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Conference comes to OU Big 12 Conference on Black Student Government visits OU for fourth year RACHAEL CERVENKA Campus Reporter

Alcohol-related incidents top OUPD citations given Of 182 tickets this spring, 37 percent of them are connected to alcohol SAM HIGGINS

Campus Reporter

Since Jan. 10, alcohol-related violations have accounted for 37 percent of total citations issued by OUPD. During that time, of 182 total citations issued, 23 have related to driving under the influence, 43 to intoxication, and one to a minor in possession of alcohol.

Intoxication has accounted for the highest number of citations issued

by Lt. Bruce Chan’s department since Jan. 10, with 32 public intoxication citations issued and 11 other intoxication reports recorded.

In contrast with OUPD’s percentages, the average yearly percentage of Norman Police Department citations and arrests related to drunkenness or driving under the influence between 1990 and 2010 was 10.3 percent.

During 2011, the percentage of

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crimes and citations issued for both the University of Texas and Oklahoma State Police Departments related to alcohol were 23.4 and 29.8 percents respectively, according to the totals posted by both departments on their organizational websites.

On OU’s Norman campus, 254 liquor law violations resulting in arrests were recorded in 2008, 354 were recorded in 2009 and 404 were recorded in 2010, according to statistics compiled by OUPD, the Norman Police Department, OU Student Affairs, Housing and Food Services and the Athletics Department in the 2011 Sooner Safety and Fire Report.

Intoxication citations not issued for public drunkenness refer to situations where those who are drunk in their dorm or another private place are inebriated to the point that they need to be given medical care or overseen by a sober party, according to OUPD reports.

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“When we come across people who are intoxicated to the point where they are no longer able to take care of themselves and get themselves home, we try to find a sober and responsible person to help them out.”

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Nearly 700 students from 40 colleges nationwide are in Norman this weekend to attend an annual conference promoting black leadership on college campuses.

The 35th annual Big 12 Conference on Black Student Government is AT A GLANCE kicking off today at the Conference Embassy Suites Hotel and speakers Conference Center, 2501 Conference Dr., event • spencer Tillman: Lead chairman Joshua Colbert studio analyst for CBS said.

Sports College Football Today, captain and MVP of Black student leaders OU football’s 1985 national from all over the country title team will be developing their • George henderson: OU’s leadership skills, networkthird full-time black faculty ing with potential employmember at the Norman ers and getting to know one campus another over this three-day • a.Bryon coleman: Professor of African conference.

American studies at OU This is OU’s fourth year • laQueta l. Wright: out of the 35 years to host Professor of sociology and the event, Colbert said. coordinator of the African Each year the conferAmerican/Black Studies ence is hosted by an instiProgram for the Dallas County Community College tute member of the Big 12 District Council, according to the • major General ronald l. event’s website. The Big 12 Baily: Commanding general, Council has been the govFirst Marine Division ernment body for all black • corey D. Taylor: student unions since 1977.

Inspirational speaker Originally, the goal was Source: Big 12 Conference on Black to unite blacks facing issues Student Government 2012 website on predominantly white college campuses, Colbert said. Activities at the conference helped students develop as leaders and learn solutions to problems they were facing.

Distinguished professors, military officials, business professionals and sports analysts will be highlighted speakers at the event, Colbert said.

OU Professor Emeritus of human relations George Henderson will speak at the event. Henderson was the third full-time black faculty member at OU, and he also founded the OU Department of Human Relations. see SEMINAR paGe 2

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Keystone pipeline impact assessed

OU evens Bedlam series with home win

Archeological Survey team examines risk PAIGHTEN HARKINS Campus Reporter

The Oklahoma Archeological Sur vey is part of a team assessing the possible impact the Keystone XL pipeline would have on cultural heritage in Oklahoma.

The Keystone pipeline currently runs from Canada through the Midwest, going as far south as Cushing, Okla., according to the State Department . The see PIPELINE paGe 3

Osby leads Sooners in victory with a double-double

PLAYER PROFILE Romero Osby Year: Junior Position: Forward Hometown: Meridian, Miss.

Game stats: 16 points, 13 rebounds

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As chants of “O-U” rang throughout Lloyd Noble Center, Oklahoma’s Romero Osby thundered down a one-handed jam with over a minute left, providing the exclamation mark for the Sooners’ 77-64 win over Oklahoma State on Wednesday night.

The win tied 2012’s iteration of the Bedlam series at one a piece and snapped OU’s six-game losing streak that began in Lawrence nearly a month ago.

“We needed a win desperately,” Osby said. “But, the fact that it’s Bedlam also does put a little significance on it to come out and try to beat Oklahoma State, because that’s what we’re supposed to do.”

The Sooners dominated a sloppy first half, holding OSU to just 12 points. Both teams combined for 17 firsthalf turnovers, and OSU shot an amateur 17 percent from the floor. At the half, sophomore guard Cameron Clark led the Sooners with 10 points on five-for-six shooting.

“For about a 20-minute stretch, that’s probably about as consistently aware astrud reed/tHe daiLy as any [stretch] we’ve had,” Junior guard Sam Grooms (1) makes a basket over Oklahoma State’s Le’Bryan Nash in the first half of the Sooners’ 77-64 Bedlam win against the Cowboys on Wednesday at Lloyd Noble Center. Grooms had five see BEDLAM paGe 12 first-half points, four assists and three rebounds.

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Ron Paul to visit state Capitol on Saturday

Softball to face top-15 teams over weekend

The Republican presidential candidate will make a brief public appearance from noon and 1 p.m. (Campus)

No. 6 OU travels to Palm Springs, Calif. Thursday for second tournament of the season. (Page 12)

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Sarah Ballard (left), anthropology senior, talks with Catholic Student Association member Alex Sherman, geography senior, Wednesday in Oklahoma Memorial Union. The group manned a table to answer questions about Lent. (Page 13)

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Total student fees that go toward the winter road maintenance budget — To gather more information about how much students pay each year for road maintenance around campus.

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Almost 400 people have given blood during the Bedlam Blood Battle at the OU ROTC Armory.

Organizers hope to reach 650 donations by Friday.

seminar: Event to promote black leadership Continued from page 1

Today around campus A lecture on child labor laws in Oklahoma will be held at 10:30 a.m. in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditiorium.

A multicultural career fair featuring organizations looking to hire students will take place 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Kerr McGee Stadium Club.

A presention on Shakespearean performance during the Cold War will be held from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditiorium.

A reception for the Fantasma IV Art Student Exhibition will take place at 5 p.m. at the Fred Jones Art Center in the Lightwell Gallery.

The Juggling Club will meet at 8 p.m. in the Huston Huffman Fitness Center, Room 140.

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“The conference is an opportunity for students to understand that they are creating history, and it is important that they create positive histories, and I believe that they will,” Henderson said.

Henderson will speak about the challenge, responsibility and possibility of making college universities more culturally inclusive, he said.

“I hope that students grow to become better leaders and not just use the conference as an opportunity to talk, but use it as a means of gaining some insights and ideas so they can go back to their institutions and implement those things,” Henderson said.

Graduate schools, Verizon Wireless and the U.S. Marines

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Charnay Parks (left), human relations senior, and Taylor Jackson, marketing and entrepreneurship junior, organize bags for Thursday’s Big 12 Black Student Government Conference at Embassy Suites.

are just a few of the organizations recruiting at the conference career fair Friday, Colbert said.

“Overall, we steered a bit different from the past conferences, and we did that purposely,” Colbert said. “We

wanted to put this at the OU level.”

The Big 12 Council will award several scholarships to participating students, he said.

