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Alumnus donates $1M to OU energy program Regents also approve cancer institute construction, health center during meeting KATHLEEN EVANS The Oklahoma Daily
An OU alumnus donated $1 million to the Energy Management program in honor of his professor and mentor, V. Ross Brown. Rod Roberts donated the money with the intention of recruiting leaders as teachers in core Energy
Management Studies classes. Roberts’ donation will be used to bring in industry professionals to help students learn about their chosen field. Oil, gas and environmental law; energy production and markets; petroleum geology; petroleum engineering; natural gas marketing and trading; and practical issues in energy are among the classes that will benefit from this gift, according to a press release. President David Boren presented
this gift at the OU Board of Regents meeting Monday in Claremore. “It is always very special when our graduates give back in honor of a professor who made a meaningful difference in their lives,” Boren said in a press release. Also at Monday’s meeting, the regents approved an increase of about $3 million to the OU Cancer Institute construction budget. The money will help complete the building’s fourth and fifth floors, which will include patient exam
rooms and administrative offices, according to the agenda. Currently, construction is estimated to end in May 2011. The board also approved an $11 million budget for construction on the Wayman Tisdale Specialty Health Center in Tulsa, according to the agenda. The center will serve patients in north, east and west Tulsa, where life-expectancy rates are 14 years less than those in other neighborhoods, according to research by
the OU-Tulsa faculty. Care will include treatment for cancer, diabetes and heart disease. Other items on the agenda included choosing a construction firm for repairs to L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park and the softball facility. Also, the regents approved a design for a new office building on OU’s research campus. — Hillary McLain contributed to this report
Electric Bill creates new motorcycle registration fee vehicles added to OU fleet New $3 fee used to educate, enforce Oklahoma motorcyle safety regulations JUSTIN MAI
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Whether it’s delivering and retrieving mail or watering and mowing the lawn, OU’s electrical vehicles carry out some of the most necessary tasks around campus as a part of the university’s green ONLINE AT OUDAILY.COM initiative. Electrical » Link: View vehicles have OU’s Fuel Policy been incorfor reducing gas porated in the consumption Physical Plant’s transportation fleet to conserve fuel and lessen the amount of pollution released. “Electric cars have been used on OU’s campus for years and years. Only in the past couple years has the university increased the purchase rate to keep with the University of Oklahoma’s fuel policy,” Fleet Services Manager Leon Fourcade said. Resembling golf carts, these
OU students that choose to ride motorcycles have to contend with a new $3 registration fee that goes into effect Nov. 1. Originating with House Bill 2264, “Gunner’s Bill,” the $3 registration fee will be used to educate the public about motorcycle safety and fund law enforcement. “Motorcycle accidents are a problem whenever, wherever they happen,” said Lt. Bruce Chan, OU Police Department spokesman. “Thankfully, we don’t have very many of them on campus.” The fee will be added to anyone registering their motorcycle to be used on roads and highways, according to the bill. The fee will be transferred each month to the Department of Public Safety for deposit in the Motorcycle Safety and Education Program Revolving Fund. “I suspect the plan to be put together by the Advisory Committee on Motorcycle Safety and Education will be a combination of training and motorist awareness,” said Kevin Behrens, member of the State Motorcycle Safety Administration. “What I mean by motorist awareness is ‘share the road,’ ‘look twice,’ that kind of thing. This money is going to be used to educate both motorcycle riders and automobile drivers.”
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Several motorcycles are parked outside the McCasland Field House. A new $3 tax, applying to motorcycle drivers in order to fund motorcycle safety training, will take effect Nov. 1.
Petroleum engineering sophomore Avesta Ehsan has been riding motorcycles since he was 13 years old. “I started with a dirt bike really early. Now I’ve had three motorcycles and ride every day. I think the fee is OK as long as it’s just to look out for people,” said Ehsan, who currently rides a black Honda CBR600. Through the funding from the fee, the Motorcycle Safety Foundation will provide training for new and experienced riders, Behrens said.
“The goal is to see a downturn in crashes and fatalities as a result of this,” Behrens said. “The model that we’re basing this on — education and enforcement — has been proven to have an impact on the crashes.” To ensure safety on the roads, Chan said those in motor vehicles should be more aware when motorcyclists are on the road. “Motorcycles are small relative to regular vehicular traffic, so people have to pay extra attention and be sure to give them
the same courtesy and respect as other motor vehicles,” Chan said. “And even though it’s not required by law in Oklahoma to wear a helmet while riding motorcycles, people should still do it.” Behrens said no matter what level of riding expertise one has, more training is always helpful. “Anyone can benefit from getting training in accordance with their level of riding,” Behrens said. “And of course, a helmet is always a good idea.”
