tw o e l e c t i v e c o u r s e s will be available in the fall because private donors stepped forward, but the program cannot be sustainable by relying on donations, Irvine said.

That leaves Ir vine with the online option.

But with JILL 50 percent of IRVINE the program already online, the faculty is reluctant to move any more courses outside the classroom, Irvine said. But there might not be a choice. “Either we start cutting, or we decide we’re basically going to become an online program — which doesn’t serve women’s and gender studies well,� Irvine said.

The value of taking a women’s and gender studies class is for the discussion with students and faculty, Ward said. “I hate online classes,�

Ward said. “For this program to have impact, you need to have the dialogue you get inside of a classroom.�

Ever y semester, those face-to-face conversations help students develop an understanding of issues relating to women and gender they might not have previously had, Ward said. “You see a lot of change in people’s perspectives, which is so awesome,� Ward said.

If funding problems push these classes online, not only will students suffer, but also the program will lose some of its value, Ward said.

Outside reliance Irvine said Women’s and Gender Studies has been able to pay its instructors through two means: • Residual funds the program received from online course tuition • One-time instructional

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Source: Women’s and Gender Studies enrollment reports

support funds from the College of Arts and Sciences This year’s $106,128 instructional cost was paid using these funds, according to budget documents.

Nearly half ($52,128) of Women’s and Gender Studies’ 2011-12 salary costs was paid with residual funds carried over from the previous year. The other half ($54,000) of the program’s salary costs was paid through one-time instructional support funds — commonly referred to as OTIS funds.

When the money from these two resources is available, the program is able to survive, Irvine said. However, the College of Arts and Sciences eliminated residual funds last year — meaning Women’s and Gender Studies has to rely on its OTIS budget to pay next year’s professors, she said.

College of Arts and Sciences Dean Paul Bell was unavailable for comment before press time.

Irvine said the program has to juggle funds to pay instructors because the program only has one faculty member on tenure track: her.

This lack of institutional support leaves Women’s and Gender Studies on unstable ground, Irvine said.

If the program had a couple more tenure-tracked faculty members — whose salary would be paid from the university’s general budget — they could create a core of professors the program could build around without worrying about budget concerns, Irvine said. “It comes down to that we need more institutional support,� she said. “If we don’t get that, we can’t continue to operate under the current budget picture. It’s that simple.�

Shrinking funds

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The cast of “The Vagina Monologues� practices their closing piece practices a piece on Sunday, February 26th. University’s Women’s Outreach Center. The Women’s and Gender Studies program co-sponsored the play. The program co-sponsored the play to help fulfill its mission of being involved in OU’s community.

AT A GLANCE OTIS funds One-time instructional support funds are provided from central university funds to assist departments to open new course sections or expand existing sections.

These funds may be used for faculty salaries.

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AT A GLANCE Courses cut

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As Ward and other students — some looking for Women’s and Gender Studies credit, others looking for elective credit — began enrolling for the fall, they noticed things looked different, Ward said. “Women and the Law? It’s gone,� she said. “It’s not being taught in the fall, and it’s always taught in the fall.�

As university departments deal with shrinking budgets each year, smaller programs — such as Women’s and Gender Studies — are faced with daunting decisions, Irvine said. “We can’t even figure out how to cover our required courses, let alone our electives,� Irvine said.

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Source: cas.ou.edu

program more than other departments, said John Covaleskie, a College of Education professor who teaches women’s and gender studies courses as an affiliate faculty member. “For this program, a cut in OTIS funds isn’t a cut in the margins — it’s a direct blow to our budget,� Covaleskie said.

Covaleskie said, in his opinion, there are three ways universities can fund programs like Women’s and Gender Studies: • Fund for growth • Fund for maintenance • Fund to die “What I mean by funding to die is that the program doesn’t receive enough money, so it eventually squeezes itself out,â€? Covaleskie said.

Women’s and G ender Studies isn’t necessarily asking to be funded for growth but simply to be funded enough to maintain itself, Covaleskie said. “We understand there aren’t big buckets of money sitting around,� Covaleskie said. “But we’re facing death.�

Source: Women’s and Gender Studies budget data GRAPH BY JAMES CORLEY/THE DAILY

in the program about the budget issues during a meeting last week, said Phoebe Thurman, international area studies senior.

Irvine told the students the program was bracing to lose at least half of its funding, said Thurman, who is working toward a minor in the program. “It ’s crazy,� she said.

“You’re eliminating the options people have.�

Irvine said Women’s and Gender Studies needed help, so Thurman said she and Ward took action.

The pair went to Undergraduate Student Congress’s meeting Tuesday to raise their concern about the program’s funding issues, Ward said. They

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Many university programs and departments rely on OTIS funds, but for Women’s and Gender Studies, they are what keep the program afloat, Irvine said. And the pool is getting smaller.

Budget documents show the program’s OTIS budget has decreased by 52.6 percent from fiscal year 2010 to fiscal year 2012.

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If we don’t get that, we can’t continue to operate under the current budget picture. It’s that simple.�

JILL IRVINE, WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES DIRECTOR

informed student representatives about the number of students in Women’s and Gender Studies, and they gave Congress an outline of the number of professors and classes that could be cut.

