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Winter weather damages library clock tower Replacement expected in two months, says Physical Plant official GREGORY MAUS Daily Staff Writer

A combination of freezing rain and strong winds damaged the western face of the Bizzell Memorial Library clock tower Dec. 24. Students Holly Dyer and Alex Crosby said that, while on their way to the library during intersession, they saw the shattered remains of the clock tower’s face “scattered everywhere” all over the plaza. While most students and faculty said they don’t use the tower to tell the

time, they almost invariably noticed the missing face upon walking by it. Many said they considered it a landmark, or at least an important part of the campus landscape, due in part to its visibility on much of the campus. Norman business owner Steve Wilson noted the absence of the clock face as he was walking by, and referred to the clock tower as “traditional.” The tower is the site for many campus events, including the Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations scheduled Thursday. Repairs are on the way, Amanda Hearn, Physical Plant spokeswoman stated in an e-mail. “It will take significant time to manufacture and ship the much-needed replacement; however, we expect to complete the repair in approximately 60 days.”

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The study abroad office has created a new online program which will make applying for study abroad programs easier on students and advisors.

New system in the Education Abroad office provides efficiency, speed AUDREY HARRIS Daily Staff Writer

The Education Abroad office launched a new online system for study abroad applicants Dec. 17 that will make the application process easier for advisers and students. The new application system allows students to search a database of available programs, request required teacher recommendations and watch informational videos online. Students can also apply for a program and check their

application statuses without picking up the phone or scheduling a meeting. These developments will allow the office to devote more time to individual students, said Alice Kloker, assistant director of Education Abroad and project manager for the new system. The old application system required students to attend an information session in the Education Abroad office before they could apply. Now applicants can get the same information from watching several short videos online. The virtual information sessions will allow the office to reach more students and parents who want information, Kloker said. Jessica Mitzner, an English and French sophomore, learned about the new application system over the weekend.

Mitzner used the database to search for programs available in France next fall. “Some of my professors recommended studying abroad to me and recommended the programs, so then I just used the database to start learning more information about those programs,” Mitzner said. Steven Dixon, University College freshman, said he used the system to apply for a three-week exchange program this summer in South Korea. “If people are pretty aware, just in general, and know what they’re looking for, the online exchange guide is pretty simple to follow,” Dixon said. “I didn’t find it difficult.” The new system uses a software called Studio Abroad that helps university study abroad offices run more efficiently. ABROAD CONTINUES ON PAGE 2

Student named Miss Kansas Title inspires winner to get involved, be more aware DANIELLA MCCORMICK Daily Staff Writer

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The shock industrial engineering junior Bethany Gerber has felt since winning Miss Kansas in 2009 still lingers in her voice. She said she feels like the title hasn’t changed much for her,

Local man impersonates OU employee in scam attempt Charity director uncovers hoax after investigating suspicious claims RICKY MARANON Assignment Editor

but that depends on the day. One thing that has changed is that her time now tends to be spent utilizing her new title. “My parents work in the school district where I live,” Gerber said. “I’ve been contacting teachers and offering my services.” Unlike Miss America, Miss USA pageant winners aren’t obligated to have a platform,

A No r m a n m a n i s a c c u s e d o f pretending to be an employee of the OU Athletics Department in an attempt to scam a newly formed charity. JORDAN Amber Gregg, founder and executive CHILES director of the Kelsey Briggs Foundation, said Robert Jordan Chiles offered to raise money for her organization by claiming he was working with OU head football coach Bob Stoops and former OU head football coach Barry Switzer. “He really just came out of nowhere, and started saying that he was setting up all of these fundraisers in the name of my foundation,” Gregg said. “He originally asked us for

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Continues from page 1 Other Big 12 schools, like Baylor, Texas A&M and Texas Tech, as well as Ivy League universities, including Yale and Cornell, use the program. Kloker said the online system helps the office to better manage information requests and gauge their workflow. “Right now, 165 students have requested applications to study abroad. We wouldn’t have known this before,” Kloker said. “It helps us to plan much better.” Students interested in studying abroad can visit ou.edu/ea for more information.

