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State Rep. to continue to teach at OU House member opts to ‘return to private life,’ will continue to teach on campus RICKY MARANON Assignment Editor

RYAN KIESEL

One lawmaker is hoping to go from the floor of the Oklahoma House of Representatives to a classroom in the OU College of Law. State Rep. Ryan Kiesel, D-Seminole, said he will not seek reelection to his seat this fall but has submitted lesson plans to continue to be an adjunct professor at the OU College of Law. “Serving the people of Oklahoma in the House has been one of the greatest honors of my life, but I’ve decided that now is the time to return to private life,” Kiesel said. He said he has not ruled out a possible run for political office in the future. “It’s going to be fun going around the state this fall

campaigning and supporting candidates that my wife and I feel will be the best people for other positions in government,” Kiesel said. “It’s going to be very different not asking other people for their votes this fall.” Kiesel said he currently enjoys teaching law at OU as an adjunct professor. “I love OU,” he said. “I met my wife on this campus. I love teaching here too. If they can hire me full-time, that’d be great. I’d love to teach here professionally.” Kiesel said he plans to remain in Seminole but has considered moving to Norman. “My wife and I consider Norman a second home, but Seminole has been good to me and my family, and we have no plans to leave any time soon,” Kiesel said. Kiesel graduated from OU with a bachelor’s in political science with Honors in 2002 and graduated from the OU College of Law with Honors in 2006. His wife Allison is an alumna from the OU College of Pharmacy. “I love teaching,” Kiesel said. “Interacting with students and teaching about law is something that I’ve found a passion for.” Kiesel was first elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 2004.

SXSW 2010 The crowd goes wild at the Mohawk venue in Austin, Texas for band Miike Snow, who performed at SXSW over the weekend.

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Seniors create campaign for local charity Project to address funding issues for Big Brothers Big Sisters DANIELA MCCORMICK Daily Staff Writer

Five OU public relations seniors promote Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl for Kids’ Sake 2010. As part of their public relations capstone project, a group of students known as “The Flex Group” have designed a “Strike it Rich” campaign to create awareness about the upcoming “OU only” Bowl for Kids’ Sake night on March 25 at the Sooner Bowling Center. Public relations senior Christa Stewart, a member of The Flex Group, said Cleveland County’s Big Brothers Big Sisters did not receive adequate funds from United Way this year. She said the organization is heavily relying on Bowl For Kids’ Sake nights to raise money to support child-mentor matches. “This one is specifically for the OU community,” Stewart said. “Anyone associated with the university can come out and join the cause. The Big Brothers Big Sisters vision is to create successful mentoring relationships with any child who needs to be matched.” Big Brother Big Sister’s primary goal this year is to match 700 at-risk children. The organization now has around 500-600 matches. She said that the other goal CHARITY CONTINUES ON PAGE 2

Recent earthquakes pose little threat

Weather patterns prove unpredictable, but Oklahoma residents must know safety precautions JESSICA SHEETS Daily Staff Writer

The end of March is just around the corner, signaling the beginning of the tornado season. One problem about tornado season is there is no way of predicting what this year’s weather pattern will look like, according to Doug Speheger National Weather Center meteorologist. “We really can’t tell if it will be an active season or not,” said Speheger. “If the weather pattern is as active as it was this winter, then it could be an active tornado season.” Another problem with tornadoes, according to Speheger, is there is no set time frame between the sounding of a tornado siren and when the tornado reaches the area. This makes knowing when to take shelter difficult. “The best thing to do is to react quickly if the tornado sirens are sounded, because there may be times where little warning is available,” Speheger said. According to the National Weather Center Web site, a tornado occurred on May 13, 2009, near the west edge of Stanley Draper Lake. Industrial engineering sophomore Christie Hopson remembers the tornado well. “I was in the dorms for the tornado ... and it was a rather interesting experience,” Hopson said. “Some people were freaking out, others were trying to calm them down, some were playing games and we were all constantly checking the weather radar.” Hopson now lives off campus, and like many off-campus students, she does not know the proper safety precautions

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Norman and OU officials have a plan, despite rarity of great seismic activity CASEY WILSON Daily Staff Writer

Recent earthquakes in Oklahoma have been small and are not likely a warning of larger earthquakes in the future, according to authorities. Earthquakes are not a major concern in Oklahoma, said Randy Keller, Oklahoma Geological Survey interim director. The earthquake that struck Chile this year was 810,000 times larger than an earthquake that struck Oklahoma recently. This earthquake was a part of the 50 earthquakes Oklahoma experiences in a year, Keller said. “They’re interesting, and there’s an unusual number of them right now,” Keller said. “But we have had these little pulses of activity in the past, and I do not believe there’s any scenario that they’re building up to something bigger.” The largest Oklahoma earthquake to occur was in El Reno in 1952, he said. If another large earthquake were to occur, it would happen in southern Oklahoma where there is a major

