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medieval facial hair. Families checking into the hotel walked past men armed with swords, and the incoming sunlight gleamed across the murky jade earrings of the maidens. University College freshman Allen Davis, dressed in a beige tunic and sturdy boots, said this was his first year to try out for the chessboard. “I have a couple of friends involved with it, so I decided to audition,” Davis said. “Plus, I get to swordfight if I get a fight role.” Davis said he hopes to get the part of Arthur, Erec or Kay, all of whom have fight scenes. Rebecca Horner, English and cultural studies senior,
Like many exchange students, Austrian law student Michaela Georgina Lexer pays tuition to her university in her native country. “ We p ay 1 6 e u ro s (around $22) per semester,” Lexer said. This may seem like a typo to most American students, but for many European students paying so little is not surprising. “We’ve always been used to that,” said Alice Wiart, a French foreign language student. “I couldn’t imagine otherwise.” The full tuition for a French university is between $300 and $600, but according to statistics from the French observatory Boivigny, almost one-third of students receive a scholarship based on social criteria. This scholarship has several ranks, offering different monetary sums, but the one students receive the most does not give any money, it just cancels a student’s tuition, offering virtually free college education. But not all countries fit this model. The average student debt in the U.S. has gone from $9,320 to $27,204 in fewer than 20 years, according to data compiled by National Public Radio. A similar trend is taking place in the United Kingdom. “It went from 3,400 pounds to 9,000 pounds (from $5,500 to $14,500) last year,” said Daniel Forrest, an English international business student. “The cost of one whole degree is now pretty much the cost of one year.” Forrest said the English government has begun to spend less on education, and he fears it’s going to reduce the number of people able to attend college. But a high price is not necessarily a bad thing. “It might not be worth paying almost nothing to go to college but having a more than average diploma,” said
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OU football and men’s basketball from 1961-1972 and again from 1991-2010. He called Oklahoma State football games from 1973–1990. Barry also voiced the seasons of five Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Owens, Barry Sanders, Jason White and Sam Bradford. He called Eddie Sutton’s first NCAA tournament run at Oklahoma State and Kelvin Sampson’s Final Four run in 2002 at OU. A member of the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame, he began as a sportscaster for KFOR-TV in 1966. Barry was the station’s sports director from 1970-1998. He continued as a sports anchor for KFOR until 2008.
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Students audition to bring chess to life at festival Organization seeks 33 people to join in games of human chess JAKE MORGAN Staff Reporter
The Comfort Inn & Suites off I-35 became a scene straight from Arthurian legend Saturday as the Arthurian Order of Avalon Inc. held its annual human chessboard tryouts. The Order, a nonprofit educational organization, performs in a variety of media at the Medieval Fair of Norman during late March and early April. The chessboard will consist of 33 people playing the roles of Arthurian characters in a large, choreographed play. Before the tryouts began, darian Harmon/tHe daiLy the lobby housed people Allen Davis, University College freshman, stands with Jessica Hensley on Saturday at the Comfort Inn & adorned with leather gauntSuites for the human chess auditions. The human chess is a production put on by the Arthurian Order of lets, pewter jewelry and Avalon every year at the Medieval Fair. Davis was cast as King Arthur in the 33-person production.
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costumes shouldn’t offend cultures
Sooners mold art from iron to create statues
Consider feelings before dressing up in Halloween costumes. (Page 4)
tigers sweep sooners saturday Volleyball loses third conference match this season. (Page 6)
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Zombies take over norman campus
october closes with halloween activities
UPB raises money for local organization with 5K Saturday. (ouDaily.com)
Holiday ends with costumes, candy and pumpkins. (Page 9)
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Alexandra Knox, studio arts graduate student, releases the molten iron flow. OU and Oklahoma State sculpture students and professors collaborated during the 2011 Fuego Friday Iron Pour.
and an American culture. Thus, whereas it’s normal for most American children to go trick-or-treating, it is not a world-wide practice. COCO COURTOIS “When children walk Campus Reporter around trick-or-treating, The United States has ex- everybody is annoyed by ported a lot of its culture and them,” said Georg Poelzl, an products — and Halloween Austrian business student. is no exception to the rule. Despite the holiday’s Celtic origins, OU students MORE ONLINE know Halloween as a day Visit OUDaily.com to read centered on sharing and celthe complete story ebrating together that has been augmented by time
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tuition: Other benefits justify high tuition cost Continued from page 1 Noumane Rahouti, English instructor for the Center for English as Second Language. “Sometimes, it’s worth paying the price.� Rahouti is a former exchange student from France who decided to stay at OU to study English and linguistics. But to go from exchange student to international student, he had to dig into his pocket. “In France, I didn’t pay to go to university. Here I paid $22,000 for my master’s,� Rahouti said. “But I knew where my money was going. I also realized I was paying as much for my diploma as for the network I’m creating and the outcomes I will have.� This is something rather peculiar to American universities because many students will later work in the university, and teachers are usually closer to their students than in other countries. Julien Fontaine, a French graduate student in history, said what justifies the high price of American universities
Today around campus Artwork by the School of Art and Art History faculty artists will be on display from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Fred Jones Jr. Memorial Art Center’s Lightwell Gallery. The exhibit is free and open to the public. It will be on display until Nov. 11. Dropping a course now requires students to petition the course’s college dean. Instructor’s must sign the drop slip and a grade of a W or a F is required. This begins today and lasts until the end of the semester. Advance registration for winter intersession begins today. The registration period lasts until Dec. 16. Complete withdrawals for undergraduate students must receive a W or a F from the instructor in course upon withdrawal.