The conference is not made up of only Big 12 schools,

Colbert said. He and his committee are going to approach the Big 12 Committee this weekend to propose eliminating Big 12 from the title to show its inclusivity.

“We want to extend it further out and not limiting our market strictly to Big 12 schools and surrounding areas,” Colbert said.

Part of the conference will be Stompdown: The Redemption, which features step dance performances by eight stomp teams from schools in the conference, Colbert said.

“We have come up with a pretty extravagant weekend,” Colbert said. “Through all of our questions and struggles, I think we have put together a great event and a great program for everyone in the OU community to enjoy and be proud of.”

alcohol: Intoxication accounts for most citations Continued from page 1 an officer’s judgement call, because there is no blood alcohol test issued for public intoxication, Chan said.

If a person’s behavior has been affected to the point that they are committing acts of vandalism or urinating in public as opposed to just stumbling home, it’s much more likely they will be arrested, Chan said.

“We’re not trying to arrest everyone that’s stumbling around and has been drinking,” Chan said. “When we come across people who are intoxicated to the point where they are no longer able to take care of themselves and

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get themselves home, we try to find a sober and responsible person to help them out.

Lacking that, that’s when we would make an arrest.”

OUPD also monitors the roads in and around campus, which has resulted in the 23 alcohol-related driving violations issued since Jan. 10.

When a vehicle is pulled over and the officer notices signs of impairment, the officer will ask the driver to undergo a Field Sobriety Test, Chan said. If the officer notices sufficient signs of impairment that person will be put into custody, handcuffed and taken to the county jail where they are asked to submit to a breathalyzer test.

The offender can refuse the

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breathalyzer. If he or she does so the District Attorney still can charge them with a DUI, Chan said.

Oklahoma’s legal blood alcohol limit for operating a motor vehicle is .06 percent.

Driving While Impaired is viewed as a lesser offense than Driving Under the Influence, which is issued if a driver is found to have a blood alcohol level of .08 percent.

A first-time DUI offender can serve between 10 days to 1 year as well as having a mandatory ignition interlock device installed in his or her vehicle, according to state law.

The mandatory interlock law, known as the Erin Swezey Act, was signed into law by the

state legislature in November.

Erin Swezey was an Oklahoma State University student killed by a drunk driver in April of 2009 while driving on the Kilpatrick Turnpike in Oklahoma City.

In addition to the Swezey Act, the Oklahoma House of Representatives passed a bill Monday that would increase the maximum punishment for causing great bodily injury in an accident caused by a drunken driver from 5 years imprisonment to 10 years.

The University Counseling Center, located on the second floor of Goddard Health Center, offers individual and group programs to curb alcohol abuse, according to the Healthy Sooners website.

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pipeline: President Barack Obama rejects pipeline expansion proposal Left: Graduate students Fabiola Silva (right), Alison Livesay (left) and Shawn Lambert (center) work in the archeological survey Wednesday. They determine whether certain areas of land can be disturbed or not. The survey protects over 26,000 cultural sites in Oklahoma.

The group has found 88 archeological sites and 34 historical structures were located in the path of the proposed pipeline expansion. Of those, 17 sites and 12 structures were deemed valuable enough to recommend TransCanada change the expansion’s path.

Continued from page 1 company TransCanada is proposing an extension that would build another line between Canada and the Midwest and extend the line farther south to Texas.

The Oklahoma Archeological Survey w o rke d w i t h A m e r i ca n Resources Group and Steven W. Carothers and Associates Environmental Consultants to examine the likelihood of the proposed route damaging cultural heritage or harming the environment, survey Director Bob Brooks said.

Cultural heritage is any evidence of previous civilizations, such as burial grounds, remains or artifacts.

TransCanada sent the planned route of the pipeline to the survey, which compares the map to sites archeologists already know about, Brooks said.

Overall, the groups found the proposed pipeline route interfered with 88 archeological sites and 34 historic structures, according to the report given to TransCanada. Of those, 17 sites and 12 structures were considered valuable enough to recommend the company change routes. The line also crossed over Historic Route 66.

The survey knows of over 26,000 cultural sites in the state it has to protect, but that number can be misleading, Brooks said. “ Just b e caus e there’s nothing known about those places, [it] doesn’t mean there’s nothing there,” he said.

If the survey does fid artifacts a pipeline could damage, it suggests companies reroute it, he said. However, if the company decides it must follow a particular route, a team will go to the site where the cultural heritage was found and recover

Below: The map below details the existing Keystone Pipeline and the proposed expansion.

AT A GLANCE Keystone XL • TransCanada asked for presidential permission to build and extend the pipeline in 2008 • Oklahoma Archaeological Survey and other groups assessed damage from 2008 to 2011 • In December 2011, Congress gave the president 60 days to determine if the pipeline was “in the national interest” • President Barack Obama denied permission in January because he did not have not enough information to determine if the pipeline was best; agreed that by the beginning of 2013, groups would have enough time to get more information and suggest reroutes • If approved, the pipeline will be about 1,661 miles long, will carry 830,000 barrels of oil a day and cost an estimated $7 billion

Photos by Ben Williams/The Daily

Graduate student Shawn Lambert plots the proposed Keystone expansion through Oklahoma on a map Wednesday at the Oklahoma Archeological Survey.

Source: State Department Map provided

as much as it can before construction begins.

Although this isn‘t the preferred method of preserving cultural heritage, it is sometimes the only option, Brooks said.

“We don’t really los e the information,” he said. “ We l o s e t h e re s o u rc e,

but the information is still preserved.”

President Barack Obama, based on recommendations by the State Department, rejected the pipeline proposal in January because there was not enough information of the impact on certain areas, particularly

Nebraska, according to a press release.

The survey has worked with other pipelines proposed in the states as well, Brooks said. Energy companies build lines on a regular basis, anywhere from 30 to 100 miles in length.

Typically the sur vey

recommends more than half of the pipelines’ route be surveyed before construction based on its knowledge of the Oklahoma landscape and evidence of what cultures may have lived there, Brooks said.

The survey also makes sure any construction

projects, such as oil and gas wells, roads and bridges or cell phone towers do not interfere with cultural items, Brooks said.

The survey receives about 7,000 projects a year, he said.

Daily project requests can range from 10 on a slow day to 40 or 50 on a busy day.

Focus on A&S Week OU’s Oldest, Largest, and Most Diverse College

Thursday Distinguished Alumni Lectures From HR 5193 to National Award-Winning Game, the Creation of “Paying Attention Pays” Lester Claravall, Distinguished Alumni Public Lecture Thursday, February 23 10:30 a.m.

Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art

Subversive Shakespeare: Performances behind the Iron Curtain during the Cold War Ann Jennalie Cook, Distinguished Alumni Public Lecture Thursday, February 23 1:30 p.m.

Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art

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Thanksgiving for Everyone... Everywhere, Everyday John Danner, Distinguished Alumni Public Lecture Thursday, February 23 3:00 p.m.

Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art

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Fun with Physics, A Personal Odyssey Dr. A.T. Stair, Distinguished Alumni Public Lecture Thursday, February 23 4 p.m.

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Friday: Russian Mardi Gras!

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Almost 400 people have given blood during the Bedlam Blood Battle at the OU ROTC Armory.

Organizers hope to reach 650 donations by Friday.

seminar: Event to promote black leadership Continued from page 1

Today around campus A lecture on child labor laws in Oklahoma will be held at 10:30 a.m. in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditiorium.

A multicultural career fair featuring organizations looking to hire students will take place 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Kerr McGee Stadium Club.

A presention on Shakespearean performance during the Cold War will be held from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditiorium.

A reception for the Fantasma IV Art Student Exhibition will take place at 5 p.m. at the Fred Jones Art Center in the Lightwell Gallery.

