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CAMPUS BRIEFS GRANT FROM EXXONMOBIL CONTRIBUTES TO PROGRAMS OU has received $54,800 in departmental grants from ExxonMobil Corporation in support of academic areas in the Michael F. Price College of Business, the Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy and the College of Engineering, as well as support for OU’s Career Services. The ExxonMobil grants allow selected academic departments to allocate funds for various educational purposes, including scholarships, field trips, visiting speakers, equipment purchases, student and faculty travel to academic-related activities and other educational projects. ExxonMobil has contributed $2 million in departmental grants this year to 87 colleges and universities throughout the country to support various academic programs.

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Not everyone has the opportunity to turn on the television and get paid for it. Finance sophomore Zac Mabry does. At the age of three, Mabry had a brush with Hollywood fame with his role as Porky in the 1994 film “The Little Rascals.” Every time the movie is played on television, Mabry said he receives a small kick-back. Mabry said he landed the role during a family trip to Dallas. “My parents heard about the audition from my grandma,” Mabry said. “They thought [having me try out] would be a fun thing to do while we were there.” Little did his family know that three-year-old Mabry would land the role as the youngest cast member of the “Rascals.” “I was a loud, obnoxious kid,” Mabry said. “I wasn’t shy. I was just a kid from Oklahoma in a crowd of kids with professional headshots. It had

to be luck.” After securing his role, Mabry said he was flown to Los Angeles where he and the other cast members lived during the four-month shoot. During filming, Mabry established friendships with several of the cast members. “I haven’t spoken to many of them in awhile,” Mabry said, “but Courtland Mead [Uh-huh] and Juliette Brewer [Marianne] and I have stayed the closest.” Mabry said he learned his lines after hearing his mother read them through once. “There would be times when the writers would make small changes to the script, and I would be the first to correct them when the changes occurred,” Mabry said. After “The Little Rascals,” Mabry said he did eight commercials, but hasn’t acted since. “‘Rascals’ has always been a good conversation piece for me, and I’ve always looked at it as something to top in my life,” Mabry said. “I’d like to think that the coolest thing that will happen to me didn’t occur when I was three years old.” Nowadays, Mabry said he finds life fairly STAR CONTINUES ON PAGE 2

Tickets still available for U2 360° concert

TRAFFIC, PEDESTRIAN FLOW CHANGES FOR U2 CONCERT

CHARLES WARD Assistant Managing Editor

OU Athletics Department officials announced traffic and pedestrian flow changes will be implemented today to allow for preparation for the U2 concert at The Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Sunday. Beginning Monday morning, northbound Asp Avenue, north of Lindsey Street, will be closed. All traffic bound for the Asp Avenue Parking facility can access the garage by turning north on Van Vleet Oval, which is one block west of Asp. The southbound lane of Asp will remain open for drivers exiting the parking facility. During this time period only, no vehicle parking is allowed on Asp Avenue from Lindsey north to Brooks. In addition, pedestrian traffic through the south end zone of the stadium will be prohibited. Individuals are encouraged to use sidewalks along the south edge of the stadium along Lindsey Avenue or the Brooks Mall north of the stadium. The U2 concert will take place Sunday and regular routes will reopen Thursday, Oct. 22. —Daily staff reports

Tickets have not sold out for Sunday’s upcoming U2 concert at the Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, according to U2’s official tour Web site. A quick look around the Internet, combined with a discussion with a Norman ticket re-seller, revealed a pair of tickets for sale for as low as $49. Red Zone seats can be found for more than $1,500 for two seats when ticket broker fees are factored in. Red Zone seats are reserved spots close to the stage with complementary refreshments and other goodies, said John Keele, manager of Norman’s Tickets Unlimited and its companion Web site, oklahomatickets.com. For a look at a range of prices, as well as how Norman ticket sales are stacking up with other cities and reasons for reduced demand, read on:

DEPRESSED DEMAND Demand is down for this show when compared to the 1997 Rolling Stones concert, which has also at the Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Keele said. He offered several reasons for this, including: - The U2 concert is the day after OU-Texas. “A lot of people, economically, needed to pick one or the other ... and the Texas game is ingrained in our culture.” - Despite OU’s two losses on the season, OU is still much better now (3-2) than it was on Oct. 28, 1997 (3-5, en route to 4-7) when the Rolling Stones played at the Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, making football a larger economic and time priority today. - The field seating is general admission, while stadium shows typiPHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY MARCIN RUTKOWSKI/THE DAILY

Gymnastics teams await remodeled facility Until completion of renovations, gymnasts adjust to small warehouse

practicing in a warehouse located north of the Max Westheimer Airport at 2601 Venture Drive. The warehouse is an old gym formerly used for competitive cheerleading training, said Daniel Furney, OU RICKY MARANON Daily Staff Writer men’s gymnastics assistant coach. Kindler said the warehouse, at 12,000 The OU men’s and women’s gymnastics square feet, is half the size of what the newly teams are enduring the use of a small ware- expanded Viersen Center will be. When house as a temporary practice facility while open, the $3 million gymnastics center will they wait for construction and remodeling be 23,000 square feet. “This is a renovation fully funded by priof their on-campus home to finish. The Sam Viersen Gymnastics Center, vate funds,” said Phillip Rogers, OU womlocated north of the Lloyd Noble Center, is en’s gymnastics team spokesman. “We under construction to expand the square made the move up to the temporary facility in the summer.” footage of the building and also The coaches and the athletes add soft foam pits and other amehave had to adjust to the changes a nities that will help gymnasts better new building brings. train for competitions. “Anytime you’re forced to move, “When this building is complete, it’s tough at first,” Furney said. “We it will be the premiere collegiate had some trouble adjusting to the gymnastics facility in the nation,” new building at first, and occasionsaid K.J. Kindler, OU women’s gymally we have some difficulties with nastics head coach. the building.” Kindler said the renovations K.J. While the teams were practicing being made to the Viersen Center KINDLER Thursday, they spent the first 20 were more of a necessity than a minutes of practice in the dark and without project to advance OU athletics. “We only had one soft foam pit in the old air conditioning. Electricity was restored to building, and in the new building we will the warehouse after the teams completed warm ups. have 18,” Kindler said. “We’re really excited for what the new She said gymnasts use soft foam pits to practice learning new techniques, and building will give us,” Furney said. “We because the old building only had one, it are only here [in the warehouse] for a little limited both the men’s and women’s teams while, and we are making the best out of it. We’ve actually become used to the building, training abilities. While the Viersen Center is under construction, both gymnastics teams are FACILITY CONTINUES ON PAGE 2

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Zac Mabry, finance sophomore, enjoys his time at OU as much as he can. Mabry played the character “Porky” as a child in the movie “Little Rascals.”

