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Parking rules now enforced OU Parking and Transit now enforcing parking rules in Asp Avenue garage RUSSELL TAYLOR The Oklahoma Daily

OU parking rules are being enforced fully this semester now that most of the construction across campus has been completed, a parking spokeswoman said.

Students using the Asp Avenue parking garage received warnings the first week of the semester instead of citations to alert them the rules in the garage would be enforced, said Vicky Holland, OU Parking and Transit spokeswoman.

The signs displayed in the Asp Avenue parking garage were replaced recently, but they have always stated the meter must be paid or a permit must be displayed from 5 to 9 p.m. during the week. This is the first semester that those rules are being enforced because of the construction, Holland said.

“Since most of that construction has ended, we are now enforcing that rule,” Holland said.

Interior design sophomore Allyson Bristow said she was unaware of the changes.

“I parked in the Asp parking garage every week last semester for my evening class, and I never had a permit or paid the meter, and I never got a ticket,” Bristow said. “But this semester I got a ticket on the second night class

that I had and another one on the following Wednesday.”

Parking and transportation has issued 7,796 tickets and generated $143,240 this semester, Holland said. This number is lower than the first six weeks of the spring 2010 semester when 8,955 tickets were given, Holland said.

The department uses citation money to cover operating expenses and maintain its selffunded status, Holland said in an e-mail.

Students can avoid violations in the Asp Avenue garage by purchasing an evening pass from the Parking and Transit website. Typically, the evening pass costs $34.50 per semester, but it can be prorated and will cost less when purchased for the remainder of the semester.

CAMPUS ELECTIONS

Housing bans on-site politics Housing and Food prohibits candidates going door to door in dorms; social lounges OK ALYSSA DUDEK The Oklahoma Daily

Election hopefuls gather names

MARDI GRAS | RESIDENTS PROMOTE PARADE

Pairs on presidential ticket collect campaign ideas while collecting signatures KATHLEEN EVANS The Oklahoma Daily

For UOSA president and vice president tickets to run in spring elections, candidates must first pay a $150 fee or obtain 501 student signatures. This year, all candidates turned in more than their required signatures.

UOSA Election Board Chairwoman Natalie Jester said both UOSA tickets turned in more than the required signatures, and no one opted to pay the fee. This is typical of elections, Jester said.

Presidential candidate and political science junior Forrest Bennett said he does not know how many signatures he got but doesn’t think the number is important.

“I know we got more than 501 signatures, and that’s what counts,” Bennett said. “The big thing I ran into when collecting signatures was that I started talking with people about their ideas, and we ended up having great conversations. I would get five or six signatures instead of 10 to 15.”

However, Bennett said the trade-off was worth it, as the dialogue with students helped generate ideas and form friendships.

To collect signatures, Bennett and his running mate journalism junior Katherine Borgerding went to friends, classmates and some strangers who became friends.

“Those strangers we did get them from became acquaintances because we talked to them before or after we asked them for their signature, telling them who we are and what we are up to,” Bennett said. “It was a really fun opportunity to build relationships.”

Bennett and Borgerding filed later in the week because of their busy schedules and because that was when they had the time to go together, Bennett said.

Now, the pair is gearing up for campaigning.

“This campaign, to us, is about educating and empowering students,” Bennett said. “We are ready to do that. I have truly enjoyed just meeting new people and hearing their stories, listening to their ideas. There are a lot of great ideas out there. To me, that’s what this is about — unearthing those ideas and making something out of them.”

Bennett and Borgerding’s opponents in the UOSA presidential election, public relations and political science junior Hannah Morris and zoology junior Laura Bock, filed 1,042 signatures 8:30 a.m. Monday.

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Door-to-door campaigning during the spring 2011 election campaign is prohibited by the Housing and Food Office, but candidates can use nearby space by working with officials, a spokeswoman said.

Housing and Food has a nosolicitation policy in place, said Lauren Royston, Housing and Food spokeswoman.

Candidates can work with the office to use the first floor social lounges and possibly the Cate Main hallway this campaign season.

The office is willing to work with students and faculty if they have concerns about the policy, Royston said.

“If an overwhelming majority of residents and faculty were in favor of a policy change, they could bring their suggestions to the Resident Student Association representatives and we could open up a dialogue and would be happy to review the suggestions,” Royston said in an e-mail.

Natalie Jester, international security studies junior, is the election chair for the spring 2011 election and enforces the campaign rules outlined in the UOSA Code Annotated.

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Kara Joy McKee, Oklahoma Food Co-op general manager and Mardi Gras parade participant, hula hoops at the Santa Fe Depot on Jones Avenue where the Mardi Gras parade will be held Saturday. McKee was among other parade volunteers who grouped together to save the parade for its 17th year.

Staff gets Mardi Gras parade back on track University group helps Saturday parade struggling to find floats; funds SARA GROOVER The Oklahoma Daily

Despite a lack of resources, OU graduates and current staff are working together to save the 17th annual Norman Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday.

The parade was canceled due to a lack of funds from donors, The Norman Transcript reported Feb. 9. OU alumna Aimee Rook joined with OU staff member Amy Kercher and several Norman and OU community members to save the parade.

Kercher has worked with the parade since it originated 17 years ago. She said the group is motivated by the bands and floats in the line up and, most of all, their love for the parade.

The parade attracts people from across the state and generates revenue for local restaurants and businesses, Rook said.

“We want to make it very accessible to the community and family friendly,” said Amy Kercher, OU School of Drama costume shop seamstress.

The parade also provides an ideal opportunity for Jazz in June Inc.’s spring fundraiser. The organization’s fundraiser, “Meet Me on Bourbon Street” occurs Saturday during the parade.

“We are having our Jazz in June spring fundraiser at the same time as the Norman Mardi Gras parade.” said OU alumnus and Jazz in June President

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Farrel Droke.

The fundraiser for Jazz in June costs $25 in advance or $30 at the door. The ticket includes free food from Café Plaid and drinks provided by Coach’s restaurant, Droke said. The University of Central Oklahoma’s “Civilized Tribe Dixie Band” will perform at the event.

“There are hundreds, if not thousands, of people that come out to the parade and have fun,” said Debra Levy Martinelli, the owner of local public relations agency LevyMart.

The Mardi Gras parade is still new to Norman because students still don’t know about it, said Kara Joy McKee, 2007 OU graduate.