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Campus Corner offers Tuesday discounts to entice shoppers Business revenue has increased since starting savings program SABRINA PROSSER The Oklahoma Daily
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OU accessories are displayed Thursday afternoon at Blush, 566 Buchanan Ave. Blush is one of several businesses on Campus Corner that offers discounts every Tuesday.
Campus Corner businesses are catering to students and reaching out to new clientele with the Tuesdays on the Corner discount initiative. Tuesdays on the Corner is a one-day-a-week incentive for OU students and the general public to come to Campus Corner to save on shopping and eating, said Helen Wolney, former president of the Campus Corner Merchants’ Association and The Apothem owner. The Campus Corner Merchants’ Association launched the discount in 2009. Wolney said
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businesses and restaurants located on Campus Corner opted into the program to increase revenue. There are six business that participate in the Tuesday discount, and the Campus Corner board is recruiting others to take part, said Barbara Fite, Campus Corner Merchants Association board member and Antique Garden co-owner. The discounts range from 10 percent to 20 percent for the retail stores, while the two restaurants offer discounts on beer pitchers and pints. Students were a focal point in the decision to create the discount day, Fite said. “Students are our biggest shoppers and the discounts entice them to buy things they normally would not purchase,” Fite said.
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The discount was originally offered on Tuesdays to entice shoppers to visit the Corner on a typically low-business day, Fite The following six business said. participate in Tuesdays The idea has worked for some Campus Corner discounts: students, said Mia Cantu, professional writing junior. » Antique Garden “I’m more prone to visiting » Blush these stores now on a Tuesday,” » Melting Pot Cantu said. » The Apothem B u s i n e s s re v e n u e h a s i n » Louie’s creased on Tuesdays since the » FreeBirds World Burrito program began. Fite said she could tell the number of people For more information on the visiting have increased. Tuesday discounts, visit www. Tuesdays on the Corner benoucampuscorner.com. efits the shops in more than one way, Fite said. By advertising the discount in Oklahoma City, “The reason for the discount Campus Corner board members idea was to help bring in outside hope to attract business from outside the OU and Norman business as well as more student business,” Fite said. communities.
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Today around campus » The Women’s Outreach Center will register people for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union. » Christians on Campus will host a Bible study at noon in the Union’s Traditions Room.
» The Sooner Ballroom Dance Club will give lessons at 6:30 p.m. in the Union’s Scholars Room.
» The Women’s Outreach Program will register people for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Union. » Christians on Campus will host a Bible study from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. in the Union’s Traditions Room. » OU Career Services will host a free workshop for interview techniques for all JMC majors from 1:30 to 2 p.m in Gaylord’s Hall of Fame Room and one for all Arts and Science majors from 3 to 3:30 p.m. in the Union’s Crimson Room. » Professor George Henderson will hold a lecture for all students about race and the university from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Honors College Nancy Mergler Library. » Shack-A-Thon will have an informational meeting from 7 to 7:45 p.m. in the Union’s Alma Wilson Room. » The Animal Volunteer Alliance will hold a meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Union’s Sooner Room. » Campus Activities Council’s University Sing will hold a meeting from 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. in the Union’s Heritage Room.
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» Corrections The Daily has a long-standing 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 by e-mailing dailynews@ou.edu. » In Monday’s “This Day in OU History,” a 1982 OU football player was misidentified. Danny Bradley replaced Kelly Phelps. » Monday’s edition misidentified Union Director Laura Tontz in a page 1 story.
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powered vehicles have been driven around campus carrying out the same tasks electric cars now complete. By replacing them, the university not only lessens pollution but also increases efficiency, Gatewood said. These electric vehicles are exponentially smaller
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compact electrical vehicles drive more easily and silently than their gas-powered counterparts. Because they are electric, however, they must be charged on a regular basis to carry out their tasks effectively.