The Juggling Club will meet at 8 p.m. in the Huston Huffman Fitness Center, Room 140.

Corrections The Oklahoma Daily has a commitment to serve readers with accurate coverage and analysis.

Readers should bring errors to The Daily’s attention by emailing dailynews@ou.edu.

“The conference is an opportunity for students to understand that they are creating history, and it is important that they create positive histories, and I believe that they will,” Henderson said.

Henderson will speak about the challenge, responsibility and possibility of making college universities more culturally inclusive, he said.

“I hope that students grow to become better leaders and not just use the conference as an opportunity to talk, but use it as a means of gaining some insights and ideas so they can go back to their institutions and implement those things,” Henderson said.

Graduate schools, Verizon Wireless and the U.S. Marines

Ashley West/The Daily

Charnay Parks (left), human relations senior, and Taylor Jackson, marketing and entrepreneurship junior, organize bags for Thursday’s Big 12 Black Student Government Conference at Embassy Suites.

are just a few of the organizations recruiting at the conference career fair Friday, Colbert said.

“Overall, we steered a bit different from the past conferences, and we did that purposely,” Colbert said. “We

wanted to put this at the OU level.”

The Big 12 Council will award several scholarships to participating students, he said.

The conference is not made up of only Big 12 schools,

Colbert said. He and his committee are going to approach the Big 12 Committee this weekend to propose eliminating Big 12 from the title to show its inclusivity.

“We want to extend it further out and not limiting our market strictly to Big 12 schools and surrounding areas,” Colbert said.

Part of the conference will be Stompdown: The Redemption, which features step dance performances by eight stomp teams from schools in the conference, Colbert said.

“We have come up with a pretty extravagant weekend,” Colbert said. “Through all of our questions and struggles, I think we have put together a great event and a great program for everyone in the OU community to enjoy and be proud of.”

alcohol: Intoxication accounts for most citations Continued from page 1 an officer’s judgement call, because there is no blood alcohol test issued for public intoxication, Chan said.

If a person’s behavior has been affected to the point that they are committing acts of vandalism or urinating in public as opposed to just stumbling home, it’s much more likely they will be arrested, Chan said.

“We’re not trying to arrest everyone that’s stumbling around and has been drinking,” Chan said. “When we come across people who are intoxicated to the point where they are no longer able to take care of themselves and

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get themselves home, we try to find a sober and responsible person to help them out.

Lacking that, that’s when we would make an arrest.”

OUPD also monitors the roads in and around campus, which has resulted in the 23 alcohol-related driving violations issued since Jan. 10.

When a vehicle is pulled over and the officer notices signs of impairment, the officer will ask the driver to undergo a Field Sobriety Test, Chan said. If the officer notices sufficient signs of impairment that person will be put into custody, handcuffed and taken to the county jail where they are asked to submit to a breathalyzer test.

The offender can refuse the

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2

breathalyzer. If he or she does so the District Attorney still can charge them with a DUI, Chan said.

Oklahoma’s legal blood alcohol limit for operating a motor vehicle is .06 percent.

Driving While Impaired is viewed as a lesser offense than Driving Under the Influence, which is issued if a driver is found to have a blood alcohol level of .08 percent.

A first-time DUI offender can serve between 10 days to 1 year as well as having a mandatory ignition interlock device installed in his or her vehicle, according to state law.

The mandatory interlock law, known as the Erin Swezey Act, was signed into law by the

state legislature in November.

Erin Swezey was an Oklahoma State University student killed by a drunk driver in April of 2009 while driving on the Kilpatrick Turnpike in Oklahoma City.

In addition to the Swezey Act, the Oklahoma House of Representatives passed a bill Monday that would increase the maximum punishment for causing great bodily injury in an accident caused by a drunken driver from 5 years imprisonment to 10 years.

The University Counseling Center, located on the second floor of Goddard Health Center, offers individual and group programs to curb alcohol abuse, according to the Healthy Sooners website.

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Celebrating a half-century

TODAY! of excellence

THURS: FEB 23, 2012 Book Signing at 6:30 P.M. Public Lecture at 7 P.M. Thurman J. White Forum Conference Rm B / 1704 Asp Ave

The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution. Accommodations on the basis of disability are available by contacting CLS at (405) 325-1061. This poster is printed and distributed at no cost to Oklahoma taxpayers.

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2. Mention the coupon when you call (405-325-3668), order online (www.studentmedia.ou.edu) or in person (124 Copeland Hall).

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Thursday, February 23, 2012 •

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pipeline: President Barack Obama rejects pipeline expansion proposal Left: Graduate students Fabiola Silva (right), Alison Livesay (left) and Shawn Lambert (center) work in the archeological survey Wednesday. They determine whether certain areas of land can be disturbed or not. The survey protects over 26,000 cultural sites in Oklahoma.

The group has found 88 archeological sites and 34 historical structures were located in the path of the proposed pipeline expansion. Of those, 17 sites and 12 structures were deemed valuable enough to recommend TransCanada change the expansion’s path.

Continued from page 1 company TransCanada is proposing an extension that would build another line between Canada and the Midwest and extend the line farther south to Texas.

The Oklahoma Archeological Survey w o rke d w i t h A m e r i ca n Resources Group and Steven W. Carothers and Associates Environmental Consultants to examine the likelihood of the proposed route damaging cultural heritage or harming the environment, survey Director Bob Brooks said.

Cultural heritage is any evidence of previous civilizations, such as burial grounds, remains or artifacts.

TransCanada sent the planned route of the pipeline to the survey, which compares the map to sites archeologists already know about, Brooks said.

Overall, the groups found the proposed pipeline route interfered with 88 archeological sites and 34 historic structures, according to the report given to TransCanada. Of those, 17 sites and 12 structures were considered valuable enough to recommend the company change routes. The line also crossed over Historic Route 66.

The survey knows of over 26,000 cultural sites in the state it has to protect, but that number can be misleading, Brooks said. “ Just b e caus e there’s nothing known about those places, [it] doesn’t mean there’s nothing there,” he said.

If the survey does fid artifacts a pipeline could damage, it suggests companies reroute it, he said. However, if the company decides it must follow a particular route, a team will go to the site where the cultural heritage was found and recover

Below: The map below details the existing Keystone Pipeline and the proposed expansion.

AT A GLANCE Keystone XL • TransCanada asked for presidential permission to build and extend the pipeline in 2008 • Oklahoma Archaeological Survey and other groups assessed damage from 2008 to 2011 • In December 2011, Congress gave the president 60 days to determine if the pipeline was “in the national interest” • President Barack Obama denied permission in January because he did not have not enough information to determine if the pipeline was best; agreed that by the beginning of 2013, groups would have enough time to get more information and suggest reroutes • If approved, the pipeline will be about 1,661 miles long, will carry 830,000 barrels of oil a day and cost an estimated $7 billion

Photos by Ben Williams/The Daily

Graduate student Shawn Lambert plots the proposed Keystone expansion through Oklahoma on a map Wednesday at the Oklahoma Archeological Survey.

Source: State Department Map provided

as much as it can before construction begins.

Although this isn‘t the preferred method of preserving cultural heritage, it is sometimes the only option, Brooks said.

“We don’t really los e the information,” he said. “ We l o s e t h e re s o u rc e,

but the information is still preserved.”

President Barack Obama, based on recommendations by the State Department, rejected the pipeline proposal in January because there was not enough information of the impact on certain areas, particularly

Nebraska, according to a press release.

The survey has worked with other pipelines proposed in the states as well, Brooks said. Energy companies build lines on a regular basis, anywhere from 30 to 100 miles in length.

