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Campus celebrates Coming Out Day Students raise awareness of LGBT issues with open mic night, candlelight vigil

Transgender and Friends club wants students to recognize the power that words and actions have on the gay community, said Duke Lambert, president of OU’s GLBTF. “These are people,” Lambert said. “You may not see them all that often, and you might say passing words like ‘fag,’ and you think it’s not doing anything. But people are battered by that every single day, and they lose faith in themselves, faith in the community.”

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Today’s National Coming Out Day is filled with hope and sorrow, following the recent suicides of several gay teens. The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual,

GLBTF, as well as many other LGBT student groups, want to use Coming Out Day as a way to welcome students who aren’t comfortable with themselves or with coming out. The LGBT resource fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the South Oval. GLBTF’s open mic night will be held 9 p.m. at Second Wind Coffee Shop on Campus Corner. “There will be performers, but

it’s also for people who want to come out and want to tell a coming out story but never got the chance to,” Lambert said. “We can all be there and have a really open environment.” GLBTF will also host a suicide prevention discussion at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Devon Energy Hall, Room 270. After the discussion, SEE GLBTF PAGE 2

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Student Congress to hear opinions, ideas at town hall meetings The UOSA Undergraduate Student Congress will host a series of town hall meetings this week to hear student issues and inform students about UOSA procedures and responsibilities. The week will consist of three town hall meetings, as well as mark a change of location for the regular Congress meetings to Couch Restaurants, which all students are welcome to attend. The public relations team encourages as many Congress representatives to attend as possible, said Forrest Bennett, public relations committee co-chairman. The committee encourages students to come with complaints, issues and ideas, said Katherine Borgerding, committee co-chairwoman. However, the idea of the week is not to be a complaint meeting, Bennett said. Rather, Congress is looking to get in touch with its constituents to learn what it can do for them. The town hall week also is designed to inform students about getting involved in Congress. Applications to run for Congress are due by 5 p.m. Thursday. Elections are in November.

Town hall schedule: » Monday – 8 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Heritage Room » Tuesday – 7 p.m. Congress meeting in Davenport’s of Couch Restaurants » Wednesday – 7 p.m. in Dale Hall 128 » Thursday – 7 p.m. in Walker Tower’s lobby — Kathleen Evans/The Daily

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Wayne Coyne, singer of The Flaming Lips, traverses the audience in a man-sized bubble during his performance Sunday evening at the Austin City Limits music festival in Austin, Texas. The three-day event featured 130 bands Friday through Sunday. For complete coverage, see page 7.

Honors College Informal group discusses research programs front-page news stories expand positions Student group meets to keep up with, talk over current events

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More students can apply for opportunities in the Honors College research program this year than ever before. In the past, the Honors Research Assistant Program only offered 13-15 positions. This year, it expanded to 20 available positions, said Melanie Wright, director of Honors curriculum. “Research is important for most of our students because most of our students continue on their study at the graduate school,” Wright said. “Having that research experience is really important and it is also helpful when they apply for scholarships.” HRAP is a research program provided to Honors College students to work with professors as research assistants on particular projects that correlate to their field, according to the Honors College website. “Part of our [the Honors College’s] mission is to give the students an opportunity to participate in university-driven research and to be part of the process themselves,” Honors College associate dean Richard Hamerla said. Kelvin Droegemeier, vice president of research, said the university decided to provide additional funding so more students could take advantage of the sources the university offers. E l i z a b e t h Ru c k e r, i n t e r n a t i o n a l s t u d i e s a n d SEE EVENTS PAGE 2

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Amidst the usual chatter and subtle jazz music at Second Wind Coffee Shop on a weekend afternoon are rumblings of a more global nature. At 4 p.m. each Sunday, a small group of OU students get together to sip lattes and discuss last week’s front page stories and editorials in the New York Times. “It’s extremely informal, and it’s advertised by the Honors College just like any other reading group, but this is open to all students,” journalism senior Jerod Coker said. “I started it because I think it’s really important for students and citizens to have a good understanding of democracy.” This week’s assembly of six, informally led by Coker, started off the discussion with Chinese prisoner and former literature professor Liu Xiaobo’s Nobel Peace Prize win. John Best reached into his backpack, pulled out a thick stack of papers and set it on the coffee table. “This is more or less the kind of stuff that puts you in jail for 11 years in China,”

WHERE: Second Wind Coffee Shop, 564 Buchanan Ave. the biochemistry and Asian studies senior said, referring to Charter ’08, a prodemocracy manifesto that calls for an end to authoritarian rule in China. The debate soon flowed from the legitimacy of Xiaobo’s win to the original intent of Alfred Nobel’s Peace Prize, which Coker said “is a more blanket term for people who attack social issues.” Chemical engineering junior Peter Everest added, “I wonder if it will come to a point when Republicans and Democrats will join together to scapegoat China?” “Absolutely,” political science and economics senior Evan DeFilippis chimed in. “We scapegoat other countries to avoid putting focus on our own economic and domestic turmoil.” As some group members continued to discuss the current subject, others

