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OU, EXXONMOBIL DEDICATE ENGINEERING BUILDING New practice facility designed to give OU students a head start, ExxonMobil official says CASEY WILSON Daily Staff Writer

R e p re s e nt at i v e s f ro m O U and ExxonMobil dedicated the ExxonMobil Lawrence G. Rawl Engineering Practice Facility on Monday.

OU President David Boren said the new facility will only reach its

full potential with students’ innovation and inventions.

“As great as the physical faculties may be, it will not greatly add to the benefit of our society; it’s what goes on inside it,” Boren said. “It’s the vitality of what goes on inside it.”

Donald Humphreys, senior vice president and treasurer of ExxonMobil Corporation, said the company has a long history of a great partnership with OU, and it relies on engineers for almost every part of its business.

“Today, I think it’s clear that

our highly technological society depends enormously on good engineering and good engineers for prosperity and progress,” Humphreys said.

With a facility that is the first of its kind, OU is serious about preparing its graduates for the worldwide stage, he said.

Getting a head start in preparing all students for the global community, the facility also will host school-age children to teach them about engineering, Humphreys said.

“We must do a better job of preparing our children for the 21st century,” he said.

Tom Landers, dean of the OU College of Engineering, said the practice facility is a place where students can experience a learning community.

“Here, students will learn to invent, to create jobs and enhance our quality of life,” Landers said.

The university will provide the students at the practice facility with mentors and tools, and it also will challenge student teams

to compete at the championship level, he said.

Nicholas Goree, petroleum engineering senior, said he is excited for the possibilities the building will provide for all engineering students.

Goree said everything in the building is geared toward handson engineering, including the large project bay that will allow students to work on project designs and implementations.

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Professor tests weight-loss supplement

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Tri-pepper blend is ‘no magic pill’ but may increase resting energy expenditure, professor says MATTHEW MOZEK Daily Staff Writer

A new weight-loss supplement burns the same amount of calories as a 20-minute walk, according to a recent study done

by OU. Joel Cramer, assistant professor in the Health and E xercise Science Department, said General Nutrition Centers gave OU an external grant to test the weight-loss benefits of the nutritional supplement called the tri-pepper blend.

The supplement contains black pepper extract and niacin, also known as vitamin B3, Cramer said.

The supplement also contains 200 milligrams of caffeine, which is equivalent to two cups of coffee, and a concentrated form of capsaicin — the ingredient that makes red peppers hot.

“There’s not a lot of scientific data available on black pepper extract and niacin, ... but the general thought is they might boost metabolism,” Cramer said. “There are a great number of studies on caffeine and capsaicin, separately, that have shown increases in resting energy expenditure.”

To test the effectiveness of the weight-loss supplement, a clinical trial was performed on an equal number of men and women between the ages of 18 and 25, Cramer said.

The 28 subjects were tested twice over a two-month period — once with a placebo and once with the active ingredient.

To lower the subject’s rate of energy expenditure, the participants were asked to lie down for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, Cramer recorded the subject’s blood pressure and heart rate, sampled the subject’s respiratory gases and analyzed them for carbon dioxide and oxygen, he said.

“Knowing the ratio of carbon dioxide and oxygen will allow us to calculate how many calories they are expending,” Cramer

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UOSA seeks transparency with new Web site Students will have access to documents and opportunity to give feedback on new site, officials say TROY WEATHERFORD Daily Staff Writer

Students will soon have access to Student Congress agendas and meeting minutes through a new Web site, a UOSA representative said.

“This is going to provide students with access to all of our information online,” said Spencer Pittman, Student Congress spokesman. “Rather than have to refer to the media to understand what’s going on in Congress, people can hear directly from us.”

The Web site, congress.ou.edu, will have a list of all representatives, agendas, meeting minutes, Student Congress bylaws and other documents pertinent to student government, Pittman said.

“It’s going to be very user-friendly so that students can recognize who their representatives are,” Pittman said. “It’s going to show who we are as individuals.”

The site will also have a blog for each committee to help make it easier for students to find out what’s going on in each group.

“We want people to be as involved as possible and this will allow a forum for feedback,” Pittman said.

The Web site would have been up sooner if

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Matthew Gress, Undergraduate Student Congress vice chairman, and Brett Stidham, Congressional Appropriations Committee chairman, check attendance at the UOSA meeting Tuesday evening in Adams Hall. not for delays, Student Congress Vice Chairman Matthew Gress said.

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He said the problem has been fixed and there is no risk of personal information being stolen.

“We think it was just a random program causing mischief,” Gress said.

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Practice Facility a one of a kind building,” Goree said.

Carrie Quirk, University College freshman, said she is studying industrial engineering, and the practice facility will help every engineering student at OU achieve his or her goals.

As an industrial engineer, Quirk said, she will not have any trouble finding a job after college.

“Who knows, maybe I’ll even work for ExxonMobil in honor of the donation that makes this practice facility possible,” she said.

said. “People who utilize more oxygen and have more muscle mass burn more calories than people who have less muscle mass and use less oxygen.”

When he finished collecting data, Cramer administered the capsule to the subjects who were then asked to lie down for another hour, he said.

“This is the first study I’m aware of that combined caffeine and capsaicin in a capsule and administered it to human subjects to see if there was an increase in resting energy expenditure,” Cramer said.

The subjects were then asked to walk on a treadmill at a rate of 3 mph for one hour. Afterward, the subjects were asked to lie down for

UOSA Continues from page 1 Gress said the Web site would be useful to members of Congress as well as regular students.

“I think it’s going to make Student Congress less intimidating,” Gress said. “The Web site is going to be a database ... for new members and people interested in Student Congress to use and help understand [Student Congress] better.”

Current agendas and meeting minutes should be available on the Web site within a week and half to two weeks, Gress said.

“We consider this a service to the students to let them know what’s going on and how we’re voting,” Pittman said.

