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Comedian to discuss teen bullying, suicide Dan Savage to address students and public, question and answer session to follow EMMA HAMBLEN
Campus Reporter
The OU CAC Speakers Bureau is hosting author, journalist and comedian Dan Savage on campus to speak about teen bullying and suicide. The event will be held at 7 p.m. Nov. 29 at the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Molly Shi Boren Ballroom, according to the event’s Facebook page. Free food will be provided at 6:30 p.m. before Savage’s keynote at 7 p.m. A moderated question and answer, meet and greet and book signing will follow the keynote, said Alexis Taitel, chair of the CAC Speakers Bureau and international studies junior.
Savage hosted his own show — Savage U — on MTV. He also is the editorial director of “The Stranger,” a Seattle newspaper, and previously headed the advice column in “The Stranger” titled “Savage Love,” said Callie Hewett, a member of the CAC Speakers Bureau Executive Committee and international studies junior, in an email. In 2010, Savage started the “It Gets Better Project” after he and his partner, Terry Miller, created a YouTube video to encourage young members of the LGBT community facing harassment. “It Gets Better” seeks to remind teens in the GLBTQ community that they are not alone and things will get better if they can make it through the teenage years, according to the website. In addition to speaking about bullying and suicide among teens in the GLBTQ community, he also will discuss his “no barred” approach to love and relationships,
Hewett said. The event is free to students and the public and no RSVP is required. However, those who wish to attend are encouraged to RSVP on the CAC Facebook event, Taitel said. “I think that Dan Savage’s message is really applicable to college students and also the Norman community in general,” Taitel said. “Although it caters to the LGBT community, his message really is one of inspiration and hope, and I think no matter what students are going through, it will be beneficial for them to hear his message and see that they can also overcome adversity.” Emma Hamblen emmahamblen@ou.edu
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CULTURAL CELEBRATION
UNIVERSITY THEATER
Let there be light
Play illuminates life lessons on stage
Asian Oklahoma Night to exhibit eastern cultures Annual cultural showcase to feature fashion show, dancing and food ELYSSA SZKIRPAN Campus Reporter
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The cast of ‘And When We Awoke There Was Light and Light,’ perform in the Lab Theatre in the Old Science Hall Tuesday. The play is directed by Judith Midyett Pender. The play follows a high school senior, Katie, with ambitions for Harvard and her pen pal in Uganda. Katie learns about honesty, identity. Read a preview for the play on page 8.
COMMUNITY
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United Way deadline to be pushed back to end of Nov. Deadline extended because of failure to meet fundraising goals by more than $80,000 HALEY DAVIS
Campus Reporter
OU’s United Way Campaign deadline has been extended to the end of November after the fundraising goal was not met. This year’s goal was $215,000, but as of Nov. 8, only $134,513 had been raised, according to the OU United Way website. United Way of Norman is an organization dedicated to making life in the Norman community the best it can be for everyone. Its mission is to “unite and focus our community resources to address human needs,” according to the website. United Way supports 41 programs that are broken into four impact areas: Basic Needs, Children & Youth, Individuals & Families, and Seniors & Person’s with Disabilities, according to the website. In some past campaigns, however, funding goals have not been met, even with delayed deadlines, according to Daily archives. For example, in 2010, the fundraising goal was set at $215,000 but only 69 percent — $148,301
OU’s Asian American Student Association will continue their annual tradition of Asian Oklahoma Night Thursday, Nov. 15 from 7 to 8: 30 p.m. in the Molly Shi Ballroom of the Oklahoma Memorial Union. T h e a n nu a l c u l t u ral showcase includes song, dance, a fashion show, food and informative booths representing various cultures across Asia, according to Oliver Li, the President of the Asian American Student Association. The purpose of Asian Oklahoma Night is to branch out to students on campus, Li said. “The Asian-American Student Association hosts the event, and it is the largest Asian cultural showcase [the Asian American Student Association] hosts all year,” Li said. “The goal
— of the intended amount was raised. Despite the 2011 campaign’s 104 percent success rate, this year’s campaign is struggling to meet its goal. It’s hard to say why exactly the campaign has not yet met its goal, Ringer said. He is confident that budget cuts have not affected the donations, but thinks that the new online forms might be a contributing factor. “The forms for donation are now entirely online and I don’t think people are used to clicking a link in an email instead of receiving the form in the mail,” Ringer said. In past years, the OU United Way Campaign sent out a form to every department via mail but now it only sends forms to departments that don’t have as much access to computers or departments that specifically ask for them, Ringer said. Those who wish to donate can go to United Way of Norman’s website. Haley Davis haley.g.davis-1@ou.edu