fault that last moved 1,200 years ago, he said. Keller said he is not concerned Oklahoma buildings are not prepared for a large earthquake. Oklahoma has fairly substantial building codes, as with anywhere in the U.S., and the earthquakes’ hazard levels are low enough to not warrant any special building code, he said. “I’d be the first to sound the alarm if there was any scenario of these things building up to something bigger,” Keller said. “It’s just hard to imagine that.” The Norman Office of Emergency Management would be responsible for the coordination of the disaster response operations, said David Grizzle, emergency manager for the city of Norman. Grizzle said it is not common for this area to prepare specifically for earthquake events. “So for earthquakes in particular it would be hard to evaluate the preparedness state,” he said. “Having said that, the basic tenants of preparedness still apply, i.e. make a plan, build a kit, have a communications plan, etc..” Grizzle said earthquakes are an identified threat for Oklahoma, notably the New Madrid Fault Line that extends into Oklahoma. “The key thing is to take action now so they will know how to react if a disaster strikes them,” he said. EARTHQUAKE CONTINUES ON PAGE 2

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Continues from page 1 The Physical Plant at OU is one part of the campus response to an emergency. “Regardless of the emergency, the Physical Plant will have the same general responsibilities; however, the nature of the response will depend on the type of emergency, earthquakes included,” said Amanda To ohey, Physical Plant spokeswoman. S ome of the Physical Plant’s responsibilities during an emergency are to coordinate the collection of information to determine the severity of damage caused by the emergency, assist OU Police with the search and closing of damaged campus and debris clearance from roadways, she said.

OUR COMMITMENT TO ACCURACY The Daily has a long-standing commitment to serve readers by providing accurate coverage and analysis. Errors are corrected as they are identified. Readers should bring errors to the attention of the editorial board for further investigation by e-mailing dailynews@ou.edu. In the March 12 issue of The Daily, Elmore City was misspelled in a page one photo cutline.

Continues from page 1 for a tornado. “I live off campus now, and I honestly wouldn’t know what to do if a tornado came,” Hopson said. “I was much more prepared last year, living in the dorms where they continually warned us what to do in the case of a tornado.” The proper safety precautions for a tornado, according to Speheger, are Get In, Get Down and Cover Up. These three rules are important to remember whether you live off campus or on campus. According to Housing and Food spokeswoman Lauren Royston, Housing and Food residents should already be aware

Charity Continues from page 1 is to match more children with incarcerated parents. “Mentors serve the community by helping children keep out of jail,” Stewart said. “Sometimes it’s just one parent, sometimes it’s both. They really need those positive influences in their lives.” Diane Murphee, area director for Cleveland County’s Big Brothers Big Sisters, said the organization took a $20,000 budget cut when United Way was unable to reach its own financial goals to provide for agencies like Big Brother Big Sisters. “It creates a gap where we’re not able to match as many kids as possible because of lack of funds,” Murphee said. Murphee said the organization had to lay off many of its own staff. She said it has caused the workers, called max personnel, who screen potential mentors and oversee matched relationships, to be literally maxed out. Murphee said they have four max personnel who take care of

a 100 matches each and make 300 phone calls to teachers, parents, mentors and anyone else associated with each child every month. “We could’ve easily matched 700 matches last year, but we didn’t have the staff,” Murphee said. “We won’t be satisfied until we’re matching 1,000 matches a year.” Stewart said to make the “Strike it Rich” campaign as successful as possible, The Flex Group is looking for support from black and Hispanic student organizations on campus to accomplish another Big Brothers Big Sisters goal. “They are looking to bring in more males, and more African-American and Hispanic mentors,” Christa said. “It has plenty of volunteers. However, the majority are female.” Stewart said there will be an afterparty when the “OU only” Bowl for Kids’ Sake night is finished. The afterparty will be open to those who were not able to register a bowling team for the event. She said the event will give students the opportunity to interact with people involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters. Mary Martha Stewart, the president of OU Parents’ Association, said she is proud of her daughter and The Flex Group. She said that although it’s not sanctioned by the OU Parents’ Association, there are parents who are involved in fundraising and creating bowling teams for

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of safety precautions. “At first floor meetings conducted by trained resident advisers, residents are briefed on evacuation locations and procedures for their community,” Royston said. If Housing and Food residents are not aware of the proper safety precautions for their specific building they may find them posted in elevator lobbies or hallway corridors, Royston said. Various Web sites provide tornado safety information. The National Weather Service guidelines may be found at http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/?n=safety-severe-safetyplan and the OU Police Department guidelines can be found at http://www.ou.edu/oupd/tornado.htm.

the Big Brothers Big Sisters’s cause. “We do support events where parents, faculty members and students can come together and get involved,” Mary Martha said. According to a “Bowl For Kids’ Sake” press release, The Flex Group’s members are Ryan DeGiacomo, Courtney Knutson, IBK Segun, Chelsea Smith and Christa Stewart. Knutson said the group has been working hard on its public relations project by contacting media, working on designs for flyers and e-cards and hosting meetings. “There’s always challenges,” Knutson said. “We all have other things going on in our lives. We’re trying to balance our time. It’s hard being focused on the project all the time, but the group is awesome.” Knutson said stress becomes a big factor when trying to balance working on the project and having time for other things. She said the stress also comes from being a senior and getting preparations ready to graduate in May. However, she said the project has been fun despite the challenges it has brought. “Because of all the hard work we’ve been putting in, we hope to see results,” Knutson said. “We’re all kind of crossing our fingers that everything will work out.”