“It’s really about transparency.

We want students to understand what we’re doing.”

an additional hour. Each participant took four hours from start to finish, Cramer said.

After taking the supplement, the individuals showed a 4 to 8 percent increase in resting energy expenditure.

Although it may not seem like much, a 4 to 8 percent increase in resting energy expenditure equates to 200 kilocalories extra caloric expenditure per day, which is roughly equivalent to a 20-minute walk, Cramer said.

Ashley Walter, graduate student in the Health and Exercise Science Department, helped perform the study and said the tri-pepper blend may affect the way many people exercise. “ It may m e a n t hat p e o p l e don’t have to work so hard to lose weight,” Walter said.

Matthew Hanson, chemical engineering sophomore, said he

would take the tri-pepper blend; however, it would not affect his workout regimen.

“I enjoy running,” Hanson said, “I would probably take the supplement, but I wouldn’t stop running.

I get too much out of it.”

Although the tri-pepper blend may seem like an easy way to lose weight without exercising, Cramer said it is a nutritional supplement that should be taken while on a diet or during some form of exercise program.

“It’s easy to slip into that mentality of thinking ‘well I can just go ahead and eat whatever I want and not exercise and take this pill and lose weight,’” Cramer said. “It’s just not that simple, it’s not that easy.

There’s no magic pill, this is not a magic pill to cure obesity or anything like that.”

However, Cramer does offer some simple advice for losing

weight.

“If you can walk an hour a day, three or four days a week, and take this pill or take some form of capsaicin or caffeine and maintain a fairly healthy diet — extreme caloric expenditure — then you should lose weight,” he said.

According to a university press release, OU has developed relationships within the nutritional supplement industry because of the department’s ability to provide research support needed for new product development.

Since Cramer arrived at OU in 2005 with a model of funding for industry grants, departmental funds have increased to nearly $3 million.

The outcome has been an increase in the number of nutritional studies, which can provide vital information to the industry, stated the release.

CAMPUS EVENTS TODAY WOMEN’S OUTREACH CENTER Women’s Outreach Center will sell tickets to the Pink and Black Ball from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the lobby of the Oklahoma Memorial Union. Tickets are $15.

CAREER SERVICES Career Services will have a session for arts and sciences majors about interviewing techniques at noon in the Crimson Room of the union.

CHRISTIANS ON CAMPUS Christians on Campus will hold its weekly Bible study at noon in the union.

CAREER SERVICES Career Services will have a session for business majors about interviewing techniques at 1 p.m. in the Crimson Room of the union.

CAREER SERVICES Career Services will have a session for journalism and mass communication majors about interviewing techniques at 2 p.m. in the Gaylord Hall of Fame Room.

CAREER FAIR Career Services will have a Construction Science Career Fair at 4:30 p.m. in the Molly Shi Boren Ballroom of the union.

Students are encouraged to dress professionally and bring resumes.

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING The College of Engineering will have an “Engineers Got Talent” talent show at 7 p.m. in the union. Tickets are $4.

WEDNESDAY PRE-VETERINARY CLUB The pre-vet club will have a meeting at 7

a.m. in Richards Hall.

Bible study at 12:30 p.m. in the union.

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING The College of Engineering will have a blood drive for Engineers’ Week at 10 a.m. in Felgar Hall. There is a raffle prize for donors.

STUDENT SUCCESS SEMINAR Tim Jones will talk about how to take useful notes in lecture at 3:30 p.m. in Wagner Hall.

WOMEN’S OUTREACH CENTER Women’s Outreach Center will sell tickets to the Pink and Black Ball from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the lobby of the union.

WOC will sell tickets again at 5:30 in Couch Restaurants. Tickets are $15.

CAREER SERVICES Career Services will have a Majors/ Minors Career Fair at 11:30 a.m. in the union. The fair will have speakers from different departments talking about their programs.

CHRISTIANS ON CAMPUS Christians on Campus will hold its weekly

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING The college will have a casino night for Engineers’ Week at 7 p.m. in Felgar Hall.

EVERETT POETRY SERIES Grant Jenkins and Cheryl Pallant will read poetry collections at 7 p.m. in Ellison Hall.

GLBTF Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered & Friends will meet at 7 p.m. in the union.

CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST Campus Crusade for Christ will meet at 9 p.m. on the fifth floor of the Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.

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Grad student gathers photos of snow in every state Meteorology student attracts national attention in his efforts to get pictures of a rare weather phenomena AUDREY HARRIS Daily Staff Writer

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Patrick Marsh, meteorology graduate student, looks over e-mails people have sent him from across the country.

An OU grad student attracted national media attention when he announced the possibility of snow in all 50 states Thursday.

Patrick Marsh, meteorology graduate student, posted a Twitter update stating, “If snow sticks to the ground in Florida tomorrow ... every state (including Hawaii) will have snow on the ground.”

Marsh said he tweeted the information after reading a tweet from the Weather Channel that said all 50 states could see snow Friday, Feb. 12. Marsh’s friend responded to the post, suggesting he gather snow photos from all 50 states. Marsh took the idea and ran with it.

Marsh posted information on Facebook and Twitter, set up an e-mail address to receive pictures, and placed the photos on his blog.

Someone in Arkansas saw Marsh’s tweet and contacted a friend with the AP Bureau in Oklahoma City, he said. AP ran an article about Marsh’s project, and News 9 in

Oklahoma City picked up the story. Soon a story was featured on the Drudge Report.

Marsh he spent all day Friday talking to different media outlets, including National Public Radio, Wall Street Journal, ABC Evening News and Good Morning America. He said he didn’t stop to eat a meal until 7:30 Friday night.

“To think that all this started from one thing I posted on Twitter is mind-boggling,” Marsh said.

Marsh went to bed Friday night still missing a photo of snow in Hawaii.

