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More students are studying abroad Business and engineering among most popular study abroad topics ALYSSA MANNEN Campus reporter
Participation in study abroad programs increased this summer, according to Education Abroad officials. OU study abroad had 616 students participate in programs this summer — up 14 percent from 2011, according to the 2012 International Profile. It is the highest enrollment in the past four years, according to the profile. Alice Kloker, the director
of Education Abroad, said the growing institutional support for studying abroad is contributing to the increased participation. Some of the most popular summer programs were those associated with the Price College of Business, the College of Engineering, the College of Arts and Sciences and the Joe C. and Carole Kerr McClendon Honors College, she said. The Journey programs — which include programs
Many students, such as journalism junior Laura Wilcox, are interested in learning about other cultures but not at the expense of their studies at Classes Available: OU. Studying abroad in the Shakespeare (6 summer was an accessible hrs.), Contemporary alternative to taking an enEnglish Literature tire semester or year to en(6 hrs.), Oxford and roll in classes that do not Archaeology (3 hrs.) equate to course requirements at OU, Wilcox said. Source: Melanie Wright, supervisor of the Honors at Oxford program Wilcox spent the summer studying in Oxford as part of a program through the Joe C. and Carole Kerr in China, Peru and Italy — PHOTO PROVIDED McClendon Honors College. were also some of the more Laura Wilcox stands on a lawn at the Brasenose College where her popular programs, Kloker study abroad group stayed. said. SEE ABROAD PAGE 3
AT A GLANCE Honors at Oxford
ACTIVISM ABROAD
Sooners adjust back to OU life 2 Students visited Uganda as part of Pros for Africa LINDSEY RUTA Campus Editor
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Reggie Whitten (right), chairman of Pros for Africa, laughs with Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe while listening to the association’s co-founder Roy Williams (left). The Oklahoma-based organization sends pop tabs to Nyirumbe’s girls home in Uganda, where they are sewn into purses. The bags are sold in the United States for $40-250.
Ugandan activist visits campus Humanitarian draws crowd of 300 to Sam Noble Museum Nearly 300 people packed the first floor of the Sam Noble Museum of Natural History on Thursday night for an event celebrating the work of a Ugandan humanitarian and two OU-based organizations. Sooners Without Borders and Pros for Africa were two of the organizations — along with the School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science and the College of Law — who sponsored “An Evening With Sister Rosemary” to celebrate the work done by the activist in Uganda.
Sister Rosemary runs an orphanage for girls who have been ravaged by the military, according to the Pros for Africa website. She received a humanitarian award earlier this month from the Starkey Foundation, according to the foundation’s website. This summer, members of Sooners Without Borders and Pros for Africa — two humanitarian organizations associated with OU — spent three weeks in Uganda, where they helped build eco-latrines for the local school run by Sister Rosemary and the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and worked with locals in the clinic, said microbiology senior Cate Lynn, who was one of the students who went on the trip.
“We planned for 200 people, but we probably have close to around 300.” JAY JAMISON, SPECIAL EVENTS COORDINATOR FOR THE SAM NOBLE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
The partnership between Rosemary and Pros for Africa and Sooners Without Borders began after she met Pros for Africa founder Reggie Whitten while the group was on a humanitarian trip to Africa, she told the audience. She encouraged people not to
Two OU students are still transitioning back into life in the U.S. after spending three weeks in Africa this summer as part of a humanitarian effort sponsored by OU affiliated organizations. “It was absolutely amazing,” said civil engineering graduate student Chris Breazile. “It was fantastic. I’m trying to figure out how I’m going to come back.” Breazile and microbiology senior Cate Lynn were the two OU students who traveled to Uganda with Pros for Africa and Sooners Without Borders to help build eco-latrines for a local school run by Ugandan humanitarian Sister Rosemary. B r e a z i l e w a s s e l e c ted because he had prior SEE AFRICA PAGE 3
think about what “they” could do, but to think about what “we” could do to help others. At the end of her speech she received a standing ovation from the audience. The event was well attended as event coordinators had to furiously add chairs just before the formal 7 p.m. start. Despite the addition, many were left standing along the sides of the Great Hall, where the event was held. “We planned for 200 people, but we probably have close to around 300,” said Jay Jamison, special events coordinator for the Sam Noble Museum. Although they were not entirely prepared for the number of people
Sooners to take on Colonels in first-ever meeting Sports: The OU soccer team will look to bounce back against Nicholls state after an OT loss to LSU on Monday. (Page 8)
Joseph GordonLevitt rushes into theaters Life & Arts: “Premium Rush” lacking in special effects, according to reviewer Brent Stenstrom. (Page 6)
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Student named representative of native law group Brown chose OU Law for Native American program
within the Native American community selected an OU student as an area representative at its annual meeting this past May. SARAH SMITH T h e Na t i o n a l Na t i v e Campus Reporter American Law Students A national student as- A s s o c i a t i o n c h o s e R oy sociation dedicated to en- Brown, OU law student, as couraging legal education its representative for area 3,
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which consists of law schools in the Midwest. The association has 8 areas in total, according to its website. T h e Na t i o n a l Na t i v e American Law Students Association was founded in 1970 “to promote the study of Federal Indian Law, Tribal Law, and traditional
forms of governance, and to support Native Americans in law school,” according to its website. Area representatives foster communication within their respective regions and fulfill a variety of duties including providing a contact list to the executive board
and contributing to the organization’s newsletter, according to the website. Brown, native of Arapaho, Wyoming, came to the OU Law school a year ago because of its Native American Law program and other SEE LAW PAGE 2
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TODAY AROUND CAMPUS A reception for the art exhibition Headshot: A Printmaking Exhibition will be held today at 6 p.m. in OU School of Art and Art History’s Lightwell Gallery. Free movie: “The Avengers” will be shown at 6 and 9 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Meacham Auditorium. The Union Programming Board and the Campus Activities Council are sponsoring the showing. OU Women’s Soccer will play Nicholls State at 7 p.m. in the OU Soccer Complex’s John Crain Field. OU Women’s Volleyball will play Missouri State at 7 p.m. in the McCasland Field House as part of the 2012 Nike Invitational.
