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Conference extended an invitation to Texas A&M on Wednesday, Baylor was the first school to step out in opposition to the move. JAMES CORLEY The Bears refused to sign Sports Editor a waiver of legal rights, esThe fate of the Big 12 sentially meaning Baylor Conference may have been wished to retain the ability to sue Texas A&M or the thrust into OU’s hands. After the Southeastern SEC.

Shortly after, Iowa State followed, also saying it would retain its legal rights. Two hours later, four more schools — Kansas, Kansas State, Texas Tech and Missouri — announced they would not sign the waiver after a meeting of Big 12 presidents Wednesday afternoon, according to the

Waco Tribune-Herald. Texas Tech denied its participation in any potential litigation. “Texas Tech is not involved in any legal action aga i n st t h e S E C o r a ny other parties,” Tech athletic spokesman Blayne Beal told USA Today. According to the Waco

Tribune-Herald, the six schools said they would sign off on Texas A&M’s departure for the SEC on one condition: OU reaffirms its commitment to the Big 12 and stops pursuing opportunities with other conferences. see BIG 12 paGe 2

of gay rights to visit Lecturer to speak at Copeland Hall about marriage

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A nationally recognized lecturer will be on campus Friday to address the topic of same-sex marriage. Professor John Corvino from Wayne State University in Michigan will deliver a lecture on his paper, “The Definition of Marriage” at 3:30 p.m. Friday in Copeland Hall, Room 246. The paper devolved from Corvino’s work for see LECTURE paGe 2

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Spc. Caleb Lowery helps clean out a homeowners hot tub after it flooded in the wake of Hurricane Irene on Aug. 28 in the Kennels Beach section of Arapahoe, Pamlico County, N.C.

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Professors gather new weather data Specialized gear allows fresh look at hurricane formation KATHLEEN EVANS

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OU professors are using data collected from Hurricane Irene to learn how to forecast weather more accurately. A team of OU research professors left Norman two weeks ago for Beaufort, N.C., where they set up new types of radar machines to gather information about the storm, researcher and meteorology professor Michael Biggerstaff said. One of the things the

team observed were formations of miniature thunderstorms at the beginning of the storm, which is typically seen in Oklahoma, not North Carolina, Biggerstaff said. This was the first time researchers were equipped with the proper tools to understand how these storms form. “We should be able to study the mechanisms that created these tornado-scale circulations,” Biggerstaff said. “These types of tornadoes have been observed but never with the temporal resolution needed to study their formation and demise.” The new radar making this

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Friday, Sept. 2, after Hurricane Irene move through the area last week. Irene has been blamed for at least 46 deaths in 13 states and see RADAR paGe 3 knocked out power to millions.

Great things come in small packages

More about plans to create jobs, point-bypoint. (Page 4)

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football’s kicking problems persist OU benches Jimmy Stevens after missed PAT against Tulsa. (Page 9)

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vintage fashion boutique the latest clothing store on the block. (Page 7)

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Sophomore defensive specialist Eden Williams bumps the ball against Arkansas on Tuesday. She and sophomore defensive specialist Mindy Gowen are 5-foot-3-inches, short for volleyball players. (Page 9)

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muLtimeDiA Norman’s ﬁre chief offers advice on how to stay safe in dry weather. (OUDaily.com)

possible is called a rapidscanning X-band dual-polarimetric radar (RaXPOL), according to a press release. This is the first time this technology has been used during a storm. The technology works by scanning the atmosphere in 30 seconds at a certain frequency, Biggerstaff said. Because of the speed of the radar, which was about five to six times faster than other technologies they use, the team collected valuable data about how these storms formed. Jim r. Bounds/tHe assoCiated press The team also used the The debris of a storm-ravaged home is piled up in Columbia, N.C., Shared Mobile Atmospheric

National unemployment has stalled at 9.1 percent, and Americans will look for answers when President Barack Obama unveils his jobs plan Thursday evening. The president is expected to introduce a $300 million plan to address unemployment during his prime time speech. Elements of the package could include extending tax cuts and jobless benefits and increasing spending for public projects. A payroll tax deduction, in place since December, is one thing Obama is considering, OU economics professor Cynthia Rogers said. This tax deduction comes in the form of a two-percent reduction in

The sounds in the food court of the Oklahoma Memorial Union Wednesday aren’t the ordinary elevator music, but rather the relaxing sounds of a guitarist and recent OU graduate. Kyle Reid plays for the bustling lunch crowd that

swarms the food court a few days out of the week. A poster five years ago asking for players caught his attention, so he auditioned, Reid said. Reid’s sounds are a combination of jazz, blues and instrumental renditions of pop songs, with occasional guitar cigar-box mixes. One of his favorites is the song “Chim Chim Cher-ee” from “Mary Poppins.” “It’s a great song. I have see MUSIC paGe 3

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A talk on choosing a major and minor will be held by the director of the OU Assessment Center from 2 to 3 p.m. in Room 245 of Wagner Hall. The Norman chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays will meet at 7 p.m. at St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church. FREE Concert: Breathe Electric will take place from 8 to 1 p.m. at the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s east lawn. Governor David Walters will lead Oklahoma and the World Class Lecture Series for free from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Room 160 of Hester Hall. Delta Gamma Anchor Splash will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Murray Case Sells Swim Complex. Cost is $5 to $6. Phalonius Funk with Red River Rebellion will be performing at 10 p.m. at The Brewhouse. Cover is $5. Singer/songwriter Carter Sampson will be performing at 9 p.m. at Othello’s.

