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CAMPUS BRIEFS OU CANCER INSTITUTE HOLDS CEREMONY FOR NEW HOME The OU Cancer Institute will have a ceremony today to mark the halfway point of the construction on its new building, according to a press release. The celebration will start at 3:30 p.m. at Stanton L. Young Biomedical Research Center on the OU Health Sciences Center campus. Speakers will include President David Boren. Following the speakers, there will be a tour of the site of the institute. The new OUCI building will house cancer research labs, clinics and support, all under one roof, according to the group’s Web site. By doing this, the OUCI hopes that cancer patients will be able to get complete care in one place. For more information, call Jerri Culpepper or Tara Malone at 3251701.

SPEAKER ADDRESSES ROLE OF VISUAL DESIGN IN INNOVATION The OU School of Art and Ar t History and the V isual Communications department will host “The Role of Visual Design in Innovation,” an artist lecture given by Denise Burton of Frog Design, at 11:30 a.m. Thursday in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Heritage room. Frog Design is a global innovation firm that works with the world’s leading companies, helping them to create and bring to market products, services and experiences. Burton has led and participated in award-winning mobile, web and application projects for both consumers and enterprises. Currently, Burton is one of Frog Design’s mobile experts. She has created future mobile vision concepts for global leading carriers and handset providers. She has also created, built and delivered cutting edge mobile user interfaces, which have won awards. She has written the Frog Design touch guidelines and oversees many of the mobile projects at Frog Design across a range of platforms, including Brew and Android. For more information contact Karen Hayes-Thumann at 3252691.

The UOSA Superior Court heard arguments from Oklahoma Students for a Democratic Society and the UOSA General Counsel Monday. The legal disputes were about who could recall a member of UOSA and the number of signatures that is required to add a referendum to a UOSA election ballot.

RECALL JURISDICTION The petitioner, Oklahoma Students for a Democratic Society, argued that Matt Bruenig’s signature to recall UOSA Student Congress Vice Chairman Matt Gress was valid despite Bruenig not being a member of Gress’ district. “I think if policy affects all students, they should be allowed to recall any member of Congress they want to,” petitioner Matt Bruenig said. At one point of the argument, the debate turned into whether people from Arizona should be able to recall a U.S. senator from California if they felt they were not representing them. “I think that should happen,” Bruenig said. “The policy that person is voting on doesn’t just affect people of California but everyone.” Bruenig argued that if a decision affects someone regardless of what district they came from, they should have the right to recall the

member. But UOSA General Counselor Michael Davis said Bruenig has plenty of representation and does not need to attempt to influence districts that may not vote in his favor. “Mr. Bruenig is already represented by five people in the humanities district,” Davis said. “To think that those five members are not good enough shocks me. The petitioner is saying that we don’t trust the individual districts to make the right decision.” Davis said the proposals offered by the petitioner would cause chaos and open warfare among districts. Justice Barrett Powers said the arguments the petitioner was making was abusive to the will of the voters. “How can you take power away from someone you never put in power in the first place?” Powers asked. Chief Justice Kyle Eastwood said the recall process being argued by the petitioner would take representation away from districts. “You have all this time where people can go back and forth recalling people and that does nothing but subvert the will of the people,” Eastwood said. “You could effectively eliminate an entire district just because you don’t like the way someone voted in another district.” Eastwood said his previous experience in UOSA Student Congress causes another problem

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Matt Bruenig, the petitioner for Oklahoma Students for a Democratic Society, makes the opening statement during a hearing Monday night at Bell Courtroom of the OU College of Law. in Bruenig’s argument. “I know that to fill vacancies, even vacancies left by a recall election, are filled through appointments. I’ve sat as the chair of the Congressional Administration committee and appointed people myself,” Eastwood said. “So in the end, we are being even less democratic by allowing people to fill

the newly vacant seats without an election.” Justice Miles McFadden said the ability for a group to appoint their own members in the place of the new vacancy was concerning. “It seems very abusive to me that people can tamper with the will of DEBATE CONTINUES ON PAGE 2

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Shae “Evie Bola” Matine, library science graduate student, and Jessica “Whoops C. Daisy” Underwood, architecture graduate student, practice Friday night for their Roller Derby tournament. Each girl gets to choose or is appointed a nickname by their teammates and is then registered on the national database.

Jean Harvey Baker, professor of history at Goucher College located near Baltimore, Md., will give insight into life in the White House during the Lincoln administration at a free presentation on the OU campus. The lecture, “Lincoln in the White House: An Intimate Portrait,” is part of the 100th year celebration of Lincoln’s birth, and will be at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Meacham Auditorium. Baker is the author of eight books, including a revisionist biography of Mary Todd Lincoln and several books on the Civil War and on suffragettes in the U.S. Funding for the series of lectures is made possible by the Friends of the College of Arts and Sciences, the Barbara B. and William G. Paul Enrichment Fund, the James H. and JoAnn H. Holden Enrichment Fund, Office of the President, Departments of Communications, History and Human Relations, The Carl Albert Center, African and African-American Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies Programs. For more information, contact Ben Keppel at 325-6058.

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Some girls play with dolls, some cook and some sew, but for graduate students Jessica “Whoop C. Daisy” Underwood and Shae “Evie Bola” Matine, they knock people down as members of the Red Dirt Rebellion Rollergirls derby team.

Underwood, an architecture graduate student, said she became interested in roller derby a year ago after hearing about it from a friend. “I have a friend that plays derby in Tallahassee, and she e-mailed me some pictures of them, and they were on the cover of USA Today,” Underwood said. “I saw those pictures and thought, ‘Wow, she’s knocking people down. That looks like so much fun. If only

Oklahoma had that.’ I wrote it off because I assumed it didn’t exist [in Oklahoma].” Underwood said she researched the possibility of a league in the Oklahoma City area and found Red Dirt Rebellion. She thought it sounded interesting and tried out two weeks later. Her inexperience led to her derby name, Whoop C. Daisy. “I couldn’t skate when I started,

so I thought if I never learned to skate very well — if I fell — I could just say ‘whoopsie,’” Underwood said. “But, if I got good at it and knocked somebody down, I could play with it and say ‘whoopsie.’” Underwood said the name picks the player. “You have to see what fits your personality,” Underwood said. “People were trying to help me pick my name, and they were coming up SKATES CONTINUES ON PAGE 2

‘Mad Money’ gives mad advice RICKY MARANON Daily Staff Writer

Editor’s Note: The following is part two of a two-part series stemming from an interview with CNBC’s “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer before the Friday taping of his show at OU. CNBC’s “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer shares where his ‘booyah’ came from and the future of his show.

THE STORY OF THE ‘BOO-YAH’ When one thinks of Jim Cramer, the first words that come to mind are, “Boo-yah!” Those words, Cramer said, are tied to Kmart. Cramer first started yelling them four years ago. “I use to do a radio show, and I was recommending people sell stock in Kmart,” Cramer said. “And a guy who worked for Kmart told me to look at the stock again.” ADVICE CONTINUES ON PAGE 2

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Cramer spent four hours with representatives from Kmart and talked about the company’s future. “After talking to them, I said, ‘This isn’t as bad as I thought,’” Cramer said. “So I made it the stock of the week, and then I made it my stock of the year.” He told his listeners that if they had sold stock in Kmart, then they should buy it back. Within months, he said, the stock had doubled. In another couple of months, the stock tripled and later quadrupled. “A guy calls me from the New Orleans affiliate and says, ‘Mr. Cramer, I don’t know what they call it up there, but when you make the kind of money that I made off of your Kmart recommendation, ... we say ‘Boo-yah!’’” Cramer said. After the call from New Orleans, people started calling in and saying they too had made money from the Kmart suggestion. Soon the stock Cramer suggested went from being priced in the low teens to above $100, he said. “Pretty soon, people called in saying, ‘Boo-yah!’ for other things they have made money on,” Cramer said. “People just began saying it, and it has stuck around ever since.”

with sexy names or mean names, and that just wasn’t me.” Underwood said all of the names are entered into a national roster, where a moderator either accepts or rejects a name depending on availability, so that no player has the same name as another participant. “It’s not a law, just a courtesy to other players [so] you don’t have the same name,” Underwood said. “There are people that have been playing since [2001], so that’s eight years of people picking names.”