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Chile has done ‘best’ to rescue miners, President Pinera says Drills carve 3rd escape shaft for men trapped in mine since Aug. 5
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Flooding death toll rises to 16 Mexican authorities say at least 16 people were killed during several days of flooding and mudslides across southern Mexico. President Felipe Calderon says the death toll in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz rose to 12 over the weekend as the remnants of Hurricane Karl caused flash floods and mudslides. Local officials say two people were killed when their homes collapsed in Guerrero and Oaxaca states. Calderon spoke Monday during a visit to Veracruz state, which had already been suffering from weeks of widespread flooding. ___
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Suicide attack on government fails A Somalian police officer says a suicide bomber who tried to attack the Mogadishu presidential palace was shot dead. Police officer Abdi Aden says the attacker jumped on the back of an African Union peacekeeping vehicle late Monday and managed to pass some security checkpoints at the palace. Aden says that at the last checkpoint security forces saw the attacker, who threw a grenade but was then shot dead. Aden says the assailant was wearing an explosives vest, which did not go off.There were no immediate reports of any additional deaths or injuries. ___
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Typhoon knocks out power in Taiwan A powerful typhoon made landfall Monday in eastern China after ripping into Taiwan, flooding the southern part of the island, crippling transportation and shutting off power as thousands of residents fled mountainous areas prone to landslides. Typhoon Fanapi was the first major storm to strike the island this year and the 11th typhoon to hit China. It landed in Fujian province at 7 a.m. after crossing Taiwan on Sunday. Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau said as much as 44 inches of rain had been dumped in southern Taiwan by early Monday. Military vehicles entered inundated areas to help trapped residents in the southern part of the island, including Taiwan’s second largest city Kaohsiung, late Sunday. — AP
SAN JOSE MINE, Chile — The Chilean government has done everything within its power to rescue 33 miners trapped underground since Aug. 5, but can’t estimate when they’ll be pulled out, said Chilean President Sebastian Pinera Sunday. Pinera spoke as an oil industry drill began carving a third escape tunnel that could provide the first way to extricate the men through a half-mile of solid rock. “We don’t know when [the drills] will reach them. But we know one thing — with the help of God, they will reach them,” Pinera said. “I can assure you we have done everything possible. We have done our best.” The latest drill, a 150-foottall structure, can pound through 60 to 90 feet of rock a day. Other machines must bore narrower holes and gradually expand their diameter while the Rig 24 can carve a 28-inch-wide shaft — just wide enough to pull a man through — in a single
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In this TV grab taken from a video released by Chile’s Presidency, trapped miners raise a Chilean flag as they celebrate their nation’s independence bicentennial Saturday inside the San Jose mine in Copiapo, Chile. The 33 miners have been trapped since Aug. 5. pass. Its power increases the risk of causing underground collapses, so engineers are aiming it at a point in the mine below the men are holed up. Once this “Plan C” machine reaches the miners, the rescuers will fortify the walls of the tunnel with iron tubing to prevent it from collapsing around the miners as
they are pulled out. Casing the tunnel alone will take eight days, rescue coordinator Andre Sougarret said. T h e t ra p p e d m i n e r s, whose work includes clearing two cubic meters of rocks an hour from the “Plan B” escape tunnel, are in a positive mood, “without anger or rage,” said Claudio Ibanez, a psychologist who specializes
in tending to people in extreme conditions. Ibanez is part of a team of six psychologists who speak with the miners by videoconference twice daily. “The worst is now over, and they know it,” he said. “To have made it this far “obviously works in their favor.” — AP
Amputee to swim from Europe to Africa
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Philippe Croizon, a Frenchman whose arms and legs were amputated, holds a French flag during a press conference Monday in northern France after crossing the English Channel this weekend using leg prostheses that have flippers attached.
WISSANT, France — Just days after swimming across the English Channel, quadruple amputee Philippe Croizon is planning a new challenge: crossing from Europe to Africa in the Strait of Gibraltar. Croizon, who swims using leg prostheses with fins attached, also has an inspirational message for anyone discouraged or facing difficulties. “You only need to want (something), and then it becomes possible to go beyond your limits,” he said two days after crossing the English Channel, which is 21 miles at its narrowest point.