With only 10 to 15 floats, the float lineup is smaller than previous years. Rook said the two days the parade was canceled caused the smaller lineup.

Last year, the parade had about 36 floats, Kercher said.

Rook said she encourages the OU community to participate because students and faculty are a major part of the Norman family. Applications are due late Friday, but Rook said they will take applications until the parade lineup fills.

The parade begins at 6:45 p.m. on Jones Street in downtown Norman. The Jazz in June fundraiser will begin at 6 p.m. in the Santa Fe Train Depot.

The parade is sponsored by the Norman Arts Council and Party Galaxy. The cost to enter the parade is $20.

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Askins accepts position at Health Science Center Former Lieutenant Governor Jari Askins was appointed associate provost for external relations at the OU Health Sciences Center, President David Boren said in a press release Wednesday.

Askins will serve as spokeswoman and advocate for programs such as the Peggy and Charles Stephenson Oklahoma Cancer Center, the Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center and the Tisdale Clinic, according to the press release.

Askins has received numerous awards for her support of health care initiatives. These include the Friend of Medicine Award, Friend of Oklahoma Children’s Award, Legislator of the Year Award and Patient Advocate Award. She was also named Outstanding Legislator by the Oklahoma Public Health Association, according to the press release.

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CAMPAIGNS: Rules not a problem, candidate says Continued from page 1

Today around campus Âť Jim Ehleringer will lecture on “Forensic Applications of Stable Isotopesâ€? at 3:30 p.m. in Sarkeys Energy Center, Room A235. Âť OU Health Services will present the lecture, “Managing Stress,â€? from 4 to 5 p.m. in Wagner Hall, Room 245. Âť Aili Tripp, political science and women’s and gender studies professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will deliver a lecture on “Women, Power and Peacemaking in Africaâ€? at 4:30 p.m. in Dale Hall, Room 112. Âť Activist-in-Residence Shelby Knox will lecture about women’s history and her own Radical Women’s History Project at 7 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Regents Room. Âť OU Opera: Two Stravinsky Operas — Marva and the Nightingale will perform at 8 p.m. in the Reynolds Performing Arts Center.

Friday, March 4 Âť Health Sciences Center “First Fridaysâ€? gives OU Health Sciences Center prospective students an opportunity to ask general questions and meet college representatives from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Wagner Hall, Room 145. Âť Men’s tennis will play Northwestern at 5 p.m. in the Gregg Wadley Indoor Tennis Pavilion. Âť Softball will play Auburn at 6 p.m. in the OU Softball Complex. Âť The India Student Association’s India Nite will take place at 6:30 p.m. in Catlett Music Center.

Tickets are $5 for students.  Women’s gymnastics will compete against Ohio State, Illinois and Texas Women’s University at 7 p.m. in McCasland Field House.  OU Opera: Two Stravinsky Operas — Marva and the Nightingale will perform at 8 p.m. in the Reynolds Performing Arts Center.

Saturday, March 5  Sooner Spring Tune Up 10k Road Race, designed to train runners preparing for the 2011 OKC Memorial Marathon and Half-Marathon begins at 8 a.m. at 1401 Asp Ave. Early registration is $20.  Men’s basketball will play Oklahoma State at 3 p.m. in Lloyd Noble Center.  Softball will play Illinois-Chicago at 3:30 p.m. and Oklahoma State at 6 p.m. in the McCasland Field House.  OU Opera: Two Stravinsky Operas — Marva and the Nightingale will perform at 8 p.m. in the Reynolds Performing Arts Center.

Sunday, March 6 Âť Students can attend a concert of classical Iranian music at 2 p.m. in Catlett Music Center’s Sharp Concert Hall. Tickets are $5 for students and $8 for faculty and staff. Âť The Medieval Film Series will show “The Decameronâ€? at 5 p.m. in Meacham Auditorium.

Âť Correction The Oklahoma Daily has a commitment to serve readers by providing accurate coverage and analysis.

Errors are corrected as they are identified. Readers should bring errors to The Daily’s attention for further investigation by e-mailing dailynews@ou.edu.  In Tuesday’s edition of The Daily, Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s names were misspelled.

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an appropriate time frame to educate them on the election process and our own platform so they will be more likely to use their voice by voting not only this year, but also every Candidates must comply with local center coordinators remaining year in their college career,� said Mock, internabecause campus housing rules supercede UOSA election tional and area studies junior.

The rules help protect the privacy of rules, Jester said. students in an age where technology Bridgitte Castorino, Campus Activities makes it easier to invade the private lives Council chairwoman candidate, said she “Going door-to-door of others, said Forrest Bennett, UOSA has no problems with the rules. when running for president candidate. “Natalie is doing her best to keep these state Legislature or “Going door-to-door when running for elections clean and fair,� said Castorino, Congress is necessary, state Legislature or Congress is necessary, public relations junior. “My campaign but standing on the but standing on the South Oval or visiting team and I greatly appreciate her efforts student groups is its equivalent in these to help these elections run as smoothly as South Oval or visiting college elections,� said Bennett, political possible.� student groups is its science junior.

Hannah Morris, political science and equivalent in these Greg Emde, CAC chairman candipublic relations junior and UOSA president college elections.� date, said the rules won’t hinder his candidate, said students’ privacy should be campaign. respected. — FORREST BENNETT, “These housing rules are compliant “We planned our campaigning efforts in POLITICAL SCIENCE JUNIOR with rules of on-campus campaigning,� respect to the guidelines provided,� Morris said Emde, microbiology junior. “If I said. “We hope to reach as many students wanted to put posters anywhere on camas possible within those means.�

The rules strike a balance without letting candidates be- pus, I would need the permission of the building owner. The come overbearing, said Melissa Mock, CAC chairwoman same goes for campus housing.�

Candidates will begin preparing for their campaigns candidate. “It also gives us an opportunity to meet freshman within Sunday. The official start of all campaigning is Monday.

FEEDBACK: All three CAC candidates also file signatures Continued from page 1 “We wanted to show our team that they had our full commitment,� Morris said. “We wanted to let people know we were prepared and ready to be first.�

From working with current President Franz Zenteno, Morris said she knew she wanted to go above expectations. “It really takes an effort to make a change,�

Morris said. “This year I’ve seen the administration accomplish things it’s never done before because they put in that extra hour and went that extra step. We wanted to start our campaign by doing that.�

To collect signatures, Morris and Bock said they avoided their sorority houses, knowing that relying on friends would be too easy and not the idea behind running

Earhart bone analysis inconclusive An analysis of a finger bone believed to belong to missing pilot Amelia Earhart has been completed, but results remain unclear, according to a professor’s report.

