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RIAA cracks down on copyright infringement at OU • Group hopes litigation will halt illegal downloads LAUREN STALFORD The Oklahoma Daily While illegally downloading copyrighted material is free, it doesn’t come cheap to those who are caught.

Complaints made to OU about illegally downloaded content rose 540 percent in 2008, and 13 members of the OU community who downloaded illegally on OU’s network are in the settlement process with the Recording Industry Association of America.

There were 150 complaints in

2007 and 812 in 2008.

Using peer-to-peer software to download music without paying for it is punishable by law.

The RIAA acts as a watchdog group looking out for violators. It files lawsuits against the IP addresses of alleged illegal downloaders on behalf of the recording companies it represents.

How students get caught OU does not monitor the files students download, Nicholas Key, Information Technology spokesman, said.

“It is the responsibility of our students to comply with applicable laws,” Key said.

But he said students still should be cautious when illegally downloading music.

When people use peer-to-peer software, like Limewire, the pro-

gram tracks the identities of the users and the files on the users’ hard drives available for sharing, Key said. This information is available to anyone on the peer-to-peer network. The RIAA searches peerto-peer networks for files that infringe on copyrights.

The RIAA can’t access the OU network, but it monitors file-sharing networks on other networks. As a result, when a computer on the OU network is used to download a file illegally, RIAA scanning software flags the IP address of the offending computer, Key said.

The RIAA then reports the IP address and files a complaint with OU. At this point, OU must follow legal proceedings, Key said.

The process is complex, but it isn’t difficult for watchdog groups to get the information they need to file a complaint, Key said.

Even though users don’t know who they’re downloading from, their interactions with file-sharers are leaving electronic messages on networks across the country, allowing the RIAA to access information about activity on OU’s networks even though it can’t access the network itself.

“It’s like calling someone’s phone who lives in California and leaving them a voice mail,” Key said. “When the RIAA comes through, they listen to your voice mail and have all the information they need against a student.”

The legal process The RIAA writes a pre-litigation letter to owner of the IP address once they find illegally downloaded music, said Liz Kennedy, RIAA

Lilly Chapa/The Daily

Hidden dangers often lurk for students who download music illegally. The RIAA is DOWNLOAD Continues on page 2 prosecuting offenders, who could be charged $750 or more for their crimes.

Grad school: Should you stay or should you go?

ASHLEY BODY AND RENEÉ SELANDERS The Oklahoma Daily

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tudents in their final semesters of college face the daunting prospect of life after schooling. In such troubling economic times, some students even consider prolonging their higher education stay by pursuing graduate school.

OU Career Services office provides many resources for stu-

dents as to whether to apply for graduate school. Bette Scott, Director of Career Services, said the office sees more students seeking advice during tough economic times, but advises against turning to graduate school just because of the recession.

These are the times to be innovative and proactive when it comes to picking your career, Scott said.

Here are current employment trends facing graduates in some of the biggest fields of study:

BY THE NUMBERS

INDUSTRY ISSUES

LIBERAL ARTS Last year’s liberal arts graduates’ average salaries decreased 1 percent from the previous year to $36,445, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers’ Job Outlook 2009.

Despite a lower starting salary than those with more technical degrees, liberal arts students should not panic when facing a recession, Scott said. Graduates should think outside the box, especially when it comes to applying their degree to jobs they may not have considered in the past, she said.

“Adopt the attitude that ‘I can do anything,’” she said.

NURSING AND TEACHING Elementary teachers are projected to account for 20,900 new job openings per year for the next seven years, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Nursing will add 58,700 new jobs during the same period.

Education and nursing graduates won’t have to worry any more than usual about job security. These jobs are expected to grow steadily.

Retiring Baby Boomers account for a large part of new openings during the next seven years. Though average salaries don’t measure up to those of chemical engineers, job security is a major pull for these careers in the current economic climate.

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STEP THREEPART SERIES The Daily asked experts in academic and career advising to distill the most valuable advice for students as they approach the biggest decisions of their college careers.

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Because of a relatively low supply of workers, demand for engineering graduates usually remains strong, regardless of economic conditions. Employers cited accounting majors as the most in-demand new hires, according to a national survey.

Sherry Isom, adviser at Price College of Business, said accountants and finance experts are in high demand due to the recession.

These majors have one thing in common — employers are seeking them out because they are useful in several fields.

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Domestic homicide spree grips state • Authorities express horror at 10 deaths so far in 2009 CLARK FOY The Oklahoma Daily

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BUSINESS AND ENGINEERING Business graduates’ average salaries increased by 2.6 percent in the past year to $47,641, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers’ Job Outlook 2009.

Engineering graduates’ average salaries rose 2.2 percent from the previous year to $58,525.

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Domestic homicides have plagued Oklahoma’s new year.

The toll rose most recently when 6-yearold Denise Anderson’s body was found early Monday morning in the woods near Spencer Ridge High School in Oklahoma City. An autopsy showed she died from gunshot wounds to the head, authorities said.

Denise Anderson became the 10th Oklahoman to die as a result of domestic homicide since Jan. 1, following the deaths of five people in El Reno, two in

Calera, one in Tulsa and one is Sasakwa.

“Gov. Henry is surprised and horrified like any citizen would be,” said Paul Sund, communications director for Gov. Brad Henry. “We are supporting prosecution to the fullest extent of the law.”

Nine of the 10 cases occurred in 11 days, spanning from the Jan. 1 murder of Regina Bounds to the Jan. 11 murders of Summer Rust and her four children. Since then, Anderson has been the only victim of domestic homicide.

Matthew Peoples, 23, Anderson’s father, has been arrested in connection with her death.

Police have accused Nellie Guillory, 58, of shooting her husband, Antoine “Tony” Guillory, 49, in the head on Jan. 5, which led to his death in a hospital on Jan. 7.

Guillory said she fired at her husband through a closed door to “ward him off” because she thought he was going to choke her. Officers of the Tulsa Police Department said they believe there to be

“some alleged abuse in the past,” according to the Tulsa World.

Police have accused Damon Butler of Calera of the double murder of Vivian Pierce, 28, and Rebecca Butler, 56. Damon Butler has no criminal record, but there are concerns that drugs, alcohol or both were involved in the murders.

Police have accused Joshua Steven Durcho of El Reno of strangling his girlfriend, Summer Rust and her four children; Teagin, 4; Kristen, 7; Autumn, 7; and Evynn, 3. According to police, Durcho has an extensive criminal history and refuses to talk about anything, including his motive for allegedly committing the crime.

The problem continues to grow, and many are concerned and confused about why domestic homicide cases appear to be running rampant in Oklahoma.

“When the economy gets rough, crime tends to go up in a variety of different categories,” Sund said.

Other state officials write off the idea that the bad economy is causing more murders.

It’s hard to generalize across cases, said Charlie Price, public relations director for the Oklahoma attorney general.

But he offered some theories about the spike in extreme forms of domestic violence.

