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Board guides transfer students Transfer Student Advisory Board plans to hold mixers, involvement fair, monthly luncheons during spring semester LILLY CHAPA The Oklahoma Daily

The Transfer Student Advisory Board held their first Transfer Lunch on Tuesday as part of the group’s effort to help students transition from other colleges. The lunch allowed students to meet members

of the board and other transfer students. “All the upperclassmen already have groups of friends, and we don’t really want to just hang out with freshmen,” Haley Hoover, journalism junior, said. Taylor Franklin, health and exercise science senior and board chair, said they hope to have these luncheons every month next semester, and they are planning on going to an Oklahoma City Thunder basketball game in the spring. J.W. Malson, history senior and board ambassador, said he is working with the Campus

Activities Council to hold a transfer student mixer and involvement fair during Winter Welcome Week this year. “The transfer student population is continuing to increase and our mission in Student Life is to serve this demographic in every way possible,” Rachael Carranza, graduate student and board adviser, said. Jamie Hannan, journalism sophomore, said SEE TRANSFER PAGE 2

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5 percent budget cuts possible for next fiscal year OU department heads should prepare for 5 percent budget cuts next year, said OU President David Boren at Monday’s Faculty Senate meeting. During his State of the University address, Boren said the university must prepare for another year or two of budget difficulties. Boren will take a 6 percent pay cut and OU vice presidents will take pay cuts of 2 to 3 percent depending on their pay grade, said Chris Shilling, university spokesman. Based on a $40 million shortfall, only $6 million was paid through tuition increases and “Boren applauded departments across the university for tightening the budget as much as they can,” Shilling said. State officials have said Oklahoma will likely face a budget shortfall next year of about $500 million. While Boren discussed the possible budget cuts, he also discussed the difference the university has seen from 1994 to now, including graduation rates and compensation increases. Shilling said the average ACT score for incoming students is now a 26 and the graduation rate has increased from 42 percent in 1994 to 64.4 percent now. While OU was ranked tenth in the Big 12 in 1995 with $53,800, behind Texas A&M and Oklahoma State University, it has increased compensation to being third in the Big 12 with $123,200, $100 behind Iowa State which is behind the University of Texas, Shilling said. The compensation increase also factors in cost of living. The Associated Press contributed to this report. — Daily staff reports

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Brandon Bartlett, University College freshman; Mark Wilson, mechanical engineering senior; and Joshua Henderson, University College freshman are participating in No Shave November to raise awareness for prostate cancer.

No Shave November prompts scruff y faces for prostate cancer awareness Students grow facial hair for fun; monthlong initiative focus on educating men about health risks

it easier to treat, said Jim Dowd, a representative from The Prostate Cancer Institute in Tulsa. “It has a high success rate of treatments,” said Dowd. HILLARY MCLAIN The Oklahoma Daily The mortality rate remains low if it is caught early and treated, he said. eards have begun cropping up Awareness to prostate cancer research across campus with the annual No has been made more prominent with an inShave November trend. Some stucreased number of clinical trials at the OU dents choose to forgo shaving for prostate Cancer Institute in the last two years. cancer awareness; others use it as an excuse “We currently have more people enrolled to parade their masculinity. in prostate cancer trials than any other trial Mark Wilson, mechanical engineering at the institute,” said Susie Morgal, research senior, is raising prostate cancer awareness clinical nurse specialist. with his scruffy jaw. The OU Cancer Institute is “My roommate’s father actualresearching seven different ly has prostate cancer and that’s clinical trials, Morgal said. Trials My roommate’s father actually has prostate cancer when I first heard of doing it for are being done on high, interand that’s when I first heard of doing it for that reason.” mediate, and low-risk prostate that reason,” Wilson said. Joshua Henderson, University cancers. — MARK WILSON, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SENIOR College freshman, said he feels More than 2,000 Oklahoman like raising awareness for prosmen are diagnosed with prostate cancer is important, rather tate cancer each year, according than just showing off one’s manliness. As No Shave November has been growing to the OU Cancer Institute website. “I think it’s good to not just do it for no in trend, so has prostate cancer research and College students often use it as a competireason. I can endorse that,” Henderson said awareness, which is often overshadowed by tion among friends to see who can grow the about the tradition. breast cancer awareness. Henderson said he also is doing it to be Making men aware of the possibility of SEE BEARDS PAGE 2 more “eco-friendly,” by not purchasing as prostate cancer and early detection makes

much shaving cream and razors that have to be thrown away. Several participants remain unaware of not shaving for cancer awareness. University College freshman Brandon Bartlett said he had never heard of it before. “I just see it as a month when you can grow it out to test your manliness, and not be judged,” Bartlett said. “I thought it originated as a joke.” Beginning Nov. 1 with a freshly shaven face, participants are not allowed to shave or trim at all. Not shaving the face is the most common, but participation is not limited to strictly beard growing.

