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OU graduate carries on tradition Campus Corner eatery reopened to continue 40-year history LI LINN Campus Reporter

A Campus Corner restaurant has opened again under new management after the previous owner closed its doors earlier this summer because of a legal-fee battle.

OU graduate Jennifer Weiss is now the new owner and manager of Othello’s Italian Restaurant, 434 Buchanan Ave., which had been on Campus Corner for 40 years.

Weiss took over the business after the restaurant shut down in June. The closure stemmed from a 2008 lawsuit against the owners of the property and the former owners of the restaurant because of an unpaid lien on the property, according to Daily archives.

“We have been open since last Tuesday,” Weiss said. “We have a lot of regulars coming in.”

Jennifer Weiss owns the restaurant with her sister Nancy Weiss. The family has been in the restaurant business for a long time and also owns a second location in Edmond.

Weiss said the family has no connection with the previous owner, but they knew the owner

before the most recent one.

“His name is Patsy Benso. He is a good friend of my dad. They went to OU together,” Weiss said.

Jennifer Weiss and her sister are also OU graduates. Jennifer studied political science and had been a waitress before she become the manager.

Despite the shift in owners, the restaurant’s look remains the same.

“We did not want to remodel it, because we want to keep everything original,” Weiss said.

The chefs are hired from the local area, and even the owner gets her hands dirty.

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University College freshman Charles Lee (right) uses his meal plan Tuesday at Couch Restaurants. All freshmen living on campus are required to have a meal plan.

Values vary for OU student meal plans Students must choose which option they want by Sept. 9 LILY COLEMAN Campus Reporter

The deadline for students to make a decision on meal plans is Sept. 9, but not all plans are created equal.

For students on a budget looking to get the most value from their meal plans, opting for plans with more meals at Couch Restaurants is the most cost effective.

There are three parts to a meal plan: meals, meal exchanges and meal points.

OU offers plans that range from six meals and 600 points to 12 meals and 150 points.

The cost for any freshman meal plans is $1,824.

Meals are meant to be used at Couch Restaurants and are valued at $11, according to data provided by OU Housing and Food Services spokeswoman Lauren Royston.

Meal points are designed to be used at

all campus dining locations and are worth $1 each. Meal exchanges are used at all dining locations and are worth $7 at all locations outside of Couch accepting meal exchanges.

“While meals are designed to be used at Couch Restaurants,” Royston said. “The meal exchanges are really designed to give students flexibility.”

Despite the flexibility that may come with some plans, such as using points at Xcetera, not all plans are cost-effective.

The value of the six meals a week and 600 points plan is actually $204 less than the $1,824 that students paid for in the first place. Adding the $600 or 600 points with 102 meals per semester, valued at an estimated $10 a meal, that total is $1,620.

On the other end, students who choose the 12 meals and 150 points option, their plan’s value is actually $366 more than the original price.

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BY THE NUMBERS Net value of $1,824 meal plans when used only at Couch THIS MEAL PLAN 6 meals a week, 600 points for the semester

GETS YOU...

102 meals a semester or $1,620 to spend at Couch Net value: $-204

8 meals a week, 450 points for the semester

136 meals a semester or $1,810 to spend at Couch Net value: $-14

10 meals a week, 300 points for the semester

170 meals a semester or $2,000 to spend at Couch Net value: $346

12 meals a week, 150 points for the semester

204 meals a semester or $2,190 to spend at Couch Net value: $570

100 meals, 600 points for the semester

$1,600 to spend at Couch Net value: $-224

150 meals, 400 points for the semester

$1,900 to spend at Couch Net value: $76

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MULTIMEDIA Dracula preparation Watch a video of the University Theatre getting ready for the upcoming show. (OUDaily.com)

LIFE AND ARTS Healthy eating isn’t a headache A few changes to students routines could mean better diets. (Page 5)

OPINION Taking Pride Read one student’s experience with the OU band. (Page 4)

In 2010, OU’s true freshmen stepped up to help bring home the Big 12 Championship. Wide receiver Kenny Stills, running back Roy Finch and d e f e n s i v e b a c k To n y Jefferson — now sophomores — all played important roles last season in their first years on campus.

No w , n e w t a l e n t i s emerging for the Sooners to help guide OU to a title.

OU coach Bob Stoops isn’t afraid to play true freshmen, as he showed last season, and he is starting to look for those key players.

“I’ll know next week,” Stoops said. “We’re kind of waiting until the end of this week to see for sure on some.”

Stoops has already seen potential from freshman Kameel Jackson.

Jackson, the No. 39 wide receiver in his recruiting class according to ESPN, has impressed the coaches early in his tenure at Oklahoma.

“Jackson looks really solid at receiver,” Stoops said.

Fellow receiver Stills thinks highly of Jackson as well.

“He’s a great receiver who makes a lot of great catches,” Stills said. “He’s physical out there, and he catches pretty much everything that comes to him.”

Stills had 61 receptions and five touchdowns as a freshman in 2010. Stills said Jackson is gaining knowledge playing alongside receivers with NCAA experience, including himself and senior Ryan Broyles.

“It’s huge for him to get to learn all the stuff that he did,” Stills said. “He’s really focused, he knows all his plays and he just comes out every day to practice ready to go.”

Another player who could be poised for a strong freshman season is offensive lineman Nila Kasitati. While he has impressed the coaching staff with his strong play in

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Flowers and plants in front of Zarrow Hall are showered with water Tuesday. Workers are putting in new plants and trying to keep them alive during the record-breaking hot weather. (Page 2)

ACCESSIBILITY

Closed-captioning coming to OU There will be a new fan service when OU opens the football season against Tulsa on Sept. 3.

Closed-captioning, a speech-to-text service for the hearing impaired, will be provided on the video board in the south end of Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. The service will include everything public announcer Jim Miller says over the stadium speakers, including play information and general announcements, said Kenny Mossman, senior associate athletic director.

“We felt it was something a few venues around the country had started to use and thought it would be a good addition for our fans and our stadium as well,” he said.

Mossman said he hopes the new service improves the overall fan experience for football-game attendees.

“Our hope is to make [the hearing impaired] more in tune with what’s happening and help them to enjoy the game as thoroughly as any other fan could,” he said.

Caption Solutions is contracted for the service. The Kansas-based company has provided closed-captioning for OU coaches’ shows for several years.

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NEWS

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LANDSCAPING

New hall receives final touches Workers on track to finish grounds at Zarrow Hall BLAYKLEE BUCHANAN Campus Reporter

TODAY AROUND CAMPUS Free doughnuts will be available from 8:15 a.m. to 10 a.m. The doughnuts are part of Campus Activities Council’s Howdy Week. The event is free.