Credit card bills are coming in, which could cause stress on couples who are living together, Price said.

The holiday season is over, marking the end of a time when couples with problems typically try to “stick things out,” he said.

Many people assume that alcohol or drug abuse are significant factors in domestic homicide cases, according to Sunshine Gross, domestic violence coordinator for the Oklahoma Coalition

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deputy director of communications. The letter includes the IP address used, a time and date stamp, and a sample of the music downloaded.

The group gives the letters to the universities to pass along to violators. They have the option of settling with the RIAA or ignoring the letter, Kennedy said. If users choose to ignore the letters, the RIAA will begin “John Doe” lawsuits, she said.

Kennedy said the RIAA will subpoena the university to get names of students who use the IP addresses in question.

The RIAA will try again to reach settlements with students, but once lawsuits have been filed, discounted settlements will no longer be available, Kennedy stated in an e-mail.

After the suit involving OU’s network was filed in July, the RIAA has subpoenaed OU to release the names of 13 individuals’ associated with particular IP addresses. Of those, three individuals are still in litigation, Kennedy said.

• Legislation would bolster funds for OU LEIGHANNE MANWARREN The Oklahoma Daily The state research endowment fund, Economic Development Generating Excellence, needs permanent financial support to help reach its account goal and create more job opportunities, according to Gov. Brad Henry.

OU stands to gain from the expansion of the fund, which is already slated to pay out $4 million for research at OU over the next two years.

During a state legislative session, Governor Brad Henry stressed the importance of a bill that will earmark the future interest earnings of the state’s emergency Rainy Day Fund for the EDGE research fund.

The EDGE research endowment is worth about $150 million.

Lawmakers hope that eventually it will reach $1 billion.

“Gov. Henry believes it is critical [to fund EDGE] for long-term economic growth, as it already funds multiple research projects,” said Paul Sund, communications director in the governor’s office.

The cost Individuals can be charged a minimum fine of $750 per illegally downloaded song, said Jay Doyle, press secretary and special assistant to OU President David Boren.

But many college students don’t understand the consequences that can be attached to illegal file sharing.

A survey conducted by Student Monitor in the spring of 2006 found that more than half of all college students download music and movies illegally, Kennedy stated in an e-mail.

“It’s becoming a bigger issue outside of the university,” Key said. “Students are going to have to take notice or they will have to face the steep consequences.”

AP Photo/Bill Waugh

Gov. Brad Henry gives a thumbs up to legislators as he arrives to deliver his State of the State address to a joint session of the Legislature Monday. Lt. Gov. Jari Askins applauds at right.

“Through EDGE, [Oklahoma] will be able to spin off more high paying jobs and form new corporations.”

EDGE funded five research projects last year. Two of those projects were on OU’s Norman campus and two others were conducted at the Health Sciences Center, said Paul Risser, OU chairman and chief operating officer of

Cardio machines play catch-up at the Huff

the University Research Cabinet and EDGE Executive Director.

The endowment will allocate $4 million to the Norman campus engineering, weather and wind energy programs over two years.

Each program is expected to report on its performance to EDGE. EDGE will report back to citizens in a year, when the effects of the research have

become more apparent, Risser said.

“As the leader in higher education research and a major recipient of EDGE funding in the past, finding a permanent source of EDGE funding would be very beneficial to OU,” President David Boren stated in an e-mail.

“It would also help create more jobs based from OU research for

our graduates.”

Henry created the EDGE task force in 2003 as a blueprint for technology and innovative research, with hopes of creating jobs, said Rachel Waldrop, EDGE executive assistant.

“Our ultimate goal is to stimulate economic growth in Oklahoma, and try to make the state into a world competitor in research,” she said.

Risser said EDGE began funding research last year. The endowment allocates the interest it earns off its $150 million endowment to the projects.

Sund said the state could expect to see more research projects being funded in one or two years.

Permanent state funding will supplement the endowment if the state legislation passes the bill this year, he said.

If the bill does not pass this year, EDGE will continue to fund projects with the interest from its endowment, but will be slow to expand its funding prospects to other research projects, Risser said.

“The bill seems to have a lot of support with businesses and some legislators, but we never know in this difficult budget year,” Sund said. “We are cautiously optimistic.”

Legislators will vote on the bill at the end of session in May.

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• Four machines fixed, three to undergo repairs RENEÉ SELANDERS The Oklahoma Daily Students will have less of a workout wait after the Huston Huffman Center completed repairs to four cardio machines Tuesday after they were out of service for three weeks.

Three more machines still need

repairs, and two of those are awaiting service providers, Huston Huffman Director Amy Davenport said in an e-mail.

“We are dependent upon service providers to fix the two pieces of equipment,” she said. “Service providers typically schedule maintenance by region. We are scheduled for next week. As for the other piece of equipment, we are waiting to receive a shipment of parts.”

During busier hours, some students felt the effect of not having all machines available.

Calley Williams, University College freshman, said the lack of fully

repaired machines interfered with her Individual Fitness class. The number of broken treadmills kept her from completing her workout plans, she said Tuesday.

“In the past two days, it’s gotten worse,” Williams said. “It used to just be a couple machines, but lately it’s been more than that.”

Students have more access to the machines they want to use now because the repairs have been made.

“We continue to monitor equipment use and provide exceptional maintenance to remain efficient [in the] longterm while we offer quality service to the OU community,” Davenport said.

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FREE HOT CHOCOLATE

11:30 a.m. in the first floor lobby. Beat the cold with some chocolatey hotness.

FREE FILM:

“W”

Free showings at 4, 7, 10 p.m., and 12:30 a.m. in Meacham Auditorium.

Presented by the Union Programming Board and CAC Film Series.

LATE NIGHT SNACKS

9:30 P.M. in the Meacham Auditorium. Come get some free food courtesy of the Union Programming Board before the 10 p.m. showing of “W”.

NEXT WEEK: UPB GENERAL MEETING

Wednesday 9 p.m. in the Scholars Room. Come and learn how to get involved with the Union Programming Board. And, don’t forget we are taking applications for our Public Relations Executive Council position! Applications available in 3rd floor Center for Student Life, and the 4th floor Union Business Office.

The University of Oklahoma is an Equal Opportunity Institution.

For accommodations on the basis of disability, call (405) 325-2113.

Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. But the stereotype is just not true, she said.

“Alcohol and drugs are not an excuse,” Gross said. “That is just an excuse. That is just a crutch for the abuser to stand on so that they aren’t held accountable for their actions.”

Gross said 98 percent of domestic homicide victims are women and 50 percent of children witness abuse or are abused.

“Abusers can come from any

socioeconomic society, background or race,” she said.

Both Gross and the office of the attorney general are urging those who feel that they are in danger to call the police if they have been hurt or believe that they are being abused. A 24-hour hot line can also be contacted by calling 1-800-522SAFE. The hot line is managed by trained professionals and will offer support and resources so victims of abuse can get help.