Religious Studies Professor to discuss homosexuality and the Bible Students are deeper and more invited to gather complex level and and discuss the also relate the relation of biblipassages to other cal passages to gender, marriage, homosexuality, and sexuality pasmarriage and sin sages.“ from noon to 1 Professor p.m. at the OU Landau is the IT Store comfirst Sooner Ally munity space on member teaching BRENT LANDAU Religious Studies. Campus Corner. Religious studWhile speaking ies professor with Sooner Ally Brent Landau will members, they host the discussion. suggested a discussion The discussion will of homosexuality by a relicenter on fi ve specific gious studies professor. bible passages directly addressing homosexualAli Hausner ity. Interpretation will be Campus Reporter provided during the first half of the event and the second half will be open for comments and Are you on Twitter? questions. Verses will Stay connected with The Daily be pulled from Leviticus, Genesis, Romans, and 1 @OUDaily, Corinthians, according to @OUDailyArts, Landau. Landau’s goal is to @OUDailySports “talk about biblical views @OUDailyOpinion, on homosexuality on a
“The goal is to promote Asian cultural awareness throughout the university campus.” OLIVER LI, PRESIDENT OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION
is to promote Asian cultural awareness throughout the university campus.” Attendance for the event usually remains around 100 participants, but increased communication efforts aim to draw a larger audience, Li said. “This is an annual event and turnout has been around 100 people,” Li said. “This year we will look to build on that number with a revamped program and more focus on publicity.” SEE ASIAN PAGE 2
Everyone should be able to feel good, give blood Opinion: Barring gay and bisexual men from donating blood limits blood supply based on old fear and no evidence. (Page 4)
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Sports: OU Vikkeyball team looks to bounce back after a loss to Iowa State on Saturday and upset No. 22 Kansas on the road. (Page 5)
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Adriana Meave, criminology sophomore, gives blood Tuesday at the Armory. The blood drive competition will end Friday.
ASIAN: Cultural night to feature singing, food Continued from page 1 The Asian student organi- their organization, Li said. zation is anticipating 150 to 200 participants this semester, Li said. Elyssa Szkirpan elyssaszkirpan@ou.edu The schedule for the night includes unique demonstrations, such as South Asian fusion dance, traditional Indian dancing, Taiko drumming and several traditional GO AND DO songs for various cultures, Li Asian Oklahoma said. Night Representatives from the Vietnamese Student When: 7 to 8:30 p.m. A s s o c i a t i o n , Ja p a n e s e Student Association, Where: Oklahoma Saudi Student Association, Memorial Union’s Molly Shi Boren Ballroom Asian-American Student Association, Indian Student Price: $4 pre-sale; $6 Association and the Student at the door Alumni Association will operate their respective booths Info: Pre-sale tickets to provide more activities for are on sale in the students to participate in, as Union from 10:30 a.m. well as information about to 1:30 p.m.
MIDDLE EAST
New missile on schedule for 2014 ‘David’s Sling’ part of multi-layered defense LAUREN E. BOHN
The Associated Press
CARMIEL, Israel — Israel’s newest missile defense system, designed to provide another layer of protection against enemy fire, is on schedule for deployment in 2014, defense officials said Tuesday. The “David’s Sling” system, named after the famous weapon in the biblical David and Goliath story, is part of a multi-layered defense against incoming rockets and missiles. Two of the elements are operational. Last year, Israel activated a system that intercepts rockets fired from short distances of up to 70 kilometers (50 miles). Israel says “Iron Dome” has shot down dozens of rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, including several fired over the past week, with 80 percent
effectiveness. Israel has also deployed the “Arrow,” a joint IsraelU.S. system meant to shoot down longer range missiles fired from Iran. The next generation of the Arrow, now in the development stage, is set to be deployed in 2016. The next generation, called the Arrow 3, will strike its target outside atmosphere, intercepting missiles closer to their launch. Together, the two Arrow systems will provide two chances to strike down incoming missiles. Israel also uses U.S.made Patriot missile defense batteries against medium-range missiles. Israel has identified missile defense as a top priority, based on wartime experiences. In the first Gulf War 20 years ago, Iraq fired 39 Scud missiles toward Israel. Patriots failed to hit any of them.