ROLLER DERBY HISTORY Roller derby began in 1935 as a marathon race in Chicago sporting both male and female players, according to baycitybombers.com. Evolving throughout the 1960s, roller derby became a popular spectator sport with stylized, choreographed routines, much like professional wrestling, according to the site. The sport declined in the

1980s and 1990s but resurfaced in 2001 with a couple of changes, Underwood said. The leagues and teams are primarily made up of amateur girls instead of paid mixed-gender teams. And the events are no longer staged. Underwood said the competition is all real, with nothing laid out beforehand. And, as with any sport, roller derby has its own set of risks. “Lots of bruises, injuries like sprained ankles or knees and broken ribs occur every now and then,” said Rebellion head coach Emily “Suzi Uzi” Murray. “But with any sport there are risks associated. It’s the same kind of risk that you would have in football or soccer.” For Underwood, the rewards outweigh the risks. “[The best part of roller derby] is the stress relief,” Underwood said. “If I’m having a bad day, I always feel better when I get [to practice] and get a few good hits in.” Matine, a library science graduate student who has been into derby for two years, describes it as a social experience. “I didn’t have any friends when

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FACING FOX Cramer’s show has been facing increased competition from networks like Bloomberg and the Fox Business Channel, but Cramer said his show will stay on top. “Bloomberg and Fox are good,” Cramer said. “But I’ve helped bring people from those networks over to CNBC.” Cramer said his show is like a sports show and draws viewers because it is entertaining and intelligent. “Those other networks want to play baseball, and I want to play football,” Cramer said. “Until the other networks decide to stop playing baseball and start playing football with me, then my show is in good shape.”

the voters by appointing who they want to fill as seat,” McFadden said.

BALLOT REFERENDUMS The issue of how many signatures it should take to put a referendum on a general election ballot was also discussed. Bruenig argued with justices about what defined an election and if the 2009 UOSA Spring General Election counted as an election despite low voter turnout. Chief Justice Eastwood consulted Black’s Law Dictionary, the supreme authority on all legal definitions, because the petitioner and the justices could not find a definition of an election in the UOSA Constitution or UOSA Code Annotated. Justice William Combs argued that because

I moved down from northwest Oklahoma when I got married,” Matine said. “Now, I have a lot of friends.”

WHAT THEY SKATE ON The Red Dirt Rebellion Rollergirls are one of only seven teams across the nation to play on a banked, instead of flat, track. “[Banked tracks are] just really expensive to build and warehouse,” Underwood said. “So it’s easier to go flat to begin with for new roller derby leagues. That’s one of the major challenges we’ve faced as a league — we set out to be the bank track league in town.” Fundraising aided in the process of the track’s creation, but the construction received its biggest boost from an unlikely source: Hollywood. “The track in the movie ‘Whip It’ is this track [we play on],” Underwood said. “We rented it to them for filming, which helped us raise the rest of the money to build and ship it. We’re really excited and fortunate that our track is a movie star.” For Murray, roller derby was a catalyst to come out of her shell

people voted in some districts for congressional candidates that what took place was in fact an election because if the office of president had been listed on the ballot, it would be likely that people voting for congress would also vote for president. “We are trying to prevent a flood of amendments,” Davis said. “I believe the founders of our government wanted a signature limit to show that there was a constituency behind what would be voted on rather than just leaving it to one vote. When you have one vote, it is careless, but when you have many people it shows consideration has been given.” Bruenig said if one signature was good enough to recall a member of Student Congress, then it should be good enough to put a referendum on the ballot. “The Constitution says 15 percent is all that is required to put a referendum on the ballot,” Bruenig said. “Since no one voted for

and influence a change in career. “I was always really shy when I was growing up, and I did not grow into becoming an outspoken person until I found roller derby,” Murray said. “I really like coaching. It’s become something that I’ve grown a passion for, and it’s made me consider a more sportsoriented career.” The girls compete in bouts with other derby teams for little more than bragging rights. “We don’t get paid,” Murray said. “But we gain a sense of pride and community within the girls. It makes them work harder.” Murray said roller derby isn’t for everyone, but dedication is key if someone wants to pursue the sport. “It takes a lot of endurance and hard work,” Murray said. “But if they try hard enough, they’ll succeed.” The Red Dirt Rebellion Rollergirls’ next bout is Nov. 14 in Corpus Christi, Texas, and their next home bout is Dec. 11 at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City. For more information, visit www.reddirtrebellion.com.

the last president, then it should only take one signature.” Eastwood said it was a basic part of the democratic system to let students vote on how ever many amendments they wanted. “It sound to me like [the respondent] wants us to hold the hands of all of our students and tell them how their government is suppose to work,” Eastwood said. “This is their government. If they want to vote on 50 amendments that don’t make any sense, then that is our form of government, and they can do that. Even if there are 50 amendments on the ballot, that seems very democratic to me.” Bruenig said if students did not want to be overwhelmed with ballot measures then they should put it to a vote of the students in an election through the ballot referendum process. The UOSA Superior Court will issue its ruling on the two issues within a few days to a week.

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COL. SAYS PEACEKEEPING MEANS CONTROLLING VIOLENCE Talk was fourth in five-part series KATHLEEN EVANS Daily Staff Writer

An associate professor of politics and retired lieutenant colonel said during a Monday night lecture in the Scholars Room of the Oklahoma Memorial Union peacekeeping has a future if regional leaders look past sectional obligations to their global responsibilities to manage violence. David Last teaches at the Royal Military College of Canada, served in the Canadian army and has worked in respected peacekeeping centers, according to his biography on the lecture program’s Web site. Last lectured on “The Future of Peacekeeping” as part of John Fishel’s Presidential Dream Course, “Small Wars – Low Intensity Conflict.” This was the fourth lecture in this five-part series. Fishel is a guest lecturer for the School of International and Area Studies. The goal of peacekeeping is to control violence, Last said. By doing this, countries can then begin to handle other important issues. “In managing violence, there is a better chance at handling other problems, like climate change, from which violence distracts us,” Last said. He said people need to look at contexts of situations in order to

determine the best methods of peacekeeping. He said he based this off of a study in an issue of the British Medical Journal that said only 15 percent of medical choices are based on evidence. When British officials worked to change this, doctors were able to perform less unnecessary surgeries and other practices. The same method needs to be applied to peacekeeping, Last said. We need to study what works in different circumstances to make better choices. “For management of violence, what is our evidence?” Last said. “What do we really know about peacekeeping, about how it works, when it works, about contexts and circumstances?“ He said anyone, no matter their field, can help contribute to the answers to these questions and these are studies waiting to be made by a new generation. Last outlined four different scenarios for the future of peacekeeping, running the gamut from

“In managing violence there is a better chance at handling other problems, like climate change, from which violence distracts us.” DAVID LAST, TEACHER AT THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA

an almost utopia to a major world war. Depending on what paths countries decide to take and what external forces occur, any one of these four scenarios is possible. For example, Last said if the U.S. were to continue its globalization efforts, and if countries all played a role in shouldering the burden of global defense, the world could approach peace. “With enough work, insurgency might be completely put on the back burner ... and [we] will live happily ever after,” Last said. “I am optimistic, but not that naïve about the future of peacekeeping.” This scenario is demanding in its expectations, Last said. Regions will have to organize into security centers and work together for peacekeeping. Right now, Europe is the only area focusing on this sort of structure. Peacekeeping does not always have to be highly technological or advanced, Last said. The island of Crete in the 19th century had a good peacekeeping model, and it did not have such complex organizations as the U.S. practices today. “This [Dream Course] is a fantastic program to design courses around eminent scholars,” Last said, “and I am grateful that I [was] considered eminent enough to invite.” The final lecture for the Dream Course on Nov. 18 is about “The War on Terrorism and U.S. Values.”