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OU students help with project to clean up Tar Creek area Area deemed ‘irretrievably damaged’ now able to support life HAILEY R. BRANSON Projects Editor

COMMERCE — The water here is toxic. This was discovered in 1979. George Mayer, a rancher who lives just outside this northeastern Oklahoma town of about 2,500,

noticed that his horses’ hooves, tails and bellies were becoming stained a sickly orange. In his pasture, water filled with heavy metals welled from the ground, bursting from century-old mining bore holes that had finally filled to the top. Thirty years later, OU researchers are cleaning up the contaminated water on Mayer’s ranch with an organic water TAR CREEK CONTINUES ON PAGE 3

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In the passive water treatment system near Commerce, shown shortly after completion, contaminated water flows between 10 man-made ponds that remove metal and contamination. Water enters the system orange and exits clear. Plants and grass now surround the once-barren area.

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Continued from page 1 cally offer seats on the field as a premium. Keele said many people, especially in an older demographic, want an ensured place to sit. - U2 has been touring on a more consistent basis than the Stones had been, at the time of the 1997 concert.

- The Stones were the first concert on Owen Field in about 20 years, compared to 12 years between the Rolling Stones and U2. Sources: John Keele, soonersports.com, OU Daily archives

STILL SOME EMPTY SEATS Of the seven shows remaining on the North American portion of U2’s 360 Tour, three are sold out: - Las Vegas (Sam Boyd Stadium, football capacity 36,800, expandable seating more than 40,000), Oct. 23 - Los Angeles (Rose Bowl, football capacity more than 90,000), Oct. 25 - Vancouver, British Columbia (BC Place Stadium, full amphitheater concert seating 55,000), Oct. 28 Four still have tickets for sale: - Dallas (Cowboys Stadium, fixed seating 80,000 expandable seating to 100,000), Monday - Houston (Reliant Stadium, official capacity 71,500), Wednesday - Norman (Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, official capacity 82,112), Sunday - Phoenix (University of Phoenix Stadium, official capacity 63,400, expandable to 72,200) Sources: unlvrebels.cstv.com, rosebowlstadium.com, bcplacestadium.com, stadium.dallascowboys.com, reliantpark.com, soonersports.com, universityofphoenixstadium.com. Note: listed capacities do not include floor or field seating.

NEED TWO? Tickets for the U2 concert are still available from a wide variety of sources. Listed prices are for a pair of tickets as of Sunday afternoon. - TICKETMASTER (LIVENATION, U2’S CONCERT PROMOTER, SELLS TICKETS THOUGH THIS SOURCE)

normal. He said most people don’t look at him and make the connection to Porky and that the information is usually passed through his friends. “The first couple of times I introduced him as ‘Porky,’ he was embarrassed,” said Robbie Miracle, University College freshman and Mabry’s fraternity brother. “Now he just expects it.” Nevertheless, Mabry is still humble about his fame. “I find comfort in the fact that the movie is still $7.50 at Walmart,” he said. “It hasn’t reached the $5 bin yet.” Although he is not currently interested in professional acting, Mabry said he has found ways to channel his creativity by joining University Sing with his fraternity. “[U-Sing] was cool to try out for because it involves both acting and singing,” Mabry said. Although Mabry does not plan on acting soon, he has kept his membership to the Screen Actors’ Guild, mainly because of its affordability, but also for benefits, he said. “I’m still thinking about requesting my invitation to the SAG awards,” Mabry said. In contrast with the movie, Mabry said he does not like pickles, and his “mama” no longer makes him eat them.

- Most expensive: $547.80 including required fees, not including shipping, for a pair in Section 32, Row 11 (east side of the stadium at about the south 30-yard line). - Least expensive: $78.50 including required fees, not including shipping, for a pair in Section 7, Row 67 (west side of the stadium, at about the north 30-yard-line)

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and we’ve made changes to make the building seem like the old building.” Furney said the installation of makeshift foam padding along with other measures keeps the gymnasts safe and comfortable as if they were practicing in the Viersen Center. Rogers said all equipment was moved and set up in the warehouse. The gymnasts are adjusting to the temporary building as well and said the move has not affected their performance. “It’s a little further than the old building, and all summer we practiced without air conditioning,” said senior Corey English. “We know this is only for a little while, and we are also excited about what the new building will give us.” The temporary practice facility is located six miles from the Viersen Center, but the gymnasts said the commute to practice is a small price to pay for a while during construction. “I have to manage my time better getting back and forth from practice to class, but in the end I just look forward and say it will all be worth it later on,” said sophomore Megan Ferguson. Redshirt junior Ian Johnson said he is looking forward to the new facilities. “You’ve got to do what you’ve got to do,” Johnson said. “We don’t get to sleep in that extra five minutes like we used to,

- Most expensive: $1,064.25 including 7.5 percent sales tax, not including shipping, for a pair in Section 32, Row 31 (east side of the stadium at about the south 30-yard line). - Least expensive: $193.50 including 7.5 percent sales tax, not including shipping, for a pair of field general admission seats or for seats in Section 3, Row 61 (west side of the stadium at about the south 10-yard line) - oklahomatickets.com is affiliated with Tickets Unlimited, located at 2215 W. Lindsey St. in Norman. Keele said he had tickets for sale ranging from about $170 for a pair to $752.50 a pair, including sales tax. - EBAY (BUY IT NOW PRICES)

- Most expensive: $1,299, not including shipping, for a pair in the Red Zone (reserved stage-side seating). - Least expensive: $49, not including shipping, for a pair in Section 11, Row 57 (northwest corner of the stadium). - STUBHUB (OWNED BY EBAY)

