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Sooner Sense options shrink Off-campus program discontinued due to lack of use by university students MEREDITH EVERITT AND ALYSSA GRIMLEY The Oklahoma Daily

Students using Sooner Sense to purchase off-campus goods will have fewer options starting today as Housing and Food Services plans to discontinue its merchant program with off-campus restaurants. Off-campus restaurants will no longer accept Sooner Sense as a form of payment because fewer students are using Sooner One Cards off

campus, said Lauren Royston, Housing and Food spokeswoman. As more students get access to debit cards, they stop using Sooner Sense as much, Royston said. Sooner Sense lets students and faculty use the identification card they already have to carry as a debit card, according to OU’s Sooner One Card website. Students will still be able to use Sooner Sense at all on-campus restaurants, parking at the Oklahoma Memorial Union, copy machines in the library and many on-campus vending machines, Royston said. However, unlike many debit cards, usage

is limited to certain places, and users cannot withdraw cash from the account, according to OU’s website. OU decided to drop the off-campus option at this point in the summer rather than at the end or beginning of a term because it coincides with the end of the fiscal year, Royston said. Some businesses and retailers have to pay small fees on each transaction to whichever card provider a customer uses. Sooner Sense has a fee as well, Royston said. READ THE FULL STORY ON OUDAILY.COM

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A Confucius Institute instructor guides Chinese camp students around OU’s campus Monday. The institute teaches Chinese to children on the Norman and Tulsa campuses. Chinese has been identified as a critical-need language for young Americans by the U.S. government.

Camp teaches Chinese language University hosts summer language camp costs, but parents still pay a $200 fee for the for children K-6th at Confucius Institute two-week camp, Gou said. Some of these ONLINE AT OUDAILY.COM ENJOLI DI PATRI

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An OU institute is hosting a Chinese summer camp in affiliation with a federal program aimed at increasing the number of Americans learning critical-need languages such as Chinese and Arabic. OU’s Confucius Institute received a $100,000 grant from the federal government’s STARTALK program to hold a camp that teaches Chinese to children, said Sharon Gou, Confucius Institute director. The grant covers the majority of camp

costs are offset by 15 scholarships, she said. Chinese is one of 10 critical-need languages offered through the STARTALK program. The Chinese language camp is held on the Norman and Tulsa campuses. The Norman campus has 34 students enrolled, and the Tulsa campus has 26. Teachers and students begin the morning with either Tai Chi or Kung Fu at 9 a.m. before beginning their language classes at 9:30 a.m. One of the camp’s instructors, Luping Wang, teaches the beginner-level students. Wang has been teaching for six years, beginning with Chinese children at a local Chinese school.

» Links: More information and resources about the Confucius summer camp She now teaches at Norman Public Schools when the camp isn’t in session. The beginner level focuses on getting students confident that they understand what the instructor is saying, Wang said. After lunch, students study one of five culture classes on a rotating basis that are taught by culture experts at a professor level.

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Cancer research center to be dedicated today Oklahoma will cut the ribbon on a cancer care and research facility today that is the biggest publicprivate partnership initiative in state history, a university spokesman said. The Peggy and Charles Stephenson Oklahoma Cancer Center ribboncutting ceremony will take place at 10:30 a.m. today and will feature a speech by Siddhartha Mukherjee, university spokesman Chris Shilling said. Mukherjee won the Pulitzer Prize for his non-fiction book “The Emperor of all Maladies: The Biography of Cancer.” The book recounts a history of cancer and its relationship with people and science. This research center, located on the Health Sciences Center campus in Oklahoma City, will offer treatments that can’t be found within a 550-mile radius, Shilling said. “It offers some of the best technology available to treat patients,” Shilling said. “It offers a warm, inviting place to be and world-class treatment.” The state government appropriated over $60 million for the center; it was a huge collaborative effort, Shilling said. The major private contributors to the cancer research center were donors Peggy and Charles Stephenson, after whom the cancer center will be named. Among other contributors were President David Boren, Molly Shi Boren and several Indian tribes, Shilling said. “They put a lot of their time, energy and effort into raising funds,” Shilling said. The center will host a breakfast at 8 a.m. Thursday, and the ribbon-cutting will follow in the Healing Garden, Shilling said. The research center will host an open house from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Shilling said. — Alyssa Grimley/The Daily