All samples tested could not produce verifiable human DNA, suggesting there is an insufficient amount of quality DNA or the DNA is nonhuman, according to Cecil Lewis’ report. “Although the results were inconclusive, the analysis’ results present a lot of very new good and exciting information,� said Jana Smith, director of Strategic Information for Research and Development.

Lewis, working for OU’s Molecular Anthropology Laboratory, analyzed the bone found by the International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery on an expedition to find Earhart’s remains on Gardner Island in the Pacific Ocean.

Lewis will present an explanation of the analysis at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Stephenson Research and Technology Center Atrium on OU’s Research Campus. — Russell Taylor/The Daily

for president.

The pair went to freshmen managers first and got good insight into what freshmen expected from UOSA, Morris said. Then they passed signatures sheets around classes and finally went to friends.

Morris said they are ready to start campaigning and hope it’s a clean year with good turnout. “The last year’s campaign wasn’t the most positive,� Morris said. “We want people to vote for us because they think we are the best candidates, not just the better candidates.�

All three CAC candidates also filed signatures instead of fees, Jester said. She does not know how many each received because Student Affairs is in the process of verifying it.

Campaigning begins Monday and continues until elections March 29 and 30.

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Greg Emde

Bridgitte Castorino

Melissa Mock

Leadership positions to be filled Students will vote to fill top student government slots March 29 and 30

HOUSING CENTER STUDENT ASSOCIATION

KATHLEEN EVANS The Oklahoma Daily

Students will take to the polls March 29 and 30 to vote for campus leaders.

The positions up for election are UOSA president and vice president, Campus Activities Council chair, Student Bar Association president, Housing Center Student Association and Undergraduate Student Congress seats.

CAC CHAIR

All OU students living on campus are members of the Housing Center Student Association, a group that connects people within the housing centers, according to its website.

The association has four branches — the executive, the legislative, the judicial and the National Residence Hall Honorary. These branches work together to create events for on-campus residents, look at housing policies and recognize outstanding students and faculty within housing, according to its website.

Running for president of the association are public relations junior Joseph Schmidt and meteorology and economics junior Sarah Weiler.

Candidates for each position

Campus Activities Council is the proUOSA president/vice gramming branch of UOSA, which plans UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT CONGRESS president: Forrest campuswide events, such as Homecoming Congress is composed of 48 representaBennett/Katherine and Dance Marathon. tives from 16 districts, according to the UOSA Borgerding and Hannah The current CAC chairwoman, public Code Annotated. Different districts are given Morris/Laura Bock relations senior Valerie Hall, oversees the a different proportion of representatives executive team of CAC, which is composed based on the student body size.

CAC Chair: Bridgitte of General Counsel members and event Congress members alternate when they Castorino, Greg Emde and chairs, according to the CAC website. are elected, so not all 48 seats are up for elecMelissa Bock This year, CAC held its first fundraistion in the spring, according to the Code ing series for student organizations and Annotated.

Student Bar Association: increased participation and fundraising Congress works with the Undergraduate Jeff Riles for Dance Marathon, according to Daily Student Senate to approve all executive records. branch ideas and legislation it creates.

Housing Center Student Other changes this year include making Recently, Congress has created a new Association: Joseph a team of CAC volunteers for each event group to meet with Provost Nancy Mergler Schmidt and Sarah Weiler instead of asking for individual applicaabout ways to improve advising and has intions and starting CAC’s Next Big Thing, stalled more bicycle racks and sidewalks which asks students to submit event ideas, according to around campus, according to Daily records. archives.

Every year, Undergraduate Student Congress’ Budgetary Candidates are public relations junior Bridgitte Castorino, Committee allots nearly $500,000 a year to student organimicrobiology junior Greg Emde and international and area zations, according to the OU Fiscal Budget. studies junior Melissa Mock.

Joseph Schmidt

Sarah Weiler

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Intramural Update | 8 vs. 8 soccer entries today at the Huston Huffman Center front desk, $60 per team and free for teams whose members are all students living in the residence halls. Basketball bracket placement meeting today at 8:30 p.m. in the Huston Huffman Center Room 130. All teams with a 3-2 record or better and a sportsmanship rating of 2.5 or greater are eligible for playoffs. A representative from every playoff team is required to attend. For more information, visit recservices. ou.edu or call Jonathan Dewhirst, (405) 325-3053.

GTL (Gym, Tan, Laundry) BINGO | 7 p.m. in Oklahoma Memorial Union Food Court. We’re bringing the shore to you to get prepared for Spring Break in Jersey style! Come and win all the essentials for your vacation: beach towels, sun tan lotion, bump-its, temporary tattoos, party shades and more. We will even have some prizes for those colder spring break destinations!

There’s ALWAYS SOMETHING at the union, www.ou.edu/upb.

Vote Snoop’11 Info Table | 11:30 a.m. in the first floor lobby of the Oklahoma Memorial Union. Come by and learn how you can help to bring a FREE Snoop Dogg concert to OU with EA Games and the Union Programming Board! There’s ALWAYS SOMETHING at the union, www.ou.edu/upb.

Sutton Concert Series: Opera, Mavra and Le Rossignol, Stravinsky | 8-10 p.m. in the Reynolds Performing Arts Center.

Student Success Series: Managing Stress | 4 p.m. in Wagner Wall 245. Presented by University College.

Guest Speakers Mark Elam and Alyssa Siler, Mrs. Oklahoma | 7 p.m. in the Frontier Room, Oklahoma Memorial Union. The Oklahomans Against the Trafficking of Humans presents guest speakers Mark Elam and Mrs. Oklahoma 2010, Alyssa Siler.

Free admission, for more information contact Brianna Ellis at (580) 775-1107.

Sutton Concert Series: Opera, Mavra and Le Rossignol, Stravinsky | 8-10 p.m. in the Reynolds Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $5 for students, OU faculty/staff and seniors and $8 for adults. Call the Fine Arts Box Office, (405) 325-4101, for more information.