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Monday, March 22, 2010

OU doctor leads treatment study for ovarian cancer Trial hopes to reduce side effects, complications for patients KATHLEEN EVANS Daily Staff Writer

A doctor at the OU Health Sciences Center and OU Cancer Institute is directing a nationwide clinical trial to study treatments for ovarian cancer. Dr. Joan Walker, gynecologic oncologist, is leading the trial for the Gynecological Oncology Group. The trial tests three different treatments for effectiveness in fighting ovarian cancer, which has one of the highest mortality rates of gynecological cancers, according to a press release. One part of the trial tests the use of chemotherapy delivered through the stomach cavity, where

tumors are most often located, Walker said. The trial also looks at the same drug delivered through the veins, the current method. The final part is a study of a drug given in small weekly doses, rather than the usual large, monthly doses. “We will be comparing these different regiments in women with later stages of ovarian cancer to see if we can improve outcomes,” Walker said in a press release. “We are hopeful that we can both reduce side effects and complications by our advances, as well as improve survival beyond five years.” Walker said current survival rates are difficult to say because they vary in different countries. U.S. survival rates are usually very low, but patients who participate in research trials such as this one usually have longer rates. Rates are often poor because doctors do not

detect the cancer early enough. “There is a failure to come in to the doctor,” Walker said. “Also, the physician might not recognize the symptoms and confuse it with something else. It may take three months if the physician gets confused. That conflicts with treatment.” Besides improving survival rates, Walker said the trial will also improve the quality of life for patients receiving chemotherapy. Doctors will survey patients undergoing the different treatments and post results about which ones patients liked most, as well as which ones were most effective. Currently, 200 patients are enrolled nationally, Walker said. The trial needs 1,200 people total. Walker recently finished another study on surgery techniques for uterine cancers, she said. According to a press release, the

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study lasted a decade. In this trial, Walker said doctors found that using laparoscopic surgery reduced the amount of time patients had to spend in the hospital after a surgery by half, improving their quality of life. It also decreased the number of complications during and after surgery. Laparoscopic surgery involves making a small incision and using a camera. “It is quite astounding as a physician to go to see your patient the next morning and find that she is sitting up, ready to go home,” Walker said in a press release. “This is quite different than the traditional open surgery, where patients cannot go home for four days.” Walker presented these findings last week at the Gynecologic Oncologists’ annual meeting in San Francisco.

CAREER SERVICES Career Services will host a Resume Writing 101 workshop at 4 p.m. in the Crimson Room of the Oklahoma Memorial Union. CONFLICT IN AFRICA A public lecture about Child Health and Survival in Countries Recovering from Conflict in Africa will take place at 5 p.m. in the Associates Room of the union. BOOK DRIVE Phi Kappa Phi, the English Club and Sigma Tau Delta Honor Society will be collecting book donations all day in the main lobby of Gittiinger Hall.

POLICE REPORTS The following is a list of arrests and citations, not convictions. The information given is compiled from records given by 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. COUNTY WARRANT George Daniel Akerman, 46, 2313 Crestmont St., Saturday William Lee Coker, 21, 918 E. Symmes St., Saturday Fegan Gilie, 54, 401 12th Ave. SE, Friday, also on domestic abuse Andres Rocha-Garcia, 19, 3600 Shadowridge Drive, Saturday, also on municipal warrants Sharon Dale Shawnee, 43, 3000 N. Flood Ave., Friday, also aggravated driving under the influence

DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE Christopher James Goodwin, 32, West State Highway 9, Saturday Kayla Danielle Tiffin, 23, West Boyd Street, Saturday Dawna Michelle Underhill, 28, 1300 12th Ave. SE, Saturday, also driving without a license and failure to carry proof of insurance Aimee Lee Wampler, 37, 24th Avenue NW, Saturday Jeffery Allen Polk, 49, 1430 W. Lindsey St., Friday Margaret Ellen Reese, 50, East State Highway 9, Thursday, also transporting an open container Adeel Adam Anwar, 22, Lois Street, Thursday Joann Garcia, 27, 700 Asp Ave., Thursday, also leaving the scene of an accident CHILD ENDANGERMENT Kathi Lynn Gray, 45, 72nd Avenue NW, Friday, also driving under the influence

POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE Georgio La’Torris Harris, 20, East Main Street, Saturday, also trafficking a controlled dangerous substance and possession of marijuana Gene Boyd Hartman, 50, East Main Street, Saturday, also trafficking a controlled dangerous substance, driving without a license and possession of marijuana Gerald L. Taylor, 18, East Main Street, Saturday, also trafficking a controlled dangerous substance, possession of marijuana and interfering with an officer of the law POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA Sharon K. Mann, 68, 1123 Brandywine Lane, Friday, also trespassing and possession of drug paraphernalia

Jesse Walker Bills, 21, 1300 Lincoln Ave., Wednesday Brian Lee Crumbliss, 29, 1300 Lincoln Ave., Wednesday William L. Scott, 29, 1300 Lincoln Ave., Thursday Juan Antonio Berrios, 18, 1400 W. Lindsey St., Friday, also possession of drug paraphernalia MUNICIPAL WARRANT Tabitha Coretta Ryland, 23, North Webster Avenue, Saturday Blake Wesley Proctor, 21, 750 Asp Ave., Thursday Christine Hope Knighton, 20, 201 W. Gray St., Friday Christopher Ryan Bishop, 20, 201 W. Gray St., Friday DISTURBING THE PEACE David Lee Reamy, 23, 1300 Creekside Drive, Friday Gregg Lee Lewis, 33, 201

Techumseh Meadow, Friday, also trespassing POSSESSION OF CERTAIN WEAPONS Seth Salvatore Skiles, 23, 12th Avenue NE, Thursday ASSAULT AND BATTERY Tami Bybee, 33, 814 Jona Kay Terrace, Tuesday Robert Holger Newberg, 48, 814 Jona Kay Terrace, Thursday OTHER WARRANT Joy Denice Frances Holt, 41, West Lindsey Street, Thursday PUBLIC INTOXICATION John Truman Keith, 65, 1919 Industrial Blvd., Thursday PUBLIC DRUNKENESS Robert Christopher Keyes, 26, Asp Avenue,

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Wednesday, also obstructing an officer and felony vandalism

BIBLE STUDY Christians on Campus will host a Bible study from noon to 12:45 p.m. in the Traditions Room of the union.

FURNISHING ALCOHOL TO A MINOR Joe Lee, 40, 320 White St., Friday

CAREER SERVICES Career Services will host a seminar entitled “Preparing for the Federal Government Job Search” at noon in the Heritage Room of the union.

PETTY LARCENY Angela Nicole Lucas, 31, 3499 W. Main St., Thursday

CAREER SERVICES Career Services will host an Interviewing 101 workshop at 1:30 p.m. in the Crimson Room of the union.

THREATENING VIOLENCE Deangelo Morice Shinn, 25, 640 24th Ave., Friday, also making obscene, threatening and harrasing phone calls

STUDENT SUCCESS SERIES A “Writing for International Students” workshop will take place at 3:30 p.m. in Wagner Hall, Room 245.

AGGRAVATED ASSUALT AND BATTERY Daniel Macy Clinton, 24, Caddell Lane, Friday, also leaving the scene of an accident, personal injury while operating a motor vehicle and transporting an open bottle of alcohol

STUDENT OKLAHOMA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION The SOEA will host a guest speaker informing students of grants and other opportunities at 7:30 p.m. in South Campus Building 4, Room 119.

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OUR VIEW

In response to Stanfield’s 12 March column on a conspiracy for bread.

Don’t victimize yourself. People voted for bread because it was funny to do so. No more, no less. We all knead a little comedy now and then. - William “I voted for bread because its the only issue I care to hear your opinions on.” - GaylordDailysupervisor

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The Oklahoma Daily and UOSA will cosponsor a debate at 7 p.m. Wednesday between the UOSA presidential candidates in the Molly Shi Boren Ballroom of the Oklahoma Memorial Union. This is a great opportunity for students to meet their future presidential and vice presidential representative and ask them the questions necessary to make an informed vote. If you have questions about the policies our future representatives will be promoting or opposing, this is your chance to ask them. These are our future representatives, people we are electing to be our representatives and leaders; this is our chance to get to know them and make sure we’re voting for someone of whom we’ll be proud. If you want to know their stance on smoking on campus, gender-neutral housing, open government, student government officials’

