Friday, Nov. 16, 2012

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BACK FROM THE DEAD

Sports: Sooner women’s basketball team to take on St. Louis. (Page 5)

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L&A: “Breaking Dawn-Part Two” review (Page 6)

MODERN LANGUAGE

University gives a warm * to new Farsi language program Donation to provide for new Persian courses

The Persian language is endangered in the sense that there aren’t many opportunities to learn the language in the U.S., Marashi said.

PAIGHTEN HARKINS “Even though it’s a very important Assistant Campus Editor language and has a literary heritage Starting next fall OU will be among that goes back 1,000 years… in the the few universities in the U.S. where United States there are very few places students can learn Persian that a person can learn and become acquainted “Part of learning the Persian language,” with the language from he said. a language is which many famous literWithout having OU ary tropes and motifs are traveling to a as an option for Persian borrowed. country and sort language classes, some The Persian language is students went to other of immersing being added at OU, after universities to study the the modern languages yourself in the language on their own. department received a Alex Reisner, interlanguage...” donation to add the pronational and area studgram, professor of Arabic AFSHIN MARASHI, ies senior, took Persian Tom Hefter said.

PROFESSOR OF IRANIAN classes at Arizona State The Persian language STUDIES University this summer program will feature the because they weren’t oftwo beginning levels of the language fered at OU. and may grow over time, Hefter said.

Hefter also noted in his Arabic classThe program will begin next fall, es that several students were interestprofessor of Iranian studies Afshin ed in learning Persian and had begun Marashi said. to learn by themselves.

Big 12 student governments converge at OU

*welcome

Part of the reason for the lack of availability in the U.S. is that, unlike other Middle Eastern languages like Arabic, which is spoken in a few different countries, Persian is only spoken in Iran and a few smaller countries like Tajikistan and Afghanistan, Marashi said.

Another difficulty is that the current political situation with Iran prevents people from studying the language there and becoming familiar with the culture, he said.

“Part of learning a language is traveling to a country and sort of immersing

AT A GLANCE Modern Languages at OU - Arabic - Mandarin - Chinese - French - German - Italian

- Portuguese - Russian - Spanish Source: OU Modern Languages website

SEE PERSIAN PAGE 2

RECOUNT

Stiles wins House District 45 by 17 votes Official count differs by 1 vote MIKE WORMLEY Campus Reporter

At 9:30 p.m. the totals for the Oklahoma House District 45 recount showed Aaron Stiles winning by 17 votes. This count marked the end of a daylong process filtering through the differing precincts located in Cleveland county.

Beginning at 11:30 a.m. and continuing long past normal business hours, volunteers gathered in Judge Tracy Schumacher’s court in the Cleveland County Courthouse to recount the State House District 45 ballots on Thursday.

This recount came on the heels of a narrow race between the Republican i n c u mb e nt representa- AARON t i v e A a r o n STILES Stiles and Democratic challenger Paula Roberts, a race, which on Nov. 7 saw Stiles win by a margin of 18 votes.

Roberts urged a recount after Stiles was declared the unofficial winner on Nov. 7.

The race was so close that Roberts was initially predicted to have won on Election Day, Nov. 6.

Barry Roberts, attorney SEE RECOUNT PAGE 2

STUDENT GOVERNMENT CONFERENCE

Four day conference full of speakers, workshops and community service MAXINE JANERKA Campus Reporter

The annual Big 12 Student Government Conference began Thursday at the University of Oklahoma’s Norman campus when delegates from nine of the ten Big 12 schools converged upon the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History.

Because the conference is hosted by a different Big 12 school each year, this is the first time OU is hosting the student government conference “The idea in 12 years, according to UOSA president Joe Sangirardi. is to build According to the conference’s relationships and brochure, the delegates arrived at the Embassy Suites starting at have an open pm today, and the conferdiscussion so we 4:00 ence will continue until 11:00 am can exchange on Sunday, during which time delegates will listen to speakideas.” ers, attend workshops, and parJOE SANGIRARDI, ticipate in a service project at the UOSA PRESIDENT Oklahoma City Regional Food Bank.

“The idea is to build relationships and have an open disKINGSLEY BURNS/THE DAILY cussion so we can exchange ideas,” said Sangirardi. “By UOSA President Joe Sangirardi (right) talks with Iowa State student government member Daniel Rediske and Director of Student Affairs learning about what other student governments do better Spencer Hughes during the opening reception of the Big 12 Student Government Conference on Thursday night in the Sam Noble or worse, UOSA aims to improve its own governing.”

SEE UOSA PAGE 2

International Education Week essay winner Opinion: An international studies graduate student shares the personal connections she has made while living in China. (Page 3)

Museum. The conference, which runs until Sunday, brings nearly 70 delegates to OU’s campus for workshops, discussions, and a service project at the Oklahoma City Regional Food Bank.

RESEARCH

8th annual event recognizes campus’s growth Celebration promotes collaboration among Research Campus members JAKE MORGAN

Campus Reporter

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OU’s Research Campus held its 8th Annual Partners Celebration to bring together various disciplines and commemorate the campus’ growth Thursday evening “We really push at the National Weather utilizing the event Center.

The celebratory event as a way to network encourages collaboration with others in the among members of the recommunity.” search campus by providing a relaxed atmosphere ADAM CROOM, and one roof under which MARKETING AND PUBLIC to meet, said Adam Croom, RELATIONS COORDINATOR FOR marketing and public rela- OU ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT tions coordinator for OU Economic Development, in an email.

The term “Partners” refers to collaboration of academia, KINGSLEY BURNS/THE DAILY the private sector and the government, and Croom said Guests and students mingle during the 8th Annual Partners Celebration on Thursday night in the National Weather Center. The event celebrated the tenants in OU’s growing research campus with food, drinks and live music.

