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COURT ORDERS RUN-OFF ELECTION UOSA Superior Court rules voting system used for presidential general elections as unconstitutional; schedules special election April 26 and 27 TROY WEATHERFORD Daily Staff Writer
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Nobuyuki Tsujii plays piano with the OU Symphony Orchestra on Thursday night at the Paul F. Sharp Concert Hall in the Catlett Music Centre. Tsujii is blind and began playing the piano at 2 years old. He began his six-stop nationwide tour at OU and will end the tour in New York City.
Renowned pianist plays to full house Nobuyuki Tsujii kicks off nationwide tour with concert at OU with university orchestra RICKY MARANON Assignment Editor
A world-renowned blind pianist from Japan played for a packed crowd Thursday night. Nobuyuki Tsujii began his six-stop nationwide tour in the Paul F. Sharp Concert Hall and will eventually end his tour at New York City’s Carnegie Hall. “It’s so good to be here and play for you tonight,” Tsujii said through a translator. “I hope you enjoy what we have planned
for you tonight.” Tsujii said he never thought in his life that he would play in the state of Oklahoma. OU President David Boren said he was happy to host Tsujii and was proud of OU’s orchestra students for practicing with Tsujii to prepare for the concert. “We have a real special night planned,” Boren said at a dinner in the Oklahoma Memorial Union before the concert. “It is an honor to host such a talented artist and musician.” Born blind in Tokyo in 1988, Tsujii displayed his musical talents early in life, playing “Jingle Bells” on a toy piano at 2 years old after hearing his mother humming the tune. He PIANIST CONTINUES ON PAGE 2
Yearbook sex survey yields mixed responses Results will be analyzed to reflect students’ interests and activities, yearbook editor says DANIELA MCCORMICK Daily Staff Writer
Sooner Yearbook’s survey on sex received a growing response from students as soon as it was sent Thursday. Yearbook staff adviser Lori Brooks said she sent a mass e-mail to students on behalf of Sooner Yearbook around 2 p.m. Thursday, and students started taking the survey within one minute. “Within five minutes of it being sent, we got 300 responses,” said Brooks, who said she neither approves nor controls the yearbook’s content. Yearbook editor Nicole Hill, journalism junior, said she created the survey because she wanted the yearbook to reflect students’ interests and activities.
Hill said she wants to create a yearbook that students will find relevant, and sex is relevant to students. “Guess what? This year people are having sex,” she said. “I don’t think it’s inappropriate to feature that side of life. This year’s theme is Emblem so we’re trying to be emblematic this year.” Hill said when the survey ends next week, she will compile and analyze the data to see any trends. She said some students who left their contact information will be interviewed about their answers, and there will be an accompanying story in the yearbook along with the data. Hill said she’s excited about the number of people who have responded. She said around 40 people have left their email addresses, and the number of people who have taken the survey is rising. “Seven hundred people thought ‘I’ll answer it!’” Hill said. “ That’s comforting.”
The number of responses had risen to more than 1,000 by 7 p.m. Thursday. Brooks said many students have left negative or positive comments about what they think of the survey. Brooks said some students said the survey was inappropriate and asked why it was sent; other students said they’re glad the survey was created. “The positive comments about the survey far outweigh the negative comments,” Brooks said. University College freshman Kristina Baez said she hasn’t taken the survey yet, but she doesn’t know why Sooner Yearbook has created the survey. “I’m wondering what the point is,” Baez said. “Why are you wanting to know someone else’s dirty details?” University College freshman Tim Pullin said he thought the survey was a good thing and interesting. He said he hasn’t taken the survey but won’t mind SEX CONTINUES ON PAGE 2
The UOSA Superior Court ruled Thursday there will need to be a run-off election to decide who will be UOSA president and vice president from fall 2010 through spring 2011. The voting system asks that voters rank candidates for a particular office in order of preference. The purpose of this ranking is to conduct an automatic run off in the event that no candidate receives a majority of the votes. The court stated voters who did not rank Ally Glavas and Franz Zenteno as either choice No. 1 or 2 were most likely not counted in the final results of the original election March 30 and 31. The Meeks Voting System, which was used in the UOSA presidential general election, was unconstitutional, the court stated. It does not conform to the UOSA Constitution because not only did the winning campaign not receive a majority of the votes, but some voters, who as ruled by the court had their ballots uncounted, were not able to make a final choice between Glavas and Zenteno. “We order that a new run-off election must be held between the two campaigns earning the largest number of votes in the first iteration conducted under the current system — the Glavas campaign and the Zenteno campaign,” the court majority opinion stated. A bill recently passed by UOSA states the run-off election is scheduled April 26 and 27. The candidates also have a $200 spending limit. “We are looking forward to getting out and asking people to vote for us again,” Glavas said. “We’re using some of the old campaign materials that we’ve saved from the last election.” Zenteno said he looks forward to reaching out to students who did not vote for him or Glavas. “We want to use this as a time to reach out to other students and let them know that we want to hear their concerns just as much as we did [during the election],” Zenteno said. The court also ruled that UOSA President Katie Fox violated UOSA Code when she endorsed candidates Ally Glavas and Zac McCullock in her official capacity as UOSA president on a YouTube video. Additionally, the court ruled the GlavasMcCullock campaign violated election rules by setting up their own polling places using personal laptops to get people to vote. Glavas said her campaign received UOSA CONTINUES ON PAGE 2