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pay stipends or any other campus issues, this is your chance to ask. Jamie Hughes, the editor-in-chief of The Daily, will moderate and ask questions. If you’d like your questions considered for the debate, please e-mail them by 6 p.m. Tuesday to dailyeditor@ou.edu. There will also be a debate on the five constitutional amendments. The amendments range from restructuring our student government to automatically recalling any positions gained in an uncontested election. This debate will be held at 6 p.m. next Monday in Beaird Lounge, and it’s an important chance to hear the discussion behind this reworking of the student representative bodies around campus.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR I was turned away from a nearly-empty Gaylord Hall computer lab today for failure to enroll in one of their many fine courses this semester. There were no less than 30 empty workstations at the time. The idea of shutting students out of a learning resource like that for the exclusive use of one college is contrary to the entire concept of a university. The student worker behind the counter was kind enough to inform me that they “pay extra money” for these resources, as though my $1,700 and change for 7 credit hours is not enough to pay my way around here. My architecture class meets in that building; apparently I’m cool enough to sit in their swanky chairs, but I’m going to get my math

major funk all over their Macs. She points out that JMC is kind enough to provide some stand-up kiosks throughout the building for me to do my research on. Super! The OU Library system would not put up with this kind of discrimination. I can receive the same assistance from the Journalism library that I can get at the Math & Chemistry library. Maybe OU IT should take a leaf from their book, and not acquiesce to some clown’s irrational demand to keep ordinary university students out of their labs. Sincerely, Nick Brooke Mathematics Senior

In Response to Bruenig’s March 22 column on Teach for America

Teach For America’s mission is to increase educational equality As an incoming Teach For America corps unacceptable that fourth-graders in low-inmember who did her homework before join- come areas are 2-3 grade levels behind the naing the organization, I take issue with tional average as the National Center the untruths and misrepresentations for Education Statistics indicates to be in Matt Bruenig’s recent opinion the case. column. It is untrue that schools fire teachThe premise of TFA is not to “take ers to hire TFA corps members. As well-off college kids and put them previously stated, there is a dangerous in low-income public schools” in teacher shortage in low-income areas. order to “help the students in that I’m not sure where Mr. Bruenig got school do better.” The premise of the idea that TFA actually hurts “real” TFA is to recruit college graduates MEGAN teachers. Hopefully, there will be a day from diverse backgrounds who are MORGAN when TFA does not need to exist. But passionate about decreasing the until all children in this country have achievement gap and place them in the opportunity to receive an equally schools where this problem is most prevalent. excellent education, it deserves our support. TFA’s mission is to decrease the achievement There exists both positive and negative gap between socioeconomic classes and to studies that highlight the effect TFA teachers provide an equally excellent education to all have on their students. These studies show students. TFA has little impact on test scores; others The organization does not claim TFA corps show the opposite. I recommend reading a members are “better” than traditional teach- study released by The National Academies, ers. The whole idea is to serve the under- which The New York Times boasts is the preserved, meaning corps members are filling mier science advisory group in the country. teacher gaps and teaching in schools that fre- It found TFA teachers positively affected stuquently hire long-term dents’ test scores. substitutes. There are “The practice of sending Study or no study, the not enough traditional practice of sending smart smart and energetic lead- and energetic leaders to unteachers in low-income areas. In fact, TFA’s ers to underprivileged derprivileged schools, where original mission was to schools, where there are there are few highly qualified fill teacher gaps, a huge few highly qualified and and experienced teachers, is a problem especially in step in the right direction. It is these areas according to experienced teachers, is a part of TFA’s credo that corps the Educational Policy step in the right direction.” members hold their students Analysis Archives. The to high expectations. more direct mission of This is why I joined Teach working to solve the achievement gap is step- For America — to fight for educational equity. ping further by not only filling teacher shortagMorgan es, but also becoming a part of the movement -Megan 2010 Teach For America Corps Member, Mississippi to fight educational inequity across America. Delta I agree with Bruenig when he argues that Nunley poverty has a huge impact on student achieve- -Tyler 2010 Teach For America Corps Member, Memphis ment. But poverty is not the only mitigating factor in low student achievement. Instead, -Sarah Shook in these low-income areas it’s the schools 2010 Teach For America Corps Member, Tulsa themselves that affect students’ performance. -Katherine Greer These schools suffer from a lack of resources, 2010 Teach For America Corps Member, Dallas including materials and teachers. This is re- -Eric Beaver lated to poverty, but I don’t think it should be. 2010 Teach For America Corps Member, Rio Grande Yes, poverty causes “distracting conditions” Valley for a healthy learning environment, but the -Marissa Alberty mission of TFA is not to solve poverty; it is to 2010 Teach For America Corps Member, Tulsa provide equal education. I believe the benefits -Matt Gress of improving the sad state of disproportionate 2010 Teach For America Corps Member, Tulsa and stratified public education are far-reaching and extremely beneficial to our country, COMMENT ON THIS COLUMN AT OUDAILY.COM and the world’s, future. Of course there will always be poverty, unfortunately. But it is

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Ironically, there was a snow storm on spring solstice, thus on the first day of spring we were greeted by a lovely blizzard.

Engineers Without Borders spent the break in New Orleans working with the Homeowners Association doing lot clearing and compiling data to potentially increase government funding to the lower ninth ward’s public education system.

The Oklahoma House of Representatives is attempting to limit the extent of hate crimes, giving preferential treatment of certain types of hate over others.

Sunshine week gave newspapers around the nation a chance to celebrate the freedom of information act to fulfill their duty to be government watchdogs.

