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Professor cuts locks for love Architecture professor Scott Williams (shown left) grew his hair out for three years before cutting it Monday and donating it to Locks of Love.

Sooners fall to Texas A&M Senior guard Danielle Robinson (shown right) scored 33 points in a losing effort Wednesday night as OU lost at home, 80-78.

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Regents bar reporter from meetings Course OU regent committee meetings not subject to Open Meeting Act, legal counsel says CHASE COOK The Oklahoma Daily

At Wednesday’s OU Board of Regents meeting OU legal counsel prohibited a Daily reporter from attending four committee meetings where public business regarding university building plans and fees were discussed.

Daily reporter Nicholas Harrison attempted to attend the audit and finance, Norman campus, Health Sciences Center campus and athletics committee meetings.

OU regents legal counsel Anil Gollahalli said the meetings were not open to the public and would not allow Harrison past the door.

Harrison said he showed Gollahalli the section of the act explaining that all committees and subcommittees are subject to public meetings.

Gollahalli said the meetings consisted of three

members and did not meet quorum, which meant there were not enough members present to make decisions, and therefore the meeting was strictly informational. “[The regents] conduct informational subcommittee meetings to allow members of the board to more fully find facts relevant to items

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ALCOHOL | SENATE TO HEAR RESOLUTION ABOUT WINE SALES

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Wine bottles adorn the shelves at 9 East Liquors. Students are hoping to find a wide selection in supermarkets soon.

Senate may allow wine in grocery stores Legislature considers joint resolution to overturn 50-year-old alcohol laws

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Music education junior Jessi Rodriguez shops for liquor in hopes of being able to purchase it in supermarket stores soon.

Current alcohol laws » Alcoholic beverages containing more than 3.2 percent alcohol can only be sold in licensed liquor stores » These beverages cannot be refrigerated » Low-point beer intended for consumption may not be sold between 2 and 6 a.m. » Sales are prohibited on Sunday, as well as other federal holidays — Source: Oklahoma Constitution and statutes

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compete with that. It will probably happen eventually, but this would be the death of more small businesses.”

Selling wine in grocery stores KATHLEEN EVANS The Oklahoma Daily might also make it harder for stores to regulate sales, Petrone The Oklahoma Senate will con- s a i d . In s ma l l l i q u o r s t o re s, sider changing state alcohol laws Petrone said they are better able to allow the sale of wine in grocery to watch out for who is purchasstores this legislative session. ing alcohol.

Current Oklahoma alcohol law Thirty-five states allow for the states wine can only be sold in li- sale of wine in grocery stores, and quor stores and not convenience in those states there is no shortor grocery stores. age of successful liquor stores, Republican senator Clark Jolley Williams said. filed a resolution proposing defi“Liquor retailers will tell you it nitions of beer, wine and spir- will put them out of business, but its to the state constitution and in Texas there are over 350 liquor making it legal to sell wine in gro- stores just in Houston,” Williams cery stores. If the joint resolution, said. “It hasn’t had the conseSJR 35, is passed, it quences people fear would go on the balit will.” lot in the November In February 2010, “It will probably 2012 election. the Senate rejected a happen eventually, “The problem is resolution proposed but this would be that the laws are exby Democratic senthe death of more ator Andrew Rice attremely complex and small businesses.” tempting to change in the [Oklahoma] Constitution, they alcohol laws and h av e t o b e v o t e d allow wine in groAARON PETRONE, on by the public,” cery stores.

OWNER OF CAMPUS said Roy Williams, Allowing wine in LIQUORS president of the grocery stores might Greater Oklahoma create more ecoCity Chamber. “The Legislature nomic development in the state can authorize a referendum, or because it would bring wholesalthe people can file an initiative ers that rely on the business, Rice petition.” said last year about his proposal.

Though Williams has not read Though the Senate rejected the the proposed resolution, he said resolution last year in committee, he supports selling wine in gro- test polls show that Oklahomans cery stores because it would be would support changes to the alconvenient for consumers. cohol laws, Williams said.

However, Aaron Petrone, owner “The current laws in Oklahoma of Campus Liquors at 800 W. are a result of laws that passed in Lindsey St., said this convenience the ’50s,” Williams said. “Our laws might negatively impact small- should be updated to match those er businesses that focus only on of our competitors.” liquor.

This was Jolley’s reasoning beBecause Petrone’s store can hind filing the resolution. only sell alcohol and grocery “Oklahoma stands out as a state stores can also sell food, it would with archaic laws as it relates to put him and other store owners at legal alcohol based products,” a competitive disadvantage. he said in an e-mail statement.

“Maybe it’s just the sad nature “These laws were a result of the of capitalism, but Norman used to mindset of Prohibition. As a rebe small grocery stores and small sult, we’ve basically created a moliquor stores,” Petrone said. “With nopoly, resulting in higher costs big retailers like Walmart, we can’t for the consumers.”

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fees now easier to read Fees kept revenue neutral due to possible tuition increase, Boren says NICHOLAS HARRISON The Oklahoma Daily

At their Wednesday meeting, the OU Regents voted to eliminate more than 1,800 coursespecific fees and establish consolidated course and program fees for each college.

President David Boren said the action the Regents took action in response to concerns about the increase of coursespecific fees in recent years.

“We have charged a laundry list in the past,” Boren said. “We are doing something else this year that has been a request of students, parents and virtually everyone.”

Under the newly adopted system students in each college will pay a flat fee of $8 to $26 per credit hour for all courses taken.

These fees are intended to cover speakers and symposia, conference and travel expenses, space renovation and other instructional and research equipment to support the college’s activities, according to the meeting agenda.

Boren said he instructed his staff to review the numbers several times to ensure the consolidated fees did not constitute an increase for students.

“This is not an increase,” Boren said. “It is revenue neutral.”

This was important, Boren said, because a tuition increase is likely this year due to the state’s budgetary situation.

“It’s probably going to be impossible to get through another year without some adjustment in mandatory fees and tuition,” Boren said.

Boren said he hopes the adjustments only constitute a single-digit percentage increase, but it was too early to make any guarantees.

The only fee increases allowed were 10 percent increases in college technology fees because they had been frozen for the past

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Fred Jones Museum to showcase new exhibit Friday A new, free exhibit titled “On The Loose” is opening this week at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. The exhibit will feature visiting Sante Fe artist Susan Contreras.

Contreras will be present at the opening and will devote the first hour to lecturing and answering questions, said Michael Bendure, museum spokesman. Students should attend because it is a special opportunity to interact with the artist, he said.

“The exhibit is a fun and playful display of original paintings,” Bendure said. “The exhibit creates surreal fun for all ages.”

The lecture begins at 6 p.m.

Friday and the opening reception is at 7 p.m.

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Today around campus » Young Choreographers’ Showcase will begin at 8 p.m. in the Reynolds Performing Arts Center. » Tickets for the Pink and Black Ball will be on sale for $15 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s main lobby. » The “Welcome Back to Science and Engineering” meeting will be 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Union’s Beaird Lounge. The event will inform students about Alpha Sigma Kappa, Women in Technical Studies and the Triangle Fraternity. » A research librarian will be available to help students with research questions 1 to 3 p.m. in Wagner Hall, Room 280. » Gail Christenson from the University of Texas, will give a lecture titled “The Chicxulub Structure: What an Impact!” from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Sarkeys Energy Center, Room A235. » A research librarian will be available to help students with research questions 1 to 3 p.m. in Wagner Hall, Room 280.

Friday, Jan. 28 » Final day to change courses from audit to credit. » Susan Contreras will guest lecture on her artwork from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. » OU Wrestling will compete against Nebraska 7 p.m. in the McCasland Field House. » Young Choreographers’ Showcase will begin 8 p.m. in the Reynolds Performing Arts Center. » The Union Programming Board will present Zen Night 7 to 9 p.m. in the Union. » The UPB will show “Morning Glory” for free at 4, 7 and 10 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. in the Union’s Meacham Auditorium.

