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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT “Okie Noodling II,” a film documenting hand-fishermen out to catch large catfish, will screen at 7:30 p.m. in Gaylord Hall. Page 7A.

SPORTS The soccer team suﬀered through a 12game winless streak, but that ended Sunday with a 1-0 victory over Baylor. Page 5A.

CAMPUS BRIEFS Panel to probe US-China relations Ambassadors from both the U.S. and China will speak Monday on campus about U.S.China relations. J. Stapleton Roy, former ambassador to Singapore, China and Indonesia, will take part in two panel discussions with Chinese ambassador Zhou Wenshong; Richard C. Bush, former J. STAPLETON managing director of ROY the American Institute in Taiwan; former CIA ofﬁcer David Gries of the U.S. Embassy in Beijing; and Wu Xinbo, a professor at China’s Fudan University. A panel will discuss, “30 Years of U.S.- China Relations, 1979-2009,” will be at 10 a.m. in the Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. A second panel discussion, “The Future of U.S.- China Relations,” will be at 2 p.m. in Beaird Lounge in the Oklahoma Memorial Union. Roy will also be the keynote speaker at a President’s Associates dinner at 6 p.m. in the Molly Shi Boren Ballroom at the Union.

Mayor leads walk with ‘Heart and Sole’ • Program encourages physical activity JAMES LOVETT Daily Staff Writer Norman Mayor Cindy Rosenthal led more than 150 residents on a 5-kilometer walk through town Saturday morning to kick off the “Heart and Sole” campaign for family fitness. “Heart and Sole” is a six-week walking program initiated by the Healthy Community Coalition and Norman Regional Hospital. More than 150 people attended the event, which began at 9 a.m. at the Cleveland County YMCA. Rosenthal said this year’s program emphasizes getting children involved in physical activity with their

the earth.” parents. The program will award more “After the International Walk to than 900 prizes including shirts, School Day, we decided to add the For additional information on the radios, water bottles and backchildren’s component,” she said. packs to walkers based on their “We really wanted to focus on the Heart and Sole campaign, visit www. final step count. issue of childhood obesity.” myhealthycommunity.com or call Kathey Drummond, vice presiThe program has set a goal of the Community Health and Wellness dent of development and commu300 million total steps for its pardepartment at Norman Regional nity for Norman Regional Hospital, ticipants. Walkers can track their Hospital at 307-6602. encouraged Norman residents to progress with pedometers and take an active role in their health walking logs and post their step for more than just prizes. count to the Healthy Community “It’s not just Norman alone, our society is gaining Coalition Web site. Lindy Beswick, coordinator of community health for weight,” she said. “We want our children to be healthy, Norman Regional Hospital, said the step goal for this because they’ll be the ones taking care of us when we’re older.” year was increased from previous totals. Residents can register to participate until Friday. “Last campaign, we reached about 294 million steps and we wanted to improve on that,” Beswick said. Registration is $10 and includes a walking log and “The total of 300 million is about seven times around pedometer.

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Controversial film screens at Meacham • Documentary examines religious views on homosexuality NATASHA GOODELL Daily Staff Writer

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Ben Bigbie, economics senior, and Amanda Holloway, advertising and marketing senior, pose together after being named the 2008-2009 Homecoming King and Queen during halftime of Saturday’s football game at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. See page 2A for a complete list of Homecoming winners and visit OUDaily.com for photos of Friday’s pep rally.

The film “For the Bible Tells Me So” will screen at 7 p.m. today in Meacham Auditorium at the Oklahoma Memorial Union. It is hosted by the Women’s Outreach Center and the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Friends student organization and will be followed by a panel discussion. The film examines five families with homosexual children and how homosexuality has affected the family members’ lives, religions and relationships. Kathy Moxley, director of the Women’s Outreach Center, said both organizations feel this is an important issue and the film will compel students to explore their own values and upbringing. “We hope people take advantage of this being shown on our campus,” Moxley said. The panel will be comprised of Rev. Amy Venable of St. Stephens United Methodist Church in Norman; Barbara Boyd, director of OU Religious Studies; and Rev. Loyce Newton-Edwards, an associate pastor in Oklahoma City. “The speakers will be able to demonstrate that there are a lot of religions open and accepting to all individuals,” Moxley said. Boyd said she has not seen the film, but her faith teaches her to love and accept people, not judge them. “What they’ve asked me to do is to respond to the film, which will give me [something] to talk about,” Boyd said.

Students schooled on manners • Society now uses two sets of rules for differing workplace, social etiquette KATE CUNNINGHAM Daily Staff Writer

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Bette Scott, director of Career Services, teaches etiquette to students from the Honors College in a manners symposium Friday afternoon in the Henderson-Tolson Cultural Center. The lecture focused on proper manners during meals in an effort to prepare students for life after college.

Career Services is doing its part to disprove the adage “chivalry is dead.” Friday afternoon, the director of OU Career Services, Bette Scott, led 20 Honors College students through a two-and-a-half hour crash course in professional dining etiquette as part of the Joe C. and Carole Kerr McClendon Honors College’s first Effective Professional Self Presentation Symposium. “Since there are people who are hired to do what

I do in corporate America, then that means that you (as entrants into the job market) should realize how important it is,” Scott said to the students. She said her experience has taught her the importance of etiquette. She leads similar programs for the College of Law, the College of Earth and Energy and the Athletic Department. Major corporations have also hired her to teach professional manners to their new recruits. International and area studies senior Danielle Hardré attended a similar program three years ago, but wanted a refresher course to boost her confidence. “I’m so glad etiquette hasn’t disappeared,” she said. “I just like feeling classy and knowing what to do in a professional situation.” The rules of etiquette have changed so much since

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HOMECOMING WINNERS Homecoming culminated Saturday with a 45-31 football victory over the Kansas Jayhawks, but that was just one of many competitions that OU students competing in during the week. Listed below are the winners in all of the Homecoming competition categories.

Homecoming Court Homecoming King Benjamin Bigbie, economics senior Homecoming Queen Amanda Holloway, journalism senior and UOSA president

Overall Winners Large Group 1st: Delta Delta Delta, Delta Upsilon, and Kappa Alpha Order 2nd: Delta Tau Delta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Lambda Chi Alpha 3rd: Alpha Tau Omega, Phi Delta Theta, Pi Beta Phi Small Group 1st: Engineering Club 2nd: Hispanic American Student Association, Pan-America Student Association, European Student Association 3rd: Sooner Housing

3rd: Delta Gamma, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Small Group 1st: Engineering Club 2nd: Asian American Student Association, Oklahoma Undergraduate India Society, Vietnamese Student Association 3rd: Hispanic American Student Association, Pan-America Student Association, European Student Association

South Oval Sculptures Large Group 1st: Brothers Under Christ, Gamma Phi Beta 2nd: Alpha Chi Omega, Sigma Chi 3rd: Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Phi Alpha, Pi Kappa Alpha, Phi Kappa Psi, Zeta Phi Beta Small Group (No 2nd or 3rd Place) 1st: Housing Center Student Association

Banner Large Group 1st: Alpha Tau Omega, Phi Delta Theta, Pi Beta Phi 2nd: Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Phi Alpha, Pi Kappa Alpha, Phi Kappa Psi, Zeta Phi Beta 3rd: Delta Gamma, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Small Group 1st: Tie between Engineering Club and the Hispanic American Student Association, Pan-America Student Association and European Student Association 2nd: Asian American Student Association, Oklahoma Undergraduate India Society, Vietnamese Student Association 3rd: Sooner Housing

Parade Float Large Group 1st: Delta Delta Delta, Delta Upsilon, and Kappa Alpha Order 2nd: Alpha Gamma Delta, Delta Epsilon Psi, Sigma Nu 3rd: Alpha Tau Omega, Phi Delta Theta, Pi Beta Phi

Flag Football Tournament Large Group 1st: Alpha Phi Omega, Kappa Alpha Theta, Phi Gamma Delta 2nd: Delta Tau Delta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Lambda Chi Alpha 3rd: Delta Delta Delta, Delta Upsilon, and Kappa Alpha Order

Continued from page 1A the women’s liberation movement of the 1970s that there are now two sets of guidelines: one for the business day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and one for after 5 p.m. and weekends, Scott said. The first set applies to the workplace, where men and women function as equals. The second set applies to professional after-hours dinner meetings and more formal social settings. The program focused on “after 5 p.m.” guidelines because this standard is very different from the way most college students act on an everyday basis. The program concentrated on the role of host and hostess, how to order properly, how to be seated and general eating etiquette. The underlying theme throughout the program was using common sense and consideration for others. For example, it’s not polite or professional to make personal comments about others at the table. “Never point out what somebody eats or doesn’t eat,” Scott said, “even if you think you’re being nice and acting concerned that something might be wrong with their food.” Scott also emphasized some of the more basic rules that many people no longer observe — especially in casual settings. For example, men should stand when women leave or return to the table, a person should never place his silverware back on the table after it has been used, and people should not begin to eat until everyone at the table has been served. Students received a handout picturing different table place settings ranging from casual to very formal. The drawings helped the students know which utensils to use for each course of the meal, and the students can use them for future reference when hosting an event. Scott also used verbal memory aids to help students remember rules of etiquette. For example, she said, “food and fork both start with ‘f,’ so you know your bread plate goes over the forks.” The students seemed eager to learn. There was a constant flow of questions for Scott, but the most common ones had to do with the differences between the European and American styles of eating. Scott explained the differences between the way Europeans and Americans hold their silverware and signal a server that they are “resting” or finished with their meal. “Either style is fine, but

“I’m so glad etiquette hasn’t disappeared. I just like feeling classy and knowing what to do in a professional situation.” Danielle Hardré, international and area studies senior you can’t eat European-style for part of the meal and American for another part,” she said. Many students were unable to attend Friday’s symposium, but they expressed interest in attending a future event. In response, the Honors College has already scheduled another symposium for early in the spring semester. “So many people wanted to come but couldn’t because they have a noon class,” said organizer Lisa Tucker, a program assistant in the Honors College. “Hopefully those people will be able to come to the next one since we’re holding it in the evening.” The next program will be held Feb. 25 from 6-8 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Heritage Room. Seating will be limited. For more information, call Tucker at 325-5291.

