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CAMPUS BRIEFS OU TO DEDICATE PHASE II OF GAYLORD HALL TODAY Phase II of Gaylord Hall in the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication will be dedicated in a public ceremony at 1:30 p.m. today. Among other features, the addition has a space dedicated to a student-led advertising and public relations studio, a 185-seat auditorium with a sound stage and studio and a video production studio. OU President David Boren and Gaylord College Dean Joe Foote will speak.

JOURNALIST TO SPEAK AT ASSOCIATES DINNER Journalist, columnist, political blogger and author of “The Big Sort,” Bill Bishop will be the keynote speaker at a President’s Associates dinner Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 6:30 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union.

Bishop made national news in 2004 with his series of articles in which he first described his idea of “the big sort.” Using original demographic data he showed how, despite the celebration of diversity in this country, Americans over the past three decades have been “sorting themselves” at the micro-level of cities and neighborhoods into likeminded communities.

For reservations, more information and accommodations on the basis of disability, call the OU Office of Special Events at 325-3784.

PROFESSOR RECEIVES FELLOWSHIP TO STUDY NANOTECHNOLOGY Donna J. Nelson, associate professor of chemistry, received a faculty fellowship from the Chief Academic Officers of the Big 12 universities and will visit the Center for Nano and Molecular Science at the University of Texas at Austin next year to collaborate on nanotechnology research.

“This is an excellent opportunity for me to participate in the research at this center, as well as the other multi-university nano centers which collaborate with the University of Texas,” Nelson said in a press release. “It is also an opportunity for the University of Oklahoma to be represented at the Center for Nano and Molecular Science and its activities.”

The Faculty Fellowship Program was initiated in 1998 to offer faculty from different universities the opportunity to travel to member institutions and exchange ideas and research. The center in Austin is one of the largest nanotechnology facilities in the world.

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OU CHANGES WI-FI NETWORK OU’s wireless Internet network is changing and will now require students to register prior to the beginning of each semester in order to use it, said Nick Key, OU IT spokesman.

The new network, called “OU Wi-Fi,” will replace the current “ANY” network at the end of October, he said.

Under the new network, students will have to register for Wi-Fi every semester, and it will be safer to use than the current network, Key said.

“It is a more secure connection than what we have right now, and it has the potential to help us track stolen laptops if students register them with us,” he said.

Key also said the new network will help prevent viruses from being able to attack student computers.

Further details about the new wireless network are being released today.

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PASSION FOR SPORTS MAKES ULTIMATE FANS Three sophomores set tradition to attend every home sporting event NATASHA GOODELL Daily Staff Writer

Wednesday night, volleyball; Friday night, soccer; Saturday, football; and sometimes Sunday afternoon, soccer. This is currently the weekly schedule for three sophomores who decided their freshman year to attend every Sooner sporting event they could.

Sophomores Kevin Burns, Luke McConnell and Trey Ingram met their freshman year, and discovered they all had a similar passion for Sooner sports. Since then, they have tried to attend as many on-campus sporting events together as possible.

“When we met, we discovered that we each had a crazy passion for sports, and it’s great because I’ve always been beyond anyone’s comprehension with my love for sports,” said McConnell, journalism sophomore. “But to have guys with close to the same passion level for sports is great and makes for great conversation topics.”

The three have found that going together encourages them to attend events they may not regularly attend.

McConnell said he would probably still go to the main sports he enjoys without his friends coming along, but said he probably would not go to soccer, tennis nor gymnastics alone.

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Trey Ingram, geography sophomore, and Kevin Burns, meteorology sophomore, cheer Monday night in McCasland Field House. Both Ingram and Burns have attended every home sporting event so far this year.

Ingram, geography sophomore, said he probably wouldn’t go by himself to these events.

“Kevin and Luke kind of push me and the other guys to go to all of these games,” Ingram said.

Burns said he was home-schooled so he never attended any sporting events in high school and instead watched them on television.

“I just grew up watching sports,” Burns said.

“I’ve been going to most sporting events since

my freshman year.”

Burns, meteorology sophomore, said he’s going to take advantage of these games that offer free admission to students with their student ID, with the exception of basketball and football, for which he purchased season tickets.

McConnell said he attended eight sporting events in the span of 10 days last winter.

“Basically, I’m just a sports nut and enjoy all sports,” McConnell said. “My life is just centered around sports.”

Student challenges loss of position in campus group Insufficient grade-point average led to removal CAITLIN HARRISON Daily Staff Writer

When Jay Cooper ’s grades caused his removal from an administrative student position last summer, with no opportunity for contest or reapplication even after he raised his grade-point average, he was stunned.

A member of Housing Center Student Association administration removed Cooper, petroleum engineering junior, as HCSA vice president in June when they discovered his GPA fell below the minimum requirement of 2.5. Cooper said he believes the administration took an unfair action because he raised his GPA over the summer, and because

HCSA is not in full session until school starts in August. Although he brought this to the advisers’ attention, Cooper said they did not show concern.

Cooper also attempted to reapply for the position during the summer once he remedied his grades, but HCSA’s president did not accept his application or give him an interview.

“Being removed over a summer for something I’m not fully going to be participating in until the start of the school year, I found to be somewhat shady,” Cooper said.

Cooper served last year as the organization’s vice president, and said he won last April’s election for a second term by about a 3-percent margin.

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Jay Cooper, petroleum engineering junior and former vice president of the Housing Center Student Association, stands in front of the HCSA office Monday night in Couch Center. Cooper was removed from office during the summer and had his position filled by another officer in the organization.

Theft on campus amounts Disability Resource Center gives students chances to succeed to thousands of dollars OUPD working to recover missing personal items RICKY MARANON Daily Staff Writer

More than $12,000 in electronics and personal items were stolen on campus between Sept. 3 and Oct. 3, according to OU Police reports.

While most of the thefts involved unattended items taken in the Bizzell Memorial Library, some cases of theft have occurred in Michael F. Price Hall, the Armory, the dorms and Traditions Square apartments.

“I was just unpacking my stuff from my trip home,” said Brooke Riley, political science and international and area studies sophomore. “I had taken a few things up to my apartment from my car, and then when I came back to grab my backpack, I noticed it was lighter than it was before.”

Riley said she put her laptop in her backpack at the beginning of the day, but when she picked it up that night to take it into her apartment, she noticed it was gone.

“It was very upsetting,” she said.

“I usually am pretty trusting when I

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Students often leave their belongings unattended at the Bizzell library. Cases of stolen purses, backpacks and bags have increased this semester. © 2009 OU PUBLICATIONS BOARD

Improvements possible in updating older buildings MATTHEW MOZEK Daily Staff Writer

With over 500 students, faculty and staff registered, the OU Disability Resource Center offers Sooners an environment to fully participate in campus activities and a support system for those individuals who seek help with their course work, said director Suzette Dyer.

Colin Bober, president of the Association of Disabled Students, said the university does a good job accommodating students with disabilities; however, there is always room for improvement.

Bober, a business administration junior, said he believes the Disability Resource Center on campus is an asset for everyone with a disability, and professors often allow him extra time to take tests.

Bober said he believes it is the responsibility of students with disabilities to take advantage of those accommodations.

“The success of a disabled student depends on the actions we take, the decisions we make and the perception of ourselves,” Bober said. “The university makes a great effort to ensure that everyone can participate in all the university has to offer, but disabled students must

pursue those activities themselves and cannot wait for new friends and activities to find them.”

Bober and Slaymaker said they believe there is very little that separates students with disabilities from the rest of the student population.