CEO gives economic-recovery strategies, predictions Sharp focus, prudent investing will get companies through turbulent times, speaker says GREGORY MAUS Daily Staff Writer
Many people in Europe consider the recent financial crisis a sign of the failure of capitalism, but this sentiment is much less common in North America and generally derided in emerging markets, a Fortune 100 CEO said Thursday in the Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium. James Turley, chairman and CEO of Ernst and Young, said leaders in Europe are attempting to implement protectionist and socialistic policies that deny the inevitable effects of globalization. “Whether we all like it or not,
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globalization is here to stay,” he said. Ernst & Young was the 10th largest private company in the U.S. in 2009, according to Forbes magazine. Fortune magazine listed the company, which has approximately 144,000 employees in 140 countries, among the 100 Best Companies to Work For. Turley said he believes a prediction about the recovery from the financial crisis that he described as LUV, wherein the shapes of the letters represent the type of recovery for each area of the world. Europe (L) will not recover, North America (U) will gradually recover and emerging markets (V) will bounce back rapidly. He said this isn’t the only division of perspectives about the financial crisis, citing a study his company carried out at the height of the crisis, in which only 20 percent of multinational corporations surveyed said
they were looking for new opportunities continue to grow because of its willingness rather than focusing entirely upon mini- to learn from others. He said Russia also mizing their losses, and 67 percent of en- would grow, though “[Russia doesn’t] have trepreneurs surveyed said they were look- the same willingness to learn as China.” ing for new opportunities. However, he said China will not be the “These are really, really turbugreatest winner in Asia, casting lent times. They’re game-changing it as the hare to India’s tortoise. times,” Turley said. He bases this upon India’s more He said individuals and groups democratic society and populawith a sharp focus on execution tion, which will remain younger and a prudent yet aggressive inthan China’s during the next few vesting strategy will thrive. decades. He also gave his thoughts on As for the second trend, he said, more long-term trends on busi“Really diverse teams are either ness, stating that the two most JAMES world class or they stink.” important shifts in the next two He ascribed the difference to TURLEY the specific culture, which either decades would be financial shifts from West to East and a demoallows the participants to share a graphic trend toward greater diversity wide variety of understandings and expeamong business people. rience, or simply results in internal conflict On this first trend he said China will and miscommunication.
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From left to right: Ally Glavas, Zac McCullock, Franz Zenteno and Cory Lloyd speak March 24 at the UOSA presidential debate. UOSA will hold a run-off election between the Glavas and Zenteno campaigns April 26 and 27.
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permission from the UOSA Election Board before having Fox endorse her and set up a polling place. “We wouldn’t have done these things without getting approval from the election board first,” Glavas said. “But we respect the decision of the court and will pay the fine and abide by their ruling.” Zenteno said actions made by members of UOSA is why people don’t care for UOSA. “It is these types of mistakes that make UOSA look bad,” Zenteno said. “We need to go in there and do what we are sent there to do.” The Glavas-McCullock campaign was fined $75 for the polling-place violation. —Ricky Maranon contributed to this report.
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Continues from page 1 answering it. “Is the staff getting these e-mails? I think that’d be interesting,” Pullin said. International security studies senior Isaac Freeman also said it was an interesting idea, but he’s curious about what information the Sooner Yearbook staff will use. “I feel like it’s an interesting idea in theory, but it’s opening Pandora’s box,” Freeman said. “It’s opening up a lot of questions on what the Sooner Yearbook will be putting into the yearbook.” Brooks said this is not the first time controversial topics have been in the Sooner Yearbook. She said funding once was almost pulled because the yearbook had a picture of a marijuana cigarette on one page. Brooks said sex is just one part of what will be covered in the yearbook, and other topics like the Westboro Baptist Church protesting at OU and student drinking will be in there as well. “They certainly aren’t afraid to cover controversial subjects,” Brooks said. Hill said there’s no reason why OU publications can’t cover a subject like sex. Hill said she is trying to make the Sooner Yearbook truly an OU student’s yearbook. “We’ve tried to have a little fun with our survey,” Hill said. “Does size matter? People want to know.” Editor’s note: The Sooner Yearbook is sister publication of The Oklahoma Daily. Both are owned by OU Student Media.