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CAMPUS

Jared Rader, managing editor dailynews@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com • Twitter: @OUDaily

UOSA: Conference helps develop new programs Continued from page 1

TODAY AROUND CAMPUS The Bedlam Blood Drive will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Armory. All donors will receive free food and a T-shirt and have a chance to win a pair of tickets to the Bedlam game.

Guess the Score, sponsored by Union Programming Board, will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s first floor lobby. Students may guess the score for Saturday’s football game for a chance to win a prize.

A lecture titled “Why Practices of Silencing Matter for the Epistemology of Tesitmony” will be given

by Michigan State University’s Kristie Dotson from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Dale Hall, Room 112.

The Mr. OU Pageant will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Meacham Auditorium.

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Student governments also gain ideas for initiatives and programs that they can replicate on their campuses, said Sangirardi, letters senior.

For example, the Sooner Freshman Council, which aims to give freshmen closer access to UOSA and intern with various student government leaders, was an idea that came out of a previous student government conference, said Sangirardi.

Oklahoma State University, University of Texas at Austin and Texas Tech all had a similar initiative, which OU then adopted.

Among the speakers scheduled for the weekend are George Ahmadi, OU student government advisor; Clark Stroud, university vice president for student affairs and dean of students; Steven Lee, assistant director of summer programs; Jabar Shumate, former OU student body president and education committee vicechair and Kristen Partridge, assistant dean of students and director of student life.

A particular highlight is Lee’s presentation, entitled “Brand U,” wherein the delegates will be taught about the importance of students presenting a good “brand image” through social media.

The presentation, which Lee has presented before the National Pan-Hellenic Council and OU’s Campus Activities Council, shows students how the things they post on social media sites can affect their chances at jobs, scholarships and

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COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

Sooners to give back to community with Price College Service Day OU’s Delta Sigma Pi chapter, Price College of Business only business fraternity, is hosting Price College Service Day 9 a.m. Saturday.

Price College Service Day was founded by the Delta Sigma Pi chapter at OU in November 2010. Price College Service Day is a community service event that all Price College of Business students and faculty can participate in. Delta Sigma Pi, along with other various Price College organizations, will be participating in various activities to help give back to their community, said Emily Buchanan, vice president of public relations and member of Delta Sigma Pi. Participants will be volunteering at various locations in the Norman areas to help out with projects that need to be accomplished in the local Norman area. Schools, such as Lakeview Elementary, McKinley Elementary and Kennedy Elementary are a few of the chosen locations that will be targeted this year.

“The majority of activities will involve outdoor work.

We help the schools by fulfilling whatever needs the schools’ principals need done that they usually haven’t had time to complete,” said Marcela Engles, vice president of community service. The Delta Sigma Pi chapter also will be donating some funds to Food and Shelter for Friends next week, Buchanan said.

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student leadership positions, Lee said.

Lee sums up his lesson with a succinct “think before you post:” everyone can see your posts, and thus you are judged by them.

U O SA Vi c e P re si d e nt Rainey Sewell added that the delegates will also be starting to plan for Big 12 on the Hill, which will be taking place in the spring. Since it will be hosted by University of Kansas, those delegates will be taking the organizational lead.

Maxine Janerka max.janerka@ou.edu

AT A GLANCE Schedule of Events Friday - 9:30 a.m. Welcome from Dean Clarke Stroud

Memorial Stadium

- 10:00 a.m. Brand U Presentation from Steven Lee - 10:45 a.m. Campus Tour

9:00 a.m. National Weather Center Welcome

12:00 p.m. Lunch at Couch Restaurants 1:30 p.m. U-Zoo Workshop with Kristen Partridge 3:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

School Presentations, Breakout Activity 6:30 p.m. Dinner at Gaylord Family - Oklahoma

PERSIAN: Lack of exposure to language leads to loss of culture Continued from page 1

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Iowa State University student government finance director Arjay Vander Velden (left) plays “rock, paper, scissors” with UOSA Interior Coordinator Johnie Hill during the opening reception of the 2012 Big 12 Student Government Conference on Thursday night in the Sam Noble Museum.

the flame or the lover and the beloved, he said.

Not learning a language also denotes a loss of the yourself in the language and culture that speaks the lanculture of a particular place,” guage, Reisner said.

Marashi said.

“So much of people’s idenWithout the opportunity to AFSHIN MARASHI, tities are really ingrained in travel to a Persian-speaking PROFESSOR OF IRANIAN language,” Reisner said. country, it becomes much STUDIES Within that lost culturharder to get upper level al identity is the knowledge of medicinal training in the language, he said.

Without a grasp of Persian in the U.S., plants or the people’s history, Reisner said. one loses a huge, influential body of literature, he said. Much 19th century English literature borrowed themes, metaphors, Paighten Harkins paighten.harkins@ou.edu tropes and symbols from classical Persian literature, such as the idea of the moth and

“So much of people’s identities are really ingrained in language.”

RESEARCH: $288 million invested in research campus infrastructure Continued from page 1

the event is the greatest way the campus promotes collaboration.

“It is designed to foster those serendipitous meetings where a biochemistry researcher in Stephenson Life Sciences has the opportunity to connect with one of our private partners or a researcher in a different discipline,” Croom said. “We really push utilizing the event as a way to network with others in the community.”

The celebration, which included food, live music and door prizes, invited not only members of the research community but also key members of the local economy like the Norman Chamber of Commerce, Croom said.