“I knew deep down that if there was going to be snow, it was not going to be on the actual top of the mountain,” Marsh said. “Because the top of the mountain gets sunlight all day, it would actually be on the north side of the mountain on one of the slopes that may’ve stayed in the shade.”

Saturday night, Marsh was going through his e-mails and found one from Tom Geballe, an astronomer working on Mount Mauna Kea. He said Geballe sent the e-mail early Saturday morning.

“I saw that and my heart skipped a beat,” Marsh said, Marsh forwarded the photos to the National Weather Service office in Honolulu and the evidence of snow on the mountains was confirmed. Marsh said Geballe went

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Patricktmarsh.com Click “Snow Shot of America” “way above and beyond” to find the photos. Geballe went with his son, Matt Geballe and Matt’s friend Greg Warren, and one of them essentially hiked down the mountain to get the photos, Marsh said.

Cory Mottice, meteorology senior, helped Marsh get photos of snow from Ohio, his home state.

“A weather phenomena like this has never been recorded and according to several e-mails Patrick got, many people never thought a phenomena like this was even possible,” Mottice said by e-mail.

“This project alerted everyone around the world to just how rare of a phenomena this was and it brought out the inner ‘weather geek’ in everyone.”

Marsh received more than 1,000 photos and said he feels confident in saying he has a picture of snow in every state on Feb. 12.

POLICE REPORTS The following is a list of arrests and citations, not convictions. The information given is compiled from the Norman and OU Police Departments.

At times, the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Department and the Oklahoma City FBI will contribute to these reports. All those listed are innocent until proven guilty.

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POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE Anthony Antwun Buckner, 19, 1328 Superior Ave., Sunday, also possession of marijuana in the presence of a minor POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA Brien Keith Taylor, 32, 1328 Superior Ave., Sunday Brandi Ellen Studley, 32, 1328 Superior Ave., Sunday Natalie Dawn Elliot, 22, Southeast 12th Avenue, Saturday, also possession of drug paraphernalia Kenneth Escamilla, 33, 750 Asp

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Tonny Orren Walden 31, Lindsey Street and Elm Avenue, Saturday

MUNICIPAL WARRANT David Allen Satterlee, 22, Southeast 12th Avenue, Saturday

James Timothy Moss, 23, 400 W. Boyd St., Thursday

POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA Jessica Rose McIntyre, 25, 816 E. Frank St., Saturday

DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE Jessica Renee Hunsucker, 20, 1000 Jenkins Ave., Sunday, also no insurance and minor in possession of alcoholic beverages

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Chelsea Layne Goodman, 18, 1500 Asp Ave., Sunday

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Jessica Lauren Brunner, 21, 1300 Jenkins Ave., Saturday

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OUR VIEW

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Always separate church and state

Outside the Haskell County Courthouse stands the Ten Commandments.

Now, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to rule as to whether or not this is constitutional.

We talk about the separation of church and state. It’s a highly salient issue, and it’s great that people are getting involved.

But this is also an issue for interpretation of the law. The courts decide this one, not popular opinion, and it’s unfortunate so many people will stand up and fight about church-and-state issues, but not issues their legislators can change.

The genesis of the concept that church and state should be separated comes from a letter written by Thomas Jefferson to the Danbury Baptist Church in which he spoke of a “wall of separation” between the church and state.

Since then, the court has gone different ways in clearly defining this wall.

The first big win for separationists was in Everson v. Board of Education of the Township of Ewing (1947) when the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that state funds could not bus children to private (mostly religious) schools.

Then came the cases of McCreary County v. American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky and Van Orden v. Perry (2005), two court cases on the separation of church and state that were heard

STAFF COLUMN

Majorities must learn from minorities

White men need to stop talking. They need to have their speaking rights revoked and their publishing privileges annulled.

Actually … I do not actually believe that, but I certainly feel that sometimes.

Whenever I hear a penis joke, a comment about some girl’s body, or general willful ignorance about any group outside the privileged middle and upper class white male circle, I want to slap somebody. I do not care about your genitalia because it is not funny, and I already know “what she said,” so you can save it.

Male privilege is undeniable. There are tiers to this privilege, with white man standing on top. Of course there are intersections of race and class to consider when discussing privilege. Without looking at these intersections however, overall women continue to make less than men, and only 15 of the top Fortune 500 companies have women CEOs. These statistics may not mean much to the everyday female college student, but when she hears 10 penis jokes in a day or is told she must be on her period if she gets upset, she experiences the sexism that is symptomatic of a society that gives priority to men.

The response to Schuyler Crabtree’s last week, whether an issue of misinterpretation or not, is a good example of women feeling sick and tired of dealing again and again with these issues. Shayna Daitch

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the same day.

In the McCreary case, two large displays of the Ten Commandments in the McCreary County Courthouse with no other religious or historical legal documents nearby. The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the display was unconstitutional and it was taken down.

In the Van Orden case the Ten Commandments were displayed in the Texas state capital grounds along with other historical characters such as “an eagle grasping the American flag, an eye inside of a pyramid, and two small tablets” according to the court’s plurality opinion. Because of the context of many other historical objects, the court ruled 5-4 that the Ten Commandments could remain displayed.

We will generally support any issue in which activism is involved; people getting out and trying to change their world is what we need to see.

But we also support a very firm wall of separation between church and state, and we’re disappointed there is still so much debate on interpretations of the law there must be a wall of separation in order for our democracy to survive.

The display in Haskell County crosses that wall, because it is giving its support to a religion tenant, thus marginalizing others.