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CAMPUS EVENTS TODAY PLANT SALE The Oklahoma Botanical Society will hold a plant sale from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. behind George Lynn Cross Hall. FORENSIC LECTURE A lunch lecture, “Forensic Anthropology in Latin America: The Experience of the Argentine Forensic Team,” featuring Mercedes Doretti will take place from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Hester Hall, room 160. Free to attend. SUNDAY EARTH DAY FESTIVAL Little River Zoo Kids For Kindness Earth Day Festival celebrates its 11th Anniversary from noon to 6 p.m. at Reaves Park. Free for all ages. Want to see your event in The Daily? Log on to OUDaily.com and click on “Submit Event” below the calendar.
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. Alyssa Loveless’ name was misspelled in Wednesday and Thursday’s editions of The Daily.
The green roof is a collaborative project between the OU College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences and College of Architecture. The Oklahoma Water Resource Board and the Oklahoma Conservation Commission are the project sponsors. Representatives from all organizations will be present and available for interviews the day of the event. The National Weather Center is located on OU’s Research Campus, 120 David L. Boren Blvd. For more information, call 405-325-1819. The showcase will take place 9 a.m. to noon April 22. —Daily Staff Reports
Pianist Continues from page 1 began formally studying piano at 4. At the age of 7, he won first prize for piano in the Instrumental Music category at the All Japan Blind Students Music Competition. Three years later, he debuted with the Century Orchestra Osaka. In 2000, Tsujii gave his first solo performance at Suntory Hall in Tokyo, followed by a second solo recital the next year. Since then, he has performed in venues throughout the world, including the U.S., the Czech Republic, Taiwan and Russia. In 2005, he received the Critics’ Award at the 15th International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland and entered Ueno Gakuen University in April 2007. On June 7, 2009, Tsujii became the first Japanese winner of the prestigious Van Cliburn competition, tying with Zhang Haochen of China for the gold medal. He also has been honored with the Beverley Taylor Smith Award for the Best Performance of a New Work. “Mr. Tsujii is one of the most gifted young pianists in the world,” Boren said. “It is a great honor for the university to sponsor the Oklahoma concert by the Van Cliburn gold medalist for this year.” Patrons were treated to Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor by Chopin. Tsujii played all three movements of the piece, accompanied by the OU orchestra.
POLICE REPORTS The following is a list of arrests and citations, not convictions. The information given is compiled from the Norman and OU Police Departments. At times, the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Department and the Oklahoma City FBI will contribute to these reports. All those listed are innocent until proven guilty. PUBLIC INTOXICATION Merlene Whitehorse, 37, 1441 Homeland Ave., Tuesday Kevin Anthony Bozeman, 29, North Peters Avenue, Wednesday Ray Dean Sutton, 53, 230 W. Symmes St., Wednesday Maria Christine Fairchild, 48, 230 W. Symmes St., Wednesday Kyle William Kelley, 33, 1205 E. Lindsey St., Tuesday DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE Katie Megan Butron, 26, 1700 SE. 24th Ave., Tuesday Tracy Lynn Wachs, 22, 500 E. Alameda St., Wednesday, also county warrant AGGRAVATED DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE Gregory A. Cooper, 44, South James Garner Avenue, Tuesday Sean Michael McClure, 36, 230 W. Symmes St., Wednesday MUNICIPAL WARRANT Ryan Blaine Clinton, 34, 201 W. Gray St., Tuesday Frances Barcelo Fullana, 21, 201 W. Gray St., Wednesday Josie Ed Johnson, 50, 201 W. Gray St., Wednesday Bobby Kiani, 29, 201 W. Gray St., Tuesday Justin Wayne Taylor, 23, 700 Denison Drive, Wednesday MOLESTING PROPERTY Jess Ryan Griffin, 22, 201 Woodcrest Drive, Tuesday DRIVING UNDER SUSPENSION Sammy Vandusen, 32, 2370 E. Alameda St., Wednesday Creighton Edison Williams, 20, 201 W. Gray St., Tuesday PETTY LARCENY Clarity Harveland-Botkin, 27, 333 N. Interstate Drive, Tuesday
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Summer comes early for college students and movies alike. Forget the solstice — the beginning of May means summer at the box office. With the season just around the corner, The Daily’s Dusty Somers scans the summer film landscape and finds something for just about everyone. Release dates are subject to change.
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Summer is all about the big-budget movies — recession be damned! Iff your idea of a good time at the cineplex necessitates es ’splosions and a healthy dose of CGI, you’ve got a lott to choose from. No Michael Bay films this year though. Sorry.
coming, but it appears the camp factor has been jettisoned almost entirely. Mr. T reportedly turned down a cameo appearance — I think that tells us all we need to know.
3-D.” Consider this a small first step at atoning for that error.