Continued from page 1 is also new to the chessboard and said she has always been interested in medieval lore. “As for what role I want, I’m not too picky,� Horner said. “However, I do like the idea of the lady knights.� One of Horner’s friends in the Order recently showed her how the fight scenes would play out, she said. “Basically, we hit each other with big sticks and hope all goes well,� Horner said with a laugh. In a room to the right of the lobby, the hopeful actors performed in front of a panel of three judges. A series of Old English accents filled the room as a number of Arthurs each tried to seduce confident, graceful Gueneveres. Brendan Agnew, king and president of the Order, said this year’s crop of actors appears to be promising. “We have a lot of return performances, but it’s certainly nice to see plenty of new faces,� Agnew said. Agnew could be found filling in acting roles when needed as the auditions
Tuesday, Nov. 1 The deadline for student financial aid filing for spring 2012. Students must make sure the file is complete to receive disbursements when spring classes begin. An art event targeted at young children will take place from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s Dee Dee and Jon R. Stuart Classroom. The event will feature work by artist James Mayhew, who will showcase his children’s book, “Katie and the Sunflowers.� The event is free, and children ages 3 to 5 must be accompanied by an adult.
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enrolled people attend ... so there’s enough places again.� Another drawback of low tuition is the loss of credibility for the French system. Fontaine said great universities such as Harvard University set their tuition so high that only rich people or people able to receive an internship could go. “In France, we have all the lazy and the undecided,� Fontaine said. Moving from a French university to OU has been an upgrade for many, but for some American students, it’s harder to say the contrary. “The first time I saw the campus, I was shocked,� said Lauren Weaver, a French and international and area studies senior who studied in France. “Me and my friends, we called
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chess: Order’s show to debut at Medieval Fair
A Halloween concert will be performed by the OU Symphony Orchestra from 8 to 10 p.m. in Sharp Concert Hall’s Catlett Music Center. The music will be selected to go along with the holiday. Tickets are $9 for adults and $5 for students, faculty, staff and senior adults.
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is the student-teacher ratio, the services provided, sports, the library, the network and quality of equipment, and the buildings and general look of the campus. French universities often don’t focus on these attributes because the general purpose of the university is somewhat different. “[Universities] are a way to acquire knowledge but not really any practical experience and definitely not a job,� Fontaine said. According to a legislative report from the French Senate, 46.2 percent of college students make it to the second year. Even among this second wave, 20 percent more will give up before they receive a degree. One of the problems with the lower cost in France is that it leads to higher enrollment, which also affects the number of teachers per student, Lexer said. “Sometimes, there are too many students and not everybody has a seat. Some are even sitting on the floor,� Lexer said. “But it’s fine because after the first few weeks, just half of the
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the character of Guenevere. With the finesse of a Shakespearean troupe member, Davis portrayed a giddy, slightly nervous Arthur attempting to find out whom Guenevere prefers as suitor. After Guenevere dropped a few sly hints, the scene ended and the cramped room erupted in applause. Agnew said the chosen actors will be committed to weekly Saturday practices once the judging panel makes
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Top: The Union Programming Board hosted its Zombie 5k run on Saturday on the Norman campus. Participants could choose if they wanted to run as a human or as a zombie, but dressing up in costume or makeup was not required. Anyone could participate in the event, and registration was $20. The first 250 people to register received an official Zombie 5k racer tank top. A skull trophy will be given to the participants with the top three running times. After the 5K, OU students could participate in the Zombie Survival run. Students had to pick a side — zombie or human. Humans were given a certain number of flags that the zombies had to capture. The human with the most flags at the end was deemed “winning Survivor,” and the zombie with the most was the “Deadliest Zombie.”
Running for life Students flee from zombies in campus race
Bottom left: UPB President Matt Farley, political science senior, embraces his inner zombie as he hides awaiting his next victim during the Zombie Survival Run on Saturday. Bottom right: The zombies break free and head for the humans, who got a two minute head start at the Zombie 5k on Saturday.