- Most expensive: $1,509.20, including required fees, not including shipping, for a pair in the Red Zone (reserved stage-side seating). - Least expensive: $85.80, including required fees, not including shipping, for a pair in Section 105, Row 4 (west side of the stadium in the upper deck, between the 20- and 30-yard line). - TICKET CITY

- Most expensive: $1,525, including required fees, not including shipping, for a pair in the Red Zone (reserved stage-side seating). - Least expensive: $82.96, including required fees, not including shipping, for a pair in Section 1, Row 67 (southwest corner of the stadium). Sources: 360.u2.com, ticketmaster.com, oklahomatickets.com, John Keele, ebay.com, stubhub.com, ticketcity.com

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LITTLE KNOWN FACTS - In the dock scene where Porky falls in, it is actually a little person who falls into the water because Mabry couldn’t swim. - In that same scene, the shoes of both Porky and Buckwheat were attached to the platform to produce the leaning effect. - The pickle Mabry is holding during his scene with Buckwheat is fake. Mabry couldn’t grip the actual pickle, and it grossed him out. - According to Mabry, the bullies in the movie, “Butch” and “Woim,” were the two nicest people on set. - A 6.8 earthquake hit Los Angeles during filming. Mabry slept through it. - The Spice Girls stayed in the same apartment complex as Mabry during filming.

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Junior Natalie Ratcliff performs during a competition for the 2008-2009 season. The women’s gymnastics team currently practices in a warehouse located near the Max Weistheimer Airport at 2601 Venture Drive. but we’re a team and we’re going to get through this transition together.” Kindler said construction should be finished before the spring semester begins, and the team hopes to move back on campus into the Viersen Center during winter break.

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Tar Creek Continued from page 1 treatment system that, after almost a year of use, they are calling a success.

TAR CREEK An area roughly 40 square miles that includes portions of Commerce and the towns Pitcher, Cardin, North Miami and Quapaw is known as the Tar Creek Superfund Site. The federal government in 1980 passed the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, creating a trust fund for the Environmental Protection Agency to clean up sites deemed environmentally hazardous. Tar Creek was put on the National Priorities List in 1983. From the early 1900s through the 1970s, the area was mined for lead and zinc ore, according to the Oklahoma Plan for Tar Creek. The process left a waste product, called chat, that looks like limestone gravel. It was piled into grey mountains, some up to 200 feet tall, that now tower above the small towns and blow lead-filled dust in the wind. The process also left miles of underground tunnels, bore holes and mine shafts, which, over time, filled with water and surfaced. The water mixed with the metals, becoming acidic. The water — which has high concentrations of lead, zinc, iron, cadmium and arsenic — has killed fish and plants and has contaminated the soil around it.

OU RESEARCH When William Strosnider, an OU environmental engineering doctoral student, first walked on Mayer’s ranch about four years ago, he sank into the orange sludge that covered the ground and was, in some places, waist-deep. Today, the sludge is gone. Flowers and grass now grow on the land that was without any vegetation a year ago. And on the site runs the result of years of research and planning: the nine-acre passive water treatment system that OU researchers designed with the engineering firm CH2M Hill. The system builds on natural processes that were cleaning the water on a much smaller level. “Nature was kind of doing the work, but we’ve set the stage for nature to do it a little more efficiently by confining it,” Strosnider said on the ranch Wednesday.

CLASSROOM ON THE SUPERFUND SITE The project has been funded by the EPA and the U.S. Geological Survey through the Oklahoma Plan for Tar Creek, a multi-agency plan designed to address issues in the area. Multi-year research and work on the site

was funded by two different research grants we’ll have a positive environmental impact,” are joined, and all of the water flows into one with total agency funding of over $6.1 million Nairn said. final pond, where most particles that remain over five years, said Robert W. Nairn, an OU After water is filtered in that pond, the flow settle. engineering professor who has helped lead is split, and water drains into two identical The water from this pond is discharged the research. shallow ponds, which act as wetland filters. through a pipe and released back into the The contracts run out next year, he said, The rest of the iron settles in these ponds. ecosystem. It drains into an unnamed triband he and others are writing proposals for The water flows from these ponds into utary and, eventually, into the Tar Creek more. two more identical ponds that are filled with stream. OU has given approximately $156,000 in organic compost. These ponds are called It takes about three weeks for water to flow tuition reimbursements to graduate students vertical-flow bioreactors. through the entire system. involved in the research, he said. Water flows into the pond through valves After it does, the once-orange water is About a dozen OU engiand has to pass through clear. neering graduate students the compost and a layer of currently monitor the sys- “We look at this as a living limestone at the bottom, BACK INTO THE ECOSYSTEM tem with Nairn, who has laboratory. If you’re going The system is designed to remove about both of which continue to brought many students to to be doing environmental filter the water. 105,000 pounds of iron, 6,000 pounds of zinc, the site for research over In these conditions, mi- 500 pounds of nickel and 200 pounds of aluwork, you have to get out crobes the last decade. that digest the metal minum every year. At least 30 theses and in the environment.” It also removes 40 pounds of arsenic, 33 particles grow naturally. dissertations have been “They grow and prosper pounds of lead and 8 pounds of cadmium. written about the site, —ROBERT W. NAIRN, OU The tributary into which the water flows and are happy, and they Nairn said. help us clean the water,” has seen the return of plants and animals. ENGINEERING PROFESSOR The system cleans about 20 percent of the “We look at this as a livNairn said with a smile. ing laboratory,” he said. “If you’re going to be By the time the water reaches the bottom, contaminated water in the Tar Creek watershed, Nairn said. doing environmental work, you have to get it is free of zinc, cadmium and lead. Nairn and other OU researchers upout in the environment.” In the next two ponds, oxygen is pumped Small groups of students make the three- back into the water since it is removed in date the EPA four times a year with project and-a-half-hour drive to the site at least once the underground process in the previous results. “We’ve been keeping them well-ina month for monitoring and maintenance. ponds. When they do not have enough research Pumps, much like those in fish tanks, bub- formed,” he said. He said he hopes the project, which he grant money for hotel rooms, they camp in ble in these two ponds. The pumps are powtents in a state park nearby. ered by wind power from a 20-foot windmill called a demonstration project, will be seen Strosnider has been coming to the site for between the ponds and by solar-charged as proof that the water can be cleaned naturally and that cleaning can be done on a four years. batteries. “To me, it’s especially cool because I was Water flows from these ponds into two larger scale. “We are committed to monitoring and tryhere when it was just a sludgy wetland,” he beds of limestone targeted at zinc removal. said. “It’s completely different now.” The zinc, Nairn said, is the most difficult ing to understand the system over a lifetime,” he said. to remove. CLEANING THE WATER Nairn said that the EPA deemed Tar As water moves horizontally through the Nairn and Strosnider led a group of local limestone, the zinc hardens, and the water is Creek “irretrievably damaged.” This project, residents, city government officials and re- filtered. he said, will “hopefully influence them to porters through the area last week. From here, the parallel water structures change their tune.” The system, which cost $1.2 million to design and build, was completed in November 2008. It consists of a series of 10 ponds, each of which has a specific function in the cleaning process. Water flows between the ponds naturally via gravity. Once the orange water comes out of the ground, it enters the first pond, which is U-shaped. The air around it smells musty and metallic, like the inside of a charcoal grill long after the fire has burned out. The smell is rust, Nairn said. Water flows into this pond at a rate of about 150 gallons per minute, Nairn said. The 4-foot-deep pond is designed to remove the iron from the water by letting it solidify into rust so it can settle to the bottom of the pond and separate from the water. Nairn said the pond is built to last 30 years before the solid iron has to be recovered. Students are trying to determine if the mateHAILEY R. BRANSON/THE DAILY rials will be able to be used, he said. Robert Nairn, an engineering professor who has helped lead the research on a passive water treat“Even if we can’t recover that material, ment system near Commerce, explains how the system works.