POETRY
Distinguished poets to visit Norman for public reading, student contest OU and World Literature Today will be hosting two distinguished poets Thursday and Friday for a poetry reading and conversation. The poets, Gerald Stern and Anne Marie Macari, will lead a poetry reading and reception that will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Nov. 15 in the Performing Arts Studio at the Norman Depot. GO AND DO A conversation with the Public Contest poets will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. on Nov. 16 in the Reading and Lab Theatre in Old Science Conversation Hall, room 200. No preregistration is required, but When: 3 to 5 p.m., Friday seating will be limited and will be provided on a firstWhere: Lab Theatre, come-first-served basis. Old Science Hall, room In conjunction with the 200, 640 Parrington event, World Literature Oval Today is hosting a student poetry contest. The last Price: Free entries were accepted on Nov. 11. A committee of students will draw up a short list of finalists, and Macari and Stern will select three winners from that list, said Daniel Simon, assistant director and editor in chief of World Literature Today. Cash prizes of $200, $100 and $50 will be awarded to the first, second and third place winners respectively. The three winners will read their poems in front of Stern, Macari and a public audience at the event on Nov. 16, according to the GO AND DO World Literature Today Poetry Reading website. Stern is the author of When: 7 to 9 p.m., 17 poetry collections and Thursday has won several awards including the National Where: Performing Book Award, the National Arts Studio, Norman Depot, 200 S. Jones Jewish Book Award and the Avenue Wallace Stevens Award. Additionally, Stern was a Price: Free nominee for the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 2006. He was recently named the winner of the 2012 Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry and will go to Washington, D.C., to accept his award Jan 24, 2013. Anne Marie Macari is the author of numerous poems and three books. She is also the winner of the APR/ Honickman first book prize for her book “Ivory Cradle.” She also won the James Dickey Prize from Five Points. She graduated from Oberlin College and teaches at Drew Univesity, according to her website. Max Janerka Campus Reporter
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CUBA SANCTIONS
U.N. denounces U.S. embargo against Cuba General Assembly votes 188-3 against 1960 financial, commercial embargo MICHAEL ASTOR
The Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to condemn the U.S. commercial, economic and financial embargo against Cuba for the 21st year in a row. The final tally Tuesday was 188-3, with Israel and Palau joining the United States. The Marshall Islands and Micronesia both abstained. Last year’s tally for the symbolic measure was almost identical, 186-2, with three abstentions. The embargo was first enacted in 1960 following Cuba’s nationalization of properties belonging to U.S. citizens and corporations. Sanctions against the Caribbean nation were further strengthened to a near“Keeping this total embargo in 1962. Speaking before the General policy in force is Ass embly, Cuban Foreig n not in the national Minister Bruno Rodriguez railed against the embargo calling the interest of the U.S. policy “inhumane, failed United States. and anachronistic.” Quite on the “Keeping this policy in force is not in the national interest of contrary, it harms the United States. Quite on the the interests of contrary, it harms the interests its citizens and of its citizens and companies — especially in times of economic companies...” crisis and high unemployment — which, according to every BRUNO RODRIGUEZ, CUBAN FOREIGN MINISTER poll, are demanding a change of policy,” Rodriguez said. “What’s the point of encroaching on the constitutional and civil rights and the freedom of travel of Americans by preventing them from visiting the Island when they can visit any other place in the planet, including those where their country is waging wars?” Rodriguez added that although U.S. President Barack Obama had offered a new beginning with Cuba, after the 2008 election, “the reality of the last four years has been characterized by a persistent tightening of the economic, commercial and financial blockade.” The United States has made clear that although some restrictions on travel and remittances have been eased under
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A student shows off a Cuban peso note to his friends before buying a snack in the store behind them as they arrive for school in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday. The U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to condemn the U.S. commercial, economic and financial embargo against Cuba for the 21st year in a row. The embargo was first enacted in 1960 following Cuba’s nationalization of properties belonging to U.S. citizens and corporations.
the Obama administration it is not prepared to lift the sanctions entirely until the communist-run nation enacts more far-reaching political and economic reforms. Ronald D. Godard, a senior U.S. adviser for western hemisphere affairs, defended the embargo as a “one of the tools in our overall efforts to encourage respect for the human rights and basic freedoms to which the United Nations itself is committed.” “Cuba’s resolution seeks to identify an external scapegoat for the island’s economic problems when they are principally caused by the economic policies that Cuban government has pursued for the past half century,” Godard said.
WORLD NEWS BRIEFS
AFGHANISTAN
Soldier could face court-martial Sgt. could face death penalty for massacre
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Greece raises billions via treasury bills to help pay off towering debt Greece has raised €4.06 billion ($5.15 billion) via the sale of short-term treasury bills, money that will help it make a crucial debt repayment Friday. Without the money raised Tuesday, Greece would be staring at bankruptcy as the country’s international creditors have yet to sign off on the release of more bailout cash. Greece has to pay back €5 billion worth of bills that mature on Friday. Despite concerns over Greece’s long-term economic outlook, the country’s euro partners and the International Monetary Fund are expected to agree on the release of the next tranche of the bailout, worth €31.5 billion, over the next week. Greece raised €2.76 billion from 4-week bills, at an interest rate of 3.95 percent, and €1.3 billion of 13-week bills at 4.2 percent. The Associated Press
RACHEL LA CORTE The Associated Press
JOINT BASE LEWISMcCHORD, Wash. — The preliminary hearing against a soldier accused of massacring 16 Afghan villagers during a pre-dawn rampage in March has concluded, and his family said afterward they mourn with the victims but continue to support Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, a “courageous and honorable” man. Closing arguments from Army prosecutors and Bales’ attorney were made Tuesday. In the coming weeks, investigating officer Col. Lee Deneke will decide whether to recommend court-martial, with the ultimate decision to be made by the three-star general at Joint Base LewisMcChord, Robert Brown. Bales, a 39-year-old father of two from Lake Tapps, Wash., could face the death penalty. If a court-martial takes place, it will be held at the Washington state base south of Seattle. Prosecutors say Bales slipped away from his base in Afghanistan to attack two villages in Kandahar province, killing 16 civilians, including nine children. The slayings drew such angry protests that the U.S. temporarily halted combat operations in Afghanistan, and it was three weeks before American investigators could reach the crime scenes. Three sessions of nighttime testimony in Bales’ preliminary Article 32 hearing, scheduled to accommodate witnesses participating by video link from Afghanistan, concluded late Sunday. The witnesses included a 7-year-old girl, who described how she hid behind
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Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood blasts Israel over Gaza bombings
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Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, left, participates in an exercise at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. on Aug. 23, 2011. The preliminary hearing for Bales, accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians in March, began Nov. 5.