friday, sept. 9 Mid-Day Music will be provided by The Union Programming Board at 11:30 a.m. in the union’s food court. Artist Joey Hines will play guitar. The Department of Philosophy will host a lecture about “The Definition of Marriage” from 4 to 6 p.m. in Room 246 of Copeland Hall. “The Hangover Part 2” will be shown at 6 p.m., 9 p.m., and midnight for free at the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Regents Room. Free Kansas State University Graduate Students’ Art Exhibition from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Fred Jones Museum’s Lightwell Gallery. Art “a la carte” featuring live music by Angela Xing and short films will be hosted from 6 to 9 p.m. at Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. Shabbat School Lecture series called “Israel Rocks” will be hosted by geology professor Ze’ev Reches at 6 p.m. at the OU Hillel. Photographer Lester Harragarra will be opening a lecture on Timeless Traditions Kiowa Utilitarian Fine Works of Art from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Jacobson House Native Art Center.

Continued from page 1 a forthcoming book written with Maggie Gallagher, “Debating Same-Sex Marriage.” The lecture, presented by OU’s Philosophy department, is expected to draw an audience from multiple viewpoints, Corvino said in an email.

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The Eighth Annual Foam Party will be hosted by The Union Programming Board from 8 to 11 p.m. at the union parking garage. Boggess Organ Series: Stephen Tharp organ performance. From 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. at Catlett Music Center’s Gothic Hall. Carrie Webber and Sarah Grote will be performing at 8 p.m. at Othello’s. Squad Live will be performing at 10 p.m. at The Brewhouse. Cover is $5.

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Corvino said he hopes to convince attendees to think more deeply about marriage and about the Definitional Argument. The Definitional Argument, according to the current version on which Corvino bases his lecture, claims that same-sex marriage is a category mistake. Corvino will discuss why this argument is not sound.

Corvino presented an earlier version of this paper at the University of Colorado in February. “I’ve been refining the argument in the intervening months in light of comments there and additional comments,” Corvino said. The Philosophy department expects 45 to 50 people to attend Corvino’s lecture, said Helene Sweatt, staff

assistant in the Philosophy department. The department has been advertising the lecture to other departments and local groups, including philosophy students and clubs and OU’s GLBTF organization. “We feel they may be interested in this topic,” Sweatt said. The lecture is free and open to the public.

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The Oklahoma Daily has a commitment to serve readers with accurate coverage and analysis. Readers should bring errors to The Daily’s attention by emailing dailynews@ou.edu. Wednesday’s Sooner Schedule incorrectly listed the date for the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art lecture “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.” The lecture will take place Sept. 15.

and Texas Tech. However, Wednesday’s flurry of activity has put Oklahoma in the driver’s seat of college football conference realignment.

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Hill Irish Dancers will be performing at 7:30 p.m. at Sonder Music, Dance, & Art.

School of Music faculty artist will perform chamber music from 8 to 10 p.m. in the Pitman Recital Hall of Catlett Music Center. Tickets are $9 for adults and $5 for students, OU faculty/ staff and senior adults.

minimum of three teams to fill out the conference. The Sooners had hoped to wait until Texas agreed to a four-team move to the Pac12 with OU, Oklahoma State

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Arabesque will be performing from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Performing Arts Studio. Admission is free.

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said they will block A&M’s departure through legal action. If OU decides to stick with the Big 12, the schools will let A&M leave and pursue a

Lecture: Students encouraged to think deeper

Photojournalist J. Don Cook will be hosting a book signing from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts Studio. Admission is free.

An interactive public art bash called “Oops Art” will be hosted from 7 to 9 p.m. at STASH. It will include a community-based art project, original art by members of “Lifestyles,” and a celebration of STASH’s first birthday.

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OU coach Bob Stoops looks at the scoreboard during Saturday’s OU-Tulsa game. The Sooners are in control of the future of the Big 12 after a report surfaced saying six schools are pressuring OU to stay.

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However, an unnamed OU official told The Oklahoman the university has not heard of any ultimatums from the group of Big 12 schools as of Wednesday evening. But if the reports coming out of Waco are true, OU has a tough decision ahead. On Friday, OU President David Boren said Oklahoma was exploring its options. “There’s no school in the Big 12 more active than we are right now,” Boren said. The Sooners had been pursuing a move to the Pac12 in light of the Big 12’s perceived instability and Texas A&M’s bid to join the SEC. The Big 12 had approached several schools about joining the conference — including Notre Dame and Arkansas — but the offers were declined, so Oklahoma appeared to be concentrating its efforts on outside opportunities. The group of conference schools now await an announcement from OU as to the school’s future plans. If Oklahoma pursues joining the Pac-12, the schools

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RADAR: Collected info may improve forecasting Continued from page 1 Research and Teaching radar that operated at another frequency, Biggerstaff said. The professors also pulled data from the National Weather Service radar that works at a third frequency. “The unique combination of … measurements should allow development of novel retrievals of raindrop sizes that is needed to better estimate rain and improve flood forecasting,” he said. Scientists will use this data to improve rainfall estimates and forecasts of flash floods, according to a press release. “As you may know, flooding after landfall is one of the biggest concerns for deaths related to hurricanes in the U.S.,” Biggerstaff said. “Irene certainly showed that to be true once again.” Another device used during the storm was a mobile weather station mounted on top of a minivan, called a mobile mesonet, he said. These machines helped measure wind speeds more accurately. “We observed other chaser vehicles during Irene with relatively poorly designed

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North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue (right) speaks with an Red Cross worker about damage Hurricane Irene left behind in Trenton, N.C. OU researchers collected details about Hurricane Irene to gain new understanding about how the phenomena act and form to increase forecaster’s ability to predict hurricanes.

measurement systems that wound up reporting wind speeds that were not valid,” Biggerstaff said. T h e re s e a rc h e r s w i l l spend the next few years studying the data collected from Irene and applying it to other storms, he said. The group may deploy again if a storm in the Gulf of

Mexico makes land this hurricane season. OU is part of a Digital Hurricane Consortium, a collection of universities and research organizations that shares information about storms, according to a press release. Irene was the first group effort of the consortium.