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87 HSC employees to receive raises to $9 an hour Nov. 30 Nov. 30 paychecks will reflect a pay increase for 87 employees at the OU Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City. Full-time hourly employees making less than $9 an hour — mostly custodial workers — will receive a raise to $9, said Catherine Bishop, Vice President for Public Affairs. “This was part of the overall review that began last summer of permanent, full-time employees making under $9 per hour and the concern for them,” Bishop said by e-mail. This wage increase occurs nearly two months after the Oct. 9 increase for full-time hourly employees on the Norman campus. Bishop said this is because the two campuses have separate budgets and the process took longer at the Health Sciences Center. Now that both campuses have processed these wage increases, there are no full-time hourly employees making less than $9 an hour, she said. — Chase Cook/The Daily

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Today around campus » Pro-Life Ambassadors will host a Justice For All discussion 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Frontier Room. » There will be an Interfaith Coffee and Conversation from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Union’s Beaird Lobby and Lounge. » Christians on Campus will host a Bible Study 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. in the Union’s Traditions Room. » Student Success Series will host a research writing seminar 4 to 5 p.m. in Wagner Hall, Room 280.

Thursday, Nov. 11 » A free art lecture and book signing of “In the Remington Moment” will take place 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. » Paradigm, hosted by the Baptist Student Union, will take place 8 to 10 p.m. in Meacham Auditorium. » Union Programming Board’s Jazz Lounge will take place 8 to 10 p.m. in the Union’s Beaird Lobby & Lounge.

Friday, Nov. 12 » Delta Gamma Fraternity Lectureship in Values and Ethics, presenting Leigh Anne Tuohy (whose story inspired “The Blind Side”), will take place 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the Union’s Molly Shi Boren Ballroom. » Student Association of Bangladesh will meet 6 to 11 p.m. in the Union’s Sooner Room. » “Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World” will show at 4, 7, 10 and 11:50 p.m. in Meacham Auditorium. » The Wire’s Battle of the Bands will take place 8 to 11 p.m. in the Union’s Will Rogers Room.

Saturday, Nov. 13 » Boomer Bash will take place 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Union’s Molly Shi Ballroom and GRA’s. » Student Association of Bangladesh will meet 6 to 11 p.m. in the Union’s Sooner Room. » OU Improv Rehearsal will take place 8 to 11 p.m. in the Union’s Frontier Room.

Saturday, Nov. 13 » Students for Ecclesia will meet 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Union’s Weitzenhoffer and Heritage Rooms. » University Women’s Association Fall Event will take place 2 to 4 p.m. at 559 W. Main. » A Masquerade Ball hosted by the Health Sciences Center Share Dancers will take place 6 to 11 p.m. in the Union’s Molly Shi Boren Ballroom. » Society of Chinese Students & Scholars will meet 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Union’s Sooner Room.

» This day in OU history

Nov. 10, 1986 Horton announces start of $100M fundraising goal OU President Frank Horton kicked off a campaign to raise $100 million. The campaign coincided with the upcoming OU centennial celebration in 1990. Horton said the campaign had already raised $11.5 million toward the final goal. Candidate violates UOSA campaign rules A three-member panel recommended charges be filed against newly elected Cross Center president Ray Pyle. The charges stem from allegations that Pyle violated campaign hours by handing out fliers past the 9 p.m. deadline. OU football team wallops Missouri, 77-0 The fourth-ranked Sooners amassed 750 offensive yards in the 77-0 win, then the worst loss in Missouri history. OU ran for 681 yards while holding the Tigers to only 198 offensive yards. The Sooners finished the season with a victory against Arkansas in the Orange Bowl and an 11-1 record. *Source: The Oklahoma Daily archives

the hardest part of being a transfer student is making friends and meeting people. “A lot of the programs that allow you to get to know people are focused on freshman,” Hannan said. “We don’t get to experience dorm life or anything that happens on the WalkerAdams Mall, so it’s harder to get connected.” Hannan said the board has helped her get more connected on campus. “I went to one of their meetings about a month ago, and they really listened to every suggestion we made,” Hannan said. “As the organization grows, I think they’ll become a lot more influential on campus.” Each of the board’s 18 leaders are transfer students who come from various backgrounds. “We represent every demographic, and show that there is no cookie cutter pattern for transfer students,” Franklin The board is working on becoming more connected with other organizations on campus, as well as offering more opportunities for transfer students to become involved, Malson said. “It’ll be a good way to get new and returning transfer students involved, and it’s always nice to be around people in the same situation as yourself,” Malson said. Franklin said the board’s leaders are passionate about