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Today marks the first day of homecoming week, and Campus Activities Council has added two events. Homecoming Holdup is a philanthropy event paired with CAC Dance Marathon to support Children’s Miracle Network, a charity that raises funds for more than 170 children’s hospitals. Each homecoming group will send a representative to parody being “held up” from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday on the South Oval with the goal of having their organization raise money to “bail them out.” “This is an event that we decided to hold in hopes that it would involve more of the campus in our philanthropy, and most importantly, educate people about the mission of Children’s Miracle Network,” said Courtlyn Shoate, CAC homecoming chairman. The second new event, Night at the Huff, replaces the football tournament with three co-ed competitions: volleyball, basketball and dodgeball at 7 p.m. Thursday. Both the sidewalk chalking competition, taking place Wednesday on the South Oval, and the South Oval board competition will allow students to create a scene that depicts their organization’s theme. “With this years’ theme of Sooner Magic, we hope that the boards will not only be aesthetically pleasing to students and alumni, but also be of educational value on our schools great history,” Shoate said. The Pep Rally is at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the McCasland Field House. Students can vote for CAC Homecoming King and Queen all day Monday and Tuesday at elections. ou.edu. The student-elected King and Queen will be announced and crowned along with the winners of the week’s competitions at halftime of the game Saturday. — Jessica Wilder/The Daily

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Today around campus » The Union Programming Board will host Mid-Day Music, featuring Thomas Glenn, at noon in the Oklahoma Memorial Union food court. » Interviewing to Get the Job, a free seminar, will be held noon to 12:30 p.m. in the Union’s Frontier Room. » OU alumna Houda Elyazgi will discuss the Muslim community in Oklahoma at 3 p.m. in Gaylord Hall 1130. » The Gamma Beta Phi honors society will meet at 5:30 p.m. in the Union’s Sooner Room. » Student Success Series: Writing for International Students will be held 4 to 5 p.m. in Wagner Hall, Room 245.

Tuesday, Oct. 12 » The Women’s Outreach Center will offer Sooner Ally training at 9 a.m. in the Union’s Sooner Room. » Christians on Campus will host a Bible study noon to 1 p.m. in the Union’s Frontier Room. » Career Services will host a free job search for international students 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Union’s Frontier Room. » OU Improv will host its weekly Improv Club for all students 7 to 9 p.m. in the Union.

» This day in OU history

Oct. 11, 1960 University offers Russian major OU offered Russian as a major in the modern languages department for the first time. The newly formed Russian Club’s first meeting met with a specialist in Russian geology. At the time, OU’s most popular languages to study were Spanish, French, German and Italian, in that order. *Source: The Oklahoma Daily archives

» Monday — Coming Out Day celebration with an open mic night for performers and coming out stories at Second Wind Coffee Shop. » Wednesday — GLBTF will host a suicide prevention discussion at 7 p.m. in Devon Energy Hall, Room 270 and a candlelight vigil at 8 p.m. in the Unity Garden on the South Oval. » Saturday — Queer Tailgate to welcome LGBT alumni for homecoming. » Oct. 27 — GLBTF will support safe sex with a presentation by the Sexperts and a discussion on safe sex in the LGBT community at 7 p.m. in Devon Energy Hall, Room 270. » Oct. 29 — GLBTF is co-sponsoring “Rocky Horror Picture Show” with CAC Film Series at 6 p.m. on the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s south lawn.

they will meet in the Unity Garden on the South Oval for a candlelight vigil for LGBT acceptance, during which Zach Harrington and Tyler Clementi will be recognized, Lambert said. Norman’s Zach Harrington and New Jersey native Tyler Clementi both recently took their own lives as a result of hatred directed at them because of their sexuality. Lambert said he hopes that this year’s Coming Out Day will also raise awareness of prejudice aimed at gay people, an ongoing problem that

RESEARCH: 20 spots available Continued from page 1 interdisciplinary perspectives on the environment junior, teamed up in the HRAP program this year with Marcia Chatelain, an African-American Studies Honors College professor. Their topic is “South Side Girls: Race, Gender and Girlhood in a Changing Chicago.” The research “basically is working closely with the assigned professor on the research studies they are working on and being the research assistant for them,” Rucker said. She encouraged students who want to learn in-depth themes about their studies to participate. “I think that the general

skills that you learn are to work with the professor and build one-on-one relationships with them,” Rucker said. If students decide to develop their own research project, Wright said they can apply for another Honors College program, the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, and get funding for that, which gives them a different view on how to conduct research. Students not enrolled in the Honors College can also apply for UROP. Whichever program students choose, Droegemeier said both will help students excel. “Our Honors College research is very important and brings very important

dimensions to look at in learning in part of the undergraduate experience here at OU,” Droegemeier said. Both programs offer financial assistance “to talented undergraduates for scholarly research or creative projects under the mentorship or a faculty member,” Hamerla said. According to the Honors College website, the professors may offer the opportunity to a student and work with them on the specific projects for 10 weeks. Students must be enrolled in 15 hours at OU, with at least a 3.40 GPA. They should expect to work for 10 hours a week with the professor, earning $6 an hour, according to the Honors College website.

EVENTS: Discussions centered on politics Continued from page 1 perused their laptops for substantiating evidence to back up their claims or for other topics to bring up. Physical engineering senior Dillon Carroll flipped through a notebook laden with cut-out headlines and handwritten notes. “Have you guys heard about the oil companies in Texas trying to get the environmental regulations in California repealed?” he

asked. After more than an hour and a half of debate and discussion, it all came back to democracy and government in the end, as several people brought up the United States’ winner-takeall political system versus countries that employ a run-off election process. The group includes students from a wide array of majors, such as engineering, Asian studies and biochemistry.