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Large Group 1st: Alpha Phi, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Sigma Phi Lambda 2nd: Delta Delta Delta, Delta Upsilon, and Kappa Alpha Order 3rd: Alpha Tau Omega, Phi Delta Theta, Pi Beta Phi

• Student Success Series Seminars Carnegie Bldg. 200, 3p.m. to 4 p.m. • GLBTF- For The Bible Tells Me So, Meacham Auditorium, OMU 7-9 p.m. (Free)

Small Group 1st: Hispanic American Student Association, Pan-America Student Association, European Student Association 2nd: Engineering Club 3rd: Sooner Housing

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Small Group 1st: Engineering Club 2nd: Sooner Housing 3rd: American Indian Student Association

Large Group 1st: Delta Tau Delta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Lambda Chi Alpha 2nd: Beta Theta Pi, Chi Omega 3rd: Delta Delta Delta, Delta Upsilon, and Kappa Alpha Order

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Small Group (No 2nd or 3rd Place) 1st: Hispanic American Student Association, Pan-America Student Association, European Student Association

Large Group 1st: Brothers Under Christ, Gamma Phi Beta 2nd: Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Phi Alpha, Pi Kappa Alpha, Phi Kappa Psi and Zeta Phi Beta

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TUESDAY • Student Success Series Seminars Carnegie Bldg. 200, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. • Tuesday Noon Concert, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, 12-1:30 p.m. (Free) • Christians on Campus Bible Study, Associates Room OMU, 12-12:45 p.m. (Free) • Pre-Nursing Club, Physical Science Center, 6:30-7:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY • SHOUT, Sooner Room, OMU, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Free) • Student Success Series Seminars Carnegie Bldg. 200, 2 to 3 p.m. and 3 to 4 p.m and Bizzell room 149D 3-4 p.m. • Christians on Campus Bible Study, Heritage Room OMU, 12:30-1:15 p.m. (Free) THURSDAY • Student Success Series Seminars Carnegie Bldg. 200, 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. • Fred Films, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, 7-9 p.m. (Free) • OU Opera Theatre presents Leo Delibes Lakme, Reynolds Performing Arts Center, 8 p.m. ($15, $10) FRIDAY • OU Soccer vs. Nebraska, John Crain Field, 7 p.m. • OU Hockey vs. ASU, Blazers Ice Center, 7:30 p.m.

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The Alice in Wonderland float by Gamma Phi Beta and Brothers Under Christ is seen Saturday in the Homecoming parade.

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Car-less experiment screeches to a halt forgot about the little things that would come to haunt me. The “hey man we’re all going to meet up at Steve’s house” were the worst. With no time to plan, I would find myself at the mercy of a carpool. If no one could help me, I usually didn’t go. Spontaneous trips more than three miles are difficult to adapt to without a car. The main thing I learned about life without a car KEVIN HAHN was the necessity of planning. Multimedia Editor I have never looked at my watch more in my life Editor’s Note: Kevin Hahn gave up his car for than I did the last two weeks. I had to tack on an two weeks and relied on his bicycle, public extra 25 to 30 minutes to get anywhere. Whether I transportation and carpooling to get around. was traveling by bike or the bus, this was a constant Here, he gives his final thought on his experiment with a car-free life.

• Daily staff member reflects on life without a car

“With no time to plan, I

Well it is finally over, my two weeks without a car has come to an end. I would like to say that surviving without a car was easier than I anticipated, and that everyone should put away their car keys, but that would make me a liar. As I prepared for this experiment, I was concerned with the big travel adventures — going to the mall, the grocery store and KEVIN OU-Texas. I was so focused on HAHN the long distance traveling that I

would find myself at the mercy of a carpool. If no one could help me, I usually didn’t go.” Kevin Hahn, Multimedia Editor

in my life for the last two weeks. Since the bus only runs once an hour, if I wanted to make a 2 p.m. movie, I had to catch the bus at 1 p.m. and wait at the theater for 30 minutes for my movie to begin. The OU-Texas game in Dallas was a similar experience. While I managed to get around Dallas without a car, it took more time. The traffic in Dallas can make life without a car a solid argument, but the reality was that I was still a slave to the bus schedule. Anytime I got invitations to come do something, my first thoughts were whether it was too far for me to ride my bike and when the last bus ran. I did manage to make it to the mall and the movie theater in Norman. Both were easy, thanks to CART’s red-10 line. For 50 cents I could ride from campus to these areas with ease. But the trip to the grocery store was not as smooth. For this trip, I had to think about my options carefully. I could take the bus and spend a large chunk of time riding to buy two to four bags of groceries. But then an idea popped into my head after I came across a child’s bike trailer for $25 at a local garage sale. After this purchase, I was able to ride to the grocery on my bike with the trailer and come home with eight bags of groceries. The most difficult trip was going to my parent’s house in Midwest City. I rode the bus to downtown Oklahoma City and transferred

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to another bus that took me to Midwest City. From there, I rode my bike six miles down busy streets. All in all, a trip that would normally take 25 minutes by car took almost two and a half hours. Bottom line: I would never go home without a car. In the last two weeks, I have expanded what I consider my “biking distance.” I used to think that I was limited to riding to and from campus. Now I know I can ride from campus to Robinson Street and from Flood Avenue to 12th Street with ease. Now, I won’t be surprised if my car spends two to three days in the driveway, which means I can keep more gas money in my pocket.

New Women’s Leadership director reaches out to youth LEIGHANNE MANWARREN Daily Staff Writer A civic educator and grassroots advocate has been named the new director of the Women’s Leadership Program at the Carl Albert Center, a congressional research center. “I’m very excited that I will get to draw upon my experience to help prepare young people to get involved with their community, work in civic service, nonprofits and politics,” said new director Katie Fitzgerald. “The program has been very successful, and I wish to help continue its growth.” As the program’s director, Fitzgerald will contribute to the center’s civic education programs like Community Scholars. In addition, she will provide direction for the biennial Pipeline to Politics initiative and the annual National Education for Women’s Leadership undergraduate program. “I would like to work out a way on how to reach

out to younger women and girls, possibly partner with others with the same goal and help women have the opportunity to see how fully involved they can be in their community, whether it be through civic service, nonprofits or politics,” Fitzgerald said. Prior to working at OU, KATIE Fitzgerald worked as director FITZGERALD of the Oklahoma Afterschool Network, a coalition dedicated to improving youth development in the state. As director, she expanded the network’s base of advocates and financial support, laying the groundwork to pass the Quality Afterschool Opportunities Act in 2008, a program within the Department of Health that assists out-of-school programs to combat childhood obesity. “I came here three years ago and quickly got

involved in the nonprofits here in Oklahoma. It is a sector that really needs new, upcoming, bright people,” Fitzgerald said. In Michigan, Fitzgerald worked as program director with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, a private grant foundation, where she led and implemented a $20 million initiative called “Yes We Can,” which focused on the mobilization of grassroots and institutional leaders to expand economic opportunity, improve neighborhoods and educational outcomes for children and youth. She also served in many leadership roles in Michigan, where she worked for the United Way of Greater Battle Creek in Michigan as president and vice president for Community Investment, as an evaluator with the Michigan Public Health Institute, as adjunct faculty in the graduate school of social work at Western Michigan University and as a consultant for private foundations and nonprofit organizations.

“I would like to work out a way on how to reach out to younger women and girls ... and help women have the opportunity to see how fully involved they can be in their community.” Katie Fitzgerald, director of Women’s Leadership Program

OU STUDENTS YOU ARE INVITED! Panel Discussions on

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Panel I: “30 Years of U.S.-China Relations, 1979-2009” 10 a.m. - Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art

Panel II: “The Future of U.S.-China Relations” 2 p.m. - Beaird Lounge, Oklahoma Memorial Union

featuring J. Stapleton Roy, former U.S. Ambassador to China Zhou Wenzhong, Ambassador of China to the U.S. Richard C. Bush, former managing director, the American Institute in Taiwan David Gries, former senior CIA ofﬁcer, U.S. Embassy, Beijing Wu Xinbo, Professor, Fudan University, China

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Opinion

Monday, Oct. 20, 2008

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Manners still matter Who knows which fork to start eating with at the dinner table? We sure don’t. Students OUR VIEW from the Honors is an editorial College learned selected and debated fork choice by the editorial board and other etiand written after a majority opinion is quette techformed and approved niques through by the editor. Our View the Effective is The Daily’s oﬃcial Professional Self opinion. Presentation Symposium this weekend. (See page 1 for details.) This might be relevant if you’re interviewing for a fancy Wall Street job (though we’re not sure those exist anymore), but there are other elements of etiquette that are more important. Stiff, formal manners may not be as crucial as they once were, but basic politeness seems to be on the decline, and that is a shame. With the onslaught of technology, it is increasingly easier for people to be

isolated, even in the middle of a crowd. With that isolation, it is easy to forget how important it is to be polite to the person right in front of you. Though your phone vibrating in your back pocket may be tempting, remember, if you are talking to someone face to face, that person should be your top priority. Look her or him in the eye. Interact in the conversation. Should you choose to pull out the cell phone, you’re being rude. (We’re guilty ourselves.) There is value in social interaction that is not through a cell phone or a computer. If you give a person your utmost attention while you are talking to her or him, it makes that person feel like you value her or his time and persence.. Even if the person you are talking to is saying something you absolutely are not interested in, don’t completely shut that person out. Especially if that person is your professor.

