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Green initiatives highlighted this week Events to bring attention to campus improvements, environmental issues KATHLEEN EVANS The Oklahoma Daily

The International Programs Center is encouraging students to take part in OU’s ongoing green initiatives during the center’s Energy and Climate Campus Week. Events include a documentary on consuming less oil, a farmer’s market and discussions on international climate change, according to the center’s calendar.

The week is part of an ongoing focus on green initiatives by OU. On Sept. 27, OU Printing announced efforts to make printing more eco-friendly during a copier show. The department is asking offices and students to re-examine the way they use paper in order to reduce consumption, OU Printing spokesman John Sarantakos said. “Paper is very necessary in office environments, but by utilizing available technologies, a significant impact can be made in paper usage, which translates to productivity increases and budget dollars savings,” he said.

The Norman and Health Sciences campuses use 84 million sheets of paper a year, he said. However, students can help now by printing notes two-sided and scanning or e-mailing things before printing. Other improvements made by the university this semester are the addition of automatic flush toilets and automatic sinks, which reduce water usage, to a majority of campus bathrooms, according to the OU Crimson and Green website. Also, campus restaurants use more recyclable materials, as well as locally grown foods.

UOSA LEADERS BACK IN OFFICES

Week’s schedule » Today — Screening of “Recipes for Disaster” at 3:30 p.m. in Hester Hall, Room 170 » Wednesday — Farmers Market from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Walker-Adams Mall » Thursday — International Perspectives on Climate and Energy discussion 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Hester Hall, Room 170 » Friday — Eco-Week Gala with guest speaker Bernd von Muenchow-Pohl at 6 p.m. in the Union’s Heritage Room

FRISBEE | CLUB EXPANDS; FOSTERS DEVELOPMENT

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UOSA President Franz Zenteno moves in to his office Monday on the first floor of the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s ConocoPhillips Leadership Wing. UOSA leaders temporarily relocated Sept. 9 when the office flooded due to a lamp catching fire and initiating the sprinkler system. The move didn’t slow progress, but Student Congress Chairman Brett Stidham said it’s good for everyone to be back in one place again. The only replacement made in the wing was the carpet damaged from the flooding, said Emily Payne, UOSA director of communication. Payne said all UOSA has to do now is unpack boxes. — Chase Cook/The Daily

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Ultimate frisbee team members Kevin Christian, engineering junior, and nutrition sophomore Nick Neal practice Sept. 26 at the intramural fields. The team practices every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday preparing for the fall league.

Ultimate Frisbee team sees record turnout

Sport’s unconventional nature and spirit of integrity draw students’ interest, coach says RYAN GERBOSI

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OU’s Ultimate Club began its fall league with a total of 90 people signed up to play the unique sport. Ultimate Frisbee has drawn in a new group of students, accentuating the growth of the club in the past few years. The group of 90 Ultimate players is the largest the OU Apes of Wrath have seen. “My freshman year, it was real big. There were a lot of old guys who were around for a while, and it was super competitive,” said Rice, environmental engineering graduate student. “Once they all graduated, we had a down year and not a whole lot of people were coming out.”

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After that year, the team started to recruit students to give Ultimate a try, Rice said. That season, current conditioning captain and industrial engineering junior Nolan Randolph joined as a freshman. “My freshman year was a rebuilding year with almost entirely freshmen and sophomores,” Randolph said. Now, the Apes of Wrath are able to field an A and B team, and have strong leadership from veteran players such as Rice and himself, Randolph said.

OU Information Technology will host its ninth annual Supercomputing Symposium today and Wednesday. Today’s events consist of registration, a tour of the supercomputing center and a reception and poster session, with the symposium taking place on Wednesday. This year’s symposium will feature keynote speakers Horst Simon, deputy laboratory director of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Stephen Wheat f ro m t h e Hig h Pe r f o r ma n c e Computing Worldwide Business Operations at Intel, among others. The event will be held at the Stephenson Research and Technology Center on OU’s south

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FRISBEE: New recruits invited to join team Continued from page 1

Today around campus » Graduation Gear-Up will take place 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Union’s Beaird Lounge. » Race for the Cure registration will take place 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Union. » Christians on Campus Bible Study will take place noon to 12:45 p.m. in the Union’s Sooner Room.