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“If you’re worried about tuiton costs, be proactive. Work and save money. Attend college in-state. Skip the expensive meal plans and student housing options.”(ohyou9033, Re: EDITORIAL: Program’s merits must be proven)
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Consider costume’s subtext Our View: A little forethought — and a healthy sense of humor — can help students draw the line between acceptable costumes and offensive racial stereotypes.
perpetuates the ability of a more privileged group to co-opt the traditions, appearance or practices of a group without considering, acknowledging or experiencing that group’s history of suffering and abuse. The U.S. committed genocide against Native This year, in preparation for Halloween, a group American peoples, the black population and even of students from Ohio University designed a immigrant groups that we no longer disposter campaign with the title, “We’re a criminate against — Italian Americans, Culture, Not a Costume.” The posters show The Our View for example — have faced from serious students of different ethnicities holding up is the majority societal disadvantages. In most cases, pictures of Halloween costumes designed opinion of wearing a costume that represents these to represent their culture, with the tagline, The Daily’s cultures, even respectfully, is simply play10-member “This is not who I am, and this is not okay.” ing dress-up without any thought to the editorial board Halloween costumes have long been actual people who make up that culture, targeted as too risque or as degrading to which makes light of the very real probwomen, but complaints about cultural insensitivity are just now starting to share that spot- lems of privilege and inequality in our country. Still, we shouldn’t go too far in reading sociopolight. And some of these costumes do seem to be litical messages into popular institutions, particublatantly offensive. But not all costumes themed larly light-hearted holidays such as Halloween. after a certain culture should automatically be Halloween is about representing and then lumped together into the “culturally insensitive” mocking the things that offend or scare people category. — a way to make light of the fear inherent in our It’s about the difference between appreciatlives and the darkness inherent in humanity. But ing and engaging in another culture, and openly mostly, it’s about eating candy until you feel sick, mocking it. A beautifully put together and accudressing like a sexy Bud Light and having a good rate costume depicting a Japanese kimono does time with friends. not carry the same message as a greasy-haired So during the Halloween festivities today, just “Guido” or pants-sagging “Cholo.” take a moment to look around you and think One represents a recognition of the beautiful about where the line lies between a fun appreciaand intriguing aspects of a different culture — in tion for another culture and an unthinking, even some cases, even a genuine understanding of and mocking, appropriation of a culture. It doesn’t interest in that culture — and the other is a cheap need to be specific, just a general idea: Face paintjoke based on exaggerated and insensitive racial ing representing Dia de los Muertos skulls is probstereotypes. But the poster campaign suggests an interesting ably OK; a sexy Native American costume is defiargument against even a respectful representation nitely not. A little consideration this year will help make of any culture: that these representations foster sure future Halloweens are more about scary the boiling down of all the history, diversity and movies and too much candy, and less about a few varied facets of these cultures into a few simplified people’s ignorant and offensive decisions. and easily recognizable symbols, a caricature. And the point has been made that this culComment on this at OUDaily.com tural appropriation can in itself be harmful, as it
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
National Merit scholars help all Re: “Program’s merit must be proven,” an editorial from graduate with honors are late bloomers who were not Thursday’s edition. qualified for the Honors program when they first came to The National Merit Scholars program is of great benefit OU as freshman. The presence of National Merit scholars to the entire university and not just to those who receive on campus helps that to happen. the scholarships. In evaluating this program, it is impor• National Merit scholars come from many other states tant to consider the following points. as well as from Oklahoma, and expand • We recognize athletic achievement the diversity of our student body. We “National Merit scholars in high school by awarding athletic all grow from being with people who also serve as a catalyst to scholarships. These scholarships have come from different places and backsignificant costs and include significant inspire other students to do grounds than ourselves. support services. It’s entirely appropri- their best in our programs.” • National Merit scholarships are ate also to recognize outstanding acanot totally funded by OU. They also DAVID BOREN, UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT demic achievement through the award are partially funded by private funds of scholarships. A university’s core misand National Mer it S cholarship sion is academic. I am grateful that a group of National Corporation support. The cost to OU for each cohort of Merit alumni has recently launched a special campaign to National Merit scholars is approximately one-fourth of 1 give back to OU scholarship funds. percent (0.0025 percent) of OU’s budget. This is certainly • By establishing a reputation for being a leader in a small price to pay for enhancing the intellectual vitality National Merit scholars enrolled, OU becomes even more of our campus. attractive to outstanding faculty members and other outIt should also be remembered that while other students standing students. A great university is an institution where also receive scholarships based on academic achievement, great teachers interact with great students. That interaction the majority of OU’s scholarships are based on factors that increases the intellectual vitality of the campus. emphasize financial need. • National Merit scholars also serve as a catalyst to inContinuation of the National Merit Scholars program spire other students to do their best in our programs. In will help our university continue to achieve higher levels our culture, bright high school students sometimes hide of academic excellence. their potential. At OU, more than half of our students who David Boren, university president