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David Last gives a lecture, titled “The Future of Peacemaking,” in the Scholars Room of the Oklahoma Memorial Union Monday night. The event was sponsored by the International Programs Center.

OUr Earth president hopeful climate conference will make a difference Meeting viewed as last chance for reform before Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012 BREIA BRISSEY Contributing Writer

In an effort to address climate change on a global scale and identify how to finance alternative energy options, the United Nations will host the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, from Dec. 7 to 18. Chris Applegate, OUr Earth president, said the problem of climate change is one that affects people across all countries. “This is a global problem that has to be addressed on a global scale,” Applegate said. “There are huge implications to how

the world will handle these issues, and they must be addressed. And we need to understand how we can mitigate them the best we can.” Applegate said he also hopes a new agreement can be reached to replace the current climate plan, the Kyoto Protocol, which the U.S. never ratified. “More than ever, the evidence for climate change has never been so real, and the Kyoto Protocol is outdated with old scientific information,” he said. “This treaty will establish a baseline for our global goal of reducing our carbon emissions and switch to a clean energy economy. In doing so, this will effect every industry in the U.S. and worldwide.” According to the Climate Change

Conference Web site, the December meetings are the last chance to achieve an agreement before the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012. Gary McManus, associate climatologist with the Oklahoma Climatological Survey, said he’s skeptical of any great impact of a new treaty. “In reality, I haven’t seen [the Kyoto Protocol] make much of a difference as far as greenhouse gas emissions,” McManus said. “In fact, we’re burning greenhouse gases at a level higher than what we were ever before.” But despite his doubts, McManus said any attempt to curtail gas emissions is a step in the right direction. “Our future climate is dependent upon the societal response to the greenhouse gas

emissions and the problems that ensue from those emissions,” he said. “It seems like this new administration is more open to discuss climate change and open to the idea that it’s a man-made problem.” As far as a local impact, Applegate said he thinks the OU community, and Oklahoma in general, will benefit from a new treaty. “We will see jobs created to create more wind farms, making our homes and business energy efficient,” Applegate said. “The pathway to a green economy has so many opportunities for the U.S. that it could be almost limitless to what we can do. I just hope that world leaders and the U.S. can understand this and create a global treaty that will be fairly written and push the world in a more sustainable direction.”

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UOSA should drop ‘us Train ride abroad conjures versus them’ mentality memories of Oklahoma The requirements to run for UOSA president may soon change thanks to a bill the Undergraduate Student Congress will discuss tonight. If the bill gets approved, students must serve on UOSA’s executive or legislative branches for at least three semesters or two back-to-back semesters before being eligible to run for UOSA president. The consideration of this potential change, in addition to UOSA’s battle against the Oklahoma Students for a Democratic Society, a group fighting for student government reform, mark the emergence of a definite “us versus them” mentality among the leaders of OU’s student government. The “us” in this case would be those leaders, and the “them” would be the students those very same leaders are supposed to represent.

This is definitely not a good thing. Although we think UOSA is often largely ineffective, it still must be accountable to students. But excluding the vast majority of the student population from eligibility to run for UOSA president would definitely be a step in the wrong direction. Just because a student has not served on UOSA in the past does not mean he or she is incapable of doing a good job in the position. In fact, bringing in someone with a lack of UOSA experience may actually benefit the group because it would allow UOSA to be led by someone with a fresh, outside perspective. We fear that once someone has spent too much time serving on UOSA, he or she begins to become disconnected from the student body. This disconnect shows itself as UOSA battles Oklahoma Students for a Democratic Society in the group’s attempt to get student government reforms on the ballot in November for students to vote on. All Oklahoma Students for a Democratic Society wants to do is give students the opportunity to vote on their proposed reforms. But UOSA is trying to stifle this effort, which is extremely unfortunate. Maybe the Oklahoma Students for a Democratic Society reforms wouldn’t be successful in making UOSA more accountable, but it’s certainly worth a try. After all, what UOSA is doing right now doesn’t seem to matter. For proof of this, just take a look at voter turnout in UOSA elections. Only a small fraction of students vote because most of them obviously don’t care. Perhaps potential accountability-minded MARCIN RUTOWSKI/THE DAILY reforms would make stuKatie Fox, UOSA president, presides over a meeting on Sept. 29 dents care.

in Adams Hall.

Cows, brown and white, laze around in the green pastures that border quiet villages with their crumbling indian-red stucco roofs. Little farmers’ huts hang around outside like outliers, like the kids who didn’t get invited to the party. Every now and again we whizz right up alongside one, close enough to notice a little garden or an old woman wrapped in a headscarf and thick, blue wool MATT performing her daily chores. I try to determine the name of CARNEY the city we’ve just passed. “No underrstaund,” responds the ticket checker with a curt shake of her head. Americans doze all around, college students with their iPods. One’s shirt boasts of surviving a pub crawl. Another’s head is cocked at an uncomfortable angle, his face mottled by the stubble of a long weekend. We race to the top of a hill, and a beautiful valley right in the heart of the European continent reveals itself. I take pleasure in enjoying the sight alone, like it’s some kind of secret treasure. I’m traveling with a currently unconscious high school friend of mine studying in Lausanne, Switzerland, our current destination. Prague was our point of departure, and in between lay a 14-hour skid through the Czech Republic, Germany, Austria and maybe even a few other countries we won’t ever know we passed through. Prague on Halloween was a spectacle. We spent the day winding through the famed Old Town district, starting with Old Town Square and working our way north and west across the Vltava River, up the countless Old Castle Stairs and finally to the legendary Prague Castle, where we idled about for an hour or two, enjoying the view of the city. Somewhere along the line we visited the Franz Kafka Museum and found an old train car on display that had transported Jews across the continent during the Holocaust. My companion haggled with a local store owner over the price of a pair of mittens, eventually settling on 150 crowns.

We bought crepes from a stand, but they proved nothing to write home about. It looks like I’ll just have to wait a week to have a proper Parisian one. Our noses went numb after several hours outside, so we retreated into a pub to warm up and watch the hundreds of rowdy soccer fans pass through Old Town Square waving scarves and banners, all flanked by police in full riot-control attire. Night came early, and were it not for the many costumed tourists out and about, the city would’ve turned into a gigantic horror film set, with its endless cobblestone streets, bell towers, marble arches and stony statues. The ghost tour proves an enormous bust, though our quack leader did prove useful by pointing us in the direction of the nearby supermarket where we stocked up on cheap food for the morning train ride. After another visit to a local pub, we find our way back to the hostel for a short nap before the too-early wake up call to check out and catch the train. Men with guns on their hips and “POLIZEI” emblazoned on the arms of their sweaters interrupt my typing by asking for passports. They hassle a nearby Canadian before moving along their way. The pastures and forests that compose the south German countryside race past, and I realize that it’s not so different a scene from rushing up I-44 between OKC and Tulsa. They share the alternating yellow and green grasses, and the fall colors in the trees are the same case. On an overcast day, northeast Oklahoma is a dead ringer for the thick woods of the center of the European continent. And I’m suddenly overcome by the sense that I’m going home.

Matt Carney is a professional writing and history junior. He is studying abroad in London this semester.