FOR THE INDEPENDENT
Got a thing for terrible movies? Meet summer, your cinematic soulmate.
Summer isn’t the most fruitful time of year to travel off the cinematic beaten path, but those looking to stray a little from the mainstream should find a few morsels to tide them over. But good luck finding them in Oklahoma.
“Micmacs” Micmacs May 28 (limited) Director: Jean-Pierre Jeu Jeunet
“Amelie” director Jeunet Jeun returns with his first film in more than five ye years, employing more whimsy alongside a little vviolence.
“Iron Man 2” May 7 Director: Jon Favreau
“Cyrus” July 9 (limit (limited) Directors Directors: Jay and Mark Duplas Duplass
2008’s “Iron Man” flexed its brains ns as well as its brawn, and its sequel ought to provide more of the same balanced entertainment. inment.
Mu m b l e c o re v e t s t h e Dup Duplass Brothers land their high highest profile project yet, wit with this Sundance hit ab about a battle between a mama’s boy (Jonah Hill) and the guy who likes his mom (John C. Reilly).
“Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time” May 28 Director: Mike Newell “Prince of Persia” looks dumb even ven by video game-adaptation standards, rds, but might versatile director Newell ell (who’s done excellent work with h “Enchanted April” and “Donniee Brasco”) have a few tricks up his sleeve?
“I Love You Phillip Morris” July 30 (Limited) Directors: Glenn Ficarra and John Requa
“The Expendables” Aug. 13 Director: Sylvester Stallone
“Phillip Morris” has been languishing without dist distribution for a while, a fate that can even happen to a Jim Carrey film w when Carrey plays a gay conman.
It’s the perfect storm of an action movie — Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, chwarzenegger, Jet Li, Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke, ke, Bruce Willis and the incomparable Dolph Lundgren. undgren. JeanClaude Van Damme is going to bee bummed out he didn’t catch this ride.
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Ever get the feeling you’ve seen that hat movie you’re in the middle of before? With the usual rash of remakes appearing this summer, you might enjoy yourself more if your memory isn’t so sharp.
“Robin Hood” May 14 Director: Ridley Scott
While not a direct remake per se, e, Scott’s attempt to take on the familiar tale looks to bee mired in the same loose historicity and pervading dullness llness of his other epics.
“The Karate Kid” June 11 Director: Harald Zwart
I’m not so worried about the desecration of a (very) minor classic as I am that the impossibly obnoxious Jaden Smith looks to be well on his way to an acting career.
“The A-Team” June 11 Director: Joe Carnahan
The ’80s TV series-to-film adaptation has been a long time
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Just think: If you had born just a few decades earlier, ea you’d be forced to watch movies tha that were flat. Gross. Good thing Hollywood has wised up. In the down time while its retrofitting “Casablanca “Casablanca” and “The Third Man” for 3-D, feast your eyes on these.
“Shrek Forever After” May 21 Director: Mike Mitchell
We’re told this is “The Final Chapter.” I’ll believe it when I see it. Or don’t, in this ccase.
“Step Up “St U 3-D” 3 D” Aug. 6 Director: Jon Chu
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“Sex and the City 2” May 27 Director: Michael Patrick King
Fans and haters alike: Can we at least all agree that Miley Cyrus’ role in the film and her revelation that she wants to be like Samantha is utterly terrifying?
“Grown Ups” June 25 Director: Dennis Dugan
Who doesn’t love the previous collaborations between Dugan and Adam Sandler? And “You Don’t Mess with the Zohan” and “I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry” didn’t even have David Spade.
“The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” June 30 Director: David Slade
Will three films be enough to convince anyone how utterly misogynistic this series is?
FOR THE FILM FAN
You know your taste in movies is unimpeachable, but good luck convincing your non-cinephile friends to watch anything by Bergman, Ozu or Godard. Here are a few selections everyone might just agree on.
“Toy Story 3” June 18 Director: Lee Unkrich
Pixar is better off blazing new trails than revisiting its old ones, but the “Toy Story” films remain some of the studio’s greatest achievements, and you don’t need to be a kid to be excited about seeing the gang again.
“Inception” July 16 Director: Christopher Nolan
Nolan is too much of a gimmicky director to be considered a truly great filmmaker, but he’s got plenty of strengths, which one can only guess will be displayed in this still hazily defined thriller.
“Scott Pilgrim vs. The World” Aug. 13 Director: Edgar Wright
The man behind two of the best comedies of the past decade adapts the popular graphic novel, and it looks like it has attitude and charm to spare. The reuniting of erstwhile “Arrested Arrested Development” Development couple George-Michael (Michael Cera) and Egg, er, An Ann (Mae Whitman), however briefly, is enough to sell me. Dusty Somers is a journalism senior.
Dancing in 3-D just might provide ovide a decent exploitation of the medium, but don’t expect it to expand the series’ wafer-thin plot lot any.