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opportunities for experience in Native American stature, he said. “When I saw that the Area 3 Representative position was up for election, I decided to run. And I guess that was that,” Brown said. Brown said he and six other students from OU’s chapter attended this year’s annual NNALSA meeting where the elections took place in Santa Fe. Each year, the National NALSA Membership elects the new executive board which consists of 14 members, according to the website. Brown’s responsibility as representative is to act as the liaison between the national level of the association and its individual chapters, he said. He will make sure the chapters get what they need from NNALSA in addition to building “a network of support among Native law students,” he said. “My goal for Area 3 is to try and increase the number of chapters that law schools have in these states, but also to increase the networking between law students within the states,” he said. Brown also is the president of OU College of Law’s respective chapter. Last year, the chapter had about 15 members, but he said he hopes for more participants this year. “The two big goals I have for us this year are education and then support,” Brown said. He said he wants to create events to educate the OU community of issues in Native American law and
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create networks of professional lawyers to increase interest in the field. “I think we’re in a really good place here to set a really good foundation for Indian issues in the legal field, and I’m excited for the position and excited for the work that’s ahead,” said Brown.Brown, native of Arapaho, Wyoming, came to the OU Law school a year ago because of its Native American Law program and other opportunities for experience in Native American stature, he said. “When I saw that the Area 3 Representative position was up for election, I decided to run. And I guess that was that,” Brown said. Brown said he and six other students from OU’s chapter attended this year’s annual NNALSA meeting where the elections took place in Santa Fe. Each year, the National NALSA Membership elects the new executive board which consists of 14 members, according to the website. Brown’s responsibility as representative is to act as the liaison between the national level of the association and its individual chapters, he said. He will make sure the chapters get what they need from NNALSA in addition to building “a network of support among Native law students,” he said. “My goal for Area 3 is to try and increase the number of chapters that law schools have in these states, but also to increase the networking between law students within the states,” he said. Brown also is the
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Law student Roy Brown sits on the water fountain in front of the OU Law center Wednesday. Brown is from Wyoming and has been a Sooner for one year.
events to educate the OU community of issues in Native American law and create networks of professional lawyers to increase interest in the field. “I think we’re in a really ROY BROWN, good place here to set a reOU LAW STUDENT ally good foundation for Indian issues in the legal field, and I’m excited for the position and excited for president of OU College of the work that’s ahead,” said Law’s respective chapter. Brown. Last year, the chapter had about 15 members, but he said he hopes for more parSarah Smith sarah.c.smith-1@ou.edu ticipants this year. “The two big goals I have for us this year are education and then support,” Brown said. He said he wants to create
“The two big goals I have for us this year are education and then support.”
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AFRICA: Trip extended to 3 weeks Continued from page 1 experience in building the latrines, said Robert Knox, director of the civil engineering and environmental science dept and sponsor of the department’s Sooners Without Borders. Although he has been back for several weeks, Breazile said the transition is not easy. “I just liked the environment,” he said. “I really want to go back.” Breazile had built eco-latrines before, but this experience was much more different because of the people and the environment, he said. “[It was] the complete opposite of what I’m used to here,” he said. “But people are people everywhere, you know, they don’t change it’s just the circumstances that surround them.” For Lynn, who had no expertise is the design of ecolatrines, it was an opportunity to expand her medical knowledge while helping others. “I also got to work in the clinic, which was amazing because I don’t have a lot of medical experience,” said Lynn, who plans on attending medical school. She got to help treat malaria and other diseases she would
“I also got to work in the clinic, which was amazing because I don’t have a lot of medical experience.” CATE LYNN, MICROBIOLOGY SENIOR
not normally be exposed to, she said Aside from having the opportunity to help care for people, as a scientist, Lynn said it was a great educational experience. “I got to learn things I never would have learned had I not been there,” she said. The trip was initially only supposed to last two weeks, but they were able to extend it to three because they needed more time to finish the eco-latrine project, Lynn said. “Which was good because I was sick the first five days, so it would have been a short trip had we not extended it,” she laughed. Lynn said working with Breazile was a great experience, although she joked that it was frustrating at times because he knew so much and she had no experience.