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BALLET

Lights out for Norman Othello’s Dance the summer away Campus staple closes doors after nearly 40 years in Norman

Ballet instructor has found home for teaching OU students the art of dance; prepares for school year by teaching summer classes

CARMEN FORMAN

BRENDAN COUGHLIN

A battle with legal fees led to the closing Monday of a Norman business that offered entertainment and drinks for 38 years. Charlie Rayl, the person in charge of booking shows at the restaurant, and a press release from owner Jennifer Burgell confirmed Othello’s closure Tuesday. “The rumors are true — the owners made the decision yesterday,” Rayl said Tuesday. In 2008, the Morgan family was named in a lawsuit against the owners of the property and the former owners of the restaurant due to an unpaid lien on the property, according to a press release. Because of the legal fees the

OU’s new ballet instructor is proud to be working for what she calls the “best dance program in the country.” Clara Cravey, who has had her name on posters in front of the Theatre Champs-Elysees in Paris and the Volksoper Theatre in Vienna, has made a home in Norman to contribute her instructing talents to the OU School of Dance. On Tuesday afternoon, Cravey was found in a studio at the Donald W. Reynolds Performing Arts Center surrounded by girls attending the SummerWind Youth Ballet Camp, a dance camp that draws dancers from across the country. Cravey critiqued the young dancers in everything from arm movements to head positions. Cravey’s office walls are decorated with framed posters showcasing performances at famous theClara Cravey aters, and each poster has her name in bold letters. Clara humbly waved them off as “just some posters I’ve collected throughout the years.” READ THE FULL STORY ON OUDAILY.COM

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The lights were out at Othello’s on Tuesday. The restaurant and bar closed in part because of a battle with legal fees.

owners of Othello’s had to pay, it to a press release. was hard to maintain quality service and make a profit, according SEE CLOSED PAGE 4

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OPINION

Oklahoma Republicans are not following their own creed of limited government when they vote against same-sex marriage, Keith Anderson says

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Gay rights gain ground in U.S. Our View: New York law legalizing gay marriage a marriage equality in this country. win-win for GLBT rights and religious freedom. The current system discriminates and encourages discrimination. But this victory represents more Over the weekend, Oklahoma’s gay community than simply the rights of thousands of New Yorkers showed its pride with a parade in Oklahoma City. to feel like full citizens — it represents the rising Hundreds of people beat the heat to show their tide of the gay rights movement. support and had a good time while doing it. Several key amendments make this a victory for This is refreshing, since Oklahoma’s gay religious freedom advocates as well. The community does not usually have a high New York law contains exceptions protectThe Our View profile. When issues concerning gays are ing religious charities and organizations is the majority raised in this conservative state, it’s often in that wish to continue to uphold a one manopinion of response to some sort of tragedy. one woman definition of marriage. The Daily’s It is wonderful to see the community This is precisely the right balance befive-member standing up on its own terms with its head editorial board tween religious freedom and civil rights. held high. Such a balance will avoid situations like The celebration was more than just an the one in Illinois, where several branchopportunity to show pride, though. All of the proes of Catholic Charities announced they would ceeds from this weekend’s activities will be donated no longer be handling adoptions after a new law to a planned health center. would have prohibited them from referring sameAccess to health services should not be limited by sex couples to other adoption services. fear of stigma or discomfort with speaking frankly The New York law is a triumph for proponents of with your physician about sexual preference or both religious freedom and GLBT rights activists, anything else. In the wealthiest nation in the world, and Oklahoma would do well to consider such a there is no excuse for any American citizen to have model. inadequate access to basic medical services, and The recent string of state amendments barring we applaud this move. gay marriage can be repealed, and they should be. While Oklahoma’s gay pride parade was colorful It is not right for people to limit the rights of othand boisterous in our state, it was dwarfed by the ers because they don’t agree with their nonviolent news coming out last week from Albany, N.Y. actions. On Friday, New York became the sixth state — Remember, “all men are created equal.” and the largest so far — to legalize gay marriage. Comment on this at OUDaily.com This represents an enormous step forward for

