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Landry Jones (shown left) and OU football open the season Saturday against Utah State. The Daily previews what to watch for at the game.

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Stadium to start accepting meal points Change makes athletic events more economical to students, Housing and Food Services says SPENCER POPP The Oklahoma Daily

Students will now be able to use meal plan points and SoonerSense to purchase game day concessions at OU sporting events, starting with this Saturday’s football game against Utah State.

The change is aimed at making games more economical for students, said Lauren Royston, OU Housing and Food Services spokeswoman. “Meal plan points may exclusively be used for concession food and drink items, and we’re confident that OU students will enjoy the convenience,” Royston said in an e-mail. OU invested in terminals for the permanent concession stands around Oklahoma Memorial

Stadium, and hopes to eventually expand the service to additional permanent concession stands over time, Royston said. Freshmen who live on campus are required to purchase meal plans, which include various amounts of meal points. University College freshman Matt Sperle has been to OU football games in the past, and he said he is glad he can put his meal points to use. “It’s not coming out of my own

pocket,” Sperle said. Architecture junior Morgan Pinch said she would have taken advantage of the deal if she still had meal points. Pinch said using her points for a bottle of water on a hot game day or hot chocolate in the winter would have allowed her to spend extra meal points. Upperclassmen or commuter students may find additional information about purchasing meal plans online at food.ou.edu.

More information Some of the new menu options on game days this year include: » Chick-fil-A » Lo mein noodles » All-American chili dogs » Sooner Smokehouse selections *Source: Lauren Royston, OU Housing and Food spokeswoman

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A Yellow Cab of Norman taxi, a SafeRide member, is parked Thursday evening outside of Seven47. SafeRide services the entire Norman city limits.

Students must now carry IDs to use SafeRide Policy changed in response to number of people using the service SABRINA PROSSER The Oklahoma Daily

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A statue honoring 1958 petroleum engineering graduate Curtis Mewbourne is shown before the unveiling Wednesday. The statue’s dedication ceremony took place inside the first floor of Sarkeys Energy Center. The statue, depicting Mewbourne and his favorite dog, Rebel, is located in the Brian and Sandra O’Brien Plaza.

More information To use SafeRide, call 405-325RIDE from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. Thursday through Saturday.

SafeRide will enforce a The service is confidential and stricter policy about who free to all active OU students. can ride in its cabs as more taxis will be out on the For more information, visit weekends to pick up OU studentaffairs.ou.edu. students in need of a ride home. *Source: saferide.ou.edu A new contract was formed with Yellow Cab of Norman and the Airport Express of Oklahoma City for the companies to assist in the growing number of students currently using SafeRide. The number of taxis out on the streets will grow from 10 to 20 vans and sedans. They will serve the city of Norman throughout the weekend. SafeRide is a free service for OU students to get from one place to another safely and was created four years ago. “The program is dedicated to assisting students in making smart, safe choices,” said Brynn Daves, assistant to the vice president of Student Affairs.

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UOSA-sponsored tailgate to feature free food, music Student government hopes to bring more than 1,000 to pre-game activities KATHLEEN EVANS The Oklahoma Daily

UOSA will host the homegame tailgate once again this year, but hopes to make it bigger and better through more student participation. Former UOSA President Katie Fox started the tailgate last year as a way to bring students together and give freshmen a chance to take

Everyone at OU should have a tailgate. Everyone deserves a tailgate to go to before football games.” — RAINEY SEWELL, UOSA DIRECTOR OF THE INTERIOR part in the tailgating experience. The current UOSA administration has decided to repeat the tailgate this year at 3 p.m. Saturday on the corner of Lindsey Street and Asp Avenue, in front of the Joe C. and Carole Kerr McClendon Honors College. Last year’s tailgate had about

A LOOK AT WHAT’S NEW AT Take a look around the Campus Activities Council’s Wednesday evening open house in the multimedia section.

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Students mingle at the UOSA tailgate tent Sept. 19, 2009, in Norman. UOSA SEE TAILGATE PAGE 2 plans to host the tailgate again this football season beginning Saturday.

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Today around campus » The College of Engineering will host a fall festival and welcome to new engineers at 11 a.m. in Devon Energy Hall. Events will include free massages, games and a chance to win an iPod Touch. » Student Affairs is having a brown bag luncheon at noon in the Presidents Room of the Oklahoma Memorial Union.

Due to a high volume of students using the service, wait times increased. The last academic year’s totals were the highest in the history of the program, Daves said. Last semester, students could call SafeRide and get a ride to or from any location within the Norman city limits. However, many without valid IDs were taking part in this free service, Daves said. In order to stop violators from using the system, SafeRide has made a few changes. One of these changes is the need to have a valid student ID at the time of the call. SafeRide has gone electronic, and students giving their ID number at the time of the call will help with the long wait times, Daves said. Those without an OU student ID who have previously used SafeRide are leery of the changes. However, any non-OU student can ride if accompanied by an active OU student. “I do not like it, because sometimes you depend on SafeRide to get you home,” said Kaylee Burris, broadcasting sophomore at Oklahoma City Community College. Burris said she feels that with these changes, the drunk driving rates will increase. Students currently at OU will see only a minor difference when using SafeRide.