We cannot support it.

in her response to The Daily claimed that then you should realize the “big issues” — the staff was “blinded by male privilege.” the ones that affect everyone, the ones conCertainly there is some truth to this state- sidered “world issues” — are monopolized ment, but not every young man at by middle and upper class white The Daily is completely unaware. men. They set the discourse, Every male is not totally guilty, as they determine the disseminasome men are staunch advocates of tion of facts and so they have the feminism, choose their words carepower. This can be fixed by enfully and have placed themselves suring other voices. in positions of learning about the White middle and upper other side. class men rule the world. They People of different races have control the corporations, conevery right to speak on what is ABBY stitute the majority of Congress termed “black issues” or “wom- WILLIAMSON and decide the literary canon. It en’s issues” and very well should; is for this reason that everyone but there are never any black colmore or less knows the white umnists writing on anything in the opin- man’s world, but cannot necessarily deion page and there are only a handful of fine it. The exceptions to this hegemony women. Bottom line, the diversity is lack- are either cute and quaint at best or infeing, and the people who suffer from it are rior and pejorative at worst. It is time for the readers. white men to learn about others. If you are We need writers of all ethnic back- a white middle or upper class male, then grounds, class and gender to write about read a book on feminism, go to some puball things. No topic should be shut off to lic place where you know you’ll be the mianyone, whether implicitly or explicitly. nority, or actually learn some black history Every issue is a black issue, a Hispanic this month by reading “Biko.” issue, a woman’s issue, because everything It is imperative for survival that one who affects everybody. Therefore, non-black is not of the elite class, race and gender people can and should write about things adapt the skills for blending into the domilike Black History Month or racial injustice. nant culture. We already know about you, Men can and should write about sexual as- it is time you learn about us. sault on women.

Abby Williamson is an English and letter senior.

But if these things sound good to you,

Don’t listen to hysteria, vaccinate your kids

In 1998, a British medical journal published a study linking because of an ignorant hysteria. autism to the childhood measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) Celebrities with more money than sense, such as Jim Carrey vaccine. A massive media fear campaign resulted, and the fol- and Jenny McCarthy, are using their media clout to support this lowing years saw the rate of MMR vaccinations in the U.K. drop conspiracy theory and stir up vaccination fears. It’s absolutely to 84 percent (in some places, as low as 61 percent), according reprehensible these people — apparently thinking they know to Britain’s National Health Service. These levels are insufmore than the scientific and medical communities ficient to prevent a serious outbreak of those diseases, and — are using their position to put children in harm the region has experienced an explosion of measles and of completely preventable diseases. They attack the mumps cases. Measles cases have been occurring at a rate “medical establishment” as a dogmatic institution try13 times its 1998 level; mumps at a rate 37 times greater. ing to silence dissenting voices, and they point to other Children are suffering, some even dying, because of the discredited or inconclusive studies to support their massive hysteria this study inspired. theories.

This seems an unfortunate but understandable reaction And it’s not just these fears. Groups have found poto the possibility of the MMR vaccine causing autism, but tential dangers in everything from the amount of vacthere’s one serious problem: the study is rubbish. cinations given to the timing of those injections. None MARY Immediately after it was published, the General Medical of these claims have been supported by valid studies Council began an investigation into the study’s claims, the STANDFIELD — though it’s worth noting none have been specifically methods used and accusations of unethical conduct from debunked either. its lead author, Dr. Andrew Wakefield. Ten of the 13 original auScared patients hear popular voices talking about the “science” thors have since denounced the study, and on Feb. 2, the journal that shows potential dangers in childhood vaccines, and they listhat originally published the study fully retracted it. On Jan. 28, the ten. They do what any responsible parent would do in that situaGeneral Medical Council ruled that Wakefield acted “dishonestly tion, and keep their children from “unnecessary and potentially and irresponsibly” during his research, and he had behaved with dangerous” injections. Unfortunately, in this case, what they’re “callous disregard for the distress and pain the children might ultimately doing is putting their children at risk to horrible, presuffer.” ventable diseases because of a conspiracy theory with no concluSince that first study, no other scientists have been able to re- sive scientific backing. produce the results. A host of large-scale studies have failed to This is not to say the effect of vaccines should not be further find any evidence for the supposed link between the vaccine and explored. We need to know everything we can about the mediautism. In fact, it seems the only support for this theory comes cines we inject in ourselves at these vulnerable ages. Concerns from wild, pseudoscientific speculation and anecdotal evidence about the interaction between infant vaccines, or the effects of from scared parents. the fever reducers they are packaged with, are valid avenues of But this conspiracy theory still has traction. Vaccination rates needed research. in the U.K. haven’t recovered from that initial slump, and the U.S. It’s simply that it’s better to be safe in the mean time. Until the isn’t immune to the same phenomenon. time a conclusive link is found, or concerns are at least partially Though not as wide-spread, fear over the supposed dangers of validated, we need to vaccinate our children. Why risk the health vaccines has parents wondering whether they are worth the risk. of your child on a potentially bogus theory? And even if vaccines According to the Center for Disease Control, infant vaccination are found to have certain negative effects, the benefits of protecrates are still sitting around a record high, with about 1 percent of tion from these diseases, the prevention of outbreaks and the pochildren lacking the recommended immunizations, but the rate tential eradication of the diseases in their entirety are worth a lot for the MMR vaccine is going down. And, of course, measles and of side-effects. mumps cases are increasing sharply as a result.

With the autism link all but debunked and other concerns lackWe aren’t seeing anywhere near the epidemics that plague ing any conclusive proof, it is irresponsible not to give your chilthe U.K., but if the current trend continues, there’s no reason to dren every chance of a healthy future possible. think the same thing won’t happen here. We’re headed for a seriMary Stanfield is a philosophy sophomore. ous outbreak of diseases that should be headed for extinction, all

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Popular censorship hinders progress The last few semesters involving The Daily have been frustrating ones. We have seen stories interpreted as racist, sexist, ageist and encouraging rape.

Peoples being offended have persuaded our newspaper to be a little more conservative and hold a meeting before this semester under the name “Diversity Training.”