Croizon, 42, reached northern France on Saturday night after only 13 and a half hours. He uses specially designed leg prosthesis with fins to propel himself through the water. His truncated upper arms go through the motions of the crawl, and he breathes through a snorkel. Upon reaching the French shore, a wave threw him into the rocks, before being pulled out of the water. “I broke down in tears ... it (was) pure happiness,” he said. — AP
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Addressing immigration problem requires re-examination of free trade agreement Our national discourse on illegal immigration should cool down a bit. Frustration with our nation’s immigration policy reached fever pitch this year when Arizona passed a controversial immigration law in April. In July, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer falsely claimed on Fox News that law enforcement officials had discovered decapitated bodies in the desert as a result of illegal Mexican immigrants. This kind of angry rhetoric on immigration, from increased crime to “anchor babies,” has dominated the immigration issue. So when the First Presbyterian Church of Norman held an informative forum this Sunday on why people cross the border from Mexico, it was about time. The question, “why?” has been overlooked for too long. It’s obvious immigrants come to America for better paying jobs. But why can’t they get those jobs in their home country? Part of the problem is the North American Free Trade Agreement, also known as
NAFTA. This was an agreement signed by attractive for U.S. businesses. the U.S., Canada and Mexico that came into The goal was for Mexico to get rich off effect on Jan. 1, 1994. the investments of U.S. businesses. Mexico This agreement was meant to benefit would use this revenue, in turn, to improve the economies of all nations involved, and its infrastructure and education. This would in regards to Mexico and mean more employment the U.S., was meant to defor Mexican citizens and The question, ‘why?’ has been increased income. crease the number of illegal immigrants. But it didn’t happen. over looked for too long. It’s To judge its effectiveMe x i c a n ma nu f a cobvious immigrants come ness, one needs only look turers protected by the to America for better paying tariffs couldn’t compete at the effect the trade jobs. But why can’t they agreement had on the with products — like cars, number of undocumentget those jobs in their home televisions, and clothing ed workers in the U.S. — that were made with country?” after 1994. higher quality at a lower According to the Pew price. Hispanic Center, illegal immigration from As jobs began disappearing in these inMexico to the U.S. increased after NAFTA dustries at an increasingly rapid rate — from was enacted from 400,000 a year in the early 4.1 million in 2000 to 3.5 million in 2004, 1990s to about 850,000 a year in the first half according to Robert A. Blecker, American of this decade. University economist — hourly pay for proIn regards to Mexico, tariffs on Mexican duction workers fell even lower than the imports and exports were to be eliminated hourly pay of workers in the U.S. after NAFTA, making the country more The effect on farmers was also devastating.
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The U.S. government could give billions in subsidies to more efficient mechanized agribusiness, an option that Mexican farmers weren’t given. This had its greatest impact on Mexico’s corn industry. The Environmental Working Group estimated the U.S. government gave the corn industry $56 billion between 1995 and 2006. This flooded Mexico’s market with cheap corn, leading to the unemployment of thousands of Mexican farmers. With such a large population of unemployed workers, and a much wealthier country relatively close by, what could lawmakers expect to happen? If we are going to find a solution to our immigration problem, we must first look at the root causes. However, since 2007, illegal immigration to the U.S. has dropped dramatically, but not for the reasons lawmakers want. In light of our nation’s current recession, the Pew Hispanic Center reported Sept. 1 the number of illegal immigrants plunged to 300,000 a year between 2007 and 2009.
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Sexual assault is not a joke On July 30, a man broke into the apartment of an impovLast year, three reported erished woman, attempting to rape her in her apartment. sexual assaults affected the STAFF COLUMN He climbed in her window, and she woke up to the terrifyOU community; the statistics ing face of her would-be rapist, who left only after a physical are similar for recent years. Kate McPherson on struggle. Department of Justice 17.6 percent of American women are the victims of atstudies conclude that natempted or completed rape, according to the Rape, Abuse tionwide, a woman is sexually assaulted every two minutes. and Incest National Network. What made this assault One out of every six women will be the victim of rape. different? College-aged women are four times more likely to be It became a YouTube phenomenon. raped than women of other age groups. In fact, sexual asKelly Dodson of Huntsville, Ala. was interviewed about sault on and near college campuses is prevalent enough her rape by her local news station, WAFF 48, and her angry that OU has a support system in place. The OU Women’s brother, Antoine, offered a warning to his community. Outreach Center has a Sexual Assault Response Team on “Hide your kids, hide your wives, and hide your husbands call 24/7, and it provides many other advocacy groups and because they’re raping everybody out here,” he said. events as a way to raise awareness about sexual assault. Two months later, Antoine is a relative celebrity. However, these numbers do not provide the full picture His words became lyrics for a song that hit number three because approximately 60 percent of sexual assaults go on the iTunes R&B/Soul chart and gained unreported. 