OU has invested $288 million in research campus infrastructure including, the Stephenson Technology R e s e a r c h C e n t e r, t h e National Weather Center and four “Partners” buildings that house academic units with private companies, Croom said. Such

BY THE NUMBERS Research expansion

$288

60

15

100

million infrastructure investment since 2003 private companies since 2003

500+

private jobs since

250+

federal jobs since

2003

2003

percent increase in OU-Norman research since 2005 percent increase in OU Technology Commercialization since 2005 Beyond 2013: - Five Partners Place in design phase - Radar Innovation Lab to be completed Source: University Research Campus website

private companies have created more than 500 private jobs in Oklahoma.

These companies and other research campus tenants include the Center for Risk and Crisis Management, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and RiskMetrics Group, Inc., according to the research campus website.

Research expenditures have increased by 60 percent since 2005 and commercialized technology has doubled since 2008, according to Croom.

The campus is in the process of rapid expansion as it builds its Radar Innovations Lab, which began construction on October 30, Croom said.

With the projected December 2013 completion of the lab, the campus will have a total of 8 2 6 , 0 0 0 s q u a re f e e t o f infrastructure.

In addition, the campus plans to begin construction on its fifth “Partners” building, Five Partners Place, this fall.

Jake Morgan jakemorgan@ou.edu

Saturday

9:15 a.m. Tour of the National Weather Center 10:30 a.m. Roundtable discussions 1:00 p.m. Service Project at Oklahoma City Regional Food Bank 4:15 p.m. Tour of Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial 8:00 p.m. Dinner Banquet

RECOUNT: Counting lasted entire day Continued from page 1 and husband to Paula Roberts said the margin was a statistical anomaly.

“This is literally anybody’s game.” Roberts said at 5:12 p.m. prior to the finalization of the count. “The official tally is 50.1 percent to 49.9 percent because the election board does not go out three decimal places.”

The recount began at 11:30 a.m. and the totals remained even all afternoon said Representative Bobby Cleveland of State House District 20 and former Cleveland County Republican Chair. “It is my understanding that even after six hours, Roberts has net maybe one [vote], but we won’t know anything until it is done,” Cleveland said at 5:30 p.m.

Hal Ezzell, attorney and volunteer for the count, said the counting system was fairly straightforward.

“There are six tables,” Ezzell said. “Each table has two callers—one from each party—two talliers and each candidate has one watcher at each table as well. If there are any problems the table will [signal] the election board members by waving a flag and writing a note. Then the election board secretary, Jim Williams will take a look at it.”

Mike Wormley m.wormley@ou.edu

The University of Oklahoma’s independent student voice since 1916

F R I DAY, N OV E M B E R 16 , 2 012

W W W.O U DA I LY.C O M

2 011 S I LV E R C R O W N W I N N E R

BACK FROM THE DEAD

Sports: Sooner women’s basketball team to take on St. Louis. (Page 5)

OUDaily.com: The OU football team’s offense taking WVU seriously.

L&A: “Breaking Dawn-Part Two” review (Page 6)

MODERN LANGUAGE

University gives a warm * to new Farsi language program Donation to provide for new Persian courses

The Persian language is endangered in the sense that there aren’t many opportunities to learn the language in the U.S., Marashi said.

PAIGHTEN HARKINS “Even though it’s a very important Assistant Campus Editor language and has a literary heritage Starting next fall OU will be among that goes back 1,000 years… in the the few universities in the U.S. where United States there are very few places students can learn Persian that a person can learn and become acquainted “Part of learning the Persian language,” with the language from he said. a language is which many famous literWithout having OU ary tropes and motifs are traveling to a as an option for Persian borrowed. country and sort language classes, some The Persian language is students went to other of immersing being added at OU, after universities to study the the modern languages yourself in the language on their own. department received a Alex Reisner, interlanguage...” donation to add the pronational and area studgram, professor of Arabic AFSHIN MARASHI, ies senior, took Persian Tom Hefter said.

PROFESSOR OF IRANIAN classes at Arizona State The Persian language STUDIES University this summer program will feature the because they weren’t oftwo beginning levels of the language fered at OU. and may grow over time, Hefter said.

Hefter also noted in his Arabic classThe program will begin next fall, es that several students were interestprofessor of Iranian studies Afshin ed in learning Persian and had begun Marashi said. to learn by themselves.

Big 12 student governments converge at OU

*welcome

Part of the reason for the lack of availability in the U.S. is that, unlike other Middle Eastern languages like Arabic, which is spoken in a few different countries, Persian is only spoken in Iran and a few smaller countries like Tajikistan and Afghanistan, Marashi said.

Another difficulty is that the current political situation with Iran prevents people from studying the language there and becoming familiar with the culture, he said.

“Part of learning a language is traveling to a country and sort of immersing

AT A GLANCE Modern Languages at OU - Arabic - Mandarin - Chinese - French - German - Italian

- Portuguese - Russian - Spanish Source: OU Modern Languages website

SEE PERSIAN PAGE 2

RECOUNT

Stiles wins House District 45 by 17 votes Official count differs by 1 vote MIKE WORMLEY Campus Reporter

At 9:30 p.m. the totals for the Oklahoma House District 45 recount showed Aaron Stiles winning by 17 votes. This count marked the end of a daylong process filtering through the differing precincts located in Cleveland county.

Beginning at 11:30 a.m. and continuing long past normal business hours, volunteers gathered in Judge Tracy Schumacher’s court in the Cleveland County Courthouse to recount the State House District 45 ballots on Thursday.

This recount came on the heels of a narrow race between the Republican i n c u mb e nt representa- AARON t i v e A a r o n STILES Stiles and Democratic challenger Paula Roberts, a race, which on Nov. 7 saw Stiles win by a margin of 18 votes.

