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New businesses join the Corner Change remains constant at north campus shopping, entertainment area KYLE SALOMON The Oklahoma Daily

For nearly 100 years Campus Corner, the block area located north of OU’s campus complete with shopping, eating and entertainment has been a fixture for the university. During the daily lunch rush and late weekend evenings, students and locals swarm the area known as “The Corner” to eat at a restaurant, shop for clothes or hangout with their friends. Although many businesses have come and gone over the

century, change is constant. Two weeks ago, a new sandwich shop opened on Asp Avenue next to Chipotle Mexican Grill. Subway, the new addition, is one of many sandwich shops located within the block radius: Jimmy John’s, Which Wich, Fat Sandwich Company and Pita Pit all offer quick sandwich options. Despite competition, Subway regional manager Jolene Dickinson said the shop is doing well. “So far it has been nothing but great,” Dickinson said. “We love the location and the environment that Campus Corner gives us.”

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Campus Corner’s newest sandwich shop, Subway, is an eatery that is new to the area this fall. Others businesses include Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, Eve Posh Bar & SEE CORNER PAGE 2 Lounge and OU Information Technology’s store.

RAMADAN | BREAKING THE FAST

Applications for Big Event leadership team due Friday The Big Event is accepting applications for its executive team until 4 p.m. Friday. The event is a day each spring when more than 5,000 students, faculty and staff from OU volunteer. Taylor Krebs, OU’s Big Event chairwoman, said organizers look for talented students to plan the day. “We need a wide variety of talent, everything from organizational skills to creative minds, visionary thinkers to zealous team players,” Krebs said. “Most importantly, we are looking for students with a passion for service and dedication to making a difference.” There are 30 positions available on the executive team. Possible job duties include recruitment, project planning, website design and public outreach, said Krebs, economics and international and area studies senior. Applications can be returned to Kari Dawkins in the Leadership Development & Volunteerism office in the Union, Room 249. — Emily Hopkins/The Daily

Nanotechnology research lands OU professor national recognition

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Grant Rose, University College freshman, drinks coffee during Think Fast on Wednesday evening in the Oklahoma Memorial Union. The eighth-annual event aimed to educate students about Islam and raise funds for the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma.

Students prepare for celebration of monthlong holiday’s end SABRINA PROSSER The Oklahoma Daily

Next holiday

The Muslim Student Association will end a monthlong celebration of Ramadan Friday with Eid ul-Fitr. Eid, which means “festival of fast-breaking,” marks the completion of fasting. It is a celebration of dedication and sacrifice during the month of Ramadan and a time to remember those less fortunate, according to Since my family is not Al-Islam.org. “Eid means a lot to here, I celebrate with my me, as well as to every immediate family and Mu s l i m,” e x p l o rat i o n going out with friends. geophysics junior Omar Alamoudi said. “The most Eid helps me reflect important aspect about it on what I’ve done for is family.” the past month to grow The Muslim commuspiritually.” nity will gather together to say the prayer of Eid on Friday. — IMAN ABDALLAT, According to Al-Islam. INTERNATIONAL AND AREA org, the prayer lasts from STUDIES SOPHOMORE sunrise until Zuhr (afternoon) and should take place in an open field. Those coming to pray should come barefoot. Since moving to the United States, celebrating Eid has been a little different for international and areas studies sophomore Iman Abdallat. “I used to spend the day visiting all our family members

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and eating delicious food in Jordan,” Abdallat said. “Since my family is not here, I celebrate with my immediate famThe Islamic Society ily and going out with friends. of Norman will host a Eid helps me reflect on what I’ve daily prayer Friday at done for the past month to grow sunrise. spiritually.” He will also celebrate at his It also will host daily mosque in Oklahoma City, he prayers at sunrise and said. People traditionally celesunset. brate at local mosques and then with family and friends. *Source: Islamic Though many pray together, Society of Norman it is not necessary, petroleum engineering senior Eiman Al Munif said. Some choose to pray separately. Leading up to Eid, the association hosted Think Fast to encourage students to donate to the Oklahoma Regional Food Bank, Alamoudi said. This is the group’s second year to collect donations for the food bank. “The first people we should consider are the closest, and Oklahoma people are a priority,” Alamoudi said. Al Munif said gathering money and donating it to someone in need is a big part of her culture. OU has been home to MSA since the 1980s. The group participates in many activities, rallies, lectures and conferences to teach the true meaning of Islam, according to its website. The group’s membership has grown over the years to about 40 to 60 people.

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His lab treats nanomaterials like LEGOs, and now OU professor Chuanbin Mao has $500,000 to further his research on nanotechnology in a biological context. Mao was recently awarded the National Science Foundation CAREER grant. A maximum of 20 leading American scientists are chosen every year for the foundation’s CAREER grant. The Scientific American journal predicts nanotechnology will have a powerful position in all fields of science, health and environmental policy, contributing about $1 trillion to the global economy by 2015. The width of an average human hair is nearly 100,000 times larger than the width of a typical nanomaterial, Mao said. At such small sizes, difficult problems arise when crafting nanotech, he said. “We integrate biological recognition of biomolecular probes (peptides and proteins) and physical/chemical/ biological properties of nanomaterials to develop new strategies for bone regeneration, bio-imaging/ sensing, targeted drug/gene delivery, and targeted cancer treatment,” Mao said in an e-mail. Mao is using biology to fight biology. He modifies the basic building blocks of life in DNA to code for expressions he wants to see. His lab is already witnessing results on cancer elimination. Mao said he predicts nanotechnology could be in use in a clinical setting in as early as five to six years from now. — Rohaid Ali/The Daily

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Latin Dance Club to host 2nd ball Organization has positive effect on students’ lives, members say MELISSA MORGAN The Oklahoma Daily

Today around campus » Sol Sender will present his marketing campaign for President Barack Obama in the seminar “A Symbol of Change: Branding the Obama Campaign” at 3:30 p.m. at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. » Christians on Campus will host a Bible study at 11:30 a.m. in the Union’s Traditions Room. » CAC will have a general council meeting at 5 p.m. in the Union’s Heritage Room. » Colombian Student Association will hold a meeting at 8:30 p.m. in the Union’s Pioneer Room.