121,000 fans on Facebook. The effects of rape are not limited to the physHis interview has been viewed on YouTube ical. According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest Mocking one more than 10 million times; an Auto-Tune remix National Network, victims of sexual assault are man’s perspective three times more likely to suffer from depresof it has garnered more than 22 million views on his personal and more than 200 video responses. sion, 13 times more likely to abuse alcohol, 26 The video even inspired the North Carolina brush with sexual times more likely to abuse drugs and four times A&T University marching band to perform an arassault reveals an more likely to contemplate suicide than their rangement of the song and post it on YouTube. non-abused counterparts. astounding lack Comments on these videos, and there are That’s not funny. That’s chilling. of understanding hundreds, range in their messages, but most Rape is never entertaining. It’s never amussound something like this: “This made my day! ing, and it should never be the punch line to a about the No, my week! It’s stinkin’ hilarious!” pervasiveness of joke. I’ll admit that I laughed the first time I watched Our latest pop culture trend shouldn’t be rape, as well as the video. Dodson’s accent and word choice cerbased on one woman’s recent, horrifying tainly provide entertainment, but remove those experience. rape’s effects.” idiosyncrasies from the equation, and we’re left When we laugh at the vigor with which with a very serious story about a man who fears for his com- Antoine Dodson defended his sister, we should remember munity and his sister, a young woman whose privacy was the women and men who don’t have someone to speak up breached as a stranger tried rape her. for them. We should remember the victims too ashamed to Why do we find this amusing? Sexual assault isn’t some- report the abuse they’ve suffered or to seek medical or psything to laugh about. chiatric help. Mocking one man’s perspective on his personal brush There’s nothing funny about that. with sexual assault reveals an astounding lack of understanding about the pervasiveness of rape as well as rape’s — Kate McPherson, effects. University College freshman S exual assault and rape affect vir tually ever y community. Comment on this column at OUDaily.com
When to choose between official, unofficial sources Editor’s note: The Daily will GUEST COLUMN UMN run a media literacy column Sarah by Sarah Cavanah, interim Cavanah executive director of Oklahoma Scholastic Media and former Daily staff writer, every Tuesday to give readers a behind-thescenes look at The Daily and media coverage in general. Friday’s edition of The Daily included a critique of The Daily’s coverage of the Norman water-rate vote by assistant professor David Vishanoff, who took The Daily to task for over reliance on government sources for its coverage. I really don’t know much about Norman’s water supply, but I do know that Vishanoff ’s letter speaks to a long-running debate in journalism about sourcing. More than 30 years ago, sociologist Gaye Tuchman coined the term “facticity.” Simply put, facticity is involved in the tendency of journalists to give greater credence to official sources, like government officials, business executives and other professional communicators. The guy with the picket sign about water rates on the corner of Main Street and Flood Avenue? Not so much. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Official sources do tend to have a lot of knowledge within their fields. Tuchman would point out that water board commissioners deal with water issues every day, and therefore compile a lot of information about water. We even teach students in journalism classes to make sure that they consult with official sources. Students also are encouraged to find unofficial sources, but the reality is that we don’t quite push as hard for those sources to be included, and many times, if they are, they come in the form of relatively uninformed “man on the street” interviews. The danger is that official sources can take over the news. They often know exactly how to package the info for quick consumption and in formats that are journalistfriendly. Picket-sign guy? He wants to talk for three hours in the hot sun about pipeline carrying capacity. In an ideal situation, the reporter would do that. But when that reporter has to talk to three other sources for that story, plus six others for the other two stories he or she is doing that day? At that point, the official source with the condensed news release starts to look really good. But anyone can beat the system. If you’re an unofficial source with a point of view, play the game like an official source: provide researched facts, try to condense your stance into one page that can be e-mailed to the reporter and call the newsroom. You might get rejected, but you definitely will if you don’t try. — Sarah Cavanah, professional writing and journalism graduate
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The kickoff time for the OU-Cincinnati football game is set for 5 p.m. Saturday. The game will be televised on ESPN2. The teams will play at Paul Brown Stadium, the home field of the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals. —Daily staff reports
B-ball tickets on sale today OU men’s basketball ticket sales for Category I OU students begin online at 7 a.m. and at the OU Athletics Ticket Office at 10 a.m. Category II OU students (freshmen and transfers) can sign up for tickets at 8 .am. Wednesday either online or in person at the OU Athletics Ticket Office. Student season tickets are $140 and all charges can be made to the bursar account with a $15 processing fee, associate athletic director Kenneth Mossman said. If necessary, a lottery will take place Wednesday if demand exceeds the supply. Season and single-game tickets can be purchased at www.SoonerSports.com. During the season, tickets can be purchased at the Lloyd Noble Center box office. Tickets will be available on game day as supplies permit beginning one and a half hours prior to tipoff. Students get in free to women’s basketball games. — Sabrina Prosser/The Daily
All the talk last week was about the unconventional offense the Sooners would face against Air Force. Senior linebacker Travis Lewis admitted prior to the game that he was not looking forward to it. Defensive coordinator Brent Venables made it known that he was relieved to see his team leave that game with a win. As for freshman defensive tackle Daniel Noble? He got his first game action against the option-running, cutblocking Falcons offense. And, according to coach Bob
Stoops, he excelled. “He played a heck of a game,” he said. “He’s tough.” Noble had one tackle and one assisted tackle Saturday, but he held his own against Air Force, which ran the ball more than 60 times among eight different ball carriers. Noble said he came to OU with no expectations of playing time, and he was just focused on working hard and performing when and if he was called upon. “I was just determined to work as hard as I could to become as good as I could and to advance as quickly as I could,” Noble said. “I wasn’t going to be disappointed if I
didn’t play, I just wanted to do the best I could.” The Flower Mound, Texas, native had an example to follow when he arrived in Norman, and said he looked to senior defensive tackle Adrian Taylor for guidance. “I was all over him all over the summer, asking him so many different questions,” Noble said. “I was just absorbing as much as I could.” Stoops said he has high hopes for the player Noble can become down the road. “He’s going to be a really good player,” Stoops said. KINGSLEY BURNS/SOONER YEARBOOK “He already is, but he has a Freshman defensive tackle Daniel Noble (93) assists linebackers chance to be one of those Tom Wort (21) and Travis Lewis (28) tackle an Air Force player guys who is really special.” Saturday in Norman. Noble saw his first game action Saturday.