Faculty adviser and coach Danny Haynor also provides experience to the team. Haynor attended the University of Georgia for his undergraduate degree, and said he played there for three years. “I came here for graduate school and already knew about the sport, so I joined and played two years,” Haynor said. Ma n y o f t h e p l a y e r s were drawn to Ultimate for its uniqueness as a sport, Haynor said. “A lot of the sports that people traditionally play in high school, I wasn’t really good enough, but [Ultimate is] something that I excelled at so I was drawn toward it,” Haynor said.

2010 fall league The Ultimate team plays: » 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays » 2 p.m. Sundays South-End of IM Fields The sport is self-officiated, causing players to appreciate the integrity and spirit of the game, Haynor said. “You call your own fouls, and you try and be as fair as possible,” Haynor said. “It’s something I really like about it, and it draws me to it.” This aspect creates a community between teams and players unique to Ultimate in which on-field rivalries

don’t translate into off-field hatreds, University College freshman Nick Crossley said. “It has so much more of a community feel to it as opposed to other sports,” Crossley said. “In football you never see two rival teams play each other and then go out to Buffalo Wild Wings and share a rack.” The OU Ultimate fall league is a testament to student interest in Ultimate, fielding five teams of 15 to 20 players. Although the club has seen some of its highest interest in years, students are still welcome to come and play in the fall league this semester, said Rice. “We always start out at the beginning of the semester with a lot of people, but it kind of dwindles. So I think

this is a good recruitment tool with a lot of guys being able to come out,” Haynor said. Still, the Apes of Wrath know it is not good enough to have a team now; they also must build for the future, said Rice. “I’m one of the few old guys right now and one of my goals is to make sure that the team is on sound footing and has a foundation for the future to be a lot better once I’m gone,” Rice said. Those who come out to play for the Apes of Wrath may be part of something even bigger as the sport of Ultimate grows throughout the country, Randolph said. “People playing Ultimate now are building a sport and making it a legitimate national game,” he said.

» Interviewing to Get the Job will take place 1:30 to 2 p.m. in the Union’s Associates Room. » Student Success Series will host a session on managing reading assignments 3 to 4 p.m. in Wagner Hall, Room 245.

SYSTEM: Discussion about changing industry Continued from page 1

» The Sooner Ballroom Dance Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the Union’s Will Rogers Room. » OU Improv will rehearse 7 to 9 p.m. in the Union’s Crimson Room. » The Mom’s Day Executive Meeting, hosted by CAC, will take place 8 to 9 p.m. in the Union’s Traditions Room. » The Dad’s Day Executive Meeting, hosted by CAC, will take place 9 to 10 p.m. in the Union’s Weitzenhoffer Room.

Wednesday, Oct. 6 » “Financial Planning,” presented by Edward Jones, will take place noon to 12:30 p.m. in the Union’s Heritage Room. » Christians on Campus will host a Bible Study from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. in the Union’s Sooner Room.

» This day in OU history

Oct. 5, 1981 250 gather to support KGOU A group of protesters gathered on the Duck Pond lawn and listened to local band Osage to show its support of KGOU. The rally came as a protest to the possibility that KGOU would become a part of National Public Radio. KGOU later became a public station Jan. 1, 1983. Current IDs now required Valid OU identification cards became required for all students using the Huston Huffman Center. The change came in an effort to make sure the students who had paid their student fees were the only ones able to use the services they paid for. OU IDs are still required to gain entrance to the Huston Huffman Center. *Source: The Oklahoma Daily archives

campus. “We have a really good track record of bringing in major national and international leaders to tell us what’s going on in leading edge computing,” said Henry Neeman, the director of OU Supercomputing Center for Education and Research. “What’s even better is people that otherwise might not come to Oklahoma get to see what’s going on here.” Neeman said developments in supercomputing — efforts to engineer the most recent and efficient computer technology — will be commonplace 10 to 15 years from now, and knowledge of this technology will give students a competitive advantage in the job market. The symposium also allows people from across the country to learn about trends going on in the supercomputing world, including beneficial science and engineering research that can help facilitate more “accurate and timely forecasts of