her father when a gunman came to their village that night, how the stranger fired, and how her father died, cursing in pain and anger. Bales’ wife, Kari, and her sister, Stephanie Tandberg, met with reporters briefly after the hearings concluded. Tandberg read a statement, saying “we all grieve deeply for the Afghani families who lost their loved ones on March 11, but we must all not rush to judgment.” Last week, the lead prosecutor, Lt. Col. Jay Morse, said on the night of the killings Bales watched a movie about a former CIA agent on
a revenge killing spree, with two fellow soldiers, while drinking contraband whiskey. Morse said Bales first attacked one village, Alkozai, returned to the base at Camp Belambay, then headed out again to attack a second village, Najiban. Bales returned to the base covered in blood, Morse said, and his incriminating statements indicate he was “deliberate and methodical.” Bales has not entered a plea and did not testify at the hearing. His attorneys have not discussed the evidence, but say he has post-traumatic stress disorder and suffered a
concussive head injury while serving in Iraq. In the family statement, Tandberg said: “We all want very much to know how, why, and what happened ... Much of the testimony was painful, even heartbreaking, but we are not convinced the government has shown us the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth about what happened that night ... We know Bob as bright, courageous and honorable, as a man who is a good citizen soldier, son, husband, father, uncle and sibling. We and Bob’s family are proud to stand by him.”
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Egypt’s powerful Muslim Brotherhood has sharply criticized Israel over its recent airstrikes that killed seven Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The Islamist group said in a statement Tuesday that the Palestinian issue will always be a priority for Arabs and Muslims, despite those nations’ mounting domestic issues. It also called on governments in the region “to stop the Zionist war” that it accused Israeli leaders of pursuing for political points ahead of January elections in Israel. The latest violence began Saturday, with Israeli airstrikes and rocket attacks from Gaza militants. The violence subsided Tuesday morning. Also, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, who hails from the Brotherhood, expressed his “full support” Tuesday for Palestinian plans to seek nonmember observer status at the U.N. during a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The Associated Press
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THUMBS DOWN: United Way of Norman is more than $70,000 away from its fundraising goal. But there’s hope: The deadline has been extended through November. (Page 1)
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Baseless blood donor restrictions risk lives Our View: Blood donation eligibility should be based on health, not identity.
AT A GLANCE Donate blood When: 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. today through Friday
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If you’ve ever wanted to donate Where: South Oval blood but didn’t, it was probably Who: UOSA Where: The because you dislike needles or and the LGBTQ Armory happened to be sick at the time. Advisory Board But first: “We Give together with the But a certain group of Americans Oklahoma Blood Because They cannot donate blood even if they Institute Can’t” choose to — and it’s not because of a health problem or a phobia. infection. Since 1983, gay and bisexual men And that’s where the ban on gay (and any other men who have had and bisexual men becomes truly sex with other men) have been irrational: All donated blood in the banned from ever donating blood. U.S. is tested for infectious diseases This decision was made in response to the AIDS epidemic. But before it can be released to hospitals. That includes testing for HIV. the country has come a long way The Red Cross estimates that the since the days of calling AIDS a “gay current risk for transmission of disease.” HIV through a blood transfusion is While the AIDS virus did strike approximately 1 in 2 million. That’s the gay community first, it is not limited to that population. Other U.S. because of reliable and consistent populations see new HIV infections testing, not because the U.S bans at similarly horrifying rates and also millions of potential donors. One conservative study from the exhibit behavior that puts them at University of California Los Angeles risk for infection. found that if men who had sex with What about heterosexuals who men were allowed to donate after a have many partners or unprotected one-year period, more than 53,000 sex? Someone with that history is new donors likely would make free to donate. more than 89,000 additional blood Even those who have served as or had sex with a prostitute — behavior donations. Given the periodic that certainly puts one at shortages in the blood risk for infection — only The Our View supply (the most recent of have to wait one year before is the majority which was just this summer) donating blood. opinion of and the need for additional The Daily’s And if you visit a known blood in times of crisis (like eight-member malaria outbreak zone? You editorial board the recent Hurricane Sandy), still only have to wait a year. these new donors could save That’s because malaria, thousands of lives. like HIV, only takes so long to show Of course, even the yearlong ban is up in test results or as symptoms. not ideal. Although it would be a step A yearlong delay in donating still in the right direction, it fails to attack would be four times the amount of the root of the problem: That hightime necessary for HIV to become detectable — most instances can be risk heterosexuals may donate freely, detected within a matter of days after while even low-risk homosexuals are
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Jordan Hoehne, University College freshman, grimaces as he gives blood Tuesday at the Armory as part of the Bedlam blood drive. Hoehne said he felt nervous giving his first blood donation.