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‘They just don’t make horror movies like they used to’ October is over, and I will miss the horror movie marathons. I have been a fan of the genre since I can remember. I dashed for the horror section whenever I visited the movie rental store and watched everything from “The Howling” to “Scream.” I even managed to get a hold of those movies I was initially JELANI banned from watching, SIMS such as “Halloween” and “A Ni g h t m a re o n E l m Street.” Coincidentally, it is my self-education in horror movies and love for the genre that fuels my disappointment with the current fodder that is parading through movie theaters. I find overdone franchises like “Saw” and time wasters like “The Unborn” that placate audiences with cheap scares to be a plague I cannot escape. Each time I go to a horror movie, I go with my hopes up, looking for a good jolt, only to emerge dissatisfied and annoyed. They just don’t make horror movies like they used to. That being said, I wish I could tell the Hollywood filmmakers what they are

doing wrong so they could fix their mis- of her insane husband. takes. I want to remind them about what “A Nightmare on Elm Street” was hormade movies like “The Exorcist” and “The rifying because everyone has to sleep and Shining” masterpieces that still scare deal with nightmares. watchers today. “Rosemary’s Baby” was scary because it Suspense is the first device a horror played into the anxieties and fears every movie should invoke. woman has about giving birth. String instruments blaring when someHorror is reality twisted slightly, where one taps the protagonist on the shoulder you can barely tell what is amiss at times. is not scary. That is, unless the movie has It is the reality in a horror movie that done its work building sticks with you after you Each time I go to a tension beforehand. leave the theater. It sneaks It’s a mistake to show horror movie, I go with up on you when you have the monster in the first five my hopes up, looking to participate in the activminutes. “Scream,” which ity that sent the protagoI consider a recent clas- for a good jolt, only to nist on his or her terrible sic, was thrilling because emerge dissatisfied and adventure. you didn’t know who the annoyed. They just don’t A good horror movie killer was until the end. makes commonplace acmake horror movies like tivities like dreaming, takAnd what was even more unnerving, the murderer they used to. ing a walk or driving home was the person closest to after work unnerving. the protagonist. Furthermore, a horThis brings me to my second point. It is ror movie should speak to the important not outrageous gore or over-the-top mon- issues in society just as a heavy drama sters that scare people. It is those situa- does. tions closest to reality that scare people It should shine a light on the real-life most. horrors that exist in the world and encour“The Shining” was creepy because it in- age us to face our fears and defeat them. corporated the suspense and tension of a That is the best tactic a scary movie can secluded hotel with a woman at the mercy use to set itself above the rest and cement

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itself in the annals of movie history. Unfortunately, today’s horror movies don’t seem to incorporate suspense, creepy situations or reality at all. They just throw 25-year-olds who look like teenagers into a string of scenes filled with annoying orchestra music, cheap scares and nudity that make the watcher laugh at the stupidity rather than jump with fear. On a positive note, movies like the recent “Paranormal Activity” show promise for the horror genre. It won’t exactly prove to be an iconic classic like movies of the past, but it does incorporate reality and tension to great effect. Perhaps Hollywood won’t get it wrong forever. But, until good horror movies are released consistently, I suggest everyone boycott the many duds coming out until filmmakers get the message. I’m ready to see horror movies made in the spirit of the classics that received Academy Award nominations and continue to scare us decades after their creation. Jelani Sims is a professional writing and religious studies junior.

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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

DAILY REPORTER TROY WEATHERFORD ASKED STUDENTS WHETHER THEY Sooner Sampler » OUOR ANYONE THEY KNOW HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN.

“No, not at all. I don’t know anyone personally [affected by the recession], but you can see it all around.”

“Yes, my family and I. My mom has a business. She started it right after the recession.”

-ALEX SOLOMON, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE -CINTHIA GRANDEZ, ZOOLOGY AND FRESHMAN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES JUNIOR

“When I was doing my study “Personally, no. My dad’s a farmer, and it’s kind of tough abroad last year in Japan, the yen was stronger than anyway.” the dollar so … I couldn’t -BRYNNAN LIGHT, ART HISTORY JUNIOR afford to buy food.”

-KEITH SINGLETON, INTERNATIONAL AND AREA STUDIES AND ECONOMICS -JOSEPH SCHMIDT, PUBLIC RELATIONS SENIOR SOPHOMORE

CAMPUS BRIEFS NEW WEB SITE FOR WEATHER AND CLIMATE The library at OU’s National Weather Center recently launched a Web site, titled “All Weather Is Good,” to help provide useful weather and climate Web sites and books to high school students and adults. “Most weather bibliographies are aimed at either meteorology students, faculty and researchers, or elementary students and teachers,” said Ginny Dietrich, NWC librarian. “Our goal was to satisfy the curiosities of high school students and adults who are fascinated by the weather. A webliography was a unique approach to present these resources.” Dietrich collaborated with experts throughout the NWC to compile sources on all aspects of the weather, ranging from hurricanes to climate change, forecasting to folklore, tornadoes to world climates, and weather history to cloud formations. “All Weather Is Good” can be found at http://awig.nwc. ou.edu/index.html.

DIABETES PROGRAMS GET $30,000 GIFT Diabetes programs for prevention, education and outreach will benefit from a $30,000 gift being presented by the Order of the Eastern Star to the Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Almost one in three Oklahomans have diabetes or are at

“I think so, in some ways. It’s definitely not as convenient as it used to be. I’ve been thinking a lot more about staying secure than about luxury.”

high risk of developing it. Serving the entire state, the Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center is a comprehensive treatment, research and educational facility dedicated to eliminating and controlling the effects of all types of diabetes. “This generous gift will help advance diabetes programs for the numerous Oklahomans afflicted by this disease,” said center director Dr. Timothy Lyons, who holds the Chickasaw Chair in Diabetes at the OU Health Sciences Center.

OU COLLEGE OF LAW STUDENT TAKES SECOND IN CONTEST University of Oklahoma College of Law student Michael L. Brooks has been selected as one of three winners of the 2009 Brown Award for Excellence in Legal Writing. Brooks’ paper, entitled “Uncharted Waters: The Supreme Court Plots the Course to a Constitutional Bright-Line Restriction on Punitive Awards in Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker,” discusses a recent Supreme Court decision regarding punitive damages. Brooks will receive a $3,000 cash award as the second-place winner. Brooks is a third-year student from Oklahoma City. He received a B.A. in Political Science from OU and currently serves as the Oklahoma Law Review editor-in-chief. Brooks will graduate in May 2010 and work as a law clerk for Judge David M. Ebel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

“No, my parents have. Pretty much anyone who has any investments has been hit by it. I personally don’t have any investments.” -TIM MEIER, BROADCAST AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA SENIOR

“Slightly, just because my parents haven’t been able to help me as much with tuition.” -LAUREN SCHMITZ, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND MARKETING JUNIOR

POLICE REPORTS The following is a list of arrests and citations, not convictions. The information given is compiled from the Norman Police Department and the OU Police Department. All those listed are presumed innocent until proven guilty. ASSAULTING A POLICE OFFICER Colton Dean Nickell, 21, Jimmy Johns Gourmet Sandwiches on Campus Corner, Sunday, also public intoxication Hannah Marie Wilson, 19, Jimmy Johns Gourmet Sandwiches on Campus Corner, Sunday, also public intoxication and possession of a fake ID PUBLIC INTOXICATION Timothy Raymond Mendez, 28, Chemistry Building Annex, Friday, also outraging public decency Ryan Patrick Hernandez, 19, Chemistry Building Annex, Friday Charles Parker Roper, Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Saturday Tyler S. Parr, Felgar Street and Jenkins Avenue, Saturday Chris C. Angie, 30, Boyd Sreet and Asp Avenue, Saturday Christopher Lloyd Deskin, 45, South Porter Avenue and East Main Street, Saturday Chessnie Deann Gibson, 37, 901 24th Ave. S.W., Saturday, also interfering with official process

Kevin Thomas White, 24, West Boyd Street, Sunday Zachary Dexter Dicarlo, 23, Buchanan Avenue, Sunday DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE Kaylene Fayth Arndt, 20, Imhoff Road and Jenkins Avenue, Saturday Joshua Mark Hensley, 25, Lindsey Street and Van Vleet Oval, Sunday, also possession of marijuana and transporting an open container of alcohol Michael Dwayne Johnson, 34, Buchanan Avenue, Sunday Mario Ernesto Romero, 20, Jenkins Avenue, Sunday Micah Lashaun Daniee Watson, 22, 1300 W. Main St., Sunday DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCEDRIVER UNDER 21 Joshua David Hill, 20, South Classen Boulevard, Sunday, also carrying firearms while intoxicated, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana and unsafe lane change Drake Ashton Farmer, 18, Lindsey Street and Jenkins Avenue, possession of drug paraphernalia, transporting an open container, minor in possession and possession of a fake ID MINOR IN POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL Samantha Kay Ball, 20, 100