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tornadoes, hurricanes and other severe weather, so that we can get out of the way before they hit,” Neeman said. Sean Crowell, mathematics graduate student, attended last year and plans to return. He said he hopes to work in supercomputing, but is still trying to “figure out how to use this stuff.” “This is a good experience for me,” he said. Computer science professor Ranette Halverson urges his students to attend the symposium because the computer industry is “growing very rapidly and [is] somewhat limited in coverage in big universities, so

this gives students a chance to see all of these things in action.” In 2008 OU’s supercomputing center was ranked 10th fastest at a university, and this year, Oklahoma colleges received almost $2 million in grants from the National Science Foundation. The most OU has ever received before was $300,000 in 2003. The National Science Foundation’s donation to OU IT will go toward upgrades, high-definition videoconferencing services a network mentorship program, and computer storage space.

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OU’s supercomputer located on the university’s north campus is shown Monday afternoon. The supercomputer symposium begins today.

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Jared Rader, opinion editor dailyopinion@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-7630

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State sex education should go beyond abstinence The Journal of Sexual Medicine released the largest national survey on American sexual behavior since 1994 on Monday, and its findings are positive. Dr. Dennis Fortenberry, one of the study’s lead authors, used the word “normal” to describe the study’s findings. Normal means it is becoming more socially acceptable for younger people to use contraceptives such as condoms than it was for their baby boomer parents. About 80 percent of sexually active male teens from 14 to 17 years of age reported they used a condom during their most recent sexual encounter, compared to just 25 percent of men over 40. Fortenberry said the number is lower among men over 40 because they are more likely to be married, but the survey also reports the older group is most susceptible to sexually transmitted diseases. It’s rare when you can tell your parents to play it safe and smart, so be sure to take

advantage of it. While the national findings are encouraging, we’re afraid Oklahoma is falling short. True, students have the opportunity to learn about sex when they come to college, but it’s a little too late for too many. The Oklahoma Youth Risk Behavior survey reported in 2009 about 51 percent of Oklahoma public high school students admitted to having sexual intercourse. This is 11 percent higher than the national average reported by the latest study. In 2007, Oklahoma females 19 and younger gave birth to 7,616 babies, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health. Unmarried females delivered 6,079 of those babies. If you’re wondering why the numbers are so high, look no further than Oklahoma’s puritanical state laws, which do not require public schools to teach sex education. If they do, abstinence is mandated to be the answer and STDs, HIV and AIDS must be

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covered. However, teaching about contraceptives isn’t required, which is bizarre because condoms and birth control are extremely effective in reducing the spread of the most serious STDs. The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy reported in 2006 that teen childbearing cost taxpayers more than $9.1 billion. Oklahoma taxpayers spent $149 million on teen childbearing costs in 2004, according to the campaign. Requiring the teaching of contraceptives would undoubtedly lower this cost, and in turn lower the amount of taxes Oklahoma citizens spend on teen childbearing. Sex education that relies on more than abstinence isn’t only rational, it’s fiscally responsible. If Oklahoma politicians haven’t been listening yet, they should be now. OU students are definitely not immune to the woes of unplanned pregnancies. Upperclassmen may remember the freshman girl who didn’t know she was pregnant

until she gave birth in her Walker Tower room in spring 2009. However, OU offers many great sexual health programs, including the studentfriendly Sexperts. If you attended Oklahoma public schools before college and didn’t have the chance to really learn how to avoid pregnancy and STDs and to learn about effective contraceptives, we recommend attending at least one of the Sexpert’s events. We’re glad the trend shows people are more educated about contraceptives than they were in the past. However, we want to make sure Oklahoma’s youth have the same knowledge as their peers and can make informed decisions about their sex lives. A link to the university press release for the study can be found here: http://nationalsexstudy.indiana.edu/.