Typically the sur vey

recommends more than half of the pipelines’ route be surveyed before construction based on its knowledge of the Oklahoma landscape and evidence of what cultures may have lived there, Brooks said.

The survey also makes sure any construction

projects, such as oil and gas wells, roads and bridges or cell phone towers do not interfere with cultural items, Brooks said.

The survey receives about 7,000 projects a year, he said.

Daily project requests can range from 10 on a slow day to 40 or 50 on a busy day.

Focus on A&S Week OU’s Oldest, Largest, and Most Diverse College

Thursday Distinguished Alumni Lectures From HR 5193 to National Award-Winning Game, the Creation of “Paying Attention Pays” Lester Claravall, Distinguished Alumni Public Lecture Thursday, February 23 10:30 a.m.

Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art

Subversive Shakespeare: Performances behind the Iron Curtain during the Cold War Ann Jennalie Cook, Distinguished Alumni Public Lecture Thursday, February 23 1:30 p.m.

Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art

watching the game after disciplining fido and writing one check.

Thanksgiving for Everyone... Everywhere, Everyday John Danner, Distinguished Alumni Public Lecture Thursday, February 23 3:00 p.m.

Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art

THIS IS THE CHAMPION LIFESTYLE.

Fun with Physics, A Personal Odyssey Dr. A.T. Stair, Distinguished Alumni Public Lecture Thursday, February 23 4 p.m.

Nielsen Hall, Room 170

Friday: Russian Mardi Gras!

11 a.m., Friday, February 24 Kaufman 229 and 232 Free pancakes!

Sponsored by OU Russian Club.

We offer game day parties, pet friendly buildings and all-inclusive rent.

No other residence can compete.

Fill Your 3 or 4 Bed Apartment, Get a DVR Upgrade!

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OU needs gender-neutral housing Our View: As student ramp up to fight for genderneutral housing, make sure you understand what they’re proposing.

AT A GLANCE Glossary of terms Sex — The biological and physiological characteristics our society takes to define men and women Gender — The socially instituted roles, behaviors and attributes our society considers appropriate for men and women

Transgender — Those whose gender identities do not match their assigned genders Queer — Those whose gender identities, sexual orientations, sexual practices and other attributes reject existing social norms, particularly having to do with gender

Since the spring 2010 semester, Students for a Democratic Society and the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender student group have campaigned for a gender-neutral housing option at OU. On March 7, the groups will present their proposal to President David Boren in hopes he will take it to the Board of Regents meeting the next day. enough to give them the same choice?

We firmly support this campaign and have previThe other major objection is that this proposal ously endorsed it. But we never before have taken would create a kind of “ghetto” for gay, lesbian, bithe time to explain just what the gender-neutral sexual, transgender and queer students. Some have housing proposal says.

The proposal would create a special gender-neu- argued that housing these students in one easily identified area would increase the harassment and tral housing area in each university housing center.

That area — a floor in the dorm towers, for example discrimination aimed at these students, making them an easy target.

— would house students whose roommates were Again, there is no evidence to suggest this has chosen without regard for sex or gender identity. happened at the 54 institutions that already have A student would indicate this preference on the student housing application, similar to the way a stu- a gender-neutral policy. But even if it were to happen here, should we not give students the choice to dent already can choose to live on a National Merit Scholars floor or a quiet living floor. Once that choice risk that kind of targeting? Creating gender-neutral housing is one step toward creating an environment is indicated, students have the option to name a roommate or enter the potluck process, just as they where that harassment no longer will be a threat.

If students, as adults, wish to participate in that can with the current application. effort while gaining a more comfortable living enviFrom there, if students go potluck, they can indicate their gender identity, the preferred gender iden- ronment, OU should let them make that choice.

So why does OU need this policy? tity of their roommate, what pronouns they prefer University policy requires students to be used to refer to themselves and to live in on-campus student housing other details for assessing roommate their freshman year, and Housing and compatibility. Those factors would be See more information Food Services offers on-campus optaken into account when assigning livabout the OU genderneutral housing proposal tions for upperclassmen as well. By reing arrangements as space allows. and list of universities quiring a year of residency and generThe most common concern about with gender-neutral ally offering housing options, the unigender-neutral housing seems to be housing options. versity has taken on the responsibility that it would increase sexual interacoudaily.com/opinion of providing safe living environments tion among students. At least 54 colleges and universities — including Ivy League universi- for all its students.

In order to do that, the university must offer an opties — have adopted gender-neutral options in the last decade, and none has reported such an increase. tion for students who feel uncomfortable or unsafe It’s fairly obvious students already are finding ways in the current sex-segregated housing system. This to engage in sexual behavior in on-campus housing, would be particularly helpful for GLBT students, and the current policy only sets a curfew, which does but it also would benefit those who simply get along not stop sexual encounters from occurring. It is dif- more easily with or feel more comfortable living with ficult to see how the addition of a gender-neutral op- the opposite sex.

We will be reporting on the progress of this protion would encourage that behavior. posal as the regents meeting draws closer. But until Of course, it also is difficult to see how students’ then, you can visit the “Gender Neutral Housing for sexual choices are any concern of the university.

And in regards to concerns that couples will abuse OU” Facebook page to find out when and where you can sign the petition in support of gender-neutral the system to “shack up,” we have to point out that, housing and what else you can do to help support under the current options, gay and lesbian couples are free to live together. If the administration is will- the proposal. ing to leave that choice up to gay, lesbian and bisexual students, shouldn’t it respect straight students Comment on this at OUDaily.com

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15 percent other non-white groups. When students in lowincome communities win athletic, academic or other scholarships and come to OU, there is a definite culture shock.

When I moved to Oklahoma, I was inundated by Nike shorts, Ralph Lauren Polo and Range Rovers. These were things I had never seen back home. When I rapped along with songs, people were shocked, and I was confused. My vocabulary had to adapt to my environment, because some of my phrases left my new friends scratching their heads.

The lack of different cultures shocked me. I even had to acclimate to the way people treated each other. I found myself frustrated. When I explained what OU was like to my friends back home, they almost didn’t believe it was so different.

Even though I had only moved three hours away from home, the culture was so unlike the one I had just graduated from. And no one really seemed to understand that.

Students from communities like my own can get discouraged. That feeling of isolation could lead to problems that hinder a student from graduating before her 24th birthday.

If a student encounters issues with their scholarships, things can turn even more sour. Students have the difficult, if not impossible, task of carrying the burden of paying for school without a support system. Juggling a job, class and other stresses can wear anyone down; doing all that while adjusting to a new culture can be extremely difficult.

This can be alleviated by getting involved. OU offers programs for many different interests. People who come from low-income communities should find people with similar interests, and not necessarily similar backgrounds.

For those of you who hail from places more like Norman, reach out to students who might feel like fish out of water here. Perhaps, this could improve the graduation rate of those from impoverished communities.

Kimm Johnson is an environmental design and professional writing sophomore.

Zachary Carrel is an international studies and anthropology senior.

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OPINION COLUMNIST ow that the 9th Circuit has ruled on the constitutionality of Proposition 8, which is the referendum that passed in 2008 banning the newly established right to marry for gay, lesZachary Carrel bian, bisexual and transzachary.d.carrel-1@ou.edu gender citizens, we now can get a better picture of where marriage equality issues are headed in our judicial system.

The 9th Circuit, in a 2-1 split decision, has decided Prop 8 is unconstitutional. The decision is based on the idea that once a right has been given by the state, it cannot be taken away through a public act like a referendum without a legitimate reason for doing so. The supporters of Prop 8 provided no strong reasoning for stripping this right from these U.S. citizens.

It also is based on the idea that this proposition targets a specific group of people and takes away their equal protection under the law.