Column misrepresented statistics I have a question regarding Rosie Sontheimer’s Thursday column, “Oklahoma law outrageous” that ran Thursday: Did anybody proofread it before it was published? It appears that if the editor did indeed read this column and let it run as it did, there must have been some underlying agenda guiding him or her. The column starts out with Sontheimer stating, “My biggest qualm with pro-lifers stems from statistical facts.” The column then goes on to use contradictory statistics in order to push an agenda of unrestricted abortion. My problem is not with the opinion. I’ll just assume that the statistics she collected are accurate. Sontheimer cites these statistics and then for some reason ignores them in order to push her agenda, but the statements don’t line up from one sentence to the next. For example, “Even after abortions were made illegal, analysts estimate that nearly 1 to 2 million abortions were performed by doctors” from “mid-to-late 1800s” until 1973. Giving an estimate in her favor, that averages to about 20,000 abortions annually. The column also states, “Today, 25 years after the Supreme Court struck down laws...nearly 1.3 million abortions are performed annually.” An obviously contradictory sentence appears later with “Whether abortion is legal or illegal, the same number of procedures will be performed.” Are 1.3 million and 20,000 even close to being equal? No. Even adjusting the statistics to be percentage of population rather than total people, I couldn’t get them close to equal. I laughed to myself when I read that statement. I understand that writers have opinions and want to share them in an opinion article, but to put those opinions under the guise of using statistics to show a fact is irresponsible of the writer. And it is irresponsible of the newspaper in general to not catch obvious fallacies in argument and not at leastmake the writer revise the article so it makes sense. If everyone in the population took the time or had the ability to read the article completely and see fallacies, then there wouldn’t be a real issue. People would write off articles like these. However, not everybody can deduce fallacies like this, and many probably did not actually read the entire thing, so people may have read the article and trusted that the writer did not blatantly lie. To these people, the effects of such

It is important to be polite in the classroom. Instructors deserve respect. A lot of time goes into planning lectures. We imagine it is incredibly disheartening for a professor to look into a crowd of people falling asleep, playing sudoku or checking out Facebook on their laptops. In the classroom, too, technology has taken the place of attentiveness and politeness, but students shouldn’t let it stay that way. An hour of listening to an instructor will not kill you. You may surprise yourself and learn something, but more importantly, you’ll make her feel like her efforts are worth your time and hers. Politeness lends itself to respect, and if people feel respected, they will respond to you better. People remember people who treat them with respect. When you are remembered well, it can only help you and make you more respected yourself, whether or not you know which fork to start with.

Derek Fox — journalism sophomore

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Looks like the American public is stuck cleaning up the mess yet again.

irresponsible writing and printing practices are immense because they could be swayed to believe something based on false information. And everybody has a right to their own opinions, don’t they? Or does this newspaper just want people to have the opinions that they endorse? Do a better job. MATT GATELY GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Determination of when unborn receive human rights important It is impossible to perform a proper abortion without first having an ultrasound. The doctor must know where the fetus is attached to the uterus in order to remove it with as little damage as possible to the woman’s reproductive system. I agree with Rosie Sontheimer that verbally describing the image to a woman about to have an abortion is an extreme, considering the woman can see it on the screen of the machine if she cares to, but if a fetus is a “little clump of cells,” then removing it should be like removing a tumor. But why would it be “insulting to her dignity” to have something described to the person it is being removed from? Acknowledgment of the emotions tied to an unborn child is an acknowledgment of the child as a human. I disagree with Sontheimer about the definition placed on the Colorado ballot. I believe that defining when a person is entitled to rights is important. State laws should be made determining when those rights come into play, and if there is a voter majority, the decision should be respected. Allowing a person to have rights at the moment of conception does not also give them the right to be conceived. Making the argument that giving unborn children rights will lead to the outlawing of birth control is assuming the definition will give eggs and semen rights as well. SARAH HARP POLITICAL SCIENCE , ANTHROPOLOGY SOPHOMORE

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Better protection from rape, diseases could save inmates’ lives

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justify refusing to distribute condoms in an environment where the prevalence of HIV is nearly five times greater than it is in the general population? This proposal may sound radical, but it has actually been instituted in the past. In 2006, the Philadelphia commissioner of prisons, Leon King, had thousands of condoms distributed to nearly 9,000 inmates. According to advocates of King’s program, taxpayers could buy 1 million condoms for the amount it costs to keep a single AIDS patient treated for life. The condoms for King’s program cost taxpayers only $360, less than the price of a Playstation 3. Despite the fact that this clearly demonstrates the economic feasibility of condom distribution, few other prisons have considered following the

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By doing something as simple and affordable as making condoms and lubrication available to the incarcerated, we could greatly slow the spread of diseases like HIV and mitigate undeserved suffering. example. In Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, distribution of condoms to the incarcerated has been specifically legislated against. The justification for this is that inmate-inmate sex is illegal, and condoms might be used to smuggle contraband. I can’t imagine how either of these concerns could possibly outweigh the importance of stemming the spread of HIV. Though condom usage goes a long way to stopping STD infection, tears in the rectal wall incurred during unlubricated

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However, there is one simple way America’s inmates can be spared an absurdly high risk of contracting deadly illness. By doing something as simple and affordable as making condoms and lubricant available to the incarcerated, we could greatly slow the spread of diseases like HIV and mitigate undeserved suffering. ZAC Many health SMITH facilities, such as OU’s own Health and Sciences Exercise Center, make condoms freely available to the public. The data showing the great degree to which this benefits public health is incontrovertible. How, then, can we possibly

Between 1983 and 2003, there were probably more than 1 million prison rapes, according to a report by Congress. For these people, the likelihood of contracting a deadly disease is 10 times greater than it is for the general population. The level of indifference about prison rape is inexplicable. Prison staff often treat rape as “just something that happens,” and, for the majority of the public, it exists primarily as a staple in prison drama films. Despite the efforts of Congress with its 2003 Prison Rape Elimination Act and the campaigns of organizations like Just Detention International, the U.S. remains largely unconcerned. These numbers of rapes and the probability of disease make me wonder why a more coherent effort to manage prison rape isn’t being made.

anal sex can raise vulnerability by allowing pathogens direct access to the bloodstream. Providing lubricant to inmates would be somewhat more expensive, but it would help further protect against diseases, and would ensure a more comfortable experience for both parties. And, though not as dirt-cheap as condoms, lubricant would probably be a cost-effective health provision when stacked against the cost of caring for the victims of terminal diseases.

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K-Y Jelly can be purchased retail for approximately $1.25 an ounce. A simple and affordable program along these lines could save thosuands of inmates from an unjust death sentence. That our prisons continue not to institute these programs speaks only of our complacency, prudishness and our refusal to empathize with the incarcerated. ZAC SMITH IS A UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SOPHOMORE. HIS COLUMN APPEARS EVERY OTHER FRIDAY.

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Soccer team gets long-awaited win

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t was pretty gutsy, actually. Like sticking a piece of gum over a leak in the Hoover Dam. Or trying to repair a flat tire with scotch tape. Or patching a rip in the rear of Phil Loadholt’s pants with felt. In an attempt to replace injured linebacker Ryan Reynolds, defensive coordinator Brent Venables put together a patchwork defense that played just well enough on Saturday. And while it wasn’t always pretty, a win is a win. Despite rumors that redshirt freshman Austin Box would slide from his spot as the second-string weak side linebacker to the middle, Venables and the coaching staff opted to instead move safety Nic Harris to fill the spot. Sophomore Quinton Carter took Harris’ spot in the secondary. The move left OU with more speed on the field, but without a big STEVEN body in the middle. JONES How did it look? Well, on the surface, it wasn’t pretty. Kansas rolled up 491 total yards and 31 points. But there are a few things to consider. First, 69 of those yards came when Brian Jackson slipped while covering Kansas’ Dezmon Briscoe one-on-one. Slipping is not poor defense, just poor luck. A 75-yard drive took place in garbage time, when Kansas head coach Mark Mangino kept his starters in and called plays like a seventh-grade football coach with his son at quarterback. Kansas fans may say that’s “fighting until the final whistle,” but if Todd Reesing had gotten injured on that final drive, those same fans would be angry and calling for Mangino’s head. And don’t forget the highlights the defensive players had. They were in the backfield all day, sacked the elusive Reesing five times and could easily have taken him down even more times. They also intercepted two passes, forced two fumbles and broke up eight passes. When they needed to, they stepped up. So it wasn’t perfect. Still, considering Kansas’ offensive power, what OU did was fairly impressive, with just a week to put it together. But it won’t hold up all season. Harris is a big defensive back and a talented player, but he’s not a middle linebacker. On Kansas’ touchdown drive in the third quarter, the Jayhawks rushed five times for 71 yards, mostly up the middle. The only reason OU’s defense held up for the entire game is that Kansas wanted to pass. If that was Oklahoma State out there, the game could have gotten ugly. It was obvious on Saturday why players are assigned certain positions. Football isn’t about putting the 11 most talented players on the field; it’s about playing the 11 players who are the best at the positions that make up a defense. Eleven great defensive backs couldn’t all start on defense; someone has to play the line. So eventually, OU needs to find a true middle linebacker. Venables admitted there would be situations when someone like Box needs to play. The good news is the linebacker position is Venables’ area of expertise. On top of producing a few Butkus Award winners, Venables is known for crafting stud linebackers — like Curtis Lofton and Travis Lewis — out of nowhere. If OU wants to continue to compete against the numerous potent offenses of the Big 12, Venables will have to work his magic once again, shaping someone — or multiple people, I suppose — into an adequate middle linebacker. Otherwise, the dam may just burst.