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Daily’s content controlled only by its students Editor’s note: The Daily GUEST COLUMN UMN runs a media literacy column Sarah by Sarah Cavanah, interim executive director of Oklahoma Cavanah Scholastic Media and former Daily staff writer, every Tuesday to give readers a behind-thescenes look at The Daily and media coverage in general. My favorite misconception about The Daily is that it has many levels of oversight. It’s mainly my favorite because it allows me to conjure up the following scene in my mind: It’s a chilly autumn night. OU President David Boren is tucked under piles of quilts in a bed next to a roaring fire. Boren is wearing a long stocking cap — the kind with the fuzzy ball on the end — and old-fashioned spectacles. In his hands is a preview copy of The Daily’s next issue. Boren sets down the paper, and looks over to his wife, Molly, who is sitting next to him in bed, knitting away at a crimson-and-cream cardigan for her loving husband. “Molly Shi?” Boren asks. “Do you think there’s a way to get a mention of National At The Daily Scholars into a story about though, it’s all in repairs on Elm Street?” the hands of the No. This scene and nothstudent journalists ing like it ever happens. Even the president of OU has to who work there. ... wait until morning to find They’ve constructed out what will be in that day’s edition of The Daily. a system with In fact, the only “adult” several levels of who does know the content editors to discuss of the paper beforehand choices and is the paper’s adviser, Judy Gibbs Robinson. Even she bring differing doesn’t see everything, perspectives.” and what she does see, she doesn’t censor. Robinson says she believes she is a consultant for the student journalists who make the choices in the newsroom, not their boss or their parent. This is different than what you find with high school papers. If your high school was lucky enough to have a newspaper, it probably was subject to prior review by the school’s administration. It’s even the case at some unlucky colleges and universities. Last year, the student newspaper at Cedarville University in Ohio shut down rather than put up with the administration’s demands to preview all content, and that’s actually a fairly common tale. Two weeks ago, staffers from the Chicago State University newspaper cleared a legal hurdle in their suit against the university over acts of censorship. At The Daily, though, it’s all in the hands of the student journalists who work there. They have to know enough about media practices, ethics and law to make the right choices. They’ve constructed a system with several levels of editors to discuss choices and bring differing perspectives. It works. The column I originally wrote for today was bumped by my editor to the editor-in-chief, who thought I had some facts wrong. While I’m checking it out, we’re running this column instead. And that’s the kind of oversight a student paper needs. — Sarah Cavanah, professional writing and journalism graduate student

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SQ 744 is not right for Oklahoma State Question 744 will The Yes on 744 campaign says the initiative itself will not appear on ballots across raise taxes. The campaign maintains that the money will STAFF COLUMN Oklahoma this Election come from politicians being forced to cut or significantly reDay, Nov. 2. This initiative duce funding for other programs. Kate McPherson on would amend the Oklahoma Or, as OU President David Boren and OSU President Burns Constitution and force the Hargis wrote in a joint statement, the money could come from state Legislature to spend as much as surrounding states huge tuition increases for college students. spend per K-12 pupil. I am all for learning, and I am all for helping children sucThe passage of this initiative would ensure smaller classes, ceed in school. However, I would like to be able to afford my better teachers and a generally better learning environment, own education. I’d like my scholarships to not be reduced. I’d according to the group Yes on 744. like to have safe, well-maintained roads to drive on to get to Education is the single most important issue in our coun- school. I’d like elderly Oklahomans to get the services they try. Our children, cliché as the phrase is, are our future; any need to live long and happy lives. I would really like not to money spent on schools is money well spent. have to worry about criminals and drug addicts who have But SQ 744 isn’t the way to increase funding. been released from prison because too much money has been When I was in elementary school, we talked a lot about diverted to education to keep them there. bullies. Our teachers and guidance counselors told us bullies If SQ 744 passes, it will need funding from somewhere. were horrible, mean and ugly and that they used peer pres- I’d hope legislators would pull the money from “pork barrel sure to make us do what they wanted. Starting as early as kin- spending,” as the Yes on 744 campaign website alleges, but dergarten, I was always taught to stand up to peer pressure, to what’s stopping the state legislature from increasing school do what was right for me. spending by decreasing spending in one of those areas? SQ 744 makes Colorado, Texas, Arkansas, Kansas, New I’m not willing to take the chance that those programs will Mexico and Missouri into nothing more than playground be the ones that will be slashed to fund this initiative. I’m not bullies, pushing us around until we are as big and willing to leave the decision of powerful as them. However, our politicians don’t what gets spent to the whimsy of answer to our surrounding states. They answer to politicians. I am all for learning, and I Oklahoma, and their policies should be based on The folks behind SQ 744 have the am all for helping children what’s right for Oklahoma rather than what’s workright idea: something must be done succeed in school. However, about education in Oklahoma. ing in places near Oklahoma. That being said, there’s no doubt Oklahoma However, they’ve missed the boat I would like to be able to needs to spend more on education. Oklahoma on this initiative. A better initiative afford my own education.” spends a paltry $8,006 per pupil each year, accordwould clearly outline where the ing to the State Department of Education. money will come from. However, this may not be the case in future years. This iniMore educational funding is necessary; however, increastiative fails to take into account the possibility that Oklahoma’s es should not be based on what everyone else is doing, nor situation could change. There could come a day when what should they be founded in uncertainty. Increases should have Texas and Arkansas spend on education is so outrageously a clear source of funding, and they should happen because high that it would be insanity for Oklahoma to follow. the extra funds are necessary to Oklahoma alone. It would be great to have extra hundreds of millions of dollars in our schools. Teachers and administrators could change — Kate McPherson, innumerable lives with that kind of money. Unfortunately, University College freshman there is no responsible mechanism in SQ 744 for getting that kind of money. Comment on this column at OUDaily.com