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Scholars program not just a number Re: “Program’s merit must be proven,” an editorial from Thursday’s edition. As a National Merit scholar, I have a hard time convincing myself Thursday’s editorial is not a personal attack against the more than 700 students who receive scholarship funding from this program. While The Daily may state it intends no vendetta against National Merit Scholars, this editorial comes off as a slur against a hardworking part
of OU’s student body. The editorial states OU’s administration has provided no evidence in support of the program aside from “anecdotal accounts,” including National Merit Scholars helping to better class discussion and participating in university research. The editorial dismisses these out of hand because they are not backed by facts, which it seems to define simply as “numbers.” It should be obvious to the editorial board that you
cannot boil down the intellectual quality of a class to a number. That is a ridiculous request. Nor is it possible to quantify the many contributions National Merit Scholars have made to this campus. National Merit Scholars are active members of student organizations across campus. We are athletes, organizers, greeks, Honors students and humanitarians. We’re not just a group “prone to having higher GPAs,” we have worked hard
to get where we are and continue to work toward our future goals. Instead of attacking the National Merit Scholars program, The Daily should be using its unique place as the voice of the student body to address real issues. We deserve better from our student newspaper. Katie Skupin, English senior Editor’s note: Skupin was a copy editor for The Daily from fall 2010 to spring 2011.
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his year alone, more than 230,000 men and women in this country will learn they have breast cancer. The disease is particularly devastating in Oklahoma, where the rate of incidence is significantly higher than the national average. An estimated 2,680 Oklahoma women will be diagnosed and more than 500 will die from breast cancer this year. At the Peggy and Charles Stephenson Cancer Center and the OU Breast Institute, we know that defeating this cancer requires a commitment to battling it “New research on many fronts — in the provides important laboratory, in the doctor’s office and in our opportunities for community. progress as we work Breast cancer educatoward improvements tion and awareness is a year-round focus for us in prevention and and a critical component treatment, and of efforts to prevent breast ultimately a cure for cancer and to diagnose it early at its most treatthis disease.” able stage. We are proud to serve as a statewide resource for patients, researchers, health care professionals and communities. In our clinics, we strive to support those diagnosed with breast cancer, providing them with patient-centered, comprehensive care, led by doctors like Dr. Betsy Jett, director of imaging at the OU Breast Institute. We are also taking aim at breast cancer with worldclass research in our laboratories and through clinical trials that bring the latest diagnostic tools and treatments to Oklahoma patients. Our research recently showed promise for a new method to address breast cancer tumors. Dr. William Dooley was principal investigator and a national leader in clinical trials, using a new treatment called focused microwave thermotherapy, which when used in combination with chemotherapy, killed breast cancer tumors and reduced the need for mastectomies in women with large tumors by almost 90 percent. In our laboratories, top cancer researchers have developed experimental models that advance our understanding of cancer and identified molecular targets that push us closer to the development of new cancer-fighting drugs. The work of one of our own researchers may lead to the development of a new cancer-prevention drug. Dr. Doris Benbrook has discovered a compound that has been shown to prevent the formation of breast cancer and other tumors in laboratory models. She hopes to begin clinical trials soon. New research provides important opportunities for progress as we work toward improvements in prevention and treatment, and ultimately a cure for this disease. This year, through a private gift from MidFirst Bank, the Peggy and Charles Stephenson Cancer Center awarded three Research Seed Grants totaling $150,000 to provide critical initial funding for three scientists studying breast cancer tumor formation, treatment and screening. In addition to all of this, we are committed to training the next generation of breast cancer health care professionals and researchers. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It is the perfect time to remind all the special women in our lives of the importance of regular breast self-exams and mammograms. It is also the perfect time to remember those diagnosed with breast cancer. And it is the perfect time to support research that will someday put an end to this disease. Dr. Robert Mannel is director of the Peggy and Charles Stephenson Cancer Center and the chairman of the department of obstetrics and gynecology for the OU College of Medicine.