Saturday, Jan. 29 » Track and Field against Oklahoma Christian will compete all day at John Jacobs Track and Field Complex.

that may be considered by the board in public session,” Gollahalli said.

In 1977, language was added to the Open Meeting Act requiring all committees and subcommittees comply with public access.

Former Freedom of Information Oklahoma President Joey Senat said the regents were using loopholes and cited legal precedent

» The UPB will show the movie “Morning Glory” for free at 9 p.m. in the Union’s Meacham Auditorium.

» This day in OU history

Jan. 27, 1967 Engineering beards on the way Engineering students grew beards to participate in the Engineer’s Beard Contest during Engineer’s Week.

Categories of the contest included fullest, grodiest, the best Van Dyke beard, the most unusual and the sexiest beard. Students competed for prizes totaling over $200. The purpose of the beard contest was to create student interest within the College of Engineering.

— Source: The Oklahoma Daily archives

» Corrections The Oklahoma Daily has a commitment to serve readers by providing accurate coverage and analysis.

Errors are corrected as they are identified. Readers should bring errors to The Daily’s attention for further investigation by e-mailing dailynews@ou.edu. » In Wednesday’s edition of The Daily, the number of wards in Norman were incorrectly reported.

There are eight wards.

provide information and cull options from a list based on recommendations, that would be decision making and require public meetings, Senat said.

“If what they are being told meets the criteria for executive session, then they should have gone that route,” Senat said.

Restriction issues like this come up often, current Freedom of Information Oklahoma President Bryan Dean said.

Two groups that frequently

have complaints regarding the act are law enforcement and education entities, Dean said.

Senat said the regents aren’t the only group that uses this tactic.

“When a public body does the legal equivalent of the limbo to avoid [the act’s] requirements, it doesn’t build the public’s trust or confidence in government,” Senat said. “Instead, it raises suspicion that corruption is occurring behind those closed doors.”

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two years.

Nick Hathaway, vice president for Administration and Finance, said lab fees were the only special coursespecific fees which were retained. He said there were concerns students were making a consumer choice when they took a course with a significant lab fee.

“That concern was raised during the consolidation process,” Hathaway said. “In response ... we said we would just keep the lab fees.”

NEW INTEGRITY CODE The regents also adopted a new academic integrity code modeled after peer institutions in the Big 12.

President Boren said the new process will be less adversarial, and professors will serve as witnesses instead of prosecutors.

Associate Provost Gregory Heiser said OU administration looked at the systems used by the University of Colorado, Texas A&M and Kansas State.

He said he had also been in contact with students on the Integrity Counsel and in UOSA, and that the new academic integrity code was only the first step in the process.

“There is a lot of hard work still to be done,” Heiser said.

“I’m going to have to go back to the office and start working with faculty and students on how we’re going to draft the actual procedures.”

» Official grant announcement will begin. Grant applications will then be available for download. » Men’s gymnastics will compete against Minnesota 7 p.m. in the McCasland Field House.

from the 1978 Sanders v.

Benton case, which stated subordinate entities without de facto decision-making power are not required to follow the act.

“What are the regents discussing that is so secret that the public can’t know what it is?” Senat said.

Groups smaller than the majority of a public body may meet behind closed doors to discuss public business but cannot make decisions for the board, he said.

However, if the committees

Fraternity helps, aids student organizations The Alpha Tau Omega fraternity will host their annual Peruvian and French Food Festival at 7 tonight at 1000 College Ave. The Peruvian Student Association and the French Francophone Student Association will provide a variety of French and Peruvian cuisine.

Both organizations will have booths at the festival to provide information about themselves and future events.

Alpha Tau Omega fraternity hopes to expand public knowledge regarding other cultures by continuing to host events for other student organizations, according to Sam Peyton, Alpha Tau Omega fraternity president.

“This event promotes cultures to the student body. It is also a good promotion for students to travel abroad and be able to interact with other cultures.” said Sarita Alca, Peruvian Student Association president.

The festival is free for students.

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WATER, SUSTAINABILITY President Boren also announced the formation of an OU institute aimed at understanding and managing water conservation.

The Institute for Water and Sustainability will be housed in the National Weather Center and will include the Oklahoma Water Survey, according to a press release.

“The institute seeks to bring together experts from many disciplines to understand the complexity of this precious natural resource and to provide research and data for leaders to make informed decisions regarding its conservation and use,” Boren said.

The Oklahoma Water Sur vey will be modeled after the existing Oklahoma Geological Survey and “serve as the focal point within the university to bring together experts in water research from multiple disciplines,” according to a press release.

The survey will work with state agencies and tribal governments to complete the

New Consolidated Course and Program Fees » College of Architecture — $14.50 per credit hour » College of Arts & Sciences — $12.25 per credit hour » College of Atmospheric & Geographic Sciences — $8.50 per credit hour » College of Business — $18 per credit hour » College of Earth and Energy — $10.75 per credit hour » College of Education $8 per credit hour » College of Engineering — $15 per credit hour » College of International and Area Studies — $15 per credit hour » College of Journalism and Mass Communication — $26 per credit hour » University College — $11 per credit hour » College of Fine Arts — $20.50 per credit hour

Oklahoma Comprehensive Water Plan, which outlines how to manage the state’s water resources, according to a press release.

OTHER BUSINESS Boren announced donations to OU of more than $10 million since the beginning of the year, including

the largest single gift ever given to the College of Law. The OU Regents also voted to create a College of International Studies and to begin site work for the Sooner Center student housing project on the corner of Jenkins Avenue and Lindsey Street.

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» twitter.com/OUAVA In their first meeting this year, members of the OU Animal Volunteer Alliance discussed upcoming plans to help their four-legged friends during the spring semester.

The meeting agenda included discussion of volunteer events such as a food drive for the Oklahoma City Pet Food Bank and a plan to spend a day cleaning up Lake Thunderbird in conjunction with Sooners for Ocean Security.

Members also talked about mandatory events for the semester, such as taking a tour of the Animal Resource Center in Oklahoma City and made dog toys from old T-shirts to donate to local animal shelters.

Psychology senior Shandell Nash, president of the Alliance, said the goal of the club is, “to focus on animal welfare and to have a place for students at OU to

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network and to meet other animal rescuers.”

She said education on campus is an important facet of the organization and referenced members of the group spending time in booths in the Oklahoma Memorial Union spreading the club’s message.

To become a member of the organization, students must pay a $15 fee every semester, and spend at least five hours volunteering in the community per semester.

Animal Volunteer Alliance also devotes time helping a non-profit stray cat rescue organization based out of Norman named Hands Helping Paws.

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Students make toys for dogs using T-shirts during the Animal Volunteers Alliance meeting Wednesday night in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s President’s Room. The alliance is an OU community that is dedicated to improving the lives of animals through volunteerism.

Kim Fairbanks, Alliance faculty adviser the faculty, is the President of Hands Helping Paws.

In the past, Animal Alliance volunteers “have helped Hands Helping Paws go trapping and once we get

the cats, they help transport them to and from an animal clinic, and then they help with the release,” said Fairbanks.

They have also Animal Volunteer Alliance members have also held cat food

drives for the feral cats on campus.

From 4 to 10 tonight, Johnny Carino’s Italian Restaurant, 970 Ed Noble Drive, will hold a benefit night for the club. Proceeds will go to local shelters.

Annual event honors outstanding citizens

Deadline approaches for Spring Award applications

‘Vagina Monologues’ casting to begin Saturday

The Dean’s Award for Distinguished Community Service will be given to two Oklahomans and an Oklahoma institution at 6:30 tonight during the OU College of Medicine’s 27th annual Evening of Excellence at the Wester Heritage Museum.

The College of Medicine Alumni Association sponsors the event and focuses on raising money to fund new projects for researchers.

Henry Zarrow of Tulsa will receive the Dean’s Award for Distinguished Community Service. Zarrow is the founder of Sooner Pipe and Supply and is known for his philanthropy, the Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation, Warren M. Crosby of Kansas will receive the Dean’s Award for Distinguished Medical Service.