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) - A heart’s desire for which you’ve been striving might come to pass. If it doesn’t come off as perfectly as you hoped, you’ll at least be able to bask in the part you did accomplish.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - It always pays to be nice to everybody, because you never know who will step forward and help you out when you’re in need. Today might provide a good example of reaping what you sow.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - That optimistic attitude of yours will help immensely to inspire others to be positive as well. It will make anything you want to do collectively far easier to pull off. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - Significant achievements are possible, so be sure to establish some meaningful objectives. Don’t waste these good aspects on do-nothing, frivolous activities. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - Have faith in yourself and your good judgment. If you have to make a decision, do so only after carefully weighing and balancing all of your alternatives, and you’ll make good choices.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - You won’t mind taking care of those responsibilities that you’ve been neglecting now that you have more time. The only thing that was problematical before was not having enough hours in the day to get ‘er done. CANCER (June 21-July 22) - An assignment that has been far too complex for your peers to handle is apt to be foisted upon you. The powers that be picked the right person this time to get the matter resolved. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - Additional income can be derived from some kind of source that wasn’t available before. Give anything new that pops up a hard look in order to discern its true worth. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - Don’t let size intimidate you, because you actually might be far luckier with something that is large in scope rather than what is merely a run-of-the-mill variety.

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47 Traditional Indian garment 48 One of the Bobbseys 49 Hail, to Caesar 52 A deadly sin 55 Undid, as an amendment 57 Kachina dollcarving Native Americans 58 “The Wonder Years” star 60 Tina’s “30 Rock” co-star 61 Vocalist’s extent of pitch 62 Islamic prayer leader 63 Moist and musty 64 Came to a decision 65 Spanish lady’s title DOWN 1 Pretty women, slangily 2 Helplessly inundated 3 Toughwooded conifer 4 Aping avian 5 Most festive 6 Most abundant 7 Goddess who wed her brother 8 Small toymaker 9 Attorney’s charge 10 It may be spread before dinner 11 Deceptive

eye covering? 12 Diary keeper Frank 13 Carson’s Carnac, for one 18 Blades with guarded tips 21 U.N. workers’ rights group 24 Back woe 25 Hillside by a loch 26 Witch’s transport 27 Changed direction, as a ship 28 It’s a bout done? 29 “___ I know that” 30 Almost unique 31 Broadway production 32 Actress Spelling 33 Genesis shepherd 37 Young salmon

38 Case for tweezers and such 42 Breathing interruption 44 “How satisfying!” 45 All nerves 46 Required renewal 49 Texas mission to remember 50 One unlikely to bring home the bacon 51 Abnormal plant swelling 52 River herring 53 Kinks hit of 1970 54 ___ to suggestions 55 Tenant’s expense 56 Like an obsessive collector 58 Away from to? 59 Hip-hop element