At A Glance Hurricane Irene When: Aug. 27 and 28 Where: East Coast, from North Carolina to Vermont Damage: Approximately $7 billion to $10 billion

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O U P re s i d e nt D av i d Boren will be honored Thursday at a reception in Washington, D.C. celebrating the 20th anniversary of his National Security Education Program scholarship. The reception will be at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Hyatt Regency hotel on Capitol Hill in Washington. Boren wrote the bill that created the program in 1991 while the chairman of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. The bill created the largest overseas study program for American students in 60 years, and has allowed more than 4,200 students to study in more than 100 countries, according to the press release. Boren will speak at the reception about the need for the U.S. to lead though partnerships rather than bear the sole burden and costs of world leadership. Lilly Chapa, Staff Reporter

The Medieval Fair is hosting auditions for royal court and street characters Sunday afternoon at the Norman Public Library. The fair is a spring event featuring performances, booths and food related to medieval times. Auditions for the 2012 fair will take place from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the library, 225 N. Webster Ave. In previous years, performers were hired from other fairs to act as street characters, but coordinator Ann Eckart said organizers want to bring in more local performers this year. Those auditioning do not need to have any previous experience, a prepared piece or a costume, Eckart said. The fair needs at least 24 volunteers but could use as many as 60 to 100 if enough people audition, she said. The Medieval Fair will take place from March 30 to April 1 at Reaves Park. Kathleen Evans, Senior Campus Reporter

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jobs: U.S. unemployment hit 14M in August

music: Melodies rejuvenate students

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AT A GLANCE Oklahoma unemployment

social security taxes gathered, which effectively puts more money into the pockets of working Americans. Republicans have stated opposition to the payroll tax cut and extending jobless benefits because the cuts prevent up to $170 billion dollars from flowing into the government, which could be used to fund other programs or pay down the deficit. Tax cuts are point of contention, especially during a slowing economy. In August, zero net jobs were created, and about 14 million Americans remained unemployed. The government counts unemployed Americans as people who are jobless, are

While the national unemployment is stuck at 9.1 percent, Oklahoma fares better in comparison. In fact, Oklahoma’s unemployment rate has improved since last year. And, Oklahoma is doing significantly better than other states.

• Oklahoma’s unemployment rate in July 2011 — 5.5 percent • Oklahoma’s unemployment rate in July 2010 — 7.0 percent • Nevada had the highest unemployment rate at the end of July 2011 — 12.9 percent Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

available to work and have searched for a job in the last four weeks but are actively searching for a job, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor. Thanks to clashes with Republicans, it may be difficult for Obama to spend any money without offering additional spending cuts. While creating jobs and stimulating the economy may be the focus of the

speech, attention surrounding the address has been all politics. “He will have to play the political game to convince Congress,” said Jamie Smith, political science graduate student and teaching assistant. Creating jobs would be a top priority in making the U.S. recession proof, Smith said, but that doesn’t mean job growth is guaranteed.

“Oklahoma is not recession proof,” Smith said. He will need to add more sustainable, high paying jobs, and less temporary jobs to benefit the economy long term, Smith added. Obama campaigned on creating jobs and improving the economy, if he doesn’t he will be beatable in the 2012 campaign, Smith said. Managing Editor Chase Cook and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

always liked it,” Reid said. He said songs are his own rendition of his favorites and him simply playing around. Students enjoying lunch were able to give their take on the alumnus’ music. “It’s really relaxing. I’m put in a good mood after stressing about classes and homework,” sophomore Cerianne May said. For some, it is a nice change after long hours of lecture. “It’s a nice sound coming out of classes and hearing jazz to take away stress,” senior Elizabeth Carlton said. Students stopping for lunch or just passing through can catch Reid in the food court at 11:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

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Can Obama get you a job? Our View: Job creation will require compromise from both political parties.