Friday, Sept. 10 » The Women and Business Leadership Conference will be at 8:30 a.m. in the Union’s Governors, Regents and Associates Rooms. » There will be a Student Health Insurance Seminar at 8:00 a.m. in the Union’s Alma Wilson Room.

Saturday, Sept. 11 » UOSA will hold a tailgate tent with free food for all OU students at 11 a.m. on the corner of Lindsey Street and Asp Avenue. » Union Game Day Events will begin at 11:30 a.m. in the Union’s Beaird Lobby & Lounge and the Will Rogers Room. » The OU football team hosts Florida State at 2:30 p.m. at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.

For the first time, OU’s Latin Dance Club will offer free admittance to its second-annual celebration of the Latin Ball Fiesta at 9 p.m. Sept. 17 in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Ballroom. The Latin Ball Fiesta will include dancing, free food, a live salsa band and a free dance lesson before the event starts for students, faculty and anyone in the Norman community who wants to attend the event but are new to Latin dance. The Latin Dance Club was founded in fall 2008 by Colombian-native Freddy Crespo, an exchange student and former president of the club. “There was no such thing here at OU, so we [Crespo and two friends] started dancing salsa in the food court at noon to get people excited and then started salsa nights in New York Pizza,” said Crespo, a graduate student and the dance club’s student adviser. Since its inception, the dance club has grown from three members to approximately 600 participants in last spr ing ’s second International Salsa Ball in the Union and maintains an average of 60 people who regularly attend the club’s classes. This universally-known dance is forming a melting pot of culture on OU’s c a m p u s, s a i d Ca n d a c e Stringfellow, communications senior and philanthropy chair for the club. “There are people from all over the world who attend our events, people from South America, Spain,

Club to host dance workshop OU Latin Dance Club will host its first workshop, “Become a Latin Dancer in Four Weeks,” at 6:30 p.m. for beginners and 7:30 p.m. for more advanced dancers every Thursday in September in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Frontier Room. The instructors will be teaching salsa, merengue, bachata and cha cha. The workshop costs $20. All proceeds will go toward the Smile Colombia organization, which donates funds to children in Colombia such as school supplies. *Source: OU Latin Dance Club

Turkey, Iran, Asia, United States and many more,” Stringfellow said. “Ages vary as well; from OU students to people who are over 50 attend our workshops.” The club gives people an opportunity to learn about the world, said Diego Romero, mechanical engineering senior and vice president of the Latin Dance Club. “I think in today’s society, and world as a whole, it pays to become a wellrounded person and that means becoming diverse and cultured,” Romero said. “In order to really become aware of our surroundings and the whole world, we need to engage because you can’t try to understand what you don’t know.” The club also has officers from Iran, Nigeria, Colombia and Thailand,

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Latin Club members dance at a club event. The club will host the Latin Ball Fiesta on Sept. 17 in the Union’s Ballroom.

said Khue Tran, electrical engineering junior and instructor chair of Latin Dance Club. “Anyone would feel comfortable joining our group,” Tran said. “It’s also a huge stress reliever.” The club’s workshops and events are not only physically rewarding but also mentally gratifying, said Amber Colley, nonprofit senior and member of Latin Dance Club. “If you let go of your fears and give it all you’ve got, I promise you w ill not regret joining,” Colley said. “Because of LDC I’ve begun trying things that

I’ve always been too afraid to do. Never in my life did I think I would consider myself a dancer, now I do.” Participating in Latin Dance Club provided many benefits to Crespo both as an exchange student and a future professional, he said. “Thanks to [Latin Dance Club], I became a leade r a n d a w e l l - ro u n d e d person,” Crespo said. “I learned to be creative and work in groups plus it gave me a Family-[my]‘LD C Family.’” “LDC has been the best experience of my life since I came to OU,” Crespo said.

Sunday, Sept. 12 » Habitat for Humanity will host a meeting at 9:30 p.m. in the Union’s Associates Room. » The Oklahoma Crew Team will host a meeting at 1:00 p.m. in the Union’s Crimson Room.

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Monday, Sept. 13 » Career advisers will offer resume critiques at 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. in the Union’s Room 323. » Women’s Outreach Center will be stationed at Couch Restaurants fromm 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to offer information about how students can get involved in breast health awareness, Take Back the Night and LGBTQ events. » Career Services will host an interviewing workshop at 3:30 p.m. in the Union’s Crimson Room.