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Continues from page 1 but Gerber decided to create her own about the importance of health and fitness. She said she has learned from her title about the impact she can have on her communities in both Kansas and Oklahoma. “It’s definitely made me more interested in volunteering,” Gerber said. “I was in a sorority and that helps in becoming involved. “I feel more responsible about how much of an impact I have and that I want to have on my community.” Winning Miss Kansas has also made her more interested in the news. She said she tries to watch the local Kansas news, CNN

and Good Morning America whenever possible. “I’m more interested in the world outside of myself,” Gerber said. Although she was born in Kansas, Gerber said she considers herself “Sooner born and Sooner bred.” She came to OU because she liked what the university’s industrial engineering had to offer. “KU doesn’t have industrial engineering,” she said. “I found OU’s program more compatible with my personality. I was also ready for a new experience.”

REPUBLICAN WINS KENNEDY’S MASS. SENATE SEAT BOSTON — In an epic upset in liberal Massachusetts, Republican Scott Brown rode a wave of voter anger to win the U.S. Senate seat held by the late Edward M. Kennedy for nearly half a century, leaving President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul in doubt and marring the end of his first year in office. The loss by the once-favored Democrat Martha Coakley in the Democratic stronghold was a stunning embarrassment for the White House after Obama rushed to Boston on Sunday to try to save the foundering candidate. Her defeat on Tuesday signaled big political problems for the president’s party this fall when House, Senate and gubernatorial candidates are on the ballot nationwide. —AP

our letterhead so it would be easier to ask people to give money to us, but we refused because we really didn’t know who he was.” Gregg said she began to investigate Chiles and found a previous article in The Daily in which Chiles had allegedly scammed charities and written bogus checks across the state of Oklahoma. “We were a little suspicious at first, but then when he started saying he was working with Bob Stoops, Barry Switzer and Blake Shelton to put on a large concert and a golf tournament, we became a little suspicious,” she said. “He even said he had already raised $3,000 for us to print T-shirts.” Gregg said she is not sure if Chiles actually raised the money and is keeping it or if he was just trying to impress Gregg into giving him more access to the charity. “If he actually raised $3,000 for us, then that money belongs to us, not him,” Gregg said. “Just because he raised money for us, and we found him suspicious, doesn’t mean that he can keep the money that he says he raised.” As for Chiles’s claims of a golf tournament and working with Stoops, Switzer and OU Athletics, the claims are false. Kenny Mossman, OU athletics communications director, stated in an e-mail that in his entire time working for OU Athletics (10 years), the athletics department has not set up nor sponsored any form of celebrity or charity golf tournament. “Coaches Stoops and Switzer are not permitted to set up any type of tournament or fundraiser in the name of OU without permission,” Mossman stated. According to its Facebook page, The Kelsey Briggs Foundation is a nonprofit corporation based in Oklahoma and founded in memory of 2-year-old Kelsey Briggs. It works for the prevention of all forms of child abuse. Kelsey Briggs was murdered by her mother and her stepfather through multiple instances of child abuse in 2005. Gregg said she thought a recent lawsuit

filed by Lance Briggs, Kelsey’s father, against the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, attracted Chiles to her organization because of the assumption that her foundation would have money coming to them. “Ever since this lawsuit began, we’ve had crazy people come out of the woodwork wanting to talk to us about money,” Gregg said. “Chiles was the first and the one wanting to do the most action. I know he says he is trying to help, but with his reputation, he is doing more harm than good.” Gregg said Chiles attempted to use his previous position in the Oklahoma Democratic Party to try to elevate his status as an effective fundraiser, but as reported previously in The Daily, Chiles was forced to resign from his position as affirmative action chairman for the party because of allegations and charges filed against him concerning bogus check scams in the Oklahoma City gay and lesbian community. The Daily attempted to contact Chiles at his home in Norman on two occasions and by two phone numbers five times in the past four days to get his perspective, but he did not return calls, and one number was disconnected.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Traditions’ plans for renovation upset student residents Summer refurbishing will cause students to be displaced CASEY WILSON Daily Staff Writer