» In a page 1 story about the OU Ruf/Neks in Friday’s issue, The Daily incorrectly named the McClain County Sheriff’s Office.

Mayor wins Woman of the Year award Norman Mayor and OU political science professor Cindy Simon Rosenthal was presented with the Journal Record’s 2010 Woman of the Year award Friday night at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. “It is an incredible honor. A remarkable group of women were nominated this year, and it was an honor to be considered among them,” she said. Rosenthal was one of 50 women honored in the state of Oklahoma for their service to their communities and in business leadership and entrepreneurship. These women are recognized as growing and influential parts of the community. Rosenthal, Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center director, was chosen as Woman of the Year due to her work as an educator on the OU campus engaging students in leadership and her career as mayor of Norman. The Journal Record’s Woman of the Year award is an annual event, awarding Oklahoma women for 30 years. — Sydney McFerron/The Daily

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has plagued the gay community for years. “If we try to hide or pretend like everything is going smoothly and don’t recognize that there’s this sort of stuff happening to our community, like the recent suicides, we’re not being honest,” Lambert said. “The reason we want to advertise for Coming Out Day is that we’re acknowledging who we are. We’re uniting around these things that are happening.” Lambert said he hopes that this year’s Coming Out Day will remind the OU community, as well as the community at large, how important sexual identity is.

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6 gang members held without bail for beatings, torture of two teenagers and a man in a Bronx neighborhood with openly gay community NEW YORK — Eight gang suspects arrested in the torture of two teenage boys and a man in an anti-gay attack were arraigned Sunday on hate crime charges, standing in a courtroom with their heads down and their hands cuffed behind them as their relatives wept. The charges include robbery, assault, sexual abuse and unlawful imprisonment as hate crimes. The defendants didn’t enter pleas. Police were looking for a ninth suspect, who they expected to turn himself in but didn’t show up. The nine members of the Latin King Goonies gang earlier this month heard a rumor that one of their teenage recruits was gay and then found the teen, stripped him, beat him and sodomized him with a plunger handle until he confessed to having had sex with a man, police say. The gang members then found a second teen they suspected was gay and tortured him and the man, police say. The gang members found the man by inviting him to a house, telling him they were having a party, police say. When he arrived, they burned, beat and tortured him for hours and sodomized him with a miniature baseball bat, police say. The suspects arraigned Sunday were identified as Ildefonzo Mendez, 23; Elmer Confresi, 23; David Rivera, 21; Steven Caraballo, Denis Peitars, Nelson Falu and Bryan Almonte, all 17; and Brian Cepeda, 16. Bronx Criminal Court Judge Harold Adler set bail for Peitars and Caraballo at $100,000 bond or $50,000 cash; the other six were held without bail. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he was sickened by the

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In this Oct. 8, photo, Bryan Almonte is rushed to the hospital after suffering a medical emergency in New York. Almonte is one of eight suspects under arrest in connection with an anti-gay gang attack on three men in the Bronx. accusations of violence “and saddened by the anti-gay bias.” The beatings, which occurred Oct. 3 in the Bronx, followed a string of anti-gay attacks and teen suicides attributed to antigay bullying that have led to nationwide soul-searching. Gay men and women live openly in the largely Hispanic neighborhood where the Oct. 3 beatings took place, Morris Heights, and while residents were disturbed by some past violent behavior blamed on the defendants, some said they hadn’t previously targeted homosexuals. — AP

Would-be state ME hauled body in truck Body transportation methods under fire, acts committed repeatedly OKL AHOMA CIT Y — Questions are being raised about the doctor offered the job of chief medical examiner in Oklahoma, after a revelation that he once transported a body in the bed of his pickup truck. The board that oversees the office has learned that Dr. Philip Keen testified during an Arizona murder trial that the body of Carol Kennedy was placed in a body bag, tied to the bed of his pickup truck and driven from Prescott to Phoenix, a distance of about 100 miles.

The Board of Medicolegal Investigations offered Keen, 67, the $205,000-a-year job in September. Board member Charles Curtis told The Oklahoman that the offer is tentative and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is currently doing a background check on Keen and is aware of the testimony in the Arizona trial. Cherokee resident Amy Madison said she sent Gov. Brad Henry an e-mail of a Prescott, Ariz., newspaper account of Keen’s testimony during the first-degree murder trial of Steven DeMocker, who is charged with murder in the death of Kennedy, his ex-wife. A spokesman for Henry

said the governor trusts the board will review the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation findings before making a final decision. DeMocker, a stockbroker, has denied killing Kennedy. His trial is on hold. In a trial transcript, Keen testified that he did not remember why he did not use a regular transport company to move the body, but said he was going to Phoenix and that it was convenient. “We returned the body to its vinyl bag, and the vinyl bag was secured in the bed,” he said. “It was tied down. I had a little bungee strap. The vinyl bags have ... handles and I

have hooks in the bed of my truck. Just put the bungee strap to, to the corner so it doesn’t go anywhere.” Keen says he has moved remains in a similar manner “eight or 10 times over the last almost 30 years.” He said each time involved taking the body from Prescott for a forensic anthropologist examination in Phoenix or Tucson. “If people think I’m a little bit kooky, they might consider the fact that I’m the only pathologist that’s been elected to be the president of the Arizona Medical Association. That’s not exactly a credential of a kooky person,” he said.