aid to state and local governments for school improvements. • Will couple this spending with tax cuts, such Just 41 percent of college graduates that applied as an extension of the payroll tax break that keeps for jobs this year received an offer, according to the money in citizens’ paychecks, an incentive to busiNational Association of Colleges and Employers. nesses that hire unemployed individuals and a tax And under half of people age 16 to 24 were embreak on corporations’ new equipment. ployed in July and August, according to the • Will encourage an extension to his exBureau of Labor Statistics. It’s hard for anypiring jobless benefits. The Our View one to get, and keep, a job in this economy, • Will suggest deficit-reducing measures is the majority and recent graduates face even bigger chalthat will help pay for his plan’s estimated opinion of lenges by competing with those with great$300 billion price tag. It’s good that he’s The Daily’s er experience. trying to work with Republicans like this, 10-member President Barack Obama is set to aneditorial board but he’ll probably have to accept more tax nounce his job creation plan at 7 p.m. cuts and some cuts to social programs if he Thursday. Ahead of this speech Republican wants to move forward. nominees — most notably Jon Huntsman and Mitt Points to ignore Romney — have announced plans of their own. We expect much of the dialogue in the coming days to ROMNEY AND HUNTSMAN • Want to reduce or eliminate a host of taxes on consist of lofty rhetoric and promises we’ve heard businesses. Democrats are right to point out that before, but with the unemployment rate settled flagging consumer demand is a bigger threat to at 9.1 percent and the threat of further instability profit, and thus a higher priority, than taxes. looming, it’s important for everyone to focus on • Push for greater use of our natural fuel resourcthe specific points of each plan. And despite the es. Yes, we want to get away from a dependence on stubborn grandstanding from both sides, nothing foreign oil, but we must use caution — Huntsman’s productive will ever come from partisanship and ultimatums. If Republicans and Democrats are se- plan decries the Environmental Protection Agency rious about creating jobs, they’ll have to be willing and hints that we should steam roll over environmental concerns for economic growth. to compromise on points from multiple plans. • Call for a cut to the capital gains tax (though Points to keep they differ on the specifics), but this measure ROMNEY AND HUNTSMAN would mostly affect more wealthy Americans and • Want to lower the corporate tax rate from 35 so wouldn’t help the jobless or lead to new jobs. percent to 25 percent. America has the second • Huntsman calls for the privatization of Fannie highest corporate tax rate in the world, but most Mae and Freddie Mac. Allowing these institutions corporations, hiding behind loopholes, don’t pay to go under would spark a financial meltdown, so that. If they are really dedicated to cutting the rate, the government will continue to bail them out of then they must support the elimination of gratucrisis after crisis, private entity or not. At least now itous loopholes and exemptions. the House can strictly limit the risks they can take. • Suggest some tax reforms — such as cutting the Alternative Minimum Tax, which penalizes midOBAMA dle-class families by not adjusting to inflation — • Will be tempered by a sense of “last-ditch efthat could get more money to consumers. fort.” With his approval ratings plummeting and • Focus on the importance of developing trade partisan tensions high, a lot is riding on his speech. agreements. The majority of last quarter’s growth It’s hard to say more until the specifics are unveiled, came from foreign markets, according to The Los but we’d rather him go big and be willing to comAngeles Times, so policies that support and depromise than go small and get nothing done. regulate international trade seem to be a wise longterm investment. But these agreements must be Many of the other suggestions may be beneficial balanced with measures that bring business back in their own right, but won’t have any direct impact from overseas, such as a reduction of the taxes on job creation. Much of the time these plans read companies must pay on income brought in from more like campaign speeches than specific steps overseas markets (these high taxes encourage com- for stimulating growth. Republicans are simply folpanies to move production overseas). lowing the old rhetoric that business-friendly poli• Huntsman proposes a simplified tax structure, cies are a magical cure for our economic ills, ignorwhich would eliminate the current system of deing the fact that most companies have seen record ductions (and with it, the maze of loopholes that profits in the last few months, but as the stagnant leaves the tax system hemorrhaging revenue) and job rate illustrates, are simply not willing to invest institute a basic tier system of lower tax rates, that in hiring. Obama has it right with his new equipdeserves further exploration. But we worry that it ment tax break; we need similar suggestions that may not properly protect the poorest of the poor. directly combat our current problem by rewarding • Huntsman insists that we create a level playing growth. field for alternative fuels to develop and compete, Only by overcoming the parties’ rhetoric and seereducing our reliance on foreign oil. This is good for ing the strong points of each plan will anyone in both the economy and the environment. Washington be able to effect the unemployment problem and ensure that we won’t be graduating OBAMA into poverty. • Wants to create more construction work Comment on this at OUDaily.com through infrastructure investments and send

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

OU should honor Box in a proper way As a proud alumnus of OU and supporter of its many athletic programs, I feel compelled to express a personal conflict raised by this weekend’s football game — specifically the way the athletic department chose to memorialize Austin Box. My conflict is this: I worry such prominent public memorializing of Box sends the wrong message to young people, specifically impressionable young boys in this football-focused state. Given the facts of the state medical examiner’s toxicology report, I feel like we’re now canonizing the life of a person who likely spent much of it in a private pain, which he, as the facts of the case suggest, used painkillers to cope with. Please don’t ditch me here. My argument isn’t that Box was just some drug addict, and we shouldn’t say anything nice about him. Quite the contrary, it’s clear from public reaction that he was a valued and well-loved member of the Sooner nation, his family and his hometown of Enid. To write him off would be unjust and untrue. But this is my complaint: I believe presenting his likeness to the 85,000-plus who attend every home game could be furthering the already culturally pervasive subliminal message that death by drug abuse is somehow glamorous.

OU football players are role models to boys in this state and others, and when they speak or act, people take note. I understand this complaint infringes on the rights and wishes of Box’s teammates and the OU athletic community, who intend to honor his memory. I find this zeal for a fallen brother both admirable and touching, albeit potentially dangerous for the easily impressed upon. To that enthusiasm I say this: Consider honoring Box in a way that is just as personal and meaningful to you, but also private and enriching for yourself and others. Volunteer to work in a rehabilitation center and try to understand what it feels like to lean on painkillers like a crutch. I promise you will both understand Box and care for others in a more nuanced and intimate way than you did before, and that those who admire you will be inspired to do the same. I do also offer my condolences to the Box family, his teammates and anybody else who grieved over the passing of a young man who was, by all indications, a remarkably talented and caring individual. I pray that, from your unfortunate experience, you may prevent another from ever occurring.

