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Huff classes offer new you for new year Fitness classes discounted today, tomorrow CeDAR FlOYD

Campus Reporter

The Huston Huffman Fitness Center gives students an opportunity to act on their New Year’s fitness resolutions — at a discounted rate — this week. From 1-5 p.m. Thursday and from 7-11 a.m.

Friday, group fitness passes will be on sale for $35 plus tax, which is $15 cheaper than the regular price of $50 plus tax.

The pass provides unlimited acLanicE gEorgE/THE daiLy students enjoying a good work out at the Huston Huffman fitness cess for the semester to a variety of group fitness classes offered, including Center on Monday night.

Zumba, strength training, yoga, Pilates, Challenge is a free, seven-week inkickboxing and water aerobics. centive program to help students stay “I would never go to the gym at 7 accountable and meet their fitness a.m., but since it’s a scheduled class, goals, said Amy Davenport, director it gets me there,” for fitness and “...since it’s a scheduled said Avery recreation.

Szalkowski who class, it gets me there. All the Individuals or attends Zumba instructors I’ve had have been teams of up to classes. “All the three people can instructors I’ve really peppy. It’s fun to watch receive points to had have been earn prizes, such someone who can really really peppy. as a massage or dance.”

It’s fun to watch personal trainsomeone who ing session, by AVeRY SZALKOWSKI can really dance.” checking in at Fitness-seekers may sign up for an- the gym or pool, tweeting about their other healthy opportunity anytime before Jan. 23. The ReNEW YOUrself sEE HUFF pagE 2

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Severe winter weather possible Predictions show snows, ice despite warmer temperatures MATT RAViS

Campus Reporter

OU students might endure some severe weather like snowfall and drastic drought conditions this winter and in the months to come, despite last year’s mild winter.

There is a very high chance there will be snow before the end of winter, meteorology professor Michael Richman said. Although it is hard to predict just how much, we can count on seeing at least some wintry precipitation.

This weekend, cold air will move down from North Dakota, causing the temperatures to drop below freezing at night. The cold weather shouldn’t bring any snow, however, said Jon Kurtz, a meteorologist with the National

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Weather Service.

In the next three months, the temperatures will vary and get slightly warmer, according to data on the Climate Prediction Center website.

In January, February and March, the daily normal temperature is 39, 44 and 52 degrees, respectively. According to the 90 day outlook, we can expect temperatures up to 33 percent above those normals.

Even though precipitation can be expected in the coming months, it still may not alleviate the drought Oklahoma is currently in, Richman said. It would take numerous rainfall events before the start of next summer to relieve it, said Richman.

The Norman area currently is in a stage D3, or extreme, drought, according to the National Weather Service website. If such conditions persist, another extremely hot summer will be in sEE SNOW pagE 2

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Today around campus Bingo! Students can play bingo and win prizes from 11:30 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Crossroads Lounge in the Oklahoma Memorial Union.

Men’s basketball will play Texas Tech at 7 p.m. at the Lloyd Noble Center.

A Pre-Dental Club Meeting will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in room 125 of Dale Hall.

Friday, Jan. 17 Art Exhibition: The 99th annual School of Art & Art History Student Exhibition opening reception begins at 7 p.m. in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, followed by an awards ceremony at 8 p.m. The exhibition features art by OU School of Art and Art History students. The exhibition will remain on display until Feb. 10.

Women’s Gymnastics will compete against Denver at 7 p.m. in Norman.

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Zarrow Hall fountain freezes over night because of the drop in temperature.

Continued from page 1 store, Richman said. This has the potential to wither crops and drive up grocery prices.

In the event of severe weather on campus, facility management’s job is to make sure conditions are safe for people to walk in case of snow or ice, said Brian Ellis, director of facilities

management.

Th e d e p a r t m e nt a l s o clears university streets and parking lots and work with landscaping, custodians and housekeeping in order to ensure the safety of students and faculty.

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progress and attending nutrition and fitness seminars and events, she said.