“Some students feel as though they are different and that there is a division line between them and the rest of the student population, but when you put it in perspective, we are all on campus to achieve the same goals,” Bober said. “We all need friends [and] fun things to do, and sometimes [we] need some help. So in my opinion, if a disabled student feels as though there is in fact a division line, it is because they consciously view themselves as different, and drew the division line themselves.”

Areas that need improvement for disabled students include oncampus elevators, the number of handicapped parking spaces and curb cutouts and bathroom accessibility, Bober said.

Austin Slaymaker, former ADS president and current ADS treasurer, said he would like to see improvements made regarding the older structures on campus.

“The newer buildings are easily accessible, but the older ones could use some updating,” said Slaymaker, political science junior.

Slaymaker said he believes updating the older structures comes

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Loss Continued from page 1 associate director of residence life, advises HCSA and notified Cooper June 17 that he had 24 hours to resign or she would remove him. Cooper did not resign.

McConnell stated in an e-mail that officers serve from April of the year they are elected until the end of the next school year, and since Cooper proved to no longer be in compliance with HCSA’s bylaws, she had to remove him.

“HCSA’s constitution and bylaws clearly state that executive student leaders must be in compliance with all requirements set forth,” McConnell said.

“HCSA leaders hold themselves and each other to high academic standards.

Achieving academic success is their primary objective, followed by serving their housing community.”

Cooper said some of the executive council initially objected to his removal, arguing since it is a student-run organization, students should have had more say in his removal. But after a series of e-mails during the following weeks, their objections slowly lessened.

“The president of HCSA seems to indicate that, ‘no, this is not our decision’ ... which shows that the administration is trying to overstep even the votes of the other elected executives who properly should have raised questions with this and said ‘no, we’re a student organization run by students, not run by advisers,’” Cooper said.

Hannah Moore, HCSA president and health and exercise sciences junior, said McConnell had the legal right to remove Cooper, and the decision was ultimately up to her.

HCSAappointedEddieShimp,chemical engineering sophomore, who was

already elected to serve as programming director, as the new vice president, within a month of Cooper’s removal. The action required the organization to fill the program director’s spot as well. The organization filled that spot within about two weeks.

Because the process occurred over the summer, HCSA could not hold a full election to select new officers for either position. As a result, the executive council voted on both the program director and vice president from a small pool of applicants. The council received applications via e-mail and Moore conducted phone interviews with the applicants.

“Our applicant pool was only people who were directly associated with one or more of the currently serving members,” said Richard Day, Adams Resident Student Association president and civil engineering junior. “It seems that the process wasn’t open and wasn’t nearly as honest and exposed as it should have been.”

Moore said she and most of the organization’s executive council agreed it would benefit students most to fill the positions quickly. She said the council had no way to notify the student body of the openings over the summer, and OU does not allow non-academic departments to send university-wide e-mails.

“Everything was done that we could think of,” Moore said. “We felt it was more important to get those positions ready to serve the students than wait to start the school year.”

Day said this denied incoming freshmen the chance to apply for the positions, because anyone living in university housing would have been eligible.

“Richard didn’t like the process ... but the rest of the team did,” Moore said. “Everyone else felt that it was the way to go.”

Day and Cooper initially presented a bill to HCSA shortly after school started

Chances Continued from page 1 down to money, which is hard to come by in this difficult economic climate.

Still, the OU does a good job meeting his needs and gives him an equal opportunity for a higher education, Slaymaker said.

OU gives disabled students the resources they need, Bober said.

that would have reinstated all the candidates to their previous positions, including Cooper as vice president and Shimp as programming director.

However, Shimp, who would have been first to review the bill, refused to hear it, with Moore and the advisers backing his decision.

“If a bill is given to the vice president, it’s the vice president’s obligation to bring the bill in front of general council, unless it’s obscene, vulgar and poorly written, in which case it should be his duty to work with the person presenting the bill ... not just denying it, even if they object to it,” Cooper said.

The organization’s constitution does not include a clause allowing it to deny a bill, Day said.

Day said HCSA violated Cooper’s rights as a student because the student body elected him, yet he did not have the opportunity to serve his term.

“To see him removed before the academic year even started was ... just wrong at its core,” Day said. “It didn’t give him the right as a student. It didn’t represent the choices of the thousand some-odd students who voted to put him in.”

Moore said while Cooper’s removal was unfortunate, HCSA must continually uphold its standards, including academics.

“We have to maintain standards in the organization itself,” Moore said. “When you have a rule you don’t stand for, what other rule are you not going to stand for?”

McConnell said she is proud of the way HCSA handled the situation.

“Their goal is to ensure all leaders follow the established constitution and the bylaws that were developed and passed during the fall 2008 semester,” McConnell said. “They desire as a team to program, advocate and serve their university housing community and beyond.”

“As long as disabled students can maintain a positive self image and make positive decisions, there is absolutely no reason for a student to not be a success at the University of Oklahoma,” he said.

The center identifies students who are eligible for accommodations using the federal definition of “disability,” Dyer said. This includes a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of a person’s major life activities, has a

Theft Continued from page 1 leave my stuff unattended for just a second.”

Many students have been put in the same position as Riley in the past month.

The first theft occurred Sept. 3 when a backpack containing a computer was left unattended in Bizzell, according to OUPD reports. The total value of the stolen backpack was $3,802, according to the reports.

That theft stood alone until multiple thefts occurred in Bizzell from Sept. 21 to Sept. 24 in which $2,568 worth of textbooks, backpacks and electronics, such as iPhones, were stolen, according to OUPD reports. The thefts resumed from Sept. 28 to Oct. 3, when an estimated $5,739 worth of computers, textbooks and personal items were stolen.

“Most of the items that were stolen were items that were left unattended either in a public place or in an unlocked car,” said Lt. Bruce Chan, OU Police Department spokesman.

Chan said people who own laptops should record the computer’s serial number and MAC address. He said the Media Access Control address helps police track down the location of the computer if it is used.

“We can track the MAC address if it is used on campus,” said Nick Key, OU Information Technology spokesman. “If we are given information from the OU Police, we have the ability to track a computer if it is being used on campus.”

Those methods helped OUPD find Riley’s laptop.

She said she was told OU IT and OUPD found her computer when the suspect who stole her laptop used it on campus.

In two of the thefts, security video cameras recorded the suspects, and as a result, one was cited for petty larceny, according to OU Police reports. OUPD cited Matthew Sohkoh Burks, academic affairs senior, for petty larceny when they discovered a stolen backpack in his car during a traffic stop on campus. The backpack was returned to its owner, the OU Police report said. OUPD also found a juvenile in Adams Center with a wallet not belonging to the juvenile.

Chan said no one has been arrested for a majority of the thefts on campus, and anyone who is found to be guilty for the thefts is cited for petty larceny.

record of such impairment or is regarded as having such impairment, she said.

While having a disability can be challenging for many individuals, a “seasoned veteran” like Bober said he doesn’t make excuses. “[Having a disability] is like playing baseball,” Bober said. “Sure, disabled students may get a lot of curve balls tossed their way throughout their lifetime, but they cannot forget that everyone is playing the same

game; everyone gets their fair share of curve balls in life.”

The Disability Resource Center offers building accessibility, interpreters, notetaking assistance, alternative testing, tutoring, adaptive computer labs, priority enrollment and equipment such as Braille printers, computers with speech synthesis and recognition and assistive listening devices, as stated on its Web site.

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Columnist argues importance of social networking sites JARED RADER The Oklahoma Daily

Social media, like Facebook and Twitter, has given the opposition of regimes in the Middle East a louder voice, an international public speaker on Arab and Muslim issues told OU students Monday in the Sam Noble Museum of Natural History.