W. Lindsey St., Saturday Andrew Craig Bayne, 18, 1300 Jenkins Ave., Saturday Jourdan Paige Dearmond, 18, 1300 Jenkins Ave., Saturday Andra G. Marino, 18, 1300 Jenkins Ave., Saturday Kirby Erin Moen, 19, 1300 Jenkins Ave., Saturday Leslie Elizabeth Montgomery, 18, 1300 Jenkins Ave., Saturday Maggie Cole Murdock, 20, 100 W. Lindsey St., Saturday Stephen John Teirney, 20, College Avenue, Saturday, also unlawful use of a driver’s license PETTY LARCENY Lenora Denise Brown, 3499 W. Main St., Saturday Christina Ann Broudy, 26, 333 N. Interstate Drive E., Sunday Bobbi Lynn Ross, 27, 333 N. Interstate Drive E., Sunday, also on an outstanding warrant MUNICIPAL WARRANT Andrew James Koon, 22, 2073 W. Lindsey St., Saturday, also county warrant ASSAULT AND BATTERY WITH A DEADLY WEAPON Jose Porfirio Ortiz-Santacruz, 38, 1507 Dakota St., Sunday, also felonious pointing of a firearm at another person and possession of a controlled dangerous substance

CAMPUS NOTES

TODAY CHRISTIANS ON CAMPUS Christians on Campus will host a Bible study at noon in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Traditions room. CAREER SERVICES Career Services will have walk-in hours at 1:30 p.m. in the Union. Career Services will host Interviewing 101 at 1:30 p.m. in the Union’s Crimson room.

YOUTH FOR CHOICE Youth for Choice will have a meeting at 8 p.m. in the Union’s Alma Wilson room.

Career Services will host Second Level Interviews at 2:30 p.m. in the Union’s Crimson room.

WEDNESDAY CHRISTIANS ON CAMPUS Christians on Campus will host a Bible study at 12:30 p.m. in the Union’s Sooner room.

CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST Campus Crusade for Christ will meet at 9 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Stadium’s Santee Lounge.

CAREER SERVICES Career Services will have walk-in hours at 1:30 p.m. in the Union.

OUr EARTH OUr Earth will meet at 8 p.m. in Gaylord Hall.

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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Stakes are high in Maine’s vote on gay marriage PORTLAND, Maine — Bolstered by out-of-state money and volunteers, both sides jockeyed Monday to boost turnout for a Maine referendum that could give gay-rights activists in the U.S. their first victory at the ballot box on the deeply divisive issue of same-sex marriage. The state’s voters will decide Tuesday whether to repeal a law that would allow gay marriage. The law was passed by the Legislature and signed by Democratic Gov. John Baldacci last May but has never taken effect. The contest is considered too close to call, and both campaigns worked vigorously — with rallies, phone calls, e-mails and ads — to be sure their supporters cast votes in the off-year election. If voters uphold the law, it will be the first time the electorate in any state has endorsed marital rights for same-sex couples, energizing activists nationwide and deflating a long-standing conservative argument that gay marriage lacks popular support. Conversely, a repeal — in New England, the corner of the country most receptive to same-sex marriage — would be a jolting setback for the gay-rights movement and mark the first time voters overturned a gay-marriage law enacted by a legislature. When Californians voters rejected gay marriage a year ago, it was in response to a court ruling, not legislation. Elsewhere around the country, Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine is locked in a tight battle for re-election in New Jersey, Republican Bob McDonnell is heavily favored in the race for Virginia governor, a hotly contested special congressional election in upstate New York has exposed a rift in the GOP between moderates and conservatives, and billionaire Michael Bloomberg is expected to coast to victory in his bid for a third term as mayor of New York. Apart from Maine, five states have legalized same-sex marr iage — Iowa, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont and New

Hampshire. But all did so via legisMeredith Hunt, who hopes to lation or court rulings, not through wed her partner of 15 years, Melissa a popular vote. By contrast, consti- Hamkins, has been doing door to tutional amendments banning gay door, working the phones and remarriage have been approved in all cruiting volunteers. She took time 30 states where they have reached off from her job as a nurse practithe ballot. tioner Monday to join in the final “The eyes of push for gay the nation will marriage. be on Maine,” “The stakes are high, but so “I’m r unsaid Rea Carey, is our hope that Maine will ning on adrenexecutive di- remain among the growing aline at this rector of the point. I don’t National Gay number of states that extend want to leave and Lesbian the essential security and legal any stone unTa s k F o r c e . protections of marriage to all turned,” said “The stakes are loving, committed couples.” Hunt, 45, who high, but so is lives on a farm our hope that -REA CAREY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE in Bowdoin. Maine will reNATIONAL GAY AND LESBIAN TASK FORCE “ T h i s i s n ’ t main among politics. This t h e g row i n g is personal.” number of states that extend the On the other side, Jeannette essential security and legal protec- Saucier, 71, of Topsham, teletions of marriage to all loving, com- phoned potential voters in hopes mitted couples.” of stopping gay marriage. Brian Brown of the New Jersey“It’s not that I feel bigoted to gay based National Organization of people. We have gay people in my Marriage, which has contributed own family, but I don’t see them $1.5 million to the repeal cam- having to be married to prove a paign, agreed the election is critical point,” she said. for both sides. Both campaigns have attracted He took heart in polls showing a volunteers and hefty financial close race, saying polling in other support from out of state, but the states that voted on the issue tend- financial advantage went to the ed to underestimate the eventual side defending same-sex marriage, opposition to same-sex marriage. Protect Maine Equality. It raised $4 “New England is the one area million, compared with $2.5 milwhere it’s much tougher ground for lion collected by Stand for Marriage us than other Maine, which states,” Brown forced the said. “The fact “I’m running on adrenaline at re p e a l v o t e that in a state this point. I don’t want to leave through a pel i k e M a i n e any stone unturned. This isn’t tition drive. we’re pollMarc Mutty, politics. This is personal.” ing relatively on leave from even shows the -MEREDITH HUNT, GAY RIGHTS ADVOCATE a j o b w i t h depth of supthe Roman port for saying Catholic marriage is between a man and a Diocese of Portland to run the woman.” Stand for Marriage campaign, said In downtown Portland, hun- in a homestretch appeal for donadreds of people carrying signs gath- tions that the election “is about the ered for a raucous noontime rally future of marriage in Maine, and Monday in favor of gay marriage. thus the nation.” Participants were exhorted to go to “It is about whether marriage will City Hall to vote — and make sure continue to be between one man others vote as well. and one woman as God intended

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Kathy Stickel holds a sign while joining supporters who turned out for a gayrights supporter rally the day before election day in Portland, Maine, Monday. Gay marriage has lost in every single state in which it has been put to a popular vote. Gay-rights supporters are hoping to make Maine the exception. and human history has affirmed, or if we will plunge our state into a radical social experiment of ‘any two will do,’” he said. T h e d i o c e s e c o o rd i n a t e d $550,000 in contributions to the repeal campaign and has criticized Baldacci, a Catholic and former altar boy, for signing the marriage law. Gay-marriage opponents have stressed the theme — disputed by their rivals — that gay marriage will be taught in schools if the law is allowed to stand. A Stand For Marriage radio ad Monday focused on an attempt to strip the state license from a high school counselor who spoke out against gay marriage

in a television commercial. “Don’t be fooled. If Question 1 fails and homosexual marriage is legalized, those in power in Maine schools will push it on students just as they are trying to punish one of Maine’s best educators for supporting traditional marriage,” the radio ad said. Gay rights was also on the ballot Tuesday in Washington state, where voters will decide whether to uphold or overturn a recently expanded domestic partnership law that gives same-sex couples the same state-granted rights as heterosexual married couples. —AP

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

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Sooners host Canadians in exhibition Sooners kick off the season with a home game against British Columbia

