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OU addresses mental health Campaign designed to reduce stigma against seeking help, improve access to mental health services LANEY ELLISOR The Oklahoma Daily

OU Counseling and Testing Services will implement a new mental health ally program known as “Talking Helps” this spring.

The program “will focus on introducing the

common ... mental health problems experienced by our campus community, teach skills for talking with individuals in distress and teach participants how to refer distressed individuals to professional services,” said Scott Miller, Counseling and Testing Services associate director.

“The larger goal will be to reduce the stigma

How to get involved Students interested in volunteering in Talking Helps should contact OU Counseling and Testing Services at 405-325-4611.

No program start date has been set yet.

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CAC wraps up Winter Welcome Week Council canceled some events due to weather, but plans to reschedule movie showing

O’CONNELL’S | MEMORABILIA GOES TO HIGHEST BIDDERS

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Louis Dakil, owner of Dakil Auctioneers, auctions off items Saturday afternoon in the recently closed O’Connell’s located near Lindsey Streeet and Jenkins Avenue. All items in the pub were set for auction, including tables, chairs, memorabilia, and even the bar.

Auction marks end of campus staple 150 items from O’Connell’s sold in Saturday auction before final closing CARMEN FORMAN The Oklahoma Daily

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verything was up for grabs Saturday afternoon at O’Connell’s Irish Pub & Grille on Lindsey Street during an auction to sell the memorabilia inside.

More than 150 items from tables and chairs to the restaurant’s doors were sold at the

auction, which was overseen by Dakil Auctioneers Inc. Items sold at the auction went for a range of prices that sometimes came as a surprise to O’Connell’s owner Jeff Stewart.

“The things I thought would go for a lot went for a little and the things I thought would go for a little went for a lot,” Stewart said.

Former Norman resident Bird Ford came from New Mexico with her husband to attend the auction.

They purchased one of bar’s

booths, which she said was special because she and her husband went on one of their first dates at O’Connell’s in the late 1960s.

Ford expressed her sadness at the closing of O’Connell’s and called it her favorite bar.

“We’re sad to see it go,” Ford said.

Some items from the bar were more hotly contested than others, including a mounted elk head, which eventually sold for $625.

Math junior Riley Harpole

purchased all of the items in both bathrooms, excluding the sink in the men’s bathroom, for $20.

Harpole said he was unsure what he was going to do with the items he purchased.

“I have no idea how to get it out, it’s all stuck to the walls,” Harpole said.

Many of the bidders at the auction were O’Connell’s regulars looking for a memory they

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Despite the closure of campus in the middle of Campus Activities Council’s planned festivities, Winter Welcome Week officials said they were still happy with the week’s events and attendance.

Wi nt e r We l c o m e We e k began Tuesday with free hot chocolate and donuts and continued until Friday night with a free midnight breakfast.

CAC is in the process of trying to reschedule a film screening of “The Rock and Roll Dreams of Duncan Christopher” that was canceled Thursday due to snow and ice, event chairwoman Christy French said.

“We want to try to reschedule, but because other CAC events take place we are not sure yet,” French said. “We haven’t talked to our advisers yet.”

The premiere may be pushed to another date, and event attendees should look to Facebook for information about a new date, said Chelsea Caw o o d , C A C Fi l m S e r i e s chairwoman and senior economics major.

Winter Welcome Week started slow with a coffeehouse event featuring free coffee and cookies but it picked up speed as the week continued, French said.

“On [Tuesday] you could t e l l t hat p e o p l e w e re l i k e, ‘Oh, what’s going?’ but once t h e y s a w f l i e r s a n d p o s ters, the [Wednesday] attendance picked up,” French said.

“People were really eager and excited to see what was going on all week.”

Wednesday’s event, bingo at the Jim Thorpe Multicultural Center, had about 40 students attending, French said.

Friday’s midnight breakfast, presented with a screening of “Jackass 3” by the Union Programming Board, was successful, and students were

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Summit offers lessons in leadership

Architecture professor to coordinate study-abroad trip to China

More than 250 students came together Saturday in the Oklahoma Memorial Union to improve their leadership skills at the Leader Summit.

Students attended events at the summit designed to motivate and inform them about skills students can use before and after graduation.

The Leadership Development & Volunteerism office and a committee of other OU faculty planned the summit, which included a drum circle session, motivational keynote speakers and group panels.

Kaleigh Kaczmarek, a student assistant in the office, said OU students come to the Leader Summit because of the opportunities it provides them.

“We make great connections and learn such valuable insight with how to be a successful student, how to be a successful member of the community and even how to be successful after college,” Kaczmarek said.

The summit’s keynote speakers were author Nancy Barry, who wrote “When Reality Hits: What Employers Want Recent Graduates to Know,” and motivational speaker Marlon Smith, who runs Success By Choice Inc.