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Activism gets techno facelift The past year has seen STAFF COLUMN a dramatic rise in the visibility of legally questionZac Smith able online political action known as “hacktivism.” Most recently, a six-person group calling itself “Lulz Security” — commonly abbreviated “LulzSec” — hacked the Arizona Department of Public Safety and released hundreds of sensitive documents in protest of harsh Arizonan anti-immigrant legislation. LulzSec stated they acted “not just to reveal [Arizona law enforcement’s] racist and corrupt nature but to purposefully sabotage their efforts to terrorize communities fighting an unjust ‘war on drugs.’” LulzSec’s other targets for sabotage included Sony, AT&T, the CIA and the Brazilian and Chinese governments. READ THE FULL COLUMN ON OUDAILY.COM

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SPORTS

The 2011 NBA Draft lacked previous year’s talent — even OKC’s pick, Reggie Jackson (shown left) — Luke McConnell says

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TRACK & FIELD

See Mookie run to the pros, Olympics Sooner track star makes jump to pro ranks, hopes to qualify U.S. team

Sooner signs pro contract with Adidas

RJ YOUNG

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Most might struggle to enunciate his full name in the same amount of time it takes Rakieem “Mookie” Mustafa Allah Salaam to finish sprinting 60 meters — about six seconds. His speed on the track has become legend on the quick straights and steep curves of John Jacobs Track and Field Complex. In just three years’ time, Salaam has taken ownership of four Oklahoma track records and is the Big 12 reigning indoor and outdoor Performer of the Year. But recently, the nation has taken notice as Salaam acquitted himself in the finals of the 200 meters of the PHOTO PROVIDED U.S. Track and Field cham- Junior sprinter Mookie Salaam runs in a competition earlier this season. After a seventh-place finish at the U.S. Track and pionships. He finished sev- Field Championships, Salaam opted to forego his senior season at OU to start his professional career. enth among the country’s top sprinters and narrowly missed making the 2011 U.S. Daily: What went into the earn a spot on the 2012 U.S. do have the talent to run up world championship team by MOOKIE SALAAM decision to bypass your Olympic team? on me. I can’t let that throw » Hometown: less than half of a second. senior year at OU? Salaam: Yes, I do. I think my focus off of my own race His finish inspired him Edmond Salaam: I started getting with me having more time and what I’m trying to do. to leave the college ranks to OU RECORDS: asked if I was going to go to focus on the track and compete professionally with » 100-meter dash pro after indoor [season] work on the things I need to Daily: Have you picked a (9.97 secs) Adidas. For the next year, » 200-meter dash because of the times I was work on to improve, I feel coach? he will train with the goal of (20.05 secs) running. I prayed about like I could actually drop Salaam: Yes, I’ll be competing in the 2012 U.S. » Indoor 60-meter dash (6.54 secs) it and asked God what I half of a second off my time. training down there with » Indoor 200-meter dash (20.39 secs) should do, and two weeks Olympic trials. I think I could actually make Coach Kane in Tuscaloosa, later my sprint coach [Matt the [2012] Olympic team. Ala. The Daily: How did you Kane] actually came to Hopefully I can be a major race? feel coming out of the me and told me he took a threat in the sprints in these Daily: What does Salaam: I felt kind of blocks in the finals of the job offer at the University upcoming years. “Mookie” mean? 200 meters at the U.S. Track tight. I wasn’t focusing on of Alabama. That kind Salaam: The definition of my race. I saw Walter Dix and Field Championship? of helped me make my Daily: What part of your a Mookie is someone who Mookie Salaam: I felt good. and Doc [Darvis] Patten decision to go pro. mechanics on the track acts out of character, who’s start passing, so I tried to I felt I needed to get out needs to improve most? always happy, funny and go with them, which threw aggressive and try to hold Daily: You’ve managed to Salaam: I need to work does their own thing. I feel my composure until the end me off my race pattern and drop nearly 1.5 seconds off on my block starts, and like that’s why my mom strategy. So I tightened up, of the race. your 200-meter time in the actually, in the middle of gave me the name Mookie which was wrong. I should three years you have been the race I need to work on — because when I am Daily: How did you feel in have just stayed relaxed and at OU. Do you think you staying focused and patient around family and friends, I finished my race out. the last 100 meters of the can drop what you need to and knowing that people tend to act goofy.