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JONO GRECO Daily Staff Writer After suffering through 12 games of winless play, the OU soccer team finally broke that streak Sunday with a 1-0 win against Baylor. The Sooners’ (2-13-1, 1-5-1) victory was their first since Aug. 31 against Ball State. It was also the squad’s first shutout of the season, and its first win on the road. OU’s lone goal came off the foot of sophomore forward Whitney Palmer — who leads the team with 7 goals — when she broke away from the Baylor defense at the 19:05 mark. The goal gave Palmer the 13th of her career, which ties her for eighth on the OU all-time scoring list. Sunday’s goal was the first game winner of her career. The win was also senior goalkeeper Traci Dickenson’s first career victory and shutout, as she improved her personal record to 1-2-1. First-year head coach Nicole Nelson recorded her first Big 12 conference victory after spending the past 3 seasons as an assistant coach for both Baylor and Texas. “It was a solid effort by our defense, and offensively, we created more goal-scoring opportunities than we have in any other game this year,” Nelson said. The win comes two games after the Sooners broke a ten-game losing streak by tying Kansas 1-1 at home. During the winless streak, the Sooners’ opponents outscored them 34-5. “I am very proud of this team’s effort today,” Nelson said. “It is very difficult to win on the road in this conference and I commend Baylor for being a team that competed every minute today.” The Sooners extended their lead in the alltime series against Baylor to 6-4-2, and they are now 5-1-1 in the last 7 meetings between the two squads. The victory over Baylor came two days

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OU sophomore forward Lauren Alkek attempts to dribble past a defender during the Sooners’ loss Oct. 3 to Oregon. That loss was part of a 12-game winless streak that OU broke Sunday with a 1-0 win over Baylor. after suffering a 4-0 loss to No. 12 Texas — the fourth game during the Sooners’ winless streak in which they lost by four or more goals. The game against the Longhorns (10-2-3, 3-2-2) marked OU’s fifth loss against ranked opponents on the season, and was the first time the Sooners used both goalies. Dickenson gave up two goals in her 17 minutes of action while redshirt freshman Lisa Jett gave up the final two goals of the game during the remaining 73 minutes. Friday’s appearance was Jett’s first since Oct. 5, when she allowed five goals against No. 7 Texas A&M.

The win against Baylor jumped the Sooners from a tie for last place in the Big 12 to a tie with the Bears for ninth with only three games remaining, all of which are at home. “Our team did a very good job of executing our game plan and this win will give us confidence going into this final home stretch,” Nelson said. “Our focus is on the final three games and qualifying for the Big 12 tournament, and that starts with Nebraska on Friday.” Only eight teams qualify for the Big 12 tournament, and OU is currently three points behind Texas Tech, which is No. 8.

Volleyball team falls short against Kansas • Sooners lose close match in four sets MATT WELCH Daily Staff Writer The OU volleyball team had one of its best hitting performances of the season Saturday, but injuries and errors cost the Sooners a shot at their first conference road win. OU (8-11, 4-7 Big 12) out-hit and out-blocked Kansas (9-9, 3-6 Big 12), but fell in four sets (25-27, 25-17, 24-26, 22-25). “We just committed some unforced errors when it was crunch time,” said head coach Santiago Restrepo. “Unfortunately, it bounced [Kansas’] way in the end.”

While the Sooners are statistically the most error-free serving squad in the Big 12 — averaging only 5.26 service errors per match — they committed an uncharacteristic nine service errors against the Jayhawks. It was a glaring flaw in an otherwise close matchup that saw 36 ties and 10 lead changes throughout the action. The Sooners were also without the play of one of their core veterans, as junior outside hitter Bridget Laplante was inactive because of an illness. Junior Jackie Fotu started in place of Laplante, but her play was short-lived. Fotu left the match midway through the first set with an injury. Redshirt freshman Megan Bess filled in for the rest of the match. “[Laplante’s illness] threw off a lot of the things we planned to do,” Restrepo said.

Offensively, the Sooners were proficient and precise with four players finishing with double-digit kills on the evening. Hitting .252 for the match, OU was once again led by sophomore middle blocker Sarah Freudenrich, who tallied 13 kills. Mistakes plagued the Sooners early in the opening set, as five of Kansas’ first seven points came on OU attack or service errors. OU eventually rebounded behind the setting of freshman Brianne Barker and the arm of Freudenrich to open a 23-20 lead late in the first set. The Jayhawks responded, rattling off the set’s final three points to steal the opener, 27-25. The Sooners tied the match at one set each with a convincing 25-17 decision in the second frame. OU hit a match-high .467, while committing zero attack errors.

Despite Kansas taking the match’s final two sets, the Sooner defense held up their end of the bargain for the majority of the evening. The defensive front was led by senior libero Lacy Barnes and Higgins, who finished with 20 and 19 digs, respectively. In the third set, OU was within one point of shifting the momentum, but Kansas rallied back and capitalized with a pair of late blocks. The Jayhawks carried their momentum into the fourth set and opened a three-point lead at the 17-point mark. The Sooners came close, but the Jayhawks out-killed and out-hit the Sooners to secure the victory. “Overall, our kids played their hearts out,” Restrepo said. “When you play on the road, you have to buckle up and come up with a few key points at the right times.”

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Murder, scandal and ‘Chicago’ verybody loves a little murder, adultery and corruption in the justice system, right? If you don’t, you should, because without any of those things, there wouldn’t be “Chicago,” the spectacular Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse musical that opened at the Rupel J. Jones Theatre Friday. The University Theatre production of the Tony Award-winning show is a triumph, thanks to the superb efforts of guest choreographer Randy Slovacek, guest director Ron Kellum and the exceptional performance of Hartleigh Buwick, musical theater senior, as Roxie. Set in the late 1920s, “Chicago” tells the story of Roxie, a naïve woman who wants to be a vaudeville star. DUSTY Instead, she finds herself SOMERS jailed after murdering the man with whom she’s having an affair. But it turns out that may just be the best road to stardom. “Chicago” points a stern finger at a society that revels in celebrity and an inept legal system with an utter inability to render justice. It’s an apt social commentary wrapped in a fantasy world of jazz, liquor, singing and dancing. The show requires a great deal of its cast – there’s a minimal set, yet the locations range from sultry jazz clubs to a courtroom’s hall of justice. The lighting and set design were quite Chelsea Garza/The Daily capable, but it’s the job of the cast to transport Hartleigh Buwick, musical theater senior, and Lindsay Schwak, musical theater junior, perform as Roxie and the audience there – and they hit a home run. Buwick was magnetic as Roxie, and it’s Velma in “Chicago” Thursday night in the Rupel J. Jones Theatre. a testament to the abilities of the rest of the cast that she didn’t run away with the show performed with conviction and strength. The gender-bending scene was one of the funentirely. She disappeared into her role and three achieved the flash and razzle-dazzle that niest of the entire show. “Chicago” is an ambitious production, showed impeccable comic timing and a strong a show like “Chicago” deserves. and the constant stream of singing, dancing But in “Chicago,” it’s the supporting ensemability to maintain character throughout her many songs. Buwick possesses a strong voice ble cast that provides the essential foundation and comedy it requires would be absolutely and a natural charisma that lit up the stage for the stars to shine. Each member of the flattening to an unprepared cast, regardless ensemble plays multiple parts, and armed with of its abilities. But these cast members did scene after scene. Lindsay Schwak, musical theater junior, the impressive choreography of Slovacek, they more than tread water – they owned the show through and through. overcame some vocal problems early on and gave the show its solid foundation. The astonishing success of the University Special mention has to be given to Connor thundered back with an extremely strong second act as Velma, the starlet upstaged by McCollum, University College freshman, for Theatre production owes a lot to the prepaRoxie. It’s one of the most difficult roles in the his surprising turn as Amos, Roxie’s bumbling ration guest director Kellum clearly brought show, and Schwak struck just the right bal- husband. In many ways it’s a thankless role, to the show, loading the bright cast up with but McCollum was genuinely affecting and an arsenal of ammunition and allowing ance of venom and pathos. Joel Ingram, musical theater junior, seemed displayed a powerhouse voice I didn’t see them to blow the ceiling off. effortlessly comfortable as Billy Flynn, the coming. — DUSTY SOMERS IS A JOURNALISM JUNIOR. silver-tongued lawyer hired to do what it takes Elsewhere, Christopher Rice, musical theto get the girls off. Along with Buwick and ater junior, was hilarious in one of his ensemSchwak, he rounded out a trio of leads who ble roles as a juror. His character-switching,

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‘Controversy’ at Dreamer Concepts STEPHEN PYLE Daily Staff Writer Dreamer Concepts Studio and Foundation opened “Dreamer 14: Controversy” Friday night. Oklahoma City-based artist Scott Humphries was the featured artist. His latest works, included in “The Atrocities” series, are a collection of cartoon-like paintings showing various atrocities in history, such as the Mai Lai Massacre. OU graduates Billy Reid and Cory Scott also debuted work at the show. Mike Stromberg of Mike and Mary’s Jewelry exhibited jewelry while DJ Rent provided background hiphop music. Humphries said that though his art may look like a child’s art, he hopes it allows the disasters to stay fresh in viewer’s minds. “I want to create something aesthetically pleasing, but with an underlying socio-political outlook,” he said. Humphries is now working on a three-part series depicting the Oklahoma City Bombing. “These are true life historical atrocities done in pop art, but I want the paintings to keep these events in people’s minds,” he said. “Sometimes I think [people] get angry because the paintings force them to go places they would rather not be. Real places they pretend don’t exist. Real bad places,” Humphries said in a press release. Humphries used iconic figures, such as Jesus Christ, Satan and Lady Liberty to help tell his stories. Amber Clour, DCSF executive director, said that now is the perfect time to bring in Humphries. “We want to put a spin on what people conceive as controversy. Graffiti and hip-hop can appear negative, but it doesn’t have to be,” Clour said. Scott’s work focused on graffiti. Throughout the opening he worked behind the studio on a freelance graffiti mural, scripting the phrases “Nice Try” and “Maybe Next Time” on the piece. Graffiti murals are often associated with gangs or vandalism, Scott said. Reid used elements from daily life to construct his works. He focuses on using art as an outlet for self-discovery, Reid said. “Dreamer 14: Controversy” runs through Nov. 22.

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Director Brad Beesley’s documentary, “Okie Noodling II” follows fishermen who attempt to catch large catfish with their hands. The film screens at 7:30 p.m. tonight in the Edith Kinney Gaylord Library in Gaylord Hall.