The reservation for students interested in studying abroad in China focusing on two China Trip opportunities is due Jan. 31 for the first trip.

To reserve a spot in the class required for the trip, students must submit $300 and a copy of their passport or driver’s license.

Students who go on the trip will visit five Chinese cities and study the country’s history, culture and economy.

The itinerary includes trips to Beijing, Shanghai and Nanjing, and the tours last for either 10 days during spring break or the first 12

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days of summer break.

Undergraduate and graduate students must enroll in an upperlevel lecture class about China to go on the trip, coordinated and taught by OU architecture professor Guoqiang Shen.

“This course gives students here the opportunity to travel … and gives them the chance to understand the past, the present and possibly the future in what’s going on [in China],” Shen said.

After being part of the faculty for the monthlong Journey to China, Shen started the China Trip program for students interested in

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studying Chinese architecture.

“Just like when you come to Oklahoma … and look at the cities, the shops and the parks, all of those things are architecture,” Shen said.

Through word of mouth over the years, other majors began enrolling in the class, and Shen said he now has around 20 spaces available for each trip.

Those who want to sign up through e-mail can send their name, e-mail and phone number to ChinaTrip@ou.edu.

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Today around campus » Faculty Senate will have its first semester meeting at 3:30 p.m. Jacobson Hall, Room 102. » A World Without Islam: Graham Fuller will discuss how a world without Islam would change today’s geopolitical climate from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Meacham Auditorium. » The University College’s Action Tutoring begins. The schedule for free tutoring sessions across campus is available at www.ou.edu/content/univcoll/home.html

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related to seeking help for mental health issues and continue to make our campus a caring community for mental health issues,” Miller said.

Talking Helps was first presented by OU Students for a Democratic Society, society organizer Helen Kerwin said.

Society members were present through the planning phase and participated in brainstorming for the training sessions, Kerwin said.

The society decided to campaign for mental health initiatives in September a f t e r s e v e ra l m e m b e r s s p o k e a b o u t p ro b l e m s

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» Tickets for the Pink and Black Ball are on sale 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Union’s main lobby. » Christians on Campus are holding a free Bible study at 12:45 p.m. in the Union’s Weitzenhoffer Room. » OU Student Life will present a free seminar titled “Connecting on Campus” from 3 to 4 p.m. in Wagner Hall, Room 245.

Wednesday, Jan. 26 » Tickets for the Pink and Black Ball are on sale 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Union’s main lobby. » Latin Americanist Lunch will be noon to 1:30 p.m. in Hester Hall, Room 160. » Christians On Campus will hold a Bible study 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. in the Union’s Traditions Room.

could keep, however some of the buyers were people who had never been to the bar but were just looking for a good deal.

Randy Sevier, who purchased a pool table for $820, said he hadn’t been to O’Connell’s before; he was simply looking for another pool table for his game room.

Attendees could also spend $35 to purchase a brick from the building, which they can pick up today.

People who purchased

» Womens basketball will play Texas A&M at 7 p.m. in Lloyd Noble Center » The athletics department will offer a seminar entitled “Setting and Achieving Your Goals” from 4 to 5 p.m. in Wagner Hall, Room 245.

Thursday, Jan. 27 » Young Choreographers’ Showcase begins at 8 p.m. in the Reynolds Performing Arts Center. » Tickets for the Pink and Black Ball are on sale 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Union’s main lobby. » The “Welcome Back to Science and Engineering” meeting is 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Union’s Beaird Lounge. The event will inform students about Alpha Sigma Kappa, Women in Technical Studies and the Triangle Fraternity. » A research librarian will be available to help students with research questions 1 to 3 p.m. in Wagner Hall, Room 280. » Gail Christenson, from the University of Texas, will give a lecture titled “The Chicxulub Structure: What an Impact!” from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Sarkeys Energy Center, Room A235.

Friday, Jan. 28 » Final day to change courses from audit to credit. » Young Choreographers’ Showcase at 8 p.m. in the Reynolds Performing Arts Center.

» This day in OU history

Jan. 24, 1979 OU permits students to run inside Lloyd Noble University President William Banowsky requested students be permitted to use Lloyd Noble Center for running in response to a column appearing in The Daily’s editorial page. Prior to Banowsky’s request, there was no facility allowing students to run indoors.

Boyd House receives funds for restoration $20,000 was designated to the restoration of the president’s house on Boyd Street. Former OU President George Lynn Cross had been the last president to live in the house at the time. His successor, John Holloman, moved to another house in 1968, his first year in office.

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regarding the access and visibility of facilities on campus, including long waits to see counselors, society faculty sponsor Ron Haas said.

Rather than criticizing, Students for a Democratic Society wanted to take action, Haas said.

Members will continue to involve themselves in the Talking Helps program by reaching out to faculty and designing logos. They will be among the first trainees in the program, Haas said.