The program is divided into three sections. First, find your motivation and passion. Second, tackle your stress. Third, increase your activity level.

“People always ask : W hat ’s t h e b e s t way t o

work out? You have to find something you enjoy. It’s got to have a little joy in it,” Davenport said.

Those looking to make a lifestyle change to lose weight also may consider participating in the Full Plate Diet program, an eightweek educational program promoted nationwide that teaches participants how to fill their plates with nutritious food, stay full and still

lose weight , she said.

“It helps people slowly change their habits,” said Davenport.

The program, which emphasizes examination and reflection on ones lifestyle in order to make the healthy choice, costs $50 plus tax .

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In depth Group fitness For group fitness schedules, program information or to register for these programs and others, visit the Huff’s front desk or www.ou.edu/far.

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Oklahoma sees sharp increase in state flu cases, deaths Health department reports more cases than last year Ken Miller

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The number of Oklahomans hospitalized with the flu has more than doubled in the past week to surpass the total number during last year’s flu season, the Oklahoma State Department of Health reported Thursday.

The department also said the number of deaths related to the illness is nearly equal to last season The Health Department reported 345 people have been hospitalized due to influenza during the current flu season, up from 171 a week ago, and eight people have died as a result of the flu, an increase of six since last week.

In the 2011-12 flu season, 316 people were hospitalized and nine people died, the department reported.

The flu season is considered to run from September through May, and health department epidemiologist Laurence Burnsed said this is the time of year that the disease typically peaks.

“There are several factors, some are not clearly understood. It does seem that it was a mild season last year,” Burnsed said. “Some of the reasons are the strain of influenza, A-H3, this is what the vaccine targets, but this (strain) has been noted to cause a more serious, more intense or severe (flu) season ... This is not necessarily a more deadly strain,” he said.

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Left: A public health nurse demonstrates drawing flu vaccine at the Oklahoma City-County Health Department in Oklahoma City, Thursday. Flu season in the U.S. has struck early and hard. The Oklahoma State Department of Health reports a sharp increase in the number of confirmed flu cases and the number of flu-related deaths in the past week.

Right: A public health nurse at the Oklahoma City-County Health Department administers a flu vaccine to Denise Nichols at the health department Thursday.

Those most susceptible are children younger than 5, people over age 65 and those with diseases such as lung disease or asthma.

Burnsed declined to speculate on how intense the flu season may become during the next several weeks.

Health officials say the best way to avoid flu is to get a flu shot. The vaccine is available at county health departments.

“We do have plenty of vaccine,” said epidemiologist Kelly VanBuskirk at the Tulsa City-County Health

Department. “I’ve heard the rumors of a shortage of a vaccine, we are not experiencing that.”

Joyce Lopez, administrator for immunization at the Oklahoma City-County Health Department said that agency also has the

vaccine and that it’s available to anyone.

“County lines are kind of invisible,” she said. “It doesn’t bother us where you come from, we just want everybody to get a flu shot,” Lopez said.

Flu symptoms include

fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy notes, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue and health officials those infected can spread the disease from a day or two before symptoms appear until up to 24 hours after the fever dissipates.

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Reports conflict on the conflict’s latest deaths BEIRUT (AP) — Twin blasts inside a university campus in Syria’s largest city on Tuesday set cars ablaze, blew the walls off dormitory rooms and left more than 80 people dead, anti-regime activists said.

What caused the blasts remained unclear.

Anti-re gime activists trying to topple President B a s h a r A s s a d’s re g i m e said his forces carried out two airstrikes. Syrian state media, for its part, blamed rebels fighting the Syrian government, saying they fired rockets that struck the campus.

Aleppo, Syria’s largest city and a commercial capital, has been harshly contested since rebel forces, mostly from rural areas north of the city, pushed in and began clashing with government troops last summer.

Entire neighborhoods have been destroyed since in fighting and frequent shelling and airstrikes by government forces who seek to dislodge the rebels.