Crosby is the retired chairman of the Obstetric and Gynecology Department, and dedicated his career to providing care for pregnant women and their infants.

The Inasmuch Foundation receives the Dean’s Award to a Distinguished Oklahoma Institution for its support and assistance in promoting the quality of medical education in the state of Oklahoma. The foundation was created by Edith K. Gaylord in 1982.

Spring Individual Campus Awards applications are due by 4 p.m. Feb. 8 in the Student Life or Leadership Development and Volunteerism offices in the Oklahoma Memorial Union.

“Leadership and Volunteerism provides educational programming and opportunities for students to make a difference in the world around them,” OU Leadership Development and Volunteerism director Rebecca Barker said. “Beyond individual academic college honors, awards and scholarships, the University of Oklahoma recognizes the accomplishments of outstanding students via campuswide recognition programs, individual awards and group awards.”

Leadership and Volunteerism coordinates two annual recognition ceremonies: the Outstanding Senior Ceremony each fall and the Campus Awards Program each spring. The department also organizes the selection process for several individual awards each semester.

Feb. 8 marks the due date for all such awards and distinctions.

Applications are available online at leadandvolunteer.ou.edu.

The Women’s Outreach Center will host auditions for the cast of “The Vagina Monologues” and “A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer“ from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Sooner Room.

According to a press release, the productions will help raise money for the V-Day charity, which fights to end violence against women.

Although “The Vagina Monologues” contains no male roles, men can participate in auditions this year because of the addition of “A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer,” organizers said.

“Usually we just do ‘The Vagina Monologues. ’ The other show allows for male performers, and we hope that will attract more men to the auditions,“ Caitlin Campbell, co-organizer of the productions, said.

Students do not need to have theatrical experience to audition.

For more information, contact the Women’s Outreach Center at woc@ou.edu.

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Rush Week to help greek houses recruit Students looking for the opportunity to get a taste of greek life can participate in fraternity Rush Week beginning Monday.

Joining a fraternity is the beginning of a new experience, said John Esche, vice president of recruitment.

Spring recruitment ends Feb. 2. Monday and Tuesday consist of formal house tours, with free time Wednesday, in which each chapter hosts an open house.

During open houses, recruits meet members and learn more about individual fraternities. These events help recruits decide the fraternity in which they feel they belong, Esche said.

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Oklahoma students to renovate state school Education majors across the state are coming together for Outreach to Teach, an opportunity for students to work together to renovate a school in Oklahoma.

Outreach to Teach is a statewide collaboration of the Student Oklahoma Education Association to clean, renovate and improve an underserved school in Oklahoma City.

“This event reminds me why I want to be a teacher and what it means to be a member of a community,” said Christine Engelbrecht, association president.

To attend this event, students must be a member of the Student Oklahoma Education Assocation.

To sign up for this event or to become a member of this organization contact Christine Engelbrecht at MissChris@ou.edu.

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Let’s fund mental health

Teach for America simply ignores incredible failures

It may be surprising, but our own Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Muskogee, has voiced support for making sure guns don’t get into the hands of mentally ill civilians.

Coburn’s remarks come after the shooting in Tucson, Arizona, which killed six people and wounded 12 others, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

Many suspect that the shooter, Jared Loughner, is suffering from mental illness. Classmates and teachers who met Loughner at Pima Community College told reporters after the shooting that they feared he might bring a gun to campus one day, and administrators even suspended him until he was cleared by a mental health professional.

Loughner was never treated and he was still able to buy a gun after evidence had proven that he posed a danger to others.

Coburn is absolutely right that there should be mechanisms in place to make sure people like Loughner receive help before they harm themselves or others, and that they

shouldn’t be able to buy guns as easily, but that’s easier said than done.

State funding for mental health services has been pushed to the side in recent years as states have had to trim budgets in the face of steep deficits.

In February, Oklahoma cut funding for mental health services by $17 million. Without the necessary funding, many people in need of mental health services end up in hospitals or prisons.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness reports that mental health services have been cut nationwide by $2 billion over the last three years.

If Coburn is serious about pursuing this issue, he’ll have to lobby states to preserve funds for mental health. Cutting these services during times of austerity has proven too lethal already.

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Bipartisan unity disguises refusal to address problems For the first time since 1913, when Woodrow Wilson began giving the State of the Union address to both houses of Congress, congressmen and senators crossed the aisle to sit with members of the other party.

While this led to tabloidesque speculation about whom certain members of Congress would ask to be their date to the State of the Union, it did cut back on the traditional spectacle of one side of the chamber giving a standing ovation while the other sits and jeers at the President.

Though, judging from the content of President Barack Obama’s speech, there was not a lot that congressional Republicans would have been enthusiastic or enraged anyway.

The bipartisan and forward-looking tone of the speech is admirable, and after the recent midterm elections it was the right direction to go. However, what is more important about the president’s speech is what he didn’t say.

For those outside the mainstream or focused on the long-term problems facing our country, this State of the Union and the official Republican response did nothing to allay fears that our political parties are really no different from one another and do not have the political will to propose unpopular but necessary solutions.

As is Obama’s style, the speech was long on rhetoric and short on specific policy prescriptions, and what policies were included are marginal at best, though refreshingly bipartisan.

Obama proposed to freeze annual discretionary spending (a proposal seemingly at odds with the call to increase investment in research, infrastructure and education) to save $400 billion over 10 years. For reference, the CBO has estimated the national debt will grow by close to $7 trillion over the next 10 years.

Also included were proposals to rein in costs from medical malpractice lawsuits, lower the corporate tax rate while getting rid of exemptions and loopholes, simplify the individual tax code, reorganize the

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bureaucracy and eliminate earmark spending. All of these are good ideas, but considerably more is needed to address the looming entitlement crisis.

At the current rate, Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security will grow to consume more than 18 percent of the gross domestic product in 2050, which is historically the amount that the federal government can collect in taxes. The cost of defense, education, infrastructure, servicing the national debt and everything else will be added to the deficit.

people who have been promised benefits to keep them out of genuine hardship.

This omission is to be expected from the president, but more surprisingly, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., did not capitalize on the opportunity to pitch the specifics of his Roadmap for America’s Future in the official Republican response, opting instead for a much more vague (and politically safe) alternative.

Ryan did identify the challenge of exploding debt, but did not even mention Medicare or Social Security — much less his plans for refor ming the programs.

It may be more comfortable to Ryan has become listen to optimistic predictions known in the past several years as the ... but it is disconcerting that expert on the budget even those political leaders who had previously raised red in Congress and has proposed reforms that flags about the sustainability would partially privaof our entitlement programs tize Social Security for have chosen to be silent.” younger workers and replace Medicare with a voucher program.

Obama said he is “willRyan could have shown ing to eliminate whatever initiative and leadership we can honestly afford to by responding to the vague do without,” but whatever is plan offered by Obama cut must be “excess weight.” with a detailed and specific This is either ignorant or Republican plan going into dishonest. the new congressional sesOf course the government sion but instead left Obama wastes money here and in rhetorical control of the there, but what truly threat- debate. ens our public finances is Rep. Michele Bachmann’s entitlement spending on tea party response was no

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better (though strangely entertaining as she stared at the wrong camera for the entirety of the speech). Instead of looking to the future, Bachmann focused almost exclusively on past debates over stimulus spending and health care reform.

It may be more comfortable to listen to optimistic predictions that we can get back on track as a nation by trimming the fat off the budget and improving poorly performing schools, but it is disconcerting that even those political leaders who had previously raised red flags about the sustainability of our entitlement programs have chosen to be silent when given the chance to reach a mass audience.

It will be necessary to address these concerns, sooner rather than later. Yesterday’s round of speeches did not inspire confidence that this will happen.

— Patrick O’Bryan, economics and letters sophomore

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Editor’s note: This column is in response to Brett Stidham’s Wednesday guest column, “Teach for America inspires.”