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

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have a problem: I OPINION COLUMNIST dramatically lack school spirit. We’ve been taught since elementary school to associate positive school spirit with normal social behavior, especially when students are outside the Jacob Oller school itself, like at sportjacoboller@ou.edu ing events. The standard justification behind this relationship is because a student’s behavior reflects on the school, respectfully and proudly displaying what school you attend or root for conveys a sense of student investment in their school’s reputation. I mean, I get this. No university wants to be represented by a bunch of self-loathing, disillusioned sad sacks who hate everything the school stands for. They want the world to see peppy go-getters with one foot in the door of success. Hand-shaking, eye-contact-making young professionals with a knack for essay writing and enough enthusiasm to provide free advertising to the university — that’s the ticket. I understand why you’d “Typical social want the university you atdecency becomes tend to do well at everything it attempts because it reflects secondary to a on you for eventually sudden Old West- well graduating from said school. style showdown Even something as inconsequential as having the as glances are best-laid-out website is a exchanged around fact to be broadcast from the recruitment mountaintops the room and (The Princeton Review’s No. tensions mount 1 home page in the Nation). before erupting I can be tastefully proud about something like that, in a brawl or an but do I have to get all high issuance of an and mighty over it? ultimatum.” Chomping at the bit to degrade other colleges with rhyming chants because of their shoddy HTML and broken links? I feel like the goal of this targeted enthusiasm has been perverted over time into a rival-mongering pissing contest between centers of knowledge and learning. Obviously there is a definite degree of practicality in garnering positive public opinion with potential donors and other people of note. But is an intoxicated, shirtless student semi-coherently philosophizing about how a rival university is perhaps more intimately suited for the instruction of human-animal relations than publicly advertised after a successful football game really the advertising our school needs? And don’t get me started on the Person-WhoTechnically-Lives-In-Oklahoma-And-By-God-WouldDie-For-This-University-Even-Though-They-Didn’tQuite-Graduate-High-School. Get out of my Walmart. The positive definition of school spirit that was closely associated with good sportsmanship among students in elementary school is loosely based upon encouraging each other, right? Then why has television shown us that the entire mood of a restaurant near a high school can change if someone wearing a rival school’s T-shirt walks in? Typical social decency becomes secondary to a sudden Old West-style showdown as glances are exchanged around the room and tensions mount before erupting in a brawl or an issuance of an ultimatum. Maybe I just don’t get when the concept transitioned from supportive to aggressive. In my own little idealistic world, everyone goes to different variations of Utopian University where they all take pride in their respective schools, yet don’t have to put others down to get their jollies. Maybe everyone could just be nice to each other? Or is changing the whole social paradigm too much effort? Is it human nature to not only be competitive, but to denounce one’s opponents? Man, I don’t want to think this hard. Oh well, Boomer Sooner.

Matt Carney, 2011 OU graduate

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New York raises security Anniversary of terrorist attacks unveils new force NEW YORK — Despite no specific terrorism threats against the city, the New York Police Department will deploy thousands of extra police officers for the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, officials said Wednesday. Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, at a security conference in midtown Manhattan, said evidence found in Osama bin Laden’s compound after his death suggesting he hoped to strike on the anniversary. “For that reason alone, we need to take precautions as if an actual plot is under way,” Kelly said. The NYPD plans to form a zone around the World Trade Center for a Sunday observance that President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush plan to attend. Along with extra officers — the department won’t reveal an exact number — the security also includes hundreds of surveillance cameras trained on the site, Kelly said. The World Trade Center gathering also will showcase a new police command of 212 officers dedicated to

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Brian Gregory, on ladder, and Kelly Dugan, of the New York State Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation hang a poster for the exhibit “New York Remembers” on Wednesday in the Yager Museum at Hartwick College in Oneonta, N.Y. The museum is one of 30 sites in New York to host artifacts from the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

protecting the site. The officers have received special counterterrorism training, including spotting people conducting reconnaissance and responding to suicide or truck bombers. The command conducted drills this week on evacuating the National September 11 Memorial & Museum and its adjacent plaza, which opens Monday. Sunday’s observance is

isn’t illegal in the city unless the person exhibits signs of sexual arousal. In that case, the behavior could be charged as lewd conduct. SAN FRANCISCO — If a member of the pubSom e t h i n g c o u l d s o o n lic makes a citizen’s arrest, be coming between San police also could charge a Francisco’s proud nudists and their unusual freedom to bare it all. Walking around naked is legal in the city under most circumstances, but a city supervisor concerned about public health and sanitation introduced legislation Tuesday that would require the clothing averse to put a cloth or other barrier under their bottoms if they take a seat in public. Board Supervisor Scott Wiener’s proposal would als o re quire nudists to cover up in restaurants. “ W h a t t h i s d o e s d o,” Weiner told the San Francisco Chronicle, “is require that people show some basic courtesy and decency toward their fellow citizens when they are naked.” Wiener represents the city’s Castro District, where a group of men locals refer to as “the naked guys” is known to strut its stuff, and some residents have grown weary of uncensored views. O ne of the guys, Er ic Anderson, said people offended by public displays of nudity need to examine why they have issues with the human body. “To force their conservative views on me isn’t fair,” he told the Chronicle while sitting on a metal chair in a Castro plaza with a book, a sandwich and a sarong separating his backside from the seat. San Francis co Police Capt. Greg Corrales said his station often fields complaints about the naked guys, but being in the buff