Gone fishin’ — without the pole Course,” a class taught by Gaylord College professors Ralph Beliveau and Kathryn Jenson White, but is free and open to the public. The designation of “Dream Course,” assigned by President David L. Boren, provides the funds to bring award-winning documentarians to OU’s campus. According to the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication’s Web site, White said the filmmakers were chosen on KATIE J. PARKER the basis of their innovative approach to documentary filmmaking. Daily Staff Writer Beesley said “Okie Noodling II” brings back two of the original characters from “Okie Noodling” and adds three new charIn the depths of the murky waters of Oklahoma acters. One of the new characters is Gary Webb from a predator lurks. Missouri, who fights to make noodling, which is only For many years only the locals knew the wherelegal in 11 states, legal in Missouri. The documentary abouts of these 50 to 60 pound beasts that live in follows his plight and examines whether a sport like the mudholes or underbrush of their local rivers and noodling should be legalized and commercialized or lakes. remain an underground backwoods sport. They were flat-headed catfish, and instead of using Beesley, who is now an avid hand-fisherman, said When: 7:30 p.m. tonight hooks to catch them, people found using their bare the hardest part of filming both of these documentaWhere: Edith Kinney Gaylord hands not only worked better, but served as a titillatries has staying focused on not losing the camera to Library, Gaylord Hall, 395 W. Lindsey ing experience, one that could literally cost a person the water and been avoiding the urge to noodle. an arm and a leg. St. In his biography on Beesley, Coyne said he strugThis experience, called noodling, began as a primiHow much: free, open to public gled to adapt his music “to suit this very organic tive practice by the Native Americans and has been story.” passed down from generation to generation around Coyne decided to let Beesley offer his input on the rural parts of the United States unbeknownst to exactly what a soundtrack for this non-traditional any mass demographic until 2001, when documentarian Bradley Beesley documentary should entail. brought the sport to light in his documentary “Okie Noodling.” “After I told [Coyne] it wasn’t masturbation and that it was hand-fishing, The Austin-based filmmaker is an Oklahoma City native and an OU I told him I wanted a soundtrack that sounded something like Glenn alumnus. Beesley said he found out about noodling though distant cousins Campbell’s ‘Rhinestone Cowboy,’” Beesley said. who did it at family get-togethers . He said he was intrigued by their battle Coyne described the final culmination of the soundtrack as “acid rock wounds from hand-fishing. meets country storytelling meets religious space themes” and “a new Beesley first gained experience and notoriety as a filmmaker in the ‘90s, sound and a new direction that we, perhaps without the challenge of when he began filming and co-directing The Flaming Lips’ music videos. Bradley’s film demands, may not ever have pursued and developed.” Beesley and The Lips lead singer, Wayne Coyne, were neighbors on When asked why he chooses the topics he does, Beesley responded Eufaula Street and were introduced by Coyne’s girlfriend at the time. Since that the projects choose him. then, Beesley and The Flaming Lips have had a long standing working “A lot of these themes are things that have resonated with me as somerelationship. one who grew up in Oklahoma,” Beesley said. “It’s something that I knew When Beesley asked Coyne to record the original soundtrack for “Okie would have vast appeal and gives my life a sense of purpose. And since Noodling” Coyne, like many other people, was confused about exactly I’m not a very employable sort of person, you have to work for yourself what noodling was, Beesley said. and give yourself ideas.” “When I first told Wayne about it he thought it was a group of rednecks For more information about Bradley Beesley, visit www.bradleybeesmasturbating,” Beesley said. ley.com. “Okie Noodling” won many awards, including the “Audience Choice Award” and runner-up for “Best Documentary” at the 2001 South by Southwest film festival in Austin. Beesley will screen and discuss the sequel to “Okie Noodling,” titled “Okie Noodling II,” at 7:30 p.m. tonight in the Edith Kinney Gaylord Library in Gaylord Hall. The screening is part of the documentary “Dream

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The Rocket Summer at Walker-Adams Mall ADAM KOHUT AND BLAINE MCGAFFIGAN A&E Editor and Daily Staff Writer The Walker-Adams Mall was packed Friday for a free concert featuring The Rocket Summer, who weren’t afraid to turn up the volume and get the crowd moving. Indie rockers Oso Closo, replacing The Morning Light, and The Secret Handshake performed as well. Phantom Planet was also scheduled to play, but canceled due to personal reasons, Sarah Larson, CAC concert series chair, said. “They called us late the night before the show on Thursday and told us for personal reasons they wouldn’t be coming,” she said. “It’s nothing the concert series did wrong, we just got played an unlucky card by the music business.” Despite cancellations, the crowd didn’t have a problem having a good time. “It is the best crowd I’ve seen for a campus concert,” Elizabeth O’Connor, zoology junior said, “And it [was] at a really convenient place.” The crowd went nuts when The Rocket Summer, fronted by Bryce Avery took the stage. Playing a set of mostly upbeat songs, the band kept energy high throughout the show. “I love [The Rocket Summer],” said Chinyow Chuw, University College freshman. “They’re soulful, catchy and have lots of styles.” Avery knew how to work the crowd, getting a highly-postive reaction when he played new material. The other members in the band left the stage while he recorded each instrument individually using loop tracks, showing his musical versatility. “It’s an absolutely good event,” Alison Polk, Norman resident, said, “It’s outside, there’s good weather, and it’s at a spot where the bands can play really loud.”

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Colin Powell endorses Obama for president STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Colin Powell, a Republican and retired general who was President Bush’s first secretary of state, broke with his party Sunday and endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president, calling him a “transformational figure” while criticizing the tone of John McCain’s campaign. The former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman said either senator is qualified to be commander in chief. But after studying both, he concluded that Obama is better suited than McCain, the standard-bearer of Powell’s own party, to handle the nation’s economic problems and help improve its world standing. “It isn’t easy for me to disappoint Sen. McCain in the way that I have this morning, and I regret that,” Powell said on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” where he announced the endorsement and delivered a serious blow to the aspirations of his longtime friend, Arizona Sen. McCain. But, Powell added: “I think we need a transformational figure. I think we need a president who is a generational change and that’s why I’m supporting Barack Obama, not out of any lack of

WORLD NEWS BRIEFLY Shiite bloc holds off US-Iraq pact BAGHDAD — Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s ruling Shiite coalition withheld support Sunday for the proposed security pact that would keep U.S. troops here for three more years, dealing a setback to American hopes of a speedy approval of the agreement. The statement by the United Iraqi Alliance called for unspeciﬁed changes to the draft agreement, which parliament must ratify by the end of the year when the U.N. mandate expires. The group’s move comes a day after tens of thousands of demonstrators, mostly Shiites, took to the streets of Baghdad to show their opposition to the agreement. The Shiite alliance holds 85 of parliament’s 275 seats and al-Maliki needs its solid support to win approval of the agreement by a strong majority.

Chinese oil workers kidnapped in Sudan KHARTOUM, Sudan — A Chinese diplomat in Khartoum says nine Chinese oil workers have been kidnapped by unknown assailants in the southern Kordofan province. The diplomat says the men were kidnapped Saturday and their vehicle was also taken. The kidnapping was discovered because several oil workers escaped and told authorities about it. The diplomat, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the press, says no further details were immediately available. China is one of the largest investors in Sudan’s oil industry.

respect or admiration for Sen. John McCain.” The endorsement by Powell amounted to a stunning rejection of McCain, a 26-year veteran of Congress and a former Vietnam prisoner of war who has campaigned as the experienced, tested candidate who knows how to keep the country safe. Powell’s endorsement has been much anticipated because of his impressive foreign policy credentials, a subject on which Obama, a firstterm senator from Illinois, is weak. Powell is a Republican centrist popular among moderate voters. At the same time, Powell is a black man and Obama would be the nation’s first black president — a goal Powell considered pursuing for himself in 1996, before deciding not to run. Powell said he was cognizant of the racial aspect of his endorsement, but said that was not the dominant factor in his decision. Powell expressed disappointment in the negative tone of McCain’s campaign, his choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as a running mate and their decision to focus in the closing weeks of the contest on Obama’s ties to 1960s-era radical William Ayers, saying “it goes too far.” A co-founder of the Weather Underground,

which claimed responsibility for nonfatal bombings in the United States during the Vietnam Warera, Ayers is now a college professor who lives in Obama’s Chicago neighborhood. He and Obama also served together on civic boards in Chicago. “This Bill Ayers situation that’s been going on for weeks became something of a central point of the campaign,” Powell said. “But Mr. McCain says that he’s a washed-out terrorist. Well, then, why do we keep talking about him?” Powell said McCain’s choice of Palin raised questions about judgment. “She’s a very distinguished woman, and she’s to be admired. But at the same time, now that we have had a chance to watch her for some seven weeks, I don’t believe she’s ready to be president of the United States, which is the job of the vice president,” he said. “And so that raised some question in my mind as to the judgment that Sen. McCain made.” McCain seemed dismissive of Powell’s endorsement, saying he had support from four other former secretaries of state, all veterans of Republican administrations: Henry Kissinger, James A. Baker III, Lawrence Eagleburger and Alexander Haig.

Mortgage firm arranged stealth lobbying campaign PETE YOST Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Freddie Mac secretly paid a Republican consulting firm $2 million to kill legislation that would have regulated and trimmed the mortgage finance giant and its sister company, Fannie Mae, three years before the government took control to prevent their collapse. In the cross hairs of the campaign carried out by DCI of Washington were Republican senators and a regulatory overhaul bill sponsored by Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb. DCI’s chief executive is Doug Goodyear, whom John McCain’s campaign later hired to manage the GOP convention in September. Freddie Mac’s payments to DCI began shortly after the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee sent Hagel’s bill to the then GOP-run

Senate on July 28, 2005. All GOP members of the committee supported it; all Democrats opposed it. In the midst of DCI’s yearlong effort, Hagel and 25 other Republican senators pleaded unsuccessfully with Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., to allow a vote. “If effective regulatory reform legislation ... is not enacted this year, American taxpayers will continue to be exposed to the enormous risk that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pose to the housing market, the overall financial system and the economy as a whole,” the senators wrote in a letter that proved prescient. Unknown to the senators, DCI was undermining support for the bill in a campaign targeting 17 Republican senators in 13 states, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. The states and the senators targeted changed over time, but always stayed on the Republican side.