Mona Eltahawy, a syndicated columnist whose writings appear in the Washington Post and International Herald Tribune, presented her lecture, “Generation Facebook: How Young People and Women are Changing Religion and Politics in the Middle East,” to discuss how oppressed populations in the Middle East have begun to challenge traditional authorities.

“What the Internet has done in the Arab world over the past four or five years, is give a voice to the voiceless, and by and large they have been young people and women,” Eltahawy said.

Eltahawy discussed numerous

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Mona Eltahaway lectures about the effects of the Internet on the Middle East Monday night at Kerr Auditorium in the Sam Noble Museum of Natural History. events started by young Internet users, whom she calls “Generation Facebook,” that have influenced how the international community has addressed Middle Eastern nations.

Eltahawy told a story of an Egyptian blogger who has become

a popular figure for those opposed to the current administration’s regime by posting videos of authorities torturing civilians on his blog.

In one instance, she said the blogger posted a video of a man being sodomized with a stick by Egyptian

police. The video went viral among human rights activists and led to a three-year prison sentence for two of the policemen.

“Three years is not a long time for what they did to this man, but just think about it,” Eltahawy said.

She said the video would not have reached the court if human rights activists had not picked it up from the Internet.

Eltahawy said the Internet has allowed bloggers to cover stories the state-owned media of these countries refuse to acknowledge.

She discussed an incident in which a woman blogger in Saudi Arabia protested the Summer 2008 Beijing Olympics. Saudi Arabia was one of two countries that did not send women athletes with its Olympic team. Eltahawy said the blogger made the case that Islam did not prohibit women from participating in sports through a YouTube video. She then sent out an appeal to the international community, leading to international

outrage for the Saudi government’s actions.

“I believe the reason that she remains a free woman is because the Internet has become a form of protection,” Eltahawy said.

She said social networking sites also greatly aided the opposition during the June 2009 protests of Iran’s election between current Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his major opponent, Mir-Hossein Mousavi.

Bekah Stone, international and areas studies senior and president of Sooners for Peace in Palestine, said students could learn from Eltahawy’s insight.

“I hope students would realize that Islam is a religion that is not inherently violent or sexist, and that there are Muslim women who are politically active,” she said.

The event was sponsored by the OU Center for Middle East Studies.

It is part of a Presidential Dream Course called “Women and World Politics.”

‘Run to the Red River’ delivers more than a game ball to children JORDYN GIDDENS Daily Staff Writer

Every year when the autumn leaves turn crisp and the October breeze blows through Norman, Sooner fans prepare for OU-Texas weekend. This year, when the Sooners make the trek down to Dallas.

So, too, do members of OU’s Navy ROTC unit. Except they won’t be piling into cars hoping to miss Dallas’ rush-hour traffic. Instead, they, along with other active-duty OU students, will run the entire 190 miles from Norman to Dallas.

The Navy ROTC participates in the Run to the Red River, as the event has come to be called, not just to deliver a game

ball to Cotton Bowl Stadium but also to raise awareness for the Toys for Tots charity.

“We are entrusted with getting the game ball where it needs to be,” Midshipman Cassie Oats, said. “It’s a pretty big deal.”

The training Navy ROTC members go through on a daily basis prepares them for the five-hour shifts they each must run during their given stretch of the run. Navy ROTC members set goals for themselves as individuals by signing up for either the 15-kilometer, 20-km, or 25-km club before the run.

A runner’s goal is to finish the distance signed up for in his or her shift.

“We start at 7:15 on Thursday morning, and we don’t stop until we get to the stadium,” Oats, a multidisciplinary studies

junior, said.

Oats said that before the run begins, Bob Stoops comes in and personally puts a toy in the collection box for Toys for Tots.

“We sponsor Toys for Tots every year because it’s just a great charity,” Midshipman Bryce Bowers, human relations sophomore, said. “We put their [Toys for Tots] logo on our shirts to get the word out.”

While the charity aspect of the event is a huge payoff for most members, others take much more away from the run.

“I’ve done the run for three years now,” said Midshipman Spencer Hart, meteorology senior. “It’s all about camaraderie. I love running all day and night with a great group of people. The run is one of my favorite events.”

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.

TRESPASSING Harold Jeffreys Browning, 23, 2200 Classen Blvd., Saturday Amy Marie Conn, 24, 2200 Classen Blvd., Sunday Marlon Ray Cook, 26, 2200 Classen Blvd., Sunday John Palmer Dean, 22, 2200

Classen Blvd., Sunday Scott Allen Fisbeck, 25, 2200 Classen Blvd., Sunday AGGRAVATED DRIVING UNDER THE INLFUENCE Nikki Marie Goodman, 21, 2657 Classen Blvd., Sunday COUNTY WARRANT Christopher Dewon Hammons, 28, 1051 12th Ave. N.E., Sunday also interfering with official process Joshua Anthony Hardeman, 26, 1051 12th Ave. N.E., Sunday also possession

of controlled dangerous substance PUBLIC INTOXICATION Justin Thomas Horner, 22, 747 Asp Ave., Sunday Grant Rollins Pryor, 28, 700 De Barr Ave., Sunday Lyle K. Watson, 55, Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Saturday William Jason Bullard, 23, Armory, Sunday William Thurmond Hanley, 21, Wagner Hall, Saturday DISTURBING THE PEACE

Sunni Camille Motes, 36, 300 36th Ave. S.W., Saturday Daniel Burgess Silhavey, 24, 1804 Concord Place, Sunday ASSUALT AND BATTERY David Raymond Sanderson, 28, 1923 Twisted Oak Drive, Sunday, also public drunkeness Christopher Sperry, 25, 1923 Twisted Oak Drive, Sunday, also possession of marijuana and eluding a police officer DRIVING UNDER THE INLFUENCE James David Watson, 32, East Main

Street, Sunday, also transporting an open container of alcohol Dustin Curtis Whitehead, 27, East Boyd Street James Michael Krause, 18, 400 Third St., Sunday Lauren Elizabeth Brown, 20, 1400 S. Jenkins Ave., Sunday Trenton Daniel Williams, 19, 1300 S. Jenkins Ave., Sunday DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED Taiwo Oladipupo Banasko, 22, Stinson Street and Jenkins Avenue, Saturday

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LEADERS SHOULD REMEMBER FOR WHOM THEY WORK The discourse among politicians at the highest level in our country has grown extremely partisan and many times petty in recent years. Often this leads to a lack of progress when debating important issues, like healthcare.

Instead of working together to find a compromise, people from each side seem to be focusing on their own interests.

And judging by recent events on campus, it appears this focus on self-interest has afflicted some student organizations and governing bodies, at the detriment, we fear, of the students for whom these organizations are supposed to be working.

During the last academic year, the election for CAC chair came down to campaign finances and email violations as opposed to a vote of the students.

And this year, the UOSA Student Congress and the OU Students for a Democratic Society have been in a struggle over leadership.

But that’s not all.

A controversy has emerged regarding yet another student group, the Housing Center Student Association. This group removed its vice president over the summer, and it seems as though finding a replacement came down to the association’s leadership undemocratically deciding to hire someone over the summer instead of waiting until the school year, when students could have voted (see page 1 for details).

These are just three examples that we are aware of. There are a lot of student groups on campus, and we wonder how many of them are dealing with the same kind of leadership issues.

Because of this, we want to encourage the student leaders who head up these groups to step back for a minute and remember why they are doing their jobs. That reason should be to benefit students, not to add to their resumes.