OUR COMMITMENT TO ACCURACY The Daily has a longstanding commitment to serve readers by providing accurate coverage and analysis. Errors are corrected as they are identified. Readers should bring errors to the attention of the editorial board for further investigation.

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Identity theft becomes all too real for Oklahomans • Stolen identity causes frustration, concern for victims JAMIE BIRDWELL The Oklahoma Daily A new generation of criminals called identity thieves have caused some consumers to pay more attention to their bank accounts.

There were 2,312 identity theft complaints made with the Federal Trade Commission in Oklahoma in 2007. The FTC received 800,000 identity theft complaints in 2007, making up 32 percent of all complaints received by the commission, said Gary Kennedy, senior litigation counsel for the Southwest region of the FTC. Kennedy said the Oklahoma numbers mimic the national numbers. The numbers for 2008 are not available yet, but he said he imagines they will be much greater.

There are several ways an identity thief can steal money from consumers, Kennedy said. The most common form of identity theft in Oklahoma is credit card fraud. The second most common form is telephone or utility fraud, he said.

Identity thieves can set up utilities or open up a cell phone account with someone else’s information. A third form of identity theft is bank fraud, which is when an identity thief poses as someone else and withdraws money from a bank account, or opens a credit card in someone else’s name, Kennedy said.

Companies are somewhat to blame for their customers’ personal information being stolen. Volumes of information are sometimes thrown away, giving anyone access to it, Kennedy said. Companies also need to be sure to have the latest software to prevent hacking, he said.

Ryan Collins, music technology senior, said he received a chilling wake-up call saying his information had been stolen.

“My bank called me at 8 in the morning and asked me if I had been in Georgia,” Collins said. “I had a purchase at a Kroger’s [grocery store] in Georgia and a $600 purchase at a Wal-Mart in Georgia.”

Thieves have become more creative with the information they steal.

Fake credit cards can be manufactured with the stolen information, said Bob Manista, President of the Better Business Bureau in Oklahoma City.

Photo Illustration by Chelsea Garza and Lilly Chapa/ The Daily

Identity theft can strangle your finances and is often achieved through debit or credit card hacks. 2,312 identity thefts claims were made in Oklahoma to the Federal Trade Commission in 2007.

“You can manufacture and duplicate cards if you have the right hardware to do it,” Manista said. “You can even program the magnetic strips, and if you go to the • Protect your personal information. self-serve lane in the grocery store, there • Don’t give out your card number over unsecured lines. will be no questions asked.”

• Closely monitor your accounts, whether it’s online banking or credit card statements.

A number of identity thefts in Oklahoma • Recognize all the charges. You are your own best defense when it comes to spotting unusual and the rest of the country have been activity. caused by an increasing amount of “phishing” and hacking over the Internet, Source: Bob Manista, president of the Better Business Bureau in Oklahoma Manista said. Phishing is when someone tries to get personal information through false e-mail messages, he said. Companies respond, Manista said. information.”

“Banks have a pretty good system of Collins said Arvest bank was very who have customers’ personal informaalerts,” he said. “But it doesn’t mean you responsive to his money being stolen. tion can also get hacked into, he said.

Fortunately, banks are fast and eager to should be reckless with handing out your The bank cancelled his debit card right

IDENTITY THEFT PREVENTION TIPS

away, and he had his money back within a week.

“I got the call the day after my birthday,” he said. “I was really frustrated and very upset about it. As uncomfortable as it was, the bank made me feel a lot better about the situation. I was kind of surprised with how helpful they were.”

Manista said the best thing a consumer can do is to recognize all the charges being made to their account and to continually check everything.

“I’m not going to stop using a debit card,” Collins said. “I don’t really feel like I was singled out. I feel like I just got unlucky.”

THIS WEEKEND AT YOUR UNIVERSITY T hursday, Feb. 5

Astronomy Lecture Series: “Globe at Night” | 7 p.m. at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History. Lecture presented by Dr. Constance Walker, NOAO. Intramural Update | Dodge ball entries today! For more information visit recservices.ou.edu or call Gary Armstrong, (405) 325-3053.

Union Programming Board Applications Available | The Union Programming Board has applications available for Public Relations CoChairs for the Union Programming Board Executive Committee. If your interested in PR/communications this is a great way to get experience and build your portfolio. Learn how to plan events, advertising, graphic design and more! The Union Programming Board is a fun an exciting way to get involved on campus. Applications are available in the Student Life Office and the Union Business Office. Applications are due Feb. 13 by 5 p.m. No prior experience in the Union Programming Board required.

Friday., Feb. 6 FREE Film: “W” | 4, 7, 10 p.m. & 12:30 a.m. in Meacham Auditorium, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Presented by the Union Programming Board and Campus Activities Council Film Series.

Campus Activities Council Dance Marathon | 4-11:30 p.m. at the Huston Huffman Center. Dance Marathon provides emotional and financial support to those suffering from cancer. At Dance Marathon, students invest their time and energy to raise money for cancer charities through a literal marathon of choreographed dance routines. For more information, vist http://cac.ou.edu/ or http://www. kidsmiracles.org/ou.

The Borderlands of History and Art in the American West | 6 p.m. in the Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. A lecture that will discuss the intersections of art and history and how they are revealed in the new Borderlands exhibition at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. Presented by Sterling Evans, Professor and Louise Welsh Chair in Oklahoma, Southern Plains and Borderlands History; Department of History, University of Oklahoma. For more information call (405) 325-4938.

OU Wrestling vs. Missouri | 7 p.m. at McCasland Field House. Visit http://soonersports.com for ticket information.

FREE Late Night Snacks | 9:30 p.m. in Meacham Auditorium Lobby. Get some snacks courtesy of the Union Programming Board before the 10 p.m. showing of “W.”

Saturday, Feb. 7 OU Men’s Basketball vs. Colorado | 12:30 at the Lloyd Noble Center.

Visit http://soonersports.com for ticket information.

Fifth Annual Pink & Black Ball: The Pink Flamingo | 8 p.m.-midnight in the Molly Shi Boren Ballroom, Oklahoma Memorial Union. This year’s ball is a 1920s speak-easy inspired event with a live jazz band, DJ, dancing, food, casino and prize raffles! Tickets are available for *$15 through okctickets.com in advance, and $20 at the door *(additional service charges may apply). Semi-formal, pink and black 1920s inspired attire encouraged. The Pink & Black Ball is a benefit to raise money for Susan G. Komen for the Cure. For more information, visit http://www.ou.edu/ pinkandblackball.

Sunday, Feb. 8 OU Wrestling vs. Nebraska | 2 p.m. at McCasland Field House. Visit http://soonersports.com for ticket information.

Norton Artist Series: Dan Smiley, violin and Jonathan Shames, piano| 3 p.m. in the Paul F. Sharp Concert Hall, Catlett Music Center.

Adult admission $8, student, faculty/staff and senior admission $5.