A kosher Okie lunch will be hosted by the OU Hillel from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the OU Hillel, located at 494 Elm Ave. The lunch will feature kosher burgers, quinoa patties and fried vegetables. The event is free.

Free Papa John’s pizza and Jimmy John’s sandwiches will be available from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the South Oval. The free food is part of CAC’s Howdy Week.

Free Eskimo Sno Cones will be available from noon to 2 p.m. on the South Oval. The free food is part of CAC’s Howdy Week.

A New Student Welcome Cookout hosted by Howdy Week will feature Stephen Speaks from noon to 2 p.m. on the Walker-Adams Mall.

Free Coca-Cola Floats will be available from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union, Suite 370. The floats are part of CAC’s Howdy Week.

The Fred Jones Jr. Art Musuem Arts fair will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Fred Jones Jr. Art Museum. Free food and drinks will be provided.

OUr Earth Welcome meeting will take place from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the union’s Associates Room. The meeting will inform students how to geet involved with OUr Earth’s projects. Free food and prizes will be available while supplies last.

THURSDAY, AUG. 25 A midnight Breakfast will be hosted by the Union Programming Board and the Healthy Sooners from 10 p.m. to midnight in the union’s food court.

Free Papa John’s pizza and Jimmy John’s sandwiches will be available from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m .on the South Oval. The food is part of CAC’s Howdy Week.

Triple-digit temperatures did not stop workers Tuesday as they scrambled to add the finishing touches to the new social work building.

Anne and Henry Zarrow Hall, OU’s facility for the School of Social Work, is under a time crunch to complete landscaping before Friday’s dedication of the hall.

“We went from dirt — nothing else — about a month ago, to this. Now we BLAYKLEE BUCHANAN/THE DAILY have both the hardscape — A landscaper works in front of Zarrow Hall on Tuesday.

Workers are putting in new plants and trying to keep the rocks that line the flower them alive during the record-breaking hot weather. beds — and the patio in the back,” School Director Don Baker said. overwork yourself. Just keep is making sure it outlasts the of OU histor y. The heat a good pace.” heat, but Baker assured the doesn’t matter when you Green Side Up contracEmployees of the OU landscape is going to be well think about the beautiful tor Tony Stout said the 104- Department of Landscape taken care of. outcome,” Chase said. degree weather was just part and Grounds were workJeanne Chase of the landClasses have been held in of the job. ing alongside Green Side scaping department echoed Zarrow Hall since Monday.

“It’s really not that bad,” Up, watering the freshly laid sentiments that the heat is a A luncheon will take place Stout said. “Stay hydrated, sod. non-factor.

F r i d ay t o w e l c o m e t h e take frequent breaks, don’t One of the keys to the sod “This is going to be a piece school’s affiliates.

MEALS: Students must decide to keep plans Continued from page 1 By choosing to spend more meals at the cafeteria, students can get more food for their money.

And no matter what plan students choose, using meals at the cafeteria instead of exchanges at other locations gives customers a better return.

Meal exchanges allow students to use their meals at any restaurant on campus; however, they have a much lower dollar value than when using your meals at Couch. If students eat eight meal exchanges a week, they are getting the equivalent of a $56 in food, whereas eight

meals at Couch gives the equivalent of $80 in food.

Meals and exchanges are renewed weekly on freshman meal plans. They do not roll over and any meals left after midnight Sunday is money lost. Meals on upperclassman plans, however, last the entire semester.

Despite the apparent cost advantages, some freshmen must also weigh the costs of what is convenient for them.

“I don’t know which plan to get,” University College freshman Clarice Munoz said. “It seems like everyone else has more meals than me. I don’t want to have so many meals that I let them go to waste.”

A Welcome to Science and Engineering party will take place from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the union’s Beaird Lounge.

FRIDAY, AUG. 26

Stardeath & White Dwarfs with Broncho and Chrome Pony will play as part of CAC and UPB’s Concert Series. The concert will take place from 7 to 10 p.m. on the union’s east lawn.

SATURDAY, AUG. 27 The Dustbowl Arts Market will take place from 11 a.m. to midnight on Campus Corner. The arts and crafts fair features a kids’ activity, a craft area, two music stages and 35 regional artists.

Volleyball will play Oral Roberts at noon in McCasland Field House. The event is free.

Volleyball will play Missouri State at 7 p.m. in McCasland Field House. The event is free.

SUNDAY, AUG. 28 OU Theatre Guild Membership party will take place from 6 p.m .to 8 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s University Club.

Alpha Sigma Kappa’s weekly meeting will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s President’s Room.

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THIS MEAL PLAN 102 meals a semester

GETS YOU...

Exchange value of $1,314 Net value: $-510

8 meals a week, 450 points a semester

Exchange value of $1,402 Net value: $-422

10 meals a week, 300 points a semester

Exchange value of $1,490 Net value: $-334

12 meals a week, 150 points for the semester

204 meals a semester Exchange value of $1,578 Net value: $-246

100 meals, 600 points for the semester

Exchange value of $1,300 Net value: $-524

150 meals, 400 points for the semester

Exchange value of $1,450 Net value: $-374 Source: OU Housing and Food Services,

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Shabbat services and a free dinner are being provided by OU Hillel. Services start at 6:30 p.m. and dinner starts at 7 p.m. Both events are located in the OU Hillel.

Volleyball will play Southern Methodist University at 7 p.m. in McCasland Field House.

The event is free.

BY THE NUMBERS Net value of $1,824 plans when only using meal exchanges

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Wesley Jack (right), James Johnson and Kim Thompson sit at the Othello’s bar Tuesday night. The Othello’s regulars said this was their first visit after the change of ownership.

OTHELLO’S: Landmark returns to the Corner Continued from page 1 “I usually come in here and make bread in the morning,” Weiss said. “The recipes are original.”

Her father learned the recipes from Benso back when they were at OU, which is how the family become interested in restaurant business.

Othello’s opens for dinner at 5 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday. The restaurant features a live band Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

OU medical student Rachel Gallant spent many Thursdays at Othello’s open-mic night and said it was sad to see the place close but looks forward to a future performance.

“Othello’s was kind of Norman landmark because it brought out a lot of local musicians,” Gallant said. “I did hear that it was reopening, and I hope to play if I get a chance when I am back in Norman.”

ABILITY: Freshman players contributing Continued from page 1 practice, they’re still struggling to learn his name.

“Nila — I don’t know how to say his last name quite yet,” Stoops said. “But Nila, definitely, (could be impactful this season).”

