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Program offers students global education OU’s French exchange program applications due by Feb. 24 VICTORIA GARTEN Campus Reporter

Education students can have the opportunity to spend five weeks this summer teaching elementary school children in France if they

submit their application by Feb. 24.

OUDAILY.COM OU and the University of Picardie Link: Apply for the university’s Jules Verne in Amiens, France, are reciprocal exchange program in the second year of a reciprocal exchange program that provides College of Education students the chance to develop a greater globWhile the exchange program al understanding, said Jennifer between OU and Jules Verne is Robinson, College of Education only in its second year, Oklahoma academic adviser. and France have worked together

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since 2006, when Robinson and three other people went to France to negotiate an e ducational partnership.

Robinson said connecting classrooms to experiences outside of their cultural norms is becoming a larger part of teaching, which is why providing OU’s education students the opportunity to spend time overseas is valuable.

“If the teachers have not had any experiences to make them global citizens, then why should they expect it from their students?”

Robinson said.

Elementary and early childhood education senior Felicity Cooper, who was a part of last year’s exchange program, said providing

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OUPD detective awarded officer of the year SEAN LAWSON

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The OU Police Department officer of the year burst through the lobby door, crossing the area in two powerful steps.

He gave a firm handshake and brief introduction before leading a tour before one could return any of his energy.

Because of this energy and attitude, OUPD awarded Detective Chris Patison the officer of the year award at its 15th annual awards banquet Jan. 19, according to a press release.

“It’s a very big challenge,” Patison said. “Every day is different, and you get to be out and about. My personality lends itself to be out in the public.”

While delivering a tour of police headquarters, Patison said though he was named officer of the year, each member was valuable to the department from fellow detective Ron Gibbons to OU’s newest bomb dogs, Caesar and Vinnie.

“One thing I’ve learned about the university here is that the [police department] is not only a big team, but it’s a family,” Patison said.

Patison joined the OU police team in April 1996 after spending four years in the U.S. Army, he said.

Patison said he never saw himself pursuing law enforcement as a career until a high school friend’s father, a reserve officer in the Pottawatomie County

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OU outfielder Cody Reine bunts the ball during a game against texas tech on april 3 in norman. as the sooner baseball team prepares for the 2012 season, the new and old players have bonded well, Reine says.

Sooners prepare to start season OU to play in renovated ballpark, which will be finished by home opener

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Background: Construction to increase L. Dale Mitchell Park’s seating capacity to 3,000 began nov. 9.

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Senior outfielder Cody Reine stood ready at home plate. His bat wiggled between his hands.

His coach fired the ball toward home plate from an abbreviated distance to the pitcher’s mound. Reine’s eyes followed the ball until it made contact with his bat while his left hand rolled over top his right.

A loud ping echoed throughout L. Dale Mitchell Park as the ball careened toward deep right field. And then it was gone, a homerun.

One pitch later, a Reine line drive cleared the right field fence once more. He made hitting back-to-back dingers during team batting practice look as easy as counting them with your thumb and index finger.

What’s new: two new rows of seats and netting for the backstop were installed tuesday.

What’s next: the project is scheduled to be completed before the baseball team’s home opener on Feb. 24.

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“No, it’s not that easy,” Reine said. “I just had a good day. I’ve been working on my swing a lot. Hopefully, you’ll see a lot more of those throughout the season this year.”

We should all have such good days. Especially good days played in a newly renovated ballpark.

L. Dale Mitchell is in the final stages of its most recent facelift. Construction projects to add more box seats and field turf behind homeplate and in foul territory began Nov. 9.

The additions were added in an effort to allow fans to become more intimate with the play on the diamond, and the new seats raised stadium capacity to nearly 3,000.

Coach Sunny Golloway is thrilled with the renovations, knowing they’ll be finished when the Sooners play their home opener Feb. 24 against Hartford.

“I’ll tell you what, it’s outstanding,” Golloway said. “It’s nice and clean.

The new netting and the new seats, it’s just a good feeling.”

Golloway admitted to feeling nervous about the start of the season.

“I think we’re right where we should be,” he said. “You never feel completely prepared, but you’ve got see BASEBALL paGe 5

Jack Zarrow, noted philanthropist and brother of the man for whom OU’s Zarrow Hall is named, died Thursday at 86 years old.

