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CAMPUS BRIEFS NAVAL WAR COLLEGE PROFESSOR TO LECTURE ON COUNTER-INSURGENCY A Naval War College professor and author of highly regarded works on counter-insurgency will hold a public lecture at OU early next week. The talk, titled “Reflections of a Pachyderm: A Life in Counter-insurgency,” will be centered around John D. Waghelstein’s work in the military as a commander in Central America and his experience in dealing with insurgents. The event will be held tonight at 7 p.m. in Nielsen Hall and is sponsored by the OU School of International and Area Studies. It is the first of many in a series of lectures held by OU professor John T. Fishel as part of his Small Wars and Conflict Presidential Dream Course. -Spencer Popp/The Daily

OUR EARTH PARTNERS WITH NORMAN FAIR TRADE OUr Earth, a student-lead campus organization that aims to educate the OU community about a variety of environmental issues, will hold a group meeting Sept. 9 at 8 p.m. in the President’s Room of the Oklahoma Memorial Union. The group is gearing up for the Norman Fair Trade meeting where members hope to discuss opportunities to partner with NFT and other organizations that might have similar environmentally friendly goals. OUr Earth president Chris Applegate said that this partnership will hopefully expand fair trade on campus and aid in the organization’s continued recycling, money and energy-saving efforts.

Heisman QB expected to be out for two to four weeks Sam Bradford: ‘In my mind, surgery is completely out’ JONO GRECO The Oklahoma Daily

Head coach Bob Stoops said Heisman Trophy winner junior quarterback Sam Bradford suffered a grade-three AC joint strain in his right throwing shoulder and is expected to miss two to four weeks. “Everyone’s different in how they heal, [and] how they handle it,” Stoops said. “Anywhere from two to four weeks is what we’re anticipating.” It is not expected for Bradford to undergo surgery, but the team is waiting for one more doctor’s opinion before a final decision is made.

“All of those [players] that have been in that two to four weeks have been nonsurgical, and that’s what it’s looking like,” Stoops said. Bradford showed up to Monday’s press conference without a sling and said his shoulder felt a lot better Monday than it did on Saturday, and having surgery is not an option at this point. “In my mind [surgery] is completely out,” Bradford said. “It’s probably a little biased because obviously I want to be out there playing. So, after that opinion does come in I probably will have to sit down with coaches and my family one more time just to make sure that getting back out there is the right decision for me.” BRADFORD CONTINUES ON PAGE 9 MERRILL JONES/THE DAILY

Junior quarterback Sam Bradford clutches his shoulder during Saturday’s game against BYU at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

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RESUME WORKSHOPS IN NORMAN The Norman Public Library will host a free resume writing workshop at 3 p.m. Thursday in the library’s Computer Training Center. The workshop is open to the public and corporate recruiter Jason Mills will offer advice on crafting an effective resume. Registration is required and can be done at the library, 225 N. Webster Ave., by phone at 405-701-2620 or online at www. justsoyouknow.us. Career Services will also be offering multiple resume critiquing workshops this week. To find dates and times, log on to http://www.ou.edu/ career. -Meredith Moriak/The Daily

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TODAY CAREER SERVICES Career Services will host a resume critique session for students at 9 a.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union. Resume Writing 101 for business majors will be held at noon in the Union. Resume Writing 101 for JMC majors will be held at 1:30 p.m. in the Union. CHRISTIANS ON CAMPUS Christians on Campus will host a Bible study at noon in the Union.

WEDNESDAY CAREER SERVICES Professional Dress for men and women will be held at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. in the Union. Resume Writing 101 for arts and sciences majors will be held at 3 p.m. in the Union. KAPPA PHI Kappa Phi Christian Sorority will hold rush at 8 p.m. at the Wesley Foundation. CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST Campus Crusade for Christ will host a Bible study at 9 p.m. at the Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.

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Crossroads steps up its menu, image Students lament loss of curly fries while new options emerge KATHLEEN EVANS The Oklahoma Daily

If you have been at OU long enough, chances are you have made a midnight excursion to Crossroads Restaurant, located in the Oklahoma Memorial Union. The burger and

sandwich joint is making some changes, starting with the menu. At the beginning of the fall semester, Crossroads’ menu expanded to feature a large variety of sandwiches, breakfast choices, specialty burgers and more. “The kitchen [at Crossroads] was designed to produce a whole lot more than just sandwiches and hamburgers, so we took advantage of the space we had and developed some food we could make fairly quickly and looked

good,” said Charles Weaver, director of Food Service Administration. To name the new Crossroads creations, Weaver said he decided to involve the faculty and administration. “University administrators are going to have sandwiches named after them,” Weaver said. “That’s designed to get students to learn who administrators are and give administrators an CROSSROADS CONTINUES ON PAGE 2

New OU application created for iPhone users Team of student interns develops application for campus updates MATTHEW MOZEK The Oklahoma Daily

If you’re an OU student and you need to find your way to Kaufman Hall for a club meeting … there’s an app for that. If you want to listen to the Pride of Oklahoma perform “Boomer Sooner” … there’s an app for that, too. OU2GO, the official University of Oklahoma iPhone application, launched in August and is a free mobile link for Sooners to the university. Kelly Tran, computer science graduate student, worked on developing the application and said OU2GO is a combination of six features. These include a campus map, current weather, news feed, media and campus traditions. The campus map feature enables students to navigate their way around the Norman, Tulsa and Health Sciences Center campuses. Students are able to access information about each department and directly call specific departments

locations using listed phone numbers. “I found the campus map to be really helpful,” said Lindsay Haygood, early childhood education sophomore. “It’s a good tool for students who need help finding their way around our big campus.” With the weather feature, subscribers are able to view the current conditions on campus using up-to-date radar images as well as hourly and seven-day forecasts. The news feed provides information on current events, links to departmental news, SoonerSports. com and OUDaily.com. The media feature allows users to view the OU YouTube channel and listen to streaming audio from KGOU, OU’s public radio station. Also, the tradition section features OU history facts and fight songs, Tran said. “It’s a great tool for students who want to show others what OU is all about,” she said. A team of 11 student interns consisting of six computer science interns and five business-minded interns developed OU2GO PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY LAUREN HARNED/THE DAILY under the supervision of Dean Hougen, an Eleven OU students created OU2GO, a new APPLICATION CONTINUES ON PAGE 2

application which features a campus map, live news feed, traditions, video/radio and weather.