Despite the difficulty pronouncing Kasitati’s name (it’s “Cos-uh-tot-tee”), the coaching staff sees that he has a great amount of potential.

“He has the ability to grow into a really good player for us,” said Josh Heupel, co-offensive coordinator. “His ability to comprehend and understand what we’re doing will push him forward.”

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Minnesota man delays train for 11 hours with false threat A Minnesota man has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for a false threat that led to the evacuation of an Amtrak train in northern Montana in February.

Hussein Abdi Hassan of Minneapolis was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Sam Haddon on a federal charge of false information and hoaxes.

Prosecutors say the 24-year-old Hassan was removed from an Amtrak train in Browning on Feb. 14 for being intoxicated and disruptive. He later told a deputy there was something dangerous in his bag and dangerous people on the train.

After the train was stopped and 140 passengers evacuated across a frozen pond, the train was searched for explosives. None were found.

The threat delayed the train by 11 hours. Hassan also was ordered to pay $310,089 in restitution.

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Quake hits East Coast Some injuries, no deaths reported, fire officials say MINERAL, Va. — One of the strongest earthquakes recorded on the East Coast shook buildings and rattled ner ves from South Carolina to New England on Tuesday.

T h e U. S . G e o l o g i c a l Survey said the quake registered magnitude 5.8 and was centered 40 miles northwest of Richmond, Va. There were no immediate reports of deaths, there were at least some injuries, according to fire officials in Washington, D.C. The quake came fewer than three weeks before the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, and in both Washington and New York it immediately triggered fears of something more sinister than a natural disaster.

At the Pentagon, a low rumbling built until the building itself was shaking, and people ran into the

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People crowd Pennsylvania Avenue as they evacuate buildings after an earthquake hit Tuesday in Washington. The 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, Va., shook much of Washington, D.C., and was felt as far north as Rhode Island and New York City.

corridors of the complex.

The shaking continued there, to shouts of “Evacuate!

Evacuate!”

The Park Service closed all monuments and memorials on the National Mall, and

ceiling tiles fell at Reagan National Airport outside Washington. All flights there were put on hold.

In lower Manhattan, the 26-story federal courthouse blocks from ground zero of

the Sept. 11 attacks began swaying, and hundreds of people streamed out of the building.

The USGS said the quake was 3.7-miles deep.

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2. NEW YORK

Recession avoided, stocks rise Stocks posted their biggest jump in nearly two weeks on Tuesday thanks to investors picking up cheaply priced stocks to prevent a recession.

The Dow jumped 322 points, its best day since Aug. 11, when it gained 423. It closed with a gain of 3 percent at 11,176.76.

The S&P 500 index rose 38.53 points, or 3.4 percent, to 1,162.35. The Nasdaq composite rose 100.68 points, or 4.3 percent, to 2,446.06. The Russell 2000 index of smaller U.S. companies gained even more: 4.9 percent.

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3. MONTEREY, CALIF.

Gadhafi encouraged to end reign, stop fighting in Libya The Obama administration on Tuesday urged Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to concede defeat and tell his loyalists to stop fighting, as rebels overran his compound in Tripoli and his power appeared to evaporate.

NATO forces will continue to strike targets of opportunity, but they are exercising caution to prevent any civilian casualties, U.S. defense officials said.

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4. NEW YORK

iPhone 5 arrives in October, Sprint Nextel Corp. involved Sprint Nextel Corp., the country’s third-largest cellphone company, will start selling the iPhone in midOctober.

The wireless company will sell both the new iPhone 5 and the current model, the iPhone 4. The iPhone 5 will launch at the same time that AT&T Inc. and Verizon Wireless receive it.

Apple watchers speculate the iPhone 5 to arrive in October.

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5. PORTLAND, ORE.

Barefoot training shoe by Adidas to hit stores this November Adidas, the world’s second-largest athletic company, unveiled its first “barefoot” training shoe Tuesday.

The Adipure Trainer is designed to mimic the experience of exercising barefoot while providing the protection, traction and durability of a shoe.

The cross between a glove for the feet and a traditional shoe hits U.S. stores in November, priced at $90.

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6. SAN FRANCISCO

New Facebook security options requested by users, officials say Facebook will now let you decide whether your friends can attach your name to a photo before it is circulated.

The change is in response to user requests, Facebook said.

The pre-approval process will also apply to written posts that other users tag you in. Additionally, you have the option of pre-approving what others tag on your own photos and posts.

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TECHNOLOGY

College freshmen influenced by Web Professors learn from generation gap, report shows Mention Amazon to college freshmen and they are more likely to think of shopping than the South American river. PC doesn’t stand for political correctness, and breaking up is a lot easier thanks to Facebook and text messaging.

These are among the 75 references on this year’s Beloit College Mindset List, a compilation intended to remind teachers that college freshmen (born mostly in 1993) see the world in a much different way: They fancied pogs and TickleMe Elmo toys as children, watched televisions that never had dials and their lives have always been like a box of chocolates.

Remember when the i n i t i a l s L BJ re f e r re d t o P re s i d e nt Ly n d o n B .

Johnson? Today, according to the list, they make teenagers think of NBA star LeBron James.

And speaking of NBA legends, these kids didn’t want to be like Mike — they fawned over Shaq and Kobe.

Older Americans who read previous Mindset Lists felt that life was moving too quickly, list author Ron Nief said, and now even younger people share that sentiment.

“I talk to people in their early 30s, and they’re telling me they can’t keep up with all the advances,” Nief said.

Nief’s co-author, English professor Tom McBride, predicts the trend will only accelerate.

“If you look at the jump from email to texting, or from email to Facebook, it’s been faster than the jump from typing to computers,” McBride said. “These generational gaps are getting smaller.”

But the list isn’t intended to serve as a cultural tombstone, its authors say, contending that the compilation also serves a practical purpose.

McBride and Nief say the main lesson professors should take from this

year’s list is that their incoming students have never lived in a world without the Internet. From the moment these kids were able to reach a tabletop, their fingertips probably were brushing against computers plugged into the World Wide Web. And while that was largely true for the last few classes as well, the authors say teachers need to be extravigilant about where this year’s students are going for information.

“I talk to people in their early 30s, and they’re telling me they can’t keep up with all the advances.”

RON NIEF, AUTHOR OF BELOIT COLLEGE MINDSET LIST

The Internet is great for finding facts, McBride says, but there’s a big difference between facts and the knowledge that comes from understanding context behind the facts.

