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Bill could allow guns on college campuses OU not likely to follow state of Texas which may enact law starting Sept. 1 HILLARY MCLAIN The Oklahoma Daily

Colleges in Texas may soon allow guns on campus if proposed legislation is passed by the House of Representatives. The bill, which was authored b y R e p re s e n t a t i v e D av i d S i m p s o n (R-Longview), would allow concealed carry license holders to carry firearms on college

campuses, which is presently illegal. OU’s chapter of the Young Democrats and President Boren’s office disapprove of the idea. Chris Shilling, OU spokesman, said allowing guns to be carried on college campuses would present a threat to students, faculty and staff. “To allow people to have guns who have not trained with our police units could create chaos in a crisis situation,” Shilling said in an e-mail. “Police would not be able to sort out dangerous gunmen from others on campus with guns.”

ONLINE AT OUDAILY.COM » Link: View the original bill online The Young Democrats executive council has taken the same stance as President Boren. “[President Boren] has previously spoken out against having guns on the University of Oklahoma campus when they are not in the hands of law enforcement professionals. We agree with him completely,” Ashley Edwards, president of the Young Democrats

said. Allowing guns on campus might also hinder OU’s ability to promote the school as a safe place, according to Shilling. “In addition to compromising the safety of our campuses, allowing guns on campus could also damage our ability to recruit students and faculty who are likely to view our campuses as unsafe environments,” Shilling said in an e-mail. OU College Republicans President SEE BILL PAGE 2

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Top: Psychology sophomore Monet Olorunnisomo paints on a canvas during Friday’s Miss African Queen pageant in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Molly Shi Boren Ballroom. Right: Early childhood education junior Karla Ude (left) and University College freshman ‘Jemiyo Akande (right) watch as psychology sophomore Monet Olorunnisomo is named Miss African Queen 2011.

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Women’s studies program offers scholarships for full-time single mothers Applications due March 1 for up to $4,000 in financial aid assistance SARAH MARTIN The Oklahoma Daily

Single-mother students taking classes full time have the opportunity to apply for financial aid available through a university program. The Women’s and Gender Studies Program is offering two scholarships: • The Betty Baum and Norman Hirschfield Award offers three $4,000 awards through an endowment. The scholarship was created in 1999. • The Empowerment of Spirit Award, which was created in 2009, gives what it can based on yearly funding. Applications for both scholarships are due March 1. Applicants must be a single mother raising children, a full-time student at any of the Norman campuses, have completed two full semesters within the last five years and have a GPA of 3.0 or higher. The recipients are chosen by the Women’s and Gender Studies Faculty, said Brenda Houser, program spokeswoman.

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Jamie Brown, microbiology senior, received Brown plans to go to medical school after the Betty Baum and Norman graduation. Hirschfield award last year. One of the 2010-11 Brown, the mother of a 2-yearEmpowerment of Spirit Awards old, said it was nice to see scholwent to letters senior Sara arships established for single Linman, a mother of two. Linman • Be a single mother mothers. said she returned to school in raising children Brown’s daughter, Addison, 2006, taking night classes and was born in the June after her has been a full-time student at • Be a full-time student freshman year. She was enrolled OU since 2008. in class the next fall, without takLinman graduated from high • Have completed two ing any semesters off, she said. school in 1995 and took unisemesters in the past five Brown said she also receives versity classes but left school to years tuition waivers and grants, but get married. After her divorce, takes out some loans to pay her Linman decided to go back to • Have a 3.0 GPA bills. The scholarship allowed school and pursue her dream to her to take out fewer loans, she be an attorney. said. “I have such an immense “I was grateful not just for the amount of gratitude to be able to money but to know that there is a support sys- have the opportunity to go back to school and tem out there for single moms who are trying to get an education, it’s kind of like a do-over,” go to school and make their kids a better life,” Linman said. Brown said. Linman has two sons, ages 10 and 7. In addition to going to school, Brown “My kids and I do our homework together, has worked as a teaching assistant for they have seen me struggle through classes that Undergraduate Human Physiology Labs and are really, really hard for me to take,” Linman this semester she works as a note taker in the said. “It’s really good for them to go through athletic department. that experience with me.”

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After a 10-day shortage, the state now has an adequate blood supply thanks to donors, an Oklahoma Blood Institute spokeswoman said. The blood emergency began Feb. 3, after winter storms canceled more than 50 blood drives across the state and prevented donors from visiting local centers, OBI spokeswoman Leslie Gamble said. The emergency meant the institute had less than a one-day supply that is typically used, Gamble said. “It’s not too dramatic,” she said. “All hospitals across the state all had good inventories of blood on site. If we looked at what we had and projected how long it would last without more donations, we would have only made it one day.” One of the canceled blood drives was the OU-OSU Bedlam Blood drive, which was scheduled for Jan. 31 to Feb. 4, however, the OU campus was closed. Typically, about 700 people donate blood in one day, Gamble said. “Across the state we have a large number of blood drives each day,” Gamble said. “There is a big impact from one or two days of being shut down.” After declaring the emergency, Oklahoma Blood Institute e-mailed donors and extended business hours to encourage participation from the community. Institute leaders were grateful with those who made donating blood a priority, CEO John Armitage said. Although the institute has received enough blood to end its emergency, organizers still encourage participation in blood drives and visits to community donation centers. “Even though this emergency has passed, the need for blood hasn’t,” Armitage said. “This emergency illustrated just how important regular blood donation is to the health of Oklahomans.” To donate, visit Norman Regional Hospital, 901 N. Porter Ave. from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. today.

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Volunteer dental care earns OU College of Dentistry award Oklahoma City residents without insurance recieve free dental treatment, program director says

Today around campus » Reporters involved in the Daniel Pearl project will speak at 9 a.m. in the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication’s Hall of Fame Room and at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. in the Ethics & Excellence in Journalism Auditorium. » A “Biggest Loser” contestant will speak on body image at 10:30 a.m. in Adams Hall, Room 114. » OU Art Alliance will host Art from the Heart at 11:30 a.m. in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s Lightwell Gallery. Tickets are $15. » Donald Asher will speak at the “Student Success Series: Find Your Major” at 12:30 p.m. in the Union’s Meacham Auditorium. » Donald Asher will speak at the “Student Success Series: Find a Job With Any Major” at 2:30 p.m. in the Union’s Meacham Auditorium. » Nancy Matthews will review students for the pre-calculus exam hosted by Student Success Series 3 p.m. at Wagner Hall, Room 245. » The Faculty Senate will meet at 3:30 p.m. in Jacobson Hall, Room 102.