In the end, there was not enough Republican support for Hagel’s bill to warrant bringing it up for a vote because Democrats also opposed it and their votes would be needed for passage. The measure died at the end of the 109th Congress. McCain, R-Ariz., was not a target of the DCI campaign. He signed Hagel’s letter and three weeks later signed on as a cosponsor of the bill. By the time McCain did so, however, DCI’s effort had gone on for nine months and was on its way toward killing the bill. In recent days, McCain has said Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae were “one of the real catalysts, really the match that lit this fire” of the global credit crisis. McCain has accused Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama of taking advice from former executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and failing to see that the companies were heading for a meltdown.

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Education petition to be added to ballot OKLAHOMA CITY — The group circulating an initiative petition for a statewide election on increasing education funding will deliver their signatures early because they believe they’ve collected enough to get the issue on the ballot. HOPE — Helping Oklahoma Public Education — plans to present the proposal to the Secretary of State at 10 a.m. Monday, leaders of the group said. The organization, which includes educators and other supporters, collected 235,000 signatures, nearly 100,000 more than were needed, said Leta Odom, executive director of the Oklahoma Education Association, whose members are involved in the petition drive. Because it is a constitutional amendment, the organization had to get at least 138,970 signatures.

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The group had 90 days, until Nov. 3, to gather valid signatures but quit circulating the proposal Oct. 1, Odom said. Kent Meyers, attorney for HOPE, said the petition states that HOPE wants this issue to be on the general election ballot in 2010. HOPE seeks to increase the per-pupil funding for schools from $6,900 annually to the regional average of $8,300, raising about $850 million. If the proposal clears all challenges and is approved by voters, the increase in money for schools would be phased in over a three-year period. The organization, aware of problems in recent initiative petition drives, trained its circulators before they began seeking signatures. In 2006, the Supreme Court

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PUBLIC INTOXICATION Michael Paul Gillespie, 30, 1400 block 24th Avenue Northwest, Thursday James Clayton Feaver, 35, Cruce Street, Friday Ashley Nichole Macauley, 19, 3000 block Pheasant Run Road, Friday Dean Barclay Tunning, 28, Flood Avenue, Friday Nicholas Zackery Bates, 31, West Tecumseh Road, Saturday Dominick Foy, 25, 200 block Chalmette Drive, Friday

DRIVING UNDER SUSPENSION GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND FRIENDS The group will present “The Bible Tells Me So,” a documentary that addresses religious issues of five Christian families with gay children, 7 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Meacham Auditorium. POLITICAL SCIENCE CLUB There will be a speaker on the importance of the United Nations’ millennium development goals at 7:30 p.m. in Dale Hall, room 107.

Steven Michael Gray, 23, Creekside Drive, Thursday, also no insurance verified and municipal warrant

POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA Levi Jackson Hunt, 23, 4100 block West Main Street, Wednesday, also possession of drug paraphernalia

DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCELIQUOR OR DRUGS Mitchell Alan Mcmahan, 51, South Berry Road, Thursday Barbara Ann Hickey, 51, East State Highway 9, Friday Katherine Lynn Potts, 42, 200 block 12th Avenue Northeast, Friday, also transporting open bottle and driving under suspension Lee Alan Gibson, 48, East Robinson Street, Saturday

threw out a taxpayers’ bill of rights, or TABOR, petition, saying it lacked sufficient signatures to get on the ballot. The court said a signature collector had to be an Oklahoma resident, but the bill’s supporters used out-of-state people to circulate their petition. HOPE officials checked signatures on their petitions against Oklahoma voter registrations to ensure those who signed were registered voters. “We wanted to be sure we did it the right way,” said Richard Wilkinson, general counsel for the Oklahoma Education Association. Larry Wood, who is in charge of the petition drive, said about 250 people were paid circulators. The rest volunteered.

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Barbara Jane Thompson, 18, 1100 block Oak Tree Avenue, Wednesday Laci Lynn Parsons, 23, 900 block Halray Drive, Friday

MUNICIPAL WARRANT Christopher Alan Wilson, 25, 200 block West Gray Street, Thursday Don Alyn Kroft, 31, 2400 block East Imhoff Road, Saturday

EMBEZZLEMENT BY BAILEE Aarin Michael Bailey, 22, 400 block 26th Avenue Northwest, Thursday

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The Daily’s Weekly Sooner Report Card

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Senior offensive lineman Duke Robinson (72) celebrates after a Chris Brown touchdown in the second quarter of OU’s 45-31 victory over Kansas Saturday. The offense had another strong showing, amassing 674 yards — including a school-record 468 passing yards from sophomore quarterback Sam Bradford.

Sooners rebound with 14-point win • OU comes out on top after record-filled day JOEY HELMER Daily Staff Writer

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For the first time all year, the Sooner offense didn’t score on its first possession. Also for the first time this season, OU entered the second quarter without the lead. But both were non-issues as the Sooner offense eventually got going and powered past No. 16 Kansas 45-31 Saturday at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, allowing the Sooners to bounce back from a devastating defeat against Texas last week. “Coming off a big loss to Texas, everybody was down after the game, but we had to pick it up when we came in Monday and get ready mentally for the challenge of Kansas because we knew it could happen again,” said junior running back Chris Brown. “They’re a great team.” The win is the first this year against a Big 12 North opponent for the Sooners (6-1 overall, 2-1 Big 12). The victory came in the 100th meeting of the two teams. OU leads the series 67-27-6. “I thought our guys played well,” said head coach Bob Stoops. “And again, you have all those snaps, [and] no turnovers is a big deal.” The Sooners struck first when sophomore quarterback Sam Bradford found junior fullback Matt Clapp for a 12-yard touchdown pass midway through the first quarter. “He throws so many great balls,” Stoops said. “It’s a rarity when you see one that isn’t perfect. I thought everyone else around him really executed well, and he delivered like he always does.” Kansas struck back less than two minutes later to tie the game. The Jayhawks drove down the field on six plays for 57 yards, and junior running back Jocques Crawford capped the drive with a two-yard touchdown run. OU took the lead again early in the second quarter when sophomore running back DeMarco Murray spun off a Kansas defender and into the end zone for a three-yard touchdown and a 14-7 lead. “The same guy [Murray] who wasn’t full speed looked like himself tonight,” said offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson. “It’s just confidence and playing it.” The Jayhawks threatened later in the second quarter but had to settle for a 23-yard field goal, and the score was 14-10 with just over five minutes to go before half. The Sooners drove down to get their third score when Brown scampered in from 14 yards out for the 21-10 lead. But once again the Jayhawks answered, and they answered quickly. After what was only OU’s fifth touchback in its first seven games, Kansas immediately came down the field 80 yards in 25 seconds, scoring on a 69-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Todd Reesing to sophomore wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe to cut into the lead once more.

OU capped the scoring in the first half when redshirt freshman Jimmy Stevens put a 19-yard field goal through to give the Sooners a 24-17 lead at the intermission. The Sooners took control of the game early in the second half when Bradford completed a sixyard touchdown pass to junior tight end Jermaine Gresham for a 14-point lead. But KU scored quickly again, marching 80 yards in less than two minutes as junior running back Jake Sharp broke free over the middle for a 17-yard touchdown run to shave the lead to 31-24 OU. OU answered again when Murray scored his second touchdown of the game, this time a sevenyard run for the Sooners’ third double-digit lead of the game. “He did it all week,” Bradford said. “For him to come out and run the way he did tonight, I was not surprised at all.” After Murray’s score, the Jayhawks never cut the lead to single digits again. The Sooners put the final nail in the coffin when they scored early in the fourth quarter on a 12-yard touchdown pass from Bradford to senior tight end Kolby Smith for a 45-24 lead. Kansas scored a meaningless touchdown in the

waning moments when Reesing hit Briscoe for a 25-yard touchdown, Brisco’s second score of the game. Bradford finished the day 36-for-53 with 468 yards and three touchdowns and broke former quarterback Josh Heupel’s single game record of 429 passing yards set in 1999. Senior wide receiver Juaquin Iglesias led the Sooners with 191 yards receiving and 12 receptions — an OU record — while Brown had 92 yards and a rushing touchdown on the day. “It’s always pleasing when you are effective doing both running and throwing,” Stoops said. “Sam Bradford is sensational. Juaquin Iglesias had a huge game, and both backs really ran the ball well.” For Kansas, Reesing threw for 342 yards and two touchdowns on 24-41 passing, but he tossed two interceptions. Briscoe had 269 receiving yards — a Kansas record — and two touchdown receptions, while Sharp led the Jayhawk rushing attack with 103 yards and a touchdown. “These guys have put a ton of points and yards on everybody,” Stoops said. “They do an excellent job. Mark [Mangino] and his staff are doing a good job with KU. It was a good win.”

Oct. 18 vs. Kansas Sam Bradford, Quarterback Statline: 36-of-53, 468 yards, 3 TDs, O INT Stats for the year: 170-of-238, 2,520 yards, 26 TDs, 5 INTs Analysis: Bradford has been most consistent weapon for an OU oﬀense that is third in the nation in scoring, and he continued to perform well this weekend. His 468 passing yards against Kansas are the most in school history, and he did it without leading receiver Manuel Johnson. He is ranked second in the nation in passing eﬃciency behind the University of Tulsa’s David Johnson. Bradford continues to be a frontrunner for the Heisman Trophy, competing with fellow Big 12 quarterbacks Colt McCoy and Chase Daniel.

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Going into Saturday’s game against Kansas, there were questions about OU’s offense, which struggled to run against Texas, and the defense, which lost Ryan Reynolds in the same game. The Daily takes a closer look at how the offense and defense performed. Page 2B

OU’s intrastate rival is still undefeated. Read up about OSU’s best season in recent memory and check out how the rest of the AP top 25 did on Saturday. Page 3B.

Get more details on The Daily’s report card for the Sooners and find out who led the team statistically against Kansas. Page 4B.