“It was really great having him there because I probably could not have done the project without him,” she said. Both Breazile and Lynn said they hope to return to Africa to work some day. “I’ve always wanted to serve abroad,” Lynn said. “I want to do that for the rest of my life. I want to be a doctor, I want to go to medical school and I want to, hopefully, serve in Uganda or somewhere that’s developing.” Knox credits the opportunity for Lynn and Breazile to Pros for Africa— a nonprofit, humanitarian group founded by OU alumni. The partnership between the group and S o oners Without Borders has allowed OU student to make humanitarian trips to countries besides Uganda — including Cambodia and Ethiopia, he said. They plan on continuing the partnership and sending students on more trips the coming year, Knox said. Lindsey Ruta lruta@ou.edu KINGSLEY BURNS/THE DAILY
Pros for Africa volunteer Janae Osborn (right) sells pop tab purses Thursday in the Sam Noble Museum. The Oklahoma-based non-profit group works with Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe’s Ugandan girls home to produce the bags, which sell for $40-250.
ABROAD: OU expanding programs Continued from page 1 One of the benefits of studying abroad was the education she received outside the classroom, Wilcox said. “Just knowing that, I guess that I’m capable or independent enough to go to a foreign country by myself,” she said. “It’s a really liberating experience.” She wasn’t able to study abroad during the school year because of her class schedule, which is heavy due to all her minors, she said. In the future, she hopes to participate in the summer OU in Arezzo program in Italy, Wilcox said. Petroleum engineering sophomore Wesley Herron also was one of the 616 students who studied abroad this summer. Herron, who studied in France, said he took advantage of the experience because he did not know if he would have it again. “I figured it would be a lot of fun,” he said. “I’ve never been overseas before. Never been out of the country before.” Although he would like
to study abroad again, he to students, she said. These doesn’t think he will have programs will be offered in the opportunity to because Brazil and Tanzania. of the structure of his major, he said. Alyssa Mannen The summer after his Alyssa.L.Mannen-1@ou.edu freshman year was the only free summer he will have from now on because he will be expected to have summer internships, Herron said. If BY THE NUMBERS he studied abroad again, it Summer abroad would have to be for a semester, and given the order of engineering courses, that would students who set his graduation back a full studied abroad during year, he said. summer 2012 He would recommend the program to other students, students Herron said. who This word-of-mouth restudied abroad during cruitment by students is ansummer 2011 other reason study abroad participation is increasing, students Kloker said. who “Students are the best restudied abroad during summer 2010 cruiters of each other,” she said. students Education Abroad is conwho tinuing to expand the varistudied abroad during ety of programs it offers stusummer 2009 dents, Kloker said. Next summer, there will be two new Source: 2012 International Profile Journey programs available
ACTIVIST: Departments draw crowds Continued from page 1 who showed up, Jamison said they were pleased with the overwhelming turnout. Although seating was limited, they were fortunate to have enough refreshments for the reception, he said. Jamison said he
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Two inmates accused of using cellphones to run drug ring Two inmates housed at different Indiana prisons are accused of running a drug ring thanks to cellphones smuggled in by guards. A federal indictment unsealed Wednesday charges 40 people in connection with a scheme that involved methamphetamine, heroin and other drugs. The indictment also alleges that prison guards smuggled cellphones and drugs into prisons. The FBI said about 300 agents fanned out across the state and made arrests. At least 17 people appeared in court Wednesday in Indianapolis. The judge ordered they be held in custody. The indictment indicates Oscar Perez and Justin Addler were at the center of the ring. According to prison records, Perez is serving time for murder and Addler for drug dealing. The Associated Press
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Michelle Obama to meet with families after temple shooting First lady Michelle Obama is meeting with families of those killed and wounded earlier this month in the shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin. Temple official Kulwant Singh Dhaliwal said Obama offered her sympathies Thursday for the Aug. 5 tragedy. He said her appearance is a “wonderful gesture.� She met with families in a hallway of the Oak Creek high school. Dahaliwal said Sikhs have taken comfort in the knowledge the shooting has at least helped them educate the world about their religion. The Associated Press
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West Nile cases on the rise at alarming rate, health officials say U.S. health officials said there’s been an alarming increase in the number of West Nile cases. So far there have been more than 1,100 cases reported through the middle of August. That’s three times as many as usually seen at this point in the year. About half the cases are in Texas. Most West Nile infections are reported in August and September. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the new numbers Wednesday. They said the mild winter, early spring and very hot summer have fostered breeding of the mosquitoes. Mosquitoes pick up the virus from birds and then spread it to people. West Nile virus was first reported in the U. S. in 1999. The Associated Press
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banned. Romney also wants to give states the power to establish all forms of energy production on federal lands, a significant shift in current policy that could face strong opposition in Congress. Romney’s campaign said his strategy would achieve energy independence by 2020. Locked in a tight election campaign with President Barack Obama, Romney is seeking to regain his economic focus after a
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week dominated by comments made by Missouri Republican Rep. Todd Akin, who is running for Senate. Akin has been rebuked by top Republicans, including Romney, for saying a woman’s body is able to avoid pregnancy during what he
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PASADENA, Calif. — The NASA rover Curiosity made its first test drive Wednesday on ancient soil of Mars. “Wheel tracks on Mars,� Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineer Allen Chen tweeted along with an image sent from one of the rover’s cameras. “The EDL (Entry, Descent and Landing) team is finally done. Congrats to the mobility and surface teams!� The rover moved forward about 15 feet, rotated to a right angle and reversed a short distance. The drive was successful and means the rover’s mobility system is fully functional, lead rover planner
Matt Heverly told a JPL press conference. “We’re very excited to have this kind of milestone behind us,� Heverly said. “We see that the system is performing very well and we’re in a great place to do some science.� Michael Meyer, lead scientist for NASA’s Mars exploration program, announced t hat Cu r i o s i t y ’s t ou c h down site has been named Bradbury Landing in honor of “The Martian Chronicles� author Ray Bradbury, who would have been 92 on Wednesday.Bradbury, an inspiration to many on the Curiosity team, died in June. The test drive is part of a health checkup the rover has been undergoing since arriving on Aug. 5. Eventually, the rover could roam hundreds of feet a day over the ancient crater where it landed. Meanwhile, researchers discovered a damaged wind
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sensor while checking out instruments that Curiosity will use to check the Martian weather and soil. The cause of the damage wasn’t known, but one possibility is that pebbles
thrown up by Curiosity’s descent fell onto the sensor’s delicate, exposed circuit boards and broke some wires, said Ashwin Vasavada, deputy project scientist for Curiosity.