Tuesday, Feb. 15 » The School of Art & Art History will host a Graduate Art Exhibition called Mixed Tape from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s Lightwell Gallery.

they live in the Greater Oklahoma City Area,” Manual said. “OU has been wonderful; we really couldn’t do it without OU.” Good Shepherd Ministries, located at 12th Street and JOSH BURKS Harvey Avenue, is a multifaceted community outreach The Oklahoma Daily center, which also houses a food pantry and clothing room open to anyone in need, Manual said. Dental students’ and faculty’s volunteer efforts with a Dr. Frank Lipsinic of the OU College of Dentistry submitdowntown Oklahoma City outreach center has earned ted an award application for the school through a letter to an OU college national recognition for the dental federation. community service. “The primary objective for student A formal relationship The International Federation of community service is to instill an attiDental Educators and Associations with Good Shepherd was tude of charity and mindfulness of othnamed the OU College of Dentistry as established in 1978, a few ers,” Lipsinic wrote in his submission. the recipient of the 2011 Orna Shanley years after medical students “Particularly in a lucrative profession Prize for outstanding community service began treating minor ailments such as dentistry, one must have early in its partnership with Good Shepherd exposure to the concept of giving back if in a downtown bar.” Ministries. it is to be ingrained in the fiber of one’s Every two weeks, dental students, — DR. FRANK LIPSINIC, OU COLLEGE being.” dental hygiene students and faculty A formal relationship with Good volunteers spend Monday and Tuesday OF DENTISTRY Shepherd was established in 1978, a few nights providing care for children and years after medical students began treatadults, Good Shepherd Ministries Director Cathy Manual ing minor ailments in a downtown bar, Lipsinic wrote. said. Tooth extractions are performed on adults at the “For a while they just put up a sheet between the bar and Monday night clinic, while children receive preventative the people that needed care, and then they moved here care Tuesdays, such as cleaning, fluoride treatments and shortly after,” Manual said. “Now they see 12 adult patients tooth sealants. or eight children each night.” “Anyone who doesn’t have insurance is eligible, as long as

BILL: Boren, OU spokesman say no Continued from page 1 Hunter Ligon said he is unsure of the legislation and thinks the idea needs to be explored. “I’m hesitant to approach that issue, I don’t know how to feel about it, so I won’t officially take any stance on the part of the College

Program honors Dr. Seuss by reading with children OU students can encourage reading among Norman youth by participating in an event celebrating the late Dr. Seuss’ birthday. The Student Oklahoma Education Association will host a two-part event March 2 called Read Across America. At the first event, students will read Dr. Seuss books to elementary school students at McKinley Elementary School. The second event will be a free on-campus lecture titled “Reading as a Multisensory, Social Activity” in Collings Hall, Room 250 by author and professor Lawrence Bains. “Reading is a lost pastime among youth in America today,” said Christine Engelbrecht, association president. “Organizing this event allows us to do our part to raise awareness about the importance of reading for young people.” To participate in Read Across America, contact Christine Engelbrecht at MissChris@ou.edu.

Republicans,” Ligon, broadcast journalism sophomore, said. The proposed legislation also states that colleges are not allowed to make any rules forbidding the carrying of firearms by a person with a concealed carry license. If the law passes, it will go into effect Sept. 1, in Texas.

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Dancing competition raises money for Children’s Miracle Network

Repairs on Nielsen Hall sidewalk begins Crews began to repair the sidewalk north of Nielsen Hall, which caved in under a truck carrying a load of concrete and dirt. The physical plant freed the truck with a backhoe used to dig holes for trees, using the scoop of the backhoe to lift the truck from the side.

Dancing never felt so good. At least that’s how Laura Bock felt when Dance Marathon raised almost $73,000 for the Children’s Miracle Network. That amount was $20,000 more than event organizers’ original goal, said Bock, Dance Marathon 2011 chairwoman. Bock and her team had hoped to get 650 people registered to dance Feb. 11 in the Huston Huffman Center. In the end, about 1,100 people turned up, she said. Bock said she didn’t think there would be more than 1,000 people taking part in the event, but she said that was the best part. “It was so great seeing all the OU students come in, how excited they were — and then looking out into the crowd and seeing how many people there were,” Bock said. On the morning of Dance Marathon, about 900 attendees had registered, but later that day, people continued to sign up, Bock said. Bock said she didn’t know the exact pull Dance Marathon had on students this year, but she attributed much of the event’s success to Campus Activities Council’s active publicity. “We really used social media a lot this year,” Bock said. Though Bock said Dance Marathon staff haven’t yet set a goal for next year, they are “hoping it can be an event that can continue to grow each year.”

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» Students will screen “The Education of Shelby Knox” and conduct a Skype discussion with Shelby Knox from 7 to 9 p.m. in Wagner Hall, Room 145. » Chi Alpha Campus Ministries will host LateNite: Dorm Edition at 9 p.m. Tuesday in Adams Tower, Tarman basement.

Wednesday, Feb. 16 » Major and Minors Fair will be at 11:30 a.m. in the Union’s Molly Shi Ballroom. » Waffles will be served to students writing papers in the writing center 9 to 11 a.m. in Wagner Hall, Room 280. » The free Health and Fitness Seminar, part of Willpower Wednesdays, will take place at noon in the Huston Huffman Fitness Center. » OU Trombone Choir will present a free concert at 8 p.m. in Catlett Music Center’s Paul F. Sharp Concert Hall. » Anthony Stoops will present a free faculty concert playing the double bass 8 p.m. in Catlett Music Center’s Pitman Recital Hall. » Men’s basketball will host Nebraska at 8 p.m. in Lloyd Noble Center. » Softball will host St Gregorys at 4 p.m. at the OU Softball Complex.

» This day in OU history

Feb. 14, 1980 Baseball field designs approved The Facilities and Planning committee approved preliminary designs of the L. Dale Mitchell baseball field. The stadium was initially designed to have a seating capacity of 1,500 with grass ramps to provide additional seating until funds were raised for more bleachers. OU played their first game there Feb. 27, 1982. Today’s seating capacity is 2,700.

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Choose your own zombie apocalypse OU students Kyle West and Jelani Sims set out to create a Choose Your Own Adventure story BROOKE MYERS The Oklahoma Daily