Tea Partiers verbally assaulted and shouted racial epithets at African American members of the House of Representatives before yesterday’s historic health care debate and vote.

Several OUHSC students went to Haiti, administering aid with the Christian Medical and Dental Association, giving back to those who were ravaged by the January earthquake.

Several professors around campus don’t understand the concept of a spring break as they are requiring students to come back to tests and turn in major papers and quizzes.

The week of Feb. 18-25 we had an election to see what topics piqued your interest. Bread received 117, votes; abortion, 59; gay rights, 51; health care, 21; nature, 14; Afghanistan, 9; and Haiti, 1. Because of the overwhelming support for the discussion of bread every day this week we will have at least one column on, or related to, bread.

STAFF COLUMN

Whole wheat bread should be sales tax free The health benefits of whole grains are substantial and real. High fiber content, lower sugar levels and minimal chemical additives make whole products substantially healthier than their more processed counterparts. Studies have proven that eating whole grain foods substantially reduces the risk of stroke, type 2 diabetes and heart disease. It also aids in weight management, lowering blood pressure and improves oral health. Thanks to massive advertising campaigns by cereal companies, restaurants and snack manufacturers, nearly every American knows about these benefits. Studies have repeatedly shown the negative health implications of eating America’s best selling breads. Despite this, the vast majority of Americans still buy white DANIEL RECHES bread. Whether one chooses white or wheat based on health, taste or habit, cost is not a factor. At all sandwich shops, your first choice gives you an identical price. At the grocery store, it is a very similar situation. Comparable loaves with white and wheat options from the same bakery are similarly priced. The best way to get Oklahomans to buy whole wheat bread is to offer financial incentives. Cash for clunkers, green energy credits and energy efficiency programs have all proven to be highly effective in achieving their goals. The Oklahoma government can use a similar model to encourage consumption of whole wheat bread. I believe the Oklahoma Legislature should adopt a policy that eliminates sales tax on whole wheat bread products. This policy will encourage Oklahomans to make a healthier bread choice and improve public health and wellbeing. Adopting this suggestion will tip the bread choice balance toward whole wheat by adding price to the equation. Similar to the California sales tax exemption on

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unprepared food, this policy will lead consumers to make healthy food choices. The opportunity to save more than 8 percent on bread will motivate many Oklahomans to choose whole wheat for all their bread needs. Additionally, as demand for whole wheat bread grows, bakeries will offer more products that can be sold as tax exempt. In addition to loaves, whole wheat pitas, challahs, tortillas, bagels, baguettes, lavash, naan and other breads will also enjoy a sales tax free status. This will globalize our bread boxes and enrich our lives. Many people who oppose this propulsion would argue the lost tax revenues on such a commodity will be huge. After all, bread is a basic, commonly purchased good and as such it generates large amounts of tax revenue. Considering the fact that many states exempt the products of entire industries from sales tax, our cities, counties and state will be able to survive with this lost revenue. In the long term, our society will save considerable amounts of money thanks to better health. As our nation argues about health care reform, we are ignoring policies that can do the most to improve our health by improving nutrition. Implementing a policy that will encourage the consumption of healthier foods will reduce illness and save hundreds of millions of dollars annually in treatment costs. Whole wheat breads have substantial health benefits. In order to encourage their consumption, the Oklahoma Legislature should grant a special sales tax exemption to whole wheat breads. As the net price drops, consumption will rise and everyone will benefit. Daniel Reches is an international business, entrepreneurship and history senior.

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A SXSW experience unlike any other Cole Priddy gives his first hand account of his time in Austin South by Southwest can only be described as an overwhelming weekend of music, food and intimidating amounts of people. Whether it is spent sneaking into a private VIP press box for Citizen Cope or waiting in line for two hours to not see The xx, but instead a drunken man passed out in a pile of beer cans, SXSW is a nonstop adventure. With almost two thousand bands present at the annual music conference, each person’s story is sure to be different and unique to their individual experience. Badges to the festival are a $700 luxury, insuring swift entry to any venue. But badges aren’t necessary for a good time, and going without a ticket does not always end in tragedy. Showing up early for shows will reap some serious benefits such as at the Driskill Hotel. Arriving so early that the doors have not yet been blocked off to the public may raise some questionable eyebrows from equipment managers, but in the end might land a person a private press box seat. Citizen Cope lead singer and creator Clarence Greenwood began his solo acoustic set that Friday afternoon with a steadied calmness and almost apathetic attitude in the showroom of the Driskill Hotel. This was a pleasant shock, as Greenwood did not announce that this would be an acoustic show. The crowd was silenced with anticipation as Greenwood played his soulful set of mixed favorites and classics. Another great aspect of SXSW would be its showcase to all genres of musical talent. This can mean anything from a mini troupe