Planned refurbishing of several buildings in Traditions Square East will displace some students this summer. Lauren Royston, Housing and Food Services spokeswoman, said the university is refurbishing the buildings to ensure the apartments are in order and have up-to-date amenities. Some apartments in Traditions Square East were refurbished last summer. “We really do focus on continual upkeep and positive maintenance procedures,” Royston said. The students who will be displaced this summer have already received notices, she said. “By taking some time in the summer, we are able to refresh things as needed with as minimal disruption to our residents as possible,” she said. Royston said the university will aid those students who are moving by providing moving supplies through Traditions Square East’s clubhouse. “I think students absolutely appreciate the fact that we are trying to keep those apartments really fresh and polished for

them,” she said. Jasmine Walker, who lives in Traditions Square East, said she received a notice in December that her apartment is to be refurbished this summer. Walker, journalism sophomore, said she does not think her apartment needs to be refurbished, and the money used to improve the apartment could be better used to fund scholarships for students. “It all looks new to me,” Walker said. “I don’t think it’s needed. At least not yet.” Walker said she and her friends got an apartment in Traditions Square East so they would not move frequently, and she does not know where she will live once they are displaced. “I really don’t want to take up everything and move,” Walker said. KATRINA GLENN/ THE DAILY Traditions Square East resident Jessica Funk said she did not receive a notice that her apartment is to be refurbished, Current state of Traditions East apartment complex. Traditions East, and was not aware of the planned improvement to some of located on Asp Ave, is expected to go under renovation this summer. the buildings. Funk, nursing sophomore, said although it is expensive, In the future, the university plans to also refurbish Kraettli she enjoys living in Traditions Square East. Apartments, she said. Any students in Traditions Square East who have ques“We are progressively tying to make our apartment comtions about their housing should go to the clubhouse or the munities better,” she said. main housing office in Walker Center, Royston said.

Discussion raised on medical records database Interweaving database for better care of patients, as a step for health care reform CASEY PARVIN Daily Staff Writer

Electronic records could improve medical care, Dr. Brian Yeaman said Tuesday evening at the Medical Ethics and Issues Discussion Panel. Yeaman, chief medical informatics officer at Norman Regional Health System, spoke about the advantages of having an interweaving electronic database of patient medical records. He said this database could help patients receive better care. By linking all patient databases together, patient-doctor relationships would improve, he said. “We learn all that details about you, but then you have to start over,” Yeaman said.

Electronic records, however, do not replace physicians, he emphasized. “[Computers] show how to help make better decisions.” Yeaman said he hopes to see pharmacies, specialists and regular practitioners all connected via the database so patient care can be monitored. “We want to educate patients at every single step,” Yeaman said. “We are going to push more ownership back on the patients.” With an electronic collection of records linked to pharmacies, physicians would be able to see which prescriptions their patients filled. The electronic tracking of patient records is one aspect of the health care bill in the U.S. Senate right

now, Yeaman mentioned. “I don’t think that health care reform is bad, but it’s certainly going to change things,” he said. Multidisciplinary studies senior Brent Earls said he enjoyed hearing about health care reform from a professional instead of a politician. “It was cool getting to hear about health care reform that does this every day and is at the core and someone who isn’t a politician,” Earls said. Although the government is pushing for health care reform, Yeaman said a faster push for reform could mean a greater possibility for mistake. He also noted we may be pushing ahead with it too fast.

Zoology sophomore Gaurav Ghosh said the panel presents various speakers at each of their meetings, and he hadn’t really read much about electronic medical records in newspapers or magazines before. “That lecture was very future oriented,” Ghosh said. “It talked about a lot of longterm things. There are also a lot of people set in their ways, both doctors and patients, but it’s really cool to think about everything being integrated.” Yeaman completed his undergraduate degree at OU before doing his medical training at Tufts in Boston. He grew up in Norman and decided to return to practice. Yeaman also stressed the importance of pre-med students finding a mentor to ask questions. “A mentor can help you decide where to invest your time and which classes help prepare you for medical school,” Yeaman said.