Editor’s Note: Jelani Sims is a current Daily columnist and Kyle West is a former Daily staff writer. What if zombies were coming for you? That’s what Kyle West, OU graduate, thought two years ago when he was a professional writing junior in the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication. It was a question that provided framework for the writer’s first novel where the reader is the protagonist, and the outcome is undetermined. He began writing about 40 pages before he realized the project was larger than he had intended, West said. Jelani Sims, professional writing senior, got involved in the production process when he and West were in professor Melvin Odom’s Writing the Short Story class and West announced his idea for a Choose Your Own Adventure book. Sims jumped on board, and the two began the long process of mapping out the story. “We would work on it late [at] night,” said Sims. “Kyle would come over to my room and we would sit and map it all out. . . . We took things that you often see in zombie movies: forests, malls, Walmart, cities, airports.” HELEN GRANT/THE DAILY During the summer, they wrote it all out, West said. Professional writing senior Jelani Sims and professional writing graduate Kyle West hold their first book, Night of The Necromancer “I was really cruel sometimes,” he said. “I guess it was my in the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication’s professional writing alcove. Sims and West co-authored an e-book job to keep everything on track and stuff. Jelani would get in a Choose Your Own Adventure format on surviving zombie apocalypse. distracted with school and I would have to tell him the book was more important – no, not really.” “Basically, you just go to Amazon.com and it’s easy, anyBut reviews have been positive. Sims and West created a T h o u g h t h e y w e re i n s p i re d by b o o k s l i k e t h e one can do it,” Sims said. Facebook group and a blog for the book. All three reviews “Goosebumps” series, West and Sims say their end prodAmazon’s CreateSpace, which West and Sims used to on Amazon.com have awarded the book five stars. uct — “The Night of the Necromancer: Can You Survive the publish their book, is a manufacture-on-demand model That excitement, the authors said, was the very thing Zombie Apocalypse?” — is unique. and requires no up-front investment in in- that attracted Sims and West to write a zombie novel. “There are Choose Your Own Adventure ventory, according to Amazon.com. “I think it’s just the aspect of the unknown — fearing the books, but the book is unique in its own Through Amazon, writers can create unknown,” West said. “Like whenever you read a horror We tried to have some Kindle e-books as well as print versions, book, it’s not so much the zombie or the monster that’s way because there are none that are as big as this one,” West said. detailed characters, and the company takes royalties from sales scary, but it’s the fact that you don’t know what’s after Sims said he and West tried to pay closer of the book. you.” like make it a story attention to detail than is evident in other Barnes and Noble’s Nook also sells West Sims said he has always liked stories in which people are that maybe you feel books of the same genre. and Sims’s book. put to the test. like you’re reading “We tried to have some detailed charac“The Night of the Necromancer” costs “It’s just people in situations — dire situations — and a novel, the only ters, like make it a story that maybe you feel $3.99 for a digital copy, and the print ver- coming out and surviving,” Sims said. “I like that theme in like you’re reading a novel,” Sims said. “The difference is you’re sion costs $16.99. horror, and I like the monsters and gore as well. only difference is you’re making decisions making decisions Being published authors has evoked Sims said “The Night of the Necromancer” is written to every now and then.” some mixed emotions, especially once capture that thrill by using second-person point of view, so every now and then.” Their goal, Sims said, was to make a true OU and Gaylord College began publiciz- the reader feels like part of the story. hybrid of a novel and a Choose Your Own ing their new book. West said he feels proud of what he’s done and that it’s — JELANI SIMS, Adventure book. “I was like ‘oh my gosh now people are something he’s wanted to do his whole life. PROFESSIONAL WRITING It wasn’t the duo’s intention to publish going to know about it, and they’re going West and Sims said they are both are in the process of SENIOR the book once they began writing, they to read it and they might think I’m dumb writing and refining new novels, they said. said. With Odom’s encouragement, howand can’t write,’” Sims said laughing. “Or “It’s kind of my aspiration to be the black Stephen King, ever, they decided they should go for it. they might like it. You know, either way it’s and to be a popular horror author,” Sims said. “That’s my “We kind of advised ourselves,” Sims said. “We basically kind of terrifying to kind of set out your child — this thing goal — to become a popular horror author and make a camotivated ourselves.” that you’ve birthed — and just have people have their way reer out of it.” Printing the book cost nothing but time. with it.”

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High cost for education In an effort to stem the brutality of enormous cuts to If we’re not careful, OU could find itself in a similar posihigher education, Texas Gov. Rick Perry came up with a tion as Texas schools. Gov. Mary Fallin recently proposed solution: community colleges ought to create $10,000 de- a 3-percent cut in higher education. The Daily reported in gree programs. December that the College of Arts and Sciences is getting Sounds great on the surface, but when analyzing what it hit with a $1.7 million cut for the 2012 fiscal year, which would take, it’s clear this is another futile attempt at ignor- could mean cutting some majors and minors and moving ing the higher-education crisis facing many states suffer- more classes online. ing from huge budget shortfalls. While universities have access to technology that can First, not every degree can be brought down to $10,000. reduce some costs, online courses save little if any money. In Texas, there is only one degree students can obtain for a This is because the largest expense of classes is the salaries little less than $10,000 in tuition and fees — a Bachelor of of faculty members, who have to be just as involved with Applied Technology — that is offered at three community online coursework as they are in a classroom. colleges. This became evident during the days of However, this doesn’t include the costs of canceled classes on our own campus. Many We’re all textbooks, which amounts to around $4,000. So professors we talked to said putting lectures even the cheapest degree a student in Texas can on Desire2Learn via podcasts or slideshows for efficient get still ends up around $13,000. required almost as much work as doing it in government, Unless Texas legislators are willing to sacrithe classroom. but not at the fice the quality of a four-year degree, creating The simple fact of the matter is funding for cost of our more degrees with $10,000 limits is going to be higher education, not just in Texas, should be generation’s impossible. Tuition, fees and textbooks for fourpreserved. Continuous cuts are only cheapeducation.” year degrees average $31,696 at public universiening the quality of public education as colties in Texas, according to the Higher Education leges are forced to make tough decisions in Coordinating Board. Bringing such a number down to the face of budget shortfalls. We’re all for efficient govern$10,000 will only result in drastic cheapening of the qual- ment, but not at the cost of our generation’s education. ity of college degrees. Of course, the only real way to combat the higher-edAfter hearing of Perry’s radical idea, South Texas College ucation crisis would be for states to get serious on some President Shirley Reed said one of the ways a $10,000 de- of the unnecessary tax breaks for wealthy corporations, as gree could be accomplished is by reducing the number of well as raising taxes on wealthier citizens — solutions tanhours in degree programs. tamount to totalitarian socialism in red states like Texas “But will the students actually have the competencies and Oklahoma. that the employer is looking for?” Reed asked in an article However, once the sacrifices of austerity measures reon Statesman.com. That is the essential question. veal that we don’t have a well-educated workforce, which Further proving that creating $10,000 degrees will be a in turn will lead to greater economic decline, perhaps the next-to-impossible task is the fact that the Texas House’s wealthy libertarians will finally realize the benefits of some base budget eliminates all funding for the only current collective forms of government. $10,000 degree in the state. The only way such a degree could exist is if public institutions received enormous Comment on this column at OUDaily.com subsidies.