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Music lab draws eager students, bands to OKC Venue offers room for larger crowds, guaranteed stage for music academy’s student bands

ACM@UCO student shows

RYAN QUERBACH The Oklahoma Daily

With the Academy of Contemporary Music at the University of Central Oklahoma’s new concert venue, the Academy’s students and music fans alike have a lot to look forward to. The ACM@UCO Performance Lab, located at 323 E. Sheridan in downtown Oklahoma City, was envisioned first as a supplement to the school’s learning process, but it’s also becoming a burgeoning midsize music venue, with concerts from indie heavy-hitters Dr. Dog and The Mountain Goats already on the schedule. The performance lab opened for use this semester in August and holds its kick-off concert tonight with Los Angeles-based Local Natives headlining. Scott Booker, CEO of the academy, said the venue is something the founders of the school had always wanted, and he’s thrilled to be able to provide such an outlet for the students. “The idea of having a venue attached to our program here has always been part of the agenda,” Booker said. Last year, the school used downtown Oklahoma City’s Stage Center as its venue, but after it was flooded by heavy rainfall this summer, the search for a new venue was hastened. The ACM@UCO Performance Lab is located in what was previously a dance club, but after some renovations, it is now set up like a typical music venue. The students use the venue for their weekly performance reviews, and also have the opportunity to use it outside of school as a venue for their own bands, whether the band is composed of only ACM students or not. Some of these out-of-school performances have already begun to take place, and are offered at no cost. Booker compared it to smaller venues in the metro area like the Opolis and the Conservatory, and said the Academy’s venue will provide a space for bands that would Our whole setup draw larger crowds than these here at the ACM smaller venues can support. The performance lab has a capacity is really to create of between 350 and 400 people, a like-minded Booker said. The renovation process was community of people that want handled by staff members, student workers and even student volunto build a music teers, and it lasted most of the sumindustry here in mer. Brian McKinney, drum performance major at the Academy, was a Oklahoma.” student worker at the time and had a hand in the renovations, which — SCOTT BOOKER, were far from easy, he said. ACADEMY CEO “We were doing really tedious, tough manual labor,” McKinney said. “It’s easy to lose sight of the goal at times, but knowing that I was building something, and that it was something that was going to be affecting me and other students for all the classes that come through — that was what was really cool about it.” Booker and McKinney both see the venue as a great way to involve all types of students at the school, whether they major in performing, business or production. The performance students get a chance to experience playing in a live venue, the business students get a chance to manage the venue and promote shows and the production students get a chance to handle the technical aspects of the shows, like sound and lighting. “Our whole setup here at the ACM is really to create a likeminded community of people that want to build a music industry here in Oklahoma,” Booker said. “And I believe the venue is going to be one of the primary places where that collaboration starts.” Lloyd Vines, a drum performance major at the Academy, expressed a high level of excitement for the new venue as well. While he’s excited to be able to use the venue as a student, he also can’t wait to see what sort of acts the venue attracts, he said. He also likes the idea that his fellow students’ bands will have the chance to play there too, making the venue a frequent outlet for musical talent. “The cool thing is you’ll know for sure there will be shows going on every weekend at a definite venue that you can always go see,” Vines said. McKinney and Vines have both been at the school since its start last fall, and both like what the venue brings to the program. “It’s probably the nicest place we’ve played,” Vines said. “It’s nice to be on a stage, and they’ve got the lights rigged now so it really feels like a real concert experience.” All parties involved see the venue as a positive addition for both students and the music scene in the area. “It’s definitely going to affect the community,” McKinney said. “It’s something musicians can come and play at, it’s something v can call their own. I would love to see it be somewhere that people want to go on the weekends.”