Ward said they asked student representatives to draft a resolution to send to the OU Board of Regents. She said her hope is to bring attention to the problem and to show the regents — and the university community — that Women’s and Gender Studies is a necessary program at OU. “We actually got a lot of positive response from speaking to Congress,� Ward said.

Undergraduate Student Congress chairwoman Alyssa Loveless said a couple representatives showed interest in writing the resolution, and she expects it will be handled by Congress’s April 24 meeting. “We want students to get the most out of their degree, so if they need these classes, we want to encourage the university to provide funding for their program,� Loveless said.

Ward said she appreciates the support from Congress because of how important the Women’s and Gender Studies program is to her. “It is a home to me,� Ward said. “I’ve gotten more out of this program than anything on campus.�

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Above: Conor McMichael, University College freshman, (left) and Regean Patterson, music sophomore, enjoy the weather and each other’s company Wednesday afternoon on the North Oval.

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Right: Nick Bromley, University College freshman, (left) fills out his waivers to participate in the Big Event on Wednesday in Beaird Lounge. Participants have been filling out paperwork all week in preparation for Saturday’s event. Students can complete these forms and pick up a T-shirt today from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the third floor of the Conoco Phillips Student Wing or from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Delta Delta Delta sorority house.

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Left: Dexter Ford (nicknamed “DJ RJ”), music composition senior, plays an electronic keyboard Wednesday outside Bizzel Memorial Library. Ford and bandmate Jonathon Curtin, a student at Oklahoma City Community College, canvassed the campus, stopping for a performance of their band Joe Sixpack and the Americans’ “action hip-hop,” to advertise an upcoming free performance at 7 p.m. Friday at Anty Shanty, 318 Main St. Right: Tasha Overpeck, Middle Eastern studies sophomore, tries on a traditional woven Bolivian poncho during an informational presentation about Bolivia by Alejandra Klinsky, a native of the Bolivian city of Santa Cruz. The meeting was set up in Hester Hall and is a part of International Awareness Week, created to promote knowledge of other cultures.

The week ends with the 42nd annual Eve of Nations at 6 p.m.

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• Thursday, April 12, 2012

SOUTH CHINA SEA

Clashing nations reach agreement Both countries dispute ownership of South China Sea MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and China agreed to resolve an ongoing naval standoff diplomatically, but neither side was ready to back down Wednesday in the most dangerous confrontation in the disputed South China Sea in years.

Foreign Secretary Albert Del Rosario said he warned Chinese Ambassador Ma Keqing that the Philippines would defend itself if provoked. At their meeting, both insisted the Scarborough Shoal location was part o f t h e i r o w n c o u n t r y ’s territory.

Despite the impasse, “we resolved to seek a diplomatic solution to the issue,�

Del Rosario told a news conference. “Nobody will benefit if violence breaks out there,�

President Benigno Aquino III said.

The Philippine government said its navy tried to detain Chinese boats fishing in its waters, but was stopped by two Chinese surveillance craft. The Chinese Embassy accused the Philippine warship of harassing the fishermen.

The South China Sea is home to a myriad of competing territorial claims, most notably the Spratly Islands south of the shoal, that are believed to be rich in oil and gas. The region is also prime fishing ground and one of the world’s busiest sea lanes.

Both China and the Philippines flexed their muscles Wednesday. Del Rosario said that he warned China’s ambassador that “if the Philippines is challenged, we are prepared to secure our sovereignty.�

The Philippine navy was sending more vessels toward the shoal, which lies about

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2 Marines killed, 2 injured during hybrid aircraft crash Two U.S. Marines were killed and two severely injured in the crash of hybrid aircraft MV-22 Osprey on Wednesday in Morocco, officials said.

The Osprey crashed in a military training area southwest of Agadir, Morocco, after taking off from aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima, Marine spokesman Capt. Kevin Schultz said.

Schultz said the Osprey, which takes off and lands like a helicopter and flies like an airplane, was participating in a U.S.-Moroccan military exercise.

The Associated Press

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Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario (left) and Philippine Navy Chief Vice-Admiral Alexander Pama talk to reporters Wednesday at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila, Philippines.

The Philippine Government said Wednesday it agreed with China to diplomatically resolve a tense standoff involving a Philippine warship and two Chinese surveillance vessels in the South China Sea.

AT A GLANCE China-Philippines dispute Last year, the Philippines accused Chinese vessels of intruding into other parts of what it considers Philippine territory in the South China Sea.

200 kilometers (120 miles) from the nearest Philippine coast, a Philippine navy official told The Associated Press. He spoke on condition of anonymity because of a lack of authority to discuss the situation with the media.

The United States said it was concerned by the increased tensions in the South China Sea. “We urge all parties to exercise full restraint and seek a diplomatic resolution,� a State Department spokesperson

China has regularly dismissed the protests, saying Beijing has indisputable sovereignty over those areas on historical grounds.

Source: The Associated Press

said on customary condition of anonymity.