POLICE REPORTS The following is a list of arrests and citations, not convictions. The information given is compiled from the Norman and OU Police Departments. At times, the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Department and the Oklahoma City FBI will contribute to these reports. All those listed are innocent until proven guilty. MUNICIPAL WARRANT Bryan Keith Breatchel, 31,

1308 Glen Oaks Ct., Monday

401 SE. 12th Ave., Monday

Joshua Adam Hitt, 21, 900 W. Boyd St., Sunday

POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA Manuel Dougherty, 19, East Lindsey Street, Sunday James Nicholas Matheson, 18, East Lindsey Street, Sunday, also possession of drug paraphernalia

Martin Bahena Martinez, 38, West Indian Hills Road, Monday Ernest Turner Morrison, 23, 3750 W. Main St., Monday John Arthur Williams, 48,

Census committee responsible for accurate count of Norman’s population Norman Mayor Cindy Rosenthal announced Tuesday her appointees to the Norman Census Complete Count Committee to support the 2010 Census. Rosenthal appointed UOSA Vice President Dewey Bartlett III and humanities district representative Shayna Daitch for census responsibilities pertaining to OU. “The committee will encourage participation to achieve a complete and accurate count of Norman’s population in 2010,” Rosenthal said in a statement. “It is important that Norman residents hear the benefits of an accurate count to Norman’s future.” Census Day is April 1. Households will receive a census form in March either by mail or in person from a census worker. College students who live away from their parents while attending college in the U.S. are counted at their oncampus or off-campus housing.

Christi Lynn Melrose, 24, East Lindsey Street, Friday

PUBLIC INTOXICATION Johnny Bernard Smith, 49, 3209 Conestoga Dr., Sunday

DISTURBING THE PEACE Bradley Vincent Taylor, 19, 2200 Classes Blvd., Sunday

Justin Leigh Summers, 34, 759 Asp Ave., Sunday

POSSESSION OF WEAPONS Ryan Patrick Noe, 32, 24th Avenue Southwest, Sunday

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Saturday, also outraging public decency

NUISANCE PARTY Austin Clark Quinten, 21, 718 Claremont Dr., Sunday

DRIVING WITHOUT A VALID DRIVER’S LICENSE Amanda Ann Dobbs, 21, East Chesapeake Street, Sunday

Tyler Matthews Steer, 28, 200 W. Boyd St.,

DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE Renee Katy Brooks, 21, 1600 Jenkins Ave., Saturday Brian Michael Belohlavy, 24, 200 E. Boyd St., Sunday

East Lindsey Street, Friday Michelle Kathleen Riceman, 26, West Robinson Street, Monday Cory Edward Graham, 23, 700 Asp Ave., Saturday

Ryan Keith Barlow, 25, Imhoff Road and Asp Avenue, Monday Henry Grady Kirkwood, 24,

Brawl on South Oval draws crowd An initial friendly encounter leads to not-so-friendly citations Two men received assualt-and-battery citations Tuesday after a fight at the CART stop on the South Oval. Students watched on the northern part of the South Oval as police cars rushed to the CART stop around 3:30 p.m. According to the two couples involved, one couple recognized the people sitting next to them as childhood friends, but the other couple did not recall a previous friendly encounter. “We were just sitting here waiting for the bus, and this man just came up and started talking to my girlfriend,” Norman resident Brian Nelson said. “I asked him to leave us alone because we didn’t know him, and he continued to talk and get

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closer to us.” Nelson said he stood up and once again asked the man to leave them alone when the man punched him in the head. The man Nelson said allegedly punched him in the head is Chris Cook, another Norman resident, but he and his wife recall the matter differently. “We had recognized the man and his girlfriend as old childhood friends who we haven’t seen in a while,” Carly Cook said. “I told my husband that I recognized her and that we should say ‘hello.’” Cook said it was when her husband got up that Nelson allegedly threw the first punch. OU Police issued citations, but both men were able to leave the scene after OU Police finished with witness testimony. -Ricky Maranon/The Daily

