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Vendor ordinance troubles owners City Council passes amendment adding cheaper option for street sales VICTORIA GARTEN and KATHLEEN EVANS campus Reporters

A new ordinance to lower costs for street vendors has some Campus Corner businesses concerned.

The Norman City Council voted Tuesday to amend the laws affecting street vendors, such as those near campus on game days. The ordinance added a third category offering a single-day permit to both temporary food solicitors and solicitor peddlers.

The ordinance gives street vendors the option to purchase a $20 one-day permit, while bonds for temporary food vendors decreased from $10,000 to $1,000.

Vendors previously paid at least $500 for a 30-day permit, city clerk secretary Cindy Runyon said.

Some local owners are worried about whether this is a fair practice for established businesses, with Barbara Fite, co-owner of Campus Corner’s Antique Garden, calling the ordinance change a “big mistake.”

“I think it’s a bad change for people who stay and have to pay taxes,” Fite said.

Fees are not the only change for vendors. The number of hours when vendors can sell has been changed from three hours to 12 hours, to allow for clean-up and changes to the state health regulations.

The council created the changes because vendors wanted more options like just coming in for a weekend during football season without having to pay as much.

However, the city claims to have never profited from street vendor permits. The only gain is the portion of the sales tax that goes to Norman, City Clerk Brenda Hall said.

There also is a concern that peddlers may not report the see VENDORS page 2

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Dedication to recognize work Middle-school girls put life in photos VICTORIA GARTEN campus Reporter

Two OU social work students are being recognized for helping Norman middleschool girls find a voice in their community.

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Zarrow School of Social Work will feature photographs from the Girl Power PhotoVoice exhibit directed by Annie Smith, public health and science graduate student, and Melissa Broaddus, OU-Tulsa social sciences graduate student.

The program works to empower adolescent girls using photo-voice, a research

method using photography to depict one’s life.

Fourteen seventh- and eighth-grade girls from Irving Middle School were encouraged to take pictures of scenes depicting positive aspects of their life and aspects they would like to change. “(The project) introduced

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OU looks to bounce back from loss with Bedlam matchup Sooners head to Sillwater to kick off two-game weekend TOBI NEIDY

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OU soccer (1-1) has something to prove at 7 p.m.

Friday when the team rolls into Stillwater. The Bedlam match will be the first shot the Sooners have to redeem themselves after losing to No. 11 Oklahoma State (2-0) in penalty kicks last season in the Big 12 title game.

“It’s a pride thing,” junior forward Caitlyn Mooney said.

“Last time we played them, they got us in [penalty kicks], so were ready to give a little payback.”

Following Wednesday’s meLodie LettKeman/tHe daiLy practice, OU coach Nicole Senior midfielder Sage coralli (10) dribbles the ball Sunday against Nelson felt positive her team the Tennessee Lady Vols. The Sooners lost 3-1. is ready to compete against

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Devonshire made one save, holding the Blazers scoreless through regulation.

Oklahoma State was one of only three Big 12 teams to come out of opening weekend without a loss.

The Cowgirls return 10 of 11 starters from last year’s Elite Eight team, including AllAmericans Melinda Mercado

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cutis Jones, head of printmaking at the School of Art and Art History, screen prints a T-shirt at the Tee Party on Thursday in the Fred Jones Jr. Art center. (page 5)

and Adrianna Franch. OSU’s leading scorer, Krista Lopez, also rejoins the team with 19 career goals.

The Cowgirls hold the series advantage 13-2-2 against the Sooners, and OSU is currently on a 6-0-1 unbeaten streak in Bedlam matches.

But Nelson is optimistic her team can use its success from the season-opener win against UAB to propel the Sooners to victory during Bedlam.

“We put some really good things together and put some great series together in the attack,” Nelson said. “We just need to avoid those mental mistakes.”

OU returns home for a match against SMU at 7 p.m.

Sunday at John Crain field.

The Mustangs topped the Sooners, 2-1, in an exhibition game last spring.

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the top-ranked team in the Big 12 Conference.

“Their confidence was good this morning,” she said.