The way we as a campus have reacted to the “sensational” columns is where we are erring. This response is not isolated to OU; the general sentiment is representative of our entire nation. People far and wide have requested, nay, demanded, apologies. We saw it last semester, and we are seeing it again this semester.

Requiring an apology in mass JORDAN and saying, “Just don’t ever do it ROGERS again,” is wrong; it limits debate and encourages ignorance — something that will never successfully combat bad ideology.

If the columnist truly did say something offensive that was unintentional then, yes, an apology should be issued. But an American should never have to apologize for holding an opinion that is not deemed correct by the masses.

In America, we have nearly unconditional free speech; this is especially true on a college campus.

If someone has a strong but offensive conviction and wants to stand in the South Oval with a sign proclaiming this belief, they could — even should. Others could peacefully protest in the hopes of inspiring debate and learning.

One might argue that The Daily is representing OU and can therefore justify a bit of censorship to keep a good image. This is a misguided notion. Yes, The Daily is representing the university, but in the United States a university is the place where free speech is most valued. Censoring ideas from the school paper is jeopardizing the image of higher-education in America, not the other way around.

It would be a testament to our university’s dedication to creating an environment that valued the learning and growth of its students enough to let me run a column stating the inferiority of a race, gender or religion if I truly did believe it. Surely there are those on our campus holding similar sentiments, and by silencing their opinions on the grounds of “generalconsensus,” we deny them the opportunity to grow and learn.

We’ve had free speech for so long we don’t understand how powerful of a right it is and with what ferocity it should be exercised, defended and cherished. Most people through the ages never had free speech. Punishment is too often the consequence of thinking differently.

We also don’t understand how easily it can be taken away. Time after time governments have gone to do terrible things by the slow and surreptitious removal of the rights of its citizens. Because it has happened so many times it is ignorant to believe America is above this fate. Patriot Act? The instant people being offended turns into the censoring of our “unacceptable” beliefs, like they are in The Daily, we lose a voice of dissent, and in many instances throughout history the voice of dissent has been right. Most Americans were offended and didn’t agree when people starting calling for racial equality.

We need the voice of dissent; it is why we have progressed so much. While offending billions throughout the ages, it also has educated people about what might be wrong with society and inspired people to reconsider their approach to life.

It is imperative we completely accept the free exchange of beliefs, no matter how wrong or evil they are or seem to be. We must not fear offensive ideas.

The bad ones will die on there own, but the good ones will change the world. By censoring one we censor the other.

Who are we to accuse someone who thinks differently than us as wrong? Our society is changing every day. Things we accept now we didn’t before, and things we accepted before are no longer tolerable.

We cannot pretend we have life figured out and use this fallacy as an acceptable excuse to practice censorship. The one thing we can do is keep the discussion open and let voices be heard. Enforcing silence helps no one.

To respond with educated posts aimed to inspire is wonderful, but to request The Daily, or any other organization, to censor or fire their writers, and for them to oblige, is inappropriate and dangerous.

Don’t be afraid of people who offend or seem ignorant, and please don’t look to censor their opinions. All bad ideas will eventually collapse on their own if we allow them to be voiced. If we don’t, we are encouraging ignorance, discouraging change and doomed to live out the mistakes we are making today rather than reassess our values. And to the offenders, don’t be afraid to say what you believe. You might be ridiculed and burned in effigy, but you might also be right.

Jordan Rogers is an industrial engineering senior.

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“IRM” Key Tracks: “Heaven Can Wait,” “IRM” Score: 7.5 Talented friends make good music.

When I first popped Charlotte Gainsbourg’s latest album “IRM” into my car stereo and “Master’s Hand” began to play, I immediately wondered if the entire album was going to sound like a bunch of B-sides from Beck’s Modern Guilt. Since Beck did write, produce and mix the album, I speculated as to how much of Beck’s personal style would permeate Gainsbourg’s third studio release. While “Master’s Hand” is quite Beck-ish, I was very happy to discover the exceptional and distinctive qualities that separated “IRM” from Beck’s earlier work.

“IRM,” which is French for MRI, has a lot going on. The catchy “Heaven Can Wait,” the daunting “Le Chat Du Café Des Artistes” and the sweet, acoustic “In the End” are just three of 13 tracks that possess a certain aura, which makes “IRM” a uniquely sonorous experience.

In the title track, you actually feel like you’re going through an MRI, which is exactly what the song describes, but not without a symbolic twist — “Leave my head demagnetized/ Tell me

This week’s New Music Tuesday has The Daily looking at how two indie veterans fared with their latest projects. One excels with the addition of a new writing partner, while the other crashes and burns.

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where the trauma lies/ In the scan of pathogen/ Or the shadow of my sin.”

“La Collectionneuse” has an eerie feel and is reminiscent of a murder scene in a horror film.

Gainsbourg’s voice is incredibly haunting as she whispers — in French — for the last two minutes of the song.

In the quirky “Greenwich Mean Time,” a monotone Gainsbourg sings, “We’re all fine/ We’re all fine/ We fit together like worms on a line/ We’re so good/ We’re so nice/ We stick together like dirty horse flies.” An album without some form of upbeat nonsense simply sucks.

All in all, “IRM” has a perfect mixture of the fun and light-hearted and the deep and weighty.

Gainsbourg, mostly known for her career as an actress, has pretty limited vocal capabilities, but her music and probing lyrics make up for it in fresh originality.

I tip my hat to Ms. Gainsbourg and Beck — who has yet to let me down.

“In This Light and On This Evening” Key Tracks: “Papillon,” “Bricks and Mortar” Score: 4.1 Shifting style leaves these Brits stalling.

With the rebirth of the ’80s synth-pop dance albums on the rise, Editors’ fourth album seemed so promising.

Unfortunately, this was about where expectations ended. “In This Light and On This Evening” seems to pull from the past with repetitive back-beats and overbearing vocals.