Please call F.A.C.T.S. Fine Arts Tickets Service at (405) 325-4101 for more information.

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OUR VIEW

Ray Martin, opinion editor dailyopinion@ou.edu phone: 325-7630, fax: 325-6051 For more, go to oudaily.com.

Matt Reed — broadcast and electronic media senior

STAFF CARTOON

Not the time for EDGE funding We understand the importance get poorer. It ignores the primary of research – how foundational needs of universities statewide. it is to economic growth, techno- Funding for higher education in logical development and the repu- general is decreasing, while opertation of a university. ating costs are increasing. If the But now is not the time for Gov. state is going to chip in on higher Brad Henry to pour $150 million education, it shouldn’t devote its into the EDGE research fund (see resources to research endowPage 1 for details). Now is not ments. the time for Henry to If the experts are corearmark interest from rect, the economic situOUR VIEW ation won’t be resolved his precious Rainy Day is an editorial Fund for the purpose of anytime soon. In a time selected and debated research. of uncertainty, we think by the editorial board President David it’s best not to spend in and written after a majority opinion is Boren sent a campusareas that are already formed and approved wide e-mail last week sufficiently endowed. by the editor. Our View explaining that the More research is not is The Daily’s official economic turmoil in absolutely necessary. It opinion.

America is forcing hircertainly is not necesing freezes and halts on sary enough to warrant cost of living raises. A few days a permanent contribution from earlier the OU Board of Regents the state to the endowment. approved college and course-speThere should be a focus on cific fee increases. keeping college and course speAt a time when economic hard- cific fees low, and an emphasis ship will make it more difficult on improving faculty pay. Better for students to attend college, paychecks will attract more proHenry wants to pour money into fessors than better research toys.

– research? Research is already Funds should also be used to hire sufficiently funded at OU. Pouring new faculty members. more money into it now only helps Let’s put more of an emphasis the rich areas get richer and poor on what we need the most.

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Secretary of Agriculture offers no change Believe it or not, one of the most significant events in January was the confirmation of Tom Vilsack as the Secretary of Agriculture. While it’s certainly not as titillating as Michael Phelps toking or Tom Daschle evading taxes, agriculture policy is more important to our everyday lives than most things we see on the evening news.

The Vilsack appointment is specifically important because he offers little change. As a the big-farm-owning ex-governor of Iowa, he represents nearly everything about establishment agribusiness: the promotion of ethanol and other biofuels, support for genetically modified crops, subsidies for big farming operations and the status quo of the petro-guzzling food economy.

Indications from President KYLE Barack Obama during his campaign WILLIAMS caused many to expect something different. In Obama’s words, the food economy is “contributing more greenhouse gases than our transportation sector… [and is] creating monocultures that are vulnerable to national security threats, are now vulnerable to [volatile] food prices…and are partly responsible for the explosion in our healthcare costs because they’re contributing to type 2 diabetes, stroke…heart disease, [and] obesity.”

Far from reforms, Obama is sending the message that these problems aren’t important enough to warrant big changes. From the perspective of the federal government, it seems it is business as usual for a food

Far from reforms, Obama is sending the message that these problems aren’t important enough to warrant big changes. From the perspective of the federal government, it seems it is business as usual. economy that many Americans believe is broken.

University of California Berkeley professor Michael Pollan, author of “The Omnivore’s Dilemma”, has written extensively on the problems facing American agriculture, and it was his writing that prompted Obama’s campaign comments. Pollan and others like him have been prolific in calling attention to the unsustainable nature of the system: the irreparable harm of excessively utilized pesticides and fertilizers, the carbon emissions from farm machinery and transportation of food products, the vulnerability to malicious contamination from terrorists, the healthcare costs that result from junk food and the dependence on foreign sources of food.

These are national problems the federal government will inevitably be forced to address, but so far the move to ameliorate them has mainly been from the grassroots. To say the feds aren’t helping small family farms or local food markets is nothing new.

The disappointment of Vilsack won’t be helpful, but it certainly won’t reverse a trend that is slowly changing the way Americans think about food.

Farmers markets are the fastest growing part of the food economy in this country – there are more

than 30 in Oklahoma community supported agriculture farms, in which individuals buy seasonal shares or pay a regular flat rate for a weekly box of produce, pop up every year in communities all across the U. S. In 1999, a national survey didn’t list a single community supported agriculture in Oklahoma, but today there are at least 15. Norman itself boasts two grocery stores that offer locally grown organic food – The Earth and Native Roots Market. For those interested, it’s becoming easier to live at least partly off the grid of American agribusiness.

Perhaps one of the best examples of a grassroots reaction to the problems of America’s food economy is the Oklahoma Food Cooperative. If you drive by the Unitarian church on West Lindsey Street or the homeless shelter on West Comanche Street a couple of Thursday evenings from now, you’ll see it in action.

A handful of people will be carrying bags or boxes to their vehicles full of that month’s products purchased through the co-op.

The Oklahoma Food Cooperative is the country’s first local food co-op. It began in 2003 with 60 members and grossed a mere $3,500 in its first order.

Two thousand members later after grossing about $1

Sooner fans need to show more spirit

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In response to the Feb. 4 Our View on Joe Castiglione’s positive impact on OU athletics Definitely!

Joe’s done a great job. I’m sure that he feels grateful for any acknowledgement he’s already received, but I’m sure that there are a lot of people out there who don’t know how far he’s gone for us.

They should name a building or something after him years from now.

- POSTED BY JOSEPH T. SCHMIDT ON OUDAILY.COM

In response to a Feb. 4 L&A column on John Updike John Updike wrote a plenty of good books; “Brazil” is considered to be one of his worst by most critics and you might be saying otherwise either because you liked it or think that the Gilliam movie is based on it. “The Witches of Eastwick” is also not a classic, but it has been criticized on the basis of its (purported) antifeminism. Are you just writing down books by Updike that you like and calling them classic?

- POSTED BY JJANOWIAK ON OUDAILY.COM

Elise Johnston is a psychology junior.

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football games. Not to mention, you have a much better chance of the shirt actually reaching your seat if you’re not on the 80th row of the stadium.

It’s not just about the free stuff, though. It’s about showing support for your fellow classmates, who just happen to be some of the best collegiate athletes in the nation.

There is no reason the coach of the No. 2 ranked women’s basketball team in the nation should have to criticize fans for poor attendance. Likewise, there is no reason the coach of any team should have to plead for fans to be spirited, especially the coach of the one sport with record sell-out attendance each week.

The biggest problem with school athletic pride is our lack of attendance. The second is our lack of spirit. Even when we do attend sports, we show little enthusiasm. Football coach Bob Stoops had to beg fans to get rowdy for the Texas Tech game. To my great surprise, it worked. So here is my plea to you: do it again. Do it all the time. Do it at every sport.

President David Boren often refers to the faculty, staff and students of this university as the “Sooner Family.” Let’s act like a family and prove him right.