The standoff began Sunday when a Philippine navy surveillance plane spotted eight Chinese fishing vessels anchored in a lagoon at Scarborough, the Philippine navy said. That prompted the military to deploy its largest warship, the BRP Gregorio del Pilar, which was recently acquired from the United States.

O n Tu e s d a y , a r m e d Filipino troops from the warship boarded the Chinese

vessels for an inspection, finding large amounts of illegally collected coral, giant clams and live sharks inside the first boat.

Del Rosario said the Chinese fishermen had been “engaged in illegal fishing and harvesting of endangered marine species.�

The Filipino troops did not make any arrests and returned to the warship.

The United States has insisted it takes no sides in the territorial dispute but says it should be solved peacefully.

China has balked at what it considered U.S. interference in the region.

The disputes over the Spratlys have settled into an uneasy standoff since the last major clash involving China and Vietnam killed more than 70 Vietnamese sailors in 1988.

The Associated Press

Syrian government promises to comply with U.N. cease-fire Syria promised to comply with a U.N.-brokered cease-fire beginning Thursday but carved out an important condition — that the regime still has a right to defend itself against the terrorists it says are behind the country’s year-old uprising.

The statement Wednesday offered a glimmer of hope that a peace initiative by special envoy Kofi Annan could help calm the conflict, which has killed some 9,000 people. But the regime still has ample room to maneuver.

The Associated Press

3. PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA

Rocket launch to put satellite in orbit, causes international stir North Korea fueled up a rocket Wednesday to launch a satellite while the country’s young leader strengthened his power with a new title making him the nation’s top political official.

Kim Jong Un’s formal ascension, nearly four months after the death of his father, Kim Jong Il, comes during a week of events leading up to celebrations Sunday marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of his grandfather, late President Kim Il Sung.

The launch, poised to take place as early as Thursday, has raised international concern. Space officials call the launch of the Unha-3 rocket, mounted with an Earth observation satellite, a “gift� to Kim Il Sung.

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EGYPT

Insufficient documentation returns candidate to race Court ruling allows preacher to run for Egypt’s presidency CAIRO — An Egyptian court ruled that the mother of a popular ultraconservative Islamist viewed as one of the strongest contenders for president is not a U.S. citizen, likely clearing the way for him to run in May elections.

Hazem Abu Ismail is a 50-year-old lawyer-turnedpreacher with a large following of enthusiastic supporters, particularly from the country’s ultraconservative Salafi movement.

The country’s electoral commission had said it received documents confirming that Ismail’s mother was an American citizen, effectively disqualifying him from the race.

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Game to pit offense against defense Healthy players too few to create two spring game teams

around the corner, set for a 2 p.m. kickoff Saturday at the Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.

However, the format of GREG FEWELL this year’s game will be Sports Editor slightly different from years T h e O k l a h o m a f o o t- past. The past three years, ball team’s annual Red- the football coaches have White spring game is just drafted two teams, one red

and one white. Then, the two squads would battle it out for bragging rights.

Those bragging rights w ill not be at play this year, though, as coach Bob Stoops says he does not have enough healthy players at the moment to form two separate teams.

“I don’t think numbers wise it’s feasible to go two opposite teams without a ton of guys shuffling back and forth,� Stoops said. “We’re going to go defense against offense most of the time, good against good.�

The move definitely takes some of the competition out

of the scrimmage. However, it also could give Sooner fans a better opportunity to see starters out on the field for a more extended time.

Of course, it is still the spring game. Players still working out injuries from

WHEN: 2 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

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Team displays offensive might in Bedlam win No. 6 Oklahoma routs Cowgirls to take 2-0 advantage in 2012 season series TOBI NEIDY Sports Reporter

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Nicole Kornet (3) will follow in the path of Sooner captain Whitney Hand when she joins the OU women’s basketball team in the fall. Kornet was a WBCA All-American last season and was named MVP of the WBCA All-American game March 31.

Kornet follows Hand plan Incoming freshman strives to be team asset KEDRIC KITCHENS Assistant Sports Editor

Lead Liberty Christian (Texas) School to a state championship — check. Be a Women’s Basketball Coaches Assocation All-American — check.

Narrow college list down to Stanford and Oklahoma — check.

Commit to OU — check.

Following in the footsteps of a player like OU women’s basketball team captain Whitney Hand is not a task to take lightly, nor is it one many can successfully do.

But soon-to-be Sooner Nicole Kornet is proving she is one who can.

When she arrived at Liberty Christian in Argyle, Texas, all Kornet ever heard about was Hand.

To this, she replied, “Who?�

Kornet knew nothing of the woman who had, unbeknownst to her, paved her path to greatness.

That changed quickly, though, as the two quickly became acquainted once Kornet started her own impressive high school career. “[Hand and I] met at a basketball game, and then we kind of became friends,� Kornet said. “Then I would go to OU camps, and we became friends, and then she was like my mentor because I just looked up to her. I love the way she conducts herself on and off the court, and she kind of became my idol and my big sister. I just started thinking, ‘I want to play with Whitney Hand.’�

Kornet’s wish will come true since Hand was forced to redshirt a year following a knee injury in 2009.