Zarrow, University of Texas engineer ing graduate, was named CoExecutive of the Year in 1980, served as a JacK co-founder ZarrOW and trustee of the Zarrow Families Foundation and was active on boards of directors for the University of Tulsa, the National Conference for Community and Justice and Hillcrest Medical Center.

He also participated on engineering advisory boards of the University of Texas and OU, which dedicated the Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education’s Zarrow Center for Learning Enrichment to his family.

He and his family were inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame for their major financial and volunteer contributions to the state, according to a press release.

Zarrow was a benefit to the state of Oklahoma, OU President David Boren said in a statement released Thursday.

“Jack Zarrow, through his kindness, generosity and charitable activities, has had a large and lasting impact on Tulsa and the entire state,” Boren said.

“He will truly be missed.”

at a GLanCe Zarrow hall the new home for the school of social Work was opened for classes in fall 2011.

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Bill to freeze pay of federal employees More than 300 national Weather Center workers affected. (OUDaily.com)

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Maggie Leslie, music composition senior, slacklines thursday on the north Oval. Leslie said watching people slacklining on the south Oval made her obsessed with it, so she bought her own equipment.

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The Journey to Latin America program will allow students to travel to Latin America during the summer and get course credit.

Officer: Returned to OU from local department Continued from page 1

Today around campus An opening reception will be held for “Reclaimed and Remixed: Chicano Art” by Narciso Argüelles at 5 p.m. in Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s Lightwell Gallery. The reception is free. Exhibit runs Friday to Feb. 17.

The women’s gymnastics team will host a quad meet against Nebraska, Minnesota and Centenary at 7 p.m. at Lloyd Noble Center.

A film screening of “Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer,” directed by Thom Anderson, will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. in Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium.

Saturday, Feb. 4 The women’s basketball team will play Oklahoma State at noon at Lloyd Noble Center.

A tennis match against Nebraska will take place at 1 p.m. at Gregg Wadley Indoor Tennis Pavilion.

The men’s basketball team will play Iowa State at 5 p.m. at Lloyd Noble Center.

SUNDAY, FEB. 5 A faculty recital with Vicki Schaeffer on organ will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. in Catlett Music Center’s Gothic Hall. The recital is free.

Monday, Feb. 6 The men’s basketball team will play Missouri at 6 p.m. at Lloyd Noble Center.

A seminar on improving reading speed as part of the Student Success Series will take place at 5 p.m. in Wagner Hall, Room 245.

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A gallery talk, “Highlights from the Permanent Collection of Photography, Part 1” with Mark White will be held from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s Ellen and Richard L. Sandor Photography Gallery.

Sheriff’s Office, recommended he look into it.

Patison joined the department as a patrol officer and served six years before leaving to patrol for the Norman Police Department, he said.

He came to OU in 2005, and was named a detective in December 2007, he said.

“I felt like Norman [police department] wasn’t conducive to my lifestyle,” he said.

“When I got the opportunity to come back (to OU), I jumped at it.”

Throughout his years of service, Patison said he has seen the department transform into a facility the officers are proud of.

“Until 2007 we were working out of an old Navy barracks where raccoons were stealing food right out of the vending machine,” he said.

As a detective, Patison said he is responsible for assisting the agency with highprofile cases requiring more time and effort.

Patison said his job usually involves repeat offenders.

“Say, for instance, one or two people were coming to OU and stealing purses and laptops out of offices, and

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Officer of the Year honoree Chris Patison has served with the OU Police Department since 1996.

“One thing I’ve learned about the university here is that the [police department] is not only a big team, but it’s a family.”

Chris Patison, OUPD detective

they were a repeat problem,” Patison said. “That’s really when detectives would be assigned to these cases.”

Working for a university police force is more unique than other police forces, and working for one as big as OU provides experiences beyond an average police job, he said.

Because of the constant

human interaction and the nature of the job, people often recognize Patison, which serves as a reminder for him to constantly be professional, he said.

Even when not on duty, Patison said he has to be alert and in detective mode.

After surveilling the Oklahoma Memorial Union for several days hoping to

catch a serial purse snatcher, Patison called the operation off after a no-show, he said. The next day, as he was driving down Main Street, Patison spotted the suspect walking down the road.