He advises professors to

teach how to supplement Internet searches with library research in scholarly journals and to remind freshmen to dig beyond the first page or two of Google search results.

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OU expression encouraged Our View: The community response to Laney Ellisor’s Monday column, “Are you sure joining the greek system is right for you?,” illustrates an important function of media: creating dialogue.

serve you, the reader.

The purpose of this paper, of all media — and, really, of higher education — is to challenge us. Part of the benefit of the college experience is the chance to expand our thinking through exposure to ideas vastWe’ve been hearing a lot from you over the last few ly different from our own, ideas we may have never days. Comments have flooded Laney Ellisor’s coleven conceived of before. This helps to challenge umn online, social media sites have lit up our perceptions and assumptions, which with #OUDaily tags and letters to the editor ultimately strengthens the reasoning behind The Our View have come pouring in. our beliefs. In order to do this, we’re providis the majority Some of the comments have been critiing the space for members of the commuopinion of cal, some supportive. Some logical, some nity to share their opinions. But we can only The Daily’s emotional. But one thing is clear: OU cares provide as many different viewpoints as we 10-member about this issue. editorial board have different kinds of writers.

Many of you have offered legitimate critiWe’re happy to see that you have opinions, cism of Ellisor’s column. That’s great. We’re and that you want to express them. We’d be doing our job when we inspire this kind of discuseven happier to provide you with the public forum sion and critical thinking. in which to do so. And we don’t want any organiWe hope we’ve got you thinking about the purpose zation or demographic to go underrepresented in of journalism, the merits of free expression and the our newsroom, or in our content. So this is an open power of words to help and to harm. We also hope invitation to the members of OU’s sororities and frayou’re thinking about the merits of the greek system, ternities, and every other student of this university: its place on campus and the strengths and weakcome write for us. Diversity in every section starts at nesses of the recruitment process. the ground level, and a more diverse group of reportNow, as often in the past, we have been accused of ers helps us to achieve broader and more balanced anti-greek bias. We could spend this whole editorial coverage. The Daily is open to anyone who wants to explaining that the views of individual columnists contribute. do not reflect the views of The Daily as a whole, or So come tell your side of the story. Come help see that this first-person account of one woman’s experi- a different side to every story. The Daily and the OU ences was not meant as a blanket attack on the encommunity would be better served for it. tire greek system. But we would rather focus on our function in the OU community, and how we can best Comment on this at OUDaily.com

EDITORIAL

Clarify sexual assault policies In April, the Department of Education released a letter to universities clarifying the requirements for campus sexual assault policies.

While this is a beneficial and overdue move, some of the specific requirements outlined in the letter have attracted controversy. In trying to evaluate those rules, we wanted to establish context by comparing OU’s current policies to the national standard.

After browsing the OU Student Code and the policies of the Office of Equal Opportunity, as well as discussing these issues in two editorial meetings, we’re still unclear on the specifics of the process involved in such administrative proceedings.

We can see what kinds of offenses are dealt with in these hearings and the kind of punishments that could be handed down, but nothing comes close to specifying what to expect if you were to accuse someone — or be accused — of an offense like sexual assault.

If we cannot figure it out after this much focus, how can we expect students to navigate the policies after an assault allegation?

While the administration is clearly not trying to hide anything, or even to be purposefully obtuse, they have neglected the human perspective. The students involved in these cases are people going through a stressful and painful situation.

It is essential that both the victim and the accused know their rights. To accomplish that most effectively, both sides must have easy access to plainly worded information about what to expect,

UPDATE Editorial series Background: This is the second editorial in a three-part series on college sexual assault policies.

Today: We are arguing that OU’s sexual assault proceedings process needs more transparency.

Tuesday: We wrote the Department of Education’s recent increase in enforcement of sexual assault policy requirements was overdue.

Thursday: We will explore the future course of improvements to the policy.

long before an incident occurs.

An easy-to-read fact sheet that walks OU students through the policies and procedures involved could be assembled and made available to students. Even better, such a walkthrough could be made part of a new education program about sexual assault that all students would be exposed to, similar to the current freshman alcohol training.

The university is responsible for ensuring transparent procedures, as well as protecting the rights of both sides of an accusation and informing them of those rights. As of right now, the administration is doing a less than satisfactory job fulfilling that duty.

If President Boren is still dedicated to seeking, as he said in an April 13 letter to The Daily, “to be a national leader in this effort,” his first priority should be making the situation easier on the students involved.

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OPINION COLUMNIST t’s 6:30 p.m. Aug. 17 and the Pride of Oklahoma is gearing up for the first “Go-Go” of the year.

Members are watching the TV as it counts down the seconds to the percussion roll-off and the Lindsey Morrison first notes of “Boomer lindseymorrison@ou.edu Sooner.” I was there a year ago.

I played flute for eight years and was in marching band for five. I was one of those students who were out on the parking lot marching at 8 a.m. two weeks before school started. I spent my Friday nights playing our school fight song and my Saturdays competing at various contests.

Band was my life, and I wouldn’t have had it any other way.

The decision to do college band was an obvious choice for me. I had friends in the Pride and had heard all their amazing stories of bowl trips, Bedlam games and OUTexas. I wanted to be in that crimson-and-cream uniform, running out of the tunnels onto Owen Field in front of 85,000 people.

When it came time to register for my freshman year, I knew I had to be a member of the Pride.

I couldn’t have joined the band at a better time. We beat Texas, won the last Big 12 Championship and came out victorious at the Fiesta Bowl. I was one of the lucky Sooners who got to witness all of these games in person.

Sophomore members would tell us rookies that we were lucky that our freshman year was a year of triumphs and not a year of disappointment.

With my sophomore year looming, I had a tough decision to make. I was offered an internship with the athletic department that would make it almost impossible to do band. In high school, there had always been a way for me to do both band and whatever other activities I was involved in. Needless to say, picking one over the other was honestly the hardest decision I have ever had to make.

In the end, I chose the internship.

While one of my roommates and 299 other members were gathered in Catlett Music Center counting down to play “Boomer Sooner” last week, I was sitting in my apartment watching “Greek” on Netflix.I haven’t been outside marching in 100-degree weather or practicing the same two lines of music over and over for a month.

For the first time in five years, I feel like something more than just a band kid.

Being in those stands, dancing whenever percussion played cadences and cheering our team on to victory will always be some of my favorite memories. Some of my closest friendships were formed in the band hall at South Grand Prairie High School. Others were formed last year on Pride field. Even though it’s hard letting go of something that consumed my life for five years, I know I made the right choice.