Before the ruling, the major question was on how narrow or broad the decision would be. It ended up being a very narrow ruling that does not necessarily mean wide implications for other bans on marriage equality. The court did not state marriage was a basic right for both straight and gay individuals, but spoke to the discrimina“Regardless of tory nature of the proposition.

This means that if the right whether the full to marry is given in any state panel of judges within the 9th Circuit jurisdecides to hear diction, it could not be taken the case, it likely away by this type of political maneuver. still will end This ruling in the end really only holds significance for the up before the Supreme Court.” state of California. The decision was tailored to only deal with the issue in California, but the Supreme Court could take this case and use it as a tool to make a more sweeping judgment on the issue.

After the 9th Circuit’s ruling, the supporters of Prop 8 had to decide whether to have the full 9th Circuit, which is an 11-judge panel, hear the case again or to directly petition the Supreme Court to hear the case. Despite the liberal nature of this particular regional court, supporters of Prop 8 have decided to pursue the former option.

Regardless of whether the full panel of judges decides to hear the case, it likely will still end up before the Supreme Court.

But it also is likely the Supreme Court will decide not to hear the case. As of right now, GLBT people still are unable to marry in California, and they probably will have to wait until the Supreme Court decides whether to hear the case. If it decides to hear the case, which only takes four of the nine judges to decide, the right to marry will be delayed even longer while the case is heard.

This case may not be the best opportunity to defeat the policies of discrimination that have been put in place across the country.

The narrow ruling means, if the case does go all the way to the highest court in the land, the Supreme Court also could follow the narrow path with its decision. There are much more promising cases coming out of the 1st and 2nd Court of Appeals, which includes Massachusetts.

These cases are more about the Defense of Marriage Act and its constitutionality. The act states the federal government will not recognize same-sex marriages even from states that allow it. Same-sex couples will not receive the tax incentives, aid, benefits and security the federal government extends to straight couples.

The spouse of a gay soldier will not get the support that a straight couple receives if the spouse is killed in action. An elderly gay couple who have worked for the government for decades will not receive the same financial protections and retirement aid — which has led to spouses left behind losing their homes and facing a lot of debt in the remaining years.

These cases could have a much broader effect on the state of marriage equality in this country, since they are federal cases that will effect the entire country.

When the Supreme Court decides to hear these cases, the GLBT community and the nation as a whole can defeat this government-sponsored discrimination.

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was walking by the OPINION COLUMNIST South Oval when I saw a sign surrounded by desks. It read: “About 8 percent of students from lowincome communities will graduate college by the time they turn 24.”

In comparison, 54 percent Kimm Johnson of individuals from upperkimm.johnson@ou.edu income households will achieve this goal. That gap has been widening since the early 2000s. In those years the poor had a graduation rate of 5 percent, while the wealthy had a rate of 34 percent, according to CNN.com.

As I continued, there were people handing out bags from Teach for America. While I took one, a thought came to me.

“I am the 8 percent,” I muttered halfway under my breath.

The man handing me this small backpack said nothing. He smiled and moved on with his day. I was more taken aback by the look on his face that said “there-is-no-way-this-girl-isfrom-a-low-income-community” than his lack of response.

I get this reaction all the time. Here in Oklahoma, I have managed to adjust to my surroundings. But when people get to know me, they see I’ve grown up in a much different place.

During the last decade, the importance of college has been emphasized everywhere. Yet, back in my hometown, the only ticket out of town was an athletic or academic scholarship. Otherwise, people would work their tails off to save money to go to the nearby community or four-year college.

Graduation rates have been increasing, but low-income communities still have problems with students graduating by the time they reach their mid-20s. So what can we do?

For starters, according to the Urban Institute, the average low-income community is 30 percent Hispanic, 22 percent black and 6 percent other non-white groups. As of 2010, Norman was about 6 percent Hispanic, 5 percent black and

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Meth lab seizures on the rise Oklahoma ranked fifth last year, AP survey finds ST. LOUIS — Meth lab seizures rose nationally again in 2011, further evidence the powerfully addictive and dangerous drug is maintaining a tight grip on the nation’s heartland, according to an Associated Press survey of the nation’s top methproducing states.

Missouri regained the top national spot for methamphetamine lab seizures in 2011 with 2,096, the AP confirmed through the survey that also found Tennessee was second with 1,687, followed by Indiana with 1,437, Kentucky with 1,188 and Oklahoma with 902.

The total for Missouri lines up with preliminary numbers AP obtained this week from the Drug Enforcement Administration, whose data appeared to show meth lab seizures remained about even during the past two years.

But the totals for each of the other states surveyed by AP reveal the numbers are higher than the federal data.

Combined, the numbers indicate nationwide meth lab seizures rose at least 8.3 percent in 2011 compared with 2010.

Experts blame the continued increase on the drug’s addictiveness and the growing popularity of the methmaking shortcut known as “shake-and-bake,” in which the drug is concocted quickly in a soda bottle. The method results in smaller labs, but more of them.

Clandestine meth labs are most common in the Midwest and South. U.S. users who don’t make the drug themselves get it from Mexico, but experts say the drug made in homemade

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State news briefs Education

Committee approves bill to allow scientific theory in classrooms OKLAHOMA CITY — A House committee has approved a bill that would allow public school teachers to help students understand and critique the strengths and weaknesses of scientific theories like evolution and global warming.

The House Common Education Committee approved House Bill 1551 by Rep. Sally Kern on a 9-7 vote on Tuesday and sent it to the full House for consideration. Kern’s bill failed in the same committee last year.

Kern told The Oklahoman that under Sally her measure, teachers would be free to Kern instruct students about various scientific theories without fear of losing their jobs. She says it’s not intended to bring religious beliefs like creationism into the classroom.

However, Oklahomans for Excellence in Science Education president Victor Hutchison says the bill’s language comes from the creationist Discovery Institute in Seattle.

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Firefighters battle a blaze from a shake-and-bake meth lab explosion Jan. 29, 2010, in Union, Mo. Meth lab seizures rose nationally again in 2011, with Missouri regaining the top spot (1,687) and Oklahoma falling in at No. 5 (902), according to an Associated Press survey of the nation’s top meth-producing states.

AT A GLANCE 2011 meth lab seizures in U.S. 1. Missouri — 2,096 2. Tennessee — 1,687 3. Indiana — 1,437 4. Kentucky — 1,188 5. Oklahoma — 902 Source: Associated Press survey

labs is more addictive than the often-diluted product that crosses the border.

“When they’re manufacturing it locally, they’re making the purest form and the strongest form they can make,” said Sgt. Niki Crawford of the Indiana State Police Meth Suppression Team.

At least three-quarters of

meth made in the U.S. now is believed to come in small “shake-and-bake” batches due to the pseudoephedrine sales crackdowns. In some states, the figure is even higher.

“I would comfortably say 99 percent,” said Mark Woodward, spokesman for the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics.

Missouri had been the nation’s No. 1 meth-producing state every year from 2003 to 2009 until falling behind Tennessee for one year. In 2011, Missouri’s Jefferson County had more busts than Texas, Florida and California combined Missouri State Highway Patrol Capt. Tim Hull attributed the state’s consistently high seizure rate to law enforcement agencies’ focus

on addressing the meth problem.

The AP’s tally of the top meth states is unofficial because while the DEA’s El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC) compiles meth lab seizure data, some states are slow to report complete figures and final data for 2011 won’t be made public until mid-year, said DEA spokesman Rusty Payne.

However, the Missouri State Highway Patrol has access to the preliminary EPIC lab seizure data and provided it to AP this week.

That EPIC data showed Illinois sixth in lab seizures with 584. The remainder of the top 10 were: Iowa (382), Mi c h i g a n ( 3 5 2 ) , No r t h Carolina (340) and South Carolina (265).