The democratic society is extremely grateful to Miller, who was receptive to its ideas and agreed that students needed to be part of this program, Haas said.

Talking Helps will be funded entirely by pre-

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Passport applications available in Union Students planning to travel abroad can complete passport applications from 8 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday and Friday in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Heritage Room.

To apply for a passport you must provide evidence of U.S. citizenship (birth certificate or previous passport), photo identification (driver’s license or military ID) and payment by check or money order.

Application fees will total $150. The passport book is $110, application acceptance is $25 and photo service is $15.

Fees must be paid separately.

Passport Day is sponsored by OU Outreach, Student Affairs and the Norman post office.

Walk-ins are welcome, but those planning to attend should register with Lily Martinez at lmartinez@ ou.edu.

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items at the auction were able to take them after the auction or pick them up on Sunday.

The money raised from the auction will go to create scholarships to help undergraduate students in the division of Marketing and Supply Chain Management in the Pr ice College of Business.

O’Connell’s and the other businesses on the corner of Lindsey Street and Jenkins Avenue have now closed down, as OU has taken control of the property.

Demolition at O’Connell’s is scheduled to start today.

The larger goal will be to reduce the stigma related to seeking help for mental health issues and continue to make our campus a caring community for mental health issues.”

— SCOTT MILLER, COUNSELING AND TESTING SERVICES ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR existing resources within OU Counseling and by the family of former OU student Jill Cohen, Miller said.

Cohen committed suicide at the age of 20 on March 21, 2007 after battling depression, according to Daily archives. “ Ji l l ’s f a m i l y i s v e r y pleased to support such an important university initiative,” Miller said.

Talking Helps hopes to

receive support from as many student organizations and existing programs as possible, Haas said.

The program was modeled after the Sooner Ally Program, which links the LGBT community to faculty, staff and students who are trained to understand its needs, Haas said.

No specific date has been given for the start of the program.

WELCOME: Norman community provides doughnuts, lunch Continued from page 1 lined up from Meacham Auditorium to the OU Federal Credit Union, French said.

Other activities included free doughnuts and lunch each day on the South Oval through donations by the Norman community.

“The Norman community is really receptive to these events,” French said. “They understand the importance of getting their names out there and getting students to interact with things outside of campus.”

In the past, Winter Welcome Week committees have sponsored blood drives or donations to Toys for Tots, but French said she decided to do something a little more low maintenance this year.

A blood drive has been a part of Winter Welcome Week since at least 1999, according to Daily archives.

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The monopoly searchengine company to try to compete with Facebook SAN FRANCISCO — Google is richer than ever, but it’s not as cool as it was.

Facebook boasts 500 million members who share 30 billion links, notes and photos each month — data that Google’s search engine can’t completely index. It’s so influential that 26-year-old founder Mark Zuckerberg was just named Time’s person of the year, and a movie about the company’s early days is a contender for best picture at the Oscars.

Twitter, Groupon and Foursquare are additional thorns in Google’s side, raising worries that the online search leader may be losing the competitive edge that turned it into the Internet’s most powerful company.

Making Google hip and nimble again will be the priority as Larry Page, one of the two Stanford University

WORLD NEWS BRIEFS 1. Mexico City, Mexico

Soldiers kill 10 suspected drug gang gunmen in northern Mexico

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Google CEO Eric Schmidt smiles outside of Google headquarters Wednesday in Mountain View, Calif. Internet search leader Google Inc. is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter earnings Thursday after the stock market closes. students who founded the company in a garage in 1998, prepares to reclaim the CEO job in a shake-up that surprised Silicon Valley.

He last held it a decade ago, when Google Inc. had less than $100 million in

annual revenue and fewer than 300 employees.

Google’s size today — 24,400 employees and annual revenue of $29 billion — has slowed its decision making and innovation. “Facebook has become

the cool kid on the block, and now Google wants to prove it can still be cool, too,� says Danny Sullivan, who follows both companies closely as Search Engine Land editor.

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Thousands of protesters marched through the Belgian capital Sunday in support of national unity and to demand that rival political groups finally form a coalition.

Organizers said the peaceful rally in downtown Brussels — the seat of the European Union — is also meant to promote solidarity among the country’s Flemish and Walloon communities and to reject nationalism.

Police said between 20,000 and 30,000 people took part in the demonstration called by a group of university students who say they’re fed up with the political deadlock. ___

U.S. executions could face delays Chemical compund used for captial punishment no longer in production COLUMBUS, Ohio — The sole U.S. manufacturer of a key lethal injection drug said Friday it is ending production because of death-penalty opposition overseas — a move that could delay executions in the United States.