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Students need understanding of subject matter, not a word limit Can you imagine asking a hunter to kill his game with no amount of effort into the asless than five bullets? Probably not. The best hunters take signment. Shouldn’t both STAFF COLUMN down their prey quickly and efficiently, without squander- of those things be obvious ing ammunition. The request would seem both unreason- from reading the essay? er able and unnecessary. I have a working theory Steven Zoeller The same applies to writers. Words are their ammunition. that some professors only If we wouldn’t ask a hunter to shoot unnecessary bullets, read the first few parathen professors shouldn’t require students to write a mini- graphs before deciding on a grade. The blatant insistence mum number of words when writing essays. on a word count seems to support this theory. The convention dates back to grade school and remains That’s a problem within itself: it’s inconvenient for the popular in higher education, but I have yet to hear a sound graders to read unnecessary words for the sake of reaching defense of it. Based on my critiquing of fellow students’ writ- some arbitrary limit. To go back to the hunting reference, ing and my own frustration in dealing with the using excessive ammunition is messy and requirements, I have come to the conclusion Just as the hunter has to clean the The professor who painful. that requiring a certain number of words in an carcass and locate each bullet, the profestells students to essay is the most frivolous and counter-prosor is left to suffer through the essay, making meet a word count sense of its mangled paragraphs and picking ductive cliché to ever mark a syllabus. I’ll be specific. When a student knows that out the relevant points. isn’t teaching his or her words must exceed a predetermined If a complex, well thought-out response students to write, total, the student is bound to do one of two to a prompt can be written in less than but to ramble. things: stretch out sentences and include un600 words, the length sh ouldn’t matter. needed words and phrases, or provide extra Personally, I see more value in maximum analysis. Guess which one’s easier. word caps. The current standard is tedious for both stuToo often, I’ve read essays in which students deliber- dents and professors, and if either wants to see the quality ately convolute their language to squeeze out more words of essays improve, I advise the latter to lift minimum word and usually the extra analysis goes on a tangent. The pro- requirements. fessor who tells students to meet a word count isn’t teachThe over-quoted philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once ing students to write, but to ramble. The result is bloated said that his goal was to express in ten sentences what paragraphs that avoid or delay getting to the heart of what’s other men expressed in whole books. Assuming his senbeing analyzed. Minimum word counts encourage students tences were of average length, many college professors to beat around the bush instead. would have faulted him for his ambition. I know we want Remember that conciseness is one of the virtues of good high standards, but that’s ridiculous. writing. It’s absurd that professors are potentially punishing Oh, and if any letter should be sent to The Daily disstudents for being concise. Guilty professors can say they agreeing with this column, I ask that it be at least 550 are “preparing students for the future” with a straight face. words long. Thanks. When will an employer ask for a company report or press —Steven Zoeller, University College freshman release to be longer than a set number of words? From what I understand, word counts are imposed to ensure students delve deep into their material and put a certain Comment on this column at OUDaily.com

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University excels at sidewalks, buildings In my two years writing for The Daily, a persistent critiSTAFF COLUMN MN cism I have heard is that I am too critical. Looking back on Matt Bruenig nig my articles, it is hard to find a single one that is not critical. So, I want to make a change here and highlight two of OU’s positive elements. First, the university has sidewalks. Sidewalks have an enormous number of advantages that many of us do not even think about because we take them for granted. Of course, they have the initial advantage of allowing us to transport ourselves across campus to various classes, something we all probably recognize. But, they are not just transportation strips. For instance, because sidewalks are paved with concrete or other similar materials, they are partially weatherproof in that they resist the rain and do not become soggy. This means that even in inclement weather, we can get to our classes without muddying our feet and pants. Additionally, because sidewalks are smooth, they allow for a variety of transportation strategies to be utilized. The most popular of course is walking, but biking, rollerblading, skateboarding and any other wheel-based locomotion are perfectly viable options on sidewalks. One positive consequence of this is that people who use wheelchairs or walkers can navigate campus far more successfully than if we did not have sidewalks. Last, but certainly not least, sidewalks help to keep our campus beautiful. By establishing defined paths for community members to tread, we can keep some parts of the campus free from foot traffic and plant trees, flowers and grass in those areas. If we did not have sidewalks, people would walk all over these areas because these areas would be indistinguishable from any other paths. This would ultimately lead to a trampled mess of a campus that devolves into a muddy pit during any precipitation event — not a pretty sight. The university did not stop with sidewalks, however; we are also graced by the existence of campus buildings. Could you imagine if we did not have buildings? There could be no class, no student organization meetings, no events, no dorms, and no place for the administration to manage the affairs of the university. We might think of some ways to carry out campus business without buildings. For instance, we might have classes outside and replace the dorms with tent cities. But ultimately, these alternatives are definitely inferior on so many levels to the current approach of using buildings to meet those needs. The most obvious advantage buildings have is that they are almost entirely weatherproof. Tents and outdoor classes are fun and all, but if it were raining or very cold, that approach would become impractical very fast. More than that, buildings also allow for more efficient land-use than outdoor approaches. We can stack floors and floors of people on top of each other, allowing us to increase by ten-fold the number of people that can occupy otherwise building-free land. So, although my columns might indicate otherwise, it is not all bad at OU. Sure, we have hundreds of employees here being paid poverty wages that sometimes force them to decide between buying medicine and food. Sure ,we have a 1950s-era housing policy that treats adult students as children incapable of choosing for themselves the housing arrangement they would like. Sure, we have a student government that, when not filling out Teach for America applications, spends its time getting chummy with the administration instead of fulfilling its role as a check on them. Sure we have an embarrassing, poverty-satirizing event every fall called Shack-a-thon. But in all of that, let’s not lose track of the fact that there are many things on campus that work very well, primarily buildings and sidewalks. — Matt Bruenig, philosophy senior

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FILM

Movies for the different states of love It’s that time of the year to stop and appreciate the special people in our lives. It’s the time of year that asks us not to be ashamed of our repressed sentimental sensibilities, but to cuddle up with our significant other, to rekindle an old flame or to search passionately for our one true soul mate.

So what’s the occasion, you ask? Well, Valentine’s Day, of course. It’s a day that serves as a heartfelt validation of the great loves in our lives or a painful reminder of those who have burned us. —Laron Chapman/The Daily

Flicks for the loved The broken hearted In any event, there’s enough quality Hollywood cinema to cater to anyone’s status in life Do romantic comedies, star crossed lovers and heart shaped baked goods make you gag? and love. The following films make our hearts grow fonder of our loved ones and comfort Don’t fret my faithful realists, there’s enough pessimism to go around. So whether you’ve been those who view the holiday as a bitter pill. burned or would rather forget the day all together, the following films are a healthy diversion from the happy sappy noises attempting to burst your eardrums.

It might sound trite to put “Pretty Woman” director Garry Marshall’s overtly sentimental “Valentine’s Day” on your must-see date movies list for the evening. But then again, this is a day reserved for us to indulge in our sappy, romantic and starry-eyed sentiments. From that perspective, what better film is there for the special occasion than one conveniently name after the glorious holiday? Following the multiple love lives of an A-list cast — including the talents of Julia Roberts, Queen Latifah, Shirley MacLaine and George Lopez — this is a savory and sweet date movie with enough charm and humor to satisfy the taste buds of even the most gluttonous lovebirds.

Valentine’s Day: (2010)

Viewers expecting a conventional romantic comedy from Marc Webb’s “(500) Days of Summer” will be pleasantly surprised by the film’s honorable departure from a typical formula. The film challenges the conventions of the genre, suggesting that love is simply a social construction, an unrealistic expectation and the product of pop songs and hallmark cards. The hopeless romantic who falls victim to this devastating revelation is embodied by the always-engaging Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Tom, whose heart is set on the alluring Zooey Deschanel as the title character Summer. Told with maturity and invention, “(500) Days of Summer” is a romantic comedy in a class of its own. With an unconventional premise, an awesome sound track, stylish directing and winning performances, “(500) Days of Summer” is sure to satisfy (500) Days of Summer: (2009) any skeptic’s impassioned views.