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Lawmaker wants public funds to be available to private schools OKLAHOMA CITY — A lawsuit challenging a scholarship program for children with disabilities is prompting a state lawmaker to seek a constitutional amendment.

Oklahoma City Republican Rep. Jason Nelson is proposing a state question that would repeal a section of the Oklahoma Constitution that prohibits the use of public money for religious purposes. A resolution calling for a public vote passed a House Committee Wednesday on an 11-2 vote.

Nelson says the measure is in response Jason to a lawsuit challenging a scholarship pro- Nelson gram he created that allows public money to be used to send children with certain disabilities to private schools, including religious schools.

Critics describe the proposal as too far reaching and say it opens the door for public funding of churches and other sectarian functions.

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Feb. 23- Feb. 26 Thursday, Feb. 23 Museums in the 21st Century: New Audiences and Old Values in the Gulf | 6 p.m. in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. Art historian and former president of the Rhode Island School of Design, Roger Mandle oversees the Qatar Museums Authority in the Arabian Gulf. The QMA includes the newly opened Museum of Islamic Art, the National Museum of Qatar, the Orientalist Museum and the Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art. Mandle will address the recent intellectual and cultural renaissance of the Middle East and will review the plans and aspirations of most of the Gulf nation states.

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OU Hockey: OU vs. University of Central Oklahoma | 4 p.m. at the Blazers Ice Centre, 8000 S. I-35, Oklahoma City, OK. OU HOCKEY SENIOR NIGHT. General Admission is $5 reserved seating is $10. Call the Blazers Ice Centre at (405) 631-3307 or see www.ouhockey.com for more information. Presented by Oklahoma Hockey.

FREE Movie: “The Rum Diary” | FREE screenings at 6, 9 p.m. and midnight in Meacham Auditorium, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Come and see this blockbuster, courtesy of the Union Programming Board and Campus Activities Council.

Friday, Feb. 24 Intramural Update: Coed 4-on-4 Volleyball Tournament | Times TBD at the Huston Huffman Fitness Center South Courts. FREE if all students on the team live in OU Housing or $30.00 per team. Late registration accepted during Friday evening of event.

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Teach-In on America’s Founding “A Day With Some of the Greatest Teachers in America” Monday, February 27 Paul F. Sharp Concert Hall, Catlett Music Center “It has been said that to remain great, Americans must understand how we became great. One of the most important obligations of any university is to prepare our students for the responsibilities of citizenship by making sure that they learn our own history and our own constitutional heritage.”

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9:30 a.m. – “Thomas Jefferson’s Founding” Professor Peter Onuf, University of Virginia Co-host of “Backstory,” winner of the Helen and Martin Schwartz Prize presented annually to the nation’s three best humanities projects 10:30 a.m. – “George Washington’s Gift” Professor David Hackett Fischer, Brandeis University 2005 Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in History 2 p.m. – “Founding Mothers: How Women Shaped the Founding” Professor Rosemarie Zagarri, George Mason University Appointed by the Fulbright Commission to the Thomas Jefferson Chair in American Studies at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands 3 p.m. – “Our Jacksonian Constitution” Professor Akhil Reed Amar, Yale Law School Awarded American Bar Association Silver Gavel for America’s Constitution: A Biography

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U.K. to evict Occupy camp Court rules local authorities can remove protesters LONDON — Occupy London protesters braced for eviction and prepared to take down their tents Wednesday after a court ruled that local authorities can remove the 4-month-old campsite outside St. Paul’s Cathedral.

Following the Court of Appeal ruling, officials said they would enforce an order allowing them to remove the dozens of tents — though it did not say when the eviction would begin.

“I would call on protesters to comply with the decision of the courts and remove their tents and equipment voluntarily right away,” said Stuart Fraser, policy chairman of the City of London Corporation.

The protesters against capitalist excess said they would debate whether to leave the cathedral at a meeting Wednesday evening. The movement has another camp a mile (1.6 kilometers) away in London’s Finsbury Square.

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McCain urges Libyan militias to join country’s national army

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Masked protesters at the Occupy London anti-corporate protest tent camp Wednesday outside St. Paul’s Cathedral in central London. Protesters against capitalist excess, inspired by New York’s Occupy Wall Street movement, have been camped outside the cathedral since Oct. 15.

Their lawyer, Karen Todner, said the protesters “are seeking to discuss the best way to evacuate the camp in a peaceful and orderly fashion,” and urged officials to say when they planned to start the eviction.

Occupy spokeswoman Tammy Samede said that whatever happened, “Occupy

is far from over.”

Last month, a High Court judge backed local authorities trying to remove the protest, but lawyers for the demonstrators sought to challenge the decision.

Three appeals court judges said the protesters had raised no compelling new legal arguments and could not appeal.

Protesters inspired by New York’s Occupy Wall Street movement have been camped outside the 300-yearold church since October.

They say they are exercising freedom of speech and drawing attention to a warped capitalist system that spawned a global financial crisis.

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American war reporter killed in attack She was instantly recognizable for the eye patch that hid a shrapnel injury — a testament to Marie Colvin’s courage, which took her behind the front lines of the world’s deadliest conflicts to write about the suffering of individuals trapped in war.

After more than two decades of chronicling conflict,

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Colvin became a victim of it Wednesday, killed by shelling in the Syrian city of Homs.

Colvin, 56, died alongside French photojournalist Remi Ochlik, the French government announced. Freelance photographer Paul Conroy and journalist Edith Bouvier of Le Figaro were wounded.

Colvin, from East Norwich, New York, had been a foreign correspondent for Britain’s Sunday Times for more than 25 years, making a specialty of reporting from the world’s

most dangerous places.

Colvin often focused on the plight of women and children in wartime, MARIE and Syria was COLVIN no different.

She gave interviews to major British broadcasters on the eve of her death, appealing for the world to notice the slaughter taking place.

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mogul Rupert Murdoch, described her as “one of the most outstanding foreign correspondents of her generation.”

The tr ibutes als o described a woman intent on living life to the fullest. She often wasdescribed as gutsy and glamorous, taking each day as it came.

“She lived life passionately,” said BBC correspondent Lyse Doucet. “Great shoes, great journalism.”

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Sen. John McCain urged Libya’s militias on Wednesday to integrate themselves into the country’s new national army and called for the reported abuse of prisoners held by the ex-rebels to stop.

McCain, a strong advocate of U.S. intervention to stop deposed leader Moammar Gadhafi’s crackdown on the country’s 2011 uprising, spoke to reporters after meetings with former rebel commanders and the chairman of the ruling National Transitional Council, Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, in Tripoli.

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2. BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA

49 killed after commuter train slams into station, officials say A train packed with morning commuters slammed into a downtown station on Wednesday, killing 49 people and injuring hundreds as passenger cars crumpled and windows exploded around them. It was Argentina’s worst train accident in decades.

The dead include 48 adults and one child — most of whom had crowded into the first two cars to get ahead of the rush-hour crowds on arrival. Some 600 people were injured, including 461 who were hospitalized, Transportation Secretary J.P. Schiavi said.

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3. ROME

Italian divers find eight more bodies in ship wreckage Divers searching the capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship found eight bodies Wednesday on one of the passenger decks, including that of a missing 5-yearold Italian girl, authorities said.

Italy’s national civil protection agency, which is monitoring the operation off a Tuscan island, said four of the bodies had been recovered — those of a woman, a girl, a man and a person whose sex could not immediately be determined.

Because of worsening weather, the divers were unable to immediately remove the other four bodies.

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A hairy situation Savvy solutions to untangle hair emergencies

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ver run out of hair products and money at the same time? I know I have multiple times.