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‘One of the best’ Sooners remember Bob Barry Sr. as well-loved sports broadcaster RJ Young
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Early Sunday morning, education junior Eric Harp heard the news: legendary OU broadcaster Bob Barry Sr. had died. Harp and his older brother Michael have been fans of OU football since the team won the 2000 national championship. Michael graduated from OU in December with a degree in music education and now is the band director at McCloud High School. Eric said his earliest recollection of Barry is from the early 2000s. When his family couldn’t get to the stadium for games, they’d drive around in their turquoise Mercury Cougar and listen BOB BARRY as the “Voice of the Sooners” called the SR. was game. handpicked “I would listen by former as [Barry] would coach Bud say, ‘Touchdown Wilkinson Oklahoma!’” Eric said. “When you in 1961 to be the radio hear his voice, you voice of OU know that’s Bob Barry Sr.” football. Eric has played trumpet in the Pride of Oklahoma marching band since 2009. He was a part of the marching band when it stood together at halftime in a formation, expressing its affinity for the longtime play-by-play announcer at the last home football game of Barry’s career in 2010. The formation read, “Thanks Bob.” The No. 19 Sooners finished the game with a 45-7 victory over Texas Tech, and 85,116 fans saw Barry off that day.
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Bob Barry Sr., the longtime radio voice of Oklahoma football, died Sunday. He was 80. The “Voice of the Sooners” from 19611972 and 1991-2010 retired as OU’s football and basketball play-by-play man in the spring.
his passing. Some will pay their respects at his funeral. Others couldn’t wait that long. “Very sad, thoughts and prayers are with the family,” former OU quarterback Paul Thompson tweeted Sunday. Former OU men’s basketball coach Jeff Capel was another person who was quick to let the public know how he felt about Barry. “Saddened and shocked about the awful news about my friend, Bob Barry, Sr.,” Capel posted on Twitter. “Words can’t explain the hurt I feel. He was just like my grandpa!” Affinity for Barry Barry had been named Oklahoma Those who knew him in Norman Sportscaster of the Year, and he had spoke highly of him and regretted been inducted into the Oklahoma
Sports Hall of Fame, Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame and the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. He had been in the field for more than 50 years when he announced his retirement in August 2010. “I’m very much looking forward to doing this, my final year with OU,” Barry said at the time. “Something you love to do your entire life, and you’re able to do it and get paid for it, it’s hard to let go.”
‘Never had a bad day’ Barry began his broadcast career as a sportscaster for what is now known as KREF radio in Norman. After working as a salesman and
disc jockey for five more years, Sooner coach Bud Wilkinson handpicked him to call Oklahoma’s football games in 1961. In 1966, Barry was named sports anchor for what is now KFOR-TV, and in 1970, he became KFOR-TV’s sports director. He later became a father and had the privilege of gifting his job as station sports director to his son, Bob Barry Jr. He announced OU football and basketball games until 1973, when he called Tulsa games for a season before calling Oklahoma State games for the next 17 years. In 1991, Barry returned to calling OU football games. He retired from KFOR-TV in 2008, and after finishing
the 2010-11 football and men’s basketball seasons, he handed play-byplay duties to Toby Rowland. “I never saw Bob have a bad day,” Rowland said in a statement. “He loved life, and he loved his job. Even after 50 years of broadcasting, he would show up at the stadium like a kid in a candy store.” OU president David Boren followed Barry’s retirement announcement with high praise, deserving of a hall of fame broadcaster. “In my mind, there is no more outstanding broadcast journalist and sportscaster,” Boren said at Barry’s 2010 press conference. “No one across the country is more outstanding than Bob Barry.” Sunday, Boren was among the many who were shocked to hear of Barry’s death. “Bob Barry represented the best of the Sooner spirit,” Boren said in a statement. “With his contagious enthusiasm, he was one of the best sports broadcast journalists in the entire nation. He was loved by Oklahomans all across our entire state and will be missed by all of us.” OU football coach Bob Stoops first thought of Barry’s friends and family after he was informed of the news. Barry called play-by-play for the first decade of Stoops’ career at Oklahoma. “We send our condolences to Bob’s family and thank them for sharing him with us for so many years,” Stoops said in a statement. “I know this is a difficult time for them but hope they can find comfort in a life well-lived and the love of countless fans all over the country.” Barry had an impact on Oklahoma fans and athletics that will be measured by the ears that heard him and the fans who adored him. Boren was one of the countless who will attest to Barry’s legacy. “It simply would not be the same OU without Bob Barry,” Boren said.
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Junior pitcher Jake Fisher throws a runner out at first after the ball hit him in the back in the ninth inning of Game 2 of the Red-White intrasquad series Wednesday. The White team forced an unresolved tie in the game, but the Red team won the best-of-five series with a 9-8 come-frombehind victory Sunday. The Red team scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth to take the win from the White team.