I will always be a proud supporter of the Pride. And who knows, I may even find myself back on Pride field next fall. But for now, I’m perfectly content having a different job to do on game days.

This is the beginning of a new chapter in my life, and I can’t wait to see how the story plays out.

Lindsey Morrison is a public relations sophomore.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Sororities house friends for life, encourage involvement Re: “Are you sure joining the greek system is right for you?” — an opinion column in Monday’s paper.

I want to start out this article saying that I believe what Ellisor wrote was brave and insightful. I will be honest, when I first read the article and heard all the angry hype around it, I was passionately upset. It could be said that I was maybe too upset too quickly.

Ellisor may have hit on some touchy subjects, such as the stereotypes placed on certain houses and how certain girls are viewed as they are going through recruitment.

Many people in the greek system, including me, were up in arms about the things that were said. But maybe we should be more angry at the fact that there was someone who left the greek system feeling this way.

Speaking as a black woman in the OU Panhellenic system, I can say I have never felt as though I was fulfilling a quota for

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my house or as though I was “tainting” my house’s image in any way.

But to hear there could be houses in the Panhellenic system that do feel that way hurts me. I feel as though maybe that should be looked at more closely and not just shoved to the side as the angry ramblings of a scorned soul.

To be honest, I was extremely angry that anything about minorities being discriminated against was put in the article — not because I felt as though she was wrong, but because I was embarrassed. I felt as though I was being pointed out as someone who was different and unwanted but needed a handout because of my race.

This was not the case. Ellisor was just trying to shed some light on something that she felt was not OK, and for that, I should thank her instead of being so angry.

On the flip side, if this article could be

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I believe I have found a home away from home within the Panhellenic system at OU, and I hope many others feel the same. My sorority sisters are my best friends, and I

honestly don’t know what I would do without their love and support in everything I do.

Honestly, only 25 percent of all the students enrolled at OU are part of the greeklife system. This means that 75 percent of the student population is not greek; therefore, the statement “if you’re not greek, you’re nothing” has never been more wrong. It doesn’t matter if you are greek or not; we are all students here at OU, and because of that, we are all something. We are Sooners.

I strongly believe the greek life system is a great way to make friends and get involved on campus. No house is better than another, and every woman truly finds her place within the system. Greek life is not for everyone, but I do not feel as though you should not shy away from joining because of one person’s experience.

Shelby Stiner, journalism sophomore

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BE HEALTHY Cooking for yourself leaves room for your budget and your waistline JOEL SHACKELFORD Campus Reporter

Students’ poor eating choices could be to blame for falling asleep in class, drifting off during powerpoints or trying to disguise the strange noises coming from your stomach.

Many students begin the school year without access to a meal plan and find themselves responsible for their meal decisions for the first time.

This doesn’t have to cause panic or lead to the purchase of a $100 gift card from Chipotle.

While a growing number of fast food chains and restaurants have added healthful alternatives to their menus, cooking at home is a far more cost-effective way to incorporate healthful eating decisions, and it provides a greater variety of meal selections.

“I like cooking because it is cheaper and typically healthier than going out,” public relations senior Jill Ward said, “It’s also gratifying to eat something good that I made; it gives me a since of accomplishment,” she said.

Making the decision to cook at home is an important step toward making healthful eating choices, but the grocery store offers a variety of unhealthful temptations to overcome.

“The most common nutritional area college students lack is fruits and vegetables,” nutritional sciences professor Peggy Turner said.

Her fellow scholars in the nutrition science field seem to agree.

According to a recent article published in the Journal of Nutrition and Education Behavior, college students are failing to eat even one serving of fruits and vegetables a day.

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Department of Agriculture’s food pyramid guidelines recommend a minimum of five servings of fruits and vegetables a day.

Paring fruits and vegetables with a variety of proteins and grains should be students’ goal when making meal decisions.

“Students should focus on eating a variety of proteins; poultry, dairy foods and peanut butter are all good sources” Turner said.

Too often students swing through the fast-food drivethru and pick up a bag of whatever is convenient, but with a little planning, healthful options can work, too.

Sandwiches with whole grain bread and deli meats or peanut butter are healthful options to fulfill mid-day hunger, Turner said.

Some students are already making healthful choices to go.

“I like to make grilled chicken wraps with lettuce; they are easy to make and fit in a sandwich bag,” medical science senior Cord Demoss said.

Pre-physical therapy senior Matt Hawkins said if he needs a snack throughout the day, he will fix a hard-boiled egg, which he considers way more filling than something like chips.

Eggs or lean proteins are examples of an inexpensive way to eat healthfully and shows that eating healthfully doesn’t

Easy Options for Students Grilled Chicken Sandwich (Pictured above) — A great option on the go. And it will make enough for multiple sandwiches.

Ingredients: 3 Chicken breasts Head of Lettuce 1 Avocado Sliced Provolone Cheese Whole Wheat Bread Spicy Mustard Pepper 1 Lemon 1. Take the chicken breasts and coat them in balsamic vinegar and season with lemon and pepper.

2. Put the chicken on the grill (a George Forman is very useful in this case) until cooked all the way through.

3. When chicken is done, season again if desired, and cut breasts in half to fit on the sandwich. By doing this, you will have cooked enough for six sandwiches.

4. Assemble the sandwich: bread, bit of mustard, lettuce, cheese, avocado slices and chicken.

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have to break the bank.

It doesn’t take an econoAT A GLANCE mist to discover that.

Quick switches, For example, the $6 spent replace: on a Big Mac, fries and a soda could buy a loaf of Chips with granola bars bread and package of deli meat, which could be used Fatty red meats with Chicken for multiple meals. and Fish Ten dollars spent on a meal at a restaurant could Cookies and ice cream with be spent on a package of fruit and yogurt chicken, some instant rice Soft drinks with water and vegetables, all good for more than a single meal.

The most important ingredients needed when deciding to cook isn’t a fistful of cash or master chef skills, simply some willpower and imagination.

Fruit Salad (Pictured left) — This will keep in the fridge for a few days and is an excellent alternative for breakfast and a late-night snack.

Ingredients: 1 apple 1 banana 1 orange Small container of strawberries Small container of blueberries 1 Can of dice pineapple Almond slices (optional) Cool Whip (guilty pleasure) 1. Pineapple should go in the bowl first. The juice from the can included because it keeps the other fruit from turning brown.

2. Mix the rest of the cut fruit in the bowl, but add the banana last because it can get a bit mushy.

3. If you desire, adding a handful of sliced almonds give it a little crunch and protein.

4. You can also treat yourself by adding some Cool-Whip on top.

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here are more than a few ways to help you lose that muffin top, pot belly or unsightly cellulite around your thighs — and not all of them have to do with sweating profusely at the gym.