Israeli soldier charged with taking classified information The Israeli army said a military court has indicted a soldier for unauthorized possession of a USB drive containing classified information. The soldier’s lawyer, Shai Rodah, said his client took a drive containing information about Iran’s nuclear program from the offices of the Israeli prime minister’s National Security Council, and she wanted to show her superiors there was a security breach and did not know the drive contained intelligence material. He said she didn’t intend to pass on any secrets. She could face up to 10 years in prison, if convicted.

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2. Caracas, Venezuela

Chavez backs China over Nobel given to jailed dissident President Hugo Chavez expressed solidarity with China’s government Sunday over the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a jailed dissident. The Venezuelan leader criticized last year’s award of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Barack Obama and suggested the prize should not have gone to Liu Xiaobo, who has drawn praise as an advocate of political change without any violent confrontation with Chinese leaders. “This (Liu) is like Obama, the other peace prize,” Chavez said. The Chinese government reacted angrily to the announcement of the peace prize for Liu. It said the Norwegian Nobel Committee violated its own principles by honoring a “criminal.”

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3. Nairobi, Kenya

African Union appoints ex-Ghanaian leader as envoy to Somalia The African Union has appointed former Ghanaian president Jerry Rawlings as its representative to Somalia. The AU said that Rawlings will help promote peace and reconciliation in the war-ravaged country, and also will try to focus more international attention on Somalia’s problems. Rawlings, a former coup leader in Ghana, went on to organize elections in the West African nation in the 1990s. He won two terms, then surprised the world in 2000 when his party lost and he voluntarily stepped down. — AP

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Open your mind to Coming Out Day National Coming Today is National Coming Out Day, and events recogniz- unfounded fears that homosexuality would be encouraged in ing and celebrating the day are taking place on campus and the public school system. Others gave religion as their reason Campus Corner. for opposition. The OU Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Friends Harrington’s family members said they believe the intolerorganization is hosting a resource fair 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today ant comments made by the majority of those who spoke out on the South Oval to celebrate and provide guidance for any- against the proclamation could have pushed him to take his one considering “coming out.” own life. The organization is hosting an open mic night at 9 a.m. After the proclamation passed, The Daily wrote an ediat Second Wind Coffeehouse. In addition to performances, torial Sept. 30 supporting the proclamation. In it, we cited members of the Norman community will have the opportu- the death of Tyler Clementi, a gay Rutgers University freshnity to come out in a supportive environment, and those who man, who killed himself Sept. 22 after his roommate secretly have already come out will have the opportunity broadcast images of him engaging in sexual acts to tell their stories. with another man. We encourage all students to attend these On Sunday, The Associated Press reported ... the tragedies events with open minds. We’re not saying anyfollowing anti-gay that since July “at least four” teenagers have one has to change their social, ideological or committed suicide after being bullied because bullying should religious views and support the GLBT commuof their sexual orientation. end the idea that nity; we simply hope everyone understands the The death of a local resident brings this numcommunity exists and its members deserve to ber to five. That’s five lives ended too early. Five the struggle for live their lives freely without fear of persecution GLBT rights is a families who lost a son or daughter. and bigotry. We understand Oklahoma’s traditional relipolitical issue.” gious and social conservatism, but the tragedies If there weren’t a discrimination problem, we wouldn’t need National Coming Out Day or a following anti-gay bullying should end the idea proclamation declaring a month for GLBT histhat the struggle for GLBT rights is a political tory. But there is a problem, and on Oct. 5 it struck our city in issue. the most tragic of ways. If you’re not a member of the GLBT community or don’t One week after the Norman City Council overwhelm- know anyone who is, let National Coming Out Day and the ingly passed a proclamation Sept. 28 declaring October as events on the South Oval and Second Wind Coffeehouse Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender History Month, a broaden your understanding. Norman youth committed suicide. If you can’t attend these events, keep your eyes open for the His name was Zach Harrington, a 19-year-old Norman many other events OU Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender North graduate. and Friends is putting together this month. This might come as a surprise for some, considering the Developing a deeper understanding and tolerance for proclamation passed, but anyone who attended the meeting people who aren’t the same as you will help develop a sociknows it wasn’t passed without heated opposition. ety in which people who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or In a Norman Transcript article on Sunday, family members transgender don’t have to worry about “coming out” or even said Harrington sat through the entire public debate, which “come out” at all. lasted three hours. Many of the participants in the hearing were against the proclamation, citing, among other things, Comment on this column at OUDaily.com

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Fallin ads should focus on state issues, not national GOP agenda Too many references to health care reform, bailouts and Washington are being thrown around in Oklahoma’s gubernatorial race. If you didn’t know any better, you might think we were electing another president instead. Maybe Republican gubernatorial candidate Mary Fallin wants it that way. Rather than spar endlessly with her actual rival, Jari Askins, perhaps it is smarter that she fill the airwaves with ads directly attacking liberal policies in Washington. She plans to win this race running against President Barack Obama. Fallin is doing what many southern Republicans will be doing this fall: riding the wave of conservative angst to the governor’s mansion. After the primaries, her biggest challenge had been overcome, and so far she has been content to keep the particularly strong anti-liberal sentiment alive with television ads that take typical Republican stances on hotbutton national issues. While this is healthy for her campaign — being the “most conservative” is extremely important in running against an Oklahoma Democrat — this strategy of addressing national concerns over those of the state will only prevent voters from making informed choices based on Oklahomaspecific issues. For example, a recurring theme in Fallin’s television ads is support for Arizona’s immigration law. Are we in Arizona? No, and Oklahoma’s immigration woes are not nearly as severe. We don’t even border that state. Then there is her opposition to the new health care