banned for life. It would be far more rational to restrict donors based on past sexual history and other behaviors that put them at risk for HIV. And those donors would not need to be blocked from the blood pool — their donations could be held for the three-month incubation period recommended by the FDA for the most accurate testing. But a one-year ban is a good place to start. Argentina, Australia, Japan, Hungary, the United Kingdom and Sweden all have instituted one-year bans for these donors. The HIV Medicine Association, the American Red Cross, America’s Blood Centers and the American Association of Blood Banks all urged the U.S. to follow suit. In ignoring these calls, the FDA has made it clear it is operating on stubborn prejudice and old myths.
When the ban on these donations was first instituted, the medical community knew very little about the new and deadly disease of HIV. But that no longer is the case. The U.S. cannot afford to continue giving in to baseless fear. The blood donation policy, like any medical policy, should be based on evidence and scientific fact — not cultural perceptions. Fortunately, you can do something right here on campus to change this harmful policy. Give blood today, but stop by the South Oval first to sign a petition urging a more rational blood-donation policy. Even if you can’t donate, take a few minutes to sign the petition and help ensure there always will be enough blood to cover the more than 44,000 daily blood transfusions in the U.S.
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Stop dividing the U.S. with talk of secession
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I saw a news story about states in which residents are petitioning the White House for the right to secede from, and it’s surprising to see how many people have supported them. Secession is not as clean of an issue as some of those citizens would think. I can’t claim to be an expert, but I do believe most of those states do not have an economy large enough to sustain all of the responsibilities of a government, without a restricted budget. Some of those states are large enough to possibly be sustainable (Texas), but that does not mean they have the ability to provide for their citizens’ welfare. I am not saying no state has the right to secede, but it should only be used in the most dire circumstances, not out of annoyance at (temporary) leaders. I wish to stress that aspect of our government: Our leaders are never meant to be permanent. It protects us from true tyranny. There are problems in the government that should be addressed, but they likely will not be permanent. Most of the signers know it’s a symbolic gesture for states’ rights, but some wish to see their state secede. I can’t fathom why anyone wants to put their state into such turmoil. The budgets would be knocked out of balance by the increased strains on the budget. The citizens of the states would be paying for it with their standard of living and their futures. Most disturbingly, the petitions cite the Declaration of Independence, and by doing so, say that the federal government is tyrannical. I can see plenty of things the federal government does wrong, but what makes it tyranny? These symbolic gestures come at the result of an election. Just one election. As if it’s the doom of the country President Barack Obama was re-elected. I hope they have not forgotten there’s another election for that office in four years. The petitions to secede hint at the distrust of the American government by the people who sign them, but if they distrust the government, then they should be involved. We’re all Americans first and foremost now, because none of our states would survive long as independent nations. After all, the phrase is “united we stand, divided we fall.” Please, Americans, don’t divide our nation any further. Anthony Vogt, Latin junior
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he first time I saw purple-nurples and locker-slams on the teachings of Christ. opinion columnist Norman City In this vote, Spaulding hardly makes an original Council’s 5th statement. He sides with the American Family Association, Ward Representative Dave the Family Research Council and other lobbying groups on Spaulding speak in public, the religious right that seem obsessed with putting “family” he was one of many in their titles. Their argument, and Spaulding’s, is that antiNorman residents at a bullying legislation and awareness would restrict the rights 2010 Norman City Council of Christian students and prevent them from ostracizing, meeting who appeared in ridiculing and verbally assaulting gay students. Trent Cason a YouTube video saying So, anti-bullying is actually a ruse of the gay agenda to cason.trent@yahoo.com generally nasty things “indoctrinate school children into the gay lifestyle.” about the GLBTQ community. For Spaulding, it’s