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one of more than 30 commemorative events scheduled for the week, Kelly said. “We don’t presume that ground zero alone is a potential target,” the commissioner said. “That would be shortsighted.” The department also will deploy “quick-strike” reaction forces responding to potential threats outside lower Manhattan, Kelly said. They

include bomb squad technicians and hostage negotiators who will have highway patrol escorts on standby if needed. More officers will appear in the subways as well, concentrating on busy transpor tation hubs such as Grand Central Terminal, Pennsylvania Station and the Herald Square subway station. The Associated Press

nudist with being a public nuisance. But such complaints almost never happen, Corrales said. Under Weiner’s proposal, failing to cover a public seat or going into a restaurant naked would carry a $100

Two-hundred Californians have been able to return to their homes as firefighters gained ground on a blaze that charred more than 20 square miles. Twelve homes were destroyed and three firefighters sustained minor injuries in the firefight. The fire was 60 percent contained, said Daniel Berlant, spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The fire started when a single-engine plane crashed 90 miles north of Los Angeles on Sunday. The Associated Press

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Fox Sports apologizes for segment mocking Asian students’ accents Fox Sports apologized for what it calls an “inappropriate” segment filmed at the University of Southern California that critics said mocks Asian students. The video shows a comedian asking Asian students to welcome the universities of Colorado and Utah to the Pac-12 Conference, telling them to give the new members an “all-American welcome” and then mocking the students’ accents. Network spokesman Lou D’Ermilio addressed the apology to USC President Max Nikias. The Associated Press

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fine for the first offense and a $200 fine for a second offense within a year. A third offense would be charged as a misdemeanor punishable by a maximum $1,000 fine and a year’s jail time. The Associated Press

Two more grizzly bears were captured Sunday in the Yellowstone National Park area as part of an investigation into last month’s mauling death of a man. Park spokesman Al Nash said Wednesday that the adult male bears were captured in the Hayden Valley area, where 59-year-old John Wallace of Chassell, Mich., was killed Aug. 25 while hiking alone in the park’s back country. The bears were fitted with radio collars for tracking and released. The Associated Press

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Professor calls on opera roots Voice instructor helps improve music school through his musical past on stage ANDREW BABB

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Within the walls of the School of Music, OU boasts a Metropolitan Opera perfor mer who works as a voice professor. Kim Josephson has been performing and singing with â&#x20AC;&#x153;the Metâ&#x20AC;? since 1991, with major roles in both classical and contemporary repertoires. While many academic departments at OU feature accomplished and dignified members, Josephson, a graduate of the University of Houston, has chosen to bring his passion and experience â&#x20AC;&#x201D; along with his positive attitude â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to help shape the voice department at the School of Music. Currently on sabbatical, Josephson has been teaching for six years at OU and will resume teaching in spring 2012. His career with the Metropolitan Opera has taken him as far as Japan for a performance. Some of the opera characters that Josephson has portrayed include Germont in â&#x20AC;&#x153;La Traviataâ&#x20AC;?, Enrico in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lucia di Lammermoorâ&#x20AC;? and the title role in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rigoletto.â&#x20AC;? Besides performing at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, Josephson has performed for the Seattle Opera, the Washington National Opera, the Vienna Sate Opera in Europe and the Vancouver Opera in Canada. For the next opera season, Josephson has somet h i ng s p e c i a l p l a n n e d : Philip Glassâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Satyagraha,â&#x20AC;? which he will perform with the Metropolitan Opera, a minimalist work built with music in short sections. T h e s e c o n d o p e ra i n a t h r e e -p a r t s e r i e s t i t l e d â&#x20AC;&#x153; Po r t ra i t T r i l o g y ,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Satyagrahaâ&#x20AC;? is based on the life of Mohandas Gandhi. Josephson will play the role of Gandhiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s friend Mr. Kallenbach. Glass regards Gandhi as someone whose life had an impact on the world and on Glass himself. The trilogy also pays homage to Einstein and the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten. The musical structure restricts motion for the movement of the music, and the auditory result is repetition and chanting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d think of [for] a normal story in an opera : Where the hero meets these guys and they sit around they talk, [then] the love story ends with someone dying â&#x20AC;&#x201D; like a really traditional opera,â&#x20AC;? Josephson said. H e d e s c r i b e d â&#x20AC;&#x153;Satyagrahaâ&#x20AC;? as more of a â&#x20AC;&#x153;political work ... about ideasâ&#x20AC;? and includes G a n d h i â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s c o r e i d e a o f

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passive resistance to social injustice. In addition to an impressive resume, Josephson has also been hailed by his colleague and students as an impressive person. Colleague and professor Karl Sievers has worked with Josephson for seven years as a fellow faculty member. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He is a gifted and humble man with a world class voice,â&#x20AC;? Sievers said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He always has a smile on his face.â&#x20AC;? Fellow School of Music professor Bradley Williams also had encouraging words for his colleague. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got a consistent, positive and affirming attitude thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s absolutely contagious,â&#x20AC;? Williams said. University College freshman Skye Singleton was recruited by Josephson during her sophomore year at Bartlesville High School, where Josephson noticed her singing at a s cho ol event and offered her a tour of the school, voice lessons and a look into the career she might one day have. Singleton continued studying with him after moving to Norman North High School her senior year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had been making three-hour trips to Norman to take voice lessons from Professor Josephson. After

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the first lesson I drastically improved my voice,â&#x20AC;? she said. Singleton said Josephson made a difference in her life by giving her the opportunity to study with him, but his enthusiasm for his students makes him a great professor. â&#x20AC;&#x153; T h i s p a s t y e a r, o n my bir thday, Profess or Josephson actually called me and sang â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Happy Birthdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; over the phone,â&#x20AC;? Skye said. Josephson said all students should come out and experience the opera, get lost in its music and be over whelmed by the movement. The performance of the Metropolitan Operaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;S a t y a g r a h aâ&#x20AC;? w i l l b e MELODIE LETTKEMAN/THE DAILY streamed live via satellite at 11:55 a.m. Nov. 19 Professor of Music Kim Josephson sits outside of Reynolds Performing Arts Center on Wednesday. to Norman Spotlight 14 Josephson will perform in the opera â&#x20AC;&#x153;Satyagrahaâ&#x20AC;? at New York Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Metropolitan Opera. He is curTheaters. rently on sabbatical and has taught at OU for six years.