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EDITORIAL
Big 12 should follow OU’s lead on health care policy Our View: OU did the right thing in offering
But despite its importance, birth control isn’t preventative health care to students at no cheap. The average insured 25-year-old woman additional cost. will pay $8,000 on contraception over the course of her life, The Daily reported Thursday. OU soon will begin offering birth control and A Centers for Disease Control study found that other preventative health measures without a co- 30 percent of insured women’s health care expay to students covered by the university’s health penses come from birth control. And the group insurance plan, The Daily reported Thursday. This that spends the most on contraception, insured or is a wise move that will benefit not just students not? Women between the ages of 21 and 30. insured by OU, but the entire community. This expense is all the worse because it is shoulBecause OU is self-insured, it is exempt from the dered by women, who already are disproportionfederal Affordable Care Act that mandates such ately affected by health care costs. coverage from insurance providers. Until the Affordable Care Act is comThe university was not obligated to pletely implemented in 2014, a young The Our View make this change and offer these vital is the majority woman could be charged as much as one opinion of services without a co-pay. It certainly and a half times more for insurance than The Daily’s wouldn’t have faced much political presa man of her age, according to a White eight-member House report. sure from the surrounding community to editorial board do so, even if students requested it. In the end, offering essential health serWith this change, the administration vices at no additional cost (above what is has shown great foresight and a willingness to put already paid to the insurance provider) not only students first. This policy is a boon for the health improves the health of the community, but also of the community. protects those left most vulnerable by boundaries Preventative services are a key component in to health care access. improving the health of any community. They can And it’s a smart move financially. Preventative catch serious diseases before they start, alert phy- care, readily available and properly utilized, resicians to possible problems to watch for and help duces costs in the long-run by avoiding major patients make better health decisions in their ev- illnesses. eryday lives. Screenings can catch many types of cancer Immunizations, mental health screenings, early, sometimes keeping the disease from develblood pressure tests, cholesterol tests, diabetes oping. An unwanted pregnancy avoided through screenings, prenatal testing and many routine contraception costs less than an abortion or nine treatments for children are all considered preven- months of doctor’s visits. tative services and covered with no co-pay under Contraception specifically saves $4 for every the Affordable Care Act. These services are vital dollar spent, according to the Guttmacher for the health of everyone but are not often at the Institute. In this case, because OU is self-inforefront of patients’ minds. sured, those savings are absorbed directly by the Between lack of awareness about the necessity university. of these services and high co-pays, many patients Unfortunately, many other self-insured mempreviously skipped these essential tests. bers of the Big 12 have not chosen to provide these Of course, the preventative service that likely services without a co-pay. We hope these uniaffects the widest swath of students on the OU versities see the wisdom of this policy and follow health plan is birth control. It is an essential part OU’s lead. of women’s health care, particularly college-aged women. Comment on this on OUDaily.com
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cardiovascular disease. I want to stress that I am not advocating the university ban fast food businesses. As suggested earlier, a more appropriate response would be to encourage students to adopt a healthier diet at local restaurants — an alternative that is thin (pun intended) at most major universities. If the university is to remain consistent with these supposedd health concerns, then I see no reason to ban the former and promote the latter. Despite the dominancy of fast food restaurants on campus, a select few do promote healthy eating. The Laughing Tomato, for example, offers a wide variety of wraps, salads and soups within a reasonable calorie range. For those addicted to Couch Restaurants, though it’s largely dominated by cheeseburgers and pizza, it does offer an appetizing vegetation station coupled with a well-stocked salad bar. Students who are not bound by a meal plan might make the effort to shop at Natural Grocery, which serves a variety of organic, fresh fruits and vegetables. Natural Grocery is pricier than other options, but careful purchasing can yield prices equivalent to Walmart. Until the university makes good on its promised concern over student health, take your health into your own hands by checking out these options.