Over the past several months, a growing shortage of the drug, sodium thiopental, has forced some states to put executions on hold. The problem is likely to get worse with the announcement from Hospira Inc. of Lake Forest, Ill. Hospira said it decided in recent months to switch manufacturing from its

North Carolina plant to a more modern Hospira factory in Liscate, Italy. But Italian authorities demanded a guarantee the drug would not be used to put inmates to death — an assurance the company said it was not willing to give. “We cannot take the risk that we will be held liable by the Italian authorities if the product is diverted for use in capital punishment,�

Hospira spokesman Dan Rosenberg said. “Exposing our employees or facilities to liability is not a risk we are prepared to take.�

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Soldiers patrolling a rural area on the Texas border killed 10 suspected gang members at a training camp, Mexico’s Defense Department said Saturday.

The military patrol came under attack after finding the camp of armed men in the town of Valle Hermoso, in the border state of Tamaulipas, on Friday, the department said.

The soldiers returned fire and killed 10 suspects. ___

Thousands, fueled by political anger, march at Belgian unity rally

3. Bangui, Central African Republic

Destabilized Central African Republic holds presidential vote Voters cast ballots for president Sunday, though the vote was likely to keep the nation’s strongman leader in power in Central African Republic, one of the world’s poorest nations that is being destabilized by an array of rebel groups.

President Francois Bozize, who seized control in a coup eight years ago, is now facing off against the man he overthrew and several other candidates. Few believe the vote will bring much change to this forgotten backwater in the heart of Africa, a desperately poor nation that’s suffered five coups since independence from France. — AP

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Education standards at risk Bullying the With a 32-16 advantage over Democrats, Republicans are in the driver’s seat for Oklahoma’s 2011 legislative session.

Outlining their agenda Wednesday, S en. President Pro Tem Br ian Bingman said Republicans want to expand the use of charter schools in an effort to improve the state’s education.

In the Senate, seven bills have been filed to make the creation of charter schools easier, and in the House, a bill exists that would create a scholarship that would make it easier for parents to put children into private schools.

While this sounds like a noble initiative, it would come at the cost of taking tax dollars away from the public schools Republicans want to

reform. Instead of attempting to fix the problems in the public schools, they seem intent on making charter schools the answer to all the state’s education problems.

Only 17 percent of charter schools performed better than public schools, with the other 83 percent performing just as well or worse, according to a study by the Center for Research on Education Outcomes at Stanford University.

It seems legislators are searching for a private-sector fix rather than taking the time to examine the real problems public schools face.

Another bill that could have a negative impact on education is HB 1001, the “Religious Viewpoints AntiDiscrimination Act.” Its chief author,

Rep. Mike Reynolds, R-Oklahoma City, aims to make a student’s religion a valid answer in school assignments.

The text of the bill reads, “Students may express their beliefs about religion in homework, artwork and other written and oral assignments free from discrimination based on the religious content of their submissions.”

Oklahoma’s Bible Belt status is well known, but we hope that doesn’t mean this bill will pass through unchecked. If it does, schools could be frought with religious tension and established teaching in math and science could be undermined.

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OU’s mental-health services lacking Most of the news-reading world has heard plenty about excellent exercise facility the Arizona shootings and the alleged mental instability of right across the street from STAFF COLUMN MN the shooter, Jared Loughner. the residence halls and exAmong the many facets of the tragedy that have received ercise program ads postBuck significant attention is whether having better access to men- ed on bulletin boards all Roberson tal health facilities at Loughner’s junior college would have across campus. We have a made any difference. session at the beginning of This got me wondering — just what kind of psychological each year specifically devoted to alcohol and drug educaservices do we have here on our own campus? Of course tion that all incoming freshman have to go through before we have some access to help through the Goddard Medical classes have much progressed. I have to go through up to Center, but I was only assuming that. three card slides just to get to my locked dorm room. So why As I searched online, I didn’t find much. After a couple does mental health count for so little at OU, when so much of searches, I found out about the Number Nyne hotline on money is spent on physical health and safety? the OU Police Department’s rather outdated-looking Web At almost every university across the nation, more and page. more students with increasingly complicated psychologiAs it turns out, the hotline isn’t so much for depression cal issues are entering college, able to function by drugs or any particular malady, but to “talk about personal prob- that regulate and treat their symptoms. Yet we at OU act like lems of any nature.” Supposedly it’s open 8 p.m. to 4 a.m., mental disease hardly even exists, like it’s merely another seven days a week, but when I called at 9 p.m. malady that can wait for treatment during on a Saturday, it rang unanswered. I’ve tried common business hours. it twice more this past weekend, but still no This is completely unacceptable. Mental Mental health is answer. health is a major concern for college students a major concern It’s ridiculous for us to have an unusable and should be treated as such. Number Nyne for college hotline that is underadvertised and outdatshould not be so under staffed as to have students and ed. Did I mention it was started in the 1960s? people let the phone ring eight times unshould be treated answered. An awareness campaign should Continuing my search for help as if I were one as such.” of the estimated 10 percent of college stunot have to depend on an outdated website dents who have seriously contemplated suito get out its message. Resident advisers cide, I found the actual page for OU’s campus counseling need to know how to deal with a mentally ill resident. For services, which first listed its Counseling & Testing Crisis crying out loud, 10 years ago, the American College Health services, which are open to students during business hours Association found that 38 percent of college students felt weekdays. It then mentioned the Jill Campaign, an OU ini- so depressed it was difficult to function, and the numbers tiative in honor of a student who committed suicide. It seeks have trended upward since then. I fear we may be setting to raise awareness that life is worth living despite depression ourselves up for our own tragic wake-up call.