Men’s Lacrosse: OU vs. SMU | 7:30 p.m. at the women’s soccer stadium. Admission is free for all fans.

saturday, mar. 5 Dodgeball Classic | noon-2 p.m. at the Huston Huffman Center. Come out and rep your class to the fullest, only the best survives. Presented by the Gamma Kappa Chapter of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity Inc. For more information or accommodations on the basis of disability, contact Augustine at atwiah@ou.edu.

Iranian Classical Music Workshop | 2-3 p.m. in the Scholars Room, Oklahoma Memorial Union.

Free admission.

Men’s Basketball: OU vs. Oklahoma State | 3 p.m. at the Lloyd Noble Center. Visit soonersports.com for other ticket information.

Men’s Gymnastics: OU vs. California | 7 p.m. at the McCasland Field House. Admission is free with a valid OU student ID. Visit soonersports.com for other ticket information.

Dr. Seuss Party | 7-9 p.m. at Cate Main Social Lounge. Featuring a tongue-twister contest, green eggs, waffles, and more. For more information, please contact Glenn at glenncube616@ ou.edu.

friday, mar. 4 FREE Flip Flops | 11:30 a.m. in the first floor lobby of the Oklahoma Memorial Union.

Get some FREE flip flops and info about our pre-spring break GTL BINGO presented by the Union Programming Board!There’s ALWAYS SOMETHING at the union, www. ou.edu/upb.

FREE Movie: “Tron:Legacy” | 4, 7, 10 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. in Meacham Auditorium, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Presented by the Union Programming Board and Campus Activities Council Film Series.

Men’s Tennis: OU vs. Northwestern | 5 p.m. at the OU Tennis Complex. Admission is free for all fancs.

Sooner Softball: OU vs. Auburn | 6 p.m. at the OU Softball Complex. Admission is free with a valid OU student ID. Visit soonersports.com for other ticket information.

Women’s Gymnastics: OU vs. Ohio State, Illinois and TWU | 7 p.m. at the Lloyd Noble Center. Admission is free with a valid OU student ID. Visit soonersports.com for other ticket information.

Sutton Concert Series: Opera, Mavra and Le Rossignol, Stravinsky | 8-10 p.m. in the Reynolds Performing Arts Center.

sunday, mar. 6 Intramural Update | Basketball playoffs begin, TBA. For more information, visit recservices.ou.edu or call Jonathan Dewhirst, (405) 325-3053.

Sooner Softball: OU vs. Illinois-Chicago | 11:30 a.m. at the OU Softball Complex.

Admission is free with a valid OU student ID. Visit soonersports.com for other ticket information.

Sutton Concert Series: Eldon Matlick, Horn | 3-5 p.m. in the Pitman Recital Hall, Catlett Music Center. Tickets are $5 for students, OU faculty/staff and seniors and $8 for adults. Call the Fine Arts Box Office, (405) 325-4101, for more information.

Sutton Concert Series: Opera, Mavra and Le Rossignol, Stravinsky | 3 p.m. in the Reynolds Performing Arts Center.

Masala World Music Concert Series: Iranian Classical Music | 3 p.m. in Sharp Concert Hall, Catlett Music Center. Tickets are $5 for students, OU faculty/staff and seniors and $8 for adults. Call the Fine Arts Box Office, (405) 325-4101, for more information.

This University in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, political beliefs, or status as a veteran in any of its policies, practices or procedures. This includes but is not limited to admissions, employment, financial aid and educational services. For accommodations on the basis of disability, please contact the sponsoring department of any program or event.

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OPINION

THUMBS UP ›› Campaign restrictions in dorms create more comfortable atmosphere for students (see page 1)

Tim French, opinion editor dailyopinion@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666

OUR VIEW

OU needs transparency University officials — including President David Boren — continuously claim they believe in transparency and openness.

However, every time we attempt to access upper level administrators for comment on campus issues, we are confronted by institutional boundaries On Wednesday, a Daily reporter seeking comments from Boren about a possible tution increase resorted to

attending Pizza with the President in Walker Center.

It wouldn’t be necessary for reporters to interrupt designated student events if Boren followed Bob Stoops’ example and held a weekly press conference.

Stoops meets with the media every Tuesday during football season to answer questions.

A 30 minute session with reporters each week would allow Boren to

demonstrate his dedication to transparency and enable the media to obtain the information needed to inform the public.

If we want Oklahoma to be known as an academic institution and not merely a football school, it’s important the President — a politician familiar with the media — be available.

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›››› Sooner Sampler: What do you think of parking services recent enforcement of parking regulations?

“I guess it doesn’t really affect me because I have a parking permit, but a lot of my friends depended on having free parking after five o’clock so it’s an inconvenience to them.”

COLUMN

Financial crisis needs a solution The debate over Wisconsin public employees’ rights re- Senate Banking Committee STAFF COLUMN MN flects two recurrent themes heard throughout the current from 1999 to 2001. He was economic crisis; America is broke and someone or some- the chief sponsor of the Andrew Cook ok thing is to blame.

1999 Gramm-Leach-Billey Unfortunately for those affected by the largest financial Act, which deregulated meltdown since the Great Depression, the sheer size and financial service induscomplexity of the collapse will likely keep us from ever iden- tries. He was also responsible for broadening the 2000 tifying a single culprit.

Commodity Futures Modernization Act to include the deIf we must have closure, we must first stop scapegoat- regulation of over-the-counter transactions such as credit ing union protesters as “bottom feeders” and “thugs” and default swaps, another cause of the housing bubble. instead pursue answers rationally and objectively using the Gramm opted not to run for reelection in 2002 and inbest available data. stead retired weeks before his term ended to become Vice In January, the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Chairman of the Investment Banking division of the bank published its report on the circumstances allowing the eco- UBS. Yes, he left the senate to work for a company he helped nomic crisis to happen. The commission deregulate. stated, “In our inquiry, we found dramatAdding insult to injury, Gramm The deregulation of the ic breakdowns of corporate governance, has since called the American public a profound lapses in regulatory oversight “nation of whiners” and asserted that financial market played a and near-fatal flaws in our financial syslarge role in allowing CEOs Ed Whitacre, former CEO of AT&T tem. We also found that a series of choicsuch as Mozillo to get away Inc., was “probably the most exploites and actions led us toward a catastrophe ed worker in American history…” bewith a slap on the wrist.” for which we were ill-prepared.” cause he deserved more than his $158 One of the several causes they cited million severance package upon retirwas the extension of subprime mortgages to under quali- ing in 2007 fied borrowers and no one loved these mortgages more Gramm might have a point though. According to NPR’s than Countrywide Financial. According to the Wall Street Planet Money team, Americans’ combined household debt Journal, Angelo Mozillo, Countrywide’s former CEO, took was 100 percent of the gross domestic product in 2007. home nearly $470 million between 2001 and 2006.