Lead vocalist Tom Smith has always had a strong voice that demands attention, but it seems to make this work against him in this album.

Songs like “Papillon”and “The Boxer” feel unbalanced by Smith’s voice and the general sound of tracks.

The album was a step in a different direction for Editors’ typical style but left a backlash effect of tired, depressed songs and nothing left to fill the void.

Rachel Landers is a public relations junior.

Cole Priddy is a University College freshman.

SAFE SEX IS THE ONLY WAY New band, music videos added It’s hard to approach the subject of contraception without sounding like a high school health teacher. By now, most of us should have learned that there are many different types of contraception.

There are prescription options, such as the many different types of birth control pills. There are patches, rings, diaphragms, shots and intrauterine devices — oh my! These are all products ANNIKA for women that are easily obLARSON tained from a doctor. Some people are uncomfortable discussing birth control with their doctors, so another option is to take a trip to Planned Parenthood for a birth control consultation.

Over-the-counter contraception includes the female condom, the sponge (which conjures up images of Elaine from “Seinfeld” trying to choose sexual partners based on their “sponge-worthiness:” decidedly unsexy), sperthe micide and the ever-popular male condom.

Condoms are cheap and easy to find and use. For most sexually active people in our age group, condoms are the only form of contraception that matters. This is why UOSA is currently considering proposing condom machines to be placed in each dorm basement. As of now, the only places you can get condoms on campus are the Women’s Outreach Center and Goddard Health Center.

More access to condoms on campus is absolutely imperative. Condom machines in the

dorms would ensure more privacy (let’s face it, buying condoms or grabbing them from those bowls can be a little embarrassing) and more safe sex on campus. That can only be good.

And while we’re on the topic of condoms, anyone who is sexually active should be carrying condoms with them. It’s not solely the responsibility of the man or the woman, but both parties should be responsible for their sexual safety.

I’ve heard some people say it’s the man’s job to carry condoms. I’ve also heard if a woman carries condoms, she appears slutty. This is just an example of a ridiculous double standard that shouldn’t exist. Anyone carrying condoms is smart and prepared; it’s not a reflection of one’s sexual behavior.

And while we’re dispelling myths, I do find it important to point out that pulling out is not an effective method of contraception! Preejaculate fluid contains sperm, and even if a man ejaculates outside of the vagina, there is still a chance that semen could enter.

Additionally, contraception’s sole purpose isn’t to prevent unwanted pregnancies; it also prevents the spread of STIs. This means contraception is relevant in the sex lives of homosexuals as well. Just because gay and lesbian sex can not lead to pregnancy doesn’t mean the rules don’t apply!

And for those times when something goes wrong (the condom breaks, falls off or wasn’t there in the first place), there is the Plan B pill.

There’s no excuse not to be safe, no matter whom you are having sex with.

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JOSHUA BOYDSTON Daily Staff Writer

Heavy metal band The Sword is the newest addition to the Norman Music Festival lineup.

NMF organizer Quentin Bomgardner announced on 105.3 The Spy the band would perform on the main stage at this year’s festival.

The Sword formed in Austin, Texas in 2003 and was signed to Kemado Records in 2005. The band has several songs featured in the Guitar Hero series and have supported many national acts on tour, including Metallica and Lamb of God. The Sword’s latest release, “Gods of the Earth,” was released in 2008, and a new untitled studio album is slated for release sometime this year.

Norman Music Festival also announced an open call for locally produced music videos to play on screens located on the main stage PHOTO PROVIDED in between headliners. These music Austin-based group The Sword has been added videos will be played along with to the Norman Music Festival lineup. Norman those of Norman Music Festival Music Festival will be April 24 and 25 in downtown artists including Dirty Projectors, Norman.

Electric Six, Grupo Fantasma, Edan and The Sword.

Musicians interested in submitting their material can visit normanmusicfestival. com for more information.

Norman Music Festival takes place April 24 and 25 in downtown Norman and is free to the public.

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Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010 AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- You may or may not have a hand in making good things happen, and personal and workrelated arrangements will turn out to be extremely fortunate for you. That lucky horseshoe is still working.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Even without lifting a finger to add to your holdings, the possibilities for being in the right spot at the right time are better than usual. Earn those big bucks.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- The possibilities for landing in the profit column look better than usual, so any significant financial matters should be given top priority.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Although it isn’t always wise to make grandiose promises to friends or family members, you should have the wherewithal to follow through on most of them.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- All Libras are attractive to begin with, but members of the opposite gender will find you especially appealing. You won’t have to do a thing -- except relax and be yourself.

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Something tough to do last week might inexplicably be a piece of cake at this time.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Involvements with a tough customer will work out quite well. Both you and your counterpart will think outside the box to find a meeting of the minds.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Although your self-discipline might be at an all-time low at this time, you aren’t likely to need it. Your happy, infectious mood will draw only good things to you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- If you’ve been contemplating constructive changes around the house, this is a great day to do it. Your actions will have a beautiful, long-lasting effect.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- In order to find success in life, it usually takes what we know and not whom we know. However, in your case, popularity will play a major role in making good things happen.

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Junior guard Cade Davis laces up his shoes in the Lloyd Noble Center’s practice gym Thursday afternoon. Davis’ hard work has made him an indispensable part of the OU basketball team.

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As the team has looked to get back on track, Davis has been “First time he put on a little uniform and played in the little one of the players to step into a leadership role. league here at Elk City he has always been like that,” Roger “I’ve always believed that actions speak louder than words Cade Davis is no stranger to hard work.