I have written multiple times now attemptSTAFF COLUMN MN ing to expose Teach for America/Awhile for the failure that it is.

Matt Bruenig nig It is possible to write at length on the failures of the program, but I will try to be short here and skim the surface of three serious problems.

First, the program is a basic failure in its own aim of improving student achievement. The largest study todate on the organization, a six-year Stanford study involving 4,400 teachers and 132,000 students, showed that students taught by Teach for America teachers performed worse on all six tests than students taught by certified teachers.

This study is curiously missing from the program’s website’s list of studies, but even those listed on its website are mixed and show mediocre improvement at best.

For instance, it cites a Mathematica Policy Research study that indicates how great the program does. But when you look at the study, it tested two things: reading and math. On reading, Teach for America teachers performed statistically the same as non-TFA teachers.

On math, students of TFA teachers received scores of 30.44 — 2.43 points higher than non-TFA teachers whose students scored at 28.01.

No difference in reading, a trivial-at-best increase in math — I can see the achievement gap closing before my ver y eyes. And remember, Because TFA this is on TFA’s own selected teachers are so list of studies! cheap, these S e c o n d , T FA o p e r a t e s under the bad school hypothbetter, moreesis of the achievement gap. committed See, we all know poor people teachers get do worse in school than rich pushed aside people. TFA’s causal explanain some poorer tion for this is there is somedistricts looking thing on the school-side, specifically teachers, that is to to save money. blame. Thus, it takes the most I am sure this sensible approach under that will have a hypothesis: putting recent glorious impact college graduates with no exon long-term perience and minor training in the most challenging classeducational rooms in the country. achievement.”

This would make no sense even under the bad school hypothesis but makes even less sense when you realize the bad school hypothesis is itself unsupported.

TFA’s own failure, the failure of charter schools (twice as many do worse than do better), studies that show, when controlled for economic class, even students of elite private schools do about the same as those in public schools, and studies that show that, past a certain point, achievement does not increase with increased funding — all point to the fact that it is not primarily bad schools that are at issue.

What is at issue then? The most supported explanation I can see is poor people do worse because they live like poor people live. That is, their parents are often out of the house, maybe working multiple jobs.

Their parents are not as educated, which make them less able to reinforce lessons. They get worse nutrition; they live in worse housing; they are inundated with negative neighborhood effects like drugs, crime and violence.

I could go on and on. If I am correct in saying these are primarily the cause of the achievement gap, then Teach For America does a good job of avoiding the root problem altogether, explaining its spectacular failure thus far.

Third, in the process of failing, TFA also displaces real teachers, who do as well as or better than TFA teachers and who will Teach For Life instead of Teach For Awhile. Because TFA teachers are so cheap, these better, more-committed teachers get pushed aside in some poorer districts looking to save money. I am sure this will have a glorious impact on long-term educational achievement.

If anyone did the most superficial research on the organization, it would be clear that it is a joke. But of course, this won’t stop people who are attracted to useless, ineffective organizations with importantsounding names in college (you know, like “Student Congress”) to continue to pursue similar organizations after graduation.

— Matt Bruenig, philosophy senior

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UOSA has potential to excel For many students, anything UOSA related STAFF COLUMN UMN is unfamiliar territory.

It’s no secret most stuMariah dents have not attendNajmuddin in ed a meeting or even bothered to vote in an election. Only 6 percent of the Norman campus showed up to the polls this past November, according to the 2010 OU factbook.

Though participation in UOSA is low and morale is, for the most part, nonexistent, we must acknowledge UOSA for their efforts.

Not yet the unsung hero, UOSA has began making relevant and tangible changes on the OU campus. For starters, the UOSA executive branch plans to add more electrical outlets in the Bizzell Memorial Library.

Although this may seem unimportant and not life changing, this will certainly make life just a tad easier when studying or writing papers in the library. Stressing about laptops dying has just become one less worry for the overwhelmed studier. I cannot say UOSA is on the brink of greatness, but my hat goes off to them for trying to make things just a little more convenient.

If that is not satiable, UOSA also is working on increasing the number of rentable laptops. We all realize how essential Internet access, Microsoft Office and even iTunes has become for our generation. From homework to Facebook, it’s hard to imagine not having a laptop. However, for some, laptops

are no longer a necessity when coupled with the costs of tuition, books and housing.

UOSA is working on increasing the number of rentals by five laptops. Additionally, UOSA hopes to continue to extend the 48-hour program by sponsorships from local businesses.

The program, which is already free, can only get better from this point.

I concede the fact that this will not greatly impact the majority of OU students, but I think if anything this should testify to the fact that UOSA is finally doing something right.

However redeeming these gestures are, the truth is this is, not even close to enough. UOSA’s biggest disappointment still remains, student involvement.

Because of this, it’s hard to distinguish whether or not UOSA’s failure to make significant impacts on campus is due to being out of touch with students or some preconceived standard that we’ve unknowingly set too high.

At campuses across the nation, including our rivals in Stillwater, university student governments are making huge efforts to inform their students about pressing issues on campus while still making a difference.

At Oklahoma State University, for instance, an ongoing campaign to better the environment has students competing for their plans on “going green” to be implemented campuswide. Not only is this a great cause to support, but also it

yields an opportunity to directly involve the student body.

UOSA should take note from the Oklahoma State Student Government Association and use its ideas to fuel its causes. By promoting awareness in a more effective way, student activity and the general desire to do something will surely go up.

We cannot rest on the generosity of Norman businesses alone. UOSA should focus more on using the workforce it already has: the student body.

If they show a genuine interest in students, we may be more inclined to return the favor.

This is not just a pat on the back for UOSA or even a slap on the wrist, but a challenge to continue to do things worthy of admiration. This may be just a small step, but at least it’s a step. The sphere of influence that UOSA holds should be used to go beyond electrical outlets and laptop rentals. By encouraging students to get involved in more innovative ways, UOSA will finally have the man power to do something worthy of greatness. I am looking forward to unprecedented things from UOSA in the up and coming years.

To those at UOSA consider this is a call to outdo yourselves and your predecessors, not just a common accolade.

›››› Sooner Sampler: What did you think about the president’s State of the Union address?

“I didn’t watch it, but I heard it was about cutting costs … If Obama is thinking about cutting down costs, I think that’d be a good thing because you’re saving money.”

— BERNARD ADDO, FILM AND VIDEO STUDIES SOPHOMORE

“I thought it was a good moderate speech. [Obama] made a lot of good points, and it was clear he was really trying to fire up voters in the same fashion that they were in 2008.”

— KATY BENG, ZOOLOGY SOPHOMORE

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Republican rule threatens education Single-party rule can be a cesspool of political extremism. mass layoffs the schools Without the natural restraints offered by the checks and bal- have felt these past two ances of the American model for government, there is little years, it will not take too STAFF COLUMN UMN to stop the political party in power from doing whatever it many more to destroy any wants. chance the schools have of Tom Taylor or This is a lesson Oklahoma residents are about to learn. being staffed with the perFor the first time in the state’s history, the Republican Party sonnel necessary to fulfill controls Oklahoma’s Governor’s Mansion and bicameral their mission statements.

Legislature.

To cripple the financial stability of our public schools even Take a glimpse at the bills filed for the next legislative ses- further, we have SB 173. If passed into law, this bill would sion, and you can see how extreme this session will likely be. allow college students to attend remedial education classes Just look at the issue of education. free of charge. While that sounds great for people who require The first bill filed in the Oklahoma House of Representatives such classes, it comes at a great cost to our public schools.