However, this number soared partly due to the invenFurthermore, as Countrywide’s stock plummeted and its tion of financial instruments such as “No Income No Job or sale to Bank of America became imminent, Mozillo stepped Asset loans”, a.k.a. liars’ loans, which opened the door for down as CEO and flew away beneath a $188 million golden companies’ predatory lending practices. parachute.

According to the Department of Justice, Beazer Homes, To be fair, the Securities and Exchange Commission did one of the country’s largest home builders, lied to prospecfile a civil suit against Mozillo for fraud and settled with him tive home buyers saying they did not need a down payment out of court for $67.5 million. This seems like a reasonable because a charity had covered it as a gift when in reality, the fine at first glance, but even if the previously stated $658 down payment was hidden within the price of the home. million were all the wealth Mozillo accumulated during In light of this, we must stop blaming public unions his tenure at Countrywide, the fine would only dock him 10 and other organizations for falling into the traps set by percent.

Mozillo, Gramm and others like them. Instead, we must The bigger problem is Mozillo’s settlement keeps the focus on holding those who understood the consequences SEC from indicting him on criminal charges. It also sets a of their actions accountable. The Financial Crisis Inquiry precedent that those who helped create the crisis will not Commission agrees if we do not address these fundamental only remain free, but also profit. problems, “it will happen again.”

The deregulation of the financial market played a large role in allowing CEOs such as Mozillo to get away with a slap on the wrist.

— Andrew Cook, Phil Gramm, who New York Times columnist Paul English writing junior Krugman referred to as “the high priest of deregulation,” was a senator from Texas who served as the chairman of the Comment on this column at OUDaily.com

MOLLY YOUNGBLOOD, FILM AND VIDEO SOPHOMORE

“It’s OK I guess to maintain the facility, and there is another parking garage going up.”

JANE UM, ACCOUNTING SOPHOMORE

“If it’s the bottom floor then I’m all for it. The faculty has to pay for a pass just like everybody else.”

DAVID BOTTOMS, MANAGEMENT JUNIOR

“I think it’s pretty ridiculous because there are already so few spaces that we can park in.”

JESSE SALAS, HEALTH AND EXERCISE SCIENCE SENIOR

COLUMN

Cutting federal spending does not create jobs Federal lawmakers will vote on another continuing resolution soon, hopefully before STAFF COLUMN UMN the government runs out of money on March 4; and unfortunately, deficit reduction talk is Jerod Coker ker exceedingly popular these days.

Everyone — including President Barack Obama, House Speaker John Boehner, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and all 87 House freshman Republicans — rails against the evils of huge deficits.

Politically, it’s genius. As Obama said in one of his weekly addresses: “All across America, families are tightening their belts and making hard choices. Now, Washington must show that same sense of responsibility.”

Sounds great! If I don’t get my raise or Christmas bonus this year, why should the government continue racking up debt? It drips of fiscal responsibility and an ability to “make tough choices.”

The conservative mantra takes it one step further by blaming the economic problems not on the reckless actions of Wall Street, but on the age-old villain: government debt.

Take this excerpt from Sarah Palin’s Facebook: “[T]he biggest challenge facing our economy is today’s runaway debt ... It’s at the heart of what is crippling our economy and taking our jobs.”

Talking heads across the spectrum are decrying the evils of public debt, and actual legislators like John Boehner are suggesting the same debt-is-the-root-of-all-evils theory. To solve this debt problem and help the ailing economy, they propose massive spending cuts. As Boehner said on Fox

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If the government tightens its belt, it spends less on things like roads and education. This means higher unemployment for both private-sector construction workers and public-sector teachers, which means more people in line to get unemployment benefits, and less taxable revenue. It’s doubly perverse.

The real solution, as it has been all along, is to reverse the regressive Bush-era tax cuts. If not for fiscal reasons, think about it in moral terms.

On the balance sheet, tax raises and spending cuts look the same. (Either less red on one side or more black on the other.)

However, in the real world they pan out very differently.

The difference between tax raises and spending cuts can literally be the difference between life and death. Raising taxes on the top percent of earners has no impact on their health or physical needs. They may be unable to buy a third vacation home or a new Ferrari, but they won’t be put in peril.

Conversely, the draconian spending cuts currently proposed are perilous. For example, the proposal to halve the outlays to the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program from $5 billion to $2.5 billion. While this $2.5 billion in savings sounds responsible, it is a minuscule 0.065% of the federal budget, and a laughable 0.15% of the projected deficit.

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costs they entail. LIHEAP helps low-income households with children and seniors afford heat in the winter and air conditioning in the summer. These households earn less than half the income of the poverty line, and include 1.2 million households with children 5 years old or younger, 1.1 million households with people over 60 and 2 million homes that include someone with a disability.

What a disgusting show of our priorities.

Another cut the fiscally responsible House Republicans should be proud of is the $1.1 billion cut to the Women, Infants and Children program, which “provides Federal grants to States for supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding and non-breast-feeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk,” according to its website.

So not only do impoverished children not deserve heat or air conditioning, they apparently don’t deserve adequate nutrition either. No, keeping wealthy people happy is much more important.

We don’t need these kinds of spending cuts. They do remarkably little to decrease the deficit; they destroy jobs and put our most vulnerable citizens in danger.

I’m disgusted. Are you?

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Left: Hammett stands hugging his daughter, Emma, before he lost weight. Hammett changed his diet and began exercising in order to lose 100 pounds.

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and said only about 5 to 15 percent of people maintain said. “That’s good when he’s your partner.� successful weight loss over two years. “Generally what I Hammett’s a prideful guy, in a competitive and funny find is people lose the amount that they’re going to lose way. He said he wanted to get to 174 just so he could say in the first six months [of their attempt] and then it slows that he dropped 100 pounds. Originally a 44-inch waist down a lot. When that happens, people lose interest in (with a stretch band), he made a similar sartorial deciwhat they’re doing.� sion— just for the heck of it.