He reported the man to Norman Police Department, who confirmed his warrants and sent a patrol officer to apprehend him, Patison said. The suspect started running when he saw the patrol car, but Patison said he helped Norman Police Department run him down — all on his day off.

“Every department has an officer who is available to help, no matter the issue, no matter the hour, and detective Patison is recognized as our ‘go-to’ officer,” OU Police Department Chief Elizabeth Woollen said. “His investigations are always thorough, professional and proficient.

He has endless energy and after 15 years of experience is still excited to come to work each and every day.”

Patison said several times during the course of the interview that at least five officers deserved the award just as much as he did.

“It is a big honor, and it reminds me to keep doing the best I can,” he said.

exchange: Program’s applications due Feb. 24 Continued from page 1 children a global education is the most important thing a teacher can do.

Cooper said her time in France will give her an edge when applying for teaching positions.

“It’s an eye-opener to see how education is approached in other countries,” she said.

As a result of the OU-Jules Verne exchange program’s i n i t ia l su c c e ss, Ro na l d Reagan Middle School in

Norman will launch a French immersion program for kindergarten and first-grade students in the fall, said Janet Gorton, Norman Public Schools World Language coordinator.

The initiative will continue with the students as they advance through each grade, Gorton said.

The school system is targeting the program at that age group because it is the best time for children to learn a language because the knowledge gets stored in the same part of the brain as their primary language, Gorton said.

Twenty-six students will participate in the immersion

program and will be taught math and science in French, a French language class, and literacy and social studies courses in English.

“The children we are educating are entering a different world where it is easier to communicate with people across the world,” Gorton said.

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“ ... As a result of my “time off”, I believe I take my college work a bit more seriously than I would have, had I gone to OSU straight out of the gate ... ” (applescruff84, RE: Column: Education Is Not Always Linear Student Argues)

EDITORIAL

Aborting health fund not OK Our View: Susan G. Komen’s defunding of Planned saving screenings and treatment than on abortion.

Parenthood is endangering thousands of women to Planned Parenthood offered 830,000 breast exams make a political point. that year.

With 75 percent of its services going to individuals at Susan G. Komen For the Cure is one of the largest or below the poverty line, it’s safe to say many of those organizations dedicated to fighting breast cancer and cancer services are going to women with few options. searching for a cure. Its pink ribbons are a recognized By defunding Planned Parenthood, Komen is reducsymbol of that fight, and Sooners participate in its ing the organization’s ability to provide cancer screenRace for the Cure campaign every year. But the founings and services to women who might not be able to dation’s recent actions have us quesget them anywhere else. tioning its leaders’ priorities.

The decision to do so is clearly poWHAT’S NEXT Komen announced Tuesday litically motivated. Even ignoring the Spread support that it will end its grants to Planned controversy over the federal investiParenthood, an organization respongation, it’s difficult to ignore the fact Twitter users can tweet sible for providing breast health, contheir support to #StandWithPP. that Komen’s vice president, Karen traceptive and other vital services to Handel, ran for governor of Georgia millions of impoverished women. on a platform advocating for the deDuring the past five years, Planned Parenthood funding of Planned Parenthood, according to her own health centers with Komen funding have provided blog post from July 15, 2010. an estimated 170,000 clinical breast exams and more The only good thing to come out of this harmful pothan 6,400 mammogram referrals, according to the or- litical stunt is the flood of donations and support for ganization. The grants totaled about $680,000 last year Planned Parenthood. The organization announced and $580,000 in 2010, The Washington Post reported. Wednesday that it had received $400,000 from an esKomen stated it will no longer provide this money timated 6,000 online donors since Komen made the because of a new policy forbidding the funding of announcement. organizations under federal investigation. Planned That is in addition to $250,000 donated by the Parenthood is under a controversial investigation family of Texas philanthropists Lee and Amy Fikes spearheaded by Rep. Cliff Stearns, R-Fla., whose to start a Breast Health Emergency fund. And on staunch anti-abortion position has led many to ques- Thursday, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg tion the basis of the investigation. said he would donate $1 for every new dollar Planned Planned Parenthood has become the demonized Parenthood raised up to $250,000. face of the abortion debate and an easy target for poSooners should follow their lead. Komen must be litical hopefuls trying to energize their conservative shown it is never OK to put politics over health. supporters. But abortion only accounted for 3 percent Instead of donating to Komen, donate to Norman’s of the services it provided in 2010, according to the or- Planned Parenthood or another local health provider. ganization’s yearly report.