The two Liberty Christian

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Whitney Hand (25), who will be a senior guard next season, drives against Kansas during OU’s 83-77 loss to the Jayhawks on March 4 in Norman. Hand had a major influence on Kornet’s decision to become a Sooner.

products will be on next season’s roster together as a senior and freshman, respectively.

The incoming freshman says the presence of her idol NICOLE on the court won’t KORNET add any pressure on her. “I’m just excited,� Kornet said. “I’m not nervous or scared or feeling any pressure; I’m just excited.�

Sooner coach Sherri Coale draws some comparisons between the pair’s styles of play. “They can both put the ball in the basket and have a beautiful shot,� Coale said. “That’s the greatest thing in the world. You look at Whitney’s shot and it’s just as pure as can be — Jimmy Chitwood

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of ‘Hoosiers’ has nothing on her. And Nicole (Kornet) has a re a l l y s m o o t h, high release, a very confident stroke, a very smooth WHITNEY stroke.�

Ko r n e t e a r n e d HAND more confidence last month, when she was named MVP of the WBCA All-American game — a game Hand, a former participant, calls “all offense.�

Kornet and Hand aren’t quite the same players, though.

One major difference Coale pointed out was physical aggressiveness. Coale said Hand is a more physical player, even though she may have been similar to SEE KORNET PAGE B2

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Oklahoma softball collected its first road win over Bedlam rival Oklahoma State since 2009 with an 11-1 trouncing of the Cowgirls on Wednesday night in Stillwater. Three OU batters combined for four home runs to improve the team to a 33-5 record, while OSU fell to 18-15 this season.

The OU offense found a way to put the bat on the ball, scoring 11 runs on 10 hits against veteran OSU ace Kat Espinosa.

After collecting just four runs in the first outPLAYER PROFILE ing against OSU last Javen Henson month, the Sooners capitalized on the Cowgirls’ Year: mediocre pitching perSophomore formance that saw two Position: different pitchers and 3rd Base only two strikeouts by the Hometown: Sooner sticks.

Red Oak, On the other side, juCalif. nior OU starting pitcher Game stats: Keilani Ricketts finished Went 3-for-3 against the first four complete Oklahoma State with two innings with eight strikehomers and four RBIs. outs and allowed just one hit against the 17 batters she faced.

The lone, unearned run of the game for the Cowgirls came in the first inning after OSU’s Kelsey Anchors was walked. That walk would be the only free base given up

by Ricketts during the game.

Junior pitcher Michelle Gascoigne finished the last inning in the game by retiring three of the four batters she faced, including two strikeouts before a defensive play finished off the Cowgirls for the evening.

The Sooners took a commanding lead in the first inning, plating three runs off junior catcher Jessica Shults’ 10th home run of the year. Both sophomore Destinee Martinez and freshman Lauren Chamberlain scored on the homer after reaching base on a lead off walk and a double to right center, respectively.

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KORNET: Recruitment process a story to be told Continued from page B1 Kornet coming out of high school.

“I think she’s probably better off the dribble than I am,” Hand said. “But I am probably more ‘Grrr!’ than she is.”

Kornet is the first AllAmerican to come to OU since Hand in 2008, and Kornet believes she can be an asset to the team right away.

“I can be that extra shooter,” Kornet said. “I love to shoot the ball, and I want to just go out there and give them that extra edge that they need. I’m excited to see what we can do next year.”

Hand said she thinks Kornet can get significant playing time right away to help the team.

“You know she can score, which is great,” Hand said.

“She’s got size — she’s a big guard. We need that kind of stuff, so I think she will play a lot.”

G etting Kornet to OU took some work, but it was a labor of love, according to Coale.

“She was a really fun kid to recruit because she’s very happy and curious about a lot of things,” Coale said.

“Recruiting was always about the stuff that recruiting is supposed to be about: program, institution, the fit with the team. In that regard, it was refreshing and enjoyable.”

The process was a bit of a roller coaster for Kornet and Coale, but in the end, Coale said it is just another great story to tell.

“She’s one of my all-time favorite recruiting stories because of how she committed,” Coale said. “She showed up on my doorstep at 10:30 at night, and she doesn’t live in Oklahoma, so it was quite a drive.”

Coale said she never saw it coming. Kornet had thrown off Coale with some very mixed signals, mostly because Kornet pretty much had her mind made up to go to Stanford, Kornet said. Or so she thought.

“I had even said that I was going to Stanford in my head,” Kornet said. “Then, for about a week, I had this really uneasy feeling. And when I would be thinking of Stanford, Coach Coale would call or send me a text message or Whitney would tweet me or something would happen, and I just knew it was a sign. So then I said, ‘I think OU is the right place.’”

After she made that

TRACK & FIELD

OU to host second meet of season Track and field team members set national, seasonal highs last weekend DILLON PHILLIPS Sports Reporter

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OU recruit Nicole Kornet’s path to Norman was one coach Sherri Coale called one of her favorites of all time. Kornet announced her intention to sign with Oklahoma by driving from her home in Lantana, Texas, to Norman at 10:30 p.m. and knocking on Coale’s door.