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The Sooners weren’t ready to call it quits just yet. With a 3-0 win against Kansas on Friday, OU (7-12, 2-6 Big 12) punched its ticket to the Big 12 tournament for the second consecutive year, extending its 2011 season for at least one more game. The last time the Sooners made back-to-back appearances in the conference tournament was 2005 and 2006. S o p h o m o re f o r w a rd s Annalisa Hall, Amy Petrikin and junior forward Caitlin Mooney all provided offensive firepower for the Sooners during the 3-0 victory, and junior forward Dria Hampton collected two assists. The three-goal total was the most scored by the Sooners since Sept. 11, when the team found the back of the net four times against Arizona. The Sooner defense also stood its ground, allowing just 10 shots by the Jayhawks. Junior goalkeeper Kelsey Devonshire made four saves during the game and collected her second shutout this
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Freshman midfielder Emily Bowman (13) tries to put a header in the goal during a game earlier this season. The Sooners extended their season with a win against Kansas on Friday.
season. off Hampton’s pass. Hall’s goal came in the 13th Hampton leads the team minute to put the Sooners up, with six assists this season. 1-0, in the first half. With the two assists Friday, Hampton set up the two goals in the second half. Petrikin’s header to score in the 55th minute came from a corner kick by Hampton, and Mooney scored from 10 yards out in the 62nd minute
the Piedmont native now is tied for second place on the Sooners’ career assists list with Lauren MacIver. The Sooners held a 7-1 corner kick advantage while also posting 13 shots against Kansas. Petrikin provided most of the shot opportunities for the Sooners, posting five shots during the game. OU will need to maintain the same level of competition in order to repeat its tournament run from a year ago. In 2 0 1 0 , t h e S o o n e r s downed Texas and Texas A&M to reach the program’s first Big 12 championship game. This year, OU has been hard pressed to pull out victories during its conference schedule, winning just two Big 12 games during the regular season. The Sooners will have their work cut out for them as the No. 8 seed in this year’s tournament. OU will open the tournament against undefeated Bedlam rival Oklahoma State on Nov. 2 in San Antonio.
The No. 21 OU volleyball team did not get off to the start it was looking for in the second half of conference Up next play. Oklahoma dropped its No. 3 Iowa State third conference match on WHEN: 7 p.m. Wednesday the road this season, getting swept by the Missouri WHERE: McCasland Field Tigers (-21, -23, -23) on House, Norman Saturday in Columbia. Senior right side Suzy INFO: The Cyclones beat Boulavsky led the Sooners OU, 3-1, on Oct. 8 in Ames. with 16 kills. Senior setter ... Wednesday’s game will Brianne Barker had a doube televised on ESPNU. ble-double with 34 assists and 11 digs, and junior María Fernanda had 16 digs to lead the defense. Outside hitter Lisa Henning led Missouri with 18 kills, and middle blocker Whitney Little had 17. Missouri led throughout most of the first set, surviving a late Sooner surge to win, 25-21. The opposite scenario took place in the second set as OU led almost the whole set. However, unlike OU in the first set, Missouri was able to complete the comeback. With OU up, 22-18, the Tigers went on a 5-0 run to take the lead, 23-22. OU couldn’t regain momentum, and Missouri took the set, 25-23. After the break, OU led, 9-6, before allowing Missouri to tie the set at 10-10. From there, it was a back-and-forth affair until — at 23 a piece — Missouri got a service error from OU’s Eden Williams and a block solo from Brittney Brimmage to win the set, 25-23, and seal the match.
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Sooners sweep competition in Fall Festival Oklahoma softball played the role of the perfect host this weekend during the 2011 OU Fall Festival in Norman. After downing the first three opponents the Sooners faced, they completed the festival sweep with a 10-0 run-rule victory against Connors State on Sunday. OU scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth to cut the game short. The w in marke d the fourth time this fall the Oklahoma pitching staff hasn’t allowed an opponent to cross home plate.
The Sooners took down Odessa College, 10-0, in five innings during the festival opener Friday before outscoring North Central Texas, 8-2, and Murray State, 6-1, during Saturday’s doubleheader. With the win, OU remains a perfect 7-0 against its fall opponents this season. The Sooners outscored their opponents, 34-3, during the weekend, allowing just two teams to score runs against OU pitchers. The Sooners have outscored all seven opponents 94-4 this fall stint. OU finishes its fall slate with a matchup against the National Professional Fastpitch team at 7 p.m. Thursday in Norman. Tobi Neidy, Sports Reporter
The Joe C. and Carole Kerr McClendon Honors College invites applica�ons for the Undergraduate Research Opportuni�es Program for the Fall 2011 semester. This is a compe��ve program open to ALL undergraduate students at the University of Oklahoma main campus and the Health Science Center. Winners receive research grants of up to $500 to be used for faculty-sponsored research projects. The deadline for submission is November 2, 2011. Applica�ons and details are available on the Honors College website: h�p://www.ou.edu/honors/FA11app.pdf
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Career touchdowns for redshirt freshman quarterback Blake Bell, who scored on a one-yard rush in the first quarter Compiled by James Corley
Senior tight end James Hanna (82) is tackled by Kansas State linebacker Tre Walker (50) on Saturday in Manhattan, Kan. OU outscored Kansas State 35-0 in the second half.