I’ve realized I have no hairspray in the middle of getting ready to go out, or ran out of leave-in conditioner/ detangle spray after I already had washed my hair. And with my hair type, that is not good.

I have fine, but thick hair, which means Tangle City for me. So to keep my hair under control, I use deep conditioner and leave-in conditioner for the tangles and root booster or hairspray for volume. If I do not wash my hair in the morning, then I also use a dry shampoo in order to keep my hair from becoming greasy throughout the rest of the day.

There are some items to keep on hand that can guarantee you and your hair are never caught in a bind again. The products also are great for bad hair days or days when the snooze button on your alarm gets hit too many times and there is no time to shower.

Guys, these can work for you, too. The root booster and the shine boost might not really fit your look, but the others are great if you are going out on a big date or want to keep your hair healthy.

Once a Week Deep Conditioning: These products usually come in the form of a hair mask and are great to make sure your hair is not drying out from heating elements or the weather.

I found something that works really well as an alternative. Avocado and mayonnaise is a great deep conditioning mask. It sounds gross, but most people have these things in their homes or can purchase them relatively cheap.

The recipe is half an avocado and a small jar of mayonnaise.

Mash the mixture up in a bowl and apply to your hair, making sure to get the ends.

Wrap your head in cellophane or use a shower cap to lock in heat.

Let sit for 20 minutes and then wash out.

Leave-in Conditioner/Detangle Spray: This is my real savior, because once my hair gets wet, it becomes a rat’s nest and is impossible to comb out without some sort of conditioning element.

This recipe is simple and great because it uses the last bit of conditioner.

The recipe is one part conditioner to nine parts water.

Mix well and place in a spray bottle.

Apply to wet hair and comb through.

damp hair before blow-drying it.

Especially, if I am going to straighten it, because I lose all my natural volume once the waves are gone.

I found a nice root booster rinse that’s as easy as going to the refrigerator and grabbing a beer before showering.

Once, you are in the shower and have shampooed your hair pour the Root Booster: It seems as if the beer on. height of hairstyles have increased Work in the beer and then rinse. rapidly over the past 10 years with Do not leave it in for too long bethe invention of the Bumpit and cause your hair will start to smell other awful products. But, there is like beer. no harm in adding a little height to It gives the same results as a root your hair. booster.

I normally spray root booster under the top few layers of my Vinegar Rinse: This was a new hair tip I have recently added to my list. What the vinegar rinse does is get rid of all of the build-up of other product.

Take apple cider vinegar, about a half a cup, and when you first wet your hair in the shower, dump the vinegar onto your scalp.

Massage the vinegar in, and then rinse. Go on with your normal shower routine after the vinegar has rinsed out.

Top left: Kitchen ingredients such as coconut oil or olive oil can be substituted for hair products when you run out of time or money.

Top right: Sarah Willis, English junior, flips her freshly styled hair back after treating her locks with a tiny amount of olive oil. The oil can be applied straight from the bottle and gives hair a shiny, healthy appearance.

Bottom: Ryan Harris, photography junior, gets his hair styled with coconut oil. This product is ideal for adding control to shorter hair, both slicked back or spiked up, as well as giving your mane fresh, sweet aroma.

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oil after styling hair to boost shine.

All you have to do is turn the olive oil bottle upside down on your hand quickly and rub into hair.

Start at the ends and work your way up your hair toward your scalp.

This will give a shiny, healthy look.

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if she wasn’t a fictional character.

I think it’s really interesting a male author could Rating: «««« 1/2 write from a dying teenage girl’s mind, and Green does it remarkably well. n a month celebrated I also adore the other by cheesy expressions main character, Augustus. of love, I decided I Katie Piper His chemistry with Hazel is needed to find a book that piper_katie@ou.edu so offbeat and unexpected would incorporate a love that it’s refreshing, and it did story and a meaningful mes- of camaraderie with the make me giggle like my forsage that wasn’t corny.

16-year-old main characmer teenage self a few times.

That is a much harder ter, Hazel. Although she is Augustus and Hazel thing to find than I an16, and I absolutely abhor meet each other in a canticipated. I previously had 16-year-olds — I once was cer support group, a meetheard John Green was a one, and I can tell you with good author, but attempted extreme certainty I was un- ing Hazel’s mom forces her to attend to make more to stay away from his work bearable — Hazel is differfriends. because he wrote young ent because she has termiThey bond over their muadult books. nal cancer. tual friend, Isaac, who sufI am 22 years old, and I Before you think this fers from a serious form of feel ancient when characis another version of “My ters describe their first kiss Sister’s Keeper,” I will tell you eye cancer and has to have both eyes removed at the or high school experience that Hazel is too devoted to beginning of the novel. from their sophomore year. her parents and her books As time goes on, they grow So, desperate for something to be overdramatic like that closer, and Hazel shares her new to read, I caved on my novel. She’s sarcastic, likes favorite book with Augustus.

John Green ban and picked to make fun of people and Desperate to know the endup his latest book, “The enjoys watching terrible ing to the book that the auFault in Our Stars.” television. thor purposely left off, they I immediately felt a sense We could be best friends

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decide to track him down and get some answers.

From there, the book dives into topics of death, fear of oblivion, love and video games.

I really thought this book was fantastic. Extremely well written but easy to read, it’s the perfect book for someone who likes a bit of everything.

I laughed a lot, I did cry twice — don’t judge me — and I did not put it down until I was finished.

The ending was poignant, and I felt very lucky to have good health by the end of the book. I would suggest this book to anyone looking for an easy, good old-fashioned emotional read.

I’ll give this novel 4.5 out of 5 stars. It should have been longer and gone into better detail in a few scenes, but overall it was a great.

Katie Piper is a journalism senior.

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he textbook “Philosophy of Religion: An Anthology” is offered at the university bookstore. It has 622 pages and contains 52 philosophical articles. It costs $57.95 new, and $43.50 used.

I legally downloaded more than half of the articles in that textbook for free. There’s nothing right with students being required to buy class materials that are available for free online.

Unfortunately, there’s nothing unusual about it, either.

Steven Zoeller stevenv.zoeller@gmail.com

It happens all the time at OU. Students frequently are asked to buy public domain books — especially books composed of individual articles — for non-negligible sums of money.

It’s often the case that a

student or professor can find the articles for free, or at a reduced price, on the Internet.

Philosophy courses probably are the most guilty of this. Some of the texts read in class are hundreds of years old.

But this problem ails other courses as well.

Any classic Greek play — such as “Medea” or “Antigone” — is old enough to be free of copyright.

Likewise, Shakespeare’s works now are public domain. So rather than spend around $100 on the “Riverside Anthology,”

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Then there are those friends who go for fruity flavors like clock work.

Strawberry slush? Yes, please. Black cherry ice cream? Automatic choice.

No matter what the treat, a fruity flavor always seals the deal. Why? The answer might be rooted in psychology, according to a study by the Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago.

The sweets people crave give insight into certain personality traits, based on the study’s results.

Our bodies need sugar for their natural boost.

The sugar found in sweets is refined and absorbs into the blood stream much faster than sugars found in fruit or starches, the study found. When a our body needs a quick refuel, it craves something sweet.

So when people say a certain type of sweet is their comfort food, turns out there might be a little science behind that idea.

Chocolate releases serotonin, a natural chemical produced by our body that works as an antidepressant that literally does make you feel better, said Alan Hirsch, the lead researcher of the study.

When that craving for sweets kicks in after a rough day, what you reach for might say a lot about you, based on Hirsch’s study. For example, results show that extroverts crave dark chocolate while introverts seek out milk chocolate.