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Sooner cross country team needs respect Show me a man who can run four miles inside of 20 minutes or a woman who can run inside of 12 minutes and I’ll show you some of the most disciplined, driven and resilient athletes walking around campus. The Sooner men’s cross country team is ranked 12th in the nation. Yes, the team is that good. In their first meet of 2010, sophomore Patrick Gomez and redshirt freshman Alex Munterfering finished in the top 10. The OU women’s cross country team had two top-10 finishers, Molly Ferguson and Kelly Waters at fifth and sixth, respectively. Be honest for a second and ask yourself if you knew OU’s cross country teams were this good? Or better yet, do you even care? The answer to the first
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question is most likely “no” and that’s understandable, but the second deserves some of those critical-thinking skills our professors love to make us use. It’s football season and no other country in the world gets up for football season, not even the Europeans, like we do. We make it our business to know every detail of OU football at a level of efficiency that would make Dexter Morgan (of S h o w t i m e ’s “ D e x t e r ” ) proud. Because the cross country season conflicts with the first three sacred months of all things pigskin, the teams are
left to train in obscurity relative to the public eye. When they win or are as good as they are, it is mentioned as an aside to whatever else may have happened in Sooner Land that week. But you know what? These ladies and gentlemen are used to it. They have been training day in and day out in relative obscurity for most of their athletic lives. They wake up at Dark:30 a.m. every day to run tens of miles before they even have their first meal. They’ll go through the same full-time schedule as any other OU student and then add that hyphenated “athlete” nomenclature in the afternoon. They’ll run long, grueling intervals at practice and then go run more miles in what they lovingly call a “cool down.”
Don’t act like you don’t know cross country athletes run more than you walk. You see them every day on your way to class, running down Lindsey Street or Jenkins Avenue as if they were Pheidippides, the guy whose run from Marathon to Athens gives us the “marathon.” They never ask for attention because they are meek with a quiet confidence that is almost regal. They never stand out because most of them are rail thin, lean from the miles and hardened by the elements. Cross country running isn’t the same as you stepping on your treadmill or elliptical for half an hour, getting a good sweat in airconditioning while you talk to your homeboy or homegirl about last night’s party. It’s probably not a great
idea to chat up a cross country athlete about your P90X workout, because when they laugh, you will only have yourself to blame. Folks, your cross country teams put in the work every single day. As much respect as I have for the OU football team, they only have two-adays for one month out of an entire year. The Sooner cross country teams has two-adays year round. So the next time someone says running is easy, tell them about your university cross country team, nationally recognized as one of the best programs in the nation, and about those athletes’ work ethic. I’ll bet they’ll never say running is easy again. —RJ Young, journalism grad student
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Robert Plant and the Band of Joy �Band of Joy� Rounder Released: Sept. 14 7.8/10 It seems that reprising your first band (or at least its name) for an album and a “glory days� tour with the boys is the fashion amongst rock’s greatest statesmen these days. While the 2008 incarnation of Tom Petty’s Mudcrutch (originally formed in 1970, before Petty hit it big with The Heartbreakers in 1979) included most of its original members, Robert Plant’s Band of Joy is a name-only enterprise, boasting five members, none of whom were among the quintet that formed in West Bromwich, England in 1966, which famously featured a pre-Led Zeppelin John Bonham (God rest his soul) behind the drums. “Band of Joy� J y is also the name of the album, which is composed mostly mos of blues and folk “Cindy I’ll Marry You standards like “C Someday,� as well as more modof various traditionern covers o alist artists like Los Lobos and Milton Mapes. Judging Mil by the selections Plant makes here, he’s still rocking and rolling well in into his sixth decade of life. o “A n g e l D a n c e� ki kicks the album off a p p ro p r i at e l y by ad adapting the south Te Texas blues over to a folkier, Appalachianfolk hillb hillbilly style that Plant nea neatly perfected with the lovely Alison Kra Krauss for an Album of tthe Year Grammy Award on 2007’s 200 “Raising Sand.� “Raising San Sand� fans will be very t country sass of happy with the “You Can’t Buy Bu My Love� (Plant’s backed by Kr Krauss stand-in Patty wh Griffin), which boasts red-dirt guitar breakdown and uptempo blues guitarbreakdown soloing. And for all those Ledheads, yes, Plant trots the devil out for an appearance, but only a brief one that’s free of any worship. “Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down� invokes Jesus to come do the devil in, complete with Plant’s “Gallows Pole�–era wailing that’s so shrill and hard that you’ll think the levee’s gon’ break. This careful song selection is the singer’s wink to the past, a reward for hanging with the record all the way through. With those signature blonde curls and grizzly white beard, 62-year-old Plant sure looks like hell. He sounds that way too, but trust me, that’s a good thing.