about the First Amendment rights Among the enthusiastic throng of conservative-talkof one seventh grader to shove another seventh grader radio-host impersonators who gracelessly palavered into a locker and call him a faggot. That’s mighty classy of for the council’s three allotted hours that night against a you, Dave, and almost painfully ironic, given your GLBTQ motion to name October GLBTQ history month, the only sentiments. What was that about equal treatment? thing that made Spaulding memorable was the garish That’s right — you didn’t want to put anyone on a floral-print shirt he wore. pedestal. Unless, apparently, the people on that pedestal Spaulding’s argument then was the GLBTQ community are saying things you want to hear, which in this case are sought “special treatment” by having a month to derogatory and disparaging remarks made against minors commemorate their respective communities and the whose sexual orientation might offend your deity. contributions they have made. “Do they want equality, Is asking school children to behave civilly an assault on or do they want to be placed on a podium? Make up your their free speech? Is saying “no more ganging up on the gay mind,” Spaulding said. kids” indoctrination into the gay lifestyle? Indeed, any group wanting a special time And should religious beliefs be an excuse “Specifically, to recognize their collective achievements to say anything you want to anybody — no [Spaulding] likes matter how vicious — without repercussions? and sacrifices is in direct logical opposition to a fair and equal society. Surely, there is If you answered “yes” to any of those bullies who base an extensive record of Spaulding’s scathing questions, you should vote for Dave their wedgies ... Spaulding again in 2013. finger-wags at un-American podiumon the teachings placings throughout the year, such as Everyone else, take 20 minutes, read about Black History Month, Veteran’s Day and, of the local political scene and vote in future of Christ.” course, the National Day of Prayer. local elections. If everyone in Norman voted It’s not as if Spaulding was alone in his in local elections, people like Dave Spaulding proclamation of half-baked arguments, but his are most would be history, as he represents an ever-shrinking portion distressing because of that awful shirt and that shortly of ignorance in our population. thereafter, he was elected to represent Norman’s 5th Ward. Let’s make Norman the progressive, forward thinking Last month, Spaulding, in more dignified attire, voted city we all imagine it to be by getting involved in the local against naming October “Bullying Awareness Month.” political process. Now, don’t assume Spaulding is a jerk because he likes all bullies. He’s a jerk because he only likes some bullies. Trent Cason is a literature and cultural studies senior. Specifically, he likes bullies who base their wedgies,
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After a 21-point blowout win against Creighton on Saturday, the OU women’s basketball team looks to match the speed and toughness of UCLA when the Sooners meet the Bruins at 7 tonight at Lloyd Noble Center. The Sooners were led against the Blue Jays by junior guard Aaryn Ellenberg and senior guard Whitney Hand who scored 19 and 14 points, respectively. Junior starting point guard Morgan Hook also maintained her preseason average assist-toturnover ratio of five, dishing out five assists and giving up just one turnover in the game. Hook said that she felt that she, along with fellow point guards, freshman Maddie Manning and senior Jasmine Hartman, did well dictating the tempo of the game. “I think I did a good job controlling the game,” Hook said. “They pressed us like
the whole entire time, so there was a bunch of up and down. I think Maddie (Manning) and Jasmine (Hartman), they came in at the point guard, and just did a great job of the same thing I did.” E l l e n b e rg sa i d s h e i s willing to put up points, but as long as the team comes out on top, it doesn’t matter. “If we win, it obviously re a l l y d o e s n ’ t m a t t e r,” Elleberg said. “We are all really good scorers, and it can be any of us on any night, but me, it doesn’t matter.” Coach Sherri Coale said that the team won by taking what the defense gave them, something she said her team understands. “We talk about scoring simply all the time,” Coale said. “Never pass up a guy who is open. Everybody on our team can play, so hit the open guy and the risk factor is very low. We don’t try to hit home runs, we don’t try miracle plays. Just make the easy pass and play together.” U C L A i s l e d by a f e w ve t e ra n s a n d a b e v y o f newcomers. Senior forwards Alyssia Brewer and Jasmine Dixon join the starting five
KEY OPPONENT Thea Lemberger Year: Senior Position: Guard Statistics: 12 points, 2.3 rebounds and three assists per game in 2011.