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“First of all, Jones is not on the hot seat, but he is not as good as Bradford yet. He does have plenty of potential to be just as good. If we put Jones behind a strong O-line with someone like Gresham in there to catch passes, I think Jones could put up comparable

numbers next year. And lets not start tooting Blake Bell’s horn until we see him play.” -Tank

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Graduation rates show faulty education system OU has a six-year graduation rate of 63.5 percent, significantly lower than our university’s chief rival, the University of Texas, which has a sixyear graduation rate of 78 percent, according to a Sunday article in The Oklahoman. While we understand OU President David L. Boren has achieved a lot in this area during his tenure (when he arrived in 1994, OU’s graduation rate was less than half), these numbers still frustrate us. Whether we like it or not, the fact is, UT’s national reputation is better than OU’s. There are a number of factors that contribute to this, including that UT is the premier public university in Texas, a state with a much larger population than Oklahoma. That allows UT to attract a higher number of in-state students than OU, which means it can be a little more selective in whom it accepts. We are not faulting OU administrators or recruiters for this unacceptably low six-year graduation rate because we understand strides are being made, and they are doing what they can.

But it is frustrating nonetheless, and we can’t help but turn our attention toward Oklahoma’s precollege public education system. Obviously not all OU students come from public high schools in Oklahoma, but many do. And these statistics from The Oklahoman are another indicator that Oklahoma’s public education system is deeply flawed. (Yet another indicator was the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs survey of high school students editorialized in the Oct. 8 Our View. To read that editorial, visit OUDaily.com.) Many Oklahoma high school graduates are not properly prepared when they graduate, and this shows when they get to college. So what can be done to solve this difficult challenge? We suggest calling your state legislators and telling them to focus on improving Oklahoma’s public education system. They are not currently in session, but they can still be reached by phone or e-mail, and if they receive enough complaints from constituents, hopefully it will have an effect in terms of legislation.

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Heisman-winning quarterback Sam Bradford is back for the Sooner football team.

OU’s red zone offense had some trouble getting into the endzone against the Baylor Bears Saturday.

The U.S. soccer team advanced to the World Cup by defeating Honduras this weekend. Although gay people should be able to fully express themselves every day, Sunday was National Coming Out Day, which provided an organized opportunity for them to do so. OU students can look forward to an exciting weekend that will feature the annual OU-Texas football game and the U2 concert Sunday.

Lines were long for the toofew ATM machines at the football game Saturday. Part of Asp Avenue will be closed this week, making it tougher to get around and park on campus. OU students only get a oneday fall break.

Obama, Nobel Prize panel should listen to Limbaugh Last Friday, President Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his “efforts to strengthen international diplomacy” and his goal of achieving a world without nuclear weapons. Since then, Obama has received criticism from both the left and the right for having the sheer audacity to be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize by a secretive panel of judges he’s never met. With the cutting insight that CHRIS has been his hallmark for years, DEARNER Rush Limbaugh released a statement saying that the “elites of the world” are trying to encourage Barack Obama to “continue his intentions to emasculate the United States.” Basically, Rush is saying the prize’s judges are encouraging Obama to use America’s military less. He thinks this is bad. Well put, Rush. A Nobel Peace Prize for Barack Obama is just Norway telling us to put our military back in our

pants. And Rush is right: What’s with these uppity Norwegians trying to dictate to us how we can or cannot use our military? Those Europeans are probably just upset because they’ve all got tiny armies. If Norway tried to invade Afghanistan with its military, Afghanistan probably wouldn’t even know it was there. Norway hasn’t even invaded another country in over a hundred years. It probably doesn’t remember what it feels like. Well, we do. Let’s not forget that swinging our armed forces all over the world is part of a long American tradition. Ever since the mid-19th century we’ve been whipping out our military whenever we feel the need. Sometimes it’s about the price of bananas. Sometimes it’s about the price of oil. Whatever commodity we happen to be defending, we haven’t been afraid to employ our military and do what it takes to show those other countries who’s boss. Sometimes just showing it to them is enough. It really is an intimidatingly large military. But sometimes that’s not enough. And when it isn’t enough, we need someone like former President George W. Bush or former Vice President Dick Cheney. These are people who really know how to handle a military as big as ours. So, Barack Obama, say “no” to that Nobel Peace Prize. Rush is right. I don’t know how they do it in other countries, but here in America we don’t listen to anyone else. Especially not when it comes to our military. The United States has the largest defense budget in the world. Most other countries haven’t even seen a defense budget half the size of ours. Sometimes we’ve just got to get our boys out there and commit to a prolonged military insertion. And once you’re in there, everyone knows you don’t pull your military out until the job’s done. Only a Nobel Peace Prize-winning sissy would even think about something like that. So if you don’t know how to use a military like ours, you need to step aside and AP PHOTO let a real man like Rush show the rest of the world how it’s done. Conservative talk radio show host Rush Limbaugh criticized

President Barack Obama as the recipient of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize last week.