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Transfer students chat during the Transfer Lunch on Tuesday. The luncheons aim to connect transfer students and help them get involved in student life. what they do. “We’ve all gone through different experiences transferring here,” Franklin said. “We’ve talked to a lot of students and have learned what is the most difficult, academically and socially, for transfers, and we really want to help other transfers make a smooth transition into their new lives here at OU.”

BEARDS: Hair means more than masculinity Continued from page 1 best, or most burly beard. “ Yo u g e t s o m e g o o d beards and you get some gross and patchy ones,” Bartlett said. Men around the country are encouraged to participate in a similar tradition called “Movember.” This is a movement that grows specifically moustaches during November to raise prostate cancer awareness, according to the Prostate Cancer Foundation’s website. Some females even chose to opt out of shaving, though not as numerous or open as

Undergraduate Congress establishes Nov. 16 as Africa Day Tuesday, Nov. 16 was declared Africa Day on the OU Norman campus through UOSA Student Congress’ decision Tuesday night. UOSA President Franz Zenteno authored the bill to promote and improve study abroad programs in Africa. “I believe studying abroad is a nice thing,” Zenteno said. Marking Nov. 16 as OU’s first Africa Day, “this day can be a time where the student body connects with, and appreciates, a continent that is often neglected, by showing that our University can make a difference,” according to the UOSA Student Congress agenda. OU hosts nine study abroad programs to Africa. Student congress also passed a bill to make committee membership permanent until a member resigns or is not re-elected to Congress. — Danny Hatch/The Daily

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the male participants. No Shave November has become a widely known tradition. More than 200 Facebook groups or pages exist, with members and “likes” ranging from 11 to almost 20,000. It has even inspired an indie-pop-rock band from Halmstad, Sweden to dub t h e m s e l v e s “ No S h av e November.” Once November ends, the beards come off. But, some chose to continue the no shaving streak well into the next months with the lesser known “Don’t Shave December,” and “Just Don’t Shave January.”

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Stillwater Police still looking for gunman who shot OSU student The Stillwater Police Department is looking for the suspect who shot Oklahoma State University junior Kasey Cook Monday night during an attempted robbery behind the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house, 1121 W 4th Ave. The incident occurred two blocks south of campus when the suspect, a 6-foot-2-inch black man with dreadlocks, robbed Cook for his backpack. Cook, of Grapevine, Texas, was shot in the leg and did not sustain any life-threatening injuries. A laptop fell out of the backpack and into the Sigma Phi Epsilon volleyball pit when the suspect fled the scene. Cook told Andrew Schram, international business freshman and Sigma Phi Epsilon member, getting shot “didn’t burn as bad as I thought it would,” Schram said. Greek houses and residence halls were told to activate their emergency procedures, said OSU Police Department Capt. Richard Atkins. Anyone with information about the incident should contact the Criminal Investigative Division of the Stillwater Police Department at 405-372-4171. — The Daily O’Collegian/Oklahoma State University

October revenue collections better than 2009 period, above estimate OKLAHOMA CITY — State Treasurer Scott Meacham says Oklahoma’s recovery from the recession is slow but steady. Meacham announced Tuesday that revenue collections for October topped collections for the same period in 2009 and beat the estimate for the second straight month. He says General Revenue Fund collections in October were $383.8 million, 2.5 percent above October 2009 and 3.7 percent above the estimate. Some areas fared better than others. Meacham says low natural gas prices and increased refunds contributed to lower than estimated gross production tax collections. The gross production tax on natural gas yielded $22 million for the month, 7 percent below October 2009 and 38 percent below the estimate. Motor vehicle taxes produced $13.1 million in October, 18.9 percent above the prior year and 8.8 percent above the estimate.