International, exchange students feel the Sooner love Those foreign to U.S. find it easy to adjust with campus welcoming NATASHA GOODELL Oklahoma Daily

International and exchange students at the University of Oklahoma said they find it easy to

adjust to life in the United States as OU students offer them assistance and friendship. “Many people here are very kind and are very willing to help you,” said Jorge Arroyo, Peruvian exchange student. “If I have a concern or question, I can ask anyone and they will help me.” Arroyo said there are a lot of events hosted by different

organizations on campus welcoming international and exchange students. Shana Edgecombe, international business senior, said she came to OU in 2005 from the Bahamas. “When I first came here, people reached out to me and spent time with me, helping me out when they really didn’t have to,”

Edgecombe said. “I just want to pass it on, and I feel like this is where God wanted me to be.” Edgecombe said the people really got her to stay here, and she said she wants to be able to give back to these international students here now. “My favorite thing since being LOVE CONTINUES ON PAGE 2

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Application Continued from page 1 associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. “So far [Version 1.0] has been very, very impressive to a lot of people,” Hougen said. “It was a huge accomplishment for our team.” With the help of Hougen, the team was given two months to get acquainted with the Mac operating system, which most were unfamiliar with, he said. Learning everything from scratch, they worked together to design the application in about a month. A summer long project, the application was finished in about a month and a half, Tran said. Since the application was released, the team has received an overwhelming amount of positive feedback, however, new ideas for the application are being discussed and could be added within the next year. “There are other schools who have developed applications available in the iTunes store,” Tran said. “Having said that, I feel ours is definitely the best!”

curly fries – the seasoned, spiral-shaped french fries served at Crossroads in the past. Continued from page 1 Heather Ping, sociologyopportunity to speak to students criminology senior, even foundthrough that process.” ed a Facebook group lamenting Student organizations are this loss, complete with an anaalso involved in gram poem the naming pro- NEW MENU ADDITIONS devoted to cess. A sandwich curly fries, and was named after 13 hot signature sandwiches urges students the sorority Pi 10 cold deli sandwiches to e-mail Dave Beta Phi and a 8 specialty burgers Annis, director burger after the 5 Panini sandwiches of Housing and fraternity Beta 5 breakfast plates Food Services. Theta Pi because 4 breakfast sandwiches “It doesn’t they currently 3 breakfast burritos really make have the high- 4 omelets sense to me est grade point 3 sliders because a lot of a v e r a g e s , h e 2 baskets students really said. The name 5 sides enjoyed them,” of the sandwich Hot wings Ping said. and burger will Ping said change every se- For the complete menu, check out s h e a n d h e r mester depend- http://OUDaily.com. best friend ate ing on GPAs. the curly fries With the additions to the for lunch every Monday and menu came a few losses. Most Wednesday last year and has enotable of these losses are the mailed Annis with no reply.

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The Beta Burger is one of the new additions to the Crossroads menu, named after the fraternity Beta Theta Pi, which had the highest gradepoint average for fraternities at the end of the 2008-09 school year. Other students were more accepting of the deletion of the curly fries. “I have no preference about fried potato pieces,” said Ashley Goin, aerospace engineering junior. “Curly, straight – they’re all good.” Weaver said they are making it greener by no longer using any

Styrofoam. Instead, they will serve food and drinks in brown bags and paper cups. The restaurant will also modernize its look in the next few months, Weaver said. He is working to get new condiment stands driven by carbon dioxide, much like a fountain drink dispenser.

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here is getting to meet more people,” said Haby Ly, University College freshman from Senegal. “I find the people here are very kind and helpful.” Ly said she has been studying at the United World Colleges, a school of roughly 200 people from 100 different countries, in Canada for the last two years and chose to come to OU for the engineering college. “I wasn’t really sure about my major, but I knew I wanted it to be engineering,” Ly said. “They had a lot of opportunity for that here.” Ly said she enjoys the international events they provide at OU, but wishes she could be a part of more of them. “I signed up for OU Cousins and I hope I will have a cousin soon,” Ly said.

Rosa Moguel, a business junior from Mexico, said she loves the international events at OU. “Part of my major is getting to know other international students,” Moguel said. “It has been really good coming here and getting to know them when I’m kind of at the same place they are, as an international student.” Moguel said she has made some of her best friends here, friends from Vietnam and Korea, students she never thought she would encounter. “Getting to know people from different places around the U.S., as well as people from around the world is one of my favorite things here,” Moguel said.

Dear OU Community, The Murray-Case Sells Swim Complex is open and undergoing improvements! The construc on at the entryway is for the new roof being installed over the indoor pool. Due to complica ons during construc on, the project is taking longer than an cipated. We are working as quickly as possible to complete the project. As with all roofing projects, comple on dates are difficult to determine as they are o en influenced by weather and underlying condi ons that must be addressed before the new roof installa on is completed. Un l construc on is complete, the outdoor pool will remain open as long as the water temperatures are safe to do so. Because of the low overnight temperatures, the moderate day me temperatures, rain, and the associated lowering of the pool water temperature, the pool will be closed for the safety of our swimmers when the water temperature falls below 75 degrees. The United States Search and Rescue Task Force es mates that temperatures around and under 70 degrees to be “cold water,” the point at which, depending upon one’s physical composi on, one’s body can experience severe physical strain, possibly producing cardiac arrest. You may check the water temperature before arriving for a swim by calling 325-4837 or checking our website at recservices. ou.edu. Website temperature pos ngs will be updated at approximately 5:45 am, 11 am, and 3 pm. Front Desk opera ons will have updated water temperatures available every thirty minutes during hours of opera on. Should the pool close due to the water temperatures, members will receive a refund or a membership extension, based on their preference, for the swim me lost. The safety of our members is our primary concern. We apologize for the inconvenience and look forward to the comple on of the new roof. Sincerely, Amy M. Davenport Director, Recrea onal Services

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

PROFESSORS DEBATE U.S. STANCE ON HONDURAN SITUATION JARED RADER

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On June 28, soldiers of the Honduran military stormed President Manuel Zelaya’s house and arrested him, exiling him to Costa Rica. Roberto Micheletti, former head of the Honduran Congress, was then installed as the interim president. The international community condemned the event, with no country recognizing the government that succeeded Zelaya to power and most countries, save the United States, term Zelaya’s ouster as a military coup d’etat, according to the U.S. State Department’s Web site. A panel of OU professors discussed the importance of the event and whether or not it should be labeled as a military coup d’etat Friday at the Oklahoma Memorial Union. John Fishel, lecturer of international and area studies, said the ousting of Zelaya, except for his forced removal of the country, was legal and constitutional. “Let me give you the bottom line of this whole talk,” said Fishel, a former U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who spent much of his military career in Honduras. “It was not a coup, it was not even a non-military coup.” Fishel said the event did not fit the definition of a coup d’etat, which he described as “the alteration of an existing government by a small group,” because four of the five branches of the constitutional government agreed to remove the president. Fishel said Zelaya was removed from power because of his call for a constitutional referendum, which he said Zelaya was promoting in part to soften or ban term limits for presidents.