Chris Dearner is a linguistics and English senior.

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Jurors should inform themselves of rights because government won’t People are supposed to be informed of their rights. Informing citizens of their Miranda rights is an example of this concept, which is embedded deeply into Amer ican political philosophy. Yet, there is one right that the government hopes you remain ignorant about. Jury nullification is a right which we are not supposed to speak of or know TARRANT anything about. It is the CARTER practice of a jury finding a defendant not guilty by determining that the law itself is immoral or the application of the law is unjust. The right of the juries to nullify laws is a result of two powers juries have. First, jurors are not able to be legally punished for their verdicts. Second, regardless of how jurors reasoned the decision, people cannot be retried once a jury has found them not guilty of a charge. As a result, jurors can input moral reasoning into their decision making, while remaining safe from reproach for their decision. John Adams famously argued that for a

juror, “it is not only his right, but his duty – morally repugnant. This effectively made futo find the verdict according to his own best gitive slave laws unenforceable. understanding, judgment and conscience, Jury nullification hit a wall in the 1890s though in direct oppowhen juries began to sition to the direction Basically what the courts nullify laws that were of the court.” beneficial to corpoThis examination of have said is that you have this rations. It was these conscience and moral important right, but you cannot outcomes that led understanding played the Supreme Court an important role in be informed of it during the only to rule in 1895 that the establishment of time you can use it (i.e. during jurors do not have to the American legal be informed by the jury duty). system. judge about their One example is the right to nullify. sedition trials of the American colonists. In Even though jurors don’t have to be inthe American colonies, jurors refused to find formed of the right, the court still upheld the defendants guilty of sedition even though right of jury nullification. they had violated the letter of the law. The Recently, the courts have taken a peculiar jurors felt that the sedition laws were im- position on jury nullification. Lawyers and moral, and they effectively nullified the se- judges cannot inform the juries of this right. dition laws by failing to convict those who If an attorney attempts to appeal to moral were charged with violating it. sentiments embedded in the concept of A more dramatic example is the jury nul- jury nullification, he or she is often held in lification of fugitive slave laws. contempt of court. Yet as recently as 1972, These laws required people to return the courts upheld the fundamental right of slaves to their owners. Failure to return juries to nullify laws. slaves would result in prison time and/ The doublespeak from recent court decior fines. However, juries nearly always ac- sions is baffling. quitted people accused of helping fugitive Basically what the courts have said is slaves because many people found the laws that you have this important right, but you

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cannot be informed of it during the only time you can use it (i.e. during jury duty). In fact, if somebody tells you of this right when it is relevant, he or she will be held in contempt of court. This is not the position to take when it affects citizens’ rights. How weird would it be to say you have a right to free speech, but you can’t bring that up in a court of law? Effectively that right wouldn’t mean much. But since our government is not going to inform us about this fundamental right, we must educate ourselves on this matter. I recommend checking out the Fully Informed Jury Association’s Web site, fija.org, as a starting point. Because we need informed citizens for our form of government to work, I encourage everyone to educate themselves on this issue. Recognize that if you are on a jury, you are not bound by the mere facts of the case. You can use your moral judgment and strike down immoral laws. In fact, according to the people who founded this country, it is your duty to judge the fairness and justness of the law. Tarrant Carter is a philosophy and psychology senior.

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Student volunteers to assist domestic violence victims College of Law project will help domestic violence victims file for protective order KATHLEEN EVANS Daily Staff Writer

The OU College of Law is starting a new project to help victims of domestic violence file for protective orders. The project was started by a student public service group, Students for Access to Justice, with the help of a few law professors. One professor, Connie Smothermon, used to prosecute domestic violence cases and was head of the department in Oklahoma County. “I used to think when I was prosecuting homicides that I was pretty important, but you know, really, if he’s already killed her, what am I doing?” Smothermon said. “What’s really important is that we stop a violent episode when it’s happening or we try to keep the victims in the system safe enough so that it doesn’t happen again.” The student volunteers will spend a few hours a week at the Cleveland County Courthouse helping any victims who come

in fill out a Victim’s Protective Order, a type of year law student. “I’m really nervous about order that sues someone for committing an it. It’s kind of nerve-wracking that you are in abusive crime, Judge Jequita Napoli said. the position to get the facts that will be used Napoli works at the courthouse on what she in a trial. You also have to think of the victim, called the “Kleenex docket” – working with but also take everything from an objective domestic violence and mental health cases. standpoint.” Because the law school volunteers are Students interested in the program went often the first people a victim will tell about to an informational training session on the crime, it is imporSaturday. At the session, tant that they establish “What’s really important is Smothermon prepared a good relationship with that we stop a violent episode students by telling them the person, letting them facts about domestic viknow about the process when it’s happening or we olence and by debunkand what resources they try to keep the victims in the ing myths people often have, Napoli said. Also, about victims. system safe enough so that it have volunteers are in charge “I met my first doof getting as much infor- doesn’t happen again.” mestic abuse victim in mation about the crime 1994, that I knew of at and the history as pos- CONNIE SMOTHERMON, LAW least, and I had a few sible because this is what PROFESSOR ideas about victims of will be used in any future domestic violence, most court hearings. of which have been shattered,” Smothermon After filling out the petition, volunteers said. “One myth is that domestic violence will then help victims go through the rest victims are weak. That couldn’t be farther of the process of filing it and getting a court from the truth. Actually they are some of the date, Napoli said. strongest people that I have ever met.” “This is the first experience I will get [with Smothermon also told volunteers that the legal system],” said Megan Dearth, first- abuse is a pattern, and chances are when

they see a victim it will not be the first time this has happened to them. However, it is important to work with the victim because domestic violence can actually harm the community if a person gets angry enough to commit an act in public, something she has seen in her career as a prosecutor. Peak times when volunteers are needed to assist victims are Monday mornings, after a long break, during the holiday season, before lunch hour and right before the end of the workday, Napoli said. The Students for Access to Justice group is now in its fifth year, founder Judith Maute said. She estimates that students have done 77,000 hours of community service. Although she is helping with the new program to help fill out petitions, Maute said that she believes in having students run things and promote public service among their peers. Student coordinators for the program are fourth-year law student Amy Kamp and third-year law student Kayna Stavast-Piper.