Two freshmen from Oklahoma City, forward Kyle Hardrick and guard Ryan Randolph, round out the incoming freshman class. AARON COLEN Returning starters for the Sooners are seDaily Staff Writer nior guard Tony Crocker and sophomore guard Willie Warren. The 17th-ranked OU men’s Warren was named a basketball team will play its NOTABLE OU STARTERS preseason first team Allfirst and only exhibition game American, after a freshman of the season when they face Willie Warren season during which he off against the University of No. 13 earned Big 12 Freshman of the British Columbia at 7 p.m. •2008 Big 12 Freshman Year honors. Tuesday night at the Lloyd of the Year The Sooners are projected Noble Center. •Preseason first season by Big 12 coaches to finish The preseason exhibition All-American third in the conference. will be the public’s first look This year’s Sooner squad at the newest Sooners, which Tony Crocker c o m e s i nt o t h e 2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 0 include two McDonald’s AllNo. 5 season ranked No. 16 in the Americans in freshman for• Second on team in ESPN/USA Today poll and No. ward Tiny Gallon and freshthree pointers made 17 in the AP poll. man guard Tommy Mason•Started all 36 games Over the past 21 years, OU Griffin. has a combined exhibition reTuesday’s game will also be cord of 41-2, with two exhibithe first game for the Sooners tion wins last season against against outside competition since the team’s loss in the South Regional Cameron and Panhandle St. OU last faced British Columbia two years final of the NCAA tournament against the eventual national champion, North Carolina ago in Vancouver, Canada, in what was former Sooner and current NBA rookie Blake Tar Heels. OU’s projected starting line-up includes Griffin’s first game in a Sooner basketball three new starters, with senior center Ryan uniform. The Sooners defeated British Columbia Wright joining the two high school All81-62 in that game. Americans. OU is scheduled to begin regular season The Sooners also will be introducing two more ESPN top-100 freshmen, guard Steven play on Nov. 14 in Norman against Mount St. Mary. Pledger and forward Andrew Fitzgerald.

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Freshman guard Willie Warren makes a move to the basket during the Dec. 13, 2008, game against Utah.

SOONER FOOTBALL PRACTICE NOTEBOOK Jones named Big 12 offensive player of the week Freshman quarterback Landry Jones was named the Big 12 offensive player of the week for his performance Saturday against Kansas State. He completed 26 of 37 passes for 294 yards with four touchdowns. “We’re proud of Landry,” head coach Bob Stoops said. “He’s doing a really good job, and the guys around him supported him well.” This was the second time in five starts Jones has been given this award. The last time he won, it was Sept. 21 after passing for six touchdowns against Tulsa en route to a 45-0 victory. Jones said he did not know he was named the player of the week until his father texted him about it Monday afternoon. “I’m honored to be it, humbled,” Jones said. “It’s one of the greater honors, so I’m really excited about it. It’s pretty cool.”

Murray focused on power running During his freshman and sophomore years, junior running back DeMarco Murray was known for eluding tacklers, but he said this season he has worked on being a more physical back. “I’ve just been trying to do a little different things in my power game,” Murray said. “I’m just trying to run people over, not trying to shake and go around people as much.” By becoming more physical, Murray has been able to pick up tough yards and force his way through defenders for first downs. Murray said his favorite hit came against Baylor when he ran over a defensive back because it is the hit that has stood out to him the most.

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Murray will use heating pack on ankle at Nebraska Junior running back DeMarco Murray said he will make sure to do whatever he can to keep his recently injured ankle warm so it does not stiffen up in the cold weather in Lincoln, Neb. “It’s going to be a little chill, but I’m sure they have heat packs out there and whatever I need to keep it warm,” Murray said. There is supposed to be a low of 42 degrees during the day, according to Weather.com, but with the game starting at 7 p.m. it is expected to turn colder throughout the night. Murray injured his ankle Oct. 17 against Texas on a 64-yard pass and run to put the Sooners deep in the Longhorns’ territory. He continued to play injured against Texas, but missed the following week’s game against the Kansas Jayhawks.

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Quarterback Landry Jones, a red shirt freshman, runs the ball during Saturday’s game against Kansas State. The Sooners pulled out a 42-30 victory over the Wildcats.

Big 12 North down in the dumps It is safe to say the Big 12 South is the far superior division in the conference. This has been true both in 2009 and historically, but the extent of how bad the Big 12 North has been this season is somewhat surprising. Since the Big 12 was established in 1996, the South has dominated the conference, and its teams have been the main representatives for the conference during Bowl Championship Series play since its inception in 1998. The South, which consists of OU, Texas, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Texas A&M and Baylor, has won five straight JONO Big 12 titles – OU has won four of those GRECO five - and nine of 13 titles since the conference’s birth. The only teams from the North to win a conference title have been Nebraska(twice), Colorado and Kansas State. Despite the overall dominance by the South, the North has been very competitive over the past few years. Mizzou was a national contender and was at one point ranked No. 1 in the nation when quarterback Chase Daniel played; Kansas won the 2008 Orange Bowl; and many of the North-South matchups have been exciting. But the North has struggled and has fallen far from grace this season. Kansas State, who the Sooners defeated Saturday 4230, leads the North with a conference record of 3-2, and Nebraska – OU’s next opponent – is the only other team in the division to have a winning percentage of at least .500.

The division as a whole has a 10-16 record, which is significantly worse than the South’s 16-10 record. The other four teams in the North each have three losses, and only Iowa State has more than one victory. So why is it that the Big 12 North is so bad this season? You could blame the fact that the teams within the division are beating up on each other. You could blame the fact that some of the teams are young and inexperienced. Both are valid points, but the answer is that outside of Kansas State, the division just is not that good. Granted, some teams from the North have defeated some teams from the South this season, but the North’s body of work so far has been less than impressive. The South holds the 2009 series lead with a 9-3 record, and all three of those victories for the North have come against Baylor and Texas A&M, who are the two worst teams in the South. If the 2009 season plays out like it has started, Texas – who is the only Big 12 team that can boast a perfect record and a top-10 in the BCS – should have a cakewalk to its third conference title and second BCS National Championship appearance in the last five years. It is hard to believe Kansas State, who is back under the control of legendary head coach Bill Snyder, has the best shot of playing in the Big 12 Championship Game over the preseason favorite Nebraska. But with how bad the division has been so far, the North is sadly still up for grabs.

Major League Baseball is almost over, and it seems like most of the country west of the Mississippi would rather watch the next episode of “The Office”. This isn’t to downplay the quality of the teams in the World Series, because nobody can argue that the Yankees have been playing lights out and the Phillies are solid. So why does it seem like the magic of the World Series has already come and gone? One reason may be those in this part of the country do not care, but more likely people around here have not been given a real hook into this series. When ANNELISE anyone who is not a regular baseball RUSSELL fanatic heard who the two teams were they probably tuned out pretty quickly. Even though it has been quite a few years since the Yankees have seen a World Series, it is kind of like hearing that Duke made it to the NCAA Championship. It is almost expected, and there really isn’t anything exciting about it. It’s like parents who refused to pay their kids for grades because they expected them to get all A’s. Yankees highlighting this year’s game are not the only problem. Even though they won the World Series last year, the Phillies are still a team many people around here know next to nothing about. The Phillies have the opposite effect as the Yankees because people have no idea what to think about this Philadelphia team. The names Jason Werth and Cliff Lee mean something to Phillies fans, but to other people, they might as well be foreign tennis stars. Again, this isn’t meant to say that these teams are not some of the best baseball has ever seen, but people are just lost without a reason to tune into this game. Yankees fans have been shouting the rally cry for World Series win No. 27, but what is so special about this number divisible by nine and three. It’s not their first win in a long time, and they have not overcome great obstacles on their road to victory. The Phillies are going for their second win in a row, but most people in this part of the country won’t pay attention long enough to find this out. So as the World Series comes to a close, I wonder how it passed so quickly. It is as if the games were played, and now we move on to another sport. It really is a shame that many people have not found a reason to tune into one of the most spectacular sporting events during the year. Annelise Russell is a journalism and political science junior.