Fishel said the Honduran Constitution prohibits presidents from seeking re-election and that any politician who does so immediately loses the right to hold public office. Fishel also said the constitution threatens loss of Honduran citizenship to anyone who incites, promotes or supports the continuation or re-election of a presidency. He also noted the final article of the constitution, which prevents the anti-repeat articles of the constitution from being repealed. Charles Kenney, associate professor of political science, disagreed with Fishel’s stance, saying he believed the event to be a military coup d’etat and that both opposing forces of government acted outside of constitutional limits. While Kenney agreed with Fishel that the constitution is clear in forbidding the extension of presidential term limits and that any politician who does so immediately loses the right to hold office, he noted it is not the only side of the problem. “Of course Zelaya knew his own constitution,” Kenney said. “What we have, rather, is the proposal for a referendum, and it was actually around the proposal for the referendum that the crisis emerges.” Kenney said the referendum mentioned nothing about extending term limits and would have asked the Honduran people if they wanted to have a constitutional convention. Kenney said the problem lay in the fact that nothing in the Honduran Constitution explicitly stated the call for a referendum was illegal. Kenney said while Zeleya’s call for a constitutional convention created a constitutional crisis, the actions that followed were unconstitutional. He said the Supreme Court

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John Fishel, lecturer of international and area studies, speaks Friday at the Oklahoma Memorial Union. did not have the authority to order the military to arrest Zelaya, and Congress could not remove him without an impeachment procedure. Since Zelaya’s removal was not in accordance with the Honduran Constitution, his ouster should be termed a military coup d’etat, said Kenney. Robin Grier, associate professor of economics and international and area studies, said if the U.S. declared the situation a military coup, all aid would be suspended to Honduras, which is a huge part of the nation’s gross domestic product. — The Associated Press contributed to this report.

POLICE REPORTS The following is a list of arrests and citations, not convictions. The information is compiled from the Norman Police Department and OUPD. All people listed are presumed innocent until proven guilty. UNLAWFUL ENTRY OF MINOR Christopher Rowan Burch, 18, 1215 E. Lindsey St., Thursday MUNICIPAL WARRANT Andario Dewayne Cheadle, 34, 201 W. Gray St., Thursday Halston Eugene Ford, 19, 200 Woodcrest Drive, Thursday Angel Rae Sherrell, 29, 1218 Northcliff Ave., Thursday Quron Rai’loc Christian, 19, West Gray Street, Thursday, also wrong way on one way road and driving without a license James David R. Wynn, 23, 796 Asp Ave., Saturday

PETTY LARCENY Salvador Enrique, 28, 333 N. Interstate Drive E., Thursday Carlos Jose Lopez, 24, 333 N. Interstate Drive E., Thursday Stephen Wayne Pool, 48, 601 12th Ave. N.E., Wednesday Blake Wesley Proctor, 20, 333 N. Interstate Drive E., Wednesday, also municipal warrant Michael Wayne Monckton, 35, 1100 W. Main St., Sunday, also public intoxication and assault and battery PUBLIC INTOXICATION Jacob Daniel Hise, 20, 2556 Classen Blvd., Thursday David Anderson Hostetter, 23, 3001 Pheasant Run Rd., Thursday, also interfering with an official process Daniel Arville Barker, 22,

759 Asp Ave., Saturday Nancy Cobarrubias, 42, 1312 Eastgate Drive, Saturday Jeffrey Miguel Davis, 38, 191 12th Ave. N.E., Saturday Derek Ryan Hughes, 20, 2820 Dewey Ave., Saturday Todd Arthur Preuost, 47, North Berry Road, Friday Derek Gregory Loch, 21, West Robinson Street, Sunday PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS Rodney Roneil Smothers, 39, 2809 Dewey Ave., Wednesday, also domestic abuse and carrying a weapon without a license Donald Zane Wasio, 21, 1600 High Meadows, Wednesday, also possession of marijuana DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE Rebecca Lynn Milam, 57,

Gray Street, Thursday Jeremy Michael Thompson, 22, 3017 24th Ave. S.E., Thursday Rashell Leigh Greebon, 22, 2900 Jenkins Ave., Friday Lindsay Ann Harper, 31, Felgar Street, Friday Melissa Dawn Simon, 23, 100 S. 36th Ave. S.W., Friday Jeffrey Keith Wampler, 35, 1322 Garfield Ave., Thursday Joel Willie Lawrence French, 28, E. 12th Avenue Southeast, Saturday Jose Alfredo Lerma, 25, 12600 E. Alameda Drive, Sunday, also driving under suspension George Anthony Rucker, 22, 12600 E. Alameda, Sunday, also driving without a license and possession of marijuana AGGRAVATED DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE Ashlea Dawn Zust, 23, 200

N. Santa Fe Ave., Friday Jessica Autumn Downs-Frye, 24, 14500 E. Indian Hills Road, Saturday, also failure to carry security verification Kaleigh Shevon Limbaugh, 23, East Lindsey Street, Sunday, also transportation of an open container POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED AND DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE Ashton Blake Montgomery, 20, 1600 High Meadows, Wednesday, also possession of marijuana and driving under the influence Amanda Gayle Jackson, 23, 3499 W. Main St., Thursday, also larceny of merchandise LITTERING William Mathew Bragg, 20, Classen Boulevard, Friday COUNTY WARRANT

Sandra Mae Brown, 47, W. Main Street, Friday James Steven Kessler, 22, 794 Asp Ave., Sunday, also public intoxication and assault and battery FIREWORKS VIOLATION Timothy Wayne Reich, 21, 2000 Chautauqua Ave., Friday, also possession of drugs ASSAULT AND BATTERY Eliana Yakira Barbadillo, 18, 101 Ed Noble Parkway, Saturday Donald Glenn Conner, 25, 1219 Oakhurst Ave., Saturday DOMESTIC ABUSE Jonathan Hunter Daniel, 20, 831 W. Symmes St., Friday Eric Steven Walker, 18, 311 N. Cockrel Ave., Friday, also truancy

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

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In response to Nabeel Khan’s Friday column, “Actions speak louder than words for Middle East relations”

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immediate to be washed away by some nice speeches. But he’s making a step in the right direction.” -JJanowiak