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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

In response to Jordan Rogers’ column ‘Dorm room halls need to be unlocked’

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Personally I’d support this, but only if it went back to the way it used to be; that is, the doors would still be locked in the evenings/at night. -TheJR

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PROFESSORS NEED TO BE MORE OPEN WITH STUDENTS Professors need to communicate with their students before classes start. If professors were more open with us before the class starts, the changing of schedules and syllabi that begin each semester may not be so hectic. We come back from the break to hear about plagiarism as though these things have changed recently. It feels as though our professors think we, their students, can’t even read the syllabi they hand us. We could have read the diversity and plagiarism policy on our own before class starts if professors had posted the syllabi on Desire to Learn or e-mailed us before the first day. We, the students of this university, could then come to the first class of the semester ready to learn. We would like all professors to be more open with their students. As things change, even over the break, tell us. Just because there’s a break it doesn’t mean we can’t communicate.

With $100 textbooks and more than 10 required books, it is important for professors to notify their students of any changes in the reading list as they happen. Failing to do so is a disservice to students. Many students buy their textbooks online and professors who change the reading lists the first day of class effectively marginalize these students. We aren’t asking for a lot. It would be easy to send emails. Professors should take this minimal effort to notify us so we don’t walk into surprises on the first day of class. They could tell us what to expect, or even assign readings so the first week isn’t wasted with information we could read directly out of the syllabus. We could begin the class by talking about the course, rather than just the syllabus and the outline. If this were to happen we could actually begin the class on the first day of class.

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Anthony Stafford is a Senior

CLASS DIFFICULTY DISCUSSION

Protect the GPA or challenge yourself? 4.0 NECESSARY FOR AMBITIOUS COLLEGE STUDENTS

A- scale. There are many great professors here at OU who use this method, challenge us, then support our 4.0s.. Then, at the end of the semester, we come out with a 4.0, excited and ready to construct the OU is big, really big, and college next semester’s obstacle course. is now a competition more than Many would call this a sad realthe pursuit of knowledge. It’s quite ity that deprives college students similar to the 100-meter dash. In today from acquiring the true acathe words of Ricky Bobby “If you demic value. This couldn’t be farain’t first, you’re last!” The race ther from the truth. Or, at least, this analogy is certainly applicable to is what we tell ourselves. the struggle to maintain a 4.0 GPA. College is an investment. We Grad schools, corporate employmust protect and care for our inJESS EDDY ers, and even our parents nowavestment. A student with a 4.0 and days look at our GPAs harder than involvement in more extracurricuI looked at myself in the mirror an lars than they can recall without hour before prom. It’s a reality, and those who deny this reality might as well their resume has maximized their investhave pulled a hamstring in warm-ups. They ment. A 3.75 maximizes someone else’s. This is the milieu of which we have been won’t run the race. Students are career-oriented. Our sights raised. We can see the finish line, the lucraare fixed on the finish line. We are calculat- tive internships, the life-changing scholing our credentials and our accomplish- arships and yes, the career. Today it is the ments in the hopes of cashing big checks. ends that justify the means. All of you professors who read this and We did not choose this path. Indeed, it are emboldened to continue to be a grade chose us. We live in a society of excess, but tougher, please continue. We’ll avoid you. we still want more. And why not? Whose And to all of you students who are on the right is it to deny us our 4.0? It certainly is not the uptight professor’s whose reading list is path to the imperfect academic record, twice the size of my hometown’s library. please continue as well. You’re maximizing And, it certainly isn’t the professors whose our investment. tests could fail Einstein. This would all be less relevant if it weren’t for the problematic nature of the grading scale today, or the lack of one. An A+ paper in one class is a C in another, and it’s our responsibility to avoid such GPA killers. This is the story of the average college experience today, and it is why we have services like Pick-A-Prof. The academic experience is an individualized experience. There is little collectivity in it, the sense that we are all in this together. It’s a dog-eat-dog world, and it is one in which success will be defined by comparison to our peers. Need I mention again the first thing looked at to size us up effectively is our GPA. “Surprise, surprise” as Gomer Pyle would say. The only problem is, we know everyone else is doing the same thing. Better get a few extracurriculars under your belt and a little networking wouldn’t hurt. One would certainly be amiss to deem this argument counteractive to the traditional, archaic reason why one goes to the university. We are indeed trying to learn, and sometimes we even enjoy it. We take classes with professors who have a grip on reality, i.e. those who utilize the A+, A, and