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Sophomore running back Roy Finch still has a trick or two up his sleeve. After a tremendous freshman season last year, Finch was expected to do great things for the Sooners in 2011. However, the emergence of junior Dominique Whaley put Finch’s time in the spotlight on hold. But after a Kansas State player rolled over Whaley’s ankle on the first play of Saturday’s game, the walkon’s magical season had come to a close, and OU needed someone to step up. Enter Finch. The speedy Niceville, Fla., native rose to the challenge of replacing Whaley, accumulating 142 total yards and a touchdown from 16 touches as No. 9 Oklahoma bounced back from last week’s home loss to Texas Tech by shellacking No. 8 Kansas State, 58-17, on the road. Finch was solid throughout the afternoon, putting his full arsenal of skills on display. Finch’s signature move is the spin, and he used it Saturday with great results against the Wildcats. Time and again, Finch waited until the last possible second before planting his foot, spinning around and zipping by a befuddled
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defender. Finch is only 5-foot-8-inches, 165 pounds, but he plays much bigger. Despite his size, the speedster is not afraid to take a hit. Not only was Finch great with the ball in his hands, he was terrific in blitz pick-up, sacrificing his body to give his quarterback more time to locate holes in Kansas State’s secondary. Finch was ROY FINCH one of sev- played more eral stars for Saturday t h e O U o f- after OU’s fense against Dominique the Wildcats. Whaley was Landry Jones threw for 505 injured. yards and five touchdowns, breaking the school record for passing yards in a single game he previously shared with Sam Bradford (468). Jones now has thrown 90 touchdown passes during his career, breaking another school record held by Bradford (88). Senior wide receiver Ryan Broyles had 14 catches for 171 yards and a touchdown, and sophomore Kenny Stills had four catches for 101 yards. But Finch stole the day. The lightning-quick back averaged 8.9 yard per touch, and with Whaley out for the season, OU will need to
keep getting that kind of production from the rest of its backfield. Finch capped his day by bursting through a hole at the line on 2nd-and-10 from the KSU 31-yard line, outrunning three defenders to the end zone. Finch hadn’t had a game like Saturday’s all season. His rough start to the year — being sent to the proverbial dog house for not practicing hard or doing well in team meetings — paved the way for Whaley to shine and meant Finch didn’t get many early touches. After shaping up, Finch got more carries against Kansas and was the primary back for the Texas Tech game, when Whaley was out with flu-like symptoms, and Finch made the most of the opportunities. Now, Sooner fans may get what they’ve been wanting ever since Finch got his first carry against Iowa State last season. His speed and quickness reminded Sooner fans of another No. 22, Quentin Griffin, the shifty back who helped carry Oklahoma to the 2000 national championship. The biggest worry about Finch was whether he has the durability to get a lot of carries each week. After Saturday, it appears Finch could have what it takes to be one of the best backs in the Big 12 during the last fourgame stretch.
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You’ve learned some valuable lessons in the past and you won’t repeat the same mistakes in the coming year, so you are now ready to move on to more advanced assignments. Make the most of what is handed to you. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -Inviting someone to an informal gathering with friends may not be as thoughtful as you intended. If this person doesn’t fit in, it could spoil the fun for everyone. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Make sure you can keep all your commitments, because someone to whom you make a promise will take you at your word and plan his or her entire day around what you say.
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Although you may mean well, the way you manage the resources of another may turn out to be a terrible mistake and result in a huge loss. Your intentions are good but irresponsible. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- In trying to complete a specific assignment, you might take on an ally in hopes of finishing it sooner. Sadly, the person you choose could only make matters worse. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- If you have to deal with an assignment that you do not fully understand, don’t pretend you can handle it. Don’t let your pride inhibit you from requesting the help you sorely need. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Put off taking any financial gambles -- the odds simply aren’t in your
favor for the moment. It would also be smart to prevent anyone else from making a commitment for you. AURUS (April 20-May 20) -- All the wishing in the world won’t make things happen the way you want them to, so if it’s possible, put off all important scheduled events until another day. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Before you rely on any gossip, check out everything yourself. Regardless of how long it takes to verify something, it’s vital that you don’t take at face value what is being said. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- If your resources aren’t being prudently managed, there is a chance you could respond in a way that could be costly at a later date. Take time to figure things out. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Even if you know what changes need to be implemented concerning your family, you could let haste push you into making a major gaffe. Slow down and think carefully before you upset the apple cart. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You should take care not to allow your emotions to influence your judgment. The way things are in the real world and the way you perceive them could be galaxies apart. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -Although, many times, business can mix very comfortably with social arrangements, this will not be so at present. Do all that you can to keep the two separated.