Gov.-elect Mary Fallin appoints businessmen to jobs task force TULSA — A week after winning election, Oklahoma Gov.-elect Mary Fallin has named several economic advisers charged with improving the state’s business climate. Fallin named Tulsa businessman Robert Sullivan Jr., owner of an independent oil and gas exploration company, as a special adviser to the governor on economic development. Sullivan will be charged with looking at Oklahoma’s tax code and regulations affecting business development. David Rainbolt, the president and CEO of BancFirst Corp., and Gary Sherrer, a former state representative, were also added to the economic team. Lieutenant Gov.-elect Todd Lamb also was tapped to be Fallin’s small business advocate in her cabinet. Fallin took no questions from reporters afterward. On Monday, Fallin announced that Devon Energy Chairman Larry Nichols and state Senate President Pro Tem Glenn Coffee will lead the transition.

Auditor sentenced to 10 years Auditor pled guilty to embezzlement, must report to prison Monday OKLAHOMA CITY — A former auditor for the Commissioners of the Land Office in Oklahoma was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison and 50 years of probation for stealing more that $1.16 million in royalty payments from the state agency. District Judge Kenneth Watson also ordered Roger Q. Melson, 56, to pay restitution in an amount to be determined at a Jan. 28 hearing. Watson imposed the sentence after Melson, who had pleaded guilty to 174 counts of embezzlement, read an emotional statement in which he took responsibility for the stolen money. His attorney, Billy Bock, said Melson embezzled from the agency to feed a gambling habit, but Melson said he took Land Office money even before he started gambling. “Words cannot express my regret and my remorse,” Melson said, choking back tears. “I was a trusted servant of the state, and I betrayed that trust. I am truly sorry.” Melson became very emotional as he expressed regret for the harm he had caused his wife and three children as well as his friends, some of whom spoke on his behalf. “I accept full and complete responsibility for stealing, lying and betraying those I love,” he said. Watson allowed Melson to remain free until Monday, when he must turn himself in to authorities. Bock had asked Watson to allow Melson to only spend weekends in jail so he could work during the week to pay back the state. Friends, including Charles Robinson, recovery pastor at the Henderson Hills Baptist

Board certifies Oklahoma election results, except State Question 755 OKLAHOMA CITY — It’s official. The state Election Board has certified results of the Nov. 2 general election in which Gov.elect Mary Fallin was elected the first female chief executive in state history. The board voted Tuesday to certify the results of every election on the ballot except State Question 755. U.S. District Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange handed down a temporary restraining order on Monday prohibiting certification of those results. The constitutional amendment would prohibit state courts from considering international or Islamic law when deciding cases. It passed with 70 percent of the vote. The measure was challenged in a lawsuit by Oklahoma Muslim Muneer Awad. Awad is executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Oklahoma and alleges the measure is an attack on Islam.

I was a trusted servant of the state, and I betrayed that trust. I am truly sorry.” — ROGER Q. MELSON, FORMER AUDITOR FOR THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE LAND OFFICE IN OKLAHOMA Church in Edmond, urged Watson to not impose prison time. The embezzlement case prompted legislation this year that modernized and improved auditing practices at the Land Office, which manages public school lands to benefit schools. The state’s multi-county

grand jury indicted Melson in June 2009. The former director of audit for the Land Office’s royalty audit division, Melson was accused of diverting Land Office payments to the private account over a five-year period. Melson, who resigned from the Land Office after 20 years, was responsible for

making sure oil and gas royalties from mineral leases on public school lands were properly collected. The embezzlement was discovered in April 2009 when a delinquency notice was issued by the Land Office for an overdue royalty payment from an oil and gas producer on public lands. But the producer provided the canceled royalty check it had sent to the Land Office, and investigators traced it to Melson’s private bank account. — AP

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What’s wrong with Oklahoma?