It’s really nice to have a way to get home safely without having to pay for a cab. With these improvements to the program, it is our hope that students will continue to make a smart and safe choice.” — BRYNN DAVES, ASSISTANT TO THE VICE PRESIDENT OF STUDENT AFFAIRS English senior Sarah McKinney has used SafeRide before and said although students need their IDs, she has never had to use one. “I’m surprised. I’m sure a lot of people don’t bring their ID every time they go out,” McKinney said. “On the other hand, it was started by the university for the students.” With these changes, Burris said she will no longer use SafeRide, unless she is with her OU friends. McKinney said she will continue to ride; she will just have to remember to bring her ID with her. “It’s really nice to have a way to get home safely without having to pay for a cab,” she said. “With these improvements to the program, it is our hope that students will continue to make a smart and safe choice,” Daves said.

» The Union Programming Board is showing “Sex and the City 2” at 3, 6, 9 and 11:50 p.m. in the Union’s Meacham Auditorium. » Nepali Student Association meets at 3 p.m. in the Union’s Presidents Room. » African Student Association meets at 6 p.m. in the Union’s Frontier Room. » Pan-American Student Association meets at 6 p.m. in the Union’s Scholars Room.

Saturday, Sept. 4 » The Union Programming Board will have a watch party of the OU vs. Utah State football game at 2:30 p.m. in the Union’s Meacham Auditorium. » The Union will host game day events at 3 p.m. in the Will Rogers Room and Beaird Lounge.

Sunday, Sept. 5 » Students of Ecclesia will meet at 10 a.m. in the Union’s Weitzenhoffer and Heritage Rooms.

TAILGATE: Event to be held for 2nd season Continued from page 1 but hopefully it will keep growing and get up to 1,000,” Sewell said. Norman band Bungalouski will perform this year. A few of the band members go to OU, and Bungalouski offered to play for free at the tailgate, Sewell said. She said OU Housing and Food Services also will provide free hot dogs and drinks for students with OU IDs. Pre-nursing sophomore Shakiyla Donaldson said the tailgate would be best f o r f re s h m e n a n d n e w

» The Other Film Club will show a movie at 5 p.m. in the Union’s Meacham Auditorium.

Monday, Sept. 6 » Alpha Sigma Kappa — Women in Technical Studies will meet at 6 p.m. in the Union’s Weitzenhoffer Room. » Baptist Student Union will host “Ignite” at 7:30 p.m. in the Union’s Scholars Room.

Tuesday, Sept. 7 » Career Services will critique resumes from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Career Services office. » Women’s Outreach Center will provide information about breast cancer and breast health at 11 a.m. in the Union. » OU professor George Henderson will sign copies of his book, “Race and the University,” at 5 p.m. in the Union’s Beaird Lounge. » UOSA Student Congress will have its general meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Union’s Regents Room.

» This day in OU history

Sept. 3, 1974 Parking decals available Students were able to pick up parking decals during check-in for no cost. There was no cost for commuter student parking, unless students wanted to pay a semester fee and avoid depositing coins in meters. OU. We’re No. 1 Associated Press pollsters voted the Sooners as the preseason top team in the nation. OU received 23 of the 58 first-place votes and 976 votes overall. The No. 2 team, Ohio State, only received 14 first-place votes Coach Barry Switzer summed up how the team felt, saying “our team expected a high ranking, but we were surprised that [the AP] chose us No. 1.” Audacious David slated to dismantle America Tuesday America’s top Canadian Jewish comedian visited OU’s campus. David Steinberg was described as “an audacious and fearless comedian who often risked his neck to make a comment.” *Source: The Oklahoma Daily archives

Off-duty officers kill 1, wound 2 in shooting Four off-duty OU Police Department officers were involved in a shooting Thursday morning at a night club in southwest Oklahoma City, leaving one dead and two wounded. Oklahoma City Police Department Sgt. Jennifer Wardlow said the investigation of the shooting at Club Rodeo is ongoing, and typically off-duty officers are authorized to use their firearm if authorized by their police department. The officers were clearing people out of the club parking lot following an argument inside the club approximately 2 a.m. Thursday when a suspect grabbed a handgun and shot at the officers, Wardlow said. Officers returned fire, killing one and critically wounding another, she said. Another person was grazed by a bullet in the exchange. Wardlow said she is unsure if there was any alcohol involved in the incident. The off-duty OUPD officers work at OU Health Sciences Campus and as security guards for Club Rodeo. The Associated Press contributed to this report. — Daily Staff Reports

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students, who might not have anywhere else to go. “It’s the first game, so freshmen might not know what to do or what to expect and experience,” she said. “I haven’t tailgated before, but it sounds like fun.” The tailgate will take place before every home game at Lindsey Street and Asp Avenue, three hours before the scheduled start of the game. “Everyone at OU should have a tailgate,” Sewell said. “Everyone deserves a tailgate to go to before football games.”