— which seems strange, seeing as I’ve never heard a thing Fortunately, we are at least moving in vaguely the right diabout it. rection. This spring should mark the beginning of the Mental The counseling services page went on to list the Number Health Ally Program, which will train volunteers in assisting Nyne hotline (a bad sign), then several national hotlines. people having troubles with mental issues, depression in Surely, I thought, we have more help for psychological is- particular. sues. I couldn’t find anyone who could give me better adThis is a positive step, but nowhere near what we need in vice than Goddard or their church when I asked, so I asked place on our campus. There is no excuse for such poor stua resident adviser I respect, who of all people ought to know dent mental services at a university that has among the best what all is available. She said she would recommend going teaching hospitals of all state-run schools. to Goddard or possibly a hotline, but it was clear she hadn’t been trained to deal with psychological problems.

— Buck Roberson, At this point, I gave up on searching for help. What is University College freshman wrong with our campus? We have SafeRide and SafeWalk, both of which have been heavily advertised. We have an Comment on this column at OUDaily.com

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This column is titled after STAFF COLUMN MN “Bully the Bullies,” a fire level Bryan in the dated video game Super Honeycutt Mario 64. Mario, a plumber by trade, is regularly called upon to defend the Mushroom Kingdom when it can’t protect its bullied, mushroom-headed citizens. In the game, “Bullies” are horned monsters who attempt to bump Mario into liquid-hot magma.

“Bully,” a dated phrase often employed by President Teddy Roosevelt, also can mean “bang-up, very good!” For example, “Those Bullies did a bully job at bullying Mario.”

Vernacular use of “bully” describes a person who is “habitually cruel or overbearing, especially to a smaller or weaker person.” A bully can take many forms and range in his or her degree of malice; likewise, the effects a bully has on others are variable.

In 2010, several bullies were charged for crimes that causally linked bullying to their victims’ suicide. Tyler Clementi from Rutgers University is an example of a teen who committed suicide after being bullied. Two bullies recorded an embarrassing video of Mr. Clementi (think OU’s “make it snow” girl, raised to the tenth power) and made it available online. His parents now want to sue the university, holding it responsible for not protecting their son from bullying. Rutgers extends its sympathies to the family, but denies culpability in the tragedy.

What mechanisms do educational institutions possess that can punish bullies, and perhaps more importantly, what is their obligation to do so? University administrators can’t just bounce these bullies into pits of molten lava, nor can they expect gold coins to pop up from the charred remains. However, there are some historic examples of vigilantes acting against bullies.

James Jones, like Mario, stepped onto a school bus and confronted his daughter’s bullies. Despite threatening several young students as well as the bus driver, he received a great deal of public support. Bully for James Jones! Jones broke the law, of that there is no doubt. However, his actions are comparable to Liam Neeson’s character in “Taken;” Liam Neeson breaks several Parisian laws and even dinner etiquette to protect his daughter from being bullied into sex slavery. Illegal and excessive, perhaps, but what alternatives can these fathers look to that stop bullies?

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie recently signed stricter anti-bullying laws. Bully for Gov. Christie! Legislating “bullying” comes at a risk. Educational institutions — both higher education and secondary education — must recognize that while bullying disturbs a student’s learning environment, excessive oversight may have the same effect. Anti-bullying policies must be enforced with discretion so as to avoid punishing innocent students in a paranoid, irrational fashion. Even if the laws are imperfect or ineffective, their intention to discourage bullies from bullying is well placed.

I would be remiss if I endorsed violence, or even threats of violence, as a solution to bullying. Rather, whenever bullying leads to violence — whether it is self-inflicted as in the Clementi case, threatened as with Jones or carried out by vigilantes like Mario — we should reflect on and correct those causes if possible. We are encouraged to ask what environments fosters bullying.

Bullying is at least as old as the first Super Mario game (1985, a year well before most of the current Sooners were born) and is possibly much older. Bullying will thrive until those bullies who thrive on anonymity — here’s lookin’ at you, OUDaily.com trolls — can no longer fly under the radar. Bullies will remain popular until they are made uncomfortable.

And now, toads and toadstools, I’m off to world eight and Bowser’s Castle. Here we go!