Extra Points

Monday, Oct. 20, 2008

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OU running back DeMarco Murray (7) runs through the tackle of Kansas defensive lineman Richard Johnson (97) during OU’s 45-31 victory Saturday. Murray had his best game in weeks, showing quickness and strength on his way to rushing for 83 yards and two touchdowns. His 5.2-yard average per carry was his highest since Sept. 13 against Washington.

Offense wracks up massive yardage • Bradford excels while running game returns to form KYLE BURNETT Daily Sports Writer Sophomore quarterback Sam Bradford provided another offensive show Saturday, passing for a schoolrecord 468 yards, three touchdowns and zero interceptions. Bradford, who was 36-for-53 on the day, led the Sooners to their sixth victory with his precise game management and accurate passing. OU recorded 674 yards of total offense on the day, the most of the year. Bradford’s favorite target throughout the day was senior wide receiver

Juaquin Iglesias. Iglesias set an OU record in the first half with 10 catches for 178 yards. “[Bradford] had another great day, and he’s great for us all the time,” Iglesias said. “The game he had, and the balls he throws, you can’t get much better than that.” Manuel Johnson, the Sooners’ leading receiver coming into the game, left with an injury after his first catch. Senior Quentin Chaney stepped up after Johnson went down, netting six catches for 105 yards. Iglesias finished with a team-high 12 catches for 192 yards, both personal season highs. OU’s running game was energized by impressive performances from both running backs, junior Chris Brown and sophomore DeMarco Murray. Brown ran for 92 yards on 12 attempts (7.7 avg) and one touchdown while Murray ran 16 times for 83 yards

(5.2 avg) and two touchdowns. After disappointing performances against Texas and TCU, the Sooners seem to have the running game back on track. “Offensively, it’s pleasing when you’re effective doing both,” head coach Bob Stoops said. “Sam Bradford was spectacular. And I thought both backs ran the ball well.” OU balanced its offense effectively, complementing Bradford’s 468 passing yards with 206 rushing yards. The balance of the offensive attack began with the big men up front. The offensive line didn’t give up a sack in 97 plays, and created holes for the running back tandem to cut through. “[The offensive linemen] were the first ones in the locker room to get a game ball,” Stoops said. “To be able to be balanced, to be able to protect the quarterback and establish the

“We challenged ourselves to get more rushing yards. It’s been real frustrating hearing all the talk about blocking. I just pushed it to the side and played my game.” — Running back DeMarco Murray run, everything begins with those guys. They were good and solid.” Senior center Jon Cooper played a pivotal role in the offensive line’s powering to 206 yards rushing. “I think we played very well, everyone talks about the run game we just got in a rhythm this time,” Cooper said. “We take what they give us, they didn’t stack the box as much, and we beat their blitzes.” The offensive line’s performance Saturday gave Bradford enough time to hit his targets, which consequently

helped establish an effective run game. Murray ran for two touchdowns on the day — a three-yard and a sevenyard run — and both were tough runs up the middle. The sophomore appeared to be running with more explosiveness and power than he did against Texas. “Our O-line did a great job blocking,” Murray said. “We challenged ourselves to get more rushing yards. It’s been real frustrating hearing all the talk about blocking. I just pushed it to the side and played my game.”

Undermanned defense bends but doesn’t break • Senior safety switches positions to help fill void KYLE BURNETT Daily Sports Writer One week after losing starting middle linebacker Ryan Reynolds, the OU defense faced a tough test against a potent Kansas offense. To fill the spot vacated by Reynolds, the Sooners moved senior safety Nic Harris into the middle linebacker position — also called the Mike. “Kansas was a spread-open offense, and we were going to have an option at Mike, so having a safety at Mike really helped in this case,” said redshirt freshman linebacker Travis Lewis. Harris finished the game with five tackles and knocked down a pass. Head coach Bob Stoops said Harris adapted well to the position, but should see more improvement in the future. “I thought [Harris] really handled it well,” head coach Bob Stoops said. “We should get better after today’s experience and another week of practice.” The defense gave up 357 yards through the air and 134 yards on the ground for a total of 491 yards, the most OU has allowed this season. Many of Kansas running back Jake Sharp’s 106 yards came up the middle, where Reynolds normally would have been patrolling. “I think there was a drop off,” Lewis said. “But you know we’re going to get better. This was our first game [without Reynolds] and we’ve been moving people around, but we’ll get better.” The defense did see improved play from senior safety Lendy Holmes, who pulled in two interceptions, one of which came in the end zone and stopped a Kansas drive. “I was just making my keys and hitting my spots,” Holmes said. “When I’m in the right spots, that’s what matters.” Due to Harris’ move to middle linebacker, sophomore defensive back Quinton Carter made his first start at safety. The move proved to be a productive one, as Carter led the team with 10 tackles.

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Redshirt freshman linebacker Travis Lewis (28) makes a tackle during OU’s victory over Kansas Saturday. Lewis and the rest of the linebacker corps were under heavy scrutiny after losing leader Ryan Reynolds for the season against Texas. Senior safety Nic Harris took over the middle linebacker position, while sophomore Quinton Carter started in Harris’ place. “I think the key was shutting down [Kansas] in the second half,” Stoops said. “As far as today went, I’m pleased with our defensive performance.” The defensive line provided consistent pressure on Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing, finishing with five sacks and seven tackles for losses.

Senior defensive end Auston English was particularly disruptive, finishing with two sacks and hurrying Reesing numerous other times. Sophomore defensive Gerald McCoy and sophomore defensive end Jeremy Beal each recorded a solo sack, while Beal and junior Keenan Clayton combined for the fifth sack. OU will be moving from spread offense to

spread offense in its schedule through the Big 12. After playing Cincinnati, Texas, Kansas and starting with next week, Kansas State. “It doesn’t hurt at all having a safety at Mike,” Lewis said. “Pretty much we have one, maybe one and a half true linebackers, but it worked, we got the win, and in the second half settled down and got the win.”

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The Daily Consensus Corey DeMoss This week: (6-2) Overall: (39-17)

(16) Kansas at (4) OU

(11) Missouri at (1) Texas

Missouri

(22) Vanderbilt at (10) Georgia (12) Ohio State at (20) Michigan State

(25) California at Arizona (17) Virginia Tech at Boston College Georgia Tech at Clemson Kansas State at Colorado

Joey Helmer This week: (6-2) Overall: (38-18)

O Georgia P Ohio State P ArizonaP Virginia Tech O Georgia Tech P Colorado P

P Texas P Georgia P

Michigan State

Eric Dama This week: (3-5) Overall: (32-24)

O Georgia P Ohio State P Arizona P Virginia Tech O Georgia Tech P Kansas State O

MJ Casiano This week: (4-4) Overall: (35-21)

Annelise Russell This week: (6-2) Overall: (39-17)

P Missouri O Texas P Vanderbilt O Georgia P Michigan State O Michigan State O Oho State P California O California O California O Virginia Tech O Boston College P Boston College P Clemson O Clemson O Georgia Tech P Colorado P Kansas State O Colorado P P

Missouri

O Virginia Tech O Georgia Tech P Kansas State O

California

Steven Jones This week: (5-3) Overall: (31-25)

O Georgia P Ohio State P California O Boston College P Georgia Tech P Colorado P Missouri

Kyle Burnett This week: (4-4) Overall: (40-16)

P Texas P Georgia P OU

Consensus

O Georgia P Ohio State P California O Virginia Tech O Georgia Tech P Colorado P Missouri

AP Top 25 Results

AP Photo

Oklahoma State running back Keith Toston (5) celebrates with fans following OSU’s 34-6 victory over Baylor. The Cowboys did not show any signs of letting up during their first game as a top-10 team this year. Toston scored two touchdowns and OSU rose in the AP poll to No. 7.

OSU continues undefeated season • Cowboys stomp Baylor, stay in top 10 Murray Evans Associated Press STILLWATER — Coming off a huge win at Missouri and a leap into the top 10, and with a potentially huge game looming, even Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy wondered if the Cowboys would be focused against Baylor on Saturday. His players didn’t take long to assure him that they wouldn’t overlook the perennial Big 12 South bottom-feeder. Dez Bryant had a career-high 11 catches for 212 yards and two touchdowns as No. 8 Oklahoma State, playing its first game as a top 10 team since 1988, scored on four straight first-half possessions en route to a 34-6 win. Keith Toston added two scoring runs as Oklahoma State (7-0, 3-0 Big 12) set up a showdown next Saturday at No. 1 Texas. The Cowboys have their highest ranking since 1985 and are off to their best start since their 9-0 Sugar Bowl season of 1945. “We’re shooting for a ‘W’ each and every week,” Bryant said. “If we continue to play the way we’re playing, then we can get through anybody.” Oklahoma State has won eight straight games for the first time since an eight-game streak spanning the 1986 and 1987 seasons, when Gundy was the Cowboys’ quarterback. “Once you get this far along, they’re all great wins,” Gundy said. “We have a lot of maturity on this team,” he said. “We have a lot of chemistry among the group. When we were in the team meeting