BY THE NUMBERS Nicole Kornet

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Points scored by Kornet in the WBCA game, earning her MVP

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Kornet’s ranking in ESPN’s HoopGurlz 100 high school players

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Kornet’s height, which has been reported as anywhere from 5-foot-9 to 6-foot-2

decision, she said she needed to tell Coale immediately.

“I just knew that I had to go, I had to do this,” Kornet said. “My dad was like, ‘Let’s do it, Nicole!’ So we drove to Norman.”

The Coale family was shocked by the sudden presence of a new house guest, to say the least.

“Mr. Coale opened the

door and was like, ‘Who is this stalker girl with an OU shirt on?’” Kornet said. “I just said, ‘No, I’m Nicole, and I want to tell Sherri that I’m coming.’”

Making the decision between OU and Stanford was another experience Kornet shares with Hand.

“Our two schools were the same,” Hand said. “Both of us came down to Stanford and Oklahoma, so I kind of just gave her my pros and cons lists.”

The decision came down to the people, Kornet said.

“I love Coach Coale and [assistant coach Chad Thrailkill] and Whitney (Hand),” Kornet said. “I was the type of girl who wanted to go far away, like California or [the University of North Carolina] or something like that. But it just boiled down to the people: Whitney, the people coach Coale recruited and does recruit and the coaching staff.

Everything that OU has is what I wanted.”

Hand was humble in regard to her involvement in recruiting the highly-touted All-American.

“I was just as involved

as everybody else,” Hand said. “I don’t think it was like a special thing. I definitely called her a few times and just told her what I love about the place. I definitely hung out with her when she was here, and we definitely have a connection, but it wasn’t anything major.”

The pair undoubtedly will be pushing together next season to check off the final item on both their lists: Win a national championship for Oklahoma.

Oklahoma’s No. 8 women’s and No. 21 men’s track and field teams return home for the first time in two months when they host the John Jacobs Invitational this weekend.

The Sooners’ annual outdoor meet is set to begin Saturday at 11 a.m., after high school teams compete throughout the day GO AND DO Friday.

John Jacobs OU is coming off an imInvitational pressive outing at the Sun Angel Classic in Tempe, WHEN: All day Saturday Ariz., last weekend.

During the meet, senior WHERE: John Jacobs Track Brittany Borman set an Complex OU record in the javelin with a throw of 194 feet, PRICE: Free for students 11 inches. In just her first competition throw of the season, she also set a meet record and ranks sixth all-time among United States’ outdoor competitors.

With her performance last weekend, Borman was named the female Big 12 Athlete of the Week for the fourth time of her career.

Borman now joins junior shot putter Tia Brooks atop the rankings, as both are the top-ranked athletes in their events.

Other top performers were senior Natalie Crain — who won the women’s 800-meter run with a time of two minutes, seven seconds — and junior Molly Ferguson — who ran a 4:31.22 in the women’s 1,500-meter run, taking first in the event.

Both women set season highs in their respective events.

On the men’s side, junior Jamel Wood and freshman Ethan Baker placed third fifth in the open quarter, respectively, BRITTANY and and junior Tre Lathan took home the title BORMAN in the 110-meter hurdles.

The men’s team also boasts the No. 3 discus thrower in the nation, senior Luke Bryant. Bryant finished third in the disc with a throw of 190 feet, 3 inches.

Junior distance runner Bill Kogel also made some noise with his performance last weekend, as the Sioux Falls, S.D., native set an OU record in the 10,000-meter run at the Stanford Invitational.

Kogel crossed the line in 28 minutes, 39 seconds — the best time in the nation so far this season.

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BEDLAM: Sooners run-rule Cowgirls in 5 innings FOOTBALL: Scoring Continued from page B1 format still uncertain inning, the r un was attributed to a walk and two Sooner defensive errors.

Although the two miscues were uncharacteristic for a team that was averaging well under one error per game this season, the OU defense bounced back to maintain its ground in the subsequent innings.

The Sooner offense gained back the one run given up in the bottom of the first with a home run by sophomore Javen Henson in the top of the second.

Henson, who committed one of the errors during the preceding inning, collected her third overall home run against the OSU pitching staff this season after going yard later on in the fourth inning.

The two-run homer in the fourth was Henson’s seventh bomb this season, the fourth best on the current OU lineup.

But it was Henson’s twoRBI single in the fifth inning that delivered the crushing blow to the Cowgirls.

With the two runs scored, OU was able to apply the 8-after-5 run rule to end the game.

Chamberlain, who is one home run away from tying

Continued from page B1 last season, like senior running back Dominique Whaley, will be sitting out. Sophomore Blake Bell and junior Drew Allen most likely will see more time than senior Landry Jones at quarterback.

However, having only one offense go against one defense means increased time on the field for starters and those players threatening to push their way into the starting lineup. That much is sure.

For an update on What is not yet certain football’s spring is a scoring format for practices, including injury Saturday’s scrimmage. updates and position Oklahoma has used the battles, visit the sports offense vs. defense format section on OUDaily.com. for spring games in the oudaily.com/sports past. The most recent occurrence was in 2008. That year, the offense received one point for a first down, one point for an extra point, two points for plays of 30+ yards, three points for a field goal and six for a touchdown.