Norman teenage stabbing victim out of the hospital, officials say A Norman High School student who was stabbed across the street from the school has been released from the hospital. Investigators didn’t release the victim’s name Thursday, but said they plan to pursue formal charges against the teenager who allegedly stabbed the 16-year-old across the street from the high school. Norman police received a report of a male bleeding in a car several blocks east of the school about 12:25 p.m. Wednesday, but paramedics couldn’t find the victim. Five minutes later, officers were notified by school authorities that a stabbing had occurred near the school. Campus police detained the 15-year-old student accused of the stabbing until Norman officers arrived. Officers say the victim drove himself to Norman Regional Hospital. — AP

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Campus musicians can practice using sound proof rooms in residence halls Adams Muldrow Tower offers a place for students to practice their musicality

and Food Services spokesperson. According to the consent form, the residents can reserve the practice room for an hour at a time and will not be able to reJIYEUN HEO THE OKLAHOMA DAILY serve spaces for more than a semester in advance. Practice rooms are available in one of the Also, practice rooms are available for use residence halls on campus to give OU stu- from Monday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to dents and residents a place to practice. midnight every day. Rodney Bates, Adams Center coordinaMusic composition sophomore Atiba tor for Housing and Food Services, said Williams said he plays an instrument called the Muldrow Practice Room, located in the the steelpan, which is a percussion instrubasement of the Muldrow tower of Adams ment that makes a loud noise, so he plans Center, was installed to give the theatre ma- on going to the practice room twice a week jors, music majors and people for two hours. who play instruments a place “For musicians like me, who to practice. “For musicians like live in the dorms and want to “From my understanding, me, who live in the practice, we don’t have to go and from the survey the freshall the way to the Catlett Music dorms and want to Center to practice any more,” men take at the end of the year, one of the things that Housing practice, we don’t Williams said. and Food Services thought According to the consent have to go all the would be good to have was the form, all students must have way to the Catlett their OU student ID with them practice room within the resiMusic Center to dence areas,” Bates said. to use the practice rooms. According to the consent practice any more.” Students without their OU ID form, students need to sign will be asked to leave and may up for the Muldrow Practice return when they have it. — ATIBA WILLIAMS, Rooms and reserve space in Students will leave their OU MUSIC COMPOSITION advance to keep the rooms ID with Housing and Food SOPHOMORE available. Services faculty and staff in All students living in resithe Adams Center Office while dence halls can make reservations by going using the practice rooms. to the Adams Center Office and signing up “A lot of the times, the walls here in the for the times they prefer to practice. residence halls are somewhat thin and so Guests are allowed as long as they are we didn’t want the residents to complain with a resident who has submitted the re- about the noise, but we did want to try to acJESSICA WOODS/THE DAILY quest to reserve the practice room and are commodate a lot of the students that are in- University College freshman Tucker Davis practices his trumpet Wednesday evening in one of the OU students, said Lauren Royston, Housing volved with music and acting,” Bates said. new practice rooms located in the Adams Center basement.

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Youth program searches for local volunteers

Greek organizations looking for prospective members

Former 1947 NCAA championship basketball player Ken Pryor dies

The Center for Children and Families Inc. is looking for volunteers in the Norman area. Volunteers can participate in either direct or indirect services. Direct service volunteers work one-on-one with youth, and are involved in the neighborhood center, the after-school program provided by the organization, as workers, parents’ assistants or trauma-focus volunteers, center resource coordinator Katie Schilthuis said. Schilthuis said indirect services volunteers do not interact directly with youth. Instead, these volunteers spend time in the front office answering phones, planning events and participating in seasonal activities, such as distributing holiday gifts. “Students with majors in social work, education and [human resources] come through and get great experience and are able to put us on a resume,” Schilthuis said. The CCFI volunteers for the neighborhood center, parents’ assistants and trauma focus. For more information, visit www. ccfinorman.org.

Several alternative Greek organizations are currently undergoing Rush Week. These subject-specific societies cater to those students aiming to combine the friendship and networking opportunities of a sorority or fraternity with a personal interest or hobby. Phi Simga Pi is an honors co-ed fraternity “that prides itself on fostering fellowship, scholarship and leadership,” as stated on the group’s website. Incoming members must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA and have completed at least 12 hours of college credit. Alpha Phi Omega, a co-ed service fraternity, combines the characteristic brotherhood philosophy with the benefit of giving back to the Norman community. “APO can offer students who are wary of joining an expensive, sometimes exclusive and often homogenous Greek organization an opportunity to build those lifelong friendships and attain the kind of exciting social life that fraternities and sororities provide,” Pledgemaster Deanna Strafuss said. “The social aspects are important, but we all recognize that what really unites us is our dedication to helping others,” the College of Arts and Sciences senior said in an e-mail. Both organizations are holding events through Sept. 12. Phi Sigma Pi’s Bid Party is Sept. 10 and Alpha Phi Omega’s Pledge Pinning Ceremony is Sept. 12.

Former University of Oklahoma basketball player Ken Pryor, whose basket lifted OU into the 1947 NCAA championship game, has died. OU spokesman Mike Houck confirms Pryor died Tuesday. He was 85. Houck did not know the cause of death, which was first reported by The Oklahoman. Pryor’s bank shot with 10 seconds remaining in the 1947 semifinal game gave OU a 55-54 win over Texas and sent the Sooners into the finals against Holy Cross. Holy Cross — with future Boston Celtic and NBA Hall-of-Famer Bob Cousy — beat Oklahoma 58-47. Pryor played for the amateur Phillips 66ers for three years after college, then worked for the oil company before opening an insurance agency in Norman in 1963. He retired in 1990. He’s survived by his wife, Pauline, a son and three daughters. Memorial services are pending.