For those who view Valentine’s Day as the source of sour memories, director Jamie Blanks’ clever horror film “Valentine” is a delicious, mouthwatering treat to overturn one’s bitter past. It tells the twisted fable of Jeremy Melton (David Boreanaz), the unfortunate misfit who fell victim to a malicious rumor and became the object of ridicule at his junior high school dance. Several years later, his teenage tormentors, the beautiful and popular best friends Kate (Marley Shelton), Paige (Denise Richards), Dorothy (Jessica Capshaw) and Lily (Jessica Cauffiel) receive sadistic threats in the form of valentines by a man wearing a cupid’s mask. As Melton exacts his revenge on the hotties who took him for some kind of feeble pacifist, the romantic occasion is exchanged for an evening of chilling, dark and bloody mayhem.

Who could forget the clever and provocative dialogue or the amazing chemistry exchanged during the romantic pairing of Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal in the timeless “When Harry Met Sally.”? It’s a rare romantic comedy that gives perceptive and thoughtful examination of quirky and unique characters we grow to admire. The ups and downs of their relationship are affected by time and circumstance rather than by obvious plot devices and conventions. The film became an honorable model by which all romantic comedies thereafter should adhere to. With a brilliant comic duo, sharp writing and a big heart, the film is sure to make anyone’s Valentine’s Day a little sweeter.

When Harry Met Sally: (1989)

If there’s a film guaranteed to warm your heart, bring tears to your eyes and enrich your appreciation of the love in your life, it’s romance guru Nicholas Spark’s wonderful “The Notebook.” Giving a lavish look at the early 40s, and illustrating the passion of a lifelong commitment and showcasing the illuminating talents of Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams, the film proves that true love is both fulfilling and everlasting and that one’s devotion to their significant other is of paramount importance. While viewing the film may require a box of Kleenex’s nearby, its timely message is of more substance than its syrupy premise might suggest.

The Notebook: (2004)

MUSIC

Songs that fit every stage of love Thousands of songs revolve around love and The Daily’s Emily Hopkins put together playlists regardless of what state your love life is in today.

I LOVE VALENTINE’S DAY PLAYLIST “Easy Girl” – Coconut Records “Write About Love” – Belle & Sebastian “I Want to Hold Your Hand” – The Beatles “I’m Into Something Good” – The Bird & The Bee “P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)” – Michael Jackson “First Day of My Life” – Bright Eyes “Soul Meets Body” – Death Cab for Cutie “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend” – The Ramones “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)” – James Taylor

I HATE VALENTINE’S DAY PLAYLIST I HATE VALENTINE’S DAY PLAYLIST

“You’re So Vain” – Carly Simon “Bruises” – Chairlift

“Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)” – Beyonce “Heart of Glass” – Blondie “F*** You” – Cee Lo Green “Song For the Dumped” – Ben Folds Five “Goodbye” – Best Coast “Gold Digger” – Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx “I Hate Myself For Loving You” – Joan Jett “Love Is a Battlefield” — Pat Benatar

Valentine: (2001)

For those who cringe at notion of being subjected to the sentimental ideals of the holiday, Nicholas Jasenovec’s innovative “Paper Heart” may just be a match made in heaven. The film is a quasi-documentary about the nonexistence of the sweeping Hollywood perception of love as examined by the quirky and charming Charlyne Yi, an articulate Asian-American comedian who establishes an unusual relationship with the engaging Michael Cera of “Juno.” Love is a foreign concept to Yi and it is through a myriad of diligent interviews with common love-struck Americans that she is able to deconstruct the significance of such a complex concept. All of this makes for a very entertaining, intriguing and controversial examination of a term so many cynics grunt at upon hearing. It’s a film sure to distract those who have stopped believing in fairy tales and wish to escape the frenzied excitement in the air.

Paper Heart: (2009)

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POINT/COUNTERPOINT

Is Valentine’s Day worthy of all the hoopla? Valentine’s Day is great and special

Valentine’s Day is NOT a holiday

Sooners, this is a call to arms. A call to cast off the shackles of cynics and embrace my favorite holiday. It is a day both loved and scorned by children, parents, teenagers and, yes, you in the back who still gets candy in the mail from your mom every February. I’m speaking, of course, about Valentine’s Day. People always say Valentine’s Day isn’t a real holiday, and I’m honestly strongly offended. Sure, we still have to trudge to class, but can’t we take one day out of the year to love one another like that awesome bearded guy in the sky tells us to do every day? Many have a problem with just that: we only take time to show we care on this one particular day and all of the other days of the year we forget to push candy on our friends and refuse to drive them to Catlett Music Center for their music class ‘cause it’s 17 degrees out. We forget to care. I feel this is a flawed argument. If taking one day out of the year to lay some extra special lovin’ on your significant other is wrong, then why do we celebrate Mother’s Day? Isn’t that essentially taking one day out of the year to celebrate motherhood? Shouldn’t we take time to appreciate all of the pain and suffering our mothers went through to bring us into this world every day of the year? Valentine’s Day also is besmirched by the title “Hallmark holiday.” Opposition claims the entire holiday is a ploy to sell cheesy cards and chocolate candy, which inevitably leads to the remembrance of failed New Year’s resolutions and recommitment to some sort of futile workout plan. If Valentine’s Day is a

My friend certainly has an optimistic view about this “holiday.” Indeed, she will likely be the beneficiary of many gifts and outpourings of affection from her beau. However, I urge you to see this day as it is: a commercial farce, a caricature of love that really should not exist in its current form. Let me explain. It all goes back to the early days of Christianity, the holiday first created for St. Valentine. The famous poet Chaucer can be to blame as well as he was the first to associate Valentine’s Day with romance in the late 14th century. Paper valentines took off in Britain in the early 1800s, spreading to the United States soon after. As Valentine cards and other mass-produced greeting cards began to spread in the late 19th century, commercialism began to work its way into the holiday. Valentine’s Day’s prevalence increased drastically overnight, spiraling down to what we have today: ads for jewelry stores every other commercial, romantic comedies invading the movie theaters, various “romantic evenings” from restaurants and hotels being the norm and candy-makers shooting their production into overdrive. (I find that I do enjoy the extra chocolate, however.) This excuse to waste money is an economic boom for many sectors, particularly for jewelers, greeting card companies and lingerie manufacturers. Think back to when you were a kid, when you brought Valentines (and possibly

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University College freshman Sydney Allen loves Valentine’s Day and plans on celebrating with her boyfriend. Hallmark holiday, then St. Patrick’s Day is a beer holiday. And Mardi Gras is a beads and breasts holiday. Sure, these dates once had significant meanings, and they still do to some people. But to most, it’s an excuse to drink and be merry. Quite frankly, what’s so wrong about such a holiday? Is there a problem with one day out of the year for kids to exchange Spiderman cards with their classmates and still feel like everyone likes them? For those in relationships, why can’t you take a little cash out of your beer fund and do something special for your significant other? And single people shouldn’t take Valentine’s Day as a personal attack. Why can’t you just enjoy a night of chick-flick watching with your gal pals or an evening of

whatever it is guys do when they’re alone together? You eat that chocolate that your mom mailed you, and you enjoy it. Maybe I’m wrong. Maybe I’m speaking from the blissful mindset of someone in a new relationship. But maybe I’m right. One final thing to ponder as today descends upon you: what’s wrong with loving yourself? Buy yourself some Starbucks. Grab a candy bar at the cash register. Go get a massage. Treat yourself, because that creepy guy or girl in your chemistry class is going to ask you on another date and you’ll be too busy thinking of new excuses to keep the Valentine’s Day spirit alive. —Sydney Allen/The Daily