» This day in OU history

Sept. 9, 1993 Norman parking rates due for increase soon Metered parking in Norman increased to 5 cents for six minutes, 10 cents for 12 minutes, and 25 cents for 24 minutes. The reasoning behind raising Norman rates was to bring them up to line with Oklahoma City and OU, which were both more expensive. Cate cafeteria open for business after face lift Cate cafeteria reopened after a much needed face lift. Prior to the remodeling, Cate had gone 40 years without any major updates. Updates included new dining options, a redesigned interior and a video jukebox. Legendary jazz trombonist to play Saturday Jazz trombonist Al Grey appeared in concert during the Living Legends of Jazz Series at Holmberg Hall. Grey performed with many great jazz artists during his career. *Source: The Oklahoma Daily archives

The shop decided to move to Campus Corner after successful business at their South Jenkins Avenue location, which will soon close due to a land purchase by the university, Dickinson said. Jeff Stewart, vice president of the Campus Corner Merchants Association and O’Connell’s Irish Pub and Grille owner, said Campus Corner is a desirable place for businesses to come and join. “We have several landlords that really do a wonderful job of

Museum remodel 1 year from finish Construction of the Stuart Wing in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art will finish in October 2011, according to the museum’s public relations officer Michael Bendure. The Stuart Wing’s remodeling started in spring 2009 and will house the Adkins collection of more than 3,300 works. The new wing’s construction cost $3 million. OU Regent Jon R. Stuart donated the funds to support this project, according to the museum’s website. The Stuart Wing will add a second floor, grand staircase and space for photography exhibits. The Adkins collection includes many Native American and Taos pieces collected over the life of Eugene B. Adkins. Architect Rand Elliott designed changes for the 39-year-old building. The Nancy Johnson Gallery for Special Exhibitions also is being renovated. — Hillary McLain/The Daily

communicating with each other and deciding what businesses they want to invite to be a part of the corner,” Stewart said. Stewart said Campus Corner has historic presence in the OU community and is a integral part of the entire Norman community. The layout and unique shopping environment make the area attractive to students and patrons, who call the area their own, he said. Many students who work at Campus Corner businesses said they enjoy their jobs. E n g l i s h s e n i o r R a ma

Other Campus Corner changes » In addition to Subway, Eve Posh Bar & Lounge also joined Campus Corner. Eve is located in the former Justin’s Bistro and Bar, 584 Buchanan Ave. across from Hideaway Pizza. » In October, OU Information Technology will open a new store in the space formerly occupied by Harold’s Clothing. » Fuzzy’s Taco Shop will open in November across the street from Seven47 on Asp Avenue.

Habjbik works at Cafe Plaid and said she enjoys it’s close proximity to campus. “I have lived here for five years now and you can definitely see the change

happening,” said Habjbik, who has worked at Cafe Plaid for a month. “Things come and go but I ultimately think [change is] for the better.

OSU MEDICINE OPEN HOUSE Come and meet OSU Medicine alumni, students and admissions staff. Hors d’ oeuvres and refreshments will be served. September 9 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Associates Room Oklahoma Memorial Union Norman, OK Please RSVP to Lindsey Kirkpatrick: lindsey.kirkpatrick@okstate.edu or (918) 561-8468

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8 people missing in Colo. wildfire

Transportation Department prepared to act if Obama’s $50B plan passes

Authorities unsure what caused the blaze that broke out Monday

OKLAHOMA CITY — The director of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation says the state will be ready if Congress agrees to President Barack Obama’s $50 billion transportation plan. Gary Ridley told the Oklahoma Transportation Commission on Tuesday the agency will be prepared to act, but no decision has been made on which projects will be expedited. Ridley met with field division engineers and designers to go over projects in Oklahoma’s eight-year construction work plan that the commission approved in August. That plan includes more than 650 bridge replacements or major rehabilitations as well as improvements to segments of Interstates 35, 40 and 44 and other major roads. The $465 million the state received in federal stimulus money last year has funded 274 transportation projects, 148 of which have been completed.

OKC religious leaders denounce Quran burning planned in Florida OKLAHOMA CITY — A group of religious leaders from across Oklahoma City are joining together to denounce a Florida pastor’s plan to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11. Church leaders gathered Wednesday at the Church of the Open Arms as a sign of solidarity for the city’s Muslim community. The leader of an Oklahoma Islamic group and a state senator whose brother was killed in the Sept. 11 attack also spoke at the event. State Sen. Andrew Rice said the idea is offensive and contradicts what he says is the most basic tenet of the U.S. Constitution — religious freedom. Director of the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on AmericanIslamic Relations Razi Hashmi says the nation is undergoing an “intense period of Islamophobia.”

BOULDER, Colo. — Firefighters encountered a tangle of rattlesnakes, downed power lines and combustible propane tanks Wednesday as authorities looked for eight people missing in a wildfire that has destroyed dozens of homes. Some residents have refused to leave the area and stayed behind, risking their lives to try to save their homes. Authorities are following up with family members and checking homes in the area to find the missing. About 3,500 people have been evacuated from about 1,000 homes since the fire broke out Monday in a drought-ravaged area north of Boulder. The reports about the eight missing residents surfaced Wednesday, adding to complaints from locals about a lack of information from authorities. Firefighters say mapping shows the blaze is burning on about 9 1/2 square miles. Laura McConnell, f i re ma na g e m e nt t e a m

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Top: A wildfire burns Tuesday outside of Boulder, Colo. Authorities said 92 structures have been destroyed since the fire broke out. Right: A spotter plane and large slurry bomber past over a burning home Tuesday in Boulder, Colo.

spokeswoman, said about 300 firefighters are at the fire and more are on the way. She said they’re dealing with downed power lines, debris, poison ivy and rattlesnakes. They also have to be watchful for propane tanks in the area. Seven of the country’s