The competing narratives of the two blasts at the city’s main university highlight the difficulty of confirming reports from inside Syria.

The Syrian government bars most media from working in the country, making independent confirmation difficult, and both anti-regime activists and the Syria government sift the

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Syrians stand in rubble of the damaged university building caused by an explosion in Aleppo, Syria, on Tuesday. Two explosions struck the main university in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, causing an unknown number of casualties, state media and anti-government activists said.

information they give the media in an effort to boost their cause.

Aleppo’s university is in the city’s northwest, a sector controlled by government forces, making it unclear why government jets would target it, as opposition activists claim.

Syria’s state news agency blamed the attack on rebels, saying they fired two missiles at the university.

It said the strike occurred on the first day of the midyear exam period and killed students and people who were staying at the university after being displaced by violence elsewhere. The agency did not say how many people were killed

AT A GLANCE Death toll Despite initial reports estimating 45,000 deaths, the U.N. now estimates more than 60,000 people have died in the Syrian conflict.

and wounded.

The scale of destruction in videos shot at the site, however, suggested more powerful explosives had been used than the rockets the rebels are known to possess.

The Britain-based Syrian Obser vatory for Human

Rights cited students and medical officials as saying that 83 people were killed in the blasts. Several of the more than 150 people injured were in critical condition, it said.

The group, which relies on a network of contacts inside Syria, said it was unclear what caused the blasts.

Syria’s crisis began in March 2011 with protests calling for political reform. The conflict has since turned into civil war, with scores of rebel groups fighting Assad’s forces throughout the country.

The U.N. says more than 60,000 people have been killed.

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U.S. will not send troops to Mali French efforts to quell rebels important, Panetta says MADRID (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday that the U.S. has ruled out putting any American troops on the ground in Mali, but officials are hoping the French will succeed in establishing better security for the West African nation.

Panetta spoke at a press conference in Lisbon with Portuguese Defense Minister Jose Aguiar Branco.

The U.S. is providing intelligence-gathering assistance to the French in their assault on Islamist extremists in Mali, and officials would not rule out having American aircraft land in the West African nation as part of future efforts to lend airlift and logistical support.

O n Tu e s d ay , Pa n e t t a said the U.S. is still working through the details of assistance it will provide France.

Later, in Madrid, where Panetta briefed Spain’s defense minister Pedro Morenes on Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s visit to Washington last week, Panetta said it’s unclear what the French are targeting and how successful they are being at this point.

He said that “anytime you confront an enemy that is dispersed and that is not located necessarily in one area makes it challenging.”

He said the ability to go after that enemy and stop them from moving forward “represents a difficult task, but it is a necessary task.”

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Faculty become sick en masse after annual university party Was it the fish?

An estimated 230 University of Amsterdam professors or their spouses got violently ill last week after the school’s annual faculty party. Spokesman Joost van Tilburg said food poisoning was believed to be the cause.

He says the professors’ distress “mostly involved stomach problems.”

Some 400 people attended the party.

The results of an investigation by health authorities are due Thursday.

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French troops gather in a hangar at an airport in Bamako, Mali, on Tuesday. Several thousand soldiers from the nations neighboring Mali are also expected to begin arriving in coming days, but U.S. troops will not be among them.

The comments came after French forces led an all-night bombing campaign over a small Malian town, working to dislodge Islamist extremists who had seized the area, including its strategic military camp.

Meanwhile, a convoy of 40 to 50 armed trucks carrying French troops crossed into Mali from Ivory Coast, where they were stationed, as France prepares for a possible land assault. The insurgents, however, have been gaining ground, pushing closer to Mali’s capital, Bamako.

Panetta has called the military operation important, although “there is no consideration of putting any American boots on the ground at this time.” He said

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Puerto Rico’s legislature is expected to approve a long sought-after bill that would make it a crime to discriminate against people based on their gender or sexual orientation.

The bill was submitted Tuesday by Senator Ramon Luis Nieves of the Popular Democratic Party, which gained control of the Senate and House of Representatives after November’s general election.