When most would have given up, “I bought 32-inch pants because I Hammett bought a pair of athletic wanted my leg length to be shorter than I’ve been lifting weights to goggles and found what he called “the [my waist length]. I bought a 34 [waist] tone up a little bit, mostly ‘Cheers’ of racquetball clubsâ€? for more and wear a boot‌so I can actually say my just to beat the guys at rigorous exercise. waist is smaller than my leg length.â€? Sure “He was pretty big,â€? Tim Spears, one enough, cowboy boots poke out from the racquetball. of Hammett’s racquetball buddies said. bottom of his straight-leg jeans. “He’s done a good job of losing the Richardson said Hammett ought to inweight.â€? tensify his exercise a little if he wants to At 174 pounds, Hammett moves a lot quicker than he ward off the extra pounds, though he’s far from the risk of did when he first started playing at 220. returning to his previous level of obesity. He’s too com“I got to 200 and thought, this is still fat, you know? When petitive for that.

I got 180 I was pretty fit, I just wanted the 100-mark,� he “My motivation started off to get healthy,� Hammett said. “I’ve been lifting weights to tone up a little bit, mostly said. “Then once I started playing racquetball, my motijust to beat the guys at racquetball.� vation became to beat the guys who were beating me. Now “He’s gotten a lot better,� another racquetballer, Joe Altic I’m beating those guys and it’s fun.�

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rofessor Larry Hammett clasped his meaty, manicured hands together before the big announcement. “I weighed 174 pounds this morning,� the 20year faculty member said, glowing with pride. “I feel like I’m 20 years old. When I look in the mirror, I can’t believe how old I look. Because I don’t feel that old.�

Not bad for a 5’10’’ guy whose excessive weight threatened his life only 18 months ago.

The head of the university’s guitar department, Hammett was then diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea, a potentially deadly disorder most commonly caused by obesity. His 274 pounds were obstructing his upper respiratory tract, interrupting his unconscious breathing and thereby reducing the oxygen levels in his blood each night.

The disorder increases one’s risk of cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and stroke, something Hammett learned the hard way. “I think I had a stroke,� he said of a 2008 episode that started with a trip to the coffee shop and ended with a 911 call. “On my way over to [Sunshine Store, on Campus Corner], I just blacked out.�

The experience, Hammett said, prompted a simple lifestyle change that made a big difference. Then another. And then another. “I would walk four miles a day, which [at first] sounded like 50 miles a day,â€? he said. “But I figured out I could do it in an hour and 50 minutes, so I religiously did not skip a day‌about eight months of walking and I lost 40 pounds.â€?

Hammett would shed another 60 pounds over the next 10 months as he limited his portion size and took up racquetball, a sport he loved in his youth but eventually abandoned as his waistline grew too large.

Sandy Richardson, a registered dietician and a director in the OU Department of Nutritional Sciences, said that Hammett’s experience is a highly recommendable example of safe, healthy weight loss. “It looks like he’s done fairly well. We’re looking for one to two pounds of weight loss per week and it looks like he did just that.� “I was watching what I’d eat,� Hammett said. “Just try to put in my mouth about half as much food, and good food—not greasy food. I wasn’t overly concerned about the [quality of the] food.�

Richardson described Hammett’s as “a success story�

Mediterranean exhibition opens Friday at Fred Jones Art collection with 19th, 20th century perspective represents an increased awareness from the period, curator says EUNSEOK JANG The Oklahoma Daily

Mediterranea: American Art from the Graham D. Williford Collection opens with a reception at 7 p.m. Friday in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. The exhibition w ill showcase the Mediterranean seen through the perspective of artists from the late 19th century and early 20th century. “To them, it was a new culture,� said Mark White, curator of the exhibition.

The expanded awareness was stimulated by a combination of several factors. The appearance of paddle steamers enabled travel writers such as Mark Twain to go on excursions to the middle sea and publish travel books. The rich traveled to Cairo, Florence or other vacation spots. Some artists went on a trip to experience something new.

The artwork of Mediterranea portrays the expansion of this awareness. Thus, not only the romance of travel but also the pleasure of rediscovery is ingrained in each piece.

The paintings have indigenous architecture, including archs and aqueducts, and plants such as cypress, a typical long tree in France, Spain and Italy.

The lecture by Charles C. Eldredge, Hall Distinguished Professor of American Art and Culture at the University of Kansas, is scheduled at 6 p.m. before the reception, White said. Eldredge will be talking about the Mediterranean landscape and culture of the 19th century American artists.

Following the opening reception, a live performance, “Frame by Frame,� will be presented by OU School of Dance graduate students at 8 p.m.

Inspiration of the piece comes from works of Mediterranea, according to the museum’s news release.

Mediterranea: American Art from the Graham D. Williford Collection runs through May 15.

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Beard said her friends didn’t believe she could accomplish it, so she took it as a challenge.

So far, the public relations senior has celebrated 61 holidays ranging from the average Valentine’s Day, to the more obscure Thomas Paine Day. “One of my most favorite holidays so far has been ‘Appreciate a Dragon Day,’� she said. “I went to PetSmart with some of my friends, held a Chinese crested water dragon in my hand and said to it, ‘dragon, I appreciate you.’�

Quirkiness runs throughout Beard’s blog.

For Bubblewrap Day, she celebrated with her sorority sisters by cutting up squares of bubble wrap and giving them each a small square to do with what they wished. After her public celebration, she celebrated more privately at home by making a dress completely constructed from bubble wrap.

Public relations senior Chelsie Baugh said she often celebrates with Beard. “I normally help her celebrate the holidays that involve food, because I get to eat the celebration,� Baugh said.

Helping Beard with the blog is professor PHOTO PROVIDED Mel Odom, with whom she has an hour indePublic relations senior Kate Beard, author of The Celebrationist blog, holds a Chinese crested water dragon Jan. 16 at PetSmart.

Beard celebrated pendent study to work on the blog.

Odom said he is mostly a sounding board Appreciate a Dragon Day as part of her yearlong project to celebrate a holiday each day and blog about it. for the ideas that she presents to him, and that the blog is purely her creation. “As far as me telling Kate what to do, I don’t,�

Odom said. “This is her thing.�

Odom even said he believes Beard’s blog has potential to go beyond the Internet. “Once she gets enough of it up, we are going When OU students Ryan Bates and Ajenda Johnson started THE TWIGGY to approach some agents about getting her blogs centered around interests in mobile technology and college Johnson said she began her blogging adventure about a year blog made into a coffee table book,� he said. fashion, respectively, neither knew if they’d gain a following. ago as a de-stressing outlet from her workload.