Apart from playing the first nationally ranked team on OU’s schedule, the addition of the Bedlam atmosphere has put some added pressure on Friday’s game.

The Sooners, coming off a 3-1 loss to Tennessee on Sunday, will need to stick with what works in their attacking series, making sure the team moves the ball around and plays its offensive style, Mooney said.

D u r i n g l a s t F r i d a y ’s game against AlabamaBirmingham, Oklahoma moved the ball enough to let five Sooners score. The OU defense was balanced on the other side of the ball, allowing just five shots and Sooner goalkeeper Kelsey

The state Department of Wildlife Conservation is hosting the Oklahoma Wildlife Expo from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 24-25 at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie.

The expo, at 9600 Lazy East Drive, will offer more than 100 activities, such as archery and shotgun ranges, bird- and bat-watching, eating wild game meat and riding ATVs. “[The department’s main goal is] to manage

and protect our wildlife resources in Oklahoma and enhance habitats through scientific research and educational things,” said Rachel Bradley, wildlife diversity specialist.

The department does not receive state tax appropriations, instead receiving funds from hunting and fishing license fees, according to the department’s website.

The Oklahoma Wildlife Expo is free. Parking will be free as well, and a shuttle located in the parking lot will transport attendees to and from the expo.

For more information, visit wildlifedepartment.com.

Angela To, Campus Reporter

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Today around campus Last day to add or register for classes without professor approval.

Shabbat services and a free dinner will be 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.

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 Oklahoma Memorial 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 will feature a kids’ activity, a craft area, two music stages and 35 regional artists.

me to the photo-voice research method and how you can connect it to create art and empower,” Smith said.

The girls participated in the group during May and June as a supplement to an afterschool program offered at the Norman Center for Children and Families Inc. Prior to adding the photovoice method, the Girl Power program began as one-onone time with staff members of the center where fifth- and ninth-grade girls could talk about bullying, relationships and other social situations.

“For us, we just really wanted the girls to believe in themselves,” said Jessica Hutchinson, the center’s senior program director.

The OU-Tulsa School of Community Medicine provided funds to purchase cameras, accessories and meals during meeting times.

Social work professor Christina Miller began the project and acted as the primary investigator.

Campus brief Students explore writing themes

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

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

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.

In Thursday’s edition of The Daily, Heidi Logsdon was misidentified. Logsdon is the OU Arabic flagship program coordinator.

OU’s freshman writing program has published its third installment of Brainstorm, according to The Edith Kinney Gaylord Expository Writing Program.

The expository writing program, designed to develop thinking and writing skills, targets first-year OU students, who work with lecturers exploring a variety of literary themes during their topic-based seminars.

Essays in the volume, written during the spring and fall 2010 semesters, include “Anti-Immigration Solution or Catastrophe,” “The Real Power of Food” and “Sense, Sensibility, and Southern Civlity.”

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The photo above is one of many that will be on display Friday at Zarrow Hall. The exhibit depicts the daily routine of middle-school girls.

Smith and Broaddus organized the photo-voice groups and trained the photo participants in safety, ethics and techniques on depicting life through photos.

Hutchinson said after listening to a participant talk about body image, she

wondered if everyone looked the same and the only difference was how their personality would change if they were more confident.

One participant took a photo of a scale to show her body image and the girls discussed how unrealistic it is

to view beauty from a magazine’s perspective.

Four of the Girl Power PhotoVoice participants will speak at the opening of the exhibit, along with Miller and Katie Fitzgerald, executive director of the Norman Center for Children and Families.

Vendors: Some welcome change Continued from page 1 full amount, Hall said.

Brothers Eatery and Pub owner Keith Allen said he has such concerns.

“Someone can literally set up and sell, and overhead is nothing,” Allen said.

He said he is concerned it isn’t worth the money to audit street vendors.

“I don’t think it should be made so low; it’s impossible

“I think it’s a bad change for people who stay and have to pay taxes.”

Barbara Fite, co-owner of Antique Garden

to make profit,” Allen said.

While Allen and Fite see the ordinance as a bad move, other Campus Corner business owners are either unsure or not concerned about

its effects.