The bill aims to protect people in the U.S. territory from being discriminated at work, in public places, and during transactions including renting or selling property.

“A human being’s dignity cannot be violated,” said Nieves, who was flanked by supporters including Pedro Peters Maldonado, a San Juan legislator who is Puerto Rico’s first openly gay elected official.

Human rights organizations have long demanded such a bill, saying that many gay, lesbian and transgender people in the conservative U.S. territory are at the mercy of homophobic attitudes. Most government departments already have their own anti-discriminatory policies, but human rights activists say they are often not enforced.

The bill comes a week after another legislator submitted a bill demanding that all partners, regardless of their sexual orientation or civil status, be covered by domestic violence laws.

Legislators are expected to debate both bills in upcoming weeks.

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that although al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, also known as AQIM, and other affiliate groups in Mali may not pose an immediate threat to the United States, “ultimately that remains their objective.”

“We have to take steps now so that AQIM does not get that kind of traction,” he said, and ensure it does not

secure a base of operations in the region.

He said al-Qaida affiliates in Yemen and Somalia have been weakened. But he said the job is not finished.

“I honestly believe that after four years, America is safer from that kind of attack that we experienced on 9/11,” Panetta said.

Police said Sunday they have arrested six suspects in another gang rape of a bus passenger in India, four weeks after a brutal attack on a student on a moving bus in the capital outraged Indians and led to calls for tougher rape laws.

Police officer Raj Jeet Singh said a 29-year-old woman was the only passenger on a bus as she was traveling to her village in northern Punjab state on Friday night. The driver refused to stop at her village despite her repeated pleas and drove her to a desolate location, he said.

There, the driver and the conductor took her to a building where they were joined by five friends and took turns raping her throughout the night, Singh said.

The driver dropped the woman off at her village early Saturday, he said.

Singh said police arrested six suspects on Saturday and were searching for another.

Gurmej Singh, deputy superintendent of police, said all six admitted involvement in the rape. He said the victim was recovering at home.

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School violence debates overlook role of antidepressants OPINION COLUMNIST

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t is nearly certain that most of you are aware of the mass murder at Sandy Hook Elementary where 20 children and six adults lost their lives. Since then, there has been a renewed and Scott Starr passionate nascott.e.starr-1@ou.edu tional debate about gun control as well as the broad topic of mental health management. One thing that has been auspiciously missing from the national discourse and press coverage of this tragedy, is the connection between antidepressant drugs and incidents of murder, mass murder and suicides.

While it is unknown whether or not these drugs played a part in the Sandy Hook shootings, the connection between medication and violence in the Sandy Hook case needs to be examined. Police have already issued warrants for the shooter’s medical and psychiatric records. It is high time for the launching of a full-on federal investigation and for the press to do its job addressing the connection between antidepressants and violence or suicidal behavior.

The questions surrounding the Sandy Hook shootings recall the Columbine massacre, where one of the shooters was taking the antidepressant Luvox. In fact, over a 10-year period, 90 percent of school shootings were connected to antidepressant drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or SSRIs, according to a British psychiatrist and researcher Dr. David Healy.

Another study performed in 2010 found that a small number of drugs were directly linked to violent behavior. SSRIs were one of the two drug categories that were the most closely related to violent behavior.

The known side effects associated with SSRI antidepressants through regulatory warnings, studies and documentation include; abnormal thoughts, agitation, anxiety,

confusion, depression, emotional numbing, hallucinations or delusional thinking, homicidal ideation, mania/psychosis, restlessness, self-harm, suicide/risk/attempts and violence among many others.

Common brand name antidepressants include Paxil, Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, Luvox, Wellbutrin, Cymbalta, Effexor, Lexapro, Elavil, Remeron, Sarafem, Trazodone.

SSRIs are now some of the most widely prescribed medicines in the U.S. It is astounding that, in spite of this laundry list of rather undesirable side effects and potential for violence in those taking SSRIs, more attention is not paid to the issue. The public is in an uproar about everything but the drugs that were, at the very least, a plausible contributing factor to the murderous behavior.