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law, which is often followed by criticism of a liberal-run Washington that she pledges to fight if elected. That attitude undoubtedly appeals to many Oklahomans, but it leaves voters wondering why staying in Oklahoma as governor is the best way to do that, and what she will do instead if conservatives succeed in taking Congress in November. In attempts to distance herself from the liberal demons Fallin puts on television, even Askins has succumbed to telling voters that she doesn’t “like the way they act in Washington.” Without any of the right-wing confidence to ride on, though, she has still managed to make some relevant remarks on state issues, despite her ad

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campaign portraying her chiefly as “Oklahoma, heart and soul.” As groan-inducing as the title is, it is more than Fallin has given herself. I predict some voters may even doubt her knowledge of Oklahoma if she does not make that her primary focus. At rallies, Fallin has talked on the state of education and of the Oklahoma economy. I am confident that other voters, like myself, are more interested in what specifically she will do to address those concerns than whatever she has to say about Washington and some room full of liberals 14,000 miles away. As advantageous as it is to cash in on the anti-liberal sentiment this year, the Fallin campaign would serve

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Out Day about acceptance, understanding In case you haven’t already guessed from the influx of rainbow gear on campus, today is National Coming Out Day. For heterosexual members of the community, today is a chance to show your support for those coming out or already out. For homosexual members of the community, today is a chance to come together and, of STAFF COLUMN MN course, to consider coming Mary out. Stanfield That’s right, to consider. This isn’t about pressuring people into making a life-changing choice without taking into account their situation. The Human Rights Campaign, an advocacy group, describes coming out as “the process in which a person first acknowledges, accepts and appreciates his or her sexual orientation or gender identity and begins to share that with others.” The first steps are all about personal acceptance; that’s the primary concern. Revealing your sexuality to others is mostly an affirmation of that acceptance. If you do nothing else today, or ever, get to the point where you are personally at peace. That peace can’t be taken for granted when we are inundated with messages that alternative sexualities are, at best, abnormal, and at worst, deviant and vile. The last step, of course, is the actual coming out. But today isn’t just about individual choices. It’s our chance to call attention to the fact that there are still those afraid to live openly. And who can blame them? Consider the recent rash of gay teenagers committing suicide, due at least in part to the daily harassment and abuse they faced. Consider the Norman City Council meeting to discuss GLBT History Month, which was basically an excuse for local citizens — the same people you see in Walmart every Sunday — to stand up and spew anger and vitriol and falsehoods recited from fear-mongering sources. Consider the general climate that persists in Oklahoma and the nation, which ranges from general denial to outright demonization and hysteria. These aren’t distant political issues. They’re real, local and legitimately frightening. And they’re credible reasons why people may not want to come out. Coming out can be an intimidating process, and it’s something that no one should be pressured into doing. But for those of you considering it, or for anyone who hasn’t yet, it’s vital that you know why coming out is so important. The first consideration is personal. Everyone deserves to live openly. Even if you accept your own sexuality, the act of being truthful with others can be unbelievably freeing. If you’re wondering what the point is — after all, what business is it of anyone’s? — think about how many times a day you have to mislead others to stay in the closet. How many times has a family member asked when you’re going to bring a girl or guy home, and you haven’t corrected them? How many times have you covered up who you’re dating, or not posted something on Facebook because you were afraid of who would find out? You shouldn’t have to lie about yourself; especially to the people you love. It’s difficult to love yourself and hide at the same time. And that’s just it: you shouldn’t have to lie to those you love. You may be afraid that certain family members or close friends won’t accept you as a GLBT individual. You may be right. But if you truly love these people, don’t you want them to love the real you? By staying in the closet, you’re hiding a significant part of your life from them, which creates distance between you. Again, only you can make this decision. It may never be advisable to come out to your family. But for some, it might end the way we all hope. Your family might surprise you. And every person who comes out means more people realizing they know a gay person. Sometimes, that’s all it takes to change minds. When you realize the guy sitting next to you in calculus or the woman who knows your usual Starbucks drink is gay — and hey, they aren’t deviants; they actually seem pretty normal, and they’ve never tried to convert you or anything — it’s harder to hold on to misconceptions. In the end, Coming Out Day is a platform, nothing more. It isn’t a push to come out on this specific day, so much as an offering: If you’re close to making that decision, or just need the courage to take the last step, here’s the community uniting behind you and telling you it’s time. And if you haven’t made that decision, or haven’t considered it, do some thinking today. Read some coming out guides. Check out other people’s stories. Figure out your personal reasons for living openly. You don’t have to come out today. In fact, you never do. But everyone should take today to think about the struggles still faced by the GLBT community and appreciate those bravely declaring, “This is who I am; I won’t hide it.” Someday, hopefully, that won’t be such a bold claim. — Mary Stanfield, philosophy junior

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Big 12 weekend roundup No. 7 Nebraska 48, Kansas State 13 (Thursday) The Huskers left legendary Kansas State coach Bill Snyder with a parting gift on his birthday. Redshirt freshman quarterback Taylor Martinez rushed for 241 yards (the most in school history) with touchdowns of 14, 35, 80 and 41 yards.