19 heavy air tankers have been sent to Colorado to fight the blaze, considered the nation’s top firefighting priority. S h e r i f f ’s C m d r. R i c h Brough said investigators are trying to determine the cause and origin of the fire. — AP

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Oklahoma under flood watch through Thursday due to Hermine remnants

Accused gunman to have mental exam

OKLAHOMA CITY — The National Weather Service says the remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine are expected to bring heavy rain and minor to moderate flooding to Oklahoma. Flood watches have been issued through Thursday morning for all but far northwestern Oklahoma. The weather service said about five inches of rain is expected across Oklahoma through Thursday with local amounts of up to eight inches in the northeast. The weather service warned of possible minor flooding along the North Canadian River from Oklahoma City to Harrah and along the Caney River near Ramona and Bird Creek from Avant to near Sperry. Moderate flooding is possible along Polecat Creek near Sapulpa. Hermine was downgraded Tuesday night from a tropical storm to a tropical depression.

Judge orders man who allegedly took 3 hospital workers hostage to remain in jail

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SAVANNAH, Ga. — A federal judge Wednesday ordered a mental evaluation for an ex-soldier accused of taking hostages at gunpoint at a Georgia military hospital while he demanded psychological treatment. Robert Anthony Quinones, 29, is charged with kidnapping and assault in a standoff Monday at Winn Army Community Hospital at Fort Stewart, 40 miles southwest of Savannah. His mother says he acted in a “desperate cry for help” because he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. Quinones also is charged with threatening to kill President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton. According to court documents, investigators say he told them after his arrest that he was plotting to assassinate

both men. U.S. Magistrate Judge G.R. Smith ordered Quinones to remain in jail and noted portions of his case could be put on hold pending results of whether he’s mentally competent to stand trial. “We think that’s an important step,” Karl Christian Zipperer, Quinones’ court-appointed defense attorney, said of the evaluation. He declined to comment further on the case. Army officials say Quinones was carrying a semi-automatic rifle and three other guns, none of them military issue, when he entered the Army hospital’s emergency room at 4 a.m. Monday. They say he held three workers hostage and demanded mental treatment until negotiators persuaded him to drop his weapons and surrender peacefully. No one was injured. — AP

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THUMBS UP ›› Glenn Beck’s condemnation of Koran burning

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Prospective Student Services should do more for transfers

Fears of domestic terrorism threaten our free speech

Although the portion of Prospective Student Services’ website for transfer students says “everything you [the transfer student] need is within reach,” we don’t think that’s always the case. In fact, Prospective Student Services has so little to offer for transfer students that it led to the creation of the Transfer Student Advisory Board last spring. Transfer students run this organization to help provide what Prospective Student Services doesn’t — basically everything. P ro s p e c t i v e S t u d e n t Services has only one representative, Michael Hoggatt, for all transfer students. When we called Prospective Student Services to ask someone about the transfer process, they told us to talk to Hoggatt. When he couldn’t be reached, we asked if anyone else could talk to us about the transfer process. They asked us to

check with Hoggatt first. In fall 2009 there were 2,028 transfer students on campus, according to the OU Factbook. That’s about 9 percent of the total student body. Wait. One man for 2,028 students? With transfer students making up such a significant portion of our student body, Prospective Student Ser vices would be well served in finding a whole staff of Hoggatts. The creation of the Transfer Student Advisory Board is a great idea. The problem is it’s new and still trying to organize itself to meet all the needs of transfer students. The advisory board has some great ideas to make the transition to OU much smoother for transfer students. They have plans to engage transfer students in helping them get to know the campus, familiarizing students

with the class enrollment process and clarifying advisement. When the board knows how it will go about executing these ideas, life for transfer students will get easier. At the same time, the administration should do its part in improving the transfer process for students. We have suggestions: • First, work with each college to create a document that explains to students how a course taken at their previous college does or does not count toward their major. One of the most common complaints among students, according to a spokeswoman for the Transfer Student Advisory Board, is being told the he or she will have to retake a course without any explanation. If each college has its own standards for transferring credits, new students should know what those standards are.

• Also, they should notify transfer students of scholarship opportunities. This should be knowledge every transfer student has access to. • Plus, they should create a larger staff to meet the needs of transfer students. One person handling 9 percent of the student population isn’t going to cut it. We don’t want to burden OU’s shrunken budget for hiring staff, so the administration should seek out existing staff members in Prospective Student Services who would have the time to work on initiatives for transfer students. Transfer students deserve to have the same experience as those who have been here since they enrolled freshman year, and these changes would help accomplish this goal.