— Bryan Honeycutt, English graduate

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Westboro Baptist’s hate speech should not be silenced There’s little disagreement that the Westboro Baptist Church is one of the STAFF COLUMN most vile and offensive hate groups in America. Despite Steven Zoeller er membership of fewer than 100 people, the fire and brimstone cult has achieved nationwide notoriety for its picketing of soldiers’ funerals and the colorful signs that its members hold, which carry phrases like “God Hates Fags” and “Thank God For 9/11.”

But as despicable as this is, there is one way in which it actually benefits society: radical groups like Westboro regularly check the boundaries of free expression.

This was most evident 2 1/2 weeks ago in Arizona, the same day of the shooting that claimed the lives of six innocent people outside a Tucson supermarket.

Pastor Fred Phelps, the cult’s leader, announced the unthinkable: His congregation would picket the funeral of each victim, beginning with that of 9-year-old Christina Green. A press release elaborated saying, “God sent the shooter to deal with idolatrous America.”

Westboro had struck nerves before, but none quite so raw as this one. Lawmakers sprang into action and in a matter of days the Arizona Legislature had unanimously passed, with minimal debate, a law prohibiting protests within 300 feet of funeral services.

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The measure, modeled after an Ohio law, was widely applauded and will likely be adopted by other states as well.

However, there is legitimate cause for concern, even if nobody wants to side with the bigots to point it out.

After introducing it as a bill, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said the law would protect mourners from “emotional terrorism.”

Other lawmakers echoed concern for the emotional state of the attendees. Keep in mind that this law is a limitation on free speech that calls for government intervention.

I’m sure many people will disagree with me simply because this law holds Westboro at bay, so let’s strip away the context and examine the philosophy at work behind it: The government can impose limits on free speech to protect someone’s feelings from getting hurt.

It may sound bare or oversimplified, but that’s fundamentally what the law does. It’s an invitation for someone to cry when something is said they find disagreeable. Imagine the harm this philosophy could inflict in another context now that it has already been validated in this one. It goes against the democratic spirit to give emotional feedback so much credit, especially when it differs for everyone and is so easily faked.

More on the speech itself, this lapse in judgment raises questions about the government targeting a specific pointof-view. Consider, if this was a Jewish group protesting the funeral of a neo-Nazi, would we feel nearly as compelled to pass legislation to prevent it?

I’m guessing not. In the end, it doesn’t matter what

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politicians say about a law, only the state of mind that spawned it. As uncomfortable as it might feel allowing Westboro to exist, we cannot legislate our disapproval. The freedom of speech exists to protect unpopular speech, and one of the hallmarks of unpopular speech is the tendency to hurt someone’s feelings.

The lawmakers who supported this legislation probably had good intentions. Either they were driven by compassion for the victims’ families or they took offense to Westboro’s utter disregard for decency. It doesn’t matter, though; we need to take this on principle so this harmful philosophy isn’t applied in any future law.

States considering similar legislation to combat Westboro are advised to resist the temptation. As for Arizona and states like Oklahoma that already have similar funeral laws in place, citizens are responsible to keep a closer eye out for this philosophy before it shows up again, next time in a less palatable form.

Westboro Baptist Church isn’t worth giving up any degree of our liberties, even if it is just one. When a law is passed that in any way limits free expression, we have the responsibility to be critical, regardless of how other people might feel about it.

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or many, The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History is another scenic building en route to Lloyd Noble Center, but for its staff, the museum is an institution for educating the community, a museum spokeswoman said.

The museum aims to provide a learning atmosphere for its patrons, museum spokeswoman Linda Coldwell said.

“One of our primary focuses is education — very informal, experiential education so that people can come in here and learn about the We want students heritage of Oklahoma as to come because at well as the science behind the core of all of this the artifacts,” Coldwell said. is education. That is Since opening in May 2000, the museum has our mission.” grown large enough to ac— LINDA COLDWELL, SAM commodate six permanent NOBLE NATURAL HISTORY galleries, new and interestMUSEUM SPOKESWOMAN ing exhibits and more than seven million collected objects, making it the official PHOTOS BY MERRILL JONES/THE DAILY state repository of all natural history artifacts.

Despite this collection, one of the most notable features Top: A bronze mammoth is displayed Wednesday in the south of the museum is the world’s largest Apatosaurus skeleton, rotunda of the Sam Noble Museum of Natural History.

Coldwell said.

“Dinosaurs are the big draw, particularly for kids and fam- Right: Early works of glass are displayed Wednesday in the Merkel Family Foundation’s Gallery of World Cultures at the Sam ily. That’s what we’re known for,” she said.

The museum has one of the largest research departments Noble Museum of Natural History. at the university with professional curators collaborating with graduate and undergraduate students in many areas of study.