We have heard much about the easy access to semi-automatic rifles with high-capacity ammunition drums, violent movies and video games, the lack of school prayer or the supposed removal of God from the public square but hardly a whisper about the probable connection between mass murders or suicidal behavior and antidepressants.

Reasons for the near silence on this topic can possibly be attributed to three major factors: first, the privacy or HIPAA laws about disclosing the medical history of suspects, secondly, that pharmaceutical companies are a major advertiser and thus indispensible to the corporate media and lastly, the conflict of interests created by the FDA’s dependence on their money. View this article online to sign a petition which demands a federal investigation of psychiatric drugs.

The American public deserves to be informed about the risks posed by these drugs and their meteoric rise in usage and better protected by the FDA or their government.

If you or someone you care about is taking any of these drugs and there has been any hint of these side effects listed above, tell someone and then consult your healthcare provider and insist on the close monitoring, which is called for with prescriptions of this kind. This could save the life of others or yourself.

Scott Starr is a Native American Studies Senior.

EDITORIAL

Law gives firearms access to mentally incompetent Our View: Close loopholes to increase safety.

states affected by national guidelines. “An estimated 3 million Americans have been commitA weakness in Oklahoma’s gun laws is alted involunarily to mental health facilities, but lowing unfit individuals to purchase firearms. the federal database contains the names of about Oklahoma is failing to provide critical menhalf of them,” according to NewsOK.com. tal health information to the National Instant Some of the opponents of mental health reCriminal Background Check System used in re- quirements in background checks cite a lack tail weapons sales. Instead, Oklahoma residents of consistent standards in determining mental report mental status themselves on a form, function. Courts have varying which cannot be independently verified. qualifications for mental handiThe Our View Oklahoma must immediately begin reportis the majority caps and mental health cases are ing mental health to the system so that firearms opinion of often judged on a case-by-case The Daily’s dealers can easily comply to state law. basis. But the requirements for nine-member State law prevents the sale of firearms to mental health restrictions are editorial board similar to criminal restrictions. people Oklahoma courts have ruled mentally incompetent, but gun buyers can easily forge Judges and juries, who draw on background check forms to obtain a weapon. expert psychological evaluations as evidence, Woodward, Okla. teen Timmy Dean Eike admost often determine mental competency. mitted to doing exactly this when he purchased Restrictions on mental competency are not a shotgun and rifle earlier this year, according to very different from restrictions based on crimNewsOK.com. Eike was able to obtain the weap- inal activities. Background checks include vion and ammunition despite being institutional- olent and nonviolent criminal offenders and ized twice for mental health concerns. should also include mental competency.

Eike was arrested after a taxi driver reported Just as we do not trust individuals with a hissome unusual questions Eike asked about hiding tory of felonious activity to carry firearms, we bodies and foreign extradition. should not trust those with histories of courtFederal agents seized Eike’s guns and Eike ad- ruled mental health problems to own dangerous mitted to lying on the form, according to federal weapons. investigators.

Not all people who have been declared menEike’s case is special. It is special because he tally unfit will become violent but some will and got caught, not because he was able to obtain the this standard protects against that possibility. weapons in the first place. Asking people preWe encourage you to urge the Oklahoma viously deemed mentally restricted by a court Legislature to pass legislation to mandate reportto report on their own mental health on backing mental competency to the national background check forms is negligent and dangerous. ground check database.

Oklahoma is not alone. Mental health restricComment on this on OUDaily.com tions are not being reported by nearly half of all

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LIFE&ARTS

Emma Hamblen, life & arts editor Megan Deaton, assistant editor dailyent@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com/life&arts • Twitter: @OUDailyArts

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logger Leandra Medine, better known as The Man Repeller, writes about the important things in life: love and fashion. The Man Repeller covers topics from “Collaging Like It’s A Sport” to “Lessons in Layering” and my personal favorite, “Shoesday.”