SQ 755 based on fear

Oklahoma is a very backward state. paid reporters is the smallest in years. While some of our The OU Board of Regents approved raises for all nine less-enthusiastic readers may not see this as a bad thing, assistant football coaches Oct. 28. At the cream of the talk to any of the paid staff members who choose their job crop, Kevin Wilson and Brent Venables received a $45,000 for the experience instead of taking higher-paying jobs on raise, increasing their salaries to $440,000 and $430,000 or off campus; it’s not a painless decision. respectively. Higher education isn’t the only agency starved for fundLess than two weeks later, during his State of the ing. After the heated battle against State Question 744, our University address to the Faculty Senate on Monday, OU 49th national ranking in common-education spending President David Boren warned that deis etched in everyone’s mind. We weren’t partment heads to prepare for a 5-percent confident to raise spending during this budget cut next year in case state funding budget crisis, but just last December, But if OU has to for higher education doesn’t match inOklahomans approved the $777 million continue battling the creasing costs. MAPS 3 plan, which renovated Oklahoma rising cost of higher What’s wrong with this picture? City Arena for the arrival of our state’s NBA It’s true that OU’s athletic department team — among other initiatives to make education without operates on a completely separate budget Oklahoma a more entertaining place state compensation, from the rest of the university’s, and we refor its citizens — with a 1 cent sales-tax it won’t be long before increase. alize the department can do what it wishes this becomes an with its money. How about a 1 cent sales-tax increase But this situation highlights the strange for the severely underfunded common unsustainable trend.” reality that football coaches making six education and higher education budgets? figures a year can get a pay raise during a How about a serious look at the wasteful time when the already-weak state budget is experiencing tax credits for corporate interests that waste millions that a $400 million shortfall, which means possible cuts to vari- could have gone toward our starving state agencies? ous state agencies. Gov.-elect Mary Fallin has promised to examine tax OU’s situation aligns with the national picture. In a credits, but most lawmakers have only proposed the construggling economy, football stadiums sell out as. solidation of school districts to combat the common eduThis isn’t to say sports should be abolished — we love cation crisis. This probably should happen, but it won’t watching Sooner football — but it causes us to question be a cure-all. Districts can only be consolidated so much where our priorities lie as a state. before too many teachers are without jobs and class sizes During a press conference in May, Boren promised are too large. tuition and fees would not increase more than 9 percent As far as higher education is concerned, it looks like we’ll this fall, and he kept his word. But if OU has to continue have to trust the administration to make the best decisions battling the rising cost of higher education without state to make it easier on students. Boren is off to a good start, compensation, it won’t be long before this becomes an cutting his own salary by 6 percent, and vice presidents’ unsustainable trend. salary by 2 to 3 percent. We know firsthand how budget cuts to departments on Students had better start getting active now if they would campus can effect the quality and experience of our edu- rather tuition and fees don’t continue increasing. Think cation. The Daily was hit with a 20 percent payroll budget about it while cheering at Saturday’s football game. cut for the 2010-2011 academic year. As a result, reporter pay decreased from $75 a week to $43 and the number of Comment on this column at OUDaily.com

Comedian and TV show host Stephen Colbert laughed at State Question 755, but such a question wouldn’t have been thought of before Sept. 11, after which this climate of fear and irrational prejudice against all Muslims started permeating our society. The case in New Jersey where a man raped his wife and claimed he was not subject to our laws is what prompted this question. If an American goes to Saudi Arabia, he is subject to Saudi laws. American women have to cover their heads in public places in Saudi Arabia; what if the 40,000 plus American community there decides to pass a measure in defiance of that? It wouldn’t pass. Michael Fay got caned in Singapore even though President Bill Clinton tried to intervene on his behalf. A more fruitful exercise may be to change some of the more evil, absurd, un-Christian state laws (if they still exist) such as the law that banned interracial marriages, which was in the books in Southern states until being overturned at Federal SC level in 1967, and DADT. Segregation, voter repression through taxation were examples of insidious laws that were only changed as society became more enlightened and progressively tolerant a few decades ago. State sponsored lynchings of black people by mobs were protected by our laws, were cause for picnics and quite the fashion even in this state in the 1920s. Americans who fought in Korea and Vietnam came back home to legalized discrimination and prosecution based simply on their race. Every American and visitor to the U.S. shall be subjected to laws of this land unless one has diplomatic immunity granted by international treaties. SQ 755 was simply a token measure passed in a climate of fear; Oklahoma is not forcing it on other states. Colbert should make fun of Saudi Arabia from where the radical Wahabi intolerant brand of Islam that promotes terrorism is spreading. 15 of the 19 Sept. 11 terrorists were Saudis and not one was Iraqi and Iraq did not attack us. Our governments never publicly told us this because of oil politics. They are a dangerous force of destabilization in many secular nations with significant moderate peace loving Muslim populations. — Manonita Ratwatte, management information systems instructor

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Christian conservatives?