We are not saying all student leaders are fulfilling the duties required of them only so they can add something to their resumes. We know that’s not the case.

Regardless, we realize students (including us) can get caught up in group politics and lose sight of the true reasons for the existence of their leadership positions. So let’s all step back and think about what our goals are and should be.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR I agree with Henry Martin’s column last Friday that the enrollment system as currently shown on oZONE is absolutely abominable. If you don’t believe me, go check it out for yourself.

It has the potential to be an utter disaster later this semester as students, particularly freshmen, struggle to enroll in their classes for the spring semester.

Has anyone compared what the current enrollment system on oZONE looks like compared to enroll.ou.edu?

If you are going to replace Enroll, at least make the new enrollment system as good as what you had before. With the new enrollment system in oZONE, there is too much detail (What the heck are Cap, Act, Rem, WL Cap, WL Act, WL Rem, XL Cap, XL Act and XL Rem?), it is unnecessarily complicated to search for classes, and it looks like a freshman in high school learning HTML for the first time created the table listing under the “look up classes” option.

This new enrollment system needs some serious renovation if it is going to be useful and easy for students to use in the future. In the meantime, I would recommend using Enroll to enroll students for the upcoming spring semester to avoid a disaster.

If the people behind oZONE insist on using this new enrollment for the upcoming semester, there will likely be a severe backlash among the students and faculty advisers against oZONE in general and the new enrollment system in particular.

Aaron Gleason Meteorology graduate student

AJ Stafford is a psychology senior.

STAFF COLUMN

Obama deserves Nobel Prize for improving international relations Since last Friday, people around the world have ex- anything. pressed confusion and high emotion over the announceAnyone closely following the course of current events ment by the Norwegian Nobel Committee that it had in this country knows how lost a cause that has often awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to President Barack been.

Obama.

American reason and justice have been inexact and Many have ridiculed the decision as halting, painfully and sometimes sinfully lacking. based only on the period of 11 days beAnd anyone minding the delirious nightmare of legistween the president’s inauguration and lation working its way inch-by-painstaking inch through the nomination deadline. congress and the spiraling tenor of pseudo-news comAs it stands, he has presided over the mentary knows the glaring and many shortcomings of nation a mere 10 months upon being our system. awarded the prize.

To those of us convinced of climate change and of what Some chalk it up to his “star power” must be done, of the various other moral imperatives inand his undeniable popularity in foreign volved in the healthcare mire, the denials of equal rights SLATER capitals. That Mr. Obama remains yet to to our soldiers, our various complex international comRHEA achieve great or final successes in issues mitments, et cetera, the pace of action and reform is ruinforeign or domestic is scarcely deniable. ous and maddening.

But his election is for many clear reasons a new moBut despite the many frustrating imperfections, many ment for America and the world. around the world rightly recognize the vital changes takHis approach of strong, deliberate but unclenched en- ing place. gagement has fostered new and refreshing relationships Bodies like the United Nations and NATO, the G8 and with allies and foes, and announced a new era of interna- G20 exist and function only insofar as we and other national détente on vital world issues. tions support and invest in them.

Now, many of the criticisms are valid if we are to see These are organizations, by the way, on which we will the Nobel Peace Prize as strictly an award for lifetime one day have to rely for reason and equity in a changing achievement in peace-making or humanitarian action. world in which we cease to be the only super-power.

Certainly this is among its purposes.

And our new administration’s commitments to inBut this prize, founded to recognize “the person who ternational relationships, conventions and establishshall have done the most or best work for fraternity be- ments have illustrated critical leadership in supporting, tween the nations,” can hardly and thereby immediately raising be limited to the petty station of But his election is for many clear the mandate and worth of these recognition. institutions. reasons a new moment for America And in the grave times we live and the world. His approach of strong, It is through such international in, the trustees of such an award cooperation, and only so that we cannot lose sight of the long- deliberate but unclenched engagement will be able to deal with the stagstanding broader implications has fostered new and refreshing gering issues facing our world, inof its honor. cluding climate change and peace relationships with allies and foes ...

Indeed in these past days, in the Middle East, both cited in many have cited the 1984 award the Nobel announcement, not to to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who offered dignity and mention poverty, famine and skyrocketing population solidarity to his people’s cause, and encouraged the re- growth which violently afflict our world. sistance to and eventual abolition of South African apartAnd though it is easy for our imperfect leaders to lose heid 10 years later. track of or ignore such vast and amorphous problems in Some awards, like the 1978 prize to Egyptian President their petty arguments and campaigns, and perhaps beAnwar al-Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem cause of this, the Nobel Committee has gone all in.

Begin reward a peace still not yet achieved, but no less We have to realize that the stakes are terminal. We can needed. change our world, but the chances are finite, and the time I was among those who feared the early and gratuitous to act is short. lionization of then-Senator Obama, and this remains a “It could be too late to respond [to Obama’s leadership] concern for me and many for a variety of reasons. three years from now,” said Nobel Committee member The president is a man, imperfect in more ways than Thorbjoem Jagland. supporters would care to enumerate or consider. And conMr. Obama’s prize is not deserved for his present sidering his responsibilities and the dense challenges we achievements, but is warranted by the present circumface as a nation, he deserves reasonable expectations. stances, and by the hope and promise his leadership and But in a world star ved for vital leadership and methods of reason and intelligent engagement offer an plagued with more problems than can be enumerated eager world. or sanely considered, people are nostalgic for a time when American will and reason, matched with that indefatigable courage and talent could be relied upon for Slater Rhea is an English literary and culture studies and letters senior.

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« SOONER SAMPLER What are your plans for OU-Texas weekend. OUDAILY.COM

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Taking a little closer look at Texas shoulder injury and Newton’s status is questionable because of a mild concussion.

McGee and Newton have combined to rush for 461 yards, which accounts for 52.7 percent of the Longhorns’ rushing yards. No other Texas running back has over 100 yards on the season, and last year’s leading rusher, McCoy, has a mere 58 yards on 34 carries, which is less than his rushing production from the 2008 season.

The good news for the Sooners is the lack of depth at running back allows the defense to force the Longhorns to become a one-dimensional offense. But, the passing game could lead Texas to its sixth victory on the season, even though its defense may have trouble containing OU Heisman- winning quarterback Sam Bradford.

If the Sooners want to play the role of spoiler, they are going to have to take advantage of what Texas Tech exploited almost a month ago. Texas’ defense has some trouble stopping the pass, but the offense has played well enough to win no matter how many yards its defense has given up.

The question is this: will Texas’ offense put up enough points to overcome some of its defense’s inefficiencies? If it cannot, then the Sooners may walk away from the Cotton Bowl with a big victory; if so, then it could be a long day for OU.

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Defensive End Auston English brings down Colt McCoy at the Cottonbowl Oct. 11, 2008. The rival teams will meet in Dallas again this weekend.

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About two months ago, the upcoming Red River Rivalry was promoted as a prize fight between two heavyweight contenders. Now, that fight has lost some of its luster because the No. 20 Sooners have tripped up twice and the No. 3 Texas Longhorns have proven themselves as the class act of the Big 12 South.

The Longhorns boast a perfect 5-0 record, with the five victories being by a combined score of 236-75. The closest margin of victory was by 10 points, which came on Sept. 19 against conference foe Texas Tech in Austin.

What’s misleading about this statistic is the fact that Texas’ opponents have a combined record of 14-14. The two teams with the best records are Wyoming and Texas Tech, both of

whom are 4-2.

Still, the Longhorns have done what the Sooners have not been able to do: win the games on their schedule. And at the end of the day, that is what wins national championships.