Founded in 2010 as a hobby, The Man Repeller features funny posts by Medine and guest writers with pictures of Medine

modeling her styled outfits with a coy look and bright smile. Medine discusses many issues ranging from social media’s effect on dating, a narcissist generation and how to skillfully layer a summer dress. You know, important girl stuff.

One of my favorites includes “New Year’s, Same Problems” as guest writer Mattie Kahn melodramatically “breaks up” with New Year’s Eve. Her humorous account of various New Year’s Eve disappointments brings her to the conclusion that our expectations ensure the night will let us down.

Ending with her most recent New Year’s Eve surprise encounter, she takes a line from singer Taylor Swift and declares New Year’s and she are “never, ever, ever getting back together.”

For all the cat lovers out there, or maybe that’s just me, read “Catty Feet.”

Medine tackles her lifelong complicated relationship with cats as she ponders cat-inspired footwear. From heels to flats, Medine explores her fascination with the feline species and these unique pairs of shoes.

When you tire of just looking at all the clothes, shoes and accessories, The Man Repeller offers an online shop, too. After creating an account and completing a short quiz, readers can follow, browse and buy all the art, jewelry, bags, clothing and home products their hearts’ desire.

Don’t get your hopes up, though; many of Medine’s fashions come with a heavy price tag. While most of us don’t have the funds to

dish out $695 for cat-faced shoes or drop $575 for the pink suede Jimmy Choo shoes she features in “WellFooted,” it doesn’t hurt to get a look at her style tips, life lessons and beauty secrets.

Each blog is a reasonable length and includes artfully crafted visual aids that would make any fashion interested, shoe-loving girl spend hours reading her blog (or is that just me, again?). Along with her writing, Medine posts “Manstagrams,” which serves as a visual representation of her daily life, all taken from her Instagram.

There is a world outside of leggings, boots and oversized T-shirts and Medine exposes her readers to her world of fashion through her witty accounts of her

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daily life and outfit choices. Medine believes Style (capital S) can be learned because, as she says, it isn’t about the style — it’s where

you take it.

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MUSICAL THEATRE

Students are prepared for ‘real world’ auditions Three students go to New York to audition for ‘The Book of Mormon’ GRAHAM DUDLEY Life & Arts Reporter

The Broadway smash-hit “The Book of Mormon” is looking for a new cast and three musical theater seniors have answered the call.

Sean McGee, Ethan Kahn and Ethan Spell traveled to New York City for a callback audition last month and said that the experience, regardless of the results, was great in itself.

“You don’t really realize how much like a school audition it is,” Spell said. “The people aren’t mean, they want you to do well, and they want you to be the person they need. It’s the same process, just with higher stakes.”

McGee, Kahn, and Spell began the audition process in Oklahoma City when they were seen by Jeremy Rich, a member of Mormon’s casting department. Spell said Rich asked the three to audition for the show’s production team, which then sent them an email inviting them to New York for their callback. They received the email Dec. 10 and made plans to be in the New York

by Dec. 17, Spell said.

Spell said OU has prepared him well for life after college and his recent audition experience is just one example of this.

Recent graduates currently are working on cruise ships, national tours, regional productions and Broadway itself, according to the Wietzenhoffer School of Musical Theatre website.

Staying in touch with and helping school alumni is a top priority, said school director Paul Christman.

“It’s important to recruit and train our students,” Christman said, “but also to connect them with industry professionals.”

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Way Comes” and came to Norman to work directly with the cast last semester. Christman also said that Roundabout Theatre C o mp a ny a n d Te l s e y + Company’s Justin Huff have both come to campus recently to work with and audition OU Musical Theatre students. Both organizations are directly involved in casting Broadway musicals.

McGee, Kahn, and Spell will be graduating in May and entering the world of professional theatre.

“I feel confident I’ll get work once I graduate,” Kahn said. “[Spell and I] are both really excited for our last semester. We think we’re ready to get out in the world and

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Spell said that just days after his December callback in New York he got an email inviting him back again. On Jan. 7 he auditioned before Mormon’s producers with tap dancing and a few songs.