Urge the Women’s Outreach Center to do the same Cancer screenings and services, on the other hand, with the Pink and Black Ball’s proceeds Feb. 11. account for 15 percent of its 2010 services — that’s five times the time and resources spent on essential, lifeComment on this at OUDaily.com

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Did you get fries with that?

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t the suggestion of OPINION COLUMNIST a co-worker, I finally got a Twitter account to gain insight into a typical day in other students’ lives. No, I have never “tweeted,” and I don’t even know how. Rather, this submission to yet another social Kayley Gillespie media site was strictly for the kayley.m.gillespie-1@ou.edu pursuit of research. To put it plainly: I creeped. And I was thoroughly disgusted with what I found.

I read a tweet last week from a college student that read something to the effect of “Person sitting next to me in class smells like a fryer #doyouwantfrieswiththat?”

First of all, this is not OK. Not only have I reeked of French fries before, but on a good day, I’ve smelled like a chicken nugget. During the summer, I’ve smelled like a steak and mashed potatoes. Catch me on a good day and my apron, adorned with tons of “flair,” just might be clean (although you wouldn’t know it because it’s so dirty, “clean” even smells repulsive). Yes, kids, this is what minimum-wage smells like. It’s not pretty, it’ll never be glamorous, and the only thing you can get out of it is a free meal (if you’re lucky).

This is the route many have to take to pay for school, and if you’re a real human, you won’t have to take my word for it, because you already know what I’m talking about.

If you routinely ask “Would you like fries with that?,” I commend you for taking initiative and responsibility for yourself, making up for what your parents couldn’t and shouldn’t have to pay for. Those student loans won’t pay themselves off, and I’m not sure anyone really wins that Publishers Clearing House “win a million dollars a year for the rest of your life” sweepstakes.

In all seriousness, college life isn’t getting any easier for those of us on our own. Tuition alone is hardly feasible; now add rent and utilities. Whoops, I didn’t budget food into that

equation. I hope you don’t get too hungry after you’re allotted your free meal at work.

According to OU’s Costs & Financial Aid website, the estimated yearly cost of tuition for residents is $8,324.50. Room & board and books will set you back another estimated $9,103.

Many students find work-study programs to be feasible solutions to real-world problems — while working at a higher rate of pay, students can apply their paychecks directly to their bursar bill. Many of these work-study programs are within the food industry on campus.

The bursar’s office, “the keeper of the purse,” is definitely the keeper of my purse — of my checkbook, of my savings account and even the keeper of my rainy day fund.

There isn’t much room in the budget for a “going out” fund, and you can forget about a “Tory Burch flats” fund. The only thing you can afford is a “I need a new pair of pants, hey, at least leggings are cheap and considered pants now” fund.

As adults, we have to focus on the bare necessities. This requires a lot of growing up.

Maybe you hadn’t thought about why your server or cashier is working at your restaurant of choice. I’ll give you a hint — it’s not because it’s fun, and he or she probably isn’t doing it for the free food. Your cashier is in the real world.

That kid who sits across from you in your 2:30 p.m. lecture is paying their way through college, by any means necessary.

That aroma, if you will, is noble. It’s the smell of sacrifice, strength and determination.

Everyone should smell like a fry sometime in their life. No one is above working in the food industry. Humble yourself, kick off your Sperrys (it’s unlikely you’ll be on the boardwalk soon — you’re in Oklahoma, remember?) and get a job.

At least when you’re eventually climbing that career ladder, you’ll feel like you’re getting somewhere. Anything is a step up from where you started.

Kayley Gillespie is a literature and cultural studies junior.

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OU must keep fighting to abolish racism Re: “Racism still prevalent today” Yes, racial inequality is still a problem in the U.S. But it should not be a topic that is discussed mainly during Black History Month.