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Oklahoma needs to revise sex education About 70 percent of OU students hail from In 2007, the federal government surOklahoma, a state where 7,616 babies were veyed recipients of Title V-abstinence eduSTAFF COLUMN born to women under the age of 19, and 49.3 cation funds, including Oklahoma. This percent of high school students admit that survey found no evidence of teens waitKate McPherson on they’ve had sex by the time they get their ing until marriage to first have sex or even diploma. waiting until later in life to first have sex Given these numbers, why aren’t high schools teaching than their counterparts who learn about contraceptives. sex education? The declining teenage birth rate is instead attributed to Oklahoma state law does not mandate that sex education frank discussions about condoms and birth control. ever be taught in public school. Should a school venture into However, just talking about contraceptives is not scandalous waters and teach sex education, their class must enough. stress that abstinence is the only way to completely prevent To provide truly responsible, comprehensive sex educapregnancy, sexually transmitted infections and AIDS. They tion, educators must talk about what happens if girls do get are never required to talk about condoms or any other form pregnant or if STIs are contracted. Because contraceptives of birth control. are not 100 percent effective, stressing proper medical care That’s not sex education. is essential. That’s abstinence education, and it’s not working. Often, the stigma attached to underage pregnancy and Oklahoma ranks seventh in the nation for the birth rate STIs prevents those afflicted from seeking medical help. to ages 18 and 19. In pregnancy, this is damaging to not only the mother but In fact, according to the Oklahoma Institute for Child also the baby. Sexually transmitted diseases and infections, Advocacy, 70 percent of all teen births in Oklahoma were to when left untreated, develop severe side effects, such as teens who are old enough to attend OU. blindness, infertility and death. Furthermore, many STIs are That’s 4,662 babies, and this number does not account for curable, but when they are left untreated, they often spread miscarriages or abortions. The Guttmacher Institute reports very quickly from person to person. 18 and 19-year-olds have 128 births per 1,000 teens. By the time students get to OU, they should be able Nationally, the numbers are just as shocking. to focus on snagging that elusive A in American Federal The National Campaign to Prevent Unplanned Pregnancy Government rather than on making enough money to feed reported that 75 percent of unplanned pregnancies are to their children and pay tuition. Raising children is compliwomen under age 29; 40 percent of these pregnancies are to cated at best. Add in studying and at least 12 hours of class, women with at least some college education. Seventy-two and the web of life gets even more tangled. percent of unplanned pregnancies to 20-somethings are the What we learn as adolescents carries over into college; woman’s second or higher pregnancy. our formative high school years do just that: they form us. In stark contrast with Oklahoma, Vermont teens have Incorporating simple truths about contraceptives and sexujust 20 births per 1,000 teens. The Green Mountain State al health into high school education systems has the ability requires that schools teach about abstinence, but schools to reduce the rate of teenage pregnancy and STIs. must also teach about contraceptives and HIV/AIDS. In 2007 Vermont, $69,885 was spent on abstinence-only- — Kate McPherson, until-marriage education. Oklahoma spent $1,289,869 in University College freshman that same year. Clearly, abstinence education doesn’t work. Comment on this column at OUDaily.com

With the meteoric rise of the tea party and Glenn Beck’s fame and influence within it, liberal commentators have begun to worry about the possibility that Beck’s rhetoric will incite his listeners to commit acts of violence against their political opponents. Despite Beck’s exhortations to his audience to “reject violence every step of the way,” since “violence will destroy the republic,” his critics are not convinced. Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks and MSNBC claimed Beck is “going to get somebody really hurt ... he’s inciting people.” David Sirota at Alternet STAFF COLUMN LUMN is forceful in his condemnation, asking “What is Patrick O’Bryan the difference between Beck’s decree and that of Rwanda’s genocidal leaders in the 1990s? The former broadcast a call to ‘eradicate’ the ‘cancer’-like progressives; the latter a call to ‘exterminate the cockroaches.’” They have a point. The rhetorical skill and vehemence it takes to inspire a terrorist is not great. Take for instance the recent eco-terrorist attack Sept. 2 at the Discovery Communications headquarters. Citing the Al Gore PowerPoint presentation “An Inconvenient Truth” and Daniel Quinn’s “Ishmael,” a book about a telepathic gorilla with a beef against agriculture, James J. Lee entered the Discovery Channel’s building in Rockville, Md., armed with a gun and several bombs. He held three hostages in a standoff with police for four hours until he was shot by a police sniper. Lee had left a manifesto at savetheplanetprotest.com, in which he demands that the Discovery Channel change its programming to oppose the “breeding of disgusting human babies.” He goes on to assert that “Humans are the most destructive, filthy, pollutive creatures around and are wrecking what’s left of the planet with their false morals and breeding culture ... The planet does not need humans.” Lee was convinced by the rhetoric of environmentalists like Gore and Quinn that human resource consumption poses a growing threat to the earth that must be stopped immediately by any means necessary. Most of us would not think of our drawling ex-vice president and his slideshows as electrifying and bombastic enough to warrant violent action, but violent extremists can and will find a way to weaponize anyone’s rhetoric provided the ideology is extreme enough, a bar low enough to include Al Gore’s environmentalism. Barring cases of outright encouragement to commit terrorism, it is not the rhetoric of ideologues that causes violence, but the fervor of their followers. In the U.S., we are fortunate enough to harbor a healthy aversion to restrictions on free speech and the bullying of public figures we disagree with. Our neighbors to the north are not so lucky. Under the Canadian Human Rights Act of 1977, it is illegal to distribute by phone or Internet information “that is likely to expose a person or persons to hatred or contempt.” Enforcement is accomplished through trials by the Human Rights Tribunal — in which hearsay is accepted as evidence, truth is not a defense and plaintiffs are given the power of investigators and access to Commission files. The Commission has the power to issue gag orders and in the past forced defendants to apologize for statements they still agreed with. The attitude of the Tribunal can be summed up by investigator Dean Steacy, who stated during a recent case, “Freedom of speech is an American concept, so I don’t give it any value.” It is not unthinkable that domestic terrorists could use almost any public thinker’s ideas as a reason to carry out attacks. This is not a reason to attack speakers you disagree with. Those who claim that public figures like Beck could cause domestic terrorism produce a chilling effect by which almost any criticism of the current administration is considered potentially dangerous. At worst, they stoke a climate of fear that could pave the way for Canadian-style restrictions on our constitutional rights. — Patrick O’Bryan, economics and letters sophomore