Spell said it has all happened very fast.

“After the first one I figured we would wait six months to hear anything if we heard

anything at all,” Spell said.

“If I get a call that’s wonderful, but if not there are a lot of other job opportunities out there. That’s been a fun experience.”

Spell has not yet received word from the producers.

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Dillon Phillips, sports editor Jono Greco, assistant editor dailysports@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com/sports • Twitter: @OUDailySports

The No. 16 OU women’s basketball team lost to No. 24 Iowa State, 82-61, last night in Ames, ending its six-game winning streak.

Men’s basketball

Streaking Sooners to battle Texas Tech OU looks to continue its four-game winning streak Garrett Holt

PLAYER PROFILE Romero Osby Year: Senior

Sports Reporter

Position: Forward The Oklahoma men’s basketball team looks to continue its hot start to Big 12 play Statistics: when it takes on Texas Tech at 7 tonight at Leads team with 13.5 Lloyd Noble Center. points and 6.3 rebounds The Sooners are 11-3 overall and 2-0 in per game and 12 blocks. conference play for the first time since the 2008-2009 season — Blake Griffin’s final year at OU. In OU’s last game, the Sooners led wireto-wire against Oklahoma State, winning its ninth-straight home game in the Bedlam Bedlam victory.

In that game, Osby had 17 points and series, 77-68. three rebounds. M’Baye chipped in with 15 OSU was able to mount a few comebacks, but heady play by senior forward Romero points, five rebounds and two steals.

“It definitely gives a great deal of confiOsby, junior forward Amath M’Baye and dence,” M’Baye said about performing well freshman guard Buddy Hield held the against OSU. “I’m definitely looking forCowboys at bay. ward to the game [against The Red Raiders are comTexas Tech]. Every time that ing off of a 60-46 loss to sixth“Tech is a ball we can build a little bit of ranked Kansas, dropping club with some confidence, it’s really good their record to 8-6 (1-2 Big 12). big guys who can for us.”

T h e S o o n e r s a l s o a re However, while Oklahoma really score.

After hopeful they will get a crowd just notched a signature win that is as large and enera big win, you’re and the Red Raiders appear gized as it was during the to be reeling, the Sooners are concerned about OSU game. The fans’ intennot taking them lightly.

“Tech is a ball club with the next game. We sity fueled the team as it held some big guys who can really have to bounce back off the Cowboys’ comeback attempts. score,” OU coach Lon Kruger and focus on getting Even though this game apsaid. “After a big win, you’re pears to be a potential trap better.” concerned about the next for Oklahoma, the Sooners game. We have to bounce Lon kruger, are preparing for it just as back and focus on getting ou basketball coach hard as if it were against a better.” highly ranked opponent.

The Sooners will be hop“We just have to be ready to go,” M’Baye ing to slow down Texas Tech’s active frontcourt, consisting of junior forward Jaye said. “Their record might not be speaking Crockett and sophomore forward Jordan for how good they are. I’ve been on teams that were below .500 before, and we upset Tolbert.

Crockett is averaging 14 points per game some people because they weren’t ready. and 8.2 rebounds per game, while Tolbert We just have to compete with energy and is putting up averages of 8.4 points and 5.9 do the same thing that we did against Oklahoma State.” rebounds.

OU will counter with its own dynamic frontcourt, consisting of Osby and M’Baye, Garrett Holt, dailysports@ou.edu both of whom were critical to the Sooners’

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Name: Mary Stanfield Position: Editor in Chief Class: Philosophy senior

Name: Kyle Margerum Position: Managing Editor Class: Professional writing senior

This is Mary’s seventh semester at The Daily. She previously has worked as opinion editor, an opinion columnist and a copy editor.

This is Kyle’s seventh semester at The Daily. He previously has worked as night editor, summer 2012 life & arts editor and a copy editor.