“Piranha 3-D” Aug. 27 Director: Alexandre Aja
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TIME TO APOLOGIZE, REBUILD The depiction of characters in Thursday’s editorial cartoon on this page was stereotypical, inappropriate and embarrassing. The cartoon addressed life after graduation and depicted members of two greek organizations working as an exotic dancer and gas station attendant. We understand how hurtful it must have been for members of the 46 greek organizations on campus to see themselves depicted in an unfair and unfavorable light. As a publication, The Daily has had a rough year. We’ve repeatedly offended people and used our lack of editing and experience as excuses. This has to stop. First, we have to apologize to the women of Delta Delta Delta and the men of Beta Theta Pi for stereotyping them and letting a cartoonist attack them. The members of Delta Delta Delta recently won the President’s Trophy, which
recognizes excellence in academics, campus involvement, community service and multicultural activities. The men of Beta Theta Pi had the highest grade point average of all fraternities for spring 2009. Greek organizations have been on campus since 1905 and members do thousands of hours of community service each semester and serve in various leadership positions across campus. We apologize for our mistake in the editing process and allowing the cartoon to be published. We did not set out to be malicious or offensive. Secondly, we want you to know we’re cleaning up our act. Our opinion editor and the cartoonist responsible are no longer contributing to The Daily. We’re going to review our policies and ensure we are triple checking our facts and keeping offensive material out of our
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Service should not stop after Big Event ends As students, I believe it is our duty to participate not only in our campus community but also in the surrounding Norman area. Last weekend we did just that with our role in the Big Event. I want to thank everyone for the effort, but there is still more work to be done. Volunteering on a regular basis is something we can all do to improve our local community. A recent class assignment to volunteer for a research project opened my eyes to the community needs of Norman, specifically the nearly 1,500 mothers, fathers, sons and daughters living in homeless situations and the countless others living on the verge of homelessness. My volunteer efforts have taken me to the Salvation Army where food pantry items are distributed to help sustain families’ food needs for a given week. The location also provides financial aid for those who are on the brink of losing their utilities. Volunteer organizations are on the front line for people who are trying to keep their families off the streets. Realizing the desperate situation of these people, I felt humbled and inspired as I contributed my time. Witnessing the time and effort needed to provide such services, I ask that our campus community consider expanding its idea of service. What’s stopping us from turning our Big Event into a series of ongoing volunteer efforts? The Big Event was a great start, but there’s more work to be done. —Nikki Bray University College Freshman
Greeks are hard workers As an alumna of the University of Oklahoma, an alumna of Delta Delta Delta sorority and a former member of The Oklahoma Daily staff, I must say that I am disappointed in you. The recent cartoon depicting “life after college” is a gross misrepresentation of not only my sorority, but of all greek organizations on campus. I find it ironic that the same day this cartoon was published there also was an article about a film festival on campus whose aim was to break down misconceptions of campus organizations. The women and men of greek organizations go on to become successful teachers, doctors, lawyers and businesspeople. What this cartoon has done is implicate that members of greek organizations do nothing with the education they receive at the University of Oklahoma. Last year alone members of Panhellenic sororities achieved an average grade
point average of 3.27. That number is higher than the all women’s average GPA consistently from year to year. Delta Delta Delta as a national organization has had members who have gone on to become Supreme Court justices, congresswomen and Pulitzer prize winners. The members of OU’s Tri Delta chapter work hard to live up to the strong legacy given to us. Those women work hard every day to break down the prejudices you are helping to perpetuate. As a final thought, 25 percent of women on the OU campus are involved in a Panhellenic sorority. That is onefourth of your female demographic. Next time you choose to mock members of greek life, do your research and maybe you’ll learn something you didn’t know before. —Ashley Haggard University of Oklahoma Alumna 2009
‘NARROWLY FOCUSED’ STUDENTS SUCCESSFULLY OBTAINING JOBS I take serious issue with your April 15 staff cartoon regarding “narrowly focused” students, particularly your depiction of the Beta Theta Pi “frat guy” who’s destined to work at “Gas ‘N Go.” As a member of Beta Theta Pi, I am heavily offended by this characterization. In fact, if I was a member of any social fraternity or sorority, this would piss me off. This cartoon is the epitome of anti-greek narrow-mindedness. In our almost-graduated senior class, we have two medical school admits, eight engineering majors and a half dozen law school admits, along with a host of other very successful students who have found jobs. If by “narrowly focused,” you mean that we are in college to learn skills and gain knowledge that can actually be applied toward a real job, then thanks for
the compliment. College is a financial investment in one’s future and you are wasting that investment if you aren’t pursuing a degree that leads to a job. Yes, not every “narrowly focused” student gets their dream job. Thanks to the current economic climate, the job market for new graduates is much more competitive now than ever before. But I have a lot more respect for a student who is thinking about a job and life after college than a student, such as yourself, J. Schuyler Crabtree, who is too worried about being “narrowly focused” to actually think about how he or she will support themselves after graduation. I guess moving back in with the parents isn’t so bad after all ... —Taylor Huff Chemical Engineering Junior
