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Campus study spots to cater to all-nighters as finals loom Bizzell Memorial Library, Lissa and Cy Wagner Hall to be staffed all hours BROOKE HANKINSON Campus Reporter

Multiple facilities around the OU campus will have extended hours during dead week and final exams week this semester.

Bizzell Memorial Library The library is providing extra hours to all OU students, faculty and staff during dead week and final exams week this semester, according to the library’s website. Beginning Nov. 30 and continuing until 8 p.m.

Dec. 14, the library will remain open 24 hours a day.

OU police officers will be on duty in the library during the extended hours and only OU students, faculty and staff will be allowed to use the library between midnight and 7:30 a.m., where they will be asked to present a valid OU identification card to the library employees.

Lissa and Cy Wagner Hall Lissa and Cy Wagner Hall extended the hours for dead week and finals week starting at 5 p.m. Dec. 2 to Dec. 14. Lissa and Cy Wagner Hall will be open 24 hours a day during dead week and final exams week, according to the University College website.

Oklahoma Memorial Union Oklahoma Memorial Union will still be open 24 hours a day, seven days a

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AT A GLANCE Adjusted dead week hours Bizzell Memorial Library now until Dec. 14 24 hours Lissa & Cy Wagner Hall now until Dec. 14 24 hours

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(left to right) Second year law student Tyler Pearson, economics juninor Dan Phillips, biochemistry and economics junior and leader of the group evan Fry have a team meeting. The students’ project has taken them out of the classroom and into the business world.

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week during the dead week and final exams week this semester, according to the Oklahoma Memorial Union website.

Cate Main The restaurants in Cate Main w ill remain open at regular hours, Dec. 10 through Thursday, Dec. 13, said Amy Buchanan, public relations spokeswoman for OU Housing and Food Services in an email.

O’Henry’s in Cate Main will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Dec. 14. Oliver’s will be open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 14. Cucina Italiana will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 14.

Roscoe’s will be open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 14. Cate Main will be closed Dec. 15 through Jan. 12 for the winter holiday. see WEEK pAGe 2

Sooners work internationally CCEW to develop a western-stytle eyecare clinic in China NADIA ENCHASSI Campus Reporter

A team at OU’s Center for the Creation of Economic Wealth is working on an international partnership between the Dean McGee Eye Institute and a hospital in China.

CCEW’s social entrepreneurship team is helping the Dean McGee Eye Institute, which is located on OU Health Sciences Center Campus and houses the Department of Ophthalmology, in their collaboration with Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital to develop a for-profit eye-care clinic in Sichuan Province, China.

The International Eye Institute would be a joint venture, leveraging the expertise of top western ophthalmologists and talent of Chinese eye surgeons at one of the largest public hospitals worldwide to create ophthalmic surgery centers of excellence within China, serving both the rural and urban population.

Dr. Lloyd Hildebrand, professor of ophthalmology, is one of the ophthalmologists with whom the team has been working at Dean McGee. “The project is developing an eye institute in Chengdu, China to provide world-class eye care, a top-notch western-style ophthalmology residency program and a comprehensive research program,” Hildebrand said in an email. “It will involve a partnership

with the Dean McGee Eye Institute to develop a ‘sister’ institute.”

Dealing with real-world implications, the students’ project has taken them out of the classroom and into the business world. The team is led by Evan Fry, biochemistry and economics junior. The business interns are Dan Phillips, e c o n o m i c s ju n i o r ; Reb e c ca Stevenson, international studies senior; Tyler Pearson, secondyear law student ; and Charlotte Lunday, meteorology senior.

Interns have been tasked with analyzing the domestic and expatriate ophthalmic market in Sichuan Province, China; benchmarking against other joint ventures and clinical partnerships in China; and developing a scalable see RESEARCH pAGe 2

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‘Contagion’ to spark research discussion

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Center opens evaluation survey oU’s Women’s outreach Center has released their breast health programming survey to determine whether programming has impacted students. the end-of-the-semester survey has been used in the past for assessment and to plan succeeding semesters, said Kathy Moxley, Women’s outreach Center director. “the survey usually helps us access how well our programming has been,” Moxley said.

“We’ve utilized this tool for the past fi ve years, and it definitely has helped us determine plans for the future and also determine which programming events students have participated in.” the survey is open through the end of finals week, Moxley said.