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THE DAILY: Ariel Pink played an awesome show in Norman last month, but a lot of people came to see him just because he got a 9.0 Pitchfork review. Pitchfork gave you a “Best New Music” tag, so I was curious if you’ve noticed any such effect from that particular media outlet. KA: Well, we’re all at the core of it — music fans and music blog readers. It’s always been like that and that’s what made it feel easier in the early days for us to approach blogs because it was on a peer-to-peer level. It was awesome because we’d tell them about our band and ... it would go straight to the fans and not to the PR company or whatever. With that, you read You Ain’t No Picasso or We All Want Someone To Shout For or Stereogum, but we definitely read Pitchfork too, and they’re a big force to reckon with in the indie-rock scene. [But] to accredit everything to them, I don’t think would be appropriate. If you have something that you’re really passionate about and you tour and tour and tour, and then add good reviews, Local Natives member Kelcey Ayer discusses all these things add up to us playing this biggest tour we’ve importance of music blogging to indie band scene ever done in our lives. The Pitchfork thing, we try not to make too big a deal out of it, you know? It’s just another blog that liked us; they just happen to be a behemoth. It worked MATT CARNEY The Oklahoma Daily out really well for us. I think [the good review], combined with constant touring Los Angeles-based Local Natives first blipped on the in the U.S. and all these other blogs that seem to really get indie radar with the February release of its debut album, behind us, I think that’s why the record’s gone so well and “Gorilla Manor,” which nabbed a “Best continued to go so well. New Music” tag from the overseers at Pitchfork. THE DAILY: What music blogs do you follow? That blip has grown immense over a KA: We learned about a lot of new blogs when year’s worth of touring as the band enwe were looking to blogs to go through [to mardeared itself to clubs and small concert ket the record]. Daytrotter is a huge one for us — halls the country over, playing a personal Sean (Moeller, Daytrotter’s editor) has become a WHEN: Show 8 p.m. brand of electric folk-rock that draws really great friend of ours. I think they’re doing » Today — Local Natives, comparisons to nearly ever big-name really amazing things there. Then, we’ve made The Love Language, indie act who’s ever flirted with the same: great relationships with You Ain’t No Picasso Union Line Fleet Foxes, Vampire Weekend, Arcade and We All Want Someone to Shout For. » Wednesday — Fire — take your pick. The Mountain Goats, Local Natives combines the strongest THE DAILY: Bloggers are the most dynamic Wye Oak qualities of a lot of bands into a distinct means by which indie music is distributed nowa» Nov. 10 — Dr. Dog, sound that’s anchored by strong, heartfelt days. What’s it like to be a big part of that? Here We Go Magic songwriting. The Daily recently caught KA: I think we all agree that it’s totally benefiup with singer/guitarist/keyboardist/ cial to artists nowadays that these bloggers are TICKETS: $15, available percussionist Kelcey Ayer on the phone so hungry for new music and so sick of Rolling at www.ticketstorm.com to talk about music blogging, the Talking Stone or Spin or whoever is churning out what’s Heads and the dreaded sophomore “new” to listen to. [Bloggers] are on the forefront; slump. they’re looking for the bands themselves and they’re breaking new ground. THE DAILY: Do you guys feel like there’s any kind of presIt’s pretty awesome finding out about these great new bands sure to record your next record after all the success “Gorilla that would’ve needed a lot more work five or 10 years ago to Manor” has enjoyed? find out about. It’s pretty wonderful. KA: If there’s any sort of pressure, it’s mainly just pressure from us. We don’t want to make a “Gorilla Manor, Part Two,” and we want to push ourselves and we want to really see what we can do when all we have to worry about is playing Read the full Q&A at music and not worry about anything else.

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Senior defensive lineman Pryce Macon (94) rushes Texas quarterback Garrett Gilbert (7) Saturday.

Pryce Macon finding his place Senior defensive lineman happy to get first career start against Texas, using opportunities to impress OU coaches AARON COLEN The Oklahoma Daily