Black people and members of other minority groups are victims of racism 12 months a year. Nevertheless, I applaud your thoughtful editorial. The Daily’s editorial board is continuing

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its long tradition of urging students, faculty and staff to abolish overt and covert forms of racism at OU and elsewhere.

Every generation of OU family members has had a critical mass that grew up without obvious racial bigots. Also, every generation has had individuals who erroneously declared America to be post-racial.

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n 2004, an OU OPINION COLUMNIST freshman died from alcohol poisoning. By January 2005, the university adopted a new alcohol policy.

This policy’s goal is to keep students “safe and healthy,” according to Tresa Lupton Evans the university’s Good tresa.evans@ou.edu Call website.

Considering the statistical data, it’s difficult to argue against the need for comprehensive alcohol policies on college campuses.

About 5,000 young people under the age of 21 die each year in the United States as a result of underage drinking, according to statistics and research from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Recent research also shows a correlation between the development of alcoholism in middle adulthood and underage drinking.

The university’s Alcohol Policy takes a punitive, yet fair, approach to violations of the policy. Along with sanctions for violations of the policy, the university should improve the comprehensive policy by requiring the student to complete a screening for alcohol treatment services.

The Alcohol Education Program covers information a person would need to avoid some of the shortAT A GLANCE term consequences of a drinking episode, such Alcohol policy as safe rides and alcohol • Fraternities, sororities and poisoning. residence halls will be dry The online program • A mandatory “Three Strike” does little, however, to dipolicy is in place rectly address prevention of underage drinking. It • Events in which alcohol offers only brief mention will be served will be of some of the many porestricted to Friday nights and Saturday nights when tential dangerous consethey are sponsored by quences of both episodic campus-affiliated student and serial consumption organizations of alcohol in underage drinkers, such as alcohol• Student groups must provide designated drivers ism and the increased poor public transportation to tential for associated risky and from off-campus events behaviors.

Besides links to the • An anonymous hotline has university’s Student been established to report violations of the policy Alcohol Policy and the (405-325-5000) alcohol-specific excerpt of the Student Code, the • Mandatory alcohol Good Call website offers education has been a variety of alcohol eduestablished for all incoming freshman age 22 or under cation resources, including the online version of Source: Student Alcohol Policy OU’s Alcohol Education Program, a course required for all incoming students younger than 22.

The course offers a limited overview of the effects of alcohol on the systems of the body, an exercise using a Blood Alcohol Content calculator and eight questions that test the student’s knowledge of OU’s alcohol code and policy.

To further assist those with alcohol-related questions, Good Call provides a variety of resource links, hotlines and contact information, including a link to local Alcoholics Anonymous chapters and information to Goddard counseling and testing services.

Lauren, a 19-year-old freshman, is going out drinking tonight. She describes herself as an occasional drinker, consuming “a few drinks” a few times per month. She has completed the required alcohol education program provided in her residence hall. She felt the education was thorough, but said she already knew most of the information. For Lauren, rather than feeling discouraged from drinking alcohol, she expressed an increased awareness of how to stay safe while consuming alcohol.

The resource links found on the Good Call website do cover a wealth of topics, such as alcoholism, binge drinking and alcohol-associated risky behaviors. However, exploring these links is at the discretion of the student.

Given the statistics and the university’s commitment to keep students safe and healthy, OU should implement an alcohol screening program and broaden the range of required alcohol education topics to include more information focused on preventing underage drinking.

Tresa Evans is a letters junior.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012

There is a good possibility that two of your innermost hopes and desires will be realized in the approaching solar cycle. You can thank Lady Luck for her strong influence in helping bring them to fruition.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- A hunger for instant gratification could cause you to spend far more than you should by purchasing something that you know will be on sale next week. Be more disciplined.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -Courtesy and politeness are always extremely important when dealing with others. If you forgo these graces and act grumpy, it will diminish your popularity with the very people you most like.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- If you wear your heart on your sleeve, someone whom you feel strongly about could seriously wound you.