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PANAM to Host ‘Party In the U.S.A’ The Pan American Association is hosting an event starting at 10:00 p.m. tonight at La Luna’s on Campus Corner. “The event this Friday is going to be our first party. The name of the party is ‘Party in the USA’ and pretty much the idea is to welcome the new students,” said PANAM President and civil engineering senior Daniel Ferrufino. The event is meant to welcome both the new exchange and international students from around the world, as well as the new freshman from around the country, Ferrufino said. The party will feature music and dancing. PANAM was founded in 1974 and works to promote the cultures of the many Spanish speaking countries represented on campus, though Ferrufino said today’s membership is extremely diverse with roughly half of its current members not from Spanish speaking countries. Tonight’s event will end at 2 a.m. and attendees must be 18 to enter and 21 to drink. — Victoria Jones/The Daily

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First responders to recieve free admission at museum For one week, complimentary admission to the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History will be granted to all emergency first responders. From Monday through Sept. 11 emergency responders and their immediate families will recieve free admission. Police, 911 operators, firefighters, emergency room personnel and EMTs must show identification badges at the information desk. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.

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Oklahoma native dies during combat in Afghanistan, family confirms DUNCAN — A family member and a friend say an Oklahoma native has been killed in Afghanistan. The Duncan Banner reported that Army Staff Sgt. Vinson Adkinson III was killed Tuesday when an improvised explosive device blew up near his unit. Adkinson, who grew up in Empire City, was an Army Ranger with the Hamburg, Germany-based 173rd Airborne Division. Adkinson’s brother, Jacob, told the newspaper that his older brother was “every bit of a soldier” and was proud of his military experience. He couldn’t be reached for comment Thursday. Vinson Adkinson’s friend, Chase Hutto, says Adkinson left Oklahoma when he was a junior in high school and graduated in 2003 after moving to Kansas. He then joined the military. Hutto says Jacob Adkinson has gone to retrieve his brother’s body. — AP

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In this stirring memoir, Henderson recounts his formative years at the University of Oklahoma, during the late 1960s and early 1970s. He describes in graphic detail the obstacles that he and other African Americans faced within the university community.

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UOSA makes healthy decision Planned Quran The new UOSA Health Advocacy branch is an innovative addition to our school government. As its founder Niekia Franklin informed us, students already pay more than $50 each semester for health services on campus. With UOSAHA, students may get more bang for their buck. UOSAHA has a few plans that have the potential to positively impact all students. To help us trim our bulging waistlines UOSAHA plans to bring students healthier fast food options. Knowing how busy we are, it’s too easy to grab a giant, greasy slice of pizza from Sbarro’s before we speed off to our next class. If we had more options than wraps at the Laughing Tomato, it would be easier to save ourselves a few calories. UOSAHA also plans to improve the sexual health of our ever-libidinous student population. In sexual health resources, OU comes in 81st out of 141 colleges and universities, according to Trojan’s 2009 Sexual Health Report Card. Students are going to have sex, so let’s make sure they stay healthy while doing it. We know OU has programs for students to help with issues of depression, obesity, and other eating disorders, but many students don’t know how to access these

services. Bringing these initiatives out in the open and engaging students, rather than hoping students will come to these services could boost our sagging health rankings. We urge caution in UOSAHA’s plans to implement a smoking ban on campus. Most of us are familiar with the adverse health effects of smoking. But UOSAHA should realize smoking cigarettes is kind of like sex — students are going to do it anyway. We don’t want to marginalize a significant number of students on campus who smoke, and we don’t want to force them to make trips off campus just so they can smoke a cigarette. At the same time, we do want these students to realize the enormous benefits to their health that quitting smoking entails. Rather than push for an all-out smoking ban, we recommend taking a softer approach. This could entail promotion of services and programs to help students quit. Right now, OU is severely lacking in the promotion of these programs. At this university, we hold great pride in our academics, sports and campus life. Let’s add health to this list.

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Ignoring Glenn Beck will prove beneficial to American citizens Glenn Beck. If you haven’t heard of him, consider yourself in a lucky minority. Whether serving as radio blowhard or full blown Fox News television clown, Beck epitomizes everything obnoxious about the tea party “movement.” With theatrical, over-thetop antics and the occasional crocodile tears, watching Beck’s show can leave you in stitches. Or it can make you hang your head and weep. It all depends on your sense of humor. I’m not writing to berate Beck in general or comment on a particularly idiotic, half-based rant. Rather, I’m writing in a paradoxical attempt to encourage you to ignore him. Here’s why: Beck is a combination of class clown and bully. He can say some things so theatrical and so baseless that they reach the point of hilarity, but he also can say some horribly brutish things. (On the comical side, he once called President Barack Obama a racist; on the bully side, he once said he could choke the life out of Michael Moore.) Fortunately, like class clowns and bullies, he will

just stop if you ignore him for long enough (at least this is my hope). If the teacher stops acknowledging little Billy’s obnoxious outbursts, and if the kids on the playground ignore their local bully’s verbal assaults, they eventually stop. That’s what I encourage us to do regarding Beck. To avoid looking like a hypocrite, let me say that I usually do avoid and ignore Beck entirely. But here I am, writing this article.