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Palmer rewrites scoring record in win Soccer team exceeds last year’s win total with victory over Jayhawks TOBI NEIDY The Oklahoma Daily

No. 22 Oklahoma State 54, La.-Lafayette 28 (Friday) The Cowboys trailed at halftime after the Ragin’ Cajuns scored 21 second-quarter points. Junior quarterback Brandon Weeden’s five passing touchdowns helped OSU pull away in the second half. Odds of OU beating OSU (Nov. 27) — Good Texas Tech 45, Baylor 38 Robert Griffin’s magic wasn’t enough to beat the Red Raiders. Baylor’s redshirt sophomore quarterback threw for 384 yards and two touchdowns, adding another pair on the ground. But Tech’s offense rolled. Odds of OU beating Texas Tech (Nov. 13) — Good Odds of OU beating Baylor (Nov. 20) — Great No. 11 Arkansas 24, Texas A&M 17 Aggies quarterback Jerrod Johnson continues to slide, completing only 15-of-40. The Aggies coughed up four turnovers, the last one being an interception of what would have been a tying score. Odds of OU beating Texas A&M (Nov. 6) — Even No. 10 Utah 68, Iowa State 27 Iowa State actually led after the first quarter (14-10), but Utah scored 31 unanswered points in the second quarter. Seven different players scored for Utah, helping the Utes amass the most points since 1983. Odds of OU beating Iowa State (Saturday) — Great No. 24 Missouri 26, Colorado 0 Missouri has outscored Colorado 112-13 in the last three meetings in Columbia, Mo. The Buffaloes haven’t scored since the 2006 meeting. Missouri quarterback Blaine Gabbert left in the fourth quarter with a hip injury, but should be back Saturday. Odds of OU beating Missouri (Oct. 23) — Good Odds of OU beating Colorado (Oct. 30) — Great

Senior forward Whitney Palmer scored the first goal for the Sooners to clinch the No. 1 spot on OU’s career goals list (35) in the Sooners’ 3-1 victory over Kansas on Sunday in Lawrence, Kan. Wi t h t h e v i c t o r y , t h e Sooners exceed last year’s win total (7) and improved to 8-5-1 and 3-2 in Big 12 Conference action. OU is tied for fourth place in the Big 12 with five games remaining on the 2010 conference schedule. The Sooners have a chance to improve their ranking with matchups against three Big 12 opponents ahead of OU: Nebraska, Oklahoma State and Texas A&M. After tying the record previously held by Logan Womack (2000-03) during Friday’s 8-0 rout over Francis Marion, Palmer claimed the top spot shortly after kickoff with a goal from 20 yards out. Palmer also collected an assist during the game as sophomore Dria Hampton added the game-winning goal at the 19:46 mark, her third on the season.

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Defender Lauren Alkek (6) overtakes a Francis Marion player during the soccer match Friday evening at the John Crain Field. The Sooners defeated the Patriots 8-0.

Hampton’s shot, also from 20 yards out, beat KU goalkeeper Kat Liebetrau high in the net. Caitlin Mooney added her fifth shot of the season and the Sooners’ last goal in the second half at the 65:54 mark. Mooney, a sophomore transfer from Maryland, continues to contribute as an offensive threat in the

Sooner attack with five goals this season. The Sooner offense has exploded with 19 total goals in the past five games, including a record-tying eight goals during Friday night’s 8-0 domination of Francis Marion. KU’s Caitlin Noble scored in the 80th minute off of a header assisted by Lauren

Jackson to end the shutout. OU sophomore goalkeeper Kelsey Devonshire collected a season-high eight saves during the match. The Sooners have two games at home against Nebraska and Colorado this weekend. The game is slated for 7 p.m. Friday before turning to the Buffaloes (1-4-1, Big 12) at 1 p.m. Sunday.

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Men’s golf team finishes 10th at Brickyard Collegiate Championship in Georgia Top performers » QB Taylor Martinez (Nebraska — redshirt freshman) 15 carries, 241 yds, 4 TD, 5-of-7, 128 yds, 1 TD » WR Justin Blackmon (Oklahoma State — sophomore) 13 catches, 190 yds, 2 TD » QB Taylor Potts (Texas Tech — senior) 42-of-59, 462 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT — Compiled by James Corley/The Daily

The men’s golf team shot a final-round 292 (+4) to take 10th place 881, +17) after final round action at the Brickyard Collegiate Championship in Macon, Ga. The Sooners were 13 shots off the pace heading into play Sunday. Sophomore Abraham Ancer and freshman Michael Schoolcraft shared the low round score for the Sooners on Sunday each finishing with a 1-under, 71. Schoolcraft recovered from a rough first nine that featured a bogey and double bogey and rebounded on the back side with birdies on 10, 12, 13 and 15. Sophomore Will Kropp struggled in the final round of his return

to Georgia double bogeying the final hole to finish with a 77 (+5). Redshirt junior Riley Pumphrey fared no better than Kropp carding an 8-over 82 on Sunday. Senior Ryan Sirman shot a solid round with five bogeys along with four birdies to finish at 1-over. Georgia played consistent throughout the weekend. Their combined team scores from each round were under par. Georgia shot a 2-under 286 and finished with a team total of 857 (-7) to win the tournament. — Zach Hedrick/The Daily

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Students flock to Austin music festival Weekend festival boasts largest attendance with 75,000 each day MATT CARNEY The Oklahoma Daily