Jess Eddy is a political science and religious studies sophomore

EASY CLASSES SHOW THE WORST OF AMERICAN SUPERFICIALITY

class. America’s superficial culture is perpetuated by its collegiate culture. College students are the next generation to manage national and world affairs. We have the power to counter the curThat GPA is like a firstborn son rent culture, to place value back in to us students. We do everything our lives and in our education. We in our power to make it the best, need to recognize the merit in a life the greatest, the one with the most undefined by monetary success. potential. Our focus as students should not And why do we make such a be on the grade we make in a class great effort to take such great care but on what we have learned and of our GPAs? what we can do with that knowlBecause they’re going to take BROOKE MYERS edge. Challenging courses that may care of us in the long run. knock our little GPAs down a bit The problem, though, is when shouldn’t deter us from the expewe bolster our GPAs by taking rience that will inevitably teach us classes we know we’ll ace, our more than an easy class could have. GPAs shape up to be like one of those rich Evading a difficult class is excusing onekids who perfunctorily sends his parents an self from working hard and, as a result, impersonal check or just takes care of their learning more. We’re given this opportumedical bills. Well, I guess that’s America for you. nity to get an education, and we often shortAlways forgetting the important things in change ourselves from learning everything life. Money is necessary, sure, but let’s re- we can simply because more value is placed in the number rather than what the number member: it’s not everything. Americans tend to like what looks good. is supposed to indicate. That’s pretty lame. Especially if you We don’t cringe at the word superficial; it’s consider: just a feature of our culture. So we certainly a) all the people who will never be given don’t mind that an A looks pretty but, in fact, the chance to go to college, may mean very little. It might mean one of b) all the problems in this world that need two things: I took a hard class, and I worked knowledgeable people to fix them, and really hard, or I took an easy class and didn’t c) how selfish it is to take for granted have to work really hard. Measuring what we learn with a letter or something as profound as learning. Taking difficult classes allows us to exa number cheapens education. What stupand our ability to use learned knowledge dents learn in this setting urges them to do what they need to do in order to get a high- for the sake of social community, national er-paying job (since pay is sadly America’s and global betterment. This knowledge is measurement of success). Since that means where value should be placed, rather than taking the easier class to make the grade, on a letter grade or GPA (and the subsequent salary amount a high GPA often that’s what they set out to do. What we fail to recognize is reflects). Knowledge loses its potential money should not determine strength and power to bring about needed success in life. And on a micro- changes when it is used strictly to attain cosmic scale of the same princi- more money. Do unto your GPA as you would do unto ple, a grade should not determine your child. Don’t feed it everything, don’t success in a give it the easy route, and do allow it to be confronted by hard-learned lessons. And do not, whatever you do, create a spoiled brat that doesn’t have the brain to back up the good looks. Brooke Myers is a University College freshman

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Willie Warren shows frustration during Oklahoma’s basketball game against Texas A&M Tuesday in College Station, Texas.

Sooners face struggling Tigers Going into the matchup, OU has four OU looks for road win against Missouri active players averaging in double figures Tigers, losers of four straight games in scoring, and senior forward Amanda Thompson is almost averaging a doubledouble with 9.6 rebounds per game.