Monday and Tuesday I could tell by looking in their eyes they were serious. There are a lot of good things going on right now but the guys have done a good job about staying focused.” Oklahoma State, which finished 7-6 each of the past two seasons, improved its record as a top 10 team to 10-7. The Cowboys are 12-1 against Baylor (3-4, 1-2) since the formation of the Big 12 in 1996. The Bears have lost eight straight conference road games. Baylor led 6-0 after Jacoby Jones capped a 10-play, 65-yard drive with a 1-yard scoring run. Oklahoma State’s Derek Burton blocked the extra-point attempt. “It was a big momentum swing,” Gundy said. “... Now our guys were running off the field excited instead of them normally jogging because they gave up points after a long drive.” Oklahoma State took the ensuing kickoff, converted on a fourth-and-1 at its own 48, then went ahead on a 4-yard touchdown run by Toston. Dan Bailey’s extra-point kick put the Cowboys ahead for good at 7-6 with 1:22 left in the first quarter. The Cowboys scored touchdowns on all three of their second-quarter possessions. Quarterback Zac Robinson and Bryant connected on scoring passes of 37 and 9 yards. On the latter, Bryant leaped high above Baylor cornerback Antareis Bryan and pulled the football down with his left hand. Toston’s second touchdown came on a 2-yard run 19 seconds before halftime and put the Cowboys up 28-6. The Cowboys overcame a third-and-29 during the drive thanks in part to a 23-yard scramble by Robinson. “I think we had good opportunities early and we just didn’t execute,” Baylor coach Art Briles said. “A lot of that’s my fault. When

you have opportunities to create momentum early in the game on the road, you’ve got to do it, because what you’ve got to try to do is take the crowd out of it and neutralize the environment.” The Bears had gone four games without a turnover before a fumble by quarterback Robert Griffin at the Oklahoma State 36 early in the third quarter. The Cowboys turned it into a 20-yard field goal by Bailey, who later added a 21-yarder. Baylor managed only 42 rushing yards on 31 attempts and 204 yards of offense, season lows in both categories, and Griffin’s streak of scoring at least one rushing touchdown in each game this season also ended. Still, he didn’t seem too impressed with the Cowboys’ defense. “I think we made them look a whole lot better than they are,” Griffin said. “It wasn’t anything they were doing. Players make plays and we all have to do that. I didn’t play a perfect game. No one ever does.” Griffin finished 15-for-27 for 162 yards and extended his streak of pass attempts without an interception to start a career to 155, setting a Football Bowl Subdivision record for a freshman. Gundy set the former record of 138 during his freshman season in 1986 and now is in his fourth season as the Cowboys’ coach. Kendall Hunter carried 26 times for 93 yards for Oklahoma State and Toston added 12 carries for 56 yards. Robinson completed 13 of 20 passes for 238 yards despite throwing to only three receivers — Bryant, Josh Cooper and tight end Brandon Pettigrew, who had missed three games with a foot injury. The game drew 50,080 fans to Boone Pickens Stadium, giving Oklahoma State crowds of 50,000 or more in three straight games for the first time in school history.

1. Texas

Won 56-31 against Missouri

2. Alabama

Won 24-20 against Mississippi

3. Penn State

Won 46-17 against Michigan

4. Oklahoma

Won 45-31 against Kansas

5. Florida

Idle

6. USC

Won 69-0 against Washington State

7. Texas Tech

Won 43-25 against Texas A&M

8. Oklahoma State

Won 34-6 against Baylor

9. BYU

Lost 32-7 to TCU

10. Georgia

Won 24-14 against Vanderbilt

11. Missouri

Lost 56-31 to Texas

12. Ohio State

Won 45-7 against Michigan State

13. LSU

Won 24-17 against South Carolina

14. Utah

Won 49-16 against Colorado State

15. Boise State

Won 27-7 against Hawaii

16. Kansas

Lost 45-31 to Oklahoma

17. Virginia Tech

Lost 28-23 to Boston College

18. North Carolina

Lost 16-13 to Virginia

19. South Florida

Won 45-13 against Syracuse

20. Michigan State

Lost 45-7 to Ohio State

21. Wake Forest

Lost 26-0 to Maryland

22. Vanderbilt

Lost 24-14 to Georgia

23. Pittsburgh

Won 42-21 against Navy

24. Ball State

Idle

25. California

Lost 42-27 to Arizona

Big 12 Results Missouri

Lost 56-31 to Texas

Kansas

Lost 45-31 to Oklahoma

Nebraska

Won 35-7 against Iowa State

Colorado

Won 14-13 against Kansas State

Kansas State

Lost 14-13 against Colorado

Iowa State

Lost 35-7 to Nebraska

Oklahoma

Won 45-31 against Kansas

Texas

Won 56-31 against Missouri

Texas Tech

Won 43-25 against Texas A&M

Oklahoma State

Won 34-6 against Baylor

Texas A&M

Lost 43-25 to Texas Tech

Baylor

Lost 34-6 to Oklahoma State

Also available on OUDaily.com: • Video from this weekend’s game against Kansas • A photo slideshow of the game • “The 5th Quarter,” Corey DeMoss and Steven Jones’ weekly podcast reviewing the Sooners’ performance.

Top 5 hopefuls Player

This weekend’s performance

Next Game

QB Colt McCoy, Texas

29/32, 337 yards passing, 2 TDs, 0 INTs

Saturday vs. Oklahoma State

QB Sam Bradford, Oklahoma

36/53, 468 yards passing, 3 TDs, 0 INTs

Saturday @ Kansas State

QB Chase Daniel, Missouri

31/41, 318 yards passing, 3 total TDs, 1 INT

Saturday vs. Colorado

RB Javon Ringer, Michigan State 16 carries, 67 yards; 6 receptions, 19 yards

Saturday @ Michigan

QB Graham Harrell, Texas Tech

44/56, 450 yards passing, 3 TDs, 2 INTs

Saturday @ Kansas

23 carries, 172 yards, 1 TD

Saturday @ LSU

On the fringe RB Knowshon Moreno, Georgia

Dark Horse WR Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech 8 receptions, 71 yards, 2 TDs

Saturday @ Kansas

Extra Points

Monday, Oct. 20, 2008

31 OFFENSIVE LINE After having trouble against the stout Texas defense, the OU oﬀensive line looked good against Kansas. Quarterback Sam Bradford had ample time to throw and was not sacked. For the ﬁrst time in a few weeks the running backs had consistent holes to run through.

A

DEFENSIVE LINE

A

The defensive line consistently applied pressure to Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing, resulting in ﬁve sacks. The defensive linemen dominated from start to ﬁnish, but they could have had more sacks if they had not allowed Reesing to repeatedly escape pressure.

OFFENSIVE LEADERS

QUARTERBACK

Sam Bradford, QB 36/53, 468 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs

Chris Brown, RB 12 carries, 92 yards, 1 TD

Juaquin Iglesias, WR

Sam Bradford clearly played well, throwing for a school-record 468 yards and three touchdowns. More importantly, he also did not commit any turnovers. However, he also showed somewhat happy feet in the pocket, consistently rolling out of the pocket when it did not seem necessary.

12 receptions, 191 yards, 0 TDs

DeMarco Murray, RB 16 carries, 83 yards, 2 TDs

DEFENSIVE LEADERS

Lendy Holmes, FS 8 tackles, 2 INTs

RUNNING BACKS

B+

Auston English, DE 4 tackles, 2 sacks

Jeremy Beal, DE

For the ﬁrst time in weeks, the Sooner running game seemed to gain some steam. DeMarco Murray showed ﬂashes of his old self, rushing for 83 yards on 16 carries — a 5.2-yard average — and two touchdowns. Chris Brown looked good too, leading the team with 92 yards on 12 carries.

LINEBACKERS

C+

DEFENSIVE BACKS

B

5 tackles, 1 sack

Quinton Carter, DB 10 tackles

BY THE NUMBERS

34:13

OU’s time of possession

10 Different players with a reception

97 Offensive plays, OU’s most in one game since 1975

3 Touchbacks. The Sooners had only four in the first six games

BCS RANKINGS 1. Texas (.9979) 2. Alabama (.9487) 3. Penn State (.8666) 4. Oklahoma (.8319) 5. USC (.7751) 6. Oklahoma State (.7727) 7. Georgia (.7201) 8. Texas Tech (.7127) 9. Ohio State (.7030) 10. Florida (.6990) 11. Utah (.6345) 12. Boise State (.5870) 13. LSU (.4987) 14. TCU (.4197) 15. Missouri (.3682)

RECEIVERS

The Sooners lost leading receiver Manuel Johnson early in the game, but showed little negative eﬀects. Seniors Juaquin Iglesias and Quentin Chaney — who replaced Johnson — both had over 100 yards receiving, which marks the ﬁrst time this year the Sooners have accomplished that feat. Iglesias’ 191 yards are the most receiving yards

OVERALL

The loss of Ryan Reynolds proved to be costly yet again. Without its emotional leader, the linebacker corps looked out of position. Outside linebackers Travis Lewis and Keenan Clayton combined for just 12 tackles, and there was not a consistent middle linebacker. Kansas running back Jake Sharp saw repeated success running up the middle, and ﬁnished with 8.6 yards per carry.

Safety Lendy Holmes had his best game of the season, recording two interceptions and eight tackles. But the Sooners also allowed Kansas receiver Dezmon Briscoe to blow through them for 269 yards and two touchdowns on 12 receptions. Despite Briscoe’s success, OU shut down the other Kansas receivers. The Sooners held the Jayhawks’ previous receiving leader, Kerry Meier, to four catches and 24 yards.

SPECIAL TEAMS

C

The OU oﬀense looked strong yet again, and the running game ﬁnally started showing some promise. When Manuel Johnson went down with an injury early in the game, Quentin Chaney stepped up and had a strong showing. However, the loss of middle

The Sooners did not give up a special teams touchdown, but they did allow a 42-yard kick return. OU has now allowed a kick return of 30 or more yards in six consecutive games. Kicker Jimmy Stevens attempted more than one ﬁeld goal for the ﬁrst time this season, and missed two of three tries.

Todd Reesing, QB 24/41, 342 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs 13 carries, 47 yards

Jake Sharp, RB 12 carries, 106 yards, 1 TD

Dezmon Briscoe, WR 12 receptions, 269 yards, 2 TDs

Kerry Meier, WR 4 receptions, 24 yards

DEFENSIVE LEADERS

Kendric Harper, CB 13 tackles, 1 pass deflection

Darrel Stuckey, SS 12 tackles, 2 passes deflected

James Holt, LB 11 tackles, 1 tackle for loss

Mike Rivera, LB 9 tackles, 1 forced fumble

BY THE NUMBERS

25:47

Kansas’ time of possession

269 Receiving yards by Dezmon Briscoe, a new Kansas record

linebacker Ryan Reynolds still seems to be troubling, and special teams continues to be a problem. Kicker Jimmy Stevens hasn’t been forced to make a ﬁeld goal in a pressure situation, which could haunt the Sooners late in the season. — COREY DEMOSS/THE DAILY

7 First quarter points, one more than OU’s first six opponents combined

26 First downs, the most OU has given up this season