In fact, you can actually lose pounds just by eating the healthy foods in moderation.

I know what you’re thinking, but no, I’m not full of it.

There are indeed foods that have been specifically tied to helping people lose weight.

run and value the feeling of a full stomach. Eating a grapefruit three times a day is not a bad idea.

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Grilled chicken breast — Grilled, skinless poultry is great for those who want to lose weight, while satisfying their inner carnivorous rage. Grilled chicken breast is high in protein, low in fat and contains 110 calories per serving. Eating grilled chicken sandwiches are easy to make and ideal for those with a stacked class schedule.

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Strawberries — are just yummy, right?

But beyond that they contain just 49 calories per serving and almost as much fiber as one apple. Snacking on a bag full of strawberries will do much greater good for your body than a super-sized value meal from McDonald’s.

natural sugar. A raw orange contains 85 calories per serving and four grams of fiber. Oranges are great for boosting energy throughout the day and much better for your body than processed energy drinks.

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Coffee — There are nearly no calories in healthful snack, almonds a cup of black cofare easily thrown into a fee at just two calories per backpack or consumed Skim milk — Getting serving, and caffeine from during a late-night study rid of the excess fat the coffee bean can help session. contained in whole speed up your body’s natumilk leaves you with all the ral metabolic rate and help Apples — Apples are benefits of drinking milk you burn more calories at a loaded with fiber and — healthy bones, strong Grapefruit —This higher rate. Drinking a cup taste great. An averdelicious fruit is high muscles — and almost none of black coffee in the mornin fiber, Vitamin C, of the drawbacks. Skim milk ing can help jump start your Almonds — This nut age apple contains just 95 potassium and low in caloholds just 80 calories per explodes with antioxi- calories and .3 grams of fat mind and body for a rousing ries. A serving of grapefruit serving, and eight grams of dants, which help re- but can keep you full for work day. contains fewer than 100 move free radicals from the hours at a time. Apples also protein. calories, and its high fiber Sweet potatoes body, vitamin E, potassium are a great late night snack that can leave you feeling content helps control ap—This vegetable is Oranges — This fruit and fiber. They also help less guilty than, say, a pint of petite. This is a winner for filled with energy and is high in fiber and fight heart disease and rethose who have to eat on the pair muscle tissue. A filling, Ben and Jerry’s. fiber at just 180 calories per full of rich and sweet

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Water — There is no greater enemy of fat than drinking water. A well hydrated body is much more prone to burn excess fat and help keep your body operating at its peak potential. There are no calories in water, so please, drink as much as you can stand.

RJ Young is a professional writing graduate student.

Young has a bachelor’s degree in exercise and sports science from the University of Tulsa and has worked as a personal trainer in years past.

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Wednesday, Aug Wednesday Aug. 24 24, 2011 It behooves you to put more energy, dedication and imagination into satisfying your personal ambitions during the next solar cycle. All the little extras you put into your efforts will pay off by producing highly successful results.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -Because you can’t change a sensitive friend into someone a bit tougher, remember to be tactful when around him or her. It’ll be worth not having to cope with wounded feelings.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- If you try to take all of the credit for something that you and several others played a role in accomplishing, don’t expect your cohorts to have anything favorable to say about you.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Be both thoughtful and cautious in your financial dealings. Unless you take the time to think before you leap, you could make mistakes that would produce lingering, negative results.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -Do your best not to get tied down working with someone who doesn’t understand the value of teamwork.

The wrong partner could gum up the works for both of you.

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PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -Avoid groups or cliques that contain certain types who think they are better than everybody else. There are plenty of people out there who’ll do their best to make you smile instead.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -Allowing outsiders to get involved in your family affairs is asking for trouble. Restrict your communications to members of the clan only.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -There is a good chance you could let go and level a few choice words on someone who has been bugging you for far too long. The relief will be welcome, but the hurt may still linger awhile.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- The best way to remain cautious with your financial affairs is not to go window- shopping. However, if you must head to market, stick to stores that carry only necessities.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- If you and your special someone are not satisfied with the way the relationship is going, spend some time together sorting things out. Be willing to do your share and more, if necessary.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- If coworkers are making your day more difficult than need be, you should either speak up or be prepared to cover up their ineptness.

Regardless of which you choose, be diplomatic about it.

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here is no such thing as peace and tranquility on the college athletics scene.

There is always some sort of debate going on about something, and the debates normally get pretty heated.

The most recent hot-button issue to rage through is whether college athletes should be paid.

“South Park” recently aired an episode that supported the NCAA paying athletes. One of the characters visited the University of Colorado and called the members of the basketball team slaves because they earn money for the school but aren’t paid for their work.

If you haven’t seen the episode, I recommend it. I’m not a “South Park” fan by any stretch, but I enjoyed it.

A wide variety of people have made very compelling arguments on both sides of the coin for this one.

The biggest argument for athletes being paid states that student-athletes do not have the time to get a job.

In fact, NCAA rules actually prohibit athletes from having jobs at certain times throughout the year.

While other students have the freedom to get a job whenever they want, athletes cannot. Even if an athlete

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gets a job, he more than likely won’t be working very much because of the activities he is required to attend such as study hall, workouts and team meetings.

If athletes received a small stipend, the problem would be eliminated.

Another argument states that universities make money off student-athletes’ talents and on-field performances without compensation. The counterargument states those same studentathletes are compensated

by receiving a college education — and the other perks of being a student-athlete — free of charge. I think athletes should be compensated a little more with at least a portion of the money universities make off them.

A third argument states that some athletes come from tough home lives and rough living situations, and they should be given some money because they wouldn’t have any otherwise.

There are just as many reasons for not paying athletes,

and the most compelling one is a one-two-punch combo reason.

First, the NCAA can’t only pay the football teams. If it is going to pay some athletes, it has to pay them all — every single one.

Those debating the issue may say, “Athletic departments make plenty of money and can support that kind of a deal.” It’s surprising how wrong that is.

In the 2009-10 fiscal year, 14 of the 120 Football Bowl Subdivision (Division 1)

athletic departments turned a surplus — including OU. However, that’s only almost 12 percent of the nat i o n ’s m o s t p ro m i n e n t universities.

It is much more common for athletic departments to depend on their universities financially when they end the year in the red. Still think athletic departments can support paying all of their athletes?

Schools that might have the ability to pay their athletes can’t just go rogue and

do it on their own, either. If the NCAA does not mandate it, it’s still against the rules. This is an all or nothing thing.