But the study goes beyond simply defining people as introverts or extroverts based on their chocolately perferences. Check out the top categories from the research and compare your sweet-tooth cravings to see if it provides a little insight about yourself.

Chocolate What it says about your body: The serotonin released from consuming chocolate gives you that emotional pick-me-up you may need if you’re

craving that Hershey’s kiss.

What it says about you: Dark chocolate lovers are free-spirited social butterflies and the type of person you want to be partnered with on a class project. Those who crave milk chocolate tend to be a little more reserved and prefer some relaxing alone time.

Sugary What it says about your body: If you’re yearning for sweets, you need a boost. Whether it’s an emotional or energy one, the sugar in sweets can give you that kick start.

What it says about you: If you’re someone who just needs sugar, you might be a little crazier than most. You like to stand out and push the limits.

Sweet and salty What it says about your body: Your body needs both sugar and salt, otherwise your cells can start to slow down. Resolution? Grab those chocolatecovered pretzels or sweet and salty chex mix.

What it says about you: You are witty but more reclusive than most. You tend to be private, and at times can be standoffish, so be aware of that.

things when our body needs to cool down. If you’re craving those jalapeno-flavored jelly beans or chocolate chili bar, it’s because your body wants to perspire in an effort to cool itself.

What it says about you: You need organization and timeliness in your life and not having it can really stress you out. Remember not to sweat the small stuff.

Sweet and spicy What it says about your body: We crave spicy

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Sophomore women’s golfer Chirapat Jao-Javanil won her second individual title of the season at the Central District Invitation in Parrish, Fla.

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coach Lon Kruger said.

Roles reversed to start the second, as the Cowboys jumped out to a 27-12 run led by senior guard Keiton Page, who only had a total of three points at halftime.

The senior heated up in the second, though, finishing the game leading all scorers with 29 points. Page capped the Cowboy run by hitting a three with 13:05 left in the game to cut OU’s lead to three.

“We came out in the second half and ball-screened a little bit more, tried to be more aggressive in getting to the paint with drivesand-kicks,” Page said. “More shots fell down for us, but we just didn’t play very good defense.”

The Sooners quickly responded by putting together a run of their own.

Wi t h 1 1 : 0 5 l e f t, O sby drove to the basket and laid the ball in, sparking an 8-0 run that extinguished any hopes OSU had of making a comeback.

After the game, Kruger expressed his pride in his squad’s ability to respond to adversity, something the team has struggled with as of late.

“O-State made a nice run in the second half, but then we made a nice run.” Kruger said. “I’m really proud of

Team looks to redeem itself after first loss of season against Georgia Tech TOBI NEIDY

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Junior guard Steven Pledger (2) stops OSU’s Keiton Page from getting an open look at the basket during OU’s 77-64 Bedlam victory Wednesday night in Norman. The Sooners held the Cowboys’ leading scorer to only three points in the first half and avenged their Jan. 9 loss to Oklahoma State in Stillwater.

our guys to respond the way they did to the Cowboys’ run.”

Ju n i o r g u a r d S t e v e n Pledger led the Sooners with 17 points and Osby had a double-double with

16 points and 13 rebounds.

Clark cooled down in the second half, shooting just 1-for-12 from the field, but still finished with 14 points.

The Sooners now have only three games left on the

schedule before starting the big 12 tournament. The next one may be the biggest challenge of them all, as the team takes on No. 13 Baylor at 12:30 p.m. Saturday in Waco.

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The record-breaking OU track and field teams will be looking to add conference titles to their season accomplishments at the Big 12 Indoor Championships this weekend in College Station.

The men’s team hasn’t captured an indoor conference title since 2010, and the Sooner women’s team has no Big 12 indoor titles.

The men will face stiff competition from three top-15 teams — No. 3 Texas A&M, No. 5 Texas, No. 14 Kansas State.

The Sooners’ record-setting distance relay team of senior Eric Harasyn, redshirt freshman Ethan Baker and juniors Frezer Legesse and Riley Masters is ranked third in the nation, one spot behind A&M’s team.

The defending Big 12 champion Aggies bested OU by less than half a second during the Sooners’ recordbreaking performance at the

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Sophomore Kelsey Brown (2) leads the pack, followed closely by junior Molly Ferguson (9), during the 1,000-meter race Jan. 21 at the J.D. Martin Indoor Invitational in Norman. The Sooners will compete in the Big 12 Indoor Championships this weekend in College Station.

New Balance Invitational earlier this month, and A&M will look to test the Sooners yet again at the Big 12 Championships.

The women also will be challenged with five top-15 Big 12 schools, including No. 5 A&M and No. 7 Kansas.

To p - ra n ke d w o m e n ’s thrower Tia Brooks, whose

program-record throw of 18.49 meters Jan. 21 at the J.D. Martin Invitational still leads the nation, will attempt to claim her third-straight Big 12 indoor shot-put title for Oklahoma.

The meet can be streamed online at Big12Sports.com starting at 11 a.m. Friday and runs through Saturday.

The Sooner baseball team opened its season with a win against Pepperdine on Friday in Malibu, Calif. However, the team dropped the next two to Pepperdine to lose the series.

The team will be trying to reverse its fortunes starting Friday when the Sooners host a three-game series against the Hartford Hawks.

In order to do that, the team will need to focus on producing runs any way possible, something coach Sunny Golloway wants his team to do all season, not just this weekend.

“I think that we can m a n u f a c t u r e r u n s ,” Golloway said. “If we can get a guy to lead off in any way, we’re going to bunt him up.”

While on a break in between games during last week‘s road trip, OU softball coach Patty Gasso watched the Alabama-Georgia Tech matchup and recognized a fault within her team she hadn’t seen before.

“It was good for me to see these two top-25 teams in action because I got to see that our batting lineup is just not up to those team’s standards,” Gasso said. “We are not decisive on what pitches to take, and a 1-0 run against us should not hold up if we want to compete with teams like that.”

And Gasso was right. The Sooners found themselves a run behind Georgia Tech last week with no time left to make a comeback.

With their season’s first loss still fresh on the Sooners’ minds, the team (6-1) takes to the road to redeem itself this weekend at the Cathedral City Classic in Palm Springs, Calif. OU will battle through a late-night doubleheader against San Diego State at 8 p.m. and UC Davis at 10:30 p.m.

Friday before meeting Boise State, No. 14 Stanford and No. 13 Georgia later during the tournament.

“The goal this weekend is to go out to make attitude adjustments and to stand up to the teams like Stanford and Georgia,” Gasso said. “We have to focus on getting our hitters throughout the line- UP NEXT up to hit it and go.” vs. San Diego State Not only will the Sooners look to bounce back from When: 8 p.m. Friday their one loss, but OU also Where: Cathedral City Classic will be looking for better re- in Palm Springs, Calif. sults in this year’s Cathedral Classic after bringing home a 1-4 record from last season’s trip. And with half the Sooner roster originally hailing from California, this weekend’s contests gives the OU team a reason to step up in familiar territory.

“We’re going out there this weekend wanting to get ahead in the (pitching) counts,” junior catcher Jessica Shults said.

“We want to be smarter about the pitches and really don’t want to become defensive hitters.”

One person that could make a difference during this weekend’s competition is freshman infielder Lauren Chamberlain. In the leadoff spot, Chamberlain currently leads the team in RBIs (11) and home runs (4).

Gasso said the rest of the OU lineup also is creating opportunities for Chamberlain.

“The bottom half of our lineup is doing a good job at finding ways to get on base,” Gasso said. “They’re allowing Lauren to be explosive and execute runs for us.”

Chamberlain isn’t letting her current hitting success overpower the goals set by the entire team.

“We’ve still got a ways to go this season,” she said.

Greg Fewell, Sports Editor

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