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Burkhard said. The Concert Series staff appreciated the level of student involvement via Facebook. “We got an amazing response with over 50 people responding,” said Steven Lee, UPB graduate assistant. “Breathe Electric knows that you love to dance,” Lee said. “They encourage it by using both electronic and acoustic drums to make you get up and move to the music.” The band was featured in Alternative Press’ “100 Bands You Need To Know In 2010” article and performed on the 2010 Vans Warped Tour. “UPB Concert Series is happy to bring in bands that OU students specifically request,” Burkhard said. “We want to make their dream concerts a reality.” Lee said the band members are excited to bring their music to Norman. “They have been tweeting us about how excited they are and the [Concert Series] students have been working for months to get everything put together,” Lee said. “When Breathe Electric steps on the stage to perform, it will be a dream for everyone who has helped make this show possible. “

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Baylorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reported rallying of smaller Big 12 schools against Texas A&Mâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s move to the SEC is a sad attempt to save the conference, The Dailyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s James Corley says.

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Height not critical to win Players short in stature but not in defensive talent

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Field goal kicker cannot afford miss Previous games lost by field goals prove mistakes not tolerable

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bye, little rats,â&#x20AC;? hollered OU volleyball coach Santiago Restrepo across the McCasland Field House court. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those are my little rats right there.â&#x20AC;? Sophomores Mindy Gowen and Eden Williams, both listed as standing 5-foot3-inches above the ground, laughed as Restrepo walked off the court. They said Restrepoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nickname for them came out of nowhere. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The first day he was like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Little rats, that side,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and we were like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I guess thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s us,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Williams said, shrugging her shoulders. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From then on weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been little rats.â&#x20AC;? Maybe thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the best way to refer to these two, especially since their contributions on the court have made OU incredibly more efficient on defense. Terms and phrases like â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;hustle,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;hard workâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;laying it all on the lineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; are much more appropriate. Both Gowen and Williams started playing volleyball at a young age. Gowen said she was trying to bump a volleyball around the age of 5 while Williams started playing in second grade. Like many athletes, both were brought into the sport by the influence of older siblings. Williams said she was always at her older sisterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s club volleyball games beginning when she was 6. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I lived in a gym,â&#x20AC;? Williams said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I traveled with both of my brothers who played football and basketball. Then my sister started playing, and sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s five years older than me. I would sleep in the gym. I was up at 6 (a.m.) going to all her club tournaments.â&#x20AC;? Gowen said her two older sisters, both of whom played libero, introduced her to the game, and she said volleyball had a significant impact in her life early on. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the first sport I really

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Senior outside hitter Caitlin Higgins holds a ball above sophomore defensive specialists Mindy Gowen (left) and Eden Williams (right). Gowen and Williams are the shortest players on OUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s roster.

fell in love with,â&#x20AC;? Gowen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I competed in a lot of sports, but it was one that I fell in love with. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know why, but I took to it pretty well, and I got pretty good at it, apparently.â&#x20AC;? Gowenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sisters also were influential on her. Since Gowen also played libero, she learned a lot from them as she watched them play. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I drew a lot of inspiration from them,â&#x20AC;? Gowen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They taught me everything I know. I really look up to them and respect them, and I try to show that respect to other defensive players on the court. We all kind of respect each other knowing weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not the biggest person out there, but we do make a difference.â&#x20AC;? The two always had somewhat of a desire to play another position, but both eventually came to see the

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advantages and excitement of playing just defense. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love having the feeling of picking something up that no one expects you to and just frustrating hitters,â&#x20AC;? Williams said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the best part of the game.â&#x20AC;? Playing volleyball as a defensive specialist requires you to be fast, flexible and quick on your feet. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot more difficult to do when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re standing so high above the court. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re more flexible, so you can do a lot more things than taller people can,â&#x20AC;? Gowen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Defense-wise, you can get a lot more balls and cover a lot more area because youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re quicker than taller people.â&#x20AC;? With Gowen and Williams

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Junior forward Caitlin Mooney became the first Sooner to collect a conference nod this season after being named co-Big 12 Soccer Offensive Player of the Week on Tuesday. Mooney scored two goals and collected three assists during OUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pair of wins last weekend. It was Mooneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second career conference honor after being named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week on Oct. 12, 2010. During Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game against Oral Roberts, Mooney contributed on all four of the Soonersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; goals, including two goals and two assists. OU came away with the 4-1 win after scoring one goal in the previous three consecutive matches.