If you are a victim of domestic violence, call the state hotline at 1-800-522-SAFE. The national hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE.

VOLUNTEERS RACE FOR THE CURE IN OKLAHOMA CITY

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Breast Cancer survivors were honored in a ceremony after the 2009 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure was finished. Cancer survivors were given a rose as they stood on the field of the SBC Bricktown Ballpark in front of a large audience Saturday.

POLICE REPORTS The following is a list of arrests and citations, not convictions. The information is compiled from the Norman Police Department and the OU Police Department. All those listed are innocent until proven guilty. PUBLIC INTOXICATION Korley Scott Anderson, 31, 909 24th Ave. S.W, Thursday John Jospeh Bender, 44, 794 Asp Ave., Friday Robert Wesley Bryant, 33, 1300 Jenkins Ave., Saturday Jeren Blayne Leonisio, 23, East Lindsey Street, Saturday Edward Douglas Smart, 33, 747 Asp Ave., Saturday DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE Nolen Omar Atkins, 25, 615 W. Main St., Thursday, also municipal and county warrants Daniel Craig McCain, 22, East Lindsey Street, Saturday, also possession of drug paraphernalia and driving with a revoked license Andrew Patrick McCollum, 23, George Avenue, Saturday, also driving under a suspended license POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA Jonathan Michael Brou, 20, 1712 Hazelwood Drive, Wednesday, also possession of drug paraphernalia Kime Edward Lowe, 19, 1109 E. Lindsey St., Friday, also possession of drug paraphernalia Dustin Nicholas Donaghe, 20, 2200 Classen Blvd., Saturday, also possession

Four participants run toward the finish line hand in hand at the annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Oklahoma City Saturday.

STATE BRIEFS of drug paraphernalia Joel Mikhail Jezdan, 18, 750 E. Lindsey St., Saturday ASSAULT AND BATTERY Thomas Munns Burke, 27, 211 E. Main St., Thursday AGGRAVATED DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE Mattie Amelia Deer, 25, 2520 156th Ave. N.E., Wednesday Anthony Wayne Burgess, 22, 563 Buchanan Ave., Friday Keith Robert Hurdelbrink, 24, 2501 Jenkins Ave., Saturday DISTURBING THE PEACE Carol Rae Leslie, 45, 1325 Crown Point Ave., Wednesday Kathryn Logan Coffman, 21, South Pickard Avenue, Saturday Kori Ann Ford, 21, South Pickard Avenue, Saturday MUNICIPAL WARRANT Gary Merle Osborne, 55, 1031 E. Arkansas St., Thursday Jennifer Lynn Pierce, 35, West Robsinson Street, Wednesday Quennin E. Tillman, 34, 2007 W. Lindsey St., Thursday Amber Jo Lewis Barnes, 24, Indian Hills Road, Friday, also county warrants Jafar Sadiq Bu Mijdad, 22, 201 W. Gray St., Friday Jameel Asmar Pickens, 26, 201 W. Gray St., Friday MINOR IN POSSESSION OF

ALCOHOL Mitchell P. Vile, 18, 1826 W. Robinson St., Thursday Cady Kathlene Parker, 18, 2200 Classen Blvd., Saturday Travis Aldean Strout, 20, Glen Oaks Court, Friday, also possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia Blake Ryan Wilbanks, 18, 2200 Classen Blvd., Saturday DOMESTIC ABUSE Ronald Slade McDermott, 37, 2404 Hunting Horse Trail, Friday Samuel Gbadeyan Adeoye, 32, 1437 Deer Chase Drive, Saturday

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CAMPUS NOTES TRESPASSING Taylor Nicole Anderson, 19, 2200 Classen Blvd., Saturday John Joseph Davis, 21, 2200 Classen Blvd., Saturday Jamie Rebecca Jones, 19, 2200 Classen Blvd., Saturday Megan Adele Kennedy, 20, 2200 Classen Blvd., Saturday Kristen Elizabeth Kepka, 19, 2200 Classen Blvd., Saturday Aaron Daniel Leddy, 24, 2200 Classen Blvd., Saturday Dean Emerson Mackert, 24, 2200 Classen Blvd., Saturday Chelsa M. Martin, 24, 2200 Classen Blvd., Saturday Preston Gerald Martin, 25, 2200 Classen Blvd., Saturday Justin Andrew Rutherford, 22, 2200 Classen Blvd., Saturday Candace Renae Square, 19, 2200 Classen Blvd., Saturday

TODAY CAREER SERVICES Career Services will host Interviewing 101 at noon in the Oklahoma Memorial Union. Career Services will have walk-in hours at 1:30 p.m. in the Union.

TUESDAY SOWER MAGAZINE Sower Magazine will have a table to answer questions about the new edition at 10 a.m. in the South Oval.

CHRISTIANS ON CAMPUS Christians on Campus will host a Bible study at noon in the Union. CAREER SERVICES Career Services will have walk-in hours at 1:30 p.m. in the Union. MARK ALLEN EVERETT POETRY SERIES The Mark Allen Everett Poetry Series will host a poetry reading presenting OU English & Native American Studies professor Dr. Kimberly Roppolo at 7 p.m. in Jacobson House Native Art Gallery on the corner of Boyd and Chautauqua.