Don’t allow your emotions to get in the way of reality.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Get an understanding in advance that each person will pay his or her own way if you are going out with a friend who always seems to leave the table just before the bill arrives.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Unless you treat critical career matters with the seriousness they deserve, you could relax your diligence, start coasting and lose much of the progress you already made. Stay on top of things.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Don’t let one of your greater assets -- the ability to assess situations logically

-- to lie fallow. It might be fun to be a wishful thinker, but it’s far better to be a realistic one.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Should the possibility of a misunderstanding arise between you and a friend over something rather silly, straighten it out immediately. If you don’t, it could get blown way out of proportion.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -Someone who has disappointed you in the past by letting you down has no problem doing it again. Don’t put too much stock in any of his or her promises..

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -Regardless of how badly a certain person wants to try, don’t allocate work of an artistic nature to a person whose talents don’t run in that vein. Find a way to spare his or her feelings.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Under most conditions you are not a clingy person, but there’s a good chance you might attempt to hang on to someone who wants to exit the scene. Refrain from doing so -- it’ll make you look bad.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Although you might be pretty good at making promises, you could have a hard time fulfilling them. Avoid making any commitments.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Avoid using flattery to get others, such as your co-workers, to do things for you. If insincerity is perceived, it might actually get them to plot against you instead.

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SPORTS

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Sooners seek to notch Bedlam victory PLAYER TO WATCH Sharane Campbell Year: Freshman Position: Guard Hometown: Spencer, Okla.

Season stats: Averaging 9.2 points per game during her freshman year with OU.

MEN’S TENNIS

Oklahoma looks to avenge earlier loss to OSU when in-state rivals visit Norman KEDRIC KITCHENS

Assistant Sports Editor

Oklahoma has yet to beat Oklahoma State in sports this year, but the OU women’s basketball team will look to change that when the Sooners tip off against the Cowgirls at noon Saturday at Lloyd Noble Center.

The Sooners have won

their last two games and are looking for a third consecutive victory. OU joins No. 18 Texas A&M and Kansas State in a three-way tie for second in the Big 12, all looking up at the No. 1 team in the country — the Baylor Bears.

The Cowgirls, on the other hand, have dropped two in a row and will look to reach .500

in conference play. OSU’s record is 4-5, with one of those four wins coming over OU. The teams’ first meeting — Jan. 14 in Stillwater — was a close one, with the Cowgirls edging OU by three points.

Oklahoma will present a different look than it did during its first matchup with OSU. Junior forward Joanna McFarland, who scored 16 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in OU’s loss to OSU, is sidelined with a broken jaw,

MORE COVERAGE Visit OUDaily.com Saturday for coverage so the Cowgirls will see more of freshman forward Kaylon Williams.

Williams played 16 minutes in the January matchup, netting six points and grabbing seven rebounds.

Since stepping in as the

starting forward against Texas on Jan. 21, Williams has provided the Sooners with a boost on the boards.

The freshman is averaging 8.75 rebounds over her fourgame starting period.

To attempt to slow down Williams, the Cowgirls will turn to a freshman forward of their own: Liz Donohoe.

Donohoe, who has started in all 18 games for OSU, leads the team in scoring with 12.9 points per game.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Sooner OU eyes strong finish in home stretch tennis Team to host ISU KEY CYCLONE Saturday in Norman Royce White to host Huskers RJ YOUNG

Year: Sophomore Position: Forward Hometown: Minneapolis, Minn.

Season stats: White is averaging 9.5 rebounds and 14 points per game this year.

Sports Reporters

OU eyeing 2-0 home record against Nebraska CAMERON STROCK Sports Reporter

The No. 15 OU men’s tennis team will try to advance to 3-1 when it hosts Nebraska at 1 p.m. Friday a t t h e G r e g g Wa d l e y Tennis Pavilion.

The Sooners quickly returned to the win column after losing its first match of the year to No. 23 Mississippi on Sunday by defeating Michigan S t a t e Monday at the ITA Kick-off We ekend C l a ss i c i n COSTIN Knoxville, Tenn.

PAVAL Though C o a c h Jo h n R o d d i c k knows his squad could have played better, he was pleased with its ability to respond well to adversity early in the season. “Not getting through is not the end of the world,�

Roddick said. “We also understand that this early in the year we’ve had these tendencies to have tough matches early, and we’ve always responded and improved.�

Oklahoma had several chances to close Mississippi out in their first loss, but was unable to put the Rebels away.

Since that loss, OU is focusing on finishing teams when it has the chance. “If we close out matches a little better then we should be good,� freshman Dane Webb said.