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the team. Yet it could not sell all its student season tickets.

The men’s gymnastics team has won more national titles than the football team and produced an Olympic medalist last year. Yet the gymnastics team does not have 5 percent as many fans at each meet as football does at each game. We need to support these other sports with the same enthusiasm we have for football. These athletes work just as hard and are just as talented as football players at their respective sports.

Students, of all fans, have the most incentive to attend sporting events all year. The athletic department offers free admission to all sports other than football and men’s basketball with a student ID. Sooner Nation, the student fan group under the athletic department, offers numerous incentives to students as well. For simply attending sports throughout the year, students can receive free t-shirts, hats, pint glasses, Nike shorts and a Sooner jersey. At the end of the school year, Sooner Nation gives away a free flat screen television. What college student doesn’t jump at the opportunity for free stuff?

The freebies don’t end there. Cheerleaders throw t-shirts into the stands much more frequently during these sports than during

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STAFF COLUMN Football season is a great time in Norman.

Thousands of college students live for Saturdays. Then, after 12 weeks, sports become a distant memory. The entire campus community seems to forget that we have more than 10 other sports competing on campus.

Women’s basketball coach Sherri Coale recently told the media she and her team were disappointed to see that the upper tier of the Lloyd Noble Center was nearly empty during a game. Coale’s ELISE Sooners are ranked No. 2 in JOHNSTON the country. They are, both now and historically, one of the nation’s powerhouse teams.

Last weekend, the wrestling and women’s gymnastics teams had a dual meet. Even with numerous promotions, fans did not fill one side of Lloyd Noble. The women’s gymnastics team is ranked No. 7 in the nation and is the 2008 Big 12 champion. The wrestling team is ranked No. 19 in the country and has several individually ranked athletes.

The men’s basketball team is ranked No. 2 in the nation in coach Jeff Capel’s third year with

million in sales last year, the co-op delivers food to communities all over the state. Members join by purchasing a $50 share that allows them to order goods through the Web site, OklahomaFood.coop, and pick them up at a predetermined location on the third Thursday of every month.

The co-op was founded by Bob Waldrop, a fourthgeneration Oklahoman and founder of the Oscar Romero Catholic Worker House, which delivers food to those in need. He founded the cooperative because of his vision of an alternative way of putting food on the table that would also support local communities, environmental sustainability and social justice. The co-op is a refreshing and very practical antidote to much of the ills of American agribusiness. Members know the names of the people they’re buying from, where the produce was raised and how it was raised.

The Oklahoma Food Cooperative, like farmers markets and locally stocked grocery stores, represents a way forward for those concerned about how food is produced. It’s more expensive than and certainly not as convenient as shopping at super stores, but when federal agriculture policy is marked by the appointment of someone like Tom Vilsack, supporting sustainable agriculture will usually take a little more effort.

It requires long-range planning of meals, more time spent on cooking food and a change in expectations about just how cheap food should be. In short, it requires a change of thinking, but one that is wholly necessary for the health of our communities.

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Sooners hold off Aggies late, win 77-71 ERIC DAMA The Oklahoma Daily The men’s basketball team became the first team in the country to reach 22 wins following its 77-71 victory over Texas A&M Wednesday night at Lloyd Noble Center.

The win gives the Sooners their best start in school history at 22-1.

Sophomore forward Blake Griffin recorded game-highs Minutes: 34 in both points (16) and rebounds (14), giving him his Field goals: 6-14 nation-leading 19th doubleFree throws: 4-9 double of the season.

The two seniors made sure Points: 16 Griffin didn’t carry the scorRebounds: 14 ing load alone. Senior forward Taylor Griffin finished Assists: 4 with 13 points of his own Blocks: 1 while senior guard Austin Johnson added 11 points and four assists.

The first half got off to a slow start, but a Johnson-to-Blake ally-oop ignited a 16-3 OU run, giving the Sooners a 27-12 lead.

Despite two 3-pointers in two minutes from sophomore guard Cade Davis, the Aggies managed to scratch their way back and enter halftime only down by eight.

“We did a good job out of the gate,” Blake said. “We got up 15, we just relaxed and we let up. They did a good job of capitalizing when we were relaxing.”

A&M picked up where it left off at halftime, as the Aggies took advantage of offensive rebounds and OU turnovers to open the half on a 10-2 run, tying the score at 42.

The Aggies finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds.

“Pretty much the whole game I felt like they wanted it more,” Blake said. “It’s embarrassing to us to give up that many offensive rebounds.”

Two baskets from junior BLAKE forward Ryan Wright and a GRIFFIN three from freshman guard Willie Warren helped give the Sooners a 59-55 advantage, but A&M’s Josh Carter responded with three three’s of his own, putting the Aggies up 66-59.

The turning point seemed to be at the 5:36 mark, when A&M’s junior center Chinemelu Elonu was called for his fifth foul after contesting junior Juan Patillo, who finished with 7 points and four blocks in just 12 minutes, for a rebound.

Patillo also had a steal and three rebounds. Blake said that Patillo has been providing instant energy off the bench for the Sooners.

“That’s why he is so important to us, because of the intangibles,” Blake said. “He does what nobody else on this team can do. Since he’s come out of his redshirt he’s been there. But it shouldn’t come down to that. We should [not] have to wait for him to bring the [energy].”

The Sooners scored 6 straight points, and a pair of free throws from Warren tied the game at 69-69.

“For us to play as poorly as we did, and then for us to come back, that said a lot about our team,” Blake said.

Taylor then drove inside and scored on a layup with 46 seconds remaining, giving OU a 71-69 lead.

On the following play, an errant A&M pass gave the Sooners the ball back, and solid free throw shooting sealed the victory for OU. “This was big,” A&M head coach Mark Turgeon Merrill Jones/The Daily said. “We felt like we didn’t give them our best shot Sophomore forward Blake Griffin drives past a Texas A&M defender on Wednesday night at Lloyd Noble Center. The Sooners when they came to us. We gave them our best shot beat the Aggies 77-71 to improve their record to 22-1 tonight and they were still better than us.”

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Senior forward Taylor Griffin gets to the basket for a layup in the second half of the Sooner’s game against A&M Wednesday night at Lloyd Noble Center.

22-1 OU off to best start ever • Sooners rally back to secure historic win DANIEL MARTIN The Oklahoma Daily

Ranked No.2 for the first time all season, OU had a little something extra to play for against Texas A&M Wednesday night in Lloyd Noble Center.

With OU holding the nation’s best record and aiming to get the best record in school history, many people assumed OU would end the night on top.

Loose balls, charges, long rebounds and multiple and one dunks would take the game in a different direction.

The Aggies outrebounded the Sooners 43-31 in the game and had 8 second-chance points compared to OU’s 2 in the first half.

Still OU, got out to an early first-half lead.

It looked like it might be another Big 12 beat down thanks to outstanding bench play from the Sooners.