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this season after Brewer transferred from Tennessee and Dixon sat out last season with a ruptured Achilles’ tendon. Brewer averaged 6.9 points and 4.6 rebounds per game at Tennessee and Dixon was an Honorable Mention All-
American in 2011 before her injury. With a strong early season schedule, the Sooners need to meet the speed and athleticism that they saw against Creighton and will see against UCLA and in Big 12 play. Ellenberg said
that the Sooners have what it takes. “We have the athletes,” Ellenberg said. “It’s just plain and simple, we have the athletes.” Coale said that, although Creighton was a good test, UCLA could not be more of a
different team than the Blue Jays, and that the contrast presents a challenge for her team. “We don’t want our guys to relax just because ther’s not a lot of hard stuff to defend, maybe,” Coale said. “You can’t lose your defensive edge and your commitment to doing it together ... [UCLA] is really good in transition and, individually, they are really good at making plays. And we can’t relax.” The Sooners take on the Bruins at 7 tonight at Lloyd Noble Center. Kedric Kitchens kitchens_kedric@ou.edu
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Sooners look to bounce back against Kansas in Lawrence Oklahoma is 7-1 following losses so far this season Chris Tyndall Sports Reporter
When the Oklahoma volleyball team travels to take on No. 22 Kansas at 6 tonight in Lawrence, it looks to continue its bounce back ability. The Sooners are 7-1 this year when following a loss with the latest happening after they fell to then-No. 8 Texas on Oct. 28. They then swept Texas Tech in three sets to start a threegame winning streak, which included a sweep of West Virginia and a four-set victory of Baylor on Wednesday. The streak was halted when No. 20 Iowa State swept the Sooners on Saturday afternoon, giving the Cyclones the series sweep. The only time the Sooners have lost
two in a row was losing to the Cyclones in Ames on Oct. 20 followed by the loss to Texas on Oct. 28. The loss to Iowa State also was a setback for the Sooners’ chances of contending for the Big 12 title, and they now sit tied for fourth with Kansas State w ith an 8-5 conference record. The match is the fourth time this season that Sallie Oklahoma has faced back- McLaurin to-back top-25 opponents with varying results. The first occurrence was in the Ameritas Players Challenge, where the Sooners fell to then-No. 1 Nebraska in three sets and defeated then-No. 19 Kentucky for their first win over a top-25 opponent this season. The next was a sweep against
then-No. 12 Kansas State in Norman, but later swept by then-No. 9 Texas and then the aforementioned losses to Texas and Iowa St. in late October. Overall, the Sooners are 2-7 this season against top 25 opponents but have the chance to improve that record with a win against Kansas. Junior Sallie McLaurin leads the Sooner offense with 2.85 k/s and a .362 hitting percentage, second place in the Big 12. She also is second in the Big 12 with 1.38 blocks per set. Senior libero Maria Fernanda needs just five digs to take the second spot on the Big 12’s career digs list — she currently has 2,106 career digs. Fernanda trails only Baylor’s Allison King (2,110) and Iowa State’s Ashley Mass (2,294) on the all-time list.
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ancestor. This time around, Desmond’s ancestor is a half Native American, half British assassin named Connor. Like Altair and Ezio in the first two games, Connor is tasked with killing the Assassins’ sworn enemy: the Templars. Kaylan Aksel This is no easy feat. kaylan@ou.edu Connor is conflicted between his priority to protect fter its announcehis village and his mission ment near the beto defeat the Templars. His ginning of 2012, enemies have planted them“Assassin’s Creed 3” has been the subject of extreme selves in places of power within both the Loyalists anticipation. With the successes of ear- and the Patriots of the lier games, a story line build- Revolution. Connor has personal ties with both sides. ing up to a 2012 climax and He constantly questions the pressure of centering who can guarantee his vilthe game on the American lage’s safety. Revolution without being Connor sets himself apart one-sided, Ubisoft had a lot from earlier protagonists. to handle. Regardless of his backThankfully, Ubisoft has ground and profession, delivered once again. Connor was a character to “Assassin’s Creed 3” is a whom I could relate. He’s phenomenal addition to as human as Ezio from the franchise with very few “Assassin’s Creed 2” but problems. “Assassin’s Creed 3” plays with a unique personality. No one could have asked out in two separate story for a better character to pull lines, one set in the present the player into a living and day, and the other set hundreds of years ago during the breathing colonial America. Ubisoft puts an extremely French and Indian War and large amount of work into the American Revolution. creating a vibrant recreation In the present day story of the Revolution, and it line, players are once shows. Historical figures, again Desmond Miles, the such as Samuel Adams and main protagonist in all the George Washington, are be“Assassin’s Creed” games. lievably human rather than Desmond must enter the Animus (a device that allows textbook. Changing seasons, him to live the memories of unique landscapes and detailed environments imhis ancestors) and find the key to saving the world from merse the player like never before. Natural wildlife and imminent destruction. truly believable Artificial Like the other games, Intelligence create a real “Assassin’s Creed 3” foatmosphere and life to the cuses on Desmond’s
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game. Ubisoft leaves no detail unnoticed. Historical events are surprisingly accurate most of the time, even though Ubisoft does take a few (pardon the pun) liberties. Even the layout of towns, such as Boston, are mapped and designed street by street. While “Assassin’s Creed 2” concentrated on adding new elements, “Assassin’s Creed 3” focuses on fine-tuning the experience. If you’ve never played an “Assassin’s Creed” game, there is a lengthy learning curve. If you have, you’ll know the basic control scheme of “Assassin’s Creed 3.” Ubisoft does a good job teaching both the old and new as you progress. At the same time, the learning curve itself can be a turn off
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and creative than before. There are more weapons At A Glance and strategies on how to use ‘Assassin’s Creed 3’ them. “Assassin’s Creed 3” does When: In stores now a fantastic job of taking all the older elements and makRating: ing them practically perfect. Developer: Ubisoft As for some of the new things introduced, that is a Platform: PlayStation different story. Being able to 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft buy materials to fix up your Windows house might be fun to some, but it never really held an interest to me. to some. Also, “Assassin’s Creed 3” Still, gameplay feels fresh. From sprinting and Parkour can be quite tough at times. There are a few points were to combat and exploration, you’ll find yourself replaythe controls no longer are ing a mission 10 times just complicated as they were to get past it. Even though it in previous games. Small doesn’t happen very often, changes, such as sprinting it can get to the point of by holding one button and frustration. the analog stick instead of Regardless of these eletwo buttons makes the expements, they won’t pull the rience that much more engaging. Kills are more brutal player out of the experience.