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Difficulty should become standard in our academics We’ve all been there: Stuck in class while someone asks a question they should have asked in high school and forces the professor to take up valuable class time explaining a basic concept. Or, trapped in a lower-level class that has slowed to a standstill because many of the students are unprepared and unmotivated. Sometimes it’s enough to make you wonder how these people ever graduated high school, much less got accepted into college. Some students come out of high school with a lack of work ethic or basic education. Some of those students are accepted to OU. They bring down performance statistics, slow class paces and generally frustrate the rest of us. Worse, because of a devotion to retention rates, these students float along toward graduation. This devalues a college education, which already faces threats from national grade inflation and other factors. All these factors combine to form a tempting argument for raising admissions standards and MARY keeping these students from STANFIELD ever reaching the university level. That would be an irresponsible decision. Yes, it’s the responsibility of each student to decide how much a college education means to him or her, and how much work he or she is willing to put into a degree. But we can’t ignore the gross failure of the public eduction system in preparing students for the future. Having never been challenged or held accountable in high school, how can we blame students for not rising to the occasion immediately upon entrance into college? It’s unreasonable to expect everyone to be a naturally, internallymotivated student. But that’s not to say we shouldn’t expect hard work and high performance from those attending this university. So how can we balance our expectations with the shortcomings of our upbringings? By giving students a chance to face reality and wise up. We should keep admissions requirements as they are now to ensure that as many students as possible (who have any hope of handling it) have a chance to get an education. But we should enhance the requirements of freshman year courses to ensure that the only students who stay around are those who are willing to grow up and put in the work. I’m not suggesting impossible standards here; the transition from high school to college is difficult in its own right. I’m suggesting the average, acceptable work requirement for a higher education degree. Anyone who wants a greater challenge or finds this standard still slows classes down for them can take Honors College classes or restrict themselves to higherlevel courses. We shouldn’t expect the impossible (or even necessarily the exceptional), but we could easily set the standards high enough that no one floats his or her way to passing grades. This threshold would act as a kind of litmus test for incoming students. Those who don’t pass the test would either respond to this last wake-up call, go to a community college until they’re ready for the university or find a different path for their future. After all, college isn’t necessary for everyone. With this sorting process in place, the rest of us wouldn’t have to worry about unprepared students slowing the pace of our classes. And the university wouldn’t have to worry about said students lowering its test scores and grade averages. We must not give in to our frustration with the situation and let it make us cold hearted. For many, maybe even most, a college education is the only possible ticket to a successful future. We can’t take away this essential resource without giving students every possible chance to wake up, face reality and claim their opportunity. A freshman year testing ground would do just that, while giving all students a chance to test their academic mettle against new standards and quickly adjust to their new environment. In effect, it’s sink or swim. For everyone. But we must give students this last chance to learn to swim, before leaving them to the sharks. Mary Stanfield is a philosophy sophomore.
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Sooners advance to NCAA finals OU finishes second; three Sooners expected to contend for individual all-around title RICKY LY Daily Staff Writer
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Jeremy Adams, freshman, crosses over the pommel horse while competing at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships on April 3 inside McCasland Field House.
The No. 2 OU men’s gymnastics team advanced to the finals of the NCAA Championships on Thursday night after placing second in its team-qualifying session. The Sooners advanced to the finals along with No. 3 Michigan and No. 6 California behind strong performances on vault and floor exercise. The top-three teams from each qualifying session earn a berth in the finals. The Sooners also will be joined by No. 1 Illinois, No. 4 Stanford and No. 5 Ohio State, as the teams advanced earlier in the evening in the first qualifying session. OU finished with a team score of 356.400 to the Wolverines’ total of 359.800, which also was the top team score of the night. As expected the Sooners posted their highest scores on vault (64.600) and floor (61.700), while struggling on pommel horse (56.150). By finishing at the top of the standings, Michigan will decide which event the team will start on tonight in the team finals. Junior Steven Legendre and freshman Alex Naddour competed in only four events, and freshman Jacob Dalton in five, as head coach Mark Williams opted to rest his top-ranked gymnasts. All three are expected to challenge for the individual allaround title, as Legendre (No. 1), Dalton (No. 2) and Naddour (No. 4) are all ranked at the top of the national rankings. Legendre, the defending national champion in the all-around, vault and floor exercise, will have plenty of competition as the Port Jefferson, N.Y., native will go up against Cal gymnast Glen Ishino, who took first over Legendre in the individual standings at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships on April 3. In the team finals, the only team the Sooners have not faced yet is the Fighting Illini team from Champagne, Ill. OU split its matchup with the Cardinal at one win apiece, and has defeated the other four teams once during the season. Both the all-around champion and the team title will be decided tonight, with each of the individual event titles being contested on Saturday. With the program’s ninth national championship on the line, the meet will begin at 7 tonight inside the Holleder Center on the campus of the U.S. Military Academy.