Justice For All needs new approach Justice For All prides itself on being educational and though I am certainly antiabortion, I find its tactics one-sided. Yes, the pictures can be overwhelming, but the saddest part about its campaign is not the 50-foot fetus, but how black and white it paints this issue. Justice For All should not only advocate on behalf of the rights of unborn children, but bring attention to the trauma women often face after aborting. Abortion is not just about the baby and it is not just a way to end an unwanted pregnancy; it is just as emotional as it is physical. It can have lasting emotional impacts on women. Justice For All acts on the behalf of the child, but fails to act on behalf of the mother.

According to the Elliot Institute, 61.3 percent of women polled felt depressed after an abortion and only 3 percent of those polled were at peace with their decision to abort. The emotional trauma associated with abortion is horrifying, but not surprising. The life of the child is gone, but a woman has to live with the pain everyday. Of those polled by the Elliot Institute, 94 percent regretted aborting their baby. Abortions will continue to happen even if it is made illegal. There are other ways to avoid unwanted pregnancies and Justice For All should include them in its campaign. By helping women avoid pregnancies, it can avoid abortion altogether.

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Instead of only educating others about moral obligations, it should promote contraception as well. It promotes abstinence as the only 100-percent effective form of contraception, but it’s foolish to think a significant number of students can be convinced to stay celibate until marriage. Condoms and birth control are just two mediums of contraception, and though there is still a chance of pregnancy, the likeliness is lower when safe sex is practiced. I agree that anti-abortion campaigns should be brought to universities as a

catalyst for discussion. Even if you disagree, they serve as a challenge for us to think and to act and to support or to protest and to stand up for what we believe in. Though Justice For All shares its view in a less conventional fashion, it does open the door for debate and questioning. However, it fails to reach women on a more personal and emotional level. Abortion does not only terminate a pregnancy, but it affects everyone involved and that’s what Justice For All should focus on when it visits universities. — Mariah Najmuddin, University College freshman

The bible commands, “He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none,” (Luke 3:11). Millions of earthquake victims in Haiti suffered a tropical storm last week with no shelter except plastic or cardboard held up by sticks. Conservatives in Congress had blocked $1.15 billion in reconstruction aid that the U.S. promised last March. In an AP story Nov. 5, millionaire Sen. Tom Coburn explained, “aid we provide must be paid for with cuts to lower priority programs.” Also, “our charity today must not come at the expense of the next generation.” Nor would he have it come at the expense of our multimillionaires who live not in plastic shelters but in multiple mansions. Sen. Coburn and other conservatives want the next generation to pay to extend a tax cut of $700 billion for these extremely rich Americans. If those Bush tax cuts expire in December as current law provides, Wall Street gamblers will pay the same taxes they paid under President Clinton. Before those tax cuts, we were paying off our national debt instead of borrowing money. We re-elected conservatives who claim to be Christian. They want to reward the rich instead of keeping our promise to save lives in Haiti. To paraphrase Jesus on the cross, “Father, forgive us for we know not what we do.” — Bradley Byers, Tulsa resident

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It’s not only made the day-to-day routine of being in a band more enjoyable, but also proven to make writing songs a breeze. “It seems as though the things that really JOSHUA BOYDSTON The Oklahoma Daily get us going are essentially things from our personal lives, and whatever in them that Being a member of Dr. Dog affords you a lot makes us happy,” McMicken said. “When of things — acclaimed records, adoring fans, you find those moments when the stars are sold-out concerts — but membership comes all aligned and everyone in the band hapwith something that not a lot of other bands pens to be in a very happy place, inspiration offer: a nickname. starts to just flow out of anything, literally The five-piece thrives off happiness and anything. childhood fun, and from “It sounds a little corny, its inception, Dr. Dog has but love is the main source modeled itself after the Heof inspiration in this band Man Woman Haters Club — love of music and love WHEN: 8 tonight from “The Little Rascals,” of people in our lives.” hoping to find a chemistry That love and happithat goes beyond a workness has rarely receded WHERE: ACM@UCO Performance ing relationship. during the band’s 11-year Lab, 323 E. Sheridan Ave., OKC “We started that right career, and that inspiraafter we formed the band,” tion has found its way on COST: $15 said Scott McMicken, lead to progressively better-reguitarist and vocalist who’s ceived albums during the been dubbed Taxi. “It’s just simple camarade- past three. rie [and] friendship. It’s a good way to make “We All Belong” first caught audiences’ atthe band feel like this little, special club you tention in 2007, and the band’s latest, “Shame, are a part of.” Shame,” is its biggest album yet. McMicken and his bandmates (nicknames That record marked the first time that makTables, Text, Teach and Thanks) have made it ing an album wasn’t all laughs and giggles, a mission to have that lighthearted demean- McMicken said. or mark everything they do, and the band’s “It was a challenging process,” he said. “We sunny ’60s pop-inspired sound rarely dips did a lot of things differently, and almost imbelow a beaming smile. mediately we realized it was going to take a lot