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Last Monday, one day after finishing seventh in the U.S. track and field championships, Rakieem “Mookie” Mustafa Allah Salaam announced his decision to forgo his senior year at Oklahoma after signing a professional contract with Adidas. The Edmond native is just one semester from completing his degree in multidisciplinary studies. He has his sights set on competing in the 2012 Olympic Games. “That’s a huge goal for me this year, making the Olympic team,” Salaam said. “If not, making the Olympic relay pool would be something I’d be very happy with.” The ex-Sooner holds four OU indoor and outdoor track records including the 60-meter dash (6.54), 100-meter dash (9.97), indoor 200meter dash (20.39) and outdoor 200-meter dash (20.05). Salaam is coming off outstanding junior indoor and outdoor seasons in which he won the indoor 200-meter championship. He is a two-time Big 12 conference champion and seven-time NCAA All-American, as well as the 2011 Big 12 indoor and outdoor Performer of the Year. — RJ Young/The Daily

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MUSIC

Music festival goes mobile App will allow anyone to view live streams of music festival on Apple devices

The Daily’s Fourth of July playlist “PARTY IN THE U.S.A.”

JAMES CORLEY

Miley Cyrus

The Oklahoma Daily

What better way to get a Fourth of July party started than with a party song?

Apple’s industry-leading music store, iTunes, will present a deal in July no other major music festival could top. Whereas popular festivals like Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza a n d Au s t i n C i t y L i m i t s charge $160 or more for tickets to their weekend-long experiences, the iTunes Festival is free. But the free event, featuring 60 artists over the 31 days of July, has a catch — tickets must be won in prize drawings after entering the contest online. The upside — and something that makes iTunes’ music festival unique — is anyone with an iPhone, iPod or iPad can tune in to the live performances with a free app. The streams also will be offered on the festival’s website, and the performances

“STAR SPANGLED BANNER” Jimi Hendrix

Instant classic that’s been played across the country on the Fourth ever since it was born.

“BORN IN THE U.S.A.” Bruce Springsteen

Independence Day is literally the only time I listen to this song, but it just feels so right.

“AMERICAN GIRL”

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

If you’re feeling ambitious, substitute Lenny Kravitz’s “American Woman” in this slot.

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Phoenix performs at last year’s iTunes Festival in London. This year’s festival will allow people to tune in to live performances throughout the month of July on any iDevice.

For students without bulgShows star t at 2 p.m. ing wallets or deep bank ac- Central, 8 p.m. local time. counts, iTunes’ festival is a great alternative to the exVisit OUDaily.com to learn pensive festivals of the sum- where to get the free app and mer and fall. a link to the festival website.

The Roundhouse, Main Space — London

Paul Simon

The whole month of July 4

Manic Street Preachers Dry the River Ramona

Linkin Park

Beady Eye

Arctic Monkeys

Neon Trees

Studio Session:

Miles Kane

Studio Session:

Glasvegas Cat’s Eyes Studio Session:

Gwyneth Paltrow

Foo Fighters

The Script

Jimmy Eat World

Loick Essien

ADELE

18 Rumer

Raphael Saadiq Bluey Robinson

Caitlin Rose

Studio Sessions:

Studio Session:

Selah Sue MEDI

Bruno Mars

Jamie Woon

Mark Radcliffe

Noah & The Whale Fixers

Lang Lang

Magnetic Man

2CELLOS

Alex Clare

Swedish House Mafia Alex Metric

28 Example Wretch 32 Yasmin

Chase & Status

MORE: “American Pie” Don McLean, “America the — James Corley/The Daily

Duran Duran Ben L’Oncle Soul

Studio Session:

Coldplay

Mogwai

The Pierces

Errors

Nothing fits better with a gigantic firework finale. Nothing.