Meanwhile, the defense received a point for a stop, two for holding the offense to a three-and-out, two for a fourth-down stop, three for a turnover and nine for a defensive touchdown.

That format may be tweaked some for Saturday, though.

As Stoops said, it can produce some unfair advantages.

“Let’s say the defense picks the ball off and returns it to the 10-yard line,” Stoops said. “The defense gets whatever but the offense gets the ball at the 10 going in.”

Whatever the format, Saturday’s 2 p.m. Red-White game will be the last chance until September for Sooner fans to watch some football.

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Freshman Lauren Chamberlain (right) holds a runner at first base in the Sooners’ first victory over Bedlam rival Oklahoma State, 4-0, March 28 in Oklahoma City. With Wednesday’s win, OU holds a 2-0 series advantage with the final game set for April 25 in Norman.

OU’s single season home run record, was not allowed a homer during the contest.

However, the freshman first baseman did come up big on offense for the S o o n e r s, g o i n g 2 - f o r- 4 with a double and one run scored.

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conference games to go 9-2 so far this season, upgrading from the 6-5 record the team had through the first 11 conference match-ups this time last year. With Wednesday’s win, the Sooners won their fourth consecutive Big 12 series to earn the No. 1 spot in the conference standings.

UP NEXT at Texas A&M Game 1: 7 p.m. Friday Game 2: 3 p.m. Saturday Game 3: Noon Sunday Follow the games: Live stats available on SoonerSports.com

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Women golfers gain respect T

he OU women’s golf team rounded out its stellar regular season Sunday with an 11th place finish at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic.

This finish marked the fourth time in the last four tournaments the team has placed in the top 15 teams. Out of those four tournaments, the team has notched two second-place finishes.

The Sooners’ remarkable season came as quite a surprise to many. In fact, at the beginning of this season, the Sooners were nowhere to be found in the national golf rankings. After the first week of the season, that seemed warranted.

The team got off to a rocky start, placing seventh in the field of 12 teams at the “Mo” Morial tournament to open the season. The team turned things around quickly, though.

The Sooners followed up the seventh-place finish by finishing first in two straight tournaments. The team then finished the fall portion

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of the season with a fourthplace finish in the field of 16 at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown.

Oklahoma did not slow down in the spring season, either, recording two straight second-place finishes before concluding with the Liz Murphey Classic.

Most importantly, though, the Sooners have been beating several top-25 teams in these performances.

Along with these great team finishes, people have begun to see individual players step their game up, driving their way to the top.

Sophomore Chirapat JaoJavanil has had an amazing season, finishing in the top

10 individually four times and shooting an average of 73 during her rounds.

Having such a talented golfer on the team has without a doubt been a major part of OU’s success this season. However, coach Veronique Drouin said the sophomore remains humble and continues to see areas of her game that she can improve.

Javanil isn’t the only team member who has had a standout season. Junior Taylor Schmidt has two top10 finishes under her belt along with three more finishes in the top 20.

Along with their humility, both Javanil and Schmidt have shown great leadership qualities, which have shined through when they’re standing on the podium.

OU has continued to gain national respect all season, and as of the latest National Golf Coaches Association rankings, the team is sitting just outside the top-25 at No. 26.

However, if the squad can continue to play like it has

all season, it could have the ability to surprise people even more when the NCAA Regionals roll around on March 10.

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Kristen Smith is a University College freshman and a sports reporter at The Daily.

Junior Trey Millard turns up field after breaking past the line in OU’s December 30 Insight Bowl win over Iowa. Stoops has pointed to Millard as being one of the top performers this spring.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2012 Greater order and stability than you’ve had for quite some time could occur in your life soon. Difficult problems will seem to sort themselves out without you lifting a finger, making your life much easier and happier.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) --You won’t be looking for a free lunch, though your desire for material accumulation will be quite strong.

You’ll be prepared to work for what you hope to get, and that’s a good thing.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- In addition to your flair for detail, you’ll have another dimension that could serve you well. It’ll be your ability to see whatever is important to you in its entirety.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- If you’re required to make a decision that would affect others as well as yourself, remain calm. Fortunately, your judgment is exceptionally astute in this current cycle.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) --Give it all you’ve got, because your efforts will not go unnoticed or unacknowledged by persons who sit in judgment of your work. Once you gain their respect, you’ll become a favorite.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- In case you didn’t know, imitation is the sin-

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) --Something in which you’re involved could start to produce far more than you ever thought possible. It’s time to take another look at your various endeavors and work on the promising ones.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- If you can, hang out with persons you know socially, because they could prove lucky. If you have any pressing problems, they’ll be the ones to help.

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PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) --Over the next few days, two separate friends could play enormously important roles in your affairs. Each will help you make a dynamic change in your life in different ways.

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‘Legend of Korra’ premiere a triumph Life & Arts Columnist

At a glance ‘The Legend of Korra’ Premieres: April 14 Writers: Michael Dante, DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko

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Starring: Janet Varney, J.K. Simmons and Maria Bamford

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efore I watched its series premiere, I called “The Legend of Korra” a spin-off of “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” While that’s technically correct, I’ve stopped saying it.