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The band has been touring since its release — and will continue on to do so through early 2011. But while often considered tedious, the life on the road just affords Dr. Dog more time to have fun. “Your life becomes centered on the band for 24 hours a day,” McMicken said. “Everything becomes about the band. It’s beyond a fulltime job; it’s life.”

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Bright cast perks up warmed-over comedy clichés In the field of journali s m, t h e re a re z e a l o u s overachievers and then there’s Becky Fuller. She’s intelligent, lovable, sleepdeprived, enthusiastic and quite simply the best TV producer of any New York City broadcast network. Becky’s concentrated intensity and charm is executed with impeccable ease by the always engaging Rachel McAdams. McAdams is an actress whose charisma has the ability to turn a sappy Nicholas Sparks adaptation into something truly winning, as she did in “The Notebook.” In the comedy “Morning Glory,” she gets another chance to shine. Similar to its feisty heroine, the film will go to extraordinary lengths to appeal to its audience and it does so with mostly successful results. Just when Becky thought her tiresome efforts working for a local news program would pay off in the form of much deserved promotion, she is abruptly fired and replaced with a more qualified producer. Now, desperate but

hopeful, Becky seeks a job at “Daybreak,” a national morning-news show that relies on low-brow entertainment (e.g. baking tips, sumo wrestling, skydiving) to keep its ratings from declining. The network’s head of news (Jeff Goldblum) isn’t thrilled about hiring her, but no one else he’s interviewed is as passionate as she is about keeping his fourthplace news program alive, so he decides to give her a shot. Her first order of business

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Mike’s egotistical sensibilities stimulate heated debates with his sunny cohost, which inadvertently send the ratings off the charts. Becky’s spunky personality and sudden revival of “Daybreak” makes her the object of affection to a fellow producer (Patrick Wilson) and other prestigious news networks. Now, Becky is forced to juggle a promising romance,

channel the pressures of her mounting fame and calm the tides created by her feuding anchors. “Morning Glory” is a delightful and humorous entertainment with a wonderfully appealing cast. McAdams dominates the material with a headstrong, extroverted performance. Keaton is pitch-perfect, putting her seasoned talents to work while reminding

viewers of her sharp, comic focus. Also, Ford is terrific, transforming himself and making his character’s surly persona irresistible. While the film doesn’t cover any new territory, it’s refreshing to be graced with a cast that can elevate a conventional comedy to something quite glorious. — Laron Chapman, film and video studies junior

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culture entering his fifth season at OU. “We’re an unselfish ball club. We’re a team,” Davis said. “Egos are out the door. For better or worse, the Sooners have no Everything’s out the door.” one anointed as a superstar heading into a Davis and the others left in the program season when they’ve been picked by Big 12 set out in the offseason to make sure the coaches to finish next-to-last in the league. team became a close-knit unit. Now, the Willie Warren, Tiny Gallon and Tommy players rarely go anywhere alone. Mason-Griffin all left early to turn pro. Junior college transfer Nick Thompson’s Third-leading scorer Tony Crocker was apartment has become a team hangout. among three seniors to depart, and two “I think we do a real good job of not other underclassmen also hit the road. only being an on-the-court team. We do That left coach Jeff Capel get along off the court,” said rounding up nine newcomThompson, voted a team ers to fill the holes around captain for his vocal leaderonly three players with sigship despite never playing nificant experience — senior for the Sooners. “We’re alCade Davis and sophomores ways hanging out and stuff » Friday vs Coppin State Andrew Fitzgerald and like that, which I think is imSteven Pledger. portant for a new team.” » Monday vs North Capel said this batch of The Sooners believe that Carolina Central Sooners has to be the epitocamaraderie will carry over » Nov. 18 vs Texas me of a team to avoid anothinto a willingness to sacrifice Southern er 13-18 season like last year. for one another on the court “We have to understand, and overcome the negativity *Games are in Norman and it’s something I preach surrounding the program to our guys every day, they following the first losing seahave to understand that son since 1980-81. we’re going to have to do that and play Capel also believes he has the right harder than everyone to put ourselves in pieces assembled to be successful, as long positions to win basketball games,” Capel as the team is willing to outwork their said. “We aren’t just going to overwhelm opponents. you and out-talent you.” “Obviously, you have to have talent. I Last season showed that even a wealth think we have talent. But it’s the intangible of talent on a roster doesn’t guarantee suc- things that usually separate the good teams cess. Capel spoke of having four players from really good teams, good teams from who thought they were the best on the team, mediocre teams,” Capel said. leading to undefined roles and failure. He believes he has gotten rid of that — AP