Beautiful” Ray Charles, “America” Neil Diamond

Rizzle Kicks

My favorite of the entire playlist. Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky

Evaline

Jessie J

Simon & Garfunkel

“1812 OVERTURE FINALE” My Chemical Romance

David Nicholls

The Wanted Encore Dionne Bromfield

Katy B

SBTRKT

Toby Keith

“AMERICA”

Ed Sheeran

Friendly Fires

“AMERICAN SOLDIER”

Seasick Steve

Just in case you fell asleep during Guthrie, wake up with the polar opposite. (It should be obvious from the title, but it’s explicit.)

2 Smoke Fairies

White Lies The Naked and Famous Alice Gold

Beatsteaks

“AMERICA, F**K YEAH”

Whatever your thoughts on the war(s), remember our servicemen and women and the sacrifices they’ve made.

Ukulele for Dummies

Why not celebrate the Fourth with one of Oklahoma’s greatest musicians? from the movie “Team America: World Police”

will be for sale in the iTunes music store the next day. This year’s lineup features music for most tastes with artists ranging from Coldplay to Bruno Mars.

Woody Guthrie

Nero

James Morrison

hile it was still night, my eyes were open, my body was alert and my hands were sweaty, but steady. I needed to remain ready. I couldn’t lose my edge. I couldn’t lose my true strength.

Benjamin Francis Leftwhich

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Kasabian

FridayFICTION

31 Moby

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Silver Apples

REVIEWS, PREVIEWS AND MORE

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NEW MUSICREVIEWS TY SEGALL

“Goodbye Bread” (Drag City) Rating:  1/2

Ty Segall’s album is garage rock at its best. With fuzzy guitars, dirty drums and his voice low in the mix, it sounds like long hair, leather jackets and ripped jeans. But he also has tempered his pace. Unlike some of the more spasmodic earlier recordings, he doesn’t rush through his songs on this album. “Goodbye Bread” introduces the album with a slow tempo and beautiful falsetto vocals. But with a squeaking guitar solo at the end of the song, he reminds us he still plays rock n’ roll. In fact, almost all the songs feature guitar solos. Whether it’s in the White Stripes-ish “Comfortable Home,” the Beatles-inspired “You Make the Sun Fry” or the acoustic “I Am With You,” he finds a way to pop off a solo at some point in the song. Maybe it’s the guitar solos — or maybe it’s because the album sounds like it was recorded in a basement somewhere — but the album feels transported from another era. “I try to ignore the Internet. It’s an evil, evil place,” Ty Segall said in a recent interview. In this album, he succeeds in convincing us the world was a better place when we actually had to talk to people to find out their likes and interests — back when we had to go to record stores to discover musicians like Ty Segall. It may only convince us for a little bit, but for that short while, it will be nice to feel like we live in a different time. — Kevin Pickard/The Daily

CLOSED: Closure a surprise to businesses The Morgan family — Othello’s owners — had been keeping up with their rent payments, said Mitchell Rozin, the landowners’ attorney. Rozin said the closure was a surprise to him. Othello’s closing its doors was a surprise to some business owners on Campus Corner as well. Like some of the other CARMEN FORMAN/THE DAILY workers on Campus Corner, A “closed” sign posted Coriander Café employee outside Othello’s on Tuesday. Jeremiah Caldwell knew very little about the situation and said all he knew was what he had seen on the restaurant’s website. Victoria’s Pasta Shop employee Tara Mills said she didn’t realize Othello’s was out of business until Tuesday evening when she saw people moving equipment out of the building at 11 p.m. “I heard that it was back taxes, but I don’t know if that’s true,” Mills said. Mills said she doesn’t think Othello’s going out of business will affect business at Victoria’s. “We thank all of our guests, not only for their business, but also for bringing a unique blend of personalities and passions to Othello’s,” Burgell said in a press release. Alyssa Grimley contributed to this story.

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