OPINION ASSISTANT iscourse is important and, whether we endorse a word’s meanings, words are loaded. Politicians aren’t the only ones who should watch what they say. Everyone should recognize their Kayley Gillespie words have serious rekayley.m.gillespie-1@ou.edu percussions, and no one should be exempt from speaking intelligently, carefully and thoughtfully. U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin is one of the most recent public figure to insensitively speak on behalf of a population. Claiming that “legitimate rape” rarely results in pregnancy. Akin said “the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.” Medicially speaking, this is a fallacy — a huge one. Politically speaking, Akin seems to further a popular and incorrect notion that some cases of non-consensual sex are not rape (that a woman can be asking for it). This not only shames women who are victims of rape, but further shames women who become pregnant as a result. If a woman doesn’t “shut her body down,” she obviously liked it and wanted it, so the rape wasn’t “legitimate” or “real.” Let’s not pardon the gravity of rape. All rapes are severe assaults that affect an individual’s physical and mental health. There are no different kinds of rape and no gray area. No rape is less damaging or somehow more justified than another. This quote from Akin, spread all over social media and news outlets, also places rape in the context of men as aggressors and women as victims (after all, only women can get pregnant), furthering another incorrect notion that females are the only rape victims. This incorrect notion is ingrained in society, perhaps, because before 2012, rape was defined as “the carnal knowledge of a female, forcibly and against her will.” This definition dated back to 1927. Nearly eight months ago, the FBI made the definition more inclusive to include any penetration without consent. The new definition isn’t gendered and doesn’t rely on age-old constructions of hegemonic masculinity. Many words and terms evolve like this over the years to encapsulate a different meaning than originally intended. And this isn’t just vocabulary: Definitions and meanings often alter our conception of ideas. The term genocide, for example, wasn’t coined until the mid-20th century, though it has been devastating populations for centuries. Since the 1950s, a handful of scholars have published their own definitions of the word, changing the meaning and implications slightly, thus altering the conception of the meaning. Other words, though, carry a punch that may socialize a culture to discriminate against or have adverse feelings for a population. Many are familiar with clinical phobias like arachnophobia. Phobias are legitimate disorders that cause severe anxiety and other effects. Homophobia, on the other hand, is an illegitimate, unscientific term that made its way into public discourse in the late 1960s. According to the American Psychological Society, University of Arkansas psychologists recently determined “homophobia” in the U.S. and similar cultures doesn’t originate from fear or anxiety, but disgust. Homophobia is “more of a moral or social problem,” said Jeffery Lohr, University of Arkansas professor of psychology. Attributing the severity of a phobia to the discriminatory outlook described by the word “homophobia” has made such a view seem more justified. The term certainly doesn’t change the fact that such views are merely bigotry. By being cognizant of our words and their connotations, we easily can avoid missteps. This isn’t about censorship but about recognizing the power of the words we use and weilding that power responsible, toward ends that better the world instead of worsening it. To become more aware of the words we use, we should embrace the diversity of the OU community. There are 120 different countries represented on campus, according to President David Boren’s convocation speech. Learn about other methods of communicating and other ways of expressing familiar concepts. Take classes that challenge your conception of self so you can challenge your conception of society. Don’t remain complacent. Remain informed.
Nathan Cranford is a philosophy senior.
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LIFE&ARTS movie review
‘Premium Rush’ delivers more than packages
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hat happens when a fearless bike messenger, a crooked cop and cut throat Chinese gangsters are all thrown into the labyrinth that is New York City? “Premium Rush.” Brent Stenstrom In the hustle and Brent.E.Stenstrom-1@ou.edu bustle of New York City, there are almost limitless suit and tie jobs, but more than 1,500 brave men and women take to the streets as messenger carriers. Instead of being locked in a cage of an office, these brave men and women risk their lives to deliver whatever, whenever to wherever. The main characters in “Premium Rush” include three of these courageous bikers. Joseph Gordon-Levitt (“The Dark Knight Rises”) plays main character Wilee, a law school graduate who never took the bar but now is the top gun when it comes to delivering packages in the Big Apple. Vanessa, Wilee’s ex-girlfriend (Dania Ramirez, “XMen: The Last Stand”) plays an important role as she helps Wilee navigate his way through the treacherous city streets as they do their best to dodge cabs, cops and pedestrians. Adding to craziness, Michael Shannon (“Boardwalk Empire”) plays Detective Bobby Monday. The movie begins in the middle as Wilee is flying through the air after being hit by a car. Then, it rewinds the clock in this real time heart-pounding day. As the movie goes on, we learn the ins and outs of the mail-carrier lifestyle in New York, but suddenly when Wilee gets a job to go pick up a package from his alma mater, everything changes. Monday becomes a major nuisance to Wilee and