(HB 1001) is the Religious Viewpoints Anti-Discrimination As you know, nothing in life is really free. With that in Act. If passed into law (which it will be), Oklahoma public mind, the legislation calls for sending the bill for remedial schools will be required to create a volunteer speakers pool, classes to the school districts from which the remedial stucomprised of certain eligible students, dents graduated. with the sole purpose of empowering In theory, I can understand the these students to speak of religious reasoning behind this. However, the As you know, nothing in life matters during the morning announcebill calls for penalizing cash strapped is really free. With that in ments, school assemblies and other schools and the current students in mind, the legislation calls for school functions. those schools. Academic success or sending the bill for remedial In addition, HB 1001 will allow stufailure depends on the student as classes to the school districts much, if not more so, than it does the dents to give religious answers on classroom assignments without fear school systems. If a student does not from which the remedial of being “penalized or rewarded on acwish to put forth any effort, nothing the students graduated.” count of religious content.” Under such school does can change this. legislation, Oklahoma schools could If a student does the minimal see the word “God” become the correct answer to the ques- amount of learning necessary to pass all of his or her classes tion, “What is the large, white, round, heavenly object that with Cs and Ds, finds a college or university willing to take controls the oceans’ tides?” them, which discovers he or she requires remedial educaThis will be really popular in Oklahoma until the first time tion classes, why should a high school be penalized when it a student mentions the words “Allah” or “Goddess” at a high tried to teach the student more than he or she was willing to school football game. learn?

HB 1029, the “Parental Choice in Education Act,” creates a Many Republican Party activists have long hated America’s “scholarship” program that looks identical to a school vouch- public school system. In practice, it is a taxpayer provided er program. service offered to everyone regardless of any individual abilSchool vouchers are essentially the philosophical white ity to pay. In other words, it is socialistic in nature. This is why flag declaring defeat in America’s dream of offering a qual- the Republican Party constantly attacks the public school ity public school education to every child. Instead of fixing system and why it constantly tries to find ways to shift stuwhat is wrong with our public schools, vouchers call for a re- dents away from public schools. treat from the public schools, and they provide the resourcWhen campaigning, every Republican legislator in es for mass migration into private schools. Those resources Oklahoma runs on the position that schools should be lowill be paid for by stripping tax dollars away from our public cally controlled. Judging from these three bills, Republicans schools. have already violated this philosophy and are replacing it During the past two years, the recession has caused public with state mandates that tell school boards the state legislaschool budgets to tighten to the point they resemble hang- ture knows more than our local school systems about what is man’s nooses more than they do the fiscal balance sheets of best for Oklahoma students. public institutions, and school vouchers create a proverbial platform from which to hang those nooses.

— Tom Taylor, With school budgets already so tight, public schools could political science graduate be forced to terminate one teacher for every nine students that were given scholarships to leave the school. With the Comment on this column at OUDaily.com

“I think that he’s doing a good job so far, given the circumstances with the war and the economy.”

— MOLLY RAMBACH, PUBLIC RELATIONS SENIOR

“I am a Republican, but I still have to say that Obama’s speech was inspirational … it made me remember how America has the best government in the world.”

— JARED BOWIE, BUSINESS MARKETING JUNIOR

“There was a lot of talk … I think he could accomplish what he said if he were in office 15 years.”

— KHABBAB AMIN, ZOOLOGY SENIOR

“I think that he said a lot of things [Tuesday] night that should kind of galvanize young people into being more supportive of him.”

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1 WORLD NEWS BRIEFS 1. Santiago, Chile

Officials looking forward to Obama visit, energy top priority Chile’s government plans to put renewable and nuclear energy at the top of the agenda when President Barack Obama visits, the country’s foreign minister said Wednesday.

“For us it’s tremendously important, this visit, because the United States is the most powerful in the world,” Alfredo Moreno said after Obama announced in his State of the Union address that he would visit Chile in March, along with Brazil and El Salvador. ___

2. Bucharest, Romania

Five U.S. service members allegedly assaulted at night club A prosecutor says two Romanian men are being investigated for allegedly assaulting five U.S. service members at a nightclub in Bucharest.

Ion Sandu David, the owner of the Stars Night club, and Razvan Marius Mosteanu are accused of doing that when their victims claimed they were overcharged and refused to pay their bills. ___

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Lawmakers roll back on tough post-9/11 terror laws Britain on Wednesday overturned some of its most unpopular anti-terrorism measures imposed after the Sept.

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Home Secretary Theresa May told lawmakers she had overhauled draconian powers which were “out of step with other Western democracies,” but acknowledged stringent curbs were still needed to curtail a small number of extremists. ___

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Afghan president reluctantly inaugurates new parliament President Hamid Karzai criticized the international community Wednesday for meddling in Afghanistan’s elections as he reluctantly swore in a new parliament.

Having barely averted a standoff with lawmakers that threatened to turn into a constitutional crisis, Karzai reminded them that ongoing vote fraud investigations mean many of their seats are still uncertain. ___

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Strong Quake hits western Indonesia, no injuries reported

MANITOWOC, Wis. — President Barack Obama campaigned vigorously for his revamped economic message Wednesday, warning that other countries have been grasping for first place in the global marketplace as the U.S. fell down.

The president delivered the argument in Wisconsin, a state that will be critical to his re-election prospects, a day after a State of the Union address where he contended that the U.S. has to step up its spending on innovation and infrastructure in order to compete globally and create jobs at home.

The president said that while China invested in clean energy technologies, “we fell down on the job. We weren’t moving as fast as we should have.”

“We’re going to need to go all in. We’re going to need to get serious about winning the future,” Obama said during a stop at Orion Energy Systems, a power technology company in the small town of Manitowoc.

Obama showcased Orion as a leader in solar power and energy efficient technology, the kind of technologies the president argues are key for America’s future competitiveness.

The president is calling for a new Sputnik moment, like

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President Barack Obama, accompanied by Orion Energy Systems founder and CEO Neal Verfuerth, center, greets a worker at the company Wednesday in Manitowoc, Wis. Orion Energy Systems makes high-efficiency lighting and renewable solar technology for businesses.

the one in the 1950s when the Soviet Union beat the U.S. by sending a satellite into space — spurring the U.S. to pour money into science and technology programs and eventually make it to the moon.

The challenge resonated in Manitowoc, a small city on the shores of Lake Michigan known best as the place where a 20-pound chunk of the Sputnik satellite crashed in 1962, an event marked by an annual “Sputnikfest.”

Obama insisted he hadn’t known of the Sputnik connection when he picked Manitowoc as the first audience for the themes of competitiveness and innovation he will push through his 2012 re-election campaign. But it gave him a fitting backdrop.

“It was part of a satellite called Sputnik that landed right here and that set the Space Race in motion,” Obama said.

“So I want to say to you

today that it’s here, more than 50 years later, that the race for the 21st Century will be won.”

In his State of the Union Obama set a new goal of ensuring that by 2035, 80 percent of America’s electricity comes from clean energy sources, though he defined those sources to include clean coal and nuclear, a definition not embraced by many environmentalists.

— AP

AT&T keeps data-plan switch under wraps Loop hole in contracts allow users to switch back to unlimited data plans for NEW YORK — Verizon Wireless will start offering the iPhone on Feb. 10 with the condition that AT&T Inc. no longer offers to new subscribers: a plan with unlimited data usage.

The Associated Press has learned that some AT&T iPhone users on limited plans won’t need to move to Verizon for all-you-can-eat data.

In an unadvertised loophole, AT&T has allowed subscribers who have had an unlimited data plan in the past to switch back. That includes anyone who had an iPhone before June, when the limited plans took effect.

Jose Argumedo, of Brentwood, N.Y., says he and a fr iend were switched to an unlimited plan recently after they called AT&T’s customer service. Both have iPhone 4s, and previously had earlier iPhone models.

AT&T spokesman Mark Siegel wouldn’t confirm the option to

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A customer tries out an Apple iPhone 4 at an AT&T store Tuesday in Palo Alto, Calif.

Verizon Wireless announced Tuesday it will begin selling the iPhone 4 on Feb. 10. return to an unlimited plan.

“We handle customers and their situations individually, and we’re not going to discuss specifics,” he said.

The company has allowed iPhone and smart-phone users with unlimited-data plans to keep them when

upgrading directly to a new phone.

It’s the option to return to an unlimited plan after going limited that’s been secret.