The reason why Texas has been able to stick to its preseason script is because its offense has carried the team to victory.

The offense is led by senior quarterback Colt McCoy, who was a Heisman finalist in 2008. Even though he has not been as dominant this season, he has completed 73.4 percent for 1410 yards with 10 touchdowns and six interceptions.

The only question about the Longhorns’ offense is the rushing game. Its top two running backs, junior Vondrell McGee and freshman Tre’ Newton, sustained injuries in Texas’ last game against Colorado and it is not known whether they will play Saturday. McGee is listed day-to-day with a

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Sophomore wide receiver Dejuan Miller on playing in the Red River Rivalry compared to watching the game on television

“That’s probably the loudest atmosphere I’ve ever been in a college game. We sit right by the Texas fans, and they’re yelling stuff at us, profanity and all of that. Watching it on TV and being there is two totally different sides of the spectrum.

Sophomore wide receiver Dejuan Miller on the leadership junior quarterback Sam Bradford brought back with his return

“We needed him to come back and to show the leadership and the moxy that he’s had since he’s been here. It was real good to see that fire and that determination.”

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QUICK TIPS FOR YOUR SOONER FAN ATTIRE LUKE ATKINSON The Oklahoma Daily

There are two types of fans in Sooner Nation. The first is the person who frequents stadiums, cheering for their Sooner team, no matter what the weather– or opposing team –can bring.

Then there is another kind, one who thinks his or her mere presence at games must affect the outcome, by any means necessary.

These fans leave no expense when creating their gameday costume. Decking themselves out in crimson colors, foam helmets and paint is a common ritual for them.

There are endless possibilites to their get-up, and their extreme presence acts as an infectious spirit for others.

HEADGEAR When decorating yourself with Sooner gear, ask yourself this question: “What am I going to put on my head?”

Think about it. When you are standing in a crowd of people, they aren’t going to be able to see your shirt or your ridiculous shoes. They are going to see your uncovered dome. This is where headgear is important. Foam hats or ball caps are easy to find and versatile. Never leave home without one.

–Tip: Bring a fitted ball cap if you aren’t into the hot, foam schooners. The cap can deter the sun, or if you were at the Idaho State game, block the rain.

FACEPAINT For one day out of the week during the college football season, fans need their faces painted. It’s not weird or girly; in fact, it’s manly.

These crimson and cream colors are yours to use. Paint yourself a war face, something to intimidate others in battle and hype up the thousands of fans around you. There is nothing silly about it, unless you paint yourself some cat whiskers.

–Tip: Try something new. Paint a mustache of your choice.

SHIRTS When you are walking around before and after the game, your T-shirt is your identity in the crowd. It can be as simple as “Go Sooners,” or as complex as “Landry Jones is a good quarterback, but we miss Sam ... Oh, and we hate Texas!”

Your shirt doesn’t need to be vulgar, but it needs to send the message of, “Hey, don’t mention Boise State or Tim Tebow around me. I’m still holding a grudge.”

–Tip: Make sure it’s red and demeans at least one other team or player.

ACCESSORIES I’m not talking about purses and bracelets.

These accessories are used for holding up in the air, waving around and performing general motions associated with cheers. It can be a massive No. 1 finger, used to announce to others that your team is the best, regardless of poll status.

For the ladies, check out the mini-poms, which are great for shaking and putting on your head like you have crazy spaghetti hair.

–Tip: Get two No. 1 fingers and make the “Upside-down Longhorn.”

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October’s tough choice: picking the right sport for you When October rolls around, sports enthusiasts grab and Big 12 football are like a way of life, and people plan their bowl of potato chips and their beer of choice for a accordingly. month-long sports frenzy.

The discrepancy was clear when my family was on a So many sports collide, and it is hard to make a decision road trip through the SEC this summer and we stopped at whether you want to tune into the MLB playoffs, college the University of Alabama. My younger sister was looking football or the NBA preseason. This even disregards the at colleges and one of her requirements was it had a strong football team. Again, no surprise. continual coverage of the World Series of Poker and golf.

While we were eating breakfast at the hotel, a When faced with this tough decision, how does woman from Connecticut struck up a conversaone make a choice? tion with my mother about how different Alabama Everyone has his or her favorite sport and there was than she expected. She said she did not realis no general rule, but during this month, it is easy ize how prominent football was down here. to see how sports preference differs based upon I think this woman’s reaction to football in the geographical residence.

South is truly an experience that most people This is by no means a hard and fast rule, but north of Virginia do not understand. there is something to be said about football domiOne of my roommates transferred in from New nance in the south and the craze of the MLB playANNELISE Jersey this semester and her first OU football game offs that reigns supreme in New England. was quite a shocker. She watched as tens of thouHow many times have you seen a bunch of rural RUSSELL sands of people stood for hours in the pouring Oklahomans throw a house party for a Sooner rain. Last weekend, she was amazed to see those football game? Probably too many times to count.

Now imagine those same people throwing a party to watch same 90,000 people doing the wave during the OU-Baylor the American League playoff between the Los Angeles game.

It’s a different world that we live in, and it’s no wonder Angels and the New York Yankees. It is a much fuzzier many do not give a flying flip about the Phillies or Rockies. picture.

Baseball may be America’s pastime, but that depends Most people in these parts would rather engage in a diswhat America you are talking about. If you’re in the South cussion of how Tim Tebow has bewitched hearts and souls on a Saturday in October, then it might as well be Canada’s in the world of sports media and entertainment.

The even more interesting observation is while we may national pastime for all the attention it will get. SEC

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have very different ideas of what sport is worth watching, we are not necessarily all that different.

When you fly over New York or Boston, you see baseball fields dotting the landscape, while in the south it is green pastures marked instead by the occasional gridiron.

In Boston, Red Sox fans sit in the same seats as their grandparents to watch the ball bounce off the Green Monster, but in Oklahoma, college football tickets are passed down for generations from Bud Wilkinson to Bob Stoops.

It’s two completely different worlds, but maybe we are not so different after all. While the Yankees fan from New York City might not understand standing in the rain for four hours just to watch college kids wrestle through the mud, he might ruin his best shoes just to watch the Bronx Bombers go into extra innings in a Subway series with the Mets.

Little kids beg their parents to stay up late, or at least I know I did, just to catch a glimpse of their favorite player, whether that be Sam Bradford or Alex Rodriguez. While we value different sports, we still hold a similar passion and love for our respected games.

So while the South definitely has a much different picture of what it means to sit down to sports in October, what matters is that we all gather around the television and refuse to change the channel till the end of the game.

Annelise Russell is journalism and political science junior.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

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The Daily’s Dusty Somers reviews The Avett Brothers’ latest music release.

No one could rightfully accuse The Avett Brothers of lacking earnestness; the folky Nor th Carolina trio tends to let its heart bleed on almost every song without a hint of h i p s t e r i ro n y . W h e n these guys sing about love, loss and the jourDUSTY ney in between, they SOMERS mean it.

The Brothers (Seth and Scott alternately sing lead and background, with nonbrother Bob Crawford on bass) jump to the big leagues with “I and Love and You,” the band’s major-label debut, and for all of its indie cred and grassroots-grown popularity, it seems like a good fit for the band.

Super-producer Rick Ru b i n h a s h e l p e d t h e band craft a stirring, emotional album full of heart-wrenchers that feel perfectly at home appealing to more mainstream crowds while also functioning as an appropriate distillation of the band’s strengths.