ANNELISE RUSSELL Daily Staff Writer

The Sooner women’s basketball team will be eager to pick up its first conference road win tonight when it visits the Missouri Tigers at 6:30 p.m. No. 13 OU will face unranked Missouri for the first time this season, with both schools looking to gain momentum early in the conference season. OU heads into the matchup coming off a big win over No. 8 Texas A&M, and Missouri is still fighting for its first conference win. The last time these two teams faced off was in Norman last season where the Sooners took the 72-59 win. This time around, the Sooners’ toughest task will be limiting the success of Missouri senior Jessra Johnson who averages 12.1 points per game this year. She finished last year leading the Tigers in rebounding (6.9 rpg) and blocks (28).

SOONER TO LOOK FOR CARLEE ROETHLISBERGER The junior forward was thrust into the spotlight earlier in the year when sophomore guard Whitney Hand went out for the season with an ACL injury. Recently, Roethlisberger has been in a scoring slump, putting up only two points against both Baylor and Missouri. OU will need her ability to shoot from behind the arc and play solid defense within a conference that many are calling the most competitive in the nation this year.

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Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010 AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- It’s good to believe in yourself, but don’t be so locked into your ideas that you turn a deaf ear to some constructive suggestions made by an associate who has your best interests in mind. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- A commercial situation could become sketchy if you lose sight of your high standards and make a wrong evaluation of an expensive investment. Wait until another day. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- No sense getting angry or becoming impatient about those things over which you have no control. The best thing to do is ride the tide until it eventually quiets down. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -You’ll be sorry if you depend on others to do things that you’re capable of doing yourself. They are likely to bungle the job altogether. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- If you’re struggling to get along with people with whom you usually have a good rapport, be tolerant of their behavior and shortcomings at this time. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Although things might start smoothly, this pleasant atmosphere isn’t likely to last. Be prepared to exert a second or even third effort just when you’re getting tired. Previous Answers

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CLEVER QUIRKS GIVE DRAMA UNIQUE CHARM The world of stamp collecting doesn’t offer a very deep pit from which to mine theatrical gold, but “Mauritius” digs deep and finds enough material of interest to fuel both its comedic and dramatic ambitions. Indeed, in a play filled with deep emotional wounds between siblings and a constant zigzag of cross and double-cross, it’s the stamps themselves that keep things interesting. Written by Theresa Rebeck, “Mauritius” is on stage now through Feb. 6 at Carpenter Square Theatre DUSTY SOMERS in Oklahoma City. OU alumna Holly McNatt leads the fiveperson cast in a performance that affirms her ability to translate her sharply savage characterizations into a modern play just as adroitly as the many period pieces she’s starred in. McNatt is Jackie, a woman broken by the recent death of her mother, and looking for some shot at redemption through a stamp collection bequeathed to her by her mom. Jackie doesn’t know anything about the stamps, but she figures they’re worth something and seeks guidance at a local shop. The proprietor, Phillip (Shane Green), isn’t interested. Fortunately for Jackie, hanger-on Dennis (Chad Alan Baker) is willing to take a look,

and finds, among other things, a set of the rarest jewels in philately — a one-penny and a two-penny stamp from the African island of Mauritius. Real-life rarities, the stamps feature a prominent printing error, and have sold for millions of dollars as a pair. Jackie is ecstatic, Phillip is skeptical and Dennis already has a potential buyer — a foul-mouthed magnate named Sterling (Todd Clark) who’s ready to make a deal, no questions asked. But before Jackie can do the deed, she has to deal with half-sister Mary (Courtney Hahne), an obnoxious thorn in Jackie’s side. “Mauritius” has shades of a comedy of errors in its quick-moving first act that revolves around the inherent mistrust underpinning every relationship in the play, while the second act shifts toward an expository-heavy caper plot where the rules of the game are never certain. Nether of these aspects are entirely convincing, weighted down by dialogue that veers between snappy and clunky, but spends more time as the latter. Structurally, this is all very familiar, but the positively fascinating stamp trivia that pervades the play touches it up with strokes of color. “Mauritius” also benefits from an engaging lead turn from McNatt, who ably lets down the harsh barriers of her character to reveal the show’s best human moments, and a strong supporting performance from

Damon Alborn’s digital group, Gorillaz. Thom Yorke, Pavement, Phoenix, Vampire Weekend, MGMT, LCD Soundsystem and many more are also slotted to appear.