The term “spin-off” seems to imply it’s lesser than or not quite as legitimate as the original. Now, having seen the first two episodes of “Korra,” I know better.

Though “Avatar” might’ve seemed unsurpassable for its vibrant animation and riveting plot, I wouldn’t be shocked if “Korra” eventually took its place in my mind as one of the best cartoons to ever grace television.

Many aspects of “Korra” will be familiar to fans of the original series. Most characters still have the ability to control certain “elements” such as fire and water, and — in most contexts — they use it to fight each other. It’s up to the figure known as the Avatar to master all the elements and maintain political harmony.

But that’s where the similarities end. The story of “Korra” takes place 70 years after the last Avatar humbled the rogue nation of fire-wielders in the original series. There are no longer

Production company: Nickelodeon Animation Studios Rating: «««« 1/2

first series’ animation was expertly done and the voice acting was solid.

I only feel the need to comment on two things in this department — the score and the incorporation of photo provided CGI effects. The handling Korra, the series’ protagonist, bounds across a snow field on her polar bear-dog mount in “The Legend of Korra” series premiere. Korra is the of both these aspects is immensely improved over Avatar, a spiritual leader in the fictional universe tasked with keeping peace between the world’s people and communicating with nature. the original, and they only serve to heighten the feeling any borders to quarrel over her final element, air, she in. the new setting. The Capitol you’re watching something — all the elemental tribes entangles herself in the Korra is especially intrigu- is a sprawling steam-punk epic unfold on screen. now live together as a single city’s culture, much to the ing for two reasons: First, metropolis, rich in detail A strong premiere doesn’t state. dismay of her instructors. she is a female lead — of and cultural atmosphere. I always indicate a strong Of course, that’s not to The more she learns about which we don’t have nearly actually found myself paus- show, but in this case, I imply the people of difthe city, the more she realenough in cartoons — and ing the video — I download- think we can safely say “The ferent elements — in the izes it needs her help. second, she is so unlike ed the first two episodes for Legend of Korra” will be show, they’re called “bendIt’s far too soon to pass what you’d expect an Avatar free on iTunes — to marvel something worth watchers” — live in absolute harjudgment on the series’ plot to be. Unlike Aang, the origi- at the scenery. I expect this ing. The new characters mony. In the Capitol, the after only two episodes, nal series’ protagonist, she setting will continue to and setting are fascinating, show’s main setting, there’s but I will say the potential lacks any sort of spiritual amaze with its sheer size and I emphatically recomplenty to worry about, is there for a great advensensitivity and tends to see while also embedding view- mend fans of the original from petty crime to violent ture. The characters, like fighting as a sport. Her com- ers with a strong sense of the show and newcomers alike revolutionaries. those in the original series, petitiveness is interesting, fictional world’s culture. tune in when it premieres A strong-willed young are vibrant and humorous. and I’m looking forward to As far as presentation Saturday on Nickelodeon. woman named Korra is the I feel like I already have a see how she struggles to em- goes, there’s not much to Avatar now, and she’s the firm hold on their hopes brace her predestined role separate “Korra” from its answer to these problems. and dreams, their flaws and as a spiritual leader. predecessor. But this is Steven Zoeller is a As she struggles to master what they pride themselves The real draw, however, is hardly a complaint since the journalism sophomore.

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Theater Review

‘Moon’ does not promise to engage Life & Arts Columnist

Left: Lindsay Sawyer (left) flies Connor Konz (right), School of Drama students, through the sky during a dress rehearsal of “They Promised Her the Moon” on Tuesday in Weitzenhoffer Theatre. The play, written by in-house playwright Laurel Ollstein, centers around Oklahoma native Geraldyn “Jerrie” Cobb, the first woman to be tested for space flight.

Cobb was denied the chance to be an astronaut because of her gender.

Mariah Webb mariahwebb@ou.edu

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n their newest production, the school of drama tells the story of an Oklahoma woman who dreamed of flying to space.

“They Promised Her the Moon” is a play written by Laurel Ollstein. It is based on the true story and life of Geraldyn “Jerrie” Cobb. Jerrie Cobb was an Oklahoma native, prominent aviatrix, and the first woman to be tested for space flight.

“They Promised Her the Moon” is a historical account of a woman who was passionate and worked hard, but was ultimately overcome by sexism.

As the title suggests, many people thought she would be the first woman in space, but was eventually told she — and 12 other qualified women — would not be considered for NASA’s astronaut training program because of their gender.

OU is presenting the world premiere of “They Promised Her the Moon” by Laurel Ollstein through the Faith Broome Playwright in Residence Fellowship.

It’s great and all to pay homage to past heroes, such as Jerrie Cobb. But quite frankly, this script was just boring.

Even with a solid production, I simply was not engaged in the story, and there were at least two characters who had no explanation for existence.

This is the first performance of the script, however, so there are bound to be some areas that need attention.