Vanessa as they try to deliver the package on time. Visually, the movie delivers a quite differAt a glance ent view of Manhattan. During some scenes, the ‘Premium Rush’ rider would put in the address of his delivery, and it would transition to a Global Positioning Device type view of the island, and show the route that messenger would follow. Another interesting characteristic “Premium Rush” delivered were a variety of chase scenes. Nothing is more boring than watching the same Starring: Joseph pattern chase scene, Gordon-Levitt, Michael but this film surprisShannon ingly pulled off the chase scenes stupendously. Rated: PG-13 Compared to “The Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Bourne Legacy,” where stars the chase scenes are just one continuous shot Showtimes: of Aaron Cross driving • Hollywood Theaters and running away from 1100 N. Interstate Dr. his enemies, “Premium 1:25, 3:50, 7:20, 9:50 Rush” shows Wilee riding his bike and hiding • Moore Warren Theatre 1000 S. Telephone during chase scenes. Road Although there are no 2:15, 2:40, 4:50, 7:20, real big explosions or 10 shoot-outs, “Premium Rush” outperforms many of its competitors with a fresh look at what it would be like to be a bike messenger trying to get across Manhattan in one piece to deliver the package. The non-linear editing in “Premium Rush” is a delectable change from the lackluster suspense movies that follow the basic cause and effect plotline. Although at times it got confusing, the movie quickly brought me back, leaving me wanting more tires skidding across the asphalt as Wilee and Vanessa rode for their lives in one of America’s most dangerous cities. The rapid editing combined with the hectic streets of Manhattan kept me more interested in the plot than I expected going into the movie. Another captivating touch was when director, David Koepp (“Ghost Town,” “Secret Window”) capitalized on the scurrying New Yorkers, giving the impression that everything in the movie was happening now. “Premium Rush” has mostly upsides, but I was not impressed with the special effects. In this day and age, there is no excuse for bad special effects. The chase scenes were done with jaw-dropping pace and accuracy, but when you can clearly tell it’s a stunt double riding a bike, it’s just not exciting to see because you know it is fake. The movie shocked me with its editing, original chase scenes and all the small things that make a movie “good,” but it was lacking in effects. “Premium Rush” pushes viewers to edge of their seats, leaving them wanting more tire-skidding action.
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Oklahoma City Thunder NBA basketball player Kevin Durant answers questions during the red carpet movie premiere of “Thunderstruck” at Harkins Bricktown Theatre in Oklahoma City on Aug. 19.
basketball manager. But as most Oklahomans understand, something magical happened to Newall when he went to an Oklahoma City Thunder game. During the halftime show, Newall somehow switches basketball talents with Thunder forward Erica Laub Kevin Durant, giving the ericalaub@ou.edu teenager the talents of an few weeks ago, NBA superstar. while watching a This definitely was not YouTube video, I the worst movie I’ve ever came across an advertiseseen. There were some ment for “Thunderstruck.” pretty funny moments in I caught myself laughing the movie that are suspia few times in the movie ciously similar to “Like trailer but couldn’t decide Mike.” if this movie was going to I personally was surbe really good or just plain prised and impressed by ridiculous. the supporting cast: Robert After viewing the movie, Belushi, who played the asI’m going to have to go with sistant coach, and Brandon the conclusion that it’s at T. Jackson, Durant’s lively a happy medium between but pushy agent. entertaining but mostly Let me just say it’s a good predictable. thing Durant gets paid mil“Thunderstruck” mirrors lions of dollars a year to the classic storyline of the play basketball, because he loser kid who doesn’t fit in wouldn’t even make it off at school but magically be- the bench as a movie star. comes a big shot and popuThe movie didn’t really lar because of his sudden reveal a different side to athletic success. Durant. He’s a basketball Brian Newall (Taylor player, which for him, is a Gray), a 16-year-old, was far good thing. from coordinated. He spent I’ve heard a lot of his high school career on people try to compare the sidelines as the team’s “Thunderstruck” to “Space
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Jam.” “Space Jam,” with Michael Jordan, was an inAt a glance tegral part of my childhood ‘Thunderstruck’ and I imagine it is for a majority of the student body. Unfortunately, I don’t think “Thunderstruck” will reach that same cult following of children. Jordan already was an established public figure when “Space Jam” was released. Yes, most people know of Durant. However, I think the Thunder star has more of a buzz about him that has not yet breached the full-on celebrity status Starring: Kevin Durant, of Jordan or Shaq. Jim Belushi, Brandon T. Jackson I’m a huge Thunder fan, but really, who isn’t around Rated: PG here? I have no doubt the Oklahoma box office will do Rating: 2 out of 5 well this weekend because stars of supportive Thunder fans. However, I’m not sure the Showtimes: • Hollywood Theaters movie will hold up as well 1100 N. Interstate Dr. with other audiences across 1:10, 3:40, 6:50, 9:25 the nation. On the other hand, it’s • Moore Warren Theatre refreshing to finally see a 1000 S. Telephone little bit of OKC scenery on Road the big screen (Oklahoma, noon, 2:25, 4:50, represent). 7:15, 9:50 Do I think you should go see it this weekend? Sure. Why not? It’s a good Erica Laub is a sociology family-friendly movie that junior. everyone will probably enjoy … because we are Oklahomans.