Another iPhone subscriber on a limited plan called AT&T to see if he could switch to the unlimited one, but was told he couldn’t because he hadn’t previously had the unlimited data plan.

The unlimited plan costs $30 per month. There are two limited plans: one that provides 200 megabytes of data for $15 per month, and another that provides 2 gigabytes of data for $25 per month.

Above that limit, every gigabyte costs $10.

Two gigabytes of data per month is more than enough for most people.

Argumedo, 23, said he used 4 to 8 gigabytes per month, because he uses video and audio streaming services such as Pandora.

He said AT&T restored the unlimited plan after he threatened to go to Verizon.

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A strong earthquake has hit waters off western Indonesia, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

The U.S. Geological Survey said Wednesday night’s quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.1.

It struck off Simeulue, an island Sumatra’s western coast, at a depth of 17 miles.

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Put aside rivalry, respect lost Cowboys

Robinson scores 33 in losing effort, Sooners drop first Big 12 contest ANNELISE RUSSELL The Oklahoma Daily

OU had a chance and a final possession, but the Sooners are now 5-1 in the Big 12 after an 80-78 loss to Texas A&M on Wednesday.

Senior guard Danielle Robinson had 33 points for the Sooners, but 21 secondhalf points weren’t enough.

It was a mess of fouls early, with senior forward Ca r l e e R o e t h l i s b e r g e r, Robinson and sophomore center Joanna McFarland picking up two fouls each and returning to the bench.

Despite the fouls, Oklahoma picked up a lead, 11-10, and OU held on midway through the half, but that was the last time the Sooners led in the half.

Texas A&M reclaimed the advantage, 24-23, with less than 10 minutes to play and pushed the lead to 26-23 off a blocked shot, forcing a Sooner time out.

Three Sooner starters — Robinson, Roethlisberger and freshman guard Aaryn E l l e n b e r g — re t u r n e d , but Texas A&M was not phased.

The Aggies’ senior forward Danielle Adams punished the Sooners for 21 first-half points, leading Texas A&M into halftime

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Senior guard Danielle Robinson (13) drives to the basket in OU’s 80-78 loss to Texas A&M on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011, in Norman. Robinson scored 33 points in a losing effort. with a 47-34 lead.

Out of the half, the Sooners cut the lead to single-digits, 47-41, in two minutes.

An Ellenberg steal on the next possession resulted in free throws, further slicing the Aggie lead to four, but within minutes it swelled back to 11, 54-43.

That was when Robinson decided to put the Sooners on her back.

The senior leader started etching away at the Aggies’ lead bucket by bucket, and

with 8:21 remaining, she had brought the Sooners back within one, 63-62.

Roethlisberger tied it at 65-65 on the following possession.

With 5:21 to play, sophomore Whitney Hand put the Sooners ahead 71-69, the Sooners’ first lead since 9:42 left in the first half.

Neither team could seal the win, and with 1:15 to play, Texas A&M tied the game, 78-78.

OU had a chance to take the lead at the free-throw

line, but a missed free throw

by Robinson left the Aggies 30 seconds and chance to take the lead.

Adams of Texas A&M, who finished the game with 31 points, picked up a key rebound, drew the foul and sunk the two free throws.

OU had seven seconds to respond, but the Sooners never got a clear shot.

OU’s schedule does not get much easier from here as they travel to Stillwater on Saturday for Bedlam.

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Early fouls bench starters, disrupt offensive output of both teams The final-second shots ultimately determined the two-point win for Texas A&M on Wednesday night, but the early fouls are what cost OU an early 13-point deficit by halftime that could have changed the game’s outcome.

OU needed help from the bench through much of the first half after three starters got into early foul trouble.

Senior guard Danielle Robinson, senior forward Carlee Roethlisberger and sophomore center Joanna McFarland collected two fouls each during the first nine minutes of the game.

Both Robinson and Roethlisberger were benched within the first five minutes of action.

The Aggies also found themselves in foul trouble in the second half of action.

Texas A&M senior post Danielle Adams collected her fourth foul with 30 seconds left in the game, sending Robinson to the

line for a one-and-one attempt with the game tied at 78.

Robinson missed the opportunity to put the Sooners up, while sophomore forward Lyndsey Cloman’s foul on Adams at the other end resulted in a two-point swing for A&M. With the clock winding down, OU couldn’t get the final foul the team needed as Robinson sprinted coast-to-coast to attempt the last-second shot.

Both teams ended the night with 19 fouls. A&M had three players with four fouls each, while the Sooners finished with five players who had three or more fouls.

Quotable “I’ve had the opportunity to take the last shot many times.

I knew changing sides of the floor was definitely going to keep them off balance, and I think I got a good look, but it just didn’t go in.” —Senior guard Danielle Robinson —Tobi Neidy and Annelise Russell/The Daily

On Jan. 27, 2001, the Oklahoma men’s basSTAFF COLUMN LUMN ketball team dismantled Nebraska, 77-66, two Tobi Neidy dy days after upsetting thenNo. 20 Texas, 75-68, both in front of rowdy crowds in Lloyd Noble Center.

The atmosphere was electrifying, courtesy of J.R. Raymond, who scored a career-high 25 points against the Huskers and 21 points against the Longhorns.

The 6-foot-2-inch guard’s performance through the two-game stretch earned Raymond conference player of the week honors the following Monday.

But for in-state rival Oklahoma State, Jan. 27 couldn’t have been more devastating.

Not many OSU fans remember the score of the Cowboys’ loss to Colorado that afternoon. Instead, they remember the overwhelming loss of 10 members of the Cowboy family that evening.

Three planes took off from Jefferson County Airport in Boulder, Colo., and only two made it to Stillwater. OSU players Nate Fleming and Dan Lawson, play-by-play announcer Bill Teegins, radio engineer Kendall Durgey, media relations coordinator Will Hancock, director of basketball operations Pat Noyes, trainer Brian Luinstra, manager Jared Weiberg, pilot Denver Mills and co-pilot Bjorn Falistrom all perished in the 2001 plane crash near Strasburg, Colo.

It’s the OU women’s turn to travel to a very somber Stillwater during this time of year. Oklahoma coach Sherri Coale and her Sooners will travel up I-35 for a noon tipoff Saturday against the Cowgirls.

For Bedlam-hungry fans making the trip, don’t just go to support your team — take some time to remember the 10 who died and showed every sports family just how fragile life is.

If you’re near the OSU library on Jan. 27, listen for the bells at 6:37 p.m. — the time of the crash — and send your thoughts to those who lost their loved ones exactly one decade ago.

If you’re going to the women’s matchup, don’t forget to check out the memorial in Gallagher-Iba Arena.

But most importantly, no matter where you are, be that shoulder for all members of the orange and black family to lean on this weekend.

As Sooners, we have the opportunity to extend a hand during a time of remembrance to our Bedlam rivals, something we typically look past at other moments during the sports calendar.

OSU experienced one of its darkest days that January evening, and the grieving hasn’t finished just because the decade changes.

Cowboys, Sooners, crimson or orange: This is the time to bond together and reflect. Never forgetting what happened is the best memorial we can give to those 10 members of OSU athletics and their families.

If a rivalry can clash two teams together in such a manner, then let human sympathy transcend the fierce competition this weekend.

—Tobi Neidy, public relations senior

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Carter earns Wooden award Senior safety receives student-athlete honors for community service DAILY STAFF REPORTS The Oklahoma Daily

Oklahoma senior safety Quinton Carter won the seventh annual Wooden Citizen Cup, the athletic department announced Wednesday.

Carter is the second Sooner to win the award, joining 2003 cross country runner Jackie Dubois.

Former OU football players Jacob Gutierrez (2003) and Carl Pendleton (2007) were finalists for the award.

The cup is presented in honor of UCLA basketball coaching legend John Wooden and recognizes student-athletes who exhibit high character and make the greatest difference in the lives of others.

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Senior safety Quinton Carter (20) closes in on a Colorado running back in OU’s 43-10 win Oct. 30 in Norman.