“We are interested in students’ feedback,” Moxley said. “so if students want a say in the future programs, we want their opinion.”

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Experts promote undergraduate research program ARIANNA PICKARD

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O U ’s u n d e r g r a d u ate research program is holding events on campus this week to inform students about the range of research opportunities with which they can get involved.

On Monday, the Honors College held an information session to tell students how to get started with undergraduate research programs at OU and how to apply for summer fellowships outside of OU, said Joy Pendley, OU Undergraduate Research Initiatives coordinator.

Today, the undergraduate research program will be holding a screening of the film “Contagion” as a platform to discuss virology research with biology and microbiology professor Susan Schroeder and microbiology lectu re r Ka re n Me ys i ck.

The screening will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at Wagner Hall’s Writing Center, Room 280.

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p rov i d e d p o p c o r n a n d cookies while Schroeder and Meysick talk about the science of disease and how “Contagion” filmmakers worked with medical experts to develop a realistic plotline, Pendley said.

Pendley said she wants to encourage all students to get involved with undergraduate research, not just honors students. To get involved, students can begin by thinking about what sort of research they want to do.

“Usually, they’re sparked by something they learn about in class, or talking with one of their professors about their research,” Pendley said.

Some professors have ongoing research projects that students can get involved with, Pendley said. She encourages students to browse through faculty websites and read faculty research papers to learn about all of the different research faculty are involved with at OU.

Students also can participate in independent studies to develop their own research projects, Pendley said.

There also are many opportunities outside of OU to do hands-on research, and many of these are paid experiences, Pendley said.

One OU student spent six weeks in Maryland doing original mechanical engineering research last summer, and another student travelled to Colorado to participate in laboratory research, Pendley said.

Research doesn’t have to be just about the hard sciences either, Pendley said.

OU’s undergraduate research program also will help students get involved with research involving humanities, social sciences, etc.

Pendley said it’s important for students to start thinking over the break about what research opportunities they’re looking for, and if they have questions they can go to her office and make an appointment.

Arianna Pickard aripickard@ou.edu

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week: Cate Main restaurants close early Dec. 14 Continued from page 1 Joe C. and Carole Kerr McClendon Honors College

Today around campus UResearch will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. in Lissa and Cy Wagner Hall, Room 280.

Students will watch the film “Contagion” and discuss virology research with professors Susan Schroeder and Karen Meysick.

Joe C. and Carole Kerr McClendon Honors College’s library and computer lab will remain open 24 hours a day for honors students, according to the Honors College website.

The office hours in the honors college will remain the same during dead week and final exams week.

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Brew Your Own Tea 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 make their own tea from a variety of brews.

Dead Week De-Stress sponsored by Union Programming Board will be held from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s food court. Free breakfast for dinner and test supplies will be offered.

A Student Success Series seminar titled “Overcoming Procrastination” will be held from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Lissa and Cy Wagner Hall, Room 245.

Psychology sophomore Joel Schanke (left) and sonography sophomore Lexi Willison (right) study for finals in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Schooner room.

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Lissa and Cy Wagner Hall will be open 24/7 from now until 5 p.m. Dec. 14.

Students may reserve study rooms and classrooms, and the Student Learning Center may have extended hours.

Wednesday, dec 5 Free Hot Chocolate 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.

A Student Success Series seminar titled “Managing Stress” will be held from 3:00 to 4 p.m. in Lissa and Cy Wagner Hall, Room 245.

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Tests find water, chemicals LOS ANGELES — Results are in from the first test of Martian soil by the rover Curiosity: So far, there is no definitive evidence that the red planet has the chemical ingredients to support life.

Scientists said Monday a scoop of sandy soil analyzed by the rover’s chemistry lab contained water and a mix of chemicals, but not the complex carbon-based compounds considered necessary for microbial life.

The latest findings reported at a meeting of the A m e r i c a n G e o p hy s i c a l Union meeting in San Francisco came from an instrument aboard the sixwheel rover that baked the soil and analyzed the gases released.

Curiosity landed in Gale Crater near the Martian equator in August on a twoyear mission to study whether the environment on Mars could have been favorable for life.

The dirt at Curiosity’s landing site appeared similar to that found in regions visited by other Mars spacecraft, scientists said. It contained water, sulfur and possibly perchlorate, a compound made up of oxygen and chlorine. NASA’s Phoenix lander, which touched down near the Martian arctic, previously found perchlorate in the soil.