Rivalries be damned, d rov e s o f O U s t u d e nt s skipped Friday classes and even tests to travel to Austin this weekend all because of three little letters: ACL. They were rewarded for their efforts at Austin City Limits music festival. “The weather has been perfect,” said University College freshman Patrick McSweeney, shortly after Ted Leo and the Pharmacists’ Sunday morning set, as wispy clouds circled above his head. “2008 was really hot, last year was really muddy, but this year has been perfect.” Always a critical variable for outdoor music festivals, Texas’s liberal bastion boasted pretty park weather all weekend, another factor that helped sophomore friends Alex Eggleston and Brad Frenette decide to make a weekend out of the trip to Austin. “I know we’re not supposed to say that, but we love this town,” said Frenette, a history major. “It’s so fun to just walk around.” Now in its ninth consecutive year, the Austin City Limits boasted its largest attendance to date, upping its ticket sales to facilitate 75,000 patrons in Zilker Park each day this weekend. “It’s much more crowded,” said energy management senior Allyson Sand. “We heard there were 10,000 more people allowed in this year.” At $185 for a three-day pass and $85 for each day individually, it certainly leaves one’s pockets light, especially after purchasing food, drinks and band merchandise in the park, plus travel expenses and hotel rooms. But these students all agreed the financial and time commitment are worthwhile for the shared experience of seeing their favorite bands play. “I love this,” Frenette said. “Last year, I had so much fun and I had to leave early, so I figured the longer you stay, the more fun you’re going to have and it’s true. Throughout the day, it just gets more fun.” After Friday performances by The Black Keys, Sonic Youth, Vampire Weekend and closer The Strokes, little Esau Mwamwaya made his way out on to the Budweiser stage and set a high bar noon Saturday. Mwamwaya’s DJ chopped Michael Jackson and M.I.A. songs for the Malawi-born performer to exhibit his happy, infectious delivery while backed by a

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pair of female dancers who made every effort to keep the crowd dancing in the noontime heat. Thousands of college students and teenagers flocked to AMD — the other main stage — an hour early to get close to Broken Bells, a sideproject pairing James Mercer of The Shins with Gnarls Barkley’s Danger Mouse. The festival’s highlight came midway through LCD Soundsystem’s hourlong 6:30 p.m. set Saturday, when the unmistakable piano loop from “All My Friends” — the sublime centerpiece of the band’s 2007 record, “Sound of Silver” — began funneling through the speakers and directly into 30,000 sets of ears. “I wouldn’t trade one stupid decision / for another five years of life,” singer James Murphy shouted into his old-fashioned microphone that he holds like a trucker mouthing a CV radio. The sunlight faded from twilight to near darkness by the end of the eight-minute long track, generating a palpable catharsis within the crowd. The band later played the raucous punk song “Movement,” which prompted in-sync fist pumping, shouting, jumping and crowd-surfing among listeners. Deadmau5 (pronounced “dead mouse”) and M.I.A. kept the dance party going Saturday night — the former a Canadian progressive house DJ with an overwhelming light setup and the latter an English-born semirapper whose stage screen displayed fiery explosions with every gunshot chorus in “Paper Planes.”

... I figured the longer you stay, the more fun you’re going to have and it’s true. Throughout the day, it just gets more fun.” — BRAD FRENETTE, OU SOPHOMORE Muse closed out Saturday, slipping into a cover of AC/ DC’s “Back in Black” during one of its many otherworldly improvisational jams. It finished with “Knights of Cydonia,” a song as epic as anything from “Lord of the Rings.” Oklahoma state songwriters the Flaming Lips took the stage at 6 p.m. Sunday shaking the molars of a highenergy crowd with a sludgy, heavy metal take on “Worm Mountain from their recent release, “Embryonic.” The ever-lovable Wayne Coyne rolled around in his

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Crowds gather Sunday afternoon near downtown Austin for the Austin City Limits music festival. The festival was a three-day, eight-stage event Friday through Sunday that featured 130 bands including The Black Keys, Muse, LCD Soundsystem and The Eagles. famous space bubble, fired off confetti cannons and rode atop a man in a bear suit, doing whatever it took to rile the sun-baked crowd up for one final Austin City Limits memory. The National took the nearby Honda stage shortly thereafter and the band bantered back and forth about their view of the Lips’ energetic performance. “Be careful!” guitarist Bryce Dessner said of the enormous balloon bouncing around above the crowd. “Wayne’s in there!” “He’s puking all over inside it,” singer Matt Berninger added. “Poor bastard.” The broody Brooklyn quintet trudged through a set full of their best songs, including “Mr. November,” “Bloodbuzz Ohio,” and “Afraid of Everyone.” Twin brother guitarists Bryce and Aaron Dessner often lifted their instruments above their heads, one blaring distortion while the other punctuated it with soloing. They dedicated a song to The Eagles, who began shortly before their encore ended, far off in the distance. As the weekend wound down, students began the scramble to head back to Norman to make up for work neglected. “I missed a test,” Frenette added. “I have — on Monday morning — two essays due and a retake of a test, which will all be within the same three-hour period.” He grinned knowingly. “I’m not going to get to sleep tonight.”