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New Crossroads menu better for students, faculty C ro s s ro a d s ha s b e e n a dining staple in the Oklahoma Memorial Union for years, providing a wide array of meal options to students and faculty any time of the day or night. Recently the on-campus restaurant overhauled its menu, and although the changes may require time for adjustment, we think the menu alterations are for the better. (See page 1 for details.) How could they not be? The menu is huge now, containing a ton of specialty burgers and sandwiches, not to mention breakfast omelets and burritos, flavored chicken wings and chilidogs. The “South of the Border” sandwich, the “Fried Egg Burger” or the “Chicago

“Great column. I think the broader Middle East will continue to be skeptical of truthiness of Obama’s rhetoric until he makes tangible changes in course in Iraq and Afghanistan. The damage, quite literal, of the Bush years is still too

Dogs” hotdog options are sure to satisfy diners. The old menu had a variety of choices, but the new one is merely a souped up version of the old. Some favorites may be absent from the new menu, but the increased options will no doubt benefit students. At first the line to order may be a little longer than normal due to customers needing more time to decide on their orders. But as students and faculty become more accustomed to the new menu features, the ordering time will subside. In the end it will be worth it. Besides, in a year or two, no one will even remember the missing items.

Benjamin Poynter is an art and filmmaking junior.

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Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional Massachusetts, California, Connecticut, Iowa and now Vermont have legalized same-sex marriage in recent years. But the federal government recognizes none of them. This is due to a federal law called the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which allows states to choose not to recognize same-sex marriages from other states. Building on President Obama’s campaign promMARY ises, the movement to STANFIELD repeal the act has grown swiftly in the past months. The unconstitutional nature of the DOMA, and its restriction of states’ rights, makes it a danger to this country. Even those in opposition to same-sex marriage will see that the DOMA must be overturned as soon as possible. To put it bluntly, DOMA is unconstitutional. Article IV, section one of the U.S. Constitution states, “Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public

Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State.” This means “straight” marriages and all other contracts deemed legal in one state are recognized as legal in all others. DOMA allows states to choose to directly violate this clause. Supporters argue that it protects states’ rights by giving them the right to choose to stand against gay marriage. But recognizing the laws and contracts of other states does not necessitate legalizing them. Not recognizing legal marriages actually detracts from states’ rights by limiting their right to choose to support samesex marriages. DOMA not only keeps same-sex marriages from being recognized in other states, it denies them access to over 1,000 federal rights granted to married couples. These rights include those related to Social Security, survivorship, inheritance, custody of children and many others. Even in states that wish to allow full marriage equality, these rights are denied to same-sex couples through the DOMA. Some of these rights can be arranged

- with a great cost of time and money through legal contracts that anyone, couples or not, could arrange. But many couples do not have the resources to complete this long and expensive process, and not all of these rights are available in this fashion. Denying these rights to legally married couples further detracts from the rights of those states that choose to allow same-sex marriages. Even those that do not support same-sex marriages should see the importance of repealing the DOMA. Its existence is a direct violation of both states’ rights and the Constitution. The recognition of marriages is the responsibility and decision of the states. Any true conservative should see that sacrificing more of the states’ power to the federal government is not an even trade for a law that does nothing to change the increasing number of states legalizing same-sex marriage. We cannot afford to appeal to blind rhetoric in this issue. We must take a rational look at the consequences of this law and decide whether the benefits justify them.

In this case, no matter which side of the issue you are on, it is evident that no potential benefits of the DOMA outweigh the significant violation of our underlying political beliefs. The DOMA is a toxic law which takes away states’ rights instead of defending them, and should be repealed. When President Obama took office, he made many promises of reform to many different groups, and one of which was a repeal of the DOMA. The administration stated, in a brief on a recent lawsuit against the law, “this Administration does not support DOMA, as a matter of policy, believes that it is discriminatory, and supports its repeal.” While this language is incredibly strong in its opposition to DOMA, it is clear that we must increase the pressure before the administration will act on those beliefs. Go to http://www.hrc.org/get_involved/12882. htm to find resources for how to help in the fight against DOMA. Mary Stanfield is a philosophy junior.

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People should be at heart of discussion over Honduran coup On Friday there was a panel d i s c u s s i o n a b o u t t h e Ju n e 28 Honduran coup called, “Honduras: The Struggle for Democrac y.” Four panelists discussed the legality of the coup, the economy of Honduras and their connection. I was especially impressed with Dr. Charles Kenney’s input, but despite this, the discussion was missing a major MAX e l e m e n t : t h e h u m a n AVERY element. A panel member claimed the average Honduran’s situation wouldn’t change no matter what happens, so the coup only matters for the precedent it sets. The Honduran economic situation may not have dramatically changed, but I hope that panel member was being facetious and merely failed to clarify

because the situation of the average Honduran has changed. The human rights situation in Honduras is a disaster. Since the coup, Human Rights Watch has published six articles indicating an excessive use of force, arbitrary imprisonment, censorship, suspension of basic rights, including the right to assemble, ‘disappearances’ of people taken by government forces, sexual violence (mostly against women) and multiple occasions in which military personnel discharged their weapons into unarmed crowds. This wasn’t happening before the coup. The de facto leader of Honduras since June has been Roberto Micheletti. He is the former president of the Honduran Congress. This congress recently instituted

legal protections for the military and police, should grievances be raised about these abuses. Governments that enact laws to protect themselves don’t do so because they’re innocent or have their people’s interests at heart. The changes in Hondurans’ rights weren’t an issue in this discussion on democrac y in Honduras. The legality of the coup and economics were deemed more important to Honduran democracy. They aren’t. What’s important is people. Institutions exist for the people; people don’t exist for the institutions. Economics isn’t what’s important. Legally justifying a coup isn’t what’s important. The things that are important are people and their well-being, not the institutions. The human rights violations were given just one sentence of the 90-minute discussion; this was in response to a question I

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posed regarding whether human rights should play into the discussion at hand. It’s easy to get caught up in the laws, thinking that if something is legal, or could plausibly be legal, it’s right. That’s wrong. This obsession with law helps us forget that people are involved; we then forget to consider them into the equation. If we forget about the legality of the coup, the Micheletti government and those who support it should be held responsible for the suffering and death they have caused. If our concern was for the people of Honduras who have been beaten, shot, tear-gassed, raped, tortured and brutally murdered, we wouldn’t be worried about whether or not former President Zelaya violated the Honduran Constitution. If we cared for those people, we

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would be screaming at the IMF for giving support to the Micheletti government. At this time it is the only major international body to do so, and they have done so with $150 million. The center of every topic should be people. We need to get over our ideologies and start looking at the people. Focusing on people has the potential to fix real problems. Honduras is not the only topic for which humanity needs increased concern. People need to be the focus of the health insurance debate, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, energy concerns, the air and water we breath and even international trade. The bottom line is people. These are human issues; we need to keep people at the heart of it. Barbara Streisand was right. It really is all about people. Max Avery is a political science and history senior.