In addition to these opportunities, the museum offers sev“We do weddings more than anything. We love it when we eral volunteer and internship positions; however, student get OU grads or even current students to come in. They’re participation and attendance remains low, having their wedding here on campus, Coldwell said. where they more than likely met, so it’s “We definitely don’t get as many (stugreat,” special events coordinator Dejak dents) as we would like,” Coldwell said, Kennedy said.

“Although we’re on the path, the museum’s As classes begin this semester, museum HOURS: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. not too close to campus so it’s a little bit staff and curators hope to draw in more Mondays to Saturdays more effort to get out here.” students by featuring new programs like and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays In an effort to generate more interest, the next month’s wine and chocolate tasting museum allows OU student organizations, seminar. departments and individuals to rent its facil“You will never not know what’s going on ities for anything from award ceremonies to childrens’ birth- at the museum,” Coldwell said, “We want students to come, day parties. Though when it comes to discounts and book- because at the core of all of this is education. That is our mising inquiries, classroom lectures and weddings are two of the sion. Every bit of the heritage that is preserved here belongs most popular events held at the museum, she said. to the people of Oklahoma.”

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TRACK » Sooners sweep 60-meter event, Singh has collegiate-best weight throw

Busy weekend for Sooner sports teams TRACK AND FIELD

Oklahoma sweeps in home opener

» Saturday — Shump earns postseason bid, Salaam breaks personal best Sophomore Karen Shump secured a spot in the NCAA Championships with her win in the shotput at the J.D. Martin Invitational, defending her No. 1 USTFCCCA ranking.

Junior Mookie Salaam posted a personal-best time of 6.67 seconds in the men’s 60-meter dash preliminaries before withdrawing himself from the finals to rest for next weekend.

Sooners win all team events, five of six individual-event titles in routing of 8th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes GREG FEWELL The Oklahoma Daily

The third-ranked Oklahoma men’s gymnastics team remained undefeated and grabbed its first home win of the season Saturday night by taking down No. 8 Ohio State, 358.35340.15.

The Sooners claimed all six team event titles for the first time this season and topped their high score from last week’s Rocky Mountain Open by almost 12 points.

JACOB DALTON OU also swept the indi» Year: vidual all-around competiSophomore tion with sophomore Alex » Event: Naddour coming in third, All-Around senior Steven Legendre tak» Hometown: ing second and sophomore Reno, Nev. Jacob Dalton claiming the » Notes: all-around title for the secClaimed all-around individual ond time in as many meets. title in past two meets ... Won Legendre and Dalton both vault, parallel bars and high bar had record-breaking nights individual titles in Saturday’s meet for the Sooners. Dalton’s 16.550 on vault broke the record previously held by Legendre, and Legendre broke his own program record on the floor by scoring a 16.250.

All together, OU won five of the six individual-event titles in addition to all team-event titles. Dalton took home three individual titles on the way to his all-around victory, winning vault, parallel bars and high bar. His 16.550 on vault was the highest score of the night. Legendre won the floor title and Naddour won the individual title on pommel horse.

“There was much improvement from last weekend,” OU coach Mark Williams said. “I am much happier than the start of the season.”

In addition to sweeping the individual all-around titles, the Sooners also swept the floor title and took two of the three top spots in every other event.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL » Saturday — Sooners grab second conference win OU continued its success at home by holding off a late Colorado surge to pull through their second conference win, 67-60.

MEREDITH MORIAK/THE DAILY Free throws came up big Freshman Presten Ellsworth competes on the horse apparatus in the OU men’s gymnastics team’s for Oklahoma to secure the win over No. 8 Ohio State on Saturday. The Sooners claimed all six team event titles in the win. win down the stretch, with OU making 13-of-17 in the closing minutes.

WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS » Sunday — Oklahoma downs FOOTBALL The win improved the Texas Woman’s to stay perfect » Friday — Oklahoma defeats » Saturday — Pair of freshmen Sooners to 10-1 at Lloyd Noble With OU’s sixth straight win No. 6 Oregon State, No. 23 arrested in Norman Center. to start the season, Kindler Freshmen Kenny Stills, wide Denver and Centenary “This is a huge confidenceearned the 100th win of her After faltering in the second receiver, and Tony Jefferson, builder,” senior guard Cade career in five years at OU. event, uneven bars, the No. defensive back, were arrested Davis said. “Protecting home is 3 Sooners fell to third place early Saturday morning near what we’ve talked all year.”

WRESTLING but used big comeback campus, Norman Police » Friday — Oklahoma topples WOMEN’S BASKETBALL performances in the beam confirmed to the AP. No. 15 Iowa State, 33-7 and floor events to clinch the Stills was arrested for a DUI » Read a full recap on page 8.

OU won all but one match in complaint at 2:10 a.m., and program’s 16th-straight home WOMEN’S TENNIS a crucial conference road game Jefferson for interfering with win. » Sunday — Oklahoma vs. against the Cyclones.