Vendors might negatively affect sales at Freebirds World Burrito, depending on their location and what they are selling, assistant manager Spencer Hargis said.

In the Raw manager Kristin Sangirardi said the restaurant would actually welcome the competition.

Despite the mixed reactions, if after 30 days the ordinance is not changed it will immediately go into effect.

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undermining our trust in our intelligence community. And this story breaking like it did couldn’t have helped the cultural situation in New York.

Which leads us to the real crime here: the blatant The Associated Press published Wednesday the harassment of American citizens based on their results of an investigation into the New York Police ethnicity and beliefs. Law enforcement agencies Department’s partnership with the CIA across the country, NYPD included, have and their joint counter-terrorism activities. been striving to build relationships with The Our View This investigation revealed that the is the majority their Muslim communities. Initiatives like NYPD has been sending teams of special these directly contradict that goal. opinion of undercover officers to target minority We understand that preventing terroristic The Daily’s neighborhoods to monitor daily life, sendactivity is an important priority, and New 10-member ing them into restaurants, stores and even editorial board York is an important part of that fight. We mosques without evidence of wrongdoing. could even applaud the NYPD’s program It also showed that these programs have if it was symptomatic of a broader wish to been built with the help of the CIA, which is prointegrate into and understand the communities hibited from gathering intelligence within America. it serves — a goal that would approve their ability The NYPD has stated that it only carries out sur- to prevent crime. But this program is specifically veillance in response to leads, and both the CIA targeted to individuals based solely on the kind of and the NYPD claim the relationship between the worship services they attend. agencies is only advisory. But, at the very least, the The CIA is an organization given a lot of leeway.

AP investigation shows there is more to this story But that ends where the rights of American citizens than the public was aware of. begin. We want to know every detail of any activity Domestic activities tied to the CIA make us nerit pursues domestically. If it turns out to be nothing vous, especially when those activities are carried more than information sharing, then that’s great. out without the full knowledge of the public. The And if it turns out that the NYPD’s program doesn’t CIA did play an important role in invigorating the amount to ethnically motivated harassment, that’s NYPD’s intelligence program after Sept. 11. But even better. by keeping silent about this program for as long The only way for either organization to avoid the as they have, they’ve made it seem like they have accusations and mend the loss of trust brought on something to hide. by these revelations is to increase transparency and Now, even if there is nothing more to this story accountability. than helpful training from the CIA, they’ve made Comment on this at OUDaily.com the public suspicious and uncomfortable, further

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high school who I try and talk to all the time. My best friend Alison being one of them. We try and talk to each other at least once a day, even if it’s in the form of a Facebook chat, a reply on Twitter or a few texts between classes.

She’s at Louisiana State University and even though it’s hard not being able to see her whenever I need to, I know she’s still always there for me, no matter the distance.

We may not lose contact with every person from high school, but the number will significantly drop, and that’s a part of life. People come and go all the time for a number of reasons. Our friendships may not end with an ultimatum like Lauren and Heidi’s, but over time, we’ll find ourselves drifting from those we once called our best friends.

But that’s why we have college. College is where we make the friends who we are supposed to have for a lifetime. We’re supposed to meet the love of our lives and the people who will stand in our wedding in the four years we have here at OU. These are the people who we should be counting on to always be there for us. I have four here I know I can always count on: my three roommates and my big sister in my sorority.

If it weren’t for them, I wouldn’t have had such an amazing freshman year. They took me to the hospital at 3 a.m., let me sleep on their floor when I had roommate drama and were part of some of my favorite memories from last year.

Even though I’ve lost a few friends from high school, I know that I will always have my friends from college.

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here’s an image macro on the Internet that I wish I could include with this column.

It depicts two men in a dimly lit room, each with a pointy party hat. One’s slouched over on the couch, staring into the void, while the other looks like he could be sleeping. On the floor, forgotten party decorations and trash litter the bland carpet. It’s a pathetic scene.

At the top of the image, written in large text is: “Google Plus.” At the bottom: “We’re so lucky to be invited!”

Personally, I found it to be a funny, yet sadly accurate representation of Google’s foray into social networking.