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It was not perfect, but Heisman-winning junior quarterback Sam Bradford’s much awaited return to the gridiron Saturday was nothing short of spectacular. Bradford, who missed the No. 20 Sooners’ last three games with an AC joint sprain in his right, throwing shoulder, completed 27 of 49 passes for 389 yards and a touchdown. This was the 13th time he has thrown for more than 300 yards in a game in his career, which is one 300-yard game short of OU’s all-time record. “He played really well,” head coach Bob Stoops said. “To have been off as much as he has, to go out there in his first go at it, [and] to play as well he did, I thought he played great.” One of the most encouraging things about having Bradford back under center was that the offense was able to find a consistent rhythm with its hurry-up offense. “We just went a little faster,” offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson said. “I think Sam having played is just maybe a little bit quicker in the communication part and spinning it out, telling the big guys what’s going on. I think the real deal is with his confidence, calmness and experience I think he was able to work the line of scrimmage a little bit quicker.” Another thing Bradford brought to the table Saturday that the Sooners were missing during his absence was the ability to spread the ball around to multiple receivers. He connected with nine different receivers, and seven receivers had at least two catches. “Having Sam back, that’s a boost,” junior wide receiver Brandon Caleb said following his 139-yard performance Saturday. “He’s a great player. I was excited to see him out there.” Even though more receivers got their hands on the ball, there were many instances when they let balls slip through their fingers. The receiving corps dropped at least eight catchable balls, and let three or four more difficult passes fall to the ground. Despite the lack of support from his receiving corps at times, Bradford still feels it can improve this late into the season. “I still feel like our receivers made some great plays,” Bradford said. “I loved the energy that they were playing with. I’m sure we’re going to eliminate some of those drops down the road, but I thought they played great [Saturday].” The biggest thing the Sooners can take away from Saturday’s game is that their leader is back to form. He

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Quarterback Sam Bradford passes the ball during Saturday’s game against Baylor. OU won the game 33-7. played a smart game, and did not make any mistakes that should be a cause for concern. The question remains whether or not Bradford’s shoulder will be sore over the course of the next few days. He threw 49 passes, which is the most he’s thrown in a single game since throwing the same amount of passes in last season’s Big 12 Championship game against the Missouri Tigers. “[My shoulder] feels really good,” Bradford said after the game. “It’s felt a lot better this week compared to last

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week.” Bradford and OU’s offense should feel good about itself after putting up 592 yards. Wilson said the offense has found some confidence heading into a big OU-Texas matchup on Oct. 17. “We need some positive mojo,” Wilson said. “I think the way we finished was a nice statement more than anything else. That showed me that we’re pointed and moving in a better direction offensively.”

Monday, October 12, 2009

Volleyball falls to Big 12 rival

Soccer caps weekend with mixed results

JAMES CORLEY Daily Staff Writer

TOBI NEIDY Daily Staff Writer

The Sooner volleyball team lost a hard-fought battle at No. 2 Texas Saturday in three sets (25-27, 24-26, 1525). OU (11-6, 4-4) forced extra points in the first two sets but couldn’t gain enough momentum to take a set from the Longhorns (12-0, 7-0). In the first set, the Sooners trailed by as many as eight but fought back to a 25-25 tie. But back-to-back kills by the Longhorns closed the game 27-25. OU led early in the second set and controlled the game 20-18. Texas responded to tie it up 24-24. Again, the Longhorns scored two consecutive points to close the set 26-24. In the final set, OU continued its trend of lackluster starts after the break. Texas took advantage and never trailed the Sooners, building a lead that peaked at 22-11 that the Sooners couldn’t overcome. UT closed the match with a 25-15 third set win. OU’s defense played well against the Longhorns, holding Texas’ powerful offense to a season-low .195 attack percentage, well below their .321 season average. But it was the Sooners’ inability to find a consistent offensive rhythm that led to

The Sooners return to Norman after two tough and chilly road games in the Big 12 North with the first road win of the season. Friday’s 1-0 victory over Iowa State came with the help of the freshman class. Freshman Dria Hampton scored the winning goal against the Cyclones to lift the Sooners. UP NEXT FOR OU: Hampton’s goal came off of freshman Brianna Turang’s asOU v. Kansas sist in the 65th minute. Friday A strong Sooner defense 7 p.m. also made the difference in the Norman game. Freshman goalkeeper Kelsey Devonshire supplied OU v. Missouri strong defense with eight saves, Sunday claiming her fifth shutout of the 1 p.m. year. Norman The Sooners came up short against Nebraska Sunday, falling by a score of 2-5. The game featured the top two scorers in the country in OU’s Whitney Palmer and Nebraska’s Morgan Marlborough. After a Sooner lead in the first half by Palmer, the Huskers rallied to score two goals before halftime. Palmer would score another goal in the second half, but the Sooners would come up short in Lincoln as the Huskers scored the final goals in the 76th and 84th minutes. The Sooners improved to 7-7-1, and return home for three games. The Sooners will face Kansas at 7 p.m. Friday and Missouri at 1 p.m. Sunday at John Crain field.

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Sophomore Setter Brianne Barker sets up Francie Ekwerekwu (11), junior middle blocker, during a game against Nebraska Sept. 30 in McCasland Fieldhouse. the loss. Oklahoma committed 27 attack errors. Sophomore Brianne Barker had her 12th double-double this season for the Sooners, totaling 22 assists and 10 digs. She also added six kills. Freshman María Fernanda led OU’s defensive stand with 14 digs and added a season-high three service aces. Sophomore Caitlin Higgins led the

Sooners with 11 kills, followed by seven kills from junior Sarah Freudenrich and six kills from sophomore Suzy Boulavsky. Freudenrich also had three blocks, including two block solos. The Sooners’ stretch of matches against ranked opponents continues this weekend in Norman against No. 17 Baylor (17-2, 6-2), who dropped a match to unranked Texas A&M Saturday.

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EXHIBIT DISPLAYS NATIVE ART, CULTURE “Perspectives on Poolaw,” an art exhibit sponsored by the Jacobson House and curated by Graduate student Yvonne N. Tiger, presents an illustration in generational bonds with the art of Thomas and Horace Poolaw, grandf a t h e r t o T. KAITLYN Poolaw. The BIVIN exhibit is from Oct. 9 to Nov. 19. The setting is intimate, providing an almost metaphoric example of family bonds. T h o ma s’ a r t i s d i s p l aye d throughout the house, his style reminiscent of generations past, but with a modern twist. Often Poolaw w ill screen print his grandfather’s photographs and paint behind them, providing an effect similar to Andy Warhol’s pop-art prints, but with a native twist. Works such as “Kiowa George” (2007) and “Linda and Corky #1” provide excellent examples of his unique style. T. Poolaw also ventures into the abstract with such works as “Rainbow Road and Red Lightning” (2009), leaving the viewer to decipher the meaning

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in a beautiful display of colors and underlying heritage. Horace’s photography displayed throughout the exhibit is a testament to family life and the vitality of his people. Often of elders or mother and child, the photos, such as the “Silverhorn” collection, are thoughtful and reflective depicting color-washed images of his people with rosy cheeks suggesting the vitality of the tribe. Curator Yvonne Tiger said the arrangement of the artwork was Thomas’ idea. Ho ra c e’s p h o t o g ra p h y i s displayed mainly on one wall of the exhibit providing a poignant example of the bond between grandfather and grandson. His photography reflects from the back window out toward Thomas’ as if he is looking at his legacy. “Perspectives on Poolaw” is more than just an exhibition of Native American art– it is a tribute to a grandson’s love for his grandfather and the ties that influence creativity with art that is both obvious and abstract. The exhibit is on display at the Jacobson Native Arts Center, 609 Chautauqua Ave. Kaitlyn Bivin is a University College freshman.