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Annual spring game features new team selection Players ‘drafted’ on teams in new twist to the yearly Spring Game JONO GRECO Daily Staff Writer
It has been a while since the Sooner Nation saw its football team in action, but it will get to see any improvements the Sooners have made since the Sun Bowl in the spring game at 2 p.m. Saturday at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. This year's game will have a different twist, though. Rather than have the coaches separate the team by first string and second string, there was a draft to determine who plays on the Red and White teams. The seniors were divided into two teams, and then they drafted who they wanted on their team based on position. All of the quarterbacks were drafted at the same time; the running backs were taken at the same time and so on until all of the positions were accounted for. The seniors were drafted by position so teams would 2010 RED/WHITE GAME not be left without the right number of lineman and so The Sooners will showcase what position were not forgotthey’ve been working on all ten or left out, head coach spring in practice in this year’s Bob Stoops said. Red-White spring game. T h e d ra f t w a s h e l d Thursday afternoon, and When: 2 p.m. Saturday many of the first-team players are combined with Where: Oklahoma Memorial the second- and thirdStadium string players. Redshirt sophomore The OU Legends Flag Football quarterback Landry Jones Classic will begin at 1 p.m. at was drafted by the White the same location. team, and will have sophomore running back Jermie Calhoun, senior wide receiver Cameron Kenney, junior wide receiver Dejuan Miller and freshman wide receiver Kenny Stills on his team. Redshirt freshman quarterback Drew Allen will head the Red team, and have junior running back Mossis Madu, junior wide receiver Ryan Broyles, sophomore wide receiver Jaz Reynolds and senior wide receiver Brandon Caleb as teammates. Like all of OU's spring games, not all of the big name players will participate for the entire game. Senior running back DeMarco Murray will not play and Broyles will see little action to avoid risking any injury to two of the team's most important players.
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David King, redshirt freshman defensive end, drags down Jermie Calhoun, freshman running back, at the Red-White game March 23, 2009 at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. The Red-White game for the upcoming season is 2 p.m. Saturday. Even though Broyles will not play much, he wants to be on the field for as long as possible, he said. When he is not playing, he will act as a coach to the younger wide receivers, such as Reynolds and Miller, and work on the mental aspect of the game. The spring game will be the final time for OU fans to see the team in action until close to the start of the season. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the OU athletics ticket office or at 10 a.m. Saturday at gates five and seven. The Legends Flag Football Classic will be played one hour before the start of the spring game. Former OU players such as Brian Bosworth, Rufus Alexander, Thomas Lott, Tony Casillas and more will play.
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Friday, April 16, 2010 ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Although it might not be quite as much as you thought and has been unduly long in coming, that payoff you’ve been working hard to achieve could finally come your way, starting today. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You might surprisingly get some proof today that others care for you in far greater measure than you might imagine. You shouldn’t find any more reasons to be down on yourself. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - If you are persistent and determined to keep your morale up, you can achieve what you desire to accomplish. Remember, you may not know if you’re a winner until the final stages. CANCER (June 21-July 22) - You’ve heard it before: “If you don’t have anything nice to say about someone, don’t say anything at all.� You won’t have any regrets later if you follow this advice. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - Collectively use both your reasoning faculties and your intuitive instincts, and you should be able to accomplish something huge today that others have felt to be an impossible feat. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - Backing up your conceptions with action will demonstrate to others that you actually do know what you are talking about, making them all believers. They won’t be so negative next time.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) Throwing away those rosecolored glasses will allow you to see things for what they are. With nothing but clear vision ahead of you, you’ll be able to accomplish the doable without any trouble. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - What could have been a difficult development for you will instead turn out quite well, all because of the wonderful, cooperative spirit you show. Others will take their cues from you. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23Dec. 21) - Listen carefully when someone with vast experience speaks today. This person is likely to offer some ideas and suggestions concerning the achievement of a goal you didn’t think was attainable. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Draw upon past experience today when confronted with an individual who has a chip on his/her shoulder. You shouldn’t have any problem handling this person with ease. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - If you find yourself face with a situation that requires a steady hand and firm grit, don’t hesitate to volunteer your services for taking on the job. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - Grab the chance to reciprocate to one who has come through for you many times in the past when the chips were down, especially if this kind of opportunity doesn’t come along very often.