Roberts urged a recount after Stiles was declared the unofficial winner on Nov. 7.

The race was so close that Roberts was initially predicted to have won on Election Day, Nov. 6.

Barry Roberts, attorney SEE RECOUNT PAGE 2

STUDENT GOVERNMENT CONFERENCE

Four day conference full of speakers, workshops and community service MAXINE JANERKA Campus Reporter

The annual Big 12 Student Government Conference began Thursday at the University of Oklahoma’s Norman campus when delegates from nine of the ten Big 12 schools converged upon the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History.

Because the conference is hosted by a different Big 12 school each year, this is the first time OU is hosting the student government conference “The idea in 12 years, according to UOSA president Joe Sangirardi. is to build According to the conference’s relationships and brochure, the delegates arrived at the Embassy Suites starting at have an open pm today, and the conferdiscussion so we 4:00 ence will continue until 11:00 am can exchange on Sunday, during which time delegates will listen to speakideas.” ers, attend workshops, and parJOE SANGIRARDI, ticipate in a service project at the UOSA PRESIDENT Oklahoma City Regional Food Bank.

“The idea is to build relationships and have an open disKINGSLEY BURNS/THE DAILY cussion so we can exchange ideas,” said Sangirardi. “By UOSA President Joe Sangirardi (right) talks with Iowa State student government member Daniel Rediske and Director of Student Affairs learning about what other student governments do better Spencer Hughes during the opening reception of the Big 12 Student Government Conference on Thursday night in the Sam Noble or worse, UOSA aims to improve its own governing.”

SEE UOSA PAGE 2

International Education Week essay winner Opinion: An international studies graduate student shares the personal connections she has made while living in China. (Page 3)

Museum. The conference, which runs until Sunday, brings nearly 70 delegates to OU’s campus for workshops, discussions, and a service project at the Oklahoma City Regional Food Bank.

RESEARCH

8th annual event recognizes campus’s growth Celebration promotes collaboration among Research Campus members JAKE MORGAN

Campus Reporter

VOL. 98, NO. 66 © 2012 OU Publications Board FREE — Additional copies 25¢

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OU’s Research Campus held its 8th Annual Partners Celebration to bring together various disciplines and commemorate the campus’ growth Thursday evening “We really push at the National Weather utilizing the event Center.

The celebratory event as a way to network encourages collaboration with others in the among members of the recommunity.” search campus by providing a relaxed atmosphere ADAM CROOM, and one roof under which MARKETING AND PUBLIC to meet, said Adam Croom, RELATIONS COORDINATOR FOR marketing and public rela- OU ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT tions coordinator for OU Economic Development, in an email.

The term “Partners” refers to collaboration of academia, KINGSLEY BURNS/THE DAILY the private sector and the government, and Croom said Guests and students mingle during the 8th Annual Partners Celebration on Thursday night in the National Weather Center. The event celebrated the tenants in OU’s growing research campus with food, drinks and live music.

SEE RESEARCH PAGE 2

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• Friday, November 16, 2012

CAMPUS

Jared Rader, managing editor dailynews@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com • Twitter: @OUDaily

UOSA: Conference helps develop new programs Continued from page 1

TODAY AROUND CAMPUS The Bedlam Blood Drive will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Armory. All donors will receive free food and a T-shirt and have a chance to win a pair of tickets to the Bedlam game.

Guess the Score, sponsored by Union Programming Board, will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s first floor lobby. Students may guess the score for Saturday’s football game for a chance to win a prize.

A lecture titled “Why Practices of Silencing Matter for the Epistemology of Tesitmony” will be given

by Michigan State University’s Kristie Dotson from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Dale Hall, Room 112.

The Mr. OU Pageant will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Meacham Auditorium.

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Sept. 24

Contract regarding purchase of 146 Page St. — To see the details of the contract, such as the price of the purchase and OU’s plans for the property

Sept. 24

Student governments also gain ideas for initiatives and programs that they can replicate on their campuses, said Sangirardi, letters senior.

For example, the Sooner Freshman Council, which aims to give freshmen closer access to UOSA and intern with various student government leaders, was an idea that came out of a previous student government conference, said Sangirardi.

Oklahoma State University, University of Texas at Austin and Texas Tech all had a similar initiative, which OU then adopted.

Among the speakers scheduled for the weekend are George Ahmadi, OU student government advisor; Clark Stroud, university vice president for student affairs and dean of students; Steven Lee, assistant director of summer programs; Jabar Shumate, former OU student body president and education committee vicechair and Kristen Partridge, assistant dean of students and director of student life.

A particular highlight is Lee’s presentation, entitled “Brand U,” wherein the delegates will be taught about the importance of students presenting a good “brand image” through social media.

The presentation, which Lee has presented before the National Pan-Hellenic Council and OU’s Campus Activities Council, shows students how the things they post on social media sites can affect their chances at jobs, scholarships and

CORRECTIONS The Oklahoma Daily is committed to serving readers with accurate coverage and welcomes your comments about information that may require correction or clarification. To contact us with corrections, email us at dailynews@ou.edu.

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COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

Sooners to give back to community with Price College Service Day OU’s Delta Sigma Pi chapter, Price College of Business only business fraternity, is hosting Price College Service Day 9 a.m. Saturday.

Price College Service Day was founded by the Delta Sigma Pi chapter at OU in November 2010. Price College Service Day is a community service event that all Price College of Business students and faculty can participate in. Delta Sigma Pi, along with other various Price College organizations, will be participating in various activities to help give back to their community, said Emily Buchanan, vice president of public relations and member of Delta Sigma Pi. Participants will be volunteering at various locations in the Norman areas to help out with projects that need to be accomplished in the local Norman area. Schools, such as Lakeview Elementary, McKinley Elementary and Kennedy Elementary are a few of the chosen locations that will be targeted this year.