Davis said. “Maximum effort and it doesn’t matter if you’re and that’s with anything,” Davis said. “Knowing that I came Growing up, his family lived on land just outside Elk City’s open, he’ll get you the ball. He just always seems like he back this year, how much I had to step up and how much I limits. There was always something to be done. Fences to be makes a play here or there. He’s just always in the game.” had to do to try and maintain that level of leadership we had, built. Hay to be hauled. Weeds to be pulled. And when Davis’ That work ethic and energy led Davis to put up gaudy num- it was a pretty big jump. But I thought that through the whole father, Roger, got home from work and set out to work on the bers during his Elk City career. The six-foot-five-inch Davis year whether I play a little or whether I’m starting, the one land, Davis was ready to work, too. led his team in scoring all four years and finished his senior thing that you can focus and have in control is how hard you “Cade, he was just kind of one of those kids. ‘Can I help? season averaging 23.4 points, 10.7 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2.3 work.”

What do you want me to do?’” Roger Davis said. “He wanted steals and 1.6 blocks per game. Davis’ high school coach Jim That lead-by-example work ethic is apparently not going to be involved in whatever his dad was doing. So we kind of Deaton described Davis as a “coach’s dream.” unnoticed. Senior guard Tony Crocker, who also has stepped went from daylight to dark just doing things that we loved to “He was just never satisfied as a player, and he always saw into more of a leadership role this season, said the Sooners do.” room for improvement,” Deaton said. “A lot of high school recognize Davis’ constant effort.

That same kind of hard work is what led Davis to a prolific kids—especially if you take a kid like Cade who was a pretty “Whenever we’re out here practicing and stuff he always basketball career at Elk City High School. It was his effort that dominant high school player—a lot of times, they just don’t goes hard,” Crocker said. “That’s one thing about him, he’s caught OU head coach Jeff Capel’s eye. And it is that same think there’s any room for improvement, and he constantly going to give you effort every time. I don’t know if everyone kind of work and effort that continues to help Davis evolve saw room for improvement.” sees it like that or sees it like, ‘man, why doesn’t he take a today.

Davis’ effort was the first thing that got Capel’s attention. break?’ … But that’s leadership.”

In his two and a half years in Norman, the junior guard has Though Davis was ranked as the second best high school Davis’ efforts earned him a starting role after beginning the gone from a three-point specialist without a great three-point player in the state, he was overseason on the bench. shooting percentage to a fan favorite and team leader. shadowed by the best, Blake T h e i m p rov e m e nt s It’s been a journey for Davis that started, and will likely Griffin. Capel was on the job “Whenever we’re out here practicing and stuff Davis made between his end, with effort. for only a few days before Davis sophomore and junior he always goes hard,” Crocker said. “That’s committed, and he barely got to seasons have drawn one thing about him, he’s going to give you efTHE PERSON see him play. praise from teammates fort every time.

“When I saw him play, he and coaches.

Elk City is home to pickup trucks, oil and Cade Davis. A could not make a shot,” Capel Davis’ former assiswestern Oklahoma town with 11,000 residents, Elk City’s said. “He could not make a shot, tant coach at Elk City, SENIOR GUARD TONY CROCKER ON CADE DAVIS most common industries for males are mining, quarrying but I liked him just because he Keith Smith is impressed and oil and gas extraction, according to www.city-data.com. played hard, he was tough, he with the defender Davis Elk City High School is nestled between several churches had some pop in his legs, and he has become. Crocker and little else. Directly across from the school’s front doors just went so hard.” said Davis is playing smarter basketball this season. Senior are two churches and a large sign that reads, “nothing’s too Even after Davis had committed to be a Sooner, he con- forward Ryan Wright said Davis is showing more confidence. hard for God.” To the school’s left is a farm, and behind the tinued to work. Already knowing he had a full scholarship, And Roger Davis said his son is starting to play like he did in school is a field that stretches for nearly a quarter-mile before he stayed in Elk City’s strength and conditioning program to high school. reaching a baseball field and then, another church. prepare for the next level, Deaton said. When he left Elk City, “We all see all the things that Cade could do and then his On Sunday, many businesses, save supermarkets, fast- he was bench-pressing 300 pounds. freshman year I didn’t see any of that,” Roger Davis said. “So food restaurants and gas stations, are closed. The “See Elk Davis’ transition from high school to OU was not particu- as time has gone by we have all wondered, ‘I wonder why he City!” sign outside of the town’s limits lists dude ranches as larly smooth, however. He felt he was labeled as a three-point doesn’t do this and I wonder why he doesn’t do that?’ But one of the city’s attractions. The town is “grit, it’s hard work specialist, and tried to fill that role, normally entering the now, this year, I see more of the things that I saw all the rest [and] people get their hands dirty,” as Davis game and putting up a few long-distance of his life.” describes it. before returning to the bench. His With his increased role this year he has shown multiple diCONSISTENT IMPROVEMENT shots Davis grew up in the church, spending freshman season, he averaged just over 13 mensions to his game. He is more likely to drive to the basket, most of his life in Elk City with his mom, dad minutes per game, shot 32 percent from pull down rebounds, and he often guards the opponents’ top Since Davis arrived at OU, he and younger brother. Acting up in the Davis the field (28 percent from long distance) scorer. This season he has averaged 10 points, 3.5 rebounds has made statistical improvehousehold would mean you got the belt, or, and scored 3.7 points per game. Davis and 1.5 steals per game. ments every season, going from occasionally, a two-by-four. said while he did not expect to make an Davis’ effort and improvements were never more evibench player to veteran leader.

“All out of love,” Davis said. immediate impact at OU, his first season dent than Feb. 6 against Texas. In 36 minutes against the Roger Davis said he tried to encourage his was occasionally frustrating.