Free throws and 3-pointers lit up the score board in the first half as OU shot 10 of 17 from the line and hit four of 10 from beyond the arc.

Due to early foul trouble, head coach Jeff Capel was forced to look at his bench to make big plays and sophomore guard Cade Davis stepped up by knocking down three of his four 3-point attempts.

The second half told a different story, however, as A&M fired back.

The Sooners were plagued by a lack of hustle and an abundance of turnovers and A&M took a 50-to-48 lead over the Sooners with just under 12 minutes left. The Aggies grabbed 19 offensive rebounds on the night.

With the nation’s best record at stake, OU was forced to answer.

The Sooners finished the game with stingy defense (back-to-back blocks by junior Juan Patillo) and some clutch shots from senior forward Taylor Griffin.

Griffin hit a layup with just over a minute left to put the Sooners back up by two, and then the 68 percent free-throw shooter hit two free throws at the end to seal the game.

The Sooners, who have never won a national title but have made multiple Final Fours, have never started a season 22-1.

They are now 8-0 in the Big 12 and are on pace to nab a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.

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Sooners land 22 commitments on National Signing Day JONO GRECO The Oklahoma Daily National Signing Day came and went with few surprises but more than satisfied the pressing questions that Sooner fans had concerning roster spots as 23 high school and junior-college players committed to OU.

Head coach Bob Stoops said at a press conference at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Wednesday afternoon he was happy with the recruits the team was able to sign.

“We have a very diverse class where we recruited all positions,” Stoops said. “We really answered questions, or fill[ed] some needs where we’ve had graduation, whether it be this year or we have some

graduation that we’re realizing this coming season.”

The diverse group is made up of 10 offensive players and at least 12, but likely 13, defensive players.

The 13th is Mesquite, Texas defensive back Marcus Trice who needs to complete the appropriate paperwork before officially signing. “[Other teams] are signing 27, 28 players in their class,” Stoops said. “We were able to really, with the numbers, hit it right where we wanted to.”

The most pressing issue for the Sooners going into this offseason was to replace four of the five starting offensive linemen that gave sophomore quarterback Sam Bradford enough time to put up the monster numbers he did in 2008.

“We signed four [offensive linemen], two of them being junior-college guys, but all four are guys that are big, talented guys that are the body types we’re used to working with,” Stoops said. “We really feel they’re going to help us [and] they’re [the] style of players we’re used to getting.”

The four offensive linemen are Josh Aladenoye, Tavaris Jeffries, Tyler Evans and Jeff Vinson.

With questions on — Head football whether or not 2008 Heisman winner Bradford will be returning for his senior season in 2009, the coaching staff brought in Alamo Heights High School quarterback Drew Allen as a possible replacement.

“We’ve got at quarterback Drew Allen who is our style of quarterback,” Stoops said. “[I’m] really excited about Drew.”

The 6-6-, 210 lb. San Antonio, Texas, native threw for 2,315 yards and 22 touchdowns while completing 56 percent of his passes and running for 400 yards for Alamo Heights in 2008.

According to Rivals.com, Allen was the No. 15 pro-style quarterback coming out of high school.

“Again, [he] really fits our profile at quarterback,” Stoops said about the early-enrolled freshman. “Excellent thrower, excellent athlete, good sized guy and [I’m] excited to already have him on campus.”

Stoops spoke highly of tight end recruit Gabe Ikard, a Bishop McGuiness High School graduate whom Scout.com ranked as the No. 14 tight end

prospect.

“Gabe [is] also an excellent athlete, all-around athlete at his school,” Stoops said. “He does an excellent job in everything that he participates in and was a great leader on his team.”

Ikard caught 29 passes for 542 yards and nine touchdowns while also playing defensive end during the 2008 season.

Former OU receivers Manuel Johnson, Juaquin Iglesias and Quentin Chaney left big holes at wide receiver that the recruiting staff filled by bringing in wideouts Jaz Reynolds and Cameron Kenney. “[They are] a couple of guys with excellent speed, explosiveness, great hands, really good athletes and will really help us at receiver,” Stoops said.

Stoops said he thinks the team met its needs by picking up 12 – potentially 13 – defensive players during the entire recruiting process.

According to Stoops, the biggest defensive hole was filled at linebacker by signing Jaydan Bird, Gus Jones, Ronnell Lewis and Tom Wort at linebacker.

“Talented guys,” coach Bob Stoops Stoops said. “Three of them are here already.

That’s exciting because they get to go through the entire winter, get to go through spring and not will we not only go through this season thin at linebacker but there are four graduating seniors coming up this following year.”

On the defensive line, the Sooners signed Lufkin, Texas, defensive tackle Jamarkus McFarland, who Stoops had nothing but high praise for during his press conference.

“I really, truly always believe defense starts with your players inside, and Jamarkus comes in here with the similar style of play [we have],” Stoops said.

“Jarmakus really, again, is a talented player, highlyrecruited player that we are awfully excited about.”

Stoops said he feels the 2009 recruits make for a strong recruiting class that will help fill the needs for both the upcoming season and years to come. “[We’re] excited [about] getting ready to work with these guys and really believe they’ll continue to keep our future here at Oklahoma bright and on the championship path,” Stoops said.

“We have a very diverse class where we recruited all positions.We really answered questions, or fill[ed] some needs where we’ve had graduation.”

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Head football coach Bob Stoops announces the addition of 22 new players, including five from Oklahoma, for the 20092010 season Wednesday afternoon at the Kerr-McGee Lounge at the Gaylord Memorial Stadium.

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SPORTS BRIEFS

Women’s basketball provides memorable moments In sports, one team wins, the other loses; one player scores this many points and gets that many rebounds. It all gets recorded and stashed away in archives to be referenced for years to come, but in the long run, nobody really remembers any but the most extraordinary numbers.

What people remember are the moments.

How many points did Michael Jordan score in game six of the 1998 NBA Finals? I don’t know, but I sure AARON remember that winning shot over Bryon Russell. I’m COLEN not even old enough to have seen the Miracle on Ice in the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics, but I will always know what Al Michaels is talking about when he asks: “Do you believe in miracles?”

Those are moments. The moments stand the test of time, and live on through generations. The moments are what I’m going to tell my kids about years down the road when that game is just an ESPN Classic rerun.

There was a game at the Ford Center on Monday when the OU women’s basketball team faced off against the Tennessee Lady Volunteers.

It was an exciting game, but 10 years from now I won’t remember the final score. I won’t remember who had the most points. But there were moments I will never forget.

I will remember seeing Pat Summit and Sherri Coale coach against each other on the sidelines. A pioneer of women’s basketball and a coaching legend strategizing against the star coach of a prestigious and still-rising program.

I will remember the amazing ovation that Courtney Paris received while she was walking off the court after fouling out of the game, ending her legendary double-double streak at 112. It is frozen in my mind, and still gives me chills to think about.