“The majority of activities will involve outdoor work.

We help the schools by fulfilling whatever needs the schools’ principals need done that they usually haven’t had time to complete,” said Marcela Engles, vice president of community service. The Delta Sigma Pi chapter also will be donating some funds to Food and Shelter for Friends next week, Buchanan said.

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student leadership positions, Lee said.

Lee sums up his lesson with a succinct “think before you post:” everyone can see your posts, and thus you are judged by them.

U O SA Vi c e P re si d e nt Rainey Sewell added that the delegates will also be starting to plan for Big 12 on the Hill, which will be taking place in the spring. Since it will be hosted by University of Kansas, those delegates will be taking the organizational lead.

Maxine Janerka max.janerka@ou.edu

AT A GLANCE Schedule of Events Friday - 9:30 a.m. Welcome from Dean Clarke Stroud

Memorial Stadium

- 10:00 a.m. Brand U Presentation from Steven Lee - 10:45 a.m. Campus Tour

9:00 a.m. National Weather Center Welcome

12:00 p.m. Lunch at Couch Restaurants 1:30 p.m. U-Zoo Workshop with Kristen Partridge 3:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

School Presentations, Breakout Activity 6:30 p.m. Dinner at Gaylord Family - Oklahoma

PERSIAN: Lack of exposure to language leads to loss of culture Continued from page 1

Visit OUDaily.com/openrecords for a full list of requests

EVIN MORRISON/THE DAILY

Iowa State University student government finance director Arjay Vander Velden (left) plays “rock, paper, scissors” with UOSA Interior Coordinator Johnie Hill during the opening reception of the 2012 Big 12 Student Government Conference on Thursday night in the Sam Noble Museum.

the flame or the lover and the beloved, he said.

Not learning a language also denotes a loss of the yourself in the language and culture that speaks the lanculture of a particular place,” guage, Reisner said.

Marashi said.

“So much of people’s idenWithout the opportunity to AFSHIN MARASHI, tities are really ingrained in travel to a Persian-speaking PROFESSOR OF IRANIAN language,” Reisner said. country, it becomes much STUDIES Within that lost culturharder to get upper level al identity is the knowledge of medicinal training in the language, he said.

Without a grasp of Persian in the U.S., plants or the people’s history, Reisner said. one loses a huge, influential body of literature, he said. Much 19th century English literature borrowed themes, metaphors, Paighten Harkins paighten.harkins@ou.edu tropes and symbols from classical Persian literature, such as the idea of the moth and

“So much of people’s identities are really ingrained in language.”

RESEARCH: $288 million invested in research campus infrastructure Continued from page 1

the event is the greatest way the campus promotes collaboration.

“It is designed to foster those serendipitous meetings where a biochemistry researcher in Stephenson Life Sciences has the opportunity to connect with one of our private partners or a researcher in a different discipline,” Croom said. “We really push utilizing the event as a way to network with others in the community.”

The celebration, which included food, live music and door prizes, invited not only members of the research community but also key members of the local economy like the Norman Chamber of Commerce, Croom said.

OU has invested $288 million in research campus infrastructure including, the Stephenson Technology R e s e a r c h C e n t e r, t h e National Weather Center and four “Partners” buildings that house academic units with private companies, Croom said. Such

BY THE NUMBERS Research expansion

$288

60

15

100

million infrastructure investment since 2003 private companies since 2003

500+

private jobs since

250+

federal jobs since

2003

2003

percent increase in OU-Norman research since 2005 percent increase in OU Technology Commercialization since 2005 Beyond 2013: - Five Partners Place in design phase - Radar Innovation Lab to be completed Source: University Research Campus website

private companies have created more than 500 private jobs in Oklahoma.

These companies and other research campus tenants include the Center for Risk and Crisis Management, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and RiskMetrics Group, Inc., according to the research campus website.

Research expenditures have increased by 60 percent since 2005 and commercialized technology has doubled since 2008, according to Croom.

The campus is in the process of rapid expansion as it builds its Radar Innovations Lab, which began construction on October 30, Croom said.

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“This is literally anybody’s game.” Roberts said at 5:12 p.m. prior to the finalization of the count. “The official tally is 50.1 percent to 49.9 percent because the election board does not go out three decimal places.”

The recount began at 11:30 a.m. and the totals remained even all afternoon said Representative Bobby Cleveland of State House District 20 and former Cleveland County Republican Chair. “It is my understanding that even after six hours, Roberts has net maybe one [vote], but we won’t know anything until it is done,” Cleveland said at 5:30 p.m.

Hal Ezzell, attorney and volunteer for the count, said the counting system was fairly straightforward.

“There are six tables,” Ezzell said. “Each table has two callers—one from each party—two talliers and each candidate has one watcher at each table as well. If there are any problems the table will [signal] the election board members by waving a flag and writing a note. Then the election board secretary, Jim Williams will take a look at it.”

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While abroad, you will learn more from others than from sights Editor’s Note: This guest column is the winner of the International Education Week essay contest, in response to this Yo Yo Ma quote: “When you learn something from people, or from a culture, you accept it as a gift, and it is your lifelong commitment to preserve it and build on it.”

emigrated from socialist Hungary to the U.S. Although I eventually would major in international relations, the lessons that I learned from living in China have rarely been about politics. When I traveled to China during high school, I could have simply visited the Great Wall of China, hrough the China Scholarship or seen the Terracotta Warriors and the Council, which enabled me to study bustling metropolis of Shanghai. abroad for a semester in Beijing, However, I wanted to do something more I am extremely fortunate to have been a meaningful: I wanted to interact with the student abroad. people. I wanted to do this by becoming I believe the times when I fluent in Chinese and have grown the most in my “I told her that I was forming lasting friendships. life are when I was abroad.