CROSS COUNTRY FRESHMAN RECIEVES AWARD Redshirt-freshman Bill Kogel was named 2009 Big 12 Cross Country Newcomer of the Year this weekend at the Big 12 Championships. The honor is given to the top newcomer finisher in each race of the Big 12 Championship. After sitting out last season, Kogel saw his first action this semester Sept. 29 at the Roy Griak Invitational in Minnesota where he finished in 10th place to lead the Sooners. Koegel recorded his third straight 10th-place finish at the Big 12 Championships while completing the 8,000 meter course in a time of 25:20.65. Koegel’s showing helped the Sooners cap in their highest finish ever in the Big 12 Championships as they took third Saturday. -Daily Staff

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Half Iraqi deaths in October occurred in one attack BAGHDAD — Nearly half of all Iraqis who died in October perished in a single coordinated attack against government offices in Baghdad, a tally by The Associated Press showed Monday. Of the 364 Iraqis killed over the past month, according to the AP count, 155 died in two nearly simultaneous bombs targeting government buildings Oct. 25 in downtown Baghdad — the worst coordinated attack in more than two years. The impact of the devastating bombing, which occurred in one of the most protected parts of the capital, continues to be felt as the government struggles to convince Iraqis it can protect them. The government blamed an alliance of al-Qaida in Iraq and members of Saddam Hussein’s outlawed Baath party for similar bombings in August of the Justice and Finance ministries that killed about 100 people and has called for an international investigation, particularly with regard to the role of neighboring Syria. In a nod toward Iraqi concerns, special U.N. envoy Oscar Fernandez-Taranco met Monday with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and senior government officials as part of “preliminary consultations on the incidents surrounding” the Aug. 19 and Oct. 25 blasts. Fernandez-Taranco said Monday he had come to Baghdad to “listen to the

government of Iraq’s concerns” over security and sovereignty issues. The U.N.’s decision to send the special envoy to Baghdad came before the October attacks. April was the deadliest month in Iraq this year with 451 killed, according to the AP count, followed by June with 448 and August with 425 Iraqis killed. The AP began tracking war-related violence in Iraq in May 2005. The tally includes civilian, Iraqi military and Iraqi police deaths each day as reported by police, hospital officials, morgue workers and verifiable witness accounts. Insurgent deaths are not included. The numbers are considered a minimum. The actual number of those killed are likely higher as many killings go unreported or uncounted. The August and October bombings have infuriated Iraqis, who question how the bombers could have driven their deadly cargo undetected through the multiple checkpoints that dot Baghdad. Al-Maliki’s government, facing a January election, has been under intense pressure to show that the Iraqi military and police are able to handle security as U.S. troops slowly withdraw from the country. Amid the ongoing violence, Iraqi lawmakers have been struggling to agree on a new election law that would enable the

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Civilians inspect a damaged car after a car bomb went off in the western city of Ramadi,70 miles west of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. Two people, including a policeman, were killed when twin car bombs exploded minutes apart in the visitors’ parking lot of Ramadi’s Traffic Police Directorate. parliamentary contests to be held Jan. 16. A key stumbling block has been how to carry out voting in the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, a city claimed by both Arabs and Kurds. On Sunday, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden

spoke to the president of Iraq’s Kurdish autonomous region on the phone, urging him to help pass the crucial legislation, said Saad Al-Barzanji, a lawmaker of the Kurdistan coalition. —AP

RANKS OF MILLIONAIRE COLLEGE PRESIDENTS UP AGAIN The fast-growing group of millionaire private college and university presidents hit a new record in recent years, and it’s likely more college leaders will make sevenfigure salaries once the slumping economy rebounds. A record 23 presidents received more than $1 million in total compensation in fiscal 2008, according to an analysis of the most recently available data published Monday by the Chronicle of Higher Education. A record one in four in the study of 419 colleges’ mandatory IRS filings made at least $500,000. Topping the list is Shirley Ann Jackson at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., whose total compensation the Chronicle pegged at nearly $1.6 million. She was followed by David Sargent at Suffolk University in Boston, who made $1.5 million. However, one-

third of his compensation had been reported as deferred compensation last year and counted as salary this year — an example of the difficulty of making straightforward compensation comparisons. Third on the list is University of Tulsa President Steadman Upham at just under $1.5 million. Overall, median compensation for the group rose 6.5 percent to $359,000, and 15.5 percent at major private research universities, to $628,000. The figures essentially cover the 2007-2008 academic year. Those averages have almost certainly flattened or perhaps fallen since then, with numerous presidents — including Jackson — taking voluntary pay cuts this year amid widespread budget-cutting at their institutions. But experts say the upward trend will almost certainly resume

“The baby boomers are retiring. Boards are in a scramble competing against each other for the remaining available talent.” RAY COTTON, A WASHINGTON D.C.-BASED LAWYER eventually. It may frustrate parents who are paying higher tuition, but experts insist the salaries reflect supply and demand. “The baby boomers are retiring,” said Ray Cotton, a Washington D.C.-based lawyer and expert on presidential contracts and compensation. “Boards are in a scramble competing against each other for the remaining available talent.” But the 24-7 nature of the job

3 strong economic reports lift recovery prospects WASHINGTON — Hopes for the fledgling economic recovery got a boost Monday from better-than-expected news on manufacturing, construction and contracts to buy homes. The surprisingly strong readings provided some comfort that the economy is packing more momentum than assumed going into the end of the year. Still, with jobs scarce, lending tight and consumers wary of spending, it’s unclear whether the gains can be sustained as government stimulus programs wind down. The Institute for Supply Management’s gauge of manufacturing activity grew in October at the fastest pace in more than three years. It was driven by businesses’ replenishing of stockpiles, higher demand for American exports and support from the government’s $787 billion stimulus program. The ISM index shot up to 55.7 in October, the third straight reading above 50, which signals growth in the sector. It was the highest level since April 2006. “It clearly looks like we are seeing a turnaround in the manufacturing sector,” said David Wyss, chief economist at Standard & Poor’s in New York. Economists cautioned that the manufacturing pattern seen in the past two post-recession recoveries likely will be repeated this time: In each case, early strength in manufacturing, led by companies’ restocking of inventories, faded within a few months. Wyss agrees that the ISM index could dip

below 50 in the first quarter of next year. But he thinks that would be a temporary slump and not a sign that the economy was dipping back into recession. “A bit of a slip in manufacturing would be consistent with a sluggish recovery,” he said. The overall economy, as measured by the gross domestic product, expanded at a 3.5 percent rate in the July-September quarter. That number provided compelling evidence that the longest recession since the 1930s was ending. Wyss said he expects GDP growth to slow to around 1.7 percent in the current quarter and to remain sluggish in the first half of next year. Other economists are more optimistic, with some forecasting that GDP growth could come in around 3 percent in the current quarter. They pointed to the government report Monday that construction spending rose a bigger-than-expected 0.8 percent in September, fueled by the strongest jump in home construction in six years. The gain in housing offset continued weakness in construction of office buildings, hotels and shopping centers. In a third report, the National Association of Realtors said the volume of signed contracts to buy previously occupied homes rose 6.1 percent in September to a reading of 110.1. That’s the highest level since December 2006. And it’s more than 21 percent above a year ago. —AP

and the stresses stemming from the recession have made it unappealing to prospective candidates. “Some people just don’t want anything to do with the job because it keeps them up at night,” said Chronicle editor Jeffrey Selingo. “In order to attract and retain good talent they’re going to have to pay for it. They may take a little break now because of the economy, but these pieces are still in place.” Still, colleges will have to absorb the public relations hit that comes with offering seven-figure compensation to an academic leader. The average price of tuition plus room and board at four-year private colleges surpassed $39,000 last year, according to the latest figures from the College Board. The Chronicle noted that 58 institutions charged more than $50,000 this year, up from just five last year. A number of those

schools pay their presidents more than $1 million, including New York University, Columbia and Vanderbilt. The Chronicle also identified three former presidents who received compensation of more than $1 million in 2007-2008, topped by retired George Washington University president Stephen Trachtenberg, whose benefits package was valued at $3.67 million. It identified 85 colleges paying at least a former president or other high-ranking official at least $200,000, typically in deferred compensation and bonuses. “You wonder if these colleges are giving away the store when they sign contracts with employees,” said Sen. Charles Grassley, Rep.-Iowa, who has been a longtime critic of pay practices at notfor-profit institutions. —AP