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Many teams suffer from not having enough playmakers. It’s certainly nice to have multiple targets on offense, but many teams just don’t have that luxury. The offensive production is typically laid on a few players, usually one or two, because that’s all the team has. The problem is all too common, but for the S o o n e r s, i t ’s o p p o s i t e, coach Jay Norvell said. “We’ve got good, young talent and we’re trying to find ways to get them all in,” Norvell said. “It’s hard to do every week. We’ve got good kids and they all want to play and we’re trying to get them all involved, but I guess that’s a good problem to have.” In the most recent game against Texas A&M, freshman wide receiver Trey Franks had 66 yards receiving and a touchdown on eight receptions. He was the only Sooner to record a receiving touchdown in the loss. Along with Franks, freshman receiver Kenny Stills has made an impression early in the season. Stills ranks second among receivers with 36 receptions, 430 yards and two touchdowns this season. It’s not what most expected. In the preseason, there were many other names of who could possibly step up at positions like fullback, running back and as a receiving compliment to senior wide receiver Ryan Broyles, and while some

Women’s hoops to face Cameron The Oklahoma women’s basketball team will host Cameron University in the Sooners’ final exhibition game of the preseason. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday at Lloyd Noble Center. OU is ranked No. 9 in The Associated Press preseason poll after backto-back trips to the NCAA Women’s Final Four. The Sooners have three starters back from last season — including preseason All-American Danielle Robinson.

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Freshman wide reciever Kenny Stills (4) evades the defense during the OU-Iowa State game Oct. 16 at the Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. The Sooners won 52-0. The freshman receiver has stepped up for the team, coach Jay Norvell said.

freshmen were thrown into the mix, it certainly is rare to see so many now stepping up on the offense. “It’s almost a little bit of an adventure with all of these freshmen every day, but they’ve handled it very well,” Norvell said. “The one thing they are — Kenny is a real competitor and Trey Franks is a good competitor and I think that’s the biggest thing that’s helped them.” But with all the talent they have at the skill positions, the Sooners have struggled this year to make big plays on offense. Scoring drives have

come from extended drives rather than longer plays and it ’s something the coaching staff has taken notice. Norvell said the coaches have talked about it a lot recently and the big play factor has been a primary focus recently in practice. “We’re always emphasizing to get big plays, but if we’ve got to get a 14-play drive to score that’s the way we’ve got to do it,” Norvell said. “I don’t think there’s an easy answer for it, we just have to execute better and we’ve certainly got big play kids that are capable

of doing that and we just have to keep working to get them in the open and finish downfield,” Norvell said. Even in the game against Texas A&M, the Sooners saw several big plays get away from them. Sophomore quarterback Landry Jones and Stills were unable to connect on a broken-coverage play that would have resulted in a touchdown had the ball been complete early in the first quarter, not to mention the pass during the fake field goal that bounced off the hands of tight end James Hanna.

Nor vell admitted the lack of big plays is concerning, especially with who is coming up on OU’s schedule. “As we play those types of teams that are capable of scoring ... we’re going to have to make big plays and we’re going to have to score a lot of points to beat these teams,” he said. “Now, we haven’t had as many big plays as we have in the past. Two years ago we were off the charts. But we need to continue to do that, we’re certainly capable of that and down the stretch sometimes those things come in bunches.”

The Sooners didn’t come across anything irregular when they were recruiting Cam Newton, coach Bob Stoops said. The NCAA is reviewing the recruitment of Newton and allegations made by a former Mississippi State quarterback, who said a man tried to secure payment from Mississippi State in order for Newton to play there. Stoops said at his news conference Tuesday that he “didn’t notice anything and none of our coaches did as we were recruiting him.” Stoops says he knew of “nothing at all” out of the ordinary and that Newton’s recruitment “could not have been better.” — AP