The purpose of my bored in class ... I What I hope to gain from first trip to China was to will never forget how volunteer in orphanages being in another country is not merely to travel, she responded, ‘You for disabled children. I but to learn the language, friendships with have the chance to developed be integrated into a local children at the orphanage, community and change my go to school. I wish I as well as their caregivers outlook on life by living as formed a community I could. I would never who others do. eventually became a part of. be bored.’”

I first went to China Upon my return to China for a few weeks during to study abroad several high school. I could not years later, I was eager to nurture these speak Chinese. I was terrible at eating with relationships further. By that point, I had chopsticks. I never had used a squat toilet. been studying Chinese in college, but I was I became fascinated with China years eager to apply what I had learned outside before, interested in how a Communist state of the classroom. I bonded with a little girl could continue to govern its citizens after the named Tian Fang, in particular, who was Cold War had ended — long after my parents legally blind and could not walk.

She would enthusiastically talk to me, but I was dismayed on my first trip to China, because I could not speak Chinese. It was an incredible feeling to finally understand what she was saying when I returned.

One day, I was showing her photos on my phone. She could see general shapes of images if she held the phone close to her eyes. I was more excited about showing her photos of her and her friends, but she had stopped at a photo of my teacher that I took photos provided during class and asked me about it. I told Tian Fang in 2009, during graduate student Karina her that I was bored in class and was just snapping photos.

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I will never forget how she responded, “You have the chance to go to school. I wish I could. I would never be bored.”

Many American students face frustration in a foreign learning environment. I had particularly been frustrated by the rote memorization teaching style at my university in Beijing. It is true: I was bored in class. But I eventually realized that even though instructors may teach differently in other countries, it still can be a valuable learning environment.

Without consciously noticing it, I began to learn communally. My classmates were from all over the world: Russia, Nepal, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Indonesia, Brazil, South Africa, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Japan, South Korea and even North Korea.

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We learned to rely on one another, using Chinese as our lingua franca. If one of us did not know a certain word in Chinese, another one of us did, enabling us to fill in our gaps in knowledge by studying together and by exploring the country together.

To me, international education goes beyond the classroom. I learn the most through friendships with other people.

A few years ago, I could not understand what Tian Fang was saying. But she was able to teach me an important lesson, in a foreign language, in a foreign country: Do not take education for granted.

Karina Legradi is an international studies graduate student.

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Back in September, this is the game many fans had circled on their calendars.

But two-and-a-half months and a combined six losses later, the OklahomaWest Virginia matchup no longer has the same Big 12 and BCS implications.

West Virginia has lost four straight games since starting the season 5-0 and has yet to become bowl eligible.

Senior quarterback Geno Smith, once the runaway favorite to win the Heisman Trophy, has fallen out of the race, and the Mountaineers’ offense has cooled off considerably, averaging 25 points per game during its last four contests compared to 52 during its first five.

But the Sooners aren’t taking the Mountaineers lightly.

“Our guys have heard all the hype through the year, and rightfully so, on their high-powered offense and strength as a team overall and how difficult it is to play up there,” coach Bob Stoops said. “Our guys are aware of those things.

“I sensed in the locker room after the game that they understood it and

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Junior running back Brennan Clay (24) sheds a tackle during a run in a game against Baylor on Nov. 10 in Norman. The Sooners won the game, 42-34, and Clay ended the game with 26 yards rushing and one touchdown.

were looking forward to the challenge of it.”

West Virginia’s defense is giving up more points per game than its offense is scoring — 41.4 points allowed per game to 40 points scored per game — but coach Dana Holgorsen still has one of the top offenses in college football,

ranking No. 10 in scoring and No. 5 in passing offense.

“We know they’re explosive,” senior safety Javon Harris said. “We know what they’re capable of. We saw what they did at the beginning of the year. You can never sleep on a team like that.”

Despite its two losses, OU still has an outside chance to play in a BCS bowl, but the Sooners are taking it one game at a time.

“You have to win, you have to win this week,” Stoops said. “Everyone can project, but they’re not always right.

We need to continue to do what we’re doing and try to

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The Sooners have won back-to-back games since losing to Notre Dame at home, but two of their last three games are on the road. OU will be tested, and the Sooners will rely on their maturity, senior quarterback Landry Jones said.

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“Not just one guy here or there but a good group of guys that are pushing these things and pushing it in the right direction right now.”

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Sooners look to toughen up against SLU OU lost to UCLA, 86-80, in homeopener Wednesday Kedric Kitchens Sports Editor

The Oklahoma women’s basketball team will try to step up its toughness when it takes on the St. Louis University Billikens.

The No. 11 Sooners (1-1) enter the game against the Billikens after a hard-fought 86-80 loss to UCLA on Wednesday in Norman.

Although the Sooners only lost by six points, the game wasn’t close until the end, and the Bruins dominated the gals, outrebounding the Sooners by 16 on the offensive glass and 22 overall.

Ju n i o r c e n t e r Ni c o l e Griffin said that where the Sooners failed against UCLA in the battle of the boards and they will need to improve to succeed going forward is keeping their opponents out of the paint.

Senior guard Whitney Hand said that rebounds would be a big key in winning any game this season.

“I know that we have to rebound a lot better to beat anybody,” Hand said.

“Honestly, that’s my thing, that’s what I’m looking for.”