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» TEGAN AND SARA “SAINTHOOD”

Porcelain glazed rock for the art room crowd. Listening to “Sainthood,” I c a m e t o w o n d e r h ow Paramore can be so insanely popular, while Tegan and Sara only have a fraction of that many fans. It’s sort of surprising how similar JOSHUA their songs BOYDSTON seem to work, even beyond the obvious girl vocalist comparison. For example, in “Sainthood,” the hooks are catchy, the method is polished and the emotions run heavy. But that may be the difference, when Hayley Williams

lets her emotions flow completely inhibited, there is a restraint and subtlety to twins Tegan and Sara Quin’s delivery, and let’s face it, it’s more fun to watch the girls on “Flavor of Love” go crazy than witnessing a serious, heartfelt conversation. And yet there is so much more substance and attractiveness to that conversation, and “Sainthood” works in much the same way. It’s a smart, clever take on pop rock that is precisely executed and carried by the charm of the girls. Noticeably more poppy than its earthy predecessor, “The Con,” “Sainthood” sounds radio-ready with the opening power trio of “Arrow,” “Don’t Rush” and “Hell,” but all too well done and tasteful to see any serious airtime, of course. “Arrow” bounces over spacey synth echoes and scratchy guitars, while “Don’t Rush” glides over a pulsing beat as the Quin

WOLFMOTHER “COSMIC EGG”

Hey, who got Metallica in my Led Zeppelin? When Wolfmother’s self-titled debut came out three years ago, it might have been the most integral piece to a true rock ’n’ roll revival in music. Every piece of music coming out would go through endless labeling and subgenres: lo-fi, indie, nu-metal, grunge and so on.

twins smoothly slur their w o rd s i nt o a s t u rd y i n contrast. The guitar riffs on “Hell” hinge on mall-punk before proving to be in capable hands in a largely dynamic, fist-pumping anthem. The rest of the album holds pace. “On Directing” has Tegan and Sara shining at their brightest vocally, “Alligator” is a sultry disco ballad, and the swelling blue of “The Ocean” is rather lovely. They close with “Someday,” a rather jaunty way to end in fact, with the girls chanting, “might do something I’d be proud of someday/mark my words, I might be something someday.” It’s hard to think that they haven’t yet done something their proud of. With “Sainthood” being such a divine, nearly flawless album, I can only imagine how great it will be when they finally do.

But with Wolfmother this wasn’t so. It was a brash, forthright homage to days of Led Zeppelin. It was simply rock ’n’ roll. “Wolfmother” quickly became noted as one of the best releases of 2006, and while bands like Jet and The Darkness were doing much of the same thing, there was an unmatched authenticity to Wolfmother. It almost came to an end as quickly as it started. Founding members Chris Ross and Myles Heskett deserted front man Andrew Stockdale due to the

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Album cover for “Cosmic Egg,” the newest Wolfmother release.

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Album cover from the newest Tegan and Sara release, “Sainthood”.

standard “irreconcilable personal and musical differences.” After a brief hiatus, Stockdale announced he would continue the band under the same moniker with three added musicians. The recorded result is “Cosmic Egg,” and it seems like Stockdale has more rock ’n’ roll revitalizin’ in mind. While “Wolfmother” mostly seemed to explore the harder side of the ‘70s, “Cosmic Egg” becomes a time warp of all things rock, whooshing through 80s metal and 90s grunge in a most epic journey indeed. The album races to a start with a near RHCP bass groove in “California Queen” to get the trek started. The one-two punch of “10,000 Feet” and “Cosmic Egg” is fueled by thick, concussive riffs sounding like they could have been lifted right off of “Master of Puppets.” The short, scratchy strut of “White Feather” would sound just as natural with Mick Jagger behind the microphone and Keith Richards smoothly ripping into those wavy solos. They even explore the staticfilled noise rock of Sonic Youth with “Phoenix,” a track that bares an uncanny resemblance to “Kool Thing” at times. The summation of exploration comes with “New Moon Rising,” a track that, just as “Woman” did before, allows Wolfmother to progress just as much, ultimately giving the band its own identity beyond their role of reverence. And who knows, if it keeps this up, Wolfmother might have a band doing for them what they are doing for the 70s right now. Joshua Boydston is a psychology sophomore.

HOROSCOPE By Bernice Bede Osol

Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009 SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Trying to buy time by appeasing your mate with promises you don’t intend to keep will eventually blow up in your face. It could even leave a hard-toremove scar in your union. Be up front. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Unless you know how to do another’s job better than him or her, keep your mouth shut. Everything you say will be reported to the powers-that-be, and this person’s job will get dumped in your lap. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Avoid going to expensive places, and hide your credit cards. Chances are you’ll be far more extravagant than usual and could easily put yourself in a regrettable financial bind. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- It’s unlike you not to think your moves through carefully before embarking on an adventurous action. Yet you might throw caution to the wind and take some foolish chances. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Your usual good insights might not be accurate, so don’t be quick to act on any of them. Responding to a hunch might produce a bitter lesson. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- There is nothing wrong with the appeal of novel or even faddish merchandise as long as you want it for a specific purpose. However, don’t buy a white elephant for which you have no use.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -You might need a definite game plan in order to get something accomplished. If you do things in fits and starts, nothing is likely to get done and you could leave many things hanging. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -You’re usually a resilient person who can do multiple things well, yet you might look to others to cover your bases at this time. Sadly, they may mean well but leave you with a mess to clean up. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Don’t depend on someone indebted to you to carry through on his or her word now when you need it. Your pal is likely to wiggle off the hook with a good sob story. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Don’t expect that every person you are pursuing for a joint endeavor will come through. Someone who let you down before will do so again. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -Demanding that others perform distasteful jobs isn’t likely to go over well. If you try, underlings will suggest exactly what you can do with your orders and directives. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Conditions in general aren’t likely to be stable and, sadly, you are not apt to handle any kind of shifting circumstances well. Patience, not rash judgments, will be called for.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

ARTS ALLIANCE SERVES UP CHILI IN CUSTOM BOWLS ASHLEY BERNTGEN Daily Staff Writer

Handmade ceramic bowls will be spinning into Lightwell Gallery Wednesday for the second annual Arts Alliance Chili Bowl. The event will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Fred Jones Art Center, 522 Parington Oval in Norman. The Chili Bowl is a fundraiser that sells bowls made my OU ceramics artists, as well as chili and desserts. Chili in a ceramic bowl sells for $15 at the event and chili without a ceramic bowl sells for $8. All funds from the event benefit scholarships for OU’s School of Art and Art History programs. Dr. Mary Jo Watson, director of the School of Art and Art History and member of the Arts Alliance, said the Chili Bowl is very important to the Arts Alliance. “It is one of our major fundraising events,” Watson said. “This is to help students get into school and stay in school.” She said the Arts Alliance is hopeful that community members will show their support for the fundraiser by stopping by and enjoying a bowl of chili.

Jordan Strickland, who helped organize the event along with the Arts Alliance, said the School of Art and Art History is expecting the Chili Bowl to be even more of a success this year. Strickland said there are 30 people cooking chili this year and 175 bowls for sale. Strickland said the event ran out of bowls pretty early last year. “We’re expecting it to be even bigger this year,” Strickland said. All the bowls are made by the Red Clay Faction, the student-run ceramics club at OU. “We are grateful for their contribution,” Watson said. The fundraiser also includes prizes for the top three crocks of chili.

DETAILS Chili Bowl 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday Lightwell Gallery in Fred Jones Art Center, 522 Parrington Oval in Norman. $15 Chili in ceramic bowl $8 Chili without ceramic bowl

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Custom bowls created for the Art Alliance Chili Bowl.

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Ceremic bowls that will be on salew at the Art Alliance’s second annual Chili Bowl.