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carbon compound, but scientists have yet to determine whether it’s native to the red planet, or if it came from elsewhere.

Scientists think the best chance of finding complex carbon is at Mount Sharp, a 3-mile-high mountain rising from the crater floor.

Curiosity won’t trek there until early next year.

A comment two weeks ago by the mission’s chief scientist led to speculation that Curiosity had made a major discovery that would be announced Monday. But NASA said last week that wasn’t the case.

The rover is the most sophisticated spacecraft sent to Mars. The rover Opportunity has been exploring craters in Mars’ southern hemisphere since 2004. Opportunity’s twin, Spirit, fell silent in 2010 after becoming stuck in a sand trap.

Continued from page 1 business model for the operational, organizational and financial strategies of the International Eye Institute.

Phillips said one of the most rewarding parts of the project was interacting and negotiating with a delegation from Sichuan P r o v i n c i a l P e o p l e ’s Hospital. This delegation, consisting of highranking executives from the Chinese hospital, visited Dean McGee and the Norman campus two weeks ago.

“We actually got to sit down and discuss with them,” he said. “They hashed out a lot of the details on how to move forward, were definitely interested and took it all home with them to talk more with the [Sichuan P r o v i n c e P e o p l e ’s Hospital] leadership.”

Fry said he’s looking forward to the possibility of visiting China this May

AT A GLANCE CCEW programs The Center for the Creation of Economic Wealth partners students with researchers and private sector mentors in an effort to enhance Oklahoma’s economy through the nurturing of technology-based enterprises.

Technology Commercialization:

Focuses on advancing early-stage technologies by creating commercialization strategies and finding a

on a reciprocal visit to the hospital.

Hildebrand said the Sichuan hospital was chosen because of its “big market, big need and long-term partnership [with Dean McGee] of over 10 years.”

The ultimate goal is a functional first-class center in West China that runs effective blindness-prevention projects, a great training program, world-class ophthalmic clinic and medical research, Hildebrand said.

Ultimately, the CCEW interns have helped the two hospitals build a framework for a sustainable business model.

Hildebrand said his overall experience has been a great one, particularly because he gets to work with “bright students” who “keep him young.”

Nadia Enchassi nadia.j.enchassi-1@ou.edu

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Software Business Accelerator:

The software arm of the center where students develop and launch software and softwarebased products.

Social Entrepreneurship:

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Israel is inherently oppressive There never was a Palestine

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act: The United Nations has Balfour Declaration today; we are still issued more resolutions searching for peace. But what kind of condemning the state of Israel peace? than against every other member state Peace is not achievable unless — combined. Now let me ask you: supported both in action and in speech.

Is Zionism ethical?

The Zionist definition of peace in the Do you, the reader, know what Levant is not true peace. Their definition Zionism is? I’ll help you. From the of peace is Jewish hegemony and a Jewish Virtual Library: suppression of the Palestinian people “The national movement for the to the point that they no longer have the return of the Jewish people to their will to fight back. homeland and the resumption of Jewish As long as Palestinians are denied the sovereignty in the Land of Israel. Has rights that Israelis enjoy, there won’t be come to include the development of the peace. You are fooling yourself if you State of Israel and the protection of the think otherwise.

Jewish nation in Israel.”

Neither side is In lieu of the blameless in this “As long as unacceptable tragedy of conflict. Yet the United Palestinians are the Holocaust, this was States refuses to hold the solution envisioned by accountable for denied the rights Israel the West: create a “Jewish” its transgressions. This that Israelis enjoy, one-sided application state.

Judaism is a religion, of accountability is there won’t be but there is also a Jewish completely and utterly peace. You are ethnicity. The state of antithetical to the pursuit Israel was made for them. of a truly just peace. fooling yourself But what does this really There are so many if you think mean? questions that you must otherwise.”

It means the ask yourself to truly establishment of a nation understand what is wherein, by law, human happening — so many beings are denied citizenship strictly that the limits of this letter are wholly because of their race; a democratic insufficient to properly address them all. country wherein institutions are Why is Israel beyond reproach in the structured to cater to a single ethnic United States? group; a highly organized and efficient Why do U.S. presidential candidates society that operates on the pretense campaign in front of the Americanof creating an ethnically homogeneous Israeli Political Action Committee? state; a place where the members of the Why was the United States among minority ethnic group are treated as only nine countries to vote against inferior citizens and denied the rights of recognizing Palestine as a U.N. other people. nonmember observer state?