By bringing him out of his realm and into the realm of intelligent, coherent sociopolitical discussion (which is already diminishing rapidly), we can only fuel the fire and give him credibility. And credibility is the last thing he and his minions deserve.” The impetus for my writing this article is that in the past few days, I have read several New York Times articles about, or at least referring to, Beck. And this

depresses me on some level. The New York Times? “The newspaper of record?” “All the News That’s Fit to Print?” I don’t get this. Why waste your time or breath giving him a second thought? If you want to turn on Fox News and infuse a little humor into your day, go ahead. If you actually take him seriously, you’re doing yourself a disservice. On top of that, a staple part of Beck’s act is that he uses his public criticisms and spins them for his audience. Whether they come from Rachel Maddow, Whoopi Goldberg or Stephen King, he reads them or airs them on his show as some kind of triumphant rebellion against the “mainstream” (generally more sensible) political crowd. Publicly denouncing him only adds fuel to the fire. I propose we let Beck live in his little Fox News-protected world (the one time he ventured out, Whoopi Goldberg called him a “lying sack of dog mess”), thus forcing the Fox viewers to venture into his realm. But why bring him into the real world? The fact that anyone takes this clown

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seriously and actually worries about or corrects what he says is baffling to me. Perhaps I am underestimating his impact, though. After all, his 9/12 Project has been a huge rallying force for tea party activists. But then again, why bother giving these clowns any attention either? If you’re really concerned about what Beck has to say about the world (obviously I don’t think you should be), then the best thing you can do is ignore him. By bringing him out of his realm and into the realm of intelligent, coherent sociopolitical discussion (which is already diminishing rapidly), we only fuel the fire and give him credibility. And credibility is the last thing he and his minions deserve. — Jerod Coker, journalism senior

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burning day incites hatred By now, I’m sure almost everyone knows STAFF COLUMN LUMN about the controversy surrounding the conMariah struction of a mosque near Najmuddin in Ground Zero, but how many people know about the “International Burn a Koran Day” that will take place Sept. 11? It is within our first amendment rights to express when, how and what we believe. However, it’s mind boggling to see that the bigotry of yesteryear still plagues our society and our views. From Japanese prison camps during the 40s to Jim Crow laws of the 60s to the Quran burning that will take place in just a few days — we can see that America is still as narrow minded as it was when our grandparents were children. If a group of Muslims were to publicly plan to burn Bibles, it would be blasphemy and surely a sign of underground terrorism. The media would be spending hours covering the story. But this little church in Gainesville, Fla., is getting nothing short of a pat on the back and open support. They haven’t received any angry media coverage in defense of Islamic communities, nor have they received any backlash from other Christian organizations. Instead, they have received more than 7,000 fans on Facebook and a book preaching the evils of Islam. Let me remind you, freedom of and from religion are also provided in our First Amendment. It’s ridiculous that we have heard next to nothing about this Quran burning. Just last year, the nation was in an uproar over The media the University of Texas in San won’t eat up Antonio’s campaign, “Smut for Smut,” a program where one Quran burning because bashing could exchange religious texts for porn. Islam has The media won’t eat up Quran become socially burning because bashing Islam has become socially acceptable. acceptable.” According to an August 10 CBS poll, 45 percent of Americans said they have an “unfavorable” view toward Muslims. And according to an Aug. 19 TIME poll, 62 percent of Americans said they don’t personally know someone who is Muslim. It’s easy to target someone and something we don’t know a thing about. In fact, Muslims make up less than 2 percent of our population. We are afraid of something we are completely oblivious to. But this goes beyond religion no matter what faith you belong to. Not only has anti-Islamic sentiment spread since 2001, but also stereotyping has become a commonality among all faiths. More and more Christians are viewed as intolerant and unloving, Muslims as radical and violent and Mormons as cultic and creepy. Yes, it was Islamic extremists that attacked the U.S. on Sept. 11, but let us not forget the Mormon compound in Texas that held 400 children prisoner or the more than 200 abortion clinics that have been bombed by different Protestant organizations. I’m not trying to undermine the significance of Islamic extremism, and I’m not saying we should ridicule Quran burners, but before we strike the match, we should be a little more open-minded to the people we’re affecting, not just the people who have affected us. There is ignorance among us all, some more than others, but we shouldn’t let the foolish acts of few define the character of many. — Mariah Najmuddin, University College freshman

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Tuition: how the rise will affect current and future students This year, students who pay close attention to their bursar statement will notice a modSTAFF COLUMN est increase in the cost of their higher education. That’s because over the summer, the Nicholas las OU Board of Regents approved a 4.5 percent Harrison son increase in tuition and fees. Now, while no increase is ever welcome, this marks the second consecutive year that President David Boren has wrestled with other college and university presidents to keep tuition and fees in the state low. Last year at the height of the economic downturn, he also pushed through a statewide tuition and fee freeze in spite of strong objections from many of his colleagues. Over the past decade, Boren has not always been a strong advocate for affordability in higher education. Indeed, in the six years after the state Legislature removed strict statutory caps, tuition and fees at the two comprehensive research institutions in the state increased 181 percent, at over five times the rate of growth in per capita personal income. However, he is not necessarily completely to blame. Tuition and fees have been rising across the country, and advocates of these increases in the state have always been quick to point out that Oklahoma remains well below its peers in the Big 12. Given the current economic climate, these people are now biding their time — maintaining that a dramatic tuition and