Just to be clear, I do love Google. I love sending messages with Gmail, I love spinning the globe in Google Earth and I love the creative visual gimmicks that adorn the homepage. But I can’t bring myself to love Google Plus.

Ever since I got my invite in July, I’ve paid the site infrequent visits, each time in the hopes of finding someone I know or discovering whatever revolutionary new feature had everybody flocking to the so-called “Facebook killer.”

That singular feature still eludes me. I was disappointed to find that the much-hyped “Circles” feature of Google Plus is not much different than the admittedly less prominent “custom privacy” of Facebook, which also lets you share information with only certain groups of people on your news feed.

The “Hangout” feature is pretty neat — with it, a group

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of 10 friends can video chat OPINION COLUMNIST with one another while viewing YouTube videos — but I already have Skype installed on my computer, so what’s the point?

Facebook already serves my networking needs so well that storing my inSteven Zoeller formation on another site stevenv.zoeller@gmail.com seems unnecessary. I’ve never been bothered by its totalitarian privacy policy or the incessant Farmville updates — I unfriend anyone who puts up a lost cow for adoption — so the fact that Google Plus looks cleaner and doesn’t keep my photos after I delete them isn’t much of a selling point.

Defenders of Google Plus will say it’s only in its early stages and that it’ll catch on eventually. Maybe they’re right.

All I know is that the vast majority of my friends have yet to make the switch, so I’m also going to wait. I don’t remember the switch from MySpace to Facebook being this hard.

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ick Perry’s anOPINION COLUMNIST nouncement that he will run for president surprised few people, but it still made me cringe.

I’m a native Texan, so Perry has been my governor since 2000. I’ve Kate McPherson been directly affected by kmcpherson@ou.edu his policies since I can remember, and as I became more politically aware, I became less impressed.

Quite frankly, the idea that Perry could win the Republican Party nomination makes me want to pee my pants. A Perry presidency is even more terrifying.

I don’t care about his stances on social issues, nor am I a staunch Democrat. I take issue with Perry’s inability to lead Texas and I believe he is incapable of leading the United States.

Statistics paint a dismal picture of Perry’s failings.

Texas has the highest number of citizens without health insurance, according to The Washington Post. The Center for Public Policy Priorities found that Texas’ child poverty is the ninth-worst in the nation. It ranks last in the nation in the percent of population 25 and older with a high school diploma, the Texas Legislative Study Group found.

Perry has no plans to remedy any of these situations.

Last week, he posted on his campaign site that welfare programs such as food stamps “[is] not the solution but a “Perry refuses symptom.”

Perry is outspoken about to raise taxes, the evils of President Barack even with public Obama’s plan to provide health education in dire care to all citizens.

The ranking Perry is ignoring straits. “No new the most is that last one. Perry’s taxes has long ignorance of the importance of been a politically education is disgusting. Perry’s saavy move, but solution to Texas’s low graduation rates and other education states do not run ailments? Cutting $4 billion from public education. on saavy.”

Texas has never shown great support for schools. The Dallas Morning News reports that before 2011, Texas spent $1,359 less on each student than the national average.

Perry refuses to raise taxes, even with public education in dire straits. “No new taxes” has long been a politically savvy move, but states do not run on savvy.

They run on investment, and when the money dries up, taxes must be raised or an alternative must be found.

Texas has an alternative. It’s called the Rainy Day Fund, and Perry stubbornly refused to tap it until April, when he agreed to a one-time withdrawal of $3.1 billion.

That didn’t help schools much as the withdrawal was not applied exclusively to education. State funding was still slashed, forcing school districts to start layoffs, increase class sizes and freeze hiring. The Dallas Independent School District cut $90 million, or 6 percent, of its budget, the Morning News reported.

This led U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to criticize the “massive increases in class size” and say in an interview with Bloomberg Television, “far too few of [Texas] high school graduates are actually prepared to go on to college.”

Texas’s education system is falling apart due to Perry’s unwillingness to do anything but politick.

Governing means making hard, sometimes unpopular choices, something Perry has shown himself incapable of doing.