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OU print club holds annual Tee Party Art students print designs on T-shirts Nick Williams
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A gathering of students flooded the lobby of the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art on Thursday afternoon to get their T-shirts decorated. OU’s print club put on the fourth annual Tee Party and created its own works of art for students. Along with free pizza and beverages, students were able to have a T-shirt (or other blank item) of theirs printed by a student or faculty member from the OU School of Art & Art History. “It’s definitely just as crowded as last year’s party,” said Laura Reese, print club president as she looked upon the long line of chattering students waiting to have their shirts printed. The event, that is traditionally the first event of the year for the School of Art, is a good opportunity to raise student awareness about the art school and student art groups, Reese said.
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Eric Piper, print making and sculptor senior, and Sara Gonzales, studio art senior, print designs on T-shirts at the print club’s Tee Party on Thursday.
“We’re really just trying to get the community involved in art in a different way than they’re used to seeing it, like in a museum or in a gallery,” Reese said. “Here it’s a process you get to witness and be a part of. And it’s also a lot of fun.”
Proceeds from the event are used to help fund student art trips, as well as bring in renowned artists to the school, Reese said. The print club is going to Oso Bay in Corpus Christi later this semester to represent the School of Art and help
with the Día De Los Muertos celebration, Reese said. “Printmaking isn’t something a lot of people know about,” Reese said. “So it’s cool how we’re able to bring something like this to the public in an interactive way.”
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Chirapat Jao-Javanil won ’11 national title against Bama’s Brooke Pancake Mitch Maurer Sports Reporter
Last season, junior women’s golfer Chirapat Jao-Javanil became the second OU product to win a golf national title and the first since 1952. “Ja,” as the team calls her, won the 2011 national championship by four strokes against runner-up Brooke Pancake from Alabama. Coming off Jao-Javanil’s win and the team’s sixth place finish in the championships last season, coach Veronique Drouin-Luttrell views this team, which enters the season ranked No. 25 by golfweekrankings.com, as one to compete for a team title and is hopeful of a repeat for Jao-Javanil. “[Jao-Javanil] winning the title last year Chirapat helped her with confidence and made her Jao-javanil that much better of a player,” Drouin-Luttrell said. “I think she is prepared for anything.” Not only did such heroics in the championship pump up the women, but it also lit a fire underneath the men. Men’s coach Ryan Hybl uses Jao-Javanil’s title to boost his players’ morale about winning a championship and guiding them to understand the unlikely is possible. “It better push them and encourage them to win,” Hybl said. Jao-Javanil won an unprecedented three events in 2011, something no other Sooner golfer has ever done. She also broke her own previous record in strokes per round with 73.32, and she finished in the top 20 in all but two of her events. “I am always working on something in my game and pushing forward to hopefully come out winning again,” Jao-Javanil said. “We want to win every event we go to.” Jao-Javanil says she feels her team is its own worst enemy. “I feel like [our greatest weakness] is ourselves and our mental game in our heads and us trying not to get in the way of ourselves out on the course,” Jao-Javanil said. Even with the national championsip title in hand, JaoJavanil still enters the season as an underdog, flying under the radar as she is ranked No. 30 amongst all women golfers in the NCAA. Mitch Maurer maurer.mitch@gmail.com
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After disappointing loss against LSU, Sooners move on Ross Stracke Sports Reporter
The OU soccer team looks to bounce back following an overtime loss to LSU when they take on Nicholls State at 7 tonight at John Crain Field. Moving on from the loss, Sooner players say they are focusing more on their growth as a team and deciding to take a positive approach rather than a negative one. The team just needs to continue with the success it had against LSU, senior defender Katharine Nutman said. “I think it’s important just to work on where we left off against LSU,” she said. “We played some good soccer, and hopefully that can carry over to Nicholls State, and we can win.” Coach Matt Potter reiterated those positive feelings about the LSU game, saying his players have reacted with an upbeat attitude about the way they played. “I think our players have seen the positive of how we tried to play and how we went about the game, despite the loss,” Potter said. “It didn’t sit well to lose, but we understand there were a lot of small victories and a lot of victories that were to be had from the performance in total.” When the Sooners face the Colonels tonight, it will mark the first-ever meeting between the two schools. Both teams come into the game with identical 1-1
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Sophomore forward Abby Hodgen (left) fights a Nebraska player for the ball during OU’s season opener against the Cornhuskers on Aug. 17. The Sooners won the game, 2-1.