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Professional writing senior AJ Lansdale does not believe Valentine’s Day merits a real holiday. other treats) to school for all of your peers. Consider that most elementary school-aged kids will be doing that, across the country. Add the various couples who will buy things or do things for this occasion, and you’ve got a multibillion dollar boomto retailers during a holiday that has nothing to do with its original namesake. I have yet to address the “spirit” of this “holiday,” specifically the love that it was designed to represent. There’s nothing wrong at all with wanting to show your significant other how you feel about them (as long as you’re not doing anything illegal.) My point of contention, though: why does it have to be Feb. 14? Is our society to the point where we need a specific occasion to show others love? If I wanted to buy a

girl some chocolates and take her out to a nice restaurant on Oct. 7, then I’m going to do it Oct. 7. Love doesn’t come at a specific time; if it happens, it just happens. Show love when you want to show love, do something special for your significant other when you want to. Despite what the various advertisements will tell you, you don’t really need to spend much money, if any, to show someone your true feelings. Write a song, cook a nice dinner, spend the day with them, it doesn’t really matter. If you’re still not convinced that Valentine’s Day isn’t a real holiday, I’ve got one final point to make: We still have to go to class today. Check and mate. —AJ Lansdale/The Daily

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

WOMEN’S GOLF

OU to play No. 2 Connecticut Sooners tee off in Puerto Rico

Oklahoma faces tough challenge against Huskies on ESPN’s February Frenzy

Team tied for 9th place after opening-round action of talent-loaded tournament; freshman leads OU in 7th

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OU women’s basketball is headed north to once again tackle the perennial giant that is the University of Connecticut. But this time around, it should be easier. Maybe. “Connecticut’s having a down year,” OU coach Sherri Coale said. “They’re secondranked.” And the bench isn’t as deep as it usually is. “Don’t get me wrong here; they have really good players, they just don’t have a whole lot of them,” Coale said. But despite these minor foibles, the Sooners still have their work cut out for them, and then some. “Here is the thing about Connecticut that I think is different — if you line their players up maybe against Baylor and A&M, they may not have more, better players; as a matter of fact I’m pretty sure they don’t,” Coale said. “The thing about Connecticut that makes them so incredibly difficult to play is that they do not take possessions off.” So how do you match such play? It starts with OU coming correct to face the intensity that the Huskies produce game in and game out. “The first thing you have

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Senior guard Danielle Robinson (right) drives to the basket against a Missouri defender in the Sooners’ 69-47 win over the Tigers on Saturday in Norman. to do is you have to be able to match their intensity for 40 minutes,” Coale said. “Play by play, possession by possession, you better be ready.” And what does being ready mean for OU? You have to prepare against their best game, Coale said. Even though Connecticut no longer holds the top spot in college basketball, the Sooners have faced their own struggles this year. They were recently blown out on the road by Big 12

rivals No. 5 Texas A&M, 9271, and No. 1 Baylor, 92-70. But Coale said she’s not worried. OU’s poor play a ga i n s t t w o t o p t e a m s means the Sooners can only go up from here. “What worse thing could happen to you?” Coale asked. “Could you just lay a greater egg?” So with confidence and optimism in tow, the Sooners will try to take down the Huskies — whom OU has never beaten — tonight on primetime TV.

“It’ll be a great, great game for national television,” Coale said. The game is also part of ESPN’s February Frenzy, and, in honor of the Kay Yow Cancer Fund and breast cancer awareness, Coale will ditch the signature heels for cause. “I have some great little Chucks,” Coale said. “And they have the slogan that Coach Yow repeated so often and so believed in: ‘When life kicks you, let it kick you forward.’”

The Oklahoma women’s golf team started its spring season Sunday at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic in Rio Grande, P.R. After shooting an opening-round team score of 308 (+20), OU sits tied for ninth place. Oklahoma’s early leader was freshman Chirapat JaoJavanil, who shot a 1-over 73 and is tied for seventh just three strokes behind the leader. The Sooners, ranked No. 17 in the NGCA Coaches Poll and No. 15 in the Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings, teed off for the first time since concluding its best fall season in school history with the first tournament victory under secondyear coach Veronique Drouin at the Dale McNamara Invitational on Oct. 13. “It seems like we haven’t competed in a long time, so I feel like the girls are excited to get back in the routine,” Drouin said. The 54-hole tournament includes five other top-25 teams in its 18-team field, including No. 1 Alabama. “This is one of the strongest fields we’ll face this season,” Drouin said. “It should give us a good indication of where we are as a team.” Jao-Javanil and senior Ellen Mueller will lead the Sooners in the top two positions after notching key performances during the fall campaign. The pair finished in the top-11 in all four fall tournaments, including back-to-back top-three performances by Mueller. Mueller also won the individual title at the Dave McNamara Invitational after shooting a 7-under par 209 and broke the OU 54-hole record by two strokes. Junior Brooke Collins, with freshmen Emily Collins and Anne-Catherine Tanguay, complete OU’s lineup. Tanguay earned a place in the OU history books after recording the lowest 54-hole score by a freshman in program history with her 214 (-2) performance at the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic in the fall. The Lady Puerto Rico Classic continues at 6 a.m. today and concludes after Tuesday’s final round, which begins at 5:30 a.m. Live scoring is available at Golfstat.com.

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Chief Tyrol, We’ve flown faster than a freshly tuned Viper, dropped more pieces than Serenity, kept more secrets than Cersei and Jamie and bent time more frequently than the island. Don’t know what I’d do without your two blocks. So say we all, Gaius Baltar

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E-team, From Burt-worthy facial hair to Bert-andErnie love, we’ve got it all. I’ve said it a million times, but I’ll make it all official in newsprint: To a person, you’re the strongest group I’ve ever seen. Even if it’s a bit like sausage (it’s not pretty to watch how it’s made), I can’t wait to see how it all turns out. And how all of you do, too. You Know Who Nottingham loves Post Oak. You can do it. It’s not that hard.

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--It’s like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger, they were. And sometimes you didn’t want to know the end. Because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it’s only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you. That meant something, even if you were too small to understand why. But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand. I know now. Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back, only they didn’t. They kept going. Because they were holding on to something. -- What are we holding onto, Sam? -- That there’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo... and it’s worth fighting for.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Griffin impresses in starting debut

Weekend Update: What you might have missed Thursday night SOFTBALL

Center seizes opportunity, steps up for Sooners down low against Missouri

» Sooners win season-opener in the desert The OU softball team started the 2011 season with a bang, blowing out Cal State-Bakersfield, 11-2 in five innings, on the opening night of the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz.