STOCKHOLM — Herta Mueller, a little-known Romanian-born author who was persecuted for her critical depictions of life behind the Iron Curtain, won the 2009 Nobel Prize in literature Thursday in an award seen as a nod to the 20th anniversary of communism’s collapse. The decision was expected to keep alive the controversy surrounding the academy’s pattern of awarding the prize to European writers. Mueller, a member of Romania’s ethnic German minority, was honored for work that, “with the concentration of poetry and the frankness of prose, depicts the landscape of the dispossessed,” the Swedish Academy said. “I am very surprised and still cannot believe it,” Mueller said in a statement released by her publisher in Germany, where she is widely renowned. “I can’t say anything more at the moment.” -AP

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German writer Herta Mueller, center, holds a news conference in Berlin.

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A piece of the Poolaw exhibit on disply at the Jacobson House Native Arts Center.

LIMBAUGH TO JUDGE MISS AMERICA PAGEANT LAS VEGAS — The Miss America Organization says Rush Limbaugh will be a judge for the 2010 pageant in Las Vegas. It will be held at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on Jan. 30, broadcast live on TLC. Limbaugh will be on the panel of seven judges that will help decide who will be crowned Miss America 2010. -AP

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Monday, October 12, 2009

‘SPELLING BEE’ CAST TAKES VIEWERS BACK TO JUNIOR HIGH It’s a safe bet your middle school was never this fun. “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” is an absolute riot, finding large helpings of humor in the insecurities and idiosyncrasies of a group of adolescent spelling DUSTY bee contestants SOMERS and the foibles of the adults in their lives. The interactive musical comedy won a much-deserved Tony in 2005 for its sharp-witted, yet affectionate book, and the Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre production that opened S a t u rd ay n i g h t s u c c e e d s i n bringing it to life in every possible way. Performed in the intimate CitySpace Theatre inside Civic Center Music Hall, City Rep’s production of “Spelling Bee” is like going back to middle school w i t h n o n e o f t h e aw kw a rd ness. Well, at least not for the audience. The show opens in the Putnam Valley Junior High cafeteria, where moderator and former spelling bee champ Rona Lisa Perretti (Renee Anderson) is setting up for this year’s bee. She’s joined by vice principal Douglas Panch (Michael Jones), returning to the bee to judge after a five-year absence, caused by an unnamed incident. The spellers are a verit a b l e c o r nu c o p i a o f n e u ro ses — the lisping and politically active Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre (Angela Lansdown), hippiechild in homemade clothes Leaf Coneybear (Matthew Bergman), a r ro ga nt a n d a l l e r g y -p ro n e William Barfée (Justin Larman), über-overachiever Marcy Park (Erin Clemons), timid and neglected Olive Ostrovsky (Haley Ja n e P i e r c e ) a n d p r e v i o u s champ Chip Tolentino (Michael Stewart). The contestants have their own proven method of spelling words, from outlining the letters on the floor with a foot to going into an involuntary trance.

Joining the actors are three audience members, selected before the show begins and required to spell words just the same — but sometimes on a lower difficulty level. The contestants’ outrage when an audience member receives “cow” is double-over hysterical. The spellers drop one-byone, and when they do, they’re escorted away by the bee’s official comfort counselor, Mitch M a h o n e y ( Te r r e n W o o t e n Clarke), an ex-con doing his community service. Jettisoned spellers get a juice box, a hug and perhaps, a song for their troubles. “Spelling Bee” works on a variety of levels — there’s loads of broad physical comedy, which the close proximity to the stage only enhances. But the book is also packed with witty barbs and linguistic humor, particularly in the definitions and sample sentences given to amplify the spelling words. The show also succeeds because of its undeniable love for its characters, as strange and unlikable as some of them seem. The increasingly poignant second act explores the unfulfilled expectations and the disappointments motivating each one to spell and to win. These moments flow naturally amidst the abundant laughs, which are contributed to by every single cast member’s commitment to his or her character, but are especially induced by Bergman as the flighty and admittedly dim Leaf, Jones as the sarcastically deadpan vice principal whose anger is boiling at the edges, and Clarke, whose golden-throated counselor (and a quick deity cameo he makes) make for some of the show’s most surprising laughs. C i t y R e p’s p r o d u c t i o n o f “Spelling Bee” is a gut-busting triumph. Expulsion ought to await those who miss it. Performances continue through Oct. 25 on Fr idays, Saturdays and Sundays at the C i t y S p a c e T h e a t re i n C i v i c Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker Ave. in Oklahoma City. Dusty Somers is a journalism senior.

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A scene from the Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre’s production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” Performances will continue through Oct. 25 in Oklahoma City.

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Terren Wooten Clarke, Renee Anderson, Michael Jones, Haley Jane Pierce, Matthew Bergman and Erin Clemons in the Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre’s prodicution of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.”

LLOYD WEBER MAKES NEW ‘PHANTOM’ SET AT CONEY ISLAND LONDON — Andrew Lloyd Weber has announced a sequel to his massively successful “Phantom of the Opera” that will be set at Coney Island. Weber’s new production, “Love Never Dies,” is due to open in London in March of next year.

The musical picks up a decade after the original’s conclusion and has the Phantom trading his hideout beneath the Paris opera house for the Brooklyn amusement park. Weber said Thursday that he wanted to produce a sequel because the conclusion

of the original was too boring. The new musical will be staged in New York beginning in November 2010. The original hit musical featured elaborate staging and songs like “The Music of the Night.” -AP