As a whole, the production aspect of “They Promised Her the Moon” was solid. The costuming by Lloyd Cracknell — who also designed “Mary Stuart” in February — was well done, as usual.

The lighting and sound were fantastic and highly effective since they were the foundation for most of the settings.

Below: School of Drama student Lindsay Sawyer (left) performs “They Promised Her the Moon” on Tuesday in Weitzenhoffer Theatre.

The play, based on true events, was written by the School of Drama’s in-house playwright Laurel Ollstein.

Photos by ricardo Patino

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As the man responsible The physical set on stage for the training of all astrowas very minimal, and nauts, he and drama junior there were few scenic eleKelcie Miles, who played ments — limited to four Jackie Cochran — the wooden crates that repremoney behind the trainsented various podiums and cockpits, so the lighting ing — had some great moments together. and sound stepped in to Miles was very convincrepresent the large aircraft. ing as the figure of power The crew executed this very well. It was believable, calling the shots: likeable and I felt that a plane was in for the press, mean to everyone else and ultimately the room. responsible for pulling Drama junior Lindsay Sawyer was effective in the the funding from Jerrie’s training. lead role of Jerrie Cobb.

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Chimy’s opening a Tex-Mex success life & arts Columnist

GO AND DO Chimy’s WHEN: 11 a.m. to midnight Monday to Saturday WHERE: 529 Buchanan Ave.

Westlee Parsons

PRICE: Under $10

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new Tex-Mex restaurant and bar has opened its doors on Campus Corner for college students with hungry stomachs, margarita-craving mouths and not-so-full wallets.

Chimy’s, short for chimichangas, opened this week on Campus Corner, where La Luna used to be.

Guests walk in to a wonderful, eclectic, spring-break atmosphere with sea foam green walls, metal sculptures of cacti and a giant palm tree that covers the ordering counter.

The seats are upholstered with black, sparkly fabric.

The tables are finished with retro tops, and the walls are lined with vintage OU photos and beer memorabilia.

The space really says OUmeets-Mexico, which is what spring break entails for many of its customers.

The music is not that of a typical Tex-Mex joint. There was some Dave Matthews Band playing through the speaker, sprinkled in with a little Jack Johnson — giving it a bro-like mood. The music also says this restaurant is not trying to be any more than it is: a Tex-Mex bar and restaurant, heavy on the Tex. Honest is probably the best word to describe the experience of Chimy’s. Even the food is unassuming. It isn’t for the dieter or for the snob. It is simple and tasty

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for tortilla-chip dipping. It was the best bar snack.

I could just imagine a nice margarita or an ice-cold Corona sitting next to me, but it was 11 a.m. and even this close to the end of the semester I can’t justify drinking that early.

My only complaint was with the chips that were used to dip into the chimy mud.

They were a little chewy, but I can imagine the first batch of chips of the day is probably like the first pancake — they never turn out the way you want them.

So, I would not recommend staying away just beRicardo patino/the daily cause the chips were a little Annie Bahner, elementary education graduate, has drinks Tuesday on the patio of Chimy’s. The new restaurant is located on Campus Corner, off. where La Luna Cantina was previously located. It is a counter-service, Tex-Mex restaurant with prices under $10.

The food was not the only inviting element of Chimy’s.

The staff was incredibly fajita steak, but they are chimy and chips with chimy in the best way imaginable. friendly, and even though packaged in a taco, a chimy, mud.

It has ground beef, refried AT A GLANCE a quesadilla or atop a giant The green chili chicken beans and cheese that strung it is an “order at the counRating platter of nachos. taco was great. The green out about a foot from mouth ter and pick up your food” kind of place, they still came This is a great way to keep chilies really came through to plate with every bite.

Overall: ««««« around to see if everything costs down, because the to compliment the refried But, like the taco, it needwas going all right or if they kitchen only has to prep the beans, chicken and what ed something to dress it up.

Food: ««««1/2 meats and what it comes on, looked to be a handful of So, I did it old school with the could get anything else for you. rather than making specific Monterey and jack cheese. queso that comes with it.

Atmosphere: ««««« I would highly recomentrées with their specific The salsa verde that was For a little freshness on mend Chimy’s. It is a great ingredients. available at the salsa bar what looked like a ship to Westlee Parsons The price range is under went wonderfully with this cardiac arrest bay, I dumped atmosphere for grabbing a beer or margarita and a giant $10 for everything in the taco. The tomatillos made some salsa roja on it, which plate of nachos with friends Tex-Mex with gobs of yellow place. The nachos are the the green chilies pop even had cumin that set off the or for enjoying the patio in cheese, sour cream and a most expensive food item more. cheesy, beefy goodness. salsa bar. and, from the looks of them, The chimy was probably The star of the meal, how- the springtime weather.

If you look closely at the could feed two to three peo- the most nostalgic thing I ever, was the chimy mud. menu, there are only a hand- ple easily. have eaten in a really long Chimy mud is ground Westlee Parsons is a English ful of meats to choose from I had the green chili chick- time. It was a roadside-truck- beef, queso and guacamole like green chili chicken and en taco, the ground beef stop-deep-fried burrito, but all perfectly layered in a cup literature senior.

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