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completely worn out by the end of it,” said zoology senior Lauren Nichols, who recently started Zumba classes. Students can dance their way Although some get through a through an hour-long workout dur- Zumba workout without breaking ing one of the Huston Huffman’s 11 much of a sweat, Kate Leonard, Zumba classes offered each week. adult and higher education graduThe workout craze came to OU this ate student, said she has burned up summer and is taught in more than to 1,000 calories during one class. 40,000 locations in 75 countries, “It’s more of a workout than I according to Zumba’s official Web thought,” said Leonard, who wears site, which may or may not be one’s a heart monitor to track how many key to fitness success. calories she “It can be as burns. “I looked hard as you want ZUMBA BASICS at the calories i t t o b e ,” s a i d [I burned], and Zu m b a b e g i n Created by Celebrity fitness I thought ‘holy ner Catherine trainer Beto Perez cow.’” Payton, political Originated in Colombia, South According science junior. America to Fitness “If you’re getting Started in the mid 1990s Magazine’s caloreally into it and Made its U.S debut in 1999 rie calculator, it jumping around Video and DVD Zumba instrucwould take more a lot, you’re going tion went on sale in the U.S. in than 90 minutes to work out really 2002 of jogging at six hard. If you’re just miles per hour kind of half doing for a 130-pound it, you’re not going woman to burn to get a great workout.” the same calories. However, most Each Zumba class consists of a say Zumba is much more fun than full hour of dancing with intervals jogging and other workouts they’ve built in for faster and slower move- tried. ments matched to popular music, “You let go and have fun,” said allowing participants a break be- Malinda Williams, assistant directween higher intensity pieces. tor for the Huff and a Zumba in“You go fast pace then you structor. “It’s a party atmosphere.” slow down a little, so you’re not

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LeQui Raymond, an instructor at Recreational Services since March, 2008, enthusastically leads a group of students in a Zumba fitness class Wednesday afternoon at the Huston Huffman Center. Zumba is an aerobic fitness program derived from a wide variety of dance styles including reggaeton, salsa, and hip-hop.

Based on Zumba’s spreading popularity and the increasing participation in the Huff’s classes, Zumba dancers agree. Williams said her first class of the semester had 38 students, and 56 had joined by the second week. Up to 65 are allowed in each class, and Zumba

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PULL TIGER TAIL: “PAWS.”

Unknown stateside, these Brits have crafted a nice indie-pop album, borrowing from two unlikely inspirations it seems. Pull Tiger Tail must have a pretty broad taste in music, because “PAWS.” sounds like a bizarre mix of equal parts Maxïmo Park and Fall Out Boy. Though peculiar, the mix takes the best of each and molds it into some undeniably fun tunes. PTT has that incredible Refreshingly, Chevelle is the same now as they were then, ear for pop-rock riffs as FOB and “Sci-Fi Crimes” is more has, but splashes that with of the same. Fittingly enough, “SciFi Crimes” plays out like a Will Smith action movie. Impending destruction of the planet, fight with an alien, overwhelming hoard of robots, nearly defeated, but then Smith miraculously saves the day. All is right with the world. “Sleep Apnea” bursts out of the gates with some solitary static guitar chords before a burn of distorted bass and walloping percussion fills things out. The thrust of “Mexican Sun” whooshes over a rippled layer of pangs and incinerating chords. The rather reserved scowl “Shameful Metaphors” slowly shifts into something a little more inviting. Then the jolting “Jars” careens off a cliff as it scrambles for life with rushing whirls of rigid riffs. “Fell Into Your Shoes” does stretch out as evidence of a bit of growth, but does so in a grounded manner, playing with familiar tools used in different ways. Musically, Chevelle is just as strong as ever. Pete Loeffler’s voice is just as strong as ever, and immediately recalls those of Tool vocalist, Maynard James Keenan. The chugging guitars and drowning bass rhythm tie together in a tight, melodic fashion that only With Dinner to follow Chevelle seems to be able to pull off anymore. There are times when you want to see a band grow and experiment, but I think when you are craving a bit of antiquity with your old favorites, you just want the same music you had then. Chevelle is just as loud and churning as ever, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Indie-cred be damned, oh how I love C h e v e l l e. Middle school me squealed with excitement with the prospect JOSHUA of a new BOYDSTON Chevelle album.

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around.” Williams said the workout helps develop core strength and, due to its duration, provides a cardiovascular workout. Best of all, Leonard said, you forget you’re even doing work. “You just dance,” she said.

The Daily’s Joshua Boydston looks at this week’s new music releases

the angular guitar hooks and pointed percussion strikes of Maxïmo Park. Even more remarkably, the band avoids the sometimes staleness FOB falls into and the unsettling feeling MP can evoke. “…for No One” leads off the album the right away. Over a pitter-pat of drums and sprinkled synths, shivering guitars and crashing cymbals soar off in a piece of pop-rock per fection complete with “woo’s” and “ooh’s” that you will no doubt duplicate. The sharp shutter of “Mr. 100 Percent” swerves

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dancers say the choreography is easy to pick up. “They use a lot of the moves over and over again,” said Catherine Payton, political science junior. “Most people catch on. I saw a couple girls, and if they didn’t get something, they just kind of danced

directly into a suitably cutting chorus. The slow roll of “Loki” breaks things up a bit with a slow drum sway. Then the impeccable “Animator” melts as sweet as candy with backand-forth guitar veers and rip-roaring vocals.

Sometimes though, “PAWS.” needs to break away for pop melodies and find a new course, or at least slow things down a bit. It’s hard to hold it against them though, they just come across as overeager youngsters whom are impossible to stay mad at.

Pull Tiger Tail is a band anyone can enjoy; nothing to new and different, just good ol’ fashioned fun and hooky melodies. As mischievous as the image its name invokes, look for PTT to be teasing your ears even more in the future.