Junior Costin Paval, who is the No. 4-ranked p l ay e r i n t h e nat i o n , knows the team will improve as it plays more.

Paval is glad his team is able to face adversity early in the season, knowing it will only prepare them for high-pressure matches when it counts. “We had a tough first match, but early adversity can be a good thing,�

Paval said.

The Sooners have lost two of five games that will serve to underscore Oklahoma’s fate when tournament time arrives in mid-March.

Among their foes in what is the most brutal stretch of their schedule are three top-10 teams and five likely NCAA tournament invitees.

Losses to No. 6 Baylor and No. 8 Kansas are tolerable if not acceptable. A win versus then-No.22 Kansas State at Bramlage Coliseum was heartening.

A loss at home against unranked Iowa State (16-6, 6-3) will not be. At 5 p.m.

Saturday in Lloyd Noble Center, the Sooners (13-8, 3-6) will seek to match last year’s win total against the Cyclones.

Six-foot-eight 270-pound Royce White will have to be at the top of Oklahoma’s Most Guarded List. The sophomore is one of the Big 12’s best newcomers, averaging 14.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. “He’s the main guy,� junior two-guard Steven Pledger said. “Basically, contain him, and we’ll be fine.�

Pledger averages 17.8 points per game — which is good enough for second best in the Big 12 — and he is shooting 44.5 percent from beyond the arc. The Sooners will need every point Pledger can muster against an Iowa State team averaging 74.1 points per game.

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Junior forward Andrew Fitzgerald (4) drives to the hoop against Baylor on Jan. 24 at Lloyd Noble Center. As OU prepares for its final nine games of the regular season, the team will host Iowa State on Saturday.

One of the men charged with defending White is junior forward Romero Osby.

He scored a career-high 19 points in the Sooners 84-62 loss to No. 8 Kansas on Wednesday night. “The plan is to kind of switch it up on him like we always do,� Osby said. “He plays (center) for them and

they got (Melvin) Ejim playing (forward), and he’s kind of mobile.�

Osby has become a huge contributor for the Sooners after sitting out the 2010-11 season due to NCAA transfer rules. He’s averages 12.3 points and eight rebounds per game. “He’s growing in his role

in terms of productivity all the time,� Coach Lon Kruger said of Osby. “Ro’s doing fantastic.�

Osby said he feels good about what the team has accomplished so far, but he’s not shy about saying he wants more. “I think we’ll be all right,� he said. “I think if we

continue to grind and continue to work hard and continue to stay together, we’ll be fine. We’ll have a chance to make a run at this thing.�

Kruger isn’t panicking with one month of basketball left to play. He believes his team is steadily improving with every game. “ This last week we’ve played our best basketball in three of the four halves,� he said. “We didn’t like the second half (Wednesday) night.

But we’ve got to keep doing that.�

A win would not only improve Oklahoma’s chances of being invited to the big dance but give it momentum heading into its home game against No. 4 Missouri Monday night.

Oklahoma needs to win eight of its last nine home games to insure Kruger records his 500th career victory during his first season as the Sooners’ coach.

Pledger said there is only one way for that to happen. “We have to work hard and stick with the game plan,� he said. “We do what we need to do and find ways to win.�

BASEBALL: College World Series is ‘ultimate goal,’ players say Continued from page 1 you’re supposed to as far as the fundamentals.�

The coaches’ poll ranks Oklahoma at No. 15 with No. 5 Texas receiving the highest ranking among Big 12 teams. The Sooners finished last season 41-19 (14-11) and started the season with

a 16-game winning streak, which is the best start in AT A GLANCE school history.

OU vs. Hartford Reine is one of a handful of seniors on Oklahoma’s WHEN: 3 p.m. Feb. 24 baseball team this seaWHERE: L. Dale Mitchell Park son. He and senior Caleb Bushyhead will be among those men Golloway will “The chemistry of this ask to lead the Sooners to the College World Series in team is unbelievable,� Reine said. “Even though we have mid-June.

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a new incoming class with a lot of freshmen, a lot of junior college transfers, we mesh really well.�

Reine and Bushyhead largely contributed to Oklahoma’s 2010 appearance in the College World Series — its first since 1995.