Perry tries to divert attention from his flaws by pointing to his state’s ability to create jobs. While our private sector is stronger than many, some of Texas’s leading job creators are owned by the very federal government that Perry tries to minimize.

The U.S. Census Bureau shows that Texas received more than $227 billion of the stimulus money Perry claims to loathe, the third-highest amount in the nation. This hypocrisy is hard to ignore.

Supporting Perry’s bid for the GOP nomination is asking for four years of misguided leadership and slighted public service. Someone who fails at governorship will not magically improve if he is rewarded with the presidency. Someone who cannot handle a state will not be able to handle the country.

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auren Conrad once OPINION COLUMNIST said to her then-best friend Heidi Montag, “I want to forgive you, and I want to forget you.” If you’ve watched the reality TV show “The Hills” on MTV at any point, you probably remember this classic line.

Lindsey Morrison It was probably one of the lindseymorrison@ou.edu harshest moments of the show’s six seasons, but it proved one very true fact: high school friends aren’t always meant to last forever.

I know, it sounds harsh, but it really is the case. Once college life consumes you, keeping in touch with those friends from high school becomes more difficult with each passing year. You make new friends, become busy with school, extracurricular activities and a new social life, and those friends who are still in high school don’t seem as important to you as they once were.

Think about it. How often do you really talk to those people you went to high school with? (And you’re best friend since kindergarten doesn’t count.) I can count on one hand the number of people who went to school with me who I still talk to on a daily basis. I do talk to others on Facebook or Twitter, but it’s rare and never a conversation with much substance.

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Printmakers raise funds with T-shirts OU Print Club brings together students during annual design party Alyssa Grimley and Katherine Borgerding Life & Arts Staff Reporters

Students filled the lobby of the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art to have their T-shirts screen printed by the OU Print Club Thursday evening.

The Tee Party, sponsored by the OU Print Club and the School of Art and Art History, offered students a chance to eat free food while watching fellow students work on their printmaking skills.

Katie Seals, printmaking graduate student, said the event is always packed with students of different majors.

“This event was for people to learn about printmaking and the Print Club,” Seals said. “This is a really good mixer for people to get to know each other, for both students and professors.”

Students attending the event could choose from a wide variety of images including a unicorn and Justin Bieber, which the print club would then screen print a T-shirt, bag or apron in the lobby.

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“This is a really good mixer for people to get to know each other, for both students and professors.”

Left: Volunteers Sarah Mock; fine arts junior; Meghan Murphy; fine arts junior and Megan Campbell; fine arts senior helped screen print shirts at the Tee Party Thursday.

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sophomore, said he heard about the event on Facebook and was intrigued by the club and its students’ work.

“My friend Matt is in the club and I have seen his work,” Hill said. “I wanted to come and have my T-shirts printed by him.”

Curtis Jones, a printmaking professor, said that the annual Tee Party is an opportunity for art students to meet each other and have a good time.

“It’s generally a mixer,” Jones said. “It’s a chance for the new art students to all come together to have some fun.”

All the funds from this event will help pay for the club’s trip to the Southern Graphics Council in the spring, according to a press release.

Below: Students pack the Fred Jones Center Thursday for the screen printing Tee Party.

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Students founded the club to attend the annual Southern Graphics Council, Jones said.

This year the conference will take place in New Orleans. “[The conference] unites printmakers all over the country,” Jones said. “It gives

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t’s that time of year again, people.

Time to sacrifice your body to the unrelenting sun, time to put on your best straw fedora and time to flock to the streets like a very hipster mob!

It’s festival time in Norman, and I, for one, am very excited.

This time it’s the Dustbowl Arts Market/ Music Festival. While last year they had a few bands, this year the music aspect has expanded with several different stages featuring some sweet local bands.

Now that I’m a fan of the Oklahoma music scene (thanks, Norman Music Festival), my pilgrimage to Campus Corner this weekend is almost required. I’ve gotta get my Jabee fix.

I went to Dustbowl last year, and while I only shopped around and listened to no music, it was actually a lot of fun.

Last year, the event seemed but a small art market, and I perused the crafts for a few hours in the fading afternoon sun. Almost like a fairy tale.