of Chinese drum beaters parading down 6th Street to howling guitar shredders at the Cedar Door restaurant. The giant tent accompanying the Cedar Door patio hosted six screaming metal groups, including hyped bands Breathe Carolina and Attack Attack! While Attack Attack! was the venue’s headliner, Breathe Carolina would prove to be a worthy contender. Creating a well-balanced juxtaposition between dance and scream, Breathe Carolina turned the tent on its “hardcore” dance heels while keeping with their core intensity. For Saturday, I found myself on the far corner of the SXSW festival at the La Zona Rosa. An unexpected challenge arose that made the 45 minute wait in line more painful: the bitter cold. Austin, for some strange reason, was very chilly and only added to the envy of the badge holders. However, the good times were not too delayed, as soon the La Zona Rosa was packed out with hipsters waiting to see techno veterans The Crystal Method and the highly praised Pretty Lights. Both shows delivered with heart racing beats and foot stomping base as the glow stick kids danced the night away. SXSW was a weekend of bittersweet surprises. While the abundance of bands may prove frustrating with schedule conflicts and exciting with variety, there is always a feeling of trying to take everything in at once. The best advice I can give is to just relax and see some shows that are favorites, or at the very least new or different. SXSW will always have new music, but as the music changes every year, so will each person’s experience, no one’s being exactly the same. Cole Priddy is a University College freshman.

BANDS STEP OUT IN AUSTIN James Lovett shares his personal favorite performances at this year’s festival. MIIKE SNOW AT THE MOHAWK

I wasn’t too familiar with the indie electropop band Miike Snow before it took the stage Friday night at The Mohawk. Originally a trio, the group has now expanded to a six-piece, allowing them to better recreate the highly produced sound from their 2009 self-titled debut. The band hit the stage just after midnight, wearing all black and donning white masks, which were removed during the second song of the set to roars from the crowd. Fan favorites “Animals” and “Burial” were the most well-received songs during the group’s roughly 45-minute performance.

BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE AT STUBB’S

The influence of Broken Social Scene on the indie rock world can’t be understated, and the group gave a capacity crowd at Stubb’s plenty of reason to be excited about its upcoming album, “Forgiveness Rock Record.” The band opened with a solid performance of “World Sick,” the first single from the group’s forthcoming record. Many of the new songs dispersed throughout the set were riddled with technical problems and miscues, but the structure of the songs and the vocals of now full-time member Lisa Lobsinger were encouraging despite the issues.

“We’re gonna play our guts out, but we’re human beings still trying to figure things out,” confessed front man Kevin Drew. Everything finally came together when Emily Haines and James Shaw of the band Metric joined the group onstage for a first-rate version of “Anthems for a 17 Year Old Girl,” a popular track from 2002’s “You Forget It In People.”

FLYING LOTUS AT THE PHOENIX

I can count on one hand the number of times a band or artist has taken the stage early, but that was the case Wednesday night at The Phoenix when psychedelic hip-hop DJ Flying Lotus, also known as Steven Ellison, started his hour-long set. The nephew of jazz legend Alice Coltrane, Ellison is a California-based artist that merges dub, hip-hop, glitch and electro into something entirely original. His performance was the headlining set of the showcase night for Warp Records, an England-based record label that features predominately electronic artists. Highlights included a remix of Lil Wayne’s “I Feel Like Dying” and “And The World Laughs With You,” a collaboration with Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke from Ellison’s upcoming album “Cosmogramma.”

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The Very Best, The xx, Stones Throw Records showcase, The Cool Kids, Best Coast, Yacht, Local Natives. James Lovett is a journalism senior and senior online editor.

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Sooners advance in NCAA tournament OU soundly defeats South Dakota State in front of home crowd

Sooners extended the lead to fifteen at 41-26 with 3:56 remaining. Stevenson would finish the half with 15 points. ANNELISE RUSSELL The Jack Rabbits put together a short run Daily Staff Writer to close the lead to ten, but could not put a large enough dent in the OU lead. One game down, many to go. The Sooners headed into the locker The OU women’s basketball team sealed room with a 44-31 advantage. its first victory of the NCAA tournament Coming out of the half, the Sooners iniwith a 68-57 victory over South Dakota tially struggled to make shots, but senior State. center Abi Olajuwon Tournament seedings do finally found success WHAT’S NEXT not always mean a lot when in the paint. teams are fighting for another With over five With the win, the Sooners move playing day, and OU women’s minutes played, OU on to play Arkansas-Little Rock basketball team discovered controlled the ball Tuesday for a place in the Sweet that Sunday night. with a 50-38 edge on Sixteen. It was a game marked by a the Jack Rabbits. constant Sooner lead, but a The Sooners Time: 8:30 p.m. late threat in the second half would maintain gave the Sooners a mild scare. about a 12-point Place: Lloyd Noble Center The Jack Rabbits kept it lead for a majority of close for the opening five minthe second half. The utes of the game, but after that lead remained conit was clear OU found enough stant at 10:33, OU up separation. 56-44. At 10:45, OU extended the lead to 21-13, It was with less than four to go that the shooting 50 percent from the field. Jack Rabbits put the pressure on OU and From the onset, the Sooners spread the cut the lead to seven. scoring, but with contributions coming With 2:51, Robinson put the Sooners up from the usual suspects senior forward nine again, but the Jack Rabbits responded Amanda Thompson, senior guard Nyeshia quickly to return the lead to seven. Stevenson, and junior guard Danielle Luckily for OU, the lead remained there Robinson. until free throws at the conclusion of the With 7:15 remaining, the Sooners went contest. up 30-20 on the Jack Rabbits. Stevenson Stevenson led the Sooner offense with was one of the primary reasons for the first 17 points and eight assists. half spark, putting down ten points midway Thompson recorded another doublethrough the half. double with 11 points and 15 rebounds and South Dakota State refused to fade, but Robinson ended the night with 13. so did Stevenson. Olajuwon was the other OU player in On a three by the senior guard, the double-digits with 15 points of her own.