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fee hike will be necessary to make up for this period so that the state’s colleges and universities can “keep up” with their peer institutions elsewhere in the nation. And, as the state’s budget crisis becomes more acute, we are likely to hear much more from them. However, even in higher education, eventually economic reality must come crashing in. And the simple fact is that tuition and fee levels cannot continue to spiral out of control – increasing at rates which far exceed any other sector in the economy. Like the bubble in the housing market, it is simply not a sustainable economic trend. Numerous studies and reports have been released documenting the increasing burden of student debt, and now it’s not uncommon to see news articles about graduate or professional students leaving school with more than $100,000 in student loans. Meanwhile, the value of a college degree continues to lose much of its luster. For decades, the college graduate’s average wage rose well above the pace of inflation. However, according to the Wall Street Journal, the typical weekly salary of a worker with a bachelor’s degree was actually 1.7 percent less in 2006 than it was in 2001 when one adjusted for inflation. And in June, BusinessWeek reported that the widely held

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belief that college graduates earned $1 million more over the course of their lifetime was largely a myth. After taking out the outlying top 17 elite private universities, the average return on investment for the other 500 colleges and universities was actually far less — falling to less than $400,000 over 30 years when considering graduation rates. In light of these conditions, people in higher education cannot continue to pretend that the principles of economics do not apply to them. For many years, administrators have shrugged off the notion that tuition and fee increases have any effect on educational access – just assuming that financial aid picks up the slack, in spite of extensive research to the contrary. However, colleges and universities are subject to the same forces which drive other parts of the economy — forces like the law of supply and demand. And, just as the general public weathers these market corrections and adjusts its spending habits, colleges and universities must adapt to the reality that 7, 8, 9 and 10 percent annual tuition and fee increases are things rapidly receding into the past. Boren seems to be one of the first to have grasped that. — Nicholas Harrison, law and business graduate

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Trio of musical siblings harmonize naturally ANNIKA LARSON The Oklahoma Daily

T h i s Sat u rd ay , E l Pa s o b a n d T h e Iveys hopes to get feet tapping at the Brewhouse. “[The show] will be a good time no matter what,” guitarist and singer Arlen Ivey said. “We’ve got a few cover songs we’ll bring the crowd in with, and I think you’ll really get into our original music as well.” The Iveys sound a little like Matchbox 20, mainly because Arlen’s voice is uncannily similar to that of Rob Thomas. He claims Ryan Adams and Fleetwood Mac as influences for their Americana rock sound, also crediting The Eagles for inspiring some of the band’s harmonies. Though some shows are acoustic, featuring only Ivey siblings, the Iveys will be a 6-piece group at this show. Jethro Gaglione provides lead guitar, with Frank Delgado on drums and Eli Chanson on bass. Arlen’s sisters Jessica and Jillian both play keyboard and sing. This makes

for what Ivey said is an auspicious sound. “We’re lucky that we’re siblings,” Ivey said. “We already have vocals that kind of fit together.” Though Ivey said they started playing professionally only recently, after he spent years playing in hard rock and metal bands, the siblings have been singing together since childhood, getting their start in the church choir. Now the group is focused on original music, and have been touring “pretty much nonstop” to promote their self-titled album since its release in 2008. Ivey said the group usually plays at coffee shops and bars, and has started building up its reputation by touring nationwide and playing “better” clubs in Austin. He said he and his bandmates are excited to be returning to the Brewhouse. The show begins at 9 p.m. Saturday. The Iveys are joined by Kyle Reid and Laura Wiederhoeft. Ivey promises free stickers to anyone who attends, so there’s really no reason to skip it.

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The Ivey Siblings, Jessica, Arlen and Jillian (from left to right), make up The Iveys, an El Paso trio performing 9 p.m. Saturday at the Brewhouse in downtown Norman.

‘Dolan’s Cadillac’ makes for cinematic burning sensation EDITOR’S NOTE: Redbox machines are full of terrible B-movies. You know it. I know it. Each week, a brave Daily staffer will take the plunge and watch one of them so you don’t have to. Sadly, my favorite movie genre — drama — was severely picked over when I went Redbox diving last weekend. So I went with basically the only bottom-feeding drama that

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Christian Slater stars in “Dolan’s Cadillac,” in Redbox machines now.