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are written. For Team D-bag this is sufficient, and they announce that they are ready to start filming. The first scene takes place in an alley and they find a suithe 24-Hour Film Blitz has been moved to the food ably shady-looking location on Main Street behind Coach’s. court” is written in green marker on a piece of torn Leszczynski has deemed himself the prop guy and has everynotebook paper. The makeshift sign has been shoved one outfitted with gangster accoutrements. into one of the brass sign holders that populate the lobby of Blixt feels he needs something more substantial than the Beaird Lounge in the Oklahoma Memorial Union, the original fake cigarette Leszczynski has provided him with, so he coaxes location of the event. one out of a waitress taking the trash out. At 9 Friday night, the food court is pretty Jackson is not confident in his acting skills. much vacant. The students are gone, but the “I am really not an actor; is there any way I can We want to reach out just not say anything?” he asks. stench of Chick-fil-A and Quiznos isn’t. Participants have begun to gather around to people who aren’t Everyone else shoots down this notion ina table that holds the registration forms, rules stantly and tells him he’ll be great. They have normally involved and regulations for the contest and a money quickly become a family of sorts and have also in film events on box for the $5 participation fee. Everyone there included me. It’s cold and a little windy outside, feels familiar and distant at the same time, like campus and give and I forgot a jacket. At some point, each one ofa 10-year class reunion. them an opportunity fers me something to wear. “This is our fifth semester to do the film Around 2 a.m., they have shot all of three to participate.” blitz,” said Dylan Scott, a film and video studscenes, but are still excited and focused. I excuse ies junior and organizer of the Student Film myself from the set because I have yawned more — DYLAN SCOTT, Production Club’s 24-Hour Film Blitz. “We than five times in the last minute. Leszczynski FILM AND VIDEO want to reach out to people who aren’t norpromises to call me as soon as they start filming STUDIES JUNIOR mally involved in film events on campus and tomorrow. give them an opportunity to participate.” Around noon the next day, I meet up with them back where Most of the teams are not created until this very moment. we started. Kovash and Blixt are sitting in a booth playing cards Though the demographic is mostly male, about five of the 30 or and waiting on Jackson and Leszczynski to return with more so present are women. There isn’t one stereotype they all easily DVDs for their camera. fall into, but there is a common topic of conversation: film. I ask how things have come along since I last saw them. All dialogue seems to hover around the same questions — “We stayed up till about 3 filming and then met up again “Have you seen this?” or “Did you like that?” around 9 this morning,” Blixt says. SFPC secretary Elizabeth Abell, an FVS junior, calls out into “Yeah, but we forgot to get everyone’s phone numbers last the crowd, “We have a reporter here from The Daily that wants night so we just wandered around until we finally ran into NEIL MCGLOHON/THE DAILY to follow one team around. Anyone interested?” Joseph Leszczynski, multidisciplinary studies film senior, films Chris,” Kovash chimes in. A couple of hands shoot up from a squad that calls itself By now, all of the scenes are wrapped except for ones in Chris Jackson, film and video studies junior, for a scene in their Team D-bag and motion me over. I have been chosen. which Leszczynski’s character (Jimmy) is romancing Jackson’s movie for the 24-Hour Film Blitz. Their film, along with others from Joseph “JW” Leszczynski, a multidisciplinary studies se- character (Domingo). the competition, will be screened 8 p.m. Wednesday in George nior, appears to be the leader of the team and gives me a firm Team D-bag knows that it will be done filming around Lynn Cross Hall, Room 123. handshake, his cell phone number and his address. The rest of 2:30 p.m. and ready for editing. Time is of no concern for the the team, composed of zoology senior Frank Blixt, FVS junior members. and the rest of the crew shakes their heads in agreement. Chris Jackson and computer science junior Nicholas Kovash “We will be done way before 9, and we can give you a call to “But you already turned it in?” I ask. are meeting at Leszczynski’s house to start. come watch it when we are done,” Leszczynski “Yeah, but this is great; it needs to be on Jackson and Leszczynski have been working on another says to me. YouTube,” Blixt says. film together for about two weeks, but besides that, none of At 8:30, I still haven’t heard from the guys. I The film blitz productions will be the guys really know each other. text Blixt to see how things are going and he rescreened Wednesday in Cross Hall, folAccording to the rules of the blitz, the teams must choose sponds that I am going to have to wait to see it lowed by an awards ceremony, but the one of three provided plotlines, three of the 10 provided props until after they turn it in. An hour later, I receive WHEN: 8 p.m. Wednesday team doesn’t really care about winning. and one of the five provided lines of dialogue. These rules are enthusiastic texts from Blixt and Leszczynski “These guys are like my brothers now,” in place to ensure that none of the films were created before urging me to come over for the preview. WHERE: George Lynn Cross Jackson says. “It honestly didn’t even feel the allotted 24-hour time period. Hall, Room 123 None of them have had time to really watch like work until the last 30 minutes.” During this initial brainstorming session, it is decided that the whole film, which is about five minutes The four friends are already scheming the storyline that centers on a “simple misunderstanding” will long. They all crack up with laughter throughCOST: Free for their next film as I start to gather my work best for what they are all interested in, and they are only out the entirety of it. Kovash’s British accent things to leave. Everyone insists on giving interested in one genre: the gangster film. and Jackson’s running form provide the most me a hug and promises to ask to be my friend After about an hour-and-a-half, the guys have come to some humor. on Facebook. It took them 24 hours to make sort of an agreement about the narrative of the film. Character And in the end, are they satisfied? the film, but even fewer to make brand new friendships with names and traits are assigned and about four lines of dialogue “No way, we still have a lot of editing to do,” Leszczynski says, one another. The Oklahoma Daily

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