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Comical cast shocks audience with wit Shakespeare gets made even bawdier by â&#x20AC;&#x153;Compleat Female Stage Beauty,â&#x20AC;? a rowdy comedy that plunks modern sensibilities down into 17th century London with often uproarious results. O k l a h o m a C i t y â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Carpenter Square Theatre charged out of the gate with its 26th season opener, producing an almost totally successful performance of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stage Beauty,â&#x20AC;? which playwright Jeffrey Hatcher also adapted into a 2004 film DUSTY starring Billy Crudup and SOMERS Claire Danes. Rooted in fact, but with artistic liberties taken at every turn, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stage Beautyâ&#x20AC;? is based on the diary of Samuel Pepys, a parliament member who chronicled many of the events of the English Restoration, a period in history where the arts began to be celebrated once again. Enjoying the artistic explosion is Edward Kynaston (Sean Patrick Eckart), an actor who has excelled in playing the female roles in Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plays that females themselves are forbidden from playing. As the play opens, Kynaston is relishing his writhing death scene in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Othelloâ&#x20AC;? as Desdemona. Kynaston is the toast of the town, enjoying more and more influence with the theaterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s manager, Thomas Betterton (Tyler Woods), and a secret relationship with the Duke of Buckingham (Rodney Brazil). But the times, they are a-changing, and word spreads that across town thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s another production of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Othello,â&#x20AC;? but with a female Desdemona. This aspiring first actress, Margaret Hughes (Michelle Swink) is not only playing Kynastonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mimicking his every move. The novelty catches afire, and soon audiences are clamoring to see an actress in female roles. Things get worse for Kynaston when

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;GLEEâ&#x20AC;? On the other end of the T V spectrum comes the bright new comedy â&#x20AC;&#x153;Glee,â&#x20AC;? an entertaining yet dramatic attempt at explaining the phenomenon that is high schoolâ&#x20AC;Świth musical numbers. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like â&#x20AC;&#x153;High School Musical,â&#x20AC;? but actually good, with some semblance of realism as far as teenagers actually behave. Did I mention, with musical numbers? Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve already seen the pilot, and with a promising teen cast that can sing too, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gleeâ&#x20AC;? has a chance at making it through the year after its premiere Wednesda night on Fox. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a classic story of the underdog, or in this case the underdog singing group: McKinley High Spanish teacher Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison) takes up the helm of leading Lima, Ohioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lowly glee club after realizing its potential. The only thing stopping the team from being the best in the region is the evil doings of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cheerioâ&#x20AC;? head coach Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch at her most sarcastic), and the mean-spirited Cheerios and football team. But in reality, the musical numbers seem to be the only thing holding up the musical

theater lover King Charles II (Michael Gibbons) is persuaded by his mistress, another aspiring actress named Nell Gwynn (Holly McNatt), to rewrite the law, proclaiming women must play the female roles in plays. Now, Kynaston is out of a job, his attempts to transition to male roles are decidedly less than successful, and his entire identity is crumbling around him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stage Beautyâ&#x20AC;? is a smart and witty piece of work from Hatcher, and it deftly blends offcolor gender-bending humor with existential quandaries. The progression of Kynastonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s character as heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s forced to abandon a particular notion of himself is convincing and thorough. Also, the play is clearly aimed toward theater lovers, with its arsenal of references to a variety of Shakespeare plays, and more than a few acerbic remarks about the nature of the medium. (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theater lovers donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go to a play to enjoy themselves; they go to see what might go wrong.â&#x20AC;?) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stage Beautyâ&#x20AC;? is in capable hands with the Carpenter Square cast, who are committed to wringing the humor out of every scene. OU senior McNatt is the breakout star of the show as Nell, in a performance that gives her ample opportunity to show off her impressive knack for physical comedy. The showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s missteps are mostly minor, aside from an utterly ridiculous scene near the end of Act I where the actors try â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and do not succeed â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to enact a fight sequence in slow motion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Compleat Female Stage Beautyâ&#x20AC;? is not for the easily offended â&#x20AC;&#x201D; there were a few shocked faces at Friday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premiere â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a wholly worthwhile production. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Compleat Female Stage Beautyâ&#x20AC;? plays now through Sept. 26 at the Stage Center performing arts facility, 400 W. Sheridan Ave. in Oklahoma City. Tickets are $18 for adults, $5 for students on the day of the performance with a current ID and subject to availability. Dusty Somers is a ournalism senior.

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Edward Kynaston (Sean Patrick Eckart) and Margaret Hughes (Michelle Swink) rehearse a scene from Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Othelloâ&#x20AC;? in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Compleat Female Stage Beauty.â&#x20AC;?

The Dailyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Alex Ewald looks at whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new on the small screen this week.

all the flashy teen dramas â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Melroseâ&#x20AC;? is undoubtedly in the right home as all of the aforementioned key traits of the original return in a whirlwind of Hollywood glitter and grit. And yet, the drama unfolds in an entirely differ-

ent setting (although the Mexican brick courtyard remains the center): Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a new decade, and basically everyone has either an iPhone or a BlackBerry. Technology has definitely made an upgrade since the original premiered way back in 1992. But besides that minor detail, the

plot points seem to remain the same, as far as the adultery and scandal goes. Because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Los Angeles, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s both ends of the moral scale: thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still the same biting bisexual blonde fashionista (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Supernaturalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sâ&#x20AC;? Katie Cassidy), the bad boy rebel (Shaun Sipos), the recovering alcoholic (Colin Egglesfield) and the mysterious new girl (Ashlee Simpson-Wentz, in her first role since â&#x20AC;&#x153;7th Heavenâ&#x20AC;?). And then thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the morally conflicted characters, like the cute couple who are forced to blackmail to make ends meet and the ambitious med student who turns to prostitution to pay off bills. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s L.A. for you. And it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help that an old character is killed off in the first act to know that this show may get intense.

teen dramedy, which seems to be genre-jumping so much in one sitting that the caricature characters â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the sensitive jock (Cory Monteith), the talented, gold-hearted singer (an amazing Lea Michele), the fashionable diva named Mercedes (Amber Riley), the crazy cheerleader coach â&#x20AC;&#x201C; canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hold it up.

But, the lines are funny and the script is smart, smarter than a lot of att e m p t s at h i g h s c h o o l comedy these days (anyo n e r e m e m b e r N B C â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Teachersâ&#x20AC;??). With Journeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Stop Believinâ&#x20AC;? as its premiere song, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gleeâ&#x20AC;? will probably take anyone with an open mind and a thing for toe-tapping in its grasp.