To be blunt, these actions are all Why is Israel allowed to continue completely logical. There is no other way its program of illegal settlements to achieve the Zionist goal. It is literally despite the violation of scores of U.N. an impossible task unless done by way of resolutions? repression of other ethnic groups. But is Why are opponents to Zionism called it ethical? anti-Semites, intentionally blurring It is true that there was never an the distinction between Zionism and official Palestinian state — yet neither Judaism? was there ever a Jewish state. However, You can’t learn everything necessary there were Arabs living in Palestinian for from reading this letter. However, if thousands of years. you take the time to truly look into this Why do you suppose these people unacceptable situation, it will be plain might be angry when the Western world to you that something needs to change, voted to create a state meant to exclude both in Israel and in the United States. them, on their very land? Have you really thought about why this might make Collin Tyler is the public relations officer people want to fight? for the Arab Students Association and a We are still dealing with the Middle Eastern studies senior. repercussions of the short-sighted

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nderstanding the conflict a democratic state of Israel. between the Israelis and The two sides were closest to Palestinians can be complex, achieving peace in 2000 at Camp but it begins with realizing there are David when President Clinton brought several common misconceptions. together Israeli Prime Minister Ehud First, many believe Israel was Barak, Palestine Liberation Organization established as a state for the Jewish Chairman Yasser Arafat, and their people due to the Holocaust. Actually, negotiators. throughout much of the 1800s and President Clinton presented a early 1900s, Jewish nationalism balanced plan, which the Israeli rose and tens of thousands of leadership and Palestinian negotiators people immigrated to their ancient found acceptable. Arafat gave no homeland, Eretz Yisrael. By 1945, counter-offer or any of his own ideas and over 550,000 Jews and 1.1 million simply walked away.

Palestinians lived there.

More relevant to A second recent violence is Israel’s “No country on misconception is withdrawal of this planet would unilateral Israel simply took all citizens and military tolerate such over Palestinian land. forces from Gaza in 2005.

Contrary to popular This disengagement was violence against belief, there has enacted to promote peace its citizens. While and give the Palestinians never been a state of Palestine; it has peace is optimal, more social and economic only been a territory freedom.

Israel has taken governed by various However, fighting necessary measures broke out between two empires.

Most recently, the Palestinian factions: Fatah to defend itself Ottomans controlled and Hamas. Hamas took against terrorist it, until the British control of Gaza, while conquered them during Fatah maintained control aggression.”

World War I. of the West Bank.

Much of the land Hamas, whose charter settled by Jewish immigrants was calls for the destruction of Israel, is listed legally purchased from the governing as a terrorist organization by numerous entity. countries. Since Israel’s withdrawal In 1947, due to growing tensions in Gaza, Palestinian terrorist factions and the end of British rule, the United have fired thousands of rockets at Israeli Nations set forth a partition plan, cities. One can only imagine what might Resolution 181, for two states: Israel have been if Hamas did not take control. and Palestine.

No country on this planet would The Jewish leadership accepted tolerate such violence against its the plan, while the Palestinian Arab citizens. While peace is optimal, Israel Higher Committee rejected it. Current has taken necessary measures to defend Palestinian Authority President itself against terrorist aggression.

Mahmoud Abbas has said denouncing Peace cannot exist until these the U.N. proposal was a mistake.

Palestinian factions denounce violence Following the Palestinian rejection, and stop demanding pre-conditions several Arab states invaded Israel and before negotiating. The only way a twoattempted to claim the entire territory state solution can work is if the two sides as their own. Instead, the Israeli forces sit down together, set aside politics, and defended themselves and when the discuss realistic ideas.

1949 armistice lines were drawn, Israel The recent conflict in southern Israel had expanded from 55 percent of the and Gaza is unsustainable for the territory to 78 percent. security of both entities. The Israeli and In the end, the Palestinians still Palestinian people deserve peace, and had no sovereignty over any land, they cannot afford to live in fear any as Jordan and Egypt took control longer. of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, respectively.

Much has happened in the 64 years Sam Peyton is president of Sooners for since independence was declared for Israel and a political science senior.