Contact her at stanfieldm@ou.edu

Contact him at kmargerum@ou.edu

Name: Blayklee Buchanan Position: Night Editor Class: English literature sophomore

Name: Arianna Pickard Position: Campus Editor Class: Online journalism sophomore

This is Blayklee’s third semester at The Daily. She previously has worked as design chief and a campus reporter.

This is Arianna’s third semester at The Daily. She previously has worked as an assistant campus editor and a campus reporter.

Contact her at hmclain@ou.edu

Contact her at blayklee@ou.edu

Contact her at aripickard@ou.edu

Name: Dillon Phillips Position: Sports Editor Class: Journalism junior

Name: Emma Hamblen Position: Life & Arts Editor Class: Professional writing sophomore

Name: Mark Brockway Position: Opinion Editor Class: Political science senior

here are 17 student leaders at The Oklahoma Daily who are responsible for planning and producing the newspaper and OUDaily.com. If you have questions, comments or story ideas — or if you are interested in joining The Daily — these are the people you should contact.

Name: Hillary McLain Position: Online Editor Class: Journalism junior This is Hillary’s seventh semester at The Daily. She previously has worked as assistant online editor, campus editor, diversity reporter and copy editor.

This is Dillion’s third semester at The Daily. He previously has worked as assistant sports editor and sports reporter.

Contact him at dphillips85@ou.edu

This is Mark’s third semester at The Daily. He previously has worked as a senior opinion columnist.

This is Emma’s third semester at The Daily. She previously has worked as assistant campus editor and campus reporter.

Contact him at mark.d.brockway@ ou.edu

Contact her at emmahamblen@ou.edu

Name: Ty Johnson Position: Visual Editor Class: Letters Pre-Med Junior This is Ty’s third semester at The Daily. He previously has worked as photojournalist and night photo editor.

Contact him at ty.johnson@ou.edu

Name: Paighten Harkins Position: Assistant Campus Editor Class: Journalism sophomore

Name: Nadia Enchassi Position: Assistant Campus Editor Class: Journalism junior

This is Paighten’s fourth semester at The Daily. She previously has worked as assistant campus editor and campus reporter.

This is Nadia’s second semester at The Daily. She previously was a practicum student.

Contact her at nadia.j.enchassi-1@ ou.edu

Contact her at paighten.harkins@ou.edu

Name: Micah Wormley Position: Assistant Online Editor Class: Professional writing junior This is Micah’s second semester at The Daily. She previously has worked as a campus reporter, online intern and is currently an opinion columnist.

Contact her at m.wormley@ou.edu

This is Kayley’s fourth semester at The Daily. She previously has worked as opinion editor, assistant opinion editor and an opinion columnist.

This is Heather’s second semester at The Daily. She previously has worked as a photojournalist and night photo editor.

Contact her at kayley.m.gillespie-1@ ou.edu

Contact her at hmbrown@ou.edu

Park at Lloyd Noble Center and ride CART to campus. Parking on the north side of LNC is free to shuttle riders. LNC Shuttle hours of operation: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays to Thursdays; 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays ( 5- to 10-minute service until 6 p.m.; 20-minute service from 6 to 9 p.m. Mondays to Thursdays).

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This is Megan’s fourth semester at The Daily. She has been a campus and a life and arts reporter.

Contact him at jonathan.m.greco-1@ ou.edu

Name: Heather Brown Position: Photo Editor Class: Photography senior

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Name: Megan Deaton Position: Assistant Life & Arts Editor Class: Journalism and international area studies junior

This is Jono’s seventh semester at The Daily. He previously has worked as a sports reporter and Copy Chief.

Name: Kayley Gillespie Position: Assistant Opinion Editor Class: English literature senior

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Name: Jono Greco Position: Assistant Sports Editor Class: Journalism graduate student

Contact her at meggiejennie@ou.edu

Name: Alissa Lindsey Position: Copy chief Class: Professional writing freshman This is Alissa’s second semester at The Daily. She previously has worked as a copy editor.

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