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OU finishes fifth at NCAAs

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT MEN’S GYMNASTICS The No. 2 men’s gymnastics team wrapped up it’s 10th and 11th wins of the season over spring break. The Sooners easily outpaced Ohio State on the Buckeyes’ Senior Day on March 13 in Columbus, Ohio by a score of 359.250354.900. OU then traveled to University Park, Pa., and defeated No. 8 Penn State 359.250-354.450 on Saturday. With the win, OU improved its mark against Big 10 opponents to 5-0 and finished the season undefeated against Big 10 rivals. Next up for the Sooners is the Big 12 championships on April 3, which will be hosted by OU for the first time since 2005. -Ricky Ly/The Daily

WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS The No. 2 OU women’s gymnastics team (14-0) has become the only squad in the NCAA to post an undefeated regular season record in two of the last three years with a 197.475-196.100 win over No. 6 Arkansas (7-4-1) in Fayetteville, Ark., on Friday. OU has won five matches against top-10 opponents this season, including four major wins over schools who participate in what most believe is the top conference in the country, the SEC. Before the win over Arkansas, the Sooners also defeated No. 1 Alabama, No. 4 Florida, No. 6 Arkansas and No. 9 Auburn. OU won its 10th team event title of the season on beam, clinching the undefeated regular season with a 49.450 on the apparatus. Oklahoma now turns its attention toward the postseason as the Sooners will travel to Lincoln, Neb., for the Big 12 Championship on March 27. -Brandon Broadhurst/The Daily

TRACK AND FIELD Members of the OU track and field team won four weekend titles during the first outdoor meets of the season. Eleven throwers traveled to Tulsa, Okla., for the Tulsa Duals on Friday and Saturday. Another group of Sooners went to Fort Worth, Texas, for the Horned Frog Invitational. Sophomore Brittany Borman won her first event title in the discus throw, and redshirt freshman Holden Mitchell won the men’s hammer throw title. Senior Amy Backel won the javelin competition for the women, and freshman Justin Shirk won for the men. Next weekend, the team will travel to Stanford, Calif., for the Stanford Invitational. Georgia Basore/The Daily

The OU wrestling team placed fifth overall at the 2010 NCAA Championships over the break in Omaha, Neb. Four teams from the Big 12 finished in the top 10. Meanwhile, four OU grapplers placed in the NCAA top-five, including senior Kyle Terry, placing third at 149 pounds. Terry dominated his way to a 5-1 record during the championships a year after coming up one win short of AllAmerican status. "This feels really good," Terry said. "I fell short last year, came within one win of becoming an All-American and I kept that taste in my mouth. I only had one slip up this tournament against (Brent) Metcalf. Other than that, I think I wrestled a great tournament. This is a great way to end my senior season. I'm proud." Terry leaves OU as the team leader in overall wins (88), and a three-time NCAA qualifier and two-time Big 12 champion. “What a way to go out for Kyle Terry,” head coach Jack Spates said. “He came to wrestle every match. It is great

to see him place third on the national stage, he more than deserves it.” Finishing fourth at 141 pounds was junior Zack Bailey, who battled his way up from a first-round loss only to win six-straight matches in the consolation bracket. "First of all, Zack Bailey is a hero after all he has overcome," Spates said. "To lose in the opening round and come back through the consolation bracket and take fourth is magnificent. Also placing fifth nationally were senior Eric Lapotsky at 197 pounds and freshman Tyler Caldwell at 165 pounds. "What a great way for Lapotsky to go out and what a bright future Tyler Caldwell has for the Sooners," Spates said. Caldwell upset the fifth, ninth and 12th seeds en route to his fifth-place finish. Also, he became the first OU freshman to earn All-American honor since 2005. In his final NCAAs, Lapotsky placed for the third time and beat two seeded opponents. Last year OU didn’t fair as well, placing 31st overall in the NCAAs. Their four All-Americans are tied for second-best in this year’s field.