The Las Vegas native has stayed involved in the OU community, including work with the SOUL Organization, Norman Kindercare, the

Oklahoma City Marathon, the University Center for Student Advancement and the OU Black Graduate Student Association.

Robinson named finalist for Senior CLASS award Oklahoma senior guard Danielle Robinson was listed as a finalist for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award in women’s basketball, the committee announced Wednesday.

Danielle The award recognizes Robinson an NCAA Division 1 senior student-athlete who has made a positive impact as a leader in his or her community.

Former Sooner Courtney Paris was a recipient of the award in 2009.

The fan vote makes up a third of the final voting. Fans interested in voting for Robinson can vote on the Senior CLASS Award website through March 20.

The winner will be announced during the NCAA Women’s Final Four in Indianapolis this March.

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OU gymnast receives weekly conference honors Oklahoma sophomore gymnast Jacob Dalton was named Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Gymnast of the Week, the conference announced Wednesday.

He also was named the College Gymnastics Association’s National Gymnast of the Week on Wednesday.

This is the third time Dalton has earned conference honors and the first time a Sooner has been honored this season.

The Reno, Nev., native won back-toback all-around titles Jan. 15 at the Rocky Mountain Open and again Saturday against No. 8 Ohio State.

Dalton also broke the OU program record for vault with a 16.550, besting current teammate Steven Legendre’s 16.500 mark.

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RJ Young, life & arts editor dailyent@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-5189

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Uniforms — not all that bad

For seven years of my young adult life I was unable to choose what I got to wear.

I was bound to a few clothing choices everyday. If I didn’t abide, I’d get punished.

Maybe I’m being somewhat melodramatic, but going to a private school for most of my scholastic career really stunted me somewhere somewhe along the line.

In a private school, teachers taught me m how to write the perfect five-paragraph essay, how to use the Pythagorean theorem and how h to speak the “dead” language Latin. What they couldn’t teach me was how to dress my myself everyday, because now I don’t have the comfort of a uniform waiting for me every morning morn before class.

The components of the outfit were simple: si button-down shirt, plaid skirt, crew socks and penny loafers. The biggest choice I had ha to make was what color shirt to wear that day.

Each year I spent less and less time getting ready for the day, practically perfecting the ten-minute, dress-and-go routine by senior year. I could sleep in knowing I didn’t have to worry about how I looked amongst amo the crowd because we all blended into a sea of khaki and pastels.

Now I’m in college at a public publ university where I could wear a bikini to class and there’s no one there to give giv me detention. I thought that would be liberating after all the years I spent wearing a wool-blend, plaid nightmare and getting scolded for the corner of my shirt being out of place.

This is where the problem p comes in. The fact that I could actually wear a bikini to class lef left the closet door swinging wide open. The options were limitless.

Obviously, Obviously swimwear to class wasn’t really a part of my struggle. I’m pretty sure there’s an unwritten rule about that some somewhere.

N Nevertheless, it wasn’t as easy a transition as I had h hoped for. Every morning before class, I spent thirty minutes picking out what T-shirt to wear.

That is not an exaggeration. Apparently, I thought everyone I saw walking in the South Oval would be judging me based on whether I wore the grey or the crimson OU shirt that day.

I was that five-year old in the cereal aisle, trying to pick the best option amongst dozens of choices.

It’s not a life-altering decision, but at the time, it felt like it just might be the end of the world if I selected the wrong one.

Life was sso much easier when the bulk of my morning wasn’t spent worrying about how I looked. Honestly, I wouldn’t mind hava ing a uniform in college. co protests now. Students everywhere would be outraged I can see the prot that they’d have to llook like everyone else. time, I too, was one of those who thought uniforms were Once upon a time cutting off my self-expression at the knees, but now I see cotton prisons, cutti equalizer. them as an equalize I know we won’t be b adopting a stricter dress-code anytime soon, that purpose of this being a public university. But I can would defeat the p dream, can’t I? what I learned — academically — while at my private I am thankful for w alma mater, and I am even thankful for the fact that I didn’t have to pick out my clothes.

But when you see tthe girl dressed awkwardly with mismatched socks just know that she didn’t get dressed in the dark. She and a terrible outfit, ju private school. probably just went to p — Margo Basse, professional writing soph sophomore

OKC native Graham Colton to play Coach’s As part of his pre-tour “mini Oklahoma run” 29year-old Graham Colton, a singer-songwriter from Oklahoma City, will play a full-band show tonight at Coach’s Brewhouse.

The Heritage Hall graduate rose to fame while studying at S outhern Methodist University in Dallas and has toured with John Mayer, Counting Crows, Dave Matthews Band and Maroon 5.

WHAT: Graham Colton Colton has enjoyed with opener Sherree some time off in Oklahoma Chamberlain City and is playing shows in the metro area beWHEN: Doors open fore hitting the road in at 7:30 tonight February for a full-band tour.

WHERE: Coach’s, “My friends and fam110 Main St. ily are here so it is a great place to take a breath, off PRICE: $10 cover the road,” Colton said.

Some shows are solo, INFO: Show is all ages while others are with a full band, but all are different, Colton said.

“Every show for me is unique,” Colton said. “I feel like I can remember every single one.”

Though Colton considers himself a solo artist, he said the band members are close friends from Oklahoma who were involved with writing the songs.

“I made the new album with my band members and that definitely gives the on-stage live performance a new layer,” Colton said. “They’re actually involved. They’ve made the music with me.”

Colton said he hopes tonight’s full band show is loud and with standing room only.

If you go

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ONLINE AT OUDAILY.COM » Video: Graham Colton discusses why he loves Oklahoma and how he stays in touch with fans through social networking

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friday, jan. 28 cont’d.

Intramural Update | Pre-season basketball tournament begins today!

Visit www.ou.edu/far for bracket information. For more information, visit recservices.ou.edu or call Jonathan Dewhirst, (405) 325-3053.

Zen Nite | 7-9 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union Food Court. Ease in to a new semester with free massages, quick hair trims and styles, aroma therapy, paraffin wax hand dips, FREE sushi and smoothies and more at the Union Programming Board’s relaxing Zen Nite. There’s ALWAYS SOMETHING at the union, www.ou.edu/upb.

Student Success Series: Rising from Fall Mistakes | 3-4 p.m. in Wagner Hall, room 245. Presented by University College.

Free Movie: “Ghost Bird” | 7 p.m. at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History. “Ghost Bird,” is a feature length documentary about an extinct giant woodpecker, a small town in Arkansas hoping to reverse its misfortunes, and the tireless odyssey of the bird-watchers and scientists searching for the Holy Grail of birds: the elusive Ivory-billed woodpecker. A discussion following the film will be led by Dr. Michael Patten, OU Biological Survey and Sutton Avian Research Center.

Young Choreographers’ Showcase | 8 p.m. in the Reynolds Performing Arts Center. Please call the Fine Arts Box Office for ticket information, (405) 325-4101.

Wrestling: OU vs. Nebraska | 7p.m. at the McCasland Field House. Admission is free with a valid OU student ID. Young Choreographers’ Showcase | 8 p.m. in the Reynolds Performing Arts Center. Please call the Fine Arts Box Office for ticket information, (405) 325-4101. saturday, jan. 29 Susan Contreras: On the Loose | This exhibition shows the diversity and creativity of Susan Contreras, how she gets her inspiration from the animal kingdom and keeps her sense of humor in realizing beautiful and colorful works of art. Her sensitivity speaks to adults and children while establishing a nice dialogue with students. Several of the very large canvases have been utilized specifically to fit the Sandy Bell Gallery at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. The exhibition will be on display through Feb. 20 at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. The Vagina Monologues Auditions | 1-4p.m. in the Sooner Room, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Women and men are welcome to audition, no acting experience required or necessary.

friday, jan. 28 Make a Stress Ball | 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. in the first floor lobby of the Oklahoma Memorial Union. Get ready for an evening of relaxing at the Union Programming Board’s Zen Nite by making a FREE stress ball.