Watch As Tall As Lionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance from Thursday at the Opolis and hear an exclusive interview with the band members about what makes their new albumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sound so organic

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IMPROVEMENT NEEDED In a football game that many Sooner fans hoped would answer critics’ questions about an inexperienced group of offensive linemen and receivers, there was really only one thing revealed in the Sooners’ 14-13 loss to Brigham Young University Saturday night in Arlington, Texas: OU still has a lot of work to do. Despite earning a No. 3 preseason ranking and predictions from many analysts that they would roll over No. 20 BYU on Saturday, the Sooners instead had almost all of their weaknesses exposed in one night. The offensive line, with only one returni n g s t a r t e r f ro m t h e STEVEN 2 0 0 8 t e a m, s p e nt a l l JONES night making mental errors, getting called for false starts and holds throughout the game. The receivers, trying to replace the productive duo of Juaquin Iglesias and Manuel Johnson, spent a good portion of the night dropping passes and failing to get behind the BYU secondary on any deep passes. The coaches spent the majority of the first half using what seemed like five percent of the playbook, keeping the ball on the ground and out of the hands of their Heisman-winning quarterback. And of course, the chances of the Sooners playing well dropped significantly when junior quarterback Sam Bradford went down with a shoulder sprain late in the first half. While the defense gave up just 14 points, despite being on the field for nearly 40 minutes and the special teams (punt and kick off teams specifically) played surprising well, almost everything else went wrong for OU on Saturday night. Now the Sooners, who were expected by many to compete for yet another shot

at a national championship, sit at the bottom of the Big 12 standings. So what does this all mean? Well, the good news for OU fans is that since the BCS National Championship game is still four months away, the Sooners’ shot at a national title isn’t dead. Yet. Since the first BCS Championship game during the 1998 season, only four title games have featured two undefeated teams. During that period, seven games have included at least a single one-loss team, two had two one-loss teams and in the 2007 championship one-loss Ohio State took on a two-loss LSU squad. So there’s a good chance there will be a one-loss team in this year’s national championship game, and OU’s one point loss without its two best players (Bradford and senior tight end Jermaine Gresham) to a ranked opponent on a neutral field in the season opener won’t look so bad. However, OU has a lot of work to do before anyone can begin seriously discussing the possibilities of the Sooners winning the rest of their games this season. The fact is, even with a healthy Bradford and Gresham, if OU plays like they did against BYU when they face teams like Texas and Oklahoma State, the Sooners will lose. Season opening games often act as a barometer for teams to judge where they stand and what they need to work on. I think after this weekend, OU should have little trouble finding things to improve. So while BYU did not kill the Sooners’ shot at a national title, it did prove that while this team has the talent to compete with any team in the country, it’s going to take a lot of work, luck and improvement for them to take a trip to California in January. Steven Jones is a language arts education senior.

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Sophomore hitter Caitlin Higgins prepares to spike the ball set by sophomore Brianne Barker.

OU collects a pair of losses JAMES CORLEY

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The Sooner volleyball team took home two losses over the weekend at the Best Western Classic in Wichita, Kan. OU lost in five sets to North Carolina Saturday morning, and then was swept by No. 25 Wichita State that evening. The Sooners beat Grambling State in five sets Friday. The Sooners (5-2) committed 23 attack errors against Wichita State and struggled offensively against the Shockers’ tough defense. Several players had big performances for the Sooners over the weekend. Freshman María Fernanda continued to lead the Sooners defensively, setting a season-high record of 22 digs against Grambling State.

She topped that record the next game, grabbing 23 against the Tarheels, and also led the team against Wichita State with 21. Against Grambling State, sophomore Kylie Cowan recorded her first career double-double with 39 assists and 10 digs. Sophomore Brianne Barker increased her season double-double mark to six after performances against UNC and Wichita State. Junior Sarah Freudenrich’s 10 block assists against the Tarheels set a school record. Despite the early losses, the Sooner squad has already seen big improvements from last season. OU will look to further the learning this Saturday at the University of TexasArlington Invitational against ArkansasLittle Rock and tournament host, UTA.

OU soccer picks up first loss TOBI NEIDY

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Whitney Palmer wards off an opponent in a soccer game against the University of Tulsa on Aug. 30.

OU HOCKEY The OU Hockey team is in full swing for preseason play and brought home a 3-1 loss against the Texas Tornado Sunday in Frisco, Texas. The Tornados put up the first two points on the Sooners in the first period and OU answered with a goal in the opening minutes of the second period. Despite OU’s effort to play its way back into the game, the Tornados capped the win with a third goal in the final period.

The Sooners may have brought back their first loss of the season, but junior forward Whitney Palmer continues to shine for the Sooners. Sooner soccer suffered its first loss 3-1 against the Vanderbilt Commodores on Sunday in Tennessee. The Sooners also tied 2-2 with Middle Tennessee State on Friday night to bring their record to 4-1-1 for the season. The S ooners star ted out on top against the Commodores with Whitney Palmer’s goal in the first half. But the Sooners couldn’t

hang onto the lead as Vanderbilt responded quickly with a goal by Commodore Molly Kinsella. Two quick goals to begin the second half by Vanderbilt closed the door for the Sooners. Vanderbilt had a 6-4 edge in shots and 3-1 advantage in corner kicks. Friday night’s game against the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders also proved to be a tough contest. The Sooners rallied back after falling behind 2-1 until late in the second half with a shot by Palmer to tie up the game. Two overtime periods only resulted in a tie 2-2 game for

both teams, the first for the Sooners this season. Palmer added two more goals to bring her overall goal total to six for the season and 20 for her career with her fifth goal against Middle Tennessee, propelling the Sooners into overtime play. P a l m e r ’s s i x t h g o a l started the drive that the Sooners just couldn’t hold on to for the game against Vanderbilt. The Sooners will look for redemption during their next game, which is against LSU at 7 p.m. Friday in Baton Rouge.

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Tuesday, September 8, 2009

BACKING UP BRADFORD JONO GRECO The Oklahoma Daily

There was not a member of the Sooner Nation who woke up Saturday morning anticipating junior quarterback Sam Bradford leaving the season opener prior to the end of the first half. But now the injury is a reality, and the Sooners are in a situation they have been in only once before. The last time Bradford went down and did not get up after an injury was

Nov. 17, 2007, in Lubbock, Texas, against the Texas Tech Red Raiders. On the team’s first offensive drive of the game Bradford suffered a concussion while making a tackle after a fumble and spent the rest of the game on the bench with a dazed and confused look on his face. Here’s a comparison of how the 2007 Texas Tech and Saturday’s BYU games turned out without Bradford under center:

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Joey Halzle passes the ball during scrimmage in 2007.

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Freshman quarterback Landry Jones runs the ball during Saturday’s game against Brigham Young University.