Beard said her blog has been popular with Johnson’s sister set her up with a Blogger account and ordered her family and friends and averages around MOBITURE her to get the creative juices flowing.

170 hits per day. She has even tried to get on When Bates started reviewing mobile phones and accessories, Her blog, The Twiggy, is a visual journey into world of a college a television show to promote the site, Baugh he had a hard time convincing companies to send him products fashionista. She said she chose the distinctive name for three said. to review and saw it as a hobby. reasons: the idea of “giving the skinny� on her inner thoughts, a “Kate loves Ellen Degeneres,� Baugh said.

Now, more than a year later, Bates receives more products description of her twig-like figure and as an homage to one of her “We have tried numerous times to get on her than he can review in a timely manner and is surprised his site fashion idols, 1960s British model Twiggy. show, but she hasn’t called us back.� has turned into a money-maker.

The blog receives about 200 views a day, though Johnson said Despite the pride in finding a holiday a day “It’s taken over my life,� he said of the writing and editing for she strives to focus less on the quantity of her readers and more and the possibilities of further success, Beard his blog, Mobiture, that takes about 40 hours a week. on the quality of her work. insists her reason for the blog is cathartic.

The website has about 1,000 visitors a day and features reviews “My content is always driven by my fashion choices,� she said. “I have an absolute blast writing it,� Beard of mobile phones, accessories, speakers and tablets. “I absolutely love clothes as the artwork they are. The walking, said.

Bates supplements the blog with video reviews on a YouTube living, daily artwork we use to express our personalities. The channel and obtains multiple products to review each month. things that I choose to feature are always those items or outfits “I never saw it being a business, just something for friends,� that make me happy.�

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Seniors shine in final regular game at Lloyd Noble in 81-66 win ANNELISE RUSSELL The Oklahoma Daily

The No. 18 OU women’s basketball team sent its seniors out in style Wednesday night with an 81-66 win over Oklahoma State in the Sooners’ final regular-season home game.

It was Senior Night, but somebody forgot to tell freshman Aaryn Ellenberg.

The guard had 23 points and was 5-of-10 from the 3-point line.

“That’s Aaryn’s personality — when’s she open she’s going to shoot it. When she’s not open she’s going to shoot it,” senior guard Danielle Robinson said. “We’re proud of her how she’s played this whole season.”

OU’s veterans certainly made their own contributions, though.

Senior forward Carlee Roethlisberger ended the night with 14 points, and Robinson added 13 points and a career-high nine rebounds.

Senior guard Lauren Willis was a perfect 2-for-2 from behind the arc for six points.

For Senior Night, it was fitting Roethlisberger opened the game for OU with a 3-point basket.

“I thought Carlee got us started early, and Danielle really controlled the tempo of the game,” OU coach Sherri Coale said. “Just a really great night for all three of the seniors.”

OSU briefly took a 20-19 lead with 10 minutes to play

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Senior guard Danielle Robinson dribbles the ball against Oklahoma State in OU’s 81-66 win over the Cowgirls on Wednesday in Norman. Robinson scored 13 points and grabbed nine rebounds.

Top performer AARYN ELLENBERG » Year: Fresh. » Position: G » Game stats: 23 points, 3 assists, 5-of-10 from 3-pt range

in the half, but the Cowgirl advantage was short-lived when Robinson completed an and-one layup on the other end.

OU maintained its lead throughout the half and sent

the Cowgirls to the locker room down, 36-30.

Oklahoma was 7-of-17 from 3-point range in the half, and Ellenberg led all scorers with 13 points.

The Sooners opened up a 13-2 run in the opening minutes of the second half to extend the lead to 17, 49-32.

By midway through the second half, OU had further extended its lead to 62-40.

The Cowgirls never trailed by more than eight in the first half but allowed the lead to balloon in the second. OU led OSU 72-53 with

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Ricketts’ strong pitching overpowers North Texas Sophomore propels Sooners to 3-0 win over Mean Green TOBI NEIDY The Oklahoma Daily

Sophomore ace Keilani Ricketts led the No. 10 Sooners (13-5) on the mound to a 3-0 victor y over North Texas (6-6) on We d n e s d ay i n D e nt o n , Texas.

Ricketts (6-2) was two hits from a perfect game, striking out eight and allowing just one walk through seven innings.

Ricketts cracked into OU’s top-10 shutout list, collecting the 16th of her career against the Mean Green.

Jill Most (1994-97) leads the program with 38 career shutouts.

OU improved to 13-5 for the season after leading off with a 11-1 record. After going on a four-game winless streak, the Sooners are back on track, collecting two

LUBBOCK, Texas — Senior guard Cade Davis scored 21 points, but it wasn’t enough to keep Texas Tech from drubbing the Sooners, 84-58.

OU (12-17, 4-11 Big 12) shot just 32.8 percent from the field and suffered its eighth loss in a row.

“I’m really embarrassed about our performance,” Sooners coach Jeff Capel said. “I really felt that we would have come out ready to fight, desperate for a win. We came out the opposite and Texas Tech came out that way and knocked us back early. We were never in the game.”

Mike Singletary and David Tairu scored 17 points each for Texas Tech (13-17, 5-10), which hit 11 of 21 3-pointers and led the whole way — much of it by double digits. .

Texas Tech opened the game with a 14-3 run, including two 3-pointers by Reese, while Oklahoma shot abysmally.

Things didn’t change much later in the half as the Sooners endured a field goal drought of WHAT: OU vs. OSU more than 8 1/2 minutes.

Oklahoma shot 27.6 perWHEN: 3 p.m. Saturday cent in the first half and trailed 40-20 at the break.

WHERE: Lloyd Noble Oklahoma’s points were Center, Norman its second-lowest firsthalf total this season. The INFO: Senior Night, will Sooners had just 19 points honor guard Cade Davis against Texas in January.

Tech scored five unanswered points to start the second half to go up 45-20.

A few minutes later, Reese hit a 3-pointer to bump the margin to 53-27.