Pryce Macon has had to wait patiently for his opportunity, but now that it has arrived, he said all the waiting has been worth it. After not seeing any action last season as a reserve, Macon has stepped in this year and made some big plays. The senior, listed as a third-string defensive end, started his first career game Saturday against Texas. The Corpus Christi, Texas, product had one tackle and broke up a pass play against the Longhorns, and is using his still-limited opportunities to impress his coaches. Against Cincinnati on Sept. 25, Macon forced a fumble, just the type of play that could keep him in the rotation. Macon, who is undersized for a defensive lineman at 6-1 and 249 pounds, specializes in pass rushing situations, where he said his

size is actually an advantage. Against Texas, Macon found himself on the field in running play situations, but said he welcomes the challenge. “When it’s time to get down and play the run, you just have to hunker down and do it,” Macon said. Macon said he is close with the other seniors on the defensive line — Adrian Taylor and Jeremy Beal — and also with former Sooner Gerald McCoy. “He was happy to see all of us out there playing together,” Macon said. “Gerald is a good guy, and he was just happy for me.” McCoy also helped him stay patient while waiting for his opportunity, and McCoy had a few jokes for Macon about starting Saturday. “He gave me a little ‘I told you so’ and he told me things were going to come when they were supposed to,” Macon said. After everything, Macon said he has learned a lot from his time at OU. “Not everything goes the way you want it to in life,” Macon said. “This has made me learn you can’t always just give up — you have to ride it out until the end.”

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Landry Jones has been a B+ quarterback frenetic pace that offensive coordinator since former quarterback Sam Bradford’s Kevin Wilson has made famous at OU. shoulder blew up for a second time during Jones showed he could lengthen the field, the 2009 edition of the Red River Rivalry. hit receivers in narrow windows and spread Now, after a rather brilliant cognitive per- the ball around to multiple targets. Midway formance Saturday against the Longhorns, through the first half, Jones had hit seven Jones seems ready to make the transition Sooners for a pass completion, including a from above average to a cut above. touchdown as just the third career reception Last season, Jones set freshman passing for junior tight end James Hanna. records and made the All-Big 12 Freshman By the end of the half, Jones and the team, but when gut-check time came, he Sooners had 18 first downs to Texas’ four. played, well, like a freshman. He was ner- Jones was 19-of-28 for 158 yards and two vous and out of sync with an touchdowns. In the quaroffense for which he was the terback battle with fellow STAFF COLUMN UMN field general. sophomore Garrett Gilbert That’s not a good look for of Texas, Jones showed RJ Youngg anyone in charge, let alone his maturity and what a the quarterback of the OU season in fire can do for a football team. However, Division 1 quarterback. what Jones lacked in experience he was — In the end, Jones had amassed 236 yards at times — able to nullify with talent. through the air, those two touchdowns and Jones has the kind of physical attributes not one single interception in the 2010 edithat draw long streams of drool from NFL tion of the Red River Rivalry. scouts who evaluate quarterbacks. The Well, hello Mr. Jones. How nice of you to football deities thought enough of Jones start playing quarterback for us on the road. to bestow upon him a mind capable of un- Now that we’ve seen and, more importantly, derstanding the subtle nuances of the most now that you’ve seen what you can do, it’s complicated position on a football field and high time you believed you can do it at will. a right arm that is akin to a thunderbolt. The season is nearly halfway over already, At 6 feet 4 inches, he is able to survey the Jones. You have this bye week to analyze five field over an oncoming pass rush of 300- weeks of game film, go through drills and pound linemen, and is a full head taller than further develop chemistry with receivers most defensive backs. His fundamentals whose names are not Ryan Broyles. and throwing motion are textbook. Now is the time for you to have your We should all be so lucky. “aristeia,” Landry Jones. But Jones has had an obstacle preventing his “aristeia” — a term used in Homer’s Iliad — RJ Young, to describe a moment when a hero in battle journalism grad student has his finest moments — from emerging on the gridiron. That Achilles heel has been Jones’ inability to lead the Sooners to victory in hostile Completitions: 133 territory. The Sooner Nation has been begging Jones to prove he can artfully and emAttempts: 208 phatically win on the road. Completion pct: 63.9 While he did get a win on the road Sept. 25 against Cincinnati, it was by no means artYards: 1,457 ful or in any way emphatic. But Saturday, on Touchdowns: 11 a neutral site at the historic Cotton Bowl in Dallas, he came through in big way. Interceptions: 3 Jones was in control of the offense from Landry Jones Yards/game: 291.4 the start. He completed his first 10 of 12 passes and ran the offense at the kind of

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