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In a game where the usual suspects weren’t contributing to the Sooner offense, players like freshman center Nicole Griffin needed to be difference-makers if the Sooners wanted to come out on top. Griffin had never started a collegiate basketball game until Saturday’s 22-point victory over the Missouri Tigers, 69-47. But OU coach Sherri Coale should consider making the Milwaukee, Wis., native a regular member of the starting five following her performance. “It was a little different starting, but I’ve played on the court before,” Griffin said. “I was nervous a little bit, but after that it was just like practice.” Although Griffin missed the tip-off opportunity to give the Sooners an early possession, she responded by scoring the first three Sooner points in the game. Griffin also contributed to several screens that allowed players like sophomore guard Whitney Hand and senior guard Danielle Robinson to find the inside lane while playing sticky defense at the opposite end of the court to disrupt Missouri’s Shakara Jones’ performance. Griffin’s long arms and lanky 6-foot-6-inch frame make her an ideal choice for a center that can move quickly while extending to get much-needed offensive rebounds. But up until Saturday, fans and opposing teams had only seen what Griffin could do coming off the bench. Griffin replaced usual starter Joanna McFarland in the starting lineup, which turned out to provide a spark in McFarland’s performance, who ended with a team-leading 14 points, including going 8-for-8 from

SOFTBALL » Gascoigne pitches perfect game in OU rout The Sooners blanked Appalachian State, 8-0 in six innings, in the first of a Friday doubleheader. OU sophomore Michelle Gascoigne threw just the seventh perfect game in Oklahoma history, striking out eight and registering 41 strikes in 51 pitches thrown. » Oklahoma out to early 3-0 record OU stayed unbeaten in 2011 competition with a 9-1 win in six innings over Northwestern.

WOMEN’S TENNIS » Sooners win over Minnesota on the road OU won its third match over a ranked opponent already this season with a 5-2 win over No. 73 Minnesota in Minneapolis.

MEN’S TENNIS » Gavrila, Paval knock off ranked opponents in OU loss No. 13 Louisville handed No. 24 Oklahoma a 4-3 loss, but freshman Laurentiu Gavrila and sophomore Costin Paval picked up wins over ranked opponents in singles competition.

WRESTLING » Sooners power back to beat No. 14 Wyoming After falling behind Wyoming, No. 8 OU won seven of 10 bouts to down the Cowboys, 22-10. The Sooners (13-1, 3-1) have won seven straight to build the program’s best record since 1969 (8-1).

WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS » Stone, Kelley split individual titles against Cyclones OU raised its season-high team score to 197.225 to beat No. 25 Iowa State, making Oklahoma just the second squad in the country to score above 197 this season.

TRACK & FIELD

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Freshman center Nicole Griffin (4) shoots against a Missouri defender in OU’s 69-47 win over the Tigers on Saturday. the free-throw line. But McFarland didn’t feel like she relinquished anything during the game. “I don’t think about not being in the starting lineup, but I just try to do my job on the court,” McFarland said. “I’ve been in a slump lately, but today I just played like I know how to play basketball.” In the second half, Griffin continued to produce on both sides of the ball, collecting a 3-point attempt just after the 10-minute mark. Griffin finished the game with seven points and a team-leading two steals during the contest. “I loved the way our post guys established themselves

today,” Coale said. “We have to have more than three guys carry us in Big 12 play.” Griffin’s not a post player like Courtney Paris, whom S o oner fans fondly remember, but then again, can anyone top what Paris was able to do inside the paint? OU doesn’t have to have a Goliath underneath the basket; they just need a David to get the job done when it counts. So far, there are plenty of applicants for the position, both within and outside the starting five. And maybe having more than one go-to-gal underneath will be more helpful to the team as they move into the postseason.

» Alex shatters program-best 5,000-meter time Junior George Alex beat a 14-year-old OU program record in the men’s 5,000-meter run by more than 18 seconds at the Husky Classic in Seattle and qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships. » Salaam owns second-best time worldwide Junior sprinter Mookie Salaam clocked the second-fastest 60-meter dash time in the world to win the event at the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark. Only Jamaica’s Nesta Carter (6.52) has a faster time than Salaam’s 6.54.

Saturday WOMEN’S TENNIS » Doubles play continues to drive Oklahoma team The Sooners continued to dominate in doubles play, taking the point for the sixth straight match, and improved to 5-1 this season.

MEN’S BASKETBALL » Sooners blown out by stout Tiger team Oklahoma continued a slide started by the Texas loss Wednesday in a blowout loss to Missouri, 84-61, in Columbia, Mo. The Sooners tied the contest 27-27 late in the first half, but the Tigers used a 7-0 run to make some space they’d never relinquish.

SOFTBALL » Sooners knock off No. 2 Arizona in the desert OU built upon a three-game weekend win streak in Tempe, Ariz., by knocking off national champion runner-up Arizona, 11-1 in five innings. » Sun Devils hand Sooners first loss of 2011 Tournament host Arizona State was resolute in not falling victim to a steamrolling Oklahoma team and ended OU’s win streak, 4-3.

TRACK & FIELD NOTEBOOK

Robinson near career-low point total against Tigers

Ellenberg making herself known as 3-point threat

Against Missouri, senior guard Danielle Robinson scored just five points, the fewest of her career in a game since a two-point outing against Notre Dame in the second round of the NCAA tournament her freshman year. Still, Robinson has 108 career games in which she scored in double figures, tying the second-most by a Sooner in program history.

Freshman guard Aaryn Ellenberg has firmly established herself as a 3-point threat for OU. She already holds Sooner freshmen records for makes and attempts. She also holds the best single-season 3-point percentage at OU (minimum 150 attempts.) — Daily staff reports

» McGrone breaks OU record in 200-meter event Junior runner Candyce McGrone finished second in the 200-meter dash at the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark., losing by one-thousandth of a second to LSU’s Kimberlyn Duncan. McGrone’s time broke the OU program record in the event. » Brooks, Shump continue dominance in women’s throw Sophomore throwers Tia Brooks and Karen Shump outdistanced the NCAA automatic qualifying mark in the event for the second straight week at the Akron Invitational in Akron, Ohio. The pair also finished first and second, respectively, in the event for the second week in a row. » Williams tops personal, program best Sophomore runner Kevin Williams, who broke the OU record in the indoor 3,000-meter run last week, lowered his program-best mark by almost a full second to finish 17th overall in the event, 12th among collegiate athletes, at the Husky Classic in Seattle.

Sunday MEN’S TENNIS » Sooners rally back in singles play for rebound win After dropping the doubles point for the second consecutive match, the Sooners rallied in the singles matches to best No. 45 Indiana, 4-2, in Bloomington, Ind. OU won four of the five singles matches over the Hoosiers to secure the bounce-back win after falling to No. 13 Louisville on Friday.

SOFTBALL » Oklahoma ends desert stop with a win, 5-1 record OU closed out an impressive stand in Tempe, Ariz., with a 5-0 win over Western Michigan.