Oklahoma made a few small runs but never got within striking distance.

Capel said his team shouldn’t have felt overconfident from the Sooners’ 83-74 win over the Red Raiders in January in Norman.

“We’ve lost seven in a row” coming in to the game, he said. “You would think that we would be desperate. If we were overconfident, then we’re the dumbest team in America.”

Texas Tech outrebounded Oklahoma 46-37 but had more turnovers, 16, than the Sooners’ 12. But Oklahoma got just 11 points off the turnovers, while Texas Tech scored 21 points off Sooners’ turnovers.

wins before returning home to face Auburn on Friday.

The Sooners scored three runs on five hits, led by second baseman Cierra Hughes with a two-run double in the top of the second inning.

The freshman Midwest City native is batting a .417 average to earn her second starting position this season.

Hughes has played in 17 of the Sooners’ 18 games but has been in the starting lineup only twice.

OU coach Patty Gasso also shifted senior infielder Chana’e Jones to first base, which was previously defended by freshman Brittany Williams.

Jones hit a home run with two outs left in the top of the fourth to increase the Sooner lead to three runs.

With Jones at first, Williams was the designated player for the game and continues to lead the Sooners on offense with a .429 batting average.

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Top performer KEILANI RICKETTS » Year: Sophomore » Position: Lefthanded pitcher » Hometown: San Jose, Calif. » Game stats: 7.2 innings pitched, two hits allowed, eight strikeouts, one walk » Notes: Earned 16th shutout of her career, moving into 10th on OU’s all-time program list

What’s next WHAT: OU vs. Auburn WHEN: 6 p.m. Friday WHERE: Marita Hynes Field, Norman INFO: Auburn is No. 24

five minutes to play.

With less than two minutes to play and the Sooners leading, 80-64, OU coach Sherri Coale pulled her seniors for the final time.

OU was 14-of-28 from 3-point range and finished the game shooting 43.3 percent from the field. “[OU is] just a heck of an offensive team. You just kind of pick your poison,” OSU coach Kurt Budke said.

With the win, OU is 2-0 this year against its Bedlam rival.

“It’s always easy to get up for Bedlam,” Robinson said.

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Team seeking best season start Weekend tournament brings Sooners’ first match against ranked opponent

Luke McConnell

RYAN GERBOSI The Oklahoma Daily

Sports Illustrated and CBS News conducted a sixmonth investigation into the criminal records of college football players at top programs in the country.

The investigation, released Wednesday, checked the criminal backgrounds of the magazine’s 2010 preseason top-25 teams’ players — all 2,837 of them.

Oklahoma, which had nine players with criminal records, was tied for seventh-most on the list.

OU and TCU — which had no players with criminal records — are the only schools on the list that do background checks during the recruiting process.

However, neither school delves into players’ juvenile records, but the study did.

Coaches interviewed by the magazine said the primary reason they don’t do thorough background checks is because they expect the high school coaches to provide that sort of detail.

That approach would work if the high school coaches valued honesty over landing their players prized scholarships with prestigious college football programs — but most don’t.

I am all for giving people second chances, but it seems like most coaches don’t even know they are giving some players second chances.

On the other hand, some coaches do know what their recruits have been involved in and plow forward without so much as batting an eyelash.

I understand a coach’s job is to win, and to do that

OU baseball is looking to stay perfect as they travel to San Diego, Calif.

MAX WHITE today for the University of » Year: San Diego tournament.

Sophomore The No. 2 Sooners are » Position: coming off of their first Infielder road game of the season, a » Hometown: win against the University Durant of Texas at Arlington. OU » Season stats: was down early but fought .469 batting average, 1 home run, back late, scoring on a 8 RBI, 14 runs homer from senior Casey Johnson and another by sophomore Max White on a bases-loaded wild pitch.

The win gave OU a 10-0 record, its best start under head coach Sunny Golloway. It also is the best start for an OU team since 1998 (12-0).

Oklahoma will play three teams over four games in the tournament — San Diego State Thursday and Sunday, USD on Friday and No. 14 California on Saturday.

Pitching for the Sooners on Thursday will be senior right-hander Michael Rocha. In his last start, Rocha threw seven innings, giving up two runs on seven hits with seven strikeouts to earn his second win of the season.

OU will face a San Diego State squad that has gone 1-6 thus far. The Aztecs are coached by former San Diego Padre great and San Diego State alumnus Tony Gwynn.

The team went .500 last season, posting a 28-28 record.

Senior right-hander Steven Moranda will start for the Aztecs Thursday. Moranda is 0-0 with a 5.06 ERA this the season.

SDSU freshman T.J. Kendroza will start on Sunday, bringing in a 1-1 record and a 7.45 ERA. Saturday’s game against USD will be OU senior Bobby Shore’s third start of the season. Shore is 1-0 with a 6.57 ERA early this season.

The Toreros (3-4) will send sophomore Calvin Drummond to the mound on Saturday. Drummond is 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA. Sunday’s game will be OU’s first game against a ranked opponent this season. The Sooners will battle the No. 14 Cal Golden Bears.

Despite being a ranked collegiate team, Cal’s baseball program is being eliminated by the university after this season.

The Golden Bears (5-1) will send out sophomore southpaw Justin Jones, who has a 1-0 record and a 1.93 ERA. The Sooners will have junior Burch Smith on the mound. Smith has been strong this season, posting a 1-0 record with a 2.45 ERA and 15 strikeouts thus far.

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Freshman defensive back Tony Jefferson leaps to tackle Colorado quarterback Cody Hawkins on Oct. 31. Jefferson is one of nine OU players with criminal records, according to a recent study.

ONLINE AT OUDAILY.COM » Link: “College Football and Crime,” Sports Illustrated he needs good players.

However, I guarantee the same fans that want Florida to win national championships are equally embarrassed when they see the Gators’ arrest record.

Sooner fans also want

nothing but success, but when freshmen Kenny Stills and Tony Jefferson were arrested for a DUI and interfering with official process, respectively, fans lit them up.

Oklahoma isn’t known as a team that recruits a bunch of criminals or one with an arrest record a mile long, but this study shows maybe the Sooners fit that bill a little more than many think.

The most glaring issue in this study is that winning has become more important than character, integrity and morals in the players that make up a program.

It’s understandable with the way college athletics — especially football — are these days. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t sad.

— Luke McConnell, journalism junior

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