The Brothers ever so carefully walk the line between mawkish and sincere, but manage to almost always come out on

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the right side. When they croon, “That woman, she’s got eyes that shine / like a pair of stolen polished dimes / she asked to dance, I said it’s fine / I’ll see you in the morning time” on the title track, it starts to trigger a gag reflex because it’s so precious, but then it becomes clear — that’s some damn fine songwriting.

So it goes with much of the album, and if the deceptively poetic songwriting fails to trigger an emotional response, the Avett’s rousing harmonies and the perfectly-executed musicianship will probably fill in the gaps.

Dusty Somers is a journalism senior.

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CHICAGO — The King may be dead, but that doesn’t mean it’s too late to run your fingers through his hair.

Elvis Presley’s hair, at least a clump of hair that Presley may have lost to an Army barber when he went into the service back in 1958, is going on the auction block this Sunday at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers in Chicago.

The hair is part of a collection of more than 200 items that belonged to or are associated with Presley. There are clothes he wore, scarves he threw to screaming fans — who, judging by the yellow sweat stains, never washed them — and Christmas cards he sent. And there are lots of records, some he kept in his own juke box, and other sorts of memorabilia ranging from Elvis dolls to Elvis wrist watches to Elvis Pez dispensers.

All the items belonged to Gary Pepper. No Hound Dog, Pepper was not only a huge Presley fan and president of

a Presley fan club, but a close friend, as many of the photographs of the two together suggest.

Pepper, who had cerebral palsy, died in 1980, three years after Presley, and left his collection to his nurse, who is putting the items up for auction, said Mary Williams of the auction house.

But it is clearly the hair that has generated the most buzz.

Like a lot of the items in Pepper’s collection, the hair was a gift from Presley to Pepper, who in turn sent a strand or two to appreciative Presley fans from time to time but didn’t come close to exhausting his supply.

She said Pepper died without telling anyone exactly where the hair came from or when it was cut, but she said it appears that it was clipped during Presley’s stint in the Army or around that time.

Williams did acknowledge that there has never been a

DNA test done on the hair.

But, she said, the auction house did take it to “somewhat of a hair authenticator” who compared it to his own sample of Presley’s hair and concluded it was the real deal.

“I’m very careful with the hair I authenticate,” John Reznikoff said. A Connecticut collector of such mundane items as stamps and documents, Reznikoff also has samples of hair that once sat atop some of the most famous heads in history, from George Washington to Abraham Lincoln, Napoleon, Albert Einstein and Marilyn Monroe. He even says he has some of Michael Jackson’s hair that was famously singed during the filming of a Pepsi commercial in 1984.

“I have a high resolution scan and I took mine [Presley hair sample] out and the coarseness and color of it, they all match,” he said.

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» RAIN MACHINE “RAIN MACHINE” Giving Kyp Malone an opportunity to record a solo album is a lot like giving a 4-year-old a set of paints and a canvas; you don’t know what’s going to happen, but you do know it’s going to be interesting.

Rain Machine is the new solo effort from Malone who is known JOSHUA for his supporting role BOYDSTON in TV On The Radio for his lead guitar and falsetto yelping.

Often with solo albums, the musician proves how much he needs the rest of the group. With “Rain Machine,” Malone confirms this. However, also proves his own invaluablity in “TV On The Radio” and he and lead vocalist Tunde Adebimpe’s reliance on each other.

You gather from “Rain Machine” that Malone is the one responsible for those quirky subtleties and the wild nature of TVOTR’s tunes. “Rain Machine” is chocked full of interesting little elements and whims that are intriguing and endearing.

The album begins with an exotic swirl of whistles, tambourines and

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tribal percussion that keeps pace through “Give Blood,” the most concise and direct effort on the record.

It hops through vivacious sharp points of guitar riffs and dysfunctional, yet perfect, breaks that give way to a stellar showering of synth sprinkles and yippy howls.

However, the majority of the debut is a bit unfocused and sprawling, suffering from a shaky, splintering foundation. Songs like “Smiling Black Faces” and “Hold You Holy” are other wise great attempts that simply cave under drawn-out lengths and overdecorating.

It quickly becomes apparent with TVOTR that Adebimpe is the architect and Malone is the interior designer, a pair that brings the best out of each other.

Adebimpe gives it the support and space, while Malone brings out the full potential with small details and splashes of color.

So while “Rain Machine” acts like a child without supervision, it is a little appealing and exciting in this way.

From the avant-garde meets Crayola album cover to the “first day of school” sense of exploration, “Rain Machine” revels in childlike fun and proves to be a loveable little tyke who just needs a more grounded best friend to get him through childhood intact.

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Jacob Abello smoking a cigarrette. His newest album “Nothing But Gold” is out now.

JACOB ABELLO “NOTHING BUT GOLD”

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Rain Machine posing for a photo. His newest, self-titled album, “Rain Machine” is out now.

With a title like “Nothing But Gold,” Jacob Abello seems to be making some pretty lofty promises.

Luckily for us, Abello is no liar, and the album delivers.

“Nothing But Gold” looks to be the end result of an equal part study of the dusty stacks of vinyl in the record store and late night cruises with pop radio blaring, as it draws a brilliant line between acoustic folk and indie pop.

Abello dares to blend a wide range of styles, and succeeds in doing so with his effortless vocals and expertise of his backing band.

“Nothing But Gold” breathes to life with the whimsy of Andrew Bird, sincerity of Ben Kweller and underlying danceablity you see in Of Montreal with each separate element getting its own chance to shine individually.

“Party Girl” loosely shimmies without restraint with a shuttering guitar riff and bouncy drum rolls before an effervescent swell at the chorus that bubbles with life.

The heartfelt beckon of “We’re So Young” tugs at your heart with its narrative of another youthful night with pavement crawling guitar pulls, star shine keys and glowing neon

vocals.

Then the title track throws back to the 70s as luscious strings, pattering percussion and vintage piano culminate in a disco ball revolving, dance floor burning standout.

The airy, lurching pair of “Bachelor Farmer” and “Quick Fix” makes for a nice one-two punch down the stretch; the former drips like mist in gray skies while the latter features a wonderful play-on-words with a static wash of bass and guitar.

With a natural flow and contrast throughout, “Nothing But Gold” runs lean and tight, leaving no room for filler in a wonderful experiment of genre mashing with an effortless looseness and fun at heart.

It’s an uplifting, soulful record that bathes the listener in sunshine and splashes poolside; a nice taste of summer as we drift into autumn.

Abello’s smooth delivery and winning Oklahoma charm certainly put “Nothing But Gold” over the top, and if he keeps on this track, we might be seeing even more gold albums from him in the future.

Jacob Abello will be celebrating the release of “Nothing But Gold” this Thursday night on the Brother’s Patio with Sherree Chamberlain and The Pretty Black Chains supporting.

Joshua Boydston is a psychology sophomore.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Inmates say Okla. gov’s mansion workers raped them OKLAHOMA CITY — Ne i t h e r Hu m p h r i e s n o r Prosecutors are investigating Bobelu has been charged, and claims that the former head chef neither responded to repeated and chief groundskeeper at the phone messages seeking comOklahoma governor’s mansion ment. No one answered the door raped three female prison in- Monday at Bobelu’s residence, mates assigned to work on the and Humphries’ current address mansion’s grounds. could not immediately be deterNeither man has been charged, mined. Neither prosecutors nor but the Department of Central Janet Roloff, an Edmond attorney Services fired both of them Sept. for one of the women, knew if ei29 for violating departmental ther man had an attorney. policies after a three-month The Department of Corrections Department is interviewing of Corrections “My client was dragged o t h e r w o m e n investigation. down, held down by one who took part The allegain the program, tions raise ques- and raped by another.