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Let’s relieve the stress and bring laughter to campus Laughter is no laughing matter. Historically, many have looked into the nature and effects of this universal language. Sigmund Freud theorized that the expression releases tension, both physical and mental. The reputable New England Journal of Medicine published a now famous article in 1976 by a man who laughed at Marx Brothers films to overcome a deadly degenerative disease. In recent years, laughter has become more and more popular as a cure-all. In fact, it may be the next big thing. Laughter yoga clubs have been popping up everywhere. In these clubs, groups of people use laughter — fake or otherwise — for therapeutic and possible health benefits. Dr. Madan Kataria, (a.k.a. the “Giggling Guru”) is a physician from Mumbai, India. He has turned laughter yoga into an international program, now with over 6,000 official clubs in 60 countries. His stated mission is to use laughter to deliver health, joy and world peace.

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The New Yorker ran an article Aug. 30 about Katara in which it praised the potential of the STAFF COLUMN N exercise, describing it as a liberating effect that borders on spiritual enlightenment. Jay Kumar There is some bite behind the bark. Laughter has been scientifically proven to reduce levels of the stress hormone cortisol. Laughing also is a relatively intense cardio workout. It works the core quite thoroughly. Furthermore, melancholy is less common among laughers than non-laughers. Forced laughter may be as effective as natural laughter. Certainly, the physical effects of an artificial laugh are similar to those of a spontaneous laugh. They engage the same muscles and bring more oxygen into the body. Forced laughs also seem to ultimately lead to more frequent natural laughs. In TIME Magazine’s Sept. 13 issue, an article describes laughter club members in New York City who are faking it

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until they make it, feeding off the infectious positive energy that builds even from forced laughter. My suggestion: Bring laughter yoga to OU. Go tickle your best friend, your boyfriend, your girlfriend, maybe even just someone on the South Oval. Try laughing more than 20 times today or for five minutes straight. If you like it enough, start a club. All you need is nine more friends who like to laugh. It’s contagious, so if you start, you’ll find them soon enough. All you’ve got to lose is your stress. Among the things you stand to gain are rock-hard abs. — Jay Kumar, microbiology sophomore

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Which former Sooner’s NFL rookie season will be better? RJ says Sam Bradford Is there any doubt that Sam Bradford will be the most impactful Sooner taken in this year’s NFL draft? Wait, there is? Allow me. Of the 255 players picked in the draft this year, Bradford was the first overall selection and — as of this moment — is the highest paid rookie in NFL history. He’s the 2008 Heisman Trophy winner and unlike Reggie Bush’s Heisman, Bradford’s trophy is going to stay in his living room. In the preseason he completed 30-55 passes for a 60 percent completion rate, tossed for 338 yards and has yet to throw an interception in an NFL uniform. The really complex (and sometimes irritating) passer rating formula puts him at 95.5. Not too shabby. Although the process was sped up a little when A.J. Feeley was injured in the preseason, Bradford was named the starting quarterback last week as rookie. It would have happened by Week 3 anyway. To put that fact in perspective, the Pittsburgh Steelers had four veteran quarterbacks at training camp and currently on their 53-man roster. They chose Dennis Dixon to start three days after the Rams tapped

eccause Bradford and only because rttertheir first string quarterd for f back is suspended the first four gamess of ecthe season and their se seca ack ond string quarterback tweaked an alreadyy dodgy ankle duringg the preseason. ch h St. Louis head coach ivSteve Spagnuolo is givyss ing Bradford the keys e e. to the Rams’ offense. un nHe’ll have a top-5 runening back to keep de delay fenses honest in pl play okie action, a dynamic rookie a rty wide receiver in Marty eaat Gilyard as a deep threat nee and an offensive line that, though it can bee ntss suspect at times, wants m to protect him see him iss succeed. All of this avor. works in Bradford’s favor. Barring his shoulder going the way of a fragmentation grenade for a second straight year in the opening game of the season, Bradford will have the most successful season of any Sooner in the 2010 NFL Draft class. — RJ Young, journalism grad student

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Stoops hopeful for loud crowd at Florida State game The last time the Sooners met Florida State was a memorable one for the Sooners. It was OU’s last national championship in a year when the Sooners were an afterthought when it came to winning the conference, much less a national title. But coach Bob Stoops led his team by Bobby Bowden and the Seminoles 13-2. Stoops now meets the Seminoles for the second time in his career at OU, but this time

against coach Jimbo Fisher, FSU’s offensive coordinator behind Bowden before he retired. Florida State comes to Norman with the Sooners on a school record and the nation’s current longest home win streak of 31 games. The Seminoles, led by quarterback Christian Ponder, will be the Sooners’ first real test of the season, and the win streak will be on the line. “I don’t think there’s any special reason other than we’ve played well,” Stoops said about why his team plays so well at home. “Good things usually happen to you when you do.” While Stoops emphasized his intentions on not getting overconfident or concerned with records, he did show his gratitude to the Sooner fan