After the game, coach Sherri Coale said that she was disappointed in the amount of effort shown by her team and how her players responded to the physicality shown by UCLA. Coale said that she didn’t think her team decided not to play, but was shocked and greatly affected by the

AT A GLANCE Naismith watch list Senior guard Whitney Hand and junior guard Aaryn Ellenberg were named to the 50-member earlyseason watch list for the Naismith Women’s College Player of the Year, announced Thursday. The award goes to the top player in women’s college basketball.

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physical play they saw.

“I don’t think [my players] came out and thought ‘I’m not going to play hard’ or even subconsciously decided to go through the motions,” Coale said. “I think the nature of the game, the physical nature and the pace of it, shocked them, and they weren’t able to slow their minds down.”

The Sooners will look to improve their level of preparedness and response to physical play against St. Louis going forward, but Hand said that is something the Sooners will have to make a conscious effort to improve. “ I t ’s s o m e t h i n g t h a t we have to recognize and change,” Hand said. “It’s one of those things where you can’t just hope it fixes itself, you have to actively fix it.”

Although the Sooners have the size — all but one of the Sooners are 5-foot-10 or taller — Coale said that the physical play comes down to

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Junior guard Morgan Hook (10) goes up for a finger roll in a game against UCLA on Wednesday. The Sooners fell to the Bruins, 86-80, after OU trailed by as much as 18 in the second half. Hook scored nine points and dished eight assists while giving up only three turnovers.

the mental play of her team.

“When they play [the way they did against UCL A], it’s always a sign to me that there is something going on in their heads, there’s too much stuff, they’re trying to process too much information and deal with things that aren’t in the moment,” Coale said. “I felt like that was the malaise that we carried with us throughout the whole game. We couldn’t

ever get over one possession and get into another one.

We sort of stuck them on our back and carried them around with us.”

Hand agreed with her coach and said that OU is working to toughen up mentally.

“That’s what we are in the midst of right now,” Hand said. “It’s just the mentality, the toughness mentality, that we’re trying to

develop.”

St. Louis will combat the Sooners with a brand new coach in former Wisconsin skipper Lisa Stone. Stone has a 503-237 record in 26 years as a college head coach. Coale said a new coach of Stone’s caliber will breathe new life into a relatively obscure program like St. Louis.

“I know Lisa [Stone] is a fantastic basketball coach,

and she’ll do a great job there,” Coale said. “They’ll have new energy because that’s the kind of coach she is. There will be some life and they will play hard and they’ll compete for her.”

The Sooners take on the Billikens at 2 p.m. Sunday at Lloyd Noble Center.

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The OU men’s basketball team will head south of the Red River to take on TexasArlington at 7 tonight for its first road game of the season.

The Sooners opened the season with an 85-51 drubbing of L ouisianaMonroe on Sunday afternoon and will be looking to build on the victory Friday.

“For an opener, I thought there were stretches of a lot of good things, and as you might expect, certainly a lot of things that we need to continue working on,” coach Lon Kruger said. “I thought we took better care of the ball [against UL Monroe], didn’t have as many turnovers (and) rebounded the ball much better.”

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very tough atmosphere,” Kruger said. “They’re expecting a full house with Homecoming activities and the official opening of their new building. We know it will be tough and a challenge, but a good experience for our guys.”

UT Arlington is coming off a 62-60 nail-biter on the road against California State-Bakersfield to add to the excitement of playing its first game in College Park Center, but the Sooners are looking forward to their first road test.

“It’s my first road trip in over a year and a half, so I’m kind of anxious about that,” junior forward Amath M’Baye. “I’m really looking forward to it. I know we

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Friday also will be OU’s earliest road game in a season since the Sooners have a fun group of guys and played Michigan State on a good group of guys.

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‘Twilight’ film a head-ripping good time Life & Arts Columnist

At a glance ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part Two’

Emily Hopkins ehopkins@ou.edu

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ut all the Kristen Stewart acting jokes and Team Edward/ Team Jacob hysteria aside, and what you’re left with in “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part Two” is a visually impressive science fiction/ thriller with plenty of action and head-ripping-off to go around.

I’ll admit, I read all of the “Twilight” books when they first came out, but I only saw the inaugural movie and “Part One” of the two films made from the last novel in the series.

The first movie made me gag from its cheesiness. “Part One,” on the other hand, was a guilty but nonetheless entertaining rental choice on an extremely late and boring night.

As the fourth film was infinitely more well done than the first, I could only imagine that the final chapter to the “saga” could only be better.

And, trust me, director Bill Condon (who worked on the fourth film) and crew certainly didn’t disappoint.

“Part Two” picks up right where its predecessor left off, though in the process of cleaning up “Part One’s” post-birth confusion — both in terms of the birth of Bella’s (Kristen Stewart) daughter Renesmee and Bella’s birth

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as a vampire. Bella is a newborn vampire, complete with the bloodthirsty red eyes, flawless beauty and fancy set of undead skills to match.

She wants to see her baby, but the “I want to suck your blood” thing and Jacob (Taylor Lautner) imprinting on Renesmee thing kind of gets in the way. Thus, Edward (Robert Pattinson) takes her for a lively jog through the forest — a.k.a. running at break-neck speeds, scaling

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“The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part Two” opens in theaters today. “Part Two” starts after the newly-turned vampire Bella (Kristen Stewart) gives birth to her daughter Renesmee. In the film, Bella has to adujust to life as a blood-sucking vampire.

cliffs and tackling mountain lions — to try to get her newfound thirst under control.