Massie said. t i o n s a b o u t That doesn’t sound very The women, security at the consensual, does it?” two of whom chief executive’s have since been residence and JANET ROLOFF, ATTORNEY released from oversight of a prison, say the program meant assaults hapin part to reward good inmate pened between March 2008 and behavior by allowing them leave January 2009. The Department prison for the day and work off- of Corrections didn’t begin insite. vestigating until June 1, after one The state Department of woman came forward following Corrections believes the former her release, Massie said. state workers who supervised The women said the alleged the inmates at the governor’s attacks occurred in a storage mansion committed sexual bat- building outside the perimeter of tery, forcible sodomy and rape the security fence that surrounds against the Hillside Community the mansion’s 14-acre grounds, Corrections Center inmates, Massie said. He did not say if the Department of Corrections women allege they were assaultspokesman Jerry Massie said ed once or multiple times each.

Monday. The department reRoloff said Monday that her cently turned its findings over client endured a “violent, bloody to Oklahoma County District rape” that left her with emotional Attorney David Prater’s office. and physical scars. It’s illegal for a Assistant District Attorney supervisor and an inmate to have Scott Rowland said Monday that sex, and Roloff scoffed at the noprosecutors met with Department tion that any sex between her cliof Corrections ent and the state investigators for “We have full confidence w o r k e r s w a s two hours Friday in the DPS security detail. consensual. and that the in“ My c l i e n t vestigation is We’re not the security w a s d ra g g e d ongoing. down, held experts, they are.”

According down by one to records ob- PAUL SUND, A SPOKESMAN FOR and raped by tained by The GOV. BRAD HENRY another. That Associated Press doesn’t sound through a state ver y consenopen records request, the fired sual, does it?” she said. workers are Russell Humphries, Roloff said her client was the former executive chef at the afraid to report she was attacked mansion, and Anthony Bobelu, until after her release for fear of the former groundskeeper retribution. She said her client supervisor. came forward to try to persuade

STATE BRIEFS MORE THAN $175,000 IN UNCLAIMED PROPERTY FOUND OKLAHOMA CITY — State Treasurer Scott Meacham says some Oklahomans have become a bit richer.

Meacham says cash and stock worth more than $175,000 was found for 310 people during the 2009 Tulsa State Fair.

As administrator of Oklahoma’s unclaimed property program, Meacham has more than $300 million waiting to be claimed for more than 500,000 people.

Earlier this year, Meacham and staff found more than $278,000 for more than 500 visitors to the Oklahoma State Fair in Oklahoma City.

Since first setting up booths at the two major state fairs, a total of $3.7 million has been found for 9,100 people.

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This photo shows the front of the Oklahoma governor’s mansion in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The former chef and chief groundskeeper at the Oklahoma governor’s mansion are under investigation for allegedly raping female state inmates assigned to maintain the mansion’s grounds.

Neither man has been charged. prison officials to stop sending female inmates to the governor’s mansion.

The allegations have raised questions about security at the mansion and oversight of the horticulture program, which was suspended after the allegations surfaced but has since resumed.

The accusation that two mansion employees were involved in rape just outside the building’s security perimeter came one month after three state troopers assigned to guard the mansion were disciplined for falsifying

hours, saying they were working when they were not.

Paul Sund, a spokesman for Gov. Brad Henry, said the Department of Public Safety officials who protect the governor and his family do not believe security at the mansion was ever breached.

“We have full confidence in the DPS security detail. We’re not the security experts, they are,” Sund said. Aside from Henry, first lady Kim Henry and two of their three daughters live in the mansion.

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US Army eyes Kan. middle school JROTC program WICHITA, Kan. — The U.S. Army wants middle school students.

The Wichita school district in south-central Kansas is one of a few nationwide offering middle school programs based on the Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps curriculum.

Top Army officials are studying its programs to see if they could be a model for others nationwide.

The Army is collaborating with the National Association of School Boards to develop a socalled JROTC-plus program that would use the high school JROTC curriculum as a basis for a middle school program, Army JROTC director Col. John Vanderbleek said.

“We want to reach students at that age before they make decisions that put them at risk,” said Vanderbleek, who came to Wichita recently from Fort Monroe, Va., to see the Kansas program for himself.

The Army plans to fund a pilot program next school year, and the money will most likely go to an existing program like the one in Wichita.

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Wichita’s program uses a military structure to teach civics lessons. It was started 12 years ago by JROTC supervisor and retired Army Col. Robert Hester.

“I was very impressed with the ability of Col. Hester to establish a program in 12 schools and find teachers and instructors with prior (military) service,” Vanderbleek said.

Kansas State Board of Education member Dave Dennis said he plans to lobby for Wichita’s existing program to be selected as the Army’s pilot program.

“The Army’s got a lot deeper pockets than education,” he said.

Dennis, a data specialist at North High School and retired Air Force colonel, expects to represent the state on the national education planning committee for “JROTC Plus.”

The Wichita program faced some opposition when it began in 1997 because of concerns about military influence and recruiting. But Vanderbleek said little opposition is expected to the national program.

“If you get into the leadership program and see what it is, you lose suspicion that they are recruiting,” Vanderbleek said. “There’s nothing in the curriculum that focuses on military service.”

Schools will have to sell the middle school JROTC program to their communities before they can ask the Army for money. The application progress is expected to be very competitive.

Wichita’s JROTC program aims to connect students to school and encourage them to graduate, said Hester, who leads the program districtwide.

“Being a good cadet means being a good cadet in school,” he said.

Of the eighth-grade students who were in the 2004 program, 80 percent graduated from high school last school year. That compares with a 64 percent graduation rate for those not in the program, Hester said.

JROTC officials already admire the Wichita program for its foresight, Vanderbleek said.

CHICKASHA — The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma has sanctioned the only fraternity on the school’s campus for inappropriate conduct.

The sanctions against Phi Lambda Chi come after an investigation into allegations regarding the fraternity’s scavenger hunt.

The Star-Express newspaper reports that student Nikki Garland said two Phi Lamda Chi members and a pledge knocked on her apartment door and asked her to bare her chest for a photograph.

Phi Lamda Chi national executive director Bobby Thompson said the incident sounds “silly” but not dangerous.

The sanctions include prohibiting the fraternity from accepting new members or taking part in any social activities during the fall semester.

SUSPICIOUS DEVICES FOUND ALONG RR TRACKS IN OKC OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City police have made an arrest in connection with the discovery of three suspicious devices along railroad tracks in southeastern Oklahoma City.

Police say 33-year-old Chadwick Everett Baker was found near the scene Sunday night after the devices were found Sunday afternoon. He was booked into the Oklahoma County jail on three complaints of manufacturing a hoax homemade bomb.

Police were called about 5 p.m. Sunday by a man who said he saw another man throw the devices onto the tracks. Bomb technicians say the devices were fake but were made to look like pipe bombs.

Police would not say what they believe Baker’s motive was. He remained in jail Monday morning without bail and it was not known if he had an attorney.

4 KILLED IN HEAD-ON CRASH BARNSDALL — Three Ohio women and one from Michigan have been killed in a head-on collision on State Highway 11 in northern Oklahoma.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol identifies the dead as 69-year-old Christine Fulghum, 85-year-old Martha Jacobs and Lavonne Gantt all of Toledo, Ohio, and 84-year-old Norma Otterstetter of Southgate, Mich.

Troopers say the four died just before 4:30 p.m. Sunday when the van they were in was hit head-on near Barnsdall by an oncoming pickup truck after the driver of the truck fell asleep at the wheel. The van was then hit from the rear by another pickup.