While certain missions are challenging, they only make beating them that much more rewarding for the player. There are many more things I could say about the new release. I could mention the plot’s memorable and jaw-dropping twists and turns. I could tell of the thrills I had of hunting Templars and Redcoats through the trees of the Frontier. I could share the satisfaction I got from the end of Connor’s journey. I could, but I’m still playing the game. It really is that much fun. If you haven’t gotten it already, I recommend you do; you won’t regret it. Kaylan Aksel is a film and media studies sophomore.
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• Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Drama
Let there be light
‘And When We Awoke There Was Light and Light’ opens in the Old Science Hall’s Lab Theatre toLife & Arts Reporter
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tudent actors w i l l p re m i e re a suburban Chicago teen’s struggle to emigrate her online pen pal from warstricken Uganda in this year’s playwright-in-residence production tonight in the OU Lab Theatre. The S chool of Drama was presented with Laura Jacqmin’s original play, “And When We Awoke There Was Light and Light,” two years ago after its panel of readers decided to name her the Faith Broome Playwrighti n - R e s i d e n c e, d i re c t o r Judith Pender said. Because of Jacqmin’s off-Broadway opportunity in spring 2011, the play’s postponement to this fall actually provided timely perspective to OU’s production, Pender said. That perspective was captured through the documentary, “Invisible Children.” The documentary detailing Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army was a research tool along w ith many ar ticles and the graphic novel, “The Unknown Soldier,” for the play as the male lead, David, is a 15-year-old member. “I looked up different stories about the invisible children,” drama junior Michael Turrentine (David) said. “Basically, I came up with different back stories of different children who were in the same situation.” David’s situation is unique, however, because 17-yearold Katie from Evanston, Ill., befriends him through the Internet. Ambitiously intelligent, Katie decides to bring David to the U.S. and to use
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the undertaking as an extra “pad in her Harvard application packet,” Pender said. Consequently, Katie deals with the severity of David’s LRA membership and her own moral involvement, Pender said. “Is she doing it because s h e s i n c e re l y w a n t s t o help him, or is she doing it because she thinks it’ll give her an edge for admission?” Pender asked. “And the answer is kind of both.” As playwright-inresidence, Jacqmin solicited advice from students to bring her characters to life for the first time, Turrentine said. “It was a chance for everyone to be as creative as possible and dig from the bottom and go up instead of referencing other productions,” Turrentine said. For this debut production, Jacqmin and Pender collaborated throughout rehearsal, which began Oct. 8, Pender said. Few things changed from Jacqmin’s original text, but creative leeway was given to the 16-
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Gabriel Reyes in “And When We Awoke There was Light and Light” performs in the Lab Theatre in the Old Science Hall Tuesday. The play is directed by Judith Midyett Pender. The play follows a high school senior, Katie, with ambitions for Harvard and her pen pal in Uganda. Katie learns about honesty, identity and decisions about what kind of adult she will be.
student cast, that included Gabrielle Reyes, Pender said. “Yes, [Jacqmin has] prescribed these words for us, and Dr. Pender wants us to go a certain way, but at the same time, she lets us use our creativity and our youth that we still know of to create these youthful characters,” said Reyes, University College freshman. Reyes said embodying the role of Katie has been a learning experience both in and out of the classroom. The production process has been one of personal and technical growth on the stage, she said. “[Jacqmin] has been very
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“Is she doing it because she sincerely wants to help him, or is she doing it because she thinks it’ll give her an edge for admission?” Judith Pender, director
specific on certain things, but then I’ve been able to create Katie on my own,” Reyes said. Without a previous production as a reference, Pender experienced new technicalities as well, such
as staging a skydiving scene and making snow, she said. Pender employed an ensemble cast that acts as engaged characters and “scenic machinery,” she said. “It’s using the magic of theater to help tell the story, and the audience will play a big role because they have to use their imagination,” Pender said. “It’s not literal representation of the environment — it’s suggestion.” Lighting is the primary scenic element, Pender said. “Lighting defines the spaces and that’s fitting, considering ‘light’ is in the title twice.” “And When We Awoke
There Was Light and Light” is the fifth playwright-inresidence production at OU, Pender said. The Faith Broome program, sponsored by Mo and Richard Anderson, also provided Jacqmin a monetary reward and the opportunity to teach the playwriting course this semester, Pender said. “She’s really on the cutting edge of what’s going on right now,” Pender said. “She’s going to be making a significant contribution to American dramatic literature.” Molly Evans, mollyevans@ou.edu
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