From then on out, the movie is a couple hours of pre-, during and post-fight scene drama. A fair deal of humor is thrown into the mix, as Bella, out of her awkward human years, is now in her awkward years as a gorgeous vampire and has to learn to deal with the major adjustment. This is where Stewart eases up on her signature sulkiness and starts to let loose in her altered role.

What this movie also has that the others lacked is an interesting slew of minor su p p o r t i ng cha ra c te rs.

The Volturi (coven of vampires who enforce vampire

laws) are sure Renesmee (Mackenzie Foy) is some kind of unnatural threat against their kind and are dead set on confronting (and likely destroying) the Cullens.

Alice (Ashley Greene), with her clairvoyant abilities, is able to warn the family and allows them time to gather friends and allies from across the globe to act as witnesses to Renesmee’s nonthreatening nature.

Enter in Alaskan Kate (Casey LaBow), who can stun vampires with her taser-like physical electricity; Egyptian Benjamin (Rami Malek), who has insane control over the elements; Amazonian Zafrina (Judith Shekoni), who has the ability to create

amazingly realistic visual illusions; and American nomad Garrett (Lee Pace), who is incredibly good looking and should’ve been introduced into the franchise much earlier.

Obviously, subtlety isn’t “Twilight’s” strong suit, so at certain points, it’s just best to go with the extremely overthe-top, computer generated flow — which is half the fun of watching it anyway.

The most notable example is the tremendous fight scene between the Volturi and the Cullen mini-army. Extremely intense and very well staged, a major twist is thrown into the mix — one that wasn’t included in the books — that only makes things that much

more thrilling.

Those who have yet to buy into author Stephanie Meyer’s undead love saga are unlikely to change their personalities and suddenly laud “Twilight’s” worth as a film franchise. But readers and viewers who have followed the story since its inception will not be disappointed by this final chapter in their beloved series.

Like it or not, the saga’s success and popularity is as immortal as its undead characters — maybe it’s time to give into its “so-not-cool/ I’m too hipster for this shit” cheesiness after all.

Emily Hopkins is an advertising junior.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Even though your compassionate nature urges you to make a loan to a friend who is a poor prospect, it would be better for you to follow your less generous, more pragmatic instincts.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Try not to get impatient with some friends who are not living up to your expectations. Things will get better eventually, so bite the bullet and hang on until they do.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- You could find yourself in a ticklish position where you’ll be eager to reveal something that was told to you in strict confidence. Others will respect you more if you keep your trap shut.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- If you want to do something that is a trifle expensive and you have the money to do it, that’s well and good. Just don’t borrow what you don’t have to bankroll your fun.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -Although you’ll expect others to

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live up to their words, you might not feel the necessity for you to do the same. Life should be a giveand-take situation, not a lopsided arrangement.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- It is more important than usual to keep pace with your duties and responsibilities. If you should fall behind, you’ll quickly discover how extremely difficult it is to catch up.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- The very people you don’t count on will be the ones who are likely to step forward and support you in your endeavors. Those upon whom you usually rely might not lift a finger.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- It isn’t advisable for you to seek advice from too many different people.

Unfortunately, all that might do is make it difficult to discern the good counsel from the bad.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- If you are hawking something that requires a sales pitch, it’s imperative that you know when to call a halt to your presentation. There’s a possibility that you could talk yourself out of a deal.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Don’t ignore your better judgment and common sense when you are trying to make a bargain. If you pay more for something than you should, it’s apt to be your, not the salesperson’s, fault.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Your financial aspects are exceptionally good, making it a juicy time to do something profitable, even if you unconsciously strew your path with unnecessary obstacles.

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ACROSS 1 Gullible one 4 Hold’s hold 9 Middle of a sleeve 14 Gp. with moles 15 Morning rouser 16 Frilly and feminine 17 Climber’s challenge 18 St. ___ (Windward Island) 19 Battery part 20 Hit for Sinatra and Davis 23 North American flycatcher 24 Half a cocktail?

25 Hair holder 28 Loose ads in newspapers 31 Remove from practice 34 Code word for “A�

37 Chardonnay alternative 38 Big hit for Janis Joplin 44 Month known for its showers 45 Rock heap 46 Succumb to a yo-yo diet 48 Like some museum displays 54 100 bani, in Romania 55 Abu Dhabi locale 58 Tequila plant 59 Classic hit

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from Billy Paul 64 “Paper Moon� Oscar winner 66 Gas company bought by BP 67 Modern ID verifier 68 Consequently 69 Olympic prize 70 Elder elver 71 Courtroom statements 72 Cubic cordwood measure 73 Taboo spray’s letters DOWN 1 Sauteed shrimp serving 2 Actress Quinn of “Annie�

3 Custardapple trees (Var.) 4 Mobile creator Alexander 5 Styptic pencil stuff 6 Suggestive 7 Mill input 8 Biggest city in Nebraska 9 “Good heavens!�

10 Flooring choice, for short 11 Common lunch holder 12 Like an antique 13 Slingshot or

divining rod 21 Maiden name preceder 22 Grant money, essentially 26 Roofer’s concern 27 Oak, maple or apple 29 Bar bill 30 Hog filler 32 Suffix with “ideal� or “organ�

33 SSN part 35 J. Edgar Hoover’s org.

36 Competent 38 Loamy fertilizer 39 Edgeless sword 40 War of words 41 Peeples or Long 42 551, in stone 43 Japanese currency

47 Woman of habit?

49 Persuade using flattery 50 Give it ___ (try) 51 Prepared for refinishing 52 Made level 53 Treat seawater, in a way 56 One working close to Washington?

57 Actor M. ___ Walsh 60 Apiece 61 Brewpub drinks 62 Got on one’s high horse?

63 Capone facial feature 64 Outburst of surprise 65 Classconscious org.?

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