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CAMPUS NOTES

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GREEN WEEK Green Week executive team applications are available at ou.edu/green.

Click “resources” on the left-hand side of the screen.

CAREER SERVICES Career Services will have second level interviews from noon to 12:30 p.m. in the Union.

Career Services will have walkin hours from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Union.

SOWER MAGAZINE Members of Student Media will have table display of Sower Magazine from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the South Oval.

CHRISTIANS ON CAMPUS

CHRISTIANS ON CAMPUS Christians on Campus will host a Bible study from noon to 12:45 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union.

CAREER SERVICES Career Services will have walk-in hours from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Union.

JACOBSON HOUSE NATIVE ART GALLERY The Mark Allen Everett Poetry Series presents OU English & Native American Studies professor Dr. Kimberly Roppolo from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Jacobson House Native Art Gallery.

Christians on Campus will host a Bible study from 12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. in the Union.

COLLEGIATE ENTREPRENEURS ORGANIZATION Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization will host Gary Pierson, COO of Oklahoma Publishing Company from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in at Price Hall, room 3020.

CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST Campus Crusade for Christ will meet from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m.

in the Oklahoma Memorial Stadium’s Santee Lounge GREEN WEEK

Green Week executive team applications are available at ou.edu/green. Click “resources” on the left-hand side of the screen.

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PLACE AN AD Phone: 325-2521 E-Mail: classifieds@ou.edu Fax: 405-325-7517

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Heavy caffeine use can lead to unhealthy lifestyle Students save money by switching to non-caffeinated options LARA SAAVEDRA Daily Staff Writer

Most people widely consume caffeinated drinks such as coffee and sugary sodas, and in moderation, these beverages can give you a boost of energy when feeling groggy or tired.

For some, the amount of caffeine in two to four cups of coffee is not harmful. For others however, too much caffeine can make you restless, anxious and irritable, said Dr. M. Dewayne Andrews, Executive Dean of the OU College of Medicine.

“Caffeine is a stimulant that will help you stay more alert,” Andrews said. “If you are drinking reasonable amounts then your body will not develop any adverse effects.”

Some students on campus are opting not to drink caffeine to support a healthier lifestyle.

“When I came to college, I decided I better for you and it’s cheaper.” needed to eat healthy or drink healthy, and Robin Hunt, pre-nursing junior, said drinking healthy is a lot easier,” said Alyssa sometimes it’s easier to get soda than water Streebin, a University in some restaurants.

College freshman who “It’s something that they Hunt said she ultiused to drink soda in mately thinks caffeinated can easily do to live a the mornings like it was drinks can contribute to healthier lifestyle. There are an unhealthy lifestyle, and coffee.

Streebin said some- water stations all around drinking water is the better times college students can choice. campus that you can get get hooked onto caffeine “It’s something that because they tend to not water instead.” [students] can easily do to sleep regularly and don’t live a healthier lifestyle,” take care of themselves ROBIN HUNT, PRE-NURSING JUNIOR Hunt said. “There are as much as they might at water stations all around home. campus that you can get “I just feel better when I’m drinking water from water instead.” all day,” Alanna Sellinger, University College Andrews said there are ways to combat freshman said. “I’m staying hydrated.” feeling unenergetic with non-caffeinated Sellinger said she saves money by not buy- options. ing coffee on a daily basis.

“Just by getting up and moving around for “For every little thing that you say it adds five to 10 minuets can help,” Andrews said. like a dollar to your total,” Sellinger said about “You can exercise, drink water or drink Sierra the high costs. “So why not drink water? It’s Mist or Sprite.”

Sooner Sampler » “I’m not a big coffee drinker. I probably have one pop a day though.”

-BYRON DALE, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE FRESHMAN

THE DAILY’S NATASHA GOODELL ASKED SOONERS ON CAMPUS HOW MUCH CAFFEINE THEY CONSUME PER DAY AND WHERE THEY GET IT FROM. “I usually drink two cokes a day. I usually don’t drink that much [caffeine] because it gives me bad headaches. I don’t know why.”

-JACK STALLINGS, 22, CATE ALA CARTE EMPLOYEE

“One to two sodas or cups of coffee a day.

It’s kind of my routine, I guess.”

-JOSIE WAGONER, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE FRESHMAN

“I don’t drink a lot. I mostly drink water and Gatorade.

I’m health conscious, so I don’t like all the sugar and caffeine.”

-ALEX VALLEROY, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE FRESHMAN

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY MARCIN RUTKOWSKI/THE DAILY

The harmful effects of caffeine have led people to choose not to drink it.

“I hardly drink any caffeine. I drink mostly water and sometimes tea, but not a whole lot.”

CAFFEINE CHART If your caffeine habit totals more than 500 to 600 milligrams a day, you may want to consider cutting back, according to the Mayo Clinic.

BEVERAGE / CAFFEINE IN MILLIGRAMS Generic brewed coffee, 8 oz (240 mL) Generic brewed, decaffeinated coffee, 8 oz (240 mL) Generic instant coffee, 8 oz (240 mL) Generic instant, decaffeinated, 8 oz (240 mL) Starbucks Espresso, 1 oz (30 mL) Starbucks Vanilla Latte, 16 oz (480 mL) Starbucks Tazo Chai Tea Latte, 16 oz (480 mL) Coca-Cola Classic, 12 oz (355 mL) Coca-Cola Zero, 12 oz (355 mL) Vault soda, 12 oz (355 mL) Full Throttle, 16 oz (480 mL) Monster Energy, 16 oz (480 mL) Source: Mayo Clinic

“I don’t drink much caffeine at all. I just don’t drink it as much. I’ll drink coffee occasionally, but not everyday.”

-DYLAN MOCK, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE FRESHMAN

“I probably average three or four cups of coffee in a day.

I don’t really think about how much I drink.”

-CHRIS CAVNER, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SENIOR

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-KATRINA LEGGINS, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE FRESHMAN

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Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009 LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -You’ve always been told not to play favorites. If you weaken between two of your closest friends, you’ll discover quickly why this advice is trenchant.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -Get all of your chores out of the way as soon as possible. As time moves on, what you don’t mind doing early on could become extremely distasteful and never get accomplished.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- You’re usually a good sport about going along with the majority, and you will be so again, but only up to a point.

The moment could come when you’ve had enough and will bluntly say so.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- It’ll make you feel good to perform little favors and help others without expecting anything in return. Yet if you feel your efforts are unappreciated, it could be another story.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Select fun-loving companions because they will help make your day a happy one.

However, remember everyone tires eventually, so know when to call it quits.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Don’t let anyone but you lay out an agenda for yourself, and you should be more fortunate than usual. Conversely, giving negative companions a say will be a costly mistake.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You’ll enjoy interacting with fun people, yet, ironically, associating with these types could make you feel inadequate or a bit sad if you are someone who thinks ill of yourself.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- It is important not to allow the slightest negative signal to throw you off course. If you keep it all together, this could turn out to be a fun day.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Even if you do a number of things that are deserving of sincere compliments, there might be times when you think someone is trying to manipulate you through flattery. You could be right.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- If a cohort offers to do something special for you, it’s OK to accept -- but be on guard. There is every reason to believe he or she could be trying to play you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- It might require the wisdom of Solomon to render a judgment between two close family members or friends who are having a disagreement, so try to stay out of it no matter how strongly you feel about things.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -When opportunity knocks, time might not be your strongest ally. Unless you act on things immediately, you could lose the chance to take advantage of a good thing.