FORMER QUARTERBACK JOEY HALZLE

2009 QUARTERBACK LANDRY JONES

OU vs. Texas Tech

OU vs. Brigham Young University

Injury: Concussion

Injury: AC joint sprain in throwing shoulder

Suffered: 12:26 left in the first quarter, OU leading 7-0

Suffered: 0:07 left in the second quarter, tied 7-7

Stats: Bradford: N/A, Halzle: 21-41 for 291 yards with two touchdowns and one interception

Stats: Bradford: 10-14 for 96 yards and one touchdown, Jones: 6-12 for 51 yards

Points Scored After Replacement’s Entrance: 20 Running Game Support: 106 yards on 34 attempts (3.1 yards per carry) Result of Game: 34-27 loss Next Week’s Game: 49-17 victory over Oklahoma State

OU’s 14-13 loss to BYU Saturday night inside Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, saw many Sooners fans leaving with a bevy of questions about their team’s future. Many of the questions regarding quarterback Sam Bradford and tight end Jermaine Gresham still remain unanswerable today. On the other hand, the other major problems that arose—or at least became glaringly evident—during Saturday’s game are most likely being worked on by the OU coaching staff as you read this very article. That would be those of the offensive line, which, with four new starters, committed nine penalties Saturday night, something offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson referred to

Continued from page 1 Bradford began the rehabilitation process Sunday, which included some range-of-motion exercises, and continued working on his shoulder Monday. Stoops said there is not any other damage in Bradford’s shoulder, and it is a positive thing it was only the joint that sustained any damage. Since the game, Bradford has been in contact with multiple players, including Texas senior quarterback Colt McCoy and New York Giants quar terback Eli Manning, concerning his injury. Manning suffered a grade-two ACL separated shoulder during his Super Bowl XLII Most Valuable Player campaign, and Bradford said Manning gave him some comforting words about his future. “He just kind of told me some of the things he did to get back on the field,” Bradford said. Filling Bradford’s role at starting quarterback for the No. 3 Sooners will be freshman Landry Jones, who played dur ing the second half of Saturday’s 14-13 loss to the No. 20 Brigham Young Cougars. Against BYU, Jones completed six out of 12 passes

for 51 yards. Stoops said he was impressed with Jones’ performance and poise Saturday, and the players around him should have helped out more. “Ever ything he did, I thought, he handled it as well as you could expect and better,” Stoops said. “His execution in what he did was good. He needed support in a better way, and he needed some guys around him not making penalties and dropping the ball.” Jones said he did not realize he was going in when he saw Bradford go down. He was concerned with Bradford’s injury before he thought about going into the game. “I was like ‘Oh, Sam’s going to be hurt,’” Jones said. “The second thought that went through my mind was, ‘Wow, I better get myself ready to play.’” Bradford’s exact return date is still unknown, but h e s a i d t h e t e a m mu s t move on and produce with Jones taking the lead. “I don’t know if I can put that into words on how big of a disappointment it is, but that’s in the past,” Bradford said. “ There’s nothing I can do about that, and there’s nothing we as a team can do about that game.”

Points Scored After Replacement’s Entrance: Three Running Game Support: 129 yards on 31 attempts (4.2 yards per carry) Leading Receiver: Junior wide receiver Brandon Caleb with four catches Result of Game: 14-13 loss Bradford’s Status: Out 2-4 weeks

OU’s deflated offensive line ERIC DAMA The Oklahoma Daily

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as a “tremendous comedy of errors.” Nine is a pretty significant number, especially when the Sooners totaled 12 penalties in the game. In addition, the offensive line committed two penalties that were declined. “The [offensive line] was inconsistent, and the penalties were the biggest part of that, the biggest issue,” head coach Bob Stoops said. “That’s something we’re going to have to work on this week to fix.” The problems of those assigned to protect him greatly impeded redshirt freshman quarterback Landry Jones and his ability to succeed as Bradford’s replacement. Jones was often forced to start drives at First and 20 or convert Third and Longs to keep a drive going due to the errors around him. “ I f w e g o o u t t h e re a n d p l ay

behind chains and our protection is not clean … or our receivers are dropping balls or we’re having penalties or balls on the ground, like any quarterback, he’s not going to play good,” Wilson said. In fact, the Sooners were a meager 2-11 on third-down conversions. Wilson said he was disappointed in the errors his players committed, and they are going to have to work very hard this week to try to fix the sloppy play that persisted all throughout Saturday’s loss. “We’re not going to make wholesale changes, but right now, Saturday night is what we are. That was evident. That’s what we are,” Wilson said. “We need to make some significant improvement to be the team that we’re capable of being. Right now, it’s disappointing to play that way.”

HOROSCOPE By Bernice Bede Osol

Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009 VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Be a good listener because you’ll pick up on more than a few ways to handle your affairs with greater success. Even if you don’t need it now, you will have good uses for what you learn down the road. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Because you are a quick learner, handling the shifting currents of uncharted waters will seem like a snap. Have faith in your competency.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -Your enthusiasm is contagious, so if you need others to join your efforts, now is the time to ask for help. Your way of thinking will easily sweep them into your currents. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -Again, things look quite promising for you, especially with regard to financial affairs. Focus your energies and intellect in areas that hold some potential for substantial growth.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- You have a gift for dissecting the ideas of others and reorganizing them in ways that succeed in other areas. Use this talent for your good and the good of others.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Don’t hesitate to respond to demands being made on your leadership qualities; you function best when things are placed on your shoulders. You’re a doer who knows how to get things done.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- You’re clever enough to assert yourself without being abrasive, hostile or demanding. You are likely to use this gift to change something that needs alteration at work.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -Act on your hunches, especially those that involve financial or business concerns. You are innately tuned to a wavelength that enables you to spot better ways to add resources.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- If you have no special plans, don’t allow yourself to grow sluggish. Participate in a fun activity that requires brainpower as well as muscle power. It’ll reboot your attitude.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Co-workers might talk about all they hope to do, but you’re the one who knows how to get things done. Share your ideas and use your abilities to do the greatest good for everyone involved.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Work on concluding a matter that has been hanging fire for far too long. You are always a good starter, but now you’ll be even a stronger finisher, so use it for completing unfinished projects.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- There will be no need to duck challenging developments; you have more than enough smarts to do what needs doing in ways that look easy.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

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THE DAILY CATCHES A GLIMPSE OF THE ACTION THAT TOOK PLACE SATURDAY AT THE COWBOYS STADIUM IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS.

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Junior running back DeMarco Murray (7) carries the ball past the BYU defense during Saturday’s game.

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OU’s new baton twirler prepares to perform before kickoff.

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OU President David Boren shakes hands with Dallas Cowboys general manager and Jerry Jones, stadium owner.

Sam Bradford walks off the field with a sling after a 14-13 loss to BYU Saturday.

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Sophomore linebacker Travis Lewis faces BYU’s freshman runningback, Anthony Helmull, during Saturday’s game.

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The new Cowboys Stadium boasts a screen about 60 yards long and 72 feet tall.

Members of the Pride look up at the massive screen.