This year, however, will be a different story. I won’t be going to the festival at 5 p.m., when the sun is beginning its descent. I’ll be heading out around 11 a.m.

Basically, I’m going to become a piece of nicely dressed toast as I bob my head to music and inspect handmade coffee cups and ironic T-shirts.

But despite the broiling temperatures, I encourage everyone to head out this weekend.

Enjoy the culture, because how often in Norman can you mill about listening

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to bands all day and shopping for things like owl laptop decals? More importantly, how often in anywhere can you do this for free?

And I have a special call for freshmen. When I first came to Norman, I had to come kicking and screaming in my mom’s SUV because I thought Oklahoma

was brown and boring and had nothing cool about it.

I was wrong. Events like Dustbowl and Norman Music Festival show that Norman is pretty OK. So go to them. Expand your universe beyond the Oklahoma Memorial Union, and take in all Norman has to offer this weekend.

If you need someone to hang out with, just look for me — sunburned, in my requisite straw fedora, buying things I don’t need, listening to bands I’ve never heard of and enjoying every minute.

Sydney Allen is a broadcast and electronic media sophomore.

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Students attending the conference will represent OU’s’ printing department and interact with professional printmakers, Jones said.

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Friday, Aug Friday Aug. 26 26, 201 2011 An influential person you meet in the year ahead could prove to be extremely helpful in furthering your ambitious endeavors. This relationship will prove to be a learning experience that’ll be extremely beneficial for both parties.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -Be extra careful not to tip your hand prematurely when negotiating a commercial arrangement. Be patient and wait until you sense the time is ready to deploy your aces.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- You’re likely to be exceptionally fortunate involving a project that requires a collective effort. Thus, don’t try to go it on your own when you could be more effective with a competent partner.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Stemming from a casual comment, certain worthwhile information could be inadvertently passed on to you. What you hear will be exactly what you needed to complete a project.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Be alert for an unusual opportunity to develop that could provide additional earnings derived from an untapped source. A relative or a family member might be your intermediary to this windfall.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Even though your mind might be focused on doing something a

certain way, you should be open to any bright alternatives that might be suggested. There could be a better method.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -Something of material significance could be offered you from an unexpected source. It could have to do with the launch of an endeavor of importance to this individual.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Keep your schedule as loose as possible, because there is a good chance you’ll want to take advantage of a spur-of-the-moment development without sacrifice or guilt.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -There will be some advantageous occurrences that pop up suddenly, and you’ll want to give them a chance. Don’t be closed-minded.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- If you find that a particular friend keeps lingering in your mind, it may be a signal to get in touch with him or her. This person could have interesting news to share that’ll prove valuable.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Be prepared to act and capitalize on events that start to break loose.

What occurs is likely to have something to do with your career or job, and would be a good change for you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Unless you get yourself involved in something that challenges your imagination and/or your intelligence, you could find yourself in a restless mood that you’ll have a hard time quelling.

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6 Casual conversation 10 Arabian gulf or sultanate 14 Daphnis’ love 15 “___! The Herald Angels Sing�

16 NASCAR legend Earnhardt 17 Become ready to eat 18 Capital punishment?

20 Combustion residue 21 Bit of footwear 23 Balance sheet listing 24 Exodus tyrant 26 Rowing equipment 28 Woman worth wading for?

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Sooners to host weekend tournament Oklahoma to start competitive season schedule Friday LUKE MCCONNELL Sports Reporter

The OU volleyball team has been champing at the bit for quite some time to get the 2011 season started.

The waiting period will be over Friday night, when the Sooners will host the Nike Invitational in Norman at McCasland Field House.

Joining the Sooners in the tournament will be Missouri State, Southern Methodist and Oral Roberts.

“Everybody’s getting sick

of playing against each other,” OU coach Santiago Restrepo said. “At some point, you’d like to be playing against other opponents to see where you stand and to see some of the things you’ve been working in preseason to see if they’re getting better.”

While Oklahoma is favored to sweep all three of its games in this tournament, none of the matches will be a cakewalk.

All three opponents return a lot of starters from quality teams in 2010. Missouri State made the NCAA tournament, and SMU set a school record for number of wins last season.