With a 47-14 win against Tulsa on Saturday, OU has very little to be upset about in its performance. However, OU could have had one point more, which could become a big sticking point for the Sooners. In the second quarter when senior Jimmy Stevens missed an extra point, an air of familiarity spread throughout the stadium. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s safe to say Stevensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; four years as the kicker at Oklahoma have been rocky. Placed on the Lou Groza Award watch list this preseason, Stevens has become an easy target for Sooner fans, despite him putting up reasonable kicking numbers throughout his career. He is 39-of-49 on field goals and 178-of-186 on extra points. While these numbers look respectable, Stevens seems to be on the hot seat in the JIMMY minds of many fans, with hopes of a better STEVENS kicker coming to the rescue. In 2009, when the Sooners went 8-5, they tried three different kickers at different times during the season. Out of the five losses, three against BYU, Miami and Texas came by a field goal or less. In a 10-3 loss at Nebraska, OU missed three field goals. The Sooners have not had a truly consistent kicking game since Garrett Hartley graduated and have been plagued by kicking issues ever since. After the missed extra point, Stevens converted three more tries successfully, but at the end of the third quarter, redshirt freshman Michael Hunnicutt attempted the last extra point of the day. He also connected on a 27-

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football: Kickers have cost OU crucial games Continued from page 9 yard field goal in the fourth quarter. The coaches may have been giving Hunnicutt some game-time experience, but it also could have been a tryout of sorts for the inexperienced kicker. Because he knows the importance of every point in a game, it is possible coach Bob Stoops is looking for more consistency from his kickers. Kickers, who play a position that brings with it a great deal of pressure, are often known for being very mentally driven players. They can lose confidence after a blown kick and never be able to regain it, all but ruining their careers. If it turns out there is a battle going on for the field-goal kicking position and Stevens

on the court last fall, the Sooner defense was faster and more efficient. As the libero, junior María Fernanda has a front-row seat to see the impact Gowen and Williams have made for the defense. “Obviously it’s been a lot of difference,” Fernanda said. “It’s been better since they’re used to doing what I do, too – defense. We’re all on the same page all the time. We have to get the ball up all the time.” Fernanda also said the combination of Gowen, Williams and herself is the best defensive back row Oklahoma can put on the court. “Our mindset is, ‘We’re going to get the ball up, you guys hit,’” Fernanda said. “I think since we have that mindset once we go in, it’s easier for the team to keep

Hockey

Jet crash kills Russian hockey team, crew en route to season opener

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Senior kicker Jimmy Stevens attempts an extra point during Saturday’s OU-Tulsa game. OU won, 47-14.

is able to reclaim the job, he walks on the field. he has to be able to put that Th e t r u t h i s t hat o n e competition behind him missed extra point in a and remain composed when 47-14 win means very little.

going and have more rallies than other times. Our reactions are probably better than others since we’re used to it.” There are many advantages to being short in volleyball, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t disadvantages as well. For most teams, a tipped ball at the net is a good thing. For Gowen, that’s trouble. “They just go over you and you can’t do anything about it,” Gowen said. “You can jump, but you’re not going to get it. Those are the worst.” Then there are the jokes that just keep coming and coming. Williams said the opposition isn’t bad, but the fans do all sorts of things to try to get in her head. “Kansas State last year, every time we ran on the court, they sang, ‘It’s a Small World After All,’” Williams said. “It just made me mad, it made me want to play better.”

TUNOSHNA, Russia — A jet carrying a Russian professional hockey team to its first game of the season crashed shortly after takeoff Wednesday, killing 43 people — including European and former NHL players. Two people survived the accident. The chartered Yak-42 jet was carrying the team — Lokomotiv Yaroslavl — to Minsk, the capital of Belarus, where it was to play Thursday in its opening game of the Kontinental Hockey League season. The plane apparently struggled to gain altitude and hit a signal tower before breaking apart along the Volga River near Yaroslavl, 150 miles northeast of Moscow. “This is the darkest day in the history of our sport,” said Rene Fasel, president of the International Ice Hockey Federation. “This is not only a Russian tragedy — the Lokomotiv roster included players and coaches from 10 nations.” The Associated Press

In a close game, however, a single point has the opportunity to make or break the Sooners’ season. ��

Little rats: Players heckled for being small Continued from page 9

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Mentally, it can be tough to approach a game where everyone is bigger than you, but Williams said playing against great teammates makes any opponent seem very beatable and not intimidating. “We have some of the best girls hitting at us every day in practice,” Williams said. “It’s really just exciting to get in there and just frustrate [opponents], to be like, ‘You may be 6-5, but I’m still going to pick it up.’” Gowen said playing against

bigger opponents is exciting for her because she knows she has the ability to dig anything they throw at her. “It just makes me more excited to play,” Gowen said. “It’s not going to matter how big they are or how hard they hit — I’m here to play defense, and that’s what I’m going to do.” Gowen and Williams are small players. There is no way to get around that. But they play big, and there’s no way around that either.

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im update: regular season flag football registration | Registration today and tomorrow at the Huston Huffman Center front desk, $60 per team, registration is free if all team members live in OU housing. For more information visit http://www.ou.edu/far or call Jonathan Dewhirst, (405) 325-3053.

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healthy sooner 5k run entries | Registration today and tomorrow at http://www.ou.edu/content/far/far_home/healthy-sooners-5k-fun-run. This event is free to all OU students, faculty and staff. The run will be Sept. 17 at 7:30 a.m. student success series: deciding on a major or minor | 2 p.m. in Wagner Hall, room 245. Presented by University College. free floats & karaoke | 6-8 p.m. on the West side of Couch Restaurants (near Freshen’s). Enjoy free root beer/coke floats, sing Karaoke and learn about the dangers of leaving your drinks unattended at parties. Presented by Residence Life, for more information, please contact Glenn at glenncube616@ou.edu or 325-2552. free union week concert: breathe electric | 8 p.m. on the East Lawn of the Oklahoma Memorial Union. There’s ALWAYS SOMETHING at the union, www.ou.edu/upb. Part of the Union Programming Board and Campus Activities Council Concert Series.

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