Clark, who comically spews expletives, but becomes downright frightening for real in the show’s ultimate moments. Directed by Rodney Brazil, “Mauritius” features a nicely conceived set design by Brazil and Caleb Schnackenberg that divides the stage into three separate locales, allowing

for easy transitions without set changes. “Mauritius” may not be a theatrical gem, but its niche elements ensure it’s not without its unique charms.

Dusty Somers is a journalism senior.

SPRINGSTEEN, JAY-Z, URBAN JOIN HAITI TELETHON

COACHELLA HEADLINERS ANNOUNCED The headliners of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival were announced Monday. Hip-hop artist Jay-Z has been slotted to headline the festival, along with rockers Muse and

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Shane Green, Chad Alan Baker, Courtney Hahne and Holly McNatt reinact a scene from Mauritius at the Carpenter Square Theater. The play runs Jan. 15 through Feb. 6.

The festival takes place in Indio, Calif. April 16 to 18. Three-day passes are available for $269. -AP

Music stars are pledging their help for the international event, “Hope For Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief.” According to MTV Networks, Bruce Springsteen, Jay-Z, Taylor

Swift, Justin Timberlake, Keith Urban and Alicia Keys have all signed on to the two-hour event that will air at 7 p.m. on MTV, VH1, CMT, BET and a host of other television networks.

Funds raised from the event will be donated to several relief organizations, including UNICEF and Partners in Health. -AP

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DEADPOOL MERC WITH A MOUTH #7 In the seventh issue of the series, Deadpool is on a mission to return his zombie head to the “Marvel Zombies” dimension. As his journey continues, he encounters a huge problem on his way there: he keeps going to the wrong dimensions where he meets different versions of himself modeled after classic comic book stereotypes. OSI AKEN’OVA Although the series was supposed to last for only six issues, instead we get an extra double-sized issue featuring the art of multiple Deadpool artists, including the character’s creator Rob Liefeld. If you’ve been reading Merc with a Mouth and are a Deadpool fan,

JOE THE BARBARIAN #1 Grant Morrison, in his decadespanning career, has written the most shocking, eerie and creepy comic books. Even when he tries to be charming, as seen in “We3,” he still retains his warped style. But this series, which has been described as “Home Alone meets The Lord of the Rings,” might be the cutest thing he’s ever written. The book’s title character, Joe, is a kid with lots of problems; ranging from the ordinary, like getting bullied at school, to the severe, suffering from type 1 diabetes and losing his father in the Iraq war. Although Joe’s life seems bleak, he has something to look forward to. When he doesn’t take his diabetes medication, he is transported to a world inhabited by all his toys, which is controlled by an evil being that he must save them from. Sean Murphy accompanies Morrison as the artist on

the series. Murphy’s innocent animation style art works in perfect symbiosis with the book’s theme of childhood purity. This promises to be one of the best mini-series this year. Another reason to buy this book is that it’s just $1 and is running for only six issues, it’s just begging to be bought. INCORRUPTIBLE #2 Mark Waid flipped the script and created a world where a superhero goes on a rampage across the globe in “Irredemable”. Now, he does the same again in “Incorruptible.” Supervillain Max Damage, traumatized by the Plutonian’s rampage, decides to be a superhero, hence denouncing his old lifestyle and annoying his former colleagues. This might seem like a bit of a gimmick—looking at the same story from a different characters point of view— and it is, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t entertaining. I’m not saying it’s the most original comic book out there, but Waid is still able to keep readers amused with his pacing of the story and dialogue. If you enjoyed “Irredeemable,” this is a series for you.

Osi Aken’Ova is a film and video studies senior.