I will remember the press conference, seeing Ashley Paris choke up with admiration and family pride when reflecting on the accomplishments of her sister, and Courtney being reduced to tears in appreciation of the fans who have supported her so faithfully throughout her decorated collegiate career.

That is why I watch sports. Because to those involved, it is more than a game. I watch for the moments that move me. The ones that bring emotion and show that these athletes we admire are real people.

I watch for the moments that transcend the game. I watch Courtney Paris inspire young female athletes. I watch Pat Summit prove that a woman can be considered among the all time greats of any sport.

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Featured today is a highlight video from last night’s basketball game.

Also, make sure to check out OUDaily.com’s National Signing Day coverage, including high school highlight videos of some of the newest Sooners.

Anyone who calls sports “just a game” simply isn’t watching closely enough.

If you look hard enough, you will see more than who won or lost. You will see history. You will see inspiration. You will see the moments that make the game, and moments that will be remembered for a lifetime.

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Softball kicks off season tonight in Hawaii Less than a week after senior first baseman Samantha Ricketts was named the OU softball team’s captain, the Sooners start their 2009 campaign towards the Women’s College World Series tonight in the tropical paradise setting of Honolulu, Hawaii.

Ricketts – who earned first team Big 12 honors in 2008 – and senior pitcher D.J. Mathis were named as Top 50 finalists for Softball’s Collegiate Player of the Year on Jan. 28.

The Sooners start the Hawaii Paradise Classic against the host team Hawaii before moving on to play the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Louisiana State and potentially moving into bracket play on tournament’s final day.

The Sooners, who posted a 47-14 record in 2008, face a challenging 2009 schedule and have been ranked sixth and tenth in the nation according to the ESPN.com/USA and the USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 polls respectively.

“One of my goals this year was to load up the schedule and try to play the best and beat the best,” head coach Patty Gasso said about her team’s schedule.

“You’re going to get some losses along the way, but losses you learn from. It makes you better.”

— JONO GRECO

Two Sooner gymnasts head to Las Vegas The co-captains of OU’s men’s gymnastics team, senior Chris Brooks and sophomore Steven Legendre, will be competing today and Saturday at the Winter Cup in Las Vegas.

The Winter Cup is an individual event that ranks gymnasts in order to determine the U.S. national teams. Legendre was named to the Senior National Team in October while Brooks will be trying to make the team for the first time.

Former Sooner team member Jonathan Horton, business senior, will also be at the competition, competing in his first events since winning silver and bronze medals at the Olympics last August.

Men’s golf tees off in Hawaii Amy Frost/The Daily

Senior center Courtney Paris drives by Tennessee’s Kelly Cain Monday night at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City. Paris scored nine points and grabbed 12 rebounds before fouling out and ending her double-double streak at 112 games.

The men’s golf team started off its Spring scedule in Hawaii as well, as the Sooners began in the Hawaii at Hilo Invitational Golf Tournament yesterday afternoon. Play will continue until Friday.

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Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009

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The iPhone application revolution • So many applications, so little time.

EDITOR’S NOTE: There are many iPhone applications available, but which ones are the best and cost the least? The Daily’s Osizimete Aken’ova took a look at the list of possibilities and picked the top ten OSIZIMETE best and free applications for the iPhone.

There are very few who don’t know about the popularity of the iPhone, but what owners may not know is what they can do with them. There is a vast number of applications that can be downloaded to the iPhones but how do owners know which ones to pick?

After playing around with many different apps, I ranked my top ten favorites that will make your life easier and your phone much more fun.

– OSIZIMETE AKEN’OVA IS A FILM AND VIDEO STUDIES JUNIOR.

AKEN’OVA

GOOGLE EARTH

FAIL MAKER

Google Earth doesn’t have to be restricted to your computer; you can now get it on your iPhone! You can search different corners of the globe and look at satellite pictures of the city.

What’s interesting is if you know the exact coordinates of the place you are looking for, you can find the picture on the map.

FACEBOOK

This application lets you edit different pictures you’ve uploaded by adding words such as fail, “pwnd” and epic. What better way to spend your time than showing your friends how much they suck?

Everyone has a Facebook page, right? This is truly a necessity for an iPhone owner. You can quickly check if you’ve got a new wall post or maybe – if you are cool – a new friend request.

BEER PONG CHALLENGE

DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION LITE

This game is simple; you tap the screen to throw the ball into the cups. As the levels progress, the cups get smaller and your aim gets shakier.

I still haven’t been able to beat this game, but the fact I’m still playing it when I’m suppose to be reading for my “Politics in East Asia” class is a testament to its awesomeness. I guess you don’t have to be inebriated to enjoy beer pong after all.

Dance Dance Revolution might not seem like a great application for your iPhone since you don’t have a dance board and can’t do sick moves in front of your friends, but it is still entertaining. The graphics are amazing for an iPhone, and it is very easy to play over and over again despite being a demo.

APPVEE

PANDORA

In case you ever want to buy an application from the App Store, the AppVee lets you watch a video review of that application. The videos are just one to three minutes long and the reviewers do a thorough job of evaluating the application. If you are serious about buying an application, you might as well get one that’s worth what you are paying.

Pandora lets you create a station based on the name of an artist or a song. Then as it plays your songs, it finds more related to them and by rating them you can shape your station so it only plays songs you like or might be interested in. The only problem I have with this program is that it repeats songs often and that can be annoying.

Even still, this one – in my opinion – is the best.

LOSE IT!

WEBMD WebMD is the best thing to happen to hypochondriacs since Purell hand sanitizer, but it’s not restricted to them. It also helps real people diagnose their illnesses.

Personally, I use WebMD not to appear smarter than my doctor (when I’m bored) but I look up the most appalling diseases and viruses so my friends and I can talk about how gross they are. Necrotizing fasciitis anyone?

January is over. For the few of us that are still keeping our New Year’s resolutions to lose weight, “Lose it!” is the perfect program. You insert your weight, height and age, then select your weight loss goal (from half a pound per week to 2 pounds) . The program suggests your “daily calorie budget” and also allows you to add the food you’ve eaten and exercise you’ve done, in order to calculate how much weight you’ve lost that day.

LIGHTSABER This is the most enjoyable application available to iPhone users; it gives everyone their own personal lightsaber. As you wave your iPhone around it makes lightsaber noises and the screen even emits a flash of white light – like in a duel. Owners of this application can create their own profile by uploading their pictures, writing a short biography and designing the color of their lightsabers. Mine is purple, like Mace Windu’s.

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L&A BRIEFS Local filmmakers take ‘Stanton Family’ to Oxford, Miss.

Graduate student and former Student Media employee Mark Potts is hitting the road with his film, “The Stanton Family Grave Robbery.”

Potts, along with alum Cole Selix and journalism senior Brand Rackley, will travel to Oxford, Miss. this weekend to show the film at the Oxford Film Festival. The film involves three brothers who decided to dig up their father’s casket in Texas and transport it to Oklahoma.