Longhorns, Davis scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds 2007-08: 28 games, six starts; sons to do whatever they were interested in, “I think all kids want to get to play but for the second double-double of his career, helping OU to an so when Davis showed an interest in basket3.7 ppg, 1.5 rpg I think Cade, he’s been the kind of kid, 80-71 upset, giving the team a much-needed win. ball during his elementary years, they set too, that’s able to wait his turn,” Tommye Despite Davis’ effort, though, this OU squad still shows up a basketball goal outside their country 2008-09: 35 games, one start; Davis said. “So to me it probably bothered inconsistencies. The team is still trying to find a consistent home. Before long, Roger Davis said his son 4.7 ppg, 1.7 rpg him more than what I know but he never vocal leader, and Capel said he’s no longer holding out hope was playing with kids in the neighborhood, really talked about it much. You just work that someone will fill that role this season. first one-on-one, then two-on-one, and 2009-10: 24 games, 20 starts; real hard and see what happens.”

Regardless, this team has one constant in Davis. The kid eventually three-on-one and four-on-one.

10 ppg, 3.5 rpg In his second season, Davis saw his role who brought his small town work ethic to Norman has beDavis went on to have a prolific career at on the team change. come a popular player, and his effort seemed to rub off on -SoonerSports.com Elk City, and was Capel’s first signee at OU. “I was kind of known for my tenacity on others against Texas. Freshman point guard Tommy MasonThroughout the process though, Davis’ pardefense and being the energy guy,” Davis Griffin had a huge game, Wright had his best game of the ents and coaches kept him grounded. After said. “Come in and give us good signifi- season, and even much-maligned sophomore guard Willie his first visit to OU, Davis’ mother, Tommye, cant minutes, try and get the other team to turn the ball over, Warren, who has had his effort questioned this season, turned to Davis’ high school coach and asked, “Do you really get steals and things like that so we can get out on offense. played tough defense and made a key lay-up despite being think he’s good enough to play at OU?” So I really enjoyed that role, just kind of going out there and hobbled by a bad ankle.

Davis contributes a big part of his humble nature to his being able to go balls to the walls.”

The leader by example though was the guy who wasn’t faith. Last summer, he spent a month in New Zealand on a With the slightly increased role, Davis finished his second even starting early in the year. It was Davis who chased down mission trip that included playing against the New Zealand season shooting 38 percent from the field while averaging Texas’ Damion James and stopped him from getting an easy national basketball team and holding basketball clinics for 4.7 points and 1.7 rebounds per game. Come his junior year, dunk near the end of the first half. It was Davis who took a kids. Davis said during that time, he was reminded of why he however, Davis would see his role increase in a big way.

Texas missed shot and took the ball coast-to-coast for a replays basketball. verse lay-up, and it was Davis who led the Sooners’ post“Our main focus was audience of one, to play for [God],” game procession through the crowd at Lloyd Noble Center.

Davis said. “You play for other people, you play for your THE LEADER And for most people who knew Davis growing up, his imcoach, your teammates, things like that, but when you think pact is no surprise. about it, if you play for Him, think how hard you’ll actually The 2009-10 season has been one of disappointment for “You’re not going to question his effort,” Deaton said. “He’s play.”

OU. After starting ranked in the preseason top 25, the team going to have nights where shots aren’t falling … but like I has struggled mightily on the road, is closer to the bottom of said, he’s going to give you the intangibles that coaches are THE PLAYER the Big 12 standings than the top, and has almost no chance going to look for from a kid like that. I had no doubt that he to make the NCAA tournament in March. could play at that level because he came in with a humble atAs Davis has received greater exposure this season (he The team seems to be feeling the effect of the loss of Blake titude. He was grateful for the opportunity to play for OU; he has averaged 30 minutes per game), he has earned the title Griffin, Taylor Griffin and Austin Johnson, who were not only didn’t look at it as a right, like a birthright like some kids do. of a “blue-collar player” because of his tenacity and motor. productive players on last year’s squad, but also the team’s To him, this was just a privilege to play for a university.”

According to Roger Davis, that is the way Davis has always unquestioned leaders.

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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

AUSTIN BOX ARRESTED FOR DISORDERLY CONDUCT Sophomore linebacker Austin Box was arrested for disorderly conduct this weekend in Oklahoma City.

Police saw Box urinating outside Skyy Bar at about 2 a.m. Saturday and he was taken into custody, according to a police report.

Box is listed second at outside linebacker on the Sooners’ most recent depth chart, and has made 70

tackles — 33 tackles in 2009 and 37 tackles in 2008 — during his career at OU. The arrest marks the second incident in less than a year for Box, as the Enid native was cited last spring

by Norman police for outraging public decency outside Fat Sandwich Company.

-Jono Greco/The Daily

AUSTIN BOX

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Junior guard Danielle Robinson jumps for a lay-up during Monday’s game. OU lost 76-60.

Sooners falter late in home loss ANNELISE RUSSELL Daily Staff Writer

In a battle that featured one of the most storied programs in women’s basketball, the Sooner women lost 76-60 against the No. 1 Connecticut Huskies.

The Sooners and UConn opened the game tied at six, but the Huskies would take an early 13-8 lead.

The Huskies would continue to control the offense, but with 4:16 remaining in the half, OU cut the lead to six.

With a minute to go in the first half, OU trailed the Huskies by just four points and the crowd at Lloyd Noble Center was on its feet.

The cheers rose as senior forward Amanda Thompson closed the half with a lay-up.

The Sooners headed into the locker room down only two points at half against the No. 1 team in the country.

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The first half picked up exactly where the first left off with the Sooners on the Huskies’ tails.

The exchange of baskets continued through the first timeout where OU stood ahead 39-38.

The sharp shooting of UConn could not be contained for long though as the Huskies went on a 13-2 run to go up 51-41 with 10:31 remaining.

The Sooner defense could not control UConn’s Tina Charles underneath the basket and that added to the Sooners woes.

OU tried to cut the deficit towards the end, but UConn had a response each time.

Sooner leaders, by no surprise, were junior point guard Danielle Robinson with 18 points and Thompson with 16 points and 13 boards.

OU gets a week off, but the Sooners are back on the court at Kansas State on Sunday.

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