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have been a disaster, but Legend’s voice is serviceable and the vintage stylings of The Roots act like some sort of time warp. The punchy “Our Generation (The Hope of the World)� and swanky “Compared To What� are certainly the strongest offerings, and neither The Roots nor Legend drop the ball at any point. The merits of a cover album can only go so far, but as their inspirations have either been forgotten or were never really widely accepted, “Wake Up!� feels fresh and new; a delightful product for those pining for yesteryear. — Joshua Boydston
Maximum Balloon “Maximum Balloon� DGC/Interscope Released: Today 9.0/10 When Dave Sitek (TV on the Radio) announced a solo project under the moniker Maximum Balloon, it was met with equal parts anticipation and speculation as early singles gave a revealing glimpse at what was happening. Sitek — in addition to his multi-instrumentalist role in TVOTR — has been one of the biggest, most innovative names in record production of the decade, putting his touch on releases from the likes of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Wale, Foals and more. Much like fellow producer Mark Ronson did with his second solo effort, “Version,� Sitek enlists many of the artists he has worked with over the years (Karen O, Holly Miranda), TVOTR vocalists Tunde Adebimpe and Kyp Malone and others. But unlike Ronson, Sitek maintains clarity, using his guests’ strengths for his own vision rather than bending to theirs, though he could remain even more steadfast in this effort. Sitek contorts the blippy nature of Little Dragon into a slicker, modern form in “If You Return� and updates the untouchable flair of David Byrne in the immaculate “Apartment Wrestling.� The comfortable couplings with Adebimpe (“Absence of Light�) and Malone (“Shakedown�) get downright funky compared to the sleek, futuristic spirit of the majority of the album, but it’s thoroughly danceable as a whole. The scattered, unpredictable “Groove Me� wouldn’t sonically sound all that out of place on “Dear Science,� but paired with the smooth delivery of Theophilus London, it meshes into a flawless piece of pop art. The ravenous “Tiger� — anchored by it scratchy base
— feels dangerous and relentless with its guitar flares and synth explosions, and “Communion,� with Karen O’s particularly chilly voice, bounces with a runway rhythm and shadowy sparseness. All in all, Sitek holds his vision constant, and by imprisoning his guest stars into his world, he finishes his self-titled debut with few fluctuations and steady doses of genius. — JB
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John Legend & The Roots “Wake Up!� Columbia Released: Today 8.7/10 The Roots are the royal family of socially conscious hip-hop, churning out quality music that is both current and consistent, even in the midst of its new gig as Jimmy Fallon’s late night band. Crooner John Legend caught on with audiences in the mid2000s with his Grammy Award-winning album “Get Lifted� that proved to be one of the first new tastes of old soul for a mass public that hadn’t seen anything in the mainstream like this in quite some time. The pairing of John Legend and The Roots is nothing short of splendor; Legend’s voice and The Roots’ musicianship is a match made in heaven. But for those unfamiliar with the release, “Wake Up!� consists solely of covers — albeit unknown ones unless you happen to be a connoisseur of ’60s and ’70s soul — most dealing in matters of social and political protest. The supergroup gives new life to tracks from Marvin Gaye, Nina Simone and more; under less capable hands it could
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8 • Tuesday, September 21, 2010
The Oklahoma Daily | OUDaily.com
FOOD
BOOK REVIEW
Gallery displays the art of cooking
Firsthand look at pageants proves to be entertaining
[Artspace] at Untitled hosts culinary classes led by variety of chefs from Oklahoma City LEESA ALLMOND The Oklahoma Daily
Along with the expected photography, painting and sculpture exhibits at [Artspace] at Untitled, one might also experience the aroma of art. The nonprofit, contemporary art organization located in downtown Oklahoma City offers cooking classes monthly, taught by a local chef and open to the public. Chef Beau Stephenson of Bin 73 Wine Bar led last week’s Fall Harvest cooking class. During the classes Stephenson teaches, he wants the students to use their imagination, their culture and their experience to play around with the recipes, he said. “If you look at these cookbooks I’ve put together, I have the recipe. I have the directions. Hopefully it’s less than 15 lines long but I give them 15 more lines to write out ideas,” Stephenson said. “I want them to engage and ask questions and put what they like in there.” [Artspace] is the perfect place for this type of involvement because the atmosphere is engaging and the process is so hands-on. Stephenson has worked in restaurants since he was 16, and after attending Oklahoma State University and Scottsdale Culinary Institute, he had an apprenticeship at the Ritz Carlton in Florida. Stephenson has taught cooking classes at Williams Sonoma and has trained at multiple restaurants, including Houston Restaurants. But it’s never been about the big bucks for him. “If you get into food to make money, you’ll be disappointed; it’s a starving artist type of deal,” he said. “It’s very ego-driven. I do it to impress.” Kathy and Katelyn Stephenson, Beau’s mother-in-law and wife, were in attendance at his [Artspace] cooking class. They enjoy taking classes on something they’ve never learned and the hands-on approach is attractive, instead of the usual tactic of just watching the chef, they said.