Finally, if athletes are paid, doesn’t that make them so much more than just another student, something the NCAA has worked so hard to promote?

The best reason for paying college athletes is athletes don’t have the time to find other ways of earning money.

The other reasons are pretty weak. First, the athlete-to-school relationship is not an employee-to-employer relationship. A university doesn’t have to pay an athlete just because he or she does something that earns the school money.

And the whole “athletes come from a tough situation and need some money” argument? Please. Having spending money is a privilege, not a right. I’m sure there are plenty of other students on campuses around the country who can’t go out to eat on a Friday night because they can’t afford it.

I don’t think paying athletes is a ter r ible idea.

Students who are involved in the upper echelon of student government get a stipend, and in some cases, a somewhat hefty one.

The problem is there’s no money to pay athletes. If one university can’t do it, the NCAA simply can’t say they should.

It’s the sad but real truth.

Luke McConnell is a journalism senior. You can follow him on Twitter at @lukemcconnell1.

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SPORTS COLUMNIST he 2011 OU football season is 10 days away, and the excitement surrounding Norman is nearly overflowing.

And while the Sooners have Chris Lusk their eyes on winning the prochris.m.lusk@ou.edu gram’s eighth national title, there are 12 games that must be played before the preseason No. 1 team can earn its place in the BCS national championship game in New Orleans.

Sept. 3 vs. Tulsa (Previous: W, 45-0, in 2009) Golden Hurricane to know: QB G.J. Kinne, WR Damaris Johnson, LB Curnelius Arnick Offense: Tulsa enters this season with one of the nation’s best offenses, ranking in the top 15 nationally in rushing and passing. The team is led by quarterback G.J. Kinne.

Defense: Although the Golden Hurricane led the nation with 24 interceptions last season, it also was the nation’s worst pass defense (319 yards per game).

And the total defense wasn’t much better. Tulsa was 111th (out of 120 teams) in the country, allowing 450.85 yards per game.

Outlook: Tulsa will be improved, but Norman won’t be a kind start to the Golden Hurricane’s season.

Prediction: W, 49-13

Sept. 17 at Florida State (Previous: W, 47-17, in 2010) Seminoles to know: WR Bert Reed, QB E.J. Manuel, LB Nigel Bradham Offense: Junior quarterback E.J. Manuel passes the eye test (6-foot-5, 234 pounds), but he has thrown 10 interceptions to only six touchdown passes — showing some improvement is needed with his decisionmaking. Manuel will benefit from having most of the team’s top receivers and backs return.

Defense: The strength will be

in the front four, led by junior defensive end Brandon Jenkins, who is on the watch list for every defensive award. In 2010, FSU was 29th in the country against the run, a jump from 118th the year before. Both starters in the interior are back, so look for FSU to continue their improvement.

Outlook: The ‘Noles have the talent to contend for a national title, but on paper, OU appears to be better — by a thin margin.

Prediction: W, 30-27

Sept. 24 vs. Missouri (Previous: L, 27-36, in 2010) Tigers to know: WR T.J. Moe, DB Kenji Jackson, DE Jacquies Smith Offense: Sophomore quarterback James Franklin is a dual-threat quarterback with good decision-making skills, but the best weapon he has is the Tigers’ receiver. T.J. Moe and tight end Michael Egnew get most of the attention, but Sooner fans can’t forget Jerrell Jackson, who had nine receptions and 139 yards to help Missouri upset then-No. 1 OU last season.

Defense: Missouri returns four starters from a defense that led the Big 12 and was ranked sixth nationally in scoring defense.

Senior Dominique Hamilton will anchor the unit at the nose tackle position. Mizzou allowed 152.9 yards per game on the ground last season, but it might have been better had Hamilton not broken his ankle against

FILE PHOTO BY KINGSLEY BURNS/SOONER YEARBOOK

Quarterback Landry Jones (12) passes the ball against Florida State during the Sooners’ 47-17 win Sept. 11, 2010, in Norman.

Oklahoma will be put to the test when it travels to Tallahassee, Fla., for an early season matchup with the Seminoles.

the Sooners — as opponents averaged 3.5 yards per carry before he got hurt and 4.6 after.

Outlook: While the game will be a battle of two elite offenses, Oklahoma will be the superior defensive team.

Prediction: W, 38-24

Oct. 1 vs. Ball State (Previous: N/A) Cardinals to know: QB Keith Wenning, DE Andrew Puthoff, DB Sean Baker Offense: Ball State will bring a no-huddle, pass-first offense led by sophomore quarterback Keith Wenning. As a freshman, Wenning threw for 1,373 yards and 14 touchdowns, but he also tossed 14 interceptions.

Defense: The interior is a soft

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Summitt is widely respected among collegiate coaches, including Sooner coach Sherri Coale.

PAT C o a l e , w h o s i m i l a r l y SUMMITT pulled up OU’s program to prominence, said in a press release Tuesday that it’s important to remember Summitt was more than a basketball coach.

“She is also a mother, and she’s a daughter, and she’s a friend,” Coale said. “She’s a person who life is happening to. It takes great, great courage to fight health issues; it takes even greater courage to fight them in front of the world.”

Summitt, 59, said she plans to keep coaching the Lady Volunteers while relying on medication and mental exercises to manage her condition, which could lead to Alzheimer’s.

“Pat’s willingness to share this private battle speaks volumes about her strength and her character,” Coale said. “She’s modeled tenacity and endurance and optimism and faith for generations of athletes on the court.

“I know those athletes, we coaches, women’s basketball fans and sports fans in general will join in returning those gifts to her during this time of need.”

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spot for a team that gave up 30.4 points per game last season.

There is some experience, though. Ball State will be a senior-heavy group, led by senior safety Sean Baker, who had 84 tackles and six picks in 2010.

Outlook: Coach Pete Lembo will make Ball State a contender in the Mid-American Conference, but the talent isn’t close to OU’s.

Prediction: W, 59-6

Oct. 8 vs. Texas (Previous: W, 28-20, in 2010) Longhorns to know: LB Emmanuel Acho, RB Fozzy Whittaker, S Blake Giden Offense: Quarterback? Shaky.

Running backs? Unproductive.

Receivers? Inconsistent. Offensive line? Thin. However, Texas

should get a boost from freshman Malcolm Brown, who was rated as the No. 2 running back by ESPNU. Defense: Texas’ three top corners were drafted and depth seems to be a key issue, but Texas does have some playmakers returning, including junior defensive end Alex Okafor, senior linebacker Emmanuel Acho and senior safety Blake Gideon.