caught my eye: ”Dolan’s Cadillac,” starring Christian Slater as Dolan. The only Christian Slater work I’m familiar with is an episode of “The Office” in which he makes a brief cameo, so I thought I would give him another chance. Opening the movie is Robinson (Wes Bentley), a man whose wife is later murdered in a fiery car explosion because she witnessed one of Dolan’s nefarious deeds. Robinson mysteriously declares, “He looks like anybody you see in the street, but when he grins, birds fall off of telephone poles, and when he looks at you a certain way, your prostate goes bad and your urine burns.” And so the stage is set for the mysterious Dolan, a man whose very glances can affect your urinary tract. Dolan’s complexity continues to build throughout the film. Robinson, disgruntled by the police’s efforts to stop Dolan’s sex trafficking ring, decides to go vigilante and destroy Dolan himself, buying a gun that the gun store clerk declares will not

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only “make his day,” but “make his decade.” Robinson’s determination leads

him to work on the highway that h Dolan often traverses in his traffickD ing exploits. Robinson cleverly uses in his position as a road worker to leave h a gaping hole in the highway and cover it h with a tarp that looks w STAFF COLUMN OLUMN just like the road. ju W h e n D o l a n Janna travels on the high- Gentry tr way in the coveted w titular Cadillac, he ti ffalls through the mirage into a pit designed to kill him. In a twist of d iirony that would make any English professor proud, Robinson begins p to bury Dolan alive in his beloved Caddy, something that Dolan did C to unsuspecting sex trafficking victims earlier in the movie (minus the ti Cadillac). C The movie ends with Robinson becoming a monster to avenge his b deceased wife, burying Dolan alive d in his pimpin’ Caddy while Dolan screams and throws numerous fbombs Robinson’s way. Dolan dies pathetically, puffing

on an oxygen mask that was conveniently by his side. Throughout the movie Dolan is clearly the intellectual, often ranting and raving about how it is the United States immigration policy that is causing so much sex trafficking, while seemingly unaware he has a bit to do with the problem himself. I pondered if the beloved black Caddy was perhaps some sort of symbol for Dolan. Maybe it was the government that Dolan thought was enabling him to pursue his line of work. Maybe it was Dolan’s own ego, so overinflated and realityskewed that it literally ran into a hole in the road. But in the end I determined the black Caddy was just what Dolan said it to be and nothing more. “Jimmy Dolan’s Caddy is a hard baby, is it not?!” — Janna Gentry, English junior

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Burgeoning bands play Opolis tonight LEESA ALLMOND

“Thinking about my own band stacked in the ranks of all those artists [at SXSW] I respect so much still feels weird to me,” Bishop said. “It was awesome.” The Non was frantically busy this summer, tackling about Tonight, The Non headlines a show at the Opolis, where 35 shows in 35 days. Used to playing shows in the Midwest, Austin-based Balmorhea is supporting. The Non traveled all around to Chicago, New Orleans and “We’re playing with Balmorhea, an amazingly talented cities on the California coast. band from Austin, Texas that tours with a string quintet,” On this eventful tour, the band had a chance to do some Norton said. “They are [one] of the most musically sophistispontaneous shows. cated bands in the region, for sure.” “We somehow managed to pull together four shows in Balmorhea isn’t your typical band one day while in Portland — only two — not only because of its unique name of which were actually booked in ad(pronounced Bal-moor-ay) — but vance, the way you would normally also because of its classical, acoustic operate a tour,” said Tom Bishop, The sound. Even in Austin, the eclectic city Non’s bass player. Who: The Non with Balmorhea, where the band is from, getting people Playing four shows in a single day to listen to the band’s music can be a Dignan and Farewell Flight means more money and a growing fan challenge. When: 7 tonight base. “Austin is a really open city for music Where: Opolis, 113 N. Crawford Ave “By the time we ended ‘busking’ in and it’s pretty progressive, but it’s acin Norman Portland, there were over 100 people tually hard to be noticed if you play Tickets: $10 at the door or online at standing around and buying CDs,” certain types of music,” said Michael www.ticketstorm.com said guitarist Wil Norton. “After playMuller, Balmorhea’s guitar, banjo and ing some really terrible shows in piano player. California, this was a huge boost finanSometimes an obstacle, Balmorhea’s cially and in morale too.” classically based sound has also been Although growing as a band and as PHOTO PROVIDED an advantage. Balmorhea is a seven individuals, The Non is not new to the Oklahoma scene. All piece, full-string ensemble that can play in rock venues, and Austin-based Balmorhea uses banjos, violins, pianos, the bass four members of the band: Norton, Bishop, Zach Zeller and this caught people’s attention. and the cello to create its classically influenced sound. The band Mack Hawkins are from Oklahoma and have been together Balmorhea’s name originated from a city in west Texas opens for The Non tonight at the Opolis. for about five yyears. Theyy recentlyy released their second stu- with The band consists of seven people t the t e same sa e name. a dio album, “Tadaima,” and have plans for a third. The Non with all types of instruments: banjos, pianos, violins, bass, in also played at SXSW in March. drums, cello and thee dru ums, as well as a sound engineer, Andrew, recorded who has reco orded d and mixed all of their records. The band has been together for about four years. It duo started out ass a du uo with just Rob Lowe and Muller, who both playy the guitar, banjo and piano. They met summer at a s camp about 11 years ago and then ended up in Austin. After realizing they had a similar ttaste aste in music, they began to make music mus sic together but had no intention of being be ing a band. After writing about five songs, theyy decided decided to form a band and the other members memb ers h have joined since then. hard work All the har rd w ork paid off: This October, Balmorhea iss playing playying its first music festival, Hopscotch Festival, Festivval, and the following weekplays end, the band d pla ays Austin City Limits. thee tim time, Most of th me, the band is used non-traditional, to playing n on-traditional, quieter scenes, Muller Mulleer said. saiid. “We play mostly m ly theatres, galleries, mostl MATT CARNEY/THE DAILY non-traditional quieter, non-trad ditional venues rather Tom Bishop (left) plays venues than rock ve nuess or bars,” he said. “Our bass and Wil Norton seated band preferss seat ted and quiet, focused (right) plays guitar in on the music. musicc.” Oklahoma rock band The The Oklahoma Daily

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Non. The band has been together for about five years and headlines a show tonight at the Opolis.