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COURT REJECTS CONVICTED KILLER’S APPEAL A federal appeals court in Denver has rejected an appeal filed by a convicted killer from Oklahoma. The U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday dismissed the appeal by 44-year-old Darrin Lynn Pickens, who represented himself. Court records show Pickens was twice convicted by an Oklahoma jury and twice sentenced to death for the 1990 killing of store clerk Tommy Hayes during a robbery in Creek County. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals vacated Pickens’ second death sentence and modified it to life in prison without parole. In his latest appeal, Pickens argues among other things that the warrant for his arrest was illegally obtained, that he was denied his right to counsel and there was insufficient evidence linking him to the crime. -AP
TANK EXPLOSION The Okfuskee County sheriff’s office says two people were injured, one critically, when two tank batteries exploded. Undersheriff Darrell Summers said Thursday the injured were taken to the hospital with burns, and one remained hospitalized in critical condition. Their names weren’t released. Summers saID the sheriff’s office received a call about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday about the explosion on private property about a mile south of Weleetka. He saID investigators are still trying to determine what caused the blast. -AP
MEDICIAL EXAMINER TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY The Oklahoma Supreme Court said officials at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner must provide sworn testimony in connection with a lawsuit by the former chief medical examiner. The state’s highest court handed down the decision Thursday in a lawsuit by Dr. Collie Trant. Trant sued the board that administers the agency after it fired him in February. Trant wants his job back and says he was not told why he was fired. The Supreme Court rejected a motion by the Attorney General’s Office to block an Oklahoma County judge’s order that authorized the depositions. Trant’s attorney, Scott Adams, said they will begin Wednesday and continue for a week. A spokeswoman for the Medical Examiner’s office, Cherokee Ballard, said her office will cooperate. -AP
ONE MORE ENTERS TREASURER’S RACE Former Sen. Owen Laughlin of Woodward has formally begun his statewide campaign for state treasurer. Laughlin said Thursday at the state Capitol that he’ll run for the Republican nomination for treasurer. Democratic Treasurer Scott Meacham is not seeking re-election. Laughlin said he entered the race because taxpayers deserve a candidate with a track record of “fiscal sanity.” If elected, Laughlin says he’ll wage a “war on government waste.” Laughlin was elected to the state Senate in 1996 and served until 2008 when he left due to term limits. He’s an attorney and was in the banking business for 20 years. -AP
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BROGDON CONFIDENT OF VICTORY, DISAVOWS ‘MILITIA’ OKLAHOMA CITY — A darling of the tea party movement who has supported the idea of a volunteer militia said Thursday he expects to win the Oklahoma governor’s race despite fallout from his warning that citizens may need to protect themselves against a federal affront on state sovereignty. State Sen. Randy Brogdon, R-Owasso, said in an interview with The Associated Press that his message resonates with voters who in November will select a replacement for term-limited Gov. Brad Henry, a Democrat. “I stand on constitutional principles,” Brogdon said. “That is right dead center of the thoughts and the values and the ideas of Oklahomans. I’m not out of the mainstream. I am standing on solid ground, and my platform is the Constitution of the United States, the protection of the rule of law.” Brogdon said in an AP story Monday that a citizen militia is authorized by state law and the U.S. Constitution and that the Second Amendment “deals directly with the right of an individual to keep and bear arms to protect themselves from an overreaching federal government.” At the time, Brogdon and some local tea party
leaders indicated a militia could be used to stop federal encroachment into state’s rights. Brogdon has since said he spoke only of a new National Guard-type unit to aid the state during civil emergencies such as last winter’s Christmas Eve blizzard. In a number of media appearances this week he said he never used the term “militia” in his AP interview. Brogdon used it five times. “Is a state militia a good idea? It probably is. Because it, again, it would just reinforce the, the attitude and the belief that you and I have the right to keep and bear arms and to provide and protect our families from an overreaching federal government. I think it’s a great idea,” Brogdon said in the interview conducted last week. Brogdon said last week and again Thursday he did not know how a new state guard would be set up. “If we have an opportunity to have a volunteer force to complement that National Guard, I think that is a great idea, to take care of the citizens of this state when the National Guard has been deployed,” Brogdon said before addressing a crowd of about 500 at a Sooner Tea Party rally on the
Capitol steps. At the rally, Brogdon blasted what he described as unconstitutional acts by Congress that, he said, have strangled Oklahoma’s economy. “Although the chains of tyranny have weighted us down, folks, it is the rattling of those chains that have awakened the citizens of this state and have caused us to once again stand one more time to protect our freedom,” he said to the cheering crowd. At tea party rallies Wednesday night and Thursday, local organizers also distanced themselves from the idea of a militia. Brogdon, who is seeking the Republican nomination for governor, said Thursday he would work through nonviolent means to limit federal government while serving as governor. “I’m calling for a quiet revolution using the rule of law,” he said. “What I mean by that is to restore our founding principles — limited government, personal responsibility and expansion of freedom.” —AP
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