There’s ALWAYS SOMETHING at the union, www.ou.edu/upb.

FREE Movie: “Morning Glory” | 4, 7, 10 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. in Meacham Auditorium, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Presented by the Union Programming Board and Campus Activities Council Film Series.

Susan Contreras Guest Lecture | 6-7 p.m. in the Mary eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. A guest lecture

by Contreras and catalog contributors Stephen Parks and Lois Katz will discuss her source of inspiration of her humorous works. Lecture will be followed by the opening reception of the Susan Contreras Exhibition: On the Loose.

Men’s Gymnastics: OU vs. Minnesota | 7p.m. at the McCasland Field House.

Admission is free with a valid OU student ID. Please email woc@ou.edu for more information.

Young Choreographers’ Showcase | 8 p.m. in the Reynolds Performing Arts Center.

Please call the Fine Arts Box Office for ticket information, (405) 325-4101.

FREE Movie: “Morning Glory” | 9 p.m. in Meacham Auditorium, Oklahoma Memorial Union. If you couldn’t make it on Friday, there’s still a chance. Presented by the Union Programming Board and Campus Activities Council Film Series.

sunday, jan. 30 Young Choreographers’ Showcase | 3 p.m. in the Reynolds Performing Arts Center. Please call the Fine Arts Box Office for ticket information, (405) 325-4101.

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Students lift talents for dance show School of Dance showcase offers dancers opportunity to perform original pieces choreographed by undergraduate students EMILY HOPKINS The Oklahoma Daily

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erri Lambert began her life’s journey in dance as an undergraduate at Brenau University in Gainesville, Ga. Lambert was a member of the Gainesville Ballet Company and worked as a ballet teacher and choreographer in her spare time.

As an OU Master’s of Fine Arts candidate, choreography is her passion, Lambert said.

“I love to dance and I love to teach, but what I really want to do is choreograph,” she said.

Lambert is one of nine School of Dance students to be chosen for the Young Choreographers Showcase — an annual opportunity for emerging talents to present original choreographic works.

Developing This year’s program is at 8 p.m. today to an interest in Saturday and at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Reynolds choreography Performing Arts Center. is really taking The event is under the guidance of showtheir experience case coordinators and School of in the arts to the Dance faculty members Steve Brule and Holly Schmidt and next step.”

School of Dance director Mary — MARY MARGARET Margaret Holt.

“All of our students are interHOLT, OU SCHOOL ested in performing, of course, OF DANCE DIRECTOR but developing an interest in choreography is really taking their experience in the arts to the next step,” Holt said.

Lambert’s contemporary ballet piece, “Translucent Cascade,” is part of her thesis research on the creative process of surrealist art.

“I’m adapting surrealist visual artists’ processes to choreography,” Lambert said. “It’s using dreamlike images and manipulating space and time, sort of in the way dreams are strange and trying to replicate that on the stage with movement.”

Modern dance performance senior Mario Romero, another student choreographers, said he drew his inspiration from the musical group The Books. Two of the band’s songs provide a folksy, acoustic vibe for Romero’s piece, “You May Never See Them Again,” he said.

Romero said his choreographic work provides modern, fluid performance strewn with classical ballet techniques.

“The first section of my piece is smoother and a lot less chaotic than the second section,” he said. “It all has a lot of arabesque lines and different classical elements to it with the upper body being in different positions.”

The showcase is a good opportunity for students to view original work created by their peers, Romero said.

“Our other programs are very classical and very structured,” he said. “I feel like this is freer, and we decide everything so it’s just kind of more current, in a way. For a younger audience, it will be a lot more appealing to watch.”

PHOTOS BY NEIL MCGLOHON/THE DAILY

Top: Ballet performance junior Jammie Walker holds up modern dance performance senior Allyson Yates during a dress rehearsal for the Young Choreographers Showcase Tuesday in the Reynolds Performing Arts Center.

Left: University College freshmen Nathan Young and Mary Madison Baker perform Coupons, choreographed by ballet performance junior Brett Young.

Bottom: Modern dance performance junior Diana Robertson, modern dance performance senior Elyse Andersen and musical theater senior Kristina Love perform student choreographer Brianna Anderson’s piece, Salanguadou.

If you go WHAT: School of Dance Young Choreographers Showcase WHEN: 8 p.m. today through Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday WHERE: Reynolds Performing Arts Center INFO: www.ou.edu/ finearts/dance

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Professor trims hair for charity Scott Williams donates hair to nonprofit group MATT CARNEY The Oklahoma Daily

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cott Williams’ strong lecture voice wavered as he tried to explain nearly three years of grief.

“I realized in a way, it’s how I’m holding on to my mom and dad,” the architecture professor said in his office, eyes flushing and puffy.

“By cutting my hair, I have to let go — in a way, it’ll be like a final goodbye.”

Despite yearly examinations, Williams said doctors missed the cancerous tumor that had reached Stage IV in 2004, progressing beyond his mother’s breast and into her body, including her liver.

“It really pissed me off,” he said. “How can you not see something that spreads throughout your whole body before that terminal point?”

Williams’ father died in 2009 after a 12-year bout with prostate cancer, but the professor resolved not to resort to anger and despair.

Instead, he grew out his hair for three years before cutting it Monday afternoon.

“I thought it was a cool idea to do something in my own way to help,” Williams said of his donation to Locks of Love.

Locks of Love is a nonprofit organization that provides wigs to children who have medical hair loss.

“I mean, it’s not going to cure cancer, it’s not going to alleviate anybody’s physical pain, but it might be a little bit of something to help somebody,” he said.

Years of chemotherapy treatments left Williams’ mother bald, though she opted “to wear a weird little

ONLINE AT OUDAILY.COM » Slideshow: View professor Scott Williams’ haircut » Link: Locks of Love’s website Medusa cap, like those fortune tellers,” Williams said with a little laugh at the memory. “She wore those things and was comfortable with that and not with the wig.”

Williams said after witnessing his mother’s experiences, he imagined the social pressure of medical hair loss must be terrible for a child. So, he decided to risk a little bit of that himself in hopes of sparing it for someone else.

“I was hesitant about [growing my hair] because of school,” Williams said. “You know, ‘How would that be seen?’ ‘That wouldn’t look so good’ and so forth. The first year, until I could put it back in a ponytail, was an absolute mess but the students liked it, even though I thought it was horrible.”

Williams’ teaching assistant said his hair was not a good look in the beginning.

“It got a little ridiculous at first, when it was a little shorter,” said Jessica Underwood. “But when it got longer, ’60s rock band definitely fit him.”

Underwood had Williams as a professor in 2007, and she said she learned about Williams’ parents as she spent more time in his class, though she said it wasn’t something he bragged about.

“I can’t imagine losing both my parents so close together,” she said. “I think this is a really good way to give

MERRILL JONES/THE DAILY

OU architecture professor Scott Williams smiles while he receives a haircut Monday afternoon. Williams cut off his hair — which he had grown out for three years — in order to donate it to Locks of Love, a nonprofit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged U.S. and Canadian children who have medical hair loss from any diagnosis. back and deal with that.”

College of Architecture Dean Charles Graham said he knew Williams was growing his hair out for a good purpose.

“I think it makes a powerful statement to others around them that they care and they want to do something positive,” Graham said.

Williams said he hopes his hair donation encourages others to do the same or donate financially. He also said he hopes to increase public awareness about Locks of Love and its mission to help under-privileged children across the U.S. and Canada.

“If people could look up the website and consider a financial donation, I’d be thrilled with that,” he said.

Guidelines for hair donations » Hair that is colored or permed is acceptable. » Hair cut stored in a ponytail or braid is usable. » Hair that has been bleached is not usable. » 10 inches tip to tip is the minimum length accepted. » Curly hair may be pulled straight to measure 10 inches. » Hair that is shaved off and not in a ponytail or braid is not usable. If shaving your head, first divide hair into multiple ponytails to cut off. » Dreadlocks cannot be accepted. The manufacturer is not able to use them in children’s hairpieces.

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