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2012 Being far more adventurous and enterprising than usual, you could have an exciting year. However, be careful that you don’t let your boldness exceed your good judgment.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) --If a close pal does something that you find to be offensive, don’t stew about it in silence. Air your grievance, allowing it to be resolved.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- In your heart, you’ll know what needs doing, yet you still might devote only a modicum of effort to getting it done. Your rewards will reflect your input.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Don’t be too quick to chastise co-workers if they aren’t pulling their weight.

Their explanation might end up pointing to the example you’ve been setting.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) --This isn’t a particularly good day to take a gamble, but if for some reason you feel you need to, bet only on yourself and your abilities, in situations that you totally control.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- There are strong indications that you won’t be able to exercise the necessary resolve or willpower to

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overcome a tough situation. Both the flesh and the spirit must be willing.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You can be a well-organized person, but only when you choose, which isn’t likely to be the case currently. Your workspace could be cluttered with a lot of nondescript items.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Disappointment is likely if you expect too much from people who are only casual acquaintances. Most will feel they don’t owe you a thing, and won’t want to go out of their way for you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- If you have something going that is likely to ruffle feathers, don’t try to shift the blame for household friction onto anybody else but you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Guard against inclinations toward the negative in terms of what you’re hoping to accomplish. Adopting a defeatist attitude will impede any progress you’re trying to make.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- One of the weakest and least effective things you could do is to attempt to intimidate subordinates. If you want them to do your bidding, try something positive.

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Journalism junior and assistant online editor at The Daily Hillary McLain models a new popular trend of incorporating studs and spikes into women’s clothing and accessories. The style is becoming more popular and can be worn in a style that will fit any personality, from bold and daring to modest and everywhere in between.

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tudded clothing Life & arts columnist toughness without going isn’t just for bikers overboard. Wear a threeanymore. This new quarter sleeved shirt with trend is making its way into sleeves covered in studs or stores near you. Campus spikes. Another option is Corner boutique Lucca has to wear a chiffon shirt with had this look around for studded accents on the about a month, and store collar, cuffs or front pocket. employee Amy Trowridge “A lot of studded clothing Shannon Borden anticipates the trend will is being made of chiffon,” shannonborden@ou.edu be around for a while. The Trowridge said. “The edgy trend can be worn by flowing material makes the everyone if it is styled correctly. However, edginess of the studs look more feminine.” you have to wear the trend in accordance You also can wear this trend on your feet with your personality. without wearing spike-covered shoes. Try heels with studded accents on the heel or The Daring Diva toes only. Nude heels with gold studs on You bold ladies will have no problem the heels are feminine and look great with rocking this trend with confidence and skinny jeans or colored dresses. flare. Studs or spikes look great with leather.

Modestly Stylish Leather jackets with studs around the shoulders take an already-edgy jacket to a Less is more for the modestly-stylish girl. badass level.

Spikes may be too intimidating for you, but One of my favorite (and possibly danger- metal studs used sparingly to accent may ous) ways to wear spikes is on shoes. Stiletto be a perfect balance. heels covered in metal spikes are the most Modest dressers should wear small studpopular, but some styles of flats like mocca- ded accents or jewelry to get the punk look sins or high-top sneakers are incorporating without it being over the top, Trowridge studs and spikes, as well. Mix up the metal said. Buying handbags with small studded colors with gold or rose gold to make the accents or patterns is also a great way to look more feminine. sport the trend.

Jeans with studded accents on the back Moderately Adventurous pockets or lining the tops of front pockets or So, you aren’t bold enough for leather leather boots that have square studs lining jackets and hazardous shoes? That’s fine. the top or accenting the buckle strap gives a There are plenty of toned-down ways touch of edge without making you look like to rock this trend for the moderately you are over-doing it. adventurous. The key is to wear the heavymetal trend as accents.

Shannon Borden is a professional writing Using studs and spikes as accents rather sophomore. than all over is a great way to get a hint of

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OUDaily.com ›› Former Sooner great and current Detroit Lion wide receiver Ryan Broyles tore his ACL Sunday, his second such injury in two seasons.

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OU to wrestle with Razorbacks in Fayetteville Razorbacks led by all-conference guard B.J. Young Dillon Phillips

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After playing only its second home game of the year, the OU men’s basketball team hits the road again when it plays Arkansas at 6 tonight in Fayetteville, Ark. “Arkansas is very deep,” coach Lon Kruger said.