“It didn’t sit well to lose, but we understand there were a lot of small victories and a lot of victories that were to be had from the performance in total.” OU soccer coach Matt Potter
records, with the Colonels picking up their first win against Spring Hill (Ala.) College in a 5-1 rout Sunday. While the Colonels have not traditionally been a topcaliber team, the Sooners
will not be taking them lightly, senior forward Annalisa Hall said. “They are the kind of team that can sneak up on us if we don’t take them seriously,” Hall said. Potter agreed with his senior, saying the team is preparing for Nicholls State in the same way it would any other team. Potter said the Sooners’ top priority in this early part of the season is focusing internally and improving as a team. “Our focus for this phase that we are in right now is to focus on ourselves, not others,” Potter said. As far as practice goes, P o t t e r s a i d h i s t e a m’s
success in the upcoming game correlates with the way the Sooners recover physically after having a short week with the Monday game. “Being a short week, we have to be real cognizant of how we go about repairing and rejuvenating ourselves so we can physically compete on the weekend,” Potter said. The Sooners conclude the weekend with a Sunday match against Vanderbilt (1-0) at 1 p.m. at John Crain Field before heading on the road for the first time this season. Ross Stracke ross.stracke@ou.edu
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OU to start 2012 season by hosting Nike Invitational Sooners will open tournament with Missouri State game at 7 tonight
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Coming off back-to-back national championship appearances and losing out on match play at last year’s c ha m p i o n s h i p s by t w o strokes left a disappointing taste in the mouth of the OU men’s golf team entering the offseason. But coach Ryan Hybl says he is confident that his golfers, who are ranked No. 26 by golfweekrankings.com, will come back “sharper than ever” — as they’ve proven through their summer accomplishments. “ We, a s a program, are on the rise,” Hybl said. J u n i o r Abraham Ancer manufactured a Michael Schoolcraft week like no o t h e r at t h e Western Pro Amatuer, an event Hybl said was “the most grinding event of the summer.” Ancer made it to the final four, losing first to the eventual champion and then to Washington senior Chris Williams. Williams beat Ancer in a sudden death playoff hole, as he and Ancer were even after 18 holes. Ancer ended up bogeying the crucial 19th hole as Williams holed in an eagle attempt on the par 5. Likewise, junior Michael Schoolcraft lingered not too far behind, as he dropped out in the first round of the U.S. Amateur in match play to North Carolina’s Zach Monroe after advancing past stroke play, shooting a two over par.
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Junior Abraham Ancer tees off at the NCAA Regional on May 17-19, 2011, at Jimmie Austin Golf Club. Ancer reached the final four at the Western Pro Amateur last year.
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For Schoolcraft, playing at the U.S. Amateur was a lot more than just playing another golf tournament. S c h o o l c ra f t w a s a b l e to participate in a prestigious golf tournament back at his home golf course at Cherry Hill Country Club in Colorado. Approaching the 2012 season though, Ancer said the team is concentrating on taking it “one event at a time” and targeting regionals before hopefully playing for a national championship. Ancer — or “Big Abe,” as Schoolcraft calls him — was OU’s best golfer last year statistically, which he attributed to “positive mojo.” Ancer accumulated a
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team-low 72.50 strokes per round. He was the top Sooner in five events. As a result, he competed in every OU event and tied the school’s single-season record with 44 rounds of golf, including 22 rounds of par or better. Schoolcraft, another outstanding performer from last year, averaged 73.26 strokes per round, good enough to make him third on the team. He acknowledged the fact that the last two years provided the team with much needed experience, but he said he views the team’s attitude this season as “a mindset to win.” With Texas A&M, last year’s Big 12 Champion, leaving for the SEC, the Sooners look to pounce on the opportunity handed to them. Only Texas — who is the defending national champion — stands in the Sooners way. Hybl says that he believes
this is a great opportunity, especially with local powerhouse Oklahoma State going through some rough times. “I see no reason why we shouldn’t compete for a Big 12 Championship,” Hybl said. Hybl emphasized the importance of taking baby steps and taking each round one at a time in order to win and be successful. He credits this opportunity to win to the foundation the team has laid down the past three years of the Hybl era, during which the team has continually increased their standings at the end of the year. The Sooners kick off the season at the Gopher Invitational in Minnesota on Sept. 9 and 10.
The OU volleyball team begins its 2012 season this weekend by hosting the Nike Invitational at McCasland Field House. The Sooners open the tournament by playing Missouri State at 7 tonight, followed by a doubleheader Saturday against Western Michigan at noon and in-state foe Tulsa at 7 p.m. Missouri State, who is picked to finish second in the Missouri Valley Conference, brings in a squad that finished 22-9 and adTara Dunn vanced to the first round of the NCAA tournament. The Bears are led by junior setter Carly Thomas, a first-team All-Missouri Valley selection, and have won at least 20 games each of the last 13 years. Junior middle blocker Sallie McLaurin said she feels good about playing the Bears, citing the Sooners’ current three-game winning streak in the series, including a 3-1 win last year in Norman. The Sooners have never faced Western Michigan, who returns five starters from the 2011 team that finished 24-9 with a first-round exit in the NCAA tournament. The final game against Tulsa looks to be what senior defensive specialist Maria Fernanda called a “revenge game,” as the Golden Hurricanes knocked out the Sooners in the first round of last year’s NCAA tournament. However, coach Santiago Restrepo sees things a little differently. “It’s more of a tiebreaker, because we beat them two years ago to advance to the Sweet 16,” Restrepo said. The Sooners will not have Preseason All-Big 12 sophomore outside hitter Tara Dunn, who is out with an undisclosed injury. Freshman outside hitter Madison Ward will be looked upon to replace Dunn’s production, Fernanda said. “[Ward] has practiced with us all week and looked extremely good,” she said. “Although she is a freshman, we have very high expectations for her,” Restrepo said. Chris Tyndall ctynsports@cox.net
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