M..J. sa M.J. says Jeerma Gresham Jermaine It’s a simple equation: When W your tight ends couldn’t could catch a disease in Atlantic City or they block b like a kicker, especially espe in a highpowered powe offense, head coaches coac tend to continually t tinual try to find that missing m missin piece in free a agency or the draft. For the first time since sin nce tak taking over the job, Cincinnati Cin ncinn Bengals coach Marvin M Lewis can say he’s h found fo that missing piece, p former OU standout o Jer Jermaine Gresham. Gresham Gre was drafted to o be the th tight end of the future f t in Cincinnati, and Lewis L i is i wasting i no time. i As quickly as early August, Lewis had already confirmed Gresham as the starting tight end for their opening game against the Patriots Sunday. On June 10, Palmer said Gresham possesses no weaknesses and the sky is the limit for him. He will be slotted into an offense full of second-chance talent, including

base and even referred back to one of the most notable home victories of the 31-game streak. “They have been really special, in particular as of late,” he said. “We’re incredibly hopeful that they’ll show up this weekend in a similar fashion that they did against Texas Tech.” But many were left concerned and bewildered after a better-than-expected Utah State team came to Norman and left a seven-point loser. “It was decent,” coach Bobby Jack Wright said of the pressure on Utah State’s Michael Borell. “It was nothing special. It needs to be a lot better this week.” Wright also noted that the offensive for the Seminoles is much more talented than that of the

narcissistic receivers Chad Ochocinco and Terrell Owens, outspoken Cedric Benson and the injury-prone-butgreat-when-healthy quarterback Carson Palmer. This offense will absolutely be one of the top scoring units in the league and will target Gresham early and often. Not only is Gresham a wide receiver in a tight end’s body, but he will be a monstrous threat in redzone opportunities, where the Bengals needed improvement. As for other former Sooners, Rams quarterback Sam Bradford will undoubtedly be making a splash but most likely a negative one as he adjusts at the professional level. Trent Williams will be a crucial part of the Redskins offense, blocking for Clinton Portis, but one would be a fool to say Williams will be the most recognized of the bunch. Gerald McCoy is a major candidate for defensive rookie of the year, but the play of Lions lineman Ndamakong Suh will overshadow McCoy. Not only would Jermaine Gresham arguably make the biggest splash in a swimming pool out of the first-year Sooners in the NFL, but he will make the biggest splash on the field, too. — M.J. Casiano, journalism senior

Aggies. While they may not be as big as a lot of lines in the country, they excel at zone blocking and are very agile. Ponder will provide a different threat than Borrell did as he is more of a pocket passer by trade. But don’t let the title fool you; the kid can move just fine. “The thing about any quarterback, especially one that is mobile, is you’ve got to keep them in the pocket,” Wright explained. “Ponder is not necessarily a runner or a scrambler, but he can run and he does have good running ability.” — Clark Foy/The Daily

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AT AN INTERSECTION Jonathan Hils balances role as professor with personal endeavors in sculpture

wanted to pursue it as a career, until a chance encounter on campus swayed his decision. “Due to a number of odd events, I found myself walking through the sculpture program at my undergraduate JOSHUA BOYDSTON The Oklahoma Daily institution and instantly thought, ‘This feels really good here,’” Hils said. “It was loud, dirty and everyone seemed If OU professor Jonathan Hils is anything, he’s one hell to be really happy and energized. of a craftsman. “It was an electric place, and I decided — on the spot When Hils isn’t fabricating his own large-scale, highly — that I wanted to make sculptures.” intricate sculptural works, he’s molding the minds of Hils found himself enticed by not only the energy of students, teaching them how to execute their own ar- the medium, but also by the obstacles sculptors contistic visions. stantly have to conquer. However, this semester, Hils also is leading by “I’m attracted to the problems of sculpture … example with his very own installation at the the noises, the materials and overcoming Oklahoma City Museum of Art. the difficulties that gravity presents,” His exhibit — the second installment Hils said. “And I really enjoy the zone of the museum’s NEW FRONTIERS: you find yourself in when things Series for Contemporary Art — is are clicking. entitled “Intersection” and exWhat: NEW FRONTIERS | Jonathan Hils: “It’s not unlike a marathon plores the state of the American Intersection runner that breaks through the identity through handcrafted, When: Opening today and continuing wall, and you almost feel like life-size automobiles with a your gliding,” he continued. through Jan. 3 modern artistic twist, along with “Every sculpture is like gliding, Where: Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 other works. and the satisfaction of landCouch Drive Hils’ style — a painstakingly ing only makes me want to go Lecture: 6:30 p.m. Sept. 30 intricate study in contrasts — althrough the experience again For more info, call 236-3100 or visit lows him to further investigate and again.” www.okcmoa.com. the division between masculine Hils rarely takes breaks from For more on Hils, visit www.jonathanhils.com. and feminine attitudes in American the work he loves so much, and culture. his students know that better than And for all the success Hils has had in anyone. sculpture — including numerous solo and “[Hils] puts in amazingly long hours,” said group exhibitions and being the recipient of the 2005 Caelie Winchester, a 2009 OU alumna who was taught by Oklahoma Visual Art Coalition Fellowship — he wasn’t Hils and briefly shared a studio space with him. “When always sure that the medium, or even art itself, was what he’s got a lot on his plate, I’m pretty sure he only stops to he wanted to pursue. teach class, check his e-mail and sleep. Hils began college as a music major. Though he had Otherwise, he’s he s welding wel e ldi d ng away, listening to NPR on “Otherwise, studied art in high school, Hils said he wasn’t sure he the stereo full-blast.” Hils said he puts in the hese ese long hours to be a role model these for his aspir ring artists s. aspiring artists. “I try to set an example e ample for my students by stayex ing ve ery busy bus and wo working as much as I can,” very Hils said. “When you like what you’re doing, it’s a lost easier than it may seem.” And as much much as Hils enjoys his work, he is equ u ally thrilled to set his stuequally dents on route to finding that same passion.