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Oklahoma’s own ‘Paranormal Activity’ With all the hype simmering down from the Oct. 21 release of “Paranormal Activity 3,” people looking for real-life paranormal activities may be interested in checking out these two places in Oklahoma City, which have grabbed people’s attention because of the eerie occurrences that have taken place at these residences.
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alloween’s here and the spirit of Halloween is all around. Aside from the delicious pumpkin spice lattes, this time of year brings the traditional pumpkin carving, the crazy Halloween costumes, parties and of course, a great deal of candy. If you believe there’s no age limit to go trick-or-treating, you may want to consider these funny but rather useful words of advice. According to the MSN, Kit Kat lovers have a 37percent better chance of getting Kit Kats at a ranchstyle home. MSN also claims that statistics show that Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup lovers have a 26-percent greater chance of getting these treats at a two-story house.Hopefully you’re a chocolate lover, because the four most common Halloween candies are Snickers, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Kit Kat and M&M’s, according to MSN. October is one of the candy industry’s biggest times of year, as well as the costumes industry. According to the National Retail Federation, Americans will spend $6.9 billion in 2011 alone. This lump sum includes candy, costumes and decoration purchases. The Federation says this is a 16-percent increase from what consumers said they would spend last season. One more piece of advice — if you know you don’t like shopping with large crowds, it’ll be a good idea to avoid stores on Oct. 28, the biggest day of the year for candy sales, according to MSN. Besides trick-or-treating, pumpkin carving is a must at this time of year. OU Prephysical therapy sophomore Molly Bachmann grew up carving pumpkins as a family tradition. “It gets you in the spirit of Halloween and allows you to be with your family,” Bachmann said. Not everyone grew up carving pumpkins, though. Bachmann’s OU cousin, international student Clara Di Bella is from Italy and says carving pumpkins is just an American tradition. “In Sicily, kids going doorto-door trick-or-treating is not a tradition,” Di Bella said. “Instead, on the night of Halloween, parents will
First stop is the Purple Church. The church is a haunted, deserted old church surrounded by woods. To get here, take 63rd St. to Douglas Boulevard. Go north on Douglas, which will curve around onto Post Road, and the Purple Church willl be at the top of the hill. When you pull up, you will have to park, climb the iron gate and walk on foot. Eerie noises and temperature drops have been noted at the site in the past.
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Cristina Mazilu, interior design junior, serves pumpkin pie and cake during Potterpalooza on Friday in the Union.
OUDAILY.COM Link: Tips for carving pumpkins put wrapped gifts under the children’s beds while they are sleeping.” Di Bella went on to explain that the parents tell their children people from the dead, whether family members or friends put the gifts under their beds. Di Bella enjoyed her very first pumpkin carving experience with others on Oct.
25 at the OU Cousins Fall Festival and Pumpkin Carve event. The event brought OU students and international students together to celebrate the festive holiday with a costume contest, mini-pumpkin painting and pumpkin carving. There is no need to throw away the pumpkin seeds after carving a jack-o’-lantern. They’re yummy to eat and simple to prepare with a few short steps. Using a small saucepan, boil the seeds in water, adding about 2 cups of water for every half cup of seeds.
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Add half of a tablespoon of salt for every cup of water and let them simmer for 10 minutes. Spread a tablespoon of olive oil across a roasting pan and place the seeds across the pan after you drain the water. Set your oven to 400 degrees and bake for 10-20 minutes on the top rack until the seeds begin to brown. After they’re done, let them cool and this tasty snack is ready to eat! Alex Niblett is a University College freshman.
Another place of interest is Kitchen Lake Bridge, located west of Draper Lake at 149th and 119th Southeast St. Legend has it that a witch once lived there. A house mysteriously burnt down two miles down from the bridge. The only things left standing are a fireplace and a chimney, where several occurrences of smoke coming out of the chimney have been reported. Some detect an eerie feeling of being watched while others have trouble starting their cars. Alex Niblett is a University College freshman.
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Top Right: American Organ Institute director John Schwandt performs to a showing of the 1922 silent film “Nosferatu” in the Sharp Concert Hall in Catlett Music Center on Friday.
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Bottom Right: Mikay Elliott, University College freshman, and Hannah Neher, University College freshman, make butterbeer from cream soda and whipped cream at Potterpalooza in the Union on Friday. Top Left: Walter Bezanson, University College freshman, scares other students as he in the Zombie Survival Run on Saturday.
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Bottom Left: Sooners were not the only students to participate in the run, Emily Leahey, diet and nutrition senior from the University of Central Oklahoma, finishes the Zombie 5K on Saturday. The Zombie 5K and Survival Run were events put on by the Union Programming Board.