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MEN’S GYMNASTICS » Sooners sweep titles against Nebraska, Illinois-Chicago The fourth-ranked Sooners stayed perfect this season with signature wins over No. 9 Nebraska and No. 13 Illinois-Chicago in Norman. OU won all six team event titles and all six individual event titles for the first time this year. —Daily staff reports

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - Unless you allow yourself adequate time to get all your errands done, you’re likely to feel pressured. Be careful, because rushing can cause mishaps and unsavory gaffes. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Rushing about could cause impulsive inclinations that are likely to encourage you to spend far more than you should. Try to be prudent where your finances are concerned. CANCER (June 21-July 22) Should those very same people who usually back you up instead do things that would unintentionally block your path, don’t get all in a dither. Work around their efforts.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - If things don’t go the way you are anticipating, don’t start pointing the finger of blame at someone. Spend your energy rearranging what you can. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - Be your own person when it comes to important matters. If you believe that you are right, don’t allow yourself to be pressured into doing things that go against your better judgment LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) Because the spotlight is apt to be focused on you, whether you like it or not, be careful not to behave in a manner that could tarnish your image. Your critics will be watching you closely. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - Usually you’re pretty good at judging the abilities and limitations of others, and you hang out with those who are capable of bringing about what you want. Currently, not so much, however. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) - If you’re too insistent on comparing the trappings of friends against what you have, you won’t be able to see the virtues you possess that totally outweigh theirs. Open your eyes. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - That wonderful quality you have of giving the other guy the benefit of the doubt could be absent at this juncture. If you judge people too harshly, you’ll put limitations on your options.

Universal Crossword Edited by Timothy E. Parker February 14, 2011 ACROSS 1 Loving touch 4 Little Miss Muffet frightener 10 Missile used in the Gulf War 14 Self-centeredness 15 Roguish character 16 Fine-tune 17 Valentines may make them 19 Table scraps 20 Annoying type of music? 21 Like a fire at the firehouse 23 Certain petty officers, for short 26 Volcano that once devastated Catania 28 Suffix with “musket” or “ballad” 29 Runs out of gear? 30 Type of test on “CSI” 31 Like a space cadet 33 Item in a golfer’s bag 34 Be relevant (to) 36 Valentines may whisper them 41 Turner in a kitchen 42 Decide 44 Low, deep voice 47 Prepared to become an NFL

lineman? 48 Say fourletter words 50 Nonetheless 51 Earnhardt the NASCAR legend 53 Light rowboat 54 Very proper sorts 56 Phone in an actor’s hand, e.g. 57 Crusoe’s Friday, e.g. 58 Valentines’ chit-chat 64 Compete in a regatta 65 Form a concept 66 Caviar, literally 67 ___ gin fizz 68 Machinist’s pin 69 Sign of a fish on the line DOWN 1 Violin knob 2 “Star Wars” prologue word 3 ___ close for comfort 4 Soup scoopers 5 Devout 6 Treated, as a sprained ankle 7 Week part 8 Reference center? 9 Bow application 10 “Scram!” 11 Trumpet family instrument 12 Frees from one’s bonds 13 Catch sight

of 18 Papier mache ingredient 22 Two make a diameter 23 Took a nibble 24 Uplifting poems 25 Seattle ___ (Triple Crown winner, 1977) 26 On the way 27 Tell secrets 30 Kind of insurance 32 Stopover for the night 34 School org. 35 Sound of an epiphany 37 Winding road shape 38 Lyrical composition 39 Suffix with “opera” or “party” 40 Train in a square ring 43 Tax, as one’s patience 44 Kind of

surgery 45 Rooftop antenna 46 Place for shooting stars? 48 Spring fall 49 Openly grieved 52 Jellied garnish 53 Authored 55 Take out of the text 56 Surveying map 59 What Valentines may say, eventually 60 God’s first word, in the Bible 61 Word with “nouveau” or “deco” 62 Vocalist Rawls 63 Vessel for beer

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WORLD NEWS BRIEFS 1. Cairo

Egyptian military siezes power, takes steps toward democracy Egypt’s military leaders dissolved Parliament and suspended the Constitution on Sunday, meeting two key demands of protesters who have been pressuring for immediate steps to transition to democratic rule after forcing Hosni Mubarak out of power. In their latest communique, the military rulers who took over when Mubarak stepped down Friday said they will run the country for six months, or until elections can be held. ___

2. Toluca, Mexico

Possible drug gang shooting leaves seven dead, one injured A street shootout possibly between local drug gangs has killed seven people and injured one in suburban Mexico City, a state security official said. Mexico State Security Agency spokesman Edgar Sanchez said the shooting occurred after midnight Saturday in the northern part of Mexico City. He said Sunday that the dead, six men and one woman, all suffered gunshot wounds, and none have yet to be claimed by family. ___

3. Nairobi, Kenya

Pirates hijack ship with 23 crew members, Danish free vessel Somali pirates hijacked a ship with 23 crew members, and a Danish warship freed a hijacked Yemeni fishing vessel that had been held for nearly a year, maritime authorities said Sunday. The Maltese-flagged bulk carrier MV Sinin had 13 Iranians and 10 Indians onboard when it came under attack Saturday, the European Union Naval Force said. In a separate incident, a Danish warship freed a hijacked fishing vessel and arrested 16 suspected Somali pirates, NATO said. ___

4. Geneva, Switzerland

Given the choice, Switzerland votes to stay adequately armed Neutral Switzerland is among the best-armed nations in the world, with more guns per capita than almost any other country except the United States, Finland and Yemen. At least 2.3 million weapons lie stashed in basements, cupboards and lofts in this country of less than 8 million people, according to the Geneva-based Small Arms Survey. On Sunday, Swiss voters made sure it would stay that way, rejecting a proposal to tighten the peaceful Alpine nation’s relaxed firearms laws. The decision was hailed as a victory by gun enthusiasts, sports shooters and supporters of Switzerland’s citizen soldier tradition. — AP

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Reminder! Feb. 18 is the Deadline to Nominate an OU Professor, Staff Member or Student for a $20,000 prize! All undergraduate, graduate and professional students as well as full-time faculty and staff members on OU’s Norman, Oklahoma City and Tulsa campuses are eligible to be nominated for the $20,000 Otis Sullivant Award. Only members of the OU community are eligible to be considered for the prize. The award is funded by a $500,000 endowment established by Edith Kinney Gaylord of Oklahoma City shortly before her death in 2001. It is named in honor of the late Otis Sullivant, the chief political writer for the Daily Oklahoman who for 40 years was one of the state’s most influential journalists. Nominees should exhibit intuitiveness, instant comprehension and empathy, be observant and interpret from their experience. The benefit to society and the broader community, which comes from the nominee’s insight, also will be considered. Nominations for the Sullivant Award may be made by calling Sherry Evans at the President’s Office at 325-3916, writing to Evans at the Office of the President, 660 Parrington Oval, Room 110, Norman, OK 73019-0390, or by picking up forms at the President’s Office. Applications must be submitted no later than 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18. The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution.

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