VOLLEYBALL NOTES OU coach Santiago Restrepo said the availability of senior setter Kylie Cowan, who is nursing a twisted ankle, will be a game-time decision but is not likely. ... Fans attending the tournament will have to deal with renovations being made to McCasland Field House. The general public is asked to use the east entrance, facing Jenkins Avenue. All ticket sales will be conducted at this entrance. Students and guests of players, coaches or the athletic department should use the west entrance.

AT A GLANCE Missouri State 2010 record: 21-10 Last game: Lost to Auburn in first round of NCAA tournament, 0-3 (15-25, 24-26, 25-27) Key Players: Senior OH Kelley Michnowicz, senior MB Calli Norman, sophomore OH Christine McCartney

Restrepo’s take: “We played their tournament last year and beat them in the finals of the tournament.

Anytime that you do that, you make that other team that much hungrier for you. It’s a great team that is going to set up a great test for us to see where we stand.”

Missouri State enters the tournament with a lot of confidence after reaching the first round of the NCAA tournament in 2010 and returning its top two players.

The Bears are led by senior outside hitter Kelley Michnowicz (.367 hitting percentage in 2010), who was named an AVCA All-American honorable mention last season, and senior middle blocker Calli Norman (946 career kills, 327 career blocks), who is a three-time first-team AllMissouri Valley Conference member. Norman is aiming to become the first player in MVC history to be named to the first team four times.

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Sophomore middle blocker Sallie McLaurin prepares to spike during a game last season. The Sooners host the Nike Invitational this weekend in Norman, a tournament that includes Missouri State, Southern Methodist and Oral Roberts.

AT A GLANCE Southern Methodist 2010 record: 25-6 Last game: Lost to Tulsa in regularseason finale, 1-3 (14-25, 19-25, -20, 14-25) Key Players: Senior OH Dana Powell, senior setter Kelli Becerra, senior libero Sidney Stewart, junior middle blocker Courtney Manning

Restrepo’s take: “They definitely should have been in the NCAA tournament. It’s a team that in the spring has given us headaches and beaten us. They come with a lot of confidence. We have to match their intensity, especially when you play in the first match at your home.”

SMU is coming off its best season in program history, finishing 25-6 in 2010. The Mustangs did not make the NCAA tournament, but with four starters and a libero returning, the Mustangs have their sights set high in 2011.

“We are known for our ball handling and defense; however, in recent years we have been able to recruit athletes who have allowed us to be more explosive and push the tempo on offense,” SMU coach Lisa Seifert said in an email.

AT A GLANCE Oral Roberts 2010 record: 12-14 Last game: Lost to North Dakota State in regular-season finale, 0-3 (18-25, 20-25, 18-25) Key Players: Junior MB Elizabeth McVicker, sophomore OH Bruna Silva, junior OH Tatum Fredeen

Restrepo’s take: “I think anybody at any given moment is capable of beating anyone. They have a roster with a lot of international players that are capable of beating anyone.

The Brazilians come with a lot of knowledge about the game. They will be tough too.”

Oral Roberts comes into the 2011 season in the middle of a rebuilding period. After going 12-14 a year ago, the Golden Eagles return a roster devoid of seniors.

This tournament will be a tough one for ORU against two NCAA tournament teams and a 25-win SMU team.

Junior middle blocker Elizabeth McVicker is a key factor in the Golden Eagles’ offense. She finished fourth in the conference with a .315 hitting clip last season. Sophomore Bruna Silva leads the defense from her outside hitter position. She led the team with 329 digs on the season.

» Podcast Daily sports editor James Corley and sports reporter RJ Young discuss Texas A&M’s official announcement to the Big 12 on Thursday that it is considering leaving the conference. Below is a slice of the conversation.

Young: We still have to understand here that everybody wants to be in bed with Texas. ... At the same time, with their Longhorn Network and ESPN being all in with them, I don’t see the Big 12 going anywhere. There’s too much money invested in it.

Corley: Here’s the thing: All of this craziness that happened over the last month or so is completely ridiculous. ... I think that all Texas A&M has to do is officially apply.

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