The players said their sights are on traveling back to Omaha this season.

“I mean, 41-19 last year, sure it’s a 40-win season. It’s great,� Bushyhead said. “But the year before that, we had 50 wins and went to Omaha.

That’s the ultimate goal. We got three goals in mind year in and year out: to win the Big 12 regular season, to win the Big 12 tournament and to go to Omaha to win in Omaha.�

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Life&arts

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Live Music

For Hosty, concerts are ‘like a talk show’ Musician aims to make performances more entertaining

bigger than that. I did open for Fiona Apple though, it was pretty big, and it was pretty funny to say “Hello, Lloyd Noble!” and then the next night be at The Deli and go “It’s great to be back, ya know, played the Lloyd Noble last night” and everyone’s like “No you didn’t!”

Courtney Goforth Life & Arts Reporter

It is Sunday night and the coming morning marks another week of school, but The Deli shows no sign of worried students.

Clusters of them — male and female, young and old — pour into the small, dark bar to see one person: Mike Hosty.

Hosty holds veteran status in the Norman music scene with 21 years under his belt and 19 of them spent every Sunday at The Deli.

Hosty begins to arrange his solo set up by taping a kazoo and harmonica to a microphone stand, which hangs over his bass drums and stands beside his guitar.

Several groups of people start to gather around the stage and talk to Hosty like an old friend. Many of the guests who arrive come to see Hosty play every Sunday. Several new faces sprinkle throughout the crowd as well.

“Nobody is a stranger on Sunday night,” Hosty said.

Hosty starts the show by simultaneously playing all of his instruments and telling a joke about a championship football game. As he announces “this is song No. 1” the crowd roars and begins to loudly sing along. School does not seem to be at the forefront of any one’s mind.

“I always tell them, when you wake up, if you didn’t go out on Sunday and you wake up on Monday, that’s as good as you’re going to feel all

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Mike Hosty performs Sunday at The Deli on Campus Corner. Hosty performs at 10:30 p.m. every Sunday at the bar. Not only does he play the guitar, drums and keyboard during his set, Hosty frequently uses a harmonica and kazoo while he performs.

Hosty: Well, I am a storyteller. Most of the songs I write are really built around a story — strange tales, earthquakes WHEN: 10:30 p.m. Sundays and tornadoes. I overhear them sitting in bars. Those WHERE: The Deli, 309 White are the things that write St. on Campus Corner songs — other people and listening to what’s going on day,” Hosty said. “If you go around you. out Sunday and you feel terrible in the morning, you are The Daily: What are your going to feel better, and bet- favorite songs to perform? ter, and there’s nowhere to go Hosty: Any song that but up.” someone yells at for you to perform — that’s your The Daily: How would you favorite song. If I had to describe your musical style? narrow it down, it would

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be a song where I play the slide guitar, like “Drivethru,” “Nobody,” and “Oklahoma Breakdown.”

lessons for 6- to 56-yearolds one day a week. I also teach at [the Academy of Contemporary Music] in Oklahoma City. ... But The Daily: Which is your really, just playing music. favorite venue to perform? They say “if you do what Hosty: Oh, The Deli. It is you’ll love you’ll never set up as a live music venue work a day in your life,” — the stage, the seating which is really not true at and the sound. Most other all because you will want to venues are set up to where work because the work is the music is just kind of an what makes it satisfying. after thought.

The Daily: How big of an The Daily: What else do audience do you typically you do other than play play for? music?

Hosty: It’s probably about Hosty: I teach guitar 300 and under, nothing

The Daily: You tell jokes in between your songs, tell us more about that.

Hosty: I’ve always loved comedy and in playing blues and stuff like I play, it’s in the tradition of the music. You’re not just there to have people listen to your song; you’re there to entertain them. It’s really a lost art to be able to capture an audience for three hours, by yourself, talking and telling jokes — it’s a real challenge. I try to pattern it kind of like a talk show — with no guests.

The Daily: Who are some other local artists you admire?

Hosty: I don’t think you have enough room to list them all. Probably some of the ones I gave lessons to as kids and now see them out there playing.

Also, Mickey Reece, Damn Quails, The Other Lives, Taddy Porter, Ali Harter, Samantha Crain and there are so many talented people at the ACM.

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