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“I love seeing students find their way, but I also know — and always reiterate to them — that in three years, in five years … their work will be much better,” Hils said. “Experience is the artist’s toolbox.” And while he can’t teach experience, he can arm his students with the right point of view and attitude to succeed in Every sculpture is art. “ You need to examine the like gliding, and world; you need to examine art,” the satisfaction Hils said. “You need to have a good footing of what’s important. of landing only simply comes with maturity makes me want That and dedication. I see my role as to go through the facilitating the path towards that experience again future.” If Hils’ individual successes and again.” are overshadowed by anything, the impact he is having on — JONATHAN HILS, it’s his students, and whether it’s OU PROFESSOR through his own works or the works that have been and will be produced by his students, we should see Hils’ influence around for quite some time. “[Hils] taught me things that I not only still use but plan on using for the rest of my artistic life,” Winchester said. “His feedback was always honest and constructive … I think that I’ll always hear a little bit of his voice in my head when I’m critiquing my own work from now on.”

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Paul Austin (left), Ginger Gillmartin and Tom Orr perform in a previous production of the University Theaterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Copenhagen.â&#x20AC;? The show opens at 8 p.m. in the Weitzenhoffer Theatre and is free for students.

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Orr, the director of the School of Drama. While Shaughnessy and Austin are no strangers to the stage, they arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t experts on the complex physics theories that the Basking in the glow of dim scoop lights in the Weitzenhoffer play presents as it tries to justify Heisenbergâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trip to Denmark Theatre, actors begin warming up in what appears to be a typi- to see Bohr, which coincided with the beginnings of atomic cal rehearsal for a typical show. They make odd sounds in their bomb development. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well, I know lots, because I took a class in college called throats, pace the stage maddeningly and practice pronunciaâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Physics for Poets,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Shaughnessy said, tions. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all very typical for a rehearsal space. laughing. But â&#x20AC;&#x153;Copenhagenâ&#x20AC;? is no typical show. The many scientifically advanced theories Written by British playwright Michael in the play created a â&#x20AC;&#x153;steep learning curveâ&#x20AC;? Frayn, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Copenhagenâ&#x20AC;? is being presented by for both the production team and the actors, University Theatre and, surprisingly enough, What: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Copenhagenâ&#x20AC;? by but the play remains understandable, she by the Homer Dodge Department of Physics Michael Frayn said. and Astronomy and the College of Arts and â&#x20AC;&#x153;We wanted to make this an event accesSciences. When: 8 p.m. today through sible to the general public,â&#x20AC;? said Kim Milton, The three lead roles in the drama about Saturday chair of the centennial celebration committhe fateful meeting of Niles Bohr and Werner 3 p.m. Sunday tee. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We wanted something that was conHeisenberg in Copenhagen, Denmark durnected to physics, and this play describes ing World War II are performed by seasoned Where: Weitzenhoffer this meeting between Bohr and Heisenberg guest artists rather than OU students. This Theatre, 563 Elm Ave. in in 1941 in occupied Denmark. No one knows special presentation wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t planned on a Norman what they talked about and both left very whim; the journey of bringing â&#x20AC;&#x153;Copenhagenâ&#x20AC;? upset with each other, and there are various to Oklahoma originated long ago as plans for Cost: Free for OU students, opinions about what was said.â&#x20AC;? the Department of Physicsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; centennial celfaculty and staff While the critical success of the play in its ebration emerged. $10 for general public past incarnations was an important factor â&#x20AC;&#x153;[I was] approached about a year ago and in selecting the work, Milton stated that the [was] asked if Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to do a production of connection to physics that the play has made â&#x20AC;&#x153;Copenhagenâ&#x20AC;?... for the physics departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s centennial,â&#x20AC;? director Susan Shaughnessy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re having it an obvious selection for the centennial. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[The show] is sort of a play on the Heisenberg Uncertainty lots of festivities and people visiting and guest speakers and things like that, so we got the funds together to get a guest artist, Principle,â&#x20AC;? Milton described. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In quantum physics, you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know exactly where a particle is. And in the play, you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t quite Paul Austin, and we were able to pull it off.â&#x20AC;? Austin, an actor based in New York, knew just the performer pin down what actually happened.â&#x20AC;? A symposium will also be featured after the Sunday matinee to play one of the leads. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They asked me to recommend someone to play Bohr, so I show featuring presentations from six different departments, recommended myself,â&#x20AC;? Austin said, chuckling. The play also including religious studies, philosophy, international programs stars Ginger Gilmartin Smith, an OU alumna, and Tom Huston and â&#x20AC;&#x201D; of course â&#x20AC;&#x201D; physics.

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Actors Tom Orr and Ginger Gilmartin put the finishing touches on their characters during a rehearsal Sept. 2. It is presented by University Theatre and the Homer Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy and the College of Arts and Sciences. While the motive behind the production of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Copenhagenâ&#x20AC;? differs greatly from every other show being presented this season, both Shaughnessy and Milton are optimistic about the playâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reception when it opens tonight. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are so many different levels; there are scientific questions, but there are moral and ethical questions, and there are also familial issues and philosophical levels,â&#x20AC;? Shaughnessy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a many-layered play, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re very excited.â&#x20AC;?