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Top: Chef Beau Stephenson (Bin 73) taught a cooking class entitled “Taste of Art: Meat and Potatoes” in May, teaching participants how to perfectly grill a steak. Stephenson and others will teach cooking courses throughout the year. Right: Chef Eric Smith (Pachinko Parlor, Sara Sara Cupcakes) shows a student how to prepare sushi. [Artspace] at Untitled has been offering cooking classes about once a month for the past year, said Lindsay Hightower, programs administrator for [Artspace]. The cooking classes attract a new kind of clientele, she said. “I think what we really enjoy about the classes is that they bring in a new audience that wouldn’t walk in here on a day-to-day basis,” Hightower said. “We want people to say that they came and learned something, and that they can take something away with them, and that they would want to come back.” This desire to connect with different people can be seen in the diverse collection of chefs that have taught classes at [Artspace]. The next two classes in the Taste of Art series will be taught by Chefs Cally Johnson and Kathryn Mathis of Oklahoma City’s Big Truck Tacos.
Upcoming classes WHAT: Courses taught by Big Truck Tacos chefs Cally Johnson and Kathryn Mathis WHEN: 6 p.m. Oct. 13 and Nov. 10 WHERE: [Artspace] at Untitled, 1 NE 3rd St. in Oklahoma City PRICE: $75 per person INFO: www.artspaceuntitled.org
From exploring sewers to mastering the art of walking in high heels and applying makeup, “Muscogee Daughter: My Sojourn to the Miss America Pageant” is Susan Supernaw’s true story of triumphing in the face of adversity. Supernaw writes about the many challenges she braved throughout her childhood years in the autobiography. As if it wasn’t tough enough to grow up as an American Indian in a white man’s world, she also had to suffer through multiple abusive fathers and a life of poverty. Life as a child was never easy for Supernaw. She stayed away from her family as much as possible because she feared being beaten by her alcoholic father. For the most part, she was a misfit in school until she made it onto the cheer squad. But even then, friends and their families didn’t accept her because she was American Indian. But the quest to receive her American Indian name drove Supernaw to persevere through all of the unpleasantness in her life. Even such accomplishments as being named a National Merit scholar and a presidential scholar, PHOTO PROVIDED and the opportunity to meet President Nixon himself didn’t yet make Susie worthy enough of receiving her other name. Eventually, Supernaw was nominated by her peers at Phillips University in Enid to compete in their school pageant. She won because of her gorgeous looks and her charming witty demeanor. Winning the Miss Phillips pageant gave her an opportunity to compete in the Miss Oklahoma pageant. Again, she came out on top, and with another crown under her belt, she competed in the Miss America pageant, but did not win. In the end, Supernaw is finally wise enough to receive her American Indian name — Ellia Ponna. This autobiography was a quick and easy read, mainly because I couldn’t put the book down. The author’s story is one that is so remarkable and heartfelt, I felt like I became close friends with her. My heartstrings were tugged through the author’s sorrow and through her joy. Supernaw is constantly straightforward with her readers and never whines about the hardships she faced. This story is charming and entertaining, and readers will find themselves cheering Supernaw on at every pageant she competes in. “Muscogee Daughter” is a great choice for anyone looking to learn more about American Indian culture, or for anyone who simply wants to read about the heartwarming ragsto-crowns story of a former Miss Oklahoma. — Carmen Forman, University College freshman