The film was shot in various locations around Oklahoma, including Norman and Enid, hometown of Potts and Selix hometown. The three filmed during the summer of 2007 and hit the festival circuit one year ago.

Last December, the film won the “Ridiculously Good Movie” award and the “Best Okie Film” at the Southern Winds Film Festival.

After winning the awards, Potts and company have decided to continue the festival circuit and hope for the best.

“It was cool to win an award — it was unexpected,” Potts said.

— STAFF REPORT

Springsteen and fans outraged at ticket mix-up Bruce Springsteen said Wednesday that he is angry with Ticketmaster and believes its selling practices constitute a conflict of interest.

When tickets for Springsteen’s show at New Jersey’s Meadowlands went on sale Monday, some fans got an error message on their computer screen that shut them out. The potential ticket-buyers then saw an ad for Ticketmaster subsidiary TicketsNow offering tickets for hundreds of dollars more than face value.

Springsteen said on his Web site Wednesday that he and the E Street Band are “furious.”

“We perceive this as a pure conflict of interest,” the band said. “Ticketmaster is there to ensure that we have a good, fair sale of our tickets at their face value plus normal ticketing charges.”

TicketsNow allows people who have tickets to exchange, trade or sell them at marked-up prices.

The band said it has received assurances from Ticketmaster that it will stop redirecting Springsteen fans to TicketsNow. The snub to Springsteen fans on Monday prompted U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell to call on the Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department to investigate possible conflicts of interest involving Ticketmaster and TicketsNow. The New Jersey attorney general’s office is also investigating whether Ticketmaster has violated any consumer fraud or ticket resale laws.

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Rock opera “The Who’s Tommy” premieres at 7:30 tonight at the Lyric Theatre in Oklahoma City.

For tickets, call 524-9310.

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Oliver Stone’s biopic “W” will be playing Friday at 4, 7, 10 p.m. and 12:30 a.m in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Meacham Auditorium.

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As I Lay Dying will play at 7 p.m. Sunday at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa. Tickets are $25. Call (918) 584-2306.

The Oklahoma City Blazers hit the ice against the Colorado Eagles at 7 p.m.

Saturday at the Ford Center Arena.

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ACKYWAY EWSNAY Man shows up drunk to serve intoxication sentence

TODAY WOMEN’S OUTREACH CENTER Pink and Black Ball tickets will be on sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union.

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IOWA CITY, Iowa – Authorities say a 19-year-old Iowa City man showed up drunk to serve a three-day public intoxication sentence at the Johnson County Jail on Tuesday. Court records said initial tests showed the man had a bloodalcohol content of 0.101 percent when he arrived at the jail.

Court records said the man pleaded guilty to public intoxication in May 2008 and was convicted of public intoxication second-offense last December.

He now faces another charge, but a court date on the new charge hasn’t been set.

‘Evangelists’ accused of stealing from Tenn. homes

CAMPUS ACTIVITIES COUNCIL Dance Marathon will start at 4 p.m. in the Huston Huffman Center.

POLICE REPORTS Names are compiled from the Norman Police Department and OUPD. The reports serve as a record of arrests, not convictions. Those listed are innocent until proven guilty.

POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA Elizabeth Claire Dickerson, 33, Twisted Oak Drive, Tuesday

ACTUAL PHYSICAL CONTROL OF A VEHICLE Daniel Isaac Givens, 23, E South Highway 9, Monday

DISTURBING THE PEACE

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Police in Nashville said two young burglars covered their intent by talking religion. Police arrested a 19-year-old and a 17-year-old and charged them with aggravated burglary. The Tennessean reported the teens were going through a neighborhood, knocking on doors while carrying church bulletins.

Police said if someone answered the door, one of the youths would talk about religion. If no one was home, the residence was burglarized.

Man boldly robs Colo. store with Star Trek sword COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Colorado police say a man with too much “Star Trek” on his mind used a sword modeled after the weapon carried by Klingon warriors to demand money from two convenience stores.

Investigators say the man took an unknown amount of cash from a 7-Eleven store Wednesday but left empty-handed when he tried to rob another store about 25 minutes later.

The StarTrek.com Web site says the double-pointed sword used by the Klingons on “Star Trek” is crescent-shaped and about a yard long. Police did not specify what material it was made of. No one has been charged in the incident.

Charles Allen James, 35, 1201 Oakhurst Ave., Tuesday

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Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009 AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- It’s kind to be helpful to others, but be selective as to whom you volunteer to assist. There might be a person who has simply been waiting to unload an unpleasant burden onto someone like you.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Complications generally occur when you attempt to buck the will of the majority, so unless you don’t mind sticking out like a sore thumb, be supportive if there’s no harm in doing so.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You’re generally a reasonably cautious individual who thinks things out thoroughly before making any moves, yet you might take a chance on something you know nothing about and lose.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -Don’t come on as if your role is superior to that of anyone else’s in a collective endeavor, or you will quickly turn supporters into opponents in a twinkling of an eye. Respect everyone’s part.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -Should there be some intense emotional responses within a relationship and you feel forced to accommodate, don’t get your back up over it. A real breakup could result.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -Nothing will be gained by arguing with someone whose opinions are diametrically opposed to yours; don’t waste your time.

Neither has the power to change anything anyway, so why bother?

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Just because someone is strong-willed and forceful doesn’t mean that the individual is right.

If a serious consideration is at stake, don’t be awed by exterior trappings or by those who roar the loudest.

MUNICIPAL WARRANT Ann Sophia Duiker, 21, 201 W Gray St., Tuesday Gregory Lynn Hitchcock, 27, Twisted Oak Drive, Tuesday Desirae June Shipman, 19, Twisted Oak Drive, Tuesday, also possession of a controlled dangerous substance

COUNTY WARRANT Rokki Lawan Harper, 32, Twisted Oak Drive, Tuesday Christopher Michael Seleznoff, 31, 132nd Ave. SE, Tuesday

GRAND LARCENY Jennifer Lynn Summers, 25, 2417 W Main St., Tuesday

PETTY LARCENY Brian Alexander Jennings, 21, 3499 W Main St., Monday George C. Kempf, 62, 1100 W Main St., Tuesday

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -Someone who has shown little gratitude for what you did for him or her previously may make a new request of you. Do what you want, but don’t expect a different ending.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -When operating in an unfamiliar arena, get a clear understanding of what is expected of you. Two things could happen if you don’t: You could embarrass yourself, and you could make a major mistake.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -Don’t make any major decisions on your own until you’ve had a chance to talk to the other people involved. There’s a strong possibility you don’t have all the facts and your actions will be wrong.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Your generous nature can be a detriment if you let yourself be lured into a position where you are expected to give more than you can afford, either emotionally or financially. Be realistic.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Getting cooperation can be a problem, but you can set an example and gain needed support.

Conversely, if you’re reticent to make any compromises, nothing will be accomplished.

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