“They’ve got a lot of players back this year, and we expect that to be a challenge.”

First-team preseason AllSEC sophomore guard B.J. Young is Arkansas’ biggest offensive weapon. He leads the Razorbacks with 21.4

points per game and is shooting 47 percent from the field.

But Arkansas isn’t a oneman team; the Razorbacks also boast second-team preseason All-SEC junior forward Marshawn Powell, who provides the Hogs with a presence down low.

“He’s real versatile,” senior forward Romero Osby said.

“He plays inside and outside.

When you’re matching up with a guy like that, you just got to make him settle for jumpers and stuff like that.”

Powell is averaging 13.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game and is fresh off a 19-point, seven-rebound performance in Arkansas’ 91-82 loss to Syracuse.

AT A GLANCE OU on the road The Sooners are 4-1 away from Norman this season with their only loss coming to No. 10 Gonzaga. OU won just four road games all of last season.

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“If you let him get down in the post and be real crafty and make moves and get you in foul trouble and stuff, you’ll be in trouble the whole night,” Osby said. “So he’s one of them guys that even though he can shoot the jumper, you’d rather have

him doing that than killing you down in the paint.”

The Sooners are 4-1 away from home — 6-1 overall with their only loss coming to No. 10 Gonzaga — matching the number of road wins they had all of last season in just their first seven games.

“We’ve only played two games at home,” Osby said.

“The majority of our games have been on the road or a neutral site. So it’s been big for us, and I’m glad that we get a chance to have another good test against a SEC team on the road.

“It’ll be good for us.”

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Senior forward Romero Osby (24) drives the lane against Northwestern State on Friday. The Sooners won the game, 69-65.

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‘Co-championship’ no championship at all for Oklahoma

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he OU football sports columnist team celebrated its 44th conference championship on the field at Amon G. Carter Stadium on Saturday, following the Sooners’ season-ending 24-17 victory against TCU. The players wore hats and Dillon Phillips T-shirts adorned with the dphillips85@ou.edu words “Big 12 Champions,” celebrated with fans and posed for pictures with the trophy.

And let them celebrate. After all, it’s true: The Sooners are Big 12 champs for the eighth time in the conference’s 17year existence.

But those shirts and hats should have a big fat asterisk on them.

Although OU shares this season’s Big 12 title with Kansas State, making both teams Big 12 champions per the conference’s rules, the Big 12 can only send one representative to a BCS bowl game as the conference’s champion.

Therefore, a tiebreaker exists to determine who the “true” champion is in the event of a tie, and that tiebreaker goes to whichever team won the head-to-head matchup between the two teams — in this case, Kansas State.

So both teams get the hats, the T-shirts and the trophy, but only one gets to represent the conference in a BCS game. Go figure.

In today’s politically correct everyone-is-a-winner world, it’s no surprise the Big 12 had it put in its rulebook that in the event of a tie, both teams can claim conference titles. But by having a tiebreaker in place to select a single BCS representative if there is a tie, isn’t the conference undermining its own rules?

The Big 12 essentially is saying, “Yes, we have two co-Big 12 Champions this season, but really, we only have one ‘true’ champion.” How much sense does that make?

The Big 12’s logic here is this: Because the conference no longer has a title game, there’s no way to determine a true champion in the event of tie, no way to settle it on the field.

But the Big 12 has a round-robin schedule, meaning everybody plays everybody, so the head-to-head tiebreaker exacted to give Kansas State its bid to the Fiesta Bowl

perfectly is capable of determining a true champion, and that’s essentially what it did this season.

So why on Earth does the Big 12 insist on naming cochampions when it knows it already has a tiebreaker in place for just such scenarios?

I couldn’t tell you, but I can tell you how stupid I think it is: really stupid.

It’s a stupid, stupid rule. It’s like handing out three golds on the medal stand at the Olympics. Everyone knows who really won, so why are we playing this dumb game of semantics?

This is college football, not church league softball; Not everybody gets a trophy.

So go ahead, OU, claim this season’s title; no one can blame the Sooners for playing by the rules. But every time I see the year “2012” listed as a conference title, it forever will be blemished by an invisible asterisk.

Dillon Phillips is a journalism junior ans assisstant sports editor for the Daily.

Follow him on Twitter at @DillonPhillips_.

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