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After defeating Kansas on the road, Oklahoma is 5-0 in Big 12 Conference play ANNELISE RUSSELL The Oklahoma Daily

Freshman guard Aaryn Ellenberg and sophomore Whitney Hand combined for 49 points as the No. 14 OU women’s basketball team secured a 75-57 road win over Kansas. The Sooners are now 5-0 in the Big 12.

Ellenberg finished with 28 points Sunday afternoon, 6-of-10 from 3-point range and 11-of-21 from the field.

Hand added 21 points, 3-of6 from beyond the arc and 9-of-15 from the field.

The Jayhawks pressured the Sooners in the second half, but the Sooners had already built up an insurmountable lead in the first.

Senior point guard, and OU’s leading scorer, Danielle Robinson picked up her second foul early in the first half, limiting her contributions, but OU found offensive alternatives.

Ellenberg found quick success with 11 points, going 3-of-3 from the 3-point line, midway through the half.

She went into the locker room 5-of-5 from beyond the arc with 21 points.

Hand also was in double figures before the half with 16 points. Hand and Ellenberg had 37 of the Sooners’ 43 points to lead the Sooners into the locker room with a 43-26 lead.

Out of the half, Kansas sophomore forward Carolyn Davis got to the foul line early and cut the deficit to 11 within five minutes. OU went 7-of-9 from the deep in the first half but opened the second half 0-for-5.

The Sooners responded with back-to-back 3s from Ellenberg and Hand as the

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Freshman guard Aaryn Ellenberg (3) shoots over a Kansas defender in OU’s 75-57 win over the Jayhawks on Sunday in Lawrence, Kan. Ellenberg finished with 28 points.

Sooners pushed the lead back to 17, 57-40, but the Jayhawks surged again.

The momentum switched again, and Kansas went on a 7-0 run to close to 57-47 with 8:51 remaining. Kansas remained within in striking distance, helped by 32 trips to the free-throw line. OU was 1-of-3 from the line in the game.

D e s p i t e K a n s a s’ i m proved play in the second half, Oklahoma did not let its lead dwindle under 10.

Robinson, who developed a rhythm in the second half after going scoreless in the first, finished the game with 12 points.

Davis, who leads the Jayhawks with more than 18 points a contest, was limited to 16 on 4-of-7 shooting, 6-of-13 from the free-throw line.

Up next for the Sooners is a battle of the conference unbeatens, hosting Texas A&M at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Lloyd Noble Center.

Top performer AARYN ELLENBERG » Year: Freshman » Position: Guard » Hometown: Las Vegas » Notes: Scored 28 total points in OU win over Kansas... Had 21 points and was 5-of-5 from 3-point territory in the first half

No. 14 OU women’s basketball team didn’t need STAFF COLUMN LUMN any help from the freethrow line in the 75-57 win Tobi Neidy dy over Kansas this weekend in Lawrence, Kan. Which is good, because the Sooners weren’t getting any love from the home-court officials at the Allen Fieldhouse.

As the Big 12 Conference’s leader in free-throw percentage (.733), OU depends on its talent from the courtesy line to secure overwhelming leads and to help ward off stifling opponent defenses for easier shots in the paint.

And when you have free throw shooters like senior guard Danielle Robinson on the roster, it’s no surprise OU coach Sherri Coale wants to see her Sooners get more free-throw opportunities.

Robinson is shooting 87 percent from the line this season and has made 22 of 28 attempts in conference action.

However, Robinson didn’t even have the chance to add to her free-throw percentage over the weekend.

The Sooners, as a team, only made three trips to the charity stripe and made just one of the attempts.

In a staggering comparison, the Jayhawks — who were given 32 chances from the charity stripe — made 19 of their 57 total points from the free-throw line, shooting almost 60 percent from the line.

That’s 29 more free throws awarded to Kansas than OU. If that wide of a difference in free-throw attempts showed up in an NBA game, you could bank on a sports columnist to make sure the entire league knows about the issue.

“Home-cooking” — favoring the home team — happens in all sporting events, whether anyone wants to admit it.

You can’t really see the results of the botched calls unless they become big plays that decide the game.

And basketball’s easiest way to provide the recipe for a good “home-cooked” game is through the free-throw line.

OU easily won Sunday’s game, so there really isn’t much to complain about. But what if the next time, the Sooners lose because of a staggering imbalance in free throws?

Maybe it was the defensive tactics that pushed the Jayhawks to the line. Maybe it was sloppy post presence that kept Kansas in the bonus. Maybe it both, but OU knows those missed points from the line can hurt the final score.

But the Sooners left Lawrence with a perfect 5-0 conference record instead of feeling beat down before meeting up with the big dogs of the Big 12, Baylor and Texas A&M, in the next two weeks.

The Sooners can only hope they get fairly-called games in those matchups.

—Tobi Neidy, public relations senior