Outlook: With enough work and the right attitude, it wouldn’t be a total shock if the ‘Horns bounce back from last season’s down year and got back to a doubledigit win total. That being said, if the Sooners play smart football, they should be able to lock down the Longhorn offense and find the holes in their defense to win.

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returning starters make up the team’s biggest strength.

Defense: The Cyclones need a pass rush — in a bad way. After finishing 116th in the nation with 11 sacks last season, the line will turn to a group of seniors to shore up the unit. Linebacker, are the other hand, will be a position of strength for Iowa State, led by Jake Knott and A.J. Klein.

Outlook: Paul Rhoads is doing a good job in Ames, Iowa, but the Cyclones likely will come to Norman for a repeat of last season’s blowout.

Prediction: W, 49-3

Oct. 15 at Kansas (Previous: W, 35-13, in 2009) Jayhawks to know: LB Steven Johnson, TE Tim Biere, OL Jeremiah Hatch Offense: The offensive line should be the strongest the Jayhawks have had in years, the receivers are quick and the running backs — led by sophomore James Sims — are talented. However, coach Turner Gill lacks the personnel to run the versatile attack he desires.

Defense: The main issue for Kansas — especially in the passheavy Big 12 — is the pass rush.

Last season, the Jayhawks were 105th in the nation in sacks, recording 1.17 per game. Kansas is inexperienced and lacks depth at nearly every position.

Outlook: Unless the Jayhawks find a few defensive linemen to be productive (or, really, even if they do), look for the Sooners to have a big day throwing the ball.

Prediction: W, 42-10

Dec. 3 at Oklahoma State (Previous: W, 47-41, in 2010)

Cowboys to know: QB Brandon Weeden, WR Justin Blackmon, S Markelle Martin FILE PHOTO BY RYAN PHILLIPS/SOONER YEARBOOK Offense: Senior quarterback Running back Roy Finch (22) runs the ball against Oklahoma State during the Sooners’ 47-41 win Nov. 27, 2010, in Stillwater. Brandon Weeden emerged from Due to the Big 12 Conference’s shift to a round-robin schedule, OU will play OSU in Stillwater for the second year in a row. the backup ranks to rewrite the Cowboys’ record books, including passing yards (4,277) that is a step or two away from the nation’s most dynamic and and touchdown passes (34).

Aggies to know: QB Ryan competing for league titles. exciting quarterbacks in junior Tannehill, RB Cyrus Gray, WR Jeff Robert Griffin III, whose presence The 27-year-old passed on the Prediction: W, 42-21 NFL for the opportunity to lead Fuller on the field will give Baylor the a loaded offense that starts with Offense: A&M’s strength is in its opportunity to compete. Griffin Oct. 29 at Kansas State backfield, with senior Cyrus Gray will have a deep receiving corps All-American receiver Justin Oct. 22 vs. Texas Tech and junior Christine Michael.

(Previous: W, 42-30, in 2009) to throw to, but his primary target Blackmon, the Big 12’s reigning (Previous: W, 45-7, in 2010) offensive player of the year.

The running back duo rushed for is senior Kendal Wright.

Defense: The Cowboys are 1,764 yards last season.

Wildcats to know: LB Arthur Defense: One sure spot will Red Raiders to know: QB Seth young and inexperienced in the Defense: The Aggies return Brown, DB Tysyn Hartman, QB be at middle linebacker.

Senior Doege, S Cody Davis, RT Mickey a stingy defense that was best Collin Klein Elliot Coffey is the Bear’s leading front seven, so Oklahoma State Okafor will rely on its safeties to be the in the Big 12 against the run Offense: Kansas State will turn returning tackler (61). Coaches Offense: The Red Raiders will defense’s strength. Senior strong and 30th in the nation in 2010. to sophomore running back call Coffey the ideal middle turn to a quarterback who only safety Markelle Martin will be a Seniors Jonathan Mathis and Bryce Brown to help the team linebacker — smart, a hard threw four passes in 2010, but maintain a strong rushing attack Garrick Williams should anchor worker and an even better leader. star. Martin has started 24 games coach Tommy Tuberville says the defense. Mathis (49 tackles) and keep pressure off of junior Outlook: Oklahoma could have in his career, and he had 63 what junior Seth Doege lacks in and Williams (112 tackles) were quarterback Collin Klein — the a slight emotional hangover from tackles and three interceptions experience, he makes up for it in 2010. productive last year, but coaches the thriller against Texas A&M, guy who is most likely to be the with intelligence.

Outlook: Bedlam has the starting quarterback this season. expect they will step up and but not enough to knock the Defense: Tech’s defense was potential to be a huge matchup, become leaders on the field.

Defense: The Wildcats are Sooners off track. porous and ranked near the as both teams have a chance Outlook: On paper, this could looking for their seniors to Prediction: W, 38-21 bottom of all the national to enter this game undefeated, go either way, but the security of improve a defensive line from categories last season. To with the winner securing a place Memorial Stadium should give what was the nation’s secondimprove the unit, Tuberville Nov. 26 vs. Iowa State in the national title game. But the Sooners’ enough of an edge hired Chad Glasgow from TCU to worst rush defense in 2010, regardless of what happens during to lift them to a close, tough win. (Previous: W, 52-0, in 2010) giving up 231.38 yards on the be Tech’s defensive coordinator. the season, this will be one of the Prediction: W, 21-20 ground per game.

Glasgow brings a 4-2-5 scheme most anticipated clashes between Outlook: The Wildcats lack a Cyclones to know: WR Darius that should help Tech face the Big playmaker on the defensive line.

Darks, LB Jake Knott, OL Kelechi the schools — just not one 12’s high-flying offenses.

Nov. 19 at Baylor Oklahoma State wins.

And without a strong front four, Osemele Outlook: The line should be a Prediction: W, 38-34 (Previous: W, 53-24, in 2010) OU will run over Kansas State.

Offense: Iowa State will turn to strength in Glasgow’s defense, Prediction: W, 31-10 junior quarterback Steele Jantz, a and the team’s young linebackers Bears to know: QB Robert transfer from City College of San Chris Lusk is a journalism senior and secondary showed a lot of and the editor in chief of The Daily.

Griffin III, WR Kendall Wright, LB Francisco, where he threw for improvement toward the end Nov. 5 vs.

Texas A&M You can follow him on Twitter at Elliot Coffey 3,075 yards and 23 touchdowns of last season — but OU will be @ChrisLusk.

Offense: The Bears boast one of last season. On the line, three (Previous: L, 19-33, in 2010) too much for a Texas Tech team

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