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Football returns to Sooner Nation 5 keys for an OU win After a disappointing 2009 season that started off with STAFF COLUMN LUMN a season-opening loss to Brigham Young University, and the loss of Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Aaron Colen olen Sam Bradford, the OU football team’s 2010 opener has been much anticipated. The Daily’s Aaron Colen breaks down five things the Sooners must focus on to find success Saturday against the Utah State Aggies.

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Quarterback Landry Jones (12) attempts a pass during the Kansas State game Oct. 31 in Norman. The Sooners kick off the 2010 season against Utah State on Saturday in Norman.

Players, positions to watch Last year’s season opener was not too kind to the Sooners as they lost Sam Bradford and the game at the STAFF COLUMN LUMN hands of Brigham Young in Dallas. This year should be different. The Utah State Aggies Clark Foy oy come to Norman to face quarterback Landry Jones and the Sooners who are eager to make up for last year’s promising season that quickly turned into a nightmare. While many will write off this weekend’s game as irrelevant, I completely disagree. There are so many questions about this Sooner team — especially some rotation questions — that I look forward to seeing answered on the field come 6 p.m. Saturday. Here are a few positions and players to watch against Utah State.

WHO WILL BE THE ROBIN TO RYAN BROYLES’ BATMAN? This is going to be a tough one to predict. Dejuan Miller seemed to have solidified himself as the No. 2 wide receiver behind Broyles last year, but Cameron Kenney also is back and looking motivated in the preseason camps, coaches say. Freshmen Kenney Stills, Trey Franks and Joe Powell have been talked up a lot as well which makes this position battle the most interesting on the field.

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DEFENSIVE DISCIPLINE — Utah State may not seem like a formidable opponent, but its offense can put up respectable numbers. OU has significantly more talent on defense than the Aggies have on offense, but the team cannot become complacent. OU must avoid mental mistakes that could allow the Aggies to score easy points and gain confidence. MINIMIZING TURNOVERS — Nothing derails an offense and changes momentum like turnovers. OU is playing at home, where it has been nearly unbeatable, and momentum will be the Sooners’ to lose. Quarterback Landry Jones must avoid the occasional bad throw and misread that hindered his ability to lead the offense last season. WIDE RECEIVER PRODUCTIVITY — Regardless how well Jones plays at quarterback, the wide receivers must get open and catch the ball. Dropped passes plagued OU receivers last season, and with a new cast of characters running routes for the Sooners this season they must prove that they can give Jones more reliable targets than just receiver Ryan Broyles. PRODUCTIVITY ON THE GROUND — It might not matter much against Utah State, but OU needs to establish a consistent running game and a balanced offense early. Coaches have said running back Demarco Murray will carry a majority of the load, and this game will be his chance to prove he can handle it after sharing carries for most of his career. THE OFFENSIVE LINE — Injuries depleted OU’s offensive line last season, which coaches say added depth to this season’s line since other players had to step in. Now, it is time to see whether that experience paid off when the offensive line hits the field. If Jones doesn’t get proper protection, or if Murray has no holes to run through, the OU offense could stall.

SYNOPSIS — This game is more about what the Sooners are able to do than about the Aggies. No one expects the Sooners to lose this game, so the team will need to make sure it plays its best, rather than playing to the level of the competition. — Aaron Colen, journalism senior

WHO WILL STEP UP ON THE DEFENSIVE LINE? Geneo Grissom, Frank Alexander and Adrian Taylor are all out with injuries. While all are uncertain on a return time, the possibility of them missing more than one game has not been ruled out. It’s about time to see either (or both) defensive end R.J. Washington and defensive tackle Jamarkus McFarland step up and meet the recruiting hype they gained while in high school. Defensive end David King also has reportedly had a great training camp and will get the start opposite Jeremy Beal.

NO GUESSES HERE: IT’S ALL ABOUT RONNELL LEWIS Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think he is the best linebacker on the team, but I think everyone related to the Sooners wants to see this kid in a starting role. Along with starting at linebacker, Lewis also is said to be getting time in the defensive end rotation, especially now considering Alexander and Grissom are both gone. In short, I’m ready to see what “The Hammer” can do in 40 snaps a game as opposed to a majority of time seen on the special teams. — Clark Foy, journalism senior A drunk driver ruined something precious. Amber Apodaca.

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The University of Oklahoma is an Equal Opportunity Institution. Accommodations on the basis of disability can be made by calling Garry at 325-3053